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The Detroit times., 1911-09-23

|1rtrone conclusion that she had all
~ Ihc requisites OF . star, and az the
end o. that season Mr.. Frohman made
||| one. The astute manager made no
M||||||. Tor the theater-gOing public
||MI{Ir took the young and pretty
...I - re heart
./.1MIIIY Mss Burke In one of the
..| /|.lmInH OF women. She n fem
/| n. a. \ In9rea and she a rs nyssl-
a. .1e ~ pretty. To do for others
her greatest pleasure, and fortu-
|| |.|0nI ere the members OF her
.1.I| |IIT eenson Mr.. Frohmah
...n<4 the actress IN a new comedy
X |..I acts. called The Runaway"
+|.| 1at been adapted from the
..|/% ~ Pierre Weber for Miss Burke
.|[h11i Morton. and which r. said
"A her better fhan anyfhIng she has
-|| .I1ye1 ~ The prodnction n said
4 very elaborate one and the
@.|.|I||nE Connnnt made up OF the
.|| |<>f obfsInaelt pi.{srs Charles
|.|.||n A. 10 present Miss Burke IN
40. |||Io|I opera honae Monday sven
.| ~ . #1ek'1 engagement Mat
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23

constructive skill are shown In the
two one-act pieces that are presented
IL IL said. and the dialogue Is rational
and Witty The situations follow In
logical sequence and they are all In
tensely funny, AZ IL reported. James
c Merton and Frank F. Moore, the
stars OF The Merry Whirl," are we'll
known entertainers Their talents are
varied and their methods original One
of their best stunts was Alexander
Ras Time Rand" In which they did
their famous bear-cat dance. support
ing Morton and Moore are Billy Me
han. Marguerite Chabauty. Nina Schall
Harry Vokes Ed Jerome and n chorus
OF ~ singing and dancing girls
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23
THE DErRoIr rIMEs.sATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2s. 1911.

enhancement OF one week Miss Hayes
where she has on previous occasions
demonstrated her capabilities as a
singer dancer comedisnne and vaude-
willie artist
Louie Dacro IL also an Avenue favor
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23
$4,000 FIRE IN pEToskEY.

PETosKEY. Mich. September IA
The residence and undertaking pari
lors Of Bourke q Son were destroyed
by IRE at two o'clock this morning.
The loss being $4,000, with $4,000 mi
surance. DR.. o. l.. Ramsdell' building
adjoining was damaged by the flames,
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23

at that theater. gaining large fol-
lowing with her peculiar songs,
Sam Hearn Is a versatile fellow who
plays Italian. Hebrew and rube roles
violin speciality TO every entertain
ment IN which he appears w. J. Nc
fntyre, comedian, Is the son OF McIn-
tyre. OF Mcintyre a Heath. Mr.. Ger
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23

as para ~ her act. Alice derry. one
OF the daintiest OF diminutive come
diehnek Will contribute . singing and
daneina number OF promise. Nutt and
Jef. rs usual. will bring up the rear.
FAMILY.
The Rosemary Girl. four young wom-
en- who play and sing. WIN head the
Family theater bill next week. The
quartet includes Esther Trenari. vlo-
linist: Miss CLIFFORD. pianist. Frances
cahuL 'ceilist; Elisabeth Barry. from
bonist. All four are said TO have
pleasing voices
George NJ. Wood. the black lace mon
ologist, Is popular vaudeville enter.
tainer on the bill: Downcy, willard
and Swain. will offer an Irish comedy
skit Madell and Cooley create laugh.
ter with an amusing array OF freak
musical instruments; Boyd and Moran
Will present a playiet called ION the
Rattlehed;" Barry and Mildred have q
Celtic sketch which combines humoT
and pathos: Charles Heclow. an &C.
centric comedian will offer something
rev and Caldwell and Fenton have q
lot OF new songs Motion pictures
close the vaudeville bill. which opens
every day at 10 o'clock In the morn
ing.
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nErnoIT oPERA HorsE.

