The New York Clipper (November 1912)

ypVfiMBEB 9 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. T^&GAJV, OITO^RiatlGS OH* THE WEEK JLT 'THIS VAUDBVIl,^ ^JVI* DRAMATIC HOUSES .incAc'o" ""'* D Haag and James Mont- »* " y J i"rodS2cd by H H. Frazce on Sat- t°? r *;vXz.M-1 * ltt tQls ca8t : uiday o™ m "°* ' Ralph Hera Leslie Gi Ben■•.•;•• Claude Gllllngwater raomis Grtenviue. Harry wmlamfl fjm/t *9*FL"' " ;....Horace James ■PS '^..nViile Warren Cooke JoscdH 0'«» v '" e '',; Edward Wade Frederick renton....... >Lawrence Z AHn^x Evan. t . •••••;»• •'' Edna Baker I>orotb>; 'V^n ........I»ab«l Garrison JIrs> £'i.™ Ireland Chapman...Grace Goodall UB ?2SL slafford. Nena Blake »"*. 4S£hJ U ..........Rejtaa Connelll *"?» h ™S tie' complications arc familiar, Alth i« f rood deal of merit to "Bachelors •SilLiS" the combined work of a Pitts- gj Benedicts, ine (Jackson D. Hang) fflft VromUlng young playwright (James *. nd . n m»r»l Tie piece la generously MWag Stt bright, and often slangy llneo. E^SSt act is far and away the best. The lhe ^ and third acta hare several serious 5ecol ^»r There is but one scene—the apart- B0 ?t of Leslie OUtert-and on this "set''Mr. StXmSS* good deal of money. , &£afSm Gilbert Is to give a bachelor dinner to bis pals two days before he marries ri?™tnv Allerton. She and her mother and T» women friends decide to give the room, . f.mlnine touch by decorating the chairs imribbons etc. The dinner ts given, it * of course; a stag affair. Songs are sung 'VJsHeis ridiculed, pitied and "roasted 5 ' S a tte bachelors for deserting the "bunch" •aSWrgtl two. does not like her husband's friends and makes no secret of the fact Leslie does like them and, of course, be home life of the Gilberts is not very SmSt Before he had married LeBUe had befriended a young girl and sent her to whoof at Us expense. His interest in this -ir! Annie Martin, was kindly and innocent. She' has grown to love ler benefactor, and to news of his marriage had made her at- wmnt suicide. A mutual friend calls on lis lie to tell him of the attempt of Annie to kill herself, but Leslie had gone to his Hnb He leaves a note telling him the facts In the case. After the friend leaves Mrs. Gilbert opens the letter addressed to her bus- band, and on his return from the club she upbraids him and leaves* the house. But In the Inst act a reconciliation Is brought about br the frlend8 of the family and the pro- filed woman haters—ell bat Thomas Green- ville, who absolutely refuses to believe any- thing good of women. Ralph Hen Is the featured member of the company, and scored In the role of Leslie Gilbert. It has been many years since this capable actor appeared In a "straight" role. He played the comedy scene with a light touch, and In the dramatic moments he wan admirable. _ _ — Claude Gllllngwater, as Thomas Greenville, the deep-rooted woman hater, was excellent. It Is a fat role, and Mr. Gllllngwater handled Harry Williams, as the slangy Foster, was a favorite with the first night audience, and the two songs that he rendered in act one were very clever and snappy. Grace Goodall drew well the portrait of a wlic and winsome widow, who had no trouble la getting married, and Edna Baker looked pretty and acted skillfully the role assigned to her—that of the wife. The rest of th- eompany played their respective roles satis- factorily. Third Row. I LINCOLN SQUARE. (CHAS. FEBQtSOS, MOB.) The new vaudeville show which came In Thursday, Oct. 31, contained six sets varied it kin 1 tad of excellent calibre. The matinee was played to a capacity audi- ence. As this was the third anniversary week of the Marcus Loew management of the. theatre, Manager Ferguson Informed the writer that the record for weekly receipts would very likely take another boost up- wards. The entrance to the theatre looked very pretty in its dreas of flags and bunting, tastefully draped and arranged for anni- versary week. The new show received a capital start with Orvllle and Frank, one of vaudeville's sterling acrobatic acts. Orvllle kicked the barrel and table artistically : also doing a Mt of Rislej- work with the boy Frank. The finish with the high ladder, controlled by the feet of Orvllle, while young Frank as- cends to Its very top and performs many graceful teats, is the prime feature of the act, and had some of the patrons holding their breaths until the boy descended to the stage. Then the applause came strong. Josle and Willie Barrows came next, in the well known skit, 'The Bell Boy and the Actress." They put their dialogue over con- cclenUously, but It failed to get the Iauglis. itieir songs and dances, however, went very An illustrated song came to here It had the pretty title of "The Message of the Honey- ttopiO Dirt the message was too slow, and .