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ning alge 4500 VARIETY VAUDEVILLE ACTS DESIRING A WESTERN MANAGER SHOULD CONSIDER THE BEEHLER BROTHERS HAVE NEVER EMPLOYED LEGAL TALENT IN ANY COURT OF LAW. THE BEEHLER BROTHERS BOOK IN THE LARGEST VAUDEVILLE OFFICES IN AMERICA WHERE THEIR JUDGMENT OF FEATURES IS NEVER DOUBTED. THE BEEHLER BROTHERS BEING THE MOST RESPONSIBLE WESTERN MANAGERS, HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THE CRITERION VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS TO OFFER THEIR LIST OF ACTS FOR NEXT SEASON’S ROUTING. THE BEEHLER BROTHERS ARE PRACTICAL RAILROAD MEN, HAVING ROUTED THE WORLD’S . GREATEST HEADLINERS IN THE WEST. EVERY ROAD, EXCESS RATE IN THE MIDDLE WEST AND OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMA- TION IS THEIRS. THE BEEHLER BROTHERS THROUGH MR. DAVID BEEHLER OCCUPIED THE POSITION OF CONFIDENTIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LATE CHARLES E. KOHL, THE GREAT THEATRICAL MAGNATE, WHO MADE VAUDE- VILLE IN THE WEST. THE BEEHLER BROTHERS THROUGH MR. CHARLES BEEHLER REPRESENTED THE WESTERN OFFICE OF THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT. IN THIS POSITION HE ROUTED MANY OF THE ACTS BOOKED, SUGGESTED ‘THE WESTERN ACTS FOR THE TIME AND GAVE HIS PERSONAL ATTENTION TO BUDDING TALENT. HIS RESIGNATION TO JOIN THE ABOVE ENTERPRISE WAS FOLLOWED BY DEMANDS FROM FRIENDS TO REPRESENT THEIR BUSINESS INTERESTS, AND IN THIS SPACE HE DESIRES TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR LOYAT, PATRONAGE AND SUPPORT. DAVID BEEHLER CHAS. BEEHLER VARIETY OFFICE CHICAGO OFFICE 1536 BROADWAY, Phone 1533 Bryant 105 W. Monroe St., Phone Randolph 5102: UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE [Larger Quarters 8th Floor] When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. ns sw wo SS Le — -~ 4, ~_ pap», mem -&*% o> mm fA

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Vol. XXVII. No. 4 NEW YORK CITY, JUNE 28, 1912 PRICE 10 CENTS

WM. MORRIS’ SUDDEN RETURN AT PROCTOR’S INSTIGATION ?

Rumor Independent Booking Man Has Been Recalled to Head an ‘‘Opposition’’ ‘“‘Big Time’’ Vaudeville Circuit. Poli and Others, Besides Proctor, Reported to be Planning Break for Freedom.

The Mauretania, arriving in New York this morning, has William Mor- ris on board. It became known early in the week Morris was coming back, and in connection with the informa- tion it has been strongly rumored that Morris was sent for. He had not in- tended to sail from the other side for some time. Morris’s sudden return, according to the report, was brought about through intimation to the Morris people in New York it might be advisable for him to be on the ground and talk over matters in vaudeville for next season. Several ‘‘big time’’ vaudeville man- agers are said to be considering a combination of their own. Among those mentioned F. F. Proctor and 8. Z. Poli are the most prominent. Other ‘‘big time’’ managers not inter- ested in the purchase of Percy G. Williams’ theatres are also said to favor any protective formation that will give them freedom in bookings. Positive knowledge is not claimed by any one of impending deals in vau- deville, but recent events, with many hooks out for all sorts of combina- tions, are said to have created a con- dition where all ‘‘outside’’ vaudeville interests might be linked up in one large combine, if a leader is secured to draw them together. The Mauretania also brought over Marcus Loew. MARIE CAHILL AS “MODERN EVE" Chicago, June 26. Daniel V. Arthur has wired the Sherman House to reserve a suite of rooms for himself and wife (Marie Cahill), beginning Friday. He is due here on that date to look over “A Modern Eve,”’ with a view of deciding on a proposition put to him by A. H. Woods to allow Miss Cahill to play the leading role in it next season in the Eastern company. Woods. controls exclusively ail rights to the piece in territory east of Pittsburgh. RUSHING NEW HIP SHOW. Preparations are being rushed for the new Hippodrome show, which is scheduled to open Aug. 31. It is to be another version of ‘“‘Around the World” as a spectacular production. Two of the big scenes wiil be Harlequin and Wild West resiective- ly. Steve Miaco and Harry La Pearl have been engaged as clowns, Ballet rehearsals commence July 15 and the principals are called for Aug. 1. ““WALLINGFORD'S”’ OPPOSITE, Richard Warner is negotiating for the stage rights to Harris Merton Lyons’ short story, “‘A Pousse Cafe Promotion,’ which he intends to con- vert into a three-act comedy for next season. The story is along the lines of the “Wallingford” piece, only the pro- moter is honest instead of being a “grafter.”’ HOFFMANN’S “JOAN.” The Gertrude Hoffmann show at the Winter Garden, New York (opet- ing in September) will have for its big features, it is said, a massive “Joan of Arc’”’ production, built from ideas obtained by Max Hoffmann anda his wife on the other side. HOPE CAST FOR THE ASTOR. Francis X. Hope will probably be the resident manager at the Astor theatre next season when Cohan & Harris, in association with A. H. Woods, take possession of it Sept. 1.

WOODS BUYS OUT SOL BLOOM. A. H. Woods has purchased the one-third interest in the Julian -E)- tinge theatre, in course of construc- tion, held by Sol Bloom, paying a bonus for the Bloom holdings. The promotion of the theatre was Bloom’s, and he, Woods and Eltinge, each assumed a third of the venture, by the terms of which they pay but $12,000 a year ground rent, erecting the theatre themselves. The original agreement provided that neither of the parties could dispose of his hold- ings without the consent of che other two. Tuesday Mr. Eltinge’s consent was sought and immediately given. The papers in the transaction were drawn in the offices of House, Gross- man & Vorhaus, by their Mr. Beek- man, and signed Tuesday night. KEITH CLOSE TO SITE. Atlantic City, June 26. B. F. Keith has accepted plans for a now vaudeville theatre here and has selected a site for the house, but a difference of some $3,000 in the pur- chase price is halting the closing. INA’S IDEA OF MONEY. Chicago, June 26. Ina Claire, leading woman of ‘The Quaker Girl,’ is in a receptive mood. She will be pleased to consider a few offers for vaudeville at $1,500 per week. ELSIE JANIS’ ACT. Chicago, June 26. The latest vaudeville producer is Elsie Janis, who claims authorship as well. July 22 at the Majestic will appear Burbank, Reeves and Stuart in a n‘usical skit entitled ‘“‘Three in One.”’ The words and music are by Miss Janis, who culled the trio from her “Slim Princess’’ production. “CHARITY GIRL.” JULY 21. Chicago, June 26. The. opening date here of the Geo. W. Lederer Co.’s production of ‘‘The Charity Girl’ has been definitely sei for July 21 at the Studebaker theatre Rehearsals, under Mr. Lederer’s di- rection, are now being held daily at the Knickerbocker theatre. BROAD WAY’S GROUND LEASE. A very circumstantial rumor was afloat this week that Felix Isman had disposed of the 120-year ground lease he held on the Broadway theatre building, which would carry with it the cancellation of the lease of the theatre itself, now held jn the name of the Shuberts, Lew Fields and Isman. Investigation disclosed the report emanated from the downtown finan- cial district, where Isman was inter- ested in a deal involving more than a million dollars, by the terms of which Isman would sign over one- half the ground lease from the Zbo- rowski Estate, which he holds indi- vidually, and in which his associates in the theatre have no part. The Broadway theatre itself is leased to Shuberts, Fields and Isman, each having one-third, and has two years more to run. Any disposal of the long ground lease would have no effect on the theatre tenancy. FRAZEE’S FUTURE PRODUCTIONS. H. H. Frazee will produce, either in New York or Chicago, about Sept. 15, “Bachelors and Benedicts,’’ a comedy by Jackson D. Haag, a _ Pittsburg newspaper man, About Jan. 1 he will present Wilson Mizner and George Bronson Howard’s ‘‘An Enemy to So- ciety.’’ The casts have not yet been selected. WORK AND PLAY TURN. Frank Work and R. Ower have dis- solved partnership. Work will ap- pear hereafter with Jewel Play, for- merly associated with Willie Pantzer, the act to be known as Work and Play. SHUBERTS’ ONE MAIN OFFICE. The Shuberts will have one big main office for their general staff em- ployees. It will be the present suite ir the Shubert Building at Broadway and 39th street. The interior parti- tions are to be torn out leaving a large room, full of desks, with J. J. Shubert at the head of the class. The new the staff will bring the boys all on the job promptly —and keep them there. layout for

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Sap peak Re! Ne Ne 4 VARIETY — —====™™S=Sa4)™\_ _——a=__—_—_—_=_—aeSsESEqEq_Eqaes=—= NEGLECTED ARTIST UPSET OVER “COMMAND” SLIGHT Chevalier Calls Upon Committee to Ascertain If His Name Had Been Submitted. Not Answered. Walter C. Kelly Asks Permission to Cancel His Palace, London, Engagement and Secures It. (Special Cable to VaArrety.) London June 26. All sorts of disturbances in the ranks of the artists not selected for the Royal Command performance to be given at the Palace July 10, are manifesting themselves. They are likely to generate considerable ill- feeling, which will result in a series of “‘grouches.”’ Albert Chevalier has asked the committee in charge of the perform- ance if his name had been submitted to the King, but he was given no sat- isfaction. Walter C. Kelly has given up his annual summer engagement of eight weeks at the Palace, following the announcement of the official program not containing his name. Alfred Butt released him unconditionally. Kelly will go into another West End house. “REBECCA” IN LONDON SEPT. 2. ‘Special Cable to Variety.) London, June 26. The opening date in London for “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” has been set for Sept. 2, probably at the Duke of York’s theatre. An all- American cast will appear. The ‘‘Rebecca’’ company selected by Klaw & Erlanger and Jos. Brooks Yor London will include Marie lL. Day, Eliza Glassford, Ada Deaves, Viola Fortescue, Edith Taliaferro, Liola Frost, Violet and Clara Meser- eau, Edna Flugarth, Archie Boyd, Sam Coit, Edwin Smedley. All were of the ‘‘Rebecca’”’ company last sea- son. LONDON’S BIG DUMB SHOW. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, June 26. An extraordinary combination is promised for the Drury Lane next April when a dumb show play by Gabriel D’Annunzio, music by Ruben- stein, dances by Fokine, scenic de- signs by Bakst and production by Max Reinhardt is to be given. Arthur Collins is now in Paris per- fecting the negotiations. MADO’S BLACK LACE TIGHTS. (Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, June 26. The Shuberts and Hammerstein have been after Mado Minty, whose dancing in the Marigny revue is re- markable. Minty wants a bigger price and a more binding contract than the Americans care to offer. The Shu- berts are willing to pay her $800, but the dancer expects $1,000, which is a jump of over $750 above her present salary. Mado also asks a guarantee she will not be closed after her arrival. Per- haps she is well informed, for the question is whether she would make good in any production, and it is also possible her. sensational dance in black lace tights might be banned by the Mrs. Grundy party in New York. YVETTE OPENS BIG. (Special Cable to VaArtery.) London, June 26. Yvette opened big Monday at the Alhambra, playing four numbers, though the house is not ‘fitted for this style of act. Gideon Duryea on the same Dill fared only fafrly, the house being too big. “KISMET” NOT LIKED. (Special Cable to Variety.) Berlin, June 26. ‘‘Kismet’’ was not at all favorably received at the Kuenstler-theatre, Muenchen. Calderon’s Circle, at that house, is going on tour after closing the en- gagement. It is intended to present a condensed version of this piece in English vaudeville. CROXON MANAGING COLISEUM. (Special Cable to VaArterty.) London, June 26. Dundas Slater has resigned from his post as manager of the Coliseum and will be succeeded by Arthur Croxon, the journalist. MARY ELIZABETH’S CHANCE. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, June 26. Mary Elizabeth will work but one week at the Victoria Palace, opening July 1, and then sail for home. FROHMAN’S TWO FOR THIS SIDE. (Special Cable to VaArtery.) London, June 26. Charles Frohman will produce in America next season, in conjunction with his English managerial associ- ates, ‘‘Bella Donna’’ and “The Sun- shine Girl.”’ BRINGING MARIE TEMPEST HERE. (Special Cable to Vartery.) London, June 26. Marie Tempest will return to America next season, under the man- agement of Charles Frohman. She has several plays in her repertoire, one of which will be decided upon short!y for the American tour. GOOD ACTING WASTED. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, June 26. “Before and After,’ a sketch’ by Laurence Cowen, was presented at the Pavilion Monday by Wilfred Shine and Pollie Emery. It disclosed some excellent acting absolutely wasted upon an inferior vehicle, FULL COPYRIGHT JULY 1. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, June 26. Vaudeville producers and artists are reserving all new material until July 1, when the new copyright law goes into effect, protecting every form of originality in stage presentment, either spoken or dumb show, both in ‘‘business”’ and spoken ideas. SIMONE IN 5-ACT COMEDY. (Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, June 26. Mme. Simone will play next seasou in Paris at the Renaissance, -where she will create the leading lady iu Henry Kistemaeckers’ five-act com- edy, “‘L’Occident.’”’ Abel Tarride, manager of the theatre, will also be in the cast. BERNHARDT IN SON’S SKETCH. (Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, June 26. When Sarah Bernhardt appears at the Coliseum, London, in September, she will create a new one-act piece by her son, Maurice Bernhardt (in colla- obration with H. Cain), to be entitled “Une nuit de Noel pendant la Ter- reur’” (Christmas night during the Revolution in 1793). Sarah will hold the role of a wo- man of the working class at that terri- ble period in French history. BARILLI WRITING “MEDUSA.” (Special Cable to Variety.) Berlin, June 26. Bruno. Barilli is composing an opera from a story written by Ottone Schanzer entitled ‘Medusa.’ It will be given its first presentation at Rome or in Milan next winter. The libretto is said to have many thrills. Barilli is one of Italy’s youngest composers. “BEAR” AND “TURKEY” HITS. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, June 26. The Palace Girls “Wedgewood” setting, introducing the “Grizzly Bear’ and ‘Turkey Trot’ steps, and are a big hit. OUTDOOR BUSINESS BAD. (Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, June 26, Weather here is rainy, and there- fore not good for al fresco resorts. “PRINCESS CAPRICE” FIXED. (Special Cable to Vartery.) London, June 26. ‘Princess Caprice’? has been fixed for a New York showing. This is one of the pieces Sam Bernard came over to see. MACHUGH STAYING IN LONDON. (Special Cable to Variery.) London, June 26. Augustin MacHugh, author of “Offi- cer 666,’ has rented a house in the suburbs for the summer and will re- main here until the production of his American success. On his return to America official announcement will be made of his engagement to Bertha Mann, leading lady of the Temple stock company, of Haiilton, Canada, opened in 2: ALHAMBRA’S “CLACQUE” FIRED. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, June 26. The Alhambra’s new regime start- ec by discharging the clacque. The house will close at the end of the summer for two mouths, to abol- ish the pit, lower the stage and make other radical changes. (Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, June 26. Charlot is leaving Paris June 30 to assume the management of the London Alhambra, beginning July 1. NO AUTHORIZED AGENT. (Special Cable to Variety.) Sydney, June 25. The Brennan-Fuller circuit of vaudeville theatres requests VarRinty to make known that no one in Ameri- ca has the authority to engage acts for it. San Francisco, June 26. One Sam Blair has been in the city for a week or so representing a New Zealand-Australian vaudeville circuit. THE O’GORMANS DIVORCED. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, June 26. A divorce has been granted freeing Joe O’Gorman from Irma Lorraine. Mrs. O’Gorman was accused of mis- conduct with Baron Von Boris. DIRECTOR TITTEL BANKRUPT. (Special Cable to Variery.) Berlin, June 26. Herr Tittel, director of). tthe Or- pheum at Graz, has gone into bank- ruptcy. HAUPTMANN’S LATEST, ARTISTIC. (Special Cable to Variery.) Berlin, June 26. “Gabriel Schilling’s Flight,’’ pro- duced at Lauchstedt (near Berlin) received high praise from the critics for artistic value. The piece is Ger- hard Hauptmann’s latest drama. FOLIES BERGERE SEASON OVER. (Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, June 26. The Folies Bergere closes for the summer June 30, after a successful season. Manager Bannel will reopen this famous establishment about August 25. FRANCK PRODUCING “SOLDIER.” (Special Cable to Variery.) Paris, June 26. M. Franck will produce “The Chocolate Soldier’ at the Apollo about Nov. 1. ONE STAR NOT ENOUGH. (Special Cable to Varrery.) London, June 26. Max Reinhardt has completed his ‘‘Napoleon and the Fair Sex,’’ which is to be presented with a different Hermine in each act. It is scheduled for an American showing. 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€ lis ist .*? uc his ich ant led .m- Ive TOR VARIETY TANGUAY HEADING ROAD SHOW FOR NEXT SEASON’S TOUR Agrees to Appear Under Management of Jos. M. Schenck, in Centre of Vaudeville Played a la Harry Lauder. Program. Billed and Guarantee and Percentage Given Tanguay. Next season Eva Tanguay will start out’ on a road tour, a la Harry Lau- der, and under the management of Jos. M. Schenck. Mr. Schenck has given the vaudevillian a weekly guar- antee and percentage of profits. The show will play for $2 and be billed like a circus, not remaining over two days in any city. It is said that the refusal of the vaudeville managers to accede to Miss Tanguay’s terms for the coming the- atrical term induced her to accept Mr. Schenck’s offer, although she lately declined a thirty-weeks’ contract at 2,500 weekly to appear in an A. H. Woods production. This offer also carried a percentage side to it.. Miss Tanguay wanted the guarantee to read $3,000. SHUBERT CIRCUIT STILL. Other than the report from San Francisco, printed below, there was little doing on the Shubert vaudeville circuit this week. Many reports were out but noth- ing tangible occurred. Jules Delmar and C. H. Miles, who are the prime (and only, so far) leaders in the Shu- bert movement have made overtures to several ‘‘pop”’ vaudeville managers. without obtaining any action. Those approached insist upon the Shuberts showing something in the way of a circuit. Among the mana- gers who are insistent upon this are said to be Moss & Brill and Cunning- ham & Fluegelman. Together they will have six houses in Greater New York with the opening of next season. Although the two concerns (compos- ing the Affiliated Vaudevile Circuit) have been reported ‘in’? the Shubert clan, they were still holding out Wed- nesday, according to report, for cer- tain demands made by them to be complied with. Delmar, Fluegelman and Moss have met quite frequently. They had another conference sche- duled for yesterday. J. J. Shubert is said to be an important factor in the meetings. The Olympia, Boston, is a house connected with the doings of the Shu- berts in vaudeville; also the Keystone and Liberty, Philadelphia, which Mr. Deimar is reported to have learned were under the sole direction in the bookings of M. W. Taylor. Mr. Tay- lor is reported to take the same ‘“‘show me’’ stand the others have. The O. T. Crawford houses in St. Louis were supposed to have follow- ed Miles into the Shubert agency, but Crawford is said to be under no writ- ten obligation. The Shuberts themselves. stand ready, according to a story, to deliver six or seven western houses into the combination, provided no manager puts in a bid to lease the theatres. The Shubert side claims twelve or fourteen houses of its own that may se be converted into “pop” vaudeville theatres without notice. San Francisco, June 26. John Cort, paying this city a busi- ness visit last week, confirmed the re- port that he and Oliver Morosco plan the installation of a cheap vaudeville circuit extending all over the Pacific Coast. It will be an extension of the recent vaudeville enterprise in which Cort became interested with the Shu- berts, and which now reach as far west as Kansas City. Cort has an idle theatre in nearly every large city on the Coast. In this city it is understood acts on the cir- cuit will play the Portola, which has hitherto booked independently. “There are just two prices that ap- peal to the public today,’ said Cort. ‘You have either got to ask ten cents or two dollars. People will pay $2 for a show if it is worth it. If it isn’t, they are quite content to take their amusement fare in the ten-cent houses. That is why there is money in cheap vaudeville.’’ MAKING IT HARDER. The Hammerstein press department finding things dull this week sent out a story saying Martin Beck of the Or- pheum Circuit had a “talking dog’ that would only appear in the west. The next day the versatile department sent out another story mentioning that ‘‘Don,’’ the “talking dog,’’ would positively play Hammerstein’s shortly. Monday the Times printed a cable Martin Beck might purchase Hammer- stein’s opera house in London for a music hall. All of this occurred while Morris Meyerfeld, Jr., president of the Or- pheum Circuit was in New York. Of course, it had to happen that way, just to make it harder. GARDEN GETS AHEARN’S ACT. Charles Ahearn and his cycling troupe, one of vaudeville’s best com- edy acts, have been engaged by the Shuberts for the new Winter Garden Revue, opening in July. A scene will be built around the Ahearn act, mak- ing it one of the big features of the show. Ahearn signed a_ season’s ‘play or pay’’ contract. For the Gertrude Hoffman Revue at the Garden, which opens in Sep- tember, Charles J. Ross, Dolly Sis- ters and Ralph Austin have been en- gaged. In this revue there will be thirty- three scenes, some not to hold the stage over one minute. Charles Lovenberg left Tuesday for Europe. MA-BELLE. The accompanying photograph is that of MA-BELLE, the beautiful young English tress, dancer and pantomimist, who will open her New York engagement at | ac KEITH'S UNION SQUARE THEATRE MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY ‘IRS1 The scenic, mechanical and electrical equipment that will be part f Ma-Bel terpsichorean spectacle will be new, costly and sensationa! RATS ORDERED TO ANSWER. Chicago, June 26. The grievance committee of the Chicago Federation of Labor, dele- gated by that body to investigate the conditions of affairs existing between the White Rats Actors’ Union and some of its members, held its. first meeting June 21 at the Federation offices here. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Dillon of the Federation Will Cooke, W. W. Waters, Joe Birnes and Abner Ali appeared on behalf of the Rats. They immediately entered objections and demurrers as to the right of the Chicago Federation to in- vestigate an International Union. After hearing the pros and cons as to whether the committee were act- ing within their rights, the chairman called in President Fitzpatrick of the Chicago Federation who gave his opinion that the Chicago body had a right to investigate the matter. Bobby Gaylor, a life member of the organization and Ali’s predecessor as Chicago representative of the Rats, said he was baptized in the organiza- tion, but since the amalgamation he didn’t know just where he stood. Gaylor pointed out to the committee that other members avoid the condi- tions through being expelled or drop- ping out by not paying their dues, but being a life member, he was forced to stay with the organization through everything. Messrs. Nome, Ricardo, Byrne, Shea and others spoke for the ¢om- plainants. The grievance committee retired for a few minutes to de- liberate as to whether they had a right to investigate the complaints, returning to announce that they had decided against the Rats and would expect evidence in affidavit form from both sides sometime next week. A series of typewritten questions were gotten out last week by the in- surgent Rats here, to be asked of the New Yorkers at the weekly meeting. Some of the queries were pertinent and quoted figures. The sheets were generously circulated. At the weekly meeting of the Cen- tral Federated Union in New York last Friday night, John Sullivan was appointed in place of John P. Hill, the Rat delegate who was removed for non-attendance. Mr. Sullivan is a member of the General Executive Committee of the Federation of Labor. In reply to a question whether the White Rats had removed the non- union sign on their club house, the secretary reported: ‘“‘The said union had apparently treated the complaint with silent contempt.’’ This referred to a board reading about the club house being erected for the White Rats. The C. F. U. wanted to know why the remainder of the White Rats Actors’ Union title had been omitted. At the C. F. U. meeting last week a letter was received from President Samuel Gompers, acknowledging re- ceipt of communications from New York and Chicago relative to the White Rats. Mr. Gompers wrote he would bring the matter to the at- tention of the Executive Committee. It is not expected the committee will pass upon the subject before August. ng Se a ll ns age eae FoR Be Nr aenene ST Ss vas ee = ae AN Se aR IS GH Se ee es “RR gM? oo ea RIN, PAREE | cnaos aT er, ; EN ron a be 8 tae Se hes cond 19 Ya sce > eae

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6 VARIETY lle MANAGERS’ COMPLETE VICTORY IN WESTERN ASSOCIATION Bring About Chas. E. Bray’s Resignation, with Chas. E. Kohl in FullCommand. J. J. Murdock Badly Whipped and Told to Remain in the East. New Order of Affairs at ‘‘The Association.’’ Chicago, June 26. Friday, June 21, Charles E. Bray tendered his resignation as general manager of the Western Vaudeville Managers’ Association, to take effect July 27. Charles E. Kohl, managing director of “The Association,’’ immediately notified Bray his resignation had been accepted, thus bringing to an end what promised to be the _ greatest this theatrical battle ever waged in section of the country. Shortly after Bray’s’ resignation + ey CHARLES E. KOHL. had been accepted, the directors de- cided upon Charles E. Kohl as Bray's successor. Mr. Kohl will continue as managing director and will run the business affairs of the W. V. M. A. under that title. Hereafter the name of general manager will be a thing of the past. While Bray’s move came as a sur- prise to the general theatrical public, those on the inside have been on the lookout for the past three weeks. With the voluntary interference and advice proffered by J. J. Murdock (acting for the United Booking Offices) in the matters of the Associa- tion, the action of “‘The Asse ciation” managers in squelching those opposed to them and the best interests of the agency is a marked advance in man- agerial independence. It will doubt- lessly have a far-reaching influence, proving conclusively as it does that the manager who pays the act is stronger than the manipulator, who but manipulates for his own profit. Things vaudeville in Chicago have been badly mixed for several months. The various circuit heads booking through the “Association” office have been at loggerheads with Bray, but very little became public until the managers brought the fight out in the open. Under the leadership of Karl Hob- * ville litzelle, president of the Interstate Circuit, the managers finally came to- gether and decided to organize a pro- tective association for the express purpose of bringing the conditions before the directors, who, until then, knew very little if anything of the existing conditions. Last week the Consolidated Vaude- Managers’ Corporation was formed. Hoblitzelle was selected president and spokesman for it, and immediately got busy. Previous to the organization of the new company, the managers had called upon Bray in a body and complained of the bad conditions existing through the Adolph Meyers office having exclusive privileges of ten per cent. bookings in the agency. The managers suggested that a few other agents be allowed the use of the floor, but Bray checkered this move by abolishing the Meyers office and announcing the intention of the ‘‘As- sociation’’ to eliminate the ‘‘necessary evil” for ail time. This apparently left the managers without a platform for their cam- paign, but after a hurriedly called meeting they decided Bray’s action to be but a clever move, and figured that with the beginning of next season the natural scarcity of desirable material would necessitate the return of an agent, with Meyers the favored can- didate. In order to ruin all chances ot Meyers’ return, the managers con- solidated and resolved to attend to their own booking next season, select- ing and passing upon the acts them- selves. They accordingly announced in last week’s Variety that fifty weeks consecutive booking could be had from the consolidation without any charge for the service rendered ex- cept the usual five per cent. paid to the Western Vaudeville Managers’ As- sociation. Murdock stepped into the argu- ment, coming to Bray’s assistance presumably to subdue the revolt, but really to take a ‘‘wallop’’ at Hob- litzelle, who, in Murdock’s estimation, is mussing up the chances of Jake Wells in the south. Murdock decided to break up the consolidation by re- moving Hoblitzelle, thinking with the latter out of the way the managers would lose heart in the fight and sub- mit to the orders of the ‘‘throne.”’ Murdock may or may not have been instrumental in the next move, but it remains a fact that shortly after Mur- dock began to take interest in the proceedings, Bray and Judge Trude, attorney for the W. V. M. A., held a conference and immediately notified the Interstate Circuit that it had violated its contract with the W. V. M. A., and because of this, the direc- tors had decided to throw the south- ern chain out of the agency. The consensus of opinion is that Bray and Trude failed to find a flaw in Hob- litzelle’s contract, but realized the necessity of immediate action and de- cided to bluff, hoping that with Hob- litzelle obliterated the remaining managers would give up the struggle. The same evening that Hoblitzelle was notified to move, Murdock sum- moned Walter Butterfield to his room at the Congress Hotel and argued un- til the wee smali hours of the morn- ing, trying to talk Butterfield into bolting Hoblitzelle. Murdock failed in his mission. The following day Hoblitzelle succeeded in reaching Mrs. Kohl (who controls two-sey- enths of the ‘Association’ stock). KARL HOBLITZELLE. During the interview Hoblitzelle ad- vocated a closer affiliation between the managers and the directors and succeeded in placing the other side of the story before her. This occurred Thursday morning. Mrs. Kohl be- come interested and arranged for the managers to return and talk before all the directors present. That after- noon Messrs. Hoblitzelle, Butterfield, Allardt, Hyman and Thielen met at Mrs. Kohl’s residence, stating their story to Morris Meyerfeld, Jr., George Castle, Mrs. Kohl and Judge Trude. The directors opined that they were learning every day as Hoblitzelle did most of the talking. As for Murdock’s connections, they became badly tangled. It is under- stood that hereafter, at the request of the W. V. M. A. directors, Murdock will confine his efforts to the eastern territory and keep away from “The Association.” Incidentally, Mrs, Kohl and George Castle showed a little in- terest in the Wells-Hoblitzelle con- troversy and arranged to have Wells brought to Chicago immediately and straighten the matter out. Hoblitzelle may concede a_ point here and there in order to create har- mony between the east and west. Be- ing a client of the western faction, there is every reason to believe that Hoblitzelle’s interests will be fully protected. Murdock, who came to Chicago to ‘“crimp’’ the Interstate, has brought about the very condition he wished to avoid. When Kohl assumes the leadership of the ‘‘Association”’ there is every chance of a general housecleaning. Reports on the street this week ‘had Kerry Meagher out of the agency. Meagher has been Bray’s confidential man and was selected by Bray as chief lieutenant in the latter’s fight to enter the far west. Charles E. Kohl, who succeeds Bray, is but twenty-six years of age, and is the youngest man to hold a theatrical position of such importance in the world. Mr. Kohl started his career in the box office of the Chicago Opera House at seventeen. After a few years he was promoted and made treasurer of the Majestic theatre From there Kohl went to St. Louis to manage the Columbia. While in St. Louis, Mr. Kohl met and married Margaret Shields, granddaughter of General Shields of civil war fame. Shortly after his marriage Mr. Kohl returned to Chicago and became private secretary to his father, the late C. E. Kohl. After his father’s death he became secretary and treas- urer of the Kohl-Castle Companies, and later a director of the W. V. M. A. He is also interested in several smaller corporations, inciuding the Bijou-Academy Co., of which he is president. Mr. Kohl is the father of one child, a son, eighteen months old and named C. E. Kohl, the third. Mr. Bray has been running the As- sociation about three years. He was with the Orpheum Circuit for many Beasons, and was advanced to his present post by Martin Beck, who was at that time in control, after having purchased all of Murdock’s theatrical stock in western properties (includ- ing the W. V. M. A.) for $100,000. As general manager of the Associa- tion, Bray received $15,000 yearly. Chicago, June 26. Karl Hoblitzelle, president of the In- terstate Amusement Co., conferred at length this week with Jake Wells and J. J. Murdock. It is understood the differences existing between the southern managers will shortly be adjusted to the satisfaction of all con- cerned. Wells arrived here Sunday, returning east Monday afternoon. Because Hoblitzelle has been seen with Morris Meyerfeld, Jr., on several occasions during the past week, some dopester decided that the Interstate was about to sell out to the Orpheum, at least to surrender its four big southern towns. This was immediate- ly smothered by Hoblitzelle. Murdock left Chicago early in the week for Indianapolis, from where he will travel eastward toward New York, stopping off at several towns on the way in. Morris Meyerfeld, Jr., reached New York Monday, accompanied by Julius Meisner, formerly secretary to Mar- tin Beck at the Orpheum headquar- ters. Mr. Meisner resigned his posi- tion, going to San Francisco where Mr. Meyerfeld is said to have found a place for him, bringing him east for company. The Orpheum’s president left Wednesday afternoon for the west. It was reported about that Charles E. Bray of Chicago, and Mr. Bray’s secretary, E. O. Childs, will move on- ward to San Francisco upon Bray’s resignation as General Manager .>f the W. V. M. A. going into effect. nronen

