The New York Clipper (September 1912)

VAUDEVILLE ACTS THE H1W YORK iQMaPPOEJfci II THE GREATEST BALLAD HIT IN YEARS " Coroy»"T. HlKDlMOK'*, MATINO, S1PI. 10. * novelty In the way * ■ a*™ 111 *' CMnW » 1 A V _n h» Bdwla Ford ui Wm. P. St »ta reception and «t» clever handling, STJR S on any bill. It la .J-Ujj taw musical comedy, In i*o« icenes, the last "1 ' .c-ne of a beautiful garden, with ctrlc.1 effect, that Is almost Indescribable. The act opens showing the entire com- "S^'Wl'tS— in h,s wen known clog dancing, thatwa. detery done. Ue was followed by Mr. Roger, assisted by the four girls, In as nno a dancing ft* angement U has ever been put on In S Mr. Soger*, a very graceful dancer e«cuted many step, that were big encore winner.. The la.t scene, as before mentioned, to » carnival of dancing on> XvUig tho whole company In sereral dlf- fewnt style, of dancing, a. follow: Twn. Tommy Dance, by Alice Rogers and Eve yn De™ Roches; Scotch dance, Marie Dorlst Cahlll; Lancashire clog, by Wm.F. Rogers; Irish eel. Mary Wright, and solo buck, by Edwin Ford. The act to handsomely co.tun.ed ZSi change, being made. It run. about twenty minutes, on full stage. Jack. » Percy Warasn a«* Company. H.NDBBSON'S, MATINBE, SsPT. 10. Percy Waram and hto lltUe company came all the way from England and brought with Jim a .ketch, entitled 'The Boatswain'. Mate," on the program a. a rollicking farce, and met with fair success. The sketch, which 1. very poorly con- structed and very talky, tell, about a boat, twain', lore for a barmaid, who does, not return It. It all happens at the "Bee Hire Inn," where Ned Travers, a retired soldier, bis .ought a place to rest. He meets the boatswain, who desires to be ft hero In the eyes of the barmaid, and bsrgalns with the ex»oldler to rob the bou.c. He so plans that tho soldier to to wake up the barmaid, .ml ns soon a. .ho screams, he (the boat- swain) Is to rescue her. Everything turn, out entirely unsatisfactory to him, as the barmaid Is made aware of the plot, and falls In love with tho ex-soldlor. Percy Waram, a. the ex-soldlor, showed that be Is possessed of talent, and the sooner ho obtains a new Bketch, the sooner he can show his ability. Russell Hall, as the boat- Urate, nnd Lucia Came, a. the barmaid, tried hard In their roles, but failed. The sketch runs about eighteen minutes, on full stage. Jack - For a great many years this house has been identified with the publication of tremen- dous ballad hits, commencing years back with such songs as "My Old New Hampshire HUI] Home" "Down Where The Cotton Blossoms Grow," "Where The Sweet Magnolias Bloom/' "A Bird in z Gilded Cage," "When .The Harvest Days Are Over/' "In The Shade of the Old Apple Tree/' and later with such great Ingraham ballads as "Roses Bring Dreams of You/' "You Are The Ideal of My Dreams," "All That I Ask Is Love" and in placing "Good Bye Rose" before the public we are convinced that we have succeeded in giving the profession the most beautiful song of its kind that has ever been placed before the American public and one which we will absolutely guarantee to be a tremendous hit for any performer who will put this song in their repertoire. Rose "Good Rose" [Vy ADDISON-BlHKlIAKiyP and HERBEin- IN(iRAHAM SHAPI ifiHu /mi'is iiern\stki!n\ Broadway and 39th Si V Managing '"Director" / NCW lOTii Hare and Addis. • IlBNDEBSON'S, MATINEE, SBPT. 10. Offering .evcral new bits of buslnc and an original way of rendering "That My.tcrl- ouj Rag," these entertaining young women put over a nifty alster act nere. Roth hare fairly good singing voices, and have selected songs that are Just suited to their voice.. The act opens with the two girls in hand- somo gowns, rendering a very pretty number. They then