Variety (April 1912)

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18 VARIETY BILLS NEXT WEEK (April 15) In Vaudeville Theatres, Playing Three or Leas Shows Dally (All houses open for the week with Monday matinee, when not otherwise indicated.) (Theatres listed as "Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on the Orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "S-C" following name (usually "Empress") are on the Sul- livan-Consldine Circuit.) Agencies booking the houses are denoted by single name or Initials, such as "Orph," Orpheum Circuit—"U. B. O.," United Booking Offices—"W. V. A.," Western Vaudeville Man- agers' Association (Chicago)—"S-C," Sulllvan-Consldlne Circuit—"P," pantages Circuit—"L*>ew.'' Marcus Loew Circuit—"Inter," Interstate Circuit (hooking through W. V. A.)—"Bern." Free- man Bernstein (New York)—"Clan," James Clancy (New York)—"Mdo," Fred Mardo (Boston) —"M." James C. Matthews (Chicago)—"Hod," r-has. E. Hodklns (Chicago)—"Tay." M. W. Taylor (Philadelphia—"Chch," Church's Booking Office (Boston)—"T. B. C" Theatre Book- ing Corporation (Walter F. Keefe) (Chicago)—"Fox," Ed. F. Kealey (William Fox Circuit) (New York)—"Craw." O. T. Crawford <8t. Louis)—"Doy," Frank Q. Doyle (Chicago)—"Aron." Jules Aronson (Philadelphia)—"Nat," National Booking Office (C. Wesley Fraser) (Boston). New York. FIFTH AVE. (ubo). Mabel Taliaferro A Co "The Courtiers" Edwin Stevens ft Co W. C. Fields Hazel Weston Leon Rogee Linden Beckwith Clark ft Bergman Roberty Trio HAMMERSTEIN'S (ubo) Belle Baker James J. Morton Tempest & Sunshine Bud Fisher Yvette Hoey A. Lee Eugene O'Rourke A Co Wynn A Russon John A Mae Burke Keno A Green n.'Witt Burns a Tor- rance Henri French Blanche Sloane Dale A Boyle (Others to fill) COLONIAL (ubo) "Song Revue" Wish Wynne Cressy A Dayne Marshall Montgomery Connelly A Webb Pedersen Bros. Allan Shaw Musical Splllers Finn ft Ford Toomer ft Hewins "Three of Us" Caron * Herbert (1 to fill) GREELEY SQ (loew) Payne A Lee "Three of Us" Anderson A Burt Geo. E. Garden Madge Maitland Jacob's Dogs (2 to fill) 2d half Kimball ft Donovan Maude Kramer "Oliver Twist" Geo. Beane 6 Co. Billy McDermott (3 to fill) AMERICAN (loew Adubato ft Kinsman Belle Meyers Gravette ft Lavondre Godfrey ft Henderson Karno's Comedy Co. Vera McCord A Co. Cabaret Trio Hugh Lloyd ft Co. (One to fill) 2d half Anderson ft Evans Italian Troubadours Billy Reeves ft Co. Eddie Rowley Gertrude Deane Forbes ft Co. Radle Furman Harris West Trio Caulfleld ft Driver Jack Lewis (Ons to fill) 2d half (Pilled by first half from Washington, Newark) GOTHAM (fox) Stewart Payton ft Co Burke ft Hardeen Pete Lavelle Trio McGarry ft Klefe Marius ft Clement (One to fill) 2d half (Filled by first half from Court Sq., White Plains. N. Y.) STAR (fox) "I Died" 3 Belmonts 3 Entertaining Fel- lows Reeves & Bradcome Raymond ft Hess Billy Evans 2d half (Filled by first half from Grand. New Haven) Brooklyn. ORPHEUM (ubo) R. A. Roberts Olga Petrova Ryan-Rlchfleld Co. Jack Wilson Trio Vallecita's Leopards Work ft Ower Nelson ft Moore The Parshleys 2d half Great Otto Charlotte Meyers O'Brien A Buckley Bernard ft