Variety (Jan 1906)

VARIETY 13 iiui« itfif L*:w a. jSe«vcuuibe • nketcli entlUeti, "▲ Moutaiiu Ueuut, lu wlilcQ MIhh Mack«usie yiayed tbe part ut a' cut^'Klrl. iue HketcU eviueutl^ wa» written fur tiie purpuM uf glvlnx Mlaa Mav- keusle an u|)i>«xiuiiii> . lu alug, an it lacaeU coniedjr aud the aiiliuuiioii one eXiiecia tu a aactcu of that kiud. Tbc tLeuie wiiM guuU aiiu wuh well carried uut. A Baliliuui-i' Htura broker tiecuuiea infatuated wltli a Moiitaim yiii. lie gucM tu Buttu and upena a niualc kctiuui. ilie Muiitaua girl coiuea to tils studio to take vocal leotHHiii, auu tie diacovem her as the "Montana iieaut." Waiter Hbannon ua tlie atuck broker gave good MuptM>rt, aud aaug a ioug luedley of HoiigM witu MltiH Mackenzie, which licored heavilj'. liarry L. Dunklnsou aa a "I'atsy Boli- var" iiilncae Hervant, wum good. One of the big- gerit iilt8 was Eva WeHtcott, whoa<> monologue, .va KpiKude In Modern Lilfe," waa the beat act uf Ua kind aeen here. The opening uf the act, when MiHM \\ eittcutt talkH to her Huppuaed hu8- baud, who ttltii at the desk apparently reading a uewHpaiier, MUggeata "The 8iient Syateui," but there wut» no euuipariaou otherwiHe, and Miatt We^tcott deserves commendation lor the excel- lent uitMiolugue, and her charming versatility as an aetreHH. The twelve Navajo Glrla were the heudlintTH. IHieir act was the same as when it was been here last year. Lillian Sieger, a very pretty blonde, sang und played the cornet aud re- eelveti a long round of applause. Tbe two aet- tingi of the Navajo Girls—one showing an Indian cauip and the other the deck of a ship, were effec- tive, 'loui Brown gave his clever whistling and IniitutlunH, and (Joolmau's dogs and cats displayed wonderful canine and feline intelligeDce. The KlKltt Bedouin Arabs showed remarkable feats lu their acrolNitIc act. Uaymond and Caverly moved uv«>r from the Olympic with their Dutch and Ue- l»rew act, aud received their usual share of ap- plause. O'Brien and Buckley contributed the same comedy musical sketch, which was seen at the llHyniarket last week. Others were: Sankey Bros., equilibrists; Ferguson and Pasamare, clever danc- erh; the Deeks. in a comedy sketch; Rich and Harvey, singers and dancers; Bessie Crawford, vocalist. OLYMPIC (Abe Jacobs, mgr. for Kohl A Cas- tle).—The bin was headed by Wilfred Clarke St Co. in a comedy sketch, "^Tiat Will Happen Next." The sketch was cleverly put together and afforded Mr. Clarke and his associates excellent opportunities. The Pekln Zouaves displayed mili- tary evolutions, marches, drills, wall scaling and other feats. The act made a big bit. Rawsou and June, the Australian t>oomerang throwers, gave a novel and scientltic exhibition, which was roundly applauded. Carson and Wlllard offere<i their "Frizzled Finance" talk in German dialect, and Zlska and King created much amusement with their burlesque on magic. King was fimny and caused mueh laughter. Zlska had a number of good tricks, but he ought to drup his neither French nor Italian dialect and talk in plain Eng- lish, which he could master without effort. Klein and Clifford, singerH and dancers, and May Bel- fort, vocalist, pleased. HAY.MARKET (W. K. Freeman, mgr. for Kohl & Castle).—Bert Coote moved over from the Ma- jestic, where be scored a big success in his com- edy, "A Lnmb oa Wall Street." The West aiders gave much evidence of appreciation, and Mr. Coote made a bit. The Macarte Sisters, whose aerial exhibitions are too well known to need comment, made their usual hit. Bellman and Moore again presented their really entertaining sketch. "A Bit of Vaudeville," and Foster and Foster, In "llie Volunteer Organist." received a good measure of applause for their conie<ly and musical numbers. They are good musicians. Others on tbe bill were: The Ferende May Trio, Instrumentalists and paper uianlpnlator<i; Golden and Hughes, in a rural comedy sketch; Armstrong and Vern, comedians; Ijanibert and Pierce, black face singers and danc- ers. INTERNATIONAL (Al. G. Flourney, mgr.).