The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-12

opportunity. You never CdtCn HAL
In the audience smiling until his
nose Is red and his headaches and
declaring that he has enjoyed him
self. OF course. you know the story OF
the matinee girl who said to her fam
lily after seeing sob drama: Oh;
yes we had the incest time at the
play; never enjoyed anything so much
In all my life-I just cried and cried
and cried"
When Lew Shank was mayor of In.
dianapolis he gained notoriety not
only by his fight against the high cost
of living but also through his efforts
to bring down the cost OF getting mar.
ried. He performed about 500 cere-
monies during his administration. &C
cepting as a fee whatever the con-
tracing parties chose TO hand him.
and II they couldn't AFFORD to put up
any fee that was all right, too. In this
connection, the ex-mayor tells q good
story In his monologueoin the Miles,
this week.
"A man called me up In the middle
Of the night" he says, and told me
he wanted to get married right away.
Come on up said, and presently
the party arrived In taxicab. / ask
ed the bride-to-be why she couldn't
walt until day light, and she explained
that the groom had been drinking and
she was afraid that he would back
out IL she waited till he sobered mp
After the ceremony. the groom slipped
me a dime and, having looked the
bride over, I handed him back q
oh n nm lint n
the poor man was stung at that"
Marie Dressler, frequently called
''the funniest woman on the English
speaking stage" h coming to the Gar
rick tbeater next week In her newest
comedy success, "A Mix-Up" written
especially for her by Parker A. Hord
a young newspaper man OF New York
Miss Dressler Is said to have the fun
NEST role OF her entire career IN "A
Mix-Up." She portrays the role OF q
queen Of burlesque who becomes In
volved In a series OF misunderstood
ings. II is said that Mr.. Hord, who
comes from a small village In Ken
lucky. once Witnessed the strandins
of a burlesque in real life A strong
company will assist the star In the
new Offering, among the players be
ing Bertram Lytell, Evelyn Vaughan
Sarah McVicker,. Julia Blanc, Heller
Beaumont, Nellie Decrease and 9th
ers.
Owing to the demand for seats foI
Ben Hur," now I'm the Detroit opers
house, an extra matinee will be gfver
Friday afternoon. The big spectacle
with its Biblical theme, continues Il
have q remarkable appeal to the pub
lie and, although the play 10 now n
its eighteenth year, it's drawing pow
ers show no signs OF waning
From East Lynne" the current OF
fering In the Avenue, the Permanent
players will turn to Charles E. Bla
ney's play, "The Curse Of Drink.
next week. "The Curse OF Drink" Il
a melodramatic thriller with the cen
tral character young fireman on q
crack" locomotive who rescues bis
sweetheart from being crushed under
the wheels of the fast express. How
this scene Is managed is one of the
thrilling events in melodramatic pro
auctions.
The Girls from iIappylandr will be
the attraction In the Gayety theater
next week. The company includes
Princess Luba Maroff, Leo Stevens,
Helen Jessie Moore, and Nellie Lock
wood. the latter an eccentric dancer
of more than average ability. "The
Man from Rectors" Is the title of the
burlesQue. and II Is full OF laughs
There will be score OF musical mum
bers, with gorgeous costuming. scenic
and lighting effects. Ward and Bohl
man, Princess Meroff and Nellie
Lockwood will offer a number OF spe
] cialties, while the action OF the farce
will be interpreted with a score OF
musical ensembles. Monday after
noon souvenirs will be distributed &c
the ladies I'm the audience.
The four Charles, i'm an origina
combination I'm two tableuax: the -four
musical Lunds, and Thee Tenny
with a ventriloquial novelty, are the
three features on the 0rpheum pro
gram for next week. The foul
Charles are recent European impor
tation who do an unusual specially
the four musical Lunds provide pop
ular and classical music. and Thee
Tenny is numbered among the besI
yentriloquists on the stage. Other
acts viii be contributed by the Les
Arados. The clown and the demon;
Northlane and Ward. That impromp
tn duo" Harry Antrim and Betty
Vale. In Filings of Fun" and motion
pictures Of European war scenes on
the orpheograph-