Evening journal., 1919-01-03
'G0ING UP" AGAIN
DELIGHTS CROWD

THE PLAYHOUSE-"Going Up, a.
musical farce presented by Cohan and
Harris and founded upon James Mont
gomerys comedy "Tho Aviator" The
cast;
Miss Zonne. a telephone girl. Ethel Dale
John Gordon, manager Of the Gordon
Inn ...... james II. Manning
F. Il. Douglas, chronic bettor,
William Wadsworth
Mrs. Douglas, his wife Marjorie Dalton
Jules Gaillard, their prospective son-in-
law 90. ...... .....baymond Ellls
Madeline Manners, Graces chum
Mildred D0nnelly
Grace Douglas, Gaillards nancee,
Mary Lane
Hopkinson Brown, Madellne's fancee,
Arthur Millar
Robert street. author Of Going Up,
Bobby Watson
James Brooks, his publshe-,
Patrick Leonard
Sam Robinson, a mechanician,
Arthur Cunningham
Louis, Ganlard's mcchanician,
Neil Kelly
A Guest 49,. -. -. .Girard Gardner
Pages. Ladies. Gentlemen, Guests at
Gordon's Inn.
When the curtain was "Going Up
at the Playhouse last night upon the
lifting, irresistlbly uneful. girl-be-
decked comedy OF that name, IL rose
before an eyerybody-present audience
which was making almost as much mu-
sic as the orchestra, so unanimously
did it whistle the overture with the
musicians.
"G0lng Up" was perhaps the most
popular piece at the Playhouse last
year. Those who had heard 10 went
again last night and those who bad
missed 10 last year had heard 20 much
about it that no rain could keep them
home last night. A good share Of the
audience had the musical hits from the
piece at home on the piano and We're
gleefully happy when they discovered
I they could whistle and hum The tunes
during the evening without being con-
spicuous, since everybody else was do
ing the same.
The chorus was numerous, radianily
chinoned, velyety voiced, pretty as q
day in June and fcather-light upon Its
toes. Sounds pretty good, doesn't 10?
/ Bobby Watson, as the much-paged
! "AIr. Street" author Of a best seller was
! two-thirds Of the show. As everybody
knows the aforesaid street had been
/ tempted into posing as an aviator be-
] fore an enraptured hOtelful Of yOune
women. and when called upon TO make
good IN race with a real French air
man. discovered that an ignoT0mus in
an airplane might find it a mighty hard
earth 10 fan upon. TO make matters
worse, he has TO fly or lose his girl. Mr.
/ Watson is one Of those persons who can
make an audience 60 into cOnyulsive
| laughter by the expression OF an eye
brow. an infection OF the voice. or q
waggle of the fingers. They laughed
Hast night whenever the harassed street
/ held the center stage.
| The preiented aviatOr's girl was a
charming young blonde by the name Of
! Madeline Manners, played dalntily by
! Mildred D0nnelly. Many Of the song
/ hits Of the piece were sung by Miss
| Donnelly, aided and abetted by Mr.
Watson and the chorus. One Of the
I IWlN-L NlNArll- uNNfAhf hAnNN0 AfaNAA -
Miss D0nnelly and Mr.. Street as prin-
cipals.
one Of the best singers was Raymond
/ Ellis, acting as the French birdman. His
singing OF the "Going Up" song with us
! imitation airplane stunt by the choru:
girls and men was one OF ihe clever
est features Of The performance, pro
ductive Of the heartiest applause.
There was a second pair Of sweet
hearts in the show, played merrlly by
Mildred D0nnelly and Arthur Millor
They were the best dancers in The
/ least. Miss Donnelly was a saucy pi-
lquant little miss who added much eX-
cilement to the proceedings, as did
/ Happy her ilance.
sam Robinson, the heavy weight air
plane mechanician, was a continued JOY
I to all beholders, who will long 'remem-
/ ber the famous flying lesson that made
1.-THE audience laugh until II wept.
There will be performance Of Going
/ Up" tonight and tomorrow, with a Sat
urday matinee.