The Billboard 1911-06-24: Vol 23 Iss 25 (1911-06-24)

The Billboard JUNE 24, 1911. The Amusement Week in New York MISS GERTRUDE HOFFMAN ENTRANCES. If there New York Hoffman. Gotham vaudeville all cases were joyed her clever Eddie Foy, They were Strate their prolonged is any public's While actress appreciation, on the United in the center it is Gertrude Time, playing theatres, her engagement in extended. The audience enimpersonations of Auna Held, Eva Tanguay and many others. not the least bit loathe to demonlove for the clever actress by their applause and their heavy attendance. This same star is back again in the metropolis, this time, however, after having been abroad and returning aS sponsor for the Russian ballets which were introduced at the Winter Garden Wednesday evening, June 14. Her present vehicle is undeniably a summer show, and bids fair to command attention throughout the entire season, partly because of the novelty of the entertainment well as because of its richness and elaborateness of detail, The organization is supposed to be an exact reproduction of that whichow holds the boards at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris and New York is now being offered a pantomime ensemble in cluding in the neighborhood of one hundred and fifty people. Ballet and pantomime profitably in this city. ment has not been as have rot as yet fared This form of divertise readily appreciated by the Anglo-Saxon, who approves rather of pungency of conversation. Yet, the mute stars in their . j scanty attire are likely to win much credit iu their latest specialty, The press comments most favorably upon the show as a whole, a few of them taking excep tion to the abandon with which Miss Hoffman interprets some of the Oriental dances. Her work in Cleopatra and Sheherazade while artistic, is accused of vulgarity. The Russians, whom she has imported, are all accomplished exponents of the art of dancing. The World makes a statement that Miss Hoffman is merely a votary of the art. The possibili ties of the future artistic dancing are favorably shown by the performers and there is but lit tle doubt that the public will stamp their approval upon the serpentine gyrations of the various members of the ballet. The American finds very much in the perform ance that commands favorable appreciation. It speaks of the love that the New Yorker has for Gertrude Hoffman and predicts that the Win ter Garden Show will enjoy a satisfactory run. rhe music was not the least successful feature of the Winter Garden's new entertainment. The orchestra consisted of seventy-five musicians conducted by Max Hoffman, who interpreted the score by Arensky for the Cleopatra ballet as well as the music by Rimsky-Karsakow, which accompanied Sheherazade with much spirit, ~ = ab ameobae! AIDA AT DALY'S. THE CAST. OER bacnsdveiecscosvenes Miss Dianetta Alwina ER ‘nnén one déatetuuns Som Miss Alice Gentle ORR es -Cavaliere Carlo Cartica Amonasro ............Mr. Giuseppe Pimazzoni Ramphis ................ Mr. Giovanni Gravina DE Stcnnenonveanceadece Mr. Natale Cervi EE? ..: cnsneseéese oeescceeeeMr. Correnti DE SnvaeeveseeSenssacun Miss A. Heyman Musical Director ...... oetedes -..--Joslah Zuro New York, June 17 (Special to The Billboard). : —Daly's Theatre was illuminated for a specific cause—its doors were flung open for a definite reason, in itself somewhat of a novelty, for op era invaded it and threatens to hold it captive . for quite a spell to come on the progressive : transference of the New Grand Opera Company. The World bas the following to say: **From the Bowe-y to Broadway is something of a jump for a m. -cal organization, but the New Grand Opera Company accomplished the task when it transferred its activities from the people's to Daly's Theatre. Aida was the opera, as on the oceasion of the Bowery opening several weeks of the | McKay, to be seen in October, entitled The Wall Street Girl. The book of this musical play is by Margaret Mayo and Edgar. Selwyn, with ly |} rics by Otte Hauerbach, and music by Carl | } | | of novelties ago, and it was almost as well done.”’ The Times gives the following more thorongh comment: *‘Louis Zuro’s New Grand Opera Com pany graduated from the Bowery on Saturday | evening, and began a season of opera last night at Daly's with Aida, a work which was fre was playing further downtown. tion is really a most gives a representation of this work of Verdi's which is well worth hearing. Josiah Zuro. the son of the impresario of the company, is an or chestral conductor of talent. He learned his metier pretty thoronghly at the Manhattan Opera House »s chorus master, and he has demonstrated ae that he is quite capable of handling an orchestra, “The principals enlisted in this Alda cast are all of them quite above the ordinary summer pop ular opera level. Miss Alwina is a very attrac ; Aida. and Miss Gentle a good Amneris. Mr. Pimazzoni was last night’s Amonasro. Mr. Gra vina th tamphis, and Mr. Cervi the King. The : organiza praiseworthy one, and tive quently in the repertoire of tne company when {t | 14, | for a summer holiday. When the work was first produced by this npa Mr. Alberti sang the part of Radames. s now u rtaken by Carlo Cartica, s ease the large audience present, | whi ’ led vociferously at opportune mo ments ‘ e & ostume’s of the company have beer ved. and Signor Zuro promises further improve nt tl 1 t his direct ion.’’ UP AND DOWN BROADWAY NOTES Under Harry His ola the Kelley Hone the ay ra musical pi Blanche pany retu unusually n of Alfred EF. Aarons. ake to the road again in r H tenis nsing ¢ fo quarter of a year after about a : roing to ré for a new is £ r whiel © he 1earsals ece, Ring and the members of her rned to New York Jnne 15, after an successful tour in the musical play, The Yankee Girl, during which Miss Ring and her associates traveled nearly 25.000 miles and played in every state in the Union, with the exception of two. Miss Ring went to her summer home at Orienta Point, Mamaroneck, where she will remain and prepare for the new production to be made for her by her Managers, the Messrs. Lew Flelds and Frederic com Hoschna. Rehearsals will begin about the first | of September. After a few weeks’ visit to Europe In search for the Cabaret or Midnight Show at the Folies Bergere, William Harris returned on the Adriatic and reported that the foreign showmen were as hard pressed for sensational novelties as the producers of this country. Mr. Harris, however, in the course of his of the leading music halls of England and the Continent found a number of acts and artists which while tremendous hits abroad have never been in America. Among those he signed for the summer at the Folies Bergere are Ionia, inspection seen a very beautiful young woman of twenty-two years, whom he considers a greater illusionist than was Herrmann or Kellar at their best; Willy Ferreros, a musical genius aged four; Satanella, a dancer of remarkable loveliness, who dees the dances of North Africa so tropically pictured by Hichens and Loti; Olga Petrova, a phenomenal chanteuse and pianist. Satanella will open at the Folies Bergere on June 17. th: others will follow in rapid succession Valeska Suratt and her company, in The Red Rose, a musical comedy by Harry B. and Robert B. Smith, with music by Robert Hood Pow ers, Will be the summer attraction at the Globe Theatre, and is scheduled to open at this house mn Thursday night, June 22, immediately after sarah Bernhardt’s engagement. The company will have a rest of three days before the New York premier. It was announced that Anna Held, the come dienne, who two years ago announced her permanent retirement from the American stage, will early in September, appear in New York under the direction of F. Ziegfeld Jr... in a French farce by the authors of The Pink Lady. The American version is to be made by George V. Hobart. Raymond Hubbell will furnish sO the The Authors’ Producing Company has engaged Charles Mackay for the role of Wilbur Emerson and Lillian Kemble for the role of Catherine Darwin in the company that will tour through the South in Charles Klein's The Gamblers next season. Frnest A. Elton, who originated the role of Wilkins in The Earl of Pawtucket. at the Mad ison Square Theatre in 1903, has been engaged hv John Cort for the same part in his revival of the Angustus Thomas comedy in which Lawrance TY Orsay will again be the star. Sadie will probably be the first new play that John Cort will produce the coming season. It is Mr. Cort’s intention to present the play in New York about the last week in October Goeffrey Stein, who succeeded Tully Marshall in Clyde Fitch's The City, has been engaged br the Anthors’ Producing Company to succeed William B. Mack in the role of George Cowper in Charles Klein's The Gamblers. John Cort was unsucesssful in his efforrt to secure the further services of