do a little cross-Are talk, that could very easily bo made more up-to-date, as some of their gags have been done to death. The larger of the two then rendered an Irish song with a little action, which was well done. "Mysterious Rag" Is then Intro- duced In a rather original way, one of the girls pretending to hypnotize the other inrt making her go through many amusing antics. The audience seemed to like this number, as they applauded heartily. The act Is out of the ordinary run, and should find plenty of bookings. It run. about fifteen minutes. In one. Jack. ■ i Joe w. Whitehead. Uammbdstein's, Matinee, Sept. 16. Mr. Whitehead has adopted, In a great measure, the style affected by many perform- ers tbeso days, of putting hi. material over la burlesque form. ill. opening business of rushing about the stage, tearing up paper, caused some wonder- ment as to Just what he was endeavoring to do. lit. attempts at burlesque Imitations barely got by, and his appeals to the audience for requests for different styles of dancing, Is not a good idea. Hia imitation of a weU known actor, given at the finish of his act, was the best thing In his offering. Old Timer. » Dan and Jessie Hlatt. Cm, Skit. 10. Here is an act with a little bit of every- thing, but not much of anything. Opening on brass, they strike some very "sour" notCB, especially Dan Hlatt, who murders the trom- bone. Neat a song 1. offered by the young lady. A few Imitation, are next offered by Dan on an "B-flat" violin. The team next offered a combination soug and mandolin bit, which was the beat thing In the act. A. Zulu finish, with tom-toms and a Jungle Instrument, was the finale. This Is a small time act. Olio. i . Trevalllon and Company. City Theatre. Sept. 10. For a good, all .round Juggling act, tbcao two young men b.ve a very clever offering. This act would make good over the big time. The combination know how to execute clever bits of Juggling. Comedy Is nicely grafted here and there, and from .tart to finish tho boys furnish twelve minutes of good work. The Trevalllon Rrothers would sound better for a Juggling act OUo. ■•The Trained Nurses," With Clark and Dersrnian. Colonial, Matinei, Skft. 16. Jesse h. Lasky has presented vaudeville with a number of good actB, and not least among these is his newest offering, "The Trained Nurses," tie book of which is by William Le Baron, the lyric, by Blanche Mer- rill and William Le Baron, and tbe music by Leo Edwards. Tho well known vaudeville team of Gladys Clark and Henry Bergman played the leading roles. The cast is as follows: Sammy Sloane Henry Bergman Dr. Whitney Harry Dodd Susan Gray Gladys Clark Sarah Dawson Anna Miller Elizabeth Murray Helen Bancroft The scenery, which Is good, shows Mis. Dawson', training school for nurses, In a private hospital. The story la wound around Sammy Sloane, a rich young man, and Susan Gray, a pretty, new nurse. Sloane is playing nick so he may stBy nenr the new. nurse, who really Is there for tho purpose of making men fall In love with her so they will stay and keep paying. But tho nurBO loses her heart to her first young patient, which leaves an opening In the nurso staff. There Is also another little love affair between the doctor and the head nurse. Throughout the action of this miniature mu- sical comedy there are seven muBlcat num- bers, mostly led by Clark and Bergman. A choru. of ten glrle, most handsomely cos- tumed, tends to fill In the story and help mnko the musical number a Buccess. Tho orchestra is conducted by Jane Quick, in a trained nurse's costume. Among the songs. "I Can't Bo True," by Sammy: "Humpty Dumpty," by Susan, and the final number, 'The Dancing Wlddlng," by Sammy, Susan. Doctor and Sarah, with the chorus, shone