Variety (February 1909)

VARIETY » The Weber & Fields of Vaudeville AND "YOU CAN'T GET NONE" The Big Laughing Hit of the Middle West Now Playing the Orpheum Circuit "The Half-Way House," line; Geo. Whitney and the Clark Sinters, good; "The County Fair," big hit; Clarice M*yoe, bit of bill; Wynne and Lewis, medium; Six Bonesettls, good work. GARDEN (Charles E. White, mgr.).—Mile. Anl H1U, BUHe Ritchie, Dick McAllister, The Ritchie Comedy Company In "A Night In a London Music Hall." with "Vaulty Fair," a company of much merit. LAFAYETTE (Charles M. Baggs, mgr.).— "The Empire Show" had Roger Imbof in Casey's Alloy, a good sketch of Celtic humor, "Aat Mag- dalena Bay," and an excellent chorus, with Al. Ackerman, wrestler, as an added feature. DICKSON. CLEVELAND, 0. HIPPODROME (H. A. Daniels, mgr.).—Emily Rone, acrobatic juggling; Al Lawrence, popular mimetic; Arturo Bernardl, lightning changes; Whitaker and Wilbur Hill, merit; "Buster Brown and Tlge," by Louis Merkel as Buster and Edwin Lamar as Tlge; Rock and Fulton, musical comedy entertainers; The Seren Hoboes; Bessie Valdare, cyclists, close. WALTER D. HOLCOMB. COLUMBUS, OHIO. KEITH'S (W. W. Prosser, mgr.; agent, U. B. 0.).—HUl. Cherry and Hill, very good cyclists; Johnny Johns, monolog, fair; Wllla Holt Wake- field, excellent entertainment; Watson and Morrls- aey Sinters, s. and d., pleasing; Emmet Deroy and Co., "In Dreamland," hilarious sketch, well handled; Harry Gilfoll, clerer; Mme. Theresa Renx, finest equestrian act seen here. -GAYETY (A. L. Wlswell, mgr.).—"Jersey Lilies." excel- lent show to good business. COLUMBUS Oabe Sachs, mgr.; agent, Columbus Vauderllle Agency).—Caldwell and Wentworth, Eddie Carroll, Howard and Walsh (held ..over), Wm. Pugb, Evelyn Grey, and m. p. PRINCESS (W. M. Khel, mgr.; agent, Ous Sun).—Hayes and Bay- field, Al. Wilson, Irene Trerette, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Morrell, Phil Young, Vine Martin, and m. p. NOTE.—W. A. Cherry, of Hill, Cherry and Hill, rejoined the act here, having left the act on account <»f * Un death 6f hi* father at Toronto, Can., Jan. 81. LITTLE CHARLEY. CUMBERLAND, MD. MARYLAND (E. B. Butter, mgr.).—"The Follies of New York," a burlesque organisation with the following specialties: Mildred Hswley and Rose Gibson, singers, good; Harry Wardell, German comedian, won applause; Cecelia Weston, comedienne, hit Of show; O'Toole and Marlowe, "The Artist's Awakening," clever sketch; Robert Donaldson, Impersonation of Harry Lauder, audi- ence did not allow Mr. Donaldson to finish his specialty, never having seen Lauder. W. D ROHRBR. DETROIT, MICH. TEMPLE (J. H.* Moon, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.). —W. H. Thompson and Co., In "Waterloo," fine feature; Maggie Cllne. liked; Billy Van, usual hit; Ha Grannon, singing comedienne, good; "Our Boys in Blue," very good; Morton Jewell Troupe, Jugglers, pleased; Mldely and Carlisle, and De Witt, Burns and Torrance, rounded out good bllL MAJESTIC (Casino Co.).—Clifford Demp- sey and Co., comedy sketch; Geo. Smedley, musical; Kolb and Miller, German comedians; Erts and Kuhl, and Leo Romonde, comedian. COMIQUB (J. B. Allen, mgr.; agent, As- sociated Booking Co., Pittsburg).—Chick and Welch, comedians; King snd Mason, sketch; Man* trose Troupe, scrobats; Henrietta Buckingham, s. and d. LAFAYETTE (Dr. M. Campbell).— Theo and Camilla, Lew Cooper's Midgets, The Seymours, Fairy Plumb, Geo. W. Snow, and Stella Rise. AVENUB (Drew snd Campbell).— "Jolly Girls," first rate show. GAYETY (J. M. Wsrd).—"Trocsderos." Better than the average seen here in burlesque. NOTES.—The Detroit Lodge No. 84, B. P. O. E., will give Its annunj charity benefit at Detroit Opera House 12.—White and Elklns' all professional circus opens st the Light Guard Armory Feb. 14 snd will run until 21 under the susplces of the Detroit Light Guards. LEO LESTER. BVANBVTLLE, on). MAJESTIC (Edwin Raymond, mgr.; agent W. V. A.)—The Diamond Comedy Four, singers and comedians, clever; Saraxal and Ratell, musi- cal, good; Ed Dolan, character alnger and mimic, fine; Flexible Frederick, contortion, out of the ordinary. s - O. FORT WORTH, TEX. MAJESTIC (Interstate Amusement Co.. mgrs.; agent direct).