The New York Clipper (October 1912)

Copyright 1912, by the Frank Queen Publishing Company (Limited) Founded by FRANK QUEEN, 1863. NEW YOEK, OCTOBER 5, 1912. VOLUME LX-No. 34. Price, 10 Cents. T WO STAR S, BY WILLIAM LIQHTFOOT VISSCBEH. Have vou seen "A Polish Wedding?" •Tis a fascinating play. That Is written, Btaged and acted in a charming, winning way. There's a story or a custom, A repeated wedding rite, That Is woven tbrougn the fabric, 'Mid its colors gay and bright There are pictures, songs and music, And the graces of the dance; Humor, quaintly blent with pathos, la the mazes of romance, And Valll Valll shines, a star. In radiant beauty's sheen; Her role a dazzling, puzzling part, A tigress and a queen. And here's a princess, by the right Of beauty, art and grace; A winsome maiden, young and fair. Of witching form and face— Winona Winter, whose sweet voice The soul of music guides. Within whose rippling, merry laugh The life of mirth abides. ■TI* written by the stars above, Upon the fairest skies, That up to most exalted heights Her glowing fame shall rise. You have won your way, Winona, And it Is a brilliant way; You have made, with Valll Valll, The goms of this bright play. You have always won, Winona; You have always played your part For the best that there was In It— Of dance, and song, and art— And there's a world, Winona, Of loving friends and true, Who are waiting, winning, praying, For all that's best for you ♦ ■» J. M. BARBIE COMING TO AMERICA. When Maude Adams reached New York on Sept. 23, to begin the rehearsals of "Peter Pan," which Is only one of several Barrle plays she will do this season, Chaa. Frohman was able to greet bcr with the news that this scaBon "Peter Pan" will be played be- fore Its author, J. M, Barrle. Earlier in the afternoon Mr. Frohman had received a letter (nun Mr. Barrle containing definite assurance that tbe little Scottish playwright will reach America before Miss Adams turns from "Peter Pan" to the next play In her Barrle repertoire for tho season. Mr. Barrle will sail for America within a month. Miss Adams' tour in "Peter Pan" will be- gin In North Carolina, Oct. 16. The plan agreed upon between Mr. Frohman and Mr. Uarrie Is that the playwright shall join MIbs Adams on tour, and commence with her the preparations for the next J. M. Barrle play, "The Legion of Leonora," which is already practically finished. This will be Mr. Bar- rle's first long play since "What Every Woman Knows!'' While accompanying Miss Adams on the "Peter Pan" tour, Mr. Barrle and MUs Adams wlU also complete the de- tails for tbe staging of a shorter work, en- titled "The Ladles' Shakespeare," being one woman's version of a notorious work edited by J. M. Barrle. With these plans completed, Mr. Barrle will return to New York In time to be present at the first New York perform- ance of the Barrle-Plncro-Shaw combination bill, when plays by each of these authors are dene as one evening's program In this city during the second or third week in October. Tuts will be J. M. Barrle's first visit to New York in the last fifteen years. It was that long ago when he happened to drop hi at the umpire Theatre, where "Rosemary" was being played, with John Drew and .Maude Adams In the chief roles. J. M. Barrle has never seen Maude Adams In any of his plays. He has never seen ter act since the night he first saw her ha "Rose- mnry." So that Is why 1. M. Barrle Is com- ing to America—to see Maude Adams is Pe- ter Pan, and to offer her a helping hand for tbe first performance of his next long play, "nie Legion of Leonora.' «• » MME. HOWLING FOR CONSERVATORY. The announced engagement by the Garden Clly (L. L) Conservatory of Music and Arts of Mine. Dowllng. widow of the late Burt Ilavorly, Is one of tho most important made for that Institution. Mine. Dowllng has made the costumes for some of the greatest productions that the niotiopolla has seen In recent years, notably for Weber & Fields. "Vienna Life," Edward B. Rice and the Hippodrome. ♦»» NEW EAST SIDE THEATRE. The Adler-Thomasbefsky National Thea- tre, at Houston Street and Second Avenue, was opened Tuesday night, Sept. 24, under the management of the Wllner & Eldelsteln Amusement Co. It la a handsome white stone building, eight stories high, and