The New York Clipper (January 1920)

January 14/ 1920 TRE NEW TOR* ©t**MtKT MINERS, ON THE BOWERY, TO HAVESTOCK P. F. SHEA TAKES LEASE P. F. Shea and some associates have taken over a long term lease on Miner's Bowery Theatre and will offer stock bur- lesque and musical revues there. The boose will open a week from Monday. Painters, decorators and carpenters are busy getting the house into shape at pres- ent. This house will be in direct competition with Minsky Brothers' National Winter Garden, only a few blocks away. The next burlesque houses are on Fourteenth street, they being Kahn's Union Square and the Olympic, about a mile away. There has not been burlesque at Miner's since the old Empire Circuit played the house about eight years ago. Italian shows have been playing the house in re- cent years. . . Shea not alone believes that be will draw big business from the Bast Side and lower section of the city, but expects to get big patronage from, the Ea stern District of Brooklyn over the Williamsburg bridge, with a direct route through Delancey street to the Bowery. Burlesque is not new to Shea, as he has played it in Springfield, at the Gilmore, Worcester, at the Franklin Square, and Providence at the Colonial, booked by the Columbia Amusement Company. They are s t ill playing the Park in Bridgeport, a Shea house. RE-CAST "OH FRENCHY" Almost an entire new cast will be seen in the "Oh Frenchy* Company this week at the Gayety, Brooklyn. Al Martin and Lottie Lee, who had a three years' con- tract, have secured their release and will close Saturday night. The new principals are Bert Weston, Mitty DeVere, Jack Al- ton, Peggy Connors, Bertha La Costa and the Mardell Brothers. Martha White, the ingenue, is the only one of the original cast who will remain. GERARD GOING TO COAST Barney Gerard will leave New York shortly for the Pacific coast. He will go direct to Frisco and look over the possi- bilities of booking his "Girls de Looks" and "Follies of the Day" on the coast next summer. He will also visit Los Angeles and other places in California be- fore he returns to New York. FALLS DOWN STAIRS Habtford, Conn., Jan. 9.—Emma Hal- lam, a member of the "Twentieth Century Maids,'' is confined to the St. Francis hospital this city. She was injured yester- day, it is said, by a fall down a flight of stairs at the Grand theatre.. COLEMAN TO STICK Arrangements have been completed whereby Harry Coleman will remain -with James E. Cooper next season, and for the . balance, of his contract, which has three yean more to run. GOT NEARLY $12,000 Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 8.—The "Bon Tons," with John Barry and Geo. Douglas, broke all records at the Casino, this city, last week, when they played to close to •12,000. . RUTH DE NICE OPENS Both DeNica has joined the "Lid Lifters" and opened last week fat Springfield, booked by Boehm and Richards. SIGNS FOR PICTURES San Francisco, CaL, Jan. 9.—Ruth Burke, a member of the "Flo Flo" Com- pany, playing this city, was . selected by a committee to pose as the "Goddess of Night" at the big New Year's Festival . here. A representative of Lewis Selimick, the motion* picture man, engaged her later. Miss Burke last season was in the chorus of Billy Tail's "Grown Up Babies," play- ing the American Circuit. GERHARD Y GOING TO SO. AMERICA Fred Gerhardy, owner and manager of the "Michief Makers," will sail from New Orleans about January 26 for South America. He expects to return to this country about May 1. He left for Detroit Sunday to settle some of his affairs, and will go direct from there to New Orleans. Tom Sullivan will manage the show dur- ing Gerhardy's absence. AVERAGING $6£00 Cleveland, O., Jan. 9.