The Detroit times., 1915-11-09
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TEMPLE
Alexander Carr. q character come
dian who won fame by his creation
Of. the character of Mawruss Perl
mutter In Potash and Perimutter,' =
Is appearing in the Temple this
week In . little play called An
April Shower" written by Mr.. Carr
himself In collaboration with Edgar
Allan wook. Mr.. Carr plays the
role OF an old Jewish merchant. who
has retired after having made a
comfortable fortune selling umbrel-
las. The sketch runs the gamut Of
emotions. Mr.. Carr. by his clever
character work, combines laughter
with tears. His lines are so nicely
balanced that they sway the emo
lions without perceptible effort.
An April Shower" teaches a
wholesome lesson. As Mr.. Carr
says. There's good In everything.
even transforms" The interesting
old umbrella merchant got his inspi.
ration during an April shower, and
20 years later another April shower
il beating upon the window panes of
his comfortable home when he Is
called on to make his greatest sac
rifice to save the prospective hus-
band and guardian Of his niece's fu-
ture happiness from ruin and prison.
Though fortune smites him. the old
umbrella dealer smiles whimsically
~ he listens to the patterfng rain
drops-he can start to build anoth.
er fortune under most favorable bus.
mess conditions.
Masterpieces from the academy
Of sculpture. Paris, and the Ecole
Beaux-Arts, Brussels. are reproduced
by Henriette De Serbs and her com.
pany Of Is professional models. Liv.
Ing reproductions Of famous paint.
ings, bas-reliefs and sculptured
groups are shown. wonderful in de-
tail and likeness to the originals.
From the London music halls
comes Josie Heather. . pretty and
talented entertainer, with her songs
and smiles. She In assisted by vii.
liam Casey. r.. and Bobbie Heath
or. Edward Corslli and Charles Gil.
|iette are billed ~ IAN odd pair.
They do marvellous feats In contor
ton and acrobatics, apparently with
out effort
Florence Kolb and Adelaide Har.
land present q clever satire on the
new songs and dances. Jones and
Sylvester, The two drummers," are
always entertaining. The most
startling feature In their act Is when
the stouter Of the two-about $50
does a handspring across the
stage.
In the opening act Pielert and
Sconeld make q decided hit with
their juggling and chatter. The
bill winds up with an serial exhibit
tion. ''Erford's whirling sensation -
MILES
A vaudeville sketch Of real merit
II being shown this week. in the
Miles. n II called .'Omce Girls. .
and In Il are featured william Craig
and Miss Dixie Harris. Humor Is
What puts the skit across" but
SC 10 the bind Of humor which re.
Quifes cleverness. II II were Of the
slam.bsng variety. II would fan nat
The playIet concerns = correspon'
6ence school. and Craig appears in
the role Of I. Cheatem. temporary
manager. He acts the character OF
q fighty. hdeety sort Of IN eccen
trio, who appears ~ n he could
make good use Of couple OF Nat
irons % hold him down to- the
esoend. A sympsthetic soul In the
/ un1)6oco. Monday afternoon. re
/ morte1 that Mr.. Chestem might
|couno 1ovA 70 earth and be normal
| q ~ slpDed Of q hsz. Miss Harris
|uonyS I stage-struck miss. and her
[0oek q delightful. She has q Rose
|D(nhl dfawl. which seems to say.
S1vo 49, there and I know. 40 you
80 ]usl ns~ Some prstty girls.
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