The Detroit times., 1910-12-21

clasped close to her heart aud II made
to understand that the man with the
bleeding" necktie 10 going TO adopt
her. she Is delirious with JOY.
When Fagin learns through a medal
the child wears about her neck that
she Is the daughter OF his old enemy.
all the old anger and resentment
against the man who "fouled" him
returns, and he Is about to turn out
the little girl and her doleful doggie
when her pathetic despair wins him
over. Perhaps no better tribute could
be offered Mr.. and Miss Usher ana
Spareribs than the fact that men ana
women I'm the audience. Monday AT
ternoon. were moved TO tears and
there was much smiling and blowing
of noses.
The new method of showing the
Mooreoscope pictures with the audi
forum fully lighted was tried out
for the first time Monday and met
with unqualified approval. The pie
lures are shown with greater clear
ness and eye-strain IL entirely ban
ished. The Temple has the exclc'
sive use OF this method In Detroit.
James Conlin. Lillian Steele and
Eddie Carr are three young people
lust from college" who ofrer an
entertaining singing and "joshing
turn. AL Whites Jolly Jiggers. three
young women and three young men.
present 'rube" dance that Is gro
tesQue in makeup and requires an
unlimited amount OF nimbleness. PAU
La Croix. with his top hats, offers
deft balancing stunts. The Avon
Comedy Four get away with some
funny stun and good singing In
skit that is staged In country
school and called The New School
Teacher" Rice. Sully and Scott are
acrobatic clowns who combine comic
antics with clever elevated bar work.
Verona and Alvin Verdi offer n mus
ical turn with violin and cello, and
the Russian dancers and acrobats.
Samaroff and Sonia. present their
wellknown act in which they fea-
ture three intelligent dogs.
Next weeks bill is promised TO be
the best thing out OF Kris kringle's
pack. ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE.
MILES.
In keeping with the spirit OF the
times, the management OF the Miles
theater offers its patrons this week
a bill OF vaudeville quite above the
average. Ordinarily, At this season,
good acts are scarce, but the Miles
appears 10 have experienced no jill
ficulty as bringing together as com
petent an aggregation OF entertain
ers as has ever been seen in the
house. The program is both varied
and well-balanced and some or the
acts are genuine novelties.
A young woman who Is the very
personification of artistic grace and
who styles herself Cleopatra Ell
Masque." heads the bill, presenting
the Dance OF Death" She has
beautiful figure and there Is real art
In her work. The dance depicts an
incident in the reign of Rameses H.,
OF Egypt. The daughter OF an out
law prince, who has defied Rameses.
is brought before the ruler by
couple of slaves. The girl Is ordered
TO reveal the whereabouts OF her
father. but refuses and Is thrust in
to dungeon She begs the guards
TO bring her a cup OF poison. that
she may end her life. The fatal po-
ton finally is forthcoming Cleopa-
ira grasps it eagerly. drains II of
and presently falls dead. The dance
is wel-staged and the young woman
has the assistance OF a capable sup
porting company, including a pair Of
ewarthy individuals who look like
real Orientals.
From the standpoint Of novelty. Lee
Tung Foo. the Chinese baritone, car
ries off the honors OF the bill. He
has O pleasing voice OF remarkable
range for Monaghan, but the real
Ii ,.h
includes Irish and Scotch as we'll as
American songs. He made distinC:
hit when he appeared dressed in reg
ulation kits. and his Scotch dialect
was a revelation. Mondays audi
ences were equally surprised to hear
him sing an Irish song in French
Lee Tung Foo is we'll worth hearing
and seeing.
One of the most refined and pref
tily mounted musical acts seen here
In many a day is that OF Louis Al
SAGE and Maxine Lorraine. The for.
mer introduces the "Alsacephone,
an instrument that Is played like
violin but which has an aluminium
horn in place of the customary
sounding box Its tones very closely
resemble the human voice. The
instrument Is Mr. Alsace's own in.
vention. Miss Lorraine is an accom-.
plished saxaphone artist and wears
some stunning gowns.
There are three comedy offerings.
and eachSof them is worth while.
Fitzsimmons and Cameron appear in
a little skit called Lazy Jane" which
is perfect scream, Miss Cameron
impersonating country girl. Sully
and Hussy. pair OF clever young
men, appear as messenger hoy and a
sportsman, In some entertaining
dialogue, and parodies, and Nick and
Ida Russell are seen in q well-dress.
ed act which features Nick's eccen-
trio piano playing. Miss Russell is
exceedingly good to look upon and
knows how TO dress. The Milescope
closes the bill