Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-12 | Page 13 | Pleasing Tonic of 'Applesauce' at Wilkes This Week

I Pleasing Tonic Tonio of r Applesauce t Wilkes This Week With Ben Erway In the Tole ofa of ofa a likable young dispenser of applesauce applesauce ap Barry Darry B Ing comedy by that name which opened at the Wilkes theatre Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day Is a hilarious success DashIng Dash Dash- Ing and Irresistible with a gay friendly philosophy Ben as Bill BUl McAllister dominated the audienCe audi audi- enco enCe as well as each c character of the play his Infectious winning win win- ning charm Gladys George in the piquant role of Hazel Robinson the lovely girl who finally decided to her happiness that of Irresponsible Irre- Irre Bill was worth an all the money of his rival was vivacious and appealing Noel Leslie as asPa asPa Pa RobInson Inclined to be Ish and engage In matrimonial bouts with Ma from sheer force o of Ions Ions' habit e U th I character rol role t to excellent t td d I tage The realistic vehemence I which he injected Into the part was rivaled only by the convinCing depiction depiction de- de o of Fanchon Everhart as asMa Ma These two characters furnished furnished fur fur- much amusement and the essential touch of pathos The action ot of the play centers about Bill McAllister whose devotion devotion de- de to the art of consoling his friends with applesauce left him no opportunIty for prosaIc but necessary necessary essary work IDs His Uncle Matt but kindhearted kind kind- kindhearted hearted had solved this difficulty for him In the past but hIs refusal to do so In the event of his marriage marriage mar mar- to Hazel left Bills DUls prospects dark Indeed When Hazel announces her engagement en- en engagement to Rollo one ot of those moneymaking but humorless young men known as g good od catches the RobInson family's difficulties seem ended but Bill skillfully engIneers a rUt rift in the engagement and jobless jobless job job- less and almost penniless the two set out and really do live happilY on applesauce But bills and Uncle Matt and threatening Ma and Pa all combine against them The result Is engrossing as well as asam am amusing using Arthur Arthul Loft Mildred Paver and Richard Tracy give creditable performances per per- as Rollo a talkative neighbor and UnCle Matt