The New York Clipper (May 1913)

THE NEW YOBK OLIPPiilB. Hi.-" May 10 BRILLIANT PLANS PREPARED BY PARKS. White City Offers Novel Contest—San Souci Undergoes Complete Change—Overview to Continue Along Popular Lines—Forest Park ...-";' Opens With Bang—Many New Features For All. (Special to The New York Cmpter.) Chicago, April 2G. With the opening days almost here, Chi- cago outdoor amusement parks loom up with sparkling plans (or the Summer's en- tertainment. Besides numerous new features for the park Itself, While City Is nuking plans to attempt a new enterprise—an enterprise of a nature that has never even been con- sidered before bj manager* In this line. A contest will be staged during I he gammer, commencing with the opening of the park. May 10, and running continuously into July, to pick the most popular girl or woman in Chicago and her nearest one hundred and fifty competitors. Prizes will be given In the order of the finish beginning with a Baker electric and including a Chalmer's touring car and two pianos. The winners will be determined by vote coupons. Graded coupons will be issued with each concession admission in the park. Each fifty votes will be redeemed by a certificate «■ h icli will be registered In favor of the con- testant. At a date which -will be announced Inter, the prizes will be given to the one hundred and fifty leaders. The contest is open to any girl or lady over the age of fifteen residing In Chicago or within a radius of one hundred miles of the limits outside Chicago. A committee of city officials will be the judges, and the standing will be pub- lished at certain intervals. San Souci will undergo a complete change this Summer, tinder tie control of E. C. Waller Jr. and Oscar J. Friedman. It will be operated as a huge pleasure garden, one of the most magnificent Chicago has ever housed. There will al*> be many hippo- drome amusement features. A huge alrdome and hippodrome will be constructed for this purpose. Creatore's Band and cabaret performers will entertain In the rathskeller adjoining the Casino, which will also have service equal to the cafes downtown. The dance pavilion will be enlarged and re-furnished, and will look; a heavy bid for patronage in the present day vogue of floor dancing among those Reeking this form of amusement. Itlvervlew will continue along the same lines which has already made it so popular, with the addition of new and unusual amuse- ments. Forest Park will re-open with a bang under the management of Joseph Greln. Many new features as well as the old fa- vorite ones will be on display. WAjinE.N A. Patrick. mm in m Profession i DIED-fTSNIN'tiilAM, on March £">. In her :uri yeur, our helmed sister, ckokgia CUKXISWHAM, In Montreal, I'liniiclu. I Iliith Gale, Who was one of tiio foremost lending women of the West, died Friday morning, April 23, at the Cottage Hospital, in Harvard, III., of peritonitis. Miss Gnle was born lu Dixon, 111., June 15, 1SS0. and had been on the stage since u child. Her childhood days Were passed iu St. Louis, Mo., where every theatrical company had called upon her when nn Important child character was In their cast. At the age of sixteen who became popular ns one of the most charming soubrottcs In stock, and later was looked upon as a leading lady of exceptional nullity. Possessed with a pleasing personality, a singing voice ot rare quality and richness made her nn artist much sought after by managers throughout the country. The pro- fession loses, not only a talented woman, but one who wns n distinct credit to the show business lu every manner. For the past three years Miss Gale had been lending woman with the Sherman-Kelly .Stock Company. She had failed In health for the past few years, and after a very ser- ious Illness, while the company wns on the rond a few weeks ago. she concluded to per- mit nn operation to be performed. It was a success until nine days Inter, when perlton. ills set in, and Mr. Kelly even summoned a specialist from Chicago, in Ills endeavors to save the nctress' life. The entire Sherman-Kelly Stock Company showed their esteem for Miss Gale by Journey- ing to Harvard, 111., In a body. Harry II. Sher- man, Frank Moore, Frank Mnlone, Glenn 