The New York Clipper (July 1917)

July 4, 1917 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER ACTORS' FUNDTO FIGHT FOR BIGJMT SENDS ATTORNEYS TO OHIO Columbus, O., July 2.—Hollia E. Cooley, representing the Actors* Fond of America, and Mortimer Fiahel, attorney for the Fund, appeared before Governor Cox and the Attorney General of Ohio last week to ask an investigation into the ruling of the Probate Court, through which the will of the late John Hoge was held invalid because the court judged him of unsound mind. In his will Mr. Hoge bequeathed a piece of property in New York, valued at $600,000, to the Actors' Fund. Robert Thome, attorney for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was a beneficiary by the will to the extent of $1,100,000, accompanied Cooley and Fishel to the State House. Cooley states that the Actors' Fund will push this investigation to the end, and that he has sufficient proof to show that the deceased was of sound mind for several years prior to his death. If neces- sary, Cooley says the Fund will carry the action into the United States Supreme Court. He said that Hoge was intensely interested in theatricals for a good many years prior to his death, and that it was also his means that financed Otis Harlan and made him the star that he is. He declared that every one in the theatrical profession was interested in the proceed- ings and that he would submit affidavits to the Governor from the leading the- atrical men of New York City to whom Mr. Hoge told' many years ago he in- tended to aid the fund. Daniel Frohman, president of the Actors' Fund, when asked about the pro- ceedings, said: "It is simply an attempt to deprive the Fund of a bequest to which they are legally entitled. Those who have brought these proceedings thought that we would not combat them in any way. But I can tell you that we will fight and get what is coming to us, no matter how long it will take." "I knew Mr. Hoge very well, and we had been consulting regarding this bequest for more than a year prior to his death. He visited the home on Staten Island with me several times during that period, and was greatly impressed with the manner in which it was conducted. The last time that he was there, six months ago, he told me that it would be well taken care of when he had departed from this world, as he has already made substantial pro- visions for it in his will." "Talk of that sort would not impress you that he was of unsound mind. He was alert and active, as was shown by the manner in which he conducted his affairs at the offices of the Encaustic Tile Works, of which he was the head. "I think that after Mr. Cooley and Fishel have spoken to Governor Cox in re- gard to the matter that it will be only a short time when he will receive for the fund what it is justly entitled to." The property donated to the Fund by Hoge is a ten-story building at Fifth ave- nue and Forty-third street. J. L. RHINOCK'S DAUGHTER DIES New Rocheixe, N. Y., June 30.—Mrs. William Williams, daughter of Joseph L. Rhinock. business associate of the Shu- berts, died yesterday at her home in this city.. O. HENRY STORY DRAMATIZED Mrs. Adele Burleson has finished for Klaw and Erlanger a dramatization of "The Gift of the Magi," an 0. Henry storv. TWO SIGNED FOR "DAYBREAK" William B. Mack and Frederick Trnes- dale have signed with Selwyn and com- pany to appear in "Daybreak." VAUDEVILLIANS HOLD OUTING The employees of the various offices in the Putnam Building held an outing at Monger's Park, New Dorp, Staten Island, last Sunday, and about forty persons were in attendance. The start was made from the Putnam building in sight-seeing busses, and upon the arrival at the park two ball games were participated in. The first game had as contestants teams headed by Abe Fried- man and Alex Hanlon. The Friedman team won their game by a score of 4 to 3, with Turek, Friedman and Sbubert as batteries for the winners and Baerwitz and Fallow for the vanquished. In the second game the Hanlon team defeated a team headed by Harry Shea to the tune of 11 to 3. The Hanlon battery consisted of Hanlon and Sedran and the other battery was Shea and Shubert. There were also other games and swimming