Add together magnetism. PERSONAL
Iiy. charm An wonderfully good meas
IRE. plus good looks and determine.
ton 70 succeed and one finds several
reasons why Miss Billie Burke has
athiered such remarkable success In
the three short years that she has been
= star. The theatrical system In this
ctnnfry demands that there be stars"
and there are many OF them. As o
rule a player reaches stardom after
Ionr years OF hard work. but in the
case OF Miss Burke II came after one
s1ason as the leading woman OF Mr..
John Drew. and since that time there
n perhaps no woman on the stage who
has achieved the same amount OF sue
cess In that time.
The late Richard Mansfield was an
unEnown actor when change threw In
his way the role OF Baron Cheyrial In
The Partisan Romance" and the next
morning he was famous. Miss Burke
was equally unknown when Charles
Efohman brought her TO this country
from London and assigned her TO play
the feminine leads with Mr.. Drew. but,
after her first performance, II was
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23

Joe. craven and coward that he IL.
sends his wife TO him TO bargain for
his release The wife, knowing the
mans reputation. Is surprised to ind
that underneath his rough exterior
he has a clean heart and high re-
spect for the truly good woman. When
the wife returns home she Is met by
reproach and suspicion from he hus-
band The end. though sad. Is the
only logical climax strong company
has been provided by wagenhais a
Kemper.
MILES.
bill OF great variety and quality.
headed by the eminent actor-play-
wright David Higgins, IL the promise
or the Miles theater management for
next week Practically every attrac-
tion on IL IL OF headline calib-e. IL 10
claimed. and most. OF the acts are en-
tirely new TO Detroit theatergoeTs Mr..
Higgins. who Is best remembered in
Detroit through his great racing play.
"His Last Dollar" comes here for the
nTst time as a vaudeville entertainer,
Offering a stirring western character
playiet from his own pen called. "Hilfs
Gal" " tells story rich - bort
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23
GAYETY.

Morton and Moore and their company
In "The Merry Whirl," whien enjoyed
successful run In the Columbia the
alter. New York, during the summer
months. win be the attraction IN the
Gaysty theater next week. starting
Sunday afternoon.
The show II claimed TO be one OF the
greatest productions burlesque has
ever known. and it will be presented
here in It's entirety. Originality and
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23

prologue frem Il Pagllacci," the waltz
Song from Romeo and Juliet" the doll
song from The Love Tales OF Hon
mann and the finale from ia Ga
be- 20 Maria, Mari" "Funicuii, Fini-
oula." and drinking song. The rom-
Dany numbers about 20 vocal artistes.
who rank among the foremost sing
whose rendition OF the various operate
numbers IN their repertoire IL said to
be noteworthy. The production will be
Eipeu with the scenic and electrical
effecte OF magnificence. accompanied by
display of beautiful and appropriate
COSTUMES, Il - promised. The Offering
IA entitled, ia Festa al mezz Agosto-
The company has previously charmed
al. Fields and Jack Lewis. the -two
regular fellows" and both comedians
81 ability. will 20 after the chief
laughing donors OF the bill with their
81 4 Hanson. Cab Homer Miles and
cDmnany doubtless will run a close
second with their novel comedy In one
act -On a Side Street" II is possessed
clever s actors 60 exploit t. q ls said
Aft Grant and Ir-.iel Hoag promise a
delightful collection OF song and pat
ter. Linden Beckwith. The sweet
sentimental ana popular ballads. and
Win display some beautiful gowns. A
o. Duncan will return with new ven-
friI0ouial witticisms. The lkawara
troupe or Japanese hand balancers will
perform some thrilling feats In that
fine Richardson's posing dogs VIII
open the show with pretty feats. which
display much Intelligence, and the
Xooreoscope win close the bill
"A three-star program has been
booked by the Temple theater for the
week OF Oct. .. THE Four Diving
Norins. in a wonderful exhibition of
water sports and pastimes. will be
one OF the stellar features. They Will
Iisport In huge tank, all their move
menfs being visible. They have one
81 the best water acts In vaudeville.
The performers Includes two men and
two pretty girls. Ethel Green. musical
comedy star, will provide an entertain
Ing feature OF headline calibre. oner-
Ing new song-hits. Charlotte Parry
and Company will be the third stellar
feature, presenting a novel sketch en-
titled, into the Light"
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23
AVENUE.

