Variety (August 1911)

VAR TY R. OVERMAN PRESENTS THE WORLD'S GREATEST MILITARY ACT GREAT IN TURKEY (COPYRIGHTED) THIS ACT IS A POSITIVE RIOT 14 PEOPLE 14 SPECIAL SCENERY IB Minutes of Excitement Vaudeville's Greatest Novelty Act ELECTRICAL EFFECTS NEW YORK "TIMES." Greatest act ever seen at Hammerstein's, now playing 100 consecutive nights. NEW YORK "HERALD." Thunderous outburst of applause greeted the Pekin Zouaves on there appearance at the New York Roof Garden last night. PHILADELPHIA "RECORD." 18 minutes of excitement prevails at Keith's theatre this week. The Great Pekin Zouaves still hold full houses although this is their fourth appearance in this city. CHICAGO "TRIBUNE." The world's greatest military act at the Majestic theatre. 13 men go through this re- markable act with the precision of one man. The costumes and scenery are magnificent, the work is bewildering and inspiring. Greatest act seen here in years. SAN FRANCISCO "EXAMINER." The world's greatest military act at the Or- pheum this week. The great Pekin Zouaves the most decided hit of the season. They made their first appearance to a record breaking audience amid thunderous outburst of enthusiasm. BOSTON "AMERICAN." The real feature on the program of Keith's this week is the Pekin Zouaves, the world's greatest military act. They were the hit of the all star performance. Creatore and his band are billed as the headline attraction and were well received. Monson Twin*; Alvln Edwards ft Co.; Dlok Stead; Marie Gerard; Hanson ft Clark; pic- tures. * PARAGON PARK (Mr. Dodge, mgr.. agent. National).—The Lelghs; Amlotte; The Five Durands; The Millers; Agnes Howard; pic- tures. PASTIME (Frank Allen, mgr.; agent, Na- tional).—Frtuo; Mohawk; Catherine Gray; Henry Ward; pictures. CASINO (Charles Waldron. mgr.; agent, direct).—Burlesque, "Big Gaiety Company." GAIETT (G. H. Batcheller. mgr.; agent, direct).—Burlesque, "Belles of the Boule- vard." . GRAND OPERA HOUSE (George Mages, mgr.; Stair, Wilbur ft Magee).—"Across the Pacific." GLOBE (R. Janette, mgr.; agent. Davie, flheedy & Flynn).—Excelsior Trio; Grant ft MoNall; Adella Sears, Dan Hale; Plsano ft Bingham; pictures. The Havard-Boston Aero Most, opens II, to continue until Labor Day. Ths money prises for which the aviators will compete total nearly $40,000. The world's greatest and best known "slrdmen," are scheduled to take chances. The Made-ln-8t Louis Show Is on at the Coliseum for a week. Three employes of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, Ed Patten, Jesse Taffney and Andy Burne, were arrested after a negro was found etabbed on the circus grounds at Alton. aboard the DaffydU" contains much that has been ueed by others for years AMERICAN (Harry Hart, mgr.; agent. Consolidated; rehearsal Monday 9).—Pearl Fair, good; Harvey Speck, ; O'Rourke ft Atkinson, good; Oren. fine; The Great Wtlber ft Co., good; The Brlnkleys, good. The largest canvas sign ever seen In Bos- ton has been erected over the front of the new National Theatre on Tremont Street near Berkley. There are 1,500 square feet of canvas In the manmoth affair, which an- nounced the opening of the theatre early In September. Margaret Anglin Hull Is the guest of Mr. said Mrs. H. P. Cheney (Julia Arthur) on their yacht Julie. The party are spending their time either at the moorings at Dor- Chester Bay, or at the Cheney's Island home at the mouth of the harbor. Lllla Vlles Wyman, Boston's premier dan- seuse, who was the Instructor of Julian El- tlnge, has sailed for Europe. She Is going to attend the old English peasant dances of which there Is a revival at Stratford-on- ▲von. ST. LOUIS By Frank B. Anfeager. COLUMBIA (Frank Tats, mgr.; agt, Or- pheum Circuit).—Carter De Haven, Barry ft Nelson, Ronalr ft Ward, William Schilling ft Co., Ethel McDonough. Hlckey Brothers. Frank Fogarty, Marlo-Aldo Trio. HIGHLANDS.