The New York Clipper (October 1913)

THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. OCfOBEB 25 CHICAGO ADVERTISEMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS IIECE1VED AT WE8TEIIK BUItKAU OF NEW TORE CLIPPER, WARREN A. PATRICK, WESTERN MANAGER, BOS ASHLAND BLOCK, RANDOLPH AND CLARK STREETS, CHICAGO. RANDOLPH AND CLARK STREETS, CHICAGO. ( 0 CCCOO0 CC S0CO30C0OCCCCCO«iC0CCCOCCCC3CCO0CO00CC0C00O00000CpOSC^ MONDAT, Oct. 20. Three musical shows, two of tlicm now. Will come to Chicago Sunday, Oct. 26. Bny- mnnd Hitchcock will appear at the Ornnd Opera House Id "The Beauty Shop." a mu- sical comedy by Itennold Wolf, Charming Pollock'and Charles J. Gcbost; l'rnnk Mrln- lyre' v wlll come to tbo Illinois In "Oh! Oh 1 Dclphlnel" and "The Passing Show of 1912," sensationally successful ho:o last season, will arrive at Hie Auditorium to appeal fur three weeks for the enrichment of t/«c Police- men's Benevolent Fund. ■ ', On Nov. 3 "The Good Little Devil" will bo acted at Powers' Theatre by sod, will be acted at Towers" Theatre by William Norrls, Ernest Truex and others, and on that date also F. It. Benson and the - Stratford Shakespearean company will begin an.engagement at tbo Blackstone. On Nov. 18 Gaby Deslys will appear at the Audl- torlum In "The Little rarUlcnni," anil "The Poor Little Rich Girl" will come tc. Powers* Theatre on Dec. 1. The Pine Arts Theatre's repertoire company will make Its first ap- pearance next month in four short plays, fetrlcdbcrg's "Simoon," Stanley Houghton's "Phlppsr Harold Brlghouse's "Lonesome- Like' 1 and a short trngedy, "The Master of the House." Later this company will act Bhaw's "Widowers' Houses," Hoighr.on'ii "In- dependent Means," Arnold Bennett's "Cupid and Commonsense" and St John Hankln's "The Last of the De Mulllns." The Leo Kail musical comedy, "Miss Caprice," will follow "The Bed Canary'', at the Studebaker. De Wolf Hopper, Mae Dc Bousa and George MncFarlane will sing It. „ . _ 1 , Chaunccy Olcott. Llna Abarbanell and Otis Bklnner make their return to the Chicago stage this week Olcott offering a new Irish comedy, Miss Abarbanell singing In a new . musical comedy, and Skinner acting In "Kis- met," bis play of last season. The vaude- ville, burlesque and outlying dramatic houses make their usual weekly changes of bill. The Little Theatre begins Its season Tues- day night. 21. • . . _ . Cbaucey Olcott, for many years Ireland's champion, brought to tbe Olympic Sunday night, Oct., 10, a new Irish comedy by Blda Johnson Young, called "Shnmce nmi." Ita time Is the eighteenth century, and Its mat- ter.Is "Ood.save the Irish and Yankees from the British." Olcott Is a poet In lyric love with someone who deserves it, Numerous Irish players asslBt him. Llna Aborbanell, one of the most attrac- tive of the singers of musical comedy, re- opens tbo Studebaker to-night with net. first performance hero of "The Red Canary.", a new entertainment by_ Alexander Johnstone. WlUInm Le. Baron, Will B. Johnstone and Harold Orlob. In It Miss Abarbanell will be a buyer for an American drygoods Arm. Paris la tlia scene. There she learns the secret of the colorlsts, whose pigmentary theories arc worked out In costuming the ' Harold Orlob. Dave Reese, John Hendricks. Nita Allen, Mana Zucca. T. Roy Barnes and ■ others will appear. Otis Skinner brings to the Blackstone to- night Edward Knoblauch's richly colored Oriental drama, "Kismet," In which, the star found so much favor last season. The cast bas undergone some change, but the produc- tion Is as it was. . ■ The Little Theatre, under tbo direction of Maurice Browne, begins Its season Tues- day nlghf.. 