Variety (January 1914)

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VARIETY SNOW, FLOODS AND WASH-OUTS TIE UP L OS ANQ ELES SHOWS Orpheum Obliged to Hold Over Entire Last Week's Bill. Other Theatres Give Make-Shift Performance!. Some Troupes Lost En Route. Expected Let-Up in Weather Conditions Wednesday. Los Angeles, Jan. 28. Heavy rains and their resultant floods and washouts have paralyzed the the- atres here. The Hippodrome was the only house able to put on a new show Monday, Orpheum, Empress and Pantages' new bills being stalled. The Orpheum held over last week's show and hopes to put on most of the new bill today. Manager Dean Wor- ley, of the Empress, recalled last week's show, which was en route for Son Diego, and it is still playing Los Angeles. Pantages' grabbed a pick-up bill, playing elephants Monday after- noon, trained bears in the evening and lions Tuesday. Bickel and Watson and the Gaiety company, en route from San Francisco to open at the Morosco Monday night, are expected today, house being dark meantime. But even if they arrive, they may not be able to play, as their baggage car was ditched near East Bakersfield. "The Candy Shop," which just closed a six weeks' run in Frisco, left there Sunday to play Redland and Riverside, and is lost somewhere. Word came last night they had made San Ber- nardino and would play there, but could not get out of town. Manager Lester Fountain, of the Hippodrome, had four of his seven acts in town. The train with Sanders' goats and Dizzy and Drop, was stalled at San Dimas. These acts were brought in by motor truck, a distance of 70 miles. The bills scheduled to be playing this v,eek are: Orpheum, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crane, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Allen, Lew Hawkins, Five Sullys, Sophye Barnard and Lou Anger, Corelli and Gillette, Billy Van and Beaumont Sisters; Empress, The Canoe Girls, "The Spoiled Honey- moon," Phasma, Ernest Duphille, Ber- nard and Lloyd, Aldro and Mitchell; Hippodrome, Blyden and O'Rourke, Light Opera Four, Sanders' Dogs and Goats, Dizzy and Drop, Billy Norton, Vernon; Pantages', Taylor's Jungle Lions, Slide for Life, Novelty Four, Tony Cornetta Trio, Hetty Urma, Poshay Bros. SARDOU'8 FOURTH EDITION. (Special Cable to Varibtt.) Paris, Jan. 28. Five authors are responsible for "Les Merveilleuses," very nicely pro- duced Jan. 24 at the Theatre des Varieties. If it takes seven tail- ors to make a man, it needs five men to write a play, for the latest operetta at the former home of ::iusical comedy in Paris is not a mar- vel. It, however, met with a good re- ception. Four decades ago Victorian Sardou produced at the Varieties "Les Mar- veilleuses" as a comedy, which had a short run. Many years after, the Hungarian composer, Hugo Felix, ob- tained authority to turn this into an operetta, Paul Ferrier writing the lyr- ics. It was produced in England un- der the title of "Ladies' Dandies," but met with only limited success. Sar- dou wished to see the original musical version played in France, but died before making the changes he had in mind. His son-in-law, Count Robert de Flers, with his inseparable collab- orator, De Caillavet, prepared a fourth edition, which is the one just pro- duced. Laid in the period of the Di- rcctoire, the three acts afford oppor- tunity for beautiful mounting, the first act (scene in the Palais Royal, 1796), being a fine set SOCIALISTIC PROBLEM ACCEPTED. (Special Cable to Vamett.) Paris, Jan. 28. Emile Fabre's comedy "Un Grand Bourgeois" was presented by Gemier at the Theatre Antoine, Jan. 20, and was fairly well accepted. The work was awaited with much interest. The plot is a socialistic problem, depicting the younger generation's dis- respect for their elders, money being their only consideration. WEATHER MILD IN PARIS. (Spfdai Cable to Vajmtt.) Paris, Jan. 28. The weather here is milder and busi- ness is constantly improving. PARISIAN HARD LUCK. (Special Cable to Varibtt.) Paris, Jan. 28. The new management of the Thea- tre des Arts has not had much suc- cess so far. Another program was presented Jan. 22, being a piece by Louis Beau and Jacques Folrey, en- titled "La Graine." It met with a poor reception. Mme. Aimee Tes- sandier ably portrays a peasant sor- ceress. NICE SUCCESS. (Special Cable to Variett.) Berlin, Jan. 28. At the Kammerspiele, Ilgenstein's comedy, "Kammermusik," is a nice success. AGENTS TO BE LICENSED. (Special Cable to Variety-.) Paris, Jan. 28. The French government is studying the foreign agency laws, and may bring in a bill soon with the object of plac- ing agents under similar control. The New York state agency law seems to meet with the ideas of the legislators here, and may form the basis of local licenses for theatrical agents. If you don't atlvrrtlwr In VARIETY, <!on't Advertise at all. CENSORED AUTHOR SUCCESSFUL. (Special Cable to Variety) Berlin, Jan. 28. The Lessing theatre brings Frank Wedekind's "Simson," which is par- tially successful. The play is undoubt- edly good. Wedekind is one of Germany's strangest talents, but not in favor with the censors, who very often prohibit his plays. He deals frequently with sex problems, for instance in "Fruehl- ings Erwachen," but always in an aitistic way. FAMILIAR MUSIC NO BAR. (Special Cable to Variety-.) Berlin, Jan. 28. "Fraulein Trafala," an operetta with Jean Gilbert's music, mostly used be- fore in "So Bummeln Wir," was well received at the Friedrich-Wolhelm- Staedtisches theatre. PRODUCERS IN CLUB. