Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-19
''ReaI Thing, . at the
Newark, Is Really
the Real Thing.
HENRIETTA CROSMAN
WINS FRESH LAURELS
Two Riddles Assist Celebrated
comedienne and Able Com
pany in Excellent Play.

no anyone who has ever had the
Measure of seeing Henrietta Crosrnan
exploit her ability as a comedienne
! IT will become apparent that the pro-
e1ction in which she is appearing
! at the Newark Theatre this week is
/ In reality the "Real Thing" New
I Workers voted 1t the real thing last
season when 1t ran for a rather ex-
tended enga cement at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre there. Newarkers set
/, their stamp of approval upon 1t for
the first time last night, and also
agreed that it was the real thing"
In fact, If the reception accorded
Z Hiss Crosman and her very evenly
balanced company last night may be
taken as a criterion the play will be
as warmly received here for the re-
mainder of the week as It was in the
metropolis.
Appeals to An Glasses.
.-rhe Real Thing" a three-act
comedy by Catherine Chisholm Cush-
ing, appeals to all classes of people,
young and OLD. It is essentially a
play of real life and the characters
are real ones. types with which we
are all familiar, and although Miss
Crosman is the wheel about which the
play revolves the others are not
merely supernumeraries, but clever,
capable perfOrmers contributing not
little toward the success of the
production.
Miss Crosman assumes the role of
a widow. Mrs. Jessie Lorraine, who,
after her husbands departure from
this life, visits her married sister
Kate, hoping to find ideal happiness
In the latters home.
sister Has Become q Drudge.
She is surprised, yes, even astound-
ed. to learn that her sister, the
former tennis champion of her club.
the brilliant singer, the gracsful
dancer, the belle of society in former
years, has become a veritable house. |
hold drudge, giving all her time to
her two very much spoilt children
and neglecting her husband
The latter, who Graves for a real
pal" she finds has taken up with a |
young girl next door. whQ plays ten
mis- with him, takes his wife's place
at the club and in fact has become
known In society as Mrs. Grayson.s
understudy.
Such a state of affairs must not
exist, and the widow In true widow
esque fashion begins a process of
and transformation as
soon as she perceives the complexion
of things.
HIS Mife's "Undsrstudy" Is Forgotten
Hates husband goes on a trip. and
upon his return finds that such a
change has been wrought in his wife
that the "understudy." which Miss
Crosman defines as sometimes a
next-door neighbor," is forgotten,
and husband and wife become real
pals once more.
In the meantime the widows old
beau returns to town, and after sew
eral complications, because Of a mis-
understanding, succeeds in winning
her hand.
That Miss Crosman's acting was
superb goes almost without saying, |
and she was ably supported by jose
phine Lovett as Mrs. Grayson, the |
wife of Dick Grayson. Joyce Fair |
and Joe Wallace. wee little mites, az
the Grayson's children, were the hit
Of the show, while Welba Lestina as
the understudy, Fred Tiden as the
husband and Albert Brown as the
old beau all contributed their share
10 the plays success.