AGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY -- _ ,...,..d.a.- .. ....... r .. I * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AT THE THEATERS * * '3' * TODAY * * * * Whitney-"Maid in. America." * * * * Majestic-Marguerite Fields in * *' "A Doll's House." * * _ _* * Arcade-Emily Stevens in "The * * House of Tears" * * _* * Orpheum -- Pauline Frederick * * in "The Spider." * N * * At the Majestic The popularity of Marguerite Fields and her superb company playing at the Majestic this week increases. Last night every seat in the auditorium was sold and an excellent production of "The Common Law" was given. This afternoon there will be another change of bill when "A Doll's House" will occupy the stage. The play tells of a young wife who has been treated by her husband as a doll and not taught any of life's responsibilities. When her husband becomes ill, she forges a note to secure money to send him to a health resort. Recovering and learning of her indiscretion, he thinks only of the disgrace the crime will bring to him and not of the sac- rifice she has made for him. In a most tense scene, she leaves, her hus- band's house, and the sound of the closing street door brings to an end one of the most intense plays in mod- ern stage literature or productions. "Green Stockings" is the rather pe- culiar title of a bright and dressy com- edy to be presented by Marguerite Fields and her company tonight. The comedy takes its title from the old English custom of requiring an elder sister to wear green stockings at the wedding of any of her younger sis- ters. Celia Farraday has had two of her younger sisters marry and has been compelled to wear the hated hose to the delight of her friends, and as the play opens, the announcement of the engagement of her baby sister is announced. To forestall the gibes which ensue as a matter of routine, Celia announces that she herself is "engaged" to a certain "Colonel" Smith, who has just gone off to war. This is an invention, pure and simple, as she creates the colonel out of whole cloth. However, her position in the Farraday household immediately is al- tered. The men who formerly looked askance at the "old maid" now find her most attractive and pay her much at- tention. Instead of looking after the household duties, she lies in bed drink- ing chocolate and writing love letters to the man she had created. Of course, one of her love letters is accidentally discovered and in the second act, after Celia has announced that "Colonel Smith" has died of wounds in Somali- land, a very real colonel comes to see her. , Endless complications result, with much bright dialogue and many funny situations. MAY FESTIVAL TIO(JET SALE LARGEST IN EVENT'S HISTORY Entire Allotment of Seats in Bio k "X' Already Sold, Block "B, on Sale Saturday As a result of the heavicst seat sale in the history of the May Festival. the entire allotment of seats in block "A" has been taken up. Block "B,". consisting of a number of seats on the main floor, the rear rows of the first balcony, and the front portion of the second balcony, will be placed on sale in lill auditorium Saturday morn- ing at 8:00 o'clock. ' The price of these seats is $250 in addition to cover coupons to be ex- changed, or $5.50 without the cover coupons. f At the University School. of Music beginning Monday all seats remaining in this block will be offered so long as they last at a 50 cent reduction. The seats in block "C" will go on sale in Hill auditorium on Thursday and Friday of next week. Tickets for single concerts will not be placed on sale until May 8, but as the sale of course tickets is so ex- ceptionally heavy it is probable that the house will be practically sold out to season holders before that time. Father's Death Calls Mrs. Clark Home Mrs. John F. Clark, secretary to Dr. Hinsdale, has been called to Chi- cago owing to the death of her father. ROSE PANTfoR STOKES SPEAKS ON "SOCIALISM AND WOMEN" Says Advent of Socialism Will Cause Women to Forsake Drudgery of Home Life! Rose Pastor Stokes in her lecture yesterday afternoon on the subject of "Socialism and Women" said that the advent of socialism would cause wom- en to forsake the drudgery of home life and become important factors in the economic system. Mrs. Stokes explained this idea by giving examples of the kindergarten and baby gardens which help the poor women of the cities to raise and prop- erly care for children, as well as be- come workers in the industrial world. With the government assuming con- trol of public institutions, such as fac- tories, gas works, coal mines, etc., a system will become perfected by which women may be able to work and at the same time have their children bet- ter educated and cared for than is possible under the present system. Menoralih Society to Hear Dr. Levin Members of the Menorah society will hear an address on "The Personality of Juda P. Benjamin" at the next meeting of the society on Sunday eve- ning, April 2, in Newberry hall. The address will be delivered by Samuel M. Levin, '12, of Detroit, who at the COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SOPH LIT DANCE AT ARMORY Arrangements for the annual soph lit dance to be held tomorrow after- noon in the Armory have been com- pleted. Shook's entire orchestra, the J-Hop favorites, will come from De- troit. Over half of the tickets have already been sold. The chaperones are Prof. W. D. Henderson and Mrs. Henderson, Prof. A. W. Smith and Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. W. L. Underwood. Dancing will be from 2:00 o'clock to 5:00 o'clock. Tickets may be secured from the mem- bers of the committee, or at the Un- ion, at 50 cents. DISTRICT G. 0. P. CONVENTION TO BE HELD HERE APRIL 25 An announcement to the effect that the G. O. P. convention for the second district is to be held in this city, April 25, was received here yesterday from Lansing. Delegates from Wash- tenaw, Jackson and the lower halves of Wayne, Monroe and Lenawee coun- ties will attend the meeting. Three Men Die in Mine Explosion West of Vivian, W. Va., Mar. 29.- Three men were killed, 20 others were frightfully burned and injured, and So men escaped, when an explosion partly wrecked the King mine of the Tidewater Coal company yesterday. Of the 23 miners employed in the section where the explosion occurred not one escaped uninjured, and most of them received injuries which will likely prove fatal. BONWIT TELLERs &,CO. FIFTH AVENUE AT 38T"1 STREET A. 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