The New York Clipper (August 1914)

THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. August 22 / TTTRST ™ ay PLACE ^ nd ,T° U Them SHO w ) Can t Lose BROADWAY MUSIC CORP.. WILL VON HUB, Pre*., 145 W. 45th St., New York OUR LONDON LETTER. IMBT OBOHGB HIDDEHT, BFBXJIAL CORREBPOHDBHT. ClllfW (nrria, 6 Seuik «u«r«i Cray's lam, Uiioi, W. C. Ami. 8. Whnt will tlic effect of the wnr lie on the- atrical and inuslc hall enterpriser Well, living managers have the memory of two wars to guide thorn—though they must needs be very old to remember the Crimean Wnr, as ono wltli whom I lately talked did. Ills testimony Is that tho theatres have prospered, and will prosper, In war time, for the reason that people, wlBCly determined la keep their splrllB up, avnll thennclves i-wrly of reirea- tton. Durlug the African War most of our places of entertainment threw their doors open hospitably to all soldlem In uniform, and there were stirring mcpiiph. The ehonises of military songs were wildly Inken un. So far there seems to be a grim and quiet de- termination possessing the public. August, anyhow, is a bad time lor the theatres, tho majority of which nro closed. Hut I hnve not heard anywhere of preparations for the Autumn productions being nunmloucd. William Uiffnrd, who for tunny years was Phillip Michael lfarrnday's business manager, has a long lease of tho Prince's Theatre, anil got to work thoro on Saturday night with "Queen nt Scveutccn," a romantic drama by J. N. Campbell, who lins written much for tho road. Its background is one of the many Imagined kingdoms of Mnstern Kuropo dis- covered by tho dramatist since Antony Hope Invented Itunliinln. A usurper Is nbont lo seize tho throne, when n Hue old soldier statesman brings the rightful queen, a girl, from her convent school, and thereon Instates her. Sho la quickly approached by the king of a neighboring state, first with a demand for her hand, then, flint refused, with n tre- mendous onslaught on her kingdom. Her lnvnl old minister ami Ills - handsonio son bring her, in tho end, lo victory, and the handsomo son gets a reward that you can Imagine! It is an effective piny of Its type, nnd has a chnrmlng herolno In Jean Cnven- olth. So far Alfred Hint ban not managed to rhnngo the luck of tho Kinplro, though the exhibition of Carpentlor—ryou can call It nothing more than an exhibition — ha. brought, a little money Into tho place, Mr. Iiutt Is not depressed—told mo, tho other night, that ho knowB ho has a big tnsk In front of him, but is certain of success In six months. Ho will try another revuo In n few weeks' time, and for this he has secured little Kathleen rilfford. who Is quite a fa- vorlto in town. It is nearly nn ''all Ameri- can" company this week—Charlos Hart, Her- bert Moyd, Fisher nnd Owen, tho Four Readings and the Musical Johnstons nil In- cluded. Cnrpcntter completed his engage- ment on Tuesday night. On Wednesday night Polnlrc was Installed here In a smart sketch, of Parisian origin, called "Champion 1I0 Itoi" A burlesque boxing match Is n great feature of the revuo nt the Alhnmhra Just now. It exploits all tho well known characters nnd makes a great bit. Harry M, Vornon nngrlly declares that the remarkable likeness of his sketch, "Tim Cast of Johnny Walker," to Taylor Ornnvllle's sketch, "Tim System," has nothing lo do with him. Ho wrote his piece tlrst. and threaten* to Invoke tho lnw In icspeet of any charge of plagiarism. Victoria Monks sails for South Africa to- day—perhaps. A big water show will lie done nt the Palladium shortly—four punts on the stnge, and