—The Empire theatre, this city, playing the attractions of the American Burlesque Circuit, is do- ing the biggest average business it has ever done in its many years as a burlesque house. They have been doing an average, weekly, of $8,500. TO PRODUCE WALDRON STOCKS Bob Simons will again put on the stock burlesque at Waldron's Casino, Boston, in the Spring, at the end of the regular burlesque season. He is now arranging for the biggest burlesque company ever seen in stock, he claims. HELEN ADAIR MARRIES 'Announcement of the marriage of Helen Adair, ingenue of the B. F. Kahn Stock Company, and Abe Guttenberg, son of Sam Guttenberg, has just been made. The couple were married in Jersey City by a Justice of the Peace. MITTY DEVERE LOSES FATHER Cleveland, O., Jan. &—Tie father of Mitty Devere, burlesque comedian, died at his home in this city on Dec 23. He was sixty years of age at the time of his death. FLOSSIE EVERETTE CLOSES Flossie Everette, soubrette .of. the "Sporting Widows," suddenly closed with the show several weeks ago in Detroit and left for the West. It is said that she is in Denver at present. TEDDY SYMONDS RUN OVER Teddy Symonds was knocked down by a truck last Thursday at the corner of Forty-seventh street and Seventh avenue, it passing over his legs. He was removed to hia home. TULSA HAS NEW MANAGER Tulsa, Okla., Jan. 8—Oliver C. Pat ton, former burlesque agent in the East, has been installed as manager of the- Grand theatre here, replacing K. PowelL The house is playing American shows. GOING INTO VAUDEVILLE Al Martin and Lottie Lee, who close with the "Oh Frenchy" Company this week in Brooklyn, will open shortly in vaude- ville in a double act. GOING TO COAST Mrs. Fred Stair, owner of the Star theatre, Toronto, is on her way to Cali- fornia.- He intends staying on the coast about six weeks. GOES WITH "SOCIAL MAIDS" Lee Jolet, an ingenue prima donna, has been placed with the "Social Maids" by Roehm and Richards. LEW ROSE CASE GETTING INTO POLITICS TRYING TO ESCAPE SENTENCE. New Orleans, Jan. 12.—The recent ar- rest, conviction and sentence of Lew Rose, here, for running shows at the Dauphins Theatre that were described as lewd and of a low moral character, is becoming a state political issue, owing to the fact that a Gubernatorial election is doe. Owing to this, friends of Rose declare that he may be able to have the thirty day sentence and fine of ?305 imposed upon him by the trial court revoked. The appeal of Rose from the sentence and fine is to come up shortly before the higher court and hia attorney, Howard McCaleb, win then, it is said, show the results of some bard work which he has been doing since the trouble Quieted down, by having some of his political friends go to the front for Bote. There have been some faint ramora that Rose would open another com pa n y here, but that is hardly probable, for, though he may be able to do something in the way of frT<"ff serving the im p osed sentence, the city "<"*<■''» would hardly risk the censure that would be theirs were they to allow him to turn the lights up once again in the Danphine. TO PLAY AUBURN ONE DAY George W. Gallagher, general manager Of the American Burlesque Circuit, has made arrangement to book Auburn, N. Y., for one day on the American Circuit. It will be in the week after Scranton. The shows will play Bmgnamton Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday; Auburn Thursday, and Niagara Falls Friday and Saturday. The new arrangement win go into effect Feb. 12, with the "Bathing Beauties." BELFRAGE CAST CHANGES Ben Pierce will return to the "Hip Hip Hooray Girls" east, as principal comedian. in Cleveland. Harry Ward has s e cur e d hia. release from George Belfrage and will close with the show in xoungstown next week. Pierce recently returned from New Or- leans, where he had been in stock for a number of weeks. ROSE SYDELL HAS NEW ONES Hazel Lorraine is the new prima donna of the "Rose Sydell London Belles" Com- pany, booked by Bee Weber. Ruby Lusby is tie new ingenue and replaced Martha Richards. MOLLIE WILLIAMS GETS $11,000 St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 8.—Mollie Williams broke all records for burlesque in St. Louis hut week, when her show played to 911,000 at the Gayety theatre. BABE ARNOLD IN HOSPITAL Babe Arnold, of the Star and Garter Show, is confined at the St, Francis hos- pital, in the Bronx, where she was operated on for appendicitis. "BATHING BEAUTIES" Then-ton, N. J., Jan. 12.