The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-08


diner Trio, dancers, open the show.
The pictures are OF the usual hisn
order.
MILES.
This weeks bill In the Miles over
flows with humor, almost every act
being crowded with comedy Oracle
Emmett and her company, In MIS-
Murphy's Second Husband" are
among the chief contributors. Miss
Emmett appears as Honora Murpey.
plump, practical, and wealthy irish
widow. Honora Is burdened Win
married daughter. who Is not plump
not practical, and not wealthy. one
day Mrs. Murphy returns TO her home
where her daughter and son-in-la"
also live. dragging after her pane
tela-shaped husband whom she de-
scribes as the cream or the hos
pital." The new husband Is younger
than the son-in-law. Mrs. Murphy
explains that she took him after the
doctors gave him up--and she ADDS
that she had him insured before she
signed up. Complications arising
from this queer family tangle are an
afternoon or evenings pleasure IN
themselves.
Even a troupe of monkeys Is round
! ly applauded. The monkeys appear
in Vaudeville in Monkeyland.' The
orchestra, and performers, consisting
mostly OF acrobats. are all recruited
from the palm trees. Even the stage
hands" are monkeys.
Quite transcontinental," observes
one OF the blackface team OF Lemaire
and Dawson. when asked how he
feels. That's the key 10 success OF
their act They assume the role OF
darkies who know nothing OF the
meaning OF big words but delight in
saying them on the slightest provoca-
ton
Walter Brewer has an act all his
own. II has been in use for quite e.
while now, but his clever way OF tell
Ing OF the unusual occurrences arts
ing from his plunge into matrimony
Is bound TO make theater audiences
laugh for good many years TO come.
Blanche Sloan. sister OF Tod Sloan,
the former Jockey, and now a chauf.
feur In the French army, does some
thrilling feats In the air. Brieere and
King have a musical comedy offer
n AdtupuS
ORPHEuM.
There are enough bright spots on
the Orpheum bill this week TO please
the most critical patron OF vaudeville.
In fact, all the numbers are good,
and two are exceptionally SO.
Gertrude Van Dyke and her brother
have the headline act. Miss Van
Dyke is decidedly plump, but never
theless, dances very gracefully and
kicks-oh, SO high Primarily her
act is singing one with brother do
ing the piano accompaniment. She
has a pleasing voice of unique range
that allows her 10 sing the top and
bottom parts OF grand opera duet
Her brother Is an accomplished pi-
anist 1t is only when Miss Van
Dyke begins 10 dance and kick that
one forgets, momentarily, that she
also sings nicely The number Is a
very pleasing one.
Next In popularity are Savoy and
Brennan In their sketch. The Show
Girl and the Johnnie Just imagine
raw-boned show girl. with auburn
hair. mouthful or gold teeth, foot
like a gunboat, a hand like ham
and voice like Sandy Hook fog
horn. telling her little friend, Johnnie,
about the big time she had the night
before with her girl friend Margaret,
and YOU can enjoy q laugh without
seeing the sketch. This number guar
antees so laughs per minute.
Happy Jack Gardner and company,
in "A Close Call, present q novelty
act II has to do with happenings at
the stage door and the interior OF
dressing room in theater. The sud
den appearance OF the stars wife
when he has a lobster supper en-
gagement with stage-struck young
lady causes complications. During
the act Gardner does a comedy turn
that Is good
Wright and Davis have a new skit
entitled The Love Insurance
Agency" They get away with some
nonsensical patter on the subject and
wind up with laughable interpreta-
ton OF the new style dances. The
Guy Baldwin trio do some difficult
stunts on the wire, including a back
flip that is both difficult and danger
Gus. The Standard Brothers have
new feats In strength.
War pictures and a three-reel story
OF love In the northland, close the
bill.