The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-02


headed by Harry Welsh, Hebrew com.
edian and the Big Four quartet Is one
OF the features Of the show,
The audiences In the Washington
thester this week are taking very
kindly to the amusing comedy Her
Husbands Wife" which Is being pre-
scented by Helen Ware and the vii
liam Morris PLAYERS. The comedy II
bright and lively and excellently acted
by the stock company. Next week, I'm
this theater. Virginia Harmed will be
seen I'm revival OF Pineros Iris" a
drama Of English society life. in which
she made a sensational success a few
years ago.
Archie Goodall. "A former football
star. In n gymnastic novelty act VIII
headline the Broadway bill next week
making his first appearance in Detroit.
Other features on the program will be
Maurice Freeman and Nadine Wins
ton. in the playlet. TONY and the
Stork;;" musical novelty by Williams
and Werher: Frostick, Hume and
Thomas, In songs and dances; Charles
{. Drew and company. In the comedy
Mr., Flynn From Lynn" classy toe
stepping by Hughes and Maize char
acter songs and changes by Gilmour
and Latour, gun manipulating by
Major lO'Laughlin and new pictures
on the Wardescope.
"London-today," "Paris-art, life,
fashion" "Rome--ancient and mod
ern." Florence and Venice" and
"Vienna--the city beautiful are the
announced for the new series OF
Traveltalks he is TO give In the De
troit opera house on five successive
Sunday evenings. beginning Oct. l9
The new motion pictures and natural
color views which will illuminate the
course were taken by Mr.. Newman
In person last summer.
The splendid production OF "kis-
met which Harrison Gray Fiske
made for Otis Skinner will be brought
to Detroit for a second engagement,
In the Detroit opera house, the week
OF Oct. l3. 'Kismet," Is one OF the
most gorgeous stage spectacles Of the
day and. In addition. 1t has high liter.
airy quality and Is beautifully acted
by Mr.. Skinner and his company Fol.
lowing Mr.. SINNERS engagement, In
the Detroit, will come the all-star cast
in Fine Feathers" the week OF
Oct. 20.
Charles Richman, Marie Nordstrom
and the other members OF the origin al
New York company to present
Bought and Paid For" In the Gar.
rick theater next week, will come all
the way from Ell Paso, Tex, to play
In Detroit, simply because Manager
William A. Brady would not send any.
thing but the original company to this
city. From Detroit, the company will
go to Boston for an indefinite run. Al.
thought Bought and Paid For" Is q
success OF two seasons. 1t will have
Its first presentation in Detroit, next
week. II is a modern story Of thrill.
Ing interest.
An actor who works SO weeks In
the year is Harry Holman, present
ing the sketch, THE Merchant
Prince" in the Miles. this week
Holman says he belives that q man
should work while he is able, so that
when he must retire he may enjoy
the winter of life in comfort. Every
week OF my life." he says. II salt
away a portion of my salary In a
little bank down east. In spite OF
my gray hairs, l don't consider my
self old yet. but, the time is com
ing when I'll have to take a back
seat, and, they are not going to ship
me on to any actors home" Mr..
Holman IS best known to theater
goers as the editor In the original
production OF The County Chair
man." His preference Is for vaude-
vile.
Master Gabriel, the diminutive COM
edian, creator of Buster Brown and
Little Memo" will headline the Tenn
pie bill next week, presenting Little
Kick" Mabel Berra, who is said TO
have an unusual soprano voice OF great
range and brilliancy, will appear as
the second feature. She 10 pupil Of
Victor Maurei, the eminent French
baritone. Morgan, Bailey B Morgan,
billed 90 Ginger Pep and Ginger" will
appear ~ the third feature of this
bill Other acts booked are Jimmy
Duffy and Mercedes Lorenzo from the
Gertrude Hoffman show: C. II. ODon.
nell and company in the sketch
'F1ashlight Cragin:" Lillian Webb and
her whirlwind pickaninnies; Four Le-
Grohs. an European novelty: Karl
Grees. lightning painter in oils, and
the Mooreoscope pictures.