The New York Clipper (July 1917)

July 18, 1917 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 17 ROSTERS OF NINE MORE SHOWS ARE FILLED WILL START REHEARSALS SOON Nine more rosters were completed by producers of shows on the Columbia and American Circuits last week. All will be in rehearsal by the end of next week. The complete rosters are: "The Aviator*" Gladys Sears, Naomi Marcy, Eva Lewis, Babe Naziworthy, Sammy Evans, Charles Neil, Fred F. De Silvia,' Scranton, Bell and Scranton, and June Dixon's "Models." Frank Lalor, manager; William White, business manager; Fred Bursaw, property man; JR. F. Burks, carpenter, and W. L. Terrill, leader. "RoirLnJ Girl." Solly Ward, Harry Coleman, Don Tre- rib, Hunter, Chick and Hunter, Estar De- laur, "Chubby" Drisdale, Elsie Bostelle and Florence King. Bob Simons, man- ager; Louis Frank, agent; George Mar- shall, leader; Chas. McEwan, carpenter, and Geo. Boyle, property man. "Bon Tons" Lester Allen, Joe Opp, John Barry, Irene Chesliegh, Emma Kohler, Babe Clark, Tony Cortelli, Ed Miller and Re- dcro. Chas. Falk, manager; Jack Leslie, Xnt; W. McCreery, carpenter, and Ed- Simmons, property man. "Twentieth Century Maids" James Barton, Jack Duffy, Jim Howell, Jacqueline Tallman, Florence Tanner, Bob Ferns, Arthur Young and Juliet. Edward Chipman, manager; Harry Abbott, agent; Arthur Young, props, and L. Tallman, carpenter. "Million Dollar Doll." Dan Marble, Cliff Bragdon, Harry Man- dell. Gladys Parker, Ann Montgomery, Jack Oakley, Norma Barry and Harry Carr. Ira S. Millir, manager; Fred Jacobs, agent; Ike Wall, carpenter, and L. Eock, property man. "Golden Crook." Billv Arlington, Frank DeVoe, Harlie Mayne, Eleanor Cochran, GateB and Gates and the Pall Mall Trio. James Ful- ton, manager. "Sporting Widows" Harry Cooper, Savo, Jack Strauss, Frank Cook, Drena Mack, Irene Meara and Jean Pollock. Ben Harris, manager. "BurUaqua Review" Harry Morton, Zellah Russell, Dan Murphy, Flossie Everett, Harry O'Neill, Roy Peck and Julia Kelty. Lou Sawyer, manager. "Grown Up Babie." Harry. Koler, Sammy Collins, Harry Meyers, Louis Wright, Lillian West and Jack Callahan. Billy Vail, manager, and Fred Strauss, agent. SUNDAY SHOWS IN PORT HURON Port Huron, Mich., July 16.—The Ma- jestic Theatre, thia city, will play the burlesque shows booked through the Colum- bia Amusement Company on Sunday this season as it has in the past two years. This will be the Sunday between Detroit and Toronto. ARMER WINS DIVORCE Chicago, July 14.—Word has just leaked out of a divorce granted by Judge Chas. Thompson in this city June 12 to Harry Armer, musical director of .the "Hip, Hip, Horray Girls," from Anna • .Armer, a non-professional. CAMPBELL SELLS TO HYAMS William S. Campbell has sold all his holdings and stock in the American Bur- lesque Circuit to Harry Hyams, Jr., of Brooklyn. This will include the franchise of the "Pat White Gaiety Girls," which will be controlled by Pat White Company, Inc., of which Harry Hyams, Jr., is presi- dent. Mr. Hyams is the husband of Vin- nie Henshaw, well known in burlesque a few years ago as a leading woman. BURLESQUERS AT ONSET, MASS. Onset, Mass., July 14.—Harry Lang, who will be featured with one of Jack Singer's shows on the Columbia Circuit this season has been Summering here for the past six weeks. He will leave for New York today to report for rehearsal Mon- day". Other performers resting here are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Honan, Billy Miller, Flo Russell, Helen Walters, Little Billy and Finley and Burke. BAKER REHEARSALS TO START Yulan, N. Y., July 16.—Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Baker, Chas. Baker, Jr., and Jack Smith have been spending a few weeks vacation here during the hot spell. Baker and Smith will leave for New York this week to attend rehearsals of their shows. Smith will be with Baker's "Speedway Girls" this season. AMERICAN CANCELS LOUISVILLE Louisville, Ky., July 14.