The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-06


during its stay In the Detroit.
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.
oARRick.
There 10 always something laugh
able about the trials and tribalations
OF a young man about 20 take unto
himself wife. and that Is why
Frank Craven was lucky In the Sc
lection OF the theme In the highly
amusing satirical comedy, TOO Many
Cooks" now making It's second APP
pearance In the Garrick theatsr, ar,
ter an absence OF nine months.
Mr.. Craven, together with the vari-
GUS members OF the Cook family and
his friends and her friends. succeeds
In keeping his audience In q constant
chuekle- There u nothing explosive
ly funny IN. all his preematrimopial
adventures, but every tine has been
carefully cleaned OF stage dirt and
rinsed In a bromide solution that Is
the guarantee OF the continued sue
cess OF the wholesome production.
Imagine yourself. sitting The
foundation OF your own home-to-b be,
with your intended beside you and
day-dreaming OF future happiness as
you click your heelsein unison against
the dusty red bricks. And then-to
have the horizon of welded bliss
clouded, even before the siding Is on
the cottage, by wellmeaning (per-
haps), but bothersome mother-in-law-
torbe and a lot Of other prospective
Hard enough after
the wedding bells have echoed them
selves away. you say, TO have those
unpleasant encounters but again try
and imagine how terrible such ca
lamity must necessarily be In that
dreamy period when the furniture Is
still unpaid for and the future con-
tains sthrobbing risk. aAnd even
your best friend and her best friend
and that uncle Of whom so much IL
have hand In mussing the future.
Laughable--well, yes. there Is plenty
OF comedy, but tragedy Is written be-
tween the lines and only the heart
less can giggle--but then, Mr.. Craven
has written the piece to amuse and
on the stage Il does. or course,
everything comes out right In the
end. Hubby-tobe q and wifey-to-be
avoid g. hidden rock by compromising
on combination .den.and sewing
room to be located In 2the spare room
OF the houseto-be, and hubby-to-be
disposes Of his mother.in-law.to-be
with real kiss. and the For sale.
sign II taken on the front Of the cot
tage that hubby-to-be had completed
In disconsolate loneliness, and hubby
tobe and wifey-to-bec wave a glad
farewell to their well-meaning friends
and darkness finds them sitting on
the porch Of their home-to-be once
moro planning the beautiful future.
TOO Many Cooks" II an appealing
100 good TO be missed. Mr.. Craven
% irresistibly funny and his caustic
on life at the allimportant
period carry many little messages Of
ruth. Other players IN the clever
last are: Inez Plummer, as WHEY
ODE: Jennie Weathersby. as Aunt
louise; Bessie Ormond, Louise Rial,
Mary Blythe. Ella Mayer, Mary
Virginia Irwin, Bessie
Fisher, Charles Fisher, Jonathan
xieff. George Williams, Ralph How.
lrd Ford Wilson, George Stillman.
Martin Mann. Ralph Simone, Albert
Bell. William David. and Henry
5tubbs.
Too Many Cooks" WIN be- In the
3arrick all this week.
4 Tsmpis--vardsville.
Odiva. pretty. slender and active
samoan diver. tops an unusually rood
I'LL at the Temple this week. her work
bringing gasps OF astonishment from
Yer audience.
Without . doubt, odiva Il the most
Iaring and, at the same time. most
Iraceful OF any diver ever appearing
q this city. She appears no less at
lone In the great tank. surrounded
~ scenery depicting q rock-bound
'oast than do the sea lions which &C
her IN the act. In several
Instances Odiva gave wonderful ex-
IMPLIES Of endurance, remaining I'M
Ter water longer than would have
'een believed possible by one who
nd not seen for himself.
In point Of artistic excellence the
evue. Tho Old Man and the Devil.
resented BY Edwin Stevens, aided
y pretty Miss Tina Marshall. probar
ly takes the palm. A pleasing touch
{ sentiment u offered In the presen-
alton Of the passing Of the old thine
ctoe.
The comedy sketch, .Our Hus-
and" featuring Bertha Creighton and
a excellent company, carries on the
RE for the amount Of laughs II
I'd Martch. In repertoire OF up-to-
ate songs. scores Q decided lift, as
oes Josephine Davis and Billy Gel
er I'm . somewhat similar Offering.
josephine wears some stunning gowns
nd headdresses. Her song, Hats on
D Mr.. Wilson" got great hand.
Some real harmony II offered by
ne Nonetta hve, who sing, dance and
lay several different instruments.
Howard And Lyman are graceful
|ancers, their dances Of the nation
going big" ~~.-zs--rs'ss
The Krenka brothers open the show
With real athletic novelty and good
horoscope comedies close Il.
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MiIss-vaudsvIiie.
Musical comedy has the call at the
lilies thsater this week; breezy,
peedy. tuneful musical comedy. that
makes you restless to join the whiri
'eyond the footlights.
Love In Sanitarium" n a. pretty
J bit OF lively fun az one would care
o see, and the only unwelcome part
Il II n the finaI curtain.
Dudley Douglas, whose love affair
With bis pretty nurse proRresses while