— The bill tor the week conslsteil of Rose and Le- mon In a bicycle act: the Three Bounding Gwdons. acrobats; Brothers R4>nta and Bontell, musical comedians; Ida RiiHsell. vocalist and dancer; Hyde and Heath, comedians; Ray Raymond, vocalist. Business continues go<Kl. SID. J. EUSON'S tSld. J. Euson. mgr.).—The stock company presente«l two burlesques, "Joll^ Voyagers" and "Skylarking." The olio was one of the liest s»een here. La Belle Atalanta, who Is a beautiful young woman, was the feature. Her act was similar to that of Charmion. Damm Brothers, acrobats: Fay, Cooley and Fay, come- dlms; Sylvester, Jones and Prlngle, vocalists; Hnrt mid Dillon, musicians, completed the excel- lent till. POLLY (John Fennessy, mgr.).—Rellly A Woods O). was the offering at this theatre. The company was a cap.Thle one. but the burlesques contained nothing especially diverting, Pat Rellly and Ada Lorraine headed the company. TROCADERO.—71ie High Rollers Burlesque Company presented the usual burlesque and variety acts St this State street theatre. FRANK WIE.<JBERG. Pittsburg, Pa. <;UAND (Harry Davis. Mgr.).—This bill Is a very strong one, and Paul Conchas Is the head- liner. Really, Conchas presents tlie greatest heavy Juggling act that has ever been seen at the Grand, and bis assistant furnishes the necessary comedy. The Webb-Romaly Troupe of acrobats and equill- brlsts do a fascinating turn, many of its features being new to Pittsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Ihew present their old sketch "When Two Hearts Were Won" In their usual acceptable manner. Frank and Jen Latona have a go^wl musical act. The girl's piano playing and l>eautiful voice made a strong Impression. Maynie Remington's songs do not create much enthusiasm, but she makes k<kk1 In the dances with her pickaninnies. Wood- ward's animals, especially the blcycle-rldlng monkey, make a decided hit. Joe Flynn has a l»unch of funny sayings and bright parodies. Tlie • Jardownle Sisters are good dancers. The Orpheum Comedy Four have a first-class singing and com- edy net. Delraore Brothers Jump around In bar- rels. Vera King's work is clever and her facial expression reminds one of May Irwin. Harry Brown Illustrates his songs wtlh colored cartoons, and the cineomatograph ends the bill with nnusn- nlly fine pictures. Big business. OAYBTY (James E. Orr, Mgr.).—M". M. Theiss' "Wine, Woman and Song" organization la pleaainf[ large audieuces. Tbe farces are labelled "A Day at Niagara Falls ' nnd "Fuu in the Subway," and afford good comedy chances to Samuel S. Howe, Charles Raymond, Bob Scott, Oscar Fre<lericks, Sam Leibert. William Fredericks, Marie Lamour, Jessie Bums, Nettle Clayton and "Bonlta,"' while a rattier shapely and well-dressed chorus appears to advantage. Sam Howe, of Howe and Scott. "The Real Hebrews," who wrote the burlesques, makes lots of fun with his Jew impersonations. The olio is an exceedingly good one. Frank D. Bryan's beautiful "Peace Congress Girls" set the house wild with patriotic appreciation, which gives Frank a chance to spring his kind-applause plea lor the preservation of the old "Constitu- tion." "Bonlta," the clever coon singer, and her clever pickaninnies made such a hit that she also liad t(» respond with a speech. Raymond and Clayton have a pleasing singing and talking act, Frederick Brotliers and Bums make a hit with their excellent musical turn, and Huwc and Scott lub It In with a Jew specialty. ACADEMY (H W. Williams, Jr., Mgr.).