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IL GREEN, PRODUCT

THE LITTLE THEATER

lul Green, whose p'ay The No 'Count
was the vehicle of the Dallas Play-

last year's Little Theater Tournas
trophy-winning play,

and the

plan a growing group of associate members who can extend financial aid, patronage and prestige to the organization even tho they are too busy to become active members. Altho the Hightstown Players will not produce during the summer, states G. W. Marque Maier, secretary, they will meet in a social way dur"Taia of Egypt, a transmigration with their ing the summer and will among other program by presenting things discuss more ambitious plans for a number music by Grace Norton Rose and Jack three one-act plays before a large and the future. including an experimental Manley Rose. An original play which very enthusiastic audience at the Munici- workshop.

LITTLE THEATERS

By ELITA MILLER LENZ-Communications to 1560 Broadway, New York

made the subject of an interesting

phlet,

Ed by Robert M. McBride & Company who are printing

0

season's

Green was bornen 1894. He was the greatest success ever produced pal-Memoriastic audien The offerings

wishers,
Ir. Green's plays.
ugton, N. C., March 17, He at the Playhouse.

Med

in

"The Dover Road, by A. A. Milne.

He was graduated from A frightful comedy of pirates.

us to country school a few months
Shtune winter.
Comments Creek
wing the University of North Caro
where he became a member of Pro-
ir Koch's Carolina Playmakers. His

After in 1914.

school for two years

bigkaplays

"Wappin' Wharf, by Charles S. Brooks. "The Valiant, by Hall and Middlemass, ment in New York City during week of May 3.

"There have been other private perproduced by the Play- formances and productions of one-act

were ters and many

slow a repertory.

y's

Sivfarolina

be the

Sure

of them a are still in plays.
A number of Mr. "The first production of the next sea-
been published: Two son will be Fashion, to be followed by

The Cradle Song, by G. Martinez Sierra, in author of The Romantic Young Lady.

six in the voland six more Three or four others

The Lord's Will,
Road.

some

ar either

in antholo- from the following: separately or

tai la quote from Mr. Clark's introduction teau Picture, The Mannthy Married

a

"The other productions will be selected "The Whiteheaded Boy, Behind a WatDumb Wife, The Romantic Young Lady, and an original play by the authors of ton beady evolved a type of lyrical folk "An original one-act, comedy will be monkha unlike anything that has so far entered in the Little Theater Tourna

plays of Paul Green:

Paul Green, at the age of 32, has Taia of Egypt.

written in this country. Such plays ment for 1927."
The End of the Row and In Abra- ASSOCIATION PLAYERS
s Bosom are as firmly rooted in

Che soil of the South as Deep River or

dthebinging Low, Sweet Chariot. The more

WANT PLAY MANUSCRIPTS

The Association Players' Stock Com

dead of his most significant work, the pany of the 92d Street Y. M. H. A., under there firmly am I convinced that Mr. the direction of Myron E. Sattler, will mayen is doing for our drama what the produce six plays for its second subsumers of the spirituals have done for scription season, which will include The gig tro music. I think our theater has House Next Door, In the Next Room, The med here an artist of rare gifts.

I Eldest Son, Eldorado, Mrs. Partridge

qualify this statement, not because Presents, Within the Law, and a bill of

dhesitate to speak out what I feel or new one-act plays.

tisduse I want to wait for Mr. Green's New manuscripts are wanted by the plays to justify my first enthusi- Association Players Stock Company. I am just a little skeptical as to Anyone interested in joining the group,

vitther our theater, as it is now or address correspondence to Myron E. ized and run, is ready to give Mr. Sattler, 148 East 92d street, New York hen's plays the chance they ought City.

dia have. The first producer who brings LITTLE THEATER OF

an to the attention of the general the- MOBILE'S PLANS

going public will be duly honored While the season just closing did not
his 'farsightedness', tho up to the
ent a number of them have declined bring to the Little Theater of Mobile,

Ala., an immediate increase in member

honor, at the same time expressing ship, for the first time in its five-year wish to see other manuscripts-some- history it employed a paid director, for shift nearer to the type the public is the last play only. So successful was the

menosed to want.

was

$20,000 for the Olive street site and

building. It has been learned also that
a building site on Maple avenue, North

Dallas, is available and a total sum of

$40,000 will pay for the entire plant."

$40,000 will pay for

Hence the campaign to raise $40,000.

PROVINCETOWN TO HAVE

TEN WEEKS' SEASON TO

Provincetown will have a 10 weeks'
season this summer at the Barnstormers'
Theater. Harold Winston is now as
sembling a company at the Provincetown

Theater, Providence, R. I., and plans to
present new plays and revivals of
Eugene O'Neill and some of Susan

last play, under professional direction, munity Players have produced, playing

expected that such that the organization plans to employ

to a membership of 650. It is planned to to be

mant and heart-breaking tragedies a director next season, raising its dues the fu'l-length version of In Abra- to finance such employment. The presBosom would frighten the aver- ent membership of the Little Theater of producer; and after all, it does take Mobile is 525.

bfor any original dramatist to reach R. E. FALLOUT PLAYERS adway. But this is in detail, and CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

The R. E. Fallout Players, Dayton, O.,

Plays by residents of Long Beach will

be encouraged and produced.
THE PLAYERS' CLUB,
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.

