New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
ITALIAN TENOR
AT THE PALACE
Ciccolini Sings Pleasingly
in His American Debut
in Vaudeville.

Ciccolini. an Italian tenor. sang
rleasingly in his American debut at
I the Palace Theatre Yesterday after
room. The newcomer has many OF
/ Caruso's vocal mannerisms and a de-
cidcdly pleasant tone. although his
voice is not one Of great power. His
operate selections were we'll received
/ by the large Monday afternoon audi
/ ence.
| The bill at the Palace this week
ranges all the way from Ciccolini's TOP
note 10 Jokes about Adam and Eve. In
the main il is a pleasing programme
T. Roy Barnes and Bessie Crawford. in
1.-THE Magazine Man and the Lady"
won the most laughs and the greatest
amount of applause. Barnes is exceed
ingly amusing in an impudent sort Of
way. and although he works fearfully
hard for his humorous effects the au-
dience is inclined to laugh with him
because he shows such evident pleas
ure in his labor. The stage proved
much too small 20 hold barnes. who
ranged up and down the aisles playing
tag with the audience. The Futurist
( Sextet. in an earlier act, also marched
/ through the house.
/ For our part we think that actors
/ ought to be able to put their music,
| Jokes or what not across the foot
/ lights without carrying them in per-
son.
A weak spot in the bill was "Demi-
tasse," a short play by r. II. McLaugh-
| lin. who wrote THE Eternal Magda-
/ lene," which is TO be seen here later in
! the season. Not even the beautiful
and accomplished Laura Nelson Hall
was able to make the play anything but
/ blatant theatricalism. and not very
good theatricalism at that. The play
contains wife. a husband, another
woman. two cups Of poisoned coffee.
pistol and happy ending
: Gene Hodgkins and company. WITH
Miss Muriel Ridley. have an artistic
/ dancing act in n novel setting. me
/ Misses Lichtner and Newtown Alexan-
der. in "a jolly Trio were amusing
| and silly by turns. And By the waV.
B the familiar Tennessee song they sing
again brought 20 our mind the ques-
I ton az TO whv "the roses round the
door make me love mother more. ~
Julian Rose gave mis- amusing but some
what well worn monologue about the
Jewish wedding and the lone and unin-
vited Irish guest. Elizabeth Murray
sang character songs with skill and
shirt. the Manchuria troupe showed
acrobatic tricks and VI. Bankof and
Lola danced pleasingly.
"War Babies" the dramatic peace
argument that is carrying Valerie Der
cere along in vaudeville, has reached
the Alhambra Theatre in its Journey
toward the Palace. the goal Of al good
little vaudeville acts. Johnny Hyams
and Leila Mcintyre share headline hon
ors with Miss RcrGere. presenting their
familiar act. The Quakeress.'
DOYLE and Dixon. dancers, won favor
yesterday with series Of intrieat"
stems. Others we're the Armstrong
+ sketch. Woman Proposes; Cantor and
Lee. comedians; the Toyo Troupe. cqui-
librists; Balzcr Sisters. aerial artists,
Al Wohlman and Meehan's dogs.
Entertainers long and favorably
known TO vaudeville top the programme
at the Colonial this week. They are
Sam Chip and Mary Marble, in The
Clock shop" and Eddie Leonard, peren-
nisl minstrel.
Also on the bill are Henry Lewis,
comedian: the Watson Sisters. in a
singing and talking specially; Maryon
Vadie and a corps de ballet. Hawthorne
and Inglis. in a Fool There Is
] Charles Mack and company. IN "A
Friendly CALI; Sylvester and Vance.
in Get Out Of This Theatre and the
Lunette Sisters. dancers.
In BROOKLYN Eva Tanguay is the mag
net AT the Orpheum. with Wilton Lack
ave in "The Bomb heading the bill
at the Bushwick. William Courtleigh.
in Peaches" is the Prospect head
liner.