The New York Clipper (July 1913)

18 THE NE¥ YOBK CLIPPEB. July 26 CHICAGO NEWS ^■^ < ^™ > , ^™ > "^^ ^^ ..,.„«.„„ . niTntrK WESTERN MANAGER, 50; og S^ ^"^ ^^ -^^ '""— ^^ -.—m,- ,...„„« . PATRICK. WESTERN MANAGER, 503 ASIILA.VD BLOCK, Chicaqo, The Olympic, to resume actlvlt night, July 27. Ilayard Velllcr s Introductory offering, of "popular prices" tl Tall at tills playhouse. Miss Illlngton Las not appeared In Chicago since I SSSTVS will C bc rt ' n J?l»ied lD Sy "fiownnl ring^-disbanded "here lastweek, «.'uld SydneyBooth. Xoll Imt, Ueorgo !'««»»"«. *. v <=ry resource to .obtain Wright, Frunk C Jasper, Marie • ntl Bernard Itnndall. The Cort Theatre brought lt'i season to a. cIobc Saturday night, II). with the tlnal per- formance there of "The Ulnst Breaker grand opera. Miss Van Uoruon is Fpo rt himself, oners 10 gi»u uuy '"};»» --" a'pTesslv? contralto, and has been one more chance, and will Pjf/ ^^ an' Chicago Grand Opera Co. kind of » game desirable, to see who wins- CjS «bind«re^ tg aitV"£ jSWTS . ueorn haunting every resource to obtain money, c; "amo Hilda Kccnn'n. Honlu. deorgo Anderson Frltzl's manager, hat D'ArvllleArnes Harrington on tlic Jump raising money to pay his ndal «n»"n,i „ tallllnK ' e |, orU9 girls, although things The playhouse will bo re-opened on Aug. 3, i the flrst Chicago performance of '"ino been fixed so that no baggage was most of the girls were fully paid, iblghteen members of the chorus wore offered good positions in Chicago, although the majority did not seem so eager to work, for only four of them accepted engagement* in "Wlic The Theatrical Lawyer EDWARD J. ADER ADVICE FREE. 1628 OtlB Bldg.. La Salle and Madison Sts., Chlcags ABEEHLERBROS Ol ICf CHICAOO'J LEADIil (; VAUDEVILLE REPRESENTATIVES 105 WEST JIONROE STREET. :k have his second season In "Kismet." tiei is now pears on im <-""» 1 ~"';„r.'iK^Vi»V« Triad liehl and recuperating in the mountains of Virginia, 5 r l T en away. Of course everybody waaglaa where he walks eight or ten miles a day. t0 sce the young man saved from going to the After a few weeks more of rest, he will re- dcvl |. I turn to New York to prepare for bis third Madame Olga Petrova, In a make-up or season In "Kismet." The tour will extend to r e trova style, which only this star can wear. Orpheum circuit. It was seen here not long the Pacific Coast. again amused with her marvelous powers oV back at the Palace Music Hall, although a BuitT Tucman, general stage supervisor for vo j C e, and again fascinated^ with hcr^ stir- new character is in the leading male part. Dr S ? l?„\..';T C iw' rl "ic" Twreld Jr marl is WaA. li«dy"Ts aTtie'AudltorTu'm'atudyrng rTn'gblt of acting, 'Madame dresses in a robe wn ich does" not "especially add or" detract 1 , the Zieofilu (W. K. Zlegfeld jr., mgr.) is th ^- gtage rc ^ ources of Jnat^ theatre Jn aa profoundly simple, with nary astray bit of rcB t being practically the same. It runs off dark. B n k .'. .** m.,p./. h»it /\fni+ TT Slneer effort to plan the best way to meet the re- trimming, but only a long royal looking train with a snap which Is characteristic of Laskr Z\ C Thl^ house wll beTdaik untlltho qulrements of "The Whip," the London y^ping B from the shoulders Everybody Just style and. all in all, makes a pretty mlnia- r^t'pTn of Augu°st the exact opcZg date ?>rury Lane thri.Ier^whh* opens_ the AudJ- Mrt p 0 ? love. Olga, _ which ,_f act was easily &„ musjcalcomedy.^an^exeellent .et_for ot having been announced. __ . gj EA i % l &j^^^& or« ^ith^Ed^vrothTwU-^ 3 torluin Aug. 30. Thirteen complete stage recognized by the'large applause. vaudeville and of the kind that always ttlngs are essential. For a good novelty, Alexnnaer Brothers pleases to a large extent. Valerie Serlce Is James Mobtom and Fbaxk Moore became are among the best, In their offering of ball by far the feature attraction, as It were. with .