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Matrimonial comedy and pantomime.
Comic dialogue.
The matrimonial sketch played by Mr. and Mr.s Norman Phillips holds some body and possibilities, but it could stand building up on both. There are many moments when the piece resolves itself into pantomimic action. Most of this occurs at the opening, giving the playlet a slow start, but that would be overlooked were it not unnecessarily recalled later with more of it. It's a story of a jealous husband, who has been away for a week, returning to find his wife out, but sees her drive to the door in an automobile. Questioning her, she evasively replies, then downright lies and admits it, afterward claiming she told the truth, and in fact leaving the audience at the finale in doubt as to which among the many statements made by her. The two players (it is a two people sketch) are young and go into the subject matter much in earnest, making the picture look like a very familiar scrappy scene at home. In the centre the skit reaches its height and glides down from that point toward the finish, as it glided up from the commencement. A little doctoring would do the playlet the world of good, for Mr. and Mrs. Phillips seem fully capable of taking care of this particular kind of material. It's hardly strong enough now for the biggest houses.
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Variety, 40:3 (09/17/1915)