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Show HITGHY-KDO AT ORPHEUM ID. Raymond Hitchcock Coming Here With His Spectacular Spec-tacular Offering All who are fond of the lighter kind of amusement show at the legitimate theatres will have spread for their enjoyment en-joyment at tho Orpheum theatre Wednesday, Wed-nesday, April 14, undoubtedly tho best) examplo to bo found on the American stage. It will be tho annual appearance of Raymond Hitchcock in tho 1919 Hitchy Koo show, the third of the series se-ries in which he has been tho illumi- ! nating figure. This new version involves in-volves a hundred players all adept in the manifold ways that go to make up ' a high stepping show of tho Ilitchy ' Koo brand, with the illustrious Itay- mond as tho Inspiration and guide. Tho Bcenory was dosignod nnd paint- td by Joseph Urban, Robert Law and! ! Carmono Vitolo, which, with the other decorative features, require three largo baggago cars to transport from I placo to place. Goorgo V. Hobart fur-1 nlshed tho book, and Colo Porter the I ; lyrics and music. A. L. IDrlanger C I ' B. Dillingham, Flo Zeigfeld, Jr., and I Raymond Hitchcock are the owners of tho show. tt,T110 N,w York run of the 1919 Hitchy Koo is said to havo been the biggest engagement ever played bv the ' Hitchy" on Broadway. ! There are sixteen distinctive scenes in the new show, affording a variety of colorful backgrounds that run from extravagance of beauty to tho lavishly F,,teqH?' Th0 burning of the Zeig-feld Zeig-feld tollies malco, and the girls are of naturos pattern to suit. Tho song hit B of tho production Is called "An Old I Fashioned Garden." One of the real novelties is an Indian ballot, led by a genuine Indian maiden, named Princess Prin-cess White Deer. Her father, Uunning Deer, Is proprietor of a hotel on the St. Regis reservation near Malono, N i. She has played in Europe but this is hor first appearance in musical comedy. com-edy. Of course Raymond Hitchcock 13 tho main feature, because he Js l'ke no ono else in his tomfoolery, and has a personality that never suggests the mechanics of funmaking. Besides he always surroundc himsolf with aces In the world of professional ontertain-ment, ontertain-ment, and displays a chorus which aadB zest to tho performance as well as beauty. Those who know the renj pf the theatre crowds will secure seats in advance. Tho box offico is now open. |