New York Clipper (Apr 1923)

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April 25, 1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER • 13 FouiM k USS Ftank Qm« PoblUud br tiu CLIPPER CORPORATION (Mud W. Vmnghan Pnaident and SeentUT Ficderick C MoUer... TRmmcr U5S Bnsdnr. New York Telephone Circle 9U2-91U WALTER VAUGHAN. EDITOR New York, Wednesday, April 25. 1923 Entand Jane 24, Itn, at the Put Office at New Yotk, N. Y., aa Mcood daaa matter, imder Ike act of Uareh 3, m. TUB CLIPPER ia iaraed eveiT WEDNESDAY Fonna doac* on Hondar at 5 P. M. ' SUBSCRIPTION One year in adTance, fSj aix montha, 1X59; three nostha, $1.25. and {oreicn poalagc extra. Single copiea will be aent; poat paid on receipt of IS renta. ADVEKTISINa RATES FURMiaHED ON APPLICATION CUcago Office—Soile 626, Sute Lake Bldg. Phone Dearborn 1776 RoBxax D. BoHlxi., Manager Saa Fianciioo Office—Suite C21. Gillette Bids. 130 Market St. Phone Keamr 3261 Suae CoBBN, Blana^cr Addreaa all commiuiicationa to THE NEW YORK CLIPPER Room Sn IS* BrandwBir. Nev York RtgiiUrtd Cabit Addrm: "Authohtv." Tu Curraa cAjf aa oarAiHan WHoirs*ir amd BRAIL at our accnta, Goninaa American Ncwa Agcacr, 17 Giecn Street, ChaxioB Croas Road, Laadan, W. C. Eaoland; Dawa. 1 Ekcle Place, PiccadillT Gccua, iLondon. S. W., Enslaod: Btcntaao'a Newa Depot, 37 Avenue de I'OpetB, Paiia, Fiance; Gordon & Cotch, 121 Pitt Street, Srdner, N. S^ W., Aaitralia. SUNDAY VAVDE. SHOWS The Rev. Harry L. Bowlby, of the Lord's Day Alliance, his many supporters, including a large number of actors, who are waging a vigorous campaign to close all shows on Sunday would do well to give a little careful -thought to the vaude- ville situation, especially in large cities. The big centers like New York give Sunday vaudeville shows in many theatres which on week nights are devoted to plays and musical shows. These vaudeville en- tertainments give employment to scores of actors, many of whom have been out of work during the week and the Sunday en- gagement furnishes means to cany them saiely over the week instead of forcing them to run into debt for actual living empense or cut into the little nest egg saved for the enforced Summer layoff. At present it is well known that there is a big oversupply of actors, and as long as this condition exists there will be nnemployment among even good actors and actresses. _ To these the Sunday show is a blessing and the overzealous people who are trying so hard to close all the theatres would do well to stop and think that with the closing of the houses innumerable performers will lose the op- portunity to earn some much needed money. The necessity of some clean sort of en- tertainment for the thousands of visitors to the city who are' forced to remain over Sunday is another matter which the agita- tors would do welt to consider. The great majority of all shows are clean and little in them could be called objectionable on the Lord's Day and as for vaudeville, it is one hundred per cent dean. "BLUE LAW" BOX SHELVED Chicago, April 21.—The proposed "Blue Law" bill that was recently introduced by Senator MacMurray of Chicago, at Springfield, 111., is now dead. MacMnr- ray who introduced the bill asked to with-. draw it from the committee and moved that it be laid on the table. This was done without coimnent. BIG SHIFT IN BROADWAY SHOWS A big shift in Broadway shows took pl^ce on Monday night of this week. "Sally, Irtne and Maiy," left the Forty- Fourth Street Theatre and went up to the Century. "Papa Joe," the Princess The- atre piece which at first looked like a flop but has developed into a success moved to the Lyric. "The Adding Machine," the Guild play journeyed from the Garrick to the Comedy malang room for the new show "The Devil's Disdple," "Uptown West," a matinee attraction at the Earl Carroll Theatre became a regular night attraction and opened on Mon<&y night at the . Bijou, replacing "The Love Habit" which left that house and went down to the Princess. Four shows closed on Saturday night, "The Lady in Ermine" leaving the Cen- tury, and "Liza" ended its run at the Nora Bayes. Both these attractions will go on the road. "The Dice of the