The New York Clipper (September 1913)

*- »/■ *jgEM€&U Founded by FRANK QUEEN, 1863. Copyright 1918, by the graak Qoean km^ c^^ (Ual UA\ NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 27, 1018. VOLUME LXI-N9. 33. Prloa, 10 Cantt. ltf opening, Is still connected with. It; ".10 la Joe E. Mat field, who has been on tbo salary THREATENS TO FILE CHARGFS cohhehoratite banquet. lUl\bn »"'W * V * Xi-l-. V-lIrtJVULiJa n At Columbus, Oa., on Oct. $ 1913. a list of th.compahynince Wis. 1880. "iff. ' Banquet will be given commemorating Iho Batfleld rarely travels, he looks after Mr. Minstreb." This should be. a joyoua present All of thoeo who were of tho corn- event, and while we cannot'be thtre In P»ny at Its beginning h aT0 been Invited to THE SHERMAN AKTI-TRUST UW. Kredcrlek 0. Nlion-NIrdllnser, who Is very "it is true," . .. . person, we will be there in SDirit wishing attend the annual "eat," and Col. Onirics pro-lnenTln PMbidetohta, K amaU time working under an^gle^cm'wlK" uN the B"*t "A L F U R U lP . cUtinuei ? h 7 e grTt^uS"i n « ll «r "nd^sslsTcc? Mr' S3B3»\ bM .»MA »9*sjll* «S- l«T?n_* Consldlne agency. by whichwe dl- success in the world of minstrelsy in which Held for iSSh.TX preparatory wSrk of SUS& fffiM Sffi o^cleTS iVoeVrr '"** "* D ° 0n ° »" FIELD'S ANXVAI. BAH«« B T the Deparunent of Jo*uee_to Investigate this "Fred. G. Nixon-NlrdlLnger was In part Ed. launching the company, will travel from Peru, Ind\, to Colunwus, to be present The Al. 0. Field Minstrels Is tbo oldest traveling theatrical organisation In the rui ngure in tne agree,, so he went out. I guess his action ™e twenty-BKh annual banquet of toe com- organisation of the character that b«s never «liew fMnaS b *»» m 80lnetll,n 8- to do with our pantos WW will be given in Columbus. 0a., Oct. 6. el p«rlenced a losing season. It bai never Loew, Sullivan company. ' These banquets have been given In cities all chantred name owrierahln or management. SL f ° r 5 es - 5 a T* "V ' ft. nriawnil for me to book acts In JJ« the United States, but It has never teen Snd ft is rewrted^haTlrir. FieldhasTado Loew can only play a split week In Phlla- Juat how the purchase of Chase's Wash- rehearsed In that city, bttt the opening per- A NB.W DANCE. delphla. Ington Theatre recently oy II. F. Keith enters fonmnce was given- In Marlon, 0., Oct. 6, "Tho Lame Duck," I new step, has Its origin Tbolr Idea was that, by declining to book Into the matter Is not clear. General Man- 1880. There were twenty-seven men on tho In the one-step and Is danced to wnlts tlmo any act that played our time they could ager B. F. Albee, of the Keith enterprises, roster of the company, fifteen of whom are and has a gliding motion. Then there comes force me to do about as they pleased. We had this to say: known to have passed to the great beyond, the drop. The left leg Is stiffened and tho hire not had any trouble to speak of yet, "The announcement to the effect that Mr. three ire unaccounted for, nine sre still In right Is bent. It seems simple enough, nnd tad do not belters that Loew la sincere In Keith's recent purchase of Chase's Theatre, the land ot the living:, but one other than the bending gives n peculiar look, which his threats. Wo can book an act twenty-two In Washington, had been called to the at- Mr. Field, who were with the company at causes the spectator to give It Its name. weeks In the East, and are doing our booking tcntion of the Department of Justice for In- • V..-.,. ,-*V, Unci an/l O p-l 11 : VAotlisoslAn am nrm *i# *W *. . li, S _ v. .. .