Variety (September 1913)

VARIETY AN APPRECIATION 11 To Those Interested: I wish to publicly express my gratitude to Mr. Marcus Loewt Mr. Joseph Schenck, Mr. Eugene Meyers (Manager Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia), Mr. Charles Potsdam (Manager American, New York), Mr. Henry Loew (Manager National, Bronx), and to all the attaches of the above-named theatres, for their uniform courtesy during my last three weeks' engagement on the Loew Circuit. I have never spent a more pleasant time in my entire theatrical career. Gratefully, ANDREW MACK worked very hard and were received with quite Bome favor. Bollinger and Reynolds made aome fun on the wire to open the •how. The audience Monday afternoon fllled the lower floor comfortably, and also made a good ahowlns In the balcony. The mezza- nine floor, however, looked Quite deserted. REED. HALSTED EMPRESS (Harry Mitchell, ragr.; agents. S-C).—Neat and nifty Is the bill this week, without offering any stunning headline attraction. But the show goes along at a nice snappy clip from soup to nuts and gets over with the clientele of the house which has been packing the auditorium at every performance since the opening Sunday afternoon. The closing act called "The Bow- er of Melody," Is an elaborate act In which ten people take part. The scene is a coun- try estate where the musicians move about naturally and play and sing In good taste. Bert Sheridan, musical director, caused quite a sensation when he faced the audience from the music desk and sang a solo. The act Is neatly dressed, and the ensemble numbers of brass and a harp are effective. Harry Mayo and Jack Allman, who were on next to the headline place, made a fine hit with their songs. They have pleasing voices, and they came very near to stopping the show. Montle Brooks a^d Bert Harris were on In "E" place. They are clever entertainers, and they passed. Mile. I^CIalr, near the opening, was not such »n awful Mt. She did, however, sing several songs In a fair voice, and was active and full of life and ginger, to say the least. The Livingston Trio had the opening spot and they went over big. They perform some neat feats In the air and make a lot of funs as they do them. "Over the Transom," a rough farce, had a spot In the middle of the bill. Dan Bruce and Margo Duffet are the chief entertainers. The act caused many a guffaw Monday night, but It is not an unquallfled ■uccess In a house of the Empress type. It ought to make a great big fat hit In amall towns. It was not any worse, however, than some of the things that have been seen In the big loop houses. Business has been keep- ing up remarkably well here. REED. QT. NORTHERN HIP. (Fred Eberts. mgr.; agent, E. J. Cox).—Any on© who can make the audience laugh or applaud at the flrst show In this house on Monday morning must be almost superhuman. The general attitude appears: "Now, then, amuse us." Last Monday, the weather, or something, appeared to make the patrons unusually apathetic and while the bill was not- the greatest in the world. It did contain a number of things that should have excited Interest and caused any but a marble audience to arouse. The bill led off with the Bucher Brothers who perform antics on a brass ladder suspended In the middle of the stage. They do these antics very well and exhibit some feats of daring which cause gasps. The Wilton Sis- ters were next. They are young, but they Our THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE and CIRCUS DEPARTMENTS will hereafter be under the management of JOHN C. TRAUTH, Manager. E. J. DOOLITTLE, Asst. Mgr. The United States Printing and Lithograph Co. Russell-Morgan, Courier, Metropolitan, J. Ottmann and Erie Divisions NEW YORK 119 West 40th St. Phone Bryant 7300 are brisk, bright and clever, and there la no doubt at all, but they will soon be heard from In murh more Important bills than this one. They sing. <1ance, talk, play piano and violin and entertaining at nil times. Monday morn- ing thry were recalled several times, and put over a nice llttio hit In a very hard spot on a very hard morning. Swain's Cockatoos In third place gave satisfaction. One bird that tolls the time of day by a watch, and counts, adds and subtracts, received as much ap- plause as any of the human beings on the program. Petrle A B>dd. who sing and dance and do a little rough tumbling, got by very nicely. Budd has somb good falls which he puts over and the act really carried of the laughing and applause honors of the bill. The Four Maxwells, with a neatly dressed musical act came near the closing. Three play vio- lins and one a harp. The act is high clhss and would go well on big time, and In fact would go better on birr time than where it now is Kelso & Boiling were on next to last with high class singing and fooling. This act is stunningly dressed, and Miss Boiling's Lady of the Slipper," excellent business at 12.60 top price. I.A RAM.E (Harry Askln. mgr.).—"A Trip to Washington," fair houses. Ol.YMPK' (George C. Warren, mgr.).— Margiirr-t Illlngton, playing to phenomenal hunlncnH in "Within the Law." I*0WP:HS' (Harry .T. Powers. mKr.).--"The rSovi-rnor'B I-Hdy," opened Hunday to l>lg house. Top price. 11.60. rillNrF:s.S (Krnnk I'htlps, mKr ). H«ott pIcturtH opened Mf^nday. IMPKItlAI, (Kllmf A flazzolo, iiiKrs.).— "nilnflneHB of Virtue." NATIONAL (John H. Barrett, mgr.).—"The Hpendthrlft." VH'TOUIA (Alfred Hplnk. mgr.) —"The Cost of Living." OIICHERTRA HALL (Wensrls A. Vogell, mgrw ). — "Les MInerablen" In motion plcturis. WHITE CITV.—MardI Gras curnlvul. RIvervlew Park riosed Hunday after ,1 fnlrly HUCCe88fUl St'UHOn. Mnrlo Sfillntiury, iit Kanii SonrI Gardenn for HoriK tlnw will leave for New York. Al Lydell In recovering from an Injured arin sustained two weeks ago. Donald HobertHon Ih plHnnlng to tour tin- east with his Drama Players. M.iude lillllan Horrl Is to return to vnude- vllle. Hurry Rplngold Is her ngi nt l.oiil.^ Ma( Loon, who has l)efn doing preHB agent \\ork In {h<- ea.st, hn% rrtiirri'rl. .'^.-intanriarle, who ha« t)^en dolnjr Imrefoot diinrlriK 'It U'hite <'lfy Is aho'ii d, hreak into vaudeville