The New York Clipper (September 1912)

September THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. 21 Lifebuoy always on his dressing table "I have found 'Lifebuoy' a most agreeable and effica- cious means of removing the paint and grease of my make-up I always have a cake of Lifebuoy on my dressing table and in my traveling bag." Lifebuoy Soap quickly softens the grease and takes off a make-up easily. Clears the pores of poison- ous matter and prevents in- fection. The mild carbolated solution in Lifebuoy makes it the ideal actors' soap —for it is anti- septic' Great for toilet, bath and shampoo. ll'a the Soap with the c'ran mell. LIFE HEALTH SOAP (Carbo'ated) Removes make-up EASILY 50t If y° ur de»l"r hasn't it, send five cents for full sire cake to Lever Brothers Co., Dept 19, Cambridge, Mass. gjjdegjjk notes. The Plying Russei.i.s left Trenton. Aug. 28, whore they have t>een resting at their homes, for Duluth. Minn., where they wlH open a nine months' vaudeville tour. They nre booked over the Orpheum circuit and to the Pacific const via Winnipeg, Manitoba. On tbelr return Bast, the team will travel home by way of New Orleans, to New York City. The Russells are known In private life as Samuel Tlndnll and Frank Mnhuskey. They made their debut is professionals two years ago. Hilly Du Roan, well known vaudeville writer, linn joined Ifclward R. Rhodes, a mnjpulnc and newspaper writer. They will collaborate In writing and producing high elans vaudeville acts. Nninvoni) and Waiid have separated and Hurry Wnrd Is now In the Bast Bbnatoh Fbancis Murpiit Is at the Hipp, In St, Louis C'iiarlrs H. Doutuiiick, Chicago booking fRent, wlU book for four houses In that city this year. Al, Flynn Is organizing "The Amusement 1 rotecMvo Leaguo' r as a Wilson campaign club. Donovan and McDonam> were a big hit at "iiea b Buffalo and Toronto houses. They are now on the new Keith time, at the Bush- wick, Brooklyn, this week. CiiAni.Es Cecil Smith, well known singer, '* in the Ozark Sanitarium, Hot Springs, Ark., recovering from the effects of an oper- ni on for appendicitis, which was succcbs- fully pcrformd Aug. 17. The Famous Ragtime Tbio opened on the °S°- «• Webster time, Auk. 18, at the Or- pheum Theatre, Fargo, N. D., with ten weeks to follow. Qus Hruno came up from the Actors' Fund Home, having accepted tho invitation to see "la old friend Dyllyn play the information nan in Eddie Po/a sketch, at the Onion Martin Bowns AND MAT Dl Vihs, who have been presenting tbelr comedy act, "The Bell Boy and the Lady," under the Arm name of Bowers and De Vine, have dissolved part- nership. May De Vine has gone Into bur- lesque stock In Toledo. Martin Bowers has signed with Kllrny & Brltton's "Candy Eld" Co., to play the comedy part, Hiram, over the Western Vaudeville Circuit, opening Sept. 28, booked solid. !■■■■■■ Buzann Carter, of. Suzann Carter and her Merry Minstrel Maids, was called from Ashe- vllle, N. C, where thje company was playing a two weeks' engagement, by the very serious Illness of her mother at Cairo, ill. Miss Carter will be away from her show several weeks, but her place Is being filled very effi- ciently by Bert Humphreys, the understudy. Downey and Willard have signed for a tour over the Western Vaudeville Managers' Association commencing week of Sept 1. At thb Rustic Thbatbb, Sacandaga Park, N. T., last week, the bill Included: Four Mu- sical Comets. Howard Bloat and company, Cardownle Sisters, Hodges and Launchmere, and Lcnoa La Mar. World of PI aver j. HACK WILLIAMS AND IVA SKOAL, Making good featuring "Brookslde Inn," pub- lished by Jerome ft Schwartz. The Jewell Sisters began a tour of West- ern Vaudeville Managers' Association book- ings, Aug. 80, at Ottawa, III, lynnk and Bonnie Hazard went by boat from Chicago to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., where tbelr vaudeville tour began. The La Toy Boor, open their season at the Union Square Theatre, New York, on Labor Day, Sept. 2. Mn. and Mbs. Harris Eldon have a new act by Hurry S. Sheldon, entitled "For Old Times Sake.' r Tm fiut aNaioistiENT for the new farce comedy, by Rupert Hughes, that has not yet been named, which Henry W.'Savage will produce just so soon as viomewhere Else,'.' the Hopwood-Ludcra musical fantasy, has been settled In New York, was to-day when Desmond Kelly was given a contract to play the leading woman's rode. It la that of • young society woman of