Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
new BARRIE PLAYLET
HEADS KEITH'S BILL
Beth Beri and Ethel Mac
Donough Also PIease-other
Vaudeville

Keitbs--'Half an Hour" dramatic
playlet presenting once more the "eter.
nal triangle" transformed by g,,i the ,d det, =
master hand such as that Of It's author,
Sir j. NJ. Barrie, was brilliantly inter
preted by Nine. Besson and her com
pany before an enthusiastic audiehce
at Keith's, last evening. .t ,,
Considerable interest ATTENDED TINS
production, owing to the fact that s'n on
only one previous occasion has Sr
to writing a piayiet adapted for ,,gas use
on the vaudeville stage. Madame Besson
played the leading role. that OF Lillian
Carson. the wife. who in moment OF
on a long trip. only to have her dream
OF happiness shattered by his accidentai
death clifford Brooke easily carried
off the secondary honors as DR.. Broaie.
husband the fact that she had INTENDED
To desert him. The playlet was pre-
sented in three scenes, laid in Lond9tn,,
and the action of the piece moves W,tn u,
M. Crlmans, as Carson. the unimag,.
native husband. and Helena Parsons IL ~
Susie, sympathetic maid. both u'o
clever character work; .u, tho
Beth Beri. the dancer aro dnpcin9
act with the assistance Of Jay yt ,sat
and George clifford. Another aet that
scored was that Of Joe Cook, WIN 1,s nis
one.man vaudeville show, VINO ra'e ess,st-
Ing the Alexander Brothers and Eve,yn
in their clever manipulation OF ruoper
balls. ,, r,,v,o ,s "the
happySoussS so1Ss SnS BRsrs and T Betty wheeler
nffered bits OF comedy, song and oance;
A decidedly unusual offering was ,,s,t Inat
Of Ethel MacDonouEh IN n.rnaie .Miiaaf feminine, nine
Day,, ,aos warmly received by her audi
encs other acts Included the Big Ci.y
Your. n quartet Of singers. and tic tne
Musical Hunters, Hunter ,,,ntsman!s IN ,ne,r Dream
ngyeity; IEIyesy,ms Tne amd Topics Of the Day as
usual lead the bill.
.re.bcny-The Kincaid Kilties, noted
I, ya,,deyiIle for their unusual accom-
ni,shments in dancing and s,nglns. neao ,sraI
the bill. Ross. Wise and c9mpany STnr,nr The
black and white Review Is an ,, excey,,
tinnai minstrel entertainment. kussei.
and Dewitt. "acromedians, are aunny ,
and and skiilfui. and the same sesocS" goes lor
Peters and Labun Maoa"he
Is the photoplay feature.
GIobe-I.atest movements from the
son wSriG and Gf Hs SGiriS Al and Ansy Knight
scored with a sketch having speGla,
scenic effects, Varied acts included
Charles Mcdonald and Co. sketcn
Sophie and Harry Everett. comedy skit
Brown and Myrtle. dancers; Histe ana
Huston, comic songs.
Grand-Ashi and several talented az.
sistants perform astounding feats OF
magic in n series of surprises SONGS
on up to- the minute topics are dispensed
by Louis J. Seymour. The bill also IN
Guides Bernard and Garry. snappy
comedians: Princes wahletka, mind
reader, and Bennett and Lee, laughs,
Broadway-"Extra Dry" musical
comedy built along modern entertain
ing lines, was awarded headline honcrs.
THE Spotlight Girls" too, got many
laughs. Julia Kelety sang several good
numbers Douglas Flint. comedian. and
the songs Of Flanagan and Stapleton
went over big. Nazimova In "MadaS1e
Peacock was the photoplay star.
Cross Keys-"The Heart Of Annie
Wood" a clever playlet, Is the head
liner The Three Johns present a nov
city act which went over big. Sher-
man. Van and Hyman are happy COM
bination In several numbers Renard
and West have an entertaining skit
Gallerina Sisters. dancers. and Onri
Duo, cyclists. pleased.
william Penn-"Bits Of Hits" a con-
coction of pretty girls. many laughs and
tuneful music. is the headliner. Paul
Cunningham, the song writer. and Flor