Variety (November 1908)

VARIETY 25 SCHINDLBR'S.—Frsnk Milton *r.4 De Lo=g Staters, Anna VtrUn and Co., Arthur Toll* and Co.. Sawyer and Do Line, Klefer and Klein, Lorlne McNeal. Alfred Anderson. NORTH AVENUE.—Electro, Ray Wllaon and Co., Nelson, Hawkins and Gilbert, The Shar- rocks, Glenroy and Russell, Bordley, Angelo and PurceU. THALIA.—Ed. Dunkborst and Co., Alpine Troupe, Lola Milton and Co., Joe Carroll. MAJESTIC (Lyman O. Glover, mgr.).—Lucy Weston, wbo baa not played bere since lssf sesson with the "Follies of 1007," Is tbe feature. Miss Weston scored with her cstchy songs. Bobby North plays his first vaudeville engage- ment since bis departure from the defunct "Merry-Go-Round," and was a hit. "A Nlgbt on a Houseboat," returned. Bond and Benton presented "Handkerchief No. 15." De Haven and Sidney danced energetically and won applause. La Vlne-Clmaron Trio offered a travesty and was liked. The Majestic Trio offered a straight sing- ing set and received recognition In an early place. Cole and Coleman are musical. The Mlrsa-Golems closed, Ines and Takl, Connelly and Webb, Fred Singer (New Acts). NOTES.—Gsbrlel snd Le Msr's "Buster Brown" act opens on tbe Sulllvan-Consldlne circuit at Butte, Dec. 10.—Tbe new vaudeville theatre which Miles & Bsndy sre building in Detroit will be opened In tbe spring. Tbe house will be first clsss snd better grade vaudeville will be the policy.— John W. Consldlne, accompanied by Mrs. Con- sldlne, passed through bere en route to Sesttle. A carload of horses, seversl of which won prises st tbe recent horse show In New York, wss at- tached to tbe regular train. The steeds sre owned by Mr. Consldlne.—Tbe Miles Theatre, Minne- apolis, will open tbe letter part of December. The house, sests 1,000. Four shows s dsy will be given'.—Welsh. Lynch snd Co., In "Hucklns Run," the festure olio number of Irwin's "Big Show," will go In vaudeville next season. Time Is now being arranged through tbe Western Vaudeville Association.—De Witt, Young and Sister have been booked solid for forty weeks by the Western Vaudeville Association.—Levins snd Wilbur con- template building a vaudeville theatre at Ottawa, Kan. They have leased the Fraser building for that purpose.—Joe Whltebead, featured with "The Red Mill" this season, Is to be a star next sesson In* a new English musical comedy, entitled "His Roysl Rsbbs."—Plans hsve been completed for tbe erection of tbe new vaudeville theatre at Ham- mond, Ir.d., for Dr. T. Edwin Bell and W. 8. Buttcrfleld.—A new vaudeville theatre nesting 600 will be built st Ashevllle, N. C, by Mr. McLsurln, manager of the Gayety Theatre, that city.—Nick Long (Long and Cotton) sprained a rib while boarding a car near tbe Star and Garter theatre, where tbe act played last week. Mr. Long went through the performance without much difficulty, although suffering considerable pain before medical attention was, given. DENVER By CHAR. LONDONER, VARIETY'S Denver Office, 1750 Curtis Street. (Special Wire to VARIETY.) OltPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.).—The bill is topped by Jane Courtbope and Co. in "Lucky Jim," a dramatic sketch and the beat Been bere ao far this season. The Saytons, contortionists, billed aa tbelr first American appearance, are excellent. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hughes In "Sup- pressing tbe Press" have a snappy piece, played tbe same way, and it pleased. Tbe Grassys, novelty acrobatics, are very good, while Henry Cllve with his magic and patter pleased in a combination of humor and Interest. Joe Cook and Bro. in Juggling entered a very nice Impression. CRY8TAL (William Weston, mgr.).—The Henmans went very big. Lester has some good clever tslk. Tanner and Gilbert are fair. Kier- nan. Cole and Klernan made a hit through the action, and Wlnfield Green turned out to be a fair dancer. Burton, as usual, supplied 111. songs. NOTE.—Tbe attendance at tbe Orpbeum and Crystal of late has held up very well. BOSTON By ERNEST L. WAITT. KEITH'S.—Tbe Eight Madcaps failed to arrive on time Monday for either performance, having been side-tracked to Philadelphia. Stella May- hew Is headlined. Hart's Rain-Dears, led by Maude Dunn, and Harry Tlghe Id a new skit, "Books," also good. Novello's Circus, full of novelties, snd the Goyt Trio, some set. T. Nelson Downs, magician, nothing extraordinary; Lew Wells, real humorous; Phllllpl Brothers, balancers; Morrlssey and Ayer, with Cohan's near Harrlgan song, "Sullivan"; Cook and Sylvia, dancers also. ORPHEUM.—Grace naszard headlines and has a lot of new stuff, her finale being very much extraordinary and pretty. Gracle'a growing plump. Harry Corson Clarke has a good sketch, and bis impersonations sre very life-like. There could be more of them. The Three Rohrs, novel set. Pabst proved the best bird Imitator seen here. George Wilson failed to warm 'em up very much. Vasco, with Alexander and Bertie, held over. These "hold-over" acts some- times two or three of them in a week are and will continue to prove detrimental to business. Tim McMabon's "Sunflower Girls" are pretty and the act unusually good. COLUMBIA.—"Bohemians." PALACE.—"Parisian Widows," with Salome dance, beaded by a woman whose voice Is a tor- tore to the audience. HOWARD.