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al as to ds e, ce ne id, ed \S- as ny as ng al d- 0. ia- en ral me ate big ite- the he ew yns ew ius ar- »si- ere ind for eft est. rles ly’s on- Ly’s sf VARIETY | N ARIETY Published Weekly by VARIETY PUBLISHING CO. Times Square New York City SIME SILVERMAN Proprietor CHICAGO Majestic Theatre Bldg. JOHN J. O'CONNOR LONDON 5 Green St®, Leicester Sq. W. BUCHANAN TAYLOR PARIS 66 bis, Rue Saint Didier EDWARD G. KENDREW BERLIN 15 Karl St. E. A. LEVY ADVERTISEMENTS. Advertising copy for current issue must reach New York office by 6 p. m. Wednesday. Advertisements by mail should be accom- panied by remittance. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dee CEE RT OP TP EEO E TRE TT Cae eS. $4 WOPOISN «sc vcscccce ccc dese eecceceseevsoee 5 Single copies, 10 cents. Entered as second-class matter at New York. Vol. XXVII. June 28, 1912 No. 4 Carrie Lone Starr is now alone. Formerly she was of Neff and Starr. Norma Kreider, wife of Clifford Bragdon (Five Bragdons), gave birth to a girl June 17. Manager Driscoll of the Orpheum, Montreal, wife and mother sail for England today. “Human Hearts,’’ which Charles Reno sent for a tour, closed June 15 at Whitehall, N. Y. Shirley Kellogg, formerly of the “Three Romeos’’ company, has joined the Winter Garden company. Joseph King has again put out “East Lynne.’’ The show opened at Port Jervis last week. A motor carnival is planned for New York July 8-20 by the Hotel and Business Men’s League. Craig Campbell has been engaged to sing the leading tenor role with the Trentini company next season. John De Loris starts a tour of the Orpheum parks, opening at St. Louis in July. Robert Hart did not sign with Joba Cort as reported. He plans to enter vaudeville, assisted by Lillian fF. Bradley. Margaret Leigdl has engaged with Hank Brown to replace Mollie Wil- liams in his ‘““Enticement”’ act, which opens Aug. 5. Reports from England are to the effect that Millie Lindon has lost her voice and permanently retired from the stage. Neilson’s Boys and Girls, an Eng- lish dancing act, will make its first ap- pearance in America at the Orpheum, Spokane, July 7. “The Price They Paid” is the title of a show which goes on the road early next season. It is booked for a trip to the Gulf of Mexico. Horatio Parker, composer of “Mona,” the Metropolitan’s prize winning opera, sailed June 15 to spend a year abroad in study. Nat Wills has had his date for the Brighton theatre, July 1, transferred to Aug. 12. July 15 he will play Hen- derson’s, Coney Island. 3 Mabel Hite has been on the roai to recovery this week. Although still confined in bed, she was displaying a lively interest in things eatable. Tom Terriss’ ‘Love Waltz’ has been. booked by Chris Brown for a tour of the Sullivan-Considine circuit, opening Aug. 11 at Minneapolis. George Evans opens at the Or- pheum, San Francisco, June 30, for three weeks in vaudeville, two in Frisco and the other at Oakland. Hazel Chapple (Mrs. Milo Beldon), who submitted to an operation June 18 at Dr. Campbell’s Trinity Hospital, East New York, died suddenly June 26. Mrs. William E. Worley, formerly Mary Manly of the Charles Frohman forces, is the mother of a son, Land- rette King Worley, born June 19 in New York. Fire destroyed the Airdome at Washington, Ind., June 23 and a musical comedy company lost its wardrobe. James T. Layman, the owner, will rebuild. Bertha Kalisch in ‘‘The Light of st. Agnes,’’ with Jack Harrington and John Booth again in her support, opens on the Orpheum at Spokane, July 8. Henry Fink has been engaged by George W. Lederer for a Hebrew light comedy part in “The Charity Girl.” Blanche Ring’s brother has been as- signed a part in the chorus. Paul Durand found out everything about an automobile excepting how to run it. Since the cranking pin made a play for Durand’s arm and got it, Paul is using the subway. George Howell, last season with Billie Burke, has been engaged by Cohan & Harris for the part of the crook in the “Officer 666’ company, to be headed by Douglas Fairbanks next season. Sadie Duff has been signed for the role originated by Camilla Crumme, with the road production of ‘Officer 666.” Cohan & Harris have also engaged Charlotte Lambert for the same show. Roberta Deshon and wife have Signed contracts to appear in ‘The Confession’’ next season. Deshon, who hails from Spain, will play Theo- dore Roberts’ original role in the road production. The Pastime theatre, at Brazil, ind., Louis Brown, owner, one of the oldest picture houses there, is to be torn down and replaced by a new business building. Brown will locat farther west. The operatic revival of ‘The Pirates Penzance,’’ ‘‘Pinafore’’ and “The Mikado” at the Casino closes tomorrow night. When the company goes on tour Frank Paret will act as musical director. Frank L. Smith, formerly business manager of the “Golden Crook” (Eastern Wheel), is equestrian di- rector of Wyoming Bill’s ‘‘Wild West’’ which is the summer attraction at Hillside Park, Newark, N. J. Toomer and Hewins will again pre- sent “It Happened In Lonelyville”’ next season, a long United route be- ing arranged by Jenie Jacobs. Miss Hewins will summer in Boston, and Mr. Toomer in New Orleans. Two more picture houses. are planned for Brooklyn. Annie Price has accepted plans for a new $12,000 theatre at Grand and_e Roebling streets. Patrick J. Carley intends to build a $7,500 house at Sixth avenue and 57th street. Next week onthe Fifth Avenue pro- gram will be a new sketch called “Dad and Mother,” played by Thomas A. Wise and Co.; the vaudeville debut vf Leslie Kenyon and Lillian Sinnott (two production people), and Carl Schuetze, a harpist, with Hettie Drum, a soprano. Fred Clarke manager of the Pitts- burgh baseball team, has presented Harry Van Cleve with a new mule. Van’s old animal, ‘‘Pete,’’ was with the Pittsburghs as mascot the year they won the pennant, and the ball tossers still carry the mule’s shoes around for luck. The Knell Fraternity Amusement Hall, renamed Colonial, at Mt. Car- mel, Pa., has been leased by the Co- ionial Amusement Co. of Harrisburg and will open July 10 as a “pop” house. The Cowling theatre has closed, the equipment being pur- chased for the Colonial. O. L. Turn- er is general manager of the Colonial Co. David Belasco announced this week he would neither read nor return un- solicited play manuscripts. The statement was occasioned by a suit brought against him Monday by two people who claimed ‘“‘The Case of Becky”’ by Edward J. Locke had been inspired by ‘‘Etelle,’’ a play they had submitted to Belasco sometime be- fore, George McQuarrie, who played Charles Richman’s role in ‘Bought And Paid For’ at the Wednesday matinee, will have the part during August at the Playhouse while Rich- man takes a vacation, Next season McQuarrie will lead one of the road companies. His wife, Ethel McKel- lerd, will play the maid in the same company. **WITHIN THE LAW” J. J. Murdock theater Hiring electricians to read plays. John Hyams ther baie Dowagiac. Giving up first money at Weber’s Dustin Farnum spending money. Harry Fox being serious. Harry Ridings living in Chicago. Julian Eltinge playing ‘‘Juliet.’’ Jane Cowl wearing gold handcuffs Louis Simon playing Hamlet. Lula Glaser managing herself. Losing actors’ trunks. Trimming song writers for royalty. Willie Collier having another son. The sidewalk comedian. Charles Frohman engaging Boston chorus girls for New York. Lillian Russell marrying as often as she likes. Frank Hope talking about some- thing else besides George Cohan. A. H. Woods turning down Fritzi Scheff. Werba & Luescher having as many shows as they like. Jim Fennessy smiling at the East- ern Wheel. Martin Beck telling Keith what to do. Al Levering telling how well he stands with Bill Harris. George Welty acknowledging his right age. Kathryn Osterman wearing twenty- eight gowns in one week. Free shows at Sully’s Barber Shop. Cabaret Archie Selwyn Edgar’s plays. boosting brother Mike Simon boosting Selma, Ala- bama. Believing yours is the best act in vaudeville. Letting your wife do a “single” while you lay off. Wearing a fur coat in the winter while carrying a satchel. Wearing a White Rat Button in the Putnam Building. eg renee eee a Se peeled wee een rae a ee aj PAE NEF AMENCG 5 SRT em TR ARM MENG BAR, iT LAIR eR INE "AM Tm iA POETIC ol ers iain it &r-

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e. VARIETY FIVE SULLIVAN-CONSIDINE THEATRES FOR CHICAGO One Building and Two More Under Consideration in the Windytown for Addition to the S-C Regular Circuit. Chicago, June 26. Five Sullivan-Considine theatres in Chicago, all playing the road shows of the regular S.-C. Circuit, are con- templated by John W. Considine, who stopped off here this week on his way west, S.-C. now have the Empress, and are building at Halstead and 63d street. The Hamlin is also booked by S.-C. as a “split week’’ with the Empress. While in the city Mr. Considine had under advisement propositions to erect two more theatres here. Nego- tiations looking toward this end were started on Considine’s previous trips. In pursuance of the policy by Sulli- van-Considine to increase the quality of their shows for next season, James J. Corbett has been engaged to tour the time, commencing in the fall. Mr. Corbett will do his monolog, and receive a very large amount weekly for that service. Another important contract en- tered into by Chris O. Brown, who handles the §.-C.’s bookings from New York, is the agreement with Lew Fields to have tabloids of Fields’ musical productions that have ap- peared at the Broadway theatre, go over the S.-C. route as complete vaudeville acts. From “The Hen- Pecks” will be the barber-shop scene, In the production line Mr. Brown will also have for the circuit Rawson and Clare, at the head of a number of girls. Guy Rawson and Frances Clare will produce a feature number, with Rawson taking charge of the comedy end. Miss Clare will lead the num- bers in the manner that made her so popular in burlesque. Several “big time’’ acts that com- mand important salaries are in nego- tiation with Mr. Brown, according to report. BROWN BROS. IN MINSTRELS. The Lew Dockstader Minstreis next season will have the Brown Brothers. They are a musical act, well known in vaudeville and at Hammerstein’s this week. THIRTY V. C. C. ACTS. There will be thirty vaudeville acts at the Savoy theatre, Atlantic City, during the week of July 22, when the Vaudeville Comedy Club will hold its benefit in the house. Jos. M. Schenck, chairman of the Benefit Committee, is making up the several bills that will be played dur- ing the V. C. C. stay. The Comedy Club’s Field Day at Brighton Beach during August is swimming along under the guidance of Charles Ahearn. Last night at the club a meeting was held of the com- mittees to prepare for the event. In the free-for-all auto race Mr. Ahearn has received the entries of Carter De Haven, Charles King, Frank Otto, Chas. Howard, Nat Wills, Jack Wilson and Joe Schenck. Ahearn’s car will also be a contender. For the fat man’s contest, Sam Chip and Harry Tighe have signed up. Lottie Greenwood is a contestant in the auto race for women, and Mr. Ahearn is waiting to hear from Madge Fox, as another entry. -~] “PUSS IN BOOTS” IN FOUR SCENES. Next season 3B. A. Rolfe will pro- duce for vaudeville ‘‘Puss in Boots.” It will have four scenes and carry a large company. PAUL MORTON AND WIFE. Paul Morton, late of the Four Mortons, has now formed a business as well as sentimental alliance with his wife, who has been off the stage for the past five years. Next season they will appear to- gether in an act in ‘‘one.’’ “COMMAND” SHOW. Winnipeg, June 26. The opening of the regular Or- pheum season here is week after next. The Canadian Exposition will be held here at the same time. Duke and Lady Connaught will attend. The Orpheum’s manager has re- quested the New York office to for- ward as many English acts as can be gathered, and on July 10 a ‘‘com- mand” performance, attended by the royal couple, will be given. At all other performances the program wiil just be the usual show, including the foreign turns. CANADIAN LILIPUTIANS RECONCILED. Nashville, June 26. Katie Mai Williams a Liliputian, who filed a suit for divorce from her midget husband, Willie Priestly Wil- liams, has withdrawn it, the couple having effected a reconciliation. BALKAN BAND BATTLE. Cincinnati, June 26. Officer Hoffman arraigned before Judge Fricke in the police court Mon- day morning Savo Savich, leader, and George Phillips, chief mandouiin play- er, of the Balkan Orchestra. The band came here from St. Louis recently. The players believed Savich was about to abandon them. When he was caught walking away with some of the scores Sunday, Phillips attempted to stop him. They were having a hand-to-hand encounter when the officer arrested both and charged them with disorderly con- duct. ERNIE WILLIAMS MARRYING. Ernest Williams, of the Marcus Loew’s booking offices, is engaged to be married the first week in August to Grace Nelson, last seen on Broad- way in ‘‘Gypsy Love.’’ KLEIN’S LYRIC OPENING, Asbury Park, N. J., Arthur June 26. Next Klein will open his new Lyric theatre with first Monday class vaudeville. Prices will be up to seventy-five cents. The house seats 1,100. Bessie Wynn heads the open- ing program. Opposing the Lyric will be the Cri- terion, now playing vaudeville under a “Family Department” ‘‘franchise”’ of the United Booking Offices, which has given Mr. Klein the ‘‘first class’’ permit for Asbury. It is said the Cri- terion’s program next week will have Ida’ Brooks Hunt and Cheridah Simp- son, and Trovato, both ‘“‘big time’’ or first grade acts upon it. 100 IN COLORED GAMBOL. The Colored Benevolent Associa- tion has set July 15 as the starting date of its first annual gambol. The Philadelphia, Wilmington, cities visited will be Baltimore, Washington, ‘Atlantic City and Asbury Park, the opening performance being given in New York. At least 100 members are expected to participate, and the ladies’ auxil- iary is also expected to help. The Association will travel on a special train. JAMAICA—WHERE IS THAT? D. F. Hennessy and J. K. Burke have put in a bid of $17,500 a year for a “pop” vaudeville house to be erected in Jamaica at a cost of $200,- 000. The owners of the property are holding out for $20,000 rental yearly, feeling that they are entitled to return to ten per cent. on their in- vestment. it has been put up to the owners that Messrs. Hennessy and Burke have the U. B. O. franchise for Ja maica and that in the event of the house being leased to others, it would be difficult to secure suitable talent, The owners are making inquirie about this phase of the situation, LIFE-SAVING SUPERINTENDENT. Philadelphia, June 26. Denman Thompson McFarland, life saver and superintendent of Keith’s: also plays golf. Last Saturday while hunting the ‘pill’ on the Country Golf links he heard cries for help’ and saw two boys struggling in the water of the lake. lads to shore. The boys were exhausted and it took several minutes to bring them back to life, also performed by Mr. McFarland. The hero declares he is not going to do a diving act in vaude- ville despite all the press notices he received, but he may yet wear a Carnegie medal. NATURAL SONG PLUGGING. The Geo. W. Meyer Music Publish- ing Co. has a natural song plugging effect, *through the location of its of- fices at Broadway and 37th street, The music concern is on the first floor above the street. With the win- dows wide open on warm days and the pianos in action, a crowd gathers be- lcw on the street, often applauding a number. He brought both ,; SMASH-UP IN VAUDEVILLE. Early last Saturday morning at St. Nicholas avenue and 173d street, Jack Henry, after being propelled through the glass wind shield of David Thomas’s automobile, was on the ground some distance away from the machine, with a dozen cuts about his head. Sam Kenny walked over to him and said: “Jack, where were you going when the car stopped?” Mr. Kenny was the only uninjured member of the ‘party homeward bound from Coney Island. The car had been stopped by a -stree at the side of the road, the steering gear and brake refusing to work while the auto was on a down grade, moving at the rate of about ten miles an hour, according to the stories of the in- jured. Mrs. Charles B. Maddox, Nelson Burns and Mrs. Henry were the more severely injured. They have about recovered now, but at the time of the accident, it looked bad for all, ex- cepting Kenny, who wanted to know of Maurice Rose what he was think- ing of as he (Rose) started to come down. When the machine struck, Mr. Rose went about eighteen feet up in the air. Charlie Maddox was slightly bumped, but escorted Mr. Rose (who around Broad- way the same evening. Mr. Burns had a plaster cast placed on his leg. leaned upon a eane) _ Mrs. Maddox dislocated her shoulder. Harry Fitzgerald, one of the party at the Usland, left the car at Times Square as it moved uptown. All of the party are connected with the show business, the most of them with headyuarters in the Putnam Building. Saturday night a crowd of “United boys” will leave for. Clayton, N. Y., to remain a week, camping beside the t. Lawrence River. Those going are Jack and Ray Hodgdon, Charlie Mad- dox, Maurice Rose (by kind permis- sion H. B. Marinelli—to come by the next mail), Nelson Burns, Sam Kenny (the jolly joker), Lee Muckinfuss, Frank O'Brien, Jack Henry. Frank Bohm may join the party the middle of the week. BUYS YOUNGSTOWN PRINCESS. Youngstown, O., June 26. Henry Gluck, who owns the Family theatre Newcastle, Pa., has purchased the Princess theatre here from W. J. Wiliiams, $25,008. Next season the Family and Princess will ‘‘split.’’ consideration f BIG BAND CONCERT AT MET. " A band festival is being planned * for the Metropolitan Opera House ‘next month with Arthur Pryor as gen- eral director. 150 musicians from England, Scot- ‘land and other countries will play to- gether under Pryor’s baton. BEN BORNSTEIN BACK HOME. Ben Bornstein, who has been man- aging the Harry Von Tilzer music branch in Chicago for the past five years, iS back on Broadway to stay. He will be at the New York office per- manently, although making occa- sional trips back to the Windy City. Rocco Vocco has been placed in charge of the Chicago office. PETES bre

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} sees = VARIETY : 3 FOX BUYS A HOUSE-BOAT. YIDDISH ACTRESS OPENS SHOW, St. I. A. T. S. E. CONVENTION TO There may be no money in “small (Special Cable to Varrery.) pet, time’’ vaudeville, but the show peo- London, June 26. led BEAR MOSTLY ON CONTRACTS ple around town don’t believe it. Just Malvina Lobel, Yiddish actress, of now when it looks like a manager is who achieved some repute in New on trying to rid himself of a surplus York as leading lady of David Kess- ‘om Main Object of Peoria Gathering to Oblige Members to through keeping theatres open, Wil- ler’s Yiddish stock company, on the spe Work Under Stage Employees Form of Agree- liam mee, who won sy siteaagn small tim- East Side, some _two years ago, & ers doing business, has paid John J. opened at the Coliseum Monday in you ment. More Safeguards for the Future of Ryan, of Cincinnati, about $10,000 a sketch, and was indifferently re- the Alliance to Come Up for Action for the house boat, ‘“Bide-a-Wee.”’ ¢eived. red It formerly belonged to Charles Hyde. After Monday she was relegated t ard Mr. Fox is having the boat refitted, position of opening the show. ear Charles C. Shay, president of the Harry Degion, Fred Thomas; No. 4, and will lay out a circuit for it, the International Alliance Theatrical Brooklyn, John J. Skinner, Jacob Ul- commencing at the East River, with i oe eae . ear Stage Employees of the United States rich; Newark, M. A. Carney; No. 59, the longest jump Sandy Hook. The DED. Ww ELL IN WRONG HOUSE. the and Canada, and Vice-President M. A. Jersey City, James Walsh. first stand will be for two weeks on (Special Cabie to Vanmer,) . r at ' Carney, Newark, left New York It is almost a certainty that the fresh water. : ‘ London, June ae a) yur, : Wednesday for Peoria, Ill, where convention will adopt a measure If the boat is finished in time, Fox Emma Carus opened at the Hippo ei in- : they go to attend the sessions of the wherein every member of every union will go down the bay and megaphone drome Monday and did well, consider 2e executive board of the Alliance prior affiliated with the Alliance will have the latest news to Marcus Loew, as ing she is in the wrong house for her f son to going into the annual convention’ to carry an I. A. T. S. E. contract next Loew returns from Europe on the class of act. $i ore July &. season. boat he may someday buy and throw a en ae q net At Hamilton Messrs. Shay and Car- Through a referendum which will away, just to keep the ocean from be- “HANDWRITING” DOG NOVEL. LB the ney will be joined by another vice- result in a resolution calling for a coming overcrowded. Loew runs (Special Cable to VaArrery.) i ex- president, Charles O’Donnell, of To- drastic protective measure, the I. A. some small time theatres, too. It London, June 26. § lala ronto. T. S. I. is expected to make its policy sounds like a cash business. “Dick,” the handwriting dog, open oe wa The following delegates have been more pronounced hereafter. waa ing at the Hippodrome Monday, is @ ‘§ ymé chosen by the New York, Brooklyn, ORCHESTRION FOR PICTURES. novelty, but unsatisfactory. a Mr. Newark and Jersey City unions: No. Chicago, June 26. Some of the ‘small time’ vaude- siestilatal § yin 1, New York, Charles C. Shay, Philip John J. Fanning, Lee M. Hart, Clar- ville managers in New York are in- GREELY UNDER COVER. a ntly Kelly, John F. Corrigan, Joseph ence B. Savage, Larry Cassidy and terested in a musical device to sub- Portland, Me., June 26. : | ares Meeker, Frank Donnelly, U. J. O’Mal- . Harry S. Johnson have been chosen stitute for orchestras in the ‘‘pop”’ James W. Greely, manager of the + ad- lon, Sr., James Bass, Samuel DeVall, delegates to the I. A. T. S. E. conven- houses. Portland theatre, has tendered his a was Tom Carmody, James Cody, W. E. tion at Peoria. They represent local It is on the style of an orchestrion, resignation to take effect July 1. " leg. Monroe, James Maxwell, Sr.; alter- union, No. 2. and will play beneath the stage while Greely has entered the amusement der. nates, Frank King, Matty Matthews; —___—_——_ the moving pictures are being un- promoting business. In addition tos at No. 35, New York, Harold Williams, Olga Petrova sailed for London, reeled. A piano, it is expected, will new venture under cover, he has ae Joseph Magnolia, J. Vincent Lee, Tuesday. accompany the ‘‘pop”’ acts. other things under way. 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10 VARIETY _ = Orr COHAN’S REALLY SERIOUS DRAMA FOR NAT GOODWIN ‘*The Fox’’ the Title of Cohan’s First Serious Effort as a Dramatist. Goodwin Will Star in It After Election. Continues With ‘“‘Oliver Twist’’ Until Then Nat C. Goodwin will continue in the role of Fagin in the Liebler & Co. re- vival of the Beerbohn Tree version of “Oliver Twist’’ until-after Election, when he goes under the management of Cohan & Harris, to be starred ina piece called ‘‘The Fox,’ said to be written by George M. Cohan. It is the manager-author - composer - stage-di- rector-producer’s first serious effort as a dramatist. There is another drama of the same name, written some time ago by Lee Arthur. ALICE LLOYD MAKING A RUN. Boston, June 26. Much attention is being given to Alice Lloyd by show people through the unexpected run she is making at the Tremont, as the star of ‘Little Miss Fix-It.’ Coming in June 11 under adverse conditions, including weather and a street car strike, Miss Lloyd was not expected to remain over two weeks. Although notice was early posted so the company could close at any time it has been held over weekly. The prospects (unless unseemly heat breaks up the ground rules) are that the “Fix-It” show will have quite a stay here. Passage abroad for July 3 on the Mauretania, reserved some weeks ago for Miss Lloyd, has been canceled. HOWARD GOULD MAYBE. Howard Gould is being reported as the probable successor to John Mason’s role in “As a Man Thinks,” which the Shuberts will send out again next fall. Mr. Gould has been playing in the west for some time. FOLLOWING “READY MONEY.” Chicago, June 26. Following ‘‘Ready Money,’ the Cort announces ‘‘Fine Feathers’’ to open Aug. 11. “Fine Feathers’ is the latest effort of Eugene Walter, author of ‘Paid in Full,’’ among other plays. Robert Edeson, Walter Lackaye, Max Figman and Rose Coghlan are in the cast, while still another star is being negotiated for. “Ready Money’’ is now in_ its fourth month and proved the best of the late season productions. LYRIC TAKEN BY GREENWALL. New Orleans, June 26. Henry Greenwall has again leased the Lyric theatre from Lehman & Davies, The present contract of ten- ancy expires July 1 No definite policy has been outlined for the future of the house. SAM THALL COMES TO BOOK. Sam Thall should start toward his Chicago home today, if he wants to make good on leave town. Mr. Thall hit the burg early in the week. He just did nothing but have put on the route sheets for next sea- son, ‘‘Miss Nobody From Starland,” ““A Modern Eve,’’ and “The Heart- Breakers.’’ They are Mort Singer’s shows. Thall got them all on. He’s a fast worker. his promises to “H,. O.” IN TOWN. Herman Oppenheimer (‘“H. O.’’), originally of Casino fame and of late presiding genius of the Hotel Strat- ford theatre ticket office in Chicago, arrived in New York Monday and willi spend a few weeks, recreating at Far Rockaway. Speaking of the season just closed, in the windy city, “‘H. O.” says that outside the ‘‘Follies,’’ which opened early, and Maude Adams, ‘‘The Siren” and “Officer 666,’ there were no really big successes there. Business, on the whole, very bad. has been KATHRYN MILEY SELECTED. Kathryn Miley will play the Stella Mayhew parts in the Al Jolson-Win- ter Garden show which tours the country beginning Sept. 1. ALLOWED, WITH RESTRICTIONS. New Orleans, June 26. The Senate has passed the Clinton bill, providing for the appearance of children on the stage in Louisiana under certain regulations, by a vote of 27 to 10. The bill must pass the House before it becomes a law, as it originated in the Senate. The passing of the measure in the House and the signing of it by the Governor seem but a formality, al- though the child labor prevention people are exerting every influence for its defeat. ESTABLISHING SINGING SCHOOL, Putnam Griswold, the American baritone, is putting forth every effort to establish a National Conservatory of Music. If successful, the school will be located near New York or at Washington. The object of the school is to bring forth talent in singing and writing. Griswold expects to take the matter up more fully on his return from his trip abroad. HATHAWAY'S OWN STOCK. Lowell, Mass., June 26. Andrew Hathaway, who runs the Hathaway theatre, is planning to in- stall a stock company of his own here about Aug. 5. The Lester Lonergan Players re- cently closed a fifty-six weeks’ engage- ment. Rollo Lloyd, Lonergan’s juv- enile, will handle the leads for the new Hathaway stock. ENGLISH ACTOR IN “ALLAH.” With Lawson Butt, an English ac- tor formerly in support of Sir Herbert Beerbohm-Tree, in Waller’s Liebler & Co. open “The at the Auditorium, Lewis role, will Garden of Allah’’ Chicago, Labor Day. It will run there until the operatic opens and then play the big no engagement being for less than two weeks. Another woman will be secured for the Mary Mannering role. season cities, THE SAVAGE SHOWS. *Many of Henry W. Savage’s shows are booked for Pacific Coast and Gulf of Mexico tours next season. The first to take to the road will be “The Million,’’ opening in Boston Aug. 26. Taylor Holmes will again be seen in his original role. The “B” company of “‘The Million’’ starts in September. The Eastern Com- pany, “Everywoman,’’ opens late in September, while the western com- pany starts in October for a sixty- five weeks’ tour. “Boy Blue” goes out Sept. 23, play- ing sixty-five weeks to the Coast and back. The ‘‘Merry Widow” Co. leaves in October for the road while the ‘“Ex- cuse Me’’ Company (B) opens Sept. 27 and the ‘A’? company October 7. “The Prince of Pilsen” starts out about election time at Allentown. Of the new productions Savage will offer ‘‘Mousme”’ for the first time about Oct. 15... A new comedy by Rupert Hughes will have its premiere Oct, 28. “Somewhere Else’”’ duced after election. will be pro- BIG HOME TOWN EVENT. St. John, N. B., June 26. ‘Margaret Anglin is to have a big homecoming July 1 when here for three days in ‘‘Green Stockings” with H,. Reeves-Smith and Maud Granger featured players. F. G. Spencer has secured the pa- tronage of the Duke of Connaught and Hon. H. Josiah Wood, Lieutenant- Governor of New Brunswick, who have promised to attend. The prices for one matinee and three nights will range from $1 to $3. Circus advertising for the event is being indulged. ROSTAND AGAINST OPERA. Edmond Rostand, from abroad, ob- jects to the proposed production of an American operatic adaptation of his “Cyrano de Bergerac’’ which has been completed by Walter Damrosch, com- poser, and William J. Henderson, librettist. Arrangements have been made to present the piece at the Me- tropolitan Opera House next season. Rostand has refused French com- posers the right to adapt the piece, and has given no one permission to use it. Damrosch is now on the other side. Henderson, who is musical critic of the New York Evening Sun, claims to have written the libretto to the play eleven years ago at Damrosch’s re- quest. “Cyrano” is America, not copyrighted in WHERE GUS HILL STANDS. Stair & Havlin, it is said, would like to find out from Gus Hill where the latter manager stands in the popular-priced legitimate field. Mr. Hill is an annex of the S. & H. string of producers; also interested in the new L. Lawrence Weber 10- 20-30 chain. The latter is looked upon as opposition by Stair & Havlin, who have added to their letter-heads a line reading: ‘No affiliation with any other popular-priced circuit.’’ The Weber Circuit sent out an an- nouncement through the Shubert press department to the New York dailies this week. It told nothing be- yond what the trade papers printed two months ago, The impression seems to be grow- that the Weber chain will eventually become a third burlesque ‘“‘Wheel.”” The show people say ca- pacity will limit it in time, if suc- cessful, to this branch, through the public’s liking for musical comedy rather than drama. Burlesque, to get over, they add, will have to be presented at a higher admission scale. The Weber Circuit, although not announcing its theatres, seems to have made all kinds of connections. At Scranton where it will play the Reis house (Lyric), the Weber shows will take the last three days of the week, with the theatre using the first half for the higher priced attractions, running up to $2.00. ing ACTRESS INJURES SPINE. Chicago, June 26. Edna Earle Lindon, the stock ac- tress, while playing in ‘“‘The Deep Purple” here last week, tripped and fell down a flight of steps, injuring her spine so badly it is feared she may never act again. VACATION, AFTER 800 SHOWS. Theodore Friebus, who has played over 800 performances as leading man of the William Fox Academy of The- atre stock, has been granted a vaca- tion for the summer, leaving the com- pany Saturday. Richard Thornton, with Mrs. Les- lie Carter three years, has been en- gaged to take his place, opening Mon- day in ‘“‘The Christian.’ Priscilla Knowles, leading woman, has appeared at 1,100 performances, PERSONALLY PICKING PRESENTS. A burlesque manager who is short- ly to become once more a married man has evolved a rather unique and expense saving system of obtaining wedding presents. In forwarding the invitations the manager encloses a slip saying that if he and his future missus are to be favored with a wedding present, they would prefer in this instance, say knives. Another is told forks will be most acceptable, while each invita- tion carries an intimation of what is most wanted. The ‘system’ prevents ‘dupli- cates,””’ When the returns are all in, the couple hope to be in complete form for. practical housekeeping, without purchasing anything them- selves or obliged to give anything away. TR Ee

