Variety (December 1918)

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■■ " "■> ' ^~~ - —--■-'- "■~ r / r " "'"■'■ -"--r- ?&g&m VAUDEVILLE 5 N. V. A. AWARDS ROYALTY IN "TARZAN" CONTROVERSY Mrs. Cronin to Receive $25 Weekly from Patti for Use of Monkey Idea. Manager and Agent Recognize Her Prior Claim. Solomon Wants>Back Salary Settled. - i Felix Patty, managing "Tarzan" as the imitation monkey act ia called, was ordered by the Vaudeville Man- agers' Protective Association and agreed to it Wednesday, to pay Mme. Cronin a royalty of $2Jweekly for the use of the monkey idea, the royalty payments to date from the time Patty produced the present turn. A. V. M. P. A. committee heard the matter argued at a meeting called at the Association's rooms. Mme. Cron- in stated that her late husband, M. Cronin, first utilized the man-monkey plan, with the present dwarf, Solomon, as he was then called, now Tarzan. Patty is said to have admitted that if he were uninterested and saw the Tarzan after the Solomon bit, he would consider Tarzan an infringe- ment The matter was taken up some time ago by the Association, when Charles Bornhaupt, agent for Tarzan. stated he thought Mme. Cronin had a just claim and stated also that in his opin- ion Patty would make an adjustment with her. Patty, however, then on tour, repudiated his agent's statement and again strenuously denied by letter that Mme. Cronin could plead any right, attempting to absolve himself wholly from charge. The hearing at the V. M. P. A., while Patty and Solomon are at the Palace this week was the result, the V. M. P. A., having issued an ultimatum that Patty either would have to clear him- self of the charge or stop playing the act in vaudeville, if he reached no agreement with Mme. Cronin. The committee allowed Solomon, as an offset, a claim he set forth of about $225 due him by the late Mr. Cronin for unpaid half salaries during layoff periods. The committee was composed of Henry Chesterfield, Henry Lewis, Sam Williams,' Hugh Herbert, Frank Orth and T. Henderson Murray on behalf of the N. V. A, and the V. M. P. A was represented by Pat Casey, Sam Scribner, Nicholas Schenck, B. S. Moss, J. J. Murdock, Walter Keefe and Frank Vincent. $105, he having been, rendered a bill by Moore for $130, on which he has paid $25. Holliday says that he recognized Moore's bill merely to save an argu- ment, as he was under no financial ob- ligation to him, having occupied the house when the Moores were absent and -wanted him to keep it open. Hal- liday also states that after the Moores returned, following two weeks' ab- sence in the South, he (Halliday) con- tinued, to upkeep the house with the Moores there, and that Mrs. Halliday - designed and completed one street and four stage gowns for Mrs. Moore, which would be worth over $400 under any condition. Mrs.- Moore, it is claimed, pressed upon Mrs. Halliday a roll of money to repay her for this service, and when the amount was counted it was .$25. The .feeling between the two families developed letter writing, during which Halliday demanded a statement of any monies Mdore alleged he owed. A statement received by Halliday is said to have contained a list of the Moore's summer housekeeping expenses and Moore asked that Holliday pay one- half of it. The wives of the two men are re- ported to have remained friendly, with Mrs. Moore disclaiming knowledge of her husband's letter writing to Halli- day. The affair rested until the Hallidays opened in this city, when the attach- ment on Moore's behalf was levied. Had it not been bonded the Hallidays might have been obliged to forego the local engagement, also miss their next stand. The local theatre men seem strongly inclined toward the Hallidays in the matter. It is said Halliday will inter- pose a counter claim against Moore for the dressmaking amount. MORE ENTERTAINERS SAIL The flow overseas of America's Over There League-units continues strongly as does that of entertainers recruited •by the Y. M. C. A. The most recent sailings measures a group of 20 artists, the League having