Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-20

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SHOWS, with comment on each. would
be improbable and tlresome and
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hand' strict ana mecnnnical hmita-
tion OF ten best shows must of ncces-
sity leave out so many worthy attrac .
tions that this too. is unfair S,rik !.
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ing n''oo'e cou's'' iis' IL Appended
Of the outstanding productions. with Il
word or so abou, each, thus forming n
Select or Honor Circle. from which the
..bcst" LIST can he drawn.
3 At the Adelphi-
"The Bat" melodrama. by Avery
Hopwood and Mary Roberts Rinehart.
possessing the saving grace of n sense
of humor (provided bv the feminine end
Of the authorship, EVIDENTLY and, when
all ia said and done. the daddy" of
the new crop of mystery plays.
'IiItoro.'' rcmurknbIc iuntostical
nlay nv Franz Nolnar. like n broken
bar of Brahms music on summer night,
Galvanically acted.
AT the Broad
"a Bill OF enforcement, very dig.
nified and quite English drama. pre-.
senting a question of beredity that was
not pleasan but was powerful
MARY Rose" exauisitely Barrie.
with lust bit too many ..ghosties''
toward the end. A proof that Ruth
Chatterton has come out of the
Kitchen"
'The Easiest Way." n revival, and
so not by rights entitled to be on the
"test ten" but actually the best of the
lot. The American playwrisht's chal.
lcnge to the foreign prestige. Acting
that cut to the bone.
"The White. Headed Boy" belonging
TO the .'earth .earthy', school, and an
honor pupil. too. 4 comedy of Irish
"Tbe @ Gold "I Dirrer, a, " HON. Norwood
daring, mellowed and sweetened by
Belasco staging: a farce that grew into
n character study.
''The VARYING Shore" another nroo,
that Zoe Atkins is a lucky woman tc
have talented stars act her plays: Elsie
Ferguson charms and amazes in a play
structure that tcctcrs dangerously.
''The Dream Maker" not so much
for itself as for William C;iiIette whr
could almost nut vitality and ;nteres,
into railroad folder.
At the Walnut
Happy Go. Lucky" a breath from
Dickens London, with o. p. Haggit
in a characterization which carried ar
odor Of fogs and alehouses.
Tho Bad Man." that unheard o.
combination. perfect construction ant
biting. satirical comedy that, witt
Holbrook Blinn, went over like a ma
chine gun on the Mexican border.
The Skin Game" John Galsworth,
Amaticnlly presents a phase of Eng
I ish country life. but refuses to 'solv,
tho problem play and acting of a cali
Lefty Pepper" Charlotte Green
wood adding dignity to her grotesaue
: ries, and still as lean and lanky'' al
ever.
At the Forrest
The Merry Widow" n revival tha
possessed better singing qualities thar
the original, but lacked some OF tn,
personality and warmth.
Tho Wandering Jew." not at al
wnat you'd expect from a play baset
on religious theme; human, pulsating
dramatic. with great actor. Tyrone
Power. atoning for necessarily cpl
sodic plot.
Garrick-
"MP. PIN Passes By" pleasan
afternoon In an English garden unde
hawthorn tree the captivating com
edy OF Milne deftly caught by the cast
Bull Dog Drumm0nd," our Englisl
cousins give us some pointers on tn
art Of the melo' with every crime OF
the calendar involved; capitally acted.
Famous Mrs. Fair" a return from
last year, not quite so buoyantly acted
and Its theme bit dulled by the tim
and circumstances.
''Ziegfeld Frolic.' bundle Of viii
Rogerisms done up with some yer,
simple and very effective Ziegfeld set
tings.
revue hasn't entirely crowded out tn
straight musical comedy; Cohan dasI
Shubert--
irene: another return from las
year, with dlnerent cast, thus afford
ing plenty or chance for comparison
fayorir"s.
LAST Waltz. Vlennese operett
whose only Jazz note was funny
Eddie Nelson IN james Barton shoe
and part
Greenwicn Stuase Foilies' stud
IN lights ana shadows, ana about IN
mos. peautiIui ana hh'shed revue eve
disclosea here'
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