seats twenty-four hun- dred. It has a dozen boxes, a spacious or- chestra floor and two galleries. The prevail- ing colors sre rose and red, and a red plush curtain sets off tbe ornate proscenium arch. Three Yiddish stars appeared on the open- ing bill: Boris Thomashefsky, Jacob P. Adler and David Eessler. Aots from three plays were given, beginning with "Blind Love," by Z. Libia, followed by tbe fourth act of "The Merchant of Venice," and con- cluding with an act of "Schlolmolc Charla- tan," by Jacob Qordln. Stars as well as sup- porting company spoke In Yiddish. HERBERT SWIFT, Making good with Harry Von Tllzcr's latest. TRAHERN BANKRUPT. Albert L. Trahern has filed a petition, with liabilities of $7,160 and no assets. Be had leased the Auditorium Theatre at Qreenpolnt, L. I., this Summer, and be owes $1,800 lo the trustees of Odd Fellows Lodge on the unexpired lease. Among tho forty-three cred ltors are Grayton Hedges. Patchugue, f 705; J. P. Lawrence, Nashville, Tenn., $600; Metropolitan Printing Company, $348; Na- tional Printing ana Engraving Company, $101; American Play Company. $102; Darey A Wolford, Inc., $250; Caroline Morrison, $30, and Donnld Buchanan, $30. «»• NAME FOR THEATRE. ' The name of the smaller of the two new theatres now being erected back of the Hotel Astor, has been selected by Wlnthrop Ames, who will direct the producing policy of the house. It will bo called the Gotham The- atre. Although much larger than Mr. Ames' Little Theatre, the Gotham will be intimate enough In character. Its seating capacity Is to be about 800, and it will have one balcony. *»» RABINOFF LOSES. A judgment of f.2,728 In behalf of Alex- ander Vollnlne, the Russian dancer, against the Enterprises of Max Rablnoff, was filed In the City Court Sept. 24. Vollnlne sued for salary between Jan. 6 and March 15 last, and said he was paid only $1,482 during that time, leaving due the amount for which ho got Judgment. 4 » > ZIBGFELD "FOLLIES" POSTPONED. The premiere of tho Zlcgfcld "Follies," nt the Moulin Rouge, has been postponed until Monday, Oct. 21. Contrary to report, Mr. Zlegfeld has decided not to dispose of tbe seats for the initial presentation at auction. Scats for all performances wilt be on sale at the box office one week prior to the opening. ««» HUFF IN BANKRUPTCY. Klngsley Benedict Huff, an actor, residing at tbe Hotel Calvert, filed a petition, with liabilities of $2,600 and no assets. He owes Joseph Hnrt, $1,000; Louis Brun. $500 ; es- tate of William Garrison Haskell, $850, and Isaac R. Ilitt Jr., $250. A NEW CONSERVATOR! f The Garden City (L. I.) Conservatory of Music and Arts has been established la that pretty little suburb of this city. It is universally contended, and with little or no negative argument, that, our American students are compelled to go abroad to thor- oughly acquire the higher branches of the Bclence of art and music. Not everyone can go to such ccntrea as Paris, Brussels, Vienna and older foreign capitals for the finishing touches of their musical education, nor under plans laid out and now In active operation at the Conservatory will It longer be neces- sary, with such brilliant names heading the faculty as Ovlde Musln. Dudley Buck, Mme. Pilar Morln, Albert Mlldenberg. Mme. Ada Soder Hcuck, Valentine Abt, Clarence Eddy, Mrs. J. Harrison Irvine and two score of others, equally proficient. The conservatory, which opens this week, will accommodate 1,000 pupils, of which num- ber ninety per.cent, have already been en- rolled. Tbe president, and leading spirit, Is the Countess Constance Boggs Lc Tourneux, a pupil of the Illustrious Undowskl, and herself a distinguished pianist and violinist. In her travels abroad she was frequently decorated by crowned heads. The organization has In its directorate some of the most prominent names of the business world In the metropolis. ♦ «» ■ F. HOWARD SCHNEBBB NOW GENERAL MANAGER. The tarter of F. Howard 8chnobbe reads like one of the stories Horatio Alger! Jr., Oliver Optic and Matthew White Jr. used to write for the fiction weeklies Issued for boys, for Mr. Schncbbc has risen from office boy to general manager. When he was fif- teen years of age he got a "job" as office boy In Ihe establishment of the late Henry B. Harris (who died a