The New York Clipper (April 1916)

16 THE NEW YORK XZLtPPER STOCK April 8 STOCK LOCATIONS. "The Man Who Owns Broadway" 1b the bill week ending April 8, at the Majestic, Brooklyn, N. T., where tie Calborn Opera Co. ta having most suc- cessful season. "Th« Melting Pot" Is the offering week ending April 8, at the Auditorium, Baltimore, Md. "Sher- lock Holmes" Just finished a very successful week. "Sadie Lore" is the offering week ending April 8, at the Lyric, Bridgeport, Conn., under the man- agement of Joseph Solly. '•The Bond to Happiness" and "The Miracle Alan" are underlined for immediate production at Batnaway's Theatre, Brockton, Mass. Julian Noa la playing the lead with this company. "In the Bishop's Carriage" has been selected by Bay Walling io open his stock season with at the Lyceum, Detroit, Mich., Easter week. "Shall We f orglre Her" will be his second bill. "The Man from Home" has been selected by Messrs Elbert & Getchell for week ending April 16. at the Princess. Des Moines, la. "The Little Millionaire" underlined. "The Bole of Three" Is in active rehearsal at the Morosco, Los Angeles, Cal. This company h^s just finished a very successful week with "The Miracle Man." "Marrying Money" Is offered week ending April 8, at.the Auditorium, Lynm, Mass., under the man- agement of E. V. Phelan. "The Brute" underlined. "Teas of the Storm Country" is produced week ending April 8, at the Lyceum, New Britain, Conn., under the management of Alfred Cross. Mr. Cross also plays the leads. Jerome Kennedy, the well known character come- dian, has been engaged by Wm. J. Carey for bis new'stock company at Hermanns Bleecker Hall, Albany, N. T., opening Easter week. "Outcast" will be one of this company's early productions. "Tiie Servant In the House" will be the Holy Week- attraction at the Academy of Music, North- ampton, Mass. The Road to Happiness" is the offering at the Baker Theatre, Portland, Ore., week ending April 8. This play Is also underlined for immediate pro dnction In all the Poll houses. Academy of Music, Halifax, N. S.; Jefferson, Portland, Me., and Shu- bert, Milwaukee, Wis. "The Regeneration" will be produced week end- ing April 15 by George Drlscoll at His Majesty's, Montreal, Can. "Outcast" Is being produced week ending April 8 at the Boyd, Omaha, Neb., with Eva Lang and Edward Lynch playing the leads, under the man- agement of O. D. Woodward. "The Blindness of Virtue" will be produced week ending April 15 at the Wallace Theatre, Peoria. 111., under- the management of Morgan Wallace. •A Bachelor's Bomance" underlined. "Sherlock Holmes" Is offered week ending April 8 at the Orpheum, Beading, Pa., under the manage- ment of Nathan Appell. "Too Much Johnson" and "The Fascinating Widow" are produced the weeks of April 8 and April 15, respectively, at the Empire, Salem, Mass.. under the management of Magnlre & Connery. "The Master of the House," with Malcom Will- iams and Florence Beed as the stock stars. Is the attraction week ending April 8 at the Denham The- atre, Denver, Colo., under the management of O. D. Woodward. The next stock star to appear with this company win be Mary Roland, who will open in "Along Came Roth." "The Yellow Ticket" Is the selection by Ed. Orn- steln for week ending April 8 at the Elsmere, New Tork City. wlth-Welva Lestina-and Clay Clement in the leading roles. "A Fool There Was" under- lined. ' 'The Thief" Is the attraction week ending April t at the Knickerbocker, West Philadelphia, Pa., under the management of William Miller. . •The Yellow Ticket" has been selected by James Thatcher for his Holy Week's attraction at Poll's, Washington, D. C and the New Academy, Scran- ton. Pa.. "Outcast" and "Sadie Love" will be produced the weeks ending April 15 and 22, respectively, at the Shnbert, St Paul, Minn., under tie manage- ment of L. N. Scott. MATTHEWS BECOMES MANAGER. Godfrey Matthews, formerly leading man of .tile Colonial Theatre Stock Co., Providence, B. L, has taken over this theatre for the Spring and. Summer, and will install a stock company there, opening May 1. He will have associated with hlm many of the old favorites of last season's stock. Blanche Shirley will be the leading lady. Aside from Mr. Matthews and Miss Shirley the company will Include :Laura Tlntle, Jeanette Cass, Frances Scarth, Jack Lewis, Edwin Dudley, stage director; Arthur Matthews; Bert Booney, Lionel Dcane. Wlnfred Bnrke and Robert Fletcher. The opening play will be William A. Brady's "Sinners," and the company will be under the business direction of H. C. De Muth, formerly con- nected with H. H. Frazee and Jos. M. GeJtaa. ■ ■ ■ LEWIS ENLARGES STOCK CO. Wm. F. Lewis announces that he has engaged a company of twenty stock players for his "tent" show, which will play the Nebraska territory this Summer. Two complete electric light plants will be car- ried, and thirty 60-watt lamps will be used for illuminating the marquee. Five complete "sets" will be used. The paraphernalia will be loaded on four large wagons, 8x18 feet, and transported on fiat cars from town to town. W. I. Hants is stage director, and W. H. Tlbblls will travel ahead of the organization. NOTICE. THE PUBLISHERS OF THE CLlPPF.d EARNESTLY SOLICIT THE CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE OF »T.t, MANAGERS OF STOCK THEATRES IN INCREASING THE VALUE