The billboard (May 1910)

Xti« Billboard .;• sf.'-~::i-i. MAY t*,t»n. NEW YORK VAUDEVILLE Comipe&t on the Various Variety Acts, Composing the Programs Last Week at the Vaudeville Theatres in the Metropolis COLONIAL THEATRE. Julias Steser and Co.. Is * aew mnilcml dn- mitle playlet, entitled Tbe Wiy to the Heart. piDTed to be one grmjtd offering, and la one of thm best he bas been leen In for some time. yM» » ««*t or stz people the act wu M* tte- — . Kr. Steser'a Mas^ atftMrtr . cdlcd for amni «MaH..-tt a»- to the *iet «( the act. 'mere la oo beart. bowerer nd, that UUh can not restore. Wbr ahoold we not make life wUk klndneaa evermore? ■ ■ These words of lore, from HeaMB dbaNL' Within Toor heart enabtlne: ■miiuliLr, that to ezr la Jimnan. to tattfn, ■ otnae.** TkUas seren enrtaln calls with roaoda of ■fplanse, the act dese rt «a the lieadlloe poalUoa. Stuart Banea, tbe popnlar dnstSK comedfin, baa a new line of msliilal that wtat hit. W. C. Fields was J bis own qnalnt way- 4 boose screamlni;. Tbe Jaek Wilson Trio. An Upbears] of Dark- town, was the aame bl^ bit aa erer, creatine Banr langbs by borleaqalog tbe acts that ap- pealed before him. Jobnnr Stanler and Ellda Uorrls, In their VandefTtDe FviToUtlea m«e than made sood. napoodlnc to manx encores. _aaie Dera and Tom Walker, with John B. BTmer and Co., of ten placers, Indndins Mlas Blale Kent, presented a fantastic musical com- cdr, the scene prwonUnc the Throne Room of tbm Impolat Chamhen of Hades. Tbe scenerr WW rtXT fntly, and the conedy by Mr. Hymen : ttet la some comedian, he barlnc the —^ "-_«t an ttaw . Tba act took Tbe VlTlana, in their u- 1ns the ibow, went hlc. CiajtaBTj Bbobtlnc at them., took tha ^-^^ AiTEEICAN ifUSIC HAIX . — ■ production of iM Sooambnle. a comedy drama, totndoclns Miss in La Danse de la Bobe de Nolt. as tbe beadlltte attractJon. 8tlll are other acta on . tbe bill that deserre tbe bonon of sharing with aame.' MlM PajM^ aa al atrd Iqr a srand eompaiv of JHtl^ ttlg Utmi _mim» sc^. actlatle and elanr ^JMM i^-— IW^JWl—t a goad zeetpttaa fdr tbft cake wdk be-what tt e enm t wen wee caHed serefel tfnea. aene very stmmlnff - cowns -aad Dare aleo autfe some Tcry ^ood qnlck chances In Us wardrobe. TSie Grlzxly Bear number Miss Ballcy aaxts called for seroal encores. FoUowInc ClUE Gor- don the act toA Are bows. W. & Halt, iB "Oe Hold-Up, whldi was aeen here last week. Is well worth sidiii the second time, and the management have made so mis- take In boldlsg It oicr for the third week Cloa- tns the show this week, it was one big Idt. Althoosh there were bnt three people In the act the different tTiriiHng aitnatlonB tbronshoat the p l a ce ace enonsb to startle Oe most faa- the ler each ta .■ and Co. In _ Ut. althongh nigu lerleind, .aa MMI.iC » ttmm lal- wbieh was oatnle aa lbB''akMb wbIA aaaa it*Ji£x*ne^ gjtliawaja wittt^aa- wefpre- toek lery wdl. la their bl^cle ennra raarinc. with the eoea- is between their Ray Cox, the Dixie tlrl. In her ortslnal aonsi and sayinss, made quite a hit with her new olferlns. especially the antomoblle namber. Her eostnmes were atnnniog and tbe act as a whole was TCIT pleaalns. I^aak Itorrdl. alaslas fomedlsn, nodetcd a absald be elaaaad ap ' SaoA wltboat it, eapedally that Up ew ilt er ft. KDe. maa Ulnar, In her pantomime, Paris tr Night, assisted by a large company of play- era, introdnced seTeral good dancing .nombeis oo the style of tbe Apache Dance. Ttn act, closlttS the show, did well. Tlie Ttiree Domoods. In their mnslcal offering, it good, and had to respood to seT«al en- Orlff. tbe Jogzllng comedian, second on the Un, had the audience right with him. and got