New-York tribune., 1913-03-25
SPRING VAUDEVILLE
A Bear on Roller Skates and
Other Canny Beasts.
ONE PICKS PRETTY GIRL
Monkey Jumped to the Third
Row and Positively Re-
fused to Go Back.

Row and Positively Re
fused to Go Back.
| Laughter and the clapping of hands re-
sounded in the variety theatres yesterday
with a gusto melted by complication of
spring and unusual performances. The
| playhouses were brimful in both afternoon
and evening and must have lured truants
representing every walk Of life, from
nurse maid to tired business man. who
had lunched too well and kept on laugh
ing in his sleep.
| The only place where anything befell
that might he classed as "A panic was at
Proctors Fifth Avenue Theatre. One Of
the animals interpreting an important
role in Mr.. Buckleys production found
the limits Of the stage too confined to
please him and leaped into the orchestra.
He was only a small monkey, but 1t was
some time before all fear Of ravages
among the new millinery subsided. when
| an attendant came to lead him away he
/ was sitting i'm the lap of the prettiest girl
| in three rows. and positively declined 10
20 even under compulsion. Peter, the
monkey AT the Union Square which claims
to have the brain of man, had better
look TO his pretensions.
The animals delighted everybody. There
were monkeys that skated on rollers rode
| bicycles and made balloon ascensions
poodle did a ballet dance and Teddy,
the roller skating bear, proved an accom-
| plshcd harlequin.
Determined yolleys of applause inter
spcrsed tho work Of Lyons and losco as
they puckcd marvellous melody from
harp and a mandolin The audience was
not persuaded TO let them 20, when the
kinetophonc supervened. and there was
some scunl.ng on the floor Nevertheless.
ono of these talking moving pictures was
much the livcliest yet shown.
The Second Generation" in tabloid.
was taken down like a sugar plum. The
piece is out Of the common run OF play
let's. At times the lines are iridescent
with epierams.
Peter" the educated simian. which pre-
tends 10 do everything he is told with
out making a mistake. actually made good
at Ieith's Union square Theatre. Right
on ton Of this mild educational feast came
I
Mid Air. a display of nerve by two men
and 2 girl who rode motorcycles twenty
feet above the stage in huge bowl
without a bottom. one of the most charm
ing features of the week IS tho singing or
Miss Josephine Dunfee. q soprano VINO
possesses a fine voice with a wide range.
GLADYS Alexandria and company present a
comedy Of stage life called "Broadway
Love" Karl Emmy and his acrobatic ter
riers: Miss Lena Painter "the Queen or
tho Wire" and a skit called The New
Roll Rov" are also at the Union Square.
Mr. and Mrs Carter Dc Haven are at
IIammerstcn's Their repertory Of songs
and dances is considered one Of the best
vaudeville acts shown at this house this
season An offering new 10 this city IS
the one-act comedy entitled "Old Nick x
Co. i'm which William +. Hawtrey makes
his first re-appeara nee I'm the two-s day IN
six years. Not since Mr. Hawtrey pre-
sentcd Compromised six years ago has
he been seen TO such good advantage. An
other notable feature Of the big bill Is
"Thc Apple Of Paris with Nile. Mimi
,mato and \. Coccia. assisted by COM
ranv Of ten people, in dramatic panto-
mimic dancing Other features arc Willie
Weston and Mike Bernard Ed. Gallagher
and Joe Fields in a comedy skit entitled
The Battle of Bay Rum" Laura Guerite.
Gautier's Animated Toy Shop; Felix and
Caire: O'Brien and Havel. in new skt.
and the Five Gordon IIighlanders. in
whistling novelty.
Grand opera is on tap al the Colonial
Theatre this week. Marie Mcfarland,
the American Melba." and Madame >.
I the Masked Soprano" are presenting
operatic selections and songs Of long ago.
sam and Kitty Morton are here for the
, first time I'm a new Offering called Back
TO Where They started" The remainder
Of the bill includes George Whiting and
Sadie Burt. Hermine Shone and COM
| pany. court by Girls. Melville and Iiis-
gins. the five Martells. the kinetophone,
the HickeX brothers, and Raynos bull
, dogs.
Maurice and Florence Walton arc AT the
| Alhambra Theatre this week. Gertrude
Barnes. THAT Wonderful Girl" is on
hand with a repertory Of song and some
| creations OF the modiste's art and William
Weston and company offer their ski
! Attorneys
pr Carl Herman. the electrical wizard.
is seen at Keiths Bronx Theatre this week
| with his mysterious exhibition called The
| window of the Haunted House" Walter
Law and company offer their one-act
sketch. The Seal of silence
COCAINE BILL HELD
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