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He is concluding arrange- ments with Sir Charles Wyndham to produce three of Brady’s American successes, one after the other, at one of the Wyndham theatres, but should the first production prove uncommon- ly successful the other two American comedies probably will be done imme- diately afterward at another London house. The first production will be “Bought and Paid For,’ probably with Cyril Maude, Alexandra Carlyle and Robert Lorraine in the cast. The next piece will be ‘‘Over Night,’’ to be followed by “Little Miss Brown.” All these productions will be made with English companies. Mr. Brady has engaged six English actors each for the Drury Lane melo- drama “The Whip,’”’ and the Drury Lane Christmas pantomime, ‘“’Op 0O My Thumb,” which he will produce in association with the Shuberts at the Manhattan Opera House, New York, in the early fall. The American manager is also col- lecting Scottish actors for five com- panies to tour America in ‘Bunty Pulls the Strings.’’ There will be nine “Bunty” companies in all, five in the United States and the other four in England. Graham Moffatt’s three-act comedy, “The Scrape of a Pen,’’ will be pro- duced by Brady and the Shuberts at the Comedy theatre in New York in September, with Mr, and’ Mrs. Moffat and Jean Aylwin in the principal characters. This has been settled by cable since Brady’s arrival here. He is also interested in the American rights of ‘“‘Turandot,’’ a Chinese play by Vollmoeller, which has made a furore on the continent. In addition Justin Huntly McCarthy has just delivered to Brady the last act of the new romantic play he has written for Robert Mantell for next season. This is called ‘Charlemagne the Conquerer,’ and will require a very elaborate setting but not a long cast. SCOTTI REPORTED PARTED. (Special Cable to Varirery.) London, June 26. A story from Paris is to the effect Scotti has parted from Ferrari and is engaged to marry Miss Ives. THE MOULIN ROUGE REVUE. (Special Cable to Varrery.) Paris, June 26. The Moulin Rouge revue opened June 22, and was fairly successful. Iborra and Manzano, a dancing couple, went splendidly. appear. > It is probable Fabert will return to the Moulin Rouge shortly as manager of a new exploitation company under Carin. SS aan FLORENCE SMITHSON AT COL, (Special Cable to Varipry.) London, June 26. Florence Smithson opened at the Coliseum Monday in a singing act with beautiful scenic equipment. Dhervilly did not WHEATMAN IN “SLIPPERY DICK,” (Special Cable to Variety.) London June 26. Gus Wheatman, in ‘Slippery Dick,” a semi-humorous sketch, produced at the Coliseum this week, is a success. JAKE'S COSTLY “DOPE.” Tuesday was a very hot day, and even the indefatigable J. J. Rosenthal, general press representative for A. H. Woods found it difficult to manufac- ture “‘news’”’ concerning the Woods enterprises. So he sat at his desk in the Longacre building and ‘doped out” the following: Besides the Eltinge 42d Street theatre, which A. H. Woods built and named after his big money making star, and which will be opened Sept. 2 with the new BayardVeiller play, ‘“‘Within the Law,’’ with Jane Cowl in the leading role, there are thirty- seven theatres in New York between 38th and 48th streets, and Sixth and Eighth avenues. This is six more than the entire city had a dozen years back, which in- cluded at that time the cheaper bur- lesque and variety houses. There are so many theatres now, that there are not enough colors for each theatre to be designated by a color of the .tickets. The theatres in the ten blocks run- ning north and south, and the three running east and west are the Knick- erbocker, Casino, Maxine Elliott, 39th Street, Comedy, Empire, Broadway, New Amsterdam, Eltinge 42d Street, Liberty, Harris, American, Lyric, Re- public, Hammerstein’s, Cohan, Shu- bert’s Palace Music Hall, Lyric, Cri- terion, Moulin Rouge, Shubert, Ames, Playhouse, Cort, Beck’s Palace, Globe. Lyceum, Hudson-Fulton, Belasco, As- tor, Gaiety, Illington, Longacre, Hip- podrome, Isman. Just as he had completed it a bright looking youth entered and offered Jake ‘‘a bargain” in linen handker- chiefs. Jake was skeptical, where- upon the youth “proved” that they were linen in so convincing a fashion the press man ‘‘fell for’ the old stunt and purchased a dozen. Meanwhile Jake’s coat was hanging on a rack, from the inside pocket of which bulged a fat wallet. Shortly after- ward the wailet was missing, where- upon Jake threw the kerchiefs to the floor and stamped upon them. MARY MANNERING AGAIN QUITS. Mary Mannering is again reported as having quit the stage for good. When closing her season in ‘The Garden of Allah’’ at the Century, she went to her home in Detroit. Miss Mannering was starring in ‘‘A Man’s World’ more than a year ago when she married a Mr. Wadsworth o: Detroit, a millionaire manufactur- er About to quit the footlights, Liebler & Co. persuaded her to appear in the ‘‘Allah”’ show. FRIARS FROLIC HIT. The Friars Frolic came to a ciose last night at the Cohan theatre. The entertainment was prolonged for three night performances there, after first playing in New York at the Moulin Rouge Sunday night, where a large hit was recorded. The company opened at the For- rest, Philadelphia, last Friday, play- ing at a $3 scale, and is said to have drawn in $5,000. At Atlantic City the following day, with two shows, the takings were about $6,400. In- cluding program advertising and premiums paid for seats, the one night at the Moulin Rouge brought the Friars about $15,000. It is very probable that no more af- fairs of this sort by the club will be dubbed ‘Friars Frolic.’ It is thought the title gives the public an impres- sion the entertainment is wholly local for members. RUMSHINSKY MOVES ALONG. Joseph M. Rumshinsky, whom Jacob P. Adler brought from Europe and has been his musical director for several years, has signed with A. H. Woods to direct one of his musical shows next season. RORK’S “THRO’ THE RYE.” “Coming Thro’ The Rye” will open in Richmond under the management of Sam Rork. The show did not go out last sea- son. “SUZANNE” OPERATIC TABLOID. Marc Lagen has completed arrange- ments with Andreas Dippel of the Chicago-Philadelphia Opera Co., whereby the latter will produce Wolf- Ferrari’s opera, ‘The Secret of Suzanne,”’ in tabloid form in New York next January. The opera has been scored for piano and seven strings. COHAN & HARRIS’ ENGAGEMENTS. Thomas Graves, an Australian co- median, and Master Tobin, who ap- peared in the juvenile performance of “Disraeli’’ at Wallack’s, have been engaged for Cohan & Harris’ ‘The Other Man” for next season. CC. & H. have reengaged Mary Ryan for their road company of ‘The Fortune Hunter.”’ Sidney Bracey, of the ‘Robin Hood’ company, will be assigned to the firm’s musical farce, ‘‘His Other Girl.”’ BEAN’S “AZTEC ROMANCE.” O. U. Bean & Co., who have just shied their castor into the show pro- ducing ring, announce their first dra- matic offering will be ‘“‘An Aztec Romance,’’ dealing with the civiliza tion of Ancient America, “RAINBOW” 40 YEARS OLD. Around the Lambs Club the mem- bers are regaling one another with an alleged comedy tale arising from the recent professional matinee of “The Rainbow,’ given by Henry Miller. Among those in the _ profession availing themselves of Miller’s cour- tesy was Charles Harbury, an old English actor, who recognized in A. E. Thomas’ comedy a very strong re- semblance to an English piece pre- sented in London about forty years ago, and called ‘“‘My Little Sweet- heurt.’”’ Fuller Mellish presented at Proc- tor’s 58th street theatre recently a tabloid version of ‘“‘My Little Sweet- heart’”’ under the title of “The Sun- beam.’’ After a three days’ try-out it was withdrawn as being unsatis- factory. Miller is said to be very much piqued over the disccvery of “The Rainbow’s’’ resemblance to ‘‘My Lit- tle Sweetheart,’’ and deciares that he wili never again give a professional! matinee. MAGGIE TEYTE ON TOUR. Maggie Teyte, the opera singer, has given her consent for a long concert tour, following her operatic engage- ments at the Metropolitan next Jan- uary and February. She will also appear in some of the larger cities with the Philharmonic Society orchestra and the New York Symphony musicians. ONGLEY’S “PATH OF GLORY." Byron Ongley, who dramatized “The Typhoon’ for Walker White- side, in collaboration with Emil Nyi- tray, has completed a new piece en- titled ‘“‘The Path of Glory,’’ which he expects to place on Broadway next season, Ongley is also writing another play for some New York manager. “ELIJAH” IN ENGLISH. The National English Grand Opera Co., to tour the principal cities of this country next season under the direc- tion of Samuel Kronberg, will sing Mendelssobn’s oratorio, ‘Elijah,’ in English. The company will carry its own or- chestra ande chorus. The latter will be augmented in various cities by the choral societies. The principais will be Gwilym Miles (title role), Mme. Ester Ada- berto and Pietro Kalero. EDA VON LUKE IN THE LEAD. Eda Von Luke, leading woman of the West End stock company, has been engaged by Charles Frohman to play the lead in ‘‘Passers By’”’ when it takes to the road next fall. SUPPORTING MISS COUNTISS. San Francisco, June 26. Sydney Ayres, Jack Livingstone, Claire Sinclair, Georgia Woodthorpe, Roy Clements and Robert Lawlor have been engaged for the company which will support Catherine Countiss during her starring engagement at the Heilig, Portland, this summer, ONS s ~

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~ or ee ypaatemr azirine arte A) cota ny 12 VARIETY MUSICAL UNION TROUBLE MAY REACH PEACEFUL END Uniun’s President, Kerngood, and A. L. Erlanger Have Another Consultation Saturday for Final Adjust- ment of Differences. Ail Managers Expected to Follow Syndicate’s Adjustment As a result of a conference be- tween A. L. Erlanger, head of the “Syndicate,” and one of the potent factors of the Association of Theatre Greater New York, and president of the Managers of M. J. Kerngood, Musical Protective Union, Tuesday negotiations entered into to- ward a peaceful settlement of the pro- posed break between the managers and the musicians through the lat- ter’s request for an increase in pay. It was definitely settled by Messrs, Erlanger and Kerngood that some un- derstanding would be reached at a meeting to be held Saturday, June 29 by Erlanger and representatives of the Association and the presiding heads of the Musicians’ Union. When seen by a Variety represen- tative Tuesday after the conference with Hrlanger, President Kerngood said every indication pointed to an amicabie agreement being reached. He said that Tuesday was the first chance that he had had as head of the Musicians’ Union to talk at any length with Erlanger, who has. been abroad. Kerngood felt reasonably sure the increase asked by the musicians will be accepted by Erlanger despite pre- viously published statements that the managers to a man were opposed to paying one cent increase to the musi- cians. The union has announced June 30 as the last day its members will work under the old scale. The Theatrical Association voted Monday to reject the scale proposed by the union. Practically all the the- atres of New York and Brooklyn, ex- cepting the Shubert houses, were rep- resented at the managers’ meeting. While many of the managers op- pose the new wage scale and don’t hesitate about saying so, it is be- lieved that if Erlanger agrees to the union’s demands that the other man- agers will follow suit. were * KELLY QUITTING HARLEM. The William J. Kelly vaudeville stock company, which was expected to remain at the Harlem Opera House all summer, will close Saturday night after a run of three weeks. The house will remain throughout the heated term “pop” vaudeville and pictures, open with KEALEY’S SMALL TIME SCHOOL. The agency of Ed. F. Kealey’s, where he books for the William Fox small time vaudeville theatres, seems to be a graduating academy for acts. Within the past season Kealey has turned over to the Pat Casey agency over a dozen turns he has discovered playing in the Fox houses... The best known of these are Annie Marie Russell, Farber Girls, Kelly (with “A Winsome Kent, Ethe: Widow’’), Stewart and Donahue, Em- ma O’Neill, Burns and Fulton, L’Alma and May, Cummings and Gladdings, Mahoney Bros. and Daisy, Josephine Rellis. STARTING. Moving FEATURE FUM CO. The International Feature Picture Co. has been organized. Sev- erai well-known picture men are con- nected with it. The object of the concern appears to be the placing of feature films only on the market. Feature pic- tures are those that constitute an en- tertainment by themselves, running for an hour or longer and generally not contained in less than 2,000 feet of film. It is said the new company stands ready to guarantee a delivery of forty or more subjects. HURTIG & SEAMON’S NEW HOUSE. As previously announced in Variety, Hurtig & Seamon have con- summated a deal whereby they will become the possessors of a new thea- tre at 253-259 West 125th street, work commencing May 1, 1913. Sydney S. Cohen, a real estate broker, leased the entrance site from Messrs. Stumpf & Langhoff, Milwau- kee. The entrance to the new H. & S. theatre will be on 125th, but the house proper will be on 126th. There will be a combination busi- ness building, rathskeller and theatre with $200,000 expected to be expend- ed in making it a reality. FOX’S STOCKS START. The first engagement for the Will- iam Fox stock burlesque company next season at the Academy of Music is that of Burns and Fulton. MORLEY AND CLIFFORD. Victor Morley and Bessie Clifford, the front cover of this week’s Vartery, their vaudeville debut at the Fifth Avenue this week. This marks Morley’s first appear- ance on Broadway in five years, hav- ing been with Jos. M. Gaites’ ‘‘Three Twins,’ and starred in Harry Askin’s productions, ‘‘The Girl I Loved,” and ‘‘Louisiana Lou.” Miss Clifford is perhaps best known as the “Yama Yama” girl in the West, and appeared last season as the Girl from Havana in Lew Fields’ ‘‘Never Homes,’’ where she gained additional Broadway prestige. Morley and Clifford are billed to show at the Brighton Beach Music Hall as the special feature there next week. Their bookings are being ar- ranged by Edw. S. Keller. whose likenesses adorn made LEASE CALLS FOR LEGIT. The owners Of the Shubert, Brook- lyn, which Marcus Loew has been us- ing as one of his mediums for ‘‘pop’”’ vaudeville, claim that their lease calls for legitimate attractions at that house and may not consent to Loew playing his bills there after Sept. 1 next. Since the DeKalb, the Cunningham- Fluegelman ‘‘pop’”’ house, Brooklyn, started its summer “cut rates,” the neighborhood around the DeKalb and within a radius of five blocks of the Shubert (Loew’s) has been littered with the ‘“opposition’s’ half rate tickets, | The Broadway, in the same section, formerly booked by the Family De- partment (U. B. O.), has closed. SHORTAGE OF CHORUS GIRLS. Chorus girls are hiding, according to the managers. The latter gentry especially those of the burlesque persuasion claim the choristers are hiding in summer resorts, having saved their salary last season. Although this is the customary time for complaints of an arid sup- ply to choose from for the rank and file of the shows, it is a fact that there seems to be hardly a young woman available for chorus duty. The producers are hopeful that the girls will come out of their retreats very soon, and talk terms. SAVOY BURLESQUE DOUBTFUL. Whether Mortimer Thiese will pro- duce stock burlesque for Walter Ros- enberg at the Savoy next season is very doubtful, according to Mr. Ros- enberg. Rosenberg’s deduction for his statement is quite simple; he says he doesn’t know if he can hang on to the Savoy until next season. It is now operated by a corporation and is play- ing pictures, but not many people stroll off the highways to watch them. “BEHMAN SHOW” AT NORFOLK, New Orleans, June 26. Jack Singer’s ‘“‘Behman Show” opens an indefinite engagement at Ocean View Park, Norfolk, Va., July 8, closing a highly profitable engage- ment of five weeks at the Greenwall here July 5. WESTERN ROUTING TODAY. The Western Burlesque Wheel is due to finally draw up its route for next season today, in Baltimore, ac- cording to a report. It is said the delay of the Empire Circuit people has been caused through opposition of members to some of the deals so far made. The question of eliminating the Eastern Wheel from Paterson, in ex- change for a clear Eastern field at Albany is also reported to be on the tapis. This has helped to prolong the final meeting. “JOLLY FOLLIES” TITLE. Al Rich has named his Eastern Bur- lesque Wheel show for next season “The Jolly Follies.” His principals will be Ed. Begley, Max Burkhardt, Phil Ott, Alice La- zar, Nettie Nelson, Virginia Ware. The Rich show will have a new book. HAMMERSTEIN’S COIN FESTIVAL. You’re apt to get pinched trying to give away money in Times Square. That didn’t happen to Willie Ham- merstein this week, but the most of those who received the lucky number for a Hammerstein check wouldn’t take a chance on cashing it. A man may have his money taken away from his along Broadway, and he's lucky if he doesn’t, but to say he may get $5 for nothing after paying but fifty cents to see a show, that is asking too much. And everybody who goes to Hammerstein’s is ‘‘Wise’’ or thinks he is. Mr. Hammerstein started off in the passing-out-coin business Monday matinee. Every third person enter- ing the theatre was to receive a slip entitling him to a check at the box office. It was warm Monday after- noon. Loney Haskell did the passing out while Solly Lee copped the tickets. The crowd didn’t block the sidewalk. After awhile Mr. Hammerstein told Loney not to be so stingy, but give a slip to every other person going through the portals. Tuesday morning the dailies com- menced to take notice of the scheme, Last week they passed it up, not hav- ing forgotten May Yohe. At the Tues- day matinee the attendance had in- creased over Monday’s, greatly, and it looked as though Willie would put it over—and at no expense. The only person to get something from the publicity plan was the cigar man in- side Hammerstein’s. Patrons secur- ing vouchers for checks asked the cigar man if he would trade them in for goods. This was an easy bargain for the tobacco vender. He usually gave a ten-cent cigar or a package of gum. 402 checks are given out each mati- nee. They range from ten to thirty cents each, with a few thrown in at one, two and five dollars. The lucky drawer doesn’t know from his slip what the check will be. Those stop- ping at the box office found theirs were only about enough to retain them as a souvenir of the Hammer- stein signature. Abe Levy, the offi- cial press representative of the house, attended to the check signing, how- ever, aided by a power of attorney from his boss. Mr. Hammerstein feels badly be- cause some are skeptical. He says one H. M. Joralmon who makes his money out of some kind of mud in the west, wouldn’t take the recovered currency ($616) from the usher. As the ushers at Hammerstein’s are col- ored, Willie can not identify the money finder. Mr. Joralmon _re- turned word to send the money to some charitable institution, 50 Willic kept it for his “‘clientele,’”’ $80 for each matinee. “It just shows,’’ says Mr. Hammer- stein, ‘‘that truth is sometimes stranger than fiction,’ and by Wed- nesday Willie was commencing to be- lieve it himself. Arria Hathaway and Joe Mack have reached Portland, Ore., to open a big cabaret show at the Hotel Multno- mah for eight weeks. There are seven other acts, including Alberta Key, a favorite at the Folies Bergere, New York. rr ~~ Raita oS, = yet pal *

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VARIETY 13 ACTRESS BREAKS UP SHOW JUMPING OVER FOOTLIGHTS Jane Murdoch at the Weiting Opera House, Syracuse, Abruptly Leaves Stage, Watching the Remainder of Performance from Orchestra Seat. Trouble Over Part in ‘‘The Deep Purple.’’ Syracuse, June 26. At the Weiting Opera House = last Saturday night, Jane Murdoch, the principal woman in the Kellard Stock remarkable Company, did a most thing at the opening of the second act of “‘The Fourth Estate.”’ About to go on the stage in her role, Miss Murdoch asked the stage director if she were to play ‘Frisco Kate” in “The Deep Purple” this week. He informed her she would have the ingenue role. Miss Mur- doch walked onto the stage, and down to the footlights. Attempting to give her complaint to the audience, she was interrupted by the curtain de- scending. Seeing it on its way down, Miss Murdoch jumped into the orches- tra pit and walked over to an orches- tra seat, where she remained for the remainder of the performance, refus- ing to leave the theatre unless ejected. Ida Ridgeway, who is playing ‘Frisco Kate” this week, read Miss Murdoch’s role for the rest of the show. Following her departure from the Weiting stock, Miss Murdoch offered her services, to the Empire Theatre Stock Company, which is in opposi- tion to the Weiting. While the inci- dent would have made the jumping girl a good card, friendly relations ex- isting between the managements of the two stock companies prevented the engagement being consummated. Miss Murdoch was receiving $125 weekly at the Weiting. She has placed a claim in the hands of local attorneys for $250, the amount of two weeks’ salary. Francis P, Martin, manager of the Weiting, tendered Miss Mur- doch $125 for last week. He claims her abrupt move broke the contract, without the formal notice for dismis- sal it called for. There has been some feeling be- tween the principals of the Weiting stock. Ralph’ Kellard is very popular in this city. He appeared here last season. Since Miss Murdoch’s arrival, she seemed to have the impression the big business drawn in at the Weiting should be largely credited to her presence. It was on this score, it is said, she demanded the Frisco Kate role. Miss Murdoch was per- sistent in asking for it, intimating there would be trouble if not secured. The management had not anticipated that Miss Murdoch would do more than give in her notice. Monday night the Weiting held the largest house of the season. Syracuse was anxious to see what kind of a person Frisco Kate was, who could make a girl take a chance of breaking her leg or injuring herself through not playing it. Miss s not yet be iected ‘com- pany play th here. The Empire Stock has extended its stay two weeks beyond the original date, ciosing about July 13. DE VON SISTERS’ ROLES. Margaret de Von, soubret with John C. Fisher’s ‘“‘Red Rose’’ last season, has joined the Morton Musical Stock, Allentown, to play ingenue roles, Her sister, Hattie de Von, who play- ed the yama yama girl on the road with the “‘Three Twins’’ company last season, was specially engaged for the same role for the Morton production of the ‘‘Twins”’ piece this week. SHEEHAN’S CO. RESTARTS. The Joseph Sheehan Opera Co. re- sumed its season at the Detroit Opera House this week, a lay-off being oc- casioned by May Robson and company having previous bookings at the thea- tre. Business is reported for both companies. as only fair “MELODY” FOR STOCK, Walker Whiteside will open his season in ‘“‘The Typhoon’’ in Buffalo early in September, and will play forty weeks’ bookings to the Pacific Coast and back. All of the old company, barring Florence Reed and Malcolm Williams, will be with him. Manager Floyd is negotiating with a New York star to take Miss Reed’s place. new Whiteside’s piece, “The Magic Melody,” which he produced in the west but never piayed east, will be turned over to stock companies only. GOOD REASON FOR’ CLOSING.’ Richmond, June 26. | Lucille La Verne, who was forced to close her stock season at the Acad- emy of Music because of house re- modeling and not of lack of patron- age as reported, has returned here for a summer engagement, opening at Ocean View, June 24. Miss Laverne did a big business on her six weeks’ stay at the Academy. LAWRENCE BARBOUR SUICIDES. Mount Vernon, N. Y., June 26. stage director Cody steck, which terminated en unsuccessful summer stock season here last week, com- mitted suicide here Sunday by taking gas. Barbour was well known in dra- matic circles, and at time of ending his life was apparently in excellent health. He was the husband of Clau- dia Lucas, who had been playing sec- ond parts with the Cody company. Lawrence Barbour, of the Lewis J. —— Sadie Radcliffe, character woman of the Orpheum stock, Newark, who has been with Corse Payton’s forces for many seasons, is having a rest. For the remainder of the summer her place Ralph will be filled by Margare} MANHATTAN CO. CLOSING. The Manhattan Opera House stock company, which has been running ail the Manhattan theatre under Char! Ek. Blaney’s management, has served notice on the members that it will close tomorrow. Blaney only temporary, as he will reopen it with stock about Aug. 1. He admits that the matinees didn’t amount to much, but claims in a press announcement to have made $7,000 profit on the ten weeks at the Man- hattan. Blaney is figuring on ‘“‘Madame X”’ as his opening bill. He has offered $1,500 for the use of this stock one week. The Cecil Spooner stock will close at the Metropolis July 14 to give Miss Spooner a short rest, the ccmpany reopening there Aug. 5. The proposed short closing led to the report that the Spooner Co. had to vacate the Metropolis this summer, but Charles E. Blaney’s lease does not expire until July 15, 1913. The Spooner stock will stick there until the new Blaney house, about a mile away from the Metropolis, is ready for occupancy. Several parties are already figur- ing on landing the Metropolis, but us stock was unprofitable when attempt- ed by others prior to the Spooner regime, it will likely be turned into “pop” vaudeville. Philadelphia, June 26. The American, Harry Clay Blaney, managing director, closes June 29, but will reopen about Aug. 1. Nearly all the present company, including Jack Chagnon and Grace Huff, leads, and James Wali, local manager, and Horace Mitchell, stage director, have been re-engaged for the new season. announces the closing as play in company LONG SLEEP AHEAD. When Corse Payton concludes his role of the souse in ‘‘The Commuters’’ at the West End, he plans a three weeks’ acting trip, playing “Rip Van Winkle” revivals at the West End and Tremont, New York, and Or- pheum, Newark. Payton will start the Rip portray- als the third week in July. After getting through with the revivals he will do a regular Rip stunt by taking a long sleep. AT SUBURBAN. St. Louis, June 26. The Bohres Musical Comedy Co., which closed at Des Loge, Mo., last week after a season of 42 weeks, opened a summer engagement 09 tabloid plays at the Suburban Gar- den theatre Monday. In the company are Henry Bohres, manager; Andy E. Breen, stage nan- TABLOID e ager; Al Cushman, Fred W. Wear, Lee W. Malloy, Edith Wathen, Kit- tie Tucker, Winnie Tansey, Sadie Orsech, Amanda Bohle, Kittie ana Sallie Esher. Pearl La Belle, Clara Satel, Bert Cushman. MUSICAL STOCK AT GARRY. San Francisco, June 26. With Alf Goulding as principal co- median and producer, the Garry the- atre, Portiand, will open with musical comedy stock, beginning July 6, IN JAIL FOR INFRINGING. Newark, June 26. When Una Abell Brinker, A. O. Warburg and William Dean were ar raigned before | 5S. Commissioner Richard Stockton on charge of having violated a copyright, Miss Brinker was discharged but Warbure and under $1,200 and respectively. The held that Brinker was innocent, having no knowledge that her company was us- ing an infringement of Emil Nyitray’s piece. Later Dean signed a confession of guilt, declared he would take no further liberties with the piece nor act in any version. He turned over his Dean were held $1,5°9 bond commissioner Miss infringing script and notes and agreed to pay Nyitray $1,000 for hav- ing used portions of “The Typhoon” as presented by Whiteside at the Ful- ton and Hudson theatres, New York. Dean was then discharged from cus- tody. Warburg was released on bail. Dean is the man who gave the Ty- phoon version to the Brinker company. It is claimed to be an out-and-out “copy” of Whiteside’s. It is also the same the William Fox company used at the Academy of Music, New York, but which was changed when White- side’s manager warned them of in- fringement. The Newark theatre was dark from Thursday on, a restraining injunction preventing any further continuance of “The Typhoon.’’ With Una Abell Brinker and F, F. Proctor closing their stock companies here Saturday night, the field is now left to Corse Payton. Notwithstand- ing that, Payton had the worst Mon- day matinee this week in the history of the Orpheum theatre. He will close the summer season July 20. TWO PIECES RELEASED. “Two Women,’’ which Mrs. Leslie Carter starred in, and “Excuse Me,” which Henry W. Savage produced, both by Rupert Hughes, have been turned over to stock managers for the first time. STOCK YEAR '’ROUND. Roanoke, Va., June 26. The Jefferson theatre has _ been leased for a year by Bert Leigh, of the Latimore & Leigh Players, who takes possession July 8. Leigh will run stock all the year round. MUSICAL COMPANY OF 26. Detroit, June 26. The Colonial opened with musical stock Monday, the first bill being “Fifty Miles from Denver.” ‘There are twenty-six people in the company, including a chorus of fourteen girls. Walter Vernon and Robert Milliken are the principal comedians. FORCED OUT FOR REPAIRS. Montreal, June 26. The Theatre Francaise stock closes July 6 owing to proposed alterations and the of the seating capacity to 3,000. Warda enlargement Howard, leadiny raman, has been signed for the Poli stuc™ New Haven, succeeding Crystal Herne as leading woman there, opening Monday week in “The Chorus Lady °y PE OE A a = EG Ne ee

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SAL nade riehee iy ry tn 4 eee a 1 14 VARIETY NEWS OF THE CABARETS — Evelyn Delmar is at Maxim’s Cafe. The Terrace Garden Cabaret show proved a failure. Dora Jacobson is pianist at the New Jerome, Sheepshead Bay. Viola Tascott is pianist at Pabst Manhattan (109th street). Ed Ables, the famous whistling song plugger for Remick’s, may sail for London in July. Billy Weston is at Crescent Cafe, Brooklyn, singing “Somebody is Com- ing to Town.” Billy Walsh, the ‘“‘funidean’ at Perry’s, Coney Island, bought part of a horse for his cab sketch. Florence Mead is singing at Hart- mann’s Hotel, Ft. Hamilton, Brook- 'yn, this week. Yvonne Bergere, the dainty little F'rench songstress, is at Voli’s Alham- tra Garden. George Bennett, banjo player, and Little Mae are the scream at Scotty Morgan’s, Coney Island. Al Carp, Trovato’s double, now at Perry’s, Coney Island, will open in vaudeville about September. James Tammany the Connecticut kid, is at the piano at Mark Aarons’ Rathskeller (3d avenue and 52d). The Texas Tommy Dancers at the Winter Garden have been engaged for twelve weeks at the Garden Cafe. Jack Richmond, formerly with the Leo Feist music house, and Many Ross have joined the Daly music firm. Bob Ferns is still warbling at George Whiting’s cabaret, Coney Island. Paul Rogers is the new man- ager. Herman Landau the little red-top magnet, is electrifying the diners of the New Jerome Hotel at Sheepshead Bay. Ed Kohler, formerly a newsboy on Broadway, is singing at the Garden Cafe, and making good in his even- ing clothes. At Martin’s, Coney Island, are Dan Singler, George Stokes, Frank Wil- son, pianist; Gene Wilson and Smith and Kelly. Fritzie Leighton and Willis Claire have been added to the staff of vocal- ists at the Avon Gardens. Fritzie 1s of a musical family. Herman Landau, the little red top, opened at Voll’s Alhambra Garden Thursday. Herman will be quite an acquisition for Voll’s big show. At Gilligan’s Historic Inn, Clason Point, are Al Mann, George Browne, Billy O’Brien, Ruby and Lee (former- ly with the Messenger Trio) and Man- ager James Connaughton. The Green Turtle is carrying twelve entertainers, Some of the larger cabarets use less than half as many at this time of the year. Bernie Clark is still holding the audiences with his clever vocal num- bers and neat footwork at Freund’s Cafe, Bronx. Thomas Franklin has left the Oak Buffet and is now at Becker’s Casino Palace, North Beach, for the summer, where he is putting on a good show. Carl Gray, pianist at the Lincoln, received a fifty-dollar prize as the best pianist around the Cabarets. Car] can play for hours without a rest Marion Stillman, the clever little girl who was some hit at the Times Square Cafe, is keeping up her suc- cess at the College Inn (125th street). Since Harry De Witt became chief ait the Ritz Grill (45th street) busi- ness has increased wonderfully. Dan Murphy has a large show for the sum- mer season. Sheehan, Adams and Schoaff, the three boys with the big voices, are now in their eleventh week at Shan- ley’s (43rd street). They will soon enter vaudeville under the direction of Jack Levy. Jack Clifford and Irene Weston, now at Shanley’s (43d street), will sail in July to fill a six-weeks’ en- gagement at the Winter Garten, Berlin. Joe Ruppel’s, Ridgewood, is provid- ing a very excellent entertainment. Easter Higbe, Alice Murray, Madge Hughes, George Mack, W. C. Kelley and Edward Newman were the recent bill. Jimmie Monoco has given Harry Von Tilzer one of his new songs to publish. It is “I’ll Sit On the Moon and Keep My Eyes On You,” which is being sung by the diners around the cabarets. Wednesday night at the Eldorado (52d and 7th avenue) a song con- test for a silver cup was given by the proprietor. Abrahms and Walman, the two F. A. Mills boys were the winners, singing ‘‘Waiting For The Robert E. Lee.’’ Louis Cohen, for the Charles K. Harris firm, leaves July 1 to spend ten days at Atlantic City boosting the Harris musical output. And Louie is some booster. They say he wakes up at night yelling, “You can’t go wrong with a Harris song.” ——~_———__-—_—__——— ._ & PARIS BY EDWARD G. KENDREW —— ——— ———————— Paris, June 18. A French version of Oscar Wilde’s “Salome”’ (forbidden in England) is being given at the Chatelet, with Ida Rubinstein in the title role, and the actor De Max as Herod. The work has been mounted splendidly by Bakst, of the Russian ballet fame, and Glazounow has written some special incidental music. The story did not interest the fashionable au- dience at the premiere; many chat- tered to such an extent during the play that the players were unable to proceed.: In fact, there was quite a disturbance, when De Max stopped abruptly in a tirade appealing to the public to listen. ‘‘Mlle. Rubinstein is playing a very difficult role (sic)*’ he announced, ‘‘and if fools interrupt we shall stop acting.’’ Ida made a spec- iality of her dance of the “Seven Veils” presented at the Olympia three years ago. But the best part of the show is the scenery. The French version of the oriental story, ‘‘Kismet,’’ will be created at the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt by L. Guitry next Christmas. The troupe will also include Castillan, Paul Capel- lani, Miles. Jeanne Desclos and Marie- Louise Derval. Of course, Sarah will then be en voyage.—Paul Capellani is listed to create the leading role in “Les Yeux Ouverts’”’ by C. Oudinot, which will be the opening piece at the Theatre Rejane in September.—The Theatre Michel will revive ‘‘Chonch- ette’’ next October, with Max Dearly. It is rumored that Quinson, man- ager of the Palais Royal and who re- cently acquired an interest in the Marigny direction, may be also inter- ested in the Olympia next season. Quinson is the man who invented the half-price ‘‘subscription’’ scheme, to help fill a house when business is slack. Leon BDierx, known as the Prince of Poets in France, died in Paris June 10. He is the last Parnassian. The modern poet is a business man, and realizes that the lyre does not nourish. Edmond Rostand, for instance, clever as he is, is not considered a true poet in his own country. He is recognized as a prince at the game of advance advertising. Florence Noyse, of Boston, danced for the first time in Paris in the Tuileries gardens, June 12, the oc- casion being a lecture by the sculptor Rodin on Carpeaux, the architect of the Opera. The first new work to be mounted at the Athenee will be ‘‘Le Diable Er- mite’ by Lucien Besnard, in which Andre Brule and Alice Nory will ap- pear. Gabrielle Robinne and Rene Alex- andre, both young members of the Comedie Francais troupe, were mar- ried in a village church near Paris, June 10, Harry Bauer has returned to Paris after his American tour, and sang at the Salle Gaveau, June 13, for the Police orphanage gala. Spinelly, playing in the Cigale revue, is quite anxious to visit the land of the dollars, but the price some of these girls ask will take your breath away. She has been approached, but dropped like a hot brick. Although famous for her shrill voice, it would take a clever producer to fit a suit- able act for her talent outside her own country, unless she starts in to become a polyglot. Gaby Deslys and Harry Pilcer are due at the London Palace Aug. 28, prior to their return to New York. Pilcer will not visit Russia after leav- ing the Marigny June 380 because of that arbitrary rule of the Czar’s gov- ernment on passports. LEONCAVALLO’S OPERA HERE. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, June 26. Leoncavallo has written a_ three- act operetta, ‘“‘The Queen of the Roses,’”’ which will be produced in America next season. WATSON’S OPENING AUG. 10. Billy Watson’s ‘“‘Beef Trust’? (West- ern Wheel) will be the opening at- traction of Billy Watson’s new Or- pheum (Empire Circuit), Paterson, N. J., Aug. 10. As reported in last week’s Variety, the new Paterson house will split its Western Wheel burlesque shows with Scranton, which has been taken back into the Empire fold. The shows go from Newark to Pat- erson and then into Scranton. The Watson house wiil seat 1,652. CURTIN CHANGES NAME. James H. Curtin will drop the old title of ‘‘Broadway Gaiety Girls’? and next season will use “The Rose Buds” with Joe Adams as the featured co- median. Others engaged are Gruet and Gruet, Livingston Family, Helen Van Buren and Clayton Frye. Lew Livingston will manage the troupe; Harry Shapiro will be busi- ness manager. T. W. Dinkins will again have “Yankee Doodle Girls’ and_ the “Tiger Lilies’? under his direction on the Western Wheel next season. Sol Meyers and A. D. Gorman will man- age the respective shows. I. H. Herk intends having “The Pacemakers” and ‘‘The Daffydills’’ on the Western Wheel next season. Richard Patton will manage the for- mer while Art Moeller, of Chicago, will look after the latter. Herk will spend the summer in New York. He will devote consider- able time to tae new. governing board of the Empire euit. a a a a aa > a aa

