New York Clipper (Jun 1923)

June 27, 1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 13 Tcmiti la UB br Frank ttmtn PyUhhcd br Ika CUPPER CORPOKATION OrUnd W. V»ii<ku Praidait and Seovtaiy FMcrick C Mnller - Traanrer U5S Bteadmr, New York Tdcphone Gide 91U-nu WALTER VAUGHAN, EDITOR New York, Wednesday, June 27, 1923 Eattnd June 2i, 1879, >t the Ptat Office at New York, N. Y., as Mcood dau matter, nnder the act of March 3, 109. THE CLIPPER la Uaoed every WEDNESDAY Form* cloac on Monday at 5 P. M. SUBSCRIPTION One year in advance;, $5: aix nonthi, $2.50; three mootha, $1.25. Canada and foreisn pmtage extra. Single copies will be sent, poit paid on receipt of 15 cents. ADVERTIsmc RATES FURNISHED ON APPUCATION Chicago Office—Suite 626, State Lake Bids. Phone Deartrnm 1776 RoaUT D. BoMuL, Manafcr San Fianciico Office—Suite <21, Gilletle BIdg. 830 Market St. Phone Keamy 3261 Roas Conic, Manager Addxcas all commonicatioDa to THE NEW YORK CLIPPER Rooea Mt UH Braadway, N«w Ymk Rtgiittrti CM* Addrtiii "AuTMoarrr." Tbs Cunn car is oauiBis whouiau abd UTAn. at our agents, Gorxinge Ancricu Newi ^ceney, 17 Green Sucet, flisring Croaa Road, London, W. C England; Daws, 8 Eagle Place, Pleadillv CirrauTLondon. S. W., ^luriand; B(«ntano*a Ncwa Depot, 37 Avcnoe de rOpen« nris, France; Goidon ft Cotdi, 133 Pitt Street. Sydney, N. S. W.. Anatralia. EQUITY AND CARROLL The Actors' Equity Association has registered a victory in their recent con- flict with Earl Carroll, whose "Vanities" cast had refused to .join the A. E. A. Most of them have joined and the others will either have to become members of the organization or step out of the cast. Both sides say the terms of the condi- tional truce signed last Saturday are satisfactory. The Carroll case has held the spotlight in theatrical circles for several weeks. Cofmng at the fag end of the season when theatrical news was as scarce as prover- bial hen's teeth, the dailies went to the yam and gave it much space. - At the outset many of the theatrical wiseacres were inclined to believe that Carroll was being used as a "catspaw" by the Producing Managers to challenge the strength of Equity. All eyes of the producing world were focused on the out- come of the affair which took a much Seater aspect than that of a personal con- ct between Carroll, an independent pro- ducing manager, and the Actors' Equity Association. From other sources it was hinted that Carroll was being backed by E. F. Albee, head of the Keith Circuit, in carrying on his plan to prodtKC a non-Equity cast re- vue. Both <Mr. Albee and Mr. Carroll ve- hemently denied any such alliance, which probably gained credence because of the fact that Carroll's cast includes a number of standard vaudevillians. At any rate Equity saw beyond the cur- rent issue and had made up their mind to fight any attempt that would weaken their stronghold. They were conscious of the fact that if Carroll should be successful in launching his show despite their pro- tests and insistence that he employ a hun- dred per cent Equitjr cast, it would have thrown a bombshell mto the morale of the association -and at the same time would have established a precedent that may have ^ven the P. M. A. an idea for their forthcoming conflict with the Equity next June. Equity pulled its wires with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor and was suffi- ciently successful in "sewing up" the show to warrant the members of the .cast join- ing the Equity so that - the show would be permitted to open without any inter- ference from unionized stage hands and musicians. Now that Carroll and Equity have shaken hands and buried their respective hatchets tranquility reigns once more. HOSPITAL FOR ACTORS New York is the leading theatrical dty of the entire world. It has a greater num- 4>er of vaudeville, legitimate, and other at- tractions running, even in the middle of the summer, than any other city. The con- certs, another amusement branch in New York alone, is enormous in its size and hundreds and hundreds of artists make their home in this great center. All of this means that this great metrop- olis numbers more actors and other people directly connected with the theatre than any dty in the world. And yet, it has no hospital