The New York Clipper (February 1919)

32 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER February 19, 1919 VICTORIA (Last Half) The dominating feature of this hill was Singer's Midgets. Thia is as it should be, for this troupe of fifteen or sixteen IDipnts of both sexes, has a variety of talents. A diminutive ballyhoo coach to which are attached a couple of prancing Shet- land ponies serves as the introductory fea- ture of the act. After this, the setting is slight ly c hsnged and a few of the little folk strum banjos and guitars in Ha- waiian fashion. Then a charioteer ap- pears in a gold and white chariot which he juggles on his shoulder in true grown-up fashion after the late Paul Conchas. Swiftly and entertainly the act moves, of- fering songs, dances, acrobatics, and a bit of Oriental fantasy. Finally, there is a drill sqnad ensemble number so- neatly done that it serves as a fitting finish for the highly entertaining features that went before. Last on the bill were these versatile, mu- sical and graceful litttle folk, bat de- cidedly first did they establish themselves in the good opinion of the audience. Their presence on the bill was undoubtedly the reason that caused the house, a large one, to be packed from orchestra to gallery. Donahue and Fletcher opened the bin and were as fnnny as they could be. They danced, played a cornet, told funny stories, but, for the most part, tumbled about In I their efforts to make the audience think well of-them.' However, the audience failed to appreciate the team's act, which prob- ably is the fault of the act ifaleta Bonconl is a violinist who'ap- pears in a shimmering gown of white tin- sel that is a fittting contrast to her beautiful black hair. But her playing will probably never earn for her a niche in the musical Hail of Fame. Her rendition of j a popular rag number at the finish has ' been done much better by others, and, to cite an' instance, one might mention Helen ChappeUe of Dorothy Southern's act. Frank Terry got over very wen with his caperings, character recitations and songs. His act has the stamp of the English music halls on it, and as such, he manages to inject a number of interesting features into his work. -His ability as an actor helped considerably in establishing him'in the favor of the audience. M. L. A. VAUDEVILLE REVIEWS (Continued from Bags* t, 1*. 28, as) I.MILLER TV* UUXtST TMEiTOKAi. I WnRTCOMRUvlES OFAflP^ZT AND INDIVIDUAL ORDERS FITTED •RS*VHg3»s!S& GTTH3 WSU 1554 BROADWAY VrX>l/?^6'-St. NY. ■ C(xca 9 o Sroz-e-STATF ST., ..MONROE CHICAGO Manuscript co. MAN'JSCBJPT PLAYS ^nusicAi •cohcmcs tabxoio*. rrc I 4131 R9, iLABK ST. CMICACC. WIGS - BEARDS IN AD Styles and Qualities THEATRICAL JEWELRY AND SPANGLES, TIGHTS, OPERA HOSE AND STOCKINGS, FANCY BRO- CADES, GOLD and SILVER TRIM- MINGS, and all Goods Theatrical. High Grade Qualities at Lowest Prices SAMPLES UPON REQUEST J. J. WYLE & BRO., Inc. Successors to SJEGMAN * WEIL 18 4 20E. JTtBSt. New York PROCTOR'S 5STH STREET (Utftsalf) Gaston Palmer opened the bill with a juggling act, working in his shirt sleeves. Although he fumbled a few of the stunts, he covered them up well, and drew quite a bit of laughter in doing so. Some of the tricks were ont of the ordinary and neatly done. The Misses Palmer, assisted by Mr. Stone at-the piano, offered a song-cycle, and found the going anything but easy. The girls have poor singing voices and'use them poorly. Mr. Stone did good work at the piano, but his work was not enough to bold up the act. Gray and Palmer started fast and kept going with an old act that scored because of the clever way it was put over. Tie act has a neat variety of singing, good patter, dancing and a French horn. solo. ' With these well arranged, the act went over for one of the hits of the bflL Alice Hamilton followed with an act that drew laughter -from- stait to fi nish. She used a special drop in lavender ■at white hung in one and dressed as an old- fashioned woman of the 19th Century, she ! entered and told what happened to -her : while she was visiting her son in New York, it being her first trip to this city. In this talk she told 'quaintly of- various , episodes in cabarets and theatres,' and kept pulling laughs all through her act ' '' •• I Darren and Edwards took the honors of the bill as a laugh-getter. Miss Dar- ren proved herself a first rate "nut*' come- ; dienne and kept the audience laughing at her antics aJl through the number. Ed- , wards is a capable dancer and received i quite a bit of applause himself. Gladys, Dorothy and SheUah dosed the bill with a pleasing dance offering that scored well and held interest G. J. H. ELECT 30 OUT OF 54 . - Loiroow, Eng. Feb. 23.