The Detroit times., 1915-10-26
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opposing nine with dash and finish.
Monday afternoon she stopped the
show"
The Hazel Kirk trio, consisting Of
Hazel Kirk, who claims TO be the
original Nell Brinkley girl: Seymour
Furth. writer Of numerous musical
comedies. and George r. Reed. who
was the leading juvenile In the orig.
inal productions Of The Pink Lady"
and 1.-THE Dollar Princess" provide
melange OF songs, dances and
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 y 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, magicians
who do remarkable stunts with a
large wooden ball: Gerard and West
In a musical comedy skit, "1he Mys-
FERROUS WILL" farce playIet In
which Harold Selman and two 9TH
ers provide fun and mystery, and the
Three Bartos. wonderful acr0bats
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
own compositions. Tuesday, nd
dlers will compete and Wednesday
evening piano players meet in COM
petition.
oARRIck.
"Tonight's the Might" simon
pure un.Americanize6 product Of old
London, holds the boards In the Gar
rick. this week. 1t isn't In the least
necessary to glance at the program
to classify this production Is an
English musical comedy. It has all
the ear marks--ponderous. and to
the average American, rather unin-
teliigible jokes. chorus which
wears clothes and 10 stately rather
than sprightly. and rich accent
mark the piece as British to the
core. From the American stand
point, the show lacks pep"
NsverthelessktAere are some de-
iightful tits comedy and tuneful
song EumblG The costumes are
both bealt96us and plentiful, and
there is a gratifying absence OF
broad suggestion.
Laddie Clin IL 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-
gaging ways and clever comedy
work score most of the laughs. 9th
er male principals are Cyril Chad
wick. Wilfred Seagram and Alfred
Heming.
Edward Mainly, as a Covent gar
den waiter, and Cecil ClOvelly, as
his cockney helper. are responsible
for some admirable bits Of character
work.
Dorothy Maynard. ss a lively Eng.
iish 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-
bers. 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. Il concerns
the adventures Of two FOUNDERS
who slip away to attend masked
ball and arc followed by the wife OF
one and the sweetheart Of the other,
intent ON exposing their fiirtatious
proclivities. The complications
arising nut OF this situation furnish
q great many amusing scenes. and
the hilarity. which is most decorous
during the frs. act. is worked UP to
quite r high pitch when the curtain
drops.
The book f. by Fred Thompson.
the music by Paul A. Rubens. and
the piece is staged by Edwin r. En-
cry.
TEMPLE.
"Eud" Fisher, creator Of Mutt and
Jeff pictures, Is the announced head
liner on the Temple bill this week.
but he isn't rs funny or entertaining
AZ 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 stuff for the successful artist
to show himself to the general pub
lie In vaudeville houses where the
seats command good pieces. Bud
Fisher. Monday afternoon. apollo
1izcd for the brevity of his act,