The Detroit times., 1911-12-25
THE STAGE


LYcEUM.
That successful combination OF care
Isnnihilators. known as Ward a Vokes'
IN which Miss Lucy DAILY is the ST
Ilent" partner. opened it's annual en-
gagement in the Lyceum theater, sun
day, and will remain during holiday
week, with an extra matinee today
The Percy and Harold duo have for
their vehicle this year musical
farce called, The Trouble Makers,
which is an extremely broad satire
on the woman suffrage question. The
comedy. as usual in the Ward a
Vokes' productions. is OF the perfectly
obvious sort, and the jokes require
no diagram TO make their meaning
clear
In The Trouble Makers" Hap and
Harry, as Percy Earlston and Harold
Weathersby. the lucky tramps, drift
into the village of Lone Tree, Iowa,
at the psychological moment Two
prominent workers in the cause or
suffrage are expected 10 arrive. but
are detained. and Percy and Harold de-
eide to impersonate them. They get
away with the deception so success
fully that they are elected president
and secretary, respectively, OF the 10
cal Order OF the Always Work and
Never Vote club The closing scene
shows the women OF the club at work
on a new court house and there Is a
rather exciting climax when a poor
downtrodden man, who was patiently
attending the baby and has stuck 10
his knitting and sewing without COM
plant up TO this time, finally rebels.
He strikes up Irritation with Mrs.
Plump, as Harold is known among the
suffragists. The latter produces a
flask of whisky and both proceed TO
get loaded" Thus fortified, the down
trodden husband takes courage and
tells his wife just where she gets
of" Charles Sandy Chapman has
this part and he plays the character
down TO the ground.
But the big hit of the show, as al
ways. is Lucy DAILY in her great song
number. ooh, Look Who's Here" in
which she turns the spotlight on
various persons in the audience and
sings impromptu verses about them.
It's great fun, for everybody except
the victims" who are naturally en-
barrassedS Another of Miss Days
song hits is "A Different Phase of
Life" which is suggestive in some
degree OF the famous Seven Ages"
number from the Three Twins"
Oh. yes, there's something 10 carry
away, too, and its called, Every Lit
tie Moment Has a Meaning The
chours is exceedingly catchy and 1t
runs all through the piece.
Miss Hazel Gilmore is a conspicuous
figure in the cast and is heard TO ad-
vantage In several song numbers.
oAYETY.
Manager Wards Christmas offering
in the Gayety theater this week is
one OF the funniest burlesque shows
that has visited Detroit this season.
Charles Robinson and his "Crusoe
Girls" form the attraction, and the
company is a bright up-to-date aggre-
cation of pretty women, excellent
character comedians and a fairly good
chorus.
Robinson takes the lead in the mer-
riment, and his grotesque makeup
and funny antics keep the audience
in rare good humor. The company
appears in two burlettas, Lost, a
Million Dollars" and The Gay Sky
larker," in both OF which Robinson is
in the limelight most OF the time. and
the action is not allowed 10 drag for
an instant. Ida Emerson and Ollie
Woods are the leaders among the
women, the latter making a hit with
the pep" which she introduces into
her work.
The olio numbers are excellent. The
comic quartet, Robinson, Barrett,
nDun and Woods, was repeatedly en-
cored. Barrett and Dunn appeared In
an Irish sketch that pleased; Ida
Emerson and Charles Dunn contrib
uted several song hits, and Miss Ollie
and Bernard Woods gave as a special
attraction an original comedy panto-
mime, IAN Elopement by Wire" Miss
Woods is a versatile little girl who
performs on the tight wire. dances
and sings, and does everything well.
The Star and the Garter show will
be the attraction next week.