New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
AT THE VARIETIES.

satisfying bill at the Alhambra Theatre
.h,. ,,ooL "a headed by Maclyn Arbucke
in a brand new sketch called ne n
form Candidate" which is replete WIN
philosophy and humor. The acuht W
Mr.. Arbuckle in the role OF the oos'
ls a genuine delight, as might Wen pt ~
pectod Of an artist Of his reputation NAT
clever mite of fomininity. Nvette' was
rart,cuIarIy in evidence IN her singing.
dancing and violin PLAYING which. coupled
Nth an attractive personality, woud give
bor instant recognition anywhere. Anotn'r
orfo,inr Of entertaining qualities Is Inc
Careless Sophomore" introducing HAPPY
Harry, Tighc and company. Among oihcT
noteworthy offerings are Harry Williams
and Fpbert Van Alstyno, the popular song
smiths. Kaieyama. tho Handwriting won
der. Grant and Hoag In a hodee-podge Of
,,oIody and mirth: De Nelda and Zelda
foreign entertainers; Chick Sales the clever
protean artist, and the -Four Bards' aero
bats Of fame
Julius stcger. actor and golden voiced
singer In his biggest Success Ihe f''n
Commandment" a playlet fuH OF lhter's'
and delightful character drawing s'or'd
a success al the Bronx Yesterday Whore
bill Of exceptional merit is the onerihE.
Another feature which was we'll receive"
Is the Offering Of Eddie Leonard ana MaP'l
Russell which Is charged to tho iull WIN
mower 10 entertain Wilbur Mack and NeiIa
Walker are seen i'm THE Dollar Bin IN
accountable and sprightly diversion. Among
other favorites arc Joe Jackson. iinn"n
Eeckwith a singing Comedcnnc or talent
and charm: Gardner and Stoddard' IN
vaudeville frvolltles,' and the seven
Pichlannas. acrohats of distinction.
Al tho FIFTH Avenue Theatre this week
there are ffty-four young ladies'. he'y
Of lovelincss. all entertainers of less celen-
ritv than Lydia Barry. but whose attain
rnents combine 10 give novelty 70 the pro-
eramme. Miss Barry IL an original comedi-
erne. who gives new treatment 10 her
songs I'm the form of An odd delivery. anu
With her winsome manner. proved a.
cldcd hit Her repertory of exclusive songs
is Parry" Original Bits," "Toodle Dunn
Twenty Years Ago Forge Ahead.
Young Man" and The Rest Man" The
Fadette Lady orchestra. twenty-five 'Bos-
ton Buds" played popular and classic So
Iectons with a few "ragtime' airs 10 the
delight Of the house. The treat OF the al
teri oon was Rowena Stewart and GLADYS
alexandria, who presented n novel dra-
matte skit entitled broadway Love.
Among others. Grace Hazard scored with
her operate novelty. Five Feet OF Comic
Opera" i'm which she sings selections from
ten different operas with a change Of cos
tune for every number.
The audience at Hammerstein's Victoria
Theatre last night witnessed n hill with
several distinct feature acts. First place
was reserved for Houdini, the renowned
handcuff king and Jail breaker Mr. Hou-
dni added several new feats to his act
and was enthusiastically received. Another
novelty was "DiTkelspiel's Christmas"
One-act comedy skit. Daisy Harcourt, the
celebrated English comedienne, with "A new
Tepcrtory Of songs, was another act Of
equal Importance Marshall Montgomery,
the whistling ventriloquist, was also well
received. other acts that met with the
approval Of the audience were the Six Musi-
cal cuttys, In their novelty musical offer
ing: Clark and Bergman. in a dainty sing
ing and dancing skit: Avery and Hart. the
well known colored comedians: VIII Rog-
crs introducing Western sports and pas
times: Miller and Lyle. in a clever singing
and dancing turn. Bert Melrose. in bal
anclng: Matine Brothers. comedy tram
p0nists, and Chalk Saunders, comedy car
tOOnist.