The New York Clipper (February 1920)

8 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER February 4, 1920 AGAIN TALKING OF PRODUCERS' ASSN. WANT MUTUAL PROTECTION Renewed talk of the formation of a vaudeville producers' association was beard last week, occasioned by the fact that several builders of tabs are not over-par- ticular these days as to whether or not they steal girls already engaged for other productions. The idea is to have an the producers bound by an association, which, with every one in, can Tonn and enforce rules against such practices. This idea has been fomenting among vaudeville producers "for' a""onjj 'time' and has been ready to develop into something really worth while upon a number of oc- casions. However, it has always been Bide-tracked. Another idea of those who would like to get the thing organized now, is to have an interchange between all the members of the association, of the names of all per- formers who are in the habit or are only developing it, of jumping away from an act without paying up any indebtedness they may be in toward the producer -who » save them work. If the plan is carried ■•ut as it is now being talked of. such per- formers would be called upon for an ex- planation by the association and, if not satisfactory, would find ft hard to obtain work with other members of the associa- tion until the money they owed had been paid back. FAKE COP PASSED IN The desire to let everyone know that he was a deputy sheriff as well as a police sergeant cost Frank Lenox, who wore the badges of those officea, $25, after he was discovered to be a "fake" cop, in Loew's Greeley Square Theatre. Lenox came up to the door-keeper of the theatre, flashed his badges and was passed in. He "pulled a bone," however, in tell- ing Policeman Raymond Asaph that toe was attached to a certain inspector's staff in Coney Island, when that particular in- spector happened to be stationed in New York. Asaph telephoned the West Thir- tieth Street station, and Detective Roscoe Jenkins came to the theatre. After ques- tioning Lenox he placed him under arrest. Lenox admitted that he had found both the badges which he wore and Mag- istrate Corrigan did the rest. WILL KING MAY COME EAST San, Franctsco, Jan. 30.—It is re- ported that Ackerman and Harris are dickering with the Loew people for a New York engagement for the Will King Musical Comedy Company, now at the Casino here. "ITie idea is to send the com- pany east to play the Loew houses. THIS WAS A KELLY BILL Cleveland, O-, Jan. 3L—An interest- ing booking arrangement took place at B. F. Keith's Theatre here this week when Walter C. Kelly and George Kelly, his brother, both appeared on the one vaude- ville bilL FRISCO BOOSTS PRICES Saw Francisco, Jan. 30.—The Orpheum Theatre has boosted it's prices for Satur- day and holiday performances. An ad- vance on seats, from $1.10 to $l-3S has been made, which includes war tax. ~ 'HliHTacis"* y* -'" Harry Sauber is preparing a new musi- cal comedy for vaudeville to feature Al Weber in a cast of five. The name has not yet been selected. Vera Pearsall and Alfred Price are hav- ing a new act written for them by Allan Spencer Tenney. Frances Weiss and Helen Schulman will do a new sister act, written by George Jerrie, in which they win be assisted by Philip Weinstein. - Frisco, assisted by Nick Brucker and the Four Grecian Dancers from Reisenweber's, has a new act. Jim Murray, who recently returned from overseas, wiU ester vaodevffle in a new act "Movies Up to Date" is the title of a -new act which AL Sanders win offer. Kathryn Roth, a newcomer to vaude- ville, win be seen in a sketch directed and staged by C M Blanchard, which opens in New York'on Feb. 3. * Billy Abrams, formerly with "Broadway Echoes,'' has teamed up with Rita. Owen, and has arranged a singing and dancing offering to be handled by Nat Nazzaro. George Ranft has left the Howard and Clark revue and is preparing a new dance act The Sunshine Revue," with five women and two men, will open on the Keith time shortly. It is a minstrel act now rehears- ing; under the direction