The Detroit times., 1915-03-29
THE STAGE
LYcsuM.

When a young man OF wealth
hills his tormer playmate. because
he had betrayed him In an affair OF
love. when this young fellow, with
the blood stain upon his hands. be-
comes a hater OF woman kind and
distristful or men. and when he nnds.
after all. that there n one good and
pure woman In the world besides
bis mother much sympathy 10 OFFER
ed him by folk who like TO dream
away hours In romance land.
And when this young man ION the
stage) Is Vaughan Chaser. and the
young woman who awakens him In
him the realization that he Is wrong.
Is Miss Fay Courteney. there is
bound to be a great deal OF siapping
OF hands-and shedding of tears.
That's the reason Why the Chaser
production OF ST. Elmo. offered In
Detroit numerous times. and again
the attraction In the Lyccum. this
week, Is as popular as ever. IL has
keen said OF Mr.. Glaser that IN no
role Is he seen to better advantage
than a. the tall. handsome. cynical.
md afterwards penitent. 81. Elmo
His plea for the hand OF Edna
Earle Miss Courteney). made In the
garden OF the parsonage. before a
window In which is wrought a like
ness OF the savious. Is. perhaps. the
best piece OF acting in the drama.
The stock stars present cast has
few faces new 10 Detroit patrons
OF the Glaser company. However,
~ entire organization seems well
Glanced. each part IN st. Elmo be-
ing we'll handled.
William r. Powell, as Shaorach.
the suffering. tumbling Negro ser
want. with the black mans natural
dread for things mysterious. and
Miss Constanoe Kenyon. as the talk
ative old Mrs. Wood. Offer the choic-
est bits % comedy In the play. Earn
est Stallard II a kindly and forgiy-
ing Pastor Hammond: Walter Dick
inson 10 Murray Hammond. the way.
ward son OF the pastor; Edward
EwaId takes the roles Of Gordon
Leigh; NJ Tello webb is the black.
smith; George Berger the sheriff.
and s. Z. Fuller and Walter Renfort
appear as seconds I'm the duel scene.
Miss Isabelle Sherman, as the schem.
ing aristocrat who seeks the down
fall Of Edna Earle. succeeds In max
Ing herself thoroughly disliked-a
fine tribute 10 her acting.
wAsHINoToN.
The Hypocrites." the motion Pic
ture play which attracted so much
attention In the Washington theater
a short time ago. 10 again being
shown In that house, In conjunction
with pictures OF the Vanderbilt cup
race, In San Francisco. March 6.
Large audiences Witnessed the pic
lures Sunday.
The Hypocrites." tells the story
Of a sculptor-monk. who IN stoned
20 death by . fanatical mob because
he has depicted Truth. In a statue
of q naked woman. This part Of the
story forms the prologue and In
supposed 10 have taken place IN
early Christian times. Ages later.
Gabriel IN shown az a young min
lister whose heart and spirit are
broken by the Indifference TO holy
things and actual wickedness of the
members Of his fashionable congre-
CATION. In a dream. the young min
lister goes on journey with the
naked Truth. and the sins OF the
world are shown TO him through
Truths mirror.
The Vanderbilt cup race II q
series Of exciting. hsir-breadth es-
capes from accidents. and perhaps
death. on the part OF the racing ms-
chimes and their drivers.
GAvETv.
Butch Cooper presents the Globe
Trotters, In the Gsyety. this week.
Bfuteh--sCme people like to say
Il. or. write the name. cause IL
makes them feel tough-doesn't
make capital Of the fact, but he
has IN his company the bravest
woman In the world. Red Cross
nurses. women mountain climbers.
ayistrixes. etc.7
Nav. nuthin' doin'. Here's Miss