Evening journal., 1920-01-28
"TICK-TACK-
DCAI CIDT Ou0uI
nLAL uIKL 0IIUM
Chorus Ladies" Manicure
Hands of Men in Play
house Audience
VACClNATED, BUT
THEY SHOULD WORRY

The Playhouse. The Herman Timberg
Producing Company presents "Tlck-
Tack-Toe." a two-act, tvelvc-scene mus
Zeal outburst
What's the show Ike at the Play
houseg To begin with, there IS sufl-
Client scenery in "Tick-Tack-Toe' 20
equip half a dozen elaborate musical
comedies. 10 is gorgeous and elaborate
scenery. ranging from the orange and
blue gigantic lozenges considered high
art in stagedom. 90 an automat restaur-
ant. Chop Suey cabaret. an employ
ment onlcc, and the interior OF a cook
stove
Nine chickens were in the cook-stove
--ah, nowi we're getting TO the real in
terest OF the show. II IS distinctly a
rlrl-show. with any quantity Of really
pretty and really young "chickens." one
man in he audience murmurcd, What
portion OF chicken do you prefer?' The
answer given was not "a wing There
were many in the audience who Won
dered II tho Sennett bathing birls had
not been exchanged by mistake for the
comedy chorus.
However, the chorus was not exten-
slvely cosiumed, the members mado up
fof 1t BY a change OF costume or near
cosiume about every five minutes. Take
ihe whole evening, and their clothing
iolAlled several tons Of silks and satins.
The players must have heard about
sussex county, as several Of the chorus
rad vaccination plasters on thelr dim
pied arms and. er-on the stage.
Here's a Zip 90 the men who Ike to
be fussed over by a pretty fairy in a
certain amount Of pink satin and span
sles;-get an end seat downstairs To-
night. 40 one part OF the play flock
Of beautiful manicurlsts dance up the
plsyheuse aisles, polishing with buner,
sil the masculine nails within reach.
The men up In the balcony nearly fell
over The railing while this was go
ms on.
STick-Taek- Toe Is frankly a bur
lesquc on the modern musical play, and
as such Is undeniably clever. Have
plenty Of pretty girls, but don't allow
Tie audience TO DO any thinking and
vou are. bound 20 succeed" is the |
reospes given by one Of the charac-
tefs.5
al HIHtutuo hVNtttd WNo o. co4' "a /
ciseckers played with human check
ers. the dainty maidens "leap-frogging'
through the game.
Thelast scene was an attractive con- |!
struction OF a country cottage. The
chorus lassie house" walked upon the
scene. followed by a second maiden as
an apple-roe. and six pretty girls with
gfoen-saiin. daisy trimmed capes, VINO
promptly transformed themselves into
q lavn A living gate and Towering
shrubs completed tho artistic ensem-
bio.
Another pretty scene was the poppy
dance. with Jay Gould and Hattie Darl-
ing IN a dance-duet against a startling !
BACKGROUND OF living poppies. Hattie
Darling also gave a clever vlolin-dance. |
ono Of the Joyous advents Of the
cYening was tiny white camel trot- |
ting around the stage presumably In |
search of an oasis A French toy poodle /
beast The minstrel number was in /
sistently encorded in spite Of the late
ness OF the hour.
Herman Tmberg author. producer
and actor, w9s one Of the busiest and I
best Of the principals. Others who were |
both talented and oleverly comic were \
Georse Mayo, Jay Gould. Leland Marsh, |
j. Gilfoil and William Bence. Pre-emi- |
nent among the charmlngly vivacious |
women in the cast We're Flo Lewis, |
Pearl Eaton, Hattie Darling and Delphle
Daughn.
4 delay on the railroad caused late
arrival OF scenery, and late start 10 the |
per formaDce. but nobody went home |
early-on that account.
There VIII be a matinee and last per- |
There was too much 10 the show 10 |
relate IN one review. but enough has /
been given to tell what the show Is like. |
Torrance tonight.