Variety (March 1915)

VARIETY 8th AMERICAN SEASON ALICE LLOYD IN VAUDEVILLE NEXT WEEK (Mar. 8), ORPHEUM, KANSAS CITY Representative, P^fV 1^ C >AwSKY All Communicmtionf oare VARIETY, New York MANTILLA ASSISTED BY B. LLOYD replaced EVELYN NESBITT last week (Feb. 22) at Hammerstein's with great success. Rosita Mantilla is con- sidered by press and public as one of the most accomplished of the modern dancers. MORF NFW^ PROM THF FRONT GENERAL GORDON ELDRID, after recuperating at Hospital Gerard, lVlVyrVL- ilLVV J I IW1T1 1 lalJ r rVVyil 1 e wnere ne procured another WOODEN LEG, opened another Bombard- ment at UNION HILL, where the enemy were found to be entirely at their mercy. GENERAL ELDRID and his little army had no difficulty in capturing the entire enemy (audience). , GENERAL GORDON ELDRID is awaiting orders from the U. B. O. before moving his army further. Corporal ALF. T. WILTON being dispatch bearer. HIPPODROME (Jake Miller, mgr.) .—Robert Mansfield Players. ALAMO (Will Ouerlnger, mgr.).—Vaudeville. Jim Maher, one of the owners of the Photo Drama Co., of New York, has been tn New Orleans for several days. The James P. Lee Burlesque Co. eomes to the Dsuphlne April 4. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Jones hsve renounced the carnival game for all time. The Selig company returned to this city from Panama, where Rex Beach's "The Ne'er Do Well" was filmed. It was the Intention of the company to produce "Lafltte, the Pirate," with scenes In snd about New Orleans, but Mr. Sellg thought It best to postpone the pic- ture until spring. Bert Levey, of the Bert Levey Circuit, who controls the Louisiana rights for "TUUe's Punctured Romanes/' has been here watching the crowds go in to see the picture. It's Le- vey's first visit Bernle Shields, until recently with Allen Miller snd Co., has returned to New Orleans and commercial life. Art Smith, the bird man, has been giving sn exhibition hereabouts In an Illuminated aeroplane at 9 each evening. Sort of a fly-by- night attraction. Young man arrested at one of the theatres because he looked through the keyholes of the dressing rooms. He confessed, when brought to trial, that he contracted the habit as a member of a Zouave troupe. Perucbl-Gyprene Stock Co., which gives a different show nightly, has been unsble to ap- pear lately. Their prompter is hoarse. PHILADELPHIA. By J. J. BURNES. KEITH'S (Harry T. Jordan, mgr.; agent. U. B. O).—This week's show can easily be classified as excellent and will no doubt draw them In. John Sawyer was headlined and was a pronounced hit. Coakley, Hanvey and Dun- levy In blackface gave bill exceptionally fine start. Beaumont and Arnold did not make much headway but closed with some good dancing. The material used is weak and did not get much Monday night. In the next po- sition were Dave Schooler and Louise Dick- inson, a big hit and a close second to Bswyer In the way of applause. Claude Gtlllngwater and Edith Lyle in "Wives of the Rich" were thoroughly enjoyed and heartily applauded. Following was Fannie Brlce, who although she Is Ringing the same songs as last seen here, had them scresmlng snd was a bigger hit than before. She left them hungry for more. Miss Sawyer was In the next spot and cleaned up on the show. The next position proved a mean one and even Frank Fog arty bad no easy time of It. Only through hard work on his part was he able to bring them around and he closed with msny Isughs and plenty of applause. Collectively and Individually the show was so good that "Colonial Days," which had closing spot, had an extremely difficult time and were forced to work against a big walkout, but those who did remain were re-