The Detroit times., 1915-08-31
GARRlcK

kitty MacKay" the comedy by
Catherine Chisholm Cushing, which
The BonsjeHc company is present
ing during the aual week of its
sixth season in the Carries theater
tells q story whose logical conclu-
sion can be forecast before the sec
ond act is over. Yet in spite of the
tact that the play S utterly lacking
in the element of surprise, with the
exception Of Robert Adams make
up, it is interesting throughout be
cause Of It's opportunity for char
actar-actiEE
This opportunity is grasped with
ay,diiy by the Bon telle players
Some of them would profit by an
evening spent with the ST An.
drew's society and would come
away with better idea OF the Scot
dialect; but IL is hard enough for
the audience to understand some OF
the dialogue as it IS And lest any.
one stay away on account OF "a
mere suspicion. let it be stated
clearly and ioyfuiIy that not enc Of
the characters attempts 10 lend To-
cal sound to the proceedings by
playing on a udgpipe,
The plot OF Kitty MacKay" would
make Anna Katherine Green blush
former sex. 1t is older than liter
ature Itself. II 1ntedates fable
Mrs Noah sprans il On Shem wife,
and the latter said she had heard
II before Noblcman makes a mis-
take Of passion and puts his ward
with "a family who mistreat her. at
rs, she is taken 10 London, TO her
fathers home son tails in love
with her, she with himi Mortified
parent won't let them marry, makes
son throw her down eight Of ward
to scene OF miserable childhood;
discovery that she is not noble
mans daughter how soon can We
get a clergyman?
The ethics are an ancient a.
mankind, and, therefore. early Vic
torian, like the setting Of the play
Lets not tell her he truth that
seems 10 be the tacit understand.
ing OF everyone But the truth
turns out to be Jamo4Schillcr.
Dewey pragmauc truth which
works only until it is superseded
by the absolute truth which Sandy
MacNab tells when nc thinks he's
dying. whereupon wedding bells
The Bonstclle company makes
this yarn extremely interesting by
the way In which It's members get
into the skins of The characters and
by the viyidness with which they
depict the situations Miss Bon
STEELE as Kitty makes everyone In
the house WISH that ne liked oat-
meal Her acting is well.suited to
Kitty changing moods, she brings
ont admirably the firm seriousness
OF the woman under the flashing
play OF fun and banter With a
trick of the mouth. a gesture OF the
hands, she can express in a mo
ment what many actresses fail to
convey In five minutes. And as has
happened so often this season.
Eileen Wilson by her stubborn seri.
business in the part of Mag Dun.
can. proves tho golden setting for
Miss Bonstelle's diamond acting
Miss Wilson IN kitty MacKay
has an opportunity such as she has
not enjoyed since I'm Seven KEYS
10 Baldpatc" She won the laugh OF
the evening, ana she makes The
most OF a.
Sharing tho honors are William
PrIngle as Sandy NacNab and Rob
bert Adams as hi, old crony. An
gu7 MacGrGeor. Mr. Pringle's study
of lis part IS finely consistent Mr.
Adams tn makeup and In acting, j.
q surprise even 10 those who ar,
familiar with his protcan possibHi
ties Miss Won Ottinger ms Mrs
MacNsb has a villainous role which
her good acting makes enjoyable 10