Variety (February 1909)

VARIETY 37 \A/II_I_IAIV1 MORRIS, Inc. 1440 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 167 DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO 413 WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON LONDON OrriCKt 410 STRAND. W. C. PAVE. MURRAY. Man«g«r AN EYE OPENER Ladle* of the stage are gradually becoming cognisant of the fact that by eonsaltlng our f BOOKLET of Stag* Fashioas that tnay can dross better for less money. This BOOKLET Is seat 61-65 Eliot Street Boston, Mass. absolntsly FREE upon request. WOLFF, FORDING ft CO. I'M THE MAN Who can get you tbe lowest prices and the best accommodations If yon are going to EUROPE Reference*: Paulton A Dooley, Little Ticb, Phil A Nettle Peters, Plchlanl Troupe, Ida Bone, Bice A Prevost, Blgoletto Trio, Win Sogers, Three Ronaya, Boas A Lewis, Tbe Rowlands, Bobertl. F» /% <J L T A U 6 I O. 1/aeucleevrtl le» Steamship JtflESftnt 104 Bast ltth It Vow Teak. Oermaa faring* Bank Building. Telephone—409* Stuyrsaant. THE LEADING ENGLISH THEATRICAL AND VAUDEVILLE NEWSPAPER. Established 1880. THE STAGE Foreign Subscription, 8/10d. par Quarter. Building, York Vow on sale at PAUL TAT/8I0'8 STEAMSHIP TICKET AGEVOT, German Savings 104 East !«?> Street, Vew Yar> CNt^.jiad.^e ftAMTTtX FRENCH**, *2-*4 West Std Street, Otty. PLAYING THE BBST IN VAUDBVILLB SULLIVAN and C0NSIDINE CIRCUIT ^^^^^ OFFIOi OINBHAL BOOKIBO OfFIOS WUUSWAM i£jFlf5ZX?'£Z££?" ***** «nTE f AND 10, ISM BROADWAY, •KATTLE, WASH. *** YORK CITT ritfD* LI/tCOLJ*. Csn. Mgr, CHUMS. O. WROW/i. Mgr. BRANCH BOOKING O W'.W ICES Ulf ani 1W Market U, 47 So. Clark St, Chisago, HL FAUX. OOUDBOK. Third itsls. Sts»i EDWARD MOKABT, THAT INDEPENDE NT , Lasoaster, Fa. AGENT, Vow MANAGERS—If yos nsttooi ahowa Aeta at all times, to play tks Tndepesdent Vaudeville Circuit, through Call* *oo, Tsxae. Oklahoma and Arkansea, want the best acts In YaudeviUe write or wire. Complete ahowa furnished on t05S SUTTEE STREET, SAV FBAV0I800, OAL. A AS of MATTHEWS Plane, o rche str ations and • te order only. Ezolnsivo Permit Farodiss 8L0O each, as par list "DOPE SONG." Guaranteed win not be published, up to date, with signed permit, •1.00. Sketches and Stage Songs 604 Eighth Ave., V. Y. City. OHICAGO VAUDEVILLE ■ANMEtS EXCNANIE Sth FLOOR, sTEROVIVTr Sketohos alwaya in demssd. ., Ill WASKZVGTOV ST.; OKIOAOO. FRANK Q. DOYLE, Manager. WAITED. GOOD ACTS at all times. Booking houses in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Michigan. Aaaraea: stSOCMTED BOOKIM A8EH0Y, m Schmidt Bid t „ PITTSBURaTP*. Quild, in Italian character songs, good; Hayes and Bayfield, went well; Richard Hampton, ven- triloquist, fair; Leslie W. Bettls and Bernard J. Gardner, well applauded; E. H. Pierce, novelty tinging and talking act. good. VALENTINE (Pllaon A De Cane, mgr a.; agent. Coney Holmes). The Zlegler Trio, acrobats, well liked; Rosa Nor- ton, i. and d., hit; Levitt and Campbell, "Tbe Dutchman and the Maid," also among tbe fa- vorites, as was Slater Brockman In clever char- acter changes act. BURT'S (J. H. Hooley, mgr.).—A good vaudeville bill to big business. NOTE.—The White A Edeson Winter Circus opens at Saginaw, Mich., Feb. 8th, with several weeks to follow. SYDNEY WIRE. Ing which moving pictures are shown, besides ama- teur night on Thursdays. LYCEUM (B. H. Keller, mgr.).