New York Clipper (Apr 1923)

April 25, 192a THE NEW YORK CLIPPER IS SbeOa Teoy and Roy Scdiey will open in vaudeville shortly. Harry Ellis and Joe Parsons are doing a new act called "Listen Joe." The Shddon Sisters will begin a tour of the eastern theatres this week. Josephine Kay is now hostess at the Bluebird ballroom in New York city. Dolly Wilson opened with a new single offering, assisted by a pianist, this week. Alpha and Delta Crane opened for a tour of the Keith' Eastern houses this week. Richard Pitman has replaced Frazer Coulter in "Secrets," at the Fulton Theatre. Ben Marks is breaking in a new single act, and also a Hudson coupe- at the same time. William Grinnell has been engaged as stage director for the Ed. Wynn show, next season. Marguerite Marsh, the moving pic- ture star, wDl appear in vaudeville with Will Morrisey. Florence Madeira is appearing in the "Gingham Girl" in the role created by Lora Sonderson. Marshall Montgomery, the ventrilo- quist, has been given a full route over the Loew Circuit. Mflton Wallace has been added to the cast of "Abie's Irish Rose" at the Republic Theatre. Jimm^ Nugent and Gus Hibbert are rehearsmg a new blackface singing act for the Keith circuit. Loga M^rm is preparing a new "flash" act in which she will be supported by an dght piece band. Jason and Harrigan showed their new singing and dancing act at the Cosmos, Washmgton, last week. The Wainwri^t Sisters have re- turned to New York and will be seen soon in a new production. Phyllis Gilmore. has been engaged as leading woman for the F. F. Proctor stock company of Albany. Edward Wade and John Clayton have been engaged by E. K. Nadel to appear in vaudeville in his new act. Kate Melini has assembled a new girl act which will shortly invade vaudei^e as the Five Normany Girls. Eddie Bnzzell of "The Gingham Girl" will at the close of his engagement with the show go into vaudeville. Helen Staples, "The Prima Donna Petite," vKill open for a tonr of the In- terstate circuit on April 29tfa. Clair Rossi, the Corey Sisters and Anna Balthy are appearing in the new . revue at the Sahara Restaurant Grace Hayle, Elinor McCnne and Lyle Clement joined the Dan Michalove At- lanta Stock Company last week. Joseph Byron Totten is organizing a stock company for the Lyceum Theatre, Columbus for the summer months. Murray and Allen are rehearsing a new singing act which will shortly be seen in the local vaudeville houses. Jack Labodi, Richard LaSalle and Dean Cole have been signed by Jules Hurtig for his Dayton Stock Company. ABOUT TOU! AND TOU!! AND TOU!!! Elsie Janis has been engaged to ap- pear in a revue at the Casino Theatre, Paris, in 1924. Leo J. LaBIanc has been engaged to stage the new Fashion Show at Proc- tor's Theatre, Newark. Carter, the Magician, arrived from Australia, where he has been for the past two years. Donald Duff is understudying the principal role in "Roger Bloomer" play- ing at the Greenwich Village Theatre. Pauline Travera, an English male- impersonator, ^rrived in New York last week and will play the Keith time here. The DoUy Sisters have been visiting Budapest, Hungary, for the past few weeks, that city being their home town. Walter WincheU retnmed from Los Angeles to Broadway after an absence of two weeks, arriving here on Sunday. Harry Kellar is doing the advance work for the Dixieland Jazz Band, which is.playing dance dates on tour. Mia Lubovlia, premier danseuse, has joined Harry DownSng's act. and will tour, the Pantages circuit with that act, opening in Chicago next week. Maude Hanaford has been signed for the leading role in Ethel Clifton's new play, "For Value Received," to be pro- duced by Louis Cline. Dorinda Adams has been signed as featured dancer with "Adrienne," the new musical comedy to be produced by Louis Werba. Charles Caliill Wilson will retire from the Alhambra Flayers at the Alhambra Theatre. Brooklyn, this week to begin rehearsals for a production. RitcUe Rnssdl and George Amesbnry have been added to the roster of thi Union Square Stock Company, Pitts- field, Mass. Xicwla and English joined Robert LindeVs revue, "Melody Land." last week, placed through the Harry Walker booking office. Bniy Ked" Grant and Ruth Adair Adair have been engaged for the Wil- liam B. Friedlander unit that opens on May 14 on the Pan Time. Avlda Hudson has been engaged as 'leading lady for Loew'S Alhambra Stock Company, Brooklyn, opening on April 30th with "Lawful Larceny." Millie Freeman has been specially en- gaged by James Thatcher for the role of Grandma in the S. Z. Poli Stock production of "Why Men Leave Home." Ira Lamotte has succeeded Duke Fosse as manager of the Belasco Thea- tre, Washington, the latter having left for his annual holiday in California. Newhoff and Phelps have been awarded a full route over the Loew Cir- cuit, and will open at the Gates, Brook- lyn, next week. William Finzelle, the Detroit orches- tra leader, is in town and is making his headquarters at the Harry Walker of- fice. Parish and Pern have completed their extended tour of the Pantages Circuit and will.