The New York Clipper (July 1917)

x.-./wt-a-w. - THE NEW YORK CLIPPER July 18 r 1917 INTERNATIONAL PICKS ITS SHOWS 38 PRODUCTIONS SELECTED Tbe International Circuit will have thirty-eight shows playing its houses at the opening of the season on Labor Day. Of this number sixteen will be musical shows, making the largest percentage of musical productions that have appeared on this or tbe old Stair & Haviland Circuit in any season. The opening points for the shows have not been selected as yet, as negotiations for several theatres have not been fully consummated. As soon as the house con- tracts are signed, however, the opening point for each show, with the succeeding route, will be announced. It is expected that this will be done about August 1. The shows that have been accepted to tour the circuit are: "The Cinderella Man," "The Heart of Wetoua," "After Office Hours," Campbell's "White Slave," "Peg o' My Heart." Thomas E. Shea in "Common Clay," "In Old New England," Mabelle Estelle in "Turn Back the Hours." "My Irish Cinderella," "A Daughter of the Sun," "Shore Acres," Walter N. Lawrence in "Come Back to Erin"; "The Woman Pays," "Bunker Bean," "Going Straight," 'The Girl Who Smiles." "The South Before the War," "Which One Shall I Marry." "The Double Cross." "A Little Girl in a Big City." "Arizona" and "It's a Long Way to Tipperary," all dramatic attractions. The list of musical shows consists of: "Mut and Jeff Divorced," "Hans T_*nd Fritz," "Bringing Up Father Abroad," Thurston tbe Magician, in a new produc- tion : a new "McFaddens Flats" produc- tion ; Kate. Elinore in a new musical com- edy, the title. of which has -net been se- lected ; "A Hawaiian * Butterfly," Lew Kelly in "Hello New York," Jimmy Hodges in "Pretty Baby": "The Katzen- jammer Kids." "Oh! Doctor." Gus Hills' "Follies of 1917." Hurtig and Seamon's "Colored Jubilee." "Stop. Look and Listen," "Polly and Her Pals" and "Happy Hooligan's Honeymoon." COOP A LENT NEARLY STRANDED Cc.NsoisviiiE, Pa., July 14.—Local newspapers last Thursday devoted much space to the trouble encountered by Coop and Lent's circus, which played here Wednesday, when a regular strike and near hey-rnbe was said to have taken place among the circus people, because it was claimed they had back salaries which they desired to collect. Because of the friction between management and employees, the circus was unable to move Thursday, after some of the people had taken out attach- ments against the show. Late Thursday, it was said that the man- ager had paid salaries and departed for parts unknown, and that the show would move to Homestead, after losing one stand. Capt. Peter Taylor, lion tamer with the circus, appeared at the police station Wed- nesday night clad only in his night shirt, and asked protection from the manager, who, he said, had been shooting at him. EFF1E WHEELER GETS DIVORCE Washxngtok, D. C. July 17.—Effie L. Dunnington, professionally known as Effie Wheeler, has been awarded an abso- lute divorce from Clyde C. Dunnington, a typewriter salesman, by Justice Stafford in the District Court, here, this week. No request was made for alimony. Mrs. Dunnington appeared last in "Stop, Look and Listen." W. WALLACE HAM BACK W. Wallace Ham, who has been handl- ing the business management of "Canary Cottage" during its Philadelphia engage- ment, has returned to New York, and is arranging the publicity details for a num- ber of the Morosco shows which have an early opening. ■ - RAISE PHISTER TESTIMONIAL Cincinnati, O., July 13.—The funeral of Montgomery Phister, veteran dramatic critic, wag held today. Virtually every important actor in America sent' a mes- sage and some sent even more substantial remembrance to the family. Only a day before he passed away, friends learned that a testimonial to the venerable writer would be appropriate. In a few hours a large ram was raised by a committee, of which Howard Saxby, magazine publisher, was chairman. Before this testimonial could be taken to Mr. Phiater, he had died. Plans may be made to have an ex- pression of similar kind tendered to the bereaved family. BUSER WINS DIVORCE Cincinnati, O., July 16.—Melville Buser, known professionally as Bert B. Melville, was granted a divorce from Bes- sie Buser, also in the profession, on the grounds of habitual drunkenness, here, last week. ADOPTS STAGE NAME Josephine E. Moore, a dancer, last week obtained permission from Supreme Court Justice Bijur to adopt, as her own, the name of Josephine E. Harriman, by which she has been professionally known for sev- eral years. "DOC" WILSON TAKES VACATION Dr. J. Victor Wilson, accompanied by his family, is spending his vacation at Atlantic City. During his absence the publicity work at the Strand is being looked after by R. Alfred Jones, the house manager. BOSTON UNION AND MANAGERS COMPROMISE PH1LA. HOUSE MAY CHANGE PnTT.Ann.PrnA, July 16.