—The Fashion Plates are the pres- entations the first three days to good attendances; for tbe last half we have Tom Miner's Bohemian Burlesquers. EMPIRE—M. p. and 111. songs, Mr. John J. Farrell In singing and talking. J. J. M. TORONTO, ONT. SHEA'S (J. Shea, mgr.; agent, U. B. O. Mon- day rehearsal 10).—Clara Belle Jerome and Co., In "Joyland," pleased; The Four Lukens, splen- did; Josephine Davis, good; Newhold and Carroll, fair; Aerial Reynark, sensational; Cunningham end Marion, good; Gordon Eldrid and Co., clever; Billy Van, not appearing. OAYETY (Thos. R. Henry, mgr.) .—"Cracker Jacks," presented sev- eral good features, well received; the company Is a hard working one and there Isn't a dull moment from tbe rise to the fall of the curtain. STAR (Harry H. Hedges, mgr.).—The best Irish comedian In burlesque Is Roger Imbof and he re- ceived a great reception with "The Empire Bur- lesquers," HIPPODROME (J. Griffin, mgr.; agent, Griffin Booking Agency).—Vaudeville and m. p. HABTLBY. TJTIOA, V. Y. SAM S. SHUBBRT THEATRE (Fred Berger, Jr., mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Goyt Trio, pleased; Little Sunshine, good; Boutan and Tlllson, musical comedians, very good; Johnson snd Hardy, sing- ing comedians, excellent; Harlan and Knight, "The Cbalk Line," very good comedy; Ned Nye and Ida Crisp!, s. snd d., big bit; The Brothers Byrne, very good. D. J. COUGHLIN. WHEELING, W. VA. VICTORIA (Geo. Shaffer, mgr.).—The Two Hol- loways,' equilibrists, entertaining; The Variety Trio, singing, all have good voices snd harmonise well; The Three Lelsenrlngs, "Fun st tbe Circus," full of Isngbter, well liked; Msy Evans, clever; Hunter and Duncan, singers, hit; Jarrell and Co., comedy playlet, "A Glorious Time," handled In S VICTORIA AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS VARIETY THEATRE. Opt* tho Year Around EMPIRE THEATRES PATCRSON and HOBOKEN, N. J. PLAY ALL EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN STANDARD VAUDEVILLE A0T8. Address all communications to A. M. BRUGOEMANN, HOBOKEN. VAUDEVILLE HEaDURCkS OOOD STANDARD ACTS If you have an open weak yon want to fill at short notice, write to W. L DOCKSTADBB, CarricK Theatre. Wllseiagte*. DeL Can close Saturday night and make any city east of Chicago to open Monday night. Charles Horwitz Success alwaya scored by The Chadwiok Trio, Fred Bowers A Co., Harry First A Co., Grade Emmett A Co., Quinlan A Mack, Henry A Young, Baker A Lynn, Summers A Storks, Coombs A Stone, and over one hundred others now scoring knockouts with Hor wits Sketohos, Monologues end Songs. CHA8. HORWITZ. Knickerbocker Theatre Bldg., Boom 316, 1403 BBQADWAY, NEW YORK. "CHARLEY CASE'S FATHER" Written by Charley Cass, comedian. Sand P. O. order for 26c. to Case Publishing Co., Lockport, N. Y. CIRCUIT The COLONIAL New York The ALHAMBRA Harlem Tbe OHPHEUM Brooklyn The CRESCENT Brooklyn The NOVELTY Williamsburg The GOTHAM East New York And The NEW GREENPOINT THEATRE Brooklyn Address all PERSONAL letters te PERCY 0. WILLIAMS. St James Bldj.. 26th SL and Broadway. New York City ERNEST EDELSTON VARIETY AND DRAMATIC AGENT. 