The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-27
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Peg O. My Heart" j. Hartley
Manners tender and amusing com.
edy. Is once more In the Garrick
theater for n weeks engagement
Detroiters have laughed and cried
at Peg and her troubles on several
previous occasions, and undoubtedly
Will do 80 again In seasons yet TO
come. Tho character OF the little
Irish girl. separated from her father.
an improvident Irish. patriot. and
transplanted from n mean New York
street TO the drawing rooms OF aris-
tocratic English relatives whom she
has never seen and who regard her
n strange creature" Is one OF
the most human and appealing Gre
ated In recent years. Her sharp
tongue. sunny disposition and gener-
Gus heart. have made her the favor
tie heroine OF thousands whose 10y
atty persists from season TO season.
Miss Elsie Ryan. rs the Peg OF
this years production. makes the
most OF her opportunities. She Is
sad and gay by turns, speaks with q
delicious broeue and In general fits
the part perfectly. In the scene In
which Peg stops the attempted
elopement Of her cousin. who had
snubbed her. with a married man
and then shields her from her fam
ily's wrath. Miss Ryan shows that
she can do good bits of other things
than comedy.
Hhomas Holding as Sir Gerald
Pegs champion and finally her &C
cepted lover. gives an excellent char
acterization. but perhaps the most
clever bit OF work among the male
members OF the cast Is that of Jo-
seph Attention. a recent acquisition.
who appears as a sap-headed Eng
lish chappie.
Alice Butler as Pegs cold. precise
and formal English aunt. gives nat,
uralness to a character that might
easily be made impossible. Agnes
Heron Miller as Pegs self-willed
cousin shows unusual merit
Herbert Ashton LIS an imposing fig.
ure as Jarvis. the butler.
TEMPLE.
Local reformers might find some
thing TO interest them In Paul Arm
strong's playlet. ITO Save One
Girl" being presented In the Temple
theater this week. II tells the story
OF the successful attempt made by
a youthful member Of the legisla.
ture TO stand behind reform meas
ure, despite the offered brides and
the trickery OF gang politicians. The
bill aims TO prevent the serving OF
Intoxicating drinks In private rooms
| In hotels. An attempt II made TO
soil the young reformer's reputation
and weaken his support OF the
measure by having the innocent no
tel stenographer found in his room
with the lights turned out. The
vicious politicians are willing to
sacrifice the good name OF the girl
TO accomplish their purpose. The
Y plan o. the gangsters Is success
| fully worked out up 10 certain
point. and then an Episcopalian
bishop steps into the room and
saves the young couple.
ITO Save One Girl" Is a typical
/ Armstrong play. The action In fast
and melodramatic. the situations are
coiorful and the characters are
spun true to life The young re-
former is a red-blooded man who
loves his mother and draws his in
spiration from her. He does not
profess TO be more. than 80 per cent
pure himself. Even the venerable
bishop Ii good company. He has a
fondness for funny stories and. out
OF church. talks about anything but
religious matters.
The boss politician looks and
talks something like our own Hank
Wobrock. under sheriff and former
boss OF the Board OF Estimates. His
understudy resembles BILLY" Bou.
shaw. king OF de foist OF de Foist. .
Catherine Calvery plays the part
OF Doris Powers. the hotel stenog-
rapher. Eugene Strong. a hne-look.
Ing young fellow. Is cast as John
Glenn. the reform legislator. Other
members in the capable cast are:
Seth Smith. James A. Marcus. Gus
p. Thomas, Ben Piazza. william
Huston and Edward Watson. The
little play has the Armstrong
punch" and is worth seeing.
Laddie Cliff, who has long been
known as England's famous boy
comedian. IL again n welcome visit.
or in the Temple. His songs are as
funny as ever. and his dancing
never grows tfrcsome.
Hope Vernon, newcomer In
vaudeville, Is sure to make friends
all the way around the circuit with
her delightful singing act. Miss
Vernon possesses sweet voice,
iute-like In its purity. Her vocal
Interpretation. OF a violin solo is
clever.
Theodore Bendix and his famous
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