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26 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. October 4 BREAKING ALL RECORDS FOR SPEED fi£ ON THE EXPRESS" GREATEST OP ALL NOVELTY HEIVSATIONS. A SONG POB EVERYBODY. DOUBLE VERSIONS, QUARTETTE ARRANGEMENTS AND ORCHESTRATIONS READY. TFI TffiDMTWAY A BALLAD THAT IS DIFFERENT, NOT THE CHEAP, MUSHY KIND, BUT A REAL BALLAD WITH HEART INTEREST AMD A MELODY THAT IB A MELODY . SEND STAMPS OR LATE PROGRAM. JAMES KENDIS MUSIC OO-, 146 W. 45th St., New York aooooooooooooooocoooooocoooooooooooooooo o ooooopos OUR LONDON LETTER. HENRY GEORGE HIBDERT, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Clipper Bureau, 6 South Square Gray's Inn, London, TV. C. Srpt. 20. "Never Say Die" had a fbeery sound, for the Benson so far has not tended to pet the optimism of managers. Bat In W. H. Post's force, produced at the Apollo, on Saturday night, Charles Hawtrey most certainly has a eucces. The part of Dlonyslus Woodbury suits him. Then, he Is fortunate In having a phenomenally clever little act to play the Intrusive small boy. In fact, the first per- formance of "Never Bay Die" must be ac- counted quite the most Joyous nnd triumph- ant function of the season so far. Dennis Ladle and J. E. Vedrenne rot the reputation of kindly reading the mnuuscrlpts of unlinown authors, so naturally they were inundated. They must have had thousands of applicants from which to select the suc- cessor to "Milestones" nt the Royalty. No- body supposed they would have the luck to be able to display their Judgment (think out that phrase)' by producing another play as remarkable. "Interlopers" has Its good points, but probably wfll be tried by a stand- ard unfairly, and unfortunately high. It deals with a not unfamiliar situation, but treats It with a certain Ingenuity, and with a deliberately modem touch. Jack Chlsholm, a promising? young lawyer, was fond of his wife, and desired her companionship. But after two or three years of married life she developed an overweening affection for her children. She had time for nothing else, save for meetings of a society to cultivate children from their beginning—and before I ji^s-SiTu ii. wa«i'ag <l "' take the children to the bea;h, and bade him fro along. ITe did not go along, and stayed away quite a long time. Mrs, Chlsholm nlcally Ingenious. Anyway, Lady Dodswoith, supported by her -pompo.is husband, began nn action for libel. Dick Whlchello, easy going, hated alike the bother, the scandal and the expense. The lawyers and the doctors of the one-borse town fell Into rival ramps. Mary refused to JlBten to any suggestion of compromise. She knew Lady Dodsw'orth would never take the hair dye. and the as- pirates and the face powder, and the back- stairs business into court, and shi> was rl°fct. She won out at tbo finish, having In- cidentally made her husband procure a title superior to that of the Dodsworlhs. In the hour of her victory she showed her fallen foe a little magnanimity, and one felt she should. "Qlrls" was withdrawn from the Prince of Wales Theatre on Wednesday. Rehearsals of the De Courvllle-Cavallo piece, "Are You There?" will now be proceeded with by Ned Wayburn. In the cast arc: Shirley Kellog, Franklyn Ardoll, Billy Arlington, Alec. Frascr and Veronica Brady. _ Saturday next sees the end of "The Scar- let Band,' your "Conspiracy," at the Com- edy. Weedoa Grossmith will come to this theatre with "The New Pnke," a comedy dealing with eugenics, in which he has suc- cessfully appeared on tour. Marie Lohr is to be H. B. Irvlng's leading woman when be opens nt the Savoy. Norman McKlnnell and Frederick Whelen begin their management of the Vaudeville Theatre