The Detroit times., 1912-03-08
THE STAGE

Detroit's own magician, Thurston,
viii play his annual engagement in
! the Lyceum theater, next week.
Thurstons entertainment never grows
stale as he is constantly on the alert
for new tricks of magic, new ll,E-
sions and original bits of stage busi-
ness, scenery and costumes. He will
bring an elaborate outfit TO the Ly-
eeum next week, and II goes without
saying that the theater will be crowd
f! ed at every performance, as Thurs
| ton is one of the most popular at
fractions TO visit Detroit during the
season.
| Robert billiard, who comes to the
Detroit opera house next week in the
tragic play, "A Fool There Was has
been stage favorite for many years.
I As star, fgadfng man, ana topTIner IN
| vaudeville, MIR. Hiliard is well.
known to theatergoers He was tie
original road agent OF The Girl OF
the Golden West" when Blanche
Bates played the character OF Min
ME, in the Belasco western pay
which inspired Pucctnf 10 write al
opera on the same story. Mr.. Hill
liards vaudeville sketch, The Littl-
est Girl" was one OF the best things
the vaudeville stage knows.
Grace Hazard, a versatile singing
Coincidence, who recently entered
vaudeville, will be the billtopper in
the Temple theater, next week. SIC
will present dainty costume singing
novelty. Five Feet OF Comic Opera. :"
Kate Gilmore, the ecceptric comedi-
enne, assisted by Sam Williams, will
offer, a contrasting bit OF tomfoo!ery
called, The Irregular. In this Salt
Kate appears In an exaggerated army
uniform and makes a complete change
into a wedding gown without leaving
the stage. Will Nj. Cressy and Blanche
Dayne. in their humorous automobile
comedy, "One Night Only" will pro-
vide a third feature OF headline
caliber.
The new and successful burlesQue,
The Winning Widow" which is
booked for the Gayety theater next
week, is said 10 be series OF vauje-
vile acts and choruses. The piece Is
the joint work OF Frank Kennedy ard
Will Heelan, with music by Seymour
Furth. The cast numbers 80 people,
including Florence Mills, Joe NJ.
Fields and Geo. b. Scanlon. 4 car
load OF special scenery is carried.
Harden, the handcuff king, Is a spe-
cial feature with The Winning Wild
ow" company.
A new attraction in the world OF
burlesque is Counihan * Shannon
The Queens OF the Folies Bergere,"
which comes 10 the Avenue theatel
next week. Joe j. Sullivan. Who
played the Judge in 'McFadden's Row
OF Flats for seven years, VIII nave
the principal comedy part, and there
will be Caliente, the Spanish dancer;
Lillian Smalley, prlma- donna; Wood
G. Meadows. a singing and dancing
team, and the Melrose Comedy Four.
The company will present q French
| vaudeville in two frOffCs with nu:ri'
erous musical and dancing numbers.
AS a special feature the management
will present kid" Garfield. re.
formed western gambler. who gives
n lecture on the various methods EN-
ployed by gamblers and confidence
men in relieving the innocent OF their
money.
"The Flying Dreadnaught." a musi.
cal satire in two scenes. Will be OF
fered in the Miles theater by Arthur
I.avine and company OF 10 people,
Hitext week, as the headline feature
of the new bill. II Is good.natured
take-off on Dr. Cook, Walter Wellman
and others, who attempted great
things with rather unsatisfactory re-
suits In The Flying Dreadnaught,"
Schultz. a German aviator. makes a
successful flight from Coney Island
TO the north pole in his aeroplane,
Bow Wow H." and takes a party Of
friends along for gay time at the
cartE's top. Other important con
t7ibutors 10 the bill will be Arthur
Rigby. the well-known minstrel, and
Charles Howe and company. in the
playlet. THE Broken Heart" The
Miles is giving a special matinee for
the children Saturday when there
will be an unusually elaborate PER
lformance by JEWELS manikins. one