The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-13
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leading comedians. will be the
unique Offering In the Gayety. next
week. In the musical satire to be
presented. the leading parts are
taken by leila Russell and June
Mills, as Miss Frances De Forrest,
candidate for mayor and Miss Pa
tricia Mahoney, political boss. In
the year 2016 A. ID. There are IS
members In the company, including
Harry X. Morton. Sam Collins. Billy
lines, Ruth Wesley. the Bijou Com
edy trio, and large chorus.
THE Eternal Grind" in which
Mary Pickford Is to be seen In the
washington theater next week. az
fords this popular little actress op-
portunity to win fresh honors Is
the interpreter of an emotional
role. 1.-THE Eternal Grind" is . fac
tory drama, In which are set forth
some of the tragedies Of the sweat
shop. Miss Pickford appears ~ q
young woman. ripened By hard
work in the factory. whose indom-
table will and ingenuity make her
master OF every situation that
arises. The story has to do with
her efforts to preserve the little
family group. and 1t is filed with
dramatic situations and stirring
climaxes. The usual Washington
features also will be In evidence
throughout the week.
The Garrick theater next week
will offer a new two-act operetta,
Molly o." book and lyrics by
Harry B. and Robert B. Smith. and
music by Carl Woess. The com
pany will include among fits prln-
cipals Katherine Hancock Galloway,
Grace Fields, Tom Lewis. John f.
Young. Thomas Conkey. Donald
Macdonald. Dan Quinlan. Josie In
tropidi and Rene Detling. The
chorus is a large one. The oper.
eta is said to be prettily staged.
Discussing the fundamental idea
OF His Majesty, Bunker Bean,
which Taylor Holmes is presenting
with such popular approval this
week. In the Garrick. Mr. Holmes
said that following the premiere
OF the comedy in Detroit last Sep
TENDER. an acquaintance who con
graduated him upon his success de
clared. IT'S great TO meet a fine
new idea like that in Bunker Bean
During that week" relates Mr.
Holmes. "doZens of persons spoke
to me about the newness OF the
theme. Why, man alive, the idea
OF AS a man thinkcth SO he is goes
back to Virgil. Belief in ones self
regardless OF what all others think
must have been the inspiration
which has driven our big financiers
and inventors on through their
early set-backs. Henry Ford was
laughed at when he first talked &c
his friends OF how efficient an auto
mobile he could build at a reason
| able price. Edison's early ideas
were discounted. And yet the be.
lief in what these men had to offer
continued until somehow the belief
created enough force TO make itself
felt. Ny absolute belief In the i'm.
preston the play would make, was
certainly great help TO me on the
opening night, because there was a
gigantic force OF uncertainty from
almost all concerned. Had I fal.
tered in nay belief | would have
lacked surety in my attack. and the
audience would have known imme-
diately that my mental attitude to-
ward the play was uncertain. and
fear would have passed across the
footlights from me to the audience
and from the audience back to me:
and when once that demon gets In
the air on a first night, there's moth
ing left for the play but the store.
house."