The New York Clipper (April 1913)

THE NEW YORK CLIPPEK. Apkil 5 AN EVER INCREASING TEMPESTUOUS HIT! SUNG NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST! .SWEEPING' THE COUNTRY LIKE A CYCLONE! AST AND WEST! A WILD ENCORE WINNER FOR EVERY SINGER! iLFRED SOLMAN'S SWEETEST MELODY! YLYESTER MAGUIRE'S BEST LYRIC! GREAT SOLO, DUET, TRIO, QUARTETTE. ORCHESTRATIONS IN ANY KEY, FREE TO'.LEGITIMATE PERFORMERS. MIKE l_. MORRIS, MOR. JOE MORRIS MUSIC CO., 130-132 West 37th St., NEW YORK IT'S UP TO YOU TO REGISTER TOUR ACT WITH THE CLIPPER REGISTRY BUREAU Pertormers In all branches of tbe profession are rapidly taking advantage of the oppor- tunity preiented by this Institution to secure a pbrmanbnt and beliable bicoed. which ean readily be called upon to fire publicity to any Just claim for priority In presenting any particular Una of work, without any lengthy investigation or any expense whatever. It la year own fault if you do not place on record any new Idea which you are rtenting, and It will be your own fault If yon will not be in position, at any future time, call on this Bureau to substantiate your claim a* to when and at what place yoa retjUtered tbe material In dispute. AT ANY TIME, ONE WEEK OR TEN YEARS THEREAFTER, SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY FOR YOU TO PROVE THAT YOU HAD USED THE ACT THE CLIPPER WILL, ON YOUR REQUEST. ACCOMPANIED BY THE CERTIFICATE, FURNISH YOU WITH A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ENTIRE PLOT, DESCRIPTION, SONG. PARODY. DESCRIPTION OF TRICK. AND DATES WHEN REGISTERED, OR IF DESIRED WILL PUBLISH SAME IN OUR COLUMNS UNDER THIS DEPARTMENT, GIVING YOU THE DE- SIRED PUBLICITY AT THE PROPER TIME, WITHOUT TROUBLE ON YOUR PART. They will HOT UE PUBLISHED unless YOU VOUHSELF WANT THEM to appear. WRITE OUT YOUR MATERIAL IN FULL, GIVING ALL ESSENTIAL DETAILS. EARLY HISTORY OF NEGRO MINSTRELSY IIS RISE AST) PROGRESS IH THE uTOTED STATES BI COL. S. ALL8TOH IRCW!». ♦ ♦»*-»* + ♦ » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦w-»w»w»w»^w* N » f>d CUT OUT THE ATTACHED COUPON and send it to us with your descrip- tion,- one coupon for each act, gag, trick, or for a series of them. THIS COUPON will be numbered and attached to your contribution, and a certificate will be returned to you as an acknowledgment, and for future reference. The contribution should be signed plainly by the person or firm sending in same, and should be endorsed by the manager of the show or of the house where the act is beincr used. Further acknowledg- ment will be made by the names and numbers being published each week as received. Address your contributions to THE REGISTRY BUREAU NEW YORK CLIPPER, 47 W. 28th St, New York Date. NEW YORK CLIPPER REGISTRY BUREAU: ' Enclosed please find copy of my entitled v for Registration. NAME Address BOOSTS FOR THE BUREAU. When you register a play or scenario that you Intend to rabmlt for reading to any pro- ducer, we will furnish a label to be attached to tbe original, allowing that the same has been entered In Thb Clippxb Eeglitry Bureau. Tub Registry Rubiau. —The Idea of pro- tection la sooictblng long been the need In tie profession. No act that baa any origi- nal dope con, utford to let Uds opportunity to register pass. Will send full description of our act next week. Tours respectfully, Wat. Matfibld. P. 8.—Please register the title name of our act I think the registry Idea la great Hurrah for tbe up-to-date and progressive Clippie. All good withes. Zaupa. I think the Registry Bureau la a capital Ide* and Is the long felt want gratified, I think every performor should avail himself of this opportunity to got their material and name on the list. Job Riley. , I think It la a great Idea. Charlbb WOBTHAM. { TUanki.no you In advance for tbe courtesy "of filing these claims, and wishing The Oio vRbliabm well, I beg to remain, as over, yours truly, IIolkinus. Your Idea of a Registry Bureau is filling B long felt want. It will do aa much toward advancing the Interests of The Clippeb as any step you Lave taken In the last flvo years, ft. F. C. Leitdold. Rxqibtrt Btjbrau, N. Y. Clippeb. —You're sure there with the "punch." "Pirates cake care, pirates take care, Thb Clipper will queer you. bo beware, beware." (Apologies to Petri* and Lamb) Herein yon. will find my college opera, also my act, which I thank you In advance for registering. By the way, I note that In your Issue of the 8th Inst you balked at No. IS, and that 18 sure is my "hobby." Look- Thanking you for tbe favor, and with the beat of good wishes, 1 am, yours for success, L. F, BUSBBUb. Kindly place Ills In Registry Bureau. 