despatched two full units. The League's aim to hav: sent over 100 entertainers between early November and the'holidays may not be fully attained but there will have been at least 75 volunteers sail by then. In addition to the League's units, Madison Corey, lately a producer, also sailed, he to act with others as ad- vance agent and business manager of the League's activities in France. This is a new departure for the League but deemed necessary, since there is little doubt but that the entertainers will cover larger territory than first in- tended and that the units will move into Hun land in back of the American army of occupation. The units which sailed are: "The Marry Rounder*." Eddy Coo Belle Gold Walter Hawley Jonsa Rote "The Cheer Up«." R. L. Delroy Frances Golden Hinda Hand Bonnie Murray ^ ' J. B. Waldo. The "Y" entertainers, who sailed, Gladys Black, Jean Bohannon, Ord Bohannon, .Edna Cookingham, El«ie Easton, Anthony Euwer, Clara T. Ginn, Arthur Godfrey, Clara Gray, Mabel Holtzachue, Julia Black, Julia B. Lewis. . Elizabeth McKay, Adeline P. Noar, H. Marguerite Porter, E. H. Sothern, Julia Marlowe-Sothern, Juanita Tichenor, Rae N. Victor, Helen L. Wolcott. This is the second trip for Mr. Soth- ern and Miss Marlowe. They went overseas in advance of organized ef- forts on behalf of the Y. M. C A. and the trip resulted in the formation of the Over There League, Winthrop Ames having been with the Sotherns. CAVAL1ERI WANTS $3,000. Chicago, Dec 11. Lina Cavalieri may enter vaude- ville. Arthur Klein, encouraged by the placing of Margarita Sylva in Orpheum houses,', made overtures to Mme. Cavalieri, the storied and beaute- ous prima donna, and he says she named a price. If vaudeville will pay it she will go out and get it. He seemed afraid to breathe the sum. But $3,000 is her demand Just now she is confined to her hotel because she was poisoned when a maid carelessly jab- bed a hairpin into her delicate scalp, and is < puffed up and unsightly. But she expects soon to be out again. She has not appeared on any stage for several seasons, traveling with her husband, Mu rat ore. Muratore is im- mensely wealthy. besides his great earning capacity as an opera star, and owns a villa estate~in Italy said to be worth $500,000. SUES FOR EPIDEMIC RENT. San Francisco, Dec. 11. A test case to determine who shall bear the rental loss on theatres during the influenza epidemic was filed here last week. ■ The plaintiff is the Casino Theatre Co. It asks the court to compel the Ellis Street Investment Co. to return $3,691.50, representing rent which they paid between Oct. 18 and Nov. v 15, dur- ing which time the theatres were closed. * GOLDIN-MERCEDES SHOW. New Orleans, Dec. 11. Horace Goldin and Mercedes have teen conferring over the arrangement by them of .an entertainment to run two and one half hours, to tour as a road show in the combination houses. Goldin will end his vaudeville book- ings with the present tour of the In- terstate time; Mercedes has but a few weeks more of camp bookings with his show. # . ARTIST ATTACHES ARTIST. Lowell, Mass., Dec 11. The attachment action of Tom Moore (Tom and Stacia Moore) against J. Frank Halliday (Halliday and Willette) came up for trial this week, while Moore was in the city and Halliday was in Lynn.' The at- tachment was bonded at the time it was laid Neither is a resident of Massachusetts. The case was con- tinued at the request of the defendant. With the frequent complaints from artists of the Massachusetts law, which permits attachments to be levied against the personal property of an alien debtor within the state, the mat- ter of one artist attaching another has aroused the curiosity of the show peo- ple around who know of it. Moore's claim of $300 is based upon an alleged board bill against Mr. and Mrs. Halliday, arising out of their -joint occupation- of a house on Long ; Island in September, 1916, which Moore had taken for that summer. The Halliday defense is reported to be that if Moore has any claim what- soever agai nst him , it can not exceed TANGUAY AS AN