New Britain herald., 1927-03-04
love IN A MIST
PLEASING COMEDY
MadSe Kennedy and Sidney
Blackmer Appear at Parsons
ley Herald Reviewer
Cast OF Charactcr.p

Diana Wynue .... Madse KENNEDY
Gregory faInaam a.ancy Blaykmtl
Count Scipone Narelli 80. Jack Willard
sydney Rose Wynle .............
................ Gwendoiyn Hathaway
Anna Moore Wynne ........ Alice john
lliszie Observation-Disclosures. Mary Marble
Colil .....,.......... Murray Bennett
PreVarlCatlon as fine art Is not
generally accepted as the method to
pGrsue when a husband also is being
pursued. But in some instances II
may be adopted with success as
Madge Kennedy proves in Love in
L Mist three-act comedy by
Amelie Rives princess Troubetz.
koy) (which is being played at Par
sons'6 theater, Hartford, the latter
half OF the week.
Here is case OF a girl. Dana
Wynne. who Is complete stranger
to the truth. Not that there is any
malice in her mendaclty. Far from
it. She lies and lies and lies out OF
good nature TO save her friends and
The man she loves from injured feel
lngs. But how that girl can avoid
would have steered her away from
the many shoals she strlkesi Then,
Of course, there would have been no
play and Miss Kennedy and Sidney
Blackmer would not have had the
opportunity 20 present such charm
ing little play. and that would have
been loss.
Love in Mist" is not entirely
logical but where the theator is con-
cerned logic can so hang II is in
teresting and entertaining and we'll
presented. Diana Wynne is deeply
in love with Gregory Farnham (Mr.
Biackmer) who learned that she was
already engaged to another man
when she announced her engage
ment to him. So he packs up aud
departs on an exploration tour in
Asia. But the Pacific is not bread
enough TO sever the bonds which
reach from his heart TO hers and he
comes back. There is a reconcilia-
ton and apparently the ship OF love
is Strengthened out again and about
10 sail along on blue seas. Then on
the horizon appears cloud-novel-
isis always insist that clouds OF this
nature are not larger than your fist,
A young Italian whom Diana had
met al Lake Como appears on the
scene. Only a few months ago he
was dying and. In order TO make his
exit smooth, Diana said she loved
him. He thought he could die IN
peace. But he didn't die at all.
Wasn't that Just like a man. In
stead he becomes we'll and makes
his appearance at Diana's home Just
after she and Gregory had become
reconciled. Ignorant OF Dianas re-
newed engagement to Gregory or Of
any attachment that has ever exist
Sd between the two he let's the cat
out OF the bag-in fact, a. whole
flock Of cats. From then on COM
plications ensue rapidly. But Gre
CORY. whose heart is large and un-
broad. knows that to
Diana fiction is dcarer than truth
ana the play comes to the conVen-
tional close, the lovers being re-
united and everybody in the story.
including the Italian youth and
Olana's sister, living happy forever
after.
Miss Kennedy and Mr.. Blackner
arc pleasingly cast for their roles,
lifting perfectly into the picture.
lack Willard as the Italian is con-
vincinely true to life. Gwendolin
and Alice John, in their |
-espectlve charactertzations, harmon
re with the atmosphere and add
greatly to the success Of this de- !
ishtful comedy.
, Love in a Mist" will be played to-
hight and tomorrow night and at a
matinee tomorrow.