in the Autumn n huge revue called "Follylimil" will he produced here. Sir Herbert Tree, who was motoring In Belgium when tho war broke out, hastened home nnd resumed rehearsals of "David Cop- perfleld" at His Majesty's Theatre. That well-worn hut still effectlvo opera. "Marltnna," was revived at tho Prince of Wales' Theatre by tho Moody-Mnnncrs Com- pany on Saturday. James Welch lioiics to give "When Knights Arc !lohl" a long lest when the run nt the Apollo comes to nn end, shortly, lie linn played the part nearly two thousaml Ihiioa. Next, he will npiieai- in "Too Many Oooks," under Win, A. lirady'n management; where, be cannot suy yet. Hlsle Jants meant to leave the Pnlnco Then Ire 011 Saturday, to go to Purls early this week, and after a holiday there to mill for lioioe. nut when tho news of trouble rent-lied her she told Alfred Butt ohe would remiilu "on the strength" of the Palace company till the day of her return to the States. He wan quite glnd, and at once censed rehearsing (Iweiidollne llrogden, wbo, how- ever, will play the part during the latter half of August, till (Jnliy Deslys tikes It up. When Louts Meyer revives "The Silver King." with Henry Irving for his Wilfred Denver, It may, after all, be. at Uio Havoy, not at the Strand. Lawrence Irvlng's addrcsa to the University of Toronto, on "The Drama as a Tudor In Soc ill Life." has been printed here, In Thn ForttiujhUij Itculcw. Allan Aynesworth and IlroDson Albcry re-opened the Criterion Tlicntro on Saturday, with a revival of "A Pair or Silk Stockings." "Jenny o' Mine," George R. Sims' new play, Is rather rural In Its background, not of the slums; It will be produced at the Aldwych Theatre, pro- bably on Sept. 5. .... W, II. Kendal rather angrily denies the state- ment that bis wife will return to Hie stage to siip- IMwt Seymour Hicks, to bis adaptation of La Hello Aventnre." Ue says that she never thought of such a thing. . An ois-rn of English oil«ln. "The Sultan of Mocha.'' very iiopulur In old time, la named for revival In laiwlon shortly. It would be a brnvo adventure. _ , Pnil Mm ray. who lately left the Variety Con- Itolllag Unnpany, ha» Joined Krnost Kddstciln anil llnrry llurtii. hi agency. ..... In russioiiso to (lie formation of Hie Era i<caitiic, t-umpetlllvo with tho ViirhMy Artists' Federation, tho Federation Is excluding the newspapers from Its meetings and withholding Its news. At Olynifda, Llveqxsd, M Monday. Sir Herbert Tree's production of "JoMllb and ills Ilrethrrn will he Inst 11 lint, twice nightly. The "look" lins been coiuproised, and Hie spectacular side of Iho phot' expanded. wiguu, a Lancashire town,' Is looked upon as a forlorn hole, and music hull artists have got u habit of gnrghig about It. The mayor aad cor- isiratloa of Wlgaa have tlrcululed a solemn prOr test. Prawie Jones, bend of Iho ticket speculatleg firm of Kellh Pronrie, who tiled lately, left an estate of »12r>,000. ' . , ., Harrison Frowln, a veil known musical di- rector, Is forming an opera company which he will send on the road next Sp.ditK. Oyrll Mnudo has niutpoiiilisl performances of "Grumpy," at tho New Theatre, during August. During September and October they will continue. In November, Mr. Maude returns to the Stales for a long slay. ». A. V. Stanley Is to give the London Otiers House nuolhcr chance—vaudeville, twlco nightly. lit cheap prices, with Horace Golden nt the head of his llrst bill, nnd plenty of pictures. Jlnnny Hrltt. always iiopulnr here. Is at the toiuiou Pavilion, describing mm "Illustrating" lit) adventures the world over. J. Frauds Donley