Variety (Feb 1906)

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14 VARIETY OCEAN TO OCEAN SULLIVAN & CONSIDINE CIRCUIT Largest Circuit of Family Theafres In the World Owning and Operating 49 FirsuClass Vaudeville Theatres East, North- west and West !»/ r\ INI TEST* *t all tlmos. FIRST-CLASS ACTS OF ALL KINDS that 1/1//-% 1^1 1 O-Jf en deliver the goods SOLE BOOKING AGENTS AL. ONXEN, Family Theatre, 185th St., near CHRIS. 0. BROWN. 67 8. Clark St., Chicago. ARCHIE LEVY, 111 Eddy St., San Francisco, Cal. Park Ave., Hew York City. CHAB. WRAY, 219 Denny Bldff., Seattle, Waab. BREAKING INTO V. UDEVILLE JAMES A. & CECILIA WELCH I* THEIR LAUGH I *G SUCCESS "TI/W FLANAGANS FLIRTATION M TIM FLANAGAN, an Irish Plumber. MRS. PAWDOCA PAWTUCKCT, a Rich Widow. ADDRESS ALL A OS HIM Z1Z ILLUSTRATED ADVERTISING OF ANY SORT, SEE HAL MERRITT, 47 W. SOth STREET, NEW TORN Offlom Hour*: 1 to B P. M. LONDON "MUSIC HALL" UM Great English Vaudeville Taper (WeeKJy) 401 STRAND. W. C. 4 American Representative—Mils Ida M. Carle, Room 708, St. James Building, where a fi.e of papers can be seen and advertisements will be received JETY KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY CARDS Or ARTISTS UNDER THE HEADINQ OP "REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS" 1-2 Inoh single column, ■ 1 Inoh " 1-2 Inoh double column, • 1 Inoh AT FOLLOWINQ RATES: •» $2.00 monthly, Net 4 00 4.00 7.60 •i — BEST PLAGES TO STOP AT WithinMohawk Theatre Bldg.SUam Utatdt ElectricLighl MQIUpK TNEAIRC HOTEL, Schenectady. N.Y. 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. Professional's Headquarters MILLER'S HO I EL (American Pletrt) S. E. corner Tenth and Race Sts., Philadelphia. A new and up-to-date hotel, home comforts. Kates $1.50 and $2.00 per day. Special Rates to Pro- fessionals. Harry C. Miller, Prop. V HAMMEISTEIN'S THEATRE ICTORIA VARIETIES Next Week ^^TSSSm Feb. 19 Prices, 25c, Wo. 76c A: $1 00. Mat. Every Day. 2fic A 50c RETURN OF Empire City Quartette COOPER, TALLY. MAYO AND COOPER. JAMES J. MORTON. Monologlst. Elrst Time This Season. Hurt- —LESLIE AND DA I LEY Coinedv Skit. Robert K People THE SUNNY SOI Til 8 People Plantation Singers and Dam-erg. ELINORE SISTEIIS. Comediennes. CA.M1LLE TRIO. Comedy Acrobats. LEO NINO. Eccentric Violin Virtuoso. VIOLET DALE. Imitations. THE FIVE ROMANOS. European Singers and Dancers. HATHAWAY AND WALTON. Singers and Dancers. NEW V1TAGRAPH VIEWS. PASTOR'S 14th St., near 3d Ave. Continuous Per- formance. SEATS 20 AND 30 CENTS. WEEK COMMENCING FEBRUARY 10th. SYDNEY DEANE & CO. Dorsch & Russell. The 4 Sullvs. Earl & Ilartlett. Ascott k Eddie. CLARICE VANCE AS SPECIAL FEATURE. Carr & Jordan. The Hamlins. Mioco A Idaline. Fred & May Wadell. Kimball Bros., and as Extra Attraction STANLEY & WILSON. GREATER N. Y. CIRCUIT Managers Notice Something You Are Looking For A COOP PANTOMIME ACT We wish to state that all the business, props, etc., that are used in our act be- long to us. We have not copied any other act. Every critic states that we are entirely away from any act of our kind in vaudeville. Miss Eddie is intro- ducing- a new toe dance, which is a big success, also wearing some magnificent imported gowns. We are at Tony Pastor's next week (Feb. 19th.) Managers and agents kindly see this net as we have time open. Ascott, Eddie & Go. ORPHEUM CIRCUIT OP HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE THEATRES M. MEYERFELD, JR.. Pros. MARTIN BECK, General Manager. FRANK VINCENT, N. Y. Representative. All Applications