Variety (Feb 1906)

»4 VARIETY DOROTHY JARDON The Most Phenomenal Voice in Vaudeville Week of February 12th ALMAMBRA THEATRE Direction of EORGE HOMANS OCEAN TO OCEAN SULLIVAN & CON SI DINE CIRCUIT Largest Circuit of Family Theatres In the World Owning and Operating 49 First'Class Vaudeville Theatres East, North- west and West \A/ANTFn ** » U "*"••• FIRST-CLASS ACTS OF ALL KINDS that W1/i ^ 1 ^ 1 * »*■#• o*n deliver the goods SOLE BOOKING AGENTS ^trt+^'}ii?Y%k at;^' iwth 8t " near cHRis> °- mown - 67 »• «*•* st -. ^^v>' CHA8. WRAY. 219 Denny Bid*., Seattle, Wuh. ABCHTE LEVY, 111 Eddy St., Ban Franciaoo, Cal. LONDON "MUSIC HALL" CAe Great English Vaudeville Paper (Weekly) 401 STRAND. W . C. American Representative—Miss Ida M. Carle, Room 708, St. James Building, where a file of papers can be seen and advertisements will be received — BEST PLAGES TO STOP AT — H'ithinJUohawk Theatre MUdg. Steam Hratd- Electric Light ■Mali THEIIRt HOTiL, soh.n.ot.dy. n.v. American plan ONLY. 8 blocks from Van Cur- ler Opera House. $1.25 single; $1.00 double, per day. Half block from R. R. Station. SYRACUSE, N. Y. UHE VAfl'DETl'BILG oomvimemTLY located WANTED Experienced, reliable managers. Vaude- ville houses. State references. Must furnish bond. Address No. 21, care Variety. they should be omitted. They appeared in this city last summer and were given a chilly reception, which they fully deserved. ROBERT L. ODELL. turns nnd the musical burlesques, "Two Irish Daddies" and "A Jealous ■Woman." were fair. Manager Shea has presented the firemen's fund with fifty dollars fur their work in the late fire. HARTLEY. FRANKFORT, IND. CRYSTAL (J. H. Ammons, mgr.).—Week of 5th, opened to small business. Fagan and Mer- rlam please only fairly well. Harry Nole was well received. Guy's High Class Parlor Minstrels did not give satisfaction. Coming week of 17, programme not known as yet. MARTIN W. FOX. ATLANTA, OA. STAR (J. R. Thompson, mgr.).—Opened week of 5 to. good sized bouses, the following appear- ing: Elinore Rudlsell. in songs, average. Verne Sawyer, song and dances, neat and graceful. Mile. Aimee, fire-dancer, splendid turn and the hit of the bill. Musical Bremens, good act. W. II. Trueheart and Stock Co., in the Burlesque "Are You a Buffalo?" received liberal applause, closing with moving pictures. NOTES.-Marshall P. Wilder was here 31 on his way from New Orleans, paying a visit to the big United States Federal Prison, and never did he have a more delighted audience than the 800 unfortunates whom be entertained In the big prison auditorium. . BRIX. HARTFORD, CONN. POLI'S (Louis E. Kilby, res. mgr.).—Week 5th. Hal Davis and Inei Macauley. in "Pals," were the headlinera, and scored heavy. McWatters-Tyson Company, in vaudeville, pleased. The DeKoch Trio of acrobats were fine. Mary Dupont and com- pany, in "Left at the Post." was interesting. Walters and Pronty. comedians, were very fnnny. Hathaway and Walton, hard shoe dancers, had some very complicated steps. The Electrograph closed the bill. W. H. RHODES. TORONTO, CAN. SHEA'S (J. Shea, mgr.).—Arthur Dunn and Marie Glazier made good in a funny sketch. There are one or two lines a little off, which Arthur might cut out without hurting the same. Kelly and O'Brien, dancing, waa good. Edna Aug 1* clever and ber turn books well. Willie Zim- merman 1b a good impersonator of musical people. The Max Wilson Troupe are clever. Others were La Valle Trio, Elmer Tenley and the Kinetograph. f<arge business. At the Star the Mascottes held the boards. There are several good vaudeville NEW BEDFORD, MASS. HATIIAWAY'S (T. B. Baylies, mgr.).—Lively show and good houses this week. "The Pirate King." presented by Matthews and Harris, is a sketchy sketch, but it pleases. The Three Cart- uiells. in a singing and dancing act. are a little shy vocally, but their dancing and comedy are good. Norcross, Blaine and I.aMarr give an old- style minstrel act with spirit. Charlotte Parry Is a clever Impersonator of actresses. Delmore nnd Lee. and the Three Denton Brothers, con- tribute ably to the bill from an athletic point of view. The Four Avalos, xylophonists, are skil- ful performers. New vitagraph pictures. KNOT. LONDON, 0NT. BENNETT'S (G. H. Aloz, mgr.).