New York Clipper (Oct 1915)

October 16 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER WITHOUT A TURNirslG t I, "THE BLUE PARADISE," with Cecil Lean, at the Casino, is earning its way towards being composed of one of the best singing companies heard at the Casino Theatre^ in many seasons, and large audiences are enjoy- ing its romantic love story as much as the good music in it. In Mr. Lean's support are Frances Demarest, Qeo Mayfield, Viviennc Segal, Hattie Burks, Carolyn Burke, Kathleen George, Teddy Webb, Harold Crane, Ted Lor- raine, Otto Schrader, Walter Armin and others. GRACE GEORGE'S season at the r'lay- house is now well under way and progressing with success. The brilliant dialogiie and in- genious situations of "The New York Idea" are keenly enjoyed by its audiences. Mi.ss George is admirably seconded in the persona* tions contributed by Mary Nash, Ernest Law- ford, Conway Tearle, Lumsden Hare, Albert Reed and other members of the company. "MRS. BOLTAY'S DAUGHTERS," by Marion Fairfax, which Harrison Grey Fiskj and George Mooser are producing in associa- tion with the Messrs. Shubert, and in which Rita Jolivet is to be seen as the featured player, will have its out-of-town presentation Oct i8, after which it will be seen in one of the Shubert theatres in this city, 25. "THE DANSANT" was given for the first time at Castles in the Air and the Ice Palace, Wednesdav afternoon, Oct 6. "TICKETS PLEASE," Wm. Friedlander's, of Chicago, opened its season at Elkhart, Ind., Oct. 10. "TO-NIGHT'S THE NIGHT" opened at Albany, N. Y., Oct. 8, with Laddie Cliff, Wil- fred Seagrem, Cyril Chadwick, Audrey Maple, Phyllis Maude and Stuart Baird in the cast Edwin Emery staged it. "THE ETERNAL MAGDALENE" is to open in New York about Oct. 28. ALMON KNOWLES goes with "The Pea- sant Girl" as principal tenor. KEEP ME DOWN CHARBERLAm BROWN ROTES. Sydney Shields will make liur New Yortc dehat this week wltli George l!'a^7':ett. In "Wliat Money Can't Buy." Albert PblUlpa la conslderlnc taJtlne oat a Nuoi- ber 2 "Insld« the Lilnes," With Ethel Valentine lu the leading role. Balph Hcnnlry has been engiiged as JnTenlle man at Poll's, In wiasUngton, .-tnd 'will open In "WIM- llre" next Monday. Malcolm Fassett has been added to the cast of Leo DltrlchBteln'6 new play. llr. Faasett was- dls- c&Tered by Chamberlain Unnrn, In Ulhranke«, ard placed nnOer a three year contract to him. He has also placed nnder contra>.t Dudley Ay res, letuS Ine man of the Grand Opeia House, m Brooklyu. Helen Raymond, Ada Lew^j and Uert>ert Heyes ere plajlng lea<llng roles In I'hlMp Bartholomae'ii "Very Good. Eddie," at the Princess Theatre. MelTlUe li:Uls will open at th« Zlegfeld Roof thl? week, which he left In order to tour with Elsie Jsnls. Since his return he has been besieged with offers. Juliette Llppe opened In a single at the Colonial last week. Miss Iilppe used "Araby" with greet success, and win be seen at the Palace shortly. Harrison Ford has taken Jack Deveranx's role In "His Majesty, Banker Bean." T. Roy Barnes and Bessie Crawford are packing the Orpneom In Brooklyn this week with their act. Clifton Webb, Vera Mlchelena and Cross and Josephine have been added to the Sunday night concerts at tbe Century Music Hall. Catherine Proctor has lost finished tbe lead ■with Cyril Scott, In "Justice," to be released by tbe E:qaltablc. Chamberlain Brown has placed under contract Sam B. Hardy and WUllom Boselle. BVED£STS *T,T. FEIATUBB SHOW played a three days' engagement In New Castle, Pa., Sept. SCM>ct. 2, to_good business. JOE D. PROUDIiO'VB and ADETiAIDB MST^ NOrPTB. bis wife, are having a prosperous season with "The Man On the Box" Company that is headed fo r th e Dakotas and the Northwest. OOLDSTEIN BROS., of Sprlngfleld, Mass.. have bought the Colonial, tost city, of Plttsfleld Xlie- atre Co., and take rossessfon Nov. 1. Rebt. Qreaws Jr., who has boon runnlsff stock and featur- ing Edith Luekett, tuins over hU option on above date. Goldstein Broa intend to feature road at- tractions, stock and features. The deal involves $40,000. DOBAIT ASHTON la posing, as Is Mr. Aahton and their two children, for Uie American Film Co., at the Santa Barbera. Cal., studios. BUSINESS IN BALTUIOREi. Something new In theatricals In the line of big biialness was the result of the engagement of £:inger's Midgets, In the Uli^drome, Baltimore, last week, wnen a five hundred per cent. Increaoe resulted. The Hippodrome, seatliig two thousand eight hundred, was crowded twice a day for two days, and then three times a day until Saturday, when four complete perfonnances were ^veo, when it was filled four tbnee. The top admission price was fifty cents. Tlie Hippodrome did $10,000 on the week. The value of the stock in the theatre rose fifty per cent. thre« Joys after the Midgets opened. Never in the history of Baltimore has an at- traction been advertised a» the Midgets were They met the mayor Monday, were guests of social i-rgonlzatlons the Press Club, the Aavertlotng dub of Baltimore. Department stores, and German or- ganizations. Prom morning to night every day was a round of engagements for the Midgets. They went riding on the street on their little ponies and m their pony corts, and all manner of special stunts were palled off. N. T. Oranlund, poblldtv manager of the Marcus Ijoew Enterprises, did all the advance work for the Midgets, and handled their publicity during the engagement there. UB>UIY W. SAVAGE began reheaitala for "Behold Thy Wife," by Wm. H. Brlggs, on Oct. 11. under direction of George Marlon. ILABINOFli* produced "La. Mnta dl Portlel" at the Auditorium, Chicago, Oct. 4. Mile. Pavlowa la a feature as Fenelle, the dumb girl. ANDRIHW MACK will be starred In "Tfae Irish Dragoon." THE TIMES PBODUCINO CORPORATION an- nonnce a prize of S25 for the best black and white, head of a girl smlllsg, to be used for a cut In pic- torial booklets. The content closes Oct. 2S. All drawings should be addrened to Beolah Uvlng- stone. Publicity D^artment, Liongacre Theatre. H. H. FRAMES reports that he will bnUd a tbeatre on some street near Broadway. HBLIWB HASKELL has joined Olga FatroTa In "The Revolt" AJ4 EXHIBITION of "Modem Stage Settings," by John Wengcr, Is being given at the FolsonQal- lerles. 896 FUth Avenue, New York, from Oct. S to Oct a2. BEOINNINO Saturday afternoon, Oct B. dinner will be served daily froon 6 to 9 F. v., at tbo Castles In the Air and the Ice Palace, atop the Forty-fourth Street Theatre. The colalne Is tmder the personal direction of Pierre and Cantone. Dor- ing dinner hour the dancing fioor will be open to patrons, and the regular Ice skating exhibition and ballet win be on view.