The New York Clipper (February 1917)

THE NEW YORK .CLIPPER February 7, 1917 PUBLISHERS FIX MUSIC TAX RATES FEES CHARGED ARE GRADED At a meeting of committees represent- ing the Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers, and the Hotel and Rest- aurant Men's Association hut Friday, an agreement was reached setting the fee to be charged by the Society for the use of copyrighted mimical numbers and songs in hotels, restaurants, cafes and cabarets. The charge for establishments employ- ing orchestras of less than five men will be $6 a month; for places employing or- chestras of from five to fifteen men a charge of $10 a month will be made and for establishments having more than fif- teen musicians a fee of $16 a month is to be exacted. All establishments maintaining caba- rets and revues' are to be taxed $15 a month, regardless of the size of the en- tertainment or cabaret. At the meeting, Campbell & Boland, representing the hotel and restaurant men, stated that, as the decree had been handed down by the United States Su- preme Court with reference to the pro- tection of publishers, composers and authors, in their copyrights, the members of the Association they represented were willing to pay a reasonable fee for the privilege of using the material. 'Nathan Burkan, counsel for the Society, stated that the latter would not alter the schedule which it had arranged sev- eral years ago and felt that it was a very modest one. This, apparently, was satisfactory to the hotel and restaurant men, as Frank Boomer and John Cava- nagh, representing the organization, im- mediately filled out application blanks for the members of their association. Victor Herbert and George Maxwell represented the Society. THEATRE COULDN'T OPEN SUNDAY THOHPflOHTILLB, Ct, Feb. 5.—The New Majestic Theatre was prevented from open- Ins; its doors Sunday when the Goldstein Brothers, the proprietors, were served with an injunction by the Chief of Police re- straining them from opening on Sunday. The action was the result of a protest of the townspeople against Sunday shows. JACK MUNROE BACK St. Johns, N. B., Feb. 5.—Jack Munroe, the heavyweight pugilist and burlesque show feature, has arrived here from England. He was a member of the Princess Patricia's battalion bnt has been discharged from the army, having received a bullet wound at the front which has rendered his right arm useless. "KATZENJAMMER KIDS" OPEN Chicago, Feb. 4.—Gazzolo, Gatts and Clifford's new show, the Katzenjamnier Kids, opened Saturday at Michigan City, Ind., under very favorable conditions and the reports which reach Chicago indicate n success. The comedy is highly praised, the costumes are said to be gorgeous and the show is unusually good. David M. Woolf is author of the books and lyrics, Donald H. Bestor of the music, and Virgil T. Ben- nett staged the production. Fred Cady, formerly of Bice and Cady, is the principal comedian. Washer Bros, play Hans and Fritz. Carl George is Mrs. Katzenjammer, Ed Zimmerman is the pegleg sailor, Betzy Powers is prima donna and Geo. Wright and Tommy Lyons have juvenile roles. OLIVE THOMAS TO MARRY According to the statements of friends, the departure of Ollie Thomas, one of the Midnight Frolic beauties, for Los Angeles on Sunday, was for the purpose of being united in marriage to Jack Pickford, a brother of Mary Pickford, who is at pres- ent engaged in work at a motion picture studio in that place. While Pickford was in New York during the Fall, rumors were current that the couple ware engaged and even went so far as to state that they were married. Margery Cossidy is accompany- ing Miss Thomas on the trip. NEEDHAM, SICK, RECOVERING Philadelphia, Feb. 5.—M. J. Needham, of Billy Burke's "Tango Shoes" act, who underwent a surgical operation at Youngs- towns, O., week of November 13, last, has been removed to his home, 1820 North Eleventh street, this city, and is now on the road to recovery. ILLNESS POSTPONES OPENING Owing to the sudden illness of Octavia BroBke, "Highwaymen," a vaudeville oper- etta by Edgar Allan Woolf and Percy Wen- rich, is forced to postpone its premiere on Keith time. Miss Broske plays a leading role and was too 111 to appear at the Royal on Monday where the vehicle was sched- uled to open this week. SAVOY THEATRE SALE OFF The contemplated foreclosure sale of the Savoy Theatre to the highest bidder, wMch was to take place last Friday, did not tran- spire. Henry I. Randall, attorney for the theatre, states that at the request of some of the partners the sale was indefinitely postponed. BERNHARDT GETTING THE MONEY New Orleans, Feb. 3.