The New York Clipper (February 1914)

14 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. February 21 . <SIG. SAUTaLE NOTES. While the whisperings of rfad Spring an some illstanco oil In clastic Homer. N. Y., tbe «Jr Is tatlr wlih the music of the mechanic's aong and tho rattle <>( the machinery around the head- quarters of the genial 8lg. and bla cohorta, Chief Ijowande and Otil, Ilolilns, both the latter oaring returned from their Winter'* rest prepared to do or die. The show la provided with tbe moat elaborate vorksbops Mils fear, and the work turned out Is a tribute of the old ibow builder of ao many decades. This year the show will go out on twelve rara and will plajr Its accustomed territory, using aa an advance guard one car with twenty n en and one brigade of ten. John Henry Rice will be the general agent, anil Col. .".tickle Connors will bo In charge of the car. A great change In the paper will be made and many new Ideas will prevail. Howard ItoDlnaon Hill be at the desk In the wagon, and tbe gov- ernor will handle the ducats, firs. Rollins, San- telle and Loivaado will look after the Incoming tickets as well ss audit the accounts. George IT. v.'lll see that tbe kid sliow la In apple pie order, and Chief Oscar will rotate between the front door and tbe dressing top. Prof, Brisker, with ten dusky minstrels and maids, will furnish the Joy Invitations at the annex, and a troupe of Tango dancora will be furnished as an added attraction. The Croat Cameron has also been engaged as a feature for parade and side show. Lew Nichols will be at the bead of the fun- makers for his fourth season. Ohss. D. Smith. of Dingo Junction, will harmonise with the cal- liope. Wa wilt lav plans for a banner season and. with the return of confidence In business generally, we hope that the tented world will break all records. Prof. Harry Sturgee has the band. J. Benby Btca arrived at SI*. 8autelle's Winter quarters Feb. 8. Hr. Bice and tbe '•Governor" commenced to get busy going over the route for next season, Everyone at the Quarters Is hust- ling, framing up the show. Manager Sautelle Just finished a big building and tracks for bis cars. Tbe show will be one of tbe finest on the road the coming season, and has on* of tbs greatest Winter qutrters. Yvonne Daeci, known as the first woman to perform a somersault In an automobile, and re- cently with Barnum * Bailey and Blnsllng Bros., has been granted a decree of divorce from her husband, Jules La Barbe, of the "Walla Dream" company. In tbe Superior Court, Chicago. Miss Darcl was represented by Edward J. Ader, the Chicago tbeatrcal lawyer. Wu. J. Wiiitton will be special sgent next season for La Tena's Circus, and Milton Baker will be In the advance. 0. S. Class: will not spend the Summer lu Dnyton as reported, but will he In Akron, 0., all Summer. Edward Biknxb has again signed with John H. Sparks' Show, to take charge of the coo- mlpvar.v department, making his third season. Everything will le new, from slskea to two new wagons. LEB AVENUE RE-OPENED. Peyton's Lee Avenue Theatre. In Brooklyn, opened as a stock theatre Monday matinee, Feb. 0. when the Lee Avenue Stock Co. returned to the Eastern District playhouse for tbe remainder of tbe leaeon, under the management of Edwin v. Bellly, who for many years served as general representative for Corse Payton at the same bouse. «■» nsoHis ANnnsoH sails for London to arrange for Frllxl Echeff's appearance there. BR EEZY BIT S. (ST SID.) OatTRDsa Dm Boohs*, who has Just returned from Paris, will open shortly at tbe Palace, New York. Miss Des Roches bas a novelty singing piece which la out of tbe ordinary, far different from any other seen In this country. It la clsksed Miss Des Roches will be tbe best dressed woman on the vaudeville stage, most of her cos- tomes she brought from Paris. Her numbers have been especially written for her. Foe will carry her own drop. Din