The New York Clipper (December 1917)

December 5, 1917 ■ THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 17 M RS. HERMAN BECKER has presented her husband with a baby girl. Daxras Brothers' Palace date has been switched from this week to May 6. Dippy Diers, of the Hippodrome show, won a turkey in a raffle Wednesday morn- ing- H. S. Drago, of New~Yorkr3 scouting Ohio to find a house suitable for bur- lesque. Grant Churchill will take out a new turn on the Orpheum Circuit called "Not Guilty." Lynn Overman has been laid up in his apartments at the Hotel Flanders with a severe cold. William Whitton, the 'old-time circus man, is ill at his home in Akron, O., with rheumatism. Conroy and O'Donnell have just been booked for ten weeks on Loew time by Joe Michaels. Frederick Phillips is now helping occupy the offices of Jack Goldberg in the Put- nam Building. Charles Kellogg opens in a new mono- log at Proctor's Theatre, Newark, tomor- row (Thursday). Hazen Vaughn, nephew of Bay Myers, of the Orpheum office, has reached the trenches in France. Tan Landry, formerly of Landry Broth- ers, will soon enter vaudeville in a single, playing Loew time. "Billy" Sheeny, manager of the DeKalb Theatre, Brooklyn, is the father of a baby girl, his second child. _ Homer B. Mason, of the team of Mason and Keeler, has been in the hospital for the past three weeks. ~ :T Red Saunders, of the Orpheum Booking Department, spent Thanksgiving Day In Chicago with his folks. Elda Furry (Mrs. De Wolfe Hopper) spent the Thanksgiving holidays with her parents in Altoona, Pa. Iden Payne is directing the reheasals of Ethel Barrymore and company* in "The Lady of the Camellias." Jack La Follette has been placed in charge of the Coast professional office of the Forster Mnsic Company. Ralph Comlin, of Lawrence Goldle's of- fice, has joined the theatrical company formed in the 22nd regiment. Mrs. Ned Waybura, who was operated upon for appendicitis last week, is re- ported to be rapidly improving. Adolph Bohm, of the "Miss 1917" Com- pany, is directing rehearsals of a new Russian dancing act for vaudeville. Howard Greenley is designing the scen- ery for WiUiam Faversham'e forthcom- ing revival of "Lord and Lady Algy." Dorothy Megrew, of "The Boomerang" company, is to be married this month to a wealthy lumberman of the far West. A. L. Jacobs, the theatrical attorney and first-nighter, is recovering from the effects of a serious surgical operation. Jack Mandel, agent in the Putnam Building, is back in his office, after having been ill for ten days with rheumatism. Joseph Tiscorina, advertising agent of the Hudson Theatre, Union HiH^ is a happy father once more. This time a girl. Marta Wittkowaka, well known on the operatic stage, was married to Arlinton H. Mallery of Syracuse, at Sayre, Pa., last week. The Temple Four replaced E. Harry Adler, who took sick, at the Folly Thea- tre, Brooklyn, on a minute's notice last week. Allan Doone opened what seems to be a successful season at the Alrazjir Theatre in San Francisco in a series of Irish dramas. Rufus Greenlee will enter vaudeville in partnership with Elvia Williams, his late partner, Thad Drayton, having been drafted. John Swicke, formerly with the Gold- wyn Pictures Corporation, has joined the Naval Reserve and is now seen about in uniform. Donald and Clark have left the Pen- nington Review to join Phil Bush's act, now in rehearsal, called "The Midnight Review." Jesse Wenck, assistant treasurer at the Knickerbocker Theatre, has joined the National Army. He left for Camp Upton last Monday. Ralph Carney-Spost, with the vaude- ville act "On the Edge of Things," is the father of a baby boy born last week in Providence, R. I. : Joe Woods, of Lawrence Goldie's office, has enlisted in the company being formed by theatrical people for the 22nd regi- ment of engineers. Sevilanita, the Spanish dancer at the Palais Royal, introduced two new dances in "Venus on Broadway" at that resort last Monday night. Ray Myers and Frank Vincent, of the Orpheum Booking office, have joined the company being formed of theatrical people by the 22nd regiment. Frank Otto will appear in one of the leading roles in "Going Up," Cohan and Harris's new musical play, when that show reaches Broadway. George Lovett opened at the Orpheum Theatre, Salt Lake City, last week in place of Mercedes, and was immediately routed over the Orpheum Circuit. Robert Harrison, now playing In "Mis- ter Antonio," has enlisted in the Quarter- master's Department of the Army and is awaiting a call to service. Carney Christie is playing the title role in "Very Good .Eddie," now touring the South. Harry Hoyt and Myrtle Bordine are also with the company. Billy White, in Cincinnati for Feist, is wearing a gold medal which he won in Chicago last week in a singing contest. "Over There" won out for him. Frank A. Keeney, the theatre manager, has organized the Frank A. Keeney Pic- tures Corporation, and has engaged Cath- erine Calvert as one of the stars. Frank Tours, the English director, has been engaged to direct the orchestra for the Shubert production of "Over the Top," which opened last Saturday evening. S. Fradkin, the violinist, will begin a vaudeville tour over the Orpheum Circuit some time this month. He will be as- sisted by Mile. Knight-Tell, soprano. Walter Hubbell, who played the part of Aquila in "A Royal Slave" for ten years, is now playing with the John E. Kellard Company in repertoire, through Canada. Lee Pape, a Philadelphia newspaperman, is the author of "The Tinkleman, which is to be produced at the Cohan and Harris Theatre during the Christmas holidays. Grace K. Emmett, who has been in re- tirement for the past seventeen years, will appear in vaudeville again. Her act is being finished by