New-York tribune., 1920-11-02

Mrs. Francis Adams Jarvis. .......
Edna May oliver
Grace Bolton. ..................Iyy Sawyer
Joe Beckett. ............ Charles Lawrence
Anne .................. Virginia Shelby
,Tohn Copley Adams wiiIiam insersoli Yrs9iI
Henry Hudson Hobson.. .Joseph Cawthorn
bradford Adams. ............ Oscar Shaw
Charlie Hobson. ........,. Joseph Santley
lIsteile .....,....... elaine Palmer
Maggie Green. Maude Eburne
Joseph Cawthorn, minus his familiar
dialect, returned to Broadway in "The
Half Moon" at the Liberty Theater last
night, accompanied by quartet of able
musical comedy faVoriteS, Joseph SAINT
ley, Ivy Sawyer, Oscar Shaw and May
Thompson. Like its predecessor, "The
Night Boat" The Half Moon" is also
sailing vessel but of a much earlier
model. Hudson's trusty ship was slow
er than the night steamer. but thew
both reached their destinations. So.
toe. is "The Half Moon" of a more
leisurely pace than "The Night Boat
slower, but just as sure in entertain
ment value
The latest Dillingham; musical pro-
dnction is graceful and smooth, de-
penGlng moro for its appeal on its
lifting tones and delicacy of acting and
staging than on a superAuity of bustle
and noise. Victor Jacobs music is
pleasant but of little variety, ard ex-
ccpt, perhaps, for "The Little Book, "
sung in the first act by the quartet
already mentioned, and THE Half
Moon" sung by Miss Thompson and
Mr.. Shaw. none of the songs seem es-
pccially adapted for easy whistlng by
the multitudcs.
Neither in the book nor in the lyrics
has William lie Baron departed very
far from the usual musical comedy
standard. He mixes up pride in family
trees, the sclf-made man who has for
gotten or who has had no opportunity
to absorb culture and refinement, and
two love affairs, tangled at first. but
Strengthened out in the end, into a
worimanlike, but hardly brilliant
story which one almost loses sight of
at times Some of his lines really
sparkle, however, and they are given
their full value by the supcrb acting
of Mr.. Cawthorn
Seldom are so many excellent actors
and actresses gathered together in one
production for this alone. if Tor nothing
else, is "The Half Moon,' noteworthy
production. Mr.. santley, Miss Sawyer,
Mr.. Shaw and Miss Thompson are
worth seeing and hearing at any time,
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the Sic Baron-Jacobi opus. Their sing
ing was splendid and their dancing was
rhythmical and graceful. Maude
Ebulne is amusing in a character part.
The chorus is easily as pretty, if not
prettler, than any in town, and they
go through their nicely arranged
dances and .postures as if they really
were enjoying themselves. Fred G.
Latham, who staged the production,
and Allan K. Foster, who arranged the
dances, have done their work well, keep
ing uppermost in their minds the
smoothnes, of the production and not
sacrificing grace and dcicacy for diz-
lying speed.
Mr., Cawthora is the plain-spoken.
retired provision merchant who never
knew that he had a family tree until
ne discussed the matter with John
Copiey adams William lnrcrsplD.
Then he found cut that he was a de
Scendant Of Henry Hudson and the
social status Of his family uudercocs
an lmmedlatc change. But try as he
might, Cawthorn cannot absorb edLca-
tlon through the pages of the ency-
opcdia. All he can do is to gather a
few facts about Guatemala and he
loses no opportunity to display his
newly acquired knowledge.
Will Hays. chairman of the Repub-
!icaH National Committee; Georges
CARPENTER. Charlie Chaplin, Billie
Burke and f. Ziegfeld jr. were amonq
the tirst-nithtprs