Variety (Nov 1906)

VARIETY 13 American Singing Rights FOR SALE OF HAMILTON HILL'S GREAT ENGLISH MOTTO SONG: EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING APPLY TO LEO FEIST AMERICAN AGENT 134 W. 37th Street, N. Y. COPIES AT ALL MUSIC STORES the Urlerson Sisters, Mg hit. OKPHKON (Os- kar Raphael, mgr. Monday rehearsal 11).—Jas. H. O'Neill and company, farce comedy, hit; Run* and Ray no] company, refined comedy trio, good; Vice and Viola, comedy sketch, excellent; La Meta, character dancer, good. NOTES.—The May Howard Burleaque company will open the Orpheon for a run of eight weeka. New special- ties will be Introduced In conjunction with the burlesque company. An orchestra of six pieces will also be at this house from next week on. This house has two galleries, and s seating ca- pacity of 1.4(H). The prices now are 10, 15, 25 and 50 rents. LEE R. ORARBE. DETROIT, MICH. TEMPLE tJ. II. Moore, mgr. Monday rehearsal 10).—John C. Rice and Sally Cohen present their new sketch "All the World Loves a Lover" this week and pleased In the clever offering. The big rcature this week is Dan Sberman, Mabel De Forest and company in "A Jay Circus," first time hen'. Mr. and Mrs. Adelmann in xylophone solos and duets are first class. Burke and Dempsey worked to good effect. Lucy and Lucler in "The Fool's Errand" were a good opening number. The Dixie Serenaders were appreciated. Geo. Wilson, the monologue 'comedian, who has been heard here on several occasions, never falls to take numerous encores. The Great Kaufman Troupe of Cyclists are the best seen at this house tins season. CRYSTAL (Jno W. Nash. mgr. Monday rehearsal 11).—The bill this week is headed by O'Neil's Majestic Minstrels, Introducing singing and danc- ing in good old minstrel style and pleased. Budd and Wayne, acrobatic song and dance artists, pleased; Mae Melbane, songs, well rendered; Mile. Rrachard on the revolving globe, clever; Richards, juggling feats, did well, and Anson Schlrburt sang illustrated songs. Good crowds have been the rule at this house. GAYETY (Harry Hedges, mgr.).-Rose Sydell's "London Relies" opened Sunday to a big crowd, present- ing "The Prince of Petticoats" In two acts. AVENUE (Drew & Campbell. mgrs.).—John Grieves' "Parisian Belles," a company of clever entertainers, are the attraction at the Avenue this week. LEO LESTER. DULUTH, MINN. METROPOLITAN (W. II. Longstreet, mgr.).— Campbell's "Nightingales." There Is not much comedy but the musical numbers are catchy and are sung by a capable chorus. BIJOU (Joe Malt land. mgr. Monday rehearsal 2).—The Three I'olrlers, gymnasts, big hit; Byrne Kenyon Four, rural comedy, pleased; Gordon, Vldocq and Fllim In comedy sketch, fair; Claire Maynard, soprano, fair; Kipp and Klppy, Jugglers, fine; Geo. F. Armstrong, eccentric comedian, good; Jack o'TooIe. Illustrated songs, good. HARRY. ELMISA, V. Y. FAMILY (G. W. Mlddleton, mgr. Monday re- hearsal 10).—Whittle, ventriloquist, excellent; Mattle Vlckers. ordinary; Turner, Curtis and com- pany in "The Lady and the Tout," good; Stevens mid Keeley, too much profanity; Tempest and Sun- SONG BOOKS The Chas K Harris songster r ABSOLUTELY THE BEST - ALWAYS CONTAINS THE LATEST HITS I 'jrWlSBI^^HOOrttllWillRtD^' Wiitc for SpaidlPim for Spml Dam Chas K Harris 51 West 7 t\" M New >o»k 1| II tl I «>MI N 1.1' 11k /.••'<»/ ri.-/i.)<i ilouuin ffn *oil,l shine, song and dance, clever; Tom Lancaster, songs, good. RIALTO (F. W. McConnell, mgr. Monday rehearsal 1:30).—Allen and Keeley, Fel- mer Sisters, Fox and Car tier, Jean Beaugere, May Wilson and Pearl Davis constituted a strong bill. J. M. BEER8. ERIE, PA. M YJESTIC (Frank M. Clark, mgr.).—No one featured but LeMaire and LeMalre in their He- brew comedy act and Sydney Grant with a mono- logue out of the ordinary took all the honors. Tommy Hayes, very good; Zay Holland, songs and violin, pleased; Shorty and Lillian Hewitt, satis- factory; Edna Luby, Impersonator, clever; Kelly and Reno, acrobats, good, and Horsky, Bergere and company have a funny sketch. L. T. BERLINER. FRESNO, CAL. Bert C. Donnellan. manager. NOVELTY THE- ATRE has installed stock for an experiment. There is now no vaudeville house here. San Jokc will have a new house opened about 10. It will be on the Empire circuit. Dick Flournoy, resident manager. BOB. GLOVERSVILLE. N. Y. FAMILY (Fred de Bondy, res. mgr. Monday rehearsal 10).