New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Elsie Janis Only
Woman on Stage
AT Lambs Cambol
Introduced as Guest of
Honor and Was Presented
Huge Bouquet; ''Daly
Dreams'' One of Features

Elsie Janis was the only woman star
who appeared on the stage at the
Lambs Gambol at the Manhattan
Opera House last night. She was IN
troduced to the audience as the guest
of honor and was presented huge
bouquet of American Beauty roses.
The performance began with an over
ture by the Lambs own orchestra, con-
Quoted by Charles A. Prince, after
which the opening frivolity was q club
sketch by George V. Hobart called "The
Party of the First PART" with a cast
which was programmed, character 9
in the order in which they came o
rehearsal" including Percy Wenric n,
Ray Raymond, Rapley Holmes, Hu sh
Cameron, William Collier, Walter G at
lett, Hansford Wilson, Herbert CT ,rt-
hell, Robert Emmett Keane, Capt ain
Frank Tinney, Frank Bacon, viii lam
Courtleigh, Walter Wilson, Ed F. lam-
mer, Neal Mckay, John Hendr cks,
William Roselle, Tom Walsh, Pri estly
Marrison, w. G. Stewart, Ker lpton
Greene, Harry Tierney, Hal 'orde,
Frank Croxton, Frank Belcher, Jed
Prouty, George Leon Moore, JACK VIII
lard, William Rilet Hatch, George
Howard, Thomas Carrigan, Will liam j.
Kelly, George E. Mack, Capt ain w.
Harrigan, Herbert Rawlinson, John c..
Slavin, Robert Hosea, AL Phil lips and
Henry Mortimer.
Ed Wynn, Then "Daly D1 eams''
This was followed by few cheerful
pion benefit announcer, Ed Wynn, af-
ter which came Hassard Sh ort's little
gem called "Daly Dreams," for which
Edward A. Paulton wrote the lyrics
and Silvio Helm the music. The cast of
this, which was made up largely of
"girls," included Irving Fisher. Ray
Raymond, Sam Ash, Eugene Revere,
Robert Higgins, Clarence Nordstrom,
Efingham Pinto, Charles Ruggles,
Charles King, Morgan Conan, Vinton
Freedley, Frederick Santley, Donald
Macdonald and Joseph Santley, who
looked as though he had stepped out Of
"She's a Good Fellow" ON to the Man
haitian stage.
Following the interraissio a great
reception was given John Philip Sousa,
who conducted two of his new com
positions, "The Golden Star" march
and bullets and Bayor cts" William
Golfers personal contl ibution t., the
gambol came next 1. was Nothing
but Cuts" which was announced with
oil +or oil
Sam Hardy, George Marion, Edw in Mil
ton Royle, Edward Aoeles, William
Collier, Lyster Chambers, Morgan CO.
man, Rapley Holmes, Dodson Mitchell,
Charles King, Effingham Pinto, Donald
Macdonald, Charles Ruggles, Robert
Higgins, Frank Otto, Vinton Freedley,
Eugene Revere, Clarence Nordstrom
and Arthur Blackmore, and "the merry
chorus" composed of Vinton Freedley,
Arthur Blackmore, Kernptpn Greene,
Clarence Nocdstrom and Arthur Cush-
man. An Interpolation was called Jazz
for Cinderella" bv Kenneth Webb and
Roy Webb staged and costumed by
Hassard Short and directed by Charles
Prince.
COhan and Collier
The joint appearance of George M
Cohan and William Collier, which fol
lowed, caused the greatest amusement
and applause of the evening. Another
excellent Offering by Hassard Short
and Silvio Helm, called "East Is West,
kept the fun going, with cast in
Guiding George Nash, Ray Raymond
Frank Croxton, Clarence Nordstrom
Charles King, Eugene Revere, Vintor
Freedley, Donald Macdonald, Charles
Ruggles, Robert Ober, Effingham Pinto
Arthur Blackmore, Robert Higgins
Frank Otto, Kempton Greene, Morgan
Conan, Arthur Cushman and Charles
O'Connor.
The concluding one-act classic wa:
George M. Cohan's "The Farrell Case,
which was admirably played by Pau
Everton, Lynn Overman, Fredcricl
Santley, Frank Thomas, Edward Earle
Joseph Allen, Emmett Corrigan, San
Hardy, Effingham Pinto, Harry Leigh
ton, Herbert Fortesque, Gerald We're dt
We're and Frank Westerton.
The general stage directors were Ar
thur Hurley, Hassard Short, Franl
Westerton and William G. Stewart, ant
the general musical directors were Sill
vic Helm, Charles Prince and Ro.
Webb. The souvenir programmes wer,
sold by committee of pretty Ghost
esses" assembled by Miss Bijou Fer
Eandez.
All the theatrical and moving pic
ture stars in this part of the countr.
who did not take part in the perform
ance were in the audience. The re
ceipts were far in excess of $4,000
Although only one gambol had beel
planned for this year, it was an
nounced at the conclusion of the per
formancc that duplicate entertain
ment would be given next Sunda.
} night at the Hippodrome.
France Lauds Robert Baco1