The New York Clipper (Jan 1913)

Copyright 1013, by the Franfe Queen Publishing Company (Limited). Founded by FRANK OUEEN, 1863. 3STE-W YORK, JAJNTU^IIY 4, 1913. VOLUME LX-No 47, Prlte, . 10 C«nti. NOTABLE PLAYERS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT mi? Bacx Ncmbibs CoRTAncma rsa Notablb Futns Alriadx Pcblished Can be Had Upon Application. ARTHUR COLLINS COMING, The coming; of Arthur Collins, manuglcg director of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lone, London, Is not altogether associated with "The Whip," which has proved the most suc- cessful offering Drury Lane ever has sent to America. Mr. Collins Is about to start for New York to confer with his American nsno- clates In reference to future policies govern- ing the big melodrama ami In addition to arrange for the presentation or a typicnJ London pantomime through the same man- cgprs—Messrs. William AT Bradv, P. Roy Comstotk and Morris Gent CHARLES J. FYFFE. Charles J. Fyffo was born at New Orleans, La Sent 16. 1830, and first appeared on the ifge with the Louisiana Histrionic Associa- tion In Ms native city. Bis first appearance In a regular theatre was at the Varieties Tneatro, New Orleans, as Sir Berjnmln Back- bite, In "School for Scandal,'' for Thos. rijcldo's benefit. He was the first walking cent at the old Memphis Theatre, and while there played with such stars as Julia D-flc, Eliza Logan, Anna Cora Mowatt, Charlotte Cushman and Charlotte Crampton ; also James Anderson, J. E. Murdoch, J. B. Roberts and Gustavus V". Brooke. Mr. Fyffe wis juvenile man at John Elisor's Theatre, In Cleveland, and while there played with Win. R. Burton, in 'IThe Serious Family f with James W. Wallack Jr., as Capt. Mur- phy Magnlrc. He was manager of the.old Athrnrnm. In Indianapolis, Ind., In 1856.' In 1858 he toured the West with a small com- pany. Then he made a trip with Susan' Benin. • When W. 0. Bowers opened Wood's Th»i- tre (formerly Theatre Comlquc) as .t variety theatre. Fanny Morgan Phelps" appeared March 11. 1867. h "The Ronnie Fishwife." C. J. Fyffe, Belvll Ryan, May Wells and Joe Smith were in the company. Mr. Kyffe nest appeared at the Theatre Francalse (Fourteenth Street Theatre) with Mrs. P. W. Lander (Jean Davenport), Aug.- 19, 1H'7, as Lord .Howard, in "Elizabeth?' He became manager of Una Edwin's'Thea- tre (Kelly A Leon's Minstrel Hall) t June 21, 1860, and opened with "The Old Curiosity Shop," 11 r. Fyffe acting Grandfather Trent, Edsarl Coleman ob Qallp, Rosalie Jack as MtUe Nell. Sis nights were enough to sat- isfy Mr. Fyffe,. as business was bad.* ■**-»- Be then formed a co-partnership with George Brooks, the low comedian of the Old NASH SISTERS TO BE MANAGERS. _Santa Clans, In the shape of their father, Philip W, Nash, of the United Bonking Offices, brought a check for $5,000 to the Nash Sisters (Florence and Mary), on Christmas, and made them tho happiest yojng ictresses in America, for the money was (inn them to carry out their dream of doing a leries of poetic plays, In which both wlfi appear after the regular seaaon. Everyone «nowa the famous Nash Slaters, who have Korea hit after hit in Broadway successes. Mary Nash is now playing the role of Wanda **'y. .the telephone operator, which she cre- ated for David Bclasco in his production of The Woman," nnd Florence Nash Is winning new fame as Agnes Lynch, in Bayard. Tell- ers success. "Within the Law," at thc-BI- 1 tinge Theatre. ■„Jj n J- ,e ° Klr unfailing auccess 'li»" stage productions they have longed for years to do lonetblng that would be all their own. They 85?. ,V". a toy theatre In which to pro- 2? Ii !ltl ? ke tches from abroad, poetic dramas J™ t, 1 ^ delicate, fastidious work of poets H Playwrights which are lost In large audl- oriujns. Their father, Philip F. Nash, a i*Kii? n? s!l °wman, sympathized with their «Dmon9, and Christmas morning presented ■MWMjua with a check for $5,000. .nm» N '? 