The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
THE STAGE.

The Thursday change OF bill In the
Lafayette will witness a new unpar-
alleled and startling act, perhaps I'M
equaled In the world OF sensationalism.
and performed by Dilger, the extraord-
mary handcuff expert and cafe-break-
er. II will eclipse all like efforts along
the same lines. Mr.. Dilger will be
held by a number OF pairs OF hand
cuffs, from shackles riveted To the
ankles with one-quarter inch iron
rivets,. twelve feet heavy trace
chain, locked together with the lat
est improved Yale locks which will be
furnished from local hardware deal
ers. Then, securely placed In five
thousand.pound Hall safe OF the lat
est fire and burglar proof type. fur
nished by the Hall Safe Co.. OF Cincin-
natl, O., In which he cannot live more
than fifteen minutes, he will escape
alive and well In an incredibly short
time. This Is a trick that no other
living man has accomplished. Miss
La Verne. will escape rom q Biem
giant handcuff with seal over II.
another feat that stands unaccom'
plished by the most expert Hand
cuff Kings" The usual brilliant bill OF
vaudeville, pictures Of life and the
ActolCgue in Damon and Pythias" ac-
companies this.
Just as Ethel Barrymore. with her
straight. long, lanky lines and her fiat.
spreading hats Is the model at present
for all the tall girls In town, so little
Mrs. Bill Donovan serves as the pat
tern for half the women OF her petite
proportions-who have the money.
But there are few bubbles" or dad
dies who provide the necessary roll
10 purchase q dozen hats each season.
at $40 per. So many maids and ma
irons are resorting to the well-known
scheme among womankind OF copy
ing cheaper" This Is why for several
Monday afternoons past long line OF
girls Of the "broiler" type OF beauty
got seats as close to the fair little
wife of wild Bill" In the Temple
theater, which Is one OF her favorite
haunts. Last Monday. however. there
was CONSERVATION among many OF the
plagiarists because Mrs. Bills hat
wasn't Of a sort that could be copied
cheaply under any circumstances. II
was big and round and floppy. trimmed
with a mountain Of pale blue feathery
stuff each spray Of which cost more
than the average girl spends for her
all-winter bonnet. Mrs. Bill. appar-
emily oblivious TO the fact that she
was the envy and inspiration OF at
least dozen girls who hadn't bought
their winter hats yet, sat with the big
thing in her lap where her admirers
could get good view OF 1t.
II is seldom that an acrobatic act ~
made headliner in the Temple
theater but Manager Moore has, after
repeated efforts, secured the nine Kel-
limos, conceded to be the most thrilling
act ever shown on a vaudeville stage.
Emmett Corrigan & Co., In new play
let, His Last Dollar" Gillett's animal
pantomime; Violet Allen & Co., In q
new comedy, THE Alderman Quartet;
Milt Wood, the chair dancer; Quinlan
& Mack in "The Travelling Dentists"
and new Microscope scenes I'LL \
good bill.
Perhaps no period In our history Or
fers a more picturesque setting for a
play than the early thirties. and per-
haps no place was more quaint and at
tractive at that time than the neigh
borhood OF New Orleans. This Is tho
time and place that Booth Harrington
and Harry Leon Wilson have chosen
tor their new play. Cameo Kirby" IN
which Nat G.. Goodwin Is to make his
first local appearance this season in
the Detroit opera house next Thursday
evening. A feature of the play as q
literary production Is the manner In
which the element Of suspense has
been sustained throughout the course
OF the plays lively action. Cameo
Kirby" however, full as II Is OF strong
situations and thrilling incidents. Is
something more than drama OF ex-
citing adventure. in picturesque garb,
for, as the eminenco OF it's author
would lead one to expect, there are
ideas and problems suggested that are
worthy Of more than passing thought
II ON the intelligent theatergoer. Mr..
Goodwin's company is one Of the
al rom Cact NJ tho caagOn