| Show THEATRE REVIEWS Walker Whiteside Charms Audience Walker In a typical play ploy The Th Arabian pleased a large larco audience at the Orpheum Wednesday night lit at- at although al though the th play i Is not a us M strongly constructed as CUI others In which the star performed In his graceful and fetching manner As the th polished Arabian gentle man man speaker of smooth flowing eloquent and witty phrases and master of Intrigue and general Whiteside Is just about the hole show and the audience throughout th the play piny watched and anti listened to him as If charmed never nevel missing a I point nor failing to catch and anti admire his adroit shadings The Th seemingly was Willi written for Whitesides Whiteside's Vh special tal- tal tal talents cUts which are given riven full tull rein In Inthe inthe Inthe the three thre acts but in giving the star full f opportunity to scintillate other factors were rather neglect neglect- neglected neglected cd ed For instance the tho climax tails falls to bring treat great surprise Everybody knew that tho th heroine heroin Is t i the the Arabian Arabian bandits bir daughter and that Abd el ci Ray Is really the th bandit and not merely the spokesman for forthe the desperado ot of o the tho desert The They also knew that this relationship would be b brought out In time tim to prevent Ray from working his devilish will upon the th heroines heroine's sW sweetheart othe rt Ray flay has the quaint custom of the flesh from the hands handa anti and arms of those thos who especially I of offend tend him binding the th stripped members pouring salt tilt and vinegar the th quivering flesh and then I permitting th the sliced arms to grov gro together In the tb fashion of the tho SI- SI SIamese 1 arneso amese twins Ills His preparations to have hav such an operation performed upon a ayoung ayoung young British officer who has fallen Callen Into his hll hands hand provides provide the thrill of the th pia play But the gory spectacle of course does not take place for the Ara Arabian lan lan learns Ie that the young woman was to to dispose of ot to a handsome handsom sheik Is his daughter The British officer his fellow follow officer and the th thou thou- thousand sand and men sent s nt to capture him and his band are treed freed reed and all endwell ell Mr 11 Whiteside Is supported by byI bya bya I a group croup of sincere actors but a afew afew afew few hardly come corn up to as high a standard aa as was expected The depiction of the th blundering Brit British ish colonel for tor Instance was somewhat overdone Characters depicted by one or two others hardly were w ro convincing con The pia play Is i excellently staged It reek reeks with oriental atmosphere and this would be b true tru without 1 the whiff or so of ot Incense which was wafted over th the footlights Alto Alto gether Mr Whiteside and anti The Arabian provide provid an engaging evening oo 00 00 |
