The Detroit times., 1913-04-30
THE STAGE

Gomez 10 the Detroit opera house next
week, & said to be most amusing
comedy which inspires the audience
10 rollicking laughter. Henry Kolker
and Marie lenhard head the capable
cast. Our Wives" Is declared 10
sparkle with witty lines. and. with
situations that are original and high
ly diverting. In the clever company
viii be found William Roselle. Mark
Smith. George Graham. John Findlay.
Mary Harper, Gwendolyn Piers and
Edna Won Luke.
The Road To Happiness" is the
title OF the new play in which William
Hodge is making fresh bid for pub
lie favor and in which he viii be seen
in the Garrick theater next week. This
actors success in The Man From
Home. is matter of stage history
and the continued popularity of that
play made 1t difficult for him 10 re-
linquish the role OF Daniel Voorhees,
Pike. which he played for nearly six
years. The Road TO Happiness" is
comedy-drama with an appealing
story of life in a village community.
Its characters are the types known 70
every one conversant with village life
and its story. and incidents move
along 10 the end with convincing truth
and naturalness The central hgure,
that OF Jim Whitman. played by Mr..
Hodge, is country boy OF high
ideals. devoted TO an invalid mother,
and the possessor OF q CHEEKY optim-
ism that finds the silver lining 10
every cloud. In the development OF
the story. many quaint and lovable
characters are introduced. and for
contrast those who are marked with
narrowness and hypocrisy Humor is
present at nearly every turn. but
there are touches OF pathos and seri-
BUSINESS that nicely balance the lights
and shades OF every day life
Living pictures, once a craze have
become a settled popular favorite
form OF theStrical entertainment, and
Manager William 8. Campbell. OF Rose
Sydell's London Bellies. in the Gayety
theater this week believes that the
public will never tire of artistic
tableau There are three pictures
Washed Ashore, Spring" and "At
the Bath" A scenic background spe-
cial properties and electrical effects
have been devised for each one. so
that the figures OF the posing girls
blend into the setting and color
scheme rather than stand ont from
IT. The aim has been 10 make the
pictures artistic. rather than sensa.
tional.
Some one asked little Miss Chez
Toy. the diminutive daughter OF
Ching Ling Foo. the Chinese magician.
now appearing in The Follies ot
1912" in the Detroit opera house. II
she would marry an American, 20
which the little lady promptly and
emphatically answered, NO" Her
questioner, rather taken aback by the
positiveness of the reply, was some
what mollifed when Miss Chez Toy,
looking shyly out OF her slanting eyes,
added You see. am married al
ready. | think American gentlemen
are very nice" she said. politely. for
they are very attentive TO their la
dies. But. the Chinese lady's objec-
tion to them as husbands is that they
are lazy Look" she said excitedly.
a
across the stage, that young man has
his hair cut regularly He is too lazy
TO let il grow and show its beauty.
The care Of it would prove too much
OF a burden Chinese gentlemen let
their hair grow in beautiful, long.
black queues and these are the OF
ject OF much admiration from Chinese
ladies who are looking for husbands
When Annie Russell. who is pre-
senting, She Stoops 10 Conquer" and
The Rivals" in the Garrick theater
this week. decided TO revive the old
english comedies, she had IL in mind
to do the plays for the younger gen.
Grafton, and children. especially. She
found, however, that the more she
talked about the project TO her
friends, the stronger became her be-
lief that there must be large public
among the "grownups, to whom such
plays would appeal, and so IL proved,
in the splendid success which attend
ed the venture In the Thirty-ninth-st.
theater. in New York Miss Russell
devoted much time and study 10 the
selection of the stage properties and
costumes. the plans for which she.
and Mr.. Yorke. her husband, worked
out in their big barn up on st. John 8
bay, in Maine Miss Russell wished
TO make the productions as near the
original as possible, and she searched
auction rooms, libraries. collections
and antique shops. Some OF the prop
critics are Of great value. one side
board alone costing $1,000. In She
Stoops TO Conquer there are many
properties as near the old English
style as it is possible 10 get show
ing how perfectly Miss Russell has
iamiiarized herself with the period.
She Stoops to Conquer" will be the
Offering OF Miss Russell and her ad-
company. for all of the week 5
performances, except Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, when The Ri
walls" will be given.
That style of dancing presumed 70
be peculiar to the orient will be the
big feature Of the program to be pre-
sented by The Dandy Girls. who