The billboard (Feb 1911)

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10. Ttie Billboard FEBRUARY 4, T^lie Waudeville ^eek in MeJw York SURATTIN NEW OFFERING WUiill'iiV'Ctaaracterized by Qockl Taste Throughout and m Aural and Visual Delight—A Well-balanced NU I^esented Includes Many Novel Acts At lut Taletka Snratt b'u Kcnred i Tehlele lk>t bids rdr to R<;etT« tbs plindtU at tb« mo9t ovplDs crltlGa. ThiB 1« Boaff* Vallate, M DitluicKiue meUnge of enlcrtalnloc etmeclta wUch bad Ita Ont Btotdwiy appMiute* at Kita and Pioetor'i futh ATcniw Ilieatra last ' J e ti i h C Smltb, wbo atand Madam* ' li icapontlbla tor tfao nombeta, hmlBt " aad vndnead fliem, wtalte Bay Qoeta ^ maale. Tlneeat BiTan tha boak. 1* BO pRtcnalaB to plot, tbe Idea oC'the ■ct liciBf to proTlde tamiant dlretiloiii, of lAIck tta'atatiiMqac Taleaka in the nila of Pan. aa ■ettvaa. la tlw center. Tbe actloii opens under Ika puk-blosaomed peach branches of Pam'a MAard. Para and a berjr of street (trlles to Aall-ptaik costninea slngina Sprlsfftlrae as the Merp h ia muDber. Panx calls a rcbeaxsal at hae ttaitiii. We ilKNild oretlook tbe diacrapancy St tha lagaa- (■hrnlalta) of two aa it fa'aot aaatadal, «sr tba mart . - ^, tklB tim* bakltsd 1> Bd emiae, irtth t . aloe Winter, to tbe aeeaavalBaat of la. Tbd seen* tbea cbaagca to Pam'a . where a partx la In piosiaa a, and hr of dlTervlon, Pam'a fiance. Jack (Fletcher Hortm). lings and daocea tbe Ficneb Olp-flop with the nine girts, hi i*««>i*Tiy green eostomes. W\m Snratt then appears, presenting a onsint ■bA aUorlng ptctore In a hc»p-sklrt coatmoe of aa early 'SCi, and aiiiga When Broadway Was a Pastnre. Mr. Noctaa again appaaza with the tn a unlbar'enllad g o iJat j (arena, wear- iBKiritl Tbe next Mene sbowa the Interior of aa Impres- alTa dmrcta, with naT« and chancel, Pani In a mamlofulx lorely wedding gown, with sbower booqoet, hanging on the arm of Jack, wbo Is at> tired In black, and attended by nine brldea- malda la white aad sUecr with popplea. Xho BILL AT COLONIAL STRONG Nat. C. Goodwin, in Lend Me Five Shillings, a Big FeaAutt. Other Acts of Merit Presented—Many WUling Ticket Purchasers Turned Away The eotlr<> staniling room aatboctad lijr Ule lire regnlatloiu of New York was pereaptcd last week at tbe Colonial Theatre, and huttdl eds of willing porrhasers of sesta were turned away. Tbe nbeoomensl stteodsnee wss doe prlmailly NAT. a OOODWIN. . a red riac-auaicrs BBit, with whip, while gtala ara carted aa lUen, with Oni^ abort la aad 'wBpa. Pam aad Jack tfeaa. hav* _ dwet. AraWa, accoopaaled by an Orfteatsl- wdis. ' maa Snratfi eoatione la tUa aoalier ii a tnceona ereatloB of poiple and doth of gold, with Tnrfclab troosers, pointed allppera aad gem- mt iiiiliirt torban. Laura Gayselie ezeentea .a i>aan EccentzlqiM, permitting Pam and .her enpanlons to change to Sjianish coattnnea: Sn- ratt anters In a marrelons coetnme of red. sll- war and pearl, harmonising msgnldcoatly. .with fe« dark besDty. As she wslka down tba lane Smmai by^i^wgle^ow^ gjauaiat M^^Mj rtai AD^tar New York YORK AIJ.CTAS VADDEVTLXE atU. WOH WEEK, or IAN ss. laalnafT Mil framed up by Billboard [▼e ftom sets' appearug at New 'ZotK TBOdeTllle theatres. Tbe Importaaee Of tha act Is Indicated by position glTea. A->^ton-PoIo Tnnpe, Acrobats. Fifth Avenne Theatre, Fnll Stage. U H orace Wright aul Rem DIetrlcli. '.Tboaa SoDcwbat UOtrant - Ettng- Bephaat. Colonial Theatre, Poll Stage. and Blrs. Jsek hlcGtcesy. In T he Coontiy liddlar aad- tha -Tlllase rifth ATenne XkaAa. with Special Drop, a GOODWIN AND OOKPANT. in Lead He IlTa Colonial Thaata^ Fan one-act play, American Mnsle Hall. Ml Stag*. II fcphle Tocker, Com Snanter.