The billboard (Mar 1911)

58 The BillboaPf] MARCH 11, 1911. THE ARROW MAKER REALISTIC. (Contlnned-from page 10.) <• old chief calls a cooncil, whereupon' filiie is coaclied by tbe little children of the tribe, and, taidnjr a mafiic arrow from ber former suitor, climbs to tlie lirow of a cliff and shoots into the line ot tlie enemy. It is Indeed: a~ most cred- Italile. performance, an accomplishment: on tlie part of tlie aothoress, a taet'to.wUeb all the critics give onanlmons testlnionr. - 'The scenic effects are splendid and-in eTerar- way contribnte to the faittifnX portrayal of .a aeries of pictures of tlie American Indian. Tbere Is-so uncertain- ty as to tlie tmtb of the statement made by one of the publications -that in} The-'Arrow 'Maker the Ne-w Q^atre has a ■ tenant fully wortliy of support by Its dlentele.. Edith'Wynne Matthlsoo acts tlie part of Gblsera--with, iioetic spirit and presented a. Jbie ficnre of ^trased - womailhood. iCr. Frank OIHmore. the arrow maker,. placed with verlle force. - Hiss leah Bateman-Hnnter. as the eUers daughter; Ben. Johnsoo and B. M. Holland, as the older chiefs,- fltted .-nxj Im presslT^ In their respectlTe parts. The Smes contributes - the following: "The American Indian, dramatixed by one who has bad much opportunity for studying the subject, was. ahown at the New- Theatre in a three-act pMir,'The Aztow'Maker, by Mary Austin. TW- bsl costoms, Indian coatnmes, ceremonial dances, were interwoTen in a lOTe story that was basic- ally nnbeTSal: and as old as Adam. The aud- ience leeelved: the piece with Interested silence, and there was no doubt that It held tlie atten- rion from the Tery first. A xmte on.the pro- J7«mme stated that the songs and chants are takes from phonographic 'records in the Unsenm Natural Hlstoiy. and the coatnmes snd imm- jBran deslgiied from examples In tbe same THE WINTER GARDEN TO OPEN (C-oDtinaed from page 10.) The Winter Garden stase is second, in alse tinl- to that of the Hlnnodiome and Is eqalpped with erery modem; eonrenlenoe'and' theatrical ^appliance. , Th^ new playhouse will be operated accord- ing te the European Idea of variety and music han,-' tbe entertainments inclndiuK . assortments nf -novelty features .nnlike anydiin*; heretofore Among tbe principal entertkiners durinc f . premiere week of the Winter ^ Garden Theatre win lie Kitty Gordon. Stella- Mhi^ew. - lime. Tai!en1iIne'7acoby. Mizzi Hajos^r Dorothy Jardon. Mile. Dasie. lean Allwyn. -Tortajada. i Harry Fisher. AI. Jolson. Ray Cox. Tempest and Sun- shine. Bdear Atchison-Ely^' Paol lllcbolsaa. Geo. White. Bernard and Harrison. Artbnr Onnnlng- ham. Tvettei Hess flistprs. Melvin Stakes. Ar- tknrs Ororer and G. Pore. ^METROPOLITAN OFFICIALS RE- ENGAGED. (Contiiined from page 10.) . - One of the-most important announcements Is .that for the Srst time tn^the-klstory- of the New Tork season the opera is to be extended to -twenfy-flve weeks. Hnder the regime ot the late Manrice Gran, the seasons a-veraged ei^- teen weeks, bnt the clamor of the 'operagoing public bas conTlnced the directors of the ad- Tisabllity of an almost half-year seaaou, MANAGERS FORM ASSOCIATION. (Contlaneil from page: :tl.) . Kettli. 'MartIiLr'Jecfc^t.-itoijw:aw».?58y l » «Bto . Z. -Poll; MotrIa-;^«ie9erMdL-i-«cu,i-aiedtsiA -:m.> Proctor gdw ara iMSbe)t^;::,7WfBUaa v TTsL iii i i m !. : •stem, ^Percy "wmiBniK.'MareoB-Iioew. •-Watter Vincent and UiehadcSiea. v- vi . ^ The object of^tbe--assodtatioii' -te^^ -^ "sspe a-bigber standard-'Ot.moEdity^M^tlle-vwide- Tllie stasre. In tbe-'raadeTille-pml^Bslon.- and In the-condnct of the.Tinderflle'^theatres; ! ■■ ■ '^To'promste the-jreneml-welfnre of -the mens- bers - tbe association-.In.-.tbeir bnmnessi.: astn*.'