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DON AND MAZIE DIXON PLAY AT WARRINGTON GOOD ENTERTAINMENT The Don and Mazie Dixon company, beginning an engagement at the War rington theatre this week, are perhaps the nearest approach to the old time stock company from whose ranks so many stars have arisen that there is touring the country today. They have the regular character leads, juvenile leads, comedians and a good looking hero and dashing heroine. The offering this week is a play in three acts, “Smiles and Tears.” To the audience that witnessed it with the reviewer the affair was mostly smiles and some very lusty ones for the clever comedy work of Don Dixon playing the role of Bud kept the house in laughter.” Mazie Dixon as the heroine has a nice piction and a pleasing stage presence, coupled with real prettiness and the abil ity to select and wear clothes well. She is at all times picturesque and appealing though in spots her work lacks stability and the particular role she was playing gave her no chance for any big dramatic scenes. The hero, played by Larry Arnsmann, is a good looking chap with an unusual voice. The depth of it and its over tones in some scenes was really lovely. He is also the fortunate possessor of a sense of clothes, knows how to wear them. He seems to be at home in the din ner clothes he donned for the last act, and the afternoon attire of the second, is somewhat flamboyantly making an effort to be a farmer in the first. How ever, one could not help but like him and sympathize with him in his difficult role of the worthy but oppressed hero. Particularly sincere and likable was the work of Frances Schaffer as Mrs. Marco, mother of the hero, and James Lovelace as Hiram, her husband. They introduced the real elements of pathos and were entirely in character. The work of this pair stood out as character interpretation of a high order and it was regretable that their roles were of the minor type. The audience saw all too little of them. Gloria Macham, the ingenue of the company, playing Marion Gray, is at tractive and graceful and fitted nicely into the role. The fire and spirit of her work ran like an undercurrent, through every scene. If perhaps she took her marital difficulties with too little thought of self to be human, it may be forgiven and ascribed to the playright. Frederick Harrington is a smooth and calculating villian who also looks well in evening dress, which is always a credit to the stock actor. His work is even and emotionally calm, but nevertheless interesting and personable. The weak and vascillating Colonel Douglas, played by Court Lytton, was as stubborn and foolish as any’ stage father. should be., The essence of a tragedy is destroyed ‘and made a farce through the comedy re lief of the irresistible and unquenchable Bud. It is good entertainment for those who want to be amused, which is about all that is demanded from current at tractions, stock or otherwise. Specialties of a vaudeville variety be tween acts make the show continuous. It is planed that the company will play here for some time, changing the bill each Monday and giving two matinees Thursday and Saturday afternoons. The company has a repertoire, so Dan Dixon informs the audience, of thirty-six plays and next week will present “Silk Hus bands and Calico Wives,” headed up by Frank Andree, assisted by the following: William Huppenbauer William Kraus Norman Johnson L. H. Pet William G. Gorrelfl WwW, Harold Smith
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Oak Park Oak Parker
Oak Park, Illinois, US
Fri, Feb 13, 1925
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