on Oct. 1, with "Collision," a play by Bridget MocLagan, having, mostly, the Pun- four years. He will first appear in the new piece at the AdeiphL During the financial year Just completed, the Palace Theatre took in nearly $000,000, the largest receipts in its history. The Elliott Savonas sail for Austral'a early in the new year. Sam Stem Is shortly to revisit Australia and Sonth Africa. Al. Plantadosi, the song writer, is Just now on a visit to London. He opens at the Bed- ford shortly. Bays he: "I claim to be the originator of ragtime. I had a ragtime Bong published at least four jears before any other song of Its kind was known. It was called 'Meddlesome Man.' I also claim to be the originator of Italian character songs on the vaudeville stage." "Diplomacy" has now been played two jundred times at Wyndham's Theatre. over 6,000 feet, Is ready for public perform ■nee on Dec 1. . Sarah Pernhardt Is changing her program at the London Coliseum every week. On Monday she does "Unc Nuit de Noel.' Willie Solar, Just back from the States, opens at the London Hippodrome on Monday. May Wlrth has been engaged by Caarles B. Cocbran for his Olympla season. "What Ho I Ragtime," the revue by Austen Hurgon, of which good reports have come from the provinces, is to be the Christmas •how at the London Palladium. Evelyn Thaw is contributing what «e de- clares to be the true story of her life to a newspaper here. __ . There is much discussion in the English newspapers as to the propriety of Maud Allen's proposed visit to India. The conten- tion is that her dances would certainly be misunderstood by the native population, and so would lower the prestige of English women. It so Happens that the chief of the Bombay police Is In London. He frankly de- clares this to be his belief, and having auto- cratic powers, will probably act on them. Mary Elizabeth had need to cancel her engagements suddenly and returned to the States this week. Sir James Barnes' new play was an- nounced for production at the London Hlpr>> drome on Monday, but "Half an Hour" is postponed. Hayden Coflln, the popular "Tommy At- kins" of musical comedy, is to appear at the Oxford Music Hall on Morday. In a sketch, entitled "Nobby V. C." Hedges Brothers and Ja<obson are report- ed to nave msde * hit at the Tlvoll, Cape- town, South Africa. __, . Louis Meyer advocates the composition by managers of a blacklist, containing the names of women who think they can act, but can't. "Typhoon" will be played by Lawrence Irving for the two hundredth time on Wed- nesday, at its fourth bome, the New The- atre. It must shortly be withdrawn but may be revived elsewhere. •Adolf Broff Is In the bankruptcy court as a personal debtor for nearly $20,000, mainly In respect of a ltt>al action lately brought against him by another agent A French circus proprietor drove a troupe of lions Into the street the other day, and there, with their owner, an Italian woman, they remained till the Parlrian police timidly approached. The circus man said the lions were too decrepit io work, and proved a iaughlng stock. They were removed to a home for lost dogs. Pavlowa Is to give two farewell perform- ances before she sails for America, and :o the general surprise, not at the Palace, but at the London Open House. They say she PRACTICE SLIPPER Shove your feet into a pair of "ShoeCraft." Practice Slippers and dance to the head of the bill They keep their shape and fit well Black kid $2; all color- ed satin and kid, l in 24 hours, $1. BY MAIL Parcels Post, prepaid. SHOeCRAPT SHOP 3T0 8th Av. New York ' 2 Blocks <--, nf Pa. Sta. rel Chelsea 5673. broke In suddenly upon two rapturous lovers. She commanded her husband to return. He