The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-10
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WarfieId. Comes Next Week.
The advance sale Of seats for the
Warfeld engagement In the Avenue
theater next week is ore f.the largest
ever recorded In Detroit and indicates
notable week for that famous star In
his most notable succssa, "rhe Music
Master" David Belasco will seEd
with Mr.. Warfield a company OF ex-
cellence. many members of the cast
being the same who appeared with
Mr.. Warfield In New York. This ten
der drama made remarkable impress
sion on the American public II Is IN
three acts. Charles Klein Is the au-
thor. MI Belasco took the manuscript
in hand, altered It,. and made 1t tie
thoroughly human play II Is today.
The story involves the life OF an old
German musician of culture and re-
finement. In Leipsic he occupies an
honored position AZ composer and
conductor. His happy home life ends
tragically when he returns from
successful performance of one OF his
symphonies to find his wife and baby
gone. with a false friend. 10 America.
He follows. and 10 years OF prfvation
and suffering are spent In the poorest
quarters OF New York. The old, emf
nent musician OF Leipsic, who mad
musical Germany at his feet. Is now
forced to play in a dime museum. In
all his adversely the old man retains
his good nature, and his sweetness
and philosophy brightens the paths
through which he passes. David Be
lasco has lavished his best art and
thought in this little symphony OF
life. and Warfeld has lifted II into
the realm OF the ciassics.
Matinees will he played on Wednes-
day and Saturday. 1t is announced
that desirable seats gan still be OBJ
tanned for every performance. the
Avenue has been entirely redecorated
and placed in excellent condition.
Ben Greet Here June 49,.
Complete arrangements have now
been made for the two open-air per
formances to be given by. the Ben
Greet Players and the Russian sym
phony orchestra of SO musicians.
Modest Altschuler conductorson Sat
urday afternoon and evening" June ~.
The plays will be given for the bene-
at of the child study committee OF
the Detroit public schools, on the
beautiful Stephens grounds, at NO.
1871 Woodward-ave.; corner Antoin'
ette-st., Mrs. Henry Stephens having
graciously donated the use OF tho
grounds for the entertainment. The
performance will be given In exact du-
plicate of the performance given at
the White House grounds In Wash
ington last summer, under the aus
pices OF Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. AT
the matinee, which will commence at
O'Clock, "As You Like II" will be
given. Modest Altschuler and Ben
Greet have arranged to play 1t to an
accompaniment Of the Beethoven
sixth symphony, commonly known as
the Pastoral which generally
shares with the famous Nineth, the
reputation of being the greatest piece
of orchestral music extant. At the
evening performance "A Midsummor
Nights Dream" will be given with
the beautiful musical setting Of Men,
delssohn as played by this same Or
ganization twice during the season at
the Detroit opera house. Seats for
this delightful open-air novelty will
go on sale next Tuesday. morning at
Sanders, No. 141 Woodward-ave.
In the mail Of the press agent at
the Temple theater. Tuesday. was
letter from Grace Gardner, OF the
comedy sketch team of Simons a
Gardner, now appearing In the Palace
theater, London, England. asking the
press agent to send her letter of In
PRODUCTION to Rose Stahl, who Is now
appearing In London In The Chorus
Lady" The letter OF Introduction was
duly mailed, and 1t 10 believed that
Miss Stahl will receive Miss Gardner,
o.
"The Mayor and the Manicure"
George AIDES latest tabloid comedy,
will have a presentation In the TEN
pie theater Monday afternoon, and
every afternoon and evening next
week. Edwin Holt, who is familiar
to the play-goers of Detroit. will have
the principal character role. There
was a time when Edwin Holt was
picked by many followers Of things
theatrical as the coming Shakespear-
can actor, and when Robert Mantel
was lightly spoken Of. The theatrical
wheel of fortune has many funny
twists and turns.
o.
c. G. williams, manager of the
Temple theater, has become quite an
artist in the line of interior decora-
tons and sartorial effects, and an EVIL
dence Of his artistic mind can be
found in the new summer draperies
in the Temple and the new and natty
uniforms OF the ushers. although II In
the opinion OF experts In this line that
the box ONCE men should affect
tuxadoo With diamond ornamenfa