The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-25
THE STAGE

dnction OF She Stoops 10 conquer
could be any kind OF success WITH
out a capable Tony Lumpkin, and as
George Giddens has been playing the
part, oil and on, for 20 years. II Is
not strange that his acting OF the
rogue should be remarkable Mr..
Giddens has been seen In every import
ant revival OF she Stoops 10 Com
Quer" in England. He will play, also
Bob Acres in The Rivals" Mr. Gid
dens' service on the English stage has
been long and distinguished For
those whose memory Of things theatri-
cal Is OF recent date, the merriest or
recolections is that OF Mr.. Giddens
portrayal OF Admiral Antrobus In
"Pomander Walk" seen here last
year
An automobile trip from New York
TO Detroit will precede the appearance
of Molie Williams as one OF the STARE
OF the musical comedy production 10
De given In the Gayety theater during
the summer months. Miss Williams
will recuperate from the effects or
long. hard season by making the trip
rom the Hudson 10 the Detroit river
by motor She will enjoy the coun-
Try roads and the picturesque spots
which stage folk see so little OF In
connection with their calling. She has
nos decided whether she will come
through Canada or along the southern
shore OF Lake Erie Miss Williams
company will close its season two
weeks before the date of the first pro-
duction of the Gayety summer stock
company and this will give her plenty
81 time Tor the auto trip,
II think TO be successful one must
20 happy" says Margaret Ellington.
To do good work one must have
rnse of full. bright life. An actress
york tends to artiiciality aud TO make
aer artificial She must lay hold close
T. on the few real things in life TO
nable her to speak to the hearts OF
her audiences | have noticed that
yhen she loses her grip on those
ealities in life. she loses them In
her acting. and her work becomes
.tilted ! believe art to be stern
ask mistress, who eXacts, as the
price OF success, Il terrible sincerity.
t we grudge her aueht OF this, she
Furnishes us by robbing US OF our
power We people of the stage are
80 prone TO swing away from normal
ity In our work that We must lead
exceedingly normal. sane lives 10 hold
the balance. | have real life and am
seeking real plays. When | get them,
| know | can give the audience real
woman. really living, on the stage.
In "kindling," in which Miss Ellington
ID appearing this week In the Detroit
opera house, she makes Maggie
Schultz, a living vital woman, whose
life and miserable environment Is
glorited in the dawning OF an over
whelming mother-love.
William Hodge. whose Man From
Home is remembered SO pleasantly,
will bring his new play, The Road TO
Happiness TO the Garrick tneater,
the week of May 5. Mr. Hodge is SAID
TO have worthy success or TO the
character he played in The Man
From Home"
The rollicking farce Our Wives.
will be the attraction in the Detroit
opera house, the week Of May 5, The
company is headed by Henry Kolker,
formerly OF the New Theater company
and Marie I.enhard. Our Wives, Is
said to sparkle with clever lines and
amusing situations.
Vaudeville's versatile star, Valerie
Bcrgere and her own company Will
occupy the headline position on the
Temple theater bill of ten acts, next
week, Miss Bergere enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the best producer Of
short plays in vaudeville and for her
engagement next week she will offer
that brilliant little play Of Oriental
life, His japanese Wife" by Grace
Griswold Miss Bergere has scored
successfully on the legitimate stage,
her best work In this field having been
done under the direction OF David Be.
lasco. Miss Bergere has always used
elaborate settings and an unusual
stage picture Is promised for His
Japanese Wife" On the same bill will
appear the Jack Wilson trio. in
black-face review entitled AN Up
heaval in Darktown." For music low
ers there will be the Offering Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Voelker who have
musical interlude called Twilight
In the Studio:' Leo Carrillo, Lew
Brice and Lillian Come, from Gus Ed
wards school Boys and Girls" Mile
Fluerette in beautiful posing mum
her called Visions dart" Stan
Stanley trio: Will and Kemp, the
Microscope and the Edison talking
pictures.
"Ziegfeld's Follies' series OF 1912,
is TO be presented in the Detroit opera
house all next week. Despite the fact
that al. OF the Ziegfeld entertainments
are replete with novelties, the newest
"Follies." is said TO offer feature
extraordinary" Ching ing Foo. the
Chinese wizard, heralded as the
worlds foremost mystifyer. is the par
ticular card" of the 1912 vintage OF
the "Follies." The conjurer Is assist
ed by company Of fourteen oriental
entertainers. including Miss Chez
Toy, the Coincidence. who will sing
popular American songs
Fay Courteney, the popular leading
woman OF the Chaser company, now I'm
the Lyceum for her annual visit. has
never out-grown the fear that she may
miss her cue and throw performance
out OF gear. She stands In the wings"
during practically the entire perform
ance, waiting sometimes lfteen min.
utes for the signal for her entrance
on the stage. II don't dare to take n
, chance she SAYS. There are two
reasons why take this course. First,
Il don't watch myself. grow care