athletic tendencies* Miss Kelly hastened from the Savage office to arrange tor a gymnasium course, which she will follow so that she may be thoroughly "up" In the calasthenlce of the part before the first rehearsal Is called. Later In the day Alan Brooks was also engaged for an Im- portant part In the new piece. Clara Tcrnfr, under the management of W. F. Barry, will go out this season over the Co-operative Circuit. Miss Turner has been playing In permanent stock for the past three years, and has done some very excel- lent work In many of the big plays. Her Qlad, In "The Dawn of a To-morrow," was a fine bit of work, always keeping to the char- acter and living the life on the stage. It Is ponslble that Miss Turner may go out In ''The Dawn of a To-morroy.f The company closed at Boiling Green -Park, Sunbury, F«., Aug. 28. Mr. Barry spates hs has signed contracts for the next four years with the park management. , Bpbncb Theatre Co. Notes. — Harry Sohns, manager of the 8pence Theatre Com- pany, writes that he Is closlnr this company at Great Bend. Kan., Aug. 81. He reports a very successful season over the Crawford airdome circuit. For the regular season Mr. Sohns will have the management of the Hill- man Ideal Stack Co. (No. 1), which opens at McPherson, Kan., Sept. 2. The roster of the HIDman company Is as follows: Rita Elliott, Nellie Thomas, Elflc Dalrymple, Frank L. Redner, Miles O'Connell, James Blaine, Monty Myers, Jim Bavis and Harry Sohns. Louise Randolph will present with the Marlowe Players, at the new Marlowe Thea- tre. Chicago, a series of special plays. The first play will be "The Servant In the House," which will be done Christmas week. "Nathan Hale" Is to be done the week ot Washington's Birthday, and a notable Shake- spearean revival the week of Shakespeare's birth. Agnes Dorntee, Isabelle Gunn and Martha Messlnger have joined the Marlowe Players, making their first appearance Is "The Cllmbers. ,r Notes from the J. O. Stutts company of players. Fox * King, managers.—We' are In our eighth week, to well Oiled houses nightly. Aggie Marlon Stutts la fast becoming a prime favorite, and Is considered one of the most accomplished actresses that has ever visited Ogden. The company baa been en- gaged for the Fall and-Winter by the manage- ment of the Lyceum, at Ogden, and bualncst has Increased since the opening night 1. 1CSTELI.K) COLDEIIT. 4. JOSIK HENLEY. MAY LOCKWOOD. LENA DALEY. Jolly Fannid Hatfield and her little company closed a successful engagement of eight weeks at the new Gorman Theatre. South Framlngham, Mass,, Aug. 24, and opened at the .Nashua Theatre, Nashua, N. II., Aug. 20, for four weeks or longer. The company consists of Eddie La Rose, Thomas Whalen, John McDonald and Herold Bines. Ross Mack and Kiiancisca Wards have decided to shelve their comedy playlet, "Mrs. Skinner's Remedy," this season, Rose Mack having Blgned with oae of Bon Hendrlck's attractions, playing over the Cort time to the Pacific Coast and return. "His Honor, the Mayor," Harry Thom- son, wlU open, his "political campaign" In Western vaudeville, commencing Sept, 1 at the Majestic Theatre, Springfield, 111. Gkoiiob X. Wii.bon writes: "I am sot go- ing with burlesque this season. I have quite a few weckB hooked up In vaudeville, and the act I'm doing, with Mr. Stewart and Lillian Thurston, Is the best act I ever did In my life." Sio. Wackier, vaudeville agent, whp, through lllncsB, was compelled to give up his business and go West, has returned t> New York, and again opened offices In tbo Co- lumbia Theatre Building. Sylvia Dii Fkankib, the dainty singer, Is playing the part of Cuddle, with GaltcB' f, Qlrl of My Dreams" Company, which ejened nt Atlantic City, N. J.. A>ig. 10. J. Hobton, Bong writer and musical artist, Is again on the stage, opening Aug. 27 at the Columbia, Brooklyn. His last appear- ance waa at the Cuban war benefit In Cblck- crlng Hal). He docs a turn of banjo, man- dolin, guitar, violin and piano music. Ciiablottk PABnY'opens her London, Eng., engagement at the Hippodrome, In that city, on Sept.