Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-17
Entire Production Reflects
Great Credit 10 Performers
and Coach

The Spices OF 1928" scored a big
nit when it vas presented in the
Majestic theatre last night under the
auspices OF the Y. W. Fl. A. Mrs.
Jack Joselson. who coached the pro-
duction worked wonders in bring
ing the performance to an almost
,fessional plane, SURPRISING all
previous efforts Of the organization.
The production which is in three
acts opens with a prologue written
by Miss Elizabeth Doris and cleverly
given by Miss Mary Wilmer. after
which the curtain rises on a school,
room scene, showing the children as
they come in, the different types
causing much amusement by their
makeup and lines. Miss Prim, a
typical country schoolmarm was
cleverly enacted by Mrs. George Mil
Icr. When Miss Blanche Spiegel, as
Itchik. the Jewish boy, made her
entrance, every one sat back in plea
surable anticipation, for she Is usual
ly counted on for the chief comedy
element in these annual shows and
she was funny to look at and TO
hear. Her number is this act, "Yid.
dish Nanny" bringing down h
house. Helen Sarokin as Manic
McShane delighted with Gee, l
Certainly Must Be In Love" sara
Fine attired IN a pretty Riddles frock
assisted by the Misses Sylvia Shafter,
Eva Fishkoff. Ina Bitter, Frances
Haynig, Irene Leichtman, MaoeI
Meyers, Ida Abrahamson, Ruth
Baum, Gertrude Goldsmith, Clara
Miller, Gladys Bloom and Bertha
Levine similarly dressed sang "A
Kiss in the Dark" one OF the pref
test numbers of the show, excel
ientiy done. Ida Jaffee sang Il
Stutter'' and she did stutter keeping
the audience conYulsed and register
ing a big hit, being repeatedly re-
called. $500
Title Wedeen, as Rufus, the darby
schooIboy. assisted by q clever cho-
rus sang Seven or Eleven" in her
" inimitable way after which
Minerva Isenberg gave a clever IN
.ferpretation of "Nola Dance"
Miss Ruth Jacobson charmed with
Ter number, Lady Of the Evening
Exceptionally well sung. The popu-
|iar Miller kiddies assisted by a
chorus sang "Ten-Ten-Tennessee"
particularly we'll, the swaying mel
ody catching the fancy Of the audi
snce 80 much that they were forced
TO repeat. Among the other bright
stars in this act were Rebe
Sarokin who as Tony sang Hey
Wop" In really a clever manner. Mrs.
Charles Michaels al Sonny assisted
by Freda Encherman, Ruth Encher-
man, Lily Weiner. Minerva Polko-
witt, Florence Leichtman, Ida Fran
kei, Rebe Gerzoff, Ida Kantor, Sevil-
Ia Margaretten, jennie Slams, Rebe
and Bertha Jaffee In over
alls and carrying fishing poles sang
most effectively sunny Jim"
Mrs. Sam Sarokin in costume, and
speaking of costumes, made quite a
hit with her white satin one, dancing
kin and Ida Jaffee in the Yankee
Doodle Blues number.
Act two opened with the Chill
6ren OF Nations" dance revue. Miss
Fsra Eishkoff made a charming Miss
Iaberty, the little pages. Esther
Dobbs and Bernice Poiensky, in
black satin suits with their trum-
nets called the different groups
little Adele Medinets, the persona
acation OF grace and beauty as THE
Spirit Of the Nations" gave a splen-
ah Interpretation of a toe dancer.
Then came the dance OF the nations
eli attired In national costumes and
ali delightfully."- interpreted. frst the
Russian group, with Ruth Mazursky'
Esther Tabrowsky, Bertha Waldman
Cohen, Janette Levison, Mollie
Lleber; then the Japanese matdens,
Mildred Fassler, Mary Shehar. Bea-
trice Rose, Mary Solomon, Lillian
lyman, Annette Budin, Fannie Le-
vine. Ella Kaplowitz. Then the
number with Ruth Cohen,
Diana Axelrod, Ruth Kass, Ruth
Ida Dublin, Sara Chatoh,
Isabel Wedeen, Lillian Siegel; follow
cd ny a group from England, Lena
Iaosenblum, Esther Kaplan, Beatrice
Having, Jeanette Leichtman, Lillian
Alpern and Lillian Fass; concluding
with a group from Sunny spain
Kantor, Theresa SlosDerg'
Ethel Levine, Leah Joselson, Char
lctte Meyers, Julia Screbnick. Little
Miller, as a newsboy knowing
that 1t pays to advertise sang most
pleasingly, Lost"
Ruth jacobson, as a college youth,
Knockers and all sang, Does Sne
Come from the East" the setting
FOR this number being particularly
as she sang, the pretty
curtain parted and first the girl
from the East, Mrs. Sam Sarokln, IN
!. most becoming gown, made her
appearance. followed by the g1rI
from the North, Mrs. George Miller,
ali wrapped in fur, then Miss Tlilie
vVedeen, az the girl OF the golden
west In cowboy or girl regalia, with
Mrs. Charles Michaelc, In trtlly Or