Evening journal., 1912-01-09
At tn the : Theatres

AJ the / NGdJrGS 81
The Rolfonians, with B. A. Rolfe
himself in the cast, offer what is prob
ably the most pretentiJus feature of
this weeks show at the Garrick, and
what is certainly a very pleasing mU-
sical number. There are perhaps a
dozen people in the company, and the
production is featured by a splendid
musical program, pretty scenery and
dash and finish that is quite in keep
ing with all of the productions of Mr..
Rolfe which have been seen at the
house before. Mile. Louise La Gal, a
dainty little woman from Paris, as
sisted by S. Mascgni and Co. present
a series Of European character dances
that are quite bewildering at times
and which are all very cleverly done
The act is brand new here, as is most
/ ly all of the rest of the bill Jesse
Lasky offers Claiming Pollock's epi-
sode Lies" with a company of six
people, The scene is a child's bed
room, and the sketch is built around
a fathers efforts to impress upon
his child the wisdom Of always telling
the truth. under any and all circum-
stances, while he himself at that mo-
ment is a fugitive from justice for the
very reason that he has lived and act
ed a lie. When the officers of the
law force an entrance into the home
and the father secretes himself in a
closet the teachings Of the parent are
put to the test, and the boy tells the
officer where his father is to be found.
Lies is a good sketch in some ways;
certainly It is different from anything
else Mr.. Baskey has attempted as a
( vaudeville producer. The Reiffs and
Miss Murray made a very decided hit
yesterday in a singing and dancing
number; Gwynne and Gossett did
| likewise in "A Golden Wedding" and
the others who contributed came in
for their full share OF applause.
Marriage is a lottery" so runs the
old saying, and that is what A. II. Van
Buren, makes it at the Avenue Theatre
this week. when, as Jack Wright, in
"The Lottery Man." by Rida Johnson
Young. he offers himself as a matir-
monial lottery prize to the single wo-
men Of America
The first performance of "The Lot
terry Man" proved triumphant sue
cess last nigth, and Mr.. Van .5uren
and Miss Catherine Tower were both
admirable as Jack Wright, the up-to-
date young reporter, and Helene
Heyer, the charming and digniiied girl
with whom he is in love.
Mr.. Franklin does good work as
FoXey Peyton, Jacks chum, while Jen-
ME Ellison and Ada Gardner Allen are
both excellent in entirely different
ways, as the two mothers OF the boys,
one youthful in spirit and the other
''near-youthful" in looks.
Sara Enright, as the unfortunate
maid OF Mrs. Peyton, who, although
thin and delicate herself, is Obliged
to try all Mrs. Poyton's face bleaches
and "anti-fat" remedies, is droll in
the extreme, and Miss Murray, as the
brawny masseuse, who buys all the
lottery tickets she can lay hands on,
is especially funny.
During this week. Manager Levison
is offering three prizes for those who
can make the greatest number Of
words out OF the letters of which the
ltitleof THE Lottery Man" is composed,
as for instance, name" mean"
hot" etc. Care must be taken not to
repeat the letters more times than
they are used in the title aforesaid.
All lists OF words submitted must be
accompanied by seat checks. The first
prize of a ten-dollar gold-piece, the
; second prize five-dollar gold-piece
the third Observation-Disclosures gold
piece. The winners will be announced
from the stage on Monday evening
January 10, before the performance.
Truly reputation is one OF the great
secrets OF success. The AL G. Field
> Greater Minstrels have been comini
, and going for more than twenty-siA
> years. Their coming is always looked
; forward TO with delight by those who
attend the theatre.
A visit from AL. G. Field and his
. merry men is expected each theatrical
season. They are looked for When
they come they bring something new
something different from that which
others offer.
Time-tried and tested, never disap-
pointing. always pleasing, always
!, clean, they are ever welcome. Other
, minstrel shows may come and go but
= perennial AL. G. Field goes on for.
ever OF IL seems so at least
= This organization simply emphasizes
I, the oft-repeated saying that It pays
70 deal fairly with the public. The AL
G. Field minstrels play her at tn,
3 Grand Opera House Monday afternoon
u and evening, January 10.
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