The New York Clipper (April 1919)

April 16, 1919 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 29 LETTER BOX In order to avoid if'*'**-* and to Insure tha prompt eVaUrwry sf th. lattan a d is r tlssd to this Uet, a POSTAL CARD must b* Mat i»i|ii—lra« aa to ha w ai d yaar latter. It moat U abraad with, your full nana and tha addraaa to which tha latter la to ha east, and tha ltoa of bosiaaawa followed by th. under should ha iwas tins art i tk. data (or saustVsr) of vh» CLIPPER as wbieh tha latter* earn for Bangb, Jim Bduco, Jean Bertraad. Prank Deltonlll, Jot Dillon, Elmer Anmtimc DonUv AiUlr, Ju tt Allen. Marls. Bennett, Orate Daly, Ue Dab- a wild Drummood, Oeedl rronnl . Fltaeerald, %. U Betts. Mrs. Geo. Byno, Vn B. B. ■Bradley, Bobble Caliert. Mar- roerUe CDkTTlnxnaVin, Ann*- GENTLEMEN Henry ft Uiell LAW ft D il 8 BuCetaklM. Bd D. . Mijtr, Ju. Bern. Ju. Morrison ft CUT Klot. a T. un TJoyd, Bkhud Miner, Nelson LADIES Cbnrland. Huel Hears. Mir Cole. Beatrice Buaroak, Mis F. Darin, Gladys Joyce, laaim: Fcareejl, Bitte la Guar. Maria Gnbu, Mesa Ioddurt. Mabel Miller. Fred P. Manbail. Bat Power. Herbert Bldtdale. Frank BJebarda. R. T. Laker, Eleuara M. Mayhew. Kale Mansard, Vlr- dnU Sarars, Barnard Sharp. Beo Bylwster Toaeano. Otis Urban Stock Co. McCnth. Eileen Isabel Lillian WMUhnrst. Billy Wlntera. Mae CHORUS GIRLS WANTED Fifty-two weeks' work. Liberal salary for stock in New York. City. MINSKY BROS.—National Winter Garden, Houston Street and Second Ave. See Ray Perez. TENNEY ON AN ACT is a guarantee of something: new, novel, and original in the way of vaudeville offerings. Start right, and write for me to. write for you. I can be of "MATERIAL.* assistance if it's "MATERIAL" you want. Write, phone, wire, or call. ALLEN SPENCER TENNEY, 14*3 Broadwajr, Now York City. DEATHS IN THE PROFESSION In loving memory of my dear Hgoband HAROLD HEARN Who passed away April 11, 1919. Mourned by hla sorrowing wife. LILLIAN. Ood Raat His Soul. SIDNEY DREW, the well-known actor, died Wednesday, April 9th, at hla home In New York from uraemia, from which he had suffered for several yean. With hla wife he had been touring In "Keep Her Smiling" and his condition became serious about ten days ago arid it was decided to close the company. He was brought to this city from Detroit on April 7th and shortly after his arrival here ha became uncon- scious, "In which condition he remained until the end. . Sidney Drew came from a family of actors, being the son of Mrs. John Drew, the elder, and half brother to the present John Drew, and waa himself a noted actor, for years being considered one of the best exponents, of light comedy and light eccen- tric comedy on the American stage. He was born nfty-slx years ago In Cali- fornia. Hla early life waa spent in Phila- delphia, in which city he made his pro- fessional debut at the age of eighteen at the Arch Street Theatre, appearing- as Dolly Spanker to the Lady Gay Spanker of Fanny Davenport. His success was Instantaneous and before he was twenty-one he toured the country at the head of his own company. He con- tinued on the dramatic stage for a number of years, during which time he not only appeared In modern comedies but In re- vivals of some of the old-time comedies in which his mother also appeared. In 1896 he and his first wife, Gladys Ran- kin Drew, appeared in vaudeville, where he met with continued success and was for years a ■ leading; headllner. One