—The "Washington Soci- ety Girls" company, which makes Its first Pitts- burg appearance, will be a welcome visitor so long as It adheres to the present standard. The farces are entitled "Ohl What Joy!" and "Krausmeyer's •Ml'y," 1" which Charles Johnson, Dave Marion, John B. Williams, John West, Margaret King. Agnes Bchler. Grace Muntell, and Madge Darrell liave good i-omedy opportunities. The olio Is first class. Elsa Leslie, billed as "The Uttle English Girl with the Big American Voice," pleased Im mensely. Eldora, in sensational Juggling feats; West and Williams in comedy work and parody singing; Dave Marlon In his sketch "East Side Life." who made the hit of the show; Lynotte Sis- ters, singing comediennes, aud Ah Ling Foo, an Oriental conjurer, acceptably filled out the bill of sp<'claltles. The whole show went wtlh a rush. N0TF:S. —The title of the current attraction at the Gayety, "Wtne. Woman and Song," has probably kept away part of the high-class clientele that .Manager Orr. by bis advanc«'d methods and In- sistence on at least fairly a clean show has built up for that bouse. The Gayety now enjoys the patronage of playgoers who a year or so ago would have been 8ho<ked at the Idea of attending regular burlesque performances, and it Is up to the man- agers of those attractons to realize they are f(M>IIsb In adhering to titles offensive to their patrons. Harry Davis cannot be accused <»f fur- nishing dingy and out-of-date settings at the Grand. Some of the scenery tised can really be looking. IWs Is appreclate<I alike by the per- formers and the audiences. MMB. PITT. Baltimers, Md. .MARYLAND (F. C. .Schanberger, res. mgr.).— Week 22. The largest company in numbers aud one of the best In point of excellence has been seleeted for this week's program at Kernan's pal ace. the beadllners being the "Military Octette and (Jlrl with the Baton," composed of eight musicians and two pretty girls as pages. The band Is led by John S. Lelcke, the former Kilties cor net soloist. The Crane Brothers scored as the ".Mudtown Minstrels," followed by O'Brien and Havel. In their sketch. "Ticks and Clicks;" Mr. and Mrs. Luclcr amused in their eccentric comedy act. ".\ Rural Romeo;"the F'our Colonis, whirlwind dan<ers, and the Five Juggling Mowatts, also made good, while the Ellnore Sisters, In an amus- ing specialty, kept the audience in a continual uproar of laughter; the klnetograph, with new motion pictures, closing the show to crowded houses. Next week—Henry and Alice Taylor, Alice Pierce, Louis Simon & Co.. the Avon Com- edy Four. Burton nnd Brocks, Lulgl Del 'Oro and the klnetograph. MONCMKNTAly (Joseph Ker- nan. res. mgr.).—Week 22. Fennesy's Star Show Girls are playing to large boases, opening with a musical farce called "Deserters at Large," follow- ed by nil olio, although goo<l, Is not new. and com- prises W. J. Carney and Flora Wagner, singers anj dancers; Thomas Nolan and Cora White, In a sketch. "Looking for a Record;" the Toreador Trio. Vic- tor Vamont. Marie Croix and Charles Nichols are s«.en In Juiile McCree's old time "Hop Fiend Bill," and Ten Br(K)ke. Lambert and Ten Brooke, In their musical farce. "Professor Schmalz's Academy," seen last season at the Maryland. The performance (oneludes with the one act comedy, '"The Athletic (ilrls." In which the entire company takes part. Introducing all the new catchy songs. Taken as a whole the Star Show Girls Company compares favorably with the balance of the burlesque com- panies of the Columbia Circuit who have no opp«>- sltlon house at present, but In a couple of weeks at furthest tbe new Gaiety Theatre will be open and It will then be up to tbe Kernan Amusement Company to make some much needed improve- ments, which will no doubt be attended to during the summer recess. MILTON. Cinoinnati, 0. COLI'MBIA (M. C. Anderson, mgr.).