8h gIrI > have put away an equal sum irom their savings for the same purpose, I. L n i? w .! mTe a tan ° of $10,000 with which •L t a .. ,nelr dr eams come true. Ten thou- S.i I n . rs wl " eDnbIc tnem to ao a 8 reat SL Bt,fori! sailing for Europe Al. H. SSSS owner of the El tinge Theatre and nJJ!"g the Law," Informed Florence Nash 'rut sue nnd her slater could use any scenery SCTHtlM that ttcy needed from his over- 52! storAoiwes for tho mere cost of „li*» ■' Th,s generous offer means a great fffl , ln Production expense, and the fact gy.M rwq several clever players with HJKUW and poetic Ideals have volun- 52 .° "PPear 'or love of the work In the mpgrta casts makes it certain that the p,. ! , ,v "."ot bo heavy. }uii d.talls of the Nash Endowed Theatre Mmcs r.''" n i 0 " nw!a later * wlth P r °8 TamB and >— * '* MRS. CARTBR'B TOUR. -'. Mrs T/siic Carter will begin her third sca- »• «k ."" un £ er 3ohn Cort '8 management at BiJuml!? 1 Thfiatrc. Newark. N.f.. Jan. 6, S£? ", n "Pertolre of her greatest sue- BSS '^nia," "Camllle," "Magda." "The Hunt X* Tnnqueray," etc -Harrison /aza," "Camllle." "Migda." "The Mrs. Tnnqueray," etc. Harrison uunter. Albert Perry. Hamilton Mott, Con- ttntam. Leon Brown. Lizzie Conway. uvfti. i! 1 , i ! ms ' Maude"' Hansford, "Isabel «Ao,e. >.,i| (h Harding nnd Georgle Meredith ll.VDDON CHAMBERS SAILS. •' lh» . r ;l . thrce weeks' stay in New York, ns Ch«T»? :t SPl Charles Frohman; Hnddon .narni,-« sailed, Dec. 24, for Liverpool, on liLVS;!"*. and upon his arrival In Ens- ffi" • ' leave Immediately for the Rlvlora, naiffaff**? the last tw » nets of tho play he -luctC" ! a f ed ■"'t' 1 Mr - Krohmon, lor pro- toont-- S.'SSE P UI,n * Dls Bt *y In this lunli-'. Ir ' Chambers had his flrat oppor- thl. ' ' ' fee Me play, "Paseers-By," acted In upon C-.''! 1 ?,^ Carles Cherry. The ploy Vim i.. « Hr ' Chambers Is now at work In Jj( W Yeft" 10 *^ r oracttcnl17 simultaneously "SILVER WBDDISC" ENGAGESIENTS. H. H. Frazee has engaged Alice Oale for the Important role of the mother in Edward Locke's new folk play. "Tho Silver Wedding," in which Thomas Wise Is to have tho prln- Othcr engagements for "The Silver Wed- ding" Include Edna Aug, Rose Bender, (ler- nldyne Bergb, Richard Malchlen, Winthrop Chamberlain, John McCowan and Harry Mac- Aullffe. The play will be produced here in January. I '» RICHARDS APPEASES WIFE. (Special to Tub Clipi-sb). Thonun Richards, who Is appearing In vaudevll'e with Lulu Glascr, appeared In the court on Tuesdny. Dec. 24, In Pittsburgh, I**., nnd agreed to pay his wife. Bertha. *M per week. She withdrew her suit for deser- tion and ion-support after the singer had de- posited tho alimony for the first ten weeks. Sir. Rtchnrds, formerly a singer In churches, Is now singing In cabarets. ♦-*-♦ SANTA CLAD9 CARUSO. After tho performance of 'TagiiaccI," nt the Academy of Music In Brooklyn night of Dec. 24, Caruso gave $5 gold pieces as Christmas gifts to the one hundred and twenty members of the chorus and eighty- five members of the orchestra. On Christmas night the fifty members of the bnllct received the same gift, so that Mr. Caruso's'.gilts to the members of tha company total-$1,276. .