Sbdkaiv is getting his Summer hotel, called the Sherman House, at Bbeman Lake, Davenport Centre, N. Y., up on Delaware and Ulster Ry., ready for his visitors the coming sea- ion. He has a number of cottages on the ground also. Dan at tte same time Is working vaude- ville, putting over bis old act and making them laugh as much ai ever. Holmax Bios., who have been away from New York for nearly alt years, are back again doing their real good comedy bar act. Saw them over at the Qayety, Brooklyn, and they were one of the hits of the bill. Din Dodt, after a long ami very busy season, will leave New York, IB, for Lekevrood, N. J., with his wife and con, Jerome, for a much needed vacation. Dan ha* nut on numbers for tbe big fhows continuously flnce the first of Isst July. Thi Flyino La Mai* opened on tbe U. B. 0. time Feb. 18. Mat Rbodimo, of the vaudeville team of Ingllj and Redding, will retire to private life at the Old of thla reason. Jack Inglls, her partner, lias signed to vo wtto the Bhoberti next season. "To-s human Son," Co. started tbe Qulgley time Feb. 18, at the Union Theatre, Providence, R. I. I uAvs noticed In my many travels to Brooklyn, In the psat few months, tbe conditions of tbe Mil boards In that borough. lake It, for Instance, after a wind or rain atom, Jthe pap" Is torn off and practically destroyed. Why It it? Is the paste of an Inferior quality to. that used In the past? I have been In many cltlea throughout the country and have never seen socb conditions. It Is not fslr to the theatre* or show*. Paper costs from one and a half cents up to eight cents a aheet and It costa In tbe neighborhood of three and a half centa a sheet to post. So you can see what a low It I* on an eight or lixteen-iheet stand. TMi is s matter which. If It does not receive tbe proper attention from tbe bill posting corapacy, Is sure to bring acton from the mana- gers. t 7 Stofpbd In to see a little lady doing a "single" on the Loew time, the other day. I don't know Just exactly why, but perhaps the name caught my fancy, more than anything else. It wu an odd name, and my curiosity waa aroused, and I wanted to find out bow this little lady adopted It for tbe atsge. So I said to Mlsi Prim, "a rather odd, yet an attractive nam* you are known by." "Known by; why. I don't understand yon. Prim Is my rest name—Polly Prim—and It always bas been. I have been asked many tones If it were rea'ly my own name. It Is. I was born of an old Irish family by that name, and I am really proud of It. There ii a well-known toilet soap on the market ruined after me, also at a recent floral dlrplay at a large New York department store, a special compliment was paid me when a chrysanthemum was called tbe Polly Prim. I don't mind that as long as no one In the theatri- cal profession takes my name, as I do not believe there Is another Polly Prim In show business." I wu utUfled. Ktjibi. Whiteside Is rehearsing a new act. She will hare six picks In ber act, and several special drops. Yon can tako tho Bennett _ Typewriter with you od train an J write your letters, plays or articles. Carried In overcoat pocket or grip. Tl»« Ml desirable, feature* of big 1 1100 m»cl>lne»— visible writing, standard M I ' character keyboard, reversible, ribbon. Easy I to operate. Ii« prioev»s»lbio because tbeneo. 1 nett bas only ISO parts—othertypewrtteishaTa I 1700105500. Bulltlnttao famous Elllott-Flaher I Billing Machine factory. 32.0001a use, tlv- I Ins perfect satisfaction. Bold on money-back- I unlesa-satlsoed guaranty. Guaranteed one year. Send for jotnlog and ease 881 onatipe- 1 writer- Uvo agents wanted. Cha*,G.Bennett Typewriter Co. ' . 104 Cedar 8t^ JHsuTUonrg, Pa. Roth Or/anna, who la one of thj best single acts on tbe Loew time. Is going bigger than ever. Miss Oorttes has two dew songs, "My fiver Loving Dancing Man" and "Tbe Belles" >he has Just put In, and she .'