New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-27
VARIETIES, ROOFS, PARKS
Union Square Offers Festival
Bill Headed by FOyS.
De ANGELS AT FIFTH AVE.
Olga Petrova at New Brighton
-Loney Haskell Explains
Movies" at Hammerstein's.

Eddie Foy. in that race-suicidal act OF
his in which he enlists the comedy genius
of his seven Foylets, only shows how
vaudeville audiences do approve of chill
dren. What a thing ii must be to throw
out careless comedy gesture or naive
bit Of original wit and then hear 1t echoed
and re-echoed seven times after you;
then to drop off the stage for moment
and hear a small edition Of yourself taxi
ing off your foibles out there before a
kindly but vociferously appreciative au-
dcncc. There's nothing like IT, boys"
as Mr.. Foy himself remarked. pointing
to the serried row of seven heads when
ne first tried this popular stunt at the
one hundredth performance Of the Rose
Maid" last July.
Villa Holt Wakefield discoursed 10
piano accompaniment some pathos and
sentiment to the vast and emphatic de-
light of those present and Kate watson
gave the odd picture OF a gawky woman
comedian who was at the same time
graceful She won a round Of applause
with some backwoods exaggerations.
Frank sheridan's players gave bur-
lesdue playlet called why Sciatica Lett
Home" and Mabelle Adams and company
gave Maurice de Marcy's "Iila'-a one
act thriller from the French vaudeville
stage. The weeks bill is a special one.
made up as It lie. OF several numbers
which are known on the circuits az star
acts
Nfua Olga Petrova reappeared last
night al the New Brighton Theatre and
proved herself one OF the favorites OF
the vaudeville here as well as in Eu-
rope. Petrova played scene from
"Sapho" sang "Oh, You Beautiful Doll
in French and gave limitations ~hich
won her considerable appreciation. Joe
Harris "A Night in a Turkish Bath IL
one act farce effectively staged and
well acted. The setting represents
lOunging room in a New York establish
ment II is an original and an enter
taing number woven about an incident
rather than a full fedged story. Another
big feature was Frederick Bond ana
Fremont Benton. who presented their
greatest success, My Awful Dead Lee
Perry and George White. the musical com
edy duo. appeared H. an entertaining mu-
steal skit in which they have won popu-
larity. Max Wits Melody Lane Girls,
in a miniature musical comedy, proved
ravoritcs at the New Brighton last night.
Schcnck 4 Van entertained with novel
Offering. Steiner trio. comedy bar art
itts. Roeder 81 Lester. aerial artists, and
others rounded out a well balanced bill
A mind reading exhibition which thor
oughly mystihes as well as amuses is
that OF Ali Rajah. the thought king VINO
js chief feature this week at the al
frcsco theatre at Schenck Brothers
Greater Palisades Amusement Park.
Other acts on the bill are OF top line cali
bre, and the performance as whole is
one of the most pleasing seen at the
park this summer. Conspicuous among
the entertainers are Skipping. Kennedy
and Reeves, singing comedians; Divine
Dodson. the female impersonator; Luck
stone. Cambell and Davies. novelty per
formers; Fitzgerald and Odeh mirth
ma kers of novel methods. Virginia Grant.
a prepossessing young woman OF real
entertaining ability. and ManniX and YER
non. in their unique specially. Comedy
numbers are particularly in evidence.
There VIII be matinee performances
Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday.
Palisades Parks permanent free at
fractions. such az Arthur Holden, the
spectacular nigh diver, whose sensational
feats have thrilled thousands this sum-
mer: the big circus acts at the hippo
drome. and Professor Lo Hito and his
Royal Italian Guards Band continue 10
attract and entertain the throngs. Thurs
day night there will be an elaborate fire.
works display, and on Friday night there
will be a prize waltz contest at the ball
room. where the music FOR dancing Will
be supplied by Lemlein's Hippodrome or
chestra.