- 0. Eddie Febkb and Billy Moore have a vaudevlIU version of "A Bunch of Keys." • Dick Simmons and Mas Tipton (Mrs. Dick Simmons) closed a successful season of forty weeks with "The Rosary" Co., after which they enjoyed a vacation In Altoona, l'a., end Canada, and are now' rehearsing with "The Fortune Hunter" Co., which will tour the large cities of the Eant and West. APOLLO Tlin.EE, Taking encores with "Uncle Joe," published by Theo. Morse Music Co. Edna Mat Spooned appears at the Grand Optra House. Brooklyn. Sept. 2, In her new play, "The I'rlco She Pald,' r a modem drama, by a newspaper man In New York. A Half Inch of Cream A Few Movements of the Brush A Perfect Lather Hennen's Shaving Cream "The Perfect Shaving Medium" . A pplied directly on the face—lathers freely and instantly. Contains no free Caustic and absolutely will not dry on nor smart the face—breaks down the beard with- out the usual "rubbing-in" —extremely economical— 100 shaves per tube—no waste—sanitary—antiseptic. Mermen's Shaving; Cream is not the hasty product of a day, but the result of three years' careful investigation and experimenting. The name Mermen is behind the cream. For sale everywhere, 26c. Sample Tube, Free «3 GERHARD MM COMPANY NEWARK, N. J. N0TIS hiom Till IIsmaiii.k Plat I'nn- mjcbbb, Inc.—"The Kissing rrlncess,"the first attraction under the direction of tills Arm to take to the road, opened at Dundee, 111,, on Aug, 18. "The Mnrrlcd Bachelor," under the mnnnjtement of this firm, was a pronounced bucccbb la*»t season. The opening was.a huge success, both from a financial aa well aa an artistic standpoint. This company will play the larger one night stands In the middle West this, season, nnd may go Into Canada In the Spring. Roster of the company Is as follows: Mac O'Nell, Chas. W. Cross. Stella Mack, Frances Lavernc. Jack Lester, and Orlou Barton and Lev Rose In the prlnclpnl rolea. The chorus: Myrtle De Luo, Bl»lc Marlowe, Stella Brassc, Nina Rogers, Mar- garet Fowler, Agnes Frances, Anna Stanford, Florence Mimn, Evelyn Revere and Marie I<cc. Ruxlncas staff: General manager, I. Mnynnrd Swarti; business manager, George Roberts; press representative. Harry R. Crandcll; mu- sical director. Waldo Conkle; Btage manager, Florlan Casey : electrician. I.eo Strauss: wnrd- robe, May Robertson, and Wm. M. Schwartz, treasurer. ., RICHMOND Alltn Notks.— The Itlchmond- Allyn Musical Comedy Co. played a four daya engagement at the Lyceum Theatre, Kenton, O., fair week, and broke all records for the house, turning hundreds away each night. This company. Is being offered return engagements In all the houses they are play- ing, and are meeting with i>lg success all along the line, Through our recent ad. In Trie Old Rbltam.e we received a large num- ber of applications, and quickly secured the people necessary to enlarge the company. Commencing Sept. 8 wo will carry twelve ?>cople for the winter season. Following Is ae roster: Vln Richmond, manager; Mack- lyn Allyn, Jack Cronln, Mona Wlnas. Leota Wlnai, Anna West, Bessie Arnold, Dorothy Borr and James McLaughlin. Owing to the temporary closing of tbo Call Opera House, Algona, la., Clauds Nor- rle. who has managed the moving pictures and vaudeville at that house for the past sis months, has accepted an engagement to play the light comedy lead In a new musical comedy to be produced early In September. Gwendolyn Bowyer (Mrs. Norrle) will aleo Join the company as musical directress. Tho Call Opera House will undergo renovation and repairs before the opening ot the regular season. Clair Tbttlb and Company played suc- cessful week stands at Crystal Fountain Park, Sherwood. O., and Wooley Park, Ashley, 0. Both parks have booked Miss Tuttlo for next season. Will A. Psrens writes from Dallas, Tex.. as follows: "Business Is big hero for both the Baldwin stock, also the Frank North stock." Tiih Rethond Ladies' Obciibstra, having closed a very successful season on the road with the Jack Benjamin company, has re- turned to tha Chicago headquarters. They ore at present located at the President Thea- tre. Chicago, where they will remain In- definitely. Harbi Cowi.bt, who Is playing the charac- ter comedy part of Henry Penmoie Wnlklns, of Lima, O., In "The Qreyliouinl" Co., Is milking a decided hit. Announcement Is made that Will IT. Bruno (now editor of The Opera Home Reporter) nnd Joe- W. Cbatterton have secured the Western rights for "The Family," from tho Shuberts, and will send tho play through the Middle West, opening In lows, ' M. A. Francillom has been engaged this season to play the role of the plain clothes man and as carpenter with Oasklll k Mac- vitij's "Divorce Question," which opens Oct. itu. Rehearsals start two weeks earlier. 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