The New York Clipper (December 1914)

Copyright 1914, by the Frank Queen Publishing Company (Limited) Founded by FRANK QUEEN, 1853. NEW YORK, DECEMBER 26, 1914. VOLUME LXII-No. 46. Prioe, 10 Canto. THE CLIPPER WISHES YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR. LIONS ESCAPEJ THEATRE. WARDER THROUGH PANIC-S TRICKEN AUDIENCE. ORE OF THE AHIMALS REACHES STREET AND IS OILED. Five lions escaped from their cages dur- ing tbe tattlnee performance Dec. 17, at the righty-siith Street Theatre. New York, and caused a panic on the streets that was the cause of several persons being Injured, among Thorn wao a policeman. i The lions, under the direction- of Marie Andree, Sad finished their performance and the auJIence was being entertained bv the Four Harts, when one of the lions suddenly 25 fEARS AGO. Lincoln Music Hall, Washington, D. c, was dedicated. The grippe was becoming a fashionable disease. Harry Doel Parker find It Manaoer CiiAat.Es P. Cbomwbll was book- ing acts for the Weber & Fields Co. LECTrnrs and band concerts constituted the Sunday shows in New York. "Mr Jack" and "Th« Bells or Hast.e- mkrb" were acted for the first time in New York. Daub TIihwkll died at New Orleans. Kaboly OntiEY was killed by a train at beasts, answering to the name of Alice, es- caped to the street and, not liking the cold. sought shelter In a tenement at 1,532 Third Avenue. The uproar attracted several policemen, Granltevllle, 8. C. who followed the beast to the fourth floor, Jacob Ljtt was advertising for attractions where, after a series of mishaps, It was shot for the Standard, Chicago, to death. w» » Police Sergeant Glynn received one of the NEW OFFICERS. bullets intended for the lioness, and Is in the The Philadelphia Actors" Progressive Asto- walked on the stage, mm a keeper, and hospital with a serious wound In the back. c | a tion held their annual election of offlcers with only the fotllghts separating the beast several or the other policemen were clawed f or the year 1915, with the following result: from the audience. by the beast and these, with a number of President Frank Oregg ■ first vice presl- The cry "the llona are loose" was sounded w<lm . ei 2,.* n . < L c * I l° r,!n burt In the stampede dent, Bary Gray; second vice president, from behind the stage, and in an instant' }, rom ,ne theatre, mak « the total of casual- James Cole, financial and recording sccre- pandemonlnm reigned. The animal was u ™:„ , . . ... , _ . , _ tary, Wm. Lorello Shlnn; assistant were- joined by four others, and the five beasts M > le - A .niiree. her assistant, Carl A Turn- soon had the stage to themselves. 1" lst ' aDd George H. Hamilton, her booking n, _„_i. .„ «... «„ji„„„- •,-„ v„» „_»i agent, were arrested, and were arraigned hP .nT&St ™i ?« "«» fn%PL22 .SI Dw - 18 In th <= Harlem Court before Magis- n^'mtS J ft,. TK* l UB? tLrSJ^SL "♦& tr «te Barlow. The magistrate fnlled to find In spite of the fact that they all made the any , aw t0 C0Ter a ca3 ° wJlere a „ on tamer permitted lions to escape, and discharged the trio. The escape of the lions was due to gross carelessness on the part of someone, as yet undiscovered. But as the affair had such rush simultaneously and a general stampede occurred, there were comparatively few casualties, considering there were many peo- ple in the audience. Tbe lions soon made their way to the tary, James Collins; treasurer, Chas. Dev- lin : gergcant-at-arms, Joseph Lafferty, The association extends the courtesy of their rooms to any member of the show busi- ness from the front to the back of any show or house. Yours respectfully, Wm. L. Siiinn, secretary. * »» ELLA GALVIN DEAD. Ella Galvln. who. with her brother Johnny, auditorium, adding to the terror of the al- serious results no effort should be spared to headed their own musical comedy company, ready panic-stricken crowd. One of the fix the blame on the guilty party. ■*»»■ LIBERAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUND. Daniel Frohman president of the Actor*' Fund, sends as the