Variety (December 1907)

VARIETY 33 JUST TO REMIND YOU HARRY OPENS MONDAY DEC. 23rd AT THE -LiaCOLN oQUA&E IKEATRZ, NETS' YO£E, IS CHA8. P, »LANEY'JI SPECTACULAR CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION i "THE BAD BOY AND HIS TEDDY BEARS" SINGING SONGS GREETINGS To all my friends who har* helped to make my place the moat popular for theatrical folk In Chicago. The 'same courtesy, the tame unex- celled cuisine and service are at your pleasure. When In CHICAGO and want to meet the profes- sion, be sure you visit SILVER'S PLACE. BUF- FET and FOOD none bet- ter. Spend an evening at SJT.VRR'S, before or after theatre. Always welcome. Vocal and Instrumental music all the time. DON'T FORGET the corner. It's S. E. cor. Clark and Randolph streets, CHICAGO, down- stairs. Look for the name. "A smart place Tor smart people" Is the trade mark of GEORGE SILVER LOUIS WESLYN Author of "TWO MEN AND A BOTTLE," the farcical hit of Howard Truesdell and Company. Writer of sketches and songs for Nick Long and Idalene Cotton, Carter and Waters, Hallen and Fuller, Willa Holt Wakefield, Lillian Apel, Hearn and Duncan, Lillian Ashley, Innes and Ryan, and many others. LOUIS WC8LYN SKETCHES AND BONOS, Headquarters, Grand Opera House, Indianapolis. I Want Performers Te know that X build Sketches, Monologue*, Parodies, etc., of quality. CHARLES E. WELCH Vaudeville Contractor. Per. Address: COOK'S OPERA HOUSE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. MATT WOODWARD Producer; Play, Lyric and Sketch Wrifer. Pro- ducer and co-author of "BUSY IZZY," "ROYAL CHEF," "JOLLY BARON," Ac. I make a specialty of exclusive GET-BACK SONGS or PARODIES, giving brilliant finish to an act. As for SKETCHES, my only "Budget" is my brain, and that is boiling over with original ideas. Great Parody: "Shove Me and tbe Girl Is Mine," $1.00. Studio, 215 W. 49th St., N. Y. City. CHARLES HORWITZ Sketches from the pen of Horwlts are the best in vaudeville. Author of such hits as "College Days," "Mrs. Murphy's Second Husband," "The Last of the Troupe." "The Marriage Fee," "Jack- son's Honeymoon," "For Sale. Wiggins' Farm," and over one hundred successful sketches, mon> logues, Ac. CHARLES HORWITZ, 102 104 W. 88th St., N. Y. City. Care of Mark-Stern Building. I. MILLER* Manufacturer of Theatrical Boots and Shoes CLOO and BALLET SHOES s spe- cialty. All work made at short notice. 202 W. 28d St., New York. Tel. 100 Chelsea. Mention VARIETY. MATTHEW GOLDMAN SKETCH WRITER. Up-to-date writer with up-to-date ideas. Char- acter, Jewish, Slang, Protean acts, etc Author: "The Marriage Fee," "For the Lot* of Mammy," "The Call of the Blood," "Stage Struck." "Behind the Footlights." High grade vaudeville acts a specialty. 109 WEST 111TH ST., N. Y. CITY. Blondes Wanted GOOD ENGAGEMENT. Call Room 414, St. James Building, Hew York. CORRESPONDENTS! As Christmas and New Years fall on Wednesday, weekly reports must reach this office not later than Wednesday P. M., forwarded with Special Delivery stamps attached. curtain to the fall. The stellar attraction Tho Five Lubins, singing and dancing sketch, "Uncle Joe's Birthday"; Tbe Great Lowe, late of Souse's Band, received liberal applause; Zlmmer, tbe Jug- gler, Is a wonder; Gibbons and Magee get their abate of applause; William Shalies' singing was given a rousing send-off. FRED W. ARGALL. PROVIDENCE, R. X. KEITH'S (Cbas. Lovenberg, mgr.).—Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Drew bead the bill with a good laughable farce, "Billy's Tombstones"; Hawthorne and Burt, the biggest hit on tbe bill; Rosalre and Doretto, comedy acrobats, do good work; Murray Sisters pleased, as did Callahan and St. George; Happy Jack Gardner, well liked with old material; The Zanettos have a fairly good jug- gling act with original comedy. Others on the bill were Sabery D'Orsell, fair; Roberts Children, first professional appearance, excellent musicians; Devoie Trio, and McNamee.—IMPERIAL (John P. Hill, mgr.).