Variety (November 1918)

VAUDEVILLE ■■■■1 .■-f'i ^4 EPIDEMIC CASUALTIES Mrs, Olympia De Luca, wife of Gui- seppe De Luca, baritone, died Oct. 29 : of influenza in New York. The de- ■ ceased was not a, professional. William C. Clark, age 46, recently arrived from Australia, died Oct. 28 • at the Hotel Marion. New York, of . influenza, the same aay he expected to appear in a new vaudeville playlet ' with his wife and daughter. Beatrice Emily Wait, of the ballet at the Metropolitan, died Oct. 28 of pneumonia at the home of friends in Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Fred Nathan, treasurer of the Broad - Street theatre, Philadelphia, died Oct. • 28 of influenza, after an illness of four days. William Lovell, of Lovell and Lovell, at San Francisco, Oct. 27, of pneu- monia from influenza. Tboma> Heath, Jr., IS, son of Tom - Heath (Mclntyre and Heath), died at the Heath home at Cypress Hills, L. I., October 27. ^Gladya Cooper, Americaa musician, . died Oct. 27 in Chicago, of influenza. Burrell Barbaretto died Oct. 27 from influenza at the home of a friend at 433 St. Nicholas avenue. His home was . in Larchmont. Mr. Barbaretto was '. born in Fort Wayne, Ind., 41 years ago, and made his first professional appearance in 1898 with Eddie Foy and Marie Dressier in ''Hotel Topsy ■ Turvy." He attained considerable popularity as a juvenile and has been prominent in many Broadway produc- tions, among others being "Jumping Jupiter" and "High Jinks." At the time of his death he was about to join the number one "Oh Boy" company on the road, playing the leading juvenile role. Funeral services were held in . Campbell's Funeral Church Oct. 29, the body being sent from there to Fort Wayne for burial Margorie De Vere, chorus girl, age 19, born in England, died Oct. 26 of pneumonia at the Metropolitan Hos- pital, New York. She came to this country three years ago. Rose Gibson, another.chorus girl, of 113 West 84th street, who had but slightly known the deceased, attended to all the funeral arrangements, after having collected the necessary amount to defray ex- penses. Dr. Howe, a brother-in-law of Bart McHugh, died of influenza Oct. 26. Mr, • McHugh, who also lost a sister-in-law lasfTveek, was informed while in New York Tuesday his sister was dying of the disease. He is perhaps hardest hit of any agent in vaudeville. The deaths in his family leave in his care seven children, he having promised the par- e s to take care of them. Four pro- fessionals whom he represented died of influenza in Philadelphia on the same day. Frank J. Shelvey, 26, died Oct. 27 of pneumonia, at Rochester, N. Y. He was of the Three Shelvey Brothers, in vaudeville, and at the time of his death a private attached to the Kodak Park School of Aerial Photography at Rochester. Mr*. Leo Lewin died Oct. 26 of pneu- monia. Mr. Lewin is with Waterson, Berlin & Snyder. Jack Woods, manager of the Gen- eral Film office at New Orleans, died Oct. 25 of influenza. Margaret Devere died in New York Oct. 24 of pneumonia. The deceased had been in pictures. Arthur Wolf, former booking agent (Hansen & Wolf) and a brother of ,".„,. JPaul Wolf, died of influenza 0ct.,24,.jn New York. Frank Hoejr, of the Hoey Carnival Shows, died in Chicago, Oct. 23, in- fluenza> Annette Sellos died Oct. 23 at the Lutheran Hospital, New York, from pneumonia, following influenza. The , deceased was formerly in pictures. John Hancock Collins (picture di- rector, died Oct. 23 at the Hotel Marie Antoinette, New York, from pleural pneumonia, following influenza. The deceased was 28 years of^age and the husband of Viola Dana. Babe LaBelle and Nat Young, her husband. Mrs. Young died Oct. 21 and her husband Oct. 23, both from the effe{;ts of influenza. Adelaide LaBelle, a sister, died Oct. 6, from the same complaint. They were known in vaudeville as Mr. and Mrs. Nat Young. Mrs. Bessie Knox, sistef' of Mrs. Billy (Swede) Hall, died Oct. 22 in Chicago of pneumonia at the American Hospital. Deceased at one time con- ducted a professional hotel in New York known as the Swedehall Apart- ments. Burial at Peoria, III, Oct. 24. Clifford Hippie ("As a Man Sows" Co.) died in Chicago Oct. 19, from the effects of influenza. Charles Karmont (Charles Chap- lin's Co.) died at his home in Troy, N. Y., Oct. 18, from