New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
VARIETIES, ROOFS, PARKS
Musicians Strike Steals Thunder
of Some Acts.
BUT OTHERS REDEEM DAY
Detective Keen" Houdini and
Thomas A. Wise Among
Headliners.

7, is ell very pell 70 have rifs. deep
throated set Of chimes warn y"u TO remove
YOUR hat III you wear one) or snatch last
hasty glance n your pr 'gra:nme az you
DON'T when YOU are about 80 witness
soul stirring drama or BIT Or society
p4rsihagc. There is the atmosphere to be
thought Of then and mood 70 be conjured
Up. But when YOU have come for real
spicy line ~ high class Va deville 1t don't
-" a. they say ungrammatiraliy
4 rolicking ragtime on tho yioiirs, az
sisted ~ tho syucopatc bc'loT Of the
t~or1bores. is rot Indispensable during the
progress Of 4 legitimate play. "hen variety
holds the boards. however. In" NOR" Va
rtety the better and noise on H." !utss
Is "A thing much 10 be desired. Which may
account. I'm part ~ least. for n" Inability
Of most u New Works audiences vestor-
da' 20 greet those who ctrovc 30 anus"
tlorr with thei. usual mo.I ~ enthusiasm
and applause.
For yesterday, ~ practi'alt every thea
tire I'm thu city. he orchestrus struck, pend
ing III" granting Of their demands by the
managers H. their places a lonely pianist
worried desperately az the KEYS And.
somehow o. other tho singers and dancers
behind the foc:lights failed 10 get as much
y"rve and ginger into their sp"ci1lities -
they used 70, .~d IN" audience couldn't
seem to show its appreciation OF the noble
work they wer, doing 4 - inst odjs. For
they did work rohlv every man Jack and
woman Jill Of them. AMI taey deserve ID
cverv handicap that was coming to them.
~ = r. EoGH's Union Sqs8-s Theatre
yesterday afternoon tho abs once NJ IN"
orchestra deprived the audience ~ What
promised 70 be one of thr prettiest little
features ~ an exceptional bill Clark and
Hamilton. the I"lcousv English English
comedians worried through their act at
the end ~ the prograum' rrtu tho hnal
scene. vneu Mss clark vas 10 appear at
Il Japanese balcony in answer 70 the sore
male ~ her Oriental Romeo The Oriental
Romeo rendered the ssreradc credits0l 20
tho thin accompaniment of tn piano in the
stalls. lut his ,hrysarthe-nu,' missed her
cue.
V rcrruuon NJ Hamilton gave T. m. Re-
moving hts pigtail. he begged tho audience
Z" .xrus" him from proceeding With his
song and explained tho difficulties under
Vhich tho performers lab.rei without TIE
orchestra. At that The audience reused
from its semi apathy AMI gaze him four
curtain calls.
Perhaps # the music hsd De"u on the
Job Ma Belle. IN her woodland fantasy.
THE Garden 81 Eden ,uld have proved
herself worthy Of tho prominent Mace she
occupies IN the Union Sl-are posters for
IN" week As II was. on" wondered. in
spite Of her acknowledgements costume,
how the aimless Adam. wrc recincd on the
upstaee rock. could respond ~ her Isidors.
duncan allureWents Judging hv the
warmth o. its applause. Tho npdienco liked
her best when an approaching stage storm
drove her into the wings ror shelter.
Two acts which did NOT depend upon the
rccalctranr orchestra FOR their success.
however. were the first vaudeville presenta-
ton Of Pcrcivar knights ono act sketch,
Detective Keen" under tho management
Of Daniel Frohman. and the over Dung
md ever Joyous Master Gabriel I'm
comedy entitled Little Kick" IN tho lat
tor Master Gabriel Vho. a. Little Kick.
has since his fathers death attained the
distinction ~ having been kicked ont Of
..ary hotel and boarding nous" in the
country ~ last finds d new father I'm his
uncle ssted bv Al Lamar vida Perrin.
q. tho maid. adds s"rerai laughs - Jolly
twenty minutes.
With Detective Keen NJ rrohmsn re-
news his association Hlth the house where
, r. himself learned his first lessons ~ stage
'raft many years ego. Tho farce = ~ ey-
client little gem OF IT, kind as Is IN"
500" white ruby around which II IS writ