Show JEtt tb tr t t r III I lIli 0 b tUt JJ a By STEPHEN J J. J r P By S J J. J Mr M. M Smile flay elay lay Is i New Vehicle for forI I v Ralph C Cloninger i 1 it you were one of or the first at atthe atthe atthe the Hippodrome last night you smiled when you left the theatre If It you passed the theatre when the opening performance performance perform perform- ance nce of or the week was out you ou were startled by smiles that wreathed the faces of ot the audience I It wasn't because In Walked Jimmy was wag hilariously funny though it was as an excellent comedy It was because Ralph Cloninger in the role tole of or Jimmy Jones I preached a a. powerful sermon on the tha happy habit of or smiling The Infectious smiles of the audience showed the good results of ot his work In Walked Jimmy which opened Its weeks week's engagement at the Hippodrome last night Is a wholesome le e play Probably Probably hi ach l pf ably b no ho better tr choice of a play could be made for the Cloninger company The Th production not only gives plenty of pf f good wholesome fun some excellent comedy and some tense situations but It pleases Just as well if not better than one of or the many heavy morbid affairs which could have been chosen In Jn addition ad addition ad- ad it Is Is' Is peculiarly adapted to the talents of the Cloninger players It i It is the story of a defunct leather concern con con- cern The fhe curtain rises upon the president pre dent who as a failure Is about to shoot himself Then in tn walks Jimmy He preaches the gospel of the smile to the theold theold h i eld en old man and they determine I to snake make k a success of the plant Jimmy takes r charge By his smiles smites Jimmy stalls stalls- off of of the creditors and arranges for new cred cred- its The way he puts an appearance of or speed and good business into the old factory factory fac- fac fac fac- tory Is a revelation and delights the audi audi- ence He falls In love with the stenographer o of f the Institution When he brings the business to such a point that the factory is making g good money he Is accused of ofa ofa 1 I II a robbery and circumstantial t t evidence n I strongly points to guilt Even the girl f he loves believes him guilty T Tie The e denouement surprises as well as pleases Ralph Cloninger is entrancing when he smiles and he has plenty of opportunity to smile in his new new part It Is built for tor smiles smile It has pep and vigor and Joy and smiles smiles and and so has Ralph when he ork con con- he 16 interprets int the part His work is conI canoj consistently con can oj I good Miss 1 Auda Due Duo lives up ii to her past good work as Kitty Trella- Trella vans van's secretary Some excellent character character character charac charac- ter work Is presented by Miss May Itlay Roberts Roberts Roberts Rob Rob- erts and Harry Harty J. J Leland In their Interpretation interpretation interpretation inter Inter- of or the roles of or Delle Delie Dunn a forelady and Bobble Bobbie the office boy Their work worle is entertaining L. L Victor Gillard Is rather bombastic and inclined to barnstorming as Norris the detec- detec tive James Usher Guy-Usher is given a much needed rest In the part of Arnold Baker nephew one of or the smaller roles in the play By excellent work however he makes even that attractive The rest est of the cast is uniformly good |