The Detroit times., 1914-05-08

Inc SIKH Oh tue a VI
zation OF one OF DR.. A. Conan Doyle
"Sherlock Holmes" stories, viii FOL
low the current offering OF Why
Women SIM" in the Avenue theaer
That intuitiye genius, Sherlock
Holmes. Is the central character In
''The Sign OF the Four, and there is
an interesting little romance written
around the detective and Mary Mar
ston. whom he saves from imminent
peril An enlarged cas+ is required
for the production. Roy Walling viii
be seen In the role OF Holmes and
Leona Slater will play Mary Marston.
The difference between the real
tango as danced by experts and the
vulgarism sometimes seen IN cheap
cafes, Is far greater than the average
public believes or understands. and
that Is why those who love dancing
are SO interested in the announcement
of the coming OF Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Castle to the armory. Tuesday after
noon and evening. May - Mr.. and
Mrs. Castle, after teaching all New
York the best way TO dance, at their
exclusive Castle House" just OF
Fifth-aye., decided TO make a brief
spring trip in the belief that the great
majority of dancers have not yet seen
the new modern dances correctly in
terpreted Mr. Castle holds that in
drawing room dancing there should
be no room for adverse criticism. The
sale OF seats for the Castle engage
ment IS now open in Grinnells.
Years ago when Joe Weber and Lew
4 Fields. those fayorite funmakers who
will be seen in the Garrick theater
the first half OF next week. were doing
song and dance variety turn In New
York. they secured their first out-of-
town engagement, which happened to
be In Paterson n. j. In bidding them
goodbye the booking manager said.
well. boys, you are going away out
west where you will see indians, cow
boys and bucking bronchos enjoy
yourselves The next day found the
pair on the train with their tickets
and lunch box. The conductor came
along, took up the tickets and the
BOYS prepared 20 have look at the
contents OF the lunch box Just at
that moment the brakeman yelled
Paterson, and as Joe and Lew con.
pickles instead OF preparing to leave
the train. the conductor, following be.
hind the brakeman. called ont 20
them: Here, you fellows. this is
where you get OBJECT a move on
There must be some mistake. Joe
said Lew, as they grabbed the lunch
box and their carpet satchels. This
amt way out west" "Sure il is" re
all - T..
OF the window, there are the Indians
and the cowboys. but | didn't know
the west was so near New York
True enough the platform was filled
With Indians and cowboys and IL was
some time after that Joe and Lew
learned that the Indians upon whom
they gaZed in such open-mouthed
Amusement. were members OF Buffalo
Bilrs Wild West show. showing in
Paterson at that time.
One OF the big scenes OF The 30
hemlan Girl TO be presented in the
Washipgton theater next week shows
the country fair in full progress. For
this scene. the property men have
secured many chickens, pigs, duck
and a COW or two. This Is considered
one OF the most novel scenes ever
STAGED and Charles H. Jones, stage
director OF the English Grand Opera
company is making every effort e
make this setting one long TO be re
mcinbered by local theater goers. An
equally elaborate production OF MAR
thu win follow The Bohemian Girl
tho week OF May 49,
Natalie Alt the demure and attrac
tive little prima donna OF the spright
~ French operetta Adele" now n
this Detroit opera house. is a Michigan
girl born In the northern peninsula
pa the shores OF Lake Michigan. She
Ii still IN her early twenties and says
before another birthday comes around
she r. determined TO be a star. "Op
porlunities do not come by chance
but are made" AYERS Miss Alt. "and
Intend 20 make my opportunity 10 be
come q star" Miss Alt says she went
10 New York stranger and that she
I VOL her FIRST place In a musical com
edy chorus simply because she haunt
"a managers' Offices until she got ar
furaeement That the young lad,
has ability no one Will galnsay who
has heard her delightful singing and
pretty acting In Adele"
James Forbes. who wrote "A Clever
|oMan." for May Robson. IN which
i|.' fletu comediennc a nov 6DDear