The New York Clipper (March 1914)

MABOH 2S THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. 9 BALLAD SINGERS RELEASED! THAT GREAT PRODUCTION HIT YOU HAVE ALL WANTED. DO YOU REMEMBER The lyric was written by EARL CARROLL, and It's some poem. The music was composed by one of the neat composers In America (his name Is a secret), and It's some melody! You WANTED It-now get It! NOVELTY RAG SINGERS Unquestionably the Biggest "LAUCH-CETTER," Sure-tire Encore Song In New York. EVERYBODY LOVES MY GIRL LEW BROWN wrote the lyric and also a hundred extra "riot" lines. NAT. AVER composed the melody, and It s One of the Snappiest "Two-Fours" that ever got an audlenoe going. To-day's the day! WRITE 1 IS»T" Inc WEW YORK - phila. BOSTON - CHICAGO Eastern Office: Western Office: 176 TREMONT 8T. 145 N. CLARK ST, 136 WEST 44th ST. Parkway Bids., BROAD & CHERRY STS. CABLE NEWS From Our Ova Correspondent, Henry George tti bbert, LONDON, MARCH 23. Alfred Butt becomes the managing director of tie Empire la addition to being manager of the Palace Tte»tre, with the sanction of his directors. Important deretopiDema mar be expected. Nljln- afcj svpeared twice at the Palace and then pleaded ■nets, and the director* cancelled hta. His en- orewot la regarded aa a failure. Willie Solar la the feature at the New OoU<eum •erne, "Happy Days." It la very poor stall. TItoII Is now closed for fifty nights, but nothing us been done toward rebuilding. Elsie Jante Is here rehearsing for a Palace Deaths. OaoiB Ana, .— Mauit Omaxai. March IT. HABia Janbsn, March 20. ntoaas J. aUatnas, March 21. B"lobi NriLBON, March 15. Mm. Max Hpjjb, March IB. MADISON'* BUDGET MOVES. Ob account of constantly lncreailnrt business the noolkatlon office of .MaDisoNs Bcrroor haa moved nam 1404 Third Avenue to 10S2 Third Aveuue, Mew York. Mapibon's Budobi has been the standard encyclopedia of comedy material for ■any years, and It la pleasant to note that the ■test Issue is enjoying by far the largest sales » Eumst history. — »«» THEATRICAL DRUMMER TO WED. William Gibson, the drummer at the Empire toiIm, Bed Bank, N. J„ Is soon to become a ■raedlct. He will be married Easter Sunday, to noebe Mortell, of Belford, granddaughter of Mrs. *e*r, widow of the late Onptatti William Seeley, « that place. Bev. A. H. Butpbln, castor of the Sew Monmouth Baptist Ctjurch, of Belford, will •Octet*. "^ see Bobsit OaiiTss Js, 1» to present a new plsy, ay John Cumberland, April gtj. AT LIBERTY-Slnglng, Dancing and Talk- tog Comedian. Can change: can J ola at once; long axperteace. Tickets, yes. The reasons Ghost has •hroiilo rheumatism. JIMH1E FAIRBANKS, loUBeravllle, Franklin Co., Pa. AT LIBERTY STANLEY KING Character!, Heavies, Anything Cast For ige,«;Height,6 ft, 11 In.; Weight, 170 lbs. Good Btttdy. Good Wardrobe Setter and Reliable. HesdTlokct. BIACON, OA. _ FOR FBRMANstrTT STOCK Three bins a. week, no matinees. Ceneral Business woman, capable of playing some leads. Send fhoto ana fall particulars. Agents, If you have a> ■ve one, oommunlcate. Address HOB. STOCK CO. , Orand Theatre, Portage, Pa. Talking Acts ™ Punch •write them on royalty, per centago plan. ■tad you want. Author or several hundred saaafrjr acts. > Why not get Into vaudeville ■ttb. some anspny new material » CUAJ. L Art DOM C AIITEH, Any «uc- rlgat was compelled to make numerous bows and give a little recitation oddity before tbe audience would let her go. "Should a Woman Tell," held over from hst week. (See New Acta.) Clark and Verdi, tbe popular Italian co- median kept the audience in good spirits throughout their act It is needless to say they cleaned up, as usual. Baldwin Sloane and Grace Fields, In ball- room dances, must be classed among tbe top- aotcliers In their respective line. Miss Fields is one of the few really graceful and artistic dancers appearing In ballroom dances on tbe stage to-day, and Mr. Sloane danced tbe many Intricate steps of tbe tango, etc, as a Easterly partner. Joe Welch handed out a laugh a minute in • new act, up-to-date monologue (serving as • Juryman ani tbe owner of an auto. ) Joe was a welcome number on the program. Hal Norcro'ts and company, presenting a playlet, entitled "Love In tbe Suburbs." which got over nicely. Ova Shirley, billed as "vaudeville's young- est prima donna," eang