New York Clipper (Jun 1915)

TUB '• HE W YORK - CLIPPER PHIL. D M n fc.B9:. w 1. v.y ft . ..v. wi Adareea na"per "BoBt» or au»X!tJCTBB'. Oflli» xJpland Dramatie ^taeU -.Company 3' 116th'Street Theatre OI^IiY LOGSDON'S CRESCENT Pli^TEilB, . NBWELt THKATRE.- 'NyHltE" PI^AINS, . N/ Y. WARTBIt to assist in directing etock.prO- _ dnctlons,. lUust be over.Si. Writeliaitliiuats and eaSiLTT expect^^l, wblcli jnast^be low,. conaldetlne permaneDt New York ebssgement. Address- TRAIKART, Care Mr. LemKe, 42& W. MtH Sti.'N. T. I8ADORIS m CHARLES' ADOB£SS BOCK HABgOS» <'*^'*-y>*N8. MASB^ BROHX STOCK CO, Brons Thtatre. ■ • The Bronx Ployers or* so popular In th^'new bonragh that tbcy Intend to remain for tbe rest of the' Summer. Tbey bove'built up a vronder- fnl followlni;.- a well earned rewnrd of; merit, las It' is -tbrougb tlielr iintlrlne efforts and- B. >t3. Edwards'- excellent ejection of pla^s ;tbar. tbr' uniipaiiy'bas'beeh iible to thrive. . The weather been mclodmmaa, but as' tliat Is what the patron;, want, the management has made wise moves >by; putting 'them ^on. ,Tho company Is a first cUiss one,- well-balanced,-.md with a feoUne of Interest that e\fen the landlencc can dlstlnsrilsb.. - At 'no time- have' the performers dragsedi Tn their .nork, rnd.at no",tImeiliBS their showing been .otherwise' than, good at the first pcrforaiance of: the wn-k. . B. Q. Edwards Is cn old school director and bo- llures In' discipline above" onytblns vise. ,HV actors-understand -that-when- they are on the. stnce their wl^ole attPi>tlon bclonfs < to - tbev piny' atuf characters that Ihcy are trying to .portray.. With'these thiogs In-mind It Is no wonder that Edwards has made snch an excellent company out of'them. At no Keith stock Is there discipline more exacting than-here. ' Tuesday night, ^ay 25, was an unusually .good night for the house.- and there was not a seat to be .had after t'be first curtain. The line at tbe box office extended almost a block, -which Is proof of the popularity'of the-players- "Tess of the.^tovm Country," 'from'a business standpoint Is a-very fine bill.' The.people Eecci to like It and al.Ways-flock to; the theotre-.wncn It Is billed. The settings-were WADSWORTH PLApRS^ v Wn^r's Broho.^ ' , The patr<iis~f~thc Wads^rth. Players wiife • "'eir iPretty and the anow eflect-ln the second act very" disappointed'with: the solecOon of ~theJ)lay ""'^i „' „„,„ ~.-iJ'.- ■ for'the iSSt -week, of the stoat company. They.''-^"s-^^^^^ • could hardly sit:' through'the-iperfopiiante ofVlt, ^I^^SSi!, i™,l?nl^?h„ Mmn «T,rt wo nrR Rfrnldjthatthi- tomDatiT has-lost'fol- -. "would.-imagine the. little butt?- JULIE B. P» gggta»3'BROWa STOCK CO. 'W«ek'-air aSsy 10," Miner'a. Broa'x Addrcotf Care of OUPFBB Te.sstblR 8^)n . the type.", that •^I xvlT^^s ^^'-^^a^&M^naeria-^ede convincingly- Her ocilng was suDcrb. ;and trolAled times biJt Ju^^« It fits In^the nul ^Ig sltnaUons -were tak-in with absoTote wise. IsTn^U E?7«? the actM^ She looked-very pretty, and Her manner was-most ^?'=^J^!har?cfern"n^' tMl^e 'lll^TV^ ^»s^M^§^^la?^^?h?^Je^ -aM'^Vi^'l^^f'^^ tife^^^."^d. formers were lost.several-,tlnies In Imiwsslble'sltu ^ _ . .. .. ... jij;^ drawn.-and the author-does'not>Beem to'care°how.:i*r^Pfi^^^^ atlons. - Kcver have WaSr.^^ ^°la?SfS=''^d'?;"o>riS ?"^|le^r^Sfc^f.'''?S^■»^Vr^'S•"^Ils consistency as'thls one.'• TheccfiSt-acters ate'oyer- tlme ..ln, ttring . to educate^ the^ a'l^'?bl £»^tU»^'^ ::Wl.^a%'tiS"lo"t\^Tr'.tVndV5;nT^^^^^^^ of-Hie' character was - very well-brotlght - . .. - . , -'- made It Is - thete navcr was a squarer man in tne snow ousi- — hXi^Xa'rn^aa Jho'-^n^n^i ciwor'nf tho R»TBr*i<il gcaraoteed tbefojlowers thafhe would.have thF™"' 1«^?-L?imftn the halfwitted -bov was re- Ornirteln all toe success thht is .dae.'to hiln. ^he best work--'done' In 'the play.'wis accom- SlUhcd by Blchnrd'Ogden,', Iiinian1«elderauer. and laftaret 'Henry. The.'three- performers held up ■whilt'theTc wns of the'Pl&7. ..... pilchard Ogden played .an Impossible character of 'a hanker, with Impossible'lines .to read. Bis pcfformance was'very fine considering the lines he nsd', ti ■ ■■ — " "^^—'"*■" '~" value lent. work. L-uella Morty was very clever as Myra Longman, Her.