- Kllxlr of Youth," acted by Frank Bncon. Harry Mcstnyer, George Bnrnum, Joseph, Brcnnnn, Marie Taylor, Amelia Summers, Bessie Ilacon and Winifred Bryson. The Palace Music Hall closed Its season The Garr.ck,Grand,,McVlcfer-s. Fine Art.. nSS^tV3C3^.. «»Ll-?_• ^Ss^L^^i - artners fifteen years ago, and have invarla- nounduig 18 These "two'gentlemen, with only rtlumlnating; It all with her sieging and de^ „ly shared their Joys and sorrows together. . .„ w siniple little rubber balls, make an JigUtful manners, and competent at all times. re. They made their debut at the Manhattan Ma- a . t w h| ca proved to be worthy of the promt- jack Claire, who plays opposite her as the sic Han In 1898. ne „t Dosltlon that It held at the Palace lover, Is agreeable. To Edmund Reardon . .. »-. . . o-- — ,.■•■-,,--. _„,., r. nri „„ vir. Amono the flrst of the stars to appear In jrusie uill for the past week. It is Indeed mu9 t go the credit for the various Jabs of community. She made her first "hit there, "~ u-.,. .hi. ^.u. « K.**J&E 3 <%ni>Hi« ^ m ^i5 hi»h -ho ».» , onrv, ■> In "Mmc. Troubadour." More recently she has sung hero In "The Heart Breakers" and "Two Little BrldeB." How Much Is a_Mllllon?" will continue i" au ;oT.'"?a uuu,: ' ' mm> """'^ " -—««*• ^idlaa cltlea." Spv we're well appiauded. Broune" Du'pont, Freda Hoffman, "Betty Us> Onh of the flrst big musical plays to start * Lew Hawkins occupied the next spot with ralne, Mlgnon Ranseer, Satrid Rhode, and on tour Is "The Count of Luxembourg," the , iorioa of song parodies, stories and a gen- Mons. Marcel, Ted Farnum and Jack Mnun. rmrt. "inc uiinancss or virtue, w™" '"K—,- lo r t.. nl „ m „»^_vonit«»nin musical romance, with the staircase waltz, ■ , ltae or ul Pto-datc. well gotten together The musical numbers are fairly well staged. Iamllton's appealing play, win stay another AMMO f*. £ 2£&:^^i"v.",£ by Glen McDonough and Franz Lehar. After D "V Just why Lew ap^rs In black the girls pretty (In spots), anf the costumes a short Eastern tour, starting In Toronto, it f „ nma^up j s a mystery, for he does not appropriate. will head for the Pacific Coast, stopping In j,^,,.,,,,. to carry out the characterization in FoBter Ball and Ford We st again showed siich cltle^s as Detroit Grand Rapids, Omaha, any othe r respect but this one. Mr. Hawkins v , n flne form ln thelr eighteen minute Denver, Salt Lake City. - does Tcry mtle funny stuff himself, relying character studv, entitled "Since the Days of Foua lads from ten to fourteen years old. mM on nU ma tcrlnl. which, suffice to say, , 61 .. HaIf ot 'the team represents a Civil S "JfltfL ?, n ^ , ac „ CU3e vl„° ( f „? f ^,L^^ f is enough to make him the popular enterta n- w veteran In a most vivid and natiral ^£^mttJ&'u2fcigb -«- that .. he ±-J&L«£ ?- e ^. a . !?S manner, not neglecting to bring out_the com visits to the Beas^aer Theatre. 9120 Com- mercial Avenue, owned by William Cheluls. The hoys Inter admitted their guilt. A tiigatiie Is being sought In this city for the exhibition of a motion picture reproduc- tion ot Johnson Forbes-Robertson's perform- now lUUlU JO tl i.lltltuu | n.i. ..v......--. »«.. 10 Indefinitely at the Fine Arts Thentre, w th »»* » the author, C. It. Hopkins, In the leading rmrt. "The Blindness ot Virtue," Cosmo Iamllton's appealing play, will stay another week at Mcvlcker's. Ilnrry Minium, Edith Lyle and Thomas Bwlft are ln it. "The Tlk- Tok Man of Oz," with a record of many weeks at the Grand Opera House, swings along on its all Summer run. Morton nnd Moore are back ln the cast. "Quo Vndls.'^ AcADEiir (T. J. Carmody, mgr.)—Vaude- ville. Apollo (R. L. Jacoby, mgr.)—Vaudeville. Casino (M. B. Schlcslnger, mgr.)—Vaudc. vllle. COTTAOB OnovE Eufbesb (W. H. Raynor, mgr.)—Vaudeville. Indiana (Hen Levee, mgr.)—Vaudeville. Julian (J. D. Conderman, mgr.)—Vaiide- ictures are shown at National, imperial nad vlli^ (Wm _ B Malcolffi> mgri) _ Vaudc . vllle. . Lincoln (Wm. V. Xewklrk, mgr.)