„ ? d , t0 , cstch tne frnT of those who like to join in" in the chorua. .^SWP a. ■>■> and Montrose virtually IWjd.tbe show with their acrobatic act, 23 ■ made •» laughable by the funny 25^5 ?? rk ot Mr - Walsh. He very soon E23*2M audience laugh tog and applaud- X* ft f unny sayings. They are still using the baseball finish, and it "goes" just as strong ag ever. n «h£ e i>i k , otch Position brought a very ca- B™f "ttlo company, In "The Mnyor and the Manicure," one of the most human, probable H consistently natural sketches In Its lines S £?J lon tbat the vaudeville Btage has dlSiwA T * e company ot four people jjj« It full justice, and scored a pronounced in w?„ Sjm(>Bd » •*■• *■<* "with- bells on," ana Sif"*? f nd P""* 1 "- He l8 popular here, teri.i «.**& """"*» of projecting bis ma- 55 ?7 er tke "***»* »■ «"• «> Sicet with ne»r W^- Hto Beml-tramp character Is "Thi, i?*5* rfPUlstve, and lis two songs, taSillL^iS 0 * To Be -" »ere finely ren- <^ and heartily appUuded. vaudoviii2%, V 1 E * ane company closed the strarini S™ ta a B * ei f arranged demon- Welti SL 80 . 00 .?' t 110 poaalMlltJes of elec- raan »i Dominating the act was a youug the 'LK wa, , a »howman to the life. With kZJFSJX&JMS* "•■> electrical appli- "rn« p J! c0ca l displays were shown of Iho stool filingf»,l a ?i. 08 T a P h and the melting of e ectrlriSP ^L tne *■"■■ heat generation of fir "S 1 n ,Lf* he ,. ac i. C0Ilelua ed with the call eight wVS. teets trom the audience, and their ?>n,ii n yoang ""o 11 ma de much fun when trie current C * tte ta «° ntact wlth the elec- •nees JSKSaSftrV NoT - 8 - the perform- v»& 1 SSiC B SW ontll midnight and the tffifaen lts ' by ""'"t »•«, were read from tB8c> _ OW Timer. '^KwSl!!. (Charles Burnham, mgr.) — louse Sa7.>?.lo c 08c i 1 lt8 engagement at this gsHJSgJPsI "WtCl, Nor. 2. Our Wlvtt a "oe S 0< ^,>? r « "oriday evening, Nov. 4. ftythorn- ln f c , Iu,le d: ITenry Koike?, Pamela Iwyrg^ J*"" !"!!* Pfers. Vera Ftnley. 'K' i.raham and John Flndlay. "TRIAL MARRUGE." HadMon Theatre (U.;nry D. HarrU mgr .)-Trial Ucrrlayc, a nlay^n threei aS by Elmer Harris, with Helen Wan: In the leading feminine role, was presented here for the first time Tuesday evening Oct. 20, with this cast: Robert Payne-J3townrt....Bobert H. Hudsjn 5?T" a' «••:■• -J. T - ffuhubara &**&* Huntington Ernisr Stallard Mrs. Rldgway Knrra Kenwvn lone Payne-Stewart Maigarot Gordon Balr Thomas Harrison Hunter Alexander Prince. Charles A. Stevenson Marie Louise Eldgway Helen Ware g*9 Eleanor Stuart Ilallowaj Harry LUlford This latest attempt of Mr. Harris deals with the extraordinary love of Emir Thomas, a "trial marriage" theorist, for Marie Itldg- way, who, although balling from good Kren"h parentage, has taken up the work of a hos- pital nurse In order that she could be in- dependent of her widowed mother's wealth It so happened that Marie had occasion to care for Blair during an illness. A love fprang up between tbcm, and when he per- sistently proposed a "trial marriage," her great love for him finally resulted In her agreeing, and the "trial honeymoon" is spent in a pretty little bungalow cabin up In Maine, which Is owned by Alexander Prince, an actor friend of Thomas. The "trial" is humming along rosily until Blair Is called to New York on business. Upon his return the friendship that exists between Marie and "TJncle Al" (as she now calls Prince), arouses Blair's suspicions, which result In a quarrel with Prince, when that pane-thinking individual demands that this trial marriage nonsense cease and that he (Blair) marry the girl and return to New York. This adds to the jealousy burning within the theorist, and after Prince bids the cabin good-night, he accuses his would-be wife of wrong-doing with the actor, and In his tem- fiorary Insane state of mind he comes per- lously