The Detroit times., 1913-01-17

said TO, teach a great lesson without
being "preachy." The piece enjoyed
record run OF eight months. In New
York, and comes here with the or
iginal cast. headed by Charles 4.
Wildish. Other acts on the bill will
be contributed by Bessie Browning,
singing comedienne; Grimm and III.
lott, the boys from Missouri" Cor.
don and Perry, sensational acrobatio
dancers; the -Four Kids" in a unique
novelty: the Three Yoscarys, comedy
acrobats, and the Mllescope pictures.
| In connection with the repetition
Friday evening. In the Garrick theat-
er. OF The Pirates OF Penzance," It Is
interesting to note that The Pirates"
was the only Gilbert and Sullivan op-
era TO have Its first production In
America, II was first made known on
any stage, In the Fifth-ave. theater,
New York, Dec. 81. 1879, the DOyly
Carte London Opera company present
| Ing II, following an engagement In
"Pinafore." The opera was first pre-
sented In London. in the Savoy theat-
er, In April, 1880.
In William Faversham's all-star
production OF Julius Cesar" which
| will be the attraction in the Garrick
theater the week OF Jan. a. Mr.. Fav-
ersham plays the part or Mark An.
tony; Berton Churchill. Brutus: Frank
Keenan,, Cassius: Fuller Melish,
Caesar and Miss julie Opp, Portia.
Every playgoer who Is familiar with
the work or these eminent players
Will recognize the wisdom of this al.
lotment which resembles much more
a cast OF the "palmy days" than a
current announcement of present-day
| drama.
| Otis Harlan, the comedian. with
Henry w. Savage's Little Boy Blue"
company. 10 visit the Garrick theater
next week, was for many seasons con-
nectsd with the late Charles II. Hoyt's
farces. He was starred by Mr.. Hoyt
In "A Black Sheep" Philip Simmons.
who sings the tenor role In the pretty
French-Scotch operetta, is making his
| first appearance. In America, this sea
son. He was formerly connected with
the George Edwards Gaiety theater.
London. John Dunsmore, the baritone,
who plays the role OF Lord Goberdeen,
created one OF the leading parts In
Fred c. Whitney's Dolly Warden" in
which Lulu CHASER starred. Two
Scotch bag-pipers are carried with
THE Little Boy Blue company in or
der that the scene, in Scotland, may
be truly realistic. The pipers are the
genuine article, and, were formerly
attached to the British army.
Hairbreadth escapes and marvels
OF physical endurance have made the
fortunes OF many plays. One recalls
the human bridge In The Span of
Life," the swing across q chasm In
old Kentucky" the drop from bal
DON In THE Great Ruby" Coupean's
all In Drink" Annie Russelps flight
through the air as Puck in The Mid
summer Nights Dream" and a num-
Ger Of similar bits Of business illus
rating the point There Is an es-
)ecially brilliant example Of this sort
| Of thing In The Round Up" which
zones to the Detroit opera house next
| week. In fact, there are two or three
] dangerous bits Of work In this west
eru drama, but, the one which creates
| most talk and has been made the sub
ject of endless conversations Is the
fall OF an Apache Indian over a cliff
This fellow has crept to the edge OF a
winding pathway up the lava rocks
and taking position there has fired al
one of the two white men who are
battling for life In the canyon below
him. Quick as q fash, one Of the men,
shoots the Apache, who falls over the
side Of the rocks, his body hanging
suspended there throughout the rest
OF the act. Soldiers. in reckless, dar-
Ing, rush by him on the narrow path,
In pursuit of his companions. but he
never moves. The limp and lifeless
body is poised on the rocks, q fear
some thing TO watch.
A spectacular aquatic novelty kill
feature the Temple theater program
next week, In Wings" The seal
with the human brain" "Winks' IL a
sea lion who performs In big crystal
tank OF water. doing fancy diving an
swimming just like Annette Keller
man, and other water specialists who
have been seen In the Temple In the
past "Winks" was captured when a
baby, OF the Catalina islands, Cali
fornia, and trained by the Three Trav-
lila brothers, themselves daring swim
wers and divers. All four work to-
gether In the water. Many OF the
feats that "Winks" performs are said
to be impossible for human be-
ing to accomplish. An excellent bill
has been booked for the week, includ-
ing Gertrude Vanderbilt and George
Moore, musical comedy stars from
THE Red widow" Conroy q La
marie, blackface humorists in The
New Physician" Juliet, in dainty
character studies from life; Bert
Levy, the artist and illustrator; ]. c.
Nugent, the author-comedian with his
latest oddity, The Regular" Harry
Carroll and Arthur Fields, snappy
singers, and the Four Florimonds. d.