Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-21
FRESH, VNAC|0US
"MAYTIME" PLAY
Delighted Audience at Playhouse
Applauded Artists and
Authors Work.

Altogether delightful is Maytlme,
~ presented last evening NJ The l'laN-
house
Due 10 the genius of the suthor Rida
Johnson Young. II hes y definite and well
devised plot resting on = variation ot the
old theme. The heart that has truly
loved never forgets, which ls developed
through four episodes covering three
quarters of century, and involving the
same, SET of characters their descendants
and their memories The plot slIstains
AT all points the drspcucs of sportlve
fancy. of unfcIgned sentiment, which
Clothc and adorn It's movement.
Each episode is related To the others,
and they are bound together by tho
thread of the song. Will You Remein-
her and hv the single character who
persists from youth IN the first To scnliItv
IN the last his a Characterization III The
hne oi Baron Chcvreuul made famous by
Richard Mansfield though less grim IN
conception, abv acted hN John /
NurraV
The hrst and second episodes, timed IN
lS4o and 1855. invest The locality If
Washington square. New York and the
citv itself with some " tho glamor usually
associated unly with that dear Pans.
IL introduces the apprentice lad hero,
IN love with Ottllc the daughter and
heircsS of his EMPLOYER 5 fortunes, their
friends and relatives and Sccs them
plighting their trpth rX planting m apple
trt.c IN the Sartieu
Fifteen vcar~. however orlnC changes,
oftIhe having been forced into . marriage
nj convenience and hcauhrcaA, aud
trailing her dlSsapat,d husband "a . r,Sort
of hugh AMI swift s,srIetN winch Is enter
tanned bN no less au lnpt r~cnauon than
7 I Rarnlm lie lrng> two Of hls
artlsts 10 entertain the gathering quite
IN thc fashion 81 the After theatre shows
~ fodaN
The talleu iDrtun,~ and the agcing
Ncars of OttIlIr ar putrsN ~ N The thlrd
rpl~od, ~ (, distance ui a quarter CEN
lar whcn the furniture and the house -
self Which Is i, ~.cuy II tic action are
put III Il Au.tau AID 81 course, bid
in =, the ltcu luNyr iaa grown odd and
rch The SAM. uid hotl>, shown N ilre
fourth AMI tIua ,p-tei, is III, scene ~ .
iuosicru dr,s9u.tklur ,4fahli,hrncrt VII =
lad, prnprlctur IS uau. uth,. tAau tho
otla, .t tat thri or, r-,tlpr .,u1 her
lrnl,a~, IoneI We...r n. grandson 81 Ter
graadmUthrr- Ruhtri hc ,li AppIc
tn, tott,r> to lt-ttl t- roots reveal hc
,a-h,s fltt hl4 tht d,aI ta tim uptown
ruu,rfv naV grows l4ahic and the
,hau 81 ,a.~ed,~ fefrauE,I the i'>t
Incoming u,~ !. th, u,u -,Ilr- that i 10
H.
Outstanding prominently irum an eN-
,.tIIausIt1 ooutis t,,4f a-t aI, Doruthe
RtaeluN - tr-ts, Nhu -inEs with
tu. ma-i.a fn-', aa cultivated volcc,
do.u lsrlc- lHaus~ ihr sturdy hero,
SIS + ei,. ~iAt a.a -uantL artist WITH IN
elective taLa t9rHa N,Iet John II.
MURRAY. tt last lcaf among the
Original p,opie Wha fakc- 4 widow and
hcr money io ~, r three ~ th, tour
n, fourth ~ falling tnI stag, chicken
II, msdt the comedy hit y tho piay and
a truly lectlmatc ole
Nellie NaIlm takes two nl thc wlie parts
with much viSacltN musical ability and
Intelligence, Illl, >ailInCcr and GahcI
Vernon are tn, other pau cGuslly well
characterized ANTS tial.ArIiu Il Al
artlStt ta thr ,4-tauet flp> III 4 50, u
>paul~h dances aad How ard Marsh,
tha sang p'c,-irGN ,rc tVo others who
stood forth from u ensemble non, ~
whom e3lled ior mn tIt favorable
criticism. AMI Alfred Htmmlng a~ Mr..
Hlrk-, the Hcnch,h Haucuonoer. . very
nm
The mus. +, propcr.. described and
kepf +, "luc.dcntai the eehoug melody
@. WI Aou Remember pcrmeAtes the
.pta,. Utai, the fVo-ioUr tlmc y IA, old
f.,hlon po,k,. h.d- iar b-cum, ueW
again IN ii, temples 81 Ierp>lchorc the
lnoi, m dance halls.
al ia. Ins,u Irople Rl want IL
eniat th- r.,lI> eulol ablo rtals enter
saIH!ftg ,.l.f,rtali.nl " hli, II l. hcr, ne
no ,hre, day- With = ms nee Nctne~-
uat
lp mounting and custuulng ar, worthy
oi III, H. y tradition ana reputation
a. modern Baru4ms Mayime vii
l., ii Th, PuN house toac4t. tomorrow
:nd Thursday nights and tomorrow
afternoon.