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Show U you nave ncard Miss Peggy Wood sing In "Buddies" mayn't ! Nvi won. bred why that glorious voice is not demoted to serious op- cratic music rather than given to light opera. Then you realized how terribly , the little singer's dramatic gifts wouiu be missed from productions which dc-I mand great dramatic talent as web as voice, And that is exactly the reason why Mi.ss 1'cggy Wood is not singing in grand opera. She had ambitions, about grand opera like every other young singer who ls having a marvelous mar-velous voice trained for a professional career; but It wa discovered that she had another great gift almost as! great as that of her voice the histrionic his-trionic gift. At the close of the run of "The Madcap Duchess", a musical comedy in which she made her debut, she was begged to take a straight comedy part in "Young America", and her success in this part was instant land enormous. She need never have sung another note in her life if she hadn't wanted to. and still have had la splendid career on the stage. But- with that sparkling dramatic talent and that beautiful voice to go wiili it. success on the light opera (ctage was assured. In "May-time" Miss Wood demonstrated her ability. For over two years she sang the leading part In this dainty opcratta, first i through the long New York run and afterward on tour. And when the last performance came she "cried her eyes out" to quote her own words i beeauso she was to sing in "May time" j no more. She is learning, howu-ver. 1 to love her new part as she has splen dld opportunity to express her ifis, both as an accomplished actress and as a glorious singer. There is nothing more captivating '.on the stage this winter than Peggy I Wood in the quaint I'.rlttainy costume tn "Buddies" ihe crisp apron with (Its big BSsbboWi over full, swinging Pctt.coa.s-. the trim little embroidered' bodice DUtltalHi a slender waist, the big puffed sleeves to the wrist ami he fascinat.r.g head-dress .of starched. iaen and hand-made lace that so b. -romingly frames the wearer's girlish la another act the Brlttainy maid W cn in a ,ore conventional yet equal y quaint and delightful coStuml a ittle shortwai.te.j BOwn of satin veiled with silk net with fluttery lace sleeves that Just cover the lop of the am. Because of these little sleeves one fancies the satin and net gown .more than the Brlttainy costume WitS .s huge lawn s.eeves to the wrist, for feggy Wood's arms and hands arc 'Imply perfection, not onlV in shape and line but also in expressiveness and ! grace. If you know anything about . character-reading from physical con-I con-I tours you will bo much interested In Peggy Wood's hand. j, is a. hand I delicate and slender and extremely .supple, but for all its dainty porfec-: porfec-: lion of line It expresses great strongtli of character. Resolute will, determination determina-tion of purpose, perseverance, adhcr-cnp" adhcr-cnp" to1Ide1. a nc sensitiveness to impressions and a generous and sympathetic sym-pathetic nature arc all shown in the I ta-perlng Angers, firm yet flexible palm and well proportioned thumo j And in MJ Peggy Wood's coun-enance coun-enance you see the verification of ( these traits revealed by her hand Tho j finer forehead and straight brows indicate in-dicate thoughtfulutss and high idciL I of work, the steady, kind glance ut derstandmg and sympathy, the Mobile mouth above a firm little chin generosity gen-erosity and versatility of temperament. tempera-ment. And In tho nose weu just a wee hint of temper. Indeed Pe-trv Wood admits owning a temperand -vVn has not temper that ever ccts ...nywhere' When she was a in,ic girl not so many years ago. either 'she was such a gentle, blonde little thing that the neighbors took to call- Ing 1 l r "Little Itoscbud-I'eggy". And she possessed such a clear, lovely soprano so-prano voice even at that tender age, that people were always asking 'Bosebud-l'cggy ' to sing for thcra. Being extremely anxious to become j la really-lruly prima donna as speedily speedi-ly as possible, little Miss Peggy thought the quickest way to success would be to have her own opera com-bany. com-bany. Having some executive ability j and much determination as her hand reveals she organized her opera com- I Iany. It was composed of children on the block and for herself she reserved re-served the choice part of prima donna. Since she had to be. as well; 145 Prima donna, composer, producer. 'eoach and stage manager, she was a very busy little girl indeed. And those rehearsals in Peggy's back yard, with a" the company yelling, howling and, shrieking at once, were something to listen to! All went well, however, until one of t h r . .. ji.. . r iVio nnrrim i iy young utuico ----- Pany aApiTcd ier;cif to the place of i prima donna. She had. it appears ja" tho qualities of a prima donna j except the voice. Failing In her efforts J to make the little boy and girl roem-bera roem-bera of Peggya company go on strike and establish u ne?w leader, the rival ffor operatic success resorted, one re-Srets re-Srets to state. t0 bribery and with a Pound of peanut brittle she bought lover the company. They announced to their erstwhile director that she could go on with her old opera by herself and rallied round the new dl-rector-and her peanut brittle tor L.tt7eapOQ a company. 'wa-H osehud.Pegey.. dcC!ded U was time to act. One can jjst sec the tilt of that determined little chin when she made the decision No one knows ust exactly what happened. But history relates that inoriginal PV-'v ' '. BBBB I : 1 Strength. Sweetness And Great Talent Arc Portrayed In Tin paci Of Peggy, Woo), Youthful s Sb- Is And Almost Childish In This Quaint Little Frock. i company remained Intact with the exception of the would-be prima donna, who departed for home in tears, flinging back as she went out of the front gate, these significant words: "You you -Hn't any Rosebud You're a rcg'lar John L. Sullivan." M:ss Wood, during those early vears of her career lived in Brooklyn and In spite of the many pleasantries 'directed at this long-suffering burg In ! her play, she cherishes a very real j and deep affection for that section off Greater New York, vh9re her child- I hood days weie spmt. |