Violet Heming for the leading female role in The Fox, as Messrs. Liebler and Company will retain her on the American stage for one of their own companies next season. Jane Cowl, who is in Europe on a two months’ tour, has been made a flattering offer by Henri Battaile, the author. who anxious to have her create the leading in his new play. Miss Cowl met Mr. Battaile in Paris and the celebrated playwright outlined the plot of the play to her. The character is that of an Amerjean girl who comes to Paris and whose frankness and attitude toward life makes her misunderstood and gets her into varions dilemmas, Miss Cow] is at present in Lagland. Recently Miss Cowl has been motoring through Italy and France. She will return home the latter part of this month, and w'l! ogain be seen in } familiar role of Catharine Darwin in Charles Klein’s The Gamblers. when the company begins its season in Boston October 1. Geo. M. Cohan'’s comedy, Get-Rich-Quick Wal lingford, now holds tiie s°*son’s record for play runs in New York City. For forty weeks during which 318 consecutive porformanees have been given the insistent apnea! of this entertainment has demonstrated its valne. is role er Christie MacDonald was given an ovation at the Liberty Theatre, Saturday night. June 10, NEW CIRCUIT IN CUBA. New York, June 17 (Special to The Bill board) Fermini Ruis of New York, has just completed arrangements to operate a circuit of theatres in the island of Cuba. The Sheedy Vaudeville Agency will be the New York representatives of the circuit. Today a bill of tive acts sails for the island. Changes of program will be made each week. The first house to open in Havana is the Politeama, which has a seating capacity of 3,000. NEW SISTER ACT. New York, board).—Hattie have joined June 17 (Special Burks and Louise hands to do a new vaudeville. Miss Burke formerly did a single act in the varieties, while Miss Richmond is best known through her connection with the of fering of Louis Weslyn. The twe are introduc ing some clever character singing, one of Miss Burks’ numbers being an original conception of a bath-robe specialty. »s0ODS RE-ENGAGES TEMPEST. to The Bill Richmond sister act in New York, June 17 (Special to The Bill board).—Tom Tempest has been re-engaged by A. H, Woods to play the leading part in ome of his productions next season. Tempest has been under the Woods’ management for a number of years, and during the season just closed Was a member of the Thomas E, Shea Company. The attraction in which Mr. Tempest is to appear next season opens about August 5 in Philadel phia. NEW ACTS. THE ZARNES, Aerial Act; eight minutes; full stage. Hammerstein’s Roof. In the routine of work performed by The Zarnes, which includes work on the Koman rings and on the single trapeze, may be found feats that are decidedly difticult, but most skillfully executed. One of the feature bits of novelty in the act is the man’s swinging on the Roman rings (held by his partner) from bis little fingers. Another trick is a test of the strength of the woman, who, hanging head downward, holds a trapeze on which are hanging three men. For a finish, the wan suspends from tbe rings, using his arm as a cross bar In this way he holds the combined weight of his partner and two men. The Zarnes opened the show at Hammerstein’s, giving their performance to an almost empty house. TYSON AND BROWN, Singers and Dancers; twelve minutes; in one. Hammerstein's Roof. Tyson and Brown do a very creditable singing and hard-shoe dancing numver. Pract ica@isis a of the dancing is done by the male member of the team, and the singing is handled by th woman. The pair open with a neat, though commonplace dauce, using as a vocal number, Lady Love. A solo number by the woman, who sings Eyes, is next introduced, the man following with a scareccow aun introduced during the number. Don't Wake Me Up, 1 Am Dreaming, is the title of the third Sung, the mau eters, gues tarcugh a » | somg, the man eenters, goes through a short but | spirited rountine of steps For a finish dance is performed. Each of the three changes of costume. NBLLIE McCOY, ialty; oof. During her allotted time of nine minutes, Miss McCoy sings but two songs, the remainder of the time being consumed in tripping gracefully across the stage. A Quaker song is her first While singing it, Miss McCoy wears a harem skirt of gray silk—a most becoming hue. The second is a number in which the word Yankee a brief