Variety (Oct 1906)

VARIBTY I* ihu^ri*^ gets aieasured up well. CloslDg burlesqae. "Mil- linery Ma Ids," gave Alex Carr an exrellent op- portualty, of wblcb be took every advantage. PETR. KANSAS CITT. MO. OlirilEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.).—One of the best billH ever seen at thlH theatre 1m attrac- tion week 90. Corney BntokM, clever character work In sketch "The Limit." distinct bit. Nlta Allen un«l company alHo hit. Kdward Clark won a hand, as did the "Winning Widows" wlio are with him. McWaters-TyHoii company, well liked; Ht'rniee and lUiy sing and dance; ZlHka and King, good; Carter and Bluford, goo<l. Bualness big. —-CENTURY (Jowph R. Donegan, mgr.).—- Much interest week 30 was centred here on account of Joe Gans, champion lightweight pugl- liHt, being with the "Bohemian Burlesquera." Tom Gardner appears well in the two burlettas. Week 7: Rellly and Woods' Big Show. MAJK8TI0 (B. d. Davidson, mgr.).--Week 30: good show, Manchester's "Night Owls." Opening. "A Jolly Bachelor." big hit. In the olio Belle Ilathaway'H trained animals pleased: F'rank Har- rourt, liked; Bell and Henry, go«Hl comedy acro- liatn. Week 7: Ruble's "Knickerbockers." FAIRPLAY, ^jti o^ ArtJi/LcJC* ers, contortionists, well received; Clifford and Hall, good maalcal team. fi. A. WERNER. JESSET CITY, H. J. BON-TON (T. W. Dinklns, mgr.).—Week !• To 8. R. O. with Bonita and the "Wine, Woman and Song" comi>any, opening burlesque entitled ••Going into Vaudeville." v»'ry good and well received. In olio: Charles Raymond and Nettie Clayton In a well dressed, neatly executed sketch; Alex Carr and company in "The End of the World." a la Dave Warfleld; Fern. Hcam, Liebert and Mullen, quartet; Bonita and her African mid- I SONG BOOKS lll[toKllARRL'»»lER - ABSOLUTELY Till: BEST - AlWAVSCOMMNiinLlMLSIHIi:) LONDON, CAN. GRAND OPERA HOUSE (W. Stewart, mgr.).— Sept. 28 29: LInd. beadliner, did not appear, owing to delay in passing customs; Hardy, Juggler, clever and amusing; Francelli and Jjewis. good; Miles and Raymond, mimicry bit, rest fair; Georgina Clark, Scotch ballads, fair; Ed Gray, monologue, goo4l; Heuman Trio, cyclists, best ever. NOTE. —Renovating of local house of Bennett's The- atrical Enterprises Co. l>eing rushed for opening Oct. 8. Promises to be one of the finest vaude- ville theatres In Canada. FRED D. HUESTON. LOUISVILLE, KY. HOPKINS' (W. M. Riechraan. mgr.).—Week ."^0: The Empire City Quartet, beadliner. Never falls to please. Trovollo, ventriloquist, has novel- ty figures, clevtr; Hanson and Nelson, "sister act." good; Aujrusta Glose, fair: Rone and Ellis, comedy Itnrrcl Jumping; Joe Garza, gottd; Max- uilllian, musician, clever. CHAS. SYLVESTER. Chas K Harris •^l < I tJ < <IMI N .1 I. H ///( /.'/('(■>/ /i.t//.i</ house in ftii- hoi Id LYNN. MASS. AUDITORIUM (Harry Katzcs. mgr. Monday reliearsnl 10)—Herald Square Quartet won first [tlace with the audien<^e; George K. Fortescue and his "Six Little Wives," acored moderately; Miuk and Elliott in "The New Minister," scnre<l heavily. Cooke and Clinton, women abarpsbooters, ffkod; Harry TTiompson, monologue, average; Madge Fox, comedienne, g(Kxl; Arlington and Hel- ston, singers and dancers, fair. DAVE CHASE. MARION, IND. CRYSTAL (J. H. Ammons, mgr. Monday re- hearsal 10).—Week 23: Fairy Plumb, songs and dances, clever; I/eon and Adeline, comedy Jug- glers, very grMxl; Tlndley and Bell, Impersonations, fair; Ruth Smith, Illustrated songs, complete bill. GRAND (Harry Sommers. lessee. Monday re- hearsal 10).—liena Davenport, cometist, bit; Miss Davenport is one of the few lady cometists who can play with expression. Al Coleman, come- SHOES FOR STAOB, BTBMINO AND STREET WEAR. 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A good olio, Includin;;: Young Huffnio, a niarksniaii, very goo4l; Andy M(-l>!an, mush-ul liistrunicntH, fair; Century Come<ly Four, g<H>(|; Ut'«Ml anil (SlllMTt. ph'HHlng. The two l»urlesqii«>H. ".Society" and "Uuncurd," very amusing. Jack U«'l«l, who wrote Iwth, is chief comediar.. The Wlura Sisters give a clover act of Hungarian singing and g.vitMV . dancing.