Show LITTLE JOHNNY JONES geo ill Co bohans lians phenomenal musical comedy success little johnny jones will come to the opera house monday evening january 3rd ard probably no play with musical music it environment viron ment has ha s been vouchsafed the acclaim that has been showered upon this perhaps the best piece of musical comedy writing that has yet emanated front from the pen of tills this prolific young g who at i t the age of twenty eight has six must musical cal comedy hits bits to his cl credit edit little johnny jones Is a combination of aaice comic opera melodrama and straight comedy several dramatic reviewers have likened it to a musical melodrama but no matter in what class you place it the fact remains legains that for tile the past two seasons it has proven one of tile the best paying investments that lias has been placed in the dra field for a decade and tills is is as it should be for of a surety no run full nier lifer lines more fascinating music more interesting loie loe story or more laughable situations could be written composed or devised than are to bo be found in little johnny jones not only ire are tile the concerted and ensemble numbers dumber turie tuneful ful but the odd songs with which mr colian cohan has punctuated the three lets acts of the comedy co medy 1 ire are of that kind aptly described by one reviewer is as Co cohenes lianes que nearly sixty singing and dancing comedians and comediennes ale aie enlisted in the lie presentation of little johnny jones they include many ot of the players who have so materially assisted in the continued success of this famous colian cohan comedy since it was first produced then there is the chorus a regular colian cohan chorus that is full of snap and ginger gill ger and who are not lot only good to look upon but who can really sing add to tills this a scenic electrical and costume investiture hi vesti that is elaborate to a derce degree and it is little wonder that clial little johnny jones is still as potent a box office winner as it was in the first weeks or its performance |