New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
VERY GOOD EDDIE,
 VERY GOOD SHOW
CormiCan Players Prove Versatile in Musical Comedy Production
{Written by Herald Reviewer)

The Cormican Players make their first attempt at musical comedy this week in Every Good Eddie,' and do it in an entirely satisfactory manner. That these players are increasing in popularity each successve week is in dicated not only by the larger houses to which they play during the week, but also by the steadily increasing size of the Monday evening house. Last evenings audience was probably the largest that has ever attended the first night performance of a stock company in this city and not one was disap- pointed in the caliber of the produce tlon. The stage settings are good, the costumes fresh and pretty and the acting is likewise excellent.
 Every Good Eddie is a light musi- cal comedy with number of song hits and the frivilous "plot' of the comedy deals with two newly married couples. MT. and Mrs. Kettle, played by MT. Cormican and Miss Zollman, are a mismated pair The wife is the leader and the husband is the molly coddle who is helpless without his wife to issue orders. The other couple,
 
 Anderson and Miss Sake, represent the opposite type. MT. Darling is very much a man of the world and decided ly self reliant, while his bride is one who is of the clinging vine variety. A mlXup on their respective honcymoOns follow, in which the two couples are separated accidentally and each man finds himself with the others wife. Amusing complications follow.
 In "Very Good Eddie" Mrs. Gleason and MT. Lynch, who have exception ally gOOG parts, share the hOnOrS of the evening with MT. Doncgan and Miss Curtis, here from New York for this week only. Miss Curtis and MT. Donegan sing the song hits of the eve- ming and dance unusually well to- gether, ther work goig far towards making the show a success. Miss Cur tis is a decidedly attractive young miss with a most engaging personality which, added to her natural ability as a singer and dancer makes her a success from the start. Mr. Donegan has pleasing voice and works well with his partner. Last evening this couple was repeatedly enCored and during the week they are bound to be- come favorites. Edward Lynch one of the most popular members of the Cormican Players, appears in a com edy role this week-that of a hotel 'clerk-and he is at his best. Acting opposite him is Mrs. Gleason, whose character acting is a revelation. This couple, with MT. Alderson, provide much mirth
 Others who have parts in his play, and do them well, are Desmond Gal 1agher, as a Frenchman, Howard Wesche, a local boy, as a steam boat steward, J. K. Hutchinson as purser of the boat, Miss Van WaldrOn as Mme. Matroppas protegee, and the Misses Dickson, Gleason, Heiberg and White, who are in the chorus. Miss Signe Peterson and Mis2Mattie Marton, two local girls, are y, in the chorus and | fit in very well.
 "Very Good Eddie" is a very good | musical comedy, is produced well and 1 the song parts are acceptably carried nn61s and ally thcatergoers who enjoy
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 New York hits.