Show World (December 1910)

December 10, 1910. THE SHOW WORLD 19 FRED MACE’S SPLATTER Mozzle and Broka to the Gonsa Mishpoka Still working and still at the Garrick theater—in fact, X have already re¬ served my table a about myself, so here goes for others. Phil Schwartz, the well known com¬ poser, will appear Grace La Rue at the American Music Hall. Phil Is also negotiating with Miss La Rue’s hus¬ band, Byron Chand¬ ler, whereby he, Phil, partner Harold Atteridge, will musical comedy for the fair Short Items of Interest About the Actor Folk and Those With Whom They Come in Contact. with the “brush chin,” is here with the Bailey and Austin show at the Cort the¬ ater. Gene has many friends here in Chicago, and he has already accepted three invitations for Christmas dinners, and one for a Washington Birthday party, so the show must look pretty good for him to see that far ahead. “Al” and “Ted” Weber, the two popular managers of the Union hotel and restau¬ rant, are what is known as “Are bugs." By this I don’t mean the kind who get pinched for setting Are and collecting insurance. I mean “Are Aends.” In other words they are notifyed as soon as an alarm of Are is sounded, and they grab the Arst taxi that is in sight and start for the Are. The bunch put one over on “Al” the other night, by having what is known as a 4-11 call posted on the board. Al found a motor cycle stand¬ ing along Michigan boulevard, and as it was the only means of conveyance in sight he mounted it and started. He look after Murray’s case, which comes up in San Francisco shortly. Murray got into an altercation with a fellow there last month, and in defending him¬ self against two others, Murray picked up a chair and unfortunately hit a vital spot, and the man died a few days later. However, doctors who examined the vic¬ tim says that he had no vitality, and that he was wasting away from an or¬ ganic disease, and that it was more from shock than the injury he received that he died. However, Murray is held on the technical charge of manslaughter, and his friends here are collecting money to defray the expenses of his trial. Anybody who wants to help out on this can do so by addressing his brother, care Edward J. Ader, 1122 Stock Exchange Building. Carrie King, known the world over as “the one” woman press agent, is here in the interests of “The Mayoress” at the Colonial. Carrie certainly has It on returned from New York last Saturday, ' vit , t >, a Charles Dillingham production trailing in the baggage coach. He will send the piece out early next season, and wants to talk to me about going with him. If anybody knows Harry and wants to knock, they had better start early, or forever after hold their peace. Will let you know more about it later. Knox Wilson returned from New York early this week, and at once visited Dr. Pitts. Knox says he Is troubled with a nervous twitching of the eye. Mine hasn’t started to twitch yet. Belle Gold, who has been identiAed with negro roles for the past few years, is now showing the public that she can handle a Dutch character just as well. She is with the show at the Cort, and is one of the laughing features of the cast. Last time I saw her was with McIntyre & Heath in “The Ham Tree,” and say, she was some “gal” then. • Helen Mae Page and her partner, Claude Summers, left for East St. Louis last Saturday. They play there this week, next week Terre Haute, then In¬ dianapolis. They have twenty weeks of S. & C. time booked. “Snooksie” is also with the act. However, his fur will need cleaning after a week in East St. Louis, as that town is smokier than old Chi. Al Holbrook, whom, of course, you know as the producer of “The Chocolate Soldier” company, is also the author of the following places: “Pretty Polly,” and Marriage a La Mode.” The latter piece is to be produced as a starring vehicle for Miss Alice Yorke. B. C. Whitney will present the popular little Chicago favorite in said piece about the last gH™"— -* the Whitney, opera house, —,- 1 the home of so many j in the past. Don’t suppose that I should tell this—but I have heard “■e piece, and you can take it from me, ”—e comedy, and to my mind don’t > musical numbers, which, by which 1 name I didn’t think I could get on this page, has charge of the ivories with the ^ at the Union. George has a g" "e puts on you if you hap- specks c — __ kibosh sign h^, — J— pen to be above the, average, and when he pulls it on you it’s hard to throw the necessary twenty-six. His favorite liquidation is Scotch and soda. Hattie De Yon, who is appearing here this week with “The Winning Miss” company at the Haymarket, is a Chi¬ cago girl. Hattie and her sister Mar¬ garet were members of the La Salle theater company for four years. Both girls have graduated, Hattie being the sbubret of “The Winning Miss,” and Margaret being the leading lady with Billy Clifford. Max Bloom is the comedian with "The Winning Miss” company. I saw the show last Tuesday, and it looked very familiar. I played in it last year. Max gets a lot of comedy out of it, and sur¬ prised me. for I was of the opinion that Dutch and Jew parts let him out. It was all right. Max. Bangdon & Balcom, a new act, will open in a few days around Chicago. They call the act “The Suffragettes.” More about it later. John Bund, the three hundred and Afty pound musical director, has purchased a Whitely Exerciser, and after four hours work he reduced just Ave ounces. Then he had three sidels of double brew and gained two pounds. Now he don’t know which to give up—the Whitely or the Tom Cleland, the electrician at the Garrick, Is the inventor of a new the¬ atrical lamp, which I think will revolu¬ tionize stage lighting. It is the same size as an ordinary lamp, but when set up in the balcony, will throw a Aood light, and two spots to any position on the stage, without using any more juice than the old fashioned lamp. I could tell you how it does it, but you better call for Tom at the Garrick, if you are interested. If you see it you will buy it that’s a cinch. Clarence Backus, v market this week, will uu a mi grand opera manager. If son grand opera singers, who s four-Aushing about, trying t talent, will take time to go a__ this boy sing, they can make good now by sending him to Italy to study, and I’ll guarantee he will prove his worth. Harry Coote, of “The Chocolate Sol¬ dier” company, will become a bachelor after this paper appears on sale this week. Harry's wife will go to New York to spend the holidays, and Harry will take up his abode at The Grant until we leave this gl —'' " says he is a believer ip whatever that means. Al Bawrence, the fellow who is known as the amuser with a thousand and one faces, is very much peeved this week. t the Hay- ) discover There should be some way of stopping these bums who persist in copping other people’s brains. NEW YORK CITY SEND FOR LIST OF SELLING AGENTS