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Show WITH THE FIRST NIGHTERS "THE COMMUTERS." The Forbes comedy, "The Commuters" will not endure outside of New York as a successful comedy. Its humor is too much localized and pertains too greatly to a given condition in and around New York to interest many outside the big town. This is not saying, however, that it is not a cleverly written play with enough laughs to carry it along for a season or two, provided very capable capa-ble people head the presnting companies. It has scarcely proved a riot of fun, however, for the conference crowds who have filled the theatre several nights this week to see it, though the first nighters enjoyed Harry Davenport's Sammy Fletcher and the very pretty stage pictures of the play. Henry B, Harris should never again, though, include John S. Robertson in any of his companies whose success depends upon the ability abil-ity of the comedians. He is about as funny as an aeroplane accident. In fact the entire supporting company suffers very much in comparison with Mr. Davenport and the star worked heroically to keep the frost off the play. In spite of all this, however, it is very easy to understand the popularity of "The Commuters" with New Yorkers and the hit the play scored there last year in the hands of metropolitan players. play-ers. ORPHEUM. "Mon Amour," with Amelia Stone and Armand Kalisz is a sure enough headliner. The musical sketch has packed the Orpheum at every performance this week, and rightly, for it offers two very clever people in a twenty-minute medley of passable di.l jue and delightful music. Mr. Kalisz has evolved a number of pretty dances for himself and his co-star, Miss Stone, of which the Temptation dance, is the most enjoyable. enjoy-able. Miss Stone's song, "My Lip3 Just Can't Behave" and the.duet "Mon Amour" are the two prettiest selections sung. The scenic setting is excellent, the lady extremely pleasing, while both sing unusually well. Miss Roumania Hyde's string quartette opens the bill, and is followed by Wentworth and Kelley in a mediocre sketch which gives place to Morny Cash, whom the bill could do without very nicely. Jack Connelly's horse and piano playing is equally enjoyable, neither having any business on an Orpheum program. Miss Webb, however, sings rather well and her work somewhat atones for her partner's performance. The De Vole trio of gymnasts are seen In ono of the best and cleanest athletic exhibitions the Orpheum has offered the past three seasons. The men are splendidly developed and ther work is 79 devoid of every objectionable feature nd is performed per-formed with such rapidity and dexterity that they have easily shared the honors of the conference week bill with the headliners. The depicting of scenes of current events in motion pictures is an innovation that has almost eliminated the discomfort of the closing fifteen or twenty minutes of the Orpheum's bills, as very few now attempt to leave their seats before the program's closing. |