17 Crosn St., Lelosstsr Square. LONDON Sole Representative, John Tiller's Companies. Walter-0. KaDy. Little Tioh. Frsgson. Always Vacancies for Good Acts WANTED-BIG COMEDY and NOVELTY FEATURE Aeta to write or wire op*a tune. Mew booking for North Avenue and Sohlndler's Theatres, Chloage. Also other houses in Illinois, •* KINO AGENCY CRAB. H. DOTJTRICK, Manager. Boom 29, 02 Le Balls St., Chicago. WIGS WILLIAM HEPNER WIG CO, LEADING WIG Largest stock In America. Wigs mads to order. Full llns powders and oold cream. Send for Catalogue D to either place. ltd WE8T SOth ST., N. Y.J Chicago Opera House Block, Chicago. of paints, Variety's Chicago Office IS IN THE Chicago Opera House Block Advertisements and subscriptions received at regular rates- News items may be forwarded there, and will be promptly transmitted. FRANK WIESBERG, Representative. a very capable manner. GRAND (Cbas. Felnler, mgr.).—La Petite Adelaide and dancers, "The Bill Poster's Dream," made a big bit; Reed and Evans, In "The Slavo and tbe Slavey, very well liked; Hanley and Jarvis, up-to-date Jokes, very entertaining; Fitaglbbon-McCoy Trio, drew s lot of applause; Fevle Dentcb, Australian contralto, very pleasing; Hill and Hill, good bicycle act; Ed. Morton, singer of coon sonps, well received. C. M. H. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. NEWELL (Messrs. Stalnach and Newell, mgrs.; agent, U. B. O.).—1-3: "Military Octet," best musical act here, big hit; "Watermelon Trust," excellent; De Carlton, BondhlU and Rhelan, In "The Jumplng-Off Place," pleased; Flexmore, clever; Mitchell and Cain, good; Colton and Dar- row. pleased. 4-0: W. J. O'Hearn and Co.; Faust Bros.; American Newsboys' Quartet; Caprice; Four Prevosts; Green Brothers. WILLIAMSPORT, FA. FAMILY (F. M. Lamade, mgr.; agent, I. B, O., New Yoric)-—Mettle Keens and Co., In "Her First Divorce," headline; Jas. B. Waters, cotns* dlan. laughing hit of bill; Tom-Jack Trio, clever musicians; Tbe Nado Co., In "The Yogi Mystsry," puxsllug; Four International Comlquss, acrobats* good: Crawford and Meeker, a. and d., well liked. NOTE.—The Cardownle 81sters, premier dancers, are laying off here this week, one being 111 with pleurisy. STABK. WORCESTER, MASS. POLI'S (J. C. Crlddle, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.). —Raven Trio, equilibrists, well liked; "PsgsnluTs Ghost," encores; Ott, Nelson snd Stedman, want big; Mr. and Mrs. Crsne and Co.. hit; CartwaU and Harris, good; Ruth Allen snd her 81 x "Lon- don Johnnies," seversl encores; Brsdns snd Dor- rich, refined bsreback riding, took very well. W. M. SHERMAN. TROY, N. Y. PROCTOR'S (Guy H. Graves, mgr.; agent, U. B. O. Monday rehearsal 10).—Rube Welch and Kittle Francis Co.. "The Flip Mr. Flop," was a warm favorite; Collins snd Brown, come- dians, pleased; Bellong Bros., feats of strength and equilibrium, won approval; Hal Merritt, car- toonist; Smith and Arado, comedians; Partellle Bros., acrobats. Extra shows are given dally from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. and 6 to 8 p. m., dur- IIM ORB Your \/i SIR NE ude3\/llle3 Acts* RK Through thi CIRCUI 99 Now booking every Picture Theatre in Greater New York with over 500 capacity. Acts that will make good oan bo had at a moment's notice, 15 oon- seoutive weeks in New York after Jan. 1. 'Phono, call or write. Tel. 2000 Stuyvesant. Tel. 2091 Stuyvesant. JOSEPH J. LEO, Dewey Thtatre, East 14th St., New York When armomring advertUemmti kindly mention Variety.