New York Clipper (Jul 1923)

July 4, 1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 29 B o r>j N/- o C5 e: T DONALD EFFIE KERR and WESTON Open July 30 at the VICTORIA PALACE, LONDON, with Lou Handman at the Piano "LIAR AND GHOST" SEEN San Dnoo. Cal., July 2.—The "Liar and the Ghost." by William H. Hamby, de- scribed as m satire, was presented at the .Spreckels Theatre here last week by a ^oup of professional and semi-professional performers. The plot concerns a jroung woman in a Main street type of village who seeks to keep her music teacher from loving her by reading "The North Amer- ican Review" to him in the garden. His wife sets sail with firearms and the village is scandalized The heroine goes to the Ozark mountains to get away from the wagging tongues and there meets Calvert Harlow, whom she finally consents to love, honor and so forth after going through several entanglements. The scenic investi- ture was adequate, all the action, with the exception of one act on the river, taking place in Wild Wind Lodge in the Ozark Mountains, where the high chief liar and his assistants hold forth. In the .cast are. Alfred Cross, John De- Weese, Margaret Nugent, Delia Locke, Lule Warrenton, lidward Ewald, Jerry Whitney, Howard Nugent, Wilson Hunt, Peggy Chase, William Spencer and Emma- Lindsay Squier. FOLLOWED THE MIDGETS Lillian Keenan, 13 years old and un- usually big for her age, weighing 140 pounds, saw Singer's Midgets when the act played Yonkers two weeks ago, and liked them so much that she left her home at SIS South Broadway avenue, Yonkers to follow the midgets to other theatres and get close to them if possible. On Wednesday evening of last week when the midgets were playing the Palace Lillian was found in the alley leading to the stage entrance of the house. One out-going vaudevillian gave her a dollar on learning that she was far from home, but another passerby told the cop on the comer. Pa- trolman O'Hara of the West Forty-seventh street station house took the child there and the mother was sent for. Mrs. Veron- ica Kecnan, arrived and dragged Lillian out of the place saying, "III give you-mid- gets, just wait till you get home." PROTEAN ACTOR ARRESTED Owen McGiveny, the protean artist, was arrested at Keith's Orpheum Theatre in Brooklyn, on the complaint of the Sab- bath Committee, on Sunday night, charged with violating the "blue law" in regard to changing costumes in a theatre on a Sunday. The arrest was made after Mc- Giveny had finished his evening perform- ance m his sketch, "Bill Sikes," in which he plays several characters, making quick changes for each character. He was re- leased in night court on bail, and the case was called for Tuesday afternoon in the Flatbush Court. Philip Stem, of l\Iaurice Goodman's office, _ the Keith at- torney, appeared for McGiveny. MOSCONI GOING TO LONDON The Mosconi Family were booked last week by William Morris, Inc., for a four week engagement at the Palladiuni, London, beginning on August 13th. The three brothers and sister will sail from New York for Liverjwol on August 4th. PIRATING AMERICAN SHOWS Hazzard Short, who recently returned from England where he staged the Music Box Revue at the Palace Theatre, Lon- don, aimounccs that tlierc is more piracy among English and Foreign producers of musical shows and revues than there is among all the American producers of simi- lar productions. Short says that the disturbance created through the lifting of the animated curtain by New York producers frcnn the "Folies Bergere" in Paris might lead people to be- lieve that European producers have clean hands and that the American producers were out and out pirates. However, declares Short, "I did not see a single revue in Paris or London which <lid not have some feature appropriated bodily from the first or current Music Box Revue. This Folies Bergere, of which there is so much talk, captured the mirror effect in the Jade number from the cur- rent show which has been done since last October at the Music Box. This num- ber slightly changed was lately introduced in two New York revues as being a Parisian novelty. They did not have to go to Paris and get it, it has been right here in New York for eight months. "In the Casino De Paris which is being operated by Harry Pilcer, they are using the dinner number from the First Music Box Revue. In -the current Music Box Revue is a scene called the "Pepper" number. This number was taken and_ when I was in London it was on view in the Rainbow Revue at the Empire. The most brazen lift I saw in London was at the "Follies" in the Metropole. Here they have the diamond horse shoe with the huge silver train and the silver curtain now used in the show at the Music Box." SO FEAlintE STANDARDS Ridupond-Robbins, Inc., announces that while it will be in the popular rnusic pub- lishing field as heretofore, it will branch out strong in favor of standard, high-class and motion picture music, a healthy sized catalogue of such pieces having already been put out during the past few months. These publications have been carefully edited and arranged and include composi- tions by Hugo Frey, Emo Rape^William Axt. Robert Hood Bowers and Domenico Savino. The Gold Seal Series of standard ballads published by the concern met with instant approval among such vocalists as Vernon Stiles, Mme. Frances Alda and «other Metropolitan Opera House singers, as well as vocal teachers and the trade in general. In the more popular style of high class ballads there are several well-known com- posers whose works have been set to lyrics by Walter Hirsch. Many dealers through- out the country have become interested in the photoplay and concert series of publi- cations put out by Richmond-Robbins, Inc., and have agreed to take each issue as it is released. In addition to the _new field opened up for the sate of music in this braiKh, the cue sheets of the various movie houses using this scries are covered with other R.