—J. Francis Dooley and Florence Bergere, good; Trainor and Dale, clever; "The Organist's Dream.'' very uuln teres tlug; Gulla- glier and Mack, goofl comedy: Berry and Date, fine bicycle act. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. GRAND (Shafer Zlegler, mgr.).—The best vaudeville bill of the season. Grace Van Studdl ford, headlimT. Paul Spadoni, the European jug- gler and strong man, top-notch attraction. Nita Allen and company in Will Cressy's "Car Two, Stateroom One," scored a distinct hit. McWat- lers, Tyson and company in their bright mixture of song, dance, magic and farce were immense favorites. Billy Van. the minstrel comediau; Carliu and Otto, the German funmakers; the Camllle Comedy Trio, in a comedy gymnastic specialty, and Myles McCarthy and company in the one-act play. "A Race Tout's Dream," all came In for favorable attention. EMPIRE (Chas. Zimmerman, mgr.).—The "Merry Maidens" company held the boards at this theatre for the week and pleased the patrons. The dancing of Pattl Carney was about the best feature of the bill. Few performers In burlesque more talented than she. George Johnson and Gene Burke made the comedy hit of the show. GAYETY (Ed- ward Shayne. mgr.).—The Night Owls Beaut \ Show was the attraction for the fitst half of the week here. The two burlettas were enjoyable and the vaudeville olio up to the average. Frank liar- court, monologist; Howell and Emerson, in a sketch, and the Connelly Sisters, singers, scored. LOUIS WESLYN. JACKSON, MICH. BIJOU (E. J. Cox, mgr.).—Tyler and James, operatic duo, good; Carl McCullougb, Impersona- tor, (lever; Swain and Powers in "My Uncle's Visit," pleased; Florence Fitch, songs, went well, and Olney and Cunningham were entertaining In their sketch "Jlu Jltsu." E. A. WERNER. JOLIET, ILL. GRAND (L. M. Golberg, mgr. Monday re- hearsal 2).—Stephen Fitzpatrlck and company, en- thusiastically received; The Delvimes, clever; Gardner and Revere, good, and the Seven Webers, marvellous; Howison, whistling, good; Edward Brown, pleases with handstands. A. J. STEVENS. KALAMAZOO, MICH. BIJOU (Harry W. Crull, mgr.).—Irma Wlkoff and company, pleased; Mack and Held, clever and well received; Carlisle and Marlowe, liberal ap- plause; Floyd Mack, comedy acrobat, fine. LA FAYETTE, INS. FAMILY (David Maurice, mgr.).—Campbell and Brady, club juggling and dancing, very good; l.aui-H McDowell, illustrated songs; Morgan and McGarry, refined singing; Felix Rice! Pope and dog, educated canine, good. GEORGE WHEELER. MILWAUKEE, WIS. STAR (F. Trnttman, mgr.).—Sam Devere*s Own Company, headed by Andy Lewis, Chas. Shrode and Geo. McFarland, present a two act farce. It was well received and amusing. GRAND (W. W. Gregg, mgr.).—La Tour Sisters, song and dance, good; Reouble l.eins. cartoonist, clever; Rentfrow and .lansen. sketch, "The Second Mr. Fiddle," well received; Vardainan, hit: Hyde. Heath and Walsh, comedy, good.— -CRYSTAL (F. B. Winter, mgr.).--The house will be dark part of the week, due to the death of the man- ager's wife, which occurred Monday night. The bill consisted of Claude M. Roode, comedy wire walker, good; Miss Edith Domb.v and company. dramatic sketch, "Ills Lssi Chance." fair; Inues and Rvau. singing and talking, hit; Berry and Berry." musical, bit. B. H. BENDER MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ORPHEUM (Martin Beck. gen. mgr. Sund.i.x rehearsal 10:80).- Henry Lee, Impersonator, e\ cellent: Clifton Crawford, greatest success In monologue the house has seen; Marco Twins, roughhouse comedy, go big: Lea Arlbos. hand-to- hand balancing, good: Austin Walsh. "Seeing New York,"' act too far from Manhattan; llenntngs, Lewis and Hennlngs. condensed musical comedy, vast Improvement over two years ago; Itom For- tune and Josephine Davis, good singing act. CHAP1N. MUNCIE, IND. STAR. Edwards and Healy, singing and talk- ing act, fair; Ida Howell, comedienne and song- stress, fair; Gladstone Sisters, acrobatic dancers and singers, very fine and received good applause; Frank Gray, Illustrated songs, good; Mrs. R. A. Boelilke, novelty, "Cleo," formation of woman out of wood, plaster and cloth, good. GEO. FIFER MONTREAL. CAN. READOSCOPE, Maisonneuve Town Hall (Al E. Read, mgr.).