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London, June 19. Percy Honri intends shortly putting out a second edition of ‘‘Concordia,’’ comprising ten new scenes, thirty principals and about ten tons of new costumes and properties. The whole of the scenery will be painted by Harker & Helmsley. It will be the biggest production ever taken out by Mr. Honri. Horace Goldin, with his company of thirty people and a tiger, left June 8 for South Africa, where he is en- gaged to appear at the Empire, Johannesburg. Weston and Lynch, the American comedy duo, have beer booked to ap- pear in the Grand Theatres circuit, South Africa, by Will Collins, who is also responsible for the booking of Goldin. The scheme of decoration at the Palace, London, for the Command performance is proceeding without the slightest interference with the comfort of the crowds who are going there every night. The ornamenta- tion will take the form of a number of panels set around the walls, and as these are being done in frames away from the theatre, all that needs to be done the night before the performance is to place the panels in position. A special Royal box is being built out from one side of the auditorium, and other changes which will transform the Palace into a veritable vision of delight are being carried out with the utmost completeness. Not only the King and Queen, but the entire Royal family will be present, and this means that practically everybody who is anybody in society will also be there. Applications for seats have reached Alfred Butt from the remot- est places. France, Germany and America have supplied the majority of requests from the outside, and among the bookings is one from San Francisco. Madame Malvina Lobel, whom you will know in America in connection with representations of ‘‘Zaza,” “Sapho,” “The Doll’s House,’ ‘Re- surrection,”’ ‘Madame x and “Everywoman,” is to appear at the London Coliseum in excerpts from her best known works. The concert promoted by William Morris at the Albert Hall, with Sirota at the head of affairs, was not a suc- cess. This was probably due to the fact of the project having been op- posed by a great many influential big- wigs of the Hebrew community. It was stated—with what truth I know not—that the Rothschilds had some- thing to do with the opposition. A further attempt is to be made, I un- derstand, at the Queens Hall shortly. Meanwhile, Morris has his hands full booming Annette Kellermann in the provinces, where in her first week she has the Four Diving Norins in opposi- tion. It is not a littie singuiar that both Will Morris and Barney Myers, who book Kellermann and the Norins respectively, are using George Fos- ter’s office. VARIETY LONDON VARIETY’S LONDON OFFICE 5 GREEN S8T., LEICESTER SQUARE. WwW. BUCHANAN TAYLOR, Representative. (BAYARD) Mail for Americans and Europeans in Europe, if addressed care VARIETY, as above, will be promptly forwarded. (CABLE “JIMBUCK, LONDON.”’’) There are two seemingly ‘authen- tic’’ stories concerning the retirement of Walter Gibbons from the London Theatres of Varieties, Ltd. One is that he was “bought out’’ for a sum of $415,000, and the other is that the price of his retirement was about a third of that sum down and so much per week for a number of years. The terms of the agreement also provide that he shall not enter into competi- tion in the amusement businuss within a period of ten years. The official announcement of his resignation has been sent out, thus confirming what iVartety has all along said, and dis- missing as a weak subterfuge the story of his illness. Elsie Faye and Joe Miller have hit upon a smart dancing boy in James Gorman. There is no doubt the trio as at present constituted is better than it was before. Dan Rolyat, after an absence from the vaudeville stage of some six years, returns this week as a single at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Guy Standing, far and away the most successful actor in the London production of “‘The Easiest Way,’’ has gone into vaudeville for a short per- iod with a powerful playlet called ‘“Blackmail.’’ He is supported by his wife, Dorothy Hammond. They open at the Alhambra, Glasgow. One of the most scandalous pieces of plagiarism that has ever come with- in my ken has been disclosed in the production of a playlet called ‘‘In the Future.” It was first done in Eng- land by The Meymotts at the King’s Theatre, Southsea, soon after their return from America. Attention was drawn to the act by the sub-title, “What We Are Coming To,” but it was not suspected then that anything more than the idea of William C. De Mille’s ‘‘1999”’ had been adopted. It _was a sure iaughing success from the start, and naturally there was not much difficulty in getting it booked. A curious position has arisen, show- ing in what a anemic condition the copyright laws are in. 1999,” though copyrighted and protected in America, has no rights in England, even though it has been registered and copyrighted here. The reason is that “In the Future,’”’ by its produc- tion at Southsea, holds a prior copy- right to the very words, actions and business written by William C. De Mille. The only prior right whch 1999” apparently has is its title. Authorities on the copyright law have been consulted, and they agree that “In the Future,’’ though taken bodilv from the owner and author, is the ab- solute property of those who took it. There seems to be some misapprehen- sion among American authors that production of copyrighting in Americus constitutes copyright for England and the Colonies. This is not so. In order to establish copyright for Eng- land and America, it is necessary to have a sketch or a play produced simultaneously in the two countries. There is a moral side to this ‘'1999”’ and “In the Future’”’ case, however, and as it is a matter for vaudeville consideration, it would do the V. A. F. and the International League of Artistes a great deal of credit if they took steps to bring the facts of the case to the notice of proprietors and booking managers. This method has proved effective in several cases in the past, and there is no reason why it should not be applied in the present case, the mc-: flagrant I have ever known. [As 1 write | am informed that owing to the production of ‘In the Future”? the London Hippodrome will not put on ‘'1999,’’] A suggestion is being made that a special entertainment should be or- ganized in the West End of London, so as to include in the program the famous artistes who have been over- looked in the selection for the Royal Command Performance. May Leslie Stuart, the daughter of the composer of ‘‘Floradora’’ and other musical comedies, is to appear in vaudeville in a western sketch by Horace A. Vachell. The music is by her father. A good deal of disappointment has been expressed on this side at the ab- sence of Ada Reeve’s name on the Command program, particularly in view of the fact that she is in Eng- land and available. Young Buffalo entered vaudeville at the Euston music hall. He appear- ed in a playlet called ‘“‘The Cowboy and the Girl,’ being supported in more than one sense by Caroline May Blaney. There was much shooting, whip cracking and whooping, and some of the audience really thought they were in the wild west. May De Sousa, having finished her engagement in “Arms and the Girl” at the London Hippodrome, has gone into vaudeville as a single, to open at the Alhambra, Glasgow. Mysticus, the man who was stopped from doing Hymack’s act in America, is returning to the States in August with a new act called ‘“‘The Crazy Magician.” I don’t know whose this is. Winifred Bransby Williams, daugh- ter of the Dickens actor, and Violet Blyth Pratt, daughter of the manager of the Oxford, have been cast in the parts of Luck and Pleasure in the production of ‘‘Everybody”’ at the Ox- ford music hall. Heuman Trio, comedy = cyclists, open at the Glasgow Alhambra June 24, booked by Jess Freeman. Collis Wildman, a young American who has written some capital songs since arriving on this side, is to open in vaudeville at the Empire, Leicester Square, in the near future, He will sing his own songs at the piano. The writer of ‘‘International Notes” in “The Era” states ‘‘that the Royal Humpsti-Bumpsti act, Pipifax and Panlo, will be playing at the Colis- eum, Glasgow, next week, Pipifax and Panlo, by this Royal recognation, will be some draw, especia!'y to some folks who are not aware ui the merits of their act. There aré many copy acts, but Pipifax and Panlo cannot be copied.’””’ The author of this para- graph is Montey Bailey, the corre- spondent of ‘Das Program’’ and the man who ought to know better than make such statements. If he knows anything about the business at all, he must know that Pipifax and Panlo are not the original humpsti-bumpsti, but that the honor belongs to Rice and Prevost. LITTLE PROFIT AND A LAWSUIT. A fairly clever actor, well known along Broadway, and incidentally in the $150 a week class, recently re- turned to town after a good season, and was immediately engaged to sup- port a leading star for the coming season. Said actor believes in ‘“‘lay- ing by for old age,’’ so he began look- ing tor a summer job. In due time he was called to a dramatic agency to meet a woman who was producing a vaudeville act, but Mr. Actor-man assured the produceress after sizing up the act, ete., that he could not play the part, bowing himself out. A few days later he received a note from the produceress saying one of the men in her act was ill and would he help out. He agreed, re- hearsed for a couple of days, pur- chased some second-hand wardrobe, and opened in Jersey City, playing two airdomes each night for three days, and was booked for the re- mainder of the week out of town. The actor asked for his three days’ pay Saturday night and was told it was due at the end of a week’s work, but was given $10 on account. Actor bought his own ticket to destination, and on arrival asked for refund of fare, but was informed he had to pay his own transportation, that he was a bad actor, that he would have been closed after first performance only he was hired for a week. He ‘“‘beat it’’ to New York as fast he eould and is now being sued by the agent for commission for getting him the posi- tion. Up to date his expenses with the “trick”? are, black coat for wardrobe, $3.50; City, 90 cents; fare to and from out stand, $2.56: total outlay, received for six shows, $10, three days’-carfare to Jersey of town $6.96; leaving him $3.04, besides a lawsuit. HI. Ht mi a),

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ES aeaas wet Pak 16 VARIETY — —————EEEEEEEaaaaEaaaEEEEEEEEEEeEeaSEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeES~N™N™™“NE=™NELE=™EE™ESESEENE™E™EOESESOSS=V NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK initial Presentation, First Appearance or Reappearance In or Around New York Thos. A. Wise and Co. (New Act), Fifth Ave. Leslie Kenyon and Lillian Sinnott, Fifth Ave. Carl Schuetze and Hettie Drum, Fifth Ave. Mott and Maxfield, Fifth Ave. Mile. Ma Belle, Union Square. Bessie Clifford and Victor Morley. Songs, Recitations and Dances. 18 Mins.; One (4); Four (14). Fifth Avenue. A specially engaged orchestra lead- er for Bessie Clifford and Victor Mor- ley’s joint debut in vaudeville pre- sided over some excellent orchestra- tions. The music of the turn became a feature of it before the close. Mr. Morley in his light comedian style has two recitations. Both get over. The melodramatic travesty bit of made a big score The couple open with ‘‘Rosie Posey,” a good song for the position, but they drag it out with character bits in- serted. An hypnotic-dance was hard- ly worth while, but when they finally narrowed down to the finish with “The Boogie Man Rag,’”’ Miss Clifford came to the front with regular danc- ing in “Yama Yama” attire. Miss Clifford and Mr. Morley were out with “Three Twins’ for some time. Hid- ing Anderson leads the orchestra. The act did very well at the Fifth Avenue. It is there for vaudeville. If they care to remain, however, Mr. Morley and Miss Clifford should get to work on the turn, They can put it in the front rank of singing and dancing acts with very little trouble. ———— Sime. Walter M. Lawrence Players (3). “Alias Mr. Roseberry” (Melodramatic Comedy. 19 Mins.; Five (Parlor). Fifth Avenue. It’s almost too bad ‘Alias Mr. Rose- berry” is a burglar sketch,” for the edge has been taken off that brand, in vaudeville. There have been so many of the kind that although Mr. Lawrence’s play runs in a somewhat different groove, it holds no novelty The playiet is well Morley’s for New York. constructed, and through the farcical situations created by three burglars in one apartment, provides some com- edy. Running five minutes too long, however, brings out an overdose of talk and ‘“‘business,’’ with the result the piece sags in the centre. Other than the role of the butler, the sketch could be strengthened in its playing, although the young woman, Lillian Rhoads, is a pretty girl and played on a level with the piece itself. Wil- liam Wagner was not strong in his role. William Eville is the butler. A couple of cheap comedy burglar ex- pedients help to impress the improb- ability of the piece, but where vaude- ville yearns for a burglar sketch, and one with comedy, this could fit in an early position. Whoever the au- thor is, he or someone else should commence to hack at the manuscript. Sime. Albertina Kasch and Co. (9). “Le Ballet Classique.”’ 16 Mins.; Full Stage. Union Square. In the first place, Mlle. Rasch is a finished premiere danseuse; secondly, She has an experienced and clever male assistant in Mons. Pernikoff, ably seconded by Milles. La Roy and Murray; thirdly, the corps de ballet is the best trained set of dancing girls ever in vaudeville; fourthly, whoever arranged the act had a keen insight into the requirements, since there was presented in the space of sixteen min- utes ten different and distinct dances. Four stood out beyond the others, They were a Polka, danced by the Misses La Roy and Murray; a varia- tion by Pernikoff, made up of ‘‘euts’’ and pirouettes; a variation by Mlle. Rasch consisting mainly of toe pirouetting, and the closing number by the premiere, ably assisted by her corps de ballet. This was a-Gallop in which she flitted about the stage on her tippy-toes. Technically it was charming, but Mlle. Rasch’s work seemed to lack the joy of inspiration. How much of that divine spark known as personality she is possessed of must be left for another occasion to determine. Monday evening the temperature was far above the sweltering point. Toe dancing undei such conditions is not conducive to the exudation of personality. Jolo. Roxy La Rocca. Harpist. 11 Mius.; One. Union Square. A couple of decades ago Ignace J. Paderewski made his American debut as a concert pianist, On that occa- sion the disclosed a shock of hair which he wriggled about until it be- came tousled and dishevelled. Since that time nearly every male instru- mental and terpsichorean virtuoso has essayed the same bit of business with more or less success, until it is now becoming a bit boring. The latest contender for his distinction is Roxy La Rocca who would be a rather de- cent looking chap if he invested in a hair-cut. Roxy is attired in a neat white flannel outing shirt, a black windsor tie and the aforementioned adornment. He opens with a short classic number, merging into “Dixie,” ‘“‘Annie Laurie’ with variations, ‘‘Be- lieve Me-If All Those Endearing Young Charms,” “Italian Serenade,” “Fiddle Up,”’ “Mocking Bird,”’ “Baboon Baby Dance,” “Glow Worm” and numerous others. Roxy is really a clever performer, gifted with un- usual execution on the harp, and would make an excellent turn minus the conventional eye-rolling and hair tossing in the belief that he is fooling his audience into mistaking these tricks for rhapsody. Jolo. Lorette and Bud. Posing. 10 Mins.; Three (Special Frame). Hammerstein’s. It’s a posing act with a dog (Bud) as the piece de resistance. The ani- mal is splendidly trained and holds his poses with hardly a perceptible quiver. A woman works with the dog, attired in a brown hunting suit, matching the color of the setter. Mark. Edouard Jose and Co, (3). *“Dishonored”’ (Dramatic). 15 Mins.; Three (Special Interior). Edouard Jose has produced a num- ber of sketches in New York. The latest is ‘“‘Dishonored,’’ which he gave a trial last week at the Riverside up- town. Jose’s latest dramatic offering does not require the acting some of his other pieces displayed. ‘‘Dishon- ored”’ tells a story of a family affair. A young German niilitary officer re- turns home to secure money to liqui- date a gambjing debt. His father has been a German officer before him and at the time holds a position of trust with the government. The son begs the father to assist him, but the latter tells him he is moneyless. During the father’s absence, the son entreats his mother to get the money as he has gambled, must pay the debt that night or be cast from the army in disgrace. The mother has helped the son before by unlocking the strong box and giv- ing him funds belonging to the gov- ernment. ‘he mother receives a promise that it will all be paid back. So far sonny has failed to make good. The father has missed the money and is growing suspicious. The son wins the mother over and as she is un- locking the safe the father returns, He learns all but cannot forgive the mother and wife for her part in the matter. To save his son, he robs the government of the remaining funds and then goes out and shoots himself, after leaving a note of farewell, read by the daughter. The old man says he has saved his son’s honor, but dis- graced his own. Jose does excellent work as the father. The part of the mother was capably handled, while the man playing the son looked the part and spoke his lines plainly. What little the girl as the daughter had to do was well taken care of. Mark. Iza Hampton and Co. (2). “The Woman of To-morrow” (Com- edy). 27 Mins.; Interior. Iza Hampton and presenting in small time vaudeville a sketch called “The Woman of To- morrow.” Jesse Lasky is offering a playlet in big time vaudeville, the company are authorship of which is attributed to William C. DeMille, and entitied ‘In 1999.” After witnessing both it would be a very difficult matter to believe that one is not a deliberate plagiarism upon the other. While interpreted with a much inferior cast, Miss Hampton’s presentment is in many respects a better sketch, though worked out in a manner to appeal to the tastes of small time audiences. The satire on the woman of the future assuming the position of head of the household is developed more along the lines of burlesque (as against the fine travesty of ‘‘In 1999’’) and there is a slapstick finish; therefore it isn’t as ‘“‘classy”’ as the ‘‘two-a-day’’ piece. All of which does not alter the un- deniable fact that they bear so close a resemblance as to give the impres- sion that a wilful plagiarism has been committed by someone. Jolo. Ruth Roche-Francis and Players (4). “A Touch of High Life’ (Comedy). 22 Mins.; Five (Special Set). Fifth Avenue, A woman with a male quartet has an act sufficiently embellished to be entitled a sketch. While the sketch, a comedy one with mistaken identity for its main theme, is always ap- parent, after all it is the singing only that counts in this turn. Of the songs sung by Ruth Roche-Francis, “Little Man of Mine’’ was the best. It gives the good looking girl an op- portunity for vocal fire-works, and she does them nicely. The setting is quite atractive. It is that of a restaurant or garden, although the piace las a very smali trade with one table, for the number of waiters, three. Miss Roche-Francis was for- merly billed in vaudeville with Thos. J. Keogh, as Keogh and Francis. Mr. Keogh is co-author of the present piece; Harry Newton is also credited on the program. Mr. Keogh is the principal comedian. There is but one. Programing ‘Ruth Roche-Francis and Players’’ inay be more imposing than Keogh and Francis. That was a good move for value, but “A Touch of High Life’’ will have to be touched up in several places before it will rank with the vocal portion. The Fifth Avenue applauded somewhat generously, mostly because of Miss Roche-Francis’ voice and looks, Sime. “Emperor” and “Empress,” Trained Baboons. 14 Mins.; Full Stage. Fifth Avenue. Another title for this animal act is probably ‘‘Norris’ Baboons.” The two grown-up monkeys do the tricks the chimpanzees first did on the stage, although not working the routine as humanely or extensively as_ the chimps. The finale, where each monk hops into bed, one puiling the sheet over a la Riccabonna’s Horses, gave a laughing ending to the turn. It opens with the animals alone upon the stage, doing an ‘“elopement panto- mime. One or two other tricks are new, including one of the monkeys. rolling a revolving globe, Later the trainer appears, working easily and pleasantly with the animals, who are throughout attached to strings trailing on the stage. Norris’ monks are very well trained and made a first class closing number for the pro- gram. Sime. Carl Grees. Painting. 8 Mins.; Two terior). Hammerstein’s. (Special Drop; Ex- Carl Grees is evidently a German judging by his looks and the subjects of his paints and brushes. He first works in colors what is placarded as ‘A Frosty Winter’s Day” and the sec- ond, also an exterior, is entitled ‘“‘A Summer Evening On the Rhine.”’ Grees only painted two pictures on tne Roof but these were deftly worked out with the outlines true to nature. Grees’ dexterity in using real and dif- ferent paints helps him. Mark..

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~ we — ee SS wv" —_ — S!lUrrmr oe ae oa Oe OC or Ye mnonons 3 2 oO VARIETY saliies 17 Muriel Ridley and Co. “The Pool,” Mimo-Drame. 40 Mins. Alhambra, London. The scene is of the plastic kind, every piece being built out in solid form. It shows a moated castle and a@ peasant’s hut near by. Morning is approaching, the dim blue of dawn faintly glimpsing the scene. In the mysterious light nymphs are seen ris- ing from the moat. Then the whiten- ing daylight chases them back, leavy- ing one slumbering to be found by the newly-roused peasant and his wife. From an adjoining chapel the monks and nuns come forth to do their ma- tins. The nymph, who has been set to work by the peasant’s wife at the spin- ning wheel, smites a young novice with her beauty. He struggles against the worldly influence, the while it is being decided to accept the nymph into the nunnery. Though she dons the veil, it is not for long. She casts it aside as the young novice-monk de- cides to leave his order. The two are on the point of being banished when the castle gate ascends and the prince- ly occupant comes forth with his reti- nue. He accepts the young monk in his forces, and protects the discarded nymph. His protection, however, swiftly turns to desire of her, and cast- ing the monk forth he caparisons his new prize and goes within the castle, the drawbridge closing behind him. Night falls again, the young monk awaits the inevitable return of the nymph. He sees her faintly outlined at the windows of the castle-tower, and beckons’her. Bereft of her finery, and wearing naught but the green strips of water grass, she climbs down the castle wall to the edge of the moat. A score of nymphs come to the surface at that moment, and along their bridged hands she steps again to freedom. The young monk loses grip of his passion, and would pos- sess the nymph. But she has learned her lesson. She frees herself from his mad grasp, and plunges into the pool, leaving him distraught, suspended over the edge of the moat, vainly searching for sign of her. To realize fully how effective the whole idea of this panto- mime is, it is necessary to picture the buildings of brick-red, one solid color; the nymphs, nude to the thighs and adorned with the long water grass; the nuns in white, and the monks in grey cassock and cowl; the rich dresses of the prince and his retinue; the picturesque touch in the peasant’s dress, and beyond all, the solid rich blue of the sky and of distance. It is also essential to picture the nymph wondrously portrayed by Muriel Rid- ley; how she awakens to the sense of worldliness, and with frolicsome in- genuousness and innocent caprice, plunges herself into the midst of hu- man tribulation. It was altogether a wonderful piece of work. Elegantly handled and developed in true art- istry. It did immense credit to C. B. Cochran, the producer, and to G. H. Clutsam, who wrote the music which so closely knitted into the story. In vaudeville ‘“‘The Pool’ marks a new era, just as “The Miracle’ was monu- mentul in a new epoch of the drama. Bayard. Sidney Jarvis. Songs. 15 Mins.; One. Union Square. A year ago last May, Sidney Jarvis essayed vaudeville as a ‘‘single,’’ with doubtful success. His present attempt is equally a matter of conjecture. He is a most strenuous individual, put- ting over his songs in violent fashion. Mr. Jarvis also attempts a three-min- ute monolog, one of the most painful affairs exhibited in the two-a-day houses in many a day. With a pe- culiar sense of what constitutes monologistic delivery he telis a lot of the oldest stories. Three songs are rendered, two of them with a hand- some woman on the stage for him to sing to. Despite her personal at- tractiveness she is possessed of fio stage presence or bearing. The ‘“‘ma- chinery” of the presentment was very apparent throughout, even with the rendition of his song success from “The Little Millionaire,’ entitled ‘‘Oh You Wonderful Girl.”” Jarvis is not quite a vaudevillian—not yet. Jolo. Jungman Family (6). Tight Wire. 10 Mins.; Full Stage. Union Square. A clever family of foreign tight wire and gymnastic artists, made up of male and female artists. One ‘girl’ is especially nimble both on the wire and ground. There is some comedy created by stilt walking, but most of the fun is caused by a blundering assistant who collides with everybody and everything. Closing the program they held the audience nicely. Jolo. New Acts in “Pop” Houses Vellmore and Collins. Songs and Dances, Two and One. American Roof. Vellmore and Collins, if they are playing the small time under their proper names, have probably just ar- rived from some show, perhaps bur- lesque. They sing songs, dance anid change clothes, the latter falling to the girl, who closes in the rag duet with a “mirror dress.’’ The couple open in a specially set Indian num- ber, with the young woman taking a solo next as a Dutch girl. If they could do the rag as well as the In- dian song, the act could get an im- portant position on a small time bill. Why they don’t sing the rag better is because they haven’t given it suffi- cient attention, and they prob- ably have been using the Indian number all season. It’s not a bad turn for small time, better than is usually seen there in a mixed song and dance act. Sime, Blondin and Fox. Singing, Dancing, Crossfire. 14 Mins.; One. City. Man and woman, open with song and dance; then crossfire talk with woman feeding. Woman, song and dance; man, eccentric dance. Fin- ish with a stage quarrel, man takes satchel and exits through audience singing a ‘good-bye’ song, but re- turns, Small timers. Jolo. The Stantons. Songs and Talk. One, American Roof. The Stantons are a “two-man talk- ing act” that just about hits a smal time audience, mostly because the turn itself is about equal to the title of it, which is “Who Stole the Shoes?” This refers to a pair of shoes the straight man wears. The comedian thinks they are his’n, but they are not, that’s just an excuse to make fun. The couple are worthy enough to have some better. and more of their own materiai. Several of the gags are pretty old boys. A bit of Frank Tinney’s stuff is taken advan- tage of, announced as an imitation ol HWrank Tinney. Anyone who can imi- tate Frank Tinney won’t have io re- main on the smail time. It gets the pair a lot, however. The Stantons should strike out for themselves, never mind who copped the gaiters and get a regular act, for what they have will never place them beyond where they are. Sime. Adele Archer. Songs. 11 Mins.; One, Miss Archer opens her act by tell- ing the audience about being late. After singing, she makes a cliange of dress, returning in demure Quaker garb for another number. Again she is back in evening dress for a ‘‘Good Bye Forever’? song. She closes with “T Want to be in Dixie.’”’ Miss Archer has a good voice, but her song pro- gram is not for the ‘“‘pop’’ houses. Miss Archer should stick more to the center of the stage. One number was sung to the extreme side. Her changes of dress are slowly made. Miss Archer should omit all talking. Mark. Florienne Farr and Co. (2). Comedy Sketch. 19 Mins.; Interior. City. The Florienne Farr and company sketch is a very clever comedy, well written and equally well played, barr- ing a tendency to rough-house which detracts from the ‘“‘class,’’ but prob- ably thus interpreted to conform to small time ethics. As act opens a young couple return from a three months’ honeymoon, both broke, and each believing the other worth a mil- lion. Things have reached a show- down, The third member of the com- pany is a negro butler. Just a little rewriting should make this a novel offering for third position on any big time bill. Jolo. Emma O'Neill. Songs. 10 Mins.; One. City. A classy-looking, well-dressed blonde woman, generously built but not overburdened with avoirdupois. Sings three songs, first ‘“Mellow Mel- ody;’’ second, ‘“‘Good-bye Rose” in a baritone voice and closing with “Robert E. Lee.’’ Looks good and handles herself well. Supplied with exclusive material gives indication of being an eligible candidate for big time. Jolo. Billy Barlow. Monolog. 15 Mins.; One, City, Billy Barlow opens with a parody on “By the Light of the Silvery Moon’ and then for ten minutes tells jokes that antedate by many years the par- ody. He finishes with the old ‘“im- provised’’ song commenting on folks seated in the audience, which won him such a riot of applause he did an encore consisting of a recitation en- titied “The Gallery Boy,”’ with ‘“Traumerei’’ for incidental music. Jolo. Lucille Spinney and Co. (2). “Tit for Tat” (Farcical). i5 Mins.; Three (interior). The characters are a jealous hus band and wife and an old female housemaid. Wifey (Miss Spinney) plans to spend just one tiny evening with an old _ sweetheart, Hubby raises one loud howl. Then he tells her to go ahead and he plans revenge In female attire he palms himself off as an old flame of her husbaud’s, dis- ports herself in a manner shocking to the wife, and she falls for the de- ception with a thud. Not much to the act, but seems to have enough laughs to satisfy the ‘‘small timers.’’ Mark. Mile. Sonia, Violiniste, 11 Mins.; One, A young girl full of life and spirit and an attractive personality, playing the violin with every appearance of enjoying her work. Opens with a popular medley, followed by a classi- cal selection giving her opportunity for the display of her technique, clos- ing with another popular combination of melodies to which she strolls and sways rhythmically. A desirable small time act, capable of develop- ment by instruction and booming. Jolo. Berri and Carter. Sister Act. 13 Mins.; One. Two women in a more or less con- ventional frame-up of songs with a suggestion of stepping. Open with a slide trombone song, a ‘“‘Yiddish’’ solo, while the other changes to ‘“wop” make-up, ‘‘wop” recitation and song, finishing with a ‘‘coon’ duet. The taller of the two has a rather fine quality of contralto voice, which seems to be wholly untrained. A pair of small timers with plenty of self- assurance, Jolo. Hoffman Duo, instrumentalists. 15 Mins.; Interior. German music teacher, visited by his girl pupil. They play cello, pi- ano and sing. This is intertwined with a “heart interest’’ sketch, in which the inevitable locket is used to discover that the girl is his own child supposed to have been lost at sea fifteen years previously. 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18 VARIETY HAMMERSTEIN’S. (Estimated Cost of Show, $3,365.) If the con out the eighth wonder of the world mittee that ever picks passes up the coldblooded audience on Hammerstein’s Roof it will have over- looked stein obituary something The Hammer column is growing amazingly large as the summer pro- gresses. While there were some consecutive “flops’’ on the Roof Monday, the bill met a better fate than last week. There was less confusion just before the one big rush to see the skating Mardi Gras during intermission. Last week one act was almost lost as the crowd left its seats for the rear, but Tuesday night the audience waited until W. C. Fields had done his last juggling trick. However, it did not wait for him to do his encore. The show ran late again and there was little left of the house around 11.30. Root and White opened and that’s about all. There wasn’t a corporal’s guard present. Lorette and Bud (New Acts) were second but there weren’t many more in for it or for Carl Grees (New Acts) who followed. Creatore and his band went through their part of the show stand- ing. There wasn’t a flicker when some patriotic strains were heard and even “My Oid Kentucky Home” faiied to touch ’em. Creatore was more of a hit when playing for the skaters. Corelli and Gillette were O. K. as long as they stuck to their acrobatics, but it was pulling teeth in trying to put their talk across. The “Top o’ th’ World Dancers,’”’ who have worn out their welcome at the Corner are back, but the act has not improved. There isn’t a voice in the company and the turn looks badly. There is little to recommend it to the Ham- merstein bunch. Haydn, Borden and Haydn combined their music and dancing and scored. Fields was on just before intermission, while Ray- mond and Caverly, with their old act, followed the skaters. The German comedians had the toughest spot imaginable but handled it creditably. George B. Reno’s army is one of the few acts that doesn’t find the Roof its Waterloo. One woman laughed so hard and so long that it became con- tagious. Eva Shirley followed and sang three songs. Her sweet voice was heard at a disadvantage upstairs. The Six Brown Brothers were one of the biggest hits of the evening. The boys served up all the latest topicai song choruses on their saxo- phones and they were relished. The Texas Tommy Dancers got at- tention and applause. From the way the trotters were applauded the act hasn’t yet lost its novelty around here ana particularly on the Roof. Roehm’s Athletic Girls (second week) held them in and the boxing and wrestling females were well received. Romalo and Delano had everything against them at the close but those who stuck felt well repaid. Mark. The Kaiser Grill, Newark, is giving a big show notwithstanding the wea- ther. The entertainers include Doro- thy Kingsley, Margaret Stark, Gladys Hall, Harry Van and the Grill or- chestra. FIFTH AVENUE. (Estimated Cost of Show, $2,050.) The heat Monday enough to sap the vitality of anyone, but the smal] crowd at the Fifth Ave- nue was most liberal in its applause. It may have been the greater major- ity were drawn in through having ac- quaintances on the stage. three acts secured considerable friend- ly appreciation. The program, though well put to- gether, didn’t make much of a show. It was good enough, however, to gam- ble with against the weather. Next to closing Bud Fisher walked off with the big hit. This young man doesn’t do much in the cartoon line while on the stage, and goes about his work very plainly, but he certainly does get the audience. As the creator of ‘Mutt and Jeff’? that popularity stands him in good stead, although his finishing bit, ‘‘sketching from life,” seemingly using subjects in the audi- ence, and actually picking one for the final sketch, does the trick. Bessie Clifford and Victor Morley (New Acts), on just before Fisher, opened up the way for him in what would have otherwise been a very hard position for a cartoonist to take care of. ‘‘Emperor’’ and ‘‘Empress’”’ (New Acts), 2a couple of baboons, closed the show, which built up the ending of the program. The ‘‘No. 4” spot was given to Ray Samuels, who is making her first vaudeville appearance in New York. Miss Samuels, accompanied by a pi- anist, sang five songs. She is another the audience fell for heavily, started by her first ‘‘rube’’ number. Previous- ly she had sung two rags, but Miss Samuels is far from a real ‘“rag’’ singer and if sensible would give up that line. Her forte is rube stuff and that only. Two songs on the rural strain did everything for her. She finished with a ‘‘Yiddish’’ number that was good enough for an encore. The girl did just as well at the Fifth Ave- nue as in “A Winsome Widow,” hav- ing a slightly changed routine for the vaudeville engagement. Ruth Francis-Roche and Players and Walter N. Lawrence Players (New Acts) were in sketches after and be- fore Miss Samuels. De Renzo and La Due opened the show, with Abbott and White, a “rathskeller two-act (both boys) appearing ‘‘No. 2.’’ The piano player of the turn did a lot for it with a rag solo, but considering the early spot, the waning ‘“piano- act” thing and the weather, they went over nicely. The curtain rose at 8.30 and the sheet came down at 10.30, making the bill short in running time, although not fast playing. The Fifth Avenue has been stripped of its carpets between aisles. It ap- pears to be in trim for an all-summer run. Sime. evening Was Two or “JIM” WALSH'S MAGAZINE. Atlantic City, June 26. “Jim” Walsh of Young’s Hotel, has gone in for a sideline and is now hailed as a magazine publisher, hav- ing an interest in a theatre monthly known as Grease Paint. Mabel Rowland is the editress, She has been writing for the dailies for some years. UNION SQUARE. (Estimated Cost of Show, $2,750.) Monday night there was a mani- fest improvement in the calibre of the audience at the Union Square, in spite of the torridity of the weather. The attendance seemed to be made up in equal parts of ‘‘big time’’ auditors and “big smal] time’ people who had been in the habit of visiting the Union Square for the past few seasons alfd had not quite reconciled them- selves to abandoning this quest for recreation. This condition was ap- parent in’ the applause. The things on the bill that appealed to the one class was vetoed by the other, and vice versa. La Vier, a young man in full lav- ender tights, was the opening num- ber with a fast and _ interesting trapeze act. The “big small time’’ contingent regarded him as a marvel. Roxy La Rocca (New Acts), a shaggy- maned harpist, did well in second po- sition. Thos. J. Ryan-Richfield Co. in “Mag Haggerty, Osteopath,’ reg- istered their usual hit. A number of the bits of business have been im- proved upon. Sidney Jarvis (New Acts) was aid- ed materially by his billing as ‘‘Late feature of George M. Cohan’s ‘The Little Millionaire.’ ”’ These things lend class to a vaudeville present- ment. Albertina Rasch and Co. in “Le Ballet Classique’ (New Acts), dis- closed a most artistic ballet turn thai should be in demand for vaudeville. It will give tone to any two-a-day bill. Clark and Bergman were a veri- table ‘‘riot’’ with their baseball skit made up of singing, dancing and con- versation. With the corralling of many somewhat similar acts for musical comedy, this team now ranks in the first grade. Bedinj and Arthur followed their usual routine and closed with a travesty on the classical dancers, which was a scream. They used the same travesty dance for it as was employed by them at Hammerstein’s during the Gaby Deslys craze. Weston Fields and Carroll in next to closing spot, following the big hit registered by Bedini and Arthur, fared exceptionally well and won several bows for themselves. The Jungman Family (New Acts) closed the show. It was a very good bill—for down- town. Jolo. CHESTER JORDAN MUST DIE. Boston, June 26. Chester S. Jordan has been sen- tenced to death in the electric chair at the State Prison in Charlestown, Mass., for the murder of his wife, Honora Jordan, a former actress in burlesque and vaudeville. He will die the week of Sept. 22. The murder occurred Sept. 3, 19190. Jordan cut up the body, packed it into a trunk, but was caught before he was able to dispose of it. One of the jurors who tried him went insane. Jordan’s lawyers took the case to the U. S. Supreme Court, on exceptions, but lost. His brother- in-law, a millionaire cotton broker, spent a fortune trying to free Jordan. AMERICAN ROOF. (Estimated Cost of Show, $1,220.) Although the back page of the American Roof program still yearns for a tenant, the undertaker has re- moved his announcement from the inside, and the acts on the stage now play with more confidence. The Roof is doing business, Tues- day evening was rainy, but there was quite a crowd there considering. They liked the show, too. Perhaps because the touch of old time big time that appeared was unknown to the patrons. To those unfamiliar with big time bills of some time ago, the American program the first halt of the week looked quite classy. Loretta Boyd sang the ill. song without her voice sounding as though she had been trying to find out how long she could go without sleep, the impression usually given by female il- lustrated song singers. Frank Car- men opened the regular show with hoop-rolling, doing the. several tricks that are now so common among the hoopers. Vellmore and Collins (New Acts) were third, and Williams and Warner, playing under the name of Carpentier Bros., did very well ‘No. 5” with their eccentric foreign musical act. The foreign comedy in- cluding the finish make this couple a desirable number. “The Traveling Salesman” by Searle Allen and Co., with its quips and quirks (the quirks mostly being ‘“‘eagging business’’), was another well liked number, and can go over the “‘small time’’ to big results. Mr. Al- len is the leader. There is also very capable support in the brunette young woman passenger and the newsboy. The this-train-does-not-stop-at-Yon- kers act holds many a laugh for the from 10 to 25 crowd. Another reminder of the days that were is Harry Le Clair. Mr. Le Clair knows his act, every word of it, and goes right through the turn. He helped to make the curtain fall at 11.15. Closing the performance was ‘Romeo, the First,’’ a monk put through his tricks by Alfred Drow- isky, trainer of ‘‘Consul.’”’ Drowisky is a great animal handler. He has this chimp doing what ‘“‘Consul” did and a little more besides, such »s rid- ing a giraffe cycle, shooting a rifle and running a revolving globe. In the smoking of a cigarette, always ‘‘Con- sul’s’’ best bit, ‘“‘Romeo’’ goes him one better. “La Petite Revue’’ closed the first half. It’s a classy and full value act for “small time.’”’” Among the regu- lars it served only to recall Geo. Ho- mans, and now that Homans has been forgotten so long it might be said that among the earlier producers of vaude- ville, Mr. Homans was a real genius, for it may be noted his acts have lived, whether perpetuated in his own name or by someone else. Grace De Mar in a Mabel Hite soubret outfit sang songs, but in the soubret line has only the costume. She also did an Italian woman. One could almost regret not having adopted the stage after seeing Miss De Mar, it looks so easy. The Stan- tons (New Acts). Sime. — o> ©@ Ai DD we co - ~~ mM TT? ~ a= «ast af @&&f 2 sae e@- 6 2m as OF

