New York Clipper (Mar 1915)

CopTr1«fct IBIB. th« rimnk Qbw PaklUhloc Cteyaay < Foundad by FRANK UUEEN, 18B3. ISTEW YORK, mXrCH 13, 1915. VOLUME LXIII-No, 6. Price, to C»nte. HONEY BOY EVANS DEAD. AaORS* FUND BENEFIT. DIES AFTER ILLNESS OF TWO YEAKS. The death of George ETans on March C came almost as a sbock to the Uieatrlcnl world la aplte of the fact that bis lllnosa bad extended over a period ot two years, end bis Intimate (rlends bavo known for enme time that, owing to tbe nature ot bis lllncs!), be could .not lire very long. "Honey" Boy" Brans was one of tbe eenluses of tbe stage, and one of tbe brlgbt- Sst minstrel stars tJiat ever twinkled In tbe om<is'<mcnl Armament. Not only was be a clever performer. He was a clever writer, wrote many of tbe songs be sang and all ot bis patter, whlcb wae always up-to-date and of the "sure-lire hit" kind that all performers want but few get. Ae a monologlst be wns one of tho few Sunday, March 7, marked tbo second In tbe series of ble benefits of this sonsoo for the Actors' Fund of America, the Vaudeville Heneflt under tbo auspices of K, l'\ Albce, A. Tsui Keltb and Ulartin llcck, of tho United Hooking ODlco and Orplieum Circuit, at tbe Ceotury Tbenlre. Altbough over fifty ptars volunteered tbclr services to Mr. Dan- iel FrohmaD, the I'resldcnt of the Actors' o.i„v .,l.»7-'Vii'."i"'Lir"« Ti" — .V ••'und, B. P. Albec pprsomnlly nelccled mr.r.fKf iff i.*.^f5*.K'''^ audience, though fre- ihese artists, who appeared In the following qurnti; ihe held the stage for tbrcc-nuarlera order- * *» h» .» .1 . , u, . . Introduced a number of tea- .As a minstrel he stood out from his fcl- tures to the audlrnce. lows Just as prominently an did aome of tbo Six Urown Lrothers. from "Chln-Cbln;" never-to-be-forgotten old timers who helped Ryan and Lee, Arnnut llrotbers, San Hal- to make minstrelsy. ~ - • - Tbe "[loner few. Indeed, In tne profession bad eo many, and Tom Dingle and he win be sadly missed and alncerely Miracle Man," Misses Campbell, from Zlog PLAY TITLES WEGTED NOW. IMPORTANT RULING IN FAVOR OF E. & E. AND ROBERT HILLURD. On March .1, when Justice TlalKck. In tlio Supremo Court, banded down a deelslon In the KUlt Involving tho lltlo of "A Koul Thrrn Wan." lie uiildo a ruling the Import of wlilrh cniinot bo overestimated. The decision was made In favor of Klnw & KrlanKcr and Itobcrt llllllard, In their suit to restrain tbo Ucncral Kllm Co. from using the titir of "A Fool Thero Was," and tho istrelsy. pern. Cole and Dcnahy, A Ke«^ Moments wltb court decided that the tltlo was tho cxcluslvo er Boy' had a legion of friends; Lillian Russell, Prank Fogarty, Uellc Klancbe property of tbe plalDtllTs, and forever cii- Ip {be profession bad eo many, and Tom Dingle, wltb chorus from "Tbe Joined tbe defendant company from usinfl 44 A CELEBRATED CASE' SELECTBD BY FROHMAN AND BB- liASCO. FOR ALL STAR PRODUCTION. mourned. * IOLB AND DILL aOSE SHOW. {Bfectat to Tna CLiprEs.) Los Anocles, March 6.