The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-29
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Plain, unadultered melodrama Oh
the blood and thunder type is the cur
rent offering In the Lyceum theater,
where Edward E. Roses dramatiza-
Etion OF Meredith Nicholson's popular
novel, The Port Of Missing Men," is
being given its first local presenta-
ton. As novel the plot Is extrava-
giant enough to satisfy the most exact
ing, but Mr. Rose goes the author one
better. Thrills there are aplenty, only
some OF them are too long sustained.
In the third act the audience 10 all
primed for the powder explosion that
IL TO set free the captive. John Armi-
tage, who is literally chained to his
own Preside. The powder Is I'm place,
the hero Is all nerved up for the de-
LUCE OF masonry that Ia to mean free
dom or death, and then-he makes q
speech. The explosion finally comes,
but several other things happen in
the meantime. And all the while
thunder storm RACES without, lending
weird accompaniment. IL Is all so
realistic that one expects a bolt to
come crashing through the roof to
touch of the powder at any moment,
which wouldn't be a bad stunt at
that, but the dramatist prefers TO
have Armitage touch 1t of with
cigarette, to show, perhaps. that our
hero is not lacking In nerve.
But withal, II is very interesting
play and found great favor with Sun
days audiences. The cast required Is
a modest one and the parts are we'll
taken without exception. Hugo b.
Koch, as John Armitage, displays
great force and great natural abiiity
as an actor. Shirley Claiborne, the
girl Armitage loves, is in the capable
hands OF Claribel Worth. r. III. Horn
er gives an excellent, account OF him.
self as Jules Chauvenet. an anarchist,
and his arrest in the final act Is one
OF the strong scenes OF the play.
The book has been 80 widely read
that the story is familiar TO most
theatergoers. Mystery abounds from
the outset and II Is not until the final
curtain that the whole plot, involving
the safety OF two governments, Is laid
bare in all it's viciousness. Barring
the platitudes OF the hero the play Is
above criticism IL one likes melo-
drama, and who does nots The pro-
duction Is we'll staged.
Next week Miss Beulah POINTER,
also a favorite with Lyceum patrons,
comes TO that playhouse with her own
play, The Girl That He Forgot
MILES.
One OF the most pleasing and we'll
balanced bills OF vaudeville yet offer
ed by the Miles theater is on view in
that playhouse this week, and large
audiences, Sunday, gave evidences of
their unqualified approval. The four
Aerial Lloyds" are down as the head
line attraction. and they prove them
selves worthy OF this distinction. Ger
tainly no more thrilling exhibition OF
its kind has been presented on the
local stage in months. Beside IL tho
ordinary casting act is child's play.
The feats performed are all out OF the
ordinary and difficult OF execution. II
is II spectacle well worth seeing.
Close rivals OF the Lloyds for first
honors are four young men styling
themselves the London Quartet Their
excellent voices are heard I'm classical
selections, including grand opera gems
familiar TO all theatergoers. the whole
going TO make up a most refined mus
| ical act. The bill Is not wanting In
4 comedy. In This department the prin-
cipal Offering Is the one act comedy
| playlet. The Silver Moon! presented
| by Charles Burke, Miss Harriette Car
ter and a pair OF pickaninnies who
know how TO shake their feet Mr..
| Burke impersonates an Irish character
and the role is a typical one. rich in
humor OF wholesome nature Miss
J Carter also gives "A good account OF
I herself
Billie and Maudie Keller contribute
a diyerting bit OF nonsense in their
skit entitled, The Matrimonial
Agent" which Is sure antdote for
the blues. In Henry and Alice Taylor
the management has secured an act
that would do credit to any bill. The
latter Is an expert with pistol. giving
"a remarkable exhibition OF marksman-
slip. while Mr.. Taylor's juggling feats
are quite out Of the usual run. Audy
Mcleod, the Irish minstrel. plays sew.
4 eral instruments and In master OF
all his Imitation of bagpipe being es.