The Washington times., 1921-11-14
THE CAST.

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Jack Barton. ........ Rowland Woodruff
Marcel Poisson. ..............vi Vic Casmors
FRANK TinRey ............. Frank rinney
Customs Inspector. ........... Tom OHare
Native Boatman. Vincent Townsend
Dance Specialties:
Frances Grant and Ten Wing
Mary Haun and Galdin q. ySedano
a slave. ........... Jerome klrkian
i hhs R '.''.'..;nn..L Leo Shs I :
The Sacred Horse. .Capers Himself
Even through the application of
the severely critical test of the re-
Elections made in the cold, gray
dawn OF dank November morning.
1t Is impossible to dismiss the con-
viction that Tickle Me-" presented at
Polls last night by the effervescent
Frank Kinney and support. ranks
high AMONG the seasons productions
OF its kind. Unless Washington the
atergoers are lamentably lacking in
appreciation. this historic old hous.
Will he taxed to Its capacity through.
out the week
Washington always has had a warm
spot in it's collective heart for Frank
Tinney. but even his worst enemies.
II such there be. must perforce con.
TESS that he has a real entertain.
ment and one that departs from the
conventional lines of the average re.
view In search of novelty. Frank
just to- make the folks feel at home,
appears in the first scene i'm black
face. but throughout the remainder
of the show his classic features are
unadorned by the burnt cork makeup
through which he first gained fame.
Tickle Me" starts off In coast
moving picture studio and threatens
to have a regular plot. when II Is dis.
covered that the entire company must
so to Thibet in order to film n scene
called for by the scenario. But while
the aforesaid plot persists In bobbing
up from time to time. nobody seems
to bother much about II.
1t Is while in that mystic land that
the rites OF the ceremony OF the
sacred bath are performed. which by
the way is one OF the most startling
and novel offerings that could be
wished for. Alluring as it's title Is, be
1t ssid that the particular kick IL con-
tains lies not so much in dearth OF
costume as in the remarkable ef-
feet produced by huge. seething bill
lows of just plain soap suds which
foam and bubble throughout the scene
and are parted just for moment to
permit the appearance OF dainty
COrypnee VINO, ApnIOuiee-hhe' eiucisSS
from their froth.
Musical numbers there are many.
and most Of them possess unusually
tuneful qualities. But the particular
outstanding hit does not make its ap-
rearance until down toward the end
Of the performance, when eight win
some young women selected from the
choir sang again and again to the
.uneful strains of IF a Wish Could
Make 1t So"
Other popular numbers were Then
Love Began" by Rowland Woodruff
and Doris Arden; Until You Say
Good Bye" by Lillian Ring. and the
Frank Tinney. Doris Arden specially
number. Broadway Swell and Bow
cry Bum"
Dance specialties Of an unusual sort
were offered by Francis Grant and
Ten Wing. and Mary Haun and Galdin
Sedano, not overlooking the fact that
both principals and chorus In addition
frequently displayed unusual talent
in the art Of Terpsichore.
Tickle Me" has all the elements
that combine to make a production Of
it's type successful and the power of
it's appeal will undoubtedly be felt at
the box office throughout its stay
here.