The Detroit times., 1917-03-26

TUESDAY night by Men stefAnsky and
Gene Lawrence.
composed Of 10 young women in cos
tuning that would due the hest Of
comic opera choruses credit. Mutt
and Jen land from an airship with
that sort Of crash 80 often depicted
In Bud Fishers Ga rtoonh, and there
after life is just one ENHANCEMENT
after another. with all the ludicrous
trimmings.
The east IL unchanged being com
posed OF Fart ReddiRE as Mutt and
Jerry Sullivan As Joh Katie Rooney
a. the widow Roundhcart and Fred
Roberts Harry Hoyt signnr Marius.
Miss Rallett Bertram. Miss Rose
Kcssner and Charles Saunders
GAYETY.
The Snicgel Revue now running IN
the Gayety theater. n rather above
tho average buriesque show In a
great many ways IN Is tuneful.. col
Orful and clean. There IL very little
OF the slapstick variety OF huutor,
but there Is a great deaf OF graceful
dancing. good singing. hne drills OF
chorus girls. tRblcauN and n beauty
show that few companies OF the kind
can boast
One seldom hnds anywhere a dsin-
tier prettier and more entertaining
little soubrette than Midgie Mile.
She violates every rule OF the union
for she works all tho time. but she
docs not give an eager audience any
too much OF her aching Billy Mos
sey divides tho honors OF the star
part with Miss Mile and the two are
whole show I'm themselves. but
there W. sufficient talent In the troupe
80 that u is not ono-team show by
any mean.
Miss Marie Allen presents a novel
posing act IN which she illustrates
the song The Girl o. the Magazine"
the feature being one OF the most
plea sing OF the entire performance.
Miss Allen is endowed with more
beauty and grace than ~ packed
away By some whole girl shows and
in her various poses on maEaEiDe
covers she outshines tho imaginatien
OF q C'hristy or a Gibson.
Among others who contribute TO
the success OF the performance,
which aroused great enthusiasm AT
first appearances on sunday arc Ben
Holmes. good comedian Miss
Josephine Younge. who sings much
and delights the audience. Virginia
Nanc. one 81 the beauties % spot
less Town" Emmett and Chuck Gala
han. who sing and dance In an un-
usual manner and the numerous and
richly gowed chorus.
CADILLAC.
Hello Girls" burlceQuing In the
Cadillac theater this week. provides
two hours 81 rollickinE fun and hui
NOR. There il a breexiness about the
performance that IL refreshing. and
the girls give the audience all that
II could desire in the way OF snap
and dssh
What the chorus lacks IN good
looks and shapeiiness 10 more than
makes up In it's singing and dancing
sbility. Then, too. Y IL an excep-
tlonally well trained organization,
the formations IN one drill number
being very true and accurate.
Harry stcppc and Billy Carlton get
an amazingly large amount Of fun
out OF few lines. And the show
y stiil further augmented by trio
Misses Laura Houston. Nellie Nice
and Mona Raymond-who put across
the songs In way that merits the
approval they receive.
George Martin and Lew Denny are
valuable complement. Martin cap
turing popularity with hts songs and
dances. and Denny thru his solo
work.
which steppe as "lxzy Cohen pre-.
sides as the Judge. was well carried
out However. IL IA an idea that has
been worked TO death. and had u not
been for Steppe's few original lines
the travssty doubtless would have
brought up as tragedy.
The throng OF buriesque fans who
Walt every week these days for n
change Of bill in the Avenue viii say
that the stock company's present
show In the best that has bean put
pn the boards there. The man who
thinkR ali burlesuue shows are the
same should see a.. II IL billed The
High Fiiers"
The good old rtp-roarinE buriesque
Fun ls IN evidence with Arthur Clam
age. the producer Of the show, him
self taking n hand 70 uncork some
new ones from his box OF uicks.
And the costumes for the whole
stagefui OF girls that the stock com
pany usea and the settings. are as
brilliant and fresh a. tho they were
new spring furnishing
A string Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ble
Faleer a. Inc ClaiI, Jim bennett az
charlie Chahin, Blllie Baytus a.
Belle Baker. Frank Cummings a.
George Cohen and. best OF all. Arth-
ar Ciamags as Gin Gordon, revealed
the Avenue principals as both clever
and resourceful.
Ellie Bayius interprets Yaake
HoOia with her dancing In a. ortRi-
nal way a. dOeE Al JolEon himself.
ruby Davis makes an ideal ingenue
az ever with her light fuzzy hair and
small dainty shape.
The audience has a good look ~
Mable FaieeTs a. pretty az she y
melodious for she leads the girls on
the stage thru the audience. The
whole show gets splendidly away
from the rut too many ourlesque