The Detroit times., 1908-04-23
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Henry Woodruff and his company
OF 80 college boys and girls Will ap-
pear In the Detroit opera house Mon
day night in the most successful OF
all college plays. Brown OF Har-
ward" This comedy treats OF every
day life at the great Cambridge insti-
tuition OF learning. IL was written by
Rida Johnson Young. graduate or
Radcliffe, the feminine department OF
Harvard. has Harvard man as star,
and several Harvard men In the sup
porting cast. II is full OF brilliant
comedy OF the youthful sort and at
times becomes extremely dramatic. A
double climax is presented at the end
OF the third act which Is said TO be
as exciting as it Is interesting. This
is Mr. Woodruff's third season In this
vehicle and will undoubtedly be his
last. as he is scheduled to appear In
new play early next season. The
seat sale began today.
The Temple theater will, no doubt,
continue next week TO draw crowded
houses. as the bill to be presented
appears TO be quite superior to many
OF the bills of the current season.
Heading the bill is that great imper-
senator OF the down east Yankee,
Richard Golden. who will appear In
a new comedy by Clay Nj. Greene en-
titled "A Case OF Divorce" Grace
Cameron the Dolly Dimples" girl.
will close her season as a musical
comedy star this week to appear In
the Temple as the special feature or
the bill. Miss Cameron Is almost too
well known to Detroit theatergoers
to need more than passing mention.
Among the other standard acts on
the bill are; Stuart Barnes, the sing
ing comedian; Fannie Rice, and her
dancing dolls: the Six Josettis. and
their Lilliputian athletes; George
whiting and the Melnotte twins, In
artistic nonsense; Clement DeLion.
the wonderful manipulation OF billiard
balls; the Fetching brothers and their
musical flower garden; and the kinet-
ograph showing the comedy film Per
sonal."
Miss Louise Dunbar. Rodney Ra-
nous and the new stock company are
making a host Of friends In the La
fayette. Sapho has made another
hit. This lady OF doubtful autece-
dents seems to be a popular charac-
ter in Detroit, judging from the crowds
she attracts whenever she visits the
city She will give way at the mat.
inee next Sunday TO Prosper Meri-
mees picturesque heroine, Carmen.
This beautiful story was widely read
when first brought out and has fur
nished the theme for several dramas
and popular opera. Olga Nethersole
made Carmen her principal attraction
for several seasons and the play has
attained worldwide celebrity
Dublin Dan. the Irish Detective"
in which Barney Gilmore will ap-
pear in the Whitney next week, Is
said to be the happiest vehicle this
popular star has eyer appeared In.
The scenes are laid In New York and
the story concerns the tracking down
OF a gang of counterfelters by Dub
lin Dan. who incidentally falls In love
with a young girl who appears TO be
tool of the ones he IL trying to
track down. His endeavors to run
the criminals to earth and yet save
the object Of his heart from disgrace
and humiliation. and the many thrill
ling incidents he encounters are sure
to win him fresh laurels.
Vaughan CHASER and company OF
players will present in the Lyceum
theater. commencing Sunday night,
Henrietta Crosman's big success
Nell Gwynne." There are several
different dramatizatlons OF Nell
Gwynne, but Mr.. CHASER has procur-
ed the one used by David Belasco
when he presented II in New York