The New York Clipper (October 1913)

OCTOBER 11 THE NEW YOEK CLIPPER. NEWARK, N. J.; WEEK SEPT. 29, 1913 "IN THE HEART OF THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY, I FIRED A SHOT THAT WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED." (SLIDINOLY) Billy W. Watson The Most Popular and Biggest Favorite Also the Best Drawing Card in Burlesque THE BOY WITH THE PIPES DAVE A. HOFFMAN En Rout* with tbe HOBBY GIUL8. Burlesque Dews, «,."£* - - (Continue* from page 6.) VAUIJE V ILr J«vE OHAHAHaYORLKES DANCERS. ACTS Mayor Jemee Dailman, of Omaha, Neb., wbi bo pleased with tbe wonderful Barbary Coast dance S.hwart. Brother., In "The Brakes et Mabel McCHoud and Mickey Feeler, -with Bert Mirror.' - ■ Baker and Bon Ton Qlrls Co., that be personally /—,_.. _,., w ,„„. \ presented Hla McCSoed with an elegant got! Tan- (E ™ LTN P ™ ! ° ,n ity box, with bis name engraved on same. Tbe) WEST END, SEPT. 80. presentation took place at tbe Gayer*. Omaha, "The Broken Mirror," an Imported "fea- Saturday eresriag, Sept. 27. Mayor nanlman. In ten- ture n ^{h th e Evelyn Thaw Bhow, failed to osring tbe gift, spoke verycompltnieijtnry o» tbe u th anticipated sensation. It Is deal, fast performance, and told his bearers that n i„„~» k. fhe Srhwnrt» Brothers two Id IIIm'McOIooI and Mr. Feeley were positively the P ajej b J aal8t rf bv a ilrl who plays a maid, g^atest dancer. It had ever been huTpIeamre to -gfijf ttF&TsmS. P lYsJs *£ Miss McOtoud was overcome with surprise, bat goodfor probably half a jentury duri:iff 0>e audience Insisted on more of the dance, the which time It has been In farce, burlesque show was stopped so the dance could be repeated and vaudeville. Only last season, on tno to honor of Omaha's chief executive. United time, Doris Wilson presented a *lm- a ■ liar Idea In an act entitled "Through a Look- THB WEEK IN NEW YOHK. lng Glass," and this season It has been used Colombia....".^..".".Liberty Qlrls <OoL» on the Loew time. It ***** * ** - *1 Murray BJU Follies of tbe Day (Col.) and by so many performers as a novelty Poopl? I""...Moilie Williams Co. <0ol.) that now Its merit depends entirely upon Miner's Bronx: Orackerlacks (Ool.) the comparative degrees of excellence with Star, Brooklyn.....AJ. Beeves' Beauty Show (Ool.) which It la done. It is the Idea of a nilr- Osstoo, Brooklyn Watson's Big Show (Ool.) Ior frame minus the glass with a person Umpire, Brooklyn Bosey Posey Qlrls <Ool.) finishing bis toilet before it, with bis every B*m i,- 0 ™ 0 * fiSlSSl movement faithfully reproduced at tbe same Olj-mpic Sunshine Girls (Prog.) t]me by ano ther person. There must, of The Symphony Four are with the Dreamlands, course be a facial and physical resemblance Camilla FaJardeau hai replaced Countess Voa ln on jer t0 m aka the illusion perfect. And, m*L > . . „ „_ _,.,. of course, the persons must be dressed alike. ..MarrjrSemon has replaced Sammy Brown with TniiU is furnished by tho Schwa rt» lufvlnt'STin. K Bro ™ G <UngerOT817 H1, dr0W Brothers! who help out the deception by bar- . Ed. Spiegel la Uld up with typhoid. It la hoped H™>^^* *SSi5^ MMB _ . ,.],* he w 11 be out ataln In about a month. Th« Broken Mirror' concerns a vaiei " * who bad broken a large dressing mirror. He and equipped witha new front/ Leo Oenchter and Imitates every movement of hla master, who KldsVflve years' Imw, is a Pittsburgh pic- so that tbe latter thinks It la his own re- runs man, formerly with the Lyman D. Howe en- flection. The maid afterwards comes In and teTprlBea, laughs at the deception. The master becomes i Irritated end chases ber around the room. Wit. Oiswr. formerly stage manager of Proctor'; In doing so he knocks over the mirror The Twenty-third Street. Is now superintendent of valet throws the pieces of glass on the floor Miner's People's Theatre. and the master Is under the impression tbai Hubtic ft Bukon's Harlem Mnale Hall will be broke the mirror. „ , _ , probably not