The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-22
At THE THEATERS
Vaudeville at the Gennett.

When Manager Swisher secured
Fred Wyskoff and company for his
bill at the Gennett this week he made
a most happy selection for this trio
made hit from its first appearance
before Gennett audience and Sc
cured enthusiastic recalls from the
matinee audience of Monday to say
nothing of the enthusiastic welcome
at night. The Wyckoffs present a
comedy sketch entitled Plain Folks"
and Fred Wyckoff himself as Daniel
Dudley, a good-hearted farmer, is a
laugh-producer. AS singer and dan
Ger, his antics are exceedingly mirth-
provoking, while Frank NJ. Gibbons,
as Ezekiel Smily the town constable
gives him able support. They have
some catchy songs. Franklin Jerome
and company have a novelty turn in
presenting portion of the play ''Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" and Mr.. Jer-
ONE does some clever work as cray
on artist. DeVaro ana Curtis furnish
the acrobatic part of the program
with work on the ring and bar, with
little comedy thrown in. DeVaro is
good in the acrobatic line. Tampa, the
musical drummer girl, not only plays
the drum with ability, but sings and
plays other musical instruments az
we'll Harry Jolson, singing and talk
ing comedian, tells some of the best
of Hebrew stories and sings some up
to-date songs. The illustrated songs
this week, sung by Mr. Renk, are
"Only a Message from Home, Sweet
Home and Don't Cry, Katie Dear"
and the motion pictures are THE
Great Sea Serpent" Anna Held" and
Moving Day." the last mentioned be-
ing an especially amusing film.
Vaudeville at the Phillips.
Charles and Minnie Burroughs. as
predicted, are strong feature on the
bill at the New Phillips this week and
put on one of the best examples of re-
fined vaudeville. Their "a Domestic
Blizzard" is laugh producer in no
small degree and in addition they in
troduce comedy, piccole and original
songs. Mrs. Burroughs goes into the
philanthropic business, and gives
away all Burroughs clothes and also
goes into the reforming business by
serving tea and cake to sinners. To
even it up, he gives away her cloth
ing and also passes out the furniture
1t ends in happy compromise. Leon
and BERTHE Allen, presenting a must
cal comedy entitled "a Girl and a
Man" were warmly welcomed and the
audience insisted without success
upon their recall. Miss Alice Hamil-
ton character artist, is one exceed
ingly clever in depicting the Bowery,
Irish, German and Hebrew character
istics. She responded to the urgent
demands of the audience for a second
appearance last night. Tot Young,
comedian and banjo wizard, is live
ly blackface performer and the term
wizard in connection with his musi-
cal work is not ill-timed. Casad and
DeVerne, musical comedy artists,
are up to the standard in this line. In
addition there are two illustrated
songs sung by Miss Leona Thompson,
"On the Pillow of Despair" and
Where Rolls the Organ" and the
Philoscope shows some good motion
pictures. All told, the bill is a deserv-
ing one. Manager Murray is now
contemplating a change on Saturday
night, giving two performances in
stead Of one in order to accommodate
the many who are on the streets on
that night and who do not find it con-
venient to attend the first perform
ance.