THE MICHIGAN DAILY.
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Eva Tanguay Coming to Ann Arbor.
It was only by guaranteeing a large
sum of money that Manager Lane of
the Whitney theater was able to se-
cure a matinee and evening perfor-
mance of Eva Tanguay and her com-
pany at the Whitney, November 24.
Judging from the, recent enormously
successfully engagement at the Car-
rick theater, Detroit, there will be no
danger of the Ann Arbor performances
being unappreciated.
- Miss Tanguay still sings the famous
"I don't care," in addition to present-
ing her own version of "Salome," a
very pretentious offering. Recently
she has added an attractive tango
dance, which she does with the cele-
brated (lancer; Johnny Ford.
kineniacolor Fosters Education.
Rev. E. Boudinot Stockton, a clergy-
man of New York, has made out a
list of moving pictures suitable for
educational and religious work. In
the educational field Kineinacolor is
an important figure; a great majority
of the films mentioned are Kinema-
color subjects. Such well known pic-
tures are cited as the Balkan War
films (in the class of sociology);
New Coiffures, the Battle of Flowers
at Nice, and the Canadian National
Exhibition (under manners and cus-
toms); Sunsets in Egypt (under phys-
ics); and the Zoological Gardens at
Rome, Freshwater Aquariums, Reptiles
and Wild Birds of Asia (under Zool-
ogy). The Panama Canal is classed
under engineering, and in the agricul-
tural section are A Tulip Study, Cur-
ious Pets, Strange Mounts, and the
Capitol Horse Show. The geographical
class resolves itself almost entirely
into a list of Kinemacolor travel films.
These pictures have all been shown
at the Majestic theater of Ann Arbor.
LEA LATURE I)ISCUSSES BEAUTY..
Actress in "Everywoman"" Holds That
Braiins Win Out in the .
Long Hun.-
What is your idea of beauty? t
Does it coincide with that of Henryi
W. Savage, the theatrical producer,
sponsor of the dramatic spectacle,
"Everywoman," which comes to the
Whitney theater, November 28 and 29.
Mr. Savage believes he has discov-
ered a rare example of beauty in Miss
Lea Lature who enacts the role of
Beauty- in the play, "Everywoman."
Miss Lature is but eighteen years old,
and this is her first stage engage-
ment. She uses neither cosmetics,
face powder, nor any of the freshen-
ing adjuncts which are so often the
mainstay of the actress, and what is
most r'emarkable of all, Miss Lature,
while believing in her beauty, is not
a bit vain about it. She feels grateful
to have it because it won for her a
position upon the stage, which she
much prefers to that of a sculptor's
model.
Beauty, with other virtues and
ices, is a character in the morality
play, "Everywoman." She is the con-
stant companion of Everywoman in
the days of her youth when her life
is orderly and decorous. Later when
Everywoman sees Flattery in her mir-
ror, and decides to set forth upon a
quest of fabled King Love, beauty ac-
companies her. She remains her com
panion until Everywoman plunges into
dissipation; then, at a midnight orgy
in sumptuous apartment, beneath gar-
ish lights, to the accompaniment of
bubbling wines, Beauty sickens, fades,
and dies. The idea is symbolic, but
the necessity of a prototype of ideal
beauty to play the character is ap-
parent.
It was one of the producer's most
vexing problems in the staging of
"Everywoman" to find a satisfactory
Beauty. There are so many ideas of
beauty-as varying as the shades of
the rainbow. At first Mr. Savage de-
cided upon a Beauty Jury, selected
from the heads of his office staff. But
right at the start there was a dead-
lock. Two were for blondes and the
other two for brunette type. So Mr.
Savage dismissed his aids, and made
the selection himself.
Lea Lature, who was finally select-
ed after many others had been tried
and rehearsed in the role, came di-
rectly from the sculptor's studio, to
the stage. She is a young woman with
ideas, and has done a bit of thinking
about the character she represents.
"This is a most exacting role," she
declares, "and although it is my first
I don't see how one could be more
difficult. I feel that every moment
I am on the stage I am being meas-
ured up, and found fault with by crit-
ical members of the audience. As no
two people agree in their ideas of
beauty, you see how impossible it is
to please all. There is no absolute
standard. Noe how varied are the
types represented by Maxine Elliott,
Lillian Russell, and Gaby Deslys, yet
all accounted beautiful women. The
dusky damsel picking cotton on a
Southern plantation, the fleet Indian
maiden with high cheek bones, her
face smeared with paint, or the Egyp-
tian houri who sits cross-legged be-
fore the tent of her lord, her face con-
cealed by a veil, all represent a dif-
ferent standard of beauty.
"The part of Beauty I play is purely
symbolic, and is a wonderful study.
Beauty, while a great gift, is by na
means a necessary adjunct to stage
success. In fact, there are those who
argue that it is a positive detriment,
inasmuch as a fine personal appear-
ance may cause one's work to be over-
looked."
The Women's Club Presents Program,
An interesting program has been
arranged by the Women's Club for
their Benefit, Monday, November 3.
The Majestic theater has been lent to
them for that date, as well as the use
of several Kinemacolor films. The
club has also arranged to present sev-
eral vaudeville "stunts," including a
one-act playlet, songs, dances, and a
drill by the local militia.
College Life To Ile Shown On Screen.
The moving pictures taken in Ann
Arbor two weeks ago will be shown at
the Majestic theater, November 4-5.
Life on the campus, the M. A. C. foot-
ball game, the freshman contests, and
the convocation parade will be exhib-
ited.
