The billboard (Aug 1918)

Theater hu dUMnoad with a. nula lickat aeller in thi ~ ~ ~ n-ho la proving ejtccptlonaUy di ' ^ ous in handllns lickels and cash. Tho t Ina It la aald that many men wli deleeaM their sienographf>r llckata now ttep up to the E hox-oRlce peraonolly, uniJer the charm JEidlb SeaiB aBiida 10.—It has Just been Savaee. on July IS at the home i Rev. Albert Beebe. Norwalh. Coim. Back of the marriage Is a pr»tty n Seairs. ihen a chorus Elrl. met Mr. Wla- irell In Chicago... nhere be was man- . mm' of the Alhambra .Theatar. Tbey tlwaiiii" frl*a4s. and evw ahi^ liave .kept la tOMh <rUta eaoh other. They ) nmrw. -mmfi «#w,jMm asv he »ra- Bronx O. H. Opens August 3 New York. Aug. ID.—The Bronx O vated and presenta the appearant ■ new -houae. All of the best atj ■eatoB. ' Amoac thoee alraadr ar- Tansed tor -ara HayUma, Oh. Batt Turn to the Rlxht oopp wlw a. I» tarmatlon. Please, and a mmlMF ot other biB SI Allenton Iieaves "Patsy" S. at Cohan-a Grand, who. beeauae lus role of an unseen actor, will Mude hts time wilh the play tonight »m return to New York to bo- rehearials with Sanger & Jordan'i !n Dartf LeaTe. In Patsy on the S Allenton takes the part of a bed- en itwuiiaii, who talks to ua I thn a Bhntter without ever mv Bookhig Pabst, Milwaukee BOtf B. vna, the comedian, and Joseph CoiMlr. a trell-kDonn tbeatrlo ai maaKler. announce that they have the Bole and exclnalve rlclits for all kee. The Fubst Tbeiaar M> the home or Qiinnan stock, bnt Will ptey combinations this saiimu BROADWAYAte BYWAYS By William Judkins Hewitt New York. Aug. 10,—To talE abo .1 busii hlEhes enough Inalde the *hooa«e.- but It was like eoing thru a. flerv furnace to get lo ihem. The (eneral pobllc did not care for the ezperleitce—therefore the drop in attendance. Today Is clondr. comtbrtalilv ooal. and the matinee crowds are out In n<lmb«fs that should plaee some of-tha bez-offleee on the rlEht side of the ruled hook for the day If sot foe the week. le olBce of The the heart of Broadway (over the Subway entrance), opposll Billboard, Is "America's Answer." presented by the Dtsiskm of VBsob < mittee on PDblic Infonnation: Georee Creel chairman, sow pbytaic at 1 Georee H. Cohan Theater, and at Conay Ii' ~ ' ' - - - ■ -- the atuplcea of tlie if»it)^»*j e' ~ ~ 'Sip, Xtiib Taphanld tmder.theiOractta «C »rtw B the century •Xbtmtnr A "* "—■ Isnowed by a pmodRilBtm.- EUward ^vuicla Hayes;' cbairmaii of the^Eoooe Cmnmlttee, I.eBsne of America. New. York, friaid of all BhowiDen,.iaiiqsI^r of the Com- IbJ Cafe on Sixth avenue (showmen's., headqcmneis). and about twenty^ rears ago champion feather, weteht boxer arotmd tblee parts, ~ J Kilislits'of Cohmbaa' division of war Bctli imp work. "Eddie." ss hia friends call him. rebelvea his sommom e In the ndddle of the nlgbt .aad by^ early morning' he was on bis na. nnqe^wlu. want-to comnwinKate can ■ address bim care his place, whlcOt win remain dnrli^ his absence .In ^larse of an CEiiMflenced ...park magnate, af I>etn]lt, c ago. Ajfter-bls return'to his "Itma," In the motor d^, i thick ftigf , . . Chlcagtk left our dty with many tlia iBstroment Sidney RUey, the mvsloal dIreMn Rtley came In the other day from Oleotaiwy TmA, «a been prodnclng musical comedy stodc. Be arrived ahead 'of t to a, hotel and registered, then onl he sauntered and boncbt ma [luuio was being brought loco the hotel Jnst about tha time " informing bIm the rate per room. In pure Celtic fashion he 1 put back on the truck, and oiit he went behind It to Bni lould be istefully kind to an aetor" and not take alL Just i ihearatng one of the Cohan & Harris' Oolng Op shown, which Leon D. BTitton. once Imown In the outdoor sbow woild. is now BlBbuit director Id the Gnldwyn Studios at Fort Lee, K- J. On his tripe < the city he c " ' ' ■ ' ■ ■ ----- -. Producer Killed in Action VUior Cnmr, of Jones & Crane, Dies Chicago, Aug. 10.—Lieut. Victor O. crane, ot Co. I, Ittb Infantry. Ameri- can Bipedltlonary Forces was killed in the raesnt lltfitlnc near.the Ham* [ho orm of JoMs * Ckana. Inc. -ahortr* Jonea and Tletor Oaaa. atMt mny yean^ experlcsiea in wtona branehes of the t They were emsKhwiMiy m nmm t hKving had oaabgt at aa««nl aC Bugen* Walter^ meet sveeewtal plan netor Crane -was an adept la revIMnB pIBjB tor road purposes, opera BousD , xaanagero declaring that many ot his productions with parts contracted for smaller company usage were more suc- cessful on the road than during the trig Prosperity continued to shine upon the enterprl^ug producers until road and one-night stand theatricals took a slump In 1914. Their last ambitious enterprise was when they produced- A Modern Clndarella. book and tn-In by Casper Nathan, music by Hampton State rlRhla plans. Shortly after the United States entered the war Claaa enlisted and met with rapid pnmo- ceptlonaJly versatUSk having had e: about M rm Aathm Police Chief Alcock over the boxinc matah for the benefit of the Salvation Army Fund si local l>aset>all park this t Police Chief declared he would not al- low boxing In Chicago, as It la agaJnrt the law. Ridings thereupon stated that he had the authorliatlon of the I. The seball park would be Ci the day. After con^derable arEument It was decided to run the affair at Fort Sheridan Instead of at the ball park. IbnproTements naaned Blrmli«ham. Ala-. Aug. 10.—Further praVMnants are to be made at the Itfrle niaatoT before September 1. Inding a' bandsome maniuee In lit of the theater to otter more pro- tection In rainy weather. Uarblo aeata o be plaiMd In the lobby and tha are to bo redecorated. "Brwy comfort pesslbte Is belBC provided far QMagOntTSien New York. Aug. 10.—Among tba - entertainers who are shortly sailing -'over there" are Lola Meredith, lae J. Clray. Billy Qould, Ampa- ''arrar. Raymond Walker, GUbtlt _ yry. AVrl^ and DettlA. fiuulaa . Carlyte, Nella _A«rtt . ^Wsy MigM will appear In Om Tt MtC A, Ms t»