The New York Clipper (April 1916)

April 22 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER HEW YORK 017. - COBTIHU ED AITR ACTIOHS. ASTOR—"Cohan Berne of 1018," eleventh week. BELA8CO—"The Boomerang," thirty-seventh week. BOOTH—Irene Fenwlck, in "The Co-Bespomlent." second week. COMEDY—"The Pear Market," thirteenth week; eighth at this house. CASINO—'"The Blue Paradise" thirty-eighth week. CBITEBION—"Melody or Youth." ninth week; second at this house. COHAN'S—Mltsl Ha Joe. In "Pom-Pom," eighth CORT—"The Bine Envelope." sixth and lait week, CANDLER—"Justice;" third week. ELTINQK—"Fair and Wanner," rwettty-rourth week. EMPIRE—"Rio Grande " third week. FORTY-EIGHTH STREET—"Just A Woman." fourteenth week. GAIETY—Mrs. Fiske, In "Erstwhile Susan," four- teenth week. HIPPODROME—"Hip Hip-Hooray," thirtieth week. HARRIS—"Hit-the-Trali Holllday," thirty-second week: eleventh at this- house. HUDSON—"The Cinderella Man," fourteenth week. LYRIC—"Katlnka," eighteenth, week; third at this house. LIBHRTY—Julia Sanderson, Donald Brian and Kane and Herman, Six Tumbling Demons Three Music Masters, and Barahan and Grabs. Empirb (J. H. Curttn. mgr.)—Puss Puss> this week. The Midnight Maidens next week. Casino (James Lowery, mgr.)— Tbo Twentieth Century Maids this week. Flatbcsh (James T. Doian, mgr.)—811! 1T-25; Nonette, McConuell and Simpson, Ryan and Tler- ney, Ponzlllo Sisters, Hugh Herbert and company, Lockett and Waldron, the Yatton. and Hueston s dogs and monkeys. GATBTZ (Louis this week. Stab (M. J. this -week. Krelg, nurr).—The Hello Girls Joyce, mgr.)—The Cherry Bios- DEATHS MEMORIAL NOTICES (naertrd in this OOlaBM «t ts.so an inch, llutt reach at not later thorn Tuesday morning, ten A. M. Richard Harding Davis. Richard Harding Davis, author and playwright, died suddenly April 11, while telephoning at his home, six miles from Mount Klsco, N. Y. Mrs. Davis, formerly Bessie McCoy, the actress, found him on the floor of bis library near the telephone. Dilation of the heart, as a result of exposure in the trenches, was found to be the primary cause. Mr. Davis was born nftj-two yeras ago to Phlla. rniuJ&tf* SG?lfe*%afH?8!ffi? nSZi deiphn^'ito'was "educatld at-I^Un-and Johns GACRE —LeoDlttlcbsteln. In The Great Hopkdna*TJntverBltlea, and early gained a reputt- Lover," twenty-fourth week. LYCEUM—."The Heart of Wetona," eighth week. MAXINE ELLIOTT'S—Louis Mann, In "The Bu'i- blc" (return), second week. NEW AMSTERDAM — Sir Herbert Tree's Shake- spearean Tercentenary Festival, sixth week. PLAYHOUSE—Grace George Is In her thirtieth week and last fortnight at this house. In re- pertoire. PUNCH AND JUDY—"Treasure Island," twenty- first week PRINCESS —"Very Good, Eddie," seventeenth REPUBLIC—Jane Cowl, In "Common Clay," thir- ty-fifth week. THIRTY-NINTH STREET—Lou-Tellegen. la "A King'of Nowhere." fifth -week; fourth at this house. WINTER GARDEN—'Robinson Crusoe Jr.," tenth week. THE FILM THEATRES. Globe.—"Where Are My Children?" with Ty- rone Power. Plus.—"The Iron Strain." Forty-fourth Street.—"Ramona." Academy.—"A Modern Thelmn." Fulton.—"God's Country and the Woman." Purk.—"France on the Firing Line." Itinlto.—This house will open April 22, with "The Good Bad Man and the Other Man." Broadway.—"The Love Mask" with Cleo Rldg- ley nnd Wallace Held. Knickerbocker.