Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-03-23
MAY IRWIN.

Is Wedding Day" n q particularly
farce, but it is in no sense suggestive.
onding to be nothing but farce, it Is
hir to subject it to the Same criticism
"a a comedy or a drama would invite
urse nothing in the piece could well
en in real life, but probability and logi-
\ are not to be expected in such an
tainment. For instance, it Is exceed
unlikely that a young lady would
her prospective husbands private
ments on the morning Of the day set
be wedding; but, to use the vernacular.
Eything goes" in farce.
e difficult to corner what, for want of a
8 term, must be called the plot Of
Wedding Day." Dick Wellington has
very much in love with Lottie Single
- the Royoda theater of varieties, but
bscome engaged to be married to the
liter Of Robert Faddicum, an alder
who is a violent opponent In the board
lngs Of the prevailing methods Of ad-
ling variety stars IN general and Lottie
Teton In particular by means Of pictures
= in abbreviated costume.
the sly Faddioum Is really q great
rer Of the nude in art and appropri-
Autograph Of the Singleton woman
he finds in the apartments Of his SON.
Ztw-to-be on the morning of the latter's
ling day. He has also written num-
~ letters over fictitious signature to
heart breaker Of the Royoda varieties,
these, together with some epistles Of q
aedly tender nature received by the
fair damsel from Tom Doubleton,
IN she is suing for breach of promise at
3opening OF the play, cut very decided
res in the funmaking which follows.
xellington, who has been on bat" the
e before, is very gloomy over the pros
OF having to marry Mabel Faddioum,
)m he doesn't love, and friend, Jack
ding, sympathizes with him and seeks
lelay the ceremony by presenting We'll
ton silver covered flask filed with
terfully drugged brandy. His hope Is
= Wellington will drink the liquor and
pme stupefed. Instead, however, it is
on the table, where process server, q
man and Alderman Faddicum In turn
ake Of it and are rendered unconscious.
1lington believes them to be dead.
he possibilities for humorous oomplica-
Rs are now almost hmitless, and the au-
., Mr.. Graham, has taken advantage of
m to the greatest extent possible. The
nit is an almost continuous roar Of laugh
h In the cast are Henry Miller, May
Yin, Harry Brown, Harry Mills, Basil
est, Thomas w. Ryley, Emily Bancker,
|yllis Rankin and Mrs. Mckee Rankin.
will be seen that the company is a strong
3. While Henry Miller is always an ex-
Qent actor, the part of Dick Wellington
0nsuited to him, and the honors eaxily
to May Irwin as Lottie Singleton and
lomas w. Ryley as William Grips, .
licitor's clerk.
Viewed strictly from laughter inducing
Andpoint, His Wedding Day" is supe-
pr to "Jane," although, unlike the latter,
contains no distinctly star part. It ought
be a great go" when it reaches New
Drk. It was first seen in this vicinity at
% Amphion theater. BROOKLYN. e. D.
IL DOESN'T seem possible that an actor OF
,ility and intelligence like Milton Mobiles
Md 80 thoroughly misconceive bis hmita-
Dns as playwright and actor as to concoct
ID appear in vehicle like For Revenue
My" which is about as big misfit a. /
I've ever seen ON the stage. Mr.. Mobiles
Ills hia play q satirical comedy. N.izsatar-