—It was an- nounced Saturday that the Allegheny Theatre, the big vaudeville house in the northeastern section of the city, is shortly to be taken over by a new company, which plans to operate it as a combination thea- tre, running vaudeville and feature pic- tures. The opening, it is said, will be in the Fall. Application for a charter for the new corporation, to be known as the Allegheny Theatre Co., has been made. The incorporators are Joseph Cohen, Harry Cohen and Emanuel Rosenberg. MILLER EMPLOYEES OUTING SET The annual outing and games of the combined I. Miller retail and manufactur- ing employees' associations will be held next Sunday at Hunger's on the beach, New Dorp, Staten Island. There will be a breakfast and dinner, refreshments on the field, dancing, bathing, baseball and other games wtth prizes, and last but not least, a jazz band. Tickets may be ob- tained from William Schumacher, treas- urer, at 1554 Broadway, at five dollars per person. OLD PHILA. NATIONAL PASSES Philadelphia, July 16.—The National Theatre, on Tenth Street, which was for many years one of the best known of the old-time variety theatres, will soon be -but a memory. The old playhouse, which for two years has been dark, was sold last week by the heirs of the late Thomas F. Kelly to the American Ice Co., and, it is said, will be torn down. BROADWAY GETS NEW THEATRE Broadway is to Lave still another thea- tre, according to plans filed last week by Eugene Higgins, who is to put $200,000 into a new house located at the north- west corner of Broadway and Ninety- fourth Street, and running L-shaped to Is'inety-fifth Street. The entrance will be on Broadway. When completed the thea- tre will seat 2,760 people. ADA DARETTE LOSES PET South Haven, Mich., July 15.—Ada Darette, who is spending her vacation with her mother at their Summer cottage here, lost her pet bull dog "Sapho," which died recently. She had carried the dog on the road for seven years. "Sapho" was well trained and had worked on many bills. STRIKE BELIEVED AVERTED Boston, July 14.—The general lockout of union musicians in the twelve. prin- cipal motion picture and vaudeville houses that was scheduled for to-day was averted after a long conference yesterday after- noon between theatre managers and a com- mittee of the Boston Musicians' Protective Association. While no agreement hag been reached as yet, both sides admit they are ready to compromise. It was stated, though not officially, that probably before the end of the week the managers would offer an increase of about $3.25 a week, and that the union would accept. This is just half of the increase which the union asks, to take effect in September. Notices announcing that men would be laid off were called back in every theatre except the Park. The orchestra of four- teen men there was laid off to-night. Man- ager Thomas D. Soriero declared that his business did not warrant him keeping an orchestra through July and August, but intimated that he was willing to meet the men half way in September. The theatre has a large new organ, which will displace the orchestra. President F. C. Kingman, of the Mu- sicians' Association, said that .the union would take no action 'against tbe Park Theatre. He declared that a theatre man- ager had the right to lay off his orchestra during the Summer after sufficient notice. He said he had no reason to believe that Manager Soriero would attempt to install a non-union orchestra. Summer park and concert work will keep all musicians busy this' Summer, and, it was said at union headquarters, that the Park Theatre or- chestra members already had places to go to. ZARROW TO CLOSE TWO SHOWS H. D. Zarrow is making arrangements to close two of his tabloid companies next week, in order to give his performers a four weeks' vacation. The "Little Blue Bird" .company, of which Jack Fuquay is man- ager, will close on July 23, and Mr. Fuquay and wife will go to Reading, Pa., for a visit and later to New York, where Zarrow and Fuquay will select new equip- ment for the coming season. Tbe "Amer- ican Girl" company will also close on next Monday, Raymond Lewis and wife going to Montreal and returning to Marietta, O., through Washington, D. C. Other mem- bers of the companies to lay plans for a vacation