and Curhmc Sales nindo n hit nt the Uiiidon Puvlllon, with their comely net. "That's Silly." T. Allan Edwards, of Derby, who hns Just added the Pavilion, Niwcislle, to bin four halls, cypresses otiilldcnoc In his power to break Its record of failure. Mnrle Lloyd made her tlrst appearance nt lbs West End, since her return from America, at tho Loedon Pavilion on Monday. She had a tre- mendous ll'Ciplloll. A garden party at Itrlasworth, the country estate where the Home of the Variety Artists' Pdievolent Fund Is iltiutcd. realised a consider- able sum for the Music Hill Olisrltles. A fen- miv of i'ie show was .in ent.-rtalumcnt clven by nrllsls ove- sixty, and I tarring a serlo comic singer of seventy-nine, Marie I.awsoe by name. Herbert Darulcy issues mi appeal to music hnll ami thcatilcal nrllsls to at once master some nrt or craft useful to their country In war time. Some locations for Momliy next are: Drawee, Itauilsi and Frisco, Empire. York: Lit Hawthorne, IIIi'lKKlroine, Aldershoti Kihlle Howard, ltccrnt, Snlfonli I'.nrlon nnd Ashley, Empire, Preston; Annn IHimlhy, Pfcnplre, Hackney; Cecelia Loftua, Lisiiloii Udlseiun; Will II. Vm, Palace. Knstnu; Olecmui and Houlihan, Palace, least llsm; Jen Lalona, i>.ikIoii Oolliemu; Seeley and West, Pal- ace, Warrington ; tho Harmony Four, Palace, Hud- dersllehl; Wilson and Waring, Umpire, Newport; A. D. ltohblns, Umpire, ShctDcld: Lily Lena, Em- pire, Stratford; the Two Mobs, Hippodrome, Pop- lar; Ohung Ling Soo, Palace, Oanibcrwell; May Moore Dunrei, London Palladium, and Empire, HnliNini; Fisher and Green, Grand Theatre, Bir- mingham; u-lpdg. Grand Theatre, lllrmlngham; Alexnmlra Dnguiar, Empire, Ardivlck; Lvilla Kyasbtjlllppodrome, Manchester. tSnhy i>esly« came over from Paris oa Friday, with .10,000 worth of bank notes for which tho meant In bnve gold, she said so; she got a car- riage nnd went round tho banks, hotels, theatres. agencies and music halls till she was all tired nut; then she went back to Paris, not a sovereign heavier for her day. NEWS IK BRIEF. Tub enduring lovcandlaughter piny, "Kitty MncKay." had lis two hundred and Hfty-clghth coiiseeiilive performance at the Comedy Theatre Monday evening. William Elliott's original cast lias done no small share In making the piece per- manently popular In New York. Among these players best ■ knowa are Molly Mclntyre, who lias made Kitty unforgetably her very own; Henry Stephenson, at the forceful and sincere Lord Inglchsrt; Morgarct Nybloc. as the Solemn- ly Irrepressible Scot, Slag Duncan; Carl Lyle, as the care-freo Highland ancient. McGregor; Carrie Lee. Sloyle, as Mrs. McNabb: Kate Wlngfleld, as Mrs. Grayson; Eleanor L'Estelle, as LM MoNah, aad Roland Rushton, as the Iierfect butler. New things which have been especially noted la the piece are the line per- formance of Paul Gordon ns Lieut. Graham. fie debonair Philip of Stimlev Groome. and Jock VoGrow'j rolling nnd trnlv Scotch McNnb. Messbb. Ooubtook & GE9T, Aug. 11. nego- tiated tire purchase of one bundled ami sixty moil- em military titles, a sinnller quantity of side arms, ami several pieces of Held ordinance, a nrr- chase entirely die to the Kmwpcan war, widen has laid the brand of contiubnnd on the great quantity of military equipment used In "The Story of the Rosary," soon lo be m*ii nt the Manhattan Opera House. As recently announced arrange- ments were.completed for the conveyance of the production from llnglninl. but the steamship coin- pony refused to permit any vveuponsor ammunition to lie placed la the haggige, on the ground that It would rrtsler