Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
HOLIDAY ATMOSPHERE
MARKS KEITH BILL
Music Land" Has Merits oi
Music, costuming and Cast.
Vaudeville Elsewhere

The whole bill presented at Keith's
last night is in keeping with the holiday
spirit. Good comedy, song and dancing
are featured and there is plenty of each.
Anatol Friedland composer and
"songland's favoritc," presents ''Music
Land This is without doubt the best
mart of the bill. Alma Adair. primn
donna. with Mr.. Friedland at the piano,
adds much to the offerings success. The
stage settings are also by Mr.. Friedland.
and are unusual. Entire scores of the
COMPOSERS successes are painted upon
the curtain, which forms background
for the other keyboard of Beautiful
Notes" which is composed of chorus
of unusually talented girls. Costuming.
dancing and singing make the piece
worthy of holiday bill.
The Magleys. Pearl and Guy, present
nm original dance revue. Their first
offering. which is executed amid jap
ancse settings and much incense, is
probably the best. One might take it to
he refined version Of the japanese
Shimmy.
Other attractive acts are the Three
Danoise Sisters. in an act of trapeHe
skill and daring: Jackie and Billy,
"thinking and talking BIRDS; Arthur
Stone and Marion Hayes. in a carnival
nDisode, called "Green Goods: Belle
Rakpr and company. in n one act farce.
entitled "Prevarication" Nan Gray. Il
Scotch singer of Scotch songs; FL Bren-
del and Flo Bert. III Waiting for
Her." and Roland Travers, in an ex-
hibition of skill, dexterity and mys-
terry.
GIobc--Florenc Hackett in "The
Make Believe Marriage supported by
Mildred Gregory and Ted Adams won
no end of laughs in one of vaudeville $
most amusing nlaylets. Bobby Heat,
and his 1920 review. as we'll as the
review of Al White. Jr. also scored.
Senator" Francis Murphy gave instlt
information about affairs in Washing
ton and developed an uproar. Schmidt
and Cortese. musicians deluxe; 1.-The
Decorators n lively sketch. and good
acts by the Earls. Margaret Padula ana
Gordon and Gordon were successful.
BrOadway--NIuscal farce of out of
the ordinary quality is found in the
musical tabloid "Quakertown to Broad
way" Lane and Morton are pair o.
out and out amusing comedians
Ketchum and Cheatum have talking
and singing skit with plenty of jazz
The Joe Dc Kos Troupe delight. with /
novelty act. Theda Bara is seen in "Th'
Lure of Ambition"
Cross Keys-"Mr. Chaser" came t.
town last night and proved to be full!
able to live up to his title in driving
away gloom or worry. Ash and lily
mans have lively skit, THE Wage
, With Mark Linder." Mason and Dixol
: also manage to please heartily. Bernar'
: and Ferris are other top -notchers, AM
; the remainder of the bill is well rounded
/ off
William Penn-The Wilton Sister
! have charming personality and their &C
is really good. Frosini is an accordian
ist Of talent and his offerings met witt
, encores. Then. to add a little first
rate humor to the worth while bill, An
derson and Graves offer uproarious fun
Hadji Sambolo and his company o
magicians, and the movie, "Jinx. wit
Mabel Normand, complete the bill.
, NixOn-There's plenty of Christina
atmosphere in the show. Merriam s Dog
/ binary. Mccarthy and Stewart offerc
n new brand of comedy. George Moor
. juggled dexterously and Jones and Syl
, vester supplied thrills and spills. "a
: a Man Thinks proved to be an in
tensely interesting photoplay.
Grand-"A Hungarian Rhapsody" af
forded an ambitious and humorous me
, dunn for the Versatile Comedy Quar-
e tet which shufi1ed classical melody an,
broad fun. The kid revue of the tw,
S McKontys, and the mariopettes of tn
%Stars of Toyland" furnished a charm