Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-16
THE PLAYGOERS'
WEEKLY TALK

William Fnyersham, at the Adeipnl,
,r,ii contribute his robust presence anu
.nmontc personality to the dcplction
af Miles, the valiant and sturdy man
a. arms in Amelie Kivss drama'iha
~ ~ Mark Twain's THE Prince and
tloh pauncr. - ''The Greenwich Village
iun,,ios inS which agreeably and wlttily
I.;r;ycs tbe moods and tenses-on at
taa, ;n,onseness--o Gotham Latin
p,srter len as we'll as some of its ''nou-
Qu ortistioue" fads and fanctes In
strn,a Vesu and staging, will make the
SsL,,bert stage a revel of light and color.
Ta Tnuh tho Walnut will come The Girl In
;bc Snotlight," :" replete with Victor Her
bnrtinn melody for a return Philadei-
pbia engagement Of one, week only; Inc
ESestnut Street Opera House VIII chd
the season. as u oegan II. WIN u
Grjei,b movie, Dream Street, based
W. Some of Thomas Burkc's Lime
Inrse In Nights (Which was also the
nour no,,rc, Of .'Broksn Blossoms and
ss;d IN be even moro elaborate than
"Woy Down East" its predecessor at
the house. -
r IKE the reading--even more like the
/ rrbcaring-of lwell-loved fairy
,,,o wo,I told is William Faversliam's
nroduction Of the good Mark Twain $
P,Tbc Prince and tho Pauper. the
,,arv of how Tom Canty, the beggar,
cbanreJ places with Edward. Prince of
Wales. later Edward VI. the boy
King of England. 1t is a fairy story
that may Mt first impulse cause one t1
scoff as stuff to thrill the youthtn'
and those Of simple minds too easily
s,tissod in the theatres. But really 1t
nroyos tale that soon brings one to
q mood to listen to and enjoy. The
audience secs young Tom Canty escape
a heating by running away. Next secs
Kim brought into the palace grounds by
tbe command Of the young prince he so
rreatly rescmbled. Then the prince
comce out in Toms rags and Is thrown
INTO the street ms an impostor. Young
Edward then hies back to the bcggars
rcighborhood and is seen saved from the
rourhs ~ '"Tighting" Miles Hen
don, Ones goosefcsh ill rise against
recently redonned flannels when he is
most realistically choked by Mad An
thonv. Finally spectators will see
syrrything set straight as straight can
bo by the boy king, with NJ les made
sencralissimo Of all the kings armies
and Tom Canty's mother and sister
providcd for so long as they and their
descendants live.
NNE of Victor Herbert's musical
" succosses since "Mllc. Modiste.'
"Thp Girl in the Spotlight" was SEEN
NJ the Forrest in the early part of the
season and has since toured the roun-
try. MANY Of the numbers are already
familiar to PHILADELPHIA theatrcgoers.
Including ~ Can Not Sleep. Dear.
without Dreaming of You" There 8
q Tender Look in Your Eyes and
~ Il l., ha Gnnt1tnhtf
differs from tho ordinary run of musical
comedies from the fact that there Is n
real story to the piece. Also it has
fresh clean comedy and brilliant com
positions BY Mr.. Herbert.
At the opening performance Monday
night Mr.. Herbert will conduct the
symphony orchestra.
TNHE Bohemians present "Grecnwich
1 Village Follies.' their second Re
rusical Comedy" Of New York; Latin |
Quarter. Greenwich Village Follics'
Is described as n musical production of
amazing gorgcousness in colorful sccn-
cry and costumes and irrepressible
caiety. The imposing display of COS
tunes is said to be not only captivat-
ing in roloring, but original and artis-
tic in design.
The humor. it is hinted. is dis
tinrtly new and has an JUNCTION which |
carries hilarity right over the footlights. 1
One Of the most tnlked-of features Is |
q dance by Margaret Severn IN the
masks which were designed by w. T. |
Benda, noted American artist.
DRANK McGLYNN, portraycr of
i Lincoln in the Drinkwatcr chronicle
all 10 all, Ill.
the great cmancipator to have been |
homcly in appearance. He holds to the |
belief that thp chief inspiration for whnt |
may be called the ''homely theory
came from Lincoln $ political opponents.
whose personal bitterness knew no
bounds. of course. and who labored
constantly to injure Lincoln. Mr.. Me-
GIynn has had unusual opportunity to
form just opinion. for in his study of
the character he has seen dozens of men
and women who knew Lincoln, while ,
be has had access to virtually all the
great collections of Lincolniana extant.
Those who really knew Lincoln" g."
MIR, M",ilynn explained to the Play
goer, have been singularly of one
mind in regard to his appearance. I
nave not met one person who has not
emphasized the point that Lincoln was
lar from ugly in either face or figure.
mat hc was unusually tall. of course.
Is definite But that he had irregular
or coarse features is vehemently denied.
IN ms last few years it is true that his
,aCc became deeply lined and his cheeks
nollow. but that was merely the out
ward sign of the great sorrows and
RESPONSIBILITIES he bore. His lower lip,
y. ~ the opinion of some. was rather too
Al, H.
ana decidedly not the sensual sort
Moreover. ] have found that it is
slnguarIy untrue to speak of Lincoln
as ungainly. have talked to several
men who had reason to see him every
uay IN Observation-Disclosures of the
imiiltary guard-and they all agrce1hat
nlS was markedly free. athletic and
we'll built figure. His walk was char
Ta.'erisucally quick and springy. That
uss was a powerful man muscularly Is,
pl course. demonstrated by his many
lcatS Of athletic strength while n young
man And there is no reason to think
.Eat .hat he ever lost any large degree of
Mr: McGlynn makes his first Lincoln
nv u. Lincoln of the prenomination period
vi lHoo. very strongly favor" the
pnySiognomic type of Southern states
a pplSON YOUNG. of "Zicgfeld
- roIIlcs, is known as the Iron
"an OF that organization. Mr.. Young
y Il .n" genera male undprStudy Of the
pon rm"W ana he is undoubtedly the busiest
III'SHh H. on the payroll of the company.
= nv y IS called frequently to "go on" on
! rev. minutes notice in different role.
~ h'Mltlon to his duties as an under
rmoH rn Mr: Young appears in the follow.
S Sra ulN III the current "Follics." as
\ 'EWn.a Enn. IN the Creation scene" as
sona "' w Here : Ago" he renders a
DIas W the Truly Rural" number.