-;•■ »i» ALEXANDER AMD" SCOTT AT HOME. Alexander * and Scott last week, played their homo town. Norfolk, Va.. nt tnc Colo- nial Theatre. The Elks, of which both are members. (Hied the orchestra Monday night, nnd gave the boys from Virginia a rousing reception after the show, big estlngs and dolng3 took place at the Elks' home In their honor. « » » TOM WATERS ftUITS "EVA." Tom:Waters has resigned (rom the''Eva" company, and returned to New York Inst week.' ♦*-• HARRY DE COE RETURNS. Hurrv De Coe returned last week from Paris. France, after a most successful conti- nental tour. — * ■> ■ PAUL TAUSIO * SOX. Beginning with Jan. 1 the firm of r»ul Tnusfg wil*be known as Tnul Tauslg * Son. MR I'ISKE AGAIN DECLINES. Harrison Grey Flsko last week mado his regular weekly declination of a proffer to build a theatre for him. Ho is thinking of having some "declined with thanks" cards printed, to save time in this branch of his correspondence. <■ » MITCHELL II. MARK CORPORATION, The Mitchell II. Mark Realty Corporation hns been formed at Albany by Mitchell H. Mark. Moe Mark and Eugene L. Falk, of Buffalo, N. Y. Bowery Theatre, and they took a dra- matic company to the West Indies. They made a tour of the tslanda sr.a of South America, and were very n itfiftf. Re- turning to New York, Mr. lyffc was one of tne company that appeared at the Grand Opera House, undor Jas. Fiskc's manage- ment. Charles Wlioatlelgh, James H. 'fay- J? r ' £ h nitor - EJ - Collier, Sam Glenn, . Geo. K Dcvcre, Wm. Davldge Sr., Annie De- land, Lisa Weber and Clara Fisher were of the company. Fyffe played Antonio, in "The Tempest,'' Oct. 4, 1869. He then Joined John E. Owens' company, and opened at the Chestnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, under E. L. Davenport's management. In 1871 he went to the stock company at Galveston, Tex., as leading man. There he played with Edwin Forrest. The following season he managed the theatre at Houston, -Tex. and aeason of 18T3 traveled with E. L. Davenport, playing Pythias, etc. In 1874 he Joined Mrs. Rousby. He was then at the Globe Theatre, Boston, as Banquo, in "Mac- beth," during Charlotte Cushman's farewell. He then oppeared with Madame Janauschek. Klralfy's "Around the World," the Arch Street Theatre Company in Philadelphia, a stock company in St John and In Winni- peg. In 1884 be was with George Milne, then J. K. Emmet's company for two years. - Piirlng the Summer of 1890 he went to Europe. His last appearance on the atagc was made nt the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York. In "Ruy Bias." He became a guest of th<5 Edwin Forrest Home, Holmesburg, Pa., In 1892, and was In charge of the library up to Ma death, Nov. 2, 1910. Stomach trouble was the direct cause of his death. Fune al *8crj;Ijcsi-were, held at the Home, Friday morn- ing arid the body waa taken to New Orleans, La.*.for Interment „, BENJAMIN LUCKY SET FREE. ' "•' . ASpectal to ThjvClippbb.) Benjamin Lucky, a circus attache, waa about to be sent to prison for manslaughter, In Boston, Mass., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, when his counsel presented a confession of James Gaughan, an inmate of the State Reforma- tory, that he, and not Lucky, committed the crime. iLast June a circus played Boston, and during the parade boys threw stones. In the clash between'thc paraders one of the boys waa killed. The District Attorney, being convinced of the circus man's Innocence, recommended his release, which was promptly done. Lucky spent Christmas with friends. What's In a \L /•name? •'. ■*—*■ \ \ CORA ALSUP, Now appearing with the "Louisiana Leu" company on the road, will make her vaudeville debut this Summer, under tho direction of Abe Hammersteln, In a musical comedy