The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-29

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"ain't" A good-looking. dappel
young man sat at the piano and play
cd the best ever accomplishments.
A funny farce called A Bachelors
Wife," is presented by John ]. Rice
and Sally Cohen. Mr.. Rice plays the
part OF a hypochondriac. whose moan
ing and groanings and pill swallowing
creates uproarious laughter. and not
sympathy In the onlooker. The In
valid Is a husky and rosy-cheeked
person whose doctor has convinced
him that he has nervous prostitution
and heart disease. II developes that
the doctor would like to get his pa.
tient safely out OF the running for
the hand OF young lady with for.
tune. whose money has been left TO
her on condition that her second cou-
sin-the invalid-declines to marry
her. The young lady. by a peculiar
chain OF circumstances finds herself
In her cousins apartments and, OF
course. the writer OF the sketch finds
way out Of the existing difficulties
and provides happy ending all in
side OF 20 minutes. Miss Cohen is
the pretty heiress and with Mr.. Rice
makes the most OF the lines and sit
uations OF bright little sketch.
Fanny Rice, with her marionette act,
Is as pleasing as ever. In the main.
makes hit with her own mobile
face above the marionette body, on
the miniature stage. singing and dane
ing. in quaint mannikin way.
The Three Escardos do some thrill
inS tumbling on the bounding board;
the Howard Bros have a banjo act
that would be better II II were con-
fined to straight banjo-playing omit
ting the Juggling and playing at one
and the same time" which, one OF
the brothers informed the audience,
took them Ave years to perfect and
make look easy, and which the ma
jority OF the audience plainly show
ed they thought was sad waste OF
energy and time; Johnny Stanley and
Vesta Norton offer a song. patter and
dance turn: Van Hoven, calling him.
self the "dippy magician" has a lot
OF fun with two small boys taken from
the audience. In a skit burlesquing
NhC usual hhaSlNidh at. NIC olupOlC-
field Trio presents an aerial act with
melodramatic trimmings and the
Microscope offers interesting pic.
lures with tuneful musical accompan.
iment. ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE.
MILES.
A truly remarkable exhibition OF
strength is one of the features OF
the Miles bill, for the current week.
IL comes at the very end of the pro-
gram In a unique and well-staged nov
city. presented by four husky Ger
mans, who style themselves The
Armourers." The setting shows the
interior of a blacksmith shop. One
OF the four. who Is as large as two
ordinary men, is made up as the
smithy. and on him, naturally, falls
the heavy work. He first disguishes
himself by holding heavy iron ball
with his teeth, while he keeps pound
ing away at the ball with a heavy
steel bar until the bar bends percep-
tibly. But his real stunt comes at the
finish OF the act, when, standingerect,
he holds a 300-pound anvil against
his chest with his teeth, while two
vi TIC hubhiCo oNlu6 ICpCdlCuly
on the anvil with sledge hammers.
apparently putting their full strength
into the blows. The act Is one of the
most novel OF its kind seen on the 10
cal boards in many a day.
Dooley's Metropolitan Minstrels.
billed as the headline attraction. fail
ed TO appear and the management an
nounced that the company had been
caught in a trolley wreck near Mil
waukee. In their place Winkler's Mil
itary Dancing Maids were engaged
and made a favorable impression
when they made their appearance in
the evening. The act Is made up or
sprightly dancing numbers, and the
attractive young women who COM
prise the company show the effect
of careful training. They also dis
play some attractive costumes.
BY far the classiest act on the bill
Is that OF Cecil Lyndon and Edna Dor
man, THE English Boy and the Yam
kee Girl. Their patter is new. breezy
and original and they close with a
bathing scene that is good for several
hearty laughs. Cliff Dean, a native
Detroiter, who has played here for
several years, heads q company OF
four. presenting a playlet called "A
Burglars Nerve" in which Diamond
JIM" a burglar, just released from
prison, gets even In novel fashion
with former pal who had done him
a bad turn. The plot Is well worked
out and Mr.. Dean, as the burglar. Is
given opportunity for some good char
acter acting. Incidentally he works
of a choice line of slang. Dean Is
supported by Miss Nell Vernon, as
Mrs. Fred Sterling. in whose home
the scene Is laid Eduard III. Loeffler.
as William Turnoir, society crook,
and by Baby Loeffler. as Mrs. Ster-
lings little son.
Ed. Gray, the tall tale-teller," as
the program christens him, looks the
part and has some good stun, though
his act Is inclined to drag. Nine. Hen
gleur's trained dogs open the show
with an act that Is good OF Its kind
and Is featured by some remarkably
high jumping, on the part of a grey
hound. The Milescope fills out the
regulation bill with lively comedy
picture.