are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Manning, Harold Gillis, Misses Ross, Scotto and Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Market, Zeigler - Sisters, Garnett Burdett, Margaret Leiter and H. Osborn. "Variety Review," another Zarrow pro- duction, will take a vacation within a few weeks. D. J. Lynch is manager of this company. "GOOD-BYE BROADWAY P "Bud" Irwin, of the B. S. Moss offices, accompanied by Mrs. Irwin, is spending his two weeks' vacation in Atlantic City. Jack Linder, the vaudeville producer and representative, is spending a two-week va- cation in Dover, X. J. Rose Laura Cohen, of the B. S. Moss vaudeville department, leaves Saturday for her annual vacation at Liberty, New York. She will be away two weeks. Frances Jacoby, of the Sam Bernstein offices, left Friday for a two weeks' vaca- tion at Bar Harbor, Maine. "DAYBREAK" TO OPEN JULY 30 Selwyn & Co. will start their new sea- son at Asbury Park, N. J., on July 30, with "Day-break," the new play by Jane Cowl and Jane Muffin. It comes to the Harris Theatre, New York, on Aug. 13. TOBY CLAUDE The novel picture adorning the front cover of the Cuffek this week is that of Toby Claude, the clever little English comedienne now appearing in vaudeville on the Keith circuit. Miss Claude is offer- ing a new act entitled "Home On Leave," which is described as a "Celtic Flight of Fancy." The act is billed as Tobey Claude and William Smythe, and is booked by M. S. Bentbam. "Home on Leave" is a descrip- tive song skit in which both Miss Claude and Mr. Smythe find abundant opportunity to display their diversified talents. GRACEY AND CHRISTIE SPLIT Coshocton, O., July 14.—Frank M. Christie and W. H. Gracey, who formed a partnership last season to present mn- sical comedies, announced this week that, by mutual consent, the partnership will be dissolved. Mr. Gracey has laid plans to continue with his "Colonial Maids," and Mr. Christie expects to spend the Summer at his home in Vineland, N. J., until the regular seasons opens. BURKAN PRESSES CHAPLIN SUIT Nathan Burkan, the attorney, is plan- ning a trip to Los Angeles next week for the purpose of conferring with Charlie Chaplin in regard to the letter's suit against Essanay, in which he alleges the motion picture company padded one of his two-reel comedies into a four-reeler after his contract had expired. The trial is set for October in the New York Su- preme Court WRIGHTER GOES ON VACATION Springfield, Mass., July 15.—Gordon Wrighter, manager of Poli's Palace The- atre here, is enjoying a month's vacation. ZUKOR TO FILM YOUNG {Continued from page 3.) tract with her was a straightaway ironclad employment agreement. He sad he would see the issue raised by Miss Young through to the end, and that his concern would neither spare trouble or expense in pro- tecting their rights and the interests of their distributors and exhibtors. He said that no matter through whom Miss Young might try to distribute pictures, he would take steps to have them turned over to the Clara Kimball Young concern for distri- bution. Selznick left for Detroit yesterday after- noon, and it is said that his business there is in reference to the future of Miss Young's film career under the combined new direction. MNGRS. OPPOSE MUSICIANS (Continued from page 3.) the outcome of today's meeting the local will inform International President Joe Weber and ask him to notify the other organizations of the theatrical craft that their demands have not been met. They expect, then, to have the other organiza- tions co-operate with them to obtain their ends, or, if necessary, go on sympathetic strike with them. Should this be done, they will have the aid of the stage hands, electricians, motion picture operators and calcium light operators who are members of the International Alliance of Stage Em- ployees. A prominent manager who is a member of the' association stated yesterday that the members determined to stick together on the proposition and that, if .necessary, they were willing to man their' houses, where necessary, with non-union men. The burlesque managers will be greatly interested. in this meeting, as they have traveling attractions and, should a lock- out or strike take place, will desire to know how they will be affected in the presentation of their shows in other cities of the country. The scale which is to be presented this afternoon is scheduled to go into effect Sept. 1, and, even though the demands of the men are turned down, it is hardly likely that musicians employed in local theatres will be asked to walk ont on strike'until that date arrives.