out prominently. Although It 1. a pretty, nice, clean offering, there is no doubt but what Clark and Bergman, who do a part of their old act, made it the bucccss it was on its first New York appearance. Thirty-five minutes, In one scene. ••* Chung- Hwn Comedy Four. HlNDBHSON'S, MATI.HBS, SEPT. 10. It took four manly looking Chinamen to put over one of the biggest novelties of the season here last week. They call themselves the Chung Hwa Comedy Four, and they can surely sing some, as well as to glvo some real comedy. All four have fine singing voices, and they opened their act with a Chinese solo, which was a laugh producer. One of tho men then announced that they would render American songs, and they gave several In perfect hnrroony. The baritone Is exceptionally good, and rendered a rather classy song In fine voice. As an encore they gave an Imitation of an American newsboys' quartette, and did It well. The act runs about fifteen minutes, lu one. Jack. Julia Gonialee. Hammkbstbin's, Honda* Matinee, Sept. 16. Making her metropolitan debut here as tho opening act of tho new Monday bill, Miss Gonzales proved to be a pretty young woman and decidedly fair of form, two very valuable assets wherewith to gain the favor of patrons of vaudeville. Costumed in white silk, she did a series of stunts upon the rings and a single trapeze, dlspslylng a strength and skill rcraarknblo for the case and grace of tbolr accomplish- ment. .. She traveled back to the rings from tho trapeze, head downward, using her feet through a ladder of loops In a way that ap- peared rupremely hazardous, and closed with posing on tho slnglo rope whllo descending from the rings. A nice little act which would fit In well on any vaudeville program. Old Timer. Meredith Sisters. Hammebstein's, Matinee, Sept. 10. Making their metropolitan reappearance here on Monday, after an absence of about four years, these talented and enterprising young women did not seem to get the results which should be derived from the amount of scenic equipment employed, and the many changes of beautiful costumes shown in .-to act. . Opening In spangled costume, of white they rendered "Moonlight Bay" in good form. This was followed la quick rotation with songs, In appropriate costumes, rep- resenting Chinese, Turkish (with a complete full Btage setting), Dutch and Indian, accom- panied with the "Indian Rag" number. They have given their act the title, "Girls of Other Nations," and it 1. worthy to be .tyled as a production In «ong and characteri- zation. .. It Is to he hoped that they will reap tho reward their enterprise and liberality of In- vestment In costumes and stage paraphernalia Justly entitle them to. Old Timer. "The Diamond Necklace." Keith's Union Squaub, Evenino, Sept. 10. A new one act drams, written by Vltdsrll A. Rummer, and presented by Daniel Froh- iimn, received a good reception here on tho ubovc evening. Tho story of "The Diamond Necklace" Is woven about tho "cunning" ruse used by Mrs. Livingston, a femalo crook. In her en- deavor to secure a valuable necklace which Is to be delivered at Dr. Martin's residence on a certain afternoon. She calls at the doc- tor's homo and tells him that a male cou- sin of hers will meet her there tbnt after- noon for tho purpose of being treated for an unsound mind. Before the supposed cousin arrives she suggest, that the doctor await her calling In an adjoining room, and he agrees. Robert Hunt, a clerk of a largo Jeweler's, Is announced, and the female crook tells him Bho Is Mrs. Martin, tbe doctot's wife, and ho hands over the necklace snd requests $10,000, the price to be collected. The crook conceals the Jewels and then calls tho doctor, telling him that Hunt is her maniac cousin. The