influenza. Lillian Fellows (burlesque), died at Junction City, Kans., Oct, 18, from pneumonia. Morse Moon (Morse Moon Co., "The Wrong Bird") died at Helena, Mont., Oct. 17, of influenza. W. H. "Billy" Putnam (drummer at the Lyric, Richmond, Va.), died last week from influenza. He is survived by a widow and six children, all af- flicted with the disease. Mrs. Thomas W. Lamb, wife of the architect, died late last week of pneu- monia. Rita Haynes ("Three Gypsy Maids") died at the Hotel Broadway, Detroit, of pneumonia, after one week's illness. John. Wellman, bookkeeper with General Film in Washington, died last week of pneumonia. He was 28 years old. ' _ Eddie Goodrich Vernon, in* cabarets,. died in Los Angeles of influenza af- ter a few days' illness. He was for- merly of Stepp, Goodrich and King, in vaudeville. Bert Ennis, influenza, recovering. Joe Daly (U. B. O.'s film depart- ment), ill, influenza. John Toohey, press representative for George C. Tyler, ill with influenza Monday. Arthur Horwitz, ill with influenza, convalescent. Grace Dore (pianist with the Barr Twins), is out of the hospital, influ- enza. 'Walter Weems has recovered from grippe. Betty Scott has recovered from in- fli'enza. Manny Eichner, vaudeville producer, has influenza. Helene Dalton (The Daltons), strick- .en with influenza. The two daughters, of William Counihan, influenza, recovered. The wife and son of Bob Russak have recovered from influenza. John Powers (John and Jessie Pow- ers), recovering from influenza. John E. Coutts, ill with influenza at Toroifto,-^ shows improvement. Nellie DeVeaux and Fay Leslie (De- Veaux and Leslie), ill with influenza. Jack Lowe is recovering from in- fluenza, though his wife is now ill with it. Josh Dreano, blackface comedian in vaudeville, ill with influenza in Chi- cago. Bill Reid, stage manager of Loew's, Montreal, confined to the hospital, in- .; flUenZa,.v.-:,~~v--:M--.v-r-~-:..::r;-.;•.;■;..-:.•--:--t=r-n Henry Otto, director in pictures for the late Harold Lockwood, is ill with 'influenza. Bert Byron and Dolly Grey (Mr. and Mrs. Byron, Byron and Grey), have both recovered from influenza. Mr. Byi'on was ill two weeks, his wife one week. Florence Earle, recently operated on ' for appendicitis, now reported ill with influenza. Billy West, picture coniedian, and wife, influenza, ill at St. James Ho- tcl, New York. J. C. Jesscn, of the Motion Picture News, Los Angeles, is cqnfined to the hospital, influenza. L. L. Hiller (Hiller & Hilk), been confined to his home for the past week with the influenza. Arthur James and Janet Priest, both of Metro's publicity department, ill with the pneumonia. Harry Weber^ the vaudeville agent, after five days iri bed with the illness, was reported Monday past danger. Frank Herbert, lately a member of the Morosco stock, Los Angeles, has been ill with influenza in Chicago. Arthur Horwitz, the agent, fully re- covered and out Monday. His wife (Edith Livingston) still ill with influ- enza. Harold Edel, managing director of the Strand, was seized with the "flu" Saturday, and Sunday his temperature was 104. One of Moriarty Girls has influenza and the act was compelled to cancel at Proctor's 12Sth St. the first half of this week. J. Kalani Peterson ("My Beach at Waikiki'^ was stricken, being under treatment at the Polyclinic Hospital, New York. George O'Brien recovered from the influenza and was able to be out Mon- day, after two and one-half weeks confined to his home. Charles Reis, manager of the Rialto, has returned to his duties aft^r three weeks in bed with an attack of pneu- monia following influenza. Katherine Ludley, Adolph Mayer (manager), Edward T. Emery (stage director), all of "The Rainbow Girl," now in Chicago, have influenza. Guy Bolton and Mrs. Bolton, who is known on the concert platform as Mme. Marguerite Namara, are at their home in New York with influenza. Marie Livingston ^"Follies De Vogue") is at her home m Milwaukee, Wis., recovering from influenza, con- tracted in Columbus, O. William Brandt, the Brooklyn pic- ture exhibitor, was out Monday after a four weeks' siege of double pneu- ..monia. At one time his life was de- spaired of. Bennie Zeldman, personal represen- tative for Douglas Fairbanks, who was laid up in Chicago for a fortnight with influenza, is in New York, well