21, . with three short • Pierrot plays— Reginald Arkel's "Columbine," 011- phant Down's '.'The Maker of Dreams," and a third piece, by Martyn Johnson, of Chi- ' cago. Down's play is the only one of the three that has been acted. It was first staged at tbo Glasgow Repertoire Theatre, •nd afterward was acted in London by Hilda Trevsly an. ■ •. . Florence Holbrook will succeed Mabel Mc- Canc. at Howard's, In "A Broadway Honey- moon," when Howard and bis brother go on tour as stars of a road version of the same show. Doris Keane, in "Romance," has broken the record of the Princess Theatre by $2,000 for a single week. Capacity attendance at the $2 Rcale was the cause. Carl Randall, the young dancer In the company supporting Emma Cams, in "A Broadway Honeymoon," at the Howard The- attc, has been placed under a two years' contract by Manager Joe Howard. Randall, a few months ago, was playing the medium Jirlced vaudeville circuits. Mr. Howard bund him aud signed him for "A Broadway Honeymoon." His dancing now bas been widely heralded. Mr. Howard now has In. duced Randall to extend his contract until the Pall of 1016, giving him a substantial Increase In salary. A low hours afterward Randall had an offer of almost double tbo flguros contained in the contruct.from a rep- resentative of an Important arm, but de- clined. . • . : Ben Iden Payne, director of the repertoire company to play under the auspices of the Chicago Theatre,Society at.the Fine Arts Theatre this Fall, has given out the names . ef four, of the phiys In the repertoire. The Snartette. Is headed - by ' George Bernard haw's '.'Widowers' Houhcs," and the'ethers are Stanley Houghton's Vlndependent Means," Arnold Bennett's ."Cupid ana CommonscnttG" •nd St. John Hankln's "The Last of the De Bulllns." • . Harry Sothem, who appears this season •■ with Otis Skinner, In "Kismet," Is a'nephew ' cf E. H. Sotliern, and for. the past six years has been' a member of hjs uncle's company. His sound Shakespearean training stands htm in good stead In his present work In "Kis- met." The playgolng committee of the Drama League of Chicago, has Issued a circular Bulletin highly Indorsing the artistic merits ef Edwafd Sheldon's play, "Romance." Doris Keane, a superb actress, will go on t-laylng Edward Sheldon's "Romance," at the Princess. The town loves the play and ac- claims tho actress. "The Yellow Jacket," a singularly beauti- ful and richly humorous play,' representing American authorship at Its very best, will remain at the Pine Arte Theatre. "The Whip," the big Drury Lane molo- drama, richly, set and densely populated, be- gan Ita final'week at the Auditorium last ■ght. i • > "Stop ThtofP a clean and amusing farce that his provided good entertainment at the Grand Opera House for nine weeks, la In the last week of Its engagement. William Hodge, enjoying prosperity, will go on acting "The Road to Happiness" at the flarrlck. : "The Governor's Lady," with Emma Dunn, Gladys Hanson and others In It, wll bo re- tained at Powers' Theatre for another fort- night. •Mme. litpiln and her Yiddish companv will remain it the Globe, where they nuke fre- quent changes in their program. "A Trip to Washington/' a musical com- edy version of "A Texas Steer," acted by a large company, Including Adele Rowlsn 1 and Raploy Holmes, proceeds at the I.n Salle. "YOU DltT Vr -All i* Lew Fields and his extensive company will continue their performances of tho richly staged and lively musical show, "All . Aboard," at the American Musical Hull. "Glorlana," a musical comedy by Philip Bartholomae aud Silvio Ileln, began its sec- ond week at the Cort, Sunday night, Oct, 19. There are some clever players In it "The Lady of the Sllpper,' r with Mont- gomery and Stone and Elsie Janls. conclude their engagement at the Illinois Saturday, 25 r followed by "Oh I Oh 1 Dclphlnel" Sun- day, 26. , - , "A Broadway Honeymoon," with Emma C'arus, Joseph E. Howard, Knox Wilson and Frances Kennedy, will remain In perform- ance at Howards Theatre. Rush Ling Toy, the Chinese magician, has wired an acceptance-to Frank Q. Doyle s of- fer of the Jones. Link k k 8cbaefer time. He wll headline the bill at McVlcker's the week of Nov. 10. The Berlin Rood, a ground floor cafe ad- junct to the Hotel Bismarck was opened to the public Saturday, 18. The new cafe Is In the modern German style. Maurice Levi and his orchestra Is the principal attraction. Ferdinand Stelndcl and his String players play every afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock, and