The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25
VAUDEVILLE GETS. AN UPLIFT
ADVANCED KIND SHOWN AT THE
NEW YORK THEATRE.

10 Pieases, TO0-Europeen Numbers Inter-
sperscd Between Those Of Domestic
stamp-LA Esmeralda shows o Btt Of
Spanish Dancing az Tho Real Kind.
Klaw a Erlanger's new idea In vaude-
Vile was put forth last night at the New
York Theatre. Advanced vaudeville 10
the title the managers have given their
production, and the name will be merited
II the class Of the opening card Is continued
through the season. The vaudeville that
wa presented last night Ia a decided adj
vance owe some Of the amusements under
that name that have been given In this
city In times past.
The statement of Mr.. Klaw and Mr..
Erlanger that they intend to bring to their
New York theatre the real vaudeville
talent OF European music halls seemed
to be s~ubstantiated In large measure by
the acts that were produced. Though
George Fuller Golden is too we'll known
to Broadway to claim a European fame
and Honey Boy" George Evans has a
glimmer entirely American, the Spanish
dancing troupe headed by La Esmeralda
and the Bogannys from the W~intergarden,
Berlin, were Of q class unique to the average
Broadway vaudeville show.
Miss Grace Hazard OF Babes in Toy
land fame wa the second number
OF the programme last night. Miss
Hazard appeared very stufy looking
and not at all slender to sing a little song
about sleigh bells; that over she made a
clothes rack Of her Louis Quinze stan and
pooeeded to undress discreetly. Each cos
tune was cleverly evolved from the
strippings Of the last. and she didn't even
stop when she arrived at the nightgown
stage; there were a sailor suit and various
other DISCUSSES under that. At the end
Of her act Miss Hazard is really quite thin.
The Alexandroff troupe Of Russian dane
ers proved to be clever in the hippity-hop
twirling and whirling style of motion sup
posed to be characteristic of some Cossack
festivities. Some Of the Russian. women
are not at all lacking in athletic ability
necessary to make the dance wildly Sibeif an.
George Fuller Golden had friends in the
house who welcomed him to the city when
he made his bashful appearance. Mr..
Golden wal droll as ever He had many
new .wheezes that are calculated to make
a hit, particularly when Mr.. Golden tells
them in his retiring fashion. II is good
to hear his definition Of what is soldiers
food and why.
The musical end Of the programme was
supplied by the Six Musical Cuttys, not a
sister act FOR there are three men in the
sextette. What the six do on various wind
instruments and sets Of strings Ii creditable.
but when they give that over for a few
barber shop chords about MY Mothers
Name Was Mary" they cease TO be musical.
One of the six could go IL alone on a cello
even IL she had no other accomplishment.
What is advertised as an entirely new
London absurdity in The London Fire
Brigade" is all the title implies, with nothing
to redeem il. 1t would be unfair to believe
that London audiences. still revel in slap
stick humor, even If one Of the pantomimics
10 as large as Secretary Taft. without stuff
ing. II first night audience did not know
where il was supposed to laugh when the
pantOmime company went through its
tricks last night, 80 there was no laugh.
La Esmeralda. who was heralded on
dodgers thrown under the seats because
she came to Join the troupe Of Spanish
dancers too late to get on the theatre
programme. gave a unique sample Of what
the Spanish conceive dancing to be. IL
In a hit with the madrileflos. Her
dancing was s~inuous. graceful and wonder
fully interpretative of the music. The
other members Of the troupe are not far
behind her in ability.
A very Frenchy act with two initiative
dogs by NJ. Desroches and Mile. Blanca
did not show much TO commend IL. George
Evans complained that he always followed
the dogs when his turn came next, but
II he was not better han the dogs George
sang in English lacking suggcstiveness
and that was more than Monsieur and
Mademois ellie did.