. and protect i- thenisdTes - and"'their business against nawarranted attacks.'and'to'.take -meis- ' arerand maintain all. lawfnl: and-.Drniler-.meanH to protect themselTes; . and' to eneonrage -vand fbster. stagecraft as an art or. iwofesaiOB. and o&endse to msintain tlie-profession or calling of the BtagA.^* ', : ' All -vaudeville managers are- eligible, to mem- bewhlp In the,-assodatiait: after, :pa88laf: teqnlre- raents.- ' FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE. (Continued from page 11.) drapery that filled the whole stsee. and tbe 4pot-1Ieht revealed her In a magnUcent robe of chinchilla and black vdvet. which she leisurely .-zemoTed. dlsdosmg.: a 'gorseoos eostmne of green and gold-bnMiade. ^ trimmed wtth sable, with deml-traln, and cut. extremely decol- lete. Her ornaments were a long rope of pearls, and she wore some sumptuous rings. -The most appealing of the songs which she sang was Waltz. Waltz. Waltz, a dreamy air that captivated tbe audience. Another exhibition of feminine - beauty was afforilea By The Three AtUetas. a trio of ststtiPsqne Parisian beauties In rose pink tights, wbo performed, an. amaziiis program .:af acro- batic and atUetic feats. 'Among: their stimts was the muscling on one- Iiaiid of two stage hands by one of the yonng ladles, and the sus- taining by-'a* single -woman of four': stalwart men.. T^empest and Sunshine, the dainty Misses, whose act was recently reviewed in this column, .made their usaal appeal. George B. Beno, assisted by Miss Bessie Re- no, and his Misfit Army, won a torrent «f ap- (flause and laughter.. The "anny*^ consisted or a tan. Slim fellow, a short-legged midget, and an extremely fat yontb, and their Indicrons effwts to comply with tbe mlUtsry orders caused no end of laogbter. The Three I«Isbtons. with their bHarfons sketch, called A One-Night Stand in Minstrelsy, which has been previously reviewed herein, had the house with them throngbont the perform- ance, and finished strong with their bnrlesqne baseball game and eccentric dancing novelty. Valerie Bergere and Company held the atten- tion of the audience with ber one-act romantic drama by Marie Swan; entitled Ghrmen.: It is an adai>tatIon-bf fbe Bniet stoir. and Aows tho scene in the mountains where Carmen and 7ose liave Joined tbe gypsy bsnd. Bscamlllo. the toreador, seeks ont Carmen, and the torrible tragedy of the opera Is enacted. The version is depreciated in strength by the employment of .some American slang phrases, sucb as "stand for," and some crude ttippancles of ^speech, but UIss Bergere*8 work in the main Is Intense and convincing. Assisting the star are Herbert War- ren, Edward Darian, Clyde Adler. Emma Camp- bell and Katberine Kavanaogh.. A bevy of girlish loveliness Is the octette as- sistiag Michael Fitzgerald In his club-JuggUnE act. They are eight English girls, all pretty as the proverbial picture, and In company with Mr. FlBgerald they do some wonderful stunts with the flying clubs. -They pass them in tri- angles and In a bewlldenng variety ot combi- nations, finishing up with a veritable fnsllade from two pedestals, to which four ot tbe girls climb, serving the other girls on the stage. Yoltte and Adams, Hebrew parodists, with a new grist ef funny songs on topical subjects, entertained, ^d Arthur Bowen; the singing car- toonist, who bad second place on the bill, com- bined skill as an artist with tbe rendition of some amusing songs. AMERICAN MUSIC HALL. (Continned from page 11.) Uls voice is a pleasing baritone, and he sang with good effect Bachelor Days, Good-bye, in evening dress., and Follow the Soldiers in Tommy Atkins costume. Leslie Morosco and Company presented a sketch of frenzied finance called Tbe Miliien Dollar Wife. It told the story of a young man who conducted a successful campaign in wheat, taking