Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-04
Miss Edith Speare Appears in
the Title Role at New
i ark Theatre.
PROCTOR'S BILL AGAIN
MAKES HIT WITH PEOPLE
Empire, Court and
Others All Present Good
4 Programs.
POLLY OF THE r c
By Margaret MAYO.
" TIT EU~N
cast of Characters.

Cast of Characters
REV. John Douglass. Raymond L. Bond
Deacon Strong .........Leslte Newman
Deacon Elyeraon Waiter ". Milton
DR.. hartley ..........H Howard Lindsay
i. Hasty Jones, a colored SERVANT.
g. William Henchey
Uncle Toby, acrobstic clown.".....
David r. Young
Big jim, boss canvasman. Jules Ferrar
Joe Barker, a circus proprietor.
Warren Townsend
Mrs. wilioughby, leader Of the
choir ............ Lillian A. jackson
.wsIIie and Jennie WiIloughby, Mrs.
Willoughby's children....!....-.
VIM. A. Barlow, Flora A. jackson
Julia Strong, the deacon's deugh-
ter ............ Victoria Hannarorde
Miss Perkins, a spinster. .Eugenia Forde
Mandy Jones, a colored house
keeper fia't
( Polly ope"'o
With the same elaborate setting, per-
lection of lighting a~ppurtenances anu
care for detail for which the name
Frederic Thompson stands as a stand
ard, polly of the Circus" returned 70
the Newark Theatre last night to gay
her third visit in as many seasons. AS
hes,iring a maid ID Polly as n who
have danced or sung their blithesone
yav into our affections, and though she
could dc neither, could II ride a
horse. was minus the accomplishment
of reading and writing ian accompilsh-
ment even In these enlightened days.,
yet she is none the less zeal TO US.
simple beyond comprehen-
-nn1t1nn that hAH hKf
has been spent before the eyes Of the
multitude, travelling all about ana
around the country, she makes appeal
through her earnestness in wishing 10
improve herself, her absolute loyalty to
the fatherly Uncle Toby. intensely
human, though only a clown, and the
.~.motherly" Jim Of rough exterior. And
she was quick to sacrifice herself and
all her hearts desire when told that
she was q stumbling block In the path
of its object. Polly's language betrays
her environment, but she incidentally
teaches US that the quality Of being a
lady Is innate, is not a question Of good
clothes, or boarding school, OF so-ealied
culture. She is brave and sweet n
true. and she throws clear white light
upon a phase Of life OF which we know
little.
story of the Play. .
The story of the charming play. by
Mrs. MAYO is familiar-how Poly, In
iured by falling from her horse. tH
carried unconscious into the HON Of
an attractive young bachelor parson,
shepherd of as bisoted, narrow-minded,
zoody-goody a flock as n Cold
imagine as gracing a countray village.
The doctor DEGREES that Polly must re-
main for MANY weeks ere she will be
able to ride again, and because the
show must go on" Uncle Toby n
Big Jim entrust her to the care Of the
minister, who, luckily for Polly. Is big
}, and kind. Here she stays for q year,
= learning to read and write, taking
careful note of dos and don'ts, but the
inevitable happens. The evtl-mindedl
Paul and Pauline Prys of the church
threaten to GUST the parSon II Polly
STAYS, and as the circus OPPORTUNITY
comes back, minus Uncle Toby. who
has passed on, she rejoins it, though
her heart is broken at the thought.
but the parson is a real man, ana,
. well, ii all turns out right,
Miss speare I'm Title Role.
The Polly Of Miss Edith Speare does
not make us forget Miss Taliaferro or
Miss Faye Wallace, and although only
81 she threatens TO acquire manner
isrns that may prove detrimental to a
career and may be merely the result
of a natural nervousness INK she is
perhaps too young TO appreciate h
: acting is more than ferVid d~eclaimlng
and e~locution. Very sweet she was in
her new white dress, but inclined to be
overnatural. David Young was a con-
vincing Uncle Toby, and Big Jim, as
interpreted by Jules Ferrar, was q
rough diamond whom anyon could