Variety (September 1907)

VARIETY 25 EDOAR FOREMAN ud (o. Presenting a sure-fire hit The First Quarrel Written and composed by Edgar Foreman. Everything original. Fully protected. Choosers, hands off and save trouble. Musical Bells, pleased; Shorty and Lillian De Witt, hit; Belle Belmont, comedienne, had a hard time leaving the stage; Master Keegen, 111. songs, was well liked. STAR (Drew & Campbell, nigra. Monday rehearsal 10).—Miner's Bohemian Bnrlesquers, with Andy Gardner as the DrlnclDal comedian. In the olio: Musical Stew- arts, won favor: Joe Bartno and Brother, unique cycle riding act: Marie Revere. Helen Law ton and Bessie York, singers and dancers, hit; Mabel Carew and Gertie Hayes. In a Western sketch, "The Mad Stampede," above the average. EMPIRE (Geo. Chenet, mgr. Monday rehearsal 10).—Fred Irwin's Majestic* opened their season at the Empire with a good show in which there is a two-act farce. "Only a King." It Is full of good comedv and the costumes and scenery are elaborate. Tho*»e who appeared in the olio were: Walker and Meek. Boutftrettea; Lamber and Wil- liams, skit, and Fay MMek and company, baseball sketch, strongly featured. LUNA PARK.— Hardy, the high wire walker. Is the free attrac- tion. WHITE CITY.—Freddie Cunningham, a fifteen year boy, in high wire walking. WALTER D. HOLCOMB. CUMBERLAND. MD. WEILAND (Scott Swisher, mgr.).—Lula Theis. coon songs, well received: Moreland and Leigh, comedy sketch, won liberal applause; Howard and Whiting, "A Typical Rounder," kept the audi- fink & OrtlOff Castors U«6 BROADWAY, Formerly with Max Telephone 4467 88th St. NIW YORK. Platon Brounoff Teacher of Herb. Whiterspoon, Maude Cain, 8. Lewis, X. Klisto and others. VOICE CULTURE. Coaching for vaodeville and opera a specialty. Bhubert Building, 88th St. and B'wmy, Vow York (Boom 408). NOTICE! The Seymore Hotel (AMERICAN FLAB), ROCHESTER, N. Y. SPECIAL TO THE PROFESSION. 81.85 SINGLE, 81 DOUBLE. FEB DAT. Opposite Cook's Opera House. Standard Acts FOR IJiwiM 4tHrnaeum-Boston PHIL HUNT, N. Y. Representative. Rooms 408-409 Shubert Bldg., Broadway and 39th St. National—Rochester Bastable—Syracuse New Lyric—Rome Davidson Canandalgua Foster—Fulton Pratt—Albion •uce lsughlug; A. J. Cope, ill. songs; Frets Bis- ters, won the audience with their singing anil dancing; Musical Irving, has a very pleasing act. Business good. SAVOY (R. 8. Sanders, mgr.). —This week's bill is beaded by Le Barr, the Flexible Adonis, keeps the audience spellbound; Wetsel. juggler, hss a very clever act; Tweedy and Roberts, refined sinking act. was heartily applauded. Business good. A-MUSE-U (L. W. Peterman, mgr.).—Motion pictures and 111. songs. Sldden Brothers continue to be fsvorltes with the natrons of this house. Business good. ELEC- TRIC (B. M. Williams, mgr.).—The New York Concert company are playing a return engage- ment at this bouse, and are well liked by the patrons. Motion pictures and ill. songs by June Robertson are meeting with favor. NOTE.— Roy Yoke, manager of Scott Swisher's Frostburg house, was greeting friends last week. He is a director in The Popular Amusement Company, a newby organised company, controlling several theatres in Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia.—Buffalo Bill's advertising car No. 2 was here last week and decorated the city with banners.—It Is reported that a company is be- ing formed to open a park up the river. W. D. ROHRER. DETROIT. MICH. TEMPLE (J. H. Moore, mar. Monday rehearsal 10).—This is Stste Fair week and all theatres are open and doing big business. Hilda Spong and company in a one-act comedy. "Kit," very well received; Raymond and Caverly, German comedians, the laughing- hit of the bill; Wolpert Trio, European acrobats, show some new work and were good; The Pelots, comedy jugglers, a good opening number; Billy Beard, black-face mono- logue, fair; Callahan and St. George, in "The Old Neighborhood," very good; The Three Cheva- liers, very good voices; The Three Lelgbtons, minstrel comedians, a big hit. AVENUE (Drew A Campbell).