Variety (April 1912)

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20 VARIETY Joe Barradl hat been making a Alt singing "Sweet Roile O'Grady." The boys at the Poodle Dog are putting on new sketches weekly. The Empire Hotel closed Its Cabar- et April 21 for the summer. Martin Keary has left Voll's Cafe for vaudeville with the Three Kays. The Madrid Cafe (Broadway and 46th) closed thia week, following its receivership. Billy Atone, of Remick's, has been quite a hit around the Bronx Cabar- et*. Grace Palmer, formerly at Shan- ley's, is now putting her good voice over at the Garden. Frits Rlchter, a little boy said to have been saved from the Titanic, is one of Raub's new busses. Lew Levy, Red Harris and Harry Jones, at the Lincoln Cafe, have formed a trio. Eddie Murray, the tenor singer at the Eldorado, has a new "Turkey Trot" dance. Ralph Harris, the "Alias Red" (Washington's greatest entertainer), has returned to the Lincoln Cafe. Frank EUlng and Bob Hunt at the Poodle Dog in their tramp sketch are making quite a hit. Mike Fertig, the riot at Flelsch- man's (Bronx), bought a baby car- riage instead of a house and lot. The Eldorado finally secured an all-night license. It has been closing at 1 o'clock for the last few months. Joe Fenneesy is now on his sixth week at the Lincoln, and is improv- ing immensely. The Garden still holds the crowd while alterations are being complet- ed. George Kennedy is the floor man- ager with the pro smile at the Poodle Dog. Jack Rose is now at the Park View Hotel (Meeker and Elizabeth streets) Newark. Charlie Aronson, the popular boy, has taken Dan Murphy's place as floor manager at the Garden. Jacqne, at the Lincoln Cafe, says she must smoke a Fatima in order to make the keys on the piano quickly respond. Billy Walsh, the "funidean" (for- merly at the Garden), is now telling his hot stuff to the diners at Perry's, Coney Island. « Dan Mnrphy, formerly floor man- ager of the Garden, has had Wolff's Chop House (45th, near Broadway, now the Ritz Grill) since April 19. merly of Fairman, Furman and Fair- man) have left the Cabarets and are preparing a rathskeller act for vaude- ville. All three were formerly in vaudeville in different acts. Syracuse, N. Y., April 24. The new Arena this city will have a Cabaret show this summer In con- nection with the restarant The Kaiser Cafe (Washington and Bank streets), Newark, has Harry Van, Sadie Dheron, Jennie Erkert, Anna Llndler, pianist. Fred Taylor, manager of the Cabaret at the Pekin, seems to have bought a new evening dress outfit, including coat and trousers. Evelyn rHmar, the classy girl at Raub's, kept the music publishers busy Monday teaching her new songs. The boys didn't mind. Charlie Grobs, the clever dancer who was offered many engagements with big shows, has taken a new part- ner, Ethelle Hartla (formerly Andre and Ethelle). The Ted Snyler Trio (Moe Kraus, Milton Cohen and Sam Levy, the fat baby boy) were "plugging" Snyder's latest hits around Newark last Fri- day. Evans and Hoffman, character singing team, who played a return en- gagement at Healey's (145th and Broadway) are now the special feat- ure at Raub's, Brooklyn. Jack Clifford, with "A Winsome Widow" at the Moulin Rouge, and who formerly worked in Shan- ley^ Cabaret at, It is said, $15 week- ly, how eats at Shan ley's regularly' as a guest. David McFadden, the "song plug- ger," has cancelled his walk from Coney Island to Riverview Park, Chi- cago, on account of going with the Feist music house to "plug" songs around the New York Cabarets. Some doings at the Cafe Boule- vard. The entertainers from Raub's Cafe, Brooklyn, meet at the Boule- vard about 2 o'clock every night and join the entertainers with their danc- ing and "devil raising," after the diners have left. Arlon's Palm Garden (Washington and New Market streets), Newark, has Paul Southe and Charles Senna, Myrtle Marsh, Harold Dunne, Joe Woodruff, Charles Posse, pianist, ani Sweets and Vincents orchestra of six pieces. In the list of performers now popu- lar with the theatre-going public, published in Variety* Al. Jolson was mentioned as having once played the Royal. This Mr. Jolson vehemently denies, but admits that he did play the Bohemia. One of the finest Cabarets in New- ark is at the Hotel Broad (Broad and Lafayette streets). People are turned away nightly. The performers are Gladis Stahl, comic singer; Frank Joshin, Frank Laurie, Frank La Fanice, Isadore