—Potts Twins, Leon Rogee, Luclanna Lucca, Tuscanna Brothers, Rayno's Dogs, Esther ft Alice Delaur, with Cavallo's Band. SUBURBAN (Oppenhelmer Bros.).—Char- lotte Walker In "Just a Wife." HEIGHTS (Harry Wallace, mgr.).—Wilbur Hlgby Stock company In "The World and a Woman." AMERICAN (D. E. Russell, mgr.).—Sea- son opens with "The Rock of Agea" STANDARD (Leo Relchenbacb, mgr.).— "Merry Maidens." OAYETY (Charles Walters, mgr.).—"Van- ity Fair" opened the season, with the Bow- man Brothers as stars. The show "Suffering Suffragettes" Is lavishly costumed and well staged. The girls are pretty and sing well, but It Is not funny. Lacking only laughs It Is an exceUent performance. Besides the brother, Virginia Kelsey, Blllle Davles, Dain- ty Diane, Caspar Zarnes and several others have fair parts and are seen and heard In well costumed musical numbers. The vaude- ville Includes Tllford, ventriloquist; De War's Animal Circus and the Brighton Four. MANNION'S (Mannlon Bros., mgra).— Walton ft Brandt, Berne Bros., Dancing Belles, Brandon A Manning, June Imea The lease of the Imperial theatre has been transferred from the St. Louis Theatre Com- pany to John H. Havlln and Louis Cells. The move Is not regarded as significant. No at- tractions are In sight for the Imperial. Fifty moving picture operators are organis- ing the St. Louis Motion Picture Association and will resist a bill In the Municipal Assem- bly which would eliminate tent and duck covers for picture showa The members say this Is an attack on the five-cent houses. The officers chosen were Joseph Mogler, president; D. T. Williams, vice-president; J. W. Price, treasurer, and E. Pohlmann, secretary. CINCINNATI HARRY HESS. PEOPLE'S (James E. Fennessy, mgr.).— "The DaffydU Burlesquers"; Sam Rice wrote and staged "Furnished Rooms"; excellent job, offering a farce of exceptional merit. The fault lies In the fact that In the early part there is too much dialog for burlesque. Rice is still Professor "Slush." Van Avery. Harry Keeler, Joe Wolf and Allan Carter do their share. Lulu Beeson and Carrie Seltz arc featured. Miss Beeson Is an excellent dancer offering a specialty that was the genuine hit. Blanche Carter had a fat part and Just before the close attempted a classy "cooch" that was not worth while. Most of the musi- cal numbers passed away. Joe Wolf got the only applause singing "Oceana Roll." "All NEW ORLEANS. By O. M. SAMUEL. WEST END PARK (Jules F. Blstea mgr.; agent, W. V. M. A.; rehearsal Sunday I).— Pero ft Wilson, hit; Ahlbergs, favor; Dema- rest Bros, scored; Harry Marvelle, liked; SPANISH FORT (Jules Blstos. mgr.).—Ed- ward Slack, well received; Newhoff A Phelps, laughter; Oscar Starr, applause. MAJESTIC (L. E. 8awyer, mgr.).—Vaude- ville. BALTIMORE By ARTHUR L. ROBB. MARYLAND (F. C. Schanberger. mgr.; agent, U. B. O.; rehearsal Monday 10).— The opening of this house marks a memor- able week In local theatricals. It Inaugu- rates Jamos I.. Krrnan's 46th year as man- ager. To celebrate this event nothing could be more fitting than "Ye Olde Timers." Mr. Kornan Is the pioneer vaudeville manager in the city and, years ago, many of the fore- most actors and actresses now in the United States appeured upon the hoards of his Cen- tral, afterwards known as Monumental thea- tre, when vaudeville was plain variety. The Maryland has been entirely renovated, the auditorium bt-lng clone In ivory, gold and old rose. The box hangings, orchestra chairs, carpets and new drop curtain blend har- moniously with tho color scheme of the In- terior. This week's bill Is not only enjoyable from a sentimental standpoint, but truly en- tertaining. While time has left its mark MCCULLDUGH When anewerino advertisements Mndly mention YABIBTY.