Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-13
KEENEYS

1t would not be indulging in super
latives to the extent of exaggerauon
to saw that the second half of the
anniversary week celebration al
Keeney's Theatre is marked by one OF
the best, if not the best, popular
priced vaudeville bills ever presented
in this city. AS though the name OF
Andrew Mack, in itself, were not SUI
ficient at attract large crowds, the
management has selected a program
that would draw capacity houses al
any time. The large crowds at all
three performances yesterday are tes-
timony of what may be expected to-
day and tomorrow, when the callbre
of the bill becomes better known
Mr.. Mack is a favorite in Newark
and as popular as ever. The recep-
ton he received is one that must have
warmed the cookies of his big Irish
heart Mack is as entertaining as OF
yore with his droll Irish wit and his
sort of subdued way of singing that
is the acme of technic and artistic
finnesse. He was on the stage a
GOOD twenty minutes, but his mum Der
was all too short, judging from the
applause he received. Mack sings
several old favorites and rings in the
new English marching ballad, It's a
Long Way. to Tipperary.' as his cur
tain number.
1t seems to have been a tendency
on the part of the management to
cluster about Mack a list of numbers
in keeping with his trend Buckley
and O'Brien are a fine and portly
pair of pulchtritudinous performers.
This might sound a bit strained in
applying TO a male and female per-
former but, after one has seen the
male three quarters" of the team, the
point will be appreciated. O'Brien is
built more for comfort than speed; so
is their act, but no one grew tired,
except of laughing, while they were
on.
An admirably well-paired team of
vaudevillians is the Harrison and
KLEIN combination, male and female,
whose work is along singing and
dancing lines of the more artistic va
rlety. although they can chatter off
the ragtime, too, at lively clip.
They sing together and act together
exceptionally well-so well, in fact,
that it seems they were just meant to
be with each other and that nature
designed them for no other purpose
than to make a captivating vaudeville
team with which to please the public.
a ANlBHL at Mai Iii - IL NO4tACoS
Juggling act away above the average
standard. Three men and a young
woman assistant keep things happen
ing at a lively clip during the time
allotted to their Offering
Then there is a capital sketch, en-
titled Locked Out at A. NJ" and
another one run In as an extra num-
Der. in which q travelling salesman
rnarries his brothers widow to inherit
five thousand dollars, and he flnds
afterward that his brother left some
thing more substantial In the heritage
line--a pair of twins.
Artie Hall is a feminine coon shout
Ell, who can sing Dixie rags in a man
ner that is as irresistible as it is
lively.
Benny and Boyle do their share
with a high class singing and piano
playing act and, as if that were not
enough, very entertaining musical
comedy number Is added The title
is THE Count and the Maid" The
songs are pretty and catchy, the cos
tunes really elaborate and the girls
can sing. the comedians are funny,
and alone il is worth the price of
admission. The bill on the whole is
a crackeriack combination of uni
formly good run of acts.