New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
AT THE VARIETIES
Rose PitOnof Appears at Kelth'S
Union Square.
DISPLAYS AQUATIC SKILL
Ella borate Programmes Put On
at All the Houses to Mark
Christmas Week.

Ever since Annette Kellerman. famed as
a beauty as well as an aquatic expert.
sulashod her way through vaudeville
swimming and diving feats have been
central attractions I'm our homes of varie-
gated entertainment Now 1t is Rose
Pntonof. with a reputation for long dis
lance swimming records, VINO flashes
through the air and into pool Of water.
r. i. Koith's Union Square Theatre is
the stage upon which the act is pre-
scented.
Perhaps the fact that Miss Pitonofs
best feats have been done through her en-
dIrauce explains her failure to be
startling vaudeville number. ON the
vaudeville stage, as everywhere else,
beauty wins ON first sight, and the fact
that Miss Pitonof Is not so picturesque as
Miss Ee'lerman and has not the oppor-
trnity TO give a more lengthy exhibition
Of her prowess is part explanation at
least OF hcr failure to score as heavily as
her first rival
For tie remainder of the bill "a number
~ excellent numbers are the Christmas
gifts Of the manager aud players. W. l..
Abingdon and mis- company play Honor
j. Satisfied new treatment OF the
eternal triangle Of husband, wife and
another man. More important than the
honor Of the husband Is the fact that the
audience is satisfied.
The holiday spirit marked the holiday
lill offered last night al the Colonial.
There were q dozen acts, all II merit and
amusing. and the audience was both large
and enthusiastic. Perhaps the little trav-
esty drama More Sinned Against Than
Usual. with its winter setting, Was the
most appropriate OF all TO the season. but
Odlva. with her swimming and diving
must be in the tropics. Maude Lamber.
and Ernest Bail. singing his songs. the
kitamura troupe of acrooats; Harry
Brecn. singing comedian. the three Dolce
Sisters and Art Bowen. cartoonist. pleased
greatly. Edwin Ford and his company
offered q dancing carnival and Mrs. Louis
James appeared IN a comedy Holding n
Husband" incidentally. that madcap.
Eva Tauguay, soon will tour the Keith
circuit with even liveier features.
At Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre the
thrilling playlet Of East Indian life. THE
Drums OF Dude" written by Austin
strong and nut upon the vaudeville stage
bv David Relasco, was shown for tn"
matinee OF Yesterday. Its reception I'm
other ,ltlcs would seem to insure its
thorough appreciation here FOR tho re-
mainder Of the week The CUSTOMARY Be
lasco atmosphere Is I'm 10 wise dimin-
ishcd by being transferred to the vaude-
Vile stare
Three other acts new to the boards o.
On. Fifth Avenue had their first hearing
there Yesterday They were Campbell and
Brady. comedians STANLEY James and his
COMPANY in n farce. "Biyby's Baby" and
the Four Royals. athletes. The Musical
Johnstons Nylophone players. Ethel Nc
Donough. previously known as the "Dl-
vine Myrma." IN mouolOguc. Bert Mel
rose. an cquillbrist; Leo GARLIC. enter
tainer and Carroll and Fields cabaret
singers complete the bill
Ching Lins Foo and his Oriental ma
gicians and contortonists and Lillian
Lorraine and four new songs are the
bright and shining lights on tho Christ
mas bill at Iiammcrstcins Victoria Both
Of tho numbers arc what are known IN
theatrical parlance az "rcpcaters," having
already played a week o. more previous
ly al the theatre, but their popularity is
still certain
Laddic Gin. the popular English come
dian. g. another pleasing feature Of the
bill. which also contains Belle Blanche. IN
songs. Harry Fox and the Millership Sis
ters in dances and musical numbers:
Raymond and Caverly. German come
dams: Honor Among Thieves" an cf-
fcctive playlct; Matthews and Shayne.
Pima and her Picks. Dearmo. John
Gcigcr and West and Scott
with the current bill at the Alhambra
r. J.. Keith is inaugurating "A now policy
of twelve numbers each week. For the
coming six days he will present George
Behan, in his excellent performance Of
poor Italian. I'm The Sign Of the Rose;
May Tullv and company, In "The Battle
Cry Of Freedom; Conroy and lie Marie.
I
Hebrew parodists; Bradna and Derrick. In
double bareback riding act; Genaro and
Bailey. in a singing and dancing specially.
the Jungmann Family, a sextet OF aerial
performers: Joe Whitehead. The Artistic
Nut; Dorothy Kenton, THE Girl with
the Banjo: Emerson and Baldwin,
| comedy jugglers. and Bartholdi's birds.
Virginia Harmed. In a comedy drama
| with the title OF The Call Of Paris" IL
appearing at the Bronx Theatre this
week. 4 number OF other widely different
| acts are also on view. including "A mu-
steal revue. with ten juvenile stars. "Th"
! Lawn Party: Eddie Leonard and Mabel
Russell, i'm q singing and dancing spe-
/ cialty: Dorothy Bremen and Joe Rat
/ cliff. in AT the Flower Stand; Sully and
/ IIusscy, in THE Sportsman and the
! Valet the Langdons, in "A Night on
! the Boulevard" Adeline Francis, as The
| Graphophone Girl" and Lydia and Albino,
| European equilibrists