The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-02

owners. During the stay of the pic.
lures In the Broadway, arrangements
have been made TO give still another
portion OF the receipts 10 the Detroit
branch OF the American Red Cross so
ciety.
There Is very animated cabaret
scene in sold for Money" to follow
The Burglar and the Lady" on the
Avenue stage. beginning Sunday az
ternoon. The hero of sold for
Money" has been disinherited by his
father because he married cabaret
dancer. He became a chauffeur and
In the course of his work met with
an accident which leaves his mind a
blank. To bring back his memory a
reproduction OF the cabaret scene
where he first met his young wife IS
presented, and the experiment is sue
cessfll
Getting a good finish for a sketch
Is one OF the hardest problems the
writer of the vaudeville playlet Is up
against" says Edmond Hayes, who
is carrying on headline honors with
hts Piano Movers" In the Miles. this
week. When i frst presented The
Piano Movers / used TO nnish by
grabbing hold OF the piano myself and
carrying II on the stage, using wires
to support II, but the wires broke SO
often | had 70 give IL up. Then
tried ringing In supers as hotel por.
tiers to help me carry II, and when
that failed TO get the necessary
laughs. introduced bunch of police
men, but with no better results. One
day l was sitting In a cafe in Column
bus, watching a gang OF carpenters
trying to put up a storm door. II
was showing hard and the proprietor
was anxious to get the door hung as
soon as possible. Well, the carpen.
ters fused around and accomplished
very little. Presently the 5 o'clock
whistle blew In a factory near by
and, against the violent protests OF
the proprietor, the gang picked up
their tools and walked away without
stopping to hang the door. That gave
me an inspiration. The 8 o'clock
whistle was Just the thing | needed
for a finish and I've used It ever
since"
Oracle Emmett, Irish coincidence
and a favorite for two generations,
will top the bill In the Miles theater
next week. presenting for the first
time at this playhouse, her one-act
farce comedy, Mrs. Murphy's Second
Husband" which she has played over
81 1000 times In the last II years.
Maurice Brierre and Grace King will
be an added attraction In a neat col
lege skit, introducing singing ard
dancing lie Marie and Dawson, a
blackface team; Walter Brewer, mon
ologist: Sigsbee's dogs. Hanlon and
Hanlon, hand and head balancers, and
the photo-comedies viii complete the
bill
Vaughan Chaser, Detroit's favorite
stock actor will make his first ap-
pearance in vaudeville In the Temple
theater next week, supported by
Jules Farrar. Walter Renfort and
Sam Reed, three CHASER stock com.
pany favorites, Mr.. CHASER will offer
a play by Roy AtXell entitled "The
Christmas Letter" first produced at
a gambol OF the famous Lambs club
OF New York and awarded first prize
as the best thing done by the club
last season. Also. on this bill for the
first time In Detroit will be Ruth
Roye. billed as "A Princess of Rag.
time" and direct from. ten-weeks'
engagement In the Palace. New York.
A welcome and laughing feature will
be Bert Leslie. known as the king Of
slang" who will offer the latest of
the Hogan series, Hogan in Lon.
don" Other numbers will be John
and Winnie Hennings, billed as "the
kill kare kouple;" Ward Baker, vio-
linist; Loretta twins in an athletic
novelty; Gardiner trio In society
dances; Burns, Kilmer and Grady and
the Mooreoscope "movfes"