New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-28
EVA TANGUAY IS
MERELY HERSELF
VivaciOuS Singer Corners
Capital is at the
Alhambra.

With each new appearance Eva Tan
quay grows bit more evatistical AZ the
Alhombra yesterday afternoon Miss Tan
quay sang six songs about herself and
one abou; America which gives line
on the relative importance OF the two
in the minds Of Tanguay fans. Most
persons iu the house were Tanguay
fans. apparently, for the singer was
applauded with fervor that went far
toward proving the assertion that Miss
Tanguay j. vaudeville's greatest draw
ing card
Eva Tanguay probably constitutes
the only single act" in the two-a- day
that carries its own orchestra leader,
but that is 4 negligible item compared
20 the stool. Of capital Is that she car
ries. She is the Theodore Roosevelt Of
vaudeville.
The ever amusing T. Roy Barnes d.
vides honors with the headliner, If. IN
fact. he does not carry of'the greater
share. With Bessie Crawford, he pre-
SCENTS his familiar sketch. THE Maya
zine Man and he Lady" Eddie Leon
ard was given a huge welcome, and was
compelled TO sing several OF ms ola
songs before the curtain could De
brought down.
Robert Emmett Keane. the "Ameri-
rau Englishman.' looked like man
who would rec.te "Gunga Din at any
moment. and finally did. Irene and
Robbie Smith both girls and VIII
Burns and I'd Lynn won merited sue
cess in song and dance acts. hdwlna
Barr & co. offered playlet, ne
Home Breaker" which would have been
jnproyed bv the elision OF Miss Barry's
fnai line. Castor Palmer, juggler. and
tbe Three Ankers, gymnasts, opened
and closed the show. respectively.
No one thinks war a blessing; we
are all sherman converts BY this time.
80 Why pile on the agony with plays
purposing merely 10 prove that war
isn't mice?
Even if YOU are among the myriad
cvnics who have adopted this philoso-
XIV take plenty Of handkerchiefs
alono. lust the same. when YOU go TO
the Prospect Theatre, Brooklyn, ms
week Valerie Bergere IS there IN
new war play, and she not only can reel
AS bad about war babies az NazimoNa
did. bat she can make you feel as pad
200. With her fine equipment OF voice
and dramatic power. MISS berger hus
tains high emotional tension iof nearly
ten minutes while she is trying 10 de
c;Ie whether 10 ioin the birth strike.
Treason. she calls it at hrst, but
tier her husband is summoned 70 bat
tie and crippled for life and her BABY
i killed bv a stray bullet, all IN Tour
minutes she hesitates no longer, ana
The cu,tain falls with her declaring II
j. RIGHT that there should be no more
babies until war has been leglslated out
Sylvester schafer displayed his
familiar magic, painting. juggling
-narksmans and the numerous other
things that make THIS remarkable
young man a show by himself.
The songs and wittIclsms OF Mchay
and Ardinc and the dancing % La vars
won unusual applause at yesterday 3
performance. other acts were JONES
and Sylvester. formerly OF mat Quai
tet." who present good COMEDY
sketch. and Valentine and Bell
Nusic. dance and drama are mingled
IN good advantage AT the COlon'Al ms
.eek The drama is furnished by VII
to, Iacxave. who uses The BomO az
~ medium, THE Bomb" is sketch
built around third degree methods ana
has been reviewed in these columns ne
fore o.
Others on the programme are Con
stance and Irene Farber' IN an enter
tanning mixture Of the things that Vau-
deville is made OF: Ryan and Iierney'
composers. Offering their own songs;
Georqe East and company, N dances OF
tle cvclonic variety; Williams ana
victims in a burlesque OF the typical
"nisno act: Rae Eleanor Ball, Nloilh-
ist: Harry Tate ad company, IN q sa-
tire on autOmobiling. and the norm
sisters. dancers.
The Bushwick Theatre IS celebrating
its fourth anniversary this week win
n programme so long as TO necesSl'a,e
LAS and 7:45 curtains. Fourteen ACTS
are on the bill. ,...o,,,,,
The headliners are Paul Armstrong
sketch. Woman proposes EiI"V -.
and Williams. in "The Hunter and the
/ Wnntress". Seven Original Honey
/ Rovs Mary Melville and Doyle and
"The Clock Shop" novelty playlet,
in which most OF the characters are
made up to resemble clocks tops ms ms
weeks bin at the Orpheum. Sam 1hlp
and Mary Marble are in the cast. NeE'
( in importance are william Courtleigh
and company in Peaches" a comedi-
b eta by George V. Hobart.
Among other acts are the watson
/ sisters. Lyons and Yosco and Ninsor