avowed his preference for Iris. But when Iris camo to think things over Bhe decided that e'jo would not sacrifice her position tn a divorce scandal and herself to a man whom she shrewdly suspected of a deep, underlying love for his wife and children. John Galsworthy Is, In the argot of the modern critic, one of the dramatists "who count." Unfortunately be !s so sombre and realistic that he docs not always "count" with remunerative audiences. Bo It was proba- bly wise to try his new play, "Fugitives," at the Court Theatre, for a Berlea of after- noon performances ere adventuring a serious West End production. Irene. Rookc plays the Fugitive of the title magnificently. Clare Dedmond the daughter of a country clergyman, married a rich, attentive, un- interesting husband, because she had neither the strength uor the Intellect to shape a ca- reer. Bhe wearied of him fiercely. Listen- ing to the advice of a mischievous fellow, named MallBe, a Journalist, sho ran awav, determined to earn her living honestly. She found she could not so sho returned to Ma- llse and became his mistress. Dedmond of- fered to divorce her. In view of this Mallse failed. So Clare set out a second time to earn her living 1 —dishonestly: or, at any rate shamefully. But her first experience so nauseated her that she committed suicide. At the Empire they have abandoned the revue —temporarily nt any rate. "All the Win- ners" was on Monday superseded by "The Oay Lothario," a snort musical comedv, written by Cho-lcs Bovlll. and composed by Frank Tours. It toils of a tangle between a smart actor who has promised not to marry, but has married tn defiance of his manager, nnd a society man. who. In order to captivate a stage struck lady, pretends he Is an actor. There is an old fashioned piny, Milled "The Ladles' Battle," but the nhrnso could hardly he applied to the contest between Mrs. Mary Whlchello and Lady Dodawnrth, for much of (heir fighting was not at all ladylike. Very amusing wore their sallies, but vulgar. It took Marie Tempest to insure the victory of "Mary Goes First," nt the Playhouse on Thursday night. Henry Arthur Jones' piny Is, In fact, one of those deliberate essnys In drnmatlc writing which our authors are apt io pcnnlt themselves, having become popu- lar and prosperous by writing drams I Do you catch the distinction? We found "Mary Ooea First'' very good Jones, nnd still hotter Tempest. Had It been the work of nn un- known author Interpreted by nn Inefficient actress Its reception must have been very different. la a country town Fanny Dodsworth, the Ill-bred wife of a pompous manufacturer, nnd Mary Whlchello, Ihe much more charming better-bred wife of n Jolly, gentlemanly sport- ing kind of a trader, manrged to keep good friends until, by the expenditure of much money, and « good deal of syeophnntlc scheming, Dodsworth got n knighthood. Mary pretmded to be contemptuous of the other's quickly assumed nlrs nnd graces, but in truth, she was very Jealous. At a dinner party given by a locnl lawyer to commemo- rate the honor conferred on Sir Thomas, Mary Whlchello went to work, by mischiev- ous suggestion, ranging to very crude and obvious sarcasm, to expliln the commonness, Ihe pretentiousness, tho djvil hair, the paint- ed checks, the lll-'.'hoscn flamboyant gowns of the other. It rccms strange that two women, even In the better class of provincial society, should attack each other quite bo flshwlfclv. We will take Mr. Jones' assurance of the life likeness of the scene, and Just allow It nil to be very amusing and tech- Ihe Court Theatre on Monday. Cyril Maude and his company gave a per- formance of "The Hcadm.ister, at Balmoral, on Saturday, for the