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Too Many Husbands

Presented by Different Stages at The VORTEX

June 24-July 16, 2011

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Victoria a dear little thing is the frivolous widow of William a hero, missing in action and has married Frederick another hero, her dead husband's best friend. Suddenly her first husband returns from the dead. The twist is that Victoria actually would like to marry another man, Leicester a member of parliament and rather good at obtaining rationed goods and servants. What is a woman to do, when she has too many husbands?

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    The VORTEX

    2307 Manor Road
    Austin, TX 78722

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  • Dates & Times

    Dates:
    June 24-July 16, 2011

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    Thursdays – Saturdays at 8 p.m.
    Sundays at 7 p.m.

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    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "Laugh filled evening"
      Review posted by: Derek J from Austin, Jul 05, 2011
      

      This show starts and ends with a laugh, and there are too many to count in between. Martina Ohlhauser is just perfect as the woman who unwittingly marries a man while her first husband, lost in... Expand

      This show starts and ends with a laugh, and there are too many to count in between. Martina Ohlhauser is just perfect as the woman who unwittingly marries a man while her first husband, lost in the war, is still alive. She delivers each line with a spot on English accent, and perfect comedic timing. The three men of 'Too Many' fame, Joe Hartman, Brian Villalobos and Tony Salinas, are simply hilarious with their delivery and slapstick takes. Two weeks left... Go see this delightful comedy. Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "Too Many Husbands, too good!"
      Review posted by: Annabel Guevara from Austin, TX, Jul 05, 2011
      

      Too Many Husbands is a story about Victoria, a WWI widow who ends up marrying her husband's best friend after he disappears. All is fine and dandy, well sort of, until Bill comes back from the dead.... Expand

      Too Many Husbands is a story about Victoria, a WWI widow who ends up marrying her husband's best friend after he disappears. All is fine and dandy, well sort of, until Bill comes back from the dead. Victoria then has some decisions to make. Different Stages' production of the play was superb! From the period costumes (1918, I believe) to the set, to the great acting, this play was charming from beginning to end. Please note that it is three hours long with two intermissions, but please also note that the show is very clever and the actor's comedic timing on point. (This makes the show very entertaining and fast paced) I recommend to anyone who is looking for some great theatre! Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "A Woman's Prerogative!"
      Review posted by: P. Stone from Austin, TX, Jul 05, 2011
      

      A Woman, two husbands and a third more desirable because of the added extras to be gotten. Why not? Solid performances by all the cast members. Martina Ohlhauser (Victoria-the wife) toys with newly... Expand

      A Woman, two husbands and a third more desirable because of the added extras to be gotten. Why not? Solid performances by all the cast members. Martina Ohlhauser (Victoria-the wife) toys with newly returned thought dead husband (Bill) played by Brian Villalobos and loveable & vain (new husband) played by Joe Hartman. Joe is rich in his expressions and energy. The play by Sommerset Maugham captures the fickleness of the institution of marriage, and in the end everyone lives happily ever after. Delightful, past paced, glibbly elocuted. Minor details, someone could have steamed the creases out of the curtains over the bed, made sure the rugs were tacked down so the actors didn't keep tripping over them, and while very clever to make the panelling interchangeable, they didn't lie flat against the wall and were crooked. It was a shame that those kinks hadn't been worked out as to an otherwise inspired set. Overall, a wonderful evening of entertainment. Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "Too Hot to Handle"
      Review posted by: roadwarrior from rsmith3339@aol.com, Jul 03, 2011
      

      Thank goodness for good actors who tackled this monstrous show with great dedication and aplomb. They had great timing throughout and kept a very good pace for this 3 act play, well 4 acts if you... Expand

      Thank goodness for good actors who tackled this monstrous show with great dedication and aplomb. They had great timing throughout and kept a very good pace for this 3 act play, well 4 acts if you include the set changes. Act three kind of dragged along, but all in all I would recommend the show. Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "Drawing Room Comedy"
      Review posted by: Zelda Austen - ATeamer from Austin, Texas, Jul 03, 2011
      

