Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
Belly B. VAN PR0cT0R'S
NEW YEAR OFFERING.

An especially fine program has been
arranged by the management OF Proc
tors Park Place Theatre for the first
week of the new year, beginning with
the matinee performance on Monday
afternoon, with Billy B. Van and the
Beaumont Sisters as the headline num-
Der. The mere mention of their names
is enough to insure the fact that their
new act is a roaring, laugh-producing
comedy sketch. 1t is from the pen OF
Herbert Hall Winslow, and is entitled
props" The scene is laid in a vaude-
Vile theatre on a Monday morning at
the time when all the actors report to
the stage manager. The characters are
the leading lady for the week, the stage
manager, a scrubwoman and Props, the
important individual who figures out
that he is the real wheel around which
the Whole show revolves. Besides the
funny situation. the exceptionally good
comedy which the act provides, there
also Is several excellent musical num-
bers, the whole offering being different
and better than similar things which
have been seer In vaudeville, and it is
presented as only Billy Van and the
Beaumont girls can present it.
The second big number for the week
win be the appearance of Gerald Griffin
and a company Of several capable as
sistants in the production of a tabloid
edition of Edward Owing Towning's
clever comedy. entitled "Other Peoples
Money In its original form 1t was a
three-act farce comedy, which enjoyed
tremendous popularity for eleven con-
secutive seasons. With Mr.. Griffin in
the leading part the condensed version
is given much snap and an unusual at
-tractiveness, chiefly through the fact
that he is one OF the cleverest character
comedians in the country. The four
principal characters OF the original play
are retained, as well as all the comedy.
The members Of the cast include, be-
sides Mr.. Griffin. Marie Haynes, Mar
jorie Cortland and Francis Fay.
Miss Fannie Rice, known to theatre
goers the world over for her cleverness.
viii be the third big offering. She Will
present her original novelty, entitled
The Mimic Miniature Stage" The
Royal Tokyo Japanese Troupe OF Orien-
tai jugglers, tumblers n all-around
acrobats, each member of which is de-
clared TO be n master of his art. The
troupe is selected from among the
Mikado's own entertainers, it's MEM
bers being allowed to come to this
country for a limited period only. They
are Risley experts. and present as the
startling feature of their act a Won
derfnl n daring perch-bar act. Lewis
and Casey Will convulse the audiences
with laughter with their rapid-fire talk
ing act. The Two Pucks, brother and
sister, will present their remarkable
character change Offering, in which
they make quicker and more accurate
changes h n other one or two per-
sons who follow the changing of char
acters in vaudeville. The Major and
Phil Roy will do a comedy juggling
act which is second to nothing Of its
kind now on the stage. Miss May
Christian will appear as a singing
coincidence, and the show will conclude
with new and especially interesting
moving pictures.
At the Lyric Theatre, in Market
street, and the Dijou Dream, in Wash
ington street, both Proctor houses,
there is daily change of moving pic
lures and frequent change in the good
vaudeville acts which are offered. An
interesting feature of the entertainment
In the BiJou Dream is a series of local
pictures.