The Detroit times., 1910-04-07

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MISS LEONORA SPARkES.
as we'll as delightful singer. and 10
| have shown that adaptabiity and
quickness to learn thai have brought
the talented American girl so rapidly
| to the front rank In the grand opera
world.
In "Haensel und Gretel" in which
the composer Humperdinck has allow
ed his musicians fancy TO run as riot
ously as the quaint nursery tale Of the
text, all of the characters but one are
taken by women. That of lIaensel by
Marie hatfield, Gretel BY Rosina Van
Dyck: tine Witch. Anna Meitschik;
Gertrude. Florence Wickham; the
Sandman. Lila Smelling, and the Dew
man. Leonore Sparkes. The one male
character. Peter. will he taken by Otto
Goritz. In this operetta Miss Sparkes
has an important part.
The Metropolitan company will Of
fer the only high-class German and
Italian grand opera Detroit has heard
in a number Of years. Each OF the
operas will be given with complete
scenic equipment and the corps de bal
let will also be a prominent feature
Of the performances i'm which its ser
vices are n necessary part of the prop
or staging
The sale of tickets for the single
performances will open Friday morn
ing. April S. at O'Clock. In the box
office of the theater.
One OF the highly amusing. as well
as intensely interesting. plays or the
season is Arsene Lupin, which will
be seen for the first time in Detroit
Thursday evening In the Detroit opera
house. The story Is a sort OF Sher
lock Holmes aud Raffles yarn com
bned. and yet Is distinct in It's Incl
dents from either of the plays made
famous by those characters. The
role OF Arsenc Lupin Is assumed by
William Courtenay. a capable young
actor. and excellent support may be
expected from such well-tried players
as Sidney Herbert Charles Harbury
Arthur Elliott. Doris Keane and Nir-
ginia Hammond.
Fred Twins Gibson Girls in Bur
lesque will open IA weeks engage
ment in an entirely new bill. In the
Gayety theater next Sunday afternoon.
The burletta. '1Hogan's French Wife s
Husbands" is said 10 be very funny.
A large olio of special acts and Choir
us comprising a score or attractive
young women are also promised. In
the cast are: Elmer Tenley. James
McCauey, Arthur Delmore. Billy Bar
row. J w. Sherry. VIM. Collins, Louise
Palmer. Helena Veola. Josephine Bar
row and others. The vaudeville portion
contains four big novelty acts by John
and Mae Burke La Neola. Josephine
and Willie Barrow and Collins and
Sherry.
Enough amusing things happen in
real life among the guests Of sum
mer hotel to furnish material for
many librettos William LeBaron and
Deems TAYLOR are said 10 have found
gold mine IN the summer hotel field
as a playground for their talents. the
former as a librettist. the latter as a
composer. These talents have been
happily blended. 1t is said. in The
Echo" the biz new musical comedy
success lii which Charles Dillingham; is
starring Richard Carrie this season
The company comes to the Detroit
opera house for three evening per
formances. April II, IL and II.
"DinkelsDeiI' Is on the stage and
will come 10 the Temple theater for
the week Of April H. "Dinkelspeil
! is the humorous German philosopher
whose dialect has been the source OF
unbounded amusement TO thousands
He was originated by George V. Ho
bart. who has placed him In new van
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mas" Joseph Hart is the producer
and the cast lis said TO he one of the
| finest ever seen In vaudeville. II In
cudes Bernard a. Reinold. Katherine
De Barry, John Butler. Ethel Clayton
and Macy Harlan. "Laddie" Cliff viii
be a feature of the same bill Lad
| die Is the eccentric boy comedian
from the London music halls and Is 2
grotesque dancer. tie has always beer
great favorite in Detroit. Other acts
on the bill will be: Mary Norman
! Thaleros' Novelty circus. Hawthorne
and Burt. Belleclairc and Herman. Sci
lbini and CROWN. Henry Give and com
pany and the Microscope pictures.
| Two musical comedies are the back
bone Of the show given by the Wash
| ington Society Girls. who will appear
in the Avenue theater next week. com
mencing with the Sunday matinee
These are "IlSey end Schmukey" anC
THE New York Tombs.' both intro
ducing large chorus Of girls in
varied assortment OF musical ensem
lbles In addition there will be an clio
furnished by Harry Marks Stewart
Hebrew comedian: Larry Smith ant
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lists; Hazelton and Davis. comedy sing
ers and dancers. and Ruby Marion. an,
! Amy Thompson, in refined musica
sketch.
Lulu CHASER has had no more sue
cessful comedy than Just One OF tn,
BOYS" her new starring vehicle Y