The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

Please prepare a fresh snnpl2- If
peaches for delivery within two
weeks" II f. not fruit grower
who receives regular orders like this
but manufacture ~ theatrical
props In Scventh-ave, New kprk.
The peaches. which are not peaches
- an but dellcately United humps ~
pap4er mache. are used in Turn 20
tho Right" the dellghtful comedy
now current IN the Detroit opera
house The harvesting ~ Mother
bhscoms peach crop IN the second
act % the play. imparts a delicious
rural atmosphere and 20 maintain
the original freshness OF the peach
orchard new fruit" Is added as tho
crop becomes soiled from handling
To the audience the counterfeits APP
pear pink and luscious. and frequent
discussions are heard as 20 whether
real fruit ~ being used. Even the
fun" Of the genuine article -
copied by the use OF six lint This
oit ~ realism harmonizes with the
passing ~ real money when The Bias
com farm is saved from the town
fov Of real water from tho kitchen
pump in the same scene
HRrk 20 tho days OF youth. and
remember what zest and glorious de-
lights we're afforded BY the tales q
pirate treasure End hidden gold. the
cryptic paper that revealed its hid
Ing place, the adventurous hunt and
above all. the Joy OF hnding the iron
bound chest under the old tree All
THIS will be brot home TO you n the
most deiectabie and humorous man
ner In Capt Kid Jr., coming to-
the Detroit opera house Monday oct.
FOR "A weeks visit. The use 0f the
term farce. is made advlsedly be-
cause tho We took the tales serious
ly in oar youth. yet as We look back
upon them We cannot but realize that
the fiction for all 81 It's apparent
sincerity. was high flown enough ~
arouse the humorous spirit IN ia now.
Capt KIDD Jr.," IL a-upique and al
together charming comedy hy Rida
Johnson Young, and has been one ~
the biggest hits Cohan and Harris
have gathered under their banner In
addition 10 the humorous bent that IL
takes there - fascinating lo&s In
terest woven into the tale OF adven-
ture with its quaint and convincing
natural characters.
Audiences that have literally
swamped the facilities Of the Detroit
opera house have paid box office
tribute 10 Turn 70 the Right. this
week. and altho there are still
for all performances arrangements
have been made 20 hold the play oyer
for another week Instead % term
mating lts engagement this saturday
night 70 will remain until Saturday
night. Sept 30 seats for next week
are now on sale To view the three
acts and prologue Of this comedy,
which ran for IA months in New
York ard nine months In Chicago,
and 10 follow Mother Bascom and her
erring son, Joe, in their Joys and
sorrows. L. treat 20 be long re-
member-d Striking thru the heart
~ the play Is an element OF deep
mother affection which never Yet
failed 20 conquer a naudience. while
she comedy IL as bright and whole
some as the peach Jam which Mother
Bsscom produces
Miss Phyllis coleman. 81 london
Eng who has been visiting friends
in Detroit for the past six months.
made her re- entrance upon the stage
In the Adams theater this week with
Vaughan Glascr's company In -
Fun House. Miss Coleman has had
a successful career in musical comedy
and serious drama In England She
WAS playing in Yarmouth. during
one ~ tho Zeppelin raids az English
coast towns The audience and ac-
tors could hear the bombs dropping
into the sea few yards from tho
theater The electric lights were
shut on and the perform ance was
finished with only few gas jets
serving FOR foot lights Miss Cole
man sang the prima donna role with
Fred whitney, production OF ~
Chocolate Soldier during its sue
cessful run in London.
Rich Man. Poor Man" the latest
and most successful ~ the Cinderella
idea plays. and written by George
BroRdhurFt author AZ Bought and
Phid For" What Happened TO
Tones and many other successes
will he presented next week IN the
Adams by the CHASER company. This
particular play started out With the
odds in its favor because ~ the
popularity 81 the story on which "a
was founded. a serial 81 tho same
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