The New York Clipper (November 1913)

November 22 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. 23 World or Players, W. I. MANHruaji writes: "The \v. J. Mans- rMd Shown closed under canvas, at Ashkuni, IN., Oct. 21, after a very successful season, (■wned In opera houses Oct. 22, losing no time. Shew hasn't closed In 142 weeks. While we don't hare to hong the S. It. O. alga out. billi- ons has been Tory satisfactory through Illinois and Indiana. Company will renula out all winter. Boater as follows: w. J. Mani- Oold, manager; Lillian Mae Mel Yin, aouhrette; Buy flchartle. comedian: Wm. Morgan, novelty man; Josle Qrsy, piano.' dxo. M. Da Vaaia writes from Chicago that tlie "Old Kentuckr" Co.. so far this season, has done nothing but picked business. Mr. De vera Is In bin tenth week on'! third reason, play- ing the Mackfaco port of Uncle Ndh. Tbanka- Cirlng greetings to Tun Old Rbliasle. *Ianaobb John (Ibaiiam, of Boston, lias Jurt returned from Now Haven, where he flntshed hie most successful tour with 8oiwa and bis band. at tho Yale Unlventlty. Mr. Orobain states tnat the tour through Now England thla season P°!*™ all expectations, Mr. Graham Is now en- •l 8 *^ i? .booking Hap Ward's ten musical com- joy tabloids, that are something entirely new In roe amusement line. These tabloid companies are composed of from twenty-five to thirty peo- 1 ,'.~* n<1 •** P'aylng to capoclty everywhere. •.• ii7." vYAiKmo,^ a new play, by Mabel P. f*"fhtley and William Anthony McOuIre, opened la OMcago, Oct. 10, with Morle Nelson and Rod- ■or Banoue In the leading roles.- After a three toad mmtlu,mt ta Chicago It will go on the «.f A J? IgOTBP ** «"» do'"* "• Press work ?',*»• ,5«fal Theatre In connection with hli duties with lb* M. Scott Paine Agency. I'iiil Tayxob Is booking Rlcbird Decker'a Surf Theatre, Key port, N. J. Haiuit La Ooun has been engaged to do Honey Wiggins. In the Jones ft Grain production of "The Vlrglnan." Viuoinia Zouxnxb baa been resting for the paat three weeks, recovering from the effects of a very aerlooa operation, performed, at the New York Hospital, nine weeks ago. .She will not be able to work for some time. HoBTicn or Miotls Vinton Co.b H. P. Bulmer mi'iinctr; F. K. Hoffman, ?tage manager; Harold Oates, muHlcal director; Frank L. Ooup, advance; Lon L. Olemana, Lawrence Payne, Vivian H. Bulmer, Josephine Olemana nnd Myrtle Vinton. Kbnkbt Ki.t la In advance of "The White Slave" Co., which la doing a record bualnesi at moat of the stands In the South. Ralph Duhi writes t " 'The Maid and the Minister' Co. Is on Its way to the Coast. The roster of the company '.h aa follows: Alice Southern, Ohas B. Archer, Winifred Gllmore, 8. C. Camp and Andrew La Bviu. We are now playing the Walker ft Kellogg Circuit on our way Weat.'' H. Putnam, manager Malone Opera limine, Mnlone, N Y., writes: "The T. H. 9. Producing Company's attraction, Tracked By a Trump, played my theatre on Saturday, Nov. 8, to big buelneaa. It In the best play of Its kind Hint baa played my house. "TBI Foluis or Today." after a three r.H-nihH' run In Dallas, Tei,, It now In Its third week at the Broadway Theatre, Muskogee, Okla. The company Is staging "Tab" comedy drama) with music, and the policy baa proved popular In Muskogee us well as In Dallas. Among the plnya staged are "No Man's Land" and "The Man From Texas." The chorus Is well drilled and beautifully gowned. The company Is under the direction of 0. 0. Oopelaud. Harry Pool Is monger. DON'T FORGET THE 61st Anniversary lumber OF THE Bl YORK HPI WILL BE ISSUED ON FEB. 14,1914 The cover will be magnificently embellished in colore, and tho inside Pages will be profusely illustrated with the highest quality of half tons engravings. There will be much interesting reading matter. The AW-NiVilBflARY NUMBER will be sold for the regular price— TEN CENT8. 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LOUIS OFFICE - 7TH AND ELM STS; EARLY HISTORY OF HEGRO MIRSTRELSY US REE AID PROGRESS IN THE UNITED STATES n col. t. allstok mows. Charley Pettengjlll's Mlnstrela Was a pnrtv organised In New York In Sep- tember, 1806, nnd consisted of Pettenglil, Olendy Burke, Paul TJnderncr, Frank Weston, Carl Hemmell, Joe Mac, Gil. Merley, Young America, H. J. Hentz, II. Blanchard, II. By- ron Nowcomb, J. Moncrief Kord, H. Froy- berthuyaer, J. H. Rice, Frank Ellenger, W. C. Mortimer aud SIg. Francisco. Kelly & Leon Leased Hope Chapel Broadway, New York, la September. 