—Clever vaudeville featuring Al E. Read in comedy and songs. THEATRE ROYAL i II. C. Egerton, mgr. Monday rehearsal 10).— Fisher's "Champagne Girls" made it pleasant. This is the strongest company seen here yet. In the cast are clever entertainers. SOHMER PARK (l^tvlgne \ Lajole, mgrs.).— GoihI crowds and entertaining vaudeville. AL M. PRENTISS. NEW BEDFORD, MASS. HATHAWAY'S (T. B. BAYLIES, mgr.).—Sa- llera, uiindreadcr, big bit; Grade Emmett and as ever In "Mrs. Murphy's Tom and Edith Almond, good Kemps, colored, singing and Miss Kemp was unfortunate knee-cap during her dance In the first performance. St. Onge Brothers, ex- ceptionally good trick cyclists; Miss Ratlin's dogs, fair; Frederika Raymoud, soprano, ordinary. ■ !.- «= KN0T^t-_ company, popular Second Husband''; novelty act; The dancing, find favor in dislocating her Cobb's Comer NOVEMBER 17, 1906. No. 30. A Weekly Word with WILL the Wordwright. The Song-writing team of Cobb and Edwards has ceased to be Who's got a good melody? PAUL BARNES PLEASE WRITE WILL D. COBB WO'R'DXO'RICHT 14*6 Broadway NEW HAVEN, CONN. BOLTS (S. Z. Poll, prop.; F. J. Wlhdlscb, res. mgr. Rehearsal 10).—The Sleedes In "The Mys- terious Hotel," mystified and entertained. Sam Elton and his funny manoeuvres caught on and made an Immense hit. "The Sunny South" went hlg, particularly the dancing specialties In finale. Lynu and Faye, a dainty duo, sang well and danced better. Golden and Hughes in blackface act were monotonous. Johnson and Hardy, with some new singing specialties, were enjoyed, while Win. C. Wood, Harry A. Ellis, Jack Hamilton and Win. McDonald did a quartet turn which entertained. NEW HAVEN.—Stephens Land- seer's dogs assist materially in making "The Way of the Transgressor" a very acceptable offering. B. J. TODD. lor, minstrels, drains, showed poodle amused; -emoo 'laiMiH puu Ja[d*H • <i**w<>a* s8u|s er*u -j»0 slp«l9 tpossiid ..'Dnseq *u|q)«q »qj 'pjjq -1*$ »ll"'l :oiIO 'Paa.il U** P"» *u|svdpl mou.k •ssaursnq *|q •fusdmoo ..ssaipnu *»u|»a..— '('Mm SCRANTON, PA. STAR (J. Oppenhelmer, mgr.).—Fay Foster com- pany here this week. FAMILY (II. H. Smith. mgr. Monday rehearsal 10:90).—The Alarcons, fair; Solomon II, good; H. V. Fitzgerald, great; Frank McNlsh, fine; Belle Stone, good; C. Bow- ser; Nandine Winston, hit of the week. NOTE. —S. Z. Poll here 13 and 14 looking after his new theatre, which will be ready In a few weeka for business. PASSAIC, V. 7. PASSAIC FAMILY (I. A. Miller, mgr.).—Os- borne and Wallace, travesty artists, poor; Green and Lester, singers and dancers, fsir; The Hell- gers in "The Haunted Cabinet," fair; Counteso olga Rossi, fair; Flora Browning and company, poor; Wilbur Held, very good; Rita Curtis, violin 1st, good; Urvllle and Frank, acrobats, were the hit of the bill. DEACON. PIQTJA, 0. BIJOU (McCarty A Ward, mgrs. Monday re- hearsal 10:30).—John Martha, musical snd talking act, well received; Herbert B. Chelsey snd com- pany, "The Third Generation," Tery good, well received; Louis Aldrich, recitals, Tery fair; Fran- cis shenault, illustrated songs, well received; Waller and Maglll were the feature of this week's id 11 and made a big hit; Geo. E. Jones and his sheep pleased. SAM R. H. READING, PA. ORl'liEl'M (Frank Hill, mgr.).—Henri French, headllner, enthusiastically received; Eva West- cot t and company in a sketch were only fairly well received, the sketch being too long drawn out; Searl and Violet Allen company In "The Travelling Man," very clever; Eckert and Berg. pleased; Whistling Tom Brown made good; Ameri- can Comedy Four and Pongo and Leo fill out a fairly good hill. BIJOU (Brownell A Updegraff. mgrs.).—12-14: Al Reeves' company pleased. 