near strangling her. His queer love Is touched on the impulse of the moment, however, and a disaster is avoided, but when the "trial wife" recovers her breathing powers she drives him from the Maine cabin. Heartbroken, she returns to her home In New York, where, In the final act of the play, Tilly, who was the hired cook at the "trial home" in Maine, calls for back wages, and the family learns of the disgrace the daugh- ter has shadowed tbem with, and when Marie refuses to marry a wealthy choice ot her mother she Is ordered from the house. "Uncle Al" Prince arrives at this period end pleads with Marie to give the "trial marriage theorist" a hearing, and when Thomas enters with a wedding ring firmly grasped In his strong left hand, the girl for- gives and the story ends. Miss Ware charmingly acted the part of the girl who sacrificed "all" for the man she loved, and she not only scored heavily in the emotional opportunities that arc offered her In the play, but was delightfully pleas- ing in the cabin scene in the second act when she playfully taunted the jealousy of her "husband." She has never been seen to better advantage. Harrison Hunter played 'the role of the "trial marriage" theorist admirably, and that the audience did not go crazy about him Is proof that he did bis work well—admirably, La fact Charles Stevenson captured a big share of the evening's honors, and his abundance of wit loaned greatly towards making "Trial Marriage" really Interesting, even though Author Harris' latest choice Is cruel enter- tainment. Ernest Stallard. In the rolo of the wealthr suitor for Marie's hand, was another promi- nently favored member of the evening. Others who scored more oi less success- fully were: Bobert Hudson, Karra Kenwyn and Eleanor Stuart. "Trlsl marriage la only a masculine dodge to avoid alimony" was one of Hie bright lines spoken by Charles Stevenson. Good act- ing Is what will keep it before us for a while. The second week began Nov. 4. Tod. ■ FOl RTEKf Til STREET THEATRE. (J. U KOSENQUBST, MOB.) For the latter half of last week the fol- lowing six acts, with the usual selection by Jack DriscoH. were offered to the public. Driscoll Is still a leading light in singing popular songs, and is still using colored slides. His rendition of the sensational love song. "When I Dream of Old Erin," was heartily applauded at the Thursday matinee. The Gladinbarks, two men and a short, atocktly built woman, on full stngc, showed some athletic stunts that got over nicely. Most of their work consists of head to bead balancing stunts, the woman in most In- stances being the understander. Holmes and Beilly, a woman who sings la one, and a man who sings from the orchestra, offered several selections from well known operas. Each Rings a solo, and then the duo closes with some good music, nicely sung. Coyne and Swan are billed as comedians. They work in one. One ot them as a drunk, who gets sober too quick, and the other, first as a policeman and later straight. The only comedy worthy of a laugh is when the drunk hits the cop over the head with a blackjack, after said cop demonstrates the fact that his revolver is not loaded. Wm. Edmonds and company are offering a sketch, entitled "Help." The idea is evi- dently taken from "The Sign of the Rose. Instead of a florist shop we see the interior of a lawyer's home. The wife ot the lawyer has advertised for a janitor, and she and a maid are in the parlor when an Italian enters. She has been warned by a letter that sho will be kidnapped by the blaekhand If her husband does not let up on certain parties. When the Italian enters she is greatly dis- turbed. Before this, however, she has tele- phoned for the police. She and the maid proceed to entertain the supposed agent ot the blaekhand until the police arrives. A plain clothes man at last comes and puts the Italian under arrest. He finally explains that he was only after the Janitor Job, and Is let go. The Italian character Is fairly well done. The young woman portraying the maid is ^The'Lebeesf Brothers showed some unique dancing steps, and were well applauded, fhey close their act by dancing upside down. 1 heir shoulders resting in cradles and their feet on platform which looks like that used for a ^The'b&ns^hcaded by Wm. Flemen and