New Britain herald., 1927-12-27
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 1 What is the supcrlatiNc of super
 sophisticated? An assiduous all
 night thumbing Of the Guide to
 Crossword Puzzles" failed to disclose
 it but the word must exist because ! if il doesn't how is a person 10 de sc -ibc Mirrors" the current attrac- ton at Parsons theater, Hartford
 It is that kind of play.
 Hidden away someplaco probably i there is q moral for parents. Mod ern parents are so funny. They have absolutely no respect for their chll- drcn nowadays: not a bit. Cant | crcn stay home long enough to be interested in their schooling or man. uors or what do you prefer.
 Mirrors" is a smart in-and out play. At times it fairly glittcrs and
 again it. becomes as dull as last
 months razor blade. It is all about
 children and parents and is very
 unconventional or perhaps it is con
 Hentional. To be orthodox one must
 be unorthodoX. or something like
 that. There are moments of real
 tcnseness and. going to the other cxtreme. there is dialogue which an inCohcrent modern generation, for want of a better word. calls "blah.'
 In the plot are two themes theme major and theme minor. Theme major tells about the gay goings on of Mir. and Mrs. Norton and Mir. and Mrs. Trask. an crotic foursome. The husbands arc ardently in love with the wives--each others wives. No subtcrfuge here. They go out in couples and all that. Which brings us to theme minor in which Mary Norton figures prominently. Mary is , quiet little mouse. a bit old fasn- toned who thinks that right is right i md wrong is wrong. But she comes i put of her chrysalis with a bang i md sets a pace for the rest of the juveniles. On second thought d . mouse doesn't come Cut of q chrys- i lis, does it? We'll she becomes T laming butterfly, but it's only a sham because deep down in her leart she knows that isn't her fortr Wary becomes the central figure in his WestcheStcr saga of nccking, lnecs, cigarettes. chartreusc and azz.
 The reviewer left the thcatcr with he profound conviction that some hing is tho matter with this world thich needs correcting. Maybe it's modern parents. and then again. maybe it's modern authors.
 Marie Nordstrom handles diff ; cult role sllilfully. She is cast as .
 vain. high strung woman whose houghts run 10 the superticialtes l f life. Sylvia Sidney shonc bright . 7 as Mary and won the hearts Of { o" audience. Patricia Barclay. in . !c role of q tlapper, vas decidedly l Otcr"sting. Albert Hcckctt impress { l as the one boy in the story who l ave ltBsa thought which did not [ oncorn where inc next drink was { oming from. Miss Sidney and Mir. ackett received two curtain calls il ter the second act. following three h rtaln calls accorded tn" company c ale Hamilton was adequate as F rs. Norton's husband. Lea Pen Il an and Richard Sterling were the | sentldl "other couple" playing N cir parts well. Franklyn Fox was a nNincing as q sticky arch villain. le attractive setting is by the '' ,iquitoIS Mr. Hcllenti The play IS Il igcd by Albert Lewis. ThcatcrgoerS who like their Cos .'. 0 Hamilton stuff strong will hay.
 opportunity of seeing Mirrors" =, IS evening, tomorrow afternoon =. q tomorrow evening at Parsons