New York Clipper (Aug 1915)

Aagtat 14 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 27 BURLESQUE HEWS All Axtlsts Engaged tor the above Company (both Principals and Chorus) will please Report tor Rehearsal on Wednesday* August iith, at 10 a. m., Bryant Hail, 6tb Ave. and 42d St. Can Uao a Few Good JlIedloiaa^ETorytlUiis Fanil*IieiI.. Salary, Ibn Top. F. W. CERHARPY. Manager. BREEZY BITS. BUKLESQUE m CHICAGO. (Bpeolal to Thb Clippes.^ Atjo. 7. Joe Hnrtlg'B Tbe Social Maids, replete wlUi tbe klDd of comedy' tbat burlesqce audiences Uke, came tO "ll(e ttMdght at the Columbia <t<oop bome of butleaqoe) before a packed bouse tbat braved tor- rid weatber and possible showers to see Stone and miard perform their marvel dances. Tbe oSerlne Is pretentions, to- say the least- EHIect after effect In elaborate coatumlne meets tbe eye, until one wonders wbat feats or ward- robins could possibly remain for later tbrllls. Tbe cborus Is botn lively and cvnfldent, wblch affords ~ie principals an opportunity to appear at tbelr The book of "Easy Little Copld" doesn't tell Bucb of a story. A vagiie tale of a "noodle" maker who patents bis soup product, runs through It, but It'ia soon lost In the maze of musical num- bers and conglomeration of tom-foolery. The second act reveals the deck exterior of . a battlesblp, and on It some of the liveliest material In the vehicle Is unrolled. Throughout the play. Stone (tbe featured male star) gets most of bis comedy by inflicting tortures on William Foster, wbo tolerates all kinds of slap-stick delivered on bis person, from slapping runner-bands against bis face to actual blows. . . Etta Plllard's dancing was the bri^t spot In tbe show, next to some of the more genuine com- edy delivered by Stone. Marty Seamon does well, HoLDBX postals from Round Top, CfttsklU considering tbe limitations of the part allotted him. Mountains. Havbig a wonderful time up . here In (tbat of a rcvolntlonlst), and appears best while tbe mountains, will be In great shape for re- Blnring. . . , . ^ o_i bearsale with Jean Bedlnrr Pus»-PuaB company. Much ado wns made over tbe onals of rne nrst xx>ok for a big aeason. act tbe Klrls (dressed to reuresent flags of all na- , ... v. tlonsli going through the audience, led by tbe prln- Tsm theatrical m"agen» of Brooklyn baye clpals. while slnglSg "Dancing tbe Jelly Boll.'^ etcrted war on the Broc*lyn Poster Advertising ^iniam Baker made a good foU for Stone. Jea- Company, and have stopped posting paper thromh ale HIatt looked nice ond acted well. The JeweU tbat company on account of an Increase of t*o Bisters did more than their jjbare to make thf even- crnto per sheet In the lost two years. The posUftg " • - ■ " "--^ —•- company want five cents a sheet this season. Tne mansgtrs of bouses wbo have turned down tbe posting plant include: Orpbeum, Bushwick, Pros- pect, Crescent, Qresnpolnt, Gotham, Montauk, Broadway. Majestic, Shubert. Flatbuib, Ualsey, Fifth Avenue. Keeney's, Bedford, Folly, BlJou, Warwick nnd Palace. It will mean the houses will post themselves as they did years ago, nso ncwa- papeis, and may form a rlral posting company.' The little trouble wblch arose soveral: weeks OMAHA, HEBRASKA, 19th and Jackson. Home of Theatrical People. 1>£ blocks from principal tbeaties. Special Rates. ^UFP SAID. Newly decorated and famished.