The Players Club of San Francisco,
under the direction of Reginald Travers,
opened a double bill starting May 21.
The program comprises Shaw's Androcles
and the Lion and Barrie's Shall We Join
the Ladies. This organization, located at
1757 Bush street, invites everyone inter-
ested in the organization and its work
to join and to participate in its pleasura-
ble and educational offerings. The play-
ers are all volunteers who play for the
love of it, and of course there are other
activities in addition to acting in which
the talented may become active. Gals-
worthy's Loyalties will open the new sea-
way successes.
san, and will be followed by other Broad-

CHILDREN'S PLAYERS
OF WASHINGTON, D. C.

build an, addition for the storage of children's plays June 11 at Pierce Hall.
scenery and equipment. One business man
offered to donate $1,000. During a period
of four years 165 members have appeared
in the Players' productions and 300
young folk assisted in a number of ways.

LITTLE THEATER LEAGUE
OF JERSEY CITY, N. J.

The Little Theater League of Jersey
City, N. J., which closed its fourth sea-
son with its 17th production Wake Up

were able to secure this only by special
arrangement, as it has not yet been re-
leased for amateur production. The the following new officers:
largest cast that ever appeared in the

the Town, by Eugene Hafer, under direction of Arthur F. Fuller, has elected

President, W. D. Wanamaker; vice

Lenore Marie De Grange's Children Players of Washington presented two The plays were Darby and Joan, by Rose Fyleman, and June Magic, by Katherine Lord. The bill was followed by a contribution by the Estelle Murray Dancers, children. On April 16 and at a matinee on April 17 Miss De Grange presented her young players in Muffins, a play for Garnett, at the Pierce Hall. Heretofore children and grownups, by Louise Ayres Miss De Grange, well known in public

school and community work, has been as

sisted in her efforts by small contributions and what might be derived from the presentation of the children, who range from tots to high school lads and

prman Lee Swartout, director of the history of the Fallout Players partici- president, Alma Barnsfuer; recording lassies, in interesting playlets. The work Phouse Association, writes of the pated in Lightnin'. The cast included secretary, Clara Weber; corresponding has been largely a labor of love, but vities as follows: During the eighth season the Play- Woods (Mr. Fallout's assistant), Harold secretary, Dorothy Cornish, and treas- cess will crown her efforts if she can only e has produced the following plays:

George Reasoner, Bruce Beck, Jack secretary, Margaret Eustice; financial Miss De Grange says that she feels suc

the

PAUL GREEN, a playwright of whom ✓ little theater may well be proud. first wrote plays for the Carolina makers and is a graduate of Professor th's course in playmaking at versity of North Carolina. Some of Green's plays have been published. has evolved a type of lyrical folk ma quite unlike anything that has so been written in this country." declares trett H. Clark. A short biography of Green's life will be found on this

Neher, Robert George, Dorothy Whyte, urer, Anthony C. Birs. Ruth Bramhall get those who can help actively interested
Gustave Sigritz, Lou Willie Jobe, Herbert will act as director of productions. The in the work.
M. Fiala, Mabel Mehaffie, Edna Curtner, board of directors includes Arthur F.

Harold Davis, Ruth Patterson, John
Wertz, Eugene Oschewritz and R. E. Fall-

out.

Five other Broadway successes were produced by the Fallout Players this season, The Boomerang, Wedding Bells, The Whole Town's Talking, Icebound and Nothing But the Truth.

Since the company was organized two years ago its membership has grown to 34 persons. Members of the group have built quite a lot of scenery and lighting equipment and hope to present more pretentious plays next season. The organization is entirely self-sustaining and commands no entry fee, dues or financial assessments of any kind. The players are rotated in the various roles, from leads to character and bit parts in order to acquire varied experience in playing. All members of the group are business people, contributing their leisure

time.

DES MOINES COMMUNITY

DRAMA ASSOCIATION

ROBERT R. SHARPE

Fuller, chairman; Anne Whalen, Mildred JAMES HYDE SUCCEEDS
Noonan and Tom Kelly.
COLORED LITTLE THEATER
IN HARLEM, NEW YORK

A number of colored little theater en-
thusiasts have organized the Krigwa Lit-
tle Theater Players and have been doing
one-act plays in the basement of the
colored library of the 135th street branch,
Harlem, New York City. The Krigwa
Players present negro actors before negro
audiences in playlets of negro life.

Washington, D. C., is reported to have a colored little theater organization and the Shadows Art Theater in Chicago has

already made history for itself.

