The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-09
THE STAGE

Looking into the future came ma
turally to me-" says Anna Eva Fay
whose thought readings are attract
ing large crowds to the Miles theater
this week. las little girl was al
ways anticipating things that were go.
ing to happen. l would say to my IA.
Their, down there on our Ohio farm,
You'd better get in your hay. It's
going to rain tomorrow And SIRE
enough II would rain. BY and by peo
pie began to notice those things and
became quite widely known as a
child wonder. II was not long before
/ was giving public exhibitions.
have been before the public ever since
and have visited practically every
country on the globe, meeting al
sorts of people. have never claim
ed to be clever woman; my accom-
pIishment Is gift, but Of course, II
has been developed and perfected
through study"
"All to the Good" is the significant
title of the musical comedy In tive
acts, which Sam T. Jacks Own cora
pany will enact in the Avenue theatel
next week The show will bring tc
the Avenue the popular comedian
Bob Van Osten, known far and wide
as the man with the ducks nose.
Mr.. Van Osten has quaint and pc
culiar style of humor, which will fine
plenty of opportunities in the coined,
which has to do with the discovery o
a cheese mine on the Island OF Cor
gonZola. Kathryn Delmar Is the prim:
donna of the organization, and amona
the vaudeville specialists Is the Grca
Farnum, a European pantomimist and
acrobat.
Phil Sheridan's Marathon Girls,
Which will be the attraction in the
Gayety theater next week, includes
such famous vaudevillians as Ed. Nor
ton. the singing comedian; Alfred X
Hall, eccentric dancer and comedian
Hastings and Wilson, THE Lunatic'
Carrie Cooper, dainty coincidence;
Mark Adams and Louis Rashman
German dialect comedians; the Aus
tralian contralto, Fyvie Bench; Joe
Mills, Edna Hyland, and O big chorus
Hoffman's screaming musical farce
in two acts. entitled Crazy Finance,
will be presented.
One of the most popular musica
comedies to visit the Detroit Opera
house. last season was "The Three
Twins" so that when that piece re
turns Thursday evening, to the same
theater, IL will doubtless be welcomed
heartier than ever. Clifton Crawford
and Mayme Gerhue head the leargt
company, which includes a chorus c.
pretty girls and number OF nimbl'
dancers. The fun of THE Three
Twins" is fact and furious and Their,
is plenty of catchy musical numbers
the best known Of which probably Il
the famous "Yama Yama" song
There will be Saturday matinee.
Albert Chevalier. the English char
acter comedian. will open brief en-
gagement. in the Garrick theater
Thursday evening in a new comedy
called Daddy Dufard." Mr.. Chevalie
Is particularly successful In the de
lineation ow coster charters ant
songs, although his talent for char
acterization Is not limited to thi,
field, by any means. Daddy Dufard'
was written by himself and Lechmer,
Worrall, an English playwright, an,
aims to give Mr.. Chevalier the bes
possible opportunity for the exercis,
OF his character gifts. The support
ing company is said to be capable II
every respect and local theatergoer,
are promised a unique theatrical even
ing by Mr.. Chevalier and his asso
ciates. The engagement includes /.
Saturday matinee.