New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
The Theaters-By Percy Hammond
''Fashions for Men" Is a
Suave, Sophisticated and
Very Sentimental Comedy

Fashions FOR Men" comedy By Fersnc
Meas. 1s,sisd & sy nsn's@.n 9l,ssr ,,h End I'D
/ following cast'
peter Iuaass s.................O. +. Heegis
/ Adele. his wife.........s..... Beth Merrill
I TIE AriFtocrstc Lady. Edythe Iressider
! orcar ..s.ssss.sss.ss....Ci .Cinrhe hiNefnal
/ Vhllfn .........-............. Frank Peters
The Young Gsntiensn. =. FsirfsS Bsrsher
Paula ....+s.sss...-'.''., ,helen es gan
Z Adof ..s.-s.....ss....s 60. ,SeorEe freneeI
/ The Count ..'s.sssssss. ,Eawln ricehaei
santha ......4...........f Fairfax Bnrgher
The n oroush Young Lady. .Kathsrine Hsdsn
The Dissatisfied Lady ...frances Goodrich
/ The Nervous Gentleman. ..... John Rogers
The Old Gentleman. f.....s. James hagen
The Patient Lady ........... .scdonia Elm
You may be unaware, unless you
have seen Fashions for Men," how en-
tertaining life really Is among the
haberdAsheries Of Budapest. There, In
IN atmosphere Of smart Hungarian
wearing apparel, the lowly trsdes-peo-
,ons love, suffer. scheme and sacrifice,
proving thereby the possession OF
souls above the neekwear and half
hosiery. Interesting and varied char
seters arc there to be found in studies
ranging from the super-benevolent pro
prietor TO the moan little salesman who
abseonds with his wife and his treas
ure. Humor, too, is present; and in
Fashions for Men" II Is pointed out
for you with many a twinkle by Mr..
Nolnar. the author. and Mr. Glaser,
mis- American adjutant. We should
classify the play as a very fair COM
edy, considering, Of course, its pa
trieian genesis-Mr. Molnar having
written the imposing "Liliom."
Witness Mr.. o. P. Heggie, as the
gentle shopkeeper, overworkng him
self with kindliness 10 others. He Is
voluptuary in good deeds, something
ike Mr.. Galsworthy's Pigeon, and in
his passion for tenderness he permits
himself 20 be plucked. Customers
finally cheat him into insolvency, and
Oscar, his dapper assistant (Mr. Clark
SilvernaiD bereaves him beneath his
nose Of his pretty wife and his bank
account. He is not, however, without
the consolation Of phrases with which
to describe his plight Il am like a
tree" says he. under which lovers
have made love and into which they
have cut their initials with a keen
knife"
Neither is he left utterly without
other interest in existence. sympathy
is shown for him by Paula, the most
beautiful Of all employees Miss Helen
Cahagan) j. though, for time, she is
money mad and an intrigante. When
the dotty Mr.. Juhasz accepts the offer
Of his benefactor, the count, to super
intend some cheese factories in the
rural districts, Paula goes with him,
much 10 his delight. But propinquity
TO the ex-haberdasher is not her pur-
pose. Desiring jewels and motor cars,
she has designs upon. the nobleman,
who is auorous and fifty-six Juhasz
is just a screen.
This count, as played by Mr. Edwin
Nicander, is a happy element in the
comedy. He, also, is talented in con-
vcrsation, and his description Of his
,cdigreed cheeses adds SAVIOUR TO the
poetry of the dairy. He has bred, he
ays, the Camcmbert's over-ripe and
sentimental beauty TO the sardonie
Roehefort's sophisticated tang, and
produced from that romance an. Off
spring calculated to gladden. the most
.anguorous palate. The count and the
tradesman have a conflict about Paula
Juhasz annoys the noble cheesemaker
not only by his espionage over the
pretty girl, but by his luxuriant char
tiles in the management Of the cheese
'actory. He will not kill pigeons for
his employers table, for instance, be-
cause he regards it as unfriendly to
eat ones personal acquantances.
That, il anything was the trouble
with the comedy even though regarded
in its most satirical aspect. Poor Juhasz
was bit too much Of q sap to be let
live, let alone marry the wise, pretty
Paula at the end In further act, per-
haps, he is luxuriously giving his
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