The Detroit times. [volume], December 13, 1912, NIGHT EDITION, Page Page Nine, Image 9

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THE STAGE
The engagement of the Bennett-
Knob comedy, "Milestones" In the De
troit opera houae next week, promlaea
o bo one of the most Interesting
•«efota of the theatrical aeaaon. Klaw
and Brlanger and Joseph Urooka. who
broufht the play and playera from
England, are naturally confident that
the almoet unparalleled success of
"Milestones," in London and New
York, will be duplicated In Detroit
The ploy la aald to poaaeaa even great
er charm than tboae well-remembered,
delightful mixture* of wit, humor,
sentiment and pathoa, "Rosemary"
and "Caste.” The collaboration ou
•Mlleatonea" of Arnold Benuett, au
thor of “Clayhanger/* "How to Live
Twenty-four Houra a Day/* "Hilda
Ueaawaya" and "The Matador of the
Fixe Towns;" and Edward Knoblauch
author of "Kiamet" and 'The Faun,"
resulted In a play that ban been pro
nounced "Tlie dramatic actuation of a
generation."
Frank V. Pollock, the tenor, who
came on from New York this week to
Join the De Koven Opera company, In
"Robin Hood," to sing the title role
of the opera alternatively with Walter
Hyde, made hla first appearance. In
the part. Wednesday afternoon. In the
Detroit opera hoiue. Mr. Pollock sang
and acted very well indeed and was
heartily received He created the
leading tenor role In Walter Dam
roach’s opera "The Dove of Peace,"
produced about a month ago In New
York, and. which wag withdrawn for
re-arrangment before again being
launched, previous to which he had
been in London with the Hammerateln
opera company. The DeKoven opera
company for "Robin Hood" carries
two completa caata of principals.
Klam ft Erlanfcer and Harrison
Grey Flake'* production of ‘‘Kismet/’
which cornea to the Detroit opera
bouse Christmas week brings forward
<>tia Skinner In a role unlike anything
that he has played before, but, which
demands almost every style and qual
ity of acting, of which Mr. Skinner Is
master. HaJJ. the Begggar of B<urdad,
tuna the entire gamut of emotion, in
tbe course of the play, and the role
could not possibly be played by an
actor of lest than the widest experi
« nee.. To such the role Is a delight,
and Mr. Skinner has made It his mas
terpiece.
"Bong delineators" they are styled.
In the Miles theater program billing
and thev more than live up to the
title. Their names are Alexan
der and Harry Beldlng. They are all
the way from Kansas City, Mo., and
their act la as breezy and full of
"pep" as anything that ever came out
of the west. Coming to Detroit
wholly unknown last Monday, as one
jlgfe
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larl alexamikr akd harry
BELDIXO. _
the "All In” acta on the Miles bill,
|hes« boys atepped at once Into pop
l iar favor. As ••delineators’' of rag
lime songs, Alexander and Beldlng
Ire at their best. Both are equipped
Ivltb good voices, and pleasing per
lonalltles. while Beldlng is a wizard
It the piano. They broke Into the
I how game as proprietors of a moving
Picture theater in Kansas City, which
Ihey still operate. They put on the
Performances themselves at first and
Piet with such success that they de
cided to try their luck on the “big
litne.” They have been In vaudeville
P as than a year and their success up
B> this time has been phenomenal.
Miss Anna Husserl, who alternates
ith Bessie Abottfl In the role of
aid Marian. In the De Koven opera
)mpany’s presentation of "Robin
ood," now In the Detroit opera
quse. Is a western girl whose love
f horses and ability as a rough rider
so Btrong that, she can think of no
etter simile to liken the rvernge aud
nce to, so much as—well here, are
Iss Buasert’s own words: "An aud
nce 1s a good deal like a mustang.
Is uncertain, skittish, will shy un
xpectedly, and In a moment of panic
fit and throw you. Some nights. 1
Lve exactly that feeling toward the
fuse that I used to have when I was
[little girl, In the cow country, and
[ckled anew pony. The boys around
[ther's ranch used to say I wag
[orae shy,’ that sometimes I, and tho
Lay behaved exactly alike, each look
[g askance and pawing the earth!
