The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-25
,"COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN
Delightful Comedy and Well Receiv.
ed by jefferson Audience. Hum
orous Situations Center Around
Culinary Department.

From The Birmingham News, Mar. IS.
"Come Out of the Kitchen"
If memory isn't playing a trick.
those were the words-or near about
that the godmother used to Cinder-
ella in the realm of fairy tales. One
might believe that he had returned to
the days when he read of the gallant
knight who went forth to get his queen
taking with him a glass slipper which
she had left at the ball, when he
sees the presentation of A. E. Thorn
as three-act comedy, "Come Out Of
the Kitchen" which opened at the
Jefferson Friday night before a cair
sized audience.
"Come Out of the Kitchen" is the
modern day version of the tale of
Cinderella, except TO rthe fact that
Miss Frances Sterling Clarke, as the
cook; Jane Ellen, alias Miss Olivia
Dangerfield, is not worried by cruel
step sisters and a cruel step-mother.
She goes to the kitchen by choice in
stead of being forced, and, unlike
Cinderella, Coates Gwynne, as Bur-
ton Crane, a wealthy Yankee" she
wins her knight in the kitchen in
stead of in the ballroom. She puts
into practice the old, old saying that
the easiest way to wiz d man is
through his tummy.
The plot of the play hinges on the
fact that the father of the Danger
field family of Southern ~aristccrats
is in bad health and is in Europe
seeking a cure, when Dangerield's
children, in order that they may re-
plenish the depleted treasury, hatch
a scheme of renting the home, White
servants are stipulated in the lease
and when #they fail to arrive, the
Dangerfield children fall to and as
sumo the mental position. A number
o Interesting and humorous situa-
tons then arise.
Miss Clarke, as the older Danger
field daughter, is very attractive. She
speaks her lines we'll and has asfeel.
ing to Of ease the whole of the time
she appears on the stage. She is Of
the auburn haired, "all woman" type
and is exceedingly easy to lock upon
Mr.. Gwynne we'll interprets the role
of a rich Yankee down South for
quiet Summer in a Southern home.
stead and finds seemingly incorrig.
IDLE servants. However, one, the cul
mary expert, is not too impossible 70,
him to select for his wife. He acts
his character with but little effor,
and is pleasing in his appearance.
Robert Forsyth, as Scion Tucker
Cranes attorney, is exceedingly hum,
orous. He proves the saying, enc
fool like an old fool" The scene il
the kitchen which he tries to make
love to Jane Ellen il ludfcrous.
L'Esrtange Millman, as Randolph
1 Weeks, the real estate agent who ar
ranges the lease for the house, play:
his part we'll, and his characte.
SHOWS IHdt u realty agent is not al
ways go suave as he appears to be j,
present-day life.
j Kate Blanche, as Mrs. Falkener
fuckers sister, well interprets tn,
character of an egotistical Northerne7
who looks upon all humanity as beinf
below her.
May Anderson enacts the role
Amanda, the NEGRO Nanny" in /
way that only Southern people WHIT
have see remnants of the old slav,
days can appreciate.
Myra Murray, as Cora Falkner, ant
Jerome Renner, as Thomas Lefferts
her finance, a combination Of s~tatisti
clan and poet, are good in their parts
The characters of the remainder O,
the Dangerfield family are well pre-
scented md they contributed naach t.
the hulupr Of this delightful little
comedy. BOB GREEN.
Ginning to the Greenwood Theatre
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