The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
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plot. soften the horror Of the act. in
a Fool There Was" young million
aire. rejected by the woman OF the
piece. shoots himself In her presence,
on the deck OF steamer.
As he lies dying. blood Is seen ooz-
ing from a horrible wound In his
head. The woman laughs. and strews
red roses over the body. Then q deck
steward comes along. swabs up the
blood, and places the Noman's deck
chair, by her orders. directly over the
spot where the unfortunate man ends
his life.
Furthermore, most vampires are
supposed to pursue their victims
through love OF the game, and
might, therefore, be expected to ex.
hibit some qualities OF sportsman
ship. Mr.. Brownies particular YAM
: pire is no sportsman. Her victim,
despite the fact that he Is painted as
a man whose mental faculties have
raised him to q position OF the high
est honor. falls at the first assault.
It's as easy as shooting birds on the
ground.
Whatever may be ones opinion
about the play. there can be no doubt
as to the excellence OF Miss Eugene
Blair's acting. In. spite OF physical
disqualification for the part, she por-
:, trays the siren most convincingly.
Albert Phyllis, as John Schuyler,
does the best he can with an all but
impossible role, and Frederick Smith,
as his faithful friend. does much to
mitigate the effect of the more
nauseous scenes. Miss Marie Haun.
as Schuyler's daughter. Is natural
and very delightful little girl.
oARRick.
A program that embraced light and
heavy opera selections, characteristic
pieces Of several nations. and plenty
OF popular airs and marches, pleased
the Neddermeyer band concert audi
ence. Sunday afternoon, In the Gar
rick theater
The overture to Guy Mannering."
by the British composer, Sir Henry
Bishop, was enthusiastically received,
and the purely American numbers,
When Johnny Comes Marching
: Hcme" from the STANCE Edwards light
opera made famous by Manager Fred
C. Whitney, and Herbert Clark's shut
Hing, catchy melody Of the south
Passing the Cotton Fields" made q
great hit with, the audience.
The overture to Weber's Der Frei-
schultz" was beautifully played by the
band and the quartet and finale from
verdrs "Rigoletto" stirred its hear
ers to great applause as II always
does.
Miss Helen Jeffries, soprano, sang
three numbers Her voice was too
light for band accompaniment and
her singing would have been more sue
cessful with piano accompaniment.
WASHINGTON
One OF the delightful comedies OF
the legitimate stage Of season or
two ago, Young Romance" is pre-
sented In photo-play form in the
Washington theater this week, with
edith Taliaferro In the leading role
which she created In the original
production OF the piece.
Young Romance" tells an anus
ing. and yet pathetic, story OF two
young clerks in big department
store whose longing to be other than
they are, leads them to take their
small savings and spend them In
"riotous" fortnight at a fashionable
seaside resort. The girl and the
man, although employed In the same
store In the city, have never met In
the establishment, and 30 each Is
able to "put 1t over" on the other
when they meet at the seaside under
assumed names. Each supposes the
other to be a society favorfte.
wealthy and prominent. They fall
in love with each other, and, OF
course, each desires to make a clean
breast OF the innocent deception to
the other Just how this Is accom-
4 plished so that romance and trust
remain, makes large part of this
interesting and refreshing little play.
Miss Taliaferro 10 charming as the
girl.
AVENUE.
With Roy Walling, the favorite lead
ing man OF the Avenue Players In the
Avenue theater. and Corinne Cantwell,
( beloved OF the gallery gods In the
same theater, In the respective roles
OF a reformer crook and q gentle mis-
sion worker. Tho Four Gunmen," an
Intense" melodrama, produced In the
Avenue, Sunday, thrilled the afternoon
and evening audiences. There was
no doubt OF the tremendous impress
sion made by "Alibi Bill" (Mr. Wall
lnKD anu hisic iHouhS tMlbS OduL-
well) and every time their good &C.
tons were overshadowed by the
Vaccinations OF the Williams, there
were sympathetic tears for tho perse.
cuted pair and Misses for their de-
tractors, and when honest effort and
riaidenly virtue triumphed. the house
rocked with Joy and applause.
"The Four Gunmen" Is some melo.
drama and the kind Of fare that the
Avenue audiences relish most. All OF
The members Of the company have
good parts from the standpoint OF the
spectator, and each was given full
measure OF applause.
The story OF the drama aims to ex-
pose the combination which Is declar.
O.. TO exist In some large cities, be-
! tween vice and criminals and the DO
uce department.
CADILLAC.
Time was when no burlesque
company was considered complete un-
Iess II had a leading lady who could
wear military costume without
feeling ashamed of herself--or Of
her figure. Her chief contribution
to the entertainment was size and
curving outline. and her most ar
duous labor was leading the chorus
through dances and songs. AZ times,
aha wou1d sino hut that was fncf-