NEW YORK CHATTER Short. Cri^y News Items Gathered Along Broadway Pertaining to Vaudevilliaii»—Tbdr Plans and hlendant I Barry Bealnaiik Ikat affable manager of tbe Tirand TtaeatM^ kM«a how to get together a bill that gets tka ciewda. Bla hooae ta packed from dome to pit nightly. Hany can not Ml the aisles, bat he knows bow to stand ooe on top ot another. The pest wedt's bUl laeloded Teerh .Croaa aed Cbaapaay. "~ — MHaa; Ttadsa and OoaUp. Uayd asd - ■ " nalqoe _ / their complete atacs aatttac: ae oprndac of the act shows aa cwoe with BUIr Bayaoal Sa the cab and UUy Raymcod oa the coach Be act is llUed with bright, catchy songs and reported finiyhifiy with a dao on back end of coach and morlns train effect, whlcb la certainly catchy and pleaalag. Tbera wUl he ao icet Cor . this HAMMET CTANOON John Msck, of the Foreign AmerKaa _B ea> lM Offlces, who has been handling a aaaMCt. •( foreign acta, la now booking U hoosca end la a abort time wW-baa* drcnlt of aame, aa the praapMlKfNiJF arable. Ur. B. F. GalTagber ii T the booking department. A. Slchel, tlie Colnmbii Theatre. Bnx^y^ manager, la here, there and ererywhcxe aroood his hoase. Erery little detail !• catefoUy . looked after by lilm to make tbe performer aad patron comfortable. The outcome la that he geU tbe best resnlts from performen" work aad playes to big bnalaees. Fred Stone, ot Ifontgomery and 8t<a>e, was ont on the gay White Way laat Thnraday, with a big camera. When stopped by a few fneada he reidlcd: "I'm golag tats the mortaw pie- tos boalnaia and: sriac^.tB, Obaa That wOl ba a-^ camera dlAed. New Tork-s Ladlee* wsa a featnre at the of Ji CM^baMt ta bad aai b tte baB ga S w aiii e . tte wdl-kaewB ttaatileal maa dtamatic wortd, la now general manager. Osale Csriette, William Monis' new fla> eorery. ar rtred on the 8. 8, ^Mar at anla .- taal aoag hits la caUOadi What Tea ItoTCC bM Tonni Nerer Mlaa. 'VcKIhboa Bros.. , tke Impaelal TbeatM^ Jlaw Zart. _!>m^ . Heoale Lmaiie haa Jolaad taklac the piece eC Hooale ^red JI Comedy Ftonr. Intcapcfsed ' ^ ^Med aall. Ha ^mfm The Koto Otrt, ia Manhattan, did not amazement, althongh the tiat In her line. De casta Dao^ twa xylopboaib WMiaB fli Joeephtae BabalT-mia pear. HAMMEBSTEDTS. All hcnocs go to Bert wmiams. Bert, next : the bm. waa ooe big riot, going eren -| his opening at this hoose two weeks ^-7 hU thUd week. Bert has become Plaao Player," and af- B»ek Numbers of Th* Billboard can bo obtainod byaddrossing Cireulatop. THE BILLBOARD, 416 Elm St., Cincinnati, O. many langhs with ills base ball story, which is fanny. Torke and Adams, those Hebrew boys, cer- tainly made good, and the new material in the line of talk and the parodies, had tbe crowd aides splitting. Their set went bis- Shsrt aad liUler, a yoonc maa aad-a-dainty tbe show wllh aaaai and KBITH AND PBOCTUK'8 VmH AVBMUB. A splendid bin Is an at tbe ebeta hiesi this week. mie. Oaxle aad' ber giaad company oC plarcn p iii«tiiif L'Aoiaer de PAztlat, scored a oBclded hit. Her graeefaiiieeB wee the sdmlr- atloB of tbe hooae, and oo tlie finale, after tak- ing seTcrai curtain calls with trcmeDdons ap- placae. a large bnoch of American Beanty rosea and screral other floral pieces were presentd to her orer the footlighta. Sthe certainly deserrea the honor of l>eing the beadliner this week. Ulss Hilda Hawthorne was an extra, at least her name did not sppear on the program. Tbe aTTrmuDcement was msde In tbe way of a card Sign. Ulss Hawthorae offered a aplendld ren- tzOeqalal aaaabtr aad. aaaaid SM«a baaais oo lbs >ai. teUar se*a kaaa. aaCiuMK^ pre- aea t e d wltb a cfaad ^ ■■' fc eC Bswen ano. Jcen Bedlal aad Boy Arthnr