The Detroit times., 1910-09-19
In . LOCAL
tn. j LAYHOUSES

Miss Josephine Corceo, the aero
plane GIRL made four successful
flights in the Miles theater. Sun
day She will continue her exhibition
all week, running in opposition to the
aviators at the state fair, for she Is
oil the bill as special added attrae-
ton. Miss Corceo Is winsome young
woman with a very pleasing voice.
She sings a catchy kissing song and
one or two other tuneful numbers be-
fore she comes soaring out from the
stage into the darkened interior OF
the house, with her propeller revolv-
ing at a merry clip and her plane IL
Illuminated by tiny colored lights.
Right out over the heads OF specta-
tors, almost to the balcony rail-. she
flies, singing Wont You Fly With
Me?" She carries an electric night
stick, which she throws on the people
below while pretending TO be looking
for that kiss referred to In her
previous song. or course. she does
not really fly. but the illusion Is per
feet. To the audience II looks al
though the plane is self-propelled and
self-supoprted. The act created quite
| a sensation, Sunday
The regular headline attraction OF
tn chill is the Bell Family. an organ
ization OF nine accomplished musl
| clans and dancers. Their act Is easiii
one of the most elaborate and rennef
of its class ever seen on the loca
vaudeville stage. Sundays audiences
were carried away with their playing
one number the sextet from Lucia
being especially ntable. The Bells
claim to be the only musicians in TN
world using the marimbophone, an IN
strument that resembles a zyiopnon'
but sounds like cello
John and Mae Burke are cleve
comedy pair. and are seen In .
mdicrous skit called. How Pats!
Went TO War;" in which Mr.. Burke
rag.time piano playing is feature
Tony Genaro gives several exceilen
impersonations and closes his &c
with an exhibition Of somt shoe dane
ing that shows real class. Gilmore
Kinkev and Gilmore, colored singer
and dancers, contribute a lively ac'
The Milescope closes the OIL WIN
humorous film.
AVENUE.
Patrons of the Avenue theater IN
current week are treated to an inne
walton In burlesque endeavor. In
Gordon North Amusement Co., wnicl
opened a weeks engagement, Sunuas
ia minus a German and HeDre'
comedian. and strangely enough IN
show thrives. II has always been COZ
sidered poor form for burlesQu
offering to be without two genueme
OF Teutonic and Hebraic extraction
whose chief duties are to hurl eac
other at random about the stage.
The North show has them not an
the result Is highly pleasing. j
Mace OF the pair Of rough-house ruf
makers, there are two young me
who extract fun by legitimate means
They are Phil Doyle and Billy bar
er. Botn can sing little ana dane
little and they are provided WIN
clever line OF conversation. They ar
ably aided and abetted in their effort
| by a very capable company. IN
work of Marie Beaugarde and Waite
Pearson Is especially deserving Q
mention.
One OF the chief assets OF the Mort
show is spirited chorus OF youn
women who dance and sing wit
dash and ginger. They make a nun
Der OF Kaleidoscope changes OF COS
tune and are provided with variet
OF pleasing song numbers.
, Another departure In the Mort
show is the absence OF an olio. Tn
specially numbers are distribute
; through the two burlettas and tn
|, effect il to make the whole less tir'
some.
The show is billed for the entir
week the usual matinees.