The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-15
TEMPLE.

The individual Who makes up the
programs for the Temple theater
doubtless believes II wise to save the
best things for the last At any rate,
two better numbers for closers could
not have been found than those In
that playhouse this week.
Bessie Wynn, who's No. / on the
program, and hence supposed to be
the star, is a dainty little Lady, and
she admits II. She wears stunning
clothes, sings pretty songs, puts
across" some rather uncertain GEES
lures. and seems altogether to make
quite hit with her audience.
George ROLAND, Billy Kelly and
Grace Bennett collaborate In present
ing clever farce called Firing the
Furnace" This act Is placed Just be-
fore the movies, and the fellow who
put IL there surely had good sense.
It sends the crowd away in laughing
forgetfuiness Of some or the less IN
teresting numbers that preceded II.
Fixing the FurnaceH Is q talking
act with just enough scenery to make
II 60. The chatter of an Irish Ameri-
can steamfitter and his cockney help
er furnish the basis for the fun.
Harrow. sleight-of-hand performer.
has couple or dificult tricks and q
whole lot OF chatter which Is more or
less funny. He kept his audience In
good humor for 20 minutes.
A touch OF romance In bad German
Is interjected into the program by
Homer Lind and company. presenting
THE Singing Teacher" II IL the old
story OF lovers separated by q lie and
reunited, years after, through child
who is attempting to support the wild
owed mother by playing violin in
the streets. There Is just enough Of q
tug at the heartstrings TO make 1t
passable In that respect, but the COM
edy is the genuine article, and merits
the quick response Of laughter and
applause which It receives.
The Farrell Taylor trio presents q
black-face act which Ia very funny.
The Novelty Clintons have jump
ing act which gets by" on its merits
while for No. 6 the public Ia forced
to sit patiently through % minutes Of
watching two chimpansees and some
thing else that Is supposed to repre-
sent the mastery Of the human mind.
The Mooreoscope pictures are good.
IF .
MILES.
The vaudeville program In the Miles
theater this week Is one OF pleasing
variety, and well-seasoned with good,
wholesome comedy. From overture to
movies" there il something doing
every minute Of the performance to
interest and entertain the audience.
The Bower OF Melody" an elabor.
ate musical production under the d.
rection OF Frank Bohn, Is the feature
number ION the bill. There are 10
members in the cast, seven men and
threeYwomen, and each In q finished
musician Several vocal numbers
rendered by two members OF the com
pany are exceptionally good.
SOmething new II the acrobatic line
Is offered by Joe Fanton's Awakening
Athletes" In the opening number on
the bill. O'Neil and Dixon sing and
dance cleverly. Jack Princeton and
his pretty partner, Agnes Yale. pro-
vide q lively Is minutes. Princeton
possesses al extensive slang vocabu-
larry. He meets Agnes In Lemon Cen.
ter. o., and their conversation while
waiting for q rrattler'' heading east
II highly amusing.
John Morris and Eddie Parks. In q
song and dance speciality. cut up and
60 through lot Of antics that are
not supposed to be In the act Mp
and Tuck are droll duo. performing
acrobatic stunts.
Motion pictures precede and close
the bill.
ORpHEUM.