The New York Clipper (December 1907)

1154 THE KEW YORK! CLIPPER. December 7 # Miss CIiPP^ r *5 fic-ecdotes, Personalities and Comments, COMCBBNIHO ST1GE FOLK and Sometimes OTHERS BT JOSEPHINE QUO. News being presented to the reading pub- lic la many guises, tt may not be amiss to Umertok a fact noted In last week's bill* at the vaudeville bouses. Europe's music ball L'a of vaudeville, Just now to tbe Yankees appeal; All these Imported folks Are tbe uppermost spokes In Fortune's theatrical wbeel. There's Lauder, Lloyd, Lena, Marcell, Cinq-ue-vo.ui, GranrllU—all excel; To this vaudeville roster Add Hurley, tbe coster, And our popular Knowles as well. 9 In watching: tbe exciting Intricacies of a Joggling act and the, perilous daring of an acrobatic performance on the stage or In tbe arena, one In front, If Interested at all, Is passing through somewhat of a strain, both physical and mental. One la held up to a certain nervous pitch caused by a combina- tion of sensations—fear of accident to tbe performers, wonder and gratification at tbe accomplishment of some difficult feat. At the end of such a performance one usually gives a long breath of relief and sits back In his sent, often conscloua of tbe fact that be has been keyed up, and Is now glad to rest for a moment. It Is especially so when this tenseness lasts all through a twenty-minute or half-hour act—and It does If tbe performers are groat In their line of work. Therefore, when bright or laughable bits of comedy business are interjected at In- tervals during an act of this sort, causing intermittent laughs that tor an Instant per- mits one to "let down" from his pitch of tepseness, such momentary recesses are to be recommended. Clnquevalll, whose clever juggling feata Involve tbe strictest mental and physical accuracy In measuring time, and the weight, si..e and character of bis apparatus, Is evi- dently aware of the above described sensa- tions of a large part of an audience. Be- aides tbe finished grace and beauty of bla difficult feats, tbls "world's premier juggler" relieves tbe breathless Interest thus Invoked by many a jolly laugh, Incited by ludicrous situations In which bis clever assistant is tbe laugh producer, or the butt of whatever visual joke Clnquevalll may perpetrate. The comedy eyebrows of this aide, by tbe way, are tbe moat ridiculously surprised sort ever painted on a face. A look Is a laugh, even without his funny bits of business Interpo- lated from time to time. The Four Bards, with tbelr difficult and beautifully finished acrobatic work, also In- terject a few funny aslde-mananivres which afford laugba that relieve the tense watching of their act on tbe part of tbe audience, for in many of their feats is a big risk of a bad fall. 9 Clnquevalll's wife has what to many might seem a fad, but which to her is a matter, of deepest Interest—that of adding to bla al- ready large wardrobe. Most of her time Is taken up In devising and carrying out ber designs with her own handwork on tbe hand- some and varied costumes and stage acces- sories of ber clever sposo. The Juggler himself was perfectly con- tented to puy baggage excess on thirty-one different combinations of tights, trunks and waists—or whatever the top part of sucb a costume la styled—tblrty-onc meaning a change for every day In the month. Not so satisfied Is Madame Clnquevalll, possess- ing skill with her brush to design and her needle to execute ond unlimited means to purchase. Besides all which baa been discarded, this Indefatigable lady has brought the number of costumes up to within two or three of fifty. Regard this number with envy, all you wearers of fleshings and tbe like. The varied beauty of many of these tights may be duo to the fact that Clnquevalll has his own knitting machine for this purpose. Shot-silk and otber original color combina- tions are the result In these costly netber- tlmb coverings. 