New York Clipper (Apr 1915)

THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. "YEOMEN OF THE GUARD." Korty-elvbtli Street (Wm.'A. Brady, DiKr.)— The Vcatncn of the Ouaril, (lllbcrt 011(1 Hiilllriin opcretlo, wan revived at tbls llK'Htrc Mondny cvcDloir, April 10, bv Wni. A, lii'iidy, wlQi Ue WoU Qopper and loo follow liiK cuitt: Sir Itlchcrd Cholmondclcy Jolin Vlllaril Culoiiol Kalrfax Arthur Aldrldita HiTgcnnt McrjrII Herbert WatcnniH I.i'onard Meryll IIukIi Dwyur Jnok I'oLit Uo Wolf Homier Wilfred Rbadtolt William Daiifortli Tlic UcadHDian Jamm Uughua Klrsit Yi'oman Frank Clar'^o Hci'oud Yeoman Ucorsc Abbott KIrHl CKIten WHIam Qalmb* Second Citizen Uenry Smith KIhIu Mnynard Natalie Alt rhO(v(jo Mcryll Qlodyg Caldwell Diiine Carrutlmra. Marie Ilorgiiu Kate Alice MrC'nuil) OriTK K^B>W YORK CIO^Y Oi'HIE^A.arRfi^S The current rcvlvnl of "The Tonmon of the Ounrd" Jcavca uulhlng to be dcalred lo liio v/ny of vocal or actloK rcqulremciita. Tbc romantic opvrcttii, wltb Ita aualot, fniitaatlc atory, and a monnur of tciring H Humewhat remlolacrnt of tlie oubtic olgU rhmrdy mothoAH of I be cIqhiiU' aort em- liliiyed to auch.excclliMit luIvaiiliiRu In Hhekc- kpearc'a "Aa You Llki; It," more than pleanrd II friendly flrat ulght uudlvucc Monday ivi;nliiK. Then, too, there l<i OIHjprt'a lllllnR lyrica iiimI SiilUviiirH tirctiy imisic, not t» Hprak I'f the vivcllcnt cniieinlilcR. the uielillnn of »lilcli ri'oallH to inind the fact tbnt tUeao srinii! cUMi'mlili'M liavi' lM>cn so widely Imitated lpy piiHt iind pi-wcut diiy wiitcrii of musical I'liiyH. Arthur AldrldKo won ^emlcr BlDKln^ hon- oi'H, RhiuR Q notiulile perfiirnuince aa t'olonrl KiilrfQi. ilcrliorl WhIithuh miidi' ti mmorons Serjeant Meryll, nctlnt; ci>iiipcMi?ntly at nil llmi'u, while Wllllnm Imnriirth rendered .i illHtlnctly good nccirunt of hlmaelf Id the cnnicdy role of Shmlliolt. Nntnlle Alt, with a Hinging viilci- vastly Improved alncc her npiii'iiruiiee In "Adele" a Ki^iisiin or two ago, made'a petite and charm- ing Klale Mayonril. CIndya Caldwt-ll alao vocalized pirnslnglv Phc looked pretty and acted demurely, niiik- Inu, all Id all, a perfect I'hophc Mcryll. I'he part nt the Jealer, Jack I'oint, la well played by I)c Wolf Hopper, but the tail cuniedlau Is not exactly olrcrcil full acupc for the priicllae of IiIh ndmlltcdiy blgli grado LumoruUH acting allnlnmciita. In rcHponw to an Insistent demand, Mr. Konpcr nmde n mii.st fcllcltoiM Hpi'(><:li. fiho Mi|ihlNtlnitcd llrst nlt^btern cnjoycil overy word of It. ■iVnd ox a matter of fnct, the aanic nay 111! Buld nt "T\iK YcoUKTi of the (iuord" as. lar aa the audience ivaH concerned. 'A corking aiml chorUN,'I rulpcil to tlic mln- \ifi'. "With real voices, Itoth raale and female, lidded Dinterliilly to the riiccch!! of Uie oiier- itta. jjcx. PEATl'ItIS FILM TIIEAntBS. ■ III|i|MMlr»niF (Siimucl Tanber, mgr.)— New upectaciilar elTwiM. reijulrlug citended eiuploymenl oC the riininuH tank and Irl- (leacent fouulnlnii, and a condcnned vcreloa of the ever jHipnlur light onern, "Chlmea ot N'onnundy," unher In llu: new week. "Ollnipacs of Art," the living picture re- vlvnlu, aro retained. New .sulijecln have bocD added. The moving picture prugram Include! a t'harlcs (;iiaplln comedy, the tuiual topical weekly, acenlr features, "IMctiireHiiue Orcece" III natural cfllum, and a lllni prudnrtlnn of W. A. Ilrady'H mierpHaful play, •'Wooiun and Wine'," with William Klllott la the itellar lole. Vitniiraph (Krank I/OomU, mgr.)—A pic- tiirlzntton of Helen H. Woodrnlf'u book, "The 'l.iidv of thu L/lg4)thoiiiM'," ts the fontiirc, anil whilo of an tuiH-atloiinl nature, la of more than ordlmirt- Intereut bccuune uf ItJi drama- tic appeal. I^w comedies and a tenso dradla rntltled "A Itllar of Flame" oomi|ilot« an attractive program; llrondway (T. K. Morgan, mgr,)—^Th« IloHworth Co., itftvsentB Krltri HchelT. la "I'retty Mrs. Smflli," Tvlio gMtfl Into all nan- I'cr 01 dltneultlna by marrying Mr, Bndth i|iiD>lH>r three, under fbe Imprcaslon that niinthcr ono aud two aro dcail. All throe appear on blio accne at the wimc time, ami liuw the cliarmliig .Mm. HnvlUi keeps tliem apart and tlie explanatlon.s ahu mokvs can PROaorS FIFTH AVE. (WU. 4UAIU, HOB.) A good bill nilel tbe houHc Itt-ll, 'J'h<! Clown Seal Is a well trained antmtl, and 'works well In an Interestiiv exhibition of inlkliig Into a- telephone, Juggling frnit i>M(l hatR, snioklng, climbing stairs