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...father's 13 children (he married thrice), four were newspaper people, James E., George H., Edward W., and herself. Of these only Edward W. survives with her, having founded the Scripps-McRae syndicate of 28 newspapers. Aged 71, he is a hermit-millionaire, a sea hermit (like the late Publisher Joseph Pulitzer) sailing the seven seas on a yacht with padded decks. Again like Pulitzer, he cannot bear noise; his officers run his crew by dumb show. He smokes 50 cigars daily, sits in the saloon while two women alternately read to him. Satiated, he calls for his checkerboard...
...This, his third, is pretty definitely uninteresting despite his irresistible facility for smart dialog. He deals with the not particularly novel theme of a father and son in pursuit of the same lovely lady. She happens to be a lady not exactly young, nor too immaculate of reputation. Bruce McRae and Elizabeth Risdon contribute generously with deft performances...
...KNOW?Grace George and Bruce McRae probe with delicate propriety the matter of sex appeal in a carefully correct wife...
...KNOW?Grace George gracefully involved with Bruce McRae in an exceedingly polite sex discussion...
Although Miss George's performance is one of the most expertly irresistible of the season, almost an equal credit must go to Bruce McRae. He is, perhaps, the champion leading male of our theatre. Never did his intensive enthusiasm, his rapidity of speech and his pleasant personality better fit a role...