New York Clipper (Jul 1923)

July 11, 1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 25 NEW NAME FOR COUTTS' SHOWS The Coutts Circuit is making a radical change m the title of the organization, and during the coming season shows will be described as "musical comedy units," and the word "tabloid" dropped entirely. It has been claimed that the word "tab" has been so violently abused in the past, that instead of bemg an asset it only created unfavor- able conditions and unsatisfactory com- parison. Thie shows on the Coutts Circuit have been credited with a decided advance over the old style "tab," and while the shows will remain of musical comedy atmosphere, they will be more freely interpolated with vaudeville novelties, and at the same time the shows will be numerically increased to eighteen people, with each organization being up in two bills, and each bill sepa- rately costumed and sUged. At no time are there to be less than eighteen people on the stage, and never less than twelve girls in line. Many of the shows get under way week of August Sth, and others follow, all to be open not later than Labor Day. Fran- chises are to be issued next week to the show owners. Not more than one attrac- tion will be allowed to each firm. Every week new theatres are being added to the books of the circuit, and it is figured that forty weeks will be given to each attrac- tion. John Coutts, head of the circuit, at the present is spending most of his time on the road, lining up houses. This circuit started off with seventeen weeks this spring, and many of the shows were booked consecutively all summer. "TALK OF TOWN" ROSTER Roster of Harry Strouse's "Talk of the Town" includes Eddie Hall, Jim Leonard, Happy Qark, Jack Gibson, Paul West, Patsy Gibson, Nellie Knise, Fern La Roy. Franz Marie Texas and James "Slim" Parker. Executive staff: Harry Strouse, manager; Harry Collins, musical director; Eddie Wilson, carpenter; Lew Howard, props, and Harry Stark, electrician. CLARK TO HAVE FRANCHISE William S. Qark will have a franchise on the Mutual Circuit and will produce a show in which Gus Fay will be featured. He will call it "Folly Town," with Gus Fay. This show takes the place of the one that Louie Epstein was to have, but turned in to the circuit just before leaving for Europe. CHANGES IN MARIGOLD SHOW Chicago, July 7.—The Elida Ballet and Wells and Winthrop leave the Marigold show Sunday night, July IS, and there will be some changes in the chorus at that time also. ROSALIA BOOKED Ike Weber booked Rosa ilosalia last week at Healy's. Boston, where she will work for several weeks. He also booked Bemice La Barr with one of Jacobs & Jermon's shows for the coming season. BUDDIE HARRISON SIGNS Buddie Harrison signed a contract last week with Clark & McCultough for their Columbia, Circuit show next season "Monkey Shines." Miss Harrison has been in vaudeville the past few seasons. BULLETIN No. 8 PKICC ONE DOLMB PES COPY IT CONTAINS THE FOUOWnC dLT-EDSE. 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MANAGER "COD-FISH" IS A GOOD CATCH FOR EVERYBODY MUSIC I JL f^mj^ liilTI TCI IB2-A West 4Stli Street PUBLISHERS J/\L^^ IVilLiLiOy inc. NEW YORK, N. Y. "THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT" HURTIG AND SEAMON ACTS Hurtig & Seamon have placed so far the following under contract for their bur- lesque shows the coming season: Billy Foster and WUl H. Cohan, Lew Hilton, Frank "Rags" Murphy, George Niblo and Spencer, Marty Collins and Jack Pil- lard, Jackie Wilson, iKitty Glasco, Ben Merhof and his Band, Maude Baxter and the Hippodrome Diving Girls. SHERMAN GIVES SPECIAL SHOW Dan Sherman gave a special show July 4 in his theatre at Sherman Lake. The following acts played to a capacity house: Bob La Salle and family, Joe Worth, Tommv Grant and Reddington, Little Vir- ginia, Tess Sherman, The Wordlics, Harry Adler, Dancing McDonalds. FRED STRAUSS SIGNS Fred Strauss has signed Rex Weber for his "Snappy Snaps" show on the Mutual Wheel for next season. SPECHT FOR THE ALHAAIBRA Paul Specht and his Alamac Hotel Or- chestra, at present playing at the. Comer House in London, will open a two weeks engagement at the Alhambra Theatre, in London on July 16. Following this the orchestra wiU play for two weeks at the London Coliseum at a salary said to be the highest ever paid for an orchestra in vaudeville in the English capitol. Specht's engagement at the Comer House concludes about the middle of -■\ugust and after that he will take his band for a vaudeville tour of about six weeks through Paris, Brussels, Cologne, a city in Holland not yet decided upon and will then return to this country to be pres- ent at the opening of the Alamac Hotel on September 19. "HONEY BUNCH" AT Chicago, July 7.—Graves PARK Brothers* "Honey Bunch" with Curly Bums opens a six weeks' engagement at Ramona Park theatre at Grand Rapids July 8 repladng the Marcus Revue which has had six suc- cessful weeks there. The Marcus show moves to the Majestic at Fort Wayne, Iiid., for an indelinite engagement "Honey Bunch" played Lansing and Jackson, Mich., on its way to Grand- Rapids from Idora Park at Youngstown, Ohio. B. F. Kalth'* PALACE Broadway and 47th St. Mat. Daily at 2 P. M. ZS, SO, 7Sc. and $1. Every night, 25. SO, 75, $1, $1.50 PRE-EMINENT INTERNATIONAI. ENTERTAINMENT ALL STAR PROGRAMME FREE THEATRE OPENS Stamford, Conn., July 2.—A free the- atre was opened last week at "Bramhall," Davenport Ridge, performances being given both matinee and evenings on Thurs- (iays, Fridays and Saturdays, with a chaiiiir of program every three weeks. The present attraction is "The Silent Asser- tion," a drama in four acts by Butler Davenport. "The Bramhall" Gardens, out- side of the theatre is open for the pleasure of the patrons.