New York Clipper (Feb 1923)

February 14, 1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 13 •rb^ W. Vuaku.. ft«dcf(ck C HbU«. 16S8 BnadwBT. Hew YoA Telephone Qrcle 91U-91U WALTER VAUCHAN, EDFTOR New York, Wednesday, February 14, 1923 — Jane 24, 1S79, tx the Poet OOae el ire» York, N. K*w YorL N. Yj, a* leeiBd due tnattcr, aadcT tfce m et of March 1, 1179. THE CUPPER U luud crcfr WEDNESDAY Fonni dote on Moodtr u S P. U. SUBaOUFTION One year in adnnce, tit m* iiwmthe, (3.50; Ihna aaoBtha, $1.25. Canada and fbiaicB toetice otim. Slnaa topic* will be eent, van paid an reedpt of 15 ccnla. ADVERTUtNC BATES FURNISHED ON APPU CATION f&lenco OMca Snitg «atC Stats Lake Bide, none IH a j bein Iflf RoiUT D, BoMUL, Haaacta ■as FraBdaaa OOca-Sdlte 091, GOlcllc Bids, SO Market St Ron Conail, Uanascr. Addfca* all Owmnmilfatfaaa to THE NEW YORK CLIPPER MM ni»ail»a/. NW» YoA Rttiittni Cmblt AUnu: "AnraoUTV.' UTAIL at our aienta, Gonringe American Nawi Acencr, 17 Green Street, Cbafins Croaa Road. LoBdon. W. C, England; Dan, 8 Ea^ PI«aa^ PiccadUly Circus, LAndoo, S. W., Kagtand; Bfcntuio'a Newi Depot, 37 Aveaoe da I'Opan. Pari!, Franca: Owdon & Coteb, 133 Pitt Street. SjdncT, N. S. W.. AnMlia. WALKING OUT OF SHOWS The practise of temperamental vaudeville actors, who for some real or fancied griev- ance refuse to go on the stage of the theatre in which they are billed to play, or walk out during the week, is soon to be put at an end for drastic orders have gone out from the big booking offices that in future any act that leaves the bill is to forfeit the amount of salary he would have drawn for the engagement and the same must be paid before he can work on any house on the circuit again. The vaudeville actor has long been known to be apt to leave a show for some reason, heedless of the trouble he causes to the management or disappointment to the audience, and the practise has become so general that few bills play during the entire week according to the advertised programme. Of course, cancellations owing to ill- ness, an accident, a death of a relative or something of like seriousness, often occurs and these cannot be avoided, but the actor who walks out of a bill merely because the spot given him docs not suit, the style of act that precedes him, the size of his name in the billing, or other matters of this kind, is showing first of all no consideration for the audience that paid to see him, none to his employers and a positive lack of re- spect for the profession which he has adopted. Unthinking actors have for a long time stood on comers where theatri- cal people congregate and boasted of injur- ing a show by walking out just as the cur- tain was about to lift on their act MaHers of this kind are not to be proud of, on the contrary any actor who so far forgot hiniself to leave a show before his engagement was conpleted should look on the mistake with shame. It is unbusi- nesslike, foolish and goes a long way to hold the profession up to ridicule. The action of penalizing offenders is a good one and every thinking actor will agree that the practise should be ended at once. NEGRO FOLK SONGS (From the Doily Times) A church hymn dealing with war is sweeping into popularity in southern negro churches. Maybe it's an old one, bom after the Qvil War and now resurrected after a long sleep. Anyway, it's timely. And negro congregations are singing (or chanting) it with such vehemence and en- thusiasm that it's obvious there's one ele- ment of the world's population that's "fed up" on war, regardless of what Europe may be thinking and doing. "The hymn sounds like this: I'm gonna lay down mah war tools, down by de ribber side, Down by de ribber side, down by de ribber side. I'm gonna lay down mah war tools, down by de ribber side. Ain't a-gonna study war no more. CHORUS Study war no mo', study war no mo', study war no mo'; Study war no mo', study war no mo', study —study war no mo'. Too bad we cannot get £urope singing this hymn. Negro music' with its seductive rhythm and none-such melody, stands out unique among all other music It reflects the primeval spirit of the