The New York Clipper (May 1919)

May 28, 1919 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER DOUBLE-HEADER N.V. A. BENEFIT IDEA_OFF HIP TO HOLD BIG EVENT Plans for holding the Third "Annual Benefit of the National Vaudeville/Artists at both the Hippodrome and the* Metro- politan, Opera House, Sunday evening, June 1, will have to be changed,', it was learned- Monday. Officials of the National Vaudeville Artists explained that satis- factory arrangements could not be made. The Hippodrome people will receive $1,200 for the one performance. The Hip has a seating capacity of 6,000 and the Metropolitan about 3,200. Last year 1,200 persons were seated on the Hippo- drome stage. This year, acts were to have doubled at both houses. It is thought, however, that arrangements to utilize both places may be made at the last moment, as tile Met- ropolitan is now dark. William Stuart, assistant to Henry Chesterfield, Secretary of the N. V. A., announced Monday night that 57 acts had already agreed to appear. It is expected that there will be 60 acts by the time the curtain rises. James J. Morton, of the Four Mortons, and Loney Haskell, who were the announcers last year, are in New York and will likely do the honors this time also. The exchange of tickets for reserved seats "began at the Hippodrome box office at 10 o'clock Monday morning and will continue all week. Edward Benton is in charge of the program and Joseph Sullivan is looking after the sale of seats. The acts scheduled to be seen at the benefit are: George M. Cohan, Arnant Brothers, Avon Comedy Four, Belle Baker, Irving Berlin, Irene Bordoni, Elizabeth Brice, Caosinos, Leo Carillo. Carrol and Whea- ton, Emma Cams, Marguerite Sylva, Eva Tanguay, Julius Taanen, Frank Tinney, Twenty-seventh Regiment Boys, Sophie Tucker. TJ. S. Jazz Band, Van and Scheack. .Harry Watson. Yip, Yap, Yaphank, Julia Arthur. Clark and Bergman, Courtney Sis- ters. Wellington Cross. The Dolly Sisters. The Dooleys. Gus Edwards. Harry Fox, Irene Franklin, Frisco. Nan Halperin, Gertrude Hoffman, Howard and Clark, Lew Holtz. Jimmie Hussey. May Irwin, Mme. Nita-Jo, Juliette. Keith's Boy Band. Charles and Mollie King. Lambert and Ball. Cecil Lean, Eddie Leonard, Henry Lewis. Bessie McCoy, George MacFarland. Melntrre and Heath, Mehlinger and Mey- er. The Four Mortons, George Price, Blanche Rinp. Pat Rooney. Sr. and Jr.. Ruth Roye. Lillian Russell. Savoy and Brennan and Mile. Dazie. EUROPE'S BAND DISSOLVING The late Lieutenant James Europe's band is breaking up. With the death of the popular leader of the 308th Regiment Jazz Band, it seems that the tying link which held the players together was broken. Efforts were made to get Will Tyera of the Clef Club and associated with Europe iu some of the hitter's former endeavors, to assume the leadership of the band, but they failed. Meanwhile, several members of the band, eighteen in number to be exact, are stranded. They can hardly speak English, and most of them have families dependant upon them. They -have applied for posi- tions at the negro division of the State In- dustrial Commission, but with the present reigning conditions, placing them is not easy. Herbert Wright, the drummer, has been indicted in Boston, charged with the mur- der of Europe. He was without funds, and the court provided counsel for him. An attempt was made to hold the trial on May 23, but the defense asked to have it put off for a later date in order that it might be possible to show that the stabbing was the result of a series of occurrences. Accordingly, it was adjourned to June 9. 0RPHEUM TO SCOUR EARTH FOR^CTS C. E. BRAY SAILS JULY 8TH JACK WILSON OPENING SET Salt Francisco, May 24.