hero on the lll-fatcd H. S. Titanic). It was the first position that ba had ever held. To-day he Is not thirty- three years of ngc and he Is the genersi manager of the Henry B. Harris enterprises, which Include the Hudson Theatre, Harris Theatre, Fulton Theatre, New York City, and the following stars and attractions: Rose Stuhl, Helen Ware, Clifton Crawford, "The Quak« Girl" (two companies), "The Talker/' "The Country Boy 1 ' itnd "The Traveling Salesman." Mr. 8cbnebbc Is one of the most popular young men In the theatrical business. Bo modest is ho that he kept the news of hlj promotion from bin many friend* a secret for several weeks. His rise Is due solely to strict attention to his duties and bis polite treatment to all who call at the Harris ofilccs. "SOME ACTION." The Eccies Music Pub. Co., Syracuse, New York, writes: "Since advertising our new *5.0i)0 song hit, entitled "Honest and Truly I Love You. Dear," In Tub Ci.iitkr, dated Sept. 14, wc have received astounding offers from three different producers for the exclu- sive right to feature this song In their chows, but as our contract with the writers of this nong states that there must be no re- stricted rights on this composition, we cer- tivlnly bad to refuse the offers. «.*>•>; " >-y::H"-''i'-':i'!i.' : '■■■■■■■■ '<••: nOBERT LORAINB, GUEST. Itobert Loralne was the guest of William A. Brady at a beefsteak supper night of nipt. 24. at Healy's restaurant. Among those Invited to meet Mr. Loralne were: Lee Sliiihert. J. J. Shubcrt, George M. Cohan, HJW .Bolasco, George Broadhurst, Philip iiartholnmae, Edgar Selwyn. Lewis Waller, ■Mami Montgomery, Arthur J. O'Keefe, Rob- <ri Adamsnn, A. Toxen Worm, Felix Isman, i.unisdon Hare and Donald McLaren. • » » AN ERRONEOUS REPORT. ,..I; 1 " , ?'...!S; Foreman Informs us that the Te- ? mi . . rilc Sem «»ttry Girls" having stranded Jliinl S hl W c,t y> Ind - an * M» having do- nunped without paying salaries, was entirely «i°.2F: "° 8t ? tc " th « every member of tho 22KP received their salary, and their '?? W wardrobe was returned to the nnSM Al »<> that the members of his com- i »ny were informed as to his whereabouts. ... *• » 1,88 CLARK, IN "SNOW WHITE." Ill "fflPift tPff* W,H I> lay '*"> tl « e rol ° HittSSSL SMS- whl( * '111 be the matinee wIm ffJSLSSR* AmM ' LUtUs Tbcatre Sii rft, 1 ? 11 te opened in a few weeks. o AnetoN " ZJS™. .?. £° le ta "The A ffa "» *n«tol, which will be the evening play. BROWNE, DELMBR AND BROWN, Featuring Tbco. Morse's songs. n,. DaAND0N ""AN ENGAGED. CofcttiftiSSPi ^0 «■ under contract to r <al Gladw?n r i ,, '..^i" p,a 2 the role of the '• ready ' ' n 0fl > c « «W until "Queed" "THE HIGHER COURT." Owing to alterations now In progress in the Astor Theatre, tho kpcclal performance of 'The Higher Court," produced by the Na- tional Federation of Theatre Clubs, will bo given in Maxlne Elliott's Theatre, Oct, 8. The Messrs, Shubert have lent the theatre to tho federation. 1 *■•"•> "OFFICER 000" FOn LONDON. By arrangement with Cohan & Ha "'"| Charles Frohman will produce "Ofacer 000 In London this season. RALEIGH WILSON, The most talked-of clown In America today, having enjoyed, since the first of the present yenr, more magazine and newspaper publicity ever given a circus clown. Mr. Wilson la the principal and producing clown with Qollmar Bros.' Shows, and in all bis work gets away from tbe slap-stick and squirt-gun to get the loughs. CONCERNING THURSTON, THE MAGICIAN. Thurston opened bis sixth season at the Franklin Square Theatre, Worcester, Mass., Sept. 23, to n capacity audience, which Beemcd delighted with the many new sensations he Is offering this season. Mr. Thurston Is car- rying a vast amount of baggage and para- piicrnnlla, and a company of twenty-six peo- ple, Including tbe Hoga Hamld Troupe of Arabs, who. In addition to their thrilling act, appear In Thurston's big new Arabian mys- tery, "The Vanishing DcrviBhers," In which these whirling sons of the desert are made to vanish from the centre of s well lighted stage, In full view of the audience, while per forming a religious dance. The scenery draperies and costumes are all new nnd gorgeous In the extreme, and with the new tricks and Illusions he is offering the most astounding display of magic ever