New York Clipper (Jul 1915)

Jidy 24 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 31 BURLESQUE HEWS FOR too PER CENT. BURLESQUE. i'be route ot the Columbia wbeel Is Ilkel7 to be disturbed conslderai}!}-, and many cbangvB are likely to be made ir tbc policy of acparatlng abotrw wlt^ similar types of beadUnera una feature obar- actery Is to be followed. It at tbe opening of the iieason two Ucbrew comedian shows follow each other, they will have to be switched. The gardln^ of shows whiob was considered favorable, has encouraged some of the producers to, set out for the new season with a class ot productions that would entitle them to the In- creased percentajfe from tbe bouse, and which in- crease alone wc^ld allow them to carry such a show. Tbe salaries of princ'pals, which In mnny Instances were cut considerably last season can bardly be expected to be raised at this particular time, JudElns from the prices offered, although the oatlook for a prosperous season under a more liberal policy from bouse owners would seem to be most encouraKlng-. The fact toat franclilscs were not sought quite so. eagerly by new Investors, nor by established tirms who had been conducting a number ol shows, has brought back .into the Held a wider variety of Interests, and consequently more of the competl- ' tlon that existed when each ^ow was controlled by a different manager, and not as in late years,' by any centralized operating concern. Fred Irwin, Gus Ulll and Bobcrt Vanchester. arc among the well known managers whose names bave had a meaning of value. In having been con- nected with shows that were worth while seeing, and will undoubtedly be in tbat class again. '■ The one man show seems to be pretty much u thing of the vast, as out of all the titles used In both wheels, there are noticed only alz named after the 'one principal of the company, namely: Dave aiarlon, Harry UasUngs, Sam Howe. Billy Watson. Ben Welch and Al. Reeves. And Ed. Wrotbc and Billy "Sliding" Watson are doubled as headllners. Bob Manchester depends on his name. In callln" his show Bob Manchester's Burlesqucrs. Of the ladles. Hose Sydell Is the only one whose name Is used In connection with the title. On the American wheel no name Is featured In any tltlo, showing the tendency not to depend upon any ono "atar" to act as n. particular drawmi; card.' Amon; the entirely new titles are noticed "The Bccord Breakers," "The Big Craze," "Parlcian I<llrts," "Maids of America," "Merry Roundor.-f." "Girl Trust," and "I'uss. Puss." Tie material to be used In the coming prodii.-- tlons wlU probat'y. cover a ■wide range. One man- ager 'has been delving Into the records of the past BO for baik he says, that they never will know It now. Other Arms have bad authors busy pre- paring new materUl that will be presented for Affiroval. At all events • whatever there will be with the showB, .the policy of paid publlcltv an- counced .wculd- assure the fact that the general public -will be XcTtt fully Informed of the attrac- tions at <ach house throngh the dalHn along tho entire route, and It would not be a niggcstlon cr>- tlrely out of place, of the establishment of a central advertising agency for tbe circuit, which could handle the entire business at a profltable commls- Blon. . •*> nlways, the chorus J> one of the features . that nave to be considered; and the prospects are good. for a. supply of show glris, mediums end ponies. Thb Clipper has always recognized tho Importance .of the glrlB'Wlth burlesque, and has been the only Journal that gives a complete list 'With each show. The numbers with the shows are principally drawn from the output of tbe leading music pub- lishing firms, who will also look after the suglng. but plenty of original material may readily And Its way into tbe program of every show, assuring at least some Jingles tbat have not been heard the week before at the same house. The mnslc pub- lishers have plenty of exclusive material, and any that are worth while having are vt-orth while nego- tiating for. The advance man deserves special mention as an important adjunct, and results