and play- ing niiiHlcal bells. Ullbcrt Glrard, tbe tnlmic, has returaed after aoma years, and entertained capitally wltii bis various Imitations ot the aeoUan barp, wltb clock atrlklnr. dogs, chickens, lions, sawmills, clarinet, etc., to several en* cures. Ircoo and BoU)y Hmltb, tbe. two clever girls, had an enjoyable Inning at the audi- ence, and tbe singing and planolng went over nicely. "Alabama Jubilee," "Virginia." ''KIshlQE," "What'll I Do," were voted O. K., and a big hit was scored In the "Uasoball Kag" Houg by tltdr noiel work. Sam Ucrnard Jr., nephew of the real Bam Ilernard, and hia company showed one of the old Ham llernard sketches, where tbe hair- dresser alto runs a theatre. A dramatic re- hearsal furjilsbcs most of the comedy, flam's duel with the Krencbman, who la clever, was a big laugh, and an operatic number closed big. Warren and Dietrich had comedy talk, dome a little tcdlou«, but the singing ot "Spark of Love," "I'm Ou My Way to Dublin Uay," by Mr. Dietrich, end "I Didn't Uaiaa My Boy to De a Botdlcr," In Cagltah and German, made the act a auccvsn. "The Kair Co Ed" had live nice little girl ■Ingcni and dancers, beaded by Mildred Don- nelly, plavlDg with Jack Ilallon, who ap- pears to tbc best advantage in a breezy sing- ing and danclug character. Ho eings and nrta cITcctlvely. Hlaa Donnelly contributes good work, and the pleasing addition by the <>:hpr fnui* girls, who abow four sets of pretty gowiia, forces a hearty endorsement of the entire act, "Sweet Kentucky T/Sdy" -H'ns one of their bit numbers; also "Uow- di'do." "Just Ono Ulrl," and tbe cat and ihlckon duets by Mlsa Doonclly anti Mr. lliiMna Kliowed good mimicry. Ilatnllira and Anthony, aa the foU dresa gendrninn and the wop, got many ISDgha ihniiiKli their bodkb, talk and action. "Ida Fuller's Dance llcvlcw," from the New York Hoof, ahowed about fourteen girls In various styles of dances, tiucb as the tiro dniieo. the Maypole, tbe Uowcr, tbo Bpaniah, the Hklpiilog rope, the whip, tbo fortune tell- ing, tbc cymbal, the symbolic, the classic, the oklrt and other teriLslchorcnn variations. In pretly rotation, rrho girls all showc<| barp llinlin, which Is appropriate for tho claHHir, but hardly so for some ot the others, and all of them are good dancers. The light eirerta and etcrcoptlcon views were well put on. "Tlie niack nnx" and the "I'roctor Re- view" were Interesting mot loa plcturc.i, MiU4 "THE HYPHEN," Lilly 1>o imduratooil by se^-lng the pirtiirr. The llroiiilwny nnliiuitixl "\v<'okly News" lii'liiga to this lioiue all of the beat and the yrry latest. sirnnti (II. Alfred Jones, mgr.)—An extra aiinu'tliin to Us progrnni cniislHtH of the preseiiliitlnn of SullKlinrv's Wild I.li'e plc- iiirm, alitiwlng lutcrcHtlng unit exciting hunt- ing and llshlug sceues and other forms ot (iiitdnur spoits. Dr. Salisbury will. In per- snu, take the andleuco with him thrnugh his Ihreo .ind a half years' travels, explaining Ihese marvelous myaterlcs of nature. The pliotO'drauintle fenturo Is "Captain Cour- tesy," n stirring drama of the early da,vs In ('allfornla under Mexican nils-rulo. OiiatIn Varnum, thu impular romantic actur. Is seen In the title role. Astor (Wert Felbloman, mgr.) — "The I'/lernal City," with Taullnc Frederick, la a superb picture, and scats arc on sale for four weeks In advance. Lllivrly (J. W. Moyer. mCT)—W. Orlf- lltli'a gigantic opectnclc. "Tlii> nirtli uf a Nation, continues tu draw capacity hmisea ivvico n day. .Stonilnril (Harry I,. Cort. mgr.)—^"Ths mird ot I'uraillse." iine uf the must aiiccessfiil playa pro<lucrd by Oliver Murnm'o, Is tlic at- Iriictlun tills week at this popular upper Ilronuwi■• ■ ■ ■ ■ ay theatre. It Is presented by a corn- any f-f pennlno excellence. Next week, Itobert lIllMnrd, whn has not been seen pro- fessluiially In New York for some time. Will play here for an entire week, bi his very KUereiiaful drama, 'The .\rByle OnBo." Ilronx Oiiora Holmr (Mnurlco Silver- Btelu. mgr.)—Wlllarrt Mnck'a |K)werf«I drama. "Kick In, • opened a wcek'a engiiecineiil hero on Monday to a big audience. The npplausn waa loud and fronnent. The east Included: .Tiilin Ilarryniore. Korrcst Wluaul. Katlierliio Harris. Josephine Victor and ulliers i-qually as well known. Next week, Mnrle Dressier, III "A Mlx-I'|i." will hp the allractlun. l>rlnc«>Kn (R liny ConiHtnek. mgr.)