The Detroit times., 1911-10-31

amusing. Doudider. once started,
, rather enjoys being a "satyr" and ne
has a gay night OF IL at the "Nymphs
and Satyrs" ball I'm the Cafe Les
Satyres before all the complications
are cleared away, In the final en-
semble.
The three acts are all pretty stage
mixtures. Nowhere is there a sug'
gestion OF cheapness, while the eos
tunes weFn by the ladies. notably IN
! the bali room scene. are dreams OF
shimmering elegance.
Miss Cecile Cunningham, young
woman OF many physical charms. con
siderable magnetism and a pleasing
voice. is the coQuettish pink lady,
and she adds a bit of novelty IN the
final scene by doing glide whne
playing her own accompaniment on
violin. It's great finale, that
past parade i'm the ball room, with
the brilliantly-lighted Paris boule-
wards stretching away IA the dis
lance as seen through the open win
doWs. Miss Alma Francis, an eS-
ceedingly attractive young woman. is
the Angelo of the cast. Others prom
inent i'm the mirth making are Tom
Waters as Dondidier, a particularly
happy Choice; Wallace McCutcheoh'
Jr.. as Iucien; Jed Prouty. as Bebe
Guingolph. a sort OF BOBBY whose
presence. however. is quite important
to the working out OF the plot; fred
I G. Truesdell as Maurice ID. 'Uzac,
Angeles friend and protector ana
Miss Georgia Harvey as Madame
| Dondidler. Miss Harvey's work Is
deserving OF special mention. Her
contribution 10 the comedy end OF
the piece is most important one ana
<he is equal 10 all its demands.
Among the more notable ynsies
OF the Pink Lady" are The Girl by
| the Saskatchewan" "Donny Did,
Denny Didn't" The Kiss Waltz,
and The Beautiful Lady
Though The Pink Lady is fast
moving, demands for encores pro-
longed the opening nights perform
ance until nearly 1880, and the man
agement announces that, for the bal
ance OF the engagement. the evening
show will start promptly at O'CLOCK
TEMPLE.
| More sensational than ever, hou-
DIM. the famous "handcuf king, is
back in the Temple theater this week.
He is billed as the headliper- and he
! is. entitled TO that distinction. lie
| thfilled an unusually large audience
at the opening performance Monday
afternoon, and will add an extra thrill
er on Wednesday afternoon, when he
will attempt TO release himself from
straight. jacket made by Detroit
firm. This firms jacket is used In
most jails and asylums and no one
has as yet been able to free himseH
from il. It's said. Houdini says he IL
master IT,
He wriggled through straight-tack-
ct of his eva, after IL MAS securely
strapped about him, Monday. in full
view of the audience. This, how
ever. was only preliminary TO ms
stellar attraction, that of freeing him.
self from a galvanized can. filled with
water and encased in wooden chest,
Theoretically sealed. the lid being
held fast with six spring locks. The
audience holds its breath as he dis
appears in the water, for his failure
TO get ont in a minute or so would
mean certain death. The breaking
out is done behind curtains. Houdtnf
explains that the whole performance
is a trick: that there is nothing SUI
pernatural about himself Yet he
gives a committee from the audience
an opportunity TO examine the can,
box and locks
A local undertaken challenged him
to escape from a metallic coffin after
being thrown ON Belle Isle bridge,
but he politely, declined TO accept.
Prior 10 Houdini's work. moving
pictures are shown OF his jump from
the Paris morgue into the Seine, while
handcuffed, and his coming up with
his hands free. His operation OF an
aeroplane is also pictured.
Also worthy of blue ribbon deeora-
ton is the playlet, "A Club Woman.
presented by William Wilson, Caro-
line Franklin and Frank X. Russell.
AS the club woman" Miss Franklin
Is a big success. She has powerful.
commanding voice and the way she
talks turkey" 10 her husband, when
he insists on her dropping her club
lectures to get a meal for him, IS en-
phatic enough TO satisfy the most
rabid champion Of woman's rights.
Inc nuBDdUu, w III. NliSoA ShtO -
vain 10 separate her from ye clubs,
but her efforts are. after all, worth
willie. for she is instrumental in help
ing to save him from financial ruin,
through her political operations.
throughout the sketch runs deep
vein of humor.
Broadway successes in song and
dance are featured by Fletcher Nor
ton and Audrey Maple. the latter wear
ing unique and striking costumes.
The Krations give an interesting hoop
performance Knox Wilson, once with
The Land OF Nod THE Burgomas-
ter" and other companies. mas laugh
producer in That's ALL in which
he PLAYS an accordion and saxaphone;
Walter s. Dickinson springs novelty
in Ex-Justice OF the Peace" an I'M
personation of a quaint country char
acter: Abbott and White sing popular
airs: Nellie McNeese and Leon
Sprague do some neat work on roller
skates. and the Microscope shows
a series OF new pictures as the clos
ing part OF the attractive bill.
MILES.
Ever see seal walk a rope? IL
not, you've missed something. That
is one of many seemingly impossible
| feats performed by Capt. Tiebor's
seals in the Miles theater this week.
| I Get 40 should no accuSad of nature