Evening journal., 1919-10-31

ubelik .........''' ''''''''fs,,Ii 'fsveivn Weeks
'orsio pages. Judges.
ance advertisement by Laymah anu Mus
.,rsddlers Three" which began
,ree-dav engagement at the Playhouse
"A night. IS one of The best musical
,ovs ever offered by the local theatre.
he music IS highly satisfactory, more
se one OF lbe old-time operett"s'
3obln Hood' ~ Che Red MIL thah
willing in nSss-tenths OF recent So
illed musical shows.
Tavle Beige, the fair and Dlonde
lima donna OF the company, mas a
,autiful voice. and sings her seNeral
,lorful arias with the sparkling clear
49, Of a ripping brook. she mas a
farming personality. IN.
Thomas COnkey, a leading man WIN
splendid baritone voice and stalwarl
avsioue. made "a deeply favorable I'M
.esslon. 10 was a man VINO re-
arked: -, .,
aIIe's the nrst leading man I've seen
years who really looked ike reu-
.ooded man
As the IIihiiit oN NHiANffN A-ff
S most effective solo d,
There never was n show that had
.nro unique stunts. The second act
,ened with a night carnival scene
an rrotesaue floats, and with burst
rockets initiated by colored lights
n marvellously beautiful effect that
1led forth prolonged applause rom
u audience The ilrst scene OF ulls
Il closes with a controversy betWeeh
- Judges OF the violin contest, oho
the Judges tin reality the orchestra
ader). steps 20 the front OF tho stage
nlav an exquisite violin solo 10 ms
,llearue The curtain descends DC
nd him and leaves the audience en-
,nced bv The beautiful music wllile u
,anre OF scenes is gracefully eneoleu
fore the curtain rises again.
Then there was a whirlwinu udnee
Layman and King, tremenuously
,rohafic. and ending In the man
rlnrlng his partner, poised horizon
llv In the air. In circles around MN
4. nearly a dozen times. THIS re
ived more applause than anything IN
nlav hut was too eXhausting TO the
ncers 10 be repeated.
m should be said that tho entire plo-
,ction was clean, throughout, az
oueh zippy as possible. IL pesdh
I'M an italian peasant costume, ending
M modern ballroom scene, pretty
,snmes. beautiful girls aud hal q
,zen excellent comedians ana colho-
ennes that kept tho audience ~ d
,actlcally continuous gale OF laughter
IA one will forget The Yankee peddler
,m ningle. with his patent egg beaier
,.there she goes'-and his most
nnderful song ever conceived by tnc
ind of man. which fe never was al
we'd 10 sing. and his Invitation 10
ake little drlnlO-O, BevO, where Is
~ sting?" His line OF talk was eN-
1lciatingly funny. and his dance duel
i'm pretty Margaret Royce, was a
ream. He had merely 10 pluck grapes
ON the scenic arbor or WASH nus
mds in the papler-nache fountain 10
Use a laugh.
Then there was the pittsburgh
ckles." Kathrln Ward, a plump and
nny widow. trying TO catch Reggie
brace Sinclair, a ludlcrous English
ide.
The play has a theme, a contest be-
seen the violin makers of Cremona'
sly. as to the hest violin made by
EN-. Villain No. 1 exchanges the Vio-
n which he knows will be the prize
inner with that OF his own appren-
e Villain No. ?, not knowing his mas
r has already made an exchange, docs
deed over again, restoring the orig
al status. Result. the hero wins the
.ize and the hand Of the falrest girl
Cremona. As the Yankee peddler
ould conclude, "Thars all right no
ars shed. everybody right side up
ith care, the sun is still shining, and
! trains running according TO sched-
e.r
It would be impossible TO tell all the
fcellences OF "Fiddlers Three"
rowded houses will be its portion
herever II goes. II VIII be seen at the
layhouse tonight and tomorrow night,
18th a Saturday matinee.