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Harry Holman and Co. (2). “The Merchant Prince” (Comedy). 16 Mins.; Interior. Mr. Holman has a new sketch, the authorship of which is credited to Stephen G, Champlin. The author must have taken two or three very careful looks at Holman’s previous sketch. The chances are that after the new manuscript was de- livered to Holman, he interpolated a few ‘‘tat’ comedy come-backs for himself. It is suggested that the little sketch be played as a legitimate comedy, eyen on the small time Hol!- man’s role stripped of its smart “‘Pete Dailey’’ crossfire answers and made perfectly serious. If necessary to sus- tain interest, a counterplot might be brought into it. The skit has ‘the makings.”’ Jolo. comedy Houston and Olmstead. Comedy Sketch. 14 Mins.; Interior. City. Impecunious young artist with dress suit in pawn. In love with his cou- sin, who calls on him in his attic rooms. Discovers by reading land- lady’s note that he’s broke, buys one of his medalions (he’s a versatile chap, does all sorts of painting and drawing), pretending it’s for someone else who sent her, and so forth, until he gets the usual telegram announc- ing that his painting had been ac- cepted by a wealthy patron at a fabulous price. They fall into each other’s arms. Throughout there is a futile straining for comedy, which doesn’t quite land. Act and its in- terpreters will pass on all kinds of small time. Jolo. Rolland and Carter. Strong Act. 11 Mins., Full Stage. Open with ordinary head-to-head balancing, then two six-foot poles bal- anced on shoulders of understander with top-mounter climbing to the end of the poles for a short balance; same with a horizontal bar apparatus and finally a single pole about 15 feet long. Interspersed for “stalling” is some very poor foreign comedy pan- tomime. Through dressing and crude presentation, the act is in the small time class. Jolo. Mollie Dean and Co. (2). 13 Mins.; One. Woman passing along the street stops to have her shoes polished by a ‘“*kid.”’ Her divorced husband comes along and not seeing her face ‘‘rub- bers’ at the silk stockings. First there ensues some mawkish sentiment with the kid. This disposed of, there is a lot of good smart flirtation talk between the divorced couple winding up with a reconciliation and a singing finish. With the elimination of the boy, the pair would make a classy big smal] time act. They put their material over intelligently. Jolo. Rose Lee. Songs. 10 Mins.; One. Neatly gowned regulation small time soubret, singing three songs and using a little girl in the audience for a ‘“‘plant.’’ Jolo.

Rossener, Hillman and Co. (2). Comedy Sketch. 21 Mins.; Interior. Five characters, two of them—sis- Action takes place on the wedding day of a young Hebrew couple at the home of the father of the groom, the girl’s folks being neighbors. The star i: the boy’s father, delightfully played with a good dialect, but seriously marred by resorting to an impossible hook nose and grotesque whiskers. The father proposes to the girl’s mother, using as an argument that when the children marry they will be lonesome. At this moment the girl’s mother re- lates a pathetic tale of another daughter who had gone astray. Father goes to sleep, the wayward girl en- ters, wakens him and demands to see the son—that he right the wrong he had done. She spouts the regulation moral about a man being able to “sin, sin, sin, and be forgiven, but the woman, etc.’”’ Boy enters, all dressed for his wedding. They quarrel, boy picks up table knife, stabs his father, killing him. Girl goes off, cursing the boy, boy exits also, but the reason therefor is not apparent. Girl’s mother re-enters and awakens the old man. He had been dreaming. The dramatic portion has been drag- ged in by the hair, probably to get a heart-interest story, but seems to be wholly unnecessary, especially as the future of the wayward sister is not disclosed. The father and_ the mother are both well played, the juvenile in ‘10-20-30”" fashion and the ingenue (both as the bride and the wronged sister) most amateur- ishly. Jolo. ters—being doubled. Wesley and White. Irish Comedy Sketch. 14 Mins.; Interior. Old ‘“‘Tad’” and daughter, in a sketch patterned somewhat after the Ryan-Richfield fashion. Both do neat song and dance, and there is the in- evitable supper scene in which the old man finds it impossible to carve the meat, This and other material relegates it to the small time field. Jolo. Ethelyn and Luke, Singing and Dancing. 14 Mins.; Interior. Although working in full stage the act could easily be done in ‘‘one.’’ Colored man and woman, opening with duet and dance, comedy conver- sation; man does a baritone solo; duet, ‘‘Hypnotizing Rag’’; more talk, and finish with medley and dance. Very good small timers. Jolo. The Couders. Music. 11 Mins.; Two (Interior). The man appears in an outfit of the Mephisto type, but there is no reason for the outlandish make-up, as it does not jibe with their music. Neither does any of the few attempted com- edy ‘bits’ get over. The Couders play on various instruments. More popular numbers would help them in their ‘‘pop’’ circuit traveling. Mark.

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Margaret Bird and Co. (1). “The Editor’s Substitute” 17 Mins.; Interior. Scene opens with what is supposed to be the home of a newspaper re- porter, whose room-mate (away on a vacation) is the editor of the paper on which he is employed. In his capacity of editor the room-mate las opened the mail addressed to the ‘“‘ad- vice to the lovelorn’’ department and written a simple country girl to visit him, giving the girl the impression she wiil call on a woman. The girl comes with her trunk, and when ap- prised of her error, realizes she is in an embarrassing situation. After an interminable amount of conversa- tional twaddle and horse-play, the man grandiosely says: ‘“‘Simple truth and youth should be respected and cherished from all harm.’’ Then he proposes marriage, the drop in ‘‘one’”’ is lowered, and the audience is happy that it is all over. A cheap small time act, with the two players on a par with the sketch. Around the theatre it was whispered the act will later be a candidate for big time un- der the principal’s rightful name. If so, it is feared that she will be dis- appointed. Jolo. (Comedy ). Ali Rajah and Co. (1). “Mind Reading.” 20 Mins.; Full Stage. Seated in the centre of an ordinary interior set wholly covered with Turk- ish rugs, Ali Rajah responds quickly to all questions asked of him by the au- dience via the ‘“‘spieler,’’ a dignified, pompous individual who wears over his dress suit a multi-colored kimona, In addition, still blindfolded, Ali does some multiplication on a blackboard and finally some hand-reading through opera glasses. If it is possi- ble to find big or little small time audiences not wholly familiar with the stunt the act would be in the “sensational” class in such places. Jolo. Camoris and Cleo. Magician. 27 Mins.; Full Stage. A middle-aged Frencnman, speak- ing very broken English, from which he extracts a lot of comedy. Woman assistant attired in Turkish bloom- ers. He uses no mechanical devices, resorting mainly to the old style of pulling things out of the pockets of people in audience, etc. Evidently an old-timer on his native heath. His finishing trick is a corker. Shows two oranges, audience selects one; then displays lemon, egg and live canary. After a lot of palaver cuts open orange showing lemon inside, egg inside lemon and canary inside egg. Bird flies about audience after being released. Chopping down the working time it is a highly diverting small time offering. Jolo. VOGEL’S MINSTRELS FORMING. John W. Vogel’s Minstrels is an- other of the blackfaced troupes that will get an early start in the fall, a long route having been laid out through the south and west. Tommy Donnelly was among the first of the comedians to be signed. HENDERSON’S (Estimated Cost of Show, Any kind of an act could have passed the audience at Henderson's Monday night. In fact several of the acts which showed only ‘‘small time’’ class at their best received applause that must have made ’em feel good in the big company in which they are traveling. All told the show bal- anced fairly well but on form several lost their balance. The program ran quietly until it was half over when the remainder of the bill carried away the attention and applause. Dennis Brothers opened with Mol- lie and Nellie King next. The sisters are showing practically the same act they did when they debutted on the “‘small time.’’ While they have made some improvement it has not been sufficient to entitle them to Broadway recognition. The sisters should re- vamp the act. One of the girls is still doing the Anna Held, Eddie Foy and George M. Cohan _ imitations. She does her best effort with the Cohan “Dit.” Sager Midgley and Co. had ‘Early Morning Reflections’ in which Midg- ley and John Clark work up the ‘‘dou- ble” business before a full length mirrow frame. There wasn’t anything doing until the men got | busy aping each other. Then the Henderson crowd showed appreciation. Dolly Connolly and Percy Wenrich, with young Edwin Sherwood assist-~ ing at the close, scored the first big hit of the evening. Harry Beresford and Co. caught the regulars and they applauded “In Old New York” very strongly. Pealson and Goldie did the best with their songs. These boys, how- ever, still lack the “big time’’ class. Gus Hornbrook’s wild west act would hit any of the Island theatres and go over with a bang. For life and excitement it makes a show fair- ly sizzle. Besides the glass partition separat- ing the restaurant from the auditor- ium, the management has now board- ed up the windows along the Bow- ery. This improvement for silence allowed Conroy and Le Maire to put their talk over without any trouble. It looks now as though Henderson’s has found the solution for ‘talking acts.” The Aitken-Whitman contortional turn held the house in until the fin- ish. Mark.. $2,000.) NYE DID A SPEEDY. Jay G. Wilbraham, former pro- prietor of the Hotel York, has started suit for a divorce from his wife, and has also brought an action against Ned Nye for alleged alienation of his wife’s affections. Nye is named also in the divorce papers as corespondent. Wilbraham raided a _ hotel room which Nye and Mrs. Wilbraham were claimed to have been using. Nye did a Speedy out of a side window, reaching the casement two stories be- low with the aid of a rope. Nye for- got to take along his outer wearing apparel, which Wilbraham confiscated and then threw to the four winds. According to last bulletins Nye turned up at Forrest Hills beseeching a friend to find him a barrel or loan him clothes.

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is pee ner eerie = =e Raga Spree lee FRE Ht v F & a VARIETY Oe BILLS NEXT WEEK (July 1) In bgeacirage ille Theatres, Playing Three or Less Shows Daily (All houses (ineatres the Orpheum Circuit Sullivan-Considine Agencies Orpheum Circuit - agers Association ‘Loew,’ Ma ‘“‘Bern,”” Freeman Mardo (Boston)—‘'M,”’ ‘wes, M. WW. c.,”"" Theatre Booking (William Fox Circuit) Doyle M. R. reus Loew Sheedy New York HAMMERSTEIN’S (ubo) Houdini McKay & Cantwell Joe Jackson Arthur Deagon The Berrens Tommy Dancers Victoria Four Bert Melrose Creatore’s Band 38 Ernestos Brice & Gohn Adonis & Dog Adair & Dahn 5TH AVE (ubo) Thos A Wise Co Kenyon & Sinnott Cari Schuetze & Het- tie Drum Frank Mayne Co Dale & Boyle Burnham & Green- wood Lane & O'Donnell Mott & Maxfield DELANCn« (loew) Bessie’s Cockatoos Brown & Farlardeau Moore & Elliott Marion Munson Co Edwards Bros (Three to fill) 2d half Lew Palmore The Clippers Spero & Lovens Robert & Robert Mozarto Edgar Allen Co — & Mur- Sig. %e Edith Franz YORKVILLE (loew) Field Barnes Redway & Lawrence Bob Warren Edgar Allen Co Grace DeMar ‘“‘Adam”’ & ‘‘Eve”’ 2d half Carletta Three Stanieys _ Two Quaker Giris Chas Deland Co The Stantons Aerial Lesters SEVENTH AVE (loew) Mozarto Dick Ferguson Spero & Lovens Lottie Williams Co Skipper, Kennedy & Reeves Bon Air Trio 2d half Marius & Clement Sherer & Dilworth Brown & Small Hedders (Two to fill) AMERICAN Carletta Dugan & Raymond Two Quaker Girls Chas Wildish Co Felix Leonard & Whitney Edith Clifford Hedders (One to fill) 2d half Dave Kindler Martini Sisters Joe Carroll Ed F Racey Allan Hughe Chas Wildish Co Edith Clifford Kenna — (loew) (Two to Sor EY. '8Q, (loew) Bunth & Rudd Juliette “I Died” Doyle & Dixon Sig & Edith Franz (Three to mg 2d hal Mary danecin Staine’s Circus McBride & Cavanaugh Clayton, Hughes & Drew Lorette LeRoy (Three to fill) LINCOLN (loew) Lew Palmore Dolan & Boyne Mary Ambrose Ed F Racey Co Brown & Small Three Stanieys 2d haif Juliette Leonard & Whitney Grace DeMar ‘“Adam’”’ & ‘“‘Eve’”’ en for list ed as booking the B Bernstein (Chicago)—“‘‘Nat,”’ (New York). the we “Orpheum without Circuit.) (Two to fill) NATIONAL Kindler Robert & Robert Sadie Sherman Hilda Kollins Co Fisher & Green Aerial Lesters (One to fill) 2d half Field Barnes Mr & Mrs M Hart Bunth & Rudd Dolan & Boyne ie gg Mary Keogh Cycling Brunettes GRAND ({loew) Thermos Arktos Harry Harvey Leon Rogee Kramer, Belieclaire & Herman (Two to fill) 2d half Brocko DeOnzo Bros (Four to fill) PLAZA (loew) Fields & Claire (Four to fill) 2d half Harry Wardell (Four to fill) CITY (fox) Coleman & Francis Wagner Four Cromley & Caffery Brown & Barron Dore & Bradley DeWolf, Cody, DeWolf Milt Arnsman Pearl Dawson STAR - (fox) Minnie Palmer Co Magee & Kerry The Alvinos Pauline Verdayne Max Reynolds (One to fill) 2d half (Filled by first half from Wash., N. Y.) GOTHAM (fox) Hal Castle Co The Silfonos Campbell & Parker Cummings & Gladden Smith & Knight Billy Capnell 2d haif (Filled by frst half from Folly, Bklyn.) WASHINGTON fox) Lavine Braber Co Ryno & Emerson The Skatelles Curtis Trio Jack Strous (One to fill) 2d half (Filled by first half from Washington, Newark.) Brighton Beach, N ee es (ubo) 3 Little Kids Tommy Dancers Felix Adler Macy, Hall Co Ethel Green H Fredericks Co Chas & Fanny Van Bedini & Arthur MUSIC HALL (ubo) Lillian Shaw Elinore & Williams Fields & Lewis Clifford & Morley Chas & A Wilson Clark & Bergman Wentworth, Vesta & Teddy Onetti Sisters BRIGHTON (ubo) “Antique Girl’ S Miller Kent Co Fannie Brice Geo B Reno Co 6 Brown Bros Jungman Troupe Minnie Alien (loew) Ward Bros De Marcos Brooklyn LIBERTY (loew) Darling Sisters Cycling Brunettes (Three to fill) 2d half Babe Smith Dugan & Raymond Leon Rogee (Two to fill) BIJOU (loew) The Clippers Martini Sisters ek with Monday matinee Lorette LeRoy Sherer & Dilworth The Stantons Mr. McDonald (One to fill) 2d half Dick Ferguson Marion Munson Co Fisher & Green Hilda Kollins Co Bon Air Trio (Two to fill) FULTON (loew) Marius & Clement Marshall & Tribble Allan Hughes Clayton, Hughes & Drew Mary Keogh (One to fill) 2d hajf Darling Sisters Brown & Farlardeau Felix Lottie Williams Co Doyle & Dixon Lohse & Sterling JONBS (loew) Brocko (Two to fill) 2d half Jeanette & Gold (Two to fill) SHUBERT (loew) LaVelles Joe Carroll Cook & Stevens Staine’s Circus (Two to fill) 2d haif Bessie’s Cockatoos Marshall & Tribble Skipper, Kennedy & Reeves Moore & Elliott Redway & Lawrence Edwards Bros COLUMBIA (loew) Babe Smith McBride & Cavanaugh Geo Beane Co (Three to fill) 2d half Fields & Claire Harry Harvey Thermos Arktos (Three to fill) COMEDY (fox) Florinne Farr Co Blondin & Fox Telegraph Four Roberts & Adair Emma O'Neill Billy Barlow 2d half (Filled by first hal? from Nemo N Y) FOLLY (fox) Hess Gilbert Co Hamilton & Sinclair Lucier & Evans Johnson Duo Bobby Stone Lois Berri half (Filled by first half from Star, N. Y.) Asbury Park, N. J. LYRIC (ubo) Bessie Wynn Franklyn Ardell Co Ed Morton The Rials D’Alma & May The ‘Kemps Pollard Athol, Mass, BROOKSIDE (mdo) Orville & Frank Albano Juliet Wood Morrison & Kramer Atlantic City SAVOY (ubo) Stone & Kalisz Fox & Millerships “Son of Solomon”’ Delmore & Lee Fanny Rice Swan & Bambard Lorette & Budd Brent Hayes Barre, Vt. PAVILION (chch) The Vynos Ray Snow 2d half Tianta Midgets Frances Gerard Bellows Falls, Vt. DREAMLAND (chch) Maddox (One to fill) 2d half Frank Howard (One to fill) when not otherwise any further distinguishing description are on indicated.) Theatres with “S-C” following name (usually ‘‘Empress’’) are on the houses are denoted by single name or initials, such as “Orph.” O.,’ United Booking Offices—‘*W. V. A.,””" Western Vaudeville Man- (Chicago)—-"S-C,”” Sullivan-Considine Circuit—‘“P,” Pantages Circuit— Circuit—‘‘Inter,” Interstate Circuit (booking through W. V. A.)— (New York)—‘Clan,” James Clancy (New York)—‘“Mdo,” Fred James C. Matthews (Chicago)—‘Hod,” Chas. E. Hodkins (Chicago) Taylor (Philadelphia)——-“Chch,” Church’s Booking Office (Boston)—‘“T. B. Corporation (Walter F. Keefe) (Chicago)—“Fox,” Ed. F. Kealey (New York)—‘“Craw,” O. T. Crawford (St. Louis)—‘Doy,” Frank Q. National Booking Office (C. Wesley Fraser) (Boston)—‘Shdy,” —a Mont, EB (sc) (July 10-11) Granto & Maud Manly & Walsh “LaPetite Gosse”’ Helen Primrose Onaip Boston, Mass. KEITH'S (ubo) “The Meistersingers” McDonald & Donovan Mosher, Hayes & Mosher D’Armond & Carter Barnes & Robinson Ramsdell Trio (One to fill) OLD SOUTH (chch) Bachelder Sisters McGarry & Revere Clucas & Jennings Alec Craig Billy Kenney J C Murphy (Two to fill) WASHINGTON (chch) Eddie Collings & Giris Thomas & Williams Pearl Stevens Geo Ward E B Coe Great Barnes CRPHEUM (loew) Prince Floro Waring Dare Austin Co Teddy Dupont Azard Bros (Three to fill) 2d half Van Dykes Prince Floro John Neff Morris & Henshaw DeHaven & Ruby Cliff Bailey 3 (Two to fill) BEACON (mdo) Pinnard & Hall Miles & Miles Madeline Wells Howard & Graft Sherry Girls Jack Boyce Evelyn Miller & Price HUB (mdo) Baker & Murray Robinson & Le Favor Enoch 2d half Moore & Moore Jack Cadet Jack & Ace Brockton, Mass. CITY (loew) Gene & Arthur Mitchell & Lightner Kipp & Kippy 2d half Golden & Meade Josephine LeRoy Conboy & Wilsea Buffalo ACADEMY (loew) Gilmore & Castle Musette Gere & Delaney Ezier & Webb Randow Bros Galando Jackson & Margaret Harry Brooks Co Charlotta Duncan Great Kelters FAMILY (loew) LesValadons Ben Hilbert McGill & Livingston Leslie Morosco Co Estelle Rose Three Gamons Butte, Mont. ORRIN (sc) Lowe & Edwards Joe Cook “Leap Year Girls” Jack Allman Travilla Bros & Seal Calgary, Can, EMPIRE (p) Four Bard Bros Moretti Opera Co Imperia] Dancing 4 Great Eldon Co Billy Broad Chicago MAJESTIC (orph) Lean & Holbrook Joe Welch Ray Cox Burr Hope Maxine & Bobby Redford & Winchester Mack & Williams Great Libby. Cineinnati. CHESTER PK (m) Ear] Dewey & Dolls Valentine & Bell Sylvia DeFrankie Carmen & Clifton Chas Weber Cleveland BUCLID AVE (loew) Inez Lawson Cooper & Bohm Von Hampton & Joselyn McGarry & Keefer Collinsville, Ill. GRANITE CITY (craw) Zuhn & Dries Lottie Mayer Ruth Chandler & Co King Brothers Denver EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun. Mat.) Lawton - Alma Holmes & Piley Mr & Mrs F Voelker Willard Roach & McCurdy Landry Bros Detroit TEMPLE (ubo) Wish Wyne Fillis Family Lord Robert Cadets De Gascogne Carson & Willard Florence Modena Co Marie & Billy Hart Juggling Delisle Dover, N. H. ORPHEUM (mdo) James & Frances d half Eckel & Dupree Fall River, Mass. PREMIER (mdo) Sparrell & Print 2d half Oville ACADEMY (loew) Cliff Bailey Trio John Neff DeHaven & Ruby Morris & Henshaw half Azard Bros Teddy Dupont Waring Dare Austin Co PREMIER (loew) Van Dykes (One to fill) 2d half (Two to fill) Gary, Ind. ORPHEUM (wva) a Lydell & Butterworth “A Beauty Shop” (Two to fill) Glens Falls, N. Y. PARK DeWitt & Johnson & S.erling & Chapman 2d half Maddox (Two to fill) Grand Rapids, Mich RAMONA PK (orph) Howard & McCane Rube Dickinson Zara-Carmen Troupe Caesar” Nesi Kelly & Lafferty Arnaud Bros Hoboken, N. J. LYRIC (loew) Harry Wardell Mr & Mrs M Hart Ward & Cullen DeOnzo Bros (One to fill) 2d half (Five to fill) Indianapolis FAMILY (wva) Craig & Williams Yaito Duo Gardner & Hawleigh (One to fill) d half Eldridge & Barlow Bert Swor (Two to fill) Jamaica Plain, Mass SUPREME (mdo) Paul & Jones Orville d half Karl’s Dog Kansas City ELECTRIC PK (m) Brengk’s Models Vannoss Troupe Gordon & Ricca Dayton Ward & Weber EMPRESS Ballerini’s Dogs Dealy & Barlow Toku Kisshe Ray Eleanor Ball “Mayor & Manicure’ Barnes & Barrow Delmar’s Poster Girls Lqutnston. Mass, Davia & Hall PARK (chch) Enoch Beach & Carroll Sadie Fondelier Lewis & Norton Los Angeles ORPHEUM Weston & Bentley Co Florence Roberts Co Winsch & Poor Petite Mignon Tom Waters “Sunshine Girls”’ “Fun in Harem” Leitze]l Sisters EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun. Mat.) Harry Thriller Marrow & Heins Luce & Luce Heron & Douglas Nat Carr sey eli ecchaeed Oo PANTAGES Arthur LaVine Co Ernest Alvo 3 oe ae Italian 4 Sam Hood LeRoy & CaHill Louisville FONTAINE FRY PK (orph) (Open Sun. Mat.) Ideal J Francis Dooley John & Mae Burke Kaufman Troupe Les Arados Maplewood, Mo. POWHATTAN (craw) Bornholdt & Ellwood Walter McMillan & Co Ruth Chandler & Co EARLE’S (craw) Montgomery Duo Bill Conklin Vance & Vance Arthur Rigby Williamson & nor O’Con- Memphis EAST END PK (orph) (Open Sun. Mat.) Melody Maids Coogan & Parks F Spissel Co Shelvey Boys (One to fill) Meriden, Conn POLI’S (chch) Margaret Severance Warner & Gallagher LaBelle Troupe Payne & Lee W. J. Mills Middletown, Conn. NICKEL (mdo) Eddie Rowley Mysterious Evelyn 2a half Skinner & Woods Juliet Wood Milford, Mass. LAKE NIPUNC (mdo) Mori Japs Coy De Trickey Jimmie Greene Arvin Quartet Minneapolis UNIQUE (sc) (Open Sun. Mat.) Wallace’s Cockatoos Berry & Berry Dena Cooper Co Joe McGee Ladella Comiques Mystic, Conn. MYSTIG (mdo) Anderson Sisters 2d half Miller & Price Newark WASHINGTON The Couders Martin & Fabrini Carmela Trio Haywood Sisters Barney Williams Adele Archer 2d half (Filled by first haif from Comedy, Bklyn) New Bedford, Mass. BEDFORD (chch) Alber’s Bears James Duffy (One to fill) 2d half Alber’s Bears Browning Lewis Sisters New London, Conn. ORPHEUM (mdo) Wm K Saxton Co 2d half Mysterious Evelyn (fox) Ne rt, R. I. OPERA HOUSE (chch) LaBelle Troupe Lewis Sisters Browning 2d half Margaret Severance Warner & Gallagher James Duffy New Rochelle, N. Y. LOEW'S Cunningham & Mur- ray Lohse & Sterling (One to fill) 2d half Bob Warren Hyland & Farmer Dr McDonald Oakland, Cal. ORPHEUM (Open Sun. Mat.) Bert Leslie Co Mountain Ash Choir Kremka Bros Jeter & Rogers Mr & Mrs Elliott Ronair & Ward The Ritchies (One to fill) PANTAGES Five Columbians Gordon Highlanders Great Tallman Bel Canto Trio Chas Hasty Palisades Pk, N. J. PARK James J Corbett Rawson & Clare 8 Rosebuds Cornalla & Wilbur Murray Love & Campbell Lavier Paterson, N. J. MAJESTIC (ubo) Charles Ledegar Kimberly & Hodkins (Two to fill) 2d half Toki Murati Madeline Livingston Keller & Dow (One to fill) Philadelphia KEITH’S (ubo) Bud Fisher Willa Holt Wakefieid Devlin & Ellwood Max’s Burlesque Cir- cus Sutcliffe Troupe Englisk Roses Joe Lanigon Selbini & Grovini BIJOU (ubo) “The Act Beautiful’’ Williams & Segal Jules Herron Gordon & Barber (Two to fill) Plattsburg, N. Y. PLATTSBURG (chch) Three Shorties Tianta Midgets d half The Frankforts Sterling & Chapman Portland, Ore. ORPHEUM May Tully Co Chinko Kaufman Bros Italian Four Will Rogers Bert Terrell Minnie Kaufman EMPRESS (sc) Krags Trio Irene & Bobby Dinehart & Heritage Herbert Brooks John T Murra Ben Bujaman Troupe PANTAGES Aviator Girls Harmonious Girls William Morrow Co Si Jenks Ansonia Trio Portsmouth, N. H. YOUR (mdo) Eckel & Depree Delbeani 2d half James & Frances Robert Mellio Providence, R. I. WESTMINSTER (mdo) Fox & Shay May Belle Hi Tom Ward Le Roy Rockland, Me. ROCKLAND (ubo) Varsity Comedy Duo Gibney & Earle Clerise Keller & Grogan Roxbury, Mass. EAGLE (chch) Tommy Donnolly (One to fill) 2d half Johnson & Bonnell (One to fill) SUPERB (mdo) Paul & Jones Miller 2d half Dixon & Paul Jackel Mutland, Vt. GRAND (chch) DeWitt & Stuart Williams & Held Frances Gerard 2d half Billy & Peggy Malin Three Shorties Ray Snow Sacramento, EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun. Mat.) Richard Wally 3 Dixie Girls Musical Nosses Uno Bradley Dollar Troupe PANTAGBS Frizzo Marmeen Four Kubelick Jones & Mayo The Losses Salem, Mass. SALEM (loew) Golden & Meade Conboy & Wilsea Josephine LeRoy 2d half Gene & Arthur Mitchell & Lightner ‘Kipp & Kippy Salt Lake City. EMPRESS (sc) (Opens July 10) Henry & Lizell Ethel Whiteside & Picks Musical McLarens “Bill Jenks, Crook” Geo Yeoman “Paris By Night’ San Diego, Cal. EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun. Mat.) Larena Ted E Box Silvano Tom Mahoney Edwina Barry Co PANTAGES Celli Opera Co A Trenor Co Yackley & Bunnell Ramona Ortiz McNish & McNish Sanford, Me. LEAVITT (mdo) Karl’s Dog 2d half Evelyn San Francisco. ORPHEUM (Open Sun. Mat.) Elliott Savonas Geo Evans “Concealed Bed” 5 Pierrescoffis Princess Rajah Wynne & ‘Russon Frank Keenan Co Boudini Bros EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun. Mat.) Grassi Bros Mary Dorr Brown & Moulton Ted Gibson & Co Monarch Comedy 4 Eight Saxons _ PANTAGES “Night In Edelweiss’’ Cari Rozine Co Romano Bros Bond Morse wae & Zillbauer Louis, FORREST PK (orph) (Open Sun. Mat.) Tom Linton & Girls Mankichi Japs Schooler & Dickinson Richards, SHENANDOAH (craw) Goyt Trio The Yongers Leo & Chappman Village Choir Leo Fillier NEBRASKA (craw) Roselle Players Montgomery Duo ARCO (craw) Valerie Sisters Glovis Fuller King Brothers Snowy Maybelle Montgomery Duo UNION (craw) King Brothers Snowy Maybelle Norwood & Norwood Bornheldt & Ellwood BREMAN (craw) Goodrich & Lingham Hawaiian Quintet John Rafier Bornhoidt & Ellwood Sterling Brothers PRINCESS (doy) Grey & Charlie Walters & Frank = & Russell Ever- © Winnie Wonsome Jumbs Jum Princess Maids KINGS (craw) Mennete & Jerome Harry Webb Fox & Foxie Texico Al Abbott St. Paul. EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun. Mat.) Lena Pantzer Holden & Harron Rogers & McIntosh Deodima “House Boat’ Seattle, ORPHEUM “Drums Oude” Lew §Sull Edna Luby Sealby & Ducles Eugene Trio Stein, Hume & Thomas 4 Florimonds Hus

