New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
IN VAUDEVILLE
Nine. Calve Ill-Walter Kelly
Features on Holiday Bills.

With the house sold out for the week
because Nine Emma Calves vaudeville
debut was announced at the Palace
Theatre, news Of the diva's illness and
postponement of her opening for q
week was received an hour before yes
terday's matinee. Preparations were
Immediately made for the exchange of
tickets purchased by those who did not
care 10 see the remainder OF the eX-
cellent bill offered, and some quick ac-
ton resulted in the booking of two acts
to take the place Of the cancelled feat
ure.
May Irwin was making a grapefruit
salad when requested over the tele-
phone to appear at the Palace. She
finished the salad and reached the the
atre in time TO give her new act which
she has been rehearsing under the
direction of Irving Berlin. For good
measure Jose Collins, former star of
"Suzi," supported by Robert Evett, was
obtained, and appeared with new songs
and comedy. Edward Abeles has a
sketch by Jules Eckert Goodman called
THE Memorandum Book" based on a
story by Will Payne. The four Marx
Brothers and company of twenty have
pretentious musical comedy in
Home Again" Other numbers are
Bert Fitzgibbon, George White and
Isabelle Jasen, Aileen Stanley, Webb
and Burns and "The Act Beautiful"
Walter C. Kelly, "the Virginia Judge"
headlines the programme at Keith's
Alhambra Theatre this week. Others
are Grace Leigh, introducing her trio,
Moore, O'Brien and Mccormack; Bran
don Hurst and company, presenting the
sensational comedy, The Girl" by Ed
ward Peple; Marion Littleield and
company, known as "the Florentine
Singers" and The Ships That Pass in
the Night" the first vaudeville offer
ing Of Wilson Miner, author OF The
Deep Purple"
Evelyn Nesbit, assisted By Jack Cliff
ford, returned 10 Hammerstein's Vic
toria yesterday, with new songs and
dances. Other features OF the pro-
gramme are Master Dave Schooler and
Louis Dickinson, in Miniature Must
csl"; Elsie Hannemsn, the diver; John
II. Hymer, in a comedy sketch. AT
Jimtown Junction; Robert Emmet
Keane and Muriel Window, late Of the
Winter Garden; Ray Conlin, George
REIN anu kIt blt4Sy
and Harry Tally, OF the Empire City
Quartet, and the Taylor Sisters.
Blanche Walsh in "The Woman in
the Case" and Little Billy are the
headliners at Keith's Royal Theatre
this week Other features are Al Her
man, "the Black. Laugh; Leon and
company, opponents Of Hindu magic;
Kellsr Mack and Frank 0rth, in THE
Wrong Hero; Nonette, the violinist;
Miss Robbie Gordone, in living statues;
Harry Tate, presenting his company in
Motoring; Weston and Claire, sing
ing and dancing entertainers, and the
-Four McNallys.
Fannie Ward, late star of Madame
President" is featured at b. +.
Keith's Colonial Theatre this week in
comedy OF sentiment, "A Table and
Two Chairs" by Edgar Allan Woolf.
Others are Bonnie Glass, assisted by
Rodolph and +. Casemello, in dances
that are different; Frank Fogarty,
"the Dublin Minstrel; Jesse L. Lasky's
1.-THE Beruties," n miniature musical
comedy; William Morris and company,
in Mrs. Temples Telegram; the
Misses Campbell, in AT Home; r. l..
Goldberg, eartoonist OF "The Evening
Mali; Albert Won Tilzer, the song
writer. and Dorothy Nord. the singing
eomedienns.