Variety (July 1912)

VARIETY 27 F. E. BELCHER, Sec'y. VERYBODY" MOONLIGHT BAY Eddie Madden le responsible for this wonderful son*. Have y«u a copy of this In your art or home? If not, send for It right away. WARDS Is by WILL D. COBB ITM A BEAUTIFUL GIRL" the Light of the 811 very Moon," and everybody whistled and playe d that song. That's what everybody will do w ith "On a Beautiful Night With a Beautiful Girl." GRANT AMD YOUNG'S FAMOUS BALLAD "NA/rHEIM YOU'RE AVA/AY" This Is the song all New York Is talking about. A bit in two productions on Broadway— the Zlegfeld show and Weber A Fields'. It's released professionally now and ' we want YOU to sing It. _________^__ Another "Lindy Lou." or "Lady Love," or "Sugar Moon," by STANLEY MURPHY and HENRY MARSHALL. "IN/IY L-ITTL.E LOVIN' SUGAR This is It. A serenade song, a great double version, a song and dance a typical stage number. IT'S FRESH, IT'S NSW, IT'S READY NOW. >■ IM D OV ■■ By MORET and JONES As sung in the Weber & Fields Jubilee MARIE CAHILL'S Latest Song Hit "I WANT A LITTLE LOVIN 9 8O1VIETIIVI A coon song with a wonderfully comic lyric. Miss Cahill has released this song to us, and we can safely predict this number to be the hit of any act using this kind of a song. (e) "I LIKE IT BETTER" (f) "OH YOU WAY" (g) "I WANT ONE LIKE PA HAD YESTERDAY" (h) "I'M THE GUY" ("Rube" Goldberg's New Comic Song) 31 WEST 41st STREET NEW YORK CITY Majestic Theatre Bldg. CHICAGO 68 Library Avenue DETROIT MOSE GUMBLE Manager Professional Deaf. We will remove to our new building 219-m West 46th St. (next to Globe Theatre), about August 1. ner and Joseph Ratlin* got a little more than the others on their entrance, but not so much for their exit. The act probably suffered through following another of the sums style, earlier in the bill. Miss Brenner is a chic blonde, looking; very natty in the "Buster" suit. They got away in nice shape, but without starting anything strong. Bedlni and Arthur with their new setting and the familiar Juggling act drew their usual re- ward. Eddie Cantor helps the comedy and the set scored a nice, big hit. Henry and Francis did not seem handicapped by their position, next to closing, but started right in to make the real big laughing hit of the ■how. and did it. Henry made his work justify the billing. "Just Nonsense." but made it bring laughs and thsre were plenty of them from start to finish. \ The "hand" business on the last song was well worked up by "Our Nell" and the act kept hitting top notch speed all the way. The Romany Opera Co. closed and held the house all seated to the finish. Ths selections culled from well known operas and Italian folk lore songs were sbly sung, the best being the prolog from "Pagllaccl" by Edward Skeddln and the finals of the third act of "La Gloconda" sung by Charlotts Anderson, M. Resemlnl and the well trained chorus. NIXON (P. O. Nlxon-Nlrdllnger, mgr.: agent, Nlxon-Nlrdllnger Agency).—The weather conditions have helped to boom business in the "pop" houses recently and the manngers who have held on while others closed during the hot spell are reaping the harvest. Tuesday afternon the Nixon held almost a full hoube on the first floor, though the upstairs portion was empty. Felix Haney and Co. in a sketch held a prominent po- sition on the bill, but the sketch is not strong enough to bold up its end on even the better class of small time. It Is one of those suffragette skits with the usual climax of the clubby wife being forced to get back to her regular household duties, a "worm will turn" finish for the much abused husband. It never rises above the very ordinary In either action or playing. lleorge Moreno opened the show with his nicely dressed and well handled Juggling turn. Rose Felmar sings coon songs of popular variety, doing all the "rag" business and snapping of fing- ers Just like all the others. Rose also show« how strong she Is on the "rag" stuff by singing a moon song on one foot, the other resting on a chair. This may make it harder, but Rose sings well enough to get along in the usual wsy, and she has some good looks and nice dressing to help her. The Mlchell Brothers scored solidly with their musical turn. There Is so much exag- geration of the comedy stuff by ths violinist that his ability as a musician is not shown to advantage. He might try at least one number straight. He also sings now and throws his hat in the air when he makes an exit This must be a way street mu- sicians have of doing somewhere, but it does not fit In on the stage. The act made a big hit, and will anywhere on the small time. It could be Improved. The Arlon Quartet pleased with a straight singing turn. The boys have not followed others in adopt- ing a cool looking outfit for the summer, en- tering In evening clothes. They get pleasing harmony with their voices. The Four Olen- dales closed the show In good shape with their showy aerial act. The Tuesday matinee audience was mostly made up by women and children and the pictures hit them strong, the "Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter" being a riot. BIJOU (Joseph Dougherty, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—By the time some of the other "pop" houses in the central part of the city open again for the regular season the Bijou will have built up a strong patronage if the business continues to Improve. Monday was another tig day at Keith's "pop" vaude- ville house, the stsndlng room sign being in working order with even a better at- tendance than last Monday. That's going some in the summer and it looks now as if it was a bad move for some of the others to stop during the heated spell. The manage- ment Is taking advantsge of the opening, too. by putting on bills that hit a good aver- age whl?h ougnt to hold the business later. This week Warren Hatch and Co. are show- ing an old-time t-ketch called "My Oal Jess." Years ago this ranked as a first rate sketch of its class in vaudeville, and while not good enough for the big time now, It ought to keep going on the small time. Hatch plays the principal role and has his best support from Billy Bowers, a veteran, who has been doing a blackface act. Bowers plays the part Hatch played years ago and did well with It despite the fact that he took It on a day's notice. The sketch tells a story of a farmer whose wife left him, struggling with a mortgage on the old home. She returns In time to save the place and there Is finally a reconciliation. She gets back to the farm In time to hear the holder of the mortgage (Bowers) sing an old timer called "It's ths Nearest To What Is It." which is very likely what makes her believe the stage Is a pretty bad place, and shs makes known her identity and is welcomed to the old fire- side. It has a pretty little finish which will bring the tears in the "pop" houses, and Bowers' song will help the comedy. The wife should make up older, even If she was young when married, she can't always beat the age limit The Oake Sisters are back again with their street musician act and making Just as big a hit as before. The girls are making "Alexander's Band" their big number through the way one of the girls sings. When a sister act can make a hit at this late day with "Alexander" they deserve to get along, and the Oake Sisters show no sign of stopping. Moras Craig, a contortion- ist from the west did very well In the open- ing spot. Craig may be a colored man. ana Is a good performer, working his tricks In a showy manner and has an set which ought to meet with favor on the big small time. France and Demar won favor with their piano act John Oelger got his share of the honors for his violin playing and Price and Price offered a nicely handled trapese act. When anmoarimg o t v e r H temmU Madly wtmtion VARIETY.