at a special noonday concert Sundays. There Is dancing nightly from 10 to 1. Congress Cafe, the original home of caba- ret and vaudeville, David Lewlnsohn, pro-. grletor, offers this week a ratling attractive 111, featuring Gorman Brothers and Taylor, character singing comedians and harmonists, p.nd eight other acts. This week will be the final one for several popular local stage hits. At Cohan's Grand liaymond Hitchcock, in '"The Beauty Bhop," will follow the successful "Stop Thief 1" Gaby Dcslys wll succeed "The Whip," at the Auditorium; "Oh! Oh I DelpluW', will take the place of "The Lady of the Slipper." at the Illinois; "The Governor's Lady r ' will conclude its engagement next week'' at Powers', when Belasco's "A Good Little Devil" will arrive. Amebican Music Ball (Samuel P. Oer- son. mgr.)—"All Aboard,". with Lew Fields and fi. nig company of entertainers, is play- ing to big business. The show is fall of {linger, beautifully staged,- richly costumed, ana Lew Fields is a show In himself. Aumtorium (B. • Ulrlch, mgr.)—"The Whip," a tremendous melodrama which has held the boards at this big playhouse for many weeks, enters upon the last six days of Its engagement in Chicago to-night. Blackbtonb (Harry J. Powers, mgr.)— "Damaged Goods concluded a luccessful en- gagement Sunday, 10, and to-night Otis Skin- ner opens for two weeks In "Kismet." Cobt <TJ. J. Hermann, mgr.)—"Glorlana." Gabbick (John J. Garrfty, mgr.)—"The Road to Happiness." Gkobqi M. Cohan's Gband Opeba Hodsb (Harry Ridings, mgr.)—"Stop Thief I" Illinois (W. J. Davis, mgr.)—"The Lady of the Slipper." La. Salle Opera House (Harry Atkln, mgr.)—"A Trip to Washington." '•- Olympic (George C.- Warren, mgr.)—Be- J Inning Sunday, 10, Chauncer Olcott, for our weeks, in I'Shameen Dhu." Powehs' (Harry Powers, mgr.) — "The Governor's Lady. I" Piiincbss (Win. Singer, mgr.)—Doris Keane. in "Romance," a production which has evoked universal commendation, and la certain to attract capacity audiences through- cut Its stay In tbls city. Job Howard's Theatrd (F. O. Peers, mgr.)—"A Broadway Honeymoon." Emma Caruu Is a real ■ scream in this production, and she Is ably supported by a well balanced company of entertainers. The play Is full ef action and is attracting heavy patronage. Studebaker (Bam Ledercr, mgr.)—>Be- ginning Monday, 20, Llna Abarbanell, in the new musical play, "The Red Canary," for en Indefinite engagement. Fine Abtb (A. L. Perry, mgr.)—"Tie Yel- low Jacket." The engagement of the Chinese drama acted In English has been extended to this week and maybe longer, says Man- ager Perry, Walter Hampden, Lorlon Leon, Bennett Southnnd, Florence Clarke, J. Ar- thur Young and several others made up the big cast of players. Business is good, but not tamaway. Following the engagement of "The Yellow Jacket, B. Iden. Payne, for a director of Miss Hornl- . fanchester will bring a specially selected company to the Fine Arts Theatre for season of repertoire. Appearing under. Mr. Payne's management will be Mooa Limerick, Louise Randolph and Whltford Kane. Mr. Payne will first produce four short plays: "Simoon," by Btrlndberg; "Philips,'' 1>y Stanley Houghton; "The Master of the House" and "Lonesome Like," by During the following jab xeiiow jucitei, number of years stage « man's company, at Ma specially selected! comp »'*& Harold Brlshonse. weeks of Sir. Payne's engagement he wi. produce a number, of plays by Arnold Bennett, Stanley Houghton, Joseph Conrad, Bernard Bhaw, Maeterllnk and Charles MoBvoy. The Irish Players, from the Abbey Theatre, Dub- lin, will return to the Fine Arts Theatre on Feb. 16, 1014, for a short season, during Which'they will p|uy their popular successes of last year and a number of new plays.. - Columbia (E. H. Woods, mgr.)—Week of Nov. 2, Columbia Burlesquers. Week of 0, Hose Sydell, presenting Johnny Weber. ' ' Stab and Qahter (Dick Rider, mar.) — Week of 2, Gayety Girls. Week of §, the Watson Sisters. foi.LY (it. c. Schoencdae, mgr.)