Return Engagement (by Lawrence Riley, produced by W. Horace Schmid-lapp & Joseph M. Gaites) is a comedy about one of those summer theatres where a good rain on the roof renders the actors inaudible beyond the fifth row. The Stockton (Connecticut) Players are giving a triangle play called The Usual Three and, as might be expected, the onstage geometry has its offstage counterpart. The visiting leading lady is the ex-wife of the visiting leading man. She gradually realizes that this ham is still pretty much her meat.
His flavor is also enjoyed by the patroness of the theatre.
Bert Lytell gives a savory...
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