Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-08
"Girl in Taxi" Keeps Audience
at the Newark in Continual
Roar of Laughter.

From the rise of the curtain las
night at the Newark Theatre, where
the Payton Stock Company is pre-
senting the three-act farce, 1.-THE Cir
in the Taxi there was not one dull
moment for the large audience pres.
ent. Quoting from a recent criticism
of the play, there is "a laugh in every
line" True. indeed,
BERTHE Stewart. a wealthy bankers
son. revolts against the ties of an I'M
eventful and quiet home life and de-
cides 10 hit the high places. His de-
cision is bolstered by the fact that he
has just passed his twenty-first birth
dav. John stewart, Berries father,
in order that his son may see or ex-
perience none of the vices of life. and
to keep him from the follies of Broad
way. allows him but So o, month as
pin money. In this Berries mother
heartily agrees At the very thought
of her son ever falling in love or to
hear him even speak on the subject,
Mrs Stewart is horror-stricken.
Muse Near-traitor.
one night, however, while Mrs.
Stewart is 'conversing with Walter
Watson. a friend of the family, she
accidentally finds paper filled with
verse in her sons handwriting. Mr.
Watson. unthinkingly. tells her that
verse. written by young man of her
SONS age. is usually the first synlp-
tom of love. BERTHE had dedicated tne
verse to a vaudeville actress VINO
lived in the apartments above tnose
of his parents. On being questloneo'
BERTHE, despite the fact that he hau
pawned some of his fathers elothins
to buy flowers for his lady love- tens
his mother of his love for her alone
and that only his own mother would
occupy his thoughts where love was
concerned Mrs. Stewart held up Der
ties father as an example of a home
loving husband
on this same night. Berries COUSIN
Percy Peters comes to New forh
from Philadelphia with his wife TOT
treatment" for an assumed cough
While he and BERTHE are talking over
Berries love affair. wealthy manu-
facturer of perfumes and his VIE
call on Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart. Percy
M once recognizes the wife as the
"Cirl i'm the Taxi" He makes a sup
the Cafe Churchill, but BERTHE, aIter
much difficulty and despite the fact
that he is broke" proceeds TO get
there ahead of Percy and enjoy MIG
mons company and the super hlmselr.
Berries Father. Gay Boy"
In the meantime Berries father, I'M
known to his wife goes to the care
with two chorus girls and dimes In
the room adjoining that occupied by
BERTHE and Mignon. While BERTHE and
Mignon are dining, Percy appears and
Ntenon chooses BERTHE to remain Win
her. As Percy leaves the room ne en-
counters Stewart Both recognize
each other as fellow hypocrites ana
Percy Joins Stewart and his two lazy
friends. Stewart not knowing that II
is his son in the next room starts to
invite him into his own to make up
a merry dinner party. AS he opens
the door he is made acquainted win
the fact and in a few moments Der
tie is no Longer broke"
Everything bids fair to quiet down
when Mignon's husband appears and
again there is the deuce to pay. How
ever. after more embarrassing dis
closures by all concerned, the whole
tangle is all Strengthened out in the
last act.
Miss Mabel Estelie as the Girl III
the Taxi is well adapted to the part
she proved to be as winsome girl
as ever a ''Bertie'' would desire &c
meet. Neil Burns. as BERTHE Stewart
the son. plays his part cleverly. Ills
manner of expression itself causes the
audience to laugh throughout the per-
forrnance. Harry Roche plays the
part of the gay old father this Week
and has never been seen to better
advantage. Arthur Jarrett, as Percy
Peters is excellent. In fact the whols
comnany was at its best last night
Among those appearing this week are
Miss Sadie Radcliffe, Miss George
DIN. Miss Edna f. Andrews. JOSEPH
w Girard, Robert Livingston ane
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