- ■ -*— Hiric BaU. ta Om. The -AU-atar bDl thla week possesses aa its .Marf featue, three eomi^ete sketches, corer- tsg Tarlooaly comedy, moalcal comedy and diama. each of whlA woold ordinarily he en- titled to stellar honors. In consideration of fte Importance of the .engagement of Mr. Nat Ooodwtn. It being his Hist essay Into tbe field af raodeTflle after a worthy, career In tbe le- gitimate, the crown poaltloB la aeeeedcd him ■ad his eze^cnt company IB t<eBd Ma Fir* ■MTihifa. valeska Saratt. becaaae of bar (cal- Ir iMitabh and csuaaBdable entertainment. BaaCe TbiMb. ci a at ad aad prodneed by Jo- mak a talth.' la entitled to idace. as U also Itat ■rttH IM ' tragedienne. Kmc. Henrietta 01- ir who thrills with her one-act playlet. Hdene. Ibk and Mrs. Jack McOreery eontrfbote s hl- larfooB and tmthfol study of Amerlcaa mral types, so consplcnoDSly orlglnsl thst tbey alao deserre tndnalcrn In the weekly hall of ttmt, Horace Wright and Bene Dietrich win place both by reason of their faoltlesa Italian ehsrse- terlaatlana and their excellent rolces. Sophie for ber TlTsclona abandon sad artutle ■hooting. Is In the same cati (Continned on page 50.) fal comed.T, U>nd Me Fl>e ahlUlngs. Support Ing the aenlal Nat was a company that com prised MlBse. Margaret Morvland and PanllBe Lord, and tbe Messrs. William Hawtrey, Bob •rt Tabor, Jerry Barcourt and Foater. Dia fares whl<^ lent Inatre la pieelooa years to the npettotre of tha lata Joanb JcBenoa aad Mr. eoodwiB, waa ebaractcrtnd br a nap aad apt*- ' Ut that k^t tbe aadlnce kvad ap ta a ' sketch which woo appredatlT J eroked a gale of laughter was Th» lareleai Sophomore, the rehlcle of Harry Tlgb* and hla Colleglsns. It Is from the pen of Balpb and bis Collegians. Higsetlc Anna Chandler U i nrwcomer, wbf walked Into the affections c>f b^r bearers wlt^ a budget of popular aenga, ftaa£ wlt^ guato antf Delaartean waring of supple arms thst aag I TTctte OoUbert. ~ ~ ~ it'a Bl^t, I L»w> It I aiuoag her ssBgiL Tempest and _ nineteen and slxtMB y««a aU KapaMadr. i their first appearr ' ' m€ dainty daeta._^ . ul mm ■ nirir'; tt fascinating faaldoi. Vhe Eight Original Uadeapa fm Berlin. wW we a /eatore of The Snmnm WMowera at thr Broadway Theatre, New York, pw a cn ted a gM art fall of acrobatic surprises. They tnrnaf cartwheels in imlson. romped through a rsTlshln^ dance, built pyramldi and boydutebly disported tbcmadres, nelr eaatoatea were of purple, witk a silken froo tron thst sdmlrsbly displayed sixteen shapely limbs In purple allken hose. Qaittctte. ncy aaag t aaectal aid tanwites, _ ABioBg tha Gold and CruUkecn LawB, Keaaler and Lee, In an entertalalag ■*-"*~r act, and Kelly and Kent. In their Unghahip aklt. The Dramatic Agent, added ta tbe merrl The cIoeloR namber wai Capt. Ifaz Qrober'e ■qoeetrlao ReTlew. which occupied full itage gaaemeala. He appaarrd at tha CIdaBlal Tbiatli. laat waak. Mme. Marietta Oily Headlines American A wonderfolly gifted tragedienne Is Mme. Marietta Oily, who with ber company compris- ing Hardee Klrkland and John Emerson, bad the headline position on last week's bill In Helene. This Is a one-act play of powerful In- tensity, displaying tba effort of a young wife, mihi^y janJMta ahagbay ^Jar ii^her'a peal ta Iwr B i t >» fo^SuSS aartataaea. Tbe sum asked la ao