The Billboard 1910-03-19: Vol 22 Iss 12 (1910-03-19)

38 fhe Billboard MARCH 12, 1910. NEW ACTS IN CHICAGO WILLIAM ROCK AND MABEL FULTON. DANCING AND COMEDY DIVPRTISEMENT. Majestic Theatre. Seen matinee, March a. Headliners, No. 10. In one and full stage. 20 minutes. ; Opening in one, they put over a little Swedish number with costumes and dialect to fit the oc casion. This number, although handled very cleverly by the Candy Shup team, was anything but a riot, and the act might be materially bet tered by its omission. In full stage. however, they proved their real worth as ertertainers, first by Rock's imitation of Speaker Cannon. with a song called My Name is Writ in History, followed by Miss Fulton’s singing Grin, That's All. Both used dances—dances which only Rock and Fulton can enact, for their style is all their own, and a mighty clever style it is. As a duet they sang The Lady? No, The Ship, and intro duced enough comedy to keep the audience laughing and applauding at the same time. They tried to close their act with a stylish ec centric dance, Rock in full dress and Miss Fulton in a black velvet princess, but the audi ence by this time was keyed to cnthusiastic ap preciation of their efforts, and as an encore they put on their own version of the Devil Dance. There is nothing to say but good of these two artists, and the only question regarding their vaudeville appearence has long before been settled—they are just as good as when in musical comedy, which is saying considerable. + RERT H. COLTON, SOCIPTY ENTERTAINER. Bush Temple. Seen evening March 7. No. 8. Olio in cne. 14 minutes. A singer and talker with a pleasing manner, which wins him favor on sight. He looks and works very much like Carter DeHaven, although Mr. Colton is not a dancer, relying wholly upon his two songs and some cleverly arranged jokes, which are new, and which he springs in an criginal way. He opened singing Ain’t It Wonderful? a number written by himself, and with its many funny extra verses it proved a good topical song, and was very well received His monologue dealt mostly with imitations, in which an opportunity is given him to prove what an adept he is at facial expressions. After about twelve minutes of a econtinvous laugh on the part of the audience, Mr. Colton closed, singing Go On-a, Good-a Bye. His act as a whole is above the ordinary, and, compared with others working the same time, he appears to be out of his class. Mr. Colton would undoubtedly go much bigger at the Amer fean Music Hall or the Majestic, where he would have audiences more appreciative of his style of entertainment. + CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. Majestic Theatre. Seen matinee, March 7. Full stage, showing jury-room. 25 minutes. In FEarrison Armstrong’s one-act play, Circumstantial Evidence, we find practically the same story so often pictured by the various fila concerns, and, of course, this fact could not but help deteriorate from the actual value of the sketch. Those who have seen the Vitagraph and Biograph pictures of the jury being unable to agree on account of a certain straightforward chap, who knows the truth, and will not east the convicting vote, will be able to imagine and picture the same acted by a talking cast, which was programmed in the following order: The PeUGHROR ..ccceccces Royle Thayer. The Southerner ........ Richard Marsh. Pe SE .sevensncane Geo. Shaeffer. oy GF eee Wm. Lambert The German .. ...... Jno. K. Newman ee J. J. Williams OO Ino. T. Doyle. Eo. wavs bones se Chas. Pearman. The First Tenor ........... Dan Roche The Second Tenor...Jessie Willingham eT |, ae Al Wilson The Silent One...... Geo. B. Thompson Court Attendant .......... ed Turner. John T. Doyle, as Mr. Carlisle, had the heav test work of the sketch, anf put it over in an admirable manner, his confession of the crime and story of his sick wife bringing tears to the eyes of several of the gentler sex. The act is pepperec here and there with some excellent comedy. and, intermingled as it is with just the right amount of pathos, It was very well tecelvea. In fact, the author is to be compli mented in the way he has handled this sensational drama, but it is to be regretted that such an able hand as his chose a subject so far from