The Detroit times., 1913-01-29
OF Interest to Women

Red Cross" and Mr.. Sousa's most
recent march, entitled From Maine
TO Oregon" The Glassblowers' VIII
! have an excellent cast OF 70, headed
/ by Edna Blanche Showalters Dorothy
Maynard, Marguerite Farrell, Mauds
Turner Gordon, Louise Ford. Gilbert
| Gregory, John Parks, Charles Brown
Edward %ade Unconstitutional
Tony Nash, and others.
A show entirely new TO Detroit au
diences Will be the Jolly Follies
which comes to the Gayety theater
next week. The company Is entirely
new. and practically all OF the per
formers are new TO burlesque, the
company having been recruited from
the musical comedy field. Phil OFT IL
the principal comedian.
| The Weber & Fields show, "Hanky
| Panky," will be the attraction in the
Garrick theater, the week OF Feb. 10
| Max Rogers, surviving member OF the
/ famous Rogers brothers. will head the
company, which will include Bobby
North, Harry Cooper. Hugh Cameron
Clay Smith, Christine Nielsen, Myrtle
Gilbert. Flo May, Virginia Evans
William Montgomery, Florence Moore
and others. The show Is typical
Weberfieldian affair with lively incl
dents. tunefu music, attractive cos
tuning. alluring dancing, vaudeville
travesty, and burlesque.
"The Moulin Rouge" burlesquers,
TO come To the Avenue theater next
week, naturally suggest an entertain
ment OF the French order. at least In
! liveliness and snap. Evidently the
management has been aiming at some
thing Of the sort. for the program is
presented In the form OF two-act
musical absurdity called The Toast
OF Paris" Most OF the comedy, how
ever, Is OF the good old German and
Irish variety. for the leading funny
characters are played by Joe Rose,
who appears as Adam Souse, a pickle
packer, and Patsy Barrett, who Is
Michael Sullivan. a New York con
tractor Charles Dunn, Willie Mack
aud others help the laughs along. The
/ feminine contingent is lead by Corine
| DeForest. who is assisted by the Lee
sisters and Marcy Bennett, soubrett-s.
There will be chorus OF 20 girls.
One OF the most unique musical
instruments of the stringed variety
ever evolved is the myriophone, used
| by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Karsey, in
their musical specially, In the Miles
theater, this week II Is the only in
strument OF its kind in existence. II
| Is Mr.. Karseys own invention and he
spent an entire year In building It.
! The instrument consists OF 20 reyolv-
ling wheels. each equipped with set
/ OF wire strings-there are 1000 In all
and a sounding board Only the
| finest piano wire is used. The wheels
! are turned by handpower, from be-
| hind, two men being required TO op-
crate them. AS they go round, the
sound is produced by bringing wooden
sticks in contact with the wires, and
1 the result is "A remarkably pleasing
! tone The repertoire OF the Karseys
includes number of favorite operate
selections as wei a. popular hits.
Booked as the Broadway theateI
top-liner next week, viii be the
sketch, THE Love Specialist" pre-
scented BY Hayden Stevens and com
pany. Another feature OF the new
bill will be BaZarows Russian sing.
ers and dancers; Waterbury Broth
ers n Tenney, instrumentolists and
comedy favorites; Jere Sanford, the
"chore boy" Marguerite, in sing
ing and dancing humber, and Joe
Bogenny's "Lunatic Bakers" n sensa.
tional acrobatic surprises.
William Faversham and Frank
keenan,. OF Mr.. Faversham's company
presenting Julius Caesar" in the
Garrick theater this week. addressed
about 200 members OF the recently
formed Detroit center OF the Drama
League of America, In the Garrick.
Tuesday afternoon. Both actors said
that the best way to educate the pub
lie 10 a higher appreciation OF the
theater is for producers to clothe
their offering, whether II be musical
froth or high-brown drama, In as
much art as possible. Il enjoy good
musical comedy and am usually vast
ly entertained In good music hall, ="
said Mr.. Faversham, but, think
sCme of the cheap bids for sensation
i'll exhibition of moral and physical
depravity that unfortunately are
growing throughout the United States
need some strong movement to curb
them Even the best OF musical
comedy and the lighter forms of
theatrical entertainment should be
taken in moderation by an intelligent
public"