—"Nn- horty Home" wob pruiliired here Tuesdnv night, Anrll :!n, wltb a east Including: T.aw- reiicp llru.sHDilth. Charles .ladelii. Mandn Odell, Lillian Tin'kir. Curl Lvle. Toni llrnves, Adele Ilowlnnd. Alice I>uvev, fliMirgo Ander- son, Ueorge I.ydeeker, (jnpiitlii Tod aud Helen Clarke. Ilnrtlv Heamon'a (I,ouIs Uurtig, mgr.)—7'Ar IMrrlij GtrM this Week. SCENERY DROP CURTAINS Lee LiSH Studios 3l»to3l<East48tti$t. Broadwajr Ofioes LONG ACRE BUILDINO Knickerbocker (Harry G. Sommon, mgr.)—7'/ic Hyphen, a ploy In three nets by JiisitiiH Miles Koreman. I'rudiiced by Charles I''nihuian on Vohday, April It), with this cast: Ilelnrlch nrnndt W. n. Thompson Kraii liraiidl Uivlse Sydmetli Krltz I>uvld Powell I.lll lliieluw aall.Kaoe IlellKWs (iruDt 8ic«art A Maid .Uiith Ashmead Itlttmulstcr Karl Wllhelm Von Arudt, Ttnbort nalnto Ilerr Mehermunn ^7llliam llurrcsa Herr Schmidt Bortram Marburgb Oilloer John N. Wheeler Tliuc-r-'riie I'rcaent. I'lact—Library of a Country riouae In reunsylvanla. Sy.noi-hih (IF Si-KNKH.— \crt I—I.,atA After- Dunn, Airr II—Two Days Later. Kvcolng. A(-r III—Three Hays I.ater. Lntc Evening. Stage Direction of Krcd 0. Latham, "Tlio Hyphen" Is a play founded npon Oio tircHcirt European war and has Its scene laid In Aiuerlcu. It Is tho first stago work of Ju.itiis Miles Kornmn, tlie novelist, and It Is offered ns nn appeal to American patriotism, fnr It argues (and both Kiilser Wllhclm and Theodore Iliiosevell advocate II) that there should nnt bo any hyphenutcil Americans. Tha play la iinle-tivrn'.uu but Amcrlran In Heiitlmeiils, and although Vt Is at times a Inrld nieliHlroina, crudely written, ther.? U iniU'h Hint l.s Interesting, Tbc "thrill," how- ever, never comes. Tlie entire aetliin takes place In the home of Ilelnrlch Itmndt In a small town In I'enn- aylvanla. Ilraadt la a naturallEod American citizen who, when a young man, tried to show his nallvo Cennnny how to make steel belter and cheaper. Hut the Katlicrlaad ot- llclnls laughed at him and bis plan. Hn came to America, located In I'cnnsylvanJn, and not only did America adopt bis plan of eteel making, but It protected all uf his foreign patents. 'He became rich. Although lie Is an American ho has never lost his love for thu h'^thcrlnnd. and when the war broke out lie pri:aentud the Kaiser's "war chest" with a million dollars. lie received a deputa- tlun of Ocrman odlclala who present him x^'lth a medal frum tbc Kalacr, aDil ho Is la odiiltlon given tho title of baron. 'l<be old muu gently refuses t1ie tltie say- ing that be Is now an Amoilcan. Tho Oer- limns Insist that he Is flrat o< all a Qcr- iimn and tliey want him to Join the "cause" and pursuade others of Qermaii birth In America to do the sajne. They also order him to give up the plana of tho ammniiltloo TInnt In the vlllnse, hut he refuses. They hrcalen to ruin nlok and disgrace htm and tho old man faints, Tho rest of tho piny shows bow LIU Dae- low, who Is In reality lilllinn Anderson, an American Scrrot Service detective, aided by tliR hntlvr, defeats the plons of tbo three <ii'rnian <'Ofisplnitors. That Veteran ae.tor, William II. Thompson, on Ilelnrlch llianiH, added another nplendld liertorina-ncc to bis long Hat of artistic Im- personntluns. Never once lUd he forget his <ierninn dialect. Ills cmollonal acting was deeii nni] true. (Inll Kane, as Llll, never looked more hand- some nor acted better. The role does not illlike great llo^Mlnd^i on ber, and the frv 4lr:ini»tlo inonieutH that are hers 'were ployed V'ltli genuine forvor. Her Qerman accent ■was very good. I>avld I'owell, as young FMta, wns excel- lent in a role that called tor sympathetlo linndllng. Itobert Haines, as Uio chief Oer- iiiau cniRplrator, pinycd tlic role as thmigh It was an HngUsh one, tor ten minutes after llio curtain waa up on the flrst act he dropped Ills (lerinan accent for the evening. William liurrcKK, as Herr Llobcpmann, was excellent, 'l^e rest of tbc players lent good aid. Ketctv. Pntptor'a Kirtr-elKhth fltr<>ct (John Itiirk, mgr.i-THlllll April 10-31 : Rogone and ItolwrtB, nieknell and Olbney. 'Vacation Dnys," IlalHday, '(Jrant and IliUlldny, and the Klvp Hatsiidas. For 22-SA: Baunders and Von Kuita. Cnnwayo Rlatem. Cavann niio. Five Konilenl Kovs, Ilarry Oray, and Knlinn and nnn|>anv. I'roctor'a One llnndrril and Twenty, nrtb Mtrrrt (Ornnt I^nlTertv, mgr.