—The engagement of Sarah Bernhardt for two days at the Danphihe at advanced prices was one of the most successful engagements socially and financially played in this city for some seasons past. COURTLE1GH IN NEW PART William Courtleigh has been engaged to play the part of the "Fool" and Irene Leonard the part of the "Vampire," in Robert Campbell's special production of "A Fool There Was," which will begin a three weeks engagement at the Castle Square Theatre. Boston, Feb. 19. ROBERT BURNS WITH UNIVERSAL Robert Burns, for many years a special writer of the New York Sun, has joined the publicity forces of the Universal. He is handling special publicity for the Bluebird and other subsidiary corporations of the Universal. NEWMAN LEAVES "POTASH" Bob Newman has left the cast of 'Tot- ash & Pearlmutter in Society," to play a principal part in Walter Percival's minia- ture musical comedy, "This Way Out," which is playing the Loew Circuit. HARRY LAUDER TO BRING HIS REVUEJIERE MORRIS BEHIND FAREWELL TOUR The war permitting, William Morris will bring Harry Lauder to the United States in September for a farewell tour. In- stead of having a vaudeville company, bow- ever, as an additional attraction on this tour, Lauder will appear in a revue, "Three Cheers," in which he is at present appear- ing in London. Mr. Morris states that, from advices re- ceived from abroad, Lauder is appearing to much better advantage in the revue than he did in vaudeville. In the revue, he has interpolated a majority of bis favorite songs and numbers, in addition to an abundance of new material. 'There are about sixty-five people in the revue and all of them will be brought over. The war again permitting, a trip will be made abroad by Mr. Morris in May, when he will make preparations for the transportation of Lauder and bis troupe- It is the intention of Mr. Morris on this tour to engage a theatre in New York City for a period of from four to six weeks where the Scotch "laddie" and bis company will appear. In other large cities throughout the country Mr. Morris will arrange to have the company appear for a much longer time than did the. former Lauder vaudeville shows. Mr. Morris stated that this would be absolutely the last time that Lauder would visit the United States and that he anticipated heralding the attraction upon a much larger and more elaborate scale than had been done in the past. There will be four agents ahead of the attrac- tion, with Jack Lait paving the way. RUTH NAPP GRIP VICTIM Ruth Napp, secretary to Frank A. Keeney, has been confined to her home in Bayonne for the past week with a severe attack of the grip. It is expected that she will be about the latter part of this" week. CASEY AND LEO MOVE Bill Casey and Joe Leo have moved their vaudeville booking offices from the Gaiety to the Putnam Building. EMILY ANN WELLMAN Emily Ann Wellman, whose picture ap- pears on the cover of this week's Oliffzb, is now in her second week at the Palace Theatre with Edward Eisner's flash drama, "The Young Mrs. Stanford." This marks Miss Wellman's vaudeville debut. Prior to now her efforts have all been on the legi- timate stage. Miss Wellman was with Louis Mann for six years, after which she played Mary Ryan's part with the Chicago "On Trial" Co. She has also played in "The Unborn" and "The Guilty Man" and was successfully appearing in "Her Market Value" until she decided to enter the realm of the two- a-day. Miss Wellman claims that the "flash drama" makes way for a new style of play. She believes that the flash drama will raise the standard of acting because it affords the actor a chance to register with- out scenery. There is nothing artificial in it to detract from the actor's full concen- tration upon his part, she maintains. JACK HARRIS DEAD Mansfield, O., Feb. 1.—Jack Harris, well known musician, and musical director, died here Jan. 25, of pneumonia. Burial took place at Hamburg, Pa., Feb. 2. Mr. Harris was musical director for the Prince of Pilsen Company, and later for the Wm. Sherman Musical Comedy Company, in the Canadian northwest. About a year ago he joined the W. A. Partillo Stock Com- pany. HARRY VON DELL MARRIED St. Johns, New Brunswick, Feb. 5.— It has just been learned that Harry Von Dell, the protean musician, and Dorothea Arline Oarvell Lloyd were married here at St David's Church recently. The bride was a niece of the late governor of Prince Edward Island and a grandaughter of Louis Carvell, general manager of the In- tercolonial Railroad. - "NIGHT CLERK" CO. BANQUETED Looanspobt, Ind., Feb. 5.—Members of the "Night Clerk" company, which ap- peared at the Broadway, recently, wen guests of the local Elks at a banquet and social session. The affair was planned in honor of Cecil Somers, who was initiated in the local lodge last year, while appear- ing in this city. PARIS TO SEE MARBURY PLAYS Elizabeth Marbury is planning to pro- duce the thre" plays in which she is Inter- ested here, "Love o' Mike," "Very Good, Eddie" and "Nobody Home" in Paris. DRAMATIZING TOST' STORY Edward Clark has obtained the dramatic rights of "De Luxe Annie," a psychic story which recently appeared in the Saturday Evening Pott. He is busily engaged con- verting it into a three-act play to be pro- duced by Arthur Hammersteln. POWERS COAST TRIP POSTPONED P. A. Powers, of the Universal, who was to have left for the Pacific Coast last Wednesday, had to postpone his trip on ac- count of pressing business. He will leave for Universal City on Friday. Maudie Ager With Cbas. W. Beyers' New Petticoat Minstrels. NEW MGR. FOR READING HOUSES Reading, Pa., Feb. 3.—Geo. W. Carr, manager of the Orpheum and Hippodrome Theatres, has been transferred to Utica, N. Y. He will be succeeded here by Neil Harper. <--