delectation of the King nnd Queen, the Prince of Wales and a large family party. <?. R, Oaul, a prolific composer of music, which Included "The Holy City" oratorio, died at Birmingham, being seventy-six. Lydla Yavorska opens nt the Ambassadors' to-night, with "Madamolsclle Flfl." adapted from the French novel of Guy de Maupasant, and "I Love You," adapted from the Italian comedy of Robert Bracco. Sir George Alexander says he sees the salvation of the tbentre In keeping as far away from the music iall element as possi- ble. HENRY B Star of the Famous Players . D1XEY, Production, "Chelsea 7760.' Melba sailed from Liverpool yesterday, to open at Montreal on Sept "0. Mathesou Lang will, In the future, be es- Slr Dyce Duckworth, an eminent physician, B oclated with Louis Meyjr tn the control of Intra *Ti« Tif/\ilii/»rlri»* *\t " Ti-»a«mV» nnrl TTfa *■»« ,. C »,.„,, ,i aAituwiliio kin m4>4Va.w>«>I.... maUIb thinks ihe production of "Joseph and His Brethren" is "a national disgrace • • • a further Indication of onr national char- acter forming a dangerous setback to the reverence and respect due to the book which Is still the guide and comfort of the best lives." Louis Parker dismisses Sir Dyce Duckworth's letter as "Insulting and Im- pertinent." Edmund Payne has now signed a new con- tract with George Edwards, extending over the Strand addressing his Attention mainly to the stage Blair Fairchlld's "Tnmlnrh" was featured at the Queen's Hall concert on Tuesday. A.seml-prlvate exhlbltim of films, by the Clarendon Film Company, at the London Pavilion on Tuesday included one composed by the Marchioness TownBend, "The Convent Gate." It tells an interesting story of love and Jealousy. Dlcken'o "David Copperfleld," extending Scene from Bssnnny'a Two Ilocl Dramatic Subject, "TOW, TUB FIDDLER." Released Oct. 8. cannot return to London for five years. Lydla Kyasht returns to the Empire In a ballet on Monday. Some locations for Monday next are: Bar- ton and Ashley, Palace, Blackpool; Scott end Whaley, Hippodrome,Coventry ; TwoBobs, Palace, Watthamstowe; Hayman and Frank- lin, Palace, Waltaamstowe. Harry Brown, Hippodrome. Liverpool; Radford and Valen- tine, Hippodrome, Newcastle; Belldan Bros., Hippodrome, Sheffield; Beth Tate. Pavilion, Glasgow ; Comalla and Eddie. Hippodrome, Newcastle; Chung Ling Soo, Empire, Strat- ford ; Terry and Lambert, Empire Stratford ; Anna Dorothy, Empire, Ardwlck; R. G. Knowles. Hippodrome, Manchester: Lll Haw- thorne, Empire, Ellburn; -Charles T. Aldrlch, Palace, Warrington; Gerald Griffin, Palace, Halefax; Donald and Carson, Empire, Shef- field ; Harry Jolson, Empire, Sheffield; Car- lisle and Welman, Empire, West Hartlepool; Jordan and Harvey, Surrey Theatre; Hill and Ackerman, Hippodrome, Accrlngton; Heeley and Meeley, Empire, Shepherds Bush; Bert Coote, Tlvoll. Clayton Robblns, graduate of Princeton, has fulfilled many concerted engagements, but he made bis first appearance on the stage In the reTue. "Come Over Here." at the Lon- don Opera House. On Monday he married Alice May, a young English dancer, in the same company. "Elghtpence a Mile" is to be wlttidrawn from the Alhnmbra nn Saturdav night In a new revue, Important parts will be played by Margaret Haney and Irene Olsen. OUT OF TOWN NEWS San Diego. Cal.—Spreckela (Dodge & Hay- ward, mgra.) "Ready Money" Oct 6, 6; Sirs. A. W. Scott and Players 7, 8; Margaret Anglln 13, Ltoxbm. —Dowel 1 Stock Co. presented "The Heart Specialist" week of 22. Savov (Pontages') (S. A. Palmer, mgr.)—Bill for week of 20: Menlo Moore's "Sororltv Days." Marshall and Trebble, William Schilling, in "Dcsllny;" Thomas n. Dalton, Belle Cameron and Jack Clifford, and the Nifty Girls. Empbess (B. & C.) (John SI. Oooke. mgr.)