races. After the dinner, which was served early in the evening, dancing was indulged in. Those who attended were Sam and Irving Tichman, of Chicago; Alex Hanlon, Sam Sedran, Sam Baerwitz, Solomon Turek, Abe Friedman, Sain Fallow, Louis La- vine, Harry Shea, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones, Meyer Jones, Belle Schenck, Louise Davis, May Levinthan, Al. Leichter, Jack Lind- ner, Chas. Moacowitz, Augusta Moscowitz, Harry Nessler, Saul Leslie, Arthur Lyons, Sylvia Sternberg, Jack Fauer, Jess Herr- man, Henry Kasael, Nathan Levine, Ed- ward Resnick and Joe Levy. ROSE MULANEY BREAKS ARM Rose Mulaney, secretary to Chamberlain Brown, met with an automobile accident recently which resulted in a broken arm- In company with Blanche Merrill and Patsie DeForrest, Miss Mulaney was mo- toring to the New Amsterdam Theatre when suddenly the car hit an obstruction in the road which jolted Miss Mulaney from her seat and threw her to the pave- ment. She sustained a fracture of the left arm, and was treated at the French Hospital. ADLER FRAMES NEW ACT Chas. J. Adler, formerly with "The World Dancers" has conceived an idea for a dancing spectacle which he intends to call "Ex-Siberian Convicts." The act is al- ready copyrighted and rehearsals have been started. Five, people are to appear in it and the special scenery is supposed to de- pict a camp somewhere in Siberia after the convicts there had been liberated. W. W. KELLY IS BACK W. W. Kelly, the American theatrical manager, who went to London in 1884 and has had a remarkable career abroad, has returned to New York. In England he acquired three theatres, two in Liverpool, and one in Birkenhead and has since been made Mayor of the latter city. FORBES IS BUSY MAN Harry Forbes, who has closed with "You're In Love," starts to-day on a serial picture with Pathe, and has also been engaged by Elliott, Comstock and Gest to shortly appear in "Leave It to Jane." BRYAN RETURNS TO NEW YORK Vincent Bryan has -returned to New York after an absence of eighteen months on the Pacific Coast, where he has been writing scenarios for Charlie Chaplin. He returns to write for Marie Dressler's pic- ture appearances. CLARKE WRITING SONG TOO Harry Clarke, besides writing a new opera, is reported to be hard at work at bis home in Delaware Water Gap writing a series of special songs for Nora Bayes and Elizabeth Murray. SAVAGE ENGAGES FLORA ZABELLE Flora' Zabelle has signed with Henry W. Savage to play a leading role in "Have a Heart." THOMAS HAS NEW HOME James Thomas, general manager of the Grand Opera House, New York, has moved into his new home at Rockville Centre, L. I. THEATRE MEN PLAN A HUGE BENEFIT PROCEEDS TO AID RED CROSS Theatrical managers throughout the country, ever ready to lend their aid in any worthy cause that presents itself, are planning to surpass themselves in a mam- moth Red Cross benefit which they are to give in October, and which is expected to be the greatest benefit ever held for the American Red Cross. The work and details of arranging the method of pro- cedure are in the hands of A. L. Erlanger, according to an announcement from Wash- ington this week. Already, it is said, 250 managers have volunteered in the work, and the movement is spreading steadily. There is no doubt but that every theatre owner and manager in the country will put hia shoulder to the wheel and push the venture through to success. According to the plan fostered by Mr. Erlanger, performances especially to raise funds for the Red Cross will be given in Every theatre in the United States on a given night some time in October. The gross receipts will be donated to the Red Cross fund, swelling the coffers of that organization by many thousands of dol- lars, it is expected. Everything pertain- ing to the performances will be donated, from the house rental and lights to em- ployes and performers. The only thing in which money will be concerned will be the box office. Even the bill posting and advertising are to be gratis, as well as all other incidental expenses. A committee haa been appointed for New York which includes Marc Klaw, David Belasco, Lee Shubert, George M. Cohan, Sam H. Harris, Henry W. Savage, Oliver Morosco, Charles