The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
THEATERS

Il ~ ft.f IN XXI - - -
lean BedinFs ~Puss- Puss~ company
will 10 IN the Gayety, next week
This producer ~ noted for his mover
productions and the present company
is said 60 be the hest 10 has ever OF
fsred Tho Five Aerial dolls and the
Mischka PipUt troupe are the spe,lAl
features Of the present production.
The scenery lighting enncts ana cos
tunes arc ~ special designs The
famous kitten" chorus has number
~ now singlur and dancing numbers
The rive Aerial dolls ~ an electrical
feature which permits tnintily cos
tumod young ladies. in howered oas-
kefs. 60 swing ont over the audience
and sing their songs
Tho thrilis and mystery OF melo--
drama. and the FUN and sparkle OF
farce are combined Ia cheating
Cheafore q come ~ the Detroit
opera house next week cheating
Cheaterr" was one ~ the conspicuous
mathematician succeasea n last soa-
son. playing o. more than 800 600
paoufe Tf is the work ~ Max Mar
elm one ar the most succcsFful n the
younger American playwrlEhts. IN
"Chtating Cheafers" De has succeeded
IN CIV ng the eprcalled crook play
an original comedy handling and sur
tho most novel ore VOL &C. ono or me
most entertaining theatrical oner-
fnRH - recent years An unusually
capable company VIII interpret Ihe
MAY ircluaiug Csthleen Nesbitt Ed
wars rllfs Tdounrf purand. Frank
Monroe Ann sutherland. Gypsy
ORrien. Wuifred Harris. James Mar
lowe. Martin Alsop Arthur Barry ana
others.
Jingling 20 the esr colorful % the
eve nnd fnapry and speedy ~ az
things IS declared - be the fnusichl
farce. "CRnnry CpttaEs' 20 come 20
tho GRrrirk next week sever
Knew" canary c0ftuge 'Fut IN
the MORNING.. "ayncopated HARP
"FoIinw thn Cook III Ruined Mare
Antony" "pld Man Mcthuselnh" and
~Ita Always orange Day In Callfor-
MIA are a few Of the popular mum
bers ~ the Earl CRrroll music ms
amusing lines and ridiculous HitNa-
lions are provocative 81 great deai
81 laughter and a ~ stated that tho
production 70 an elaborate and nrtH-
lie ona A particularly strong cast
viii present tho uuHical com~ly ana
with tho songs ana ~ uces keep tns
entertainment ~ ~ high pace ana
Mitch canary Cottage" comes 20
fhe Garrirk direct from long run
IN the Norosro theater, New YORK
and too months' engagement In the
Olympic In Chicago.
Fsna Hrnhard who plays ~Blnnny''
wheeler, tie young vita IN that
sxhNnrafirg farce Fair and warn
err In the Detroit opera house. THIS
week. declares that her matinee
idol" Is Mne Saz!movA Miss lid
hard says mat ~ tho women of tho
stage would only own nn 10 TX every
lat one % them cb eriHheH matinee
idol and this IDOL ~ a woman. II
L. wefl-Rnown theatrical fact that
let woman star give special mat
fnee ar a perforr1a nor that II an OF
day FOR other actresses who are play
ing IN the same city. and the theater
will h@ Hiled with her fellow play
ers- says Miss Hihhart but "
man star docs the same thing X
nrou@~s NO interest AZ all among che
women IN the profession"
r.1t week vaughan oiassr end hrs
company VIII present IN the Adams
A-Tess ~ the storm Country This
play was aramatized BY Rupert
iFughes from tho well known novel OF
western New York lie written ~
Grace Miller white Miss Courteney
with Nave tho name part In the play.
role urlrto anything she has nor
frnyea in Detroit this season The
scenes ~ tho play are laid among
tbe -quatfers On tha shores 81 Lake
Cavura New york and on this Nc-
count tho plov should 30 OF absorbing
interest 20 The many petro'fers who
Wat that locality. Tho opening per
forrnnca Monday will hs under the
auspices % fhe Drama leaRue whose
share 81 re receipts win 20 20 pro-
vide smokes FOR r'ncie SANS sailors
and soldiers a. the front
Harry Lauder. who ~ saying far~-
well &C. Detroit this weak IN the Car
rick .sheater So retiring from tho
stage hecause ~ only son - sleep
fnE his long sleep on battlefield IN
France. M victim 81 German bullets
n-N Nrf no -
- on whose treHst rests tho =. s .
ana who was twice wounded Va action
before - finally met he fate At
Arms Lauder shaped his ne 40
sverything that The father had 20
deny himself m youth. CAPT John
was nm engineer. Hurry in hlq youth
vas q pff boy IN rho coal mines earn
Ing a few shiliinHs q week To-day
tho comedian la r man ~ wealth. but
The Incentive - increase So has van
ished with tho death ~ his son. Al
tho Lauder owned beautiful e-tnte
"a SCOTLAND. near uunoon. called
IAudrrvafe he purchased another
called Glen Branfer nF present for
hts son and the girl he expected 20
rnarrv az Tho end ~ the war Writ
ing - y friend in America about this
home for his son, lauder said II
e. ono ~ the most beautiful spots IN
fhs western isles ard my PRAYER -
that nv young laird John viii re-
and th~ FRUITS ~ his fad'R lahors"
ono month later this Tine young sol-
dier'r ne was gone on the Arrps bat
flc6e'f GrcHt no ls the fathers
grief no hse repeatedly declared:
"Whafever befido 7 Am pleased and
Eratiaed ~ have given my country
enc soldier"
Made Konnedy clever cornedienns
Of the atnre. WIN - seen IN tho
Madison next week IN an elaborate
screen verrion n the stays success
-EeRriv Married This laugh pro-
vohirr play ia said 20 30 worthy
succeasor 20 "nahv Minis" n ~ rapid
fne comedy with stirring action from
start 20 fnish a number OF sfded
attractions include che unique illus
trafed travel talk hv John y Clum,
special music ~ the orchestra aud
nav songs ny retiy Anderson.
- whirlwind OF action and FUN.
and 'vpicniiv Fairbanks" is the de-
rrrirti0n given ~ the now Douglas
Fairbanks hlm. "ReachinR FOR tho
Moon. " which comes 20 tho Wa ehinE-
ton next week with New York and
ITALY ns backgrounds. extraordinary
"flm punches" nre presented. inter
epersed with comedy. Alexis Caesar
Napoleon Brown falls heir. but after
trying out the king business was
glad 70 throw ND tho Job and come