Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-14
"AlLADOARD" 4
BIG SUCCESS
Local Talent Scores NJ Be-
fore Crowded House al
the Majestic

NV ~ NAANHEZ"M ~ MN"A E"NNNN"NN
ance Of FAN Aboard" The fsrcical
musical comedy STAGED 81 the Males-
tic theatre under h auspices % the
Perth Amboy 0irls Club Tor h ben
ent OF Y. W. G. A thorouFhiy
amazed and fully gratinsa. Under
the direction OF George Miloe 81
John y. Roger Producins Company,
iI5 local people rsnsing IN yesfs
from children Of ten up 10 youns
men and women banded tossthsf
only three weeks 8 and with con
centrated en0rt m~aterlslized int
tho huge cast who worked together
in fullest c~oopesstion ana won for
themselves score OF hearty ovssfcns
that were 90 well deserved.
choruses. solos. duets dancir
and hearty good humor. all clsverl}~
woven into plot which was both real
and hoyel covered two full hours Of
pies, supplemented by the scores Of
supporters. all played their parss &c
though born 70 the stage.
On the deck of the q. \. Florida
Billy Brady, played by Fenby W.
Scott. loses his four false teeth. and
knowing the aversion OF Beatrice
sloane. played by Lucille oliver. 80
any such foreign matter In the
mouth, in his attempt 10 keep the
W. 9t1aAAtNA AnAN
property enlists the aid OF his med
dlesome sister, Dorothy. played by
Claire Pfeiffer. and wins the hearty
disfavor OF naughty Mrs. sloane. his
s~weetheart's mother, played by Dor
othy Haddon. With complications
deepened by Johnny Thomas. q coll
lege boy. the sdmirer OF Dorothy
Brady. played by John Stocked; Car-
tain Kidd. played by Louis Booz,
and Jennie. the Swedish stewardess
played by Muriel Haney; Eilwood
johnson, as Alexander Z. Phone.
lent humorous color" 10 the entire
situation while John Redwood and
Robert Menaker as Barney Kehl
and Bull Works. eccentric sailors.
supplemented the principles.
Mrs. Oliver a a very charm
ing, petulant daughter. an interest
ing sweetheart and her changing
moods were cleverly brought out.
while her vocal solos were fully APP
I preciated and won much favor.
Miss Pfeiffer, a typical meddlc-
some sister could have done nothing
more to perfect her part and her In
nocent tormenting of her unfortu-
nate brother was m of the most
attractive parts of the show. Miss
Pfeiffer's voice was at its best and
she was forced 10 respond to several
ncores
Miss. Haddon assumed eve
ounce of dignity of which an arisy1
tocratic mother is capable and until
she loses her false teeth is perfec-
ton in that role. The change
brought about by a mouth. shorn of
it's highest achievement of the den
tai art evoked unrestrained laughter
from all parts of the house. and
Miss Haddon was proclaimed as n
of the stars of the show.
Muriel Haney could not be SUR
passed as in her character part OF
the Swedish stewardess and en-
HANGED by an outlandish costume, a
rich Swedish accent and a thorough
sense of humor, received great ova-
| tons.
Fenby Scott. bursting with love.
handicapped by his inability TO pro-
nounce the name Of his loved n
Beatrice" or any other word which
contained an IS" because of the ac-
cidental loss of his four front teeth.
distracted by the condition, the in
c~onsiderate consideration of his sis
ter, the rumors of his quadruple
| life and the GOODNESS of his sweet
heart and her mother tears about
tho stage in particularly fine part.
manifesting his misery with decid-
ed facility. Mr.. Scott's voice was
| also in fine trim and his rendition
| of Sweetheart in Every Port" and
| his duet with Miss Pfeifer. Anti
dotes," won over the house.
Ellwood johnson black of face ar
rayed in garments all colors OF the
rainbow, a veritable pack horse. a
porter Of decided distinction proved
himself a Thorough comedian. En-
tirely At home on the stage, obliv-
ious to the hundreds OF critics be-
fore him, Mr.. Johnson sang and
laughed his way through the pro-
duction with original humor that
was one of the biggest hits Of thee
night. The touching manner In
which he received his liberal bou-S
quet of rich, red, roses. made of the
finest card board. took down the
house and the ~appreeiative audi
ence was still heartily laughing as
they filed their way out OF the the
atre.
Louis Booz was IN ideal Captain
Kidd. His inherent humor and
amusing dignity were a source OF
great merriment and his handling
Of difficult situations was particularly
we'll done.
AS an ~auctioneer of lost teeth Mr..
Bcoz could not be surpassed and his
efforts for the betterment of Perth
Amboy, particularly in raising funds
for a new depot proved most sue
cessful-on the stage.
John Stocked was a typical college
boy and his \indignance over Billy
Brady's black deeds committed in
his former life was cleverly portray
ed. Mr.. Stocked also proved a finish
ed suitor and was most pleasing IN
his duet.
John Redwood and Robert Men
aker, hornpiped their way into the
good graces of the entire audience.
AS h%ideously attractive sailors. they :
executed a difficult dance to perfec
ton and their humorous originality Y
as little touches of fun lent additional
color to the play.
The nan groups, the majority or
which also did many difficult steps
were all perfectly trained ana as at
tractively costumed cabin boys. tour
lists, yachting girls and sailor boys,
sailor girls. bashful bees. fishing
girls, overall girls, antidotes, sea
nymphs and water witches formed
a mass of colors and rythm that was
a wonder to the audience.
Mrs. Helen Michaels scored a big
deck her familiar n with unfa-
miliar words, appropriately applied
to Perth Amboy proved particularly
amusing.
Miss Helen Macmillan m. at the
piano, deserves much credit and to
her is ascribed the honor of being
one of the biggest assets in the sue
cess of the affair.