Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04

Frank Ilnney, NJ III" ShlDcrt ana
show. with the Astaircs and Joe Cawth
Married." which comes TO tho Adclphi.
The hold-overs. just rs airy In qua
"Blossom Time nj tltc Lyric: "Snll
Forrest, and Rachel Crolhcrs' "Nicc II
IT'S quite the general rule thrs" days
j to give dramatist rs much license
and lecway us possible. but some "f
them viii insist on ignoring the prof
fcrel inch 'int! grabbing the proven.
bal el.
That's what's the matter with Miss
Crothcr's play. It's easy to forgive
her evident cxaggcrations in regard to
thc fast living youngsters. She At
Inns, makes them intcrcstln. and anus
INC and keeps herself pretty much out
oi the lincs she gives them to speak.
I,ut when Miss Crotlcrs picks mp her
smoking. dtiaklng. unconventional
heroine bodily and uses II back. tot the
fnrm" theme TO put her IN 0vernils
among chickens and pigs, why then We
must protest. :,
II iookrd rs IL the author had
s,srcbed in her mind to secure tie most
s,rikirv and alarming contrast ana
Hnolly figured that rural pursuit, ana
a shrinking violet demennor would best
~ in with her hcrunc'% reform. "
for,unatcly. "l'cGdy' ceases to W"
amus;n. and interesting when I'll" take,
Io her chickens aud sunbonh"ts. an"
since her .vivncity and hcr. nhron'eh'
tionality. even though "yernra"i,. VIZ
ILn .hinrs that had made the play ut.
sr,,,i,.r m Tho result was like Il pail OF
VA yrot.,
e'"r .rh,.o l.. oi course. no question hut
.,.. ..,, ,idv's" Nun, was right In many
'n"t st., ,,n,m. ~ Indictment against the
y. .;ncs.an ~, nf the Younger set. bit tho
s'Ie, sI ,.Ir wos 60 rrosy in her preach
Auou '" ant sn J.tinitrly> a mechanical
,n.,,,L,icrn for Miss t'ro,hcrs that all
; nlou.np' rro't w,s loss. and Aunt Mar
III. ~, ~ b,c,,n, a bore instead of II SYM
na,Set,c aa,Ss ,h,rnrtcr. When the situn-
;snn nr;.,, in which tie onlooker farcrs
.hn ovIl. .li,crs ~ against tho good ones.
~. .h.., n' :. .nmrfLlny The matter with tho
'In,r,,tis,'. ,hrsis.
"'%i" W;Ss Feathers. in "rhc Three Of
r. rrnto play in which the
tro,,,;r contcut was never submerged
,I'.mn,nncord, ~. u'", SL" wa, pnrtially sue.
Cal ,v.tt ~
rrs>i., T',,d.rn"r,n,,v Is uIny o; characters
Nus aa''ui. ain, .,,hs;,ncr and suffered on
~. ,,,, IN ..\icr proulc" both
M.,',,,s ',!a. nn1 nrtlou suffer hccausc OF
.i w.. ..,,,;nn ,f roo much cmphasiZed
.n,r"oso :"r .",s :,
p"P's''
ucAJJ,.. j., soon ,o back hcr bags
a,t alton , highly
~ ana Ie".' W. :. '.". ~ ,,., rr,;i inS,
Nncr'sslui 'l"'t. e". - ""n ,.,S ,,' ooiini land
week .na' u,'n,' n,.r ,h. rcy,,Ior channels,
.Hen "". '.':Ls H., Ion,i;n,, man not
70 the lacl 'n"' .n,o,,i,,a W., local con.
ON. mas h", '" !. nnn nf th,. strangely
nttt'oii'. W.. I,n. ,,,, L,d !, t,,,,yr
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ne l",t '.S'"'t '' \Inrinr I;rrcu.
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WI" ny" h'S'r hpit"," hpitt ~, ,:;i,,rt N;j.
i teSulnr p,'t n,,,' th,' ,;,in r,jc in Mon
':r rh9Se '1's,, an' -" '''',
S'e"I ntu .,u,,. vein, nI,vs tho r,l.
hSHnn'rr M"n' ,i,,, ,n,,n, million.
W p";r ,.cnnti',: IN, lncw Marion
n're' III r'''f ,,,,,, Ln.n l.,
mrr'n VIII. ny III. ""! Sat- lawn
"r>sh'sF'!": IVY ~ nn;,oJ,J'
uIt caIn' WIN h'H i""',,H ,n,.I,n,;n,,
rhin Wheh u" ""s -" "G III """J,S S"hnoI
Monl eur "Mn i''"' orni ,n wo,t
r,S rr,hor,IS 'nur, ,,,, '.'ra II" ,,nh 60 H., r,.
MrS,I', ,arTaG seS ~ ,b;s '" ri,, and while lyin.
shr"'" hs ~ in.H ,!', n' sin,, i-,i
rncre na,r,'u'''e,! ~ ,n" ,',",u ;rc
S'r"IN. hcI'; !" '''',','un .',;n ,T',tni,i
MS way 'hro"y"' Nv H'u":'u @ @
engineering aNM was prol'i'i'h' a"i W.
years IN ,he Ihespi""Si w." "'I,N"'" /, ,.
rIuc h'io N gee 'lup H'nS'ns' MnH
turing h's course i"re '','I nv "'S' I,. |
'ain" seriously '''creHt'" III '''e "'"o'
~ music.
ini'1"'nS his Srah'a'!"n came
,h.u'',pl1''' m N"'"''"hH' Nv VIZ? on
ne sun OF if"':' '"pr' i.r some ''';''
'.Gay'n; mHs'r ~ Ne" York on 'h'
sue 'hrn'" '"' hl:ne" ~ '''-'rn'sor II,
ne NorthWns''rh MiiitarE ana NaNnl
Academy. Iw" years of r"ncrr, work
WIS l"lIowed by period with a nlntor-
"ar company ns sales promoter and ad-
yertisng man which finally carried him
down TO Oklahoma. During this period
he only kept in touch with music by
means OF church aud choral work. But
'hc thought never quite left his head,
ana tnaily he uckked I" N"w York
"Nh the iirm intent Of going on the
'rI"ssl"nal stage.
kighf here ~ wh'T" lbs story differs
vastly from thar of mos, Of his 60.
TorH'is. I" h" sure. he had II period
q, unhappy week" cn"liug hs h"rlS In
n" offices Of w. various producers. none
Wf whom hn' ,no". bur when hr d.l
hna''y get I" III" attention Of Flo Iirg-
,rId;. Jr:, then rrhrnrsinc Milnighl
tro''c show, hc met mono of ,h- trudi.
iI0nnl rebuff. TLrye fnll,wnl :. ,.,.t -,