Variety (September 1907)

VARIETY 21 Will Risslter's (QUITO CHICAGO, SATURDAY, SEPT. 88. Maude Lambert "8uah moc these hand*, those tnni." Singing- Will Bosslter's ion* "Hits" "suhby"..... "when the moon plays peek-a-boo" Prof. Copies Free. WILL HOS8ITER, 152 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. ALL KINDS OF ACTS FOR Amboy Theatre, Peril! Amftoy.lU. S SHOWS daily. Can use biff "break-in" acts. For time, address BAVIB H. KEITH. 41 W. 24th St.. Mew York fink * onion tailors 1366 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Formerly with Max Marx. Telephoae 4447 88th St. S. S. May WRITER OF PLAYS AND SKETCHES Author of "A TRAVELLER'S ROMANCE"; "TWO OF A KIND," etc. ALSO WRITER OF SPECIAL MATERIAL. 58 Wall St. (Room 81), V. T. City. SALARY SAVERS.. The spirit of commercialism bus entered the vaudeville field as it baa every branch of business. . . The artist who succeeds is he who displays business acumen and ar- tistic enterprise. . . Having spent time and money in perfecting an art, it is gross careless- ne ss n ot to protect it from loss or damage. . . A THEATRICAL FLOATER policy provides such protection, insuring against the risk of fire or transportation all the Scenery, Costumes, Proper- ties and effects used. The protection is absolute wlille the property Is in the United States or Can- ada, and the coat is relatively small. . . In- surance against loaa of time by sickness, accident and death. . . Full information upou request. DIXIE HINE8. Insurance, Times Building, Times Square, NEW YORK. To Managers and Agents With "Merry Maidens," at the DEWEY WEEK SEPT. SOTH (on at 3 and 9) may be seen the SOME QUARTETTE in their act. "Breaking Into Vaudeville." by Ix>uls Ilallett. The highest salaried Quartette in Burlesque and the only Quartette of actors pre- senting a complete act aside from Hinging. Open for vaudeville next summer and season. COME AND LOOK US OVER. WILLIAM H. •mi. URKE Champion Harmonica Player of the World Winner of the Hohner Medal at Madison Square Garden, N. Y., Sept. 85th. ACT FOR SAL£ Fnrce act for character man and wife an<1 soubrette and comedian. Opportunity for mixed quartette. Enquire of HALLKTT, Room 427. Knickerbocker Annex. teen days. This marks the opening- of the fell festivities in Kansas City, and hundreds of atrangers are in town, and Kansas City will act as hostess until after Oct. 5. FAIR PLAY. KEOKUK, IA. LA SALLE (Dave Reeves, mgr.)—Two Francls- coes, fine; Early and Late, clever sketch team; Amy Buckley, fair; Ethelyn H. Hill, songs, pleased; The Klnodrome, plessed.—NOTE.—Man- ager Reeves has redecorated the La Salle, adding new chairs and scenery, also a handsome electric sign for the front. He will start in with a three- piece orchestra. R. E. L. Coleman, sn expert operator, will manipulate the new Edison picture machine. Thomss McEvoy will be tressurer; Wm. Buey, stage manager; Mr. Christy, musical director. R. B. B. LAWRENCE, MASS. COLONIAL (J. Fred Lees, mgr.).—Picaro Trio, good; DeHaven and Sydney, only fair; Carter. Taylor and Company In sketch "A Camp Rest," pleased; Sam Williams, planologue, pleased; Monroe, Mack and Lawrence, in "How He Got Rid of H1b Mother-in-Law." funny; Work and Ower. comedy acrobats, clever, went big: Paul Conchas, clever, hit of the show. LYCEUM (Wm. Gallagher, mgr.).—Marlon Blake Extrava- ganza Company of ten people. Olio: Bates and Ernest, German comedians, very funny; Henry T. Waite, violinist, good; closed with burlesque, "Buffalo Bill," very funny. JOHN J. JOYCE. LEAVENWORTH, KAN. ORPHEUM (C. B. Martyne. mgr.) .—Opened last week, strong bill. Don Leno's "School Boys snd Girls." headliner. Others: O. D. Paddock, singing and dancing: Sam Hood, comedian; The Three Loretta Troupe; Bennett Sisters; snd Bar- rington, ventriloquist. AIR-DOMB (Chas. Kesne. mgr.).—C. L. Barnum's Boad Show, drawing good, flrst-clsss vaudeville. J. E. FAULKNER. i LIMA. OHIO. ORPHEUM (Will G. Williams, mgr.).—Eva Ray, mental telepathlst. Is packing the house; Mystia Royer, slack-wire, graceful; The Talcotts. comedy sketch, pleased; Chas. Gano, monologue, good; Blsck snd Leslie, comedy sketch, good; Magdallne Kelfer, 111. songs, good. NOTE.