New Britain herald., 1930-07-10
.0NE. .OF .'OUR: GANG'
 APPEARS ON STAGE
Peggy Flames, Child Actress,
 Playing at Strand Theater

A smiling, little brunette whose magnetic personality and natural presentations of children's pranks were among the chief attractions in drawing millions to theaters playing Our Gang" comedies, is in this city for three days engagement at the Strand theater.
 Born in Pittsburgh, Pa, Peggy, christened Margaret, Flames, made her way into movieland after win ming an international contest which entitled her to years contract with Metro Goldwyn- Mayer. after which. on the ability shown during for a second year. Then she switched to the Roche studios where she was featured in the Our Gang" comedies. It was in these pictures that she skyrocketed to movie fame. Four years of work in the studios preceded her entry into vaudeville, a field in which she has remained continuously excepting for a break last Thanksgiving when she gave several weeks to another "Our Gang" picture, the first talkie of the series. She likes both the stage and the screen, but has a slight leaning tor the latter and will soon return under a contract already signed.
 How old are you, Peggy?", she vas asked by an interviewer today.
 A smile as radiant in her eyes as it was evident on her lips came be- fore the answer: That depends. I'm 12 years old on the stage-but I'm 10 when I'm riding on the trains.'
 Travels With Mother and Tutor
 Peggy travels with her mother, Mrs. Mary Flames, and a tutor. Her father is i'll at Culver City, Cal, and Peggy is pleased that her earnings in vaudeville can bring more to the family than those of her mother, a trained nurse. Her mother is a kindly. but strict disciplinarian whose rule is that Peggy must not forget that she is only a little girl, can sing, dance tell stories and im- personate very well others who play on the stage and in the moving pie lures but that she is after all only a little girl than whom there are many others more clever" Peggy. too, subscribed to these sentiments and known of other juvenile per formers, whose names she lists, who lost their popularity by becoming conceited. With childlike sim mplicity, she assures that she won't get swell headed"
 Mrs. Coolidge Couldn't Lift Her through most of the states of the country. performed before thousands and has met many of the Countrys nota bles. She believes she is getting to be big girl because, as she proudly relates, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge couldn't lift her up in her arms for photograph while Mrs. Coolidge was first lady of the land. She is an honorary member of the Mary land Academy of Sciences, having received this honor at commence ment, but she was disappointed to learn next day that the diploma she received did not give her the right to discontinue study.
 Tennis and swimming are her hob bies. She hopes to have an oppor- tunity to indulge in both sports while here. particularly the latter, since it is the sport in which she has won several medals. When she heard there are two orphanages in New Britain, she cut in to ask:
 Are there any for adoption?'
 She hopes some day to have her mother adopt a little girl for a play mate, the mother explained.
 Peggy has never gone onto the stage without first kneeling in prayer. Her effects include more than a dozen religious pictures, medals and crucifxes, upon each Of which she implants a kiss before answering the call to the stage.
 If the directors of the New Brit ain General hospital. the Polish Or phanage and the Children's home will allow her, she will visit these institutions while in New Britain and sing and dance for the less fortunate kiddies. she told newspap permen to- day.