New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
At THE VARIETIES
Dale DaInert Makes Debut at
; Fifth Avenue.
PARIS IDOL DISAPPOINTING
Lillian Lorraine, in Her First
Appearance at the Victoria,
Shows Handsome Gowns.

I Fine feathers give the outward appear
ance Of fine birds. truly. but the aphJr-
! ism is only too exact when the failure
/ 10 live up 10 the gorgeOusncss Of The cX-
( terror is discovered. Dole Dalnert. who
/ is on the programme as the Idol Of
Paris" made her New York vaudeville
| bow yesterday afternoon al Procto. S
! Fifth Avenue Theatre Win back
+ ground of dark red velvet curtains and
! In the piLmaee of a modistes finest wax
model Miss Dalnert presented a cycle
OF songs. If she had not been the Idol
I Of Paris" and a recent feature Of the
Winter Gardens reviews also 10 quote
/ from the programmed she would scarcely
/ have caused a ripple OF interest
/ Miss Dalnert truth TO tell. fails 10 I've
either strikingly pleasing or strihngly
displeasing She is one Of that vast
army or "betwiXt and betweens.
! She sang with fair voice one
OF Marguerite's arlas from Gounod's
! Faust" a popular French Chanson. and
I two English songs, one OF them a rag
I Many a vaudeville singer with far less
dazzling raiment has achieved far iGore
[ on the stage of the Fifth Avenue. II only
goes 10 show the advantages Of re-
| nowned dIessmaker and a press agent.
| Ida Mcmillan. playing The Late MI
! Allen" another racy sketch from the
| typewriters Of Bozeman Bulger and May
/ Tuly. proves again the eXpcrtness ~ Us
authors in writing for vaudeville audi
ences. The remaining acts on the Dill
were La CrandaIl on the wire, Nick Hut
/ ford and j. Dell Chain Bert Levy. Mike
Bernard and Maurice Burkhart, William
Weston and company, In sketch me
Attorneys: william Burr and Daphne
| Hone. Harry Fox and the Mlllership SIS
tiers, and the Five Martelis.
/ Lillian Lorraine made her vauneNl"e
debut in New York yesterday at Ham
/ mersteins Victoria. She charmed ana n
! the same time disappointed. Inc chaIIh-
| ing feature Of her appearance was that
| same appearance, a matter OF physica'
| attractiveness and exquisite gowns. Ihe
! digappointment was the fact that 30
charming a creature. with so much nat
ural talent, even though not OF super
lative sort, should cheaper her work by
a more than ordinarily vulgar RENDITION
of one OF her own songs.
| Miss Lorraine satirized her own pre-
l,vious appearance In her opening song, In
which her imitation OF the mannerisms
Of Anna Held was no small feature Fol
lowing this came her singing OF two OF
her own compositions, Daddy Has
Sweetheart" and Some Boy" The
former was as dainty az a piece of china,
the latter an exhibition OF yulgarity that
has no excuse for being.
Ching Ling Foo and his company
headed the remainder Of the bill, which
included the Great Marvllle Eddie
| Badger. the Gainsboro Girls, John T.
! Kelly. Arthur McWaters and Grace
TYSON. Wynne and Russon. Bert Leslie
Herman Timbeg. Carroll and Fields, the
| Diving Seal and Lukens and Loretta.
Olga Petrova In her varied repertoTy OF
Characterization is the central feature
of the programme at b. +, Keith's Union
| Souare Theatre for the current week. AS
in her appearance Of last year, when the
! French actress proved one OF the novel
tics OF the vaudeville season, Nine Pc
trova gave a number OF interest and en-
| tertainment.
The monologist. James Thornton, Is an
other of the leading lights Of the variety
stage whose name Is printed on the
weekly programme. New stories and
chatter have been added TO those given
before to the maintenance OF a general
level OF excellence
For the remainder OF it's numbers the
hill presents Leona Thurber and Harry
Madison In ION a Sleeping Tour" Ella
Bradna and Fred. Derrick in novel act
from the circus ring. Mr.. and Mrs. Perk-
ms Fisher, with their rural sketch, The
Half Way House; the Three Wonderful
Singers" Walter lie Roy and his COM
many in a comedy, "A Horse on Hogan 4:
the Three Dolce Sisters in songs. and
Leonard and Louie. athletes
As the best proof in the world that the
old things are the best the current bill
at r. f. Keiths Colonial Theatre might
no nut In evidence There is nothing on
| the programme that Is out and out pew.
vet the bill is a thoroughly enjoyable one
I'm the main and should satisfy any yaude-
willie patron who Is not as blase as a
theatrical critic.
1.-THE Wardrobe Woman written by
Edgar Allan Woolf and acted by that eX-
cellent character actress. Zelda Sears, is
an interesting bit Of life behind the