com- panyV in a sketch, entitled "The Lino Be- tween." A very slangy young man Is_iu love with a.politician's daughter, who also loves him. The politician will not permit the mar- riage. The young fellow, who has been a gambler, is balled out by- the father. He comes back, however, nt the politician, whom he accuses of collecting grsft in his poj "on. Just when lt seems the young fellow will get his girl, the father tells him that she Is Lis •Ister, mi then everytblngls off During the course of the act the youngfcllow pats WW a very nifty line of talk. The WW* MM has very little to do. The politician s part U TUe y «v"e I ral , 'moving pictures shown were furnished by the Film Supply Co. of America. and did set prove In teresting. wc. Clrele^-Vaudovllle and pictures. "THE YELLOW JACKET/' Fulton (Samuel Wallach, mgr.) — The Yellow Jacket, a Chinese play lu three parts, l.y George C. Haselton and J. Harry Ben- rlmo, produced by Harris & Setwyn, Inc., on Monday afternoon, Nov. 4, with this cast: Property Man Arthur Shaw Chorus Slgnor Peruglnl Wu Sin Yin Ueorge Kclph Due Jong Full Grace Valentine Tso Antoinette Walker Cbee Moo Savone Morland Tal Fan Mln Reginald Barlow Suey Sin Fah Grate A Barbour '■'-'" Sin J. Arthur Young Ling Won Mark Pries Wu Fah Dla Schuyler Ladd Yin Suey Gong Reginald Barlow Wup Hoo Git ieorge Rolph. See Quoe Fah Betty Brewster Mow Pan Fah Grace Valentine Yong Soo Kow Grace Hallectt fbow Wan Antoinette Walker Moy Fah Loy Juliette Day See Nol Fanny Addison Pitt lnl Chnr Shoong Roy Gordon The Widow Ch.'ng Mnrgaret Calvert Maid Betty Brewster Git Hok Gar Mark Price Kom Lol Walter F. Scott Loy Gong J. Arthur Young It is a pleasure to record the fact that the first production of the new producing firm of Harris & Selwyn (Wm. Harris Jr. and Edgar Selwyn) Is a distinct success. It Is "The Yellow Jacket," a Chinese play, and It Is presented exactly the way the plays are given on the Chinese stage. Therefore there Ts no cbange of scenes. The props are handed by tbe property man to his assistants In full view of tbe audience, and, by the way, this property man, as played by Arthur Shaw, Is one of the funniest Individuals In the piece, nlthough he has not a single word to say. Ihe lines delivered by the other characters often sparkle with genuine wit, and many of the situations are laughable. The play Is written with literary skill. It has fire, colo.', satire and poetry. As a stage offering It is unique and charming, and lt should prove to be a financial success as well as an artistic one. Such a play as this does not readily lend itself to description. It is a work that must be seen to be fully appreciated It is acted very well throughout. George Relph, an English actor, who was first Been In "Kismet," plays the principal role In "The Yellow Jacket," and scored heavily as the boy who was destined to wear the yellow jacket In the first part of the offering be Is seen as the powerful Wu Sin Yin, which role he played with authority. The role of the boy Is, however, tbe most Im- portant of the two, and as the youth, he was more interesting. -Reginald Barlow, who also played two parts, also won the favor of the audience. His facial make-up in both roles was re- markable. Slgnor Peruglnl, as the chorus, was given a warm welcome. It has been a long time iince he has appeared on the local stage. He delivered his lines Iwtb fine elocution. All the roles are rather small, and It ts therefore quite Imposlble to write nt length of any individual performance, but we must mention that Antoinette Walker. Schuyler I.ndd, Juliette Day, J. Arthur Young, and Mark Price were unusually fine in their work. The music, written especially for the play by William Furst, was of a bleb quality. The story of "The Yellow Jacket" has to do with Wu Sin Yin, the Great, who bad two wives. His second wife Is very beautiful, and she is exceedingly Jealous of the first wife, who has given to Wu Sin Yin a male child, and this awakens in the second wife a jeal- ousy. The second wife so plays upon tbe feelings of Wu Sin Yin that he enters Into a conspiracy with the father of his beautiful second wife to procure the death of his first (uousc. A farmer Is engaged to assassinate the motlicr. However, tbe wife of the farmer Is the maid of the first wife, and