James C. Madison. Adolph Bolm is negotiating with the management of the Coliseum, London, Eng., for a production of his ballet, "Fall- ing Leaves," at that house, next Summer. Dorothea Carothers, a stock actress, was married Thanksgiving night at the Unitarian Church, Cincinnati, to T. H. C Allen, wealthy Pittsburgh manufacturer. Marguerite Farrell is wearing in her vaudeville act an old-fashioned hoop skirt which she values highly. She has had it insured for $500 against loss by theft or fire. Ed. Nickerson, formerly of Quigg and Nickerson, and Frank Berry, of Berry and Berry, have formed a partnership and are now playing the Southern U. B. O. time. Robert Harrison, who plays Joe, the partner of the'hurdy-gurdy man in Otis Skinner's "Mister Antonio," and Mildred -Leech were married last week .at Wauke- gan, 111. E. Lyall Swcte, the London stage di- rector who staged "Chu Chin Chow" at the Manhattan Opera House, has decided to remain here and become an independent producer. William Gibson denies he married any- body at Salt*" Lake City recently, but ad- mits that he is going to produce and star in the vaudeville playlet "The Futuristic East Lynn." Fay Aarons, formerly secretary to Max Lewis, in the Times Building, is now re- placing Dorothy Bobbins in the office of Max Hayea and Lewis and Gordon in the Palace Building. Ned McCrea, who has been with the Hagenback-Wallace Circus for the past four seasons, has entered vaudeville and opened at the Strand Theatre, Racine, Wis., last week. Mique O'Brien has returned to Terre Haute, Ind., from Gamp Shelby, Hatties- burg, Miss., where he has been doing spe- cial war write-ups, and resumed his work as dramatic critic. Naio and Naio returned to Racine, Wis., last week, and played the Strand Theatre, after closing a successful season on the W. V. M. A. time. They will open soon for Alf. T. Wilton. Marguerite Patti, one of the desert dancers in "Chu Chin Chow," is to be married on Saturday to Vincent Yardum, president of the 1918 class of the N. Y. University Law School. Emms Cams is considering doing a mu- sical show next Summer after the comple- tion of her vaudeville route. If she de- cides in the affirmative, a part will be reserved for Larry Comer. Grant Mitchell, playing in "The Tailor Made Man," will be entertained tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at the annual ba- zaar of the Professional Woman's League, to be held at their club rooms. Patricola, now playing on Western time, will come East in the near future. A route is being arranged for her, accord- ing to rumor, and it is probable she will be seen on U. B. O. time in January. June Rogexa, a professional skater of New York and Chicago, while doing some figure skating with her partner, Jack Davis, on the ice rink of the Waldorf- Astoria, fell and painfully injured herself last week. S. L. Rothapfel, managing director of the Rjalto Theatre, delivered an address last Sunday night to the Forum of Ascen- sion Memorial Church. The title was "The Theatre and Church Should Work Together." Sam Freed, who for the last three sea- sons was with La Tena'a Wild Atii™*! Show, - was married in Augusta, Me., last week to Regina Stella Lambert, a pro- fessional. Jack and Clara Sampson stood up with them. WiUiam Norris, of the "Maytime" com- pany, at the Shubert Theatre, is planning to give three special matinee performances during February at one of the Shubert houses, the net proceeds of which will be given to charity. Will Deming, with "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath," had a lively Thanksgiving In Cincinnati. He gathered together a lot of old friends made while he was with the old Pike Stock Company, and enjoyed a feast—which he prepared himself! Helen Hayes, the seventeen-year-old actress who is playing the title role in Klaw and Erlanger and George C. Tyler's "Pollyanna" production, has captured the critics of the San Francisco papers, who are loud in their praise of her work. Edna Young's automobile, which was being driven by her chauffeur, last week crashed into a pillar of the elevated rail- road at Two Hundred and Twenty-first street, injuring three. All were attended by Dr. Gibbons of St. Lawrence Hospital. Robert Warwick, who has been at the Officers' Training Corps at Plattsburg, N. Y., returned to New York last week, hav- ing been commissioned a captain. He will remain, in this city until Dec. 15, when he will report at Camp Dix, in New Jersey. Win. Russell Meyers has completed the following vaudeville acts: "Saved by Thunder," for John and Mae Burke; "An HI Wind," for the Syipbonas; "Willie Wurk" (monologue), for AL Manville, and "Songs, Stories and Recitations," for LiUy Barry. Charles Weigle, manager of the Alham- bra Theatre, Cincinnati, helped stimulate bis business in these lean days last week by running special war pictures sponsored by a Cincinnati newspaper. He gave 20 per cent, of the gross to the soldiers' Christmas fund. Jack Royal, manager of Keith's Hippo- drome, Cleveland, made a flying trip to Cincinnati last week to take a few hours' rest after his strenuous experiences with striking musicians and stage hands. He formerly was manager of the Keith the- atre in Cincinnati. C. Wilbur Levering has taken his Naval Quartette out of vaudeville and placed it with the "Rainbow Girl," which opened at the Forest Theatre, Philadelphia, on Monday of this week. Harry McMann, Barton Crawford, Fred Martell and Wil- bur Levering are the members. Slmone de Beryl, a Parisian singer and dancer, will open on U. B. O. time in about a month, under the direction of Jack Henry. Mile, de Beryl has just ar- rived from Paris. In her act, which will be a single, she will give some ballet dancing as well as French character songs.