Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
M'INTYRE AND HEATH
HEAD MUSICAL SHOW,
Shubert Theatre Offers an Ex-
tra,aganza With Cast of
Vaudeville Artists

Providing the tired business man and the
debutante be very. very tired and have not
been 10 vaudeville entertainment for ~
long time, they will find many things to
amuse them iu the new Offering. which is
the third since the opening of the Shubert
Theatre. If one were only to watch the
mail of the artists he would doubt dis
cover that many of them were sending their
regular commission TO the booking agents
who have taken these performers from the
ranks Of vaudeville and placed them among
artists earning the salaries Of the $3.50 en-
tertainers. In short. The cast appearing in
Hello Alexander reads like the advertls-
ing pages of Variety. But the audience
liked it and James Mclntyre's. or was it
Thomas II. HeatiIs, remark. Now look a
here, llokum,' aptly describes the entire
proceedings.
There is no more plot to this entertain-
ment than there was to the bottom of the
old trunk which the stars brought forth.
Their sure-tre, laugh.making methods have
been handed down to present day audiences
from the time when The Ham Tree" was
oniy green shoot and Yet last evenings
assenblagc seemed to enjoy tho antiuuated
humor as did audiences in that period when
Mcintyre and Heath We're much younger than
they now are. ENtraNagan2a in it's broad
est meaning was unfolded, and II the Aressrs.
Shubert the producers. have gauged the de-
sires of 1919 audiences they have provided
an entertainment which gives quantity in
lieu of quality and perhaps may relegate
the intimate production TO the background
AS for the scenery and costumes. they show
evidence Of having been used in many ear
her pieces, while not one Of the musical
numbers will be remembered after the
fatigued merchant has left his front row
orchestra chair.
Turning TO the vaudeville entertainers the
monologue of johnny Burke as a ragtime
solder and his piano contribution stood out
as a striking example Of an artist whose
work was appreciated and who should be
given more TO do in the show. Another
PLAYER whose several numbers received
with Just appreciation was Ester Walker.
WHO offered a bit not unlike that presented
by the iuimitable Fanny Br!ce. She pos
sesses personality which wins an audience at
once The infectious laugh of Jim Deilly
ana the entertaining style he displayed as a
lnlnstrel Won for him instant approval.
There is no gainsayiug that the headlners.
Mcintyre and Heath, know how to give their
ancient dialogue in a manner which pleases
and seems 10 prove that age cannot wther
the.r methods. Lulu Beesou Eva Puck and
Henrietta Byron offered individual specials
ties. while the harmOnized singing of the
Misses Holt and Rosedale was a real de-
!lgli. There is no better team of dancers
lhan clayton and White, whose speciality has
been seen here I'm many Shubert attractions
and Dan Quinlan has the dual role of
straight man and interlocutor in a gigantic
minstrel first part Sig Mealy. Jack Mont
rose and Scream WEIGH presented their
baseball offerings. and others whose talents
were displayed to advantage We're Jack
Squircs and Walter Cagwin. An exceptions
ally large number of chorus girls went
'fough the regulation maneuvers always
tound in eNtravaganzas, and to make the
Minstrel idea complete all required would be
a morning street parade.