New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
By HECTOR TURNBULL.

Parker a. Horq. who wrote the farce
"a MiX-Up." which was presented last
n ght a. the Trirtv-ulnth Street The
atre, Is said 20 be can author hitherto
Unknown 20 Broadway This may be
and probably is very true. but we are
convinced after seeing his play that he
had what is tuIgarly known as "tnc
bulge on Broadway. Very nearly
everything that contributed 90 his
lender ulo. has been seen ou that
street. differently dressed perhaps. ip
musical comedy and farce. ever since
Now York discovered that matrimonial.
difficulties are amusing on the stage.
His play has, however. one great, big
advantage IN making his bid for popu-
larity- Marie Dresslcr plays the lead
ing role The charm this elm Great
ure exercises OYER an audience rs posi-
lively uncanny. Situations may be
ever so familiar and jokes may be ever
so stale, but II Marie Dressler
calumphs through the one with 8
great show OF ankle and delivers the
ether with her particular grin 10 Is
apparently all up with the audience.
They give themselves completely 70
unrestraued mirth and howl for more.
A. least two ladies went into ecstasie'
Of ioy last night because She made q
rrotcsque face With sucn a following
as she has Miss Dressier merely rec
qures a vehicle; Il need not boz rar-
ticularlv good play just something
that will give her plenty Of scope 20
romp and abandon herself 20 the Joy
Of living "A MiX-Up' manages this
very nicely. and as we left the .hcatre
last night everybody seemed as happy
as could be- over the results.
Miss Dress ler appears as the prlma
donna of the Boulevard Butterfi es.
dressed accordingly, and looking for
the apartments of sister butterfly.
She enters the fat Of young married
couple, is invited TO have a hlghbal!
and cigarette as refrcshment by the
Young husband, and just as II sinks
into the audiences mind that here ls
q pretty state of affairs with wiley
away. in troop visiting relatives who
have money 20 leave when they de.
Being a farce husband. the hara sed
host introduces the Butterfly as hls
wife, and this step leads on 90 the
usual entanglements, which az the end
OF the third act are duly adjusted DO
time for the curtain. To the mean time
fuN aANItICe mas bpHNl LAN4Af 70 ''N
much Of Miss Dressier's back and some
of her legs, and also make note Of the
quaint. old-fashi0ued manner 90 which
the out-of-town aunt disregards the
modish lingerie effects for the more
dependable red flannel These views
played no small part in the general
merrimeut.
GLADYS or Miss Dressier- being the
whole show, so 70 speak, the rest OF
the cast had t. catch what laughs they
could during rapid comIngs and golngs.
The maid-of-ail-work, Norah, played by
Julia Blanc. was voted the most de-
serving by the audience. She had "the
brogue" and could iy about with awH-
ward speed when II came 90 the
c.inches. Sarah McNicker was cast Is
the out-of-tOwn aunt, who favored
red flannel, and Evelyn Vaughan as
m, injured wife who pulled feathers
on. Of sofa cushion IN her grief ard
agitation. Albert Reed represen'e )
the middle-aged uncle with penchant
for fond,ing ladies On the absence of
his wife Robert ODER played a
"freshie" and Bert Lytell Was the
young husband. 4 device, new 20
farce but familiar 90 the patrons ~
musical revues, was introduced, 80