New York Clipper (Feb 1923)

30 reibruary 7.1923 DEATHS CUFTDBD L.' CARNEY, well known nuai- ciin, anl ionneilr TaaderiUe partner of Okb- beam Bob Albri^t, dial lut week 4t his homo is Kudmroli, 973 Uae (tnet. He wu 3S yean ouT * llr. Cuner wu bora in PStabnrgb. <"> tlx Sonth Side, ud (nduled (rom the Pitubargb OMuemtoiT ol Muie in 1902 and Fituboisli Acadeor m IMS. He w«e leader of the or- cbeatra whicli qpened the New Grand Tbeatn «B4l cootinocd m that capacity until the war when he r^'it**** in the bmtv and was enb- aeqantly asiisned a« leader, of the band at die Gicat Lake naval teauiinff station. Later he ' waa leader of bis own orchestra at SUprs Cifc, I Venice. Cklilomia, and rcinragd to Flttsborgh laat Decemher. He was. a member of seveial local fkaternal otganizationa in Pittabnrgfa, and is snrvivcd by a grandmother, Mrs. Dorcas Hnflbcs, tn addition to his porenta. CRCTA RISLEY, grand and light opera mezxo soprano^ well known for ouny yeaca, died Fcbinarr-Jat in her stndio apartment at 2947 Broadway. Mrs. Loots Casavanl^ as she' was known in piivate Ufc' made &er dibnt in the early "90^9 with the Gostav Hrinrirh Grand . Opera Cknnpaar in Phila d irfph t s, playinff- the w& of Ifarsnerite in "Faast." Sie joined the ■MetmnlitaB - ia U93, playinB Frasqm'to in - •'Cbtmen" with Emma Cslv6 and Jean de Keake."-Slie later, appeared for two seasons with , the Frank Daniels Company, playins the ■ put el oOcen in the light opera "Hio Wisaid of. the. N3a" at the. old .Casino Theatre She later appearel with the Henry. .SavaRC Com- 'pnny, ue oriipnal ''^oiadora Conipany'* wtth HitAcock- m "King Dodo," with the Bosun Opoa. Cbmpany. from .1912 to 1915 and made li^ last mofeasional appearance with the Gallo .EoROih (Tpera CoininoT,' in the 'Mikado"'and -•TinaftJre*'"af the ■ahobert Theatre here. . Loois C^aatrant, .Greta Rislcy's hnsband. U wcH known as a basso and ehaiacter actor in .Bgfat opcfa. ' Her alep-father waa the late Gen- eral' Kobcrt' Ayery ef Brooklyn. The faneral -was held from the home of her brother, WtUiam ■ ATetTr of No. 461. WiDoashby Arenne, Biook- lyn» Last Sunday af te rnoon. To llie Manr Friends of JAMES E. COOPER We - wish to acknowIedRe with sinceiv ^anks the kind expression of your sym- tathy. MRS. LUOA COOP ER . MISS HENRIETTE COOPER DORdTKY THORNTON, formerly a well 'Icnowi^' actress died on Fcbraary 1st at the 3mtiswicfc Home, Amityrille, Lous Island, where she had bctrn a patient under the are of the Actora' Fund of America (or the last four "yeara^ * ' Mita' Thornton made ber debnt at the Wooda Mucnm in BDatcin in the late lerentle* at the .age of .seresitnen, foUowinc which the appeared ia a number' of important prodoetlona snp- portlnir well known start. Her Prudence in ■.rCuaSU' was qnite cclebiated. Illaa Tnom- too waa obliged ts leave the stage many years .ago Qwlns tn in health. Her last engagements 'were-with . Jame* H. Heam. E. H. Solhern and 'otba»; ' Her hashaad, Oiarlea Hagan, charac- ter aeter, died many yeara agot She; leave* no family.. ■ ■ Tnnerar tervicea win be_heM at Amityvine on Thursday, and" remains "will 'be cremated at Vmh Fond. Long Island. : FEARL la belle, who for the peat {bar year*- has' appeared in the cheras with Iron's and. Oaaiaae Shows, died at the Providence, R. I.. Hospital, OD June 24, after a short illncas of yulliiurtia. ' BESSiE MOONEV, who'waa with the chonis -in *TUk of The Town" died at FittstmrBb, Jan. ja, 39_years of' age. The body was taken to SioDZ CS^, Iowa, for bniraL WILLIAM K. THOMPSON^ one of the bett- I mo w u character actors on the American stag^ died bat Sunday at his residence. No. 137 Wett lOOtfa Street, New IToTk Cty, from pneumonia. •Be had been iU scarcely a week. He had recently been appealing in motinn pictniet, and it waa 'dnrlns tne taking of an outdoor scene of. a film, •about'- ten dayt ago^ that he caught cold. -- Hr. Thqsnpton- waa seventy-one 'years of age, aa^ had recently ceicbrated his fifty-fifth an- -nivenarr on. the Amertcnn stage. He had ap- pealed here in a long succession of parts, and ■ Uriy identified with the old daya-of the Emptie Theatre. He was^the of laabd Irving, who alto had a long ■ in the American Theatre. . TIl^Bkpeoo waa. bom in Scotland, but came to this coonby whin he waa tlx yeara old. His last appeaianee oo. the New York stage was nude laat teaaoo at the Empire Theatie, wbere he apiieaicd with Dmit Keane as the rnifaithful Renoal of "The Cearina.