doctor proceed, to humor the supposed "bug," but Hunt figures be la being tricked, and accuses the doctor of being a crook, and when he draws a gun and demands the diamond necklace, the doctor, thinking him raving mod, and prompted by the female sharp, overcomes the clerk and administers an Injection of morphine Into lils wrist. He then tells the woman to call a taxi and take her "cousin" home, but sho is Just about making a hasty get-away with the necklace when Detective Marston arrives, tells Dr. Martin he has been fooled, and puts the femalo crook under arrest Just a. Hunt recovers from tbe etupor. The act is cleverly written and finely acted, and should prove novel entertainment for vnudovlllc-goers for some time to come. Helen Langford capably did the part of tho female Bharpcr, and st the close of the act two beautiful floral pieces were handed over the footlights to her. Mitchell Lewi, was excellent ns the doctor. The cast: Nora Bctt y Hamilton Detective Marston Peter Bas.ett Dr. Martin Mitchell Lewis Mrs. Livingston Helen Langford Robert Hunt Victor Bcnolt Toil. Virginia Harned and Company, In "The Call of Paris." Colonial, Matinee, Sept. 10. Miss Harned Is offering tor approval this week a comedy drama by herself, entitled "The Call of I'arls," with this cast: Anthony Wells Charles Whlto Laura, his wife Virginia Harned Sally, his sister /Jsne Gordon Night Clerk of Hotel A. Karpo Anthony Wells, an Amerlcnn millionaire, with his wife and his sister, are vlsltlug Paris. Wells returns to Ills npartments at 4.30 A. M., to find his wife gone. He awakens his sister, and accuses his wife of nil kinds of things, the sister upholding the wife. Soon tho wife appears, and upon his douinndlng where she has been, tells him sho ha. been to a French ball with a strange man, and leads him to think sho has been Indiscreet with said man. Sho takes the stand that she has a right to go as far morally with tbla stranger as her husbnnd has with n notorious French woman, whom she hccs with him nt the hall, and for whom she knows ho ha. bought numerous clothes and nn automobile. Tho husband Is much enraged, and threatens to divorce her. But it seems tho wife's beau Is the night clerk of their hotel, and ho tells tho husband and the Bister about tho wonder- ful woman he met, but who would not even kiss him. Hence the divorce 1. all off. The .cencry la hardly Impressive enough for a millionaire's apartment, and although tho acting of Clmrloi White and Miss Harned I. all It should be, the playlet Is hardly suit- ed for the vaudeville stage. It runs hi one scene for twenty-five minute Doo. Harry Tl«jlic and Edith ClIHord. Hammhbbtein's, Matinee, Beit, 10. This tnlented, duo had the Monday audi- ences hero eagerly devouring tho witty say- ings of the former, and applaudli>g- the song, and duets of both performers, until there must have been many tingling palms long before their closing duet, when Mr. Tlgho liegged off from doing more, with a well- ■cbocen little speech. .Miss Clifford did a "Ylddleher" number extremoly well, au<i Mr. Tlgbo was porfecrly at home at the piano, but It was tho duo numbers, nnd the perfect manner of putting them over that taught the fancy of tho audi- ence, and caused 'heir sot to be the most en- Joyablo of* the entire- bill. Old Timer. and Chas. I-cdcgar. For 10-21: McDonald and Ketioy, Sweeney and llooney, Marie Ad.au, and movlog picture*. „. Aimu.. Buoo. RoiaoKiA, OAUrri, Olosi, GRiNU, MlSBOI, NOVSLTT I'JUOl AND SUBWAt, moving picture hoaies, npurt good tnuuxu. Notch. —roll patroiia rcgrat tho leaving nf 8tr- iititu J. Uteen. local inanagvr of tbe boots fur the ■mat three j«r» Mr. Dre«u has returned to ltrltlsrsort io direct the affair, of both bourn* there. Ilia