Variety (November 1908)

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VARIETY 25 THE 4 STAGPOO SEXT WEEK (No* 16) LIICOLN SQUARE THEATRE An> Australian Refined Comedy-Knockabout Act Direction. RICHARD PITROT UNITED BOOKING OFFICES MARTIN BECK, SULLIVAN ft CONSIDINE. Have Installed press bureaus for their various circuits. The lire, up-to-date artist will hare special newspaper notices prepared by an expert to send ahead to these offices, as well as other dstes they play, Let me arrange some for yon at a smsll cost. SIG WACHTER Knickerbocker Theatre Bids;. HZW TOBK CITY. Boom 126. ('Phone 9908 98th It) 1. MILLER, Manufacturer 202 W.23SST N.Y of Theatrical Boots ft Shoe*. CLOG, Ballet an. Aorobatio fhees a specialty. All work made at short notion. FINK $ 0RTL0FF 1999 BROADWAY, AT 97th STREET, (Telephone 4467—88th) NEW TOJUL CITY. Now the snappiest of fall styles en the market. SUITS SSO AND UP NOTB.—All gannentn made on the prnmlsas nnder the personal eupervlalon of Mr. Ortloff. MAS. LELLA riasStaaa Paatwtar Onaraa ta sa ennorior te all 1 31 W . 424 atrejg f. UW TOBK CHTT. Mmo. Belmont Atssrlcam MUliatr to Alice Lloyd IM W. Il93t9a St. Fhone 9990, Homing. aiWTsu bell, their first to be launched by the La Salle management), can be explained In a breath. Tred Stanhope (Cecil Lean) Is owner of a garage. He falls In lore with Dorothy Hlgglnson (Fior- •eoce Holbrook), dsughter of a sportsman who strenuously objects to the mstch In fsvor of Csrl Wsllensteln (Lee Kohlmar), s host racer, who also professes to love the girl. The fsther Is about to enter a rsce with the young yscbtsmsn, and believing be will either withdraw or declare defeat if he consented to the msrrlage, per- suades his dsughter to msrry him. 8tsnhope Is the hero and he undertskes to rsce the bost against his rlvsl, with Dorothy st the helm. He wins. Incidentally, Wallensteln falls In lore with a countess who seemed to be of emergent consequence In the love making. The toy boats on the bsck drop, which sre supposed to show a race, were ineffectively produced and the weakest piece of mechanism devised. The tumultous commotion of the enthuslsstlc throng on the stage slone made the scene somewhst resllstlc. The book bss been constructed slong conventional lines In the introduction of muslcsl numbers. For lnstsnce, Miss Holbrook ssys "The men I marry must be a man," and the orchestra strikes up the melody of the song. It is a fascinating song, destined to become the hit of the show. The ssme spplies to the other num- bers. Including "The Ghost of Ragtime," a recent Interpolation and the feature of the performance. In this song, the stage is draped in black. Twenty-eight girls shrouded with white silk gause over strikingly pretty costumes, emerge from nnder the folds and Introduce a dsnclng number. The ides is reminiscent of the "Pbsntss- tic Phantoms," a vaudeville set. The electrical effects were pretty. "I Won't Be Home to Dinner" Is also on view in "The Merry-Go- Bound," one chorus being used. The "suto" arrangement Id the opening is pretty. Mr. Lean hns a good topical song. "Not All But Nearly." winning s dosen encores. "A Game of Cards," by Norma Seymour, and chorus, the latter attired 1n garments representing different playing cards, Including a very pretty girl In white tights, bad a semblance of novelty and scored. "The Mar- riage Gsmo" Is s resl novelty. The number rep- resents the various fashions in dress and species, from the Colonial period to the present, with the ""Broilers" ss Cupids. Lesn Is the Jovial crestor SHORT VAMP SHOES (Exclusively far Women). Evening Wear. Great Yariety, Exolasive Creator of Short Vamp Shoes. 997 Sixth Ave.. New York. Bet. 90th sad Slat Sta. Bend for mnatrateS Catalogs*. One flight Dp. Tel. 1996 Madison So.. of all the merriment. He Is an excellent co- median, conscientious, spirited and quick-witted, easy to follow and to laugh with. Miss Holbrook wears a stunning pink dree* with lace trimmings, a nd sin gs nicely and haughtily. Lee Kohlmar, wlUToB99jn«Yn German Tit^ac n4id—*eti~jSTtrcv kuiir was natural and could not have done better even had he tried to disguise his enunciation. On one occasion be came very near being a villain, but a comedy phrase spoiled the moment. Jss. H. Brsdbury, who succeeded the lste Arthur Sanders, acquitted himself splendidly aa the erratic sports- man. Miss Seymour