New York Clipper (Apr 1923)

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April 11, 1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 19 COL CIRCUIT CLOSES ON APRIL 16 EXTRA TIME DATES GIVEN . The closing of all shows on the Col- umbia Circuit for the season 1922-1923 is given below. This includes the extra time as well as the shows that close before the end of the regular season. The closing date of the regular season is the week of April 16th. The "Bon Tons" will take up the Reeves' Show time after Montreal. The extra time for this show will be the Columbia, New York, week of April 23. Casino, Brooklyn, the week of April 30 and Miner's Empire week of May 7th. Sliding Billy Watson will have one week extra time, closing at the Gayety, Buffalo the week of April 23rd. Stone and Pillard will play the Em- pire Toledo the week of April 23rd, Gayety, Buffalo, the week of April 30th and Hurtig and Seamons, New York, the week of May 7th. "Chuckles" will pla>r the Gayety, De- troit, the week of April 23. The "Bowery Burlesquers" play the Star and Garter, Chicago, the week of April 23 and the Gayety, Detroit, week of April 30th. "Talk of the Town" plays the Colum- bia, Chicago, week of April 23, Star and ■ Garter, Chicago, week of April 30th, Gayety, Detroit, week of May 7, and the Gayety, Buffalo, the week of May 14th. "Maids of America" will close at the Gayety, Kansas City, on Saturday night, April 28th. Motlie Williams Show will close at the Gayety, St. Louis, on Saturday night, April 28th. Harry Hastings' "Knick Knacks" lay off the week of April 23rd; play the Gayety, St. Louis, the week of April 30th, Star and Garter, Chicago, the week of May 7th and the Gayety, De- troit, the week of May 14th, "Rockets" play the Olympic, Cincin- nati, the week of April 23rd, lay off the -week of April 30th and close at the Gayety, St. Louis, the week of May 7th. Dave Marion Show closes its regular season at the Colonial, Cleveland, the week of April 23rd. "Broadway Brevities" close at the Gayety, Pittsburgh, on Saturday night, April 28th. "Follies of the Day" play the Gay- ety, Washington, week of April 23, Gayety, Pittsburgh; week of April 30th and open for a Summer "run" at the Gayety, Boston, April .7th. The "Mimic World" play the Palace, Baltimore, week of April 23, the Gayety, Washington, the week of April 30, the Empire, Brooklyn, the week of May 7th and Miner's Empire, Newark, the week of May 14. "Let's Go" play the Casino, Philadel- phia, the week of April 23rd, Palace, Baltimore, week of April 30th and the Gayety Washington week of May 7th. The "Big Jamboree" will close the week of April 23rd at the Empire, Brooklyn. Jimmy Cooper's Beauty Revue will play the Casino, Brooklyn, week of April 23 and will open at Waldron's Casino, Boston, the week of April 30th for a Summer "run." "Step on It" will play Miner's, Bronx, the week of April 23 and close at the Yorkville the week of April 30tli. The "FlashUghts of 1923" will play Waldron's Casmo the week of April iContiuud on page 25) COSTUME CONTRACT PLACED The costume contract for the Mutual Circuit next season was awarded to the Behrens Costuming Company last week. Bert Bernstein, representing the costum- ing company, closed the deal. This firm is to supply nine sets of costumes to each chorus girl of every show. It is not known at present just how many shows there will be on the circuit next season, but it is sup- posed that there will be in the neighbor- hood of thirty. In the contract it is stated that the cos- tuming company is to keep the costumes in .first-class condition during the season. HELEN GOULD CLOSES Helen Gould closed with Jack Reid's "Record Breakers" in Kansas City last Saturday night and left at once for Bos- ton where she will open this week with Billy K. Well's "Bubble Bubble" Com- pany, in place of Annctta Rose as sou- brette. Harry Rudder closed the deal. HOTEL CLERK DEAD Jimmy Cronin, for many years night clerk at the St. George Hotel, New York, died at his home in Brooklyn, March 30. He had been ill about three months. Cro- nin was well known to show people as the hotel has been a theatrical headquarters for years. "HEADS UP" FOR CHICAGO Morris and Bernard have completed ar- rangements to book their "Heads Up" company in Chicago for % run commenc- ing Jime IS. They are now negotiating to place "Step Along" with Julius & Max in a New York hoifse to open June 1. MARTY COLLINS' WIFE DEAD Louise Millar Collins, wife of Marty Collins, featured comedian of "Lets Go," died at Saranac Lake, Tuesday, March 27. She had been ill at this health resort since last September. She was twenty-four years of age at the time of her death. ' BANK FOR WATSON BLDG. Paterson, N. J., April 7.