Up in Mabel's Room (play)
Up in Mabel's Room is a play written by Wilson Collison and Otto Hauerbach. Producer Albert H. Woods staged it on Broadway in 1919.
| Up in Mabel's Room | |
|---|---|
 Hazel Dawn as Mabel | |
| Written by | Wilson Collison and Otto Hauerbach |
| Date premiered | January 15, 1919 |
| Place premiered | Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Farce |
Plot
Garry Ainsworth is married to Geraldine, who is jealous of his previous relationship with a pretty young widow, Mabel Essington. When they were together, Garry gave Mabel a chemise with their names embroidered on it. He wants to recover the garment before Geraldine learns of its existence. Garry's efforts are interpreted by other characters as evidence of a tryst between him and Mabel, leading to a confrontation between Mabel and Geraldine before the misunderstanding is resolved.
Cast and characters
The characters and cast from the Broadway production are given below:
| Character | Broadway cast |
|---|---|
| Kruger | Frederick Sutton |
| Corliss | Harry C. Bradley |
| Jimmy Larchmont | Walter Jones |
| Garry Ainsworth | John Cumberland |
| Geraldine | Enid Markey |
| Mabel Essington | Hazel Dawn |
| Martha Weldon | Lucy Cotton |
| Alicia Larchmont | Evelyn Gosnell |
| Arthur Weldon | H. Dudley Hawley |
| Marie | Adele Rolland |
History
The play opened at the Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre on January 15, 1919. It closed in August 1919 after 229 performances.
Adaptations
The play was adapted twice as a movie. A 1926 silent film adaptation starred Marie Prevost as Mabel. A 1944 film adaptation starred Marjorie Reynolds.
References
- Wainscott, Ronald Harold (1997). The Emergence of the Modern American Theater, 1914–1929. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-06776-3. OCLC 35128122.
- Bordman, Gerald (1995). American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1914–1930. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509078-0. OCLC 30356203.
