The New York Clipper (February 1919)

February 26, 1919 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER Found*! fas US by Frank Published by the. . CUPPER CORPORATION Orland W. Vaughan President and Secretary Frederick C Mtlltr ...Treasurer 1604 Broadway. Kew York Telephone Bryant 6U7-6118 1; ORI-AND W. VAUGHAN, EDITOR • " Pinl C. Sweinhart, Managing Editor t NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 26, 1919 Enured jane 24. 1879, at the Pott Office- at New York, N. Y., a* second class natter, un- der the «t of March 3. 187». THE CLIPPER ia tseued crery WEDNESDAY. Forms Close on Monday at S P. M. ^ • 8UBSCIUPTION ..." OnONjesr. to advance, *4; aut months, $2; three montha, |1. Canada and foreign postage extra. Single copies will be sent, postpaid, on receipt-of I* cent*. Advertising rates furnished on l-$%f-.'0% APPLICATION Chicago Office—Room 214, 35 S. Dearborn St. Ham* F. Rose, Makabxi. • ^ ■ ■ Addreaa All Communications to ^THR NEW YORK CUPPER 10'ki ■: MM BroaoSray, Now York ■i . Rtpttcrci Cab{t Adirets. "AoTHoarrr." Tn« Cuma. cam as obtaih«d wbousau a>d BaXAIL, at our agents. Doringe American News Ageeey, 17. Cjeea Jtreet. Ch«rtog Cro» Road, MfnasM i ia b. \-* a utst A***#tawf London', W. d~ England: Brenfcwo's News De- pot. 37 Avenue de POsera. Paria. France: Gor- don ft Gotah, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney. N. S. W., Australia. V the Continental Sunday : At a recent meeting held in Washington, D. C, under the auspices of the Pastors* Federation,, the ministers raised a fund of more than $1,000 for the purpose of mak- ing a fight to close every place, of amuse- ment in that city, because of. the fear that the return of large numbera. of soldiers from abroad would mean the advent of a "Continental Sunday.".. • ■ Perhaps the' layman does not understand what is meant by a "Continental Sunday." But the lsyman does understand that min- isters throughout the country have gradu- ally been encroaching more and more upon his rights untH he has decided it is high time to make a stand and assert himself or be condemned by the Sabbatarians to the yoke of Puritanical tyranny that ex- isted in the days of the Pilgrims. In those days, a husband was forbidden by law to. kiss his wife on Sunday. In those days a man was forbidden by law to drive his horse for pleasure. In those days the child who dared to stay away from "meeting house" was "flogged within an inch_of his life." And all in the name of the church. ' In the days of the Puritan, also, a "witch" was sacrificed at the stake. A human being, man or woman, who- showed a knowledge beyond the understanding of his or her fellows, was tied ; 'to a. stake, while canting hyprocrites, in the name of religion, stood around and in solemn (?) prayer watched the writhing «f_a_ fellow being. And all this was approved by the "ministers," the "Sabbatarians," the "God fearing people of that day." Was this religion? They thought, so and thought so because the church was the dominating power of the day. The church was supreme because of its po'wjjf 7 and in- fluence over, the ignorant; because it fos- tered superstition. '.■'■■■' But in the year 1919 the- world is cen- turies older, the barbaric practices, in- dulged in in the name of the church have gone forever and the autocratic power the church, once held has also gone forever. ■If the miniBteni at Washington will de- vote themselves to the salvation of the souls' who come within their walls they will and their time fully occupied. No doubt they would like to turn the hands of time back to the 15th century and force people to go to church. Yes, and flog them if they dared to stay away.r- But they had better go alow or they will farther lose their influence. Ministers must remember that the war just ended has changed the customs of the world. That no. one sees with the same eyes he saw with five years ago. The strain and tension of nearly five years of slaughter has left us different beings. We need, now, more than ever, recreation in every form. to divert our minds and to bring us back to our normal condition, or as nearly so as jiosaiblc, for it is doubtful if we will ever be the same aa we were. Let the minister stick to his pulpit, and not worry about a "Continental Sunday." A person who goes to church will go if a' hundred theatres were open. And he who goes to a theatre on Sunday will not go to church if a theatre is