Gods.'' the Mrs. Fiske play at the Natiooal, and "Roger Bloomer" at the Greenwich Vil- lage took the storehouse route. Several productions will close for the season on Saturday night of chis wedc "Better Times" at the Hippodrome ends its season and "Anathema" will end its short en^gement at the Forty-Eighth. Others will doubtless call the season ended at other houses, the number and names depending almost entirely on the weather. "GREATER THAN LAW" NEW SHOW The Melboume-Arden Productions, Inc., have readjusted their plans and have se- lected for the first production a gripping drama, "Greater Than Law," an adapta- tion of a Swedish play by Hans Allin, which ran for three years in Sweden. The American adaptation has been made by Arvid Paulsan, who will also be featured in the cast of the piece. This play wilt be shortly placed in re- hearsal and will take precedence over the firm's proposed production of "In the Bal- ance," which had been previously an- nounced as their first production. The controversy anent the title of a musical play to be produced tiy the same firm for a summer run, which had been titled "My Gal Sal," has been readjusted by the management, retitling their piece and now calling it "Sal's My Gal." This piece is now being cast and will open out of town sometime in -May, coming to Broadway later for a summer run. BANKER WINS DRAMA PRIZE Chicago, April 23.—A New York banker, JRichard A. Purdy, has won the $3,000 prize offered by . the Chautauqua Drama Board for the best native Amer- ican play, Paul M. Pearson, Secretary of the board, announced tonight. The play, 'grossed Wires," will be produced simul- taneously on thirtir Chautaoqua ctrcnits. Mr. Purdy, ttoo is Secretary of the Hudson Trust Company,-also is a-play- wright and poet. His play was one of 340 submitted to the Chautauqua so Aat they might l>e able to produce an original woilc. It was selected by a jury of playwrights and producers for a "tryout," produced near Chicago for a week and found wor- thy. Mr. Purdy is a member of the American Society of Dramatic Authors, and of the Actors Equity Association, and is a Shakespearean lecturer and reader. ■ CUNE TO DO A PLAY Louis Cline's advent into the producing field will be made at Norwaltc, Conn., April 26, with Ethel Qifton's play, "For Value Received." After the Norwalk perfor- mance, two days will be spent in Stam- ford, after which the attraction will be readied for a New York showing. Aug- ustine Duncan, who is directing the stag- ing of the play, will head the cast, which includes: Maude Haimeford, Remey Car- pen, Edward Wever, Cecil Owen, Harry Blackmore and May Hopkins. "FIRST THRILL'' FOR MONTAUK George LefBer's production "The First Thrill," which opened at the Apollo The- atre, Atlantic Gty. last Monday night, will be seen next week at the Montauk The- atre, Brooklyn. Answers to Queries S. B.—Con Riordan, sparring partner of Bob Fitzsimmons died from the result of injuries sustained by a blow on the chin, which he received from Fitzsimmons in an exhibition bout given at Jacobs' Opera House, Syracuse, N. Y. Roll—Jack McAuliffe and Owen Zie^- ter boxed three rounds in the Atlanbc .^thletic Oub's Arena at Cboey Island, N. Y., to a draw. McAuliffe's hand had been broken during the bout, and the police stopped it in the third round. Gef—Victor Herbert composed the music for "Prince Ananias," which was produced at the Broadway Theatre, New York, by the Bostonians. M. O.—"Jacinta" was produced by the Louise Beaudet Opera Bonffe Co. Sig. Perugin! was cast as Morrclos. Film—Hobart Bosworth was with the Daly Theatre Stock Co. Ada Rehan. Henry £. Dixey, Percy Haswell, James Lewis, and Campbell Gollan were also among the cast, when they played "The Twelfth Ni^L" C. A.—"Mme. Sans Gene" was pro- duced at the Albangfa Opera House, Washington, D. C, with Augiutus Cook as Napoleoa; James K. Hackett as De Neip- perg; and Kathryn Kidder as the Madame. 