Variety (September 1918)

VARIETY Tii&M Banare 'trade Mark Registered Published Weekly bp VABaOT, lac. Slme Silverman, President Neiv Tork Advwtlslnf copy for current Issue -will be acoeptad at die New York office up to Wednes- day nl^t. Advartlseinents sent by mall should be ac- companied by remittance. " SUBSCRIPTION Annual $4 F«elgn ,|6 Single Copies, !• cents ______ Ontered as sseond class matter Decambeh 22, 1915, at the Post Office at New York, New Yorkk under the Act of March 8, 1879. VoLLII. Ho.4 Walter ji lpliminer is boolcing,Harry Traub’s Olympic, Brooklyn, playing six acts. Joe Willard (“Alabama Coon”) has changed his name to Joe Worth. The Cohen theatres at Newburgh and Poughkeepsie, N. Y., are playing five acts on a, split week. Max L. Rich, professional manager of the Douglas-Newman company, has joined the professional staff of Stern's. The Frairs gave a dinner to Jack Lait last^night (Thursday) at the Monas- tery. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Laurie have loaded their new son with the name of Joseph Bryant Hughes Laurie. The Central Theatre at 47th and Broadway is being managed by Walter Rowland. The box ofiice is in charge of women. On Yom Kippur Al. Jolson bet $12,- 000 on a horse at 2-1 and cashed. He is said to be some $70,000 ahead of the ponies since last summer. Stock companies in the camps, where the latter are in isolated sections, will be taken charge of by George Sargent in the west and Harry Lpreh in the east. The Stage Women’s War Relief, 366 Fifth avenue. New York, is seeking Margaret Carrie Allen, or Carrie Mar- garet Allen, a dancer. They have news of interest for her from France. Mer^l Prince and Girls were obliged to open at Loew’s, Montreal, last Mon- day in their street clothes, their trunks ^.being delayed between Buffalo and Montreal. “The Man They Left Behind" is the title of a new drama presented for the first time on Monday night in New Haven. Arthur C. Howard is sponsor for it. A trunk belonging to Pauline Price was taken from the basement of the Irvington Hall Apartments, 355 W. 51st street, Work, by mistake. The person having it may address Miss Price, in care of VabibtY, New York. Mr. Fradkin (Fradkin and Jean Tell) corrects the report of his appointment as conductor pf the Boston Symphony Orchestra to that of having been com- missioned concert-master of the or- ganization. The Colonial, Erie, Pa., booked by the United Booking Offices, is the only house how there playing regular vaude- ville. The Majestic, last season booked through the Loew Circuit, has taken up another policy. Louis K. Sidney, who has_ managed the Jamaica Theatre for William Fox since it opened, has resigned. Sidney, if he quits the Jamaica post, may go with one of Fox's other theatrical in- teresjts. Charles E. Chapin, managing editor of the Evening World, who on Monday afternoon killed his wife, was once in vaudeville, doing a turn with his wife. His first newspaper work was with the Chicago Tribune some 30 years ago. Frank Gorriuge, for many years a partner in Daw's Steamship Agency of Green street, Leicester square, London, has taken over the business. The new title of the firm will be Gorringe’s shipping and American News Agency. The Owl, Lowell, Mass., under the management of R. S. Averill, which opened the season with pictures, has changed its policy to split week vaude- ville. The Eastern Amusement Co. will do the booking. Carlotta Monterey^ featured several seasons ago on the road in “The Bird of Paradise” and then retired, has re- turned to the stage. She is appearing in “Mr. Barnum,’’^ playing the role or the jealous circus rider. Lester Seger, formerly assistant treasurer at the Winter Garden, until he lost a leg in a Brooklyn “L” acci- dent, is now treasurer of the Bijou,^ replacing Herman Light „who is in the Navy. The Treasury Dept, has sent put a notice warning Liberty Bond holders against exchanging their bonds for stocks and bonds of various “wildcat" corporations, with face value larger, hut whose actual value is little or noth- ing. The reports that Octavie Belley who sings in “Peddlers Three” at the Cort under the name _ of ,Tavie_ Beige is of German nationality is denied by Pierre Mati, the Belgian Consul, vvho states , he knevv the young woman and her parents in Belgium. The San Francisco union matters with the theatres was settled with the men agreeing to 56 hours weekly in- stead of the former 48, while the man- agers raised wages to $45, with de- partmental heads securing a propor- tionate advance. On one of the midnig^ht roof gardens the other evening while some come- dians were on the floor, a man in the audience called out, “Why-are you not in uniform?” It caused some commo- tion and the disturber, together with a friend, were ejected. “A Daughter of the Sun," which Ralph Kettering wrote and which toured the erstwhile International Cir- cuit, has been put together for an in- dependent road tour, eastern bookings now being made by the western men sponsoring the show. Thomas Whalen, n deputy license in- spector during the Mitchel regime, and retained in the Commissioner of Li- censes’ office under Jhe new city ad- ministration, is looking up the theat- rical offices around Times square for the new commissioner. Another new war song is coming di- rect from the trenches. It is called “Chateau Thierry,” by William A. Wil- ander, Brooklyn, who was with the U. S. troops when they captured that point. It’s a typical war song, with an “on to Berlin” lyrical phrasing. Mrs. Bert Levy is awaiting passports prior