—The Merry Maidens Company here with a ripping good show, which is mostly due to Sam Rice, who does good work throughout. Among the good numbers In the olio are Patti Carvey; Some Quartet have a novelty act but would do better with more up-to-date songs; Trainor and Dale, good; Lulu Beeson. The clos- ing Burlesque, "At Coney Isle," is lively from the siart. All good songs and appreciated. S. M. SAMUEL. QUEBEC, CAN. BENNETT'S (J. H. Alos, mgr. Monday re- hearsal 10).—Robertson and Fanchette, singing and a little dancing, did not impress as being en- tertaining; Mile. Nadje, contortionist, not only a good close front and back bender, but a clever acrobat, and the way and speed in which she executes a routine of flip-flops and one-hand "spotters" would make some finished brother per- formers sit up and take notice; Harry Jolson, blackface comedian, well received, bit of the bill; Baptlste and Franconi, the act is short and ia made up of the familiar stunts of this kind, with the exception of one trick, pleased; Five Majors, singing novelty, all have good voices and were well received; Five Musical Spillers are quite noisy at times but much credit is due them. Vno Suppe's "Poet and Peasant" over- ture makes* an interesting vaudeville number in their hands. Wincherman's Bears, this act is a novelty here, although It does not have the dash of some animal acts; It made a good impression. J. GORDON HENRY. READING, PA. ORPHEUM (C. Floyd Hopkins, mgr.).—The Romanoffs were well received; Bertie Heron pleased; Ann rlcus Comedy Four, plenty of laughs; Four Lukens received a deserved ovation; W. E. Whittle, very good ventriloquist; George Whiting and The Melnotte Twins, liberal applause; "The Passion Play," realistic pictures and incidental orpnn music and singing found favor with the audience. BIJOU (Updegraff & Brownell, mgrs.).—14-16: Trans-Atlantic Extravaganza Company, pleasing. 17-19: Jack Manchester'* CrackerJacJcs. NOTE.—Danny Dougherty, the ex-champion bantam weight pugilist, was hand- somely entertained last week by his Reading friends on the occasion of the visit of "The Old Clothes Man," in which he is featured. GEORGE RITER. ROCHESTER, N. T. COOK'S (Wm. B. McCallum. mgr.).—William Simms and Company pleased immensely; W. C. Fields, usual bit; Jack Wilson Trio, good; Volta, clever; Frank Fogerty, good; Armstrong and Clark, fair; Clara Rallerlnl, remarkable; Paulton and Dooley, excellent. SAN ANTONIO, TEX. LYRIC AIRDOME (H. H. Hamilton, mgr.).— Price and Massey, eccentric comedians, up-to-date and went big; Julia Jackson, vocalist, splendid voice and pleased; N'inth Infantry Band, special feature and hit of the show; Mile. Alma, bari- tone singer, fine; Madam Rivera and Senor Rupert, animal trainers, second week and popular; Diamond Brothers, acrobats, good. NOTE.— Loper Brothers' picture show gave a special per- formance of the Passion Play to the Empire Stock Company and the series was enjoyed by the entire company. The above picture show is doing the banner business in the city. CAL COHEN. SANDUSKY, 0. MAJESTIC (Joe Howard, mgr. Monday re- hearsal 10).—Half week Dec. 12: Isabelle Jackson and Company, headllners, have an excellent musical and dramatic sketch; All Zada, Indian magician, good York-Herbert Trio, comedians and acrobats, very good; Morelle Slaters, classical music, were enthusiastically received; Prof. Arthur Barrett, good. Half week Dec. 16: The Camp- bells, in an eccentric comedy musical act, head- liners, very clever; Leslie and Williams have rapid fire talking sketch that is a big hit; The Wormser Tots, two bright youngsters, took well in a Ger- man singing and dancing sketch; Dan Randall, character change artist, good., DOC. SCRANTON, PA. POLI'S (J. H. Docking, mgr.).—Grace Van Studdiford headlines, going big; "Our Boys in Blue," a revelation, taking exceptionally well; Wilfred Clarke and Company, tbe laughing hit of tbe bill with "What Will Happen Next"; Charles Sweet, -the musical burglar, big hit; Swor Brothers, blackface comedians, very good; Phil and Nettie Peters, very pleasing; Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Darrow, a decided novelty. NOTES.—It is rumored that tbe Family Theatre, formerly Sullivan A Consldlne, which has been closed for some time, will be opened Dec. 23 with dramatic In stock. H. S. HOLLAND. SIOUX CITY, IOWA. ORPHEUM (David Beehler, mgr.).