The Washington herald., 1919-09-01
Iek-sHere Comes the Bride
EARLE DORSEY.

ere Comes the Bride" the Max
tcin-Roy Atwiu farce of the oou-
d6ir variety, was selected by the
Garrick Players as the attraction for
the week that opened at the Garrlck
last night, and the reception ACCORDED
the performance by a house that was
uproarious In its satisfaction leaves
little room for doubt that the Garrlck
management has continued upward IN
its entertainment progress.
Here Comes the Bride" Is thor
oughly farcical in structure; 1t shares
the general characteristics Of bedroom
farce in that coincidence Is steadlIy
dragged forward by the heels and siar-
ing Inconsistencies Of plot logic are
CLOSED over in a smother or speed
but as farce, ii captivates its audience
with its friyolity, zest and a series OF
complications that crowd each other
hard for three full acts.
The story Is laid in New YORK.
where Frederick Tile, young lawyer.
Is in love with the daughter of an iras-
chile man Of wealth, who demands
more from a son-in-law than a bril-
liant but fanciful future. To properly
impress his future father-in-law, who
has forced his daughter to refuse the
young lawyer. the latter agrees 10
marry a mysterious stranger for the
sum Of 800, 900, with the stipulation
that no obstacles will be laid In the
way Of his divorce.
Almost on the heels of this mar
rage of convenience, the lawyer
sweetheart defies father. bolts the pa
rental mansion and flees to her low
er's arms, who is unable to receive
her. Afraid to go home, she seeks
the home of a friend, only 10 Ilhu
that the friend has gone to Caltornia'
leaving only the butler behind In the
meantime, the friends brother mas IN
vited our heroine's lawyer sweetheart
TO live at the house in their absence.
and Hawkins, the butler, enters the
living room in the morning to find the
two lovers in nesligee and a COM
promising position.
The final act, of course, manages
to extricate the two from the fearful
situation, a matter that is accom-
plished through the exposure OF vii
lainy on the part of interested parties
who paid the lawyer 100000 for the
marriage OF convenience. The final
curtain sees all hands happily reunit-
ed the wedding bells about to ring.
The incidental action covers a wide
range Of comedy and some sit
uations which. while daring, do not
shock the most fastidiOus.
Earle Foxe had the leading role and
he portrayed the character of the
young lawyer in fashion that seemed
thoroughly sincere and accurate.
though perhaps a trifle labored. Miss
Gladys Knorr, in the opposite role,
brought a strong note Of sincerity
and logic to a part that was very
rambling and unstable. Donald Nc
Donald clearly captured comedy hon
ors with a part that gave him an op-
portunity for his sprightly individual
ity. Miss Lurleen Garrison, a new
conner to the GarriCk organization.
scored as heavily as her slight part
would permit and gave evidence OF
becoming a thoroughly prominent
member OF the organization. John
Kline, in the role Of the irate father,
gave a more convincing impeTsona-
ton as the play moved toward its
close. though his delivery was rather
thunderous and deafeHing. Miss Doris
Sheerin. still her beautiful self, did
we'll with a small role. Louise Ge-
rard Huntington must be congratu-
lated for her handling Of the role
Of the lawyers wife of convenience.
II was a role Of the most difficult
type and the players appreciation OF
it, possibilities was one Of the bright
spots of the performance. Others
who appeared to advantage were
John Hoffman. J. s. Macias. Francis
Ball. John Ellis. Z. r. O'Donnell,
Harry Chaffin. Joseph Clancy and
Tony Hodge