The New York Clipper (September 1912)

September NEAV VAUDEVILLE ACTS Felix and Calre. B F. Keith's Bnotrx, Mati.im, Sbpt. 2. Felix and Cai.c have more than a new act tin- time—tUcy nave a whole production, and it U In four scenes. There Is a slight thread of nlot In It The boy Is In lore with a girl, «ho tells him that to win her he must have ojneriencc as a lover. So he goes abroad to E ct experience, and she follows to see that she and no other becomes the teacher. This ttorr ihe audience learns while Felix nod Calre do a song and dance In one. The next scene (In two) shows the Interior of an Eng- lish ttproom, with Felix as a coster and Miss Caire as a barmaid. Here he gets busy to get experience. She objects. Then she renders a good song about men and their drinks that they prefer—such as the fighter prefer* claret punch, etc. In her dancing In this sane she Is aided by her partner. The next scene shows a French music hall. Here a white sheet Is dropped, the house Is darkened, and through the sheet the audience bees F. and C, dressed In fancy ball costume, doing n dance. When the sheet Is raised Felix bas left the stage. Miss Cairo, In a soubrettc gown, favors with a song In French. At Its conclusion Felix appears In one, wear- ing the costume of a German military stu- dent, with a funny facial make-up. He scores here with a song and dance. Miss Cairo appears on the scene as a German Bower salesgirl and sings a pretty song about flowers. In which she Is aided by her partner. Tliei wo sec them next In an ocean liner, where they sing a song about sea-sickness, accompanied by the usual "business." This portion of their act should be cut out Any- thing referring to -vomiting, In song or dia- logue. Is repulsive to refined audiences, no matter bow funny the stage material may be. (This Is the only objectionable feature to an otherwise fine act.) Miss Calrc and Felix then do a Russian dance (she Is dressed as a military maid of the Czar's army). The bu.it l.i mis aad F. and C. made their exit by way of the front of the house, dressed In -American" traveling togs. The act is an ambitious effort and gives meat two clever singers and dancers plenty of opportunity to display their talents. It takes ur about twenty-six minutes. Coupon. » Carrie De Mcr. D. P. Kami's Bnoax, Matinee, Sept. 2. Fresh from her triumph In London, Eng., this dainty and clever artist appeared at the Broni Theatre, on Monday afternoon, and scored heavily, despite the fact that she had a poor selection of songs. They were all new with the exception of one—"The Mati- nee Girl at the Professional Matinee"—and this got over better than any of the new ones. Her new songs were: "Two Sides to a Story," "Anything That Is Good Enough (ur You Is Good Enough for Me," "Man, Man, Man," and "Across Broadway They Go." The latter Is a character song, the rest are comic. Miss De Mar occupies, of course, the foil stage, but the curtain Is not lowered for any change, for she makes them In a huge cabinet, labeled "Album," in the centre of the stage, and when she Is ready, the doors are opened by two attendants. On the left side of the album the chorus of each soDg is seen In Hlnmlnatcd letters—that la, seen by those who sit on the right side of the theatre, as the album's left door, when It Is opened, khuts off the view of those seated on the left side of the house. The Interior of the album is changed for each song, the prettiest being the scene showing Times Square at night. Tula is shown while Miss De Mar sing* her song about Broadway, dressed in a natty sailor costume, which displays her shapely figure to advantage. Miss D« Mar makes a complete change of her outer garments for each song In light- ning rapidity. As usual, she has a number of gowns and hats that caused the women In the audience to gasp with admiration. They were what Is known as "creations." She carries her own leader. Her act occu- pies twenty-seven minutes. Coupon. Be ml 11 Eiiseinble Players. B. F. Keith's U.nio.v Bqmml Matinee, Sept. 2. While the act offered by the Bendlx Players is a concert one, it is sure to please patrons * the two-a-day—that Is, the music lovers. The aet Is composed of a pianist, a 'cellist and two violinists. They are aided In songs 1* Siegfried Philippe, a baritone, who had appeared nbrond In grand opera, and who Is