The Detroit times., 1908-11-25
THE STAGE

In the Gayety theater next week.
Harder and Hail present The Morn
ing Glories In Zululand," headed By
Clare Evans, the fashion plate COME
dian. Few stars have been given Il
better supporting company in farces.
and none has been surrounded with
more magnificent production The
play is In three acts, laid In the east
and south
The big feature Is the Princess OF
Darkness. "Babette," In the electric
dance OF The Devil" vision OF
Satans gorge. She Is an attractive
little dancer, whose grace and agility
and inventive skill In the "electr,c
dance" have won for her a solid place
in the hearts of theatergoers.
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A story of the rural districts and
mountains OF Tennessee, concerning
the moonshiners Of that region and
its feuds, will be offered In the Whit.
Iey next week In Tennessee Tess. "
in which Miss Lottie Williams Is star
ring this year. Tess Is mountain
waif, ill-treeted by her foster father.
With the coming OF a government Off.
Ger her life is frightened, and to.
gether they work out her past history
end prove her an heiress. The piece
Is replete with thrills. comedy and
pathos.
Wine, Woman and Song" Mortimer
VI. THESES big success, will be offered
In the Lyceum theater next week with
Bonita in the stallar role, supported
by such clever people as Lew Hearn.
Nat Carr, Allan Coogan, Ethel Hall,
and forty-five others. The piece Is 4
combination Of all that is worth while
In vaudeville and the musical comedy
field. put together by that master
comedy writer, Aaron Hoffman Sew
eral new specialtics are promised. "a
we'll as a budget OF new and up-to-date
jokes, representations. catchy songs
and big vaudeville features, including
an amusing travesty by Bonita and
Lew Hearn on Three Weeks"
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From a scenic point of view. Geo.
NJ. Cohen's THE Talk of New York"
in which Messrs. Cohan and Harris
will present Victor Moore in the De
troit opera house next week, will be
found TO be most deliberately equipped.
The first and third acts of the play
representing Sheepshead Bay race
track and the Booth Lawn at Clare
mont. Riverside Drive. have been
painted by that well known scenic art
list, John Young, while the second and
fourth acts. representing the lobby
OF the Hotel Astor in New York. and
4 n xfnrfnr xyiA Of tn 1g
Burns In New Rochelle, are from the
scenic studio OF those pasimasters
OF the scenic painters art, Messrs
Unit and Wick. An augmented or
Chestra will interpret the Cohen music
throughout It's presentation In Detroit
The engagement Of this Conan AMI
Harris attraction bids fair to be a
red letter event In the history OF the
Detroit opera house.
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THE Idol of the Hour" Is the name
OF the playlet In which Virgins
Harmed, and her company, will appeal
in the Temple theater next week. That
Miss Harmed will prove to be one d
the strongest attractions that ever ap
peared in the Temple Is taken fol
granted, particularly so for the reason
that J. II. Moore Will not follow tn,
example OF the managers of the east
EN- vaudeville theaters and raise the
prices during the engagement There
Will be no change whatever In the
prices. either for the afternoon ~
evening performances, notwithstand
ing when Miss Harmed last appeared
In Detroit II would cost 81 for sea-
that the Temple charges SO cents for
Miss Harned's playlet deals with the
question as to whether successful
actress should marry. and, as IL woulc
be expected. Miss Harmed, in the char
acter OF Peggy Ashton. an acress
takes the negative side OF the ques
ton. AS co-star with her husband. +
II. Sothern, as the original In the title
role of "Trilby," as the original Ia
the title role Of Alice OF Old Vim
cennes," and as one OF Charles Froh
mans greatest stars. Miss Harmed Ia.