New York Clipper (May 1923)

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8 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER May 16, 1923 JOINT BENEFIT FOR N. V. A. AND POUCE BALL GAME AND SHOW PLANNED ArraDgeinents are now being made between the National Vaudeville Artists' Oub and the Police Department of New York City, for a baseball game to be held between the teams of each or- ganization on a Sunday afternoon next month, and a joint show to be held on the same evening. The date for this is to be decided this week, and the game will be held in either the Polo Grounds or the Yankee Stadium, as negotiations are being made to secure either one. on a Sunday when no game is scheduled at one of those grounds. The show, which will be advertised in conjunction with the ball game, will be held on the same evening, cither in a theatre in the theatrical district, or a large anditorium. probably Palm Garden op Terrace Garden. The actors will be supplied by both the N. V. A. and the Police Department, the band and the Glee Qub of the latter organization to be features of the program. The purpose of the game and show will be to secure funds for both the N. y. A, and the Police Fund. All receipts, from both the game and the show, will be split on a fifty-fifty basis. Tickets for die game will be sold at prices ranging from one to three dollars, while the price scale for tlie perform- ance will range from one to prohably ten dollars. INNIS BROS. BACK WITH KEITH The Innis Brothers, who brought down the wrath of the Keith office several months ago by refusing to comply with the regulations made in regard to Prohibition gags, were taken back into the Keith fold on Monday, when they opened in Wash- ington, D. C., and have more time to fol- low. The incident which brought about their being cancelled from the Keith Cir- cuit took place at the Franklin Theatre during the early part of this season, when they were requested by the manager of the house to omit some gags referring to Pro- hibition, in accordance with the rules posted by the Keith office. Instead of doing so, they repeated the gags at the next performance, and were out of the bill for the rest of the week. The present combiiatlon of the Innis Brothers contains but one of the original team, the other having been killed in St. Louis by a taxi driver while they were appearing in Ziegfeld's "Follies." The original team had been in trouble with the Keith office before, as a result of their first appearance at the Palace, during which performance they encored with a speech eufogizing Fally Markus. After being told to omit it, they repeated it during the night performance. NALDI IN QUEER RHX-UF Upon the complaint of Frank Naldi, an actor, who alleged they had assaulted and be^en him when he went to pay a surprise visit to his wife^ professionally known as Flora. Owens, an actress, at 245 West 51st street, C3iarles Williaou, an actor, and Tfaonas Burns, a chauffeur, were held for trial in Sp»i-ial Sessions by Magistrate Obecwager in the 54st Street Conrt last weclc Naldi, i^o claims he is a brother of Nita Naldi, tlie motion pictnre actress, said in lesponse to a telegram he recerved in Philadelphia he came to New York to visit his wife. When he arrived at the apart- ment he says he was greeted by a shower of blows from different men in the apart- ment, in addition to wtndi missiles were hnrled at him. He fled and got a police- man, who arrested Bums, and when the later was taken to the station Miss Owens appeared with Williams and the latter was also identified as one of the assailants. iMiss Owens in testifjring informed the oooit that she was not his wife and that he was not a brother of the motion picture actress. This he repudiated by saying that lie and Miss Owens were married in Chi- cago five yean ago and claimed he had pliers to prove uie marriage. V. M. P. A. ANNUAL DINNER The seventh annual dinner of th^ Vaude- ville Managers' Protective Association was held at the Hotel Plaza on Monday night. There were more than 150 mem- bers of the organization from all. parts of the country present. Speeches were made by several speakers on the pro- grdssivc conditions of vaudeville during Sic past five years. MURRAY AND ALAN GET ROUTE Murray and Alan, the two boys who lave scored a hit on the Keith Cirrait. featorins