Variety (September 1907)

26 TY VICTOR KREMER CO. 162 Lake St., CHICAGO i-jnounoe that thsir HEW YORK OFFICE has removed from 1431 Broadway to 1416 Broadway Tour act 1a not complete without "Under I he Tropical Moon," "Moon- beams" and "Dreams of You," "Horning Cjr." Our $20.00 tone; book ii the finest published. Title in three colors. WHEN WRITING MENTION VARIETY. VICTOR KREMER CO. 152 Lake St., CHICAGO handy-. Willy Zimmerman, impersonator, good; (Jautield and Carleton. novelty, **The Hoodoo," biff hit; Harry L. Stanley assisted by Sarah L. f;ogget>well in "The German Professor," musical and humorous: Mills and Morris, black-faced minstrel Kir la, good voices and entertaining; Delmore and Lee. acrobats, merited applause.— - CRYSTAL (P. B. Winter, mgr.).—One of th<« most expensive bills ever put onto this stage. Olive Vail, musical act. exceedingly good; Jam; Courtbope and company, dramatic novelty, "Lucky Jim," very entertaining: 1 ixon and Fields, Ger- man comedians, clever; Perry. "The Prog Man," contortionist, wonderful; Wm. Laff. vocal, fine voice. NEW STAR lPrank Trottman, mgr.).-— Ibe Uolllckera in a two-act musical entitled "B. Duinit- Goode & Co.." pretty costumes and good musical numbers: Jos. K. Watson and Will II. Cohan do most of the work in comedy and score a big scream. GAYETY (S. R. Simons, mgr.). —Phil Sheridan's City Sports do the honors ax ooeners of the new house. Two musicals, "The Mikado's Harem" and "A Terrible Mix-Up." are the titles of the pieces and boTi abound In catrhv sonars. The olio: Dick Brown, singing monologue, very good: Thompson and Carter, sketch, average; Emila Bartollta and ber mnsical Bell Ballet, a novelty: Anna Chandler, Imitator, very artistic and appreciated: The Whirlwinds, the Five Salvaggis, dancers, make the hit of the bill, and the Gotham City Quartette, very musical. B. H. BENDER. sic excellent: Irene White, ill. songs. GRAND (8am Pickering, mar. Rehearsal 10).—Claude Ranf. wire walker, the best seen In Marlon; Shannon and Straw, comedy sketch, very enter- taining; Henry Roethlng, magic act, very clever; Ed and May Woodward, comedy, fair; Jake Mon- trosa. formerly of Barlow's Minstrels, ill. songs. Mr. Montross possesses a fine baritone voice. L. O. WETZEL. MEMPHIS. TENN. WHITE CITY (A. B. Morrison, mgr.).—Van Osten's Band and Frances Pblsom, finger of 111. sons*, are the outside attractions: The Three Polrlers, gymnasts, are the headliners, good; Seymour and Dapre, comedy act, above the aver- age; Cbas. Sharp, German monologist, ordinary; The Musical Porrests, fslr; Orgerita Arnold, vo- calist, fair. W. C. MUNCTE, IND. STAR (Ray Andrews, mgr.).—Addison and Livingston, comedy skit, very fine; Bates and Neville, The Tramp, the Wheel and the Dutch Girls received applause; Ernl and Honegger, dancing and acrobatic, took well; Prank Gray, ill. songs, good; Marlow, Plunkett and Com- pany, travesty, caught the house. MAJESTIC (Le Roy Tudor, mgr.).—Fldler and Sbelton, com- edy skit, fair; Shannon and Straw, alack wire, good; Elmer Jerome, monologue, good; Bertha Phillips, singer and dancer, received good ap- plause; Ethel Desmond, ill. songs, good. GEO. FIFBB. M3LFORD. MASS. LAKE NIPMTJC PARK (Dsn. J. Sprague, mgr.).—A change from straight vaudeville is on here this week, as "A Warm Match," a farce comedy, is being produced by a good company, headed by Dan Crlmmlns and Rosa Gore. CHAS. E. LACKEY. MILWAUKEE. WIS. Week 1. With the thermometer as high as at any time during the present summer and all amusement and baseball parks open, the four vaudeville and burlesque bouses opened tbelr season. Taking nil this into consideration and particularly the fact that the Shubert (vaude- ville) and tbe Gayety (burlesque) are new to the public, each and every bouse played to a very rood alsed audience. SHUBERT—Edwin Thanhauser, mgr.).—Klaw A Erlanger's advanced vaudeville, as follows: Adelaide Herrmann, ma- gician, mystifying; Ray L. Royce, character sketch, good; James Harrlgan. Juggler, very PITTSBURG. PA. THE DUQUESNE (M. Stols. mgr.).