The Detroit times., 1911-12-22
THE STAGE

Almost direct from engagements in
the larger music halls OF London, the
staleys come TO the Miles theater.
next week, In what Is heralded as
one OF the most spectacular novelties
In its line ever conceived. The Staleys
are instrumentalists OF some note
and their act opens in the interior OF
oooperage shop, where workmen are
beating away on the heads of barrels,
which are Zylophones i'm disguise. The
lights are turned out for three or four
seconds and In that interval a remark
able transformation takes place
When the lights are again turned on,
the cooper shop has given place TO
Observation-Disclosures drawing room,
while the erstwhile workmen are per-
sons OF leisure. attired In immaculate
evening clothes. For the children, the
Miles has secured Petram's comedy
circus. which includes trained dogs,
monkeys and ponies and, best OF all,
the unridable mule, Maud. and every
boy Will be given a chance TO earn
prize by riding the animal once
around the stage.
Lucy DAILY, known In private life as
Mrs Hap" Ward, thinks of other
things besides toe dancing. topical
songs and similar. stage accomplish.
ments. She has invented a pan which
VIII bake biscuits just golden brown.
nothing more nor less. The contriy.
ance is made like an ordinary roasting
pan, only there Is one pan within an
other. The device for closing the pan
after the over has given just enough
heat to properly bake the biscuits is
the big secret" The model has been
successfully tried at Wardhurst, and
the family biscuits have been the de-
light OF Mrs. Hap" and the envy of
her guests.
A program OF vaudeville and musical
| travesty will be offered by The Miss
New York, Jr.' company, OF bur-
lesquers as the Christmas attraction
in the Avenue theater. John T.
Black, the versatile character COM
edian and author. is one Of the prin-
cipal entertainers with the organiza-
ton and in the olio will be seen in a
rural sketch. Mr.. Black will also
have prominent roles in the two mu-
steal trifies, Married Life Up To
Date" and Fifty Miles From Denver"
He will be assisted by James Fair
burn, James r. Waters, Frances Rey-
nolds, Fay Odell. the Franks sisters
and others. The big feature of the
olio will be Bennett Mitchell & Co. s
production of the dancing pantomime,
The Awakening" In which the Paris
ian Apache dance Is realistically por-
trayed
Chief OF the features to appear in
the Temple theater next week will be
Bud" Fisher, known far and wide
as the creator of the inimitably anus
ing Mutt and Jeff' cartoons. Mr..
Fisher leaped into prominence quickly
A few months ago his cartoons were
minor feature OF New York news
paper. then he thought OF Mutt and
Jeff,' busy with his pen-and.ink. and
became famous over night. Now his
sketches are copied by hundreds OF
publications all over the country
Mutt and Jeff" have been placed al
the head OF half dozen shows, and
they have posed before the moving
picture camera. In the Temple next
, week, Mr.. Fisher will offer a mono
logue, illustrated with original and
clever pen-and-ink sketches. Other
features will be Toots Paka and her
Hawaiian trio: Bradna and Derrick
with a spectacular equestrian act;
Barry and Woldord in novel sono-
logue. labelled Snapshots" and Will
n oho oil