—William Kolb ot Kolb and Dill, while playing here in "A Peck at Pickles" received- a telegram an- nouncing the death of bis wife. She had , , - log- feld Midnight Follies; Tbe City Olrls, wlUi Frank I'urcell: Wllllo Solar. Hcrnard Oran- vlllc and hie "Spooky Olrls," Will West, as "DlamoDd Jim ;'^ The Midnight Girl, Muriel IIudaoQ and ber "Tango Olrls:" Ilelle nsker, Walter C, Kelly, Otace I.a Rue. Marshall Montgomery, The Song Review, by Sheehan, the title, oron on a dUTerent play or photo- drama. The court further decided that tho Qrneral Film Co. must account to Messrs. Klaw It Krianger and Robert llllllard for all moneys rccelrcd ty It by reason of tbe In- fringement. Never ibcforo has a court directly passed xivutguiuvi J, xiiti ofjun ntTTiDw, i>j oiimi'u, upon the question of tbe exclUHlvo rights ot Hallcy and Penfold (the Sbanley Trio) : The a manaicr to tho title of a play omd never Knickerbocker Four, Tbe Marathon Four, Tbo before lias an accounting been ordered In Charles Frohntan and David. Belasco, on committed suldde, but no reason for ber Tuxedo Four, the Actors' Fund Four, Bols- such a cane. JIarch 7, after'- a week's consnltallon and death could be learned. Tlie show was order work together, settled on tbe play and upon «d closed Immediately and Mr. Kolb accom- come of the stars tor their all American, all K,»n'ed by his partner of many years, Mr. star Joint .production to be made as soon as Dill, left fo r San (Frandsco. possible. Work begins ait once for an early * ' * ''""lie^'play°selecte/**by Mr. Frobman and 9IARD0 REPRESENTS LOEW. Mr. Delasco Is the famous "A Celebrated (Spedal iclre lo Tua Naw Yobk CiiprEB Case." because of Ita big cast and Its splen- nosTON, March 7. , (lid dramatic opportunities for eccncs and pred Mardo, well-knoa-n Boston agent, situations In tbe public mind now. Mr. Re- .^111 on March 22, take full charge ot tbe laaco Is devoting his time to necessary uoston Booking olflces of Marcus Locw. changes in tbe manuscript that will result " - - In a Frohman-Belasco version of "A Cele- brated Case" Besides this all American, all star production of "A Celebrated Case" this ford's Ilaroonlsts, under the personal dlrec- In rendering Its decision tho Court said tloD of Ocorge Dotsford. eonona other things: "The plalntllTs havo Rljou Fernandez ainln had charge of the eatabilshed and acquired exclualve prorletary lobby, with the following promlneot actrcRiies right as a trade nnrao and trademark of tho r.s ner aides: Hazel Dawn. Maude Odell, wonls 'A Fool There Was' as n title In coii- Rulh Shepley, Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, Fania nectlon with their plav. The circumstance Mariuoir. Ruth Richmond, (Irace Valontloe, that dcrcnilant'i) piny Is dlnslmllar to plaln- 1 Inez Ruck, Esther Lyon, Dorothy Foster, tllT's, or that It wns prnaiiccd as a uhotiv 7 ' Mary Cecil, Ocraldyne Berch. P'*7i ^""^ ■">t militate iignlnst the pInlntlR's A big sum was realized for the Fund. right to eoJoln the niiproprlntlon of and uac by the defendant of tbe title." 'I'lip i-oM -' nls-o qiintiMl the qiientlnn "Whnl'^ In a tiiiiii.*?