alio suc- ceeds in securing the execution of the maid of the second wife, and the passing off of her head and body as that of the first wife. The first wife receives a message from heaven that she must give up her life to save the life of the child, and her love for her off- spring being so great, she commits suicide. The child Is taken away to the moun- tain by the farmer and his wife, and he is there reared until he attains man's estate. The name of this child la Wu Hoo Git. When he attains his manhood he becomes weary of the humble mountain home and goes out Into the world to seek his ancestors. He follows the paths of pleasure and they lead him Into serious by-ways. He finally discovers the course of true love, and, even as he finds It. he is driven Into the spiritual paths that will develop him for the great career for which he Is destined. Under the cruel necessities of the world ns thrust upon him, he loses all hope of his true love. After overcoming many serious obstacles be grows Into matrnlt- cent manhood, achieves the "yellow Jacket," which is the vestment of great civil and spiritual power, and then, as a final reward, bis lost love returns to him. The production Is one of great beauty, and lt 1b true In Chinese form and spirit. The costumes are gorgeous, Don't fail to see "The Yellow Jacket." It is a novelty in stage entertainment and Is well worth seeing. Third Sou. i Si- COLONIAL. (BALPH KDMUN1H3, MOB.) An exceptionally good bill was offered at the Colonial week beginning Nov. 4, and a capacity house was played to. The Reed Bros, opened the bill and pre- sented a Roman ring and contortion act, which was a very clever opener. Both boys work hard and Introduce some very difficult feats with skill and grace. Sherman, Van and Hymon nave a very good piano and singing offering, which was well liked. The boys use new and up-to-date •ongs and have good voices, and they scored a hit. The Providence Players, In a comedy play- let, entitled "Who Is Brown?" were a de- cided hit The sketch Is brimful of comedy situations and funny lines. The cast is made of capable players, and the act held the in- terest of the audience from start to finish. Leo CsrrlHo made his usual big hit with his monologue, and kept the audience In good humor. The Bendlx Ensemble I'layer*. In operatic ■elections, were appreciated. The act closed tbe first part. The Avon Comedy Four simply ran away with the 1)111. Tbe boys bad a hard posi- tion, opening after intermission, but they more than managed to score, and were the big Jaughhig hit on the bill Blanche Walsh and company offered a dra- matic plavlet, entitled "The Countess Na- dine." The work of Miss Walsh, as the Countess Nadlne, was a real treat, and the act held the Interest of the audience. It Is one of the best playlets of Its kind yet seen In vaudeville. Laddie Cliff Introduced a number of new songs which he pot over In good form. His dancing helped greatly In making him a fea- ture on fhi> program. The Eight Berlin Madcaps closed tbe bill In a skillful dancing and acrobatic en*cm0lo set Olio. CITY THEATRE. (HEM LEO, MOB.) Capacity business ruled at almost every performance hero last week, turnaway busi- ness being recorded on Friday evening. Lewis and Morton, la a little singing, dan- cing and rapid-fire talk, cleaned up. The act it composed of a man and a very handsomo and dainty young woman, both of whom tho big time will surely hear of. The man opened the act with a clever audience song, and took several bows. The young woman was then introduced, and they put over a great line of talk that won them plenty of no- Slauae. As a finish they did a very capublo ancc. Murray Livingston and bis clever partner were seen In his successful little sketch ot the lower East side of life, and held Uie at- tention of the large audlcuce througbout its whole presentation. Mr. Livingston is a clever character actor and portrayed his rolo In a capable manner. His young; woman as- sistant lent him able support. John J. Black and company. In a school act was well liked. Several good bits of business were given during the course of their net, but the most time Is taken up in render- ing songs. They form a fairly good quar- tette, and harmonise nicely. Sheldon and Burns, In a piano nnd singing turn, put