"THE RED ROSE"
GIVES PROMISE
When John C. Fisher, the producer
of "Florodora," "The Silver Slipper,"
"San Toy," and many other gigantic
successes, mapped out an extensive
tour for the great musical sensation,
"The Red Rose," including the en-
gagement at the Whitney theater, Fri-
day, November 21, the sole idea in
mind was to realize every possibility
of its reputation, and to keep the
standard of the attraction intact. The
cost was not considered, and each
vital detail was chosen carefully with
but one purpose behind it all.
New York runs are advantageous in
that they give the managers every op-
portunity to establish thoroughly a
success and prepare the country for
it. But cities outside the metropolis
have their standards, and are quick
to detect any shortcomings. Even the
metropolitan mark is not always an
infallible criterion. But, given a suc-
cess which appeals from every angle,
there is no reason why it should not
be as attractive on tour as it is when
in the heighth of its career in New
York. Once these ends are realized,
if there is a shortcoming, it is the
fault of the outside audience, and that
fault is rare. Now and then a piece
is sent on tour that has pleased the
metropolis, but is not relished by the
road. Its subsequent life is guaged
by the law of averages, and the road
determines. But it has been demon-
strated that "The Red Rose" is vital
in all its essentials and, therefore, it
was only a matter of judgment in
sending it on tour.
The book of this success is said to
be the funniest ever provided for an4
American musical production. The
music is rich, colorful, and exception-
ally notable in its combination of
musicianship and catchiness, and the
settings present every phase of woo-
ing the senses through the medium
of color. In costume and scene, "The
Red Rose" is bewilderingly endowed,
and it has taste and refinement, as
shown in the harmonious relations of
the color schemes to the ensembles.
With these intrinsic details to depend
upon, it was realized that they were
all but nil if the presentation lacked
the dash and.verve essential to the
proper illumination of so delightful a
base.
IHere was the produgjng manager's
task. Forces were gathered, not for
individual strength, but to one end,
a spontaneous presentation. In its
gorgeous totality "The Red Rose" de-
termines how well he mastered every
detail. It has broken the records of
every theater visited, and leaves be
hind an impression that is sure to
mean a repeated tour as soon as it
can be judicially arranged. It is nev
er permitted to go below its earliest
standards.
TO SHOW "LITTLE
MISS BROWN" SOON
Uovember 15 Is the Date for Philip
Bartholomae's Successful
Farce Comedy.
WILL GIVE TWO PERFORMANCES.
Local playgoers will have an op-
portunity to see the biggest farcial
success of the season at the Whitney
theater, on the day of the Pennsyl-
vania football game, Saturday, Novem-
ber 15, matinee and night. The attrac-
tion, "Little Miss Brown," is typically
American in its humor and its situ-
ations. Philip H. Bartholomae, who
wrote the comedy success "Over
Night" is responsible for it. William
A. Brady, the producer, has given it
a remarkably clever cast of farceurs,
with scenic sets comprising three acts
and five scenes.
In brief, the story concerns Little
Miss Brown, impersonated by Madge
Kennedy, who reaches the city late at
night in the expectation of finding her
finance at the station to meet her. A
cdifusion of dates in a telegram ac-
counts for his failure to appear. A.
pickpocket steals her purse, and she
N' left with nothing but a suitcase and
the obvious necessity of finding a
place to sleep. Hotel clerks refuse
to admit an unescorted girl, with no
money and so little baggage. Hugry,
tired, and discouraged, she Is at her
wit's end when a kindly telephone
girl advises her to register as a mar-
ried woman who expects her husband
to join her the next. day. It so hap-
pens that at this hotel a Mr. Denni-
son has reserved a suite for himself
and his wife. They were expected to
arrive separately, and the porter mis-
takes Miss Brown for Mrs. Dennison.
She is shown to the reserved apart-
ment and retires for a comfortable
sleep. Dennison reaches the hotel
later, learns that his wife is ahead of
him and has retired. He goes to his
room, and to their intense astonish-
Inent, they meet the next morning. Of
course the real Mrs. Dennison arrives
at about this time, and puts the worst
ppssibLe -interpre ,tion on the situa-
tion. Other complications arise while
Dennison is trying to extricate the
little girl and himself from their pre-
dicament. As a climax, Dennison at-
tempts to lower her from the fifth
floor to the ground, by way of a win-
dow and a rope of knotted sheets.
The fun is clean, fast and plentiful.
In addition to Miss Kennedy, the
original cast includes Albert Brown,
Ned Sparks, Rae Bowden, Charles
Stanley, Sidney Macy, John Bowers,
George Pauncefort, Pouglass Joss,
Tom Lemonier, Elsie Hitz, and Myra
-Brooks, who played for four months
at the Forty-eighth Street theater,
New York. This original cast and
production will come intact to Ann
Arbor direct from the Garrick theater,
Detroit.
Vera de Rosa, who has a prominent
part in "The Firefly," has under-
studied Mlle. Trentini on several oc-
casions. Last year when the star of
"Naughty Marietta" was ill, Miss d
Rosa was called upon to play the title
role. So ably did she acquit herself
that the management engaged her for
the production of "The Firefly"
EMMA TRENTINI
PRINCESS
At the the Whitney theatre, Monday,
November 17.
A better example of rapid rise in the
theatrical world could not be found
than the case of Madge Kennedy, the
young actress who'plays the title part
in "Little Miss Brown." Before the
first performance of Philip Bartholo-
mae's comedy, scarcely anyone on
Broadway had heard of Madge Ken-
nedy, yet next morning's papers were
filled with flattering accounts of the
girl who "came, saw, and conquered."
Miss Kennedy Ais still 'n her- early
twenties, but it will be only a few
years before she is firmly established
as a star.