Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-08
THE PLAYGOER'S
+ WEEKLY TALK

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MONDAYS only incoming novelty will
Avl be Not So Long Ago" "a romantic
fantasy of youth and love II covers
the same ground. but with All entirely
oinerent step and pace as Mrs. Whar.
IONS THE Age OF Innocence" But
while the novel is satiric and rich in
its authors .pungencies and pognan.
sles, tnis little play of the same envi-
ronment, New York city of twosCore
years ago Is sentimental and romantic
"MoNslEUR BEAUCA1RE" Is an
lu authentic specimen OF operetta
which is distinguished from what we
call musical comedy in that the solos
choruses and concerted numbers are
part of the dialogue and forward the
action. Like opera comique. of which It
Is variant ir not dImnutive, It has
DOTH spoken and Vocalized dialogue.
The classic opera comique calls for
incidental music which is suggestive
OF the narrative, and in this Andre Mes
sager has found himself in sympathy
with the Booth Harrington tale. The
book was provided by Frederick Ions.
dale and the lyrics by Adrian Ross.
who have happily preserved the glamour
with which Mr.. Harrington invested
his story.
fashionable life at Bath toward the
close of the eighteenth century with
It's gamesters, gallants, duelists, pos
eurs and grand manners, have afforded
tale that in its very nature calls for
music-music Of delicately sentimental
and rocco order that Messenger has
provided. An interest OF point about
the score Is its echoes of old English
rounds, glees, minuets and dittieS, not
conscious limitations of national"
school, but haunting recollcctions Of n
"no I think it should take three
- years TO propose and be accepted "
Well, Mr. Hvmer and MIR Shipman |
thought so when they wrote our play. !
and East Is West IS too good play
for me TO criticize Besides I Ike my |
Job i was Robert Robert, speaking
N his dressing room at the Chestnut Of |
his marriage TO Maude Fulton. dancer. |
actress and playwright
However, I will say II didn't take
me that long-only ten davs in fact
ana I was married in less than three
weeks But Massachusetts requires a
mstrimony up a bit
Yes, NE we're marhed in Massachu-
sets and only couple of weeks ago.
but ! must say In all fairness that IN
one way Il wasn't as sudden as II al,
seemed, though I'm not relinquishing
Meude Fulton some (but it doesn't mat.
ter how long ago. in st. Louis.
Il used to see her across the foot
served person and seemed to avoid
seems me at all times She was pos
sbly just avoiding an abstract arro-
sance, but ! was egotistiCal enough 70
take !. personally. and in fact I'm still
. little sensitive over one instance,
though she assures me she didn't know
Y was ]. She had a big scene to write
chat particular night. Anyhow, it was
IN t1r nd I ,,1a |
"Brewsters Millions" Rock and Full
ton were at Keith's. I had birthday
and party. 1t started out to be a
dinner with Billy and Mrs. Rock. Then
last minute Miss Fulton sent her re.
grets by Mrs. Rock, and IL proceed
rom there l got sore and vowed Ia
get the lady for refusing to come
"'The mills of the gods you know.
That was over ten years ago. I'm not
I revengeful man. but when she came
20 Boston in The Humming Bird" a
few weeks ago said now is my
chance. ] had been playing there in
East Is West" for twelve weeks and
Sad my gang all around me, so J
black derby. and that's that. It's a
terrible price TO pay for declining an
invitation, and she says she'll never re-
huse another from me
a DO->AID bNiAN sang to the world
n IN TIE Girl From Utah" The.
Wouldn't Believe It." not even vher
he .Selwyns themselves declared that
'Suddes has divorced him from, ire
futty.rufaes musical comedy in which
ae has been singing and dancing his
role IN FLO! odora" That because the
vor;d ara his wife got - into their
heads that there IS no correlation be.
tWeen Straight comedy and, the sort Ct
thew |
srtan feet do So They Wouldn't Ee-
'isve II" when told that the popular
aarcer it.r: - ana S.og singer as one Of he RI.
love story OF Brittany has an h6nest.
'o-goodness romantic role which in no
manner depends on his ninble taet
nor his gift OF song to get over
MITCHELL HARRIS. the lucky mar,
W who wins the lowell heroine OF
Joe Lincolns Cape Cod comedy.
shavings' playing. at the Broad. Is
nssphew Of Maggie Mitchell the delight
= FaPcEsogS P1sgoeTS tbs O. Srcsg generation ago in
also son Of William Harris, %eIj-
remembered al leading man for Edwin
'1csfi2 eooth: ,6tn Young Harris who was prac.
tended to become an actor, and.
strangely enough. his family approved
Most actors, no matter how successful
they. may be; ,Strenuously object to
Men in other professions are usually
glad TO have their sons succeed them.
and so it was with Mitchell Harris
was eGucated' relates the leading
man in "ShavingS," with the idea OF
becoming an actor When 7 was a child
my father chose schools for ME where
! could receive special attention in lit
ertture' the arts, history and languages
Also, had TO study good paintings
completed nv education at Bordentown
Mllttary Academy. My training there