Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

drama, or thHt NOCa llEed variety Ol u
represented by Gilbert and Sullivan
eomic opera. Three of "thP downtown
houses" the Shubrrt with "Sinbad :;
the Forrest. with shes a Good Eel
low" and the Adclphi. with Toby :
Eow,' are already quite advanced in
their seasons The Walnut which has
started the new season with brand d-n"w
offerings, will make a splurge in Muir
ray and MaCk's musical comedy, "l'U
Say So" for which ambitious claims
are made in the way of vaudeville
specialties. coStuming, scenery and
chorus.
WTHREE FACES EAST" comes
Il back. in two senses. after an all
season Gotham run. due to ono Of those
unpredictablp freaks of tho theatre. as
such success could not have been fore
! east on the basis of the premiere. Onc
thought then. This is the kind of play
New York will not like. And il
turned out to be just the sort of thing
that needed the standing Room
Only" sign for a year.
A S A matter of fact the way of the
prophet Ill lhPhITl'tiN - II"u' ~
error and seldom Straightaway to the
honor of fultilment. An example in
case is the experience of Charming f0I-
lock. who. although author Of dozen
successful plays in th" past decade.
peddled Roads Of Destiny coming
TO the Lyric, among a larg" number
of the producers without finding a
buyer. Those who missed the chance
to be in on counting up the box
Office of this success We're such aStut"
managers as William FavPrsham,
co Cobar md IInrris Coorco Tvlor
and Arthur ITopkins. Al Woods han
mems TO be tbc imprpsario who is taking
what is left after Mr.. Pollock subtrarts
his ROYALTIES. The sum is NOT believed
TO be ouitp as much per showing MS
Mr.. Dempsoy sIinped into thp hin.
pocket of his tights after his for one
performance only" at Toledo. but on
the other hand the belief is tenHhlp that
it is sufficient to keep Mr.. Woods from
erev. pnxietv about tho high cost Of
ply production.
Mr.. Pollock is another who should
worry about the high cost of anything
n everything. Roads of Destiny,
after doing its bit for him in New York.
mas taken itS d"stlncu ROAD 10 the prov
lnces ana prosperity with the sam"
commendablc purpose. and he splits
nity -hrty WIN hugar "eI"Nn on an
other roIhly productive foNaty pro
queer, Inc 'ro"ded Hour. when
met win ooth hnahclaI and artistic
iaVor IN Chicago IaSt season and IS stlll
gusnins revenue IL Is to touch the
ihiiadelphla po"k"tbook merry" later in
the year
DISTt%roT1y s.l;,o o,n,o.,,,,..,
~ IN La.
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sas, t,o r. "tIoo 1'I,'t. 49, a. ''r T ,oI
80 paala ..ati.. E"!t,. "t t'',., iia"I,'
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never known to quail
AT the tury OF the gale,
ana m never never SICK at sea.
The answer to the choral ensemble
"What NEVER" would be mo,
never" rather than Wee ell, hardly
ever since the tars in the musical
comedy by Anne Caldwell and Jerome
Kern are strictly on shore duty. But
nsiny the lingo of tho COO Throo of
the principal characters. Admiral En-
sign and Cob. disport themselves IN
shore but never on sea. Sturdy lanes
Marlowe. sprightIv Joseph SantIev and
dapper Scott Welch constitute a slightly
trio of stage spampu
But somehow they .eeu no n,ore
realistic sailormen than Sir Joeerb
Porter, X. c. B.; Cyptain Corcoran
Ralph (traditionalIv in G.. and 8 rro,
nounced Rafe) Rackstrsw and Dick
Deadeye.
Miss Caldwell and Mr.. Kern who
by coincidence are connecting with
William Schenk Gilbert and Sir A.
thur Sullivan, of course. had no idea NJ
courtins cGniparlsons sI, win unstaled
inan;as 80 ..pinatnro ;, ,.itS ~. ~. unwitnereu
and s,iH .nriioabIo so.;.o 10 puusen'
,at;.s, 81 k,,raa,,o.oa- ,Tty 10Y He
- nnntr;va br;abt Iroo-n 10y SeI , 3u'
moy;ne ertertainInert u,ith a. uDu IiioN
- ohIsato onJ 49,, ~ ~. "n orcnes
.s +hs Eorrest sbom, 80. =, ouceeeueu :,
;nfaIlibIe O. n n 81 onniandiUu ,IiUsn tne
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A NUMBER of naval officers and sail