Variety (December 1912)

VARIETY 33 WE ARE NOW LOCATED AT 219 West 46th St Next to the Globe Theatre, NEW YORK JEROME H. REMICK & CO. MUSIC PUBLISHERS 68 LIBRARY AVENUE DETROIT a hit. Al. Herman had them roaring at his songs and stories. Rose Trio ottered a com- edy sketch. Vincent Vernon sang three well (elected songs. "The Oent With the Jimmy" seems to please all hands. Business big as a rule. FORDS (Charles E. Ford, mgr.; K. A E.). —"Louisiana Lou" was welcomed by a very large audience Monday. AUDITORIUM (R. MacBride, mgr.; Shu- bert).—A large audience had a good time with "Hanky Panky" Monday night. ACADEMY OP MUSIC (Tunis P. Dean, mgr.; K. & E.).—Motion pictures succeeded musical comedy and drama at this house this week, the attraction being "Prom Manger to the Cross," and the reels proved reverential In spirit. It Is a question as to business and reception, however. ALBAUGHS (J. Albert Young, mgr.; Ind.). "Freckles" pleased a fair sized audience Monday night. OAYETY (Wm. Ballauf, mgr.).—Dave Mer- lon outdid anything he has yet attempted In burlesque at this house Monday afternoon. Ererybody liked the show. EMPIRE (George W. Rife, director).—"The Washington Society Girls' gave a lively show with a fast working chorus to a good house Monday night. HOLL1DAY ST. (Wm. Rife, mgr.; S. A H.). -Kllmt, Gazzollo Stock Co. offered "The Chi- natown Trunk Mystery," George Kennedy and Miss Dorothy Dale doing excellent work in the leading roles. Big business the general rule. 906A MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO MAJESTIC THEATRE BLDG CHICAGO IM ICE TO MANAG WALTER STANTON The giant dancing rooster and the original chantecler has never appeared at the Winter Garden, New York City, and is not responsible for his name appearing in print. All Communications to "Billboard," Chicago. Walter Stanton AUSTRALIA (By MARTIN C. HKBNNAN.) 11 Park St.. Sydney, Oct. 21. CRITERION.—"Get Rich Quick Walling- ford." HER MAJESTY'S.—Closed, undergoing ex- tensive alterations. PALACE.—Jansen Magical Show, assisted by following vaudeville acts: De Hollls and Valora, Nelson Story. Adele Montague, dancer. The show departs for America next month, after eighteen months' touring. ADELPHI.—"Girl Who Took the Wrong Turning." ROYAL.—"Dorothy." Revival after twenty years. PRINCESS.—Allen Doone in "Molly Bawn." Good biz. ROYAL.—"The Whip." •KINO'S.—"On Our Selection." GAIETY.—This vaudeville house has now been brought thoroughly up to date In order to conform with tho recent decision to close the National to variety and run the Brennan-Fuller Melbourne show In the present theatre. The headliners are the Olracs, fine comedy acrobatic act. Also are Fasola, magician; Blanche Carelll, Black and Bronte, Harry Sadler, Nellie Nearle and John Fuller, Sr., who Is making a vaudeville re- appearance after many years. He's head of the Fuller family, and his presence on the bill comes as a surprise and shock to the The Mystic Shrlners from Philadelphia and nearby cities visitod their Baltimore brethren last Friday and were sumptuously entertained by the local lodge. The entertainment in- cluded a mid-night show at the Empire thea- tre, where the "Lady Buccaneers" were play- ing. Geor^ W. Rife, manager and director of the Empire theatre, is an influential Shrincr and put his house and company at the disposal of the organization. Rose Merfleld, a member of "Those Four Girls," a quartet appearing at the New thea- tre last week, was taken seriously 111 the lat- ter part of the engagement with typhoid pneu- monia. Despite her illness she pluckily con- tinued to appear until after the matinee Sat- urday when she fainted and had to be taken to her boarding house. Miss Merfleld is a resident of Philadelphia and was conveyed to ihat city Monday by Terry Elmer & Co., who appeared on the same bill with her. Huslness Is good in Brisbane Empire, where La Freya, the Parisian poseuse, is headlined Others prominent are Alec Hurley and the Flrst-parters. The Royal has Eva Mudge, who has received a still further extension on her original