The New York Clipper (July 1919)

16 jm*?MQwa*ro*K^t?itrs!t July 9, 1919 PROHIBITION EXPECTED TO FURNISH MORE CHORISTERS •rv<-«]«i 1? Cfcwing and Cuffing Down in Cabaret* AVill Rel , Burlesque—Show* Start Reheaning iy.i>"- : *'••-•. Out of Towir ■; y' Girls for Theclosing and.catting down of many cabarets on account of prohibition both in New York, and cities through ont the conn- try, is expected to Ira. of material benefit to producers of burlesque shows this sea- son when they come to. the »"C"g'"C °f ehorus girls and principals for minor parts. Heretofore, they have helped to a. consider- able degree to make girls scarce, offering salaries and freedom from travel that was attractive to girls who would otherwise have turned to burteague for employment. ' Despite this, however, now that, calls are oat, many managers are holding their rehearsals oat of town, some of them, it is reported, with.the idea that they will have more chance of holding what, girls they have signed than if they rehearsed' in New York City, where a girl can sign with sev- eral shows and, when rehearsal time comes, pick one. thereby leaving the .othear to- fill the hole she..left in their roster., By hold- ing rehearsals out oLtomn, these managers are said to believe that -they can avoid (Mi Some of the shows that will rehearse ont •f town are Tom Sullivan's "Monte Carlo Girls" at Buffalo, Irons, and damage's "All Jazz Revue" at Detroit, F. M. Wein- garten's "Star and Garter Show" in Chi- cago. F. H. Herfe's "Beauty Revue," Herk, Kelly and Damsel, Inc., "Pacemakers" and "Cabaret Girls" will also rehearse in Chi- cago^ . .*..-• Deady'is "Girls, Girls, Girls" will be in Philadelphia, Sam Levy's "Beauty Kevue" in Detroit. F. W. Gerhardy's "Mischief Makers" wi-U rehearse out of town, but at what place his not yet been decided, upon. -<-- "GOES WITH RUSH SHOW. 'Piste Clark has - transferred Frank '("Sags") Murphy's contract' to Fd* Rush for the. coming season, for-which" show He yriU do principal comedy.' Pete' 'Kelly-, formerly of "the team of Feeley and KeUy, has also "been engaged Sot this 'show, ae well as Libby Berg. REHEARSAL CALLS OUT The calls appearing in this'week's issue of The -Clipper for rehearsals are Tom Sullivan's "Monte Carlo Girls," William S. Campbell's Rose Sydell London Belles company, Pat White Show, Henry Dixon's Big Review and Lew Talbot's Lid Lifters. RETURN FROM FIGHT • Dave Marion, "Baron" Nat Golden and Leon Evans returned from Toledo Sun- day night after witnessing the Willard- Dempsey fight. They made the trip in Marion's car. BROOKS GETS DIVORCE Jim Brooks-was granted'a divorce from Florence Evelyn Brooks" in. the Special Term ofi the Supreme Court of Kings County, in. Brooklyn by Judge Leander B. Taber on July L - Eddie Collins, a former burlesque performer, was .-named as co- respondent. Brooks was given the custody of his two children. It is said that Collins and Mrs. Brooks have been playing in "Tabs"-in the Middle West the last two years, and are now in stock burlesque in Begins, Canada- Brooks is at the Casino, Brooklyn, where- he has been the last five years. WILL OPEN AT KAHN'S Lew Lederer will open at Kahn's Union Square about August 11, doing principal comedy with Frank' Mackey. Brad Sutton will return about the same time. WIfcL' SWITCH ROUTES ../* "; I. M. Weingartcn's Star and. Garter Show will open on the regular- time at the Star and Garter Theatre, Chicago, instead of Hurtig and Seamon's, New York, taking up the. route of Jack Singer's "Behman Show." . The "Behman Show" will open the regu- lar season at Hurtig and Seamon's and follow up the route formerly. assigned to the Star and Garter Show. « FUREY STILL OVERSEAS Martin Furey, former treasurer of the Gayety, Brooklyn, is still with the Amer- ican army across seas, but expects to return to America some time this month. OLYMPIC STOCK CLOSES The Olypmic closed its stock season last Saturday night, and the house will re- main dark until the opening of the Amer- ican burlesque season. SINGER SIGNS JORDON Jack Singer has signed Ed. C. Jordon for his "Behman Show" next season. He was with the "Hip Hip Hooray Girls" last season. ■■ SIGNS FOR KELLY SHOW Jeanette Buckley has been engaged by Jack Singer for the Lew Kelly Show next season, taking the place of Lucille Manion, who is now working in pictures. Miss Buckley was formerly of the team of Johnson and Buckley, and is working alone now. * ONLY THREE HOUSES OPEN. ThiMborleBque houses open in Greater New'3fi«k now are toe Columbia, •Kahn's Unionr*%sxnsre and the National Winter Gardenli-*'- BOSTON STOCK CLOSES Boston, Mass, July 7.