herself into tbe good graces <>t the audience -with a rcpei- tsry of popultt.' songs. This little miss nas a voice of wonderful volume, and delivers her songs in a manner that's bound to please. "Ha Cberle" started on its final week and got over entirely on its risque dancing num- Bere, whlcb are of tbe blue label order. iHayden Borden and Hayden appeared to pood advantage and entertained In a eom- Mnatlon singing, dancing, talking and piano specialty, which went big. H. B. Martin, a cartoonist, drew some clever crayon characterizations of theatrical celebrities, bis rapid work and clever por- trayals in colors held the attention of the audience throughout bis entire act. Rose, Vallon and Scbepps pictures, and Falk and Sandford, equilibrists, closed the Mil of twenty-one acts. Olio. BAMJM & BAILEY OPENING. GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH PRESENTS NEW SPECTACLE. In spite of tbe fact that some of our streets present the spectacle of piles of snow and ice. Spring, gentle Spring, is here. It arrived on Saturday, March 21, simulta- neously with tbe Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Berth, which, with brass bands and tbe fanfare of trumpets, opened on tbe after- noon of that date In Madison Square Gar- den, New York. And the ice and snow spec- tacle above alluded to, imposing though it may be. fades Into insignificance, before the one presented In the big garden. •The Wizard Prince of Arabia," wblcb pre- cedes this season's regular circus perform- ance of tbe 3. & B. Show, Is a wondrous, prodigious spectacle, which makes all other efforts in a similar line pale Into insignifi- cance. Similar, did I sayt That Is wrong. Nothing that has preceded "Tbe Wliard l'rlnce of Arabia'' was even similar to It, tor it Is too big, too massive, too great In scope, in color In oeauty, la harmony for compari- son with those which have gone before. Dur- ing its action the big stage occupying tbe Mat end of the Garden and the entire arena, are one mass of poetry of motion and har- monious color. Everywhere you look you see a picture which pleases the eye, and tbe whole appalls you with its magnitude. Tbe story, which, of coarse, is told In pantomime, tells of the love of Abdallab. an Arabian prince, for Abloo Ssaran, daughter of Babar, King of India. Tbe Prince an- nounces himself as suitor for the hand of the Princess. Tbe King tells him of tbe danger of his suit and points to the beads of forty princes who have Bought bis daugh- ter and suffered death. But the Prince Is undismayed. Babar calls upon his magi- cians, wbo perform many wonderful tricks of magic, but their efforts are as child's play beside blie marvelous feats performed by tbe wizards of tbe Prince, and. finding himself completely outdone, the King capitulates and gives consent to the marriage of Ahloo and Abdallab. together with his blessing. For tbe dances a long stage hi laid along almost the entire length of the arena, stretching over tbe three rings and two ttagos used for the circus performance, and on this, as well as on the main stage, up- wards of two hundred girls, dressed in beautiful colored dresses, give many figures and dances with a precision that tells of careful rehearsal. The remarkable part of this being that such good work could be accomplished In the limited time that the Garden has been accessible tor rehearsals. The spectacle was devised and developed by Alfred T. Blngllng, and proves him to be a master hand. The story Is well and con- sistently told, and holds the Interest. Its de- velopment Is logical In spite of Its being le- gendary, and to interesting alike to young and on the bars is equal to that of any male team. Their flying leaps over and under giant swings, ana concluding trick with doubles to the net, were heartily appreciated. The Welders, in flowered tights showed a balancing ladder, supported by the feet of tbe heavyweight, and upon which the two mounters performed most difficult tricks. A Itlsley act. full of now work, closed tbelr clever performance. Display 7. —On tbe hippodrome track three high school and menage acts were given. Display 8.