*' Mild ill Uh iiiiHwi*r referred In 1li<> e.Hlnli|Mii>tl viilue iif lh|. Illlo "A I'mil There Wn.t" -liy the I'XieiiKlve nilverllHlui; SIveii It. .iiiil iniii'liiili'il liy siiylng: "It nf- nnnllvely npMi-iir.H Hint ilereiuianl priHhici'il ItH plii\li>|ilny nut le:4H llinii ;i.ono (liiie.i In illlferent t-llle^ In tli<> union wltliiiut niilhor- '.ty, and Hie rniirt lli:Ti-riire orilem lh|. np- IHilnlminit -if n refiTee m> Hint Ihe tlefenilniit Hhnll render an uccuuntlng lu tbo plalullllH." The decision e.ilnhllnhoH n precedent, Iferetofiire, the Inw ■Wi\H In a very eonfiiHel sinle. It linving been held In .the FeilernI <\)iirtH lluit tho Illlo to n play In nut pro- (eeled hy tho copyright laws. Home years ntro -Chnrirn Frohman won n drelsloit In tho Stnio Courts ngnlniit a pnrly who prpHcniVd a play-called "»;hnrley'H IMi- rlc." Mr, Frobman nued on tbo ground thnt (Mm tltlo was a "colorable ImltntInn" of "Charley's Aunt," which was then In thu height of Its populnrlty a contended that tbo tltlo "Charley's Uncle" wns Intended to (lecelvo tho nubile. 'I'he Court suatalned this contention, In aplte of tlio fact that thero wns no similarity In tbo text of thu two plays. This dcclHlon wns based solely en the fnrt that tbo tltlo uf this particular play had liceumo Talnahlo as a tradn mark and did not any whether or not a title could hu I'opyrlKhtcd. ATLBBN STANLEY ILL. Alleen Stanley was so 111 during her en- PLAYS BY DRAMATIC STUDENTS. "MI.SS RABBIT'S rOOT." At the Broplre Theatre, New York, on Klaw & Krianger received a cablegram last Thursday nfternoon, March 4, tbe students week from their Uurupeao reprcHeotatlvp, PITROT'S NEWS. Ai.uima/ U1K.-111UUU, jiar<.u i, iu<.- di,iu..-m>. r...^. ...... ...v.. ..y...o.:..i...The MnuKcan Troupe uf enven acrnliats , , J _ miTPmpnt at tba Pulaei. NW Y«rk' WMsk of «' the American Academy of Dramatic Arts Harry Illsslng, which came from Uerlln via left .March tl iin the H. H. Sanitvua fur lla- season, next season this Frobman snd Be; ltv o^"tSlt °L h«A i^^ and Kmpire Theatre Dramatic Students pre- C'oponhagen, saying that "Miss Itabblt's vniiu, to Join the I'u that she had to call In the services of Dr. Iskowltz, one of Nov nnnmifi. Not jT nnndnln. for Dennla nappenca at a lasco speclal.vcrslon of ''A Celebrated Case" Jf^riAowifz cSe of N?w \VkVleadlng eeVtcd Arnold Iljnnctl's one act fa will be sent^ throughout the_country.__, 'J J>r "YJiifX^ Stepmother." which, while clever, i>.„.„H. Kat nnnAiiiiL tnr niMuiLi out Tuis nappcncii ac a time very un- oS?ke: fftlen^irar^.Td.J'iftdemfe ft?n*^^^ ftrtun_atp for Miss Stanley, who was tnaking end' Florence - Reed, for Valentine, lilllta Proctor 'Otlfl,> Minna- Gale .Haines, Beverly Sligreavcs and Fre^lerle de Belvllle have also been secured for prominent roles. The play- ers for the roles of Adrlcnne, tbe Count and Ranul are being considered and will soon be announced. portunlty to score. The feature of tbo afternoon's bill was her offldal New York showing, after having "T.^.^T^"? '^t^S^L '"Jite S'^'nl'i^ proven herself one of the most successful !^,"/ri'?„ ll" S|°A'?'