—Week 1: Rice and Elmer, acro- bats, good; Rennee Family, excellent; Thos. J. Dempeey, singer, good; Electro and Co., very entertaining; Flomen and Roth, much applause; Byrne-Golson Co., rural sketch, unusual merit. I. F. Galveston, tex. PEOPLE'S (Tom Boyle, mgr.; D. J. Brous- sard, tress.).—This week's bill Is good through- out. Bowen Brothers, Instrumentalists, really fine musicians; Von Mltzel and Maynard, comedy shetch, "The Awakening"; Harry Tsuda,. Jap- anese equilibrist, performs some very difficult feats; Fred and Eva Mozart, dancers, clever; Tom Powell, funny monologlat.—ROYAL (J. C. McDonnell, mgr.).—Boyle and Harper, comedy sketch; P. J. Herman, novelty musical act; Wll- la rd Rowo and Grace Clinton, "Schoolmates," clever; Prof. Herman and Co., hypnotist and Hln^u mysteries. NOTE.—Amusement man- -•••*• who have been very hard hit by the recent rigid enforcement of the Sunday closing law are now rejoicing owing to their being allowed to keep open for the last two weeks. B. SPROULB. T If 1* I 5 Harry Von Tilzer's Ye;ir i r> * . u i • HAZLETON, PA. FAMILY (Agent, U. B. 0.).—Wills and Warner, comedy sketch, good; Haggerty and LeClalr, Celtic comedy sketch, very good; Owley snd Randall, comedy Jugglers, excellent; Parsh- ley, the versatile musical artist, pleasing; Will- iam Schaller, HI. songs, good. RAY T. DRUM. Mil HAVANA. PAY RET (Frank Coats, mgr.).—Week Feb. 1: Koma. the Jlu Jltsu wrestler. Is still on the bill undefeated; Nonkhaan and Spheehan, musical act, good; Florence Leroy and Paul Roland, operatic singing specialty, very clear soprano and splendid tenor, took splendidly; Soils Quartet, Mexican marimba players (the Mexican "marimba" Is In the order of the xylophone), all four playing one Instrument, took very well, worthy of a pfqmlneot place on any vaudeville bill. AOTU ALIDADES (Euseblo Ascue, mgr.).—Irls- Andreanee, Italian singing duo, very good; Romeo MqnetU. Italian tenor, In opera selections, good; Rafale and Cecilia, musical novelty, fair. MARTI (Adot Co.. mgra.).—AmaUa Molina, Spanish singer, still filling the bouse, she has Mesne a favorite; Basalarl, the "vocal phenom- enon," Is wail liked; he sings with a fair tenor aid a fond soprano. PUBILLONE8 01 EG US (L. R, Arftngo. mgr.).—Lowande Family, eques- trians, are at the top of the bill; Miguel Roble- dJl|©, called the king of the wire, Is very good; Yamagata Troupe, good; Alice Teckow and her woaderfpl trained cats, share the honors of the bill with the Lowandes, act well presented and the tricks of the little animals really wonder- ful; the Clown Chocolate Is quite a favorite with the little folks. NOTES.—Emma Calve will arrive in Havana to-morrow. She will appear three times, two evening performances snd one matinee.—The Soils Quartet, after playing a few weeka on the Island, will sail for New York to play American vaudeville time. ROCKY. "HIGHLAND tBAllY HARRY VOK TILZER MUS. FUn.CO, HOBOSEN, N. J. EMPIRE (A. M. Bruggemann, mgr.; U. B. C, agent. Rehearsal, Monday, lOL^Flno bill, headed by Pauline, hypnotist, very good; Carroll Johnson, minstrelsy, big hit; The Galnaboro Girt, a very pleasing series of songs and pictures; General La Vine, Juggler,' very funny; Harry La Marr, burlesque Impersonations, good; Frank Stafford, Imitations, fine; Reed Brothers, strik- ing feats of strength; Louise Stlckney, dog snd pony, good. GAYETY (Ohas. Francklyn, mgr.).—Irwin's Big Show to fine business. LYRIC (N. M. Scbenck, mgr.).—Georgia La Clair and her pickaninnies; George Schrady; Mamie Worth; The Moonshiners; Gertie Thomas, and pictures. JOHN KAY. THE YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED. riNCST MACIC STORK IN HALTON and J/\1NSE1N CO. "THE PEOPLE WITH Retail Dept. GOODS." 148 LA 8ALLE ST. Retail Dept. of CHICAGO, ILL. Successors to R. W. Read. A. Roterberg. Successors to I. F. Halton. CATALOG OF POCKET AND STANDARD TRICKS FREE. SPECIAL—MAGIC MONEY COINER.—One of the latest, cleverest and most undetectable ooln tricks for the pooket. 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