The Detroit times., 1915-03-30
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from convention OF conviction, alb
sent themselves from scenes OF
ssyiety and abjure the -theater.
there were enough persons TO NIL
the Garrick theater. Monday even
Ing, for the launching OF a farce
called Keep Moving"
The new piece was written by
Fred jackson. q prolific short story
and fiction writer. who, II Is said,
At the behest OF q publisher. win ful-
NJ any order for any sort OF a story
In the shortest time required for the
actual physical labor al the type
writer. Mr.. Jackson no will be
able TO add farce writing while you
watt to his business cards.
Keep Moving has all the speed
OF action for which its author is
noted. The actors employed n IL
are Exceptionally well-trained in
their profession and the piece, made
known for the FIRST time on any
stage Monday evening. In the Gar
rick, In the combination OF oreeEi-
ness and good acting. doubtless will
win the reward hoped for il by It's
managers-that Of an allSnmmer
run In Chicago.
Like all farces, Keep Moving de-
ponds upon the rapidly Of its actioa.
the patnerr. and also Pertness. OF
its dialogue. and the Quickness Of
It's players in handling situations
The plot Il built upon the unlucky
exchange OF travelling bags in q
Pullman car between a New York
lawyer and n gent who has just
-fifted'' $4,000 worth OF ruhies from
q Boston society woman. The law
yer. George Howell. In order to ex-
tricate Ned Pembroke. r., whose
mother. by the way. owned the jew
els. from the consequences OF an en-
tangiement with chorus girl, goes
20 Boston TO see the girl in Al ef-
fort 20 get from her Ned's -mushy"
letters George has been married
just one day when he undertakes
the mission for Ned. who wants 20
marry Georges vife's sister,
Daphne. He makes the mistake OF
telling his bride that his journey for
his client Is 70 Cleveland. On the
way bach from Bostoi there is a
small train wreck aad George mad
vertentiy takes the burglars bag
for his own. Upon these circum-
stances Il founded three hours OF
absurd complications which kept the
audience. Monday evening, In con-
tinuous uproar OF laughter.
George Parsons. who did such ex-
cellent work as the hero in Seven
Keys to Bsldps5e.- plays George
Howell; Herbert CortheIl. rotnnd
and amusing. Il the burglar; May
vokes has one Of her familiar
'slaveyr parts as Susie Sponge.
from Sioux City. in which she Is al
ways inimitabie; Edgar Norton Is
q screaming success as Cockney
butler. offering particularly good
DIT OF work: Elizabeth Nelson is
the pretty, distressed bride, and Ciai-
borne Foster her dimpling. 'peachy"
sister Daphne; Maude Turner Cor
don. the vigorously interfering aunt;
Ralph Mordgan Is the veILmeening.
susceptible Ned Pembroke; Beren-
Ice Buck Is 10 good as Vera Vernon.
who holds the letters. that IL is
pity. from the audience side Of II,
that she does not appear earlier AID
oftener: Ida waterma mis- Mrs.
Pembroke. and Clare Weldon. Mrs.
Fleming. from whom the honey
incoming Howeils have rented the
apartment In which all the rumpus
takes place. Hugh Cameron as OF.
ncer Mooney, G. w. Goodrich as
sergt. Dougherty. and Arthur p. Hy-
man as offcer Clancy, were three
strong-armed, Irish-brogued min
ions that might have walked right
In on woodward-aye.. from the traf.
&c squad Without oficer Mooney
half Of the fun OF Keep Moving"
would be gone.
The scissors are needed for many
lines Of the piece. and 1t is TO be
hoped that they win be used. there
by vastly improving the general tone
and giving the piece a rightfui claim
10 clean. swift fun.
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