Arizona republican., 1914-11-25
ONCE
 MORE FAVOR|TE
Original Vaudeville and Pie ture House of Phoenix Reopens to Capacity Audi ences With Excellent Acts and Pictures

The Coliseum theater in a single night became re-established in the favor of the theater- going public of Phoenix, by presenting last evening upon the occasion of it's re-opening. one of the best vaudeville and mov- ing picture bills seen in any house in this city in many months. Under the proprietorship of Vie Steinneger and the management of A. E. How ard, the old time house, remodelled and completely renovated has come back with a promise of even great fer popularity than it enjoyed in it's balmiest days.
 From the moment that the ex- cellent eight-piece orchestra under the direction of Eugene Redewin be- gan the opening overture, until the curtain fell upon one of the most sensational Escape Wizard" acts ever presented upon any stage, the capacity audiences were kept busy lapplauding or laughing. Even the pictures possessed such exceptional merit, there were frequent outbursts of handclapping.
 It was well selected, carefully balanced bill Leroy X Company were featured as the foremost Euro pean wizards and they made good. Previous to the opening of the eye ning's entertainment, Leroy attracted throng to the First street front of the Doris -Heyman building where, | hoisted to the top of the four story building, and hanging by the toes, he released himself from q straight jacket that would have defied the efforts of almost any other human being Upon the stage he repeated the performance and presented even more difficult feats. With all sorts of handcuffs, shackles, chains and other restraining devices he toyed as a child with cotton tWine. His lady companion made an escape from a 1 heavy canvas bag that was about as i sensational and as ineXplicable as the feats of Leroy himself.
 Ford and Cody, original novelty character change artists, entertained every minute they were upon the stage and were compelled to lengthen their number beyond it's regular length in response to insistent ap- plause.
 Arnold and White, Kings of Mrth and Melody" made an instantaneous hit, particularly in their instrumental musical numbers and were drawn back for final encore after they had declined to take further encores and after the screen had been lower ed for the succeeding picture.
 The pictures were more than or dinarily good. A complete Mutual program had been provided This in cluded a two-reel Broncho feature, The Long Feud," and two comedies, The Sky Pirate" a Keystone, and Mistakes Will Happen" Royal that kept the audience in q contin luous uproar,
 Manager Howard last evening an
 nounced that it will be the policy of the new Coliseum to present the highest class vaudeville and the best Mutual pictures obtainable. It is cel{ tain if succeeding bills equal that Of the opening night the Coliseum is destined to again become one of the most popular houses in Phoenix. Pic ture changes will be made every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The acts will be changed each Tuesday, and each act will present change of program twice each week.
 The music at the Coliseum, under Eugene Redewills direction promises to be a regular feature Each of the selections rendered last night brought rounds of applause. The audiences seemed more than well satisfied and while the program was more lengthy than is usually given at a two-show- a-night house, there was not a dull moment from beginning to end.