Variety (December 1909)

70 VARIETY Telephone 3583 Beekman AUGUST DREYER Counsellor At Law 4 164 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK Theatrical Matters a Specialty Paul l>a Groix "The Man With the Educated Hate" UNDEB EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT OF JACK LEW 140 WEST ifd STEXET. 'Phone, MM Bryant Gable address, "Jaoler, New York." CRIMMINSGORE DANIEL 10SA Time Extended en 8ulliran-Gonsidlne Time. THIRD TOUR SINCE 1906 Permanent address, care BULLIVAN-00N8IDINE. SEATTLE. WASH. AMERICAS GREATEST ESCAPE ARTD3TB, FAMOUS FORDS . Positively the beet drawing* oard for popular prlee honaea in America. ft MONTHS FOB JOE LEO AND STILL WORKING. Managers who want buslaesa oonralt JOB LKO LEE MACK and CO. COPTBIOHTED. Assisted by FRANCES RIGLER, In the Comedy Buoosss, "THE ROSE AND THE THORN." Address oare VABIETY. Maxine Wells "THE INVIGORATING GIRL" In "VAUDEVILLE REMINISCENCES." DOROTHY DAHL singing comedienne. Booked Solid. S-C CIRCUIT Agent, JOS. NATHAN OBPHEUH CIRCUIT. GYMNASTS A Solid Hit on Every Bill. BURKE Q, HAYES. Arfents A BIG LAUGHING HIT. JOHN W. COOPER "World's Premier Colored Ventriloquist." Orltiusl Norelty. "FUN IN A BABBEB SHOP." Hss New Eaglaad talking. Ask MB. JOHN J. QUIOLEY. Speoial Seenery. Barron, Martell family of cyclists, the Bartolettis end Ruth Brerett. HUB (Jtoa. Mack, mgr.; agent, William Morris). —Blectra, fire dance; Demoola and Bell, grotes- que*; May White, singer; Fielding end Walker, character sketch; B. Warren Hatch, sketch; Marie Camells, ballads, W. J. Holmes, comedy. NBW PALACB (I. H. Moeher, mgr.; agent, Nst'l B. O.).—The San fords, dramatic playlet; Three GUden Sisters, s., t., and d.; Jeans and Careno, comedy juggling; Kip Reed, black face; McDade and Welcon , e. and d.; Psul Poole, king of cards; Green Bros. Jugglers; Gere snd Delsney, skaters. STAR (Chss. Campbell, mgr.; agent Nat'l B. O.).—Leona Guerney, Siberian Tocallst; Bert Haines, comedian; Mr. Connelly, s. and d. Managers of Washington, Pastime and Old South theatres), M. P. honaea, which were closed Saturday by the mayor because their shows were too good—that la, because they played acta with- out a theatre license expect to arrange matters so as to reopen later In the week. William Morris will produce here Dec. 27 new swimming act, Including Peter McNally, Blgney, high direr and two girls. Morris local agency, Fred Mardo, manager, Is now booking new Bijou, Manchester, N. H., Dan Gallagher, manager. Gordon Bros, new tbestre In Chelses hss cut out talking pictures, now using six acts. PHILADELPHIA BY GEORGE if. YOUNG. KEITH'S (H. T.- Jordan, mgr.; sgent, U. B. O.).—Bill strong enough to arouse the Monday afternoon audience to considerable entbualasm, sbout the best thing that can be said about any bill on Its first showing before the usual frapped bunch. Sam Ma honey, the athlete who swims In Ice-water, held over and was third. The house was pretty cold until he bowed off. but Ray Cox started them going snd from this out It was lae. "Cowboy" Williams opened Instead of the Fltsglbbon-McCoy Trio, obliged to csn- cel through the illness of Mrs. McCoy. Williams got through nicely with his hesrywelght jug- gling. Phil Stsats, a newcomer won a fair amount of lsugbter snd talked his wsy Into the good graces, with a planolog. Kalmer and Brown did big with their capital dancing num- ber. The act Is new her* and fixed itself firmly, meeting with spprorsl oh each number. A Tory pretty Uttleaketch, founded on a Southern story of the devotion of s slsre to his master who hsd seen better days wss presented by John P. Wade and Co. Lyons and Yosco then put orer a big hit with their moslcsl set, nothing better In this line baring been aeen here. The boys do erery thing well snd should nerer stop going. The next spot wss glren to the Flying Martins snd their few minutes of rapid-fire work on the flying trapese with some startling tricks well bandied, met with ready response. The bouse wss Just right st this time for Howard snd North snd this pair put orer one of the biggest lsughlng bits here In some time. For the clos- ing number the "Top o' the World Dancers'" fitted in Just about right with a near-holiday stmosphere which hsd little trouble cstchlng the fancy. The act Is not ss strong as when first seen here, but still pretty snd amusing. VICTORIA (Jny Msstbaum, mgr.; agent. M. P. O. O. A.).