— TM Ml Victoria. ,loc Hurtlg Iiob demonstrated at the Colum- bia that plenty of girls, songs nnd comedy is a sufficient magnet to do business, hd. I.ec Wrothc and the (linger Girls are giving tuo entertainment. The chorus numbers forty, and nrc all Chicago girls. The Princess, which Is now showing a won- derful display of pictures, depicting the Ill- fated expedition of dipt. Scott to the Ant- arctic regions, will have "Little Miss Rrnwn vllle. Linden (C. 8. natch, mgr.)—Vaudeville. Plaza (Sldmund Ucnnee, mgr.)—Vaude- ville. Willard (J. 0. Burch, mgr.)—Vaudeville. Wilson (M. I.IealzI, mgr.)—Vaudeville. Maikmtic (Lyman H. Glover, mgr.)—"The New Song Birds," a satire on the prevailing but on the whole It savored greatly of new- ed _ Jn force at CTery opportunity. The other ness nnd originality, and he was called bacK j, a , f gl a lltt)ei DUt hla value n cs , n tuo for an encore, which he got out or witn a fact tQat le playg „ p to nl9 par tner In ■ little talk. j-n„i,f way that goes a long way In making the turn Luckily Armand Ka Isz has such a delight- ft * BUCCe8 ' sful one that lt | s . ti, c team |, ful partner as Amena Stone to romance t new . one but lt mI ht te vett t0 add ' that they are still in the pink of condition. !t that might fit ln any might be concocted. They went extremely big, as usual. fd IKO a.i with, or else "Mon Amour" nncc of "Hamlet." The film production has SEHHaMt to sit through. The affair Is pro- "v „»„ii„i e .l „„* Jnst been conpleted In Engmnd. _, Forbes- gggS *•,^ S53S romance, by slgar 2*,£^f ^Vfm Sa^. i £°^£A t 5?!L2g ftfiS Allen Woolf, with music and lyric, by the M™ w te" having no mntlneo of her own. A letter to tigers. Victor Herbert and George V. Hobart new dramatic pantomime he Is nlannlng. her husband, Won. A. Brady, followed, say- have provided the melody, music and lyrics >Riverview Pabk has tabooed'the tango, tng that there was a new personality worth for thlB pretentious production. Gertrude Aaron Jones anb Peter Schaekeb took a Becurlng, and Mr. Bartholomae, the piny- Harnes ana her company are seen In a sketch, short fishing trip last week's end. wrlght, was reqiiested to go nnd see tlio Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Allen present their jtrank Clauk is buck from the woods put. jxjung actresa Shortly afterwards she was new comedy sketch, "She Had to Tell Him. y n „ j n Bome more -pjugg," engaged for the No. 3 ,r 0ver Night" company. Klutlng's entertainers reveal for the .first puioAnn AP-rnn irrr t « hwi? American Music Ball (Samuel P. Gor- time in Chicago an aggregation of performing . "''"t 7.7. * 1UL ? 8BL f- Frank Tobln, a Chicago actor and mem- eon, mgr.) Is dark. AfiiiTORtuM (II. Dlrlch, mgr.) Is dark. Blackhtonb (A, J. Pltou, mgr.) Is dnrk. Cost (U. J. Herrmann, mgr.)—II. B Warner appeared In his final performance of cine act. entitled "Odd Nonsense." Hnnders "The Ghost Breaker' 1 on Saturday, July 10. ana Millls, England's eccentric dancing Joseph Brennan, George Barnum, Harry pianists, nnd Lane and O'Donncll, contor- Mestayer and others of the cast of "The tlonists and gymnasts, seen ln their act, "The ' Youth" arc rehearsing at the Curt Lunatic Tumbler Bumping the Bumps." ?,'^ e ?„ n „1„ l i» DCe ' ery pre " llT ' ttn0ther attra °* IB" *<* Is called "Tfie Moving Picture Man." It wa's^a treat to see Ed. Wynn agalnjln H^^fl^rv'Giri-^ud'^lu^bl^o^tr.X his more or less new vehicle, entitled "The .A.r®,„„ lil i,^„„ i',„.,7™ vSi tl. ,„,? pigeons, rabbits, cats and dogs. Carl Mc- Cunougn.*a"young"come"dian,"presenjs"a nov- her of a stock company." shot himself dead - ..ii.ki i„™„,.ur.i> lu.iiinn «r, d last week, In Omaha, N'cli., according to a dispatch from, that city. Tobln went to . Omaha to All a three weeks' engagement at presenting himself in a most novel manner. "Hr h BU ™." the Brandeis' Theatre. In this city he lived It was comical throughout. * llu ■ ■■»" ity at 38.18 Calumet Avenue. Mrs. Tobln said he had been 111 before leaving home, and suf- fered greatly from the heat. Fred Snyder and Eunice Hall, dancers, Chicago, has been ln New York for some little time, conferring with Jake and Lee Shubcrt. Elixir of - for the first presentation of that play Aug. Colonial (George Harrison, mgr.)