The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-20
THE STAGE

Jess Dandy, who plays Hans Wag-
ner. the German brewer from Zln-
sinnati." in Pixley and Luders' musl-
cal comedy, The Prince OF Ptlsen,
! 10 be seen ia me Garrick theater TINS
week, was for many years knight
Of the grip, and is member or sew
eral organizations of commercial trav-
e.ers. II was whilo selling goods TOT
a prominent flrm In New York that ne
| arst gained a generous share or fame
as a mimic, a good story-teller and
singer Of parodies. During the NUM-
c.ral campaign In New York city,
which placed w. L. Strong in the
mayors chair, Mr. Dandy, who WAS
a personal friend of the candidate,
supplemented the spellbinding OF the
regular cart-tail orators with MS
songs, stories and wit. Later he
came into tao spotlight on the vaude-
willie stage, where he attained excep
ucnal success. For a brief period he
toured in Around New York In Eigh'
| I; Minutes a revue In which Jim
! .jefsries spoke his hrst lines on tho
stage. WITH the completion OF The
Prince OF Pllscas" engagement In the
Garrick this week. Mr.. Dandy Will
have played the role Of Hans Wagner
over $500 times.
To be the higne ;t-salaried German
! comedian in burlesaue is something
of a distinction, and II Is one that
Sam Sidman has earned by his rec
ord OF success. Sidman plays Ger
~ an hurlQQnuP
David Warfeld used TO play them, be-
fore he graduated from the Weber a.
Fields company to higher fields of
comedy. This season, Sam Sidman ID
with Harry Hastings Big Show which
will appear in the Gayety theater next
week I'm The Girl OF Many Hus-
hands" In that musical farce he ia
given n role which allows full dis
play Of his humor.
Not to have heard Mary Marble sing
| OF her longing for "Leming PIE is 10
have missed q stage treat. Mary sang
about this famous American dehcacy
for several seasons, appearing in tne
Temple theater. in a musical romance
OF Holland, entitled, I'm Old Edam:
Mary IL back at the Temple this week,
but, sad to relate. she sings no more
OF "Leming Pie" for this trip sne ID
amusing Templates with a brand new
sketch entitled, "The Land OF Dykes!
The scene 10 laid In Holland the
same as the older sketch, but mere the
| resemblance ends, for the new play
Is full OF bright new comedy, new STU
ations, new dances and some new
faces. Droll and jolly Sam emp 10
still assisting Mary, and so Is the vet
eran. John w. Dunno. Charlotte berte
and Emery Lenharr are new races.
Miss Marbles song hits In the new
play are Little Lonesome Me and
"The Bogie Man" which seem destined
to become just as popular as "Leming
Pie"
The new Franz Lehar comic opera,
Gypsy Love-" will have It's first pre-
sentation. in Detroit, next week. In
the Detroit opera house. One nun
dred people will be on the stage ana
an enlarged orchestra Is required TO
play the melodious Lehar music Six
large baggage cars are used to trans
port the scenery. baggage, costumes
and properties Harry B. and Robert
Smith are responsible for the English
version OF the opera, which was made
| from the German OF DR.. Wilmer, who
wrote The Merry Widow" Arthur
| Albro. a new Russian tenor, will play
his original role OF the Gypsy lover,
and Phyllis Darlington will have the
| mart of Zorika THE Melody OF Love
is the waltz motif, and other musicai
numbers destined TO become popular
are only Lies Regret. Love ior
| a Day." When I'm Waiting With
You" GYPSY Love" is said to be far
more ambitious than anything recent
ly presented az light opera, and was
| OF suricient substance to be under
consideration by the management OF
the Metropolitan opera company, from
whom A. Fl. Woods secured rhe7 anfer-
lean rights.
Brander Matthew'S, who visited De
troit last spring and gave such De
lightfnl and illuminative talk on the
drama and the making of plays, writ
ing in the Saturday Evening Post, OF
Oct. 10, declared that David Belascos
play. The Return Of Peter Grimm
written for David WarAeld, Is worthy
of being placed beside the best out
put of Maeterlinck, Hauptmann ana
D'Annuneio.
"sThe Return of Peter Grimm,
saws Mr.. Matthew'S, lis not only bet
| ter constructed play than Maeter.
llinck's Norma Wanna and Haupt-