Variety (July 1912)

26 VARIETY JEROME H. REMICK, Prest. "YOU'RE MY BABY" I "SOMETHING t By BItOWN and AYKR. AWT {J ^J Everybody's talking about It. Some In the Friars' Frolic. A real, live, up-to-date son*, Just what every one of us needed. M Hit Wonderful Sti "ON A BEAUTIFUL NIGH There is only one Gas Edwards, the peer of all melody writers, and Will D. Cobb has turned out one of the greatest songs we have ever published. It's anotl WHEN The "catchiest" waits song on the By BRYAN and GUMBLE. irket to-day. Get It while it's new, fresh from the pens of the two best waits song writers in the country. The Western ragtime A great two-step, a splendid By JONES and HEKZKR. great set of words. Suitable for any single or double act. It's NEW and It's ORIGINAL. LI1AIAN RUSSELL'S GREAT WALTZ SONG ISLAND O •A 19 THE COMIC SONG WITH PLENTY OF EXTRA VERSES sf By WILLIAMS and VAN ALSTYNE. This Is the greatest comic song in years. Everybody is talking about It, and we have it ready professionally. Send for it now. You won't make any mistake putting It In your act or show. A FEW OTHER LATE SONGS (a) "AT THE GATE OF THE PALACE OF DREAMS 9 ' (b) "I'VE JUST COME BACK FROM DIXIELAND" (c) "LET MY GIRL ALONE" (d) "WHEN YOU'RE MARRIEDl EROMEH MICK& OO The Individuals who have to do with the preparation of the news that appears in the dramatic columns of the local newspa- pers are insistent upon Unking the names of Laurette Taylor, the Burbank star, with that of J. Hartley Manners the dramatist, in a probable voyage that is to be started shortly over the seas of holy matrimony. According to the scribes, the nuptial knot is to be tied at the Qlenwood Inn at Riv- erside, Cal., the favorite tryat of artistic woers, and about the hottest place this side of the Southern California desert. John Barrymore is a recent purchaser of an automobile buggy, and In company with his wife spends many of his spare moments driving over the fine reads that stretch be- tween Los Angeles and the various beach resorts. likely to be shortly affiliated with the Drama League of America. While Richard Bennett and the Burbank company are entertaining here at the Bur- bank in "The Deep Purple," whenever that Interesting -event may happen to occur, For- rest Stanley Is expected to be featured in "The Traveling Salesman' 'at the Alcazar, after which he will return here for the reg- ular opening of the season in September. The Bennett engagement has been put back again for another week to permit of the prolongation of the run of "Peg." and now It is quite doubtful if San Francisco will get even a peep at the Burbank success before It is taken east for the Broadway opening. Florence Everette, until recently leader of the chorus at the Adolphus, has joined the ranks of the Olympic entertainers. Julian Johnson, dramatic editor of the Los Angeles Times, is reported to be engaged at odd moments in writing a sketch for Wal- ter Law. who recently appeared here at the (Empress. Clarence Rlggs. local booking agont, and Arthur Bard, formerly with the Sales Com- pany of the Feature Film Exchange, have purchased the state rights of the Wolgast- Rlvers fight pictures for Arizona, New Mex- ico and Texas, and announce that they both will spend the next month and a half ex- hibiting the Alms through that territory, opening July 22 at Yuma, Ariz. Tho Carnegie Alaskan-Siberian Expedition pictures will be shown at the Mason Opera Hou*e next week, following the engagement of "Louisiana Lou." Jane Meredith, a minor principal In "The Bird of Paradise" production, has attached her signature to another Morosco contract and has her first Coast tryout next week at the Belasco in "The Man From Home." If the plans of several prominent An- gelenos are productive of fruit, this city is Milton Francis, last season with Gallagher and Shean in the "Big Banner Show," is here recreating. PHILADELPHIA By GEORGE M. YOUNG. KEITHS (H. T. Jordan, mgr.; agent. U. B. O.).—Bill nicely laid out to suit the sum- mertime patrons, music starting and finish- ing the show with plenty of comedy and music scattered through the bill so you could take vour pick. It worked like a happy family show, too, Beriinl and Arthur doing u little burlesquing on one or two of the 1 receding acts, while Carl Henry pulled some of the stufT used by Eddie Cantor, and one of the girls in the Muriel and Francis act gave an Imitation of how Don Fulano, the trained horse would have acted if he hadn't been trained. But it was all for comedy purposes and fitted In nicely, getting a share of the laughs, and all went to build up a light and airy show which was warmly re- ceived. El Cato and his xylophone selec- tions gave it a nice start. This boy can handle the sticks about as well as of the 1-est and better than most of the wood-block musicians and he didn't play "William Tell" or any of those things, either. His "rag" numbers were great and his act was well liked. McCormlck and Irving were on a bit early with their singing and talking skit, but this was probably necessary on ac- count of the way the bill was made up. They did well with their breezy style of work and everything they did brought some reward. The girl is not suited to advantage with a song, and this is the more noticeable because they can put a song over, closing strong with "Dixie." "Don Fulano," the trained horse, Is really that and a well trained one. too. The majority of his tricks have been seen before, but Don has a little something on the others in the way he works. He also has the "forty bows" things down to beat any soubret that ever "knocked them off the seats." The first glance at Muriel and Francis might give the Impres- sion they were boosting some patent hair re- storer, but after the "spot" brought each on, they turned out Just as the billing said. "Just Two Girls." They have nearly good voices, with plenty of snap and ginger to their work, and the pianist has a soulful look that might cause many a heart throb. The comedy half of the team worked up one of her numbers Into a real big hit and on the average the girls did very well. The sketch, "In Old New York," was a much Improved vaudeville vehicle from what It appeared re- cently In one of the "pop" houses, and, Jt got over In great shape here. The .'..a.actsrs are all handled with effective -'.nl and Harry Beresford scored solidly Tor his Individual work. The sketch played at good speed, the comedy going o/er and the little bit of sen- timent at *'.e close, not overworked, putting a glossy unish to the act Dorothy Bren- HELD OVER FOR A SECOND WEEK AT THE BRIGHTON BEACH MUSIC HALL Bonita and Lew Heam NEXT WEEK, KEITH'S, PHILADELPHIA Whm oiMtcertftf atoortUemm* *<adV mmtkm VARIETY.