—"Sunshine Dad," with De Wolf Hopper. Strand,—Marguerite Clark, In "Molly Make Re- lieve." tloi In the fields of literary endeavor. He was a newspaper -nan, short story writer, novelist, war correspondent and playwright Among his works are "Van Bibber and Others," "Gallagher and Other Stories," "Soldiers of For- tune," which -was turned Into a play by Augustus Thomas and had a lung and profitable life on the stage; "The King's Jackal," and numerous other books, and a number of plays, including: "The Taming of Helen," "Hanson's Folly." "The Dic- tator,' 1 ^ "The Galloper," "Vera, the Medium," "Who's Who," "Blackmail" and "The Trap." Mr. Davis was twice married, his first wife fee- ing Cecil Clark whom he married In 1899. at Marlon, Mass. They were divorced, and in 1912 he married Bessie McCoy, the dancer, who came Into prominence as the Yama Yama girl. In "Three Twins." Besides bis wife and an only daughter, Hope, Mr. Davis leaves a brother. Charles Belmont Davis, of this city, and a sister, Mrs, F. L. Farrar, of London. Private funeral services were held 13, at the Davis home, and the body will be cremated and Interred In the family plot In PhUadelphla- Guy Hoppe, of Goldsmith and Hoppe, a two man musical act. In on*, died April 13. at Boston City Hospital. Boston, Mass., of hemorrhage of the lungs. He was stricken with tuberculosis three years ago, went to Saranac Lake, N. Y., to a sanitarium to recuperate. He left three weeks ego, and started to work. While walking on Tre- mont Street, Boston, April 13, he was taken Hi, and removed to the hospital, where he died a few hours after. He was thirty-four years of age. The body was cremated April 15, and services were held at the Boston headquarters of the White Keith's Royal (C. C. Egan, mgr.)—This week's bill: "Which One Shall I Mary?" Mar'o and Duffy, Savoy and Brennan, Foster Ball and Ford West, Tom Kuma, Polnclana Sextete, Stella Tracey, and Dooley and Sales. Keith's Bronx (Robert Jcannette. mgr.)—The stock company offers this week, "Arizona," with a most capable cast. Bronx Opera House (J. J. Rosenthal mgr.) —"Potash A Perfanutter In Society" this week. Miner's Bronx (George Miner mgr.)—The Midnight Maids are the attraction for this week. Elsmere (Edward Ornsteln, mgr.)—For this Week, "House Next Door." Keith's Alhantbra (Harry A. Bailey, mgr.)— Bill for this week: Orange Packers, Wheaton and Carroll, Ellnore and Williams. Herbert Clifton, Eddie Carr and company 'Primrose Four Char- lotte Parry and company, Drnle and Ernie, and Parish and Peru. Hurtla- A Seaxnon's (Louis Hurtlg, mgr.)— Golden Crooks are the attraction for the week. Proctor's One Handled and Twenty-nXth Street (John Buck, mgr.)—Bertie Herron, Gabby Brothers and Clark, De Voy, Faber and company, Dorothy Nord, Navln and Navln, Ruby Cavall and company, Joe Dealey and Sister, and Vernon Castle Bend, Spiegel and Dunn, "Beno" Floyd Mack and Maybelle, Flo Campbell and company. Standard.—"Under Fire" la being presented this week. Next week. "Birth of a Nation.'' Brooklyn, If. Y.—Teller's Shobert (Leo. C. Teller A- H. -S. Ascher, mgrs.) "The House of Glass" this week. "Potash A Perlmotter In Society" next week. Majkstic (J. B. Pierce, mgr.)—'Emily Stevens, tn "The Unchastened Woman," April 17-22. Re- turn of ('alburn Opera Co. 24. Montauk (Louis -Werba, mgr.)—"Twin Beds' this week. "The House of Glass" week of 24. "Daddy Long Legs" week of May 1. Orphxcm (Frank A. Glrard. mer.)—Bill 17-22: Sam Bernard. "Ladies' Reducing Parlor," McWat- ters and Tyson, Mabel Bern, Dooley and Rugel, Valletta's leopards, Imhof, Conn and Coreeae, Krnle and Ernie, and Gliding CMearas^ Prospect (Win. Masand, mgr.)