The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
TO THE RESCUED A BEAUTIFUL
DETROIT GIRL IN DANGER

success. At last. John finds gold and
he and Mrs. Jim are made fabulousy
rich. John stays In Yellow Dog but
Mrs. Jim HES 20 New York with
Young laan aud his sister who have
been stopping az her boarding house
while looking up A supposed mining
claim OF their own. These young peo-
pie are of old New York stock. ana
" ith their family connections have the
entrce 10 smart society. so they plan
To storm the portals good and proper
with Mrs Jim's dough" Mrs. Jim IS
next found installed In an expensive
suite in the Hotel King William In the
big town on the Hudson. being initial
ed into society by Georgiana, the young
lady with the impecunious brother
Clinton Van TUX Presently along
comes John Blake with the intention
OF making Mrs Jim take him for
husband and see the error o. her ways
Ia preferring New York 10 yellow DOG.
lie finds that Van T1iyk has Engaged
himself to Mrs. Jim or rather 10 her
money. and the day for the ringing
Of the wedding bells has been set.
John determines To play a little game
OF HIS ONAAs 81 NNHINioNN 49,
70 Georgiana until Mrs. Jim is green
eyed and Cudgels her wits &c get Geor-
giana safely out OF the way. This she
does by giving pile OF money To Tom
my Kent. in love with Gcorgiana, and
as soon as that mercenary little crea-
ture learns that Tommy has money
she throws over John and Mrs. Jim
pats herself on the back az The success
OF her Tuse. Then she starts in 10
GET rid Of Van Tuyk and the obnoxious
wedding, but John having fallen wise
10 her game with Tommy and the
money does a somewhat similar stunt
with Van Tuyk. That gentleman is
quite willing 70 rid himself OF Mrs Jim
when he finds himself with wellflled
pockets.
The story is developed along broad
comedy lines, with more Or less farce
but 1t drags heavily in spots. There
is too much OF Rem Blanchard. the
town loafer, in the first act. there Is
no shadow OF excuse for the alleged
pantomimist in the third act and the
Italian prince in the same act wouldn't
be missed. This is no reflection upon
the actors assuming the parts for they
are entirely capable. but the characters
themselves are not needed except In
the case OF Rem. who would be much
more effective toned down. Mrs. Jim's
nephew, Henry. is also laundering
work on the part of the piaywrights,
and there could be less OF his idiocy
With pront
MISS Irwin is. OF course, just her
OWN plump. jolly. unctuous self all the
way Through. She could bring laugh
out of~Ihe cast iron moose In the
front yard" that she talks about hay-
ing as one way OF spending her money.
To gWe her an opportunity TO sing
three Tagtime songs, the curtain re-
mains Apaat the end Of the third act
while she sings them. The program
stated that they were new and written
for Miss Irwin. They were called
That Opera Rag. My Wife Bridget.
and He Sympathized With Me
They ought TO go along into the dis
card with the pantomimist and the
"Eyetalian" for they have neither
tunefUllness nor humor 10 recommend
them
Miss Irwin is never 30 funny "a
when having a good cry. and IL Is her
fearful distress over the prospect of
hNi Ah1iA ldSG W DIOlHtt
that is the funniest moment In the
piece.
Harry Harwood, as John Blake. gives
the best support of the company, and
is very good sidepartner to Mrs Jim
both in the play and the gold nina
Joseph Jefferson. Jr.. plays Van Tuyk:
Isabelle Lee, Georgiana; Frances
Gaunt. Mrs Livingstone Croydon
Jones. a society dame with a penchant
for holding up her acquaintances for
little subscriptions of thousand or
so for her little Home for the Super
Daughters ofthe Revolution"
and other philanthropies. Others areH
Howard Sloat, Mrs. Jim's nephew,
Henry; George Ober. Rem Blanchard;
Howard Hull. Tommy Kent; John
Ardizoni, the pantomlmist J T.
Chailee and Italian prince. and Clinton
Hamilton. a very good tootman
As the authors OF Mrs. Jim" are In
Detroit no doubt further changes will
be made in the piece. whipping IL into
better shape
The engagement is for the week:
with matinees on Wednesday and Sat.
urday.
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