opened with a heap o€ comedy Joggling, which created many laughs, after whJA tfaey pot oo a borleaooe of Mile. Daxie's act, calling it Armor, the Harp- ist, that had tiie audience seresming initll the tears came to their eyes from lacghTog. Wlth- oat a doabt It was ooe of the fonsleat ideas erer seen In a long time. Credit Is certainly (Osatl n sa d oa page 40,) BiHy Carter, tbe black-face comedlsn, who haa been laid up for some time. Is now on his feet again and getting along Tery nicely. BlUy baa jnat passed his aerenty-aixth birthday and aaya he tbinka be will see a great many more. He hopes to be able to get aroand with the banjo again, and mert bla old-time frienda. to thank tbem for their kind aaalatasce. The Stanton bojs write that tbelr belored mother, who was st the point of death two week* Bgo, is once more oo tbe road to recoTery and wish to thank all frleoda tbrosgb Tbe BUI- bcerd, for their klndneia towards her, Tbe Stanton Brothers hare tesomed work again, playing the Grand In Clereland, laat week. Among the artist already engaged by James M adl a oD, for bla stock bnrlesqne season, which begins May 23, are: Geo. W. Scott, Amcrlcao QaeiUt, AL -f aiaM. Oteeeea Sisters sod a b% baaa^ cbsfaa. ifr. Hadtaoa'a iiiiamal n wat iUn «ni be AL Labia, who wm alw pat OB the siogiag and daaclog nnmbera. Anderson and Bernolds are swsy from all other acta of like character. Tbelr alagtng and talking Is Indeed norel. Dan Anderson's solo ▼olee holds his sodlencea spelltKmad, while Uias Beynolds. sn attraetlre comedleone. mors than holds DP ber end. Her wanlrohe la ~ they are working all the time. WIU Hammetsteta la going to praseot a new European sorelty at the victoria, Ulle. Po- Ulre, who Claims the title of harlng the amall est walKt In the world, and la flOiag tO pnt the latest London snd Parlaltp tjglgtim 1m line of a sew dance, entitled Is a aort of af tba bM flS 'jfA aat a^waak' aaee good Jndgascat la tba make-ap e( bla fra> grams—reanlts, capadly basiaeea. ^eana inallj Ibe , _ baads at Mazmtniaa aad b^ g e ta ^ tb e laaaha great shape. This act plays all the goo^ ti and la kept working, maa Bdlth Talbot, the brl^t. vtraekma Too aad Bdttb Almead lot Oolshed three wc^ oa the Halted Bme. aad tm tm twa - - . - at Iba ~ Om«<> aa* WaiMa bare a moat aatqaa Mi ^ml akelcb. aatUM Aoat MIraada'a AWiiaiia Oat. The theme la a aatlro on tbe "aew thoDirbt.** and will no donbt be seen shortly oa the big time. Thomas J. Gray has written a ooag for Bra Taasaay. eatltled. Ifa Aa Awfal Bav War *• Make a ZMaK_«Ucb aba wBI oaTai bw aa- tam ta yaSHOm, ep a a la g at Iba Bnaa Ikaa^ tie. Mar ML • MIteis Oeklcr, fcaewa ea "BllTers." the down, had to quit while ptaylng Proctor'a. Newark, on secoont of taking sick. Conroy and Le MaIre finlahed tbe rest of the week in his place.' Bowlsnd and Holdeo, alter they eloee wltb the Boble Kalckeiboekcta, wUl opea oa tbe aaa- BUT perk tlaw la Taoderille. Mr. BoMka'a wife win shortly hare a little tesor stager. Marlon Seeley Is one of tbe baadaome glila from tbe West. Mlas Seeley'a singing la ao la- friablng aad ber auaoloane a decided aorcllT.. ' ' aC aaaga are of tbe latest. i Bna«,^cartooalsts, art eterer with / TBCal dreae la laOlae Oscar Lorraine was Tery bnsy In Bam Ebrllcb's otBce the other day; In s short time Oscsr la ae- log to spring an act wblcb will be aomslhns n«w, being Ur. Lorraine's own Ides. Miss Stella Arlington Is meetloa with great turns Ume OSes. Ber snccess i^sylng the smsU own style of dellTerlng a song bas made ber a fsrorlte along the different ctrcnita. la-Balah (Prof. Barclay) la putting la at Hnber's. (Osatlaasd oa pose 40.)