The Detroit times., 1914-11-04

Maude Adams, who Is playing her
annual engagement In the Detroit
opera house this week. has been al
ways a popular actress and one who
has never lost her hold upon the
public. She was a matinee idol In
the days when she was leading WON
an OF the Empire theater stock com
pany In New York. and later as John
Drew's leading woman. and since she
entered into secure stardom with Bar.
rie's The Little Minister" she has
enjoyed a vogue unknown TO any
other American actress. Her great
est successes have been In Barries
plays. THE Legend Of Leonora.' the
latest work by the Scotch dramatist
is typical Of It's author In the numer'
Gus qualities that II contains. IL IL
whimsical In spots and again II Is a
travesty and In the court room scenes
where Leonora Is being tried for hav-
ing pushed a man 30 that he fell to
his death there Is q suspicion OF bur
lesque. But like all real comedy Il
has its need Of pathos and when this
begins 10 be felt, Barrie Is clever
enough to brush II aside with a
laugh.
That the public Is still fond Of
ragtime. when It's properly done. 10
shown conclusively by the way II Is
warming up to Gene Greene In the
Miles theater, this week. One OF his
best numbers 10 song based on the
Buy a Bale Of Cotton" movement.
It's one OF those shutting rags that
make one feel like getting right up
out OF ones seat and 20 prancing up
the aisle. After that there's no
chance for Gene to get away until
he IL forced to quit from sheer ex,
haustion. This IL Greene's fret local
appearance In over two years. In
the meantime. he has been exploit
ing ragtime In England and Aus
tralia.
kitty MacKay." the Scotch COM
edy by Catherine Chisholm Cutting,
which made as great success In
New York as its predecessor. "Bunty
Pulls the Strings" will be the attrac-
tion In the Garrick theater, the week
of Nov. 30.
Ben Hur," one of the most beau
tiful and popular Of stage spectacles.
will come to the Detroit opera house,
Monday evening, Nov. 9, for weeks
stay. "Ben-Hur" has been presented
to the English-speaking people OF the
world for rs years, and II has been
shown by Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger,
who control its destinies In the the
ater, In almost as many productions
as Il has had seasons. Each OF these
sc enic investitures has been wrought
with great care and skill with the end
In view OF bringing into actual life
and being the scenes and figures
lined so marvelously by Gen. Wallace
In his book. While "Ben-Hur" has
thrilling mechanical features Of nov.
city like the chariot race and the
conflict of the galleys, It's real power
Of appeal TO the public at large Is the
delicate and stirring treatment OF its
religious theme.
"The Winning of Barbara Worth"
. dramatiSatlon Of Harold Bell
Wright's popular novel Of the same
name. will be presented IN the ~.
ceum. theater next week, beginning
Sunday afternoon.
Z. M. Newman, who n giving 4
series Of Sunday evening travel
talks In the Detroit opera house. tells
Of hotel at which he stopped In Jaf.
IA, Jerusalem, last summer. where
the rooms instead of being numbered
bore the scriptural names Of the
prophets. When a guest arrives,
he Is confronted with the necessity
Of choosing between Daniel. Jacob,
Hosea, or jeremiah. When he has
made his selection, the pompous
hotel clerk turns to the individual
who acts as bell-boy. porter and all.
round man. saving: ''Show the