for Time Must be Addressed to C. E. BRAY, Booking Msnsger, Majestic Theatre Bldg., Chicago, 111. To Those Who Comede If you are WILLING TO PAY A GOOD PRICE FOR GOOD MATERIAL I will brighten your business, pad your part, and enliven op your lines. If you need a Comic Song I will construct you one for laughing purposes only, give you exclusive stage rights, copyright, and PROTECT same for you. Harry Bulger Is a success with my "No Bird ever flew so high be didn't have to light;" Melville and Stetson tbsnk me for "I'm crazy to go on the stage;" Lee Harrison will work an- other year with my "Mr. Sherlock Holmes is no one else but nie." References, the above and Peter F. Dalley. Eddie Foy, Alex. Clark, Edwin Stevens, Jefferson D'Angclls, Marie Cahill and the best in show business. If you are NOT willing to pay a good price for good material, please don't take up my time. —- WILL D. COBB "WOBDRIGHT" 1512 Broadway New York WANTED Experienced, reliable managers. Vaude- ville houses. State references. Must furnish bond. Address No. 21, care Variety. management has the best vaudeville bill shown here this season. Houses are large and appre- ciative. The headllner this week is Krlesel's Dogs, Monkeys and Cats. Van and Alden In the musical sketch, "The New Bell Boy," were well received; Mr. snd Mrs. Dan HIatt responded to several encores; Viola Gillette and company in the musical comedy, "Accidents Will Happen," made a big hit; Julie Ring In "A Quiet Life," assisted by G. Roland Ssrgeant, was well received; Harry Lamar, exponent of Yankee female character, talked himself Into favor; Fred Karno's London Comedy Company is the hit of the bill. Coming 10th, Jewell Royal Mannlkins, Musical Avolos, xylophone artist; Billy Van, comedian; Adamlnl and Taylor, singers; Golden Gate Quintette, Or- ville and Frank, Hermany's Dogs, klnetograph pictures. LEVY. CLEVELAND, 0. KEITH'! (H. A. Daniels, mgr.).—Week of 12. Bill opens with Alfred Arnessen. equilibrist, fair: Lulgl Del Oro renders nice music with his ar- monlpede; Burton and Brookes. In sketch. "The Limit," which was only an excuse for them to tell a few old Jokes; Louise Montrose and her Aulo Girls held the stage for a while: Elmer Tenley, monologlst. was the laughing hit of the Mil, al- though his street car Jokes are a little aged; Rose Coghlan and Lynn Pratt, in a one-act melo- drama, "The Ace of Trumps." had the undivided attention of the audience from start to finish. The Two Meers made good, but their act Is slightly weakened by the absence of the third member. The Mysterious Zanclgs are repeaters this week, but their act seems to wear well; klnetograph LYRIC (E. R. Lang, mgr.).—Leslie's pig cir- cus headlines the bill here this week, a unique and amusing act; Geo. Yeoman, Germun come dlan, fair; Short and Shorty, musical comedian*, good; Barr and Evans get many u laugh with their talk; Walsh and Llgon help to amuse; The Aherns. acrobats of merit; Stevens and Boehn, hoop rollers and club jugglers, have a fair act: Fred C. Styles has a new illustrated song this week. Pictures. EMPIRE tChas. W. Denzlnger. mgr.) -Fred Ir vln's Show has some entertaining features and was really enjoyable. Between the two burlesque* an olio of exceptional merit Is headlined by W. S. Harvey, who balances everything from paper to furniture on his chin. The Three De Faye Sisters of this city have a very clean musical act and were well received. The Six Rastelhinders dis- play good form in their military drill. Elsa Ilohm entertains with a very good baritone voice; Carle- ton and l'ii re, singing comedians, and Devine and Williams, comedians, complete the show. C. A. B. ers, were good; Leo Carlllo, story teller and 1ml- tutor, was good. Jean Ardcll completed the bill. Coming week of 1!», Rose Stahl and companv. M ARTEL. SCHENECTADY, N. Y. MOHAWK (Jos. Weber, res. mgr.).