The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-25


where there is a convention Old Jas
per Is one OF those who 20 10 Wash
ington.' He looks like before using
on n sarsaparilla bottle, and his ex'
periences with hack drivers, news
boys. bootblacks, policemen and 9TH
ers form the cues for some OF the
songs.
The performers are nearly all good
singers, and some OF the songs are
new.
GAYETY.
The best part OF the Big Gaiety
show In the opinion of the audien :.
In the Gayety theater. Sunday was
the olio, and the best thing in the olio
was the act put on by the Five Musl.
cal Germans. The performance Of
this troupe on the variety OF instru-
ments made a big hit with The crowd.
especially the work with the traps and
drums done by the juvenile member
of the combination.
Another olio act that brought out
the applause was the singing OF Rita
Gould. She has style OF her own
In singing catchy ditties and was
highly appreciated Sidney Dean and
company, presenting Christmas on
Blackwelrs Island" got OF some
quartet singing and dialogue I'm stripes
that was good, and Al Herman. the
Ethiopian monologist. pulled of some
new jokes as we'll as some stunts that
were more or less familiar West and
Wallace in singing and dancing act
completed an exceptionally good olio.
The main show, which was called
"A Florida Enchantment, did not
have the 90 10 IL that was found in
the olio, though II served TO Introduce
some songs and speciaties that helm.
ed things along. The best was Eddie
Lovett's The Girl OF My Dreams"
Sam Collins led the comedy forces "a
Adolph Meyerweist, woman.hayer
He was ably assisted by AL Herman
as Jake Goldberg, William Belts "a
Lord Bonehead and Eddie Loyett "a
Pal Cheatem, a confidence man. Mae
West as Fayette, highly.Hying
French soubrette, Miss Barry Melton
as Nancy Nightingale, the grass wild.
ow. and Miss Eta II. Wood as Mrs.
Goldberg added the necessary touch
of feminine flavor
The Big Gaiety company will hold
forth all week In the Gayety. Next
week the Ginger girls will arrive.
AVENUE.
Miners Americans are playing a
return engagement in the Avenue
theater this week This able organ.
ization opened its second engagement
for this season before a crowded sun
day house, which voiced its apprecIa-
ton at every opportunity. The per.
Torrance differs In no material re-
spects from that given by the com
pany on its previous visit
Murray Simons, Hebrew comedian,
is the leading fun manufacturer and
he gets away with many a quaint bit
OF humor. Chester Nelson Is his able
lieutenant in fun making.
The performance opens with Song
Hits OF the Season." in which leading
members OF the company give clever
limitations OF leading lights Of the
stage.
The olio is bit better than the
burlesque average. The American
quartet in Hicksyille Minstrels Is up
roariously funny and gives some ine
examples OF close harmony. The
Dohertys also are present with
laughable singing and dancing act.
The Trial OF the Girl In Blue" Is
the vehicle by which the members of
the company bring the performance
to a happy close. II Is full OF bright
lines and laughable situations. Min
er's Americans present weIl-dress &c
show and there is numerous chorus
of well-trained and good-looking young
women. They sing well and dance
we'll and are given plenty OF oppor-
tunity for the display OF their charms
in the Avenue all this week. with
daily matinees
NEW YORK MONEY.