Inwever, I usually landed on the
kny's Hack to stick! And some nights
[ audience affects me exactly the
ky the strange pony did when f was
lllttle girl.** Asa child In Nebraska.
Ins Bussed had the reputation for
lies around of being not only able,
it willing to tackle anything in
Prseflesh.
KAt the close of the recent baseball
kson, Hughle Jennings, the red
laded fighting manager of the De-
Pit Tigers, was approached by the
ludeville magnates with an offer n
Py an engagement over the circuit
■theaters controlled by the big book-
P- office. After much persuasion
Bghle consented and enlisted th»
■ vices of Ben Smith, tne well-known
Bck-face comedian. Together, they
■med up an act which met with en
liftasm from Us Initial appearance.
BHammersteln's last week. .Tcnnlng u
Bid 11 no.l the bill and carried oflP the
Biors of 17-act program. Next week
Bghlo will head the bill In th
Knple theater. The act is call'''
He New Mascot,” and. In It, Hugh>
Its the audience an idea of hi
■chin* methods and some "InsUß
mr on baseball. The familiar Jcu
■gs whistle an 1 the equally farallia
Khlng cry of "Weeah' will be
■rd with startling reality.. OtlK
Hellen’ ms on the bill InrMide tli
Hth Pau.ily. famous cirrus equer
Hns fr-un Australia, featuring Mis*
Hr Lambarti, "The Master
Scenes From the Life of Christ—
9—JOHN THE BAPTIST SEES JESUS FROM AFAR
(R«v»rMtlr portrays* M IS# osoot spot wkoro N took plaso INO poors ■*«> —• port ot tfco elaborate mmd
coot I r ooftw plotaro progootlop of tbe Kaloaa Ca.. ta to S rot shows at Ckrtatraaa ttaso).
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John seeth Jesus coming to him, and salth, Behold the Lamb of God which takath away the aina of the
world. —John 1:29.
<The editor mukkcM* that throe plctoreo will prove of peraaaeat tatoreet, oopectallr to ehlldrea. Cat them oat
oave them. If pou uilm ony picture, bach aunahero of The Times may ha secured at this of dee.)
Musician," in realistic. impersonation*
of famous composers; Willard Simms
and company, In “Flinder s Furnished
Flat;" "Rube” Dickinson, as "The Ex-
Justice of the Peace;" Tooney A Nor
man, in ip-to-datc nonsense; Sullivan
& Bartllng, In ‘The Fighter and the
Doss," and John Higgins, world's
champion jumper.
1 " 1 - • »
What promises to be ono of the
liveliest and moat brilliant shows of
ihc year, will visit the Garrick the
ater, Christmas week, In “All, For the
Ladles," In which Sam Bernard is tho
vtar funmaker. This show has been
on the road but a short time, and
stops off In Detroit, for a week, on
the way u. New York, where It will
he one of the new year attractions
on Broadway. The piece has been
elaborately mounted, and, a splendid
cast of slagere -and comedian** ha*
been provided, to augntant Mr. Bern
ards efforts, as an entertainer. Mr
Bernard's rote is that of the head fil
ter In a smart dressmaking shop, In
Paris.
The engagement of "Ready Money,"
In the G'trrick theater next week, was
cancelled. Thursday, an dthe theater
will remain ‘‘dark.* until Christmas
week, when Sam Bernard, in anew
muslca* comedy "All, For the La
dies." will be the attraction. Few
theatrical managers, or companies,
care to play the week before Christ
mas If .t can be avoided, for, with
the thought and time of all Christen
dom Intent upon holiday ahopplng.
the theaters have little chance of do
ln<r any business. "Ready Motley
will come to the Garrick later In the
season.
