The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-24

direct from New York and at s .''.sa
orpense. Vaughan CHASER hss s
~ Inward Sheldon play wsss'
11nll. made famous by hfs a,,snt
. ~ presentation by his e.ce' .ha
"a - company next week, IN @
.~um theafer. Miss Fay Cour'e I.
IA NAV Nell and Mr. Chaser, jim a
~ the part created BY hoioIooA
~, fhe creator and star OF another
~ ~ sheldons plays THE Boss,
s..-h Md ifs initial presentation IN
"a. 4 = .e~rlclr fheater, In this CITY.
~ go, Nell" IL a powerful drama
"a ~ sl,ms and viii present tho
z, cc,nnany In parts quite diner
~ =. envfhine they have previously
<~-~d n Detroit. There will be
| <'.scIaI matinee Decoration Day.
,,,,npxe OF the real life behind
1870 Al vaudeville theater. Is af-
-~6~d the public, In the comedy The
~ 4 .eader.s headliner on the Tenn
"A nroeram this week. Sam Mann
~ the leading part in the comedy,
~ az the new orchestra leader, en-
~~>6 NJ moments notice during
Monday morning rehearsal. The
<<efch Is staged on the bare stage
NTH the scenery and properties OF
tic various acts on the bill, piled up
la the confusion that the stage hands
take as matter OF course. but, which
NE audience gazes upon In wide-eyed
wonder with a firm conviction that
order will never come out of the
~ Hu n oil
<ogether and well acted and Is a
xenuine novelty as vaudeville
1ketches 60.
The members of the Friars' club
of New York, the actors organiza'
<lon, who are to make q ten days
trip, visiting dozen cities as far
vest as Chicago. will leave New York
Monday morning, May 20, on spe-
cia1 train upon which they will live
during the trip, the itinerary OF
which will bring them to the Detroit
ooera house, for one performance
Monday evening, June 5. Rehearsals
have been held daily under the di-
xection OF George M. Conan, who will
- general stage director. The en-
|<ortainment will commence with a
Minstrel first part, with the perform
1rs In white-face. The interlocutors
Viii be Chas. j. Ross, Fred Niblo, EN-
net Corrigan and Jerry J. Cohan. and
the end-men Tom Lewis and Harry
Kelly. Raymond Hitchcock and An
Drew Mack, Richard earle and George
Evans, William Collier and George
Cohan. The finale for the first part
has been written especially for this
Droduction by George Conan. In the
OHIO will be seen The Piano Bugs,
which Ii an act given by seven we'll
Known song writer's who will perform
on seven pianos: Chas j. Ross and
Julian Eltinge as Anthony and Cleo
patra; William Collier and George Co
han In song and dance skit entitled,
Two Hot Potatoes; sketch by
Walter Hackett in which will appear
Sam H. Harris, Andrew Mack. Will
Ham Collier, Richard Garlic, Tom
Lewis. Emmett Corrigan, Raymond
hitchcock, Jerry j. Conan. Will Rock,
red Niblo and George Beban. The
nntire entertainment will conckide
with an operotic sketch written espe-
tally for the tour by George M. Co
1an The tour In undertaken for the
Durpose Of raising money for the new
home OF The Friars.'
Alefheia, the Greek mystic, who is
living performance similar to that
u Anna Eva Fay in the Miles theater
This week, Is an "inspirationalist."
rom her earliest childhood she
C1xfms TO have heard voices and 10
have possessed the gift Of prophecy.
Bcf0re she went on the stage she had
ochieved some distinction as writer,
Iof she IL q woman OF great culture
md unusual literary ability. Then
ne drama attracted her fancy and
me became identified with one OF
David Belasco's companies In a prom
Inent role, position she gave up to
appear publicly as a phychic coun-
1ollor when. az she says, she recog-
1I1od this call TO be the highest of
&or gifts. Coming to the United
{ktes hast August, Afeko and
&Ie<heia entered upon their first
morican tour, playing the Keith and
octor circuit with much success.
FEVER they have appeared they
BEEN asKeu nor tfVssdrn uhrE
turing her present engagement,
- has predicted the result OF
~ game. Nightly she answers
~ concerning missing relatives
Nome Of her revelations are real
sounding.