New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-06
VARIETIES, ROOFS, PARKS
Ida Mcmillan at Union Square
Strikes New Note.
SAL0ME AT HAMMERSTEIN'S
Ruth Chatterton Makes Her
Vaudeville Debut at the
Fifth Avenue.

II was a sort OF a cold lone that Aida
Overton Walker Offered la night 10 the
audience that came 10 Hammer TENS
Roof Garden 10 applaud ter class cal
debut But then. the temperature s
rather low outdoors the days anyway.
No: that Aid was nd rolot ed Though
some NAV be skept!cal on this point. such
was decidedly rot the case In fact. for
a real Salome. she was ovo rclo.hed what
with her bejewelled bodice and skirt OF
opaque Ireen. The Was warmth too,
in the scenery and in the music rendered
by Creatore his long hair and his short
musicians.
Put. somehow or other. Aida didn';
quite catch It. though there was grac,
In her arms and ankles, even In her
writing fingers. Maybe with practice
she will improve. But the audience
showed last night that II would rather
have seen her In good old cakewalk or
an audacious, up-to-date turkey trot.
1t devolved again upon Loney Haskell
10 make the bill really worth going TO se'.
Iyoney got of some new jokes in the
talking dog act together with all the
old ones. for the benefit OF those WHO
hadn't heard them vet. Among his new
ones were the information that Don had
been leading a dogs life" since his ar
rival IT. this country and the assurance
to the timld ones in the audience that
he made no biting" remarks. And then
Loney ended Up with this.
Ladies and gentlemen. we will now ask
Don to speak a name on which he has
been practising ever since he touched
these shores, the grand old name that
begins with a knock and ends with
drink-Hammerstein."
There was too much applause 70 tell
whether the dog fully succeeded OF not.
Another really excellent act on the pro-
gramme, while genuine funmaking Is the
criterion. was the Charles Ahearn troupe
Of cyclists. They made the houses roar
with laughter last week. and they were
we'll worth keeping over. even In me
judgment Of those who saw them before.
And Houdni, of course Is always worthy
Of another look. In all vaudeville there
IS hardly another bafiler so we'll war
ranted to keep you guessing ana enter
tanned, too, on 60 many successive occa-
sions
others on the bill were Chalk Saunders.
comedy cartconist; Edgar Berger. cQulli-
br!st: Martinetti and Sylvester, IN
"Bumpty Bumps; Eva Shirley. desig-
mated rs vaudeviles youngest prima
donna: the Three Earnests. Carroll and
Fields. Frank Morrell, the Arlington -Four
and the Five Frasers.
The Late Mr.. Allen" heads the bill az
Keiths Union Square Theatre this week,
and he fills the bill as we'll. The sketch
Is from the pen Of one 81 our latest
humOrists. Bozeman Bulger. with the as-
slstance OF Mac Tully. and is ably acted
by Ida Mcmillan. OF College widow
fame. who made her first bow IN vauoe-
Vile Yesterday afternoon. and an excel
lent supporting company.
There are 50 many complications ~
this history Of Mr Allen that 10 IS
physical impossbility 10 squeeze them al
into the space allotted 10 this review. A.
II would be unfair 20 discriminate. all OF
them Will be ruled out. II wouldn't be
fair TO give any OF them away anyway.
because the only way really 10 enjoy
them is to 20 and see the performance.
Kate Gilmore and sam Williams. those
funny people. tickled the sides OF the
audience with their latest hit" The
Hunter and he Hunter-ess, or vice
versa. az would be more proper. Another
one who managed TO secure a few Of the
laughs that were running loose around
the house during the greater part OF the
afternoon and evening was Jack Gardner.
who used TO make even the chorus girls
chucke in Madame sherry" This IL hia
arst appearance IN variety. also
Some people liked Joseph Howard and
Mabel McCano. but they weren't quite
az good as many OF the less advertised
ones. There Is 10 denying the fact. how
ever. that Mr. Howard is there with the
sons" AS the saying goes. and he Obliged
very kindly last night with a number Of
the old favorites OF his own composition,
heard along Broadway for many moons
in other mouths Two other singing acts
were Bert Kalmar and Jessie Brown. and
the Cabaret Trio
The programme was completed with
Mary Barley and her we'll trained troupe
Of CANNES IN The Bulldogs Music Han"
in which the dogs took OFF their human
prototypes 10 perfection: the GORDON TITO.
in q thrilling wire exhibition. and jug
Cling De Lisle. who offered n surprising
series OF novel prestidgitatlOns
AZ Proctors Fifth Avenue Theatre the
hill Is highly diverse. Ruth Chatterton.
recently the feature OF The Rainbow"
made her vaudeville debut in a playiet,
~ Tprdn ~
in which. supported by a capable com
pany. Miss Chatterton appeared in a role
similar 10 Glad In The Dawn OF To
morrow" Miss Chatterton's efforts were
highly appreciated. the success Of the
sketch also being enhanced by the &C
tiyities Of Henry Miller az stage director.
with songs OF the minute and gestures
that stagger any attempt at describing
their grotesqueness Fanny Brlce simply
wolks on, delivers her share Of entertain
ment and attempts 10 walk off before the
audience f. satisfied with six or seven
epcores. Minerva CoverGale and George
White startled with the frankness OF
their display OF fashion in their dances.
while the Eight English Roses captivated
with a dazzling display OF speed, grace
and lingerie.
Other stars on this remarkable pro-
gramme are Suliy ? i hussey. YiddIsh
comedians: Bobby ny and company, in
The Little Poh' n: Phil Stats. the
Frank Mclnty' vaudeville; Lillian
Ashley. a cor me who says things
about harselt I'd Lydia and Albno.
equili briiSts.
At the Brighton Theatre the
yeek's bill loaded by "A Persian Gar