( through Moss and Brill "There has been a rumor that yon would not be prepared financially for a long fluht," It wss suggested. "That & not true," said Nlrdllnger. "My afalrs are in the best of shape and are In no wiy Involved with those of any one elte. I as not only prepared to fight but I insist « fighting. Loew must fight, for I shall fight anyway, and there Is not the slightest restlgatlon as one of the lesuits of a busi- ness disagreement between Marcus I.oew and Fred. G Nlroa-Ntrdlinger, In Philadelphia, la both ridiculous and untrue. Mr. Nlrd- llnger, who is said by the papers to hare filed charges in Washington against several of his business rivals as conspirators In restraint of trade, declares that he has never, either directly or by Innuendos mentioned Mr. Keith as a party to the doubt that the Department of Justice will controversy. Mr. Keith has no business itlau.1.. *Mo .rttat *' rflnttnna iif>iotnL'n, nHtK «n* n t thn nnrtln. dissolve this trust. "Have you thought of making any Western connections yourself and fighting them with their own weapons, such as Fantages?'' was asked. "I caonot tell you my plans for the future, tat something on that order will be done. That would give us thirty-six week's time if te Joined with Fantages." Marcus Loew when seen by the reporters cf the dally and theatrical papers at his Kew York office said that the report that r"red G. NUon-Nlrdlinger of Philadelphia was (bout to file charges with the Department •t Justice against him for violating the Sherman Antl-Tmst law waa not causing him my worry « ■♦■ relations whatever with any of the parties to this Philadelphia quarrel, which In- volves what Is known as 'small time' vaudeville, while Mr. Keith's Interests are almost exclusively 'big time,' or first class. How the purchase in the open market of Chase's Theatre, Waihlngton, can Interest the Department of Justice, beyond the fact of the good news that It means Keith vaude- ville as a recreation, Is beyond me. The De- partment of Justice Itself Is also at a loss to know how the rumor started. Mr. Keith Is not Interfering with anyone's busi- ness, lie attends strictly to his own, and in the United Booking Offices, the clearing house of vaudeville, he is hut one In a com- munity of Interests for the general good." rilUDENTIAIi QUITS. The Nlxon-Nlrdlinger Prudential Asso- ciated Vaudeville Agency of New York, filed with the Secretary of State articles of vol- untary dissolution on Sept. 19. The cor- poration was capitalized at $5,000. The cer- tificates state that no {tart of the capital his been paid In, that there ere no liabilities, aid that the business proposed bas not been engaged In. The incorporators ■were Carl Anderson, Henry A. Friedman and Benjamin Grossman. »■ I KANSAS CITY'S NBW FIREPROOF THEATRE. The new Globe 'theatre, to Kansas City, Me., which opened Sunday matinee, \ug. 31, under tie management ot Oy. Jacobs, contains a num- '■ ■ ot innovations In tbettre construction. One of the most novel of these Is the electrician's both, which Is located outside of the theatre proper, obviating entirely 'be danger from fire. Another Innovation in this new theatre, which sots 1,000 persons, lies In the fact that there I' "H a post or pillar tn the entire building to ewruct the view ot patrons. Support for tbe Uleony Is obtained by means of a huso steel seal- clrailar girder eighty-seven feet long and seten net deep, which extends from the North to the South walls. To this girder, and extending from it to the West wall of tbe theatre. Is a system ot cantilevers, which complete the balcony support. There will be an animal room detached from tbe theatre proper, 14x18 feet, constructed under the Walnut Street sidewalk, toil this will obviate the offense or such acts preceding their time to "go on. An unusual means ot exit Is found In two tan- new, leading from tbe auditorium beneath the • tee to Walnut Street The South tunnel pro- rlilcs exit for both the parquet and balcony floors, •nd the North tunnel for the parquet Boor alone. There are three fire exIU on the meuanlne floor ■ml live from tbe mala floor of the building. The main entrance to the theatre Is at tbe North- east corner, from both Walnut nnd Thlrteeulh Streets. The box office Is at the Northeast corner and the lobby extends eighty feet long and twelte feet wide along the entire Thirteenth Street side. Tbe entrance to the parquet floor Is from ttw Northwest corner of this lobby, while a etnlr- J'uy lesds from tbe lobby to the meuanlne Door riuin the sasM vicinity. Three stairways lead irnni the meuanlne floor to the balcony. There an- twelve dreselng rooms under the atafe, equipped wlih shower aad tub baths, and also a smoking r«,ni tor men, aid sewing room for women per- >■ '1: ■!