New York Clipper (Apr 1923)

April 11, 1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 13 FamiM in US3 br Frank Qura Publlahxl br tfan CUPPER CORPORATION OrLi- d W. Vanghan President and Secretair Fnf- ick C Ifuller..- Treaanter 16SS Bn»dway, New York Telephone arcle 9112-9113 WALTER VAUGHAN, EDITOR New York, Wednesday, April 11, »23 Eotcied June 24, 1879, at the Poit Office at New York, N. Y., aa second class matter, under the act of March 3, 1879. THE CLIPPER is issued every WEDNESDAY Forms close on Maoday at 5 P. M. SUBSCRIPTION One year in advance, six inontha, 12.50: three months, $1.25. Canada and foreign postage extra. Single copies will be sent, post paid on receipt of 15 cents. ADVERTISING RATES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION Oiieago OAiee—Suite <2S, State Lake Bids. Phone Dearborn 1776 Roscar D. Bonixl, Manager San FrandscD Office—Suite 621, Gillette BIdg. 830 Market St. Fbonc Keamy 3261 Rube Couen, Manager AddTe95 all c-^mmnnications to THE NEW YORK CUPPER Roota M7 let Bttiadwar, New York Registered Cable Address: "Authoutv." Tbe CurvEa can be obtained wholesale amd BXTAiL at our agents, Gorringe American News Agener, 17 Green Street, Oiaring Croes Road, London. W. C. Engbhd: 'Dawi, 8 Ehgje Fliec, Piccadilly Circua, London, S. W., England; Brcntano's News Depot, 37 Avenne dc ropen, Paris, France; Gordon & Cotch, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney, N. S. W.. Australia. ONE DAY OF REST The contest being waged between a Soup of theatre managers and the Lord's ly Alliance anent the legality of Sun-, day performance took an unexpected turn last week when Fred Stone, musical con>- edy star and president of the National Vaudeville Artists was called upon by the churchmen to show his hand in the matter and replied that he was in favor of the abolition of Sunday shows. The Al- liance will use Stone's declaration as its salient when the hearing of the Meyer bill comes up for hearing next week. The hearing will be held in Albany. William .A. Brady and other managers will make the trip to argue for the passage of the bill which would legalize all manners of theatrical performances on Sundays. On the other hand the Lord's I)ay Alliance will be flanked by a delegation from the Actors' Equity, who will bitterly oppose the passage of the measure. Equity has distributed petitions among its membership and will fUe them in su^ port of their argument that the actor is entitled to a six day wedc the same as the tradesman. Stone's frankness of his position in the matter may lead the controversy to aim at vaudeville performances which hereto-- fore have not figured largely in the pow- wow. But since Brady has capitalized upon the idea that the legit had been dis- criminated against in permitting vaudeville shows to continue and to prohibit "legit" performances, Stone's statement may be- come a potent weapon in the hands of Mr. Bowlby's organization. While the Actors' Equity view is not from a religious or "blue law" angle, the actors' organization maintain that the actors work under a more severe strain than a layman and are equally entitled to a day of relaxation and recreation in each week. Should the Meyer bill be defeated it is understood that the Lord's I>ay Alliance will direct their attention to closing the vaudeville and motion picture houses. FOREIGN ACTORS STILL TO COME (Reprinted from the N. Y. Herald). Theatregoers who thought that with the arrival in New York of the Russian players who have had so important a part m the dramatic season of 19Z2-1923 the resources of foreign dramatic colonies likely to send representatives to America must be exhausted did not take account of the numerous artists abroad who are eager to enjoy some of thir rewards of their profession in a prosperous and peaceful country. There will be num- erous locally unfamiliar actors from Europe on the stages of New York next winter. Max Reinhardt's engagement to pro- duce here a series of the spectacles and dramas with which hb fame in Europe is associated was announced several months ago. Mr. Reinhardt