New Britain herald., 1927-12-06
SPANISH NOON IS
 SNAPPY OFFERING
Legion Show We'll Received
 by Patrons

In spanish Moon," Eddy-GIovcr musical comedy, endowed with comedy and tunoful melodies The show was presented last night at the Capitol thoHter and was heartily received by the large audience.
 Spanish Moon" contains plot enough 10 make II interesting. II concerns two advertising men and their trip 10 Spain to land contracts. One o' il" partners decides 10 mak" tn" trip on th" spur Of the moment after the young woman in whom he iS interested returns his ring 10 him, thus showing her preference for an nlpomin' accent and wears monoclc. Needless to say the sepa- rated couple meet again in Spain under highly romantic circum- stances and everything ends happily.
 The leading roles were well taken last evening. Clement Lewis, as How ard Hoynton, the iunior partner with business ability and q sense of Eumor, gave one of the best per forman1as ever seen in this city in amateur thoatriCals He was al homo in his part and his knack for putting over his lines with Wallop crdrarcd him 10 tho audience from in" first. Miss Peggy German, as A@1a Drayt on. q Snappy stcnog- rapher with a breezy line of chat ter. takes care Of the feminine comedy lead in a decidedly happy faShiou. Larry Austin. head of the ApoN Advertising Agency. played by Francis t.gan. and Claire Lewis. Larry's fiarro. played hv Miss Sally Kowloy. were the leading characters iH in" play. around whom thc TO- man'i" interest contcred MT F.gan was given T chance 10 1So his pleas ing tenor voice to good advantage. end Miss RoWloy added her delight 'ui personality to an Interesting part. playing il well. Merritt IIuma- son as Gerald HahhiH%ton Brook field. T romantic fmgliShman and f'N '' N'''' ''l 'Il''I'~' VI '''''i ''Ih played tho part of Spnor Iuron2io. a faN0rite spanish toreador. thc yil- lain of the piece. and he added to tn" play the ominouS presence of that character. in most able man. nor. Charles Moore. as Srnor Duran- 'io. progressive S"anish inn keep "r. created one of the most interest ing characters. althouch il wats not one of the most important. The minor roles wcro well handled.
 The songs in "Spnnish Moon" were written especially for h" production and they ar" extremely tuncfnI Th"r" arc 12 of them and all arc worth hearing. The characters plug them lih" veterans. Tfp Bach Male chorus comes in for our number, Song Of the Torcadors," which is well rendered.
 Tn" dancing was tho only weak spot in last nights performance. Doubtless the young ladies in sevor- al CT Inc numbers Wer" more or less beWildrrcd when they appeared
 
 lron"d ont for tonishts perform anc". With the dancing numbers strengthened. Spanish Moon" should bo q WOW. Another slight fault was the failure of some of the characters 10 make snappy entrances last evening. In two instances, in N9rllrnla", performers wore left on tn" stag" without thing to say, Whi." others, scheduled 10 appoar. delayed tn" proc"odingsly consider ably. \ minor difficulty. 10 be sure
 Th" stage sottiHes ar" q departure in local theatrical fields. While ihc first act presents an office interior O. 'h" usual characteristics, the crr- tam. at th" opening of tho second act. parts revealing most elaborate set. showing the exterior of q Span- ish Inn. II is q hoautifut Scnnc. m" costumes for th" second act look brand new and all of thom if into 1he second ScHUc, creating q pleas ing spectacle.
 The cast of characters. previously published, all did their parts in an excellent manner, rcilocting credit 10 themselves and their directors
 John J. Cr"an. organist at St. M3rE'S church. is th" musical diroc- tor of the show and according to the rNid"nc" submitted at last nights performance, ha has done his work we'll. Larry N. Knowles directed the duction.