-' BY sm. Claibb RocRESTEa Is at Henderson's this week, and is tbe clean-up of a b!g bill. Doc Adaus informs us tbat be will leave New Elsie La Bergebc, tbe Posing Venus who l^as been such a success at the Columbia, New T(i4>i in art studies, will be with the Maids of AbM' lea company this season. *r BVELTN CUNNINOnaM IS Still PUttlDg OVCt A ITeat "single" on tbe small time, cleaning up e?ery. where. Db^ Suss, who Is tbe professional's dentist tn DOC ADAMS iniorms us loar ne win leave new ^^"-7, ,""^1 ■Si: '? S i''"'"-''"'""'" _ . . w York about Aug. 25, for Chicago, where be la to Jhe Colnmbia Theatre Bulldlry. was arrested b? ianaraa boual Federal authorities last Thursaay an Ing entertaining, singing song after song, bat mak- ing tbe most of "I'm a Lonesome Melody." Jack PUlard made the most of lesser roles. Among the ladles wbo appeared In tbe cboms '^'porile*—VIcy Hogbin, EattUe gilvern, GrettA Tyson, Ella Ewlng. May Brandon, Ethel O'Brien, Adele Rudolph. Lillian ClaJk. , „ ^. Ifedtums—Stella Qtlson, Pansy Adams, Eatblyn McGowan, Buby Sunders. Polly Alllnson, Jeanette Gilbert. Beamlce Winning. „ „ _„ Bhoto <Hrl$ —Nellie Lawless. Mae Homer, Gertie Mason, Mabelle Wolff. Pearl Bums, Owney Gagen, Carmen Wood, Winifred I'ark, Polly Watklnson. _ . a cbirge or selling cocaine. He was Immedaltely released on ball. 'Doc, In an Interview later, claimed It wan a frame-up and that he was going to get to tho bottom of tbe case. OcoBaD BDWADDS Halu director and scenario writer of tbe Universal Flhn Company, recently received a very flattering offer from the Keystone people. KiTTT ROTR Is with the Million Dollar Dolts this season, wanted something said about her. "Watch your step," Kitty, this season, or w« may bave sometlklng to say. Pat White received another letter from tb«x Emerald Motion Picture Co.. of Chicago, and will. \ Jr. al' rrobabltlty, be seen In pletnres at the end of ^ his season. ZeIiLO Russkix and Harry E. Morton motored down from tbelr Massachusetts home last Monday, and Btp.rted rehearsals with the Smiling Beauties Company. THB ACT or Seymour, Dempsey and Seymour has acS betwe^ Chaa. Robinson and Dave Vine and brok« up -fterwere tr«™wlth the^^ S"Se^sle"n''l,Wa.s"»c1.°a''ri.«aM l^^l^^^lS:^^^''^.^'^ ^^^^ principals wiin unariie s rHriBiaa Unlttd'Trlo rrtrts Company this season.. It was announced in ■ " ' ^ ^ . , these columns last week that this act wn\ild not Babe- la.-Totm will he back again this aeaaon toe with the show this season, but everything is with the Bon Tons, reported for rehearsals at tho O K. now. Central Opera House Monday, looking the picture of health and ready for a good hard season. KEITH TAKES WESTBiniSTEB. Hereafter the Westminster, Providence, B. I., for years a buriesque house, is to be kn<^ as tbe - edna Howabd, wife of the popular Joe, who Is _ ^ _ n.fA^ 'E^lre. It has been leased by the Keith man- nanaglng tbe Gnvcty, Phlladelpbla, this season, la ^i*^,.??''„^5 ^^J'it "if•-5''°'^ agSent, and after rcnovaUon wUl be opened as a S plStwrsblp with Mrs. Bobty ilorrow In run- Vfrt. Sept 2, for three days and then Hnrtlg and Tt, theatre. . i-h. -uni.fnsr nnuu nn Nartk E^ruklln street, aeamon I. motloD picture theatre. and The interior will be done over In soft gray rose color, with special lighting effects, and a c<vm- plete new Tentllatlon system. A new electric sign, one of tbe moving kind, patterned after one that has attracted considerable attenrion In New York, is being made for the front. Work Is being rushed and It la expected that the Empire will be ready In a few weeks. nlng the Morrow