Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-11
Vaudeville
Keith's

Keith's
| If you're tired of slapdash tomfoolery.
| of hearing comedians announce that
| they're nuts and proud of such confess
| sons. If you really want to see something
! to soothe your nerves and laugh at at the
| same time then by all means go and see
Agnes Scott and Henry Keane at Keiths
| this week.
In '"The Final Decree" they have dared
to give us something true to life, which
met with the stamp of approval last
night before it was two minutes old.
husband. who had to work so hard
to get his wife the things she wanted
that he didn't have time to fuss around
| with her socially, and n wife who misun-
| derstood. divorce decree Is granted and
she comes to bid him good-by the night
! before they are to part forever. He feigns
| happiness, but she knows that 1t is noe
real. She also fears that he will not take
care of himself Then 1t dawns upon her
that she loves him more than ever before.
He Is finally convinced of the sincerity of
her affection and the divorce is off,
Nearly every line carries wealth of
meaning. That many of them struck
"home" in the audience was apparent by
| sudden laughs where they were not eN-
pected.
Mr. Keane has rather a lazy part as the
husband but he is decidedly artistic in
his laziness. And he was so decidedly in
that 1t was feared the act would end be-
fore reconciliation was effected. Miss
Scott Is the author.
Bessie Wynn seemed to be daintier than
ever before and offered a number of ex-
ceptonally good songs. The best perhaps
was Mothers Rosary" which dealt with
the futility of war. Miss Wynn was gor-
geously clad as usual and was in excellent
voice, She was the applause hit of the
bill.
THE Lure of the North" a dancing
pantomime by Alice Els and Bert French.
proved to be an artistic treat. The dance
is presented among decidedly realistic
snow banks. into which the dancers dis
appear at the finish
Harry Girard & Co. were better than
ever in THE Luck of a Totem.' and other
good acts were offered by Conlin, Steele
and Park a trio of clever Philadelphans;
Leipzig. the conjurer, who has appeared
before the Royalty Of Europe; the Two
Cartons, original acrobats; John Guilty,
versatile musician. and the Lunette
Sisters in thrilling opening act
-. CROSS KEYS.
Al Whites "kidland," a tabloid of
happy children and summer time, de-
lighted a large audience at the Cross
Keys. There is no end of fun and good
music in this sprightly Offering. and the
dances, too, are away ahead or those
usually seen In vaudeville All OF the
youngsters are Philadelphians. The pro-
ducer. AL White, has given careful at
tention to details, with the result that
the act went over" with dash that
brought many curtain calls, The little
members of the cast seem actuated by
a sincere desire to please As happy
get-together spirit prevailed, II would
be difficult to say who was the particu-
lar star
other acts which pleased included
Twelve Sons of the Sahara" acrobats;
Weston and Young, in an entertaining
sketch; O'Brien and Buckley, Cecil Dun
ham and the Nulland Brothers.
GLOBE.
Many laughs greeted Edmund Hayes
and company. in 1.-The Piano Mover" at
the Globe. Tfie quiet comedy of the boss
and his dumb workman seems 10 improve
as 1t progresses The act scored its usual
success.
Ergottis' Lilliputians won cordial ap-
proval by a number of funny ana diffi-
cult stunts Farber and company amused
with a clever sketch; Ward and kunen
brought laughs with THE terrible
Judge"
Among other acts on the bill were
Scott and Wilson, Betsy Ras vocalist;
AIarino Sisters, De Arino and Douglass
and George Moore, who presented num-
Der OF clever tricks in the juggling line.
NIXON,
Nothing seems impossible for the
Rigoletto Twins who hold the headline
spot at the NiXul In addition TO qualify
ing as Vocalists I'D dancers, they also
perform difficult aSrebatic feats and |
prove themselves to be dipable aerialists |
as well as musicians. THY were well re-
Warded for their versatility by an ap-
pTeciatiye audience.
There was plenty of spiris in the act
offered by Crossman's Eight Entertainers
who offered snappy songs and dances in |
somewhat original style. \ Everett's |
Monkey Circus differs from other simian /
acts for the reason that the monkeys are /
not annoyed by the presence OF afrainer. !
Walters and Clare brought surprises In \
their sketch, What Always HAPPENS" /
other acts which pleased were offerings /
BY Philbrick and DeVeau and Watson |
and Pagan.
NIXON-GRAND. |
Thrills In abundance are furnished By /
the Ten MoOrs. troupe OF daring aero i
bats which headlines the bill at tho /
Nixon-Grand. Many OF their feats are OF
the hair-raising order and they seem 10
defy all laws OF gravitation.
Vinie HenshaW and John Avery kept
the laughs moving quickly Ia their slkit /
.sVaudeyille Table a HoIe.r Others who
brought satisfactory results we're Mar
earef and William cutfy, Cie,nons and
Curtis. Summers aad Norris and Dorolhy
Auentsr.