of the greatest hits the Drews made in vaudeville was In "Billy's Tombstones," a Bkctch writ- ten by Gladys Drew, which was later elaborated Into a three-act farce, and re- named "Billy." and in this the Drews re- turned to the dramatic stage. After the death of his first wife in 1914. Drew mar- ried Lucille McVey. As Sidney Drew was one of the first noted dramatic actors to enter vaudeville, so was he one of the first to go Into the picture field, his first engagement In the film field being with the Vltagraph. Here, as in the drama and vaudeville, he waa again successful and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew became famous for a round of come- dies and respectively as "Henry"- and "Polly" they won a place among the best known of the film stars. Sidney Rankin Drew, the only son of the deceased actor, and himself a motion pic- ture actor and director, joined the Lafay- ette Eseadrille In 1917, and was killed May 18, 1918, In an air duel over the German lines. His son's death deeply affected Drew and he never fully recovered from the loss. VIRGINIA KELSEY died suddenly last Week of Influenza. She was last seen In the "Military Maids." MARIA DAVIS, well known on the stage before her retirement ten years ago and, In private life, known as Maria Belosco, the widow of George Belasco. died last week at her home. She was born in Eng- land and played for twenty years before she retired. Her last appearance was with David Warfteld In "The Auctioneer." E. PERCY BAYLOR, well known as a comedian for thirty years, died last week at the Hamburg tuberculosis sanitarium In Pittsburgh. Mr, Saylor waa known to the stage as Eddie Redway and, besides touring the United States, has played In England, Ire- land and Scotland. He left home at the age of eleven and made his debut on the stage at the age of seventeen years. At nineteen years of age he appeared In the Academy of Music, now the Rajah, in Pittsburgh, with "We, Us, and Company." He later appeared with Eva Tanguay In "The Cbaperone" in 1902 and In "The Gin- gerbread Man" In 1906. Two years after- ward he played In "Babes in Toyland," by Victor Herbert, ills lant theatrical work was with the Hsaatuty Photoplay Company. Saylor was forty-nine years old and was born In Pittsburgh. He Is survived by his father and three orothers. HAROLD DUKANE, a young dancer and vaudevllltan, waa killed last Saturday near Portland. Me.. In an attempt to Jump from one sand dune to another in an auto of hla own make. A big crowd waa on hand to see the feat. Dukane got up speed over a long level stretch, coming to the edge of an opening 25 feet wide. He went Into the air at a height of 25" feet above the beach. Intending to land on a dune 25 feet away and about 10 feet below hla take-off. As soon as* the car left the ground the weight of the motor pulled It down In front and It turned over and dropped. Dukane fell un- der the little machine, which waa not heavy enough to have crushed him, but he landed on his head and broke his neck. His mother is Mrs. Benin Connolly, Bor- deaux Apartments, 127th Street and River- side Drive. Dukane was born In Rochester twenty-four years ago and became a pro- fessional dancer at eighteen. With June Edwards as a partner he danced one year at the Hotel Astor. Two years ago, with Miss Edwards and Hilda Curling, he went on the Keith Circuit, and last week he played In Portland. It was Dukane'a cus- tom to ride from town to