—Miss New York Jr. opened Sun- dav and made a bit. It contains good costum- ing snd song and dance features. Abe Reynolds In Hebrew character is the leading comedian and was a hit. The chorus is well selected and sings well. GAYETY <H. H. Hedges, mgr.) Ouenlns of the season. Weber A Rush's Paris- ian Widows present a two-act comedy, "Stolen Sweets." Fields and Wooley are featured and do good work. The chorus is a good one and the cos- tuming attractive. ROYALS (Caille A Kun- sky).—The Passion Play and ill. songs are given to big crowds daily. Lectures by Sidney Wire. NOTES.—A. J. Kensller. assistant property man of the Temple Theatre, has tsken a position as.property man at the Gayety.—T. Roy Barnes and Bessee Crawford have been given the prin- cipal part in B. C. Whitney's "My Wife's Fam- ily" and open In Jackson. Mich., next Thursday. —Wolf's Park has opened under new manage- ment.—Nate Lelpslg. card and coin manipulator, Is booked to play the Wintergarten, Berlin, and then return to the states to play the Orpheum circuit. LEO LESTER. DULXTTH. MINN. METROPOLITAN (W. H. Longstreet, mgr. Sunday rehearsal 11).—Week Aug. 25. Watson's Burlesuuerg are pleasing the patrons with a good show. Swsn and Bambard and The Mlllershlp Sisters are featured In the olio. BIJOU (Joe Maltland, mgr. Monday rehearsal 2).—Week Aug. 26. Barr and Evans, pleasing comedy sketch; The Two Mascaanles. whirlwind dancers, pleased; Will Davis, monologue, good; Carveth, gymnast, made good: The Wynnwoods, singers snd danc- ers, fine; Herman LeFleur, ill. songs, pleased.—— STAR (J. G. Balscb. mgr.).—Moving pictures and W. B. Scott in HI. songs. Change of pro- gram Sundays snd Thursdays. SAVOY (H. Hatfield, mgr.).—Moving pictures and ill. songs; business good. MAJESTIC (A. B. Ellison, mgr.)—Moving pictures and ill. songs; fine busi- ness. NOTES.—Manager Sommes of the White City announces that the park closed a successful season September 2. HARRY. ELMIRA. B. T. FAMILY (G. W. Mlddleton. mgr. Monday re- hearsal 10).—Eugenie Blair and company, big bit; George Wilson, scored; Hsmilton and Houlett, good musical team; Cole and Clemens, well re- ceived; Bensle. fair. RORICK'S (Charles Van Dyne, mgr. Monday rehearsal 1:30).—A supple- mentary vaudeville season Is being given st this house. Qulnlan and Mack, hit; Elsa Vandervoort, hit; Rice and Elmer, good horizontal bar work: Gertrude Black, strung feature; Willard Reed and Nancy St. John, entertaining musical act; The Alhambra Four. fair. RIALTO (F. W. Mc- Connell, mgr. Monday rehearsal 1:30).—Hayden and Hayes, Clark and Foley, Harry Reed. Mar- garet La Vaun. Trlxle Bennett. Lottie Fayette and Victoria Richard; excellent bill. J. M. BEERS. FALL RIVER. MA8S. SHEKDY'S (Geo. Hanseombe. mgr..).—Burke's stock company: ill. songs by LaBelle Leonora; moving pictures. SCENIC (L. M. Boas. mgr.). —111. songs by R. Buzrell and moving pictures. CASINO (Louis Penny, mgr.).—111. songs by Mildred Newton; moving pictures. PLEASANT STREET (Jas. Mason, mgr.).—Winnie Clsrk, songs and dances, fair; Needham snd Wood, Irish comedy, very good: Walter Stead, English costor singer, good: Mason and Doran, eccentric comedy. very good. NOTES'.—All theatres played to capacity business on Labor Day.—Frank Berube. the hand and head balancer, is spending a two weeks vacation with his family in Fall River. E. F. RAFFERTY. HAMILTON. CAB. BENNETT'S (G. Drisool). mgr. Monday re- hearsal 10).