The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-28
GARRICk.

GARRiCk.
The original play with the punch"
Bayard Veiller's within the Law" al
| though one of the popular successes
| on Broadway and elsewhere for two
years, was seen for the first time in
Detroit, Monday evening in the Gar
rick theater. A houseful Of people en-
| joyed every minute OF its four acts
| OF melodrama, and every member or
a superlatively excellent company,
headed by Helen Ware, received full
measure of applause from the eagerly
| IL teresfed audience.
within the Law Is a female jim
my Valentine. and Playwright WELLER.
In his intimate knowledge and graphic
pr esentation OF the ways Of crooks, ex-
convcts. detectives and polls goes
his fellOw-worker In underworld plays,
Paul Armstrong. one better
Mary Turner is familyless girl
| working in a departmen store for S.
| weekly wage and nine hours Of stand
| ing daily behind a counter. Another
girl in the store, stealing about 800
worth Of goods. hides the stuff in
Mary's locker. Mary is wrongfully
accused Of the theft and is sent up
the river" for three years. The girl
| would have been leniently treated by
| the judge had IL not been for her en-
ployer. Edward Glider, who asked the
court TO make an example OF Mary,
that her sentence might be a lesson
| to others. AS Mary goes to serve her
time" she tells Mr. Glider that he.
| and other employers, can easily stop
| thieving in their establishments by
paying a living wage to their help.
She vows that she will get even with
him when she leaves prison.
Four years later. the audience finds
Mary living in LUXURY as the 'manag-
ing director of gang of gentleman
| ly and ladylike crooks" whose oper
atoms are always within the law"
thanks to the high-paid advice of
skilled lawyer. Mary is taking II
OUT of society for her own wrong
with an audacious, cool vengeance. In
her determination to get even with
Mr. Glider. she goes after his only son,
Richard. finally making that young
man fall In love with and marry her.
The rest Of the story is too good. and
too ingeniously told by the playwright,
and acted by Miss Ware and her assO-
ciates, not to be witnessed from an
orchestra chair, so step right up to
the box Office.
Miss Ware, as Mary Turner, offers
a characterization remindful OF her
Anne Jeffreys, in The Third Degree"
This is the sort of character portrayal
that Miss Ware does better than any
thing else, and in which she probably
excels any other woman on the stage.
She Is exceptionally clever as Mary,
and that the audience Monday even
ing appreciated her work was shown
repeatedly in storms of applause.
Charles II. White plays Richard
Glider with fine manliness and spirit
and Emmett King as Edward Glider,
was the dignified Millionaire father 10
a nicely.
Frank Campeau. a native Of Detroit.
whose professional work grows stead
| ffy in worthy achievement. gave an
admirable bit of acting as Joe Gar
son, zone OF the best crooks in the
business Mr.. Campeau dominated
every scene in which he appeared, and
according to reliable information from
local police headquarters, he is the
real ting. b'lieve u.s."
Beatrice Noyes made distinct hit
with the audience as about the per-
| test, poutiest. most adorable ingenue
| scamp that ever made eyes at an aged
Lotharfo for the purpose OF later
bringing a suit for damages for heart
balm. Miss Noyes in baby doll"
big-eyed way, does some very effec-
tive work as a coincidence.
Jean Acker, as the original girl
thief Of the department store, Helen
Morris. was just as effective in differ
ent sort Of character work and gave
an appealing and pitiful presentation
or the role entrusted to her.
| Each character in the play Is vital
TO the unfolding OF the story and all.
round excellence was observed In the
work of the company which includes
Sarah Enright, Bernard Randall, Ed
ward Donnelly. James Robinson. Nina
Gale. Wilbur Dane. Echlin p. Gayer,
Eugene O'Rourke. Harry Richmond.
Jewel Damon, Arthur Davenport and
Michael Goldreyer.
/ Within the Law" like Mr. Veiller's
other plays, is crammed full OF punch
es," and II manages TO excite interest.
! held attention and command applause
no matter what the individual may
think Of It's moral ethics, when he has
time to- think about il IL he does at all.
Among the spectators Monday even
ing were several officials from the city
hall. police and detective departments,
and ministers OF different denomina.
tons.
| The play will he in the Garrick all
week. with matnees aon Wednesday
and Saturday. and will give way, Mon
day evening. Nov. , to Philip Barthol-
lomae's farce Little Miss Brown