New Britain herald., 1928-12-14
Current Offerings
 on Stage Reviewed
The Mes>rs. Slubert present ''W ELL, WELL, NELL"

tCast of Charactes)
 Mazte ................. Virginia Barrett A-ddie .................-. Fred lightner htt'N .'................, Noel fran''is Sheriff .............. Edmund Mulcahy Tom Westover ........ Allan Waterons Herman Pfeiter ........... Jack Pearl ! Rudolph Fisher .......... Lee kolilmar H"h stewart ,........... Fred fliil"hiand Lola HepktnS ...............- Ann orr Narrella Standish ....... Edith Grihith MT. N estover, ST. ........ Harold 'raue iitl'S ................... Dorothy bfNn Dolly -................. Rosi'ind Wishon First Revenue Officer .. William Enne!i
 'n"'nd Revenue oti"er .. George Gilday Waiter . Thomas schmidt Chief of Revenue Officers ..........
 ................... James Thompson Mr. ZiT ............. John Slatterv 'lHin"tH ''ifi '''........'... AlHe Htil' !" Pretty Girl ................ Helen Burke Pullman Porter ......... Roland tuoSon First Girl .................. Betty l'air second Girl ............ Mary thanhle' Third Girl -. ........ Agatha Ihill'ns FtOulfh Hrl ............. Sheild Iuthe Dancers ................... '....'''.
 (By Herald Reviewer>
 Musical comedy fans had the un-
 usual experience last night at Par sonss theater, Hartford, of seeing virtually two shows in one. Down New York way producers often sell two tickets for the price of one and the management of "The Ladder" offered free admission in an effort to build up attendance. The situa- ton at Parsons's cannot be con- sidered in the same category. TAc l,% 1o ko, .fv,' new extravaganza Well. Well. WeU' was nlayinx it's fifth performance since it started out to win fame and dollars. and bulks too large. The curtain rose at S:25 o'clock and de- scended just 15 minutes before mid night.
 Jack Pearl and Lee Kohlmar pro- vide a great deal of excitement as comics. They are the backbone of the production which has many ela- borate trimmings. such as the Jack ponahle- John Boyle Girls. who step high and fast and often. This is an "eyc" show and there's no optical illusion about that.
 The scenes change rapidly. from a modiste's shoppe in New York to a night club on Long Island. to a palatial hotel in Florida. The plot? :? What, you expect a plot. too? The Donahuc- Boyle Girls. but tressed by an agile chorus. offer a series Of novelty dances which win favor immediately. Their routines are executed with dash and pep. allowed in the ensemble. Watch the Beatrice Lille person on the left end. Striking speciality dances are done by a youth billed as Mir. Olson and by Ncloz and Yolanda. Virginia Barrett and Fred I.ightncr con tribute bits Of comedy and several dancing numbers. Allan Watero'1s and Noel Francis sing plcasing!|, Fred lIiilohrand. "tho red hot chin' noy." offers brand of comedy which seemed to please greet manv folks in tho audience. Edith Griffith has a nice personality and adds life to tho entertainment,
 "Wcll. Well. We'll" needs cutti. z to bring it within the ti'ne usually allowed a musical Cor'sdv. It can afford to lose great dr1| of ma terial and then ho a good shov. It will be presented ,onrErt and to- morrow night with q matinee to- morrow. .'.,