Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-23
DUI MADAM; OH, LALA!
BETTERS TITLE
Herbert Conducts at Philadel-
phia's Reopening-'Better
ole at Walnut

Z Philadelphia Theatre-''Oui Madam.
DC ultimate in intimate musical plays.
Music by Victor Herbert. lyrics by
Robert Il. Smith. book by G.. VI. Wright,
play staged by Herbert Gresham. musi e
eni numbers and dances devised by
l"''an Alfred. Presented by Alfred Il.
AsIons, with Georgia O'Ramey. Harry
Kelly, Dorothy Maynard and Ninton
rreedley.
eni. .'Oui Madam" is sure some show
Eor those who JOY in tripping toe
4 And gracilc limb in chaste display,
4 And facilc whim of raimcnt gay
N'evcrything that's strictly beau
Coup in music comic way.
NTH plot that fuses love aud play,
and funny star whose rating no
Mere wee madame.
Mas IL well worth the five throw
first nightcrs had to pay to know
Z Its pattcr witty, jcsts that stay,
4 And tuneful ditty jazz away y
Who'll tell the city this is so?
A Why, WE-madamc
Opera House-"Fifty. Fifty" has music
sweet
! Some Of it jazz and most of it nifty,
And lots of it stirring the skillful feet
\ Of n competent chorus. the Gosmau
Twins. Helene and Rene, the
speciality dancers. CoSuer anc
Odette lthe pony trot was cX'
cellentD and wonderfully agile
fat man named Herbert CorthcD
who was by way of come
dian and is billed as star in
Fifty Fifty"
Fifty Fifty" has bit of plot:
The thread Of yarn, elusive. shifty
And the costumes seen and the cos
tunes not
In evidence, as it were. gave tang
TO the zest of the tired business
man, if you know what we mean
that, after the first act hst
,f dragged its slow length along
3 gave zip to the remaining acts oI
Fifty Fifty"
Fifty Fifty" has lots of fun;
7 And the crowd with laughter was far
from thrifty.
In fact, when all is said and done.
1t isn't half bad show. and Corthel
81 ably assisted in his laugh making by
Jack Pollard and Arthur Allen auC
Margaret Dumont and Florence Brown
and the busy company of Fifty
Fifty"
: Walnut-"1hc Better Ole. ono ol
the successes of last season at th'
Broad, met a new audience and mudC
new friends and many of them in thu
original production presented for the
frst time at popular prices. Charlie
palton, the celebrated leading man Ot
many stars, took the scrio comic role Vi
Old Bill. the hero of Captain BARNS
fhther's cartoons, on which this coined,
AZ the trenches with musical intcrpola
ions is based. He got all its fun ou
II the role and also injected the proper
imount of sentiment and pathos. DuIcI
Hall. Joan Shaw, Peggy Pates aud tOS,
Rurdick were winSome in the feminiu,
rples and the other members of the lou;
dRst were excellent. This is not a wal
rlay of horrors, but a war play .
genuine humor.
Orpheum--"The Man on the Box.
actipg version of Harold MacGrath' +
fidely read story. IN which Hcnr!
Dixey starred successfully. was wei
presented by Mae Desmond and he
players. 1t tells Of the mistake of
Youth who has been hailed before
magistrate, charged with reckless driv
-ipg and abduction. lie had mistaken
young woman for his sister and mis-
: fbievously planned to drive the maide
homo and kiss her as she left the car
rage. He. of course. was disguised a
tfe coachman. Many amusing compli
atious and a finale delightfully."- salts
fing were enacted by Miss Dcsmon
IS the girl and other members of tn
excellent company.
Remaining Attractious-The follow
ihg are on view at other houses
2Chris." an atmospheric drama Of So
fplk, Broad Fake 1t From Me-"
Gever musical farce. Shubcrt +
Wynn Carnival, a bully good revue
qarrick Up in Mabcl's Room.
piquant farce comedy. Adelphi: Lis
Ten Lester" tuneful and agile song au
dance show. Forrest. and The Cues
Sf Honor" comedy, featuring wi
Hodge at his drOll best, Lyric.