New-York tribune., 1913-12-23
THE WEEKS BILLS
IN THE VARIETIES
Bert Williams-Eva Tanguay's
Last Week-EXCellent Pro-
grammes for Holidays.

grammes for Holidays.
BERT WILLIAMS ana the particularly
good bill Of vaudeville Of which he IS the
headline feature at the "alaco Theatre
this week filled the house Yesterday al
ternCon to an extent mat contradcts the
general gloomy predictions about poor
business In Christmas week. Mr.. VIII
/ iaDs. as usual had his audience witn
him from th" moment re- shunled upon
the stage. clad in that eNquisitely htting
dress suit and his tango shoes. Ills act,
nov one. and even more amusing than
some Of his previous vaudeville oferings.
has some good songs among them
poke game song and a tango NUM-
ber. which ends with one OF the best bits
/ of pantomimc dancing he has ever done.
! Others are Morris CrouiH and his Merry
7 Men. i'm "Mirthful Moments an excel
/ lent piece Of juggling. Charles Grapewin
/ and his wife. Anna Chance, in a new edi-
ton OF the comedy sketch. rhe Awaken
/ ing Of Mr.. Pip, Odiya. the Samoan
water woman" with ner school OF
trained sea lions. Gert.Id" Vanderbilt
and George Moore. the dancers and sng-
Boy" with characterlatiJns both as Il
hoy and girl. Prince La Mon Kim. the
: Chinese tenor sings selections in Eng
. lish. as we'll "a his native chinese
iIaskys Three Types. tierOerts dogs and
! Patht's Weekly.
EVA TANGGAY entered ulcu the thiid
and last week of her engagement at the
iuh street Music Hall \ number OF ne"
/ acts have been added 10 this weeks Dill.
including the Five O'Ccunor Sisters.
sketch The Telephone Girl, with Jane
/ para and company. the hremo family,
European acrohats. and that entertaining
pair Fritz Walton and Meta Brandt.
. This is the last week of this form OF en-
! tertainment at the iith Street Music Hail.
which next week changes ITS name 10 the
rth street Theatre and the INITIAL at
traction vii. be George Edwardes Lon
don Gaiety Theatre company ~ Inc
Girl on the Film
MELVILLE AND HIGGINS, TWO clever
/ comedians. have new skIt, putting oH
Airs" as III. headline attraction al the
tuIon square this week. Others are
/ Nol,ut and hIs Fixing Piano, the nstlu-
r,Ut floating about the air with pretty
( Ruth Gurley standing on II ard singing
/ tn the accompaniment oi Nolant; Ninsci
} and poorc with a little musical playlei'
no TreSpaSsng" Pdr!lio and frabeto'
+ two Italian street singers, offering CLASSIC
oueratic numbers and some OF the latest
} song successes. Woodland Memories,
with j. B. Dunn and Emile Brenner ana
company. Marvel aud Delight ~ lHe
/ Phantoms conway and Leland. INC
| Merry Mouopedes" silent Nora the
/ amusing pautomimst and Belle Oh\ei'
singing comcdienne.
ADELE RITCHIE. with some new
songs and many elaborate gowns, Is one
of ,br i've featured numbers Oh the hpi'-
da, bul AT the Firth Avenue this week.
. ptters are Bert clark and MABEL Hanhl-
tom i'm the skit ~ Noyward concert :
pohert T., Daley and company, in a
1 ro,stcring comedy. "Our Bob Ha'ph
u,.z with his entertainment. the inltlaI
American presentation oi Ihe mo"
p,,torn Plate. Edward clark and ca
: r,Ssa Rose iu character SONGS Grace De
Mar singing comedieuae. Jed and Eth,'
I bool,. ensemble players the Great Assam
| Troupr. Japanese entertainers Luce
Bruce and May. musical comedians liu-
aostou and Drummer cannon ball jug
gIers. and a comedy photo play.
LANE CABRERA Anna He'd
daughter tops the bill Tor the holiday
week al the Colonial Theatre. Assisted
by Bobbv Watson and - chorus OF Amefi-
c,r beauties. she Offers singing anu
dancing creation ARRANGED 10y Irving b1i-
lin claude Giilinswatcr and company
,nne,r with new dramatic piayiet
.Nty,s Of the Rich" and the remainder
of the programme includes me AVON
Coined, -Four. in The Ne" Ieachel
Doris Wilson and COMPANY piallhs
Through the Looking Glass Nrthu'
Deagon. musical comedy laNorite' th'
chqdvick Trio. in "Nig-ins TRAINING
r,,nn". Nat Nazarro and company, attn
Ictlc artistry: Bobby Heath ana fIo NIL
lership. songs and dances Thdiles NepeI'
eccentric iusgler and Frawley and Hunt
comedy gymnasts
"NON DESIR." an opera houfie 10y
Edgar Allen Woolf, with Ameha stone
and Armand kaisz. leads the list oil at
fractions at the Alhambra this weeh'
Others are Robert =. Ila,nes and com
,,rv ,in The Man IN the Dark; CLARK
and Verdi the Italian ,omedians' Maria
90 Dresden china posing models: Henry
owls offering "A Naudevile Cocktail
lack Devreaux and company. playing
"nop't DO That: Franker Wood ana
p,,,se Wvde. IN Good Night an ana
ech.nck the battery Of songland, ana
The Grazers, presenting musical ana
dancing speciality
DAINTY MARIE. the graceful acrobat
,,,,Js the bill at Hammerstelns TINS
'i' Others are the singing specially
" IN. storey. the sweet singer oI sweet
,lno.'. the Avon comedy four. Kay COX,
rtertsiuer: Bob Daily and company,
Wv @tr'' comsdy playlct; Mile. DE Leon. as
80. .ar,'o Girl i'm Blue; WIN ~. Fox, "The
Gu, Iure of Paris in moving pictures,
Iiassan Ben All troupe, Sherman, van ana
ii,nan Kaufman troupe. Joe ana Lew
roonsr Nina Payne. Walter van brunt
..WenGcl Balls In motion pictures rom
p"nfnIl and Louis Bemiel
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.
,,r,., ,Ir,i-sion to the American Museum OF
rI History. Metropolitan Muscum OF
Nn'u'S YORK Geological Park Van tort
en-, park Museum and the Aquarium,
,.o,,,,,r, Life Exhibition Grand Central Pal
NH, ,,nor Exhibit. University Settlement.
'WWu WWu ist Fgdridge street Manhattan.
-. Ia. George McAncny on why New
M, NpTHt,,, needs q New Charter al the lunch.