Judge — June 2, 1928 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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and then the Empire Theatre makes s mind to turn back a leaf and go Frohman n with the kind of play that was wont ubiquitously to grace its stage while the late lamented Charles was still in control of its destiny. That kind of play, as all and sundry know, was one through vhich the late lamented Drew mose epigrammatically, the while his leading woman 1 plot against his and the lesser actors dished British gossip, French phrases and Chinese tea. On such occasions as the tony Drew was otherwise occu- pied, the stage was given over to Miss Barrymore or Miss Burke or to some momentarily imported English ctor, the play, however, remaining in its general ature much the same. Miss Barrymore would appear in the latest modes as a wife whom Lord Algy Berke- ley, the lovable old blockhead, did not understand and whom young Lord Noel Bloomsbury did, the while Nevins, the butler, periodically apprised vari- ous cabinet ministers, admirals, members of Par ment and voluptuous French counts that miladi would unfortunately be unable to run over to Le Touquet with them for the week-end, Or Miss Burke, also in the latest modes, would appear as a saucy ninxs who played havoc with the leading man’s he buss and would thereupon be informed by her, very archly, that she had just been fooling him and had had a yen for hi and, eve for a little stranger some a: E While Miss Burke was off stage changing into th seventh, eighth or tenth last word in the latest mode, as the case might be, the supporting company, as in the other instances, would put the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company feet. The more y—the whole on its imported whether m: through the same type of dive white waistcoats, if male, frocks, if fem: The Empire has now reverted to type. ‘The play this time is called “The Happy Husband” and, as in the old days, is by a subject of His Majesty, Mr. Harrison Owen, About the only discernible chang: in the proceedings is the substitution of cocktails for tea. Otherwise, the formula is pretty closely adhered The scene is laid in an English count the male actors are immaculately clad in evening jothes and the le in the latest things from aris; Miss Burke has again been reeruited to toss a iucy curl and eventually bring the thick-witted Mr. L ce Grossmith to book ; of the characters duly bears the osso'; a considerable int of old-manning embellishes the dialogue; the usual number of such epigrams is its own punishment”; the maid wears thinner silk stockings than any other woman in the and the familiar breakfast table ppearance in the last act. But, f ity, the evening manages to be able one. Owen writes easily and gracefully and contrives to give his recognizable materials a pleasant bounce. A. E. Matthews has done a very good job with the staging and also presents another of his extremely ingratiating performances. Mr. smith and Walter Connolly also help matters with some satisfactory comedy acting. Miss Burke looks attractive, but here once again permits her stock « mannerisms to riddle her performance In the réle of a thirty-five-y jd married woman who is sup- posed to be the complete antithesis of a flirtati cutie, she presents an exhibition that makes Cls (Continued on page 22) ish actors, or female, simply went tissement with dog nd somewhat dowdier to, one nickname are “Virtue as makes I the rather agree seenc for Gros- Theatre Guide “The Happy Husband” (Empire this imue. be Bisehibirds of 1828" (Liberty) “She Stoops to Conquer” (Hriancer evival of a celebrated comedy with a pany of lareely theoretical vtar. 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