The billboard (Mar 1911)

MARCH 4.1S11. 9 The Vaudeville Week in Chicago AMERIC AN MUS IC HALL Offered Excellent Bill of Diversified Acts Last Week—Billy Montgomery and Florence Moore in a New Act are Accorded First Honors Cbictgo, Feb. 21 (Special to The BlUboara).— Tbe liit of the bill lut week at the Amenean Unalc Hall iraa BIU7 Moatgomery and Flor- enee Moore, who have jnst letnrned (rgm En- cope after iMTlos a'Teiy aaccesafol engagement. They made a decided bit last week In a ne;w ot- ferlnff. which from the number 6f encores re- celTed. showed that ther stUl hold the reputa- tion of being real TaudeTlIllans. Alexander and Bertie. In their novel and re- fined aerial act. After the Ball, did some Tery startling things, which make the act one of the beat of Its kind which has ever; appeared bern In Chicago. . - , . ■ . ' . Mr. aeider'B singing: and wooden shoe da nci n g waa a good feature on the till, and Ua act, met with great Boccesa. OeWItt Xoang. assisted by his sister, did aome very clever Juggling, which (or lack of appreciation tecelred but little applause. Yasco, who Is considered the moat versatile instmmentallst In the world, came next on the program la a moslcal afcetch, entitled Xhe Mad MoalcUn. He ahowed hia abOl^ a mnslcun by playing on aome twentj' nlflewiit Insbnments,'' Griff's aareaatic Joggling and Tentnioqnlst work, altbongb TCty foidlab, seemed to please ~«*ery one; Bla impeisonatlon of an En^lah- mao wttneaaing an American baae ball game waa Tery good and lecelTed a hearty applanse. Tbe Garden City Trio, who called tliemielTea "The Entertaining Three," recelTed a hand aa •oim as they appeared: one of the boys, who Is made op aa a sUly kid. kept the audience In aa oatbnrat of langbtet tfaronshont the entire act. The. boya an well known here In Chicago and are always Tory. s^pnlar whecerer they, are play- '%nte and Uande Keller were next. Mlsa KUIet's alnglng and ^'lUie KeUer's witty say- ings make this sketch very entertaining. BlUed ai 'The DainUeat of the Oalntleat," Mlsa Violet McMillan Justly deserrea that title. Miss McMHlaa Is ■ recent atax featnte ot Girlies, which played at the Amsterdam Thea- tre here In Chicago. Sbe ahowed Tery. good taste in the selection ot her Bongs, ne most popular number waa Put Yoor Arms Aroqnd Ue, Honey. Mlaa MeMlllsn possesses a:'cbannlng peiacoallty a« wCU aa a beautiful Tolee, . ' lima. Harlfitta Oily, recently the atar of Xlie Whirlwind and Madame Troubadour, appeared la a <nie-act play called Belene. < Mate.. OI^. wtao takes the part of Helene, pmed ber abu- Ity aa a dramanc star. Miss Daisy Harconrt. an RngHeh ainging comedienne, sang some very original songs in a Tety derer fashion. It Is rather dlfflcnlt to tell whether It waa her. singing or tbe beantl- (ol Prlnceas hobble skirt, which she wore that made her respond to aereral encores. TheBfflat The Majestic OUeago, Feb. 23 (Special to The Billboard).— With Jack Wilson, asaUted by Franklin Batle and Ada Lane, headlining the bill, and ten other well known acts, tbe program at the Majestic last week was well worth going to aee. Cnllen and Cnllen opened tbe blU, and their singing and dancing seemed to pleaae ereryoDe who saw t&em. Vlttorlo and Georgetto, who bill tbem- BUTes aa The Upside Sown Boys, showed that a peraoB eoBld dance on Wa bands aa well as cn his feet. They dM aooe Terjr elever stunts, sad wan: dcMrre Ot* «pplanae tbat they received. Wm, UghtfOot VlaaSber,' Tbe Kentucky COhmel, came next, and hla eSorta were ahort-llTed. The fourth number on the pmciam waa Mr. Fred StDser-ln a one-act musical noTdtT, The TioUn- maker of Cremona. The aeene represents tbe mrkSbop ot.the famous rloUn maker, AmatI ot Cremona, during tbe seTenteeaUi century. His Impetsonatiooa of Faganlal, Sarasate and other well known composers was rendered Tery dererly. MIsB Felice MoiTls and Company appeared next In a comedietta, entitled, A Call for Help. It la foil of comedy, and the acting of the entire company carries out couTlnclngly the story told. Mr. Hal Ford, English alngbg comedian and fflonologlst, along the lines of mat Tery popular comedian, Geo. uaahwood, aenc aome vaj catchy (Contlnned <» page ST.) THE BILL AT THE CLARK TH EATR E. Chicago, Feb. 2S (Special to Tbe BiUboaid). —Homer Und and bis own company.waa tts taeadUner at the dark laat weA.