Variety (December 1907)

VARIETY 31 ATTENTION Do Not Allow Anyone to Make You Believe That There ii a Scarcity of Good, High-Class Acts in the Vaudeville Field I Have sa Abundance of the Beat Material on My Books, aa usual, and Can BooK Any Number of Theatres on 24 Hours' Notice ALL Houaei Receive Equal Treatment in My Office. WILLIAM MORRIS Chicago Office*. 167 Deerborn St. 1440 Brotdwey, Mot J BARBOUR"He Books the Acts Tor Vaudeville, Tain and Parka. Managers, aend for liita. Artlata, aand epan time. Addraaa E. L. Barbour, 119 La Sella St., Chioago. PERFORMERS Tal. tOM Stuyve. travelling to Europe should take advantage of the exceptionally low ratea now prevailing and In effect until Maroh 81st, 1008. Call or write for full particulars, PAUL TAVSIG, 104 Cant 14th Street. NEW YORK CITY Edward Moaart, Eastern Representative, Lancaster, Pa. LOCAL AND INTERSTATE BOOKINGS. ALPHA VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT Booking: first claas vaudeville acta only. This oirouit is prepared to guarantee good acts from twelve to thirty weeks* continuous engegemsnt. LEVEY a LEVEY, Proprietors. Main Office, Victory Theatre, Sutter near Fillmore, San Franoisoo, Cal. SidJ.Euson's V. Clark and Kinxie 8ta>, CHIC A 00. 45 Seconds from Clark St. Bridge. SID 7. ETJSON, Laaaaa and Manager. Playing <a burlesque attractions of the Colum- bia Amusement Company. Matinee every day. amateur night Friday. FOLLY State Street near Congress CHICAGO EMPIRE CIRCUIT CO., LESSEE. John A. Fennessy. Manager. The most popular burlesque theatre In Chicago, playing the attractions of the Empire Circuit Nothing but the beat. Two shows every day. Amateurs Friday. OPEN TIME FOR CLUBS WIEK Or JAN. 2 7, FEB. 3. IO, 17. »4- Klein, Ott Bros. & Nicholson Address, Week Dec. 30, Poll's Theatre, Scranton, Fa. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. nigr.).—Week 10: Massias O'Connor, skillful with his hands; Mullen and Corelll, Rood; Canfleld and Carleton in "Prof. Hoodoo," not nearly as "screaming" as they bill it; Beth Stone, toe dancer, draws some applause, but her act needs the presence of a "masculine gender"; the Arlington Four, good; Capt. Webb's Seals, good. JAY E. JOHNSON. tmlics, best here this year: Mme. Emmy's Pete, very good; Lucy and Lucler in "A Fool's Errand." good; Kathleen DeVoie, dancing and monologue, fair. UNIQUE and SCENIC (Tierney A- Cam- eron, mgrs.).—Moving pictures and 111. sonjr*. CRYSTAL (F. B. Donahue, ingr.K—Ifoi .- pictures and ill. songs. R. E. M. SANDUSKY, O. MAJESTIC (Joe Howard, mgr. Monday re- hearsal 10).—Half week, Dec. 19: The Campbells, held over, new comedy sketch, "Laughs," head- liners and scored heavily; George and Georgle, acrobatics, went big; W. R. Raster, blackface, excellent; Mabel Gage and Son, in "A Big Hit," repeatedly encored. The Klngsburys, comedy musical, scream; The Wurnells. local, In acro- batics, a winner; Eddie Dwyer. singing and dancing, very good; O'Hara and Watson, German comedy, excellent. DOC. SIOUX CITY, IA. ORrHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.).—Six Musical Cuttys, headlluer, big hit; Tlvoli Quar- tet, pleased; Kroneman Brothers, comedy acro- TERRE HAUTE, IND. LYRIC (Jack Hoeffler, gen. mgr.).—'Robert*, Hayes and Roberts, good; Fiddler and Shetton, singing and planologue, great; The Scmon Trio. singing and dancing, very good; Mark J ohns on, comedy bicycle act, ordinary. VARIETUR (.Tuck HoefTler, gen. mgr.).—Ropers and Maekliv tosh, comedy skit. "Out of Sight," very good: Grade and Reynolds, Irish knockabout comedians, very good; Arthur Doming, minstrel, great: Rath Chandler, comedienne, very good: klnodrome mo- tion pictures. ROSS OARYBR. TORONTO, ONT. SHEA'S 'J. Shea, mgr. Monday rehearsal 10). — Hilda BpOflg and Company warmly received; The Military Octet, novel; the Brlttons, agile dancers; Dixon and Noyer, funny: Charles I.oon- ard Fletcher, clever; Durras Brothers, good; Golta Trio, fine. HARTLEY. PASTOR'S 14th St., 3d At. Continuous, 20 & 30 Cts. NEXT WEEK, MONDAY, DEC. 30, 1907. KELLY AND MASSEY. AX. CARLETON. TWO PUCKS. HENRY AND YOUNG. Zarrell Brothers. HALLEV AND HAYES. Jack and Marie Rossiey. The Piottis. Bertina and Brock way. SMIRL AND RESSNER. Fagan and Merrlan. Vitagraph. HAMMERSTEINS IIIHYHIIII AMERICA'S MOST VI K I A FAM0TJ8 VARIETY W I W I QbV 111 a™ THEATRE. Open the Year Around ORPHEUM CIRCUIT •P HIOH CLASS VAUDEVILLE THEATRES M. MEYERFELD. JR., Pres. MARTIN BECK, General Manager. FRANK VINCENT, N. Y. Representative. All Applications for Time Must be Addressed to O. E. BRAY. Booking Manager, —~r— Tgiiijvsw-tic-S^csJ* -fiiitn-C^cage-, -liL-- ♦ CIRCUIT COLONIAL ORPHEUM ALHAMBRA ORPHEUI NOVELTY New York Brooklyn Harlem Boston Williamsburg GOTHAM East New York Address all PERSONAL letters to PERCY 0. WILLIAMS, ST. JAMES BUILDING. 