—The bill for 5-10 is not up to the usual standard. Alexander, billed as "the phenomenal soprano," proves to be an ordinary female impersonator. Fields and Hughes offer a skit. There is nothing remarka- ble about them excepting Miss Hughes' resem- blance to May Irwin. Hallhack and Parquette are Press Work, Does It Pay? Ask tht Start, somt for whim IWt worktd i Thos. Seabrooke, Jeanette Lowrie, Mabelle Gilman, Irene Bentley, Annie Irish, Edna Goodrich, EJ tinge, Nella Bergen, El fie Fay, Mrs. Ye a mans, Estelle Wentworth, Amy Picard, Cherry Simpson, Eddie Leonard, etc Ed. M. Markum, 31 W. 31st St., N. Y. Correspondents Wanted Wherever there is a Vaudevilh or Burlesque Theatre IF YOU WA "r ILLUSTRATED ADVERTISING OF ANY SORT, SEE HAL MERRITT, 47 W. 30th STREET, NEW YORK Off lorn Mourn 1 to B P. M. r ^niETY KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY CARDS OF ARTISTS UNDER THE HEADINO OF ^"REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS" AT FOLLOWING RATES: 1 -2 Inoh sinols oolumn, $2.00 monthly, Nsl I Inoh " 4 00 " ■ 1-2 Inoh double oolumn, -- 4.00 M " 1 Inoh " 7.60 " " a colored team of comedians; their act is mediocre. Duffy. Sawtellc and Duffy please In a rather quiet and harmless sketch. John Birch, "the man with the bats" takes well with his one man bur- lesque of the ten, twent' thirf "drammer." Drako's performing bears will be a good animal art after a while. At present the performance doea not run smoothly and shows Its newness too plainly. FRITZ HOUSTON. PUEBLO, COL. KARL ((J. M. Morris, mgr.).—Strong bill for ."i. headed by Topsy Turvey Trio, comedy singing aud dancing; too much slapstick. Sig. Ernl, mono- pede roller skater, scored big. The Voltons, acro- bats, very graceful, well liked. Frank Milton and DeLong Sisters, comedy musical act, have good material and were repeatedly encored. Ladelle, styled "Fantastic Wonder Worker," Is away from all magicians who have appeared here: big hit. Moving pictures close strongest bill this year. Ri'Hlneys Jan. 29 away above the average. GRAND OPERA HOUSE—Feb. 4, Dreamland Rurlesqners; good show; poor business. H. EXLER. UTICA, N. T.. ORPIIEUM (E. L. Koneke. res. mgr.).—Bill for week Feb. B: Dave Lewis nnd his company of musical merry makers, head the week's bill. His sketch Is covered in "New Acts." Brown, Harris and Brown In their act, "Just a Laugh—That's All," went big and was one of the bits of the show. Neff and Miller, blackface singers ami dancers, very good. The scarecrow dance, by one of the team, took very well. Mabel Rowlands essays imitations of some stage favorites, aud does so with satisfactory effect, epeclally in her Imitation! of Jas. J. Corbett. Katie Barry and Geo. Cohan. Aldo and Amour, grotesque knock- about bar comedians, have an unusually good act. Tilly Van's abilities as an entertainer were given a good test. The Minstrel Man waa never fun- nier and more than made good. "Marvelous" Frank and Rob. with their challenge acrobatic dog "Tip," gave a good gymnastic turn. The work of the one legged gymnast is rather re- markable. Views on the kinetograph conclude the show. SBSTAB. LTNN, MASS. AUDITORIUM (Harry Kataes, mgr.).—Week of fi. the Mlllinan Trio of wire performers deserve first notice; an exceptionally clever act. Mr. and MVs. JImmIe Rarry In "The Village Cut-up." a big bit. Ned Nye and his six Rollicking Girls, offered a singing and dancing act 'hat was well received. Karsey's Myraphone, mat. 1 * a decided hit. George- W. Day, In black-face, >llvered a bright monologue that took well. B/lley and Fletcher, real coons, rather poor. Harry Pilcer. singing and dancing comedian, well like. Pic- tures and good ones. P. DAVID CHANT. KENOSHA, WIS. BIJOU (John O'Brien, res. mgr.).—Bill for first part week of Jan. 29: Douglas and Douglas, clever acrobatic act; Gill Brown, song and dance come- dian: Bosanka and Radcliffe, in a sketch, in which Miss Radcliffe makes a decided hit with her Marlar Hopkins. Sis Hopkins' sister: Master Slater, the clever little singer and mono- logue artist, whose Rube kid, Irish and straight characters pleased the audience: the Musical Harts, feature act, who have a good act. Klnet- oscope closes the show. Second half of week. Mr. and Mrs. Lockewood, sketch team; Hlbbert and Warren, black-faced comedians, who give back and eccentric dancing; Jean Beangere, lmper