large that the father'a ans- plclona are aronaed. and by adroit qocathmlng ha gleana the truth from hU daughter. Baring glren hla word of honor, bowerer, not to be- tray tbe liaison of his dsogbter to her boBbsnd, he takea hla only altematlTe to asve tbe honor Of his family, and kllla the paramour, wbo Is awalttng tbe ootcome In an adjoining room. Tbe sketch was splendidly acted, and flre cnrtaln calls were taken on Wednesday nlgbt. Another dramatic sketch on the bill was That Annie I«nrle Song, an Inrolred and nnconrlnc- Ing waatem story, played by Bnrr Carrath and — Mlas Rnby L.Indaay and aa page SI.) Pertinent Personal Patter B. Banla IB eompllacBt to Ua tatker, Iftaty I has determiaed to tc-naac tha Haekatt on West 42d street the WUUaa Banla when ka — ■ Stahl iB Bowsid Pew Is la Chicago at lha Welllagtaa Hotel, in the latereat of the Amerlcaa Band, of ProTtdeaor, R. I., which he la booking fOr of the largcat parka and talra «C Oa M daring tbe isaitag s ea soo. Fred Wright. Jr., made bla Taaderllle dabat St tbe Hndaoa Theatre, Union BUI, N. J., on January 30. assisted by Miss Clsodls Clarke. Mr. Wriirht wHl be remembered for hla work with Edna May In Tbe School Girl, and The Catch of the Scaaoo. nia appearance here was as Tim In Oar Miss Glhbs. Both the CUntoa Street _ Essex Msrket Onrt km* .kM .MaaM-lr tbe city of New Talk tbtok* NMMlil tw Mta picture uses. Hsrry and Kate Mitchell hsre sntrcd tn New Tprfc after s trip throogt tbe West. Banr la 'rlag froaa seetre latrmal.lalarlca aaatalaad This Week's Vaude- ville in Gotham Amerlesn Music Hsil—Ma Oosae. with BdBe Mollon and company of twenty dancers; Ade lalde Kelm and Company In playlet: WUllav Ooortlelgh and Company In Peacbea; Grill, Loo don's comedy Juggler; TioTato, mmlcal ge> Loodoa Qurtette: The Great Tallmaa; Ir ^ Tangnay; Oai dW la Won by a Leg; MafthwM aat «rl oaMdy aenbats: Xaaapaat and . Baa achleU's MsBikias; Harry Vlrat aa* DnAy . flambo OMa, atagtag aad Cooroy, LeMalre ab* ~ Broox—Prank I^eenan In The Oath; Wara. Klare and Ward In Twin Plata; Barry and Wolford In It Happened on Monday; Ellla Nowlln Acrobats. In Pnn In a Fire Booaa; Bcnardl, Italian quick chaago artist: L. T. TQB, Tcalrlloqalat: at tba Ptaao; BUI lia. aad othera. Varlcte; Buu Daaa la a by; Tf. Two Ooleys aad Ihy. camady black face; KItamura Japa, acrobato; BreWB and BIyar and others. Fifth Arenoc—Andrew Mack, Gerald GrlS* and Company In Other People'a Money: Eddl' Leonard and Mabel Roaacll: Sol Goldsmith ano Guy Hoppe In The Commercial Drummer^ naak MUtoB and DcLoag Slatera la Twenty AltaUa Juactten: Testta aita: AlptaM Tnmpe, doa gfe i»?9!to •< Jardia by a fan down an clerator ahaft tn Omaha* - Charles A. Taylor haa rewritten for tba M* of Margaret Bennett and Company la randeTllle the aketch. Borrowed Mooer. the creation of F^ad Thayer, tbe n ew sp aperman. Oota Hall, oae of tbe orlglaal Fencing Girls li a ny wi '" "— * - — — - material. Edmnnd Day, tbe well-kaowa playwright, wb» haa glren ua The Eonnd-Dp, baa written an act celled The Whirlwind, which will hare earl} presentallna In Tanderllle under tbe dlrectloa of H. J. Kilpatrlck. known to tbe world of an tomoblte racing aa Dare DctII KIl. A featnn of the iketcb will be a race between a twenty borse power rxclng anto going 129 mllei an boni In a taalr reltlni; effort to orertaklog a locomo tlTe golDK at full floeed. Tbe identical asa* chine In which Mr. Kilpatrlck - — — world's ro«<l recnrrtj, will be a bata wHI stage tbe sketA.