The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-24

which the lively May has been seen
Miss Irwin will be surrounded by an
adequate supporting company anC
provided with handsome scenic
adornment.
Ed Lee Wrothe, who comes to the
IGayety theater next week with the
Ginger Girls company, appears TO be
settled for some time to come in one
role When he first appeared last
season as Janitor Higgins, he created
stage type new TO the burlesque cir
cult and everywhere he appeared
audiences took TO his odd conceits
and queer mannerisms, as the wien
ed old janitor, in a way that made the
part sn unusual success. Because OF
this success 1t was decided to have
him keep the character and a new
playlet was written about the charac-
ter for use with the Ginger Girls.
A special and carefully arranged
musical setting will be an artistic and
gratifying feature OF William Faver.
Sham's all-star production OF Julius
Caesar" in the Garrick theater next
week. All the incidental, as well as
the extracts, music used during the
performance, was especially composed
for Mr. Faversham. by Christopher
Wilson, the English composer, who
wrote the splendid music for -Kts-
met" Mr.. Wilson's Julius Caesar"
music is said to be his best work and
in order that 1t may receive the finest
possible rendition. Mr. Faversham EN-
ploys the services of an orchestra
leader.
When Otis Harlan, the fading co
median in Little Boy Blue now in
the Garrick first joined the late
Charles II. Hoyt, he came fresh from
the small! town of GAINESVILLE, Ohio
Although d little place, he was always
rather proud OF it. Hoyt and he be
came very good friends and were &C
customed TO go around together q
great deal. Harlan was always telling
THoyt about the merits OF GAINESVILLE
Whenever he met anyone from his old
home he used to introduce them to
Hoyt, and they were so numerous
that the dramatist began TO be
suspicious that the comedian was
ringing in on him. One day In Los
Angeles, during a walk, they really
did run across two OF Harlan's friends
from GAINESVILLE, who we're introduced
in lIarlan's grandi'oquent style. After
The introduction Hoyt turned 10 Har.
Ian and In his nasal tone said:
"Otie, If SO many people hadn't left
GAINESVILLE, it would be a bigger town
than New York"
A new play by Edward Sheldon,
who wrote Salvation Nell' for Mrs.
Fiske and whose play The High
Road that eminent actress is using
this season and will bring to Detroit,
Feb. 10, Is now in the hands of the
Snuberts and will shortly be produced
under the name of Romance"
Next week in the Temple theater
will be celebrated as anniversary
week. the occasion marking the
twenty-seyenth milestone in the his
tory Of this popular theater. A spe-
cial program has been booked, head
ed by George V. Hobart's latest play
let, 'Mein Licbchen" (My Loved One).
The playlet features that good Ger
man buS =, vi
"Burgomaster" fame. The second
feature OF the bill will be Theodore
Bendix, noted composer and musician,
with Arthur Bernstein, Jacques Shore
and Michei Bernstein in repertoire
of classic selections for string quartet
and string trio, with piano. Then will
come Charley Case, menelogist ineom.
parable, who is still talking about his
brave father. and ringing In a few
other members OF the family
on the side: Dolly Connolly,
vocaliste, and Percy Weunich, song
writer's, both Detroit favorites, will
feature their own songs, including
their latest hit, Kentucky Days" for
the little folks there viii, be Towards
.roitfes and dogs, treat Tor all AMI
NAL lovers: the Eight Berlin Mad
caps, dancing stars from Broadway;
Ethel Kirk and Billy Fogarty in
melange of chatter and tunes; Art
Bowen, who opens the merry bill, Is
known as The Singing CartoeRist."
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