—Opening week filled the house. Al- thea Twins, sister act. acrobatic dancers, came In for applause: Marlon and Pesrl, comedians, splendidly received; The La Monts Circus, cats, dogs and monkeys. Is a trifle slow, but work* to a good finish: Jessica Cree. whistler, good: McPhee and Hill, aerial work, work hard and receive their share of applause: Csrleton snd Terre. comedlsns. hsve good line of talk; Vir- ginia Earle and conwanv in one-act comedy, "A Midnight Mistake." well received: James and Elsie Flnneys. swimmers. sensational SA- VOY (J. G. Appleton, mgr. Monday rehear- sal 10).—A very well balanced show was pre- sented for the second week. La Valle's dogs open the bill, and received merited applause; Rose Busch, straight singing, pleased; Morgan and Chester. "Here's Your Hat," were well re- ceived: Golts Trio, acrobats, novelty, took well; Geo. W. Day. monologist. is a scream; Stsley's Nightmare, one-act comedy (new), well re- ceived; Italian Trio, strslgbt singing, more than please; Hickey and Nelson, acrobatics, are a big lauah. JACQUES. HARTFORD, CONN. PARSONS (H. C. Parsons, mgr.).—Klaw A Erlanger advanced vaudeville. The Juggling Mc- Banns did fine work with the Indian clubs; Hsl- Km and Fuller, playlet, "Her Sunday School Boy," a continuous laugh; Zay Holland has a pleasing voice and does excellent work on the violin; The Diving Belles, a musical skit with appropriate scenery, pleased; Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Fitzsimmons received generous applause; Mrs. Fltxsimmons hss a very sweet voice and uses it remarkably well; Chas. Keuns, in "The Street Faker," has plenty of funny talk which pleased; Midgely and Carlisle, in "After School," received their usual share of applause; The Three Ernesto Sisters have striking feats on the tight wire. New animated pictures closed the bill. POLI'S (Harry Bailey, mgr.).—"Three of a Kind" Is the headline act and was a scream. Roland West in a protean sketch did excellent work. Jimmle Lucas made a fine Impression with his singing and dancing. Agnes Mahr showed some clever toe dancing: Wilbur Mack snd company had a pleasing sketch. Mathews and Ashley plessed In "A Smasbup in Chinatown." Elton-Palo Troupe of acrobats did some daring work. SCENIC (H. C. Young, mgr.).—Week Sept. 2: Geo. Jackson, imitations, clever; Ruth Elliott, pleased as a singing comedienne; Nat Jerome, Hebrew comedian, very funny: Jess Travers, good in ill. songs. WILLIAM H. RHODES. Will RiuitM's CORNER CHICAGO, SATURDAY, SEPT. 7. 3= Bong SURPRISES of the Season of 1907-t. " SINCE YOU CALLED ME DEARIE " That Artistio Ballad "Hit." "Bapanae," "Montana," "I'm the Kid that Built the Pyramid," "Stingy," "Snuggle Up Closer," "Evsryons was Meant for Someone." Here's another, "PINING," by the Great and Only Fred Fischer, author of "If the Man in the Moon Were a Coon." "Oive Ma Shelter, Grub and Spending Change," "You've Got to bo American to Feel that Way." PROF. COPIES FREE for Recent Program. WILL ROSSITER The Largest Bong Book Publisher in the World, 15S LAKE ST., CHICAGO, ILL. - HOBOKEN. B. J. EMPIRE (A. M. Bruggemann. mgr. Monday rehearsal 10).—This hou«e. newly decorated, opened Its sixth season Labor Day t« two capacity audiences. A fine bill was presented with Julius Steger snd company the feature. Searl and Vio- let Allen and company have a good farce. "The Traveling Man." which made a hit. Others on the bill were The Great Francellsi. heavyweight jugglers, good; Torcat. French comedian, very amusing; Hill, Cherry and Hill, excellent bicycle act: Wesson. Walters and Wesson, good, espe- cially the youngster; Joe Deming, entertainer, pleased; Bobby and May Kemp, fair. JOHN KAY. INDEPENDENCE. KAN. AIRDOME (W. Rex Bell, mgr.).—Aug. 26: The Copeland company, with pleasing specialties bv Coneland Brothers and Minnie Wordell. THEATORIDM (W. J. Campbell, mgr.).—Moving pictures snd ill. sonars. Good business. NOTE. —The Vsudette and Lyric opened with moving pictures Aug. 31. J. P. McBRIDB. KANSAS CITY. MO. SHUBERT (Walter Ssnford, mgr.).