Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
THEATRE BILLS
FOR NEXT " EEK
Schedule OF Entertainment at
the Tarious PlayhOuses
in This City

FORREST-"Going Up" musical COM
edy based on James Montgomeiy's
farce. "The Aviator" score by Louis
Hrsch and book by Mr.. Montgomery
and Otto Harbach. Musical numbers
include 'Ticl1le Toe" "lf You Look in
Her Eyes" and Down, Up, Left
Right" Cast includes Raymond
Crane, j. Humbird Duffy, Jerome
Daley. I4eatrise Nesbitt, Adelaide
Hastings and Beatrice Burrowes.
Staged by Cohan and Harris, with
Cohan and Harris beauty chorus
SRUBERT-"Oh, Look" musical com
edy. based on a popular farce, with
lyrics by James Mccarthy and music
by Harry Carroll, who has contributed
"I'm Always Chasing Rainbbows,'
IAN Old Fashioned Girl" and Dolly
Twinkle among other numbers. The
versatile dancers, the Dolly Sisters
and Harry Fox are featured, and the
company includes other favorites and
a typical Elliott. Comstoci and Gest
chorus.
WALNUT-"Twln Beds" the lively
farce by Margaret Mayo and Salisbury
Field, with the promise of a well-bal-
anced company and attractive set
tings. Lois Bolton. a well-known
player has the feminine lead role The
play scored hit when last put on in
this city.
FORREST--F'riday, at PAS p. M. an
nual benefit for Actors Fund of Amer
lea. To appear are Blanche Bates,
Nora Bayes, Maclyn Arbuckle, Nan
Halperin, Dolly Sisters, Lew Fields,
May Irwin, Irving Berlin, Victor Her
bert and many others of equal note
in the stage world.
CONTINUING ATTRACTIONS
ADELPHI-"Why Marry" comedy by
Jesse Lynch Williams, enlisting the
services of a number of stars sup
ported by several stage favorites. In
cluded are Edmund Breese, Ernest
I.awford, Leonard Nude. Lotus Robb,
Louise Randolph and Anne Morrison
Shavian in sparkling dialogues and
finely acted.
BROAD-Based on the Bruce BARNS
father cartoons. Macklyn Arbuckle
as Old Bill: Perclval Knight, Bert, and
Percival Vivian, Alf, are the three
musketeers" of the French trenches.
Percival Knight wrote the music A
wartime play with music but not a
war-play or a musical comedy. High
in amusement quality.
GARRICR - "A Tailor-Made Man"
clever comedy, by Henry James Smith,
with Grant Mitchell in the title role. 1t
presents a tailor's helper as a psyche
logical study of the effect of environ
ment on character and achievement.
In the cast are Rowland Blackstone,
Frank Bertrand. Mlnna Gale Haynes,
Gladys Gilbert. Mary Martin, Lotta
Linthicum and other favorites.
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSE
---rOh, Mama !" a musical comedy,
with Justine Johnstone, Frank Fay,
| Helen Shipman and Harry Conor in
! the leading roles. Music by Angus
| tus Barratt and Frank Tours and
book and lyrics by Philip Bartholo-
mae Interesting specialties are fea-
| tured Last week.
| LYRIC-Lew Fields in 'Friendly Enc
! miles, a play based on emotions
/ aroused among American citizens of
German birth during the world war
Just ended. II blends humor, senti.
ment and pathos.
VAUDEVILLE
REITHS-The principal feature will be
the return engagement of Nan Hal
perrin, character songstress, clever bott
at mirth and melody I'm songs especial.
ly written for her by William B, Fried
lander Muriel Worth, a dainty ex
ponent Of terpsichorean art formerl,
of the Metropolitan Opera Hous.
ballet; Ave distinct vaudeville unit
represented In a novelty war sketch o.
variety, What Girls Can Do" incIud,
the NORM Sisters. the Warren Girls
Queenie Dunedin, Ardelle Cleaves ans
Pauline Chambers; Janet Adair ans
Miss Adelphi, who offer a series O
song recitations; Fred Hallen ans
NIollic Fuller. In an allegorical satir,
I on fame. called THE Corridor o
Time; a. playlet. our Family, in
1 Producing Jane Courthope as one o
yaudeyflle's newest favorites. Harr,