following letter from Alice Joyce, the moral effect of which should be far reaching: "Alice Joyce, the popular motion picture actress, connected with the Ealem Co., has sent to Daniel Frohman, president of the Actors' Fund of America a cheek for $500 for that institution, with a letter saying: 'Knowing that the Actors' Fund Is In finan- cial straits, I send you. enclosed, a check for $500 In behalf of that noble charity. Al- though I am not an actress on the regular stage at present, but employed In the motion picture Industry. I hope the contribution will be none the less acceptable.'" «■«■ WOON80CKBT THEATRE RE-OPENED. The Park, Woonsoeket's (It I.) old standby In the amusement line, came into Its own Saturday, Dec. 12, when it re-opened its doors to the theatregoers with a nine-reel show, headed by Wm. A. Brady's feature, • The Dollar Mark " The house, which previously ran legiti- mate shows, will be devoted exclusively to the moving picture drama, and Messrs. Dona- hue A Gunning, under whose policies the theatre will be managed in tbe future, prom- ise to maintain the stellar grade of shows which was shown on the opening date. The stage has been entirely transformed, all the old settings have been removed, and permanent settings built Instead. The screen, around which la a mammoth black frame, Is thirty feet from the front row of seats, mak- ing all seats In the house equally desirable to the patrons. The side walls arc painted In brown and gold, the furniture on the Btage correspond- ing In color, and the border and celling arc ot artistic design. Palms and ferns ore nlsc nsed in the decoration of the theatre. The effect of the whole can only be appreciated by seeing it For the week of 14-10 the following fea LAST WEEKS OF "WARS OF THE WORLD." According to an announcement Issued Dec died suddenly at Dixon, 111.. Dec. IS. ' The company played Burlington. la., Dee. 10-13. Miss Galvln was a genera) favorite throvghout the theatrical profession, and had a large circle of friends. Her brother John, upon receiving a tele- death, left at once for Dixon. 17 from the Snubert offices, "Wars of the fam In m Burlington announcing his sisters World." which has been the attraction In the Hippodrome since the first week in Sep- tember, will be withdrawn In four weeks. Arthur Yoectlln, producer of the Hippodrome spectacles. Is at work already on the suc- cessor, which will be presented Jan. 18. NEW OLD TEAM. Henry Fink and Edgar Blxiey have Joined hands agaLu and will do a new act in vaude- ville. I SAAWWAAMAA IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT11 It is with pleasure that we announce that an arrange- ment has been made with DR. MAX THORER, of Chicago, to contribute a New Department to THE CUPPER, to be known as "The Clipper's Health Dep't" The articles will be written exclusively lor the NEW YORK CLIPPER. Questions will be answered on Hygiene, Self-preserva- tion, Prevention of Diseases and matters of general health, When space will not permit, or the subject is not suitable for an open answer, letters will be sent to the inquirers personally. Dr. Thorek's reputation as an eminent surgeon is a suffi- cient guarantee that the articles in this department will be reliable and valuable. It is expected that the first article will appear in our next issue. THE PUBLISHERS OF THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. AL. C. FIELD MINSTREL NOTES. NEW OPERA HOUSE AT WAPELLO. Christmas chimes, actuated by that spirit Wapello, In., now boasts of a handsome that should characterize all Christendom, little opera bouse, centrally located and right —-to-date, with an ambitious and progressive ture pictures were shown: "Mother," "The packages, bundles and money orders are going up Boundary Rider" and "The Stain." forth dally. The loved ones at home will manager, Fred Keck, « '» have much to be thankful for. nnfl It surely will be a Christmas to be remembered " families and friends of the members surely The house was dedicated Dec. 8, with the bv the '"Don't