The Detroit times., 1911-07-25

ian. the husband. and he played ~
with discretion and good taste. VIII
lam II. Pringle was the proud ana
yIndictive elder brother, Don Severe
whose imaginings, repeated TO Don
Julian. place Donna Fedora ana Don
Ernesto I'm 80 false u light.
William II. Sans, who played me
old abbe In Love Watches" had the
part OF Capt. Beauliue, the british
attaehe.- OF the legation IN Maariar
city In which the action OF the drama
takes place, and proved himself
valuable actor. His work was adj
mirable from every point and he MADE
an immediate hit with the audience.
Cyril Raymond another highly effci-
emit member OF the company VINO
has been with Miss Bonstelle several
seasons, played the man servant In
manner to give the part no little
prominence.
The play was staged with care and
adequately. The entire performance
met with quick appreciation from the
large audience.
During the present Bonstelle en-
gagement, matinees will be given
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday al
ternoons. Next week Mary Jane .
Pa a comedy new to Detroit. Will
be presented.
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.
TEMPLE.
Coming right on the heels OF the
Windsor races, the platlet, Peaches
the feature OF which Is the winning
OF a running race by horse bearing
the name OF Peaches was received
with keen appreciation by big audi
ence In the Temple theater MONDAY
afternoon, when this weeks Dill was
opened. Peaches" wins at 80 to l, aud
the victory plays an important part In
the story OF the little drama.
Briefly, The Skit deals with the
misfortune Of Col. Barristaw, whose
stocks are threatened with forfeiture
because Of his inability TO protect
them, his unexpected rescue by Jonn
Henry. who In seeking the hand or the
! colonei's daughter, also named
Peaches" and the ultimate success
OF the young man In his matrimonial
quest Just when the colonel seems
to be obliged to pass up his holdings
along comes BIZ Donovan, horse
trainer, who assures John Henry that
Peaches" Is sure to win. Henry had
previously given his sweetheart,
Peaches" his word or honor that he
would never again bet on horse race,
because of disgrace which her brother
had brought on the family through
race track gambling. but finally risks
81 900 on the horse, hoping TO win
enough TO save his sweethearts IA
Their from BANKRUPTCY. He wins $780,
600, according to the odds, and pays
$685. 900 to- the coloners bankers 70
tide him over the crisis on the stock
exchange. BY breaking his word with
his sweetheart, he almost loses her.
but the day il saved for him by "Bin
Donovan. who pretends to discredit
him In her presence. She, after tell
ing Henry to leave her for good. nies
10 his arms and determines to wed
him.
/ The playlet Is produced by William
Courtleigh and company. Mr.. Court
leigh, an actor, OF grace and ability
having been leading man for Maxine
Elliott and a number Of other stars
at different times, takes the role oil
7 Jehn Henry and acquits himself most
lereditably Miss Edna Conroy. as
\ sweetheart ''PeSches." is dainty ana
charming, while Edward O'Conno'
could scarcely be improved on In the
/ part of "Biff" Donovan. Charles
Riegel has but little to do as Col
Barristaw, but he does that little BIZ
well
Geo. v. Hobart, creator of "Dinkel
SPIEL" is he author Of Peaches.
or headline caliber, also, are the
Australian woodchoppers, Jackson
and McLaren, said to be the champion
woodcutters OF Australia. They dc
some clever work as marksmen with
axes and show the audience how trees
are cut down In the woods. They star
at the same moment TO cut through
two tree trunks measuring 81
inches I'm circumference and repre-
sentlng standing trees. Each perfor
nance Is a contest Of skill and speed
and the audience sees some remark
able work with the Ak. One finished
q couple OF seconds ahead OF the 9TH
er, Monday afternoon, the cutting Of
the blocks requiring about one and one
half minutes. Previous TO the actual
work OF the cutters, motion pictures
OF work in the Australian woods are
shown. II Is a novel exhibition and
takes well
| Maud Lambert. possessing good
looks, a pleasing personality and q
splendid voice. and wearing stunning
costumes, entertafns with a number
OF catchy songs. such as Somewhere
This Summer With You" Miss Lam
bert was. last season, leading woman
In the musical comedy. "The Midnight
Sons" and scored a success.
As black-face entertainers. Kauff
man brothers create a lot OF fun. Thew
sing well, get on heap OF clean con
versational comedy, initiate Italian
street singers TO perfection, and end
up with line of gibberish that must
be heard to be appreciated. Dare
brothers, artistic equilibrists. do some
wonderful work; FL Gotta displays
much ability as a manipulation of the
xylophone, while Leroy and Paul, who
open the bill, provide good entertain
ment as comedy acrobats.
Miss Eunice Durham and Miss
Charlotte Greenwood. billed to appear
together as plano player and comedi.
enne, respectively, failed TO appear in
tha affarnoou because of being DELAY