—The Ameri- can Burlesque Circuit has cancelled ita bookings for this city. There will be no regular "Wheel" shows in this city during the season according to the present ar- rangements. The shows will lay off a week between Indianapolis and Columbus. MARION SIGNS NELLIE WATSON Nellie Watson's signature to a contract by Dave Marion for his big show this season was announced last week. Miss Watson will be the ingenue-sou- brette for the company, and claims she will have the most elaborate wardrobe in burlesque. _______ WESTERN BOOKERS IN TOWN The Busby Bros., who have theatres in Quincy, 111., and Waterloo, la., and Charlie Greiber, of Mankato, Minn., are in New York booking shows of the American Burlesque Circuit for their houses during the lay-off after St. Paul. MONA RAYMOND RE-SIGNED Mona Raymond has been re-engaged by Lou Lesser for the prima donna role in Harry Hart's "Hello, Girls." This will be Miss Raymond's third season with this show. Several other managers have been trying to sign Miss Raymond. NELLIE NICE LOSES VOICE Nellie Nice, ingenue with the "Hello Girls" who has been ill for the last six weeks, has recovered, but has developed paralysis of the vocal cords, which will no doubt restrain her from working for several months more. THREE PLAYERS ARE ENGAGED Charles Quinn goes with Henry Dixon's "Review 1918" as straight, Margerie Wil- son with Max Spiegel's "Merry Round- ers," Bonnie Lloyd with Strouss & Frank- lin. All were booked through Roehm _ Richards' office. BOSTON "GAIETY" NOW "GAYETY" Boston. July 16.—Tom Henry baa changed the spelling of the name in the theatre Gaiety to Gayety, using "y" in place of "i." All the Gayety Theatres on the circnit are now uniform in spelling. ELECTRICIANS DROPPED BY MANAGERS CIRCUITS DECIDE TO ECONOMIZE HASTINGS ENGAGES O'NEIL Harry Hastings has engaged Frank O'Neil. the golden-voiced tenor, for his "Big Show" this season. At a meeting of the managers of vari- ous burlesque attractions and the officers of the Columbia and American Burlesque Circuits, held last week, it was decided to eliminate electricians from the com- plement of all traveling burlesque com- panies next season. This move will leave vacant seventy positions with the shows on the two circuits, and will mean a weekly saving of $2,800 to the combined managers in salary, besides about $500 in railroad fares. The producers on the American Circuit have been discussing the advisability of the move for two months. Tbey con- ferred with the producers of the Columbia Circuit, who thought it might prove a profitable move for them to take the same step. Several meetings were held outlining the plans that would be pur- sued if this action was determined upon, and after these were discussed a general meeting of the managers was called. last week. All were unanimous in their de- sire to drop thia department from shows. At the meeting it was stated that the salary of electricians had been increased from $35 to $40 a week by the union; that the conditions on account of the war were uncertain for the next season, and that managers should endeavor to oper- ate their snows as economically as pos- sible. It was said that a number of the pro- ducers thought it sheer folly to invest from $2,000 to $5,000 in electrical equip- ment for their shows, as, if the perform- ance were a good standard one, the pub- lic would more than overlook the absence Of electrical effects that have been fea- tures of the shows in the past. In order to comply with the laws of the union regarding electrical equipment, the shows will not have any lights ex- cepting the foot and border lights for all effects. This will eliminate the spot lights, bridge and stage flood lights from all of the theatres in which they appear. New lighting arrangements are to be made in all the theatres on both circuits. The auditorium of the