—Second season opened auspiciously Sunday with "ad- vanced vaudeville." The Romany Opera com- pany, big hit; Billy Clifford, monologue, clever; Caron and Farnum, comedy acrobats: Ralph John- stoe. bicyclist, hit: Chas. R. Sweet, musical, pleased: Clarke and company, good; Valazzi. Jug- gler, clever. NOTES.—Mr. Sanford, manager of this theatre received a telegram August 28 calling him to the assistant managership of the Hippodrome. This was followed by another message telling him to remain in Kausss City. ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.).— Elfle Fay, eccentric comedienne, made good as hesdllner; Dunn and Glazier, pleasing; Gus Edwards' School Boys and Girls, hit; Reidy and Currier, vocalists, good: The Arlington Four, comedlsns, clever; Bartllng, girl juggler, made good at this, her first appearance in America; Bowers, Walters and Crooker, comedy acrobats. please. CENTURY (Jos. R. Donegan, mgr.).— High Jinks company, good business. Next, Cham- pagne Girls. MAJESTIC (Clint Wilson, mgr.). —The Vanity Fair company is the attraction this week.——ELECTRIC PARK (Ham Benjamin, mgr.).—Slgnor Gargnlnlo and bis band commenced September 1 a short engagement. FAIRPLAY. LAWRENCE MASS. COLONIAL (J. Fred Lees, mgr.).—That vaude- ville baa caught on in good shape in Lawrence was demonstrated Labor Day. September 2, whan the Colonial opened its doors to the public for the first oerformance this season. The theatre has been remodeled and beautifully decorated. S.R.O. for both performances, all seats having been sold In advance. The week's bill: Kelley and Reno, very funnv and went big; Dancing Violets, nrettv costumes and novelty dances, good; Zenecat, "foot Juggler." very clever; Es- trile Wordette snd company, "A Honeymoon. lu the Catskllls," very funny; Adsms and Drew, "The Bogus Chauffeur." well received; Majestic Musicsl Four, rendered fine music, good comedy and went big; R. A. Rolfe company, "Paradise Alley," twelve people, well staged, costumes and girls pretty, comedians funny and was the hit of the show. LYCEUM (Wm. II. Gallagher, mgr.) —Nellie Hartford and her French girls, bnr- lesquers. introducing a musical first part. Olio: Blanch Loving, ill. songs, very good; Frank Phlpps. musicsl comedian, well liked; Dan Mal- unly, English comic singer, big bit; Nellie Hart- ford and a chorus of ten girls in s laughsble fsree entitled "The Bogus Doctor." biggest hit on bill. Business excellent. JOHN J. JOYCE. MABIOB. IND. CRYSTAL (Ammons A Dubois, props. Rehear sal 10).—Elliott and West, dancers, away above par; Al Derby, bag punching, good: The Sco- fields. "Two Fiddling Rubes," comedy poor, mu- WANTED 15 CHORUS GIRLS, not over 5 feet 3 inches, for big Vaudeville Act, apply Monday, 10 a. m. CLARK ROSS, 43 \AJe>mt 28th St., IN. Y. City United States Amusement Co. Lewis N. Rosenbaum, President S. H. Frledlander, General Manager 601-2 Oriental Block, Seattle, Washington WANTED—First-clsse prima donna, siitor team, ononis, dancers, oomsdians and other artists for the Lyric High-Claaa Burleaquo Theatre, to open about October 7th. Permanent engagement satisfac- tory. Address aa above, with photograph if possible. ZIMMER-™^'^ Juggler AND Belle Carmen The fCernnton Republican: "Perhsps an set that will occaalon nearly aa much favorable com- ment as the headline feature Ih that presented by ZImmer and Carmen. Mr. Zlmmer la a Juggler of marked ability, all of his work depending absolutely upon hla quickness, unaided l>y grotesque comedy or make-up. which so many latter-day Jugglers use In an effort to cover their defects as Jugglers. Miss Carmen la one of the famous Carmen slate™, who for a number of aeasonn appeared In one of the very l»est musical acta that vaudeville ban ever known. She floes some excellent banjo playing In the present act and abe am) Mr. Zlmmer were accorded a gnat rc-cptlon at the conclusion of their specialty. When answering advertisements kindly mention Variety.