—Franz Ebert & Co., Lilliputian comedians, good; Thos. J. Keogh & Co., In "How He Won Her." hit; DeWltt. Burns and Torrence In "The Awakeiirig of Toys," great hit; Elizabeth Murray, songs and monologue, great hit; Miss Murrays, great coon walk. Is probably the l>est of Its kind on the vaudeville stage; Milan! Trio, musicians and sing- ers, hit; Miss Georgia Ijewls, whistler, hit; Lin- den Beckwith, singing portrait, hit; the hazard- ous circle. Tom Eck's sensational bicycle act, per- formetl by Lillian CThlck, great hit; bill above the average. Crowded houses. STANDARD (Chas. M. Arnold, mgr.).—The World Beaters' Oo. The performance liegan with the burlempie "Jolly Old Sports," and concluded with another burlesque, "All at Sea." Both biirlewpies bits. In the olio were Bohannon and Corey, Introducing their Il- luminated grotto, hit; McFarland and McDonald, comedians, hit;. Qiiigg, R«lwards and Nlckerson, musical act, great hit: Niblo and Spencer, dancers, great hit: Jerome and Morrison, "The Ginger Girls," great hit; extra attraction, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, great hit. Show good; packed houses. WALNITT (M. C. Anderson, mgr.).-- Prlmrose Minstrels. The performance began with "Mammle's Watermelon Parties," and "Dudes and Diidlnes." i>eiformanco excellent. Tn the cast were Eddie Horan. Ed Mazier, Emllle Subers. The voices of the company were excellent. The sil- ver shower clog and drill of cadets made a big hit. Emlle Sober, comedian, great hit. George Primrose's solo dance, great bit. Tbe scenic ef- fects were elaliurate. PEOPLE'S (Hubert Heucb and Jas. B. Fennessy, mgrs.).—"The Utopians." The ijerformaiice liegan with the burlesque. "Mixed, Muddled and Fixed." Very iKK>r. The closing burlesque, "Hotel I'ps and Downs," poorer than the oi>eiiliig burlesque, lu the olio were Stanley and Scanh>n. musical act, fair; Joe Mad- den and John W. Jess, Irish comedians, i>oor; l^rry Smith mid .Mamie Champion, fair; the Two .Vbhtons, Jugglers and (iub swingers, fair; the Irving Trh», fair; the Great Llnd, female Imper- sonator, great hit. Next week Parisian Belles K\travsgHM/H Co., with Terry McGovcni as extra attraction. H. HB6S. is usual In shows of thin kind. Olio includes original Briti-Nelson fight pictures. Const mice Wisilitin, song and dance artist; this tu take tlie phue ot t-iiHtomary vaudeville. Week Jan. 2S, |;f»wery Iiurles4iuers. FAIRPLAY. 0. Cleveland, KEITH'S (II. A. Daniels, mgr.).—Week of 22. "Sam Watson's Farmyard" was the hit of this week's bill. John and Harry Dlllou, with their unique manner and ainusing paro<lle8, got plenty of hands and deserved them. Barney Fagan and Henrietta Byron, hinging, dancing and lightning ehange act, was very good. Cellna Bobe, violin- ist and xyh>phonlsi, should reverse her title. She dresKed well and played the latter instrument well. I'arros Bros., European head and hand bal- ancers, have a good act and It held the audience. Lillian Le Roy, "The Little Girl with the Big Volie," sang fairly well, but did not take. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Esmonde, In their sketch, "In .Masks," were very tiresome. Bedford and Win- chester. Cleveland boys who Juggle and roll hoops, were not half bad. Klnetograph. House always full. Week of 2t>. —HowanJ's Ponies, Tom Ryan and Mary Richfield, C-liarlcs Kenra. Clifford and Burke. LYRIC (E. R. Lang, mgr.).