New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
At THE VARIETIES
Bertha KaIiCh in 0ne-ACt Play
Other Novelties Hippo
drome-KinemaCoIor.

Vaudeville on its onward and inward
march is offering more signs Of achieve
ment this week than usual The coming OF
| Bertha Kalich TO the Colonial and the an
nouncement of the "All-Men Bill" at the
Fifth Avenue are perhaps the most striking
features Of the weeks programmes. which
follow in detail
Frank keenan, in Oliver Whites power
full one-act play Of New York life. Man TO
Man" tops the bill Of the week at the Al
| hambra Theatre Man to Man" gives Mr.
| Keenan's we'll known dramatic ability a
good chance to reveal itself Paul Dickey
: and company will contribute one of the
comedy numbers Of the programme with
The Come Back" sketch Of college life.
which is "a laugh" from the first to the
last curtain. Charming Bonita, of Wine,
Women and Song fame, assisted by Lew
IIearn, will appear in songs and comedy.
and Beatie and Babs. the clever English
| juveniles, will be seen in their clever spe-
cialty. Hoey and Lee, the Hebrew paro-
dsts and comedians, are important addi-
| tions to the array OF merrymakers. Among
others are the Four Readings, in their ac-
robatic act: the Havelocks, in lively
advertisement, and the Dixie Serenaders,
| in a pleasing musical entertainment. The
usual Sunday concerts will be given in the
| afternoon and evening.
Nine. Bertha Kalch, making her first APP
pearance here in vaudeville. and Thomas
A. Wise head bill of unusual promise for
| the current week at the Colonial Theatre.
| Mime. Kalich makes her metropolitan
debut in vaudeville in a sketch entitled,
| "The Light Of St. Agnes" which Mrs.
Fiske wrote and in which she once played
at matinee in this city. Mr. Wise and
| company will be seen in a One-act
playlet called "A Chip of the Old
Block which gives Mr.. Wise the
role Of a retired actor living at the
Actors Fund Home. on Staten Island
| Laura Guerite, assisted by George +.
Moore, in comedy and songs and Gerald
Griffin and company in a laughing skit,
| "Other Peoples Money" comprise two OF
the most important features of the pro-
gramme. Among others are Villa Holt
| Wakefield, in her famous panolOgue; the
| Golden troupe OF Russian entertainers;
Bixley and Lerner. the Hebrew comedians
and singers; Miller Lyles, in a clever
advertisement and the Musical Johnsons
The usual Sunday concerts afternoon and
| evening.
Harry Hastngs's Big Show is this weeks
attraction AT the Columbia Theatre. typ
ical burlesque performance will be present
| ed. beginning with a one-act travesty called
| IAN Ocean Joy Ride" followed by an at.
tractive vaudeville bill and concluding
with lively burlesque entitled AT the
| College Inn" Mr.. Hastings, who is one OF
the most popular performers in burlesque
| has the assistance of a long cast OF CO.
| medians. singers and specialists. including
| Viola Sheldon, the California Nightingale
Tom Coyne. Barney Toye. Edna Hyland
! Seymour, Dempsey and Seymour, Bohan-
ron and Corey, Hill, Cherry and Hill, the
Dancing Kleins, the Singing Four, Fredel
| Ackerman and West and Ansor. Toots
| Paka and her Hawaiian trio have been spe-
/ cially engaged as the added attraction OF
the vaudeville bill. There is an unusually
large chorus and dancing ballet, and the
1 scenery. and costumes are said to equal any
that have been shown in pretentious rnusi.
cal comedy productions. Concerts Will be