Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-16

ment is followed by uproarious bur
~lesuue. beauty walks in the footsteps
of ~ugliness. 1t is all lone so swiftly
there is never a dull moment.
No Scenes Offensive
One might justly quarrel with some
of the jokes of a few of the scenes on
the grounds of good taste. But the
worst scene in Spice of 1920 is
less offensive than the best" scene
in many another offering. The m
phasis upon the policeman and the
censor and their demand that certain
scenes be suppressed is. we believe, de-
liberate effort to achieve a warm
weather reputation for naughtiness.
But Spice does not need that. 1t
is a success which should last far into
the cold weather.
The last-act finale is IAN Old-Fash-
toned Cake Walk Down a crimson
powered stairway came girls and men
in bewildering numbers. all dressed IN
scarlet. The entire company does a
cakewalk which sends everyone home
in joyous mood.
1t has been impossible. of course. TO
do more than hint ut the scenes IN
Spice of 1922" For instance, we
iiJiu 1uN INA w navy i'iSp'NNh ~
record the fact that Jimmy Hussey
comes right down to the footlights all
alone and sings three songs which on
the second night stopped the show. The
audience would not permit Hussey TO
stop-even though Arman kaliz had
come out on the stage and was waiting
to do another of his clever bits-untll
Mr.. Kaliz tool Jimmy Hussev by the
hand and Jimmy tried to make a
speech.
By the time Won see Spice Of 1922"
some of the scenes nay be eliminated
to bring the performance within the
usual playing time of the average show.
1t will be better by this condensation.
The return Of producers from
Europe each day brings to Broadway
some new announcement of 4 continental
success which is TO be seen in this
country. American authors. who regis
tered more hits during the war years
than their foreign brothers. now wonder
whether their hayday is past. 1t would
seem that the percentage of foreign
made plays is to grow greatly during
the coming season.
J. J. Shubert, for example. bought in
London the American rights for Sir
Arthur Wing Pinero's The Enchanted
III ii ~ III W w
offerings by Leo Fall. In Italy for
seven works of varying type. They are
My Wife Has No Style" Farewell,
Youth" Still Waters" The Glow
Worm" ave Maria" Antique Cap
rice" and Love in n Mask
A cosmopolitan list. isn't It?
Charles Dillingham; declares that he
has only four European successes which
he intends TO present next season. These
are John Galsworthy's 'Loyalties' and
n farce entitled Tons of Money both
London successes. Paris yielded two
musical comedies TO the Dillingham; list.
"Dede' is one and the other is TIA
Bouche."
Mr.. D~iIlingham's first work will be
directed to the early opening of the Hip
podrome. As has become the custom,
Il. II. Burnside will invent. construct
and otherwise contrive the Hippodrome
show.
Stone In Tip Top" Again
Mr.. Fred Stone. who has spent some
happy days this summer with perhaps
the most exclusive and certainly one Of
the sbortest-lived wild west shows on
record-done for charity Mt the Mincola.
Long Island, fair grounds-is TO return
to his musical comedy Of last season
WneH INV Ut" SsdSDn begins. 30 I'D
Top" will start the theatrical year on
tour and probably Fred Stone will not
be seen on broadway until the follow
ing season.
Brock Pembcrton announces that the
often suggested visit of Lord Dunsany
will become n fact soon. He will visit
Broadway to aid in the rebcarsals of
the first long play of bis to be seen in
this country. "If' is the title. but
Brock Pemberton assures us there is
no if in the Lord Dunsany visit. I'm
doubleday he will be accorded q most
eager welcome, for there are hundreds
of American celebrities anxious to meet
the author of 30 many striking short
plays.
Mr.. Pemberton is rushing to the de-
Tense of the American playwright. He
announces, among other offerings. two
plays by American dramatists. Both
are the first plays these playwrights
have had produced. They are ain Free
dom's Name" by Thomas Beer and
John Peter Tocehy, and Julia Counts
Three" by Knowles Eptrikin.