will not work with bis accustomed associates in this countrjr. He will employ American actors in his efforts for the New York theatre, but the enterprises will be alto- gether foreign in spirit. Germany will not have a monopoly in sending its celebrities here. The gifted Guitrys will come from Paris. The plays of Sacha Guitry, who is comedian as well as dramatist, are already well known in New York. David Belasco has put three of them before a public to which they must often have been unsympathetic in sentiment and action, but they have never- theless made their author well known. His father, Lucien Guitry, who is famous as an actor, will also be seen here for the first time. A third member of this tal- ented family is Yvonne Printempts, wife of the playwri^t, and she will appear in the performances which the actors will give in French. To make the next theatre year still more polyglot, Raquet Meller, a Spanish singer who has recently delighted Paris, will appear here. Moreover, the Kamer- ney Players, who come from Petrogard, will be added to the list of European visitors. , . There is plenty of time for others to decide on a tour in this prosperous land. Alread]r there are enough announced to make it plain that the refinements of European stage art will not be missing from New York next season. MIDNIGHT "GO-CO" CUT OUT Beginning this week John Colt's musi- cal comedy "Go-Go" at Daly's 63rd Street will abandon tiha midnight Wednestlay matinee and give an afternoon matinee in- stead. With the White attraction at the 63rd Street house, slumming parties were not as plentiful for the matinee as they were with "Shuffle Along" and "Liza* when these attractions were playing there. The elimination of the midni^t perform- ance of "Go-Go" leaves the Wednesday midnight show field dear for "Liza which is continuing to draw good business from them at the Nora Bayes Theatre. SHUBERTS TO DO "BAL TABARIN" As a successor to the "Chauve Souris" which closes on the Century Theatre Roof next Saturday the Messrs. Shubert will early in May present a revue en- titled, "Bal Tabann," with the music by Gene Schwartz and Fred Coots and the lyrics by McElbert Moore. Harry Mor- ton and Zdla Russell, who rehearsed two days with "The Bamboo Tree" will head the cast of the New Century Roof revue which will go into rehearsal this week. CHINESE GIRL WRITES PLAY Lucy Wong, an eleven-year-old Chinese girl who is a pupil in Public School No. 23, has completed a playlet that is attract- ing favorable comment even outside of the Chinatown section. The play, "The En- chanted Garden," is the first by this young Oriental lady, the plot being more or less fantastic Prince Butterfly is expected to visit the garden to choose a queen and the flowers of the garden try to beautify themselves in preparation for the visiL The WHdrose, shy and shtmned by tiie others, b chosen by the Butterfly. Answers to Queries Rip—In the case of the drawn battle, ' all bets upon the result of a fight were drawn also, a special rule of the P. R. providing for this. M. R.—Frank C Bostock's Animal Arena was a feature at the Pan-American Exposition. Song—^Jos. Morris published the Song "Things in the Bottom Drawer." M. Witmark published "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder." C L—The "Old MSU" ride was origin- ally controlled by the Aquarama Co. of 150 Nassau Street, New York. R. R.—The J. Pierpont Morgan Special on Feb. 7, 1902 made the 90.2 miles from Fbiladdphia to New York in 84.5 minutes, on the New Jersey Central R. R. Tyson—Judge Scott rendered the deci> sion iq>bolding Al Hayman & Co. of the Knickeitocker Theatre; New York in re- fusing to accept tickets sok. by a side- walk speculator. S. S.—Jas. W. Collier, of Shook and Collier, died at New York City, May 13, 1898. G. & S.—"The Mikado" was produced for the first time in New York at the Union Square Theatre, July 20, 1885. Tom—Al W. Martin had two "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Cmipanies on the road in 1902. Other companies were Stetson's (three), and Abbey's. ' L. D.