The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-01
IRENE" is STILL
BEST OF SEASON
Tulsa Crowds Defy Biz
zard to See Their Fa-
vorite Entertainment

About the sartorial aspirations NJ
one Madame Lucy and the courage
Gus and high hearted adventures OF
a radiant and lovely lady Is woven
tho shining threads ot the best show
OF It's Kind that Tulsa has seen this
year--Irenc, Probably no other
production save this perennial
dispenser Of laughter and pulchr.
tude. color and lltiuE melodies
could have drawn to Convention hall
through the snowstorm the crowd
that heard tho Montgomery vehicle
last night. Certainly no other
crowd this year has gone homo 80
thoroughly pleased with itself FOR
having been among those present
1t was perhaps to the perfect
lady Madame Lucy that major hon-
ors of the evening went Certainly
he was cmincntly satisfying as
comedian. modlHtc. dancer Happily
climaNlng II show punctuatcd with
good laughs, Emma DcWcalc. whose
rotund and good-natured counten-
ancc had hitherto been visible only
in the darkenod light of teuo-
ment alley, burst forth IN all her
glory and had everything her own
way. Her inimitablc Irish brogue
that matched the cRustic yet kindly
tongue, the expressions of her hard 10
earned wisdom concerning husbands
and daughters were delightful. The
clever BcrklCy and the equally
clever Emma DcWealo were bright
and shining lights In "A cast whose
members had stellar propensities,
each In his and her own way.
Youth and Gnycty.
But after all, II was the youth
and gayety and colorful story OF
romance and lovely things to wear
and broad shouldored men and
dancing and music that makes
Irene" tho fascinating thing that
IL Is. with a voice of no especial
brilliance. but whose sweetness and
clarity made II lovely, and a charm
that invested her with all the quaint
exquisiteness that the storybook
Irene with her background OF
melody ought to have, Irene Dunn
easily held the center of the stage
that her role gave her. She was
very much pictorial refreshment
she could dance and she could give
to her songs, "AliCe Blue Gown" for
instance, that half-wistful quality
that Is part of their beauty without
smothering them with sentimental
ity. HistrloniCally she is clever
and she was prehaps better Rt no
other time than when she imperson
ated the little shopgirl, shabby
suited and hnlf-starved for beauty
Beatrice OConnor and MARY
Moore annexed some laurels OF their
own with their imperSonations and
dancing. Their dances were refresh,
I -.s.t. a alaf. ~
training of unusual excellence and
finish. Gladys Hart, whose 1.-the
grace and blonde beauty were IN
themselves very grateful to the eye
was another dancer who won un-
qualified approval OF her audience
But so far M that goes, all OF
the dancers were as good as the
dances, which is saying "A lot. The
girls looked more like n rolllckinR
bunch of high school girls out for
u good time than anything else
they were lovely, they we're young
and they wore soft and exquisite lit
tic frocks that made every woman
In the audience sharpen her gaze
with an eye to gathering Ideas fOI
future practical use. The men of
tho caste and OF the chorus were
much above the average in APPEAR
ance and in ability, which ineans
"A great deal more.
The song hits OF Irene" have
merely revived their popularity
Everybody knew or has known
them at some time, but their worth
il attested by the fact that they
are sung again and again, year after
year. Alice Blue Gown" is no less
lovely now that II has ever been
.
spell OF moonlight and silver clOud'
and soft wind not Oklahoma va.
rioty-in the trees maye, while h'
who could resist the tickling
strains Of Irene" rs .nyulncrablc In,
deed