1860, and having fitted up the second floor aa a minstrel hall, opened It Oct. 1, with Edwin Kelly. Francis Leon, Johnny Allen, Frank Mo ran, T. McNally John Oberist Ed. P. Fairbanks, (J. W. Jnck- ioii, Nelse Seymour, Sam Price, Wm. But- ler, Slg. Bretano and Qaratagna in the party. Dick Sands Geo. and Willie Guy and George Chrtoty opened Oct. 8. In December, Geo. Christy withdrew, and Nelse Seymour Appeared on Che end. Johnny Allen left In March, 1867, and Wm. Budworth took his place. Eph. Horn opened April 15. Tho season closed June 22, 180T, and the party opened in Boston, June 24, at the Theatro Comlque. Re-opened In New York July 20, 1807, with Add. ltjmun on one end. On Aug. 12, Delebanty and Hengler commenced. The performances were brought to an abrupt termination on Dec, 11, 1807, by the shooting of Tom Sharpe by Edwin Kelly, and were not resumed until 17, when G, \v. II. GrlfTln appeared as interlocutor, Rollln How- ard as prima donna, and George Pcrclval as balladlst, Mr. Kelly not being well enough to appear and Leon quitting tho profession for awhile. The particulars of thin sad affair are nn follows: It occurred on tho afternoon of Dec. 11, 1807, at tho close of the matlnco of the Fifth Avenue Opera House, on Twenty- fourth Street near Broadway. When Kelly and Leon came to New York and leased Hope Chapel as a place of amusement, tbey met with every opposition from those lu the same business In this city, and were looked upon with naught but jealousy, but thinking there was room enough for all they trent to work attending to their own business. During the Summer of 1807 they appeared in Boston, at the Theatre Comlque, and Bom Sharpley with his minstrel band appeared at the Howard Athenaeum, In tho same city. Quite a rivalry waa kept up between the two bands, and the merits of each wore pretty freely canvoiaed by the public. The ill feeling existing toward the Kelly 4 Leon party grew stronger when It wis known that Add. Hyxnan, the end man with the Sharpley party, had engaged with Kelly A Leon for one year, to commence with their re-opening In New York, and to make the matter mill worse. Dclehsnty and Hengler also went over to the Kelly 4 Leon party, to open with them In New York. From the day the two oom- Sanles re-appeared In New York up to the ay of this sad occurrence, quite an ill feel- ing existed between the two managers, oc- casioned by some one repeating to Sharpley that Leon had prejudiced Delebanty and Sam Sharpley then drew his revolver, fired at Kelly, and was about to fire again, when an officer sclted his band and arrested him. The pistol was discharged, the ball going through Sbarplcy's own bond. Tho first shot from Sfiarploy's pistol jstruck Kelly on the bead, between the vvoa and ear, from the effects ot which wounrt ho Inld in the station house some days, tho writer of this spending much tuno with Mm Aa soon ns Kelly got better he was discharged as Sharpley refused to make any charge Qgalnn*. iihn or appear. Kelly also refused to appear against Sharp- ley. At midnight of the 111th Sharpley was discharged on his own rocognltance. and Leon entirely discharged. On the morning ot the 14th, ball was accepted for Kelly to tho amount of J5.000. Nothing of Its kind that has ever transpired in this city cauned so much excitement ss this. Whlla Sharpley had boats of friends calling upon and sym- pathising with him In ills misfortune the station house was besieged by tho friends of Kelly and f-eon. Including h delegation of the Jesuit priest* of this city, On the 30th of December 8. 