THE GROTTO PLAYERS,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
The Grotto Players of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
are being congratulated on the splendid
performance they gave of The Middle-
man, by Henry Arthur Jones, in Grotto
Hall, the latter part of May. The piece
was directed by R. H. M. Jantzen and the of everyday American life. The Pasa-

leading role was played by Elmer H.
Maier, the well-known costumer of Pitts-

The Des Moines Community Drama As-
sociation, maintaining the Little Theater
Workshop at Des Moines, Ia., is seeking burgh. The play was followed by a
new members, both active and associate, dance. The Grotto Players are com-
Rudolph W. Weitz is president and posed of members of Islam Grotto, a
Frances Herriott is chairman of the pro- good fellowship club.

duction department. Sponsored in 1920 WASHINGTON SQUARE.

by a small group of local followers of the
theater, the society has steadily grown
and has produced, in addition to many
one-act plays, Dulcy, R. U. R., The Dover
Road, He Who Gets Slapped and Can-
dida. Its most recent production, on
April 30, was Minick, by Edna Ferber

So far Mr. Hyde has had chance for expression of nothing but the most realistic, his only production to date having been J. P. McEvoy's "Potters", a comedy dena Community Playhouse schedule calls (Continued on page 54)

The Hightstown Players, Hightstown: COSTUMES

N. president,

On Friday evening, May 14, the Playcrafters of the Luther L. Wright High

three or four old members during the SEND LIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTIMATE: NEW YORK

season but gained 14 new members. Their BROOKS WAK

School of Ironwood, Mich., concluded total active membership is 56. They

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Stage Styles

"GARRICK GAIETIES"
COSTUMES AMUSING

While most musical revues strive for elegance in costuming, the Garric Galeties, at the Garrick Theater, Ne York, imparts to its costumes a gar effervescence and humor well in keepin with the romping spirit of the revue The players, the "juniors" of the The ater Guild galaxy of talent, have an enormous following of flappers who pro nounce the costumes "thrilling", "killing" and "katish".

The opening number, entitled Siz Little Plays, "In which the Gaieties bury their parents", symbolizes in humorous co tumes the six past Theater Guild flops and successes, each introduced by ludicrously solemn undertaker.

Provocative of laughter is a number entitled Tennis Champs, in which Rom ney Brent, decidedly muscular, impér sonates the daintily feminine Helen Wills The manly Philip Loeb impersonates the graceful Suzanne Lenglen with side-split

One does not need to be an artist to ting clumsiness. Brent wears, the white execute artistically hand-painted shawls, silk sports costume and green eye shield scarfs, slippers, parasols, hats, pocket made famous by Miss Wills and Loeb books, pillows, draperies, lampshades, wears a white sports frock and a а пове table scarfs and handkerchiefs. With the colored hairband simulating that worn use of a special outfit of paints, composed by Miss Lenglen. Dancing between them of raised relief, jewel and flat paints, a is "Bill" Tilden, impersonated by the de pattern and a cone which is used like a lightfully feminine Edith Meiser. "Bill" pencil for depositing a paint outline, one wears a violet-colored flannel sports can achieve amazing results. When we jacket bound with tan and tan fiannel were told the same thing we were trousers. A silk tan ascot tie and a wig that they were semi- skeptical. But on visiting a demonstra- a la Tilden complete "Bill's" costume. made, adding that tion we lost our skepticism, especially

lady informed

that the reason the

frocks were so rea-
sonably priced was

1

they were imitation when, without previous experience, we ELEANOR SHALER does a butterfly
batik. These frocks, outlined a gold border on a square of dance in a costume that is both beautiful
she explained, were violet crepe de chine, cut around the and humorous. The silhouet is that of
designed f for the border and found ourself in possession the Revoluntionary War period. The ma
woman who appre- of a nice crepe de chine hankie. Under terial is of white taffeta with a deep
ciates the beauty of the guidance of the demonstrator we border of large red cut-out polka dots
quality and simplicity added a few jeweled petals, first out- Underskirts of green tulle are apparent
and dislikes the over- lining them with the cone, then scatter beneath the long, voluminous skirt when
trimmed, poor qual- ing over them a "ruby" dust which was
Miss Shaler dances. Long white taffeta
ity apparel usually brushed over, leaving a deposit which is pantalettes are worn and these show an
permanent and waterproof. We shaded ankle frill piped with red. The cufits of
Some of the artis- the petals with a rose paint and the the tiny puffed sleeves are piped with
tically batiked de- handkerchief showing scattered petals had
red as is also the off-shoulder decol
from an upstanding
signs were a maze been made without taking a single stitch. letage ove suspended very red old-fash
color Articles treated with the paints may be fired vers van enormous butterfly,

on sale at $15.

tones, while others were of the prevail washed or dry cleaned, it is said. A toned curls old-fashioned dancer chase
ing neutral tones. Each garment is color- "demonstration" set of paints, with cone, which the quantared ballet slippers, lo
illuminated by hand and the material is liquids, beads, metallics, bronzes and innarinf apparel in the effort,
quality of four-thread three-ply crepe quaintance of the "demonstration set, whicheve
guaranteed to be made from an excellent paints, is $3. If, after making the ac which gives her an excuse to make an

de chine, which can be laundered with
excellent results in tepid water and a
neutral soap. Each semi-made dress is

accompanied by a chart or pattern which
enables even the woman who rarely sews
to cut and fit the fabric into a distinc-

tive gown.

