The Detroit times., 1914-07-22
Tesla Coil Will Heplace Usual
Bracers for Keith Thes-
plans
ELECTRICIAN DENISES
NEW AND NOVEL TONIC
Works Splendidly In Tryouts,
Audiences Really "Elec-
trihed"
BY BEAU RlALTo,
written for the United Press.)

NEW YORK, July 2l Theatrical
audiences of next season may pre-.
pare to be electrified repeatedly dur
ing tile play. No, nothing particularly
proriginal or Shakespearean has
been developed by our drama hopes
white or black In this particular
case, the plays not the thing. You
folks who attend theaters regularly
or irregularly, for matter that
are going to be electrified with cleo.
tuCity
Mortimer Norden, chief electrician
for the b. r.. Keith circuit is the or.
iginator OF the idea. lie explained
il for the first time, a few days ago.
one dressing room on the stage level
in the wings Mill be installed as a
high tension room which Viii con-
tain a powerful Tesla coil The walls
will be heavily insulated copper wire
earn wing high frequency currents
Instead OF having recourse TO tie
actors friend in the shape Of bro
midcs phosphates pick-meups, pep
sin tablets, and all the other dope
that is taken for that tired feeling,
weary actors and actresses will en-.
ter The high tension room remain
for a few minutes, and emerge thor
oughly electrified, or 10 use Nordens
own characterization full of pep and
gins Norden says he has expert
mcnted with the Eigh tension room
for actors and actresses during recent
rehea-sals and dat the performers
invariably leave The room keyed dp
TO blowing of steam pressure.
we simply tax short cut 10 ma
lures reservoir Cf power and instead
of getting all Of our vitality from
food and sunshine we get II In de
ligatfN' dosage direct from electrical
currents which Intensity cerebratioI,
make one talk ID epigrams, give a
keen sense OF humor bring happiness,
and kindle brain activity To a point
equaling that OF the most brilliant"
That's the way Norden, himself, de
scribes what this high tension room
will do for you That there is some
thing in it, no matter how strange IT
may sound, is shown IN the fact that
the Palace theatcr here has gone to
considerable expense in fitting up a
high tension room under Norden S
direction"
The road shows Of "A Pair OF
Skies" will be unique Manager Fra
zee hit upon a novel method of OBJ
tanning the people he wanted for the
parts. Manager Frazee advertised
for players He got nearly 100 APP
phcants and these were taken 20 see
performance Each was given
read day TO read" the play at
home If not an actual ham when
Frazee heard reading of part the
applicant was given a chance 10 re-
hearse with the regular understudies.
Those who survived were given reg.
ular understudy work.
II the applicant survived all this
he was handed a contract and asked
to sign The method resulted in the
discovery OF several very clever here
tofore unknowns Five OF those who
got mighty good contracts have never
been on the boards before Frazee
admits they fooled him. He is rather
glad they did, for he believes he
has made several real finds.
One of those who put II over, was
a petite blonde who claimed 10 have
played a lot of engagements on the
coast Frazee was not much i'm
pressed with her after she went
through the part for the first time,
but she was such a sumner as Fra
zee put IL. that he decided to give
her the next degree After that trial
Frazee was enthusiastic about her
She went through all the degrees and
finally was handed fair contract.
She refused saying she must have a
better one Frazee, after very little
demurriug gave her contract that
many Of the regulars would have
Jumped at Again she refused Fra
zee gave her a better one Both Fra.
zee and the hard-tosuit applicant
signed up when she had deposited
her copy Of the contract in her sand
bag she dropped into a chair and
tainted. Frazee brought her around
with a little water, and she said
"Mr Frazee, ] can't do it I'D
never been op stage in my life IN
til i understudicd I'd like 10 90
through with IL, but my conscience
won't let me and she handed him
back her contract.
Frazce wouldn't take t. You're
conscience IS clear" said Frazee
You are worth every cent in the con
tract" Frazee won't tell her name