The Detroit times., 1911-01-09
THE BOSS" GETS
PREMIERE T0N|GHT
Holbrook Blinn To Star in Edward
Sheldons New Play = Howard
Estabrook, Detroiter, in Cast.

There are several circums tances
surrounding the first production on
any stage, Monday evening, in the
Garrick theater, OF The Boss" that
makes the occasion one OF especial in
tercst TO Detroiters. The play ID the
third written by Edward Sheldon, the
youthful playwright, whose first ef-
forts Salvation Nell and The Mig
ger were both tremendous successes,
+. and the theatrical world would have
Detroit and her citizens believe that
IL Is some honor TO have the premiere
of this brilliant young mans work
made here.
Then, TOO, Holbrook Blinn makes
his entree into stardom at this time,
after career as a leading man that
J. any member OF the profession might
envy. SO full of artistic and public
success has IL been. And, then, not
leasS by any means, Is the fact that
the stage production will be made by
How ard Estabrook, or Howard Esta'
brock Bolles, former Detroiter. Mr..
Bolles Is the son of J. Il. Bolles, OF
the Bolles Wire AZ Fence Co., and Is
still under 80 After leaving the Cen
trail high school. he accepted clerk
ship in the Wayne county treasurer
Office, but between the figures on the
ledger ne saw the glare OF the foot
lights and heard the voice OF the siren
of the stage calling him, so, eventu-
-ally, he decided to adopt that probes
sion, getting his first chance with
William Collier. He remained with
that comedian several seasons, includ'
ing the engagement Of the Collier
company in The Dictator" in Lon
don.
Mr. Bolles has had excellent en-
gagcments during his stage career OF
about seven years, and has forged
right ahead, through application and
sincere love for his work lie has
been greatly interested In the me-
chanism or a plays production from
his first days behind the curtain, ana,
recently, set himself TO master the
details of stagamanagement as II Is
known in first-class productions. HIS
first ambitious effort in this line is
with The Boss" although I'm addition
TO the cares of the stage direction, he
Is cast for one OF the important roles
of the piece.
A dress rehearsal OF the play was
:, given Sunday, in the Garrick theater,
under the personal supervision or
Manager William A. Brady and Mr..
Sheldon, the playwright. Miss Grace
George, who in private life 10 Mrs.
Brady, came on from Toronto 10 pass
Sunday with her husband and lend her
: invaluable suggestions 10 the new pro-
duction. She left again at midnight
for Montreal. where she plays this
xyaak in "Sauce for the Goose" the
delightful comedy which she made
known to Detroiters the week before
Last. Miss Alice Kanser. the we'll
known play broker of New YORK. was
also In Detroit, Sunday. IL was through
Miss Kauser that Mr.. Sheldon's manu-
script OF salvation Nell" first reached
the hands OF Mrs. Fiske. Mr., Flske
will arrive in Detroit, Monday, to be
present at the initial performance OF
The Boss" because of his interest In
MIR. Sheldon and in Miss Emily Stew
sens, who plays the leading womans
role. and who is a first cousin OF Mrs
Fiske, with whom she has made her
home for many years.
When the first anxiety OF the launch
ing OF the play is off his mind, and
he feels at liberty to accept social In
yitstions, Mr.. Sheldon will be much
feted by Detroit society, Mrs. Fred
erick NJ. Alger being an old friend or
the Sheldon family, in whose home
she has been frequent visitor. Sew
eral classmates of Mr.. Sheldon in
Harvard. live in Detroit, and all are
anxious TO entertain him when the
strain OF the first production OF The
fBoss" is over.