Few plays, which have visited De
troit In recent seasons, have arousea
the cumulative Interest of “The Bird
Os Paradise," now in the Garrick the
ater. The new-* has spread among
local of the charm of this
Hawaiian romance In Us native set
♦:ng Hnrt, of the excellence of the act
ing and b'MUty of the acenlc back
ground. aLd. the audiencea have con
stantly grown 'n size and apprecla
t'rtn. Tl*o presentation of the part of
the Hawaiian princess, Luana. by Miss
Re*p|e Rmrlscale, ir a bit. of artlatic
acting not often equalled. The en
tire cast ic made up of unusually cap
able men and women, and their work
cannot be 100 highly commended.
Ralph Works, the former Tiger
pitcher, now with the Cincinnati Red*,
will mske Ms debut as a vaudeville
entertainer. In the Miles theater next,
week, w’ben he will present a noveltv
rslled. "TV Ho." asrlrted bv Mies Dor
othy Rushmore. Mr. Works’ appesr
pnee In the vsnelv field Is awaited
with uo little Interest, a miniature
rrustcal comedy, “The Incubator
Olris,” with inanv novel effects, is un
derlined as another consnlcuons sea
tore of 0 e program. The cast In
cludes Visa Gertrude Dee Roches,
known as one of the previest girls on
the American stage, and winner of
many beauty prizes. Sadie Sherman
will return with new charadVr songs
and impersonations. Florence Banks
and company, in a comedy sketch,
Ne matter what form at aaarctaa or wort
fOO fancy--whether riding, walking, golfing. motoring. Salting ar ehooting
••rw can Snd it at tta beet In tha clean bracing mountain atmoaphara of
‘•The Land of the Sky" Western North Carolina
Never cold enough to aauaa dlatroee - foot mildly etimulatin# with a eappntra
akr overhead, mllaa and mllaa of pine-clad htlle. laecd with aparhhng mountain
•traame, and n kindly aan warming tha cochlea of your hoart and making you
«*ol that you're REALLY LIVINO And aoa that your ticket raada over the
3ueen & Crescent Route Southern Railway
Convenient train norvice (route of tho Carolina Special) to Asheville and
an tba popular raaorta of Waatom North Carolina. Variabla rout# tickets to
FLORIDA
Via Aahsvfila. With Liberal Btof>-Ovom.
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1 GEO. E. CLARKE, N. W. P. A., NO. 9 FORT BT. W.
THE DETROIT TIMES: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1912.
I ‘Bud” Williamson, burnt cork artist,
and Leßoy and Paul, comedy bar art
ists, will complete the bill.
One of the genuinely big successes
of last season, In New York, "Officer
fi66," wIM be the attraction, In the De
troit opera house, New Year’s week,
hoginning Monday evening, Dec. SO.
The original New York company, with
Wallace Eddingcr In the leading role,
will present the play, which tg said
to be one of the most amusing come
dies now before the public.
Liko many another burlesque star.
Ben Welch, who appears in the Gaye
ty theater with his own burlesqse
company, next week, has had a try
at vaudeville. For a number of sea
sons off or? had been made to him to
leave the burlesque circuit and appear
In a Yiddish specialty in the big vau
deville houses and he finally accepted.
-Bnt the success which he speedily
won In the new field did not satisfy
lima entirely, so be returned to bur
lesque last season Tha venture
brought fruits, however, in that, Mr.
Welch boa brought back from vaude
ville, a number ol performers of talent
who put on Individual acts In the
snappy course of the two farces which
are presented. The Ben Welch Bur
lesquers may be said to be one of the
best specialty organizations now on
tbt road.
ONE KILLED. ONE HURT
BY TRAIN IN WYANDOTTE
Felix Dwarakowski, No. 266 Vlne
st, Wyaadotte, was Instantly killed,
Thursday night, oy the Michigan Cen
tral flyer at the <>ak-s.. erosalng In
Wyandotte, and John Schdwan, who
was going boms from work with him,
was injured. The tatter’s injuries were
net serious. He vas taken to Emer
gency hospital In Ford village. The
men worked in the Detroit Valve ft
Fittings Cos.
The Wyandotte officials have for
some time been endeavoring to get the
Michigan Central »o reduce the speed
of the flyer m It goes through Wyan
dotte, aud for some time predictions
have been made 'nat someone would
he killed If more care were not taken
In pasisng through the city.