11. Coulter, itohcrt Kelly, Earl Ilurnhurd. Glenn Cooke and E. V. Fnulbabor acted as pall- bearers nt the funeral services, which were held Sunday afternoon, April 27. from the home of Mrs, II. B. Smith, 303 Division Street, Harvard; the Ucv. Allen, of tlio 1'rcB- bytorlun church, officiating. Mr. Kelly. Mrs. Harry B. Sherman anil Mrs. Kline were with Miss Gnle till the end. Bho Is survived by an Invalid mother, who wns unable to he with her daughter during her Inst 111 moments. Tho floral offerings were numerous nud benutlfu). Ituth Gnle was loved nud respected by all who knew her. MiliituKm' •'. I'lke, brother of Lester L. Pike and Mrs. Louise Jones, died April 112, lit ihe St. Michael's Hospital. In Newark. X. J. Mr. Pike had been connected with amusements at Madison Square Garden. Jn this cllv, for the pnst twcnty-thrci years. 1.1.ills Kntr. died at his home In New Yiirk City on Wednesday, April 23, at the ago of thirty-four years. He had been sick for several years. He wns nt one time man- ager of A. II. Woods' traveling attractions, mid before that a ticket speculator. He was one of the best dressed men on Brondway. Robert V. Fersrnaoa, the well known actor who had been playing character parts for some time with the Imp brand, died April 21. nt 308 West Eleventh Street, New York City. Mr. Ferguson had been HI for some time, hut had bravely fought off his falling health. Ills last public appearance was at the ball of the -Screen Club, of which he was a member. He was weak even then, and friends nsslstcd him up the stairs to a bal- cony box. The funeral was held April 23, from his late residence. A committee from the Screen Clnb, composed of Matt Snyder, Herbert Brcnon, William E. Shay and Frank Smith, all members of the Imp Company, at- tended. Frank McSorley (In private life, Frank O'Connor), well known actor years ago. died nt pneumonia April 8, after a week's Illness, In St. Vincent's Hospital. In Portland, Ore. He Is survived by his widow, who was pro- fessionally known as Margaret Eleanore, who was at his bedside to the end, and four sis- ters and two brothers. Mr. McSorley was a member of Elks, No. 383, Hell Gate, and K. of P., Laurel No. 11. He had been known as one of the "Big 4" (McSorley and Elennore and Harrington and Mitchell). Burial was made In Mount Calvary Cemetery, in Port- land, under the auspices of the Elks' Lodge, No. 142, Portland. John Dillon, who was a favorite come- dian of the Middle West thirty years ago. died of pneumonia April 21 at the home of his daughter, In Chicago. Mr. Dillon retired from the stage about fifteen years ago. He was in his eighty-first year. Alt a Phlpn* (Mrs. Abe Reynolds), who was leading woman of the Winning Widows Burlesque Company, died nt the Polyclinic Hospital, In this cllv April 22, from the effects of a dose or mercurial bichloride, which she took In a fit ot despondency. April 13. Abe Reynolds, her husband, is principal comedian of the College Girls Company. Funeral services were held 23, at the Funeral Church on West Twenty-third Street. Hiirrlct K. I.iimb, an actress, died Aorll 21, nt Philadelphia, Fo., of tuberculosis. Miss Lamb was with Leffler-Bratton's Western company ot "The Newlyweds and Their Baby," when she was taken ill In Los An- geles, Cal., last February, and compelled to return to her home. She had appeared as a dancer in productions with Mary Ward, La Petite Adelaide. Frank Daniels, and other well known artists. ninuclic Martin, n burlesque leading lady, died April 20. at Newark, N. J. She was Catherine Marttn In private lite, and Is sur- vived by her brother, George Martin, who lives nt Wntervllle, Me., her former home. LAWLER THEATRE OPENS, The Lawler Theatre, at Greenfield, Mass., opened Its doors to the public on Wednesday evening, April 16. The attraction for the opening week wns "The Rose Maid." »« » Earl M. 1'ingkkb, leader with the Una Clayton Co., writes: "I was married to Lydla K. Faragher (a Toronto girl), April 21, In Toronto, Can." Louden McCorninck, aged sixty-five venrs, who was well known us an actor lu New York twenty years ago, commuted sul- clilc April 23, nt tho Hotel Empire, In this citv. by drinking laudauum. A note was foiind near the Tiody, reading "Notify the Actors' Fund." Mr. McCormnck's last ap- pearance on the stage was about two years ago. Twenty years ago ho played with Ids stock company, In tho Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, now the Herald Square. 