—"The Bathing Beauties" broke all burlesque records for one day at the Grand Theatre here Sat- urday. They did $1469. DALE SIGNS COOPER CONTRACT Eddie Dale signed a contract last week with James B. Cooper for next season ABE REYNOLDS' REVUE^§ FILLED WITH GENUINE M LAUGHS AND MUSIC: The Abe Reynolds' Revue, with a new cast, except for Reynolds himself, and •-.. new show, offered plenty of amusement at: the Columbia. Monday afternoon. Reynolds, of course, la the chief comedian and la as- sisted by Arthur Mayer. Reynolds, as a Hebrew comedian, la one I of the best In burlesque. He knows the true - sense of humor and bandies every Una and situation for the beat results. Mayer does a refined "Dutch" comedy role and handles the character creditably. . He dresses stylishly and reminds one of a retired business man In his make up. He is using a gray wlg_ and mustache. He works well opposite Reynolds. Burlesque has a new young star in Phyllis Eltla, a most attractive blonde, who Is the Ingenue of the show. Thla fount leax Is endowed with an abundance of personal- ity that reaches far out over the foot lights. She Is graceful and has a fine easy style of working. She Binge nicely and gats her numbers over. She can also read Unas well. Her costumes are of unusual beauty and good judgment was shown in these- , lection of each. She could fit In nicely with a big show, as she has lots of class In looks and work. Bunny Dale registered a success In the - role of a vampire. She carried the part an through the show and did It wen. She is "vamplsh" in both her makeup and drees, The coetumes she wears are startling, at times, but are always rich looking and de- signed to display her form. She does very well in the part. Gladys Parker, after a season's retire- ment, has returned to the stage. She looks well, but has lost some weight. She Is the soubrette. and puts her numbers over nine ly, although suffering with hoarsens—, which handicapped her some Monday. Bar . costumes are pretty. William Davis did '.'straight" early In - the show, a Trench part and an India 1 in the burlesque. He portrayed tafitl part excellently. Ray Leavett made a neat looking Jots- i niie "straight." Lew Bllgb, Baxo Waco and ■> Joe McCarthy played bits, doing nloeiy. t, Marie Allen stifi retains her b ea uty and ■ pretty figure. Reynolds, shortly after hia first entrance I sang a parody that went over nicely. - . A pretty duet was ottered by Lesvett and Hlu Parker, assisted by the ehome and It pleased. The "garter" bit. done differently than before, was offered for plenty of amusement by Reynolds, Mayer, Davis and Miss Sale. Miss Ellis offered "Just Like Sal" In her specialty In one and It was generously ap- plauded. Although she offered but the one number, it was dona exceptionally well. The "cheek" bit was another funny one and It was put over with the right ranch. It was offered by Reynolds, Mayer, Davis, Leavett and Miss Eltls. A corking; good singing-, dancing and mus- ical specialty waa given by the "Three Baas Jaxaapatlon." Waco. Bllgh and McCarthy. They open with a song and then go. into some real fast ]»rz, and eccentric Is mine and finish playing saxophones . and trOm-- bones. The act went .over-big and nearly stopped the show. Davis and Miss Dale's singing specialty went well. The "supper party" bit. In which Reyn- olds and Leavett worked up a good drunk, was very amusing. Miss Dale also .did • weU In this bit. ' The "dinner" bit. In the second act. was funny. Reynolds, Mayer, the Misses Bans and Dale and one of the trio appeared. The "lingerie" number was staged nlos- . ly. with the chorus girls displaying the dif- ferent style of lingerie and Reynolds and Mayer working up the comedy. Davis In- troduced the models. The "love" bit wau nicely carried out by Reynolds. Mayer and Miss Dale. Miss Parker offered a specialty in one, be- fore a plush drop. Two offers that want over well were offered. Reynolds has costumed his girls beau- tifully this season and his scenery and electrical effects are second to none ssea at this bouse so far. The Abe Reynolds' Revue Is agood com- edy show of real legitimate laughs and a fine musical offering-. 8ii- • News CosninSHd on Pages 31 ANOTHER SYDELL APPEARS Rose Sydell, Jr., niece of one of one of burlesque's greatest favorites of a fejv years ago, Rose Sydell, and daughter of Cassie Bernard Sydell and the late Jack Sydell, will join her uncle's show, the "Rose Sydell London Belles," at the CaV sino, Brooklyn, this Saturday. She has fust passed her sixteenth birthday. PETER CLARK IMPROVING Peter 8. Clark is touch Imp roved, al- thosgb he is not ont of danger ye*.