New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
At THE VARIETIES
Nine. Petrova in Her Second
Week at Fifth Avenue.
NEW SKETCH AT VICTORIA
Ned Wayburn Leads at Colonial
Persian Garden
Again.

stage here. although she had made a SUE
cess at the London Hippodrome during the
past season. has been retained a second
week a the Fifth Avenue This time, how
ever, instead OF being placed inconspicu-
| ously on the programme and allowed to win
her way with her audiences Il she could,
she is made the leading figure OF the bill,
The weekly poster is a fantastic sketch Of
her, and special scenic background has
been designed for her
so much for the speed OF vaudeville au-
diences in finding and marking with the
blue ribbon Of success the ones who please
! them.
Petroya. who sings. initiates, turns
French things into English and English
into French and sketches the moods ~ both
| comedy and tragedy with facile adroIt-
ness, was again so well received that she
spoke to the audience Yesterday afternoon,
thanking them and asking for continu-
ance of favors.
! r. A Roberts. whose varied work in
| Dick Turpin' was noticed in these col
| umns last week. is appearing AT the Fifth
| Avenue this week in his sketch the scene
Of which is laid in the history-haunted
Spanards' Inn, OIL Hampstead Heath.
The Antique Girl quite odd little
fantasy in one act. the theme Of which
turns about curio in an antique shop
presumably on Fourth avenue. has re-
turned 10 New York The book Of this
| little musical comedy was written by
William Le Baron and the music by Rob
ert Hood Powers
| Fred Duprez. who monoloCues has an
odd little catch fl his style Of comedy
that HTS his audience suddenly into high
spirits. Isabelle Diamond and Frank
Carter proved first class iolliers
And these successful sketches and d.
verse offerings are only about half Of an
unusually bright programme
Tom Lewis and company. who presented
a musical comedy entitled The Man from
the Metropole" yesterday afternoon at
Hammersteins Victoria. we're accorded
first place on the weeks bill Mr.. Lewis
is assisted by Burrell Barbaretto as the
husband and Bessie Skeer as the wife As
tho waiter from the Metropole he reused
n good deal of hilarity. The sketch, by
! William Jerome. IS cleverly written The
music was composed by Harry Won Tilzer
and the staging was done by George ~
| Conan.
Joseph Howard and Mabel McCane made
! their temperance I'm vaudeville after an
absence Of four years. In a delightful mu-
steal skit Their songs were written by
Mr. Howard himself
Beaue and Babs. two clever juvenile
singers ard dancers. entertained the audi
ence with good songs and graceful dane
ing Frank Fogarty the Dublin minstrel.
| supplied boutonn.ere OF spring stories
| that were accorded the laughs OF high
| comedy Daisy Harcourt the favorite
| English coincidence. introduced many new
songs. which she sang in a stvIe new
| 10 the music halls here. Ned Wavburns
| English pony ballet. composed 81 six girls,
offered novel dancing turn. Others on
the hill were Luciano Luca. in singing
novelty; Laurence and Rex. Clara Baller-
inc Root and White. singers and dancers:
McRae and Levering comedy cyclists: tho
| Rerrns and Shenck Brothers Europes
sensational hand balancers
| AN star describes this weeks bill nj
tho Alhambra. and there's not dull mo-
meut from tho overture 70 the cash Of the
goodnight signal Tho chief feature ls a
| Persian Garden" tho rev miniature mu-
steal comedy. tho book and lyrics Of which
are by Edgar Allen Woof and tho music
BY Anatol Friedand. with Louis A. Simon
and Kathryn Osterman IN the principal
roles "A Persian Garden is one Of the
mort acceptable offerings " its type on the
stage The Battle cry ~ Freedom" is tho
title ~ a tumutuous comedy In which
clever May Tuly and her comical aids arc
seen The piece was written by Miss Tully
in collaboration with Rozeman Bulger. the
| sporting writer. and has to deal with the
always present subject of Reno divorces
| In the Pianophiend Ministries the costum-
! ing the settings and the appearance OF the
artists are ell in keeping with the high
| Lasky standard. and the act constitutes an
| agreeable half hours entertainment. In
! the hands Of Eddie Leonard the lmpersona-
! ton OF blackface character is an art This
| popular actor, assisted by Mabel Russell.
was one Of the best liked features Of the
programme. Among others Of note are
! Cheyenne Days" affording n glimpse OF
wild Western life, with bucking broncos
lariat throwing cowboys and expert riding
cowgirls. the Great Howard, the clever
| Scotch ventriloquist. Morris and Allen. the
song comedians; Jimmie Lucas. I'm some
| good nonsense. and Rosaire and Doretto.
comedy acrobats.
Ned Wayburns Producer" which leads
the Colonial bill, is both spectsc uar and
| entertaining. II gives the layman an op-
| portunity TO see a dress rehearsal Of a must
cal comedy in full action and in every de-
| tail. The act Is set in three scenes, the
first representing the producers office the
second showing the stage door Of the Rialto
! Theatre and the third scene is the stage
itself. where Mr. Wayburn. In his famous
sweater rehearses the chorus and prn"i-
! pals and reveals many OF the tricks in
securing stage effects.
With a repertory OF songs including some
! of the latest and daintiest ballads all
| chosen to NJ her voice. Ethel Green CON
! tributed materially TO the success OF the
| bill and her number was one of the best
! liked on the programme. Mag Haggcrtys
! Visit" the latest creation OF Ryan and
| Ritchncld. served TO Introduce Tommy
! Ryan. in the character of the lovablc old
| Irishman who insists that he is as good as
| any "gintleman" alive Another Offering
Of note il that of Bert Levy the artist
| cartoonist, who has travelled the world
over for material. His caricatures are both
amusing and dverting. Among others Of
prominence are Stepp, Mehllnger and King
the popular entertainers; Lew Brice and
Lillian Come. in Kids Is Kds"; Vale
cita's leopards. Four Konerz Brothers.
hoop and dabolo experts.