New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-26

An Elaborate Musical ProduC-
tion-ItaIian Opera Singers.
BARRIE'S "PANTAL00N"
Continued Drawing Power of a
Sensation-Novelties of
Various Kinds.

Union Square this week. The piece is
we'll staged and includes a series of Sc
lectIons for various musical instruments.
Just Half Way" a little playlet with
Ann Heritage and Allan Dinehart, Is
amusing and well played. Another feat
ured number is Miss Leitzel, the at
tractive little acrobat, who gives a grace
full performance on the flying rings with
jeanette, her muscular partner. George
Mckay and Ottie Ardine have good
act, with some humor and lots OF dane
ing Charles and Fanny Van appear in
their sketch. From Stage Carpenter to
Ackter," with the latest edition OF their
particular brand of fun. and meet with
their usual success. A novelty that
proved popular Is a game of bicycle polo,
played by the oxford Trio. Robert Morti-
mer riding as America and Harry Wells
as England. It's real game and makes
good sport. Others on the bill are Luce,
Glynn and May, in novel musical spe-
cialty; Marine Sisters, with operate Sc
lections, and Durand and Turner panto-
mimsts.
KATHLEEN CLIFFORD, in series OF
def dives into dapper suits Of mems
clothes and some clever impersona-
lions, IS one of the headline attractions
on the bill at the Fifth Avenue this week.
Miss Clifford makes herself popular with
the audience by letting them into the Sc
crets of her quick change dressing room,
from behind a shadow curtain, but she
l.. nd hn
edged trousers and sings her Nor
mandie" song in peasant costume. Raoul
Romito and Contessa Miletiori. two SOLO
lists OF the Boston opera Company max
ing their vaudeville debut here this week,
give splendid performance The Con-
tessa makes a delightful picture In her
graceful costume. Melville and Higgins
have squandered vast sums upon new
wardrobe and some wit upon new act
since they last appeared here The COM
bination seems just as popular as ever.
Wllfrid Clarke has "A Wife for an Hour, "
which keeps him and his company run
ming about distractedly, but the audience
enjoyed IT, Others are VIII Oakland and
company for their second week; Foster
and Lovett, Mantilla and Lloyd, with a
dancing episode, Gordon and RIGA,
cyclists; John II. West and his operate
Wolf and Florette, a woman contoruonist
EVELYN NESBIT THAW and her
dancing partner, Jack Clifford, began the
fourth week of their engagement at Ham
merstelns Roof Garden last night Be
sides this pair, who continue TO be the
greatest drawing card over billed at this
house. the bill consists OF eleven acts,
which include the Arnet Brothers.
clever pair OF European acrobatc mar
wells, who appeared In this country for
the first time yesterday, Dainty Marie
the attractive aerialist, who began her
seventh week: Charles Ahearn and ms
cycling comedians; Bert Fitzgibbon. with
several new songs; the Act Beautiful
story of THE Hunt" by living models;
Burkhardt and White, in their first ap-
pearance here with a new Offering; the
Black Brothers. a team OF singers ana
dancers; tho Juggling Burkes, just re-
turned from Europe with some new
tricks; Allen and Brown, in novelty
skit; Charles Dunn, comedian, and Crane
and Morton. operate duo.
MILE. DAZIE. in JIM. Barrie's panto-
mime "Pantaloon," is one of the headline
attractions at the New Brighton Theatre
this week. PANTHEON" is an elaborate
production and IL produced here for the
first time in America, under the direction
Of William Seymour. Charles Frohman
stage director. Jack Norworth Is an
other feature on the excellent bill in
new speciality that includes some original
songs and an amusing stunt with
reel OF moving pictures. Harry de Costa
accompanies MIR. Norworth on the piano.
Others are Francis McGinn, In the COM
edy THE Cop; Caesar Rivoli, In a new
playlet by himself. and Loney Haskell
The Spendthrift Student; Tim McMa-
hons Pullman Porter Maids, in black
face singing and dancing Offering; Violet
Dale, in her Speciality; Sue Smith, known
as The Brooklyn Flower Girl" offered
her repertory OF exclusive songs; Bobby
Pandur and his brother In feats or
strength and Frawley and Hunt In a
comedy acrobatic act.
PERCY WALPOLB. the London barry
tone: Irving Hastings. basso, and Ray
McKenna, of the Canadian opera Com
pany, are among the newcomers on the
cabaret programme at the Madison
Square Roof Garden, which began It's
fourteenth week last night. Others are
Dan Gray and william Wheeler in
humorous burlesque on Eddy and Earle's
Apache Dance, Justin d. Laury, Edith
Parton. with new ballads. and Professor
Richter. the viollnist Amateur shows
are given as usual on Monday and Fri
day evenings.
loan SAWYER and Wallace Nc
Cutcheon head the cabaret programme at
the Jardin de Danse this week with an
uncommonly graceful exhibition of mod
ern dances Others on the bill are Eng
lish and Johnson, the original Pacific
Coast Texas Tommy team; the Whirlwind
Higginses, the Marathon Hartemans,
Cole and Denahy. the Knick-knack
Dancers, Betty Martin, dramatic soprano;
I.eona Sherwin and Rosemarie La Barde
JACK MAULIFFE. with an illustrated
nonologue is the headline feature on the
bill OF vaudeville at the Rustic Theatre, at
Palisades Park, this week. Others are
Sidney Shields and company. In comedy
sketch; the Altheba Twins, In a singing
and acrobatic novelty; the Abdallah
troupe of acrobats; Ross and Faust, I'm
singing and talking skit; Hans Wagner.
violinist. and Whitehiil and Whitehill, in
a conversational sketch. New circus per-
so,r,ara mazda their apDearance at the