The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-19

as Tango-a near relative to Lobster
Is built up with sky-scrapers and all
night cafes, which, at the stroke OF
twelve. begin turkey trotting. The
| scene finishes with a finale In which
the old-fashioned cake-walk comes TO
the fore.
"A Wife's Secret "a play which has
| been proclaimed one OF the most sym.
pathetic character drawings since
East Lynne" VIII follow the latter In
the Avenue theater, beginning with the
matinee OF Sunday next. East Lynne
has been played ever half century;
"A Wife's Secret Is one of the mod
ern stage pieces. The story OF this
latter play concerns Y young wife.
who Is suffering from a secret sorrow.
and who Is driven from home by the
relentless Vaccinations of enemies.
Or course, there is "A happy ending
to the story that keeps the pulse beat
ing and the heart throbbing.
oKyra. the dancer. will be an added
attraction with the Monte Carlo Girls.
In the Cadillac theater next week.
Harry Welsh. Hebrew comedian. Ii
the principal funmaker Welsh's meth
DDS are original and effective. his slide
being feature that never fails to Gre
ate laughter. Lew Reynolds. charac-
ter comedian; Bert Fassia, the Dutch
comique; Arthur Lanning, q clever,
legitimate actor; Chubby Fairmont, q
dainty singing ard dancing soubrette.
and Eva Sullivan. prlma donna, have
leading roles in the burlettas. 1T Hap
pened In Paris" and Cafe Bergers."
The Big Four quarter Is popular fea-
ture of the show and will offer q sing
ing speciality In the olio. Miss Fair
mont contributes vaudeville spe-
cialty in which she sings unique tel
ephone song.
John Webster, a member of the
stop Thief company now playing In
the Detroit opera house, was student
In Princeton In the late EOS. He was
star ON the diamond and gridiron.
but was considered the cleverest boxer
| in college circles. In fact. many OF his
friends advised him to seek for glory
| In the squared arena. But John had
I, longing for the stage and great dis
| like for cauliflower ears. Recently
when Mr. Webster was in Chicago
during long engagement OF stop
Thief" he joined the Chicago Athletic
club, where some lively bouts are
pulled OF occasionally. Webster cas-
lily won the championship of the CLUB,
and Billy Mccartney, who saw him IN
action, tried very hard to get Webster
to forsake the footliIits for the arena.
In Pat Strpmberg the Miles theater.
this week, has young comedian OF
considerable promise. He has q race
like John Bunny. the famous motion
picture actor. and q way OF putting
over his stun that is at once unique
and refreshing. He doesn't pretend
, to be much of singer, but he gets
by" with his songs solely on the
strength Of his personality and MS IN
genious comedy devices. one OF wnicn
is to put his fist through Q derby NAT
at eachS performance. There ISM
enough left OF the hat when he gets
through with 1t 70 wad gun. Strom-
berg is a Cleveland boy. He was lett
an orphan when he was four years Old
and was reared in a Cleveland orphan
asylum. He has made his way In the
world solely through his own enorts'
and he's determined to make name
for himself in vaudeville or die In the
attempt.
It's come ut last. 1t was bound 10
come sooner or later, and II rupert
Hughes hadn't done It, someone else
would. It's q screaming buriesque on
the making OF q moving picture play.
with the scene laid in movie
studio, and a picture Aim actually
made at each performance. It's called
"Celluloid Sara" written by Rupert
Hughes. author of Excuse Me" ana
other successful farces, and 1t comes
to the Temple theater next week.
The act is said to be one OF the gen.
uine novelties Of the current season.
II il the first to show a moving pic
ture studio, under Cooper-Hewitt
flights. in ALI It's details. There is
big company and q splendid produc-
ton. A second feature OF the Dill
will be the natural German comedian,
Bernard A. Reinold Dietrich Dinkel-
spieD, in his new playlet, entitled
How Hofmeister Did IT," said to be
| q worthy successor to Dinkelspieis
christmas" Other acts: Fred Du-
prez. in songs and chatter; the Gid
ing O'Mearas, In the latest society-fad
dances: Harry Richards and Bessie
Kyle; Cadets de Gascogne; Rolandow
Brothers, and the Mooreoscope.
or the 10000 trades union women
4 frx