New York Clipper (Aug 1915)

Aaguat 28 THE NEW YORK CLIPFER 13 TV_ _r Qarnep la, Qu,. a:itlTc. week's KniJl b«^(llln«^. A. better variety bill «V<.*?*. Itas nqt-o««ji seen iip.or d^wn stAJre CI>4rU?. P^tiidam's house In'maay, weeks, thelcioiiK'wee "ilebt'" snot oil being la tbe sket^ ^I^ftr^rst, •GIIWlBJjDE UA^>3eS; Opidin und KeAtlSS, "4nd,nobbc'a^4 Pale ran uretty nvar neck And ae*.Ic.'wJ^le tuat. recently, avelmlzcjil ••sister" Anat^QOa I^UIq. an^ l>v(pQii< were dose cot runiaeXn Up, Mtss Barnes san^.four i^urAbrxs us few. rryn, and thft/w^y^ sbe. flut over. "I l,<iff Old Kentucky. Home for You," a.s.sisted.by. a. "coinpanj" of two, (md cloj9Cd wltti "I'uU for- ui^. Shore." elob^atrd ou with, a'ti^( stage "ocean? 'set, witji. "1719, Oh ! Joy" girl la. a prop, roirboat, a^xump^nled, bj,.anc of Marshall' Monteoniery's ' "family^ for comedy. The four gowns she wore were Htunnlng enough to b^..wo,ctA i'evcrai of Qcit)e's "bJK. time".' wceji's enTelopes. GOlSsjN, nnij KK.iTJNG (^'CiW Aflt). A double singing ah'^idap^ng tcAm wi^rc a',}^UQg riot. They must have did the iiam; trick boforc siipiicrtUnr, for Uanager Potsdam had fhem changed from No. & to.TQx, 0 ijiot ^QB^E.'antl. DM^ ope^iet^ the second half of t)^C;.s]iarw, WJth.UKlr \i$ual crasb of fua, "A. Night. Ill Paris ' la a comi^fly skit, reeking with, good, laugh stuff, while the couple of songs offered, went for value received.- csneclnlly the solo. "Ift \Ve Can't Be th^ Same Old^ SwectbeartB." It. was UUlt. for. comedy, and Isn'tf stalUng. I>S) Upi» and UTJPONT. (NeWv Acto (formerly, Oe'ti'vlf aivA'Verooo), 'were a One. auc.cesa. The routine of the turn Is about the samer JeaiU.e U<-' Llslt pluck^4. a. ripping good, partner In, MJas Du- pcnt. SCAMP and SCAMB, performers on the. triple barS: must be banded something for. the "new" perfonnfivee they make of a type. of. act that usually' merely plea!>es. T^v cp.medlan has the tpai:^ of. pvttlng bis cpmedy, across without over- doing, aiid the^merlcaoites laugb^d-a't hl& every, nv.ye; Mfm^Iav rtlght, and grDerbusly applauded the good work ia eacty on the oars. l>ANIt¥ SIMMONS followed this tarn, an(l:the '--^ ~ooif go^ng, hU speedy, step- It wa$ worth and not Cohan's(Klaw. it Rrlanger, merit.)—Jnltan, tinge will open liere Friday eT»nlBg, Aug. ^"7 In "Cousin Lucy," a new three act comedy, by CharU's Klein. Daly'n.— Tlte Ourrffn 0/ GirU this WMk. Colntobln' (3. Herbert Mnct, mgr.)—Oolden Crooir this week. Brl^btpn MoUq Kail "The B(rtb of A Na-. tlOD." Brooklyn, N. Y Orptacum (P. A. Qlrsrd, miT.).wm open Sefit. 0, vith Kftltb.vaudeville. Pj»P8P^:CT (WllNfin Masaud, mgi:.)r~tp}% hoivse win open" Aug. 30'.' with Kolth ■Vaudeville. MusHwic'K (Benedict Blatt. mgr.)—^The Bush- wJck will also open 30^lth lycdO vau(levllle Obesck.nt (William Wood, mgr.)—^The stocfc,s(!{i.- son will scon open here. OuTiiAM (Charles Umla Jr., mgr.)—Thb house. wJU re-open Sg>t. 4. with the iMac(^irdy Playerfi. Sr.in (M. Ji Joyce, mgr.)—This theatre re- opened .Moi»:ay. .^uc. with the Ulgh Life. Qlrls. 'GAxny (Wm. woolfolk, n^gr.)—The second week started here with the Hello Girls as the attraction GaiLNO'(Lew Parker, mgr.)—The Grapd Opera, House St'ock Ca will belcln Its sea<Kin Sept. 1; iixe- senting "Inside the Lines." UUERTic (I. B. Pierce, mgr.)