New York Clipper (Oct 1915)

44 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER October 9 ununnATL Altboiudi tbe tempermtare was deli^tfnllr cool Blaror Bidegel, Internal Sevenne Collector GllU- nn and a host of minor antliorltlea—mnnlclpai and goyerament—made It red bot for the pro- moten of the Coart Street CarnlvaL Alnnt half the shows on the canal bank were dosed "tisht ss a drum." The woman stiaits esveclally, were "bine penciled" off the enrasemeBt map. Manager George Beynolds was arrested for fallore to pay license fees, and altogether the week was a lively one. Big crowds attended, and the non-censored shows drew well. Another doad fell across the amusemeot horizon when Carl H. Fierce, repre- senting Bosworth, Inc.. made what was accepted as a fooUah threat. Because "Hypocrites'' and "The Birth of a Nation" had been forbidden to show In the State, Pierce declared that all pjrture compuileB would refuse to show fihns in omo ; that Ohio was only a drop In the big bocket, any- way, and Oiat <the threat could be pnt Into effect wtthoot materiallr Injurlns the business Of tbC film manufacturers. Forty members ol the local organization did not seem to fear that the fllm stOTly would be cut off at once despVte tie dlsmaJ forecast of Carl H. Pierce. „ „ ,, , Obamd Opnu. HouBB (John H. HaTlln. inar.)— Julia Sanderson, with Donald Brian and Joseph Cawthom, are coming Oct. 4, under the direction of Charles Frohman. offering "The Girl from Utah." Last week, Elsie Jaols was seen In the mnalcal comedy, "MUs Infonnatlon." Tibe com- l>any Is fine. Maurice E^rkoa, Howard Bstabrook, Eugene Bevere, Frands McGinn. Julia Bnins and Irme Bordonl are all aide of dlsUncUon. Elsie Pergnsan, lO. In "Ont^st^ „ I/TWC (Carl Hubert Heuck, mgr.)—"A Full House," In which Walter Jones stars, comes 3. Last week, "The Bird of Paradise"' came back for tte seyeralth time, with Carlotta Monterey as r.nana. Paul Wilson is In the good iaJjda of Hooper L. Atchley. Jane Haven Is fine as D>ana. and as the beach comber. Dean. Dick Cordon Js aU ribt Good audiences. Joe SanUey comeo 10. In " D. *F."toffi' (John F. Boyai. ,i»p-)--Nora Bayes is the headllner 3. Otter, include: McCon- iell and Simpson, the re-uiUted Monroe the Sli Musical Gormans, Felix Adler. "Jj Mack. Four Jansleys. Plerlcr and Schofleld. with the novelty. "Helping Habhy," and the Pathe Weekly. ^ „ . . New EMrnESB (George F. Fish. ^er.)-^osart7 a 1916 Bevue and Society Cakewalkers are conUng 3 Others: Billy Link. Blossom Eoblnspn Mid company^ In "Custer's I^st Fight Outdone:' Madge MalSSa^t Frescott and Selma i^serf^Tom and StacU Moore, the Pantzer Duo. and the Smiling Venus and the comic helper pictures. ^,„„„, Oi,TMPic (Harry Hart, mgr.)—The winners, with Bnlte Moore and George B. Scanlon, are due 3. They followed BlUy Watson's Beef Trust— the "big gIrUe" show. "Krausmeyer's Alley has lost noS« of Its popnlartty. Frank Bamtert was the Irish G;ogBn. and "Bill" Swan, the poUceman. Violet Pearl. MKaOe, Is all to the good. There Is lots of good comedy and music In tlie second act— •'The Iiuckv Girl." Taiikee Doodle Girls come 10. pIopS^s (Ed. ahifer. mcr.)-The Motor GlrU nmr In. the stock fleld—are coming 8. Last week the (Joldcn Crook Jr. BurleaiuetB, also new stock ct-mera la the Independent crop, ottered a gay bunci of giddy girls. Eddie Aiken, Tom Klty. Geotxe BiitlStt sad Leo A. Figg were the *''S5?^L-"(oSS°Ernst Scbmld. dlr.)-^e Ger- man Stock Co. takes possession of the Grand Opera House for Sunday night perfonnancea^S. ^e <madng bill, will be a double one. Fried. Von ScMlleS'B "Wallensteln's La«er" and G. Ott's comr cdy "Klein-Eva." In this year's wnnpany arc: Helene Koch. Else Schmld-Corty, Heloio Buerger. Aiia lS^, Hlch Leusch. A, ifeyer-Elgw. Theo. Oirtstmiii,n. Robert Sonneberg and Curt Benlsch. Wautut Stbket (I. Llbson. mgr.)—The re-open- 1ns as a feature film house occurs 9, when wr- aldlne Farrar win be seen In plctared "Carmem. Zoo (W. P. WilUoefc, mgr.)