25 YEARS AGO "He Cerfny Was Good to Me" was pub- lished by Wm. Idling and sung by May Irwin, Ldzie B. RaymMid, Belle Davis, John W. Ransome, Maude Raymond and A. B. Sloane. Margaret Dale was with the Henry Mi(- ler Co. The bill at the Or^ieum, San Fraa> dsco, included Lizzie B. Raymond, Reno and Richards, Tony Wilson, Robetta and Doretto, Smitb O'Brien, Fish and QuigK, Montgoinery and Stone. John W. West and Kemer's Living Pictures. Richard Mansfield presented "The First Violin" at the Garden Theatre, New York. "His Hooor, the Mayor," was presented by Wm. H. Crane at the Empire, New York The Mordannt & Block Stock Co. at the Colmnbus Theatre^ New York, included Edwin Arden, E. L. Davenport, Basil West, Frank' Mordaimt, 'Marion Abbott, Una Abell,Xydia.KiKitL The Bamom & Bailey Show was tour- ing in Englaiid. Tony Smith, the booking agent, died at Fordham, New York City. Nicholas E. Young was president of the National League and AnKricaa Baseball Association. ACTRESS DEMANDS ACCOUNTING June Avis Evans, actress, intends to de- mand a compulsory accounting by the executors of the estate of the late Dan R. Hanna of Oeveland, so that she can press her claim for a monthly allowance of $1,250 which she claims Mr. Hamia pronnsed to her, it became known in Surrogate George A. Slater's court at AVhite Plains last we^ According to Miss Evans, Hamia had promised to pay her $151)00 . a year as long as she lived in considcntioa of ber breaking off her enfageoeot to him. She has presented a daun for fl7J0O due on the allowance. Wheo fte dun came up last wedc, it was adjoonied. by Snmgite Slater for two weeks, as it was eoatended that the exe uitois had not been property served. Rialto Ratdes AND AN UPPER TOOl Little Billy denies that he is the midget who recently drank a k>t of strong come before going to steep on a lailraad train, and then walked up and down his berth all night. NOW IS THE TUME All right fellers. It's.O. K. to rdiasb your '*Daylight Savings" gags beginninK this week. NO, THAT'S THEIR PLEASURE This campaign against Sunday shows might be all well and good, but isn't then any penalty for these reformers who work harder on Stmday than any other day to enforce "blue laws"? ONE WAY TO GET MONEY German grand opera as presented m Berlin is expensive to Americana and other visitors from foreign countries that visit the Berlin Opera House. Germaiu can hear the classics at one-fifth the price charged foreigners. LITTLE TO LAUGH AT In China laughing is considered effemi- nate, but then the Chinese have .little to laugh at, anyway. SEND THEM SKINNY ONES .\t a meeting held recently in one of the New York churches, the'subject of Can- nibalism in South Africa came upi As one means of preventing it, an old deacon arose and suggested that the church send cnly skinny missionaries. MAI«AGER KNEW . HIS BUSINESS Jack Warren asked the manager of a Middle West theatre recentlv. whether singers ever had any trouble with the acoiB- tics when playing his house." "None whatever," answered the manager. "The moment aqy of those fresh guys start anything in the finery we give him the rush qnidc" VAUDEVILLE HYaiERY What has become of the kag list of actors that had two and three year routes booked? THEATRICAL CONTRADICnONS Roscoe Ails, after a tour of the Orpbeum Circuit, is enjoying the best of nealth. Marcus Loew—pays hi^ saIaric»^-some- times. NUISANCE A nuisance ia a vaudevillc actor that in- sists upon talking continually about his act when you want to taOc about your owil THE HEIGHT OF NOTHING A vaudeville actor just in from the West was scoi in front of the Palace Tbeatie one day last week in a bran new flivver with his monogram and a ooat of anna emblazoned on the door. WHY MANAGERS DIE YOUNG The Regent did a big business last wedc. and on Saturday nigfat there was a sell- out. Whfle Harrv rtdeiman, the manager was standing in the lobby, a little Hdtreir gentleman rushed up to hmi and ^riajmii exdtedly: "Say—^What kind of monkey business b this? I bought a ticket in the standing room, and I can't find a seat," THOUGHT IT MEANT MONEY One of the song publishers last weA reedved a tdegtam via Western Unioa on which was attached a sticker wUch Mated that when money was to be sent it should be d«ie. via Weatem Union and the xost of aeaiBBg $100 was %iS8.. Tbe tdcgnm, which was fiorn a Western song ^shoji readt "Send iiiinif dMlcty cob liiiiMliad gOL to see manunL