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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27
WILL INVESTIGATE
WEIGHING OF FREIGHT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The TN
terstate commerce commission today
ordered a sweeping investigation OF
the methods OF American railroads
in weighing freight. following com
plants that by means OF incorrect
weights many roads evaded the rebate
law by under-weighing freight from
favored shippers. The order Is d.
rected to all railroads in The United
States, Hearings will be held In many
cities.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27

GERS and singers The LeIands will
present their artistic exhibition OF
transparent art, working with brushes
behind transparent screens The Swed-
ish Ladies' trio harmony singers. Will
appear IN their national costumes and
will render some OF their national airs
a. well as popular songs. Careless
Brisco" ia his original Offering, How
TO Juggle," is good comedian I'm
tramp attlre. Mack and Schiftells will
Offer their comedy singing and taIkin K
titlcd, "Thc blind Beggar's Dream. "
Lolanda and Yarrick will he seen in
female representations featuring Mr.
Lolanda rs the original Gibson girl. ("
Selected photo plays Will conclude the
pc, Torrance The entire program will
he given Monday morning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27
IN THE LOCAL PLAY-HOUSES

seen i'm Ed. Gallager's military
tTavesty. The Battle OF Too soon.
Bobby and Dale are couple OF eccen-
tric comedians VINO have a perpleNlng
an interesting dancer and also sings
Wei. The Three Morey's are aero
bats, who throw one another about
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27

honeymoon is spent in a furnished
room. MI. Rice. who is very popular
pm the burlesque circuit as a Hebrew
.median and producer, has given
Mnself a good part and he has writ
line roles also for Blanche Carter,
Jo~olf and Lulu Beeson. The latter
lis AespeCially clever soubrette known
on vaudeville circuit as splendid
dancN There will be numerous vau-
including sensa-
tional Nance by Mile. Aleta The Daft
fydill Arls themselves will be given
many chances to show their attractions
i'm face and form and as singers and
dancers, for there are 10 song num-
bers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27
NATIONAL.

titled. "A Day az Ellis Island" will
lie presented as feature attraction
on the new bill OF vaudeville in the
National, next week Ii is said TO
contain many dramatic situations and
plenty OF comedy. Maurice Samuels
will play the principal role. He is
reputed to he clever delineator or
Italian character He has previously
appeared I'm the National He carries
a cast OF five. The Great FTancelias.
"IIercuean object manipulators," Will
he another act of importance, coming
direct from "A three years European
tour The Three Hoydens." billed as
tho original English dancing dolls"
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27

with the most reckless abandon. Law
renee ana Thompson appear I'm an orig
inal sketch I'm which their versatile
talents are exploited. Webb and Nor
ton. "whirlwind HANGERS" who are re-
Iutcd To he wonders on their feet.
Lawrence and company Will be seen
in juggling act that has pleased
vaudeville audiences elsewhere. the
new motion pictures complete the bill.
AVENUE.
"A Furnished Room" is the title OF
the two-act musical travesty TO be pre-
scented in the Avenue theater. Sunday
afternoon, when Sam Rice and his
"Dafydill Girls" come to that play
house for an engagement of one week
The skit written by Mr.. Rice. has a
little plot that has TO do with the
matrimonial adventures of one Prof.
Slush. who is badly in need OF money:
The professor marries woman or
mature years. believing that. she is
wealthy and can help him out of his
financial difficulties. She marries the
professor for the same selfish reason.
They are both fooled and so the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27

gan at the age OF EIGHT. and at first
he studied the piano A preference
for the cello soon asserted itself.
however. aid he was placed with Prof
walenn. hid a few Years later with
Hugo Becker These artists viii give
the following program Sunday after
mood beginning al o'clock. Sonata
+ Major tMarcello: Zumposna The
Bagpipe" tD'All A5acOl; Aria elena
gIia) Allegro Vivamente tLanzettD:
Boris Hamhourg Aria "Ah. fors' e
lni" la Traviata" Verdi; Clemen-
tine De .ere; variations on . Rocco
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27
SnPS WITH ANOTHER man,
LEAVING NOTE FOR HUBBY
Don't Take 1t Too Hard Mrs
Parmantyi's Farewell-Sev-
eral Divorces Granted