—Week of 12, good business. Mattel McKinley was cordially received; the Elton-Polo troupe of acrobats WSffS given a hand; the Herald Square Quartette were obliged to respond to several encores; Diamond and Smith took well wtih their singing and moving pic- tures; Neff and Miller, comedy singers and danc- FALL RIVER, MASS. SAVOY (George Albert Haley, mgr.).—Week 12: Tills week's show is the best bill seen here this season. Charmlon. the perfect woman, has the big type; Eddie Clark and his Six Widows come next. Mr. Clark is a clever impersonator and the widows are good dancers and singers. Byron and Langdon's sketch, "The Dude Detec- tive," pleased; Nan Engleton scored well, as did the Lulgl trio, who have a good acrobatic act. Charles Roltarc was good. Carver and Pollard are the only drawback. Klnetograph wound up this pleasln.r sh< w. Capacity houses. Next week, Military Octette and the Girl with the Baton. Dixon and Holmes. Lillian Shaw Gates and Nel- son Coakley, am 1 McBrlde, Booker and Corbley. SHEEDY'S (C. F. Cook, res. mgr.).—Dan Mc- Avoy and his Fifth Avenue Girls headed a well- balanced bill this week and won rounds of ap- plause. Tills Is McAvoy's first appearance In vau- deville since leaving the "Coming Thro* the Rye" company, and tt Is sad to think that he couldn't select five livelier girls. Kosta, the contortionist, la marvellous. Patrice, In her dainty playlet, "Gloria," which Is a story of life In the Rockies, pleaded all, as did Hayman and Franklin and Brenner and Sinclair. James B. Donovan and Rena Arnold's comedy, "Twenty Minutes on Broadway." Is poor. Good houses all week. Re- turn engagement of Karno's London Pantomime Co. BOSTON (Ohas. Schlesinger, mgr.).—The Minstrel Maids are the attraction this week and seem to please. Jennie Gerard and the Healy Sisters were exceptionally good. The olio con- sisted of McDade and Welcome, in a dancing act; May Rowe. singing and dancing soubrette; the s|»(ci;il feature is the Fitzslmmons-O'Brien pic- tures. BUFFALO, N. Y. SHEA'S. (M. Shea, mgr.).—House was crowded week of _12th. Several hits were Introduced. James T. Powers and company were headllners and had a catchy act In "Dreaming"; Asra as a billiard talde manipulator was clever; the White City Quartette were in good favor; Macy and Hall In "A Timely Awakening," have a high class act; Cellner Robe caught the house with violin playing; Joe Flynn was seen in his old skit, with the book; Watson's Farmyard showed good train- ing of the aggregation; Ford and Wilson made some telling effects as blackface comedians; Palros Brothers have a good stunt in balancing. and the klnetograph wound up a novel show. Hooked next week: Faydette Orchestra, Alice Pierce, Dus Geo and Mortimer, Hoey and Lee, Tote's Motoring. Three Relff Brothers. LAFAY- ETTE (Charles M. Baggs, res. mgr.).—The Mas cot tea had them all beat in a good burlesque show week 12, Cunning, the Jail breaker, bending the bill. Houses large and well pleased. Fields and Mason made good in a comedy duo; William Barrett and Aleyne In "Dan Duggan" pleased; La vine and Paige were all right on the wire; Barteell Tronpe bad some good stunts in acrobat-