The Detroit times., 1912-10-18

one OF the veteran comedians Of
|| American stage. Digby Bell, viii
/.|I the vaudeville bill In the Tenn
n. th1nter next week Mr. Bell Is
&r1aI laY0rite all over the country.
/..|sted By capable company or
I|e. Mr. Bell will present 1T Hap
..III IN Topeka,"ira comedy by
|<orke NJ Hobart whose ,.playlet, An
/|D3n|nR. Night,v iaAmaking q hit In
Ms Temple this week Mr., Bell has
been monument In American stage his
|0/x for 80 years. associated with the
|.fIes Of the late Charles II. Hoyt,
|Ie comic operas OF Gilbert and Sulli-
<.Il the flne productions Of the fam
bus McCauli opera company, the sue
[easful 'Mr. Pipp;. and many Of the
Mr. musical productions and straight
I.fces OF recent years. His last ap-
1earance. 4in Detroit was as co-star
. &.fh .DeWolf Hopper In .Mr.- Pick
1Ick.ns Other acts booked for next
week include Julius Tannen, The
Chafterbox:" the Six Kirksmith sis
Iers. musicians. dainty and charm
ING: Olive Briscoe, comedienne;
Dclmore and Lee, In "A Study In
BLACK and white" Corelli and Gil
I1fe IN odd nonsense; Harry Puck and
X1belle Lewis and Sidney Baxter,
The wiry Scotchman."
Normandy and Brittany, two inter
1.<ing old PROVINCES In .rural
|runce." Will form the subject OF +.
N. Newman's second trayeEtalk In
ne Detroit opera house, Sunday even
/1t. oct. 20. Travellers In Francs de-
vote most OF their time to Paris, and
<hcrefore. know little OF Normandy
and its fashionable resorts. splendid
<1thedrals and historic ruins, or OF
brittany. and the charm OF its peas
ants. It II these things, skilfully
uiciured and described by Mr.. New
man. which make the travel-talk 80
interesting. A visit to the lovely
rhafeau district, the scene OF the most
important Incidents and achievements
- the history OF France, viii COM
<lete the Tour.
The domination or the telephone In
|&ffairs or everyday life has at last
=>oen put TO dramatic use IN "The
1Voman,s which comes to .the.sDetroit
>1nera house next week. In the play,
.-<ViIliam c. -deMilla, the author, has
4 1hoUn In q startling manner the pos
+ eibilities for good. or for evil, of the
Instrument which has In a few years
become an essential part OF the bust
mess and social life Of every commun-
'lfy. The play tells fascinating story
81 love and politics. On one hand.
n stand q number or politicians who
+, Attempt to use the telephone to carry
\ out their uefarious ends, while on the
ether, is q httie switchboard operator
who uses the instrument TO defeat the
. clans Of the politicians
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Henrietta Crosman, the wellknown
actress, and an ardent advocate OF
Y tQnnl. suffrage. has established resi-
0ence in Colorado 30 that she may
4 vote. Miss Crosman says that she
f viii become citizen or the state OF
. New York again. only when full en-
. franchfsemehf to women Is an accom-
E iiishsd fact Miss Crosman is max
s Ing transcontinental tour this sea
. ron in THE Real Thingiha play first
seen. IN Detroit. three years ago, un-
. der the title -The Peacock and the
<;oosc. Next season Miss Crosman
( plans to- appear In a repertoire OF
classic mays. -.-..
fne uazzHng dress OF Bolu Wnlcn
Kitty Gordon wears during the course
az 1.-THE Enchantress," In the Detroit
Opera house this week, II melted
tIoNn wotiId be worth $4,000. in coin
4 az the realm. n n said. The dress Is
rtr,r beunt ifuf.-its costly texture be-
ing protected frem the floor with
band OF fur. Miss Gordon's gowns
srs+ dreams of sartorial art" and ex-
press the very extreme OF modes
created by the great dressmakers.
Possessed OF striking beauty, OF the
English type of red-gold hair and
blpegray eyes. and tall and grace
ful figure, Miss Gordon adorns, and
Il Edoffied by. the wonderfuf- frocks
she wears.