of Frank Walsh. "The Mysterious WiU" is the title Of a new sketch which opened the first half of this week, it being presented by Harold Selman, supported by Florence Madeira and Douglas Hope. Ferguson and Sunderland will do a new talk and song offering written by James Madison. Bobby O'Neill, now working with Evelyn Kellar, will start rehearsals on a big revue shortly. . . Joe Thomas' Sax-O-tette, with Eva Hale, "The Jelly Roll Girl," and produced by Ellsworth Striker, of the Charles Born- haupt office, opens for a tour of the United time shortly. Mabel Percival, formerly of Schreck and Percival, has joined her sister Alice, to do" a new act together. MEYERFELD SEEKING SITE Sax Fban ctsco. Jan. 31.—Morris Meyerfield, president of the Orpheum The- atre and Realty Company, is looking for a site here on which he will build a play- house to cost $1,250,000, and which will be completed March 1, 1921. According to him the seating capacity will be 3,000 and prices win be less than those charged at the O'Farrell Street Orpheum. RATS ACTIVE IN CHICAGO Chicago, ID., Jan. 31.—It is reported that the White Rats are planning to hold a series of meetings in this city in the near future in an effort to arouse interest in the actors organiaztion. They also plan to open local headquarters here for the western section of the country. BOOKED OVER LOEW TIME The following acts are being routed over the Loew time: George Primrose Min- strels, Gerald Griffin and company. Jack Moore Trio, AL Coupe, Knight and Saw- tUle, Gilrov. Dolan and Connel! and Driscoll and Wesfeott WORKING ON "NEW" SCANDALS Aaron Hoffman is starting work on "Scandals of 1920" for Georgie White, who has made $150,000 out of this year's production, it is said. LOEWS LONDON HOUSE READY T00PEN GENE MEYERS TO MANAGE London, Ontario, Feb. 2.—The new Marcus Loew theatre, which has been in course of construction here since last Sep- tember, will be opened on February 16. The house wffl be known as Loew's Lou- don Theatre, and is said to be one of the finest provincial booses in the Dominion. A feature of its construction is that' this is the first theatre in Canada to be built on the one-story plan. The seating capac- ity win be in the neighborhood of 2,000; all seats being on the orchestra floor. The house waa designed and built after plans by 'T- W. Lamb, of New York, at an approximate cost of $300,000. The house win be operated on a split- week policy, with three performances a day. Gene Meyers, former manager of Loew's American, has been placed in charge of the house,.and all acts will be booked by J. H. Lubin. Stock in the corporation controlling the house was offered to the public through trie Oxford Securities Corporation, and are said to have been largely bought by residents of this part of Canada. VAUDEVILLE AIDS FUND DRIVE Washington, D. C, Jan. 29.—The benefit performance for the Actor's Fund of America' took place last night at the Belasco Theatre. Among those who con- tributed their services were many vaude- vQlians appearing* at local theatres. Among them were Joe DeKoe Troupe, acrobats; CantweH and Walker, singing skit; Bess Eagen, aWe Musical Wizard; Yates and Reed, in "Double Crossing": Keegan and Bdwards, Howard Marsh, Ford - and Cunningham, Howard and Clarke Revue, with Maurice Diamond, Jay Dillon and Bettie Parker, and Vera Sabina and Manrice Spitxer. Others on the program were Era Fallon and a male octette from "Somebody's Sweetheart"; Mile. Veronica, same com- pany; Ardello Cleaves, John Dumsmore and chorus from the same show; John Marsh, basso; William Kent Howard Marsh and male octette. The talent was loaned by B. F. Keith, David Belasco, Arthur Hammerstein and the Shuberts. NUGENTS WIFE ILL C01.TJMBTJS, Jan. 30.