The Detroit times., 1908-03-26
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THE DETROIT.

THE DETROIT.
That delightful comedy OF the eigh-
teenth century. THE Country Girl.
was presented by Miss Henrietta
Crosman and her company in the De-
troit opera house Wednesday after
noon and evening. The play was pro-
duced over 200 years ago in the Thea
ter Royal. London. as The Country
Wife" by sWycherly, but IL has been
changed considerably and some OBJ
jectionable characters and incidents
eliminated by Garrich whop reduced
IL in 1776. IL IL the Garrick version
which Miss Crosman presented here.
The play stands out In bold relief
among the many modern plays and Is
full OF hustle. interest and romance.
Miss Crosman Is happily cast In the
role OF Mistress Peggy Thrifty. who,
as the implicated, country lass. is kept
by her self-appointed finance. Moody.
under the strictest surveillance.
Moody. fearing to broaden her educas.
ton. has kept her closely at homo
until he takes her To London TO sign
some important legal documents be-
fore the wedding. BY stealth. Peggy
meets Belleville. modest" young
fellow, who promptly falls In love
with her and eventually succeeds In
carrying her of and marrying her
right under the nose OF her elderly
flance
When taken for a walk I'm the park
with Moody. Peggy appears In doublet
and hose that she may not attract at
tention by her beauty. She makes
debonnair youth, but her disguise
a.. H.. n.n ~.
complications that arise through the
meeting and discovery cause the play
70 proceed afoug decidedly merry
lines.
Her humor In the part Is more de-
lightful and piquant even than In Mis-
tress Nell" and there was xest and
go to the whole performance that
made Miss Crosman one OF the most
pleasant theatrical visitors Of the sea-
son.
The part of Harcourt. wit. and
former friend and companion to
Moody, as played by Addison Pitt
was one OF the most natural and en-
tertaining bits Of character work seen.
and Miss Ada Gilman. as Lucy. the
maid to Peggy, demonstrated that she
has unusual ability. A. II. Van Buren,
as Belleville, proved a satisfactory
young lover, and Moody. impersonated
by John Flood. added materially to
the success of the production. Spark
ish, played by Eric Blind; Helene
Wintner. as Alithea, Moody's sister
betrothed to Sparkish, and Grace
Wilson and A. II. Summons. as ser
wants, all sustained the reputation OF
the company for being thoroughly
capable one.
Frank Daniels in THE Tattooe6
Man. will be seen in the Detroit the
remainder Of the week
The Detroit Orchestral association,
Of which +. X. Stearns is the presi-
dent, will give the last OF its series
OF concerts for the present season
next Monday evening at Light Guard
armory. The Theodore Thomas Or
chestra of Chicago. originally known
as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
before Thomas died. will give this
concert. Under the successive lead
ership of Theodore Thomas, aud Fred
erick Stock, the present conductor,
the organization has come TO be one OF
the few great orchestrag OF the world.
The following program will be given:
Overture to Coriolanus, Beethoven;
Symphony in ID minor, Schumann;
Tone poem, Francesca da Rimini,"
Tschaikowsky: Overture to the Fly
ing Dutchman," Entrance Of the Gods
into Valhalla, from the ''Rhinegold,"
and selections from the "Mastersing
err" Wagner. Reserved seats are now
on sale at Grinnell Bros Music
House.
Miss Julia Marlowe will inaugurate
an engagement OF three nights (no
mstinee) in the Detroit opera house
next Monday evening IL one new play
and two revivals OF former successes.
The new play is Gloria" written for
her by James B. Pagan. brilliant
young Irish dramatist whom Miss
Marlowe met during her London sea-
son last spring. This will be Miss
Marlowe's first appearance here as
an individual star. In three seasons.
In the new comedy. Miss Marlowe ap-
pears as Gloria Capponi, head
strong. self-willed Italian girl. who
laughs at love and sends her admir-.
crs on many foolish chase. One OF
these, Sir Philip Lilley. a blunt and
plain-spoken Englishman, exasperated
at her heartlessness after she has
made him the victim OF particularly
cruel hoax. decided to treat her the
way bad children are punished. Tho
imperious Gloria Is most ingloriously
whipped, and paradoxical as II may
seem, she learns to love the man who
whipped her Sir Philip Ia bound,
and brought helpless before the lady
whom he has logged. SO that she may
repunish him as he had punished her,
but love stays her hand. and Gloria
cannot whip him. Gloria" will be
tie offering on Wednesday evening
For her opening bill Miss Marlowe will
be seen as Rosalind In "As You Like
It," her most famous portrayal. and
will revive the greatest romantic sue.
cess of her career, When Knighthood
Was In Flower" In which she has not
appeared for I'VE seasons, on Tues.