The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-26
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE.

Fritz schen. she who is known as
The queen OF light opera. VIII be seen
IN the Detroit opera house all next
week. beginning Monday evening. Ia her
latest success. The Prima Donna, IN
which she had a long and successful
run ia the KnickerDocker theater. New
York city This piece was written TOT
her bN Henry Blossom ana victor Hef-
bert who were also responsible Tor
Mile Modiste" and The Red MIL
These collaborators are said to have
outdone themselves in the quality OF
their work blossoms book Is cNcep-
tiouallY witty and There Is wei de
Nelopcd and consistent story Whtle Her
beits music Is said 10 BE- OF the typical
Herbert fuuCfuiueee several especial ly
fire numbers fall so the lot % Madame
Schen. hut She does not monopoiiZe
them.
FRITZ schen appears as the reigning
prirna donna OF the opera ComiQue, in
Parts She is stalled By an automobile
accident al a little cafe chantant out :
director OF the place upbraldtng sick
singer and impulsiNely offers 10 take
the unfortunate girls place This leads
to the complications which FURNISH the
plot. for a young lieutenant from the
neighhorinG barracks falls IN love with
the prima donna and she Is ins9lted ny
his captain a novelty IS Introduced IN
the first act IN that the climax Is ORA
matte
Charles Dillingham's production is
said TO be unusually lavish ana re mas
surrounded Madame ScheH with cast
thai IS especially noteworthy. Among
the prominent players who VIII be seen
with her are. John r.. Hazard. Vernon
Davidson, William X. Harcourt. Martin
Havdon. Donald Han. Armand Cortes,
Phil Branscn, Anna Pelham. Title sal
niger. Katherine stewart. Maxine YER
ande La Nuveta Helen Wilton and Fir-
ginia Reid The orchestra viii be
largely augmented for this engage
.nent.
rhere viii be a matinee on Saturday
only.
Alaska with its primitive conditions
OF social life la the days when the gold
fever was at its height furnished the
environment of Rex Beachs The Bar
rier" dTamatized ny Eugene W Pres
brcv. which Will be presented By Klaw
a Erlangcr In the Detroit opera nous
MARCH, 10 J and II The story deals
witt love, and sets forth IN strong col
ors the great wrong and TO-. great hat'
which threw young girl into many
desperate situations. supposed. from
her surroundings. To be half-brr"d.
the love which she aroused ln NouuS
United states army captain. and th" DIS
covery Of her real parcntage. unite 20
make the heroine one of no mean Quui-
tty A picked company has been en-
gagged for the presentation oi THIS Sur
ring drama. II is headed by Theodore
Roberts and be VIII be supported bY
Florence Rockwell whose charming
performsnce OF Echo in The Round
TIP" is still green in the memory ~
PLAY goers. Others IN the east are
w. :. Hart laSt season WIN iHf IT.
ginian:" Alphouz Either. the recognized
sBen Hun" and James Durkin a favor
tt stock actor The Barrier comes
, direct from a ran n the New AWsteI-
dam theatei. New York
Rose Stahl. Trash and happy after her
triumphant engagement iu the NaHde-
Vile theater. london. dprius tae past
Summer. comes 90 thr Detroit opera
house March e. in James Forbes COM
edV The chorus Lady Miss StRal
rai1 40 be- .f De- a
fricIa O'brten cNUhrrapf heroine 20 tr~
front row Tor three nights urI Htd
brings win hcr Tie sau,t pr141Otiun
and almost id~uttco' east tH1f made
snch a fNrurt for H,r tU~IrZ ' n.e-
Vlons engagement iu b~trutt