The New York Clipper (June 1916)

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yq Sane. l& TttB «NMV YORK CUPPER FEATDREFILffRE^WS "HR. GOODE, THE SAHARITAJU" PRODUCED BY FIltMTAR-TtL- FTV1S BMKLS. Released May 8t By Triangle. STOBY—Comedy drama.- Entertaining story. SCENARIO—By Chester WUUey- ACTIOrT— Interesting; - Story: develops sunrises toward-finish. Builds up nicely.- SITUATIONS—Quite humorous. ATMOSPHHR E—Excellent. CONTINUITY—Strong. SUSPENSE—<Falt- DETTAIL—Good. COSTUMES—Modern. Mvlcaeed May $*. By Hatuah ACTING—Do Wolf Hopper featured^, JfioWS-bAp' 8tt>RY-l^«odritn>ai y^m^tot^KTe^-Vf tt^ Improvement over preriona Bcreetf-flppearaBceS doci M'acOiuurle Fay Tlnchet'3 ctaracterUatioH' or* tonga? mvmsm^^kta&yp''. ^ftfcrJtarMe: PHO^^°BYLFini PeClal menU ° n - At^^ior** 9 * MacQu " rle ' ^T^Sfe^SSful ecenle location*. ^oIpSS 0 ^^ "** tr,B " "***■ INTERIORS—Convincing. All well bunti CONTINblTT-—A-ilttfe "iunibr BOX OFFICE VALUE—W Wolf Hopper la-Hown" BUSP^S^Not otS'"*^**? throughout the country as a $2 star. Brttfef* DBTAHlrS^K. »hot» this oatta the advertising. COS r i[&MB* : -MetferiJ BEMAEK3; ,. ACTJNO^-Cast of competent picture pttyW*. Mr. Goode la a cltUen who flts In -well wlfn the*-' I'MOTOORAPUY-^-Gbod. dtsertption of Me. Easy Mark. A- gentlemanly LlGliTING^KAiv'eregtK crook sells Mr. Goode an auto, which he hatf jusb- ™ stolen.' The crook- disguises himself as a count, nod returns later to woo and" win. If possible^ IB*- via- 'm ovi e- technique- to- ttr Incidents- that landed him there. On the whole, the picture la more than passably entertaining, but lacks a certain finish always necessary to make a first' class Im- pression. Tha settings are excellent- aadr toe oast,,acquits ire**' creditably. Several- g**« «4*«ra effect* aro ssWMEr- , Tyrone Power la convltfttbg Ir*a-difficult* Jtote, - and Lois Weber demonstrates flier' fact that* she can act aa well as wrlteaiM- JJHfe f. __ At no-time does picture Be««*MJreiitli hoMftJE. OM'tttf-features go, can 001?De raft* aa fair.- Sh. "NANCY'S LttHflUP* PttODUCED BY SIGNAL. FIVE: REELS. ■Hr™ BOX- - OFFlOKi VALU E-^WnHV there' Ja" nottiln* elaborate-aooue this- realuri* -It" will fra*# ere* ltabiy in BdiWeJF Where' overdfrawB ifieledjrtnra is iikedv EN: gullible Goode's charming daughter. Mrs. Goode is a matron with society climbing' ospiratlona and quite snobblsb inclinations; 1 She- naturally favors the bogus- count's suit. The daughter Is fascinated witn, thepaeudo aclon- of the nobility, and falls hard for his line- of conversation. Goode takes a trip In the stolen auto and lv' pinched In a neighboring town. Several very laugb>' able scenes occur In the Jail where Goode la ln\- curcerated. The types are ail true to the sort"of-' folk one would expect to find In a country loek-upy and the artists Involved In- the comic situation* make the most of their-opportunities to secure tli* elusive laugh. —"*■——————^———__-__ b __ H ____ Chester Wlthey offers-Hopper excellent support ittiMGRlAT. ti'&PtCHs itflwrtwl <« v rMi ; e*rh»»% as the crook. Margaret Marsh Is the daughter- • -«• tn^o- at* i«r\- ir**v,»»v 111-nrft lulrf r*u» and In addition to presenting a comely appearance, ZiZ^i *SH. Dbftaxo BsriT* la- to one-step through-a comedy drama- for" the- Famous' Players, it's aH o-bout a necklace. ■ •' - - ■ .-,..