—"The Last Appeal" was presented at Wallack's, New YoitTD. H. Harkins was in the opening i>erformaDce, hot broke down and was suc ceed ed by £dwin Brandt. A. H.—The Roberval French Opoa Companv filled an engagement at the Vic- toria Theatre, New York, with a reper- tory of light and comic opera. Bim—Col. Hugh Harrison had the priv- ileges with Walter L. Main's show. Ed C. Knupp was general agent P. S.—Abe Attell won a twenty-round txnit over Kid Broad at St. Louis, April 10, 1902. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Phyllis Rankin was witfa the "Belle of New York Co." John L. Sullivan appeared at the head of liis Vaudeville Co. and in "A Trip .\cro3S the Ocean" played the captain of the steamship, at Boston, Mass. C^rge Shannan, of Mur^y and Shan- iian, died at the Post Graduate Hospital, New York. .\1 G. Field was made Exalted Ruler of the Columbus, Ohio, Lodge of Elks. Funeral services for Anton Sddl were held at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. The body was cremated at Fresh Pond, L. I. Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World, opened at Madison Square (^den. New York. Adele Ritchie appeared as Suzanne in "Au Bain" at Koster and Beal's, New York. (tus Hogan was in advance of the Rose Hill Co. Frank C Ives delated Jacob Sdaefer at billiards, for the world's cfaanqnonship at Central Music HaO, CUcago. Ad^'s Lioos were playing the Orphean Orcmt. Van and Nobrig^ with tit eg "Kom eay Kooos/* were irith -RoUrfB ^Aohcn^Ukfta* Rialto Rattles HOW MANY MILES A GALLON? Newspaper headline reads, "Rve Wheel Babies in a 52-Mile Race." Evidently the offspring of a Ford and a Motorcycle. FRESH MILK AT LASTI Cow climbs stairs in Brooklyn and knocks at Man's door at I a. m., says the Herald. FISH SEASON ON "The fish are beginning to bite again. This does not refer to the Broadway vari- ety on which there is no closed season. RELEASED It gave the producer a laugh When a girl built just like a giiaugh Said her voice wasn't strong But that she should bdong Cause she had such a wonderful caugfa. AND NO CHORUS GIRLS I _Oat of 1,457 prisoners received at Sing Sing last year, statistics given out last week,show that there was but one actor and one acrobat.. Yet some people - say it's been a bad season. HANGING O'ER HEAD The rookie pitchers who are passing four balls too onen, will.soon stop at three. BUT NO BROADlCASTING "Some people," says Will Aheam. "are so dumb, they think N. V. A. is a radio station." GET YOUR OUUA Now that Sir .-Arthur Conan Doyle baa returned we can expect all the old spirit jokes to return to earth with the acton as mediums. HOMELIEST AFTER ALL John—Your trip must have been a won- der, ril bet yon saw tome queer-lotAiiiK people. Saiab—Yes, but after all there's no place like home. A REAL COURT DECISION A western jtidge in. a divorce and coun- ter divorce case brought by the heads of the S. N. Ades fomily, ^ve out the fol- lowing order in connecticui with his de- dsinn. "Yon may sleep at your home, hot that is all. Yon cannot eat liiere and job must not speak to your wife. You to all of yoor three children, Imt dKMiId a qocstioa regarding their wdCare arise you must consult your wife throt^gh a -AIrd person. A CELEBRATION Carrie—^Two weeks ago I refusal to many Freddie, and he has been drhildns heavily ever since. Mary—Yet, that's always the way witli him. He never knows wlien to stop a celebration. WHERE THEY NEVER ME "Have you ever written anything that will live?" asked the emotional young woman. "Sure I have," said the {irofessiaaal humorist.^ "Some of my old jokes taav« found their way to the vaudeville stagey and will never die." DURING "NA-nONALITY WEEK" While Luther Gobd, manager of Keith's Colonial, was standing in the lobby of h!i theatre, he was approached hs a til^ heavily built cliap^ wtao must have bem at least six feet high in his «m«tingT *<I hear you're setma nm «n ^in«i»n. eootett here," he slated to GebeL "What can yon do}* aAed the manager. do a wouJtif nl M"tfm^ mooiriogiK^ and a narvclutu hnitelioB of ^Ebr^ x^ao— der—if too grre me time to get mf hladc- face off.^