Gertrude Hayes. Louis Dacre, Sam
Hearn and W. j. Mcintyre arc among
the clever and popular entertainers
who will come 10 the Avenue theatsr
Sunday afternoon when Barney Ger
ards "Follies OF the Day" opens an
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23

ard has written lively and diyersinedl
entertainment Of the 1919 variety and
has laid Two CT his scenes In France
The nT.s rspresents the fancitgl Oar Oar
the second Il the ball room Of = Paris
ian. hotel. lie has given Miss heyeel
the character OF an American girl 81
.he lively. sla,ngy type 70 play End
can widow IN search % a titled hus-
band. Miss Dacre will contribute sew
eral speciaities, including an act with
her Dancing Bricktops" and panto-
mime. The Dancer OF the Fohiss ber-
The pony ballet and the show girls
will be much IN evtdance and there are
numerous special musical numbers
OF put Your Arms Around Ne. Honey
NATIONAL.
The new National theatsr nc Nos.
4o-44 Monroe-ave.. will be opened TO
the public Tuesday. Sept. as. This
theater will be ~yaudeviile and mo-
ton picture PLACE and will open Its
doors at IL O'CLOCK In the morning to
continue it's PROGRAM continuously un1
al the same hourNat night. q
well-known entertainers have been
booked. Quaker City Quartet; Lizzid
y. Raymond and Lillian Mcneil tho
>gall- known singing commediennesj
.esssh d laT,n Tn. ST. ssru. n G tns Art
roma trio of acrobats: La Torgere nj
artistic dances; Moore and Browning
In skit entitled. .Those Classy Coli
legs Soons; LILLIAN Wright and LLOYD
the Gypsy trio. In spectacular .ing1
Ing novelty called "A Night In d
GYPSY Camp" The vaudeville prof.
gram will be followed by motion plays
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23

later fascinates Lord stonbury, and
wheL the faun learns that the young
lord has lost all his money a. horse
raciEg. he laughs at him and tells him
how foolish he Is He gives 10 Lord
Stonbury, from memory, the names OF
all OF the horses in the different stables
In EnEland. naming those that have
won and those that have not. as well
as those that can. Everything he says
Is absolutely true, and Lord Stonbury
makes an agreement with him, where
by he Is 20 divulge TO him the Names
OF all the winners and he, In turn, II
10 dress the faun as a human being.
introduce him TO society as Prince Sill
vari and acquaiht him with all the
different types Of humsn beings there
are fn England. which thu Faun II
anxious TO see.
Lord stonbury regains his los. for
tune and becomes very rich rhe faun
mingiss with all classes Of people and
they appear TO him an very unnatural,
so he endeavors 20 reform them and
bring them back 20 nature OF course.
he succeeds In getting himself and
his friends into all sorts OF trouble.
and his outspoken and blunt Kramer
OF speaking shock the ladies and gem
tlemen I'm society Mr.. Faversham. OF
course. will impersonate the faua. Miss
julie Opp will be seen In the leading
female role, that % fife player In a
sufragette band.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23
lns.. VIM be given on wednesday and

iness win be given on wednesday and
on saturday.
Little Miss Ffx-it" a. the quaint
name OF new musical play in winch
the well-known duo OF song writer's;
Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth, viii
be seen AS joint stars In the petrot
opera house the week OF Oct. ?. hayes
and Nofworth have composed score
OF popular songs since their tunetul
Honey Boy" ballad caught the fancy
OF lovers OF melody. In the meantime
they have made themselves faVorites In
Broadway musical comedies. IL was
Mss Bayes with her magnetic
style and velyety contralto voice
who made famous the comedy
song. Has Anybody Here Seen
KelIyg' After winning fame IN
New York and London with their orig
inaI and artistic work, Bayes and Nor
worth became two OF the highest paid
performers in vaudeville They had
Just signed a contract for 50 weeks. az
$4,000 per week. when the young pro-
ducinR arm OF WerbA and Luescher,
flushed with THE Spring Maid oper-
Rtic success. induced them 20 abandon
for joint starring tour In
Little Miss Fix-it" The book Is the
work OF w. ]. Hurlburt and Harry H.
Smith, while the music numbers are
by the stars themselves.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23
GARRICk.

william Faversham. In The Faun,"
win be the attraction at the oarrick
theater next week. The theme around
which Edward Knoblauch mas woven
the story OF The FRan" Is unique, and
OF life. In doing so he has introduced
az the central character q faun. son
OF the god Pan. The faun wanders
into London. one night, and irto the
whose love for the turf has swept
away his fortune, and he 10 about TO
commit suicide. He calls I'm his valet
arrangss his Affairs. and discharges
his servants, and, Just as he Is about
tracted by a peculiar sound emauating
from the garden. HIS curiosity ~
aroused and. on raising a window, he
espies the faun In the garden.
The peculiar being interests and
The Detroit times., 1911-09-23
LYCEUM.