well worth hearing. This was his first Amcrl- can appearance. The aet opens In one with the prologue 2" '' Pn «l'acct" Then the curtain rises on tun stage, and then we hear some real music music that was a genuine treat. The Players are: Theodore Bendlx, at the piano: Arthur Bernstein, 'celllat; Michael Bern- stein, violinist, and Jacque Shore, violinist The act, which Is a treat to music lovers (specially «fter one has heard the orchestra at tuc Union Square for three hours) takes about fifteen minutes. Coupon. The Maietll Tronpe. HtppoDkoMi, New Yobk, Aug. 30. This troupe of acrobats. In Cossack attire, ruade their entrance In a sleigh, drawn by xuree magnificent white steeds, driven by a « mi e the ' leWl clrclM the 8t «8*- toi y apidl7 form pyramids on the horses' backs. .iiT "° meriM,ul «> 'rom shoulders to the i''igh and from there to the shoulders of ">ose on the ground; various leaps to horse- men to shoulders, three high, and other rou- ts J"" m,We thl " ,ct ■ bl « feature, al- "0'igh at dress rehearsals several slip-ups *eiured. Time, five minutes. Mill. THE NttW YORK: CLIPPER. | STARS WHO ARE SINGING THE WORLD'S BIG BALLAD HIT * I "Take Me Back 1 To Dreamland" ±. The 9ong that is selling close to the 2,000,000-copy mark. Acknowledged by press and public to ▼ . be the greatest ballad written in many years. Now being sung by every ballad singer in Chicago. ■1* One of the prettiest melodies ever written to a set of lyrics. B-ing played nightly by every orchestra <jC in Chicago. Absolutely a natural-born Song Hit SINGERS—Send for it to-day 1 K * * SOME FAMOUS SINGING ACTS FEATURING THIS SONG ¥ _. FRANK MORREXL BELLE STORY THREE WESTON SISTERS J ORPHEUS FOTJR. BILLY CLIFFORD HENRY 8c FRANCIS *£ MASON 8c MURRAY PRIMROSE FOTJR FLO ADLER -+C ETHEL KIRK JACK KINO EDNA WHISTLER ^C CABARET QUARTETTES, AT RECTORS', NORTH AMERICAN, BOSTON CAFES a* FRED REESE THE GIRL FROM GD2ARD As GARDNER £ HOWARD 8c SADDLER RECTOR'S CO. THE GRAY TRIO "£ FRED GERRITY RAY RAYMOND BERRY & BERRY "7* BOUTIN St TTLLSON 8l ANNA WOODWARD SIX BROWN BROS. ^t PARKER ALICE WALSH KNIOHT & DYER "1* i JOHNSON 8c PAUL HcFARLAND, W EIR & GARDEN CITY TRIO -ft C FREED 8c BERTTN LEOPOLD ELIZABETH MAY NB ^ T LIZITTE HOWE THREE HARMONY KINGS HOLMES 8c WELLS A* "J MURRAY 8c MACK CO. LUCILLE LANGDON EVELYN CLARK E "¥> GU8 SUNS MINSTRELS BLANCHE MAHAFFY tc HERBERT CYRIL £ *¥■ F. 8.—All other acts singing this song please notify us and we will include you in our next ad. "* I —a—- -V | $ HARRY L. NEWMAN G, cSffinl m $ « * Gua Edwards' "Kid Kalmret." nrhlnndcr'H 1'Ikm. I,«alie Galloway and Jo»*ph Kaotman, Hammbhsteim's, Monday Matinee, Sept. 2. Hammerstbin's, Hondas Matinee, Sbpt. 2. PsocxM'S Firm Avenue, Tuesday Matinee, There Is no denying the fact that when Mr. Costumed In the familiar garb of the man Sbpt. 8. Edwards sets out to produce a vaudeville who presides In our meat shops, Mr. Eeh- "Little Mother," a home life comedy by act, that he gives his best efforts In Its lander, who Is evidently of German extrac- Edgar Allan Woolf, In which Louise Gnllu- proscntarlon. Hon, introduced himself and bin seven por- way and Joaeph Kaufman made their Initial According to the program, Mr. Edwards in clncs to the patrons here on Monday, 2, with vaudeville appearance, met with fair success this new act had the collaboration of Thos. a fair measure of success. bcre Tuesday matinee, Sept 8. J. Gray and Will D. Cobb for the book and The stubborn porclnes balked at several The story tells of the waywardness of a lyrics, -while for himself he admits responsl- of Uielr stunts, but, on the whole, they were son, whom the mother thinks Is little short blllty for the music and the staging of the quite tractable, and when their hesitation of a living angel. The mother at the con- plece became of too loug duration, the rasping elusion of the sketch, as In a play of ulinost But oac scene Is employed In Its prescnta- sound of butcher-knife upon steel, in the the Blmllar name, pays her savings of a life- Hon a dining room of a private residence, bands of their trainer, had the desired effect, *'"« to save her boy from being disgraced. The'dwellers therein are absent, which per- Mr. nehlandcr's first entrance, wearing ' r be playlet, while Interesting anil holding mlts of the assembling of nearly a score of roller skates and