--■ f . ■ Vaurter~ Ksrtta. Edw. Le Boy Bice sends the foflowtn*: The . newspaper reports ol tab' death of this wen' known former' minstrel, brier as they Were, were unusually Inaccurate. arffster clung ttrrmignout nis natural life. ., Concernlrig hhf real datrnj there has 1 alwavs be*W' a mystery, it IS supposed to have been John W. HVer* It'. Is als»-sax*to have bean- Hsmbanter-:. . rmtiter Martto WJi^born in this city AttjT2&,: 1853. on* first appearetf jjiofeSslonalljr at the OloT Bowery Theatre^ here about 186T, doing a blaHt-', nee song and danee, Shortly after this Bis*. doubled with Frank CoIBbb rsuSeenuenfly of the'. CMIfiSer.Bros.): who, by the "#«y. Is 1 still llvlfikjL' In 18C8 Master Martin was doing a blackfai-e song and dunce with the late- Billy Crontn, of Scan ton and CrOnin. Eartv'-ln lSto he played his first minstrel en- gagement- wlt!rttre r .Bry«xrW5^te , -i±tts" cltyo.. 8ot|SB(r.. quently he was with the following well known companies: Kelly & Mob's. Swtmons & Slocom's Hire & Shepards, Dot»stat?felf*s. IIaverly'«, Moore * Botgess", in' London. Forty-five years agi) of was" promlaenr fW'"!*^ lmper9jnatiott< or the monkey. a*l for AoM' tt*a year* he played' DragtmOtt', la"To»"B1icfr CWoW", sohleilmes umlof the oame or Wml Marrlh. . »- 1STK, with Wis. snHtlr, Dan WalOrort'. and J. W. Morton, he headed iiH o#d orgKnttaflbrl. Hie' I!*' Four MinBrrei* , _.«. It" TrnS been repeareai^ sal* that M-JWW'MaVHn"'' was of the ortWna? Brg" Four: He- was' tlbft !»' audition to Smith nnu" WWarbtv rhey wer*' I«H>' Lester and Paul Aliens They were oriffKnlred Wf-' ll?0. Master MaWIn-Joined the act- a year later. and sjl told was with. It atKMIl- tw««iry-n3re MMK' He also played; black face parts- In "Kosv- DMr- . son," "The Ninety and' Nine^' "The Miinona«<e.'s>- Reveage-" and "Jljn BlUdso." Tbe.laiW few yehm, of bis' career: were' gWed to> mevlbg r>l«nre*E a* 1 portrayed wWledT roles; - ■*•*• a nd which be uMMiiy: DEATHS acts her slight role capably 1 ; Btt. ' 3'««tjuVi»i-.ofT«S^l<-<>-A. JfT ^M^taiif tfltiill "THE MADCAP." PIVB PRODUCED BY RED FEA.THE1B. HEELS. Released June 5. By UntoertoO. STOBY"—Romantic comedy drama. Slight story,. well Interpreted. Written for screen by George Glbbs. 8CBRARIO— By Leonora Alnsworth. U1BECTION—By William Dowian. Very good ACTION—Amusing. SITUATIONS—Light and airy. ATMOSPHERE—Good. CONTINUITY—E»en. SUSPENSE—None to speak of. DETAIL—Good. * COSTUMES—Modern. ACTING—Flora Parker, wife of Carter De Haven, featured. I'HOTOGRAPHY—Good. LIGHTING^—Average. EXTERIORS—Will do. IXTKIIIOBS WITI do. BOX OFFICE VALUE-^-Should please average class of spectators. Play up Flora Parker"* stage rep. In the ads. REMARKS. Flora Fairbanks Is very rich, and strange to say", not so awfully happy. One day an artist chap-hap- pens along,, and Flora falls head over heels ' with him. The artist Is u lucky gny< -" because not only the poor little rich girl- with him, but a foreign countess as- well.- An unconventional Jaunt through France gives the- countess a chance to start some nasty lltUe- Mgudnl In clrcalaitlon: This hurts the poor Utfle-rl«h girl fur a time, bnt Mr. Artist manages to straighten things out satisfactorily, and the countess la-placed In-the also ran class. She beats' it and- there's xnthlng- to it now but Flora and-the--artist. Flora' Parker is dainty and charming.as the'iioh; girl, and Vera Dorla makes the countess sufficiently bateful to prove she Is a first rate cliaraetcr actress; Richard" Sterling In the artist. AH ta.au a-verjtpleajftDjt little feature. Hurry Hirrrk. Edw. Le Boy- Bice sends us the following: Harry Hawk,, one of the few surviving members of tie- c niB inay that'- presented "Our American <?od*tt>» af Fd)** 'rHcaTreJ. WaAlriWti; D. C; ojf ttw-Dlghc tha«-PresldentvLlneeln war-assasslnsteai' died Sunday, May 28,- at the lata" of JcNeK Channel Islands, England. .. Wm. Henry Hawk- was born fit Phllaleirhls, AprU 28,-1887. At a very-early ago he ■ moved" to- "rotea Berenice Cooper, wife or Ed. ClarkK BBley>- died May 25, at the Hetf&tMd Ho«oltal'. IMtts- mofltb-, 6\. from a cdttpllbatlotl or diKeasMwUCB 1 had held Mrs: l.tlli-y betKarf for seveMV mosrhW Deceased was well known, especially In the Miottl*' Statts, where she had been featurCU londittfc' woUflfi*. with- her husband's stork company- tor' many sev sons. Her death will be a snrpnsv to- heV mMy' friends in- the-profession who-were not awar^ of lje> UtnesS.' Mfa Lilley was' thirty 1 years of ngf ond leaves two- children; Evelyn add John' iwcj' well known among her professional frtedds.' BatJIt 1 was- madd 27, ax- the Riverside' Cemetbry-. JoMSs- boro. Ind. Mr. Lliley won directing a prrtOaaltot stock, company at ttuy Sotr TBeatrej PortaWnTtb, at the time of his wife's- deatht MaVel ClVeT* fMr*.' At^.C". r vnudeviiie team ot Bru'co and Caiv Chicago. 24, at Santa Rosa *ftk front MM 4 View 7 Centl^ry,rOal&n«. r ' Mfaa; Cjlvert opwvlng In tie early 50s>- He• reOrtflnea'tnw«• two tar roatoy scaenns beWi ft tocafKor'or vtrloot years, then went to New Orieana in-»-Uke^e«pi»ctrr • i^qno compftflles,' and lu conjotlctlori wrfh for John Owens, at the Varieties-Theatre. There ] llw oand hod toured this couhrVy with' n cotB' he was given a small part In a play called "Ixra - Gertnah act In vaudeville. Mote roCefCUy. bflj Little Treasurer," with the late E. A. Bothern, father of the present E. H. Sothern. Mr. Hawk remained in New Orleans for several neasons. It was' while there that John- Owrar, "Dolly" DavCnportT Geo. Jordan' arid' Mar*' Srrdlh, sli famous--actors of-their day, and since deceased fortavod the Varieties Volunteer*;.-when Louisiana seceded front- the- u»i . Where he'began'his jprofeasibrial caVeelf"' lng,- an was buHert Jiil'lfC tat' farhllv'.p; , atthe first McVlcker's Theatre; ahdrti/\».flfr-.ljB« tain View Cenunery. OaWanft .MliU; Calvert her husband were members of Post's MdlilCal Cdm- edy Co., playing through California. srtn«. Roslans Neavll.lF. known, years* Ms* 1 an actress ar.d playwright, anil who played WtL. Edwin Kortert and' the' elder Sotbt-m, tilrd Uti 31. in the- ActorjT Home On .Stiiten Islands I " rate acted a* sttct sursf pi«Wg the' leading: " '^^^•^ f n f \Z^ty born In- p^ctiesteT-, Keene theatr* cnt companies On the afternoon ortrUe ahoOtlng, April 14, 1805, Mir. Hawk" met, Johti WilVes' Boot-a'arto*. bed-lunch played.minor roliW uljj,' r. Before marrtagg *«' LtM. ^THE EXIT OF GOD;-' PRODUCED BY BLIIKBIRD* FIVE RRBLS. Released J*neS. By'BVdd»lr& E4eha*o*r. STORT—Melodrama. Fair StOfy of oda'eonsfrOc'' tlon. - Written for screen by Lol» Weber. DIRECTION—By Lois-Weber and Phinips-BmaBey. ACTION—aAldlng- at times: Drags In spots. SITUATIONS—Well played. ATMOSPHERE—Excellent. CONTINUITY—Fair. SUSPENSE— Lacking. DETAIL—Good. ACTING—Tyrone Power featured. Lois Weber plays principal female role acceptably.. PHOTOGRAPHY—Very good. LIGHTING—Average. EXTERIORS—Passable. traveled trade-Kan awtmled astne'-td'avoid-fnrtttef unplcasBntneas.