— Matthew Kohler left to Join the cast of the num- ber one company of the Earl-Burgess syndicate. L. F. WAKEFIELD. LONDON, CAN. BENNETT'S (J. D. Elmo, res. mgr.).—Rose Coghlan and Company In "The Higher Law," a decided hit; Gelger and Walters In "Streets of Italy," no change, but repeated success; Chas. Barry and liulda Holvers, went big; Foster and dog, very clever; Cbsdwlck Trio, excellent dsne- ing; Alexander snd Scott, female Impersonation, good; Frank Bernler and Blanche Stella, singing and dancing, very good; De Vole Trio. Romau rings, good. M. G. HUESTON. LOB ANGELES, CAL. ORPHEUM (A. Lunnenburg, treas. and mgr.).— Week IS: Houdinl, the handcuff king: Farrell- Taylor Trio; Chris Richards, English singer and dancer; Doraenlc© Russo, tenor; Fred's Monkey Actors; Leona Thurber and her Pickaninnies; The Balzars, society acrobats; O Ha una San and Com- pany In "The Geisha's Dream." Matinee every day; packed houses nightly. FISHER'S (E. H. Fisher, mgr.).—Week 16: Miss Montgomery, bal- ladist. Fisher's all star musical comedy com- pany in "The Lost Voice," revised by C. Clifford Harris. Fisher musical comedy company Is head- ed by Jolly Zeb, Lew Dunbar, Arthur Boyce. Dan Kelley, Kate Karlson, Nadlne Stuart and chorus of ten girls. Musical numbers are staged by the Jardiniere Sisters. Matinees every day except Friday. Business, capacity evening per- formances, matinees fair. Two shows nightly. 8 and 9:30 p. m. EMPIRE (Billy Banks. mgr.).—Week 16: Hale and Harty, singing and talking comedians; Reeves and Kenny, clog dancers; I^irry Sullivan and Company. PEO- PLE'S (Al O. Flouroouy. mgr.).—Homer Long, songs; Swor and Westbrook. singers snd dancers; Beatrice Morland and Johns Stanley in "Taming a Husband"; Dan Rohy, blackface comedian: People's Comedy Company, under the direction James P. Lee, in "An Off Night." with Stelli Adnms. Inez Rsgan, Marion Manners. Ethel Olson, Frank Morton and Homer Long. ROBT. ISAACS. LOWELL, MASS. nATHAWAY (John I. 8hannon. mgr.).—"Lit- tle Hip," midget elephant, good; The Basque Quartet, good; Rene Aubry and Jessica Lewers. "Society Girls," very strong; 1m Veola. as "chanteuse Parlslenne" and "dansense aero- batlque." pleased: Irving James, coon shouter, very good: The Great Richards, big hit; Emer- son and Baldwin, clnb swinging act. good. U>WEAwi«UavEi($ A HOUSE (JuJJtv Cahn. mgr.).— BennetTanoTMnulton Stock Company Specialties between acts: Cycling Brunettes, very good; Greta Bvron. song and dance, good. BOSTON (J. II. Tlbbltts, mgr.).—Burlesque and vaudeville. JOHN J. DAWSON. MEMPHIS. TENN. WHITE CITY (A. B. Morrison, mgr.).— Laurent Trio, aerial act. very fine; Ethel May, mind reading. Interesting; Le Roy and IjP Vanlpn. horizontal bar acrobats, good; Kalacrntus, Jug- gler and hoop roller, fair; Harry Thompson. Bowery Imitations, fair; Emma Partridge, soloist singer, hit. W. C. NEWARK. N. J. FfllUBERT (C. A. Williams, mgr. Monday rehearsal 10).—Good, evenly balanced bill ml fnir houses was the story. George Evnns in his talbfest has some new ones, be was one of the hits; Herbert Brooks, magician, very good; Alexsndroff troupe of Russian dancers, pleas- ing; Eva Mudge, change act, pleased all; The Olympla Four, In songs pleased; Calcedo, known ss the "King of the Wire," clever; McBanns, excellent, and the Bogsnnys are very clever acrobats. PBOCTOR'S (R. C. Stewart, mgr. Monday rehearsal 9).—Large bouses'all the week enjoyed a first class show. Marie Wainwright and Alexander Frank In their sketch "Our Baby," proved an entertaining hit; Jos. Hart's "Futurity Winner." went very well; Luce and Luce, musicians of ability; A. B. C. D. Girls hsve a ueat singing and dancing act, one Is a good eccentric comedienne; Scheck Bros, work well in a "strong" act; Louise Henry, the "Sal Skinner Gal," had them laughing, her Edna M.iy and Italian impersonations done very cleverly; Pat Roouey and Marlon Bent are working about the same, their dancing goes; Hoey snd Lee, Hebrew comedians, create not a few* laughs. WALDMANN'S (Lee Ottelengui, mgr.).