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EMPRESS (sc) White’s Animals Verona Verdi & Bro PANTAGES Hugo Lutgens Fred Ireland & Girls Constance Windom Co Wood’s Animals DeLyle & Vernon Flying Valentinos Harry Hayward Co Niblo’s Birds “Wyoming Pastimes” KE] Barto PANTAGES Housley & Nicholas Miyakko Troupe Thompsonville, Frank Bush Conn. Clipper Quartet MAJESTIC (chch) Mr & Mrs Wm Mor- nadie Mallory a... See half Three Madcaps Great Martell Ss. Framingham, Vancouver. ass, ORPHEUM (sc) GORMAN (chch) Les Leonardis Fannie Hatfield Stock Frankie Drew Jack Gardner Co Valentine Vox Darcey & Williams Clarence Wilbur Co PANTAGES “The Hold-Up” Four Janowskeys Banchoff & Belmont Bert Lennon Howard & Delores Victoria, B. C. EMPRESS (sc) Hanlon & Hanlon May Elinore LeRoy-Harvey Co FE J Moore Kelly & Wilder Westerly, R. I. STAR (mdo) Skinner & Woods Mortimer Snow & Co 2d half Anderson Sisters Eddie Rowley EMPRBESS (sc) Whitehall, N. Y. Bert Cutler WORLD (chch) Lindon Sisters The Frankforits Kennedy-Berlin Co 2d half Princeton & Yale DeWitt & Stuart SHOWS NEXT WEEK, — NEW YORK. ALASKA PICTURES—Broadway (7th week). “A WINSOME WIDOW’’—Moulin Rouge (13th week). ‘ io gad AND PAID FOR’’—Playhouse (4ist week). “BUNTY PULLS THE STRINGS’’—Comedy (39th week). “OFFICER 666’’—Gaiety (22d week). RAINEY PICTURES—Lyceum (12th week). SPOONER STOCK—Metropolis (45th week). STOCK—Academy, STOCK—Manhattan (9th week). STOCK—West End (9th week). “THE ROSE MAID’’—Globe (10th week). CHICAGO. “READY MONEY’’—Cort (18th week). “A MODERN EVE’’—Garrick (11th week). “OFFICER 666’’—G. O. H. (17th week). “KINEMACOLOR’’—Lyric (6th week). RAINEY PICTURES—Colonial (5th week). “THE QUAKER GIRL’’—Illinois (7th week). Spokane. ORPHEUM (Open Sun. Mat.) Mrs Louis James Co “Leading Lady’”’ Enipire Comedy 4 Polly Moran Aerial Sherwoods P & M Stone Dare Bros EMPRESS (sc) “The Sombreros” Leona Guerney Sullivan & Bartling Curry & Riley “Models Of Paris” PANTAGES Jewell’s Manikins Francisca Redding Co Southern Girls Frank Swan Ss Williams & Wolfus Tacoma, OBITUARY Charles Barnold the animal train- er, died June 13 in Switzerland, of tuberculosis. Mr. Barnold made the “drunken dog’’ famous all over the world. His ‘“‘drunk,’”’ ‘Dan,’ was a sensation in New York when first shown here. Mr. Barnold came from the northwest where he had been with a smal] tent show. He was among the best of animal trainers and a capable showman. Barnold was about 39 years of age. Jack Voehl, Barnold’s manager, was with him when he died. The body was at once shipped to America for interment. Mrs. Leonard, of the original com- pany of Byrne’s ‘Eight Bells,” died suddenly of heart failure as she was on her way from California to New York to join “A Girl Of The Moun- tains.”” The Actor’s Fund arranged for the body to be brought to As- toria, L. I., and laid to rest at the side of her husband in St. Michael’s ceme- tery. The remains of Mrs. Alex. Leonard, who died in Chicago, were brought to New York for burial. She was widely known in the dramatic profession. Her husband died about four years ago. The Broadway Trio, formerly at Faust’s, are at Perry’s, Coney Island. VARIETY EI [[][][][_[_>==_—_=—_—_>=—~———oo—o———————————E——oyoyIyIy>—_—>y~>>y=_—>—_een——e—e—e—e—eaeeaeaeaa—————e———aeEeaeaeEaoa====[_—N"""C=N""—"ae_eE~q—z—=—=—xqqqxrhr=eq=mRepoaua]oooolNl™=NT—eDMD0OD0O0uo@]TW™T™O™O™ODaXSXSE™S— THE WAIL OF THE HICK. By JOHN J. O'CONNOR. ( Wynn.) “Well, party, 1 gotta slip you the big spiel about our first ramble in a yeguiar two-a-day slab, if it’s the last thing I pull before I croak. Talk about the street cleaner’s dream, why, fella, I just lived seven full days of regular grub with three squares daily and a once nightly flop on a fourteen karat Ostermoor pad. Take it from me kid, after all*our troubles in the bush league burgs with mis-fit meals and twelve-hour trolley jumps, this new sort o’ life makes me feel like I’m on a perpetual champagne souse with a wine agent. “IT had me troubles all right, but anyone that trails with a bamboo fiend is bound to have ’em so I never worry. I’m what the big lingo guys call an optimo or optimizer. One oO’ them words is a cigar, but whichever one ain’t, I am, “You see the minute we hit this joint I know we're leanin’ up against the high brow stuff, but I’m pretty well heeled with inside info and l don’t figure on makin’ any bum cracks to put these guys hep that we’re a coupla high grass babies, but that’s where I overcooked my pill, for I didn’t figure on the Cribbage Kid. We dashes into this hamlet and make for the joy shop right off the reel. The first thing we bump into is the nine dollar a week guard that camps at the stage door. This guy is one o’ those blokes that grunts his way through life. The kind that you pow wow with for eight hours and then go away wonderin’ if he can taik English. “This mutt gives us three grunts and then flags us to a bed camp across the street where they set you back one buck daily for your snooze, and that don’t include your chuck. “Well, that don’t faze me nohow, for we’re there for a good time, and six bits either way ain’t goin’ to ground us. The first night every- thing goes forty around,the joint, and we’re both tickled to death ‘cause we don’t have to dress with no ani- mal act. The hop-head I’m workin’ with makes one bad break when he says to one o’ the crap shooters that hauls the scenery that he felt like. gettin’ soused with joy ‘cause we wasn’t sandwiched in between a pic- ture o’ King Edward’s Funeral and the Pathe Weekly Review. “You see, out in the broken bottle towns they’re just gettin’ hep that the King has cashed in and they’re all usin’ the film. That gets by, but the next day he geis into a scrap with the headliner, and for the balance o’ the week they has us pegged for a coupla germs. “You see, this broad is one o’ those English fillies that they nailed on the other side and brought over here ’cause she goes a little raw with her songs. She’s classy all right, but she’s there with a routine o’ gab that brings the blush to the petticoats and makes the guys walk out wishin’ they wasn’t married. Cribbage hears the stage manager tell another bloke that she was gettin’ forty pounds a week, and thinkin’ they was payin’ her in merchandise says to the simp, ‘forty pounds of what?’ When the guy says ‘forty pounds o’ gold,’ Crib- bage thinks he’s full o’ the chemical and asks him where the layout is. The squaw hears the kid and makes a dive for his face. Cribbage lighis into her and tells her where she gets off as an actress. Then she raps to the boss o’ the garage and he comes back and fines us ten bucks and makes us open the show for spite. sent 21 “Outside o’ that we had a swell week. Here comes the Cribbage Kid now. Let’s blow or he’ll think I’m talkin’ about him, the poor lob.”’ May Ward closed a season of twen- ty-seven weeks last Saturday. Elizabeth Brice has been engaged by A. H. Woods for “Tantalizing Tommy.’’ CORRESPONDENCE Unless otherwise noted, the following reports are for the current week. JOHN J. O'CONNOR (WYNN) C HIC AGO VARIETY’S CHICAGO OFFICE: MAJESTIO THEATRE BUILDING Representative MAJESTIC (Lyman B, Glover, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—The Majestic headlines are di- vided equally this week between Elizabeth Murray and Edwin Arden and Co., the latter in ‘‘Captain Velvet.’’ It’s just exactly one year ago that Elizabeth Murray hopped out of ‘‘Madam Sherry’’ long enough to play the Majestic. Judging by the difference in re- ception and the way her songs were accepted individually, the character queen has im- proved just an even thousand per cent. in ability and popularity. It took six songs to satisfy the houseful, the sextet requiring three dialects. An experienced vaudevillian, Miss Murray always return from the heavier field with an improvement. What a delightful difference between the star of ‘‘Madam Sherry’’ and the stereotyped legit. The Hess Sisters picked the early spot, reaching their Russian dance finale just as the first handful arrived. The announcement made by one of the team might have been done via the pro- gram. The girls earned several bows. The Gray Trio temporarily stopped proceedings with an operatic routine which is made excellent through the presence of one young woman who divides her time between the spot light and the piano. A better opening could be found. After a noisy overture the entrance is rather quiet. The appearance of the trio is a valuable asset. On the whole the Grays have a good staple singing act that should, like good wine, improve with age. Marie Hart the versatile cne and her comic aid, Billy by name, could consistently condense their many and varied subjects into a smaller period of time. This should show an improvement and get the pair away from that too evident drawn-out style of work. Miss Hart’s many accomplishments could be as well exhibited with a little more speed. They, as usual, did nicely. Little Lord Robert, Warring his enunciation, is good by way of variety to any bill. His novel manner of introducing his specialty helped his results. His Lordship is familiar to Chicago laugh chasers, but he never looked better than he does at present. Casselli’s Dogs, like the several other good animal acts Major Glover has been picking re- cently, tok a position in the center of the bill, which generally speaks praise for an act of this kind. Casselli’s athletic canines look good because they are different from the rest. Incidentally, one must hand the Madam some credit for her wonderful apparatus, which is a feature in itself. Howard, the ventriloquist, has a good idea for his talk, but might elimi- nate a few of his remarks to the audience. They came noticeably near the familiar line and brought him nothing in the way of laughs. His early routine, however, coming as it did after a tiresome stage wait, sufficed to bring him home a safe hit. After the Arden sketch and Elizabeth, the Four Konertz Brothers with diaboios, hoops and boomerangs put up their usual performance for a closer, with but few on the way home, Now that the “big blow-off’’ has come and gone the vaudeville colony is wondering what effect the change will have on next season’s prospects for the oft promised ‘‘blanket’’ con- tracts. Very few if any acts are in possession of ‘‘Association’’ blankets, but it is very likely the agency will reach out for the desirables very shortly, to prepare against the opening- of-the-season-with-its-usual-scarcity-of avail- able material. A great many of the better grade of acts have been grabbed up by the ten per cent. agents. The agents upon learning the ‘‘As- sociation’’ had decided to dispose of their services got busy and contracted for all the turns in sight before the information leaked out, figuring with a big list they could force their way into the offices. When the acts learned of the move, they were in a quandary as to how they should act if the W. V. M. A. offered time direct, with no alternative. With the snew state of affairs it léoks as though the ten per centers are in for a harvest season. _The first move made by the new administra- tion of the W. V. M. A. was the removal of the Orpheum offices into the suite formerly occupied by Adolphus Meyers and now the headquarters of Walter Meekin, Meyers’ chief lieutenant. Meekin was notified to vacate Monday at the suggestion of Morris Meyer- feld, Jr., who decided the Meyers office a better spot for his busines than the inside room on the tenth floor now held. Meyers will occupy a single room on one of the lower floors, probably the seventh. The Year Book being published by the Gen- eral Publicity Service, which in plain English is the ‘‘Association’s’’ press department, has been ordered stopped by Managing Director Charies E. Kohl. The Year Book is now on the presses, carrying a detailed account of the growth of the W. V. M. A. since C. &. Bray assumed the general management. The volume is said to have over $3,000 worth of perfectly good advertising contracted, of which the printer is to receive two-thirds of the profits, Should Mr. Kohl decide to abandon the idea, the printer is liable to call for his prospective share of the advertising profits. At any rate, it is thought the detailed story of the agency will undergo some strenuous editing before it reaches the public. The revolution which brings Charles Kohl to the top of the theatrical heap in the mid- dle west will probably have something in store for his younger brother, John P. Kohl, It is said Mrs, Kohl is considering the idea of delegating ‘‘Jack’’ to look after the secre- taryship and treasurer’s duties of the Kohl- Castle Companies, the position held by Charles Kohl up to the time of his advancement. At present Jack Kohl is looking after the adver- tising matter for the Majestic theatre. The acts that Eddie Shayne was fortunate enough to sign up during his connection with the Meyers office are wondering if the agent will be in on the rush, when the gates are opened to the percentage boys. At present Shayne is in ew York. Shayne’s future plans have been thoroughly guessed about here, although it’s a long shot bet that Shayne hasn’t figured them out himself as yet. Walter Butterfield, one of the officers in the new consolidation of western managers, left Chicago for Battle Creek immediately after the dove of peace arrived around the Majestic theatre building. ‘‘Tink’’ Humphrey, Butter- field’s aide camp, also waited long enough to learn the final news and then joined Charles Crowl’s company of vacationists whose only present worries are about the tide on Lake Michigan. Crowl, who during business hours represents Gus Sun in the ‘‘Association,’’ is launching a party of professionals across the lake. The outfit will return in two weeks. Upon learning of the Interstate’s eviction from the ‘‘Association’’ Jules Delmar and J. J. Shubert immediately called the Southern manager on the phone, endeavoring to have him join the the new combination. Delmar, Walter Keefe and C. N. Miles also reached Hoblitzell with wires, but they arrived after the manager had consulted the directors of the W. V. M. A. and satisfied himself that the eviction was mereiy one of Murdock’s penny ante jokes. Morris Meyerfeld, Jr., was one of the Taft delegates from California and came to Chi- cago to attend the National Republican Con- vention. His presence in the ‘‘Association’”’ meeting enabled him to combine his time be- tween joy and gloom. His delegation bolted the convention to travel over to Orchestra Hall and nominate Roosevelt, but Meyerfeld being a steam roller delegate stuck to the Now in preparation something new JUST_FINISHED A SUCCESSFUL TOUR ON THE S-C TIME JOE SPISSELL~» CO. At AMERICAN THEATRE JUNE 27-28-29-30 One laugh after another When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. SENT SRC Ip NTE 8 ee Se were saryeten napmatiiney ate 6 fy step ne POTS Gf WRI APNE ETT 4s eeeeney Seen Pts 4 SNES eR FED Bie

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a ¢. ee Tae ~ Tse een pacman RCT IG CPT? HTT. VARIETY Sarr — = = | “ ONLY SIX MONTHS IN BUSINESS AND WE HAVE THE BIGGEST HIT IN THE COUNTRY ” “THAT MELLOW MELODY" Featured by and making good for more acts throughout the country than any number in song history. A song performers like to sing and people like to listen to. If there isa weak spot in your act “Mellow Melody” will strengthen it. ALSO THE SEASON’S GREATEST NOVELTY SONG “IF A ROOSTER CAN LOVE SO MANY LITTLE CHICKENS CAN’T A MAN LOVE MORE THAN ONE?” A laugh in every line A sure fire number “MY MUSIC TEACHER” “D0 IT IN THE DARK” Greatest song since “ Cousin of Mine.’’ Single Or in the light, it’s a riot any time or any place, or double version Be among the first to use it These Twentieth Century songs which only stop at every 10 encores,—and then they only hesi- tate a second. ~ * = 1367 Broadway (Regal Bidg.), N.Y. City Coliseum and with the other Taft delegates tary’s shoulders, and which Miss Gannon would For the benefit of those who are curious as stayed for the finish. Out of twenty-six dele- hardly fit because of her sex. to the future intentions of the Consolidated gates from California, Meyerfeld was one of Vaudeville Managers’ Corporation, it is an- the two that came through to help the Presi- Jake Sternad, former agent in the W. V. nounced the organization will remain intact, dent’s chances. M. A. and who occasionally does a little thus simplifying its connections with the ‘‘As- ' “missionary work’’ for J. J. Murdock in Chi- sociation’’ directors by making it possible w When Charlies E. Kohl assumes active cago (when the latter is not in town) is said for the entire outfit to carry on its business ae charge of the ‘‘Association’’ he will bring to be slated for the position of western repre- as one person. The new regime will hereafter with him Genevieve Gannon as private sec- sentatives of the United Booking Offices. deal diréct with the directorate through their ALBERTINA RASCH i PRESENTS Meeting with tremendous success i “LE BALLET CLASSIQUE” after the Pantages string for their newly or- ganized vaudeville circuit, but Matthews, to whom Pantages passed the ‘‘buck,’’ shows lit- tle if any interest at all in the eastern move. However, upon learning of the eviction of the Interstate Circuit last week, Matthews imme- diately got busy and was shortly afterward locked up in the Interstate offices with Karl Hoblitzell. It is understood they talked over possible affiliations, but both parties strenu- ously deny the rumor that anything definite has been settled. The Pantages circuit would find in the Interstate chain a handy outlet for its road shows after completing the Coast time, making it possible for them to drop down south after leaving Los Angeles and taking up the Interstate time at San Antonio. This would necessitate the closing of Denver and Pueblo, but the southwest (particularly around Arizona and New Mexico) could easily be in- duced to join the move thus adding several good weeks to the double string and com- prising a pretty solid circuit. However, now that Hoblitzell has adjusted his differences with the ‘“‘Association,’’ the only solution of the Pantages-“‘Association’’ puzzle lies in a pos- sible amalgamation of the two offices. This sounds consistent, too, especially since Alex Pantages has practically moved the booking headquarters from New York to the Matthews office in Chicago. To complete the deal the Only thing necessary would be the housing of Matthews’ office under the ‘‘Association’’ roof and the customary little inked-up sheet of legal paper called a contract (but commonly considered a joke—as most contracts are by those who create them). Concurrent with the announcement of Bray’s departure from the ‘‘Association’’ office comes a report that eventually the W. V. M. A. will make an effort to ciean up the ‘‘smali time’ situation hereabouts by arranging a working agreement of some kind with everyone of the larger ‘‘small time’’ agents in Chicago. This points to a possible affiliation with the Sul- livan-Considine agency, a thing thoroughly talked over and considered impossible during Bray’s administration. With the Sullivan- Considine office under the same roof as the “Association’’ the far-west problem would be solved and the small time situation pretty thoroughly corralled by the combine. This may sound incredible to the skeptics, but John Considine’s presence in Chicago at this particular time, coupled with his several visits to the Kohl-Castle office, carry their own significance. As for the remainder of the Chicago agencies the Earl Cox office offers a strong link with- out bringing in any towns that are in direct opposition to the W. V. M. A. managers. Cox has a number of good weeks in his office, but any arrangement would necessitate the con- tinuance of his name in the business, inas- much as Cox has established himself pretty well and probably would think twice before losing his identity. The latter thought seems to be the principal hindrance to practically every affiliation the ‘‘Association’’ has tried. The majority approached seem to think more of their identity than the so-cailed conven- iences and luxuries offered to those who camp with the “Association.’””’ That was undoubt- edly the cause of Bert Levey’s refusal to hook up with Kerry Meagher’s proposition when the latter traveled to San Francisco to tack Levey’s string on to the ‘‘Association’’ books. Reports as to how many Chicago theatres This week (june 24), Keith’s Union Sq., New York Next week (july 1), Majestic, Chicago retary. Miss Gannon has been Mr. Kohl’s’ Sternad is now in New York. Claude Hum- eneral mana er, C. E. Kohl. secretary since the death of his father, the phrey was recently selected for the position, . ee . H ante C. E. Kohl. Bert Cortelyou, formerly but Murdock has backed down this decision Another peculiar and noticeable angle of if private secretary to C. E. Bray and now one of through stating to a VARIETY representa- the badly muddled vaudeville situation in the book-men on the eleventh floor, will very tive the selection had not been made as yet. the middle west is the mysterious position as- likely be selected by Kohl for the heavier When asked about Sternard’s chances Murdock sumed by J. C. Matthews of the Pustages Cir- i i duties that occasionally fall upon the secre- asked his interviewer to drop the subject. cuit. It is known the Shuberts have been p | ett * i en . 2 ACTS “HELD OVER’ at THE CABARET SHOW--WHITE CIT Y, CHICAGO ae will walk out of the “Association’’ between now and the opening of next season seem to conflict. Street gossip has every house in town on the gangway at different times, but it is questionable if the new order of affairs will change the situation to any great extent. Of the dozen or less houses in Chicago hold- TIERNEY FOUR | EDNA WHISTLER k Featuring the “‘Good-Luck”’ Songs, ‘‘O-U CIRCUS DAY,” “I'D LOVE TO LIVE IN LOVELAND,” “MAMMY’S SHUFFLIN’ DANCE,” “YOU CAN’T EXPECT KISSES FROM ME,” “‘YOU’LL NEVER KNOW THE GOOD FELLOW I’VE BEEN’”’ When answering advertisemente kindly mention VARIETY. |

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wn es en to ut Ts d- Vi VARIETY This Week (June 24), New Brighton Theatre, Brighton Beach THE PARROFFS Direction, PAUL DURAND LEONA STEPHENS PRIMA DONNA SOUBRETTE with “THE MERRY-GO ROUNDERS” Columbia, New York (indefinite) THE ORIGINAL (ROOM 501) DOLLAR TROUP Now open for Vaudeville Bookings Address communications to MARTIN BEICKERT (owner) EIGHT IN NUMBER Most Refined Acrobatic Act Meeting with Tremendous Success on the S-C Circuit 1531 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY ing franchises in the ‘‘Association’’ but one, the Kedzie, could consistently and profitably move from one office to another without any sericus less. This house has diplomatically schooled its patrons to an evenly balanced show without any particular line of big fea- tures. The other local ‘‘Association’’ houses can’t draw without the big weekly headliner, and regardless of the claims of other agents as to their ability to supply the weekly neces- sity, the ‘‘Association’’ has hitherto proved that it can keep the supply pretty nearly equal to the demand while the others haven't had an opportunity to show their strength. A great many are speculating as to who will be on hand when the doors of the eleventh floor are thrown open to the ten percenters, provided they are thrown open at all. Those on the Lawrence Johnston, the vaudeville ventrilo- quist and ex-judge of Idaho, was quite con- spicuous around Chicago last week, during the National Republican Convention. John- ston was suspicuously chummy with Senator Borah, who for a brief time looked like one of the possible dark horses in the nomination race. Johnston sat on an Idaho law bench no years ago when Borah was practising aw. Earl Reynolds and Nellie Donegan are ar- ranging a big vaudeville show for July fourth, to take place in the former’s home town, Renssalear, Ind. Reynolds spent a few days in Chicago this week closing up bookings for the event. Fred Kressman, publicity promotor and FRANK FAN N IN G “Rinticement” Assisted by MARGURITE SEIGAL, JERRY STONE and GEO. DELTON Opens Season Aug. 5, at Pawtucket SHORT VAMP SHOES (Trade Mark) Wildam Sensei For STAGE, STREET AND EVENING (New Catalog on Request) 54 WEST 31st 81. (Bet. B’way & 6th Ave.) bw Y. city B’WAY, at 48th 8T. (Churchill's Block) cc NAT C. Past 3 seasons Jesse Lasky’s Hobos. —_- OPEN FOR NEXT SEASON a THE NATURAL WOP BAKER 130 So. 4th Ave., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. inside are of the opinion that Managing Di- rector Kohi will simply open the door on a “small crack,’’ just enough to allow the Beehler Brothers, Kraus & Peters and pos- sibly Sam Baerwitz on the main floor. These three are the principal outside agents in Chicago just now, all three carrying pretty good lists of desirable acts. The entrance of the first two has been strongly advocated by the managers, while Baerwitz will undoubt- edly come in on the suggestion of those man- agers with whom he has done business in the past. Of the several others, the majority hold out few hopes for the much wanted invita- tion and while the three favored can prac- tically handle any emergency that may arise, it is doubtful if the W. V. M. A. will take the hinges off the gate. hand man around the Interstate offices, has been sent to Birmingham, Ala., to handle the reins of the Majestic theatre there, during the absence of the permanent house manager, who has been called away to the bedside of his sick daughter. Kressman will return to Chicago in two weeks. Walter Tenwick has left the Majestic theatre building to enjoy the stereotyped so-called “much needed vacation,’’ while ‘‘Tink’’ Hum- phrey of the ‘‘Association’’ is boating on the lake for his two weeks of idleness. Rose O’Connor, one of the stenographers of the eleventh floor, is also absent. 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pe perpeme cae tat ri ' : VARIETY LANE --- SMITH --- DOBSON --- BULES AT KEITH’S UNION SQUARE --- JULY ist TELEGRAPH FOURICA BARET TRIO SINGING AND DANCING MESSENGER BOYS “Putting Over’’ Will Rossiter’s ‘‘Good-Luck’”’ Songs BOOKED SOLID Wabash baggage room until Adolphus looked for a change of linen only to realize his care- A wire to his trusty aide, Walter lessness. Meakin, sent the trunks east post haste. MecVicker’s theatre which just went dark through the closing of William Anthony Mc- Guire’s “‘The Divorce Question,’ wiil reopen early in August with one of the road compa- nies of ‘Edward Peple’s ‘‘The Littlest Rebel,’’ which had a long run at the Chicago Opera House early in the season. The new house at 35th and Michigan ave- Direction B. A. MYERS Remick forces, who warbied national anthems and rag time at the Coliseum while the con- vention was in session. SAN FRANCISCO = age , al my DY As. VY FUE. ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mer.; agent, direct).—Frank Keenan & Co. are appearing in his dramatic sketch, ‘‘Man to Man.’’ Both the star and supporting company scored an unusual hit. Keenan’s acting in particular made a deep impression and he was enthu- CHAS. WILSON~WILSON DEVERE --- HERMAN --- STONE —— A BIG “HIT” with “O-U CIRCUS DAY” “YOU'LL NEVER KNOW THE GOOD FELLOW I’VE BEEN” on his opening with parodies and_ stories. Eddie Hercn and Madge Dougla: in ‘‘Jimmy ‘Pinkerton’s First Case’’ were only fair. Frank and May Luce went through an ordinary musical act. Harry Thriller offered a con- ventional balancing act. Marron and Heins got a fair reception. Francisco Trio did not show. PANTAGES (Alex. Pantages, gen. megr.; agent, direct).—Arthur La Vine and Co. pre- sented a big musical act, ‘‘From Coney Island to the North Pole,’’ spectacular in character. It was fairly entertaining otherwise. The Royal Italian Four offered a conventional cess. After that ail new plays will be tried out by Ollie Morosco in Los Angeles, and the succesful ones will be sent to New York either to the Cort or to the Ilington. Contrary to the hopes of Margaret Illington and her husband-manager, Edward J. Bowes, Miss fiiington wiii not start ‘‘Kindling™ on another run at the new Illington theatre in the fall. The Illington will be opened on a Saturday night and Miss [Illington will ap- pear in ‘‘Kindling’’ for a single night only, in order to give the house the proper sort of a dedication. But John Cort, after making ADELAIDE The Messenger, the Maid and the Violin BRIGHTON BEACH MUSIC nues, due to open early next month, will not open until some time in August in order to give a crew of skilled mechanics an oppor- tunity to rebuild the roof which unexpestedly tumbled in two weeks ago. The house will be booked by Earl Cox when complete and will play four acts with two new shows weekly. Roy Sebree, manager of the Saratoga Hotel, Doctor Blake, the house physician, and Earl Cox, the booking agent, are preparing to mo- tor to Denver and back some time next month. Siastically applauded. Princess Rajah in her terpsichorean offering proved highly interest- ing and the dancer from the Orient pleased. Ed Wynn and his funny hat, and Edmond Russon are paying the Orpheum regulars an- other visit, ringing up a_e success. Tom Waters found the audience to his liking and his act was entertaining from the _ start. Boudini Brothers played their accordeons and were substantially rewarded. The act gave big satisfaction. The Mountain Ash Choir, Bert Leslie and Co., in ‘‘Hogan the Painter,’’ Salerno and the Kremka Bros., all holdovers, HALL NEXT WEEK (July 1) musical act which was good throughout. Sam Hood put over a hit with his blackface spe- cialty. Victor Leroy and Mae Cahill presented a fair act while the Ernest Alvo Troupe proved entertaining. Charles King and Vir- ginia Thornton, in a tabloid version of ‘‘Mrs. Temple’s Telegram,’’ were pleasing. Tom Kelly was an undisputed hit with his songs. Billy Dailey is home again. He spent some weeks superintending the opening of the Bert Levy ‘‘pop’’ houses in Salt Lake, Ogden and Denver. the statement that he regards Miss Illington as one of the greatest actresses of the day and “‘Kindling’’ as a great play, says he would not risk attempting another run with the play there. ‘‘Kindling’’ did its little best in New York last fall. “No Extradition,’’ the new play by Joseph Medil] Patterson and Hugh Ford, which was to have been produced Monday night at the Alcazar, has been postponed a week. Proper preparation of the piece for production proved a more formidable task than was at first an- BOOKED WITH A BROADWAY ATTRACTION AFTER A SHOWING AT FOX’S RIVERSIDE THEATRE JACK WHO ? ALICE MARION DONAHUE“STEWART In Their Own Originality Entitled “HIM AND HER” Consisting of Talent and Refined Nonsense All three own machines, but Sebree’s noise- less ‘‘Overland’’ will probably be the goat. Frank Clark, local representative of the Ted Snyder house, was unusually active dur- ing the convention here, superintending the several bands which blasted their way through the streets and planting his songsters in the hotel lobbies. Clark engaged a company of the {illinois National Guard and had them parading the streets with Snyder banners. His closest competitor was Flo Jacobson, of the TONY CORNETTA Exclusive Direction of EDWARD F. KEALEY added strength to a bill that was voted one of the best of the season. EMPRESS (Sullivan-Considine, gen. megrs.; agents, direct).—Featured outside the theatre is Ed Morrell, a pardoned convict, who tells the audience about prison horrors. His ex- pose of doings behind the prison walls had to be modified after the first performance, as his story had too many horrifying phases. John C. Barrons and John Lancaster worked up in- terest with their farcical offering and created laughter in the bargain. Nat Carr went big Dr. C. L. Six and Aaron Schwartz have an- nounced their intention to open an amuse- ment park at Stockton, Cal., with an initial outlay of $100,000. It will be the finest park of its kind in California. John Cort has announced the new Cort the- atre in New York will open in the fall with Laurette Taylor in Hartley Manners’ comedy, “Peg of My Heart,’’ recently produced at the Burbank in Los Angeles with considerable suc- Three Little Kids From School” MADGE STEWART At HENDERSON’S NEXT WEEK (July 1) Direction of HARRY RAPF When onswering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. EDDIE LAMBERT Booked by PAT CASEY ‘\ ticipated, and the authors and actors like plead- ed for more time. Consequently ‘Pierre of the Plains,’’ in which Richard Bennett scored one of his biggest hits during his Alcazar en- gagement last summer, is being revived. Helen Ware’s season in “The Price’ ends with the conclusion of her engagement at the Columbia theatre this week. She will spend a few weeks visiting relatives here, and will then return to New York to begin work on “The Trial Marriage,’’ a new play by Elmer B. Harris. ‘Look at the Hat’’

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John Harley is in town ahead of ‘‘Louisiana Lou,”’ which comes to the Columbia next week, with Barney Bernard and Sophie Tucker as the chief players.