closed. Religion 1b a good thing when not uaed as. a club. 115 BOYS IN SOLDIER SHOW Editor New York Cxjpfb: Dear Sir: Just, a few lines about the musical comedy show "A Buck on Leave," which was organized by the personnel of the Motor Transport Corps, Vernsuil, France, under the command of Colonel . Harry A. Hegeman. The company con- sists of one hundred and fifteen "Yankee Boys." " The show opens with a vaudeville act entitled "Hell," scene "Somewhere Down Below," "featuring Lyman Root and- Jack Spaulding, the latter, taking the part of a well-known character, "The Kaiser," In which he proves himself a very good actor. At the close of this act, comes "The Buck on Leave," scene, interior Carefree Hotel, Aiz-les-Baines. The leading role "A Buck" is played by Patrick H. Barnes, who has a very amusing style of delivery and fur- nishes many laughs upon the officers. The next feature is Larry Young, better known among the boys as "Pill Caruso." His song, "Smiles," supported by a chorus of twenty-four, is one of the hits of the show. The part "A Real American Girl" is very well acted by Joe Donoghue, who cer- tainly has them guessing. After which we had Joe Barnett, our "Black Face Come- dian," who never lets them up. He takes the part of "Porter First Class," having most of his dialogue with bis partner Jack Spaulding, as the hotel clerk. Irving Ber- lin's song, "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up In the Morning," is put over with a "bang" by Irving Scott and chorus. Second act opens with an exterior scene of the same hotel. In this act we have General Pershing very well portrayed by Lyman Root. Then came the String Jazz Band, which more than "Jazzed It Up." After which Wm. Hobbs, who is well known in the States as a magician, pulled the rabbits and whole poultry farm from the General's hat. Then we have Joe Donoghue in his song, "Oh, Frenchy," supported by "Her" beauty chorus, which more than went over. After , this came Barnett and Spaulding in their latest Black Face Act "The New Captain" (written by Barnett and Spaulding), who proved to be a "riot" for twenty minutes. The finale is a very beautiful picture showing the Allies, including the Red Cross Nurses, while Pat Barnes sings a big "Hit," "Wake Up, Napoleon." Our executive staff consists of the fol- lowing officers and non-commissioned offi- cers: Stage Director Capt E. Van Hise Manager Lt. Gordon Laughead Orchestra Leader Chauncny Griffin Scenic Artists Sgt. John D. Evans Stage Carpenter Van Ness Williams Electrician . Sgt, Eric G. Nylund Master of Properties.. .Sgt. Joseph Burns Front Light Operator. Sgt J. H. Buckman The show is now entering upon its third successful month and is rated aa the best show in the American Expeditionary Forces. Trusting you will give this a good spot in your next issue, I beg to remain. Yours respectfully, . Edwakd P. Vajt Hisx. Motor Transport Corps, U. 8. A. P. O. 772, YerneolL France,' January 25, 1919. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Hans Von Bulow died at Cairo, Egypt. Frits Williams was with the Lyceum Stock, New York City. "The Amazons" was produced at the Lyceum Theatre, New York. "Somebody Loves Me" was published by Willis Woodward & Company. "Yewraliarty" and "The Old Stage Door" were published by M. Wltmark ft Sons. George M. Cohan waa billed aa "Charac- ter. Comedian and Unrivaled' Buck and Wing Dancer." 13 —T Answers to Queries C. R. S.—A. H. Woods produced "On With the Dance." H. S. D.—Edna May has appeared in films for the Vitagraph. G. N. T.—Maurice Burkhardt played the United time in 1917. T. A. L.—Write to William Fox. He will be able to tell yon. L. S.—The Casino Theatre played vaude- ville about twenty-six yean ago. , J. I. N.—Five-cent motion picture houses "are not allowed to charge a war tax. J. N. C.—Yon can get the information - by reading The Clipper Route List. TOM, New Haven.—Mme. Helen Mod- jeska, the Polish actress, died in.Los An- geles. T. N. S.—Scott and Carroll presented an act about a year ago entitled "The Raw Recruit." G. H.—Olga Petrova is Russian by birth. Yes, Alia Nazimova is also a native of that country. G. N.—Henry K. Scienkewicz wrote "Quo Vadis." George Kleine produced it as a motion picture. H. A. Z.—"By Pigeon Post" was pro- duced by Flo Ziegfeld. It played at the Cohan Theatre for about a month. G. V.—The Friars is an organization of theatrical and newspaper men. It has a clubhouse at 110 West Forty-eighth street. NAT, Boston.