New York Clipper (Feb 1923)

20 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER February 7, 1923 NUMEROUS VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS AND ORCHESTRA LEADERS WRITE AND WIRE SAYING MY MOTHER'S LULLABY BY BETTY GULICK—THE TEN-YEAR-OLD CHILD WONDER IS A POSITIVE HIT THE PUBUC HAS READ ABOUT IT IN NEWSPAPERS AND NOW WANTS TO HEAR YOU SING OR PLAY IT ONLY JUST SUPPOSE A WONDERFUL FOX TROT BALLAD FEATURED NIGHTLY BY MAL HALLETT AND SAM LANIN'S ORCHESTRAS AT ROSELAND—NEW YORK'S LARGEST DANCE PALACE THE ONLY ORIENTAL FOX-TROT HIT ON THE MARKET EVERY UP-TO-DATE ORCHESTRA IS FEATURING IT VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS ARE BEGINNING TO SEE ITS SONG POSSIBILITIES PROFESSIONAL COPIES, VOCAL AND DANCE ORCHESTRATIONS READY »«.ADWAv TRIANGLE MUSIC PUB. CO., INC. v<»k STOCK A HIT IN MIAMI Jimmie Hodge's Musical Comedy Com- pany is doing a record breaking business with their seasoa of musical stock at the Park Theatre, Mami, Florida, according to I epulis enanating from the offices of Hany Walker, their Nevr York hooking representative. The company has bcai bocdccd into the Park for an all winter sea- son and arc said to be attracting capacity audiences, due principally to the excel- lent btUs the^ are offeriog. "Honey Girl," their attiactioo for this week, is said to have been a sell-out a week in advance. Next week they will revive George M. Cohan's musical comedy success, "Fort>'- tive Minutes from Broadway.' Among the othvr pieces lined up for an early showing by the company are "The Girl in the Umonsine," "Betty Be Go<xl," "Little Johnny Jones," "The Little Millionaire" and a. musical comedy version of "Tlv.- Hottentot" The company includes Jimmie Hodges. OIlie Hodges. Rafe PouUiott. J. E. Evis- ton, Mary Farrcll. Thomas Findlay. Charley Freeland. Billy .-Xshiiry, Lew Hampton, .\nnctte Ford. Edith JRosc Scott, Pete Cameron. Freddie Reynolds. Howard Rossman. Gabriclle Miller, Doro- thy Lyons, Sally Fields, "Bee" Craig. Mnricl .Rogers, Norah Kcan. Helen Graves. Mae Taylor, Margie O'Neill. Elsie Kean, Bobby Gore, Marian Comfort. E'dna Jacques, Martol Lange and Lcona Hester. GOULD DIVORCE RECOGNIZO) ALB.^^•Y. Feb. 2.—New York State offi- cially recognized the decree of divorce which the courts of France awarded to Frank J. Gould last week, when the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of a lower tribunal sustaining a dismbsal of the com- plaint in the action of Edith Kcllcy Gould for divorce in this State. Frank Jay Gould married Edith Kelley in October, 1910. They were separated for some years when Mrs. Gould instituted an action for di%'orcc in this State. Gould responded, setting up the defense that he had obtained a divorce in Paris. Edith Kclle>- appeared here last season with tlic English "Pins and Needles" show. "GIRL LIKE MARY" GOING OUT Chicago, Feb. 3—"A Girl Like Mary," is the title of the new play from the pen of Ralph Kettering in which Madeline Arm- istcad will star when that productioii takes to ttie road about Easter time. Alexander Campbell has been engaged to play as her leading man and others in the cast will be: Augustus Neville, Eleanor Rella, Reginald Knorr, Will D. Bacon, Wadsworth Harris and Carter Ar\-inc. Eugene McGillan will stage the play and it will be under the management of C. S. Primrose. CUT IN MILEAGE RATES A 20 per cent reduction on all mileage tickets in the denomination of $80 or over will be put into effect on March 15, as a result of a new order issued by the Inter- state Commerce Commission. The tickets will be non-transferablp and interchange- able, which makes the new reduction of especial importance to the theatrical pro- fession and will result in a great saving hy actors in vaudeville who easily travel enough to make a $90 ticket seem but a small item. Such tickets have been looked forward to by the theatrical trade and other pro- fessions that do considerable travclingt in- cluding many commercial travelers who pe- titioned Congress to authorize the issuance of the new mileage rates. The tickets will be good on all passenger trains except spe- cial and extra fare trains when ticket hold- ers will be subject to the additional fare. Rules and regulations for issuance of the tickets will be published by March 1. .