jungle. The white man, beginning shortly be- fore the war, sank to the jungle state. Probably that is why the white man has been almost deliriously obsessed by jtmgle- jazz. Some authorities tell you that jazz is a comparatively new creation, origmated in Buenos Aires and New Orleans some 10 years ago. But for 100 per cent jazz, con- sider this old-time negro slave song:. Old guinea niggah, wid a head full o' knowledge. Redder go to free school dan any bthah college; Little chunk ash cake, little piece fat an' De w'ite folks grudge 'im ef he git enough o' dat. Old Jonah, lak cr fool, got as stubborn as er mule, So de wha-ale made 'im disappeah; Jonah swope 'is razor out, cut de whale in two. An* he floated into shore on his ear. Before it is too late, some one should collect and publish for posterity the best of the negro folk-lore songs. And while we're on the subject, the psychological condition of a nation is al- ways reflected in the songs its people are singing. Sobering up from the war, we are getting away from a jungle state of mind, so jazz is fading oat of popularity. While the future may be a sealed book, you can get advance information on the national drift" by watching the kind of music that comes to replace jazz. We may be in for another wave of reliidous revival. Watch the songs. They'll tell Answers to Queries 'LADY BUTTERFLY' TIME EXTENDED The engagement of "Lady Butterfly" at the Globe Theatre has been extended from six to eight weeks, and the musical comedv will remain at that house until March 17. On the following Monday J. M. Ander- son's musical comedy, "The Cherry Qiair," is scheduled to open. Prior to appearinic in New York the new Anderson show, wilt play two weeks out of town beginning March S. Richard Bishop joined the Leon Brown Stock Company at Woonsocket, It. I., last week. "IRISH ROSE" TO RUN ALL SUMMER "Abie's Irish Rose," now playing at the Republic, which has had its ups and downs, found its way into the cut-rate shops and out again, will remain at that Theatre over the Summer, according to Oliver Bailey, lessee of the theatre. The Nichols play has been averaging a gross of $14,000 a week for the past two months. YVETTE RUGEL FOR GRAND OPERA Yvette Ru^l, prima donna, of the Keith circuit, is sailing for Italy in September of this year. White in Italy she will sing at the La Scata Opera at Milan, one of the most famous opera houses in the world. This probably is the first time in the La Scala's history that an American vaudcTille singer has been so honored. Rialto Rattles Bill.—O. J. Krause was maitanr of the Pawnee Bill Wild West; W. E. Ferguson, • general agent; Chas. Melius, treasurer; Dr. W. H. Moon, surgeon; Heck Quinn, equestrian director; H. C. Wilson, mana- ger of side show; Prof. F. Gregory, band- leader. The headquarters were at Carne- gie, Pa. Symphony.—>Franz Kaltenbom conduct- ed a series of orchestral concerts at the Circle Auditorium, New York. He was born in Hamburg, Germany, April 16, 186S. S. P. C—"The Judgment of King Solo- mon" was a four-act biblical drama by Dove Davidson. It was produced at the American Theatre, New York. -Grand.—Sam Bernard, Josie Sadler, Snitz Edwards, Cyril Scott, Edna Wallace (Hopper and I>aisy Green were among the cast of "The Silver Slipper" when it was produced at the Broadway Theatre, New York Rap.—^The game was not finished on ac- count of rain,. Billy,—Vesta Tilley made her American debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre, New Yorlc, April 16, 1894, She appeared later at Weber and Fields Music Hall on 29th street, New York. Minstrel.—Charles B. Wilson was treas- urer for Primrose and Dockstader's Min- strels, also for Primrose and West's Min- strels. G. F.—"The Stubbornness of Geraldine" was played by Mary Mannering at the Gar- rick Theatre, New York. Direct—Glen MacDonough wrote the play "Among Those Present," starring Mrs. Sarah Cowell Le Moyne at the Gar- den Theatre, New York. M. M.