The Detroit times., 1914-02-24
ID PLAYHOUSES

:, bel. - Denise, the sweetly-1nnocent.
Oerman-speaking daughter OF the
0alipaux, and Elene Foster a. the
, gIggiing maid servant These are the
main characters. but the minor roles
} are oil wellacted.
-. The farce Is staged with the care
. land luxuriousness OF q svc)oty drama.
Il ELLA MAE HAWrHoRNE.
cARRlcK.
II While the mercury stood at ave be-
low without, and February Rale
lhOwled through the city streets. Oar.
rick theatergoers looked Monday night
on Hawaii. the land Of eternal sum.
mer. and caught the spell Of sensuous
music, tropical flowers and wave.
washed islands beaches. "The Bird
OF Paradise" Richard Watson Tully's
love tragedy Of the south seas. n again
In town. And what Stevenson has
written OF the Pacific paradise. and Its
gentle. ease-loving people. Tully has
vtsualised. Those who saw the bird
OF Paradise lived In Hawaii for q few
short hours.
Like Puccini's opera OF Madam
Butterfly" 1.-THE Bird OF Paradise
deals with the tragedy which follows
The marriage of the Caucasian and
one OF the "lesser bre<ds." Luana, an
island princess, falls In love with Paul
Wilson. young American doctor. For
. time he remains under the spell OF
the tropical sunshine. adopts the ma.
tive lite and Il happy. A chance
1 meeting with old friends revives the
longing for home, and he leaves Luz
ana. for post In Honolulu. She fol-
lows, and struggled desperately to
adopt the ways Of the white man. but
without result Spurned by her hus-
band she throws herself into the
sscrater Of Kilau, q sacrifice to Pele,
the Island goddess. whose wrath
theratens TO overwhelm her people.
Incidentally, there Is the story Of
David Landau, as Dean beach.
cOmber, who quotes the Rubiayat. and
Eventually through the love OF good
woman OF his own race rises to the
honored station which Wilson has
lost.
Throughout the three acts of the
piece everything possible Is done TO
preserve the illusion Of q tropic ISL
and. and the result Is charming. One
listens to the soft music Of real Ha.
waiian band and watches the lazy
GAyes IS they caress the mOOnlit
beaches. Only the scent OF the how-
ers 10 lacking and tribe Of magma
ton provides even that.
The last scene. depicting the crater
Of Kilau with Its lake Of everlasting
IRE, II wonderfully realistic.
| Miss Leonore Ulrich. not yet out Of
her teens, u fascinating Luana. Il
| 10 hard to zee how her portrayal Of
the artless and tempestuous island
Ipr1ncess could BE- improved upon. Will
| liam Desmoud n capable Wilson.
! and Robert Morris ~ the representa-
tive Of m American sugar company
Il responsible for . fine bit Of char
\ cter work. DAVID Landau plays well
| the part Of Dean, the beachcomber.
and Robert Harrison IL an impressive
figure AZ the priest OF Pele.
TEMPLE.
Bernard A. Flelnold 4 Co. In q pleas.
/ Ing sketch entitled "How Hotmeister
Did IT," and Fred Duprez, monologist.
divide the hon0rs in an sll-star bill
| II the Temple tlleater this week.
Rich In delightful delineations OF
(. German character the Reinold sketch
OGsry wondsrfrl Possibilities, and
these are accepted and delightfully."-
worked out by the company. The audi
ence h kept in = gale OF laughter by
Hcfmeister's attempt to force HE
daughter 70 marry.
Duprcx n Z monologfst who - ar
ferent. Although he. follows the usual
mouologsae plan BY narrating his do
me4tic mlsfortunes, he has . new line
Of patter. Identifying m old subject by
presenting Il In . brand-new light |
tIe = always two or three good jokes |,
ahead of his crowd and merited all
the applause he received, and more n |
posslble.
The Interior OF . moving picture |
studio ald the actual construction and |,
development OF movie drama, mixed |!
With story OF real heart interest, II |
shown In "CeIluioid Sara" BY Rupert /
Huehes, author OF Excuse Me- Al /
though admirably presented by capa- |
BILE company. the sketch seems TO have |
been hastily worked out and to rely |
more upon the novelty Of the process
of manufacturing pictures than upon |
any real interest In the action and
dialogue.
The Cadets de Oascogne, q French
'uperxttc uuHrtstte. presented single
numbers from grand operas with I,
splendid dramatic and musical ability. |
The Gliding C'Mearas are splendid |
dancers but cOntsnted themselves with
presenting several numbers Slightly |
time-wOrn to say the least.
Harry Richards and Bessie Kyle rot !
II good hand" with their slkit Of chat.
ter and song entitled. "A Regular Club |
Fellow They are skiIfuIf entertain |
ers. and Richards in particular is an |
exceptional comedian.
The Rolandow Brothers gave one OF |
the best exhibition of hand balancing /
ever seen In Detroit theater.
Mooreoscope pictures closed the bill. |
MILES.
The Niles has Outdona itself this |
week. II Ii presenting Z bill crowded |
with good stun. Any one OF the acts |
would make feature for an ordinary |
bill.
The most pretentious Offering IL |
The Soul KISS" q condensation OF |
the musical show Of the same name, |
arranged by George H. Ford, who ap- !
pears AZ J. I.ucifer Mephisto. There |
are IL members In the company:
there are four scenes: there are nine |