over one of the best acts ever seen here. The male member is a corking good piano player. In ragtime ns well as classical material, and tbe young ludy, appearing in a handsome pink gown, rendered several songs In fine voice. The man also sang several songs, but did not create much Impression with his songs. He should pay more atten- tion, to the piano and give tbe girl one or two more numbers. Gypslnnu, a violin player, 1b a young woman, appearing in gypsy character, who Just about got over. Besides playing a do;;eu or morn songs on the violin, she sang two songs which should be disposed of. Her violin plnying Is a feature, nnd with more up-to- date songs her performance would be greatly improved Eberliardt and Mack are a mini and woman who Bing nnd tell several Jokes that were heard In Noah's time. The young woman ■rakes a fine appearance, making two changes of costume. She first appears In a beautiful black spangled dress and sings a song In fairly good voice, but which Is entire- ly unsulted to bcr. She then changes to a neat fitting blue dress, and, with the man, sings a duct in good voice. Mack appears in black fare and shows that be Is a mighty goad comedian. Mile. Itala, assisted by a dog, do some very clever and picturesque head and hand bal- ancing. Sho appears handsomely costumed. also performing nil her stunts on a beautiful pedestal made of gold and flowers, which at the conclusion of iter excellent, performance is transposed Into the Statue of Liberty. Connery and Lc Gault. a man and woman, were one of the laughing lilts of the pro- f;ramme. The old plant stuff Is used, tho ady calling for an assistant and her partner going on the stago as a bashful country kid. A good line of talk Is nut over by both, the man doing exceptionally good work. The young woman concludes the act with a slack wire performance that brought them In good returns. Jack. i KEITH'S UNION SQUARE. (CLMKR V. ROOBBS, MOB) It Is a pleasure to note that this popular home of the highest class of vaudeville Is fast regaining the prestige It enjoyed In tho years when the hest talent possible to be ob- tained In vaudeville, and also many stars from the legitimate stago made their first plunge In vaudeville on the boards of this theatre. Monday, Nov. 4. found a big audience la attendance when the curtain rose upon the first act of the new bill for this week. Head- line honors arc accorded to Tom Lewis and Mike Don!in. who made their metropolitan, premiere in vaudeville ns a duo at tbe mati- nee. They are both too well known to need Introduction here. Tbe former has long been known as a popular comedian In both vaude- ville and farce' comedy, trblle the latter has been prominent In baseball, and has likewise (rod the vaudeville boards In other seasons. They made their first Joint appearance In a sketch, In which dialogue, burlcnque char- acterizations nnd ventrlloiiula! absurdities gots the laughs In plenty. (See New Acts.) Monday also marked the first appearanco here of the prominent English actor, Tom TerrUs and his company, in "Scrooge," a one act playlet adapted from "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Lilckcns. A more extcud- ed notice of Mr, Terrlss' debut here will he found In our New Acts columns this Issue. Wilbur Mack and Nella Walker are Justly entitled to the important position they oc- cupy on this weeks bill, and right well do they maintain It In their Jellghtul muslral and comedy skit, "The Dollar BUI." While Its theme 1b along the lines of a chance meet- ing, nnd a harmless flirtation between this bright couple, tbe proprieties are always carefully observed, and splendid entertain- ment Ib the result. Frank It. Montgomery and Lottie Medley hove a mighty line little playlet, touching upon life In the far West, written by Ullle Aker.strora, and entitled "A Story of ihc- Hills." Tbe episode which forma the basis of the playlet Is an Intensely dramatic one, and the acting of the principals Is thoroughly adequate und excellent as weU. The dancing and songs of Chas. Cartmeil and Laura Harris were received with the usual high favor accorded these sterling ar- tists, for it has long been conceded that there is not a more accomplished dancing couple on the vaudeville stage. They retired with tho audience calling for more. Tho