Variety (August 1914)

VARIETY 37 Charles Horwitz Dash Mjrst ** 'As It May B«' caught laughs from hagiknlBg to and, and as It stands with- out chaags. Is r^ady (or any sort of vauds- vills. whsra it will b« a big comady numbar." HORWITZ wrote It and huadrada of SKETCH HITS. CHARLES HORWITZ 1412 Broadway (Room SIS), Naw York Phono 2S4t Groalay I. MILLER.15S4 Broadway. Tel. S5M-7 Chelsea 202 W. 23rd St. H.Y. Bot-aand 47Sts. Manufacturer o ( Theatrical Boots and Shoes. CLOG, Ballet and Acrobatic Shoes a spe- cialty. All work made at short 11, • , ^ notice. Write for Catalog 4 Lost You Forgot Wo Say It Yet LETER HEADS CROSS S?'5^',?'?.oSX^E*E'4^ CHICAGO SCI S. DEARBORN ST. GLASSBERG' THEATRICAL STORES In the Heart of NEW YORK CITY 511 Sixth At., B«ar Slat St. 228 W. 42a SL, near Tim«s Sq. St Third At^ m%mr 10th St. Scad for niastratcd Catalogae V. Mail Orders Carefully FiHed. TABLOID AND MUSICAL COMEDY COSTUMES Numbers from Four to Twenty. Slightly Used. Lwoi^ GUTTENBERG'S SONS, Phone MM Spring U fth Ave.. 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Three acta playing twice dally have been placed In the Cataract theatre at Niagara Falls. MINNEAPOLIS. By O. W. MIIiBB. SHUBERT (A. B. Balnbrldge, mgr.).— Halntrldge Players with "The Thief" is the offering with Florence Stone and AveriU Har- ris In the leading roles. Extra matinees are being given on Wednesday and Friday of •Camllle." METROPOLITAN (L. N. Scott, mgr.).— Opens Aug. 30 with Flske O'Hara in "Jack's Romance." ORPHEUM (O. A. Raymond, mgr.; U. B. O.).—Odlva and Theodore Bendix. headliners; Swor and Mack, Lancton-Lucier Company, Harry Hreen, Mack and Ellis, Ower and Ower. U.NIQUE (Jack Elliott, mgr.; Loew).— Wormwood's Educated Dogs, headllner; Hip- podrome Four, Val and Ernie Stanton, George and Lily Garden, Jay Bogert and GTeorgla Nelson. NEW GRAND (W. H. Koch, mgr.; W. V. M. A.).—Fred Webster and "Melody Maids"; Maud Kimball and Co.; B'urton, Talbot and Firay ; George W. Moore. GAYETY (William Koenlg, mgr.).—Sam Howe's "Lovemakers." r.VIQUE (Loew).—Thomas J. Ryan In "Mag Haggerty's Father"; Harry Thompson, Norine Carmen and minstrels; El Cleve. xylphonlst; Great de Winters, Cycling Mc- Nutts. form the act is sufficient to take and bold a foreraost place among tabloid comedies. Dlxey makes his accustumeU gracetul ligure and Miss Nordstrom gives excellent support. The audience did not go wild over the act, but gave evidence of having derived genuine pleas- ure from it. The biggest applause of the afternoon was given Cecilo Wuuton and Louise Leon, billed as the "Personality Girls," whoso songs, all new, took the house by storm. The Flying Russelis opened the show with a rather brief but very speedy turn. In No. 2 position were Paul Porter and Alice Sullivan in a song and dance act which would be improved by some trimming. Miss Sullivan's dancing Is the best part. The Five Melody Hoys were well received, their Inutrumeutal playing be- ing refreshingly marked with a restraint too frequently missing from brass acts. Colonel Sam Holdsworth and Joseph M. Norcross sang some old songs which made a strong appeal. Harry E. Dixey was In the next spot and was followed by We.ston and Leon. One of the best dog and monkey acts in vaudeville had the next position billed as Derkln's European Novelty. Harry Cooper, who received some heavy billing, worked off some extremely old stuff in his now act called "The Mail Car- rier," in which Cooper has the part of a Hebrew mail carrier detailed on an Irish route. One of his Jokes is rather suggestive and should be eliminated. His best returns were obtained through a parody in medley form. Arco Brothers closed the show with a pleasing acrobatic turn In an artistic set- ting. The house was better than for a long time. GRAND (Fred G. Nixon Nlrdlinger. mgr. ; agent, U. B. O.).