The New York Clipper (January 1914)

THE STEW YORK CLIPPER. Januaby 31 ED DAISY MET YOU Y MELODY i W. 451 ADDRESS ALL ( OFFICE 3. Land. Slim Wren, II. FI. Meyers, Earl Tripp, W. B. Fisher and Del Gardner. Plain Diva Mobbis soys lie It baring tho time of hit ilfe, and doing i lot of bard work with the Johnny J. Jones Carnival. Sidnxt Belmont Is (till Tanning his School of Acting In St. Loalt, Mo. Eatmond B. Eldbb does not so with the Fran- cfa Ferarl Carnival, oa previously announced. Upon reaching hit home, Utlawa. Kan., Christ- mas, he decided to accept an offer made by Jamca Patterson, to direct the affairs back with the company for this season. Raymond EL, hereto- fore, hat been an agent. Wonder why he changed T Rtu Onion ta still making the Oanter Hotel. San Antonio, bis permanent Winter address. Write him there until further notice. Always New. Tbe Miniature ltallroatL Always N< GAGNEY BROTHERS 200 ^ 14 " new YORK Gold Medal Special For Parka, Summer Resorts, clc. 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It cannot be said that Norman McKlnnell, One. actor, and Frederick Whelan, fastldtoua litterateur, have been ao far very fortunate In their managerial season at the Vaudeville, But I would not be surprised If "Mary Girl," which they produced on Tuesday night, should mark the turning point It was cer- tainly well received, and tbe critics admit that it baa vitality aid earneatneas, al- though its very distinction haa Induced 'them to sharpen their quills and show what clever fellows tbey can be. The writer la a woman, Hope Merrick; the play, like its historic predecessor at tbts house, "Saints and Bin nera," Henry Arthur Jones' first divagation from mere melodrama, is a study of the sor- did, rebellious life of an English village. Nor- man McKlnnell and May Blayney play the two parts to be. Ezra Sboppard, market gardener, was possessed by religious seal. His most ardent desire was to present tbe Plymouth brethren of his village with a chapel which be should build on bis own ground. His beautiful young wife, Mary, wsb quite In sympathy with bis views, will- ing to slave with him for their materlallta- tlon, although she might well have found occupation enough In their sweet child. Rich aristocrats living near bad a sickly baby, nnd offered Mary a large wage to go and be for a year its foster mother. She did not like the task, nor did Eira. Then the thought came to them that the money thus famed would enable them to complete the chapel. So Mary went, and the chapel was completed. When, after a whole year of absence, Mary returned. It proved that a life ot pampered luxury had done Its deadly work. Mary no longer found contentment In their little home. The coarse food disgusted her. She had become Idle, pleasure-loving, self-indulgent. Nothing angered her husband so much as tier new, incredible habit of taking a bath every day. For this be beat her and she ran away to London. Wben ithis much in the manner of melodrama) the wanderer returned Eira. who had never ceased to ponder shamefully and regretfully over his brutal outbreak, was eager to for- ?:lve. But Mary held aloof. She had come o look at ber child—she could not meet tho f'nso of her husband, for In. London she bod Ived as pretty and penniless girls from tho country are apt to live. A storm of passion swept over Eira Sheppard. Then he fully and freely forgave poor Mary Girl. But first he made a bon-flre of the chapel, which he held to be tho fount of all the trouble. A professional newspaper, after "damning with faint praise Mtrtba Hedman't performance in "Tbe Attack/' at tbe St Jamer' Theatre, pro- tests that George Alexander should not have en- gaged an American actress to play a part which a score of Kngllth actressel could have plsyed Just aa well. The article bat raised a storm, the public warmly approving Miss Hedmsn's en- ttogement and ber delightful work. Of course. Mist iledman Is a Swede, not tn American at all —while truly tbe is so importation from tie Ameri- can theatre, which Is enough for this thirty-cent cynic. 