Lie to Your Wife" Co., and they of this played to a packed house, giving the very JULIA ARTHUR ACTS FOR BENEFIT. For the first time in many years Julia organlrst'on, aYlthe writer has been on the fees? of satisfaction? Arthur appeared before a New York audi- salary list the past twenty years, and never The house is 40x00, stage 88x22, proscen- enra afternoon of Dec. 16, at the Shubert in his remembrance has the ones at bora* ium opening 14x24, and complete set of Theatre. The occasion was for a benefit been favored by the boys as they have this scenery, electric lights, steam heat, and sev- arnnged by well known women for the Christmas and, as If to more forcibly re* eral commodious dressing rooms under the gecocrs National Fund for the relief of mind us that it Is Christmas, we awoke at stage. French women and children and Belgian Jarkson, Tenn., to find a white mantle over It seats six hundred, with capacity for refugees, and also to aid the wives and chll- hill and dale. Snow, six Inches of It Snow eight hundred, and tbe theatre might be con- dren of actors who have become needy be- in this section Is a rarity. sidered fireproof. Ample exits and unusual eauso '■vf the war's effect upon the theatrical We are looking forward to the end of the accommodations. week, which will bring us four days of a lay-off. Daytcn, O.. Dec. 25 and 20, will find os on the Job again. Despite snow, rnln and the Christmas time, etc.. there Is but little falling off In at- tendance. Four nights of last week were sell-outs nnd the other two more than good. business. . Miss Arthur appeared In "Mer cedes." Others in the enst wore: Mnthllde Cottrelly Messrs. Ernest Glendtnnlng. Will- iam Courtlelgh, Edmund Breose and Willlnin Harris. Among tb.e others who appeared for th-? jau-re were: William Favershnm, nolbrook Bllnn. Leslie Faber, Irene Fcnwlck. Rnth phepley. Joseph Coyne. Wm. J. Kelly, Hazel Dn'vii. Mr.rraret Itomalne. Julie Opp, Clifton Crawford. Douglas Fairbanks, Thomas Wise, Fhyltls Ncllson-Terrv. Ernest Perrln. Qa- brlelle Dorxlat, and Virginia Brooks, daugh- ter of Joseph Brooks, who then made her American professional debut. IB.40O was realized bv the performance. —■» Wapello Is one of the Hvest and most pro- gressive towns In Iowa, with a population of predated by theatregoers. • ■» GAMBLE OPENS NEW THEATRE. LEN SPENCER DEAD. Len Spencer died last week. At his fu- neral services phonograph records made by , typ-plf of the Lord's Prayer and the Twenty- |,nn<iurt third Psalm v/ere heard, according to a wish expressed by him, end his resonant voice greatly Impressed those gathered for the ceremonies. •>« » Andy Gamble, one of the best known and John Donaldson delivered to Mr. Field two most popular of moving picture theatre men young pointer dogs as we passed through In the central section of the State of Pcnn- Boonevflle, Miss., where the Donaldson sylvnnta. is extending his activities to other kennels are located, but weather condition* places than Altoona. He now conducts tho has kept Mr. Flo'd from trying them out Qnmble and Family Theatres In that city, and bas taken over the Huntingdon Opera House lnr the presentation of the same timely and np-to-date pictures shown here. He has already begun tbe work of turning (be Huntingdon playhouse into an np-to-date movie house, and will Install new machines as yet. Edward Conard has left for a week's va- ra* .on. There Is talk of a benefit for the Actors' Fund. Jack Richard* will be Initiated at Colum- bus. 6., Dec. 23. by the Columbus Lodge of and also put in one of the latest screens. Klks. Twenty-live of the boys will run~over from Dayton to enjoy the entertainment and ♦ «» "A GRIP FULL OF TROUBLE." The'above title has been selected for a new farce written bv Fred Jackson, a short story writer. This Is his first piny. It Is In OLCOTT'S TWENTY-FmST YEAR. When Chauncey Otcott plays the Walnut ife-Ai' 8 ; •!!£» I 1 ?" ] b £ pr ? rt *!f e i?