The Detroit times., 1917-01-09
DrrRoIT OPERA House

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rfsrtnEulSnea London actor il q "
made rs nrst appear anc~ ~
Mo-faV evening. m the ArttNlN
house presenting cnskeePeAEe
~~z1t-riav -Henry VIII IN ir
Tcit0us speech Tree as the ~ shtT9
actor pref~rS e. be known, pFnHlis 50
that ne would come again q pr-
repertoire Nhlca ne sale. 800
Tbackeray. declaring that MS
ton IN the few cit4es ne a. $3.50
IN America was 80 ccr1.Al -
ccuraging th4t hs was allowing ~
sell 10 nNXrsa the belief thai ~ 49,
America might Acquire tAe
IRE Tree prcaaction % Henry
Wiz u ulaEniacent enc Az rs
ponp and ctrcurns tanc,s = -
er degree Ths detail ~ its
81 revelation IN uanagerlA+ r.
sources. The ar nae0iog l1as AA4 ~
torical research SVEN ~ n.r
suited IN q wonderful s-ssz
torres OF the most important -o-
tioual valv~ And while . exposes
the intrisue and the Inst % me 'coNFt
OF Henry IL reveals also Us power
grandeur and romance. ,
In the character n Wplsfy. Whie.
Tree era bodies w!th cunsuu7u ate art
TIE actor relies more upon the p.tf
OF feature tn AZ TIE SPOKEN ~ ~ ~ ~
despite the fact that tar srtat ea
dfual dominates the PLAY from the
est 20 ire last curtain. bis speech -
...xss.ss,-ix Ir-ited. HIS longest az
ss-ance comes as Re sits alone in me
arte chance - tho chapel tGHntHf
hv rfn frfrf .na ARD ftNHE ~.
- SIS nsrr removal frau power
Tree viEuaiized strlHius pcs
trait % the great Nolsey m l@e,sl
expression. lr wler. Pr Eest-Ff' y
personia~d the greatness u The man
ybom sisfory tens Us raised England
fror~ a couutr- of no lwpCrta1re %
a place 0s .ufu.ncr ttat she mas
never lost IL vas nome arc
magnificent cardinal that Tree ~
vertea and pn. shat en fasc mated IRE
eve and mulated ire inag inat-on
az 20 held. like a magnet, The CON-
plets atsor-tior % every sreela-cf
The King Henri ~ Lyr HARDING
was an achievement - which 'na'
actor may 5e proud IN makeup ~
was perfect replica 81 the = wplf
palntlnr - ire monarch which -Ar -
on the walls % hampton Gov an.
n gait manner ems and action ~
faithfully pre- senfet tfe cfaracterl4
tics with, which tre h@sf historians
have made the raafar - hngiisn 1.--
tory familiar The oeadr. ftrret -
eyes. the Eouty lses the oTerW UhfF
bosv. ne quick tongue ard sharp W
with whicr Henry wsF crecifef
were carefully reproduced
Eslth Wynne MathiFor ~ ~ am
haory Queen Katherine endowed 'ra'
l.
her own grHrea ~ rfrHon ard n--n.,
and with that charm - sinc3
which has made fnls fne f-nEilrl
actress sucn a favorite nitn her pup
lic
The youshful beauty 20 Elsie Ma
kay made Anne Bnle. % much rove
Her and more charm ug young pr
son than that naughty w~urH
known 90 haze been from l'si2rtf >
witr caat ~ 80 principal ohsrsc-
srra nd super nf4rrerariee ftsf pfo-
rIed The scenes requiring fhe'r SER
vfces. fhe production IMPRESSED VIC
D. -ioaNer aa one 81 special rrodi - =
ftr Tne coFtuming Mas fich ard
/ p iaforf~aIlv correct vi l'f IRE Frr.all.
-. detail ~ the scenic harkEr7unl
has had Trees careful research anl
supe vision.
presents practically only tn~ rour
proui nent rharart'rf. D'fsf. h'n5
! Katharine and Anne re other
were In sNreItrnr hands. "Tr &C. aiit
chose 80 Euckiurh cham frd fhe Hffr
4 f'rIr.rr .onafet hv frrrv Te-nert and
IT, lg Arson. respectively " re
1 bort bears marked reEcn lar~- ~
the late sir Hsnrv Irving In ff ear
ser days
The play ls very long zach % -
| acts Hivfdef intc many scenes ~
: order 20 rDnfne ~ within q reason.
/ able length % fire re manage fr'
larrovnces that 'hs curtain wff -s-
( urf mrtiy ~ s O'Clock every 'Ver.r
and ~ o'clock W efrssfav ard $50
urlar afternoons This VII hr-
the Ansl curtains M - o'clock and
ELLA NAB HAWTHORNE