Variety (January 1914)

/ol. XXXIII. No. 9. NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1914. PRICE 10 CENTS SOTHERN-MARLOWE SPLIT RUMOR OVER FAMILY TILT Unlikely Married Stars Will Tour Again This Season. Julia Marlowe Back in New York While E. H. Sothern Continuing Tour With Understudy. Under Liberal Contract With the Shuberts. Los Angeles, Jan. 28. When Julia Marlowe retired from the Sothern-Marlowe Shakespearean repertoire last week and chartered a special train to go east, the public was informed that she was suffering from appendicitis. Not a single publication seemed to* scent anything behind that, nor that a woman, critically ill, should take such chances as to board a rail- road train. It is reported on rather circumstan- tial evidence that Miss Marlowe and her husband, E. H. Sothern, had in- dulged in a domestic squabble and that .•he had left the company, vowing never lo return. Additional credence is given to the rumor inasmuch as Mr. Sothern did not accompany his wife nor find it more practicable for her to undergo treatment, surgical or otherwise, at the hands of any local member of the medical profession. Chicago, Jan. 28. Julia Marlowe arrived here Friday in her private car, which was attached to the rear of the Santc Fc Limited. Three hours later the car was tacked on to the Lake Shore fast train for New York. During her brief stay here a statement was given out she was not imperilled by appendicitis, but merely indigestion and that she would rest and diet for about six weeks. Sothern-Marlowe arc under contract to the Shuberts for a term of years, by the terms of which they furnish their Shakespearean repertoire to the Shu- bcrt playhouses under a guarantee their share shall not be less than $4,500 a week. This arrangement was made at the time competition between Klaw & Erlanger and the Shuberts was very keen. It was then calculated the Shu- berts could not make much money out cf such a contract, but would rely on such profits as might be made through their interest in the various theatres under their control. The prestige accruing from the management of so important a stellar alliance was also an important factor that contributed to the desire of the Shuberts to wean the pair away from the K. & E. houses. Since her arrival in New York Miss Marlowe Jias been besieged by legiti- mate and moving picture managers anxious to secure her services. One report has it she is to be once more ex- ploited as an individual star under the direction of Klaw & Erlanger, or one of their managerial allies. Another is she has received a flatter- ing offer from a large feature film con- cern to pose for them in a reproduc- tion of her former successful Charles Major drama "When Knighthood Was in Flower," which lends itself ad- mirably to that purpose. ARTHUR KLEIN WITH PROCTOR. F. F. Proctor sent for Arthur Klein Wednesday and hired him to take charge of the booking of the Fifth ave- nue and Newark big time houses, com- mencing on Monday. Proctor took Klein into his employ ai the suggestion of E. F. Albee. EI). HUSH HAS "SCSI." "Susi," an Viennese piece, with music by Weinberger, most successfully pro- duced at Vienna a year ago, will be put • n over here next season, according to report, by Ed. F. Rush, who lms ihe \merican rights. To this end it is said Mr. Rush has placed Chapine und'*r contract for the principal role. The OFFICIAL NEWS of the WHITE RATS ACTORS' UNION and ASSOCIATED ACTRESSES OF AMERICA, as formerly printed exclusively in fimR appears on Pages 10 and 11 of this Issue. HOFFMANN SHOW CLOSING? Cleveland, Jan. 28. This will be the last week on tour for the Gertrude Hoffmann-Ching Ling Foo combination. Vaudeville will get Ching and the story is out that Miss Hoffmann has an offer from the same entertainment. Miss Hoff- mann has played out her contract with Comstock & Gest, and it won't be re- newed. The show made money when start- ing south after the union of the two features, but has barely broken even since coming back and playing week stands. Leon Mooser who was directing the show lias left. William H. Oviatt who has been with Miss Hoffmann since the days of the "Three Stars Alliance," early in the season, is now in charge. It was arranged this week by the Orpheum Circuit bookers for Miss Hoffmann to open in vaudeville at Chi- cago next Monday. Chicago, Jan. 28. Gertrude Hoffman will play the Ma- jestic here next week and Theodore Roberts originally booked to headline the bill will switch to the Palace in- stead. KKNION IN KOAD SHOW. 11 )«• Weber ha- -iL'iicil ,i .'i nit i ,i< 1 w ■ i i> .Veil Ken; -ii 1 li < ■ Scotch < «• 11.»• 111. n i i ■ star him next season at the head of ;i road .-!xi\v. :< ilb iw ni" . 11« n i •- * '",•■ lines in v>■..".!(• 'i\ Willi.mi \1-.mi-, wuh I larry I.auder. If >oii don't ndwrtl'-e In VAH|I\TY. don't idwrlih* :if. :• 11. MONTGOMERY AND MOORE OUT. St. Louis, Jan. 28. While the "Pleasure Seekers" was playing here last week Montgomery and Moore handed in their two weeks' notice. The pair will probably play a few vaudeville dates pending the opening of a new show Lew Fields is putting t ut and for which he is negotiating for the services of the team. It is now stated there is a possibility of the team remaining with the show. Stella Mayhew ami Billic Taylor are said to have been wired for to replace them. Dorothy Jardou left the company at Detroit. Vera Michelena has her role. COULDN'T SUPPORT HUSBAND. Atlanta, Jan. 28. Mrs. Audrey Thomas Stephens, known on the stage as Audrey Morton, has been granted a divorce in an At- lanta court. She told the judge she couldn't support a husband on her sal- ary as an actress. KOLH AND DILL STOCK. Chicago, Jan. 28. The American Music Hall will be- come a stock mutual house Mom March 8, onward, win u tin- Shuberts ami George Moo-ei v ill place l\o|b and Dill at l! e bead o> a oiiipanv there, to include Oh-a St« 1, The opeiiniL' pnc will be " I Yck ' )' Tickle^. " which tin C'-iinaii c^Huedian- p laved on I'm i ..•-!. ^ PAPA JLAN SCHWARTZ. XccordiiiL' to a riimoi about n won! i-e long .ei'. u r I. an >. |, ...... i/ W] |l have I'apa added to h:- i:a:ne. ,\h\ Schwartz is Rose l>..llv. I no-, .ipii. ariiu; in tin Winter fia-.'en v. ,,. Yoik. -bow.