The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-19
pETnoIT OPERA HOUSE.


Miss Marie Tempest after long ao-
sence. will make her reappearance on
the local stage in the Detroit Opera
house, Monday evening. In PsnelVps-
a comedy by w. Somerset MauShah
Miss Tempest was last seen IN tuls
city ia The Fencing Master. She
was a popular comic opera star then'
one OF the most popular OF the Gay III
fact Fer several seasons past she mas
devoted her attention To teglumate
comedy and has proven herseH 10 &c
was a prima donna. She appeared as
Becky Sharp in the play or that name
watch Mrs. Ffske produced mere as
Nell Gwynne in English Nell; the role
In this country. and when clyde Fltch
THE Truth" was produced In Londoh.
woman In each OF these parts shs
scored a pronounced triumph. Her next
venture was a little comedy adapted
from the French, The Marriags o.
IL was her first appearance on TINS SLOT
OF the Atlantic In comedy and wher
ever she appeared she was welSomsd
and applauded Unfortunately she dio
not visit Detroit on that tour
Following one OF her Dlggest SUI
cesses Mrs. Dot by Mr.; Manghis IN
MIR. Vaughan wrote especially for her.
II ran two years in London. ana the
engagement was closed only because
Charles Frohman wanted Miss rem
pest TO present the piece here
Detroit saw two OF Mr. Maugham.s
plays. Lady Frederick ana JaeN
penelope" Is said 10 be better play
than either OF these. In II MISS rem
pest has the role OF young VIE Who
when she discovers that her husband
ts navinx attentions to another woman,
determines to euro him of his infatu-
atkon by sort or homeopathic tseht-
mSnt She throws her husband ana MS
inamorata. who is one OF her own
friends. into one another cohlpans -
much as possible. She even arranee,s.
little tete-a-tetes for tnem1 1 adyant@Te
- gone and the husband grows hehF,
lily sick of it and ashamed OF hi'nse'i
10 boot.
don Comedy Theater company 10 sup
port Miss Tempest. The engagement IS
for the week, with the usuat Ha'iheeS
on Wednesday and SATURDAY
German and italian opera will form
the Offering OF the Metropolitan Granu
Opera company for It's brist season IA
16. The opening performance VIII De
"Tannhauser'' In German. Carl Jorn,
who was heard in DETROIT a. t or tt,ie
role. and Jane Osborn Hannah viii DC DC
heard as Elizabeth. Jane Nora VIII
sing. Venus. and Aiien h mex 'sS,i, ne.
Clarence whitehill. Albert Reiss. Ado,l
Muhimann. Julius Bayer. FREDERIC *
Gunther. and Leonora SPARES; re
closing performance Will be Nine.
Butterfly" with Geraldine FarrAr ln
her famous impersonation OF we
title role Walter Hyde. Albert Reiss
and Antonio Scott will be the prin-
cipals with Miss FarEar IN Nine. but
terny" Humperdincks fairy operetta
"Haensel and GreteI Will DC gls enca ~
vaiIo's II Pagliacci." in Italian, for
The matinee. Saturday afternoon. The
scale Of prizes w be two oM Sst r oS1
Sc; first three rows OF balcony. 10 bai =
ance. So: top gallery. 81: $50 and ~,
Mail orders for seats VIII De lsoe ~, -
Thursday. March "a. The general pub
lie sale OF subscriptions VIII be Marcn
81. and the general sale OF single
tickets. April 5.
one OF the distinctive theatrical
events 81 the current dramatic season
will be the appearance OF John Drew
IN the Detroit opera house March IS.
80 and 80. with Wednesday matinee In
his newest comedy "Inconstant
George" the play In which he met with
such unusual success during three
months engagement In the Empire
theater New York The engagement.
unfortunately. WAS broken on az SIS
required MIR. Drews temporary with
drawal from the stage. lie has now
completely recovered and the COMPANY
which supported him IN New York will
he brought here intact
When Charles Ross appears IN the
Detroit opera house March o. FOR an
engagement OF three nights and ma
tinee in The Love Cure. 10 viii mark
his first visit 20 this theater in tire,
ycnrs When MIR Ross was last book
~ for an appearance here he becams
inrapacitated by severe accident
which conhued him TO n hospital col
for six months with "A broken kpce-cap
GARRICk.