We have chosen the model shown for
illustration because it may be had in
sheik red, with batik effect in harmonious
colors, red being one of the favored colors

of the summer. It also comes in tan,
ivory, russet brown, navy and black,

these colors being the background, and

you desire to increase your collection of
paints, you may buy them individually at EDITH MEISER, in a skit entitled
a slight cost. With the "demonstration" Burglary a la Mode, wears an orange
set comes a sheet showing patterns which flame-colored chiffon gown, patterned af
may be ordered. For instance, one may ter a medieval princess gown. The full
order a design for a Japanese mandarin ness of the gown is gathered from each
robe for $1, a shawl design for $1 and a side to a vertical band of silver lace
negligee and dress design for 75 cents.

enlivened with rhinestones, which ex from decolletage to below

Order your "demonstration" set thru tendaisom, thanol chiffon conceal The Billboard Shopper now and assure in this gathers in front. Long-panel yourself of many happy, useful hours.

The question of what to do with one's

they are illuminated with bright con- troublesome shoulder straps when wear
trasting shades. Another $15 design ing transparent printed frocks benblouses

comes in French blue, navy, tan or black is answered by the bras-
with an imitation Cluny (lace) panel siere illustrated. This type
down the front and a border of same
about the skirt, the puffed cuffs of the
long sleeves also simulating Cluny. When
ordering either of these models, please
state your size.

Many actresses find the steamer
wardrobe trunk adequate for their needs
and prefer it to the larger trunk, because

it is easy to handle, especially when one

doesn't unpack it during the course of
frequent changes, using it as a wardrobe

of brassiere, formerly pop-
ular for evening wear, the
straps of the undervest be-
ing let down and tucked
into the brassiere, is now
much worn for daytime.
It is made of extra heavy
novelty silk jersey with the
sheen of rayon and is em-
bellished simply with a

border of cream lace. Ex-
pertly made, with

well

in one's room. A trunk shop in New reinforced seams and heavy

York is holding a special sale on trunks insets in back to insure

sleeves, which flow to the ground, have openings at the elbow for the arms, these openings outlined with the lace. The lace also outlines the decolletage and Miss Meiser's brown hair is worn classio

fashion.

In a number called Gigolo, showing the ultimate fall of a group of young men who (for a mere stipend) devote their lives to giving happiness to others, is a chorus of gray-haired "flappers", whom the between-act audience classified as "sweet mamas". These are the "others" to whom the young men give happiness by becoming their dancing partners. The gray-haired "flappers", who rely upon gray coiffures, ornate dog collars, ear rings and jewelry, lorgnettes, and dark apparel to suggest age, are finally over come by senility and the young men dance away with real flappers, wearing sweetly youthful little frocks of orange

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model, lined with cretonne, equipped with garment is so cut that it sets well over taffeta. These little frocks have many
shoe pocket, special hat drawer and three the bosom in the middle, sets well over bodices and skirts composed of many
other drawers, plus five hangers, which not slide out of pladdle, so that it will harrow ruffles edged with tinselis on
sells for $15, f. o. b. New York. This is emphasized by the angeffect which silver bow lined with orange rests and

type of trunk will endure plenty of hard body portion. The price is $5.

traveling and makes a trusty little ward

robe for the dressing room. Since sold
at so decided a reduction, it will be neces-

sary to pay the freight to your address.

Dancers, Pavlowa, for one, like the effect of the graceful Grecian dancing sandal illustrated. So do many acrobats

New York theat-
rical shoemaker,
who is offering it at a reduced price of they prepared her for the ingenue role
$6.50, with ribbon to match. The former in June Days, on the road, a part into
price was almost twice the present, the which Bobby bobbed unexpectedly.
reduction being due to the maker's desire
to, popularize the sandal.

Despite the smallnessing mall parts, with laced brown leather instep.

Fashion Tidbits

jabots, man

erself the fortunate young Bobby found Capes, boleros, kerchiefs, at Fimsolving flappers stand

films, followed by an engagement in a
It so happened that the

Women troubled with superfluous hair
go to a great deal of bother to rid them-
selves of this blemish. Unless constant
vigilance is exercised the return of the
hair casts unbecoming shadows. For the
convenience of the woman who must
exercise constant vigilance to keep her
face, arms and legs free from unwanted
hair, there is a small compact which
resembles rouge and is used to "erase" fashion. Sheer fabrics need no other were also writing the Garrick Gaieties.
hair. The compact, which is dry, is
simply rotated over the face, arms or With the aid of the punch, is made smile would help legs and the hair disappears quickly

Every actress should possess a rhine- night club.
stone setting punch, since rhinestones are authors of the show at the night club,
decoration that never goes out of Richard Rodgers and Herbert Fields,

a

tinguish the mode as diverse.

