Show World (October 1910)

October 8, 1910. THE SHOW WORLD 7 VAUDEVILLE NOTES. Special paper has been gotten out for Pelham, the hypnotic scientist, which announces that he plays "exclusively for Sullivan-Considine Circuit." Sherman, Hyams & Van have been booked for eight weeks at the Holland hotel in Duluth, by Sullivan & Consi- dine. The act was placed through Lee K Coney Holmes begins booking the Family theater at Indianapolis next Dum,” by John and Winnie Hennings, are copyrighted. The fl™* '*’“*■ righted May 26, 1910, a named on May 21, 1910, Next week's bill at the Star, Chicago, is: Gruber’s Animals, “Examination Day,” Mullen & Corelli, Nellie Burt, Bovd & Veola, Faynetta Munro and Paulding & Duprez. Business was rather light at the out¬ lying vaudeville houses Monday night owing to the rain. Nat Wills and La Titcomb return to America shortly and open at the Colo¬ nial in New York, Nov. 21. Paul Spadoni sailed for Europe this Alf. T. Wilton has been commissioned to get vaudeville time for Ollie Mack. Walter C. Kelley has recovered from an attack of blood poisoning and is en route for Australia. Many were turned away at the first performance Tuesday night at both the Apollo and Grand theaters. Roy Sebree owns an act, known as the Stanley Sextet, which appears at the Colonial, in Indianapolis, next week, for Sullivan & Considine. Lee Kraus placed the act with that circuit. Lenore Jackson is to succeed Jean Jurende in the “Rah, Rah” girls after this week. The manager of the act left Chicago Wednesday night for Vincennes to call on M. E. Moore, having received a letter from him, written in the Vin¬ cennes jail. Fitzpatrick & Theodore, managers of the Verdi theater, are adding a balcony to the house which will seat 360 people and make the house hold 1,150. The Verdi is doing big business and some pronounce it a second Wilson Avenue. Kenneth Fitzpatrick was in ‘‘front’’ Wednesday night welcoming a crowd which tested the capacity. Cook & Carroll and McDonald & Huntington closed at the Majestic in Des Moines on Tuesday night of last week through a misunderstanding with the management. Steps are about to be taken against Diamond & Du Voll, and it is said that the Labor Commission will be asked to revoke their license. It is all over a judgment obtained by Walter Stanton for *300 for services rendered. Owen & Hoffman are playing at Fond du Lac, Wis., this week for Walter F. Keefe. MAY LIMIT POWERS OF TEN-PERCENTERS By E. E. MEREDITH It is likely that both the White Rats Fisher, who and the Actors’ Union will take steps concerning the contracts being offered artists by ten-percent agents and that players will be warned to limit the powers of the agents to booking the acts only, with clauses so that the agreement cannot be taken to give the ten-percent agent the right to change the dates or accept cancellations. It is said that advantage has been taken of the acts in this way; that agents have accepted cancellations on behalf of the people they represent and that the artist’s only recourse has been to sue the agent and it is intimated that in some instances the agent is not re¬ sponsible. There have been a great many com- pat Casey 1 plaints recently owing to acts not being «. kept working and the White Rat officials are particularly interested just at this Interstate Affairs. have held it, according to _ information that can be obtained. E. F. Carruthers is now at St. Louis. It is believed that he aspires to represent the circuit in Chicago. There are stor¬ ies to the effect of E. P. Churchill or Walter Keefe representing that circuit but little faith is put in them. If either of these gentlemen took the bookings the office would probably have to be removed from the Western Vaudeville Managers’ Association and this would be in violation of a contract said to There is talk of a combination includ¬ ing Churchill, Keefe and B. A. Myers, of New York. Whether it will go through or not is a question. Myers was here last week and there was big talk. Cox on Outs With Union. The Actors’ Union Is not happy un¬ less. it is fighting some agent. Now it is Earl J. Cox. The union has served a thirty-day notice of cancelling the existing agreement with him and the present arrangement ends October 29. In the meantime, other forces are cen¬ tering against the Actors’ Union until it begins to look possible that the activ¬ ities of the Chicago local will be re¬ sented. It has been pointed out that the Chi¬ cago local has done more to bring the Union into recognition than any other local; The activities have been so numerous that there are powers that feel the union workers are entirely