- - On the rrtght «fthe<tragtdy. Mr Haw* emfctetT the role of Ass^ Treoeh«rd: ■ ■ Harry Hawk's active theatrical ' oaWeer- ceasccl several years-ago. For a long rlm«« he'rwrtftadV at Uryiv Mihvr; a suhnro' of Phlladevptdal Mr. )tavh> mnn a ■ charter tneirtfter of trie I'M axUef- pbia Lodge of Uiks) lilo'l>clng-;Uie fouKfti naxse en- ronedl Dfcfu R™lr»*r. P.SW. Le RoyRlc'e sends the r6nowxn|t-5' , DlL-k- Uelptr, a vetetan.- of- xotnatrelaK- died at RbekvUle Centre,'L. I., N. "¥., Jhhe % _. hm ^. —■ He was born In Brooklyn, N. Y.. March 22T-IMS, and made his first theatrical appeanxnee' In that city at Burtls' Varieties, as- Master Tommy;.,in 186U, dowe:a\Mt«ard n an* , EBi«Bce/' A-yearater he was- wTttt: TZiQr ChrtstJ*s- MWstrets. at^peltrlng vat' Roalna Hqgtres. tbor of several pjayk In nnteh she atrpeti her son, the late August In NehvitleV Anna Boyd, character ictresr axftt-MaWMMNt died June- 4, at 350 West" Ttwcntytblrd SWeet, fiom* cancer. She hird'tjeen fll'some^tttHr; aH-Iast Octoberun4eri**ht'a serloas-opertrtlox* D«VMaM*d. will be- retnexawere* as' Itte' v»aef«ui" wW«rw_'bi" Hoyt'a "A 1 - Trip' tr* ■Chinatown." FtfOenil SevVteMt 1 wi.i take pbrce 7, at tb> Oatspbell' tfi(u«rxaMnj^ rooms- In Went Twenty-third Street, and- abe- wfll beburied' tn Oreenwodd Cciocterr. Hetrrr"MMtt fortoerry aWassWirnt nfti. agef' fdr' Hammetstetn'a- .Theatre-. FdrM*r»ecy Street' aiM Scvehin Avenae; dtad. Vtr W. at hoarK 2250 Lorlhg Place; Bronxt', agifl flfri He leaves a widow, and 'aev*rar'chrlBtMi. fflCtrt' J«rae"2, aFAnsonflr. Conil. He.waV-a ber'tortne-Brona! Lodge. N.V., B. P. 0. BUt*? Chief-Iron Tali, who tot. many ye*rV' tr»¥: eled with Western Kho'ws. died on a p»WiaMPr train near Ft. Wayne, Ind., May 28, en rtiuTe To his boms on an Indian- reservation uee». RHM NebT He was slxy-flye years : of «g» It Is bell ter Die*- Re-ttiolda."" In'OSd* TJ* was he cUed^from pxrttjsaohla. "Master Brfggir Wlth'CainbDeirsiloflBfltrelie- ^ ._ __. In 1883-be used hie own name, anil contJouecTto Carlos BranarnlrarsS wtder* dtf so' througK&ut his prdffe«s1dha»"catiMK' durjhfr out Brazil In' thsr araxtsement 1 fteJdy died which he was with', many, miflstrel-oi-gahliatron's, In BVumenan, Brazil, South America, at BOTaxMy Hootey's, Kelry A 'Lena's; Cdttotf"* Shatp- nine years/ H«-wtnv an- uncieof Virginia ley's, and Cool White's. He also appeared Ita""0ur South.'' and other legltiraat»*prodactio»s.v , . Mr. Balpb had' been oat of the profeialon for many'years. INTERIORS—Very good. ' VALUE—Fair drawing card' for April 8. 18*0: BOX OFFICE smaller houses. Ansa Sahratttt. g» IrtrbwB 1 OeruMT Mffes- rmd stager died reCent9'<tBrSertlBV i RF.MABKB. Cbrlatlarr Kirrs. lessee of Olylll^.r^f^Pwi: "The Eye Of God" Is a rather oddly coostmcred' ark, N. J., and for years fatnltur Itt'aJilaSTOJiyts New National Thearre, Waahinetcm P-.SL melodrama, starting with situation ■ showing a man In Newark, committed «ufetde-by shbbriflg^UiBtelf Mddenly May 29, in her - botxur In tnarcity. In a condemned murderer's cell and working back. In the head June 3, In that city. Anajelo Ventortnl, trombone playfc-, wTtn'tV' Parker/a Carnival Co. died spddepJy.May.M,-tram •what appeared to be plomattfei>oisonl»g. Has. Katv Schltlts, eldest attter of UBtaa Brjs- sell. died June 5, at the hone Of her oaBfhter- to Butherfoed, N. J., from typbMd. Mis. OAacb B. Bayti*: wxft'oT^rVitllanl'a i Ba> ley, for many years owner and manager ot the - National Theatre, Washington, if.. C ,_ one* enly May 29, hi her - hotne- In thafclty. Boa' was thirty-<dx vears olfL'