The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-26
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opposing nine with dash and nnish.
Monday afternoon she stopped the
show"
The Hazel Kirk trio. consisting Of
Hazel Kirk. who claims TO DO the
original Nell Brinkley girl; Seymour
Fuith. writer of numerous musical
comedies, and George r.. Reed. who
was the leading juvenile In the orig
inal productions of ''Thc Pink Lady"
and The Dollar Princess" provide
a melange of songs. dances ana
music In the best taste and OF the
highest class. Mr.. Furth plays sew
eral original selections and accom-
panies his partners. Miss Kirk has
a pleasing soprano voice and dances
prettily and Reed makes D hit In his
inpersonations of Eddie Foy and
others. II Is easily one Of the best
vaudeville acts ever seen In the Or
pheum.
Kalma and company. masicians
who do remarkable stunts with q
large wooden ball: Gerard and West
In q musical comedy skit. "1'he Ays-
terious Will." farce playlet IN
which Harold Selman and two 9TH
ers provide fun and mystery, and the
Three Bartos. wonderful acrobats
furnish further variety. As usual,
pictures precede and follow the
vaudeville.
Monday night local song writer's
held forth on the stage, seven De-
troiters singing and playing their
oyn compositions. Tuesday. Nd
dlers will compete and Wednesday
evening piano players meet In COM
petition.
cARRlck.
"Tonight's the Night" simon
pure un-Americanized product Of old
London, holds the boards In the Gar
rick, this week. II isn't In the least
necessary to glance at the program
to classify this production - an
English musical comedy. 1t has al
the ear marks--ponderous. and to
the average American. rather unin-
telligible jokes; chorus which
wears clothes and II stately rather
than sprishtly. and rich accent
mark the piece as British to the
core From the American stand
point. the show lacks pep"
Nevertheless there are some de-
lightful bits Of comedy and tuneful
song numbers. The costumes are
both beauteous and plentiful, and
there Is q gratifying absence OF
broad suggestion.
I1addie Cliff Is the one person
largely responsible for raising the
piece above the level Of the COM
Inonplace. AS youthful law stu
dent, out for a nights lark, his en-
Tagging ways ard clever comedy
work score most Of the laughs. 9th.
or male principals are Cyril Chad.
wick, Wilfred Seagram and Alfred
Heming.
Edward Naimby, ae a Covent gar
den waiter, and Cecii ClUvelly, as
his cockney helper. are responsible
for some admirable bits OF character
work. e
Dorothy Maynard, IS lively Eng
lish maid who knows thing or two,
easily heads the list of feminine
principals. Others worth while are
Audrey Mable, Rena Parker and
Phyllis Maude.
There are plenty of musical num-
bars, most of which are good. Per-
haps the best are Boots and Shoes"
and "Play Me that Tune" both of
which occur In the second act.
For number and variety of cos
tunes, and careful selection OF
types, the chorus is hard to beat,
and its members sing tunefully.
The plot is slender, as Is usual
with musical comedies. X concerns
the adventures of two FOUNDERS"
who slip away to attend a masked
ball and arc followed by the wife Of
one and the sweetheart of the other,
intent ON exposing their flirtatious
proclivities. The complications
arising nut OF this situation furnish
great many amusing scenes, and
the hilarity. which is most decorous
during the first act, IL worked UP to
quite high pitch when the curtain
drops.
The book is by Fred Thompson,
the music by Paul A. Rubens. and
the piece is staged by Edwin T. EN-
ery
TEMPLE.
"Bud" Fisher. creator of Mutt and
Jeff pictures. Is the announced head
liner on the Temple bill this week.
but he isn't as funny or entertaining
as bis drawings, which he sells for
fancy prices. II is quite the proper
thing In those prosperous days of
art Ito quote from the press agents
own stun for the successful artist
to show himself to the general pub
a.