Word: mother-in-law
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...Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Instead of one long play, this year there will be three short pieces, "L'Ecole des Belles-Meres," by Brieux; "L'Intruse," by Maeterlinck; and "Les Deux Sourds," by Moinaux. This first is a one-act comedy, treating the problem of a mother-in-law's position in the household of her married children. "L'Intruse," a mystical drama by Maeterlinck, is a gloomy scene, in which an old blind man seems to be aware by some supernatural power that death is very near his daughter who is ill. The last play...
...Copley Hall, Boston, tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. The other title of the play "Les surprises du divorce" represents its subject more accurately. In a very charming manner, it deals with the troubles of a temperamental young artist, Henri Duval, in ridding himself of his highly irritating mother-in-law, Madame Bonivard. To this end he sacrifices his wife, Diane, and marrying again, finds out to his extreme dismay, that the widowed father of his new wife, has brought back the disturbing element by marrying Diane. The extrication of all concerned from this dilemma is the final event...
...deals with the fortunes of Pepe, a poor and ambitious young painter, who, after finishing a painting, goes out to sell it. Both Pepito, his ease-loving friend, and Consuelo, his wife, are confident that he will find a purchaser. On the other hand, Dona Paz, the traditional mother-in-law, scoffs at it, and praises, instead, the daubing of Pepito, whom she has secret hopes of marrying. Her disdain is more than offset by the enthusiasm of Pepe's father, a comical, loving old gentleman with an unmanageable tongue. Pepe returns with the picture unsold. Soon after this shock...
...RATTLE" is going to take his best girl and future mother-in-law to the Water Sports at the Riverside Recreation Grounds today. Diving competition, swimming competition, exhibition diving, and under-water swimming for distance are among the interesting features for "Rattle" and his friends to enjoy. Peter S. McNally, the champion of the world, will also do some fancy swimming...
...RATTLE" is going to take his best girl and future mother-in-law to the Water Sports at the Riverside Recreation Grounds next Saturday. Diving competitions. swimming competition, exhibition diving, and under-water swimming for distance are among the interesting features for "Rattle" and his friends to enjoy. Peter S. McNally, the champion of the world, will also do some fancy swimming...