which caters exclusively to the welfare of the people of the theatre. Chicago, that characteristically American city has one whose essential purpose is to look after the theatrical people. New York, however, has at last awoke to the needs in this direction and prelim- inary steps toward the bailding of a $1,- 000,000 hospiul in the West Side of the Gty has bMn taken, and every actor, ac- tress, manager, producer or agent, should lend their akl to make this movement a big success. The plans for the proposed hospital will be submitted to the piiiblic at an early date which, according to the present idea, is to be devoted exclusively to members of the profession, irrespective of creed or color, or even ability to pay the charges. 'While members of the acting profession are to be the big number of p^ents the hospital will not be confined entirdy to them, but all who are really connected with the theatrical business are to be welcome. At present, plans call for the erection of an eight-story building with 100 beds or more for a starter, but if the proper inter- est is displayed a mudi larger hospital will of course be built The finance committee is already at work on the plan, iwhich has started out like a big success. It certainly deserves to be all of that and everyone connocted wttfa the theatre world should take an active part in the latmching and completing of Ae plan. 9660,000 FOR TAMMANY HALL At a meeting of the building^ committee of the Tammany Sodety held in the fam- uus Tammany Hall in East Fourteenth street this week bids by theatrical syndi- cates, retail merchants and motion picture managers were considered but all of them turned down. The highest bid was in the neighborhood of $660,000 but was re- jected as being too small and new bids will be asked. "Ilie wigwam in Fourteenth street has been the home of the Tammany organization for over fifty years but senti- ment has recently arisen m favor of an up- to-date office building. The Hall takes in several lots and part of the space is occupied by what was once the famous Tony Pastor Theatre, now known as the Olympic The Olyminc is at present being operated as a stock bur- lesque theatre by Dave Kiaus. EQUITY PLAYERS RENEW LEASE The Equity Players have renewed their lease on the Forty-eighth Street Theatre for another year and also have an option of purchasing the house or renewing the lease for another four year period. It has been decided to increase the cap- acity of Ac theatre to permit of more elaborate offerings. These alterations will be made during the Summer. FOLK PLAYS FOR miOADWAY The Carolina Players, of the North Carolina mountains, are contemplating a trip to New York next season with Uieir folk plays, written produced and acted by themselves. They are now negotiating for a house in the city. Answers to Qneries J. D.—"Her Lord and Master," by Martha Morton was produced with Her- bert Kelcey, Eflie Shannon, Morton Sel- ton, Chas W. Stokes, Percy Brooke, Wm. Elliott. Douglas Fairbanks, Hattie Rus- sell, Winona Shannon, Marie St. John and Isabel Waldron in the cast. Chi.—E. P. Simpson was manager of Chute.s Park, Chicago, that season. Inncs and Ryan anil Kmery and Russell played there. Raff.—Howard Hall and Madeline Mcrli wrote "The Mormon Wife," which was produced at the Fourteenth Street Theatrcv New York. Wm. Humphrey and Roselle Knott were in the cast. Com.—Wm. Faversham first appeared as a star under the management of Chas. Frohman, at the Criterion Theatre, New York, August 26, 1901, in "A Royal Rival." Julie Opp was in the cast. Julia.—D. V. Arthur was manager for Stuart Robson. Charles Frohman di- rected the tour of Annie Russell. L. 1.—Mrs. Fiske presented "Miranda of the Balcony" at the Manhattan Theatre, New Yoric, Siei»tember 24, 1901, when that house opened under the management of Harrison Grey Fiske. Robert T. Haines, J. E. Dodson, Etieime Girardot, Max Figman, .4.nnie Irish and Emily Stevens were among the cast. Dill.—J. H. Haveriy died at St. Luke's Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, Septem- ber 27, 1901. P. R.—Wm. Harcourt, John E. Kellerd and Mrs. Russ Whytal were among the cast of "The Cipher Code" at the Four- teenth Street Theatre, New York. 1492.