?;, single women over the Orpheum Circuit this offj?"'"" '*» first prodi ctlon In this country, season. Owing- to her foudlUoh she was although It was 'done'' In London last y^'nr CLAIMS "THE SHADOW." iSupremc Court Justice Gavegan granted en order Kqulrlng Charles Frohman to show ciiuse why be should not be restrained from v.flng the title "The Shadow," or any similar r.nme la connection'with any play Intended for public production. A piny with this title Is now being produced by Mr. Krohmn-n. with Ethel Barrymore as the stnr. The appUcn<tlon for the order was made by Arthur Stringer, -who once wrote a story beni'lnir the same lllle, and which ran flrst In serial form In a monthly publication, and was afterwards cir- culated In book form, Mr. Stringer Hs now writing a drama from his book, and wants to produce it under Its criRlnal title.. He said he had notined .Mr. compelled to omit two numbers of ber rcper- itolre, and cancel her engagement week of March 1. 4 » » WALLACK'S nC-SOLD. Itlog & Ulng,^ who bought tbe Wallack'a Theatre properly from the Moss estste, sold ree, "The Foot." the latest operetta by Hmmerlcb Kal- gave Ihe man, the composer of "Harl," had scored ■ brilliant sudcciis In Iludapest. Mr. Illsslng said that It Is acclaimed as by far the best opt^rctta that be has writ'ten. From two other sources Klaw A Krianger, who own the American and Kngllsh rights, .have had simi- lar rrparla regarding thu success of "Miss Rabbit e Foot.' It la planned to prcHcot tho iicw operetta In this country next season, wltb Lena A.shwell In the lending role. The piece scored a genuine success. For the and It Is among tho nrubnIiflltleH that the most part It Is a farce, but. there are many Ir-.tense dramatic moments. Hie play was exceedingly well acted throughout, first honnrn going to Ktta Mans- fleld. who hod the role of Freda Savell. a ..--^— woman with a past. So excellent was her part ot It March D to Moses Crystal, presl- nctlng that many In the audience thuiigbt dent ot Knblan Construction Company, who |i,a( ji,^ ^yd, a professlunni of miiuy years' plans to build twelve-story lofts and stores, to represent $1,000,000. Tbe site coven Nos. 20 to 3.1 W. Thir- tieth Street, next to the main theatre struc. ture on the llroadway corner. The street parcel has been used-for the stage part of the old playhouse. untU May 1. experience. Kennel.li I.oone had tho leading male rnic and acquitted lilmMelf with credit. A dainty Mlas, Zaina Curzon, played an In- genue role In brilliant fasliluu. The oiUers did well. Quite a gathering nf well known theatrical Jhc theatre is leased men and women were In the audience. TRAINOR—DVKES. Jack Tralnor (Jacob Anperaon), of Chi- c.igo, 111,, and Margaret Jjukes, both mem- ANTICIPATINO CRITICS. An "up-to-date" theatrical .paper reported tor tbe Metropolitan. Cleveland, lant week: '*Mme. Ijnfayctte, goufl Jieadllncr: enginai iiue.- He said be haa notinett .Mr. c.igo, iii,. ^"li. ^Vi.'"-Jfl ,. • . i « _ wecK: ■.nmc. ijiiujcue, k<"»v jieuuuui-r, Frohman that he was the bolder of the copy- hers of the "Watch Your Step, muslcnl com- jjabelle Flaher and company, good; bred right. • ■ edy company, which played the Grand rhea- Zohedle, clever." tre, Homllton, O., Feb. 28 and week, were jfj au right, only those acts were not married In that city Feb. 27 by tbe Rev. ibne, the bill being changed considerably, Q W. I'Ullllps. * ' > BOT OFFICE MEN TO ENTERTAIN. BIANAGBRS WAITING PRESIDENT'S - EDICT. _ _ _ Tlnn?S" *p!l^rj)lfi^f'"'5tLMnH?n" HAS NEW YORK STOnEUOBSB. xj; Treasurers' Club of America will bold United Managers Protective Association, " " Woods