New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
VARIETIES, ROOFS, PARKS.
OLYMPIC and Keith'S Harlem
Open for Season.
EMMA CARUS BACK AGAIN
In the Gray Of the Dawn" and
Little Mother" Score
at Proctor's.

On the GRAY OF the Dawn" Little
Mother" and Marvine, the male soprano.
are emphasized on the bills of Proctor's
Fifth Avenue Theatre this week, but I'm
the Gray of the Dawn" so far exceeds the
others in dramatic fervor and In its ex-
position that IL Is q shame TO mention IL
In the same breath. That may be a
slight exaggeration when the matter Is
| reduced TO cold and absolute criticism,
but II was without doubt the impression
! I'm the minds OF the majority OF yester-
days audiences as they filed out OF the
| theatre
Nor IL Il any great detraction from
| Little Mother" by no means bad
sketch in it's way Leading a bill by it
self. Little Mother would be considered
justified success. Its plot is perhaps a
bit conventional, showing the wandering
son won back from show lady" BY the
faithful mother and happily betrothed TO
the sweet young thing he used to love.
but 1t is we'll done. especially by Louise
Galloway and Joseph Kaufman, the
mother and son. and reached the hearts
OF the audience noticeably.
| "In the Gray OF the Dawn" however. is
something TO think about n second time.
It is a story OF the slums. and one won
ders whether IL isn't a little more com
plicated story than the slums are capa-
| bic OF producing. But there is no doubt
/ Of the heart interest In IL and the tense
ness Of It's tense moments, which are not
| few. Maud Hall Mays acting is excel
! lent and she Is ably supported by James
a. Heenan. as the man she loves VINO
doesn't love her; Bessie Carleton. as inc
| girl Heenan loves who doesn't love him.
and Max Won Mitzel. as the saloon pro-
| prietor who takes Kate Miss Macy TO
I his heart when her man falls her In the
end The rest OF the cast too numerous
| 10 mention. is above the average OF
vauaevilles emotional opponents.
Marines voice is exceptionally pleas
ant to listen TO- so long as its possessor
is of the stage. This is not intended as
a comment on the singers personal APP
pearance. but merely as a wsN OF say
ing that the incongruity Of his voice ana
person is almost too strong 10 allow
ono's aesthetic sense full sway after one
has seen him.
! Other members on a programme FAR
above tho average are Montomba and
| Wells, humorous acrobats. Mabel Berra.
| in original songs: Windsor McCay. tho
J cartoonist: the Five Mowntts. in an Ind
! ian club exhibition: Hoey and Lee. the
Hebrew comedians. and VIII Halliday
and Robert Csrlin. in a nautical travesty
called THE Battle of Bay Rum-Scene.
| Vanilla Bay
Emma Carus. always welcome 10
vaudeville audience. came back 10 Ham
mersteln's Roof Garden and Victoria
Theatre yesterday and told two large au-
dlonces all about her trip 20 Europe. She
brought with her n bunch OF new songs
that got over the footlighis in the way
they have when she sings them. until all
by her almost buXom self she nearly
stole the thunder OF the big feature OF
the bin. Gus Edwards's kid Kabaret in
Kidlaud. with Eddie Cantor. Hattie Knei-
tel and a Kompany OF Klever Komics, IN
| kidding Mona. Ruth Francis. Georsie
Jessel and Evelyn McVay.'
Gus Edwards little show IL a riot Of
dancing and music. which reminds one
Of whole musical comedy squeezed into
the time Of variety act. Its musical hit.
which has preceded II to Broadway. IS
You're My Baby sung by Miss McNay
in the role Of Aunabella OHara, the
kid Kut Up The limitations Of Nine
Trontinl David Wsrield. Blanche Ring
and other stage fayorites brought forth
much applause.
For the rest OF tie programme Henry
| Gives spirit paintings, which have
bafiied two audiences a day FOR as many
weeks. Creatore's Italian Band, iutroduc-
Ing the visions OF great masters. and
Captain Kleinschmidts big game pictures
of Alaska and Siberia continue for an
other week Charles Ahearns cyclists.
| after short trip away. arc back on the
Job with their amusing novelty on wheels.
| Lee White and George Perry. the sml-
ing singers Of smiling songs. are worthy
OF separate notice. winning many hearts
with their Southern geniality. Hershheld.
the creator of Desperate Desmond" puts
his villain through several adventures
Others on the bill are Jack and FORTS,
acrobats: Rehlander's seven educated
pigs: the Novelty Dancing Four; Ed
wards. RYAN and Tlerney. singers. and
Delmar aud Delmar, acrobats