New-York tribune., 1910-11-20
Us n N Y s e n " |
MARRIAGE PLAYS
.I,rIdIy Spinster and Bachelor
s,thor-PsychoIogy and Humor.
London. November 2.

,s,-cholofy Of the rarriageable
is she theme of the new comedy
f. little Theatre Georgina Weary,
s. s.,,,e-sonated by Miss Gertrude
ar IN Just 10 Get Married" is q
-,,.tior Of Sir Theodore and Lady
ao'- ,,e c-syIe. and in sheer despera-
she approaches thirty. she sets
-s,s on obtaining g proposal from
lancaster, q shy and backward
S~,.sh,lsn from remote quarter of
-,,,;-e What is G perfectly use
" conan 20 90 but Taarrv2" she has
her younger girl friends IN ex-
'..-,-g and j,1stifying this man hunt in
Ya'.+-z- house. Aided by everybody in
,o,,seneld. she succeeds in her quest
s.-nlze Of audacity on the last night
,.isit. Il is a piquant and humor-
Ia scene as played by Miss Kings
NJ. Godfrey TearIs> and brings
.,---aTn down on the first act IN
-, s-yle. The author IS Miss Cicely
,.or and the satire on worldly
80 Matchmaking and working OH
-;,sss girls is tncisive and whole
sre.
the second acs Georgina. on the eve
redd!ng. tells her lover the truth
-. her worldly motives IN accepting
re has nobility OF character and
| s,,.o,sdlv attached 10 her. and as she
= learned how generous and creduious
= .s she has come TO despise herself
l a. her confession he leaves her to
-he -eproaches Of her disappointed
- cynical relations. In despair she
~--x ort for London 20 earn her living
A. sore honest employment: and the
.-..or OF Diana of Dobson's'' would
.,vs suppiled & more artistic ending IL
! =. .h,-d act had revealed the pathos OF
.ss fite of Independence and poverty as
:. alternative for the loveiess marriage
re convention Of the happy ending pre-
-.gs TIE discarded lover meets her N
.s -siIzey station: her heart is soft
s,ss By his ulllappiness: she proposes
: hin with tears Of contrition; the
,-ossn engagement is patched up, and
.s.- n OF together TO London 10 be
married
IRE moral IS the superficial one that
bss-tiess husband hunter can save the
r,,s:iun hv spPreciatins his good quail
ines snd really falling in love With him
The broken engagement, the confession
- 2 Uz-uyysTn Of excitement. the siEhs
end .ss-s and the labored reconciliation
seen supe-HgoUs when she was learning
70 igrz hm and had only 10 marry him
- be al a1ectiorate wife. One does not
nss5 however, 10 be hypercriticaI when
the-s Is thoughtful play with natural
and a.tsr brilliant dialogue and not a
little vel seasoned satire The acting Is
Est admirable Hr- Tearle's iupersona-
aar Of the hashful lover with his re-
ss-rss OF passion and tenderness IS ex-
ls5ngIy fne and Miss Rosina FiIippi is
naz elective as the dorniDeering aunt
-ns ccnedv IS preceded by The Merci-
Il S0Ul-" E weird little tragedy, IN which
knight sends home his dead body as q
4 70 the loveless wife. II is the work
rEn accomplished amateur, Miss Law
,zrP Anna -Tadema.
Ano,her marriage play at the Play
hEe reveals the hurors and caprices
E-as- than the psychology OF the mid
L sged bachelor. a Single Man is
Z, Z. Il Davies's comedy. and conse-
-sntl- Is brightly phrased and We'll con-
rac-eE. Less brilliant than The Mol
because unsalted with social
zare. i IS more artificial and less in
EEuous than Cousin Kate" although
EaaIly clean and wholesome Il resem-
Is NJ Barrfe's Professors Love
av, and IS likely 10 prove equally at
-s-.;ve for audiences in quest Of unaf-
zzei domestic comedy. The Single
III : Robin Worth5ngron, novelist
Z sociolcgist. who Is unmarried al
.-.s-c-ree not because he dislikes
raen bu- because he mas been too busy
think about them except as puppets
= his stories. 4 visit from his brother.
j 70 has E young wife and a bahr. re
| rvss his a-dor- He asks them and also
| Is typewriter whether they think he IS
to Old for marriage As the typewriter
It love with him and as his sister
--aT has invited a former school friend
visit te- for the express purpose of
aptu-ing him. Il IS al awkward Ques-
M
TIE first act Is enlivened with many
Imam touches. and ends with p sur
-lss- The sentimental demure type
s-7ter has sounded Maggie Cottreu, q
E2iioV-. 1oisteroUs girl II her teens. and
ascorered that proposal viii be well
seeived. The engagement Is announced
sasn Louise Parker. the friend Of the
Azter-in-laW. arrives. and there IS con
sfna1ion in the household. The Wis
~ sterriy resolves TO -wean hin from
and during the remaining scenes
/ 1gs herself II him. poses as his intel
/ 11gs] c0urade. falls into ecstasies over
4sritirgs Z and finally intrigues against
/ = . peVrlter- There IS : noisy second
= n which the bachelor : forced 10
Nsg tennis and hide-and seek with the
'-'e-iie Maggie. and ne IS convinced by
'1ag and horseplav that he has not
/ ~sea TIE night girL IN the third act
Ss TIE typewriter tor the first time
aecouing white gown. and presses
/ 7 dire with him. and there IS de
-eafa love scene in which she tells
-a iaa1 sne has always identified her