The New York Clipper (August 1916)

THE NEW YORK CLIPPER Aagtut S HARRISJHOWS FOR 1916-17. MRS. jg^CF EIGHT HE W PLATS OR LIST. SEVER COHPAIOES IK LAST SEASON'S SUCCESSES. Cohan A Harris an norm ce that am one the plays accepted by them for immediate produc- tion, and on or before the beginning of. the new year, are: "Irene CDare," a comedy by James Montgomery, to be Initially presented at the Stamford Thea- tre, Stamford, O—, Monday evening, Aug. 7, with the following east: WUlette Kershaw, Adele Holland, Annie Mack-Berteln, IsabeUe O'Madlgsa, Mae Hopkins, Lilly-May Stafford, Edith Speare, Harriet Boss, Adelaide Hastings, Allan Dinehart, Gardner Crane, Clarke SllvemaU, Cameron Mathews and Edward Mack. "The Moral Code," a new play from the pen of Cyril Harcoart, the production of which Is to be nude at the 'Broadway Theatre, Long Branch, on Thursday evening, Aug. 17, and the principal Toles created by Olive Tell, Dorle Sawyer, Frank Kem- b'le Cooper, T. Wlgney PercyvaL Vernon Steele, •Richie Ling, and P. G. Harley. "The Cohan Revue, 1917, opening In New York Christmas night, Monday, Dec 25. "Speed Up," a farce, by Owen Davis. "Tne Bond to Destiny," a play by Channlng Pollock, suggested by O. Henry's short story, "Beads of Destiny.'* Chauneey Olcott, to a sew play by Geo. M. Cohen. "Bnried Treasure," by BIda Johnson Young, which had a suc cessfu l tryoat in Atlantic City last "I Love the Ladle*/* a comedy, from the com- bined pens of Bmlle Nyltray and John Richards. Tne Cohan * Harris continued, successes in- clude : "The Cohan Bevae uf 1916," which Is to begin its oot-of-town tour in Atlantic City on Monday evening, Aug. 14, and after a week's en- aa go ii e u t at that resort, open at Geo. M. Cohan's Grand Opera House for a run, will nave Its orig- inal east which Includes: Valll Vail I, Elisabeth M. Murray, LUa Rhodes, Miss Juliet, Grace Nolan, Dorothy Jane Londoner, Aneta Bison, Richard Carle, Charles Wbrninger,. Frederick Sanxley, Harry Delf, James C. Marlowe. Harry Bulger, John Hen- dricks. Little Billy, Jere'Grady, Alfred La tell, John Boyle, Walter Brazil, George Fredericks, and all of the original chorus. Leo Dltrlchstetn will resume playing his comedy success, "Tie Great Lcrver," At the Candler Tbe- atre, on Monday (Labor Day) evening, Sept A Mr. DMrlebstein's supporting company will again Include: Betty Callsh, Essex Dane, Anna McNaugh- tan, Camilla DaRjerg, Cora Wltherspoon, Florence Page, Nina Grey, Doris Easton, Arthur Lewis, Lee MiOar, William Blcciardi, Julian little, Alfred Kappeler, Malcolm Fessett, Arthur Kllen, George E. Remain, Frederick Meeklyn, Alexis H. Pollanov, Antonio Salerno and John Bedouin. . Geo. M. Cohan's American farce, "Hlt-the-Trail HolHday," with Fred Nlblo as Billy Holliday, will open at the Apollo Theatre, Atlantic City, for a week's engagement beginning Monday, Aug. 28, going from there to tbe -Park Square Theatre, Bos- ton, for an indefinite run. Mr. Nfblo's supporting company still Includes Hasel Dowry, Lorena At. wood, - Laura Bennett, Joseph .Allen, Pumell B. Pratt, Edgar Halstead, Jan D. O'Hara, Mac M. Barnes; Thomas Irwin, Frederick-Maynard, Thos. Williams, C B, McKrnney, Thos. Magrane, Harold Gran, and Albert GUmore. Max Mardn's powerful drama, "The House of Glass, with Mary Ryan In -her original role of Margaret Case, will open at the'Garrlek Theatre, Philadelphia, Monday, Sept. 25. The indefinite en- gagement there to be followed, by others) in the principal cities of the Bast- Assisting Miss Ryan m- this company are Ada Oilman, Florence Walcott, Mary Glides Frederick Burt, Harry C. Browne, William Olcott, Thomas