sketch, called "A Day la the Country," and will be; supported by a company of six young ladles. This new offering Is said to be exceedingly clever, and Miss Alsup will probably find little dllllculty In securing time on the big circuits. IT'S A I1EAII. An example Cliicngo, during of real "live" theatrical advertising was Instituted by the Olympic Theatre, the run of Henry W. Snvage's comedy, "The Million." A big brown Russian bear was the publicity medium, and Amy Leslie the Inspiration. Mlas Leslie ended her review of the play In The Daily News, with this sentence. "Its a bear—"The Million." Five minutes after the paper reached Bnm Lcdorer, mnnugcr of the Olympic riiontrc, ho was In communication with Chinks B. Kohl, managing director of the Western Vaudeville Mnnngers' Association, and implored his co-operation to secure a live bruin. It only took Mr Kohl ten minutes to rent John Dudak, whose act waa playing one of the Association houses nnd nt the night performance Mr. Bear, whose llkcnes-i appears here, was standing In front of the tlieatrc, with Amy I^sllc's criticism displayed In gold letters on tho blanket, W " Another onHf'.'Lcdorcr's stuuts In bidding for "The Million" publicity, was to find a long lost uncle for Helen Luttrcll. !n Knnsas City, who gradoualv mnde her a present of S500.00O. MOO 000 of which she Is to use for tho endowment of the Helen Luttrcll Ilomc for Actors. In Cblcaeo The Chicago AtitcrlMn gave this philanthropic enterprise a three column layout. For Joseph E. Howard'* "Frivolous Geraldlne," which opened at the Olympic riientrp, Dec 22. Lederer proTlded Mnbel McCsne with a pair of gold-heeled slippers, monogramined, TWEKH-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. Dec. 31, 1887.—Opera House, Fremont. Nob., burned. Dec. 31.—"Tho World Against ner," by Frank Harvey, first acted in America .it the liCland Opera House, Albany, N. Y., by Kate Claxton and company. Jan. 2, 1888.—'' 'Round Now York," by Geo. Clarke, originally acted at Poolo'a The- atre, New York; In it Win, Madden made hla dramatic debut. Jan. 2.—Frau HcdwIgNlemann-Raabe.as Lorlo nnd Lonoro, lu "Dorf und Stadt,"made her American debut at tho Star The- atre. Others who made their first American appearance on this occasion were: Arthur Meyer, Adolph Moyer, Antolne Zlcglcr, Auguato Burmelster, Julius Hermann Haack, Hugo Ranien- berg, Alexis Schocnlauk, Qustav Kobcr and Carl Muller. Jan. 2.—."Kepplcr's Fortune" first acted in New York, at the Grand Opera Hoimc. Jan. 3.—Armory Hall, Owensboro, Ky., turned Into skating rink. Jan. 3.—Perry Opera House. Gainesville, Tex., gavo way to mercantile business, Jan. 4.—"Bin FnlllSKement," German version of Swedish story by BJornson Iljorn- son, first acted lu America at tho Thnlln Theatre, New York, by Ernst I'ossart nnd company. LAUDER'S FAREWELL TOUR. 'Harry Lauder's Christmas present to Mrs. Lander, given at a dinner In the homo of Willlnm Morris, Dec. 2fi. wns the absolute promise of the Scottish comedian that bo would retire from tho stngo to prlvato llfo on Christmas Day, illli, after a farewell tour of tho world. The nctor declared that by that time his earnings will have netted him $000,000. A portion of this will be devoted to tho pur- chase of a highland estate adjoining his pres- ent home at Dunoon. In Scotland, and tho balance safely Invested will supply him with the ordinary luxuries of life. "I bao an estate picked out where l can roam 'mang tho heather and hills for hours and hours." Lauder declared, "and I will hare enough 'siller' to buy tobacco to (ill my pipe for many years to come." Lauder's tour of the