town on the cir- cuit in an automobile he had fashioned out of two motorcyclea. MRS. J. R. SHANNON, formerly one of the "Flamme Slaters," died April 4th. The -cause of her death was an explosion of gasoline while she was cleaning her gloves ten weeks previous to her death. She waa badly burned and suffered until she passed away. HAROLD HEARN, husband of Lillian Hearne, died suddenly at his residence. No. 9S3 Eighth Ave., N>. Y.. on Friday, April 11th. He was recently employed at the Central Theatre and previously was with the "Alone At Last" Company. He Is sur- vived by his wife, mother, sister and two brothers. BILLY BETTS, of the vaudeville team of Betts and Chidlow, died last Tuesday. The act was well known in the eastern small time houses having played continu- ously In and about Greater New York for the last two years. . GLADYS KLARK COMPANY WANTS IMMEDIATELY. Repertoire people, with or without specialty. Also AGENT. Answer by WIRE only. Address J. E. BALFOUR, Somergworth. N. H. Owing to my partner meeting with accident sod less completely of his left band, he will sail for eaah. at east, hit entire brand new, completely nickeled trash*. Never been owed, at yojr pries. 14 x 5. lacludlne bar sad eTotSMs tat of rloo: also carrying ease. WAST also to hear from woman (touts 6trona tUnctac and Dentins Art, lane aresoo. 1 pay ait expenses. Can aha, on say male shade, ameleal If possible. Write quirk. JACK CLIFFND, 333 Watt 48t» St. las York. %a»sf am JVt,TP,gf\ Musical Conrdv Ptjopiti! all Unit for WAIl I C.U BATES MUSICAL COMEDY CO. Prins» Deauaa, Novelty Girl Acts, Eapsrksaazsstl Chorus Girls. State age, height, weight and lowest salary for summer and next season. This is not a "Tab" show. Playing one and twi week stands best theatres. Address Loomer ThwwtrB, WiUUmatic, Cnaan,. Weak April M| Orpheum. Kingston, N. Y., Weak April 21. AN ODDITY IN SKILL DOROTHY DALY & WILD IN "TRAVELING SALESMAN" IN VAUDEVILLE NEW YORK ATTRACTIONS CEO. f All AN Theatre, B'wsy A 43d at. Bess. H. VVllAIi 8.30. Mats. Wed. A Sat. 2.30. GEO. M. COHAN'S sflrfJ COMEDY "A PRINCE THERE WAS" GEO. M. COHAN AS THE PRINCE Phyllis Hsilson-TSITT, Bar- nard OranTiUe, Yvatts Rngsl, Walter a Kelly, Harry OlSU A Co.. Helton Broadway A 47th 8t. a Chain, Una Clayton A ■VUU" Co., Joha Bsgay * th. Lorraine slitara, lltllls PM.AK 28, 00 and 7Bc. ■ very Klikt fj 80 75 $1 II.50 Solar. elans lIssswTlssill Theatre. W. 43d Bt. Byes. 8.10. rtfW rUaBIUasfMI Mats. Wed. a Bat. 2.IS. wr.aw a ehlanoer PErani TIE VELVET LADY Hilarious New Bntleal Comedy. MUSIC BT VIOTOB BKBB1CB T. HUDSON W. 44th 8t. nr. B'wsy. Brie, sjs. Hats. Wed. * Bat. 2.so. "A Million-Dollar l uu osst "—Globe. A. H. WO0D8 PRESENTS louis SAM MANN BERNARD IB FRIENDLY ENEMIES BY sssssssl Ehlpman SSd Aaron Hoffman. M.llrlll.1*. st 8.80. Mats. Wed. a Sat. 2.30. A. H. WOODS PRESENTS UP IN MABEL'S ROOM With wraTter. DAWN. JOHaT CTTMBEKT-AnTD sad WA1TEB JONES. B'wsy A 40th Bt E«ee. 8.20. slats. V7ed. A Bat. at 2.20. ohables raoHMAjr presents WILLIAM GILLETTE IB THE NEW COMZDT "DEAR BRUTUS" BY J. at. BABBIT. LYCEUM tStb St. near B'wsy. B.30. Mats. Tbnr. A Bat. 2.30. nlvrolffiUMo PREhTNTB DADDIES Theatre. West «u. St. Brcs. 8 M. Mats. Thar. A Bat. 1-20. DAVID BKT.IBCO FBXSEMT8 LAST wrasaast FRANCES STARR In "TIGER! TIGER!" TawS. April 33—DAVID ssasassasssB M DC DIIDI IP W. «2<1 St. Brew. 8.30. Mats. RXrUDLIL Wed. a 8at. 2.80. 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