con- ceived, Mr. Thurston's business has grown to such an extent in Rochester, Youngstown. Akron, Columbus, Toledo, Dayton snd Grand Rapids that be will appear In all these cities a week this season, Instead of tbe customary three days. ««» DEMENT, ILL., THEATRE PURCHASED. Manager Jarodskl, who owns the Columbia, at Danville, and the alrdome at Monticello, has purchased the Lyric Theatre In Bcmcnt. Mr. jarodskl says he proposes to run a first class theatre. GEORGE IIOMV. Taking encores with Hurry Von Tllzcr's songs. HYDE IN CALIFORNIA. Richard Hyde, of the Hyde & Ilchman Amusement Co., left last week on a pleasure trip to California. Mr. Hydo's family will join him In California a few weeks later, and after a short visit of pleasure and sightsee- ing on the Pacific Coast, Mr. Hyde and family will spend the Winter In Florida, In tbe mean time William J. Hyde is attending to the Hyde & Behman Amusement Co.'s In- terestt, at No. 44 Court Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. AT KEITH'S BROOKLYN THEATRES. The B. F. Keith theatres In Brooklyn, N, Y., are doing tremendous business. Tho high class vaudeville bills at tho Orphoum and Kushwlck theatres are up to tho usual Percy G. Williams standard, and the name B. i'. Keith Is very popular In Brooklyn. The Keith stock theatres, tho Crescent, Green- point and Gotham, have unusually good stock companies, and business Is excellent. 4»» THE WINSTANLEY BENEFIT. Bobby Wlnstanley, the "Lancashire clog dancer," who lost his eyesight mnny years ago. Is to have a benefit on Friday night, Oct. 18, at Sumner Hall, East Boston, Muss., to defray the expense of an operation. Performers who desire tickets to con- tribute toward this cause, address Rob Wln- stanley. 174 Cowper Street, East Boston, Mass. 4 i » "HAWTHORNE, U. S. A.,» FOR GAIETY. It has been definitely settled that "Haw- thorne, I). B. A.," with Douglas Fairbanks In the leading role, will follow "Officer 000" at the Gaiety somo time next mouth. The last act Is being re-wrlttcn. It Is not generally known, but Lewis Woller appeared In "Hawthorne, TJ. B. A.,* some years ago in London, Eng. ««» DIVORCED. The following, sent by Helen KcyeB, Is self- explanatory : "Mrs. V. A. Vnrncy secured a decree of divorce from V. A. Vnrney at Sorlngfleld, Mo., Sept. 12, nnd the restoratlt i to her maiden name, Helen Keycs." 4»» HENRY SANTREY CANCELS TIME. Henry Bantrcy, leading man with the Hip- podrome last season, who had an engagement with Jules Slccer to star In tho sketch, "Tbe Fifth Commandment," canceled forty weeks' booking over the S. & C. time on account of a misunderstanding with Mr. Stcgcr. « i » "LITTLE BOY BLUE" STARTS. Henry W. Savage's "Little Boy Blue" began Its second season In Newark. N. J., Sept. 80. Gertrude Bryan and Kvn Fallon will alternate in the title role. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. Under this heading wo will publish each week Important amusement events occurring In the corresponding week a quarter of a century ago. Oct. 8, 1887.—New Opera House, Tltusv.'lle, I'n., dedicated. Oct. 3.—"She," T. II. Glenny's dramatiza- tion of II. Rider Haggard's novel of that name, originally nctcdi at the I .en Avenue Academy, Brooklyn, N. Y. Oct. 3.—"Eln Tropfcn Olft" ("A Drop of Poison"), by Oscar Bumcnthal, re- ceived its first American production at the Thalia Thcare, New York City. Oct. 3.—New Vcndome Theatre, Nashville, Tenn., dedicated. Oct. 8.—Park Opera House, York, Pa., dedi- cated. Oct. 8.—Stadt Theatre, Kansas City, Mo., dedicated. Oct. 8.—"Rudolph," re-written by David Be- lasco and Uronson Howard, first acted at Hartford, Conn. Oct. 4.—Morton's Opera House, I'nducnli, Ky„ dedicated. Oct. 6.—Bijou Opera House. Temple, Tex., dedicated. Oct. 6.