New York Clipper (Jul 1923)

July 4, 1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 15 Fred Lindsay will sail for England on July 12. Frankie *Wilson is preparing a new act for next season. Harry I^vett has been appointed manager of the "Last Warning." George Ernest Cooke sailed for Europe on the Olympic June 30. ' Hurray Howard, of Al and Murray Howard, was married on June 23. Harry F. Storin is now managing the Lcroy Theatre in Pawtucket, R. I. Gladys Hanson has succeeded Lola Mayne with the Proctor Players, Troy. Ivna Clair, the dancer, is spending her vacation with relatives in St. Louis. Joio Dooley opened for a tour of the Keith mid-western theatres last week. Walter Dennett has been added to the cast of "Dew Drop Inn," at the Astor. Henry Mortimer sailed last week on the Pittsburgh of the White Star line. Johnny Dowd, of Keith's press de- partment, began his vacation on Mon- day. Sol Shapiro has joined Prof. Scrak with his "Miracle Girl" act in vaude- ville. Gillen and Nelson are to be featured in a new vaudeville act called "The Man Hunt." Margalo Gillmore has replaced Lotus Robb in "The Devil's Disciple," at the Garrick. Bert and Betty Wheeler started a mo- tor trip to the Thousand Islands on Monday. Jack Waldron, of Murray and Wal- dron, began his vacation in Montreal last week. Carroll and Mack have been routed over the Pantages circuit and will open on July 28. Mabel Ford sailed for England on Saturday, where she wilt rest up during the Summer. Billy Moore, nut comic, has Joined forces with Hilda Johnson, in a new vaudeville act. Henry Obsterfield left for Lenox. Mass., this week, where he will spend the Summer. ABOUT YOU! AND YOU!! AND YOU!!! Johnny Hyde, assistant to J. H. Lu- bin, left on his vacation on Sunday, which he will spend in Maine. Willima Birdie and Al White have been added to the cast of "The Passing Show" at the Winter Garden. Barbara McCree, daughter of the late Junie McCrce, is making her stage de- but in "The Passing Show of 1923," at the Winter Garden. Glenn Condon and BQljr Dale re- turned to New York last week from their motor trip through the Adiron- dacks. They stopped at Montreal on their way up. Valodia Vestoff has been added to the cast of "Ted Lewis Frolics," which is now in rehearsal!. Pauline Bent and Rosalie Claire have combined in a new act in which they will open shortly. Jack Newmark has been appointed of- fice manager and publicity director for Harry Walker, Inc. Olive King Hardy has been added to the cast of "The Passing Show of 1923," at the Winter Garden. Eddie Clifford has been engaged to appear at the' Beaux Arts Cafe in Atlantic City for the Summer. The Gibson Sisters and Grady, a Western act, are coming to New York to make their debut in the East. Edwina Barry, sister of Jimmy Barry, arrived in New York last week after completing a tour of the world. Jack and Adele Hartley are a new vaudeville combination in an offering to be billed as "Lost—A Horse." Fred Walker and Flo O'DeU have combined in a new act which they call "Why Must We Fellows Suffer." Wayne and Burtis are summering in vaudeville, playing the central roles of a new skit, entitled "As Ye Sowe." Alison SIdpworth has been added to the cast of "Take A Chance," which will shortly be placed in rehearsal. Frank Gould and Patricia Moore are heading the cast of the new revue at the El-Kadia Gardens, Atlantic City. Minta Durfee. Mrs. Roscoe ("Fatty") Arbuckle has been engaged for a role in the new review, "The Newcomers." Jessie Btisley is spending her vaca- tion in Europe, and will return late in August to resume her tour in "Batty." Little Billy sailed last week from San Francisco on the S. S. Mavngovmy for Australia to play the Musgrove Circuit. Carl Stevens and Babe Bradley have reunited and are offering their former act, "Just For Fun" over the Western time. Helen Bolton, who was the leading woman in "Up She Goes," has been signed to appear in the "Ted Lewis Frolics." Mildred Southwick has been added to the cast of "I Know Women," a new act being produced by Lewis and Gordon. Collette Blaine is to be featured in a new production act, "Shadows," now being produced by Messrs. Krivit and Rooney. F. C. Owens replaced Carlton Brick- ert in "Uptown West" last week when the latter was taken ill. Hairy Kuharry, of the Keith booking department, is on a fishing trip this week as the start of his vacation. The Stuart Girls are leaving vaude- ville to enter the cast of a new revue to be produced next season. Samiqy Wright and Loniae Arnold have combined in a new comedy act in which they are now playing. Lolita Rohertaon has been added to the cast of "John Mulholland and Wife," which will shortly be placed in rehearsal by Clifford Brooke. Ada Hughes, one of the Tiller danc- ing girls in the Ziegfeld "Follies," was married last week to James Farrell in the Municipal Building. Olive Blakeney opened as leading lady with the Albee Players at the Albee Theatre, Providence, on Monday, June 25. Dan Maley and Billy O'Brien have reunited and will -shortly return to vaudeville in their act, "The Washing Machine." J. J. Rosenthal, theatrical manager and publicity man, is recuperating from his recent operation at St. Vincent's Hospital, San Francisco. Harold Thompson and Mabel Dnrant have concluded their stock engagement in Canada and will spend the summer