The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-14

Mr.. Fairbanks has a way about
him that Is delightfully."- refreshing.
He wins the favor OF his audience at
the very outset and holds IL to the
end. He has keen sense OF humor,
but there is no tendency to be overly
smart or to everyday the part.
The other characters in the piece
seem to be typical of the region. One
OF the best bits of character work in
the play is the Noah Renlow. OF Chas.
Macdonald. Noah, as the leader OF
the Renlows. takes himself very seri.
ously and the efforts OF the cub to
draw smile from his sour old Wis
age are excruciating. Steve succeeds
too, in the end
Miss Ruth Shepley invests the role
OF Alice Bentley with rare charm. and
Blanch Latell. as Beckie King. Alice's
unlovely rival for Steve's affections,
is scream Joseph Green does good
work as Tilden Fields and the other
characters are all well taken with
out exception.
There will be two matinee per-
formances OF THE Cub" on Wednes-
day and Saturday.
TEMPLE.
The stage advice handed out to cor
respondents through the columns of
the woman's department, in a daily
newspaper, especially concerning lit
tie domestic difficulties between hus-
band and wife. Is responsible for the
sketch. He Tried To Be Nice"
which Edward Abeles and Miss Land
er, offer on the Temple theater bill
this week
John Pettigrew, sitting at the break
fast table with a "hand-over" crouch
calling impatiently for his coffee,
picks up the morning paper and his
eye falling upon Fanny Frees reply
to the question of How shall | win
back my wife," is startled into think
ing that perhaps he has been rather
neglectful of his wife and, as II is her
birthday, he determines to make up
for It,
Ordering flowers, candy and box
of silk stockings, in dainty blue, the
color of her eyes, he dons q most un-
usually polite manner and so aston
ishes his wife that she becomes suspi-
cious OF the motive. First, she ac-
cuses him of having been out SO late
that he feels 1t necessary to placate
her with these gifts; then she de-
cides, there is another woman In the
case and the pleasant little party
which hubby had so eagerly arranged,
in his spirit of remorse, ends in a
wild row. He tried to be nice" and
n. ~ Il oh ~ for
his pains. The audience was unkind
enough to laugh which, Of course,
paradoxical as it may sound, is just
what Mr.. Abeles and Miss Lander
hoped would be the result.
When Mile. Camille ODER, Paris
ian variety entertainer, sings I'm her
own natural voice, she Is pleasing and
her voice is sweet and well-trained.
But Mile. Ober Is touring America on
the strength OF her ability to do un-
usual stunts in region of the human
voice that might be likened to the
bridge playing on the + string OF
violinist. 1t may be unusual but 1t Is
not pleasing. Mile. Ober has sufficient
ability as straight" vocalist to gain
a friendly hearing with any audience
and II she were to drop the freak side
Of her act, its buckwheat cakes to dry
bread. she would make greater sue
cess.
Rosina Casselli has Kennel of Chi
huahua dogs, those midget CANNES or
Mexico, which do remarkable clever
tricks. The dogs seem TO like the
work, for they are ready in their al
loted places almost before the seen
cry" is set.
The Five Brown Brothers offer a
good musical act I'm which the saxa-
phone plays prominent part; Andy
Lewis tells "Yiddisher" stories and
sing-song parodies; The Mabelle
Fonda troupe opens the bill with ex-
pert juggling; Minnie ST. Clair offers
her well-known Girl from Missouri
turn; Peterson Brothers In a startling
series OF acrobatic stunts bring the
program to close along with the
pictures.
The Temple management received
word from their booking agents, Mon
lay, that Irene Franklin will be sent
% the Temple next week as the head.
liner. Miss Franklin is great favor
tie I'm Detroit.