New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-18
At THE VARIETIES
Ministries on Broadway Again,
After All These Years.
AN ELECTRICAL WIZARD
THE Kingdom of Destiny and
Assorted Innovations Of
Singular Types.

Singular Types.
II Baron Nunchausen had ever heard of
the automobile he might have conceived
such monooguc as Lew Dockstader
strives To get out OF his system twice "A
day at Hammerstein's this week, and If
his genius had taken a turn toward the
whimsical toe he might have done some
thing as memorable as the antics of
George Primrose Blackfacc minstrelsy is
a new feature I'm vaudeville bill. and. in
fact. some wears have passed since real
minstrel organization such as Primrose
and Dockstaders has been se'~s on Broad
way. The innovation has prove. more
than welcome one. The audiences Nstcr-
day were kept shaking as with earth
quakes of mrth. The other features Of the
programme arc by no means 10 be neg
lccted They included Gertrude Vanderbilt
and George Moore in one of the NEST mu-
steal comedy skits In which they have
ever been seen here: Toots Paka, assisted
bv her company of Hawaiians. in orig
inal music. songs aud dances; the Aus
tralian woodcuttcrs, Jackson and Nc
~ n.
from Australia. Vilfred Clarke. with
company of four, in comedy playlet en-
titled NO More Trouble; the Sin Brown
Brothers i'm n novel musical act, and the
Four Harmonists. who for the first time
here. introduced singing skit entitled
Camp Life i'm the Philippines" Others
who go to make up the big bill arc the
Crazy Magician, Van Hovcn; Margaret
Clayton. in cartoons and songs, and
Duffy and May. a new European aero
bate duo. There are by actual count
seventy people on the bill at the Victoria
Theatre this week.
DR.. Carl Herman. AT Kclth's Union
Square Theatre. yesterday had every one
dpplauding and guessing in an electrical
spectacle called The Window at the
Haunted House" which was quite as
mysterious as tho title indicates. He is
We'll termed "The Electric Wizard.
"Blackman" is the title of playlet hav-
ing its premiere here Il IS by Richard
Harding Davis. The theme is another Of
those up-to-datc crook stories. II was
presented By Frank Sheridan and a capa-
bic company. Another surprise was Miss
Refine Davies. who enjoys the distinction
of bcing ono Of the most enhancing ing
crs on the vaudeville stage. she IS gifted
with pleasing personality and a wonder
fu range and sweetness OF tone. tn"
seven Bracks. a European delegation OF
symnasts gave ten minutes of fast
and hair-raising gymnastc stunts.
Miss Norton and Paul Nicholson gave
IS. ID" D. Hflt =
rimont Tho Primrose Four proved with
ont doubt that they are yocalis's OF
rare ability They offered most Of the
latest song successes ~ tho day, and were
compelled g. respond 20 several cncorcf
Other numbers were Hilly Rogers. the
human orchestra. Ollie Young and April.
soap bubble iugglcrs. Clark and Mc'ul-
Tough with fifteen minutes OF screaming
y funny dialogue. and the Elsa Lohr
Trio. 10 q Spectacular surprise.
The cry OF standing room only was
heard at Proctor FiNh Avenue Theatre
yesterday Tho wide diversity ~ vaude-
vile was emphasized by the appearance
on one programme o. such extremes Of
entertainment as Edwards Davis and
"Tho Kingdom of Destiny and Adous
the Act beautiful. with the posing dog
with new songs and costumes Belle
Story again captivatcd all. while genuine
merit was disclosed I'm tho offerings or
Eddie Leonard and MABEL Russell Billy
Could and Belle Ashlyn. the Ten court
iers Arthur Geary tho Rcd Hussar a
tenor Of magnificent voice. West and
Charles. cabaret comedians. Jed and
Ethel Dool,y. versatile entertainers. Jack
Dakota Trio sharpshooters. De Lasso
Troupe. European cquilibrists. and. as 10
continued feature. Edison talking NOV
ing pictures.
The amazing Tango Argentine the
turkey trot' and the Maurice waltz
we're demonstrated in all their hcwildcr-
ing complcziti,s at the Colonial yesterday
by those gifted dancers Maurice ana
Florence Walton. Fashionable dcvotecs
OF Terpsichorc ATTENDED I'm throngs An
other drawing factor was Miss Alice
Fischer. making her debut in vaudeville IN
the one act play Mrs. Jack mnlat-
uro musical comedy entitled The ldttlc
Parisionne' was presented by Jesse H.
I.asky. Other performers on the week :
bill are Taylor Holmes. Ray Samuels'
CHI Gordon. the Apollo Trio, Leonard
and Louie and Adler and airline.
Al the AIhambra Hermionc Shone ana
conpany are prominent In "a production
called The Last Hope Peter. the edu-
Gated monkey. figures. and travesty
called "Thc School Of Acting. Is pre-
scented by W. II. Murphy ana blanche
Nichols. other acts are Van Rensselaer,
Wheeler. assisted by Florence Mackic. in
an operctta called THE Key to the
Ito,rt,. ,he Tom Davies Trio. Motoring
in Nid-Air"; Ben Docly and company III
..rbo Now Bcll Boy. the Empire COMEDY
-Four Mullen and CooSan, acrobatlc come
sians. the Musical Johnstons. the kineto-
nhon. and Karl Grecs. lightning OIL
painter.
Maggie Cline cntcrtans patrons OF the
Bronx Theatre. Willard Mack and Mar
iorio pambeau offer play OF the under
,.or,d called kick In, and the re
,,,a,rdor az the programme includes I'D
couacber and Toe Fields. In The Battle
~ Raw Rum: the knetophone. Mack ana
or,h I'm "rhc Wrong Hero Kay
noo,ev,s METROPOLITAN Minstrcls. the
Laufuan troupe OF cyclists: Iora, The
c,ri Ia tho Parrot: Kirk and fogarty
and La Toy brothers.
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