The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-11
THE STAGE
eAYETY.

Robes KnickerbockeT Burlesquers
n q meIange OF music, vaudeville and
farce. with much that is clever a
little that is rather racy. great dear
hat Il usually pleasing in scene ana
costume, and nothing that is frank
~ vulgar. furnish the attraction In
the Gayety theater, this week, bring
ing THE Love Kiss" and Casey the
piper" as their two farces. Their
tforts met with the enthusiastic APP
nroval of the audience. also with the
calm. Official approval OF DetectiVe
Henry Wilson. the police censor, VINO
remarked: 1T is a good deal cleaner
show than the one in the Detroit last
week" His reference was TO the
Tollies. -
4 II Is In a little vein OF sugges.ive,
ness. occasionally running pretty
close to the mother lode. YulgarI.y,
that the Gayety is-the Gayety' bul
An that, Il is distinguished from tne
.drayma" only because the Gayey
aara not cross the line, and the
s.drayma" dares, and does.
The biggest hits of the show were
.rcraa IN two numbers OF the Love
Fiss the Water nymphs' ballet
and "By Abbyssinian Maid. In the
former. the chorus, up TO the aver
age in face and figure, appeared III
what should probably be termeu
feshings. draped over by green
brocaded yelling which left little 10
the imagination IS to figure. But IN
broad terms, the fieshings were more
i've union suits, lacking the cling OF
aIIk and the ballet was as decorous
A might be wished. IL would DC
called artistic IL viewed In tne
home of the "drayma. The same
union suits figured as the GROUND
work Of the costumes in the Abyssln-
ian chorus, with brass trimmings,
! In cannibal islands. The song, or
perhaps, the costumes, drew SIX en-
cores.
A carnival in the home OF Mr.. JOY
pider n millionaire, who Is flirting
With the statuesquely beautiful (Carol
schroeder). Widow Merry, while MRS.
low RidH (Marcelle Leslie}, nirts
with Hebrew fur salesman (Harry
Gauber). to get fur coat, is the plot
~ the first part. The Love kiss OF
the voluptuous and acknowledgement
widow, and Mr.. Joy Rider Is the grand
climax. II Is some kissing act, Win
little interpolated snuggle and plenty
Of sidelong glances audienceward' put
II would hardly shock even one pre-
rared TO be shocked. Human minds
difer. An English king founded the
greatest order Of chivalry on lost
garter.
The Hebrew comedian furnished
most of the little insinuation OF
really. truly wickedness that never
unite reached the surface. But ne
was somewhat burdened with sense
az his cleverness, and delighted In sly
little winks and tricks. He has
swagger little way of calling every
one "kid" and baby doll" and Chick
en- !. Of which our local police courts
do not approve. But IL II were NOT
for key, some in the audience mignt
not be satisfied that II was realiy
good show.
Roger Imhof. a real comedian, as
Casey the Piper, scored a big NIT In
the second part, burlesque society
junction which was good for several
dozen hearty laughs, and proved tnat
straight comedy, free from any mint
OF anything risQue, suits the Gayety
audience as well, IL not better, tnan
the sldelong glance stun.
Imhoff, Hugh Conn and suzanne
Corrine offer a comedy playlet In the
die which was far above the aver
eye. and Duff and Walsh do some
clever dancing in their act. while
Harry Sauber, the aforementioned
Hebrew comedian, didn't improve any
as monologist.
The show Is as lively, tuneful, ana
prettily costumed as any which mas
visited the Gayety in some time, and
the comedy is. for the most part,
clean. snappy and decidedly amusing.