± J '„ £3S Street Theatre. Philadelphia, Pa., in "Tbe X"^lKj25* ^l^-vSJi^PlS^ Heart of Paddy Whack." on Monday. Dec. •• w "' be hr cught to New York f or a run. 28, be will begin his twentv-flrst annual en- • ' • ■ gageme-it at this famous old theatre. PLAY FOR GEORGE FAWCETT. j -... ... „ .„ , ~"7T.. George TX. Brondhurst, who Is now abroad, BILLY DOWN SOUTH. \„ writing n new plav In which George Paw- Bllly McDermott Is In Memphis this week cett will be featured. Mr.. Fnwcett Is at *£°rtng his usual hit His personal repre- pre«ent playing the role of the Inspector ofAdcstroyd th» Academy'of'Music and several Police In 'The Law_of the Land/' at the|of Pcttsyllle's largest business place*, ijirlufl- Jf.'.i! 1 " *» Claude Building, New York. W. Rostock, Putnam Forty Plghth Street Thestre. i He has been presenting feature films here for several months, and these and other high class movie productions will be continued. <■» "SIXES" LEADING WOMAN WEDS STAGE DIRECTOR. Oza Waldrop, leading woman of the "A Pair of Sixes" company playing at the Cort Thestre, In Chicago, was married In that city. Dec. 14, to Edgar J. MaoGregor, who has been Identified as stage director of re- cent productions made by II. H. Frazce. e-s-e POTTSVILLE'S TIKI FIRE. PoTTBvir.t.R, Pa., Dee, 18.—A $2,000.00(1 fire In this city early ye3tcrdny morning ALL WANT THA1H0LIDAY MONEY. MANY PLAYS TO BE PRODUCED IN NEW YORK THIS WEEK. This is an unusually busy week for tho dramatic critic and for that bunch of loyal first-nighters. The chief object of tho pro- ducers lu making their productions this week Is to get the New Year's live, New Year's Day and New Year's Night money, for these days (and nights) are the beat from o financial standpoint in the theatrical calen- dar. Strange to say that Monday evening, which Is usually felected as the opening night for the presentation of a new play in the me- tropolis, was not honored with a production, On Tuesday the Bandbox Theatre (formerly the Adolph Pbllllpp) began Its new career with the first performance In America of Jerome K. Jerome's play, "Poor Mttle Thing." "The Song of Bongs," by Edward Sheldon, was shown by A. H. Woods at tho Kltlnge the same evening. On Wednesday evening, Harrison 0. FIbko presented at the Play- house the former classic dancer, Lydln Lopa- kova. as a dramatic actress, in n comedy entitled "Just Herself." On ChrlstmaB Eve Ing the Woolwortfl Novelty Store. JOS. M. SCHENCK. On the front page of this Issue appoirs the picture of Joseph M. Schcnck, general booking manager for Marcus Locw, who has the unique distinction of booking more vaude- ville acts than any other Individual In Uu> country. He placcB tho acts and arrange* the rendevllle bills In one hundred and twenty-seven theatres In the United States and Canada, a task so gigantic, so far reach- ing In its Importance, that It can hardly be imagined. Mr. Schenck was an Influential figure In the theatrical world before Marcus Locw purchased the BuIllvan-ConBldlne Circuit, for he controlled the bookings In about a half a hundred houses In the ICnit, all owned and booked by Locw. Then the little wlxnrd of vaudevlllo startled tho thcatrlcnl world by purchasing tbe Sulllvan-Consldlne houses. As a matter of course Mr. Schcnck became his booking manager. Tacn began the enor- mous task of re-routing tho great West, of re-arranging vaudeville bills, of Juggling acts la theatres from tbe Atlantic to tho Pacific. In spite of the fact thnt be had no personal knowledge of the cities In which ho placed his acts, and that he had not per- sonally been over the territory, Mr. Schcnck, practically without assistance, bnndled this monster task with a master band, and long before Mr. Loew formolly stepped into con- trol of the circuit the entire vast machinery of booking and rooting was running smoothly. This placed two big circuits, the Marcui Loew Eastern nnd Western Circuits, direct- ly under the cbavo of Mr. Schenck. Then came the agreement with C. n. Miles, where- by the Locw office was to book his circuit of theatres In the Middle West, Including the cities of Detroit, Cleveland. Pittsburgh and