The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-13
TEMPLE.

Patrons OF the Temple theater, this
week. Will find much 70 laugh az. The
I'LL is honeycombed with comedy, OF
the pure. wholesome variety, and one
cannot fail TO be well entertained.
The big audience al the opening per.
Torrance. Monday afternoon. went
away We'll pleased. each OF The eight
3umbers giving abundant satisfaction.
That clever little sketch by Porter
Emerson Browne, In and Out. which
won popular favor here. last season.
when Il was presented I'm the Temple
y the headliner. but II Is hard pressed
for headline honors by Edgar Allen
Woolfs charming playlet. Youth.
In and Ont Is particularly fortu-
rate in being presented by most cap
able little company Homer II, Mason,
Marguerite Keeler. Mailer Howe
Henry r. Norman and others. The
theme deals with mistaken identity IN
connection with a man. under the in
fluence,' getting into his neighbor's
house on coming home early in the
morning Mr., Mason takes the part
OF the "Souse" and delivers the goods
bis latch key is good To hear The
~
Is yale" His getting into the wrong
house brings about a series OF amusing
situations, and some quick work
Is done in scene shifting. the outside
Of the wrong house being shown one
second, and the interior the next. Miss
Keller has the part OF coquette. and
she plays II in most approved fashion.
Youth is a comedy in which con-
ventionalities and nature get an aw-
ful jolt. Old age is a thing OF the
past grandmother" appearing
younger than her daughter. The con
trast is perfectly killing" as the girls
cay, and the lines most amusing. The
secret of youth is TO keep the mind
young. saws grandma" Mrs. Gene
hughes takes the role OF the grand
mother. and her work is entertaining
| To a high degree. Others in the cas-
are Isabel Vernon, Margaret Vollmer
| Betty Swartz and Lawrence c. Knapp
VIII Rawls and Ella Won Kaufman
furnish laugh a second in their skit
'The Willing Worker" minstre
| comedy, In which Rawls is the "bi.
noise" James T. Duffy and Mercedes
1 Lorenzo, the latter pretty and viva
| cious, have novel production II
odds and Ends in which they show
special scenery. They dance and sins
some topical songs. Frank "Slivers'
| Oakley, as he is billed, famous as
circus clown, is back with his baseball
stunt II Is as funny as ever and T.
especially we'll liked by the fans Har
riet Burt, who comes from musica
comedy TO vaudeville. sings n group o
songs and wears a different, stunnin,
costume for each. She also does lit
tie dancing, Stepp. Mehlinger anC
| King, banjoist, character artist anC
pianist, respectively. offer fixture o
music, song and burlesque. Th'
Three Josetry Brothers open the bill
with acrobatics which are. indeed
above the ordinary The bill, closes
with the Microscope pictures
! MILES.
TIC sit In the coy interior of a
theater while the mercury outside Ii
hugging the zero mark and see mer
and women apparently enjoying them
selves in a swimming pool is a pleas
! ing diversion The -Four Diving Nor
rims thus entertained packed houses
ia the Miles theateF, Monday and il
the good old summertime
II there is a more pretentious div
ing act now before the public than
that of the Norrins il has never visit
ed Detroit The setting -empleyed IS
most appropriate, showing high, wood
ed banks on either side OF the pool
with a stream stretching away in the
distance The pool OF course, is
tank with glass front through
which every move OF the swimmers
is visible. Into this tank the Norrins
two men and two Young women, dive
;rom spring boards high up on either
side
While their dives are wonderful and
thrilling the best of the act is the
part OF il that takes place under wa
ter One Of the young women exc
cutes somersaults and "corkscrew'
turns" under these circumstances in
manner that leaves the audience
mystihed One wonders, while watch
ng her. II she is not an escaped mer.
maid. The sack dive rs a striking
feature OF the act, one OF the girls
Ieaping from the spring-board while
encased in a black bag, from which