Variety (Feb 1906)

VARIETY 13 >iud Alda Woloott, pleased 'be audiences. Tlie Mlzuno Family of Jape, acrobats; Marry Howard, mimic, and Cook and Stevena, the last named inak Ing a bit as a Chinaman aud coon t«>um. Vita graph pictures. NOTE.—8am Marka bnK assumed the nia tageinent of the Jeffera Theatre, having bought out the lntereat controlled by the International Amuaement Company, and will run It ou bla own reaponalblllty. Charles Marks la the booking repre- sentative. NKNO. ATLANTA, OA. THK STAR (J. B. Thompson, mgr.).—Opened week 18 with following bill to good houae: True- heart and Golden, In the skit, "The New Pupil," clever; Pearl Nellson, aong specialist, fair; Mae Kenna, In coon songs, took well; Lew Golden and Joe Collins, In German dialect, above the average; Dalay Low man, Illustrated songs, has a pleasing voice; Raymond Sisters proved the hit of the hill, singing some very catchy songs and all three being graceful dancers. The Three Coles. In sn electrical musical act, got their ahare of ap- plause; the bill winding up with new pictures and a one-act musical burlesque, 'Down on the Farm," by W. H. Truebeart and the entire company. NOTK.—Johnny and Kmma Ray played to S. It. O. houses throughout the entire week at the Bijou, aud proved warm favorites to local patrons. BRIX. KANSAS CITY, MO. OitPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. nrgr.).—Week 18, Lew is McCord and company, in the familiar sketch, •■The Night Before," as head liner. Business ruled satisfactory throughout the week. Al. Grant is a very acceptable monologist and Is a go with the audience. Rice's dog, pony and monkey abow is an average animal show. Watson and Morrlsey, song and dance artists, do their work in a very energetic manner. Pearl and DiaiLond are Spanish dancers and look the part. Joseph L. Newman sings parodies in a nervous manner, but will im- prove aa be gets experience in the profession. Car- lisle and Baker, negro musicians, do excellently. CENTURY (Joseph Barrett, mgr.).—The Dream- land Burleaquera did good business week 18 and are entertaining. "At the Circus," their first part, la one of the funniest burlettas seen at this house. The olio includes Marie Stuart Dodd, who plays the violin; Lester, York and Qulnu have a good dancing act; Zeb and Johnson do entertain- ing atunta in their specialty; Palfrey and Barton have a good bicycle act; Lewis PrlUkow comes up to expectations as a singer; Yuma, the "Contor tionlat Turk," is fairly good. The closing burletta, "Through the Clouds," is a fitting finish. Week Feb. 25: The Alcasar Beauties. MAJESTIC (Fred Waldmann, mgr.).—The World Beaters are drawing cards at thla theatre to good business week 18. Week 20: "Wine, Women and Song." FAIRPLAY. INDIANAPOLIS, IliD. GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Shafer Ziegler, mgr.).. —The bill of 19th has much merit. Goolmsnn's performing dogs, cats and doves are well trained and the exhibition is one that cannot fall to appeal. Animal acta are alwaya popular in Indianapolis. Hilly Gould and Valeska Suratt came In for the second honors of the programme. The team la new here, although Miss Suratt is en Indianapolis girl. Eddie Girard and Jessie Gardner are badly in need of a new act, bat their "Dooley and the Diamond" still makea the people laugh. Gus Wil- liams, who haa not been seen here in several years, was very successful in his monologue, and Charlea Iieonard Fletcher also received a big share of the attention. The show was nicely rounded out by the Three Weston girls, a