>. The house will be heated and cooled by J '.mlem of air duets, through which hot sir will to pumped In the Winter ind cool air In the Sum- mer. The building is of ateel. cement and brick emml ruction throughout, and fireproof. Tbe coat ■ H60.000. and was built by Loula Oppensteln. Tliiec performances a day la the policy, n ^ K ^? ,,ei,,l « wl1 Included: Mr. and Mrs. James n ; McOann and company, in a bright comedy sketch. <1y Dixie Dad,**^ as headline™. Others who ""iped open this beautiful theatre nusplckxwly were: Book and Book, roller skaters: Fred Swift, coiiidr musician; the Lay lets Sisters, singers •;»■ dancers; Browning and Dean, "the White i-hcnlite Drops:" tbe Dorians. In an acrobatic •k'-feb. "A. Terrible Night" and a strong pro- gram of motion pictures. "isa M. Btrnahy Is treasurer: Ham HoeVler, "'•"t man: Ambert Haley, orchestra leader: C*a». ■™ner, electrician, and Lee Hamilton, atage car- Pctcr. 4»» SAM BLEVEK. TO MAUKY. 8am E. Bleyer. of the Anderson-Zloglcr Theatrical Enterprises, will marry a non- professional. She Is Bowie Meytre, of New- port Sews. Va. The ceremony is announced to take place Sept. 23, at the bride's home. ■»»» Wat. E. Mallbttb will appear week of Sept IB, In "David Ha rum." at the Broad- way Theatre, Springfield, Mass. "Tun Stii.l Alarm" was being played In ton- m. King.. I>y Harry r.acy. __. Kiiwibii N. Horr was with Frc'ler'n W»rd<>. * ..... .-. . , 1 * . . »-\ . 1._ _ .. 1 f 111 r l ,. ^V.p. 1.11. CON. T. KENNEDY AND HIS GVBSTS. The accompanying Illustration was made expressly for Tun New Yobk Cliitkh during a recent visit of its special field correspondent to the Con. T. Kennedy Shows. Con. Ken- nedy Is naturally proud of his new Cadillac "Sii," which ho finds of great service In enter- taining amusement committees, newspaper men and friends who visit tbo Kennedy Showi. V.C.C NOTES. The reports of Francis Morey, secretary of the Vaudeville Comedy Club, show Its aiTilrs to be lu nourishing condition, Following the opening of tho "Clown Theatre." tbe placo of a million laughs, Sent, 20. a "Het-f- itenk" will be given to popular Third Vice- President Al. Jclaon. This In turn will be followed by a I.odlea' "down Might" A targe and efficient committee are now mak- ing arrangements for a benefit to be jlrai at a local pleynouH. late In November. A pocket billiard tournament, for tho amateur championship of tbe club, will soon tako plane. Christinas and New Year's eve will be observed In the usual festive manner. The annual ball will take place at Terrace Gar- den. Thursday. March 10, 1014. The mtaurant la the only elnh restaurant In New York City that Is on anything llko a paying baals. "Tbero'a n reason." 'the serrlec for mem- bers, with ladln. on the second floor, lun bccoino very popular. The servos Is a (a cjrlr, IS.."It) to 8.80 r. tc. Tho table d'lnte dinner, aerrt-d frmn r.30 to 8.80 r. k.. Is the beat In tbo city fur anything like tbe money charged, A piano has been placed in the ladles' dining room. A special lunch It served In the club dining icom from 11 r. M. lo 1 a. «. Members desiring to give dinner parlies can ar- raiige with the manager for special "conrae," or table d'hote dinners fifty per euit. less Ihnn Broadway prices Since the order by the Hoard of Control waa Issued that members must comply with tbe by. Ijws, In regard to paying dees and their Indebted- wei, there has been a noticeable Increase In at- tendance. Tha