The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-24

personalities: pretty costumes,
dressy scenery, and feast OF mirth
In general" Is the way Rock and FNll-
tons presentation OF THE Candy
Shop" In the Detroit opera house.
next week, is described by the adj
vance agent. THE musical comedy
devotee win take The Candy shop
into his laboratory Monday night and
test the above analysis" goes on the
p. A Rock and Fulton are recalled
for their vaudeville successes. and
now they return to Detroit firmly es-
tablished at the head OF production
that II singularly inviting owing to
the big array Of individual talent that
10 included In the personnel. The
Candy Shop IL about q dispensary OF
sweetmeats In the first act, and In
the second. it's about Coney island.
That's ss much Of the story a. need
DO tolds--perhaps as much az can be
told. But the characters which In
habit these places don't need any
story to carry them along: they are
funny enough In themselves. Mr..
Rocks dry fantisticality needs no de-
scription; he II an institution OF mu-
steal comedy. He 10 as easy on his
feet az ever. and when Miss Fulton
and himself get together, there 10
amusement enough for all" A tango
lecture Ia underlined for Tuesday,
March 2. at o'clock. In the theater.
with Mr.. Rock speaking on THE mod
ern day tango" He will be assisted
By chorus members Of 1.-THE Candy
Shop" company. No admission will
be charged and the lecture will be for
women only.
|. willamette Dodge, the young prima
donna In "Hanky Panky," In the Ly-
ceum next week, II q Texan by birth.
and has been on the stage three
years. She was born In Temple, Tex
az. the daughter Of w. H. Hopkins.
chief train dispatcher for the Santa
Fe railroad there. When she was
i've years old her parents moved to
Chicago and there willamette received
her education. devoting most of her
time TO music. One day she went to
visit girl friend In the chorus Of q
musical comedy, and at the stage
door met the manager OF the COM
pany, who mistook her for an appli-
cant for q position, and before she
could explain her errand she found
herself engaged at $50 week. Miss
Dodge's advance was rapid. and she
soon became understudy to the lead
Ing woman. When "Hanky Panky"
was In the midst OF its long run In
Chicago. she was engaged to go to
New York with the company as un-
derstudy to Christine Nielsen, and
J when Miss Nielsen met with an ac-
cident during the performance, Miss
Dodge went on and sang the second
| act OF the piece so successfully that
the critics next morning were en-.
thusiastic In praise OF her work. She
was made alternate prima donna and
when Miss Neilsen's contract ex-
pired, Miss Dodge became actual
prima donna, and has held that posi-
ton ever since. winning much praise
wherever the piece has been pro
duced.
No star or play Of recent seasons
has scored q more pronounced sue
cess than William Hodge In -The
Road to Happiness" which will play
its third Detroit engagement next
week In the Garrick. The clean and
wholesome fun Of this comedy of
lcheerfulness." its inspiring spirit OF
jAmericanism and optimism, and its
pictures Of American home-life all
combine to make II specially welcome
amid the mass OF sex and punch
dramas Of the period. The inimitable
personality and humor OF Hodge, who
II unique IN his line of Yankee
parts, also makes this dramatic offer
ing thoroughly delightful Since its
original production Q couple Of sea
sons ago. this piece has enjoyed an
entire years run In Chicago. and has
Just finished q whole half years en-