The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-30
THE STAGE
TEMPLE.

theater bill, opened to bumper au-
dience, Monday afternoon, that any
physician might prescribe II with
success for his Respondent patientsi
also, the management could truth
fully advertise almost every act as
headliner. There Is really not weak
spot from the time the orchestra
starts until the Microscope shows
its last picture. There Is no end OF
bright, refreshing comedy, and the
playlet, THE Son OF Solomon, the
real Simon-pure headliner, furnishes
fine entertainment and points the way
to an excellent moral, namely, mat
honesty is the best policy"
Skits which furnish laugh every
minute are The Circus Girl,
Travelling" and The Wrong Hero.
Each Is brimful of fun and one can
not fail to come away with a lighter
heart after seeing them. The Cir
Gus Girl is about one OF the clever
est burlesques ever produced.
The stellar attraction, however, as
has been said, Is THE Son OF SOLO
mon," In which comedy, pathos ana
object lessons are sweetly and eHec-
lively blended. The sketch Is from
the versatile pen OF Aaron Honman'
author OF 1.-THE New Director, pro-
duced by Sam Mann In the Temple
last week. The staging was In the
hands OF Ben Teal. veteran stage d.
rector for Charles Frohman, and II Is
needless to say that there Is nothing
lacking In the scenic effects. The diff
ferent roles are also In capable
hands, Hugh Herbert appearing In
the leading part, that of Norris Sole
mon. Thomas A. Everett takes the
role of David, THE Son OF Solomon,
while Miss Margot Williams fills In
nicely as Rosie, daughter OF Solomon
The little drama, briefly, Is the
story of hayward son OF a rich
Hebrew merchant who Is dissuaded
from robbing his father by the sound
of a pistol shot. fired by his sister as
he breaks into the fathers treasure.
The father, fearing that his banker
is going to fail, had drawn out his
money and hidden II In a desk In his
home. He confides to his daughter
where the hiding place is. The way
ward son comes home Unexpectedly
and Is told by the sister where the
fortune Is, after he Quarrels with his
father over money matters, being re-
fused $500 to- make good a check
which he had forged. While he Is In
the act OF perpetrating the robbery,
the sister, failing to induce him to de-
sist by her pleadings. discharges her
fathers revolver, hoping to brighten
him into submission. The shot brings
the father on the scene; the daughter
takes the blame for the opening of
the treasure-box, but the brother
makes a confession and tells the
father that he Is willing to take his
medicine for the forgery and attempt
ed robbery. The father rewards him
with a bestowal OF his entire fortune
on him. STIMULATING that he Is to go
into business and ever provide for
him and the daughter.
The son gratefully accepts the pro-
posal. The father, realizing that the
one shot of the sister prevented the
son from carrying out his plot to rob
him. emptes the other three cham
bers of the revolver, remarking that
'if one shot made man of him,
three more ought to make him an
angel.
that Rosie fires the shot and the for
givenes of the father there is shown
series -of moving pictures, depict
ing what might have happened had
the son got away" with the money.
The first scene shows him in wine
room with a number Of men and
women; then his arrest for the crimL,
and, finally, his conviction and sep
aration in court from the father. The
moral Is strongly portrayed and is
most impressive.
One of the most unique and anus
ing features OF The Circus Girl"
presented by Marie Hart and Billy"
Hart, Is a burlesque on mental sug-
gestion. After blindfolding Miss
Hart, BILLY" goes into the audience
and. among other things, asks her:
What color is this white waist the
lady is wearing?"
White" Miss Hart seriously re-
plies.
In the course of the sketch, Miss
Hart does some clever work on
slack wire.
Monroe Hopkins and Lola Axtell
produce a scream a second In their
skit, Travelling" They show some
embarrassing and amusing situations
in Pullman car and cut loose some
good jokes In the course of street
car episode. II lost the money
mother gave me to buy birdseed for
the cuckoo clock" Is one OF the bits
of drollery.
"The Wrong Hero" serves to intro
duce Mack Keller and Frank Ortiz.
well-known comedians. They COM
bine music and comedy in such way
as to keep the audience In a roar
most OF the time they are on the
stage.
IN the music line, Deiro, billed as
the worlds premier piano-accordion-
ist," carries of the honor. He plays
the accordion I'm such n way az to