The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
MONDAY THEATER OPENING $
Garriek-G Love Ysa.s
NJ EARLE DORSEY.

~ EARLE DobsBA.
The dream Of many . long year
came true for Monty" Bell at the
Garrick last night when the Gar
rick Players. under the sole and
singis-handed management Of this
same smiling son Of Washington.
made their initial 1890 bow to the
National Capital In william Le
'Baron's seductive farce. Il Love
You"
The play itself Is one. of those
writings that have conspired 90
'signaiiy to lift on high the au-
thorial aptitude of Le Baron, but.
after all. the play itself was q
rather small thing last night. There
was a crowd on hand that packed
the Garrick even to the upper stage
boxes; there were introductions.
speeches. flowers and felicity galore.
And, TO cap the climax. Earle Foxe.
the original Garrick Players lead
ing. man, reached behind and
dragged forth Producer Bell to re-
ceive the honors in his own name.
The Garrick Players, as might
wen be expected. were not them
oSANOo Aoot 4n6y were loo
full of that stimulating wine that Is
bred Of applause, acclaim and en-
thusiasm. They betrayed some Of
the tendencies that make a ball
player strike out when the home
town folk present him with q gold
watch as he stands at the plate,
ninth inning and bases full. That
Is mere human foible and It has no
particular Significance, even with
respect to last nights show.
Lucille Collinges, one of the
oaintiest of all our Homegrown
girlies. was elected to introduce the
honors, and inasmuch as 1t was Luz
Giles very first effort at stage In
Producing, she betrayed a weakness
OF voice that only enhanced the
charm Of her dainty hgure, clad in
sateen overalls. She introduced
them all-the boyish Foxe, the girl
lsh Doris Shecrin. the profound Mr..
Mackey' the stately Edith Campbell
walker, the sweet and ingenious
MISS Bellamy. the piquant Miss Nor
rise n. the tall and piercing-eyed
Roche and the earnest Mr.. Stanton.
And then after that came flowers
galore, OF which Miss Sheerin re-
ceived double armSIl that caused
the clownish Mr.. Foxe to appropri-
ate property fern in lieu of a
noral offering from an admirer. 1t
was all, as aforesaid, a very famous
party. and the society editor alone
knows all the notable and near
notables that cluttered up the audi
torium with their august presence,
To get down to the play, II is
one OF those insinuation studies In
the erotic emotion that Mr.. LIE Bar
ron does with such zest and rapier-
like delicacy. 1t is a play that
smacks a little of Barrie, with its
story OF electricians falling in love
with maids and fine ladies feeling
emotional in the presence of Har.
vard-graduated buffers.
Essentially, 1t is an attempt on
the part OF a rich young idler to
prove that love is a very expedi-
tous and transient emotion, bred
largely Of moonshine, cozy corners
and Shelley, rather than of the heart
and mind and intellect. In its de-
velopment 1t reveals the rich young
idler more or less hoist on his own
petard through the apparent infat-
uation of his sweetheart for an
electrician, who has been temper
arily drafted to prove his theory.
In the end, however, his advocacy
of the medium of soft shadows and
Shelley works with such astonishing
results that the final curtain finds
the whole and complete cast ut
terly swamped In the mazes OF the
amatory emotion and the young ex-
perimenter. forced to seek refuge
in an out-and-out repudiation Of
the belief that love is anything but
a most double-dyed thing OF heart,
mind and the five senses.
Mr.. Foxe held the role Of expeEi-
menter-in- chief and brought rich
vein of farcical humor to his part.
He shows improvement for the past
winter's~work, this Foxe. Edward
Mackey covered himself with glory
by a portrayal OF a butlerish role
that was enacted with a subtle
skill and restrain that heavily en-
riched a part already rich in pos
sibilities. Miss Walker, Miss Nor
rison and Miss Bellamy appeared
to excellent advantage in support
ing parts and the quaint Doris
Sheerin had one of those maid parts
as 'twere.
Last nights appearance Of the
Garrickers is one that indicates an
other successful series of presenta-
tions and 1t easily constituted the
high light of the evening below
New York avenue.