—Mile 8. One of the leading roles will be acted by Ameta, fire dancer, Is the headline feature Winifred Bryson. now oppcarlng as Flash, ln at the Colonial Theatre. The first part of the will play the S. & C. circuit this season, •The Tlk-Tok Man of Oz." week tho bill includes: The Great Buckner, showing In Chicago shortly, at the Empress, Finb Artb Thsatbh (Albert Perry, mgr.) cyclist; Louis Bates and company. In the on the South Side. —Owing to a rally of the patrons of the Flno farce, "IBs Mother;" Mabel Elaine, come- Sam Gerson, of the Shubert forces in Arts Thentre, C. R. HopklnB' "How Much Is dlcnnc: Hlldebrandt and De Long and others, c Million 7" engagement has been extended ln- The bill changes Thursday, when the follow- definitely Instend of closing as announced. |„ B acts go on: Harry Leone and Anne Dale, Gasricx (John J. Garrlty, mgr.)—"When W ho do an oeratlc rehearsal: Azel Christen- Drenms Como True," fenturlng Joseph Bant- Rm| colled tho "Czar of Ragtime;" City ley, has, In all probability, Deen tho most Quartette, Bush and Shalro, comedians; the tucossful ot all the Summer sh.iws having a Great Buckner, cyclist, and Lc Malr and 8 reduction in Chicago. It Iibb continually de- Vance, roller Bkatcra. cd tho weather with surprising success. Great Northern HipronnostE (F. C. and will remain until tho early part of Bbcrts, mgr.)—The Grent Northern Hippo- AugiiBt, at which time, it will Rojourn to ( i ro nic double bill for this week, storting with New York, to havo its metropolitan presenta- the performance Monday, 21, consists of the tion. MBiial array of circus vaudeville nnd hippo- GEonaB M. Cohan's Grand Opera House drome acts. Among the more prominent fea- (Harry Ridings, mgr.)—Oliver Moroseo's tures of the bill are: Jack Mprrlssey, Au- Fairy Extravaganza, "The Tik-Tok Man of ntrallan Bushman, who gives an exhibition Ox " retains Its popularity as a rcnl Summer of broncho busting, rifle shooting from horse- ahow. back and laasolng; Powers Brothers, nov- Ii.i'.inois (W. J. Davis, mgr.) Is dark. city gymnasts; Seymour Duo, singers, talk- McVicker's (J. 0. Burch, iugr.1—"Tho ers and dancers; the Three Musical Stewarts, Blindness of Virtue," with (ileason's nil star in a musical sketch: Alf. Holt, a merry company. The houso will soon go Into nopu- mimic frona Australia; the Joe lloganny The show closed with Harry De Coe, who balances himBelf on a chair from seemingly the most Impossible angles. Mr. De Coe is a marvel ln his line. MAJESTIC. (ThlB week's show at the Majestic was par COLONIAL. The program for the last half of last week at the Colonial was better thaa the past few bills have been. No act out of the seven de- serves harsh criticism, while on the other hand a number of them should be highly com- mended. The idea of running a picture be- eweTtoici: Prettj girls, lilting music and ^SST^eirctw^^^&^^timiei bright comedy a* well ".^^g disclosed %^£™ a £ ft P «ITo5.'an°Si°" twolSur. by such acts as J. C .^g^ Clara Inge, d ^ f 9tralgbt running amusement, Lasky's "The Little Parlslenne and Cecil weH wortn the mone e y i DTO i Te d to see it. Lean, turns scarcely new to tie regular An olQ t but one that nas been M „. patrons, yet always welcome. The first two offerings were the weak spots on the bill. Kennedy and Melrose, present- ing a muscular novelty, called "From Bump to Bump," were as the usual style of these acts arc, clever acrobats and tumblers but endeavoring to add comedy, which Is nearly always Inexcusable. Although the boys did VAUDEVILLE IN CHICAGO. M _ ! _ " _ ,. not