Evening journal., 1920-05-14

Patch presents his musical play,
High and Dry
THE CAST:
Duke --------.--.--......h Harry clarke
cu1ette ---....----. .Dofotny hNllkan
Ethel Hollister .-... .Juanita Fletcher
Mrs. HolliSter -...--.. Florence Earle
Harriet Holllsrer 49, Eleanor Henry
Dick Dayton .---..-. Franklin Ardell
New Harland ........ Mason Wrigni
Freddy Oliver .-.-.- - ernest Woou
The Telephone Man -..floyd English
Iotfa DeNere .---...-....l Lefty 1Orke
"A Cerditrr ---.------.. Edward Lotus
Miss Byer -'fllea Thompson
Colonel Forrest ----. Burr Iarrutn
Snerlu --------- ------ James bdlht
Ouila ------- ..------ .ItofSlana Lane
Dainty Domicile-less Debutanles--
The Misses Claire Daniels. Pearl
Crisp. Winifred Robbins. Frankie
Fuessell, Babe Stanton. Bobbs Acker-
man, Betty Mlchaels, Ida Msicr'
Florence Collins. Alice Coleman, phyl-
his Reid. Thea Thompson. Nella Mel
son. Evelyn priichard, Renee Wall,
Betty Browning.
Ruthless Real Estate Robbers-rhe
Messrs. Floyd English, Kenneth
smith. Bert McGuinesS Edouard Le-
febrc, Robert Fisher, Jack Rogers.
Irving Jackson. Murray Swirze.
High and Dry" which began a
dhree-days engagement at the Play
house last night, Interested a large
audience with its pretty Stage ei-
fects. beautiful costumes and clever
musical and dancing features. This
musical comedy. or as IL is termed a
s-musical Martini in two swallows
nnd a gasp" kept the audience laugh
mg and applauding throughout II
IS q clean clever show with all at
trzntions TO entertain an audience
and promises TO be a worthy follow
Hr OF Mr.. patchs previous success
e4,he Sweetheart shop
Unlike most musical comedies IL
really has a plot. The story cenicrs
Rbouf two Young men who are in
1oro with two rich girls whose moth
Er refuses to have them in the house
unless they can make a fortune with
In q year These young men have
returned from Europe and arc about
Financially depleted when one remem-
bers thai he has remaining from bis
grandmother's estate 100 acres OF
aand by the seaside just on Long Is
hand.
The young men formed com
pany to sell Che real estate which at
high tide is partly flooded by the
sea, but at low tide IS "high and
dry"
After four months OF plotting
planning and advertisingN the High
and Dry Realty Company" an
nounces a big auction sale OF choice
a0ls. But complications came last
and furious.
The auction scene stands out as the
real high light OF the production
Franlklyn Arden as Dick Dayton
treasurer Of the company, who wa
she auctloneer, kept the audience II
Laughter with his keen VIII an'
sense OF comedy.
Juanita Fletcher as Ethel Hollister
b gay little person OF pleasing
kYpe who won the audience.
Mason Wright and Harry Clarke
as members Of The Really Company
gained much applause. Horcnd
Earle as Mrs Hollister. the mercenar.
and worldly matron. was pleasing II
her role. The remainder OF the sup
porting company was excellent.
The song hits included. u Want I
Home "Oulia, Ouiia,~ and Ever
Time ] See Non, Dear" The COS
tumes worn by the principals anl
he chorus are most alluring.
The whole evenings entertain
ment IS pleasing and the audienc'
enjoyed 1t.
SHieh and Dry VIII DE at On
PLAYHOUSE tonight and tomorrow
hight with Saturday matinee.