The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-29
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TeMpS8.
Col Theodore Roosevelt would
likely have commenced another libel
suit forthwith. Monday afternoon, II
he had been present In the Temple
theater and heard the audience roar
At Lew Dockstader's famous carica-
ture Of Teddy" In MY Politics"
II was Dockstader's frst appearance
on the vaudeville stage In Detroit.
but everybody In the house at once
recognised the likeness OF T. r..
with the khaki suit. the spectacies.
the grinning teeth. etc. the resem-
blance Was perfect And when
Dockstader began to speak. using
the colonel's style OF delivery and
introducing some OF his more pro-
nounced characteristics OF speech.
the audience sat back like a Chi
cago delegation in Bull Moose con.
vention. and heard Teddy" out.
In typical Roosevelt speech.
Dockstader covers Q broad field OF
widely separated subjects. The war,
U. 8. politics. Roosevelt politics,
that South American exploration
trip. the Ananias club. Friend Bill
TAFT, Peaceful Bill Bryan, prohibit
ton. Progressive partyism and race
suicide all come in for mention and
discussion. Teddy" drolly attrib-
utes the discovery OF the River OF
DOUBT" to an overlySlarge hypo-
dermic injection. Speaking Of the
great European war. he wisely re-
marks that the two greatest friends
the United States has today are the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In =
learned discussion on South Ameri
can ornithoiogy. Teddy" classifies
Prohibitionists. saying; "Prohibi-
tionists are like geese. at night they
make for the vet places"
Reno and Return" Is the title Of
a humorous little sketch which
gives a new twist to a Reno trip.
II tells about the ex-husand who is
very anxious that his ex-wife be
made comfortable and happy by
prospective husband No. 2. The at
tentive ex-husband Is so intimately
acquainted with the little ins and
outs Of married life In a nat that he
quite bewilders. and finally enrages
the prospective No. 2. When the
latter ices from the nat in disgust.
the ex-husband and his ex-vife agree
10 make Q fresh start Albert
Perry has the principal role, being
assisted by Edmund Ford and Lii
liam Rhoads.
Dorothy Toye II the girl with two
voices, soprano and tenor. Her work
shows careful training. With her
dual voice. she sings q duet with un-
usual charm and effect.
Direct from London Revue tri-
umphs come Bonita and Lew Hearn
In Bits Of Musical Comedy" Hearn
II an eccentric comedian OF small
stature and naturally funny. His
partner In Q big, statuesQue woman.
Their comedy IL good. but 10 far
from being new or original.
The La Vars introduce . revival
Of the old cake-walk. Dyer and Fay
have q bit of nonsense they have
rightly labeled, whats II All
About?"
The five Musical Byrons offer an
instrumental number that 10 enjoy
able. They play . variety Of musi
cal instruments. including the odd.
looking "byrondolins."
Will and Kemp open the bill with
an acrobatic performance. The
Hearst-6elig weekly pictorial review
II interesting.
MILES
A BIT Of the night life OF . big
city In which crooks and bulls" A.
the of,csrs Of Law are called By those
who "burgie," IL presented In the
Miles theater this week. In the play.
let, 1.-THE Night Hawks"
The program states that the play
let 10 acted BY Rex Adams and com
pany. cut m further Information Ia
given % 70 the role which Mr.. Adams
plays. There are four men and .
woman In the cast--a young crook
trying to live straight for the sake Of
the Rirl: q second crook turned
bull" In order to turn the girl's low
er over to the police; . precinct de-
teetive and \ corner saloonkeeper.
The stage setting represents room
n the saloon adjoining the bar.
There II plenty OF quick action.
much conversation and bad Ian
euage" Of the sort popularity asso-
ciatsd with the dsnixens Of corner
saloons in . district invested by
crooks. The work Of the actors IN
the different roles IL above the aver.
age vaudeville plane. with special
credit 20 the men who play the young
crook and the saioonkesper.
An scrobatic oct that n profess
si0naily skflful beneath its rough
heuss comedy ed noisy whaeks of