tbdr "3,000 Years Ago" bit have been sisned for two years by tfi.e Keith of- fice. TTieir route begins in August. FOX'S LYNBROOK OPENS Another combination and vaudeville theatre was added to the William Fox chain of houses on Monday night with the opening of Fox's Lynbrook 1 hcatrc, a 2,500 seat house at Lynbrook, L. I. The theatre located in the heart of Lynbrook is a two-floor honse that will play a split week vaudeville policy of five acts and a feature picture. At the opening Monday night many prominent New York City officials headed by William Fox and Jack Loeb, heads of the Fox Vaudeville Circuit jonmeyed to Lynbrook to attend the ceremonies of the opening. Following the dedicatory exercises the vaudeville pro- gram consisting of eight acts was then presented, following which a repast was served the actors and guests on the stage. "The acts appearing on the Mon- day night bill were: Three Melfords, Herbert and Baggot, Morley Sisters. Elsie and Paulson Company, Kraemer and Boyle. Meyer Davis Orchestra. Clifton and Dc Rex and Dinus and Belmont Revue. MOORE ■ WIGGINS RETIRING IN JUNE KEITH TO OPERATE HOUSES The B. F. Keith circuit of theatres will begin operations of the Moore-Wiggins' houses, purchased recently, during the first week in June, according to a statement made by J. H. Moore, in which he an- nounces that the Moore-Wiggins Com- pany. Ltd., will retire from business on June 3. 1923, after thirty-eight years. The houses controlled by this company, which have been purchased by the Keith circuit, are the Temple Theatre, Roches- ter, and the Temple Theatre in Detroit Both theatres are now booked by the Keith vaudeville exchange, through Johnny Collins, and are playing under a split week ■policy. The theatres purchased from the Stan- ley chain of houses at the same time the More-Wiggins theatres were bought, will be added to the Keith circuit in Septem- ber, it is understood. These houses, now booked by the Amalgamated booking of- fices, otherwise known as the Sabloskey and McGurk circuit, will be added to the Keith route at that time. N. V. A. COMPLAINTS The Mclntyres have brought com- plaint against Edwards and Edwards, alleging that the latter team is infring- ing on their shot across the stage, which the Mclntyres do with a record, and which the Edwards' act does with a glass. In their reply, Edwards and Edwards state that the shot used in their act is entirely different and is from an idea original with theniscivcs. The matter is now under consideration. Cook, Mortimer and Harvey complain against Bert Hughes, claiming that Hughes is infringing on their basket- ball on bicycle offering. Joe De Kos has complained against a troupe calling themselves the Joe De Koe Troupe, stating that the similarity in names is causing him annoyance and much confusion, McKissick and Halliday are com- plaining against Will Marion Cook for back salary alleged to be due them, and which the^ claim has not been paid. Ferry Corwey complains that Dooley and Storey are infringing on his bit consisting of drinking whiskey and hav- ing it explode after it is expectorated from the mouth. TIMBERGS TO PLAY LOEW'S STATE Herman Timberg and Hattie and Sam- my Timberg has been signed by the Locw Circuit to appear at the State, New York, the week of May 28. Timberg will do his usual single, while Hattie and Sammy will also do their regulation routine. At the end of the show all three will join forces in an after piece. Arthur Lyons, who ar- ranged the booking, claims the act is bring-' ing a stiff figure. After the State engage- ment the trio will play several additional weeks for Loew. OFFICE AVOIDING QUICK REPEATS Artists' representatives and acts book- ing direct who have routes for next season, will h'ave to check,up carefully on all dales which they accept for the Summer, in order to avoid "repeats" too quickly in tiie same theatres or cities. .AH agents have been notified by the booking office to look over the routes of each act offered, before book- ing any engagement this Summer, lest the act be booked for any house next season when that theatre will be operat- ing under its big time policy, and the act play it during the Summer with the house operating under a split week policy. JONES IN NEW YORK Chicago, May 7.