The New York Clipper (December 1903)

XIV THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. December 26. . »v .1.1 - „_»— -~ rf.^HiE withered Irwin's Burlesque Co.. and nave made a decided hit In *mX r,te ™. .UW. C .?^ t l"dan^! ng B W Obe^er, r who 8 h.. «nt?oduced Hugh Blond., the Italian change artist. In this country, '» their manager. CAUI.ETOX SISTKltS. Well known no (he "Soulhern Rosebuds," began their professional career at the ages of seven and nine, and have been doing lliclr sister net and playing parts with some of the best known com panics on (he road. They arc nl present Willi the Grace Hayward Co.. doing their sister act—Daisy playing second bnslnesH, unci Hnzel sotibrottc. Tlin Carlelon Sisters are also two most nnlBhed dancers. In their specialty Ihla season they are featuring "Why Don t You Go, Go, Go, ana "When the Cold. Cold Wind Begins to Blow." These Ultle IndlcB were born In Galveston, Texas, mnklng their firm appearance at the Gnlveston Beach. HATES AND ERNEST, (icruinn comedians, formed n coparlnorshlp at Peorln, 111., In May. I8»8. and since that time linve appeared In nil the leading vaudeville bouses throughout the W est. Having met with^success In thnt portion of the country, they nro now on their way bast, and will be seen, In the near tu- Inre, nt the lending Knsterit vaudeville houses. ^^MAdA Lmi M^ &R0WNIE TROUPE. T (fe •run iiitowxiE Tiiourn Of bicycle eipcrlB have been featured In the Stadium, with the General Amusement Co.. for (he past Beasun, with street fairs and carnivals. They are now ploying In the South, where they are meeting with grcnt success In their 'cycle whirl and bicycle nets. The troupe Is under the personal management of 13d. Brownie, who has been the orlglnnlor of several bicycle novelties. IIAIIKY LK CLAIR lias since 1871 been In the foremost line In the profession. At all times alive to the wants of managers and the public, Mr. Le Clair has pro- duced many novelties In character Impersona- tions. His "Cardinal Richelieu." "Mcphlsto." from "P'anst:" "The Roman Boy," from "'Quo Vadls:" "Ophelia," from "Hamlet," as well as his famous Impersonation of Madame Janauschek, have always formed bright and prominent numbers on the pro- grammes of the different first class bouses. This senson Mr. I.e Clair Is again among the head- liners on the vaudeville circuits. Vl CLARA A\ATHES CLARA MATUES Is a young actress who has been fighting her way to the front by force of merit. She Is spoken of by the press wherever she has appeared as at- tractive, versatile and brilliant, with a musical voice and a clear enunciation that makes her slightest whisper distinct In the largest theatre. Miss Mnthes has a magnificent wardrobe, her Pa- risian gowns and opera cloaks and her ermine cloak always attract attention. Miss Mathes' fa- vorite role Is Nell Gwynne, though she has been equally successful as Juliet, 1'arthenla, Calantbe, Snpho and other difficult roles, but whether play- ing In the soft, Southern dialect of Tennessee Kent, or the complex character, Katusha Maslova, she Is always successful. Clara Mathes has been on tbe stage since childhood, and would exchange It for no other career. With a good play, and under proper auspices, Miss Mathes Is an un- doubted success. Jg5 ^J\toissfJ £Sk WILL M. CRESSY, Till! MAS THAT LIKES VAUDEVILLE. There Is probably no man on the vaudeville stage more sought after by the managers of legiti- mate attractions for starring purposes than this rame Cressy. And this is not stranec—Mr. Creasy Is strictly legitimate In his methods. Mr. Cressy snvs he has one invariable rule In playing anv part: "Make this mnn exactly what I would have really been had I lived under the same circum- stances." To each and every proposition that has been made referring to this "starring" event, he makes one reply: "Here are my books. Here Is what I can and am doing In vaudeville. I work forty-six minutes a day. I work as many or as few weeks n year as I like. I go where I like and when I like. I take the train I like, on the road 1 like. I have no rehearsals, I have no stage manager over me. I have better dressing rooms mid accommodations than the legitimate houses afford. I play what I like, and In tbe way I like, ami / make so much money. Now. when you can hbow me something to bent It I will listen to you. Until then 1 remain In vnndevllle." And the longer Mr. Cressy sticks to this decision the better for vaudeville. THE THREE KEATONS Are continuing their guud work in tbe leading vaudeville houses, after enjoying a few weeks' rest, early In the season, at their Western farm. Buster remains one of the features of tbe act, and his excellent work Is favorably commented upon week after week. j^-H-REHttN.. "V, J. H. HEHAX. Juggler, this season pleasing, with a new line of juggling surprises. ?7fATTIE CARMOtfTELLE^ HATTIE CARMONTELLE. Chnracter comedienne, is now In her third season with the Grace Hayward Stock Co. She began her professional career at the age of seven, and has played all the leading houses, both dramatic and vaudeville, In the United States and Europe. There are few, If any, character women who can speak as many languages, and Imitate each and every one as perfectly as Miss Carmontelle. She has a particularly rich, pure Irish brogue, and can change It In a moment to any style of Irish. She does not caricature her work, but makes up as true to nature as possible. Tbe cut shows Miss Carmontelle as Mrs. Donnelly, In "The Sport- ing Duchess." She Is Impersonating Mose, the old colored servant. In "Tbe Belle of Richmond," this season. Miss Carmontelle and her protege, Marie Snrey, will play East entirely next season.