—Illll April ni.ai : llooney and Uiwsell. Oie Rtll- lliigs, (Tivnnu Dno, Mme. Dore Opem com- )>iinv, niid SnuniWs ond Von RuivtJi. For -'■J --'r>: Kngenp and IbVbertB. Rlsle Whltp. •Urn In SwItrerlaiHl," Uny I,, .lloyce, and the 1-^lve Snt.'JiHkifl. Mnrrny Illll (Fred Waldmnnn. mgr.)— hiiinrt III I'lranuff this week. ^Olyiiiiilp (Dave Kraus, mgT.>—Aafo OJr.'a til' 1 week. ''BEVERLY'S BALAHCL'' l.ycr-am (C!barlc» Frobman, mgr.)— Ber>- crly't Ualanee, a comedy la three acts by I'aul Kcster, produced by Charles Frobman, wan preseatea for tho flrst time In New York, Monday evening, April 12, with tbe following ca«t; Watt Dinwiddle Pedro De Cordoba Uuraby Uarry Uarfont Mrs. Maria IUiidolph..Mrs. Charres O. Crals Beverly Dinwiddle Margaret Anglln J. Coortland itedlaw V^llllam Boyd Hn. Bedlaw Bnth Bolt Bouclcault SrnofHiB or BccsEH.— Act I—^Watt Dlu- wjddlo'a Office An II—Bobbte Bt Ledger's riat Act III—Tbe Same. Next Morning. Tlmo—^The rreacnt. I'lac*—New York, Staged by Itobert MUton. "Devcrly's Balance" Is a tlghly diverting comedy. whiA treats entertainingly of certain Kbases of life In tho metropolis as it la lived y t>erBons with loo much, ond as Is quite generally known, frequently too Ihtle money. In this particulor Instance the contrasting characters of the play preiient a One study In extremes. J. Courtiand Itedlaw and his rather vactioos and shallow better half, pos- sess nomcroua millions, which seemlnglv do rot tend to mako for tnetr cartbly happiness Or even conteotmcnl laversoly, Watt Din- widdle, scloa of a proud family of o!d Vlr- f;lnla. poascsses nothing at ail In the way of egal tender, having spent his last twenty- Ave cents, represented cooglomcrntely by a dime, a nickel, five pernilcs. two two-cmt stamps and a postal card, for the acceptance at a special delivery letter, shortly after the c-nrtoln arises on the flrst act. Dinwiddle Is a lawyer, polished, well man- nered and soft spoken, out with an absolute deOrlt In tho way of clients, either current or prospnctlve, hence, coupled with tbe fact of his gflltevi poverty and eveo confronted wltb Immcdlnte eviction by a hard-hearted bnlldlog superintendent for non-payment ot olDce rent. It Is not eimprl^liig tiiat his state ot mind Is not of a particularly more Joyful •ort than the vulgarly wealthy Ur, ana firs, Bedlaw. An exchange of moat Interesting and well written dialocnc discloses tbe lolig cherished ambition of Ulowlddlc to make bis mark In the world that he may wed bis couslu, Bev- erly Dinwiddle, wbo Inopportunply appears on tho scene and creates a situation at oace ludicrous, although appenllngly palbetlc, by Jiifurmlog the penniless lawyer that .she has come to aak tho loan of nothing less than 94eo.11. Like her cousin stao emigrated to Now York from Virginia and ondearored to establlA bcrscif aa a ibiirch aingcr, but throngh vari- ous causes, chief among which being lack of aultablo and continued engagcinents, Beverly finally finds herself rchenrsing aa ono of the chorus of a musical comedy. All of this tdie relates to Watt Dinwiddle, finishing 'CbD halting reoltal with the request <or the above mentioned loan. Of course she thinks him snccessfui, an he ihas believed her to be anfl teluctantiy the lawyer admits bis fallnre and cxccedingiy unpleasant present predicament. At this lunctnro itcdinw enters the story, and dropping Into Dinwiddle's ofllce blandly Informs him that . Mrs. Bedlaw dcslrts a di- vorce In order that she may wed a foreign title, and furthermore casually .inggests tbot Dinwiddle, with whom Redlaw studied slue by side In college, futnlsh Um immediately with a co-respondent. IfB the most brazen tort ot collusion, of course, that Hcdlaw proposes, and so Din- widdle Indlgdantly Informs bim, but Beverly, who bas overheard tbe coaversatlon, enters ^nd calmly arraagea with Bedlaw to fill the desired role for tlie stlpulntfd consideration of |2n,400.11; nl>twlthsundlng tbe lawyer's a)pnlv expressed dlaapprobatlon, not to men- on dismay, at what ho terms an Impossible erhcmc. Ilow the Redlaws are Anally brought to- gether and both ahnwii tho error or their ways by the clever Iteverly, who manages to more than keep tbo mlllionairo at arm's lengtli during a period of six months' plainly Inferred platonic oiisocliitlon. Is nicely shown bv the author, who, Incidentally, through too exigencies of good .play construction, finds enough clients for the dreamy counselor to enable him to offer his heart and hand to hla r,->sourPefuI cousin. Pedro De Cordoba, as Watt Dinwiddle, plays Intelligently: Margaret Anglln, as Heverly, portrays her roio with distinctive abllltv; William Boyd, as J. Courtiand Red- inw. Is perfect in a part calling tor and re- celvbig repressive Interpretation, and Ituth Holt Il'iucicault makes the miiilonalro's wife the most nhallnry person Imaginable, 7hleh was exactly what tho author Intend- ed her to he. Mrs, Charles 0. Craig, lu n character role, presentrd a humanly amiislDg typp, and Harry Barfoot, as a Janitor, was highly ac- ceptable In a small role. Minor discrepancies nnd Inconslstonclcs ot action or dialogue occur occasionally, and a plnln-spoken, prartlcnl person might have snggestpd tbnt Beverly go out ana try and get a Job at anything Instead of taking chances ns she did, but a play Is a plav, so wliy argue wliyg*and wherefores when It Is, wltnal, a good play, and that's what "Bct- erlv'B Balance" Is—a good play, well staged and finely acted.. Bea, Irvine Place (Itndolt Christiana, mgr.) •^-lAs the last novelty of this season, "Pro- fessor Werner In Klelu-Deiitscbland" ("Pro- fessor Werner In Lltitle Qcrmony"), a four act piny by Jullns Krause, a well known Ger- man newspaperman of New York, was pre- sented with tbo following cast: I>r. Krant Werner, Helnricb SInrlnw; Linn, his wife, Lotto Fracdrlcb: Elsie Schumann, her sister, Arnnha Bbcn; !Mnz Bcrken, Itudolf <1irls- tlans; AnFton Wllken, Hans llutcrhlrclicr; AdftH Ilcnner, society reporter, Ilelnrlch Falfc; Bmma Fischer, called "I'c.scatorl," Ilsa Webrmajm; "Ilaron" von Bclilocttau, Ilich- ard Fdat; Mrs. nolle, washwoman, Grete Meyer; Dledenkopf. saloon keojier, Budl Ilane; Mrs, lliedpi'kopf, Marie Kiersehncr; Tailor, Christian Kub: Grocer, Bmst IIulz- naccl; Hatter, II. Uattbncs; Landlady, Mn& nllensoler: Saloon Kroiior, Hons Hnnspn; Prof. Wild, pianist, Willy Frcy: Special i>o. licpnran Bmst Ilobert; IklcOolTy, oollceman. Otto Meyer; Italian 'bootblack, lO Ebigel. Tka plot, though at ttancs a clever mixture of comedy, bloody red melodrama and real trag- edy lacks action most of the time, and espe- cially the flrst act. Is far too much drawn out The third and four acts—tbc former being laid In a cheap resort In the Bowery, tbe latter In Dr. Werner's tenement—reveal a much livelier pace, 'though tho cndlnjr Is murb too abrupt. On tho whole, tbe production, as a "Srat oITcnse," wns accorded quite a warm reception by a rnpclty houoc wbl^ even went as far as to bislst npon tbc au- thor's app«arlng In person and accepting the floral tributes offnred by his rollengues. I'he play was well stage by Ilerr Mariow who at (ho same time played the lengthy and dldlcult leading port apleodldly. Hp wan wpll sup- ported by I/Otte Frapilrich In the part of bis unfortunate loving 'n-lfe, thou^ she night have looked n little letH ungainly. Arankn Bben. Grete Meypr (wlio by rhin time has bccfnne the unrlvniled fnvoritp of Irving Plaro habitues). IBl I'^igel. IIrc- Wehrmana and Rirbord Feist did wqII In Importont parts, and tho minor roles were nearly nil well tnkfti care of. ItcroKnn. Keith's Alhrnnbra (Bert Young, mgr.) —JMII April 10 and week : (lertrudc Itoffmnnn Brvup. nau4lp nnil IrMiinie T7Rhpr, ninra anil Fox, Dulfy and I,orpns, flIliPttp and Monroe, Adeline iFrancls. and the Duncing I,a Vara. REGENT. (EUIL onoiii, HUB.) There have been few exceptions to the general rule of packed bovses sinco the Be- gent became a "pop" vaudevIHe house, and By giving the public excellent "Bhowe they have built a steady patronage. Manager Uroth hn worked wonders with the people of Uarlon, and bas given In to almost any of their wblms. The shows are devoid of any objectionable acts and refinement pre- dombiatca at all times. The 'bill for the last halt wail excellent, and there was not a fault to be found with the arrangement of tbe acts. Tbe acts were very well treated, and not one left the atago with less applause than what was coming to them. Tho Hawkins, ten mlnutcH, In one, special drop, with frame. The act Is one of the Sicttlcst novelties, with a number of plctnres one liy means of ebsdows on a screen. There is enough comedy to carry this act over aa one ot the hits. The battle scene made a eurc-IIro Ontsb, Four bows. "The Shoplifter," eighteen mlouHes, Jn three, special setting. Tho set Is well writ- ten and It Is presented very forcefully. J'.catrlce James was excellent ns the ebop- Ilfter. Cbarles P. Moore loukcd and acted liko a prosperous business man; a