Theater: Majestic

Chretienne and Louisette

The act ran for twenty-two minutes on the full stage. The act entitled “Klaus and Trins” opens with a film which shows the couple performing on the street in their native Holland. Some Americans see them and offer them a place on the vaudeville stage. A chase from Holland to New York ensues and when the film ends the couple runs onstage. The woman performs as Italian, French, Spanish, and English girls and the man conducts the orchestra in the pit. The pair finish with a wooden shoe dance. The costumes and makeup are well done.

Bertha Kalish and Co.

The sketch entitled “A Light From St. Agnes” was twenty-four minutes long. Bertha Kalish plays a french prostitute in Louisiana who is converted by a priest named Father Bertund (played by John Booth). He tells her the story of the light of St. Agnes. Her drunk lover then threatens to cut the gems off the statue of St. Agnes in the nearby chapel. Kalish’s character tries to stop him and is strangled and stabbed to death.

Mon Amour

The duo of Miss Amelia Stone and her husband Mr. Armand Kaliss has grown significantly as they finally take vaudeville seriously in their new opera. The performance was reviewed on the front page of three Chicago dailies at a time when only a grand opera opening “makes” the front page.

Adelaide Norwood

Miss Norwood’s venture into vaudeville proved successful despite her selection of “heavy material.” Focusing primarily on operatic selections, Norwood was able to hold the crowd while in a next to closing position. Her vocal gift helps Norwood gain respect in one of vaudeville’s most difficult niches.