The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-26

somewhat melodramatio in tone and treat
ment II Ia by no means 20 improbable in
It's plot and incident rs ZONE melodramas
that have won popular favor
The Russell Brothers, funny fellows,
will be az the Thalia this week In THE
Hired Girls Millions
The Bon Ton Extravaganza Company
will furnish the laughter, legs and lingerie
at the Murray Hill Theatre this week,
The coming weeks bill at Hurtig a Sea-
mons Music Hall will be Sam A. Scribner's
Big Show. The attraction will offer "
burlettas, a long ollo OF vaudeville spe-
oialistN musical ensembles and a display OF
costumes.
The navy heroes group at the Eden Musee
is creating much interest at this time owing
to the activities Of the United States feet
now on the Pacific Coast. Other a
groups are constantly being added to-
gether with new cinematograph views
just arrived from Europe. The Royal
Blue Hungarian Band continues to meet
with favor at the afternoon and evening
concerts,
At Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre Of
Varieties this week Ia the American farewell
Of Alice Lloyd. The remainder Of the
programme will include William Courtleigh,
the American actor, and his company in the
oomedietta entitled Peaches by George
V, Hobart; the MoNaughton Brothers, Ben
WEIGH, the Hebrew comedian, who will
introduce a new character in which he inn
personates an Italian; 0'Brien Havel, as
sisted by Efie Lawrence, presenting the
one act comedy skit entitled Ticks and
Clicks; John T.. Hazard, presenting a
Amt II Awful, Mabel Hill and Whitaker,
American singers and instrumentalists,
just returned from their European tour;
Martin Brothers, Iylophone experts, Al
volo and Othello, European ymnasts, and
new Vitagraph views.
The Kentucky Bellies come 10 the
Gotham this week.
Down at the Dewey the California Girls
will furnish the entertainer (which per-
haps will be not so very different from the
Kentucky variety.
Huber's Fourteenth Street Museum offers
as a special attraction for the coming week
Nine. Pauline's troupe OF leopards.
Others on the bill are Ajax, sword s~wsllower;
Murrello's troupe OF spaniels, besides many
others. The theatre annex will have Col
Inns and Labelle, Lew Welsh and forty-hve
minutes Of Edison's latest moving pictures.
Tony Pastor announces another new
recruit from the legitimate TO vaudeville,
| Charles W. Bowser, who will produce with
Miss Edith Hinkle and others an original
playlet, Superstition, that deals with
the occult in a comedy strain. Frank
Bush win appear again with brand new
stories. Among others are the Misses
Hanson and Nelson in their singing, dane
ing aud comedy: the Vedmars, %acrobatic
comedy; the Razarfs, ~illusionists; the De
Muths, dancers; Potter and Harris, gym
nastio display; Burke and Finn, comedy
boxing; Grotesque Randolphs, specialists;
Mr.. and Mrs Lew Stanley. singing act;
Booth and Grain, sketch; Laughford
Brothers, comedians; F~redburke Travel
Scenes, and the American Vitagraph with
life motion pictures.
Marie Dressler, the one aud only. enters
Upon the second and last week at Percy
q. WiIiams's Colonial when she will sing
her songs In truly Dressler fashion, Billy
B. Van assisted by Rose Beaumont will
present 'The Other Boy Ella Snyder with
her West Point Cadets in Commencement
Day. Chris Richards, Scotch comedian
Imro Fox, magician; the Nichols Sisters;
Ida Fuller. her second week at the Colo
NAL; Wills and HaBsan, acrobats and the
Willard Trio finish the bill. The popu-
Latte nnnNaaN ha0ina NO-UnnFTnH for tho
most popular woman vaudeville singer
and terminates Sunday in Mr.. Williams'S
chain Of theatres.
The first Harlem appearance OF Zelie
de Lussan, the pima donna, who was
formerly Of the Metropolitan, at Percy
@. Williams's Alhambra, is scheduled this
week. Eugene Jepson and company in
THE Mayor and the Manicure have a
sketch. Irene Franklin. assisted by Burt
Green, will sing. Harry GilfoiI, known
as a mimic and comedian, will introduce
his character creation Baron Sands
Collins and Hart are parody acrobats.
Matthews and Ashley are humorists. Mr..
and Mrs. Jimmie Barry in AT Hensfoot
Corners arc good. Herbert Brooks is an
illusionist and performs q number Of amaz-
ing tricks, De Haven and Sidney are to
be seen.
Tonight both at the New York and
Liberty Theatres there will be concerts
for the benefit OF the White Rats, the vaude-
vile association. There will be big bills
at both theatres.
Lee Harrison is announced as the 10 asst
master chairman Of the ninth Of Gus
Edwards's Sunday Nights in Bohemia"
at the Circle Theatre tonight.
'The Love Waltz Jesse LaSky's musical
production. IL booked for q second week at
the Fifth Avenue Theatre, 30 we'll was II
received the week OF April 20. Jessie Mil
ward and company in a sketch by Hartley
Ma men called The Queens Messenger
will be another attraction. Ethel Levey
is also billed. Others will be Howard and
North in Those Were Happy Days Kelly
and Rose, singers; Madden and Fitzpatrick
in a sketch, The Turn OF the Tide; Will
lam Maoarte, monologist, and the Three
Mees, wire performers,
The Ffty-eighth Street Theatre will have
a big drawing card in the Four Nortons
this week. A big act will be the Novelties
with their circus. The De Haven SeXtet
is a singing and dancing turn. Shean and
Warren will give their sketch in two scenes,
@Quo Vadis Upside Down Others will be
Jean Lennon and company In a sketch,
World and Kingston, THE Soubrette and
the Tramp" the Girl Behind the Drum and
Lew Hawkins, monologist,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Drew will head the
bill at the l2Sth Street Theatre in -Billy's
Tombstones.' Another headline act will