Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-07
.L|CHTN|N' MAKES BIC HIT
WITH AUDIENCE At STRAND
Milton Mobiles, us Central Figure,
Makes Classic OF I.ightnin'
bill Jones Part.

., This is the third year that tales OF
=, LiI nihin ind now 1t brokc the
the play iiSeif uidn't come our Way
u"tii last hIgat he principal rea-
aot Tor th.s was taat l-,Entn!n'"
Svuidn gee away from New FORK.
cculuht c.cn tak- a vacation In fact
bu; inc company that 10 on ITS way
40 I"icAso htopped at the strand Tor
..iChihohn "a. cnancc OF !ts life 10
Sec II riay which vii! never grow old,
s::nen ~ company "nich 10 OF tue
Nonics as tnat dear. delightful old
inan LiSntntn BiIi Jones, is IN.
toutrai "sute anu II udored by the
"uu.c NC, from the iirst inoment ne
sets ioOt upon the stage. THc cnar-
.tNcr !tSe.i ~ enough TO arouse ina
= Hpatny and incest Of an audi
eHcc. out Wncn portrayed ny sucn AN
mist an SAT. .SoDIcs the result rs
s".netnihS iHat VIII never be forgot
Ken. rae !uhHc5 IL a Strilable classic
ne pay haa Aad so many ardent
ri"iscs sung Tor suCn long tame.
thIt II miSnt nave bccn possible 10
have proved DISAPPOINTING To many
"Ht IL d!in take very iong to geo
-" 81 n.a''y '.iEsc years. and tR.;
Il - ncst.I.ru to i've on and on. IL
- one Ol i"ose Satisfying plays that
nave Just i.ic !.s.t auiuunt Of tn!s
-!ii ina;, pay that hccps one
laughing Win the tears not FAR away.
OF Jusi r1a.n roaring. or perhaps han
,ne!r s-',,s spell uUund with interest.
lnc Production - very nearly perfect.
i-aCh i.ttIc dctA!l IS wUrAcd out 80
,.,trIuI. t.Iat NC seemed To De living
" iiN tHc Characters rather thun Wit
i',sa.hs performance. rnc whole
tn.iE - peEIcc; Realism maze SO by
'he .9hy s.Srii by Wincnc!! Smitn and
rr-.,S nIcon, its production by sucn
4 coihpoicn person az Joan OGDEN.
is Characters Wulcn are made 10
ave %! t"c .nore taan competent cast.
N a. 4 III. -..t.t
pay carr as audience with IL AS
...bNin.a uucs. IN tac ACTON moved
Long aad Ne bccLme almost Drlst-
nag witI interest. the. audience grew
80 IONA OF rs favor.tc characters that
the? wUu!. oc greeted on en.crius
/" la ..".ent applause. or course.
tpiS tcl.n the story. iDr IL takes an
unusual p!aJ ana unusuIl!y nnc play
"rs 10 GARY people along ".tn tmc:u,
~ was the case with "IAshtnIn last
r.sat.
.i.iIon Mobiles cannot be- praised
too ni6a!y Tor ais "oTn as LIsauiu'
.!..i "UAGh. though "hcu one con-
s.dcr: nIs 80 yca.s and the amount
81 t.fnc 80 spent on the stage IN the
.'as.. II srr.:.s very naturai that no
&hou!u accomplish II ala 30 easily.
Los.des t.ic art OK his quaint humos
ana i'athCa, tie 'iisncs up and uown
stairs VITA II man size tIunK on MS
lack. wh.ch seems quite some stunt
tor :, man OF MS age. dnd some days
incy give tMo SHOWS at ina;. IT'S
sEgpo.t.LS company Gs distinctly a
metropolitan one, az thcr. isn't a
p"or.! cast ;neiuptr. Especially no.
tIGCa"ic ~u.k was done by stuart
sos AS Jonh Marvin. Bessi. Bacon
a. the seductive -'!rs. DAVIS, Eleanor
::a"dnan, WAC played the daughter
80 c.cvcGly and VINO looked SO very
cHtI'iGihS.. HIag!" Reefs. the honey,
D.d-fasG.oned wirc Of i.iEhtnIn, and
Earncy Gilmore. whose Lemucl
Tow ascend brought more real humor
into Il play already fun 10 the brIm.
SO you -. ".-Gsutu!n'" is all that
1T - cracked ~ 10 he AMI more. 1t
"iii live long in the hearts OF the
ttcr- Sosrs -. II. q.