The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
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One OF the most agreeable musical
acts the Temple stage has offered In
long time IL that Of The Rolfon-
ians." current this week The COM
pany presenting II numbers ten, each
individual proving a musician above
the ordinary. Il. A. Rolfe Is a cornet
player CT talent. and the fact that ne
mas produced number Of other must
cal acts for vaudeville. many OF which
have been seen at the Temple. al
ways meeting with favor, guaranteed
that the audiences this week would
find somthing a little different In
The Rolfonians." The stage setting
shows the garden of n country home
at evening with a musical In progress,
q background that takes away from
the usual stiffness OF q musical act.
A very clever piece Of acting Is that
OF Henry Stanford In support OF Miss
Laura Burt In the playlet The Order
Of the Bath" Mr.. Stanford Is a men,
Der Of the New Theate- company. and
proved his mettle In the visit of that
company to the Garrick theater last
week. In the Temple playlet he as
sumes the roll OF an English fop, with
all the mannerisms of the well-bred
but unutterabiy dense gentleman OF his
class The excellence OF his acting
Is about the only excuse for The Or
der OF the Bath"
Ben johnson another New Theater
company actor. gives number OF
stories and limitations ia capital style.
His impersonation of the late Richard
Mansfield conducting an early morn
ing rehearsal of his company when In
particularly irascible temper, brings
tho voice and habits Of manner and
speech of that lamented genius clear
ly to mind.
A particularly graceful little woman
is "one-half' Of the Picquays, acrobats
Of ability; the high, strong soprano
voice of Emma Partridge was heard
to advantage in a number of popular
songs; Dennis Bros. have an attrac-
tive aerial act; there Is some genuine
humor and a great deal OF vulgarlty
in the patter turn Of J. Francis Doley
and Corinne Sayles; the NORWOOD
animal circus with its playful mon
keys and clever dogs. and the Moore
oscope pictures Of the homecoming Of
Theodore Roosevelt round out q bill
that was received with round after
round OF applause from an unusually
friendly and ready-to-be-easily-enter-
tanned audience.
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE.
Far distant points Of the globe are
visited this week In the Detroit opera
house through the medium Of the Ly-
man ". Howe pictures and many diff
ferel, phases of life are portrayed.
The first part of the program is spent
In getting acquainted with the init
mate home life OF several Of Britain's
rolayty, including the late King Ed
ward and his Immediately family.
These pictures we're secured by Mr..
Howe through the special permission
of King Edward. and SO are authentic
as we'll as interesting. Scenes In
Australia, a motor trip from Nice to
Monte Carlo, the rock quarries OF
France, views Of sunken warship
and numerous other films help 10
round out pleasant and profitable
afternoon or evening spentw it'll Mr.
Howe. The theater II kept cool on
the hottest days by a special system
of ventilation and iced air.
1.-The Night Birds" are going to
help the Temple patrons celebrate
Fourth Of July week. The Night
Birds" we're Matched from the fertile
fancy OF Gus Edwards and as an Ed
wards act II may be expected that
there will be plenty OF tuneful music,
composed by the producer himself.
Mr.. Edwards has gathered together
IL clever people headed by Nellie
Brewster, formerly prima donna CON-
edienne with Richard Carrie In
"Mary's Lamb" and each player will
appear as a song bird. The program
also will include John E. Hazard,
whose German professor was one Of
the delights OF FRITZ Schef's THE
Prima Donna" and Nonette. the beau
tiful Gypsy yiolirist