The Detroit times., 1914-09-14
THE STAGE
LYcEuM.

Hap Ward and Lucy DAILY are In
full bloom In the Lyceum this week,
and their vehicle, "A Fool. His Money
and Q GIRL" proved to be delight
20 large Sunday sndisnces. Il
Lucy DAILY bears the honors Of the
present attraction, with Hap Ward q
close second, and the rest OF the cast
merely ALSO rams" The plot, IL 1t
could be called by so embracing Q IT,
tie, has to do with the adventures OF
10 tramp, played by Ward. OF course.
In an endsavor to spend 100000 as
rapidly as possible, In order that the
original owner. q young man with Q
desire to see the underworld, may not
be encountered with 1t. Lucy DAILY
appears az "Fralala." cabaret en-
tertainer, In love with the youthful
Brewster, and the part II a. glove
for her talents.
Her extraordinary dancing In the
second act was by far the best DEM
onsAration OF the possibilities of the
modern society" dances seen In Do
troit this season. Her whole-souled
abandon and q vivacity that seemed
to enter into her partners resulted In
90 pretty series az one could wish.
She also won long applause by her
work with Hap Ward In their song
travesty, "A Trip to Vaudeville" In
which they present various vaudeville
characters In happy burlesque. Still
q third number entertainingly done
was the singing by Miss DAILY OF THE
Life OF the Underworld" In which va
rious members Of the company pam
4asntv al fha cha rQCfara w
The present production 10 q tribe
away from the farcical plays made ia
nous by Mr.. Ward, although he still
clings, and with effect, to the hobo
makeup and the broad handling OF
his particular style Of humor. A
hard-working but not very handsome
chorus helps the play along, as do
several minor characters well handled.
oAYETY. e.
Lew Kelly and the 1914-1915 edition
OF the big Behman show drew capac-
lily audiences TO the Gayety theater,
Sunday, for the opening performances.
| II Is the second time within the last
month that the clever burletta. The
Dope's Curse" has been presented
here, and Kelly and his clever asso-
ciates In the mirth-provoking .aggre'
CATION repeated their first triumph.
Jean Irwin has q genuinely pleas
ling voice, her singing OF Follow Me-
and her imitation of Trentini being
well received. Vincent Mack and
VIM Douglas, as Montgomery and
Stone, put on one OF the best bur-
lesoues OF the eccentric comedians
ever produced in Detroit. Ameta
Pynes, as FRITZ Scheff, and In her
Champagne Girl melody won many
recalls.
The chorus, the costumes, the set
tings and all the minor essentials were
all that burlesque patrons associate
with the Behman shows, and the pat
ter, clever In the extreme. is backed
up with many wellsung melodies.
FOLLY.
"Krausemeyers Alley" In which
Grogan and Krausemeyer carry on
their unending feud In the midst OF
surroundings that have for their chief
decorations a large number OF dead
cats, was again presented In Detroit.
Billy Watson's Orientals offering the
burlesque In the Folly theater. Sun
day afternoon. Krausemeyer, Grogan
and the women who take part In the
stirring life of the alley haven't re-
formed bit since the burlesque came
out. which was several years ago.
Billy Spencer plays the role OF Mike
orogan. and Jules Jacobs 10 Krause-
meyer.
The bill opens with The Joy. Line
programmed as q satire on the opera
l.Pinafors." "The Joy Line" In more