Dillingham, Arthur Hammerstein, Florenz Ziegfeld, Marcus Loew, E. F. Albee, Martin Beck, Alf Hayman, A H. Woods, Comstock, Elliott and Gest, Selwyn and company, John D. Williams and Sam Scribner. Other committees are being formed outside of New York, composed of theatrical men prominent in their respective territories. A partial list of the managers outside of New York, who have volunteered their time and money includes Samuel F. Nixon and his staff, Philadelphia; Boston, Chas. B. Rich, John B. Schofel and their staffs; Baltimore, Charles E. Ford and Samuel F. Nixon; Washington, Harry W. Rapley; Brooklyn, Leo C. Teller and Louis F. Werba; Pittsburgh, S. F. Nixon and his staff; Rochester and Syracuse, M. E. Wolff; Springfield, Mass., D. O. Gilmore; Newark, M. S. Schlesinger; Cleveland, A. F. Hartz; Detroit. B. C. Whitney: Co- lumbus, Springfield, Ohio, and Indianap- olis, Lee M. Boda; Chicago. LIGHTS STAGE WATER CARNIVAL A water carnival under the auspices of the Lights will be held today on Long Island Sound, adjoining their clubhouse at Freeport. The affair will be under the direction of Donald McAvoy. Those who will participate in the racing and diving contests for prizes are Elsie Hanneman, Miss R. RedaU, George Dahn and Thomas Hirshfield. During the afternoon there will be a ball game and in the evening dancing will be held in the clubhouse. MRS. STONE LEFT $500 The estate of Mrs. Margaret Stone, wife of Lewis Stone, the actor, who fell to her death on June S from the eighth story of the apartment house in which she resided, consists of about $500 in per- sonal property, according to letters of administration filed by her husband in the Surrogate's Court. Besides her hus- band she is survived by two children and a sister. VON TILZER ROAD MEN HOME Eddie Doer, eastern traveling representa- tive of the Harry Von Tilzer Music Co., and Harry Prescott, western road man are in New York with enthusiastic reports of the way Von Tilzer songs are going. Doer, who is just back from Atlantic City says that "Lonesome" and "I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way" are heard every where at that resort. GRIDLEY WRITES A WAR SONG Clarence Gridley, a son of the famous Captain Gridley of Manila Bay has com- posed a new patriotic song that the bands played as they marched off the transports on the way to the battlefield in France. The new song is called "Over the Sea to Gennanee" and the words are by John Erb, Commissary Clerk on one of the trans- ports. MARGERY MAUDE TO MARRY Announcement has been made of the en- gagement of Margery Maude, daughter of Cyril Mande, to Joseph W. Burden, son of the late Joseph W. Burden of this city. Miss Mande was seen in this city last Win- ter, with George Arliss. CLIFF BOYD VISITS BROADWAY Cliff Boyd, the well-known girl show and musical comedy showman of the Middle West, was talking to old friends along Broadway last week, but was reluctant about making known the Interests that had lured him so far from Cincinnati. IRWIN GOES TO SUMMER HOME Fred Irwin left last week for his Sum- mer home at Crystal Beach, Can., where he will remain until early in August, when he returns to this city to put hie "Majesties," and "Big Show" into rehear- sal. SPEND VACATION IN MOUNTAINS Ruth Nappbaum. secretary to Frank Keeney, and Bertha Siegelman, of the Harry Shea office, leave on Friday for a two weeks' vacation in the Berkshire Mountains. JANE ROSS BEGINS FILM SEASON Jane Ross will start work this week in moving pictures for the Summer months, and next September will be seen in a new- comedy on the legitimate stage. CAMPBELL AND KEY SIGN YOULIN Alma Youlin has been engaged by Campbell and Key for the prima donna role in "His Bridal Night," which they will send on the road next season. CONSOLLOY MADE LIEUTENANT Plattsburg. July 2.—L. L. Consolloy, who married Mrs. Henry B. Harris, has qualified at the training camp as a first lieutenant of the sixth company. QUEENIE QUEENEN Hostess of Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, in- vites her professional friends, after the matinee, for dinner. PAULINE HALL TO RETURN Pauline Hall, the musical comedy star of some years ago. will return to the stage next year in "Kitty Darlin'."