New-York tribune., 1913-11-18
BILLS FOR THE WEEK
In THE VARIETIES
A New Playlet, Some Novel Acts
and Many Stars Among the
Headline attractions.

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SERGEANT BAGBY." an interesting
and we'll presented playlet made by Boze-
man Bulger and Irwin Cobb from Mr..
Cobb's short story OF the same name.
leads the entertaining bill OF vaudeville at
the Union Square this week. The adapt
ers have wisely retained the best OF the
humorous lines and episodes, particularly
in the reunion of the Civil War vet
Grams. and made the most out Of the fun
in the elopement. Another number that
pleased-the Moneta Five-gave a good
performance both In their instrumental
selections and their songs. Gertrude Van
derbilt and George Moore appeared in
new repertory Of songs and dances and
found themselves as popular as ever.
Others are Eddie Girard and Jessie Gard
ner in the one-act sketch called kiss
Muh"; Marion, Hines and La Mar. with
twenty minutes Of minstrel comedy; Cook
and Sylvia. dancers; Warren and Fran
els, a character skit. Clara Ballareni in
an aerial speciality. and Barrows and Milo,
I'm feats Of strength and hand balancing.
THE WATER CURE" one OF the
many featured numbers on the bill at the
Palace this week, is a farce by Mary
Roberts Rinehart and Cecil DE Mile. set
10 music by Robin Hood Bowers and
sprinkled with show girls by the producer,
Jesse Lasky. The plot bears slight re-
sernblance 10 the older farce. Cheer Up
but Il Is only a slight one, and there are
lots OF fun, sood-ooking girls and some
attractive song numbers In this tabloid
version Allan Brooks PLAYS his part OF
the nervous wreck with humorous iidel-
It's. and the rest OF the east aids In making
the act good entertainment Cecilia Loi-
tus. another feature. gives her latest
series Of impersonations with the usual
success. and Alice Els and Bert French
present their elaborate Dance OF Fort
une" Sun another headliner is Everett
Shinn's "meller drammer," "All Wrong
from the Start" which goes with the audi
ence as though IL were quite all right.
Others are Belle Baker. the "Bernhardt
OF Ragtime": villa Holt Wakefield, May
Wirth. the Australian bareback rider;
Frank Tierney and Marie Sabbott in
dance novelty, and Burton. Hahn and
Cantwell, 'The Big Voices"
GUS EDWARDS is making his fare
well appearances in vaudeville this week
AT the Fifth Avenue with his Big Re-
yue." an elaborate number with lots OF
dances and songs. Others are Frank
Sheridan and company, in 'BlackmaiI'
Jasper. "The Thinking Dog; Raymond
and Caverly, with their amusing dialect;
Goldsmith and Hoppe. In THE Manager
ard the Salesman; Mcmahon. Diamond
and Clemence, comedians; Miss Le!tzel
and jeanette trapezistes; Pearl and Roth
"rathskeller boys; Max Laube, the hu-
man bird" and the Two Tom Boys, aero
bats
4 TRIO OF STARS lead the programme
AT the Colonial this week. Marie Lloyd
gives her English songs. Maggie Cline
her Irish repertory and Gertrude Barnes
represents America with her entertain
uent Others are Clayton White and
Company I'm the comedy skit "Cherie
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry. playing The
Rube". General Pisano, the sharpshooter;
Rinaido, the wandering yiolinist; John
and Winnie Hennlngs, In songs ana
dances; the Five Idanias. European gym
rasts. and Ceballos and Desmond. dancers
and singers.
LILLIAN LORRAINE heads the "Fall
Festival" programme at the Alhambra
this week with her repertory OF songs
Others are william Cressy and Blanche
Daync, In "The Man Whr Remembered
Valerie Bergere and Company. in "JudG-
ment". Merrill and otto. playing "Her
Daddy's Friend; Ben Deely and COM
many. as "The New Bell Boy; Robert
Emmet Keane, THE American Engllsn-
man.: Don the talking dog; HICKEY
Brothers, acrobatic dancers Moore anu
Young. two attractive singers: No'ah''
with his flying piano; Lynch ana He"ef'
"clubmanacs." and Spra8ue ana McNee'o
on roller skates.