The Washington times., 1920-02-09
20! POLLS.
"Best Show In Years."
IL Verdict of Patrons.

sT'That's the best show that has been
I'm Washington in years." said the
young lady who goes to the theater
with us, and who sees all and knows
all. We filed out behind the capacity
audience last night at Polis after en-
joy1ng tho premier OF Tick.Tack.
Toe" billed as the --latest and best
musical outburst" and presented by
.itne Herman Timberg Producing
Company, Inc"
y And as we were waiting just across
the street while the white wings In
the window Topped 'em over to brown
on the other side before serving with
syrup, three young gentlemen VINO
had paid real money to see the same
show sat down to wait for their
pbrtions.
n'''Best show Two seen in long
time" said one. Right" said an
other. at was a corker," said the
third to the other two. All of which
Ane hand, an eye and an ear and has
pressions of the young lady who sees
all and knows all. II this be sub
hitting to mass psychology. make the
most OF IT.
Herman Timberg, who does all the
things George Cohan does, and throws
in a bit of real violin playing. seems
to have studied the thing out with
find hand, an eye and an ear and has
nixed a generous portion of gray
kAatter into the concoction which is
satisfying In the extreme.
Timbere is going hook, line and
hnker after New York and, unless
Our judgment goes far afield, will
fand to the betterment of the revues
HID himself. Timberg is an artist.
musician. a comedian, and as picker
of pulchritude he has cast discrim-
tnating eye in the successful EFFORT
toward embellishing his show.
v Those who remember the vaudeville
sketch Chicken Chow Mein" will
have no difficulty in noting the ex-
pansion Of the forty-fve-minute af-
fair to the larger proportion Of Tick
Tack Toe The plot tastes OF
Chicken Chow Mein," but not enough
70 stop q riotous series of musical Of
ferings interpreted with the usual
novelties expected in a revue.
To bs sure, IL was S.59097 p, m. or
thereabouts, before the show got
started. The audience was painfully
nervous, as were the handlers OF the
tools in the trench. II was breathed
that tho "1u" had made heavy inroads
among the principals, and while
such information proved to be fact.
Il served merely TO elevate Pearl
Eaton, well remempereo ana ioNeu
by all Washingtonians, to Flo Lewis
place. other shifts and changes were
necessary in the various scenes, but
once started the show went on with
Q rush which served to captivate an
kppreciative audience.
"Tick -Tack-Toe' In the oleanest,
brightest and best revue that has ever
Seen In Washington. This is a large
Srder, but after sitting through three
Hourths of season of revues, we
&ome pretty near getting the right
dope. Timberg has assembled a gal
sxy OF clever people who can sing
end dance and who get bright stun
In with evident enjoyment to the au-
eience and them mselves.
Pearl Eaton. Jay Gould, G. Leland
March. Billy and Laura Dreyer. J.
GilfoiI, Dora Hilton. Hattie Darling.
George Mayo, and Delphine Daughn,
provided all that could be imagined
in entertainment Two unns med
blackfaesd artists nearly broke up
the entire show toward the last In
An act that literally convulsed the
audience on account OF It's absolute
pcwness.
On word more--H. Timbers, with