Variety (January 1917)

3 HOW REVIEWS 21 ▼art*? Mil this ad. with esveral COLONIAL. The Colonial hM ft Hi vmI, all light at* •>>. —-r --i- ... tttuii' uw iw taw GHuaUt section, -bentdes ■ one *:t*«c': SJr** sAronger. jjBMt tal* en^^Chx (New Acts) la aaotW "Hcgna7 k •***>« ,_ The only defect la the layout, which hold a ▼•ry larga doat of song aU the way. waa la two mixed two-acts following on* unother, h on similar lines, although differently inoaed, and Cha similarity of composition ho guessed at whoa oaeh had about the Manias* Mao, tho hoy asking tho flrl they shall marry, and tho girl, altar »i«g, aeylng "tomorrow." Tho two double turao aro Certmell aad Harris, "No. 8," and McCarty, aad -Faye, "No. 4." Thlo or- dtaarily would giro tho succeeding act maoh tho wont of tho arrangement, hut It affected aatthor ao a aiattar of fact, both •coring, Oartmoll and Harris through tholr neat epe- elally oot golf link opening, concluding with aenga aad danese, with the danoco doing very much for them, whUe MeCarty and Fayo go la from tho start for claw and general work. Including dialog, singing and danetng L In a - - - "Suicide G called They keep finish. "Golfing with Cupid/' as tl rls now act is celled, gives tarden," b> Herbert the pace light to the the Cartmell-Her- ,«. —„ — — __ .- Laura Harris a better opportunity than she has ever had, aad tho young woman grasps It. Charles Cart- moll is also nicely placed. A third character Is employed, an elderly waiter, used both for effect and a •tall for tho single change in the turn from golfing outfits to evening dress by both principals. A bit of golf lingo doesn't get much and technical golf talk shouldn't bo wasted In front of a vaudeville audience, for It Isn't well enough versed In the sport. Otherwise the dialog has some repartee of the cross fire eort that wine langhs. The numbers are well handled, particularly When I Marry." and the act. la 14 minutes, finishing In "one" with Miss Harris doing her boy opposite Cart- mall's, Is the best this couple ever owned, also a progressive one for them. It's the MeCarty and Faye act, however, of this week's program that will eurpiise the vaudeville regulars hereabouts. It Is under New Acts. Another mixed two-act and the headline was Stella Mayhew and BUlle Taylor, second after Intermission, likely the reason which placed the other duo of doublee together In the first half. The Mayhew-Taylor combina- tion has changed one number that BUlle Tay- lor elngs, and the turn greatly pleased the Colonials through its entertaining qualities. The second part was opened by Bert Hanlon, who mixes the moods In his act. Hs ass a delivery often suggesting Ralph Hen, al- though Mr. Hon kasat tho oomody etreak poo—seed by Mr. Hanlon, who did extremely well la the not too easy position. Next to closing wen Whitfield and Ire- laad with Lew Murdoch la their rube skit, •The Belle ofBlngvUle." Although a —*— IbniaJ a sun fin the first time and looks good enough fpr a repeat all over, with tho act capable of being easily changed about Including re- uniting on the drop with the eharacten re- maining the same. Mosher, Hsyes and Moshsr, oyellstsT closed the performance. The Rotter Bnthen opened the ehow and got over at the finish with the double from the floor, done by the stnlght, the program saying he Is the only artist known to per- form thlo remarkable acrobatic trick without the aid of a device. The Rotter doing It did it cleanly Tuesday night and the very large house knew whet It wss. The comedian got his on the wrestling burlesque and the act made a good start for the program. Nonette, second, nther esrly for her, pro- gramed announced Harry Jaraagln as an ac- companist, but If Harry waa In the house, he wss hi d i ng. Nonette sppeared all alone, •lnging, playing, playlng-slnging, and seemed to stretch out the -turn Juet a bit too long* waiting quits a