Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
PRODUCE COMEDY "ALL.oF.A.
supDEN.PEGoY" 70 DELIGHT
OF LARGE AUDIENCE.
PUPILS INTERPRET HARD
PARTS IN cREDlTA5LE WAY
Very Difficult But Amusing Comedy
BY Ernest Denny in Which Henrietta
Gresham Once Starred. 10 Final
Effort Of Seniors on the stase-En.
tire Caste Was Good.

Presenting an unusually amusing and
interesting play in a we'll trained yet
withal natural way, the members Of
the senior class of the high school
scored big hit at the Odeon Thurs
day night, with their play, Alicia
Sudden Peggy comedy in three acts
by Ernest Denny, The audience was
both large and enthusiastic and APP
plauded every one equally, as we'll as
enjoying the entire performance to the
utmost.
The play itself abounds with lines
that fairly sparkle with humor, and
the amusing Situations which develop
are ludicrous in their unexpected
ness.
Synopsis Of the Comedy.
Peggy O'Mara and her mother. both
Irish and decidedly frank and open
minded, are guests at Lord Cracken-
thorpe's country house in England.
which possesses all the stateliness and
dignity which country houses in Eng
land are supposed to. The occupants
OF the house are likewise stately and
dignified. and somewhat averse to the
manners and ways OF the . Maras .
Anthony. Lord Crackenthorpe. intense
ly interested in entomology. and espe-
cially in that branch which includes
spiders, is dangerously near falling !?
love with Miss O'Mara, when the play
begins, and his mother. Lady Cracken-
thorpe, is aghast at the idea.
Jimmy keppel. second son of Lady
Crackenthorpe, arrives. and is told TO
pay attentions to Peggy, in order to
keep her from interfering with affairs
in which she seems bound TO NEEDLE.
Complications galore develop. and
Peggy suddenly decides that the only
way out of certain very compli-
Gated tangle. is to pretend that she and
Jimmy are married. She goes to see
him at his apartment in London, and
falling asleep. stays there all night,
jus, escaping before Jimmy returns
home in the early morning. The COM
edy possibilities in this all of a-sud-
den development can readily be i'm
agined, and they are utilized to their
fullest extent.
Miss Flitton az Peggy.
AS Peggy, Fern F1itton was admir-
able, carrying her unusually long and
difficult part with ease and ability. Her
Observation-Disclosures was delightful In
its naturalness and turnout the en-
tire play she was very winsome and
sweet. Lucille Rubee was also excel
lent as Lady Crackenthorpe, her poise
and hautcur being well assumed. The
Irish brogue of Kathryn McCord. as
Mrs. O'Mara. produced laughter. while
her airs and graces were we'll acted.
Y,,N,, al >s$
Coloquhoun with an ease that was de-
iightful. aitho her voice did not carry
as far as it should. Mabel Parsons
was the Hon. Millicent keppel, and
made the most out of a rather duh
part
Others Of the Cast.
The part of the hero, Jimmy Keppel,
was ably handled by Hobart Kahley,
and it kept him busy handling 1t. The
part is difficult one, and for an
amateur, the acting was exceptionally
we'll done. Two very good character
enthorpe and Major Archie Phipps.
We're made the most OF in the hands
of Lee Price and Kenneth Rubee.
Both were productive of real comedy.
which Delighted the audience.
Maurice Battin was a convenient
friend who happened in when little
conversation was needed, and Byron
Ruth and. Edgar Putnam were severe
and stately as footman and valet.
Attic neither of the latter had more
than ten lines. their appearance was
provocative OF mirth on the part of
their friends in the front row. Con-
sidering the length Of the play, and
the difficult nature of the parts. the
entire cast was excellent. and great
credit is due the coaches. Misses Ruth
| Hayner and Carolyn Gallagher for
their work