others, and the Agreement with Jones, Llnlck ft Bchaeffer that Loow was to book their houses In Chicago and vicinity. Again Mr. Schenck was placed In charge of the book- ings, giving him control of bookings over four of the greatest vaudeville circuits In the country, and wblch, combined, make the greatest combination of theatres in the world. Mr. Schenck Is one of the really big men of the theatrical game. He Is big In every way, big In the power ho commands big bodied, big hearted, open minded Physically he greatly resembles Napoleon, and his re- markable career and recent wonderful achieve- ments are truly Napoleonic. In spite of tho fact that he absolutely controls tho destinies of some thousands vaudeville acts numbering probably 4,000 performers, and furnishes slows to over 100 theatres, In all of which his word Is absolute law, be Is the same democratic, free and easy Individual he was when, from s tiny office In the Columbia Theatre Building, he booked the acts Into tho few theatres Marcus Loew owned six years ago. His rise like that of Locw's. haB been sudden, swift and sure, but he bas risen with It. adapting himself to changed conditions and always keeping not only abreast, tut even ahead of the tlmea. Mr. Schenck, so his associates and friends ci'aim, has unerring Judgment In theatricals. When Mr. Schenck sees an act and passes Judgment upon it, ninely-nino times nut of one hundred tint Judgment Is correct. He rarely falls, no looks nt nn act, sots a price upon It, and plays It at that prlco. In vari- ably that's Just what the act Is worth. It lias been Mr. Schenck's Judgment of vaude- ville acts, his fine discernment, his selecting the wheat from the chaff which has brought (he world's best vaudeville to Marcus Loew and bound It to him, and which has elimi- nated from the loew theatres all over the country tbe thousands of Inferior acts which other popular priced houses must of neccs- clty use because of lack of available material of s high standard. Mr. Schenck has probably a wider acquaint- ance nnd more friends among tbe really big men and women of theatricals, producers, managers and actors than any other Indi- vidual, and la constantly In tonrb with the details of the game. In addition to booking tbe vast Loew Circuits he has an Intimate knowledge of the legitimate and musical comedy field, and It Is said that he bas In- terests In several meislvo productions which aro now successes la New York. He Is bnlf owner, with his brother, Nlcfliolas M. Schenck. of Palisades Park, on tbe heights opposite New York, overloklng the Hudson. one of tbe cleanest, best conducted and most successful amusement parks In the world. This gives him a revenue of over $100,000 s year, naif the profits. Ills salary from the Loew enterprises Is enormous and this, to- gether Willi his ottiPr theatrical Interests, gives him n weekly Income which Is far In excess of the yearly earnings of most men. Yet no one begrudges Mr. fichenck his finan- cial success. It has been well earned. He tho London Gnlcty Tticatro Co. will appear at tho Shubort In "To-night's tho Night" That same ovcnlng has boon selected by Hnlwyn ft Co. for tho first showing of "The Lie," with Morgftjrot Illlngton, at tho Harris, as tho star. Christmas Night, Oeorgo M. Cohan nnd William Collier aided by a great cast, will nppenr In Mr. Cohan's now musical revuo called "Hollo, Broadway 1" at the Astor, On Christmas Night tho Casino returns to musical shows, offering Itlta Johnson Young's now piny, "Lady Luxury," with Ina Claire featured. On Monday, Dec. 28, Lou Tellegan, In "Sccrot Strings," opens nt tho Loagacre. On the ssmo evening the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre drops tho Belgian war pictures and offers Mario Dressier, In "A Mix-Up." Otis Skinner will also open that evening at the Llborty In "The Silent Voice." On New Year's Evo James Forbes' now play, "In the I.linoltght," with Douglas Fairbanks as the featured player, will bo offored at tho Hudson. Is, In every sense of tho word, a