"VERY GOOD EDDIE."

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12089, 18 August 1917, Page 9

"VERY GOOD EDDIE."

■ » ■ ■ NEXT WEEK'S ATTRACTION. "Very Good. Eddie," J. and N. Tait's now musical production will be seen at the Theatre Roy:; 1 . commencing on Tuesday evening. Philip Bartholomao. and Guy Bolton, assisted lyrically I by Schuyler Greene and abetted by a Jerome Kern, who furnish the .silk IncL " ing of music, prove that marriage is all right for some people if they are r married to some people, but rather y bad for them if they happen to be married to some other people. Thi^ 0 j sounds quite mixed, and it. is, that is, ,f the people arc mixed up after they are s j married, n The owning of "Eddie" introduces II us to the "Cntswill," a day boat ,- bound up the Hudson and just about ;- to clear Poughkecpsio. Prominent \ among the passengers is Dick Rivers © (Andrew lligginson), who returns fresh 1) vrfith American successes), who has p I taken up the trip bccau.se Elsie Lily, a t girl with a voir:?, and her chsporone, : - Mdme, Matroppo, are abo.?rcl. The first f ' ' real character* then appear, Mr and '" I Mrs Eddie. Kettle, a iour-hour bride r '. and groom, li: Kddio Kettle we dis- '" j cover our old friend and favourite, a \ Barry Lupino, or pnntc-zr.irno iame. who ' j has been covering himself with glory : j in New York. " i LMdio is one of those little men who 1 • have never grown tap, mentally or phy- . sically; while his wife towers above ,f him and dominates him completely. 0 I Whilo Mrs Kettle goes to get tickets, e ! arrange luggage, etc., Eddie is left ,f ' with a Mra Darling, with instructions i( | —not to "move. These instructions arc t I carried out implicitly, with the result 0, j that the boat leaves without Mrs Ket- !. tie and Percy Darling while Eddie and d Mra Darling aro on the boat, and the :t j next stop is some miles up the river. y j Dick Rivers meets his old college 1? chum, Eddie, and jumoa to the conclu- > sion that the lady with him is Mrs d Eddie Kettlo and that they are on 3 their honeymoon, and to avoid awkward v explanations Eddie dee'des not to en- '• lighten Rivers and lets matters go as '- , they appear. j" j Act 2 shows us the Rip van Winklo '• i Inn, where Eddie and his supposed 0 bride are. compelled to remain over '" night owing to there- being no boat ' back next clay. The appearance of "_ Percy Darling and the real Mrs Kettle, " who are both in a quarrelsome mood, blaming each other for what hnppen--3 ed, gives the booking-clerk the impres- [, sion that they are man and wife. The following* m|orning Percy and 1, Georgina meet Dick Rivers, and he, . ; knowing that Percy is on his honeye l moon, naturally supposes that Mrs Kcto ] tie i;i bis wife and imparts- the glnd t; tidings to them that little Eddie Kettle :1 is also on his honeymoon and stopping 0 | at the same hotel. :t j Consultation is held a s to what is - ' best to do to avoid a scandal when tt | Eddie and Elsie .appear. Although comI ing from widely separated rooms, this i j cannot be noticed by those in consul tn- • I tion, and their demeanour creates much 1 I amusement among the other guests. - and they attempt to assume the atti- ? tude of lovers. This i.s too much for the respective spouses who confront ? | them. Elsie rushes to Percy, who 1 j wnves her back sternly. Eddie "with a j sigh of relief sidles up to Georgina. Reconciliations are mado and everyfc. thing ends happily, f i It is said that as- Eddie Kettle, Bnrrv ILupino is at his best. and Mss Gavotte j I Perry presents a delightful study as P i Elsie Darling. " Very Good, Eddio," is tho smartest r of all mu-sical comedies. The story is ' ! bright and it is full of tuneful melodic, , j fine ballets, and the dressing is said to . be gorgeous. ? Owing to the limited season " Very Good. Eddie," can only l>e presented r for five nights and w'l] he followed by 1 "The White Chrysanthemum," a m\\*\- j ' cal tale of Japan. I 1 The box plans are now on view at I - The Bristol. j