New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-20

notable features Of this weeks shows at
the variety houses.
The complete musical comedy. Props"
was produced at the New Brighton Thea
ire. Brighton Beach yesterday afternoon
and evening, with Billy B. Van and the
Beaumont Sisters in the leading parts.
and a company OF twenty-five. AS the
title sufficiently indicates. props" is
story Of the stage, the incidents OF its
plot being supposed TO occur back OF the
stage Of vaudeville theatre on a Mon
day afternoon. Performers and stage at
taches are introduced in an entertaining
way. Billy B. Van being the property
man, who is far more In evidence than
was even his Chinese colleague In THE
Yellow Jacket" The fun is fast and is
not allowed to lag, and the production
good in every way, not forgetting the
looks Of the chorus. Another hit OF the
New Brighton programme is Deiro, who
renders music on the piano accordion all
the way from opera TO ragtime. There is
nothing In dancing that the Eight Berlin
Madcaps cannot do, and Miss Lietzei and
Jeanette are two graceful and skilful
young acrobats.
The great Lalla Selbni presents at the
Union Square Theatre this week her elab-
crate spectacular illusions, which require
for the performance a large company OF
players. lion and a horse. The me-
chanical devices are ingenious and work
well. The>best act OF this young woman's
long programme is THE Lions Bride
with its dexterous substitution at the last
moment OF herself in the role OF the
lover. for the lion in the cage into
which the young girl he would wed
is TO be thrust because she refuses
to renounce him. the Sultans son.
This lions bride is not the one OF the
well known picture, but a girl OF the
Ara ian Nights. the act gaining much
from it's Oriental setting after the man
ner OF the Russian ballots Another IN
genious illusion IS the substitution or
living woman for a clay figure Inc
Bathing Beauty" suddenly surrounded
bv shouting fountains and flowers where
only a moment before there was nothing
on the stage except table and model
dais. A third illusion is that OF the
Great Fire Drama" with its climax OF
a fire engine in full career. horses gauop-
ing, steam kissing and smoke ming the
stage. A versatile lady is Nine. Selolhi'
for she does other things, but her hlu-
sions are best. She is decidedly well
worth seeing. Ben Welch IS very much
topliner AT the Union Square this week.
He IS funnier than ever. Ed wynn mas
elaborated and strengthened his sketch'
.The Kings Jester" which is now as
good a bit OF entertainment OF it's kind as
can be fourd
A plavlet. dealing with the present pop
ular subject OF crooks, In which Lhlhis
yelled embodiment of a man whose name
has been recently on every ones Ups' i
one Of the most prominent characters 3
tho principal Offering at Hammerstein 5
Victoria. There is much merit IN the
piece. which is entitled Tine system
and Is I'm part the work OF Taylor Gran
Vile. who plays the part OF the crook n
an entertaining manner. He is ably sup
ported by Laura Pierpont. who PLAYS
with sympathy and intelligence and dls-
plays a keen appreciation OF the humor-
GUS possibilities OF certain situations
clifford Dempsey gives an excellent I'M
personation OF the grating detective. who
is the greatest crook Of all. The cast Is
a large one Mcintyre and Heath IN
their familiar droleries and dialect WORK
were as funny as ever, and perpetrated a
few new Jokes that hit the mark. Frankie
Heath. a remarkably pretty and vivacious
Young woman. made a distinct MT win
Harry I.evan, I'm some nonsense songs and
dances A novel act was that of Hanlon
and Clifton. who accomplished the most
striking feats OF strength and balancing
In a manner that was the acme OF ease
and certainty. Martin Brown and RIOS
zcika Dolly presented a dancing act in
which both were extremely graceful, and
Flanagan and Edwards we're successful
I'm n different style OF dancing. DR.. Carl
Herman. the tanner OF electricity" and
the Avon Comedy Four were also on the
Marie Dressler, sylphlike and silvery
toned. heads the bill at the Colonial this
week in an act embracing everything from
grand opera 10 snake dancing. Not sat-
ished with making the audience laugh as
hard as they did during the entire per-
Torrance, she wrung sobs from the ten
der-hearted with a touching little recita-
ton OF the baby s-gone-what-wil l-mother-
do-now variety. Ralph Hertz. anotner
headliner on the bill this week, sings
few songs In his well known whimsical
manner. One of them. IF Your Wife says
It's Black" was very we'll done and
bears n resemblance to his old could
You Do IT." which he made popular
some wears ago. Ethel Green, the charm
ing little comedienne. sings one or two
good things and wears some stunning
gowns. FRANKLIN Ardell and Marie Wal
ters appear In a rather good sketch, the
Suffragette." Tom Dingle and the Es-
meralda sisters are very good trlo OF
dancers. Tom Dlngle's loose-limhed ca
vortinC. somewhat after the fashion OF
Fred Stone. proving very amusing.
Among the others are Selma Braatz. the
lady who juggles all sorts OF things. in
Guiding soap bubbles; Charles and Fan
ME Van. I'm a stage sketch. and Muller
and Coogan. with their humorous dia-
logue and dances
At the Palace Theatre. which has been
PLAYING to capacity audiences ever since
the beginning of Nine. Bernhardts en-
the variety bill includes Bessie
WYNN. in the best OF her popular roper
tory OF songs: Billy Gould and Belle Ash
lvn; owen McCiveney, In "Bill Skies
his version of "Oiver Twist" in which
. ,,t,,., e,,a characters an act seen here