» Work on the new Sullivan-Considine house in Sacramento is to begin by July lk. Manager William P. Reese says that the construction will be rushed and it is expected to have the house ready for occupancy within four months. The building is to cost $100,000. It will be at the corner of K and Tenth streets, run- ning parallel with K and with the main en- trance opening into that street. A row of stores will front it, however, and it will be so built that a superstructure of offices or lofts can be put up at any time. The theatre will seat 1,600, and will be thoroughly modern, a winding slope without steps leading to the balcony. A cooling plan will be installed, by which during the hot summer months a draft of air blowing over an ice vat will serve to reduce the temperature fifteen to twenty de- grees. Sullivan-Considine have a forty-nine year lease on the property. Bert Levy reports that his new houses in Ogden and Salt Lake are doing splendid busi- ness. Billy Daley, who has been away for Several weeks and was present as director- eneral when both these houses were opened, 8 expected home next week.

Joseph Medill Patterson, who is working energetically with Hugh Ford in whipping ‘‘No Extradition’’ into shape, says he has written another newspaper play, this one dealing with the advertising end of the game. It is prob- able that Richard Bennett will produce this play before the end of his engagement here.

Mrs. Ella Weston, manager of the Western Vaudeville Association, is now booking for the Honolulu Amusement Co., as well as for the Tahiti Opera House in the Samoan Islands.

Rice and Cady with their company of forty will open at the Macdonough theatre this week for an indefinite engagement in musical comedy.

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NORRIS’ BABOONS “EMPEROR” and “EMPRESS” Closing the show and meeting with great suc- cess this week (June 24) Proctor’s Fifth TED S. BARRON, General Manager Aleck Lauder, who is something of a curi- osity merely as the brother of the more famous Harry, {s due here in a couple of weks, and there is something of a squabble on among the local “‘pop’’ houses to see which will get him. He is just now in Honolulu, on his way here from Australia.

Lardy’s Dogs is another Australian act due from Australia in a couple of weeks.

The Carnegie Alaska-Siberia pictures at the Cort have been such a tremendous success that they are being held over for the thira week.

PHILADELPHIA By GEORGE M. YOUNG. KEITH’S (H. T. Jordan, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Dainty Belle Story and funny Ben Welch added two big bright spots in this week’s show which bore the Summertime stamp all over it. The two ‘‘singles’’ were well placed to show off to advantage as well as to bolster

up both halves of the bill, and while the re- mainder of the bill hit a fair average mark there was nothing to take away the honors from the singer and the comedian. Miss Story got hers first. She was a real delight follow- ing the Harrison Armstrong Players in ‘‘Squar- ing Accounts.’’ The sketch was No. 3 and ran along on about even terms with the Mul- lers, who opened the show with their hoop- rolling and the veteran John Healy. The lat- ter had some talk about the pure food laws which was good enough but never seemed to get over and John just talked it all over and then passed away. What little interest there is in ‘‘Squaring Accounts’’ probably lies in the art of the writer in conceaiing a bit of sentiment until the last few minutes of the sketch. When the boy and man engages in the crap game and the boy informs the man he is the son of one of the man’s poor ten- ants, the sketch is through. It’s easy to guess the rest, but it’s a long way to this point and in hot weather a long journey over a tiresome ruote is pretty tough on one’s nerves. The applause at the finish was prob-

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VARIETY DOCTOR NUT Giving the audience wrong prescriptions for different ailments. BILLY VAN THE MINSTREL | Ina New Act—A Novel Subject—and entirely different from any other white or black face monologue. Something real. Entitled BILLY VAN “DOCTOR NUT ” Act has been tried two weeks and is a HIT. Runs 16 minutes and is copy- righted. HOUSE, GROSSMAN & VORHAUS, Attorneys, 115 Broadway, New York City. Personal permanent address : 4513 Forrest Avenue, Madisonville, Ohio. ably for Verne Sheridan’s handling of the boy part. Or it might have been because the sketch was over. It was earned either way. Miss Story quickly had everybody in good humor and registered the big applause hit of the night with the house only half filled Monday evening. With a regular audience in front Miss Story would probably have stolen the show from everybody else. She didn’t sing a ‘“‘bear’’ song or do a ‘Texas Tommy”’ either, but just won her way to a solid hit on the merit of her voice and a winning personality. As a single singer, Miss Story is some real goods. Walter Wroe is offering his annual ‘‘clase’’ ¢ancing act by his pupils and the children pulled down a liberal amount of the honors. Wroe is showing noth- ing new this year, but pretty children are al- ways good to look upon and Mr. Wroe de- serves credit for putting on a nice looking lot of youngsters and dressing them neatly. Billee Clark and Edna Wroe did nicely as usual, but the laurels went to little ‘‘Cutey’”’ McGonigal and Lillian Sangster. The former was a genuine hit in a ‘‘rag’’ number. She makes you think of a pet name for your best girl. Little Miss Sangster sang ‘‘Traumerei’’ from a box and had the house going strong for her. Aside from its value as a “‘local’”’ offering, ‘‘Wroe’s-Buds’’ is a nice summer act. Sam Mann and ‘“‘The New Leader’ sketch didn’t do well as a repeater. The act seems to be going back. There is too much of the stage-manager and the beer-drinking which makes the act drag. There are so much room for good fat parts in this skit that it ought to be kept right up to top speed from start to finich, Mann gets plenty of laughs in a quiet way, but the finish of the sketch could stand a lot of whooping up. Ben Welch did his usual stunt and got his usual reward. There were plenty of laughs coming his way and he left the house in a humorous mood. Bobker’s Arabs put a big flashy finish to the show. The hot weather didn’t seem to take any vim out of the acrobats who put up a dashing rou- tine of floor tumbing which won plenty of favor. Charlie Schrader, the director of the orchestra, had a little comedy with Ben Welch. When the latter put his hat down to do his “Travesty”’ bit, Schrader pulled the hat over the footlights and Ben almost lost his Na- poleon frontpiece when he put on the lid again. BIJOU (Joseph Dougherty, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Good summer bill this week. Maurice Samueis and Co. in the sketch “At Ellis Island,’” which was played on the big time by Joe Weich, was the headliner. The sketch has been considerably changed for the ‘‘pop’’ circuit, comedy now playing a principal part, while a young girl iniroduces a violin solo. Sampels plays the principal role and gets a considerable amount of comedy out of the part. The sketch ought to prove a good piece of property for the big small time houses and was well received here. The Criterion Quartet did YOU’VE HEARD THEM ALL—BUT HEAR MMA 0 NEILL “THE QUEEN OF CHARACTER SONGS” BOOKED FOR ONE YEAR AFTER A SHOWING AT FOX’S RIVERSIDE THEATRE DIRECTION OF EDWARD F. KEALEY BOOKED BY PAT CASEY HAVE YOU SEEN KELLER ABOUT “A MIDNIGHT SUPPER”? ACROBATIC NOVELTY M. S. BENTHAM, Promoter, Putnam Bldg., New York City nicely with their singing, but there is still lots too much talk. The boys are reaching too far for comedy which they do not seem able to handle. The finish in ‘‘one’”’ is also in need of improvement. The singers do well’ with the ballads and should stick to the straight stuff, for the rag numbers are poorly sung. Fred Sanford put over his monolog with good results. Fred might improve his start a lot by getting a new song, but his talk sounds fresh and he makes it count for laughs. The cigarette juggling and stuttering bit fin- ished him up in good shape. Pickett and Brown are a couple of kids with an ordinary Singing and dancing turn which will do in a mild way on the small time. The girl is al- lowed too long for a song and dance. The trapeze act of Mile, Paula made a satisfactory opener. The girl works without stalling and has a routine of nice tricks without anything sensational. Hill, Cherry and Hill put a good finish to the bill with their comedy bike act. Prominent persons in the public eye, as shown on the picture screen, included some of the Athletics’ star players and politicians seeking office. Teddy Roosevelt got the most applause. LIBERTY (M. W. Taylor, mgr.; agent, M. W. Taylor Agency).—Bill reached a good aver- age so far as recognition from the audience goes, and as the audience is the one to please credit must be given to the acts for getting results. This is particularly so in warm weather. Tuesday afternoon the Liberty held less than a half house full, yet the show moved along at a lively clip. “A Night’s Frolic’’ had the headline position and closed the show. With a quartet of singers who knew bow to put comedy over in a quiet way this act ought to prove a dandy feature act for the small time bills. The little girl in the act has a good voice and is a lively worker, but she has very little help from the five boys, except that they sing well enough. The comedy needs the improvement and there should be some way of working up to the “girl on the globe’’ finish to make it stand out more. Sophie Everett and Co. proved how easy it is to get away with a comedy sketch in the small time houses. The sketch is called ‘‘The Piano Tuner,’’ and it might be given other titles, for it is a jumble of two mistaken identity bits with one man play- ing two characters who furnish the base for the stories. The audience must have expected Miss Everett to pull one of those Egyptian dances from her make-up, but probably that is the way they dress around the house where this sketch was. written. Anyway, it se- cured a liberal amount of laughter which pleased Miss Everett very much for she took a couple of curtains and was smiling all the while. Rogers, the mimic, scored one of the real hits of the bill and deserved it. There is no reason why this fellow should not reach the big time, for his act will stand compari- son with others of its class which are making good in the big houses. Rogers needs to de- NIP“ TUCK Direction, PAUL DURAND When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. 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Both are good musicians and should build up a valuable act for the ‘“‘pop’’ houses. Donnelly and Ridgway have a familiar acrobatic turn which was a nice hit in the opening position. Ida Chadwick is getting to be a regular at the ball games. The ‘‘Hee Haw” girl is an Athletic rooter, too. Mike Fenton, teacher of stage dancing and producer and one of the best known of old time vaudeville artists in this city, is an in- Mate of a sanitarium at White Haven. He has been there now three weeks. Ground was broken for the new vaudeville theatre at Broad and Snyder avenues Mon- day. Gardiner, Hopkins & Milgram, owners of the Alhambra, are the builders. BOSTON By J. GOOLTZ. 80 Summer Street. TREMONT (John Schoffield, mgr.; K. & E.) —‘Little Miss Fix-It’ (Alice Lloyd). Busi- partment, to furnish carnival features for local municipal celebrations. Fred Mardo has lined up the ‘‘Lynnway’’ at Point of Pines, Your theatre, at Portsmouth, N. H., and Rockingham Park, Salem, N. H Charles Lucky, an employee of the Barnum & Bailey circus, was held in $5,000 on a charge of manslaughter. in having caused the death of Henry Day, a Bostonian, in a row, June 1, the closing night of the Boston stand. He was arraigned in the Roxbury court. Wal- ter Cox, another circus employee, was held in $100 as a witness. John Burroughs, of Quebec, and William Doyle, of Worcester, were arraigned in the Suffolk Municipal court, before Judge Ben- nett, charged with stealing a gold watch, valued at $250, from Calvin Sargent, a real estate broker, from New London, N. H., which Sargent claimed had been given to his wife, by Oscar Hammerstein, while Mrs. Sargent Was a singer in grand opera. The two men, it was claimed by Sargent, enticed him into a room and stole the watch and $2 in cash. They were held in $2,000 each. Louise Langdon, a Bostonian, has again entered the ranks of the Castle Square Stock company. She is appearing in ‘‘Charley’s Aunt”’ this week. No more ‘‘movies’’ for Lotta Crabtree. The famous actress was president and principal stockholder of the Savoy Theatre Corpora- Prices For Photo Reproductions 2 Poses 50 of Ea. $4.50 5.50 6.50 8.00 11.00 13.00 17.00 1 Pose 100 of Ea. $4.00 5.00 6.00 7.50 10.00 12.00 16.00 8 x 10 10x 12 ll x 14 14x17 | 3 Poses | 34 of Ea. $5.00 12.00 14.00 18.00 4 Poses | 25 of Ea. $5.50 6.50 7.50 9.00 13.00 14. 15.00 16.00 17.00 19.00 | 20.00 | 21.00 6 Poses 17 of Ea. $6.50 7.50 8.50 10.00 15.00 5 Poses | 20 of Ea. | 6.00 7.00 8.50 CABINETS, $15.00 per 1,000 8 Poses POST CARDS, $15.00 per 1,000 8 Poses $10.00 per 500 4 Poses - $9.00 per 500 4 Poses THE REM STUDIO - 145 West 45th Street, NEW YORK ness has dropped off some, due to the heat wave. Still doing enough to warrant a stay. aa SQUARE (John Craig, mer.).— ock. MAJESTIC (Lindsay Morison, mgr.).—Stock. PARK (W. D. Andreas, mgr.).—Rainey’s pictures of the African Hunting Scenes. KEITH’S (Harry E. Gustin, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—A well balanced bill pleased good sized audience. Master Gabriel & Co., enter- taining; Henry & Francis, good; Butler Havi- land & Alice Thornton, clever sketch; Went- worth, Vesta & Teddy, pleased; Harriet Burt, dainty singer; Maud Hall Macy & Co., pleased; Mardo-Aldo Trio, good gymnastics; Morris & Kramer, pleased; Clara Ballerini, good opener. Pictures. Vv. J. Morris, a manager, who has charge of Marcus Loew’s Orpheum, here, will be tendered a benefit this Sunday night by the Boston Lodge of Elks. As there are 2,000 members of the local organization, a good at- tendance is assured. There has never been an entertainment at the Boston Home that **Vic’’ Morris hasn’t done more than his share. “The Meistersingers,’’ composed of the Har- vard, Schubert and Weber Male quartettes, who held forth at Keith’s last summer, will begin again next Sunday another summer en- gagement. They were a real hit last year, Singing light operatic and popular numbers of the higher class. The New England Carnival Association, with George Farleigh, president, and Warren Church, treasurer, have opened a new de- tion, of Boston. She appeared before Judge Hardy in the equity session of the Suffolk Superior Court last Friday and asked that the corporation be dissolved. The company was formed in May, 1910. It represented the Savoy theatre, on Washington street, near Boylston, and was used as a moving picture house. Miss Crabtre told the court that there were no liabilities nor assets. Judge Hardy granted her plea, and now Lotta is out of the *“‘movies.’’ ATLANTIC CITY By I. B. PULASKI. SAVOY (Harry Brown, megr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Louise Dresser, sweet personality and fine appearance made her big favorite; Avon Comedy Four, literally ‘‘stoped the show’’; Chas. & Fannie Van, very funny, scored nice- ly; Mullen & Coogan, went very big; Dorothy Rodgers & Co., liked; Herbert & Goldsmith, new two-act of much promise; Juggling Burkes, clever. MILLION DOLLAR PIER (J. L. Young & Kennedy Crossan, mgrs.; Wister Grookett, bus. mgr.; agent, Jos. Dawson, direct).—Vallicita’s Leopards, wonderful; Casting Dunbars, ex- cellent; Chas. & Anna Glocker, went big; Bobby Pandur, very clever; 5 Frasers, enter- taining; M. P. (Edw. O'Keefe, CITY SQUARE megr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Tokio Murat, O'Neill Trio, Beatrice Turner; M. P. (24-26). YOUNG’S PIER.—The Durbar in Kinema- color. STEEPLECHASE PIER (R. Morgan & W. H. Fennan, mgrs.).—M. P.; Pavilion of Fun. MUSICAL ACTS—BANDS—PRODUCTIONS Character Clothes— Exa Largest Makers of UNI RUSSELL UNI|FORM CO. Corner 48th UNIFORM 1600 BROADWAY, «rated Styles. Designs That Are Not Ordinary B'MS in New York. 5000 illustrations in Saiesroom. NEW YORK SHORT SIZES 1-9, A-EE. VAMP SHOES Cuban and French Heels; also Colonial buckskin, and canvas. Full theatrical line in all leathers; also in Satin. J. GLASSBERG 58 THIRD AVE., NEAR 10TH ST., NEW YORK. BRANCH, 225 WEST 42ND ST., W. OF BROADWAY, Get my NEW catalogue of original styles. When anewering advertisements kiqddy mention VARIETY, FRANK HAYDEN THEATRICAL COSTUMER 149 W. 36th ST., NEW YORK Tel. 1581 Greeley. Stage and Evening Gowns on hand. Mme. MENZELI Former Premiere Danseuse and Maitresse de Ballet. HIGH SCHOOL of Dancing and Pantomime, 22 East 16th Street, bet. B’way and 6th Ave. Classic, Ballet and All Styles of Dancing Acts created and staged Normal School of Dancing. Pupils: Mile. Dazie, Hoffman, Froelich, Mar- low and other prominent stars. Send for Booklet. w.GERSTNER (, 634 Fianry Ave. New Yori 4h! 51 ON WE HAVE THE LARGEST STOCK UF THEATRICAL STAGE HARDWARE ano TOOQOCS In THis city VAUDEVILLE ACTS FOR SALE OR ON ROYALTY, Have several acts will sell or lease on very reasonable terms. Address or call MATTIE KEENE, Hotel Gerard, New York City. HES : HIGH GRADE MAKE-UP “Not How Cheap but How Good” Sold by Leading Dru: Costumers, Hair Stores and Dept. I WANT FOUR CLEAN AND FUNNY PARODIES “Will pay a rational price.” I must have privilege of reading them over. LEW. BLOOM Address care VARIETY, New York. YOUNG MAN (27), single, industrious, de- sires position as office assistant with theatri- cal concern; exceptional references. Address JOSEPH COHEN, 200 Orchard St., New York. COLLEGE BOY COMEDIAN. Want a comedy man for college sketch. Principal comedy part. Cali quick, 1 to 5. JACK GORMAN, 1402 Broadway, New York. WANTED Young Good Looking Chorus Girls Ponies, Mediums and Show Girls. GOOD SALARIES. HENRY P. DIXON “Big Review” Co. Room 320, Knickerbocker Bldg. New York. STEEL PIER (J. Bothwell, mgr.).—Mur- phy’s Minstrels; M. P. CRITERION (Louis Notes, mgr.).—M. P. TANAGRA (Will F. Neff, mgr.).—Vaudeville in miniature (illusion). ROYAL (W. R. Brown, mgr.).—M. P. CENTRAL (Karrer & Short, mgrs.).—M. P. COMET.—(Open air) M. P. APOLLO (Fred E. Moore, mgr.; K. & B.).— Sidney Drew’s Kindred Players in “The City Fellow,” ‘‘The Still Voice’ and “A Panto- mime Rehearsal’’ (all week). The interference of the license committee in prohibiting singing in the cafes was rather sensational and has caused no end of com- ment. The outlook of having music as the entertainment is rather commonplace, but R. E, Delany and Frank Bowman of the Dunlop sprang a sensation in the line of cafe attrac- tions here and beat everybody to it by put- ting in last Monday an orchestra of eighteen pieces. The orchestra is an unusually fine organization of excellent musicians and is conducted by J. Walter Davidson, who is a remarkable violinist. No cafe or hotel in Atlantic City has ever used an orchestra of this size. The Vaudeville Comedy Club will play the Savoy the week of July 22 with Eva Tanguay, Elsie Janis and Lillian Russell splitting the week as headliners. Edmund Hayes, who wil play on the first two days’ bill, is coming down from his home at Sheepshead Bay in his forty-foot power boat “‘The Wise Guy.’’ On board will be a party of friends. They will stop over night at some place on the beach, on their way down. Harry Henry, who was down to see the Friars show, said that he and Ten Brook would reunite in the fall.

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The stage is very small, and as no provision was made in the building to accommodate anything but a pic ing past the fovtlights. T h e Mon fo rt | Dad’s Theatrical Hotel Ee Se Ee SS eORnee OTe. ENG. iP Theatrical Boarding House, PHILADELPHIA. ere at. eee ae 104 WEST 40TH ST., NEW YORK. . ; Under same management as the FAMOUS 9 Work on the aged ae of ee gee f raw 14TH ST. MONFORT’S. Pier is progressing and in a shor ime the ‘ : e , first of the big concrete pilings will be placed. Come where GOOD BOARD, GOOD MEALS Oo it — 1 Casi Theatres Theré will be a trolley line running out to and GOOD FELLOWSHIP reign supreme. pposite the alnut anc asino ea i > > the end of the pier where there will be a Philadelphia, Pa. restaurant. Beyond this there will be a wharf : , as ‘ ' ; , which will be the stopping place of a steam- as did the old-time tragedian. The leading the attraction this week in repertoire of ship line (probably the Clyde Line) and which woman, Ida Root Gordon, is much better, dramas and comedies, their success is as- will run boats from New York and Philadel- though, and is evidently possessed of a knowl- sured by a large opening performance. phia in the summer time. This wharf will be edge of what stock work demands The re DELMAR GARDEN. Gladys Moore scored octagon shaped and this will allow the boats mainder of the company, Clyde P. Callicote, heavily in her “Gertrude Hoffman version of to dock in all kinds of weather. The boats C, Lawrence, Jack Crotty, Percy Barbat, “Spring Song.” Florence St. Clair as Mr. will be warped to the wharf opposite to the Gladys George, Adele Lewis, Miss Stilson and Bob’’ also received much applause. ; side the wind is blowing. Miss Gordon, are adequate in their respective WES'1 END HEIGHTS (H. R. Wallace, characterizations. The only hope for the com- mgr.).—Enid Jackson and Wm. Josey divided pany is to adopt natural methods in acting honors equally in this week's production of The Apollo Grill, which is next to the Apollo and offer plays possessing appealing qualities Billy to crowded house. theatre and which is were | — up, SPANISH FORT (Jules F. Bistes, megr.). ie aes was granted a license Monday. The only op ‘*Pinafore.”’ position was the vote of Victor det eong, soul MAJESTIC (L. E. Sawyer, megr.).—Tyson CINCINNATI who is chairman of the license committee anc Extravaganza Co. whose place is near the Grill. WINTER GARDEN (Jack Israel, mgr.) By HARRY HESS. Pictures. GRAND O. H. (McMahon & Jackson, megr.; LAFAYETTE (Abe Seligman, mgr.).—Vaude- Ind.).—Beltrah & Beltrah, very good; Lamar NEW ORLEANS ville. Quartet, excellent; Burt ‘“‘Gone’’ Melburn, fea- ALAMO (Wm. Gueringer, megr.).—Pictures tured; Eldridge & Barlowe, clever; Hughes & By 0. M. SAMUEL. and entertainers. Prior, good. TULANE (T. C. Campbell, mgr.; K. & E.).— LYRIC (McMahon & Jackson, mgr.; Ind.) Transcending in singing ability and elocu- Edward F. Seamans, manager of the opera “St. George and the Dragon,”’ moving picture. tionary power any lyric organization that company at Spanish Fort, has committed CONEY ISLAND. Jack Richards, hi ming, has appeared here since the San Carlos days, matrimony again. Cleo Demace, who adds an Cromer & Haynes, good; Musical | W alker, Constantino and his grand opera company individuai share of pulchritude to the chorus, funny; Sprague & Dixon, scream ; Sherer & evoked an unusual meed of appreciation dur- is Seamans’ fourth. The last Mrs. Seamans Newkirk, good; Madam Garcia; Curtis’ Bears ing its engagement at the Tulane, notwith- was Lottie Kendall, a prima donna of repute, and Dogs. — i es standing that the theatre is not suited to who cancelled the third issue of matrimonial EMPRESS.—Johnson & Flynn training pic- grand opera productions and this is_ the bonds quite recently, aided and abetted by a tures. month of June. Constantino seems to have western court. improved during his absence of some five years ; ke AKRON, 0. from a local stage, if that were possible. His A new airdome ruffles the circumnambient LAKESIDE PARK CASINO (H. A. Hawn, voice is suave, depictive, vibrant and emo- ether at Galvez and Canal streets. mgr.-agent; rehearsal Monday 10).—Cd. Ra tional in turn, and his bravura passages were signals fdr thunderous outbursts from that majority of auditors who do not care especially for the tender and plaintive. Of the per- formances given, the tenor seemed best as Duque de Mantua in ‘‘Rigoletto,’’ although his rendition of the role of Canio in “Pagliacci found a more popular appeal. The Gilda of “Rigoletto’’ was Lidia Levy, a soprano legere whose star is just dawning in the operatic re firmament, but who will some day, unless signs fail, attain the reputation of a Tetraz- zini. Her duets in the Verdi masterpiece have never been equaled locally, her voice simulating in an almost inhuman manner the When a local J. P. asked ‘‘Will you take Monde, good; Clouse & Hoffman, laughs; Mer- notes of a bird. Alicia del Pino sang San- this woman (Miss Bruen) to be your lawful edith Sisters, hit; Sidney Shepard & Co., tuzza in ‘Cavalleria’ and Nedda in “‘Pag- wedded wife?’ Abe Seligman, manager of the pleased; Irwin & Herzog, excellent; The Glis- liacci.’’ While her voice is excellent, a faulty Lafayette and assistant manager of the Tulane sandos, fair. TOM HARRIS. and indistinct lower register, almost barsh at nq Crescent, answered, ‘The honeymoon is ere maee times, detracted from its full qualities. The being spent in the east.” BUFFALO. second tenor, Sacchetti, the baritone, Pimaz- i i : ‘ STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.).—Stock. zoni, and the contralto, Stella De Mette, are Mrs. Stanton, of Joe and Marie Stanton, pre- SHEA’S (Henry J. Carr, mgr.; agent, U. all experienced and praiseworthy artists. A sented her husband with a male infant last hor token ete, a, change of bill at the eleventh hour from “La week. He is all buoyed up. fairly well received : Moore & " maagee won Tosca’ to ‘‘Lucia’’ on Wednesday, due to a : 1% 3 L favor; O’Brien-Havel & Co., amusing; Adele refusal of the Ricordi people to permit the ; Brien-Havel & C ' ; ; Adele company te tae the Fue Wee. reases ST. LOUIS rei ag on al nage ot bandtiners cree tee Hees, ee ee By JOHN 8S. ERNEST. Taylor Holmes, unique; Rexo Circus, did proper rehearsal being painfully apparent. roe : bane GREENWALL (Arthur B. Leopold, mgr.).— FOREST PARK HIGHLANDS (D. E. Rus- = i re ite For the fourth week of a profitable engage- sell, mgr.).—The annual police benefit drawing ACADEM aa Soarr M.’ M: vibe fe ~ Tiel ment at the Greenwall, Jack Singer’s ‘‘Behman large crowds at this popular resort. John E. > eae « patente) Monday 10) ~ Sitont aaeet, Show” is offering ‘‘Temptation’’ and ‘‘Orange Hinshaw and Kauffman Troupe, divided first ‘ ; ars I ay —Si tom e, ’ ; . ; Roa canto ay held interest; Jeanette Spellman, pleased; P s.”’ he featured current attraction honors, ideal, * graceful; J. Francis Dooley, rn tbde recat . n at . pg senel PS yn the ‘‘Dance of the g00d; John & Mae Burke, excellent; Police gene Bh gt snd ps a gg a A Di gg ge a Seven Veils.” The union-suited chorus is Quartet, very good. — Arthur Turrelly "novelty: McGarry & Keefer. again doing yeoman service. Not only do the MANNION’S PARK.—Three Bannans, very ofdiesty: Waiter Danicia “& ‘Co hit: Kate girls pose ‘in the frame in their ‘‘almost back clever; Devoy & Dayton Sisters, entertaining; rer Aba The hl ‘ames ; ate to nature’’ costumes, but they come down to Flo & Wynne, did nicely; Billy Wyse, amus- LAFAYETTE (C M Shae mar ).—“The the front of the stage and render a musical ing. mananen “iicka” .. gg, % ¢ selection. Lon Hascall, Fred Wyckoff and Lew SHENANDOAH (W. J. Flynn, mgr.).—The FAMILY 1 R. Sherry, mgr.; agent. Loew: Kelly are again seen in the principal male Youngers, remarkable; Coyt Trio, went strong; rehearsal Monday 10).—-Molntyfe & "MeCaf. roles, while Doris Thayer enacts gracefully Leo Chapman, many laughs; Village Choir, ferty, passed; Betty Bond, scored; Nine Krazy t yart of a leading lady. good; Leo Fillier, applause. tr cans tin a ee ee DAUPHINE (Henry Greenwall, mgr.).—A KINGS (F. C. Meinhardt, mgr.).—Mennete teller gy Gaeeh. teams Metee Maen eee pitifully small audience witnesed the initial & Jerome, very good; Harry Webb, quite a ) THAYER. performance of the Drury eager Stock -- ye pws - tianen amusing; Texico, applause; eee é Q auphine Sunday afternoon. e ‘ »bott, scored. , pea re ; om f hating og Nod nemeathinn to do with the PRINCESS (Dan S. Fishell, megr.). Princess BATTLE CREEK, MICH. meagre attendance, but the most salient rea- Minstrels in ‘‘The Bogus Senator, headlined POST (E. R. Smith, megr.).—24-25, “A son is that New Orleans has had a surfeit of and scored; Woods, Ralston & Co., went Woman’s Prayer,” 26-27, “Parson's Troubles” : dramatic stock companies. The stock com- strong; Sam Goldman, much applause; Wall, 28-29, “The American Girl.” Vaudeville be- pany is an old-fashioned one and is present- Deming & W harton and Meeker & Swanson, tween acts. — ing an old-fashioned play, ‘‘The Belle of Rich- very good. Meritorious program to excellent BIJOU (Will Marshall, mgr.).—24-26, Roy mond.’’ The leading man, Walter McCul- business. it, Fulton, fine: Roland & Nash, good; Maxwell lough, last seen here at the Orpheum in ‘‘The SUBURBAN (Oscar Dane, mgr.).—This popu- & Dudley, fair; Dave Vine, big scream: Devil, the Servant and the Man,’’ reads his lar resort has switched from vaudeville to Mercedes, thought transmisison, perplexing; lines with heavy-pedal effect and struts about stock, with De Armon Sisters Stock Co. as good business. HEIMAN. CAMDEN, N. J. BROADWAY (W. B. McCallum, mgr.).— 20-22, Carville’s Aqua Wonders; Harold West, local boy, won applause; Monty Wolf, passed; Bowen & Wade, liked; 24-26, MacBrettone, entertaining sketch; Ray Fern, good; Baby McNally, ordinary; Flying Waldo, hard; Four Aders, won deserved applause. TEMPLE (Fred. W. Falkner, mgr.).—Pic- tures, DANIEL P. McCONNELL. CLEVELAND, HIPPODROME (H. A. Daniels, mgr.; U. B. O., agent; rehearsal Monday 10) Marx Bros. & Co., “Fun in a High Sehool,” Wallace's Cockatoos, Kroneman Bros., Fuller, Rose & Co., Parshleys, Joe Whitehead, Jarvis & Har- rison, Burns & Bliss. OPERA HOUSE.—Four La Della Comiques, Gere & Delaney, Ben Hilbert, Dayo & Rehen, Madge Maitiand, Cosy Smith & Picks, Will- iams Trio. . PRISCILLA (Proctor E. Seas, mer.: agent, Gus, Sun; rehearsal Monday 10). Four Gyp- sy Players, Guise, Ethel Young, Dave Clif- ford, Stone & Hayes, Davis & Marshall, Fitch Cooper, Lola Milton & Co. STAR (Drew & Campbell, mer.).—‘‘The Avenue Girls’ Co., with Matt Kennedy. COLONIAL (R. H. McLaughlin, mgr.).—Ly- man H Howe's Pictures WALTER D. HOLCOMB. DETROIT, TEMPLE (C, G. Williams, mgr.: U. B. O.; rehearsal Monday 10).—Ralph Herz, feature: Mme. Beeson, exceptional artist; Apollo Trio, fine; Dolan & Lenharr, many laughs; Samp- sel & Reilly, refined; Palzin Bros., pleased; Zara-Carmen Trio, good; Les Gougets, very good, MILES (C. W. Porter, mgr.;: T. B. C.;: re- hearsal Monday 10).—Bonhare Troupe, fea- ture; Alder & Arline, fair; Neville & Reming- ton, very good; Clyde & Doe, pleased; Prof. Swain’s Cats, real good; J Lee Clare & Co., Lood. FAMILY (C..H., Preston, mgr.: U. B. O.).— Sohlke’s Girls, best this season; R. A G. Trio, big; Geiger, great; Church Sisters, neat: Tegge & Daniels, good; Musical Johnson, fair: Miller & Young, good; Mariani Bros., funny: Cole, Russell & Davis, laughs; Gallando, pleased; Rother Anthony, clever; Janis & Clark, good. COLUMBIA (M. W. Schoenherr, mgr.; agent, Sun).—Claus & Radcliffe, fair: Bart- lett. Breton Co., good; Henry P. Nelson, good: Mangean Troupe, great; Corcoran & Stone, pleased; Five Musical Lovelands, entertained: Ladell & Ward, laughs; Celest & Co., nov- elty. National (C. R. Hagedorn, mer.: agent, Doyle)..-An excellent summer bill; Great Charcot, Kelley & Davies, Marie Kinsie Co., Evelyn Fields; Love & Winny, P. W. Brown, Maisroff Troupe, Strollers Quartette. CADILLAC (Sam Marks, mgr.; agent, Matthews).—Moretti Opera Co., feature: Raf- fins Monkeys, amused; balance of acts up to the average. Leslie & Carrie, Clif. Gordon, Dave Vine Conser’s Dogs, Williams Bros., Gardner, West & Sunshine. COLONIAL (H. W. Shutt, mgr.).—Per- manent Musical Stock Co. opened to fair busi- hess. Ralph Whitehead, producer; Ida Ryan, prima donna, and Walter Vernon, comedian. Entire company numbers 25 people. GARRICK (Richard H. Lawrence, mgr.).—- Bonstelle Stock Co. DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr. ).—May Robson in ‘‘The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary.” AVENUE (Frank Drew, mer.).—London Gaiety Girls. JACOB SMITH. ELMIRA, N. Y. MAJESTIC (M. D. Gibson, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—24-26, Gregorie, Elmira & Co., excel- lent; Condon & Doyle, good. RORICK’S (George Lyding, megr.).—24-29, Manhattan Opera Co. in “The Girl and the Governor’; large business. COLONIAL (M. D. Gibson, mgr.).—24-29, Pictures; excellent business. AIRDOME (Tobias Bros., mer. ).—24-29, Pictures; good business. J. M. BEERS. ERIE, PA. WALDAMEER PARK (KE. H. Suerken, mgr.).—-Pearl Stock Co. in “My Unele from Japan,”’ FOUR MILE CREEK PARK (H. T. Foster. mgr.).—Musical Comedy, “The. Arrival of Kitty.’ HAPPY HOUR.—Vaudeville and M. P. The Adams & Guhl Co. is rehearsing here “In Sunny Spain’ and open at Four Mile Creek July 7. Principals are Adams and Guhl, Ed. Guhl, Louise Palmer, Gertrude Hart and chorus of twenty. M. H. MIZENER. FALL RIVER, MASS. ACADEMY OF MUSIC (lL. M. Boas, mgr.; agent, Loew; rehearsal Monday 10).—24-26, Kipp & Kippy, good; Conboy & Wilsca, very TOM DAVIES TRIO “Motoring in Mid-Air” A REAL SENSATION Vacant for America from September onwards. Now Playing Variety Theatres Controlling Co. Tme in England. When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. ! cl fir M m.