—"The Liberty Belles" was pre- sented at the Madison Square Theatre. Etta Butler, Sandol Milliken, LotU Faust, Harry Davenport, Harry Gilfoil and John Slavin were among the cast. PaiL—The Pan-American Exposition opened at Buffalo. N. Y., May 1, 1901. The Buffalo Bill Show played there dur- ing August of that year. Bostock's Ani- mal Show and Pain's Fireworks were among the attractions. TWENTY.nVE YEARS AGO Kathryn Osterman was playing in the "What Happened to Jones" Cbmpany. Carroll Johnson appeared in white face in "The Gossoon" at the Moiosco Grand Opera House, San FiaiKisoo. The bill at the Orphetmv San Fcan- dsco, indnded Falke ft Semon, The Three Watson Sisters; Zainola Jones; Grant and Jones; Charles Wayne and Anne Caldwell. Jas. J. AnnstTonjT and J. Harry Allen formed a partnership in the Armstrong & Allen Agency. Wm. A. Brady and E. D. Stair dis- solved partnership. E. Milton Royle and Selina Fetter: The Four Emperors of Music; Fred Niblo; McNish and Cain; McWaHers & Tyson and Robert Downing were on the bill at Keith's Theatre, Boston. A window in memory of Edwin Booth placed by the Players Qub in the Little Church Around the Comer, New York, was unvdied by Joseph Jefferson. DeWolf Hopper played in El Capitan at Manhattan Beach, New York. Tom Linton beat Fred Titos in a twen- ty mile bicycle race at Manhattan Beach, in 35 minutes and 591-5 seconds. Riako Rattles "CRASHER" MISSES THE HGHT Tammany Yoimg, diampion "crasher" of the world, is wearing a particularly woebegone expression these days. He was invited by Damon Runyon and W. O. 'McGeehan to accompany them to the fight at Shelby. After waiting six hoars for the scribes to show up at the Grand Cen- tral Station, he learned diat by that time they were well past Pittsburgh on the Pennsylvania. "Tam" said he didn't want to go anyway as the fight wouldn't last long enough, but he hates to have his "cradi" record broken. CLERK MAKES AN ERROR An actor's hotel in a Jersey town not far from here makes it a point to lode over the program before assigning tha rooms. Recently a headline actor, break- ing in a new turn under an assuned name^ was assigned to "Room 30." He went vp, found a convention of "sleep walkery* on his bed and made a lack to the landlord, telling ye_ host who he was. "Oh, I'm sorry," said the landlord, "the clerk gave you the ham's room by mistake." YES—WHY? Now that the Leviathan "junket" trip is over_ and all the agitation against it has subsided, we just want to express one thought which has been troiri>ling us for weeks. How is it that all these column- ists who made the trip subject for their humor failed to refer to it as "The Charge of the 600^—charge to the government. Or to wit: Half a knot, half a knot. Half a knot onward, Sailed the crashing 600 On the good ship Leviathan, | Each one a well-known nan, i Went the dashing 600. I Guests of the Goveminent, ' I Their's not to spend a cent— I Ah! Lucky 600, ' ACTOR'S DREAM. COMES TRUE It is reported that the Loew drcnit is to do two shows a day instead of llnee. Next thing to buppea will be some Weit- em arcnits ctitting down from scvcb— day to six and a half. ACT IN BOYLE'S 30 ACRES .Major Hylan and Comptroller Ciaig •bould prove a good duo for tbc theatre. Tbdr dialog is sute fire and boond to bring reqioose from the andigiBe. So if tiiey have a little spare time ther ilioaM ofiier their services to 2egteM. wfao i^ri* release Gallagher nd Siiean from ''at FoUles" and tahe them on as a vniqae and octraordimy attraction. L T. A. • The above may stand for: I Trust Actors. I Trim Actors. I Treat Actors. I Terrify Actors. Bat it does not, it means IntemotiBaal Theatrical Aswaation. wbicb is a fao^y of tiieatre, house and produdng managen. W. S. Qevdand and George Wilson combined their minstrel companies. A COUPLE OF ILL WINDS A tight wire artist did his stimt oa Broadway the other day. His aadknoe could have been counted on one hand. It was a windy morning. CHAPTER 2 His orphaned daughter used the insor- ance to purchase pretty clothes and tiBc bose. She was crossing Broadway and Forty-sixth street on a ramy day last wtA^ The crowd she collected halted traffic. It was a windy afternoon. WAR BY RADIO According to sdotists the next war win be f6agtA by radio. Way ear radio loaids it is going on new.