Show Mirth Drama GO Hand in Hand on Playhouse Boards Mirth 1 and stark drama march hand in hand across the boards In Saturdays Children which opened Sunday at the Playhouse e with Daisy Del Wilcox and Ben Erway Erway Er- Er way in the leading roles It Is a thoroughly modern swift moving maving play In which humor humar plays a a. part every bit as' as Important as the tense and compelling bits of at realism wIth which the piece Is filled Miss Del Wilcox plays the role Of a young wife wie married to ta a 40 a week husband In a an- an manner hers lIers Is a part which this young actress can play to perfection and she passes up no na possibilities to ta make the role One Of the best In which she has ever appeared Ben Erway as the husband bus hus- band gives a fine exhibition and again proves praves his ability to do da corn cam edy just ns as well as he can handle th the heavier roles One reason why Saturdays Children Children Chil- Chil dren is a better than average play Is Its small cast There are Only seven characters Charlotte Young as Bobbies Babbles married sister fits into inta her role tole as a scheming and nagging wife and Arthur Lot Loft makes a a. first class henpecked husband Lillian Fisher as the mother mather and Norman Narman Feusier as the father are exceptionally exception exception- ally aUy well cast and Jean Reno Rena as the snooping and suspicious boarding house hause operator does daes well In a character char char- acter role rale Saturdays Children Is a play of modern marriage Egged on an by her sister Bobble tricks Rims ONeil O'Neil Into inta marrying her but they are in love lave with each other ather His 40 a week is not nat enough to live on an and domestic quarrels over finances freedom and the brides bride's family are a nightly occurrence occurrence occur occur- rence in the ONeil O'Neil household Things finally come came to ta a a. head and and andt t after an e bitter argument nt Rims gaes goes out aut One door and Bobble Bobbie the other ather to go ga on 01 their separate se-parate ways moves maves into to a boarding and takes her Old job and Rims obtains a position with another corn cam pony pam Three weeks pass and then they meet In her room roam bringing bring bring- ing the play to a happy and amusing climax It is a tine fine evenings evening's en- en |