^>nM JIulc Master Is tbe name of tbe sketch, uaA n -Ut. Und la wdl known all orcr .the connttT. itbern u no need of pralslnx tbla Tery popolar act. Mme. Zella ' aad her two trained dogs proTcd that : ber< act, attbongh entUely new, will be a great ancceaa. Tbe trlcka tbat the dogs per- tcnaed were Tery good and wall deaerre tbe applause tbat they rccelred. I«ne, (K>odwln and uiae, i^bo call themaelTea Tbe Bntntalning Tilo, oame next. All the song nnmbers were Tery fnnny, and they kept the atidlence laughing all Uiroasli ttato act. il. H. Wild, tbat fnnny fat felMw with.the.perpetnl amile, and was one of toe hits of tbe lull, asng some veiy funny songs and bis impersonations of different people wss veiy clerer. Those who were looking tbr a good laugh were not dlaappolnted after seeing Balto Frees Ttio in their extremely tunny aketeh, . (Continued on page BT.) , : Ume. teonette Roberty, with her cbainplon whirlwind dancers, came next on the bill. They are from the FoUea Bergere, Paris. The cos- tumes were Tery neat and pretty, and their dancing was performed in a most gracefn! and pleasing manner. . Holmen Brothers closed tbe bill with their comedy bar work,: wUeh was Tery good aa well as appropriate for a closing number.. PERSONAL PATTER Some Notes of the Great and Near-Great in the Vaudeville World Who Have B the Breezy Town Miss Gertrude Mudge, who' last week waa playing at the Marlovre Theatre, has signed contracts for tbe Holden Stock Co. Tbey will open at the Cleveland Theatre in March. Miss Mudge played tbere all last season.' and all her friends will be elad to know that abe Is to return airain this March. Bose and SeTems, who baTe been <m a long tonr through the Weat, and who at pteaent are SHIRLIE La PATRIE. In Taoderille. Good Acts at Hamlin Av. Theatre Chicago, Feb. 25. (Special to Tbe BUIboard).— The t,oretta Twiaa opened the blU with their nordtr gnmiaatle get. Hiw two jwmg Jadles do aome Ttn dlffleolt stunts, and tbelr act la one well woomi. going to see. The audience-cer- tainly: tfM>w«d their appreciation by the hearty applause whldx they gave. Scanlon Brothers, who gaTe a singing and talkidg sketch. tecelTed little attention, possibly due to the fact that tbey could not eing. Third on tbe program was tbe Three Boms Sisters. Tb^ were the hit of the bill, and their barmcny singing and playing waa Tery Wgb-dass, and they psOTcd Out tbelr eOorta were Trell recelTed. Tbe next act did not amoDDt. to much, so Hany Antrim proTed hlmaelf to be rather a failure. He calls Umaelf Tbe Odd Fellow, a Tery good title for tbla act. One of tb« bits of the bill was a T«ty clera aketeh, entitled. Mere Ways Than One.: It la preaented by Beatrice McKenale, Walter Shan- non and Company. It la Tery Urely, and all the parts wera acted to a tot artlatlc aanaar. Tbla closed tiie bin. ; The Famlo Trio are hokked tnr fifteen weeks over the W. V. Xt. A. Ctrenlt. Julian Theatre Program Chicago, Feb. 25 (Special to The BUIboard).-— Barbee and Bill, In Oielr comedy playlet, A Streninns Daisy, scored a big bit at tbe Jollan Theatre laat week. Tbe cast consists of four people, O'BlUa Barbe«/playinc?tbo ileadlns pa It la full of conMdr. 'and It kept tba mmm laughing tbroi^iont tbe entire act. Altiiottgh rather new, it is .boond to please wheteTer It may appear. Tbe Mardo Trio came next on the bin la a very elCTer acrabade comedy act. en- titled. Tommy Atldns on Duty, tbe feature of tlw «iet waa the turning of two complete aomer- saolts la the air ud allgbtlng cm bla oppoaeat's shoulders. Fbr a musical act. Maxxooe and Max- aone, as tbe afreet musicians, irisyed some Tery pretty ejections ea the accordion and the gnitar. and al<ms with clnglng was one of tbe hits of tba bill, Aa a eUtdiea's act, Mme. Tnttle and her" talking parrots win do Tery wen. But from the applanse that she leeetred abows that tt Is not an act bardly worthy of mention. .The Mil cinapd with