—The last of the "Save the Zoo" fete days oecnrs 2. wneDilBe mlted CathoUc organizations wUl ftttMO. Demm the storm Sept 28. the concert giveixby the «n"ed mnaldana waa a great success. Five magnoHc leaders were all elvai ovations. They were John C. Weber, John Hoter, Charles Bsberger, 'ttepdore Habn Jr. and "Schmlltle" (George E. Smltt). A '■Surprise Day," planned by George W. WeedOO. Is a coining October event _. . _ Ludlow Li^ooox (A. E. Wllber. mgr.)—The last of the otitdoor fetes occurs 3. OCTOBBB ITEUS. John Wilson, retired showman. Is back from Petoskey, where he fought hay fever. ^ , _, ALBBHT THOMPSON, Of the Scbuster School, Class of "11, has gone to New York to play a Juvenile role In "In Old Kentucky." Emilt CouLixs Is to be the lecturer at the third recital series at the Little Playhouse. Bona. Bbown-Suthebland Is giving readings m costumes.^ assisted by Bemlce Carl EHler. Nina. IXbn, contralto, and Irene Carter, pian- ist, have organized a concert company for tours of nearby cities. _ . . CHABI.E8 C. BcxTON, forty-slx, a cabaret singer, better known as Charles La Salle, was married to Anna Folk, eighteen, the daughter of the home at which the singer boarded. Thomas E. Parker, 80DZ writer, was best man. ^SIE JANIS and "Miss Information" are going right Into New York, to socceed Julian Eltlnge In the George M. Cohan Theatre. This was pleasing Information to the star. Advance orders for Symphony Orchestra sea- son tickets are breaking records. A NEW orchestrion Is being built Into the Wal- nut Street Theatre. The Hawaiian Musicians were heard at Hngbes* High Sdiool and at the Botary Club din- ner, dnring the engagement of "The Bird of Paradise." Lots of talent witnessed the openlmr of "Miss Information," Including Charles B. Dillingham, the producer; Paul Dickey and Charles W. Gbd- dord, the playwrights; Jerome Kern, the com- poiier. And Julian Mltchel, the stage manager for "Tho Unhappy "elth'a. Uar- Elsle Janls. Stuast BAnNES' tales of rled Man" harvested many laughs at Kel As SLICE PACB comedlona. Cooper and Smith put op a big burnt cork average. They were seen as '"i^e Porter and the BeU Boy." Sybian Te^cple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, has arranged a wlntec feast of entertainment nt the Broadway Scottish Bite Cathedral. Lyman Co. pnt on at Eeltli's, was chockfnl of aonsoise. bnt It went big. 80K> of the critics were dlqrased to take a hard fall oat of some of the lines of the Uoyd and Wtaltehonse skit at the Bmpresa: TBI good old national game was exempUfled In a novelty offered In Jewel's MinTitiriTMi at Keith's. Kxx trkBSB Is HI, a victim of ptomaine polson- iPSf and the Empress demonstration, with Matiorle Ija iFem and other members of the Flve-A studios, seen In "The Silent Valley," was postponed. Elsie Janis was a guest at the re-openlng fes- tivities at the Hotel HavUn grlD. Theae will be a "Sanderson Night" at the Gmnd. 6. The fair star of "The Olrl from Utaii" Is a protege of Manager (Seorce F. Fish, a daughter of Albert Socket!, and. with her father, was one of the Forepaugh Stock Co. In her earlier Tlieaplan days. RANDOLPH Habtlrv fame In advance of EUale Ferguson. THE FOUR KATSEBDS, Rube Comics and Harmonists, are featuring Leo. Feist's big-kuccesses, "Norway," also "Come Back, Dixie," and stop every ehow with them. At Keeney's Brooklyn theatre last week they were the song hits of the bill. The four are old timers around vaudeville and burlesque drcnlts, and wish their friends to know they expect a better season this year than last Worked forty-six consecu- tive weeks and played with the best Gosh! How we uesd It Another bundle of contracts just came In the mall. Feist songs do It. Like Grape Nuts, there's a reason. Some songs, not forget- ting Benny Edwards and our old reliable Teddy Morse. Ask them can we sing. Howe's Travel Festival Is echcduled Oct 4 and Jan. 24. Two handsomo dogs play no small part In the posing which Is Incidental to the splendid act of the Dlodettes, who were at the New iBmpress. Dabkbi 'Matthbws, one time member of the Orpheum Stock Co., and a prominent factor In the pageant of "Darkness and Light," dnring the World In Cincinnati, Is to be married Nov. 11 to Bobert Hochttetter. Tnz Hawthorne Minstrel Maids give a nifty miniature minstrel show, which went well at the Eanpress. John P. Slociih was here rubbing elbows wltb John H. Havtln. IWemplila, .Tean.