world will begin In New York on New Year's Day, 1014. lie will tour nine weeks across tho country, and sail from San Francisco for Australia. After his Australian visit, Lauder will go to Africa for a seven weeks' tour. Ho will return to this country by way of Vancouver, and tour across country, finishing In New York the second week In Dceemlicr. and will Ball in time to reach Scotland by Christmas. It will be Lauder's first Christmas nt home with his family in sixteen years, und Will Incidentally mark the end of his appearances as a kilty lad on the atagc of the world. «»» IIAItTIIOLOMAJS'S FIRST PRODUCTION. Before the end of the present theatrical season, l'hlllp Bartholon.no, author of "Ltttlo Miss Brown" and "Over Night," will enter the field of producing management, presenting his own plays and those of other dramatists. Mr. Bartholomac's first venturo Is to be tho production of a musical comedy, entitled "When Dreams Come True," of which ho Is the author, and young Joseph Snntloy is to be tho star. Mr. Santlcy has been prominent In a considerable number of pieces during tho £ast live or six years. The.cast of "when • reams Come True" will not Iks n one-art affair. John T. Slavln hns hern engaged for the principal comic role, nnd negotiations are? concluded for the services of one of tho heat known eccentric comediennes In America, nnd n singing Ingenue who lias attracted wide- spread attention recently. The opening per- formance Is set for Buster Sunday, at the Garrlck Theatre, Chicago, whore n Spring nnd Summer season is contemplated, extend- ing to August. At that time "When Dreums Come True" will be shown nt me of the Broadway houses controlled by tlio Messrs. Sliubcrt «-»-» "FIJfE FEATIIEIIS" OPF.NB JAN. T. At the Astnr Theatre, on Tuesday cvenlne, Jan. 7. II. II. taw will present for the first time In New York Ifiignno Walter's Intcst play, "Fine Feathers," in which the principal characters are to bo Interpreted liy Robert Kdcson, Wilton Lacknyo, Rose Conli- Inn, Max Ilk-man, Lollta Robertson, Amelia Sumcrs and Helen Hilton. ■Working on tho tlieo.y that the condltloi nf a notion Is reflected III its tlieatrc, Mr. Walter Is said to have written n drama which Is timely and characteristic of the stale of public mind as It exists In this country to- day. The subject which he utilizes In "Fine Feathers" Is said to put on the stage the general public attitude which obtains In the home of any middle class cltlzin. nnd which will, no doubt divulge the usual Wnlter punch In the sevcrnl Intense scenes which "Finn Feathers" Is said to have. «<» DOROTHY JARDON TO PI.AV AI1ROAD. Dorothy Jnrdon, who hns Just closed with "A Winsome Widow," will sail for London In a few weeks, to appear In a production of Klaw fc Krlanger's. The name of the pleco Dint the malingers will send abroad Is being kept a secret <♦•» following up a Paris cable stoiv to the effect that gold heels were the sensation at the race meetings at Auteull. In popularizing the name of the piny, Oene Morgan, who aids In the press work nt the Olympic. Invented the phrase. "Why. GeraldlneI' which was given pub llcltv In comments by the Chicago newspaper paragraphed. RENE DAVIES. Lederer says he has a half n dozen other things up his sleeve, but wont spring them until the show gets well uudcr way. Miss Dsvles opens Jan. 13, at the Orplicum Theatre. Brooklyn, and will appear over tho Keith Circuit, with complete hooking over tho United time to follow. Miss Davlcs Is called tho most beautiful girl on tho American stage, and la considered to-day a replied of what Lillian Rnasell was Id days gone by ,