Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-14
The
Theatres

KEITH & PROCTOR's.

KEITH & PROCTOR'S.
One Hundred and T~wenty-fiftb Street
The stock company which has
brought so much fame and fortune
to the prosperous and popular play
house will be kept intact throughout
the summer with only such defec-
lions as may be necessary in order to
permit the various members their
customary vacations. The souvenir
matinees, so successful last summer,
are revived this season, and on
Thursday afternoons the ladies are
presented with a handsome souvenir
always highly priced. There isn't a
cooler place in Harlem for entertain
ment with its abundance of electric
and palm leaf fans, and the AUDITOR
ium is invariably ten to twenty de-
grees cooler than the street. Tne at
Traction for June IS is the powerful
drama Leah, the Forsaken, WIN
Miss Beatrice Morgan as Leah; Mr..
McAllister. Mr.. Hawley, Mr.. Norton,
Miss Scott. Mr.. Cummings, Miss Jew
ell and Miss Deston. An innovation
in the of plays to be offered
has been successfully introduced at
this house. 1t is in the voting con-
test for the plays desired by the pat
rons and those receiving the highest
number of votes are the ones selected
bv the management. Last weeks
count of ballots showed this result:
"Northern Lights" SO votes; Tam
ing the Shrew," 7O5 votes; Leah,
tbe Forsaken,' 6S8 votes; Mrs.
anes Defence $40 votes; Lord and
LADY Algy." 625 votes.
The plays will be produced in quick
succession.
There is excellent vaudeville be-
tween the acts of the plays and al
ways on Sunday is presented the
highest class vaudeville stars in a
capital concert afternoon and even
ings.
Union Square.
With the entertainment maintain
ed at the customary exalted standard
of this popular house, the summer
programs will be just as alluring and
| Measurable as the frosty, nipping
days of winter. And very frequently,
too. are there reminders of the rigid
days of February, where the cooling
| plants of the Keith & Proctor houses
| get to working overtime in the audi
toriums. For the week of the eigh-
| teenth, the Union Square has, as its
chief feature Robert billiard, who
has Just closed with Miss Blanche
Bates in 1.-The Girl from the Golden
West" Mr.. Hilliard will present the
powerful little drama, "As a Man
lSows," one of the best of all the
strictly legitimate plays offered in
vaudeville. A special company has
been selected to assist Mr.. Hilliard
IN his vaudeville tour. Ray L. Royce,
star of York State Folks" who was
4 vaudevillian before he went into
he legitimate, offers a capital mono
logue; and the others are: Merri Os-
bronze, pianiste and ~"diseuse;" the
thrilling Globe of DEATH" which is
1ot as fatal in results as the name
implies although fraught with great
LANCER to the participants; Bailey &
Reno; Geiger & Walters; Howard &
Howard; Stanley & Leonard; Cert
rude Gebest; Alexis & Schall; Mile.
edna; Barto & Lafferty and a dozen
other sterling features.
Twenty-third Street.
In the shopping district along
Twenty-third street the bargain hunt
9rs are attracted in vast numbers to
he ALTAR programs at Keith and
oroctor's T~wenty-third street theatre.
The excellence of the entertainments
twice a day, at this favorite resort
lave long since been demonstrated
beyond dispute and the T~wenty-third
street house is famous for it's bill of
novelties and ~pre-eminent quality.
Another adjunct, especially now,
with the heated term upon us, is the
Uncommon GOODNESS of the auditor
'um at this house. The breeZes seem
o have full sway here with splendid
results. The headliner for June IS
is Julius Steger, the famous operate
tenor, who will make his debut In
vaudeville in a one act play, entitled
THE Fourth Commandment" 1t is
staged under the direction of Mr..
Ben Teal, of Charles Frohman's
forces, and assisting Mr.. Steger are
Forrest Robinson and Julie Herne,
The latter n of the clever daughters
Of the late James A. Herne. A bic
European novelty is Carl Hertz, a
| marvellous illusionist from the Lon
Ion Hippodrome, who will make his
American debut June IS in a mys-
ferrous novelty. "Belshazzor's Black
board" He will be assisted by Mile.
O'Almont, a beautiful Parisienne,
Another novelty is Miss Nellie Beau
mont, late star of 1.-THE Serio-C Comic
G~overness," who offers the skit my
Busy Day." and others are Paul Spa
doni, graceful picturesque juggler,
whose strength enables him to lift
IN automobile on his shoulders; Ray
mond & Caverly; Taylor Holmes; Ed
gar Bixley; Sisters Ronay: Gus Leon
ard, and the newest moving pictures.
The Sunday concerts will be con-
tinued as usual, afternoon and even
ing. al the T~Wenty-third street the.