Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-22

CpTllSlllHe was d BlOIlOuS SUI
cess.
All of Albuquerque so voted 1t
after three pleasing performances
on Friday and Saturday. And AL
buquerque knows more about
home talent shows than perhaps
any other kind. The John b. Rog-
ers producing company so voted it.
And they know more about
"Springtime" than any other musi-
cal show. Incidentally the direc-
tors said 1t went off better in AL
buquerque than at any city during
it's rum The Shriners, under
whose auspices the entertainment
was given, so voted it. And the
Shriners know more about putting
on musical comedies than perhaps
any other local organization.
1t is a delightful piece in itself
a little complicated as to plot, per-
haps, but most attractive with its
picturesque costumes and dancing
The story, as the program kindly
pointed out deals with the blight
ed romance of a scion Of 1868 aris-
! tocracy and the daughter of the
founder of 'Brewster's Pills which
Is finally realized in the union of
their grandchildren of the present
day. The time involved in the
story covers a period of more than
fifty years"
Miss Grace Stortz whose stage
/ presence and lyric soprano voice
seems more charming and finished
| at each latest appearance, played
| the leading role of Priscilla"
through three generations of the
story. AS the demure bride of
1868, the dreaming widow Of 1888
and the dashing fiancee of the
third Jack wainwright in 1921,
Miss Stortz was delightful in each
Interpretation.
Miss Bunnie Tompkins and Miss
Dorothy Bowman ran the leading
lady a close race for popularity
with the audience. Miss Tompkins
carried the part of the prosper
GUS and naughty Bostonese in rose
silk and black lace mits in the
second acts with greater flair than
| she did that of the blushing bride
In the beginning. Miss Bowman
was a consistent and convincing
vamp throughout the play.
One of the masculine leads was
played by Dale Snyder, young but
amazingly versatile. who was quite
as irresistible to the ladies In his
tottering senility as In his first
youthful appearance In the story
fifty years earlier. Chess Byrne as
the Jack of three generations play,
ed opposite Miss Stortz with whom
his voice was heard to particularly
good effect in the much encored
duet. IT'LL Our Dreams Come
True" Harry Walter in froei
coat and silk hat gave an excellent
Interpretation Of the elder Brew
ster. founder of the famous pills
/ Each of the three acts opened
with n group of three society girls
played by Mrs. Carl MILKY, Mrs
4 G. A. Schumacher and Mrs. Ro,
Graham, with Mrs. e. B. Garcia al
an old lady of another generation
who told the story Of the romance
Mrs. Garcia gave herself com
pletely to the rather difficult stor!
telling with great dramatic feel
ing. :,
4 Mrs. Leslie Briggs as the OLE
fashioned Thankful Standish, Mrs
Roy Graham as O. susceptible maid
en- Will, souvenirs Of an affair" t.
sell in the last act. Tom Groves a.
the young Tom Higgins, OF Boston
and Mrs. Bert Moore. who carried
difficult comedy part, with grea
success, were all excellent. Fou
. children, Dorothy Graham. Eliza
! beth Geiger, Virginia Clayton ant
!, Frances Falkenberg, rave splen
, did scene In the second act,
} The song numbers that We're par
ticularly pleasing were II Gould B
Happy with One Little Boy b,
Miss Bowman and the sooiet
group, "Our wedding Day" b
, Miss stortz, Miss Tompkins an
bridesmaids. and the waltz sons
"Till Our Dreams Come True" b
Miss Stortz and Mr.. Bryne. TIL
finale numbers by the entire cas-
at the close of each act were ex
, ceptionally effective.
Dozens of choruses. each in dill
ferent costume and with differen
step appeared on the stage durin
} the play, one Of its most delightft
, features. The last chorus dance Q
1 the Mardi-Gras by large grou
! of high school girls was almos
' professional and received heav
applause. The solo dance by Mis-