      Who knew that Somerset Maugham was a popular playwright? The handy little biography in the playbill tells you that in 1908 he had four plays running. The present one at the Vortex is a cross between... Expand

      Who knew that Somerset Maugham was a popular playwright? The handy little biography in the playbill tells you that in 1908 he had four plays running. The present one at the Vortex is a cross between the nonsense of Oscar Wilde and the satiric wit of G.B.Shaw (but without the scalpel). It's divided into three acts: the bedroom in which we learn of the heroine's dilemma (two husbands); the drawing room in which the two husbands perform a lively duet (duel really) to see which hates his wife more and is more anxious to be rid of her; the kitchen in which the sting scenario is plotted to catch the two husbands in a fake adultery - probably the most hilarious. The actors are all wonderful, behave like the English of the period (1918)and in all but one case, the Brit accents don't slip. Set, costumes, scenery, lighting, all good. The leading lady and her two husbands steal the show, but everyone is delightful. A look at an age in which marriage was a woman's bread and butter. Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "A solid outing"
      Review posted by: L Graber from Austin TX USA, Jul 02, 2011
      

      W. Somerset Maugham wrote a play "Home and Beauty" in 1919 which has been renamed Too Many Husbands for this mounting. It requires an ingenue lead who can create a somewhat sympathetic character who... Expand

      W. Somerset Maugham wrote a play "Home and Beauty" in 1919 which has been renamed Too Many Husbands for this mounting. It requires an ingenue lead who can create a somewhat sympathetic character who is actually a totally self-absorbed young woman. Martina Ohlhauser does a fine job of this. The thankless roles of the husbands are not easy either, and they must fit into the drawing room comedy style. Joe Hartman and Brian Villalobos do very well with their roles. The supporting players are quite adequate, and it would be a delightful evening at theater if the play were trimmed by five minutes per act. The third act is especially difficult because there really is no resolution to the story. The tech work was entirely acceptable. All in all Norman Blumensaadt has provided the excellent direction we have come to expect. Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "A lawyer's delight"
      Review posted by: theaterlover from Austin, Jun 28, 2011
      

      The play is a delight – the set quite elaborate - the costumes are beautiful and the cast sterling. Another solid performance from Different Stages well worth seeing.

      The play is a delight – the set quite elaborate - the costumes are beautiful and the cast sterling. Another solid performance from Different Stages well worth seeing.

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    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "Laugh filled evening"
      Review posted by: Derek J from Austin, Jul 05, 2011
      

      This show starts and ends with a laugh, and there are too many to count in between. Martina Ohlhauser is just perfect as the woman who unwittingly marries a man while her first husband, lost in... Expand

      This show starts and ends with a laugh, and there are too many to count in between. Martina Ohlhauser is just perfect as the woman who unwittingly marries a man while her first husband, lost in the war, is still alive. She delivers each line with a spot on English accent, and perfect comedic timing. The three men of 'Too Many' fame, Joe Hartman, Brian Villalobos and Tony Salinas, are simply hilarious with their delivery and slapstick takes. Two weeks left... Go see this delightful comedy. Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "Too Many Husbands, too good!"
      Review posted by: Annabel Guevara from Austin, TX, Jul 05, 2011
      

      Too Many Husbands is a story about Victoria, a WWI widow who ends up marrying her husband's best friend after he disappears. All is fine and dandy, well sort of, until Bill comes back from the dead.... Expand

      Too Many Husbands is a story about Victoria, a WWI widow who ends up marrying her husband's best friend after he disappears. All is fine and dandy, well sort of, until Bill comes back from the dead. Victoria then has some decisions to make. Different Stages' production of the play was superb! From the period costumes (1918, I believe) to the set, to the great acting, this play was charming from beginning to end. Please note that it is three hours long with two intermissions, but please also note that the show is very clever and the actor's comedic timing on point. (This makes the show very entertaining and fast paced) I recommend to anyone who is looking for some great theatre! Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "A Woman's Prerogative!"
      Review posted by: P. Stone from Austin, TX, Jul 05, 2011
      