—"Empire Burlesquers," with Roger Imhof, a good snappy show. George Thatcher, Will Phillips, Blanchet Brothers and Randolph. Le Malre and King, Sophie Tucker, Phil and Carrie Russell, La Dell and Wsrd In the house bill. NOTES.—It Is hinted that Elmer Rogers of the Morris office Is to go to Boston to manure the Orpheum there, when W. T. Grover goes to tbe American, his old bouse, In New York City. —Ernest L. Waltt. who has been press represen- tative at the Orpheum, Boston, since it opened under William Morris, has resigned snd will re-enter sctlve newspaper work, with sketch- NOTICE TO /V\/\fN/\GERS The above act has positively attained the greatest suocess of any production ever presented in this line. The World Renowned BTIRK FAMILY. FIVE BEAUTIFU LLY F ORMED WOM EN A MD ONE LI TTLE GIRL comprise the act, w hich I s ela borately embellished. Reliable Managers address STIRK Care CROSS PRINTING CO., 868 DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO, ILL. writing as s pastime.—The William Morris office In Boh ton is arranging a big circuit of smaller houses through New England, Fred C. Curtis, formerly with Poll's enterpriser*, having charge of the booking office In Boston.—The Castle Square Theatre, Boston, is the latest to enter the Sun- day concert ranks. A squad of State Inspectors wan at Kelth'H, Boston, last Sunday keeping tabs, for some of the acts bad gone the limit the previous Sundays. PHILADELPHIA By GEORGE M. YOUNG. KEITH'S (II. T. Jordan, mgr.).—A real Thanksgiving footllght feast show. Eva Tanguay the big card. She brought along some new songs and several stunning costumes and showed no effects of her recent illness. A crowded house welcomed her warmly. The Czaress Life Guards furnished the only brand new act here, and the girls made a good Impression by tbelr splendid drilling. It in too much like several other military acts to cause any startling effects. 'Hie KHmnira Japs closed the show with their big acrobatic act. The Musical Cuttys still hold up their reputation. Emmet Devoy* and Co. repeated "In Dreamland." There were three single turns by men, in "one," but the difference in the character of the acts avoided a conflict and all scored. Stuart Barnes, with practically all new material since last heard, proved one of the best liked of all the acts on the bill. Laddie Cliff scored again. Arthur Whltelaw offered a pleasing routine of songs and talk and was well liked. Lowers and Mitchell showed a "sis- ter act" new here. It Is patterned on that of the Elllnore Sisters and the girls are losing time. One has a good singing voice. If tbe other can help at all in this line, the change ought to be made at once. Tbe Brothers Damm were liked. Katherlne Bartlett did nicely. She made a fine appearance. Eldrldge, the sand picture man, pleased. Charles Olbney and Marguerite Earle offered a weak sketch called "The Purple Inn." Marcel's Art Studies, third and final week. TKOCADERO (Charles Cromwell, mgr.).—There Is plenty of work for the clesnser in the show given by "Tbe Champagne Girls." A thorough cleaning would almost eliminate the entire flrBt part as far as "business" goes. So much of It Is crammed into the first part that the bur- lesque was s resl relief. After all the un- necessary snggestlveness Is cut out of the first part attention should be paid to the costumes, for a dirtier lot lias not been seen In one show this Reason, and this does not r«f. i to the chorus alone. The first part is called "Gay Coney Island" and It is composed of hackneyed mate- rial with only a few spots where merit is de- serving in even the slightest degree. Tbe women figure In most of the suggestive business. Four girls In bsdly soiled costumes engage in quite tbe most daring bit of business with a street vender that has been attempted on any stage here In s long while. There is an undressing up to its limit. A "coocaV 1 about steals tbe show so numbers go. The dancer wiggle, but it is not bad lessened In effect by the man The redeeming feature of that tbe comedians sre only scene, worked dancer just far as the pulls a mild and is further with the lights, the first part Is employed long enough to give the chorus hreath- Ing spells. Numbers follow one another quickly. The chorus' is' composed of willing workers, and the numbers are handled In a satisfactory manner. With decent dressing tin- girls would make n good appearance None of the women principals csn sing. Marie Cndi may have been Buffering from a cold. hut It was Impossible to understand her. She appears tlrst In a brown outfit that should l>e laid Hway at once for It Is wholly devoid of life Alice Noyd's "Lovellght" iiuhiIm r. led by Marie Fisher, Is poorly done, and there v> as a trio number which was Just a laugh. There wore some Impersona- tions of musical directors which would have Mopped completelv hut for the good work of the chorus. The < ■< -ti i •■•!! n r»H had poor material >»» work with and overplayed the characters. A military travel li ihi.e «< cries, called "On the Frontier," outi ;.•-.-. d the first part. There Is considerable old n.aterial used here for comedy purposes, hut i.off Phillips In s blackface role, Billy Wild as a scout, and Joe Burton ss sn When annoering adveriitemenU kindly mention Variety.