The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
THE STAGE


company are presenting so cleyerly
this week In the Detroit opera house,
Mr.. Shaw puts the following shrewd
reasoning ON the morality OF mar
rlage into the mouth OF Elias father,
Alfred Doolittle, who has just been
asked by Col Pickering why he
does not marry his fifth "missus'
and become respectable. Tell her
80 governor, I'm willin'," he says.
ats me that suffers by 'avin no mar
rage cer'mony, I've no old on her.
I got TO be agreeable TO her. | got
10 give her presents. | got TO buy
her clo'es somethin' sinful. I'm
slave to that woman, governor, just
because I'm not her lawful 'usband.
And she knows II too. Catch her
MARVIN me! Take my advice, gov
ernor, marry Eliza while she is young
and don't know no better. II youN
don't you'll be sorry for II after, III
you do, she'll be sorry for 1t after;
but better you than her, because
you're a man, and she's only wo-
man and don't know how to be Apply
anyhow"
The successful melodrama, ION
Trial" will be the Christmas week
attraction in the Detroit opera house,
beginning Monday evening, Dec. Il.
ION Trial" Is claimed TO be some
thing new, in the fact that its author.
Elmer l.. Reizenstein, a young law
clerk, has borrowed from the motion
picture producers the system OF re-
verting TO a picture OF the scene
rather than description. This novel
arrangement OF the story makes an
interesting and unusual exploitation
OF a play and "On Trial has proven
the biggest surprise Electrically that
New York has seen in many moons
Among the important members OF
the specially organized Chicago COM
pany to be seen here will be Lee
Baker, Emily Ann Wellman, Maxine
Elliott Hodges, Harr- Mestayer, |
Harry G. Browne, James keamey,
Thomas Meighan, Bernedetta Hodges. |
Harry Hubbard, Jane wheatley, Har-
ny Steadman. Neil Moran. Sam Mey- |
ers. Franklin Hall. Reginald Fife.
Daniel Day and others.
william Schilling and company will |
offer a new one-act dramatic playlet |
Destiny" In the Orpheum theater next |
week. The production is OF more than |
unusual importance locally, because |
the play was written by a Detroiter, |
James r. Shannon, well-known |
song-writer, who was for many years |
manager Of the music department In |
Grinnell Bros music store. The piece |
has been successful In the leading |
vaudeville theaters elsewhere. Other |
acts on an attractive Christmas bill
include Carl Mccullough. the 10y |
germ" who gives travesties on Anna
Held, Harry Lauder, David Wardeld, |
Ethel Barrymore and other leadtn<
stars; Archer and Carr in musical
comedy skit, "The Fortune Teller"
the Five Juggling Normans, Dooley
and Evelyn, John A. West and COM
pany and war pictures. A motion pic
fure program lasting two hours be-
gins each day at 1880 o'clock proceed
ing the matinees.
Beginning Monday evening. Dec. q.
the attraction In the Garrick theater
for Christmas week will be Neil
O'Brien and his American minstrels.
with q complete equipment OF new
scenery, new wardrobe and almost an
entirely new company, with all new
features. This is O'Brien's third year
at the head Of his own organization,
which Ia now firmly established as a
standard theatrical attraction, and
Detroit theatergoers will have an op-
portunity to see the best In min
strelsy next week. Headed by the
inimitable O'Brien, the list OF com
edians is an imposing one, including
Harry Van Fossen, Eddie Mazier,
Pete Detzel. Major Casper Nowalk.
David Morris, James Barardi, Leslie
Berry, Charles R Wright and others.
Mr.. O'Bien has written another OF
those characteristic sketches or
Negro life for which he Is famous,
for the olio. called Demon Rum, or
q Dry Town"
One month after the first issue OF
the printed edition OF Mrs. Katrina
Tnsk's an the Vanguard" which Is
being presented this week In the
Garrick theater, the World Peace
foundation ordered 10000 copies or
the scene, after the battle" for free
distribution. At this time also, Pro-
fessor Ernest Richard, OF Columbia
university, became so interested in \
the work that he obtained permission
from the author to translate II into
German. In July OF the present year
the Carnegie Peace union ordered L
10000 copies OF the play TO be dis 4
tributed to clergymen throughout the
country. In the convention OF the
American School Peace league, held
In ST. Paul. Mimi, In July. the league
presented their gold medal to Mrs. Y
Trask as the one who had performed
the most signal service in the cause
OF peace during the year.
A new show known as the French |
Froliques" will be the attraction In |
the Cadillac theater next week. Hand
somely mounted and presented by a |
company OF burlesque favorites, the |
show tf regarded as one Of the best on |
the Columbia circuit George A. Clark. |
"the Scotch laddie," and Jim Barton, |
eccentric comedian, head the company |
which includes Lloyd Murphy, J.
Howell, Irene Meara, Florence Tan
ner. Nancy Walker, Charles Pagan
John Woods, Josie Wright and Elsie
Elmer. "A Night In Paris" will ofrer
many musice, numbers and vaude
Vile srecialties, including Fanita, an
oriental dancer.
Eugene Walters play, Fine Feath-
ers,s which was first. presented in De-
troit by an all-star cast including Rob.
ert Edeson and Wilton Lackaye, will
DO seen In the Lyceum theater next
week. beginning Sunday afternoon,