The evening world. Newspaper, September 27, 1919, Page 12

ea es 2: aes EVL WII o THE NEW PLAYSeo “An Exchange of Wives” Amusing Light Comedy | By CHARLES DARNTON _| ‘Theatre last night, Cosmo Hamilton has foresworn the highly-sexed play such as “Scandal” for the extravagantly domestic variety. This time Mr, Hamilton advises husbands to keep on telling their wives } they love ‘em, noticing how their hair ts “done,” exclaiming at the beauty of & new frock and doing other little things calculated to take the chill off matrimonial life. “an Exchange of Wives” is an amusing light comedy that touches on farce, For that matter, I've a notion that it would gain something by W's “An Exchange of Wives,” cleverly accomplished at the Bijou a Seing frankly farcical, as was the case with “Thy Neighbors Wite.” The . wilder the merrier! . ki In this little affair, it must be granted, a cottage in the country Is not without interesting possibilities when it is shared by two “ouples who fre almost reckless enough to be mistaken for characters in'a comedy by the \Hlattons. inexperienced persons who haven't married may find the play ipstructive, while those who feel the yoke giving them a pain in the neck fdas valse their heads and see the road of happiness stretching through the years to come. Mr. Hamilton appears to b» full of beautiful thoughts, not to mention the devil. He manages to kick up a lively two-family row before the dove of peace spreads its chaste wings over a sleeping poreh. There's really nothing to worry about, unless it is that the author of the play feels himself compelled to give away the whole show long before it is over, Accordingly, the audience knows exactly what |s going to happen from the moment that Hay reports he has seen Armitage kissing Mrs. Hay in the yyoods, and Hay and Mrs, Armitage pretend that they are \, madly in love with each other. The trouble is that Hay has been more @evoted to golf than to his wife and that Armitage is a harmless Philanderer. The exchango of wives is merely an innocent arrangement, with one mixed pair going upstairs nightie-night!—and the other repairing to a sleeping porch. Both parties lose nothing more than their sleep and fmdulge only in mutual reproaches, But the lines are bright and: the situations are cleverly turned. A great deal of innocent merriment resulted from the capital acting of the play, Chrystal Herne not only made the most of her opportunities as & comedienne, but she gave sincerity-that is, true feeling—to a serious amoment or two in the final act. Margaret Dale was delightully cattish as the other wife, always ready with her claws, yet skilful in keeping them hidden. Forrest Winant, as the harmless husband, gave the best performance of his career and cut an amusing figure when he was brushed aside and knocked about in the course of the proceedings, Lee Baker was amusingly @erious as the dull-witted Hay. d Lovers of light comedy will find “An Exchange of Wives” no robbery. About Plays Players ARC KLAW has arranged to|ten by herself and called “Trouping produce a dramatization of] for the Troops.” It chronicles tho ex- “Mixchange of Wives" at the Bijou “Dere Mabie.” William Street- ‘em, who created this series of humor- Us war letters, has written the play aati with John K. Hodges. are no scenes laid in France, the} aon when 11)! arrives in ANOTHER FOR HAST. Water Hast, who launched “An ‘Theatre last night, and has “Scan- Gal” at the 39th Street, will produce @ play called “A Daughter of Two Worlds” next. It is a dramatization of Le Roy Scott's novel of that name. | Marian Conkley is the first to be en- ®aged for the cast. SEAMON ANSWERS BACK. | Yes,” said Herman Bach, at the! rs’ Club last night, “they're a ple of chums who play pinochle ther.” on!” came from Harry Seamon. | “You can't play pinochle with a man 900 be bis chum.” BY WAY OF DIVERSION. Said Silas McGuggin, in Pee- | weeple’s store: “I hear that a King will soon come to our i shore, He's Belgium's ruler— King Albert, I hear, Oh, he'll | get some welcome from ws— ee never fear, I guess I'll run down to New York when he's there, for, - while I ain't never assumed royal - air, T just want to tell you my Daddy once found that we were ~crowned. Some King they called “Hector in England or Spain was Hector McGuygin, and while 1 “ain't vain, I'm full of the blood of King Hector the Great. King Albert will hug me, I'll bet you! Just wait!” “I've heered of King Hector,” said Grandpa McGee. “If 1 ain't all wrong, he