membership now Is K78. yrom eight (8) to twelrs (12) new members are elected at each DKcting of the board. A Ufa membership will be given any memlier who brings In one hundred (100) members be- tween Sept. 19, 101:1, and Kept. IS, ion. Non-resident membership. Applications will he received fran business men residing and main- taining a bu«ine.» In any city at least ninety miles from New York at ait attractive Sgnre. f ■ > B«rt Chapman, of Wllllg and Chapman, writes: "I wish to Inform you that I had to close with the Colonial Stock Co.. playing at the Orphcum Theatre, In Belolt. Wis., M •'fount o* my wife (Pay Willis) taking III. She wn» operated on at our home, 601 Park Avenue, Sheboygan, Wis., Sept. 10, Is doing nicely and will bo able to be hack on the road In about two weeks. Wo will start our booklnga in Chicago. Hope the Old ItKLiAHLB will keep up Its good work." HARRY U "BWTOII. .1 HPi **■** writes ?*""* fifteen days with „ m vaudeville. Have been "l Jean but have never " n Rki.tarir each week '' ■■ . ■ ■ 2 '''in Kltatmira Japanese Troupe will open H" 10 ™"™ 2S™ \r"'!l ^JP 0 •* tMtt'n Theatre. Lowell. £ jHaS?., ^Uoln^itrSu^ 1 ' J " PaneM emt "* D ' ttB£*&-*9* At tub Tivoll, Adelaide. South Australia, week of Aug. 'Z, the bill Included: Tvrcnt iw..~ r Newton for the past ten years bas occupied tho responsible position of and VMm, Henri Jfrcnch, Beltora, Kitty II V r, i L ™.t?f w ».?tor will BoMlter. In Chicago, ond bla unifjrm courtesy and encyclo- Dale, A. 0. Bpry, Margaret Ogelvle, Irma wslonil "'.«". 5 g. "" a ■ ,. ' .. i.i_ »„ „„ .«. «# .in.,, and baa Caron. Harold Reeves, Marshall Crosby, Wa- raond and Beatrice, and Cnpt Tlebor's seals. classy bit of Kaymond and n'i are listed , Florence Bain, uver sou b-j* '"JJ""'oSubers" throoghont the country: Will Botaster. ' £ s he r>nlioa"rco 0 f «. VCarki C, P P«.= Pobllsblng* Co, Walter H. Baker A Co,, ancS Ciiablbv Cabap. of Cnsnd and De Vcme, writes that he will work alone this season, ss bis wile will not go on the road. He states that he hiB an up-to-date comedy act to offer managers and the public. He also sends best wluts to all friends, 25 YEARS AGO. Under thla heading wo will publish each week important nnd Interesting naiuscrocnt event! occurring In tho corresponding week a quarter ot 1 century ago. Sept. 22,1888.—Olive Street Museum, St. I.ouls, Mo., dedicated. Sept. 22.—"Little Qrctcbcn," ndnptcd by Ulllo Akeratrom from onu ot Auer- bach's norols, originally acted at Nor- wich, Conn. • Sept. 24.— ''A Paper Doll," by Artnur Law, first acted In America at WloUng Opera House, Syracuse N. Y. Sept. 2-1.—Pcavey Grand, Sioux City, la., dedicated. Sept. 24.—W. W, Walton, Mile. Cora, Cyrus and Maude, Ruby Stuart, Mods, aud Mmc. Kloss, Gila Dcane, Brnlly Lyn- dale, Anita Phtlllppl and Cnrrlo (Theater, made American debuts at New Haven. Conn., with Lcavltt'a IOngllsh Folly and Burleiquo Co. Sept. 27.—"A Itoyal Revenge," Win. Yard- ley's version of "Orlnaore," first acted under that title by Nat C. pood*!", at Boyd's Opera House, Omaha, Neb. Sept 27.—"Caught On" ("Mam'solto") first acted under that tltlo at tho Cleve- land (Ohio) Theatre. fw 27.—"A l'alr of Owli." by tVcd J. Roa- man, originally acted at Dubuque, In. nunixo Tim vrbb. Tub plcturo of Sylrln Oerrlsh sppearcd on tho front page of Tub Oui-rap. . , W«. Wa»ikn wss burled In Boiton. «f'"r" nlterlngs were sent by W. J. ,^nee. Btlwn llarrlgan, Nat Onmlwla. J. II. MeVlcker. John OIIK-rt, Annie i'lxley and BfkfM Aides. Tub Water Miles were attached on a suit brought by tbo Mlllon Slstcis, tank act, In Cln- C t'iis' yellow fever scare In the Smith caused mniiy dates for New Orleans to bo canceled. ON rluiulay, at Ht Ix«.i«, all the girls with "Tho Pearl of t'ckln" wore long drosses. I«jils llarrl- inn, Phil llronson, Jos. Herbert and Belle Thorno were tho iirlnclpala. .,,,«,„»». Mahuib MrroiiBLL's On. Included: 01 as. Ab- liott, (). 