the ship a prise of war If In- spected at sea by one of the combatants. "Too Mart Cooks." with Frank Ornven back In his original part. Is enjoying belehtened ponii- lnrlty at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre. The numbers of the perform me.'s for I'jls week run from 201 to 208. "Tub (iim. rnou Utah," starring Julia Son- rerson. Donald Brian and Joseph Can-thorn, will i pen Aug. 24. This will be Clms. Frohnian's Hist production of the seison. Mmb. Sr.Mimicit. who l.r.d made tier plans to glvi a series ot concerts la this country during December and January, uollfled the Wolfsoh'i Musical Bureau last week Hint she would remain In Europe for the Winter. A iiTiinn Farwfll, American eonqioser. baa coai- pleled Incidental music for "The Garden of Paradise," which the bidder Company will pro- duce at the Park Theatre. RmiBAnSAi.s for "Martlia-by-the-Day," May Itobson's new starrlns vehicle, sre under way uader tho direction ot Frank Belcher. The cast includes: Julie Heme. Thomas Melghan, Lois Frances Chirk, Anita Olnreiutou, Omk-s (Iwynne, Violet Howard, Jnno Hvro't nnd Edward Brandt. Ciiahles KnoiiutN has accepted a new farce by Mirgnret Mayo, called "I Didn't Want To Do It." It will be produced In October. Am, the members of the Century Opera Co. who happened to be abroad, have been Instructed by Milton Abom to return at once. Hardy Will- iamson, tenor, was the Brat to arrive. Sm Hsnaiia Tnr.B has abandoned his oroposed London production of "T>? Highway of Life." sad will. Instead, revlvo Pnrkcr's warlike play, "Drake." This will enable the I.lebler Company to ototuln many of the English actors for the New York production of "The Highway of Life." which Is bused ou "David Copporttcld." Jack Lew Is preparing a vaudeville act, en- titled "Baseballogy, In which be will person- ally appear this season. "Baby Mini," one ot tbe few farces to stand up tor more than a season or two, goes out again under tbe Brady directum, for an extended tour, beginning almost Immediately In the Northwest. Tin: theatrical season tu Canada Is precarious si present. "Kitty MncKay," routed for a tour to the PacKlc Coast via Winnipeg, has adopted a route nearer home. Others ore following suit. War did It. John Z. Lowe Ja. has been appointed receiver of the partnership property of the late Timothy 11. Sullivan and George J. Kraus, by Supreme Court Justice Scnbnry. ■ ■ ' < : ■ •'•'■:., • "■■ ■ ' .:■■:■ :'.'. • • ••'•.-'. : , ••■■ '■ '«,, >■■>■:■ |3 ■ .'.'.>,'■"/ '.' • i 1 .-'-fi '•■•.,' ■ ■:..... •, • ■. . , . if! 'IviSW.WlJ.Ji ■ •:^, -■.,;.■?■; :.'■.■.-, '•''1^X1^' ^-:'.'■=:.' ■■■'■' '.'.■.'?:.-?:■•. •••;•., ..••I '■■:■: -x -■■■{ : i).-.--• °. - ■ I IIUKi: AQUATIC STARS. With Rice & Dure Shows. Fiiank MoCoshiok, who Is (smdiicllug the re- heiirauls of "Wild Oats" for Messrs. Oomstoek & (■est, nt the Princess Theatre, will receive equine volunteers every afternoon ibis week, for tho sin- gularly subtle uud Intellectually unburns role of Hyacinth, the humorous -jld cab horse, which sprung hi full dccreptlludc from Author Brown's brain. Hyacinth must needs be a real home, tin ancient and archaic horse, a horso philosophical and humorous as well. Bkoadbb of trouble between Sylvester Schaffer and the customs officials, who held up many of his irained animals on arrival In this country, SchnrTcr's European company did not appear 'In the Forty-fourth Street Theatre Inst Saturday, tint niuiie bis debut there Monday evening, IT. .Maiitha Oatuan replaced Ivy Troutmanln the role of Mrs. Nettleton In "A Pair of Sixes," at the Longacrc Theatre, Monday