The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-12
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volume and frequencs OF applause, or
lack OF II.
Roxy La Rocca, harp soloist. plays
selections that everybody knows, and
invites the audience 10 assist him
swell the chorus. He is fine must.
clan. He gets on such good terms
with the audience that they simply
hate 10 see him leave the stage
Mrs. Gene Hughes. in LADY Cos.
SIP" comedy OF morals, has sur.
rounded herself with a capable com
pany. Mrs. Hughes herself has an
established reputation as a vaudeville
actress. The comedy, by Edgar Al
Ian Woolf, is an exceptionally good
one.
Charley Case is In town again, tell
ing funny stories about his father.
AS long as "the old man retains his
health. Charley will never want for
something laughable to talk about.
Albert F. Hawthorne and Jack In.
glis. Nuts" are just a jump ahead
OF Pontiac guard in their hilarious
absurdity. "A Fool There Is"
Adelaide and j. j. Hughes, referred
to as Americas representative dane
ers, appear in a new arrangement OF
dances, entitled THE Dances of Yes
terday, Today and Tomorrow" AIDE
laide Is a fairy-like little creature
with the daintiest, twinkling feet.
Villa Holt Wakefield, who enter
tains with original and exclusive song
readings, is on her farewell vaude-
Vile tour. according TO announce
ment. Miss Wakefield is a vaudeville
net with large following
Walter Shannon and Marie Annis
sing and play In "A Shine Filtration"
Shannon. In good voice. sings an ode
to highball and another to pretty
ankle.
The Alpine troupe, two men and
two women. perform on double wire.
Motion pictures close the bill,
MILES.
Two acts won the lions share OF
the applause In the Miles theater
Monday afternoon, and in each in
stance the audience, capacity house.
displayed excellent judgment from
the critics viewpoint. Senator"
Francis Murphy. the German orator"
is easily entitled to the comedy hon
ors of the bill Murphy is a second
cultlOu Vi Sllu duug III bPitO
OF his Irish name, he has a German
dialect that is simply irresistible.
His Grafton on the war is scream.
He says very solemnly that Germany
has placed an order with well
known American mail order estab-
lishment for 5000 ash cans. What
for? why. to clean up the allies
OF course. And then ne wakes elo-
quent indeed as he describes our con-
gress as "the greatest aggregation
of statesmen that money can buy"
And his references to the "star-span-
gled strips and stripes are always
good for laugh.
Next In favor with the crowd were
the two Johns, Murphy and Foley.
whom many regular theatergoers will
recall as the dancing wonders" fea-
tured with George Primrose In big
time vaudeville several seasons ago
Their teamwork is neat and classy
and brought them a well-deserved
encore Monday afternoon. They ap-
pear in blackface.
The big flash OF the bin is a minia-
ture comic opera, "The Japanese
Prince" which has to its credit an
attractive stage setting, a couple OF
tuneful musical numbers and a pretty
moonlight effect for q nnale. The
story revolves around an American
girl whose rich papa. Chicago glue
manufacturer, wants her to marry a
Japanese prince until the latter dis
gusts them both, and papa tells him
plainly to- go to Halifax. or course
there is a rival, an American naval
officer, who comes I'm strong at the nm
ish and claims the wealthy heiress
for his own. William Naughton as
the naval officer Is just the sort OF
hero women love to read about In
novels, while Louise Kay Is satisfac-
torily cast as the actress.
A familiar domestic problem Is civ
en- very frank treatment IN the play
let, Between Eight and Nine" which
the audience finds amusing in spite
OF its serious trend. Eva Prout Is
sprite-like little coincidence with
some exclusive songs and dainty dance
steps. Marie and Trevette open the
show with vocal selections ranging
from popular ballads to the clowns
lament from "Pagliacchi," and photo
comedies send the curtain down.