The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-08


Fred Bishop. Gladys IIomfrey, Rus,
sell Simpson. IA. j.. Refill, Harry
Johnson. Harold Merriam. Harry W.
Smith. w. c. Reid. A. p. Woodley. Al
Fairbrother. Irene Palmer, Evelyn
Koerner. Harriet DuBarry, Minnie
Martrit. Bessie Gross. Eleanor Scott.
Norma Thomas. Beth Harrison. and
many others.
The dramatic spectacle that 10 or
10 years ago cost more than $4,000
TO produce was a nlne-days wonder.
Now half dozen productions year
foot up bills that exceed this figure
and occasionally double H. The Gar.
den OF Allah" cost In the neighbor-
hood OF $4,000. and The Daughter
or Heaven. now in the Detroit opera
house, totaled $i05,000. Aside from
the preliminary expenditures I'm cor
nection with The Daughter OF Heav-
en- all summer long the mechanical
stan conducted the necessary expert
ments for lighting and mechanical Ell
fects. In the seven scenes, 10000
square feet OF canvas and 10000
square feet OF eauze were utilized
I've hundred people participate ih the
performance, and for them. more than
300 costumes are required These cos
tunes were designed and executed by
Caramba, OF Milan. Two OF the scenes
OF the play are court scenes, requiring
full court regalia. The court dress OF
the Ming empress, The Daughter OF
Heaven" is thing OF great beauty.
The interior settings are deliberately
draped and ornamented with expen-
siye Chinese objects dart. and the
eXteriors supplemented with the cun-
ously stunted trees and shrubs so
Characteristic OF the Chinese land.
scap4 Twelve Chinese dancing girls
were imported from Nankin, their
fares and expenses paid halfway
around the globe. Several hundred
dollars went into live stock Then
there are the properties" and the
countless odds and ends that, inexpen-
sive In themselves, mount up 10 a
pretty penny in SO large production,
Once produced. the cost OF mainte-
nance of this production is tremen-
dous. The company OF 200 and the
large stage crew, in themselves, make
the weekly expense sheet OF the ordi-
nary attraction look insignificant. The
principals, with Viola Allen at their
head. are all high-salaried people, and
the I.iebler company considers itself
in luck when the auditor checks mp
the bills and finds them less than $l0.-
900 weekly.
The Tiger Lilies" favorite bur
lesque organization. comes 10 the Ave
nue. theater next week with new
show, The chief fuu-muker rs Matt
Kennedy. the Irish comedian. welt
known TO Detroiters through having
headed a stock burlesque company in
this city last season. He will be ably
assisted in the Tiger Lilies show
bv Mona Raymond, Joe West, Barney
Williams. Arminta and Burke, Cole
and Hastings, Walter Van Allen, Mai
me de Vine and large chorus ~
girls.
In THE Choice" presented by Wal
ter c. Percival and company, the Miles
theater. this week, offers one of the
strongest playlets seen on the local
vaudeville boards for some moons.
The theme, while not pleasant one.
is so delicate!y handled as TO give no
offence, and ii presents a powerful
argument Mr.. Percival, who plays
the reckless son of New York mil
.ionalre, was in the original produc-
ton OF THE Lion and the Mouse" and
Blosser Jennings, the father In tho
sketch. will be remembered as Father
Bran ely, in 'The Rosary" Marie
Del Vecchio has had IS years eperi-
Ian raA
in many notable productions.