The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-01
Mr. straIght plays

OF his audience. Mr.. Straight plays
the accompaniments particularly well
and Is large part OF the success OF
the act.
Pretty Marion Carson with her pref
u voice might better stick TO her sin
gle singing turn In vaudeville than ~
carry along the expensive and use
less appendage called on the program
An operetta." In which she has the
assistance OF three men. The title The
Belle of Seryille" has nothing To do
with what follows. II is neither flesh,
fish nor fowl and has nothing TO rec
ommend IL, as IL IL not funny, not
musical and not worth Miss Carsons
while.
Oscar Lorraine calls himself pro
team violinist." He makes the biggest
hit when he leaves the classics and
plays ragtime while giving an imper-
sonation of the notorious RICO. Hun
garian vlolinist, who SO fascinated De
troit's Clara Ward that she left her
husband. Prince Chimay, TO the scan
dial OF the world.
Clara Ballerini Is an old Temple
visitor, who does a daring trapexe act.
She Is pretty and graceful woman
and her feats on the swinging bar are
quite remarkable.
Anderson and Comes. Negro enter
tainers, amuse the audience, and the
Van Der Koors turn OF which Felix,
the mind-reading duck" % scream
mgly funny part, started OF the bill
at good pace. the Six Abdallahs.
tumblers and acrobats. closing IL at
undiminished speed. The Mooreo-
scope pictures show trout breeding
and heart interest story.
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE.
MILES.
There are four acts on the current
bill OF the Miles theater that are de-
cidedly above the ordinary and pro
vide frst-class entertainment. These.
/ with the remaining acts. constitute
the Miles Road Show. and II IL the
intention OF the management to send
the organization around the circuit.
I III Ii meets with the same cordial re
| ception that was accorded by Miles
patrons Monday afternoon and even.
ing, the tour will be a decided sue.
| cess.
Joe" Welch. In little skit called
"A Study From Lite" Is the big
scream of the bill. He appears on
| the stage In the garb and makeup or
! a typical Hebrew merchant, accom-
/ panied by two little fellows who pose
I as his sons. Every line OF the con
versation that ensues is good for
laugh, and by the time the boys make
their exit, the audience is in an up
roar WEIGHS monologue Is even fun
/ ,NtA and ha Ea
| himself The beauty OF Welch's work
! IL that his impersonation Is not car
! feature. IL 10 true 10 life, even TO his
walk. and II is as much the way he
gets his stun over as what he says
that brings the laughs.
The Hawaiian troupe Of singers.
dancers and instrumentalists have all
act well worth seeing and hearing
| The setting, occupying the full stage.
gives glimpse OF the Hawaiian ISL
/ ands by moonlight. The members OF
! the troupe. eight in number, play
! beautifully on yiolins, guitars, flutes
and the native ukulele, which Is a
sort OF baby guitar, and their voices
blend well in the ensembles. The
! Hawalians have a way OF playing the
] guitar that Is all their own, using u
steel pick and small bar OF steel.
! the latter being moved back and forth
along the strings. The result Is some
OF the most enchanting music ever
heard. The Hula Hula" dance fea-
| lures the act, and its execution Is
weirdly fascinating. The act closes
with travel talk, with a series Of
motion pictures showing typical scenes
( I'm Hawaii. These are as instructive
as they are entertaining, and all are
excellent views.