New York Clipper (Feb 1923)

February 21, 1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER - --=—15 Bernard A. Groasman is engaged in writing a new-three act comedy. Brady and Mahoney have been given a route over the Keith western tini& . I>bylli8 Collette.arrived in New York from England and will make her home here. The Duncan Sisters are headlining the bill at Keith's Boston theatre this week. Catroll McComas has invaded vaude- ville in a new playlet, "The Business of Life." Myma StanBeld has closed with the Shnbert vaudeville unit, "The 20th Cen- tury Revue." Louis Hasson, general stage director for David Belasco, is confined to his home with illness. Bdle Mitchell and Mae Melvin have joined the Leon Brown Players at Woonsocket, R. I. Bessie Wynn will open shortly^ in a new song cycle, in_ which she will be assisted by a pianist. Betty Dolan is now in the offices of A. G. White, booker of motion pictures for the Keith circuit. Church and White, dancers, have been added to the cast of the revue at the Palais Royal, Newark. Frank Fay is "pinch hitting" as a feature of one of the Shubert vaude- ville bills now touring. Clinton and Rooney have been routed over the Politime in their comedy skit, "Top O' The Morning." Grace Anthony, formerly at the Re- gent theatre, is now in the box office at Keith's Hamilton theatre. Johnny Dooley will go into the'cast of "Lady Butterfly" on February'26th succeeding Florenz Ames. /» Frands Reoanit is leaving the cast of "The Passing Show of inz," to ap- pear in Shubert vaudeville. John Cope is to be featured in "The Desert Rat," a new production to be made by Wilmer and Vincent. Elizabeth Brown and Paul Yocan, so- ciety dancers, arc appearing nightljy after theatre at the Monte Carlo. The Fairbanks Twins are preparing an offering for vaudeville in which they will be assisted by Richard Keene. Dave Schooler and Company, in "Music Hath Charms," will be seen in the Keith New York' houses shortly. Felix Krembs will appear with Mary Ryan in "The Slavemaker," in which she will be starred by Sam H. Harris. Rome and Donn and the Memphis Five, with Dorothea Dawn, have dis- solved their combined vaudeville offer- ing. John J. Jones, general booking man- ager for Jones, Linick & Schaefer is seriously ill at the Sisson Hotel, Chi- cago. E^l Stewart, manager of the Or- pheum Theatre, New Orleans, has been married to Genevieve Sundin, of Kan- sas City. ABOUT YOU! AND YOU!! AND YOU!!! Ruby Miller, the English playwright, and Nella Webb, a vaudeville actress, arrived in'Sain Francisco last week from Australia. Margaret Edwards has been signed as featured dancer with the Harry Walker Revue at the Hotel Richmond, Rich- mond, Va. , Jack Manion and Harr^ Wells will shortly be seen in a revival of their former vaudeville act, "Uncle Jerry at the Opera." Denton Dane and' Anna Day -are ap- pearing in support of Dorothea Sadlier in the satire, "In 1999," now playing the Proctor time. Lucille Daly and Belle Irwin are re- hearsing a new vaudeville act. Both formerly appeared in vaudeville with other partners. Lawrence Haiston will direct the re- hearsals of the new comedy, "A Mar- riageble Mother," which will get under way next week. Carroll Pearce has recovered from hb illness and is back in the Keith oflfices, aiding Walter J. Kingsley in directing Keith publicity. Gertmde Arden and Company, featur- ing William Elliott will open with a musical comedy act, called-"The Land of Tango" soon. Bemice Speer and Joe Morton, of the Four. Mortons, will be seen in th% act which Miss Speer formerly did with Richard Keene. Frances Hart, dancer, opens at the Hotel Kenmore, Albany, this week, where she will be featured in the. cur- rent floor show. Betty Dolaa has recovered from her illness and is back in the office of A. G. White, motion picture booker of the Keith circuit. ' Ray Seigel, secretary to Henry Ches- terfleld, of the National Vaudeville Ar- tists, is confined to her home with an attack of la grippe. Harty Mandel, director of publicity for the B. S. Moss organization and theatres, returned to New York from Bermuda this week. Rucker and Perrin, dancers, have been added to the cast of "Stnittin* Along," an all negro revue, now being presented in the west. Glen Condon, editor of the Vaude- ville News, has' been confined to his rooms in the N. V. A., clubhouse with an attack of pneumonia. Emma Kranse and Kathryn Klare are showing a new "reminiscence" act at The HaTsey Theatre, Brooklyn, the first three days this week. •H. Cooper Cliffe has been added to the supporting company of Lionel At- will in "The Comedian." He joined the company on tour last week. Tyrone Power will produce Shelley's "The Cenci" for a series of special matinees during Easter Week at a theatre to be announced later. Clara Moores has retired from the cast of "The Circle," which has been on tour, and after a few weeks rest will begin rehearsals with another production. Benny Leonard will leave the cast of "The Dancing Girl" at the Winter Gar- den at the expiration of his ten week contract in order to return to the ring. Phil Baker opened at the Aldine. Theatre, Pittsburgh, on Monday for four weeks iii Shubert vaudeville out of New York. Sid Silvers