—The Dixieland Jazz Band appearing with Hale and Patterson is the same that made records for the Victor Company. T. O. B.—Princess De Lama and com- pany played on the Orphenm time in 1917. They appeared at Salt Lake City, Utah, during the week of Oct. 31 of that year. N. P.—There is absolutely no truth in the rumor that Mary Pick ford has suc- cumbed to influenza. She was recently ill. but has almost regained her health. D. H. L.—Edna Goodrich is now present- ing "The Mannequin" over the Keith time. Yes, .she is the Edna Goodrich who w-.s Nat Goodwin's fourth wife. That has not yet been decided. E. H.—We do not know of any school of acrobatics. However, the instructors in any good gymnasium will always help and suggest stunts to pupils showing an apt- ness for such work. • N. A. W.—Questions pertaining to re- ligion or the personal affairs of members of the profession cannot be answered here for obvious reasons. Why not write him a personal letter? He win probably give it bis attention. D. D.—Maeista was featured in "The Warrior." It waa a seven-reel film. In it Madste played the role of a gigantic Italian soldier, who waa largely responsi- ble for some of the losses suffered by the Austrian* in fighting against the Italians. Rialto Rattle* VAUDEVILLE PROVERBS NO. a Half a week is better than none. THEATRICAL MYSTERIES NO. 33 Why do movie magnates always fold their arms when they pose for trade paper' photographs t UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE "Classical dancer appears aa Witness in suit."—Trade paper headline. Must have been rather interesting ssfcasasssa 1 dancers so seldom appear in suits of any d escri p - tion. . __ THINGS WORTH HAVING Jack Nor worth's cane. Olga Petrova's encore bow. Dong Fairbanks' grin. • George White's pedal extremities. Frisco's derby. "GOOD OLD DAYS" NOTE Actors who are continually sighing for "the good old days" might just aa well stop. The "good old days" seem to-be with us right now, four more traveling shows having stranded last week: THEY'LL SURELY DO VH GOOD A new co-operative picture booking scheme was launched last' 1 week, the in- itial announcement of the promoters of the plan stating that the primary object of the organisation was to do taa ex- hibitors good. "-* ———^— SOUNDS REASONABLE Bert La Mont ia uroducing a new vaude- ville act entitled "Turkish Bath Frolics." If Bert will only get Joe Towle to play the leading part, he certainly should be able to turn out a production that will be a clean-up on any old bill. WHO KIN TELL? _ Just before the country-wide prohibi- tion law went through nine popular songs were written in an effort to create anti- prohibition sentiment. Oh, well, maybe the prohibition law would have gone through anyway. JACK SPEAKS A WORD FOR BILLY Jack Dunham says he can't understand the clamor that has arisen recently against Sunday performances. "Why not let Billy talk all he wants to T I heard him in Boston, and everybody thought his monologue was a knockout," says Jack. ■ ; HARDLY SEEMS POSSIBLE Abe Feinberg, who claims he waa the first vaudeville agent to dig np a dramatic sketch without a telephone in it, sessits he has jhade another wonderful disc overy. After, many year* of patient effort, he de- clares he haa at last found a ventriloquist who does a twenty-minute routine with- out eating or drinking anything during the entire course of his act. "\ JUST A SUGGESTION It has become all the rage down in Palm Beach to carry a goat around with you, according to the newspapers. It is not known, however, whether Flo Ziegfeld, who is now vacationing at the resort, has taken up the fad or not, owing to the scarcity of the animals caused by the un- usual demand. In eaae that Ziegfeld cant buy a got in Palm Beach, it would be real clubby if the ShuberU would come to the rescue and return the one they took from the Follies producer at the time they forced Chic Sale to return to them. " VAUDEVILLE VETERANS "Have you ever been to a foreign coun- try t" "Sure, I've made three tripe to the. Bronx." "My boy, do you know that this Is a Suarter cigar I'm giving you?" "Why, I bought it was a whole one."' "You look thought fuL Are you think ins; of the future?? * -' ; "No, this famy wife's birthday and Tm thinking of the■ present.'' . |EJ£ '<■:■': "Look me straight in the face."' "Wbat, nd spoil my. whole afternooal/'^v-iV'. and spoil my.