—^llils huu^i.' wl!L opei soon, with hlg^ claes attractions, TEtxsR's SiinBRRT (TiCo C. Teller, mgr.)—Opens soon, playing Klaw & Krlanger and ^biibert 'at- tractions. Casino 'Cfaas. Daniels, mgr.)—Opens Aue. 28, with the Million DoUar Dolls. MpVT^iiK (E4nard. Trail, mgr.)—Tttls ttteatre will rc-biK-n Labor. Pay, with '"Duder Cover" as thic attraction. Bm'pibb (J, H. Curtlo, mgr.)—Opened. Aug. 21, nJth the Ben 'VV'eich Burlesquers. GrOADWAV, QBEE-NPOIKT, KL,ATRUSIf, WAOWICK, Du ICAI.B, Cquedy, Kernct'», nuoii, Olvmpio, PAI.ACE, FOLT.Y, PII^TH .\VtLN|)E. Jo.SCH, UaUIEV, Pedpobd £nd Kulton, vaudeville and pictures. CPirrEKLAND, DfKriELU. Linden, Madison, Ot FOBP, Cb££Ciuii and.KovAi,, motion pictures only. nUfltfry tramp. had gooi utng landing hlia wliat aclng upon the comedy to,cany him "home.V SAC>NA;s character Impersslons eOio.w rcsur- re^tldn, due to the national head) he la making up to. Saona and the war agree most charmingly, though his Is a;i old act that has an,air of fresh- ness about It, any time, for he Is a showman from head to° heels. Closing the show and following the great big bit <tC'q9ld«i and Keating, the ULIPINti O'MBAJtAS. were given a fine little reception when they made their entrance. Here's a "ballroom dancing" team who^are going right oh with hundreds who starte,d' strewn ''dead In their, wake. Their dancing comes under "delicious,'' If It's permissible, •1'HB-M¥STKHIOUS WILL" fell below the im- pression' It) made Bonxe time ago up In Harlem. The .i\ew. people-miss, putting a good farce over to what, effect. Is In Its lines. Aft "Ijlalne' reel closed the hill. Tod. P^t— (Elmer F. Hoeert mgr.)—GEB- alarfrTB,UDE H0&p3w«T certalnLv ••"M*"'- showed her drawing powers Monday matinee, Aug, 23. "when one of the largest, aud.t: ences.- tfils house has ever held was In evidence. It ti^ the Initial performance la New York of Miss Hoffmiann's latest-offering, "Samnrun.'* that had anch a.'successful run on the legitimate stage aevend seasons ngo. It was an undertaking such as has never before been.attenipted for vaudeville, and the large audi- ence'., here showed their approval by glvlo" Miss Hoffmann and her company of some forty, people plenty of encouragement. Eight scenes were, re- quired to tell of (be hunchback's love for the slave, the character so capably acted by Miss Hoffmann, Each scene was almost a production. la itself and showed that no expense h^d.heen spared In-mak- ing this the biggest thlnf In v«iu1«vllle, BBLLE BAKER, who' omened the Intermission, and appeared Just before ^Il49 Hoffmann's act, had a handicap that was even,too much for 3u£ha sterl- ing Binger as she Is to overcome. Her repertoire consists of all of. Irving Berlin's latest composi- tions, and she met with only a. small amount-of favor. Outside of the star attraction, J. FItANCIS DOOLEY «nd COKI.NNB SAUE;& were easily the hit of the program. When It comes ;to putting over nut Btuff, Dooley. is on a. par with the best, MiBd Sales makes a good.assistant-and.looks pretty. MEISCKUES, asslstcc^ by MlU, Suntone.BtlU con- tinues to balBe them, and has everybody wondering how they do It, MQBAN and WISBB,- the comedy boomerang hat throwers, looked