The New York Clipper (April 1916)

April 29 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER STOCK PATRICIA COLUNGE IN STOCK. RlCFTMOND, VA. Patricia OoJltngo will head E. D. Price's Players for two weeks la Sumner stock, opening Us; 1, when the company begins Its engagement at the Academy of Music, this city, in "Merely Mary Ann." Following her engagement, another leading woman will head the company In a series of plays. The company Includes Joseph Tanner, Wllllaat L. Nolte, Arthur E. Hobl, Louis Haines. W. A. Whlttaker, Mona Klngslcy, Marie Baer, Helen Tracy and Arthur Pacey Blpple. The stage director is A. J. Edwards, and the scenic artist, Walter DarelL MUSICAL COME11Y STOCK. San Francisco, April 25.—'About the middle Of May an organization presenting comic opera and musical comedy will begin a season here at the Co- lombia with a top price set at one dollar. Among the players engaged are: Dorothy Webb, Eleanor Henry, Maude Beatty, Robert Pltktn, Arthur Cun- nlgbaim, Victoria Gauran, Stanley Ridges and Madi- son Smith. The stage will be In charge of B. T. Emery and the music by William Lorraine. The plays to be presented Include "Sari," "When Claudia Smiles," "The Midnight Girl," "Taxi 4-11-14" and "Nobody Home." CLOSES WITH WHITNEY PLAYERS. Russell Lowry Test has Just closed a stock en- gagement with Lou Whitney Players, In Anderson, lud., and win spend a three weeks* vacation at lus home, in Pittsburgh, and In Cleveland and De- troit. In May he will rejoin JHss_Whltnej for another year's engagement. ' *^ ADDITIONS TO POI.I STOCK. Additional engagements for the Poll stock, open- ing May 1 at Springfield. Mass., include: Mrs. Charles Wlllard, Letha Walters, Eugene Webb, Guy Sampscl, Billy De Wolf, Dolly Davis and Eddie Fitzgerald. William Webb is stage director, and Thomas Worth, scenic artist. BANQUET TENDERED COMPART. Chas. Newhart and the members of the Knicker- bocker Stock Co. were entertained at a banquet given for them by the proprietor of the Com- mercial Hotel, S. New Berlin, N. Y., where they re- hearsed and opened their Summer season. BEGINS SEASON IN PROVIDENCE. Sydney Shields began her season with the Albea Stock Cos la Providence, last week, in "Under Cover." She has been with this company for the last three years. STOCK STAR SYSTEM AT ALCAZAR. San Francisco, April 25.—A new stock star season opened here yesterday at the Alcazar, each star or pair of stars to play four weeks, Florence Reed and Malcolm Williams were the first, opening In "Bought and Paid For," to be followed by "The Master in the Bouse," "The Yellow Ticket" and "Gay Lord Quel." The company includes: Marlon Dentler, Helene Sullivan, Elizabeth Ross, James Gleason, William Webster, Henry Hall, John Sumner and Joseph McCauley. Addison Pitt Is stags manager. "TIT FOR TAT." This sketch, which was presented at Lew barker's benefit, April 16, at the Grand Opera House, Brooklyn, was written by J. Francis Kirk, stage director of the Grand Opera House stock during the past season. The sketch proved to be a clever little farce. The players who appeared in it were Fay Baker, Edw. Fitzgerald and Mr. Kirk, and the work of each won the approval of the audience. Miss Baker durlnc the course of the sketch sang "Beautiful Lady," from, "The Pink Lady," for which she was given hearty applause. DOUBLE "WEDDING with FOSTY'S SHOW. An unsigned communication Informs as of the marriage, on April 14, of Mary La Belle to Bob Brcmson, and Marlon McCormlck to Victor Hor- wltz, both girls of the Posty Musical Comedy Co., appearing at the Crown, Toledo, O., In musical stock. Mr. Bremson la secretary of the K. G. Barkoot Shows, Wintering in Toledo, and Mr. Horwitz la the son of Toledo's impresario, J. iHorwltz. The double honeymoon will be spent at the Bar- koot Show, which Is to open soon in Toledo. CHESTER WALLACE IN ASHTABULA. Chester Wallace opened a Spring season of stock at the Majestic, Ashtabula. O.. April 26. with an entirely new company. His opening play was "A Pair of SUes," to be followed by "Kick In." "Under Cover," "Your Humble Servant," and "Seres Keys to Baldpate." This la Mr. Wallace's fourth time in Ashtabula. NOTICE. THE PUBLISHERS OF THE CLIPPER EARNESTLY SOLICIT THE CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE OF ALL 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. WK 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 CORSE PAYTON IN SPRINGFIELD. Sphinofield, Masa, April 25.