The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-11-02
Mr.. Dillingham; Produces a
Bright, Entertaining and
Amusing Play.

Charles Dillingham; presented at the
Globe Theatre last night musical
comedy that tempts to reviewer to let go
with whoop. One feels justified in re-
ferring to it, in the words of one OF the
characters, as a 'lalapaloosa" Good
Morning. Dearie' would entertain any
one. even before breakfast.
The new product OF that pennant
winning combination, Jerome Kern and
Anne Caldwell, cor tains the best of
everything that any one could wish for
1t might be called the department store
musical comedy. First OF all, II is
pervaded by that spirit of daintiness--
dainty frocks, a sp-ightly elfin chorus
and charming setting-that Mr.. billing
ham stamps so clearly on his musical
shows that 1t is reaiiy waste of space
to say Charles Dillingham; presents
Then Miss Caldwell has caught the
current operetta fashion of telling a
story which is lifting musical comedy
out of its swaddlng clothes OF mere
silks and satins and dimpled knees. The
plot here is so good that it actually
thickens. Briefly, 1t concerns wealthy
young man who falls in love with a
girl who works In a costume shop
offering Just a suggestion OF Irene"
which. however. is snuffed out as
quickly as 1t Is born, for the story fol-
lows its own curves.
The working girl has a crook lover.
who steals other persons Jewels but
objects TO having the pearl of his heart
purloined. In Chinatown dance hall
Hariand Dixon. as the tough. and Oscar
Shaw. as the lover. have a fight so
spirited the movies would be proud of
It. Shaw's hair is badly mussed and
for a moment he forgets to smile
Then RoseMarie masquerades at the
ball Of her lovers sister, pretending she
Is the girl to whom the aristocratic
young man is really engaged, in order to
save the guests gems from her criminal
sweetheart, appearing as society
dancer and expressing himself much
more cleverly with his feet than with his
tongue. After such enterprise grateful
playwright could do nothing less than
marry off the youths fiancee TO his
cousin and award him to the girl.
Another feature--and perhaps this
should be precedent to al others--is the
music, which can be smoothly Hitting
and again so engagingly TRICKY II would
make a pup wriggle his ears with 10y.
Kern If about the only composer who
can write blues" that ought to be al
lowed in the home-hc proves II again
in blue Danube Blues"--and in Way
Down Town" Every Girl" Good
Morning. Dearie." and Mclean Papa"
he has tunes that are bound TO find their
way over the whistle route to the very
desert places.
In Easy Pickns," divertingly sung BY
IL
Scanned. and in other bits Of crook satire
throughout the evening. MIR. Dillingham;
might find an echo of his own recent
jewelry loss. hut Mayor Hylan himself
would enjoy the references 10 New York
as a thieves paradise. Such magic can
Miss Caldwell work with her fetching
.yrics, at their best in Didn't You Be
lIeve." while her jokes were always
colloduial and required no explanations
between husbands and wives.
Dancing was another dominant note.
with most OF the feminine honors going
to Miss Louise Groody. featured In the
stellar cast, whose voice wasn't remark
able. carried everything before her with
her FREELY vivacity and her unflagging
grace in dancing, Ike a schoolgirl at her
first prom" Also. with Mr.. Shaw. che
established the record for the standing
broad kiss.
Mr.. Dixon. besides giving real i'm
TO his underworld charac-
ter, delighted with his air eff wondering
how his dancing legs got that way.
Kent shivered entertainingly, Miss Ada
Lewis. Miss Marie Callahan and the
Darling Twins scored, while Maurice
and Leonora Hughes had their graceful
moment and the Sunshine Girls, younger
sisters TO the London Palace Girls. made
a real impact with their splendid en-
scmble numbers.