The Detroit times., 1911-03-04


William Gillette appears In the De-
troit opera house. beginning Monuay
evening, under Charles Frohmans Gus
tomsry direction; In sbs sTiS Si a AZ,
:.seeret Service" and 'The Private Sec
retary.T sherlock Holmes" Is TO be
presented on Monday and TUESDAY
ssecret Service" on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Saturday evenings. and The
Private secretary" ON Friday evening
OF a farewell as far as these plays are
There is no more fascinating ngure
in stage annals than William Giiiettes
portrait OF sherlock Holmes" lie
presents the wonderful detective with
all the mental. physical and protes-
sional qualities with which MS creator
pioys ali the finish. dexibility and
strength OF his acknowledge art He
not only enacts Sherlock Holmes, the
extraordinarily shrewd detective; but he
the perplexing shadow OF cloud
The principal charm OF Mr.: Gillette's
impersonation OF the spy, In secret
prises. Cold chills. tears and laughter
crowd each other In bewildertng sue.
cession. IL Is a melodrama OF unusual
pDwer But Il Is In his t ,nss M SGme Sii.
lette's versatility as an actor. and
author as we'll. Is seen TO the best ad-
vantage Those who have seen him
only in sherlock Holmes" and secret
Service" will perhaps And IL diffcult
10 recognize Mr. Gillette In The Pri-
vate Secretary" His portrayal OF the
nervous professor Is regarded as a
formed the role over 1000 nights and
a marked the beginning or his fame
as a playwright and actor.
Robert billiard. In "A Fool There
Was" comes TO the Detroit opera house
March IS, for an engagement OF three
deadly parallel in everyday life. Mr..
billiard has achieved his greatest sue
cess It's theme was found In Kip
iing's grimly fascinating poem; insp,T-
ed by Sir Philip Burne- Jones world
famous painting. The Vampire" The
story revolves around a polished man
OF the world, big financially. socially
and automatically, He Is ordereo 10
and on the deck or the departing
steamer meets the vampire woman. In
stantly he falls under her spell his
stay abroad Is prolonged. His mission
goes TO smash. His friends abandon
him, and In dull self-reproach. he be-
comes a drunkard The climax comes
he is living In solitude. And then fol-
lows the supreme struggle between
the opposing forces Of good and evil,
the result OF which cannot be foretold
till just before the nnal curtain.
John Drew will come to the Detroit
opera house March Is IL and S. In sss
Vaughan. Mr. Drew has for his lead
ing woman Miss Maryg Boland, Of De-
troit. and IL supported by Mr.. Froh-
1daughan comedies are smart. epigrarl-
matte plays that offer an amusing
evenings entertainment
MILES.
Manager Porter. OF the Miles theater.
announces as his feature OF prime In
brated Ladies' Boston Fadette orches-
ira OF % pieces. under the direction or
Caroline b. Nichols. The announce
ment will be OF interest to all lovers
Of mnsiss d opranisation Is sener
ally recognized and IL may be depend
ed on for something out OF the ordi-
nary In the way OF harmonious effects
They will play popular as well as
classical selections. The orchestra has
been heard In Detroit on numerous oc-
casions and invariably has been well
received.
or special interest to Detroit amuse-
ment lovers will be the appearance OF
Miss Violet Mcmillan. native Michi-
gan girl. who has won host OF admir-.
ers everywhere by her dainty ways and
her clever character songs. Her gowns,
too. have attracted much attention.
Her act calls for several changes OF
Miss Mcmillan was I'm support OF Arth-
ur Dunn, In THE Time, the Place and
the Girl" and made q very favorable
impression. She Is a remarkably win
some lass.
Charles Lindholm and n supporting
company OF four will present a novel
playlet called. THE Man From Mime
sofa" which concerns q young Swede
who gets into all manner of difficulties
while calling on his best girl because
he Is mistaken for someone else. Mr..
Lindholm, who will be seen in this
part. has made a reputation as an i'm
personator Of Swedish types His COM
pany comprises Eugene Bryant, an old
school actor; Wanda Brindley, Harry
Nilsen and Anna Ward The piece has
been a hit elsewhere. Charles Sweet.
the musical burglar" also known as
the tramp pianist, will return for his