—The Rents-Santley Company with their two musical comediettas and Chas. Webber. ARCADE (L. O. Mumford, mgr.).—Bruno's Royal Italian Or- chestra, and Shepard's moving pictures, with Lillian Pascal as the vocalist, still draw the crowds. Miss Pascal has made many friends here snd la in her sixth week. OLYMPIC PARK—The Essex Co. Fslr, under the personal management of Schmidt A Wevera. are pack- ing tbelr spacious grounds. The fair will run for 10 days and nights. Grand opera, vaudeville, circus, auto races, horse and motor cycle races, Miller Bros.' 101 Ranch, Ferrari's Animals, Gol- den City, etc., are all here and please. JOB 0. BRYAN. VICTOR KREMER CO. 152 Lake St., CHICA60 l inounoe that their NEW YORK OFFICE has removed from 1431 Broadway to 1416 Broadway Your »ct is not complete without "Under the Tropical Moon," "Moon- beams and Dreams of You," "Morning Cy." Our 820.00 song book is the finest published. Title' in three colors. WHEN WRITING MENTION VARIETY. VICTOR KREMER CO. 152 Lake St., CHICAGO NEW CASTLE, IND. ALCAZAR (B. F. Brown, mgr.).—"The Show Girl," headed by Llllle Sutherland. Grace Wilson and Jack Curtis, pleased a S. R. O. house. The chorus, though not large, is a well trained sing- ing aggregation. The costume changes were fre- quent and very pretty, and the girls msde a splendid appearance in every one of them. Vaude- ville features: Grace Wilson. In vocal selections, made a big hit; The Langdons, novelty automo- bile act. scored heavily; Johnny Kelffer. in his "cat specialty." pleased; Llllle Sutherland, char- acter songs, hit; Kline and Klefer, wooden shoe dancing, went through some difficult steps and made a big bit; Wilford Goldman, songs, pleaaed: Sutherland and Curtis, singing and dancing sketch, good. The chorus numbers which took best were "Rronco Buster." "Psyche," "Jnne Moon" and "Ivy Vine."—THEATORIUM (G. D. Foote, mgr.).—"The Passion Play," pleasing Im- mense crowds. ROYAL (H. G. Webb, mgr.).— "The Gypsy's Revenge." FERN (W. A. Coyne, mgr.).- "Modern Youth," to good crowds. ROY W. JONES. Comedy Musical Entertainers Stanley and Scanlon in an Oddity Entitled " Did You See Gladys ? V Meeting with success on the Western States Circuit WIGWAM—There Is much In this week's bill that is on the excellent order, and the diversity of style makes It all the more at. tractive. Stanley snd Scanlon's mnsleal act Is particularly attractive and furnishes the novelty of having a female comedian. la ber comedy she is eminently successful and her make-up as the Indian squaw Is highly ar- tistic."—San Francisco "Dramatic Review," Sept 7. 1007. NEW HAVEN, CONN. POLI'8 (S. Z. Poll, prop., F. J. Wlndisch, res. mgr. Monday rehearsal 10).—Jlmmle Lucas, the boy with the dialects. Is the hit of the bill. His work is unusually good. Le Vine Clmaron Trio, acrobatic, takes second honors; "A Smash- Up in Chinatown," served to introduce Bsbly Matthews and Herbert Ashley, and their paro- dies on popular songs were Immense. "Paradise Alley" with ten people Is a miniature musical comedy full of mirth and catchy songs. Lorn- Platon Brounoff MUSICAL BUREAU AND VOCAL STUDIO. High-claaa singers for Vaudeville, Concert and Opera always on hand. 1416 Broadway, oor. 88th St. Phone 4678 Bryant. Nsw York. KING OF JUMPERS LOUIS GUERTIN World's champion high, broad and all-round Jumper. Original!! Marvellous!!I Novelty!!!! Holder of world records. Great success on Keith Circuit. At Henderson's, Coney Island. Sept. 9. Keith's. Providence, week 16. Keith's, Boston, this week. Twelve minutes of graceful, sensational jumping. All agents. Per. address, METBOPOLITAN HOTEL, BROCKTON. MASS. MANAGERS' ATTENTION HARRY HOLMAN AT LIBERTY Combination or Vaudeville after Oct. 18. Address 807 E. 14th St.. N. Y. DARE DEVIL SCHREYER THE SENSATION OF TWO CONTINENTS In the Greatest Act on Earth tutor-State Fair, Trenton, N. J. Sept. 30, Oct. t, 2, 3, 4 If You're From Missouri, Go to Trenton. A 5-rear contract at $500. 00 per weeK to any man in the world who successfully duplicates this act after SCHREYER AT TRENTON IN PUBLIC When antwering advertisements kindly mention Variety.