The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-17

cipais. The chorus has the qualities
Of snappiness and beauty. A special
will be given on Washing
toms birthday.
Although Potash & Perlmutter" Is
not musical production. II boasts OF
some handsome ."show girls" They
are the perfect SO" models used by
Potash and Perlmutter for the ex-
ploitation Of the coats and suits man.
ufactured by that now world-famous
f1rm.. In order to give the final
touch OF realism to the scene In which
these young women appear. the suits
and coats displayed by the models
are the very latest styles, including
that have, not yet been
described even by the most alert of
fashion writers. This lively comedy
made from the Potash and Perlmut-
ter" stories of Montague Glass, In the
Saturday Evening Post. Is attracting
large and amused audiences to the
Detroit this week.
Toots Paka and her company of
Hawaiian singers and dancers will be
an added attraction with the win
ming WidowA" company, next week.
In the G&yety theater. The vivid
ows" include Blanch Benton, Emelie
Benner and Leona Fox, and a com
pany Of clever comedians and enter
tanners.
The success Of Chauncey Olcott's
new vehicle, .The Heart OF Paddy
Whack," which comes to the Detroit
opera house next week, has been un-
usual and In Q bad theatrical season
Olcott's loyal following has demon
strated that hard times do not keep
them away from his performances.
The fine treatment given by Henry
Miller. to the Olcottsproducticns the
strong support given the Irish star
by his companies and the real merits
of the clean and interesting play
which Rachel Crothers has written
for him promise to give Mr.. Olcott q
season which will compare financial
ly with any that he has recently
played. and from the standpoint OF
proft. Olcott has stood at the top Of
the list OF stars In recent seasons.
There are IL speaking parts In the
new play, yet the organisation num-
bers nearly, 80 persons, the business
stan, working crew and special or
chestra carried numbering Is or
more. sThe Heart OF Paddy Whack"
will open In the Detroit opera house
with Q special matinee on George
Washington's birthday.
william Rock and Maud Fulton.
well-known vaudeville folk and tfav-
esty stars. wal be seer. in the Detroit
opera house, the week OF March d, in
"The Candy Shop said to be one OF
the greatest fun and song show sue.
cesses Of the season. Among the
welEknown people In the company are
James Sullivan, Daphne Pollard, John
Kearney, Florence Morrison, Ted
Burns, Oscar Ragland, Alfred Girard,
Bessie Franklyn, assistsd by chorus
of 90. ~ Y.
whats Going Ont" new musical
farce, will be seen for the frst time
locally. In the Garrick theater, Mon
day, beginning an engagement OF one
week with Washington's birthday
matinee. The company offerg IN Inn
posing array Of singers, dancers and
farceurs, including Frances Cameron,
Walter Lawrence, Dorothy Webb, Roy
Atwell, Maude Beatty, Knox Wilson
and Doyle and Dixon. A real dancing
chorus completes the organization.
To-day" explodes one frayed and
threadbare theory--that women dress
to please men," So says Edmund
Breese, who plays the role OF the
wronged husband In the tense drama
Today" now In the Garrick theater.
women who know men and who
have the trick OF pleasing them In
dress as in other ways, realize that
the masculine eye is attracted by
cleverness and good taste In dress,
not by cost" says Mr.. Breese. WON
en- who spend exorbitant sums for
dress are animated by one OF. two
ideas--a passion for beautiful things
or the desire to outshine other WON.
en-. Lily Wagner In Today did not
dress to please her husband nor to
win admiration from other men, but
to please herself She expresses this
clearly enough when talking to her
husband in the second act: y love
to know that my gown is becoming
and fashionable; that I have the
newest hat, that everything IL cor
rect from head to foot. love this
and / love all pretty things., Her
friend, Mrs. Garland, felt the same
way. So do thousands Of other wom-
en- who dress beyond their means"
No sweeter and more delightful
play Of innocence and sentiment Is
known to the stage than "Rebecca OF
Farm" now In the Ly-
scum theater. The play IL excellently
presented by the company. and II 10
staged adequately and pleasingiy.
A merry mixture Of burlesQus, mu-
steal comedy and vaudeville will be
presented In the Cadillac theater next
week by THE Passing Review OF
1914" The principal feature Of the
show will be a revue In which noted
stage people will be impersonated,
Lew Golden will appear a. Nat wills;
Mark Lee as Joe Welsh: Ralph Rock
way as Scott; Rose Henley as Eva
Tanguay; Hazel Ford a. Emma Tren.
TIM: Marie Fisher az Stella May.
hew: Miss Du Nord 40 Gertrude Hon.
man: Sam watson az Eddie Leonard,
and James Carvin as Oscar Hammer.
stein. A chorus Of n girls viii take
part In the singing and dancing num-
bers, and interesting. vaudeville spe.
ciaIties will be interpolated. Mile.
Du Nord, dancer. viii be the added At