« potting then* over in great style. Zbnda, the mind-reading act, la going big over the Loew time. Why not? It la one of tbe best sets of Its kind In vaudeville. O'Dat and ComtAH are putting on a new blackface act. Ibihi Qbboo Jack, tbe "Olrl Baritone," was elected *tew*rdesa of the T. M. A. Club, Lodge No. 121, of Unlontown, Pa., Feb. 1. Irioe win be glad to are all old friends wall* playing Onloor town. WHEN JOE GOODWIN WROTE "THAT'S HOW I NEED YOU" the performers and public raved about that most marvelous oi M'AWrtlb OUT TO ACCOMPLISH something even MORE WONDERFUL-HE DID IT!- and has more than made good B! * tbs iw jh irv~cj o o r> i TOU BROKE MT HEART 1 some title and some regular song. LEO. WOOD wrote a heart-appealing recitative MEW TUB ttrcM.S-ri.OTI> BAND. K. L, King, bandmaster of the Bella-Kioto- HufTnlo Bill Circus, b> ouo of America's most brilliant and up to-dato composers ond conductors of military bands. Tho musicians of America In ecncTal look upon Mr. King •■ a king of march trailers, to say nothing about other composl- IIoiim too numerous to mention that are o credit lo nny musical organisation. Bella.Kioto's specta- cular, cilled "The War Path," trill hnve special music especially arranged and composed by Mr. King, laach of the many movement* la a gem of tbe first brilliancy, and collectively they con- stitute a work of the profoundest grandeur and deepest musical meaning. The management of Hells-KlotO'Buffalo Bill Shows will take notice of tbolr band tills senson It will be tbe beet iiiey hnve ever bad, with oil due respect to W. P. Iftiglloli, who so for liny furnlsluil Hie show with the best musical orgiuiltnlbu In the history of 111 career. Mr. King has cnrofnlly selected a bunch of Bent class magicians. Tho following ire the nr.rues of the members of his new band and their instrumentation: K. L. King bandmaster; W. P. lCngllsh, assistant band mantel : T. P. I'lillmi, solo cornet; T. E. Martin, Fred Oourtola, ntfiMnnt solo cornets: Henry o. Werner, first rotnet Tom Davis, aatlatant first comet; George Becker, solo clarinet; John Robinson, aanfstaiit nolo clarinet; Win. Jennings, flrt clarinet; II. P. RESUMES OLD POST. A. Toxcn Worm bas resumed bis old post a* general press representative of the Sbubert Tho- rn r leal enterprises nnd theatres. In addition he will retain the management of the Forty-fourth Street Theatre nnd the Follea Marlgny. Mr. Worm has a great appetite for work. <e*» I.IMiW HAY I. IISM ISIIOMIWAY riti-MRi:. Marcus Lnow'i leaio of the Broadway Theatre, New York, will shortly expire, nnd It Is posilMe that he may not be nble to renew the lease as tbe owner, Felix Ismnn. may present uuuill time vautlevllle and nlctnrei Ui«re , 4 l » II. WHITMAN ItDNNBTT RESIGNS II. Whitman Bennett hai ro*iuned as general loves reprcrrotatlvo of the Shubcrt Enterprises, and hns Jollied the Mutual Film Corporation In an executive etpne'ty. Mr. Bennett nus been con- vetted win the Sliulierla for several jears. w«» I?. IS. LONO has been made business manager of the Forty-fourtb Street Theatre, and also of tbe Folios Marlgny. He aucceeds Fred Zwelfel. Amaru K lauded, for many years dramatic critic of The New York Times, haa realgned to join tbe producing Arm of Selwyn A Company. THERE HAVE BEEN FEW REAL NOVELTY RAG SONG HITS THIS SEASON WTIH LOTS OF I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY ELEMENTS COM: LITTLE DID WE EVER THINK WHEN FRED FISCHER FULL OF POP AND GINGER. GREAT DOUBLE SONG. WONDEB and AL. BRYAN gave us that wonderful hit, "PEG O' MY HEART," that we HAPPY WITH THE SENSATION OF ALL SENSATlj THE SONG AL. JOLSON SAYS IS THE EASIEST SONG HIT HE HAS EVER SUNG, AND BOYS BELIEVE US, AL. IS SOME PICKER OF L All *H< ibove songs advertiaod in the "SATURDAY EVB' Eastern Office: 176 TREMONT ST. Western Office: 145 N. CLARK ST. ii Iiuppert, second clarinet; Pete Slurgts (Pan- bundle), K lint clarinet; Abnao Leach, ilnte and piccolo: Sam