The Detroit times., 1917-02-21
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one % IN. most interesting sim
speetacles shown 80 far In Detroit
o. twenty thousand Leagues Under
the Sea" now IN The Washingtbn
theater The series OF pictures re-
veal wonders 81 the sea that m r
tails rrNer dreamed existed. Imagine
travelling for miles under water
through coral glades and waVtng
ocean palm trees. across sweeps OF
ocean meadows where gigantic
schools OF sharks make their home
Imagine actually walking on the
ocean bottom. for that was neces-
sary in the taking % the pictures
and seeing right before ones eyes a
hand 10 hand encounter with man
eating sharks larger than any ina
ever swim 10 the surface. All this.
and more. too. - shown IN this elm
mssterpiece. But the picture as an
exponent OF what progress really
means - even more trn pcrtart than
the wonders shown. Nearly every
one has read this Jules Verne won
der story. which - pictureSquelS
shown on the screen It's very im-
probability - OF importance. for
what we consider improbable in q
now IL an nothing IN comparison 10
what people thought Of " 80 years
ago. IL contains a story about zeal
peopie Each 70 irrelevant until the
ingenuity OF NE thing ~ revealed.
and then IL develops that. althcugh
there are several stories about s~veTal
groups OF people. each moves iowa "a
the same climax and each group g.
closely related 10 the other. e. that
the narration rnally converTes to-
ward the same point Of INTEREST and
suspense
Fred Niblo. Who is playing the title
role IN ~Hit-ths-Trail Holiday" THIS
week IN the Detroit opera house. -
a well known glo6e-trOtter and
travel lecturer as well as actor. Tie
an expedition 90 climb Mount Nc
Ktnley. the highest peak In the Unit
81 states. ia the spring. Only one
OF the many expeditions has succeed q
81 In climbing the AhskAn peak.
that OF Archdeaeon Hudson stuck
head Of the Alaskan Episcopal mis-
sion. although Or. Cook. 81 North
Pole fame. claimed 20 have done 20.
Mr. SibIo wired instructions fe~
days ago for the necessary equip
ment and has succeeded IN securing
for his guide. Henry kArsten. who
led Archdeseon stuck 10 the pin
narle. Nloio will start from seattle.
sboat the middle OF April. COINS Z"
Walden. Alaska. hy boat then tak-
inr IN. dos-siedge for Fairbanks. 7se
be BY boat 20 the headwatsrs Of the
Tokiat river. IN the foothills 81
Mount Mckinley. Mr.. Niblo hAs at
tanned much distinction BY his ~.
pioraticns in Africa. Accompanied
BY his wife. the late Josephine
Conan. sister Of George ~. Cohsn.
he travelled the route after~srts
taken By Colonel Roosevelt lie thrr
Iectured ali over the country on his
travels.
Svncopated rnusic vii enliven the
Orpheurn sh~ater vaudeville biil next
week stArtiR< Mosday sfterrsE-'
when The Creole band. a company -
colored ragtirne serenaders viii h~
the headline attraction The band
comprises inst rumentalists. singers.
dancers and comedians and IN q
southern setting they orer all the
ola delightful southern neiodiss as
well as the latest hits In ragtirne So
iections. The added attraction ~ "A
holland Romance. which might be
called a miniature comic opers- ~
Is presented by four singers. beaded
by Bert Wainwright. and the stnnos-
phere OF Holland II maintained IN
the scenic and costume effects. Shirt
Rives and Ben Harrison. In a skIt
Almost q Patient Suliy and Ar