Aronson, Apollo Quartet (L. Rosenberg, N. Coster, F. Chapman and J. F. Webber). J. K. ami L. K. Dimberg manage Niblo's Garden (169th street and 3rd avenue). They have been giving an entertainment and dance every Sun- day which has drawn a Harlem crowd. They have built a Cabaret called the Coliseum (Cathedral Park- way and 110th street) to make it easy for the regulars who have traveled to the Bronx. The Hotel Navarre (Broad street), Newark, is one of the largest Cabar- ets in the town. The entertaining staff runs as follows: George Smith, character singer; Anna Wood, "The Beautifrl Blond Singer"; Fred Rose (formerly with Spencer, Kelly and Rose); Wilbor Gardner, pianist, and the Rice Orchestra. Nemrow ft Har- rington are the proprietors. Prof. C. M. Jett, manager of the Chinese waiters at the Pekin, en- gaged a Chinese band for a few days. They will play in the center of the Cabaret. At 12 o'clock every even- ing streamers are given out to the diners and entertainers in the bal- cony, and thrown about the room. T. Fislchelli is the new violinist, former- ly at the College Inn (41st and Broadway). CHICAGO. The North Sld^e summer resorts are preparing to open tor the hot weather season. Morse's Gardens on Evans- ton avenue ia paving the way by an- nouncing the outdoor pavilion ready May 1. The Bismarck Gardens, a few blocks south, will also be in readiness for a May 1 opening. Of the many "Loop" stops, the three principal and most patronized places seem to be the College Inn. Saratoga Cafe and the Lamb's Cafe, the latter under the management of "Smiley" Corbett. At the Saratoga, Manager Sebree Is running a double shift of musicians, with Jimmie Hen- achel's orchestra holding down the evening period. At the College Inn, an orchestra of twenty-two play con- tinuously, while at "Smlley's" a small orchestra and "Smiley" himself are the attractions. "The Alabama Kid," for a long time the principal attraction at Roy Jones' Amusement Cafe, is about to join a new act under the manage- ment of Roy Sebree, of the Saratoga Hotel. Sebree plans to have the en- tertainer present a series of "rag" dances In vaudeville with a female partner. Erney Erdman, Bobby Crawford and Lester Fairman (the latter for- Sammy Carrie, the boy wonder who travels around the Cabarets, was the victim of a Chicago hold-np artist last week, but came through safely by a few college yells. Cards' as- sailant beat a hasty retreat after be- ing Introduced to a few of his vocal chorda. At Jordan's Cafe, Bert White, Gm» Chandler (brother of Anna Chand- ler), Eddie Van 8chack (formerly with Sherman Hyman and .Van Schack), and Joe 8ullivan (not the New York agent) are entertaining nightly. Maxim's Cafe in "The Loop" Is be- ing thoroughly rebauled and re- modeled and will be thrown open May 1. Several first-class entertain- ers will be among the features of- fered there. Shirley Lane, formerly of the Claremont Cafe, is now in vaudeville with a new single. Miss Lane opens this week at the American, Chicago, for Earl Cox. Her former partner. Hazel Lynch, la taking a vacation. Leopold, McFarland and Weir, well known entertainers, who have been playing the vaudeville houses for the past season, are now at the Arsonia (Madison and Paulina). "Music What's Music" is their feature song. Jimmie WhlteJy, former music plugger, is still at Weat'a Cafe on State street. He will remain there for the summer. Of the many Cabarets around town, but two, the States and the Congress, are playing a first-class vaudeville 1)111 supplied by booking agents. Both formerly played entertainers ex- clusively. Harry Williams* proprietor of the Royal Cafe on the South Side, has taken a partner into his prospering business, and his palace of amuse- ment and good food is now offering several novelties in the way of enter- tainment. At the Savoy (Wabash avenue), Violet De Varne is headlining. Among the others are Eddie Wolf, Elsie Maine, Stanley Murray and the Patrocola Orchestra. Until recently the Savoy offered a full first class vaudeville show. Bobby Danders, known in vaude- ville and considered one of the best entertain< rs around local Cabarets, is leaving the Savoy and will take up similar duties at "The Madhouse" Cafe (63rd and Cottage Grove). At MIcbellTs (the Spaghetti house on Congress street), under the man- agement of Hugo Kelly (the pugilist who owns the eatery), Juanita Sum- mers is offering Italian operatic selec- tions to aid digestion.