Ttubct, oboe; U. J. Vogel, 1 n»oon; John Kultl, first baritone; Togo McLsuglilln, second baritone; Fiuhbley, Drst ttoiuUiue; I-hider- man, eecond tnmilxine: sClchuel >~Tn)iketi|H)ol. third trombone; II, M. Ooplln solo alto; Lester Wliole, second alio; L. T. McOranalmu, third nlto: W. I*. i:ii:tllBli. first Imsa; Don Mont- gomery, second bt*s; Guy Olravelantl, lldrd buss; Cliaa. Martin, trap dru'iimer; Milan Miller, buss drum. Jay I'iilami, milliliter of I'olnnil'a Show writes us from llruiisuick. Mo., I'eh. 0, enclonlni! a |mat caiil showing the birds place of Sol Smllli RuHiell. "The posliiinHler gnre me the euolosed |ioat card, went to ace tin old time circus Iralu head porter 1 troupeil wltli on the Sells-Downs Show season 1001, Clmile.v I'ord (l'uivimuKh). coloml, who una with Ailnm 1'orepaiiRh, Korepangb-Svlli, Sella t Ortiy, Hummel Hamilton A Sella, nnd other rlrcusca. A Tcoiiiier all of his life, ami lately porter on (lie Wuuash Railroad, lie haa been conlliicd lo hla home here for over seven mouths. Sleeps In a chair and alia In a chair day and night. Has dropaey, incurable, and has a family. Just barely living, and Hint Is all. Would re- quest that you let his friends In show business know of his condition, aud be assures me any little faror, or eren a few kindly words are appreciated fully. He la a black man, but haa a while disposition, and a good large heart. The writer of this has known Charley, personally, for tieer twenty years. lie Ii a deserving old time showman." ihih RriTiiiroin will be general sgent for l.s Tena'a Circus. J. I,. RrniNoan will have the No. 1 car of gun lima.' Circus again neit leason. "Vai.hu RicgtriD" Is being rehearsed, with Richie i.liiK. Milton Sills, Byron Eeasley and lieaale linrrlscalc In the cast. Tom Tn.uiua' i'i.aieis cloned, at Montreal Can., T. Mua. MoBEt.i.a Is rehearsing, with ICrneit I^im- bcrt. Albert Hurt, IIillj Mostyu, Roysl Cutter, Jack llmdtrson, Jet D'Angelis, Olga Roller In the cast. iiiiwaiid 0. White Is recovering fiom tbe effects of an asHault ujioii bun by rcvuul persona two weeks ng). At,t,BNB Stonk, wife of Pred Stone, was under treatment for scurlet fevor at ihe Municipal Hos- pital, 1'lttelwrgh, l'i. Ilnwuis, V'Ai.mis and Oiiookeb ore In Austra- lia, lining well. Tun Steel I'lcr, Atlantic City, opened Feb. 1, with Vesselln's Hand. The Nixon la running pictures, as are the Savoy, the Olty, Park, and the I'lcr. Mrs. Plske conies to tbe Apollo, 1(1. TitsnDonn Miroiui,-,, for many years with Kluw ft Krlanger, baa been engnevd aa general press representative of t)ll/er Moiosco's enter- prtees. Stri.i.a Maviikw replaced Elliabeth Murray with "High Jinks" Feb. 10. Harry Hakib, of Altoona, Pa., who appeared on the Wlimer ft Vincent and other circuits In an electrical and musical act, la now acting In pro- ductions of moving picture fllma on the staff of tbe Lubtu Company. En. r. IIej.viu.1 wtIIos: "I am down In New Mealco with one of I'ayue'i musical comedies. I liui at the Orpnoum hi Alhuquertiue, N. Mex., pnsluolng 'tsbs.' 1 get Tin Old Ilai.unr.s every week." t'aor. Joa. If. Durrr, nephew of Ed. S. Duffy, la teaching stag* sod society dancing In Brook- Ijn, N. Y. Tub stage crew at fAiew's Bijou Theatre, lo the City of Churches, put over a good one last week. It scorns mat one of the auto-trucks tranaportlug some scenery from one of the thvutrcs In Man- hattan, broke down on the way to the Bijou, and arrlvod at the theatre only a few minutes before the opening of tho bill. The great work accom- plished by the boys <.n the stage without any extra help was shown when the time for the first turn to go on, everything was "sot" and In place, without any delay, prsvlng in a time of emergency they were "there." The Moscrop Sisters finished on the Loew time at the Fulton. They open on the S. 4 0. time, nt Ft. Wayne, March 1, OaiiTBUD* Des Roches, who Is doing a novelty singing act In vaudeville, secured s