astride a pig. was not an attention throughout, was rather disappoint- Edwards' trained "kiddles" to lndluge In imposing one, and the pig squealed bis dislike In« tot the reason that Miss Galloway has comedy dialogue character Imitations of of the whole business In piercing staccato. very little opportunity for showing her talent, well known professional people, and over a Their trainer put them through a routine. It seems to he entirely unsuited to her. Mr. dozen song numbers, which were pat over They climbed steps and did Jumps; one Kaufman won much applause for hU excel- the footlights in a manner worthy of their walked on his hind feet, one set up ten pins, lent performance as the son. Evelyn Carson, bigger brothers and sisters In stageland. while his partner rolled a ball at them; one as Evelyn Rush worth, a woman of the world. Eddie Cantor, in black face, and a. a but- pig gave another a wheelbarrow ride, and JSJt many laughs with her slangy express ons. ler7 was about the nearest approach to a hey Vlso did pyramidal formations. The rest o the little company gave good ae- grown^p ?n the cast, and he performed his Judging by the way the act was received count, of themselves in their respective roles, duties well by the audience, it would fall to create much ,, '' _ . . , , _ „ The stage setting, which fad.*, a finely Mere* even though the "pork.ets" had ac Mr. 1verettSanford Louise Galloway appointed dlnlng table, was In every way quired a muchUgher grade of « th.n ^SSZI^VmSSL^SSSZ appropriate for the purpose intended, and the any seen h ere before. O ld 3 bur. ^ „ Bv n „ first production of Mr. Edwards' new stage ■ M Helen Buckley effort got by with a bang. Old Timer. The 9U Br.cH-. Thi playler^nV about'twenty minutes, on Woveltr Dane..* Foar. ttMa satrttt Of t«* tetttg StMrt^ «fr «„ up-to-date apartment. Jock. Hajimeustei.n'b, Mondav Matinee, Sept. 2. tired Jn handsome wllte tights and In close- ( Just why this quartette of dancers have fitting Jersey jackets, trimmed with black c> H 0 . Doll „ t .n alld company. In "A adopt-d the above title. Is pnst finding out braid, arrive In the Berlin Summer Garden Mnn fr(>m |fc- Korlu ,.. Though they arc excellent dancers, and put In a carriage. They immediately went^to B K Keith's Union Squaw:, Matinek, over quite a good set In Its way, the writer work In their remarkable ltlsley act. The Ski , t ., failed to discover wherein the word "novelty" caster threw four of the young men to an T])|s plnyl( , t |n 0||c iu . t 1jy „ emiu . a ( . olli , h . MM applicable In the designation of their understnndcr, who caught hem and held n m ^ nro0uctlon ,„ N(:W offering. them until he had them a 1 'lhe double work York Rt m ^^ Mto(d bouK m Mo „. The aet Is composed of two males and two and passes were remarkable, as both casters dny aftl ., noon u ,„ wcU wrlttc|J| aUuoU g|, females, and they open as a singing and tooted three at a time. One trick to three ft [(1 not orl(flnlll ,„ , flt Tw(;nty ^ dancing quartette. 1>s". »•"! ■ torn over and twister was a ^ ^ story Jum CuUg ^^ One of the girls does a neat bit of dancing startler. Juggling two and three interlocked hunt , n(f ,„ the CBUa(llan woodg , Ue Btulu aa a "single," and the other girl does a was easy, and the boys always landed right. fr(||n m Ja Du Do) ^ ^^^ character Dutch bit. They crowded a world of work in the six ^ B(- chlJ(] ^ mMm ^ tftfr & fPhe boys also do quite well In an eccen- mlnutjs allotted to tlum. ai«i. J( , ar of „ fo , n N>w y^ an(J ^ ba , )y Jla8 trie song and dance number, and they close *■ j,rown up to bu u young woman about to be with dancing by the four. Mnrirlne. Introduced to society. Du Bols, after wait- The opening of their act was marred at the Phoctoh's Eirrn Avenue, Tdbsdat Matinee, j D g nineteen yeara for Carter's return, de- Monday matinee by the Inconsiderate de- Sept. 3. cldea to go to New York to kill him. lie mands of an unruly audience, which Insisted Male lyric sopranos seldom attain very flnda, however, that Carter has treated the upon another encore by the number which much success In vaudeville, but Marvlnc, who, gj r [ we u ( aQ e thinks Carter Is her father), had preceded them. the program states, has recently arrived an d realizing that she gets a better chance The audience was bound to hare Its way, ttom Europe, will be