The Detroit times., 1913-12-02
IN LOCAL PLA YHOUSES

7 Charles and Juliet. are well taken
care OF by Ernest True'ix and Claire
Burke. but the one on whom more
responsibility rests and who Ia the
source OF most Of the comedy, and
there 10 q goodly share of II. is WI
liam Norris. In the role Of the old
aunt. Hs IL irresistible. NJ
There Is a poet who acts as pro-
liogue to each act. and al medium
to express sthe theme OF the play. AZ a
sort OF refrain running through 1t.
His Diana IL the faithful Betsy. In
the end. his poetry lis accepted and
they, too. live happy ever after.
Leonard Craske impersonates the poet
and I've Merlin, Betsy.
Queen Nab, leader OF the fairies.
is played we'll and gracefully by VII
da Bennett.
The play will be In the Detroit opera
house all week with the usual matt.
ness. Wednesday and Saturday.
oARRick.
To be erfectly fair and exactly
truthful that hamboyantly Barnumed
person, known the world over. Gaby
Deslys. whom Detroiters had the first
opportunity look ut Monday even
Ing. In the Garrick theater. Is all that
she has been advertised-and more.
Gaby IL well worth the money even
at $3.50 an orchestra chair or twice
that amount for box seat.
Aside from Nam selle's outre COS
tunes. her big strings Of pearls the
size of nuts. her chic prettiness and
the wonderful tales Of her heart con-
quests Of kings. Gaby has real ability
as an actress and a dancer. Above
all, Gaby is no "soldierer." She throws
herself heartily into her stage work
and gives the applauding multitude
all that II asks of her.
The Little Parisienne," . risQue
French farce. with music. with which
Gaby's managers have provided her.
while 1t has little merit In itself, has
the saving virtue of keeping 0aby on
the stage most OF the time, and. OF
course, that is all the public thinks
about or wants. The piece 10 In three
acts, all deliberately staged, and the
company surrounding Gaby Is dis
tinctly above the average In singing,
acting and dancing ability.
Forrest HUH. well-known through
his excellent work as THE Chocolate
Soldier" and FRITZ Won Busig--in
private life. Mrs. Huff-<pleasanty re-
merbered as the mischievous maid OF
the same light opera: Edgar Atchison.
Ely. Charles Angela, Percy Lyndal
and two charming little girls. Louise
Meyers and Hattie Kneitel. together
with a chorus of "Gaby Girls" make
up company that can make even a
silly and, too frequently, naughty
farce endurable.
Harry Pilcer is Gabys dancing part.
ner. The two do some whirlwind
acrobatic STUNTS give an Apache
dance, Tango, a turkey-trot and all
the rest OF the dances in that class.
with an abandon and q wild freedom
that leave any previous exhibition OF
the kind on the local stage merely
tame and decorous memory. Gaby Ia
an athletic looking young woman,
With a 1.-THE slimness. She appears
rather tall over the footlights. and is
decidedly pretty, with beautiful eyes.
regular features and a youthfulness
OF outline that has gone and charm
In 1t. To be sure she has the fash
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the moment, the hat-chested effect
and anther-like hips of which are
accumulated by the toggery she wears.
Gabys wardrobe Is not made I'D of
gowns and hats as such articles are
usually catalogued. The costumes
are mostly long wisps OF gorgeous
amterials wound around the figure
to adron and not to conceal. The
headgear consists OF bizarre and
weird lokoing concotions OF feathers,
mostly towering high In the air and
worn with a piquancy and chic that
belongs as much to Gaby as Gaby be.
longs to the. clothes.
The changes Of these brainstorms
OF the Futurists were so frequent that
by the time the three acts of ''the
show" were over. the audience felt
that II must have seen a good share