—The burlesque stock company here! closed its four weeks' run at WaMron.'s Casino, Saturday night. JOINS DETROIT STOCK . Martie Collins joined the stock company at the Cadillac, Detroit, this week. BOOKED BY K A E Stone and Pillard have been booked with Klaw and-Srianger. K is said they wfll appear in "A Pair of Sixes" in the fall. They finished' a long term contract last season with Hurtig and Seamon, and were booked by Chamberlain.Brown.. WILL CLOSE AT KAHN'S Joe Marks, Eddie Cole and' Frances Cor- nell will close at Kahn's Union Square Saturday in order to rest for a few weeks before rehearsal. James X. Francis, Frank Mackey and Babe Wellington will return next Monday. WILL PLAT PORT HURON All shows on tie Columbia Circuit will play Port Huron on Sunday, after Detroit, on their way to Toronto next season. 'FOURTEEN MORE CASTS FILLED ' Fourteen more rosters for Columbia and American Circuit shows are listed below. The.balance of the casts will be filled shortly. -,.«*..'" Rose Sydell's London Belles—Chester ("Rube") Nelson,". Lew Rose, George Banks, Courtney and Barrett, Nettie Wil- son, Hazel ,Hargis and Martha Richards. Soubrette open. . Executive staff: Larry Nelms, manager; Harry Corbett, business manager; Fred Rounds., leader; Dan Slat- lerly, carpenter; Butch Shelly, -property man; Jerry Goodman, electrician,, and Mme. Mnxgarette, wardrobe mistress. . Pat White Show—Pat White*- Harry Strattpn, Marty Pudig, Letford and Simon, Lillian Franklin, Elva Grieves and Bessie Baker. Executive staff: Harry Thompson, manager; Sam Clark, business manager; Frank Beiggraf, leader; ,'Bay Hepline, carpenter;. Joe Yule, property man, and Andy Somers, electrician. Pete Clark's "Oh, Girl" Company—Ted Barns, ,Gene ("Rags-") Morgan, Danny Marphy, Drena Mack, Harry Young, Carlo De-Angelo, Josephine" Younge and Frankie Burns; 'Executive staff: Peter S. Clark, manager; Morey Clark, business man- ager; Julius Michel,, agent; Max. Furman, musical director;. J.os. Raymond; car- penter, and Roy Burness, property man. J. Herbert. Mack's "Maids of .America" —Bobby Barry, George, 7 Leon, George Snyder, Jane May, Mae Stanley, Florence Bother and Rogers,' Ellsworth and Golden. Executive staff: Charles Falk, manager; Bill La Tort, carpenter, and Harry New- berger, property man. '• •T." W.; Gerhardy's' "Mischief Makers"— Joe Wilton, Joe Freed, John Crosby, Sain Raynor, Mabel Clark, Bonnie Lloyd and " Julia Morgan. F. W. Gerhardy, manager. Joe Wilton will produce the show. Monte Carlo Girls—Eddie Fox, Fred Reeb, Earl Hall, Jake Kennedy, John Hoggins, Sarah Hyatt, Kitty Warren and Flo Owens. Tom Sullivan, manager, and Ed.--Sullivan, business manager. "Girls~a "la Carte"—"Jamie" Coughlin, Martha' Pryor, Belmont and Moore, Ben " Bard, Harry Kennedy, Leona Earl and " Charles Fagan. Harry Shapiro, manager. "Step Lively Girls"—Harry Shannon, Jack Mundy, Joe Quigley, "Shorty" Mc- Allister, Margie Wilson, Lillian Fowler, Mme. Papuita- and Anna Propp. Jack Mc- Namara, manager. • "Sliding" Billy Watson Show—Billy iVatson,' Richard Anderson, Al. Dnpont, Gus-Roeber, Forrest Nelson, Sadie Banks, Gladys Bijou, Myrtle Andrews and Rose Courtney.: Executive staff: Robert - J. Conn, .manager; "Hank" Wolff, agent, and Joe Williams, leader. : Lew -Talbot's Lid Lifters of 1920— Harry Lang-, Charles Cole, James Galagher, Ted Roberts, Camile Palaire, Viola Penny and' the ; Gillette Sisters.. Prima donna to fill. Executive staff: Lew Talbot, man- ager; Dave Hemil, agent; Otto Mulbaner, leader; Barry Smith, carpenter; Dick For- rest "props," and Frank Miller, elec- trician. Frank LaWs "Aviator Girls"—Ethel Shutta, Fla Bogard, Ida Blancbard, Charles Neil, Ernest.