Dear husband must part from
from you. Dear husband, forgive
me 1t had to be. ! never kept
secret from you. But this secret
] had to keep. Dear husband,
don't take IL too hard. Just think
il bad 10 be, and now again, dear
husband. that what | took along,
gladly give me, because you have
enough left. Dear husband, you
must cheer up and think that
am dead, because il is a matter
of life and death, because IL l
didn't go would have to die and
| don't want 10 yet | want TO
live for our child, and, dear hus-
band, for the child you need not
worry, because as long as there
is breath in me 1 will look after
him.. V
Dear husband. again / ask you
to forgive me and / thank you
many thousand times for your
kindness to me. II Is hard for
mo TO leave everything behind be-
cause | received everything that
| wished for, but it had TO be.
The above letter, written by Mrs
Marie Parmantyi TO her husband
Matthew, was introduced by the LAT
Ter in Judge Hosmer's court, SatuI
day morning, when he asked for
decree on the grounds of desertior
They had always lived happily, til
husband said, and the first intimatiol
he lad OF any dissatisfaction on tn
part of his wife, was upon his retur
from a business trip. when he foun
the nome deserted, and the letter o
the table addressed to him. Mrs. Pal
is now In Chicago, the nus
band testified. and he said he ha
learned that she had gone away wit
another man. She took $500 with hel
the result of several years of savinl
He was granted a decree.
Other DEGREES granted were as 70
lows Grace VS.. Carlton Mcdonald
Margaret vs.. Clarenc
Within, cruelty; Anna vs. Homer Ha
stead, cruelty; Lewis VS.. Abigail Ste
vens, desertion; Clara VS.. Frederic
Tins, desertion; Lillian VS.. Ear
Mitts. cruelty; Emily vs. George Rio
or. desertion; Pauline VS.. George WI
lis. cruelty; James VS.. Emily Bono
desertion: Lily VS.. Joseph Wood, de
sertion: Anna VS.. William Goldbloon
ertttftY Pearl vs. e~is Stevens
Bertha vs. Henry Voss, dc
sertion; Lucy vs. Fred Mccormick
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27
COLUMBIA.

"Thc Jolly Juveniles" company OF
10 singers. dancers and musicians. with
"a special musical director, and all the
incidental equipment OF hrst-class
musical comedy company. " " said.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27
JAILED ON CHARGE OF
SWINDLING IN MICHIGAN

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 27.--John
Knaus. alias Otto Wolf. wanted in
Detroit and other cities in Michigan,
was placed under arrest here. Knaus
called on Secretary Biggers. of the
Commerce club, stating he wanted
local capital for hotel proposition
in Milwaukee.
Secretary Biggers remembering a
letter received from the Detroit Com
merce board warning him OF John
Wolf, Of Philadelphia. who was ac-
cused of swindling Francis Gill, pres
ident OF the Swartz Detroit Auto Ac-
cesories plant out OF S35 called up
Gill on the telephone, requesting him
come here. Gill did so and Identified
Knaus, who then confessed Pinker-
ton authorities state Knaus Is wanted
in Flint. Mich, for a $500 swindle
and also in Port Huron for a S36O
swindle.
IN Detroit knaus operated under
the name of Wolf and represented
that ne had just sold out extensive
interests in Philadelphia and desired
to invest from $4,000 20 100000 in
some Detroit industry The Board OF
Commerce sent MIR. Gill who had been
yictimized here down 20 Toledo 20
identify Knaus. Il is stated that he
will be taken TO Flint first as he is
wanted there as well as in number
OF other cities.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27
FAMILY.