whlls before putting on her Gypsy cap that didn't particularly Identify hsr up then It eeemed. Nonette, however, looks so wsll In the Gypsy setting shs might go back to It altogether, for It wss really that, with her violin, that put her In and kept her In the buelnees. Nobody demanded their money back be- cause of no dramatic playlet on the bill. The Colonial has a new box office staff that will have that department running smoothly when It gets over Its nervousness. B*me. AMERICAN ROOF. Not In a year has the American Roof held a crowd to equal Monday night's attendance. Ae near capacity aa the Roof haa played to provalled, and a noticeable Improvement In the working of the acts waa evident In every Instance. _ _ Brandt and Audrey opened at 8.80 with roller skating.- The young woman also sings, getting away with It eaally. The man Is a clever skater but should eliminate hie bored expression. Do Ven and Malcolm, a male team, sang and did It well, receiving awards. One member le elnglng "Rolling Stones," a ballad with a punch, effectively put over Id thtc Instance. Olllette'e Monkeys appeared No. 8, but lacked the »"-•? *»f form**, .days. The trip to the Roof undoubtedly upset the monks, who were net aa frolicsome as usual. Mabel Harper (New Acts) took down one of the real big hits. The Tyrolean Troubadora, a Swiss quintet, cloeed the first half with elnglng and dancing. The act Is attractively staged, with the Swiss costumes giving ths necessary flash. Clark and Chappelle opened after Intermis- sion In the skit. "The Saleslady and the Porter." The man la a capable blackface comedian, the weight of the sot reetlag upon him. His singing puts it over. -Woman Pro- poses." a former big time offering, wss the feature, ; plaosbV Seconal nmr tnteririsahia. The kaMfftlrunwell appreciated W the avtdtoncfe who lot forth a volume of laughs. The cast la suitably fitted to the three-a-day houses, whsn the set should make an Impression. Bddle Borden, assisted by Sir James Dwyer, took down a real hit next to closing. The Borden turn has plenty of life with both prin- cipals hard worken. Borden can alwsys nly upon his dancing to finish strongly. The Carl Damann Troupe closed the show. crrr. The City had a jammed house for the flnt show Monday. The holiday crowd was out In full Meat and by the time the show waa half way through then wss a line of standees four deep at the back of the house. The ehow wss glvsn In full measun, sight acts, a flve- reel feature, a Vim oomody aad one of the episodes of tho "Hasards of Helen." It waa a little too much ehow with the crowd coming fast, for by the time tho nets had run through their first show aad tho featun wae still to come, the box office was forced to discon- tinue selling. Both tho Vim comedy and the "Helen" picture could have been dnpped from the blU. m ^ M ilt Hill and Aokerman opened the vaudeville getting laughs with their burlesque feats of strength. Chabot and Dixon (New Acts) fol- lowing passing fairly wsll. The Metropolitan Trio, playing a return data within a few weeks, scored nicely. The comedy picture without a laugh in It followed. Nat Carr, bow doing his Bullish number with a Hebraic dialect, was a hit with ths City sudlence, especially the Uttlesuggestlve stuff In his "Concertina 1 ' number. The come- dian waa rannlng between the two fllma for the episode of "The Hasards" followed him. risks, McDonough and Scott offered a very talky aketch in "one." Lillian Mortimer and Co. in "Molly O" (Now Acta) proved another talky affair. Tho show took a slump In this section, although tho sketch got applause after It had been under way about 80 minutes. Ashley and oilman, next to dosing. Buf- fered from tho two foregoing acts, and It waa a little while before tho team managed to ob- tain the Interest of tho audience. But after once catching the attention they held to the last and won