is with him. Bdle Baker will play one week of Or- pheum time opening at the Palace, Chi- cago on Feb. 24th. This is the furthest west Miss Baker has appeared in sev- eral years. Remy Carpen, the French actress who appeared here in "The Plot Thickens" is to.be featured in "The Marriage of Hamlet," scheduled as an early spring production. Kenneth McKenna is to have the leading role in a dramatization of Rob- ert Keable's novel, "Simon Called Peter," which is scheduled for early production. Lowdl Shennan is planning to give a series of special matinee performances of "Morphia" at the Eltinge Theatre, where he is now appearing in "The Masked Woman." George Bancroft, who played the title role of "Old Bill, M. P.," during its Canadian tryont session, will be seen in Edward Rojrce's forthcoming musical production, "Cinders." Van and Schenck have contracted to play three weeks on the Orpheum cir- cuit, opening at the Palace, Chicago, on Sunday, Feb'. 18th, with I^nsas City and St. Louis to follow. Jack Pearl was out of the cast of "The Dancing Girl" at the Winter Garden for several performances last week and James Barton was summoned to take his place during that period. FranoB Renanl^ who was one of the featured principals in "The Passing Show of 1922," retired from the cast of that piece last Saturday night and opened this week in Shubert Vaudeville. Arthur Hopkins has acquired the American rights to "Heavenly 'anfl Earthly Love," which is'another play by Franz Molnar. It is now running in Budapest and will be produced here in the Fall. Hany Tiemey and Joseph McCarthy, who collaborated on the tunes and jingles for "Irene," "Glory" and "Up She Goes," are at work providing a mu- sical setting, for a new play by James Montgomery. Percy Pollock, who succeeded the late Frank Bacon in the title role of "Lightnin'" and who has been out of the_ cast for_ several weeks on account of illness, rejoined the company in Bos- ton last week. Frank Neville and Ann Paulson are rehearsing a travesty on "The Last Warning," which they will shortly offer in vaudeville. Thomas Fallon, who wrote the mystery play, is also the au- thor of the travesty. Mabel Weston, of the Westons is in the hospital^ having undergone a se- rious operation which was successfully performed by Dr. Robert S. Bickley. She is recovering and expects to be out in about two weeks. Violet palmer and- Ulcbiid.Tiavcn have returned to New York after play- ing several weeks in stock .out of town. Travers will be starred in a new'motion picture shortly, while Miss Palmer will be seen in a production. Raymond Perez, who has staged a number of burlesque shows, has been appointed general stage director for C B. Maddock's vaudeville produc- tions. He is now staging a new "flash act" for Keith vaudeville. Lynn Ovennan, who is appearing on tour in "Just Married," has been placed under contract by George M. Cohan to be featured in a new Cohan comedy, "The Song and Dance Man," which u to be produced in the early atitwnn. Lois Josephine was awarded an in- terlocutory decree of divorce from Wellington Cross last week. Q'oss had previously, won a decree - in Chica^ but Mrs. Cross qnestioned the legahty 'of that decree in bringing her suit here Albert Benche, managing director o( the Moulin Rouge, Chicago, was in ' town last week conferring with Harry Walker, bis general booking represen- tative, for a new revue to open at the Moulin Rouge the latter part of next month. Joe Smith and Charlea Dale (The Hungarian Rhapsody) Phil Baker,Jane Green and Jimmy Blyler, Prank Gaby, Al Siegal and Band, "TowttB and Frwak- lin, Jock Strooae and others gave the concert Sunday night at the Winter Garden^ Irene Homei; now playing a minor role in "The Last Warning," will be promoted to a more important role next Monday when she replaces Dorothy Manners, who recently anc- ceeded Ann Winslow in the role of "Barbara." . The Sunday concert at the Colnmbia Theatre,. New York, Feb. 18L included Bill Geneven and Walker; Frosine; Mabel Ford and Co.; Geo. Yeomans and Lizzie; Combe & Nevins; Phenom- enal Players; Jack Wilson and Co., and Bums Brothers. Fanny Brice^ Jack Wilson ft Co., Gor- don Dooley and Martha Morton, Ona Mnnson and %ztette, Seed and Anstln, Mrs. Gene Rnghes ft Co., and Julina Lenzberg's Hanponista were on the bill for the Sunday' night concert at the New ■ Amsterdam. Margaret Anglin is said to be doing so well on the road in her new starring vehicle, "The Sea Woman," that she has no desire to speed up her metro- politan run. She seems content to stay out of the metropoUs jnst so long as she can attract the dollars in the stix districts. Dave Wallace, who retired from:the ranks of producers after the failure of his play, "The Evergreen Lady," haa been engaged by Arthur Hopkins to assist Edwin J. Mayer in the handling of the pubUcity for Ethel Barrymore in "The Laughing L^dy," at the Long- acre Theatre. Harold Carson has been signed for the chief comedy role in the forthcom- ing production of "Greenwich 'VOIage Scandals," destined for the Greenwich Village Theatre the latter part of ApriL The piece will not open rcold" as had been contemplated bat will be sent on tour fo'r several weeks before opening here.