The New York Clipper (August 1917)

THE NEW YORK CLIPPER August 1, 1917 Thalhciwicr & SofransJd Bobb and Robertson in a new comedy act; Laughlin and West, singing and dancing torn; Fields and Taylor, piano and singing; Alice Morley and Jazz Band; Keit and Harrison, singing and dancing; Ward and Mayer, comedy talking act; Leonard and Willard, comedy skit; Tay- lor and Howard, comedy skit; Lulu Sut- ton and Co., sketch, "Oh Nunkie!"; Ala- son and Vidocq, comedy skit; Golden's Russian Troupe, ten people, novelty Rus- sian dancers, and Golden's World Danc- ers, ten people, novelty dancing act. Lou Edleman St George M. King "His Widow's Fancies," musical farce, nine people; "Top Many Wives," musical comedy farce, nine people; Gene Barnes and Tom McGuire, comedy skit entitled, "Buttin' In"; Miller, Belmont and Miller, singing and dancing; Billy Baker and Ed- die Rogers in comedy singing and talking act entitled, "The Baron and Count of No Account," and the Forman Sisters, char- acter singing act. Lee P. Muckenf uss Four Reenees, singing scenic novelty, entitled, "A Trip Around the World"; a second company of "Top o' the World Dancers," ten people; Rhoda and Cramp- ton, new singing act; Harry and Kitty Sutton, comedy scenic act, "The Perfum- ery Model"; Hippodrome Four, a new comedy singing act; Ed Van Sloane and Myra Dean in comedy sketch by Van Sloane; Hendricks and Padulo, in com- edy skit, "Putting One Over," by Harry H. Richards and Neville Fleeson. Mandell & Rose Ailos Troupe, formerly the Fantano Troupe, four people, new acrobatic nov- elty; Harry Brown and Harry Evans, singing, talking and dancing; Mary Dona- hue, singing novelty; Lambert and Bris- coe, comedy singing, talking and dancing; Arthur De Voy and Co., in comedy farce by Emmett DeVoe; Mrs. Arthur Devoy and Co., four people in Emily Ann Well- man's sketch, "Slippery Jim Slicker"; Jess and Milton Feiber in comedy, piano and singing act; Piquo, comedy acrobatic turn; William Ctosb and Co., six people in new act "Milady's Gowns"; Austin Stuart and Billy Lewis in comedy talking act; The Valdos, comedy illusion act; Wheeler and Potter, comedy skit; Elliott and Mora, comedy skit by Richards and Fleeson; Three Alezs, acrobatic act; Arthur Geary, new pianologue, and Peggy Russell and assistant in comedy singing act. Herman Becker. "Yucatan," a musical girl act with twelve people, including Clem Be vine; "Old Knobs," a musical farce comedy by E. P. Rittenberg with eleven people. Marty Brooks "Olives," musical tabloid act with ten people and a new musical military act with twelve people. Wesley & Duff ua Patton and Marks, singing and dancing; "Platinum Beauties," five people posing act produced by R. Kowanda. Billy Grady "Evolution of a Quaker," novelty single act; "Sunbonnets and Derbies," musical girl act with eight people, and "The Last Rehearsal," musical girl act with nine people. Sam Baerwitz Powder and Capman, comedy act, and Browning and Dean, a Western black face turn. Rapf and GoMer "The Fisherman," with ten people, novelty act; "Art," classical novelty with ten people. Frank Evans Bonita and Lew Hearn in a new novelty act, especially written. Rose and Curtis Wheeler and Dolan in a new act. John C. Peebles Homer Miles and company in a new act. SoL Unger Novelty dancing act with nine people, featuring Stafford & Ivy. LEE CHILDREN STOPPED BY GERRYLAW LOEW MANAGER ARRESTED Charged with violating a section of the Penal Law which makes it a misdemeanor to use children in a theatrical entertain- ment without the consent of the mayor of the city, Charles Sewards, manager of Loew's Seventh Avenue Theatre, and Irene Lee, mother of Katherine and Jane Lee, Fox juvenile stars, were arrested on Thursday last at the instance of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Katherine and Jane, aged seven and four respectively, are co-staro in the Fox 'film, "Two Little Imps," which was being shown at the Seventh Avenue Theatre. The two little girls were billed to ap- pear in conjunction with the picture, and are said to have entertained the audience with a song and dance specialty. Acting Superintendent Moor, of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, states that this is in direct vio- lation of the Gerry law. The children had received no permit to appear, and it is very doubtful, according to Moor, whether a permit would have been granted for this sort of an act, for the society is unalterably opposed to chil- dren of tender years singing or dancing upon the professional stage. The case came up Friday