New York Clipper (Jul 1923)

July 11, 1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 29 AND HIS CHAMPION ORCHESTRA Now Finishing a Most Successful Engagement at Terrace Garden, Chicago Has Been SPECIALLY ENGAGED to open FRED MAPflNPS RAMBO GABDEN, CHICAGO, Beginning July 16 NOVELTY ORCHESTRA ACT San pRANasco, July 9.—The Burtnett- Millcr orchestra, from the St. Francis ho- tel followed Waring's Pennsylvanians at the California theatre last week. They scored strongly with a novelty bit called a "Syncopated Wedding" in which the violin dergyrnan officiated at the ceremony for the clarinet-bride and the trombone- bridegroom. PERROQUET FOR VAUDEVUXE The Perroquet Orchestra, a five piece combination playing at the Perroquet in Greenwich Village will open in vaudeville within a few weeks in company with a male singer. Lou Becker is directing the combination. MENAGERIE AT DREAMLAND Oiarles Weir has opened a wild animal menagerie with his fine collection of lions, tigers, leopards, both Indian and African, jaguars, black, brown and sun bears, pumas, etc, in the new Dreamland Park, Newark, N. J. Mr. Weir's troupe of baby performing elephants are also in the same park, where they are one of the feature free acts. William (Bill) Emery is in charge of the animals for Mr. Weir. SHOWS AT PERTH AMBOY The James Benson Shows and the Endy Shows are both playing North Perth Am- boy, N. J., this week. The Endy Shows will stay over another week and the Benson Shows are movbg on. IRENE LEARY SIGNS Irene Leary, ingenue, signed last week with Hurtig & Seamons for the coming season. She is expected to be with the Lew Hilton show. Frank Gillen, who composed the music for "The House That Love Built," will compose the score for "Greenwich Vil- lage Snapshots," a new revue. WINC to current exaggerations and misrepreeenta- tions, which have created a false impression in the public mind, and in the interest of good busi- ness, the following manufacturers of and dealers in band instruments wish to aimounce: 1— That they will not give away their product to prominent musicians or others; 2— ^That they will not loan instruments for the purpose of having them need by prominent musicians; 3— ^That they will not pay salaries to or in any other mamicr subsidize mnsicians to induce them to'nse their instrameDts; 4— ^That all sales to retail buyers, including professional mnsi* cians, will be made at established retail prices and on the regular terms of the respective manufacturers; 5— ^That they will not accept 6econd*hand instnuienta in exchange for new, except at the standard exchange valaes; (Tbif rofen lo • unifonn ezcluDse Khednle now beinf compiled copj of which will be BiBilrd lo all dcalcn la the Dear fatar«.) 6—That each mannfacturer will urge his dealers and other repre- sentatives to be goided by these principles, and will regard any violations with disfavor. C. BRUNO & SON, Inc. BUEGELEISEN & JACOBSON BUESCHER BAND INSTRUMENT CO. C. G. CONN, Ltd. E. A. COUTURIER BAND INSTRUMENT CO. CUNDY-BETTONEY CO. W. J. DYER & BRO. CARL FISCHER WILLIAM FRANK CO. FRED CRETSCH MFG. CO. GRINNELL BROTHERS FRANK HOLTON & CO. J. W. JENKINS' SONS MUSIC CO. LEEDY MANUFACTURING CO. LUDWIG & LUDWIG LYON & HEALY. Inc. AURTIN BAND INSTRUMENT CO. PAN-AMERICAN BAND INSTRUMENT & CASE CO. HARRY PEDLER CO, Inc. H. & A. SELMER, Inc. THE VEGA CO. H. N. WHITE CO. RUDOLPH WURLITZER CO J. W. YORK & SONS ACTRESS UP FOR MUSH THROWING Miss Hattie Meyer, who said she was a motion picture actress, was discharged last week in the West Side Court by Mag- istrate Woil, after she had promised that she would not throw any more hot mush at her fiance John Scouras, who owns a restaurant, in which both had a. heated dis- cussion over another woman. On Friday night Scouras, told the court, Miss Meyer, who lives in the same apartment house as he does, was in a jealous mood and chased him with a big carviDg knife. Patrolman John Koenig, of the West Sixty-eighth, who was eating in