The Washington herald., 1919-08-11
SUNDAY THEATER OPENINGS
Garrick-..I,n Say She Does.

Garrick--I'n Say She Does-S
1t is a perfect concoction that the
Garrick Players are serving up to
their patrons this week. Now a per-
feet concoction must be composed Of
perfect ingredients mixed by mas
ter hand
It is the master hand OF Avery
Hopwood that mixed I'll Say She
Does" for the Garrickers. and we
can only say that Mr.. HOpwood has
lived up to the reputation he has
made with Fair and Warmer" The
Gold Diggers," "Nobody's Widow" ."
Seven Days" and kindred farces.
No author in America can approach
Mr.. Hopwood in farce writing.
Mr.. Hopwood gets most able as
sistance this time from the Garrick
Players. Lynne Overman. who is the
best light comedian on the American
stage. has a part whi:h fits him per-
fectly: Eileen Wilson handles anoth-
er Baby Vampire" in the same sure
fashion that characterized her work
IN Upstairs and Down." while Earle
Foxe gave Characterization worthy
Of Broadway.
fll Say She Does" is pure farce
or the ncar-naughty type. Never
does 1t become vulgar. but in every
minute and every line there lurk
laughs. chuckles, or grins.
Before a packed house of Garrick
Players fans. including the Chief OF
Stafr. Gen. March, it registered an
average Of nearly a laugh a second.
II IS one OF those gay little produc-
uons where someone's wife is always
q ~ FfE= II. -, ,s4VsF
with friend husband twenty FIVE
yards I'm the rear.
'DOdO." alias Mrs. Herbert War
ren. played by Eileen Wilson, is one
OF those young matrOns who just
can't be happy without her trained
troupe Of tame cats and lounge
lizards Every male being that comes
within signaling distance is her prey.
She understands them SO much bet
ter than their wives. you know, and
all that sort OF thing. II gets so that
Herbert Warren, an eTStwhile tract
able young man. role taken by Earle
FoXe. develops a Cramp in his sweet
disposition as the result of STUN
bling over free verse poets in the
drawingrOOm and popular clubmen In
the reception hall. Maddened with
jealousy. he coerces a good friend of
his. supposedly harmless, into max
ing love to his wife with the object
OF finding just what the elusive Dodo
is doing.
This good friend. ''Bobo" Brown,
played by Lynne OTerman, although
n perfectly harmless young man, Is
possessed of tine fatal propensity for
getting cOmpTOmisingly involved that
so many innOcents have. He invites
= =
date crossed with one with his tiInCee,
Just as though this were not enough,
the wild wife Of one of Dodo's adj
mirers invites herself to the little sup
per and DodO's husband gets the idea
that Bobo is branding him with the
double cross while ma~queradiuc as
his best friend. With all of these
thrilling complications the second act
passes of a Ia Whirlwind. the finale
showing the faithful BobO pursued
for his life by two irate husbands and
out outraged lady.
Lynne Oyerman's fine work IS the
outstanding feature Of I'll Say She
Does" His Characterization OF the
harmless and retiring but sadly un.
fortunate Bobo is one OF the very
best things he has done. Earle FOXe
and Eileen Wilson contribute the
splendid work that We have come tC
expect from them as a matter Of
course. although Foxes role did not
give him quite the opportunity usually
accorded the leading man.
Miss Wilson'S chocolate-CreaT1
sweetness had just its proper setting
in the part of DOdo, the innocent
eyed but deadly vampirette. Right
next to the principals comes Tony
Hodge. as the irrepTessible Francois.
who serves the so naughtiIy delight
full midnight supper with Partisan
zest and appreciation Of its charm
ing possibilities. Doris Sheerin is
just the kind Of dear girl that every
Young man wants to be engaged to
although it does seem a little hard TO
see her becoming just an ingenue
after the gay character stuff she has
been contributing to the Garrick pro-
other members OF The company de-
-crving special menti70 for their ef-
-rctive characteTizatiUrs were Will
lam Pringle and Grace Peters. who
played that sadly married couple,
pr. and Mrs Eliot; also Donald Nc
Donald. as an infatuated devotee OF
DOdo. and Ners libre.
In summing up. one has the i'm
preston that il i comedy is much
ErJtcr than III say She Docs" Il
will have 10 do better than the pro-
verbal Ia yards in ten seconds.
There are plenty of eternal triangle
plays. but this depletion Of DodO. her
husband and all her lovers, is on oc-
tG gOnaI lines.