—Harry De- coe, tbe man with tables and chairs, good; Flo Adier, singing comedienne, pleased; O'Brien, Havel and Kffle Lawrence, "Ticks and Clicks," very good; Wlghtman, clay modeler and pastel painter, very good; Violet Dale, Impersonator, big hit; "A Night With the Poets," headliner for this week, one of the best acts that has been here this year, drew many encores. THE FAMILY (G. G. Lehman, mgr.).—The Three Hutchlnsons, Grade, Mary and Little Jack; Walter Spencer; moving pictures and ill. songs. UNIQUE and SCENIC (Tierny & Cameron, mgrs.).—Moving pictures and ill. songs. CRYSTAL (F. B. Donahue, mgr.).—Moving pictures and ill. songs. R. E. M. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. EMPIRE (Jno. Connors, mgr.).—Bates and Neville, good cycle act, are the feature; Wilfred and Lottie, equilibrists, perform difficult tricks; Jessie Hereford, electric dancer, pleased; De Vance and Howard, song and dance artists, pleased: Nettie Strand, buck and wing dancer, always a favorite here; Lillla Little, ill. songs; The Empire Stock Company. OLYMPIC (C. J. McCann, mgr.).—Kelly and Kellsy, Geo. B. Gardener, May Jones, May Lawson, Jessie De White. Bessie Skidmore, Ella Goddard, The Olympic Stock Company. NOTES.—The Ly- ceum, a moving picture house, put on an amateur night recently to capacity business. Amateur nights in moving picture shows being a new thing here it made a decided hit.—A lodge of the T. II. A. is now in process of formation here. C. F, NORRBD. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Both houses have good bills this week, the at- tendance at Poll's being of the capacity order, while the houses at the Nelson were light early in the week, Increasing in size each day.—— NELSON (C. H. Davis, res. mgr. for Wm. Mor- ris Amusement Co.).—Krelsels Animals gave a fair entertainment; Sterling and Rennler, sister act, fair reception; Buckley, Martin and Buckley, "A Busy Manager." received a fair return for their efforts: Le Maire and Le Ma ire, Hebrew- parodists, very entertaining; Chas. B. Lawlor and Daughters scored heavily; Cbadwick Trio. "For Sale—Wiggln's Farm," uproariously funny; Carson Brothers, athletic poses and acrobatic act, very good. POLI'S (Gordon Wrlghter, re*. mgr. for S. Z. Poll).—The Sabakans, good acro- batic turn: Harper, Desmond and Hllilard, very good; Watson's Farmyard Circus, very pleasing; Lavelle and Sinclair, a taking act; Julius Steger, "The Fifth Commandment," big success; Arthur Whltelaw has a good monologue: Murphy. Nichols and Company in "From Zaza to Uncle Tom" had the house in uproars all through the act. The Bijou. Comlque and Elite are doing well with pictures. NOTE.—Dick Bagg. a Spring- field boy, took the place of one of the Dillon Brothers at Poll's last week. GEO. PRESS!.. WASHINGTON, D. C. NEW LYCEUM (Eugene Kernan, mgr.).—Ed mond Hayes and the "Jolly Girls" Burlcsquers are billed this week In the two-act musical farce, "A Wise Guy." nayes la the chief comedian. He portrays the part of Spike Hennessy, the Piano Mover. He la aided by Robt. Arcber as hie Pal, very comical. James Collins plays tbe Will itoitw's (ORHfR CHICAGO, SATURDAY, DEO. 81. Push-Cart PUBLIBHED EVERT NOW AH' THEN FOR SONGS AND SINGERS. THIS WILL INTEREST TOU. 8END FOR FREE COFT. WILL ROSSITER. 158 Lake Street, Chicago, 111. Jack Burnett GRAND OPERA HOUSE, CHICAGO, The "ACTWRIGHT," Still WRITES REAL SKETCHES. Any of my 160 "clients" will tell you Z write absolutely NOTHING BUT HITS M. STRASSMAN, Attorney, 858 BR0ADWAT. NEW YORK. Mr. CHAPIN as LINCOLN In His Own Original One-Act Play "At The White House" Week Dec. 9 Orpheum Theatre, Boston (Second time as headliner at this houje.) WANTED ONE NIGHT AND REPERTOIRE COMPANIES. ALSO A 1 VAUDEVILLE ACTS, Single and Dou- ble, to Run 80 Minutes. Pop. 85,000. FRED'K VAN DYKE, Mgr. Auditorium Theetre, PORT HURON, MICH. MOZART Vaudeville Circuit. 10—Theatres—10 FEATURE ACTS ALWAYS WANTED. All communicetions to Edward Mozart. Main Oflloe, Family Theatre, Lancaster, Pa. When answering advertitvmenU kindly mention VARIETY.