The New York Clipper (April 1914)

THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. April ,; 11 YOj; REMEMBER 'THE BIRD IN A GILDEOV CAGE" AND >|THE MANSION OF ACHING HEARTS'^; ; \ f THE GREATEST DESCRIPTIVE BALLADS EVER WRITTEN. THEY WERE TWO OF Is the title of his latest Ballad, and he considers it without a doubt the Greatest Descriptive Song ever written. A wonderful Lyric by STERLING ana \ a- wonderful Melody by VON TILZER. This Song is going to sweep the Country. Get it quick. I T ANOTHER > SURE FIRE HIT. A BRAND NEW IDEA This is a corking Song for either Male or Female. Can be used for Doubles. A great Song for Opening or Closing an Act. A lively swinging melody that will get your audience trom the. start. : ' „ OUR OTHER TERRIFIC HITS DO YOU TAKE THIS WOMAN FOR YOUR LAWFUL WIFE •;- LAST NIGHT WAS THE END OF THE WORLD -:- DQN'~ -'c F THE SONG THAT STOLE MY HEART -:• A LITTLE BUNCH OF SHAMROCKS ■:- I NEVER HEARD OF ANYBODY DYING FROM A KISS -;- LOVE ME WHILE THE LOVING IS GOOD -:- ON THE OLD FALL RIVER LINE -:- WHAT A FOOL rp^BE HARRY VON TILZER MUSIC PUBLISHiNC CO., 125 W. 43d St., IM. Y7 City CHICAGO OFFICE: Grand Opera House Building. MAURICE HITTER, Manager, Western Office World ol Players. Noils tou tub J. 13. MoOnuiiaa Mubioal Tasloid Uomi'ANx: "We are now playing mo Majestic Theatre, Macou, Ga., on [lie lurgest guarantee ever paid a musical tabloid company. Mr. McUeorge bus enlarged h\» al.uw to twenty- live people, headed by liislo McUeorge. supported by tllteeu chorus girls. The leads am played by Madeline Uliuglon, uuii Una Becd In stage uianu- wr. Mamie Anumie went to New Urleaua ceceutiy uu account of sickness. Lester llicbard* leavea to loin a big lulualrel thaw for Ibe Summer, bin place la tilled by Jack Krone, the original ■wop.' Mr. McQeorge played live times tbla bcosou in Athens, tta., and bai broken house record* evety- where. His business for three week* at tbe l£ui- tiress, Cbattnnoog*, Teuu., wo* phenomenal. Mr. McUeorge baa purchased a 1'ullinuu cat aud puta out a No. 2 abow under cauvaa. Ilia Mo. 1 auuw will continue to play Ibe guaranteed time. While all the ibowa are closing aud complaining of bard Uinta McUeorge Company la colulug money. Ethel Uay baa acored a big bit with natives down bere, aud baa algucd up with 'Mack* for several aeaiwis. All managers pronounce tbe allow great. We" met tbe Ueo.^e Paul Musical Tabloid Company lu Macon, Us., doing good bual- ueaa at Ibe Lyric. A large Obacuia baboon wan recently lecured by Mr. McUeorge, abe la trained, and does a neat specialty. Suo la called 'Made- line,' out of conipluueut to one of tbo tallica In i h a ■bow *' Paul Maxwkll Joined Melville's Murphy's Oo- medians, undoubtedly a moat capable aud best or- ganisation of Ita kind playing under a water-proof lop, and meeting wltb puenojucwil success. Tbe show plays week stands, and attendance increases every ulgbL The bill of each uud every jier- fonnance la praised both by the public and press. We bare had a spell of ibe raluy season at Tu- pelo, Miss., out fortunately It has not decreased our usual altendnuce. The old stand-by, out Cut-rut aggregation, docs not fall to receive Tub Old ItSLUULu; In fact, Mr. Uurver will tlnd 11 lMinussirj to Increase his order for the bunch. Our band of fourteen pieces is a feature of the show, playliig all tbe standard* with due Justice, and tbey are surely "cutting it." Our roster: Bert Melville, manager; Joe I'. Uaggerty, Jno. Haggerty Kddle Moore, ''aul Maxwell. Geo. Gale, Cliff Bwon, stunner Uarver, liruco Allllcr, Ublc relllt, Obas, if. Myers, Jim Welab, Frank Vlillm, Chas. If. Oory, "Whllcy" Newton, "Shccney' 1 Lang, "Doc" Orusuun and wife, Julia Nleolay, Muriel Meredith, Stella Pellet, Kitty Melville, Cloe Gary, Fxauklo Mooro, Mrs. Joe 1*. Uacgerty and Baby Francis. "Doc" Crasuisn ha* full charge of tbe top. WiLatm Donna la back In New York, where he la taking treatment for loss of voice, which compelled Dobbs to resign from "September Morn," In wblcb ho was handling the principal comedy