New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-06
I" NEARLY MARRIED"
Edgar SeIwyn's New Three-Act
Farce q scream"

There is A decidedly Gallo favor in the
plot Of Edgar Selwyns new farce. Nearly
Married" which was performed for III.
first time last night at the Gaiety Theatre
and received with loud approval by well
filed house. Mrs Lindsay is getting a
divorce from her husband. though she
still loves him and he loves her. IL Is ner
brother a young lawyer. who has made
his home with them. who is responsible
for all the trouble. Harry Lindsay. AFTER
expostulations. pleadings and bursts OF
temper, has understood that his wife must
have what she wants when she wants H.
and so when she began to think that she
wanted divorce he even engaged pro-
fessional correspondent. who. as she eN-
pains. compromises herself only before
witnesses" one recognizes the GalHc
touch. But when Mrs. Lindsay discovers
that the pseudo correspondent is pretty
she becomes jealous, wherefore IT is
comparatively easy matter for their sood
friends. the Robnsons. 70 bring about
reconciliation The reunited couple start
in their car for their country place up
the Hudson. planning a second money
moon. No sooner have they departed than
the brother comes rushing in with the
news that the divorce has just been made
absolute The Lindsays are no longer
nan and wife Brother and the Robinsons
Immediately start in pursuit IN another
car to warn them that the tie between
them has been broken. The correspondent
informed only Of the reconciliation loi-
lows after in a taxi IN order to collect
her endangered fee.
In the second act the whole party Is
stranded at night by a thunderstorm ana
exploded tires in The Cherry Tree Inn.
kent bv Prince Baniaboulle. Of curry
fame. and his irish wife who encourages
business by scattering broken glass on the
high road in front OF their restaurant
The Lindsays are informed OF their sltud-
ton. he sends for a justice Of the peace
10 be remarked: the lawyer brother tells
him that the q cree forbids him 10 marry
again And the cars are useless, the roads
,mpassable, The only bedroom in the
house IS assigned 70 the two ladies' Lind
say and Robinson are 20 occupy the par
lor but the lawyer chooses 20 steep in IN
garage rather than pass the night IN the
company Of his ln!mical brotner-In-law.
Then The correspondent arrives. bedraSs'ed
and miserable. and the old game Of the
wrong people behind the wrong door' an
other Gallo couch. begins. Everybody is
involved The garage catches fire. the IRE
department arrives from Groton and has
its tires blown up. Lindsay is accused OF
arson with intent 10 kin by his hendish
brotHer-!n-law-ln short Mr. Seiwyn piles
complication on complication TO the very
end The action is swift almost without
I,,r.rruption. ami as already said. the
niece pas received last night With long
and loud approval But throughout there
is that playing with a sIbiect which is of
the Frenc, and most decidedly not OF the
American school Of farce.
Bruce McRae. a. the husband. makes
much Of the different moods OF the part
and is very amusing In his violent guar
re,s with hts brother-in-law, played oy
John Wesley Jane Grey. as his VIE
acts with an the spirit the role requires
and Ruth Shepley and Mark Smith 40
well as the other couple. whose troubles
/ are caused entirely by their friendly IN
,.res, IN those OF others. virginia Pear
cor is 4 pert and pretty correspondent
/ SCHUYLER I.add and Georgia Lawrence 20
we'll as the Indian prince and MS 4Flsh
/ ,o,sor, The rest OF the cast are ade-
quate 20 their parts.