—(.uplta Perea. wbo appeared last year with this show, again displayed her remarkable work in mid-air on the traps. This young woman is a marvel to her line, performing several tricks that have seldom before been attempted by a lady aeriallst. The Lolnorts, two women and a nan, gave a clever mid-air trapoxe act. for a thrilling climax of which the man walked, head dowu, on a mirror placed up among the iron girders of the garden roof. A sure-fire thriller. Tbe Revolving Kadcre. In their mld-ulr evolutions, while suspended with the teeth grip, were eagerly followed. Tbelr shapely forms were seen in graceful poses, Including a butterfly effect. They also had an inning with some silver bolls, playing sweet tunes. Display n was a statue horse display. In which four whiio horses, e*/ch on a separate platfcrm, were made to pose In various posi- tions. Display 10 introduced Fred Derrick, Orrln Davenport and Cbus. Slcgrist In lungs 1, 2 and 3, respectively, each giving a bare- back riding exhibition par excellence. It Is a pleasure to watch the work of the Patricks, in tbelr wonderful performance of feats of strength and high perch balancing. Tbe }0ung woman is the unrjerstnndcr and, docs her work in an artistic manner. Tbe clever Welse Troupe, of three men and a shapely young woman do some capable work with a double perch. Two of the men per- form stunts on top of tbe perch while a third balances them on bis shoulders. It was a remarkable bit of work, end the largo au- dience rewarded them with plenty of ap- plause. Talsel Bros., two Japanese, did a clever perch act that won frequent bursts of ap- plause. The Arleye, on tbe high perch, did any- thing that could possibly bo accomplished on a pole, topped by a platform. Tbe Sllvts, two swarthy athletes, also used the balancing pole to show their line of goods, and were watched with eager interest. Display 12 was correctly programmed "a rip-roaring roughhouse." and Introduced 2* ^^SSSK^J 52? fg&,XFR 8K '<>?*>'• «^«!**. »MtlB|'bronchos and Hevere Home, Chlcafo, 111. personal direction of Mr. Singling by the following! Fred Bradna, general equestrian and stage director; Burns O'SutUran, assist- ant equestrian and stage director, and B. H. Brill, musical director. The ballet was under the personal direction of Ottoker Bartlk, with Adolf Blome as assistant. The Oriental mu- sic was written by Pallia Effendl. The costumes of the principals and ballet, as well as the trappings and coverings of the elephants, camels and horses appearing in the spectacle, are unquestionably the hand- somest ever seen within tbe four walls of Madison Square Garden. After the spectacle the circus opened with an elephant number, Rings 1, 2 and 3, each being occupied by a herd of pachyderms which, under the respective direction of j. K. Clark, Harry J. Mooney and J. J. Doolcy, went through a remarkable variety of ele- phantine "stunts.'- Display 4.—The Pour Comrades, well known for their cicellcnt comedy acrobatic work, were still a big feature. They have been connected with this show for many sen eons, and are always sure of producing some real comic novelty. The Baker Troupe of cyclists were also seen In their splendid performance, perform- ing many difficult feats. Tbe Hart Brothers. Including two shorties, bad a line of comedy acrobatics rarely du- plicated. Tb^y worked In all sort of comedy effects from boll to bell. Vtttorlo and Oeorgettl. the "upside down" boys, did clog dance on their hands and boxed with their feet. Display fl.—Josenhson's Icelandic (illma Troupe, on Stage No. 1, wblcb, while no novelty to New Yorkers, ure none the lest welcome, went through their clever exhibi- tion. Mr. Joaepnson shows some remarkable nork In the art of self-defense, some of which la even more startling than the Jlu Jltsu. Display o.—The Joe Clark Troupe, con- sisting of three men and a woman and a boy, gave as fine an exhibition of acrobatic and equUlbrletlc work as bas ever been given in the Garden. Tbe GlUla Troupe, three handsomely formed young women and a male assistant, showed feats of strength that were a pleas- ure to see. The man Is a powerfully built fellow and handles tbe woman In difficult stunts with apparent ease. For a climax two of the women hang on to bis bead and be twirls them around in a dissy manner. Tbelr performance proved a- big feature. In the middle ring Olympta Desvat made bcr first appearance here, and with her pets, consisting of nine dogs a pony and a horse, attached to a chariot shaped vehicle, gave a unique exhibition. .'