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Show "CLARENCE" OPENS George C. Tyler Is sending his Chi-1 cago company from the Blackstono theatre, to the Orph'um theatre for an engagement of two performances on BUnday and eloadajr, August 1 and 2. In Booth Tnklnrtnn's laien comedy. 1 "CI irinrp " The s-me perfect organlra- i tlon that made for the groat success of the comedy In Chleagc will be seen bore Intaot, The cast Includes Gregory Gre-gory Kelly. Ruth Gordon. Robert Adams, ityron Beasley, Betty sfurra rJraee Kllklns. Clara Blandick. Joe Wallace, James T. Ford and Gu d Knnery. 'Clarence" delivers one of thos miracle mir-acle which war generally creates. A oldler Is the hero with all the aurly Instincts of loyal unselfishness In ser- Ice und other unfitness for battlefield battle-field heeaerds An anemic professor Of entomology U he. grabbed from his j twenty million microbes and bugs to I train for warfare. Placidly and humb-I I he goes as far as a training camp, j where he wanders In front of a targot , i snd rets a load of bullets shot into hla liver They have, with the brilliant preclalon of rush trmnlng. put him to I driving mule, but he Is Incapacitated ; even for that unattractive way to hTo-, hTo-, Ism. and Is sent home Invalided. Hla place as consulting entomologist fcr , a dignified college has been assumed ; by one of his assistants and pupil, iso he drifts about trying to find employment, em-ployment, and runs into a rich msn's famllv which Is one of thos fUrce hornet's nests wihsre everybody trie i te boss and nob. I Is hippj The ! professor Is meek and lowly and ab-laentmlnded. ab-laentmlnded. but of such optimist!- ef-' ef-' flclenry that he can do anything from I tuning the piano with motcr toola. B ending the pl imbinr nr.d a'nlng a I little wild-cat of a daughter who wants 10 vamp a graas-wldower With thla I attractive material. Mr Tarrlngton lets his wit and humor, his satire and I his philosophy race about pleaaantly nnd normall). and the amusement I la complete Robert Adams, a very clever actor, who had his primary stage achoollne In lesser parts in New Tori theatre productions, and afterwards in prom -' inent parts in Important theatrical I attraetlona, la given the port of the he-J he-J ro In "Clarence" to elucidate, and. I though be acts the part delightfully. Tarklngton'a lines do not allow htm to clear the mystery of august Individuality Indivi-duality masked In a muled river's kh-kL kh-kL There to much subtle joy In the 'returned soldier's Insinuating hints Bja I to his nativity and social standing But , I Clarence neer seems to be el iding ' gn mg -he man of letters the different I note pf femininity, which sits amusing- ly on 'be bent shoulders of the dough- boy gsaletas |