The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-04
THE STAGE


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4 besutifui production Of Joseph
f 10 PreetQn Retb6dy's prize play. the
lpofa Wa made THURSDAY evening
4 n (1o 0orr1ck theater by Jessie Bon
1<ollo and her stock company. The
Play vas nrst made known In Detroit
two seasons ago, on the stage OF the
same theater. by Edith Wynne Math.
1884, Nho was. the original creator OF
>ho role Of the Pied Piper Of Hamelin,
vno n . spirit OF revengeful mischief,
plDo4 al the children away from their
BONES IN the village to roam with him
ovor the hills and through the dales.
Iho underlying truths OF the beau.
<I(ul l(nes are as applicable to the peo-
~ Of today as the greedy coney-
oookers OF mythical Hamlin. Swayed
~ the Piper's scathing disbursement
o< parents who forsake their children
Tor the worship Of the money-god, the
audfence left the theater with higher
and nobler thoughts Of children and
their love.
Naturally the part OF the Piper was
enacted by Miss Bonstelle; the Piper
who steals the children In lieu OF
payment OF his Just debt; the Piper
Who grows to love these children; the
Piper, who saves the daughter Of the
burgomaster from entering convent,
and gives her to the loving Michael;
the piper. who, learning OF the great
.yoarning OF Veronica for her crippled
child. struggles between his sense OF
duty to return the children and his
a 49,, Cor. elf,
the Piper, whose better. nature finally
couQuers, and brings the children back
10 the aching hearts Of Hamelin; the
Piper. who, with duty ended, leaves
the children he loves and goes forth
over the world to spread the doctrine
or love.
The members Of the company ably
supported Miss Bonstelle, with Coriiss
Giles as Michael the Sword Eater, and
Robert Adams AZ Cheat-theDcvil. OF.
Terms especially excellent portrayals.
Lenora Won Ottinger was the sorrowing
mother OF Jan. the crippled boy who
won more completely than any other
child the love Of the Piper; William
Pringie was the burgomaster and kath-
leeu Comegys. his daughter and the
ywo0theart of Michael. = w =.
In "The Piper" II Is not the grown
up members Of the cast that make the
play q success, but the crowd Of chill
dren--eager. happy, pulsating, true-to-
life children. who dance and sing and
play and frolic. Thursday evening II
was the naturalness Of these children
that pleased the audience more than
Ill the spoken lines and acted parts.
Il Was these children who made the
spectators think OF their own loved
ones at home and take to heart the
ploadirgs Of the Piper for truer and
nObler love.
The presentation Of "The Piper"
brings the summer engagement Of the
Bonotelle company to q close. Per
lormances Of the play will be given
vx5day and Saturday evenings and Sat
ur1ny afternoon.
The regular season In the Garrick
win open Monday afternoon with the |
hawaiian drama, 'The Bird Of Para
The closing week Of the long en-
eaSement Of the fantastic photo-play,
s'Noptune's Daughter" In the Detroit |
oD1ra house, continues to attract
"
The thoater n flled with q. A. r. Wis
itorA ct every performances. The
n0uatic accomplishments Of Annette
cllernan. the central figure In the
n11ry, - q revelation to many In the
Wilderness who have not seen this
(o1nous swimmer and diver on the
vaudeville stage. 'Neptunes Daugh-
torr presents 3 series OF quite won
1orful deep SEA pictures.
am Rice's sDaRydills" wiz blaze
= trail OF merriment In the Folly the
.otor next week. The production 10
on<d 70 be lavish In scenic and cleo
n1caI effects. The company - head
~ ~ Sam Rice and Lulu Beeson.
M Beeson holds the worlds cham
nlfnnhip 6 lady buck and wing
Gnkoer, and as the possess0r Of the
<61mous Richard X. Fox medal
The Msistsrsingers Of Boston, q
onlondid vocal organisation. win be
konrd a the Temple theater next
woak. The Meistersingers comprise
<hroe Of the best male Quartets OF
Dooton- 1.-The Harvard. Schubert and
Weber Quartets. The members are
III Boston men and their only profess
;rlonAl appearances. previous 70 this
ooosop, were made In Keith's theater,
Boston, where they have played en-
Gogements Of four to six weeks each
SIMMER. Recent vaudeville engage
mcnts IN Philadelphia and New York
ny were 20 successful that the Meis-
<oeutngers were induced to make an
Itio1 tour of the entire Keith CIR
<|61t Second feature Of prominence
- ~ hill will be Nonette, the sing
~ t1o1iulDt. Other acts include
6rrt Adler ana Anna Airline, Hart
1n and yarady. Les Agonsts, WIN.
.'HVD and Ella Won Kaufman, Mar.
~ bfotherS and Bobby" Ellen Orr
~ Harry DsCosta, and the MooreO-
LONDON ONCE 800 I. -. "a
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