—The wife of J. C. Nugent is now recovering from an opera- tion performed a week ago in the ME Carmel Hospital, here, where she is con- fined. Meanwhile, J. C. Nugent, himself is appearing at Keith's Theatre in this city, and is spending all his time while away from performances at his wife's bed side. KERR AND PEARL REGAY TEAM UP Donald Kerr, formerly of Kerr and Weston, and who has, more recently, been seen in productions, is teaming up with Pearl Regay, last seen at the - CapitoL Both will shortly go into rehearsal in a new dance* routine, which they will pre- sent in vaudeville. FLIRTING WITH VAUDE Fokine and Fokina, who lately danced at the Metropolitan, are, it is reported, making efforts to go into vaudeville. LAUDER TO OPEN IN BOSTON Boston. Jan. 31.—Sir Harry Leader wffl open February 9, at the Boston Opera House, in his usual repertoire, under the direction of William Morris. He wffl be seen in N. Y. in February. MONTREAL GAYETY STOPS VAUDE Montreal. Feb. 2.—The Gayety The- atre, in this city, has discontinued if a policy of playing vaudeville, owing to diffi- culty in securing acts that .were willing to do one day stands, which the house played. "BURGLARS REWARD" REHEARSING Perry and Gordon are presenting a new comedy drama sketch, featuring Alfred H. Walton, entitled, "Burglar's Reward." Burton Mallary has been engaged. ACTS RETURN FROM LONDON A number of American acts which have* been playing in England for the last year or so, arrived in New York on the Maure- tania last week. They sailed from South- ampton on Jan. 18. Among them were Bessie Clifford, Con Mac Donald, Farr and Farlin, Marie Ken- dall, "Dippy** Deirs and Flo Bennett and Sally Fields. Sally Fields split with Charles Con- way while in England and completed the tour alone. She arrived here last Tues- day, and on Thursday opened again with Charles Conway, who came over some time ago, at Moss' Hamilton Theatre. "Dippy" Deirs and Flo Bennett came home for the reason that Deirs' mother is ilL They are scheduled to reopen on the Gulliver Tour in Loudon on Aug, 2. *< CHOOS OPENING TWO ACTS George Choos is opening two new acta on the big time Shortly. The first, "The Love Shop," with Eddie Vogt, Jack Clairer, Dorothy Southern, Clarence Rock, Suzanne Sicklemore, and a chorus of eight girls, opens at the Colonial The second act, called "Under the Apple Tree,", with John SfnUyxn, Boyden Keith, Florence Page, Muriel Thomas, and a chorus of eight, open February 16 at the Alhambra, The book, music and lyrics are by TJarl McBoyle and Walter L. Bosemont. PAT ROONEY ILL Pat Rooney was taken suddenly 01 last Wednesday following the end of the after- noon performance, and his act, "Rings of Smoke," was compelled to cancel for the remainder of the week. Sophie Tucker and Company, and the Moeconis flUed in on Wednesday evening, the former coming down from the Alham- bra and the latter from the Palace. Sophie Tucker completed the entire week filling in without the Mosconis. FOUR HOUSES PUT IN VAUDE Four houses in Pennsylvania opened with a vaudeviUe policy last week, booked through Walter J. Plimmer, who sent five Jf 48 to each for split weeks. They were the Opera House in Slateington, the Ma- jestic in Wffliamaport, the Garden in Rock Haven, and the Park Theatre, in Palmerton. In addition to the vaudevilel, the houses are showing a feature picture each half. LOEW TEAM TO PLAY KEITH The Marcus Loew basketball team, , which has beaten every team of any the- atrical organization it has competed against, has been booked to play the Keith Boys" Band championship team at Alhambra Hail- on Feb. 15. The line-up is ■ the original one, consisting, of Moe Schenck, Abe Freidman, Alex Hanlon Irving Kerner and AL Schwartz. DOLLYS PRESENT CUP New Oble4S6, Jan. 31.—The Dolly Sisters .braved a downpour of rain last Friday to award a sUver cup to the win- ner of the feature handicap, waicb had been named after the two sisters. Tailor Maid won the race, and the cup was pre- sented to his trainer, G. W. Atkinson. WALTER BENTLEY COMING HERE Walter Bentley, the English booking agent, has announced his intention of leaving London and coming to America for a while. He is scheduled to- arrive here during the latter part of February, or the early part of March. ALLEN WRITING ROCK'S ACT Grant Allen, manager of. the Princess Theatre,. has been commissioned to write the book -for * Wffl Rock's "Varieties of 1920," which wffl open here tile first week in July.