\ $90 ticket will cost $72 and will be good on about 250 first-class railroads. The mileage order is practically a reduc- tion in rates, the first cut since the increases ordered by the Interstate Commerce Com- mission in August, 1920. OPPORTUNITY CONTESTS IN STOCK The opportimi^ contest idea, popular in: vaudeville, has finally invaded the stock houses. "The plan is being utilized by the .\lhambra Players, the resident company at Loew's Alhambra theatre, Brooklyn, this week and is to be continued through- out the season. Brooklyn has been traditionally a mecca for amateur dramatic societies and the management of the Alhambra has evolved a plan that should prove a business getter. On Wednesday afternoons the contestants give a trial performance in a playlet. Those who are adjudged the winners arc given, a minor role in the following week's pro- duction. Since many of the contestants arc members of social and dramatic or- ganizations this feature attracts practical- ly the entire membership of said organiza- tion, both at the trial showing and the- subsequent performance. LONG CHICAGO RUNS Chicago, Feb. 3.—"The Cat and The Caxary" will readi its 2D0th Chicago per- formance Saturday, night at the Princess. Tlus mystery play opened last September and is destined to remain here throughout the of the season. Another pro- duUi o ii whidi is acooided good patronage and vfaidi will readh its lOOth perfonnance is "For All Of wMi William Hodge .wUcfa started at the La Salle and then fbcoed t6' won over to the Stndebaker. wbcR tfae "wise ones" predictal a "flop." Hodge has Ind noosial success in this play with a Mcady draw of-good atteodancc at evny HAYS IS MAJESTIC MANAGER Cnic.NGO, Feb. 3.—Everett Hays, has been appointed manager of the Majestic Theatre here beginning tomorrow, Stmday, rcpladng Harry Williams who resigned to direct a syndicate department of the New York World. Everett Hays was formerly as.'Xxiatcd with the Elbert and Getchell enterprises of Des Moines, Iowa and is well known here. SOTHERN AND MARLOWE RETURN E. H. Sothem and Julia Marlowe who returned from Europe last week are a bit "shy" regarding appearing on Broadway in Shakespearean repertoire. So they have decided that they will refrain from appear- ing in any of their repertoire in New York until next October. They will appear under the management of Lee Shubert and after a twelve week engagement will begin a road tour which is scheduled to con- sume the balance of the season. "STRUTTIN* ALONG" OPENS "Struttin' Ateng," a new musical comedy- enlisting the services of an all-negro cast of forty, opened at the Century "Theatre. Chi- cago, this week. The piece will make a tour of the Ackerman and Harris Qrcuit: and will work East with New York as its eventual destination. The piece is being- rushed into Chicago as opposition to "Shuf- fle Along," another negro piece which has: been cleaning up in the western city. Ackerman and Harris are said to hold a. financial interest in die production. REID LEFT ^.OOO Los Angeles, CaL, Feb. 2.—Letters of administration on the estate of Wallace Reid, motion picture actor, who died here Jannaiy 18, were asked today' by Mrs. Dorothy Davenpoit Reid, die widow. Property listed with the estimated at .approximately fSlXOOO. WILKES TO DO "DEBRIS" Thomas Wilkes wilt shortly pcoduce a new drama by Wilson Collison, entitled "Debris," at his San Francisco theatre, with his' stodc companyl Richard Bennett, who recently closed an engagement in Chi- cago in "He Who GeU Sbpped," is slated to play the lead. DRINKWATER TO LECTURE HERE John Driiikwater, the English author- and playwright who wrote "Abraham Lincoln," which William Harris produced, will arrive in America from England for- a lecture tour on March IS. Mr. Drink- water will appear in thirty cities an his. tour and have for his subject a discourse - on "America's History." NEW SHOW FOR PETROVA With the cloang of "The White. Pea- - cock," the Selwyns are preparing to place ■ in rehearsal "The Harlot's House," a sex drama in which Mme. Olga Petrova is to- t>e starred.