The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-07

The Detroi, opera house an
nounces a return engagement next
week OF the famous English masF
cal comedy success OF three con
tinents. THE Quaker Girl The
piece Is the last word In musical
comedy and it's praises have been
sung In every corner OF the globe
1ae score Is by Lionel Monekton.
the book by James T. Tanner and
the lyrics by Percy Greenbank and
Adrian Ross Katherine Murray
will have the title role, and Charles
Clear. from the Gaiety theater'
London. the chief comedy part that
OF Tony" Chute. Others In the cast
include Mile. Andre Corday. VIII
liam Blaisdell. Harry MacDonoush'
Helen Hoyt. Murray ctephen. Char
lotte Hoffman. Phil J, Moore. Doro-
thy Slaytor. Sinclair Young. Made
line Dadley and large beauty
chorus and special orchestra.
One OF the cleverest little players
In vaudeville is Ia Doine, a French
character actress making her nrst
tour OF America and appearing In
the Orpheum theater this week. La
Dome Is an impersonator and a toe
dancer. She gives accurate imita-
tons OF Ruth Sc. Denis and Adeline
Genee and has copied the manner
isms OF Anna Held and Eva Tan
quay with enesse and skill.
New discoveries in the motion
picture art are constantly being
discovered and produced aad II is
In what Is technically called the
projection" OF It's picture plays and
scenes that the Majestic theater ex.
GELS. In the new Majestic there Is
an entire absence OF flicker. Pat
rons who sit on either side OF the
theater nnd that the pictures are
not distorted at the angle from
which they view them. but look ex-
actly alike viewed in the front row.
the last. or In any seat OF the the
alter. This effect has been obtained
through the use OF several new
Photographic devices on the picture
machine and the employment OF a
unique type OF picture screen, the
FIRST OF its kind in the city.
For her Sisters Honor" will be
next weeks bill in tho waliing
iheaier. II tells how the adopted
daughter OF Seth Owens, New
England farmer. sacrifices her good
name TO save the farmers real
daughter from disgrace. The wo-
man for whom the sacrifice Is
made proves unworthy. but her
treachery is finally revealed. and
the waits reputation is redeemed,
There is plenty OK action IN the
play. and the comedy is OF the hila-
rious kind. This week sold for
Title, is drawing like mustard
plaster at the waliing
William Gllletts's Secret Ser
vice will be presented in the Ly-
ceum theater all next week as the
third weeks Offering by the Waugh
an CHASER stock company Secret
Service" abounds IL scenes OF vivid
realism. real war scenes. uncon-
yentional and original characters.
and Is n play which sustains It's in
forest from the beginning 20 the end.
Mr. Chaser will play Capt Thorne,
TIE part made famous by William
Gillette. and Fay Courtney viii have
the role OF vsrney a high spirited
southern GIRL. Gertrude Bondhill.
a new acquisition to the Chaser
forces will be cast for Caroline.
The White Feather" one OF the
most successful OF the war plays
produced in New York this season,
will be brought TO the Garrick the.
alter. the week OF April 10. on it's
way from long engagement in
New York to a summer stay in Chi.
cago.
James Lackaye who Is Il member
OF the Lew Fields The High Cost
Of Loving" this week In the Garrick
theater. is a brothe OF Wilton
LAckaye. Mr.. LAckaye will be re-
membered for his comedy work as
Jimmie wellington in Excuse Me-"
the tyrannicai father The Road
to Happiness" and for clever pre-
sentatioa OF importa parts with