role. "In Onu KBNTtJOKr" opened March SO tor a run at tbe Bostou Theatre. Boston, aud the show is going big. Tbe company Includes: Wm. lledge, John W. Cope, Braudan livens, Scott Moore, Ueo. M. Devcre, Win. Boody, Walter Ilolden, John Powell, Robert Burke. Maude Parker. Elisabeth Irving and Alice liknlrev. A greatly augmented bead sad gathering of supernumeraries ace used. D. A. Oonsadlno, manager; Norman Peel, busi- ness manager; Wm. Hedge, state manager; Obas. Oleso n , ouster maeblueut; Broil Deelirsen, assist- ant machinist; Qustav Leedcr, master of proper- ties. Boasr Haoan writes: "My wife presented me wltb • line tan-pound, bouncing boy. Both Mrs. ltthel and baby doing fine." JUST A REMINDER THE GREATEST COMEDY SONG IN YEARS DO YOU TAKE THIS WOMAN FOR YOUR LAWFUL WIFE? Notes 1'eom tub Tsanr Siiow.i.—Everyone is busy sround the Winter quarters of the Terry "(J. T. 0." Shows. The agents and billposters ire all ready to sstl out J. O. Admire, tbe shows general agent. Is spending s few days In Omaha. W. F. Qllbey, local contracting agent, left April 1, while Jack Uendrlckson, manager of advance brigade No. 1, with three assistants, will leave April 12. Walter Phillips will have the No, 2 brigade, wlUi Chat. Hall as assistant, and will leave 18. The show will open as usual at Little Sioux, la., April 25. The advance roster Is as follows: i. O. Admire, general sgent; Walter F. Qllbey, local contractor; Jack Heudrickaon, man- ager No. 1 brigade; W. Phillips, manager No, 2 brigade; Leslie White, It. M. Smith, Red Me- Qulre and Ohas. Mali, billposters. Tbe abow will play one week In Iowa before going into Wiscon- sin. - Jack Denton underwent an operation on bis foot, and Is now at tbe Homeopathic Hospital, Beading, Pa. He would like to bear from friends. BAK H^RAlVOItSOO. (Special discs ten to Tbi Niw lour, Clippu.) Colvmma. —Monday, April 0, second and lsst week of the Btratford-upon-Avon Players, in tep- Ookt.— Sunday, 8, for one week only, with matinees dally, vaudeville, wltb Bvelyn Nesult Thaw and others. Batot Is dark Holy Week. ,,,_._ Oiirrr.—Aloudr,y, 6, photoplays of "The House of Bondage.* 1 „ _ . , Alcaiah. —Monday, B, lrst week of Herbert Kelcey aud Utile Shannon, supported by the stock company of the bouse, in 'The Idler." OHPiisoK.—BUI opening Sunday (matinee). B: Johnny and Emma Bay, Bryant Cheerbert's Mar- velous Maoohuriana, Clara Inge, 11 M, Zasell and company, Uearjr Catalano and Jack Denny, Brown end Brown. Herman Tlmberg, Olga Nethersole and compsny, special feature of Mr. and Mrs. Venioti Castle, in their dances before tbe camera, aud Daylight motion pictures. Bu-scsa.—Bill opening 8undsy (matinee). 0: Fred St. Onge snd company, Edward and John bmlth, Owynn and Qossett, Bessie Browning, "I've Got It," and Twilight pictures. Pamtaosb.— BUI opening 8unday (matinee), 0: Ouuboat Smith, the Four UcMalna, Oranvllle and Mack, Wacker's Hsppy Girls, Clinton F. Rogers, and Sunlight pictures, Noras. BtoiNNtNO with Sunday, March 20, tbe Em- press, of this city, began a change of policy, under Its new management of Marcus Loew and associates, by having continuous performances every day, starting; at eleven lu the morning and ending at eleven o'clock at night. The first part of tbo day will be devoted to failure films, and tbe regular vaudeville show will begin about 1.30 o'clock Between 6 and 0.80 films will be again displayed, and the regular show will then be put on until tbe closing boor. It Is said that tbe new owners will build new theatres In this city snd Oakland capable of Beating four thousand persona In each, and It Is probable that a einUlar house will be erected In Los Angeles. The new Loew circuit wlU offer to performers eighty con- secutive weeks of booking, with a guarantee that the cost of railroad "Jumps" will not average in excess of M per week. This engagement will cover the u. S. and will include a portion of Canada. It the new theatre Is built In this city tbe Empress Theatre will be given over to some other branch of theatricals, and the vaudeville acts now playing the Loew time in this city will appear at the new bouse. 