-R. selections and increased de- mand for these are expected. Other plans for exploitation of the Richmond-Robbins catalogue are being made and will be placed in operation shortly. ATTORNEY HANDLES SHOW Sam Fbancisco, July 2.—The troubles of the "Kandy Box Revue" at the Casino Theatre here were ended last week, when Assistant District Attorney Robert Fitz- gerald assumed charge of the show, and ejected Betty Baird, leading woman, and her husband, Loper J. Laidlow, producer of the show, from the theatre, for non-pay- ment of rent overdue. The problem of paying off the cast, chorus girls, musicians and stage hands and other employees, was settled by playing the show for two more days (Saturday and Sunday), and divid- ing the money received, among them. G. M. Anderson, representing the theatre own- ers, gave the theatre to the District At- torney for the two performances Without rent. . Small advances were made to those mem- bers of the company who hadn't sufficient funds with which to buy food, and tfie balance of the receipts were held until the final performance on Sunday night was given. The salaries owing amounted to about $2,000. FOX LEASES TIMES SQ. THEATRE William Fox has leased the Times Square Theatre for a period of twenty weeks beginning September 1, from the Selwyns, at a rental said to be $6,000 a week for the bare walls. The house was originally intended to revert to Al. H. Woods at that time but at the request of Arch. Selwyn, Woods relinqnisbed his contract for the theatre in favor of the picture magnate. Fox intends producing there for the entire term of the lease a new Gordon Edward's production, "The Shepard King." According to the present plans of the SelwynS; Channing Pollock's play "The Fool" will conclude its season at the Times Square on July 30. LAURETIE TAYLOR FOR LONDON Laurette Taylor, who closed her engage- ment in the revival of "Svreet Nell of Old Drury" by the Equity Players at the Equity-Forty-Eighth Street Theatre last Saturday night will sail this week for England accompanied by her husband J. Hartley Manners. While in England Miss Taylor intends making a production of "llie National Anthem," a play by Mr. Maimers, in which she appeared in New York two seasons ago. She expects to produce the play in London early next season and tour the provinces in it after- ward thereby remaining away from Amer- ica during the season of 1923-24. BROWNELL STOCK CO. CLOSES Mabel Brownell's stock company which has been appearing thb spring at Shubert's Vaudeville Theatre, Newark, this spring, closed its season there last (Tuesday) night. The reason the comikany played tiu extra two days this week was due to the fact that Hurtig and Seamon desired to try out a comedy "The Fast Set" by an unknown author for a few performances. Miss Brownell headed the cast which gave two nights and one matinee performances. It is said that Jules Hurtig will probably give "The Fast Set" a regular production next season. "FASHIONS" REVUE OPENS JULY 16 The last of the summer edition of re- vues which is being staged by Alexander Lefwitch and which will be known as "Fashions of 1924" will open without any out of town trial at the Lyceum Theatre on July 16th. This revue will consist of sketches which have :becn selected by Lefwitch from the various Actor Fund entertain- ments he has staged in the past few yean and a display of costumes by twdve manikins and eight ponies in the diorus. Lefwitch is staging the book with Jack Locb staging the numbers. Ted Snyder is credited with supplying the music. Jimmy Hussey will h^ the cast and will have among some of hb principal aids. Masters and Kraft, Frances Nord- strom, Florence Morrison and a Russian Ballet recruited from the Fokine ballet The costumes which will be used will he furnished by costumers from^ Fifth Avenue north of 42nd street. It is said, that each costimier who has his wares, which are to be the advance styles of 1924, displayed is to pay Lefwitch $40 a week for each gown wom by a member of the company. In return tor the pay- ment the program will cairy a credit to the costumer for each number they are used iiL It is said that Htckson, Bendel, Mallison and a number of other smart Fifth Avenue shops will have their out- put displayed in the revue. MORRISSEY REVUE OPENS JULY 9 : Will Morrisse/s revue "The New- comers" which was to have opened in As- bury Park on Thursday has been scheduled to postpone its opening until July 9, when it will be presented at the Apollo Theatre, Atlantic Uty. Morrissey is figuring on a big publicity tie-up in the seaside resort through the fact that Mints Dufree, wife of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle is appearing in bis show and Arbuckle will be appearing at an Atlantic Gty cafe. His press agent will lay stress on the fact that the "conide'' are "re-tmited" and that Mrs. Arbuckle in- duced Morrissey to bring the show to At- lantic Gty so that her husband could look it over at the same time she be permitted to rejoin him for a week. Following the Atlantic Gty date, Morrissey will keep the show out of town two and one-halt weeks, playing Long Branch, Asbnry Parle and other seaside resorts. He contemplates bringing it into New York, August 6 at either the Apollo or Times Square Thea- tres. LEFT WITH JOLSm Due to the fact that he had to sail for Europe recently with Al Jolson, Louis Ep- stein cancelled his franchise for a show on the Mutual Circm't for the coming season. He left in such a hurry that he was oom- pelled to ask Al Singer, general manager of the circuit to place the pec^Ie he had under contract with other shows. Serezal of these will go with Dr. Tnmiisoa's show next season. LEVY IS PUBUCITY MAN Jack Levv has been amninted publicity man at Morrison's Theatre, Rockaway Beach, for the Morris, Bernard, Hunter and Peranno burlesque stock company. . THE WHEELER TRIO NOW PLAYING MARCUS LOEWS N. Y. THEATRES