The Detroit times., 1914-04-01


cessful ingenues on the American
stage.
The Permanent Players of the Ave.
ME rheater will produce Hazel
Kirke," one of the distinct successes
Of the early SOS, next week In the
inally produced in Madison-sq. Garden,
New York, with c. w. Couldock. Eben
Plympton and others who later be-
came celebrities of the American
stage. Hazel kirke" Is a play with
ont q villain. The central character
is the daughter of stern, old Scotch
miller, who believing that the daugh-
ter has brought shame upon him.
turns her from home. This role will
be unprecedented by Leona Slater and
Roy Walling will be seen in the part
Of Arthur Carringford, Lord Travers.
The new revue which will form the
principal offering Of the Golden
Crook" company, which comes to the
Gayety theater, next week. Is de-
scribed, as a musical extravaganza
with q strong comedy element. A big
| feature OF the show will be the Euro
pean ballet in which 30 dancers will
be seen in international dances and
lterpsichorean revels. The show
F, boasts OF strong cast of principals
to which IL added big beauty
chorus.
Tony Kennedy, an Irish comedian
who has long been q favorite with d.
irons of burlesQue, is the principal
: funmaker with. Taylor's Tango
Girls" to come to the Cadillac the
alter next week. Kennedy has good
roles In the musical travesties, The
/ Girl from Jacks and Casey In So
ciety." to be presented by the com
pany. In the company will be found
Gladys Sears, Bertha Rich, Leona
Murray, Jessie Powers, John Powers.
! Charles Collins, Sam Bachen and
| Sam Hawley. An olio OF vaudeville
acts will be offered between the bur-
+, lesQues. including Gladys Sears, 1.-The
baby doll girl" in songs and dances |:
! Collins and Hswley In skit, called
"A Professional Souse," and John and
Jessie Powers, 1.-THE Tad and the Ac.
tress."
AS the closing attraction Of sue.
cessful season in the Washington the.
alter, the Washington Players will be
seen next week In Eugene Walters
thrilling story of the Canadian back.
woods, THE Wolf" This play was
originally produced In March, 1908. In
Washington, d. c., and later was
taken to the Lyric theater, In New
York, where 1t enjoyed q long and
successful run. Marian Barney and
Charles Carver will have the leading
roles.
Frank Whitbeck, manager OF the
Washington theater, has arranged
with Harry S0mmers, manager OF the
Kuickerbocker theater, New York. to
take the most popular members OF
the Washington Players to South
Bend, Ind, Immediately upon the
close OF their engagement In Detroit.
Marian Barney will be leading woman
and Charles Carver. leading man. The
other members Of the company will
be Julia Hapchett, Arthur Matthews,
Donald Gregory, and Hardie Meakin
with the stage under the direction OF
Frank e. Lamb. Several other we'll
known stock people have been en-
gagged In New York and will join the
company In South Bend. In their
new field OF endeavor the Washing.
ton Players will be known as the OH
yer Players and will open In Mason's
delightful comedy, Green Stockings
Mr.. Whitbeck will retain his position
80 manager Of the Washington the
alter.
In the Lyceum theater Sunday aft.
ernoon Vaughan CHASER and his stock
company will begin an engagement of
indefinite length. presenting "The
Man Between as the first production.
Mr.. CHASER has Just finished one of
the most successful stock engage
ments Cleveland has ever known. hav.
Ing been there since last August. The
opening play. The Man Between"
possesses every attribute which goes
| to make q successful production, with
an absorbing story and love affair
! of more than usual interest. Mr..
CHASER will have q role Of unusual
strength and Fay Courteney will be
| seen Of her best Others In the cast
will be Isabelle Sherman, Constance
Kenyon, Helene Marqua, Gertrude
smsser, Ainsworth Arnold. Harrison
lstedman, William Webb. Selmer Jack.
scp. stuart Fox. Martin Woodwork.
Samuel Renfert. David Murdoch and
Robert Hilton.
Margaret Moreland. the present
| Mrs. Nat c.. Goodwin. who Will bo
seen as leading woman tor Mr.. Good