—/The Corse Pay- ton Stock Co. will play a season of Summer stock at Court Square Theatre, this city, opening May 1 with "The Man from Home." ■ « JACK GRANT WITH POSTY SHOW. Jack Grant baa recently Joined the Posty Mu- sical Comedy Co., at the Crown, Toledo, O., doing straight comedy with Jack Lord. PAULINE BOYLE TO MANAGE COMPANY. Pauline Boyle will manage the stock company John Mecghan will open May 1, at the Savoy, Fall River, Mass. ■ MAE DESMOND CLOSES SEASON. Mae Desmond closed her season of two hundred and forty-four weeks' continuous work with a stock company in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., last week, and baa returned to New York. RETURNS TO OAST. Clifford Stork, of the BrowneU-Stork Stock Co, at the Orpheum, Newark, N. J., returns this week to play the rote of Kid Burns, In "iForty-five Min- utes from Broadway." BONSTELLE CO. CAST. The cast of tbe Jessie Bonstelle Stock Co., which began its stock season April 24 In Buffalo, Includes, besides Corliss Giles: Robert Adams, Lynn Pratt; William Prlngle, William Powell, Arthur Allen, Milton Stallard, Adam Rice, Eileen Wilson, Jane Houston, Beatrice Moreland and Meta Gond. ■ MISS FINLAY WITH WOODWARD CO. Vera Finlay opened her engagement with O. D. Woodward, In Summer stock. In Denver, April 16, with "He Comes Up Smiling." Jack H aMl d ay nor- i~,«j tiw B s s jsjss s W Sssssssk s *»*•« WITH WILLIAMS STOCK. John J. Justin and bis wife. Ethel Romalne, joined the Ed. Williams Stock Co., at Qulaey, I1L, April 23. STOCK LOCATIONS. "The Miracle Man," week ending April 29, at th a Hathaway, Brockton, Mass., under the management of Warren O'Hara. Julian Noa wUl play the part originated In New York by George Nash. "The Fascinating Widow." produced at a nov- elty in stock, will be one of the attractions at the Imperial Theatre, Chicago, III., where Mr. Gazzola will shortly open a season in stock. "Forty- five Minutes from Broadway" and "The High Cost of Loving" will also be earl; attractions at this theatre. 'The Little Millionaire," week ending April 29, Princeton Theatre, Des Moines, la. •Mrs. Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch" Mozart The atre, Elmlra, N. Y., under the management of M. D. Gibson. "A Fool There Was" underlined. "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine," week ending April 29, at the Opera House, Lowell, Mass. "Outcast," "The Road to Happiness" and "The Miracle Man" are underlined for production the first three weeks In May at the Sbubert, Milwau- kee, Wis. 'The Sons; of Songs'' will be offered for the first time In stock week ending May 6. at Keith's Bronx, New York City. The following week the piece will be played at Keith's Hudson Theatre, Union Hill, N. J. "Forty-five Minutes From Broadway" is the bill ending April 29, Orpheum Theatre, Newark, N. J. "Along Came Ruth" and "The Importance of Being Earnest" will be produced during the nest two or three weeks at the Academy of Music, Northampton, Mass., under the management of Bertram Harrison. "The Great Pursuit," week ending April 29 at the Jefferson, Portland, Me., with Charles Cherry as the stock star, playing his original role. "Damaged Goods," week ending May 6 at the Lincoln, Union Hill, N. J., under the manegement of John Stark. "Outcast." week ending May o at the Wllkea Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah, under the manage- ment of Tom Wilkes. "The Miracle Man," "Outcast," -The Road to Happiness," "The Storm of the Rosary" and "Never Say Die" will be early attractions at Keith's, Providence, R. I., where Charles Loven- berg has started off another successful season of stock. "Along Came Ruth," with Mary Bolsnd as the stock star, will be offered very shortly at the Den- ham Theatre, Denver, Colo., under the manage- ment of O. D. Woodward. "Outcast," week ending May S, at the New Acad- emy, Scranton, Pa. "The White Slater" for week ending May 0, at the Lyric, Bridgeport, Conn. "Cousin Kate," with Crystal Heme as the stock •tar, was offered week ending April 22, at the Park Theatre, St Louis, Mo. This week Miss Heme appears at the head of the cast at tbo Shenandoah Theatre. Manager William J. Flynn, of both bouses, reports business excellent. "Innocent," week ending April 29,'at '.be Els- mere, New York City, with Welba Leatlna play- ing the part originated by Pauline Frederick. The following week, "Men," by H. S. Sheldon, for the first time on any stage. "The Squaw Man," with Roy Walling Jn the leading role, week ending April 29, at the Lyceum, Detroit, Mich. "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine," week ending April 29, at the Van Curler Opera House, Sche- nectady, N. Y. ■ i STOCK IN SOUTH BEND. C. J. Allardt, manager of the Orpheum, South Bend, Ind., Is contemplating putting a stock com- pany in the Orpheum for a few weeks after the dose Of the vaudeville season. JOINS DENHAM STOCK. Mary Boland Joined the Denham Players at the Dcnham, Denver, Colo., April 23, in "The Tongues of Men." H. WEBB CHAMBERLAIN has been re-engaged with the Robins Players, who will shortly start a ■teek ru» at the Bayal AJeoaadn, Toronto. Caa. JOINS STOCK IN SIOUX FALLS. Bl C BIckford Joined the Le Compte-Fletcher Stock at Sioux Falls, la., opening In "In God's Country.".. ■ THE LANSHAW PLATERS are gradually whip- ping the show Into shspe, with all new lights, scenery and canvas, for the Summer, along with sj new Overland auto, and expect a big season. THE TEMPLE STOCK, at Rochester, N. Y, «jm»« Umr 1. Uwwl BsitM will b. la sssMSjsj