The Detroit times., 1910-11-05

DETROIT OPERA HOUSE.
The attraction in the Detroit opera
house for the first half or next VETS
will be Henry b. Harris PIoaue''U..tr S ne
Charles Kleins great drama, lne
Third Degree This play comes Win
the Enforcement OF two seasons OF un-
uuaiif1ed success behind IL
Mr.. Klein. I'm the selection OF MS
theme for the play. was particularly
fortunate In touching upon q neid OF
wide popular appeal As the Ute sus
geats The Third Degree presents
picture OF the methods employed IN
the inner circles OF metropolitan ponCe
departments TO eNtort confessions from
persons accused Of crime. The par t lieu,
lar point at issue shows a young man
OF good family accused OF MURDER.
While at college, he has strayeu from
4 the straight and narrow path, ana IN
bis wandsrlngs encounters glri OF
the middle class. whom he marrteS. For
this he IL cast of by his family and the
first act OF Mr. klein's play nnds him
in financial straits and importuning a
former college chum for the loan OF
money A series OF tragedies follow,
and the young man awakens from a
drunken sleep TO md hlmsen IN u"
hands OF the police accused OF murder.
After seven hours session in the
Sweat box" he finally confesses he
committed the crime. when, a. matter
OF fact IL Is later proven that the VIC
tim shot himself In the unraveling OF
this story, Mr.. Klein presents many re-
mnIkable characters and makes MS
theme OF such absorbing interest that
Il exerts a strong influence over an
audience.
.sfhe Third Degree" has been fire.
quently referred to as psychoto8lcal
drama and IL Is psychological 10 the
extent OF showing the influence OF mind
over mind. One OF Mr.. Harris strong
est dramatic organizations viii be
seen here IN this p play the cast Saa, In
Frazer Coulter. Alfred Moore. LYDIA
Macmillan. Earle Williams. Ralph Ram
say. Walter Craven. Seymour Stratton,
Edward Lshay and James Cody.
'srhe travelling Salesman" James
Forbes. national comedy success. comes
90 the Detroit opera house for a three
nights engagement, beginning Thurs
day evening, with the original cast OF
players who were instrumental In Civ
Ing the play Its record breaking runs
in New York and Chicago. and who de-
lighted Detroit theatergoers last sea-
son Mr.. Forbes is the author OF The
Chorus Lady" in which Miss Rose
ktahl achieved international distinction.
and the success of this comedy was
more than duplicated with The Trav-
cling Salesman" BY producing another
big hit this fall. The Commuters. Mr..
Forbes has accomplished the seeming
ly Impossible, the writing OF three sue
In The travelling Salesman" the Au-
thor has built a light dramatic struc-
trre around an Intensely human and
Knight OF the grip" and the laughter
that follows In the wake OF the unctu-
Gus Frank j. Mcintyre. who plays the
title roll Is incessant and tumultuOus
The story Is simple. 4 group OF drum
mers md themselves caught on Christ
mas day In a forlorn little burg"
Bob blake one OF their number, falls
head over heels in love with the pretty
telegraph operator aud ticket agent.
Beth Elliott His efforts 10 save her
from . pair OF schemers, who are in %
tent on defrauding her OF her land.
eupply the dramatic interest. Needless
20 say. everything is Just lovely" at
the hnal curtain. The poker game I'm
the second act provides the most laugh
ter of any Incident in the play Miss
Gertrude Coghlan. daughter OF the late
Charles Coghlan and niece OF Rose
Coghlan. plays Beth Elliott other
Wicker, Francis Golden Fuller, Norm
Fuller. Maude II. Sinclair. Robert Dud-
ley. Richard Ogden. PeTcival T. Moore
william Beach, James O'Neill. Jr II
~. Blakemore and Nicholas Burnham
rs Matrimony a FailureP" which has
been striking comedy success. will
he the attraction In the Detroit opera
mousse Nov IL, Is and Is. The play Is
an adaptation from the German by Leo
Dttrichstein and had its first represen :
tation In English in the Belasco thea
ter. New York. year ago last August
the critics were unanimous in their
praise. The same people and scenic In
yeeture Will he seen hevc as during tho
Ions runs I'm the New York theaters
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e3sfn GARRICK
Violet Dale, the danty star who will