. yfji<t.f;- The Loretta Twins, on tbe triple bars, are shapely and pretty gymnasts, whose work other Wild West features, Including lasso throwing. This was followed by a comedy equestrian act by Mr. Bagougbl, wbo not only created laughter but also won apshtuse lor some very clever stunts in spite of the fact that a rope, suspended from a lofty rigging, was attached to him and that It was impossible formnnce. In Ring No. 1, and bold marked attention throughout his entire work. Hand balancing atop of a tablo and four choirs was his principal stunt, closing with a fall that showed him to be au artist In his line. In Ring 2 nird Mllrmau, aimlttied by a man and a woman, presented her remarkable wire act. and again demonstrated her right to the claim of being "queen of the wire.' Among her other fbarbs Miss Mlllman gave an ex- hibition of tbe tango on the wire, and her daring work brought forth storms of ap- S louse. Johnny Nestor sang while Mlsa lllltnan was doing her finish. D. Darling, on his unauptwrtod ladder, did his usual climbing, while taking good caro that It did not fall, and acted as unconcerned as if It was welt secured by guy lines. The Great Rougct gsivo a thrilling exhibi- tion of balancing himself on top of what ap- peared to be a Jumble of old chairs and tables with broken legs, but ho always man- ager to stay on top. Display lit.—/Die Davenports, the St. T<eoiis and Ella Bradna and Kred Derrick mado up bis purely equestrian display. In feats of equestrianism the Threo Daven- ports are In a class by themselves. Somer- saults jumps and many oilier features tnndo up tbelr repertoire of rilling that is worth a trip of many miles to see. In Ring 2, tbe St. Loons wbo are among tbe youngest of our equestrian experts, gavo a bareback performance noticeable tor Its grace, dexterity and attractiveness. While they performed no startling feats, their rou- tine was well selected. Llttlo comment Is necessary upon the work on horseback contributed by 1011a Bradna and Fred Derrick. They have evidently wasted no time and have practiced up some new ways of getting on and off their four legged movable platforms. Miss Itradna wus light xilng Itself, and Mr. Derricks' leaps to tbe horse's back were completed without a tremor, ho landing fair ami square at each attempt. Dlaplay 10.—Acrobatics made op tills display. The Three Jardlt, who made tbelr debut with the show last season, are again on the Job with their remarkable feats of acrobatic end equillbrlsttc feats. The work of all three members calls for much commont, the audi- ence on the opening night showing their ap- proval by frequent outburst* of applause. The Da vies Troupe of two men and two boys, showed wbat exports in gymnastics can do. Many feature stunts were per- formed while ascending and descending a staircase. A Rlsloy performance was also given by two of tbe men. showing that they «ro alto woll versed In this line also, fichlavont Troupe (sit), In tbelr original acrobatic act, came In for their share of ap- plause, the woman getting the lion's shore when she walked half way up the hippo- drome track bearing a man on each hand held above her head. The Joe De Koea Troupe are bere again, (his time with a green wig and a ureal cos- tume worn by the iady, and the little piece of quicksilver top-mounter was handled just as nonchalantly as over by his confreres, and finished strong after every trick wllh tbe sassy little stamping of feet. The Three Arleye are clever bridle build- ers, head balancers. In whlto and In vender, putting forward a very neat performs ure and working every second. Display IT. —Aortal bar work by the Urnstonloiis, imperial Viennese troupe, and eiilly the most complex and elaborate mid-air bar net before the public. Tim Mix Neapolitans put blio rigging over the ihlnl ring to good use, their leaps and catches being mode true at every attempt. The ladles did their sbaro in tno general ensemble, and tlioso who watched this act exclusively caught maoy little tricks worth seeing. Display 18 consisted of the hippo- drome track feature* and Included: A male Jockey race, a female Jockey race, racing whippets, Roman chariot nice, and a race between a man on horseback and riderless