— Week of 20: "The Girls and the Jockey." Mae Francis. Ben Ryan and Henrietta Lee, the Le- lands. Evans anil Yldocq. and Walker and 111. PamoESB (Fred rtuhnow, mgr.)—Vaudeville and pictures. Majehtic. —Vaudeville and pictures. Ibis (Lloyd Brown, mgr.)—"Lt» Miserable" 23-28, was the first offering under the new policy of shotting the Players Features Co. at this bouse. The prices now range from ten to flftj cents. Plata, Queen, Pickwiok. Gbano. Altiamiira. Casino, Palaci, Jewel. Dbeam. Union. Citbtai., Kxro, Hillcbest and Cons' Aoain, motion pic- tures. Oakland, Col.—Macdonoagh (P. A. (Mm, mgr.) pinto pictures of animal life In the Antarc- tic, the lecture by Charles B. IIonfoM. Sept. 28 iiml week. Geraldioe Farrar, tn concert, Oct. 7. Onenauu (Geo. Ebey, mgr.) — Hill 28 ami week: Valerie Serlee, featured with "The Little Parltlenne;" J. 0. Nugent Carl McColIourh. Delmore and Light, Lane and O'DoniKll, Daaell and Conway. Mile. Martha and Slstcrt, sn<] no- Hon pictures. ■»• T» LlBBBTT (H. W. Bishop, mgr.) — Alice v ■„,, Ing and Bishop Player., W3mjSSSwfc SO^tnd week. "As a Man Thinks" to pnpara- Pantaobs' (Wm. M. Wright mgr.l-BIII » and week: The Great Carter. Paul iMerrla <*. tettc Frank Mills' Player.. Four Baldwin, n,,'. roond and Hall. Carmen and Roberu. Car-rch Castella, and Keystone comedy pictures " Ka Bkoadwat (Gay 0. Smith, mgr.)—v'suik-Tllle and plctnres, to heavy business. ■"""»« Oakland Ltxic, Grit. Maelowe, Bisowc'a Caheia and Recent, photoplays only. ' Milrravikee. Wis. — Davidson (Shermin Brown, mgr.) Rose Stab!, in "Maggie IWr" Sept. 28-Oct 1. "What Happened 10 Mary- week of 5. * Majestic (J. A. Hitler, mgr.)—BUI week „r Sept 2li includes: Maurice Levi and bis - - Erf. Gallagher and Bob Oarlln. Jack GardEr' Jct.nfon'a Travelogue, the Castllllans, Five SnllvJ' Gos Brdman and Frances Rubeos and ihe Marines. Pabst (Lodwlg Kretss, mgr.)—The German Stock Co. opened the season 28, pre»mtln- "S Talisman." "Die Heltere Bcsldern" Oct 1 "Der Oberstelger" 6. ' o„ 8B .S? rT „S A - !f e ? ,oa - »rr.)—For week of 20. -The Vu-glnlan." by the Shubert Stock Co "The Man on the Boe" next Gatstt (H. A. Whitehead, mgr.)—The *merl. can Beauties 28 and week. Girls from the Grei- White Way next. ' CiYSTAL (Wm. Orsy, vngr.) —--Benperked nenry," featuring Jack Trainer, lj the atltac- tlon week of 20. »„ E HI2f5? s ( Wm - R«ynor. mgr.)—Bill week of 28: Wlllisch, D'Arcy and Williams, Lew Weill and Katie Sandwina. Rnclne, "Wis.—Racine (F. E. Toots, racr) Sept 20. Racine Boxing Club Binge live tfflita loals Mann. Jn "Children of To-day." Sent 2»- Eva Tangoay Vaudeville Show, Oct 2 Elki Mlnnlrels (local) 6, T, under management of S. A. Gnibhs of Chicago. New Oaru-suM (Maurice Hanklnson. mgr.)— Bill Sept 28-Oot 1: Little I,ord Robert" Ten Pnrk Knights, Roasell and Church, Jack Sbcr- herd and Harry Thriller. For 2-4: Tolean and Geneva, Reed-St John Trio. Ward and Delm«r Bert and Lottie Walton, Mills and Moulton. and moving pictures. Whits House (R. B. Sims, mgr.)—Vaudeville and moving plctnres. Grand, Majestic, Bijou, Aitusa, Gev and Casino, plctnres. Notks. —Tn* Lyric has closed. The building will be remodeled for store purposes Elks' Lodite marching clob seventy-live Btrong. will co to Burlington Oct 2, by auto for their monthly chicken dinner and ontlng. Enn Claire, Wis .Grand (C. D. Moon. mgr.) Eva Tangoay Show Sept 28, "Every- woman" Oct 1. OsrHEUK (Geo. McLaughlin, mgr.)—BUI for 22-24 Included: Gleasoc and Earle. Schneider's Musical Garden, Stewart Desmond and company. and motion pictures. Ltbio, Unique, Rex and Stab, motion pictures. Nora.