-—CRYSTAL (F. Winter, mgr.). -Kx- fellotit show. Am* ta In mirror dance is beadliner, very fine; Herbert and Willing, Itlackface come- dians, excellent; Clay RoMnHon and Maud Odell in sketch, good; Robertson's Famous Monk and Canine Chinks, fair; Illustrated songs and Crystal- graph pictures goo<l. li. H. RENDER. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ORPHEIM (Martin Reek, gen. mgr. Sunday rehearsal 10:.tO).—Dr. C. H. Clarke and Hertha Clarke bead the bill in "UIoIr> of Death." Act better dressed and done than Ity the Stones last season. C<dlins and Hart, burlesque strong men, great hit; tieorgia (iardner and Joseph Maddern in "Too Matiy Darlings," sketch not up to stand- ard; Basque Quartet, oiK'ratIc selections, g«MHl; Wilson Brothers, singers and comedians, repeat hit <^f Wilson Trio last season; Relff Brothers, sing- ing and dancing act, handicapped by .lules Iteiff's missing voice, due to Frisro climate. Musical Forrests open in good banj«> and .xyloplxuie work. CHAIMN. MONTREAL, CAN. THEATRE ROYAL (H. C. Egerton. mgr. Mon- day rehearsal 10).—Week 1: Sam Devere's com- pany In the smartest set here this seasim. Andy Lewis is great. The olio is good. All acts go big. Fair business. AL M. PRENTISS. MUNCIE, IND. STAR (Ray Andrews, mgr.). -Week 1: Tioo and Sulky in novelty l>oxlng act, fair; I>aura .Nines, the nii;littngale whistler, very g«KMl; Harry Bartlett and Zetha C<dlins in their novelty comedy act received applause; Frank Gray. Illustrated songs, good; St. Amo and Croumer. hand and head balancers, very good. GEO. FIFER. Cobb's Comer OCTOBER 6. 1906. No. 3a. A Wrrkly Word With WILL th« Wordwright. ^0 8tarz and strypz, no kuntreez kawSt No shot and ahel, no kanunz rortt No ''lemunade'' (joak) to kynde aplawM Jutt ■' ' • ROSE BUD THE GREATEST MARCH SONG IN THE WORLD. Better than Goodbye, Little Girl—Emma Cams, Another Dolly Gray—Hamilton HllL Prof, copies free; get It before everybody else. F. A. Mills, Pabllsber, or WILL D. COBB, WORDWRIGHT, 48 W. 29TH ST., N. T. OITT. t«K»k well; Fields and Wooley. the fnnny talk- twisters, ereated laughter, as did Bailey and Austin, who are as g<Kxl a team of eccentrics as have pla.ved the house In some time; Charlotte Ravenscroft pleased with violin and vocal stdec- tions. WAU)MANN'S OPKRA IIOU.SK (W. S. Clark, mgr.).—Week 1: '"lYans-Atlantlcs." A rattling gtMxl show. The olio is <iever. Next: "Runaway Girls." NOTKS.-^-EIcctrlc and Hill- side Parks, with the "Newark" and "Mont- gomery" rinks, are in full blast. Several large race nie«'ts and carnivals will |><> held during the season.--Brady and (irossman have changed the "Car" on Market street Into a continuous house of the ten-cent order. Business has been very g»KMl since. JOE O'BRYAN. NEWARK, N. J. PROCTOR'S (R. C. Stewart, mgr. Monday rehearsal 9).—Zara and Stetson open and repeat former success; Barry and Halvers have a laugh- getting sketch; Jacobs' animals, go«Ml; White and Stuart in "Paris" are liked; "Immensaphone" NEW BEDFORD, MASS. IIArnAWAY'S (T. B. Baylies, mgr.).—Show well re<elved this week. Mile, de .Sarema's tnilncd aniniiil act. good; Foy and Clark in "Tlie Motlern Jonah," amusing spectcular skit; Will An-hle. midget monidogist, entertaining: Gold- smith and HofM>e. comedy instrumentalists, a bit; .Mabel R«miand. im;»ers<Hiator; Zinelte and Bou- telle, o'H»ralle comedy, fair; Pongo and l.ieo. aver- age i*onje«ly gymnasts. •. KNOT. CARRILLO The Only Chinese Dialect Comedian in Vaudeville Can furnish the best Parodies in the business Written by WILLIAM BARTELL and LEO CARRILLO Address care Variety, 1402 B'way, New YorH. NOTE—Hr. Bartell Is the man who writes all of Joe Morris' Material Have a Cartoon of Your* <<ir;w^^ for T ^UU-. self or Your Act Made— 1 1116 the LODuy ASK WALTER G. KELLEY f f