1 don't think that anything la necosaary but tbe tltJs. I have copyright so lust want to register tbe title. I think that at the pres- ent writing there la someone trying to steal the number. As 1 hold the copyright, I can stop them, but want It In the Registry Bureau. It they use It will ahow them up through same. I think It a great thing. Respectfully yours, Ciias. F. Van. Am herewith taking advantage of your very liberal offer of proteotloa to performers, and enclosed please find complete description including cartoon cut, showing the manner In which the Instrument Is used. Tranklng you, I am, yonrs truly, Waltkb L. Pom. I will take advantage of your offer for registry, as I think St a fine thing. It Is a fine Idea for all actors to do. So here Is mine, and you can use my name at all times. I have been a reader of The Cupper for the past five yeers. and have read them all, but at I find Tun Clipper la beet of all, and always boost for It, too. With best wishes, from Happy Harry Robbinb, That Jew Co- median. Have been a Clipper reader for more than a quarter of a century, and I think your Registry Bureau Is a great Idea, aa It fills a long needed want ana covers a good many things which cannot be covered It a copy- right or patent Everybody who hat some- thing original and worth while protecting out to have It registered. Edward Baunbll. Many thanks for registration. Our atten- tion was called to this most excellent Idea by Dr. O'Neill. Hanlon and Clifton. Kindly register the working title name of this act aa per your offer, which Is a very tensiMe one for the profession to take Im- mediate advantage of. One of your admirers, Alexander Balzsr. Kindly enter an original novelty which I am doing, aa sumo la a nit and some choosers may try and take tbe same. Jack T. Rich. late of Jack and Bertha Rich. Hooker's Minstrels—Continued. George Baynor, right name Geo. James Rea, basso, died In Brooklyn, April 2, 1874, aged forty-four years. He was brother to John Baynor. He was at Burton's Chambers Street Museum, New York, In 1852. Mr. Hooley commenced his season of 1875-76 In Brooklyn, Nov. 16, with Frank Moras, Archie Hughes, Billy Courtrlgbt, Win. Gray, Brockway, Add Weaver, E. M. Hal), W. H. Morton, Bernardo, Jas. La Mont, J. Kelly, C. Foster, G. Stanton, E. Cook, T. M. Palmer, T. Deverlll and others. On Nov. 22 I-'ave Reed took tbe bone end In place of Archie Hughes. On Dec. 18. 1875, Cool Wblte, J. A. Herman and J. W. McAndrews appeared, and tbe season closed In February. 1S76. Hooley then visited Chicago, opening the New Chicago Theatre, Clark Street, near Randolph. May 1, 1876. In the company were E. M. Hall, Percy Ashton, Charles Benedict Bobby Newcomb, Bernardo, Billy Rice, J. Lamont, Jobn Hart, Murphy, Mor- ton. Little Mac, Brockway, Garatagul Mc- Andrews, King and Drew. John Hart occu- pied one end for' a few nights, when E. M. Hall assumed that department On May 22 Pat Rooney and Bob Hart appeared. Closed there June 17, and the party went to Cincin- nati. Re-opened in Chicago (at the same fcousc) Aug.-7, and tbe house was called "Tbe Minstrel Palace." BUly Bice, business manager; Cool White, stage manager, and the following people In tbe company: E. M. Kavne, J. W. Martin, Geo. B. Knight, John Hart, Johnson, Bruno and others. Closed there Nov. 23, and opened In Brooklyn Nov. 27. Fayette .Welch and Billy Bice, on the ends; Cool White. Interlocutor. Closed there Jan. 6, 1877. After a brief traveling to.tr they re-opened ■ in Brooklyn Jan. 15, with Karl Steele, Bernardo, Chas. Sutton, Baker, Dovle and others. Karl Steele, violoncellist, retired from pub- lic Ufe in 1873, returned to Germany, but becoming tired of inactivity, he returned to -America Aug. 9. 