The Detroit times., 1916-06-09
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Recognized today ss one OF the
hlm finds OF the year Bessie Love,
z who Is appearing on the screen with
Douglas Fairbanks in The Good Bad
y Man" In the majestic theater. this
week. was a high school girl In Los
y Angeles ~ months ago. She is not
4 yet II years old. Everyone in Los
angeles has some connection direct
or indirect with the film industry
School girls wish TO emulate Lillian
(iish and Mabel Normand and some
Of them do. Bessie Love is one OF
them Bs ssie. 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 star all al once. A small
part now and then gave her chance
) and she soon graduated &c 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 laughable trios in vaude-
Vile. They have new musical COM
edy skIt in which they introduce
comedy acrobatics Of more than
ordinary skill. The only serious eff
fort ON the program VIII be The
Fighter and the Ross" strong
dramatic playlet by Roland West, in
which Charles II. Smith is the prin-
cipal player. II is drama that
deals with state politics. Countess
Scechy. 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 q repertoire of popular songs. are
other acts. There will be feature
films, changed daily, before anu aft
or the vaudeville. and dancing cou-
test for local amateurs, Friday
night.
William s. Hart, with Margery
Wilson, Robert McKim ard 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 Ninsie
r. Roe and the scenes are staged
at q Hudson Bay trading camp. The
story concerns the Scotch factor"
Who accuses his sweetheart OF theft
ana, In turn. Is driven from tn.
camp. He returns in time TO save the
rosidents of the post from extermina-
tim by Indians and reconciliation
botween the lovers follows. Spcctac-
ular storm and snow scenes and =
4ght between Hart and an Indian
beneath the water Of mountain
stream are graphically pictured. The
fourth nsiailment of "Gloria's Ro-
nance" with Billie Burke and Hen
~ Kolker. entitled THE Social vor-
tex" Is scheduled as well as a Mutt
ana Jeff comedy. a travelogue and
the topical review. Henry Santrey
WIN provide new song selections and
thefc VIII be orchestra and organ
numbers.
G. Fl. O'Donnell. who Ia offering
his own dramatic sketch. "Flsshlight
Cragfn," 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 tho
Man." all Of which have been seer
On the local vaudeville stage. Mr..
O'Donnell has given much study
to the source of crime and his
Sketches are based on personal OBJ
servAtion. while / blame the sa-
looms for tho downfall OF many
young men In 'Flashlight Cragin.'
really think 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 II is IN the pool
rooms that they become dope fends
ana 30 are In q frame Of mind which
pormits them to do things they know
70 be wrong. The dope fend, to my
mind. is more dangerous than the
alcoholic."
Carl Mason, young author. Is
said to have written a genuine mys-
terry play that would do credit TO
Anna Katherine Green, In The 9th
er Wife" which will be offered in
the uarrick. next week, as the fare
well offering of the Chaser company.
The story opens In the home of Rob
eFt Bennington, who has become
successful lawyer and Is happy with
/, his wife and daughter. But there
arises . skeleton of the pasta wife
whom he married in boyhood and
who deserted him. She has become
thief and crook, and seeks him
out 20 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
70 away. not only because of the
crime, but TO separate his daughter
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