the bull side against his - prospective father-in-law's bear operattens. thus wioning a million dollars and a.. Hinrmlng bride. The sketch is along conventimial lines; : but teema with snappy comedy. ' Another sketch that tickled the risibilities ot the andience was The Cowboy, the Swell and the ^dy;'~playea by Boberts, Hayes and Itoberts. Mr. Hayes, a six-foot gentleman, weighing over two hundred pounds, appeared first as a baby boy, in jumper and half socks, later .as a bad man from tbe Wild West, in leatber chaps and sombrero. The Boberts. a likeable couple, exe- cuted some nifty clogs and sang in fetching manner, a pret^ costume number called My Aittle Esquimo. ■ Bnssla's contribution was the Modelsky Tiobpe of two girls and three youths In scarlet anil sold Cossack costumes,. : who romped throni^n the intricate evolutions of tbe wild dances of the Czar's dominions. ' Another quintette of clever performers wer, the Five Jngcling Jordans, youths who passed, the Indian oKbs back and forth with skill aod preciaion, cabining admirable feats of aero- batics with Juggling of tbe animated clubs. Polk and Polk exhibited some sensational tricks of head and hand balancing, and agile tumbling, as a closing feature of tbe bill. Inza and Lorella, amusing grotesques, com- bined humor and skill in ideal proportion in an acrobatic number. ■ Madeline Sachs, a handsome yonug woman, showisd her great ability as a violinist, and Sam Stem, -Jfist returned {from a successful tqnr of Europe, kept thi' lioose 'In a' roar as a comical JewiSi Indian. good m«asnre, he finished with a dago Ir- ersontion blending sentiment and hnmor. . Others who added variety to the bill were Howard Dotsoo. with smoke pictures; Tatt, wiiistiing marvel; Mile. OUv» . In-. a Ingoing novelty, and Tbjmas I. Penfold vittb ninBtrated songs. , 'COLONIAL. (Continned from page II.) l»nllt.»;i»-:tbB'-weods-:- liiifa» ;aaBegft TO^j^ -wamgnt'-^pogt. .--^;A>.-lenUiie-*:Spt''',ttiB---'«>Srfn;'Isa ; •«Ide^3rf~llieraTli!E-«!oani;sllmm^-:vadcb -ih^ be , -Keeix.r:tbe>' ^dte -jwastea .:D&-:fi» r-Ganadlas ^^-wllds. - ■The window-^eesns to -bare-beett-. jcuuslructed; .>#itk ^tiKinle-.TmroBe -ot-^etmltting .a ahorse- nd -iddet-'todlnnip'-tinengh'.ltrtit'.-lhe'JflBidi; to give .a-^draanati£ finale: to-the-x&etcb. - JanecGralnim ■and Baptiste -find Wade in bis cabin, and -while; -the slrl •{ileads with lier lover'to flee over into Montana, where be : wOI be safe.; extradition :lawB to file contrary.nothwitbstandlng,: the clat- ter ot hoofs through the soft snowy blanket Is heard, and Just as Wade conceals himself in the toft Mnrdock -and his troopers come in. Mnr- dock dismisses bis servants and Baptiste, and wben alone attempts to make love to tbe girl. Without counting the cost. Wade Jumps out of his.biding place to champion the fair damsel in distress, and Is promptly arrested. Then in a wordy confab, the truth cornea ont, and th<> crime Is Shown to be Mnrdock's, as one might have suspected all the time. Baptiste, who has conatantly carried the aknll of his halt-brother. Le Beau, produces It, and shows the mortal wound was produced by a soft-nosed bullet, the kind found In Mnrdock's revolver. Messengers are dispatched to the fort to procure a detach- ment of soldiers to make the arrest of Murdock, and while their arrival Is awaited. Wade leaps astride tiis horse and vanlts through the win- dow, carrying sash and all with him. It makes a striking finish, bat Is most illogical. The audience seemingly overlooked these many in. consistencies, and applauded good natnredly: but It Is patent to any beholder that the sketch wIU hare to be Jndiclonslr pmned befoi« It will go very far. Mclntyre and Heatb, 'the monarch of black- face comedy, amieaied In a highly diverting skit