opes until Christmas week. "Tbe Broken Mirror* la well done. It I* dolly Swot has not signed with the Qlrls Ter7 fanny. But It is neither new nor sea- Fran Beno, a one nlghtcr, as reported. satlonaL Nineteen minutes, full stage. Qaoaoa Mmaa was on Oct. 1 made aa honorary ■auwais* «m<c ^ —, gSJagm member or the Pennant A. O., the largest athletic organisation ln the Bronx. ^-~"™"*"""""""" L. LawBEMo Wbbes, of burleaqoe fame, will en- ««__j_ —.a c>. n «v Ttafcrr Isa ter tbe dramatic Held aa a rro.li.cVr on,l manager, O 1 *™*? "«? ESEPmSSSr tesodated with Jos Weber. Their first offering will "Toe Stralsht Path." "HmallBtta of a popular novel, entitled Union Squabs. Matinee, Sept. 29. aS£L _ •—> . _. - — -•- riande and Fanny Usher's latest sketch Of- Sav WBroirr. on account of bronchial trouble, ments of a vaudeville playlet of tbe Class will close with the Dandy Qlrls Oct 18. A" type. . . .»._»_..*. .,.. ^ »v« ManoB Snsun, with the Bosey Posey Glrta, A poUtlclan of the kind familiar to U» n»a been connned to her home with a Blight inhabitants of any metropolitan community. touch of pneumonia. ] s the solo support of a young sister. The i«.V*°5* BmnuT. the show girl, with Cbaa. Tay- sketch opens with a supper scene whlcb, al- r.',w. if'B ^ ,r !*' B " 1>tta drafted Into {he though the table contains the Inevitable glass a M. sil rt 2! !l tf" w,th tt . 8 ."to *°^ U v n,,k iS l< of celery so necessary to all stage meals. Is SantWe? 1 tta p " t ** Maggio B>»T>l>r, ths pr0( , uc ^ wUn "Belas-w' like fidelity to do- fOetMmu** « /«io<k^ *nn. I tall. The young man and bis elster engage In a foon unuti *n another papej spirited conversation consisting In the main of good natured badinage and containing o ertn, itaroi and ktf tomptny arrlrei la Ifoa- quantity of legitimately bright dialogue and tresl. Can .. Oct. 3. plenty of hearty laughs. "JUNKMAN MS" has a champagne effect The slater, played with real ftne>»8 by Fanny Usher, upbraids the brother for bis occasional dalliance with tbe cup that cheers. He tolls ber ho wishes be was through with it all, speeches, grafting, politics,, etc., and expresses a yearning for the less strenuous commercial life. The child, who Is a crea- ture of environment, and consistently human as portrayed by Miss Usher, Is stricken with temporary blindness owing to an attack of scarlet fever. This event hastens the brother's decision, and be tells the "Boas," via the 'phone route, lust where ho can go. Claude Usher, as the youthful politician, plays with quite the proper amount of ex- pression and repression. There are smiles and tears, making ln all a sketch otFerlng of marked merit. Ham/. i ■ "The Green Beetle." Pboctob's Firm Avenue, Hatin-eh, Sept, 20. Of all the Impossible and Improbable affairs that havo ever been presented ln vaudeville, "Tbe Green Beetle," with a large cast, Is It. It took about tblrtv-flvo minutes to tell a story that does not hold a minute's Interest. It was first seen at the last Lambs' Gambol, held in tbe Metropolitan Opera House, and on Its presentation there was thought to be good for tho vaudeville stage. There Is only one redeeming feature In the whole act, and that Is the excellent piece of acting given by Louis Casarant, who, ln a meritorious manner, portrays tho role of See Yup, a Chinaman. Vaudeville will not stand for these weird affairs, and It was very evident before the sketch had progressed very far that the audience was very much bored. It employs six people, and has one scene and two acts. Jack. i Johnny Cantwell and Rltat Walker. Proctob'8 Fifth Avexcb, Matinei, Sept. 20. iMaklng their initial appearance as a team in New York, Johnny Cantwell and Blta Walker presented a singing and talking skit which tbey call "Under the Gay white Lights." It met with much success at the matinee here, principally on account of tbe "nut" stuff put over by Cantwell, wbo at times seemed to bo giving an Impersonation of Bert