The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-10
VETS WIN
ANOTHER
'''' VICTORY
Capture Crowded House at
the Parthenon with Songs
and Dance Instead OF Sa-
bres.
ny HAROLD CROSS.

| paris. ready to fight frogs" fiirt with
the ma'am'selles or sample the YIN
| blanc and the cognac of the cafes. Had
the postwar brides In the audience
read the minds of their subdued ex-
| hero husbands many a pleasant dream
would have been interrupted.
The swivel chair vets, ardorned by
the gold cheyrons of liberty bond
| drives and four minute speeches. may
have been a little shocked at the buck
frivolty. If they imagined they would
| see him celebrating the end OF the war
and his first visit to Paris listening to
! d sermon at a Y. NJ. C. A. hut it was no
doubt a disappointment. The buck
sang no hymns and his department
was exceedingly worldly. He was out
for a lark like a cowboy in Butte,
Mont. or a Lake county politician at
French Lick.
When a soldier becomes A.. w. o. l..
it means he is after women or liquor
Pat Barnes states early in the show.
and then proceeds to capture the girl
and forget all about the liquor.
The girl is pretty Dorothy Nieren-
garten as Nancy Lee, an American well
fare worker. and she wins the buck az
against the distracting loneliness OF
the ma'am'selles led by Cecil Abblett
OF the K. of C. minstrel fame. and
Ethyle Doyle with a sprightly
chorus.
Pat Barnes meets an amusing crow
at the famous Battle of Paris Ches-
ter Is. Hilton as the hard-boiled top
Kick" Rudy Monberg md Nicholas
Scatena, tho bell hops: Joe Burns. an
II. P. and Oscar Borchart. jr., in the
part of Sambo hotel porter.
Following a prologue effectively de-
Iivered by Barnes the frolic opens IN
the audience with George Smith as a
buck private occupying a seat In the
"oTicer's section The buck is Gust
ed but he issues a resounding def to
all officers from shave-tails to the
general and the crowd is won over TO
a Buck On cav
KINGwELL AS BLACK JACK.
c. @. Kingwell takes the part of
General Pershing. but the buck is not
overawed by the commander-in-chief
and when he that great
parsonage in the lobby of the Aix-les-
Bains he familiary inquiries how
things are at the Simplex. Instead of
ordering the buck to the Brig. Gen.
eral Pershing replied very pleasantly
to this unexpected sally to the effect
that business was good and if Pat
would drop around he would put him
to work in the foundry.
PRODUCER M ACTOR.
But lat had all the work he could
do. right there on the stage Of the
Parthenon. The burden of the show
rests upon his lanky frame and he
carries it with a smile, despite the an
r.
fact the only thing mateur about the
performance last night was the cleo
trician and the orchestra. This even
ing it is probable the electrician will
have been sufficiently coached TO fol-
chestra will be able to read the score.
The trouble with the orchestra is that
the leader keeps a beat ahead of the
rest of his band and pays scant atten.
tion to the singers.
These minor defects, always to be
expected in a first performance,
whether by professionals or amateurs.
but not by the house staff. did not mar
the entertainment last night. With the
full cooperation of the band and the
stage crew tonight "A Buck On Leave.
will be a finished show. one that you
will enjoy even though you are not
acquainted with any of the people in
the cast.
The uncles and cousins and the
of the clever young folks of the
company were present last night in
great numbers and numerous bouquets
We're sent over the footlights from rel
atives and other admirers. The
nig Of Columbus sent flowers to
the principals.
1he chorus of little girls-1 dislike
the term pony chorus"-could 90 on
the road tomorrow, which ID In to be
hoped they won't. and would be greet
ed by the newspapers as petite, youth
ful. vivacious and pretty" The girls
are all of that. Even though we are
led by previous local entertainments.
chiefly the Knights Of Columbus min
strel, to expect much OF our girls. me
little chorus Of "A Buck on Leave" was
a pleasing surprise.
The little girls are Helen TURNER
Nellie Meyers. Peggy Howard. Dorothy
Dye. Margaret James. Florence Gill
christ, Lillian Gluth. Leila Bereolos,
Marie Williams and Myra Stevens.
No less good looking are the larger
girls. Avis V, Abbott. Fern Bogard.
Irene Rayraft. Laura McBe-. Margaret
farmhouse, Floss Mcclure, Ella Brus-
sell. Janice Young, Mollie Goodman.
Teresa Koedick, Katherine Brennan.
Rita Chakyen, Betty Wills. Ethel Mack
and Eva Bloom.
The costumes worn by the girls were
becoming and in some nuube sufri-
GENTLY bizarre to lend the atmosphere
In which the show is int. nded.
FTha ~nn1 h4ta lat 18th. r.
It With Jobs" Hello America" and
ship O. Dreams"
George 6. Smith who sang ship o,
Dreams had IN opportunity in that
number TO use his talents effectively.
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