—The result of the first election of representatives to Bests in the Council of the newly formed Act- ors' Trade Union, shows that thirty of the fifty-four candidates nominated, were chosen. The successful contestants are: Sydney Valentine, C. V. Franco, Sydney 1'aiton, Alfred Lagg, Eva Moore, Henry Vibart, Ben. Webster, Norman McKinnel, Henry Amley, James Carew, Lilian Braith- waite, Allan Ayneswortb, J. Fisher White, Geo. Tully, Julian Royce, W. G. Fay, Er- nest Hendrie, Lennox Pawle, O. B. Clar- ence, Lena Ashwell, Dawson Milward, Henry Oscar, Dennis Neilson Terry, Ger- ald Ames, Frank Arltoo, Phyllis Brough- ton, Madge Mcintosh, A. Harding Steer- man, Lucy Sibley, Lisa Coleman. HARLEM OPERA HOUSE (Last Half) Great Johnson held the initial spot with his contortionist offering, and scored nicely iu an opening number. He gave an exhi- bition of back bending and other contor- tions on the trapeze that sent him off with a big hand to his credit. Howard and Jenkins are presenting an old time act They use a special drop representing buildings in Chinatown, where the male of the duo takes the part of a "cop," and the other that of a "snow-bird.'' The dope fiend, in the act tells the officer in an amusing way how she caught her elephants by the basket-full by merely trip- ping them up with her foot Although the act is neatly presented and scores, Howard and Jenkins need new material. Dora Hilton, assisted by Fred Ahl at the piano, offered a song cycle that scored nicely. She is .reviewed under New Acts. Joe Towle offered a monologue that with some improvements, should reach better time. Towle takes the part of'a call-boy and also plays the piano in a manner that la sure to bring laughs. His monologue shows that he has- recently been in the army and be tells.in a comical manner of the different experiences he had from the time he was drafted to the time he reached France. r Eena Arnold and Jack AUman presented 'their "Vice Versa" skit, and went over for one of the big hands of the show. Miss Arnold is a capable comedienne and excel- lently supported by Allman. •fParis Underworld" closed the show with a sketch .containing eight people. As it is, it drags to the end, but with a few more songs and dances, it could be worked up to hold interest G. J. H. - SACKS HAS SIX NEW PLAYS London, Eng„ Jan. 29.—J. L. Sacks has six plays new to England which he is getting ready to produce. They are "Busi- ness Before Pleasure," "Friendly Ene- mies," Tiger Rose," "Nobody's Boy," "Roads to Destiny," and "The Pearl of Great Price." The first five of these are American plays, and one of the first two named will be used by Sacks to open at the Haymarket Theatre, in association with Frederick Harrison. GEORGE AU IS BOOKED London, Feb. S.—George ah, who is playing the part of the dog Toby, in the Gaiety Pantomime "Boy Blue," at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, is booked for the Royal Hippodrome, Dublin,', in April. He expects to return to America daring the summer. PROCTOR'S 125th ST. (Last Half) The patrons, on Friday night, saw one of the best bills presented - here this season, it consisting of seven good tryouts and seven regular acta. Togan and Geneva opened the bill with a neatly presented tight-wire act that contained some unusual stunts. The clos- ing summersault on the wire by Togan is especially worthy of mention. Will Dockray tried out a black-face monologue, and scored. See New Acts. "Kisses," an act seen on big time a few years ago, also was tried out by a new company and went over. It is fully reviewed under New Acts. Roy De Tryckey. almost raised a riot with her try out. Although, she started slow, her finish was so good that the au- dience refused to let the next act go on. She will be found under New Acts. Crawford and Westcott finally suc- ceeded in quieting the audience and went on with their tryout It is a neat double and wfll be reviewed under New Acts- Murphy Nichols and Company offered "The School of Acting," and went off with one of the hits of the bin. to their credit. The number is a satire on a new play which one of the company has writ- ten. * The acting is very well done, and brought laugh after laugh' from the audi- ence. The "Two Jesters" found the going easy, mainly because of the good humor of the audience. The boys have good voices, but the manner in which one of them murdered one number detracted much from the good impression. — - Gum an and Mullen tried out an unusual number that was very well done. They win be found under New Acts. Nelson'and the Barry Boys win also be reviewed in that column. Barry McConnick, assisted by Arthur Grant at the piano, offered, as a tryout, a song cycle that scored. See. New Acts. Clara Howard followed and stopped .the show. She has a pleasing way of deliver- ing her material that is sure-fire. Her act is a variety of-songs, patter and foolish- ness presented in a likeable manner. Mullen and Coogan, both "nuts," of the male species, offered a collection of jin- gles, "nut" patter and songs that scored, mainly because of the method in which the boys bandied their material. Albert Cutler, assisted by Miss Alice Howard, closed the show with an exhibi- tion of billiard and caroom shots that were no doubt interesting to those who under- stood the game. G. J. H. WILL DINE GALSWORTHY Dramatist John Galsworthy will be the guest of honor at a dinner and reception given by the Lotos Club, next Saturday evening.