has moved his storage ware- , •■beefsteak" on Saturday night. March 13, Vro^Ll°t V,-»S.'n^,'^ ZV' bo*sc headquarters from Brooklyn to his 5t Castle Car?,''T^infy-Qft'l 'street anri days which wm^^^^^ EngMsL'compose™ . Swn "bulWluB on West Forty-fourth Street s,venlb Avenue. The annual.benent will leading role will be played hy liMe Alder, who created the role nf Harl In Kumpe. Miss Alder, who wa« In New York for a brief visit csriy In the Winter. Is n great favorite un the llerlln and Vienna Htagcs. : NEW TIIEATIIK FOII I'ATEItHON. rians am under way fur a new theatre to be built un Market nnd Chiireh HtreetK In I'aterson, N. J., hy IK .1. Ilnndy, who eon. truls a circuit of llieiitres In the .Middle Went. The I'atersuii houiiu will have a Keuting cnpuclty of 41.10. The better class of pictures nnd vaudeville will lie the policy at |>upiilar prlci'S <if Ti, 10 nnd l,') cents. The hoii.se was ileslgned hy ThoB. W. Lamb. There will he an uri'lies- tra nnd mio Inlcnny. It l.t not known when tbo theatre will be renily for upnulng. "FOLLIES" IN CALIFOHNIA. Tbo /.legfeld Follies remain at I.11M An- geled, Cal., unlll March 20, then Hau Fran- cisco fur two weckii. The tour eluses at Mil- waukee May r>, TIIBATRICAL HALL APRIL O. . . bllliines ('IreiiH for tl t B'.-n!inu, bunked by Richard I'ltrnt. Mr. I'll rot lias also niailu urrnngomenit ■with Whltu City of CJilcago. and Hie I'nne.x^ iHlnnd I'ark, (Mnclnnntl, fur the "clnoplaH tlron," wlih'h ntlrhetlon 1h ulsn snnn to open nt till! World's Fiblr In Hun Krniu'lsro. Ar ronucmcniH ore beli\g ninde also with l.ee Bhiiliert for Ihls clnnplnnlleun. .Mr. rilrot will, put on n hlg IllUHlon Ihi-n- Ire nt t.uua Turk, Coney iHlnnil, this niinlny Hummer, under tlio ninHagenient nf Cnil Kiislnl, and will nlso bring over.from Kurniie Ihn Original ICgyptliiii llnynl Hand of tlie Hultnn, eninpused of tlilrtr six iienple, fur the I,mm I'nrk nt Coney iHlnnd, N. Y. Mr. I'ltrot will also Import fruin lOnroiiu « iiild ulr auto nmlur ruei', ACTIVB AND VITAL AN KVKIl. TUc Ilvxnr I'lml nf March 2, In ciriument- lug upon the /.listfeld Kullles. snld In pnrt: '"riiii-persiiunel nf thu lireHcnt ciiinpiiiiy siig- grnts liuiirs thnt nru gone, Tliecu nru uiniiy old lliners In the ravl—men esiierlnlly—■ivliii Were iintitlilo when 'The Ilelle of New Ynrk' xtat new. Hut In Ihe Aotuinn nf their llveH they nnpeiir ns nellve nnd as vllfil sh Iii Hie brave ilnyM when .they, were Iwenty-oin', TIiIpi Is true ot Arthur I)i>ngon and J. Ihiriiard Dyllyu," #»» IlKIinARHINn «TIiH NATIIIIAL LAW." Ill an nrrangenient with Lelller & llraltoii, John Cort Is nlinul In pruihirn n three ai l drn'Jin hy Charles Humuer, eallwl "The Nat- ural Ii»w." Tho east Includes: Howard Hall, <;nrl Kekstrom, Otto KreUBor, Austin Welih. Helen IlnlnieH. Magglu Harinwny Fisher nnd Turesn Maxwell Ciinnver. The play will lie and authors full protection against tbe pirat log of their works for use on mechanical devices. England protects American authors New York. ACTON DAVIE9. ADVANCE AOENT. Wlnst ihe ^^iffllng" of their works by Kng- Acton^ °,rc''?i,.^"Yi?r{ive'n^Sg Su'S."has held at the Park Theatre, Baslcr Sunday night. '••j i Ihnnlrtriil nnvoltv hnll will he hi>ld at TureMn MnXWPlI ClinnVer. Tllo PIBV Will lie li the* .