The Detroit times., 1915-01-05
MILES


Frank Sells plays the part of de
tectiye in Through the Skylight,"
sketch on the program OF the Miles
theater this week.
the bill, because there is nothing about
him that would suggest sherlock
Holmes or a Raffies. On the contrary,
his impersonation is true TO the'ype
of the average dick" seen about the
police stations of any large city or
the country His clothes hang on him
as II they didn't care just where they
wound up. He is bow-legged, and his
feet are OF the size anyone would ex-
pect TO have IL he plodded steadily
upon beat for weary term OF years
His language Is rather rough. Yet ne
Is the detective of life, not of the mag
azines. Wilfred Nixon. Frank Mer
rll and Vivian Allen also take part
| in the sketch
Dave Nowlin performed by himself
| because his partner, Gertie ST. claire.
! was i'll Dave apologized in advance.
\ Then he initiated everything from a
duck to team OF horses Cows,
+ chickens, Toosters. goats and other
creatures of the farm found room In
Nowlin's act Nowlin's talents might
! be shown 10 better effect with the as
sistance OF Miss St Claire. but, any
way. not having seen his partner the
Miles audience went away yesterday
convinced that Nowlln could take care
of himself fairly well in any vaude-
Vile theater in the land. without the
aid OF partner.
The Stewart sisters and their es.
corts have a pretty dancing act Nil
Ter, Moore and Gardner sing some
clever songs. and sing them well They
also slaughter some opera in cold
blood. Karl. with his violin, made of
cigar box, a pine stick and one
String, does much more than good
many violinists appearing in -yaude.
vile do with a fourstringed fiddle.
Montrose and Sydell combine dane
ing, singing, cycle riding and acrobat
les. and all this is seasoned with com
edy
There are the usual interesting mo-
tion pictures before and after the bill
CRPHEUM
The Pollard Opera company in a
tabloid musical comedy that includes
everything from bare legs 10 songs In
high &C" and eccentric comedy, is
easily TIE bright spot on the Orpheum
bill this week. And that can be con
sidered high compliment, too, be
cause the bill. under the now two-a
I day plan, is composed OF big time
acts. any one of which might be fea
tured as headliner.
"A Millionaire For Day" is the
I title OF the condensed musical comedy
The flexible and elastic plot allows the
/ introduction o. stockinpless maidens
clad in picturesque Hawaiian cos
tune in one OF the song and dance
numbers. The eleven members OF the
/ chorus have been carefully training tC
dance gracefully and sing tunefully
Queenie Williams, Lydia Gcllis and
Teddie Mcnamara have the important
roles The ccmpany comes dtrec
from Australia.
The Great Lester. ventriloquist. as 9
| vaudeville entertainer has few equals
His iaryngeal feats are startling and
at the same time very humorous
While the dummy" chatters TO the
audience, Lester sits at his ease
smoking. drinking. telephoning, etc II
is hard TO believe that il is Lester
and not the wax figure who is doinl
the talking. even when the ventrilo
aulst walks up and down the aisle'
with the dummy.
Then there Is Paris Green. breezy
little chap with a line OF humor that
Is not new but pleasing and worth 8
\ few laughs just the same. The bes
thing Paris Green does is TO read
Services poem, Dangerous Dan Nc
Grue."
The Holmen brothers open the bill
with a comedy bar act. Carmen anc
! White are whistling virtuosos and
imitators. Weber and Wilson present
some of the newest society dancint
steps. West ana van Sicklen, I'm tht
Rose Arbor" present bit OF musica
entertainment that is original. Th'
William Borsini Troupe. in their aero
batic globe novelty, complete th'
vaudeville bill
The Orpheograph motion pictures
show weil.known Detroitcrs sellini
newspapers or the streets for YGle
tide charitable PURPOSES