—The show ooened with the Elite Musical Pour, good; May Belfort. slnain* comedienne, beautifully cos- tumed and a hit; Juan Calcedo, wire artist, does a striking" act and waa well received; Caron aud Herbert do their acrobatic work well, but Her- bert should out a little more life in his work; Al Shean and company, travesty on "Quo Vadls," well received. Shean is one of the best German comedians that cornea to mind: Geo. W. Munroe (Aunt Bridget), always popular, was received with enthusiasm; J. Francis Dooley and girls, a winner; Lee Harrison (New Acts); Kara, Juggler, return date, never worked better; the assistant is a very clever acrobat. GRAND OPERA HOUSE (H. Davis, prop.).—Bill headed by Riccl's Band, which pleased; Elite Proctor Otis with the Jolliest demeanor gets away with a monologue in fine fashion; Clarice Vance is most popular here and sings her songs in her own inimitable way; Langes Comedy Four sing very well and kept tbe audience laugh- ing most of tbe time: The Camllle Trio are clever horizontal bar performers, though they do resort to the "slapstick": Bruno and Rus- sell sing and dnnce themselves Into popular favor; Rowland and Dugan. comedians, well liked. A little sketch entitled "Handkerchief No. 15" will be a farce of great humor when it Is worked into shape. Frederick Bond is assisted by Fremont Benton; Carrie Lee Stoyle. The finale of the piece needs pruning. Tbe Auto Girl la a cleverly dressed and disguised illusion. Tbe girl who does tbe "machine" handles it perfectly. Julian El- tlnger Is among the greatest in his line. He haa added a "Gibson Girl" number to his act. Earl and Bartlett sing well: Wise snd Mellon, negro enteriainerr. and tbe cniinatograph conclude the bill. P. S. C. PITTSTON. PA. FAMILY (Harry Scott, res. mgr.).—The Five Lublns, singing and dancing, very clever; Cllto and Sylvester, comedy acrobats, plessed; Sol. Stone, lightning calculator, very good; Granville and Matk, sketch, good; Belle Stone and her mys- terious globe, very good. DREAMLAND (Fred. Treen. mgr.).—Moving pictures and ill. songs; business good. DAVID I1EIMAN. PORTLAND. ORE. GRAND (James H. Errickson. mgr.).—Week 26, Myles McCarthy and company, "Tbe Race Tout's Dream," hit of the show; Brad- ley and Davis, song and dance, clever; Red- wood and Harvey, musical artists, good; Daisy Gordon, vocalist, well received; John Walsh, song and dance, good; Morrisey snd Rich made good; Joe Thompson, ill. son*, scored. PANTAGES (John A. Johnson, mgr.).—Week 26. H. V. Fltsgerald, the headliner, protean act, scored; Tyson, Feenall and Tyson ran a close second; Thomas Meegan and company, well received; Agnes Cbampney, singing soubrette, good; Joseph Yarrlck and company, very clever; Jean Wilson, HI, song, well received. FRITZ'S (Fred Frits, prop.).— Dsn Hart, Norma Draper, Trixeda, Helen Graham, Katherine La Tour. Beulah Lane. Rowe and Maureitus. Virginia Vernon. Wanda, Jones and Raivelle. Lottie Goldman. Mae Vernon, The Hew- lettes aud stock. The entire show is good, up- to-date and was well received. NOTES.—Ring- linar Bros.' Circus showed 26 and 27, turning people away at every performance.—Al Fent, stage manager at the Lyric, has resigned his present position to take charge of tbe stage at the Allen Theatre. San Jose. Cal. W. R. B. Bendix' Weekly The best songs of EVERY description will bo found In this corner. "SO LONG. BILL." (Take care o' yourself.) Words by WALLACE IRWIN. Music by ALFRED G. ROBYN. FIRST VERSE. Farmer Perkins had a son. Who got a thirst for knowledge; So when all the chores were done The boy went off to college. Perkins hitched the old white horse, And drove Bill to the station. Wept a little at his loss. And made this exhortation. CHORUS. Well, so long. Bill, don't stay long, Bill; Keep yourself from barm. Sever fret and don't forget We need you at the farm. Don't stay long. Bill, work up strong, BUI, Don't do nothln' wrong; So long. Bill, take care o* yourself, And don't ata y long. A SURE FIRE encore winner with an irre- sistible melody. TKEO. BENDIX. MUSIC PUB., 14S1 Broadway, New York. •♦THE HOUSE Of SURPRISES" PROVIDENCE, R. X. KEITH'S (Cbas. Lovenbery, res. mgr. Monday rehearsal 9).