The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-23
AVENUE.

in its motion picture form.
AVENUE.
So successful was a revival OF I'm
Gle Toms Cabin" last season, by the
Avenue stock company, that the play
was taken out of the storehouse once
more and given q production, Sunday.
In the Avenue, two large audiences ap-
plauding Its plea for the release OF
the slave.
Uncle Toms Cabin" has taken It's
place among the immortals. Those
who go to see 1t acted take no cogni-
rance OF the fact that II has nothing
writing and that most OF Its climaxes
are clap-trap and poor melodrama. but
its story will ring through the ages,
and IL Ia the powerful human note In
II that has made II live in the hearts
OF the public decade after decade.
In the current presentation, Ruth
Amos, one of the most popular OF the
Avenue players. has the role Of Topsy.
while Corinne Cantwell. to whom the
roles OF the lovely heroines" usually
fall. plays Eliza. Roy Walling gives a
careful study OF Uncle Tom. and Rus
sell Brady has the unpleasant part OF
Simon Legree. Little Gladys Kremer
plays little Eva sweetly and prettily.
oAYETY.
Dan Coleman. principal In Harry
Hastings Big Show, which opened
Sunday afternoon In the Gayety, lives
up to what the advance notices said
about him. but the main trouble Is
that Dan doesn't begin this living mp
business until along towards the end
OF the show. In the first three-quar-
tiers, ne Is Just an ordinary, Irish
comedian. But in the last lap, he Is
one OF the best seen In Detroit bur
lesque houses In many weeks. His
Julian Eltinge stunt Is the comedy
hit OF the program.
The Field brothers appear in one
part OF the cast as undertakers. They
were given credit for being very
natural undertakers. As dancers, the
Field brothers get along pretty we'll.
As comedians-well. they are fitted
for the undertaken part, that's all.
Phil Peters Is new kind OF German
comedian. He doesn't wear a mus
tache, and, furthermore, he doesn't
reshape his own slender frame TO
conform to the popular burlesque idea
that Germans are broader than they
are tall.
The Bundle Bee" song, by Eileen
Shetidan and the chorus. Is the best
musical bit on the program. The
chorus IL especially well gowned in
this number.
George Chenet. of Rochester, N. Y.
arrived In Detroit Sunday, to become
house manager OF the Gayety theater.
James II. Rhodes, former manager Of
Gayety. resigned to enter business life
I'm New York. Mr. Chenet has been
the manager OF successful theaters In
Cleveland and other cities, and for
several years was a company manager
with Henry W. Savage's attractions
FOLLY.
While the comedy ground out by
Mike Kelly and Barney Williams,
chief fun.makers with Uncle Sans
Bellies" showing I'm the Folly theater
this week, Is not OF the distilled va
riety. their efforts are laugh-provok.
ing. The police censor has yet to I'm
press upon burlesque comedians that
"cussing ordinary ''cussing''
IS no part OF comedy.
Another feature OF the perform.
ance not billed. hut which seemed to
amuse the Sunday afternoon crowd
was beer-guz,ling exhibition given
by the chic soubret,e. She emptied
two shells" of beer poured from a
green bottle, and she seemed TO en-
10y the beer more than she did the
applause OF her admirers. The come.
dian, who acted as bartender TO the
soubrette. delivered a monologue on
the merits OF beer sold in green
bottles
The bill is divided into two parts.
The , Bellies" and "A Night at the
.Cabfret" There are several song
and dance numbers. In which Mar.
carer Clemens. CHERRY anencer. Fran.