—"Dandy Dick," by A. W. Plnero, first acted in America, at Daly's The- atre, No w York Clly. C. W. PARKERINTERVIEWED. Col. Cbns. W. Parker, president of the Curolval Managers' Association, also owner of several carnival enterprises, also of the largest plant for manufacturing amusement devices, says: "Dbab Pathick— Glad to learn that you arc in good health and spirits. I cau any as much for myself, notwithstanding the fact that this has been the most strenuous season In my experience You will better appre- ciate how my time has been occupied whea 1 toll you that I have been compelled to work my entire force of rnoro thnn ono hun- dred men every Sunday during the past clirbt weeks, and until 10 o'clock at night three nights out of every week. Tho season now rapidly drawing to a close has been a suc- cession of surprises to me. I am by nature an optimist, but feared the present Summer would bo a dull ono on account of the un- settled political situation. That my fenrs In this respect wcro groundless Is attested by tho fact that I have sold more riding devices than In any two seasons In the past. "'Ihe carnival companies owned by mo have also done exceedingly well on the whole, al- though tbo business has fluctuated quite noticeably In different localities, due/ no douht, to local conditions. "Hero again my optimism assorts Itself, and for DM coming year I can see nothing but tho best of signs of prosperity. Willi bumper crops nearly everywhere, and tho disturbed political situation soon to bo settled, how can conditions bo other thin satisfactory? "As to my own plans for tho futuro. 1 cad say (hut I am going right nheud on tbo pre- sumption that next season will bs> one of the best yet experienced, and, to show my faith In tho proposition, have arranged to build more up-to-dato Ciirry-Us-Alls for Spring delivery than last yenr, und expect to sell every one of them before the first day of June. The material for these machines has already been ordered, and the work will bo completed during tho Winter months. "I shall also devote a considerable part of my time during the Winter to developing somo entirely now features for carnival at- tractions, llavo already imported some for- eign lunovnllona and am on the track of others, and these, with other devices now being perfected in my factory, will form tho nucleus of a new company which I shall put on tho road next Spring, and which I hope will supply tho insistent demand for some- thing new. For obvious reasons I cannot go Into details regarding tbe matter at tills time, but you can put mo on record as say- ing there will bo something now to bo seen next season." 4 ■» THE ROYAL IN CHICAGO. The Royal Music Publishing Company, of New York, hns opened offices In tbo Randolph Building, Chicago. Amber B. Samuels, J, 10. Dial. J. 10. Shannon and Jordan Hubbard aro singing tbe "Koyal" songs. «»» ENGLISH DRAMATIC CRITIC HERE. Ilnnen SwanTor, dramatic critic of The London Dally Mirror, Is visiting Now York. He Is sending his papor (of which he Is oIho UHslstant editor) reviews of tbe leading plays In Now York. «»» FAMOUS TENT MAKERS. Edward P. Neumann, president l Edward It. Lltzlnger, secretary, and Walter V. Driver, vice-president and treasurer, of tho United Btntes Tent and Awning Co., Chicago, whose likenesses adom the front cover of the cur- rent Issue of Tim New Yobk Cmfpih, havo within the post decade built up what Is con- sidered by many to be tbe greatest establish- ment of Its character In the world. Starting In 1004, in a modest way, tho business of CLAUUINE RANDOLPH, Featuring "Uncle Joe," published by Theodore Morso Pub. Co. "HISS PRINCESS" IN REHEARSAL. Llna Abnrbancll hns begun rehearsals of Alexander Johnstone's new operetta, "Miss Princess," In which she is to be starred, under the management of John Cort, the United States Tent ana Awning Co. hns Increased year by yenr, nnd at the prevent time 00,000 square feet of floor apace Is utilized lii lliclr factory and warehouxes In Chicago. Tbe officers of the United States Tent and Awning Co. ere thoroughly conver- sant with their business. Plant for a new factory arc now under way, nnd when com- pleted this building will be representative In every wny. Walter F. Drlvur alves his per- sonal attention to tbe circus and carnival de- partment, and he enjoys a very wide ac- niiulntiince In tbe outdoor amusement field. The United States Tent nnd Awning Co. makes canvases nnd banners, and furnishes general equipment for many of Hie principal elivuncH and cnrntvnl companies, and that they enjoy the confidence of their patrons Is evidenced by the constant Increase In their business. The spirit, "I will." has carried this enterprising Chicago firm to success, and hns enabled It to gain a pre-eminence in It* particular field of achievement.