Next weeks program i'm the Family
theater embraces Il variety OF acts that
should appeal to all classes OF vaude-
vile patrons. There ore comedians
End condolences, acrobats and musical
romedy artists Then there are one
act playlets representative OF consid-
cradle that Is attractive in that line
and whirlwind dancers who have made
big hits elsewhere. An original play
let that is down as the headliner Is a
Night at the Lodge" I'm which the
principal actors are Nat Lefhngwell
and Louise Myers. IL Is said TO be
uproeriously funny. dotted as IL is by
clever lines. The Wesleyan trio Is n
special attraction that will undoubt-
eddy prove entertaining to Family
patrons. These three musicians will he
heard in what Is styled IA grand me-
lsnge OF mirth and music" Frank
Hilton and John r Bannon Will be
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27

There will be the usual display of
show girls, mediums ponies. bToilers
and "chiCklets, and IL Is claimed that
the girlies are possessors OF melodious
voices and nimble feet Watson's
slides are said to be quite as wonder
ful as ever, and his eccentric and gro
tesque lumor is fetching. He is sup
ported by other principals Of proven
nhility. The roster includes Joe
buckley. Ida Dayton. Nellie Watson.
Margie Austin, June Adir. George T..
Garden. Ernest Ierxa and Adele. Mabel
Blake. Hal Pierson. Chas Llpson. the
-Four Harmonists and Thos. y. Brooks.
The costuminR OF the principals and OF
the beauty chorus promises feast for
The eyes while the music is all new
having been written esDecially for
The Girls In Happyland
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-27

six In number. There il another man
in the organization besides Mr. Ire
land making a cast Of eight people.
The dances are new, tho music tuneful
and the company carries an extensive
wardrobe. The Gasch sisters. athletic
girls. have been scoring heavily else
where. They have an act unlike any
Thing in its line ever seen here be-
fore. IL is said. Some OF their feats
Three Donalds promise some artistic
posing and an acrobatic performance
out or the usual run other contrib
utors will be: Rudolph and Lena, Ger
mar yodlers and comedians, and Dave
Vino, In a new monologue OF up-to-
date yarns. The Milescope pictures VIII
brinG the program To close.
Conspicuous among the Miles Offer
ings for the week OF Feb Will be
Amerosa's lions. In a sensational nov
city, EARLY Morn In the Jungle" The
act was booked originally for the COM
ing week. through an error, IL is
claimed to be one OF the greatest acts
OF its kind in this country,
GAYETY.
THAT rapid fire German comedian
Eilly w. Watson, he of the funny slide,
and his Girls from Happyland" will
make merry in the Gayety theater
SON this season appears not only as a
burlesque star but as an author also,
should be OF special interest. The
animated little comedian Is response
bic for, the reJuvenated burlettas Two
Hot knights. and 1.-THE Gay Mod ste, .
one of the scenes is laid in the foyer
OF the Grand opera house i'm Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
WONDERFUL VISIONS
 DART AT ORPHEUM
Beautiful Woman in New Spectacular Poses-Venetian Four
 Musical Hit

Birmingham was treated to one kind of mystery at the Orpheum last week, 9 man could turn a piano around Tn the air with a pianist playing it. This week another mystery will be offered, but 1t Is entirely different. It is Mile. La Deodima, and the mystery is how she makes such beautiful and complete changes of cos tune, scenery and staging in lew sec onds. The mystery explains itself at the end of the act. but the explanation de- tracts nothing from the loveliness of the act, which is one of the most beautiful in vaudeville. Mile. Deodima appears first as the Dutch girl in a typical Iiol-
 land setting, and a second afterwards she is a Spanish senorita, with an ideal Spanish setting, scenery and surround ings. Another second and she is sea maid, with the storm coming up, the lightning flashing, the waves beating on the coasts and ship riding the waves.
 "A Night in Venice isn't as far away from most people as they think. for it can be enjoyed at the Orpheum this week. The musical part of night in Venice is the real feature. and four real Venetians are offering a musical speciality at the Orpheum that is typical of Venice. There are three violinists and a harpist in the act, and they are true artists, with souls and musical education.
 Robert Strauss and his company in Landing Contract" undertake Q stren- uous job, and it is beset with many funny things. There are two stranded actors and they are seeking job and they are hard put to land the plum, but they finally win and the audience is treat ed to splendid assortment of comedy in the meantime.
 Morrisey and Rich are comedy singers and takers, with the fresh jokes of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
"WINNING WIDOW TO
 BE BIJOU ATTRACTION
Popular Musical Comedy Comes This Season With Large and Complete
 Production and Pretty Chorus