night. llLinoN Hoi.mfm, the lecturer, has cabled to his mother that he and his wife hnvc reached Lon- don In safety. He had been traveling extensively on the Continent In search of material for bis coming season. He will come home as soon as he can book passage. Sevsral prominent soloists Joined Sousa's Band for Its appearance In Luna Park last Saturday night. Among them were Gertrude Van Delnse,, of Brooklyn. /ohn MacMaikik Is In Buffalo arranging for the engagement there of the Chicago "Under Cover" company. RkiibabSALS for "Uttl; Boy Blue" have lirguii under tho direction of Harry Child*. Norma Winbi.ow, wlio was to have been In the Lewis Waller company In Loudon, bus been com- pelled to cancel her engagement on account of tho war. Wm. A. BnADY Is working hard upon Ids nev melodrama of New Yors, called "Life." From K-ven o'clock until past midnight dally the male cger la closeted with his chief scenic artist, head carpenter, and Thompson Buchanan, autlair of the ploy, planning the details of a productlnr dei-Ignod to far outstrip any of Mr, Brady's pre- vious stage achievements. There are to !«.• Iwtnty-ono scenes and eighty-two apeakiag disr- tillers In "Life,'' Mart Kasu announces that she declined Hie lending role In "The Trait." She and her sister, Florence, who have been (^tending the Suinmn- ss the guests of Mm. iMary Jlanncrlng Wadsworib, at Crosse Point, Mich., arc planning to star in ttctber. tiAiniiEt.Li; DcniziAT, called tbe "best dressed womun In Paris. ' who will co-star with William Favershain, lu "The Hawk," at the Sbubert The- atre, has arranged with Doucet, the Parisian tss,- tume creator, to tiring all Ids models to Now York this month. Win bulletins arc being posted In the tover >t tho Palace Theatre, tu addition to the ticker ser- vice, and the announcements ot sensational news from tbe stage. All acts are cautioned ng.iin-i taiylng or doing anything that will offend MM pride or arouse national Ill-retting. Tim retecrsals for "What Happened at 22" are so far advanced Hint the management h.i.i decided to open the attraction at tbe Harris Tbeatre on Friday, Au:r. 21, lasteil of 21. One IK-rformance of the play will be given at Pougli- keepsle, N. Y., 20. Alpusns Lincoln, who created the heavy, George Harris, In Thomas Dixon's "Leopard's Spots," and played It for thirty-three weeks (be past season, has been placed under contract by Selwyn & Co. for their forthcoming production of "Baclc Home," with Macklyn Arbucklo. TUB Cohan or Harris production of "It Pays to Advertise" will follow "Potash & Perlmutter" st tbe George M. Cohan Tbeatre, opening at that house on Labor Day, Sept. 7. la tbe cost will be: Ruth Sbeplcy, Louise Drew, (Velio Breton. Vivian Rogers, Grunt Mitchell, Will Deming. John W. Cope, Robert Harvey, Sydney Seaward, Ellery Clarke, George Schseffer, Roy Falrchllds nnd others. Rkiibahsai.s ot "The Debutante." In which Hanoi Dawn will alar, began Aug. 10. Ddnman tMAI.Br has returned from Anbury Park'. Fiia.nk W. MAU11NBAU, father la law ot Pint 1111>■ ■ h . has gone ahead ot "Cordelia Blossom." Will O, Wubrlkr has it inriied to the city from Cranberry Centre, Vt. F11A NIC F.AIII1V Is to be ahead Of lllO WeMor-i "Potash & Perlmutter" eonipnny this season. Joh CoKYXas Is now playing the rote of Pat In "The Dummy," succeeding Gus Forbes, -vlto bos "gone lo the country." Bert Lttsxi, will be the leading man In the new play by Bayard Velller. Ai.ics Caiiroll, a sister of Harry Carroll, wilt lie seen na the Widow, In "Help Wanted," this season. Ampobita Fariiar Is now playing with the