New Britain herald., 1927-12-13
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CHARLES DILLINGUAM

THE BRASS RING
 By Buford Armitaee and Philip Cunning
 staged hy George Abbott
 CHARACTERS
 un the order of their appearance) Sky Pinkett ....,....,. Don Rorau Elmer MllIer ......,. Anthony Hughes Rev Hoibrook ....,.... Harry Fcrsmau Iessie l'lNoN .'.......... Gall De Hart Mrs. Holbrook ....... Roberta Belinger biil Lowry .''..'........ Elmer Cornell Joe Sparks ........... Beebe Jones fete ''...........,,. Harold Newman flhrhely '.....,......., George Elmer Mac .............. Donald McGinnis fioher .......,..... Eduardo Sanchez Ike .''........'.....,. Luigi Belastro Jlm ''.............. Payson Edwards N1Ke '......,...... Edward Fetbroth Rose Dixon ....... Carolyn Humphreys Chlef ftalnes '''..-.,.. Joseph Robison John Williams ..... Duncan Penwarden Miss smith .,........... Edith Spencer Tim Taylor .......... Buford .rm,taes Mrs. lIxon ........ Florence Pendleton Uncle Charlie .... William Wadswo-th .fut' Idtte ..''',,...... Marie Taylor Josie l1arper '..'... Marguerite Teheau Fred HaFpeT .,.,,,..,..... Porter Hall !iarry ''.....''....... William Brenton Ll'S '''.'''...,....... Margaret Fisher Peggy Erna Blaine Mac kendry
 
 Ii"H'i ''.'.'''''',.,.,.... Marion Allen ilalSy ,.'.'...,............ Ethel Clark Man Next Door ........ Edwin Morse i'i' T'H h4l'4 ...'....,...... Ali Heitou
 and Towns People
 Parsons theater at Hartford is presenting another excellent comedy drama in The Brass Ring" written by Buford Armitagc who takes the leading role. and Philip Dunning. lhls play continues tonight aud to- morrow night with a "Wednesday matinee. It IS a Charles Dillingham; production and--well it can be sum- ned up briefly as "a durned good snow h'gosh." the rural dialect not beng entirely amiss since the setting Is laid in a small town. The char acters all are essentially small town 100, and those selected fit their parts like new glove, from the town bully and bootlegger and the sister whose moral principles are not be- | vond reproach Up 10 the little Gin i 1erela sister and the country bump- | kin who in the end turns out not l 10 be such a hick after all.
 The story Is an intriguing one rom the start. It has plenty Of | 'omedy, several noticeable heart tugs md plenty of action. in fact in the mai scenes it becomes just a Wee 'lt melodramatic when the brow eaten. timid country boy suddenly falS a nf q rh trounces the town bully and bad nan. Two sisters reside in a, small own. true 10 life with it's small town and one works in the store. She is Tessie Dixon, layed by Gail De Hart and evident y IS popular with travelling sales len, but especially so with the town ully who decides to quit the town men she whispers startling news in- 0 his ears. Then arrives Tim Taylor layed by MT. Armitage, who comes town on the invitation of Rose, .. essle's sister. The designing Tesse, estltute of her now much needed nd prospective husband. immedi- ''''N' . 'r. How well she succeeds and the utcome of the plot. together with $ unique, laugh provoking and : loroughly unexpected ending makes ne of the most enjoyable of comedy ramaS. ' The stage settings are very good The Brass Rings" and Hhc title d self is not amiss such it is thus the nprincipled Tessie names the mar 'w gold band placed about her nger by the mistakenly honorable d i'm. The work of Mr. Armitage Il exceptionally brilliant throughout c e entire production and he actual | lives the part of the country bump i' n he represents. Miss De Hart, as U e free and easy and decidedly self II h TeSsie, makes one dislike her oroughly, which is compliment :
 her acting, while the winsome ose is mpathetically taken by il lroline Humphreys. The "heavy" s taken by Anthony Hughes who fl akes himself very disagreeable, as F ' should in his part, and high 0 medy relief is afforded by the bux- n Marguerite Tebeau as Josio n arper who likes nip now and D en, and by her husband, Fred, ( ayed by Porter Hall, who finds W at celery is a good thing to use in Ii obering them up." If Tine cast is large one. too large = give each individual due credit in Q allotted space. but suffice 1t 10 ! y that each and every one is true
 his or her part, and the drama certainly q hit. as the salvos Of plause that greeted every act last ght evidenced