being original. + SIG. LUCIANO LUCCA, VOCALIST. Majestic Theatre. Seen matinee, March 7. {n one. 14 minutes, Sig. Lucca has two distinct voices, soprano end baritone, and the ease with which he chances from one to the other makes him an oddity in the vocalist line, and a valuable one at that All of his numbers, with the exception of his closing one, are foreign selections. fie is a man of very small stature, and there is not munch surprise when he opens singing 4a French song up among the trebles, but no little comment is caused when this same voice sud denly changes to a deep and mellow baritone. He closed singing Garden of Roses. which he handled very well, considering the fact that he ean speak English only fairly well. % CHAS. GRAMLICH AND HELEN HALL, PRESENTING “HIS AFFINITY.”’ Hamilton Theatre. Seen evening March §&. Full st:ge, special scenery. 15 minutes. The story deals with a rich German brewer, a widower, who falls in love with a handsome prima donna, whom he invites to his home after the performance. A wine supper is prepared for the occasion, and a glorious time is had at the brewer’s expense. While he is in another room the actress robs the safe, but leter learns that the man to whom she has been making love, and whom she has robbed, is her own father Thinking he has retired for the night, she re turns te the house and is in the act of replacing the money. when the old German surprises and promptly orders her out of the house seated in an armchair by the fireside, and in the midst of a siloloquy. the girl returns a sec ond time, and, kneeling at his feet. tells him that she is his daughter who deserted him and her mother years before. This is the climax of her, While the action, and the scene is a powerful one as interpreted by Mr. and Mrs. Gramlich. When the curtain fell on this act at the Hamilton Wednesday night it would have been a difficult proposition to find a dry eye in the housefull of men and women who quietly and patiently drank in every every action, of this word, clever sketch. PACIFIC COAST VAUDEVILLE. Nord, the aeving Beauty, after a most successful showing in San Francisco and Oak tand left for Los Anngeles tu play The Los An geles Theatre. The San Francisco Bulletin de voted some two columms interview with illus trations to her. Nord carries over 3,700 pounds excess baggage which consists of a portable tank that holds five feet of water, special sce nery ete. She also carries a heating device that warms the water to a reasonable temperature. Young Buffalo, the crack shooter, is back to Frisco after a two years’ absence, this time in un original act assisted by his deg Frank. His wife remained at home rearing the young shooting star, Buffalo, jr., who is just five years of age, and from his present showing, it will not he long when he will beat his own fa ther at the game Allen Poone. the Irish songster and clever actor, who is at present playing a second week at the Americun has turned down some splen did offers to remain in America, but owing to contracts with Australia was forced to de chine and finds ‘t inipoxsible at the present to advance his foreign dates. La Estrelitta, the Spanish Dancer, has had many offers to go to Southern California, but the management of the Portola Cafe would not listen te any proposition, as she ix engaged for an indefinite season an ce * favorite. os Chester and Company the classy equilibrists after a season of some fifteen weeks on the Pantage’s and Fisher's time throuvh the North west is just fipnishing a ten weeks tour ‘n Calizormia and contemplates « trip Fast. Walter Stanton “The Giant Rooster’ ly returned from Australia, and immediately on his arrival booked to open at the Orpheum Theatre, Spckane, March 1% with Salt Lake Ogden and other Orpheum time to follow. : recent The Six Cornallas left for Denver to fini —. a, time. While in San Pn a ae special inducements were offered to play other houses, but it was declined in order to finish their present contract The Orpheum Theatre. located in Bak field, under the managemen c — is meeting with snecess. io i oe Thi is > ’ he beens te is is the fourth week playing acts furnished > Rert Levey Circuit. plies Politics and Petticoats, presented on ats, the Sullivan and Considine Circuit by