The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-28
THE STAGE

Benjamin Fay Mills, who is direct
ing the policies of the Grand Circus
and Broadway theaters will give lee
ture Sunday morning, in the Broad
Nay on The story of Jean Vatican.
la connection with the lecture a sim
pie religious service, differentiation
al In creed, will be held with special
musical numbers.
William Norris, who plays the part
OF the old witch-like aunt. in David
Eelascos production of "A Good Lit
lie Devil" to be presented In the De-
tru!t opera house next week. is one
Of the best known character actors
on the stage. Competent critics de-
clare that Norris has never done a
amer piece OF character acting in his
entire stage career, than he is doing
now in the Rostand fairy play. Nor
ris has etched and tamped with his
name about 800 portraits Of many
different characters. The parts he
has played range from the height of
frivolity as exhibited in Babes In
Toyland" to the impressive rendering
OF Beppo-Pepe. the Kings jester in
Francesca da Rimini."
On all the advertising and printed
matter of the Stratford.upon-Avon
Players, who come TO the Detroit
opera house the week of Dec Is, ap-
pears coat OF arms that excites con
siderable curiosity wherever the COM
pany plays. 1t shows "a stippled shield
with bar running across it oblique-
~ and on the bar spear or lance.
Surmounting the shield is a falcon
holding another spear in its talons
This is Shakespeare s coat OF arms
granted his father. no doubt at the
sons request, In 1899. The Stratford
players, being under the direction. OF
the Shakespeare Memorial theater
are rightfully entitled to use this Of
fetal badge; but the agents OF the
company who are looking after their
American interests refuses to be i'm
pressed by. shields and spears and
have dubbed the noble falcon "the
duck"
When David Belasco makes the first
production on any stage in America
of Henri Bernstein's play THE Sec
ret" in the Detroit opera house, Mon
day evening, Dec. 8, the company
supporting Frances Starr, who will
play the leading feminine role, will In
Glide Cecil Yapp. the English actor,
whose splendid impersonation OF The
Cat In The Blue Bird" will be re-
membered by Detroit playgoers. 9th
ers In the fine company to present the
French play will be Robert Warwick,
Basil Fill, Harriet Dellenbaugh and
Margaret Leslie. MIR. Belasco will
come to Detroit to launch the play.
George Arliss In "Dfsraeli," will be
the Christmas week attraction in the
Detroit opera house, opening his
weeks engagement, Monday evening,
Dec. %. Mr.. Arliss presented this
play In the Garrick theater two years
ago, before II was taken to New York
and made such phenomenal sue
cess.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw now appearing
In the Garrick theater, next summer
will try the .'back to nature" plan of
living, having purchased In Mexico,
she will erect a cabin, storage hut
L uhu Oeuci OuIluuBS.
Thaw say that next May she will
move there and for three months will
live as near to nature as possible, ac.
companied by her little son, Russell
] Thaw.
| When Gaby Deslys appeared in the
Winter Garden in New York last sea.
son she changed her costumes as OF.
ten as eight times In a single mum
Der, a special dressing room being
constructed In the stage wings for
her use and il Is said that she will
offer just as many changes when she
lappears in the Garrick theater next
week, in The Little Parisienne," the
three acts of which will give her plen.
lty OF opportunity to display her cos
tunes. Every creation was designed
by Gaby with the exception cs few
which were selected by the famous
dry point artist. Drian. The costumes
were executed by the leading firms of
1 Paris and fitted on a personal model
who Is constantly employed by Gaby
to relieve her of this task. At every
performance she will wear something
new In the way Of jewels. Having a
trining lot Of baubles worth about