good actor. Edward Knox. James V. Ayrcs, Ed- ward Ferguson and l*urltan Townscnd were Very good. The uct will make a good liead- llnpr over the big small time. Five bows. Charles Chaplin, In a year one Keystone comedy. Jack Strauss, twelve minutes. In one, has a remarkable personality, used' to put over his character songa. Tho Italian character Is very well done, although some of bis Jokes oro now almoRt fatuc. He opens with' a yodling sonK, then a Hebrew character song, "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier," and re- ceived some laughs. The two Italian eongs got bin tbc biggest hands and were well put across. "Push the Carriage" and "Hey lioss," are good numbers. As an encore, a recltnllon, "When tbo Curtain Falls," got him four bows and an encore. Parisian Quintette, fourteen minutes, open In one, In two, special drop, and close in one. This is far too classy for the small time. .Tho singing ond harmony of the two men and tbreo women recogulxed as the big hits ot the bill. They all make a very good ap- pearance, nnd look more like a concert'turn than a vaudeville act. The tenor's solo of "I'OKllac'.'l" captured the house. The soprano received n good hand on her solo. "Midnight Stnr" and the Sextette frum "Luda" were oajoycd. Six Iwws. Tllfurd, fifteen minutes, In one, has a dif- ferent routine of work tban most ventrilo- quists. He sings eomo ballads himself and Uses the dummy for a feed for himself, In- Ktoad of being the foil for the dummy. His nateilal Is very guod and he was a big laugh- ing bit, with flue appearance and excellent voice. He snng "When I'm With the Girls," "Virginia Lce.''^ "Dream Giri" (which almost stopped the show), and a parody on 'Tulip, and Rose." Five bows. "A Day at the Circus," eighteen minutes, full stage, a treat for the kiddies and.grown- ups, shows years of patient training, and tbe animals work without a hitch. The mule id almost human and seems to understand every word spoken. Tbo dogs and tbe pony are also very bright The finish wltb the kicking mule, >Iaud, gets many laughs. Four bows. S. Miller Kent, in Clyde Fitch's Western drama, "The Cowboy and the Lady," was thoroughly cnjuyod. • llylet. HHGHBORHOOD PUYHOUSE (QBACIt aaXBWOLU, MOB.) featured Vliyer. "She l,T^^Vt\.. fuan, a Ifttle below tho meSui^ h, . she has a pleaalns pcreonallty^ siV 2fX SS^^JZM-^ - tated Into SngUsh by Louto Jo"m" ' \ y''" !t* ''ell known novcllat. The sc' ,. . 'w' the Interior of a switch tower, 'is fV Is set on a platform built in tl. -ZT. •tJBO-. A young girl calls on the ,„ii, ' into at nighty to tell him that his i2 , \ T\ bebn arrested for Uglitlng. 'The ,,,.:, } telle her that she made a great n i^ '■"'?" ea ling ou him alone, for he fVarcT V'l,'''' aafo return to her home, as the \', , was dark and dangerous. She tells i J .V,'? to worry and leaves him. A few li ,, later be hears her cry for help \ " ? about to go to ber aid a bell rlnpi. « , „ ,',• ' {Op the approach of the midnight i , ^ nra duty is to turn down the lev". ,;, , f: He decldea to save tho Uvea of th.,>,. .,, train-oil strangers to him, and f„r.:,k. 1 ; woman be loves. All night Ions h,. :„.,. ,, t-ntU word reaches hhn Siat she was " v. i from Injury by the station master ^v^ll P''''' have fitted In uln ii wiii, tho other gruesome productions rcciiih s," at the Princess Theatre when that sivi,. Mtortalnmont furnished theattroctim,, ii,,./. The.approach ot the trains ytas renli-t-i v'v reproduced. Although there arc four Vl .i'r. actcrs In the playlet, there Is onlv one rule of real Importance, and that Is the v,mi„u lover It was well acted by Cllnto,, i'r,yt,,S despite the fart that he missed his lin,-, „„ two occnslnns.. The last act on the Wll wna a f.ir.e in cne act by Walter E. Perkins, wit* th.. Mii.>ior lu one of the .principal roles, 'Jh.. was called "I'he Lion and the Ixiini, ' and It appeared to be a tabloid version 'i.ov- Among tlie Lions," In which the Kiicll-ih actor, A. E. ',\fathews, starred at tli" i;ir- rlck Theatre some years ago. Tho cud uf tlia • Perkins' playlet, however. Is dilTeniii. m" Perkins, who Is a clever actor, has in tlils playlet a good tcJ>1cIc for vaudevilh' fo>- It Is full of comedy situations. On Saturday evening, April 17. Wliirfunl Kone and J. P. Camjjbcll, presentnl "li'il Turf," by Rutberford Mayne, "r/iiiesorae llJke," by Harold nribhonKC, and "Tlic DniiWc Courtship." by Seamas O'tTonnell. On Son- doy pvpning, April 18, Ethel Ilarryniore. In ' The Shadow," by courtesy of diaries Frob- man. IHlner'a Bronx (E. C. Miner, msr.)