The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-17
LEVY ROAD SHOW
AT H|PPODROME
Miniature Musical Comedy
Headlines Unusually
Good Bill
OTHER ATTRACTIONS


Eugene I.eyy's own No. road
show, composed OF 90 people, open.
ed a three.day engagement a. n
crowded house at the liippodrome
Sunday.
The Beauty Doctor" In tho head.
liner, II IN miniature musical
comedy. There are nine people In
the net, seven OF whom are petite.
shapely, pretty girls. Sammy
Wren IL good eccentric com
cdian. May Foster and her dog
Mike. In little Irish skit made q
great HIT with the kids Cecil and
Mack. IN song and dance. were
well received and responded TO
several encorca.
novelty act In straight and black
face, They carry their own special
scenery.
oRpHEUm
We know we should begin this
review OF the Orpheum by telling
OF fritzi Scheff. for she Ia the
hendlincr OF the show this week
and dererycdly 80 She has class
In voice. IN looks. In general--shes
classy.
but FRITZ schefrs reputation Ia
so we'll established that nhe hardly
needs further praise.
Wherefore. we tell OF Joe Laurie
and Aleen Bronson. They'r. n
young couple who deliver laughs
like the best OF 'em. We don't re-
member ever seeing them before
but they're good-no niapstick
stuff. Naturally funny-and new
stuff.
The whole bill is above average.
bonita. she OF stately figure. and
Lew Ahoarn are back again with a
new line Of musical comedy.
Conlin, Steele and Parks also
abandon themselves 10 fun. and
sing. dance. and play the piano
all In lively fashion.
Dan y. Casey has a witty mono
iogue wilbert Embs and Helen
Alton have fine musical act. The
Gomez trio dance the Spanish af'
fairs with riotous speed
METROPOLITAN
baby Mine" IL the Wilkes stock
company offering this week n, the
Metropolitan.
N you are fond OF comedy. the
Metropolitan should be a good bet
for you. The wilkes people get
the farce over In foyer heat II ia
round upon round OF hear'iess
laughs.
'nahy Mine 10 the story OF q
husband who left home because
he thought hi. wifc didn't care for
babies. lie wanted an heir Mrs.
Wife fixes matters by framing up
an adoption IN his abEenee--And
fixes en- plenty.
when hubby gets back he finds
triplets, And then the mothers
and fathers OF the respective In
santA rush In to claim their off.
spring.
Norman HAckett makes q cap
itAl mad husband. and Phoebe
Hunt . dArlin! tho iyins ~if''
ALEXANDRIA
variety, class and good MEASURE
chararssr.ss the vaudeville bill ~
the Aihambra. which started n four
days enlargement, Sunday.
Doc Holland opens tho program.
lilo Is a hlackfac. comedian.
Belle Barchns and company IN n
lcomedy sketch. AN Inside job.
get applause. II tells It's story with
a dramatic punch.
| Marion and Willard. billed as n
double order Of condolences. well
done" are two stunning maids.
| Tho Alfretta Sisters are two
shapely young women IN aeroeatto
stunts, staged IN q setting OF solid
black. a startling and pleasing con
trhs, TO tho white OF their cos
tunes.
| A nvercel pho,oplay. Thrown 90
tho LIONS" starring Mary Fuller.
completes tho program.
PAN-AmERicAN
"Heloblll," a new musical com
edy. is the nifty vehicle in which
Ar Gouidlng and hiB company OF
fun makers ride into the good will
lof Pan-American audiences this
week. There is no end Of melody.
mlrth and good dancing.
Coins dogs head the program.
They are skilled in comedy them
selves.
Some singers are the Apex Trio
OF men. two Of whom are In black
face. Tom Brantford. the One
Man Band" In all his name implies.
and an impersonator besides.