The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-07
THE STAGE
aARRIck.

Mlrth must De served, lduShef Ot
casionally must hold both it's sides
and as a means TO that end We have
William Collier, ana his newest We
hicIe, Take My Advice" for whom
and which let MS seekers after merri-
ment be deYoutly thankful.
Mr.. Collier made known locally his
latest production in the Garrick the
ater Monday night. ana numerous
Clientele was present TO participate
IN thofestiyitles incident TO and con
tlngefit upon such an occasion. The
piece is the Joint effort OF Mr.. Collier
and James Montgomery, and the net
result OF the combination OF two such
facile pens and fertile minds is in
deed a very happy affair, as witness
the paroxysms of laughter into which
a large audience OF first-nighters was
thrown
rhe play departs just a trifle from
pure farce, with which this euterplls-
ing star long has been associated.
There is something OF a plot TO Take
Ms Advice" a real moral, which,
while IL has been pointed out ire
quently and painstakingly by scores
OF writer's heretofore, is none the less
a moral which cannot be learned too
many times.
Briefly. William Ogden. a native con
OF California, and president OF the
Pacific Lemon Co, by virtue OF a
stupendous inheritance left him. has
surrounded himself with a couple OF
financial and mental advisers, who,
unexpectedly play him false. The in.
heritance is contingent upon him mar
al a gltnuAf IN a.
disagreeable daughter OF one OF his
advisers, small matter that becomes
doubly distasteful 10 Mr.. ogden, b0
cause OF a whole-souled and enthusi-
astic desire 10 take as life partner
young woman, with whose father
he has business relations.
Matters run smoothly enough I'M
Ill the youthful Ogden learns that he
has been most shamefully betrayed by
his advisers, whose advice he has
taken upon every matter. They have
speculated with his money and lost
il and they have charged him out
rageous prices for Heterogeneous
collection of fake antiques. The dis
covery OF this perfidy moves the
young man 10 instant and volcanic
action. be turns the drawing room
OF his beautiful California residence
into a temporary office Tor the Pacific
Lemon Co In place - antique furI-
ture and adoTnments, ne furnishes
the room with desks, typewriters.
adding machines, safes and all man
ner of commercial appliances, and We
find him in his shirt sleeves taking
san intensely personal interest in his
own affairs.
The result is that he wins back
what has been lost and forces one OF
his betrayers to wed the dyspeptic
daughter OF the other. TO save his
neck from the legal moose, while Og-
den is free to follow his own matTi-
monial inclinations.
In the telling OF their story the
playwrights have employed the keen
est kind of humor and the whole sim
ply teens with terse dialogue and
amusing situations.
Mr.. Golfers forte has always been
his ability to be most funny when he
is silent In this instance. he has pro
vided himself with much pantomine
and he improves every minute OF II:
He knows what to do and when 70 do
IL. His facial expression and control
raises. finger and we smile. He
arches an eyebrow and away we go
into fits of laughter
His efforts at love making are so
absolutely funny that they become at
times almost pathetic, particularly on
those occasions when he sets out 10
tell the young lady that he loves her,
but gets no farther than asking her
how she enjoys the California climate.
Lew Fields has surrounded Mr. Col
lier with capable performers. Helena
Collier Garrick is particularly at home
In the role of Mrs Helen Clark, Og
dens stout sister, who is forever wor-
rying about luncheon Another pleas
ing characterization is the Thomas
Brooks, OF Thomas Garrick. The
thankless role OF Diana Hardly is
filled by Dorothy Unger. John Ar
thur, as Sing Foo, and John Adam, as
Wilson, make two very acceptable
character men, Charles Dow Clark.
as Professor Hugo Hardly, and Wells
Knibloe as Jack Cornish, the two
faithless advisers Of Ogden. play their
roles with care, while Paula Mari is
most acceptable as Paula Brooks. Mr.
Golfers little son, William, Jr, has
pleasing bit as Buster" Clark.
Thomas Stuart and Gladys Archbutt
as Eastman West and Miss Under
wood, fill their roles acceptably.
The engagement is for the entire
week with the usual matinees