The New York herald., 1921-10-05
.Operetta Delightfully."- Sung at
Opening Of the Globe
Theatre Season.


Miriam Chariot. Misc Carolyn Thombs6n
Madame Chariot. Miss Katharine Stewart
.ucna.a hoinsr. Fred Astaire
| Ahne Mt ray. ,......., .Miss Adele Aetaire
fnilip Detma. John Charles Thomas
| Waiter.. ...s................. Elliott Roth
| nus BOY. .................... Roger Davis
Marie. .....................M Niles Alice Brady
Gina. na...'................ Miss Irma IrvsRs
| zena. Miss Dorothy Irving
ncsty Parker. er.............. Miss Jane CAtroil
AMBASSADOR. Tom Fitzpatrick
En.embie-sl!ssss Pessy brady Sophie
Lucille Darling. Betty Darling. Alma
Orange. Hazel Donnelly. Marjorie Toc6ney
Frisco Devsrc. jill Middleton. Dorothy
Brown. Marcy Griffith. Mildred Morgan.
| Lorraine Sherwood. Muriei Cort. MarsArst
| Norris. Marie Francis. Marguerite DrApsr.
| Gwendo,yn Gordon. Lillian Kent Marion
Donneliy. MAZDA Harries. Pearl Eaton.
Roger Davis. Lester ostrandsr. Donald
Rowan. william Murray. Joe McGurgan
/ Drake Smith. william Freeman. Elliott
Roth. Eugene Elliott.
1.-THE Love Letter" In which John
Charles Thomas reached the top notes
Of a star for the nrst time last night at
the Globe Theatre. was Charles B. Dill
inghams' first sweeping gesture Of the
on to indicate that no has not totally
lorsaken for dramatic production the
musical play field. in which he has come
to inherit the crown. This operettA put
the spectator In the attitude of one who
is looking at family album collection
of glowing and variegated pictures while
! the phonograph plays John Charles
Thomas records IN supsrphonograph
| way. =
Thomas himself In his varied roles
he had an opportunity to display HIS
versatility In no less than five different
haracters-suggested first a young
woman's portrait Of her beau ideal Of
! light opera star. hand-colored and hab-
tied in tho clothes that all college boys
envy. sAs 81.
Next he was an impressive and eye
filling Meissonier picture Of soldier.
kind OF blond Napoleon. Then he was
the most fascinating. cavalier swash-
buckier' Of Italian grand opera one can
fancy adorning with his photograph a
| music store window.
Again he was a servant one Of those
golden liveried :ackeys with magnificent
ly modelled legs one secs depicted IN
English magazines. Finally ne was q
gentleman In most dashing evening
clothes. such 20 appears in the better
class Of cigarette advertisements.
Voice Of Golden Quality.
But no matter how varied his attire.
and no matter how diversified his char
acterization--and he did differentiate
his parts with skill that is uncommon
on the musical comedy stage-one could
have identified him blindfolded because
OF his undisguisa BILE voice In the songs
he sang throughout the evening. always
to tumultuo1s acclaim, nothing could
keep that voice. with It's golden quality.
incognito. s
Miss Carolyn Thompson as the young
woman whom he loved before he went
seeking his fortune four years before
reminded one. in tho clarity and sweet
ness Of her features and the shimmering
smooth texture Of her fre gowns, OF a
Coles Phillips girl. The sprightly Miss
Marjorie 0ateson could pose for any mag
axine cover. Fred and Adele Astaire
might have been taken In their eccen-
trio dance characters from the quaint
cartoons of Maxieid Parrish. and VIII
West was Tony Sargs drawings Of
Irwin Cobb to the life but minus tho
cigar.
When Jseph Urban's superb settings
weren't breathing the atmosphere Of an
artistic poster on the Century magazine
they were redolent Of the daintine,s, the
The latter was true in the second act,
which alone would be enough to lit any
musical play to the heights where dwell
only the spirits OF the blest, say. and the
ziegfeld ''Follies."
The Settings Beautiful.
That scene. the second and the longer
division of the second act came aftsr
first act which. while II bewitched with
It's enchanting and spacious Urban set
ting Of unique restaurant-it's too
bad that one can't actually spiritualise
food by eating II In one OF the fairy
grots that Urban siyly designs for
restaurant--gave no hint OF the fire.
works in store. Then came the ball
scene probably the most astonishing
manifestation Of beauty this season.
which kept one from mourning too BIT
teriy the departure from the same house
Of the 'Follies.''
There were bizarre silver statues rear
ing themselves with humorous mon
strosity and yet barbaric loveliness,
there were stairs that glimmered with
ECid like a milky way pathway to the
second story OF the sky. there were
melting lavender curtains at the sides
kept before ones mind that a dream was
being presented in a sumptuous fashion
to strike Freud dumb In the midst Of an
analysis. .
Through this exquisite setting wended
dream ladies in enchanting and original
costume creations by Alice O'Neiii. while
the phantom lover Of the dreaming girl
constantly dened the Jealous business
man to whom she was engaged. for
you've guessed it--this was THE Phan-
tom RIVAL" bedecked with. purple and
fine music. William lie Baron In con-
triving the libretto has discreetiy
adapted Franz Molnar's original. and
while most of the satire has been
eliminated he has achieved a bit of
magic In casting the dream ball IN the
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