—Matsu iiioto's Japanese Troupe head the bill and deserve the place. The Buckeye State Quartette present their Initial performance this week and are very goisl. This quartette Is <iHui)08ed of four Cleve- land boys and will no doubt make good. Dixon. Burt and licon, comedy acrobats, are only fair; .Musical Nalon, good. Massey and Kramer, sing- ers and clarinet players, fair. Pictures. EM- PIRE (Chas. W. Denzlnger, mgr.).—Bob Man- chester'^ "Vanity Fair," with a fair chorus of shapely ghis and two poor comedians; John Con- ley and Harry Ward, In burlesques, entitled "Oa the Fall River Line" and "The Female Drum- mers." The olio is above the average, coiisisting of Toklo. Japanese slack wire performer, good; Ward and Raymond, singing and dancing, fair; Reed and Shaw, gymnasts, very good; the Wang- do'MlIe Four, i'olored quartette, get plenty of lauf^bs. The feature for this week Is the Phila- delphia (fake) pictures of the Fitz-O'Brlen fight. Week of 21».—Phil. Sheridan New City Sports. C A. B. Minneapolis, Minn. ORPHEC.M (Martin Bock, gen. mgr.).-High class variety has about Its own way tills week with tlie Metropolitan playing the Lllierty Belles and Parsifal, and the other house offering nothing out of the orillnary. Part of the tremendous busi- nes.s of the week Is undoubtedly due to the Fadettes, who took four encores and three curtain calls at each performance Sunday, and could have had many more If they desired to take them. Al- though nut usually apjireciatlve of high-class music, the Orpheum (iieiitele has deiiared for the Fadettes. nnd the management can look forward to record business for the week. The Marco Twins, "things to laugh at," l>elong in the next town, but the Okalie Japanese Troupe la a bigger lilt than ever, nnd is putting on a much stronger act than when he brought his newly-assembled troupe to tlie house last season. Nellie Floredc has n really "charming" perstniallty, despite the press agent, and the best singing voice beard In a "solitary" for many mo<)ns. Slie also has plenty (»f magnetism and can "talk" as well as sing songs. Barnold's Dogs, Cats and Monkeys have a neat animal act strengthened by tlie persouallt^ of the trainer, while Al. Lawrence makes exceed- ing goisl, and Dixon and Fields oiK>n the sliuw- wlth various e.xcerpts from Rice and Cady. Ray- mond and Caverly, Rogers Bros, and Weber and Fields. Business couldn't be better without Injur- ing the bulhllng. Tlie lid <-ontlniies to stay on the .Sunday saloons, nnd tlie Sunday theatres continue to do business at the old stand, althougli the sahxms' attorney had representatives fnmi all but the vaudeville tlieatres in court last week on war- rants charging violations of tlie Sunday closing law. Adolf Wolfe, of the llaverly Minstrels, and Edna Davenport, of the Baltimore Beauties, plead- ed guilty, nnd were fined tlie minimum. |1. Tlie lious«' emphiyes had their cases put over to Janu- ary .11. and this will probably end the "crusade." Tlie admhiistration dm^s not want the Sunday thea- tres elf>se<l, and neither do«'s the public CHAPIN. Kansas City, Mo. (HlPIIEI'M (Martin Beik, gen. man.).— Pair Inisiruss week 21. wli«>ii Salerno, European Juggler, was hendllner. When Salerno tossed a handker- chief through the air and made it light in his assistant's jKwkct, he seemed to have done away with urnvlty. Another Eiiro|tean net, K1«m's Sis- ters, equilibrists, should share honors with Stil- erno. <ia1ettls' monkeys in clever satire, "The Lid Is On," was a big go with the audience. I/ew •<iillv, in monologue, was fairly g<Msl. Balance of bill included J. .