divorce from her husband, Cbss. Wayne, In Chicago, Dec. 24, 1013. Adams nnos., one of the beat black face comedy acta In vaudeville, are booked to open at the Empire, Liverpool, April 10. Anyone knowing the address of Mar Murphy, wife of Frank Murphy, of the vaudeville team of Gordon and Murphy, kindly let us know where she Is. She was last heard of Christmas week, when she wss In Chicago. She was supposed to hnve Joined a musical show, "Sunnyslde of Broad- way." Ber mother la very 111, and would liko to know where she 1* located. It was reported In one of the theatrical papers that sb* had died. Jon Smrn, formerly manager Union Bill The- atre, la the now manager of 'he Bedford Theatre, Brooklyn, replacing Ben Knhn, realgned. Goidon and Muariir bare signed with Jacobs and Jertnon to go with one of tttelr shows next season, nncler tbe uunagement of Joe Jermon. Thqy are now plajlnjj the loew time. Maski and Rosa have been placed with one of the Eastern wheal shows by Joe Jermon. O. F, Bbooks. who fan been leader of Mor- rison's orchestra, at Rockaway Bench, also well known In burlesque circles, having been musical director of several, Is located at tbe Bedford, Brooklyn. He bas his own orchestra, and Is a great favorite of acts playing hla house. Be Is a hard and conscientious worker. I met my old friend, Barry Campbell, of bur- lesque fame, on Broadway the other day. Barry Is looking well. A ubi'ort from educated Utiles comes: "Some- body culled Gladys Vance appeared at the Ly- ceum Inst week. A warn reception was tier's." Stopped -id to see my old friend. Jake Lubln, manager of Loew's Seventh Avenue, last week, nnd found a very busy man. Jake is ill over the house at the same time. Millbb and VisoaxT open on the Orpheum cir- cuit Sept. IS. May Eoci-Estox, who -lonld easily lie called the "Vonus of all diving ueauttNi," who is now with Uio Fountain Nymphs, playing the U. B. 0. time, opens with Hurry Six's Blur- Ribbon Show about Aiirll 1. Miss Eccleaton v-lll bo featured In u high diving act. EDwanuH and Hsi.e.vb went big over in Loew's BIJou, stopping tbe sbow at nearly every perform- ance. Stella Buown. of Brown and Brown, will an- nounce her engagement at a dinner Feb. 20, at her home In Bath Beach, to Al, Felber, a iion-profcs- lonnl. The Oriole Trio dosed tbe U. n. o. time Is Boston. Isst week, and have returned to the Black- stone Botel, in Providence, for a few weeks, to do their popular cabaret act. Little Joiinnt Meetha, the biggest "Props" around Oreater New York, located at the Fulton, Brooklyn, Is taking piano lessooa. It 1* rumored that John will shortly tryeat a cabaret act. si'ltl\<;i iiji,i> ELKS' MIW HOME. At a meeting; of the Springfield Lodge of Elks, In Springfield Mass., Feb. 1, the plan* of architect John w. Doncuuc were accepted for their now Home at State and Myrtle Streets, In that city. Ground will be broken as soon as the weather permits. The building la to be throe stories, of tnpestry lirlck with stone trimmings, and the coat la said to be about $100,000. <»» AN ENCOMIUM. Here's to the good old Clitpei! I She looks as young and cblc to-day as th* prettiest broiler on parade I May she live long and always stay young In Spirit, IlKN MllLFOBD. «■ * — ANITA DIAZ. Mite. Dial ha* been successfully playing to* Soutticra time v.th ber troupe of simian perform- er*, which Inclades sll the stars of monkeydotn. they are up to all kinds of tricks, ond surprise sll by the eahlbltloo of what can really be accom- plished by a clever trainer and handler. ♦ ■ » Nona from the H, W. Freed Show.—Active preparations are going on at tho Winter quar- ters of the show, at 009 Graft Street, Nile*. Mich., for next eesaon. All wagons and harness have been overhauled and repaired, a new sola. wagon and eat* hare been built, and a bear cage. A new i<.nry act I* being rehearsed dall*. and Bruno, the trained bear, !■ pat through bis stunts for exerclss.