10. Itonrdman, O. W. Deyo. Slierldaa Tiip- Ecr, Virginia Nelson and Annlo Oliaae, Will I.y- ena was manager. . „ IIaikt and Kat played "MeKeiina's Kllrlallon." I.sna Auraii.s waa at Klencnlnub's. Oilnmbii". Kbitii's aamrr f)f»nA Oi, preaotilcl '"Hie II;'- heralan Qlrl." In Boston, with Sadie Cushnian la Ihe principal role. Tub Clenroy Brothers were at Austin ft 8toue s MuseiBO, Bmitoii. . ._ Manco anu IIbto were at tbo Kmintalr. Ttiealre, Ciii.iianb'abo Eiisnaoic, H111III1 and Oamphrt', J. C. riynn, Hmensin nnd Oook, Hie Tlireo r>n»h- lugloiw, nnd Maud Walker were In Kaiwsa «lll». (Ian. II. AnAMS and Tlios, Haiilni plsyeil "He. She. Hlir ami Her." . Kol Htonb wua at tho Dltno Mun-iiui. Ht. Paul. J. K. Kmhstt returned from l!urii|H.. dim Knw Aiioustin Palt, Mrs. Duly nnd Mlllnn Nomllcs nrrlreil from Ruxirpe. , _ Tub Tliree Ht. KWIx Slatera were In Europe. O. A. PoTTSn clowyl with llm Korepauuli Show. noniNSON'S I'LOATINO PAUL'S WBS Billing lllU Ohio niver. _. . , Oiiai. Fan was at tho London. St. I«itl«. Maudb Apamb, daughter ot Annie Adams. signed with Ohas. Ifrohiaan. ._..., „ Ruilt Pbaib was with HiielTcr B Btakely's On. MANonSBTSB'S NlOIIT OWLS gaiO fllsl N»W York performance at tho f/mdon. J. A. Strom- lierg was muilcal director; Krba nobewin, Johnny trarroll, Topack nnd Steele, tho Tlir«i Eddys, Wsg. gle Cllne. ami the Tlswts were wilts tho sliow. IIiok Joss was with Dockatndcr'a Minstrels, Vrrur Vrtrlr Masib Jamskn signed fur Ernncls Wilson's On. Oi.int a. ("oro wns at tlio be.ul of tho Mclm- imlltau Drnmatlo Co. Ki.aw A Ebuhgku had ofltces nt XI East Foul- leenth Street, New Vork. Kiiiiib Qui.kk was with Moore uml Ilurgcw' f/in- don Minstrels. Krank Maiiaoa wns uu advance* agent. M. B. I.bavitt used a pan ad. In Tub Omitm to announce Ills enterprises, Including: Hadle Mar- tlnot "Monte Orlsto Jr.." Kellar. Dal/'s "Vaca- tion." the l.vdl.i Tlumipwin On., the urest Herr- mann. Ihe nnah Hlrevt Tliealre, San I'rnnrlscn; (he Mexican and California elcrrulla. and "l^ny. Itt's Orand Ruropean Novelties" (of which Abe l^arltt was nunsger), Oairib Rtitxt and Edwards nnd Kernel! worn with Hm> Mlimanl llros.' To. Mat Anaus amp Ida Hippons were with the lUnti-Snntlcy On. ♦ «» CAMIMIKI.I, UHTimisfl TO KOMI. Al. Cimnbell, for many years manager or tho Bijou Theatre, New York, h.-is dncliled lo inter the show business ngnln nfter a lung vacation nn tils farm nt Kouth Ciislilng. Maine. Mr. Campbell, who is a brother of May ond t'ln Irwin, knows Ihe show hiiRlnesx from A. In Z. Ifo will manage the lour of Annlo Rnsaell who will ngnln piny tho famous old Kngllsh comedies. The season opens on Sept. 20 at Newport Nowk, Va. #1 t RBAL VIBNNBSB (HICIIICSTHA. Otto Dresher and his Vlonnesa OrclieHlni of Hnlnlsts, who arrived two weeks ngu frmn Europe, tro creating n scnsallon nt I'nbsi'M Ilnrlotn, New York, with the rent Vieniicxi! swing of their selections. Mr. Drpslier Is presenting a program of classic nnd niiiuiiur pieces. Tho orchestra Is hnoked for lln- Pnntngen circuit by Ilbthard Pltrot, at llm end of their stay at Pabst'a. ««» H. H. TAMMEN. If. If. Tammen. whose likeness nppear* on the front pegn of this Issue, Is one of Amer- ica's most Interesting characters. Ho Is associate owner and director of The Denver Pott, The Katrnnt alt 11 Pott, and tho Hells- Kioto Circus. II. II. Tammen Is distinctively n mnn of deeds, not words, In directing fh<- deatlnlei of the Hclls-Ploto Shows, which, this coming season, with the flcnulsltlon of Cot. W. PV Coflv. "Buffalo Bill." will take on added magnitude, Mr, Tnmmcn has evidenced a remnrkahlo degree of showmanship. He Is commonly spoken of as the "Nnnoleon of the circus world." nnd the name has been nntly chosen for n number of rensons. lie Is, wir.ioMt niieslloii. the moat striking eiamplo of the lndflmllnl.li' lighter In the tent show field, nnd one of the most striking examples nf Invlnelhlllty In the broader world of na- tlonsl affairs.' 1