The New York Clipper (March 1919)

March 19, 1919 THE NEW YORK ^LTPPER 21 Cft CHICAGO NEWS LEGISLATURE NOW ASKED TO CURB TICKET S PECULATORS Considers Bill Giving Theatre Patrons Who Are Overcharged Right to Sue Theatre Where Pasteboards Are Issued £ Backers Expect It to Go Through :.: % ': Ticket acalpcrs of this city will find the Siing rather "difficult if a bill introduced to the State legislature by William. Q. Thon becomes a. reality. It was drafted by Attorney' William Chonea. In addition to providing an ordinary' penalty of a $500 fine, or imprisonment for. one year, or both, for infractions of the proposed law, the bill gives the purchaser who is im- posed upon a private remedy. It consists of a legal action against owners or repre- sentatives of owners of places of amuse- ment for a aura of $a00 for each ticket for. which the purchaser is overcharged. The act, as drafted, is described "to .'prevent fraud and extortion upon the public in the sales, Barter-or exchange of admission ticket* | to. any theatre, arcui, ball park, place of public entertainment or amusement, in excess of the'advertised price or printed rate on such tickets." There:.is nothing in the proposed bill that will prevent theatres from offering tickets' for. sale at prices other than the box. office, -but .the same purchase price,' which must be plainly printed upon the tickets, must prevail at all selling places. Backers of the bill are confident that it will become an effective law and that it will go through without opposition.-. LOOP FILM OFFICES MUST MOVE On and after May, 1920, all motion pic- ture concerns now occupying Loop offices must vacate "their; headquarters. This action was taken following the fire, some time ago of the Pa the Exchange, la the Consumers building. A new city Ordi- nance prohibit! any motion picture ~£rm from having Loop offices. THREE MANNING SISTERS SUE The Three Manning Sisters have filed suit .against their respective hus b a nd s, Manuel T. Roes, Floyd Simpson and Henry Joseph Shea. All sisters would like to be freed at the same time, although they ware married at different times and different places. Leon A. Berekniak represents all of the girls. . PANTACES COMING TO CHICAGO Alexander, Pantages is to visit Chicago late this month for a conference with his 'local"representative, Coney Holmes. Noth- ing of any great importance is said to be attached to the visit, but it is reported that he may decide upon a site in the Loop for his Chicago theatre. ' SOUBRETTE GETS CASH George Remus, a riminal lawyer, was defended to-day in a divorce proceeding instituted against him by Lillian Remus, mother of. Ramona Remus principal sou- brette in one of the PcpVle and Green- wald's shows. The decree was granted to her and it is understood that be Is paying to the mother and daughter -$90,000. cash. > HODKTNS BACK FROM N. Y. I Charles. E. Hodkina, head of the Hod- kins-Pantages circuit, returned from New York City this .week. It was reported that he would affiliate-with Loew, but this is' denied here. ASCHEsVS GET ANOTHER HOUSE Fitzpatrick and MoElroy, who are pro- moting the Henry Ford films in this ter- ritory, have: closed arrangements for the entire;fioor of offices ,at '202 South State street. They have sold their theatre at 63d and Ashland streets to the Aacher ' Brothers for a reported "sum of $80,000. ' * LOOK FOR GOOD PARK BUSINESS Prompters of outdoor amusement'parks are contemplating" on enjoying one of the most prosperous seasons due to the fact that the dry law will drive-, an.unusual amount of business into the parks'.-'All. amusement parks in this vicinity will he opened by the mldjle of May. LAURETTE TAYLOR IS BETTER Lanrette Taylor, who is in in Cleveland, has been announced by her physicians as on the road to recovery: ' She will soon be able to rejoin the "Happiness" cart, it is stated. ■ ' WILL BUILD #750,000 THEATRE % lite Chicago United Theatre* Company, of which A. E. Whitbeok i> president, has obtained from C C. Mitchell and Com- i. pany- a bond issue loan of *3R5,000, pay- able in seven yean, with interest at 0 par - cent, secured upon the property on the" . southwest corner of Sixty-third street and Union avenue. . The property will be im-' ■ proved with a modern office building and a large theatre with a seating capacity of : 2,400. It wiB cost 1760,000. )- PASSPORTS HOLD THEM UP . The Transflehi Sisters are in •awaiting the issuance of passports their proposed trip to England. The Will remain overseas all Summer, .-a sister who i» the wife of in aviator. They appeared at the Theatre' last week.' '■■ ''' LEAGUE CHANGES NAME ' The Motion - Picture Exhibitors' League has dropped its former name and, here- after, wilt be : known aa the Illinois Ex- hlbfloiV' Alliance. The association wffl be governed by. a ■ special commission of twelve men. ,* * "'. GET W. V. M. A. ROUTE _..- Yule and Foster, who appeared last week at the Rialto Theatre in a snappy dancing act, hare been given a route of W. V. M. A. time. DICK BROWER MADE MANAGER Dick Brower, for many years treasurer of the. Star and Garter Theatre, has been- appointed manager of that house. ABNER AU RESIGNS - Abner AU, who, for the last year, baa been resident manager of the Olympia Theatre, has resigned his position and wfll hereafter devote his time to the upbuild- ing of Ms own picture theatre, which he Intend* to .open late this month. ' ■• ', • ■"«, CAMP DENIES HE WILL REMARRY William Carpenter Camp, -divorced last week by Elita Proctor Otis, danies that be is.to marry Mrs. Wm, O. Thome, widow of the late vice-president of Montgomery Ward and Company. : REDFORD GETS DIVORCE ' \\ , Sam Bedford, of Weber and Radford, has obtained a divorce from his wife, MUly Goldring, before Judge Hopkins. He was represented by Leon A. Bereaniak wm liia^wV^'aViSsVImffissiaV^ l*. WE HAVE LANDED ANOTHER STAR GRANT CLARKE (HE WRITES SOME LYRICS> ■—' Mr. Clarke is now on our writing staff, so watch out for some new sensational hits. « ^VIcCARTH^ & FISHER, Inc. 224 WEST 46th STREET, NEW YORK -" - ' GEO. A. FRIEDMAN, Q.neral Manaffar Chkago. 111., Grand Opera Hou*« Bldg ......J Philadelphia, Pa., 708 Kmth Theatre Bldg. Bo.ton,- Maw., 240 Tremont Street BRANCH OFFICES St Louis Mo., 401 Calumet Btdg Irving Mill*, M«r. JLnjmio McHug-h, Mgr. > . . . • . * Sat, Franc Uco, Cal., S07 Pi Datt*H> Mid*, TtdW