Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
DOGS KICK UP TONS OF TROUBLE FOR BILL HODGE
But He Fatal Bite Playing Lore,
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN.

Dog Love"
That's a funny title for play, but no
body in this wide world could use such
handle for play in theater except
William Hodge.
And nobody would want such a play
but Bill Hodge and the public wouldn't
attend the proceedings in such large
numbers unless Mr.. Hodge were among
those present.
DOG Love- is not a great play and at
times it doesn't resemble a play at all
but. That's the rest of my story.
Mr.. Hodge for years has probably given
the American public a certain brand OF
| entertainment which 1t has not only
patronized freely, but actually loved. He
has given US a sort Of homespun,
kitchen made plays which appeals to
| those who attend the theater. Mr.. Hodge
has given the stage clean plays. And
that is a wonderful contribution for any
| man these days.
There are tons Of sunshine, bushels Of
trouble, a clean love affair and pounds Of
delightful hoakum in all of Bill Hodges
| plays and Dog Love- is no exception to
the rule.
And I am going an record right here
and now to this effect-that I am not
going to criticize a clean play such as
Dog Love-" when a big audience laughs
as honestly and as freely as hundreds
Of Indianapolis people did last night at
the Murat. This new comedy by and with
Mr.. Hodges is 100 per cent Hodge.
| When judge apples I judge that
fruit by apple standards and not in
terms OF oranges. Hodges plays and
must be judged by his own peculiar
standard and 1t is my humble opinion
that DOG Love" reflects splendidly the
Hodge brand of humor as we'll as his
/ personality I applied the rules
which Mr.. Lionel Barrymore invited in
THE Claw" there would be nothing
left of the Hodge play as a play. But
II wouldn't be fair and honest to the
ure of standards Of "Dog Love" which
THE Claw" demands. The plays come
under different heads.
| Considered in the Hodge measuring
cup, Dog Love" fills the cup with an
evening Of light, clean and at times de-
licious entertainment during which
Hodge has a chance to be the man we
have seen so much on the stage.
Mr.. Hodge knows what the public likes
from him and he Is good enough Of a
Snowman to give the public the regular
Hodge brand Of goods. In Dog Love"
Hodge Is cast as George Oliver, q young
man, who Is running q dog farm where
society people can "boakd" their dogs.
While supporting his invalid sister in
this way, Oliver (the Hodge hero) be
comes innocently mixed up with boot
leggers, constables, egg thieves, several
society people who think more Of dogs
than they do their wives daughters and
husbands. He gets into all kinds OF
trouble, but the Hodge brand Of humor
saves the day as well as the dogs.
The cast of humans are adequate 20 the
light comedy demands made upon them
and Mr. Hodge is Bill Hodge, who Is al
ways able to turn the tables when he is
nearly down and out. or course be falls
IN love with Florence Arnold and he
wins her too, by Heck. The dogs are
good actors also.
The cast Of Dog Love" is as follows;
Nick ....-...............G ustave ROLAND
Mrs. william ......M Mrs. Charles G. Craig
| George Oliver ........-. William hodge
Florence Arnold ........,..... ann DAVIS
Mr.. Appleton .......- George W Barber
Constable shaw ...-....- leighton STARK
John Winford .......... Phlllp DunhlhR
Mrs. Appleton ........s.- .Euith ohHy ne
Mr. jennings ..............John Webster
Camille Du Barry. .GwYn TUDOR
Mint Observation-Disclosures. Pekingese
I lger ..................-A An English Bull
Dog Love" in the hands Of Mr.. Hodge
is dandy entertainment It's clean,
wholesome and sparkling.
At tie Murat tonight, Saturday matinee