The Detroit times., 1915-01-05
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and telephones Scotland Yard for the
police. Then in a highly dramatic
finish, McVey squelches the enterpris.
ing reporter. foils the Scotland Yard
man. and for the sake OF baseball and
as a tribute TO Johnson's love OF the
game, aids him TO escape.
Lillian Shaw, singing coincidence,
IN Ter character songs as the wait
ress aud the nurse girl, is we'll re-
ceiyed stuart Barnes, monologist,
creates many al laugh and is repeat.
cdly cncored
james c. Morton and Ralph Aus.
tin. who gained fame in musical com.
edy. present team act of good com
edy and clever dancing Anthony and
Mack, 'the Italian aud the Ross" say
number OF funny things and do a
little dancing The Willie brothers.
who close the show, give an unusually
high class acrobatic act.
MILES.
Frank Sells plays the part OF a de.
tectiye in Through the Skylight," a
sketch on the program OF the Miles
theater, this week.
Sells is one of the best things on
the bill because there is nothing about
ghim that would suggest sherlock
Holmes or Raffles. On the contrary,
his impeTsonation is true TO the type
OF the average dick" seen about the
police stations OF any large city OF
the country His clothes hang on him
as IL they didn't care just where they
wound up. He is bow-legged. and his
feet are of the size anyone would ex-
pect 10 have If he plodded steadily
upon beat for weary term OF wears.
His language is rather rough. Yet he
is the detective of life. not OF the mag
azines. Wilfred Nixon, Frank Mer'
rill and Vivian Allen also take part
in the sketch
Dave Nowlin performed by himself
because his partner, Gertie st clare.
was III Dave apologiZed in advance.
Then he initiated everything from q
duck to a team of horses. COWS,
chickens, roosters, goats and other
creatures of the farm found room In
Nowlin's act Nowlin's talents might
be shown TO 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 Nowlin could take care
of himself fairly we'll in any yaude-
Vile theater i'm the land, without the
aid OF a partner.
The Stewart sisters and their es-
corts have pretty dancing act. Nil
Ter, Moore and Gardner sing some
clever songs. and sing them we'll. 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 vaude'
Vile do with four-stringed 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
IA bloid musical comedy that includes
everything from bare legs 70 songs in
high "Cr and eccentric comedy is
easily the bright spot on the Orpheum
bill this week. And that can be con.
sidered high compliment, too, be
cause the bill, under the new two-a
acts. any one of which might be fea
tnred as a headiner.
"A Millionaire For a Day" is the
ude OF the condensed musical comedy
The heIible and elastic plot allows the
introduction o. stockingless maideps
clad In picturesque Hawaiian cos
tuma IN one OF the song and dance
numbers The eleven members OF the
chorus have been carefully training 10
dance gracefully and sing tunefully
Queanis Williams, Lydia Cells and
Teddie Mcnamara have the important
roles. The company comes direct
from Australia.
The Great Lester. ventrilOquist, as 4
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 doing
the talking, even when the ventrilo-
qulst walks up and down the aisles
with the dummy.
Then there is Paris Green, n breezy
little chap with line OF humor that
Is not new, bur pleasing and worth a
few laughs Just the same. The best
thing Paris Green does is TO read
Services poem, Dangerous Dan Nc
Grue."
The Holmen brothers open the bill
with q comedy bar act Carmen and
White are whistling yirtuosos and
imitators. Weber and Wilson present
some OF the newest society dancing
steps West ana van Sicklen. 'ln the
Rose Arbor" present "A bit of musical
entertainment that Is original The
William Borsini Troupe. in their aero
batic globe novelty. complete the
vaudeville bill.
The Orpheograph motion pictures
show weil.known Detroiters selling
newspapers OF the streets for Yule
tide charitable purposes
LUCY STROKE