hss s good soprano voice and knows how to use It. Carolyn Lllja, whose name on the stage is Minerva, played with discretion. She, too, baa a good voice. Zeke Colvin acted occasionally, aa did Virgil Bennett. Mansger Singer bss been lavish in the equipment. There are msny costume displays. Spangles are shown; also tights ant costly drsperles. There are a number of new girls in the chorus. Among the "show girls" are only a few who can claim come- liness, while the "broiler" section Is complete, sltbougb they are permitted to relax more in tbla piece and do not sppesr aa often aa usual. The music, with the exception of two or three num- bers, is not as melodious aa tbst In "Honeymoon Trail" or Its predecessors, but they were encored tbrongb embellishment end good staging. Lean la materially ooe-hslf of the show; the "production" is the other bslf, with Miss Holbrook, Koblmsr Lnd the others giving excellent support. NOTES.—Homer LInd and Co. will cross the Atlantic In the Spring with the intention of playing In England next summer.—Chss. Dout- rick, the Chicago agent, Is now booking for Schlndler's and several other bonnes in the dif- ferent parts of the city.—Ed. West, formerly of Morgan and West, Is going in vaudeville with four or five girls In a singing and dancing act.— Tommy Burns, the prise fighter, who Is now in Australia, will be msde the hero In a political sketch which Nste Lewis will produce next spring—The Majestic Theatre Co. contemplate , the erection of a new vaudeville theatre at Charlevoux, Mich., to seat 600.—Harry Knowles, the White Rats' representative at Chicago, la confined to his home with a cold.—John B. W. Wayman, the Republican candidate for State Attorney, endorsed by the local managers and others Interested theatrically, was elected by a unanimous vote.—The Hippodrome Amusement Co., Ksnsss City, Incorporated with cspltal stock of 990,000 by M. J. O'Hearn, T. J. Cannon and several others. The company will erect an amusement building to cost 950,000.—Marshall, Mich., will have Its first vaudeville theatre in a few months. J. Nagel Is building It.—About 10,000 people ssw The Great Leonard leap Into the river at Milwaukee one day last week. Leon- ard jumped the bridge In spite of the police, who msde an attempt to stop him Just before he went over. «AIN PRANGISGO By W. ALFRED WILSON. VARIETY'S Sen Francisco Office, 1119 Vsn Ness Ave. (By Wire to VARIETY.) ORPHEUM Msrtln Beck, gen. mgr.).—Week 6: The Mill men Trio on the wire present their clever showy number with Bird MUlmsn the star hit. Henry Horton and Co. have "Uncle Lem's Dilemma," an aversge sketch in the "Old Home- stead" class. Msy and Flora Hengler did very well with their "muslcsl comedy" sons. They look nice, which goes a long way. Mr. and Mrs. Allison psssed with their character singing turn. The holdovers sre Alfred Kelsey snd Co., Four Nlgbtons. Slivers snd Geo. Primrose. NATIONAL (Sid Grsumsn. mgr.).—"Enlg- msrelle," "The Electrical Marvel." failed to creste s sensation. The like hss been seen be- fore in these parts, snd this sort of set has worn off the novelty. The Maglnlaml Family are a distinct novelty ss "The Muslcsl Barbers." Tbey sre unique In their music snd were especially well accepted. The Glaciers contain a very clever youngster who wins out with songs snd dsnees. The dramatics of the act peacefully passed sway snd might remain burled for the benefit tbey are. Al Coleman, more than passable character de- lineator with good material, delivered In Al style, was the hit of the show. J. K. Emmett and Co. in "Archie's Dream" were added to the pro- gram on Monday. Tbe piece Is much superior to their previous sketch. PANTAGKS' (W. Z. Tiffany, mgr.).—There hss been s noticeable increase in the patronage of the former Empire since that house was re- named and placed on the Pantages' Circuit. It is due no doubt to s new and liberal policy of advertising adopted. Several exterior alterations have been made, greatly Improving the looks of tin' theatre. The loNhy Is now Inviting and half the orchestra lias been sot with orchestra chairs. On Monday the bill opened with John T. and Anna Fay. They are drawing capacity houses. The "mlnd-resdlng" seems to take very well, without regard to how it Is worked. George Yeo- msn, the German comedian, received a good re- ception. The Tom-Jack Trio Is a good novelty out, snd ouble in i, mgr.). istTt rss—9. of tbe musical kind. The Swickards with their snappy style of talking and singing won out, and Tbe Stelllngs, hat spinners, bsd no trouble pleasing the house. WASHINGTON 8QUARB (Zeck Abrams, —g grec -j - ■fast Siiiar—T!k#—KJJ f Jtawurft viewed while playing at the National, consists of Abdsllah Troupe of Arabian acrobats, Rinaldo, the violinist; Bsler and Webb, "sister act"; Dorscb and Russell, Pierce and Roslyn and Laughlln's Dogs. WIGWAM (Sam Harris, mgr.).