Augustus Ne. ville and (Co.. is makinng one of the biggest hits of the season. It is from pen of Oliver White. The Rusitiesna Trio are booked ¢ the Portola Cafe. San Frenciace, “a April : will make a return trip from the nll finishing their nresent tour. and East after Bessie Valdare and her sextette of e ' p dainty pony Clists are registering a big hit over the Sullivan and Considine cirenit, and opens in Los Angel pext week. ; es Noel, the character impersonate: from a suceessful two weeks Sarramento, and opens at the next week, just returned engagement itn California Theatre Miss Edith Mote. is this week fertnri “Ry the Light of the Silvery Moon” Poa the Teentek Company at the Portole Cefe and is a big hit Toreat and Flor D’Aliza are } two-week stay at the California. w —y oe here they wil! put on their two acts. for one weex each. Jacobs and Sardel. the comedy acrobats. re turned from a trip thronch the Interior and are again playing dates tn Frisco. Helen Rsron and Edith Helena are pronounced favorites at Levy’s Cafe. Los Angeles. and will remain there for some time. The Armon Prothers. Australian musical team jumped from Los Angeles to Denver to play ever Pert Pittmans time. Reports from Colorado sav that Miss Lottie Marer. The Diving Queen is one big success at everr «tand NOTES OF THE ROAD. Purine a party given lings. Roller skaters, formance at the theatre In honor of the Ster after their reguler per Carl Sterling stumbled over a match upon the rink floor at Harrison burg. Va.. and broke hia leg in three places We was bronght to his home In Alliance, © where he will be confined to his honse for about three months. Howard Sterling will vontinne on Gus Sun time with a single act. Faw. TL. Alexander. featured as Rip Van Winkle. Jr.. by the Great Sciro Show, rejoins the “company” in Saginaw, Mich., on Werdnes day. March 1. Alexander was in a Menietce Mich., hospital since his company played in that citv two weeks ago. but Is now regaining his health rapidly. Tuxedo Park, a new addition to Mnuekogee Okla., Is going to be the actors’ colony of the southwest WwW. iL. Tull, who is well knerwn among performers and theatrical people In gen eral has sold lots to the following neonle: Jewell and monr, and Mournh+ Puller, and Smith vamlevitle terlowe: Sev D'Ormend and Musical Stipns Jennings Johneon Eggleston NEW YORK VAUDEVILLE PLAZA MUSIC HALL. A great bill was presented at the Plaza Music Hall this week, headed by Miss Nellie McCoy, who was recently featured with Mile, Genee in The Silver Star, in her inimitable acrobatic dances and up-to-date songs. Miss McCoy aopeared for the last time in vaudeville prior to a starring tour in a big mu | sical production. Fred Karno's andon Comedy Company presented for the first time in America their latest acrobatic panto mime, in three scenes, entitled The Dandy Thieves. The Four Mortons, Sam-Clara, Kitty Paul, entered upon their farewell week, in an! entire new act. Clivette, “The Man in Black,” who has a world-wide reputation as a hypnotis’, | magician and shadowgraphist, hed a novel of fering. Mosher, Hayes & Mosher, marvellous trick cyclists, are among the best in their line. | La Vetite Mignin is a gifted impersonator of Stage fxvorites who is destined to become popu lar. Wallen & Hayes, the “Daffy Dancing Come dians,"’ supplied plenty of fun. Azard Bros snd Buss’ Toy Terriers completed an excellent bill. AMERICAN MUSIC HALL. The American premiere of After the Opera, a4 thrillingly dramatic playlet in three scenes, from the French of Riebrach and Ducquols, adapted by Gladys Unger, was the headliner this week, in which Miss Violet Fulton ap peared as the star, supported by a company of fifteen people. Cliff Gordon, ‘*The German Sena tor,”’ has a new monologue, which is replete F. G. Gregory, George and Moore, Marie Mon trose, and Florence Clark. All of thease art ists are going to build homes and become resi dents of Muskogee. W. L. Tull is the son of | | cruciatingly with brilliant lines and funny stories, Mont gomery & Moore, one of the most popular teams in vaudeville; presented their rhapsodic special ties. The Four Nightons, recently imported have one of the most unusual and original gym nastic acts extant Bessie Leonard, a new comer to the metropolis, is