The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-13
THE STAGE

Halton POwells production OF "fhe
Runaways," with Earle Dewey and
Mabel Rogers In the principal roles, is
making a strong bid for popular favor
in the Miles thea:er this week. FMS
Is the newest song show and Il has a
super-abundance OF pep. The fun is
up 60 the high-tide mark all the time.
Not the least entertaining feature OF
the big production is the American
pony ballet OF 10 dancers. The cast
includes 1G persons in all.
For the scene OF the country fair b.
The Bohemian Girl in the Washils
ton this week, stage Director Jones
secured sheep, geese. chickens, ducE.
and even pigs TO run about the stage
and occasionally help ont the tenora
and prima donnas with a crow q
quack or a squeal Morris Goren a.
nouncer and "ballyhoo' for the trame
bear and the circus fair, has mad
plenty OF experience with the white
tops" Some years ago when "gr.
ters" and "shilllbcrs" were as neces
sary TO the equipment OF circus a.
were the seats, Goren had the priv.
ilege car" with one OF the big tented
ORGANIZATIONS, otherwise the exclusive
right TO sell popcorn, lemonade ana
peanuts. In the second act OF "'Ihe
Bohemian Girl" Morris is in his glory
In making the announcement for the
fair he calls loudly for Frank Whit.
beck, the house manager, who is also
an old circus man, but OF different
profession than that OF "grifter,' 10
come TO his assistance for there are
many "gills on the lot. To hear Co
ren's speech Is TO bring TO ones mind
the rapidly approaching date OF a
prominent circus.
From Cairo, Egypt, comes the word
that +. NJ. Newman, the traveller and
lecturer, has started on a trip up the
Nile In the steamer "Danhabeth Seti."
Special permission has been granted
TO Mr.. Newman by the government to
photograph all the tombs and monu-
ments in Egypt These photographs
will be shown in the new series OF
Newman Traveltalks TO be presented
next winter, in the Detroit opera
house, when Mr. Newman will come to
the city for his annual engagement.
Jean Bedini, producer of classy bur-
lesque attractions, viii open a season
of summer stock burlesque in the Cad
lilac theater next week with new
show known as The Cadillac Girls
There will be plenty of singing, dane
ing and fun-making, host or pretty
girls in attractive costumes and va
riety of feature numbers, including
Fatima, an oriental dancer; Fred Han
and Alexis, English comedians, and
"Caramba," a pantomime playlet by
Simone De Beryl Emile August and a
company of 20 people Two bur
lesQues, 1T Happened in Paris and
Here and There will be presented
the principal roles to be taken by Har
~ Bentley, Tommy Carter Jimmy
Cooper, Dorothy Daily. Helen Lor-
raine and Helen Stanley.
mo Mother to Guide Her. a play
that appeals particularly 10 women,
will follow The Sign OF the Four
now being presented in the Avenue
theater NO Mother TO Guide Her
is play OF thrilling situations, novel
clmaxes, much comedy and love
story that grips the heart. The play
was written and produced by Lillian
Mortimer.
Frank Finney and Sam j. Adams
will be In the Gayety theater next
week. with the Trocadero Burlesquers.
This company played here last fall TO
such big business that a return en-
gagement was arranged. A year ago
Finney and his company played a re-
turn engagement in Detroit and were
received very we'll indeed, so that the
experiment is 10 be repeated The
Legend of the Ring" is the title OF the
musical comedy in which the Troca'
deros will be seen here.
Maeterlincks ever-popular fantasy,
"The Blue Bird. is 10 be the attrac-
tive Offering in the Garrick theater
next week, with matinees on Wednes'
day and Saturday. The original New
theater production and cast will again
be presented here. among the princi-
pals being Burford Hampden, Editha
Kelly, w. II. Denny, Cecil Yapp. Alice
Butler, Ethel Brandon. Harriet Ster-
ling, Martha Messenger, Dore David
son, Charles Hampden, John Suther-
land. George sylvester and Angelo Ro-
meo The play is staged in II scenes,
showing the steps in Tyltyl and My
tyrs dream-journey 10 find the Blue
Bird. Those most admired include
the Fairy Berylune's palace. the land
OF memory the old churchyard, the
kingdom OF the future, the palace or
night and the vale or happiness. There
are "A trick" or pantomime illusions,
an unusually elaborate orchestratlon
OF Incidental music and numerous
highly interesting symbolic dances,
among which those OF the hours and
stars. and OF fire contending with wa.
ter. are OF unusual originality and
beauty. The engagement next week
will afford the last opportunity OF see
ing this remarkable spectacle, as the
road tour OF the play ends this month
and 1t will not be put out again next
season.
The Marvellous Kennedys with
Weber and Fields big musical organ
ization in the Garrick theater are
among the recognized leaders Of stage
dancers, and are considered author
tiles on all styles OF dancing MI
Kennedy declares that though the
ordinary waltz Is old and simple. and
known 10 nearly every civilized ma.
ton ne finds that the proportion OF
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