—Hill and Syl- vanla. The Vivians, Brooks snd Vedder, May Scheytels. Welch snd Earl, Musical Gardners, Morris' Pony Troupe. BOSTON Boston best out New York in the warmth of Its reception to Hsrry Lsuder st the Orpheum this week. Scottish societies by the dosens, bag- pipers, decorated carriages, parades, banquets and speech-making filled that portion of Monday not taken up by his performance, and at midnight Harry declared be had had the time of bis life. It hss been capacity at tbe Orpheum every show. The conservative "Transcript" said, after his opening performance: "For a week we sbsll have a miracle of vaudeville, and such things are a rarity." ORPHEUM.—Lander was surrounded by Clarice Vance, Maud Hall Macy and Csrleton Macy, In "A Timely Awakening," a talky sketch bnt In- teresting; Three Dumonds, capital muslcsl act; Alice Lorette snd her statue dog, unusually good; Romanes trumpeters; Princess Ysmamoto held over, and Weston snd Young, gossips. KEITH'S.—Capacity business and a good bill. Zelie de Lusssn retnrns snd gives more grand opera selections than before. Walter C. Kelly, back from Lunnon, with new stories and char- acters, goes better than ever. Charles B. Evsns snd Co., snd Avery and Hart furnish the comedy portion. Kskuda Jsps hsve a novel act, full of excitement. Violet Dale. In "A Mexican Tangle," travesty on "Tbe Thief," very funny. "La Petite Revue" holds over, and Five Musical 8plllers, Lone and Tilly, acrobats. Six Bonesettis, wonders as gymnasts, snd the Csrberry Bros., complete. NOTES.—Willlsm Morris snd his lawyer, Geo. M. Leventrltt were called over Saturday to straighten out a tangle with the State police over Sunday concerts, the police having shut down on the Orpheum because the management allowed the audience to whistle when Daisy Lloyd sang, and allowed the woman in Caryl Wilbur's sketch to kick op her foot, showing her knees. Tbe bouse wss dark last Sunday. Reports from every other bonne tbst night showed violations of the lew even worse than anything ever permitted at tbe Orpheum. There may be some- thing doing leter because of this. Mr. Morris declares he will not be used ss a "mark" because he comes from New York.—The suit of Lindsay Morlson, one time msnsger of Keith's Boston thestre, against B. F. Keith for alleged breach of contract comes up In tbe courts here on Dec. 1 for trisl. ALBANY. N. T. PROCTOR'S (Howsrd Grshsm, mgr.).—Rysn snd White, dsneers, good; Cbssstno, shsdow- grapblst, good; Cunningham and Marlon, con- versational acrohsts, clever; Pspks's Hawaiian Trio, muslcsl set, grest; Knight, Neville sod Volkmsn, In "Tbe Chslk Line." excellent; Sydney Desne and Co., In "Christmas on Blackwell's Island." pleased; Lanston, Lucier snd Co., In • The Fool's Errsnd." enjoyed. EMPIRE (J. H. Rhoades, mgr.).—Sheridan's "City Sports" sre putting up s good show. GAIETY (H. B. Nichols, mgr.).—"The Frolicsome Lambs" de- serve tbe attendance tbey are bringing. M ARTEL. ASHLAND, KY. MAJESTIC (S. L. Martin, mgr.).—Al Manle, good; Farrel and La Roy, good; Tom Gibbons, fair; Carrol and Brevoort. good. NOTE.—Skat- ing rink has opened to good crowds; T. W. Wilde, manager. RUCKER. ATLANTA, GA. ORPHEUM (V. Whlttaker, mgr.).—Agnes Maher and Son, opened well; Yonna and Waddell. Jugglers, average; Dave Nowlln. very good: Ken- nedy and Rooney. In "The Happy Medium," scored heavily, continual scream; Reed and 8t. John, muslrnl, excellent: Nat M. Wills proved the lilt of the season; Kossalre and Doretto, acro- lintt*. pood laugh makers. IDLEHOUR (T. P. Holland, mgr).—Violet Clayton, songs, fair; Wiseman's Canines, good, showy act; Watson Slaters, musical, excellent; Zeno and Zos, con- tortionists, best ever here. CRYSTAL (Wm. Harvell. mgr.).—Pierce and Pierce, musical, good; Jno. Dapp, dancer, average; Bronlo and Orlgsby. comedy magicians, a hit. BRIX. 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