have always shown that gooJ openings are effected for a sbow with a good, live hustler, who Is original and who Is allowed latitude bv bis manager. Some of the early birds are now busy rehearsing, and It Is the wish of the writer to sec all of the shows In tbe one hundred per cent, division in their respective circuits. What constitutes a good burlesque show Is an open question, as some tbat are praised by many are described b.v others In words and pantomime exactly In the opposite. MtU. THE AHERICAX BELLES. The roster of the William S. Campbell's American Belles Company, playing A. B. C. Includes: Wal- ter J. Parker, who 'will be featured; Lillian Smal- ley, Marks and Rosa. Sam Bennett. John K. Hal- ley, Winifred La France : and executive staff: Harry Thompson, man.iger; Chas. Moe, agent: Wm. Stan- ley, leader ; Harry Roberts, carpenter : Cbas Drown, electrician; James PendergasW ' 'props." pan. PATJLSCRAJfT goeq with Fred Irwin 8 Uajestlcs. FBKD. WALDMAN, manager of the Murray Hill, New York. Inst season, will go to tbe Ga>et,v. Kan- sas City, Mo., as treasurer. Mni. Waldman .vlll transfer tbe hqmc to that city. SID COX wrJIeB from Birmingham, Ala.: "W'sli to state that our t>uElness here nt the Grand i.-i very good. We are giving a stock burlesqne and mu- sical comedy, one bill a week. Three shows a day. No show on Sunday. Mr. Kelly, the manager of bouse here. Is the most congenial fellow one could work for, and certainly a hustler. I enclose vou program. We get THE Old Reciable bere retni'sr- Iv. The compnny Includes: Bttavie McDonald. Mel Melvln. D. C. Thomas. Bot Scbafer, Al. Busb, Edna Klynn and Sid Cox. FKOFIaB BNOAOBlD F^B. WM. S. CAMPBELL'S SHOWS Report SAN6ERBUND HALLi Soitb and Schemerhoro Sireets, Brooklyn AMERICAI3 BELLES - - - - lO A. M., Monday July S6 ROSE SYDELL'S LONDON BELLES lO A. Wl., Monday Aug. S CAR Vaa A FEW MORE PONIES ARO nKDIVMS. ALL, PEOPLE SIOiraD FOB BARNEY GERARD'S FOLIIIS OF THE ;SAIi9 SBONX, luetli St. snd 3d AMERICANS" REPORT FOR RKRBARSAIiS SATD&DAT, JUIjIT MO, AT 10 A. M.. AT JUNKR'S BRONX, luetli St. snd 3d Ave. AIjIj PEOPLE BIONBO FOR , HU6HY BERNARDT " REPORT 8AUE PLACE, WEOITE8DAT, AVO. «,'lO A. a. Cmn Vie m. Few Good Looking Bhoir Glrli and Oledlnnis. Call, ROOM 406, ASTOR THKATRE BITTLPING. NEW TORK GIT7. AIX ARTISTS ENGAGED Report for Rehearsals at EHRHAROT HALL, 34tl) SL aod Bib Ave. MONBAir, 10 A. M., JUIiY 26 OAS USB A FEW JIIORE JIlEOiraiS. Applr BABAY WB1.SU, Ol^YSlPIO theatre; new YORK, THIS IVKEK WANTED-FOII PERMANENT STOCK BURLESIIUE MUSICAL COMEDY Al PRODOCER, JEW. DUTCH, IRISH COBIEDIAN, &TRAIOHT, PRIMA DONNA, 80V- BRETTB, CHARACTER, CHOKCB OIRLiS. DANHBDBE Von maat bare the appearances and l>e able to sing and dance State lowest aalaiy, experience, etc., becaoao > on most so some to keep np. Otberwlsa save your itamna. Addre>a Bf. BBIDERJIIAil, 1730 Rlcbardaon Atc, Dallas, Tex. CHICAGO BUKLESQUL The burlesque bouses have not attempted Sum- mer runi to the usual extent this season. The Haymarket Installed a stock compnny a :>hort thne ago which alternates between the Empress, In Milwaukee, and the Chlcaeo house. It has started out pretty well. The La Salle had what was practically burlesque for aeveral weeks, but gave way to pictures this week. The Columbia, advertised all along to open early In July will uot start the season until Aug. 7. The Soclnl Maids wilt be tbe opening attraction. Col. Will- iam Itoche, who successfully .managed the house last season, will be In charge again the coming year, with practically the same attaches. Including Ud. Strlnetellow In the box otSce. Tbe Star and Garter will also open early In August. Both tbe Columbia and Star and Garter are on the Eastern wheel. The Columbia gets the first show 'which comes out Vhla way, and the Star and Garter tbe nox^ and so on, so that both theatres get the same break. I'be Englewood's future has not been defi- nitely aixouncfU Some claim that burlesque will be there, while others Hay It will continue In. pic- ture!!. The Gaiety will open bi August. Burlesque has not had much of a showing In Chicago ttls Summer. A. M. ZINN, who