New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-25
VARIETIES, ROOFS, PARKS
Excitement at Victoria Over
Distribution of $685..
TO CONTINUE ALL WEEK
Lively Bills at Union Square and
Fifth Avenue.

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busy week yesterday afternoon. For
there Is not only the programme to be got
through with at every matinee, but there
is a lump sum of s616 that has to be given
away before Saturday to patrons Of the
theatre. 1t may sound easy, but it's
strenuous business.
The wild, reckless throwing around OF
free money came about in this way, &C
cordlng to the ardent and serious minded
announcer, Loney Haskell, the press rep
resentatve OF the theatre, who told all
about 1t yesterday afternoon before the cur
tain at intermission time. 1t seems that
one of Mr. Hammerstein's honest darkey
lads who does ushering up on the breeze
strewn roof garden these nights found
fat wallet couple OF weeks ago beneath
one of the seats. It contained 1915 The
name and address OF the loser were inside.
And when the wallet was returned-would
YOU believe it?-the owner refused 10 receive
IT, He Just turned his back and walked
off No entreates could urge him to lay
hand on his one-tlme property. The
management of the Victoria Roof turned
uneasily on its pallet for nearly week
before deciding what to do in this embar-
RAISING situation. Finally sparks flew In
some ones head. and the idea was born OF
giving the whole sum-minus a donation
for the honest darby lad-to the Victoria's
matinee audiences for a week.
The scheme was shot off yesterday after
noon. and a large and curious audience
assembled. Every third person who passed
the gateman received a salmon colored
ri Nth bo ubic a. 1
was good for money" and after the ex
PLANTATION speech at the intermission the
boys" were summoned from the box office
10 exchange the salmon colored cards for
checks I'm the Greenwich Bank varying in
amounts from 10 cents to s.. Excitement
broke loose in the gallery. where a boy
who drew a S check proposed cheer for
Mr.. Hammerstein
Outside of all this there was a generous
and varied bill Of sixteen numbers led by A
clever troupe of novelty folk who call them
selves the Top O. tn World Dancers" w.
G Fields juggled In his quiet, surprising
way 1t takes talent to find comedy I'm the
art of balancing, but Mr.. Fields has plenty
Of that In fact, he is quite the first jug
gler in the land Eva Shirley. who sang
again, while Mays HarmOnists. Root and
White Lorette and Bud. Carl Greer, Corelli
and Gillett, Haydn, Borden and Haydn, the
SIX Browns, George r. Reno. Raymond and
Caverly. the only original" Texas Tommy
Dancers Roehm's Five Athletic Girls.
RONALD and Delano and CreatOres Italian
Band form a programme that gives taste
Of every kind Of bright entertainment from
the sublime to the ridiculous. The same
bin is on tap o. nights on the roof.
Mile Albertina Rasoh and Sidney JARVIS
and the Most Beautiful Girl in New York
made ND a delectable combination of attrac-
lions in the bill offered yesterday for the
fourth week Of high class vaudeville at 3.
y. Keith's Union Square Theatre. The
Viennese danseuse presented an artistic ana
we'll staged programme Of dances that won
deserved favor. The Sidney Jarvis contTi-
button took the form of musical comedy.
This pair Of leading attractions provided
an excellent basis for an entertainment OF
varied and pleasing material Mile Rasch
and a ballet OF twenty coryphees, gave ten
splendid tabeaus, In which the star
pirouetted with grace and assured faclllty
that stamped her as one of the most gifted
artists Of the period. Sidney Jarvis and,
az the programme reads, THE Most Beau
tiful Girl in New York" were seen here fer
the first time. They offer some bright pat
ter and clever songs. among which was
"Oh. You Wonderful Girl" which Mr. Jar
Wis made famous during the long run OIL
The Little Millionaire"
Bedini and Arthur. assisted by Eddie cam
tor. gave clever buresque on Mile. Rasch
that brought forth yells of laughter. The
Thomas j. Ryan Company caused mucn
fun with its offering entitled Mag Hag-
eerty Osteopath." Weston. Fields and
Carroll sang a number of popular songs and
won enthusiastic encores. Clark and Berg
man gave a clever sldt entitled "A Baseoah
Filtration" The Jungman Family pre-
scented thrilling tight wire exhibition
Roxy La Rocca, harp soloist and La Nier'
a uidair gymnast, rounded out pro-
pramme of fun that is record, for the
quality OF its performance.
One Of the best balanced bills OF the sea-
son opened at Proctors Fifth Avenue yes
terdev II Is an offering of vaudeville, sea-
soned with diversity and calculated to APP
neal 10 all manner of tastes. 1t Is prac-
ticallv a solid new blood" bill, as the
majority of the numbers are making their
initial appearance in the realm of two-a-
dav entertainment. Bud Fisher depicts the
lows and sorrows of those world famous
funny fellows, Mutt and Jeff''; Bessie
Clifford and Victor Morley render the hits
that made them pronounced favorites when
Ttting q M
Never Homes; Ray Samuels, direct from
the Moulin Rouge, is good TO look at and
good 10 hear. She throws in little move
ments all her own that make her ragtime
stunts an uproarious success; the Walter n.
Lawrence Players offer melodramatlc
comedy OF "crook lfe," ALIAS Mr.. Rose
berry" which keeps the interest sustained
until the last second. Ruth Roche-Francis
and her players present "A Touch Of High
Life" which scored with the audience.
Others on the new blood" programme are
Abbott and White, those Coney Island
bows; De Reno and La Due, expert trapeze
artists. and Emperor and Empress, mar
vellous animal act, rounded out first rate
The recent warm weather has brought
out the crowds to the Madison Square
Roof. The big two-acre garden has been
taxed lately to its full capacity.
Popular prices at this roof garden in
clude music by an orchestra Of twelve
pieces. Dancing on an absolutely seamless
floor and an interesting cabaret show all
amid charming surroundings
One of the most entertaining programmes |
Of the season opened yesterday at the New
Brighton Theatre. The programme is an
nxceuent one COMPRISING an unusual num-