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i | ~ SO om ea eS ee: ES sate 30 VARIETY “MORNING TELEGRAPH,” JUNE 25. ance at This House and Score a Hit. should be Gillette JUNE 19. presenting “Gunga Din” what Corelli hands out to NEW YORK “TIMES,” rent attractions at Keith’s stunts that are remarkably clever, cated before. Again it is the to recite “Gunga Din relieves the seriousness with some business with an opera hat. UNION (Chas. Allen, mgr.) The Flyna Japanese, great; The Lambert Bros., fine; The Beagale Duo, very good; Clahanel & Sweeney, pleased; Bili Peters, good. SCENIC (F. W. Homan, mgr.) Musical Stock Co., fine; Eddie scored; C. W. Bradley, good. KEITH’S (Cc. Lovenberg, Amazons.” EMPIRE (M. man of Leisure.” NICKEL (G. BIJOU (C. Homan Dowling, mgr.).—''The Beaming, mgr.).—‘‘A Gentie- Westgate, mgr.).—Pictures. Kelley, mgr.).—Pictures. Cc. E. HALE. READING, PA. HIPPODROME (Cc. G. Hexter, megr.; agt, Prudential; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 10.30).—Al. Campbell, good; Wallace & Van, liked; Martin & Elliott, liked; Musical Simp- sons, nicely; Five DeWolfs, very well re- ceived. The Hip closes Saturday for the summer. G. R. RICHMOND, VA. COLONIAL (E. P. Lyons, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Lockhart & Leddy, fine; Three Musk- eteers, comedy hit; The Holdsworths, good; Weslyn Trio, pleased; Wonder Workers, riot. EMPIRE (Louis Myers, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Five Musical Girls, feature; Tilfard, classy; Russell & Gray, comedy hit; Saunders & Cameron, good; Chas. & Ada Latham, splendid. LUBIN (M. S. Knight, megr.; man Jefferies).—Hall & Hall, hit; Fiske, good; Helen Bell, gooa. THEATO (D. L. Toney, mgr.; Sun & Nerdlinger).—Pictures, BIJOU (W. R. Hearn, megr.; agent, Nor- man Jefferies).—Gordon & Barber, enjoyable; Cook, Kearney & Co., funny; Gilbert Lossee, comedy hit. G. W. HELD. agent, Nor- Freeman & agents, Gus ROANOKE, VA. ROANOKE (William P. Henritze, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.; rehearsal Monday and Thurs- day 10.30).—24-26, Margaret Ryan, featured; Bill Jones, very good; Zenda, scored; Al. Ed- wards, well liked; Two Looney Kids, ordi- nary; 27-29, Geo. Dixon, Borden & Roberts, Boone & Dale, Margaret Ryan. a Fo Bw ROCKLAND, ME. ROCKLAND (Al. V. Rosenberg, megr.; agent, U. B. O.; rehearsal Monday and Thurs- day 11).—20-22, Mott & Maxfield, excellent; Bohemian Trio, scored; 24-29, ‘““Mother Goose’’ Company, excellent. EMPIRE (Fred M. Eugley, megr.; agent, Sheedy; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 11). —20-22, Sarah Bird, fair; Lombardi Stroll- ers, excellent: 24-26. That Kid, fair; Milani Duo, pleased; 27-29, Downing Stock Co. SAVANNAH, GA. BIJOU (Henry C. Fourton, mgr.; B. O.; rehearsal Monday 11).—Attendance holds up well. Britt Wood, novelty; ‘“Jim- town Junction,’’ with John B. Hymer & Co., big hit; McMahon, Diamond & Clemence, tre- mendous applause; Gordon Brothers & Kan- garoo Bob, excellent drawing card; Austin & Taps. ARCADIA (J. Schrameck, Waring and Pictures, FOLLY (H. C. Dorsey, Otto and Pictures. ODEON (H. C. Dorsay, mgr.).—Pictures. agent, U mgr.).—Miss mgr.).—George F. Correlli & Gillette Make Their First Appear- On tl big | Ed Corse and Charles Gil let re I i} iz tl lirst rance at Hammerstein Fo! acro vho dr neatly anybod will find iff iming an act to equal theirs Not n ire they marvelously light nd wonderfu imDiers, but excellent comedians be es Their funny business vhen ¢ ‘ indertakes » recite “Gunga Dit ve ks amusing Once } I a (suns Dir is a fav- orite recitatio! th gr t actors The great actors havs choked it down the throats of the public until they have come to believe that the treatment accorded an elocutionist exactly Neatness characterizes several of the cur- Corelli and Gil- lette, billed as “The Odd Pair,’ do acrobatic though few of them probably have not been dupli- personalities of the performers and the way they do things that make them interesting It is ‘“‘silence and fun mostly until one of them begins whereupon the other funny ‘THE OLD PAIR” Route for Next Season Sept. 2—Boston Oct. 28—Rochester Dec. 16—Indianapolis Feb. 3—Orpheum Mar. 24—Worcester 9—Providence Nov. 4—Syracuse 23—Pittsburg 10—Alhambra 31—Utica 16—Montreal 1i1—Columbus 30—Scranton 17—Greenpoint Apr. %—Harrisburg 23—Ottawa 18—Toledo Jan. 6—Baltimore 24—Bronx 14— Norfolk 30—Hamilton 25—Cleveland 13—Philadelphia Mar. 3—New Haven 21—Hammerstein’s Oct. %—Buffalo Dec. %—Atianta 20—Bushwick 10—Hartford 28—Newark 14—Toronto 9—Dayton 27—Colonial 17—Springfield May 5—Fifth Avenue 21—Detroii Direction, MAX HART IE WYNN IN VAUDEVILLE Mile. DAZIE- Personal Direction, JENIE JACOBS. Willa Holt Wakefield IN VAUDEVILLE BESS Special Representative: JENIE JACOBS. WILFRED CLARKE IN ENGLAND PRESENTING “THE DEAR DEPARTED.” HARRY TATES @. NEW YORK ENGLAND AUSTRALIA AFRICA FISHING »’ MOTORING: arrieLone Starr SINGING AND TALKING COMEDIENNE EXCLUSIVE SONGS Direction, ALF. T. WILTON Coming East in Sept. “STOPPING SHOWS” AND MAKING “GETAWAY” SPEECHES NONETTE vcomm COREL LI GLLETTE Closing season this week CHAS. (June 24), Hammerstein’s Sam Brown is here to spend the summer with his family. trite = Ine sf fun urr A at thea Arc Ai © a ior um occurred at ine rco“2gia, 21, when some one scattered a hand full of “sneezing powder,’ which caused the 750 people in the house to almost break up the show. News of the marriage of William B. Sees- kind, manager of the Savannah theatre, has just reached this city. “REX.” ST. JOHN, N. B. NICKEL (W. H. Golding, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Margaret Pearson, Cleon Coffin; pic- tures, LYRIC (Kervan Kelty, mgr.).—17-19, de Chantal Twins; 20-22, Pierce & Knoll; pic- tures. L. H. CORTRIGHT. TORONTO, ONT. (Peter F. Griffin, mgr.).—Dix & Waldo, pleased; EI Bart, clever; Zampa, novel; Elmore & Barlett, good. SCARBORO BEACH (F. L. Hubbard, mgr.) —Anita Bartling, The Reginells, Reed Broth- ers, Band of Mississauga Horses. HANLAN’S POINT (L. Solman, megr.). Military Band, Concerts, Diving Horses, Div- ing Venuses. GRAND (A, J. Small, mgr.).—Stock. ROYAL ALEXANDRA (L. Solman, —Stock. STAR (Dan F. Pierce, mgr.).—The Summer Stock Co. after a most successful season of 10 weeks under management of Sol. Myers closes 29 HARTLEY. MAJESTIC mer.). TRENTON, N. J. STATE STREET (Herman Wahn, mer.: agent, Prudential; rehearsal Monday and Thursday 11).—24-26, Electrical Venus, thrill- ing; l.ee & Allen, pleased; Irven & O'Neill, amused; Ed. Winchester, clever; Eight Cab- arets, entertaining; 26-28, Wesley & White, Bradley & Taper, Alberta & Wolfkin, The King Trio, Eight Cabarets. Big business. BROAD STREET (George E. Brown, mgr.) 24-29, “The Fortune Hunter.” Capacity business. Great show. &. oO WW: VINGINIA, MINN LYRIC (Henry Seigel, mgr.; W. V. M. A.: rehearsal Sunday and Wednesday 12).—Nat Fields & Co., pleased; Douglas & Douglas, g00d; Downs & Gonuz, good; Reynolds Sisters, pleased; E. Alyn Warren & Co., good; Osaka Japs, very fine. GRAND (R. A. McLean, mgr.; Ind.; re- hearsal Monday and Thursday 3.30).—McCar- thy Musical Comedy Co., fair; American Four, good; Paul Wagner, funny. ‘ BIJOU (Henry Seigek.. mgr.; nard & Dounard, good; ing. vib NEW ROYAL (R. A. McLean, megr.; Ind.). —‘Pop” vaudeville opens July 15. “RANGE,” Ind.).—Dou- Davis Duo, entertain- YOUNGSTOWN, 0O. IDORA PARK (R. E. Platt, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Rego, good; Belle Myers, pleasing: Sherman & McNaughton, good; Josephine Gassman & Picks, hit; The Shillings, good. GRAND (John Elliott, megr.).—Wright Huntington’s Players (12th week), “Paid In Full.” Stock season ends week of July 1 with “The Wolf.’’ Company returns next spring; Ruth Gates and Mitchell Harris joined stock for last two weeks. Cc. A. LEEDY. “YOU’LL NEVER KNOW THE GOODFELLOW I’VE BEEN” WITH THE “BEST” SONG OF ITS KIND SINCE “SOME OF THESE DAYS” ONE OF WILL ROSSITER’S “GOOD - LUCK” SONGS When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. didi titi

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w ear a rv VARIETY 31 —— ~ KELLY LAFFERTY ~ “WATCH THE SHADOW” TREMENDOUS SUCCESS AT MAJESTIC, CHICAGO, LAST WEEK. Direction, PAT CASEY CHICAGO. MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr.; agent, U. B..O.).—The program this week carries the nearest thing to a perfect vaudeville bill the house has been fortunate enough to get all s@éason. There seems tobe all kinds of entertainment in the lineup, diplomatically laid out with only one act suffering from posi- tion. Tommy Kelly and Mamie Lafferty picked the opening spot. Had they been lucky enough to drop a little lower there is every reason to believe that someone would have found it convenient to share the prize of honor, The principal asset in this offering is the dancing Kelly’s is eccentric while his partner does things on her toes. Unless they are pretty careful they are very liable to dance themselves into a production some day. As far as this particular line of work goes, they look a trifle better than the majority Chicago has seen.—Wynn in VARIETY. The routes given from JUNE 30 to or agents will not be printed. LATER THAN WEDNESDAY MORNING VARIETY ARTISTS’ ROUTES FOR WEEK JULY |! WHEN NOT OTHERWISE INDICATED JULY 7, inclusive, dependent upon the opening and closing days of engagement addresses are furnished VARIETY by artists. Addresses care newspapers, managers, ROUTES FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK MUST REACH THIS OFFICE NO TO INSURE PUBLICATION, TEMPORARY ADDRESSES WILL BE CARRIED WHEN ACT IS “LAYING OFF.” in different parts of the country. All A. Edward Abeles Co. IN VAUDEVILLE. This Week (June24), Ramona Pk., Grand Rapids. Allen Luno Bertie 118 Central Oshkosh Alpine Troupe Ringling Bros C R Alvin Peter H Dresden Ohio : Andrews Abbott & Co 3962 Morgan St Louis Archer Lou Pantages Portland Ore Ardelle & Leslie 19 Broezel Rochester Atwood Vera 17 W 58 N Y € Austin & Smith San Francisco Ayres Howard 1709 N 31 Philadelphia B. Bacon Doc Hi Henrys Minstrels Bailey & Edwards 81 E Fair Atlanta Baldwin & Shea 847 Barry av Chicago Ball & Marshall 1553 Broadway N Y C Baraban Troupe 1304 Fifth av N = ¢ Barnes & West Johannesburg S Africa Barnold Chas Davor Dorf Switzerland Barron Geo 2002 Fifth av N Y¥ C ; Barry & Black 1523 Fairmount av Phila Bartell & Garfield 2699 E 53 Cleveland Barto & Clark 2221 Cumberland Phila . Behren Musical 52 Springfield av Newark NJ Bell & Bell 37 John Bloomfield N J Bella Italia Troupe Box 795 B’kfield Ill indef Belmont Joe 70 Brook London Belmont & Umberger Lumber Bridge N Cc Relzac Irving 269 W 112 N YC Bennett Klute & King Jahukes Cafe Los Ang Bentleys Musica! 121 Clipper San Francisco Benway Happy Four Mile Creek Erie Berg Bros Palace Huddersfield Eng Berliner Vera 5724 Ridge Chicago Beverly Sisters 5722 Springfield av_ Phila Billy & Burns 859 Home Bronx N Y Cc Bimbos 872 Lawe Appleton Wis Bisset & Shady 248 W 37 N Y C Bissett & Weston 5 Green St London Eng Black & Leslie 3722 Eberly av Chicago Bowers Walters & Crooker Empire Eng Bowman Fred Casino 9 & F Sts Wash D C Boyd & Allen 2706 Howard Kansas City Bradleys The 1314 Brush Birmingham Breton Ted & Corinne 114 W 44 N YC Bridges June 220 W 39 N Y C Brinkleys The 424 W 39th N Y C Britton Nellie 140 Morris Philadelphia 6 BROWN BROS Next Week (July 1), New Brighton, Brighton Beach. Brooks & Carlisle 38 Glenwood av Buffalo Brown & Barrows 146 W 36 N Y C Brown & Brown 69 W 116 N Y¥Y C Brown & Wilmot 71 Glen Malden Mass Browne Frank L 137 Harold Roxbury Mass Brydon & Hanlon 26 Cottage Newark Buch Bros 13 Edison Ridgefield Fk N J Burbank & Danforth Berlin N Y Burdett Johnson Burdett 881 Main Pawtucket Burgess Harvey J 627 Trenton av Pittsburgh Burke Joe 344 W14N YC Burt Wm P & Daughter 133 W 45 N Y C Byron Gieta 170 Blue Hill av Roxbury Mass Cc. Calder Chas Lee 3812 Lancaster av Phila Campbell Al 2731 Bway N Y¥ C Canfield & Carleton 2218 80 Bensonhurst L I Cantway Fred R 6425 Woodlawn av Chicago Carmen Fran«x 465 W 163 N Y C Carmen Sisters 2183 Washington av N Y C Carrell & Pierlot Majestic Birmingham Carroli Chas 429 E Kentucky Louisville Carroll Nettie & Co Park N Orleans Carrollton Mrs CG 1311S Flower Los Angeles Case Paul $1 8S Clark Chicago Chameroys 1449 41 Bklyn Chandler Claude 219 W 68 N Y C Chantrell & Schuyler 219 Prospect av Bklyn Chapman Sisters 1629 Milburn Indianapolis Chase Dave 90 Birch Lynn Mass Chatham Sisters 303 Grant Pittsburgh Cheers & Jones 318 W 69 N YC Chubb Ray 107 Spruce Scranton Pa Chunns Four 19 Loughborough Rd London Church City Four 149 Weirfield Bklyn Clairmont Josephine & Co 246 W 128 NYC Clark & Deveraux 131 Main Ashtabula Clark Floretta 10 Lambert Boston Clark & Ferguson 121 Phelps Englewood Clayton Carl & Emily 48 Melville Toronto Ciayton Drew Piayers Buckeye Lake Ohio Clipper Quartet Pantages Spokane Close Bros 41 Howard Boston Coden & Clifford 21 Adams Roxbury Mass Compton & Plumb 2220 Emerson av Minneap Comrades Four 824 Trinity av N Y¥Y C Connolly Bros 1906 N 24 Philadelphia RALPH CONNORS Ventriloquil Entertainer. Management LEE KRAUS. Cook Geraldine 675 Jackson av N Y C Corbett & Forrester 71 Emmet Newark N J Costello & La Croix 313 Eweing Kansas City Cota E! 905 Main Wheeling W Va Coyle & Murrell 3327 Vernon av Chicago Craig Marietta 146 W 36 N ¥ C Crawford & Delanccy 110 Ludlow Bellefontaine Cree JesSica 77 Josephine av Detroit Cromwells 6 Danecroft Gardens London Cross & Crown 1119 Nevada Toledo CROUCH > WELCH Open Jduiy 15. Speciai London Engagement. Direction, M. S. BENTHAM. Crouch & Schnell Royal Court Cleveland indf Cunningham & Marion 70 W 108 N Y Curzon Sisters 235 W 61 N ¥ C D, Dakotas Two 5119 Irving Philadelphia Dale Josh 144 W 141 N Y C Dale & Clark 316 W 35 N YC Dalton Harry Fen 1870 Cornelia Bklyn Daly & O’Brien 6 Green St London Eng Dare & Martin 4801 Calumet Chicago Davis & Cooper 1920 Dayton Chicago De Costa Duo 982 N 2d Philadelphia De Grace & Gordon $22 Liberty Bikiyn De Haven & Whitney care Halls’ Players Mansfield Indf De la Genesto Alma Mich De Leo’ John B 718 Jackson Milwaukee De Milt Gertrude 813 Sterling pl Bklyn De Vere & Roth 549 Belden av Chicago De Winters Grace Ogden Ogden Dean & Sibley 465 Columbus av Boston Deery Frank 204 West End av N Y C Delmar & Delmar Colingwood O H Pough- keepsie Delmore & Oneida Park Rirmingham Delton Bros 261 W 38 N Y €C Demonto & Belle Englewood N J Devau Hubert 364 Prospect pl Bklyn Diamond Four 2557 Station Chicago Dickerson & Libby 1269 Rogers av Bklyn Dixon-Bowers & Dixon 5626 Carpenter Chic Dodd Emily & Jessie 201 Division av Bklyn Doherty & Harlowe 428 Union Bklyn Donner & Doris 343 Lincoln Johnstown Pa Doss Billy 102 High Columbus Tenn Downey Leslie 2712 Michigan Chicago Doyle & Fields 2348 W Taylor Chicago Drew Frankie Empress Seattle Drew Lowell B Stratford N J Du Barry & Leigh 3511 Beach av Chicago Duffy Thos H 1718 N Taylor av St Louis Dugan Harry F 3491 Weikel Philadelphia Dulizell Paul 1028 Tremont Boston E. Earl Harry 2337 2d av N Y¥ C Echert & Berg Idora Pk Youngstown Eckhoff & Gordon -E Haddam Conn Edmand & Gaylor Box 39 Richmond Ind Edwards Jess 12 Edison Ridgefield N J Eldon & Clifton Empress Kansas City Eison & Arthur 456 E 149 N Y¥ C Elson Arthur 456 E 149 N Y¥Y C Emelie Troupe 604 E Taylor Bloomington Il Emeral@q & Dupre National Sydney Australia Engelbreth G W 2313 Highland av Cincinnati Esman H T 1224 Putnam av Bkliyn Espe & Roth Mozart St Louis Evans Bessie 3701 Cottage Grove av Chicago Evelyn Sisters 260 St James p! Bklyn Everett Billy & Gaynell Princess St Louis F. 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De Corsiz e Abrams S H De hy hanes Adair Arthur Delevanti Arthur (C) Amsterdam Quartatte De Netti Trio Antoine Georgina De Weese Jennie Arnoldo Mr Donita & Co (C) Austal Ethel Dorn Edythe B Duncan Wm A (C) Baker Lester x E Edmond Grace (P) Emerson Eddie Evans Geo Ewing Harry Baldwin Jerry Barry R C Barton & Fee Bennett Al (C) Bennett Sisters (3) Bernivici Bros (C) Bernie Ben Black M Miss Boyd Bobby Boyle & Brazil (C) Ferris Ethel Figone Frank (C) Finn Edna (P) Fitzgibbons Marie (C) Braham Michael Fitzsimmons Wm (C) Brennen Jimmie (C) Florence & Co (C) Budd & Wayne (C) G C Gilson H Godfrey & Washburn Gordon Cecil Gray Julia Griswold Alice H Cale Jessie (C) Caldera A K (C) Carle Hilda (C) Carroll Bobbie (C) Church Grace (C) Clifford Billy Coleman Wm J Cooper Fitch B (C) D Hamilton Hale Henly W L Herbert Mons Hermann Carl Dr (C) Hewins Nan § Hogan Lillian Dayne Elmer Deane Dainty ARL GREES NOVELTY RAPID PAINTING ACT Just completed Orpheum Time. 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FREEMAN BERNSTEIN Manager, Promoter and Producer of Vaudeville Acts. HEIDELBERG BLDG., Bway and 42d St., NEW YORK (Suite 405). Phones 6814 & 6815 Bryant. Cable “Freebern,New York.”’ OPEN NIGHT AND DAY. EXCHANGE CHAS. H. DOUTRICK, Prop. and Manager 106 WORTH LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO WANTED New Acts, New Faces, Recognized Big Feature Acts, Good Comedy Sketches, Novelty and Musical Acts etc., for immediate and future time, BOOKING First Class Vaudeville Houses in Chicago, and 15 Houses in Ill. cts. to $4." Also New Houses in Ind., Iowa, Wis. PERFORMERS—If you have one or more weeks open, write, wire or phone. of all performers going to Europe make their steamship arrangements through me. The following have: Laddie Cliff, Cook & Miss Kothbert, Juan Caicedo, ee Clifton, Cartmell & Harris, Cressy and Dayne, Rosina Casselli, Morny Cash, Conway & Leland, Musical Cates, Coate & Marguerite, Carletta, Cor- dua & Maud, Capretta & Chefalo, Clemons & Dean. PAUL TAUSIG, 104 E 14th St., German Savings Bank Bldg.

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etn bot Marten ae mS mtatscoo aS 2 gee ee “an a ant aR Ste eee tat 2b VARIETY THE VENTRILOQUIST WITH A =D. F. REYNARD Presents Seth Dowberry and Jawn Jawnson in “A MORNING IN HICKSVILLE.” Direction, GENE HUGHES. Gene Hughes PUTNAM oe me ou BROADWAY, NEW FOR SALE WIGGIN’S FARM APPLY TO THE CHADWICK TRIO. STUART BARNES JAMES E. PLUNKETT, Manager. HOMER B. MARGUERITE ASON® A EELER Direction Max Hart, Putnam Bidg., N. Y. C. John T. Murray FUTURE VAUDE- AYS: I MUST REFUSE ALL VILLE ENGAGEMENTS. WHEN I RETURN I SHALL APPEAR IN MUSICAL COMEDY. I WONDER WHO WILL BE THE FORTU- NATE MANAGER? It isn’t the name that makes the act— It’s the act that makes the name. THE KING OF IRELAND, JAMES B. DONOVAN AND RENA ARNOLD QUEEN OF VAUDEVILLE. DOING WELL, THANK YOU. Director and Adviser, King K. C. Went out hunting “What Whats” but missed them and bagged a couple of “What Nots.”’ No, we're “Not Nuts,” but iFriend and Downing might be. No, we haven't dis- covered King Solo- imon’s gold mines yet |} but we have hopes. }We are in Kimberly next week and will be well “lit up’? on leaving. If this is winter weather we to be here in the summer. Plenty of Americans in this country and all doing well. There will be a booking agent in New York soon from this circuit. so let him gee you, for the country is OK. Verywellsatisfiedly Yours, VARDON, PERRY & WILBER would hate JULIAN «0 DYER A LAUGH A SECOND W.E.WHITTLE Ventriloquist Whittle always has something new. He plays the Cornet whilst his dummy sings. No trespass- ing. 3 MUSKETEERS 3 g § (Dunham) (Edwards) (Farrell) Performers going to Richmond = should travel by boat. Oh, those meals! Some class! We have organized a baseball team. Played the Empire theatre Thursday. (We don’t know the score because we wrote this Mon- day.) B-A-N-J-0-P-H-1-E-N-D-5 Late Special Feature of Geo. Evans Minstrels. GENE FRED Marcus «« Gartelle In their sketch ‘*Skatorial Rollerism JAMES PLUNKETT, Mer. 99 } hy CAVIN an PLATT tue PEACHES HOME. 7 Hawthorne Ave., Cliften, W. J. SALERNO JUGGLER BOOKED SOLID. Dnited Time. LILLIAN AT Phone. 1881-L Passaic JAS. P. EDDIE Conlin, Steele = Carr (Freeport, L. I.) (Crystal Beach, On tario, Can.) THE ELECTRIC WIZARD DR. CARL HERMAN Playing W. V. M. A. Time Agent, PAT CASEY SARCASM (No. 4) ..“Did you ever see Jack and Nellye Rip- per?” “No.” “Gee! They’re funny.” “I'll bet they are.” “Well, they are.” “ll bet they are!” JACK and NELLYE RIPPEL Not a Rippel! A Splash!! JANET Direction, THOS. J. FITZPATRICK AND HAZEL HICKEY “A Revelation in Ragtime” THE ACT OF CUL- TURE AND REFINEMENT. LEE KRAUS, Peace Disturber. BARRY «WOLFORD HOME FOR THE SUMMER Freeport, N. Y. A Regular Place and Regular Show Folk Neighbors. Casino and Roosevelt Aves., or JAMES E. PLUNKETT, Smart, Mer. GRACE Ritter~Foster Signed for second season with “The Gay Widows.” Address care VARIETY, New York. CHARLES AHEARN GARDNER HAWLEIGH Presenting “On The Outside” Working every day and going some. Booked Solid, W. V. M. A. LYONS, weaer JUGGLING FOR NORMAN JEFFERIES PUT YOUR CARD IN VARIETY BROWN HARRIS BROWN sé ; 33 Just to Laugh—That’s All. 20 Minutes in “one”— In ‘‘The New Policeman igo om Address Riverside, R. 1. F. THURSTON ALWAYS WORKING . TANEAN » CLAXTON 2065 PACIFIC STREET, BROOKLYN Leo Carrillo DIRECTION PAT CASEY When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY.

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