New-York tribune., 1905-11-05

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his ability to free himself Of handouts and
other bonds, among the principal headlines
acts announced for the Alhambra Theatre for
the new week beginning Monday afternoon. Fred
Niblo, with new stories. and Pat Rooney and
Marion Bent In the singing and dancing skft,
Make Yourself at Home" other vaudeville
celebrities of the bill, which offers also Frank
d. Bryan and his Peace Congress OF American
Girls, his first vaudeville appearance In New
York in several years.
"The Bankers Daughter" with its vivid MEM
ories of the Union Square stock company, VIII
be revived at Proctor's One Hundred and
Twenty-fifth Street Theatre this week. The John
Strebelow will be William ]. Kelley. and Miss
Jessie Bonstelle will play Lillian Westbrook
Beginning Monday afternoon the Karabanza
troupe of Japanese acrobats will make its ap-
pearance in return engagement at the Eden
Musee. This troupe has just arrived in this
country from Paris. where it has COM
pleted tour of the European cities 1t VIII
appear every afternoon and evening. On Sun
day afternoon and evening the Hungarian Band
will give it's usual sacred concerts
williams and Walker continue to head the
bill at Hammerstein's Victoria for the coming
week. The return of these colored comedians
70 vaudeville sgnalzed by record breaking
attendance the last week, and the hit of the
darkev funmakers was instantaneous. They
will present new songs every week of their lin
tied engagement. Another headliner on the
weeks programme is Miss Anna Iaughlin, the
wee comedienhe of THE Wizard of Or COM
pany who is making her first appearance in
vaudeville. Other acts Searl and Violet Allen
and company in miniature musical comedy;
Ward and Curran in their skit, THE Terrible
Judge; Hickey and Nelson in "Twister and
Tangled; the Peschkoff Troupe of Russian
ETttyny fnr4 Ia
athletes: viii r. Rogers, the cowboy lariat
thrower: Willie Gardner. "skatorial" artist. and
vitagraph views.
Mr. Powers surrounded by a company. Is to
produce a singing and dancing sketch, entitled
Dreaming" at Proctor's. Twenty-third Street
Theatre The London Comedy Company OF
fourteen players, in "A Night in English
Music Hail." will appear. John Hyams. who for
years has been feature of minstrel shows is
TO appear with Leila Mcintyre. In addition TO
these features the bill contains Ada Overton
Walker of Williams and Walker. with her ten
Abyssinian Maids; the Basque Quartette, Span
ish singers; GoOleman's cat ana dog circus
Charles r. Sweet, "The Musical Burglar ;
Young and Devote in singing and dancing act
The Tanakas in Juggling act, and a funny set
of motion pictures.
Lillian Russell will be at Proctors Fffty-eghth
Street this week.
The Hippodrome's popularity knows no dimi-
mutton Twice daily the crowds flock TO the
big playhouse to witness THE Romance Oh
Hindoo Princess" and "a Yankee Circus on
Mars" In the operation of Transforming the
great stage for the two scenes OF the proouc-
ton more than thousand tons of scenery Is
handled by nearly two hundred carpenters and
property men. One piece. representing rugged
mountain. supports fifty tons of elephants In
nd heaviest section
Individual scenery towers fifty-three feet and rs
one hundred and fifty feet wide. 1t weighs i1fteen
tons and the efforts of sixty-five men are re-
ouired to set it In place. The ground cloth. I'M
ported from Ireland, is the largest piece OF
canvas ever sewed together Claire henot ano
her lions continue the shiVery sellsalioil oL the
IIinnodrome's incidental circus. Her only Weap-
ons of defence and offence are a s.isht Diutil ,
rod And small whip, but her subjugation OF the
big beasts of the jungle Is SO thoroush lii''
the chance of accident seems remote
Iyst+b,s beeins November with a bill tnat is
calculated to counteract chilly weather coiiUi
tions as we'll as alay the fevers OF the poh'ie7i
caupatgn. since zone touch of humor makes tlie
whole world pleasant" Kefths VIII open @' Ia
~ on Election Day. and for twelve hours
continuously there will be fun galore III tle oiu
Union Square Theatre. The bill includes NICK
LONG and Idalene Cotton in their latest
nrotean character comedy. entitled Managerial
,rroubIes,'. Staley and Birbeck, the "Musicai
r2Iacksmiths in the second and last week oL
their transformation scene; Mr.. and Mrs. HOW
ard Truesdell and company, presenting the oo
mestic comedietta, entitled Aunt LOUISA <u-
vice: Billy Van, the Minstrel Man., with the
latest end gags and songs; CHnord ana bufhe'
eccentric comedians; Cabarets Canine WONDERS
Keith's newest imported trained animal act "a.
w Asra Europes greatest billiard expert VINO
also makes his first American appearance Oh
This occasion; Mr.. and Mrs. Cal stewart, pre-
senting their comical skit, Uncle Josh on the
RnwerY'': Fred Ray and Juliet Wood, in their
burIesG1,e Roman Drama john Eberly, barytoiie'
and Austin Walsh with his "Rubberneck Wag-
on on a sightseeing tour OF the city.
pa,cv Williams last week completed arrange
rnents for the importation OF a NUMBER OF HI
,ortsnt vaudeville attractions for presentation
at the Colonial and Alhambra theatres, Manhat-
tan and the Orpheum Theatre OF Brooklyn
A Roberts one of the current successes OF
tho Jondon music halls. who recently completed
a years run at the Palace, in London, VIII be
.aen at the Colonial Theatre during the week Of
November 81 He will present Dick Turpin,"
dramatic sketch involving five characters. all
played by simself. ,.- ..os.u..,.. ,,,,,o
soorad in this country about a half dozen years
sgn when she introduced the dftty. DADDY
xS9S,,,,5,,,t P1Iy Me a Bow-WOW, is another Lon
don fead1iner secured Dy MI WhIafhs- oiiice
sf;se yicforia's former visit 10 America she has
@nne "a the front rank of popular character
medicines in London -
I5a Renee the English singer last season
brought over by the Shuoerts Tor The Royai
ThafS, xsflf return to America IN December.
Ar.b,,r prince Englands principal yentriio-
cnist Is another big London headifner that VIII
re offered at the Williams theatres next month.
n l. Duuyflle comic singer and musical hau
comedian has also been secured Tor perform
Williams circuit during the