—Week of WHEN IN CHICAGO UIS,HoiiDH« Are Cordially Invited to Make Headquarters at the Wester* Bureau -OF- The New York Clipper la tho Heart of the Rial to 505 Ashland Block, Cor. dark k Randolph PHONRH J 0BKTRAL BM9 PHONK8 | A0TO*Ma It not convenient to call, MAIL ROUTES AND NEWS ITEMS. IIAVK TOUR MAIL BENT IN OUR OARK. THE NEW TORK CLIPPER Is not con- ventional. It ti original, aggressive, 1m partial, reliable, and above ail, IT HAS A ORRTAIK ORIQINAUTT AND DI6TDJC- TIVBNESS WHICH FLACKS IT IN A CLASS BY ITSELF. 2. Harry Hastings' Big Show. Week of 9, the Ginger Girls. Haymarkkt (J. P. Kirk, mgr.)—Week of 2. the Tango Girls. Week of 8, the Dandy (ilrls. Majestic (Lyman B. Glover, mgr.) — Week of Oct. 20, Nora Bayes, assisted by Harry Clarke and others, offer a song and dance program arranged for her by Uaymond Teck, Aaron Hoffman and George Marion. Master Gabriel offers, with Al. Lomar and Vlda rerrin, a sketch, "Little Dick." Others are Richards and Kyle, Leipzig, a magician, and John T. Murray. ■• • ■ • I 'a lace Music II all (Mort H. Singer,' mgr.)—Week of Oct 20 this house has as its headllner Horace Goldin, a famous con- juror. Thirty-five people assist him. "The Tiger God," an illusion resembling the Great Lafayette's "The Lion's Bride," la one of Golilln's offerings. Lorraine and D.ulley, Fred Lindsay, whip manipulator; Hopkins and Axtell, and others are seen. '• ClllKAT NORTHERN HlITODHOlfB (F. C. Ebcrts, mgr.)—Week of 20 this house offers a double bill of fourteen acts, including the Melody Sextette of pianists, Alfred the Great, a chimpanzee; Juggling Dave VanQeld, Phil Adams and his Six Telephone Belles, Sa- voy's acrobatic bulldogs, and many other circus and variety acts are seen. MoVickbr's (J. G. Burch, mtrr.)—Week of 20 McVlcker's bill Includes Sim Llebert, in Addison Burkhardt's sketch, "After the Wedding;" the Eight English Roses, who dance; Blake's Circus, Three Kelcey Sisters, Allegro, violinist; Tom . and 'Edith Almond, and four other acts are seen. ■ -._.-_. Colonial (Geo. Harrison, mgr.)—Week of 20. the bill names: Truly Shattuck and Loos Brothers and Van Alatyne as all week at- tractions. Franklyn . Gale, Four Musical Luclers and others play for three days, start- ing to-night. Edna, the Flying Venus; Shaw's Comedy Circus, and three other acts come Thursday. • _ - • Crown (E. Ettelson, mgr.)—The bill week of 20: First holf—Elliott and Mapes, Heidel- berg Four, Sadie Tclf Trio, and three other acts. Josephine Sabel leads the bill starting Thursday. Victoria (H. C. Brolaski. mgr.)—The bill week of 10: "The Warning," a new play, said to have been wrlten by William An- thony McGuIre, was produced yesterday af- ternoon, at the Victoria, with Rodney Rnnous and Marie Nelson, at the head of; the cast. National (J. P. Barrett, mgr.)—Week of 1ft "Freckles. ' * iitPFttiAi, (J. Pilgrim, mgr.)—Week of 10, "One Woman's Ltfe r : la being acted by Albert Philips and Leila Shaw. : WiLLAso (C. Amberg, mgr.)—The week of 20 offers seven acts, with Putrlcola,- the cabaret queen, and an English "pony ballet" as the principal features. -Wilson (M. Llcalzl, mgr.)—The bill week of 20, offers seven acts. Alva York, singing comedienne, leads the bOl. PA T QH AT. Tas Melody Trio Is £ new act given its Bret Chicago showing by Frank <J. Doyle, of the Jones, Llslck ft Sctuefer Agency. It met with Imme- diate sucoeei. The ttVanugers say the offering ranks among the very best of the two ladles and one gentleman combinations, Bhiioks - and Oabublb, in "The Mysteriona Pill,'! me but one song from their former vehicle —"Smoke, Smoke, Smoke," which will be remem- bered as too sure-lire a hit to be discarded for yerrs to come. -Menlo E. Moobb's "8amroeT Olrls" and "So- rority" Days" complete tho Panttnes" tour in a couple of weeks, and come Into Chicago, where tbe acta will be given what will practically be new productions, changes made in tbe cast by way of Improvement, and. other touches, after which tbe two acts go East, opening In New York on the Loew time. When these acts go Bast it will nuke six acts that Mr. Moore will have working the I.cew time. L.ULU Huntbb and her "Musical Bags" are play- ing Association time, making the Orpheum. In Feorla, III., Oct. 10-18. where the act duplicated its Chicago success. Tub Venetian Four, playing the Jones, Linlck A Schaefer time. Is frequently complimented on tho beautiful scenery and picturesque effects in- troduced in connection with the music. I"aoli Cbhsionbsi ano company, to "Curing a Tenor," appealed at the Globe, in Kansas City, last week—a booking of tbe W. V. if. A. The newspapers accorded the distinguished Italian fcwr more than passing attention and Manager "Si Jacobs k«t« the act a splendid report. Msnlo E. Moork's "Fair <3o-Eds" had [t& flrst showing at tbe Arcade, In Toledo, O., last week, and met with Instantaneous favor. Beth Smalley, remembered as working with Alexander Oarr, In "The Boss of the Ghetto," song of "Loulsana Lou" at tbe La Salle, has tbe principal role. Jean Wents Is cast splendidly also. Joe Purtell, as the "college grind, 1 ' made a decided hit Bert Parry; formerly of "A -Stoubhora Cinderella. Ger- trude Portell and Maste Morris, are others who acquit themselves creditably. The act carries a carpenter. - Minnh Fauna's ••me Duke of Durham" opened on the Tbleleu time at Ottawa, 111,-, Oct. 10. It takes up the rout* of "Miss Idlewlld," a show that closed recently. - ■ • ! Fiva piece orchestras are now found In both the Langley and Drexel Theatres, a move of Alfred Hamburger. Tin Lyda Theatre, which George H. Hlnes sold to Alfred Hamburger recently, opened with vaudeville Oct 18. Tin Dancing Mars open on the Sullivan- Oon- stdlne circuit Oct ST, at Seattle, Wash. Aaion Joins la at French Lick, Ind., for a week's rest ■ Tas Star Theatre, on Milwaukee Avesoe, was dark Oct. 11, owing to something getting wrong With the steel curtain, losing Saturday night. Ohablbs E. Hodkins left Chicago, last week, to make a tour of tbe South. Nan HALrxniN, whose success In Joseph B. Howard's "A Broadway Honeymoon," at the How- srd Theatre (formerly tbe Whitney) Is one of the cblet* topics of conversation in the theatrical col- ony. Is a graduate from vaudeville, having at- tained leading honors to that field as a comedienne of exceptional ability. Managers to the vicinity of Cfclcigo are watching her with unusual Inter- est, and the prediction Is that she will establish herself as a big favorite to Chicago. Miss Hal- perln was forced to cancel Interstate bookings, with featuring, to accept this place with Mr. Howard. •Minlo B. Moose's "Aladdin's Lamp" comes to the Kethrie Theatre, Oct 23. for its Chicago eremten*. It played Lima and Hamilton, Ohio, last week, for Qua Sun. Albert HoaawnUi, a survivor of tbe Titanic, appeared at the BL)ou Dream Theatre, last week, fur Crank Q. Doyle and Manager Slg. Faller endorses the net highly, placing It as easily the "hit of tbe bill." Horswell talks quite enter- tatofty and following his talk there are pic- rare* offered by a splendid lecturer. The pic- tures were so impressive that many men dried their eyes. Swain and Ostxan opened the show at the Palace Music Hall. last week, with a display which agents pronounce an "Ideal" opening set Tbe six minutes occupied are so well (Hied with entertainment that this trio la eagerly sought by sgents and managers. Two of tbe boys work straight and the third offers comedy, to tbe form of a silly kid. PasPASATioNS are folly under way for tbe road tour of "A Broadway Honeymoon," which Is at- tracting heavy patronoge nt Joe Howard's Theatre- In Chicago. The itinerary will be inaugurated at Madison, Wis., Nov. 1, and a foil route has been booked through Wisconsin, MlnneaaoU, Iowa and Missouri. The full cast of tbe road company will appear in a subsequent Issue of Tna Naw Xobb: CLtftis. C '••' 1 ■ , Sioncss are being secured for a new actors organization, which will be known as the Actors International Union, which has been - afflllatea with tbe American Federation of Labor for seven- teen years, according to tbe circular. In getting names subecrlt*rs of those who are willing to be enrolled as members, tbls appeal Is made to legitimate vaudeville