The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-01

and she has ample opportunity to
show her well-known artistic capabiit.
ties. IL Is no small undertaking 10
+, reduce Tho Power Behind the
, Throne" TO vaudeville proportions. and
In the hands OF a less skilled person
than Miss Holland the attempt might
be fraught with great danger
Love and intrigue. as might be ex,
pected. from the fact mat the title
OF the playlet Is adapted from Schil.
ler's work, form the leading features
OF Miss Hollands present production.
She assumes the heavy part herself
or course. the role OF Aria Winter.
daughter OF a plebeian music master
OF the old world. Baron Ronald Won
Hohenlohe, pupil OF Aria Winters IA
Their, falls in love with her and be.
comes engaged TO her. only to learn
little later that his father has prev,
iously arranged that he shall marry
Duchess Won Waldheim. whom he
does not love- In the denouement
excellent work il done by the little
company, sentiment, machination and
pathos being cleyerly portrayed. In
the end. the young. determined baron
wins his sweetheart and all is serene
Franklin. Pangborn takes the part OF
the baron; Andrew Guise il Herr Win
ter; Del La Barre, the president, IA,
Their OF the baron: Anna Barton, the
duchess. and Frank Bacus. Count Won
Oberfels.
Also shining as stars on the bill are
James Diamond and Clara Nelson
featured as comedian and prima don.
ma. respectively. In up and Down
Broadway" last season. They furnish
some refreshing comedy OF a singing
variety In an Offering called Some
thing New" Their efforts here made
them big faYoritesr q storm of ap.
plause following their numbers.
The Temple Quartet, one OF whom
Is Arthur G. Wood, formerly Detroit
choir singer. also shared In the honors.
They sang a number OF selections, In
GLIDING popular airs. and showed that
they had lost none OF their singing
abilities since their last appearance
here.
Good vocal music Is also supplied by
the Five Armanis. Italian vocaiists and
musicians, whose number Is entitled
"A Night In Naples" Picturesque seen
cry adds to the merit OF their work.
Frank lie Dent. The kings Jester"
amuses with his "bumplty-pump" hats,
doing some clever juggling Field
Bros. give good dancing act: the
Rexos, expert roller skaters, give an
interesting exhibition, ana Hill. Cherry
and Hill thrill and entertain with dar-
ing and amusing work on bicycles and
single wheels. The Mooreoscope
closes the bill with series of new
pictures, including some of Ty Cobb,
king OF ball players. He is shown in
his many Characteristic poses on the
diamond. Each picture was warmly
applauded. The photographs were
taken by G. M. Hayes & Co. for the
illustrated Press bureau. represented
In Detroit by Jake" Smith.
MILES.
There are some strong features In
the bill at the Miles theater this week
that entertained two big audiences,
Monday. The most pretentious num-
Der Is THE Strongest Link a one
act drama in which Harry First and
Florence Hadley made big hit. The
story deals with Russian Jew. David
Aaronson, who has prospered In New
York and has married into a society
which takes his money, but despises
bin and his humble origin. The wife
and family that he left In Russia were
massacred with the exception OF his
daughter, Sonia, whom he finds after
years OF searching working In a sweat
shop. The trouble comes when he
tries to bring his little daughter into
his home. Lashed to anger. he puts
on the wife and her good-for-nothing
brother and takes the daughter to his
heart. The daughter is played by
Florence Hadley. who makes the most
OF the dialect OF the Ghetto and scores
hard with the audience. The wife.
Irene, was played by Nora Creegan.
the brother by II. Rudd. and the butler
by j. Checker.
Alice Raymond and her players pre-
sent "A Night in Egypt" giving some
artistic setting. depicting an Egyptian
courtyard. The musical numbers were
given with much ability.
Noble and Brooks give a talking
and singing number that is full of 20
and entertaining comedy. Fields and
Coco furnish the acrobatic stunts. and
introduce some that are new and diff
cult.
w, L. Werden and Marie Gearin give
a combination Of art and song, Wer.
den furnishing the illustrations for
the songs that are sung by Miss
Gearin. Freeman and Fiske, with
talking and singing act, and the Miles.