Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-29

wright. sees some OF the rough spots
after the ecstaeies Of the honeymoons
are over and the married men and
their wives come to take supper al
his apartments. In the Meantime.
the Hbrettist. Frank Bowers
known as Paste a young girl
in the apartment above him who plays
ravishing melodies and they begin COL
liberation on an opera
Bowers and the girl. Miss E. Wilson.
work on the agreement that each shall
regard the other as sexless and his
friends. while suspecting, do not know
OF her identity.
Many Humorous Situations.
This bare outline does not begin to
suggest the humorous situations that
arise. melted by the personalities Of
the three wives-one Of them a tall.
snippy blonde. another a red-haired
Irish girl. quick of temper and OF
tongue, the third chit of a schoolgirl
ish thing. whose tears were readily
solaced when her husband. fed her
chocolates.
These three-"Our Wives'-driTe
the husbands into temporary fits Of
rage when the six meet. The chums
soon develop into mortal enemies,
while Bowers, the confirmed bachelor.
locks on and laughs. Of course his
sexless affair with his collaboration
turns cut to be true love affair and
the audience is left to believe that this
will be truly and constantly happy
one, even while the three husbands
are timidly returning to the homes
whence they had fed to get together
and chum it over the peace-making
bowl
Work Of Players High-ciass,
The work Of the Players is high
class all the way neutrality-suspicious.
the most consistently maintained parts
throughout that have been allotted
them. Mr.. George Webb's work shows
his best vein of comedy and his as
sured stage presence, fine voice anu
authoritative, facile methods are ad-
mirable. Miss Florence Oakley is
very good indeed. Her transitions
from comedy to mood bordering on
the pathetic are convincing, which is
saying a good deal where the comedy
runs as high and the movement is as
swift as in Our Wives" Indeed,
some of the best moments of the play
are it's few serious moments when
Bowers and e. Wilson" are beginning
to realize that love has triumphed
over business. .a:~"
The three hapless husbands-Syl-
van Martin, taken by Mr.. Jack Fraser;
Harry Lyon, by Mr.. Cliff Thompson.
and Melville Tatum, by Mr.. Bert
Chapman-carry the comedy finely.
Their work is well sustained through
out ..: ..-
The three wives are equally we'll
portrayed by Miss Olga Gray, Miss
Blanche Burns and Miss Helen Carew.
Broad comedy is their cue and they
respond to it effectively.
A particularly good bit of character
work is done by Mr.. Robert Macken-
zie as Otto, the butler. He plays a
very large part throughout the three
act comedy and plays it well. 49,.
Tonight and tomorrow night Our
Wives will again be the bill and GER
tafnly this comedy should draw ban
ner houses. There we're plenty Of
seats back Of the dividing aisle last
night and the play is essentially one
that gets over" to every part OF the
house. On its merits the play deserves
to be we'll patronized and the cause
of the Army Relief Society will be
served besides. ..-.. ..
A pretty feature last night, to be
repeated on the succeeding nights,
was the selling Of lapel rosettes in the
national colors by lads from the Homo
lulu School for Boys. The rosettes
were furnished by Mrs. Walter F. Dill
bingham. Button badges and bonbons
were also on sale. all of the proceeds
to go to the relief work. !