1876. and soon after re- turned to the minstrel profession. Hooley next associated himself with Bl'ly Rice, anil tbey opened the Third Avenue The- atre, New York, Jan. 29, with a party culled Hooley- and Rice's Minstrels. Open*! In Brooklyn on Feb. 5, 1877. A variety entertainment was added. In which W. W. Newcomb, Little Mac, Baker, Doyle, and others appeared. Closed on Feb. 17, and traveled During the matinee performance on Feb. 17, W. W. Newcomb fell on the stage and broke his leg. Gnstavus Geary died of heart disease In Harlem, N. Y.. April 25, 1877. Richard M. Hooley was born In Irelnnd, In 1928, and was Intended for the medical profession. Csme to America in 1844, and, after resMIng in New York about ten months, he went to Buffalo, end Joined Christ.'s Minstrels In August, 1845. Was with them aa leader for two year* Since that time he had been one of the principal performers nnd managers of negro minstrelsy. He visited California eight times within three years. !u 1868 be visited Europe, returning homo Aug. 20, 1868. Mr. Hooley had worked himself up from the ranks, having for many years traveled th"ongh tbe country as violinist. From the opening night of his new house In Brooklyn, success crowned his efforts, and be made a great deal of money; but the Fire Fiend came, and In one night swept away his place; In a short time he had It nebnllt, and his success continued very great. Mr Hooley was rather below the medium height compactly framed, and the possessor of a pleasant, friendly face, adorned by a remnrr- ably luxurious growth of beard, just soften- ing into dove color in the high lights, flow- ing down across his breast, and his dark hatel eyes beamed with all the benevolence of a heart as Mg as a bullock's. Mr. Hooley was an affable gentleman, an experienced man- ager, a most excellent violinist and a man of taste, Judgment and fine musical educa- tion. He had the personal respect of all who knew him, for he had In his manner and dis- position those hearty and kindly qualities which exercise a magnetic influence upon all who coma within the sphere of their attrac- tion. Holer's Minstrels Were organized by D. F. Boley, and left Au- stralia In January, 1862, on a visit to the Marltius Islands. After a not very success- ful engagement they embarked for the Cape of Good Hope, but were wrecked off Cape St, Mary late in 1862. Mr. and Mrs. Boley snd the children were lost, as teas the entire troupe, a Mr. Bobson being the only one saved from drowning. George W. Demerest, Chas. L. Grew, W. White Lee, W. Bobson and Tottcn Arent were in the company. Dan F. Boley was one of the original Backus Minstrels He was a fine ban Joist and bis deep sonorous, bass voice will be recollected with mingled feelings of regret and pleasure. In 1865 he, In company with Backus, Burbank and others, re-organised the Backua Minstrels and made a trip to Australia. After a time all except Boley re- turned, but he married a wealthy widow and remained there. Christy's Minstrels, W. A. Christy, manager, consisted of Harry Howard, W. A. Christy, Frank Howard, J. Ralner, Alphonzo Carter, J. Hallman and Master George. They opened at Christy's Opera House (late Metropolitan Hall), cor- ner of Randolph and La Salle streets, Chi- cago, in March, 1S62. W. A Christy died In New York, Dec 8, 1862, in his twenty-third year. He was tbe youngest ann of E. P. Christy, a brother to E. Byron Christy, and half-brother to George. He was never considered more than a me- diocre performer. He was somewhat effemi- nate In appearance and made up as a female very naturally. David Carson and Tom Brown organized a company for India, and left Australia In August 1861. They arrived In due time In Calcutta, where they astonished tbe Hindoos snd Mohamedans not a little with their rep- resentations of the sports and pastimes of the Ethiopian race In the United States of America. After performing a season at Cal- cutta with satisfaction to themselves and the public, tbey left the "City of Palaces" for a tour through Hindustan. The boys gave their entertainments all through tbe country. Including Benares, the Holy City of the Hindoos, Allahabad, Lucknow (where they performed In one of the King of Oude's palaces), Cawnpore (where the terrible mas- sacre occurred In 1857), Agra (formerly tbe residence of one of the greatest of the "Great Moguls") ; Meerut, where the mutiny of '57. which came near costing England her magnificent Eastern empire first made Its appearance; Delhi, In the absence of whose