The Washington herald., 1922-05-23
GARRICK.
"a MarriageabIe Mother.

N-c SeAAASh last nlgnt pr6Sented
at the Garrick "A Marriageable Mother - a
comedy Of Washington life in three acts, BY
Mrs. c. G. Calhoun; staged under the direc.
tion Of George Henry Trader.
THE CAST.
Jenkins, Frank Dufrane; Bobby Pace
Katherine Prtchard: Michael RarakoF Ger.
aid Oliver Smith; Mr.. Brown, Edwin TINS.
reim; Prince Lantille. Dennis King; Mrs.
Juianna Larkn, Ada Meade: Mrs wv
Esrpy. Mrs. Charles B. Hanford; Thompson.
J. Z. Joyner; Mrs. Angela Pace. Mrs. c, @,
Calhoun; Colonel Mcpherson, Earle Fore:
Judge Temple, G. G. Calhoun; Ann Pember.
ton, Wanda Lyon: Phyllis Larkin, Sara Far
rar; MI Green, Edwin Trusheim; Mr.. Sum.
mer. Dennis King.
The intrigues of a BoIsneyist in
obtaining money from unsuspect-
ing society women, his detection by
members of the Secret Service and
ms subsequent arrest, together with
thread of romance carefully in
terwoven. furnishes the plot OF
The MarriaGeable Mother" writ
ten by Mrs c. c. Calhoun, of this
city which was presented as the
current attraction by the Garrick
Players. at the Shubert-Garrick
Theater. last night.
S'hSc IT'S last presentation here
some months back the piece has
been rewritten to fit the talents of
the popular stock company. and
while II cannot be classed as an
ideal stock vehicle. the Garrickers
gave creditable performance last
night.
The story, while not new in many
respects, deals with a widow who
NJ nj
young British officer who pro-
tesses his love but is forthwith dis.
missed. She is interested, however
in the long haired Bolshevist Cali
stage BOlshevists must have long
halr). with the result. that she
turns over money and Jewels 70,
the cause" which she believes Is
sending food to the starving Rus
SLAMS. Her daughter also falls un-
der the hypnotic spell of the Rus.
sian and hands out some family
heirlooms. and later falls for the
British officer, and succeeds in get.
ting him away from her mother.
Mother and daughter are hailed
to the Department of Justice Ia
explain their activities in sending
munitions to Russia and are
ny lnc TlOlHeT
suitor. As to the Bolshevist, he is
arrested and swallows poison which
is contained in a ring she Is wearing
as the curtain descends.
Mrs. Calhoun. author of the piece
and her husband. take the leading
Mrs. Angela Pace, the mother of two
Mrs. Calhoun's portrayal of Mrs
Angela Pace. the mother of two
children, who is about to attempt
her third matrimonial venture, was
| acceptable. Mr.. Calhoun as Judge
Temple, her suitor, accepted a diff.
ficult role but experienced some diff.
ficulty in getting his lines to regis.
ter
Gerald oliver Smith again enacted
convincing character role in thai
of the scheminG Bolshevist. and II
was greatly through his peSfor.
nance that the piece registered
Frank Dufrane gave the mysteriou,
tinge to the production in his por.
trayal of the butler-Secret Servic.
agent.
Wanda Lyon. as the daughter oi
Mrs. Pace, and Earle Foxe, the debo.
nair British army officer, make the
most of their parts as the two Low.
ers. who according to the manu-
script are supposed to live happil,
ever after" Both gave their usua
creditable performance.
Ada Meade, Mrs. Charles B. Han
ford, and Dennis King render
| pleasing characterizations.
The scenes of the piece are laiS
in the Washington home of Mrs
Pace and in the office of the Bureau
of Investigation of the Department
of Justice. Although the piece ha.
been strengthened by being rewrit
ten. 1t Is still lacking the neces.
sary punch, especially in the last ac
where Mrs. Pace and her daughter
are being questioned by the chic,
inspector at the Department 0,
Justice.
1t was in this scene, last night
that much interest was lost wher
members of the cast laughed a
their own lines.
While the production ran smooth,
for the most part in the openine
performance succeeding perform
ances will acquaint the leadins
characters with some still needed
stage presence and greatly enhanc,
the success of the production.