Kltzglhbons. "I Love Her, Oh, Ob, Oh?" was his featuro song, and ho got every- thing poHslble out of It. Miss Walker In a very pretty and dainty miss, and proved herself a great help. A dance was also given by them that was capably done. Tbe act runs about llftccn minutes, ln one. Jaok. s Commodore Alfred Brown, Union Squabe, Uatineb, Sept. 20. Commodore Alfred Brown gained a dis- tinctive nlcbe in tbe "Hall of Fame" and front page space in tbe New York dallies when no performed tho rcmarkablo feat of swimming from ths Battery to Bandy Hook, a distance of twenty-three miles, in thirteen hours and thirty-eight minutes. This event took plnco Aug. 28, 1013. Commoiloro Brown, who Is a life saver by Srofesslon attached to tho College Folat tatlon on Long Island, Is showing, with the aid of motion pictures, at the Union Square this week, tho more Important portions of bis record breaking aquatic performance. A small tank with a mirror attachment is used by tbe Commodore to display the vari- ous swimming strokes whlcb he used while breasting tho conflicting tides of river, bay and ocean. An announcer. In a somowhat rambling speech and a dress suit, described} various stages of the Journey. Ho proved, at times, to be quite an unconscious humorist The Interest In Brown's wonderful feat holds r>p the act. but the elements of show- manship are noticeably lacking. Harm. «. Serwala lie Roy, Mile. Talma and Herr Uo.co. PBOcron's Firm Avencb, JUtinee, Suit. 20. Tho program stated that this trio was the world's greatest magicians, and there was little doubt about Ft. They may not bo tbe greatest ln tho world, but their equal has very seldam been seen ln this country. They perform somo of the moat remarkable feats In magic and Illusion that have ever been witnessed In this vicinity. For Instance, they take a bowl which would ordinarily hold two pigeons, end put more than a dozen In, and then make all disappear. It was one of their feature stunts, and one which alone would earn them the title of master magicians. They also do some very clever cabinet tricks, executing these with case and grace. Mile. Talma excelled in coin manipulation, using six coins at ono time, The comedy Is good, Herr Bosco creating much laughter with his funny antics. The act would be a feature on any bill, and runs about twenty- mo minutes, on full stage. Jack. • Flsner and Flynn and Company. Pboctob's Fifth Avknoe, ICatinek, Beit. 20. Tho Initial appenranco of Fisher and Flynn, called the "Potash and 1'erlmutter" of vaudeville, took place hero Monday after- noon, and, Judging from the amount of ap- plause that greeted their offorts, Now York will see them for somo time, to come. Their skit Is called "The Partners" and la In two «cenes, the first allowing a eubway entrance, end the second the exterior of a woman's apparel manufacturing concern. The act has been well written and supplies a laugh a second. Both men are capable comedians and portray their characters In good style. The act runs about fourteen minutes, on full Btage. Jack. mm—m —■«———.• Coobbo and Cox, Pboctob's Fiitix Avbnob, HUtinee, 6ept. 29. Two young men, appearing In evening dress, presenting a dancing and singing spe- cialty. Both havo Qne singing voices, but do their best work with clog and fancy dan- cing. The act openB ln one and consumes •bout twelve minutes. Jack. I ■——a Hunter's Twin Slatne Dosrs. Pboctob's Finn Avbnue, Matinek, Sept. 20, Two beautiful white pointers, doing a statue performance on a par with anything of Its kind ever witnessed here. The dogs act wltb almost human Intelligence, and In all of tbelr posing show that they have been well trained. They are well handled by a young man who makes a lino appearance. The act Is a good opener for any program. Uuns about ten minutes, on full stage. J«ok. s Carmllla A. Fontsllla. (Evrxrir thaw chow.) West End, Beit. 80. Miss PontxIUa Is supposed to be a Apanlard but her features art undeniably