two makes Singing and Dancing Spec uine minutes; in one. Hammerstein's number. is oft repeated. The Haunnersiecin's audicu j liked Nellie McCoy. Monday night she took three bows, and was the recipient of a huge at the closing performrnce of The Spring Maid. | which resulted in her having to make her first curtain speech. It was not good-bye, but only an revoir until] Angnst 14. when the opera con tinnes its rnn at the Liberty. After the performance the prima donna gave a supper to her company on the gtage. Saturday night was the one hundred ol ninety-fourth performance of the onera in New York Managers Werha and Luescher are preparing handsome souvenirs for the two hundredth performance, which will he gziren on Friday of the opening week in Angust. Hazel Trontman sailed on the Mauretenia Jnne to join Kitty Gordon in London. She i« to to Anstria to Mise Gordon's conntry place returning to New York in go time for a new Broadway prodnction Henry W. Savage has selected Jane Oaker for his second Evervwoman company, which starts its tour in the fall Frederic Mack?tvn hes heen encaged by Ser age for the leading role in his new Exense Me compeny, which opens its s°ason n Poston next Augnst. Mark A. Luescher sailed on h's European opera | hont Wednesday, Jon 14 | Harry Cooner, formerly of the Empire City Qnartette and last season with Nauchty Mari etta. hes been sien d be A. TE Wools. George | Thatcher. the old-time nstrel. has been taken care of by the « menager for the role of a darkey In The Littlest Rebe 1AD DOERGE MARRIED. New York. June 12 (Spectal to The Billboard) Miss Tad Doe one of the pretty mezzo so pranos with Christie WacDonald in The Spring Moid. bad a little celebration of her own Sat urday, June 10 {in honor of the closing of the onera at the Liberty Promptiy at noon Miss Doerge met Mr. Joseph Samuel Colt. a grand nephew of the famons inventor, and they went to St Stenhen’« Church on Sixteninth Street and were married Miss Toerge, like Ethel PRarrymore, who married another member of the Colt family. will not lervre the atave After a honeymoon tn the PRermudas, she will return for rehearsal of The Soring Maid. which reopens at the Liberty In August bunch of roses. OLD-TIMERS AT COLONIAL. New York, June 17 (Special to The Billboard). —To arrange and present a progi i vi now seenrs te be all the rage. Recently such a galaxy of fameus favorites of the variety stage were booked at the Fifth Avenue Theatre dur ing a period kKuown as « i ners’ Week idea was originated by Manager Bob Irwin, of the Fifth Avenue, ane sucePssi.! venture that the program was held over second week. Otner managers foliowed ample and put on an Old-Timers’ Week. At Colonial, Manager Percy G. Williams called it a bill of the Never Fading Stars of the Variety Stage. With this sO Was lias for the iis week's show, the Colonial closes its season. The reopening will occur early in September. On the Colonial bill this week are John Ls Clair, who opened the show of juggling. Will H. Fox his monologue aud comedy act, while Fox and Ward, the minstrels, sang some of the old-time melodies, including Old Ned, and told a few jokes that were fumny lattice Gilson also brought back memories days gone by. She sang Monkey Shine, a Harp Like the Angela Viay, Sunshine of Para dise Alley, and For He Knew a Thing or Two ‘The Terrible Judge, the skit presented by Ward and Curran, elicited the usual amount of laughs Ward and Curren closed the first half of the show. (,u8 » performing his feats again went through trick playing piano of Wanted Williams had the audience laughing con tinually with his very funny monologue. Mrs. A ‘ f ation She gave an imitation of herself and sang a number of the Harrigan and Hart days. Konnle Thornton sang two songs that wer: “hits’’ years ago. The songs were Mary and John, My Sweetheart’s the Man in the Moon and “ iy Ww Sixt uu sition 10 delivered his monologue. A revival of the first act they played together was given by McIntyre and Heath. On Guard t« the title of the plece, which was first produced In San Antonio, Texas, May 17, 1874. At that time Melntyre was playlog a variety theatre in San Antonio, and Tom Heath, then with a wagon show, drifted into San Antonio. The two formed a partnership, which has lasted to this day. Each of the acts were given an ovation upon heir appearance, and the audience Was loathe to let them go after their hit bad been performed. THE BILL AT HAMMERSTEIN’S. New