With reasonably priced little flannel of colors number of re It becomes possible to round out a

when the design assume the of polished aluminum and weighs but 10 any rate, she's along the Gateties. At pleated skirts, in wide ran

the Gaieties.

without leaving a trace of irritation. It ounces, rhinestones are easily set on cos-
is always ready for use instantly, an tumes of silk, satin, cotton, light leather,
improvement over many depilatories. hangings, and on the petals of artificial can do besides dance and sing.
per for $1.25.
Rhinestones, with settings, to be used
(Continued on page 41)

She reefers of taffeta, so that they may

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mer ever comes!

SOSTUMERS

BARRICK GAINS

OSTEMESA

By G. M. LELAND

munications to 1560 Broadway, N. Y.

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this unique creation belongs to Truman York cares for in the massive buildings
Curtis, artist, playwright and reader of on Clarkson avenue, Flatbush, known as
Reflections, of Glendale, Calif. Having the Chronic Hospital, formerly the Home

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Pepys' success. hope
for a couple of years, Mr. Curtis gave of the lodge to alleviate the suffering of
ating a weekly magazine with a circu- most of the world, with the exception of

la Sesquicentennial Exposition,
the rental of 2,200 costumes. The received last week, much to my delight are always looking and the men who

lation of one copy. The first issue the City of New York

has been split
also of the Quaker City,

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which

a ordered.

costumes have

The Mahieu establish

maths Frolt executed the costumes for

e's Frolic at Loew's Avenue B last

Lied Tensa O presentation

Brent,

at the Colony Theater

onjunction with the picture Rolling

see, which opened on Monday, June 7s

Disney designed the costumes

Filthese three presentations.

clumsiness

inity Fair Costumes, Inc., New York,

anity FalWilliam Adler,

by designed by Dorothy Tennent,

biteBobby Connolly's new floor show at

Hotel Shelburne, Brighton Beach, York. Adler's concern also exda ballet dress for Louise Le Gue, recently arrived from abroad to bereballet mistress of the Anderson

Ron School in New York.

Telegraph.

Vaughan Glaser, operating the most

popular stock company Toronto ever had,

leased Shea's vaudeville theater on Victoria street at an annual rental of

Capt. Plunkett's Dumbells, one of Can

ada's most successful attractions, jumped
from London, Ont., to Moncton, N. B.,
to present their latest revue, Three Bags
Full. The company will close in the

East.

Martha Madison, last seen on Broad way in Gustav Blum's production of My Son, is playing in stock in Grand Rapids,

Mich

Selena Royle, daughter of Edwin Mil

ton Royle, the playwright, stock at

the Alcazar Theater, San Francisco.
Emma Chase Colligan will spend the
summer in Chicago with her husband,

Walter, who is appearing in The Home

Towners at the Four Cohans Theater.

I am always glad to hear from my readers. Address, 316 West 72d street, New York City.

Smilingly,

Dorothea Antel

International Alliance officials arrived

in Cleveland Monday to prepare for the
27th convention of the organization, open-
ing the week of June 21 with head-
quarters at the Winton Hotel. Those
who came on from New York are Wil-
liam F. Canavan, president of the I. A.;

Harry Sherman,
Richard J. Green, general secretary-
treasurer, W. D. Lang, manager Adjust-
ment and Claim Departments; John Sul-
livan, aid to Sherman; Fred J. Dempsey,
vice-president, of Boston; Barney Ryan,
business agent of the Brooklyn local (No.

assistant president;

4) and an I. A. trustee William C.

Scanlon, of Lynn, Mass., also a trustee;
Louis Krauss, Eastern representative,

and William J. Harrer, vice-president, of
Philadelphia. Others who came on to
Cleveland are William Covert, vice-presi-
dent, of Toronto; William Elliott, vice-
president, of Cincinnati; George E.
Browne, vice-president, of Chicago; Cleve
Beck, vice-president, of Fresno, Calif.,
and John P. Nick, vice-president, of St.
Louis.

in Charles LeMaire,
entation at the Rivoli Theater, en-
Charleston. The stage show, which
sddirected by Petroff, is held in con-
Hon with the Inter-City Charleston
ty Tournament. The Brooks estab-
hent is executing the entire wardrobe
Rufus LeMaire's new revue, Seeing THEATRICAL MUTUAL ing of the convention. The Committee
8. The designs were made by Charles

The Executive Board, the Board of
Trustees and the Committee on Creden-
tials will go in session prior to the open-

on Credentials will examine the creden-
tials of the local unions sending dele-
gates to determine whether any should be
unseated or not.

Representative Tinney, who was sent to Pittsburgh last week, reports that he settled the controversy existing between both locals there (stagehands and operators) and the Davis and Sheridan theaters over the new policies at these houses. The Davis, a Keith-Albee vaudeville theater, formerly big time, playing vaudeville acts, only, included a picture

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pathy and applause.

