The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-19
THE STAGE

ding" the new comedy TO be seen
IN the Garrick theater next week, are
laid In a German American settle
ment I'm Western Pennsylvania. Four
OF the principal characters In tho
play, the harness-maker, the minis
ter, the barber and the doctor. com
pose the village string quartet. re-
hearsing every sunday afternoon, and
participating Ia all public functions
II was more difficult TO select play.
ers for these four roles than for any
play produced In n long time For
the part OF the doctor, Ottoman Klotz.
who plays the viola I'm the quartet.
Richard Malchien al one time a mem
Der OF the Thomas orchestra. was en-
gagged; for the role OF Juan Jocinta.
The Portuguese barber. John !. Nc
Cowan. who plays violin well was
chosen FOR the part OF the parson.
Dr. Rehbein, Siegfrid schulz. son OF
Leo Schulz, Americas great cello vir-
tuoso, was selected. But for the role
OF Ludwig koehler, the principal char.
acter IN the play. who must perform
on the either. II was a different mat.
ter. No actor on the American stage
could play this part quite SO we'll as
iHoS. n NiSt, Dul MI. W Use ala not
know a note OF music However. he
went 10 work with will engaged an
instructor, and when the play was
ready for rehearsal, reported with
fair knowlege OF the instrument which
he plays in the comedy.
The story OF how James Mcntgom-
cry came TO write his smashing com
obi
the Garrick theater, sounds as i!npos.
sible as the plot of a ten-twenty-trirty
thriller. Before he wrote Ready
Money" Montgomery was a forty
dollar-a-week actor This remarkable
Young man, who is Just 30 years OF
age, wrote the comedy in less than
week lie outlined the play to Los
Angeles stock manager and signed 4
contract 10 deliver IL for $500. Then,
he promptly forgot all about II. hut
the unexpected happened and one day,
the manager wrote TO Montgomery
that Ready Money" was announced
for production In two weeks. Not
even synopsis was on paper, but
Montgomery was not stumped, so ne
jumped on the first train for Los An
geles and wrote two acts en- route.
Three days before the opening, the
third act was still unwritten. Ex-
IRENE measures We're necessary so
Montgomery went 10 his room in tue
hotel determined not 10 leave IL until
the third act was completed and he
didn't That was Friday and on the
following Monday Ready Money"
was given its first performance, scor-
ing such hit that il was immediately
secured by II. II. FraZee and pro-
duced by him simultaneously, In New
York and in London.
Detroit is TO be one OF the first
cities outside OF New York to see
The Quaker Girl, which will open
a weeks engagement in The Detroit
Opera house Monday evening. Feb.
"a, coming alomst direct from It's
long run in the Park theater. New
York Featuring Ina Claire and Per.
cival knight In the leading roles the
biz organization. which comprises
over 100 principals and chorus. will
come here BY special train, SO wide
ly have the praises OF THE Quaker
Girl been heralded that 1t is prac-
tically unnecessary 10 tell much more
OF its story. than that IL concerns the
adventures Of an unsophisticated
and altogether delightful little Quaker
maid in wicked Paris, and has a
score SO tuneful and dainty that Il
has been hummed and whistled all
over the civilized world The scenes
ranging from Quaker village 10
famous Paris cafe and ballroom at
ford opportunities for elaborate scenic
production. Prominent in the cast
will be Maisie Gay, Connie Mac, Gil
bert Childs, Nellie McHenry. Ruth
Lloyd, and Peggy Lundeen.
The subjects OF the first two travel
talks which 4. NJ. Newman, the noted
traveller and lecturer will present in
The Detroit Opera house on success
sive Sunday evenings beginning Feb.
o. will be two sections OF the Levant
which for the past few months have
been prominently before the public.
First, Mr. Newman will personally
conduct his fellowtravelers through
Bulgaria, Servia, Dalmatia and Bos-
MIA. showing them the picturesque
bits OF scenery which most European
travellers do not see. The colorful
costumes OF the natives will be de-
lightfuly reproduced in color views,
while life in city and country will be
studied by means OF realistic motion
pictures The second trayel-talk will
be n tour through those cities which
are now the bone OF contention be-
tween the allies and Turkey includ-
ng Constantinople, Stamboul, Brou-
ga and the battlefelds.
Walter Jones, was created tle part
o. Jimmy" IN William A. Drady's