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"Tantalizing Tommy"
By Paul Gavault and Michael Morton.
Produced at the Playhouse on 15th February, 1910.
Mr. Cyril Maude, Miss Marie Lohr, Messrs. Kenneth Douglas, Fred Lewis, John Beauchamp, Robert Averell, John Harwood, M. Wetherell, A. G. Onslow, C. B. Keston, Misses Sybil Ruskin, Maidie Hope, and Eva Rowland.
Tommy is a modern young lady. 0 tempora! 0 mores! She has no manners to speak of, and the cool cheek of a Yankee traveller. Her motor breaks down outside the week-end cottage of a shy young man, one James Cottenham, Government clerk. Cottenham and his artist friend happen to be staying there when Tommy breaks in upon them. The car won't go; Tommy can't get home, so she stays at the cottage, much to the annoyance of Cottenham and the joy of his friend Killick. Cottenham can't help showing his dislike, and Tommy-accustomed to nattery and obedience from all who cross her path-naturally falls in love with the man who spurns her. Women are like that. Next morning papa and her fiance come down to reproach her and fetch her home; but prior to that Cottenham's fiancee and her father also call on him, and all the poor fellow's explanations as to Tommy's presence are vain. The engagement is broken off. Next day Tommy calls with Killick at the Colonial Office to apologise to Cottenham. Whilst waiting the telephone bell rings and Tommy tells the "chief" what she thinks of his language. This results in Cottenham's dismissal. So upset at things is Tommy that she decides to enter a convent and calls at Killick's studio a week later to say "Good-bye." All is nearly over when she and Cottenham discover that they love each other, and will do so for ever and ever and ever. Flop into each other's arms! Enter papa (rich man, papa; puts all money matters comfy) and Killick. Killick swallows his own disappointment. All happy; yum! yum!
A jolly, floaty little farcical comedy; utterly impossible, but frankly so. Mr. Cyril Maude as Cottenham lent the character the best of his dry humour, while Miss Marie Lohr as Tommy gave a performance as fascinating as Tommy was tantalizing. The only thing that might have been omitted was that young lady's appearance in Cottenham's pyjamas!
Playgoer and Society Illustrated, Vol I No 6, March 1910.