House on North Franklin Street, James Clanct, who np to a abort time ago , la to manage the In which boxlog ez- Phlladelpbla. MoBST DBVimB Is now buying and seUbog the- atres. HAjtBT Abbott Is ahead of tbe Million Dollar Dolls and not Lou Talbot, as waa announced In a theatrical paper. Abbott Is also ahead of the T-wentleth Century Maids. It sas been announced that George Shafer will not have the Victoria, Pittsburgh, tbto season for stock, tbe deal Is off. Habby Cooper arrived at the Central 'Opera oujKunc en, appeal irom lue uctision oi lu-r ou,«=.- House last Tuesday from KeansbniK, very much J^"- 'il'^^'* u',^»t2^thTL'n\tcd''Sm^ TftmuUv Weidort of Buildings, and tbe theatre may be re- perturbed over tbe fact tbat he was looking for every bonse. Ido starts tho United time nmnday, owned If. elcht more or less unimportant dionges something he couldn't find. However, about Webeh and Fields, who returned '^to vaudevllte Mi^ <~ to- i~ Thursday everything turned O. K. and Barn la "-- *—' "— ■ *—-- «ml1lng again. He Is rehearsing with the'-Twen- <tleth Century Maids. An ALi.-S'riB -vaudeville, imder tbe direction of DEWET TO RE-OPEN, "nre Board of Examiners of the Rul'dlng Depart- ment granted the owners of the Dewey Theatre bultdln^ en appeal, from the decision of tbe Super eight : Arena In New Haven. Conn blbltlons win be given. Wnx spend a few days In Bridgeport this week, so if yon don't see me around, drop me a line to TuK Clippeb office. Mas. Fbxd. Mulleb. Elisabeth Hefferon and Mrs. •Sid are all sporting malteae poodles from tho Bums kennels. In Greenlawn. Benbt Faar closed a return engagemmt on the Fox. Circuit last WedneadaT. bclog featured at opened are .made. Tbe City (Tlub held that the building had never been approved by the Hulldlng Department as a tjieatre. The nwners claimed It was approved as a tbeatre prior to the passage of the present bulld- Ipg code and that further construction was In the qature at alterations. The declslr<n Is that cer- t|lln Improvements will make the balldlng safe. sPECiAii JiTxrrr service. The Casino, Pblladclpliia, opens Monday. 23. with Clark's Kosey Posey ftirls. and La Bergere as an added feature. Manager Walt. M. Leslie has fixed tbe house up, and It Is all ready .for the open- lug guns. He has arranged with all jitney asso- rlutlons here to haul people to and from the Ca- sino. Patrons can 'phone tbe theatre, or leave tbelr order when buying scuts. The jitneys will call for (bem. and tjke them home after show. LEWIS LIVINGSTON writes, Aug. «: "Well, Jess Bums, waa given at the Northport Theatre, •Northport, L. I., Tuesday night. Aug. 10,_for the beneflt of tbe Catholic Church of Northport The affair was a big financial succe.-o. The bill m- duded: Billy Arlington and company, Bert Baker, (MLnnettl and Sldelll, Babe La Tour, the 'Grccn- lnwn Eva Tangnay. Sava., Temple Quaitette. At. K. Hall and Don B. Barclay. Dave Klndler. Gib- son and Ralney, Hlte and Redow, Cheslclgb Sis- ters, and CMrtlss and Talbot. Pat White arrived In New York Sunday, after a rest at bis farm In Torrlngton, Cpnn^ ready for rehearsals of his company, "Casey In Society, to open on tho S. & H. time ca^ly In September. iMae Fbancis, one of tbe best single women on the small: time, wbo Is noted for her wonderful wardrobe,; has ordered six new costumes for her this week, for tbe first time In many years, bave been booked over the United time for twenty-four weeks, -by Frank Evans. Brtr Eahn, manager