to.ujt .is being, the act to •'clean up" .Monday, nyptlnee, fcU down consld- trsbly, due principally to the stage bonds getting thingsr mixed up. FSED HAYUN. BODIE- BORDEN and TOMMY HA1PDN, re-unlted after three years, proved their claim &9 one of the cleverest trios In vaudeville, English ImpersonaclooA make ^ the larger por- tion of tbeir performanre, and that they were well liked Was attested by the freoaent outbursts - of "''^ilSLiCE PEADEET. and NPVENA, MORBI8. in the opening position, had a rather bard time of It. They open- with a Bopg, that wag very poorly done, nud just, about cot.'lham-over. Bradley then perfotms ^ few tricks on the* bicycle that found favor. They, flalsb with, eooe uprte-date dahclng and took several bows for their endeovora. The. ^tbe Weekly showed, several loter^tlpg views, 'J'oc*. strand—Saro Bernard. In "Poor Schmalti," is the featured Illin play this, week. _ , ^.. Olynp.lv (Siftn Kriuifis; mgr.)—<Htt/ Sporta th|3 week. BroAdnnv—Marguerite Claik, ln^ **Htiane,or: the North'." FROn- AUSTRALIA* TlVOLI TlIEATBF, SvOKCVt Joly 30, The Tenturo brought a soodly nmnber of ittar American ortlsfs to Australia on her last voyage. Mary Elizabeth mode her Qrst appCMrance at the Melbourne TlvoU, and scored an Instantaneous suc- cess. Her dainty and reflned . work, came as a de- llgtatful i.urpr:se, and her bewitching artistry 'was applauded to on .^cho. She bids fMr to tiecome one of the most popular artistes who -has ever visited this, cbiitklry. Walter Weems had to folow .K\. Herman'. Never- theless be scored a legitimate 8ucre<<<<. He Is billed "Not an Act, Merely atA Event," and opened at the Sli'dttey, TlvoU in company with Ko<)a Crouch and CSeorgie Welch, both of nliom were well re- ceived.' Jack BIrcbley and BMly Klnkold and Tameo Kajlyama mode their AustraJlan debut at the Melbourne Tlvoll, and. all edt- through nicely. J. p. WlUlams, who.revolutionized the fUm busi- ness In Australia, was another passenger by the Pentura. His stav In Australia wU> be a brief one. "Potash & Perlmutter" was the most Interest- ing theatrical event of the month, and iwas pro- dniced by. an American company ln<the Melbourne Theatre Royal. The cnst induded. Sam Le Hurt, who played Perlmutter, and Paul Bums, as Potasb. he others were: Ruth Goldman, Margaret 'Vlntur, Lizzie Wilson and Samuel Howard, the remainder Australians. Muriel Starr 'was seen in a revival ot "Bunday.*' a role which she did not handle too well, accord- ing to the majority ot Sydney's critics. Jimmy Britt, ex-Ughtwelght champion boxer ot the world ; Estelle jtose, American dialect oome- dlenne; Jarvis und Dare, 'Herbert Brooks, the mys- tery man ; Klpp and Klppy, Bollinger and Reynolds, Balancing Stevens, Oeneral Plsano. . and the Tyrells, all of whom have lately arrived from the United States, have been doing well In vaudeville here. Very few new plays tiave been presented, re- vivals being the order of the day. "The Secrets of the Harem," a play that-had Its title censored In London prior, to the 'war, was put up by .\. Brandon Cremer'a iDramatIc OQiiii>any» In Adelaide, to record business. -.