EVANGELIST. Los Angeles, Dec. 11. Without suspicion of press agent- ing, it has leaked out, Eva Tanguay is fully determined to^take up preaching. The local papers have given it front page notice, to the annoyance of Miss Tanguay who had decided to withhold it until in readiness to take up the evangelical work. She is buying up continually all re- ligious books and can retail the scrip- tures with splendid fluency. TWO "SINGLES" ENGAGED. Ed. Davidow has discovered two "new finds," both placed by him undec contract for a term of seasons with the Shuberts. ■ One is Esther Walker (from the west) whose appearance at the Winter Garden Sunday resulted in her .accept- ance for production work immediately. The other is Eleanor Cochran, for some time" playing in the "sticks." Miss Cochran is a singer along operatic lines having studied abroad. DE RAJAH'S QUICK RETURN. Montreal, Dec. 11. The Joveddah De Rajah act, mind reading, will return to the Princess next week (vaudeville) for a return engagement after having but finished an engagement at the theatre last Sat- urday. s / ; ' An immediate holdover could not be arranged through prior bookings with. De Rajah appearing week at the same' circuit's theatre in Ottawa. De Rajah is the second turn, but the first of its kind to be held over in any. Montreal theatre. LE MAIRE'S MINSTREL SHOW. Chicago, Dec. 11. A minstrel troupe will be organized during the summer by George LeMaire and Bert Swor. Mr. Swor was princi- pal comedian for several seasons with the A. G. Field Minstrels. He is now in vaudeville. Mr. LeMaire is the blackface comedian in vaudeville, now on the Orpheum Circuit. The show will open next September, according to present plans. No title has yet been selected for it. THE DAN BURKES' NEW ACT. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Burke, long known in vaudeville as a dancing act, are pre- paring a new dancing turn, which will be featured with special settings, of which there' will be two full stage dressings. The scenes are supposed to show the interior of the Metropolitan opera house. There will be words and music surrounding the turn, Aaron Hoffman supplying the former. Jos. Hart is handling the new turn. RETURNED ENTERTAINERS. Dave Lerner and Paula Sherman re- turned Wednesday a iter ar tour "mf- France for the Over There Theatre League. They have been away for three months and spent most of the time entertaining the boys of the Rain- bow Division. . ALICE LLOYD BOOKED. Alice Lloyd has hfen booked by Jenie Jacobs to reopen in vaudeville over here April 14, next, at the Prin- cess, Montreal, playing Hamilton, Buf- falo, Toronto and Detroit in weekly succession, first reappearing in New York at the Palace, May 12. Miss Lloyd left this side to visit her husband, Tom McNaughtqivin.London T a couple of years ago. She was unable to return through the English regula- tions forbidding native women under 50 from leaving England in wartime. Mnslcilly yoon. CHA8. ALTHOFF. MARCUS LOEW TOURING. . Chicago, Dec. 11. A two weeks' trip over the Loew Cir- cuit was started here by Marcus Loew. It is expected that he will add some theatres to the circuit while away, in the south, also at Detroit and Cleve- land. The story of future Loew houses in the latter cities, to replace the pres- ent C. H. Miles bookings in the Loew office was intimated in Varibtt two or three weeks ago. Miles, when leaving the Loew offices, will return his bookings, it is said, to Walter F. Keefe, the representative of the Pantages Circuit in New. York. FRITZI SCHEFF CANCELING. The vaudeville engagement of Fritzi Scheff will end, by mutual consent, after next week when Miss Scheff will be at the Orpheum. The reason is Miss Scheff demanding the managers pay her $1,500 weekly instead of the $1,000 she has been receiving. Previous to returning to regular vaudeville at her present salary, Miss Scii'efT played"severalwndescnpt" eh- gagements, in an instance or more de- pending upon a percentage' of the gross receipts for her earnings. At one time in the past her vaudeville salary was $1,500. M