The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

FAIR AND WARMER

ThisAvery Hopwoodfarce, which opened on 6 November 1915 at the Eltinge Theatre, produced byArch Selwyn, won the approval of critics for its bright cast and ran for 377 performances. The innocuous plot is based upon an innocent indiscretion: two married friends, played by John Cumberland andMadge Kennedy, get drunk and are "caught" by their spouses, played byRalph Morganand Janet Beecher,Fair and Warmeroffered a mixture of mild titillation with wholesome humor to suit Broadway audiences and on tour. June Mathis adapted it for the 1919 motion picture.