talented little trio; the Avon Comedy Four, in their noisy comedy work and good harmonising, and the Trio Sclpio Ar- genanti, who bad the opening place on the pro- gramme, a dititcult position for their high-class singing act, in which they made good, neverthe- less. Next week the Grand gets the Agoust Fam- ily as its headline attraction. LOUIS WE8LYN. LAWRENCE, MASS. COLONIAL (H. Fred Lees, mgr.). -The bill Oils week includes Cbarmlon, the perfect woman; Charlea Roltare, magician, clever; Nan Engleton and William L. Sheridan. In "How the Widow Waa Won," very good; Byron and Langdon, in "The Dude Detective," particularly good; Carver and Pollard, dancing and singing, ordinary, and the Luigl Trio, Italian acrobats and balancers, good. The headliner la Edward Clark and his six winning widows. They fill the bill. Week 20, The Military Octette, the Girl with the Baton, Mosher, Houghton and Mosher, and Dixon and Holmes. A. B. C TOPEKA, KAN. NOVELTY (A. H. Hagan, mgr.).- The Semi nary (ill Is, week 18, with strictly high grade vaudeville. Business first class. CRAWFORD. (Crawford & Kane, nigra.).—Week 18, GUmore Stock Co. to capacity three times a day. This house Is on the Sullivan-Cousldlne circuit. U H. FRIEDMAN. BATTLE CREEK. MICH. BIJOU (W. S. Butterfleld, mgr.).—Caroline Kelley, McCord and company in a comedy sketch entitled "No Man for Dinner," great; De Aces, sharpshooters, very good; Mrs. Florence Burnbam. illustrated songs, local singer; E. B. Hlggins, blackface and monologist, good; Jack Brown and Lillian 1 bright, refined singers and dancers, please; Clinetoscope. Business good. N. RITCHIE. SAN ANTONIO, TEX. MAJESTIC (E. H. Fltahugh, mgr.)—Week U, Teg go and Daniel, German comedy, pleased; Tossing Austins, good act; Mme. Pa tee, ballad- 1st; Harry and Kate Jackson in "A Dsy Off," kept the crowd laughing: Capt. Ricardo and his •Ive lions had 'em scared. Illustrated songs and pictures fill the bill. Coming week 18, Mr. and Mrs. Cone Hughes, (apt. Geo. Auger, the Giant, and his company; The Deinoties, Tom Ripley, com- edian; Hardj Laugdou, Mauley and Sterling, new kiuetograpb pictures aud illustrated songs. Notes.—San Antonio's new pleasure resort and summer theatre, costing over $1<>0,000, under tin supervision of Sydney 11. Weiss opena here AprU 1. Billy Williams, the old time 'minstrel man,' Is here for hla health. OMALA. UTICA, N. Y. OR PI I HUM (E. L. Koneke, res. mgr.).—The bill for week of Feb. 19 opens with a circus trapeze act by the Maglnlys. Van and Alden present their musical sketch, "The New Bellboy." Hallen aud Fuller appear in George M. Cohan's one-act com- edy, "Hla Wife's Hero." Jack Norworth, the College Boy, Is a bright young man who has the faculty of aaylng bright things in a pleasing man- ner. Louise Dresser sings with excellent expres- sion. A. O. Diiin an, the ventriloquist comedian, Is a pleasing attraction. The novelty of the bill Is Karsey's Myrophone, which is something of a marvel mechanically. Klnetograph closes the show. AMERICAN (II. S. Hall, lessee and mgr.i. —Making another effort to gain success, the Amer- ican Theatre, formerly known as the Star, was opened to the public Monday evening. Musical Seeley appears In a novel act. Maclo and Fox, a colored team, were well received. Raymond Mer- rltt appeared In a monologue that waa fair. Billy Carey, formerly of thla city, and Kitty Healey, In their aketch "Sherlock Holmes, Jr.," well re- ceived. Helen Ogden pleased with her singing. Seymour's dog gave a good exhibition of canine Intelligence. The opening bill met with approval. SETAB. SEATTLE, WASH. SEATTLE (John Cort, mgr.).