The Detroit times., 1911-11-15
THE STAGE

'rhc Five Juggling Normans, whose
act IS sensational and noteW oithy
leatdrc ct The current bill in the
Mi.Cs tGlt.i. are making here what
Will Dv ,1,l last American appear
ane, ~. hbOa, ,hree years. ihey
sail. next Wtupesday. for London,
where Oh bee (. they open an eight
weeks easaStmcut IA the\ Alham-
bra rhealcr FROM there they 30
10 the Aihambra PARIS. for a
months enlargement, thence tC Berlin,
where they viii appear for six weeks
iu the Water Garden After that they
Will Nh dates in - PcfersburE. Nos
COW and Narsaa and win keep on 30.
ing anil they practically clrV,c the
globe -Four oi the present mcnpers
OF the troupe have becn working TO
gether continuously Tor years They
were last seeG IN Detroit SIX years
ago. with the RsrEaAE bfos. circus.
The troupe is headed BY Fred {, Nor
man.
Louis Mann one OF The most de-
iiElJful character aC,orS on the Am
erican stage will present his new
play "Eleyat.ng Husband, IN the
Detroit oRera house for three nights
and Wednesday matinee, beginning
Monday evening 'Elevating Illus
band was written by Clara ldpman
the distinguished actress. who, in
private life Is Mrs Mann. and Samuel
Shipman The story deals with the
efforts OF an ambitious wife who
prides herself on her culture" and
ter intellectual friends 10 elevate
and polish her ashland, who has the
iaculty OF making money but lacks
the uicetles ana veneer of polite" So
ciety Ills grammar is appalling. and
there Is a suspicion than he eats with
his knife Underlying the comedy,
there is a vein of sentiment and n
suggestion OF heart tragedy No play
that he has had in recent years has
aifO-ded Mr. Mann a better opportun-
!ty TO display his versatility than does
"Eleyating Husband" The scenes
OF tie play are laid in New York at
the present time Mr. Mann will be
supported by an excellent company
including Emily Ann Wellman.
William Hodge and his company and
the Tarkington-Wilson play The
Man From Home have scored sue
cess of the most pronounced char.
acter in the Garrick theater. where
they will continue their engagement
next week The sale for the last
weeks performances will begin Thurs
day morning The offering has lived
mp in every particular 10 the reputa-
-tteft- it came here- it'll Apparent sy
it has not been allowed TO deteriorate
in the slightest degree in spite OF the
tact that it is now in it's fourth sea-
son.
In the lexicon of Lillian Russell
there is no such word as age Eter-
nal youth dominates her dictionary Of
life and the recipe is contained in one
word OF four letters. mind Mind is
everything. she says, and mental con-
troll is the Alpha and Omega Of
health, happiness and talents No
voice can ne lost, sHys Miss Russell
Who headlines the Temple bill this
week. IT may he tired, but II the
mind lives the voice lives All sing
ing is mental NOT physical All great
singers talk yo the heavens. The gift
of voice is God-giyen. Voice is n
mental impression ON the ear-drum.
When i Began to sing after four
years OF playing in straight farce com
edy, ! learned the art all over I be-
gan as had begun years ago, before
my professional debut1~b but in this in
stance was my own master No
other vocal teacher was employed
had found my mind. | had become a
firm believer in mental science. SO |
just sang and sang. and, as my mind
grasped the artistic sense. by voice
rounded out. It's old timbre return
ea improved. asfA how believe /
may say without egotism that | am
singing better than at any time in my
career.
Miss Mary Land. the popular
actress. who has scored quite hit as
Belle Knowles in Seven Days which
comes to the Detroit opera house the
latter half OF this week has been an
editor. publisher, a printer and a
Lress agent he Eained the first title