The New York Clipper (November 1917)

16 THE NEW.;. X0AK.1 CLIP.PJEJR **oV^b|^ v ^7 Jutius Witmark, Witmark Building, N. Y. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct:30 Papers here claim "France-greatest war song ever written. Get them. JOE HOWARD I t>ID—HERE THEY ARE—THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES Buffalo Evening Times, Oct. 30 Howard qnd Clark In Musical Revue j Are Shea Leaders v Joaapa K. Howard and KUwlyn Clark. . aulated by a MBpmny o gmdlf propor- » tloom. riiiiaint a musical rarnue at Sbsa'i i Theater tbat U the flnest Wf. «lTeu at' taat pttjboure. It IT flrea In tear •«»• which ax* produced with the moat lavUh ■ U»v* dnaalaca of any of the musical •how. at Saaa'a, The act abound! with splendid maslc- catchy sons* and plenty of action. The hit of the ermine waa th* sob Co Mr. Howard, "Somewhere In Franc* Tberr'a a Mb r." He wa» a»»lsl*d by Miia ciarK wno appeared aa Liberty and It has war aoncs that bavv been la- trodnced . heretofore discounted. It Is tbe hit of the war MOL Mr. Howard ssna It aa aa eneare to tbe repeated calls of tbe audience and then It set tbe people) wild with anthatlaam. Buffalo, Evening Neivs; Oct. 30 Shea's—TMrfenlle. If tile) headline feature at Shea's thla week. "The Musical World Revue." sets a pace for other vaudeville acta to follow, few will be able .to surpass it or-eveu equal it either in masioal offerings, costuming or scenery. Joseph E. Howard with Etheiyn Clark and a Company of 25 present the "Henio" and yesterdays audiences gave the act an ovation, recalling Mr Howard and Miaa Clark again and again. The review <s a summary o( Mr. Howard's best compositions given with appropriate stage settings. Mem- bers of the company not only have fino voices hut dance-cleverly. Mr Howard responded to repeated en- cores with a new composition. " Sgnu- where in France There's a Liiy ' which Is the best war sons yet orrered to the public both in melody and theme-. Buffalo Express. Oct. 30 "At SHEA'S THEATER. Joseph HowajsVg new song; Some* where in Franco is a Lily, a hit. Aa unannounced song took the top place on yesterday's hill at Shea's the- ater, when Joseph B. Howard's latest composition. Somewhere In France tea Lily , wan sung by the composer with nlioruB. Euheivn Chirk appearing aa Liberty. The audience applauded, shouted and demanded tha song again and again. It came at the and of Mr. Howard's 'musical revue. Which head- lines, and waa sung on. the stage of Shea's for the first time, scoring a tre- mendous hit Before the act waa over, the audience was whistling and hum- ming the catchy melody and recalling the words. It la one of the best of the new war songs. Buffalo Courier, Oct. 30 • Shea's—Vaudeville. Joseph E. Howard, well-known son*; composer, and Ethlyn Clark present an entertaining musical revue in- four scenes at Shea's theater this week, winning an enthusiastic welcome. At the opening performance Mr. Howard received such a succession of curtain calls he was obliged to win™ an <sttra number, his .latest *onfr. "Somewhere In France There's a iJiy .v suns for the nrst time yesterday afternoon. He made an enormous hit wfth.the audi- ence who whistled aii accompaniment In the final versa Buffalo Commercial, Oct. 30 Shea's Tneatre. 8oniewhere lo France Ii a lair , a toug by Joseph Howard suns in reaponse to many curtain calls, la no small feature of the cantata bill at Shea's Theatre this neck. It Is aha latest of nar'tonga and its melody la me kind that elays awhile. Tha audience, keea to pick np tbe spirit of the song, whistled tbe accompaniment j once Mr Howard snowed bow it Ls done, i AND IT IS NOT ONLY IN BUFFALO, BUT PRESS AND PUBUC OF EVERY CITY IN WHICH JOSEPH H. HOWARD AND ETHELYN CLARK APPEAR ARE UNANIMOUS IN THEIR PRAISE OF SOMEWHERE IN PRANCE IS THE LILY one of the greatest war songs of not alone this, but any other period; The lyric of Philander Johnson is an inspiration. PROFESSIONAL COPIES AND ORCHESTRATIONS IN ALL KEYS . IVI. WITMARK & SONS L n Prof. Moom«e. A.L COOK. Manager r j62 Broadway. NEXT TO PALACE THEATRE :iM Qi iGLE-Y JACr-. HH-ZY CROW LEY Philadelphia ED. EDWAHOS BALTIMORE Redly Hotel H AHRISGN SAN FRANCISCO ST. P'UL, MINN. P.ini.iges Building j R. • 58 Bremer Arcaa- AL. BROWN" WM. B. WESSEL "The Dainty Little Mimic" THIS WEEK (Nov. 6) B. F. KEITH'S ALHAMBRA THEATRE Booked Solid U. B. O. Direction—Arthur Klein u SAVANNAH and GEORGIA Now SpUMa- ««a NEW YORK LINCOLN SQUARE ana NEW YORK BOULEVAR* Dbvetfa*, HARRY SHEA. COMEDY JUCCLERS. Dfasetfcaa ALP. T. WILTON