in Bennington, Vermont. Royal Cutter relinquished the duties of stage manager of "Wildflower" at the Casino Theatre last Saturday night in favor of Ray Midgley. Marie Devoe and Kathryn McDonald are rehearsing a new singing and dancing act which they will shortly show on the Proctor time. Joyce White, who recently appeared in "The Clinging Vine," will be starred next season in a new musical play, en- titled "Peggy." Mile. Musette, the dancing violinist, has returned from abroad and after a brief rest will begin rehearsals for a new production. Walter Messinger, who last season was ahead of the Fred Stone show will leave shortly for the Coast ahead of the "Molly Darling" company. Lillian Pearl, who is said to be the double of Sally Fields, both in features and in talent, has been signed for Dave Sablotsky's "Record Stars." Edward Clark has completed the book and lyrics of a new musical com- edy, entitled "Sugar Baby," which he will produce in the Autumn. Lnella Gear has been signed for one of the principal roles in "Poppy," in which Madge Kennedy will make her . musical comedy debut in the Fall. Oakes and De Lour, who closed re- cently with "Minnie and Me" are now in Keith vaudeville and will play the Palace during the week of July 9th. Ethel Wolfe Gilbeit, daughter of the song-writer, is now in Hollywood, where she is employed as secretary to Lou Anger, manager for the Buster Kcaton studios. Eddie BiuseU will not continue under the management of Schwab and Kns- sell next season, but will be featured in a new musical production to be made by Sam H. Harris. The Great Blackstone and Chailei Long are requested to communicate with Henry Chesterfield, secretary of the National Vaudeville Artists Gub on matters of importance. Pefgy Warner has been signed for a prominent role in "Genevieve^' the new musical comedy by Charles Parks and Rudolph FrimI, which is scheduled for an early Fall production. Selma Tyson, daughter of David Tyson, president of the Tyson United Ticket offices, was married last week to Charles Lang, a former army lieutenant. Sage Sisters and Jean Gilbert have started on a hiking trip to San Fran- cisco, from New York, where they in- tend to appear in a revue next season. Evelyn Ray Kossar, who recently closed with one of the Harry_ Walker units, is returning to vaudeville in_ a new singing act. She will play Keith time. Eddie Bnzzell left for the mountains on Monday, where he will spend sev- eral weeks on a play in which he in- tends to appear next season—or some Julie Bamett, who was one of the dancing girls in Harry Carroll's vaude- ville revue, has Joined the cast of Will Morrisey's summer revue,, "The New- comers." Eva La Gallienne will have the lead- ing role in the Charles Frohman Com- pany's presentation of Franz Molnar's new play. "The Swan," which is sched- uled for the early Autnmn. Mr. and Mrs. Hairy J. Powen, Sr., and daughter, of Chicago, sail for abroad, July 4, and after a fortnight in Paris will spend several weeks in England. Jack Connors joined the "Conpora* Revue" at Loew's SUte Theiatre, Newark, last week, replacing J. Francis Haney who was xmt of the 'cast because of illness. Mrs. Thomas Whiffen, veteran ac- tress, who recently appeared in "Steve," is to be starred next season by George M. Gatts in a new play by Robert Dempster. Marie Nordstrom has been addfcd to the cast of "Fashions of \9t3" the new revue which Alexander Lcftwich is pro- ducing and which will come to the Lyceum Theatre next month. Gertrude Vanderbilt, who has been featured for two seasons, in the leading role of "The Gold Diggers." will return to musical comedy to create an import- ant role in "The BattUng Butler." James P. Gillespie has recovered from a serious attack of ptomaine poisoning which overcame him in Scranton, Fa., while taking care of Vincent Lopez' affairs in that dty. Orlo B. Sheldon, of the cast of "Swanee River," which is scheduled to open in Asbury Park on July 9th, was operated on for appendicitis last week. He will not join the show until it opens in New York. J. Francis Haney will shortly be seen in a new revue with the Fonr Johnnies, formerly with Anne Francis, and Con- stance Evans. The act was written by Vincent Valentini and is being staged by Jack Connors. , Grace Claxton, who has been doing a single in vaudeville, will be featured in "The' Summer Girl," a tabloid musical comedy now being readied for vaude- ville. Harry Walker is casting the piece and will also stage H. Graham Nelson, who has played juvenile roles in stock, will shorUy in- yade vaudeville in a tabloid edition of TThe Runaway Boy," which has been condensed from a former starring ve- hicle of Joseph Santley's. Sophie Tucker evidently intends re- maining west for some time. It is re- ported that she has purchased a bunga- low in Los Angeles. Sophie is being featured in "The Pepper Box Revne,* which is playing in (^ufomia. Jack Smith and Ray Green have com- missioned Frank S. Williams to write an act for them, which they w31 show in vaudeville at the termination of thdr present engagement with the floor show at Kelly's, Greenwich Village. Raymond HcKcc^ and his wife. Mar- goerite Conrtot, who were featured in .the film production. "Down To the Sea In Ships," are leaving New York for Los, Angeles this week, where they win begin work on a new series of features.