To-day and To-morrow

Examiner of Plays' Summary:

The scheme of this revue is as follows. A man is expecting the lady he is going to marry to dinner and falls asleep before the fire. Then (in his dream) there enters instead of this guest the Woman of Tomorrow' who takes him, a second Dante, to Hades. The idea of being in Hades is more or less preserved, with typical characters on earth doing penance and so on in a medley of 'episodes', but much of the piece is mere rough and tumble fun with no connection with the theme. We have a boisterous scene at a cafe with various absurd characters, another at a dressmakers’, another with Britannia and the Kaiser - of which later. The humour is slightly heavy handed but on the whole harmless. I have noticed a few passages, however, as questionable. Page 31. A noisy scene of people hiding under a table and a man taking off a woman's shoe and stocking instead of his own. It might be indecorous, but I do not think it worth censoring. Page 41. Tree is made to say: "my aunt, who is not a clever woman - none of my female relations are" [...] the italicised words seem to me an ill-natured personality, having no concern with the actor's business, and I think should be cut. Pages 49 and 50. Business of trying on dresses. It should be at least required that the women must be properly clad all throughout. Page 53. A slightly coarse joke - perhaps not worth noticing. Pages 58 seq. This very undignified and clumsy business of Britannia, the Kaiser, and 'the dollar king' is rather regrettable. It would be to take it too seriously to cut it, but in accordance with the rule the Kaiser must not be made up as such. One or two songs not given must be sent if new. Recommended for licenses. G. S. Street.