The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
1.-THE PASSING SHOW MAKES HIT
!. WITH CAPACITY HOUSE At COURT
EyNRYoNE SHOULD AVAIL THEM
SELVES or OPPORTUNITY or
- SEEING THE GIGANTIC PRO
DUCTION.

=. The Passing SHOW" tho brilliant
: spectacle and diN"rtinE "ntcrtunmrh'
that holds down the boards NJ TN
Court theatre for tho remainder 81 Tn
! week is considered by many in II
: approving and apprC"iattNc audience
last night as being by far tn" o'St
brand Of it's sort IN this city Tor long
time. Not infr"qurntly - heavy storm
Of the heartlest kind ot Ippl0uS" greet
ed the artistry Of the performers ar'i
most OF the TIM thu h"us" WAS h!'cd
with the spontaneous laughter 81 ~"
audience. The iudISputahle evidence
of the laviShueSS and surg~ouSn-SS OF
the production IN a scenic and costume
way was at all times impr"SSinS ltSrit
on the unlOokCrs.
No plot is claimed for this offering
and. Of course. II has none. Hut II d't-
ferS from many amusement ventures "t
it's Kind in the fact that All OF It's com
edy Is Of n" clean class, and nothing
dCScrndS TO the point that Il Is often.
sIve in activities 10 entertain. k"Sid"s'
there Is 4 iNrg" and Iood-!""king 'h"ru;i
(StNty IN numh"D which sometimes
spuruS much apparel and At Other tm'I
wears well the beautiful costumes mat
have characterized Winter Garden per.
formanCcS in the past \ NOR" labor
ate dancing. music AMI comedy pot
pourri has not grhC"d tn" court stage
an the past several SEASONS.
The Towards. Willie. In particular,
with Eugrn" To- help. are really very
clever and nutcrtIininrly funny: th"r"
IS nothing new that they do moi d" IN
this show and their appearance ON tn"
stage promotes hilarious laughter
throughout the entire performance. with
Willie showing us IN" best sort OF
Hebrew comedy We have had the ocCa-
zion 10 watch in recent years. Besides
thrv handle the bulk Of the entertain
ment and with their singing. are all IN"
more funntcr In that they do thls win
apparent serious Intention koy y UNI
IninEs comes In with his share or en-
klAR 4
Nit during his stay as well as does VIII.
Philbrick. a real ent"rtlrHr. "ni.e
Emily Miles has n sweet voice ana SINGS
nice In revue manner. and keEEy
brown shows US some nifty danclnS
Van "inrrnse dance" by Florence DOSlea
before one of tho best drops in the show
and done In half light Is really one OF
the big AhinRs in the revue and rings
true TO the audience. Ed b gas SCORES SgSo
aid are Edward Cutler. Victor Bozart
Jack and Frank Hall. Helen Carrlpeton'
Alexandra DaEmaT Dolores SuareH'
SFYorence Cummings Billie Shaw. Cara
Lind. Thelma Seymour. along with the
Winter Gardens sample OF a hiRhly
stouted chorus that produces in every
manner expected. and by far the iars-
est group Of girls assembled on the
focal stage.
the Passing Show" is in two acts
and fifteen scenes and "a fun rrouc
with dancing. free and easy interShanGe
OF farcical nonsense and livery music
ranks with the best entertainment OF its
kind seen ~ the Court since the reign
tof Manager johnson, who has given
Wheeling the best plays obtatnab!" To-
N city It's size. There are so many t"at-
rires so MANY tuneful brrS so many
costumes md 30 many what not else.
that II - well worth giving tho once.
'or maVhc IN" lwic"-"vcr
Advance seat pic Indicates standing
room At y rrrml-irn for IA" three r.
TnAininE performances. starting tonight
with matinee aud night performances.
tomorrow with uu huImrni"d "Trh"H
ira To assist IN the many big musical
natubs@- tho Htirr,il"U - given con
siderable. color hlcr,dlrE perfectly With
H. attract, Guess Iu drihll AMI ~hll"
tosst ~ tho Ilur ti,r pct f"Imnu'" rinY1
On m" stage u h"rll' 'u"rt"7 l" -
r,innins hoard AID ih~ nialo ur"mcnah'
IL ..r maintained