actors and actresses. -• Halton Powili/b newest tabloid, v "Who's Tour Friend," written by Harry L. Newton, opens st Gsry, Ind., Nov. 6, sod will be equipped with gorgeous costumes and eeenery, featuring Billy Wyae. the black face comedian.' •• • "Becooniiino the necessity of a real protective organisation for actors—-one. thst will extend to all Its members, without discrimination, all of the power of organised and concerted action, aud toe the creation of an order whose funds shall be used to give proper protection to lte members, and to give to each and every member the right of franchise and vote on all matters effecting their Individual Interests; and as a protest against any rule of government by a few salaried officials against the wish of the general membership: and as a further protest against .the failure of the present theatrical organizations who are making no effort to protect the middle class and smaller acts from the terrible conditions confronting them in their efforts to obtain employment" - POWELL'S TABLOIDS. Gart. Ind., Oct 16.—CSpecfoJ to Tna Nsw Yosk Cllt-peb.) "The Runaways," Halton Powell's tabloid comedy with music, featuring Karl S. Dewey and Mabel Rogers, played to ca- pacity business. To say that the abow "went over big" Is putting It mildly. Tbe scenery and effects are pretty and striking; tbe costumes modish and handsome; the chorus Is comely, young and graceful. The comedy complications are really funny, the lines snappy and clever. Spe- cial mention must be made of the work of Earl Dmrey, Mabel Rogers. Jack West and Frank Smith, individually and collectively, while Harry L. Newton, the author, "must be given credit for the "supplying of si entertainment miles above anything seen In this vicinity in years. SUCH IS LIFE nT SaGOe ■ nr had. "TLe Professional Copy Evil." "The ; 'professtonal copy evil" is a nau- seating'concoction which assails the nostrils of the publisher of popular music. . It grays the hairs of his bead. It puts a largo size crimp In his yearly profits. It hi with htm by day and It haunts his drea-ns by night. Mention those four words within his hear- ing and bis language Immediately becomes forcible, but not necessarily elevating or beautiful." It:is a gigantic canker which gnaws the vitals of his business system. He is com- pelled to print professional copies, with' a full knowledge of their tendency to create hardening of nis business arteries. And still the average music publisher does nothing to check the spread of the disease or cast about for a remedy as a.possible cure. He has evidence of the fact that oat of every ten professional copies passed over his coun- ter, seven of them find their way into the hands of persons not in any way entitled to them. And the average publisher seems powerless to prevent this. lam speaking of tbe average publisher. The "grafter" Is the busy insect, and it la the "grafter" that is responsible for the seven-tenth percentage referred to. "Regular" copies of sheet mnslc are re- tailed at ten cents the copy. Beautiful title pages in three or four colors at that Cheap, isn't it? And you wouldn't think men and women would stoop to graft for such petty things, would you? I didn't, either, until I went "Plnkertoning" about a bit and saw the condition of things for myself. Here's the High Priest Grafter of them all: His name Is Bill Pokes, or Dick Jones, or any old name. Anyhow, he's a profes- YOU KNOW !i> slonal singer. Sometimes good, more often bad. Bill has a bunch of friends, mostly bartenders, chambermaids; perhaps some trod the higher walks of life—perhaps. At all events, they buttonhole Bill, Inform him that he is looking Immense, also what a fine voice he baB, and then how about getting some music. "Sure thing," says Bill. There- upon Bill "makes the rounds" and, being known, has no difficulty in obtaining all the music b3 can carry. BUI slips.his friends the copies and makes himself a goodfcllow at the expense of the poor publisher. Now enter the horde of other grafters, namely: Hangers-on about cheap