Variety (April 1915)

28 VARIETY ADVANCED RAPIDLY Carl Ryal and Dora Early can easily claim the distinction of being one of the classiest acts in vaudeville. They sur- prised loc.il theatre goers last week on their first appearance in greater New York at the Orpheum, Brooklyn, and are doing the same thing this week at the Colonial, New York Their singing of "Bird of Paradise" brought encore after encore. Mr. Byal has been in the profession but a few years. Miss Early acknowl- edges she has appeared before the foot- lights since the age of six. In less than two seasons this act has established itsclt as a standard attraction through- out the vaudeville theaters of the U. B. O. and it is today considered by man- agers to be one of the best acts of its kind. BROTHER RESPONSIBLE When Lew Hearn established his big success some years ago with "Wine, Woman and Song" his services were in great demand by many managers. It was impossible for Mr. Hearn to accept the many offers received, so half joking- ly he substituted a younger brother to take his place in one of the companies. It proved no joking matter, for this younger brother, Sam, demonstrated that unless Lew was very careful he would be surpassed in popularity by the youngster, who has shown himself to be one of the most versatile mem- bers of the profession. He is now ap- pearing, and has been for two seasons in vaudeville with Miss Helen Eley, whom everybody agrees owns one of the prettiest voices in vaudeville. Their singing of "My Bird of Paradise," "Night Time in Dixieland" and "Love Me or Leave Me Alone" have demon- strated they rank in the foremost amongst singers of popular songs. Mr. Hearn. in (ierman character in the vaudeville offering, plays the violin beautifully and does a wonderful im- personation of Mr. Sam Bernard. Al- though practically one of the newer acts, Sam Hearn and Helen Klcy are in jjreat demand by the managers of the U. B. (). and are an attraction that can always be guaranteed to please their audiences. SONG GRAB BAG •1 . >'w 1 '■■ AND ( >' K , . > FVERY ONE A PRIZE NO BLANKS AN OVERNIGHT SENSATION J » » IK \ I < \ \ I'. I i -1 [> \ \ I', I !■ I \ I \ I \' \K !<■ i Nov* HI \\>\ ■\D H ■ N : iii'i 1 . \ 1 K I () N \ ' M, WHEN IT'S NIGHTTIME DOWN IN DIXIELAND norm f- vi k I'M GOING BACK TO THE FARM I l a: 1 I \ \ » ['HiiVI N I MA 1 M I >N i > M K I VSfiK JO MI> f)(U III I VI n . \N ' \ H I > LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ALONE MM N \ -IN i K. I N ( . I ' > R AM ( \ Ol' M A! '! M f A MAKV'lliH « ( nv i > II] F < MI.Rt". IT H s IO N YOU ARE THE ROSE THA WILL NEVER DIE A PMi Aii \K I T M \ I'l'STII IN DORS FT) RY rilf. IT ATM NT, RAII.AD M \ (, F F <■ OF 'IF CHOI I..VSION I MLS SONf, W II I SWI Kl' T Ml. ( OIN 1 RY , > or ■"■ .%*■ ■\ < ■ \ i ^i|,' 'RACK TO IMF fAHOIINA YOU LO\F." V()|: WAN] IO si\f, \\% Ml- SONC. WII.I. RF Jl M AS lllf, A MIT 1' IS \\\ mi s.\ME WK1U.HS DOl'Ri.l. W RMON R L AD^i GOOD BYE, VIRGINIA HE COMES UP SMILING O N Y OI SIRI IIRI.-AI.WAV^ M\KI (,OOI) (OMI.DV SOM,^ MAS RLEN r Hill) AM- ■ i i . i 11 > I M I I I '^ I . W V*> UH I > I N N U.^ A SI N s A I i< I". A! I MI A NO I \ \V AH l UN Vwll i Al'l'i AI [i AN [i ( HI | K In) I Ml. I V| KJ<:\ \> \ AI ' 1 WHEN THE BAND PLAYED A N AMERICAN RA G WATERSON, BERLIN & SNYDER Strand Theatre Bldg., 47th St. and B'w«y, New York ( Mir Af,r W H .«ndi I [ > i i St i r( t ^t i or is I i .i ii U R ii i Ul i n r •Vn 1 MAX WINSLOW, Professional D</ D artment AN ACT TO DEPEND ON Last week at the Royal theater, New York, the Four Melody Boys made their first New York appearance and did so well they were immediately booked for all the houses on the U. B. O. Circuit. They are offering a distinct novelty, using two pianos, and between this and singing and violin playing they completely stopped the show. They sang Irving Berlin's sensational song, "My Bird of Paradise," in a way that greatly impressed the large audience. The boys are Joe Armstrong, Al. Curtis, Stan Rhodes and Dick Curtis. They are Philadelphians and have only been in the profession a short time. They are, however, being sought by the different managers and can always be depended upon to be one of the hits of every bill they are placed on. The Four Melody Boys have been booked for the rest of the season and will have their second New York showing at the Bushwick theater, Brooklyn, next week. GIRL'S QUICK RISE A few weeks ago a girl stepped out upon the stage of the Winter Garden, New York, on a Sunday evening and in the term of the profession "completely stopped the show." She sang "While the Band Played an American Rag," "Love Me or Leave Me Alone," "Ken- tucky Home" and "Bird of Paradise." Though the audience didn't realize it, this little girl had scarcely been in the business six weeks at the time. Only a short time ago she came into the office of the Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. and introduced herself to Max Winslow, the manager of the profes- sional department. She had been enter- taining at socials, etc., up to that period, and wanted to enter the profession. Mr. Winslow recognized a find in the girl and rehearsed with her for a few weeks, then placed her in vaudeville, which she played for two weeks with great success. The departure of a Broadway star from the cast of the Winter Garden pro- duction left an opening for this girl, who accepted the opportunity and has in that short time established herself as a success. Helen Rook bids fair to become one of Broadway's famous sing- ing stars.