—Maude Odell gare Phlladel- pblans their first glimpse of ber much talked of figure, hesdllnlng the bill this week. The Eng- lish "shape" artist probably is not used to "doing four" dally snd she did not exert her- self. A series of sbout eight poses wss her mite. Msude prored n good box office attraction at 10-20-25, but caused no sensstlon. The bsl- snee of the bill reached a fairly good srerage. Dan Malay went through mildly with character songs. Fisher and Fisher, comedy cyclists, won fsror. De Paco Brothers met with fsror In a strslght musical act. Courtney and Dunn fin- ished weskly sfter starting well In a song snd dsnee set. Msnnlng Brothers pleased with wire walking snd Juggling. Louis Grsnst was liked. Imperial Four passed in good shape with sing- ing, tbe comedy needing Improrement. Pic- tures. PALACB (Isador Scbwarts. mgr.; agent, M. P. C. O. A.).—Columbia Four, a straight mu- sical act ran away with the chief honors. Theee girls bsre developed Into a really valuable act for this clsss of houses. Harry Gilbert msde good with his stories snd songs. Fougere and Emerson psssed In their fsmlllar speclslty. Gormsn and Esphey, two girls, offered s bsnjo- playlng act of fair merit. Waldron Brothers prored about ss unfunny as sny German set yet seen here, but did well with singing. Their "comedy" should be dropped. Hsmllton and Howlett offered an set shaped on the old one of Hamilton snd Glynn, of which the former wss a member. Howlett Is a good banjolst, snd plsys one of Glynn's pieces. The act wss well liked. The De Costs Duo, xylophonlsta, who tried out s newly formed act, pleased. Lester snd Qulnn put orer s fslr dsnclng set, snd Del- trow, a strong msn, lifted weights and sus- pended himself by tbe neck to win warm faror. Pictures. UNIQUE'(R. J. Bsrry, mgr.; sgent. I. B. A.). —Jack 8tockton, with a burlesque show until recently, won tbe big share of honors. Hla mono- log and psrodlea toak him through with a rush. A melodramatic sketch uncorered a clerer child actress, but that waa all. The piece Is a poor rehlcle, and the trio should hunt for something worth while. Jennie Andrletta pleased with songs snd a recitation. She might get something new to read, for "Rosa" is sbout done. The set offered by the Three Nemos appears new snd needs a lot of attention and practice to bring It to snytblng of moment. They are three girls, fairly good dsneers, but showing nothing new. Austin Walsh showed his comedy Juggling set. Gordon snd Keys, colored, worked herd snd won some fsror. Cole snd Kelry finished well N BERTHA NOSS in a norel, qniok ohange, originated by her, re- cently attempted without suooess nndsr dim lights and behind screens by "artistes" devoid of ideas. Direction AL SUTHERLAND Telephone, 2370 Bryant. JULES RUBY VAUDEVILLE AGENT BOOM itfl, LONG ACRE BUILDING, TIMES SQUARE, NBW YORK NEW YORK Telephone Murray Hill PARIS LONDON Bxelualre Genuine DUsnond Jewelry, Foreign Noreltlee, etc Beconetructlng old Jewelry Into modern nettings. Casino Jewelry Shop JAO. ROSENBAUM, Prep, 1404 Broadway, N.Y. FOR SALE TWO Hantaan Upright Pianos One slightly used. JOS B TBAUT, 1100 Fifth Are., NEW YORK CITY. with some stepping. Tbe first psrt of tbelr ' act drags badly. George Offerman gave the rest of them a chase and held his own. Pictures. TROCADERO (Charles Cromwell. mgr.).— Whatever else may be said for or against the show given by the "Broadway Gaiety Girls." It Is certain that no other show In either bur lesque wheel has attempted a number like tin- one which Is made a feature of the burlesque by James H. Curtln's aggregation. The num ber may be called "Foolish Questions," and 1* led by Harry Antrim, backed by ten cborun girls and several of the latter are called upon to deliver lines which would sound rough enough wero they handled by men. There has been i bsn on "cooch" dsneers In this city all this see son, but nothing In thst line that could be shown quite resches tbe limit of this number. The comedy is tbe weskest psrt of the show. In the first psrt "At Monaco," which Is credited to Carlton and Terre, there Is very little In tbe comedy, line which can be celled meritorious, but happily, the piece does not rest entirely on the comedy, and with a liberal sprinkling of mu sloal numbers, well put on by Aurello Cocln and the majority of which are well handled by principals and chorus, the pace is hit up to a fairly good average. Frank Carlton Is tbe only When anttcerinff adrertieement$ kindly mention Vartett.