Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-14

at the Broad instead.
All the stage struck little girls who
dream Of theatrical career az bed
Of roses ought to have jobs in the
Ziegfeld Frolic, at the Garrick. 1t
would give them some idea of the dccid-
edly unromantic hard work that Is
necessary to put such show as this
in shape. And 1t would also open their
eyes to the thought and labor and care
that go into It.
Last Sunday everybody reported for
rehearsal at I 80 in the evening. They
rehearsed steadily until 3 80 Monday
morning. They were back at noon,
and worked until dinner time, and then
returned at Z 80 and worked until 3 80
Tuesday morning. There were special
numbers which were called for rehear-
cal Tuesday afternoon, and the show
opened Tuesday night.
Of course, it was found to be much
too long. Such immense productions
always are at first. So everybody has
been rehearsing every afternoon, while
those In charge have cut out stuff and
condensed other stuff and tightcncd up
the performance generally. On Tues
day, the opening night, the show let
out at 1910. On Wednesday it closed
bt IL 10. On Thursday it was still
further Curtailed as to material. but
the better performance raised more
laughs, which caused delays, and the
Shorter version took more time, SO that
1t didn't close until II 20.
George V. Hobart, the humorist and
Playwright, is over here doing some of
the rewriting. Ralph Spence, who re-
wrote, this years Follies and who is
one of the best known title writer's In
moving pictures c'Counccticut Yam
kee' is largely his work.. is here to
hcIp Hobart. And Florpnz Xiegfeld,
VINO made chorus girls famous, or vice
versa or something, has been here, sim
ply living with the show day and night
and working harder than anybody else.
rs the Frolic stands now it will
probably remain for the rest of the sea
con-
Leon Errol. who Staged" the show,
mas been one of the busiest men In New
York this season. He has continued to
play his part in Sally" that record
breaker, and has also found time to
Stage five other shows. The list in
cludes the Frolic, the Midnight Frollc
9S as given. in New York, and "The Blue
Kitten"
ma Hayward. the charming singer of
The Passing Show" at the Shubcrt
gave me new slant at the song bust
ness this week. And it will probably be
new TO theatregocrs who attend musical
comedy shows and wonder why the
s..s.Is .s ...., use ,sSsSs which are aIrsady
THERE'S only one way to sing new
s%IhgS' she said "and that is to write
mem ana copyright them yourself and
SSot have them published until YOU are
uoho with them. Almost all the sue
tesstul musical comedies have long
runs in New York. Our songs be-
come popular there and are at once
Iuollhhtd and put out in phonograph
records, and by the time our show
ITTSachcs Philadelphia and Baltimore and
washington and other cities everybody
hnows the songs and has been dancing
TO the music for months. SO. when
we sing them, people think we are
tnhlng old stuff when. as matter of
,IIC,' we introduced the songs and gave
''em their popularity"
THEf say along the local Rtalto that
the sensational appearance of a bat
SSM9 the opera at the Acddemy of
s%uSlo IueSddV night WGs just another
mWmph tdr ToWnsend Walsh, the in.
gon'oTs gentleman lCho does such things
.w We Mdlo at the AdCIphi. Gossip
.4vS ne carries trained bat ICith hin,
% I releases IL IN Udrious places of
"'g 0amerin0: I'm not prepared 10
eo e, OUT Ihe Bat' certainly has be.
'0"e hosseholf toord here.