too Trick Clause In Contract. There is a clause in the contracts being used by one Chicago agency which is looked upon as a catch one. It pro¬ vides that the act must appear “to the satisfaction of the manager” or some¬ thing along that line. It is in clause five or six of the contract, if information received is correct. There were can¬ cellations of acts this week under this clause and it is likely to lead to a serious break between the White Rats and that particular agency. The matter has been handled by telephone, so far, without any agreement being reached. Sol Lowenthal represents so many theatrical interests .that it sometime leads to amusing complications. When Consul, the Monk, bit a Grand Rapids fellow last season LowenthaJ repre¬ sented E. P. Churchill in the case and dealt with Dr. Buckley, representative of owner, Bostock. Consul was held over at Grand Rapids and could not apnear at the Crystal at Milwaukee on time. Lowenthal represented Chester A. ^Yc E £ Ingenue Lead FOR HIGH CLASS (3 people) VAUDEVILLE ACT. Must be first class singer. Also Juve¬ nile Leading Man and Straight Military Heavy Man, Must be A1 people. This act plays the best of time and carries everything. Address, V. D. McDONNELL, Business Manager, 3036 Lake Park Ave., or Phone Douglas 1278. Battle of San Dago,” is playing in Chi¬ cago this week. Sherman & DeForrest headline one of the Sullivan & Considine road shows which makes the tour of t at circuit shortly. It will have spe¬ cial paper for each act, which is some¬ thing new. The show opens at Cincin¬ nati November 20. White Rats and Actors’ Union Feel That Artists Are Often Imposed Upon — Resume of Vaudeville Situation. e manager house. A day or two later Wal¬ ter F. Keefe got into an argument with Dr. Buckley regarding Consul’s services and Lowenthal represented Keefe. Paul Goudron and F. M. Barnes then had a tilt on the subject of Consul and Low¬ enthal represented Barnes. Dr. Buck- ley talked to Frank Q. Doyle about placing Consul and was surprised to find that Doyle must consult his attor¬ ney and that his legal adviser was Lowenthal. "What’s the use?” inquired Buckley. BIGGER SUCCESS THAN EVER Mollie Williams With “The Crackerjacks” Co. THE IRISH MILLIONAIRES Troxell & Winchell 2 REAL xl.'lkl , ”dCome C d?a‘ f nr d WARDROBE UNEXCELLED Neat and Refined in One There is likely to be a legal wrangle over the services of Trovato, who is appearing at the Trevett theater this He was formerly under the manage¬ ment of Bissing & Solmon and cancelled his arrangement with them some time ago, announcing that from that time on he would fill no dates arranged by his former managers. The Western Vaudeville Managers’ Association took advantage of this and filled his open time in Chicago. He headlined the bill at the Kedzie the last half of last week with remarkable success and held the stage as long as he cared to. It was only by motions showing that his arm was tired that he got off at all. Now that Pat Casey is filling his time there are rumors of injunctions and the like for such a hit as he is making cannot pass without some excitement. A. E. Meyers, western representative of Casey, admitted that Trovato was getting $350 a week, when approached, and said that his salary would he *500 DUNBAR'S GOAT CIRCUS BERT TURNER SHERMAN AND DEPORREST TO HEADLINE S. & C. BOAD SHOW. Dan Sherman, deputy sheriff of Nassau county, New York, real estate dealer, and showman, is in town this week. Sherman & DeForrest are head¬ lining the bill at the Kedzie theater and remain all week at the most wonder¬ ful of Chicago’s outlying houses. There is no limit to attractions at that house. Trovato was there for the four days ending October 2 and Dan Sherman’s “A Jay Circus” is at that house all this week. Another act of Sherman’s ‘‘The Extra=Al Edition Thomas H. Dalton Editor of “The Daffyville News” SOW PLAYING for W. V. M. A. LACEY SAMPSON -A Ml- MABEL DOUGLAS SOMERS&STORKE LPRESENTIIIC — JACKSON’S HONEYMOON NOW PLAYING ASSOCIATION TIME THE ELLIOTTS HARPISTS AND SINGERS N0THINC OPEN JUST NOW - ASK ADOLPH MYERS WHEN Just a Few of BOWHiatl Bnnjolst (iii<l Comedian "- - Address, Henry Brown Amusement Co., SO Bearborn Street, Chicago Re-engagement over the Sullivan &, Considine Circuit PELHAM Direction CHRIS O. BRONN Playing S-CTime—Direction of Ray Merwin WARD & STONE SINGERS AND DANCERS JOYESQUE THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF COXEY S ARMY” w. j. McDermott “THE GENIUS HOBO” “NUMBER44” A. DRAMATIC RAILROAD PLAYLUT 1 t.v LANGDON MoCORMACK Special Feature—SULLIVAN & CONSIDINE CIRCUIT DIRECTION FRANK BOHH, 1547 Broadway, New York Clly