Roberts Alfredo ft Pearl LIBERTY (loew) Fred LaSere ft Dog Folly Bergere Trio Harris ft Hart (Two to fill) 2d half Milano Duo Nan Akre ft Co. Connelly Sisters 3 Juggling Millers (One to fill) COLUMBIA (loew) Herbert Shelley Keeler ft Don (Four to fill) 2d half Lewin A Martell Mab A Weiss The Mascagnis Nelson ft Moore (Two to fill) FULTON. Scheck A D'Arvllle Anderson A Evans Hawaiian Four Nan Akre A Co. Arthur Whitelaw Fred St. Onge Troupe 2d half Adubato A Kinsman Geo. E. Garden AL NEW ACT MATTHEWS - ALSHAYNE All ACT IN " ONE," REPLETE WITH SPECIAL SCENE, LIGHT EFFECTS, PROPS., ETC A STRICTLY CLEAN, REFINED OFFERING, CLASSILY DRESSED. AN SURED SUCCESS IN ANY POSITION ON ANY RILL. HUDSON THEATRE, Union Hill, N. J., THIS WEEK ALHAMBRA (ubo) "The Opening Night" Frank Fogerty Rolfonians Blossom Seeley Stepp Mehlinger ft King Chadwlck Trio Hassan Ben All's Arabs Karl Emmy's Pets Rice Sully A Scott Mabel Fonda Troupe' BRONX (ubo) Great Richards .'{ Lyres Barnes and Crawford Nellie Nichols "Persian Garden" Norton A Lee Maclyn Arbucle A Co Murphy A Nichols Willi Bros. Arthur Deagon PLAZA (loew) Maurice Wood Miller A Russell Alfredo A Pearl (2 to fill) 2d half Herbert Shelley Madge Maitland Reed Sisters (2 to fill) GRAND ST. (loew) The Mascagnis Charlotte Meyers Bernard A Roberts Weston A Lynch (2 to fill) 2d half LaBelle Clark Bruce Morgan A PIc- adllly Johnnies Fred St. Onge Troupe (3 to fill) DELANCEY (loew) Crawford A Montrose Kimball ft Donovan Bothwell Browne Mab A Weiss Geo. Beane A Co. Three Musketeers Wilton Bros. (1 to fill) 2d half Great Stlrk Grace Benedict Bothwell Browne Kramer A Splane (Two to fill) SEVENTH AVE. (loew) Eddie Rowley Nelusco ft Levina Anna Lehr Italian Troubadours Kramer ft Splllane (One to fill) 2d half Crawford A Montrose ' Hawaiian Four Lander Bros. "Stick-up Man Co." Eddie Clark Llna Pantzer YORKVILLE (loew) Llna Pantzer Finn A Ford Kddie Clark Marimba Band (Two to fill) 2d half Sprague A McNeece Belle Meyers The Bramlnos Vera McCord ft Co. Cabaret Trio Wilton Bros. NATIONAL (loew) Milano Duo Johnny Dove "Oliver Twist" Radle Furman LaDella Comiques (Two to fill) 2d half Fred LaSere A Dog Nelusco A Levina Von Hampton A Jocelyn Manley ft Walsh Grey ft Peters (Two to nil) LINCOLN SQ. (loew) Edgar Schooler ft Co. Grace Benedict Chas. Montrell ft Co. (Three to All) 2d half Dynes A Dynes Ryan A I^ee Marimba Band Anderson A Burt Johnny Dove Hugh Llovd A Co. WASHINGTON (fox) Glendale Troupe Mudge Morton ft Edwards The Berrens Jones ft Grant Great Santell BtSHWICK (ubo) Adele Ritchie "Mein Liebschen" Musical Cuttys Ed. Morton Crouch ft Welch Radford ft Winches- ter Hayward ft Hayward Kauffman Bros. Rosaire 6 Doretto GREENPOINT (ubo) "T6p World Dancers" Melville A Hlggins Geo. B. Reno A Co. Macart A Bradford Martinetti ft Sylves- ter Frozlnl Edgar Berger COMEDY (fox) Edouard Jose ft Co. Clermont Bros. Knowles ft Powers Holland ft Burke Spero ft Lovlns (One to fill) 2d half (Filled by first half from Nemo, New York) FOLLY (fox) Maude Alexander Palo Cremonesl ft Co Hamilton Bros. Dresdner ft Prince Rozelda ft Zelezny Jack Leslie 2d half (Filled by first half from Star, New