The Detroit times., 1914-05-12
INLOCAL PLAYHOUSES

any serious bother or worry. for while
marking time and grabbing each 9TH
er's mugs in zone of the loosest cities
OF tie world they entertained large
audience in the Garrick theater with
two hours and a half OF their drol
leries and antics. Monday night
II these two laugh-makers were
allie 10 play the sob parts in a drama,
and had presented the laohrymose
stuff iast evening with as much sue.
cess as they did their own line OF en-
tertainment, the tears shed Oy the
audience would have Wed with the
Ae0d @. rain that fell outside while
" cher and Fields were causing all 10
shake and roar with paroXyms OF
laughter
Put they were not trying TO put
themselves out OF place, and every
one present was able 20 forget the
high cost OF living Huerta, the Tigers
defeat in Chicago. Sunday. and the
other trials and tribulations OF a busy
world while Joe" and Lew" were
.tWcaking each others noses, and pok.
ing each others eyes
The audience started Laughing when
Lew Fields first carefully opened
Weber's much-abused left eye, and
rammed down into the depths OF that
orbit. his long lean fore-fnger-a lit
tie Iii OF surgical FIRST aid" that is
almost as Wen known as the names OF
the distinguished operator and pa
tient. They continued laughing when
Joe Weber who has been so ill-treat-
ed OF late by that fore-hnger stunt that
the "sCynticate" seems 10 hang 10.
gether only by thread OF prosperity.
tried 10 place Fields nose where his
hat was and vice versa
Once started, they didn't cease their
ordinations until the end OF the per
Torrance, and these outbursts were
only broken by the applause for the
other excellent dancers and singers
OF Weber and Fields "Hokey-Pokey"
show. A good zeal or the dialogue
was rsed in their former appearances,
but there were several phases OF their
violent interviews that were making
their first trial here. and judging from
their reception, they will continue to
meet with mirthful acclaim wherever
their stage controversies may carry
them
What they did can be mentioned in
one short paragraph. What they said
can not be properly transcribed.
Michael Dillpickle (Joe Weber,. and
Meyer Bookheister( Lew Fields), are
travelling in Europe, They are stranded
In Paris, and while there. they stake
q bankrupt hotel owner, pose for the
statue. THE Dying Gladiator" become
the fleeced participants in game OF
cards, play fearful and wonderful
gaire OF pool, give an hypnotic exhibit
tlcn, engage In several arguments
with themselves and end each one or
tho.e controversial affairs in anything
but satisfactory manner for one Of
the sputants-Weber usually being
the unfortunate
Peing compelled to yield to the
supC rior reach and linguistics OF
Fields seems to have affected Weber's
spirit, and his mournful and submits
sve features suggest the unlucky
mortal who moaned that "the land
lady always dies where | board"
Weber and Fields. though support.
ed by very fine company, are the
executive. legislative and judicial
branches OF the performance. and
they manage TO draw themselves
away from the checker table where
they are reported TO spend their spare
time off stage together, TO give the
audience something to laugh about
world without end. Take for example
the scene where Fields tries TO teach
Weber the mysteries OF pool:
Weber takes a cue: approaches the
table; is informed that he must
bust" the balls before he can break
them, Looks mystihed Starts to
shoot but is again told that ne must
name ball. Eliza" says he. Upon
being told that that is not the right
way TO call a ball, he calls one
round" Differences are finally set
tied He takes his shot, Fields in
turn also shoots. Fields scratches
Tells Weber that gives him (Fields)
four balls. Takes them. Weber
scratches, claims four balls, only Ia
be told that he has scratched in the
wrong pocket, and thereby loses the
game
The other players are pathinders
for the comedians, and though they
all were excellent facilitators, there
was no outstanding hockey -pokeying
Among the singers and dancers there