^u,irtn;hmi.°Hprhrgn?lll, Mn»H. A irll ». Produced at llm I'l.rHi.n's Theatre, llarlfnril, „ under tbe nnsplces of the Hprin»lleld Friurs. ""rcb '"■ ^ WINCH IS III.'STLINO. Ifch prodLcci^;"nna the American ma'nageFs critic^of the ""/'I';?,'"/ Xi/Sf '•'"■'S ^^''P'^",' 't? *'v;'',i;''*S.Ji!;fr„ff?; and writers feel that the United States turned advance agent and wl go ahead ot rescntatlvo Is In New York, looking after should roclprocotc Mario Dressier In "A MIx-Up. the Intereats of ^'apt Sorgo's Deep Bea ORAND OPKItA IIOI'NR DARK. The Grand Opera Iluuse, Now Yurk, U cloned this wnok. ^ MAUDE TO PLAY COAST. LAST WEEK OP WINTER CIRCUS. _.. - „, , .. Thft Now York Hippodrome onuounccs Cyril Maude, who Is at the Blackstonc, this week as tho Inst ot tbo Circus cnter- Chlcago, this week, leaves his present man- i?^'J„!i?"! " "° afFnmnnf In .u...»t.a U n will llw.n n\nV tSmCipCn^- AL. RINOLINri ILL. nivers. 'bVsides 'Btlll" rouinlnlng a Kfirlner, Al. Rlngllng Is reported <langeroUBly Ul ftt Blason and good friend to everybody. bis Winter residence In I'lurlda.. agcment In seven -vieeks. He will then play wmen^cjji the Northwestern Theatrical Association the- atres (John Cort's circuit) and then tho coast. The tour ends In Winnipeg on July 3, and the next day .Mr. Moudc sells for Lon- don for the summer. He will return to America In September for OD the 13th of thnt monnth he n'lll be seen at the Kmpire The.'itre, New Yerk, In "Grumpy," for four Weeks. DOWN COMES LANDMARK. The demolishing of the old Snrnnac, at Rrondway and 4'.ind Street, marks the end of the building which has been also known •< llie Itossniare, Ihe Melropolo and ReTcre. as llrokaw Brothers will erect their new home on the site. In 1870, It was opened cs the llossmor«, the Metropole and Revere, ''The"«kew.Tto;''^lnclaio: Mile. S«m.va and Mons AllKTt, presenUng their Apache walls. MlM Fulle?; d.ic« reviews will «<>nlln.« la their spectacular olTerIng In three »1>1kh>m. ""''-ij?' ^, once de Milan, Adrlennu Allen, Duac da Krejre, nanny Maher and opened ns the Sarannc, Bdna Whltner. Olnnc^t '/^J'"'"!'];,'^^" ,^ and many a talked "about event .happened \}llX°r.ii,ll'p^liu^^^^^^^^^ CELEDRATINQ EIGHTH. The Orpheum Theatre, Altoona, Pa., Is p_ g^-j cOlfSTdbK announces that on Raster Monday ho will preient at the Prlnsesi celebrating Its eighth anniversary Murctt Theatrt, New York, n miislinl mmedy which Joseph W. Herbert lias adatrtod fnrm the 8-18. French. The score Is by Paul Rubens, ^ ' » HUGO OLIVBH, tenor Hluger, well known In the South, has left JacksunTllle, Fla., t» REVIVES CAKEWALK. gil nu eDgagement at the Duchess Theatre In CIcvclnnd. l). Dave fieimW and Ada rorler arc IraillnK tho "SEVEN KEYS TO IlALDPATi:" was considered the best comedy that lins been seen cakewalkers at the New York roof. 'The mnslc ^ Duval, Jacksonville. Fla„ (Feb. 24) this HC-BHon. ...,_„,„, „ ., used includes the old cflyn aonrn: "lA"' Coon? v.oitT, William Norrle and Harry Aaklu have Incorporated 'The Modern Eve" Cs. r~,i, Aiib.. in Me." "Under tbe Bamboo Tree.. ^^^^ Mllou Opera Co. has been IneorporafeJ. JAMSB ALLISON Is producing -i new cabaret entertainment. ^ , . IltVI."