The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
THEATERS
GARRIck.

GARRlck.
The confidence which the sight OF
a Nad or money arouses in the minds
Iof individuals and the community at
large IN the honesty. business acu-
men and general smartness OF the
| man who possesses II. is amusingly
/ portrayed in that snappy comedy
| Ready Money, which returned 10
the Garrick theater, Monday evening.
10 be welcomed by a houseful OF peo-
pie. Detroit Was one OF the earliest
cities TO start Ready Money" in sue.
cessful circulation, over a wear ago.
Since II was first presented In this
city. tho comedy has proven 10 be
one OF the most popular and money
drawing plays OF the theatrical world
| Ready Money" has much the same
elements as "Oflcer CSC" Alias Jim.
my valentine" and other plays OF the
gentlemanly crook type. Its story
holds the interest OF the spectator
from start to finish; II has originality.
deftness OF construction and a re-
markable FEASIBILITY and smooth.
ness. The dialogue Is crisp and the
characters human, and the playwright
evidently knows the ways Of crooks
and the bulls" "a the detectives are
called among criminals There's a
laugh In almost every line OF Ready
Money" to borrow a favorite press
agent phrase.
There are 10 characters In the
comedy, every one of which is i'm
portant to Its action and all placed In
the hands OF unusually capable actors.
Indeed, the company is one OF the
best TO appear on the Garrick stage
this season.
Stephen Baird the young mine
owner and broker, is played by Hans
Roberts, and Jackson Ives, the coun-
terfeiter, whose business, according
TO an explanation offered by Steve
is decorating" is again In the cap
able hands OF Joseph Kilgour. The
latter Is so polished and accomplish
ed an actor that he digniles into real
art, the smallest acting bit he al
tempts. His Jackson Ives is admir-
able suaye, well-poised, keen. and sc
human and likable that even the chic.
OF a detective bureau, or counterfeit
money detecting expert, both OF whom
are usually supposed 20 be quite
without feeling, would not be able u
withhold certain amount OF admira
ton for the manner In which BIO get
away with 1t"
The story OF how stephen wher
reduced to his last 25-cent bit, is giyeI
twenty $1,000 bills, In counterfeit
money, by Ives, the mere sight o
which is enough 10 have his friends
crowd their perfectly good none.
upon him for stock in a gold mine
that heretofore, has looked to mos
OF them about as stable proposition
as q hole in the sand Is too familia
10 theatergoers and magazine reader
TO be retold here But, no matte
how often you may have read
synopsis OF the story, there will be NJ
less amusement TO be derived from
seeing the play, for Ready Money
is one OF those things that you can
have too much Of
The splendid company presenting
this clever and decidedly smooth
comedy includes Ben Johnson, Franz
Monroe, Carl Harbaugh. Henry Mil
Ter, Jr., Lester Crawford, John G
Browneil, Scott Cooper. Georg
Thompson. Arthur Stebbins, Philil
Wells. X. f. French, Alfred A. Hesse
Clarence Rockefeller. Elizabeth Mel
son, Fay Wallace, Isable Winloche
and Estelle Wynne. There will be
Wednesday and Saturday afternoon
performances during the week 8 en-
gagement.
Monday evening. Feb. 81, Thomas
Wise will bring a new play The Sill
yer Wedding" TO the Garrick stage.
ELLA MAD HAWTHORNE.