Ftndlay, Foster WUl'ams, Jerry Hart, Frank Young, Sam Meyers, John Fen- ton. Mann Wads, and EL J. McGulre. - - . "The House of Glass" (Western), with Maude Fealey and a strong supporting company, will be- gin a Coast to Coast tour at the Stamford The- atre. Stamford, Conn-, on Saturday, Sept. 28. Cohan A Harris have also organised two com- panies to present Bol Cooper Megrue and Walter Haeketfs fine farce, "It Pays to Advertise."' These win tour the more Important of the smaller cities of the Bast, West, North and Sooth. Its Bronx Opera House, which last year enjoyed tea biggest season It has had since tt was bunt and opened by Cohan ft Harris four years ago, will begin ltv 1910-17 season on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4, the opening attraction being Jane Cowl, In "Common Clay." The Candler Theatre, now under the manage- ment of Cohan A Harris, will house another of that firm's attractions after the preliminary en- gagement of Leo Ditrlchsteln, announced above. These activities and the continued control of Geo. M. Cohan's Grand Opera. House In Chicago, constitute Cohan ft Harris' plana for the coming theatrical year. l ■ » MORRIS ffl THE BRONX. It Is reported that Wm. Morris wUl secure the Elsemere Theatre, Southern Boulevard, Bronx, N. Y. City. This house played stock at the end of the season. It opened as a vaudeville house two yeasr ago. With good live plugging this house could be made a winner. Seats one thousand eight hundred, and Is up to date. 0 I 0 ^ RECEIVED SOLED BOOKINGS. . Bensle and Balrd the act that came Into New York on. rubber heels latter part of season and made good, have received a route of forty weeks over the United. They are motoring in a new car from New York to their home In Detroit, ANOTHER HOUSE TO PUT VAUDEVILLE. Beginning Sept. 4, Loew's Avenue B Theatre, Fifth Street and Avenue B, New York, on the lower East, side .of the town, win open with six acts and feature pictures, same policy as other houses on the circuit. This house has been play* lug a straight picture policy, and Is twelve blocks away from LoeWs Delancey. Mrs. Morris Cronln availed herself of tit privilege accorded by The Curra Registry Bu- reau, by leglsterirsr, on April 15, 1010, an act entitled "Solomon," a' pantomime sketch, in three scenes with the characters, Solomon, a chimpanzee, impersonated by a human being, and Atbletecus, a gymnasium instructor. She has the act fully copyrighted and protected, and wUl resort to tbe Registry Bureau of Tar Cltpfxb and to the copyright office at Washington in case any proposed Infringement should be carried out by any unauthorised person. <»» NEWS FROM CHINA. Bono Bono, July 1, 1910. Henry Houston, with his Chinese Mystery Show, is now playing to crowded houses in Hong Kong, rtumt , w here his original Illusions have consider- ably startled the placid Chinee. After a four years' tour of the Bast, embracing India, Ceylon, Afghan- istan, Baluchistan, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and China, he sails for San Francisco on July 23, and intends to play the States and South America with his own company, for the next few years, bringing with him a series of Illusions which an entirely to the New World. o ■» TOM BROWN ACTIVE. Tom Brown, who has. signed the Six Brown Bios., the foremost saxophone players, with Cbos. DUllngham, for "Chin Chin," hi the clown band, their third season, la producing musical and nov- elty acts for vaudeville The Symphonic Sextette, Six Howards and Tom Brown's Musical Minstrels tX9 booked solid. He has several other acts la preparation. 