a young and charw ing impersonator of stage favorites Pau! Nicholson and Miss Horton; Tom Maguire America’s singer of Scotch songs; The Smith Harper Trio, with Chris Smith, the composer of negro ragtime hits; Larola, a unique juggler end acrobat, and Hathaway's Monkeys, con pleted a strong bill LINCOLN SQUARE THEATRE. Topping a bill of unusual excellence was Geo Wilson, the black face comedian, in his ex ludicrous monologue. Marie Col Musical Steddards, Harris & Young Hodges, and Lew Hoffman, the clever Ww I he « lins Brown |}comedy juggler, completed the bill | MAJESTIC THEATRE. Mahon & Nugent headed an exceptionally fine bill with thelr clever singing and dancing Lavender Richardson & Co., Nell Davies, Healy Sisters, Keeley & Parks and the Breakaway Barlows completed the bill YORKVILLE THEATRE Bertic Fowler, the clever impersonator, topped an exceptional bill; The Standard Four, Jack Harlow & Co., The Dickie Bird, St. Clair Bro« end Young & Young completed the bill. New York Music Notes. : > Meyer Coben, mavager of Chas. K. Harris F. M. Tull, owner of the Folly Theatre and ts omer Subtishinn bealeess. stated that (bas interested with his father in several vaudevill: ; . l theatres throughout the southwest. | K. Harris has added to his enormous catalogue |} the Trebuhs Music Co. catalogue, which has been in existence two years Mr. Harris now Logan Sizemore, late of the Six Fullers, is | owne and controls all the copyright, plates, rehearsing a n>w musical act which he will put | and everything connected with this frm. He en in vaudeville shortly with Lyle Waldron, late also has bought the popular catalogue of the of Wenrick and Wadron. The new team will | Pred Fisher Go. This firm in the three or four be known as Sizemore and Waldron, the Dixie | years has had some very big hits among them Dandies, and will open in Chicago. | being When the Moon Plays l’eek-A-Boo witb + ‘You My Brudda Sylvest, Rosenbaum. Happt Despite the fact that they have lost their | ness, Underneath the Big Magnoila Tree and wardrobe and trunks three times this season, others. In conjunction with this catalogue Mr twice by robbery and once by fire, Jack Turner and Ste'ia Powell bave lost but ope week. They are now on the Sun time in a new act, wulch they say is making good. + The “farlo-Aldo Trio bave cancellec the balance o. their vaudeville dates and bave signed as a special feature for eight weeks with th Cherry Blossoms. After this time they will play the Orpheum Circuit for the second time in two years. David Meyer, Compauy, Comedy formerly with Peck’s Bad Boy is now with Lewis & Lake Musical Company, doing Hebrew comedy The Lewis & Lake Company Is playing an indefinite engagement at the Gem Theatre, Hutchinson Kansas. Somers and Storke have just returved from a thirty-five weeks’ tour of the Pantages’ Cirerit and at present are playing the middle West for Sullivan & Considine and Paul Gourdon. Th ¥ report success with their act, Jackson's Honey moon. While in Alliance, 0., Joe Kennedy spent most of his time with his friend Karl Sterling, wiso of roller skating fam M:. Sterling had the misfortune to break his leg doing his act in Uarrisonburg, Va Moth are on the Sun time. Mr. Clarence Dull, formerly wiih the Taylor Granville Hold-Up Company. is now associated with the Tanhauser Stock Company of New Rochelle. posing for all the moving pictures manufrctured by the Tanhauser Film Cow pany. Bobb am! Hazelle Kobison, in Bits of Non sense, have received contracts for ten weeks of Paul Goudron’s time, opening at the New Ma jestic, Evansville, Ind.. March 20, with Cin cinnati and three weeks in Chicago to follow Jobn and Aiice M. Dowell have closed a fif teen weeks’ engagement on the Heikns Circuit, and they wre now in their fourth week on the Williams & Kuehle Cirenit. This team has not lost a week in two years Williams and Sterling close with The Arrival of Kitty Company. March 12. ani after a two weeks’ rest at their home in Detroit, open on a fifteen weeks’ vaudeville contract, which will take them to the coast The Jarrell Company, consisting of Marte Van Etten. Gertrude Richie. Fdwin Vlercival and Wm. Echols. after concluting a «ixteen weeks’ engagement in Chicavo, opens in New York about the mile of April Mre. Sylvia