The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-08
|b|ETY BUDS IN.
PROF. NAPOLEON
/ TOO SP00hEY
1renmers7 and Peppers Hear
tales Of lovemaking Behind Scenes
Dresses Cut Too Decollete at
Both Ends, Another Plant.
Indications Are That Ranks of De-
butantes Will Snow Shrinkage at
Final Performance, Friday Evening.

W a return from Eiba for professor
y Napoleon" the dashing musical ex
lratsganxa In which scores OF Detroit
& 2ociety buds and buddies ,cavorted o.
4 tho Garrick stage, last week. is beins
planned for next Friday evening, bn.
present indications are that crip'
< pied army OF debutantes will report
NJ the stage entrance.
For large large numbers or MON
mers" and peppers" have held little
4 star-chambcr sessions with their
s daughters, and as a result, IL is pre-
dicted by several in position u
know, that considerable number OF
the cast will lot be present 10 bash
/, in the warming radiance of the car
cium.
And. IL the aforementioned daugh-
ters are Withdrawn from the show, Al
equal member OF scions OF the best
families will probably fail to report.
And there's the whole trouble.
Pepper and -Mommer" always
were a little bit shy OF the grease
paint and the short skirts and the
''stoige" atmosphere right from the
start. but-O, You persuasion. Espe-
cially. the feminine persuasion.
ABut, gol darn Il, the little terrors,
you know. they--daughters OF the
best Detroit families. too. they-weil,
YOU see they weren't satisfied Will
being amatturish, even in their short
skirts and. ether stage clothes said
ole Detroit pater. why. they-con-
found them -they-well. you see they
ere getting professional air. Bold
trass. you know, some OF them. be-
Owe me. Flirting. behind the scenes,
ike regular chorus girls. Huggins
ard kissing and spooning. too. believe
me, and doe gone il, II isn't right. Our
test families.
Then. anyway. some OF the dresses
~ ere cut too high at the bottom and
f1me were cut too low at the top
Come OF en- were cut too much both
WAS But IL ISN'T that that's bother
h.g ople. II was the way they act
ed. Snppers at the Pontchartrain ho-
fore and after the show. In regular
professional style; and, dog gone H.,
xirls going home and telling their
parents about other girls hpgging and
oDoQning and actually kissing. around
behind the scenes. go
There will be big shrinking in
HE east present IL they put the show
IN again Friday. and know whereof
u dpeak.
And there's many a mamma and
popa who are pretty sore over the
Arofessot Napoleon Il manage,
by HE Datfs Extravaganza Co. a
travelling organization. going from
city 10 city and presenting It's aftrac-
tion with local talent for the benefit
,of tpme local charity.
FL r. Townroe Is the manager. W
Miils Davis. business manager. and r.
Wade Davis. musical director. or train
er Mrs. De Witt III. Taylor. Of the
cotny1ittee of the Detroit Industrial
School and Free Kindergarten asso-
citation, which was sponsor and bene-
Gci1ry OF the production, says that the
local arrangement was for the assoc
ciation 10 receive so per cent OF the
Gros4 receipts, the companying pay
ing the expenses out OF it's so per cent
SHARE Mrs. Taylor says that the ASSOC
|Ci1&ion expects to realize about $4,000
from the production. The financial
19ettIement will be made, Thursday
Innorning. Friday nights performance
4 4 @ be on the same basis, II it Is
given.