Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-03

"Just Married" at the Opera House
last evening started with a ripple of
laughter and ended. with roar. The
ripple was occasioned when Lynne
Overman came hesitatingly. haltingly.
a wee bit staggeringly. upon the stage
and about every second line from then
on called forth a shout of laughter from
a highly amused audience. Perhaps we
should have mentioned Miss Vivian
Martin first, because not only was she
on hand before Mr.. Overman. but also
we are quite sure than always with
everyone in the audience she was first.
and we do not believe there could have
been many there would would not have
| liked to so up and tell Miss Martin.
| playing the part of Roberta Adams,
| what the tangle was all about. she was
that appealing and thoroughly ador-
able, ever sweet and demure and shy.
| and seemingly so helpless in sadly
and badly confused situation.
The Opera House was absolutely sold
| out at o'clock for the one night that
| this farce comedy was to be presented
! to Augusta folks. These people came
| to be amused and entertained and their
expectations were certainly fulfilled,
down to the last measure of enjoy
ment of the clean fun which the story
brings out. Just Married. is rfplete
with firth-provoking situations and we
would recommend it as a great cure
! for the blues.
The stOr.. of this farce results from
| the tardy appearance on board a
trans Atlantic liner on the night OF
it's sailing from Bordeaux. of young
man, who in his state of more or less
slight inebriation gets into the same
stateroom that is occupied by the in
nocent heroine. OF course. he doesn't
turn on any lights to retire with his
boots on, and the compromising sit
uation Is not exposed until the next
morning, and then everyone on that
deck form their own idea Of its
meaning. On the ship are various
other couples, Miss Adams uncle
| and aunt of long married experience:
a honeymoon couple and others. or
course an unattached attractive
young woman Is bound to cause com
plications in a situation like this and
Victoire Berth the tempermental
French girl did her full bit in doing
just that thing. 4
The trials and tribulations of the
really innocent pair increase with the
progress of the story through the
| three acts and the false situation is
not simplified any by the tattlings of
the young bride who wants to know
all about everything and to tell
everybody else all about it as well.
Miss Dorothy Palmer's Interpretation
| Of this role was mighty clever
piece of work. and it was all very
much appreciated, we suspect the
most heartily by the great majority
of tie mon in the audience. who had
! at some time tried to explain some
thing to just such n girl. who would
not listen to the explanation and then
protested because it Was not forth
coming.
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. Makepeace Witter
as the uncle and aunt We're a per-
feet buffer for the giddy farce pro-
vided by the young people. Mr.. Wit
ters cynical but withal witty and
| resigned observations on women and
their foibles. often summed up in
the prOverbial nutshell. the experience
of a long and tumultuous married
| career.
! We cannot conceive Of a little lady
more suited to the part than was