—Ean Claire Street Fair and Home Com- ing week of 20. Mnakotree, Okla. — Broadway (D. Myers, mgr.) hill of Sept 28-Oct. 1: Shaw and Everett, Grace Ayres Trio. Zenlta, and Nine University Girls. Bill 2-4: Zaranoul and Craig, Magee and Kerry, and Star Comedy Four, Wiowah No. 1 (O. P. Anderson, mgr.)—Mo- tion pictures and vaudeville. Tals (0. L. Brltton, mgr.)—Motljn pictures and vaudeville. GAnrrr (N. Goddard, tagr.) — Vaudeville and special added feature. Ivanhoe. —Plctnres only. Norn.—All shows are well patronised and weather is O. K Nine Piano Bngs, playing at tie Majestic In Dallas, last week, more than pleased the aodlenee Frank North Stock Co.. which has played in Ft. Worth for tte past S^r. is still the same drawing card Thursday. Oct. 0, which will he Muskogee Day, at the Slate Fair, governors of Dve tribes will meet Cato Sells, of Washington, D. G, who is leader of Indian affairs, and will escort him to the fair ground*. at which time an example of Indian baselall will be played. The contest for the Queen of the Fair win be decided the first of the month, at which time the person receiving the most nnmher of votes will be glvea the choice of a Studebaker machine or 11.000 In cash. Denver, Col. — Broadway (Peter McOourt mgr.) "The Bird of Paradise" Sept. 28 nnd week. Oephbuk (A. 0. Carson, mgr.)—Bill 20 and week: Milton Pollock and company, Bell Family. Will Rogers, Great Titanic Disaster. Du-For Trk>, Wsrd Baker, Gene Mullet Trio, and moving pic- tures. Tabob Geand (Peter McCourt mgr.)—"Tbo Candy Shop" 27 and week. EimiSB (D. B. Worley, mg£)—Bill 27 and week: Grace Cameron "Dorothy's rlnymatcs. and Ave other acts, and Gaumont's Weeklv, Baksb (Harry Ward, mgr.)—'The Mile nigh Girls" and moving pictures. Nots.— Having been condemned by the 8re war- den, Pantages' Theatre Is closed Indeflnltelv. I Is expected tbe building will be In condition to cpen about Nov. 1. Detroit, Mich.—Detroit (B. 0. Whitney, mgr.) Raymond Hitchcock, in "The Beanty Shop, week of Sept. 29. ,„,„, Gabiick (R. H. Lawrence, mgr.) — "Little Women" week of 28. „ „ LrCEint (E. D. Stair, mgr)—"The Spendthrift week of 28 Washinoton (J. Slocom. mgr.)—Helen Ware and the William Morris Players, la "Her Hus- band's Wife." week of 29. Gatttt (Wm. Boache, mgr.)—Girls from Star- land week of 28. . Tsiepu (J. H. Moore, mgr.)— Business good week of 22. Bill week of 29: Harry Tlghe and company. Maggie Clln.», Una Clayton and company. Ennlc* Burnham and Charles Irwin. Ed. Morion. the Antrallan Boy Scents, Loughlln's dogs, and the Moorescope. Bboadwat (J. M. Wsrd. mar.)—Bill week "f 20: The Six Diving Nymphs. Mr. and Mrs. Per- kins Fisher, Price and Price, the Three Mus- keteers. Dave Ferguson, Tom Hefron, Hmlami ond Holland. Paddock and Paddock, and the Wnrdoscope. Mrxss- (C W. Porter, mgr.)—Bill week of 20: Jlmmle Brltt. Harry Flolman Bnd company. Jaev Mori-leney, Almont and Dnmont. the Three Ameri- can Singers, the Angelo-Marlna Trio, and the Mllescope. Dlnefleld, W. Va. — Elks (9. H. Jollffe. •ngr.) '1-nlly of the Cn-cus." with EWe St. Leon, was the attraction. Sent 22. For »■ Oct 1, pictures end vaudeville. Bill- Levitt awl Dunsmore. Brooks and Lee, Falls and com- prnr. '•nought and Psld For" S. , Bats (Russell S. Webrle, mgr.)—Featare plc- tnres. Ltbio and Victosia, motion plctnres. No™. — Toung Buffalo and Col. Camming- Shows gave one performance at Graham. Sept. ^> to blrf business. The anow will close Its aessM at Marlon. III., Oct 4. Col. Beaver, sole owner and manager, will Immediately open his big 11 npo- drome at Peoria. The members of tbe National noroe of Elke at Bedford Olty, Va.. was en- tertained by the show, 23. Annie Oakley still looks good, and handles her guns as accurately as ever. In aswtcerteo of*, pltott tstwtfoft Cum*-