The New York herald., 1921-05-24
"Sun-Kist," From
West, Gives East a
Hilarious Night
California Players Win En-
thusiastic Applause From
Audience at Globe.

"Sun-kist," a musical extravaganza
and Marco propelled into the Globe The
atre last night, was one of those thea
trical attractions which come in like a
lamb and go out like lion, roaring with
esty hardly to be expected of native
sons. But it won't go unnotced long
not IL the audience last night have
tongues as loud as their hands.
Most OF the spectators appeared to be
members OF the movie clan for 1t had
become known that all the players in the
company were guaranteed to be products
or pure California sunshine and that they
would travesty the Hollywood movie coll
ony as only one of the family could. So
most of those present applauded with
the friendliest intentions and found
themselves presently. to their own sur
prise. clapping and laughing because
they really liked the performance. Here
was summer show that actually enter
tanned instead Of adding to the sutriness
A large part of the hilarious laughter
was due TO Nelson and Chain, two
young men who, like most of the prin-
cipals. had run the gantlet of vaude-
VILE AS applicants for jobs in the
diverting movie Office scene they were
worth a whole pack of laughing hy-
onas.
Chain sang parody of a popular
song that started the audience singing
with him whenever they could get their
breath. Nelson performed an eccentric
dance with Donald Kerr that stopped
the show. even If 1t resulted in an un-
premeditated fall at the finish that
nearly stopped his face. Donald Kerr,
who has appeared here before but never
disclosed the truth about his Western
origin, had a few limbs to fling around
In a highly spontaneous and exuberant
manner that won him an ovation.
1t can readily be seen from the fore
going remarks that the piece belongs to
the type of production in which special
ties are strung along. and it's every one
for himself, while no one even puts in
a bid for the authorship of the pseudo
book" and the music is frisked from
the current hits.
All the performers put such vim and
speed and gay abandon into their pranc-
ing and singing, that they swept the au-
dience away with them, giving a fore
taste of what Mack Sennett may do II
he ever makes good his threat to drape
a musical comedy around his bathing
beauties. The snow suggested WIG
party without any headache afterward.
And it rioted with jazz-Reuben Wolff.
the conductor of the orchestra. In fact.
had to get a lot of 1t out of his system
with speciality during the intermission.
The chorus was animated. generally
pretty and instinct with natural grace,
even If 1t hardly knew what to do with
its feet sometimes. Eva Clark. a hand
some contralto. revealed that she has an
excellent voice. though one could hardly
understand word she sang. She was
inspired to do about everything a singer
shouldn't. Murie Strykcr registered
emphatically in her dancing, particu-
larry in a colorful Zun Indian episode.
in which she Just fell short of parting
company with her gutta-percha back.
Fanchon and Marco themselves made
hit with violin waltz and other
whirling dances Lucille Harmon looked
charming and sang harnlessly. and Ar
thur West managed to convince the au-
dience in the end that he was funny, II
only because he was fat.
"Sun-Kist" has been working its way
East for some time, and though booked
for only four weeks at the Globe it APP
pears to have found its true home here.