—Week Feb. 11, the Baltimore Beauties opened to big business. Edna Davuport, coon shouter; Martini and Max- imilian, the World's Worst Wizards, Glenroy and Hughes, Uag punching; Eddie Armstrong aud Bertha Bertram!, the Zarro Trio. Next week, High School Girls. STAR (M. G. Wlnstock, mgr.).—Nello and Madame Nello, jugglers; Del A-Phone, the human telephone; Fields and Han- son, blackface kings; Marie Lawrence, operatic soprano; Morgan and Chester, Celtic comedians; Peter Dunsworth and the stara«coi>e. ORPHKl'M. (E. J. Donnelan, mgr.).—Halde's Russian Dan- cera, Lawrence, the Trumpeter; Rossley and Ross- telle, the Sharkers, rural comedians; Marie Spar- row, soprano; W. H. Stetson, descriptive songs. and the Orphcumscope. PANTAGES* (Alex. Pan- tages, mgr.).—Crawford and Duff. Mickey Fee- ley, Mathews and Lewis, the Schoffleles, Rudolph Roselle, the Rexclnes, Arthur Ellsworth, Pan tagescope. CENTRAL (Don G. Dollar, mgr.).— Eddie Dnl.-in, Irish comedian; Auer and Deouzo, Joe Dallsou, Frank Smith aud Moving Pictures. GEE GEE BARKY. NEW BEDFORD, MASS. HATHAWAY'S (T. B. Baylies, mgr.).—Good all-around show. Ned Nye aud bis Rollicking Girls are the feature, and the net la making * hit. Chassino presents an excellent shadowgraph exhibition; Trojah, "society In song," amusing; Cadleux, good bounding wire act; Alburtua and Millar, cornet playing and juggling, good; Mad dox and Mclvin, entertaining burlesque dramatics; John F. Clark, songs and stories. Mr. Clark is not justified In reproving the audience for failure to warm to bis Jokes. New VItsgraph picture* Attendance good. KNOT. FOND DU LAC, WIS. IDEA (M. F. Carpenter, mgr.).—Week 13, Mas- ter Slater, song and dance; Warren and Howard, comedy sketch; Tops and To|>sy, funny; Rozanka and Radcllff, good; the Three American M".'s made a hit; new pictures. Lout part of the 'wee*, Burgess, Daniel and Burgess in acrobatic stunts. Miss Adams, violinist; the McCnrvers. song and dance. Klnodrome closes. . M. F. C. RACINE, WIS. BIJOU (Wm. C. Trlde, res. mgr.).-Bill week 12, Sprague and Mack, Irish comedians, went good; Jay Paige, clay modeler, good act; Mr. and Mrs. Kane in a comedy sketch, very gooa, Harry De Mario, frog and contortion work, very good; Ben Turpln, "Happy Hooligan's Troutm With a Table," fair; Ada Henry, sketch. "Capital and Labor"; Geo. Wilson, colored singing ann dancing comedian, good; the Two Roops' sketch. "The New Scholar," Waa well liked; moving pictures. Business good. Week If*, Warren and Howard, comedy sketch; M'r. and Mrs. Benton, sketch artists; Kit Whirlwind, the Mohawk Chief, club juggling and hoop roiling; La Dent, comedy juggling; Grieron Sisters, singing and dancing. Jack O'Tnole, monologist. WM. .1. M'lLRATH. TEMPLE FORT WAYNE, IND. OF VAUDEVILLE (F. E. Stoude;. lessee and mgi\). Week 12, Rice and Edwards, acrobats; Wallace ami B eec h ; contortionists; Fa>. Coley and Fay. good in Southern melodies; Andy Rice, Hebrew comedian; Musical Goolm&us, not above the average; Miua Barbour ( Illustrated songs. Klnetosco|K> doses, DE WITTE. YORK, PA. PARLOR (J. J. Pyle, mgr.).—Week 19, Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Hammond head the bill in n sketch entitled "Family Jars," which take* the bouse by storm; Wm. II. Van Dorn, "The Mysterious Crucible," a decided novelty; Han., It. Le Roy continues In Illustrated songs, fair; the Tankas. "Oriental novelties," good; Picture* fair. Business good. TRIXIE P0TTST0WN, PA. GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Ed. Mozart, less.e, I/nils II. Baker, mgr.).