New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
VARIETIES, ROOFS, PARKS
City and Outlying Amusement
Places Both in Full Swing.

With the first Sunday OF June here. even
II the Thermometer is still enjoying its
strange esctasies of change. the summer
entertainment schedule is complete, and the
amusement parks and roof gardens are
competing with the indoor city varieties for
the patronage of those who seek diversion.
The bills for the coming week have per-
haps unusual range and variety:
An ideal warm weather bill has been pre-.
pared for the ALEXANDRA THEATRE this
week Full Of light, frothy numbers, II Is
calculated 10 make one forget being hot.
| Nat N. Wills Is one OF the headline feat
ures. The happy tramp has budget OF
new material with which TO entertain his
followers. and supporting him is a galaxy
Of stars OF great briliancy in the variety
armament. Master Gabriel and company.
in his new one-act comedy, Little Kick"
entirely different from anything in which
the dimlnutive comedian has yet appeared,
and also his best vehicle, is another head
line feature "A Son Of Solomon" one OF
the best acts written on Jewish character,
is an important addition to the bill
Pathos and humor are skilfully blended by
the author, Aaron Hoffman, and the little
| playlet is admirably acted. La Titcomb, in
her unique turn, singing while putting two
handsome white stations through intricate
manpuvres, is worth seeing; Keller Mack
and Frank Orth, in their comedy skit, The
| Wrong Hero; Bowers, Walters and Crook
err, the three rubes," in a comedy offer
ing: Elida Morris. in a diyerting speciality;
the Grazers, Western entertainers, in
rovel advertisement, and Brennsr and
Radcliff, musical comedians. are others on
this bill. The usual Sunday concerts in the
afternoon and evening.
The regular summer season OF the ROOF
GARDEN atop the AMERICAN MUSIC
| HALL and theatre, at f2d street and
| Eighth avenue, will be formally opened on
Monday. when Marcus Loew. the popular
| prlced-yaudeville magnate, will submit
| big inaugural bill scintillating with bright
variety features. The attractiveness OF the
American Roof Garden, one OF the showiest
| of the citys roof theatres. coupled with the
| extremely liberal scale Of prices prevailing
| for the quality OF the entertainment Of
| fered, has made II a rendezvous for sum-
mer amusement seekers and a prosperous
season Is anticipated for the summer OF
1912 I'm the roofs rejuvenated form. As has
been the policy OF the American under the
administration OF aIr. Loew, two different
shows will be presented each week. one
opening on Monday and continuing for
three days another on Thursday. with a new
array Of artists, who remain the rest OF
the eek and play the Sunday concerts.
For the first half Of the week the headline
feature will be an elaborate French panto-
mime. La Petite Gosse," a dramatic story
company of twenty pantomimists from
the French capital. headed by Carlo Cas-
sal,e and Lillian Lester.
Mabel Hite and her group OF merry
clowns in a burlesQue on the cabaret craze
constitute the headline feature OF the pro-
gramme selected for the delectation OF
COLONIAL THEATRE patrons the COM
ing week. Singing. dancing and the i'm
promptu novelties OF the cafe chantant
and the Barbary Coast resort comprise the
entertainment OF Miss Hite and her asso-
ciates. An unusually skllfully written and
cleverly acted play'3t is that in which
Nine. Besson and company will be seen.
II is a one-Got comedy by Frank Stokes,
who also appears in support of Nine Bes-
son, and is called Between Trains" Con-
fends," a pair Of real comedians. one Of
whom works in blackface. will add to the
comedy strength OF the programme.
Among other entertainers are the Prin'
rose Four, "a thousand pounds Of har-
mony': the Six American Dancers, in their
terpsichorean Offering; Barnes and Cra%-
ford in lively skit. The Fakr and the
Lady the sutcline Troupe of Scotch bag
pipers dancers and acrobats: Hawthorne
and Burt. in srrishtly advertisement
and the De Witt Yorug Sisters. The usual
Sunday concerts in ,ne afternoon and even
ing.
The regular season at the COLUMBIA
THEATRE will end this week with the APP
pearance OF the Bowery Burlesauers. The
famous organization retains all itSorig'nal
popular performers. including Fitzgerald
and Quinn. Lizzie Freligh, Charles Jansen.
Edna Green. Josie Kline, Zona NORM, sam
Brown and Murray Belmont. The laugh
able burlesque called TOO Much lsaacs
constitutes the first part Of the show. and
the great travesty Madame Cuse Ne
will be presented for the last times here
as the finish of what IS generally regarded
as the most elaborate presentation OF bur-
esque that has ever been seen at the Co.
lumbia Theatre The Eight Original Texas
Tommy Dancers, who recently appeared az
this theatre. have been engaged as tho
extra feature of the Bowery Burlesquers
Show. and will give dancing contests every
afternoon and night during the week Be
ginning Monday afternoon, June TO- tho
summer production at this house will DC
given. II is called 1.-The Merry-Go-Round-
ers." and It is expected to remain until the
opening OF the fall season. In the specially
engaged cast are George T. Murphy Ralph
Austin. formerly OF Bailey and AUSTIN
Leona Stephens, Pauline De Lorme. Aboou
Worthley, Victor Kahn and Z. A. Turner
and there will be large chorus and bafet.
The EDEN MUsEE shows a lifeike
figure OF Floyd Allen, the condemned Hilis-
VILE desperate. The figure is shown as no
appeared when arrested. wounded. cine
matograph hourly, concerts and World In
Wax are standard attractions.
PROCTOR'S FIFTH AVENUE is again.
to the front with several novelties, the
foremost OF which is the vaudeville DEBUT
of Hale Hamilton, recently the features
player of Get Rich Quick Wallinsford.
Mr. Hamilton, supported by such capable
PLAYERS as Richie Ling Harry Frankly"
and Inez Macauley. will present for the
first time in New York The Come-on'
breezy story of crook life. by Grant
Stewart. Second honors on the bill fall 70
that now celebrated character singer. beie
Baker, most original genius Of oharsct~