The New York Clipper (December 1914)

December 19 THE ILSTEW YORK CLIPPER. 33 % "The Show Girl and the Johnnie" TWO BOTS WITH A NEW IDEA HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO ALL ANNIVERSARY THE BOSTON BOOKING OFFICE FRED MARDO, Mgr. ONE YEAR OLD TO-DAY WE ATTRIBUTE OUR SUCCESS TO EFFICIENT SERVICE AND GOOD LUCK Home Office: COLONIAL BLOC, BOSTON New York Office: PUTNAM BLDG. POSITIVELY BEST LOCATION IN NEW ORLEANS OS© S.ata. Doing Pino Bis. Ho "Piker." Need Writ. Addr«.i "SMILING" VIC PBHEZ, Prop., New Orieln., La. NEW YORK COSTUME CO, Manufacturers and Renters. 140 N. Dearborn St., CHICAGO m CHAMBEBLAIN 1111QW N NOTE S. ""Helen"Datu has Joined "A Pair of Sixes," as Mrs. Ncttleton. Klllott Deitor entered the enat of "Di- plomacy" last week, la the role of Julian, surrcedlng Leslie Fnner. Mercedes Clarke Is In Canaan with her company, and playing to large houses. Martin Brown and Roszlka Dolly have been ndded to the Cohan & Harris Kcvlisw. Alice Oale will do a vaudeville act while awaiting the opontng of "To-day," Christmas week. Olive Tell will be with Henry Kolkcr, in "Our Children." Alice John has returned to Blllle Burke's company. Virginia Mllllinnii will play Mary Turner, In "Within the Law," opening Christmas Day. Ada Lewis has loft "One Olrl In a Mil- lion." Leola Lucey, Natalie Alt and Alexander Clarke will be In "Olrl of Girls" company. Chamberlain Brown has added Prances Cameron and Mary Iiall lo hit list of clients. As manager for these artists he ab- solutely refuses to look after the Interests of players who deal with other agents. Ilia list Includes as pergonal nnd sole agent: Alice Gale, Alice Itrndy, Alice Fischer, Zoe Bar- nett, Marie Chambers, Lorraine Heeling, Sybllla Pope. Amelia Gardner, Virginia Mllfl- man. Teresa Maxwell Conover and Elliott Dexter. "POOR LITTLE THING." Jerome K. Jerome's comedy, "Poor Little Thing," which will be the Inaugural offering of the New York Play Actors Co., when this organization begins lis season at the Bund- Itox Theatre, la East Fifty -seventh Street, has been progressing splendidly In rehearsals, and this week will see the finishing touches Bat upon the production by General Director ouglas Wood and Stage Director Edward Blener, who have the work In hand. An Invitation rehearsal on Monday evening, Dec. 21, will be given, but the regular opening to the public takes place on Tuesday night, Dec. 22. Joseph Physloc. the scenic artist, is com- pleting an artistic production for the pro- rnfere of the little theatre. The action takes Slace in the studor.ts' quarters In Paris, and eplcts girl student Ufe there. The cast will Include: Eric Blind, Frances Carson, Anita Clarendon, Amy Denrls, Itldler Davles, Ernest Elton, Jenette Ferroll, Helen Fulton. Agnes Komble, William Lorent, Car- roll McComas, Dora Mavor, Alma Mam, Irene I'erels, William Raymond, Eleanor Rus- sell, Colin Randolph, Elsie Ronald .and Bev- erly B'.tgreaves. 4 '» PLAYWRIGHTS, AHOYt Professional writers of vaudeville play- lets and authors of short stories who be- lieve their material has dramatic possibilities, ore Invited to communicate with 11. B. Moss, manager of the Jefferson, Elgthy-slxth. Street, l'lur.a MoKlnley Square und Hamilton vaude- ville theatres, In Manhattan, and twenty-two theatres out of town. Manager Moss says vaudeville Is famishing for new blood In its playlots, and solicits material from any source offering It. The manager promises that all manuscripts snd suggestions will be carefully considered, and their authors amply protected and remunerated. The sudden call for help from tho man- ager follows a decision to add e vaudeville producing department to the Moss vaude- ville ana motion picture Interests. Communications should bo addressed to B. S. Moss Theatrical Enterprises, Inc., 701 Seventh Avenue. The manager offers the use of hit stage gratis for rehearsals of manuscript? consid- ered good enough to try out, and accepted material will be given time with tbo Mosi Circuit of twenty-five weeks. 4i> FRED MARDO'S ANNIVERSARY. 1'ieil Murdo Is celebrating tho commence- ment of his second year of tils own booking oilli-n in Boston. lie was formerly the Marcus Loow Boston representative, and then was connected with the United Booking Oflice*. i Just a year ago ho opened his own office In the Colonial Building, Boston, and by persistent bustling, efficient, reliable ser- vice, duo, no doubt, to his weekly visits to New York, ho has built up nn enviable imputation as a representative for acts and houses, which ever brings to him new ap- plicants for bis service. Ills list of parks also Includes the best in New i)ug!niid. ♦ «♦ BUY THE CONTINENTAL. To buv the ten story Continental Hotel, on the Southeast corner of Broadway and Korty-flrst Street, formerly "The Albany" (Now York), the "No. 14SO Broadway Co." was organized Dec. 8, In the offices of Iiardy, Stnncllffe & Whltaker. The property was sold under foreclosure, recently, and bought by Florence L. Maine, of Saratoga, as plaintiff, at $750,000. It is valued on an Investment basis well above tl,000,000. The company was Incorporated at Albany, with flOO.OOO capita), by W, M. Myers, W. H. Stroeton and J. E. Goulct as directors. It It understood that the prcsctit management of the property will continue.' 4 ■» BENEFIT AT BEDFORD CITY. A benefit performance for the Belgian war sufferers was given Nov. 27 at the Lyric The- atre, Bedford City, Va. The La Dell Com- edy Family wat the chief attraction, and the house was packed. COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON WILLIAM FOX CIRCUIT OF THEATRES "PLAYING THE BEST IN VAUDEVILLE" BOOKING OFFICES: WEST 46th 8TF MEW YORK KINO MANAGER COURTNEY SISTERS VAUDEVILLE'S REPRESENTATIVE SISTER ACT United Time Direction ALP WILTON GEORGE! MAIILH SCHRECK and PERCIVAL Artistic Animated Acrobatic Absurdities JACK ROSHIER'S Acrobatic Stage Dogs Featuring "Spike," the Only Contortion Dog on Vaudeville Stage. LOEW CIRCUIT. BELLE OF COONTOWN COY DE TRICKEY LOEW CIRCUIT JOE DARCBY, Mgr. Will. II. IIBYER AMERICAN COMEDY 4 MIRTH AND MELODY Hook solid on MAKCUt* I.OKW TlltK. JOHN BARTON Direction 111VIM1 COOI'Kit. ALLAN CAMPBELL GEORGE HICKMAN & CO. PRESENTING TI1EIII COMEDY NOVELTY WHAT J*T IE 2iC T ? Direction ROSE ft CURTIS MERRY CHRISTMAS to all also from STELLA PARAGON BOOKING AGENCY "° <=.""" W.nt to h«»r from all tvets, largo or iinall. Writs, wlr. or phoae W. ii. WOLVra, Manager A. H. THORNTON VAUDEVILLE AQENCV NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE (In onitciring ail*. pl«MS mmtfo* CMFW.)