The Detroit times., 1914-03-11

Joseph CawthOrn, the comedian In
support Of Julia Sanderson In "The
Sunshine Girl" TO DO In the Detroit
opera house al next week. whose
comic ditty. You Cant Play Every
Instrument In the Band" u the biz
song hit OF that successful musical
comedy, says that he secured the idea
for this number from watching an old
German bass fiddle slayer In the or
chestra Of q vaudeville theater In New
York city. This particular musician
had the most forlorn oppression on
his face Mr.. Cawthorn had ever seen.
Suddenly Z flashed upon Mr.. Cawthorn
that the bass viol would make . great
subject for topical song. The big
instrument II 20 heavy that the player
has to carry IL around In q wagon,
Or. else leave II In the theater all
night. and he has to stand up when
he plays and must have considtFaoae
amount Of muscle 10 saw away 90 ths
strings. Then again Il cant b uSed
a. 4 tolo instrument, - . solo on the
basO' VOL would resemble nothing
more that Z series Of porcuptuo
grunta. Mr.. Cswthorn decided that
the bass viol player was much-to-be-
pitied individual and that he would
write : song about him and his trials
and tribulations. Accordingly he wrote
some verpes and induced his friend.
John Golden, 70 write the melody. ne
introduced the song into The Sum
shine Girl" Il was Z riot" ct the
very nrst performance and has been
the big song hit Of the show ever
since.
1.-THE Shepherd az the Hills" . dra-
matisatioa Of Harold Bell Wright's
novel Of the same title, will be the OF.
foring Ii the Lyceum theater next
week. The play - quaint story Of
the Ozark mountains and the people
OF that vicinity. Most folk are tamil
iaf with Mr.. Wrtght's ability - .
story-teller and happily for those who
have read the book. the play proesnts
Mutton Hollow" Dewey Bald" the
shepherd, Sammy Ian. Young Matt"
and others Of the story in their famii.
lar places.
There will b. Z tango contest
In the Lyceum theater "Wednesday
evening" In connection with the per-
Torrance Of the musical show, THE
Dingbats." Member Of the company
will participate and about 20 local
dancers have entered their names In
the contsst. II II promised that the
audience will witness some" danc.
Ing.
When pretty Marie Roslyn appears
IN the gArb Of . Spanish senorita IN
the Miles theater, this week TO play
on her piano-accordion, the audience
begins % take . lively interest In
the proceedings beyond the footlights.
There seems to be peculiar quality
In the tone Of the piano-accor0lon
that gets right ct the hearts Of folk.
Il the audience had its way, NiO
Roslyn and her clever partner. ]. I'd.
ward Pierce. who 10 q genius with the
banjo, would never Get through.
This will be their last vaudeville ap-
psarance In the middle west for some
time to come, ~ they 50 TO London,
Eng. Ia . few weeks to open an en-
gagement in the Palace theatef. They
are booked several months In Eng.
land.
From "The Two Orphans." which
Il the current Offering In the Avenue
this week, the Avenue Theater Per.
manent Players will turn next week
to ivy Leaf" . favorite old-time
Irish comedy-dfama. The late Will
liam H. Powers. OF Detroit. made
ivy Leaf" known from one end Of
the country to the other. w. J.
Seaman, Chauncey Olcott. and Bar
ney Gilmore al appeared In this
piece In the early days Of their
careers. One Of the Intensely dra.
matte scenes Of the piece 10 the carry
Ing away Of child BY . live eagle
and the subsequent rescue.
There are several features Of spo.
cial interest to Dstroiters' In The.
March number Of the Thsatsr maGl-
sine, now on the book stands. n
splendid. color reproduction Of Ne
proposed new Detroit Athletic club
building 10 shown with somsthing
about ~ purpose and plan. Thea.
n view Of the coming Of the Prjn4
cess Players. from the Princes thea
ter, New York. to the 0orrick noxt