The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-21
TEMPLE.

la Somnambula." @. NJ Molasso's
French rantomime. with Mile. Nina
PAYNE and Signor Ricardo 81. Ella
in the leading roles. is featuring this
weeks Temple theater bill, which
was opened. Monday afternoon, be-
fore the usual large audience. The
pantomimic production Is given under
most satisfactory conditions; the
company Is most capable. the stage
settings artistic and we'll arranged.
and the orchestrations appropriate
the latter In charge OF the company's
own director.
Tie speechless drama depicts a
scene OF gayety in the home of Mons.
Martel. In honor Of his wife's birth
day. During the festivities. Mile.
Payne. as the wife of Martel, goes
through a number Of dances. graceful.
lily and artistically. She is shown un-
due attention by Count Antoine
Games Macchia), one OF the guests.
After the party, Martel is induced by
the count to go with him to the club,
leaving Nine. Martel home alone.
Later. the count. leaving Martel at
the club. returns to the Martel h2me.
forces an entrance and lenters the
apartment of Nine. Martel. She strug-
giles with him and succeeds in break
ling away. locking him in her room as
she slams the door behind her She
rolls down the short fight OF stairs
and, a moment after getting up, falls
in faint. in which she Is found by
her husband He learns OF the counts
presence in the room and goes after
him with a revolver. Shots are fired
and the two men roll down the stairs
together. The count gets away
through an open window, by which
he Rad entered
Nine Martel is somnambulist
and. prior to the coming OF the count
on his second visit, wa/ss about In
her sleep and trips through some oil
the dances she had performed dur
ing the party.
| Some entertaining comedy Is Intro
duced by Julia Biddle, as the Marte
lNousemaid. and Nat Smoser. a chef
Leo DAILY and Frieda Reiff are also
members OF the company.
| Chick Sale. Comedy protean enter
taiber." Is back with his humorous
conception. A Country School Enter
tainment." in which he impersonafes
1.-The school teacher. pupil entertainers
the professors who addresses ttt
class. and the district "constabule'
land member OF the school board. The
latter still raps for order with hi:
ltop boots and creates merriment gen
orally.
, "In Old New York" by Harry Beres
ford & Co, combines romance, com
Iedy and charity, delightfully."- In
Iterwcven. Special scenery is used, the
scene II is claimed, being an exac
Reproduction OF one OF New Yorki
landmarks on the east side. Harr!
Beresford, John De Weese, Hattie
lCarmontelle, Edith Wylie. Harr!
whall and Fred Hill comprise thu
lcast.
Other good acts are Van Hoven
l"'rhe dippy-mad magician" who give'
Ia clever burlesque on magic, In ad
ditlon to performing some genuine
tricks. Elizabeth Otto. "piano-songo
ilogiste." who cleverly shows hoV
Iclassical music Is nowadays used a.
"ragtime;" Dorothy Bremen, prett.
and charming. and Joseph Ratliff, Il
cat the Flower stand" which al
lords them a chance TO sing mum
Der of songs. in two OF which Mis-
Bremen appears as little girl
Mosher. Hay es and Mosher, exper
and comedy cyclists, who give
splendid exhibition. showing darinl
laeriai novelties, and Frank and Myrtl
chamberlain, experts with the lasso
Thu Microscope shows the New
York woman suffrage parade, amonI
lother interesting world events.