^shortly return to the local vau- deville houses. Tom Lewis, Dorothy HacKaye and Ray Raymond have been engaged for the three leading roles in "Helen of Troy, N. Y." Lawrence Goldie will again book George Robinson's New Brighton theatre, which opens on May 14th, this year. Peggy Davis, former Ziegfeld Follies girl, has just completed a picture with the Fox company in which she played second lead. Rose and Shaw have been engaged by Manager Harry Federman, of the Re- gent Theatre, to stage the Regent Cab- aret at that house. Nancy Gibbs, the English prima donna, has joined the cast of "Jack and Jill' at the Globe theatre. She is smg- ing'the role of Jill. MoSat Johnston will have an impor- tant role m the Theatre Guild's forth- coming production of 'The Devil's Disciple." jos^faine Victor is to head the cast of "Fires of Spring," which is to be produced shortly for a Spring tryout by A. H. Woods. Sazon KUng has completed a new comedy in which Theresa Maxwell Connover is to be featured next season. The piece is as yet without title. James Reynolds, artist, is on the Ac- quitania with a commission from Flo Ziegfeld, Jr., to obtain several art fea- tures for the next edition of the "Fol- Kes." V/m Rogers, Frank Tfamey and the Doners will be seen on the programme of the Treasurer's Oub benefit to be held Sunday, April 29. at the Hudson Theatre. Mary Garland, daughter of Hamlin Garland, the novelist, will make her stage debut in "As Yon Like It," scheduled as the first production of the National Theatre. Johnny Moldoon and Pearl PranUIn have discarded their vaudeville act, and will begin rehearsals with George M. Cohan's new show, "The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly" shortly. The Dmcan Sisters are being held over for a third week at the Orpheum Aeftre-in Los Angeles this week, es- tabushmg a new record for acts at that house. Margaret King, stage and screen ac- tress, has temporarily retired from the stage to become private secretary to H. M. Arden, head of the Melbonme-Ar- den Productions. Jesse Wefl has been engaged as di- rector of pubh'city for the Edward Small offices., following J. Harrison Orkow who left to start prodndng on his own account. .OJga Parado, of the vaudeville team of Olga and Alan 'Parado, was forced to cancel her time on the Delmar Cir- cuit because of illness and is now at her home in Buffalo, recuperating. Beveriy Sitgreaves is the latest ad- dition to the cast of "The Devil's Dis- ciple, whose leading parts, are taken by Basil Sydney, Roland Young, Lotus Robb and Mofiat Johnston. . Solly Jo3rce, formerly playing the part of the teacher in the act ^Vacation Days.- is now associated with Jack Hall and Jack Hayden in the offering The . Three .SfOAtpnJ! a novelty t>resentatlen. Georgia O'Ramey, who recently -with- drew from "Jack and Jilt," has been signed for the chief comedy role in the musical version of "My Laily Friends," to be launched by H. H. Frazee. Lnia Swan, Jocelym De ydboff, Johnny Black. Shirley Slw I Ban and Dora Dobcry have been hetiKMrer with the Harry Walker Revue at tUe Bea^ Arts, Philadelphia. Kay Hammond and Davis HcABaare playing the leads in the Smith-Dnfiy stock presentation of "The Gold Dig- gers" at the Academy of Mnsie, Bal- timore, this week. Eddie DowUng was ont of "Sally, Irene and Mary" for one night last week to attend to his new production, "Whistling Tim," which opened in Washington. Ethd Clifton, author of "For Value Received," the play to be produced shortly with Augustin Dimcan and Maude Hannaford in the leading roles, arrived last week from Los Angdes in order to be present at the premiere. Mabd Wlthec^ last seen on Broadwmy in "Lady Butterfly," has been added to the cast of "Hal Tabarin," the new mu- sical piece in which Harry K. Morton and Zella Russell are to be featured by the Shubetts. Malcolm Willlama and EBfabetb PaN tersoo have been signed to appear in support of Leo CariUo in "Knnnd Blake," the new Booth Tarkington play in which he is to be starred under the direction of Alfred E. Aarons. Richard Ttavera and his wife. Viidet Palmer, have gone to Hollywood where Travers is to begin work on a contract which calls for his bang featured in a series of five and seven reel motion pic- ture productions. Fred Clark of ^he "Lef s Go" com- pany, James Harrison and Ann Francis, are requested 'to communicate -with Henry Chesterfidd, secretarr of Uie Na- tional Vaudeville Artists dub en matters of importance. Dafar, Mac and Daly^ have been ronted over the Delmar time and -will open the last week in ApriL The act was forced to cancel some of their Eastern PanUges time due to a fall sustained by Miss Daly. Frank Kecnon, who has been success- fully appearing in "Peter Weston" in Chicago was presented with a bronze smoking set by the members of his com- pany on the sixty-fifth 'anniversary of his birthday last wedc ChriBtin« Wolbct attempted snidde because she failed to get a part in the chorus of a Broadway musical ccnn- edy. She drank a quantity of iodine in front of the Church of Immaculate Con- ception, in the Bronx. "50 MHes from B^ttvay," "Jost Ont of Knicken," Harry Stoddard and Band, Crafts ft Haley. Van ft Schenck, Hany Fox and Beatrice Cnrtia andvraiiam Eba and Co., provided the entertain- ment at Keith's Sunday concert at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Winchdl Smith, producer and play- wright, will have a special performance of "Polly Preferred," to be given at the Little Tlieatre next Sunday, radioed to his home in Farmington. Conn., where he -will celebrate a birthday. Other fro- ducers are expected to be present. Bert B. PerUna, director of Exploit- ation for-'Metro Pictures was married to Edwina Beryl Coit former Dilling- ham showgirl Thursday evening. Ailril 12th. at the home of Rev. Wm. £. Saw- yeri pastor of the Mefliodlst Episceoal Churdii Eoboken. N^ J-^ . 'r^^