Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-18

by very capable cast in which Frank
H LaRue. Sylvia Bldwell Edwin Brandt
Browne Bushe and Redheid Clarke ap-
pear to advantage with many others.
I Emma Carus. much Simmer but just
as frolicsome, sang and fused around
with Noel Stuart, incidentally Miss
Carus gives promise of becoming a first
class acrobat, Her partherishared large
/ ly in the good results earned by the act.
! Walter DE Leon and MuggIns Davies
|, ,tMuggins Is GRID were the applause hit
of the bill with their buriesque movies,
| This lively pair stopped the show and in
| cdentally proved themselves to be all
around artists But Miss Davies can i'm
prove the act by dropping that first name
'Muggins."
The bill also included Frederick ".
Bowers & Co, who landed well with any
number of songs, suits and drops; Lynne
Overman & Co, q former stock favorite,
who scored in the sketch THE Highest
Bidder" Mignon, the mimic; Jack ALI
man and Sam Dody and Keit and Du-
mont.
NIXON GRAND.
VIII Oakland, one of the best-known
and most popular of the "two-a-day"
singers, features the bill this week at
Nixon Grand in a musical sketch, "a
Night at the Club" in which he is as
land has played all the big houses in the
East, and the patrons of Manager Wege-
farth's house showed their appreciation
of the strong bill by crowding the house
twice yesterday
Bradna and Derrick with their three
trained horses, carried off second honors
on the bill. Quinn and Lafferty proved
clever dancers, their burlesque on modern
dances drawing forth great applause from
q
ellison and DeMott, Webb and Burns and
Kuna, the Japanese contortionist.
GLOBE.
Two Philadelphia acts, both unusually
clever deservedly carry Off the honors
this week at the Globe. One of them is
Dotti Claire, with her Petticoat Mnstrels,
or the Nine Minstrel Maids, all of whom
are Phiadelphians. But their act last
night got its applause from its merits,
and not because the actresses were ma
tives."
Al Whites "Kidland," the other Phla-
delphia Offering, was one of the cleverest
Juvenile sketches that has been at the
Globe this season. White has no rival for
digging UP young actors and welding them
together until their work is just as pol
ished as the older favorites. Other acts
on the bill were "The jungle Man." Green,
McHenry and Dean, Eduards Brothers,
JACK anu LAilnle bOWeIl anu
Hayes
NIXON.
willard" the man who grows, proved
1t last night at the Nixon by growing to
various sizes at will. His quick growth
seemed natural, too, and he allowed spec
tators to examine him in order that they
might be convinced. that there was no
elevating apparatus concealed about him.
Other attractive acts included the |
sketch ITO Reno and Return" Fox and |
Mayo in witty talk and snappy songs;
Wood, Melville and Phillips, with num-
Der of lifting melodies, the Gordon High |
anders in Scotch songs and dances and |
the Belmonts in thrilling acrobatic |
stunts
There were n number of pleasant sur |
prises in the pictures.
CROSS KEYS.
One was inclined to forget the chilly |
outside at the Cross Keys |
last night while witnessing the tricks |
of the Diving Beauties. They disported |
themselves in a tank which was placed |
amid u picturesque woodland scene.
In addition to being accomplished swim
mers, the fair divers proved themselves |
to be clever acrobats and received abund-
ant applause for their efforts.
Other acts which contributed to the |
success of the bill were Curran and Mack
in THE Italian and the Boss" Walter
Jones and Company, in an interesting
sketch; Delmore and Lee, who performed
thrilling feats on revolving ladders; Jar
row, the magician and Olive Brlscoe. a
magnetic Comedienne.