New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-19
At THE VARIETIES
Colonial Welcomes Wise as
Senator Langdon.
DIXIE DANCES TO- SUCCESS
Union Square Audiences See
Throwing a Bluff" by
Bozeman Bulger.

upon the bill at B. f. Keith's Colonial
| Theatre this week. They are all men
stars who have shone In the past in the
! lofter but less profitable realm of what
is called by the Bostonese 'the legitimate
! drama" They seem content to share
their places now with the lesser lights
OF the stage.
The genial Tom Wise is the biggest OF
the stars in point of size and very nearly
so In point Of vaudeville achievement,
although Henry Dixey and Sidney Drew
! tread closely upon his heels. Mr.. Wise IS
! appearing in a sketch made from his
popular play of n few seasons ago, y
| Gentleman from Mississippi" and those
who recall that performance know how
pleasing an old Individual his Senator
! Langdon can be. Those who have not
seen the entire four acts Of the comedy
will find the condensed version an accept
able setting for the humor and occa-
sional pathos Of the actor whose COMEDY
methods seem TO have mellowed in pro-
portion as he has gained in weight.
As for Henry Dixey, who offers what
he calls his "mono-drama -vaud-o-logue.
he succeeds in giving pleasant account
OF himself with blend of most OF the
! things that go to make up vaudeville
| bill. from sleiGht-o f-hand tricks to
dancing turn that will probably make
some of our vaudeville dancers green
with envy. Years ago Henry Dxey
danced into the limelght as one OF the
DaIrs of legs possessed by certain stage
calf ir an early musical extravaganza.
How he has kept those nimble limbs from
pleasing the audiences for all these years
while he was The Man on the Box ana
numerous other comic gentlemen is some
thing he should explain to an enjoyment
robbed public.
The third star. Sidney Drew, is the
only one of the trio who bears a theatr-
cal weight OF woe. While Mr.. Wise ana
Mr.. Dixey appear to garner laughs, MT
Drew bids for thrills. and only parity
succeeds in getting them. lie appears IN
sketch which tells OF the insistence OF
a mans conscience in making him I'M
comfortable when he does that which ne
should not Most of us have the same
feelings at ole time or another, Which
may be the reason why the auulenCe
seems TO prefer to smile at Mr.. DiXey's
drOlleries than be narrowed Dy Inc SheHl
Voice Of the playlet. go
The thoroughly enjoyable bill Of the
week Is made 50 by other entertaining
numbers, which range from the gymnas-
tics Of the Ballots TO the bareback riding
OF Ella Branda and Fred. Derrick and
include the Bison city Four. Dolly Con-
molly and Percy Wenrich. Ed. Wynn and
Edmund RussOn. not TO forget Harry Fox
and the Millershlp Sisters.
A new sketch by Bozeman Bulger would
seem to promise very well indeed Such a
sketch had its first performance here yes
terday at y. +. Keith's Union Square
Theatre. and failed, unfortunately. TO
meet expectations fully.
Throwing a Bluf" is tho title OF this
new act. which Miss Marion Murray and
her company give. II portrays a slangy
stcnOgrapher Miss Murray giving advice
to a young actress after an engagement.
the advice being that Enthusiastically
( New York one Of BLUFF for all you are
worth" The idea is timely and capital.
but though the playlet is tricked out with
new and clever slang, II misses complete
success by not being substantial enough
I'm plot building up OF the playlet and
less farce in the playing will improve it's
otherwise good qualities.
The other pleasing features OF the bill
are headed by Robert Hanes. in his play
let by George Broadhurst ''rhe Coward:
Gertrude Vanderbilt and George W.
Moore. I'm songs and dances; Bert Levy,
with his sketches; the Three Rascals.
Eddie Ross, George Lyons and Bob
Yosco, and the Four Rianos.
At Hammerstelns Victoria Theatre n
jubilee is being celebrated this week. What
the Jubilee Is for matters little, since
the bill is entertaining Seventeen num-
brs are upon It. and its length brought
it last night almost to the midnight hour.
so late In fact that the celebration ex-
tended almost over into the morning
after"
Among the stars OF tho bin Irene Frank
hin. with her songs and character I'm
presentations, stands supreme. These in
clude both new and old. both equally
good. with Burt Green as accompanist.
Miss Franklin proved once more her right
TO laurels OF individuality that are often
striyen for. but seldom equalled.
"A Night in a Turkish Bath" famil-
far Offering Is another favorite OF the
more or less popular numbers include
Waldo the Gordon Brothers, the Gin
gras the Lelands. Anne O'Neil, McDeav-
i,t. Kelly and Irene Lucy; "Hughie" Jen-
nines the Farber Girls, Joe Jackson
smythe and Hartman. Bonita and Lew
Hearn. Keno. Walsh and Melrose; the
Three Singers and La Rex and La Rex
"Rube" Marquard md his vaudeville
mariner. Blossom Seeey, who have come
hack TO the theatres OF New York after
adventures I'm that part OF the world
known as "the road" appeared yesterday
afternoon AT Proctor's Fifth Avenue Thea
ire I'm their act called THE Nineteenth
straight" once more "Rube" sings
slightly. dances lithely and is easily
amusing. while Miss Seeley continues to
dance ragtime contagiously.
.In Search OF a Past is one OF the
new numbers on the present weeks Dill
az Given by Felix and Cairo The ad-
venture is described as spectacular
farcical romance" and proves much more
romantic than most adventures so called.
Other acts seen are those OF Raymond
and Caycrly, I'm their funmaking; Wilbur
Mack and Nella Walker, in songs and
dances under the head OF THE Dollar
RuI,. Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Crane, in
tbeIr farce "The Little Sunbeam;
Schooler and Dickinson, Juvenile mu-
sIcIans: Emerson and Baldwin, Jugglers;
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