Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-15
PEG O. my HEART"
PLEASES BIG CROWD
AT APOLLO THEATRE:
Senior Class Play Presented
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A crowd which came near filling
the Apollo Theatre last night wit
messed very creditable presenta-
ton of Peg o My Heart" J. Hart
ley Manners comedy of youth in
three acts, put on by the Senior
Class Of the Martinsburg High
School The audience showed by
its applause its evident apprecia-
ton of the play and the acting
which was smoothly and effectively
done.
Miss Anne Thompson. in the prin,
cipal role of Peg, Mrs. Chiehes.
ter and her hous ahold insisted that
it was Margaret, played the part
with the dash and freshness which
revealed the Irish written into the
lines. and her enunciation carried
ont the Irish provincialisms. MIR
Albert Geyer played with her as
Jerry" who ultimately won her
heart, after a rather tempestuous
struggle; his frank appreciation OF
the character and naturalness OF
Peg" who was his ward, made
her his friend early In the action
although she had difficulty in real
izing that it was anything more
than friendship. Miss Esther Ho-
mer. as Mrs. Chichester widowed
mother who was inclined to give
more attention to family ancestry
and the demands OF nobility than
she was 10 finances, gave an excel
lent representation of the misdi
: "a .,F fnfa
ed gentry Of England Hiss Helen
Trimble, as Ethel, daughter of Mrs
Chichester, who. as Peg insisted.
liked her dog better than she did
Peg" maintained the intended
lack OF interest in everything and
everybody until she was brought to
her senses by the disastrous out
married man; her bearing on the
stage, which revealed the characte1
as much as her lines. was very eff
factive. Mr.. Edmund Hoke. as
&laric, son of Mrs Chichester, con-
dent in business and love and
everything else although his success
in these fields far from justified his
confidence, had an excellent Eng.
lish slant to his lines and a gem
orally effective Englisn atmosphere.
Mr. Frank Kline, the villain, If
i there cali really be such thing in
: a comedy of youth, who went under
+ the name of Christian Brent, played
difficult part well; his role was
such that it did not commend itself
favorablv to the audience, and his
success lay in acting the part in
such way as 20 make it plain that
his character, Brent, was the direct
contrast of the frank and free "Jer-
ry'';; and this he did effectively.
Nr. Harry Lee Doll, as Hawkes., tho
attorney in the settlement Of the
estate involving peg" was typical
~ logical and exact in his presenta-
ton If the Wills contents and in his
! love.making.-in neither Of which
id he succeed in accomplishing his
own purposes. Miss Mildred Still
we'll, az Bennett. a maid, and Mr..
Paul Ropp. rs Jarvis, a butler were
entirely in part on the stage.
TIE play was directed by Miss
Ella Aldridee and Mary c. Bitten
ger. The cast follows:
Mrs. Chichester, Esther Homer
Alaric, Edmund Hoke.
Ethel, Helen Trimble.
Christian Brent, Frank II. Kline.
Bennett, Mildred Stilwell
Jarvis, Paul Bopp
Montgomery Hawkes., Harry Lee
Doll.
Peg" Anne Thompson
jerry Albert Geyer.
Scenes of Comedy.
Act |. The coming Of peg.
Act II. The rebellion Of Peg
Act III. Peg o. My Heart.
The entire action Of the comedy
passes at Regal Villa. Mrs. Chiches.
ter's house in Scarborough, Eng
land, il early summer.
The curtain will be lowered in
Act II for ten seconds to denote the
passing Of few hours.
Musical Program.
The Apollo Orchestra, Mr., George
D. Curran, Director.
Overture-March, Peg y Ny