The New York Clipper (Jan 1913)

THE NEW YORK: CLIPPER. January is TWO BALLAD HITS HARRY VON TILZER THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IRISH BALLAD IK YEARS TWO BALLAD v HITS . lira Till. LOOKS LIKE A SURE WRE HItI EVERY BALLAD 8INOBR WHO HAS HEARD IT MMWOUNCES IT A LITTLE OEM. ITS BY STERLING. JEROME AMD VON TILZER. SOME COMBINATION. Word* ANDREW B. STERLIMO HERE IS SOME HIGH CLASS BALLAD? Mnit HARRY VON TILZER BEAUTIFUL LYRIC. BEAUTIFUL MELODY, WITH A WONDERFUL CLIMAX. YOU CAN'T STOP THIS BALLAD. PUBLISHED IN FIVE KEYS. ALSO PUBLISHED AS BASS SOLO. SPECIAL NOTICE : vx '.•«? \ ■'< ( iihm.i». C vt.i. "VI' i MK <; irl.ltA I Ml I >K.'i III 1 1,1) I >I. HARRY VON TILZER MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.. 125 West 43d Street. N.Y. SROO.000 THEATRE PLANS. Mitchell II. Murk Co. (licit plans for the throcrstory theatre, stores and offices on the Northwest corner of Broadway and Korty- ■cventh Street, 155.7x205.2. The fnende will be of white terra cotta. In the Italian ren- aissance Btylo. The theatre will he devoted to vaudeville. A roof garden will have a seating capacity of 2,03(1 la orchestrn and balcony. Thomas W. Lamb, ns architect, esti- mates the cost at 3000,000. 4 I » BUNNY FOR II Aimnils tkivs. John Uimny, whose face has appeared ou more moving picture Dims than any other comedian in the world, has at last been tempted by the call of vaudeville. The act that Runny will do in Hanimerstcln's will consist of telling of his cxperlonceB while taking moving picture Alms on his recent trip around the world. Ills first appearance will take place on, Jan. 20. MISS DARRYMORE AT Till-'. COLONIAL. Ethel Barryniore will make her first ap- pearance In vaudeville In New York at the Colonial Theatre, Jan. 20. She will present J. M. Barrle's one act play, "Tho Twelve Pound Look." In this playlet MIsb Barrymorc Is Just completing a tour to tho Pacific Coast, under the direction uf Martin Beck. ♦ »» ATLANTIC CITY PLEASED. On the occasion of his first visit to America's nil jcui■■'round resort, It. G. Knowies and hla Illustrated rambles In foreign lands made on Instantaneous hit, being great); enhanced by the presence of so many globe wanderers who (lock there, forming the Winter colony, and who rallied in force and gave him such a public send-off and personal greeting that the engagement haB been extended to ten per- formances by tho Apollo management. NOW READY! THE -CLIPPER RED BOOK AND DATE BOOK HiMiltV W. WRIGHT. Harry \V. Wright hits been IdetilUlcd for a number of years with various branches of the outdoor mnusemeiit business. He first ennic Into general prominence as director, of \\ rights Amusement Company, a carnival orgnnlzntlou, which opened at Hot SprlngB, Ark., somo fifteen years age. with n remarkable ensemble of attractions. These Included Baba Heigarlan's Beautiful Orient, Be Krilio Bros., Streets of India, Joe Ferarl's Animal Show, Burmese Midgets, Clilqulla, Chcninh. the Chinese giant: Walter Baker, tallest man In the world; .'liannccy Morolnnd nud wife, fnt people: Capt. Auient and Menban's Dog and Monkey Circus, Mile. Vallccltn's Leopards, b\-e P. Kcnnctt, Mozcllo Beautiful, Wallace's llluss Show, .1. Frank Hatch, stntno turning to life: Charlie Williams, Bed Dome, Creation, linker & .Mnurlcc's l'lntilulion Shoir, fifty people; (5. O. Olll, wltb, his carrousel, ocean wave nnd IVrrls wheel: Maurice's Japmese Show. Martin's Mtdgot City, Winston's Seals, l.eomnd's Vaudeville Show. Limbless Murphy, Sosmun & Lnudls Day In tho Alps, Martin's licrm.in Village and Elks' Minstrels. In BIOS Mr. Wright associated himself with the United Fairs Booking Association, Cnl- ••sgn, as general contractor, nnd continued In this capacity until the Spring of 1012. when lie Joined Ike 0. W. Parker forces as general contracting agent for the Greatar Parker Shows, oue of the blggcBt carnival organizations over nsscmblcd, Tho remarkable showing iniiilo by Mr. Wright In routing and contracting this Bhow for a twenty-eight week season, wllh but or.c losing stand, Is one to which ho may ever point with pride. Ills pra.'