to sailing for England to be at the grave of her son, recently killed while a member of the Royal Flying Corps. The Privvy Coundllor of the King of England has written Mr. (Bert) and Mrs. Levy regarding their boy. The Princess, San Antonio, playing vaudevUle for five years past, booked by the Interstate Circuit, is now play- ing musical comedy stock with a Wool- folk company of 32 people engaged for 13 weeks. The Interstate is booking only its own house. Majestic, at pres- ent. Harold Williams, who has been^ a general organizer on the executive - ‘staff of the I. A. T. S. E. for some months past, has resigned, with no suc- cessor yet appointed. Williains, prior to taking up the organizing job was one of the executives of local 310, N. Y. M. P. Q. . . “The Ballet Claasique" people are re- ported to have been.left in the mid- dle west Sept. 7 without salary or transportation, through the manager departing without notice. The act was engaged to play fairs- for four weeks at $700 weekly. He left on the last day of the fourth week. There were 10 in the act. At a rsK:.ent meeting of the Flay- wrigha’s Club the following officers were elected: Robert Stoddard, presi- dent; Gustav Blum, director , of the East-West Player«,_ first vice-presi- dent; Tadema Bussiere, second vice- president; Leo Siedman, secretary- treasurer; Miss E. Feme Hague, re- cording secretary; Robert L. Beecher, general press representative. Mrs. Basil Clarke, known as the “modern Paul Revere," is now oh the staff of speakers connected with the Commission on Training Camp Activi- ties. The speakers are under the direction of D. W. Travers, the com- mission’s publicity head. Mrs'. Clarke recently returned from Belgium, where her husband’s property had long ago been confiscated by the Huns. "Tell Thai tOLthe Marines” was orig- inally a war picture slogan used by James Montgomery Flagg in painting a poster designed to boom marine re- cruiting, but it has now reached the stage, with a production underlined by Adolf Philipp for the new season .at the Yorkville. Philipp and Edward A. Faulton have collaborated upon the “Marine” show which will be produced next month. Frank Whitbeck, manager of Poli’s, Scranton, Pa., has resigned, having been appointed a Y. M. C. A. hut sec- retary going to France. He will be replaced at Scranton by John Mc- Carthy of the Plaza, Bridgeport, also a Poli theatre, while Mr. McCarthy’s brother, Jstmes, now assistant manager of Poli’s in Bridgeport, will move over to take charge of the Plaza. (Alonzo wanted to bet that that would be mixed up when it came out in type.) Bertha Kalich and her company, through the courtesy of Oliver Moros- co, wilLgive a full dress rehearsal of the Charlotte E. Wells-Dorothy Don- nelly drama, “The Riddle Woman,” on the stage of the Morosco to-day (Fri- day). The complete cast includes Robert Edeson, A. E. Anson, Albert Bruning, Ann MacDonald, Frances Carson, Beatrice Allen, Beatrice Miller, Betty Bouton and Herbert Ransome. ^Next week, this attraction will be pre- 'sented by George Mooser at the Belasco Theatre, Washington, and on Oct. 8, the New York engagement will begin. A former American soldier, Corporal Bittner, is no longer with the William Shilling act, "On the Western Front,” Bittner having twice failed to appear for performances, once while the act was playing Baltimore and again when the turn reached Washington, with Shilling forced to substitute another man. Bittner is not an actor, but Shill- ing in framing the offering engaged a number of real soldiers. VOLUNTEERS' OVER THERE], Vabihtt Will Maintain a Permanent List of Artists Who Have Gone Overseas as Members of America’s Over There Theatre League Units to Entertain the American Expe- ditionary Forces In France. Ad- ditions to the List Will Be Made After Each Succeeding Unit Sails. The Name of Teams are Printed First, Followed by Individuals in .Alphabetical Order. Recent Departures Are Indicated by After Names. IRENE FRANKLIN and ~ BURTON GREEN WILL CRESSY and BLANCHE DAYNE TONY HUNTING and CORINNE FRANCES JAMES F. KELLY and EMMA POLLOCK HORACE WRIGHT and RENE DIETRICH JOHNNY CANTWELL and RETA WALKER HENRY MARCUS and ERMIEN WHITELL^ MARY McFARLANC^and MARIE McFarland MABELLE ADAMS* HARRY ADLER MAUDE ALLEN* NELLA ALLEN ALFRED ARMAND LUCIE BABCOCK* VERABARSTOW* GEORGE BOTSFORD ELIZABETH BRICE MARY CAMERON* LOUISE CARLYLE BESSIE CARRETT HOWARD T. COLLINS JACK COOK KATE CONDON HELENE DAVIS DOROTHY DONNELLY* LEO DONNELLY MILDRED EVANS* „ AMPERITO FARRAR MRSv FARRAR MADELINE GLYNN, HELEN GOFF WILLIAM GOULD THOMAS J. GRAY GILBERT GREGORY GRACE HENRY* AMY HORTON WILL J. KENNEDY DAVID LERNER DANIEL C. MelVOR LIDA McMillan* EDWARD MARSHALL MARGARET MAYO LOIS MEREDITH GEORGE AUSTIN MOORE WILL MORRISSEY PATRICIA O’CONNOR* HAL PEARSON PAULA SHERMAN BERT SNOW* HENRY SOUVAINE RAYMOND WALKER INEZ WILSON Samuel Shipman bought two seats for Monday night’s performance of “Friendly Enemies,” which he wrote with Aaron Hoffman, DavefNewman the ticket broker charging the writer the regular price of $4 per ticket. New- man was surprised when Shipman “kicked in” at the heavy premium and remarked that Samuel was his idea of a “real author." Shipman said he could have obtained two seats from Martin Herthan, but that he wanted to give the “boys” a chance, meaning the “specs.” Sammy’s generosity was su- perinduced through having been taught “stud poker” last Saturday night. It cost his tutors $300 to teach Sammy the game, he picked it up so fast. Here- after, says Mr. Shipman, playwrighting will be his sideline.