1 soy, without hesitation, that there It no I'ncllKh actress available who could, with advan- tage, replace Miss Iledman. and even It there were, why check the communion between tbe English and American stages, which Is one of tbe most lm- tortant Influences ot our lime? It Is usefnl to all the parties, and the public approves It with a whole heart Tbe wider the market the better for the performer. The more extended bis travels, tbe more experienced and flexible his art Tbe greater his field tor selection, tbe better cast the manager procures. And, moreover, the Inter- communion of entertainers, which was almost un- known twenty years ago, hat done more to re- move tbe tragically deplorable Ignorance ot each other, which once possessed the English and American people, than any other agency. As editorial apology for thtt depreciation of Miss lledman's work was quickly forthcoming. Mean- while "The Attack" it a success, all right and looks like running st .the St James Theatre till further orders. George Boston, one ot the finest vocal comedians on the variety stage. Is dead, after a singularly courageous fight against consumption. For centuries some forty women bare stood In a row, within the precincts of Drury Lane Theatre. selling oranges. That, you know, wu the original occupation of Nell Gwynnc. almost onr first great comic actress, who became tbe mistress of Charles the Second. This year, when tbe pantomime be- gan, the police drove the orange women away. Kind people took up their cause, and Introduced them to Borne Secretary McKeunn, who controls the police. After consideration be spoke wnnls of comfort to tbe ladles. "You shall not," snU be, "be disturbed In tout ancient and interesting traffic." A five weeks' season of opera In German begins at Oovent Garden in February, under tbe direc- tion of the Grand Opera Syndicate. Lewis F. Bottelman, an American newspaper man. Is here, argue the theory that "Shake- speare" was written by Roger Manners, fifth Earl of Rutland. Charles F. Hamilton Is detd. He was Charles Frohman'a manager for many years. His most recent engsgasent was with Seymour Hicks. H. O. Weill, the novelist has given the Gau- tnont Company tbe sole right of dealing with bis hooks on the cinematograph. Some wonderful films of the crater of Vesuvius have been secured by the British and Colonial Klnematcgraph Company, At a meeting ot the Actors' Association strongly worded resolutions were passed on the tendency of- managers to run drama twice nightly without re- muneration to tbe performers commensurate with tbe Increased work. In some quarters fear is ex- I-ressed that the association Is trying too muca the tone ot trades unionism. Temple Thurston says that the "Wondering Jew" ploy be Is writing tor Tree Is bssed on the original legend, not on Sue'a novel, which he has never read I Sir Charles Wyndhsm thinks of trying a Ger- man musical play, "Autohebchen," at the New Theatre. Business braced up when the withdrawal rf "Magic" was announced. So Chesterton's ploy is still running st the Little Theatre. Irene Osgood bos published s volume of witti- cisms which she colls her "Thought Book." Everybody knows "Rules," tbe theatrical bar and supper room In Mtlden Lane, Strand. Hat O'Brien and bis wife, who need to be Carrie Julian, the burlesque actress, soy they will quit, as tbe place no longer pays them Thomas Bcecbam wst to hsve begun on opera season at the London Opera House on Monday, but he quarrelled with Stinley, the owner, and cried oT. Sir George Alexander said, at the Press dub dinner, that the only way for a man In his posi- tion to survive, was, to combine art with com- merce. There was a wonderful assembly In Oovent Gar- den on Thursday—tbe fancy dress ball promoted by tbe Three Arts Club, of which Lena Ashwell Is tbe domlnsnt spirit. Tbe club was shaped ao American lines. Considerably enlarged, "Tbe Shepherdess With- out a Heart" has been moved on from tbe Globe Theatre to the New Theatre, where it now flour- ishes in the evening bill. Unless