1'. r. Miieknv, who appeared In MoCorronck s com- pany. In the old days, nud who now runs a school for acting at Forty-fourth Street, when notified of McCormnck's dent*, said Hint the dead nctor went to California some, veins ago. and up until two years ago had iilnved old mini parts lu various stock com- panies on the Const. Ho returned to this cltv about three weeks ago, very HI nud de- pressed, lie had no family. The Actors Fuud of America took charge of the body, the funeral being held from Campbell's Chapel, on West Twenty-third istieei. John J. Bern**, a wind and orchestra leader, died suddenly from apoplexy April 18. nt his home, 048 Jersey Avcuue, Jersey City N. J. Mr. Bcggs wnB born In Birken- head Kng., Blxty-oue years ago. He settled lu Jersey Cltv about 1878, and was active In organizing musicians Into unions. He wna n member of the New York local, 310, nnd tho Jersey Ctty Local, 2C0, of the American AN EPISODE IN HIE THRILLING AUTO-POLO CONTESTS, With the Buffalo Bill Wild West and Pawnee Bill Far East Hurry Dell, ngeil twenty years, who was with Al. F. Wheeler's New Model Shows tor two sensous, assisting Ills father, Ed. II. Bell, and also playing the bass drum In the No. 1 band, died April 20 nt the home of his parents, ill McDougull Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. He had been u big help to his father In the motion picture Industry, and bad often talked over the many friends ho made while with the Wheeler Show. Heart trouble, which caused his death, had confined him to his bed for the past fourteen weeks. He leaves a widow, wlio Is now living wl'h Mr, and Mrs, E. H. Bell at the Brooklyn address. J. A. liiu-kHtnii', who was the owner and manager of Capitol Beach, In Lincoln, Neb., dropped dend In tho cafe of a hotel In that city April 12. The remains were interred at Capitol Beach, overlooking the lake. t hurl,» Lawrence Vim lliuir, formerly bandmaster of the famous Old Guard, and one of the best known composers of marches Federation of "Musicians, nnd of the Jersey and two-steps to the United Slates, died April City Lodge of Elks, nnd the ltoynl Arcanum. 21. Mr. Vim Bnnr was born In New lork His brother. Janns Bcggs, Is president ot tho }'»>' forty : two years ago.. Fifteen years ago New York Musical Union Hnmiiel HcMaiier, n well known the- •Meal agent, connected with the Columbia Amusement Company, nt Forty-seventh Street and Seventh Avenue committed sui- cide by shooting himself. April 23, In the Lvnwobd Apartments, No. 601 West Ono Hundred and Seventy-eighth Street, this city. Mr. Dessaner wns a widower. One vear ngo ho had an operation performed, nnd was Informed he could not be cured. De- spondency, due to poor health, is believed to be the cause for his act. J. E. JennliiKs, who played n small part iu "Within the Law," died Saturday night, April 20. following an operation for npper.dl- cltls. He wns about forty years ot age. lie married Mary Cecilia Brown, who died In 1U10. Last July he wns married to Mary Helen Qulnn who survives him. Mr. Van llnar resided at 102 West Fifty-seventh street. In this city, from whence the funeral took place 28, thence to St. Patrick's Cathe- dral, whore a eolcmn mass was «ung. Daniel J. Dcrnatcln, who was asso- ciated with Daniel Frohmnn for many years, nnd for the past twelve years wns proprietor of n boarding house at 240 West Fifty-second Street, died there April 22. tic was sixty- two years of age. Fred. E. Hnnsell, for more than twenty yenrs n whistler on the vaudeville stage, fifty-fourth yVar. 10 Brockton ' Uas8 - ln K GrBJLV. WM. B*. CODY (BUPjFAI<0 jBlJLVL,). Burlesque news, THE PASSING OF THE EIGHTH AVENUE. Jake Lubln, bouse manager, who has fin- ished hl9 sixteenth year, handed out a sou- venir ticket, and Julius Vogler, who has been fiddling In the same seat as leader for twen- ty-seven consecutive seasons, closed his violin case, after the show, with a deep "»lgh of regret, on April 26, when the house