house is to be much brighter, with additional lights in- stalled and with a much larger candle- power lamp used for the foot and bor- ders. To obtain a flood effect it la said tbat several 500-watt flood lamps will be installed in the borders, which can be operated on an independent switch on the stage switchboard. For the color lights, a new style medium win be placed in front of the foot and border lights and, when operated, will give a dimming effect. This medium is a new gelatine compo- sition. Chas. C. Crickmore, assistant to Presi- dent Chas. C. Shay of the International Alliance of Stage Hands and Electricians, stated that the managers are entirely within their rights in dispensing with the electricians, provided they comply with the regulations covering this department. He stated that, according to their plans, they would not 1* able to carry any piece of wire which is fusable among their properties. As long as tbey comply with this regulation they can dispense with their electricians, he said. The International, however, will give instructions to its various delegates and house stewards in the cities where the attractions play, to see that the rules are complied with. SCRIBNER IS A FATHER "A nine and a half-pound boy" is the message that was received over the 'phone at the Columbia Circuit headquarters last Saturday morning. Sam A. Scribner, general manager of burlesque's greatest organization, phoned the message from his country estate at Bronxville. Mrs. Scribner and the new heir are enjoying the best of health. KESSLER'S PRINCIPALS PICKED The principals engaged for Kessler's Roof next week include: Artie Harris, German comedian; Hughie Flaherty, tramp; Jack Shargel, Hebrew comedian; Louie Wolf, prima donna; Beulab Ken- nedy and Flossie Bauer, soubrettes, and Joe Dolan. All booked through Roehm & Richards. FRED BUSSEY HERE Fred Bussey, of the Empire Theatre, Toledo, publisher of the programme at that house, is in New York on his yearly visit. He will return home next week. Fred Kessler, advertising agent of the Empire, is also a visitor, having motored in from Toledo. TRENTON GRAND ON AMERICAN The Grand, in Trenton, has been booked in on the American Burlesque Circuit for the last three days of the lay-off week after the week of one-nighters on the Penn. Circuit. The first three days will be filled in by General Manager Peck this week. NUGENT CANCELS IN STOCK Bob Nugent, tramp.and eccentric co- median, who was featured with Max Spiegel's "Social Follies" last season, has cancelled his engagement in stock at the Columbia, Indianapolis. Nugent is look- ing for a road show. "SPEEDWAY GIRLS" LEAD PICKED Charlie Baker has engaged Dolly Bunch as prima donna for the Speedway Girls." Baker signed Miss Bunch last winter when he was on the Coast, where she has been under the management of Kolb & Dill. SID GOLD REHEARSING Sid Gold, who has been doing a double with Babe La Tour in vaudeville all sum- mer, is now rehearsing with the Ben Welch Show. Miss La Tour will remain in vaudeville thia season. SPIEGEL ENGAGES JENNINGS Lewis Jenning has been engaged as musical director of Max Spiegel's "Social Follies" this season, in place of Samuel T. Cbmpton, who was with the company last season. SET NEW COLUMBIA OPENING Arrangements have been made with J. Herbert Maek to open the Columbia The- atre, New York, Aug. 6. The "Burlesque Review" will be the attraction. "SIGHTSEERS" AGENT PICKED Harry Lambert has been appointed agent of "Blutch" Cooper's "Sightseers." He was ahead of the "Hip, Hip, Hooray Girls" last season. FRANK WAKEFIELD ENGAGED Frank Wakefield has been engaged for one of Hurtig A Seamon's shows this sea- son. Burlesque Now* Continued on Page 23 OLYMPIC OPENS AUG. 4 The Olympic will open Saturday _ Aug. 4, with Pat White's "Gaiety _rl SAMMY WRIGHT IN ARKVLLE Sammy Wright is spending a few week* at Harry Kohler's Hotel in ArkviHe, N. Y.