The Detroit times., 1913-10-23
THE STAGE

The Fay Foster company will come
to the Cadillac theater. Sunday after
noon. Oct. 26, for weeks engage
ment. A two-act musical comedy,
Fun In q Pawn Shop" will be pre-
sented. and the principal comedy
roles will be cared for by Nat Young.
Hebrew comedian; Fields and Allen,
and Clara Bird. Marceline De Mon
tague 10 prima donna Of the COM
pany. Singing and dancing numbers
by the principals ana q chorus OF ~
pretty girls. AS well as interesting
vaudeville specialties, will be offered
during the action Of the burlesQue.
The spectacular setting which was
given by the Lebler company to ROB-
ert w. Hichens' booK-play, THE Gar
den Of Allah" couple of years ago
for production, In the Century thea
ter, formerly the New Ineater, will
be brought to the Detroit opera house
the week OF Nov. 3. Among the won
derful scenic effects IL a sandstone
In the desert.
Detroit playgoers will have the op.
pOrtunity to see, In the Garrick thea
ter. next week, within the Law"
the widely-discussed play by Bayard
WELLER. dealing with present-day con-
ditions In New York city. and which
has had the endorsement OF many
notables. When President. Wilson
visited New York recently. he wit
messed Mr.. Veillers intense meio-
drama. At the conclusion of the play
he turned to the friends who accom-
panied him and observed: IL was
never more interested and thrilled In
all my life" Helen Ware will appear
here. in the role which she played for
months In New York.
One OF the most vivid OF dramas,
"A Fool There Was" first acted by
Robert billiard, will be brought to
the Lyceum theater, next week. The
play was written by Porter Emerson
Brown around Rudyard Kipling s
poem, THE Vampire" which shocked
the world by its frank brutality. The
management has provided a strong
cast and the same rich and colorful
production which originally made the
play such a big success.
The second of F. NJ Newman's
present course Of Traveltalks In the
Detroit opera house will be given
Sunday evening, Oct. 26, with Paris
art, life, fashion, as the subject.
Notable among the new motion pic
lures which Mr. Newman made while
abroad, last summer. are the visit OF
the King Of Spain to President Poin-
care, OF France; drives and beauty
spots In the heart OF Paris; palace
of Luxembourg and its gardens; Paris
from a dirigible balloon, and profess
boulevards showing the latest crea-
tions of the noted designers OF wom'
ems fashions.
David Montgomery, Fred Stone and
Elsie Janis, who will bring the musi-
cal fantasy. The Lady of the Slip
per-" to Detroit, before they go to
Boston for long engagement, IN
tend making the trip from Chicago
in their own motor cars. All three OF
them are capable and enthusiastic
chauffeurs. Miss Janis last summer
drove 5000 miles through France and
italy in her big car, while Mr.. Mont.
gomery traversed the excellent roads
of England, Ireland and Scotland
Mr. Stone, after he returned from the
cowboys carnival in Cheyenne, Wyo..
was fitting about the highways OF
Long Island and Jersey. Montgom'
cry and Stone and Miss Janis are
coming to the Detroit opera house
for the week beginning Monday, Oct.
u.
Roy Walling, the leading man OF
the Holden Players, in the Avenue
theater. will have the role OF Sir
Phillip Errington In next weeks re-
vival Of "Thelma" Leona Slater will
be entrusted with the title part, while
H. M. Holden will interpret that OF
Olaf Guldmar. Some very pretty
scenic effects are promised. as the
scenes, which are laid In the land
Of the midnight sun" and In En-
gland give great scope In this re-
spect.
The Broadway theater. next week.
will present "A Day at the Circus.
q trained animal novelty act, as the
headline number. The feature OF the
bill will be, What would you do?"
roaring farce. presented by John h.