Putnam patriot., 1921-01-21
Goes OUer Big
Performers All Did We'll
Packed House Greets Amateurs Tuesday
Night Audience Kept In CoOdH HUI
NOR, Shows Appreciation
Association Realizes Substantial Sum Fro.
Theatrical Venture

encc at an amateur performance * y
seif-imposed critic. All the newspaper
reporter has to do to get. the pulse Il
the public IS to mingle with the crowd
as it leaves the theatre after the finsf
curtain, keep his ear cooked to wind
ward, and listen to what his co-criticH,
who do not have to tell the public, al
though most of them would be willing,
tell each other.
Coming from the Bradley, Tuesday
night, the same old words were BAN
led: "What did you think Of itf~
How did you like it," II thought she
was the best, didn't your" ~ liked
chat song better than anything on the
BILL" Il thought the polo dance went
over great" and so on. After listen
ing to all of these queries, which, it u
pleasant to admit, received answers
complimentary to the show, the gem
drifted up into the Arcanum Club 70
be present at Kateha-Koo's post NOR
TEN.
The members of the Arcanum Club
were cut In force. They occupied tive
full rows. These who were not in the
audience were on the stage, for the
club has seine real talent in its midst
The club members are critics, they
think they are anyhow, and they can
dope out the movies to the nth power.
Usually the club is divided as to the
merits Of the feature. They even dope
out the plots in advance Of the pie
lures showing and, sometimes, they
get the dope right, providing the az
thor has not taken the trouble to bury
the plot very deep. But the reading
public may be assured that il this lit
tie band of critics puts its stamp Of
approval ON anything that happens u
a theatre, from a revival meeting to
a burlesque show, 1t has got to BE-
about perfection. Knowing this, -
said before, the newspaper man drift
ed up the winding stairs, where 10
knew he would find the circle around
the stove dissecting poor old katchs-
Koo, and he wasn't disappointed.
As he passed through the entry ene
and another were heard telling wisue
they thought was the best thing tn III
show. Just as the door was opened
doc" took the floor. doc" was say
ing, ~ think they were ALL good
emphasizing the "ail." When Doe
emphasizes anything, one does nee
have to strain his ears to get what no
says, as he has no soft pedal on mn
vocal cords. There are several rooms
in the club, and woodshed outside
No matter where club member might
be. that "all'' of "Doc's" could Be
heard even II the S. A. singers were
under the club windows. When doc
sat down there was moments silence
which denoted a unanimous opinion
that Doc" was right---that they were
ALL good, and the newspaper man
slipped out into the cold, starry niyht
toward home and the furnace, well
satisfied that his opinion had been
duly substantiated.
But to return to Katcha-Koo ana
the show in general. The piece was
staged as an "Oriental American Fan
tastique," which is a cross between
straight and musical comedy. This
means that the show opened way over
in what we now call the Far East. The
setting showed the Maharajah's prA
vate temple in Budda, Rasputim, In
dia We all know that the Rars have
some temples, and the MaharajaAs
was no exception.
fN~~H{~nAA A. RnUa TRAh