The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-09
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Recognized today a. one OF the
aim finds of the year Bessie Love.
who Is appearing on the screen with
DOUGLAS Fairbanks In The Good Bad
Man" In the majestic theater. this
week. was a high school girl in Los
Angeles l2 months ago. She is not
yet ~ years old. Everyone in Los
Angeles has some connection direct
or indirect with the film industry.
School girls wish 10 emulate Lillian
0ish and Mabel Norrnand and some
Of them do. Bessie Love Is one OF
them Bessie. just as school closed,
started To make the rounds Of the
picture companies and in the throng
which gathers each morning in the
employment booth she was selected
on her first visit. But Bessie didn't
become a star all at once. A small
part now and then gave her a chance
and she soon graduated 10 leads"
The Three Keatons. including
Buster KeatoE, will top a bill in
which comedy and musical numbers
predominate in the Orpheum next
week The Keatons comprise one
Of the most laugnanle trios in vaude-
VILE. They have new musical COM
edy skit In which they introduce
comedy actobatics OF more than
ordinary skill. The only serious eff
fort ON the program VIII be THE
Fighter and the Boss" strong
dramatic playlet by Roland West. in
which Charles II. Smith is the prin-
cipal player. II Is a drama that
deals with state politics. Countess
Gcechy. real Gypsy. and her hus-
band. will offer musical selections on
the cimbalon. Jones and Johnson
musical entertainers, Grace Hazard.
''hvc feet of comic opera" and
Louise Bauer and Pauline Saunders,
IN . repertoire of popular songs. are
other acts. There will be feature
films, changed daily. before and aft
Or the vaudeville, and q dancing cou-
test for local amateurs, Friday
night
william 8. Hart. with Margery
Wilson, Robert McKim and An excel
lent supporting cast In THE Primal
Lure" Is the feature OF next weeks
picture program In the Majestic.
The drama has been taken from the
novel Of the same name ty Vingie
y. Roe and the scenes are staged
at . Hudson Bay trading camp. The
story concerns the Scotch factor"
Who ACQUIRES his sweetheart Of theft
and. In turn, is driven from tn.
camp. He returns in time to save the
Sno1dents Of the post from extermina-
xEoa by Indians and q reconciliation
10kween the lovers follows. Spcctac-
ular storm and snow scenes and 4
nght between Hart and an Indian
beneath the water Of a mountain
stream are graphically pictured. The
fourth iustallment of .Gloria's Ro-
nance" with Billie Burke and Hen
Iry Kolker. entitled THE Social vor.
|tox,s u scheduled - well ~ Q Mutt
|and JeR comedy, fravelogue and
The topical review. Henry Ssntrey
WIN provide new song selections and
there viii be orchestra and organ
numbers.
G. n. ODonnell, who Is Offering
HID own dramatic sketch. "Flashlight |
Cyagin." IN the Orpheum theater
this week, was formerly New York
newspaper reporter. He Is also the
authOr Of "Arbitrating Liz" "Zela,'
and "The Devil. the Servant and the
Man." all of which have been seen
a the local vaudeville stage. Mr.. |
O'Donnell has given much study !
- the source of crime and his
eketches are based on personal OBJ
oervation. while I blame the sa-
looms for tho downfall of many |
young men In 'F1ashlight Cragin.' | |
reallyethink the pool rooms are just |
n responsible for crime" he says.
Boys loaf away the hours In pool |
rooms because they are not allowed |
IN saloons. And 1t is IN the pool !
rooms that they become dope fiends |
ana % are In . frame Of mind which |
spermits them to do things they know
10 b wrong The dope nend, 10 my
mind. u more dangerous than the
alcoholic"
Carl Mason, young author. is
said to have written genuine mys-
terry play that would do credit to
Anna Katherine Green, in "The 9th
or wife" which will be offered In
the Garrick. next week, as the fare
well offering OF the Chaser company.
The story opens In the home of Rob
iert Bevington, who has become
successful lawyer and Is happy with
his wife and daughter. But there
arises q skeleton OF the pasta wife
whom he married I'm boyhood and
who deycrted him. She has become
q thief and crook, and seeks him
out 10 demand his name and home.
After carefully thinking the matter
over he goes out 10 meet the woman.
She In killed. Be,ington decided to
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