The New York herald., 1922-01-30
GamboI EnricheS
Lambs Treasury
by Over $4,000
Show at Globe Theater Spar
kles With Highly Anus
ing Travesties.

THE best ever" is a phrase so often
used for benefits and the like that it
has lost much OF its meaning. but it
can be applied to the Lambs midwinter
Gambol last nighr just as If it were a
new phrase. The entertainment pre-
sented at the Globe Theater by courtesy
of Charles Dillingham; not only brought
more than $4,000 to the club treasury,
but it netted laughs and thrills whose
value. conservatively speaking. ran into
the millions.
One Of the highly amusing gems of the
evening was The Curse OF Cold" a
hilarious travesty on the Western melo-
drama. with a corpse brought into a
railroad station in a coffin and coming
to life In order to rob the safe. Frank
Morgan gave one of the best burlesque
performances ever displayed by Lamb
as Neu, the desert woman, who saved
the money-so she could have a good
time with 1t amid the white lights.
Byron Beasley and Alphonz Either con-
tributed to the success of the skit, which
moved with speed. as parodies often
don't, and had hurrican surprise finish,
with enough shooting for a movie.
Another offering that had the atten-
tion In program that had no dragging
moments was THE Great Relief" a one
acr playlet by Percival Knight. in which
a bedraggled flower seller and a va
grant coster expressed the belief outside
Westminster Abbey that England's
newly buried unknown hero was known
10 them. The wife revealed her convic-
tion that 1t was her husband, and the
coster. his dead war pal. Though
hardly dramatic. it was vivid and ap-
pealing "slice of life," and Creighton
Hale as the girl and knight himself as
the man made every moment tell.
Among the single performers Frank
Crumit had the crowded house humming
and tapping feet to the Tilt OF his negro
melodies. rendered with his agreeable
tenor and his mandolin. In Down by
Bimini Bay he exploited number that
is likely to become very popular. not
merely from sentimental reasons.
Other numbers, each one Of which
made an individual impression. despite
the fact that 1t was sompeting with
probab bly the best acts ever put forward
by Lambs, were 20 Wondrous Star" a
musical playlet centering around Jo-
seph and Mary. written by George v.
Hobart, with music by Gitz Rice; "The
Ushers." a boy and girl sketch with
lyrics by Harry Clarke. in which vari-
GUS Lambs frolicked as ushersr and
uSneretteS; tne valiant, a trenchant
play of prison by Robert MiddIemass,
with Ralph Morgan in prominent role.
and Evolution or the Descent of
Musical Comedy" another sprightly
musical travesty by Roy and Kenneth
Webb.
Lewis James sana several attractive
numbers, and Ed Wynn was, as usual,
perfect In his foolishness. Purnell
Pratt, collie of the Lambs, supervised
the production.
Among the other actors taking part
were John willard, Alfred Kappeler
William Danforth. Frederick Graham
Fred. Santley. Arthur Burckly. Charles
Hart Bob Rice. Frank Doane. Craufurd
Kent. William Powell, Jack Rutherford
James Spottswood. Stuart Sage, Charles
Trowbridge. Stanley Ridges. Glenn An
ders.
Also Harry Short, Donald Macdonald
Horace Braham. James Gleason, Percy
Helton, Louis Kimball, William Lynn
Victor Morley, Douglas Stevenson, Her
bert Waterous and Ned Sparkee.