The New York herald., 1922-02-22
Lively and Merry
Musical Comedy
Comes to Lyric
For Goodness Sake Proves
lone of Really Good Offer
ings of Season.

The fine art of camouaage hasn't died
the title For Goodness Sake" masked
IN the latest musical comedy to romp
s}nto the Lyric Theater last night enough
tierriment and sheer liveliness to make
the reputation of Gilbert and Sullivan
two or three times over. This produc-
lion, by Alex A. Aarons, took its place
With two or three of the really good
tausical shows of the season. and every
one shqild see 1t in order to know how
to frdf at the picnics this summer
8 Tho >ook, by Fred Jackson. was
Ideally bsurd and simple. Jackson has
reached the stage where he doesn't have
te care about jazzing the public up
with a shot of hokum. He can go
the wealthy husband who wanted to win
his hirtatious new wife away from her
eourtiers. get the husband to pretend
be has been drowned in order to bring
his wife to her senses. have the wife
overhear the plot, mix things up a bit,
add spice of songs and sugar of ro-
nance. and call it neat job. He may
have galloped through the composition
of the piece in two days-it has that
sort of swift tempo-and he set the cast
10 galloping with him.
q The book was indeed simply yanked
along by a group OF impetuous come
dians. Foremost was John T.. Hazard
as the distracted husband, delivering his
line with the inimitabe dry point of an
etching. Hazard has never feen fun
nier, nor his hair fuzzier. That is to
Say, Great Neck is doing its utmost fo~
the gayest of the nation. He had an
hilarious table tipping scene when he
tried to get something to eat underneath
the table while everyone believed him
ghost, and of course finished up by
getting considerable stimulus from the
leverse side of his library Shelves
the side with the labels on. Every Haz-
zard vehicle must have a drinking scene,
SO the Lambs Club can have a good
laugh.
Il Charles Judels were his amputated
lnoustache, so you knew he was an Ital-
Ian count even before he spoke. He played
such q role with his customary gusto
and stentorian, rollicking humor and by
his impromptu touches lent an air of
delightful intimacy to the performance
mat many Intentionally intimate re-
viIes can't get by gritting their teeth
Miss Marjorie Gateson was piquant
without having much opportunity as the
wife who coquetted to keep her husband
ard Miss Helen Ford. plump and person
able. had with Vinton Freedley one of
the song hits, every Day. though she
played a character that might be de-
scribed as nobody in particular.
But 1t was Fred and Adele Astaire
who received the ovation Of the evening
they certainly sold themselves to the
enraptured audience. With their dances
and their expressive pantomime for
"Oh. Gee Oh, Gosh," and THE Which
ness of the Whatness," this refreshing
pair won encore after encore till it
seemed they'd get the ague. Brother and
sister starlped themselves as the best
dancing pair for eccentric comedy by
their agility as well as their modest and
unsophisticated air of having just
escaped from high school.
The music by William DAILY and Paul
Lannin came in sparkling. though con-
ventional, waves, and the lyrics by
Arthur Jackson had very many lucid
moments. The settings of the country
place, the costume and the chorus were
good. and no matter how fast the piece
moved it never forgot that it must
always be in good taste.