—Feb. 15-17, Bunta Bros. and Von Dell, instrumentalists, present a day in camp, excellent; Fred and May Waddell, comedy rluh Jugglers; Dawson aud Bell, grotesque artists. I'ox and Summer*, sketch. "The Rent Collector"; (Jrace Whitehouse ami sou, singing comedians. Feb. H* 111, Baby Owens and cotnpaDy. the Qe roines. ancient statuary; the Col tons, comedy sketch; Hanncy and Steel, duncing specialties. Eagle of the Light. Pastime ou the Indian Res creation; Barlow and Nicholson, comedy sketch. Every Little Bit Helps." Feb. 22-24. Charles Orrin Cowles and company In rural sketch, "Jon- athan's Courtship"; Charles De Camo and his canine mental marvel, Cora; Esmeralda, marvel ohh xylophone soloist, and six other sets. AUDITORIUM FAMILY THEATRE (Amole .V Kinney, mgr-. 1.—Week Feb. 12, business above the average. Week of Feb. 10, Wormwood's Rears, Dogs and Monkeys; Rice Family, capable violinists; Paul Stephens, one legged gymnast, George. I.eh, Illustrated songs; Mr. and Mrs. (Jorden. The Klnetograph closes the show. Tne bill this week Is the strongest seen here for some tlm. • J. H. WEITZENKORN. KEOKUK. IA. LA BALL! (Dodge & Reeves, props.).—Week of 12. Ramsey Sisters, headline™. Business good. 19, the Musical Toys, beadllners. Alton Robert- sou, Keokuk ltoy, scored a hit as ballad singer. "LITTLE CHIP." FALL RIVER. MA88. SAVOY (Geoge Albert Haley, mgr.).—Week 19, the Military Octette and the Girl with the Raton headed an excellent bill ond their act was warmly welcomed. Lillian Shaw has the best act of the kind seen here this season, making a hit with her Imitation of Katie Barry. Mosher, Houghton and Mosher. comedy bicyclists, are great. Coakley and McBrlde create laughter with their singing and dancing. Dixon and Hohnes pleased. Book and Corbley. fair. dates ami Nelson having been seen here seveial times be- fore, |»oorly received. S. R. O. Coming, Delia Fox and Bedford and Winchester. SHEEDY'S <C. E. Cook, mgr.).—Gus Edwards' Schoolboy* and Schoolgirls are the beadllners this week and their act is a novelty. Herman Tlmberg, the smallest of the lot. Is the hit of the act. Hath- away and Walton, who are popular here, made good. McCart and Kearney Co. In "The Village Iceman": the Carson Brothers, Geo. W. Day am. Musical Bennett are also on the bill. The ahov» wound up with Let Renos French Pantomime company and the moving pictures. BOSTON (Chas. Schleslngcr. mgr.). Nellie Hartford and her Pink Burlesquers played a return engage ment, and they seem to please. The olio con slsted of Kotiler and Madison, in n musical act; the Lowerys ond Helen Jewell, winding up with the Bostonscope. S. M. SAMUELS. WATERBURY, CONN. THE JAOOl'KS (W. J. Fitzpatrlck, mgr.).— The Three Keatons and the Italian Trio share th»> honors on this week's bill. Coutre and Gil- lette do some acrobatic acts. Godfrey and Hen- derson presented a sketch called "ITie Darling of (he Gods." a mystifying affair which went well. Josephine Davis sang three songs acceptably. Violet Black in her familiar aketch, "The West Point Regulation," pleased. The De Hock Trio presented an acrobatic net, and the pictures closed the show. ARTHUR II. M'KBCHNIE. NEW ORLEANS, LA. ORPHEUM (Martin Beck. gen. mgr.).—Abdul Kader and Wives are the iieadliuers, week 19. Hazardous Ijoop had them talking; Herbert's Dogs are hack again: Kennedy nnd Roouey have "A Happy Medium," with songs and dances; Mitchell and Cain call themselves "The French min and the other Fellow"; Artie Hall Is back with iter coon shouting; Ui Gette is a European gymnast of ability; pictures close the show. Business Is enormous, owing to the thousands of Carnival visitors In the city. Valerie Bergere and company top the bill for week 26.