The Detroit times., 1912-10-16

. Ibman Ia "a Fool There Was,
/. 81 the most unpleasant plays the
.|1 has known. was as clever a. y
"a. reDuInive. will have the most ina
.||ani role In "The Divorce, whnh
mes 10 the Lyceum theater sunday
.1fnoon Tor a weeks engagement
||1 play. as It's title anggests aims
1T ~. n s. ieBson from the dlsrdption
home Dv divorce and the castins'
/I of the children Miss Pearson viii
.|1n a character TO play that viii give
|.f ouDoftunifv for the, emotiopai
ofk 10 which she seems tempcra'
<.Infnllv well-suited- The company
|0 present .'The Divorce is made up
.| wellsknovn legitimate. players
Bearing the magic name OF David
|||asco as the producer, "rhe No'
X1nr comes TO the Detroit opera
/.,Ike Tor a weeks engagement, be-
||nning Monday. Oct 2i. -of all the
I|.vs that have come from the Beia5-
<. <xorkshop and have served To place
me- name Belasco at the head or the
Md or theatrical producers, none has
1foved more successful than The
Woman.". It's lasi seasons record IN
nudes n .Iiine-moptbs, rup in the Re
InbIic theater In New York, and a
<te-months' run in the Olympic thea
/1r. IN Chicago. Mr.. Belasco is send
Ink here the New York company and
Iioducfion, without a change The
rompany Includes such well-known
I|ayers as Jane Peyton, Mary Nasa,
Iohn w. Cope, Edwin Holt, Cuyler
IIastings. Harold Vosburg, Carleton.
Xncy. stephen Fitzpatrick. William
/Iolden. .Landon West. James Gerson
and lose Rossi. The. scenic produc-
{Ion Is very elaborate and shows all
'Ihe wonderful attention TO detail for
which Mr.. Belasco is noted.
E. Nj. Newman. the trayeier-lee-
|/Urer. has chosen for the subject OF
'His second trayel-talk in the Detroit
/Dera house. Sunday evening. Oct. 20,
1.-Two quaint old provinces in north
uestern France Normandy and Brit
||1nny. The tour viii begin in Dieppe,
IS fashionable watering place frequent
'|<1 largely by the English, following
(which comes Etretat; ~Hayre. thriy-
|Inn seaport; ,Fecamp where is located
'Ihe monastery i'm which Benedictine is
|made. Rouen. the largest and mos
/mDorfant city in Normandy. where
the ancient Norman architecture Is
1een az its best: Treuville and Deau-
<oille where are to be seen the elite
of Francei St Etienne and its wonder
IN cathedral built by William. the
Conuueror: Caen, an aggressive city
feeming with life, which will com
1lefe the tour.of Normandy. Brittany,
aIthOughs IL has no large cities, ap-
ueals TO the traveller through the
charm OF its people, the beauty OF its
landscapes. and innumerable spots OF
historical association. The traveltall-
Mill be completed with pictorial and
verbal presentment OF the Chateau
0isfrict a feature OF which will oe
ride In the dirigible balloon bay.
1rd-TayIor," from which MIR. Newman
took motion picture OF the surround
ing country.
tThe Taiker. a three-aet play By
Marion Fairfax in which Tully Mar
.hall Will appear I'm the Garrick thea
ter next week. Is said TO be very up
<o-fha.minute play Miss Fairfax. In
private life. Mrs. Marshall, Is said TO
have written a drama of strong situa-
lions. clever dialogue and gripping IN
/ereet The "talker' is a woman,
naturally. and she talks so wildly
that she drives her husbands young
sister TO ruin. The play shows very
nIainly. too. that platonic friendships
rarely remain platonic and from
Whatever angle are highly dangerous
aesociations to form.
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Following the engagement of Tho
pink Lady" In the Detroit opera
honsa. the week OF, Oct. 2S. will come
William Farnum in THE Littlest
Rebel. the. week of Nov. 4 These
Two attractions will prove no doupt
highly attractive 10 theatergoers
'.rhe Pink Lady is so tuneful and /
pretty that It's third engagement IN |
Detroit is sure TO prove as popular as |
rs first, II not more SO. Mr.. Farnum |
/s an established favorite with all |
piaygoefs and his play, the scenes OF /
which are laid In Virginia toward the /
riose OF the civil war is said 10 be I,
0ellghtful In its sentiment and char |
acters.
IAN Opening Night" the headline
offering in the Temple theater this
week. is q. three-act play, brilliantly
staged with three special sets of
stenery, cast OF 20 able players,
many OF whom have appeared in $500
. ofIerines. and church choir OF 10
/<oicee The playlet runs about 40
minutes and is as pretentlous as many
If the plays in the legitimate theaters.
Ihe FIRST act shows the living.room OF
nat In the Bronx. n. Y, the second
/tDresents the exterior of St Greg
rry's church, and the third depicts the
&tnee OF the new Uncle sam theater
/n the Bronx on opening night. In
his act many spectacular effects are
Employ ed. one being the new game os
'/im Fam In which the audience haG
1Iist as much run as the people on the
.Iafe JUseph Hart. the New YORK
1roducer, stands sponsor for the play
which was written by George ".
Hobart. In addition to ''An Opening
Night there are seven, other excel.
lent numbers on the bill.
Sam Howe's 'Lovemakers, will be
the attraction in the Gayety theater
next week. The company for this sea
.on has n pretentious twoact musical
<omedy called "Kissme." Mr. Howe
heads the comedians and the company
|< said 10 offer one OF the prettiest