The Detroit times., 1914-04-24

IN LOCAL PLAYHOUSES

Il. A. Rolfe, prominent theatrica
Vaudeville producer, will present his
hest success. The Porch Party" Al
be- big feature OF the Temple theatel
rogram next week The act is billed
"a Musical Fantasy" and a round
ozen vocalists, instrumentalists
ancers and merrymakers will parties
nte. The company includes Ada
Mitchell. soprano. j. Delaney, bari
pne, and Mile Renee and NJ. Sund
erg in the latest society dance fads
he special scene represents the eX
erior OF a fine old southern mansion
civil war time. VIII Rogers, "The
oklahoma Cowboy" will be the sec
nd feature OF the bill with his won
erfu, feats with the larlat and rope
nd his delightful prairie monologue
ther acts: Mae Melville and Robert
Higgins in their new act. Putting on
IRIS" Coleman's animals: Frosini
lled as THE wizard Of the accord
on" Horton and LaTriska. Hugh
Mccormack and Grace Wallace
Iayako Japanese Twin sisters and
be Microscope.
1.-THE Ham Tree" unquestionably
be best medium in which Mcintyre
nd Heath ever appeared. has been
hvised and brought up-to-date by It's
lthors,- George Hobart and Jean
chwartz, and will be the attraction
the Garrick theater all next week,
18th the popular comedians again In
leir familiar characters. Ned Way
hlrn. who Is responsible for the stag
hg OF the revival, says he secured "a
the best clog, jig. soft-shoe and
reak-down dancing girls in the coun-
~, for the production.
The Only Way" in which the en-
rent English actor. Martin Harvey
i'll appear in the Detroit opera
ouse next week. is the play which
as been mere closely associated with
he name and fame of this distinguish
actor-manager than any of his pro-
uctions. It was in "The Only, Way"
nat Mr.. Harvey first established his
POSITION in the forefront of HRS pro-
pssiCn- dozen years ago. The play
q decentralization of Dickens novel
IA Tale of Two Cities" II tells the
tory OF how Sidney Carton. an Eng
stp advocate. west TO the guillotine
the PLACE OF an "eniigrant" Frepch
ristocrat. giving his life TO. save that
4 his rival in lbY 1S,sT Zss-4 sA.Ss 81
be fair Lucfe Manette. The part OF
arton is said to be exactly shifted to
be gifts ana genius of Martin Harvey.
following Mr.. Harvey's successful
reduction Of the play in London,
enry Miller secured the American
ghfs aud appeared in it In the role
i sydney Carton, with much success.
r Harvey has never been in Detroit
IS a star About IA years ago he was
ere as a member OF Sir Henry Irv-
hg's company During the engage
tent next week, The Only Way"
iii be given Tuesday, Wednesday.
Thursday and Saturday nights and
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons,
ith The Breed of the Treshams.
Ionday and Friday evenings.
Family skeletons, dark secrets and
ther like matters, have a habit OF
oming TO the surface at some period
r. other, but, some people are more
brtunate than others and. in this lat
pr class, is Harrison Stedman, OF the
Vaughan Chaser company. now play
hg in the Lyceum. For 10 years Sted-
han has been a member OF the or
anization and for. the same length of
line he has harbored a secret-a Sc
ret unknown even TO his dressing
Dom mate, but murder will out and
fhis week Stedman's secret jumped
Ia tho surface with a vengeance. For
% long years this finished portrayer
ID hard-hearted millionaires. captains
Id industry, and cruel father of the
beautiful girl sought by the dashing
Hero, has wanted to play grotesque
|bmale role. When the CHASER com
|Iany produced THE Ninety and
Kline" which is to be next weeks Of
ering. in Cleveland last winter, Sted-
han looked with envy on the role OF
he Irish cook OF uncertain age, Dur
ng the entire week he kept his eyes