< S. COUB will be the guest of honor al t dinner given by the PreM Club early In April. „ „ IIOItERT EDFSON reached Ix)b Angek-s 0. K, IltVINU BHP.LIN is a special attraction la "Watch Your Blcp." W L, CAIRNS, monager of '"Fhe Broken Arrow" Co., reporta fair bualnesM In Wisconsin towriK. Mo eays his conniany will close Kasler Huuday at the Chittertoo Tlieutre, In Hprlng- neld. III. They will then come to Decatur, III., lo prepare for tho tenting scs»«n. L. C. ZBLLENO, of Esthervlllc, la., has been vlsltlnff In Clnrlnnatl and Columbus. O,, lie will also make a stop at Cnlcago on his Way home, reacblof NOW ACTING MANAGER. Mnurlie Hllvernli-ln, Ireiimirer of the Ilronx Opera llniiMe, Is also netlng un 1iuh|. nesH mniinver. Ah slnled In a iirevlniiH Ihhiio of TllK Ci.ii'i'Kn, Itlelinrd .Madden resliiiii'd Ihn manaKenieiil to Jnin lint Anierlcnn I'luy Company. MMR. MKLIIA FOR VAUDRVILLFl. Next HenHiin's iMiiiklngH nl the rnlarn The. aire, New York, will lueliiile Mnie. Nelllo Molba, lliu world faniniiH prlinn dnnna. Hlio Is to vel n iinlnry of |iri,OiHt a week, It Is reported. GLICKAUK MANAGING .fEI'PRnSON. Ilert (lllekniif lins heeii nppi>lnte<l iniiiiiiKer of II. H, MoHi' JeirerHiin Tlienlre, New Vnrk. r.«olc Allk» lo .Me," "Under tbe . . „, , G«l nack Lady,'' VMr. JobDMn.' DID. I I.ee"^Ioon." "Uoiler Thy Window," "My Olrl MUCH HONEY FOR THE LAMD9. ibeint VatUon. . . . . Among tbe largest subscribers to tbe build- The Brazilian Nut and Senor Artoro Arboz, su- ing bonds of the Umba* Club for the new letic and Lewis .KuykeDdall, »"'" A'J;,,,''"'!'"'.'; enlarged clubhouse, are Percv O. Williams, Nlla-DevI anil Lillian Bradley will conilnue in nho took $16,000; Joseph Qrlsmer, $15,000, — and Wilton Lackaye, who bought $10,000 worth of the securities, which bear 0 per rent. Interest. Work on the new structure Is now under way. Last year tbe Lambs made $22,000 prollt In tbe club. , , BOSTON'S MAYOR . STOPS ,., ,• "MATERNITY.".. Itleliard Dennett, -who is playlnff In "Nearly Married" nt the Cert. Boston, was stopped ".V M.-iyor Curley, of BostOD, from giving the npoclnl matinee of ■ Brieni's "iftternlty." The nctor stated thnt he'would present the play In n ball In Itonton, despite the Mayor. Who had threatened to concel the Certs license It .the play was given. - • * . ♦ . "TIIB BLUE ENVELOPE." Tbis new John Cort production opened at gie Columblo. Washington. 8,- with W. J. Ferguson,- Carrie .Reynolds. George W. How- ard. DIcrd Doyle Wm. Boyd, Belle Theodore, olark Price, Henry Notman and Horace -Viii« ten. Ilargls. Kihel PhMHP". '"i a '^""'°°' r; ''"-^/,;,"; for tho past two weeks. Eslcllo Filodrlcks, Annalielle La Porte, Adallne 1?,,^"" All Mnrcb 1 Uoret, Madeline Spenjler, Klo-e.ico Lee an-l ^-'thc^J^liJ ^^jH^Spji sailed for Eur,-.pe on Iho Battle. •■IIOIXINO HTONI-SI" closed Feb. 27. . „_ ELSIK FKltOUHO.S will close nt the Lyceum, New York. 27. , . KI). RUSH AND ABK LEVY have secure<l "The Garden of Allah" for njit «»a»on. A "LIITLE" TllBATRK haa been opened In the Northern Paclflc Building at tbe IMi Francisco Exposition. new attractions. m t w THEATRE FOR BAY RIDQE. A theatre lo seal 2,000 la lo be ei«Me<I on the comer ot Forty-third Street and Klfih Ave- °"Tionii«?''umb, 'the' arcblteet who de«lgne>l the 'new Strand In UaobaUan.. Is. drawing the plana for .'tbe Biookirn / plajhonae, .iTh« roof Is to contain two larra aUdlng ponela.