One OF the most vivid iramas OF
some years IL Paid in Full" which
will be brought TO the Lyceum theater
Sunday afternoon for weeks engage
mert- The play was written by Eu-
gene Walter. q former Detroit news
paper man. and aside from the record
Of q run OF two years IN New York
The evening world., 1911-04-15
LAST "PARSlFAL" OF SEASON
MARRIED BY TWO ACCIDENTS,

"Parslgll' for a special Good FRIDAY
matinee at the Metropolitan Opera
House yesterday evidently was thought
appropriate. FOR II attracted a very large
and revcrert audience. The performance
was Of more than usua! excellence, al
though II was mdrred By two accidents.
one of watch might have been serious.
In the darkness. while changing the
scene from tho exterior of kl!ngsor's en-
chanted castle to his gardens, the steps
on which stood Otto Corfu. who was
Kl!ngsor. buc!Ged II broke and. as
Mr.. Gorltz told the writer afterward, II
ne had not jumped quickly to I've stage
he would have been carried down to the
cellar ami possibly have been badly
hurt. The curtain was dropped In
! stantly and when Il was raised again,
Alfred Hertz. who was conducting. re-
sumed Just whore he had left of.
In the last act the moving scenery
DEVELOPED "A balhy hunor, shiverlng and
hating most e&aspccatinsly and caus
Ing the Knights 20 enter the Temple o.
the Grail before the sreHe was really
SGT. It's a cumbersome and illogical
Illusion at best and yesterday II was a,
The evening world., 1911-04-15

'Pomarder Walk" will be given NJ
Waliack's on Thursday afternoon for
the benefit OF ST. Mary's Free Hospital
for Children. The "All-Kid' cast will
include william Collier IT., Jean Ford,
Benjamin Benton jr., Pearl Egan,
George Tobin. Vivian Too.n. Rea Mar
tin. Isabelle Lamon. Dorothy Vernon
and Berta Dom.
At the Empire Theatre william Gil
lette Will give his last performances OF
He by the Enemy"
Mildred Holland. at the Garden The
atrc. viii produce The Lily and the
Prince q play dealing with the strus-
gle between the Papal States and Italy.
Kyr!e Hellew comes u the Grand
Opera House with "Rafies."
Viola Allen In The White Sister" vii,
be the attraction at The Manhattan
Opera House.
Madame "" with Dorothy Donrelly
IN the title role. will be seen al the West
Enc Theatre.
The Heart OF Maryland" will he
given by the stock company at the
The evening world., 1911-04-15

weep. ] don't mean girls who are born
into the profession. Tney can take
care Of themselves. It's their work.
that's al. They're az safe as tine aero
bats IN the circus"
The long jump from acrobats to
Hamlet was takcn quickly.
i've been studying Hamlet for six
or seven years" she said. though.
oddly enough. rye never seen a sing!"
performance o, the play. Years ago
Mr.. Belasco put me through my elo'u-
~tionary PAGES by giving me certain
speeches to read. and | believe ! haN {
at least tho voice for II. So, II yoI
like. you may say l am going to play
II next season."
Ills sail
The evening world., 1911-04-15
Life of an Actress son the Road" Harder WDEV
WIDE VARIETY
IN %THEATR|CALS
COMING WEEK
y ALPH HERR will be broush, OH,