Mattle Loekett. Tbe Original Mary Jane, of Buater Brown Fame. Her aODgs were Tery weU rendered end the audience aeemcd to appreciate ber work by making her respond to seTeral aacotes. playing In and around. cniieaao wilt atart oa the road aooa wltb a new act, written by J. X. Prince. Jr.; la wbleb there wUI be alx people, and for wbleh tbey win eaoy a special set of scenery. Miss Gertmde Mndge left Monday for Cln^ cinnati on a boalneaa trip.. Mr. Baymond Walbum has signed contracts to Dlay iurenUe oarta at the Marlowe Tbeatra of this city. The first play tbat he wIU ap- near In will be Wlldllre. Cbarlle Wayne, who waa with the original Burgomaster Co.. and at tbe pteaent time a beadUner in TandeTllle. tiaa Jnst returned from the Cbast, baTtng Unisbed a long toor of tbe West. Sidney Stone will dose hla engagement wltb Tbe Broken Idol Co. Mr. Stone baa been plsy- Ing the part of. sn English fop. Miss Claudia (>>lonna baa pnrchaaed oae ot Ralph-CnmmbiES TandeTUIe acts, and Is here la Chicago engaging people for the act. She has aignod contracts for the S. A C time. Miss Baby Marlon has glgned contracts to aing Uluatrated songs at Slttner'a Theatre. Mtas Marlon possesses a beautiful soprsno Tolce. ss well as a charming personality. Aden aad Iteslle.: sister team, arrlred la Cbl- cago Uondax from tbe East, and they hmTe been booked by F. Q. Ooyle. Mr. w. C. Doyle, assistant manifcr of . tba Doyle offices. Is snffertng from a serere burn da his band cauaed from llgtating a flre. Nat Carr. recent feature or tbe Wine. Woman and Song Co., Is now playing at the Star 'Tba- atre, being booked by F. Q. Doyle. Mr. Harry Hart, manager and prop, of the American Theatre, of Cincinnati, was In Chi- cago on Tuesday, and booked May Itobe aad seTcral other features for bis boose. Mr. Frank Q. Doyle returned Tuesday after making a Oying trip through the South. Tlsltlng St. Iionia,. Indianapolis. Cincinnati and other large cities in tbe Sooth. Mr. Nick.Reddy Is singing at the La PeUta Theatre. Cincinnati, inatead «f Cblcago, which was stated la last week's issue. Mr. liswrence «Wood, who last .summer waa playing characters -with the St. Louis Soperilna Stock Co., and wbo will be well remembered as tbe BeT.- Pollock with John E. Young In Tba Money and the Girl Cp., .Is now In TandeTUIe with Annie Blankle In a rety cICTer aketeh. en- titled Freckles. Mr. Kick Beddy has signed contracts for a twenty weeks engagement In Clnelnnatt, open- ing on the 13tb of March. Miss Msrgnrete Onlnn. a wen-known CU- ca^ TandeTllle contralto, la laying off on ac- count of throat trouble. Mr. Carl King has Jnat returned from tlM South, where be has been playing aU the larga TandeTUIe Su^estionfor All-Star Bill ALL-STAB BILL. WEEK OF FEB. 25. Imaginary bin framed up by Tbe BUI- board repreaenta tire. Importance of act Is Indicated by position giTen. A—Montgomery and Moore, EngUdi Enter- tainers. American Muale HaU, No. 11. FnU Stage. B—Jack WUsoi. astisted t» FrankljB Batia and Ada Lane, Comedians. MaJesUc Theatre. No. 10. la One. >—Marietta Oily la BeleM. Dranatle Sket^ American Hnate Bdl. No. >. - Stage. D-^reat Lester. KoTdfir Tcntilloqolat. Majestic Theatre, No. 8, In one. B—MUe. LewMtte -Boberty aad (Jompaar. Whlrlwtad Daaecn. AmerleaB Mnale Ban. No. a, .FSIX ,,V. Stage. r—Mr. Hal Forde,.Comediaa ai>d MonOloglat. Majestle Theatre. Mo. S, In Oae. G—^Hoinmn Btoa, OoDcdy Bar Experts. Amerlcaa Matte Ban. No. -V^mn - Stage. H—CnHea and Oonen. Singing aad Daaelag ' Entertainers. Msjestle Tbeatre, No, 1, In OM; • t—DeWItt ToOng aad Sister. Tba CsOei^ Boy Jnggler. American Hnaie HaB, Xo. 3, Fun . .Stage. J—Tlttario and Geotgetto, The Upaide Down ."Boys. ' Mtdestie TbeatiOr No. 2, DOROTHY WAY NE ALiVE Chicago, Feb. 22 (Specid to The BUIboard).— la The Billboard dated MoTember 19, mo. an aceonat of tbe death tit Miss Dorothy Wayne waa glTcn. On InTcstlgatlon we find that tbe Mb» Wayne mentioned is not the oaa who has been associated with tbe Harold Boealter Music COk^ bat 4a»ther Miss Wayne, wbeaa .IdMititr we ara nabla to ascertain. Tbe New Oolonial, a i«ii%t!II« Son Ottr. t* dslbc a aiao boalM at