New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-14
ALEXANDER CARR ON
BILL AT ALEXANDRIA
Is Seen In New Sketch for the
First Time-Fannie Brice
at the Colonial.

waits official sanction.
But whether one agrees with the
politics of Miss Bayes or rot. there
reed be no difference Of opinion about
her singing. The audience chose her
as its fayorite on the bill yesterday
and she was impelled 70 any number
OF encores and speech. The most
popular OF her numbers was a reminis-
cent piece about the songs she used 20
sing. TO hear IL was 20 realize the
extraordinary number of successful
ballads which have been introduced by
Miss Bayes.
And yet il is difficult TO run to earth
;he reasons for her undeniable charm
Her voice IS pleasant. but not remark
able in any quality, and the singer her
self is yivacious rather than beautiful
Much of the popularity Of Miss Bayes
must be due 10 her unflagging energy
and good spirits. On such an afternoon
as Yesterday she went about her work
as if singing was by all odds more fun
than anything else in the world, ana
she was ready to oblige the audience
with every sort of song. Her act Is
most attractive.
Roshanara, the royal dancer OF
India, was at all times interesting IN
AN. artistic performance. Every move
ment of hand, arms, foot, head and
body has a special meaning, tells a
story, expresses an emotion says the
dancer. I'VE do not skip and dip and
glide in a general expression OF gayety
or merely an exuberance of motion.
Our dances are subtle, repressed, spir-
itual, often sad" The average specta-
tor may miss a meaning here or there
and even mistake an emotion without
marring his enjoyment. Particularly
fine is Restaurants cobra dance.
"The Honeymooners," one act farce,
presents striking illusion in the I'M
easy back platform Of a railroad tram;
which sways from side TO side with all
the abandon of Roshanara herself. Inc
act itself is only moderately amusing
Laddie Cliff, assisted by Mayoelle
Parker, presents the various Englisn
types, which he does so well and was
received most cordially by the audience
yesterday. Harry Gilfoil's monologue
} and limitations were also successful,
! even though the actor did lose his
! white mustache and drop at least
/ twenty years when half way through his
act.
Van and Schenck romped pleas
/ antly through sentiment and comedy In
a singing act, and the Metropolitan
dancers danced. Others on the bill
were McDevitt, Kelly and Lucey and an
acrobatic act entitled THE Slave
Dealers"
Alexander Carr went back to the old
life yesterday. lie started vaudeville
tour at the Alhambra Theatre with
shining new sketch. In the last two
years Carr has identified himself
rather solidly with the character OF
Mawrus Pcrlmutter. but the second edi-
ton of the Potash and Perlmutter
series will know him not.
The new Carr sketch comes under the
head of "vehicle." IL is entitled IAN
April Shower" and Edgar Allan Woolf
ard the star himself are the authors.
II is constructed solely with q view to
exploiting the talents of the actor, and
IL does this excellently. The star is
given his humorous moments and his
pathetic moments, and took advantage
Of all of them yesterday afternoon in
n manner that compelled enthusiastic
applause. The sketch Is built along
traditional lines, and Is at times more
than reminiscent of Potash and PERL
mutter."
Claiming Pollock, Rennold Wolf and
/ Clifton Crawford combined TO produce
"a Regular Army Man." breezy mu-
sical comedy in which Victor Morley &
Co. appeared. The act breaks away
from the familiar Civil War veteran
model It also contains snappy dia-
logue and several other good points,
including the effervescent Mr.. Morley,
The gowns Of Lillian HeTlein Wed
with her songs as factors in her sue
cess. The Schwartz company presented
"a Broken Mirror" which contains an
original ideal we'll worked out. Henry
Lewis's pleasing nonsense. the watson
Sisters, Six American Dancers, the
NORM Sisters and the Aerial Budds
rounded out the programme.
At the Colonial Fannie Brice romped
tofr with the honors, but was followed
at no great distance by the irresistible
Francis Dooley and Corinne Sales. The
character work of Miss Brlce never
fails TO please an audience. Eventually
some enterprising manager VIII recog-
noze Miss Brice's acting ability by
putting her into straight comedy, and
vaudeville will be the loser.
Dooley and Sales presented That's
/ Silly" and had hard work counting the
encores. The California Orange Pack
l
work having the added advantage OF
being certain 70 remain novelty
/ This quartet from the Coast move az
dizzy speed, constructing boxes ana
packing oranges at an unheard OF rate.
Woman Proposes" sketch by the
late Paul Armstrong, proved slightly
disappointing. Taylor Granville and
Laura Pierpont won favor with Mr.
] Granvillc's elaborate melodrama, the
Yellow Streak" Other entertainers
were Robert Emmett Keane, Leo
Beers, La Vars and the Loyal dogs.
Wilton Lackaye tops an exceptional
programme at the 0rpheum. Mr.. Lack
ave is seen in a sketch, "The Bomb,
in which he does effective work. Lii
! liam Shaw, dialect Coincidence, offers
several new Characterization. Others
on the bill are Odiva and her sea lions
RYAN & Tierney, Mckay & Ardine, in
! con Broadway; the Lunette Sisters
Harry Fern & Co., in Veterans" a
sketch; Rae Eleanor Ball, violinist, and
Valentins and Bell.
The famous Four Mortons, in their
separate offerings, topline the bill al
the Bushwick. The remainder Of tho
! bill includes Valerie Bergere and com
pany, in Judgment; Walter Milton &
CO., in a comedy; lie Hoen and Du.
preece, in feats OF Workmanship, and
Fontaine and Fletcher, dancers.
On the programme are Howard anc
| McCane, singing the formers songs;
1.-THE Banks Half Million" sketch BY
Paul Armstrong; Al Herman. blackface
artist; Williams and Wolfus, in a
piano travesty; Al and Fannie Stead