"rhe Winning Widow" which comes to the Bijou theatre this week, needs no introduction to the public. There are few musical comedy organizations that have enjoyed the popularity that The Winning Widow has in the past four years. This years production is the most pretentious and brilliant that Mir. Spiegel has given to the public and will surpass many of the, higher priced organizations. The excellent cast for this series of "The Winning Widow. is an array of artists of ability. Forty people are employed in this years pro duction. Prominent among them are: Mul Clark. the German comedian of grotesque methods and Ben Turbett, an Irish comedian who has scored heavily over the musical circuit. Miss Lovey Marie Greene, who plays the part of the college widow, Is a beautiful woman
 possessor of good voice and an actress of ability. Others in the cast are Le0na Thompson. Iilda Burton, Flo Gillespie. William Marshall. Joe Freed. James
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
"EXCUSE ME-" FARCE,
 NEXT ATTRACTION
Henry w. Savage's Production to Be at Jefferson Theatre Tuesday
 Matinee and Night

A jolly farce will be at the Jefferson theatre Tuesday matinee and night when Henry w. Savage offers Rupert Hughes play, Excuse Me"
 Excuse Me- is one of the big hits of the day. It ran for nine months at the Gaiety theatre in New York. The run lasted for over a full season. Then the company went to Boston where it re- mained for four months. Simultaneously another company ran for six months in Chicago. These runs of unusual length proclaim the popularity of Excuse Me" and show that it tickles public fancy to an uncommon degree. People like this farce There isn't a normal person who will not be carried away by it's mirth and comedy Excuse Me- is farce, not bur1esque. It Is a good farce, bright, clever and ingenious. Every minute there is a laugh sixty seconds long, and it is laughter that doesn't make a person feel silly, either, for there is reason for it, or several reasons. These reasons are lively wit, keen humor, comic complica- tions, amusing persons and everything else that goes to make up sparkling, night class farce.
 The setting for Excuse Me, is a rail- road train. This is a novel and effective idea. The three acts of the farce are represented in the Pullman cars of an Overland Limited express on a mile-a- minute trip out west and the fun is swifter than the train. Passengers and train crew are the characters in the play, and the episodes of the journey furnish the comedy The persons are very diff ferent types, and all interesting, and so it is what they do and Is done to them on this two thousand miles of travel that is supposed to take four days.
 ,A hot xvfIa fr the New York organization. It is a re- inarkably clever combination, and excep- tionally big for farce, having some 30 members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

In connection with Efrem Zimbalist's s forthcoming appearance at the Jefferson theatre this afternoon, under the man agement of Loudon Charlton, it is inter- esting to note the unanimity of the yer dict with which the young Russian viol- mist was received in New York last win ter No matter how favorable an impress sion a visiting artist makes at his met ropolitan debut, it happens almost inyari- ably that among the reviewers are one of two dissenting voices. Such was not the case however when Zimbalist was heard for without a single exception the papers hailed him as violinist of re- markable attainments.
 In commenting upon Zimbalists debut with the Philharmonic society, W. B. Chase said in the Evening Sun: 'Zim- balist is tone-poet. The eternal boy seems to be bursting out of him, but the dark chestnut locks, sober visage and unswaying stand upon the stage were those of an artist of astonishing boise. Tones so deep and yet tender, no recent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
TWO HEADLINERS ON
 THE MAJESTIC BILL
Lola Milton and Company in "A Course Dinner and the Three
 Bartos

