The Detroit times., 1914-11-18
THE STAGE

In the Gayety theater next week
Harry Hastings will offer his latest
musical production In ION and ON
the Earth" Dean Coleman. one OF
the best delineators of Irish types,
heads the cast Alma Bauer, Phil
Peters, Eileen Sheridan. Flossie Ev-
erett and the Field brothers are num-
bered In the list OF principals. on
and on the Earth" was written by
Edwin Hanford. II Is In two acts and
offers many new and striking musical
numbers. There will be a large Choir
us and q number OF vaudeville feat
ures while the scenic costuming Ell
fects are described as particularly ef-
fective. One of the musical features,
The Trolley Ride" a combination OF
melody. grouping. lighting and me.
chanicaI effects Is said TO be the big
feature Of the production.
Charles Howe and Mildred Stodder,
head the large company OF entertain.
ers known as The Heart Charmers
which viii come to the Cadillac thea
ter Sunday afternoon for weeks
engagement. Nine principals and a
chorus OF twenty girls win assist Mr..
Howe and Miss Stroller In the pres
entation OF two new musical bur-
lesuues called AT Niagara Falls and
"A Day at the Races" The company
includes John keenan,. Chich Gamer.
on. Harry r. Henry, Hal Pierson, Bill
Wilson. Earl Flynn, Nettie McLaugh-
lin. May Kerns and Lillian West.
There will be vaudeville acts by Earl
Flynn and Nettie Mclaughlin. dane
ers: Harry Henry and John keenan,,
THE wise guy and tad" and the Co
lumbar trio. Odivio and her swim
ming girls will be an added attract
ton
The premiere Of a new play. The
Better Way" by Eugene Walter, Will
be made Monday evening. Nov. %, In
the Detroit opera house, with -Cnar.
lottee. Walker. creating the principal
role. In private life. Miss Walker Is
Mrs. Walter. In THE BETTER Way,
Mr.. Waiter Is his own producer and
manager for the first time. The play
" said to, be one OF modern Ameri.
can life and to REQUIRE q large cast
and elaborate scenic setting. Mr..
Walter who has been In Detroit a
week confined to bed with Illness Is
slowly improving and hopes to be
able 10 personally direct the hnal re-
hearsals OF the play.
Seven Keys to Baldpate." now In
the Detroit opera house promises to
be az popular with Detroit plavgoers
as II was with New Workers. during It's
long run last year on Broadway,
when Il not only pleased the public
but delighted the critical reviewers
and moved them TO saw that George
VI. Conan had accomplised his great
est success az d playwright Earl
Derr Biggers wrote story for the
Saturday Evening Post. In II Mr. Co
han saw rare material for play and
he appropriated the plot with the
novelist's permission He made IL
over into q farce that IL one surprise
after another. with thrilling incidents
that TEEN with melodrama. and yet.
he had 30 turned these situations
into farce. that the interest In the
story In rot disturbed. " In Mr.. Co
hans original construction OF the
p,ot that Nrorshs the statement that
ne had defed oil traditions and had
made rlilcs o. rlaywrifipg OF his own,
There has heo- more than one con
troversv rs 20 ,ho rIece and date OF
fhe nativity ~ Nrric D-oss'er. now
N the ra--iri. $500 - W 're farre
..,n 3 ~. .rr . ~ -eatricai bistor-
ian writing OF the rerry Marie the
other day. asserted that she was born