\. Murphy mid EIols*' Wlllard In a sketch act called "The Phrcnolovtist." Mignonette Kokiii, witli her <iever assistant, won applaus«'. Mt'Ciie and Cnlilil. eccentric Irish comedians, could do jM'tter. Kiiiodrome. CKNTrilY (.Tow'i'h Barrett, mgr.>.- Frank B. Carr's "Tiiorouglibreds" are tripping the boards to po<h1 imsini'ss week Jan. 21. Opening burlettn. "A Run for Your Money." and closing one. "Tlie I'liion Men," a burlesque on lalior organizations, were pleasing. Olio in (iiided Iji Toska. contortlonlsl: Henry and Fran- cis In a skit. "The New Jniilfor": Washburn nnd ^^ynn, the animated two. song mid dance artists: Niblo .ind Rellly. song mid (iiince artists, would tw Ih Iter If they otnltted their siwaking lines. Or jefta mnl Taylor in sketcii, "I»okinir for Miss Fortune": T..aurent Trio, trnrwzc and rings; WII'l.- Weston, sii'dng ImltntiMim. fjiirly gofwl, esit^'cinlly his take ofT on S.mn Bernard. Week .Tan. 2S. Tie Broadw.iv (;n|ety Olrls M.X.TESTIC (Fred WaMinann. mgr. 1. —Scrlbner's "Morning Glories" was the attraction week Jan. 21. Business ruled t>lg. The burlesques provided ample opportunity for the t'irls to display tlielr cliarms In "TTi" Devil's Dmightor." Chorus Is better gowned than Fall River, Mass. S.WDV ((;»s»rge Albert Haley, mgr.).—The week i»f tlie 22d opened to a crowded house with splen- did bill, which has causml the S displayed almost every evening, that U'came iimieiiHelv p^kpiilnr Boys' Band. James J. Morton riglit up to tlie mark with his snappy Jokes, and Elmer, tlie (Uitnanian and the Rutte, R. O. sign to be The headline act H the Hungarian was, as usual. Rise were marvelous on the horizontal Imr. Sheaii and War- ren in their burlesque on "tjuo Vadls," showed that their act Is still considered among the fore- most of their klrd. Milt Wood, world's chauipion dancer. Is Justly entitled to that distinction. Ijoulse Montrost and her auto girls pleased, as did Llbby and Trayer. (imMl show all tlirough. Com- ing week of 20th Kitabanzia troup«> of Japs, Gardner and Vincent, Klein, Ott Bros, and Nichol- son, Zcna Kelfe, Phil and Nettle Peters, Hy (Jreen- way. SIIEEDY'S (C. K. Co«»k, res. mgr.).— The headline act is Paul .Sandor's Paradox, a nntne that mystitied is'ople, but an act that was simply marvel<>iis. iHdan and lienhnr presented Mr. I>olairR latest farclcnl comedy. "The Wire Tap- per," whb'li was admirably conceived, staged and acted. Delmore and Lee In their aerial act was the sensation of the show. Others on the bill are t^ohlen tiate Quintette, giKKl; Gorman and West, fair; Kay Cox, g<sMl, and Albambra S«'xtette, very p<sir. .Show closed with the optlscope. Great business all week. Coming next week, Mr. and .Mrs. JImmIe Barry. <:eo. Wilson. Tliree Cararmi^s .•listers. NEW BO.STON (Chas. Schleslnger. mgr.).—Nellie Hartford and her show girls are the attraction, the only one In the company de- serving mention Is Miss Clifford. Note.—Shean, of .Shean and Wnrr»'n. billed at the Savoy, was com- pelled to cancel his engagement after Monday's jwrformnnj-e, owing to the fact that he In suffer- ing from blood poisoning, which may prove very serious. ^ S. M. R. Paterson, N. J. EMPIRE (A. M. Bruggemann, mgr.).—This house continues to do gvM»d business with McWat- ters, Tyson & Co. In "Vaudeville." as tbe head- liners wiio are making a hit. Ferry Corwey, the musical clown, Is all that the word Implies: Smith and Campbell are come<llans of quality and do a rattling gcHtd turn; Lawrence and Harrington in their old-time Bowery siM'cialty. are good, while Kern and his mimic dog Bolger. give the audience sr»methlng out of the ordinary dog acts. Acts of Donovan. .Arnold & Co.. tlie Aerial Smith, licroy and Ti»> VHnlon and the klnetograph pictures make u|» n delightful programme. —BIJOU (J. H. Rowiey. mgr.).