—Aaron J. Jones has gone to New York to arrange the vaude- ville bockings for his circuit of theatres for next season. The rialto being a link in the Marcus Loew chain, will receive its bookings through the Loew office as usual. "Names" for the New McVlckers. where the stare portion of entertainment is be- coming quite as important as the cinema, will be iHKikcd independently by Mr. lones. BESSIE WYNN IN NEW ACT Bessie Wynn, comedienne who has been in England for the past few years, will stage an American come-back with a new act which opens next Monday at the Bushwick Theatre. The offering has been written by Arthur Bchim and includes an exclusive cycle of songs. Mrs. Sanderson, well-known harpist, who has played at the Metropolitan Opera. House and recently on tour with Fritz Kreisler, will he in the act as . well as an accompanist at the piano. ORPHEUM COMM. APPOINTED The Orpheum Circuit appointed a com- mittee last week, which will judge the va- rious designs submitted for the Orpheum's memorial tablet to the memory of Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, which is to be erected in the ton* of the "Divine Sarah," in Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris. The committee consists of Mrs. John Alden Carpenter, a patron of Grand Opera in Chicago, and other artistic endeavors; Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, who supported the Chicago Grand Opera Company for years; Lorado Taft, the well-known sculptor, and M. Antonin Bathclmy, the French consul in Chicago, who was one of Mmc. Bcmhardt's closest friends for more than twenty years. The winning design will be cast in bas relief in the form of a bronze tablet, three feet wide and four feet high. The commit- tee will select the winning one from the five best submitted, which are to be for- warded from the executive office of the Orpheum Circuit. PARADISE ORCHESTRA OPENS Meyer Davis' Paradise Orchestra, from Washington, D. C, opened for a tour of the Keith Circuit at Keith's Prospect Theatre last week. COAST HOUSES CLOSING San Francisco, May 14.—Split week vaudeville between Sacramento and Fresno on the Orpheum Circuit closed for the suntmer season on May 5. but up to the present time it has not been decided whether the Oakland Orpheum will close as usual at this time of the year. Business is reported to be very satisfactory at the Oakland with the aid of the new policy of two shows a day and three on Saturday. Sundays and holidays, and with a reduced price scale of admission. EAST SIDE-WEST SIDE IN ACT The Joseph Hart office has acquired the production rights to a tabloid edition of "East Side-West Side." which was pro- duced earlier in the season by John Crom- well. The piece is now in rehearsal and will shortly open on the Keith time. Nila Mack will be featured in it. ST. LOUIS ORPHEUM CLOSING The Orpheum Theatre, St. Louis, will close for the summer on May 26th, and will remain dark until the latter part of August. The jimior houses in St. Louis, namely the Grand Opera House and the Rialto. will stay open all summer. THEATRE OWNER A SUICIDE John Lynn, owncr of the Lynn Theatre. White Plains, which is booked by the Keith Vaudeville Exchange, through Johnny Collins, and also part owner of other theatres, was found dead, hanging in the bathroom of his home at No. 2392 Valen- ^ne avenue, the Bronx, by his wife last week. Mrs. Lynn said that her husband had been brooding over money losses for the past two months, and suffered from in- somnia. When his body was foimd, he had been dead five hours, it was discovered on examination by Dr. Schwartz of Fordham Hospital. He had hanged himself with the cord of his bathrobe. Lynn was 47 years old, and in addition to his wife, also leaves tu'o children. CANTWS OPENING SWITCHED Eddie Cantor's opening in Keith vaude- ville has been switched from the Palace Theatre. Oevcland, to the Orpheum The- atre. Brookl>-n. and will take place on Monday. June 4. The Riverside Theatre is to follow. These vaudeville dates will be played in conjunction with ^ntor's appearance in Zcigfcld's "Follies," in which he will open on June 4 also. SINGH! LEAVES KEITH Ferd Sini?hi resigned from the B. F. Keith vaudeville exchange, after seven years with that firm, during which time he officiated as Jutes Dclmar's assistant and was in charge of the N. V. A. drives. Singhi intends to enter business for him- self.