self made man. Coming to this country at the ago of Roven. be, Itko so many others who carved their future success out of life from early r.truggtes and labors, became a nawsboy. For several years Nicholas nnd Joseph M. Scbcnck sold papers and then they had enough money to buy a stand. By this time the two boyi wero supporting their father and mother. From a newsstand thoy branched out and started In tho drug business, with their father, a skilled chemist and pharmacist, furnishing tho knowledge while they fur- nlKhort the Ideas end labor. Later they start- ed other ventures, bought Fort George, a small amusement resort In upper New York, and mado of It one of the largest amuse- ment parks In or about tho great city. It was while Marcus I>ocw was visiting tbe place one day eight years ago that he met the (wo brothers, nnd then nnd there started ono of tho cleverest combinations ever known In theatricals, Loow Invested In Fort George, and they Invested In his cntcrarltes, which at that lime were bardlr worthy of the name, for they Included one a few small theatres. Krom that tlmo to the present they never stopped building and growing, and now, In spite of tho fact they can took back upon a meteoric upward climb to theatrical heights, they are working Jmt as hard, planning Just as carefully for even greater IhlngN In theatricals, HARRY EARL WILL MANAGE ST. LOUIS HIPPODROME. (Bpeoial to Tub Cmitm.j _ __ . _. Ciiicaoo, Dec, 21, nnrry Earl, who has licen a member of the Itnrnum A Bailey and Rlngllng Brothers press staff for tho last flvo years and this Hcason manager of tho "Onn Girl In a Mil- lion," company a* tho La Bnllo Opera House, Chicago, has been appointed by Jones, Mntck ft Hchacfor, as ono of their managers, and assigned to tho duties of rcsldont manager of the IIh)pDdromn, St. Louis, which has been ndded to Marcus Loow's Wcstorn Cir- cuit, Inc. Mr. Earl Is ono of tho most capable men In his particular sphere of professional en- deavor and takes up Ws now duties In the Mound City with the best wishes of Tub Nkw Yoiik Cmpj-wi and a host of friends. GENARO AND BAILEY SPLIT. Dave Gonnro and nny Bnlley (Mr. and Mrs. Genu rot, who hnve been favorites with tho vaudeville-going public for many years, havo dissolved partnership. Dave Gennro will do an act with n now rnrtner. whllo Miss llnlley will do a single Tho act "broko" at Hammorsleln's on Wed- nesday, Dec, 10. » 4>» A BILLY BOUNCER HURT. William Potorson, a member of Billy noiin-.-er'H Circus net, appearing at tho Or- pheum Theatre, Altoonn, Pu., last week, had n nsrrnw escape from sustaining a frnrtured skull when a board on tho stags floor pulled loorc lust before the art went on. As It was bo sustained a drop laceration of the scalp. Petersen had finished thn work ot strotch- Ing the big trampolln used In the act. end was testing It. A honvy hook attached to a steel rope, supporting the net, hnd been driven Into a trapdoor Instend nf the solid Hinge, nnd when Peterson jumped on the net n board of the "door" pulled Ioobo and the hook struck him. ♦ «» OPERA HOUSE FIRE—SEVERE LOSS. Fire, which started nt 10 o'clock, night nf Doc. IS. burned the Ornnd Opera House In Charleston, 111., with a loss of close on to »2ft\000. The houso Is owned by A. T. Osborne, of Decatur, and Is managed by W. Qnnyle Set- llffe, of Charleston. Both were out of town. The house was Insured for about $12,000. Thn building, located In the TOO block, In Sixth Btreet. was built In 100.1. by J. A. Parknr, wbo now lives In flan Diego, Cal. Nothing was saved. 4.» MOItltIS AND MONIIS SPLIT. Al. Monle notifies us thnt Morris and Monlc have dissolved partnership. Al. Monle has enlisted on the good ship "Busy Bee.'* launched by Chas. J. ICrause's Rhlp a-IIoy Olrls, for a trip "around tho world." Raymond Knox will manage her afloat, while Tames Cole, first male, nnd Al. Monle, second mate, will keep her seventeen octaves above high sc.i. Tun Cmppka will bo our compass, while "Tod's Tips" will warp us qi to the mines— of the people. " ' " ■ ■'"•* -