The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-04

able skill as an actor.
Beatrice Worth, as the wife gives ;
convincing portrayal, and Margare
Williams as her sister of coarsei
4 grain Is no less admirable.
The Trail OF the Lonesome Pine,
with Isabel Lowe as June, the noun
tain girl, will be next weeks attrac
\ ton.
AVENUE.
Driven From Home" a play which
served as q starring vehicle for Pa
trice several years ago, was given an
acceptable revival In the Avenue the
z alter Sunday by the Avenue players
The play Is q typical Hal Reid drama
with the central character Margie
Maynard, who Is driven from home by
her stern father. needless OF the
girls protestations Of innocence OF
the wrong doing OF which she is sus-
pected. With the girl go her young
brother, cripple, and her mother.
and the perils they undergo in the big
( city before the girls innocence Is eg-
tablished and reconciliation is ef.
fected make up a number Of stirring
scenes.
Corinne Cantwell impersonates the
s role OF Margie Maynard, and Roy
Walling plays honest" Tom Ander-
SON. w. A. Stanton has an effective
role In the crippled brother, Dave
Maynard; Harry A. Starr is the stern
rather; Lynda Earle has the sympa-
thetic part OF Mrs. Maynard: Ruth
Amos and Milton Mobiles, Jr.. contrib
ute their weekly amount Of comedy 10
& the success of the production.
oARRIcK.
An especially good program pleased
q large audience In the Garrick thea
Ter, Sunday afternoon, when Nedder-
meyers band resumed its popular
weekly concerts.
The compositions played ranged
from Sousa march to the overture
from "William Tell" and excerpts
from the Brazilian opera III Guarany,"
< 10 some OF Victor Herbert's tuneful
melodies and the fascinating strains
or Strauss Beautiful Blue Danube"
waltz.
Conductor Neddermeyer demon
strated his undoubted ability as vio-
Iinfst In the introduction and capric-
cio6o from Saint-Saens' concerto for
violin. Mr.. Neddermeyers playing
won great applause from the audi
ence. and he was obliged to respond
With a double encore.
Max Smith contributed trombone
solo with good effect and his work
also was well liked by the audience.
WASHINGTON.
~ Mary Pickford, as Cinderella, is to
be seen In the Washington theater
this week In a moving picture repro
auction of the famous fairy tale OF
the poor little girl so cruelty treated
BY her stepmother and step-sisters
and who was eventually won TO a
happy life ever after, by Prince
Charming.
All the familiar incidents OF the
well-known fairy story are reproduced
By. the film. including the wonderful
chariot made from a pumpkin by a
wave from the fairy's wand and drawn
BY dashing steeds that were originally
white mice, In which "Cindy" was
taken TO the great ball at the palace,
there to lose her crystal slipper and
20 md devoted lover and royal hus-
band.
B Mas Pickford Is pretty and charm
Ing as ever In the role OF Cinderella
Owen Moore Is the Prince Charming.
The aim play Is beautifully staged
oAYETY.
Pat White and his Big jubilee
'company are the attraction In the
0Ayety theater this week. The joyial
Irish comedian IL one Of the bright
stars In burlesque and Is well known
70 patrons OF the local house. He
has q sort OF dry. infectious humor
that Is entertaining and not vulgar
White divides the spotlight with
Tom O'Neil, who, by the way, is a
capable German character comedian
despite his name. O'Neil sings,
dances and handles his ''mitts" with
the born cleverness OF an Irishman.
Jack Davis. James McInnery and
Marty Pudig help in the funmaking
Anna Grant Is the leading lady. and
Rcd Feather, an Indian maid, Is the
star In the cast. Miss Lanier de Wolf
and Carl Minch have a good dancing
and singing number.
A group OF living pictures provide a
special feature. The chorus Is large
and attractively gowned. and the see
mic effects are above the average
'|N
FOLLY.
The lowly and much-maligned slap
stick n being swung through the at
mosphere I'm the Folly theater this
week with speed and persistency. 1t
plays one OF the leading and most sue
cessful roles in the Pajama Girls Bur-
leoQuers
The slapstick also has good sup
port II IL another slapstick. John
10. Grant and Lew Golden. comedians
in the company, handle the clubs In a
creditable manner. With the we'll
mastered poise OF true artists OF the
drama, they swing. and swing. and
owing. When. toward the end OF the
-Uhaiing,- their efforts become more
feeble with each stroke. and fatigue
nhoWs IN their every movement, the
Eo1ly patrons show their appreciation
for honest. hardworiing men. by ap-
plnuding loudly.
And. by goily. We almost forgot.
There's another person who deserves
credit for the success OF the carnival
nf clubbing. He Is Billy Cotton. Like
liz sturdy old oak. he stands there on
me center OF the stage. while the com.
1lp<d muscular and dramatic talents
~. (1rant ana Golden. assault him
(ot once does he bulge, nor does he