Jewish. But •she can sing. She has one of tbe best so- prano voices ever heard In vaudeville, a commanding presence and a pleasant face. Hue was a decided success with the audience at the West find on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 1. In onr, about ten minutes, Kelccy. (Continued on ftauo ft.) "AT BAY." This play opened Oct 7. at the Thirty, ninth Street, New York, wltb Quv Standing, Chrystal Heme, George Howell, Edwin Mor- dant. Mario Maieronl. Phyllis Young, Waller Horton and 8. ft. Hlncs n tbe cast. II. D. ZAllHOW CIIICLIT. Without! any pretentious display a new circuit has been built up In tho Strath that rivals somo of tho best time to be had In tho country. This tlmo is controlled; by II. I). Zurriiw, of ltlchmond Va. and he is book- ing a solid circuit of Ciouses In lOastorn I'onn. eylvanln, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia snd North (.'Sroluin. Mr. Harrow owns and operate* the Itlcli- mond Booking Exchange, located ln Klcli- mond, and slnco opening toe business, a llttlu more than a year ago, he has mot with re- markable success. Hardly a week passes but what ho adds to the already long list of houses ho controls. Tho house managers have awakened to the fact that Mr, Zarrow can now offer them tho class of show that will draw, and bo has galnedi quite a repu- tation ln (his respect. Mr. Harrow Is book- ing tabloids over his circuit, with companies of from nlno to twelve people. Ho owns and operates the Orp>utn Theatre, ln Itldi- mond, und Is enabled thereby to viow every show ho books. Mr. ZaTrow Is now organizing Ave coin- ipanlcs to send over his circuit, under hlx own management. Ono company has already taken the road, opening Monday, Oct. II, featuring tho (Irent I'nuTlno. Two of those companies will bo vniiiluvlilo shows composed of Ave or six big acts, Tho other. CicadVd by the Mysterious Alma, AI. 8. Wilson Is road manager with tho show that opened this week, und IL W. Dootwrlght will look after tho di-Htlolcs of tho second company. The other three companies will be in Ciu form of tabloid mimical comedies, and from present plans tiny will surpass everything In tbls class of amusement In elaborateness of wardrobe, scenery and Individual playors. s) ■» "ON THIS PiatD." Four plays to ho seen shortly In Bhiubcrt theatres are In course of preparetiou. Max Belnbardt's "Turandot" has been ro-wrlMen try Percy Msckaye. and a cast Including: Frederick Ward, lllta Jollvot, CQarlotto Ives, Pedro do Cordoba, II. Cooper CUffo and Joseph Bmlth, bus been engaged. In a now play, by Ilachacl Crothors, Oraco Blllston, Jobyna Ilowland, Bolona Johnson, Htnnley Dark and Oooffrey Bteln will appear. "Miss Iliumlx," is a comedy of Now York life by Albert Lee. Ann Murdoch Maudo Knowltou, I-uclllo McYeagh, Henry Mortimer and Conway Toarlo ore studytog It. "A Modem Olrl," by Ilirth Itlchardson, will bo another Khuhurt offering. s)i I QEOROB W. MOSHOE nETDH?IS. George W. Monroe, who left Lew Fields' "All Aboard" when toe play was transferred from the "roof to the theatre, returned 7, on the Neie York. _ . . .. tie admitted he left summarily, but said he had no disagreement with Mr. Fields. He bad been promised a vacation, tho trans- fer of tboplay iurnlslied an Interruption, anil bo went away, a sick man, on his own re- sponsibility. Ho was alck going over, lie eald. and sick coming back, and he's going to Atlantic City to get well. THE LAMBS' TICKET. Oct 10 the Lambs' will consider ths fol- lowing slate at election: William Courtltlgh. shepherd; Bruce Mcltae, boy: Holbrook Bllnn, corresponding secretary l Hason L. Iloyt. recording secretary; llartwlg Na- thaniel Iinrucb, treasurer I Robert MacKay, librarian. i«» OLD TIME MINSTREL ILL. Stephen II. Schuyler, sn old time minstrel, is seriously 111 of llrlgbt's disease, at bto homo at 103 Water Street, Newburgb, N. Y. ——— i ■ ■. on evMjbody. Pub. by J. W. Stern & Co., 102-104 w. 38th St., N. r. a