The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-09
Hide Husbands in Trunks.
Business" Which Suggests merry
Wives of Windsor"

OF Hugh Morton's new piece. GLITTER
ing Gloria" produced at wyndham' s
Theater, THE Standard" says:
Farce is made in many countries. but
the patterns differ little. Commonest
OF all is that which shows the troubles
of the delinquent husband who is com
promising. or has compromised, himself
with siren of whose unwelcome exIs-
tence his wife comes to hear; and this
is the foundation OF 'Glhtering Gloria. ;
as it has been of innumerable plays OF
this sort before Hugh Morton wrote this
one. which he describes as new and
original
To cavil at the traversing OF such
overbeaten ground would. however. be
absurd, because 'Glittering Gloria an
peared to be very much to the taste Of
last nights audience. and Frank Cur
zOn. who produces the piece-English
managers produce and American man
ayers present according to current
theatrical phraseolOgy-is wise in his
generation.
"Glittering Gloria. otherwise Miss
Gloria Grant. is a fascinating vocalist
with a nice taste for jswelry. and she
has incidentally taken a fancy to a dia-
mond necklace in the shop of Messrs.
Slapton & Shreve. priced at $4,000 Tho
question that arises is not whether she
shall have It, but who is TO enjoy the
privilege Of Offering 1t, and brisk COM
petition ensues. Jack James. an old
friend of hers. lately married. would
like TO bestow IL as a souvenir; Col.
Pasquale Gallagher. from Ell Paso. Texas
is anxious 10 be the donor. and coun-
try solicitor. who has been introduced to
her Zebedee Poskett, wishes TO sig
nalze the acquaintance by a little keep
sake, though he does not propose TO
spend more than 40s., and wants some
thing snowy for the money.
Mrs Jack James and her friend Doro-
thy Kenworthy find out what Is going
on, hide In the shop. and discover them
selves Just as the young husband is
handing over the $4,000; but he has an
explanation, II It is laboriously concoct-
ed. He has bought the ornament in order
70 sell II at profit TO a certain SIR.
Milligan. who is IN search OF Just such
a trinket. he declares. and Produce Mr..
Milligan" is the brides answer. A MILL
gan. has therefore. TO be found Poskett
is brought into do duty as the supposi-
itions purchaser. and placidly takes
possession Of the Jewels
The second act passes in GIoria-s
fiat. and the composition OF 80 will be
readily imagined. Here all the charac-
ters assemble, including Mrs. James and
Dorothy. to escape whom the men hide
first in an adjacent room and then in
two huge trunks which Gloria is taking
with her TO America. whittier she is 90
ing with the company to which she is
attached Matters are complicated by
the presence OF a bulldog who grows
somewhat excited at intervals by the
unusual stir that is going on around him
Mrs. James and Miss Kenworthv are
at length satisfied that their suspiciona
have been misplaced. never. of course
that the trunks which porters
wheel out contain the husband OF the
former lady and the intended husband
Of the latter; but so It is. and the last
OF the three acts takes place in the lug
gage inquiry office at Euston. whittier
the trunks have been taken. The m.
ture OF the fun will be understood from
what has been indicated and IL need
hardly be added that everyone Is left
satisfied as may be at the fall OF the