0 ' » '-HEART'S DESIRE. The company assisting Flske O'Hara. in his new play have left for Chicago to start rehearsals. The cast will Include Mr. O'Hara, Helen Vallely, Arthur Vinton, Lisle Leigh, and Bess Sankey, ROSTER NANCY BOYER CO. The east of "The little Lady from Lonesome Town," which Geo. M. Boesner wrote specially for Nancy Boyer. Includes: Ferdinand Tldmarsh, Rich- ard L Scott, Henry Testa, Jimmle Brown, Gerald Rowan, Darnel J. Lawler, Wm. McCarthy, Dick Thompson, Bert HaH, F. P. Bagerson (publicity), Wm. 3. Donnelly, manager; Jane Stuart, Cords Davy, Julia Earle, and Ida B. Elliott. Company opens Aug. 27, at the Lyceum, Detroit, Mich. RECEIVER APPOINTED. Cincinnati, July 31.—Thaddeos Nolan was ap- pointed receiver of the International Film Pro- ducts Co. by the Insolvency Court In Cincinnati, July 27. Edward. Thompson, president of the company,. asked dissolution of the business, stat- ing the capital Is lacking. Assets and liabilities were given at tl.OOO each. DRAMATIC — VACATION TIME, WashihvqtO!', July 81. — "Johnnie" Chevaller- "Frenchy," treasurer of Keith's, has returned from his vacation, and Is now ready for business. His return has given "Our Bob" Long, assistant manager, his opportunity for his deserved vaca- tion, and he and Mrs. Long have left for Atlantic City. Upon his return Manager Roland S. Bobbins U d his charming wife Wll take his much needed ■«.»■ \rest. JIMMY ■WHJTTEKDALE COMING BAST. "Jimmy" Whlttendale, who left New York for Los Angeles last November, and since then has been doing publicity work for the movies, renting bungalows and enjoying life with Mrs. Whltten- dale. left for New York July 2ft. Climatic condi- tions and poor health are the cause for his return. Mrs. Whlttendale will remain with the Christie Slim. Company, In Los Angelse. ♦WS J HOUSE BEING REXOVATED. The Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York, booked by Harry Shea, has closed and will be renovated. The house win open Aug. 19, with same policy of six acts and feature pictures. This house Is a Mg winner and has kept open all the time. J. Wesley BoscDQuest, the owner, decided the house needed some firing e ■ e ISADORA DTJNpAW TO COVE BACK. The celebrated dancer will return from South America In October to start a tour through Can- ada and the United States. ■ e ■ o "LOVE AMONG THE LIONS." "Love Among the Lions;" one of Winch ell Smith's earlier plays win be condensed by its au- thor as a vaudeville vehicle for Lavina* e » e • »» MASTBAUM TO PRODUCE. •THE "WAUL BETWEEN." This U the title of the new play la which Shields Is to appear next Philadelphia, July 81.—Stanley Maatbaum, the head of the Stanley-Co. In this city, which books films for more than fifty houses, Is about to enter the producing end of the bnsinews He has been elected vice president of the Herbert Brenon Flka Corporation, with offices In New York and stodioi to New Jersey. Lewis J. Selznlck, It is ssnouaced, will be interested in the venture. TO FORM ASSOCIATION. HaBTroan, Coinx, Aug. 1.—William D. Ascough, president of the Theatrical Managers' Association of Connecticut, left today to Invade the States of Maine and Vermont in an attempt to form s similar association there, and bring them into the fold. e»» KELLY KEPT BUSY. Ben Kelly, stage manager of the ABusabrs, is In charge of stage at Keith's BoyaL in the Bronx, New York, while John Blgney is on a vacation. Ben goes back to the Alhambra, which opens the latter part of August. Blgney comes back in two weeks. <i » SIGHS WITH BOWERS. Arthur T. Earnest, of Gene and Arthur, has signed with the Fred V. Bower's act, opening Or- gessaaa time Aug. 7.