The Detroit times., 1914-12-08
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE,


"Eyerywoman," Walter Browne ,
modernizatlon OF the medieval moral
ity play, delighted a large audience
IN the Detroit opera house, Monday
evening. opening a weeks engage
ment. "Eyerywoman" is seneraIIy &C
counted one OF the few dramatic
works of enduring merit produced
within the past decade. It's essentiai
w human theme, the allegorical story
OF the woman, who lured by Flattery
and attended by Youth, Beauty ana
Modesty, goes out into the WorId III
quest OF King Love, has lastlng-ap
peal. "Everywoman" Is beset IN turn
by Passion, who pretends he 10 Love,
by Wealth, and by Witless, who typl-
fies the decadent aristocrat. she
plunges into a reckless career, only
to find herself on New Years eve de-
serted by Beauty and Modesty and
with Youth long banished. Discon-
ISOLATE, she wanders among the New
Year jewellers OF Broadway, at last
returning broken and disheartened To
her own home where she finds Love
awaiting her in the garb OF toiler.
Aho VI A~NSAS "NAAA
an would alone suffice TO give the
production more than ordinary dis
tinction. The contrast Afforded be
tween the riotous abandon OF the New
Year jewellers and the church service
In the fourth act, in which the re-
pentant "Everywoman" is attended by
Truth. Is particularly impressive.
Alice Baxter, Detroiter, who ap-
pears In the name part. Is an able
actress. She interpets the various
moods and contrasting situations in
which "Eyerywoman" finds herself
with skill. Margaret patterson. Ma
bel Harris and Hilda Peters as Youth.
Beauty and Modesty, the handmade
ems Of "Everywoman" are charming.
John Mckee and Emmett Shackle-
ford as Blur and Stun, theater man
ayers, are excellent character actors
Elaer Grandin as Nobody made the
most OF difficult part. The other
characters, although less conspicu-
Gus. acted with intelligence and I'M
derstanding.
Next week, Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
the famous Eng1ish actress, viii visit
the Detroit opera house, after many
years absence. presenting George
Bernard Shaw's "Pgymalion."
GARRIck.
Delightful Peg o. My Heart with
Elsa Ryan In the name part. began its
third engagement In the Garrick thea
ter, Monday evening. and a large
audience seemed TO have just as keen
an interest and just as much spon-
taneous applause for this wholesome
play OF ]. Hartley ManneAS. as on the
occasion OF its former presentations
In Detroit
Peg o. My Heart" deserves long
theatrical Life for its sweetness. its
humor. its pictrse Of joyous. unspoil-
ed youth. II may not be a great play.
and to the critics eye 1t has its tricks
and clap-trap and the little e1pedi-
ents for catching the public, and its
applause that the writer of real drama
disdains with the secure holiness or
genius, but Peg o. My Heart" and
Its author have never tried TO sail
under any colors but their own-those
Of a pretty story, and a play that the
public wants.
Miss Ryan as Peg, and Peg as Miss
Ryan. offer charming picture Of un-
sophisticated, mischievous. frank
young girlhood. No one who goes 70
the theater could help loving pretty
Peg. with her brogue, her fathers DO
litical declamations which roll so
globly from her tongue, her fresh |
point OF view, and-Michael. Who is |
here who wants to resist the charm !
of Peg, or to deny the raggedy-taggedy |
appeal OF Michael9 That Irish ter |
her never fails TO share the honors |
with the star.
The company presenting the play
his week in the Garrick is an excep- |
tionally able body of players. There
9 Sydney Mather, for years one OF
americas foremost Shakespearean ac-
'ors, and associated, season after sea-
ION, with E. II. Sothern. and the late |
Richard Mansfield. and other we'll |
xnown stars. Mr.. Mather has the |
ask OF tmpersonating the unpleasant |
christian Brent, whose attentions 20
1thel Chichester SO nearly wrecks the
lie OF that young woman. Naturally, !
MI. Mather's presentation is uniu-
peachable. Agnes Heron Miller, q |
laughter Of Henry Miller. and a young
Woman who has spent much time In |