before Magis- trate Simms, of the Twelfth District Court, but was adjourned for one week, owing to the absence of Harry Saks Hech- heimer, attorney for Mrs. Lee. She and Manager Sewards were both released on bail. The case presents a new point, inas- much as it may be contended by the de- fendants that the children were not a part of the vaudeville bill but were merely ap- pearing as a special feature in conjunc- tion with their picture and are, therefore, out of the jurisdiction of the Gerry law The case will be resumed at 2 o'clock, Friday afternooD, when the entire matter will be beard. Tom Jones Grey and Byron, comedy skit and danc- ing; Jack Reddy, single singing and talk- ing; Exposition Jubilee Four; Brady and Maboney, in new comedy sketch, and the New York Comedy Four. Chas. J. Fltzpatrick Two White Steppers, novelty dancing act; Kennedy and Kramer, piano, banjo and dancing; Beth Mayo, new singing novelty; Cunningham and Marion, talking acrobatic: The Hennings, comedy jug- gling ; Charles Horn and company, four people, comedy sketch, "Old Bill Rogers"; and the Vespo Duo, piano, accordion and singing. Other new acts that will appear are: Wilfred Clark and company, in a new farce, "His Reel Trouble"; Anderson, Burt and company, in a new satire, "Good Service"; Otto Koerner and company, three people in comedy skit, "Pep"; James B. Carson and company, in novelty girl act; Stan Stanley, assisted by three men in a new act; Lucille Cavanagh, Tom Dingle and Paul Frawley, in a new danc- ing offering; Jane Kennedy's "Musical Moments," with Alice Farrell and com- pany; Ziegler Sisters, Vincent and Maxim, Amaros and Jeanette and Sammy Lee. New acts have been written for the fol- lowing by Harry H. Richards: A. Colby and Neville Fleeson; Jimmy Rosen and company, three people, comedy playlet; Reynolds and Menno, comedy skat, "Intro- duce Me"; Mina Schall, cycle of songs; Rita Gould, cycle of songs; Fred ■ Hagen and company, comedy skit, "Molly's Polygomy"; Herbert De Guerre, comedy skit, "The Star Boarder"; Marion Murray and company, three people, comedy sketch, "The Corset Buyer": Eleanor Cochran, special songs, and special songs for Maud Earl of Norton and Earl. FRAZEE LOSES SUIT Harry Frazee and the Frazee Realty Co. must pay the Union Estates Co. the sum of $21,946.44 on a judgment obtained by the plaintiff in 1914 in the Supreme Court, in an action brought to recover an addi- tional 17 per cent, interest on a bonded mortgage of 970,000 procured by the de- fendants at the time the Longacre The- atre was being erected. At the time the mortgage was executed it was stipulated that, 2 the amount was not paid at a specified time that, in ad- dition to the legal rate of 6 per cent, in- terest, an additional amount of 17 per cent, interest would stand against the mortgage until it was paid. Frazee ap- pealed the judgment at the time, and the Appellate Division upheld him. The plaintiff then appealed to the Court of Appeals, which last week decided that it was legal. The mortgage of $70,000 and the legal rate of interest on it was paid during the pendancy of the proceedings. Eisman, Levy, Cohn & Lewine appeared for the plaintiffs in the action. DELF KEEPS HIS CONTRACT Harry Delf has a ten-week contract for himself and his pianist which obligates bim to appear at a local cabaret twice on Sunday as well as on all other evenings. When the cabaret management told him that the act would not be wanted last Sunday and that he would only be paid for the other six evenings' work, Delf couldn't see it that way and declared that be was determined to fultill his part of the contract. So, on Sunday night, to an audience composed of the janitor, the night watch- man and two scrub women, Delf and bis pianist went through their entire routine, in make-up, and gave two performances of their act. Next Sunday evening he promises to repeat the show and every Sunday evening thereafter until the ten weeks are up. RITA GOULD Rita Gould, whose picture appears on this week's cover, is a talented songstress who is now presenting to vaudeviUe a high-class single, well routined and excel- lently presented. Miss Gould, who has been a favorite at the Winter Garden, brings to vaudeville many new ideas and original creations in the art of dressing, and possesses a wardrobe that, in itself, would warrant the act's success. But Miss Gould possesses a radiant personality and a rich, contralto voice as well, and does not simply depend on her appearance to put the act over. Coupled with an ex- cellently chosen