The person who couldn't be pleased with at least two of the five acts of ths Majestic this week can't be pleased with vaudeville, and a great majority of the audience will probably like all five of ths acts.
 Two features are offered on the bill and are so widely different that neither will conflict in the slightest with tho other The bills looks to be well round- ed, fills with pretty girls, singing, dam cjng. comedy and wonderful athletics.
 Birmingham theatregoers are particu- larlv fond of Lola Milton, and she comes to the Majestic this week in one of the cleverest, brightest snappiest one act comedies in vaudeville, "A Course Din- ner." which is a culinary comedy flash presenting Miss Milton as the cook in al road house where a deal in rubber is taking place. She is supported by several excellent actors carries special scenery, property. songs and an elaborate ward robe.
 The three Bartos are billed as Amer icas foremost athletes and the worlds greatest opponents of physical culture They are three men of bone. snew, mus cle, grit and nerve, offering series Of seemingly almost impossible stunts in strength and power. They are magnifi- cent specimens of physical culture, and vet they handle each other as if each was a small boy. Their act is one that is entirely different from what is ordinarily offered in athletic acts and keeps the audience on edge all the time with the wonders of it.
 Three girls who can dance and sing, presenting an oddity in vaudeville, are the Three Grey Sisters, and from their pie lures they are certainly good to look at and attractively gowned. The girls have personality and this helps to make their songs and dances attractive and enter taining. Their programme is varied and the girls dress themselves in a number of pretty and attractive costumes.
 violinist with soul and a girl with personality have joined hhands in the act of Wolff and Wolff, versatile musi- cale entertainers. Miss Wolff is an ac- complished pianiste and presents series of pianologues which are clever and en-T tertaining, and her brother is a finished violnist who plays first ragtime and then classics, and the audience seems to like both.
 Smile and nonsense will be tho enter taining feature of Williams and Sterling, the former the well known Billy Williams and the latter the clever Miss Mona >Ster- ling. an accomplished little comedienne.
 There will be motion pictures and mu- sic to complete the offering which is to be seen each afternoon at 2:30 and twice each night, at 7:S0 and g o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
THE REAL THING" TO
 BE HERE THIS WEEK
Henrietta Cr0ssman and Capable Company to Be at the Jefferson
 Friday Matinee and Night

Beauty may be only skin deep, but mighty few of us would ever make that journey up the church aisle skinned, and it's up to us who have made the journey to keep our cuticle on.''
 Thus spoke the widow in "The Real Thing" the comedy that Henrietta Cros- man and her company will present at the Jefferson theatre Friday matinee and night.
 New York said it was the best comedy that had been seen there in years, proof of which is that it ran for months at the Maxine Elliott theatre to capacity business. No play that Miss Crossman has ever had has met with greater suc- cess than "The Real Thing"
 ''The Real Thing is play for the masses, not for the classes alone The millionaire and the working man have both run up against the same domestic situation. The tramp couldn't because he has no home.
 .The Real Thing was written by Catherine Chisholm Cushing Washing ton society woman, and to judge from the quotations of the play that have been heard hereabouts, she has the hus- band. wife and mother business sized up about right Mrs. Cushing wishes it understood that she does not believe in plays with lessons, or if they are lessons they ought 10 be so SuSar-cOateQ With laughs and interest that the dear public will swallow them without the usual bitter taste.
 Henrietta Crossman. too. believes that the theatre is the place for amusement and relaxation, and if plays must teach lessons. they must also amuse. With both star and author agreeing in this fashion. no wonder the play stayed in New York for months and was the talk of the town.
 this: A girl, champion tennis player, singer, athlete and all-round good fel- low,' marries. The husband, attracted by these very things. fell in love with her. As soon as she is married the wife becomes absorbed in househald duties. She forgets her husband. sister comes along for visit. She's been mar ried and now a widow. She is astounded when she learns her sisteY is too busy looking after her family to go anywhere with her husband, and is more astonished when she catches her brother-in-law kissing a very young and pretty girl known as his wifes ''understudy.' She does not tell the wife. but simply decides to awaken the wife to the fact that she has husband, and the fact that she is married does not give her the right to go about in curl papers all the time.
 The remaking of the wife the spoiled children and the husband is accomplished in time. but in administering to others the widow forgets she has her own love. affair and gets all tangled up in that everything turns out right and everybody is happier than before. Seat sale Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

Hunter and "rhe Winning Widow" chorus of 30 handsomely gowned girls noted for their beauty.
 Many bright and novel specialties will be introduced during the action of the piece. Many new scenic and electrical effects make ''The Winning Widow" leader among organizations of this character.
 The book is by Ed P. Moran well known writer, music by Seymour Furth and Ed r. Moran. The production is staged by Thomas Grady under tho personal direction of Max Speigel. There will be two performances ev- cry night during the week and matt nees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.