horse. In the exhibition hnll were presented the llamum 4 Bailey's Congress of Freaks, with Clyde Knglo In charge, which Included: The Somali Village—Sixty native* of So- mali I/and. "Kip," Ilamum's Original "What Is It?" (Oldest living freak). Tbe Hametts (father and son), midgets. iMaxIne, snako enchantress. Mile, Clifford, sword swallower. James Turvcr, Texas giant. Andrew Stutts. tattooed Adonis. Cherry Davis, heaviest woman on earth. Happy Jack Wilson, fat boy. Wit tile Wee, unalloat living woman. HrucnlilUIo. Gorman Rlantess. Ilaron l'nuccl, Italy's smallest man. liddlt: Hasher, skeleton dude. iHcnorlta Mario, Spanish iirmlrss wonder. Mile, I'aplotl, half woman. Ah Ding Koo, Chinese magician. Miss Hush, boarded lady. The Kvcrcitts, tattooed family. Itnnjit Zlnlil, Indian occult worker. Nairobi, Hon faced boy. Stanley Ku'tcr. blue wan. and on Stage 2 the Cblng Ding He Troupe appeared In feats of skill and endurance. Dlaplay 14.—.Wlllo and Dlllo, a man and ■woman in pyramid balancing, seem to have reached the height of their work in perform- ing many seemingly impossible stunts. They work with a table and six chairs, and as a climax the man climbs to the top and doeu a tumble to the stage that brought forlti rounds of approval. II. HLHly was nlso seen in a similar per- lOrnstonlorw, costumed In white silk, gavo many during and difficult feats while Dying In mld-alr. All nr« ucrlnllsts of the best school and perform all Miulr feats with cine and grace. Over Ulng 2 the Imperial Viennese Troupe (eleven in number) gave a startling exhibi- tion of single and double somersuults, twist- ing, turning and passing cncJi other in a bewildering fashion. They work with won- derful precision and present wliat is prub- BI0 GLEAN UP IALE OF STABE SHORT VAMP IH0E8 The prices on the f a- miius •'Shoe Craft" theatrical footwear will be slashed. We must dlsposo of our Bdiort vamp shoes to make room for long; vamp shoes in the new "Shoe Craft" Shop, Write or call white they last WOMEN'S ..JO.OO $5 PUMPS" 0 Ganmetal and Patent ColtskJn, with new stage aiidCubanhuels WOMEN $5,50 BOOTS at $3,50 la button and lace styles SATIN STAGE SLIPPERS H OFF Uncalled for Specials In many styles ■nd colore, made to soli as high as $ io. SHOE CRAFT SHOP 47 W. asth STilKKT | „ v „ Wljt KIUI1TI1 A VKWPaO) "•*•"• II FURNISH H WflGON UN mil, warn ma mi With party that will furnish trained stock to gtvo performance, or most of it A business proposi- tion. tlliOWMAN, Stratford, Conn. FOB THE CHAS. AND GERTEUDE HARBISON THEATRE CO. UNDER PEOPLE IN ALL LINES SIX SUCCESSFUL SEASONS IN TEXA8 enable io cover •stabllshsd terrl(or]r with one eomjpastir, therefor* am orgaaltanff another company to Oin.u April loth If you »r» IuuIiIdk for a lionK, fleaianl, ltillahlr. iVnfltublo EsRagnmant, aaswtr this sd, at on««. State salary aad everything In flrat letter. You pay your own. Fnotos mast aecompany first letter, they poeltlveljr will be returned. Two solid weeks rehearsal, beginning April Oth. " One raatlvee each week. This Is not a car show. saoats are: Banerlenee, Ability, Wardrobo, Apfek»»i, nj.in.ii, (and Smile) as 1 cast all plays for best resalts. Actors aad Haslets Two solid week* rehearssl, beginning April Oth. Company opens April smb. Two week stands. Play Texas exclusively. One raatlieeeaoh. week. This Is not a car show. Man and Wife engaged Jointly, cannot as* single woman. Ilequire- naoats are: Bxperlence, Ability, Wardrobo, Appearance, sobriety. Deportment Irreproachable. Mast play parts cast tow a as Not required to work oil canvas. U8ICIAN Need Bast, second Violin, Clarinet, Cornet, Flute and Drams. Ila-re Leader and Trombone. Plate and Drams mast double some parts. No band work, J uat a alne piece orchestra with eaeb show. A real Job for capable musicians. MOTH-kTy present oompany b«a been together for past sir yearn, almost Intact. Have large, clean, comfortablo drewlnr rooms, large stage.. Tent oomplctclv floored. Beating capacity, eighteen hundred. Prefer not to waste tlmri required In advancing tlctotn, but if absolutely necessary,-will do so to peoplo whom I know, or who can gtvo (rood security. My references, Collin Co. National Banlc, kcKInney, Texas. ..,'■' ... . ~r '.., Address OHAS. HARRISON. Mount Pleasant, Texas, Care Harrison Theatre Co.