The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
HIS DR|DAL NIGHT"
SCORES AT BELASCO
Big Audience Vastly Pleased BY
New Farce Vehicle Of Dolly
Sisters.

Warrington has seen the Dolly ais
tiers in their new straight farce vehicle.
His Bridal Night" Therefore, the scr.
row at not having seen Fair and
Warmer" the farce which has tickled
New York for this season, Is utterly
eliminated.
the production at the Belssco last
night was received with ali Of the evi-
dences OF joy by an audience which
filled the house not only With itself, but
with uproarious laughter.
When the hero bridegroom. standing
amidst the ruins OF his plans. informs
that "a honeymoon IL meant to be a
sort ofNprivate affair and not public
excursion" the length OF the laugh was
most plea sing. In fact. there are some
spots In. this Rising farce which might
well cause the record laugh at, II didn't
think she'd DO Il and she did" In Fair
Only q Few Changes.
The only changes to be made by the
verbal carpenters in His Bridal Night
are several nice little holes to be filled
with ameforatins stage business. to NIL
W the gaps formed by the explosions
from the audience.
Any attempt to disclose the plot would
leave the reader as confused a. was
Joe Damorel. the husband. and Lent
Trevett. the other man. when they were
confronted with two girls exactly alike.
who both claimed to be Wee pemorel: i.
The best way e TO tell how y started
ton. One can't go toe far.
Scene one shows Joe pamorel on his
bridal day, directly after the ceremony
which makes Wee. twin sister to Tiny.
Lent Trevitt. former Name Of Wees.
renews his Irritation over tho altar rail :
nearly causing Wee tc forget to say II
do" He inssinee himself In love with
,se sirI with whom a he o. r.s ft1 fell r"i IN
Tiny loves him. so when n. tries to
elope with Wee. after the wedding Tiny
interviews. takes the place OF the bride.
act r,skes Wee Jealous, and as Tiny had
planned. she forgets Lent and follows.
Lent thinks that the bride Ia Wee. thnt
sho has been stolen from Rim by the
hear 70 he T noma ne a ws' Gnn meet e a.
cottage In Tuxedo. where both twins
claim Dumorel Wee because she really
loves himsand Tiny because she wishes
the one with whom he imagines himself
In love.
Not a Goldberg Picture.
IL SOUNDS uke tne recipe TOT GOfd-
berg diagram drawing. but even at that.
We have given only Q rough outline.
sort of working drawing OF the COM
plications.
John westby. as the BRIDEGROOM. and
Lent Trevett. as the other man. are
quite perfect. as are the Dolly Sisters.
| Their first venture into real farce after
| a vaudeville career 10 q great success.
But one must remember that they
are really sisters. twin sisters. and that
in their moments Of greatest natural
ness and ease they are but living their
| everyday lives. The fact that Rositks
10 Wee and Yansci 10 Tiny doesn't near
anything. II 10 considered proper. how.
ever to mention the fact. Even after
you know them you can't distinguish
between them.
Lucille Watson. Jessie Ralph, Harry
Lillford. and Davis Edwards are well
cast in less important roles. Harry Hll-
ford as Algernon. the butler. provides
one of the best comedy bits in the
whole farce by merely rolling his eyes
toward q certain closed door. '"Eiis
| Bridal Might will live.
| FLORENCE z. YoDER.