heard and seen on the | n ]|f 0 with Carter, ho leaves without io- but It Is a pleasure to note that the low vaudeville Btagc In this country for some time vcallng his Identity to the girl, brows failed in their efforts to create what to come, lie has a soprano voice of qunllty, The acting Is only of a fair quality. Mar- might have terminated In a serious dls- range and remarkable strength. garct Field, as Marie, the daughter, lent turbante. Old Ttmer. (His flint offering, entitled "When I'm charm and sweetness to tho character, and » Away," was rendered In a very clear voice, tang a lovo song charmingly. Mr. O'Donnell, Jaek and Florts. and brought htm rounds of applause. Ills as Du Bols, was Interesting, hut bis perform- IIamkebstbin's, MoNDAr Matinee, Sbpt. 2. next two songs were better suited to bis voice, anco was conventional. This may also apply Appearing In the opening position of the and, with his piano accompaniment, scored w itu equal truth to Frederic Montague, who Monday bill here, these young men put over heavily. He appears In a full dress suit played the role of Carter, an acrobatic act of a finished order, though and makes a lino appearance. The aet runs , VM s tagc, about fifteen minutes. their work did not disclose any new stunts about twelve minutes, In one. Jack. Coupon. In athletics • ■ ■ " One of the men affected a tlpsyness at IMppy Dlers. Carlisle's Wild Weal. the beginning of their act. This did not tend Hipfodhomi, Mew Voiik, Auo. 30. HiPPbonoHi, New Yobk, Auo. 30. to give them a good start, and could well be Opening in a black clown suit, with a few In the sccno showing an Arizona town, eliminated. stunts with a table, falling over chairs and Carlisle's Wild West coterie of eight riders The understander did the holding and lift- nearly off the stage, he caused the comedy do a quadrille on horseback In splendid form, fag gracefully and without apparent effort, waiters to build for him a pyramid of four Carlisle opens with a lariat throwing and and their head to head work compared fa- tables, upon which he laboriously climbed, bull-wbp slashing exhibition, then ropes a vorably with similar acts In this line of aero- After some funny missteps and accidents, jc girl, also the girl on horseback. The act Is batics. nonchalantly starts to rock the edifice, which cut down to eight minutes, and every second They occupied the stage about twelve mln- finally topples over, with him right side up. of It la action. A bucking broncho Is ridden Old Timer. About Ave minutes, Mill. by MyrUc Cor. Hill. 11 0-G "H I T S" WHEN YOU PLAY CHICAQO the "afternoon atnnt" Is to Inspect THE NEW ■'America's Fashion Loaders at the cost of common placo shoes." Or—why not phone an GGshep aad have a skilled and well-mannered salesman, or saleswoman If youprcfer, CALL ON TOU AT 10UR HOTEL, at any hour von wish, and give yon the BEST FIT and the greatest shoo VALUE you ever had? WHY NOT, sure enough? You Just TRY IT. Find ont why 0-0 8HOE9 sre too steady reliance or the bese stage people In America. OICOSNORA/1 WOMEN: 23 E. Madison GOJLDBKRvrand 905 Bo. State Street. MEN: 0 So. Clark and 205 S. State (1st floor) (All 'phones,;iIsrrlaon twos. Jot It down.) IIIrHhflrld. IlAMMER8TBI!l'S, MONDAY MATINEK, ShPT. 2. This artist of freehand drawings with the crayon pencil, selected tills house for his vaudeville plunge and the date wns Sept. 2. A mammoth easel, upon which rested six framed canvases, wero used to depict (ac- cording to tho lettering across tho frames), "Desperate Desmond, a Melodrama lu Six Acts." Tho artist's Idea, no doubt, was to amuse the audience along the lines employed by nlm la his work upon local newspapers. Hut whether the audience failed to grasp Mr. nirshflcld'3 Intentions, or what the trouble was, we can not say, but It Is a (act that his efforts failed to Impress the big Monday audience very strongly. At the close of his act Mr. Illrshfleld, with tlio aid of a band-mirror, attempted to draw one or two caricatures of persons In the audi- ence. The term caricatures seems quite <;«*rono>, for It Is certain no one resembling the faces which appeared on the canvas would bo per- mitted to get by a wideawake doortender. Old Timer. Deatbs in tbe Profession. i IN MEMORY OF MY LITTLE FRIEND WILLIE H. DONOVAN Boy Soprano and Ohsraotor Artist, who died Sept. 1, woo. A blossom of rare promise, Plucked )>v the band of Dosliny.To bloom In a Fairer dime. OHAUNORY OLUOTT. David M. JoUlHe.