^ <-TWO.IS OOMPANV." Reheaivals are now well under way for "Two Is Company." This newest musical production by that popular triangular authorship will be the Initial production under the managemeni of the Sa,voy Producing Company, and after an out of town bearing will be given a metropolitan pre- tiilcrd the middle of tieptember. The production was .toerlcsDlzed by Edward A. Paulton. and Is being staged uudcr the sroperrlslon of AJolf I'hlirpp, The cast has been completed, and among the rotable performers.wlU be Georgia Cfllne. May De Snusa, Clatide Fleming, Clarence Hatvey,- Boyden Keith. Ralph Nairn. iUarold Vlzzaid,' G'venaolyn Lowrey, Rcsel Fjey, Victor Le Boy, Lcpda Carlisle und Gertrude Gtossberg. ♦ « > Hugh J. Ward, the Australian unnaSfer and gen- eral ^[^ector of the J. C. WiUamson, Ltd,, arrived in Kew York. Ang. S3, to do bl» bookh^for neoct season^ He is stopping- at the H9tel Ax&r. <'CmN. CHIN" The «Jieagement of the Montgomery and Stone eOiow at the' OlohB, New York, has tmen extended iqdaflDllely. ovln'g to the contlaued demand for seat*. ' "AS TEARS BOU' OS." Al. H. Wilson will open at Beading, Pa., Sept. 2,< In. "As Tears Roll On." SlAtey B. QUs Is pro- pcletar: Wtuiam Fields, treasurer; Ed.. Everet, bnilaesa manager. Ue B; Ov BARS MORRIS. It la learutMl on good uutburlty that Oscar Hamnierstelu will hnvo some dllllrulMv In *fstab- IlsTilng his cinlni witU the Tnltrd booking Office fpr ttw fraarhlsc which iic 'held for U. B, O, boot Iprai In th>^ Lnni;,icre dlsirlrt, VVbeo Mr. lIummorRit'ln hoiik^Hl vaudeville at the Lexington, .-i* KKtli-lh Strvot nod Lexington . AyenUb it la Jlulticd thnt wlili tlioKv booklncs ho vl<d-ted, his, canti'srt with tim United Booking Olncc and Invalldntvd his trniiclilsv. Since It wos anuounccd ilmt Wm. Morris would b>,>, manager for, the new. Korty-tcurth Street Music HtUU.It. was rumored that be, us rn>rc»rntatlvc ol» Mr. 'Ifunmerstein, would not bo ri*co;;nl7.fd In the big boc'blrg ofllcc. Tlio 11, It. O. ultorni'v 6tati»i that no representative of .Mr. Il.numorstefn cutilj cot bookings. Mr. Morris baa stated tluit the dlacrltnlnotiuu waa made against him owing to his former aulii- r.onlstic managerial, connectloos, and tbat be bus retained. Jobs B. Stnnfbllcld to Kr:<:ure an injoni-- tlon restraining the U. II. O. from luirrlag hliu from their floors, Arthur Hunmrrsteln, Wm. Morris and their at- torney, took a trill to .llbapy last week, regard- ing the matter, and early developmt'nta are looked for. W.ILMINUTON, jmi^ NOTfiS. W-Rllam A. Brady':) Playhou.>:e opens Aug. •iS, "with •'When Di-eam.s Comt* True," followed hy '•Potaeh & Perlmuttp."," 30, 31. The house Is agali. under- the management ot i.nuis .Mlrmdn, with tre same house sto/r. The Victoria continues to ti'p tx'X office record!< among local photoplay house.-', iiuilvr niuntgemetit of WlTlla'm C. Popp. "The nomuuce ot +31nlne'' was last week's feature illm, aud'.th,'- orchestra and extra Alms have mude this tUvutre the oioiIhI motion picture house of the pntlre-St.fte. W, L, Dockstnder will open tlie Onrrlck shortly with vaudeville booked chiefly bv.himself. A musical progrnui. was given •'*t the Playtiouse 18, ns a benefit for the famllv of Iiouls Wagner, a newsp.ipcr iiian killed reo'ntlv. The Savoy, Pickwick, UUoii uud Lyric all rrtio-'t good. buslnesH, the latter hou.