The New York Clipper (August 1916)

THE NEW YORK CLIPPER August 5 ORPHEUM QRCUIT ADDS TWO HOUSES. VAUDEVILLE FIRST TIHE IN T3REE TEARS. Tbe Orplieum Circuit baa added the Orpbeum, Duluth, Minn., and Orpbeum, Des Moines. la., ■which Trill piny tight acts, beginning Sept. 4. These bouses have not played a vaudeville show In three years. Tbe shows that play Minneapolis will play Duluth, snows that play Omaha go to Des Moines. A special publicity campaign will be started In these two cities, and prospects look great for tbe coming season. TWENTY-FrVE YEARS AGO. iLooia Bobib lnd bis picture on tbe front pace of Tub ci.ii'1'Kii. He was manager of tbe Rellly 4 Woods Show. Col. Westlaxe was proprietor of tbe New Or- leans Mus»atn. New plays: •'Tuxedo," "The Sheik," 'The Gal- lant Sixty-ninth," "A High Holler." Fat Tbmpuston and Elsie De Wolfe leturned from Europe Aetdiib C. Uukkusd was with "A High Roller." OLD "Pop" ltti-D died at Philadelphia. The list or faihs for 1891 was published lu TUB Clippb.1. GEonoa Dixon defeated Abe W11IU In five rounds Ham T. Jack rnnounced bis Lilly Clay Colossil Gaiety Co. and bis Creole Co. C. B. Jefferson, Klaw & Eblangeb lsaued calls for "The County Fair," "Soudan" and "Coun- try Circus" companies. Lizzie B. Kaimond advertised for a twelve room flat. ■♦«■» Frirtrlch Augusta Cross for bravery by saying an officer's life, and receiving a bayonet stab in 'bis chest. Soon alter being discharged from the Field Hospital and sent Into tbe trenches he became a hero for tbe second time, on May 22, by capturing an enemy cannon and receiving the Iron Cross, May 28, frum the Kaiser. "The letter bed been on tbe way nearly two months, and was opened by the war censor. I Just received it. Orfhee and Company, Miles Theatre, Detroit, Mich." ^NEWAMJHEATRE RENAMED. Niwabk N. J., July 30.—The Shubert Theatre Is no more, at least not In name, as the house will hereafter be known as the Broad Street Theatre, and will be home of Klaw & Ertangor's and tbe Shuberta' road attractions. The Newark Theatre, which formerly boused the K. & B. shows, is to become a motion picture house, leaving the newly named Broad Street Theatre the sole house in Newark playing first class dramatic attractions. According to present plana the theatre will open Kept. 2 with "The Garden of Allah," for a week, and this will be followed Sept 11 by '"Common Clay." M. S. Schlealnger will manage the bouse, and Lee Ottolengul, formerly Its manager, goes to Bos- ton as manager of tbe Plymouth Theatre. 4 ■ » WESTCHESTER HOME FOR CLARA MORRIS. Clara Morris (Mrs. Frederic Harriott) has de- cided to leave Whltestone, L. I., the boyhood home of her late husband, where she has lived for some time. Upon the death of Mr. Harlrott two years ago, Mrs. Harriott was prevailed upon to make her home with her family In Tuckahoe, Westchester County, N. Y. At that time she determined to spend her remaining days In the old Harriott home- stead. H^r loneliness has at last caused her to change her mind and henceforth she will live in Tuckaho*. EPIDEMIC INTERFERES WITH PLAY In consequence of the epidemic of Infantile paralysis and the quarantine against New York, "Jane Clegg," the play by St. John Ervlne, which had its American premiere at the Stamford Thea tre, July 24, has canceled all engagements for the next two weeks. Tiie company leturned to New York, and will re-open In this city on Labor Day. Tbe play engages the services of two children, Charles Crumptoa and Neville Westman, and the prohibition against them by many of tbe cities Included in tbe tour has forced this action by the management. «i » "DIED AT THE FRONT." •The following, received July 28, Is self explana- tory: "The male member of Orphee and company, an eccentric musical production, playing the Miles Theatre^ Detroit,* Mich., this week. Just received news from the war front of the death of his brother shot at the Russian border In Gallcia, and bla aecood brother on Jan. 12, 1916, receiving the FLATBUSH CHANGES HANDS. B. 8. Moss has secured the Flatbush Theatre, Brooklyn. This house opened two years ago, first with Loew and then last year, with United book- ings. Tbe house seats two thousand, and will play ihe Moss policy of vaudeville and pictures—six acts and a five reel feature. Bill changed Mondays and Thursdays. The opening date will be Saturday, Sept 2, giv- ing the Moss Circuit two weeks In Greater. New York, with more houses to follow. «»» ■ O'BRIEN GETS COHAN SKETCH. Neil O'Brien has signed "The Bold, Brave Black and Tans," written by George M. Cohan, and used recently In the Friars' Frolic. Mr. O'Brien Intends to feature the sketch with his minstrel company. Tbe Nell O'Brien Minstrels are now rehearsing, and the season will open Aug. 6, at Poughkeepsle, N. Y. Oscar F. Hodge will again manage the company. — » ' » MANAGER VACATIONING. Wm. Quald, manager of the Fifth Avenue The- atre, who Is away on his vacation, will return Aug. 7. Harry Swift, manager of the Harlem Opera House, Is filling the position during Mr. Qua Id's absence. Sol Levoy to In charge of the Opera House till Mr. Swift returns. AMERICAN WAKES UP CUBA. Havana, July 25, 1916. Not only are movies the sole amusements here now, but tbey