New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-22
BENEFIT FOR NEWSBOYS
Summer Camp Gets $500 at
New Theatre Vaudeville.
ADVICE FROM HENRY CLEWS
Banker Emphasizes Wisdom OF
Saving, but Young Statesmen
Are Not There to Hear.

II was just after one of the best barper
shop tenors. assisted by a brass fouhdrS
bass. that has been heard in New YORK III
several years had finished singing balIau
with the refrain "Hi huh love yuh, money
girl" that Henry Clews arose In the right
hand proscenum box at The New Theatre
last night and made an impromptu speecn
10 the newsboys from notes concealed III
his left hand The speech was announced
as impromptu. and there could be no douo'
that il was addressed to the newsboys ana
contained much good advice on saving
money for the inevitable rainy day
The only newsboys to be seen IN the
audience. however. wore decollete gowns
and sold programmes. for which they asheu
81 and accepted % cents. They han coi'e
from the choruses of various BfoadWaE
shows, and were supplying thcIr Su'""'
night services to the benefit ior'the Ne"s
boys Summer Camp. at Woodland beac"'
Staten Island. 1t was the first desecI uo"
of 'rhe New Theatre with a vaudeNl'le pea
Torrance. and. besides netting S2,oU ior ti'e
newsboys' fund. the job was SO Thoroughly
dona thar (, will not be necessary TO re-
peat II for some time
Mr. Clews was followed by MISS Ma'e'
Adams, who appeared on the stage III d"
imitation Of a girl playing the vioih' "ne
was costumed as a gypsy In freshiy iau"
dered shirtwaist, with the sleeves toi"'
and brown silk stockings, with large green
clocks. She played the violin with much
agility and vigor. Her costume was some
what similar TO that of Miss Ethel Levey'
of the Folies Bergere company except tha'
Miss Levey omitted the stockings. The
resemblance was chiefly in the brevity Oh
the adornments.
Miss Levey sang song which intimated
that she was a Texas COW Duncher. Her
voice corresponded we'll with the MOTH ana
her hat was turned up in front, but Tor
a cow puncher she was strangely indiTer-
ent TO the welfare OF her knees. so far as
the audience could teTl there was nothing
between the tops Of her puttees and what
seemed to be a pair Of running breeches.
She carried a quirt, however, and famed
herself vigorously with il. and at the end
Of the song performed in number OF ac-
tive dancing steps.
Another cowpuncher dressed more strictly
in keeping with the character This was
VIII Rogers who gave an imitation of Fred
Stones rope dance and added dance OF
his own that entailed jumping in and out
of the whirling circle as he followed 1t
across the stage. 1t used to be seen regu-
larly with Buffalo Bits show, and was
quite as creditably done by Mr.. Rogers as
by the Mexicans with the Wild West.
Miss Elsie Janis furnished one of the
most interesting features of the evening,
sharing the honors in the applause with the
Courtney Sisters Miss Janis related the
story Of the Office boy at the ball game
and gave an imitation of Nine. Bernhardt,
while the Courtney Sisters had some ef-
fective songs and dances. Miss Janis was
one Of the few who were allowed TO accept
an encore. and for This she gave an eX-
cellent imitation Of George Cohan making
curtain speech.
After Miss Janis came Imogene Conner.
who had been substituted on the bill for
Montgomery and Moore. Before Miss
Conner appeared voice off the stage was
heard inquiring in deep feminine tones for
the lettuce This was afterward under
stood to be yodelling but before the query
could be answered Miss Conner langudly
1oated across the stage and. seating her
SCH U'Slu' a SHldll ldbI't lii'H'i S'lil' ~
marks concerned with
What a funny little world uh this is
The chief trouble with the world. from
Miss Corners point of view. was that
though YOU might lend Il friend dollar
YOU could not borrow more than quarter.
Mabel Hite and Mike Donlin gave
sketch improyised from the original comic
opera. II was discovered that Abe Attell
was not wrong when he said that nc could
sing as well as Mike Donln could dance.
and il was reiterated that Miss Hite was
the strength of the team and was strong
enough To carry several teams. Altogether
there were forty-two numbers on the pro-
sramme. and enough good ones among
them and carefully enough spread about
to make il always worth while 10 wait TO
sec who would be the next ones. one
might pick a lemon and one might see La
Tette Mignon. The gamble added TO the
interest and the good ones were good
enough TO Justify the bad ones.