—The show this week Is not up to the standard for this house and the acts dragged along with very bright spots. A re- arrangement of the program order would have brought about some Improvement. Pattl and Co., In the opening spot, was the hit of the bill with excellent Juggling and making u strong finish with head walking and upside down Juggling. Hay Snow was misplaced in No. 2 spot and his monolog did not get the best results. Lorenz and Gallaglier mixed some tramp comedy with a piano specialty which failed to arouse much enthusiasm. Hickman Brothers offered a sketch which needs some revision to make it more effec^tivo. Their act Is one of those 'behind the scenes" Classy Theatrical Costumes and Headwear STAGE, STREET, EVENING GOWNS and HATS THE BERG-ZAL CO. 153 West 44th St. (East of Broadway) New York City Thone Bryant 1600 Byrde Frost Crowell, a St. Paul singer, lub- Btituted for Chieftain Caupolican on tlie Or- pheum bill. Caupolican was HI and out of the bill for four performances. Margaret Lotus is the new leading woman of the Wright Huntington Co. In St. Paul. A benefit will be given for "Buzz" Baln- brldge, manager of the Balnbrldge Flayers, * which is to close after flftcei\ months' tenacy of the Shubert. The company closes In "The Thief " Aug. 20, but will remain over 'SO and :n to present "The Escape" for Balnbrldge's brnellt. Report declares the Loew bills will be tronsferred from the Unique to the Miles either the last of the present month or early In September. William H. Koch, for four years assistant manager of the New Grand at MineapoUs, has been made manager. The new manager suc- ceeds Charles P. Dcmpsey, who has become manager of Miles, Cleveland. PHILADELPHIA. Ily J. J. IIUIt^KS. KKITH'S (Harry T. Jordan, mgr.; agent, I'. B. O.).—Shakespeare brought down to meet the demands of modern vaudeville de- s( rihes "Castle Romance." a playlet by Edgar Allan Woolf. In which Henry E. Dlxey and .Marie Nordstrom are headlined at Keith's this week. Dlxey fits admirably Into his role, nnd In the hands of anyone else the playht would loose much of Its charm. It Is a bur- lesque on "The Taming of the Shrew," and the author, the program states, "gratefully and humbly acknowledges an Indebtedness to Mr. William Shakespeare." In Its present things, and while they have some clever dialog these are not well-sustained and at times the sketch lacks action and vigor. Bond and Casson, singers and dancers, came very near bringing some life to the audience, but their ofTerlng shared the fate of those which had gone before, and fell on a cool house at close. The house remained cool when Nick's Roller Skating Girls came on to close the show In a setting representing a winter scene. The girls do nothing but skate and try some dancing on the skates, but the audience seem- ed to hnd their work monotonous. GLOBE (Fred DeBondy. mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—There are seven acts pragrammed at the Globe this week, but to see them all Monday afternoon it was necessary to sit through a repetition of a series of movies which had been shown at the beginning. The pictures for the second time followed the fifth vaude- ville act. The house has gone back to the continuous policy and when the pictures be- gan there were less than a score of seats oc- culped. The opening act was greeted by a somewhat bettered house. The Parshleys were in the opening spot and they made an excellent impression with their novelty musi- cal act. The female member makes a highly attractive appearance and her work Is full of lire and spirit throughout. Joa Lanlgan, a tall comedian, whose comedy Is somewhat broad at times, went along smoothly, bis parodies getting some laughs. Mile. RIalta, assisted by Joseph Mlllett, were in the next spot with a crude affair composed of posing and songs knocked together in one of those "artist's dream" connections. 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