Victoria Monks pays up tbe instalments due on ber automobile she mast go to prison— says the judge ot tbe Small Debts' Court On tbe Russian Christmas Day, Lydia Yavorska, who la the Princess Barlatlnsky, entertained hun- dreds of children In the Ambassadors' Theatre. "Joseph and His Brethren" had registered one hundred and fifty performances when it was withdrawn from His Majesty's, on Wednesday. "The Darling of the Gods" Is revived to-night. Alfred Butt promises a very fine and large revue as the Easter attraction st tbe Palace. Barrle's one-set plsy, "The Will," wss put Into tbe program at thus house on Monday. "Mary Goes First" hss now been plsyed one hundred snd twenty-five tunes at the Playhouse. Bob Gates, an old time minstrel performer, died very suddenly, in the Music Hall Home. Billy Arlington and company are successfully touring tbe provincial vaudeville bouses. Olga Rossett a young animal trainer, has been terribly mauled by a bear, at Lausanne (Swltter- iand), likewise, her stepfather, who went to her assistance. "Wine, Woman and Song" la promised for pro- duction st a West End theatre. if Frogsoa's father should be convicted of mur- der tbe only claimant to the comedian's vast fortune In sight Is a cousin who did not know ot the relationship. Stoll says that wben the real revue reaches England it will supersede the pantomime in tbe popular favor. He has no use for tbe shows st tbe Empire and the Aihsmbrs. There's a great muster of American artists In town this week. At tbe Alhambra, Lee White snd George Perry; at the Empire. Dick Knowles and Babette; at the Hippodrome, Ethel Levey and Shirley Kellogg; at the Palace, Joe Jackson and Wetland: at tbe Pavilion, Anna Dorothy; at the Tivoll, Elsie Faye and Nells Webb: at tbe Ox- ford, 8am Stem, Harry Brown, Carlisle and Wel- mon; at the Metropolitan, Charles Aldrlcb, and Scott and Wbaley: at tbe Holborn Empire, Beth Tote, and at the Palace, Camberwell, May Moore Duprex. Hall' a million people hare seen more than a million pictures at tbe New Gallery Klnema dur- ing tbe twelve months that bsve elapsed since Its opening. Frank Wlrth, having settled Sister May at Olynspla, has run over to Paris. Sam Gumperta is making an extended tour of Europe to secure attractions for Coney Island. eixteen performances only radioed for "The Poor I.ltUo Rich Girl." at the New Theatre. Tonight stee tbe Inst ot Sims' play, "The Ever Open Door," at tbe Aldwych Theatre. Its succes- sor Is entitled "The Quest's Champion." Hale Hamilton bos cat down tbe price <>f tbe stalls at the Queon'o Theatre, from the traditional tno and a halt dollars to $1.70, a startling innova- tion in a West EM Theotre. He has likewise cut down the price of tbe pit seats from sixty cents to half a dollar. George Edwardes now lets you book the olxty cent seats at the Adelpbl, lnotead of fighting for them at the door. Kenneth Casey, billed as "The World's Favorite Juvenile Film Actor,'' opened at Flnsbury Park Empire (a Mots bouse). In t series of comedy and character studies. Be made quite a hit He la nud.-r tbe management of Lang Trimble. Qua Eden, the coster comedian, contemplates re- tirement He admits thot he has made his pile, and will not, accordingly, submit to the arbitrary terms now offered bun by managers. He bos pub- lished a long statement to this effect. 8amnel Lloyd has decided not to press his op- real against the refusal of the County Council to license him as an agent. Harry Brown, the colored comedian, has been introduced to tbe revue, "Fun Inside," at tbe Ox- ford Music Hall. There Is hope of getting the King and Queen to a charity abow at tbe London Palladium. Jeesle yokes, a clever glri appearing In Drury Lone pantomime, proves to be a remote cousin ot Jessie Yokes, long dead. Some locations for Monday next are:. Joe Jack- son, Mctorlo Palace: Max Fuller Golden, Lntou Palace; Gerald Griffin. PaUce, Manchester: Cllve end Buayea, Hippodrome. Portsmouth; Hoolon Brothers, Hippodrome, Manchester; Three Meets hraplre, Shepherds Bush; Hoy man and