9 Harry M. Boyalc, a clever "leading heavy," relates an amusing Incident which happened recently whllo playing through Minnesota with his company. Arriving at a one night stand town, he went to tbe hotel, and when engaging his room, asked the usual question: "What are your rates!" "A dollar and a balf," was the reply of tbe landlord, which price Is not at all un- usual. "But I want to know your theatrical rates 1" said ltoynle. "Ob, you're an actor 1" satd tbe landlord. "Well, really," he added with generous affa- bility, "I don't charge them any more than I do anybody else." 9 A story of a certain boy's noncbalance in carrying out bis duties as such bus been told, but until recently was not accredited to any particular boy. The origin was lately fixed upon Arnold Daly, who last week sur- rendered the managerial relna guiding tbe fortunes! of bis extremely clover company Into the bands of Liebler & Co. At a recent dinner party of prominent the- atrical people, Borne of the number were re- lating their past experiences In the business. One of them, a popular woman star, told the story of her reception at tbe Frohman office when she first came to tbls city, a struggling stranger to everything theatrical here. Is Mr. Frohman In 7" sbe bad asked tbe boy, who looked op from hit,, reading long enough to reply: "No !" "May I sit down and wait a while?" she bad naked. "Ye*," came tbe monosyllabic answer, whereupon tbe young applicant sat herself down with the Intention of a possible long wait. After the lapse of about balf an hour the young woman arose, and In deprecatory tones, as though she bated to disturb the only visible monarch of tbe place, sbe said: "I think I'll call again In about an hour." A nonchalant nod was her reply. According to ber expressed Intention, tbe young actress returned on time and again asked the same question she had first put to the office boy. "No "' was again his reply. After again patiently occupying a chair for the apace of many minutes, during which the hoy seemed deeply occupied In bis book, she at length put the question: "Do you know wben Mr. Frohman will return?" "No 1" again replied the boy with tbe same finality. Tbe girl was about to resume her chair when tbe young official dropped bis proud reserve long enough to say: "Mr. Frohman Is In Europe." During the recital nf tbe Incident anyone watching Arnold Daly's face, would have been Interested. At the end of the star's story he said: "And were you the pretty girl that came to Frohman's office that day?" "I surely was," came the reply, "I was the girl."' "I was tbe boy," said Daly. «■» Mo. 2 "Merry Widow" Opens New Theatre. Henry W. Savage's Chicago "Merry Widow" Co, dedicated tbe new Lyric Theatre at Rome, N. ¥., on Nov. 20. George Damerel is the l'rlnce Danllo, and Llna Abarbanell tbe Uonla In the cast. Tbe double event drew a big audience, and (he new theatre was given as much praise as the new company. The cast follows: Popoff, Percy F. Ames; Sonia, Llna Abarbanell; Natalie, Reba Dale; l'rlnce Danllo, George Damerel; Camllle de Jolldon, Carl Haydn; Marquis Cnscnda, Charles Edward Wrlglit; Raoul de St. Bri- oche, Dwight Williams; Khadja; Stanley Jessup; Malltza, Viola Leach; Nova Kovich, Harry Lewellyn; Olga, Lillian Seville; Nlsh, Fred Freer; rrnakovla, Doris Meek: An ring gllshman, E. W. Renford; Head Walter, John O'Hanlon: Orchestra Lender at Max- im's, Coleman Veres; Fl-Fl, Pauline Mar- shall ; Zo-Zo, Charlotte Allen; Lo-Lo, Dolly Livingston; Do-Do, Cora Flower; Jou-Jou, Ruble Leslie; Frou-Frou, Elizabeth Klnna: Clo-Clo, Lulu nishop; Margot, Irene Palmer; Zu-Zu, Adelaide Rossini; Sapho, Alice Pal- mer. ♦ »» l.un 1» Mann In Seriou s Play. ^_ William" - A. Brady announced Inst week that the new play In which be Is to star I.mils Mann will be tbe Joint work of Louis Llpsky and Herman Bernstein, two Jewish authors. It will present Mr. Mann In s seri- ous role. Tbe production has been deferred until early Spring because of Mr. Mann's vaude- ville success In a condensation of "All on Account of Eliza." Shubert Theatre, Newark, N, Renames Name of Umpire. Klaw & Erlanger and the Shubert interests Arnold Daly to Return to Regular All-Byenlas Play. Liebler A Co., nnder whose management VIRGINIA AINSWORTII, Whose picture appears on the first bat this Issue, began.ber career at an carl" have severed all connection with the Sbubert Arnold Daly has come, wlII make no attempt and when onTy fourteen years old nan., "85 Theatre In Newark, N. J. The bouse will re- to continue tbe actor's Idea of establishing leading soprano role In an amateur nVr- ', sume Its former name of the Empire, and will In New York a theatre similar to the Theatre anoe of "iWbattan." Her