tuceesior, Oordon Wrlghter. la plena- imtly r*mou)t»r««l »» a former riiildent manager of Poll'., In thl» city, and hl» frliteuS will lw glad to welcome blin back Ool. Ferarl » Wild Animal Snow appeared at Outlug Park, wwk of ». uiuler tho auiplcen of tbe Olty of Home* Uiclge of Moo«\ and good crowd* were at tin- park every night Wm. 8 Wallace, manager i>f Hlv- erxldo 1'ark, tho wihI wmimuo, was prevented with a gold watch, 7, by the employees Tho I'en- illotou College Four, cunnlalhig of I''«ur Springfield boys, Joliu KdnmmlH, Ulllluga llooth, Philip lliir- voy. unit George Illnke, opened their aenson Ht l'lttsneld. week of 9 Poll's Is now putting out n new program, which U an Improvement over tho <ilil ulyle The Delcoiirta, alack wire art- lata, were tho frco attraction ut ltlvcralde Park, 0 nnd week. , Fall niver, Mas..—Savoy (t.. M. Boaa. nigr.I May Itnbuon, In "A Night Out," Sept, IS; "Officer "(Ml" ill, I'rlniriaHi nnd Doukatader • Mln- atrela 21, clirlntle MncUontld, In "The Spring Malil." 21; P. Paul Marcell'a French l'larrra 2S. "Tho Trail of the Loneaome Pine" 2U, "Mutt and "aoabsmv (I.. M. Doaa. tngr.)— Bill for 10-18 Included: FreJland and Clark, Leo Ueera, Wilkin* and Wllklna. and Young Uroa. Dili for 10-21II Grace l)« Mnr. Hubert* and Uotwrta, George K. Hall, ami Sully and I*r«en. mama I; .*» ■ Bijoo (M. II. Goodhue, mgr.>—Bill for 10 IB Included: HU Im]ierlal Dancer*. Mile. Jenny« cata and munkeya, Lahl Oecll and company, and Malculm. Ilualtieaa l» aatlafaetory. Ptauiia (h. U. Boaa, mgr.l-Blll for Jfjl Included: Mary Keogh, and Oarvej and Slade. For JB.J1; -'Mile. Vanity," and Holmes and Itllev Hum (A. II. Ashley, tugr.)—Motion picture* ami Ulu»tr»ied aoiig*. Ltbio (Kd. Doherly, nogr-l—Motion picture* anil Illustrated aong*. Hta* (K. Mlcbt-lfeldcr, nigr.)— Motion plcturs* and IIInitr• ti-il Hong*. .,.,.. NioitkuoosoN (Walter Blgelow, m«r.)— Motlou pictures and IlluaUaUd aong*. Huenio (It. It. Archer, mgr.)— Motion pictures. Lawrence, Mass. — OolonUl (Jullu* Calm. , ur V" -wlcer'flOO" Sept. 10. Paul M«rce and SKuiWJ, I", M«y Bolwin, In ''A Night Ouj. Ui: ''Trail oft' the ioneaotno Pine." 81. "The Mil- "'ovbiu' (Jullu* Oabn. mgr.)—Malley A Dennlitnn Htock Co In "Hnoiidthrlft." to good Jn adBIBI, week «f «. "'Madame X" week of 10. "The IB- Sadie Wanda and Geo. Stone, Jaine* lleniile „,i company JulleV Wood a.,,1 Flying Went;. Bill for 10-21: Coy De Trlckey, K don and Cllf- !!n Aldrln Slater*, and Amanila'* spectacular vlal'uii of the Sun Francisco disaster. lion or lie o»n »uiu*.,nv., ...-..-.j... ViciroBU (A. Kelliuun, mgr. (—Motion picture* and uYuattstod songa. to good huslnwa. Vealnrs nlclnre week of IBM ".ii.rU. and Art*. Spe- cial! ". l>yJ"«l'h l«ott snd Mao D«s*how. Pai.-iai IN. Domarra, mgr.)—Motion picture*. '"pAsrVrSh Blott. mgr.l-Mutluu picture*. InimneH*. to good in Bboaowat.— Motion pictures, to good bualne** p n oufon ' i invTH xtrkvu biu. rOB WBBIC or SrPT, 23. I.,,ul«vlllr, It y.--Mncatiley'a (John T. MS Theodore ftoberti and company, In "Tho eaulcr, nurr) Th.«ia, W. Rob*. In TheMW Sberltf .of .Shasta jl.ltyan^nd iiichfebl com- ugj^gr^ ftj~*~ ""* <* •*• pany, In "The Uejuvtnntlon of 1— gerty;" Carrie Ucynjlds, BlngTliR and dan- cing comedienne; Avon Comedy Four, Jos Welch, In "A Study from Life;" Phlna and hex "Picks," Don Kuiano, tho "almost hu- man" horse; Goodwin and Klllott. two clever entertainers, and tho Two Ilelmonts, equili- brists. •>♦♦ "BROADWAY JONH9" OPBNH. George M. Cohan opened with his new ahow at Hartford. Conn., 10. The company include, bis mother and father, Helen F. and Jerry J. Cohan; George PnrBons, Ada Gil- man, Myrtle Tannehlll, Mary Murphy Will- iam Walcott, Flotchet Harvey, John Ifcnton and Russell Plncus. J. J, Williams