Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-17
Poll That's NV Bow

A creation, billed as IA musical COM
edy, which turned out to be a sequence
of drama and melodrama. music and
dancing, specialtieS and novelties, with
a few hints of the old Hanlou 'Phan-
tasma" illusions thrown in, came to
Polls last night under the title, That S
My Boy" to allow karyl Norman oppor-
tunfties galore for his popular demon
' Stration that Il man can wear feminine
tinery with as great charm and grace
as q Mile. or a Nine.
That's My Boy" has three acts, about
eight songs, six dances, no chorus, but
pleasing music and scenic effects.
The drama and melodrama get I'M
der way in the first act. which is in
the nature OF a prologue depicting the
rich young villain seeking the hand OF
the coy little maiden, whose heart be-
longs to the poor young hero. The girls
father, strangely, has fallen under 'finan-
Cial obligations to the sleek young
villain. The boys mother, sweet little
old widow, is the subject of one of the
carly songs of karyl Norman, MY
Mother" which brought applause from
q large audience.
All during the first act Norman dresses
IN overalls Toward the end he is ar
rested on the accusation of theft by
the young villain, and as he Is being
taken away to the Jail or the justice OF
the peace, a terrible storm comes up.
At this juncture enter the phantasma-
Eorical effects. Away off in the dis
lance, over a surging current, is a
bridge. Rain is coming down in tor
rents. As an automobiles headlights
can be seen starting across the bridge
miles away, lightning strikes, and the
bridge gives away. The Illusion brings
reactions to the most skeptical. The
constable returns with news of trag-
edy, and a moment later, with the
stage vacant, back comes the young
hero beragged and bedraggled, to show
he's not dead after all and to write a
note 10 his mother and disappear.
The next time he is seen he Is a
she The great Nine. Geraldine, superb
~ gowned and highly temperamental'
comes to Woodvilie for rural Thesplan
treat And then comes the subtle re
Nenge. This wonderful woman actress
turns out to be a psychic. She COS into
g. trance and brings the voice OF the
young hero out of the air to taunt the
sleek young villain into a confession into
the echograph, new patent by the
Young Juvenile press agent OF the
theatrical company. And then, at the
performance, after Karyl Norman has
shown he has voice quite other imam
his original mellow baritone, comes the
pronunciation. The echograph repro
for the entire community, the villain
goes away in disgrace, and the two low
ing hearts have all the world to them
selves.
In the last act dance specialties are
interjected by Mile. Nina and William
Duree, and Karin and Andrews. The
Eight cylinder Syncopators' orchestra
and Band provides music which of itself
should draw crowds.
Enid Gray as Mrs. Morton, the young
hero's mother, does a bit of character
acting that is refreshing, and Dan Mar
bic as Silas Slicker, the constable, rem
ders a creditable account Of himself In a
role easily overplayed or underplayed.
The same may be said of Isabelle VIM
locke village spinster and gossip. Betty
Byron as Lottie Bird, ingenue, and
James Burtis as Robert Cray, dramatist,
press agent and inventor of the echo
graph, make an entertaining couple.
The Broadway verdict will be inter-
esting. The verdict of the audience
last night seemed to be good augury.