York) GRAND O. H. (fox) "Behind the Foot- lights" Condy ft Davis Banks-Brezeale Duo Hoch A Moore McMeany A Revere Harry La Marr 2d half (Filled by first half from Folly, Brook- lyn) JONES (loew) Maude Kramer Gaylord ft Herron Hall A Stafford Margaret Jackson ft Picks "Kate's Press Agent" Maurice Wood (One to fill) SHUBERT (loew) Dynes ft Dynes Helen Vincent Winkler's Military Dancers Billy McDermott Gertrude Deane Forbes ft Co. Sampson ft Douglas Caron ft Herbert 2d half The Werntz McGill ft Livingston Joe Callahan Godfrey A Henderson Chas. WUdish ft Co. Three Musketeers LaDella Comiques BIJOU (loew) Sprague ft McNeece Von Hampton ft Joce- lyn "Stick-up Man" Co. Margaret Jackson ft Picks Curtis' Roosters (Two to fill) 2d half Larry Kane Gravette ft Lavondre Edgar Schooler ft Co Arthur Whitelaw (Three to fill) Asa Arbor, Mich. MAJESTIC (wva) Moore's Lads and Lassies Clipper Quartet Joe Lanlgan Jumping Jack Haw- kins (One to fill) 2d half Mme. Adelaide Her- mann Sandberg ft Meeker Patrice ft Co. Gannon ft Tracey Larklns ft Pear] Atlaata. FORSYTHE (ubo) Juggling DeLlsle Edwards, Ryan ft Tlerney Muslkal Girls Genaro ft Bailey Ed. F. Reynard Bessie Wynn Frank ft True Rice Atlantic City* SAVOY (ubo) "The Producer" Four Huntings Corrinne Francis 4 Burns Slaters Miller ft Lyles Berton A Stryker Battle Creek. Mich. BIJOU (wva) (Open Sun. Mat.) Chandlers Empress Orchestra Dunbar A Turner Lavtne ft Inman Muller ft Stanley Frank Parish 2d half Musical Lassies Grace Wilson Chas Llndholm ft Co. Leonard ft Drake Charles DeCamo Harre, Vt. PAVILION (chch) McCune ft Grant Geo. Flckett 2d half Sacks ft Vallln (One to AH) Day City, Ml«a. BIJOU (wva) (Open ?un Mat.) •Millionaire Kid Beaalavtoa, Vt. WHITNEY'S (chch) Bell A Bell 2d half Plnard A Hall Beverly, Maaa. LYRIC (chch) Bachen A Desmond (One to fill) y 2d half Kelly & Gavlln Coates & Jefferles Billing*. Moat. (Breaks the Jump be- tween Winnipeg and Butte on the S-C Circuit.) ACME (sc) (Apr. 10-19) Alfons Sllvano Larena Ttd E. Box Edwlna Barry A CO. Ware's Cyclists Blaaraamtoa, N. Y. KEENEY'S (bern) 8 Am. Minstrels 4 Ellsworths (Three to fill) 2d half (Splits with Keeney's. Schenectady. N. Y.) Blraslasaasa, Ala. MAJESTIC (Inter) Jas. J. Corbett Five Armanis Flying Dunbars Ed ft Jack Smith Vagabond Trio Beataa. KEITH'S (ubo) Edward Abeles ft Co. Eddie Leonard ft Mabel Russell Lydia Barry Walsh, Lynch ft Co. Aitkin-Whitman Trio Klass ft Bernle Strength Brothers (Two to fill) ORPHEUM (loew) Dooley ft Jones The Bimbos Cohan ft Young Willard Hutchinson ft Co. Grace DeMar Lohse ft Sterling (Two to fill) 2d half Yvette Roegel Martini ft Maximilian Dora Ronca Chas. Deland ft Co. Corcoran ft Dixon Hanlon ft Clifton (Two to fill) HUB (mdo) 3 Imperial Japs Lucia A Rose tTwo to fill) 2d half Melody Trio Howard A Walsh (Two to fill) BEACON (mdo) Lewis Circus Nellson Qulnn ft Gallagher Italia Pryor ft Addison Gilbert Fitzgerald Co. Stoery ft Fox Warren A Warren E. BOSTON SCENIC (mdo) Gilbert Losee Honey Johnson Burdelle A Edwards Charles A Frank Koyal Four Saulter ft Allen PURITAN (nat) Cora Hall Clifford A Grant Clifton ft Carson Lombardlan Duo Willard Lee Hall Co. Grace