BIG LUMBER DEAL
IS PUT THROUGH HERE
Arrangements were completed,
Thursday, in Detroit, for the purchase
c? the properties of the Chicago Lum
bering Cos., of Michigan, the Weston
I I umber Cos., i.nd J D. Weston ft Cos.,
| all of Manlatlque, Mich., by the Con
: folldated Lumber Cos., of Manlatlque
The acquisition will Increase the Con
1 solldated’a timber holdings to 161,000
acres, and ita total asset* will reach
$2,010,808.84.
1 L. C. Harmon, of Manlatlque. la to
be president of the Consolidated com
pany, which la capitalized at ft I,k S5,
000. consisting of $760,000 common
stock, $260,000 of first preferred seven
per cent cumulative, and $476,000 ot
aecond preferrtd seven per cent cutnu
.latlve preferred stock and $260,000 ol
first mortgage of six per cent serial
bonds. The bonds were purchased by
the Union Truit Cos., of Detroit
Flakt far Life With Deer.
BOULDER, Col., Deo. 11.—For fifty
minutes E. M. Smith, superintendent of
Chautauqua park, fought bare-handed
with an enrased buck deer until park
attendant* heard his cries for hslp.
Smith went to th* Inclosure In which
the deer was confined on his morning
it fd,n Lu r ? und Th * buok dashed at
him with lowered heai The superin
tendent saved himself tor a time by
hanging to tie deer'n antlers. The
!«^ o su.k U A t ? Med b,m ,nto the * ,r
k ßml iV to \ th * ground tlma
lit arm ’ br ** kln * tour rlb " »nd his
» woman** naturs to lovs th«
villain more than the hero.
Ip I ■ seasoned oak'and la very substantially and
l tultes will be plac ed on sale tomorrow at the
low price above mentioned. Terms to suit.
A Remarkable ROCKER OFFER
K.t may help you »olve
estion. A FULL $lO
i mm
i Q n
rs to be placed on sale.
hav« one laid aside.
3-Sooms
Furnished
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565
$5 Cash,
$1.25 a Week
COTTER LEAVES
PERE MARQUETTE
General Manager Forced by
Wife's 111-Health to Re
move to South
William Cotter, general manager of
the Pere Marquette railroad and pre>
laent up to the time of the receiver
•hip last April, has tendered his retig.
nation to the receivers, and will re
tire from railroad affairs Jan. 1. Mr.
Cotten’s action Is dus to the serious
nature of his wife’s Illness, which
makes it necessary for her to he taken
to the south. Mr. Cotter will go to
Houston. Tex.
The receiver* In making the an
nouncement of Mr. Cotter’a retirement
state that he leaves the aervice of the
road on th best of terms with the
management. The property la In
splendid shape and there la no conges
tion on the whole system.
Mr. Cotter started In the railroad
because business 35 years ago as a
telegraph operator on the Chicago ft
Alton railroad, and advanced rapidly
After working up to be chief dispatch
er for the St. Louis, Iron Mountain ft
Southern railroad, he went to the Wa
l'U*h In 1882, aud attracted the atten
tion of Charles M. Hayes while In the
service of that road. He was made
superintendent of the eusteru division
of tho Grand Trunk In 1896. and later
came to Detroit as superintendent of
the western division. In 1901 he went
back to the Iron Mountain road aa gen
eral superintendent, and later became
general manager of the Missouri
Pacific road.
Mr. Cotter came back to Detroit as
general manager of Pere Marquette
when the Grand Central system was
formed. After the dissolution of the
system and the receivership, Mr. Cot
ter waa elected president of the Pere
Marquette In 1911 and continued In
that position until the present receiv
ership.
Mr. Cotter waa offered a long leave
of absence by tbe receivers but prefer
red to be entirely relieved of the re
sponsibilities of the position.
