The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-25
THE STAGE


weeks ago, will be seen In them again.
The company includes Miss Ryan.
Henry Stanford. Fanny Addison Pitt,
Gilbert Douglas, Lewis Broughton,
Frank Burbeck. Lillian Keller. Roy
BrOughton and Vida Mari Moore.
w. j. Ferguson, the veteran come
dian. to whom falls q large portion OF
the comedy Of the second act OF ma.
dam President" now In the Detroit
opera house, was Q member of the
company playing In Fords theater,
Washington, the night President Lin.
coin was shot Mr.. Ferguson rung
down the curtain following the trag.
edy. He 10 the only member living
Of the company playing In the the
ater at that time. Mr.. Ferguson Is
one OF the most experienced actors
on the stage. accomplished In every
phase of his profession, and. one to
whom the enactment OF comedy and
tragedy ID oncompsssed with equal
facility and nuish. He gives q de.
lightful and amusing character bit In
Madam Precedent" In the title role
Of which Fannie Ward ID such q
charming. chic figure.
Victor Herbsrt. composer OF Sweet.
hearts," the new comic opera success
In which dainty Christie Macdonald
will make her temperance In this
city. IN the Detroit opera house, the
week Of March .. has earned every
right to be considered the foremost
OF American opera composers. He
has written over 30 operas that have
been more than ordinarily successful
Most Of these have been comedy
operas, although Mr.. Herbert's yer.
satility II made evident by the ova.
tons recently given to the produc.
tons Of his grand opera, "Natoma,"
by the Chicago Grand Opera company
and to his sMadelaine," recently pro.
duced by the Metropolitan Grand
Opera company, In New York.
That ingenious. alert and deftly
Imystifying worker In magic, Thurs.
ton, will be the attraction In the Ly.
ceum next week, beginning Sunday
afternoon. He II not only an expert
manipulator--a performer Of feats
that amaze and confound the specta.
tor-but he carries vast amount r.
paraphernalia and wittily keeps his
audience In q laughing mood while
! working up to his sensational f4ats.
Thurston has q pleasing manner with
the public, tactfully permitting his au.
dience to assume that they are about
to be taken into his confidence at the
moment of deepest and darkest mys-
tifcation. Mr.. Thurston will present
to every lady attending the Wednes-
! day matinee, q free complete horO-
scaee Of her life.
Edward L. 0nAder, VINO has taken
up the mantle laid down by Denman
Thompson, II still playing the role
OF Uncle Josh, In "The Old Home.
stead" now IN the Lyceum theater.
Mr.. Snader was born on q farm IN
central Ohio. and flrst toured this
country with George Min. the TRACE.
di.H. AiteryasaS be played With The
| In his fsrcwsii tout 81 Americs
Charles Clark. who plays the role Of
Seth Perkins, although rs years Of
age, sttll gives all the vitality to the
part that 1t requires. To enumerate
the great stars that he has played
with, during his career on the stage,
would be to name all the best actors
Of the past three decades. Maggie
Breyer, the Aunt Matilda Of the cast,
although past her sevsnty-nfth year. ID
a. young and sturdy - she was 80
years ago. and equal to any ordinary
fatigue. Mrs. Breyer was q we'll
known star with her own company
for great many years, and ainassed
. comfortable fortune, which sue I'm
vested In real estate In Indianapolis.
1.-THE Soul KISS 'headlined In the
Miles theater this week, n notable
chiefly for the presence Of George n.
Ford ~ "Mephisto." Playing "the
devil" has always been sort Of hobby
with Mr.. Ford. He has made stndy
OF the character for years, and fea-
ture of his impersonati0n n the sar.
donic laugh popularity associated with
his satanic majesty. Mr.. Ford sue.
ceeded Ralph Herr a. Mephisto In
the New York production Of THE Soul
fKfyJ. The present tabtutt version OF
| the piece IL his own arrangement, and
| he has taken pains to retain the best
features Of the original.
A real member Of the German mo-
bility and a countess In her own right.
| n said to be Camille Falardaux, one
OF the singers with the Dreamland
Burlesque company, to appear In the
t9oyety- theator- next week She IA de.
clared to be q good singer and wears
| handsome gowns during the progress
OF the two burlettas. Her Tango TO
kio'' II one OF the big numbers Of the
second act. Ed Johnston, tramp come.
dian; Will II. Ward, German come.
dian. and Jeanette Buckley, the
tough GIRL are other favorites with
this company.
| A revival of Alexander Dumas cele.
| brated drama Camille" will be mao
| By the Washington Players. in tn
| Washington theater, next week. Vast
numbers OF playgoers are not aware
that Camille was an actual character
| IN Paris, id the early SOS. AZ That's
had all Alexandria at her feet. 20 dtd
ali Paris worship at the shrine Of the
beautiful Camille. Plays such a. ga.
mile" and "Sapho" paint too power.
| ful and lasting picture OF the inevf-