—Lyceum (Frank Gray, m^r.) Mrs. Patrick Campbell Oct 6, 7. Obpheum. (Arthur lAne, mgr.)—BUI 4'10': Lerw Doekstader, (TressT and Dayne. Smith and Austin, Herbert and GoldBinltli. Mae Franda, Btalne's Comedians, Fred and Albert and Travel Weekly. MAJKSTICS (3), EBIPIBEa (2), Pbincbsb, Auluo, COLONIAI., QUEKN, iPT.tTH, PaUCB,^ CABBOLSON, T irirrnifiif, ^wca^, i r ■ , ^ ■ ■ ■. n . ^ ■ n n vaj^vs^ | Amxbioam, Echo, Gek, SoBUBBAJif, l.tMtB, E)DBN, Rr.x. Cbtstal, Lasca, Oxfobd, wbllinoion. Ik- PEBiAi. Db Luxe, Db Soto. Shauboce. Bklvbdkbb, BBAnrX. LIDBBTT. Metbofolitam, Iufebials (2), -■D.iiSTB (2), Pastimes (2), Eotai,, Sa^vot, Fekin, FAMOUS' and Columbia, motion pictnres. "-ri.:^—"i^~xr.j,~"iv« "^^.i iiKi- The Tbi-Statb Faib closed Oct B. Very large ^«H?!^«f n.^fc-«uh Mu* ^it''„?^, ^twf^if crowds attended every one of tl)e ten days. Tho noise' of the Keith blU. They never tired ot ,^3^ ^gyg ^^^^ devoted to antomobUe racing, along with.- other amusements. The Con T. Ken- nedy Carnival Co., on the Midway, enjoyed splen- did patronage. Thb Amateur Fbllanlbroplc Flayers are to give a benefit performance for the .Cfraftera' Society and (^vlc League. Nov. 19. All the nshen will be the season's debutantes. him or his songs. wiT.TT DooLET Just "roped" his admirers over Into the pastureland of appredatlom. His Em- press act wss good. Tsb uothek of Elsie Janls lost a big diamond setting. No pre^a stuff. The real thing. Although there was more talk thon action In It "The Passer-by." put on by Edwards, Davis and company, went big with the Keith crowds. Folks wem't a bit backward In lettlns Adele Oswald know that they liked her and her tnm at the E2mpie9S. Philip WEBxn.sEn Is back from vacation, end again on musical duty. Uimiz AaeU! Dbucreii Is givtne readings hereabouts. She Is a Walnut HlIlS girl. MoBBie Cbonin and bis merry men addeA In no (■mail degree to the pleasure of the big audiences at Keith s; - . Fob tue second tlnie In a month there was a change In nnnounced bookings at the Olympic. Instead of the Merry Burlesquers, The Winners came. Makageb John H. Havlin went to Chicago and old Dame Rumor got' busy and clicolnted stories of a nerw blc theatrical deoL Manaoeb I. Lisbon went to Bt Louis to super- intend arrangements for re-openlng the (Sarrlck as a picture house. . "Ticks and Clicks," which the O^Brlen-Havel Naab'vllle. Tenn.—^Vendome (W. A. Bheetz, mgr.) Mrs. Patrick CrampbeU Oct 4, 6, Al. O. Field's Mlnatrds 6, 7. Pbincess (Harry Sudekum, mgr.)—Bill 4-6: Denny and Boyle, Lew and Moilte Hunting. Young and April and Mldgley and Elton. Last half: Singer and Zlegler Twins, Le Claire and Bampson, Five Statues, Grey and Klunke. Zelma and com- iiany. Morris and Sherwood, Hlckey Bros., and Herskln«l. Pabtbbnon, Victoria, Stsaitd, Cuystal, Elite, F7FTH AVX.. Al.BA3CBItA, Rcx azrd Obcscbst, mov- Ise pictures only. Babnom ft Batlet Cntcus Is billed for two per- formances Oct 11. KnoxTlUe, Tenn. — Stanb's (Fritz Stanb, mgr.) "Birth of a Nation" (plctnreV Oct. 12-14. Gband (John B. VIck. mgr.) — BUI 4-0: Jack Polk. Tyson and Barbour, Les Jardys, and one act to flU. Bill 7-9: Diamond and Orandy, Burke and Walsh, Mcltae and La Porte, and one act to All. Bijou (Fred Martin, mgr.)—Featnre pictures, to big returns. Gat, Cbyrtal. T'^-v. m.vjtestic. Queen, Out and Dixie, motion pictures. ' BAhnum & D.tiLEY CiBCUS Is &J}- Oct.. 10. .