Evening journal., 1915-04-06
M|RTHFUL RECO|L
TO THE BOOMERANG
Eternal Question of Love
Will Find a Way Handled
Most Charmingly
DROLL SITUATIONS
AND CLEVER COMPANY

Dr. Gerald Sumner didn't know
what love and jealousy were until
clever and charming young woman
tried on him a prescription he had
given to aid her in bringing to her
feet the man with whom she was in
love. At the time he had no idea Miss
Virginia Xelva worshipped him. He
scoffed az love generally. In fact. he
thought he was specialist in curing
others Of love and jealousy. He
thought he had cured Budd Wood
bridge OF his burning attachment for
Miss Grace Tyler, but had rude
awakening when he found Budd and
Grace in fond embrace just outside
the ballroom On top of that the ply
sician discovered he was in love with
Virginia Xelva. He had tried to get
Budd 10 pretend he was smitten with
Virginia. and Virginia 10 pretend she
was enamored OF Budd But that
duplicity failed, and DR.. Sumner sud
denly realized that Virginia had cap
tivated him and was gnswing at his
heart-strings. She had followed ex-
actly his prescription. and when he
impulsively embraced and kissed her,
she reminded him of his blase and
cynical comments on love. lie i'm
mediately recanted them as damned
stuff" and acknowledged himself a
failure as an untangler OF ontwined
affections.
If you want TO know more about IT,.
to hear it discussed. to see how the
problem is solved just as you would
expect II to be. Just go to see "The
Boomerang" now comedy in three
acts by Winchell Smith and Victor
Mapes, which was presented by David
Belasco at The Playhouse last night
II was the first public presentation.
and il was nightly pleasing Judging
from the way the audience filing the
theatre received IT, Volatile in its
humor. with its clean and clear-cut
speeches and droll situations that de-
,elop naturally. 1t proved no stage
boomerang. On the contrary tho
comedy was whirled blithely over the
footlights by a most capable company.
and the recOil was laughter and ap-
preciative applause. The Boomer
rang" found happy Judgement 1t
deserved it. too.
Aside from the sweetness OF the
story itself its conception and the
lifc-like and understanding way in
which IL was interpreted, the play was
produced with elaborate scenic in
vestiture and setting and costuming
synonymous with the Belasco stand
ard. Here is the company artists that
so successfully introduced The
Boomerang"
CAST.
DR.. Gerald Summer .. Arthur Byron
Budd Woodbridge Wallace Eddinger
Preston De Witt. &C.,. Gilbert Douglas
Y Heinrich .......... Richard Malchien
Hartley .... e. $50. Walter Craven
Mr.. Stone .... e. George Spelvin
Virginia Nelva ...... Martha Hedman
Grace Tyler ...... Louise Rutter
Marion Summer ... Josephine Parks
Gertrude Ludlow Marjorie Blossom
Mrs. Craighton Woodbridge.
Jennie Eustace
ACT IA Doctors Office. ht
ACT ia Living Room.
ACT III-Same as Act l.
Miss Hedman as Virginia Xolva,
was captivating at all times in the
principal part assigned TO her II
was her first Wilmington appearance
Clever and sparkling as an actress
she won her audience and beautiful
and naive as a nurse and in the social
SclDng OF the DdllFOOm Snt won Ut,
Sumner. Miss Louise Rutter as Grace
Taylor and Miss Jennie Eustance a.
Mrs. CraightOn Woodbridge also stood
out in the leading feminine roles
Arthur Bryon as DR.. Sumner was al
all times the artist whether as sub.
stantial professional man or yield
ing lover, and his Interpretation was
of high ability. He shared the hon
Ors with Wallace EddinEer. as Budt
Woodbridge, the young man who
didn't respond TO the Doctors love
cure. Mr.. Eddinger has a part tC
which he is fitted in every way. anc
his work last night was delightful
The same could be said OF all the com
pany. which was most charming. par
ticularly, in the scene Of Budd's sur
prise party.
In the first and third acts, the Of
fee of DR.. Sumner was equipped will
surgical instruments and other appli
ances that gave it a truly profession
al appearance "The Boomerang
will he presented again today and TO
morrow with matinee Wednesday.