The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-26
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE.

Burke told an audience gowned In
smart clothes and Of large numbers
Monday evening, In the Detroit opera
house. that she was glad, very glad
TO be back with you. again" and from
the way In which Il 8 charming little
lady was welcomed. there could be nc
doubt In anyone's mind that every
| body was glad 10 have her back
again.
| Miss Burke comes this season with
new Somerset Vaughan comedy
called Mr.. Dot" II is similar TO her
French playlet OF year ago. Love
Watches" in the fact. that. in bon
Miss Burke has the role of super
man" In other words, she imperson'
Gtes very pretty, wilful, determined
to-get -married-at.any-cost young per
bon who does the proposing herseil
SO as 70 be sure of her prey and get
comfortable in her mind. In Love
Watches" she marries the brute" and
has her reward in a philandering hub
by. In Mrs, Dot" her pursuit lasts
until the final drop of the curtain, but
she gets him nevertheless.
ATr. Maugham's ability 10 write wit
| ", smart comedies IS quite well
known 10 American playgoers
rccent seasons having brought seve al
| @! his very English. very brilliant
plays 10 the American stage. He IL
exceedingly skilful IN writing scintil.
.atinc dialogue and evolving uncon'
ven.ional situations There - not
mach beyond the bubbles and the
froth. bat r. Is all very amusing and
daintily served.
Miss Burke Is not an emotional
actress and doesn't try to lie. That's
why she Is SO charming. She has
created a public all OF her own; she
knows her limitations and she keeps
within them. anu in doing what she
has talsnt for in the best possible way
she rs:gns supreme In her own little
Kingdom. AS Mrs. Dot, the widow OF
q millionaire brewer, she olithely
dances her way into English society.
maintains magnificent establishments.
gives delightful house parties. knows
al, the best people, spends moneY as
fast as she can write checks and IL
desperately in love with n penniess,
handsome chap several times removed
from a pee-age.
A year previous to meeting Mrs.
Oct, Gerald. the aforesaid good ,ooK'
ins young man, has had a hirta"cn
with Nellie Sellenger. the daughter OF
Lady Sellenger, who like most British
inammas, has an eve for none: and
position only. The affair is frowned
upon by Lady Sellenger and Ge'alt
has orders TO break his foolish "an-
derstanding" with Nellie Altncsgn.
willing to stick 10 his bargain. !. the
a. 10 lR In
death at the chance to get out OF ais
corner that he may make honorable
love 10 Mrs. Dot. AT the crucial mo-
ment, however, word comes that The
relatives whe stood between him ana
the peerage have been killed in an In
dian mutiny or something equally un-
pleasant, and Lady Sellenger. natur-
ally, insists that the marriage take
place.
Mrs. Dot pops the question to Ger
aid anyway. but he politely declines
to break Nellie's heart. and Mrs. Do.,
stamping her tiny foot and firmly clos
ing her pouting lips, sets herself to
the task OF breaking the engagement
between Nellie and Gerald and marry.
ing the latter herself. Her cousin and
secretary. an imbecile youth hanging
around the place, seems the best
means at hand to pair of with Nellie
and in the most ingenious manner
Mrs. Dot plays the young people
against each other until she has them
head over heels in love and on the
way, In her fastest motor TO the near
est parson with a special marriage
license she has taken pains to provide.
While Mrs. Dot Is in the chase after
Gerald the onlooker Is kept mightliy
entertained watching the means she
employs and the altogether illogical,
irrational. feminine manner in which
she presses every member OF her LII.
tie coterie into use to attain the END
she has set herself to reach. 1t Ii
all awfully jolly. don't you think
as Freddie, the cousin. frequently re-
marks.
Miss Burke is so doll-like. so pref
lilly frocked. so fascinatingly feminine
that she charms without half trying.
She Is a dynamo OF good spirits and
mischief, and no one could possibly
hold out long against snch an attrac.
tive young person.
The PLAYERS surrounding Miss Burke
are among the best on the Charles
in one OF his inimitable heavy Brit
ish swell" parts Is most amusing;
Julian LEstrange, the handsome
prey" gave the same admirable sup
port he did last year; Basil Hallam
as Freddie, the cousin-secretary. dis
closed especial gifts for character
work: Mrs. Kate Meek was her usual
well.posieo self as Mrs. Dots dear old
maiden aunt, and Miss Annie Esmond.
typical British mamma OF smart so
ciety. The other members of the cast
fitted into their parts as they did into
their wellcut clothes.
Mrs Dot will give two matinees
"Wednesday and MISUNDERSTANDING
the current weeks engagement
A large musical production The
Follies OF 1910" will be the TRACTION
I'm the Detroit next week.
Fila MAE HAWTH0RNE