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Show "FAIR AND WARMER WARM-ER One of the reasons why "Fair and Wanner," tho Avery Hopwood farce classic which Castle and Call by special spe-cial arrangement with Selwyn nud company, will present at tho Lyric theatre on Monday, November 24th, after Its two seasons run at tho El- tlngo and Harris theatres, New York, was a record breaker for making laughs and making money, was that Mr. Hopwood had devised a strikingly striking-ly dramatic and coherent stoiy as the basis for his farco situations. Tho first act opens on a family disagreement between Mr. and Mrs. Jlartlett, married two years because Mrs. llartlott likes parties and Mr. llartlott thinks his place Is the home. There enters nn ex-suitor or Mrs. Ilartlett's who cajoles her off to the opera with him Vr and Mrs Jack Wheeler, meanwhile have arrived with tho notion that they lind been invited to dinner on that night. They are discovered tot bo as sadly ill assorted as-sorted as the Rartlotts, except that It Is Mrs. Wheoler who is ovoily domestic do-mestic and Jack who pines for n spree. A deft scene or two and presto! pres-to! Mr. Dartlett and Mrs. Wheeler are left alone, facing the fact that they aro not only deserted, but havo boon deceived. They vow a lovenge. Although they have no fondness for each other they agree to sit up together to-gether till tho errant spouses come Lack, who, finding them thus compromised, com-promised, will bo abashed by their own wickedness and will reform. As tho clock winds over towards tho weo small hours, tho two Innocents Inno-cents can hardly keep awake, and, having hoard that drinks wero great for keeping, a party going, they begin be-gin tn mix and dilnk all the rear-somo rear-somo brows that Ignorance and a cellaret can provide. What happens by fiTo tlmo tho wanderers return makes a marvoloU3 scone. What happens when, Instead of being penitent and abashed, they are outraged and throaton tho cx-tiemc cx-tiemc penalty of tho lnw, makes another an-other quit as good. The explanations which don't explain, and tho cltcuin-stnntlal cltcuin-stnntlal evidence which tightens with every coll, very nearly wieck the two households. And even at tho very happy end, Mr. Hopwood tips It off that a husband who Is really better than ho should be Is lrtuully Impos slble to reform. |