Stanley Costume Studios of New
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Allen theaters, Montreal, which were to
have become effective June 1, have been
deferred to June 15 as the result of the
manager meeting with an automobile ac-
cident when on his way to negotiate a
settlement last week. The Montreal local
wired I. A. headquarters for the post-
ponement. Indications are that the con-
troversy will be settled.

Fred J. Dempsey, I. A. vice-president

exhibit at the Sesquicentennial Exion in Philadelphia. The costumes own way to spread a little sunshine in a fay each period in American history, place where, perhaps, there is no thought mencing with 1776 and continuing up on the part of the outside world, the the present. They will be exhibited Chronic Hospital. The inmates are alive d the government for the next six today, but to some of them tomorrow may ths at Building Number 29, Philaation on his nose performed last week in hia Navy Yard. "We have arranged to give concerts to a Boston hospital. Dempsey Joined I. A.

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local, is recuperating from a serious oper

H. Mater, head of Maier's Costume these mohomedicin these old folks, many of whom are bed- officials in New York Sunday to go to or Pittsburgh, Pa., received many that if they have visitors they will tell

per comments on his work a that it they have

Jaques and Bookbinder, owners of the

ttt performance of The Middleman, them now and then by someone who Strand Theater, Red Bank, N. J., vaude-
ented by The Big Six of Islam hasn't forgotten. Many of them will ville house, are putting forth efforts to
o No. 35, M. O. V. P. E. R. The play hasn't uns again her
staged at Grotto Hall in the Smoky flowers. Many them will never leave

reachhausettlementth hoortion,
No.536.ver the employment units

members. The house was formerly play-
ing pictures only, but recently put in
vaudeville, with the result the local
union started negotiations to put in their
men. The Strand had operated as a
non-union theater. At I. A. headquarters
it was said the matter will probably be
settled at an early date.

The Pottsville, Pa., local (No. 218),
which has jurisdiction over Mahanoy
City, Pa., has requested a road call
against the Hippodrome Theater, at this
point, on the ground the management of
this house refuses to recognize the union.
According to advices from the local, the
manager is doing his own operating, and
the entire stage crew is nonunion.
house plays vaudeville.

Side Glances

(Continued from page 40)

The

tening the distance.
live, even in the shadow, for there why these notes should not
ways another sunrise just beyond. interest in the order and result in in
the flowers need the ransom interests the membership and new lodges. Grace Perkins, which is being published

lovely in the so do

tears in the sun trade we need yoost Philadelphia to attend the Ses some girls are born lucky!

Don't fail to visit headquarters when under the title of Musicale. Assuredly,

its greatest beautontanering centennial Exposition, June 1 to De-
of God's great plan to forestall a dumber. You will find a warm wel-
greeable to ride This ptonous existence. Calm seasamay combe and everything pertaining to your
make skilled marinpon, but they do pleasure and comfort, and the theatrical lin spent more than recently was

Irene Franklin's Recovery
Not every one knows that Irene Frank-
which dis-
over Delaware charged. But as might be expected, the

New York City.

erate the struggle to attain the profession. lingly he thrill attainable the greater will the new bridge its theind in the Red Head comedienne was nothinatas hand cry to rain the end fight River, the largestened to traffic July 4 She wrote stories per and hich revue, and win, thaight and lose, to fight world will be openedal fetities. The bought by antyduced fond which her And that is life as it is meant with local and national feet of the which will be produgarnigan, composed eling that road with pat on the with the wind against Philadelphia termining of the bridget on the music. At her opening at the Palace Blothed, whines monter

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der for giving it.
hile most magazines. boast of their
circulation

Jerry

sang Billboard, maintains a shop and

Be Your Age, which she wrote while tains visitors, and despite the fact that she
traveling on a train one afternoon.
is encased in a steel brace and confined
Certainly mental activity is the recipe to bed, radiates more cheer than a dozen
witness perfectly healthy persons. She is ever

as

it alonation and all of them strive stThis lodge intring Benevolence and fortiden atributi is to to its the announcement the west of these standard by archarity Beneries of con- Dorothea Antel's contribution this week. hopeful and always mentally employed.

Conducted by WILLIAM SACHS-Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati, O.