out on ths two closing numbers. Karl Bunny's Pets finished off tho ehow. It was a bill decidedly below tho standard of those usually presented at the City, badly laid out and playing badly. The Patho five-reel featun entitled "The Romantlo Journey" cloeed the bill. Fred. JErTOtSON. It le hard to figure how tho management fgot away with the overcrowding Monday for the second ehow. Shortly befon four o clock then wen so many atandoas at the back of the house one could not move. The stain wen packed and the fireman, assisted by the theatre attaches, eooM not get thoes standing to move one way or the other. A pollosman In uniform was pr ese nt to prevent any eort of panic during the rash for the vacated seats after the first show wss completed. The holiday was neponelble for the busi- ness, and Manager Cornelius Keeney should be commended In getting nway with It aa he did. He seems also In lino for commendation for the mnnner In which the Jefferson hss Im- proved In all ways under hie direction. The ehow contained seven acts and was run stnlght through, the Hearat Weekly being shown aftsr the closing act. Ths usual five-reel featun,being eliminated for the day. Jack Morrlssey and Co. (New Acts) opened the bill with roping and stock whip exhibition work. The Clover Leaf Trio (New Acts) with a little comedy and elnglng held down the second spot, and Baker and Moors In "At the ' Soda Fountain," a comedy skit with a couple of numben In a epeclal set, pleased the audi- ence. Both the man and the girl could hardly be heard at the rear, and the dialog was pretty generally a aeoret, although the num- ben got over. D'Lelr (New Acts) proved snother of the piano accordion acts. Cole snd Denahy with whirlwind dancing wen very well liked. Harry Breen was the comedy hit, and the Slngero Midget act the applause winner. Fred. FIFTHAVENUL The Fifth Ave. packed them In at night prices Monday afternoon with a ten-act bill that was run off In two houn without a plc- tun Interruption or Intermission. The only addition to the acta being an HI. song handled by Mable Burke. In the ten acta every branch of variety en- tertainment was Introduced, and apparontlv the holiday crowd waa more than pleased. The Toungen opened with a series of poses and strength tests by the man. The act Is well staged and the routine runs through with snap. Grenlee and Drayton, colored boys, dis- closed soft shoe dancing of considerable merit, together with songs. Their efforts were not passed unnoticed. Maybells Beet, and Bugenle Blair and Co. (New Acta) followed in that order. Hall and Francis gave the show the stamp of Class, putting, over a res', Mt f**m the start The 111. song came next, after which the Musical Oormans took down another hit. The kid does his shsre in putting tee turn over, with the other members hard and con- scientious workers. The dancing girl Is rather large for that line, but gets away with It handily. Atrlm and Vela and the Connolly Trio rounded out the bill In good style. Les Valdoe, with an lllualonal act, also appeared to advantage. (Continued from page 15.) 2d half Jack La Vier Lyceum u4ft<""' Bharroeks "Girl la Moon" Roth A Roberts PANTAOES (p) (Sunday opening) Klnkald Kilties Travltt's Dogs Jones ft Johnson Great Leon Margaret Ford Bckhoff ft Gordon Sprtasrfield. ITJ. MAJESTIC (wva) (Sunday opening) The Bimbos Cooper ft Smith Sohwsrts Bros Follis Slater ft LeRoy Straasler'e Animals (One to fill) 2d half "Girl Worth While" Callste Contdant fiariaarfield. Mass. PALACE (ubo) Novelty Clintons Mr ft Mrs Allison Musical Misses 8 ft H Eventt Gene Greene Co Minstrel Revue 2d half Weber ft Kapel Davie ft Walker Florrle MUlenhlp Melody Mon ft Maids Inglls ft Reading Kenlaks Pigs PLAZA (loew) Geo W Moore Mercedes Clark Co Cadets de Gaacoyne keddingtoh a Grant (One lo Lilt '' 2d half Malone ft Malone Dolly Morrlssey Carl Statzer Co (Two to