of tho Union Square, wish- es to deny the story published In another theatri- cal, paper tbat be would book burlesque shows In conjunction with Daly's. Mr. Kabn states that be will not play a show which appears at Daly's. Be will do ols own bookings sod play burlesque at popular prices, twenty-five cents top. here we are at 8.30 a. m., In tbe Lehigh Valley act, *ilcb she will open with co tie Orpbeum ferry, waiting for a few of the Kenj-^ 4 Damsel circuit, at the Columbia, St^ Louis, Sept. Calnret Girls company to show up. Then the tire show will take tbe trip to Mauch CSiiink. Pa., tor a dress rehearsal to-night, and open what I hope win be a pleasant and profitable season. Everybody Is happy and sni. ling-and glad to 'get started on tbe road, especially as they axe all with snch two good fellows as Kelly and Damsel. We are to be with the show for tbe season. I am representing K. & iD. at the frcnt of the bouse. My two ladles are working ».ll through the Oxovf, and we are dolnc our Rlslcy act." ... FBANK FANNING will play his original role of the bandit In MolUe Williams* sketch with the Manchester show. . ^, ^. „ BILLY HART came In from Atlantic City, after a seven weeks' vacation, ready for rehearaals with tbe Bob Manchester show. Mae has a twenty-eight weeks' contract. Jake Isaacs will again manage one of tbe "Potashi & Verlmutter" com[ianles this season. ■ Lucii.tx aiAJJioK, who will'be again with Bert Baker and the Bon Tons, Is llvlnir on Riverside Drive during rehearsals. But LudOe can still be spokcc to, li properly approached. On acccukt of Blness Florence Camplwli ■wl'i Bert Weston s 'Tab'^ closed a 'very successful three weeks' engagement there last Sunday night. Lb Rot and Caiiili. opened on the 3. & C. time on July 26. Vic. Le Roy writes that buatnesa cf-ems to be picking up at all tbe bouses on tbe circnit In tbe past two months. Tbe act has been ■working continuously for tbe post fifty.two weeks. GCOBOE N. Bbdwn, cbanplon pedcsttlan, Al press uian' and beadllner In vaudevnie, writes tbat ha vtrived safely at bis bome In Auburn, and !s en- joying a mnch seeded vacation. WMle resting he has niad columns of press matter In tbe local pa- pers, as well as a number of double column cuts. Geo. Is a great one, and can put It over In .the regular way. HouDiNi is held over for a second week at 'tb» Palace. A {CINE display of proudly shown by Dr. GLOWING accounts gold tooth work la being 30SS' pet spaniel, of the glories of Max JOm THE ARMY FOR PEACE mSTEAD OF WAR Profeaalonal coides making yoa a Ufa meBjher In thj heaita «■« *'»»'SJ«?£li *• cruEuSTfflceof G^S^ J. KOCH. PnbUaher. 1481 BnadWBy, New Yo*Xlty. iiot be able to open tbe season with tlio Matds ot Spiegel's Merry Bounders are leaking out. Twenty- Amertai Compaiw ; 'on' «•"•'». ^^f^*- chorus men. ten scenes, beautiful _ :„ n„,_ tw. TTnrtiir & oostumes and several catchy original nnmbera. in- 6e?2S» ttta^S^ ■ cluSfng a black and wblte.sceniTwltb. every thing Gonnou and Mcbpht, the knockabout act wRh the Bon Tone last season, have dissolved partner- ship. ng - In perfect harmony. Tangoland and a dance rcvne will be among tbe surprises to be spruoe at the opening In Hnrtlg & Seaman's Moale Hall. TboiL ^ady Is-puttlne forward his best efforts to make this a star production. THE BIG CBAZE ebow starts reheonals at the Englewood Theatre, Chicago, Aug. 10. DAN OBACBY is doing a single on the Loew HAB&Y VAN is the prond papa of a new baby gtzU