New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
'YVE77E' DELIGHTS
 PARSONS AUDIENCE
Musical Comedy Makes Impres. sion on Hartford Appearance
tEy Herald Revie~er)
Cast of Charncters,


 Robert Bennett. Of Ralston'. Sunny. lahd ......,......... Donald Brian s. NJ. Falston. owner Of Surnyland .. .................,... Herbert Corthell Dick Donnelly. also in tho firm ..... '... ...........,...... Leo Henning Af' van pusen' specniato1
 ..'''..,' ,'.'.''.-...,....., John Mack Bishop Doran. ca his vacation ....
 ........, .,.........,..... Arnold Lucy fvette Raiston, Raiston's daughter ..
 ............... Jeanette Macdonald J. ?. Clark, leader 0. the Winter Col.
 oHy ............,,... Thomas puridn Mrs Ralston. h!s wife .. Virginia Howell Ethel Clark, dehutante .. Amy Revere Mabel Terry. Sabls Terry. Helene Lynd, Mary Jane -,....... vaudeville artists
 Can man tell the truth. the whole truth and nothing but the truth for five hours? He can, but he will lose lot of friends and find himself in many embarrassing sit- nations.
 This is demonstrated in Yes, Yes, Yvette," the Frazee musical comedy which is announced as the little sls- ter of "No,N Nanette" and which played at Parsons theater. Hartford, last night after five months en- sagement in Chicago Bob Bennett, played by Donald Brian. bets he can tell tHe truth for five hours in order to double the money which his sweetheart, Yvette Ralston, played by Jeanette Mcdonald, has col lected toward new church. The process of adhering strictly to the truth is extremely painful and forms the basis for this comedy which ranks among the best presented In several years. Yes. Yes" is &C., claimed as better than No, Mo-" AS a poular fad of the day Is questions and answers" the follow ing interrogation and reply are here by printed. "Is Yes, Yes better than No. No'?" The reply is: Yes, Yes. Yes is." IL is superior in many respects. It has a broader plot. It has more comedy. It's characters give the cast 8 greater opportunity to display their talents. In tEe matter of music. that Is a matter Of opinion. "Yes. Yes" has 8 couple of catchy tunes in modern tempo. snappy musical numbers which are a little too difficult for the lay. tongue to wrap around but which go over with bang when sung by professionals.
 In recent enga gements in Hart ford MT. Brian was at disadvan- tage because his part did not allow him to shine In his full splendor. But in "Yes. Yes" he has q par, ideally suited to his ability. and he makes the most of it. Miss Mac Donald is fascinating. magnetic young woman who can dance grace fully and sing sweetly. Herbert Corthell. the round promoter of Florida real estate, hits the bulls eye every time he appears on the stage. Arnold Lucy gives a very good impersonation Of bishop. or the popular conception of musical comedy bishop. Other males hav- ing prominent parts are Leo Hen ming and John Mack.
 Virginia Ralston and Amy Revere carry the burden for the fair sex. next to Miss Macdonald, and do 1t well.
 Then there are two members Of the cast whose character delinea- tions are brilliant. They are billed as Helene Lynd and Mary Jane. If Corthell hits the bullseye. these two girls destroy the target utter ly. Miss Lynd appears as Dumb Dora" and Is perfect. Mary Jane is a wild eyed dancer and has more steps than the Washington monu- ment. The audience stopped the show with applause after their ap- pearance in the second act.
 The chorus is composed of good looking girls who know how 10 dance. The costumes are fresh and clean. The settings are attractive.
 "Yes. Yes" will play for the rest of the week at Parsons with a po tinae m Saturday