contract; Hedley and Bartlett, and the nohemlans. The Billy Kersands—or Hugo Bros.' Min- strels—open at the Bijou theatre, Melbourne, tonight. It Is the first metropolitan showing the organization has had since they arrived here. The Era Quartet Is the big noise. Josephine Cohan, of the Wallingford Co., has been off the bill for some weeks. Mr. Nlblo stated yesterday hU wife was steadily on the Improve. Miss Cohan has created a fine Impression here. Margaret Dale Owes received a summons from the civic authorities last week. She wore a hatpin without a protector, much to the danger of passing pedestrians. Romanoff, an artistic violinist, who Is some- what devoid oi showmanship, Is now a head- liner on the Fuller-Brennan time. He Is little more than a lad and Is adjudged by roputable critics to be the finest vaudeville act of Its class. The Great Jansen Is concluding a fortnight's return season at the Palace. Considering that he was here six months ago, and this Is the slack reason of the year, the illusionist 1* doing fine business. Alien Doone Is another American who has struck oil over this side. He returna to Sydney for the Xmas season. Doone has a liberal following amongst the Tads here. TIVOLI.—This theatre, amongst others on the Rlckards Circuit, Is undergoing extensive alterations. Prominent on the bill are Ma- carte Sisters, Rallls-Wilson Trio, Nella Webb, Welch and Carbasse, Alberto Marlni, Vaude and Verne, Mozetto, Joe Mullaney and others. NATIONAL.—Very weak bill headed by Ward and Vere, English sketch artists; Athos and Read, Australian skaters, fine; DriscoH Boy, Mamie Ellis and the Waldrons. hard heads, who hardly know whether to greet the movement as a desire to cut down exnense or a sudden fascination for the glare of the footlights. The Heltons, musical act, great; Cblnko, Juggler; Minnie Kauffman. cyclls* ; SchenJc Hros., equilibrists; Will Whitburn and Fred Hluett. IV If. McEwen, the Scottish-American hyp- notist and entertainer, finished a ten nights' season at the Town Hall last Tuesday. He attracted large audience*, thanks to a Ju- dicious distribution of paper, and also brought satisfactory returns to the box office. He opens In Melbourne next week for a short season. Subsequently ho will be handled by John E. Donnellan, of the J. D. Williams' enterprise*. Zenria. a mind reader, the headline feature at the New theatre this week, closed after the first show Monday, refusing absolutely to read the audience's minds four times a day. She claimed to have a contract calling for three shows, but she could not produce the docu- ment. The Melopla Sextette took Zenda's Place In the bill Tuesday and scored strongly with their Instrumental and vocal work. Bain's small-time circuit reports very good business for this time of the year. Leslie Bate, the big American blackface performer, who came here with the Kersands Minstrels, la on the circuit. He will probably return to America in December. MELBOURNE. HER MAJESTY'S.—"Floradora." Wirth's Circus, at Melbourne Olympla. has a number of new people, foremost being Harry Ix>ng, tho upside down marvel ; Artos and Le Van and others. The show is aug- mented by Captain Hose's Wild West, con- sisting of about a dozen cowboys, headed by Buffalo Vernon According to reports, this latter, although interesting, as a whole, is hardly strong enough to draw particularly well. "Wallingford" goes to Melbourne In two weeks' time. The comedy will be withdrawn iii the bright of Its popularity In or'i*»r to mnke wny for prior bookings at the Crl- t< rion. Maggie Moore will revive "Struck Oil" lu a fortnight. Margaret has been associated with this piece for thirty years or more, being the original Lizzie Stoefel, and had as her principal support her then husband, J. C. Williamson, row the biggest man In the- atrical matters over this side. LOZANQ TROUPE Largest Tr oupe of Ti ght Wire P crfirmers in the World First American Appearance This Week (Dec.2) at Proctor's Fifth Ave., New York Direction. H. B. MARINELLI When answering advertiMemcttt* kindly mention VARIETY