New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
Reviews of Current
 Theater Offerings
" F. Kane. Inc, FrescH's GRANT MITCHELL
"A TAIL0E-MAUE MAN
 A omeay m -Four A,ts

" F. Kana Inc. Frascu-s
 cRANT MTcHELL
 "A TAILOR MADE MAN'
 A oomedy in Four Aets
 Har.y James Smith
 u.n.,ed by Robert stevens
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 \ decade or SO ago play came ,o Broadway and immediately >"t in, streets of lnnanIrscents falklnE' Tho generation of that day "as less bla4o and the mass mind was ,n3l hrg.nnnr 70 bacoW" affected ny fazznania. r was in 4 receptive mood for comedy devoid o( cIow7- ing and clean throughout, So il was tha. Grant Mitchell in "A Tailor Made Man" sot a new mark for popularity
 The same play with th" sane person in tn" principal role i3 be- ing presented at Parsons th"af"r, Hartford. "A Tailor Made Man. has been revived by Mitchell and IS about 10 tour the country under tho ao2ts Of W. F. Kane, Inc.
 For in" benefit of those who "or" not Of thea'nrgoing age when lt gained its first prominence, the . story 0, the play is a2 follows; John , Paul Bart, q tailor's assistant, dous the cyanIng clothes Of wealthy customer and attends reception gwen ny a family Of paryenuos in
 !. tnorr he meets Abram Nathan, a fnarrior and shipping magmat", and so .mpIaae.s him by his views Oa = no.tiral economy stolen in tO'o from the manuscript for 3 book. that he is engaged by Nathan as . au associate. But inc author c, the manuscript, Dr. Gustavus Son0- .tag. torn with Jealousy at Bart sudden rise 70 Dr0mjuonro, e%rOeo- - the tlilor's assistant 10 tn" rjdicul. Of the world IIa returns 10 his old ] job Of pressing clothes, believing l that Nathan will not care 10 retain ] him in his organization. Nathar ! socks him out and after q homily oH |, q man being valued for his rel . worth, asks him 10 r"sum" his DO sition. There's love story inter 0 .tniued in the plot. The situation. |, which arise while Bart ia posing a. y 9 man Of affairs cause deal o 0 mcrrimnnt.
 |, Mitchell, as might bo expected i. g well nigh perfect in in" role o' . Bart. Maurice Franklin has q liltc able and natural character assign ment as the tailor, Parts employer Thomor Shcarer provides q larg' $ share Of the comedy as another om | rloyc of the tailor shop, Fran. '' Burbeck is convincing aa Nathan . and Kenneth Rowland, as tho dom : inenring prusstan scholar g.v"s ; ' fine performance. Jytondalo Can. " has tho mos, prominent leading fo u male rol"
 D "A Tailor Made Man" is booEe, for the first part of tn" week wt'. Il matinee Wednesday, For the Iat t.r part Of thn week Mr. Mitch"l ', NI) offer "Tho Whol" Towns Talk ' mg' hy John Emerson and Anit ' Loo5.