attempt anything original, they were peclaIIy ln the one scene portraying the deati Clan \aStt and Cedl Lean at the competent In what they old do and closed ot deopatra, which, with a little lmaglna tidTd UAjjc «IUU yOM LHU»i mc wltn a8 gooo. a hand as could be expected, fl w ult rea , lstl( ._ A number of nrettj freshed with new material until lt shines brand new. Is that of Jewell's manikins. This turn has played a number of other Jones, Llnlck & Scbaefer houses ln the past (with evident success, but. If anything, lt stands out in Its new form snappier and bet- ter than ever. It Is a laughable affair and the manikins are excellently bandied, es- death tton, was quite realistic. A number of pretty „ the early position and conse- 6CcneB are alao introduced. The auSlence o.uently the small crowd. But at that, there a( , eme d quite tickled with the antics of the SCOreS 111 Return Engagement at '? no rcas(m ^ *?]* pal * r , ca, l no . ,; .. a , n f? manikins and applauded quite graciously the ., „ ,„,,?,?,,! their act enough to give, at least, an air of lady who ,. pnlls t] 3 tr i D g g .» ? Majestic—Madame Olga Petrova SSJfjHJ lar priced vnudevllle and pictures, plnylng Troupe of Lunatic Bakers, gymnastic act samo class of attractions as those at the Lowe nud De Marie, ln "Fun on a \\ ire; the samo Willard, Wilson and. Colonial. Oumra (Sam Lcdcrer, mgr)—The first attraction at this theatre will be the Western company of "Within the Lnw," featuring Mnrgnrct llllngton In the imIo of Mary Turner. Tho company, which opened at At- lantic City, N. J.. In the Apollo, will reneh Singers De Luxe, a musical net; Dolton- Frcese company, in a sketch, entitled "nappy Hoollgnr.'s Trip to the North Pole:" Brown and Foster, comcdlnns. and the Grent Bone- sett! Troupe of nrrnbnts. These nets are divided Into two bills, one-half appearing from 11 A. St. to li p. M., and the other half Palace MUSIC Hall—Colonial has distinction to it, and get away from the old ' routine which Is so characteristic of all this class of acts. If this was done, the duo, with their ability, would be worth a lot more. Louis London appears in character song studies Including that of a "swell coon," In- dian and "slmp r ' character, with, of course, Satisfying Program. (Special to Thb New York Clipper.) Chicago, Saturday, July 10. PALACE MUSIC HALL. Madame Olga Petrova returned to the Pal- ace Music Hall to headline its closing bill for tho season, and Madam; registered her usual high mark with the regular faus, Three young fellows, Burns. Armstrong and Fullen by name, were on the bill, ana really-talked so Intelligently about "cutting classes" and other college topics thnt one might well believe they were a trio of col- lege youths merely spending tbelr Summer vacation by appearing in vaudeville. How; a separate costume for each one. But that eveT tne lhOJS have got some thlng ln back of Is practically the limit of his versatility, for i [ iMa j„ the wfly ot g^gg and pn tter to U- hls manner of singing songs savors very cenge ui e i r appearance as entertainers, and much of a sameness. Mr. London lets us tney received a number of good hands during see him make his changes, and he really docs their work. The singing was by far the here the latter pnrt of July, and begin an from D to 11 p. m. Performance Is continuous. Immediate engagement. deS pIto l s waiVr Bccond possess a good voice if he only knew how to choice part'of the affair, the patter was miiti apiwarance at tnls Palace of Mirth within u ? e 1 1 t v .? e J!L cc S* 1 """"5 ?if p . , °f. f H.™" t S: F5 rml . Ml . D, . e -_ a . na ° ie wee bit of dancing whlcTl ln Powers' (Ilnrry Towers, mgr.) Is dark. Phinckrs (Wm. Singer, mgr.)