Carroll PASTIME (nat) Billy Nlckerson Bannon's Circu« WllletU Johnson A Bonnell SO. BOSTON. IMPERIAL (hat) Lombardlan Strollers Joe Ellis Joe Cutting Duffey A Mae Bridgeport, Cess. POLIS (ubo) "Antique Girl" Hit-key's Circus Harry Mayo Middleton Spellmeyer A Co Kimball ft Donovan Brlce ft Gonne Appalo Brockton, Maaa. ORPHEUM (mdo) Dick Howard Melody Trio Mack's Dogs 2d half Weston & Earle Gilbert Willard Co. That Girl" CITY (loew) Brown ft Moulton Barry A Mildred Psycho 2d half Grace DeMar Willard Hutchinson ft Co. Morris ft Beasley BasTalo, N. Y. SHEAS (ubo) Lillian Shaw "California" Paul Conchas Conlin, Steele ft Carr Chas. Ahearn Troupe Hedder ft Son Diero (One to fill) Barliagftaa, Vt. STRONG (chch) The L'Alglons Peason ft Melvln Major Ralph Bggleston ft Smith 2d half Legit Attractions Batte, Meat. EMPRESS (sc) Henry ft Usell Musical McLarens BUI Jenks' Crook E. Whiteside ft Picks Del Franco's Baboons Calajary, Cam. EMPIRE <p) Fred. V. Bowers ft Co Juggling Normans "Venus On Wheels" Jewell ft Jordan (One to fill) leear Raataa, la. MAJESTIC (wva) Flying Valentlnos Fanny Rice Lew Rose ft Co. Johnson's Travelogs Pierce ft Mai see Logan ft Ferris Three Astellas Walker ft 111 Ceatrevllle, R. I. GEM (mdo) Rose Emmett Ruth Edna ft Albert Slmms ft Thompson Elaa Ford Caarleataa, §. C. VICTORIA (inter) Great Gerard ft Co Hopkins ft Axtell Three Dreamers Brent Hayes Mabel Sherman Caleajpo. MAJESTIC (orph) Ada Reeve 8. Miller Kent ft Co Pauline Welsh ft Geo. Moore 6 Am. Dancers J. C. Nugent ft Co tt Abdallahs Boynton ft Meyers Loughlln's Dogs EMPRESS (sc) 1st half (Opens Sun. Mat) (Filled by second half from Hamlin, Chi- cago.) 2d half Grags Trio Irene & Bobble Smith Dlneheart ft Heritage John T. Murray "High Life in Jail" LINDEN (m) Katheryn Angus A Co Three Asards The Dohertys McNeil Sisters Ben ClaTk 2d half Four Prevosts Imperial Dancing 4 Maybelle Flaher ft Co Fred Zobedle Bell ft Forbes LINCOLN Aviator Girls Monroe Mack ft Co Down East Four Musical Lorettas Marie Fitiglbbons 2d half Fred Ireland ft Girls Porter J. White ft Co Great Eldon ft Co Surasall ft Rasall Harry Thomson PLAZA (inter) Murray Livingston ft Co Earl Dewey ft Girls Les Arados Mabel Wayne (One to fill) 2d half Dalto Frees ft Co Graham ft Randall Schenck ft Van Valentine ft Bell Pol liver ft Rogers Cincinnati. KEITH'S (orph) (Open Sun. Mat. Arnold Daly ft Co Palace Girls Mrs Gardner Crane ft Co Dave Ferguson Empire Comedy 4 stuart ft Keeley Strolling Players EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun. Mat.) Bert Cutler Sisters Lindon Eliz A Anne Kennedy Mack Berlein Co Princeton ft Yale Brahm Ben Bui jama* Troupe Cleveland. HIPPODROME (ubo) Allen A Clark Fox ft Ward Mr. ft Mrs. Harry Thome Lydia Yeamans Geo. Primrose ft Co. Gus Williams Ward ft Curran Sam Holdsworth Maggie Clint) "Big Foot Wallace" ( olumbua, O. KEITHS (ubo) The Stanleys Ellis ft McKenna Roland Carter A Co. Mae Elinore •In lUtfU" Merrill A Otto Asahi Japs Corslcana, Texas MAJESTIC (inter) Knickerbocker Four Lavigne A Jaffe 2d half John ft Winnie Hen- nlngs Cal Stewart Dalli MAJESTIC (inter) (Open Sun. Mat.) Hans Robert ft Co World ft Kingston