-Schroeder, Jim Bogard and Jack' Shutta. Executive staff i Frank Lalor, manager; Fred, Jacobs, agent; Sid Kennedy, leader; R. D. Burke, carpenter, and Phil CKeefe", props. Star and Garter Show—J. Ward Kett, Howard Paden, Vivian Roth, Florence Darleyv Charles Bnrns, Bill Bovis, Bert Hall and Ray "Read. Executive staff: Asa Cummings/ manager, and-Frank Freeman, agent. Ed. Rush's "Cracker Jacks"—Frank ("Rags") Murphy, Fay Shirley, Pete Kelly, Liddy Berg, Eddie Golden, Charles Harward, Harry Harvey, Goldie and Thane and Nel Vernon. Executive staff: Eddie Jermon, manager, and Joe Winnot, agent. KAHN OFFERS GOOD BURLESQUE AT THE UNION SQ. THEATRE Beo,,K|»rin .offered an exceptlonali* strong cast last-week-at his Union Square Theatre with three comedians and Princess Do veer. He called the show "Fine at the Frits- Carlton," it was In halt a dozen, scenes. Tbe- comedy was in the -bands, of Joe Marks, Eddie Cole and Joe Burton. - Marks was seen in his Hebrew character, but-he changed his makeup last week, work- ins without the- whiskers. He did-this prob- ably on account of' the extreme warm weather. It made him look, cooler, but we like him much, better In his regular make- up. 'Marks' worked' hard* last Wednesday night, in fact .he all-rays, -does whenever we see him, so it was nothing unusual. .- Cole, another speed youngster, did all in his power to get laughs! Be too. worked hard and- was very funny. Burton In his Irish comedy role did his usual good work, 'Burton is an. earnest worker and always seams anxious to please. Billy Wainwright 'and Burton Carr took care of al' that was assigned to them and handled everything ' exceptionally well. Frances Cornell, displaying several new gowns, was seen to.an advantage In her fonr numbers, as well as the scenes she ap- peared In. .... Nellie .Nite baa; becoare .popular at this house. The audience seems to like' &er work. She, too, -wore ■ several attractive gowns. Emily Clark, and Ethel De Veaux bad lots to do, and they gave good accounts of them- selves. — ■ - .. The chorus- worked, well in the numbers which were prettily arranged. The "woman" bit went over the way Cole, Burton, Walnwrlgbt and a chorus girl did it, ai did the "N'lagaxa Fain-" bit which was offered by Burton. Cole-and WalnwriKht. although the funnel which was corked np In one instance and it was noticeable from the front. -.-__.. — «. The "love" bit worked out well with MarkB. Wainwright and Miss Clark in it. Tbe audience liked the way the "tele- phone" bit was done by Marks, Carr and Wainwright. . The "trunk" bit was amusing the way Burton and Miss Cornell did It. Marks and Miss De Veaux offered a fast dancing specialty that' pleased. The "sucker" bit was put over better than we have seen It done In a long time. Marks, Cole, Carr, Walnwrlgbt and the Misses Nice and Clark worked it up well. The "dog" bit was offered differently than it usually is, and Marks and Cole got a lot out of It. They were capably assisted by Walnwrlgbt, Carr', the Misses Clark, De- Veaux, Margie La Mont and another girl. The "honorably discharged," bit which Is seen for the first time, proved a big success. In this: "bit" Burton plays a buck private, when, under the influence of liquor, insisted on Intruding* on a private party drinking at a table. He was knocked down by the man (Carr). Burton recognized the man as bis former lieutenant, whom he had saved on the Urine line, and he also remembers that Carr had been wounded in the back while running away from the enemy. Carr refused to recognize bun. Burton denounced him, calling on Carr to show his discharge papers, claiming, that they were yellow, while his own honorable discharge was white. The lady, Miss Cornell, getting dis- gusted with her partner left him and walked off with Burton. The "bit" was wen acted and received a big round of applause. We might suggest ' that If Burton had worn old clothes in this bit it would have been more appropriate, and the bit should have been worked in an inter- tor set. - •-•• Princess Doveer in the "Toyland Ballet" offered a new dance in a most graceful way. She was surrounded by the chorus, who In- troduced the Princess with a series of dances which were well staged. - ' The bouse was comfortably filled In spite of the very warm weather. Sin. '■' RETURNING TO BURLESQUE * P1m.Anra.PHiA, Pa., July 5.—Myrtle Cherry will return to burlesque next sea- son as prima donna of the "Girls, Girls, Girls" Company on the American Bur- lesque Circuit; She has been in vaude- ville the past season. Her last appear- ance in burlesque was as.prima donna of. the "French Frolics" several seasons ago. . CHORUS GIRL BREAKS LEG •: BoSTOrT, Mass.,. July 2.—Nellie McCar- thy, a chorus girl in - the Strouse and Franklyn Stock Company at the Howard this city, fell and broke her leg last week. She is at the .Revere House. * Pags 29 REPLACES HARRY FISHER James E. Cooper baa signed Ralph Back- way with.the "Beat.Siow in: Town" far next season, in place of-Harry Fisher. ■:_