—Bill 17-22: Dolly Sisters and Schwarts, Bert Fltigibbon. Mr. and Mra. Gardner Crane. Airman and Dody, Great Richards. Harry Holman and company, Kenneth Casey. Evans and Wilson, and Jacob's dogs. Bt?shwick (Benedict Blatt, mgr)—Bill 17-22 : Irene Franklin and company. Craig Campbell, Chas Howard and company, Frances Nordstrom. We. Plnkham and.company, Stan Stanley Trio, Mrs. Florence Robinson, widow Of George Robinson, died April 13, at the Edwin Forrest Home, Holmesburg, Pa., from heart failure, with which she had been suffering for seven years. She had been sssoclated with Kate Claxtoo, Lawrence. D'Orsay Chauncey Olcott, Paul Armstrong, Flor- ence Roberts, and her last appearance being with Margaret Illlngton, In "Kindling." Funeral was held, 15, at the Home, services by Rev. Dr. Good- man. Several relatives came from Philadelphia and Wllkes-Barre.- She had been a guest of the home for twenty months. Remains were cremated according to her request. H. C. Hart, representative of The Morning Tele- graph in Los Angeles, died suddenly from pneu- monia April 11, at his home in the St. Francis Apartments,- In that city. Mr. Hart was born la Cincinnati more then seventy years ago, and was connected with a theatre In that city for some time. He went to Cleveland tn 1870, and was manager of A. Montpeller's Variety Theatre and also the City Theatre. Mr. Hart's wife. Amelia Dean, who was an actress, died In New York three years ago. Lilly Dean Hart, an adopted daughter. Is on the stage. James Gray, late of Vance and Graham, the unique trio, died April 14 at St Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, after a long Illness of cancer of the stomach. He was sixty-one years old, and well known as the pocket edition of the late Tony Faster and Harry Lauder. He leaves a widow. Fannie Sandford, who is well known In the pro- fession, and who was the original Mother Nolan In Dan Solly's "A Corner Grocery." He leaves many friends. Interment was in Cypress Bill Cemetery, Brooklyn. __ William T. Duncan, a retired actor, who had played In support of Booth and Barrett, died sud- denly April 14, from heart disease, at his homo, 4264 Chichester Avenue, Woodhaven, L. I., aged sixty-seven years. He was born In Cincinnati. Mr. Duncan retired ten years ago, snd settled In Wood- haven. He Is survived by his widow and two daughters. Mrs. .*«»«-■ Zanclc, wife of Julias ZsnCif, In- ternationally known for their Joint work tn payable research, died April 8, at her home. 904 Four- teenth Street N. W-. Washington, D. C. after an Illness extending over eeveral years. Funeral was held, 10, from the chapel of Frank Gelr's Sons. Interment was In Glenwood Cemetery. Georsre Voojere (Harry George Alexander Oli- vier) was laid to rest March 30, In Calvary Ceme- tery, Brooklyn. He was born June 15. 1880, at Marseilles. France, where resides his mother and •later. Those who attended the funeral were August Alblsser. Eugene Pepertcart and Otis Batten. Benjamin W. Hltchoaek, formerly • music publisher hi this city and once active In the real estate business, died April 15, at bis home in Jer- sey City, aged about eighty years. He was presi- dent of the Hitchcock Publishing Co., and many years ago operated a chain of mualc stores throughout the dry. Harry llemrnlngs, Europe's oldest clown, died March 14, at BalsaU4Heath, Birmingham, Eng., aged eighty-four years. A full account ap- pears tn the circus new*. ClMurlc* W. Llrtleneld. formerly well known as a mimic, whistler and singer, died April 16, In the Elks' Room, at the Post Graduate Hospital, New York. He was a member of No, 1. Paul Florm was laid to rest March 26, hi For- est Hills Cemetery, Gloversville, N. Y. Jack Shep- ord represented the White Rats. htns. Anna Conncllt. —An unsigned easmunl- cstlon informs us of