old-fashioned claim that It was Im- possible for young women to box. fence, wres- tle and do bag punchbag, without sacrificing their femininity, finds sure rebuttal In these exercises, as shown by Will n. Rochm's Ath- letic Girls. While tbe young women are de- cidedly fair of form, there is not tbe slight- est appeal for tbe favor of an audience from this standpoint. All aro skillful and (borough adepts In all they do, and sex cuts not tno slightest figure In tbe proficiency displayed by them In tbelr routine of physical exer- cises. Continued laughter followed the funny say- ings of noey and Lee, and their parody songs were enjoyed thoroughly. These young men are In the very front rank of Hebrew monoln- glsts, and their act lends a pleasant touch to any vaudeville bill. The Eugene Trio, In expert performances upon the triple bars, gained unstinted ap- plause, their single twisters and double somersaults rousing great enthusiasm. They work snnnplly, and looked very neat In white tights. Tuo clown member of the trio did not attempt too much, thereby making what he did do much more effective. Irene D'Arville made her debut here Mon- day. In a character change act (See New Acts thlB Issue.) Old Timer. » ' Miner's People's (Edwin D Miner, mgr.) — Ilohcmiuni this week. Queens of tbe Folios Bergere next week. M«ntin'.ti»ii (C. M. Shacofsky, mgr.)— Freaks and motion pictures, Plasat (David Benjamin, mgr.) — Loew vaudeville and motion pictures. Olyasspte (Maurice Krani, cor.r.)—The Golden Crook this week. Dreamland Bur- lesquers next week. SCENERY THEATRES AND PRODUCTIONS, VAUDEVILLE ACT8 EQUIPPED flew and Second Hand Scenery In Stork MURRAY HILL SCENIC STUDIO MUKKAY HILL TUKATKK, N. V. WALTSK MAXEY, Mgr, Tel. 3863 Mur. BUI PROCTOIt'S FIFTH AVENUE. (OUH. MCCUND, MUH.) From the program that Manager McCune lias arranged this week lt would be dim- cult to pick tho biggest applause getter. Knch act is a feature, and would be a head- line on any bill. Seldom has there been accn on one program such nn array of talent. tin the opening matinee the allow ran too long, bu; this will evidently be remedied. Cliff Oordon, with a budget of new ma- terial on the present nretldcnttal election and Turkey war had the audlenco roaring with laughter every minute lie was on the stage. Gordon is u big favorite here, and is alwa/a sure of a. royal reception, Monday ntntlnee being no exception. Bonlta and Lew Heam, singing several new songs, and giving their successful "Innocent Girl" materiul, cleaned up. A more nttrnetlve woman than llonlta would he hard to find In vaudeville. The several songs given by her were rendered In fine voice with Lew assist- ing In line aliupe. Hilly Augustloa tilled lu nicely, and did Ills bit In a creditable manner. Juliet) one of tho most versatile young women ou the vaudeville stage, took about a dozen encores at tho conclusion of her won- derful performance. Opening hor act with a song displaying her beautiful voice. She then gave n French number that dll Mf come up to expectations. Her male Impersonation, using a "Flirtation" song, went big. A Scotch number was also well liked. The applause wns so great after this number that she gave ns an encore number Impersonations of about a dozen well known Ilrondway stars. Genaro nnd Halley returned lo nrondwny after an absence of some time, and the wel- come extended them must liave plensed them Immensely. Miss Dallcy looks ns charming us ever and displayed somo very beautiful costumes. Four numbers In all wore given, the llrst, culled "The Wedding of Antonio nnd Marie," which gives Mr. Genaro. lu his ltullun character, plenty of opportunity. "If I Do I'm Round to Lose My Wife" wns also well rendered by him. "I'm tho Loncsomcst tiai In Town," sung by Miss Bailey, was a feature number aud a big encore getter. "La linnse Flirtation" wns a finely arranged dan- cing number, ami demonstrated their ability In this line. As an encore tbey gave an old time cakewalk nnd. Judging from the amount of applause that greeted their efforts, it would seem that that stylo of dancing U coming to the front again. Dave also re- sponded with a speech, helped out by his life partner, and made some witty remarks. Words can hardly express tho remarkable success attained by Jim Diamond and Miss