—The Brigadiers have started .off with good business. Tbe specialties In this com- pany are good. First Is the Biiford Sisters, good sonjj nnd dmiee artists; Ij«'ster and Moore, In In- teresting specialties; the Three Kuhns, singers aiul iilayers on musical Instruments, are good; the Four Prentices do a wonderful acrobatic act. whUe Frank E. McNIsh nnd Mr. Whitehead do a goo«l talking and dnncing a<t. The show closes with Eiimiind Ilnyr's nnd Miss Adele Palmer In the "Wise Guy." This act made Mr. Hayes famous in vniidevllle theatres, nnd when the curtain drops the nudience Is In n ronr of laughter. -FAM- ILY (Geo. Dunbnr. mgr.). —(^oo«l show nnd good Imsiness. The headline net. Delinon and Dnrrell. a refined singing nnd dancing dun. are g<rod; A. .T. Mnrtyne in a good mimic; T^nnrn Rich, chnrne- ter comedlnn nnd change artist, hns n fair act; Hesse Bri>s. are goo<l ncrobnts: R|^. Gullmetto. the clown, performed clever tricks on the swing Ins wire. T^ie cinemntopranh with Infercting views, close the show. W. H. SPINTI^ER. Pottstown, Pa. Al'DITORIl'.M' (Amole & Kinney. Mgrs.).— Week of Jan. 22 show far alnive the average. Miss Etta llylaiids, piano manipulator, one of the best ever heard here. Kelley and I^a Dell, comedians, sltn;- ers and dancers, were favorites. Adams and Drew. singing and talking comedians, made a hit and c.iii'ied tiie house. Voiiiig and Itrooks. refined mu- sical act, scored one of the l>lg hits of the bill. .Minnie Dielier. illustrated souks, was a favorite. .Melian's Performlnu Dogs IhmiI the bill for tiie week. The sliow comiudes with very funny mov- ing pi«iiireK. BiisiiieHH excellent. fJRA.VD OPERA HOUSE (E<lward Mozara, I.essi'e. Ix)u1b H. I'.aker. .Mgr. I. Jan. 22 24. .Murray Ferguson. Alma Dnpree and company, niiisicul comedy sketch, "Training a Husband." Tliiir sketch work Is fair. The lloldswtirtlis, novelty Imnjolsls, singers and dmiceni. made a hit. Hugh Jeans, baseball equilibrist, was liked. Fitzgerald and Trainer. comedlauK. singers and dancers, won favor. James Irwin, heart baiaiicinu' trapeze artist, very gissl. Thonins R. MiMer. illustrated s<>ngs, still holds gcod as n fav<.rite. Tlie show i-onfindeH with tlie klnetograph. I'tisiueKs >jood. - 2,'» 27. Anile .May AllKitt. "The Uttle CeoPKlan Magnet"; Dr. Bruce Miller and tlie |uieiimultiMlione. n marvelous niusi ertl Invention; Bobby Sr. and Bobby Jr..; Ton, M(H>re, world's groittst cofin shoii'er; Phillips and (rf^rdon, comedv skelcli; illustrated sonifs. kinelo- u'raph. J. H. WKI'I ZKNKtHtN. Trenton, N. J. 'I'UENT (Ed Uejiton. mirr.K The bill f..r week of 22 pleased. Cl.'.yton Wliite and Marie Stinrt in their o!>e act comedy "Paris," easily carried mIT first ho!iiirs, MIss Stuart tuiiig a tre.it favotiti lieie, nnd securing an encore on lier ar»t»earance; .\ver.v and Hart lu flieir slinrin^ and d:in<iiit; sketch setired fi tu;; lilt: F.dir.ir .MIeri mid Emlle I,a Cr<iix Co. in a r'laylet. "The Victor." fair ail. tlie ci.itieily Ik'Ihu jionr. tlie f«'iiiirig Isiiii: tlielr «»tily reileemliii: fentiire in the net. "Th« <!lrl In tlie Clouds." n novel sitiu'lru: mid Instni iiunlal act, plmsi d ;iiid received numerous en cores. ,\inrustii Glose. in an original niusle;il moiiolojrue, pleased, '11 r retiderltiir of the "Four Aces" beitiir irood. I' V 's and Wynn, sInirlnL' and- diinclrtir team, f.-ilr .-h t. T.nwmin ami Vanion in tlielr cvele anil tiatr tiuticMni' net. went fairly well, .Mr. T.nwson's trick rfdiiitf being gfws!. The viiou ei.nclnilltte with the blo^rnipli. Business fair Vext weeks Mil. Red Raven Cadeffl, W. H. Mar cart A Co.. Willis mill ITiisseii. Bessie Gilbert,