^ Tbe Ploneit Ttieaire Oo., which will condnct. the. new hoa«e. Erooiltes to haie 'be house oiien for the Siiileni- cr eeasoo. Illrh class randefllla and the nio>t rtpcr.plvo moving plctnrcs obtainable arc to be Ihe attractions ottered. - ANN miRDOCK. Whose picture appears on tho front nnge of this Iwiiie, Is nnu nf the moat recent ndilllloim In tho realms nf stardom. While still it very young woman, slin hns won an envlnlile place amnnir Ihe leading netreHses In thin rininlry. 4lhn llrst eniiie Into pronilnenee In the fnri-e, "Kxciisn Me." prnduced hy Henry W. Havage. In which her work ntlrarled the Bttenllou of tho drnninllc reviewers Ihrunghoul Ihii United Htatei. l.ast season she wns eiignged hy II. II. Fraiee for "A Pnir nf Hlies." In this her ■uccos* was HO pronniiiii'eil that Mr. Krnx<>e at nncn signed her for n lenn nf yenr<i. In looking nrniind fnr n lending lady fur "A lle:iiiliriil Adventure," Charles Krnlimnn se- lected MlHH .Miirdnrk, nnd made ntrangements Gate' the Palace Theatr". New York, to he ready neit October. KATlILl-nrV CLIFFORD will shortly return to America. IVAN CARTLL sailed for France, March 2. .... v . vi- ,^„.„\tm nVH HILL has Irserted a clause In nil hia contracts w'th "iwnhers of J"' making I-, a condition that they Join the Actors' Fund, and to deduct tlio ree from tJie '"''ow'vc'lo'he'iJIrge advance sal.- for "Exnerlenfe" si the Casino/Thealre. "t™ 'natlnrrs nre announced for Tuesday. Mnn h 30. nnd for Ka-»ler Mondny AprR B. The t*" h '"'''^?^ perfnrmBDcc of "Kiperlenrc" Ir New York will tie observed Thursday night. April 8, with "''FifKDBRI(''McKAY has engagcl VIda Whltmor; for the cast of "TheTricky Mrs Trevor.'' V. — ^ ADELK ROWT.AND AND LAWHirNCH OltOSBSflTII have bf^n engaged hy P. Bay .oX"h«".V7hfeTii^jWrV^},''^s^^i^tt7.;^nrb'S^^:^''R«sI'a'.t'W^^tb" M-sr. i5ilib??'Uli,5.?;.r5!inf^Si li'ci'^Sr S wSb!,"blvJ.ir...er befor, .nj^tlajtlc^r^lly^ "HIGH JINKS" COMBDIATI MOURNS. neniord (Jorcey. comedlani with llammep-telo a "UlBh JInka," No, 1 conniany, reff Ivcil a lelegrain In Cortland, Ore., Feb. 23, contalnlnj tbe aad newa of hia mother*, death. stead, of leraainbii oat of the cast fe: tbe test of ths ire«k as iolendcd. I pmnaDiv ne 1 tinier nonoay, wiin n uriniu. i">ii • 3i i». 'm-mi, * JOHN <JOLDEN, a member of Ne, 1, died at the Elks* Uome, Bedford. Vs.. March 9, sad wns hortcd tlteie 4. fironniinced aucceHa, nnd wherever the play las been presented It haa been proclaimed one of the srnann'a real hltn. •Mlwi BInnlni-k \n not alone one of our •youngest stnrs. hut Is one nf the most tnl- entwf and inngni'tlC/Of the younger genera- llnn nf our nrtreases. Hho Is painstaking, Htiidlous and conHrlenllniw In her work, anil leaves no stone unturned to «erure advancr- mnnt In Ihe prnfeHslnn. A couple of seasons nan ahe Jolne<l n stork mmpany for tho sole purpose of getting an experience whi'h she lielleved rniild only bo iHilnlneu by such ■ course. . • » , Am Mnrdock Is the rtnnghter of J. J. Coleman, long a well known manager.