-- FoUtei of tho Day this week. CHiaoo VAUDEVILLE RIVIERA* . ' (BE]t3IAN OOLDHUr, W3B,; The hou.sc had a bad falling off of busi- ness for Thiirsduy matinee for no reason ex- cept the ball game. Tbo thcatro Is usually Ducked to the doors for tbe afternoon per- lormanccs, aud ono would not bavu rccog- nUed the bouse. The playhouse la one of tho largest and prettiest In tbc city, and mansgcu by Herman Goldman, who has built up a very good patronage. The bill tor tbe lust halt of tbc week was excellent, and the acts were well treated by the audience. A split reel Lubln comedy and a Kalem fun prumotcr opeucd the bill. The Jorden Troupe, ten minutes, full stage. This troupe brought down the bouse wltli their rcmiirkable teats on a tight wire. The work of the three girls and the man inado the audience sit up In their seats and take rotlce. Some of tlie most Intricate and dllllcult tricks ever performed on a wire were done by tlio troupe, aud they earned every bit ot tlic opplaiisc they received. The French carry-all and tho duucing on tho wire were excel lent. Thu act could go well In any poRlllon on any bill. Five bows. Eva Trout, ten minutes. In one. Miss I'rout makes a beautiful appearance, and la Just bubbling over with personality and tal- euc. Four bowa. "Cloaks and Suits," fifteen tnlnates, in llii'oc, spcclol setting. Another one ot the "I'utasli 3e Perlmuttcr" sketches, and another one that Is obnvc the average. The laughing hit of the aftcrnoun and was thorough)? liked. The members ot tlic company are all good. Wm. K, liaiton, aa the senior {lartner, who put over some legitimate laughs. Is a clever Ilobrcw comedian. Tbe "punch" Is very good and Is always sure of gettiug the act a big hand. Five bows. "The Prlnco of. Peace," a Labia two reel drama, was very Interesting. Slicrldcn Four, fifteen minutes, In two. These four melody chaps wcro tbo big hit of the bllL The boys havo a very well put to- eclher musical act and are finished musicians of good appearance, oud combined for a c.aesy looking turn. Tbo two piano players, tho vinllnlst and tho singer work very bard ond get good results. They sang "The Violin Oiy Great Gronddiiddy Made," "Ittrd of Para- dise," and fur an encoro rendered "Missis- sippi Cabaret." Tbe boys were a eucccss ond earacd flve bows and an encore. Coogan aud Cox, ten minutes, in one. Tbo tcnoi gets awny from tbo usual two men dancing turn, and tho result of tho excellent material they liavc lulccted in their act ninkcn them a big bit wnerever they appear. The stralcbt Is a flue dancer and lias a guod '\'olce, while tho eccentric cumedinn gets a good many lauKba out of his ungainly Uguro and bis eccentric dancing. They sang "Crown-Up Ladles" and "Picnic Day." Tho daLcIng was well 'liked and received four bows. Martin and Claire, eight minutes, full etogc. They are decidedly good soelaty danccrr and tlie team work Is excellent. Hotter results could be. gotten, however, It tbc n^an limbered up a little more. The girl is extremely graceful and carries the act across. They danced the hesitation, tbe one- step, and closed with an excellent fox troL They were liked and received three bows. C'larile Cliapllu, In "The Tramp," and a Paihe Weekly closed the show. Jfj/lci. Keith's Iloral (C. C. Egan, mgr.)—Hill thlb week; "War Brides," llermlue Shone ond company, Jackson and McLaren, Wllla Holt WakcOcId, the Voliintecre, Byal and Kiirly. Will Ward and Glris, the Huntings, mid Qupvulc Duncdin. Proctor's Twenty-third Street (Wm. Duly, msr.)—rail April 10-21: Three Con- way Slstora, ^^^rclly, Eva 't'ay, "One in n Million," Ilarry Qmy. and McTlno and La Port. For 22-2B: Roble and RoMe, Jannlb I'uhner uml conqwnv. St. Klnio nnd Ia>w|3, liiifge Ueevrs, nnd Bvn Fay. Kritli's Bronx (C. G. Rarlnw, mgr.)