15-17: Manchester's "Crackerjacks." KELLY. SAGINAW, MICH. JBFFER8' (Chester S. Sargent, res. mgr. Mon- day rehearsal 11).—Mr. and Mrs. Gottlob and company head the bill as the "goods" In a rural comedy sketch, "Government Bonds." The ac- tion takes place In a New England kitchen snd the characters are realistic. Latoy Brothers, com- edy acrobats, did good work. Merrltt Sisters, singers, buck and acrobatic dancers, are bard workers. Hy. Oreenway, really funny In bis com- edy Jugling; Robert Whlttler and company, a great comedy success; Alf. Holt was a favorite and pleased with his mimic monologue. NBNNO. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. ORPHEUM (W. L. Jennings, res. mgr. Mon- day rehearsal 10).—Week 4: Hit made hy Za tell-Vernon company in pantomime. The Three Roses, musical, close second; Adamlnl and Tay- llked; Preston Kendall, protean remarkable versatility; Mexias' Woods and Woods, wire, clever, RUFUS D. JOHNSON. SAN ANTONIO, TEX. MAJESTIC (T. W. Mullaly, mgr.). -Charles l.edegar, hounding rope, good; Dollle Wells, car- toonist, quick worker and pleased; Toney Ryder's Monkeys. g<»od; Apollo Quartet, good voices and hlg lilt: Wells Brothers, musical, a novelty act and went hlg; Three Madcaps, acrobatic dancers, jrtMHl. CAL. COHEN. SCHENECTADY, N. Y. MOHAWK (Jos. Weber, mgr. Monday rehearsal 101. -Marseilles, clever contortionist; Ooldsmith and Hopper, comedy musicians, good; Holcoiuh, Curtis and company In "The New Teacher," pleased: Tom Brant ford, comedian, fair; Char lottc Parry In "The Comstock Mystery," very good; Collins and Brown, German comedians, fair; Four Casting Dunbars, acrobats of high order. M ARTEL. 8HAMOKIN. PA. FAMILY (W. D. Neilds. mgr. Monday re- hearsal 10).—12-14, Crotty Trio, singers snd dancers, good; Frank Odell and Rose Klnley, comedy act, good; Jack Stockton, tramp comedian, ordinary; Louise Alien Collier and company, comedy act, good; Harry T. (Jreen, Illustrated songs; Alvia Crox Seabrooke, singer, good. MILLER. TORONTO, ONT. SHEA'S' (J. Shea, mgr. Monday rehearsal 10). —Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Crane were the feature of a good bill and tbelr sketch, "Everybody's Up," Is a good one. Dan Burke with his "School Girls." good. Geo. W. Day has a lot of new stories and songs. The Four Nigh tons, splendid acrobats. Beasy's animals, clever. A good vio- linist is Mabelle Adams. Monroe and Wealey sung and danced well. STAR (F. W. Stair, mgr.).—"The Star Show Girls" are fair. The best feature was a military drill. Next: "Cham- pagne Girls." HARTLEY. WASHINGTON, D. 0. NEW LYCEUM (Eugene Kernan. mgr.).— "Brigadiers" the attraction. Caused many laughs. Several good musical numbers Introduced with a handsome chorus. Jack b'Idmond, Barney Williams snd Tim Uealey play well. Olio is up to the average. Next: "Jolly Girls." Note. —A new five-cent theatre has opened here. W. U. BOWMAN. WINNIPEG, MAN. DOMINION (D. Douglas, mgr. Monday rehear- sal 10).—Week 6: The Vander-Koun, clever con- juring; Kates Brothers, acrobats, good; Little Primrose, big; Will Sheridan, minstrel, well re- calved; Eugenie Barker, soprano, good; Musical Bryous, clever. BIJOU (Nash and Burrows, mgrs. Monday rehearsal 3).—Lorraine and Howell, good; Contlno and Lawrence, upside down dancers, good; Potter and Harris, good; Rogers and Mackintosh, hit; Cooke and Rothert, held over, tremendous hit; Will Vldocq, comedian, good. 8T. PAUL. MINN. ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.).—The business with which this bouse Is being favored makes it necessary to put the S. R. O. sign out nightly. Special features for this week. Car- lotts, the Marvel, Is special attraction and shares honors with James Thornton, monologist. "On BE QUICK. If You Want the Goods We Have Them. AT LIBERTY. Tlit Criterion Quartette (Just hear that HARMONY) Bob. Young. Thos. Savage. Lew. Xnauer. Geo. Beach. Per. Add., THOS. 8AVA0E, 22 Locust Street, Brooklyn. MYERS A KELLERS, Agents. Lots on Easy Terms Bronx and Pelham Parkway Near Morris Park Raee Traok. Write for full particulars. HUDSON P. ROSE COMPANY 31 Wsst tfd Street. OEO&GE SI0, Representative.