Evening star., 1921-11-07
NATI0NAL-Elsie Janis and ssHer
Gang"

II requires -FOUR well-f1lled pages in
the program to describe Elsie Janis
Gang" and to give tho briefest out
line of what they do. so that review
for the cursory reader must neces-
least to some extent.
Everybody who goes to the theater
knows Elsie Janis and what she can
do. Well, she shows how Ethel Barry
more would act in a Fannie krice
offering. and reverses the process by
showing how Fanny would do Miss
Barrymore's part in DE Classe."
Then she shows how Sam Bernard
would act as Broadway traffic COP,
how Jack Norworth sings song, and
other things besides in the way Of
mim1cry that cannot be surpassed.
One OF her strikingly effective offer
ings Is French song In the sketch
Montmarte, which is as good as
fTette Guilberts best, and then some.
Ihere are many other things allotted
oy MISS Janis to herself. for she
wrote the show, as we'll as staged
and produced 1t. in addition to moth-
ering her gang" of former "oyer-
seas soldiers" who looked her up IN
New York when she returned ard
eo'a ner' to use the language Of one
or them. they hadn't gone back fo
work: they were still acting Mar.
~ all OF them are: some as typical
musical revue lovers with sweet song
singing voices. handsome faces ara
an the tricks Of the trade, and Others
are comedians that never fail in thew
enorts to amuse. Between them thew
nps .ne large audience last night
to guffaws e'''eS
AND then Elsie has with her m IL.
reslstible feminine contingent. ,nc,ud-
ing The Eight Bobs," and ron hsvs
TO see the "Bobs" to appreciate how
.d,. Ihe entertainment which Miss Janis
aonits did not cost her 100000. che
cause II she had that amount She
would not spend it on herself, at least
that way" is called by her a revne
Maybe its name is Let's Co" hmf
even that is doubtful. There ia no
aount: however. that it is filled with
enJoyaole sng speciaities. sketches, scenes
ana wnatnot, and that it holds an au-
dlence close on to three hours without
Defng tired. It should be added. and
that without any intention Of reflect
ing upon the efforts Of the soldier
boys who have come here in previous
acts. that the "gang" Is some gang
and that Miss Janis has presented fhan,
at their very best. It is not a gang
Of femininely costumed boys who ane
the stage soubrette and the chorns
All but one are assigned to "he roles"
and the one with the "she role"-good-
at that-has nothing on them, to use
a colloquialism.
The plot-oh, there is a plot. Miss
Janis said so. It has something to do
with love being cure for discontent.
1t sneaks In and out Of the enter
tainment throughout the evening and
hides when q big. patriotic finale is
sprung at the close Of the show.
It is hardly fair to single Nout the
entertainers, and 1t would be, like
wise, hardly fair not to mention the
good work Of some Of them, especiaIiy
yurien Thayer. who sings very we'll:
Gus Shy. who plays all sorts Of parts.
and Charlie Lawrence. who, too late
for the made-up show. Is permitted
to entertain between acts until the
lights 60 out Charlie was one OF the
big hits Of the evening. W. Dornfield
also is good, with his painless
magic" Elisabeth Morgan. q dancer.
stands out in her line and "The Eight
Bobs" are always good-but it is
simply impossible to point out all the
good things Some space must be
saved for preliminary news Of the
limitation of armament conference.