Judge, 1922-11-25 · page 12 of 36
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# "Orange Blossoms" — A Stage Comedy Review This page reviews a Broadway play titled "Orange Blossoms," likely from the 1920s. The plot involves a woman named Kitty who marries a Baron to fulfill a will's legal requirement, then later reveals her hidden beauty to win back his affection when he pursues another woman. The review praises actress Edith Day's performance as Kitty and notes that actor Hal Skelly, playing a waiter character, provides comic relief—including a joke about Prohibition (the alcohol ban then in effect) where his character tries to drink wine despite the law. The multiple photographs show scenes from the production and a chorus line. The satire here is gentle theatrical criticism rather than political commentary—it's entertainment journalism critiquing the actors' performances and the play's romantic plot mechanics.
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“Orange Blossoms for the remarriage of Kitty Edward Thayer Monroe Edith Day can sing, and does so. As Kitty, she is the kitty’s bouquet. Kitty. hiding her beanty uoder a multitude of Kins. marries the Baron te fulfill a legal techni- cality of a will, Where- upon the — susceptible Baron stake: taclaim for the hand of Helene, beautiful in face only. Ile might have been unhappy ever after with her had not Kitty flashed hee hidden beauty on hun. It’s a wise Baron who knows when wife- hood is in flower. Aside from being the mainstay and joy of “Orange Blossoms,” Hal Skelly, as a matter of fact, has very little to do with the per- formance. Skelly, obedient to the call of Prohibition, tries to slake his thirst with the fruit of the vine. As a waiter, he's a darned funny come dian.