The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-05
"MAYTIME"IS
A fine SHOW
Play Throbs With Romance
and Music

anu MUSIC
''Maytime. with It's romance.
music. meriment and memories OF
other days. when women wore hoop
skirts and gentlemen sported ruf-
fled linen. came To the Metropoli-
tan Sunday might and will stay
a week. with matinees "wednesday
and Saturday.
Conscientious DIRECTORS who are
tired of musical shows that depend
solely upon well-fiiled feminine
hosiery for their appeal. need have
no fear of "Muytime. Maytime'
tells real story and brcathes
Springtlme In it's music.
ON day in May. 40 years ago.
an apprentice hoy. who wns strong
and honest and true. loved n maid
who was the daughter OF wealthy
gentleman on Manhattan isle.
This story ia carried In four cpl
sodes. the first In 1910. the second
in 1855. tho third IN the SOS and
the last act Us in modern times.
John Charles Thomas. with a
golden voice. Is the young lover.
and Carolyn Thomson. who In
pretty, and winning. and who
sings splcndidly. is the girl. while
John r. Murray gives just the
right kind OF comedy touch 10 the
play. and still keeps within the
character he represents,
New York. na Il was in the days
Of our gnndfatherr and their
fathers. II depicted carefully. Even
up. T. Barnum."' and his two
splendid entertainers fvivien Oak
land as "Esireila Amorita" and
Howard Marsh ms "signor vivaila' }
have parts In the piece.
When "Mhytime'' came TO
New York II had to move three
times 10 larger theatre 10 an-
commodate the crowd. the press
agents nay. And its easy to under
stand why crowds wanted 20 see
"Maytime'--it's one of those Jewel
artistic productions that comes out
about once every five years.
MOORE
Trlxy rriganxa. funmaker. n up
90 her old tricks at tho Moore this
week. Not only does rhe provide
the laughs for everybody. but she
almost starts the tears. Her story
OF an Irish block party would win
anywhere.
The Wilson Aubrey trio OF comedy
gymnasts and wrestiers have the
hes, act of isa kind. On the horL
xontai bars the three provide thrills
and minsie the laughs with their
stunts.
Muriei Worth. who brings some
new dances TO Seattle, also has two
girls who can play the violin. They
are Ccrlnne Rae and Marjorie
Hamer. MlHs Worth won her audi |
cnce almost at once.
Mike Bernard. whose fingers just
naturally rambie over the piano
keys. plays anything the crowd
wants and plays IL In n new way.
Maude Earl and company In The
Vocal Verdict" strange sort of an
act. IL well liked.
Billy Chase and Charlotte Ia,our |
provide an amusing. spicy skit. |
Pink stockings" and Bully Kincaid
plays the hpgplpc and amuses with |
other tricks.
LEWIS ORPHEuM
..iarr4ed by Wireless" n merry !
musical comedy. opened at Lcvy's
orpheum Sunday. Lew White IN
tho chief funmaker. and. as Abbie |
Kabibbic. n prosperous bean mer.
chant. he gets into all kinds Of mix.
ups.
Claude Kelly, appearing as an
Irish porter in the hotel. at which |
kabibbio stops. gets into row with /
the latter. and they stage a comicai
boxing bout
There Is no end OF lively musical |
numbers. The mermaid speciality Is
particularly attractive In this num-
Der the girls are seen in a fountain
of water. with lighting effects
thrown on them.
Madge Moore has n good number.
81 Want a Doll" I'm which she trips
up and down the runway over the
audience.
PALACE HIP
Who's Your Tailor" Is the title
OF hilarious musical farce present
ed by Jolly and Wild Co. at the Pal
ace Hip this week. The act easily
wins honors IA the headliner.
Lockhnrt and Laddie. acrobats in
Brave Attempt at Suicide" were
particularly popular Their tricks
are original and OF the slapstick VA
ricty.
Harry Evan and company please
with a singing and comedy talking
act: Harry Il. Cleveland and Blanche
Trclcasc have a patter act that pro.
vides n good round of entertainment.
The Aerial Smells are pair OF
skilled performers on Roman rings
who do some new and difficult tricks.
Dreano and Goodwin provide d.
versified nut comedy. singing and