New York Clipper (Mar 1923)

3b THE NEW YORK CLIPPER March 14, 1923 DEATHS WILLIAM STUART, assistant sccretarr of the Natiooa] Vaadevillc Artists dob, died oo Saturday, Mairh 10. in Dr. Amey's Sanitariam, at JOS West 75th Sti«t. after a w«k*s iUaras with pnenmonix Stuart was fort7*eigbt yc^n old, and a. native of Oiamberstoxvn, Pa. Prior to beasminK a^siiitaiit secretary of the N. V. A., which office be had held since the organization was formed, he hiJ been a well^koown artist, havioff appeared in many legitimate plays, stock enKaKcmenU and also as* a vaodeville actor. In additicai to betoff a member of the N. V. A-. he was also a Mason ^nd an Elk. He leaves his father* fonr brothers and thre« sisters. Stnsrt was deeply loved by the members of the Natkmal Vandcrillc Artists, who fondly called him "Smllinir BiIL'* He was always visit- ing nnlortnnate manbers, who were either ill, or in bad Inck» and bmiaht smiles to many a downcast face Uo«t of his time was spent in bcMpitals, visiting ill members. Flaborate serv- ices were hdd at the N. V. A- cn Monday in the ffrand ballioom. which fatuidreds-of members attended in order to pay thar last mpects to one who had been a real man and a rcRoJar fellow. The services at the N. V. A. club were nad by Dr. Nathan Seagcl of St. Stevens Chareh. Hfpry Chesterfield, secretary of the orsanizatian rendered the cnloffy, while solos were sung >y Yvctte Rngel and Craig Campbell. .A trio coa- sistinir of Al Eley, Ellen Hopkins and William Moore rendered hymns. Masonic and Elk's scr- viccs were also hdd mt the dob. IN MEMORIAM WILLIAM STUART died Saturday, March 10, 1923. Some future day we'll meet afaiti, In a land of jay, where is no fain IVkile h^re beltne your toss me rneurn, A new angel in Heaven now ti bom, Mr. aiul Mrs. Willaaia Demmrect .NELSON COFFIN, well known musician, died on Mai. 6tb. at hU room in the Hotel Com- modore, of natural causes, lie was fifty years old, and lived in Kecne, N. H. Mr. Coffin, was oondactor of the Meodel&sohn Glee Qnb New York, and came to the city early m the week to attend a rehearsaL He was also connected with the Pittsborgb FestiTal, lbs Woraater Festival and other miuical events. A wife, Josfpbine, three cfaildreo and a brother sorvivc Mr. Coffin. STEPHEN J. BLOCH, well known acrobatic elown, wbo was a memb«r of the original Four Lnkens, died ci pnenmoota last week after a thRC <uys* illaeas, at Reading, Penn. Blocb, who did aerial casting with the^ Lukens. later clowned ip the Banuim & Bailer and Singling Brothers circaf. also working in other I showa. HARRY WALKER IN NEW OFHCE Harry Walker, head of Harry Walker, Inc., who has maintained a booking ex- change in the Astor Theatre building for several years, assumed occupancy of his new suite of offices in the Earle building, Broadway and Fifty-second street, the lat- ter part of last week. Walker recently formed a "cabaret circuit," which will be handled in the ne^v oflice and which pro- vides forty weeks' work for performers. Walker has tentatively set the circuit in operation with twenty cabarets and hopes to add others to the chain from time to time. Associated with the Walker office will be Frank Silver's Orchestra Ex- change, . which will assemble orchestras for the revues that Walker is assembling to play over his chain of cabarets. Upon entering the new office last week Walker was agreeably surprised by a num- ber of floral tributes and a deluge of tele- grams, all of which is concrete evidence of the esteem in which he is held* by mem- bers of the profession. This should be sufficient to dispel any doubts he may have had that Fifty-second street was a bit out of the beaten path. "BAT" SHOWS CLOSING Wagenhals and Kemper will close three of their touring companies of "The Bat" within the next ten days. ' This will make a total of four of their seven companies closed so far this season, and the other three will probably end their touring by the end of May. _ . The Eastern company will close its tour at London, Ont., on Thursday; the South- cm company will wind up its engagement at Scranton, Pa., on Saturday, and the Western company will do its last turn of the season at Binghamton, N. Y., on March 24. The Coast company will be the only one of the companies that will play through May, as that company will be routed back through the-East after playing the Cali- fornia territory. Next season the concern will send four companies on tour in this production. BLAMEY STOCK CO. CLOSING The Blaney Dramatic Stock Company which is pbying at the Prospect Theatre, Bronx, will close its season there on Sat- urtlay night- P. M. A. COMMITTEE MEETS The Producing Managers' Association held a special meeting at their executive offices yesterday (Tuesday). It is under- stood the purpose of the meeting was for a ratification .of the three members of a conunittee who are to meet a similar num- ber from the Actors' Equity Association to conduct negotiations for the continu- ance of the P. M. A.