Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-24
PLAY PROVES
GREAT SUCCESS
Catholic Daughters Score
Great Hit in Miss Bob White
Repeat Tonight

Replete with tuneful melodies,
| clever lines and pretty dance num-
bers is Miss Bob White" the musl-
| cal play which al presented last
night at the Majestic theatre, under
the auspices of the Catholic Daugh-
| tiers of America. 1t was a most en-
| thusiastic and appreciative audience
| that gathered for the first perform
| ance. As for the show itself, it far
| eclipsed all previous efforts OF the
organization. 1t was a night of tri-
umph for William H. McGreevy, rep
| resentative of the John Rogers pro-
| ducing company, who directed the
| rehearsals and whose clever re-
s~ourcefulness in spite of many diff
culties, made the splendid success OF
last night possible. The book n
music presents a blend of melody
and comedy and to a greater extent
than is true of most musical come
dies the action and lyrics followed
the thread of a plot sufficiently de-
fined to hold the interest.
The theme deals with the adven-
lures of two young millionaires who
have made and lost a freak election
bet and as a consequence are COM
| PEELED to masquerade as tramps for
| two months and incidently to suffer
all the hardships usually attributed
| to knights of the road" They take
| refuge on the farm of an old Quak-
err who compels them to work for
their sustenance. The f1ancee OF
| one of the unfortunates hearing OF
| their p~redicament herself seeks EN-
ployment as a milkmaid, at the same
farm and in disguise forces o
her future husband a truthful declar-
alton of his love. .
Mrs. Estelle Christopher, singing
the title role scored a distinct hit,
her voice was never so clear and
tuneful and her personal charm
| never so magnetic. Her first num-
Der, Miss Bob White" with its de-
=, Iightful bird call echo. was haunt
ingly beautiful.
Mrs. Anna Delaney, demure ard
dainty in Quaker costume, was ex'
cellent as Phyllis, who breaks
through her chrysalis of of gray
silk when love comes. Her due
with Jack, 1.-THE Swing Song" was
one of the prettiest numbers in thu
show.
Miss Ethel Lewis was extremely
engaging as the stately Miss Au.
tumn," and we'll suited to the role
| Miss Josephine Laub, as the maid
was excellent.
John Egan, as Artie Ire Billion,
| and James Murray, as Billy Var
| Million, with abundant opportunity
to show their abilities as comedians
and singers, simply brought down
the house with their drollery. Their
number, "By Chance We're Both
| Willies,' with an eccentric dance
was the big hit of the night. Their
many mirths, provoking scenes,
kept their hearers in constant
| laughter and their work all told is
really worthy of professionals.
Francis Dalton makes Jack a
most engaging fellow, Lord Bashtul
who just could not tell of his love,
a fine bit of character work, was
we'll portrayed by James Rhodes.
John. Kelly made a very devout
and convincing Quaker, while Rich.
ard Calvin carried off the part OF
the Duke of High Titles to perfec-
ton. Bernard Toolan as Yank Emin
caused no end of laughter especially
in the "Oh Mr.. Policeman" finale
Asa Reilly, as the old colored but
Ter, who always did his duty, was
also good.
| Lll6 SNcly udlCC SIOuP was ga
| cellent the 'milkmaids" and farm
ers'' in chorus came in for an un-
usual amount of applause owing ia
the simple but effective costumins
and the excellent in which
they danced.
Walter Mack introduced the
pretty girls in IT Can't Leave the
Girls Alone" number, winning the
audience with his pleasing voice and
personality. The Filtration group
was another pretty number as was
the Colonial Danes. The Fox Hunt
ers and the Jackies were particular
ly good but the Bubble Chorus with
little Margaret Reid as soloist and
hundred and thirty-four Riddles
dressed in white and waving vari.
colored balloons as they sang in
perfect unison was beautiful and a
high tribute to the expert coaching
of Mr.. McGreevy.
The grand finale with the entire
cast on the stage was awning in its