      A Woman, two husbands and a third more desirable because of the added extras to be gotten. Why not? Solid performances by all the cast members. Martina Ohlhauser (Victoria-the wife) toys with newly... Expand

      A Woman, two husbands and a third more desirable because of the added extras to be gotten. Why not? Solid performances by all the cast members. Martina Ohlhauser (Victoria-the wife) toys with newly returned thought dead husband (Bill) played by Brian Villalobos and loveable & vain (new husband) played by Joe Hartman. Joe is rich in his expressions and energy. The play by Sommerset Maugham captures the fickleness of the institution of marriage, and in the end everyone lives happily ever after. Delightful, past paced, glibbly elocuted. Minor details, someone could have steamed the creases out of the curtains over the bed, made sure the rugs were tacked down so the actors didn't keep tripping over them, and while very clever to make the panelling interchangeable, they didn't lie flat against the wall and were crooked. It was a shame that those kinks hadn't been worked out as to an otherwise inspired set. Overall, a wonderful evening of entertainment. Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "Too Hot to Handle"
      Review posted by: roadwarrior from rsmith3339@aol.com, Jul 03, 2011
      

      Thank goodness for good actors who tackled this monstrous show with great dedication and aplomb. They had great timing throughout and kept a very good pace for this 3 act play, well 4 acts if you... Expand

      Thank goodness for good actors who tackled this monstrous show with great dedication and aplomb. They had great timing throughout and kept a very good pace for this 3 act play, well 4 acts if you include the set changes. Act three kind of dragged along, but all in all I would recommend the show. Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "Drawing Room Comedy"
      Review posted by: Zelda Austen - ATeamer from Austin, Texas, Jul 03, 2011
      

      Who knew that Somerset Maugham was a popular playwright? The handy little biography in the playbill tells you that in 1908 he had four plays running. The present one at the Vortex is a cross between... Expand

      Who knew that Somerset Maugham was a popular playwright? The handy little biography in the playbill tells you that in 1908 he had four plays running. The present one at the Vortex is a cross between the nonsense of Oscar Wilde and the satiric wit of G.B.Shaw (but without the scalpel). It's divided into three acts: the bedroom in which we learn of the heroine's dilemma (two husbands); the drawing room in which the two husbands perform a lively duet (duel really) to see which hates his wife more and is more anxious to be rid of her; the kitchen in which the sting scenario is plotted to catch the two husbands in a fake adultery - probably the most hilarious. The actors are all wonderful, behave like the English of the period (1918)and in all but one case, the Brit accents don't slip. Set, costumes, scenery, lighting, all good. The leading lady and her two husbands steal the show, but everyone is delightful. A look at an age in which marriage was a woman's bread and butter. Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "A solid outing"
      Review posted by: L Graber from Austin TX USA, Jul 02, 2011
      

      W. Somerset Maugham wrote a play "Home and Beauty" in 1919 which has been renamed Too Many Husbands for this mounting. It requires an ingenue lead who can create a somewhat sympathetic character who... Expand

      W. Somerset Maugham wrote a play "Home and Beauty" in 1919 which has been renamed Too Many Husbands for this mounting. It requires an ingenue lead who can create a somewhat sympathetic character who is actually a totally self-absorbed young woman. Martina Ohlhauser does a fine job of this. The thankless roles of the husbands are not easy either, and they must fit into the drawing room comedy style. Joe Hartman and Brian Villalobos do very well with their roles. The supporting players are quite adequate, and it would be a delightful evening at theater if the play were trimmed by five minutes per act. The third act is especially difficult because there really is no resolution to the story. The tech work was entirely acceptable. All in all Norman Blumensaadt has provided the excellent direction we have come to expect. Collapse

    • Event Name: Too Many Husbands
      "A lawyer's delight"
      Review posted by: theaterlover from Austin, Jun 28, 2011
      

      The play is a delight – the set quite elaborate - the costumes are beautiful and the cast sterling. Another solid performance from Different Stages well worth seeing.

      The play is a delight – the set quite elaborate - the costumes are beautiful and the cast sterling. Another solid performance from Different Stages well worth seeing.

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