king, who was enjoying, for the benefit of bis health, the balmy breezes of Rangoon, Carson did himself the honor of seating himself on the celebrated "Peacock Throne." From Delhi to Umballa, Loodlankah. Anarkullee and Lahore, all in the Punjaub, thence to Cashmere, where Dave was presented by the rajah with a beautiful cashmere shawl. From Cashmere our traveler took his company to Simla, In tbe Himalaya Mountains, a beauti- ful sanitarium, situated at about a height of 8,000 feet above the level of the eea. From Simla the company went back to Cal- cutta, showing, on their return, at nearly all the places they had visited before. After a second successful season at Calcutta, Carson went to Madias, and from thence through to the Malabar country, touching at "Goa," an ancient Portuguese settlement; so on to Bom- bay, the emporium of Western India, where their audiences, consisting of Parsees, Euro- peans, Hindoos. Musselmen and a host of natives from all parts of Asia, greeted them at each performance with delight and hard silver, there being no greenbacks In that country. The company remained In India over five years, all the time ss the "San Fran- cisco Minstrels," and there Is not tbe slight- est doubt that,. owing to the facility with which Carson attained Hindustaneae, the lan- guage of the country, and the manner In which he mimicked and caricatured a certain class of tbe native people, the great success with which the company met with was ob- tained. In May, '66, the boys dissolved part- nership, owing to the desire to see thcl.' native land once more. Dave Carson was born In New York in March, 1837. He had visited, professionally, almost every part of the globe. Left New York In '63. when only sixteen years of age. tor Melbourne, Australia, where be arrived after a voyage of one hundred and five days. Returned to New York In 1866. Careou left India for Europe on the Oth of May, 1866, and on the voyage h» visited Aden, on the Red Sea; a portion of Arabia, Grand Cairo and Alexandria, In Egypt; also Malta and Gibraltar, on the Mediterranean ; then.*e through England, Ireland and Scotland. On July 17, 1867, he sailed for India, via Eu- rope. Thomas P. Brower returned to America in 1836, and died In Philadelphia March 15, 1807, aged thirty-nine years. (To be continued .) A HEAL STAGE DUEL. The- last opera of the season given on the stage of the little theatre at Argamasilla de Alba. In the Province of Cludad Real, Spain, on March 22, was "Carmen." The baritone, Padro, took the part of Bscamlllo. the to- reador, and the tenor, Martinez, that of Don Jose. Tbey had been rivals In a love affair for some time, and resolved to settle tbelr difference with the sword st the close of the season The real duel In the third act hor- rified the audience, and Martinez was the loser by death. e 1» FORBE9-RODERTSON HONORED. Johnston Forbes-Robertson began his fare- well season, in London, March 22, at "Ham- let,'' at the Drury Lane Theatre, which was crowded to its capacity with people who warmly welcomed the actor at the beginning of the play and at the Hid. The actor's triumph was shared by bis wife, Gertrude Elliott, as Ophelia. He responded with a speech, and was the recipient of several laurel wreaths. llA.MMKHSTEIVS NEW OPERA HOISE SITE. Oscar Hamroertrteln has purchased a large plot on tbe East side of Lexington Avenue, between Fiftieth and Fifty-first Streets, for the building of a new grand opera house. The property Includes a frontage of 50 feet en Lexington Avenue 50 feet South of the Southeast corner of Fifty-first Street, and 220 feet on the latter street, beginning 100 feet East of Lexington Avenue. The depth of the street portion Is 100 feet Tbe plot Includes the larger part of the former Child's Hospi- tal and Nursery, sold at auction recently or Joseph P. Day. Mr. Hammersteln purchased this plot from Harris k Maurice Mandeibaum end Blng & Blng. Tbe entire cperp house Investment will represent from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 Plans are being prepared by William H. Me- 'Elfatrick, who has designed a number of the- atres. Victor Fneund was the broker In the transaction. Edward Lauterbach, of Hoadly I^auterbach & Johnson, represented Mr! Hanjmersteln as ottomey, and Stoddard St Mart acted for