The Detroit times., 1914-04-01
THE STAGE

OeTIdluly TIC SQuous ~'
"broiler" and pony" Of ordinary
musical comedy has no place Ill
the delightful Victor
Herbert opera now In the Detroit
opera house, when as daughters OF
the rustling Mother Goose they must
of necessity be downy "goslings.
The half dozen "goslings" are not OF
the chorus but, are . connecting ilhh
between that busy and importan,
body and the group at the top calico
the principals. Each has speaking
part, and each has been chosen ior
unusual voice and beauty. Nelia NC.
Gov Ia q Pittsburgh girl and student
of Nine. Lena Dora Devine, an EN-
inent teacher of New York, She mas
bcen the understudy for Miss Mac
Donald In both 'Sweethearts" ana
"The Spring Maid" Gene Peltier
was uersuaded to leave her Indian
apolis home by the promise OF the
oi,icx advancement she has receiVee'
last season she alternated Win
Nine. Trentine In the leading role Oh
.rhe rirefy." Edith Allan studied
two wears in Europe, dividing her
time BETWEEN voice culture and pan
tomimic training she sang IN.
primo donna role In THE Soul h.ss
and also in THE Love Cure peaU ~.
she came to "Sweethearts ine
tall, dark-eyed Gretchen Hartman ~
better known to theatergoers as h.ue
Mary Jane OF MARY James Pa OF d
few wears ago. In this play she was
co-star with Henry E. Dixey and MAX
Tisman. later appearing with Wilton
.acknye In other plays. Cecilia
norman. the creator Of the principai
feminine part in Bought and Palo
For" a prize student Of the chicago
conservatory, and also former mem
her of "Over the River" with EDDIE
Foy. Ia another of the sextet. Inc
last to be named, Gertrude Rudd, q
little French girl. was born In France,
educated In London and for two
years sang leading roles with the
Riviera French Grand opera company.
r IT Sothern recently voiced some
theories In regard to Justin Huntley
McCarthy's romantic play, III ! Were
King" which he will present IN con.
junction with Lord Dundreary,'
"Chsrlemagne" and Hamlet In the
Garrick theater the week of April H.
az think romantic plays are far more
beneficial than the realistic plays
which deal with the sordid realities OF
life" said Mr.. Sothern. Surely. one
must admit that good must flow from
the mere contemplation OF the heroic
virtues as set forth In the romantic
play, and from the fairy tale whicn
il embodies. We cannot do without
the fairy tale. For this reason
know of nothing more salutary, espe-
cia;ly to the poor and the old, then 9
romantic play on the order OF III
Were King where vagabond poet
Is raised for seven days to the high
est honor of the land, winning the
respect of his fellow-men and the
loyc of a noble woman. The poor
feel glow In coming nearer II only
for a few hours, to their noped,lor
dreams. and the old are lost In glow
of Q few hours contemplation OF the
dreams life denied them. know OF
old people who have come to see this
particular play 20 times"
Beatrice NOyeS, VINO plays tne- Eoie
OF Aggie Lynch. the blackmailer. 90
cleverly In Heller. Wares support In
"Within the Law" In the 0arrick the
ater this week, has had = wide stage
experience In spite Of her youthful
years. The roles essayed by Miss
Moves extend from shakespeare
heroines down to Topsy In Uncle
Toms Cabin" She was. starred Tor
two seasons in play called Molly
Rnwn." The organization was OF that
calibre referred to In the vernacular
OF tho theater as turkey troupe"
II played not only the regular "one-
night stands" but the "halfnight
stands" o. well, which means that 1t
frequently made two towns In one
day. The scenery was carried In q
single trunk. Il consisted OF painted
pieces OF canvas which could be
tackled onto the framework of the
scenery sets found In all town halls or
"opry" houses. One village visited
ives located on the top of O hill There
was another village In the valley be-
low. When the question Of transpor-
tation came mp the manager OF the
show was seized with brilliant idea.
Instead of paying for q wagon TO car.
ry the trunks to the following town.
no had them lowered by ropes over
the hill and pressed the actors into
service to drag them the rest Of the
way to the hall where the night show
WAS 10 - given. Miss Noyes can took
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