8. Purrty a penrcd with this party, followed on Jan. 1808, by George Christy, and on Jan. IS Hengler against aim (Sharpley) by saying ho (Sharpley) was an Irresponsible party, aud that all his property in New York was mortgaged, which Leon afterwards denied ever having said. On the afternoon mentioned Kelly and Leon visited the Fifth Avenue Theatre to sea thr performance, Sharpley also attended the performance. At the close, and while the audience were dispersing, Sharpley stepped up to Leon, tapped him on the shoulder and told blm he had heard he had been talking about him, and that he was a d—d liar. A quarrel soon followed, and Kelly Joined In the melee. Suddenly Tom Sharpley (brother of Ssm Sharpley) showed up. when a general fight took blare. Kelly drew a revolver, fired at Tom Sharpley, and he fell dead. "UVW, 1.J VWIfV VUliDV/. I111U WU «,IIU. IS Charles Heywood, female Impersonator, made his first appearance on the stage. Leon mado his re-entree Fob. 8, 1808. Joe Murphy opened on the bone end April 20. 1868. J. Hinmphin, who 'had arrived from Europe April 10, 1808, made his debut April 27, also F. J. Naylor, balladlst. The trial of Edwin Kelly cams up In the General Sessions on April 24, 1808. After (.wearing three Jurymen, one was obtained who had not expressed on opinion, after which the court was adjourned until April 28, when the trial commenced, and lastod all that day. and the court adjourned until tho 30th, when the caso was resumed. All tha evidence went to show that Kelly waa wholly unacquainted wltb Tom Sbarpe, and through- out he acted on motives or purely solf-no- fenso, as he anticipated another attack. Re- corder Hackett, In charging, said tho accused could not be convicted of murder In the first degree, nor could no bo convicted of man- slaughter In tho second degree. The Jury, after being out fifteen minutes, rendered a verdict of "Not Guilty.' 1 Sel- dom has tbero been more unmistakable dem- onstrations exhibited In a court of Justice ot ar.proval and gratification wltb the verdict of a Jury than that which greeted the ac- quittal of Kdwln Kelly. Commenced their licit season Aug. 81, 1808. W. II. Brockway, 8 H. Purdy, 0. W. H. Griffin. J. II. Surrldge, Leslie, Rayner, tho Ouy Brother!, R. M. Car- roll, M. Schenet, Summer, Grey, Richard Davis, J. C. Campbell, Warren Kelps and Myers. Mr. Kelly re-appeared June 8, and tho season closed June 27. When they commenced tbls season tbey had twenty-nine people In tho first part. There waa ono row of seventeen, consisting of two end men, thirteen voices In tho chorus, Interlocutor and balladlst. Tbo second line in the rear was composed ot eleven musicians besides the pianist In the orchestra. Having received tempting offers to visit ICurono thoy closed their season In New York, Jan. 0, 1800, being their six hundred and twenty- fifth performance of this company at 720 Broadway. Thoy then made a traveling tour ot a short period, opening In Harlem, Juno 11. Mr. Kelly sailed for Europe In February, 1800, Tho traveling acason cloned April 10, on which date Leon sailed for London Kelly and Leon opened In London. May 17, with Montague's ' r Chrlstys," at St. George's Hall. Thoy afterwards organised a party which they called (To be continued.) Uaiidevilk notes. Dsssta OasAMassiNis. better known »• Bessie M. Smith, baa returned to America because of th_- (tenth of her husband, Prof. Oiraineaaluls The Foua Twist (Including the Pepper Broth- ers anil the De La Tour Slaters) were one of the features at the Sunday concert at Miner's Bronx Theatre, Nov. 2. E. F. Hawlxt, Faixcss llaiouv and W. R. iIili.uuo write from Southampton, Eug.: "After flaring In all the principal cilice In England, re land and Scotland, we are now departing for Auttralla. Hugh Mclntoah, after wttnesalng our first performance of The Bandit,' In London, booked the act on tho Blcard time, and we aallej on tho Konlgin Loultl, Oct. 27. The act baa been a big sacotsa on this aide, snd ould still be playing England, but waa very glad of the oppor- tunity of escaping the damn, dreary Winter they hare here (with the 'fogs' thrown In)." 