success wn» ,t that she received offers to go on the r... ~! stnge, and at fifteen made ber profes?,iS debut, singing In quick succession the uJSi be given over to burlesque attraction* David Relasco'K production of 'The Rose of the Rancbo," Christmas week, Is the last en- gagament of legitimate drama scheduled for tbe house. *»» "The New York Idea." Langdoa Mitchell's play, "Tbe New Cork Idea." was produced at the Apollo Theatre, London, Eng., evening of Nov. 27. The Eng- lish critics predict a long run for it. Antolne, In ParlB. The one-act programmes will probably continue at tbe Berkeley Theatre for some few weeks, but as soon as a proper play has been found Liebler A Co. will offer Arnold Daly once more in a regular production. • »» Gillette's New Play. William Gillette has delivered to Charles donna roles in "Ttie Mikado,"""Jack n... S* Beanstalk," "The Telephone Girl," "A n \ ' c Honeymoon" and "The Geisha." The I i «5 1900 she was the prima donna of the «!«„ geant Kitty" Co., touring the South i." Birmingham. Ala., she withdrew froir thl I Mil the i-rohman a new play, which la to be produced ™W*S*&3**&£* <£*r of Sidney K „/ his season. V " K2J°«X* e &&Jti3* L*5&.ffiJ*.EnslS to- Opera Co. Wlththls OTwnlWlon"Mlss' , \ta I I worth went to South Africa, where she won new laurels. At the close of the South uh can tour tbe company went to England in* there this American singer has repeat"' hi? former successes. " « ' » Permanent Opera for Chicago. There Is a possibility that Director 'van Abramson, of the Grand Italian Operu Cn now appearing at the International Tin i,re mny be able to locate permanently In cm cago, as Dr. Florenz Ziegfeld, president"'15 the Chicago Musical College, has ptir<in«,j a site on Michigan Boulevard, south of the present building occupied by the college vimn w . hl ., ch ,'>•> P"n>08es erecting a theatre auj studio building. J Tbe actions of the opera company r, tether with the business which it hasilon have been closely watched by Dr. Ziegfeld nd It is understood that negotiations arc nun" lng which may result in giving Chicago the permanent opera company which so mnnv ill sire. It is understood that Klaw & Erhnirer' Frank McKoe nnd others have tried to tuvare a lease of the ns yet unconstructed theatre from tne college, but no definite arrnnee monts have been entered Into. « ■ » "Waste" Produced In London. Granville Barker's "Waste," which recent- ly was denied a public performance h* (ieorge A. Itedford, London's censor of plnva had n private performance by a stnge so- ciety in London, Eng., on Nov 20 The critics admit its powerful and Interesting character, but give the opinion that the cen- sor was Justified In refusing the license on the ground that Mr. Barker treated delicate church and sex questions In a plain manner. <» > Ethel Barrymore'a New Piny. From all accounts this charming actress has a big success In "Her Sister," In which she Is nppenrlng successfully on tour. She opens <n New York Christmas week at the Hudson Theatre. The play was written by Cosmo Gordon Lennox and Clyde Fitch, and It Is the first collaborative work by an Eng- lishman and an American produced in this country. «■» , Plans Drawn for Harry Levey's Theatre. Harry Levey, who has a lease on the prop- erty at the southeast corner of Broadway nnd Forty-third Street New York City an- nounced laBt week that an architect had drawn plans for a theatre and office building for tbe site. The theatre will be finished bv October, 1008, and the office building a year later. 4»» CHARLES K. HARRIS, This famous writer of ballads has just finished a song, entitled "There's Another Picture In My Mamma's Frame," which is destined to become popular. Since his "After the Ball," Sir. Harris has each year contributed one or more ballad bits, among them "Kiss and Let's Make Dp," "Hello Central, Give Me Heaven," "Creep, Baby, Creep," "For Sale A Raby," "The Organ Grinder's Serenade," "While the Dance Goes On," "The Tie That Binds," "Fly Away, Birdie, to Heaven," "Just Next Door," "There'll Come a Time Some Day," "Will I Find My Mamma There?" "Which Shall It Be?" "Why Don't They Play With Me?" "And a Little Child Shall Lead Them" and "Always In the Way." Ua-'V Opening of a Professional Resort. On the eve of Thanksgiving Day Mrs. For- tnnnto Morenz (the widow of the late mana- ger of the world famous Florenz Troupe of ucroliats) celebrated the ipentng of ber theat- rical boarding house at 170 West 47th Street, which place gives promise to become within a short time a popular theatrical resort, ow- ing to the large and airy rooms, extreme cleanliness and Mrs. Florena's famous cook- ings There were quite a number of notable guests assembled at the house warming, ar- tists as well as members of tbe press, and after an elaborate dinner the guests were entertained by some excellent musical se- lections by the talented violin virtuoso, Roger Horenz, son of tbe late Fortunnto Florenz, und Paul Clnquevalll, the famous Juggler. who proved himself an equally clever nut- Actors' Church Alliance Fair. The New York Chapter of the Actors' Church Alliance will hold a fair at their head- quarters, No. 138 W. 44th Street, on Dec, their philanthropic work and expenses. The board of directors, consisting of eighteen members, has entire charge of tbe affair, and every member of the chapter is working hard to make It a Bucee3». Rev. Thomas 11. Sill Is the president ick. late treasurer of the' Barnum & Bnllev Show, and many others. t i » New Theatre at Norrlstown. A vaudeville house Is being erected at A number of tnbles have been assigned to Norrlstown, Pa., the purpose of the mnnage- chatrmen, tilled with serviceable articles for ment , beln K to S've high class vaudeville at Christmas gifts, to be sold at very reasonable Popular prices. The theatre, which will be prices. called the Garrlck, will, when completed, be A principal feature will be the "Japanese °, ne t. 0 ' !& e flne8t vaudeville houses In the Tea Garden," under the chairmanship of stnte . The builders of this house Include a •Cheerily Yours" Jennie C. Wilder, and she ""fber of capitalists of Norrlstown, and they has a committee of fifty-five assistants. Tea »" ophite under the title of tbe Bijou will be served at all hours, with fortune- A mu S e , ment Ca ThlB company also controls telling, palmistry and character reading by U 1 ,?, °IJou, Norrlstown, Pa., and the Bijou, Prince Abdullah. Wisteria Bower will be a , llm !S* ton > P el - Tbe BIJou, which Is popu- fmpplfll ntfriiftlnn ISC With Norrlnrrturn'n nmiiaamant Uvlni, ntih. special attraction ■« i» lar with Norrlstown's amusement loving pub- i?' 's.'Ruated In the heart of the town. The BIJou at Wilmington, Del., Is one of tie ornaments of Wilmington. The front is Donold Robertson Presents New Play. At the GarrlckJTheatre, Chicago, after- 1 ihted bv 8 "l7ihtiT"and" "^k, 0 ' ^ 01 - 2i ' Dona J, d RonertBon and his top of the building (the Ore taking up capable players gave the first performance the entire structure) \\ a statue of "Liberty by ««EMKM lg*.*p gl« 5S5 RnIla*t«nta,™h. U World"■ bS&Lg two se/ London and Italy. The story tells of^ girl of IrlBh and gypsjr blood who is conventionality and believes ln the love known nowadays as the "affinity." She dresses as an ancient Greek, and leaves her husband to t t » Forepaagh-Sella Clrcna to Be Retired. It was announced last week that the Fore- , paugh-Sells Show would never take to the go with a grand opera singer who has won I' 000 " a ? aln - The Rlngling Brothers, who are her love. In control of the circus situation, have de- . They go to Italy from London, and are S: 1 ?^ 1 to maintain on the road only the show followed there by the husband, who comes as !»?*■ tne,r own name and the Barnum * the law' which shall decide for her whether nalIe y Circus, which recently fell Into their she shall remain with her lover or return Possession. They will divide tbe equipment with her lawful husband. The husband is ?' tne Forepaugh-Sells Circus between the dying, and it is supposed that she returns to two surviving organizations, calm the last moments of the man whom she has wronged. Alice John, Florence Bradley, Donald Robertson and nermann Lleb did ex- cellent acting. ♦ »♦• A Cnp for Clean Stnse nnd Dressing Rooms. ♦ »» Jack Roland to Put on His Own Act. Jack Roland, basso of the Empire Comedy I'oiir. resigned from the act In Amsterdam, Holland, last week, and will go to London, England, to produce In vaudeville a JOHN P. HOG AN, The well known minstrel ond author, has been before tho public nearly all his life. .. a big net of his own, with ten people. through the efforts of Michael O'Brien, a He expects to come to America next sea- well known stage carpenter, a cup is offered SPP ana P'ay all big vaudeville time. If as a prize ln a contest for the cleanest stage t nlB venture Bhould prove successful, air. nnd dressing rooms ln the United States and Boland will go Into producing big novelty Canada. This Inducement Is offered to Brace vaudeville octB. managers la order to encourage a thorough #h nn L n „ 8 .,?