New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-13
VARIETIES, ROOFS, PARKS
Union Square Has Musical Com.
edy Players as Chief Feature.
"MY ERROR" AT 9Th AVE.
Salome, Houdini and Talking
Dog in Last Week at
Hammerstein's.

| Hammersteln's Roof Garden and Vic
toria Theatre have been so good for the
last few weeks that by COMPARISON this
week seems tame. Yet II Is hardly fair
to compare, for the majority of each au-
dlence, no doubt. is seeing the show for
the first time I'm a month or more. This
weeks bill will probably appeal to that
majority more than it does to those who
attend week by week.
! The three features Of last week are still
on the rosramme-HoudiU, "Salome"
and Don. Houdin is always interesting
| even to the third and fourth observation.
Last night a squad OF able bodied seamen
from the United States steamship Ne
hraslta had him dashed to the mast and
begging for mercy-almost. But just at
the moment when every one thought that
he would finally have to confess himself
beaten a hand wriggled loose somehow
or other. and there he was bowling to
spontaneous applause before the aston
ished sailors realized that their knots had
been conquered.
! Tonight Houdini is going to escape
from leather bag. and on Wednesday
he Will try his luck with n tarpaulin
| blanket. Other features are prepared for
the remaining nights of his final week in
this country.
Aida Overton Walker the colored artist.
is still interpreting "Salome" with the
assistance of thirty-six piece orchestra,
led by Signor Creatore Don was q llttle
backward about talking last night on &C
count OF the heat. but Loney Haskell said
he would take him down 90 the District
Attorneys Office to-day and have him
make full confession, go that he would
not feel as II he had anything TO conceal
! from his next audience.
Jesse Lasky's visions dart" was the
most original OF the new features on the
programme. Starting the act with the
minimum OF covering allowed by law, the
| vision" was literally clothed In light by
magic lantern that changed costume
with each succeeding burst OF applause.
/ Winsor McCay. the cartoonist. Was an
other welcome stranger at the roof gar
/ den.
! Others on the bill were the Smith
| brothers in a gymnastic act; Golden and
/ Lee. singers and dancers; Conrad and
! Widen, pianist and Nsolinist; Bert Fitz-
. glbbon, comedian Hayden, Dunbar and
I Hayden in bits Of vaudeville the Hickey
Comedy Circus. the Olympic trio of aero
| bats and Marshall Montgomery.
! Ida Brooks Hunt and Cberidah Simp-
son are giving the weeks bill at Keiths
Union Square the favor of musical com
! edy. Miss Hunt is a graduate of a Sc
we're course I'm musical comedy. taken In
| The Chocolate Soldier and Miss Simp-
son has a long array Of that sparkling
| line Of endeavor 10 her credit Miss Hunt.
displaying some gorgeous costumes. sang
the colorature song from Woodland" and
the My Hero" song from THE Chocolate
! Soldier" During the change Of costumes
Miss Simpson gave some we'll rendered
piano solos. including Hszt's arrangement
OF the waltz from Faust" ami melodies
from other operas. Al the huisl Of their
performances they were compelled to
make short curtain speech.
| Rupert Hughes. author Of Excuse Me,
which had Broadway run OF many
months, is also the author 81 Miss 3ls.
presented by Jessie Buslcy Felix Adler
continued TO keep the house I'm good
humor with a bright line OF stories and
! funny PAROLES. Olive Brisco sang and
sang and sang very swcetly. Her songs
are catchy. and she ia an exceedingly
charming young woman, a combination
which left nothing 10 be desired. Martinez
| II and Sylvester were very amusing Civ
ing new ideas in gymnastic stunts. The
! treat OF the evening was Herman Tim
| berg. new timer" who has a musical
novelty, composed of popular dtties,
dancing and playing upon the violin at
the same time.
At Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre the
bill this week assumes tingc of inter-
national novelty, inasmuch as two clever
| English comedians are featured above the
home players. Cyril Chadwick, about the
best OF the "Ha-IIa Johnnics." sent
TO us by tho mother country. appears In "A
gingery sketch by Edgar Allan Woolf
| My Error" i'm which much fun Ia poked
Fat burglar plays and sketches. Mr.. Chad
wick finds himself in many amusing
complications during the action Of the
piece, but all obstacles are calmly swept
aside upon his suave exclamation Of his
net phrase, My. error" Malcolm Scott
another Englishman, could be held for
contempt of court after the things he said
Yesterday about the IOlDlcS anu IolIleS OK
ROYALTY of the present and past. Mr.
SCOTS offering is Favored with satire.
New to Broadway and the East was
Grace Wilson, little Western girl, who
sang her way into the hearts Of all pres
ent and who no longer need consider her
self a stranger.
Al the New Brighton Theatre last night
| before an enthusiastic audience Louise
Cunning, the popular star of THE Balkan
| Princess" and other musical comedy sue
cesses. found no trouble in capturing the
house with a varied repertory OF vocal
numbers Miss Cunning, with her fine
voice and attractive personality, won for
herself an ovation which showed plainly
what high place she holds in the esteem
| of Brooklyn theatrcgoe-s. As this is
| Miss Cummings only engagement in
vaudeville ii is an assured fact that large
crowds will be drawn TO the New Brigh-
ton for the remainder Of the week. Tom
Mcmahon and Edith Chappelle were seen
at the beach for the first time In six
years, and presented their sketch AT
the Railway station" Back from phe-
nomenaly successful tour came Pat
Rooney and Marion Bent. who were seen
i'm their latest skit, AT the News stand -
Many catchy musical numbers were intro
duced during the action Of the piece. Ida