—Jack Wilson, the blackface comedian, who has been ap- pearing at the Casino in "Let's Go" and "That's It," and who, incidentally, wrote and produced those revues, is to open his new act at' Des Moines on June 1, and left here early this week to travel there by auto. He opens in Chicago on June 0. In the act with him are Kitty Gordon, her daughter, Vera Beresford, Dave Lerner and George Baldwin. Wilson has just learned that 160 acres of property he owns near Lincoln, Neb., has jumped in price to a high figure. COOK'S BAND TO SAIL According to Charles Bornhaupt, inter- national agent, England is mad over jazz music. He will send Will Marion Cook's syncopated orchestra of thirty-six colored boys over on the White Star liner North- loud next Saturday. They will go on a concert tour through England, under the direction of Andre Chariot, of London, making their first appearance in the me- tropolis. Two weeks have been guaran- teed them, but it is thought the engage- ment will continue as long as Cook desires. Martin Beck, Managing Director of the Orpheum Circuit, has arranged to send C. E. Bray, his Assistant General Manager,, os a trip around the world to search for new vaudeville acts. The Orpheum Circuit has long maintained an affiliation in practically every city of the world. Whenever an artist or a novel- ty was found, arrangements were Immedi- ately entered into for an Orpheum tour. The war, quite naturally, put an end to this system, and now, although it is in the process of reassembling, Mr. Beck believes much more can be accomplished by having his assistant circumnavigate the globe, per- sonally inspecting everything of an amuse- ment nature. This will be the first time in the history of theatricals that quite as broad an effort has been made to get new material. Mr. Bray will sail from San Francisco on July 8th. His trip will require over a year and the principal points on his itinerary include Hawaii, Japan, Corea, Manchuria, China, the Philippines, Slam, the Malay States, Java, Australia, Burmah, and India, returning via the Suez Canal and Europe. In 1915, Mr. Bray secured a leave of absence' from the Orpheum Circuit and went to Europe for a newspaper, writing his personal impressions of war thus Eng- land, France and Germany. Mr. Beck has been considering this plan for a long time. In his opinion, even (he remotest country must have native music or dancing or sports of an unusual char- acter which, if transplanted to the,theatres of the United States, would materially in- crease the wide versatility of vaudeville. He believes this the opportune time for the undertaking. He and Mr. Bray have been working together, accordingly, for some time, arranging the details of the trip. Mrs. Bray is accompanying him on this journey. ENTERTAIN WOUNDED FIGHTERS At performances given at the various hospitals last week for the wounded soldier* and sailors, under the auspices of the War Hospital Entertainment Association, the following appeared: Both and Morgan, Adele, Rosar Bisters, Lucie Bruch, Tracer Reba and Francis, Carrie Lillle, LaBelle and Louise, Mae Melville, Fay Courtney, Victor La Salle and Loretta, Lorette and Morton, Helene Vincent, Warren and Wade, the Sunset Entertainers, Bernardina G rattan, Olga, Sid Lesser, Florence Tim- poni, Joe Worth, Billy Cripps, Poly a no, Deas and Daale, Cavanaugh and Tompkins, George W. Reynolds, Murray and Berge, Harry Ross, Nelson and Cronan, Allaire, Meyers, Lloyd and Maiden, Wells DeVeaux, Cook and Perry, Willkreiger, Three Rozel- laa, Ed and Joe Smith, Irene Meyers, Irene Meyers, Clyde Austin, Edmonds and Siegel, Betty Garriah, Harry Le Marr, Bert Leigbton and Graham and Norton. COMPLAIN OF ZENO AND MANDEL One of the gags used by Dickinson and Deagen is alleged to have been lifted by Zeno and Mandel, in a complaint filed Monday with Secretary Chesterfield, of the National Vaudeville Artists. According to the complaint, Dickinson and Deagen pull it thus. "Papa got so touch we had to kill him." and the other team use the same language with the exception of substituting the word "shoot" for "kin." The complainants say they have been using the gag for eight years and ask the others to either prove they have a prior right or stop using it. | , JAKE LUB IN IS ILL Jake Lubin, general booking manager of the Loew office, hasibeen 111 for the last week. c During his absence -3foe Schenck has been taking charge of the office, with the assistance of Johnny Hyde. , NEW ACTS ARE OPENING A number of new acts will open this week in and around New York, booked by Arthur Lyons. Among them are Dolly Todd and Jazz Band, from New Orleans; Mason and Daull, of the Boyarr Troupe; Johnny Singer in a single, and Louise Car- ter and Company in a comedy-dramatic sketch. He has also placed Armstrong and Beeder, Ward and King, Ernest