—Feature Is "Marse Covington." a George Ade playlet with Edward Connelly as principal. Foster and Foster made a bit with their mnsical skit. "The Volunteer Pianist." Welch, Mealy and Montrose, "Play Ball," were a real winner; Mary Ann Brown scored; Taclana, female Impersonator, fair; Harry Burgoyne pleased, as did Great Scott. Little Lip and the Pour Casting Dunbars. IMPERIAL (Leon Cur- tain, mgr.).—Tbe Blalto Rounders, headed by Sam Howe. WESTMINSTER (Harry Parkin. mgr.).—Sam Scrlbner'a show the attraction. S. M. SAMUEL. and songs. Macarte's monkey circus gsve general satisfaction. Ethel McDonough, "The Girl Be hind the Drum," provoked a storm of applause. Johnson and Dean, who played their last Ameri- can engagement at Cook's Opera House, before embarking for Europe, diaplayed exceptional cleverness and won applause by their handling of songs. The Three La Maze Brothers rounded out the bill with an excellent acrobatic speclaltv. NOTE.—Manager Moore is expected in Rochester this week. He will give more of bis time to tbe local tbeatre this season. The house, which haa been cleaned and renovated throughout, presents a neat appearance and the attendants look splc and span in new uniforms. William B. McCallum is manager. N. Y. COOK'S OPERA HOUSE.—Reopened Labor Day with two big audiences. William Hawtrey Is the headliner in "Compromised," one of the best little plsys ever presented In a Rochester theatre. Valadon mystified with magic, some of the tricks being new, others old, but all being done with a deftness and skill. Wlnsor McCay won ap- plause. Warren and Blanchard appeared In black- face and created many laughs with new Jokes SAN ANTONIO, TEX. LYRIC AIRDOME (A. Baker, mgr.).—Flora La Vere, vocalist, well received; Collins and Hawley. singers and dancers, very good; Cbes- ley snd Company "In the Third Generation," good. CAL COHEN. SANDUSKY. 0. CEDAR POINT (George A. Boeckling, mgr.).— Russo's Italian Band remains tbe feature attrac- tion. OPERA HOUSE (Col. R. J. Diegle. mgr.).—Allaire and lAnd, club juggling and cast- ins act. headline the bill; Marvelous McClnre. equilibrist, an exceptionally fine act; Brooks and Kins-man. acrobats and band balancers, very good: The Silent Talt. eccentric, novel act. DOC. CI THE MAD MUSICIAN" ROBERT FARGO Now booking for the The Most Versatile musician In the World Headliner this month Palais d' Ete, Brussels THE TALK OF PARIS LAST MONTH Ope* with if. alE. oil Movombmr 18th New Columbia Theatre, Chicago Popular prices; MATINEE AND EVENING PERFORMANCES. Best independent theatre in Chicago. A CHANCE FOR GOOD ACTS TO SHOW CHICAGO AGENTS WHAT THEY HAVE. SEND OPEN TIME AND LOWEST SALARY. .-■■««- Address all communications to ROBERT FARGO (Barnes Western Theatrical Exchange), 908 CHICAGO OPERA HOUSE BLOCK, CHICAGO. 'HIT OF THE BILL" "LAUGHING FEATURE," THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY. HEADLINER AT PASTOR'S, SEPT. 9 Estelle Wordette and «« Lederer, the Columbus of the Stage, ,M makes another and by far the best discovery yet' — ^/Imy Leslie Running neck and neck with "The Girl Rangers" in scoring the most remarkable hit known to the stage for the past decade at the opening of the magnificent AUDITORIUM, CHICAGO, under the new Klaw & Erlanger regime. Amy I^eslie in The Daily News Hays: "Lillian Shaw Is Immense. She Is individual and sharp as tacka. She never loses her artistic equipoise snd Is definite as Templeton and as saucy as Illte. 8he made a comedy anccem with her own specialty and made a striking hit." The Tribune says: "Miss Lillian Shaw carried off the honors." MORE OF THEM BUT HAVE NO SPACE. Wken answering advertisement* kindly mention Variety.