——GREEN WALL (Henry Greenwnll. mgr.).—Robie's Knlek- erls)ckers opened to capacity bouses at both per- formances commencing 18. They offer the usual hurlettas with an olio, including Christy and Wells. Bob Manchester's Craekerjacks for week 26. NOTES.—The curtain at both the Orpbeum and Greenwall did not rise on Thursday night until the M'omus parade had passed. O. M. SAMUELS. PORTSMOUTH, 0. ORPHEUM (.las. F. Rabin, mgr.).—Arthur O. May, blackface comedian, big hit; Frank Hall, musical net. fair; Mr. and Mrs. Archie Royer, comedy acrobats, hit; the Alpine Sisters, shadow- graphers, good; Will G. Williams, Illustrated songs, and the pictures closed. C. ROY WHI ST MAN. FRANKFORT, IND. THE CRYSTAL (J. H. Ammons. mgr.). -Week of 19, Addison Livingston und Mr. and Mrs. Nick Hughes opened to fair business. Week 20, J. Y. Louis. Washer Brothers, Joan Miller. MARTIN W. FOX- WASHINGTON, D. C. CHASE'S (Miss W. W. De Witt. mgr.). Only a fair bill is offered this week. Clifton Crawford, monologist. la the hit. Mr. and Mrs. Edward En inotide. In a sketch, "In Alaska," an attractive feature. The Eight Vassar (illIs were well re eel red. Pat Rooney and Marlon Bent Introduced theft usual dancing and singing novelties. May Relfort. In a rendition of stories aud songs, was only fair. Charlotte Coate, Little Sunflower and company opened the show. Bplssell, Brother ami Mack. Ill an acrobatic number, pleased. Pictures elosed the show. Business fair. KERNAN'S (Eu gene Reman, mgr.).—The Parisian Belles are here for the week. The company Is John Grieves", who was manager of the local Bijou several years ago. He was tendered a royal reception Monday. Sam J. Adams, another local favorite, was well received as principal comedian. The burlesques are good and the (din Includes, The Two Sutton*. Rurus and Morris, La Belle Marie and the Mound City Quartet. As a special attraction the Three lien mans appeared in a cycle exhibition. "THE MAN IN BLACK." H0B0KEN, N. J. EMPIRE (A. M. Bruggemann. mgr.).—Week of ISth, Clayton White and Marie Stuart. In their one-act comedy, "Paris," a hit; H. W. Treden- nlck and Tekla Farms, late of Schumann-Heink Opera Company, great: Steely. Doty and Coe. musical comedians, fair; Daisy Harcourt, English character comedienne, hit; Josselln Trio and Al- right, Edsall ond Forbes went well; Be Anos Ec- centric Novelty, good; Johnson and Wells and Baby Helena gave satisfaction; klnetograph; busi- ness big. Next week—Rlccationa's Horses, Nat Haines, Byer and Hermann, Klngsley and Lewia, Helen Relraer, The Gregsons. klnetograph. JOHN J. BIERMAN. FORT WORTH, TEXAS. MAJESTIC (Chas. R. Fisher res. mgr.).—Week 12th. Constantly increasing luslness nnd entire bill gave satisfaction. 'Hie Loretto Twins Trio, on the triple horizontal hiirn, were given an ovation. !.c Maire and Le Malre, Hebrew parodies and im- personations, were well received. Rusaell and St. Claire, In "The Choir Boy," pleased. Frances Fol- soin, singer, was well liked. The Great Powell, magician, was entertaining. Franceses Redding & Co., in "Her Friend from Texas," gave a good sketch. Illustrated songs and motion pictures. Next week—Capt. Ricardo and hla llona. the Toss- ing Austins, Harry and Kate Jnckson, Tegge and Daniel. M'lle Pattee, Froaoul. Illustrated Songs, Motion Pictures. "TARRANT." PROVIDENCE, R. I. KEITH'S (Chas. Lovenberg, res. mgr.). -Hou- dlnl, the Handcuff King, beads the bill. Every sent and box was filled and S. R. O. sign was used. The Orpheus Comedy Four; Wilton Brothers. Comedy Bar Performers; Edmund Day and Company, in "The Sheriff"; Gllroy, Haynes and Montgomery, in a sketch; Caprice, Lynn and Fay, W. J. McDermott, the funny tramp; the Pitching Bros., musical novelty act; Bedford and Winchester, jugglers; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucler, sketch; Albert Warner and Dalay Lake- wood, the Nohrens, gvmuasts, nnd Kittle Stevens, change artiste, conclude the bill. BENTON. SYRACUSE, N. Y. GRAND OPERA HOUSE (C. H. Plummer. mgr.).—The bill this week la the lest seen here in some time. Swift and Buckley were fair. The Eight Cornallas have an acrobatic act that re- quires great dexterity and daring. Barrows and Lancaster Company. In "Tactics,'' very well re- ceived. Ida O'Day, lu a refined vocal and in- strumental act, received with applause. Harmony Four well liked. Carter and Bluford, colored en- tertainers, made a fair impression. Howard's ponies and Dogs a big hit. Next week—Smith and Campbell, The Zarnes. Herr Suona. SAM FREEMAN. Y0NKERS. N. Y. DORIC (Henry Myers, mgr.).—The show opened Monday to capacity. Stuart, tie Male Psttl. the headliner. made n decided hit. Milton and Dolly Nobles, In a refined comedy sketch, pleased im- mensely. Henrlette Sylvia, a child, proved to Im* a capable little actress. Pa lean, a ventriloquist, went fairly well. Laura Bennett and Company, in a good sketch, entitled "From W°y Down South," went strong. The Throe Musical Monarchs went Trfroug. The DoriB Crtpc Hhuw .'d two good pictures Business good. "ELZIE." TRENTON, N. J. TRENT (Ed. Reuton, mgr.). Week of 10. Josephine Cohan in "Friday the Thirteenth," scored a hit; Fred Nlblo made a Lit In his mon- ologue; Sailor and Rarharettn, singing act; Neff and Miller, dancing; the' Rooneys, equestrian act; S. Miller Kent in his sketch "Just Dorothy," scored a hit; Dougherty's poodles pleased. The show concluded with the Riograpb. Next week's bill includes the Four Ranis, Ward and Curran, How- ard's Ponies, Brenner and Sinclair, Herald Square Quartette. Stuart Barnes, Girl Behind the Drum and Biograpb. F. G. F. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. POLES (E. R. Mitchell, mgr.). -Bill week P.i. the Kllnore Sisters are Iieadliuers here, working in one with nothing new , Bailey and Austin are one of the hits of the bill, Danes Rrothers In a hand balancing and trspese act, the best ever seen here; Eckert and Berg, fair; Mary Dupont and company In "Left at the Post," a clever sk'-reli; Charles Dicfcerson, u Rridgeport boy, In a good monologue; Nina Jacques, fair; Electro graph closes the bill. Coining L*C, Victor's Band. NOTES, 'Katharine Dohl bad to camel on account of sickness. Bailey and Austin are to star next season under tlie management of Hap Ward. W. J. BYRNE. WICHITA, KAN. BIJOU (Carl E. Olson, mgr.). The .Musical Adams opened with a novel musical act, Rlair and McNlllty, blackface comedians In Southern melodies, g<M,d; Sylow, the flexible wonder, made good; Llttli Ethel May Is II, illustrated songs; Rljougraph closed the show. Capacity business. Ee Evans, late of 'The BhO-Gun," sang here last week. - LYRIC (Wilson At Cox, ingrs.). Good Show, including Emma ColreI>, Dallen and RobSOO. Antonio Van Gofre. Illustrated Song und Lyrics. •. NOTE. --Billy Hill, of the tesm of Hill and Edmunds, is Confined to his bed here s\ith a threatened attack of pneumonia. A. C. RACK.