<ii> using tab, bur- Xesque. Brandywini> Springs and Shellpot I*iirk.4 r ■ wliuUng up an excellent season, draining uiui... : entlrolr from PblladeJphUi and other polmti. A new play to be produced by WlUlam A. Brady win. be given Its premiure at the Playhouse, shortly, a I » BISPHAH Ron 'VAUUlilVJljU!:. David Blspham has not accepted a twenty wee'if engagement In vaudeville, a% ri'portcd recently. Mr. BIspbam, -as ounounced, will produce blM Beethoven play, "Adelaide." about tbe middle Kf October, and will present It here ut .special mutl nces at the Harris Theotre on Ort. 17, ~\, "22, '.'4, 25 and 20. Mr. lilspbum has ai-ceptcJ .suvvrul weeks li! vaudeville In September, prior to the opening ot bis Beethoven play, rehearxaHs for which arv already onder way. MOVTAVK REDCOES PRICES. "Under. Covvr'.' will re-opaa tlv^ Uoataulu Bcook- lyv, on Labor Day, An .Innovation 'wlU De inade by the hew managers. Charles Frnliman and Klaw Sl Erlanger, In a radical reduction lu prices. The prices for nights, holidays und Saturday matinees will be from twenty-five cents to one dollar, and tbe. prlceft at Wednesday matinees will be twenty- five and fifty cents- DEKIES CONSOLIDATION. John W, Clonsldlne denies tbe rumor tbat h« would turn over tbe S. Sc C. houses to the Pan- tages Interests, and states that all tbe houses will be operated along llne<i name as before tbe trans- fer to loew. A new bouse la to be opened lu Spolmne, Wash. "CUT RATE" COMMITTEE. Vbe managers of tlie Broadway theatres held a meeting at the Hotel Astor, New York, to .tliAl a way ot doing awaj* with the ticket speculMlou rfnd cut rate evil. A committee wa.-i appointed- to consult with the attorneys of the M.magers Asso- ciation, and to draw up an agreement. BLIZASera MARBVKT and F. RAY COU- STOCK win present "Our Cblldri-n," a cctnedy drama by Louia K. Anspacher, ut Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Labor Day, Sept, 0, following a trrout Kbich beslna. la- Albany, Sept. 2. Included In tbe cast are: Emmett-Corrivau. CbrUtlne Norman, Ar. t^ins LewU, A^ihonse Stbler, Mma Tell and BlUa- beth '.teelns. THE iSt-indard Theotre wl(l open Labor Day, with "The Yellbw Ticket." Tbe Yo>'k, at One Hun- dred ami Slxteeitth Street and Lenox irrenuc, wHl -be opened the snnu- nJc^vt, wUh "The Natural ijtw." Botb houses wIH be under ttie direction of John COrt. WALHOR WflFTBWCG wIM start his starring tour under the dft-ecUon of Jobn Cort In a dramatf- zatlon of W, B. Maswell's "Tbe Ragged Mes- senger," «t the Teok, Fhrttulo, Aug, 30, StAJR & HAIiDiN' have decided not to open tbe (?otoilBil, BoHknopa thH^ season. SARAH daiU«fAR!DT left Bordeaux Aug. 2V. tor thts country, STUART W.U.K£:R wHl be Ktoge director of tbe Punch <md Judy Tbestre, New '\urk. HLSIE '.UACKAY will oirlve from Australia next week to Join Cyril Maude as leading woman. ST. JOBM liEWn, «tie Rcedc artist, died Avy. 20, "PRINCEJSS PAT" opened at the Cort, Atlantic City. N. J. AuK. 2C. with Bleaniir Painter. Alex- ander Clark. Al. Siieati. Robert nbcr, Louis Casu- vaot, Katberlne Wltcble and Auvela Palmer. "POLLYANNA" was pioduced nt Detroit, 23.. and-WlU have a run Ic Chicago. . . THE Candler, New York, opens Sept, 1- with "The House of GUas."