Clara Kimball Young loves her husband, Sidney Drew. She also likes to flirt with other men and delights in the transports of jealousy it drives him to. So, Drew conspires with his cousin Harry Morey and the other officers of his regiment to teach her a lesson in this very funny Vitagraph short.
Drew, the uncle of the more famous John, Lionel and Ethel Barrymore, was very adept at domestic comedies. In a couple of years he would team with his second wife for a series of them that would be enormously popular. In no small part, this was because of Drew's wonderful stage business. Observe in this one, his frequent asides to the audience and the manner in which he -- and Mrs. Young -- pocket Morey's cigarette case and handkerchiefs.
If you wish to enjoy this comedy, a good print of it can be found on the Eye Institute site on Youtube.
Drew, the uncle of the more famous John, Lionel and Ethel Barrymore, was very adept at domestic comedies. In a couple of years he would team with his second wife for a series of them that would be enormously popular. In no small part, this was because of Drew's wonderful stage business. Observe in this one, his frequent asides to the audience and the manner in which he -- and Mrs. Young -- pocket Morey's cigarette case and handkerchiefs.
If you wish to enjoy this comedy, a good print of it can be found on the Eye Institute site on Youtube.