—^Madame Rejane toured America under the direction of liebler & Co. Hall Caine's "Eternal Gty" was pro- duced at the Victoria Theatre, New York, November 17, 1902; with VioU Allen, Ed- ward 'Morgan and Frederic de Belleville among those in the cast. Bill—"The Black Crook" opened at Niblos Garden, New York, Sept. 12, 1866. and ran until Jan. 4, 1868. Band—^Wm N. Merrick was leader of the band with the Forepaagh-Sells Show in 1889. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Wm. S, Oark was manager of Miner's Bowery Theatre New York. A\ Reeves changed his show from a Variety Combination to Burlesque, cariy- ing white and colored performers. Wm. E. Ritchie, the original tramp cy- clist, was in England. Nellie and Lizzie McCoy were with Hoyt's "A Stranger in New York" Co, James J. Corbett produced his comedy, "The Adventurer," in Peoria, IIL, under direction of Wm. A. Brady. Millie James was in the cast. Florence Miller died at Baltimore, Md. "Oh! Susannah" was produced by Charles Frohman at Hoyt's Theatre, New York. Fritz Williams, Josephine Hall and Maggie Fielding were among the cast. ^die Giguerre was with Kelly and Ma- son in "Who Is Who?" "Way Down East" was produced for the 'first time in New York at the Manhattan Theatre. The cast included Odell Will- iams, Sara Stevens, Howard K^Ie, Minnie Dupree, George Backus, Fdix Haney, Phoebe Davies, Frank Laoder, and others. Jos. R. Grismer supervised the production. Napoleon La Joie was first baseman with the Philadelphia Ball Club. Feist and IFrankenthaler pabltsbed "She's Waiting for a Letter Day by Day" and "The Story of a Broken Heart," by Tony Stanford. THIS IS "STUMBUNC* The last time Yvette' Rng^ played the Palace, in her special material she sang of how "Stumbling" was merely "the Last Rose of Summer, in a different tempo. This week she sings that "StumUino" is another version of the "Merry Widow" score. In exchange for the royalty statement re- ceived by Zez Confrey for "Stiuobling," we would be perfectly willing to let Yvette Rugel call ns anything she luted, and even accuse us ofisteating music from ten year old Betty Gulick. the Triangle Music Com- pany's protege. JOKE WAS ON HIM Vaudeville actor who stole an automobile belonging to a friend, for a joke, was found in a ditch with the joke on him. NEVER DID ANYTHING ELSE A Tennessee mountaineer proudly an- nounces that he has lived one hundred and ten years. Bet he never did anything else. EASY MONEY While you read this line, Jackie Coogan makes a dime. VAUDEVILLE STILL REMAINS Jess Willard, heavy-weight pogilist, is still waiting around New York for a chance at Deropsey. but with little hope of ever meeting the champ. Willard says that if he can't meet Derapsey he don't know what he can doi OPERATIC NOTE "Schubert's Serenade" was not written by Jake or Lee. WHO'S YOUR FOREMAN T After reading an error in the eighth edi- tion of the New York Evening Journal, issued on Saturday, February lOlh, which caused a rush of men to the newsstands to buy copies of that particular edition, some paying as high as one dollar for a copy. Bill Jerome commented, "The error was purposely made. The Journal wants to beat the Daily News in circulation." AS A TAD CHARACTER "Good heavens," said Richard Kean, the dramatic actor, after reading a trade paper's criticism on his Shylock character, which said that he did that duracter with an accent, "What do they want? Perhaps it should be done with a brogue." BILL JEROME'S WIRE TO EIHIIE FOY "This is the best staged of all your mar- riages. Always knew you were a great showman. You made only one mistake, should have had the marriage public and sold the motion picture rights. ALSO WORRYING ABOUT PAYING IT Now is the time to revive all gags aboot the income tax. MOTTO FOR THE CHORUS Teach us to outstrip our yesterday bj our today. MORE EXPENSIVE According to our Webster "financed b pronotinced with the accent on the last syl- labe, thus: fi-NANCE. This makes red neckties more expensive. PLUGGER CASUALTY Heavy casualties were reported araoog the orenestra leaders last week A wag plogger adniittal that be didn't have a good song !n his catalogne. After sevoal leaders had fainted a fncnd took tlwpliig* per in charge. Latest reporta from Bloc mgdale have plogger writiog "mammy" song.