fill) Stamford, Coan. ALHAMURA (ubo) 2d half (4-6) Johnson ft Wells Swift Caraojit. Can. ROYAL twva) (Thursday only) t (Same bill playing Moose Jaw 1st half) Syracuse, N. Y. TEMPLE (ubo) Swan ft Swan Ernie ft Ernie Peggy Brooks Gallagher ft Lewis Co Sid Lewis Eugene Tr 2d half Bud Grey Montrose ft Allen Plpplno ft Perry Emmett Devoy Co Canfleld ft Barnes Hlrschhoff Gypsies CRESCBNT (ubo) Lucille Savoy Granville ft Mack Wm Reynoro Co Weber Beck ft F Horton ft La Trlska (One to nil) 2d half Virginia Laser ft Dale "Trip of Pleasure" (Three to fill) 81ST STREET. The business at tho Slat St. Tuesday night waa light for that house, perhaps due to the holiday Monday, although the Riverside, less than a mile away, la now playing big time vaudeville. The 81st SL still glvee a five-act show, a feature picture and a film comedy. The pic- ture entertainment la retained aa the pre- dominating featun of the 81st St. program. The Three Belmont Sisters (New Acts) opened the ehow st 8.15 with dancing that caught on handily after which Jack Denny and Harry Bykes (New Acts) took down a good slsed hit with songs. Thomas Swift and Co. In "Me and Mary/' a novel playlet with muelc, proved Its value. The piece has a de- cidedly unexpetced finish ending without the oustomary fond embrace. Mary Kelley as the girl possesses a voloe of considerable merit, beet ehown with a number at-the piano. After the Intermission the feature picture, "Tho Female of the Species," with Dorothy Dalton, held forth for over an hour. Chas. Keen, In "The Street Fakir," restarted the vaudeville portion with hla talk, which woke the people up again, and the Five of Clubs (at the Rlvenlde last week) cloeed the vaudeville portion. HARLEM OPERA HOUSE. Great ohangee have taken place Inside of the auditorium of the Harlem opera house within the past few weeks. Prior to Chrlst- maa the house was closed and within eight days reopened with paint lnslda_from top to bottom, and 300 seats added to the capacity. To accomplish the latter, part of the apron waa cut away, a platform built at the back of the orcheetra, when three rows of seats have been added to two of the sections, a division made at the front of the balcony so as to Improvise logos, end the entire house reseated. Swift work? And Harry Swift and his effi- cient crew gets credit. The changes have added something like $1,700 to the possibility of the gross takings of the house a week. Judging from the manner In which the bouse filled on Tuesday night It wont be long be- fore all the alterations are paid for out of the additional admissions. A seven-act ehow (a little better than the usual), a Pathe Weekly and a flve-reeler, with two HI. songs comprised the program. There were two surprise acts on the bill. The first was Fagg and White (New Acts) and Wm. Ebs (New Acts), both scoring. Two other offerings on the bill were the openers and cloeere, the Five Young Americans and Lamb and Morton (New Acts). The show got a corking start with the Young Americans, and this was followed by another hit scored by Fsgg and White. Minerva Courteny and Co. (New Acts) In a comedy sketch were another hit with the Harlemltes. Last week's Pathe Weekly and two 111. songs broke the vaudeville section after the sketch. Daisy Leon, who has changed her act some- what and consequently moved nearer the big time class, opened after the ill. songs. Tbe little singer has cut out the changes and wears one very pretty little frock. A Bernhardt song that sounds like restricted material, Is none too good. Her Herbert bit with the prima donna talk wan enough to pull the en- Htrongly. Although a little tod long for (he bigger houses It In good for laughn. Miss Leon was the second outstanding hit of the show. Tate's "Motoring," a laugh from start to ♦finish, and seemed entirely new to the small time audience. Wm. Ebs followed and Lamb and Morton preceded "Three