New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-17
THE WEEKS BILLS
IN THE VARIETIES
Virginia Harmed in a New PlaNlet
A Complete Opera -- Iva
Davenport-"Thc Beau
ties"-Bert Williams.

VIRGINIA HARMED made her Vauue-
Vile debut yesterday afternoon al the
Palace in n plavlet founded on Tolstoy $
novel Anna Karenina.' She was warm
" received by the afternoon audience
and is supported by capital cast III
Gliding Charles Lane and Audrey RldSe-
we'll. Another vaudeville DEBUT was that
Of loan SAWYER and John Jarrett the
popular dancers, in exhibitions OF pah-
ronn dancing invented especially TOT
this engagement. Miss Sawyer and MI.
Ja~rott will vary their programme at
zach performance and will show the
modern steps IN many variations ~
headline feature also is Elizabeth MuI-
ray. who until Saturday night was the
star OF High links" in which she scored
a great success. Miss Murray returns
70 the "two-a-day." her original field
much to the delight OF lovers OF Vaude-
vile. She sings some Of her old sue
cessns and "AU Aboard for DIXIE the
song that made High links famous
Another headliner is TriXie Frisanza, the
blithe and buXom coincidence whose III
im;table and unfailinS good humor mas
Gained for Ter many an admirer othe'
frrnortant numbers on the bill are Fred
erick Y. Bowers and company In charm
Ing little musical skit. in Which MI
Rowcrs scored hit. and Miss Norton
and Paul Nicholson. In clever sketch
written by Miss Norton. called y ORA
matte Cartoon" The four EIarveys. wire
walkers. Burnley and Burley. quaint CO.
medians ard Sterling and Revei, com
edv acrobate round out the entertaining
-Ill
DANCES or THE MOMENT with
Louise Alexander and Give Logan IS
the headline feature on the week OH
~ proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre. Next
In imnortsnce was the first yaudeNllie
presentation of May Tully's production
Of "Cavalleria Rusticana. T"enty-hNe
persons were employed in the onerlhs'
the principal parts being well hahdieu
b,. capable singers. while the chorus won
considerable applause The experiment
messages more good things for vaudeville
~ the shane Of one-hour grand operas
otbor favorites on the bill were Helen
page and company, in The Cnderstudy'
- claver sketch of stage life; Eddie Bor-
don and Irene Shannon. In their merry
hodce-podge Bits cf Vaudeville Rams
dell Trio. agile step dancers SailueI'
and Won Kuntz comedians; five Meiouy
Rovs with the xylophone; Chester Johh-
stope cvclist. and Proctor's feature MINIS
al intermissions.
EVA DAVENPORT heads the bill at
,l.te in "a :
inc sketch by Edgar Allen Woolf. Emma
Carus. who is always welcome on Vaude-
ville's visiting list. and Lydia Barry, an
otLer musical comedy comedienne OF
renutation. are also featured on the bill.
Cartweli and Harris. who need no intro
duction as dancers, Just Half Way, a
merry COMEDY, and Hunting and Francis
comedians, also pleased. Others are the
Hess sisters, Kimberly and Mohr, How
ards Animal Spectacle Brooks and
Bowen. Devote Trio, Asahi Troupe, Vio-
linskv. the Five Mowatts. Grindell and
Henri Jimmy FLYNN, John lie Clair and
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle in motion
pictures.
THE BEAUTIES" Jesse l.. Lasky s
newest offering. with Stuart Baird, Laura
Lien ana company U pms Az
attractive Gowns. set of with elaborate
scenery, is one of the topliner features at
the Colonial Theatre this week John
Uvans and Leila Mcintyre. in The
Ouakeress"; Minnie Dupree and company
PLAYING The Man in Front" and kath-
Teen Clifford The American Boy, are
other headlincrs here. The remainder OF
tho bill includes the -Four Bards. gym
ma sts: Mrs Louis James and COMPANY. IN
Making Play; Hines and Fox, sing
ers. and the. Jordan Girls, wireists.
BERT WILLIAMS. perhaps the most
popular comedian on the vaudeville stage,
heads the bill at the Alhambra this week
with his amusing songs and tango bur
lesque. Others here include Wellington
Cross and Lois Josephine, IN singing
and dancing specially; John 9. Rice and
SALLY Cohen. presenting Mary and
John: Bert Nelrosc, the daredevil clown
with his tables and chairs; Gordon and
Rica. bicyclists; Schooler and Dickinson
the musical prodigies'; Harris Boland
and Holtz. in Three In One; Ishikaws
laps. scrotats, and Karl Grees, lightning
oil painter.