.tleal experience In nutting together and presenting novel amusement exhibitions bus come In good stead this Kali nnd Winter In the promotion of zoological slows in Chicago. SI. Lou's nnd Cincinnati, which have proved eminently successful. Mr. Wright has the- exclusive uianaccjucut of five of Hie biggest hippodrome acts In the couutry. OUT OUT AND Send This Coupon and Ten Oents for a oopy of THE CLIPPER RID BOOK AND DATE ROOK (For isis-uiat To the NBW YORK CrUPNQR 4T Wait HStb Street, New York THEATRE FOR FAR ROCKAWAY. A syndicate will erect a first class theatre nt t'nr Bockuwuy, at the corner of James Street and Cornaga Avenue, tho site of the Park House, which has recently been do- liiollsbed. It will be opened for the first per- formance on Decoration Day. The plans for the new structure have been filed with the Building Department In Long Island City, and construction will be com- menced within a few days. The building is to bo constructed of brick. concrete and steel, and Is Intended to bo fireproof. The main structure will he 70 feet wide, 150 feet deep. The stago building will bo !ts feet deep, 60 feet wide and 55 feet bit*. 'Iho theatre will .cat 1,200, which can easily be Increased to 1,600 If occasion re- quires. The plans also show a very attractive .scheme for ventilating tho building In tho Summer time. The upper half of three sides <>.' the building Is to be composed entirely of large windows, which can easily bo opened. 4« » TICKETS BY MOTOR CYCLE IN ST. LOUIS. Hilly Mick, manager of the Shubcrt Thc- ii i re In Milwaukee, Wis., has Inaugurated a system of delivering tickets by motor cycle messengers, for tho convenience of his pa- trons. This Innovation has made a decided lilt with, the public, as It does away with the necessity of calling for reservations before a certain time and standing In lino at tho bos office, it has proved to largely increase tho receipts of that theatre. 4<» GEOnGIB O'RAMBY FOR VAUDEVILLE. Gcorgtc O'Bamey, who scored n great per- sonal Git in "Seven Days" (original com- pany), is going Into vaudeville, and has en- gaged Jean C. Haves towrlto her material, NOTICE . HALF TONE PICTURES In the rcnJ- Ina: patten of THE CLIPPER will be Inserted, at these prices i Front Page Cut fOS.OO p Ilimbic Column SIO.tM) £i Single Cotnmn f.%.«() It contains the names and addresses of Man- agers, Vaudeville and Dramatic Agents in New York, Chicago, Boston. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Canada, London; Music Publishers; Railroad Agents; The- atrical Clubs and Societies; T. ft. A Head- quarters; Bailroad and Steamship Lines, etc., and other information. Sent only on receipt Of 10 cents (stamps or coin), accompanied by a coupon cut from THE NEW YORK CLIl'PHB. FRANK QUEEN PUB. CO., LTD. Publishers THE NtW YORK CLIPPER ALBERT J. BOHIE, Managing Editor 41 W. 28th STREET, NSW YORK Scene from tbe Ecllnee Film, "TWO MEN AND A GIRL." Belenscd Jan. 15, 1013, by George Kleinc. ATLANTIC GARDEN TO HOUSE BOXING CLUB. HISTORIC RESORT SECURED FOR ATHIEBC CLUB. Old Atlantic Garden will be converted Into an athletic arena by Wm. Kramer's Sons, and bouts will be given by tho Atlantic Garden Athletic Club, including the Fordon Brothers, Wno. Kramer, Charley Whlto and James Johnson. The roof of the garden will bo altered so that It can be rolled back In sections, in KEITH ANNIVERSARY. -+■++• order to permit boxing bouts to be held dur- ing the Summer. It Is planned to make it an open air club, with protection from rain. The place la being transformed