Up in Mabel's Room (play)
# 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.

## 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:

Cast of the Broadway production :

| 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.