called The Man' from Montana, In which Heath impersonates a bad coon from th« West, and Mdntyie a bland and comical colored man with a marvelous ability to win with the bones. Otto T. Johnson, as tbe gambling boose propri- etor, assists in the merriment. John W.:World and MIndel Kingston, alwjivi, great favorites on Broadway, presented a budg- et of. entertainment In front of a drop r^resent- ing a lodge hall of the B. P. O. E.. with the Tarions insignia of the Elks. Miss Kingston, at- tired attractively In a blue costume, gave a German Impersonation. and san" Dot Beautiful Valtz. World then appeared as tbe old legit, add for a finale tbe couple danced the World and Kingston Mazurka. Unlqne and always delightful Mary Normnn gave a series of Impressions of femininity with Charm and fervor, her monolognes including Hats, Tears, Two-Step and The Automobile Girl. Gordon ddrld and a company comprising Irroa Eldrid, Pema Belnbardt and Sallle McBee, added to the general hilarity by their clever Interprc- tatlon of lilncoln X Carter's sketch. Won By a I.eg. A young man calls to see a: fnn-loving gitl, whose aant Is desirous of brlnglag tliem together. In the spirit of misehiet the girl, with the assistance of a comical negro mammy, poses as deaf and dumb. Tbe young man dis- covers tbe hoax by means X>' a mse, and deter- mines to get even. Betnrnlng after two mon.b. absence, he clali to have su(l'->red from ' i acci dent that has deprived hij ^/^ one of I I' To carry out the dceeptl-..u. ':e uses cm ■• .-■ KOd bas provided himself with an ariill' -' -.!m»- and a short bolster to represent I'l-- ->•■■'•■■J member. Placing one leg through a b-'lt-..'i.--:-s chair which he finds in a convenient c.u-n.-u. je awaits developments. The colored servjtut iwli'. lets him in is terribly upset to find the muo -* Uo came into the honse, with two apparently t «)d legs, has only a stump when sitting down. Kocn time she returns sHe finds some different J.-vel opment.: The aont comes-In and finds the }'wug man Intact, and reprimands the servant for drinking. When his fiancee appears the yo'-ag man represents one of his good legs to be £a sc. Determining to test It folly, the girl Jabs a hat pin into tbe leg, but as the young man has adroitly snbstitnted tlie false limb for the gen- uine. It stands the test. Then he determines to test her devotion by offering to release her from their engagement. She proves tme blne« and amid a series of comical scenes,' he confesses his trick, and they pught their troth afresh. Tbe act is well handled, and is a laugh from start to finish. Marie and Billie Bart, reeratts to vaudeville from the field of the circus, have an act called The Circus Girl that Is wonderfully pleadng and versatile. Tbe act opens full stage, show- lug a parlor set. Miss Hart appears iu a pink satin creation with an overdress of po'nt lace, and sings a ballad in good voice. Mr. Hart ap. pearlng In a coaster costume. Exiting. Miss Hart dresses in a black creation witb brilliants, and ascending'to a slack wire, poises herself and delivers another Toeal number: Stripping to tights, she executes vailaas maneovers, and donning short skirls, bas -another song. Then a drop is lowered in <me, representing the big top on a busy day, with Mr. Hart as a barker for a side show, delivering a funny spiel. As- sisted by Miss Hart, he gives an excruciatingly funny seance in fake second Bight. Then both perform some clever dancing stunts. Miss Hart attired in white tights. A fnnny &iisb is given by a miniature cireus parade, participated in by a sagacious poodle and a dlmlnntlve monkey. Gus Edwards' School Boys and Girls ap- peared in a big iinmber Involving singing and dancing, mixed witb-plenty of comedy. It was. called Gradnatlon Day, and