The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-10
THE STAGE

n a
recruited from the best talent man
agerial ability has been able TO find
In the east and elsewhere, will open
the new Washington theater the even
ing of Monday, July Fl, in Henry
Bernstein's play, Samson The
piece is a four-act drama of unusual
power, and is a fitting choice for the
opening of the new theater. With
Hackett will be Miss Inez Buck. for
two seasons with William A. Brady
as leading woman; Charles Waldron.
who has a following In Detroit;
Charles Carver, also we'll liked here
for the work he has done In Juvenile
roles. and others gathered from New
York and other points The advance
sale OF ;seats will open at the theater
next Monday.
The chef Illuminating feature OF
the Temple program for next week
will be Miss Sophie Tucker, dashing
singing coincidence. who comes d.
rect from the Victoria theater, New
York city, where she Is headlining the
vaudeville bill the current week.
Miss Tucker is principally noted for
her ability to sing ragtime songs. She
projects the humor and eccentrfcities
Of this style OF song over the foot
lights In a manner all her own. Mag
netism and personality exude from
her person, and 1t takes life-con-
Armed crouch not to warm up TO
Sophie when she sails out from the
wings of the stage, arrayed In one OF
her beautiful gowns. For be 1t known
that Miss Tucker Is just as cookbook
ing 40 she IL talented. For some time
past she has been sparkling In must
cal comedy and her excursion at
present into vaudeville Is In the ma
ture Of flyer. Joe Howard has Sc
lected her as his leading lady for his
new Chicago theater which opens
soon. with "A Broadway Honeymoon"
SIgnor Patricolo, a brilliant concert
pianist and new to vaudeville, has
X been booked as the second feature OF
this program. His last engagement
Z was with Madame Emma Eames on
her recent concert tour. { her acts:
q merry and seasonable farce called
Fixing the Furnace" offered by Geo.
ROLAND and company; the Three
Hickeys, acrobatic comedians; Carl
Mccullough with his "Footlight I'm
\ pressiOns;" the Checkers, novel water
5ugglers; Rafayette's dogs In ca.
nine novelty: Handlers & Milliss.
dancing pianists, and the Mooreo-
scope.
At the Garrick theater next week
Miss Bonstelle and her players will
{, revive Elizabeth Jordan's gripping
poay, "The Lady From Oklahoma :"
0overal changes have been made In
I the play since last presented here,
the male characters having been
\ strengthened and the story rounded
toCether. However. IL has lost none
4 q III intense and everyday heart in
{ toroat The story largely concerns
Mn. Joel DIXON, a wife who has
nDoWn old-fashioned, while her hus-
\ hand, through his contact with the
Z world, has broadened out She real.
Z looe her mistake and the woman's
( royal nght to make herself up-to-
date, how she succeeds and worsts
K he adventures. is dramatic material
s fhat charms from the rise Of the cur
tain, when one Is not convulsed with
N 1huehterothrough the many humorous
INES and situations.
The Partisan Widows will sing
4 smile and dance for Gayety theater
a pnttons next week and the musical
nort Of the show is expected TO be
B 0ort1cularly strong. Helen Eley, the
n 3 n6y-haired leading woman Of the
6oupany. has particularly good Sc
10Gtlon Of the songs that everybody
NJ 010N be singing soon and the Other
r1nclpals also have excellent oppor
p <un1fieD. That Different quartet Il
10 added feature. the four young mer
mDoolng II, being. not only good
nioFS but clever comedians as well
>o1r oct In one that has been yer,
U1AnY IN vaudeville. and they brinl
NV lot Of songs
rooD Comwssesoner Gillespie has re