Show Theta Alpha Phi Comedy Is Sparkling The Tile First Mrs Fraser Gives Players Chance for forI I Laurels Laurels' n By FLICKER FAN FAX Sophisticated d comedy featured more by ay sparkling lines and general excellent excel excel- excellent lent work of the cast t than h a n by any brilliant Individual indi performances marked the pre presentation o of St St. John Ervine's Ervine The Thc First Mrs Fraser by Theta Alpha Phi national dramatic fraternity in Kingsbury Kingsbur hall Friday night Lila Eccles Brimhall pl playing ying the Hie title itle role added new laurels to her reputation as an actress Her close rival for acting honors honor was William Anderson as ac James Fraser Fruer a l business baron jaron harried by the marital problems of December wedded to May Barrie Wanless a as Ninian the younger son ron of Mr Fraser and the first proved an excellent foil for his father Credit Given Ghen Director Director Harr Harry R. R Allen deserves deserves' deserves deserves' credit for designing and Stage Manager Manager Manager Man Man- ager Joseph Williams for executing the stage setting The pl play Is laid in London and ad to appreciate its situations and humor one mutt keep In mind that thal obtaining n na a divorce in England is no easy mat rant ter Mr Fraser who divorced the first Mrs Fraser Fracer after alter 20 years of wedded 1 life e. e to marry a year old girl has discovered after five years all is not nota a bed of roses His young wife has hasher her cr cree eye ee on a n title a and d demands a divorce Much of the play is built buill around round efforts efforts efforts ef ef forts of the first Mrs l Fraser to tOr assist her husband to obtain a divorce and still retain h hi his reputation Must Have e Him Suffer like Human she he cannot resist having having haying hav hay ing him suffer uler part of or what she went through when they themselves were divorced but even en though she declines to take him back the play ends with assurance all will turn out well vell Able characterizations were were scored by each of the players Ellen Christensen Christensen Chris Chris- a. a as the younger Mrs Fraser Frank Whiting Whitin as Philip Logan suitor to the first Mrs Fra r Fras-r r Parley Baer as Murdo Fraser the elder son Marva Banks as Mabel the maid and Cherry Daynes as Alice Fraser Murdo's wife |