theatres, stenographers (must be pretty to be good grafters), smart-alccks, male and female, who have been coached by professional singers as to the proper thing to do on enter- ing an office; policemen, firemen, et at. They form an endless procession, winding in and out of professional offices all day long. Some of them are "turned down," but the majority "get away with It" Listen: There are about twenty-five pro- fessional music offices in Chicago. The em- ployees ' of twenty of them are extremely feneroas, or careless, or lavish. Anyhow, hey present no obstacles to the caller's quest for music, and he walks away with It The twenty are a cinch to get music from. Tbe people In the other fire offices are of a different calibre. If the callers are un- known they are asked two or three questions, politely and adroitly. If they are entitled to professional copies they get them. If not, they get something besides music Just think. Five offices In Chicago that have representatives with sufficient ability to handle applicants sealoUBly and intelli- gently. If you doubt this statement do a little "gum-shoeing" on your own hook, If at all Interested. Here are some grafters and pests who get firofesslonal copies who should be entirely abooed, according to one professional man- ager: Orchestra leaders and members of or- chestras who obtain copies for friends, sweethearts, et oi. The comedian, actor or acrobat who never sang a song in their life, and because they are in "the business," take advantage ana get copies for non-professional friends. Attaches of theatres, excepting pianists and singers. Back-roomrsaloon-entertalnors and spert- Ing-honse "professors." Express wagon drivers. Amateurs, especially "professional" ama- teurs. Booking agents and their help. The elimination of these "constant seekers" will mean a decided and immediate improve- ment , The foregoing facts mast be readily ap- parent to even the most bumble layman. It should be, and undoubtedly Is. to those vi- tally Interested In tbe .music publishing business. I hope I will arouse some Interest per- taining to the professional copy evil by the rt bu. .■): ' ' - 5.T4 e tt- i • .;, . ^;..«i snvh*'# '.1 ssWV. » ; r writing of this article. Much may be done to.curb It Much more can be done by a concerted effort on the part of oil the pub- lishers. • .-Medical scientists are dally discovering cures for worst diseases, so why not have hope? .... iSome day, perhaps, some "physlcLiti" among the publishers will discover a cure for the "professional copy evil" , I am with you, Mr. Music Publisher, heart, soul and hands. ■ - - - -v . ."; , - Ton are much too good a fellow to be Im- posed upon by. cheap grafters, pests and careless subordinates. ■• ■. , . Ton have enough to bear! • ■ "... Roger Lewis and Ernie' Brdman are going to do a vaudeville act, exploiting their very cwn songs. Tnlnk they'll make good? S« do we. • .". • -.' , . "Doc." White, the eminent southnnw ?ltcher, is another aspirant for vaudeville ante, Alice Walsh will be bis partner. VPlng" Bodie made a contract with Morris Silver to play the Alhambra Theatre. N«w "Ping", has changed his mind and Morris threatens suit It's a long time, Mawruu, till "Ping" grabs an other pay che ck. CHICAGO BITS BY WIRE (Bpeoial to THE Cupfeb.) Chicago, Saturday, Oct 18. Geobos Donovan, having concluded his season with the Herbert A. Kline Shows, with "Arabia," the human horse, spent a few days in Chicago this week renewing ac- ?ualntances, on his way to Dallas, Tex., or which point he left Thursday night. 