—The National Bank of America has leased the comer store of the new Watson Building. Nearly all the offices in the building have now been leased, which will bring in a yearly rental of over $70,000. WELLS TO WRITE "BARNEY GOOGLE" Billy K. Wells will write the book for .the "Barney Google" show which is to be staged by Cain, Davenport, Bernstein and Hitchcock next season. FLAIG TO PRODUCE CiNClNNATT, Ohio, April 7.—Gus Flaig has been engaged to produce burlesque stock for the People's Theatre, this city, for Vail and McGrath. This house opens shortly with the new policy. DINNER FOR EDDIE SULLIVAN Eddie Sullivan, treasurer of the Olym- pic, New York, will be tendered a Beef Steak Dinner at Heidenberg Restaurant, next Tuesday night after the night per- formance. KELLY OUT OF SHOW Lew Kelly closed with the "Big Jam- boree" at Miner's Bronx, last Thursday on account of illness. Nat Mortan jimiped into the show that night doing his specialty. NEW PRODUCERS FOR COLUMBIA CIRCUIT CLARK & McCULLOUGH, LATEST Bobby Clark and Paul McCuUough are to produce a show on the Columbia Circuit next season, it was learned on good au- thority Monday. Qark and McCullough are now with the "Music Box" and they intend staying there, but, according to present arrangements, they will write and arrange a show, which they personally will produce and stage next August for the Columbia Circuit. Ill getting this firm as producers the (Co- lumbia people have scored a home run hit, in the opinion of those who know. In the past seasons, when in burlesque with the Jean Bedini Shows, Qark and McCullough have been a big success. This is not alone due to the fact that they were great come* dians thcmselve:), but the^ always had won- derful material, for which they were re- sponsible. They not alone wrote it, but they staged all the comedy scenes as well. They are now looking around -for' per- formers for the new show and have their eyes on two comedians who they think will just about fill the bill. It is not known now what franchise they will have, but it is understood that they will work on a percentage, with one of the present franchise holders who will not pro- duce his own show next season. Hmry Dixon will also have a Cblambia franchise next season. He has made_ ar- rangements to' operate the' Phil Sheridan franchise next season. This deal was com- .pleted last Thursday. Up to the present time franchises to change hands and to be operated by other producers next season are Barney Gerard, who will operate the Sam A. Scribner franchise running the season under the title of "Keep Smiling"; Eddie 'Daley, who takes over the omer Scribner franchise, now operating as "Big Jamboree"; Henry Dixon will have the Sheriden franchise, which George Jaffe, of Pittsburgh, oper- ated this season under the title of "Step Lively, Girls"; Hughey Bernard will oper- ate the late James E. Coppers' franchise operated this season under the ittle of "Folly Town," and Qark and McCullough completes the list so far. CAST CHANGES IN "BUBBLE" Klara Hendrix, Anette Rose, principals, and Harry Rose, musical director, of Billy K. Wells' "Bubble Bubble" Company, will close with the show this week at the Gayety, Boston. Lucile Harrison opens Saturday night Jessie Rece opened with this show at the Gayety, in Montreal, last Friday. HUNTER PUTS OUT "TAB" Frankie Hunter, featured comedian with the "Big Jamboree", playing the Empire Brooklyn next week, has organ- ized a musical "tab" of fifteen people which will play week stands. Hunter will head the cast The "tab" will be known as Frank Hunter and his "Girls From Starland." DOUGLAS AND EARL IN ACT George Douglas and Leona Earl, who closed recently with the "Step Lively Girls" in Worcester opened this week on the Keith Time in their vaudeville act WESSON AND, EDWARDS IN ACT Oias. Wesson and Alice Edwards, who •are bov with the "Big- Jamboree."