—An unsigned com- munication reads as follows: "David M. Jul- litre, aged thirty-two years one month, died May IB, 1912. He was the son of Vim. B. mid Kate II. Jolllffe, of Millwood, Vs. Ho is survived by one brother, S. II. Jolllffe, manager of the I0lkn' Opera limine, nine- Held, V, Vs.. and nut* sister, lOlln M. JollllTc. The body was burled at the Old Chapel, near Millwood, Va., May 17. Tho deceased was for years connected with various theatrical enterprises, nn'd Is mourned by a large circle of sorrowing friends und relatives." J. w. Hoye, nn actor, In reaching for his hat, which blew off his bead, full iron; the rear platform of a t in In ou the New York, New (Liven and Hartford Railroad, near 1'el- hiiin, N. Y., Aug. 22. and was Immediately killed. Mr. Moye, who lmd been relieiirslng with **Thi! Underworld," In New York, wus on his way to his home, IK" First Avenue, North l'elhnui, where he lived with bis daugh- ter. Mrs. John 0. Slierllug. C. AV. Williams, for many years well known In vaudeville, died Aug. 21, lit Ills homo in Rlcliinoiiil lllll, nftei- a lingering ill- ness. Mr. Williams was a ventriloquist, and with Ills wife, Hilda Hawthorne, played lead- ing vaudeville thcatrcH throughout tills coun- try. For several years he toured the coun- try with bis own company. He wns a member of tho Vaudeville Comedy Club. Ills wife, who has recently appeared alone, survives him. The funeral occurred 24, from his late home. Borke Eldrldirc (Mrs. b'red Martell), who wis lending lady of tho l'rlnco Ellwood Stock Co., llrockton, Mass., wus taken sud- denly 111 during a performance of "The Handy Man," und died from peritonitis Au«. 14. The body was removed to her home at Klttery Depot, Me., for burial. She Is sur- vived by her husband. Fred Martell, leading man of the ill I wood company, and a two-year- old baby girl. Clraee Orr Meyers, a former light opera singer, died Jam week after an fllnesH of three weeks, at the homo uf her mother, at Rorkaway Beach, N. Y. Miss Meyers wtin well known In theatrical circles, having ap- peared for several teasons with the Aborn Opera Co. The body was cremat ed. Edward Bannou, formerly an actor, was found dead In the city Jail, Atlantic City. N. J., last week. Uannon lmd been in-rented on the charge of drunkenness and lodged In the Jail, and wus found dead In Ills cell shortly afterwards. Uozelln Muyne (Mrs. Joe Wilson), an actress who at oho time appeared with Kr.rn Kendall, was shot to deuth Aug. 21 by her husband, at Columbus, O. Mr. Wilson Is an actor nnd was formerly employed at Keith's Theatre, In Culuuiblis. Rose Cnrlln (Mrs. Chan. Kulke) died Aug. 24, at her homo in New York City. Hhe was formerly well known In bnrlesquo nnd vaudeville, but had bwn III for several years. Charles H. Hnttersley, a well known musician of Trenton, N. J., nnd famous tin the llrst man who ployed "Dixie" on a piano, died lu that city Tuesday, Aug. 20. Willis I.runnnl Clliitulinn, a poet and dramatist, died in Ht. Louis, Mo., Aug. 10, agsd forty-five years. Samuel ( .>lr rldni-'l'ny lor. Sept. 1. Horace W. Rayuor, Aug. 31. Arl llolston, Aug. 20. Daisy Palmer, Aug, 22. Harry Roarers, Aug. 28. I-etcr ( nlliin, week of Aug. 20. Charles Botox (Dlavolo), Aug. 25. Adele Boek, Aug. 27. Capt. Dlek Daas, Aug. 24. Claude llessc-ut, Aug. 21. Alexia Buvorln, Aug 24. A BIU OriCMKG. Geo. C. Tyler sends word from Chicago that tho production of "Tho Garden of Allah," at the Auditorium, bas set n new world's record for receipts of a dramatic at- traction. The Robert Hlchens-Mary Ander- son spectacle opened Haturday night, Aug;, 31, to "captcity." and the seating accommo- dation! of the Auditorium are 4,070, What makes the huge figures on the box office statement especially remarkable Is the fact that seats were sold at $1.(>0 Instead of at |2.fi0. the charge obtained at the Century !, where the pli Mr. Tyler also had the pleasure of listening Theatre here, where the play was produced. to a court decision dissolving an Injunction restraining Wilton Lacknye from appearing as Kagln, In "Oliver Twist." As a conse- quence, the Llebler Co. has an additional winner In the big cast revival of the Dickens play at the Illinois Theatre, Chicago.