Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-22
FORMER KELLY
PLAYER WRITER
March Hares' Accepted by
Shuberts for Broadway
Showing.

Henry Wagstaff Gribble. who was q
member Of the Gregory Kelly stock com
pany at English's for a short time is the
author of a new comedy called March
Hares," which has been produced at the
Bijou Theater. New York. This produc-
ton marks the beginning Of the 1922
season for the Shuberts.
The story concerns the emotional vor-
tex that surrounds four extremely TEN
peramental young people. Two Of them
who manage an eiOcuuOn studio are en-
gagged to be married, and live at the
home of the girls mother. The man is
an extravagant, erratic fellow, who taxes
the love Of his iancee for granted. The
girl is almost equally temperamental
and being wholly in love with the young
man is maddened by his casual, of-hand
acceptance Of her.
To offset her evaporation she intro
duces a female cOnfdante into the house
who Immediately sets her cap for the
casual young man
To protect himself from her, the young
man introduces a male cOnfdante, whom
he calls his affinity. From that time for
ward all four temperamentalists so CRATE
on each other and on the gOOd-natured
Tolerant mother. that the emotional out
bursts rock .he house 10 its foundations
But a singing slap in the face brings
about the surrender of the neurotiC
young woman and the awakening of love
in the man
The cast includes Lucille Watson, Adri-
enne Morrison, Norma Mitchell Gertrude
Purcell, Alexander Onslow. Brandon Pet
ers. Frank Dekum and Charles Warbur-
ton.
The shuberts announce that william
Faversham. who appeared last season in
.'The Prince ana the Pauper' for a sue
cessful run, will be seen soon in THE
Silver Fox" a new play by Cosme Ham
iltOn and Karl Hertzog. His season
opens on Monday night. Sent. > at the
Maxine Eliot Thester, New York.
The critics on the whole received
"Dulcy" which IS now I'm the first week
Of its run in New York City. with much
acclaim and praise Lynne Fonntane and
Gregory Kelly. who were seen in the
company at English's last winter, are in
the Broadway east.
John Wray. who has been n member
of the Stuart Walker Company At the
Murat for several seasons. is a member
Of the cast Of The Night Can. n new
play which was recently presented 10
Broadway II looks like It will he a
success. according to all reports. Wray
left the Walker company here several
weeks ago to begin rehearsals in New
York.
The play IS described as a comedy Of
mystery with the manner of the outcome
never certain until the last curtain. The
action Of the plot centers about a deficit
at a bank owned by several persons in
the play. a man who really wants 10 be
murdered. and a murder. These events
take place at a house party. which the
president Of the bank gives 20 the banks
directors: and from the time he tells
os the deficit until the action Of the
piece IS over things happen so quicL!7
and 50 mysteriously that the members Of
the house party are utterly fabbergasted,
and ready TO swear to and believe any
thing The element OF humor is very
strong throughout the play and over
shadows even the dramatic moments.
The leading roles viii be played by
Jerome Patrick and Flora Sheffield
Others in the large cast are John DAILY
Murphy. Jack Rafael. Fl. Dudley Haw-
ley, Elizabe RisdOn. Ronald Colman.
Grant Mills, Walter Horton. Wilson Day,
John Wray. Halbert Brown and W. W.
ShuttlewOrth.