- will open in vaudeville on the Ddmai: time at >IorfoI1c April 30. "TOWN FOLLIES" CLOSING "Town Follies", played Hamilton. C, ' Stmday and are booked to play Lima Uie Jast halfi-oi-ithe .wedc where-th^-will- dose their season. "RADIO CURLS" AT THE COLUMBIA IS FAST, BRIGHT AND CLEVER Another ex-American Circuit producer has made good on the Columbia Circuit. This time it is none other than that old time showman Sim Williams, who has ffiven the patrons of the his circuit one of the daasicst and best novelty shows that has been at the Columbia this aeason. Williams calls his show the "Radio Girls** and is feacurinc Billy Gilbert. The book the pro- ffiamme states is by Tom Howard, special mnatc by Ilughy Shubcrt, the numbers were staged by Solly Fields and 'the clecUical effects by Mayer Ilarris. The scenic )>r<HlQCtion and electrical effects are. out of the ordinary. The costumes are gorgeous, both those of the principles and thoae wont by the, chorus girls, not alone are they striking in design and color effects hat they look like new and its almost the end of the season. One would rslly think that the shcnr was just opening instead of it being so late in the scaMD, to look at the costumes, this also applies to the scenery. The musical part of the programjie is most tnnefuL Billy Gilbert and Bobby Wilson arc the fnn makers and th«y are. both comedians of no mean ability. Gilbert, a big good natured looking chap IS a natural comedian. He needs no makeup to make him fanny and he is using bat a little* WDson a clever tramp oomcdiaa is cartrcmdy amusing. He handles hts comedy situations in fine form. He is using a light make-Up thU sason. Wilson can tamble.and is a good ijanccr. These boys work well together. Alice Carman, 'a tall attractive yoDng penoa, proves her ability of putting over a number and gets fine reaulb with all of them. She also docs well in the scenes with comedians. Her ward- robe is stunning. Emma Wilson, the soubrette danced herself easily into favor. Miss Wilson is a pleasing yonng- brunette who possesses a well formed figure. This little Lady has ssreral nnmbos during the show and sells - them in a dcTcr fashion. H'cr dresses are very becoming to her style. Arlone Johnson, a well fonned young girl dt»> played a pair of shapely limbs in tights on ssveral occasions. She too did very well with her nufliber on various occasions and was good in the scenes. ^ Warren Fabian made a neat looking straight, while George CoUignfm, Harry Gnth and Jack Gutb played small parts very nicely. Williams staged a rather different opening than is ustiaBy seen in burlesqae shows, opcqing on board' on ship, with the lights low, the tiio playing string instruments and singing. Miss Carman was decided anccessful in her specialty. Sbe wore a beautiful gold doth gown, with shoes, stockuigs and bat to outeh. Opcniog with a song, which she-put over in fine style, she finished with a clever eccoitrtc dance. The act was appreciated. The Hclody Three. Goth, Cbllignon and Gutb, offered a musical and sincing specialty in one. They played banjo and guitars and played them wdl. They finished with a song. The act pleased. There are Bereral real good novelty numbers m the show. The clock number by one of the boys and Uias Johnson, assisted by tw el ye of the chorus girls, and the Telephone onmber by Miss Carman and the chorus is another. A high class act was presented by Qeora, a classical dancer. Miss Clcora appeared in a gorgeous gold cape, which 'waa removed jost before going into her act, showing a magnifiocnt Egyptian costume. Cleora then danced, her of- fering being an artistic Egyptian dance, whidi ia a classic The motion of her hands and arms and the grace she displayed in all her movemcnta was wondcrfaL There is nothing suggestive about her act, but instead it is high class art. Hiss Carman with two of the hoys went over well in a singing and musical act. Bobby and Emma Wilson scored with their specialty, which opened with a song. They then do some dancing. Miss Wilson doing a clever hard shoe dance, with Wilson following with a sort of a shuffle dance done with big comedy shoes. They finished with a song. Its a cork- ing good act and they dress it classy. The "Radio Girls*' is a bright dever mtutal show, with pretty girls! handsome c o stum es and a good cast. The only thing that could he sng- gcsted would be a little more low eomedy, as the comedians got all they could out of the bits and scenes they had, hot the time has come where btirlesqne audienees like *^okcr and yon have to give it to them. However Williami has given them a great show and "one that the -••HdicBee WiU go-out and talk almt. ' ■- ■ SID.