2.TH ST. AND BROAD* WAY. NEW YORK CITY VAUDEVILLE HEADLINERS -GOOD STANDARD ACTS If yon hare an open week you want to fill et short notice, write to W. L. DOCKSTADBR, Carrie* Theatre, Wilmington. DeL Can cloae Saturday night and make any city east of Chicago to open Monday night. HENDERSON'S Theatrical exchange, 98 LA BALLS ST., CHICAGO. Representing first class managers of Eastern and Weatern vaudeville theatres, vaudeville head- liners, novelties, big acta. Se nd your open time. Addraaa W. F. HENDERSON, Prop, and Manager. CHAS. H. DOTJTRICK, Asst. Mgr. F. ft. DOYLE, Representative. OZART Vaudeville Circuit. 10— Thestres—10 FEATURE ACTS ALWAYS WANTED. All communication! to Edward Moaart, Main Offioe, Family Theatre, Lancaster. Pa. New EMPIRE Madison Street Near Haleted CHICAGO WILLIAM SINGER, MANAGER. Handsomest burlesque house la America, flag* lug Empire Circuit attraotiens exclusively. Shows ohanged every Sunday. Matinees daily. NEW STAR MILWAUKEE, WIS. FRANK R. TROTTMAN, Manager. Handsomest and safest burlesque theatre as America. Playing Empire Circuit Shows. Matinee Every Day. Visit the new Rathskeller Downstairs. The beat In the West. I Want Performers Te know that Z build Sketchea, Monologues, Parodies, etc, of quality. CHARLES E. WELCH Vaudeville Contractor. Per. Addraaa: COOK'S OPERA HOUSE, ROCHESTER, N. T. BEST PLACES TO STOP AT. When playing TORONTO. 0AM., step et the ALEXANDRA ROYAL 188.100 SIMCOE ST. Catering exclusively to the profession. Speolal rates. Two-minute wa lk from all theatres. MEDEA HOTEL JOHNSTOWN. FA. Half block frea Majestic and Cambria Theatres. Rooms vrith e/r vrithest bath. Ratea moderate. •The H.-'Use Recemaesis itself" European Plan. 7 T. K3TTTF. Prop. WASHINGTON D C. LYCEm ISMst*™ Roman, mgr. V—'•Empire y-.- esqatere . aj ag '.. M bm ess. Roger 11 ( .••.-.-. ,-. : . ii r< ■ an isli * ; Johnston V. <■:. stSC kfMTTt - for go,»d work. \ , ■ ,, k 1 -.-;* •*< ed. Snsanne Cor- -.•.<■ - - c 1 • sr*1 rerj c*v*l in her part. , k « , «;aYETY <W. * Clark. iupr.>.— v K^tyN* Pm ,;r <: - playing to good . » ... a -■-.:•«•: of . isical numbers are ... ..- ::■, an rage. BILLY BOWMAN. WATERLOO. IA. RTTRU' - \ Nichols, nigra.).— The MarrelY4t» v e*-* ■.< tal telepathy, Rood; Stan- and Si awl musical comedy, fine; Grace tVyne. aonbrette. good; Eenette. contortionist. lum: CUv^1<*11 am) Craig, comedy sketch. Tin' \\ v n ki.«m» (Frank Hurst* mgr.).—The Frey Trio, wrestling ;»i<d i>-"*ln»r. flue; John Neff, cottiedlan, fair: Karl ant! Wil«on. society sketch, good; Burke'* doge, fln.e; Fukino's troupe of .liip*. good: Mamie Mitchell, stager, medium; Noblette and Marshall. Hinging and talking, fair; Howard »nd Germelne, aerial, excellent; The Great Ik>Muths, novelty dancers, good. A. E. W. ARTISTS, NOTICE Hotel Faurot SCRANTON, PA. 3 Minutes from Theatres American Plan Ratea Moderate E. RAISLEY, 244 Adams St. J^ational Rotel CHICAGO Cor. Van Buran St end Wabash Ave. Half block from Auditorium Theatre. In vioiaiay of all theatres. Weekly ratee made, D. A. DOOLEY, Prop. COMFORTABLE, QUIET R OO M S 34 City Councillor Street, MONTREAL, CAN. MRS. YOUNG. One block from BENNETT'S THEATRE. YONKERS, N. Y. ORPHEUM (Louis J. Fosse, mgr.).— CurtK rainier and Company in "Mama'H Darling Roy," hit of good hill: Mr. and Mrs. Allison in "Minnie from Minnesota" scored; Whittle, the ventrilo- quist, good reception; May Rerdelle with her "Village Cut-upa" showed te advantage; Kooerah, good; The Three Abdnlleh Brothers, acrobats, k'«mm1; Tom Dempsey, comedian, well liked. NOTES. Still another picture show Is being opened.—O. II. Cahill, the retired resident manager of the Orpheum. Is thinking of building a hotel here, catering chiefly to the theatrical profession and traveling public. B. N. KARFUNKLE. When anitcering advertisement $ kindly mention VARIETY.