The New York Clipper (February 1914)

6 THE 3STEW YORK CLIPPER. February 14 RiUdY NOW/ THE B.CCEST BALLAD SUCCESS OFI9I4;: WJNNINC OM ITS MERIT ALONE. AN YONE CAN StNCIT THAT IS WHY I LOVE YOU A HEADLINE SONG FOR HEADLINE ACTS. , CREAT FOR SINCLE-DOUBLE OR TRIO. 'IMMENSE QUARTETTE ; : By CHAS. EDCAR NORMAN arid C HAS^JR^Y^jCOX . - / >^. ^,.; ,^, ■■.;_■•■' ■ • llfll%/ MA^I^-T" %Saw^l I *IM/rDTICrO"Thnt Nowlde, Going Bettor Than Ever : WHY DON T YOU ADVERTISE? Rag 8ensRtloi OroH m r-i . 1 Prof. Copl •s»r-r-» 'or. l = »o»t.«»fir«» BUCKEYE MUSIC PUB. CO., ^ PROPHECY FOR.THE FUTURE- ENCOURAGING 1 BT LYMAN B. 0L0VBB. It is nliwijn the better part of common curiae to look all full wjunrcly In tie fart* and then, If ono can gabber encouragement from them, so much the better. Neither the pessimist ntoo Insists that the theatrical husl- net* has gone to the dogs, nor ilic optimist ■Who ran see nothing hit a clear sky, can carry much weight against opposing facts which cluster around the proposition that the business of the theatre la neither very good nor exceedingly bad. One thing w certain, tliat thow who Btudy the conditions calmly and without too much bias of self-interest, have came wlthla safe prophesying distance of some very decided changes for the better. They can now hung out their sijrnnl flags with reasonable assur- ance that their predictions are based' upon ■ometJhlng more reliable than hot air or tele grams from the Medicine 'Hat of thoatilcni Knowledge. cated old age may wallow together In the vile details. In this horrifying "uplift," as It la supposed to be designated by the su- perior persona who despise the commercial manager with bis respectable goods, the regular people of the stage and the theatre participate only under protest. They are dragooned for the time being by external forces marked with respectability, but the period ot this unwelcome debauoh Is nearly over. The coming year will see no more of sue!', plays. Mauaxora do. not want them, and the tittle band of reformers who plillo- stonhlxe In muck and mire ami pretend to uplift the pubrte with exhibitions of harlots, rones and vile disease may turn their atten- tion to something else, when the.-- find that the, little day la over. On the whole even an offhand prophecy fur the future Is encouraging. ACTORS' FUND'HEEDS HELP, NOW SPENDING fflO.OOO AN Nil ALL Y FOR BELIEF-MR. FROHMAN'B APPEAL, TO PLAYERS. LYMAN II. GLOVER. As everyono knows, who has glanced at the subject evon lit a casual manner, the business has been enormously overbuilt and overdone within the past few years. Nothing Like the riotous, ridiculous, reckless and ut- terly insane increase of theatrical properties and projects haa ever been known before. This mushroom growth 1ms established a new record of tolly, involving every sort of Tom, Dick and Harry—all the butchers and taken with a llttte spare cash, who were suddenly permeated with the Idea that any- body could bo a manager. Hundreds of so- called theatres sprang up where ten or a doaen had been amply sufficient. Cities were ransacked for store rooms, livery stables, skating rinks, eld churches—anyhlng or everything that could bo transformed Into • moving picture or cheap vaudeville play- bouse, and brick and mortar could scarcely be handled fast enough to supply the work- men engaged in erecting new theatre build- ings, big and little. Such a crate as this could only lead to dlsustcr, and It Is the Itrst specification In this brief prediction that this disaster Is now impending and will puncture ■ lot of theso speculative balloons during the coming year. It may bo a 'very notable achievement to Bake two bludes ot grass grow where before thsro was only ono. but when, as In the case of Chicago, this sort ot frenzied finance de- veloped seven, hundred so-called theatres in ■oil which had not nurtured more than twenty-Ilvo or thirty, there Is bound to be n shrinkage. In a lot ot bank accounts. Not only la Buch a supply far oeyond any possible demand, but the heebie and feverish burning up of the output of moving picture factories has exhausted tho subjects prematurely, and now we see a tiresome repetition ot comc- dles and drtunae— the. name things under vary- ing names ad nauseam. Thus a glut bos pro- duced Indigestion, and now only the spice of •peeled film productions Is adequate to keep the breath of life la this overgrown octopus and special aims aro far too rare and costly to answer tho purpose of general dlplny. Another probability, in the near future. is the practical extinction of tho small neighborhood vaudeville houses—not thea- tres, hut places In which fearful and wonder- ful parodies on adequate acts and specialties have been offered a wondering, patient, but finally disgusted generation. lfcro wo see another example of pernicious overproduc- tion which will presently suffer tho penalty ot all violations of the inexorable laws ot Over the signature of Daniel Frohmon, president, the following appeal Is being sent out to theatrical people In behalf of the Actors' Fund of America: "TBi ACTORS' FUND MMBDS TOM HH.P." Borne day you may need the help of the Fund ! Aro you & member? If not, now Is the time to send in your application. Annual dues are now payable, and Inter- est In the welfare and progress of this great charity Is naturally more Keen now than at any other tune of the year. Because of tho Fund, assistance for the sick and destitute the aged and infirm mem- bers of the theatrical profession Is no longer sought with humiliation from the outsider. The Fund cares for aM without discrimina- tion. During the thirty years of Its existence It has distributed more than a million dollars hi charity. It Is now -spending $60,000 a year In re- lief. Is supporting thirty-five retired actors and actresses at the Home, and assisting with weekly financial aid 128 sick and des- titute professional's throughout the United B tales. Every member of our great dramatic pro- fession owes H in duty to seek member- ship In tho Fund, either by tho payment of the annual dues, $2, or by becoming a life member for «50. The prosperity of to-day dues not preclude the possibility of an ap- plication for aid In the future. Why not. then become' a living part of this great beneficence? Do not put It off for a day lest it pass from your mind. Join the Fund now. iMnmbershlp entitles you to the use of the reading and reception room at the Pond headquarters, Longacre Building, ttth floor, 1470 Broadway New York City, which Is provided with all the dramatic papers, dally newspapers, books, stationery, etc., and you are also entitled to vote at etas annual meet- ings. Address Daniel Frohman, president, Lyceum Theatre, New York. »»♦ RE-ARREST ACTRESS FOR MURDER. The Hoboken police, who detained and later re- leased Knurrs Illttenxlfr, twenty-five yearn old. of 1111 Iludion Street, Hoboken, after the murder of William Oorseh, re-arrested her Jan. 81, and locked her up on the charge of murder. Cfoiscb \.aa killed on the morning of Jsn. ST In the Col- lege Inn, kept by Joseph Williams, at 00 Second Street, Hi/token. Williams, the proprietor, was recently Indicted by the Grand Jury, on the charge of murder, and Miss Illttemeler ti accuied of being Implicated In the crime. She Is known to the stnre as Lttslio Holmes. 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