OF THIS DEPARTMENT. WE BE- LIEVE IT WILL BE MUTUALLY ADVAN- TAGEOUS IF EACH MANAGER 'WILL SEND US EACH "WEEK ANY CHANGES THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE POLICY* OR PERSONNEL, ANY ACCIDENT,' UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE OR IMPORTANT HAPPENING CONNECTED 'WITH HIS COMPANY. WE - DESIRE TO GIVE GREATER PUBLICITY AND PROMI- NENCE TO THIS BRANCH OF AMUSEMENTS THAN HAS BEEN DONE HERETOFORE BY ANY PUBLICATION. WILL YOU HELP t STOCK OPENS. : - ' The Rose Milieu Players opened at the Majestic, Lorain, O., March 2T, to capacity business. The company Is good, and expects to remain in Lorain for the entire- Summer season. The company is headed by Bose Mlllen, who is alternating with the leading lady, Margot Monte. The' roster: Leonard Lord, leading man; James A. Swift, com- edy; Ilroy Elklns, heavies; Jene Kane, juvenile, light comedy; Don Esterwood, etage manager, and Hugh Harper, director; Anna Kingsley, ingenue; Harry Ehrenberg, property man. BREAKING RECORDS. The Chet Keyes Stock Co., under the .manage- ment of Thurman F. Bray. Is playing in its seventeenth week at the Orpheum Theatre, Zanes- ville, O., to. the largest business-ever done-by any stock in this city. The,.company is composed of -the following well known -people: Chet>- Keyes, Dot Keyes,. Helen Keyes, W. K. Hack, V. A. Varney, W. J. Wlkoff, Frank Bryan, Ralph Mensing, Ruby De Farria, Mrs. Burton Keyes, Dick Richardson, Irving Young, scenic artist. HENRY JEWETT PLAYERS T0<~ DISSOLVE. HOLDERS OF PREFERRED STOCK TAKE ACTION. The Henry Jewett Flayers, according t» a bill Sled in the Superior Court, at Boston, have lost $40,000 in their stock ventures at the Plymouth Theatre and Boston Opera House. The Henry Jewett Players were backed by a number of Boston's social leaders, and they have brought their action for the purpose of dissolving the company and also having- restored to them $10,000 which remains hi the hands of the treas- urer. CLINT AND BESSIE ROBBDTS CO. Clint and Bessie Bobbins closed their season March 11, and went to their home In Newago, Mich., for their annual rest. They open July 29, carrying sixteen persons, five piece orchestra and vaudeville show, outside of an excellent repertoire of standard dramas. Those who made good last season have been re-engaged, and several new fea- tures have been added for the coming season. LEW PARKER'S BENEFIT. The Grand Opera House -Stock Company will assist at the testimonial performance to Manager Lew Parker, Sunday evening, April 16. Hofbrook Blinn's "The Bride" will be played by Dudley Ayres, W. J. G. Briggs, WHIlam Elliott, William Everts and Isabelle Fletcher. A new vaudeville sketch by Charley Schofleld, entitled "Uncle Billy's Return," will be played by Charles Schofleld, Isadore Martin and William Evarta. THURSTON HALL DT STOCK. Thurston Hall has been engaged for the leading roles in the Colonial Stock Co., Cleveland, wbo*e season will ones Eaater Monday.' ' — • ALBANY TO HAVE STOCK. Harmanus Bleecker Hall, Albany, N. Y., will inaugurate a stock company" under the manage- ment of TJly S.. Hill, opening April 4. Sue Mae- Manamy will be leading lady,- and a competent cast of players will be selected. » RETLLY TRANSFERRED TO HARTFORD. Neal Harper,' for several months manager of Poll's stock theatre, Hartford, Conn., will be trans- ferred elsewhere on the circuit this month. Ed- ward F. Bellbr, hailing from.Brooklyn, will bo his TED GD3SON CO. CLOSES. The Ted Gibson Stock Company closed in Kan- sas City, Saturday, April 1. The company had played a three weeks' engagement. s FRANCES McHBNRY replaced lone McGrane in the cast of the Shnbert Stock Co., at the Shubert, Milwaukee. Miss McGrane left to rest up before Joining a road company. THE ANGELL STOCK CO is In Jts eighteenth week at the Park, Pittsburgh, playing to good business, and will continue until May 1. The com* pany will then open Its Summer season at Summer resorts, returning to the Park next September. THE BROWNELL-STOBK STOCK CO. has a sew leading man in the person of -Alfred Lunt, who is making his first appearance with the com- pany this week In "Under Fire." F. P. BELLMAN has left New Tork, after com* pletlng arrangements for his next tenting season, which will start next month. THE PRINCESS STOCK CO., under manage- ment of Eicbman A Stevens, opens April 29 with an entire new equipment, and expect to play the same territory. ; RALPH WOBDLEY, comedian, will strpport Sam Mylle at the National, Detroit, Mich., In a musical stock company of forty people, opening May 28 tinder the management of Hagerdorn & King. CHBYSTAL HERNS will become A star on the Western Stock Circuit, April 17, at St. Louis, and will later on play a leading role in a new play to be produced by Oliver Morosco. . BERT LYTELL and EVELYN VAUGHN are re- ftorted to be on their way to Honolulu for a sea- son, starting, April 10, with the company from the Alcazar, San Francisco. FLORENCE REED and MALCOLM WILLIAMS will open in "Bought and Paid For" at the Alca- zar, -San Francisco, at the bead of the new stock. KEITH'S, Portland, Me, now playing Keith vaudeville, will begin its Summer stock season April 24. A NEW stock company Is being assembled by General Manager James Thatcher for the Poll house. Hartford, Conn. It will open April 24. KATHRYN DAHL .o ~\ v