Variety (Jan 1906)

VARIETY. A Variety Paper for Variety People.- / Published every Saturday by THE VARIETY PUBLISHING COMPANT. Knickerbocker Theatre Bulldlnf. ( * 1402 Broadway, ■■.'■'.;•'■■•:"s■....•;:■■:■.••;'.• ■; - New York city. BUBSCJRIPTION RATES. Annual |2 Poreisn .- S Six and three months In proportion. Single copies five cents. ; Variety will be mailed to a permanent address or as per route, as desired. ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLJCATION. First Year. No. 5. VARIETY dealrea to announce the policy Kovernlnv the paper. We want yon to read It. It la In- tereatlnv it for no other reaaon than that It will he conducted on original linea for a theatrical newapaper. The firat. foremoat and extraordi- nary feature of It la falrneaa. 1¥ hat- ever there ia to he printed of Intereat to the profeaalonal world w^lll he printed wrlthont regard to whoae name la mentioned or the adverllalnv colunina. **A11 the uewa all the time*' and •*ahaolutely fair** are the watchwords. VAKIBTY la an artlata* paper) a paper to which anyone connected with or Intereated In the theatrical world may read wrlth the thoronsh knowledge and helief that what la printed la not dictated hy any motive other than the policy above outlined. We want yon fur a auhacrlher. If you don't read VARIETTY you are miaalnv aomethlnv. Do you wrant to read a paper that*a honeat from the title patfe to Ita laat llnef That will keep ita columns clean of **wash notices?'* That will not he Influenced by advertlsinsf That's VARIETY. To Insure yan recelrlnv VARIETY rcKuIarly, send in your aubacrlption now. You will find it cumins to you rcKularly to any permanent address Viven, or *<as per route.** . We want to talk to you seriously, artists, men and women. It will be on a time-worn subject, but one that can not be dwelled upon too often. We want you to listen attentively. It is about money. Are you saving any? We hope so; and if you are not, you ought to. Do you know the cardinal principle of a bank account? It is your- self. Did any one ever start a bank ac- count for you? A growing bank account is a conll- Uence in the future and a safeguard against your independence. Save your monty. Put some away, small or large amounts, each and every week you work. Money grows, and once you make a start you will take a delight in seeing it pilo up. Have you ever accepted an engage- ment for a week through your financial condition at the time? Would you havo agreed to terms and played the dato with a healthy bank account behind you?. '.- Artists will go to a hotel with reasou- able rates or to a boarding house to shorten expenses, which is perfectly cor- rect and commendable. But they will also squander their money nightly in the company of others, leaving them- selves at the mercy of any one seekine to take advantage of their shortness. No restaurant keeper In the world ever gave away food because the seeker said he was a "Bohemian." Rather a ''business" man or woman than any other title in money affairs. ■ ' / Sabel Johnson underwent a painful operation last week for an affection of the nose. The surgeons discovered that a bony growth had entirely stopi>ed the nasal passages and the knife was used. Miss Johnson filled her engagement at the Amphion this week nevertheless. . Herr Kern, who has a foreign animal act, was engaged for 26 weeks over the Keith circuit at a salary of $200 week- ly. After playing 14 weeks, he was offered $1,000 to cancel. A member of the Artisen Lodge of Germany, Kern laid the matter before the members here ai a regular meeting, when he was ad- vised to get all that was coming to him. Mr. Gus Bothner has a condensed ver- sion of "A Bunch of Keys" in vaudeville, employing seven people. They had spe- cial scenery built for the one act, it is too large for most vaudeville stages and they are laying off while a smaller set is being built. William Armstrong, of the Three Armstrongs, was off the bill at Keith's Monday after the first performance in consequence of a sprained ankle. The other two did a double act for the second show after which Shields and Rodgers, a roping act, were put on. -^"—^^^A^^JLyLA^.^M^. THE MANAGER'S LETTER-FILE '^What's the Use of Wasting Stamps?'' Henriette de Serris (Mme. Mariel) will show her series of living pictures for the first time in town at Hyde and Behman's week after next. She uses both colors and bronze and marble groups and bas-reliefs. She has just com- pleted twenty-five weeks of Western time for the Orpheum and allied cir- cuits. • Nella Bergen goes on the Poll circuit next week. It is stated she will use her own automobile in making the short jumps between Hartford, Springfield and New Haven, thereby taking the bread from the mouths of overworked railway presidents and incidentally giving her equally busy press agent something to work upon. FRONT PAGE PICTURES. The central plate on the front page shows Tim McMahon and Edith Chap- pelle of the Minstrel Maids. The small (ircles at the top show the Barrett sis- ters of the same organization, while the lower circles offer portraits of Mr. Mc- Mahon and Miss Chappelle. ; : NOTICE. •' VARIETY " is now distributed through the American News Company. Artists desiring copies of same may order through any dealer The announcement is made that Delia I)(mald, who succeeded Adele Rafter as the prima donna of "The Bostonians," and was for some time in vaudeville, has retired permanently from the stage and will become the wife of a Califdmia man some time this month. Ashton's Royal Agency (London) has absorbed the old Nathan and Somers agency. Ben Nathan will remain with the new firm. Charles Wayne has merely leased the Incubator Girls' act to Hurtig & Seamon, retaining the rights to future produc* tions. The Empire City Quartet is for the West for some time to come, 'ihey were booked for a single week at the Majes- tic, Chicago, but since their arrival in the Windy City the tifne has becjn stretched into seven weeks. And there is more to come. The leader of the qiiartet in a letter to his agent here. Jack Levy, is author- ity for the statement that the Orpheum people have offered them seven months. Albert Farrell, of the Farrell Bros., with "The Merry Maidens," playing at the Alcazar Theatre in Brooklyn, had to do a running forward over the shoulders of his brother, he missed him and struck the end of the bicycle saddle and cut a gash two inches long under his left eye. He was carried off the stage, medical as- sistance was summoned. Five stitches were tak(!n in the wound. Save your money. You expect to live a long while and may have others de- pendent upon you now or before you die. Now is the time to save steadily. Not when the evening of the hereafter ai)|)t'ars. Lee Harrison will not join the Weber show until a new burlesque is put on. Meanwhile he will accept a few more vaudeville dates. Jt^an Schwartz, the composer, left for Hot Springs last week. Before return- ing he will visit Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Truesdell will produce a new sketch shortly, "The Haunted Widow." Mr. Truesd«!l will have to shave his b^'ard to play the Ghost of a Prizefighter. Have 40 weokH* booking on strength of book written by Lew Wesley and Arthur D. Hall. Papers are being prepared by William rirossman in the suit of Leon Friedmaa, (brother of "Shep," of vaudeville fame) fiirainst Colonel MilbT. who flashed into prominence in connection with the Flt»- sinimons cas«». C'olonrd Miller blamed Friedman, who is the fighter's manager, for all of th«' troubb', and Friedman con- si«|rrs thai h<' has a claim for damages against Miller.