wardrobe, she possesses real talent, and these two essential at- tributes forecast long success for such a capable singer in the realm of the two- a-day. ZIEGFELD PAYS JUDGMENT Flo Ziegfeld, Jr., "cleaned off" all judgments that have stood against him for a number of years, last week, when he paid $876.71, which was the amount of a judgment obtained against him by Josephs, the costumer, Sept. 22, Mil. This judgment was for costumes supplied to a show operated by Ziegfeld. CABARET SINGER ASSAULTED Eugene Egan, a chauffeur, has been ar- rested on the complaint of Grace Halsted, a cabaret singer, employed in a cabaret at Classon Point She alleges that she was assaulted while in an automobile driven by Egan, and that Egan and three other men participated in the attack. "WHAT NEXT" IS SEEN San Dikqo, CaL, July 30.—Oliver Mo- rosco presented his latest play, "What Next," for its initial performance at the Strand Theatre yesterday. This is the third of the Morosco plays to have its first performance in this city. LIGHTS CRUISE STARTS IN AUTOS FIRST SHOW AT ROCKA WAY Fab Rockaway, July 30.—The first an- nual cruise of The Lights, the organiza- tion of actors that put Freeport on the map, got under way to-day, and Columbus, when he discovered America, was not more proud than Frank Tinney when these sons of Thespis hove in sight of this town, despite the fact that their trusty ship had failed them and they had made the trip in automobiles. It is expected that the boat will be ready for them to-morrow at Long Beach, and that the rest of the towns on their schedule will be reached with its aid. A rousing reception was given the mariners here, the townsfolk and cottagers, together with society people from sur- rounding estates, crowding into the little Star of the Sea auditorium and cheerfully submitting to the sweltering heat in order to get a glimpse of the funmakers. Even Marcus Loew, who has taken a great in- terest in the Lights, recently, motored down from New York and joined with the others in giving the venture a good send- off. As near as could be estimated, al- though no definite figures could be ob- tained, the performance here took in about $1,500. The route of the cruise has been laid out as follows, and will be played in this order: To-morrow (Tuesday), Long Beach ; Wednesday, Bayshore; Thursday, Patch- ogue; Friday, Glen Cove; Saturday, Free- port, and Sunday at the Astor Theatre, New York. George M. Cohan and Nora Bayes are scheduled to join the cruise at Long Beach to-morrow. PLAN INTERSTATE EXHIBITION Tsenton, N. J., July 81.—The Inter- State Fair Association is planning its five- day annual exhibition, for September and October, on the grounds along the New York Division of the Pennsylvania Rail- road lines in Hamilton Township, near this city. Every building on the grounds is being dressed in a new coat of paint, and three new structures are in the course of erection. RE-DECORATE ROCHESTER HOUSE Rochester, N. Y., July 30.—The Avon Theatre, which recently suspended its Sum- mer policy of motion pictures, is being ren- ovated and redecorated prior to the Open- ing of the vaudeville season on Septem- ber 3. MELROSE RETURNS TO VAUDE. Charles (Mack) Melrose, formerly of the Melrose Four, who has been in the automobile business for seven years, haa returned to the stage and will open on the Poli time about Aug. 15. MUSICIANS WIN RAISE {Continued from page 8.) The burlesque leaders who receive $60, when playing a Sunday show, will get $62, and the leaders of picture theatres of the Rialto and Strand type are in- creased from $60 to $68 a week. At the meeting of the managers and a committee of the musicians held in the offices of the United Theatrical Managers' Protective Association last Thursday, most of the adjustments were made before the general bodies. However, it became necessary to have a special session be- tween the committee and J. J. Moloney. who represented the first class theatres, as well as one with Mark Lenscher, who represented the Hippodrome, and Ralph Long, appearing on behalf of the Winter- garden. At the session with Mr. Maloney, he agreed that the size of the orchestra in the theatres on his circuits would not be diminished, despite the raise. The mu- sicians feared, prior to the meeting, that the Keith people, should they grant the increase, would cut down the number of men. The new scale of wages, with the ex- ception of vaudeville theatres, will go into effect next Monday. The latter houses will start under the increased scale on Sep- tember 1.