The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-07
TEMPLE.

Melodrama, in which love. intrigue
and crime are cleyerly interviewer,
furnishes the best biz OF entertain
ment on the Temple theater bill this
week II is the production OF Paul
Armstrong, New York newspaper
man. author of Alias Jimmie Nalen-
time" and bears the title of "A
F.. Romance OF the Underworld. The
drama deals With the dark side OF
life. depicting he sentencing OF pris-
oners in a New York criminal court,
the Bridge Of Signs and the interior
I OF the Tombs II is a picture remark
aDly true TO the usual scenes in courts
OF large city. Counterparts of the
defendants may be seen almost any
day i'm the recorders court of Detroit,
and the same human interest features
such as the faithful weeping sweet
heart. aTeS also to be found in the
local halls OF justice.
A Romance OF the Underworld is
a big production for vaudeville, re-
iGriring carloads of scenery and up
wards OF so people for the different
parts The court room shows mot
ley arrag OF prisoners. thieves, shop
filters, assaulters, etc, including
coke" iiend The author has inject
CT some humor in the grim setting,
and this serves TO relieve the gloom.
Tacn there is a plot. A young man is
ugongfully convicted of theft through
the treachery of a ward political boss,
Il saloonkeeper. who wants to marry
the prisoners sweetheart The saloon
keeper agrees TO get him free If she
will promise TO marry him. but she
refuses. To the rescue comes young
lawyer who learns the facts in the
case. gets new trial for the girls
convicted lover and everything ends
happily ss the curtain drops
As the lawyer Ralph Theodore
docs CreditabIe Work, While Elsa
Berold makes good as the sweet
heart George b. Miller has good
voice for the Judge and takes the part
well There is the ubiquitous re-
porter. OF course. always on the job,
but he doesn't give a true representa-
mon of the scribe on the crime beat
He is too theatrical, probably excus-
able for stage purposes, and shows
none of the shrewdness which is es-
sential in the makeup of the success
full police reporter.
The play was enthusiastically re-
.ceived at the opening performance.
Monday afternoon, and bids fair TO be
a winner here, at least
Probably no greater favorite comes
70 the Temple than petite. charming
and dainty Isabel D'Armond, who
once claimed Detroit as her home.
She Is here again this week and. with
ner team-mate, Frank Carter, is east
Is second 70 the big show. She and
Mr.. Carter give a mixture OF song,
repartec, dance and music, which
proves unusually entertaining She
makes a hit when she says Innocent
|lN, that 'her sisters a shoplifter, her
brothers pickpocket and her
fathers In the city hall
| Admirers gave her a big boquet Of
American beauty roses on Monday.
Fred DupreZ. monologist and sing
ing COMEDIAN talks himself into the
hearts Of the audience. lie gives the
tmother-irlaw a jolt or two. moralzes
ton marriage aud tells the girls not 10
/ be 90 particular about the man they
\ play 10 marry, lest they get none al
lal
! other acts are Willette Whitaker.
Iharpist ana singer assisted bv r.
( Wilbur Hi. the sisters Gasch. eS
/ pert gymnasts, who do some meritor-
lipVS work Belle HathaWays monkey
lcircus. and the MCGinnis brothers
VINO dance and sing The Mooreoscope
us the climax TO the splendid bill
4 -,
! MILES.
me operator a dramatic sketch
by Charles KENYON is offered as one
/ OF the feature attractions i'm the Miles
theaier this week II is certainly
not wanting IN thrills and calls for
tsome redi acting on The part Of the