Show L The R Revue of the Rialto J NEW V YORK Dec 12 wen Owen Owen Da Davis Davis Da- Da vis rho has written plays and I Da-I boasts beasts of the fact has added one more to this list Beware of Widows Wid- Wid I written by himself produced by Crosby Gaige and acted chiefly b by Madge Kennedy with assistance from Donald McDonald Bernhard Rheinhold Beatrice Miles lIles Charles Millward Alan Edwards Leslie Adams Diantha Patterson and others oth oth- ers all ers all competent has competent has moments of hilarious fun but like the chewing gum In the of a flapper It often otten Is pulled out so far that growing growing grow grow- ing thin snaps Madge ladge Kennedy is isa s a a. beguiling widow who Is chasing a former sweetheart She manages manges to herself on a houseboat where all are ar strangers save her former sweetheart who Is to marry the daughter of the of ot the boat Before the act Is over this widow has manag managed d to get get gee everybody everybody every every- body tangled up and nd while she Is not not exactly protected herself at l least ast sh she has the satisfaction s of oC knowing or believing that neither pf Pt her rivals will win the doctor one One can can easily Imagine the c confusion con confusion con con- n- n fusion of ot this scene espe especially when the boat is cast adrift and Is wrecked and ever everything Mr DavIs Davis Davis Da Da- vis writes sparkling lines and creates creates creates cre cre- ates amusing situations and so delightful are Miss Kennedy and her associates that the weakness of ot the play often is Js ov overlooked In Inthe inthe the enjoyment of the things being done on 0 the stage Beware of Widows Widows Wid Wid- os Is amusing most of the time and sometimes highly delightful Paid is a a. fine melodrama by Sam F Forres Forrest produced b by his sl sidekick sidekick side side- Ie- Ie kick Sam Harris Harris with whom he has been t d many years It Is a a. strange somewhat Improbable but tut highly gri gripping story that he tells s of ot ota a struggling Inventor who finding himself unable un unable un- un able to get moneys money enough to continue con con- his ex experiments has a sufficient sufficient sum virtually thrust upon him A thief seizes the handbag of ota ofa a wom woman n who is ls on her way to tomake tomake make male a deposit Being closely pursued pur pUl- sued he he casts th the tl-e booty ty In a a ava va vacant vacant vacant va- va cant hallway in order oi that the criminating cri In Ung evidence may not not be found upon hh him The young inventor tor finds It here and Instead ot of returning It It as he may do since he has read has read the name and address of the woman who lost It It he makes use of oC It in his work Is successful successful success success- ful fu seeks seeks' o out t the husband of the who lost the money and wi without revealing his Identity as the culprit takes him Into his firm firmand firmand firmand and advances him rapidly al although hough he Is an egotistical bragging and objectionable person Later the thief freed from a Jail sentence seeks the man who found the money and attempts to blackmail him Failing here he sells his knowledge to the former victim l who in his egotism seeks to disgrace disgrace disgrace dis dis- dis- dis grace the man who has sin since e befriended be befriended be- be him before the board A Ai i- i rather ither ther gripping scene Is this with tine the victim making his confession and nd his associates giving him their confidence e. e There Ther Is the usual love story between the youngsters am and Rome some fine character acting by Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward Ellis and very remarkable emotional acting by Gail Gal Kane It has been finely staged and If It the story at times taxes the credulity of the playgoer at least it gives him himan himan himan an an exciting evening Morals t rals Is Js an adaptation from the German Getman of Moral by lay Ludwig Thomas It t has been prod produced ced ai at atthe atthe the Comedy theatre and though ii it itIs itIs Is no longer sensational to deal dea with commercialized prostitution which Is the theme of this play there ther is IsS S t satire and T 4 comedy com com- edy to make the play an entertain entertain- tn hig one It Is about the raiding of ot ofa ofa ota a house hous of 01 questionable character charac charac- ter and tD the seizing by toy the Ute poll police e of a little address address' b book ok of ot names addresses and personal comment Within the covers covers of this book appears ap appears appears ap- ap pears the names of the leading citizens citi iU- iU zens including the officers of most of the anti anU vice anti vice society so Thus we find the best citizens seeking the suppression of the book anc and the police pollee trying to use ft It it- as evl evi evi- dence Then tb higher th higher ups forbid for for- bId further activity s since nce no nos less a personage than the cr crown wn prince himself is involved It Is well Kell cast splendidly staged and acted Edwin Edwin Edwin Ed Ed- win Nicander Meander Dudley DIgges DIgg s Alice John Stanley Howlett Hewlett Jennie Eustace and John Craig are conspicuous conspicuous conspicuous con con- In the cast u Slightly reminiscent of Harvest which preceded preceded-It it only by a co couple of months Just Beyond a a. drama of the Australian bush by Reg Reg- maid Goode was produced at the this week week week-by by Chas Ch-as IC K Gordon It is the rather tiresome the tire some stor story of ot an aD English m major jor and hd his bride bi on n a sheep ranch in New South Wales Vales and a continued drought which threatens ruin Ot Of course a rainstorm rm comes up in time Ume to save the sheep but not the play Cyril Keightley Van Wanda ia Ly Lyon n H Horace race Sinclair Georges E E. Romain Remain and others tho rs are engaged A special l matinee of f. f Ibsen's oft oft- revived play Ghosts was given at the Princess theatre with Hilda Englund as Mrs Int Alving A Ralph SpragUe as Oswald Alving and Franklin Ramsey Edward Van- Van Ye Vechten and Mabel Vanet in the theother theother other othe roles The production wes was particularly intel Interesting esting since It was directed by Miss Englund who in included In- In eluded much of ot the original stage business The performances were thoroughly competent and the production pro pro- extremely well welI received |