Gannalean, the Dime. has accepted a similar position with Howard Fogg. of the Western Vaudeville Com pany. to play at the new Happy Hour Theatre In El Paso. Texas. formerty planist of Teo, Hall, of DeVitt, Hall and DeVitt, acro bate, suffered a broken arm in an accident which befell him while attempting one of hi« tricks, at the Crystal Theatre, Manitowoc, Wis., last week. Misa Ollle Jackson, the university girl, ts en reute with the Jack Johnson Show. Mi«e Jackson has postponed her Puropean tour te accent on offer of twenty eeven weeks’ time In Canada Martwne Sisters and Ed. Price are doing ex cellentiy, eo they renort over the Hodkina Crenit Mr. Price hee added a comedy trom hone finished to his single act, which is proving A scream A. J Ferg lost all hie wardrobe in a the d fire at Majestic Theatre, Scottsburg, Ind recently Harris has engaged Mr. Jerome Shay. of the Fisher Co. Mr. Harris bas several other cata logues im view that will be taken under bis wing very shortly. Miss Maida Dupree. the dialect comedienne who has been identified for past seasons as lead ing soubrette with sone of the big eastern whee! shows, has signed with tne United Booking Office for a number of weeks Miss Dupree opened Monday at the Baker Theatre, Rochester N. Y¥. where ber turn was a decided hit Her applause winner was ‘“‘I'm not that kind of « girl,”’ which is also the feature song of ber act Miss Annabelle Whitford gave the critica! performance of her pew act at Atlantic City It goes without saying she was a big hit. Miss Whitford’s success may to a certain extent be attributed to ber splendid taste in selecting songs and costumes. Her Gibson Girl, Brinkley Girl and Venus, were written especially for ber by Alfred Solman of ‘Thousand Lives’’ fame Miss Claire Romaine who played ber annual engagement at Colonial Theatre last week, |» giving eome excellent advice to the ladles in a song entitled When You're Married, Girls. The splendid lyrics of this song, combined with Mis«* Rom ine’s clever interpretation of same, gains her many encores nightly This song ie pub lished by Jos. W. Stern & Co The new rag song, The Grizzly Bear, by Ir ving Berlin and Geo. BRolsford, is expected to be the rage Those who have heard it predict I! will become more popular than the Wild Cherry Mr tolsford is the latest addition to the So:der Music and with Mr. Berlin as» his partner there Is no doubt that they will turn out many a hit from now Co., on Humes and Lewis are at present western part of Pennsylvania, batic dancing and comedy act In a letter which we received from them last week, they inform us that ‘I Wish I Had my old Girl back again,’’ which they have been singing for some time, is still the feature song of their act touring the with their acto Harper Smith & Co., the colored entertainers In an act written by themeelves, singing their own compositions, occupied a prominent place op the bill at the Plaza Musle Hall The song which seemed to go best vas “Gee but aln't America a Grand Old Place which never fall« to get an encore at every performance. Messrs. Young & Marke, the have acded three new songs to their repertoire end are now using an all-'‘Stern’ collection of numbers The songs are entitied, When a Coun Wants to Spoon He Don't Need any Moon and Come After Breakfast For their eccentri« dances they are using I'm Not That Kind of Girl and Glowworm eccentric dancers Eadie boy Now act The Lane and his Dainty Dancers Boy, a very effective number for thet song, which is used as a specialty for the girls, who are attired in cowboy sults is mate doubly attractive by excellent dancing and ‘‘buelness."’ find Cow Mr. Terey a number of a ‘‘Flayer’’ in “Amina.”’ Panl It le needless full justice, Wenrich, who has given the public hits, and who has reeently taken vaudeville himself, is introducing lLincke’s latest Intermezzo, and to say that Mr. Wenrich + the monologis«t does i! Chas. O'Toole “Trish Rag’’ to his re and we are pleased to say that from the start We predict be the Irish song hit of the added = the aong® good to has of eomle it made this number coming season ertoire Lyons and are closing ‘“‘Amina."’ ber, earns Yorsro, their those net popular with Italian boy. Paul Lincke's Their aplendid rendition of this num many for them encores