—The mov- ing pictures of Capt. Scott's lll-fnted Ant- arctic expedition, now showing at the Prin- cess, havo been the contluual target for ex- WHEN IN CHICAGO PA T OII AT. IvATittutiN'K Stkvknsox, a soprano, who may be recalled by the playgoers who wit- nessed the Chicago performance of "Little Boy Blue" Inst Winter, has keen engaged for (he new company at the La Snlle Opera House. Her part Is a new addition to* the old show, "A Texas Steer," which Henry Blossom. Is re-wrllliur into musical comedy. a short duration of time. Amelia Stone »»>d then, too, he ended up My Hero and Armand Kaltsz, who acted at the Ma- an extremely weird way. Jestic earlier In the season, also appeared Naturally J. C. Nugent got by In good on the bill and Beamed Just as much ln love ftyle. That was expected, for Mr. J<ugent with ono another as cver^in their offering bus been seen often before, and it was all entitled "Mon Amour." The remainder of cut and dried that his unique remarks would they Indulged ln wns fair enough. Whether the act is new or old. there were times when the boys appeared a" bit amateurish, but by way of prediction we would say that they are on the right mad to spanning the chasm to the always longed for "big time." It was ICAGO ) \ Harry Fern nud Samuel Van Fossen will imTIQTQ nPCalTQ llin URUAPCDy I undertake the negro character work, two HKIItM li HhinllinnUMHNHhtKli S otl,cr diameters besides the original list. IlllllUlU, IIULMIU IIIIIIIIIULIIU 1 It is now known that "Oh! Oh! Dclphlne" n ....... j ... , I will be the first offering of the new season ot the bill, though not exciting, was mildly bring an abundancy of ripples, If not all at good work, boys, so keep 1? up, but try and once, at least here and there continually. Be more self-assured than self-conscious. His sketch wns the original oddity, which a trio of singers called the Dorla Opera the program admitted, Mr. Nugent assuming Co. offered a medlev containing bits from the part of a New York clubman (which grand opera classics," seasoned with one pop- must have been all right, never having been ular ballad by the lady of the three. At the one), and being assisted by Jule York, as start the gentlemen are arrayed ln evening "Ltalo" Collins from Logansport, Ind. Julo dress, while the lady Is robed ln an Italian meant all right, that was plain to see, and costume, sort of a queer combination. All was perfectly satisfactory although more should dress in the same style, either one pleasant Irving Ncwhoff and Dode Phelps failed to appenr on Tuesday night, but their place wns well taken care of by the Tivoll Trio, three gentlemen who can sing as well as "cut up." The boys costume themselves like regular fol- lows, use only front stage, but sure do put some ginger into their singing, until finally they carry one right along with them, Arc Cordially Invited to M«ko Headquarters at the Western Bureau -OF— The New York Clipper In the Heart of the Hlalto 505 Ashland Block, Cor. Chtk & Randolph P1 l„«Ro ICKNTttAl. R649 If not convenient to call, MAIL ROUTES and men itkmb. rati ram mail BENT IN OUR 0A11K. Tint MtW YOltK CIJPPKR la not con- ventional, lt Is original, aggressive, Ini partial, reliable, nnd above all, IT HAS A OKIITAIN OUI0IKAI.1TY AM) DISTINC- TIVENESS WHICH PLACES IT IN A CLASS 11Y ITSKLK. They' aro nil graced with good voices for tho charming personalities have been produced way or the other. The singing, however. prosperous tour of twenty weeks East and South. Hra.HR Axn Fink, two gentlemen formerly connected with tho song publishing offices of Ted Snyder, in Chicago, have formed n learn for vaudeville. They have been successful ln the East. Tub various Menlo Moore productions arc now playing tho I.new time. Urkr GniT.NK, ot whom Chicago cannot get enough, closed at the Willard Sunday night, where lie has been entertaining, along with the picture productions, nnd will soon sail ■ Australia to appear in vnudevllle. fur the fact that lt was hard to take seriously, gram was the extraordinary ability shown by Before Clara Inge, singing comedienne, was Mareeno and the