Mimic Four Brgotti ft Lilliputians Aletheo ft Aleko Thompson ft Carter Ben Beyer ft Bro. Daveaaart, la. AMERICAN (m) Foy ft Clark Millard Bros. Goldsmith ft Hoppe Prince** Reglna Ernest Alvo Trio Daytoa, O. LYRIC (ubo) Dolan ft Lenharr Grace Hazard Lyons ft Yosco Primrose Four The Grasers Les Fraed-Nads White's Animals Deader. EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun. Mat.) Albert Donnelly Kitty Roes Luba Meroff Sydney Grant Baseball Four Bersac's Circus PANTAGES. Abreu Family Inter nat Opera Co. O'RUla Barbee ft Co. Leo FUUer Flynn ft McLaughlin Pewltt Detroit. TEMPLE (ubo) Zelda Sears ft Co Weston, Fields ft Car- roll Claudius ft 8carlet Morris ft Allen Four Londons Gersld Qrlffln ft Co Alaska's Cats Ruby Raymond CADILLAC (m) "Night at Edelweiss" William Flemen ft Co Dobbs ft Borel Barnes Reming ft Co. Cliff Bailey Trio The Wiltons Sam Alburtus (One to fill) MILHT8 (the) Cantor's Kids Monkey Hippodrome Cook ft Stevens Emily Greene ft Co. Reynolds Girls 12 Navajo Olrls Dover, If. H. ORPHEUM (mdo) Irish-American Trio Murphy ft Willard East St. Louis. III. MAJESTIC (Inter) (Open Sun. Mat) Harmony Klnga Three Graham ft Randall Dolliver ft Rogers Michael Shaiet (One to fill) 2d half Gordon Eldrld ft Co Flying Fishers Bertie Fowler Menetti A Jerome Nick Hale Fall River. Maaa. ACADEMY (loew) Hanlon A Clifton Chas. Deland ft Co. Corcoran ft Dixon 2d half Howard Truesdell ft Co. Cohan A Young The Bimbos PREMIER (mdo) Musical Lawrence Roy A Sparrel Carrol A Frazer Morton ft Terry Turner ft Faust Comedy Four Flaaklll, N, Y. ACADEMY (loew) Great Stlrk Fitzgerald ft O'Dell The Bramlnos (One to fill) 2d half Henry Lewis Edgar Foreman ft Co. CTwo to fill) Fllat, Mick. BIJOU (wva) (Open Sun. Mat) Davis Gledhill Trio College City Quartette Barabee Hill ft Co. Donahue ft Stewart Frank Kirk 2d half Marguerite's Lloua Mclntyre ft Harty "Land of Cotton" Lawrence ft Johnston Aerial Sherwoods Ft. Wajrae, la*. TEMPLE (wva) Dalvles Family Warren ft Keefe Leonard A Anderson Co. DeLea A Orma Eldora ft Co. Celts Bros. Ft. Worts, Tax. MAJESTIC (inter) Vilmos Westony Moore's "Stage Door Johnnies" Mosher. Hayes ft Mosher DeMoine, Selbert ft Co Marie Florence Lynch ft Zeller (One to fill) IMPERIAL (bod) Juggling Jordans Lynne ft Bonnie Hai- tard Sam Rowley Savage ft De Croteau Galveetoa* Tax. CRYSTAL (hod) (Open Sun. Mat) Tetsuwarl Japs Noble ft Brooks Davis ft Cooper Hawaiian Family Gardaer, Maaa. GARDNER (nat) Billy Nlckerson Clifton ft Carson Graad Raataa, Mich. ORPHEUM (wva) (Open Sun. Mat) Keno Walsh ft Mel- rose Witt's KUlarney Girls Byrne Go 1 son Players Parle Green (One to fill) TEMPLE (tbc) Little Hip Llnd Barney Gllmore ft Co Stan Stanley ft Bros. Williams ft Wolfus Tom Mahoney Luckey ft Yost Greenbay JAY-ARE (tbc) Marvello Troupe Maybelle Ross ft Co Donald Dean Scott A Van Fossland Augustus Neville A Co Hasnlltoa. Cam. TEMPLE (ubo) Frank Stafford ft Co Milton ft DeLong Sisters Nettle Carroll Troupe Big City Four Maude Tiffney Herbert DeVeau Harrlaeara;, Pa. ORPHEUM (ubo) Clara Ballerina Morris ft Kramer Maude Hall Macy ft Co Smythe ft Hartman Irene Franklin Cliff Gordon Romalo ft Delanl