York, June 17 (Special to The Billboard; Hammerstein's bill this week devoid of the usual amount of new acts, only three of them, namely, The Zarnes, Tyson and Brown and Nellie MeCoy qualifying as such. The Zarnes, who do a Roman ring and trapeze act, opened the show, with Tyson and Brown, singers and Neilie MeCoy was in Spot Is dunceis, followed No. 7. Each of the three acts is reviewed under New Acts. Emma Carus, late feature with Eddie Foy in Up and Down Broadway, occupled the stellar position. Miss Carus sang four numbers, all of them being heartily applauded. Monday night Miss Carus’ admirers passed an immense bouquet of flowers to her over the footlights. In third position, Chassino fitted nicely. His shadowgraph work is clever. Spissel Bros. & Co., in their pantomimic farce, The Continental Wait er, followng Chassino, bad the bouse in an uproar of laughter. The accordionist, Diero, held over from last week, was shifted to an earlier position, holding down No, 5 instead of next to closing, where he was placed last week. Diero went as big as he usually does. His repertoire is practically unchanged. Coccia and Amato awakened interest with a pantomime in one act, called The Slums of l’aris, in which is introduced The Dance of the Dagger. The smallness of the Hammerstein roof stage proved somewhat of a handicap to the dancers After Nellle McCoy, sented their musical offering, closing the frst half of the show. Ten people comprise the ‘family.’ The costuming of the act, the elab orateness of the decorations, and the musical the Bell VPamily raise the number the Bell Family pre ability of to a high plane. The unridable Cirens, was the laughter while mules, cause the carried of an act was with Hickey's incessant rear of on. Hickey is carrying two mules, which several young men essay to ride, with the result that they are thrown to all corners of the stage. The Five Cycling Auroras, Emma Carus, Bert Levy and Roberts’ Trained Rats and Cats, fin shed the bill in the order named. Of Miss Carus we have previously made mention, while the other acts are bhold-overs from last Week's bill. Rossini Casselli's Midget Dogs was program= hd Spot No. 6, but failed to show Monday night. PERTINENT PATTER. New York, June 17 (Special to The Bill board).—Goff Phillips, who has recently con cluded a tour of the Orpbeum Circuit, is back in New York He is now playing the Keith & Proctor Circuit. A young man who is to do juggling and bal ancing is coming direct from Japan to join the Ito Family of magicians, who are now mak ing a tour of the Keith & Proctor Time. With the addition of the young man the number of people with the act will be increased to four. The Alexander Troupe of Russian Dancers six in number, have opened on the Keith & lroctor Time. Four Masons, who for a long time presented an original Country School act, have a new of fering for vaudeville called A Lesson in Whist written by Clark Burroughs J. W. Davis of Davis and Scott, is confined to his home, suffering with a broken ankle. accident is causing Miss Georgia Scott, partner, to work as a single act. Steve White, who is doing an eccentric sing ing and dancing number, having finished a sea The his son of fourteen weeks on the W. 8S. Cleveland Time, is back in New York playing vaudeville dates. The Frehal Brothers. doing a comedy bur lesque acrobatic act, will play parks and fairs this summer. At the present time they are in vaudeville. Al. Herman, the blackface comedian, has closed his season with the Big Gayety Show, an Eastern Wheel attraction, and is playing dates Ue has been reengaged by Jermon & Scribner for the same show next season, NEW YORK ALLSTAR BILL, WEEK OF JUNE 12 A—Hickey's Comedy Cirens comedy Animal Act. Hammerstein's Roof: Full Stage. B—Nellie MeCor, Singing Comedienne. Hammerstein's Roof; In One C-——May Tully & Co.. in Comedy Sketch, The Rattle Cry of Freedom. Fifth Avenue; Full Stage. D—Coccia and Amato, tn The Slums of Paris, Pantomime Hammerstein's Roof; Open in Two: close Full Stage. E—Meyers, Warren and Lyon, in A Little of Everything Mirth and Music. Fifth Avenue; Full Stage. INTERMISSION, F—Field Brothers, Dancers, Fifth Avenue; In One. G—Dorothy Rogers & Co., In Bables a la Carte, New Erighton Theatre; Full Stage. Il-Emma Carus Songs and Talk. Ilam merstein’s Roof; In One, I—Four Londons, Casting Act. Fifth Ave.; Full Stage. A complete list of attractions at New York theatres appears on page 68,