offer a double Interest by reason of the revolution in tbe business for past month. Said revolution In notion and situations reads like it "reel" scenario synopsis. Scene: Crudely de- veloped picture territory, almost controlled by one firm, giving foreign pictures only. Enter young, aggressive business man, sent from New York to put some pep into the West Indies Universal films office here and create real opposition. The repre- sentative, B. Llchtlg, Is a regular "Yank," with tbe Yank's aggressive, business -ways added to wide experience—once' as soldier In the Philip- pines, later In municipal government there, later secretary of the Ogorrote Province of Lepanto- Bontoc, and also acting governor, traveled in China and Japan, advertiser for the Great Hagenbeck in the Argentine during exposition, a man ready for this job. knowing the Latin-American races from tbe word go. He takes charge, addresses self to exhibitors In quaint circular letters. Cuban competitors fling ridi- cule by means of tbe press, but exhibitors all over the iBland are suddenly Interested, find that tbe "Yank" keeps promises and has the features. They crowd his office, ally themselves with tbe "Yank," and within the month the business of the Universal Company has trebled. Some result! As the popu- lation is principally Spanish speaking, and It Is that patronage which he wants, he disapproves of both English and Spanish titles, and a first move Is to take out all English titles In pictures, put In by his predecessor, relieving the natives of tbe effort to read both. i Mr. Llchtlg baa already secured the Fausto, the largest movie house here; tbe Inglaterra and others, and intends eventually to land them all for Universal features exclusively. Here's pre- dicting that other American companies, viewing the result, will enter more competition. Rumor now has It that a representative of tbe Naclonal Theatre here has gone to Mew York to purchase Cuban rights to "Civilization," so there's hope that In time Cuba will enjoy all good American iiluiH. Franoet Agnetc. NEW MUSICAL DIRECTOR AT COLONIAL Al. Llvsey wll be the musical director at Keith's Colonial, New York, the coming season, beginning Sept. 4, replacing Jules Lenzburg, who has been at the above theatre for the past ten years. «i» CAST OF "GO TO IT." The list of players engaged by F. Bay Comstock for "Go To It," written by John L. Golden and Jack Hazzard, Includes: Eva Fallon, Laura Hamil- ton, Charles Judels, Will Archie, Alice Hagemon and Perclval Knight It will have its premiere in September, and after a brief tour, will open at the Princess tbe first week In October. "MLLIE" ALLEN MARRIED. Miss BUUe Allen, tbe well known dancer, form- erly a member of Zlcgfcld's "Follies" and last season with Joseph Santley, in "All Over Town," during its stay in Chicago, was married on July 25, to John A. Hoagland, who Inherited a fortune from his father, one of the founders of the Boyal Baking Powder Co. The pair motored to Greenwich, Conn., where the marriage ceremony took place. ORPHEUM CIRCUIT HEAD HOME AGAIN. Ghas. Bray, assistant general manager of the Orpbeum Circuit, arrived from Europe Friday, July 28, on the 8. S. Adriatic. This Is his third trip across in the post two yearn. * ■ » MOHR AT THE HIP. Thomas Mohr, who for many years has been identified with the McCourt theatrical Interests in Denver, has accepted a position with the Hippo- drome, New York, and left Denver to assume his new duties, July 18. Mr. Mohr is very popular with traveling theatrical people. 4 ■ » NEWSOIU SIGNS WITH -woods. Charles F. Ncwsom haa been engaged by A. H. Woods for the London production of "Potash & Perlmutter in Slclety." The company sailed July 29 on the St. Paul, and Is scheduled to open Ang. 28, at the Queen's Theatre. « ■ » MAY ROBSON TO OPEN EARLY. Having Just completed a long and successful tour as Mrs. Matt, In the James Forbes comedy, "The Making Over of Mrs. Matt," May Bobson announces that she will open her coming season on Aug. 17. SCRANTON'S NEWEST. The Strand Theatre which Is to be one of the finest moving picture bouses in Northeastern Penn- sylvania, with a coating capacity of 2,000, wlll'be thrown open to the public on Labor Day. Tbe Strand will be devoted to pictures with the i exception of the Keystone Musical Course, which will be held In this house, presenting six of the world's greatest artists in concert « ■ » DEL MAR'S NEW HOUSE. The Stratford outdoor theatre, recently com- pleted at Del Mar, Cal., was formally opened July 20. The work and plana were designed after the Nature Theatre of San. Diego, and.supervised by Dolly Scblndler. «-»♦ GIRLS ARE BOOKED SOLID. Annie Morris and Hose Miller, who are present- ing "A Professional Try Out" will open on the Loew Circuit Sept. 4, for twenty weeks, under the direction of Mark Levy. « « » NO MORE FINES. JAIL,! Magistrate House, -who tries all automobile cases In New York City in regards to speeding and other violations, will Impose Jail sentences Instead of fines beginning Aug. 1. o» «■ WOll.ll I.1KK TO HEAR I.1IOM FRIENDS. Tex Griffin, well known as a pianist Informs us he Is ill In the Hendricks Sanatorium, EI Paso, Tex., and would like to hear from his old friends.