New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
At THE VARIETIES
A New PIayIet. Return Engage
mentS and First Appearances.
DIXEY IN VAUDEVILLE
"Scrooge" and "Pinafore'
Please-Bills on Roofs and
at the Beaches.

lnF 7 lUdlOfe hluolfS, Is the lcd0lns ltdA-
ure OF tho bill at the Union Square this
week. These youngsters sing with on
thusiasm. the choruses are excellently
drilled and the production is attractively
staged and Kept fresh in every detail Of
costumes and scenery There are two
playlets In the show. Porter Emerson
Brownies broadly farcical "a Hero pre-
scented by Charles l.. Warren and COM
pany. which IS familiar 10 the patrons OF
vaudeville in this city, and new farce,
After the Wedding by Lawrence
Grattan. which was presented here for
the first time yesterday afternoon by Eva
Taylor and a company OF three This
playlet is based upon a series OF carefully
balanced Misunderstanding between two
bridal couples, but II would gain in effect
by condensation. Another first New York
appearance was that OF Hines and Fox
a couple OF singing comedians. who were
heartily applauded and certainly made
good" Others on the bill are Arturo, an
equilbrst, still another newcomer In the
field; Miss Josephine. a wire performer
O'Nein and Nixon. Betty Lee. the Girl
from Georgia; Mignon. a singer who has
EVELYN NESBIT THAw and Jack
Clifford appear for their second week as
the headllners on the bill at Hammer
STEMS Roof Garden In their repertory or
modern dances. The couple introduce
this week some new figures and steps,
and have already proved to be the best
drawing attraction Hammersteln's has Of
fered this season. Another drawing card
IL Dainty Marie the graceful and
statuesque woman acrobat who performs
her aerial feats as though she heartily
enjoys doing them. Charles Ahearn and
his troupe of comedians have an act that
is fast. funny and full OF strange noises.
Others on the bill are Towards ponies
in a good animal act assisted by
twelve dogs. the Benevechl Brothers. Eu-
ropean novelty comedians. here for the
first time: The Act Beautiful" nov
city. giving the story OF The Hunt
posed by living models, Eva Shirley. the
clever singing coincidence, with several
new songs the Musical Johnsons, pre-
senting selections on the Xylophone; VIII
bur Sweatman, with his clarinets, here
for the second week: Work and Play,
acrobatlc comedians: the Smiths. a COM
edy pair: Ned and Betz, comedians, ana
Wright and Gard. novelty artists.
THE GETAWAY" q crook" playlet,
with a new twist. is the feature on the
bill at the Fifth Avenue Theatre this
week. with Isabelle Sherman playing the
crooked" lady. who Strengthens out at
the end Of the sketch with one final dra-
matte wrench despite the Vaccinations OF
d srun-voiced detective and the handicap
of q very wabbly past. Miss Sherman is
so convincing that she succeeds I'm inter
esting the audience with a rather long
story Of her pasta difficult feat In
short playlet. Ruth Findlay makes a
charming school girl and ably supports
Miss Sherman. Felix and Cairo. two ju-
venile comedians. present clever revue.
Then and Now" which gives them an
opportunity for some pleasing dancing
and singing and a few rather good imi-
tatious OF stage celebrities. Harry Lin
ton and Anita Laurence are clever pair
iu a good act. and DCOley and Sayles
give a lot Of laughs with their comedy.
Others on the bill are the Five Armanis.
operate quintet Danny Simmons. come
dian. Matilde and Evira, clever spanish
dancers: Barto and Clark. comedians:
VIII and Kemp, acrobatic grotesques. and
the three Bartos in feats OF balance.
HENRY r. DGXEY takes the top OF
the bill u vaudeville at the New Brighton
Theatre this week Ia a novelty Offering
which he calls a "yaudo-drama mono
logue" Mr.. DiXey does a little bit OF
everything in this act and proves himself
just as popular as ever with his audi
ence "Scrooge," Tom Terrsss dramati-
cation Of DiCkens's "A Christmas Carol,
is another feature on the programme
Tom Terriss. himself the star Of the cast
is supported by capable company who
bring 10 life Dickenss famous charac-
tcrs. John Rice and Sally Cohen, the
well-kuoWn comedy couple, present their
latest and most successful playlet. The
Path Of the Prlmroses." Bud Fisher. the
cartoonist and creator OF Mutt and Jeff
Is presenting his Muttograph Pauline
Welch Mrs. Bud Fisher an attractive
singing coincidence. offers a repertory OF
numbers written exclusively tor her. Sig
nor Luigi DELI orc plays two instruments
al the same time. one is a large accor-
dion. which he plays with his hands. and
the other. an "armonipede," is played
with his feet Others are VIII Boehms
Athletic Girls a vaudeville symposium of
boxing. fencing. wrestling and bag punch
ing: Delmore and Lee, I'm their acrobatic
offering, "A Study In Black and White;
Chesters CANNES de Luxe. and Louis
Stone In topsy-turvy dances.
THE DANCING PAVILION, AZ Madi-
son Square Roof Garden continues 10 be
the principal attraction at this popular
resort Alternating with the general dane
ing. the cabaret show takes the floor with
a good programme. The performers this
week include Edith Barton. Stella Ford.
Ray McKenna. Justin ID. Laury. William
Wheeley and Dan Gray Amateur shows
continue TO be an added attraction on
Monday and Friday nights. as are the
Sunday night pops"
THE JARDIN DE DANSE presents a
good bill OF cabaret entertainment this
week. headed by that clever pair Of
dancers. Joan Sawyer and Wallace Nc
Cutcheon. in their repertory OF graceful
steps and figures Others are the Hart
mans. Diane and the Higgins. Among
the newcomers who made their appear
ance last night are Leona Sherwin. the
Sweet Sixteen Ladies' Quartet and the
Misses De Isle and Vernon.
THE RUSTIC THEATRE at Palisades
Park presents a good bill OF vaudeville
this week. which features among its