The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-07
THE STAGE.

A story that Is virile in its telling.
and romance as sweet as the mod
ern writer's conception Is promised In
THE End OF the Trail. - which comes
to the Whitney next week. Dolores
Hicks returns west from school. and
learns that a man who betrayed her
In the east Is largely the owner OF her
fathers ranch. She confides in her
fathers foreman, but the father be-
lieves the foreman guilty and when
the girl attempts TO defend him, strikes
her but is shot down by an Indian who
loves the girl. The foreman is accus-
ed OF the crime and the subsequent
action, attendant To his trial, the per-
secutions OF Dolores by the villain.
etc, goes TO make a strong story. The
atmosphere is distinctively western
and smacks OF the old Sante Fe trail
Next week In the Lyceum theater
Vaughan CHASER will offer Eleanor
Robsons big success Merely Mary
Ann" This piece has been one OF Mr..
Glaser's best drawing cards In Roch-
ester, Toronto, Ottawa, Cleveland and
Toledo. where he played II during the
past season. Miss Courteney has a
beautiful part as Mary Ann, one In
which she has an opportunity for the
display or her many accomplishments.
AS Lancelot, the composer, Mr.. Chaser
has received some OF the best notices
OF his career. Miss Dorothy Bernard,
a new member OF the company. will
make her debut next week and Will
play ingenue roles. She has had a
great deal Of experience and comes to
Mr.. CHASER direct from her Los An
geles engagement, where she played
leading business. There will be natl
ness on Sunday, wednesday and Satur-
day.
One of the biggest and most talked
about novelties with the Hastings
Show" which comes to the Gayety,
Sunday. is the latest importation, The
Temptation which must really be
seen to be appreciated. Mile. Aida's
living bronze statuary presents poses
from the worlds greatest sculptors.
The Gayety theater will give free
matinee TO Ladies' next Friday. the
Partisan widows being the attraction.
Quite the Quickest American girl
who has ever sought success abroad
Is Fannie Ward. of Sta Louis, and
fresh from her conquest OF London's
critics and theatergoers. she will come
to the Detroit opera house the last half
OF next week In Jerome X. Jerome's
clever comedy, The New Lady Ban
took" This is tn play in which she
scored her biggest success in the Aid
wych theater, London. and with which
she made a complete conquest of Chi
cago. Boston and New York. She Is
coming here direct from Wallack's.
New York, and as very little time Is
left OF her American contract, Detroit
is particularly fortunate In having an
opportunity TO see her. Miss Wards
altogether charming personality and
original method have made her the
sensation OF the current New York
season.
Manager Frank Drew, of the Avenue
theater will open a fine case mex.
week for the delectation OF the Ave
nue. patrons, for he promises at that
time THE Champagne Girls" other
wise known as the Sure Pop Show
The comedians and merry chorus girls
OF this burlesque organization promise
to give an entertainment that will
sparkle and froth like the wealthy
water from which they have been
named, but without the unfortunate
after effects. They will be seen in
the musical melange, AT Coney Is
land" and in the screaming military
satire. ION the Frontier"
Frederick Thompson's production of
"Brewster's Millions" will again be
seen in the Detroit Opera house for
an engagement OF four performances,
including Wednesday matinee, begin
ming Monday evening, April IL. The
play is a dramatic version by Winchell
Smith and Byron Ongley of George
Barr McCutcheon's famous and sue
cessful novel. Mr.. Thompson's orig
inal company, headed by Edward
Abeles In the stellar character, and
the splendid organization that sup
ported him during the long runs OF the
play in New York and Chicago, will
again be seen here. The production
OF "Brewster's Millions" ranks among
the foremost stage effects Of recent
years.