SHORTT'S THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 28, 1 August 1924, Page 5

SHORTT'S THEATRE.

'' "The Law Forbids" is the main feature on the new programme at Short* s. Theatre to-day. It deals in a realistic manner with the domestic' troubles of a married couple who cafthof agree, but for the sake of their child they are Tefused a divorce, the Judge granting a separation only. The wife, who retains the custody "of . the child, leaves for her mother's home in the country, and the husband is left in his loneliness in the city. A playwright by occupa•n, he is requested by "the other woman" to put his experiences in the iorm of a play. His wife, to hergreat sivrprise, sees on the stage a replica of htr own unhappy life, and once having learned the ieeson the. young people come together and make a fresh start in life. The piece is well produced, and the characters are ably portrayed by Robert Ellis, Elenor Fair, and Winifred Bryan. One of the most important roles is that of the child, taken byBaby Peggy, through, whose instrumentality the parents became re-united. Thesecond attraction is "The Three Buckaroos," with Buck Humes and Cleo Childers in the leading, roles, . The-support-ing films are also good.'