The Detroit times., 1912-03-06
THE STAGE

Frank Fogarty, is providing an
amusing quarter of an hou, - irish
humor in song and story in the Ienr
pie theater this week. Few can -
a story OF Grin with more effect or
render an Irish ballad. whether or
humor or OF sentiment, with greater
appeal than Fogarty Perhaps the
reason lies in his Celtic ancestry
Other pleasing acts are contributed
by Harry Williams and Percy Wen
rich. the popular song writers; Thos.
j. Ryan and company in Will M.
Cressys comedy, Mag Haggert, s
Reception and Nate Leipzlber,
known as Leipzig, the conjuror.
Valeska Suratt, New Yorks latest
star in the newest musical comedy.
The Red Rose" will be the attrac.
ton in the Garrick for one week, be-
ginning Monday evening, March H..
Robert Hood Bowers wrote the music
OF the piece, while Harry b. Smith, au-
thor of The Spring Maid" and his
brother, Robert b., acknowledge the
plot, and the lines that clothe 1t. In
the support OF Miss Suratt will be
the original New York company. ~
Guiding Alexander Clark, Minerva
Coverdale, Craig Campbell, Carleton
King, Maxwell Reynolds, Wilfre1
Young and Marie Richmond
life story of Thurston, the
magician, who will appear In the Ly-
ceum next week, is a history of re-
markable advancement in the con
jurer's art. From a small beginning
with pack OF cards as his sole asset.
Thurston now carries two carloads ~
baggage and paraphernalia. and ~
people. At the beginning OF his pro-
fessional career, Thurston departed
from the usual path. then trod by
magicians, and set for himself high
standard OF entertainment TO include
novelties, big creations and wonder.
full illusions.
The musical comedy, THE Siren "
in which Charles Frohman will pre-
sent Donald Brain, in the Detroit
opera house the week of March Is. is
unique in that although the company
includes a big chorus OF handsome
young women, these sirens" are no.
ticeable for their absence during the
big dramatic climax In the second
act. The curtain is dropped on 4
scene as powerful as that, OF any
straight drama With but one person
on the stage. The cast of The
Siren" includes Donald Brian, VIII
West and Cyril Riddulph, who were
last in Detroit In THE Dollar Prln-
cess" while Julia Sanderson, Ethel
Cadman, Frank Mouan and Alan
Nude Will be remembered for their
work in The Arcadlans'
Robert Hilllard will appear in the
Detroit opera house all next week, in
his famous success Feel ,EA.ta
Was" II is the story OF distln-
guished New Yorker going abroad
upon a government mission and meet
ing fascinating creature who EN-.
bodies the Kiplingesque idea OF the
vampire who was only "a rag anu a
bone and hank Of hair Ii has It's
comedy episodes. its epigrams and a
tragic crisis.
The act known as JEWELS Mani.
kins, which is one OF the chief fea-
lures of the Miles bill this week. has
been before the public nearly 30
years. and during most OF that u1ne
il was presented by Jesse jewell and
his wife. Mr.. jewell developed the
art OF manipulating the little figures
of paper mache and wax - such 4
state OF perfection that his act be-
came the recognized leader in It's par
ticular class. Since his death, two
years ago, his daughter. Miss Lillian
Jewell. has been pulling the strinLs
that cause the manikins to act Ike
humans and provide so much amuse-
ment for old and young alike. Miss
Jewell works on carefully screened
platform directly over the stage OF
the miniature theater in which hcr
manikins perform and the success o.
the performance depends entirely
ON the fexibility OF her fingers. She
lis a young woman Of many personal
charms. The Miles management las
arranged special children's matinee
for Saturday, when the manikins VIII
give an unusually elaborate program.
Ghi1dran Cru