New Plays

Something to Brag About preaches that dull husbands may catch a high polish at any moment. This particular husband comes out of his coma long enough to hold up a neighbor for $1,500. The same day, his wife decided she should leave him for a slimmer, sager man.

When she found herself the wife of a convict she suddenly felt the old yearning coming back. Her husband became in her eyes a hero; the other man was set aside while she helped her mate in trouble. Presently he was cleared and she fell into a vast embrace. The convict returned with a sigh to his carpet slippers.

This moderately comic idea was subjected to a stuffy exposition and never grew very hilarious. In fact, what with a lot of spiritless acting here and there, it never grew hilarious at all.

A Lucky Break. An insignificant comedy which should have been set to music, brought back to the stage George MacFarlane. He used to blend his baritone into the silken doings of light opera. In memory of this they gave him three songs to sing in addition to his acting. The latter was without distinction, fitting poorly into the whole scheme. He was a millionaire who suddenly lost his money and found the world immensely kind to millionaires without a cent.

It All Depends. Well-mannered comedy is all well enough in its way. It does not have to be wise or emotional. But it must be evenly acted. And it ought to be interesting--which this well-mannered comedy is not..

The narrative at the outset reveals two girls in their pajamas. They are discussing Love. One indicates that kisses spread thinly over a quantity of males make life entertaining for her. The other takes the subject seriously: evidently her attitude was wrong. She took the love-making of somebody's else husband seriously and there was divorce discussion, threats and loyalty. She was further confused at her own father's inclination to cooperate with her unselective friend in a matter of kisses.

Norman Trevor had little to do as the father but look pleasant: no burden for him. It is even easier for Katherine Alexander (the daughter) to look pleasant. Also, she wept agreeably.