The Washington times., 1920-12-27
. Five-Starred f" Show Re,
ceiyed With Acclaim By
Happy Folks Drawn to
See Comedian and His
Snappy Company-Holi-
day Bills Provide
Snappy Enter
tainment.
ny LOUIS ASHLEY.

Raymond hltchcochs "hllchy-hoo,
1920" with the book by Glen Nc
Donough. the music by Jerome Kern.
the lyrics by Glen McDonough and
Anne Caldwell. and staged by Ned
Washburn. was offered successfully
last night at the National.
THE CAST.
Raymond Hitchcock, Julia sandersou
w. 4. Huntley, Doyle and Dixon.
Tyler Brooke. The hosconis.
Madeleine Van, Ann Mason,
Nettie Thomas, lnez Ford,
Patricia Clarke, Helen Cox,
Billy HoIbrook, AnastAsia Reilly,
Myrtle Stewart Nonda Case.
Dorothy Harrigsn. Helen Roth,
AelbA Pelleau. Nina Byron,
Grace Moore, Morris Black.
Carolyn James, tlaire Martin,
Dan Brennan. Bobby Connolly.
Henry Linsen.
Hitchy's here. He's at the National
He'll be there all week. He's here
on his self-imposed task OF building
up the morale OF the American peo-
pie. It's safe to say that those who
go to see and hear him and his
"fve-starred" show cannot but have
their morale strengthened. Which
will make Hitchy grin. for that's the
job he's given himself.
Hitchy's show is different from the
procession OF reYues invading wash
ington. 1t has a certain honey favor
about II, probably because OF Hitchy's
own system OF taking the audience
into "the know" He likes to do that.
He introduced a lot OF folks to Harry
Rapley. for instance. last night, folks
who must have wondered many
day who that fne looking man might
L.. hAN n
right as though he owned something
ley. who owns the theater. Hitchy
insisted that most folks know just
that little thing.
Hitchy had a lot to say about Blue
Sundays. about prohibition and kin
bred subjects, offered few we'll
tried homilies. and then went up to
the stage and had good time. So
did his audience. That's Hitchys
business, keeping his audience happy
lie succeeded admirably.
With Hitchy Is that droll Britisher.
G.. =. Huntlcy. who seemed especially
good last night. Mr.. Huntley can
waste more time and make more
false moves over the purchase OF
two-cent stamp-or was IL two one
cent stamps?-than anybody ever be-
fOre Wltnln our ken. anu yoo ShuShic
with him all the way.
Julia Sandcrson greeted MANY old
friends with her songs and dances
How is II some girls always remain
young? Ask Julia
Then there was James Doyle and
Harland Dixon They had merry
time. making the most of their one
dance in the Owl nrug Store.
1t was when Louis. Charles and
Verna Mosconi put on their 'Dance-o-
Mania" though. that the show was
stopped fiat where it was. They are
veritable whirlwinds. leaping and
bounding around as before gale,
always in time with the music. grace
full as elves and equally acrobatic.
Had they possessed more wind. they
might have been dancing yet.
Beautiful, indeed, are the costumes OF
the chorus ladies, with considerable
emphasis upon the RAINBOW Girls"
the 'Balloonatics" and those marvels
in Treasure Island" 1t takes move
than a dollar and a half to outfit q
chorus lady.
"Hitchy-Koo, 1920" is light stun.
oh gorgeously light. 1t is witty, 1t
is satirical. 1t is beautiful. 1t IL
amusing. II these attributes aid our
morale, we SHOULD all have wonderful
morales by the end of the week. for
once the glad news spreads, Hitchy
should have plenty OF folks to take
into his confidence.