Delton Bros., In feats ot through she had simply yet completely cap- contortion and acrobatics. It was a nur- tured thnt audience, and had she cared to velons exhibition In comparison with the or- could have tucked lt under ber arm and car- dlnary run of this style act at the Colonial- The Ofcdos Manon Opera Co. sang a num- riod It off the stage with her. It took Clara Action was continually forthcoming, and tne ber of excerpts from various grand operas, a little time to get up speed, but after that two hovs pulled off stunts with an ease ana and soon proved their ability ln this line of there was nothing to lt Her repertoire in- grace that was Indeed pretty to watch. Tne eluded the popular songs, "You Made Me third member can only be described as being Lovo You," "Salvation Nell," "Whistling "Eome" contortionist comique. Comedy w.is Jim" and "I Love Her, Oh, Oh, Oh," all of sot overdone, and the trio appeared In clothes which were worked up in great style, so that made them look like regular fellows. Hint they could not help but go over big. The American Newsboy Quartette, another But back of all this Clnra has a personality set by no means new to regular vaudeville and smile which makes her so darn cute and patrons, was also on the bill, and sncceejiii cunning that, to use the language of the In getting away in pretty good style. B"t tmall child, "It 1b a shame to take the right here lt Is well to add that the number money." And she gets right down ln tho 1b sadly In need of new material, both in nudlence, clamping paper hats on bald heads, songs and Jokes. While we do not dispute kidding and smiling, and showing everybody the fact that their work was liked nnd of a a fine time. Her Juvenile character work calibre good enough to make good, still new rns Btipcrb. songs would improve it Dfty per cent iae A book written by William Le Baron and comedy wns very, very weak, and, ln spue ui Cecil de Mllle. called "The Little Parlslenne." the fact that the material was not so ( tMW, and set to music by Deems Taylor ond Hob- which netted him a nice round of applause, The boys made a great stand ln the flrst po- sition and were not allowed to escape with- out an encore, consisting of grand opera bur- lesque thnt was liked immensely The ber o and a work, Tlie <act 1b made up of two ladles and two gentlemen, especially costumed, but using no scenery or other devices of any kind whatever. Bat nobody missed the little frills which they might hare put ln, In view of the fact that their singing was easily Tun ofTlecs of Jones, Llnlck k Schaefcr's of the calibre to demand attention and ap- vniidevlllc agency aro considerably torn up provnl. They received a vcrv satisfactory owing to the fact that they are bclng_en- lui , nrt - . " . . Inrgod nnd reimrtltloned, to admit the Hod- Stanley Cook has written and Invented a kins forces, which will work in conjunction Peculiar affair called "The Devil's Mate," with Frank Q. Doyle from now on. which has been Imported from the Coliseum, ci..u-i>k Poyi.k, of the Jones, Llnlck & London, nnd is being presented in vaudeville Schnefer offices, nnd brother of Frank Queen hy Wnllls Clark. Regardless of its source, Parle, spent n short vacation nt his home in however, the crowd did not fall for lt extra Southern Illinois. Mr. Doyle has just had a strong, and lt was acted and closed with a new limine nnd other Improvements completed very small hand. Mr. Clark makes n pretty upon itls farm. good devil, at that, so evidently the right ert Hood Bowers, Is being presented with Edward Siuvnb, of the W. V. M. A., will ,sUn4 of material was not there tor him to pleasant success by Jesse u Lusty over tho M*. .t'lii i >■ ii >■' i IIH* DILI Ulllt l»« UlOieiH" »i«« ■""- --,.,,.1 the comedian did not have the wherewithal to ooze lt across. Fortunately, though, lie did r-pt-voueavor to act funny to 1-9- ^ tcat -|w'r : ' 'J**-; r. am t