the death of Mrs. Ansa Con- nelly, wife of the Irish tenor. Ed. T. Connelly, Which occurred April 14, after a short Illness. Gbobob W. Peck, author of "Peck's Bad Boy," died April 16 at his residence In Milwaukee, aged seventy-five years. He had been 111 some time. Rich Aim V. McKay, president of the Theatrical Mechanics' Association, and first vice president of the Theatre Workers' Alliance in the United States and Canada, died April 17, in Troy, N. Y. HnxAM Shaw, father of Lillian Shaw. died. April 10, at 9 P. n\, aged sixty-five years, after on lUaeas of three months. He was a retired mer- chant Funeral was held April 11, at MX. Carmel Cemetery, N. T. ftjunrtit Ma sis Anobxo, sister of Beatrice Hartew. died April 10. In Bt. Louis. "HI GRATOFATHER'S GIRL" That's the title of the big surprise just pub- lished by M. Wltmark A Sons, and there's going to be the biggest kind of a rush after it, surest thing yon know. The story behind Its publication right now la worth relating. "My Grandfather's Old" was written by that clever boy, Will Dillon, and it was song exclusively by Blanche Htng in the play "Jane O'Day from Broadway," la Chicago several weeks ago. It made the biggest kind of a ait. not because It happened to be the only song la the play, but because It proved to be a song that really was some song, to say nothing of the delightful manner In which this charming come- dienne rendered It The play closed prematurely. bat on the principle of It's an 111 wind thst blows nobody any good, that was a lucky circumstance, for It has lead to the release of the song for all and sundry. Hew? The publishers felt It was too good a thing to allow to He Idle, and as Miss Ring hasn't decided just what she Is going to do, tn a conversation with "Julie" Wltmark she told him to let the song go, by all means, even though the publishers were perfectly willing to hold the num- ber for her. "I like It so much," said Miss Ring, "that when I decide on anything, I'll slag it any- way." So there you are. "My Grandfather's Girl" Is going to be a wonder—there doesn't seem a doubt about it. It Is a march song with a splen- did swing, and thank goodness there Isn't a word ■bant war tn it. A quaint and simple atory Is wedded to the catchiest kind of a tune. The con- census of opinion among those who have so far heard "My Grandfather's Girl" is, thst It's surely the next "Grey Bonnet" song. BAT RIDGE FOR MUSICAL STOOL It is said that the Bay Ridge Theatre, a vaude- ville house la the Bay BIdge section of Brooklyn, will change Its policy for the Summer and Install musical stock. The Loew office la at present supplying the cookings for the house. BYROIT SPAM'S TEST SHOW. Byron Spann's Tent Show opens Its twentieth year under canvas, April 29, at MlUlngton, Md. The feature of the show will be 'Mascot, the educated pony, who Is only thlrty-slx inches high; and weighs one hundred and ninety-five pounds. The show will be transported by automobile trucks. ■- s THE cast of "The Devil's Invention," which Is Bow in r e h e arsa l. Includes: Wm. R. Mack, Eileen Van Blene. Kstherlne Emmet. Richie Ling, Joseph Breoaan, Margaret Dunne, H. Fulton Russell, Violet De- Bteeerl and Gnstsr Von 8ey ffertiti. IN Albert De CourvDle's London production or James Forbes' comedy, "The Show Shop," Marie Lohr has the leading role. BORN to Mr. snd Mrs. Raymond H. Cooke a baby daughter, April 17, at their home, in Tren- ton, N. J. Mother and baby are doing nicely. JANE WHEATLET has joined the Wo. Hodge Co. "DAMAGED GOODS" Lexington Theatre, New Is the attraction at Tort, this week. the