Evening star., 1922-05-16
BY w. HI. CLAGETT.

Dear Folks:
Whether due to scarcity O. critics or
because 1 look like a minstrel in my
new summer lid. wasn't explained. but
last night our city editor shooed me
UP to the Belasco Theater to scribble
a review Of the Shrine Froiics of
1922" and I'm turrible glad he done
1t. for never has a entertalnmen
iambouree presented by the Legion
of Honor unit Of Almas Temple In the
interest of its trip to San Francisco
next month!
Before delvin' into details, however.
I'd like to ask one question. overlook
ed by all eight end men in the min
strel section OF the performance last
night, and that is: If Bill Harford
and Hal Giles. representa- the Joe
Bren Production Compay OF Chicago;
can slippery into our fair city cofrai sa
weeks time train 'em to cut; loose
with the brand Of entertainment pre-
sented by the Shriners last eve, tnen
why, oh, why, should our amusement
lovin' populace have to suher some
Nv honey-fidy professionals every once
and so often? Is Mister Edison IN the
grounds?
Peppery Cast.
With a cast of more'n seventy-fve
performers, every one a live wire,
this snappy. peppery. well coacheo
| outfit never missed trick from cur
tain rise to feenally. and while there
were specialties galore, never have
heard sic& a powerful, slap-bang,
on on-the-trigger cluster of voices as
made up the ensemble of this crack
er-iack troop! Quick as hash TO
grab up each cue. there wasn't a sip
to remind you of amatoors!
II Dees-covered in his palatial "a m
Reach residence, the curtain goes up
on Leonard p. Steuart, illustrious po-
tentate Of Almas Temple. who, per-
plexed as to how to entertain large
flock Sof visitors, finally decides 70
call on nearby snsine sa ,ri,h the
eenisi "pote" actin as illustrious In.
terlocutor, q jambouree follows that
has seldom been eQualed!
AS endrnen, Hal Gilles. who, by the
| way, done yeoman woTk .tnIougnou' M" na.n
the entire eve evening: Mngse. Ernie Epny Koenig.
the two Paul Groves, daddy and son.
and RusseI Hendley kept the big audi
ence in spasms of laughter, ana at
one time memories Of dear old George
Thatcher and fat Billie Rice came back
to the minds OF them n5,n,n Mno an ciiias
enS p Grove. sr., all done solos. as
did did clement VTaylor and N. Connor
Porter. -
- Henry Loses Fee.
Fo,lowin, close on behind the OPEN
| in: chorus. Mrs. Elaine Sebring Ford
brought down the house with her one
number, "Starland. and immediately
precedin the finish OF tne sdar hrst We1tnn vonnu
h,H evarvbody goin' with >''If They'll
onIv ptav NV wedding March In Rag
A burlesque wedding. with Gross as
l bride, Burke as groom ana EGniies as
narson. caused "Call Me Henry" Lans-
Psh Ppnreh to lose his diamond-studded
| fez 1iece!, Nice work, this number!
The second section Of the big doin' s
va. SeXoted to two skits. "The Inside
| Inn" and 1.-THE Isle Of Gazook,. and
| take & from me, folks, II you can't
| work up a laugh from Wnal enappens
start arrangin' your parlor Tor dow :
Told briefly, Gladys Speaknan, as
| Trixie. was there: Ted Burke, as But
TONS. was with her; Mrs. Walton: as
the village GOSSIP nrneq nons,,tie nH ack
| .sssv1 tfiine. oh, never mind he; Jack
| ReII as Will B. Dunn. scored; Hal
| 1.iiies as the porter. was scream.
while. pretty Sylvia Essler. as Billie
Barton, and Elsa Fox. as Vivette, nad
| ali hands a-rubberin!
| swell Bunch Of DANES.
"He.s Me Kiddo." tough song and
| aoncs ~ Burke and Fox, In this
number had to be done over morsn
aix times, while Longing, with Mil
Sred Lasshhorn leadin'g a swell bunch
| ~ DANES, also scored big!
The .Ga1ook number also rung
| the bell, and with the Grove family
! Soin' the king ana queen. DR.. Thomas
: M,1ier as the royal fan bearer and
| Joe Hodges as the court attendant all
cracked out "honners!"
| .Jungo-land, as rendered by Vfr-
rtnia Amberg. with chorus. was
| mother big ten.strike!
Hal Gilles had, his audience eatin'
| ont 81 his hand at all times; he work.
! I'd ike q Trojan. and sis without doubt
| one OF the best minstrel men seen in
| these parts since the days We used to
have minstrefs! 81 s 49, sss,sssssss
Bin Hartford. his pal, is q bear cat
lat lsadin,l