baa be«n producing burle«)ne attractions at tbe La Salle Tlieatrc for Jones, Llnlck & Schaefer for tlie past two montbs. left for the East this week, where he will produce a nusil)er of, the Columbia wbeel shows. Zlnn'<i company brought some money Into tbe "coffers" ot the Xa Salle, and he .'s credited as being the most successful of tlui producers of musical comedy and burlesque seen there this season. Zlnn put on his own productions and Incldently registered with favor 111 this vIcUilty. His attractions were clean and good, and the most notable feature of bU work was the fact that bis productions were amutless. Francis Vcnita Grey (Mrs. A. M. Zlnn) proved a valuable helper by being very capable In rehears- :n(; sluglng and dancing numbers. She had che cbcrus worklne like clock work throughout. Sbe will nndoabtedly Join one of the bigger burlpjique cttrnctlons next season. VIOLA -SHBLDON and HARRY HASTINGS wUI travel 'wllh the Hastings Show. HAZEIJ.E MACE, who was reported as signed with Jack Reld's Record Breakers for next season, may b* ee<-n In New York after all In tbe near future. BENJ. H. BROWN, moslcal director last season with Sam Howe's Heart Cbanners Company, Is to be with one nf the American Burlesqne wheel shows, starting rehearsals last week in Jnly In New York CItv. FRANK IR BURNS, after two seasons In musical comedy with "The Olrl and tbe Baron" and Tandy Shop," playing soubretto roles, will 1>c' Feen In a similar capacity with Bob Uanchester'3 ' Burlesquers next season. MURRAY HILL OUf. Shnrtlv after the list of houses for the Ameri- can Burlesque wheel had been given out, it was announced tbat the Murray Hill, which was In- cluded, would be dropped, and for It would be sub- stituted tbe VorkvUle. on Elgbty-slxth Street, nedr Lexington Avenue, which bad been closed for repairs for some time. CHARLES A. >'EU'NES, ot tbe Sixth SlanchMtPF Regiment, tbe beloved brother of Mrs. Chauneey Jcsson, of Jesson and Jesson, was killed In action. May 27, In tbr Dardanelles. CHAS. E. REDED and bis wife, Margie Hlitun. have been at their home at Colonial Beach, Vu., since April 1. 'Ihty have built two moving picture piirks, the Ideal, named after Margie. "The Ideal Girl," and the Cnlonhil. Tbey rcp^irt good buslucte- as they bave the field to themselves, and ttavu 10,000 people to draw from. Cbas. Reded Is alio! contain of tbe Colonial Deach Police Force. MABELLB PARKER, who, for the pas^Vfen. weeks, has been playing Ingenue roles with tbe Princess Musical Comedy Co. In Montreal, will leave the cast July 24 and take a much' needed rest at Lake Hopatcorg, prior to beginning re- hcar^nla with Wat son's United States Beauties. DAVE O'DCWD, who has been principal come- dian of tbe Prlnce;« Musical Comeuy Co., In Mon- treal, Can., win close with tbat snow when Its engagement comes to an eud there Saturday, July 21. and return to New York to Join a production. IIAHRY OEDCES will manag<^ tbe Columbia, Grand Rapids. Mich. IZZY WEINCARDEN Will manage Frank WeU- berg's Star and Garter Show. THE MIDNIGHT MAIDENS Is the title of QuM lllll's Columbia wheel show. HARRY WELCH l» at the head of tbe BtoeJf- this week, nt the Olympic. .New York. . " I'AM LAWRENCE will be soubrette 'wltta^.O^,. .Mischief Makers. . DABE LA TOLTl will be with the Bert Baker Show again this .qeason. WILL H. COHAN Is back from Atlantic CUy. He goes with tbe I.ady Buccaneers, JACK MARTIN Is nicely getting over the results of the operation. JOSEPH K. WATSON W playing Loew vande- vlllr In New York this week. K.^THIOItlNK PULLMAN Is renponalble for the Charlie Otaaplln impersonation act being repeated for a second week with the Prlnross Musical Com- edy Co.. ot the .Maple Leaf Theatre. Montres:. Can. MlFH I>ullman Is a clever, Tlvacloua sonbretce. full of new Ideas id staging all her own nombers. end baa become a great favorite !n Montreal, !;mlth and Pullman will leave tbl< company July. 24 and return to vaadevlle. -/... EDNA BOBTBRTS, a lively and ebubbr UttM cborowr. has slirned 'with her old boss. Fred Irtt"^ Well we remember E>lna as the Uttle "nntl peppermint stick glrL