was sehung to a tree for stealin’ a horse from a man named Me- Kim. Gee, Silas! You oughta quit draggin’ ‘bout him.” Old Bilas just sneered and replied:” “That's all bunk! Your knowl edge of history surely is punk,” With that he went out just as mad as could be. “His royal goat's quit him,” said Grandpa ‘doolk, ished by Doran, should be descended from men who were | periences of & group of theatrical folk who spent @ year abroad entertaining the seldiers. This group was fre- quent); H) the Mayo Unit. Tho expecially popular with the hundreds of thousands of soldiers whose trials were made lighter by the Mayo Unit. STIFF BATTLE GOING ON. ‘The fighting ty still going on in the War of P E. Z Leo of the Bronx ban, ‘ay at the enemy with the followin How do you get that way, you guys? Your judgment is badiy bent The Bronz, I vow, has got it O'er Brooklyn like a tent. Thén Warriors Harry Harz aod Jukus Freedman of the East Side fire this volley: | We've read about the poets’ war, And don't know what they're fighting for; Tho’ Harlem girls are very sweet, We've heard it said they have big feet. Now listen, poets, for we know Just where the sweetest girlies grow, And don't go searching far and wide, Just come around the old Kast Side. BENNY WAS RIGHT. Benny Carter, ‘Treasurer at the George M, Cohan Theat; as in the box office last night 4 man asked for a seut for “See-Baw.” iS aid Benny, He intended 0." meaning “standing "Just then he found one seat in the last row of the top balcony, stron bought it and left, Ten O. R is right," he said. *No ‘standing on the roof" tor me, Gimme: back my money.” GOSSIP. The Southern “Maytime” company began rehearsals to “At 9.40" will be time at the Playhouse td-night, Charles Dillingham's “Apple Blos- soms” company went to Baltimore to- day by special train, It opens there Monday night. Mark A. Luewcher holds up hie right hand and swears that 11,648 peo- ple saw “Happy Days" at the Hip- podrome yeuterday Lueienne Meyan, French hay been engaged by jr, for the new d the 100th Midnight F “The Bette Booth on Oct, 4b NXs that theatre fo: bands.” | e Langley, well known as an Will leave the e A. H. Woods | “Too Many Hus- McGee. AN EXCELLENT CAST. The company which will be thelr shake: 1 in Frederick dom, Rowland Bucket T. 8. Crawley, Mal: ley, V. L. Granville, Colville Dunn, Bi tham ard ‘pill is * MIS8 MAYO'S BOOK. Margaret Mayo, the ploywright, has exting bowk, writ- ‘Vases, schaum, Furnit : Books, Tipping Billiard Use Hhion's cement apts and leather, 7 (~) three kinds, ic per ws Pw nu with Sothern and Marlowe dyring ol 1.08 / next month. rah Laintason,| @ opening h actress and screen artist, has | a din New York, § did inuch |war work among the t they will resume the management of roenwich Village Theatre soon ir first production will be staged i" ps. | Conroy and Meltzer announce that | FL , Hows Y'siSTeR ‘Susies" BREACH O' PROMISE CASE COMIN’ ON ? Ar, LOU! - BET You ) NEVER EXPECTED TO See ME Sen PARTY OH! HELLO A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Lout matic critic 8 to walk nd see how FOOLISHMENT. “Oh, pupils, dear,” the teacher said, “Why must you look so glum? | Let's all take fifteen minutes off | And try some chewing.gum.” The children looked at him amazed, They had no chewing-gum ; And now you have the story of Professor Upton Blum . FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Why is love like a potato?” “Give it up." and becomes less by paring,’ “because it shoots from tie eyes LITTLE MARY MIXUP THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY “We re TO AWARD HER HI SHE REFUSES “TO . 1 CANT. FIND MY “RUBBERS So I Guess I ‘tn wear UNCLE BZRA'S MY @ ir WAS Harp TO KEEP UNCLE cu SUDGE 0,000 - BUT accep’ ir? LT OIOn'T, AL BUT sometH Ty 1S THAT RIGHT —AINT Y'GONNA ACCEPT TH’ SUDGES DAWGONNE. THEM LITTLE FLlivvers! “HEY SuRE DO CLUTTER UP ~TH’ ROAD! FLEECED ME PRO! \E TOOK 75% WAS OVER TO SEE miss GABB T ret You We Fk DIDNT “TRACK UP YOUR FLooR T HAve NYT BEEN House Tateerteaewns, Dawaonrr Susie DONT Sov “THINK fi0,000 15 PUNISHMENT ENouGH FoR Hid BREACH Thera Was Something on Foot Mother Didn't Kiion Remember, Joe—You’re Still Pulling Down a “Flivver Salary”! HEY ' cet over’! DO Y'WANTA CARRY “THAT Lizzie Home in PIECES? Yes, SHE SAID You DYED YOUR HAIR S FALSE! Ah Mer, OBLIGED For YOuR RUBBERS, ONCLE EZRA << WANT Him” To MARRY ME. or HOW Do “THEY GET “Hat way? HE USED T'DRIVE A FLIWVER HIMSELF W THATS WHAT | TOLD HER GUT SHE SAID THAT WAS WORSE. THAN | DYEING IT.