1» IBM new theatre, as above outlined, is built In Oakland, It Is also expected that Harry W. (Morosco) Bishop, of Te Liberty Theatre, will erect a large modern theatre tor atoek purpose* it a cost of building and land of $260,000, and also that State Harbor Commissioner Tboa. S. Will- lama contemplates boilding a $50,000 high class pboto-play bouse. Tua San Francisco Press Club baa arranged for a "Blight Years After Show" (referring to tbe catastrophe of 1B08), at the Oort Theatre, on Friday afternoon, jLnrll 17, and at midnight (the date of tbe fire and quake), Saturday, April 18. Tun Tlvoll Opera House for week of March 28 Kts a workingman's dram* In films; at the irtola Theatre "The Conspiracy" wss the at traction, and . at the Imperial, "Clothes" and "Zlogo" were seen. Tin Theatrical Treasurers' Club of San Fran- cisco gave Its third annual benefit in the Oort Theatre Friday afternoon, April 8, at which everj theatre sent Its quota of best acta. "Tom" ssaamaa, who recently died Is New York, began bis professional career as box office man with hi* uncle, the late Thomas Usgnlre, the owner of Hagulre's Opera House, this city, anil in his day the best known theatrical manager oa the Pacific Coast. Lotnsn DaiesKx Is succeeded by Tearl Slndelar, In "Potash * Perlmatter." Miis Dresser goes Into vaudeville. Tns Qarrlck Theatre, New Xork, will opes April IS wltb "The Governor's Boss," a drama by James S. Bsrcus. FauNais Stars, In "The Secret," Is m lb* lsst three weeks of her engagement at the Be- laaco Theatre. Janst Bnonam, after having bean sway from David Btlssco tor two seasons, once more came under his management when she *igned an Import- ant contract for a term of years. Her first role will be in s new comedy which Mr. Belaae* will [reduce either this Spring or In tbe early Fall. It la planned under this new arrangement, that •he will create the leading role* in a series of Important ne.v Belosco productions. Ma. and Mas. PasBBnwaiu and Mr. and lira. Frits Krelsler were guests of honor April 1, at a dlnuer given by the Elinor Oomatoek Musle School. Against tbe advice of her physicians Mme. Nordics Bailed, April 1, from Thursday Island. Queensland. VAUDEVILLE BITS. It SID. ! WESTERN VAUDEVILLE MOGULS HERE. Fred. Lincoln snd Mose Onpenhelmer, Western representatives of the Sulilvan-Ocnsidlne circuit. are now in New York conferring wltb Marcus Loew. Joseph M. Schenck, Nicholas M. Schenck and David Bernstein, about the future conduct of the SuUlTsn-Oonildlne circuit, which will soon be added to the Loew circuit. Both will be re- tained by Mr. Loew In their present positions, snd handle the circuit In the West. Booking ar- rangements and the future policy 1* being talked over. Ouu Cooc, who Is appearing as one of tbe stars at Loew's Bijou, tbe first hilf of this week. Is a newly discovered star of sonthud who promises to be among the greatest In her line in a few years. She Is a stunning girl with a big voice, and knows bow to use it. But Kabm, tbe new manager of tbe Union Square, Is most certainly msking some chsnges at bis bouse. A new. large electric sign was placed in front of tbe house last week, and tbe painters are busy In the lobby and Inside the house. Via Ls Eot, of lie Boy snd Cahlll, writes be Lad a big time down In Wlhnlncton last week with Bart MoOue and PUbvletobai National League hall team at the Elks Club. He enter- tuned the whole party at the theatre be was working at Bbhxt Bubks, tbe well-known booking man- ager, who has bad bis omce in tbe Gaiety Build- ing tor many yean, moved, March 28, to bis new suite In the Exchange Building in Forty-fifth Street Wiluax Fox took over the Bedford, Brooklyn, March SO. He will commence booking the boose week of April 13. Oomplete story In another part of this Issue. F-ddib Folst, of Ibe vande-vllle act of Foley and Kay, playing the Loew time, closed with the act at tbe Fultoi, Brooklyn. March 28. He started rehearsing wltb (be "Red