** Other playa in which Tew YorV baa seeq 'him in recent yeara wm "The Oiaison AUbi," Arthur Hopkins' pradne- tion of "Night Utdging," and "The Gentile Wife," Geone tl.cSa^* "The JCiiack Han" ' and > with wniiam Hodge in "The . Gnat oT Honor." ROBERT LEONHARD'T, wcU known baritone^ and for nine ypara a member of the Uete» polilan Opera company, died last week at St. Mark'a Hosvita] at a - complication of diseases V^' Leonhardt was bora in Prague, fbrly yeara ago and received his musical ctlacatiaD there. Before coming to this couistiy he ssng . at European capitals, and waa also a member of the famous Canterbnry FSlgrimt which nntf the .German Opera in En|:li3h, Dniing the war be waa the ooly native 'German singer retained by the Metropolitan. His last appearance was at the opening niaht of this leaiOD. He ia snivivedt by daughter, aU in Prlgne. widow,' son and NEW ACT In LotIbv Memory ol My Daar HtMlnd FRED'K J. TITUS who passed away February 12, 191B. Misseo more than ever ^ by his londy wife, Lydia Yeamans Titns. -Bnt, ob-for-tho touch of a -vanished'hsnd^- Aad the sound of a voice that is still. CHARLES D. FOWLER, father of Chappie Jndd, well known m vaudeville, died at his home in New York 'on Sunday, Jan. 21. "STEP LIVELY" DISCUSSED "Step Lively," the George Jaffe show is playing the Empire Theatre, Brooklyn, this week, 'was the subject discussed at a spe- cial meeting of the directors of the Colum- bia .Amusement Company last Wednesday. It was stated at this meeting that the show was not up to the mark expected from Columbia attractions' and that the business in the Columbia Theatre, where the attraction was then playing was be- hind the average maintained by other shows that played there this season: Vari- ous suggestions with reference to a change of cast were made when the {act was brought out that principals whom the Columbia officials did not feel came up to the standard had pay or play couli act s -with the show, - which if broken would hoM the producer liable. It was then de- cided to allow the show to continue the balance of the seasoti, as it was too late to attempt to- make any drastic chance, George Jaife, who operates the Academy Theatre, Pittsburgh, arrived in New 'York on Monday and held a conference with J. Herbert Mack. It is said that after the conference Jaffe informed Mack that he would try and bolster up his show the best way possible, and that he would even add new principals to the cast, if it woald help build up the show. Jaffe is operating the show on the franchise of Phil Sheridan from whom he leased it for the season. AL WOODS IN CHICAGO AL H. Woods left for Chicago on Mon- day where he will remain for ten days and go over ' the remodelling plans for. the Columbia Theatre, the burlesque house which he will take over next season. The theatre will be renamed the Gaiety. LETTERJJST HAMPTON CO. INCREASES CAPITAL The Hampton Play Corporation, who are sponsoring the prodaction of "Zeno," now on tour, have increased their capitalization from $40,000 to $75,000. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE MOTION PirniBF M*rHINE.W doahU diualv- lag Stareoplkaa complcts with Icoiss for both pr^ jacUsos. uttslals, ETeolb and' Sctasns ssptdally Bolted for IrmTaUaf t iarsl oeaes. Addrsu. MACHINE, car* mt OJpp^ir. JULIA ARTHUR TbeAtK—Palace. Stylb—"HatnUl." Time— Seventeen minutes. StitOng—FuJl stage (special). Theatrical history tells us that none but the famous of the tragedieimes have dared the role of "Hamlet." and the "Hamlet" done -by Miss Arthur is but a scene of the lengthy drama. Therefore it is not for us to judge the portrayal of which :MIss^ Arthur is capable by that one scene. When the Queen's players are giving their show, or 'when the Prince confronts Laertes in the grave- yard, the Hamlet done by Miss Arthur may be better, or worse than her per- formance in the Queen's closet, the scene selected for vaudeville prestntation. As Miss Arthur explained in her cur- tain speech, the idea was to enrich iraude- viTle with a suitable Shakespearean con- tribution and after nnich thought the closet scene was decided, upon from "Hamlet" because it practically tol'd the story of the play. For the better type Of vaudeville patron, the iwrformance of Miss Arthur should 'be a relief and sup- ply the ever looked for variety. Her work is excellent and bound to grow better at each show. The production staged under the di- rection of George Henry Trader, who had the role of Polonius, and who was formerly -with Charles Frohman, may be classed as belonging to the "old school" now that John Barrymore has created an almost new type of Hamlet The Polonius done by Trader is more of a venerable person, and not so much a comedian as the Polonius of the Barry- more show. 