Blng & Blng and the Mondel- baums. Mr. Hammersteln said: "I expect to begin the erection of the houss within two weeks; contracts arc being given out now. Scenery and costumes for a representation of at least twenty repertoire operas are in hand. The formation of the chorus, all American ballet and the army of adjuncts will be formed speedily. Anj artistic ensemble can be com- pleted only slowly snd deliberately. They must sing In pure American. I think I will open Monday, Nov. 10, next" «»» SPLIT IN THEATRE FEDERATION. At a meeting of tbe board of directors of the National Federation of Theatre Clubs held March 24, the offices of president vice president, recording secretary and correspond- ing secretary were declared vacant, ana the following persons were elected to fill the vacancies until the next annua] meeting, to be held May 1: W. Ruckstuh). president; Mrs. Belle De Rivera, vice president; Charles Edwin Summers, recording secretary and general counsel; R. A Lau, treasurer, and F. J. Revlllo, corresponding secretary. The office of the federation, at No. 1402 Broad- way, bos been abandoned, and temporary offlccs established at No. 141 West Seventy- firat Street An announcement made March 25 by Charles Edwin Summers was the latest In- timation that all had not been complete har- mony in the federation. Sydney Rosenfeld, whose office In the federation Mr. Ruckstuhl Is now filling, said he still was president of the federation. He admitted that there had been requests that he resign, but as they had tome from only a few women members, he retained his orflee. The meeting at which new officers were chosen, he added, was not authorized by the directors, who have power to choose the president, and it was held with such secrecy that even his annonnced suc- cessor did not know of bis election until this meeting. Mr. Rnsenfeld declared that the federation, with him at the head, will con- tinue its work. « ■» CONTRACTS VOID IF PART IS REFUSED. The Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York State has handed down a de- cision, that n manager Is Justified In canceling contracts with a player who refuses the part assigned him (orheri. Clara Rafalo, a Yiddish actress, recently sued Boris Tomashefsky, a manager, for breach of contract She was instructed to play a "mother" part in the play, for which she was artistically unfit because she had been acenstomed to playing "prima donna" parts. The actress was told she would have to play the mother part or her contract was broken. She refused, but telephoned later thet she would do so, but then the defendant claimed that she had broken her contract, and the was discharged. The plaintiff got Judgment In the City Court for salary due under the contract bat the Appellate Term has reversed the judg- ment and said, that "plaintiff's refusal to play the part was an act of disobedience justifying her discharge." S X > ELKS' CLUBHOUSE ASSURED. A new clubhouse for Indianapolis Lodge, No, 13. Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, In Indianapolis, Ind., is assured. The build- ing committee which contracted for the pur- chase of the John C Wright homestead, at 2630 Vermont Street, at a consideration of *10O,0O0, as a site for the proposed building, held a meeting last week, at which time the deal was finally approved. Steps for the or- ganization Of the Elks Building Company, which will take over the property and erect the building, will be taken at once, and an architect will also be engaged and plans ob- tained, through a competitive basis. All local architects will be Invited to participate In the competition. e ■» AN OPERA SCHOOL. Arthur Hammersteln has ennounced that he Intends to open an opera scbool In this city next Fall, to be called the Hammerstaln Opera School, and to afford training In grand and light opera singing. He said that only s Indents with real possibilities would be ad- mitted. Gaetnno Merola. ch nf Oscar Ham- mersteln's conductors, will b? the director of this school, and Jacques Colnl will teach operatic acting. It will be situated in tbe neighborhood of Times Square. 1 tta«t Mark. ENNEN'S WSa" TOILETPOWDER KEEPS YOUR SKIN IN HEALTHY CONDITION TRY MENNEN'8 VIOLET TALCUM TOILET POWDER •AUTO BOX TOR 4* III ■TAlaTS-OKrlHAJU) stKBWsW OO, HVrok. M. 3.