New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03
At THE VARIETIES
Miniature Dramas and Musical
Comedies ProfuSe on the
Weeks Bills.

Vaudeville every year Is making It.
self more of a cradle for the nurture OF
the little drama. and out Of this as
beginning. perhaps, we may hope for the
truly national product in long drama
I'm future years All the leading variety
houses this week are making a feature
o, the one-act play The bills are:
kihambra.
"The Trained Nurses" Jesse LAskys
new miniature musical comedy, will be
in evidence next week at 3. F. Keiths
Alhambra Theatre. The sketch features
Clark and Bergman. Ray Cox, late feat
ure Of The Charity Girl" Will also give
her original characterizations, and well
come duet of stars will be Gertrude van
derbilt and George Moore, recently with
the Red Widow" COMPANY Ed, J..
REWARD. ventriloquist. will present his
masterpiece, "A Morning in HicksVille.
Jessie Busley and company. In MISS
as" will delineate the inside workings
of modern department store on
bargain day This little farce was written
by Rupert Hughes, author OF Excuse
Me" Other features on splendid pro-
Rrannme here will include: The Australian
Woodchoppers. in a tree Telling contest;
Du Gallon, THE Talkative Ensiishmsn
on the lettering Ladder; the Woods and
Woods Trio, in AN Elopement by Wire"
and Merlin, The Wizard with Cards
Sunday concerts will take place as usual.
Colonial.
Next week at B. F. Kelth's Colonial
Theatre Blanche Walsh will head the
programme in a gripping little dana OF
Russian love called "The Countess Ma
dine" The Bendix Ensemble Players WIN
give classical SELECTIONS. Laddie Chr,
"Annarica's favorite English comedian
will entertain with his grotesque dancing
and typical English songs other I'M
nor+ant features on the Colonial bill VIII
include: The Providence Players In
,s,cicaI sketch called Who's Brown
the Avon Comedy -Four, In the Ne"
Teacher; the Eight Original Berlin
Madcaps, who were late feature OF
.rTantaliztng Tommy and "Over the
River. Leo Carrillo, in a dialect dia-
Iogre. Reed Brothers. comedy acrooats'
ana sherman, Van and Hyman. The
usual Sunday concerts Will be given.
Columbia surlssqus.
The Merry-Go-Rounders. the elaborate
production OF burlesaue that ran all last
summer at the Columbia Theatre. Will re-
turn TO that house for one week commenc-
ing Tomorrow afternoon. George r. Mur-
phy still heads the company OF comedians
singers and dancers, and every detail OF
the production as presented during the
summer has been retained. In the cast
besides Mr. Murphy, are Ray fehtoh'
Edna Reming, Irene Duke. Lee Hayes
James T. Rowe, the Apollo Trio ana Dl"-
ON and Doyle. Election returns, received
by special wire on the stage, will be read
70 the audience on Tuesday night the
usual afternoon and evening concerts VIII
be- given at this house to-day
Keith's Union Square.
Al F. Kelth's Union Square Theatre
for the week OF November 4. the famous
Av-Giant and star" outfielder OF the
Pittsburgh Baseball Club, Mike" Donlin'
and the popular comedian Tom Lewis
who. II will be remembered. was featured
I'm George NJ. Cohans The Yankee
Prince" have Joined partnership for this
engagement and have arranged comedy
skit that for good dialogue and good fun
Is said to be unequalled I'm vaudeville.
Wilbur Mack and Nella Walker, the
favorite musical comedians. make their
oh NJ mr.