The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-09
THE STAGE

The headliner for the Broadway
bib, next week. will be big jim" He's
bear, whose real grizzly bear dance
and other society terpsichorean
stunts have been sensation In New
York vaudeville the past season On
thA same bill will be Walsh, Lynch
4 Co.. In the sketch. ''Huckin's Run
one Of the Drettiest acts in vaude.
Vile.
The sale of course tickets for the
now series OF Newman Traveltalks, to
b given In the Detroit opera house
on ave successive Sunday evenings
beginning Oct -. is now open in the
box Office. New and exquisite color
views and motion pictures taken by
Mr.. Newman In person will be the
medium of transporting his audiences
Of easychair travellers to London.
Paris" Rome" Florence and Ven-
Ice" and Vienna" In the order NAM
I'd. The single tickets for the travel
talks will be placed on sale, Thurs
lag.
Two OF. the plays of one of the best
known Of British playwrights, Sir Ar
thur w. Pinero. are to be seen In De
Iroit, this week--"The Amazons," in
he Detroit opera house, and Iris,
Ia the Washington theater. The for.
mer DAY had Its first American pro-
J. AUCTION 20 years ago, and the latter
lborn a dozen years ago. The ANA
Eons" was revived, last spring, by
CHARLES Erohman, for the use OF Miss
Billie Burke Iris" was originally
lcted by Virginia Harmed. whose sue
cess I'm It was sensational, and she
vas secured by the Washington man
lgement for the current revival. MISS
6a0ed's Interpretation Of the charac-
Ter Retains those touches which Won
Aer such praise from critics and pup
10 inASormer years.
Hsafy time Billie Burke comes TO
.ovu me wears her hair In a new
. way. In tho Detroit opera house, this
veek. in 1.-The Amazons," the Pinero
comedy in which she plays tom-boy
ma dresses In boys clothes. her hair
Irasesug Is made to At the occasion.
WIZ does Miss Burke change het
tyie of couture SO often? Because
" the billie burkes. And what Is q
Nlrie burkef Why. one OF the little
drls who thinks she looks like the
,opular young actress and tries to
ncrensA the resemblance all she can
" copying the Burke coihure OF 'he
moment.
"The arst time heard the expires.
ion, Il, gave me sort OF shock says
fias Burke. II was driving down
rffhAve., In New York, and my car
,otcau9ht In q crowd at Forty-second-
,t, Right next to me, but little
'Ihead, was another car with a coupie
H Young college boys. Suddenly. l
leard one of the boys say to the otn.
uHOh, look at the billie burke! vi
,ourse, I thought he meant me, and
VAS 1ust putting on my own mod1
lisnAmod and freezing expression 10
ehufe his rudeness, when | saw that
IL couldn't possibly have seen me on
account of the position of the cars.
3e was looking at little girl on the
ddewalk. and, really, II was startling
he way she had gotten herself up 10
ook IKE me. She had the same col
yrinx naturally, and she had fixed her
air-scrambled It, as friend tells
ne do my hair-just as was dress
nr mine Ct that time on the stage.
NE was quite pretty girl, so | didn't
mind. took care, though, TO nave
| Inherent couture on the stage that
light
/ Robert T. Haines. q well.known ac'
/ or OF The legitimate stage, who has
| ,Sayod leading roles with walker
| Nhltseide, Viola Allen. Mrs. Fiske,
Svsce George and Blanche Bates. as
vell 90 being q Belasco star, Will head
he progrAm Of vaudeville In the Tenn
lie theater, next week. Mr.. Haines
md company win present one-act
ny entitled, "rhe man in the dark,
vYitken by william J. Hurlbut, author
Z 'srhs fighting hope" which was
tTtkAen for David Belsco and In which
nnoho Bates was starred. Two IA
n hglte fnnmakers, VIM. Fl. Macart and
hhelynne Bradford, will present The
kcoud generation" one OF the fun
- of sketches. other acts on the
"a Wtl be: Baby Helen, talented
k0d enkertainer; Gardiner trio In
- kt>st society fad dances; James
n 4 Kelly and Emma Pollock. In Gin
~ Suaps;" Sol Goldsmith and Guy
koppe. in songs and patter; the
bur Casters in aerial feats that thrill;
bsl4hle, novelty juggler, and the
eoorooscope pictures.
One Of the greatest difficulties en-.
e0ntored By the stage manager OF