The Detroit times., 1914-12-14

fiirtatious wife OF South American
general, all but disrupts Sw1toh
love affair with the Quaker girl, Lucy
Medders. Her singing or What
Sauce for the Gander Is Sauce Tor the
Goose and "The Letters You Shoulo
Not Have Sent" is particularly gooo
Irving Brooks as Won Snigglefrltz
burlesque German count, does
good bit OF character work.
WASHINGTON.
.,The Ghost Breaker" which In It's
original dramatic form never reached
Detroit, is to be seen this week in the
washington. as a movie" with the
creator of its central character, II. b
Warner. in his original role. Among
other familiar legitimate players, Inc
odore Roberts Is recognized. Rlta
Stanwood, the pretty little girl who
was I'm the original company present
L ing "When Dreams Come True, plays
the part OF the much-harassed little
B Spanish princess, TO win whom, q
Young American undertakes perilous
: adventures.
"Tha Ghost Breaker" is more OF
less of "spook" story with Spanish
intrigues. old-world superstition, the
yflliany frequently found in court
circles according to history and nov.
els. and the impulsive, whole-hearted
Tllbe-your-rescuer spirit of the Amer.
lean youth. that American folk like
TO think is typical OF the nation s
B manhood. The play has been elabor-
ately staged and is wellacted.
Travel films and new war pictures
round out the bill.
AVENUE.
IL there could be any more viliiany
crowded into five acts than the au'
thors of "The King Of the Opium
Ring" managed to round up for that
lurid tale of 'Frisco's Chinatown, 1t
must be that the other writer's OF
melodrama "beat 'em to It." The old
favorite of the palmy days OF mel
4 lerdrammer" houses was revived,
Sunday, in the Avenue theater, by the
Avenue Permanent players.
"The King of the Opium Ring is
All about two sisters, the daughters
OF a rugged old sailor known on the
Frisco wharves as "Ironsides," who
+ become separated, one marrying the
( king OF the opium ring" and the other
Eventually falling into the hands OF a
Chinatown gang, and miraculously
rescued when sister learns OF the
girls relationship TO herself. Before
right puts wrong to rout, and virtue
and innocence triumph over vice and
villiany, the spectator As treated a
series OF remarkable incidents. The
great wonder Is that the poor actors
live through the performance.
Corinne Cantwell as the hapless
sister: Lynda Earle, as the elder and
more morldly-wise sister; Roy Wal
ling, as the "hero," and Russell Brady,
as the william" did acceptable work,
while the other members OF the cast
came In for a good share of the fire.
quent applause, groans or Kisses, as
their several representations called
forth.
GAYETY.
Snatches OF grand opera, scene
from "The Music Master" and sew
eral vaudeville turns are crowded into
the "Follies OF the Day" burlesque
( show, in the Gayety, this week. Op'
portunity of presenting these various
kinds OF theatrical entertainment Is
3 Afforded by the sketch which runs
through the burlesque. II Is entitled
sfWhat Does the Public Want" and
represents a contest participated In
y by David Belasco. George NJ. Cohan,
Oscar, Hammerstein, and AL Reeves,
to determine which sort OF offering is
( most appreciated by theatergoers.
The show in itself is unusual. Some
OF the persons in II are also unusual.
There Is Edith Malvore, who sings.
Her voice and her size are two OF a
kind, and Miss Malvore could stand
alongside our own Hank" Wobrock
and look over his head. Chester Mel
son plays the part OF rube, and does
: IL so well that he furnishes most OF
the comedy during the two acts oi
the show. Sam Sidman, the leading
comedian. has a great deal OF trouble
herding a boilerful OF hot dogs
Sans humor is not only good, but
clean. Gertrude Hayes with hel
"Dancing Brick Tops" has an act
that seems to have been snatchec
from a good vaudeville bill
Anna Propp furnishes another ex
treme, when compared TO Miss Nal
wore. Miss Propp Is decidedly no
like "Hank" wobrock. She Is bull
more along the line of Eddie Fitz
gerald. She dances well.
..|I Tie UIOkIdh Iilt
OF the Day" with presenting a new
idea. II does. and that's saying quit,
bit for burlesoue show.
FOLLY.
"The Jolly Girls" In the Folly the
ater. Sunday. lived up to their title
presenting two lively burlettas called
ITO Much Married" and "Sambo Isl
ands." with plenty OF pep" and
cir ger.
The company Is headed by Ed
smalley. Frank Samuels, Leonore But.
I ler. Babe Grimm Marjorie Comboy, the
Stewart sisters and several other we'll
4 Known burlesuue entertainers. A large
4 chorus, well-dressed. rounds out the
cnorts OF the principals.
The musical numbers and dances
made particular hit with the Sunday
audiences. Omar. the dancer. gave
several special dances with elaborate
scenic settings.
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CADILLAC.
The difference between a musical
comedy and buriesque show fs about
@I.5o per and a rule that prohibits
smoking during the presentation o.
The former, The Fay Foster show
f playing IN the Cadillac theater thil