The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05
THE STAGE
LYcEUM.

kICEOM.
With all the horrors OF CHASTITY
green calcium, blood-curdling Kisses
and lurid eyes the Thomas Il. Shea
company presented DIR. Jekyn and
Mr.. Hyde" In the Lyceum. Tuesday
night. Mr.. Shea has made his pro-
duction OF this well-known piece a
regular feature OF his engagement In
Detroit, and a welifilled house testi-
fled TO his popularity.
The plot OF the play. founded on the
strong story OF the same name by
Robert Louis Stevenson. Is we'll
known. II deals with a dual person
atty. In his scientific researches DR..
Jekyll. quiet and much admired
London physician. discovers a drug
that enables him TO separate the EVIL
personality from the good. BY means
OF this discovery he becomes. when
he chooses. Edward Hyde, fiend
without one feeling OF remorse or
pity, and with another drug can return
10 his normal self.
Gradually he loses control and turns
into HYDE without the use OF the
drug. The end comes when he discoy'
ers that he cannot make up the pow
der which transforms him back TO his
natural self. When he finds himself
gone without hope OF regaining MS
normal person he takes poison.
In the role OF the doctor and MS
separated evil SELF Mr.. Shea showed
the results Of long and Intelligent
study OF the part His best scene was
in the third act, where he discloses
the secret TO his friend, DIR. Lanyon'
making the change from JekyH 10
HYDE before the audience.
The supporting caste was tar'
Thomas ]. Tempest as DR.. Lanyon'
and Alexis B. Luce. as Gabriel Utter.
son. an inquisitivc lawyer friend Oh
DIR. Jekyll doing creditab'y. Comedy
touches were introduced by Abraham
Poole. servant OF DR.. Jekyil, played
by Charles f. Lake: Inspector New
comb OF Scotland Yard. played oy
George Brown. and Old Jane, house
keeper In the lodgings which the doc
tor occupies as Mr.. Hyde, played oy
Alice Endress.
"Dr. Jekyll" will be given Thurs
day and Saturday evenings, TINS az
ternoon and Friday evening Mr. Snea
presents "A Self-Made Man. and ior
Wednesday evening and the Saturday
matinee will produce The Bells
No less than 81 performers parti-
cipate In the Temple program TINS
week. The two big features OF the
bill, In point of numbers. are Gen
naro's Venetian Gondoliers band OF
80 players, presenting high-ciass
program OF operate and popular
music and "Our Boys In Blue,
military act given by IL soldier-veter'
ans from the u. s. regular army:
Dainty Ethel Green. the headliner OF
the program, offers an attractive
singing and dancing number. Miss
Green comes to the Temple direct
from musical comedy triumphs. An
other interesting number Is the act
OF Chas. Bowser, Edith Hinkle ana
company, who offers a political com
edy drama entitled Superstition,
from the pen Of Oliver White, for
mer Detroit newspaperman.
That delightful picture OF homely
innocence and sweet simplicity, Sis
Hopkins" with Miss Rose Melville
in the role that not only made her
| famous. but, which she has made
| famous, will be the Offering at the
Lyceum theatre next week. The
play, as most folk know. tells the
story OF an awkward country girl, who
early learns the lesson OF deceit and
| treachery when love is weighed on
the scales Of avarice and greed. There
is plenty of good comedy.
Liveliness and spirit will enter the
Lafayette theater next week, when
THE Girl from the U. s. A." must
cal comedy drama, will occupy the
boards. The play tells the story OF 6
charming American girl who pits hel
wit and ingenuity against the diplo
mats Of Turkey, invades the temple;
Of China and beats the Chinese man
DARN in his attempt TO hold white
slave. The piece has plenty Of must
cal numbers.
| Kyrle Bellew comes to the Detroi
| Opera House next week in Henri
| Bataille's intensely emotional drama
The Scandal" which Is said TO Civ,
him opportunity for the stronges
acting In his career. He has the roll,
of a man OF rare nobility who comes
TO see that a repentant woman hal
the same right TO forgiveness as
man. The play Ia said to be a wo
mans drama Mr.. Bellew will be sup
ported by Miss Gladys Hanson an,
an admirable cast OF twenty players
including Vincent Serrano, Ernes
Stallard, Folliet Paget and Franz
Conor.
/ ITO catch an Indian club whirin
toward you with the speed OF a bulle
and, almost before you toss II In tn
air, 10 grab another coming from tn
same direction. looks easy enougl
from down there in front, no doubt
but just you come up and try II once.
says Vernon Morton. head Of the MOI
ton-Jewell troupe of jugglers In tn
Miles theater this week Mr.. MOI
ton displayed a hand literally adorne