— 'I'Im- stock company presents "Fine Feathers" til!:; wpek. iBpectal vHn to Tns Qliiteb, iprll n:) Palace Music Uall (Mort 11. Sliiccr. inir.) —Usual' big audience jreeteil Monday's uihiiIoa. Aerial Bodds gave on. excepUooal oiienInK ocm- bctic act, tircause ;ou^hfuI, oliltillah eiiiienrnni.'e 5leased mightily, accenting darlug vork; vdcmii obn B. Hensbaw sang varied tyiie rnnns; Crnco Av«i7 SDPpoillDB sprlebtUy wltb all niimlKrs c.i|K>- c'all; written; Frederick v. Hovers ami cuiuimiiy, same act seen for some Kosons. exce]it liitt'rinln' Hon ot Feist soDgs, Bower's dog twk ocilvc |i.iri. Alia Itlpe, Robert Burks and CliarleE Joiick ilnnced from pure negro fashion to Rifslan evoliili'ms, vlib Ono scenic equipment; Albirt F. Hawiliurm end Jock Inglls gdve a continuous rouinl uf nnc stuff. InglU la a real lead. Should Bt»i> wliea llrst mimrcal stnnt goes over; Editb T.illiiriTru, -with Itobert Kelly, Obarles Kiiovldoii. L'lurlM Bortllng and A, E. Weed sii|<|KirtlDf. apt'cureil In a good sketch, capably Intciiirntcl, wltb plm (nil ot lienrt Interest and a aeneallonol cllnie.^: F.nmt R. Ball (iiovps he con act alone, his nicilli'y hvi- tlng bond; Cecil Lean, Cloo .MayileM as>ls|i|iK, cli'an oct, fair songs. MoyOeld makes line np- pcaroiice, lieing In vplendli) voice. Roth kiiow lur' to Interpret numliprs Intelllcvnlly. .\lr. l.'iin's LiiMlcal coincily expcrleurv mmliig In IiiiikI.v : MIMy '.McDtToiott Is tbe great Iraiup of old: Kmi'l li'eU'f Bnele iiulls lauKbs; Mr. ami Mrs. I)<jii:;l:i>' (".lue rleneed wltb new dances, ncedluc uo iMii-^iilr in- tliiences to plcjsc. Next week: Ileiirl<;::i I'rn--- oisn nnd coiupany, Percival KniKbt nii'l eiinMiiiiiy. McWuters aud Tyson, IVllllo \VosI"m. I'uiir Dannbes, Raymond and Qnverly, Jlarshnll .Mu:i(- gomery. Rariman and Vardv. Mateatlc.—Hot weather andlenco day's opi'Ulng bill, forgetting beat wlieii .M ix I* llcen and Mile. Duiireec« otTcrod llicir lenelty (.turns, followed by Patbe pictures: .Taiiiis 'riM'nii;- son, fcurrcunded by Fred Stanton ami Wm- Tttrle, In protean work Involving four imri-. tut loughs wltb "Bnrglura* Union" sketch; H^'rr.v l.ln- ton and Anita Lawrence pleased with IU'Ih •■'il"'r- Incs; Ralph Dunbar's White Bussors siinc iiui'iy. accompanying themselves on many Insiriiiniiiis, Olara Caiulniro, Monte Darby, Royal I'fnlili'r. Il".v Urolller, Keith Plttman, Alfred Mndlioliii. Il"i'<'rt Merton and narold Oook handling liiMinniiiKii skillfully: the sketch presonlntluii by lliricrt Kejccy anl ElBe Shannon, wltb OrimHi I.ii^hy ami Frank Lyman nillug minor parts, siori'.l iiufiy- Itie talents ot former legitimate stars Is'ln'- .n.ueh appreciated; Ben Ryan and Feiirli'ini I'l'e followed with tavoralily received comely skii'ij. Arpaut Bros, rendered clown work ilmi >■''"■"" viuwu, niia niriiiiiu, vuuiiiiiiiiiiu > Kdltb Tiillaferro oud company. Ocll U"ii; ■'■"J Oleo MnyQelrt. ilr. and Mrs. DoiiglaB Crniii', ll''iirT Lewis, Frederick V. Bowers oiel coniimiiy. I 'ni" H. Ball, Hawthorne and IobIIs, lie"-'."" Avery. Aerial Budds. ,, ,. , ... BlcVicker'n (J. (3. Buich, mKv.)-M'\".V' has on excepthinal headllner In "F-veryi."i> n olkcorlcol sheleh that holrta the mirror tn ii; 'i rii orlbiocracv. nils dramatic ploylei tc<|iii'' - » caat of nfteen to present It, nMli seier'" ' "^''i-" In Beener.v. It la one of the blgKcst dr^,;.'"'" ;, ',' „■ in vaiirteville. Also on the lilll l.i "I!';- trnles," a musical comedy written liv Ileniiileen (i\lio gave as "Tlie Kloper^. """" wu lust Summer at the La Salle iHwta H' Slid which receives Its flrst iierforimince a"i fleiio at SIcVlcker's, to-d.iy. The cnst I:";'.'' Fdwln Stanley, Oliver Bingham nnd .Mar..' • ""''■ Ths lemaluder of the bill Includes: "f, ^ '^ Jarcacin, In a ".Monomuslcalcoinlillo; ,^'i!" 1" clBlT Brothers, modem Hercules: BlUahel i ' 'i^?- r.nalc and song: I.ognn and Ferris, Jhe t«" dene; Pecrlew Potters, ciisllin: act; VpfIoII / Europrnn ilnncing and musical novelty, ai'. Bell Boy Trio.. ., ,. ,„i, Colonial (Norman Field, mgr.)—Mrs. i.; " He™, .flsalaUd by Francis Bryoi; and he Culniette. headllKS the Mil. for the entire » ;^t' The aupportlng firogram <or the first tiire.- i..^ opening tbis nfteriiooo. Inclndps:. Toni .■>i^i •■ •' iirealdent of the Hod Cnrrlera Union; four ■" • M.iriraba Band, Kmerson and Celeste. In ',, .'...ir elal skit, "In the Dag;" Roy and Artbiir. H' JiiSBlIng orlglunllt.v. "Fan in •, 'J^ . Three Donala, acrobatic poalng. and Mlllnni i Cvcllats. Bill for last linlf lnebiilP«. '» , 10 Mrs. Hen. J. K. Bmiiieli. Viol" fon>pan.v. Eddie Clarke, asutalcd by Olarl"" i- Ptnart Black nnd company, J"W"nB, , The Four Riihes, Qulnn Bios, and Marlon "' ■ Uortim Bros. — I.IIKBN LdSBS SUIT. .. Ilnrry Luken's aiilt against tbe R. It., for the lecovery of the valoe of wlileh died en route, was dec rted In the • " _^ t'ourt. Biittnlo, N. v., April 1^-.'9^/"., ilt dffmiV-nl. the rallioad proving that the n ' died from slekneM,