to flll tho requirements of a big arena suitable for box- ing. The Fordon Brothers will act ns tbe managers, White ns thi referee, and Johnson as tho matchmaker. •Several hundred telegrams were sent to B. P. Keith, at his Whiter home in Miami, Fla., Jan. 8, congratulating him upon tho thirtieth anniversary of tho opening of Ms first the- atre in Boston, which marked the Inception of the continuous vaudeville of to-day. Mr. Keith opened a 6tore Bhow on Washington Street, Boston, Jan. 8, 1883. The total space was 30 by IB feet. His sole attraction was Baby Alice, a tiny ncgress of middle age, no longer than the.average doll. Prom this be- ginning grew the great Keith Vaudeville Cir- cuit and the United Booking Ofllccs, of which, Mr. Keith is president, and which dominates first class vaudeville from coast to coast. In thirty years B. V. Keith has risen from a single freak act to tho head of American bl« time vaudeville. He has ten vaudeville and stock theatres In New York City alone. 4»» AN APPRECIATION. Sra/itlb, Wash., Jan. 4. UfiM'oii Tub Clipper —Allow mo to express my thanks for the consideration shown by you In printing my humble effort In tbe line of verso about "Adolphla Days," in your re- cent issue. I have heard from n number of my friends since the "poem" has appeared, and nm sure that all tho old timers deeply appreciate tho sentiment expressed. It does us "old timers" n tot of good to think nnd talk of the old days occasionally, even If we have to hustle to keep up with the procession. Sincerely yours. George M. Kidd. 4»» NOTES PROM THE DIG FIRM. Mclntyre and Heath took a rest last week. "Jim" went to West Baden Springs, and "Tom" Jumped to New York to seo the Mrs, They are at St. Louis this week. Thomas K. says that the expiration of his contract wltb John Cort, he will retire from tho business. ♦ »» CAMILLE PERSON! ON S. A C. TIME. Camilla Pcrsonl Is now appearing on tho ft. & C. Circuit, in a new sinking and talk- ing act, written especially for her by Jean C. Havez. LILLIAN BRADLEY ENGAGED. Lillian Bradley, a beautiful and statm-snue young; woman, with a wealth of golden hair, has been engaged by the Shuberts for one of the leading roles in tbe new musical flay. "The Man With the Three Wives," wlilch Is announced for a metropolitan hearing at Weber & Fields' Music Hall on Monday. Inn, 20. MIhb Bradley is the possessor of a nisli soprano voice, and it was her slnglun nt a recent Sunday night performance at the Win- ter Garden that won for her nor contract lor "The Man With tbe Three Wives." » H » OVATION FOR BCHUMAJIN-1IE1N1C. Cincinnati gave a wonderful exhibition of devotion to Schumnnn-Helnk. On a night ot torrential Tains the Emery Auditorium was almost entirely filled. Tho singer is Deiovcd by the Ohloans, who gave her u uiagiiiin-'i;''; scries of ovations before, during niul lOJT her song recital, In which sho proved tbfll aft glorious voice is still able to arouse noj" throbs nnd soulful emotion. She was assUUN by Kathcrlno Hoffmann, her accompnnli-l, ana Edward Collins, u young pianist ot pita talent. <«» "SOMEWHERE ELSE" JAN. S<>- Henry W. Savage's producton of "•f , ™; i e * where Else/' a musical fantasy by Avery iiou- wood and Gustav Luders, will be seen at no Broadway Theatre on Jan. 20. Among tLose In the cast will be: Taylor Holmes, cit" Cunningham, Franklyn Farnum, Mrs. MJ " Hobson, Charles Everett Wright, and M>1 Rlene Loaka, a Roumanian singer, who P »«" to America, ««» ■ FILES ANSWER IN SUIT. Leonard Bronner, attorney for Lmjji Fifth Avenue Amusement Company, «■> °? picture theatre, Fifth Avenue and. Oae ii» drcd and Tenth Street, New York, baa I. ea au answer to the petition filed against iw company on Jan. 0. denying Inflolvcac au» demindlm? nn Immediate trial. H «l ; " tho liabilities wore about $10,000, and l**» $20,000.