The sun., 1919-10-07
1919,
OPENS AT LIBERTY
Raymond Hitchcock Presents
New Version Of Revue, With
Many Features.
INDIAN SKINNY APPEARS
Ethel, a Circus Horse With
an Alcoholic Addiction,
Adds to the Fun.

RAYMOND Hitchcock, VINO acquired
the Hitchy-Koo habit several seasons
ago, released the 1919 model last night
at the Liberty Theatre without casual
ties and with symptoms of appreciation
shown by the revuers Of his revue.
The present show is principally Hitchy
dances, with a few Kooey songs, and
is literally supplied. as might be ex-
pected Of a Hitchcock show, with pretty
girls, four of whom he Introduces for
the first time" For that matter, Mr..
Hitchcock introduced the whole COM
pany to the first nighters early in the
first of tho two acts, and was quite
talkative, in the Hitchcockian fashion
to some of his friends in the audience,
including Billie Burke and Ed Wynn
In the sixteen scenes Of the revue his
audience is transported from the seven
teenth century to the present and from
India to 'Iitchy's home at Great Neck,
l.. L." which is surely a wide enough
range to please at some time almost
every member of the audience The en-
tertainment ranges from aesthetic to
"anesthetio" dancing. the latter very
joyously done by Sylvia Clark, who en-
joys herself and whom the audience en-
joys through most Of the entertainment
Mr.. Hitchcock himself Is also exceed
ingly busy, and hops on In almost every
scene but one, described as "a temple
in India-a jade fantasy" where OBJ
viously his straw colored forelock would
be out Of place.
Indians Are shown.
One OF the more unusual parts OF the
revue Is curious mixture of broad
comedy and Indian songs and dances in
an effective background. The scene
starts most solemnly by an alleged
Song of the Sun" by chief Eagle
Horse, and some dancing by the Prin-
cess White Deer and Eleanor Sinclair.
Then II. J. PoSohdtdn (Maurice Black)
and his children. Prince Opodildoc
(Charles Howard) and the Princess Po-
cahontas (Sylvia Clark come on and
Captain John Smteh (Raymond himself)
climbs out of a hollow log and the fun
Is on. Mr.. Hitchcock takes this occa-
sion to set history right on various cir
cumstances connected with the capture
of Capt John Smith. 1t was not Poca-
hontas but an Indian strike which saved
laiS hCNh. tuC SdptdiH uhh-
self was a pirate chief with very
fetching WlHs Grotobio truth Mitchell)
as his midshipman. In this scene the
Princess white Deer, attired In high
heeled moccasins. shows she has lived
long enough in the teepees OF the white
people to become acquainted with ad-
vantages OF civilization. including the
shimmy. Her vehicle of muscular ex-
preston is an Indian jazz dance. in
which she is assisted by Indian Maidens
Bluebhd, Moonlight and Chasing Rdin-
boU. Then ChtoJ Os-ko-Mon obliges
with a dance of the five senses which
Is really intense and difficult of per-
Torrance.
Ethel Provides Fun
Ethel, a retired circus horse now ad-
dicted to alcohol and to dancing when
so addicted, is a prominent character in
another bit of the revue. Both fore
(Billy Holbrook) and aft (Henri Lin
gem Ethel is diverting. The comedy
part in which Mr.. Hitchcock seems most
to please the audience is as MelvilIe, the
barber, in a take Off on present day ton
serial parlors, which is sometimes too
grimly true to life to be funny. Mr..
Moose, the unfortunate customer
(Charles Howard), plays a difficult part
with great heroism. 1t is not every one
who could be shaved by Raymond Hitch
cock and recover in time to appear in
the finale.
Among those appearing in the revue
are Mildred Keats, Eleanor Sinclair.
Florence O'Denishawn, Billy Holbrook,
Simone Cochet, Aleta Dove. Lillian KEN
BILE Cooper. Elaine Palmer, Maurice
Black and Mr.. Hitchcock's four finds.
Waneta Means Blanche Geryais Ursula
O'Hace and Betty Braun.