~ ALPH HERR will be brought OH,
as a star az the Kn!ckerbocker
Theatre on Monday night in
Doctor DE Luxe" a musical comedv
ny Otto Iiauerbach md Karl l..
iioschna. the authors of Madame
sherry" The scenes are laid in Or.
Dc Paws Pet Emporium OF broadway.
Here dogs and cats arc brought by
their fashionable owners to be ,res,sd
Tor various ailments. Doctor De L,rxs
Is introduced into his acmosphers af,er
rcscuing a boy from being rim down
~ a motor car. After haskin. In tho
admiration OF a beautiful girl. who
calls hin a hero, he obtains "A position
as an assistant to tho proprietor. He
is called upon not only 20 cater to nil
the dogs and rats upon the premises.
nut also 70 various human beings. FOR
WAon he prcscribcs dog powders.
through a mistake he IS taken for a
real physician by Or. Melville. Then
a certain Col Houston IS led TO think
that D.. De Luxe Is DR.. Melville and
h)es after him with a gun FOR stealing
the affections of hts wife. The SIM.
porting cast Will include Ethel Green.
William Pruettc, Jeanette Chllds. Ed
Win Ni,anaer. l.eni Santos, Harry
stone. Ernest TrIIx and Helen Rob.
ertson.
Robert Msntcll will inargura,e a four
weeks season OF classic drama at
paIN +" on Monday evening with a rew
production or 'EiHg Lear" Each eve-
Ming OF the week will he devoted 70
King Ica"." wlile AS You Like II"
VIII 10 given at The Wednesday mail
noe and TIE Merchant OF Venice on
saturday afternoon. Marie Booth Rus
sou Will again be seen as Mr.. Mantclrs
leading woman.
The London t'ollies" Will he s.en a,
Weber's Theatre beginning Monday eve.
Ming. Tho Entertainment will include
musical ~specialties. n travesty on The
Balkan Princess" called The Balkv
Princess" and The Land OF Delft. : by
JOSEPH Herbert md Arthur Weld, orig
inaily given at a Lambs gambol. The
company. half English and half Ameri-
can. Will consist OF Norman \. Blume.
Charles Olcott. Agostino Baci, George
l.. Mack. Laura Jaffray. Gladys Arch
butt. Helen L.alor and Natalie AIT.
What the Doctor Ordered" a comedy
by a. 4. Thomas. will be produced at
tue AStoE iHtut'e on fTluaN nlsnt. The
scenes are laid at Narragansett Pier.
and the characters are cottagcrs. They
are not invallds requiring n doctor TO
prescribe FOR bodily aches and pains.
Their ailments proceed from sentiment
and temperament. The symptoms seem
alarming to the sufferers. but II wise
doctor takes them In hand and maps
out a course of treatment that produces
some startling effects. In the cast will
be Virginia Hammond. Anne Meredith.
Kate Meek. Harriet Otis Dettenbaugh,
Katherine Rayard Bel. Jacob Wendell
tr.. and William McVay.
Grace George d~edicates tho Playhouse,
W. A. Brady's new theatre, with per-
formances this afternoon and tonight
Of sauce for the Goose" a comedy by
Geraldine Bonner and Hutchinson Boyd.
over Night Will move TO the Play
house on Monday Light, and on Tues.
day afternoon Ilolbrook Bl,nn Will ap-
rear in a special Performance OF The
Boss' for tho benefit OF the Regina
Angelorum Home.
a special juvenile performance OF
The evening world., 1911-04-15

one day Of the wonderful cures made
BY Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
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II you would like special advice
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The evening world., 1911-04-15
"oTEllO," WITT sLEZAN,
PRESENTED AGAIN,

"Otello' was repeated in Ca, Mct.u-
politan Opera House lust night before
another crowded house, with Steak .g
his imprisoned characterization OF iaa
Moor. Scott, as lago, was as subtle
and artistic as ever, T. Marie Rap
p1ld was an effective pe.demuna.
Jeanne Nalhuurs Was Emilia, and Ven
inrlni f"""""'" . wen known m,u.1rt
u Mr. Hammers Gins Manhattan Opera
House company, WAS Cassie, De Sesu-
lola. Res l.eIsH, Auals.o and Begue
completed re east. Toscanlni coa-
Quoted with his usual artistic success.
The evening world., 1911-04-15

It's worst. Surely, with all the modern
facilities FOR producing stage effects,
'oTcthing better Nigh; be devised than
Wagncr's idea that is decades old.
Olive l'remstad as Kundry and Karl
lorn rs Parslfal made the end Of the
second act thrilling by the Intensity OF
their acting. Both 81 them sang beaut!-
fully. the tenor displaying exceptional
vocal force. Amato's Amfortas vas a
most moving impersonation. as II al
WAYS Is. and Herbert Witherspoon's
GurncmanZ was effective. Bella Alien,
Icnora Sparkas. Rita Forrta. Henrietta
Wakefield. Marie hatfield. Florence
Wickham. Rosina Van Dyck, Albert
Reiss, Glen Hall. William H!nshaw and
julius Bayer completed the cast. The
choruscs were sung rSrellently and the
Flower scene was effective.
The evening world., 1911-04-15
A BACH "PA3SlON" SUNG
IN A REGULAR SERVICE.

Bach's Passion According TO s..
john was sung at the Church OF the
Ascension last night by .le choir ami
especially engaged s~oloists under he
direction OF Richard Henry Warren. Il
formed part OF a regular Good Friday
service that was attended by a large
and devout congregation. The occasion
would seem TO preclude criticism OF the
work OF the singers.
The evening world., 1911-04-15

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