Evans and Girls, and Frank Hartley, on the Loew time, and Warren and Templeton, formerly with the May Irwin show, on the Moss time. - -• BREWSTER BOOKING PARKS The Breswter Amusement Company of Boston is booking the New England parks which for the last twenty-five years have been booked by the Gorman Amusement Company. M. J. Meany. E. A. Brewster and W. L. Gallagher have charge of the booking and routing of the attractions. DOYLE AND DIXON TO SAIL Doyle • and Dixon, recently of "The Canary," have been signed by Albert de Courville with Midgie Millar for the Champs Elysees show in Paris, which win be staged by Julian Mitchell. The danc- ing team and Miss Miller will sail for France within the next two weeks. TO PLAY COAST TOWNS San Francisco, May. 24.—The ten pu- pils of Anita Peters Wright who have been seen on the Casino stage in Jack Wilson's two musical comedy revues, are to be booked as an act for several weeks in Coast towns, after which they will leave for Stockholm. MORRISEY GETS 25 WEEKS Jack Morrisey, the Australian whip- snapper,- has been routed over the Orpheum Circuit for" twenty-five weeks. v MARIE DRESSLER FINED Marie Dressier now faces either a fine of $300 and $30 costs or a term in Lad- low Street Jail for contempt of court. The fine and terms were imposed last week by City Court Justice Allen. Miss Dressier owes a judgment of $800 to Owen Hitching*, for services and sop- plies. She failed to pay, it, and on April 15, he obtained an order for her exam- ination. Miss Dressier did not appear in court, but sent a message that she was too busy with the Victory Loan campaign, and that she would appear later. She failed to do so, and the creditor's attorney moved that she be punished for contempt of court. LEVY WONT GO ABROAD Charles Bornhaupt is threatening to take legal action against Bert Levy, the cartoonist, who, Bornhaupt says, refuses to carry out a contract to appear in Eng- land in July, under the direction of Alfred Butt. Bornhaupt claims that, after he had signed Levy up for four weeks, beginning in July, Charles Dillingham offered Levy a -contract with more money to appear at the Hippodrome next season. ERROL TO STAY IN LONDON Willie Edelatein has received a cable- gram from London, stating that Leon Br- roll will not return as soon as expected, bat will remain there for the entire run of "Joy Bells" under the De Courville management at the Hippodrome. JERSEY SEES NEW ACTS Two new acts are breaking in at Keith's Jersey City this week, with Isabel] D'Ar- mond as one. She returned lately from a tour in the west of the Orpheum Circuit. The other new act is Eddie DeNoyer and Rose Danie. WALKED OUT OF BOX Chicago, 111., May 24.—Stan and Mae Laurel left the Academy Theatre bill in a buff the early part of last week, with the recruit that charges may be preferred against them with the W. V. M. A., by Joe Pilgrim, manager for the Kohl & Castle interest. REHEARSING NEW ACT Rehearsals have begun for a new act which Helen Stanley is producing and in which Ed Jan is, Lazelle Valdare, Dinah Hart and Lucille Jarot are to be featured. The act has not yet been named. HARMON AND McMANUS TO JOIN Josephine Harmon, formerly of Harmon and O'Connor, and Carrie McManus. have formed a partnership, and within the next week or two will show a new act. BEN BARD OUT OF TERRY ACT Ben Bard'closed with the Sheila Terry act "Three's a Crowd' in Des Moines and returned' to New York last week. .Harry Peterson replaced him. ; ;l , . . ACT OUT OF ROYAL BILL '■ Mehlinger-and Meyers are'out of- the Royal 'bill this week and their place is being filled by Gasper and Sinclair. COMPTON TO PLAY VAUDEVILLE '■■'■ Charles Com pton;- recently of'the "On I' Boy" company, wilf start 'a vaudeville en- gagement' in two weeks, in a musical tab, with two girls as partners. JACK MORRIS PRODUCING ACT "Here Comes the Bride" is a new act being produced by Jack Morris, secretary of the Shubert offices. Nelson Snow. Peggy Fears and Ann Sands, the princi- pals in the act, were secured through the Evangeline Weed, Inc, agency. OPENS ON PAN TIME Chicaoo, w IB- May 24.—I'epple and Greenwald'*^Hello People, Hello" win open for an ton r of the Pantages Circuit, week of June 2. Adele Jason is featured in the attract i on.