on the road to recovery. May Robson, who became ill with influenza in Boston, is out again. Sev- eral other members of her company who became ill have recovered. There was one death in the Robson company, Peggy Cameron, who died in Boston. Howard Robey ("It Pays to Adver- tise"), stricken by influenza at Tor- onto, was brought to New York by H. Percy Hill, manager of the San Carlo Grand Opera. He is now con- fined at his home in West 52nd street. Viola Dana, the Metro star, suffer- ing from influenza, is reported on the y way to complete recovery. While Miss Dana was ill, her husband, John J. Collins, the director, died of the dis- ease, and she was not informed qf his death until after his burial. Lottie Pickford, seriously ill on Coast and reported in New York hav- ing died, is out of danger and now at her home out there. She will go to the mountains for a year's rest. The funeral of Julian L'Estrange, • which was. to.havetakcnplace Get. 34-- at Campbell's Funeral Church, was held privately at his late apartment as his wife, Constance Collier, was unable to leave the house. Miss Collier is said to be prostrated as a result of his death. t Don't forgtt tb« nBm»-CHA8. (RUBE) ALTHOFF. - ::€OR€EOOS (^ An inspection of the rebuilt club- house on West 46th street thatis to be the future home of the National Vaudeville Artists reveals that gor- geousness will be the final word to de- scribe it, when opened for the club members. New Year's is now the date set. Nothing much more than the site has been left of the former White Rats clubhouse, which the N. V. A.'s replaces. It is a complete metamor- phosis. The new N. V. A. clubhouse has been laid out and built up under the personal direction of E. F. Albee, with Harry Daniels representing Mr. Albee on the ground. Finished off in what is known as "second statuary" marble (the very, best kind that may be obtained for building purposes) the N. V. A. dub when o^fened will no doubt rank as the leader in modern clubhouses of the country. A feature of the building and prob- ably to become one of its many show- rooms, will be the kitchen, df a capac- ity to feed 2,000. It will occupy the rear of the/basement. : ry m i^ . ■■■-^ M '■■M WORKING FOR GOVERNMENT. From many sections of the country reports are reaching New York of ■ professionals, affected by the epidemic, securing weekly work in the munition plants or shipbuilding yards. Several state they earn from $60 to $70 weekly. Chicago, Oct 30. The following artists laying off here went into industrial occupations until resuming regular work: Eleonor Fisher, Blanche Foster, Doris Oliver,'and the entire orchestra at the Wilson Avenue in the classified ad. department of the Daily News; Inez Lopez, Mae Wines, Robert Car- roll, Peggy Powers, Alfred Gehan. Edith Hockerson, Bessie Peck and Eleanor Kobusch, the last three mem- bers of the Merry Maids, with Wins- low Brothers, munitions. MacDONALD A LIEUTENANT; Washington, D. C, Oct. 30. Ballard MacDonald, the songwriter, has been commissioned a,first lieu- tenant, assigned to the staff of Gen. Goethals here. Lieut. MacDonald has been in Wash' ington for six weeks preparing with Nat Osborne for the show to be given by the Quartermaster Corps, of Camp Meigs. It is intended to play the-pro- duction in Washington, Plfiladelphia, Baltimore and. New York. Capt. Frank Tinney is to be a mem- ber of the cast. m ■./J "SINGLE" ACT WITH 26 PEOPLE. Gertrude Hoffman's new "single," in which Miss Hoffman is the only ar- tist on the stage during her act, has a troupe of 26 people. It includes a - stage crew, 11 extra musicians, stage manager and wardrobe mistress, be- -. sides Max Hoffman, who conducts the orchestra. Miss Hoffman is receiving $2,250 . weekly for her new act. PLAY OF DOOLEYS. A. H. Woods proposes to produce in the spring a musical piece in which he will cast the five members of the ° Doolcy family — Johnny, his wife, Yvette Rugel; Ray, Gordon and Wil- liam. Ray Dooley's husband, Eddie Dowling, may also be included. m ■"-•"^■-=---PRISCO^^HEl.D-OVER;^^='-^^'"^=^^ Frisco, with Loretta McDcrmott and the jazz band, will be held over for a third week at the Palace, New Yo»k, commencing Nov. 4. No set length of time has been entered for Frisco's Palace engage- ment. He is receiving $800 a week there.