The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-21

over today to the very excellent
vaudeville entertainment which the
Aippodrome is giving to It's patrons.
Never! No never! has anyone got.
ten together better four.Gct vaude.
vile bill than the one Gus Sun sent
over to Manager Burka tn make good
Tor the weak show he booked with hint
Tor six days, and which vas closed
with fitting obsequies before the time
limit.
Since the days when the Deacon"
sang Down Went McGinty" at the old
Keith Bijou in Philly there have como
and gone a lot Of chaps who took their
portion Of the box office receipts with
no evil in their minds and a perfectly
proper feeling that they were entitled
to what they got, but few of them have
been better than Haney.
Haney knows about TIE McGinty
days. In days gone By he used
to stand around Eighth and Dona-
hue's, never dreaming that he would
last as long as he did in has "profesh."
Felix is at the Hipp. He is of the Tony
Pastor stripe of comedians. He spills
a lot Of monologue in Billy Sunday or
der and the audience don't get it. At
least they didn't last night. But Mr..
Haney should worry" He gets his
allotted coin either here or elsewhere.
So If anyone doesn't like his act all
he can do is express regret. You can't
reduce his salary. Haney is of the
type of comedians of which the vaude-
vile world experiences shortage. He
doesn't employ red whiskers or burnt
cork. He just gets up back OF the foot
lights and "spiels."
But Haney is not the whole foul
acts by any means.
Grace WATSON is Barnum attrac-
ton, and we'll bet a plugged nickel
that II the dean of showmen of all
times were alive Sol Burka wouldn't
have her on his bill this week. Miss
WATSON gives the audience real high
class performance. She begins with
song and ends in an anatomical gyra-
ton that amazes. She's perfect type,
physically. And to do Justice we
should say pretty OF face. But when
she puts glass of water on her brow
and ties herself up like a butcher ties
two ends of bologna you just natural
ly forget the girl and cape in amaze.
ment. Song, dance and contortion'
is the simple way the advertisement
expresses her wonderful act. But the
fecundity of the ad-writer's brain is at
fault. She does some of the most Won
derful things and should be heralded
in big type and stronger language.
Lew Palmer assisted by his charm
ing wife gives whole show in his
pleasing "Rube" act. Lew is some
sheriff." of course. He's been play
ing the part for nigh on to a life time,
but he says he's never been a candi-
date for the office in his own home
town. Taking our hat Off TO Lew and
saying he plays his part we'll ought to
make his wife feel good and forgive
him for everything else, because she is
so much more physically and other
wise) of the act that she could we'll af-
ford to overlook Lewis shortcomings.
Big people are generally constituted
that way. When she tells the audi
ence that she's going to give an imita-
ton Of little sound-maklng instru-
ment called a "sweet potato" every
body just settles down and awaits de-
velopments. But before she gets very
far eyes begin to bulge and mouths
open. She is marvel. That's pop
uldl NSldASG hhu ~ 40 a PISdouAS "
record it.
The double wire act OF the Three
Rosaires must be seen to be appre-
ciated." 1t is put on as the last act
and affords a fitting close to the best
four-act vaudeville bill ever seen in
this city. The neatness OF the per-
formers impresses you first and then
the agility, cat-like, gets you to Won
dering how young Sol Burka ever got
next to an act like it. The chances are
that Sol had nothing to do with it.
Gus Sun just got conscience-stricken
and dug up the best in the business
and sent 'em over. There are two wo-
men and man in this act and each Of
them do their full share of work Sew.
eral novel features are introduced but
they only add to the enchantment of
The entertainment. They don't add
one whit to the ability of these three
sterling performers.
There is tight wire and slack
wire. and anything that can be done
on either of these two flimsy "firma-
ments" the Three Rosaiers do.
Bill Bailey, Harvey Roushhouse,
Fuzzy Knight, bal" and all you other
connoiseurs Of good vaudeville come