the place went to the kitcheti door of the Scouras restaurant to see what the argument was about when he received the boiefit of Miss Meyer's poor marksmanship, which was a hot dish of commeal that caught him full in the face. An arrest followed and Miss Meyer spent the rest of the night in jaiL She and her iiance left the courthouse arm in arm. SHOWS FOR EASTERN CANADA The Greater Bemhardi Shows, Billie Oark's Broadway Shows and Taxier Bros.' Shows, which are now playing dates in Canada, will. P'ay the fairs of eastern Can- ada this coming season. Ben Williams, manager of the Williams Bros.' Shows, now playing on Long Island, will soon jump to Canada to play some fairs. SHOW FOR PERTH AMBOY Johnny J. Kline and Jack Allen are put- ting on an exposition show at Perth Am- boy, N. J., July 16 to 21. They have al- ready booked several shows, rides and con- cessions. Perth Amboy, is one of the best evposition showntownar in northern New Jersey and all the bo/s should get a very big week. GOOD BUSINESS AT CONVENTION The World at Home Shows, which are playing the Garfifeld, N. J., Anniversary and Firemen's convention last and this week, are doing A very good business with their rides an|fl shows. The show is booked to play Marcus Hook, Pa., next week. MULLER BACK FROM SO. AMERICA Herman ](luller and company with their trained elephant, horses and dogs arrived from Soufn America last month and are now quartered in Dreamland Park, New- ark, N. J., where they expect to open an engagement shortly. POLACK CLOSES AT ISLAND I. J. Polack, manager of the World at Home Shows, has closed his engagement at Coney Island, N. Y., and will add his attractions and rides that were at the Island to his road show. LOOK AFTER LEGAL END C. J. McCarthy and William C. Chap- man are looking after the legal end of the John Robinson Circus this season. BIG SUCCESS FOR DANCER Queenie Smith, whose success in "Helen of Troy, New York" caused the critica on the dailies to refer to her as a "Bud," has been on the stage for a number of years' and went through the usual early strug- gles in order to achieve the position she now holds. Dancing has always bea her forte and when still a child she was placed in the ballet school of the Metropolitan Opera Company. At the same time she was taking lessons from Vincent Romeo. After several years with the Metropoli- tan_ she was accorded the opportunity of actmg as premiere danseuse during a per- formance of "Faust" and received tea cur- iam calls for her excellent work. Fol- lowing thi: she served as imderstudy for Rosina Galli and worked as premiere in "Aida," "Samson and Delilah," "Laaknie:'' 'Le Coq d'Or," "Petroushka," "Francisca da Rimini," "Thais," and "Traviata." Leavmg the Metropolitan because of a wish to succeed she essayed musical com- edy and there met with several rebuffs. When she wanted to dance they wanted her to sing. When she wished for a tragic role they assigned her a comedy par% and vice versa. It was the old story of the opportunity finding the person. Finally she was given a part in Eddie Leonard's "Roly Boly Eyes'*^ which John Cort pro- duced, and there had a smip or comedy role that brought her into some prominence on Broadway. From that time on all man- agers wished her to play roles of similar nature. Her next venture was as "Helen of Troy" in C B. Maddock's "Bobbles' which played the Keith time, following which she made an all too brief appearance in the ill-fated "Just Because" company, where the critics said she was the only worth-while thing in the show. She appeared in Royce's "Orange Blos- soms" and, after that dosed, Tcceived a part in the same producer's "Cinders" where she was again favorably received. From there she went into her preseat ve- hicle, "Helen of Troy, New York" and it seems as if she has at last arrived. "VEGETABLE" NEW HARRIS SHOW "The Vegetable," a satirical comedy by Scott Fitzgerald, will be given a tryout production by Sam H. Harris early in September.