Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
THE PLAYGOER'S
WEEKLY TALK

VAAAAHa
,,rrp some weeks OF a light market
A - nio vhouse novelties, frst-nighters
mhoppsav will be able TO shop around
again Aonss org. the xoaat,SiS ShG,SGs sfS Broadp y
terry pnsoSnr,edy, Adam and Eva" Adel-
smart cure" revue, "The Whirl Of the
phil ,Chestnut), and a brand-new
Iopa Iowma "Nemesis' tGarrick), which had
ts premiere this week esesieSs,ion as " have not not
t.sn G divuged locally.
>EpARTUREs from the established
u ,rIes Of playwritlng are said TO be
. =, n,er" with signal success IN george
.puGtoSsn's production of Rita Weiman's 8
Mssus,Jai M play, The Acdulttal Loca,
p.ysosTs are eth e sSs %,IeH fne Harrsan tson
progqHdward). Chrystal Hernc daughter
Q, o, lanes AS. and George Parsons as the
ri - Is called "the last word In sus-
pense and surpr,se, 81 ana sn eone
s,DntIv nIgI astonished by quick turns in the
poatTbe Acaulttal" has another peculiar.
uv-each of the three acts ends IN
II2orce There Is no excited speech,
sneVb VtbrobbIng climax. no violent action
no no the curtain sinks slowly, The closing
.s.ns as ma Of each act is a thinking, not
'speaking" one. The entire perform
srce is marked by repression in acting.
Tbs voices are rarely raised above a
aI.nnV,ersatIonal anV tone. There Is no loud
ggoonion,ation, no crescendo In even the
..nsest scenes. So the work has been
rsai novelty In play production. The
story is skillfully told. betraying tn, tne
na ma many guesses have been made that
ss tbs versatile Mr.. Cohan, who has so
oW.n proved his ability at polishing up
Days, also put his practiced hand to
'The Acauttal."
oNE OF tho seasons charming diver
" s,ons Of the theatre, according to
critics IN other cities. is the Guy Bolton
and George Middleton comedy Of Amerii..
can home life. Adam and Eva" II
.stirizes the fads and weaknesses of
The smart society set and the idle rich.
James King. a wealthy widower, Is
money and engulfed with monthly noun
tains Of bills incurred by his family. each
member being a wasteful and thought
less ider. ,.,
ness trip to South America and instructs
his young business manager, Adam
smith. to run and direct his family and
household affairs az he would any other
business assignment. Smith, for his
part brisky proceeds to obey ytsntIon these
10 detail. He curtails allowances and
cancels charge accounts with a firm and
indscriminate hand, thereby causing
riot and pandemonium In the family
Not content with merely this, he further
charges. old and young. by convincing
them that the King fortune has been
entirely wiped out in a furry of the
stock market, thus making, the earning
Of money by these erstwhile dwellers
in the lap Of luxury an absolute neces-
sity. The manner in which they al
SET about to work and become earnest
and faithful members of the toll lers
through divers mediums of poultry, hab.
erdashery and insurance policies, and
how they succeed and ultimately find
contentment and happiness formerly
unknown and undreamed of Is the story
Of the play. The compay is headed
BY Molly Mcintyre. William Boyd, Ber.
ION Churchill, Percy Waram and Diantha
Pattison.
GEORGE II. CoIIAN'S most impor-
" tant production of the season, which
will be. given its first metropolitan
presentation. is Nemesis" new Amer
lean drama from the pen of Mr.. Angus
tus Thomas, dean OF American play
wrlghts. Emmett Corrigan has the lead
ing role, supported by carefully Sc
lected cast Of associate players Among
the more important members of this
notable company may be mentioned
Miss Carlotta Monterey, In the leadnt
feminine role; Pedro De Cordoba, Flea
ror Woodruff. John Craig, Marie Gof
and Robert Cummings, remembered her
as a charter member of the Orpheun
stock. The cast o, totals stwenty-eigh
characters. Rehearsals have been II
progress for the last month under th
personal direction of Mr. Thomas ant
Mr Tho rlav fa In fpIif. n pt
and six scenes. No hint as to the plo
has been dlvulged. but the story Ia sal,
by those in the know to be by far tn
most intense and vital drama this dis
tingus playwright has ever. con
trived. with a problem that Will un
doubtedly provoke worldwide discus
sion. 1t bears on decided departur
from what Is now considered infallibl
evidence in every court Of law In Amer
lea and Europe.
"THE WHIKL OF THE TOWN. will
= be sIgnalized by a return to pre-
war admission charges, although II Is
production OF magnitude.
The reduction in prices has. It Is de
cIared. In no way impaired the presen
tation of a typical Shubert musica
show. II even boasts of more lavish
ness than many productions of a sim
liar nature seen here thi. season.
notable cast of principals has been In
cuded in potpourri of music AM
mrth boasting of two acts and twenty
nve scenes
THE WhIrl of the Town" Is from tn
pen OF Harold Atteridge. with music b
Jean schwartz, whose composItional &C
complishments are we'll known to tn
playgoers of this city. The costumin
OF the piece is the work of Frenc
modistes' with a bevy of beautiful girl
10 enhance It.
The cast OF principals includes Mile
Anna Codes, of the Folies Berger,
Paris Brendel and Burt. Jimmy Hus
sey, George Price, Clarence Nord
ssIIom, William Moran and Clarenc
PHILADELPHIA stay-at-homcs thl
summer are to have some theatrica
entertainment. Moreover, they will b
gwen an opportunity of being the frs
10 pass on a number of new plays
FIRST nights are to be such in all sens
OF The term, for Lawrence Shubert Law
renee, manager of the Lyric Theatr,
VINO mas taken a summer lease on tina
paEhouse, Is at present signing up tn
ECsrg best available actors and actresse
aor resident company of players I
Sha, SNe nrSt productions on any stage {
What TO him and his advisers look TO b
'ne pig possible hits of next season
What the Authors Guild, the Prov
pmSeto"n and the Washington Squar
layers OF New York; the MorosCo Co
on the coast the Craig Players, of Bos
.Un and like organizations have don
Sma ua are doing for tho stage and III
HnoWn authors, Mr.. Lawrence and III
Hyrc Players propose to do here.
mere VIII be n number of well-know
names IN the list of players. Whencve
10 deemed advisable special engage
m,ITn's mIn OF stars for the creation of role
MlIl DO arranged. Popular prices wi
be charged.
WHAT do opulent movie stars do wit
their gains? We can't answer thi
rnery Tor all OF them but Milln1