R. A. Nelson, of the Nelson Enterpr ses, Columbus, O., has just perfected a new mind-reading show which he plans to place with various carnivals and other outdoor attractions as soon as patent and copyright papers are received. Full de- Dr. A. M. Wilson

tails of Mr. Nelson's show are not yet available, but the general plan is as follows: The spectator, upon entering the seer's tent, is called by his correct name and three questions are answered or the purchase price of the ticket will be re

Accorded Royal Reception

edit the Society of American Magicians,

New York, June 7.-Dr. A. M. Wilson, of The Sphinx, official organ will be the feature of the act. Only two York magicians when he arrived in the

Durbin's Illusions

New York, June 12.-What is said
be one of the finest collections in the
English language of books on magic and
allied subjects was exhibited for the firs
time in this country by Dr. Milton A
Bridges recently at his home, 148 West
74th street. Dr. Bridges has collected
Following are two more of the Dur- many
rare volumes, including Hock
bin illusions. Others have been published lished in 1634, and Scot's. Discovery
Pocus, Jr., of anonymous authorship, pub
Witchcraft, published first in 1584. Th
Holmes" In this illusion Durbin, after burned by James I, came out in a secon
Sherlock latter, after all copies were ordered
Doyle about Sherlock Holmes, has a tion to the one recently purchased by

on the page from time to time: "Velami-
lagra, a Reminiscence of

funded. The "money-back" guarantee was accorded royal reception by New telling a story written by A. Conan edition in 1651. This collection, in addi

people will be required to handle the metropolis Friday to attend the annual candlestick with a candle in it brought Houdini, as announced on this page som show-a ticket seller and the seer. No banquet of the S. A. M. at the Hotel forward by a young lady who hands it weeks ago, gives New York City questions will be asked of the spectator McAlpin. He came by airplane from

by the ticket seller or the seer. The spectator will merely be required to sit opposite the seer at a table. Each one of these shows will be owned and operated by the Nelson Enterprises.

Their one

attraction now on the road, Alla Rageh and Company, is playing Eastern Pennsylvania to good business, and will remain out all summer if business warrants.

Many new additions have been made to the show, among them a new scenic setting to replace the old cyc. and a com

plete line of lithograph paper up to threesheet sizes. A teaser advertising cam paign has been organized and placed in operation to good advantage. The Nelson Enterprises are also contemplating the opening of a school for the purpose of training of would-be seers and mental

workers.

Milwaukee Magic Notes

Kansas City, Mo., his home town, to get
here in time for the affair.

He was met at the Grand Central

Depot by a committee consisting of
Houdini, Hagoort and John McManus,

who welcomed him on behalf of the So-
ciety of American Magicians and the

Knights of Magic.

In addition to the place of honor he

had at the guest table at the banquet

Friday night, he was again honored yes-
terday at a dinner party given in the

afternoon by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rou

clere at their home in Ridgewood, N. J.,
and at the Central Opera House in the
evening, where the Knights of Magic

held a "Wilson Night".

Among those present at the Roucleres' party were Howard Thurston, Mme. Adelaide Herrmann, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ransom, Billy Mann, Frank Ducrot, Dr. Vandevere, Servais Le Roy, Rutan, of the Wirth & Hamid offices, and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Armstrong, formerly with Rutan's Song Bird act.

The Knights of Magic held an informal reception, served plentiful refreshments and put on a good show. Vekony, who sails for a tour of the continent next month, opened with the needle-threading

candlestick float

to him. He lights the candle and then monopoly on the rare magic book field.
by a few passes of the hand has the
candle leavetate acanthieturning George The Wizard
the candlestick; then both candlestick
In South America
and candle float away in the same man-

ner. A solid hoop is passed over and George the Wizard, who is making
around the candle, proving that there are tour of South America, is meeting with
no connections of any kind, and finally success in each of the cities he plays. He
the candlestick and candle are brought recently played at the Teatro Florida
forward and the light is blown out. Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he
"Florine, the Child of the Air"-A played to a packed house at every per
young lady comes forward and is hypno- formance. He also scored heavily a
tized by Durbin. Prior to this two the Teatro Carlos Gomes, Sao Paulo
handkerchiefs are borrowed from mem- Brazil, and at the Teatro Royal, Monte

bers of the audience who are requested video, Uruguay.

I. B. M. Convention

to mark them. One is tied around the
girl's right arm and the other around
her left arm. She is then hypnotized,
placed on a very thin table and covered
with a cloth. She then rises in the air
until she is six feet or more from the vention, held at Kenton, O., last week
stage floor. Durbin then removes one of will be found in the "feature" section of
the handkerchiefs from the lady's arm, this issue in the front part of the book

A complete account of the I. B. M. Com

Magic Notes

bringing it forward to be identified.
Then the assistants bring forward a
large trunk which is fitted inside with
plate glass and which is opened to show
the audience that there is nothing in it. will be found in this issue under The

Durbin then takes hold of the sheet
covering the young lady suspended in the
air, saying "Go," whereupon she van-
ishes, and upon opening the trunk she is
founderside the timerowth the arth

Paul Noffke, of Springfield, Mass.,
followed with some clever work with same other

1,200 Masons and their wives of the city. thimbles and cards: Houdini then obliged few night later was host more with his famous front and back palming

than 500 newsboys.

of a deck of cards. The card star and

The clergy of the city is well repre- the dovepan were presented by Jurgeonsented in local magic. Father Graser, of son. Yasha the Flaming did some real St. Ann Church, is an occasional lec- good work with silks and also did some turer on spiritualistic frauds. Father productions. Jack Miller worked his 15Wasniewski, of St. Hyacinth Church, card trick and this time it didn't balk. owns a large magic library and is the After the magic performance Dr. Wilpossessor of the largest collection of ap- son made a speech in which he stressed paratus even seen in these parts. Altho the importance of an avocation in life his interest in magic dates back only a and the value of magic as an avocation.

little more than a year, he already has

the manipulative skill of a veteran, and

his mastery many of the Erdnase sleights is treat to watch.