-A. E. A. agreement of 1919 for another five years after Scp- temhor 1, 1924. GILBERT PLAN LOOKS GOOD The L. ■ Wolfe Gilbert Music Corpora- tion, which was incorporated last Decem- ber for $1,(00,000, is increasing the num- ber of its stockholders daily as various orchestra leaders as well as non profes- sional people are purchasing small and large blocks of stock, some of it on the easy payment plan. Stock in the corporation is being sold the general public at the rate of $5.00 par value for the preferred stock each share of which carries with it one share of ihe common stock as a bonus. The preferred stock is eight per cent accumu- lative, and the reason for the organiza- tion's sale of the stock to the public is to get as many boosters as possible thronghour the country, as every stock holder will help make each song popu- lar, etc. Preparations are now under way for an enlarged catalogue and staff to extensively exploit the new numbers, including "The Natchez and Robert E. Lee," which is already being featured by Vincent Lopez and other orchestras. The interest of or- chestra players, singers, musicians and other professional people in the plan will no far toward putting it successfully over, making the songs popular and making the ni'w plan profitable one. LETTER LIST BRADY REVIVES "UP THE LADDER" William A. Brady is reorganizing "Up the Ladder" to open at the Playhouse, Chi- cago, Sunday evening, March !8. TIii; comedy which starred Dorris Kenyon had played but few of the principal cities when it was withdrawn earlier in the season. Mr. Brady has faith in it as a money maker and is assembling an entirely new cast for the Chicago engagement. Lcnora Hogarth will head the cast, assuming the role foi'mcrly played by Miss Ken>'X}n. Others in the cast are Paul Kelly, Percy Helton. Frank Hatch, Jane Corcoran, Edward Donnelly, Ruth Hammond, .^nna Marston, Gladys Wilson, Grace Wooding, Mrs. Mary Jeffrey, Oaudc Cooper, Altis Rartlett and Kenneth Loane. Brady plans to keep the piece at the Playhouse for a run, after •which it will make a tour of cities that were not included in the previous showing of the comedy. At Uberly ffiANCB X. NDINf SSY SSiVcJTKS:^ ., VIoUaUt (Mualdnn), Irish SInp jL and Scot^ Hlgfaland Damr— tgf Plajr Pkria—VaudeviDe. — Would 'Bl iaia Mtialcal Act, Burleaque, Irish wl CcwnwHan or Lady Slngv. Part- ncr (old-daw iwcfemd). Awaits Keep Mr Address, Can CUppcr. UDIES AUoi. Uuid B. BtllCT. Ura. E. Bsker, Emn Bunnter, OoUy Bmm. Kalhlteo Bnnta, Uarfls Rfoai, Nlss Outar, Ifna Oury, Cvsl OomeU, Frances CodlfllSD. Flo DesthefSfc. Uarie DsjUn, Vie Uovttr. Prlnecsi EUisnth. DMt Fomal. bila Foi, Once C Franklin. Htr- ricUs F. FncaiD. Boss amrlte, ElDi Ollnerv. Pee Wm Gcodalc, IMdr Orsy, KlesBor Hsrrll, Pauliac Bauliai. Uadllt Holdco. Ems HolUdijr. IitM lloni, UlldRd Jscksia Anns U Umit, UuMC Lsaden, Ctm Law, Benlce Leraii, Ards Uofd. Bcoole Lopo, Qtsrlotte U>T. Pearl UcOuu. Pear MmUU Alna Ulller, Adalt Ulller. Flo Kelly Ulller, Vinsa Hovtlscy. Dolly Mjciv, BcM O-Conser, Kllteu B>y. HsiK Beysolde. BUlle Bltefx. loea Bleb, Ufl. Rdxru, E. ScsBOD, Oivla Gprlafer. Blilc Blanlcy. Edna Stone, AdIU Wslky, EUen Wsnlnctofl. JuH WsUOO. Glsdn Waa. Mrs. a E. nuie, Uitiel tVblte, Un. HUL VhllDey, Vil. WUUuns. Msme WooA, HaJlSRt Woods, rust GENTLE II EN Bcemao 4 Qfia Bell, MLsnle , 1. A. ( Smllb Biiir Cooeejlo, ^rle Flmi. Jtmsi J. Fittcba-. EdsBjd Frsoclllon, Uso- ilee i. FttniUo, MorL Frtemao. J. B. Hal], Billy Uealy, Tim Kclloo, Aiyaa LmtcD. Hany H. MuseU. B. UcOidn. Bob Ulller, Wees. Mcrsn. Wis. F. Mo ltar. O tto Nttdtton, Lcniy Puiin. Loo Blic. lew BliDOld, Stanley Sanuy, Bemy Tbon^iOD, h. F. UdeU, ass. K. Vso. ice Vlliuans, Jibs F. Weber. BnaeU B. wells, CUbot Wblie, Btny WllllaDis, Boo "WHY NOT' RETURNING TO 48lh ST. Reverse "English" is being employed on Jesse Lynch William's play "Why Not," wliich is now at the National Theatre. This production was recently presented by the Equity Players at the Equity-48th Street Theatre. Business at first was not very ^ood but with the aid of the cut rates it l)Cgaii to pick up after several weeks. Then the Equity' people decided tiiat they would have to get rid of it to make room for a new play "Roger Bloomer," which closed Saturday night aft'er an eight-day run, and .<old "Why Not," to . Charles Miller, man- ager of the Equity-48th Street Theatre and Jules Murry, booking manager of the Shu- bcrt offices. They made several changes in the cast and took the play to the National Theatre three weeks ago. However, Miller was disappointed in this respect as the gross business of the first two weeks did not cover the actor's sal- .iries and it became necessary for the own- ers of the show to "dig" for the $3,500 weekly rental of the theatre as well. He then made overtures to the Equity people to have them take the play Ijack which tlicy did and they in turn sold it to Louis ' Macloon, who is press agent for the Cos- mopolitan films. Macloon will move the show back to the Equity-48th Street The- atre next Monday night, where it will suc- ceed "The Chastening." Macloon is reported to have paid the ICiluitj- Players $3,000 for the show and to Im! giving them 2S per cent of the profits. WAKING'S PENNSYLVANIANS Orchertrm lacentpwable FRED \V.\RIXG. l>irrclor TOM WAMNG. Vocalist