nnd Company. ClTX, SEPT. 10. J. J. WUllnms and company's offering, though aomewhat foggy as to plot, managed to get over. Tho title of the sketch might* he "The First Wedding Anniversary" or "Uncle Jerry," either one would tit The story tell, of a young man who has married a girl who Is not the choice of hi. moneyed uncle, and ho expected to be cut off from his will. When tbe uncle arrives he finds that tho girl I. the daughter of his former sweet- heart, and all's O. K. Tho young lady In the sketch sings nicely and work, up her lines In good style. The young man, who plays the hu.band. ha. a small role, and is rather tame. J. J. Will- iam., as tho uncle, gave a fair performance In tbe Irish part. The act managed to score, though very poorly written. Olio. OUT OF TOWN HEWS gprlnataeld. lHn»*.—Court Hiiuare (D. 0. Gllniire. mgr.) "Honest Jim Blunt" waj ghreo It* premiere here Sept. 0-11. and took well. Tim Mnrphy aeored In the title role. Frederic Bond wa» at ease ns the "con" mas, and l^iilse O. Hale csrrleil her part well. "The Women'* Haler'B dull" WH» given Its Drat American presentation 18, and was well greeted. Allco I.loyd 17. 18, "The Bohemian Girl" 2tt. "The BprW Maid" 24, 2», "The Bone Maid" 2628. 1'ou'B (8. J. Breon. ingr.)—The stock com- pany, hi "Father and the Boya." drew Ms liouif* week of It. "Checkers" week of 10, "tlld Heltleltwrg" 23 and wrek. aiLMOBB (P. F. Bliea, mar.)—The.Winning Widows put over a roanny .how Ml Mao Rose, Daisy Davenport. Alta Phlppa and l.nas. J. Burk- Jiardt and Irving Gear were prominent jp the fun making. Big Gaiety Olrla Co. 1018, Otnget ( "rfBLTOH 5 (H. I. Dlllenbseh. mgr.)-Bill for 10- 18 Included: Aubrey and Flower. Helen bOMM and K.rllon and Kl/fford. For IMllSj.*** fords. Leonard and Alvln. Dorothy Curtis, and the picture*. . ln Pl»za (Goldstein Bros., mgr*.)—Bit for 10- 18 Included: Llewellyn sail Stanley, Molly Wood, •arm mi wren <n •"• ,, . Hitwnmvr's Mahiinio (J. J. 0a "' , ; , i, # n ! Kr :,;~ "Time's Nightmare" proved a del sktfiil play week of 0. and troalnes* wa» big. "Bed Head "'wal«ut J 'ht.«st (Ool. a A. 8b.w. w£- Italiiey-s hunt picture* played to food tiusliie*.i week 8. "Th* Call of tho Heart" week of 10. Oav«tt (0. T. Taylor, mgr.)—Ham Howes [,«vo Maker*, week of 8, played to very good bust- nesa. Robinson'* Ornane Girls week of 18. BncKimiiiAK (Hurare McOrocklln. ingr.)-The Jardln de Paris Girls played to big busilneas week of 8. with Mile. FoBgere's Mvlng Art H»'^«- Tlemey Fonr and IUiaall Bn«e featured. Bohe- mia Burleaiuera, with Andy Gardner, week of 15. Kartu's (J. L We«d, m«.)—TOa house openeil to big bualne** week of 8. Bill tor week of IB Includes: "The D.nee Dream." Mile. Hu- mlko Masuu and Dutlel, the nebmettana, Uawls and Von Kaufman. Art Bowen, MM and Cbapelle. and tlis Three Hassans. nivsavisw P*sa (U Simon mgr.) — Jubllse Singers and many other attractive features week "'foutaiiib ra»»T Pibk (Harry Bllger. mgr. )— Thla re«ft and the theatro closed the season H, HirronaoMB (Met L. Wmon, mgr.)— A I ro- pbet Without Honor" la the feature Blm ror "^LTKn^'fMag t* Blmon. mgr.)-"An F...tern Oowhoy" fcatuies week of 15. - .. OatsTii. (M. Bwltow, mgr.)—"An Old Tune ""cawko (I. Hlmon.'mgr.)—"Sergeant Barne* of the rf W. M. P., fentiire* week of In. Onriiutia (I. Simon, mgr.)—"The J,nnel!ne*» or tho Hilts" features week of 15. Novsi^r (II. I*vensoB, mgr.)— "The Hmng- '"Z'JTtf. r'sh , a t w. ,B mgr.)-"Tl» Golden Rule" feature* week of 15. Majkmtio (L. Dlttmar. mgr.)—"Her Last «*- aort" feature* week of 15. Noras.—All of tho picture house* report e»tra good liuslnni* The State fair closed a sue- eisisful week, 14, nKTMftiM ani> Diipbbb arrived In New York last weeli, and booked up tbe entire season.