The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-11
THE STAGE

IN the leading comedy role OF The
New Century Girls. McRae is the
author OF the two-act musical travesty
which will be staged. called The Two
Pikers." McRae is an eccentric COM
edian entirely different from the usual
Hebrew, German or Irish laughmaker
SO FAMILIAR To burlesque patrons. AS
ISOLATED with him are Tom Nolan, Joe
MADDEN, Sadie Huested, Lydia Jospy,
Anna Myers, Davis and Maryelle, and
Johnson and Elliott. There will be
an olio OF specialties and a chorus OF
young women.
The mystery OF Red Ike" whose
name has been heralded in bold red
type all over town as the @'grouch
killer has been solved. Red Ike" Is
character In a western comedy play
let or that name, which Edward De-
Corsia and company will present in
the Miles theater next week. Red
Ike" is described as a scream from
start 10 finish, with plenty OF western
atmosphere. Mr.. DeCorsia, who plays
the leading role is the author of the
playlet also. II tells how a western
sheriff. in love with pretty school
marm.' outwits his rival, the parson.
by impersonating Red Ike" a bad
man who has terrorized the whole
countryside Supporting Mr. Decor
STA will be Miss Helen lie Sage and
Fred |. Lewis.
Rose Pitonof, champion woman
swimmer or the world and declared to
be the most powerful woman swimmer
known, will be the stellar feature OF
the Temple program next week. She
VIII present a spectacular swimming
and diving exhibition. featuring the
famous "Pitonof stroke" A massive
crystal tank will be used Miss
,Pitonof Is young girl. weighs ia
pounds and stands four feet, ten inch
es in height. She is the holder or
numerous medals for her water feats
and next summer will go to England
10 attempt 10 swim the English chan
mel. hitherto accomplished by only one
man. Other specially attractive feat
ures OF the same bill will be James J,
Morton, The bad boy" monologist. and
Callahan and st. George, presenting
the musical skit, The Old Neighbor-
hood"
The Bon Ton Burlesquers will be
next weeks attraction in the Gayety
theater. The Bon Tons offer musical
comedy built for burlesque purposes
called Here. There and Everywhere.
The company is headed by the we'll
known burlesque comedians, Bert
Baker and Lee Hickman. Babe La
Tour, Margaret Lavaun, Lydia Berg
and Jessie Banks. A special feature
OF the show is college girl number
in which sixteen young women pre-
sent one or the prettiest chorus num-
bers in burlesque.
Perhaps the most extraordinary play
bill ever printed for a performance OF
Hamlet" was used in ireland, III
years ago and is now in the posses
sion of r. H. Sothern, who with Miss
Marlowe will visit the Garrick theater.
the week OF May 20. An exact copy OF
the playbill follows: Kilkenny Royal
theater BY his majesty's company or
comedians. The last night because
the company go tomorrow to Water
ford On Saturday, May IA, 1879, will
be performed, by command OF several
respectable people in this metropolis,
for the benefit OF Mr.. Kearns, The
Tragedy of Hamlet" Hamlet by Mr..
Kearns (being his first appearance IN
that oharacter), who between acts will
perform several solos on the patent
bagplpes. which play two tunes at the
same time Ophelia by Mrs. Prior,
who will introduce several favorite
airs In character, particularly The
Lass OF Richmond Hill'' and Well All
BE Happy Together" from the revered
Mr. Dibbin's oddities. The parts OF
the king and queen, by direction of
the Rev. FIR. O'Callaghan, will be
omitted as too immoral for any stage.
Polonius, the comical politician by a
young gentleman. being his first APP
pearance in public The Ghost, the
Gradedigger and Laertes, by Mr..
Thompson, the great London COM