closed. Manager Lubln on tbe closing nlgbt es- corted Tub Cmppeb representative to the ofilce to show him the banger of the opening night. Miner's Eighth Avenue was opened us a "palatial home of amusement at tbe enor- mous expense of $80,000," tblrty-two years ngo, Nov. 21, 1881, an event of great im- portance for Eighth Avenue, which was then a lively neighborhood, with Ebrlcb Bros.' drvgoods store opposite the theatre, and ether lively resorts and stores in the vlclnltv. The program Included: Mattle Vlckersnnd Ohas. S. Rogers, Fannie Beane and Charles Gilday, the Cnrrolls, R M., Ed. H. nnd Rich- ard; Jeppe and Fannie Delano, the Cali- fornia Quartette (A. R. Morand. H. C. Hyatt, Hurry W. Roe and H. W. Frlllman), Hnrry McAvoy and Emma Rogers. Tommy and Annie Dayton, Maggie Cllne, Magee and Allen. Fred. J. Huber and Kitty Allyne, Wil- lis Plckert and John Williams, Millie Lave- nla, McGIone and Lacy, Perry and Lulu Ryan, "Tbe Eminent Leading Actor and Sfnge Director, Louis Roble," and Carroll's afterpiece, "The Italian Padrone." Miner and Canary were proprietors; John Nlckcreon, treasurer; H. B. Hlggtns, musi- cal director; ly>u Roble, director of amuse- ments ; Jas. Macklln, property man; Wm. Schaeffcr, scenic artist; Jas. B. Cohen, ad- vertising agent On New Year's night of 1901. the house was completely gutted by fire, but was re- built and opened" tbe following season. All of the big variety combinations have played this house, and of late years, the burlesque shows of the Western wheel, which the Miners Joined when the original combination split up into the Columbia Amusement Co., and the Empire Circuit Owing to the recent consolidation tbe house was dropped and can- not be used by tbe Miners for burlesque. Should the house be purchased by other in- terests, burlesque might be continued. WAINSTOCK FORTY-FOUR WEEKS. Morris Walnstock's Jardln de Paris will close June 6, at the Empire, Newark, N. J. The show opened Aug. 1, in Minneapolis. This will make tbe longest run of any show on either wheel. ANNA GRANT TO SAIL. Anna Grant has booked for a trip .to Europe, to sail June 2. It Is said Anna is going over to claim a $10,000 estate left to her. HARRY STROUSE'S TABLOID. Harry M. Strouse has bis tabloid booked for ten weeks over the Loew time. Harry Steppe, Frank Martin, Gertrude Ralston and Oracle Whitman are the principals. ■ I.yda. Franklin (Mrs. Ted Burn3) took the part of lending lady and prima donna, in the New Century Girls Co., In Minneapolis, during the illness of Marie Fisher. Miss Franklin has the record of having lead every member In the show, as she bad previously played the soabrette, besides her own part. The company closed May 3, in St raul, Minn. Frank IUhcolt.t closed with the Girts from Happyland Co., after a season of thirty- seven weeks, and opened in vaudeville in Philadelphia. He will play vaudeville till May 18, when he Joins Jnck Singer's Stock In Detroit. Ho has a contract for three more years with Hurtlg & Seamon. World of Players. ConwEU & Nib's Mississippi Minstrels and Musical Maids Notes.—We opened at the Howard Theatre, Washington, D. C, April 21, nnd, after playing a few weeks of tbe Stair k HavUn time, will tour through Virginia^ West Virginia and Ken- tucky for the Summer. The company is owned by T. L. Corwell and B. H. Nye, and Includes: AL Strouder, Sam. Gardner, Chaa. Olden, Sam. Gray, Will. Dixon, Frank Jnck- son, Joe Perry, Mort. Mathews, Walter Driver, Nettie Taylor, Ora Dunlap, Hat tie Akeru. Josle Graham, Alice Russell, Sadie ivorthlngton, Wilson Kyer, and a fourteen piece band, under the direction of F. Ben- nett Hargrenves. The advance crew is In charge of Jack Bosbell. Claim Gbebnwood has returned to New York. Miss Greenwood played tbe Indian girl, in "The White Squaw.'' Miss Green- wood has planned a two months' vacation nbroad. On the Continent MIbs Greenwood will spend a few days with her grandparents at Nordllnger, Germany, and will return to the city the first of August. Mb. and Mas. C T. Falks were In New York recently, en route for Boston, where they will Join Chas. T. Fsles' Comedy Co. for a tour of New England and the Colonics, until the early Summer. The next season will start in September.