£ tb ? th * atr « «ehlnd tho curtain. The health of performers will bo greatly ♦ »» Ills characterizations on tho stnge have been enjoyed by audiences In every part of the United States, but tbe good work lie lins done In enlivening mankind by his songs and grace ln dancing, Is relatively small in comparison with his work ln recent years as tho author of "Neat Song and Dance," and other publications. The system he has developed In his series of publications, known as "Dancing Taught by Mall," shows Inventive genius of a high order. Springer and Kenton Fined. SSSaSSrOKSmTSSnS^^SJff^ n Jotm ., H ' Sanger, proprietor of the Grand be done away wl h Mr O'Brien ™H^L ^2? 0p 2 r ? Il01,se ' Now Y °l* City, was fined $1.;0. „..rS , .V J w, £.^ , ™t 3co Welt n&JSiSSi £ nd , Josc P n Keaton was fined $75, ln Special x aw weBt i]fty-second Sessions last week, for permitting children munlcated wltb Street, New York. ■4»» New Play tor Cyril Scott. It Is a complete, plain nnd comprehensive exposition by diagrams and Illustrations of every '.* „.?„7 , p , lay, 1 ln ""f'v 1 Cyril Scott Is to position and every step of "song and dance/' "buck and wing" and "American Jig." Mr. SSL "SSLi ***£ 108 f, 9 bi l present tour In llognn illustrates, for InBtanco, every one of tho six steps of "song and dance" by thirty vmii ■■ ii »iii !?' a b S on , nalne cl "The ftguro cuts of the thirty movements required to complete each step. It Is a boon to everyone „J™trlh„.i,- «„,? i P r . oauc * a 'be latter part who asplrca to success ns a dancer, and, ln fact, every person who desires to move with wgHanint v}fti„ n w ? i . Cecil and grace. Mr. llognn has Instructed classes of well known dancing teachers from all over the ,,™!i' Si r\ f ,.!,";- {.", original name was United States nnd abroad, ond he numbers among his pupils a great many of the foremoBt i,«i»i ruillt in U performers Si ... _ Mlw i„ X.saVmlwHi lnnnngo Mr. Scott in lawlston. Miss Cooper, Mnric Cnhlll. Maude White, Walter Perkins, Clara Thropp. Nanette J, 0 .' 8 JK, U -^J 0 ?: £ h ,° > ufl;h U I- i- la .-KBett'a name of America. Among those In public life to-day nrc: Jeanette Lowry, Zelma techrilqu grace f fl A 'JTln^tSf. ^!VW £? ?»" •'"« tempted a production. Comstock and Thos. Q. Senbrookc. Kv-cry one of his pupils show perfect and beauty of movement. Rxtracts from the following letter from Edith Whitney, had wonderful success In Berlin, Germany, is typical of the many endorsements be has received: "I am playing an engagement In Berlin, at tho Metropole. I owe my entire success to 0, ° Harrlgan Flayers, -in Wycherly's you, for It Is you who taught mo my dances. I also put two very pretty dnncea together wltb tho aid of your mall teaching system. It really Is wonderfully practical. I should have been quite lost without the system, for I had forgotten some of the steps, but upon reading all the Instructions and studying the positions of the figures, all tbe steps came back to me. Upon my return to America I hope to continue my lessons. "Sincerely, Edith WairNH." Support. Among the people engaged to support Mar- garet Wycherfy In her series of frlsh matl- ness at the Berkeley Theatre, New York, are "oBe P n ^n s n p 8 rS. anlaD8 • W "'" ,,n H " r, «" n » nd below tho legal nge to appear In a theatrical performance. The children are Joseph Ke.ilo". fourteen years old; George Keaton, three. nnd Vera Keaton, one. «■ » Clnire Romnlne to Appear In New Play. Klaw ic Erlanger have signed a contract with Clnire Romalne, the impersonator, for Jec appearance ln a new musical comedy. Miss Romalne has sailed for Europe to .'II engagements abroad, and will return in March to rehearse In the new play. NOTICE . HALFTONE PICTURES In the read- ■■IK parts of TUB CLIPPBR will be Inserted at theme prloeai Single Colasaa lfl.00 Double Colama. ...... 910.00