Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-04
THE PLAYCOER'S
WEEKLY TALK

"a FTER a week of preliminary work.
"A out at the shore TO get things
nmoothed out and readied, George lie
Maire's broadway Brevities' is to come
TO the Lyric on Monday One can be
fgrateful for the fact that Mr.. LeMaire
calls his show an entertainment and not
q revue; It gives promise In that alone
Of having Individual characteristics. He
has been long in vaudeville as an actor
and a writer, and he has had tho pro-
auction experience of years to back
this up.
a Dorothy Jardon, who will be with
George LsMsires Broadway BreVities'
has had quite unique experience In
the theatre She first played In musical
comedy, and she reached the best there
was In that field. In Madame sherry,
"Papa's Darling" and other pieces sne
was always delightful Then she went
into vaudeville and for two years ana a
half was the leader on the bills. eut
always, IL seems, grand opera was N
her mind. and she had a rlght 70 ,,a tn.iaN
OF u, for her voice warranted tne COIL
dence that she could succeed 80 she ,l,, Let,
vaudeville and coached for sixteen
months before trying for an engageineIn,t, u,
tCampaninl engaged her at once lor te w
lt-hicago Grand Opera co. ana sue e
played with them for two seasons, tH,t NJ
Z years of the contract remain. but MT.
= feMs}re wanted her for his company
and made so fine an offer that MISS
Jardon Cancelled her grand opera coh-
4 tract TO accept 1t.
YTNHERE is a tiny bit of femininity' at
Il tractive. II not beautiful, by the
standards Of some captious artist out
with an engaging persnnaiitE I,,"o We tpa
her instant recognition in the role OF ths
''baby vamp" in II. II: Frazees new st1 q
effervescent comedy, Ny LADY trienTHS Ms
which will come 70 philadelphia Mon-
day at the Lyric Theatre. -,-,..
The Young ladys name is Marguerite
sMcNulty, and when she dances on 10 tne
stage in the second act IN WnlIe si,s
many Of the old-time theatregoers VIII
declare. "a replica OF Marie Jansen.
Marguerite McNulty was last seen IN
'Tifty Fifty" which gamboled over tnS
country with splendid success, but: OF
course, she didn't wear bathing suit
TTNHE excellence of the portrayal given
= u by Arthur Eldred In the Edward ,
Childs Carpepter comedy. "Bab. at the
Broad, suggests a training under mas.
tters of the mimetic art. II is true that
this likab,e young Englishman has had
an experience OF great value lie halIs
from London. where his first stage 2P. !
lpearance was made IN VauaeNttL,e ,. tae /
the part Of Rundle in The Night Of the
Party" at the Avenue. London. ,,
Managers we're attracted 70 yEnadon Eta[[,, .
Grossn1itf Edward Terry. Mrs. Lang
try, Mrs. John Wood. Sir John Hare ana
Arthur Bour! r!nier and was seen under
the management of Frank Cnrzon' tne
late Charles Frohman and others. In
1912 Eldred came to this country ana
was seen as Deeford with George Arliss
IN ''Disrael'" He remained three sea-
sons with Mr.. Arliss and later vas @ Win
Grace George IN repertory at the Play
house. New York More recent engage
meuts were in The Professors Love
story" with Arliss and in The Net
esting period in Eldred's career vas that
during which he toured Australia; New
Zealand. India. China and the straits
Settlements with comnanE orsamlmpu
and conducted by Hugh ward fh''-
delphian.
uT1vERS ONE familiar with the thea |
y T. tire now knows 'F1orodora. says
Mace Bonvlle. the Leandro, of the re-
viyai OF the piece, now playing at the
Shubert. but had II not been for Yale
students this masterpiece OF its kind
might have gone 70 the storehouse' never
10 he resurrected." ,
m the original company at the premiere
of "Florodora' back in 1900, ne re-
calls the circumstances under whlcn tie
production got its FIRST Soost ca ana Gace recog.
nized as work of merit. 1t became
huge success, probably the most success
fri musical comedy ever presented. But !
let Mr. Bonville tell the story OF It's
frst days:
1T was playing Leandro in the first
production, when we feared that this
Worthwhile piece was not going 20 |
please the public" says Mr. BonNiie.
hEvery member Of the cast as well as
the producers. realized that the book ana |
score were the real goods yet, as IS
frequently the case win moves nnus,"a,
masterpieces and plays, here was /
splendid thing going begging TOT pat
ronage. .-. ,s .ho
now famous sextet number. Tell Me I
Pretty Maiden received scant notices IN
the first reviews OF the show twenty
"The Yale students made the 1900
production a success--that ~, theE
started II on its career. They had seen
.Fiorodora in New Haven previous TO
its opening at the Casino, IN New YORK
and had ioined In the singing of the /
Tell Me, Pretty Maiden number. Ihey
did likewise when they attended the per
formances in New York IN Iarge pou'eS -,
They afterward sang the NUMBER IN b
restaurants and cafes. with iE"'r
.nushIng' of the song the success OF Flo
rodora' became assured.
NUARY MILBCRN, prtma donna NJ
lX THE Girl in the Spotlight" at the
Forrest, who won such sensational
euccess at the opening OF that play IN
New York owes II entirely 70 her own
personal efforts. self-sacrtfce and irish
pluck Miss Milburn-and, by the way.
thai is not her real name-is New
york girl, born and raised in that city,
Her father is Captain Mck!rVey' re-
tired officer of the police force. Mary /
started life as a typlst She had voice,
SSsnS,.ar opJ r,ora ir1DOrtant still she