Canary" Oo. at once, playing tbe part of Jack. Tbey opened In Providence tit* week. Jack Lufom, who has been connected with Benny Burke's office s number of years, r**lgn«d March 28. Jack is going out with an act for awhile, but will return to New Xork later to try his hand at hsndlug acts. Gnus Bxownax, who la doing one of tbe best sets In vaudeville, of Its kind. Is booked to play tbe Orphean, Memphis. This Is Miss Snow- den's beme town, and she has been looking fo-- wsrd to this engagement for some time as It Is s number of years since this clever little lady has been hi tbe city of her birth. Claha Mastbbs and Evelyn Rivers, who sre now with a well known musical show. In New York, will shortly Join one of the Urge moving picture companies. Their pretty features will be seen oa the screen hi the future Instead of behind the footlights. . *""""■ Absams. itage manager of the Shu- bert, Brooklyn, has a fifteen foot, upright, nlckle- plated rigging to dispose of. Jak«t Is getting great recognition from critics. The following in part la what The Daily Store Octette, of Trenton, N. J., March 31, bad to say of this clever young lady: "Although Challon ls not the real name of this talented mis*, It will ""S Up Purpose of concealing ber real Identity until she la ready to make ber debut at tbe Palace in New York City two weeks hence. Her voice, as heard by three large audiences yesterday, compares most favorably with those of me artist* heard In the larger musical concerts held lu this city during tbe past few seasons, snd following each number she w«s forced to bow ber act low lodgment of the tremendous spplause she received. The evidence of the appreciation, of the work of Miss Challon yesterday also serves to show that the efforts of Manager Moses to raise the mu- sical standard In tie popular priced Taudevlll; here are meeting with the approval of the audi- ences." • Mos SoatNCK, s nephew of Joe Schenck, gen- eral manager of the Loew circuit. Is booking tbe Avenue B Theatre, New York, Sundays. He 1* placing six acts, snd be uses good judgement in his bookings. Look out tor this boy, he's a comer. Wll. H. Stanutt, who has been assistant man- ager of tbe Bedford, Brooklyn, handed in bis resignation, taking effect April 6. Stanley ls a capable man and should have so trouble In placing himself. Mai Holdbh pat over a dandy "single" at Obarlle Daniels' benefit Sunday, March 29. She was one of tbe big bits of the bill. OUT OF TOWN NEWS Burlington, la.—Grand E. F. Holmes. mgr.) Packey McFarland, who was to be a special attraction with tbe Cabaret Girls, didn't arrive till midnight March 81. oo account of a break- down, and money from "sold out" bouse was returned. "Ben-Hnr" April 8-7. hsd a large ad- vance aale. "Shepherd of the Hills" 8, "Septem- ber Mom" (return date) V. Qahsjok (J. Henri Fisher, mgr.)—Bill Msrch 80-April 4 included: American Newsboys, Four Frssera, the Nellos, Sunder and Hallo, and Trucco and Alltatoo. Palaos, Eura, Combt, Nbho and Ltbio, mov- ing picture* Deo Biolnea, Iav-JJercbell (Elbert * Get- chell, mgr*.) "Tbe Pink Lady" waa tbe attrac- tion April 4, B. EicraiBS (Elbert ft Getchell, nigra.)—Sullivan A Oonsldlne vaudeville. Cai-Bkuii (H. B. Burton, mgr.)—Bill week of 8: Edna Showalter, Doris Wilson Trio, Smith, Cook and Brandon. MeMabon Diamond and Clem- ence. Renter Brothers, Kelil Duo. Throwing Tabors, and Hearst-Sellg pictures. Uniqub, Oabino, Stab, Familt, Palacs, Black Oat and Colonial. —Pictures only. Sandusky, O.—Sandusky iV. O. Woodward, mgr.) pictures April 6-11. Nlblo'* travel pic- ture* 18-18, Vogel'a Minstrel* 29. ALHAILB1A, TUBATOUDM, Gall, BOTAL and Ll- cium, pictures only. MENNEN'S SHAVING CREAM If you prefer to try a small tube before buying a full oiee tube, Bend us 10 cents and we will be glad to send you a demonstrator tube good for 60 shaves, which will convinoo you that you have never before fully understood the true delight of shaving. Trade Mark IBC TUBt >*-OR SAt-E EVERYWHERI •» •Fes ■■■«• Oftha Celebrated MumniBorattdTilcum TolletPewdir