The Detroit times., 1914-09-03

rthrry rIeiuS, heUIoW Comcuhnhs -
chief funmaker with the company
and has good role In a new twoacf
musical burlesQue called The
Troubles OF Able Moxie.' In the
company will be found Frank Var
dele, James Howell. Willie Mack,
Bert Fassio. Catherine Carlton, FDr-
ence Wrighton and Ada Billsbury.
Vaudeville acts vii be offered by
Willie Mack and Ada Billsbury, sing
ers and dancers, and Harry Fields In
q laughable monologue.
In "The Typhoon." that powerful
play OF Japanese life. which Norman
Hackett viii present next week In the
Lyceum theater, there Is much real
ism of q weird dramatic nature which
makes the play one OF the most CON-
| polling Of recent years. II Offers
vital warning and has aroused world
wide discussion. Mr.. Hackett will
have the famous Whiteside role OF
Tokeramo, and Marion Nichols Will
play the beautiful nlonA
There are four stars with the Girls
Of the Gay White Way" to visit the
Gayety theater next week, Frank
Burt, Maud Rockwell. Sam Hearn and
Helen Eley. A dozen other prin-
cfpals are also In the company and o
large chorus Of pretty girls. Frank
Burt and Sam Hearn are German
comedians. though Of different types,
and both are wellknown to burlesQue
patrons. Miss Rockwell II o recruit
from the musical comedy stage. and
Miss Eley Il credited with having
made an important success last spring
In the London hippodrome.
The Hawaiian romantic drama.
THE Bird of Paradise" will open the
1914-16 season, IN the Garrick the
ater, next week, opening Labor day
afternoon, and paying its third visit
to Detroit. The scenes OF "The Bird
Of Paradise" are laid In Hawaii. II
IL q drama by Richard Walton Tully
OF Hawaiians AZ they are, and Amer
lean influence as Il IL. II 10 not only
picturesque but thrilling, and no
stage scene has ever held more Of
ture Of the last act. The production
II Oliver Morosco's, and serves to
present his newest star, Lenore Ul-
rich. an attractive 19-yearold emo
tiond actress. In the leading role OF
LuanA.
What promises to be another rec
ord breaking week In the Avenue the
ater. Is the revival Of "Ten Nights in
q Barroom," which IL to be made
next week. Ralph Ravencroft. who
was seen In the role Of the bibulous
down-east Yankee. In the same the
ater last season, will again portray
Sample Switchell. With him will be
Margaret Kent q character woman
Of ability, who will play Mehitable
Cartwright. Roy Walling will essay
the role OF Joe Morgan with Corine
Cantwell as Mrs Morgan and Gladys
Kremer az Mary Morgan.
While a halfhundred workmen are
finishing touches on the new Or
pheum theater, at Lafayette-blvd. and
Shelby-st.. the lobby will be thrown
open to the public for the first time
Thursday, when seats for the open
Ing performance Monday night, Sept.
2, are placed on sale. The contractors
declare that the Orpheum will be
completed from basement to gridiron
by Saturday. Seats In the two bal
comics are already In place, the dec
orators are putting on the final
touches and It only remains for the
attaches to take their places. The
Orpheum will give three perform
ances daily. at 2, and 9:15 o'clock
with nine numbers on the program.
"The Wrong Way will follow "The
Girl From Out Yonder," In the Broad
way theater next week. The play re-
lates the trials and vicissitudes Of a
young woman stenographer employed
In q New York lawyers once.
"The Prince of Pilsen," the tuneful
and always popular musical comedy
by Frank Pixley and Gustav Luders
will open the regular season In the
Detroit opera house next week, begin
ming with Labor day matinee. This
sprightly entertainment seems to en-
Joy perennial popularity and repeated
visits do not dull appreciation Of It's
play of humor and the poesy Of Its
iyTiCb. Inc COMPANY " 20 bcch Hcio
Is said to be one OF the best ever
chosen to interpret the musical com
edy and includes John w. Ransone,
Edward T. Mora, @. Burke Scott, Eda
Won Luke, Regina Richards, Claudia
Geraldine De Rose, Dorothy
Delmore, and others equally we'll
known. The chorus is said TO repre-
sent combination Of good voices
and good looks.
The successful summer engagement |
OF Jessie Bonstelle and her company |
In the Gsrrick theater. closes this !
week with the current production OF /
Broadway jones' giving way to |
The Piper" Thursday evening, the |
latter to remain the Offering for the |
performances. In THE |
Piper" Miss Bonstelle will play the |
title role originated by Edith wynnc !
Mathison and presented on the same |
stage by that actress. during the sea-
son OF 1928.