Franklin, Empire, Wood Green; Scott and Wbaley, Palace, East Ham; Houdlni, Empire, Bradford; Emerald and Dnpre, Hippodrome, Hamilton; Anna Dorothy, Palace, Camberwell; Grant and Grant, Pavilion, Glasgow; Ella Shields, Empire, Kingston; Two Britons, Palace, Doncaster; Charles Hart, Tivoll: Nella Webb, Tivoll; the Great Welland, Palace, Tottenham; Elsie Faye, Palace, Walthamstowe; Jen Latona, Empire, Glasgow; Alexandra Dag- mar. Empress, Leeds; Howard snd Harris, Em- pire, New Cross; Gllday and Fox, .Empire, Not- tingham; Terry nnd Lambert, Empire, West Hart- lepool; Radford and -Valentine, Hippodrome, Bristol; May Moore Duprer, Hippodrome, Putney; Field and Downing, Empire Shoredltcb. At tho Coliseum tbe reconstructed Follies bave revived their caricature pantomime, one of the best things they ever did. I.lly Elsie, the Gaiety girl who married Jan Tlullough, tbe wealthy widower of Maud Darrell, denies the rumor that she thinks of returning to the stage. "I bave no Idea," she says, "how the rumors originated. I hsve never thought of re- turning to the stage, for the simple reason that I am too happy In my present country life and surroundings." Many years ago tbe municipal authorities of Prlghton built a so-called Aquarium and Winter Garden, which they ran at a great loss. Local managers were very sore st this unfair competi- tion. Now the proprietors of tbe adjacent Palace Pier have tbe chance ot buying the Aquarium. «»♦ BREEZY BITS, (Br bio.) Uit HoLDEf, that effervescent piece of ginger, sometimes called tbe "Nut," soubrettlng with the American Beauties this season, has had several vaudeville offers for next season. May won't tell us what she hss decided to do as yet Dust Hakcoubt, who Is playing the Loew time, will open on the Pantsges' circuit early in Feb- ruary. Fiank Fsxsucan, who has been ahead ot sev- eral burlesque shows this season, Is now doing the liress work for the Casino Theatre, Brooklyn. Jm Walthoob Bicycle Troupe will close at too Hippodrome, New York, Feb. 1. Walthonr is going to put out a novelty girl bicycle act Tub IfiixARD Boos, went so big over st the Fulton several weeks ago that Manager Lclghtou wants them hack for a return engagement Fax and Minn are doing a very line act and going big. They bsve been ploying over the Loew circuit for several weeks, Knight and Benson, who ore ploying the Fox circuit, purehosed s Ford cor lost week. Tbey are working overtime. > Mas. ns.NBT Fair was operated on for cancer and appendicitis at a private sanitarium in New York last week. She Is slowly recovering. Ths Daca-oao, Brooklyn, Is still packing them In. They ore putting over some good bills, tno. Stopped over to tbe Fulton. Brooklyn, last vteek, and caught one of the best Biogle monologn- . I»ts, Henry Frey. Fee sten In some time, sod he woe some bit. At the moment of his appeanncc pn tbe slage It was plain to be seen thot Fred bad the "bunch" with him as be Imitated so realistically a "drunk," then getting down to business, he handed over a song dealing with bis trouble' whilst In a stste of exuberance. A very clever monologue followed, in which he never once departed from the character he was Inner- eeoating. Didn't he get the orchestra going on tbe chorus of that German song thongh, and the mucb-abosed Charlie allien, who leads tbe orchestra, and by tbe way, some piano player, got lis. The number went by great The ao' rens about oeresteen minutes. In one- sot KxxptNO tp to the reputation she" made when Hie Bret went into hnrlesnue. s few years hack. Florence Hills is still In s class by herself, wben it comes to dressing. That purple one she wears this teuton Is certainly a "pippin." Funk LntCH Is playing bit set, "Hucklns Ban," on tbe United time, under the name of Walsh- Lynch and Company. They opened at tbe Academy. Jersey City, Jan. 15. He has two new raeuilers la tbe act Billy Long playing "Bodd," and Lara Lawrence in seen as "■fcankful." Both play tbe parts well. Saw the act over at Bedford last week, and think It fully at good a* wben Wall* was tn It It mat over big.