llrennnn. In their sngilng, dancing nnd patter offering When It comes to putting n song over Diamond Is "there" always. "tlreen drags All Around" is a number that will serve him for some time to coine. The lyrics nrc exceptionally good, nnd ns rendered by him arc a sure cure for the hiues. He sang about live verses aud cIioi-um'h, nnd riiiim hnve given a« ninny more ns fnr an the mull tnce wns concerned, tils dancing wns also n feature, and shows him to be a versatile artist. Of Miss Uronnan, too much praise cannot be given for her meritorious perform- ance. She Is a handsome young woman, nnd pesssMtl a remarkably sweet singing voice. Homer B. Mason, Marguerite Keelcr and their clever little company were Keen In thu successful comedy, "In and Out," nnd dupli- cated the success that was accorded recently at an uptown house. The sketch Is Interest- ing from start to finish, and supplies a laugh a minute. Mr. Mason's portrayal of a society drunk wns capably done, Miss Keeler, ns usual, lived up to her reputation as a finished artist. Their supporting company was hap- pily cast and all gave fine performances. Wheeler Enrl and Vera Curtis, fresh from their success at a downtown house, presented their hrcczv twelve minute farce, called "The Olrl and the Drummer." That the audience liked them was attested by the frequent out- bursts of approval. Mr. Earl's performance of n drummer was life like, whllu Miss Cur- tlss, as the typewriter, looked and acted charmingly. Marcut. and Cartelle, after kidding the audience for fully ton minutes, finally showed them what could he done on skates. Tho comedy, which Is supplied by both ns nmnteur skaters, met with much laughter. Tho finale of the act. In Which they show many fancy dnndng steps, wns n big encoro-getter. Powell's i'anromlmo company, In a sketch called "A Quiet llooin to Let," wns a fitting cll.nax to this excellent and lengthy bill. The work of the company was rather slow but ■will most likely Improve. The Idea ot tho sketch, while not new, Is Interesting and la sure to please. Jack. I Irvlnic Place (Dr, M. Ilaumfeld, mgr.) — Tbe first performance in this country of Tiinlwlg Iliro's three net comedy, "Der Ituub- rltter" ("The Knight-robber"), may bo called a success, as everybody seemed to enjoy the performance as well as tbe witty contents of the play. The principal parts were played exceedingly well by Frl. Annie Vara nnd Herren Stock), Marlow and Martini, while smaller parts were taken by Kris, llurke and von Zcckundorf and Herren Hubert, Olmar and I'ubst. Tho house was fairly crowdid. Wcrollsir. I'roptor's Flft)'-<•! kIi rh Street (K. F. l'roctor. mgr.)—High cluss motion pictures and vaudeville. Hill for week of Nov. 4: I'aolo OremonesI and company, Weston's Models nnd Claude Uoldon are features, while motion pictures of Harali Bernhardt, In "Queen Elizabeth," will bo an ndded attrac- tion for (be last three days of the week. Greeley Square (Julius Bernstein, mgr.) —Vaudeville and motion pictures. Bill for Nov. 4-8 Included: Pearl Trio, Boscr and Williams, McOowan and Cale, Colin. Allyn ind Tyler, Diving Girls, and Rvans and Vldocq. BUI for 7-U includes: The Holds- worths, Ford and Hyde, Luha Meroff, Welch. Mealy and Montrose, "Nerve," Pook and Stevens, and Diving Girls, Keeney's Third Avenne (FA. J, Mr- Mshon, mgr.) — Vaudeville and motion pic- tures. Herald Square (M. Hothclilld mgr.)— Kuslness here Is excellent. First run of pic- tures Is shown. Dijon—Motion pictures of Paul J. Hnlney's African hunt began the seventh week nt this house Nov, 4. Savoy- (tlosenberg Bros., mgrs.)—Motion pictures In which leading stars appear Is tho attraction at this house. (•rami Street (Harry Ilcekrnan, mgr.)— Vaudeville nnd motion plcturos. Unique (K. L. Weill, mgr.)—Vaudeville nnd motion pictures. Comedy (Albert Kaufman, mgr.)—Motion pictures and Illustrated songs. Murray Hill (Fred Wulduiann, mgr.) — World of Pleasure this week. Columbia Dur- lexiiucrs next week. Miner's Klorbth Avenne (E. D. Miner, ■mgr.)— Orientals this week. Zallah'g Own Company next week. American (Chas. S. Potsdam, mgr.) — Vaudeville and motion pictures. Bill for Nov. 7-0 includes: Hnrdle Longdon, Bennett Trio, Smith and Le Roy, "The Girl Haters." "Motoring," Al. Herman, and the Three Donsls. (Continued v. page to.)