5Unr K. P. TniTSS writes ua: "As another example of the wortb of Tub Old BsuaBLS ns an advertising medium, I received an Inquiry a ehcrt while alnce directed to my former address of 275 Pine Street. As I haven't done business at that address Cor over seven years. It abows the advertleenvent that palled the Inquiry was read In an old laaoe. I am glad to ray the out- come of the Inquiry waa a nice order. When a seven or eight year old ad. drawa, It certainly proves the paper carrryuig it Is a 'live one.' " Downs, Waltds and Cbookss, after a brief rlay la America, en route from Europe, left Nov. P. for 'Frisco, on their way to open at Melbourne, Australia, for a year's trip. Baixt Lb Olaib bad to cancel bla time In the Jones, Llolck k Bchaeffer bouses, owing to a red throat, to lay off for a few weeks. He la enjoying the breezes at bla sew borne near Pros- pect Park. Brooklyn. Taour SiurrucK la playing the Jones, Llnlek 4 Bchaeffer houses, booked by frank Q. Doyle, who la cornering a lot of beadllnera for the cir- cuit. Hast Bsos, write: "We closed with the Barnum 4 Bailey Show Nov. 8, at Louisville, Ky„ the close ot the season. We opened at lbs Hippo- drome, Peoria, III., Nov. 10, and week of Nov. 17 we also played Qreat Northern Hippodrome, Chicago. Jack Sully closed a aoceessful season with tabs Downls 4 Wheeler Show. Una. W. 1. Dbanb writes Oct. 10, from Aus- tralia, that tbey arrived safely In Sydney, 'i As Theatre published a long Interview wltb them. Walter Jacobs, of Boston, bss published a waits called "The raulloe," dedicated to Mrs. Deans. Cuaslss BoBNitAurr, after a flying trip to several circuses, 1b search of novelties, left for Kurope, Nov, 0. ItsowN and Bltlbs opened on the 8. 4 0. time, Nov. v, it Detroit, for twenly-slx vteeks. Oko. W. Bablow ahd Lilliaiy unawm.t., In their new set, "Qretcnen's Wedding," are meet- lug wltb sucoess on the Bontbem time. Vic Lbsot and Has OAitiLt, played the Murray Hill concert, Nov, 2, and were booked at once bl play tho Poll time, and ore now doing line. In Hartford Mr. Lever had to make a apeeeb at each shew. This Is their Drat trip In the Ifsat. Jambs Masco writes ua Nov. 2, from Moan- l."lm. Germany, that tbey oiiened with a grat big langblnc success, and that tho management wanta to hold Ibem for a month. If rhey can have their ttane put back. They aro announced, ns "The Great Film dermics.'' Tbey havo offers enough to bold them In Europe for two year*. Mr. Marco spesks In the highest terms of toe treatment accorded performers at the Apollo, at Mannheim, snd states that of the two shows be has seen since bla arrival, moat acta In them would meet wltb aucceaa In America, and not one set had ever bad any offer tor any American time, He aays: "I am very glad, I can assure you, lo get a rest in this country, where one La treated like a human being and respect Is shown both artist and manager." IIasby Lamony and company opened on the Ous Bun circuit. Nor. 10, at Locknort, N. Y, Five tieople and two drops are carried. The act Is mown as the All Aboard Olrls and Boys. IIasby Fbnn Dalyon Is rehearsing a musical tabloid, entitled "Itehearaal In a Music Studio." There will bo nine people, wltb • special set of scenery. Qua Ilaymood la the musical director. This act will be ready to produce In a few weeks. Millasd Bios., Bill snd Bob, received a route from the V. B. O after their opening at Union Square Theatre, N. Y. City, Oct. 27. IIasby Edwabds and Daisy Kzbnkli, are doing excellent work In moving pictures for the Kalem featuies. Oiling In occaafoutlly In the Imp atudlo. their experience In character work making them especially valuable to the directors. Ciiahlss IIsoLOW, of Heclow and Holland, be- came the grand daddy of a bouncing baby boy, Oct. 17, Charles, Jr., being the hippy father. JoaaTit t.Aiiais Ss., alxty-elgbt years ot sge, father of Joe Lanrle, of Laurie and Aleen. died at bis home. No. 30 W. One Hundred snd Six- teenth Street, New York City, Friday evening, Nov. 7, of stomach trouble. He bad been 111 for a long time. The funeral waa bald Sunday. 0, Interment was made at Washington Cemetery, l'aravllle. L. I. Tux Camilla Trio sailed. Nov. 10, for Kurope, where they are booked for alx months. THEATRIGAL JEWELRY In endless variety lt> atoek and naads to order according to sketches. COMPLETE SALOME BETS HKADQUAnTKRS FOR TIGHTS. OPBBA nOSEand STOCKIIGS, GOLD and SILVER TRIUUflS, BRO- CADES, SILKS, SWISS, VELVETS, SPANGLES, WIGS. BEARDS. AIaIa GOODS TIIKATIUCAL. CATALOOUK3 and SAMPLES upon request. When asking for Catalogue, please mention what goods are wanted. aiAI.ITIErl the best. PRICKS the lowest. SIEGMAN & WEIL S. W. Cor. 27th St. A Minilnon Ave., N. Y. TUB THEATIUOAL SlIPl'l.Y lUll'OlUtTM Show book tt these prices for cash with order. 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