1(1, to Join tbe California Frank Wild West Show, to handle the front of that aggrega- tion. Joe Edwabds, of the Sparks Show, ar- rived in Chicago 16, to spend a few dnva with relatives here. ' Babnet Pbatt: of the Young Buffalr Wild West Show, has been stepping about a n't la Chicago during the last. fortnight. Some stepper. ' -' ' The Western Bureau of The New Yoiik Clipper in Chicago Is a busy place tb»se days. Dropping In from time to time are representative factors in tbe tent ,shnw world who, having concluded their season's work on the road, have come to Chicago for tbe eralet months. Crableb ' Hamlin left Chicago Thursday night, 16, for San Antonio. Tex., to Jnlp the Horace Vinton Feature Film Co., to make moving pictures through Arizona, Texas and Mexico. Mr.' ! Hamlin 'Jwill be gone -three months on this project, and be is confident that a series of wonderful pictures will be made. Hamlin Is a versatile chap, and It Is not ; to be wondered: at that be should be called to the Mexican' border at this time, when it Is not Improbable that eventualities may bring Uncle' Sam's soldiers Into action. Of course it is to be' presumed that should developments necessitate ' the exercise of arms in Mexico,"Hamlin and his confrerecs will be on' the scene of action to take tbe moving pictures. _..'-._ Charles B. Kohl returned Saturday from New York, where he went to attend a con- ference of vaudeville powers. Kebbt Meaoiteb was quite ill last week, and It was feared he was going to have pneu- monia. Wilxiam McGowan reports the show at the Grand at BvansvUle, Ind., on Oct 16- 19. as "the best of the season." The bill was.: Brown, Harris and Brown, Little Lord Boberts, Zeno. Jordan and Zeno, Van and Carrie Avery, and the Tawnsens, The Chicago Foundry Convention had an entertainment at the Annex Hotel, Chicago, Oct. 16, which was supplied by Harry Robin- son, of the club department of the W. Y. M. A. The show consisted of Iva Moore, Cur- tis Sisters. Vera Long (cabaret). Irene and Bobbv Smith, Hume and Helen, Helen Gan- non. Paber and Waters, Gallerlnl Four, and Buth Neuklrk (vaudeville). Grace Le Boy presided at the piano. Dick Hoffman was away from his desk several days recently on account of Illness. SEI1S-FL0T0-BUFFAL0 BUI. (Special to Tna Cllppeb.) Chicago. Oct 20. The advance department of the Buffalo Bill & Sells-FIoto Circus for 1614 Is as fol- lows' General agent. Ed. C. Warner; traffic manager. Harold Bushes; general contract- ing agent, W. E. Haines: press department, Arthur Bennett, 'Major John M. Burke, Hugh O'Neill: opposition agent, Al. Butler; mana- ger advertising car No. 1, Harry Graham; car No. 2, Fred McMann; car No. 3, R. R. Llndwall; advertising Inspector, Geo. Baddy; manager program brigade, Onl Dempster: twenty-four hour agents, James McElroy and Jack Bock. . TABLOID ROTES. 'Halton Powell's "The Runaways" played Gary, Ind.. Oct 23-25, and Mr. Powell paid the show a visit at that point and Is re- ported to have been delighted with it Harry Newton, who wrote the book of the show, witnessed It for the first time at Gary and waB equally pleased. Boyle Woolfolk's "Three Twins" opens at the Orphenm, Sunday, at Gary, Ind. • Alice Lee has eucceeded Johnnie Bay la Halton Powell's "Henpecked Henry." "Thi Gibl Question" made a big hit at the Grand, In St Louis, last week. Halton Powell has received the book of "Who's Your Friend?" and says It is far beyond his fondest expectations. Alice Cain, who was with "A Jolly Mlx- TTp," died at Asbcvllle, N. C, Oct. 14. accord- ing to a telegram from Mrs. Lennle Frleden- wald. Thb Tbndbrfoot" opened recently at Gary, Ind., and Manager B. TJ, Young praises tbe enow very highly. _ . . Botls Wooltolk's "Colonial MW" t J*' Maids" are playing the TJ. B. O. time South, and getting good reports. ..,._„' _.. Sam Thall reports that Eddie De Noyer a "In Wrong" is doing an enormous business on the Association time, and that It win play the Butterfleld time when it complete* the Thlelen circuit . .„ A. E. Myebs Is st the head of a cruaade which alms to Increase the license paid by booking agents from 150 to $500 per yesr. D. H. Be ssell reports that tteXJreatBsy- mosd proved a great drawing card for Franx Talbot at the Garden Theatre, in Kansas K D. KorrKAN bought the »ew_S» lll,, «' 1 Theatre, at St. Joseph.Mtch, and will open at Thanksgiving with Walter Downlee' book- Powibs' Klephants will be the feature on the Pantages abow that opens st Edmonton, Catu, Oct 27. Bothwell Browne, ma big act, will headline the show, opening Nov. t "YOU KNOW DARN WELL YOU DID" J I sW Q