Evening star., 1923-01-22
P0LI'S-"T -"Tangerine. "

Autosuggestion and DR.. Coue were
not needed to convince the audience
at Polls Theater last night that "day
by day, in every way" 'Tangerine''
has been growing better and better.
And as for Julia SanderSon, superla-
tives fall far short of describing the
beauty and charm and vivacity of
Miss SanderSon.
The present engagement at Polls
Theater is return visit of TAN
Serine," but a vastly changed Tan
Serine" since its first production here
many, many months ago. In fact
he original production has been
Thipped-too harsh a term, perhaps,
for 'Tangerine" always has had from the
beginning immense possibilities for
a musical comedy success-into a
metropolitan triumph, and returns to
Washington with the snap and dash,
he up-to- the minuteness demanded
in really successful comedies set to
music of today. There is a. wealth
Of material in "Tangerine," SO much
50 that the auditor is inclined to be
disappointed that he has not been
afforded an opportunity to see more
Of the many amusing. musical, or
beautiful members of the cast.
The action of the play begins in
The alimony ward of Ludlow street
n the South Seas. called Tangerine.
"hero it appears, the wives support
he husbands. The king OF the is
'and-Easy Boss-has gathered about
him eight wives all easy to look at,
Tho slave for him willingly. Into this
supposedly happy community come
'hree American divorced couples-the
male members having been released
'"om the alimony ward of Ludlow
'ail, and with them come Shirley Dali
ron (Julia Sanderson) and Dick Owens
Frank CrummiD, who have thought
IN nfh hft
Tho have not tried it because of the
"elief of Shirley that marriage is not
happy state. The experience of
many of her friends has led her to
his conclusion.
The king Crank Lalor) orders the
livorced wives of the Americans to
work for their husbands, declaring
hat American divorces do not hold
ood In Tangerine. Shirley. too, goes
. work. since it is the rule that all
women must work. She becomes the
lressmaker of Tangerine. Right there
ne trouble begins, for the king and
he men. AS the king sadly remarks
1f st. Peter ever lets dressmaker
n, heaven will be hell" His wives
,arn from the American women that
zen should do the work and pay the
ills. The American men learn from
heir wives what 1T is to be kept
\ the home. There is a strain Of sa-
ire throughout the production that
nuS STedlly 10 the amusement.
Frank Lalor, as the King of Tan
serine, carries much Of the comedy
nd his foot never slips. He is really
funny. Frank Crummit as Dick
pwens, the lover of Shirley, has q
.ongenial role and sings with Miss
anderson one of the hits of the
lay, Sweet Lady" of which he was
ne of the authors A quartet-the
''alifornia Four-sings half-forgotter
opular melodies of ten, twenty and
hirty years ago. and was applande6
9st night perhaps more vigorousl.
han any other single feature of. the
reduction. Buelah Berson as Noa
former wife of the king, sings
harmingly I'm Oour Mountain Bow
r" while Rebekah Cauble and John
Zane, the ingenues, in dance ano
ong, won the favor Of the audience.
The music Of "Tangerine" is particu.
lrly tuneful. It's lines are screaming.
v funny without being coarse, AND
ne production is admirably staged
nd costumed.