With the announcement of the re
tirement of Mr. Cotten the receivers
gave out the annual report of the Pere
Marquette covering the fiscal year
ending June 30. Gross earnings are
shown to have reached record figures
for the period. • The total was $17,-
160,480, an increase of $636,718. The
operating expenses amounted to sl3,*
968,033, and taxes $667,704 leaving a
net operating Income of $2624,743. In
terest payments amounted .to $3,334,
086, while rentals were $712,666, and
charges for hire of equipment were
$467,681. The deficit for the year
amounted to $1,979,680.
The annual report recites the im
provement work that has been done/
Including 74 miles of side and yard
track and 11.8 miles of passing track
The net Increase In side and yard
track waa 61.86 miles. Additions to
c 0
1 V I !, mr * * MICHICAN & CASS
1 ME .STORE ON ThE CORNER
■■■■ - - ■— ■ l , ‘
equipment included 36 new freight en-,
fine*
The receivere, Frank W. Blair, Dud
ley £. Waters and Samuel K Felton
have been la charge of the property
since April 4, so that the report cov
•rs only two months of their opera
tions.
FOUR ESCAPE FROM
DETENTION HONE
Removing a screen from the bath
room window on the second floor o*
the Detention home. No. 3 MadUotr
ave., early Thursday mrnlug, four
young boys dropped to the frozen
ground below, and one was later
found half frozen, two blocks from
the home, with his ankle sprained,
his spine Injured, and probable Inter-
Lai Injuries, while another of the lad.
hobbled Into hl« hon e with a sprained
ankle and serious bruises about his
body. The others are still st liberty.
Joseph Plrch, 12 years old, of No.
944 Piquette-ave., U at his borne, with
a sprained ankle, rstid Is 1l such cue
ditlon that he cannot be removed lor
a few days.
Barney Uinta, aged 13. of No. 933
Piquette-ave., was fouud lying on 'V:
sidewalk at Wooilward-ave. and EUsa
betb-st., early Thursday morning, ei
bausted and nearly frozen. To the
officers who found him, and sent him
to the hospital, he ‘•aid that he had
fallen on the sidewalk and hurt him
self. He wua sent to St. Maiy's hoe
pltal. Later the escape w&a discov
! ered.
I Theophll S/achta, 11 yeurs old. o'
i .No. 621 Hendrireave., and Kaiser Wl»-
I llwels, 12, of No. 72 Boone-ave., were
I the other two who made the dartus
break for freedom.
i Supt. Barron, m charge of the Lk
itontlon home, says that It is iuipov
slble to prevent suc h escapes, as th<
I place Is not fitted with hart or other
' preventives, and the force Is not sui
fletent to watch each cf the 49 inmate.
at present held there.
Capt. Breault, of the truant squad
has for some time advocated that the
county furnish guards for the homo,
until such time as & new building, new
being urged, can be secured.
Both Capt. Hreault and Supt. Bar
ron fear that some of the boys, I:»
escaping, will be fatally iujuted
Eacapea are frequent, and many of the
daring juveniles hive plunged from
high window's to the ground, whi 1 ..*
not watched.
CARNEGIE'S NEPHEW IS
HAPPY IN SMALL FLAT
PITTSBURGH." Deo. IS —William C
Carnegie, eldest sou of Mrs Thomas
Morrison Carnegie, and nephew of An
drew Carnegie, who married Miss Ida
C. Bell, a working girl, Is as happy gs
a king.
Th* Indifference of ths relatives did
not perturb '‘Bill," as Carnegie Is
familiarly known.
With hla bride he is living In th
! little flat of the bride's mother, M-s
i Jane Htewart Bell, widow of Thomas
I Bell. In Palo Alto-st., north aide. Thus
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.SANTA KK, N. M.. Dec U—The ou
preme court i hamb«r of t»f capital woe
the see no of an unusual occurrence
yesterday afternoon, when Chief
tice CL /. Roberts gvspeadod court te
unite In marrlsge Hit# IWw
Brewer, secretary of tka New Meslco
r *r association, and tao women
lawyer In the state, and Harold Pfoaoe.
ths ia a- partner of MDs Hrrw f r
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