Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-15

or something.
But, II this coming week seems nc
us all busy. There will be FIVE openin
at the Broad: "The Merry Widow" a
Lyric; Mecca" at the Shubert, and
Lauder) at the Walnut
YOU'D think that one real live play
l. wright would be enough for any
show to carry around with II. In fact.
IL you knew the
Four Plapprighfs temperamcnts Of
In Cast Of some of the play
Dangerous Man" wrights that
It would be impossible for any organ
ization to keep more than one and the
peace at the same time. Yet "A
Dangerous Man. which comes to the
Walnut, boasts four-count 'em
FOUR-all alive and in captivity and
they haven't tried to chaw each other 8
ears off yet.
First. we have Alan Brooks. who is
the leading man with the show. He's
also CO. author. which means that he
and II. w. Pezet. who's with the
show, too, helped each other write il.
Pezet, about a year ago, authored
with Bertram Marburgh In writing
Marrying Money and Marburgh
Will also be among those present at
the Walnut.
Next to Brooks on the bill you Il
find the name Of Harry Wagstaff Crib
bel. who will never be starred because
no manager would spend the money to
put that name in expensive electric
lights. Last year Crlbbcl wrote. THE
Outrageous Mrs. Palmer" which
scored n big success ut the Thirty
nineth Street Theatre in New York.
with Mary Young and Henry L. Dixey
heading the cast. Gribbel went to Alan
Brooks to get Brooks to play the lead
in the show, but Brooks was then busy
putting on his own play. Because of
Helen" at the Punch and Judy. And
this year Brooks got Gribbel in an
unguarded moment and made him sign
on the dotted line.
Gribbel Is Britishcr. but he wore
Yark uniform in the late mix up
and when nc came back he wrote and
staged Lets Beat It, the soldle,
show which bis outfit. the Twenty
seventh Division. cleaned up with at
the Century Theatre in New York.
Then came "The Outrageous Mrs.
Palmer" and then. last August,
our Goldfish CULTURE" which the critics
pronounced so good that nobody would
go to see it. Gribbel's latest is "Fifi. y"
He authored in that. Frances
White opened in 1t in Atlantic City
this week preparatory to taking it to
New York and way stations.
APPARENTLY there's no stoppiny
~ "The Bat" Up at the .idelphi
they've been looking orcr the records of
long runs In this city aud they find
that trenty- ono rccks IS the high
mark. That is, It has been until nor.
But they're simply smiling at that and
advising US to ratch the new high
mark. rhich they crpect to hang up.
But nobody but a confirmed high brOn
riH bcgrudgc EN- their success. As a
piece Of clercr craftsmanship, this mys-
tcry thriller Is entitled TO any medals
they hang on 10.
T IFE was made miserable all day
- Tuesday by lot of chronic first
nighterS dropping in to enthuse about
what cracker jack
We're All Glad play "Mr. Pim' Is
That Mr.. PIN at the Garrick.
Passed This Way Being naturally
tical and generally dyspcptic. pooh
poohed EN- out of the office. Then. in
self defense determined to sec the
show myself and point out all it's faults
and saw LOT Of clever, nm. stage stuff
about fem and make nm ~ ncoplo who
Get entbmsiastic
:. ;u,. D..
90 l sa" u luesaay nisht, ous out
tnete must nave oeen solnetItns thg
matter win me because couldn I ma
the taultS' 80 l went again next day.
Mebbe by next week III be able to
think of something cutting TO say about
it. But not just now. Every time l
try it / laugh myself out of the mood
over the memory of some of the lines
or the business In the comedy.
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