The billboard (June 1918)

The Billboard 5 Going After Them Chicago. Juno 17.—The days of lm- mortty for the barber,, and bartend- ers who indulge in theater ticket scalp- ing "on the side" are numbered. Assistant corporation Counsel Ralph a. Crandell. who Is in charge of the city's anti-seal ping fight, has gathered considerable evidence tending io show that this kind of Loop ticket scalping is as prevalent as the out-and-out type. The city Is making Its Investigation because the new licenses with the pro- lilMtory clauses, which all theaters lire compelled to take out. goes Into effect July L The city does not Intend to rest content with the managerial unMjronce that scalpers will not be dealt with, but prefers to gather Its [lira statistics on the scalping situa- tion, so that any evasions of the ordi- nance may readily be traced to the plant a most energetic campaign ngalnst alt: forms of scalping. It is openly Intimated that the small-fry that the city authorities will proceed Brokers Must Pay Fall Tax will bs obliged to pay the war la* due on-every ticket that passes thru their hands, whether they operate as lnde- the contentlon.of the Government that d be gauged by that amount amount alone. Irrespective of Her it be above or below the t Rumors Are False Broadway for the last few da>» of the stories attributed to dame _ sip was that David Wardeld was going in retire from the stage, and anothei that -Evelyn. Nesbltwas going to at- inmpt dramatic stardom under the Kiilitance of Belasco. A telegram was asking- him as.to the authenticity of isis for the supposition regard- i. Nesblt is attributed to the t she recently visited the Play. Thurston Arranging Tour N-ewTork. June IS.—Howard Thure- «m, the master magician, together with Mrs. Thurston, was on Broadway yesterday, having come In from their country estate at Whiteetone Landing, L. I.. In their big touring car. Thurs- 'on Is already making vast prepara. tlons for his next season's tour, which will be und»r the direction of Ktaw a Erlanger. Follies Girt Asphyxiated Atlantic City, June IE.—Constance Casper, a.member of the Follies cho- rus, died in a hospital here Thursday from asphyxiation. She was found un- conscious In her room. Her death Is thought to have heen accidental. BROADWAYaHS BYWAYS By William Judkins Hewitt New York, June IS.—Su spiring influence. Sunshlni needed .spirit to further thes enced provider of theatrical business, in Its future, comi ipon which our v:tiii here In all Its radiant glory and silent. In* optimism. Optimism at this time Is thi deavor. The creed of the talented, experi- w is and always has been: "I believe in m; lay; in the American public and the solli ent is built, fairs of M ' a getting ready for the comm icatrical business Is invested ion. xou ao not And any man In the busines_ is ahead with his plans. These day- between seasons are spent In selecting— ing about for material and people who can intelligently put that material ! the "footlights" when the curtain Is raised on the "night of ■" day that all theatrical men of the virile, optimistic nature clain nnlng of their career, mattering not what their past failures ■ have been In the theatrical whirlpool. Flag renewal day is at last a reality, for on the yesterday "Star and" Si tripes" were thrown to the breezes with loud acclaim by those who bave awaited the beginning of Loyalty Week lo deeorata tho fronts of Broadway entertainment palaces with new bolts of "Old Glory." What we term Idle gossip at this time has it that Sam H. Harris and G M. Cohan have a difference. Whether it be In opinion, the size of bats. poL future theatrical activities or relative to differences In the division of ci moving picture interest profits we cannot say. Rumor persistently has il it is the latter. Not wishing to agitate discredited gossip we stop here n of vaudeville and the houses that adve w a man or woman sitting on the sahi their '■flg-ures" with palm leaf fans. Still von ■devllle h. In.view of the draft drawing bo heavily upon stage ti bad Idea for.somo of .the. producers to give some thoui' of the old guard of the si occasion for fright in the light]ess nights order: all emergencies. True the order at first started speculation. The big street Is all settled down indefinitely, for.- as one of the notables of the street said: "We have no lights now, but we will by the order be enabled to have coal with which to heat our houses this coming winter." True, mighty true, too. The quiet, subdued atmosphere of the outside is In pleasing contrast to the gayety and colorful something about llghttess nights that Is pleasingly restful to the eyes and mind and conducive to restfulness, and the hardened ones of Broadway are accepting It graciously, feeling that It Is a tonic that they possibly needed, but did not Arthur Hill is back In town much pleased with the success of bis recent, visit to Washington. His act. Valleclta's Leopards, will appear at the Eighty- first Street Theater the coming week. Mr. Hill Is one of the showmen of the oM school that verily accomplishes all he determines to do. George E. Church of the Keystone Shows visited Broadway this week to Inform The Billboard that Will H. Bill's Society Hippodrome " closed its season In Trenton. N. J, recently. Mr. Church hi of being a good side-show manager. ,t World's Congress of Dare Devils, left for At- uring tl On that date Gus Edwards, the uni- versally known composer and pro- ducer, win bring an augmented com-1 pany from New York to play at the Arena, which will be transformed Into a second Winter Garden. Because of atmospheric conditions the Arena, since it opened two seasons ago, has *een forced to discontinue Its Ice skating season in April. The management originally planned Biting in the Intervening time with conven- tions, 'but residents of the north side have frequently stated that the beau- tiful rink could be devoted profitably to summer theatrical activities. Wally Decker, tho well-known press SAks Newport Theater Providence. R. I., June 15.—It is doubtful if a new theater will be erected this year In Newport by the Emery Amusement Company of this city. Inability to procure building ma- terial coupled with the scarcity of la- bor makes the project practically an Impossibility, according to the Emery Brothers. Burton Emery has not given up hopes, however, of getting a foothold Jn the Clty-by-the-Sea and Is now try- sger of one of the theaters In that 9 Pledge Theaters New York, June IS.—Theatrical managers have generously responded to the request or the Stage Women's War Relief for the use of their thea- ters for free Sunday night perform- ances for men In uniform. Those who have pledged their theaters for one year In this worthy causa are Cohan & Harris, A.H. Woods, Winthrop Ames. Jehn Cortand William A. Brady. The Musicians* Mutual Protective Onion. Local 310; the Theatrical Protective Union. Mas. 1 end 380. and the Electric Light Operators' Union, No. 35. also R. R. Ruling Favorable New York, June 15.—According to recent ruling of the Federal Rail- Dad Administration a free baggage ar will be given tri theatrical con- soles for each twenty-five tickets, 'his action Is regarded as an indiea.- on that the Government intends to Ive the theatrical business fair trest- lent. The ruling applies to the en- ■a charge of twenty cents a Dr. will be able to sit up ■ so. This will be pleas- :he many friends of the famous French comedienne, who are . making anions inquiries at the Hotel Savoy. Her firm determination to live until she knows her beloved France is at peace again has won the admira- tion of the theatergoing public and