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, Jan. 28. Before Ned Wayburn left for the Continent he said that upon his return to New York in March, he would ad- vocate all American producers, stage directors and stage managers organiz- ing under the guise of a social club. Mr. Wayburn's experiences in Lon- don in connection with the two pro- ductions he made for the Hippodrome may have something to do with his present views upon organization. FRENCH. "FRANKFORTER" PLAY. (Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, Jan. 28. A French version of the "Five Men oi Frankfort" ("Les Cinq Messieurs de Francfort," by Charles Roszler) was produced at the Gymnase Jan. 23 and nicely received by both press and public. It is well acted by Lucien Guitry (role of Solomon), Marcel Simon, Henri Roussel, L. Poe, Andre Lcfaur, Mmes. Jeanne Desclos, and Grumbach. Mme. Rejane, on hearing the Gym- nase was to produce "The Five Frank- forters," stated she also has a version in hand and would put it on as soon as possible. She may also take legal action. DIFFERENT IN FRENCH. (Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, Jan. 28. Heros, the new manager of the Scala, revived Jan. 21 the French ver- sion of "The Toreador," which will not retrieve the fortunes of this unlucky music hall. It got through only fairly, with Mathilde Breville, Marcelle De- vries, the comic Morton, Scrjius, and Fortune. Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton's. musical comedy does not seem quite the same in French. ANOTHER ATHENEE REVIVAL. (Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, Jan. 28. Manager Deval, nominally controll- ing the Atliencc, and the winter sea- sons at the Marigny, revived at the l.'tter house last- week the charming comedy "Cocur de Moineati." by Louis Artus. the lead being taken by the creator Brule. BERLIN. Berlin, Jan. 20. Leo Fall has finished a new burlesque operette "Der Nachtschnellzug.". The book is by Victor Leon and Leo Stein. Amato, the Italian baritone, will be heard in Berlin next season for the first time. Franz von Schocnthan, the author, died at Vienna. Roda-Roda, whose comedy, '*Feld- herrnhugel," was such a good success, has just finished a drama. "W. J. R.," laying the scenes in 1848 in the circles of the Austrian officers. "\V. J. R." does not mean "U. S.," but is taken from the initials of the three generals: Windischgraetz, Jellachich and Rade- tzky. Hedwig Reicher will play at San Francisco during the Panama Exhibi- tion. She will appear in English clas- sical and German modern plays. Nuscha Butze, a well known German actress, who had owned the Neu« theatre, Berlin, and who lately be came a member of the Koeniglichc Schauspielhaus, Berlin, broke- down op the stage and died a few days aftet joining the company. She had diabetei and fell into the hands of the Christian Science treaters, on the counsel of which she dispensed with the services of her physician. Gcrhardt Hauptmann has finished a new drama "Der Bogen des Odysseue" the initial performance of which will be in January at the Deutsche Kuen- stlertheatre, Berlin. PRESERVING FOR POSTERITY. (Special Cable to Variety.) Copenhagen, Jan. 28. The Government has established a permanent department for the registra- tion and filing of historical moving pic- ture reels to preserve for posterity im- portant events pertaining to the present and future administrations. The German Kaiser some time ago inaugurated a similar system of taking official moving pictures of himself and his army manoeuvers, which are being preserved for exhibition to the royal family. MME. RASIMf AT REJANE. (Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, Jan. 28. Mme. Rasimi, who made a success of the Ba-Ta-Clan. has taken the The- atre Rejane for a season of operetta. Ill\DER AT ZOO. (Special Cable to Variety.) Berlin, Jan. 28. Max Linder play; flu Palast am Zoo during February. JOE SCHENCK PREDICTS. Tn conversation the other nit'.hl Jos. M. Schcnrk, the l.«»c.v Circuit •.■cneral booking manager. made the preditinn that before May I. m-vt. many unex- pected rhaiu'e^ would 1 •;• j»j■« r i" vaude ville. Mr. Scheie 1; included the big and small time bramdie-, in his remark-'.