Raffles, Leon and Van Hoven were re

cent visitors to the Cream City.

Ellwood Playing Club Dates

Ellwood, well-known ventriloquist, is now completing his club dates around New York State after winding up a sixweek engagement at the Lazarus Department Store, Columbus, O., where he gave 165 consecutive performances. While in Oswego, N. Y., recently, he was the guest

He also gave his recipe for keeping
young. Good digestion and good whisky,
such recipe. third

he said, were two of the three vital fac

inadvertently forgot to mention. Maybe

he meant being able to do a good magic
trick. Steve Brody presided as chairman
and handed Dr. Wilson a gavel whenever
he felt judicial.

A musical program followed under the
direction of Bert Dolan, of Dolan's Re-
cording Orchestra. Alwyn E. W. Bach,
announcer of Station WBZ, sang several
songs, assisted by Raymond Twombley at
the piano. Several child performers, un-
der the direction of Lorna Standish, con-

cluded the entertainment.

Not the least interesting part of the

quite unintended, was put on by the im-
provised team of Houdini and Cottlow.
When the magician entered, Cottlow with
good intentions but not so good observa-
tion, asked him for his ticket. Houdini
told him he had none.

"Who are you?" inquired the ex-of

of Frank Barbeau, the clever card manipu- entertainment, tho it was unbilled and
lator. He also met the Great Gault, whose
home is in Oswego. Steve Haley, former-
ly musical director with the Howe Trav
elog Road Attractions, was Ellwood's
pianist during his stay in Oswego. Ell-
wood will leave for Ohio about the mid-
dle of the month to fill a number of en-
gagements there that will carry him well
up to the latter part of August. In his
communication to the writer Ellwood ex-
pressed his regret in not being able to
attend the I. B. M. Convention at Durbin's
Egyptian Hall, Kenton, O., last week.

ficio doorman, pausing for a reply.

"Why, don't you know me?," asked Houdini in dulcet tones. "I'm none other than Mr. Abracadabra Winkenblinkennod."

"Sorry, Mr. So-and-So," said Cottlow, "but you'll have to buy a ticket, for I don't know that I know you."

He "didn't know that he knew him" was quite right, for Cottlow could recognize Houdini anywhere, even at a seance, if he weren't so engrossed in his latest role of doorkeeper.

Among those at the affair were Le Roy, Max Holden, Maguire, Harry Dreilinger, Tarbell, Hagoort, John J. McManus, Welsh Miller, Harry Schofield, Laurice, Dr. Reuben Glick and Bernard Z. List, prominent laundryman of Brooklyn and an amateur magician whose greatest feat is the disappearing of hotdogs.

Lippincott in Michigan

Mirza Completes New Show

Marquess Mirza, widely known exponent of necromancy, has finished the preliminary work on his new Melody and Mystery Show, and will give his first per

Several letters of interest to magician

Carter, who returned to San Francisco a few months ago after a world tour, i now in New York.

Anthony Vekony is sailing July 3 on the Martha Washington for a thre months' business and pleasure trip to Italy, France and Hungary.

La Temple, the illusionist, who retired from vaudeville about three years ago, i making a return to the two-a-day via

formance on the West Coast early in the
fall. After playing a few of the West the Keith-Albee Circuit.
Coast cities he will sail on a tour of the

world. Elaborate preparations are being Al Smith, Houdini's manager, recent
made to make this unique performance visited his parents and his sister a
one of the most exclusive and highly en- brother at Duluth, Minn. According
tertaining exhibitions of prestidigitation Al, visiting one's home town is one o
ever presented on any stage. Mirza and the treats of life.

his company will present two and one-
half hours of magic, music and humor.

Huntington, W. Va., June 12.-Nibisco, Huntington's popular magician, who for the past three seasons has been playing high schools and theaters in the Tri-State Region, is again at work on his production for next fall. According to reports the show will carry two truck loads of apparatus and will play practically every school within a radius of 150 miles. Many new illusions are being built and the different acts are being rehearsed for the opening next September. Associated with Nibisco this season will be the DeLung brothers, acrobats and tumblers, well known in this section. Other members of the company will include Kinney the Magician, Roy (Duke) Gerlach, chief comic; Ramova, Russian escape artiste: 500 Mile. DeLores, dancer, and Bob Ramey, pianist. Special scenery, electrical effects and appropriate music will enhance the DOUGLAS, 1616 Commerce, Dallas, Teras

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with the company. Lippincott has a new
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