Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-06
AMUSE MENTS.
May Robson Appears Before Small
Audience in Delightful Comedy.

| "oy NopSon appears oS'"e SH'e'
Audience in Delightful Comedy.
May Robson, one Of the most charm
, ing of condolences, who has yet to ap'
pear locally in anything but the mos
pleasing Of comedies. returned to the
Odeon Monday night in THE Making
Over Of Mrs. Matt" by James Forbes
Disappointing in proportions was the
| audience. yet Miss Robson and hel
company put into their lines and action
all the vim that could be expected be.
fore a capacity house. The audience
was very generous, and repeated cur
! tain calls We're responded to by the
principals.
The Making Over Of Mrs. Matt" is
most wholesome comedy, carrying a
pretty love story thruout, and yet not
to the extent that it overshadows the
lesson of mother love, which Miss Rob-
sons character Of Emily Lamson tends
| to portray.
Matthew Lamson, an Omaha imam
cier who becomes a power on Wall
street, has ambitions for his son. Jun
ior," who, however, has no taste for
business, and loves only good time
Persuaded to enter business, only after
"
vate secretary, Mary Lawrence, Jun
ior" disappoints his father when he
learns that his son would marry be
meath his station The abduction OF
Mary is staged by young Lamson,
whose mother takes her sons part and
approves Of his marriage for love rath"
err than for social position. The elder
Lamson Is finally shown his error in
judgment, and Of course love triumphs
Miss Robson's comedy was delight
full and refreshing. and the hoinely
sayings of Mrs. Matt We're to the
point and full of truths. She was WILL
ing to be made over" If it peased her
husband. and yet she was happier in
the days when she and her loved ones
had but little than when wealth came
and social position was forced upon
her.
Burr Caruth who was not MEM
Der of last seasons cast portrayed
truthfully the character of the stern
father whose will was law unless his
wife "dinged az him long enough y
James l. Mitchell as Junior" gave n
Very clever INTERPRETATION of the
spoiled son. and those who saw him as
ttDuItS N6Tlll All II Ray = ~ -Nuh
tise." a year ago this month, We're not
surprised that he be chosen for Jun
ior" after having made d success as
Rodney, as the two characters are not
unlike Elizabeth Warren Was very
winsome as Mary Lawrence and Rid
Ter Davies carried out well the diff
cult role Of the social butterfly Char
lCtte Avery. Another very excellent
characterization, altho Of minor rolc,
was Marie Pavey's Florence, the coun-
try hotel waitress, whose long expert
ence in waiting on ~drummers had
made her woman of the world
Miss Robson's appearance here III
The Making over Of Mrs. Matt
makes the fourth Of her successes
seen locally-"The Regeneration OF
Aunt Mary" A Night Out and
Martha by the Day" being the other
three 1t would be difficult 20 select
the one in which the star excels. as
Miss Robson's particular style Of com
edy fits well into each OF the comedies.
But in whatever Miss Robson appears
an audience may feel safe of seeing
and hearing something worth while,
and it is regrettable that more people
old not take advantage of the coined
lenne's appearance last night.