< acting was very good -throughout and she jievor got a-wr.y from tbe cbaroctcr. Her work-; Id the first act was highly commendable. Will - - ■ ■ • for "n Fredericks proved an unusually good type 'Satisfied" Longman.- He vras very goo<l:m' "Sr^T^Jt^r^-'^^-^r. -^"e^^Kt^r'ihe"fn"l!- the,*ple and in the first act he had.a chance to do alue nnd^hte work was at all tlmea-.commendabl.e. '"S^s^^S'billed on. the pro-am as Be^tho BnSsell, gave the best pcrfonpance of-the piece-In thc'chamcler of.'ilolly.-t'ne-witch. His fals«to oflySpithyrth^-^t-^^ ^^S. T>!'^^!?? '^^f^^^^?^ ^J3'*^friI:- nx<!vii;T and Tom Hecker, and-was excellent'-In audience. , . , Margaret . Henry ."'did -capital work as Madge Sto^e, the daughter.' She Is a very .clever-Ingenue, and-Is'a -mluanle-acqulsltjon. to-any ;company.' £;alth 'Maxham was -impossible 'as -Adeile Nell- son v the only character of the. play that'was ector- proQf. She needs mucbi'sclioollng In the art . of acting. Ifarry Hnyden was very; natural as.Ned Newell, the.family friend. His performance wns clesn cut, and'he made the. charact'er: a pleasing one. •l^oseph Eggerton made'^'a' very good hea'vy. He got-.ln some real'"vlllalii"'.ezpres3lQ'n3-In t'be char- acter of Thomas Barr.- iHe' woB well-Hked. Will- IiA BOT STX)CK'CO. NOTEa.—In spite of the., Inrn: Balfour wbb a ]typlcaIrEhiglish'.nobleman, and: miji-business continues good.- ' Jack Kay Anders, he received many laughs-from-his scenes.'-' 'As "Sir - ^jjo Tvas -wlth-thls '-sbow -for two years, has Jolne<l Archibald Ploverwas: ImrnenRe. -CatroU Doly' ug again' to play heavies and comet In bapd. was'llked .as Sam* Hvatt.' -Jock'^Doyle pioduced a Everything Is going along lovely. The same pco- good many laughs out of the role of Jimmy 3rown.', ^g^ have been together the last three seasons, the grocery, boy.: His-o'rie-scene-was ^brlghf spot we are up In thlr^'-two bills, and arc playing'one. of the piece. '. .. ■ -' . . • .. and two week stands. I •wish to thank the many The Clu-peb wishes all-'the members-a p1ea,qant people who answered my recent "ad." In The Clip both.of the^. The Juvenile Is fasUy-developing Into, a very, clever character man. Dan ■ Jordan was very well played by Hal Oliver.- His one scene In the flret-nct was very well done. David Hewitt was very good as Ora Sklnucr. Although tbe character Is very small. It requires a man ivlth a good knowledge of acting to play It, and Hewitt more than made good with Hie role. Jessie Black was liked as Julia. This week, "The Penalty." Ifj/Ic*. Summer, FEB, as It was Impossible to .answer them-all by mall, as I received some three hundred andweral aOBEBT ^SHERMAN-.hjais - iel'osQd. .his'company Owing to the hcd accommodations In some'of ^he Playing ftidk at Aurora ISd.GSle^urg;. .la 'hIs Ohio towns Mr. La Roy has pat a cookhouse addl- -onipany playing Elgin wUl'make Anrora^he last tlon. and tbe performers pay their bwiro a« .n a th«S dkyrof eSch^J^lZ'liAyliJ^.JolIet vAthoilt a. hotel. Marie Hayra end her beautiful Sbctlnnd ooaiDanv for the Mine helng?!", . '. . " Ponles are big favorites -wherever thoy go, and •EIJJdIJNG" -wis tie'^ffWlag of-the-Shemnn are jsom*-drawing oa*d._^ On Toesitoy nights we Jtave Play'^rb at-the 'E^^ Au^o^" jll,-Mayr;27!^io' circus and dpma^-i.how comblne^L We^^^^^^^ uiiusually good bustneas. ; -',-- ; , ■ rlag In front of the stage, and between the acts RICHllScARLE BlBfs In -"Phe ! Dictator." P"t "".Pie Pf'fjJTP'^S PSJ'h J2?.1?l\f^^^ June. 3 at the Majestic, ~ Boafon.-.BOBBOrted by. the mule beautiful. Marie Hayee and Mr. La Boy. I.M^r tbnergan. ASnTMM on their s^naatlonal trapeie U sure sotdc act >lMmui^Jadt BCMift. iSft Mojiwlo'iadJosep* Both perXormeta bftve been with some of the best L. Qottrte. - . .... • ones. . . 8BOOND BUSINESS S. .F. KETTH'B BRiMfZ STOCK CO. VECTOR 1.BADI1TO OAS UIKKA PHILLIPS* PLA'TEBS,'Broadway Thea.,' BUyn. itLiPS AND KES PLAYERS Broadway ^ Tteatre, Brooklyn I^QASDrO MAJT Address Case of CLXPFBB URNELL ' PaS3£«ire)NT'ADtfBBSS.: . - gga.'yT. Both pt, Ji. T. city ALBERT V. HRITH'B BBOnZ STOCK CO WOBOESTEB 6?0CK, Worcester, Mass. HAB1>IE Light Comedr. ODle London's Crescent Play'en, . JIbtreUTheatio, White Plains, N. Y. MAOOPBMTB Leading Woman, OlUe Logitdon's Crescent Players, SeweU Theatre, White Plains, N. Y.-