The Detroit times., 1915-02-11
THE STAGE

Ivhich sheds light upon police meth
odo-rThe Third Degree',-will be
prosented by the Permanent players
OF the Avenue theater next week. be-
ginning with the Sunday matinee. The
story OF the play reveals how q young
man hes gone 10 the studio OF q worth
less art collector. The latter sudden
~ commits suicide when he realizes
that he has come TO the end Of his
rope. The police, OF course. at once
assume that the art collector came to
his death At the hands OF the young
eman. He n placed under arrest, put
Through the third degree" and grill
led with questions for hours until
FINALLY he confesses to having commit
tied the murder There are many mo-
monts Of intense excitement. How the
accused mans young wife boards q
|celebrated lawyer I'm his own library,
land how she insists upon his taking
the case. although be Is not criminal
practitioner. and how ultimately the
|atmosphere II cleared. forms four en-
Pertaining acts.
Another star to twinkle In the
Temple theater armament next week
Will be Fannie Brice, whose rise In
the profession has been spectacular.
Miss Brice was q New York news-girl
when Flo Zisgfeld discovered" her
and assigned her to q minor role In
The Foilies." Her ability rs =
comsdienne almost Immediately made
her the leading feature of "The Fol-
Leo OF 1912" In vaudeville she has
been equally as successful. her char
hcter songs and creations meeting Inn
mediate approval. She II true
humorist, few women having the
broad comedy gift she possesses. She
puts" her songs over the footlights
n ''sure-nre" style and her eccentric
HANGING Is scream" Pat Rooney
and Marion Bent, are also billed for
his program. Champion lady swim
ners and fancy divers are the Six
water Lilies. who will present their
hctin mammoth glass tank. Foster
3au and Ford West will present their
famous character classic, Since the
pays OF 81" and fve other excellent
humbers will round out the program.
There Will be special matinees Fri
lay afternoon, In honor OF Lincoln's
birthday, In the Detroit opera house,
where Florence Reed and an excel
emit company are presenting THE
Yellow Ticket" In the Garrick, where
buy Bates Post and his associates are
revealing the beauties OF the quat-
alue of Omar Khayyam, In the gorge
luz orientalism OF Omar, the Tent
naker," and In the Lyceum, where
rhurston, the magician, 10 entertain
nc crowded and delighted audiences.
Aatinees will be the rule In all or
he remaining theaters.
"Mawruss" Perlmutter and ABE
potash. the heroes OF Montague
Plass' famous stories, will make their
peal appearance Monday evening In
10 Detroit opera house, the engage
1ont continuing throughout the week
nth the usual Wednesday and Satur-
~ matinees. These famous folk
ONE here heralded from New York,
Boston and Philadelphia, as one of
he greatest laughing hits OF many
oaeons. Julius Tanner and Julian
kooe have the title roles. According
reports, Potash and Perlmutter"
Just one laugh after another, with
nopgh Of the serious, pathetic and
oWentic 20 bring out the best work
ffhe clever members Of the COM
any, and to hold the interest OF the
udicnce to the end. The story re-
o1ves about the self-sacrihcing eff
brts Of the two partners to save an
mbloye from persecution, efforts
hat threaten ruin to Abe and Nav
|1no, but are eventually crowned with
hccess and happiness. Scenically
10 production IL an elaborate one,
I'D women will ind added interest
the display Of up-to-date gowns on
be perfect SO" models. Besides Mr..
amen and Rose, the cast includes
AIRY Hanlon, Leo Donnelly, Carolyn
lila, and Julia Bruins, the latter be-
u. the famous beauty whom Mont
bmery Flagg pronounced the most
pautiful girl In America"
There IL q story that Irwin Cobb.
ewspaper man, war correspondent
Id writer, who II to lecture, Satur-
~ afternoon and evening, in the
mory. tells Of his experience In
elgium during the time that the
orman army made It's great sweep
FER that Inflated country. 1t was
hen Cobb and his fellow correspon-
ents had become entangled with the
erman troops. Three OF them
mped onto motor truck carrying
kppiies OF some sort belonging to
e Germans. They were not. discov-
FED until they had nearly reached
10 bottom of the, hill. when Ger
an officer suddenly noticed the in
uders. stepping up to Cobb, he
illed an automatic revolver and
BID It agains this stomach, appar-
htly intending to IRE II. For some
ason he did not do SO. Cobb says.
lad he pulled the trigger II would
I've only caused a mesh wound, be-
use everything in my interior had
bne up into my throat" Mr.. Cobb's
cture In Detroit, while tale OF his
kperiences in the war zone, will be
butral In tone. II will be illustrat-
With stereopticon pictures. Seats
b on sale In 0rinnell Bros. box Of
y. The afternoon lecture WILL be-
b at 8 o'clock, and the evening lee
70. 1t o'clock.
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