The Detroit times., 1912-01-24
THE STAGE

4 "A Furnished Room is the title or
the twoact musical trayesty which
will be presented by Sam Rice and his
"Dafydill Girls in the Avenue the
alter next week. The comedy has 10
do with the matrimonial adventures
OF Professor Slush who imagines that
hts bride possesses many millions.
The complications which follow give
Mr. Rice fine opportunities for the
style OF Hebrew comedy for which he
Is noted on the burlesque circuit. The
piece, OF course. will give the Danny
dill Girls just those chances necessary
10 display their costumes and their
singing and dancing ability. There
will he numerous vaudeville numbers.
Mr.. Rice is assisted by Joe Vol
Blanche Carter and Lulu Beeson. MISS
Beeson is an expect dancer VINO re-
Gently gave an elaborate terpsichoreah
act in the Temple theater
The playlet "Billy's Tombstones
which is the headline feature OF the
Temple bill this week Is again proving
Itself one OF the biggest lauGh-Winners
I'm the business. The adventures OF
strapping college half.back. sans the
false teeth he had been wearing 10
1 replace the originals lost in a scrim-
mage. are very funny and his attemp'
| to propose to a girl named Beatrice
| without his molars, is one long laugh.
| The character is played bv Edgar
! Atchison-Ely. who is clever farceur
| OF wide experience. Isis sup 2~t is
excellent. Miss Ruth Allen. who phys
| the role Of Billy's sister Is an accom-
lplished Coincidence. Other attractive
| features Of the same bill are Eugene
and Willie Howard. Hebrew come
tdians in The Porter and the Sales
man" the Vassar Girls in pretty IN
strumental act styled a Tuneful
| Travelogue, and the Great AsaEl
Troupe Of japanese jugglers, gym
nasts and wonder workers
That foremost burlesQue comedian.
| Billy w. watson. the funny little
Dutchman with the funny slide, and
| the Girls From Happyland" will be
! the attraction in the Gayety theater
next week. There will De a rejuvena-
| ton Of the burlettas, Two Hot
knights and The Gay Modiste.
which have made Watson one OF the
most popular OF burlesque comedians.
! or special interest viii be the new
| u
!
One OF the little -gicks OF theatrlcai
| late is the fast that the daughter oil
Eugenia Blair. Eleanor Montell, VIII
I follow her mother in the Lyceum
theater next week Miss Montel IS
appearing in Vaughan Glasers produc-
! ton OF "At the Mercy or Tiberius,
dramatization of Augusta Evans WI
| sons novel OF the same title. II tells
the story OF Beryl Bretano, who leaves
her home in New York 10 intercede
with her grandfather for her mother
who years previous was disowned on
account OF a forbidden marriage
Years have not softened the grand
father. but the charm and sweetness
OF Beryl move him TO clemency.
Shortly after she leaves he Is muir
dered and she Is accused OF the crime.
4Lennox Dunbar. prosecuting attorney.
! often nkened TO the Roman tyrant,
Tiberius, believes in her innocence
and resigns his position TO defend
her Then begins love story that Is
interesting and singular in It's out
come.
When Henry Miller comes TO the
Detroit opera house Monday night 10
1 begin a weeks engagement In II, >.
Sheldons powerful play, THE Havoc,
Detroit playgoers will see the actor
manager in the strongest role he has
created since he produced THE Only
Way" twelve years ago. The repre-
sentative critics of the biggest cities
In the United States have declared
that The Havoc" gives Mr.. Miller the
most powerful role he has ever played.
and this verdict Is cordially endorsed
J by the best known playwrights in Am
erica. Charles Klein, author or The
/ Lion and the Mouse" and The Music
Master" says The Havoc Is the best
constructed play have ever seen.
Created for laughing purposes only,
over Night" which comes TO the
Garrick next week, with the original
New York company, certainly fulfIs
it's mission, and furnishes unlimited
fun for the audience. 1t Is said any
one who has a crouch will surely get
rid of II by seeing the piece. The plot
hinges on a mlx-up of two bridal
couples, the husband OF one by acct
dent staying ashore with the wife OF
4 the other, while the steamer with the
other pair starts on its trip up the
Hudson. Philip A. Bartholomew, the
author OF "Over Night" out OF this
simple plot is said TO have made 3
very funny play, original and clever.
Frank Smithson, the stage producer
OF The Girl OF MY Dreams" now play
ing in the Detroit opera house. Is an
Englishman. whose first work In New
York was The Girl From Paris.
which he staged in 1908 in the Herald
Square theater for f. E. Rice. Mr..
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