Rob- ert Graves Stock Company, at PlttsOcld. Mass. J. Arthur Yolno, Dorothy Mortimer, Isabel 11', Mniilgan and Eugene Shakespeare left Aug. II for Des Moines, to nlny n stock engagement, l.AititT (Ihku.v will be ahead of "Kismet" this season. Evblvst Mkaim: bos Ih'oii Induced by Henry W. Savage to desert iho varieties to play the pr.rt ef Prlscllla Hubbard, In "Along Came Ruth." iitiAiti.iK Dii.unoiiah bis oflered a prise of Moo In gold to the chorus girl member of Hie new Montgomery & Slonc show, who Is not late at n rehearsal or a performance during the season. Thkri was it costume parade of the "Sari" company, which opened In New I/mdoii, Ct., Aug. 12, at the Garden Theatre. A full dress rehear- sal was held Saturday afternoon, IS, aad Mr. Sav- age Invited the members ot the other "Sari" com- pany and the "Everywomnn" eompaay to attend- Walksb WniTssiDB, who has dons much mo- toring since his return from Europe, arrived In New York from his country place on the Hudson Acg. 12. to begin active work on the production of the Anglo-Chinese pljy, "Mr. Wu," In which ho Is to star. Mr. Whiteside will make the pro- duction In conjunction with Henry W, Savage. "The Danoino Duohhsb" will not go to Bos- ton. Arrangements have been made to open the play at the Casino Theatre here this week, prob- oldy Wednesday night. Changes In the cast have t ion made so speedily that It has not been fouad necessary to take the company out of town. The cl let new-comer Is Otis Hcrlan, the other prim opals In the cast remaining Hie same In John Myoma and Leila Mclntyre, William Burress, Ada Lcwla, Harry Dnvenpo:-!, Laura Hamilton, Fred Uufscll, Mark Smith, John II. Golduworthy, Jack Storey, Irvtlng Finn, Herbert Weir, R. M. Dolll- vcr and others. William IIodub, who has been away from Now \ork for over a year, arrived here Aug. 12. with his company from Winnipeg, Can., where he re- cttitly flnlihed his season In "The Road to Happi- ness." As strange as It may seem to New York- ers, Mr. Hodge did not lose one performance since Aug. 25 lo«t. The lour embraced a rim of over four month. In Chicago, and as fsr West as Son Francisco. Mr. Hodge will rest for a week or.d then btgla rehearsals preparatory to opening bis coming season In the same play at the Ply- iroutii Theatre In Boaloi, Sept. 7. Tub tlfty-elghlh annual games of the New York Caledonian Club will be held at Juniper Park, Juniper Avenue, Maspctb, L. I., on Labor Day. Heid. 7. Liberal cash prises are offered, and vclnuera are paid Immediately- after each event. Entries are received up to the moment of starting an event, but Intending competitors would do well to communicate with the secretary of the games committee, Robert M. Bernard, 84ft Seventh Avenue, New York, FEROINANn GOTTSOUALK, WllO Is I llgllged to pluv oao of tho principal parts In John Drew's new- comedy, "The Prodigal Husband." arrived from England Aug. 12. Georoia O'Bahhy Is how with the Walter Sill- ier Film aomjiiuiy. She will have a prominent part In their production of "The Futurity Win- ner." THERE'S NO FUlsT IN A SHAVE THAT SKINS TTOIX ALIVE BOHKTHIltQ WRONQ WITH THB LATHER THAT HEBOR "ROBBINQ IN" WITH THE FIIiOBR.. ivie i\rixr e i%r*s shaving cream wll A Si ve you ft C0 S}> » mooth » comforting ahavo without "rubbing in," saving half tha usual time and all.the discomforts. Actors prefer it before the "make-up," as it gives a smooth shave without soreness. Full size, tube for sale everywhere -26c. Send ton cents lor a demonstrator tube, containing enough for 60 shaves. 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