'Mona Morgan, formerly with Walter Hampden, in the role of Hamlet's mother the Queen, was splen- did and considerably better than the Queen of Blanche Yurka in the "Hamlet" playing on Forty-second street. In con- trast to Barrymore's ghost who is not actually seen on one occasion but heard, and later represented by an ethereal light, George Stihvell is a very material one and speaks his lines in full view of the audience. In the closet scene, Hamlet upbraids his mother for her lack of respect for the late King by making an early mar- riage, and her treason as well During the scene Hamlet stabs Polonius who is hiding ^behind a curtain, 'which gives the scene some action, as well as an op- portunity for sufficient range to Miss Arthur's talents in speech and gesture. Her voice and everything in her posses- sion all contribute toward making her a very successful "Hamlet" in a -vaudeville act that will undoubtedly be gratefully received wherever presented. M. H. S. UOIES AdsBs; Jfn. g Amy, ttiliudt Btt^. Bia 'r. Dtfly Btns Gnrts^ viTlsB Ctotflr. ^aa Gimtll. nanca DirtlJC , ienttle ^ow, FrlnoBBs ta, (ktst C Otratr, Birth HsiTls, Paslioa Bsnisoo. Jooa. Btlie KoUer, EnuDt "La Btir, Bcnlst La Hoot. EdIUi Ludot, CItra Hsmeit. CMl HmOI, Alma lIimsiT. DoUf Nithio, AnpBU Nelson. NelUa Fierce, EllMn Bcsnkn. DWs Icfa . Ifn . anlUe, SrMa mdUi, EdirUit bdUi, Klto auih. TsMos Blsnlfly, Hdco eiane. Anita WsSL Mlt. a B. Wot, Jolt mitr, Bmrtt While. MibBl fftilic Uiithn, SERTIEHER AtwAnoa. Les Bdaseo, A] BtU, Jalmnis Cooistso, Sia T. OntrbltU. cubs Dslcy. John PsdT Ds^oo. Vie Doutiis, vcm. -" Duttoo. Chta Fldils, Nat Flmi. JasHB J. HtahvoDt rtaak A. Healr, jQba Kelso, Bsny KsltoD, Aiyin lee * Dmit Ifstff. chst. Uak, a Uajd, Uehtrd Miller, Won rbwf, a. T. Poweit, lin Botby. Ed Buoy, Bmiy Bpunll. Bio- dolph J. Tunsr, Bniy UlkU. Out. E. Vtn. Jot VUlasus, JstD F. Wells. GObwt nutt. Bsny Wllllsot, Bob mimi. amy YOUMANS TO WRITE FRAZEE PIECE —Vincent Youmans, son of the hatteh-who -wrote the musical score-of Arthur Ham- ■merstein's , "Wildflower" with Herbert StotHart .has ^been en^ged by Harry ^Frazee to Write'thii'music.score for a new 'musical comedy the latter "will place in re- hearsal on April 15. Dave Bennett has been engaged to' stage the numbers for this show which is as yet unnamed. "OLD MAN SMITH" OPENS FEB. 12 "Old Man Smith," a character play by Adeline Leitzbaugh, which Gus Hill and Feneen and Mclsaacs are producing with Tom Wise in the title role, will have its initial performance at the Stamford Thei-- tre. Stamford, or Fcbrtiary 12. The play will be on the road three weeks and wiU then be brought to a New York theatre. ' BUCK DANCING HAS COME BACK DUT IN A DIFFERENT FORM Professionals, why live in the past7 KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES. WHY ARE YOU NOT STARS? WHY ARE STARS, STARS? BECAUSE THEY STUDY. MARILYNN &ULLER Has been dancing on the stage since she was' a baby. - She is still taking lessons. ARE YOU ANY BETTER? DONT BE A HOOFER. BE A DANCER. JACK BLUE TEACHES EVERY TYPE OF DANCE, formerly DANCING MASTER for GEO. M. COIIAN and ZIEGFELD FOLLIES. 233 W. 51st ST. CIRCLE tUft LE BRUN FACE POWDER 7Sc box, white or flesh. Rouge pmrder, .Me <rosclike). Sampta and beau^ hints, Uc. Le Bnu Co., Laboratory, M Cedaslaise Way, Boston (1) Mass. Jaeic \A/alsh & CHtiea say I'm ftmny. Preofi Atwi^ wusMbc. Watch tUa apace for fuitla t J-*-". WILBUR HOLTON Senaational Dancer with KeUo Bros. & Co. BERT MATTHEWS BETH WHfa •«NB. TWO, THRU.' Mr. LEW OUflOl Tjrpifs^ing Genuine Minstrelsy with MRS. GEO. PRIMROSE Incladinf JOHN GOSS, E. BOOTH PLAIT, DAN HALEY, ALLAN WALLACE, MOLLOY TWINS BAanasemoit—IRVING COOTER