of Many," the Triangle feature which closed the bill. Fred. PANTAOBS (P) Sterling A Marguerite Joe Roberts 'Us'Scala'd flge-Jdatrt, A Dawson Winston's Lions Torre Haste, IndL. H'P (wva) "Lawn Party" Jimmy Lucas Co 6 Berenadere Paul Bawens C ft A Qloc*cer 2d half Anderson's Revue Cooper ft Smith "All Wrong" Harry Gilbert Ovonda Duo Toledo. O. KEITH'S (ubo) Frank Le Dent Moon ft Haager Bob Dalley Co Musical Johnstons Tom Edwards "Prosperity" Edna Aug Emmett Welch Mln Toronto 8HEAS (ubo) Dunedln Duo Holmes ft Buchanan Thos Swift Co Baby Helen Howard ft Clark Laurie ft Bronson 4 Danubee (One to fill) HIP (ubo) Magee ft Anita Billy Brown Parisian 8 Bryan Lee Co Frescott (One to fill) YONOB (loew) White, Mullaly ft W Danny Howard ft Sadler "Paris Fashion Shop" Laurie Ordway Namba 4 (One to fill) Trenton, If. J. TAYLOR (Ubo) 2d half (4-6) Betts ft Chldlow Hartley ft Pekln Alice Nelson Co Haager ft Goodwin "Fireside Reverie" PROCTER'S' (ubo) Gerard's Monks Bob Warren "Finders Keepers" Yatee ft Wheeler Havlln ft Thornton Duffln Redcay Tr 2d half Ernie ft Ernie Peggy Brooke Beaumont ft Arnold Roger Gray Co Tlebon'e Seals Utlcn. H. T. COLONIAL (Ubo) 2d half (4-41) Leonard ft Wlllard "Hoocler Girl" Archer ft Carr Vancouver, B. C ORPHEUM Pllcer ft Douglas Trovato Odlva Adair ft Adelphl Myrl ft Delmar Ines Macauley Co Alleen Stanlev PANTAOES (p) Gaston Palmer Metro 5 Wilson Broe Oruber's Animals R ft E Dean Victoria, B. C. PANTAOES (P) Portia Sis 4 Cook Girls "Suffragette Court" Chlsholm ft Breen Daniels ft Conrad Vlacewnea* Ind. LYRIC (ubo) (Sunday opening) Thornton A Reld Ralph Connors Norton A Earle Washington, KEITH'S (ubo) Fay Terapleton Jas J Corbett Smith ft Austin Huffard ft Chain V Bergere Co Marion Weeks Dan Burke Co Mellllo Slstere Waterbory POLI'S (ubo) Emallnn Tr Black ft Tan "To Rsve fHe OirJ" Florrle Mltlershlp Melody Mon ft Maids (Ono to fill) 2d half Novelty Clintons Norton A Ayres Musical Mlnnes We IT* A Co Van Bergen A Oosler Minstrel Revue law MAJBBT1C (wva) (Sunday opening) MoOeods ft Tats Co "Rae; eVWynu" " Lafio.^^nMlerY^j ■— Al Abbott Society Circus 2d half "Four Husbands" WIlkee-Barre. _ POLI'S (Ubo) (Soranton Split) 1st half White Broe Beeele Looter Mr ft Mra Kelso Lally Bros ft B Johns Marcelle (Ono to fill) WUUaaeopert, Psu MAJESTIC (Ubo) Greta Von Bergen Gertrude Mllllngton Co Lillian Mortimer Co Jackie ft BUlle (Birds) (One to fill) 2d half Zara Carmen 8 "Girl From Milwau- kee" Ed Farnll Co Goelet Harris ft M Gordon ft Day Wlsslsat ORPHBUH Haruko Onukl "Nunsryland" Allan Dlnehnrt Co Ames ft Wlnthrop Mile Leltsel Beatrice Herford STRAND (wva) (Sunday opening) Lew Fitsglbbons Haley ft Haley Nicholson Trio Diving Nymphs PANTAOBS (»)* Morton Bros Jungle Man Amorce ft Mulvey Dslsy Jerome Hsrrv Roeo "Motor Madness*' W Blj^f%f I * Hill ft Asker Nelson Milton ft De 2d half Billy Kelgaxd Elsie SttrkCo "School Girls" POLI'S {ubo) Levering 8 Davis ft Walker J K Emmett Co Inglls ft Reading Kerslaks Pigs 2d halt Chuck Haas Walton ft Delberg 'To Save One Girl" Smith ft Fanner Don Fulano PLAZA (ubo) Oeo Buck Bnndell ft Bell Alice Nelson Co Berlin Sisters 5 Kantone 2d half Emallno Tr Foster ft Ferguson "Casey The Fireman" Billy Regan Larry Rellly Co Yeakerswlf. T. PROCTOR^ (ubo) Sid Baxter ft Bn Tom Maboney Adelaide Boothby Co Tate's "Motoring" Ash ft Show Clark's Hawallnns 2d half The Lamarde Bob Warren Burnham A Dove Moore ft Moon Bill Morrleey Co Lady Alice's Pete York. Pa. O H (ubo) Dufty ft Daisy Fred Weber Co Man Huntera Stone ft McEvoy "Camp In Rockies" fid half Gertrude Mllllngton Go Sylvester Family Folly Francis ft W Kobsn's Japs (One to fill) YcssgsleviBf O. HIP (ubo) Gordon ft Rica Kelly ft Oalvln Oeorgle Earle Co Rae E Ball Jas B Carson Co Big City 4 Paris ALHAMBRA Ccflton "Orange Packen" Arthur F Wsrd Ths Ksmakuras Fredy Force Chariot A Josette Madrid 3 Lucy Dereymon Jenny ft Joe O Lordy (Two to fill)