commanded the services of the original "Sassy Little." Lillian Gonne. the original Monitor, Gertie Monlton, the dancing Gordon Brothers, and Frank Alvin. aa veil as Bboda Nickels, Helen Smith, May Col- lins and Albert Frank. The bumorons pranks, of Patrick Levy and Tonv Marrlnccla. the tresh] young voices, and the agile steps of. the youngs, sters constltnted an enjoyable feature of the program. Three talented young fellows, billed as The Baijo Phlends, opened the show, and the clos- ing number was an acrobatic act of Maria Bocka and Brother. They performed their act on tbe full stage, the lady in heliotrope silk gown, and the man in conventional evening dress. Hand and head:, balancing, and a leap by the man from tbe stage, to the ^ shoulders of tbe woman, were among their wonderinl feats. .They dosed-thelr act In blue tights, performing a vaHety"of iemarkaUe .swlft,.stnnti. - PERTINENT PATTER. (Continued from page 11.) attmdied. and detarbed ^Instsntljry -a. .spedaL.kaU- i button enabling one .-to^bnttoD 4k-'iiimn'.-aiiyr.tai»') down.-,collar^like ;-a--glo-ve. - Zt'--waB-inventedrby ? a -prominent servcispecialist,. physician -^d..snr- i eeon;: -«Ao-raesired^ to: obviate the-tcantde-«Dd( nerve Strain-eanxed by the old manner t>f:>aeaxf i tying. iThe deTiee:J8^-aii:«iotaions money-maker^ :-f!nr-v-aie.-^tni«tlhig;.agent ..-snd .'demonstrator.- -and , examples::-aze;^'leglon-«£r.bright - young men-who :]un;ifinndat:-«.-3atlaUe;3nIat. - It is advisable: te'CS^?inti>.-,<aBiniiiiiIeatien-with Mr. Geodall,; :andjleaa3x.]iow-:t0.aiake-'^OO iier -cent:-rnnfflr on. -yenr-tevesiment . by ifOemanstrating ana skiing ttUB-novelty. -.33ie -bast of fdends-nf George C. Flynn. car- nival-and - drcna.aaan,-will be shocked and sad- dened to :bear bis-untimely demise from pneu- monia nt.St. Lake's Hospital, New York City, at e A. M.V Monday, February 20. Mr. Flynn was only tbirty years old. bnf in tbe short span of bis life: had held many responsible positions in the oatdoor amnsement field. He bad form- ulated plans to take the general management of Wagner's Wagon Show this season, following a successful season in the same capacity with Fair Japan. Other enterprises with which he had been Identified were Major Gordon's liulian Circus and Carnival. Homer Bros.* Circus and 101 Bench. Mr. Flynn «as unmarried, and lived with his sister at 168 West 98th street, Manhattan, New York City, to whom tbe sym- pathy of The Billboard is extended in ber be- reavement. On last Monday night, at Easton. Pa., the first presentation of Jas. Boran's qieetacniar travesty, Mrs. Macbeth, -was made, under the direction of G. Molasso. Miss Myrtle Bender, a member of The Vanto Fair Burlesquers, and Walter E. Whelan, well- known as a former college athlete, were married at the city hall last Tuesday. Harry Fenwick, a well-known stock actor, formerly a member of tbe Forepaugh Company in Cincinnati, Is now -with tbe organization playing at tbe Harlem Opera Bouse. Jas. B. Rome and Margaret Ferguson have finished their K. & P. time and are laying off for a few weeks' rest. Bissett and Scott open March 6 at the Em- press Theatre, Cincinnati, on the Sullivan A Consldine time, tiooked for twenty-flve weeks. Irving Cooper Is handling the act. Another Irving CJooper act, Wlllard Hutchin- son and Company, opens for Sullivan & Consl- dine. Jnne 11. at Cincinnati. The act has a twenty-five weeks* contract: to fill. Broirn and Cooper go over the Sullivan & Oin- sldine time, opening In the near fnture. as do Watson and Iiwyer. Both acts are under the direction of Irving Cooper. One of Cooper's partners, Harry Mayo, Is soon to regale audiences visiting Sullivan & Consldine theatres. -Mayo Is now In New York. 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