New York Clipper (Jun 1923)

20 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER June 27. 1923 INSURANCE . FUND PLANIKD Details are now baag worked out on a plan wbercfar the Intematioaal Tbeatiical Assodatioa will establish a fire insuraoce food idiich will »it'tw;tiat^ tbeaties pladng their insoianoe with the large fire in- imraiK^ coinpfwiies* This plan was broadied at a meeting of the Board of Goveniors at the L T. A. oooventiaa last week and ajiproved. A <ioomittee was appointed to work out the detail* of the plan and instructed that upon the completion of their wotlr they report to the Board of Governors, who will ooo- TCDC at a special meeting to take up the imilw. « It was brought out dot the fire insurance oonipames had rediKed the insurance rate on theatres omsiderably recently, which dwwed that the theatres were not consid- ered as a hazardous risk. It is said that the preniums that are paid by Ugaliea in the United States and Canada at the nor- mal rate of insatance bring reraines to die insurance conmonies wliidi average more than $1,500,000 ammally. Acooiding to statistics which are avail- able, the loss incurred through theatre files eadb year never reaches anywhere near t^ amount that is paid in annually for prt^n'mm charges* Therefore the theatre managers and owners fed that a great deal of money oottid be saved through the organizatioo establishing its own fire insurance com- pany and taldng over the ri^ whidi are DOW held by the licensed conqnnies. Aooording to the plans which are being wo^ed out, it is said that a sinldng or reserve fond will be established at tiie start wfaerdqr the theatre manager or owner will pay pir iii i iii ns three years^ in- advanoe so as to enable tie organization, in case it has any losses, to meet the risk. The rate of that will be charged win be considerable lower than that now being »«3«-«H by the insurance companies. It is beliefved that this rate will be abont thirty per cent lower a year than that now diarged by the regular companies. In case dnt losses daring that period are nomioal provisions will be made whereby the in- terest on the money held by the ooo^nny wOI be either rebated to die indrvidaal of the associatica proportionate with the amount he has paid in, or will be aedited tomrd tie payment of the next iiMtallment of Ae fire msuiance preminin. Aiter the first three years of the opera- tion of Ae "^^mi y it is the iotentioa of the organizatiDn to regulate the premims in pnqnrtioa witfi the reserve fund on hand. In case the fund has been beavSy taxed throng losses the assessments will be neoessar^ higher than they would be were the losses slight; In the event that tfaCT are it will be materia.ly reduced below the a"«i«"it cha r ged for the previous p e l iwL Stn4y will be-made by the ooiii i i iillre ^ triudi IS worldng on the project of in- saranioe statislics and tables covering the United States and Gnada. to get an in- aig^ as to the hazards enooonteied in various vidnities, the amonnt of theatrical oonflagrations aitd the piescnt rate of ptenmm whicfa is exacted. These figures win be toed as a guide in'establ ishing ti ie rates to be charged in various oommunities and ^TTtif T thron^oot the country. Rates, of course, wffl differ in the same conmnmity where a theatre is modem, up- to-date and fireproof or whether it is of the old type of structure which, of coiBSe. win bave to pay a Usher rate of premium tiian the former structure, as it does now widi the insurance companies. It is said that the heads of the L T. A. figure tiiat when their project is lanndied and non^nembers see its advantages Aat they will join the ra^s of the or^anizatiaD to get the benefits of the plan. JOHNSON AT ROSS-FENTON FARMS Johnny Johnson and his orchestra will open an engagement at the Ross-Fenton Farms, Asbury Park, N. J., on Saturday, Tune 30th. Johnson comes to the Ross- Fenton from Murray's, Philadelphia, where he completed a successful engage- ment, the place having been closed for the In the new band eleven men will be used, splitting into two sections for the afternoon and dinner sessions and the en- tire combination for the sapper. In reassei^Uog his band for the sum- mer, Arthur Campbell, tuba, was, after a wide search, located via radio on board the S. S. Lruiathm and the contract made by wireless. Frank Crome, who is at present at the farm, will be associated with Johnson in his new organization. WHTTEMAN HURT IN AUTO SMASH London, June 25.—Paul Whiteman and his wife, Vanda Hoff, the dancer, were injured in an automobile smashup yester- day. Whiteman suffered a dislocation of the right shoulder and lacerations of the face. His wife was badly shaken up and bruised. Whiteman will in all probaUlity be con- fined to his hotel for a week. ACTOR COMMITS SUICIDE Alfena, Mich., June 25.—John O'Brien, a Shakespearean actor, committed snidde by cottiog bis throat last'Thursday night. His body was found by a local fisherman on a dock. Two months ago O'Brien came here suffering from a nervous breakdown and was resting since that time at his mother's home. He created the role of Seward, .in Drinkwater's "Abraham Lin- cohi." "TARNISH" CAST COMPLETE John Cromwell has completed the cast for 'famish." the new play by Gilbert Emery, which he will shortly place in rehearsal. It indudes "Tom Powers, Fania Maiinoff, Albert- Gran, Ann Harding, Marie .Shotwell, Mrs. Russ Whytal, Kate Mayhew and Mildred McLeod. The piece will open out of town the latter part of next month and will be brought to a Broadiway theatre in August A. E. A. REPS. CAN SUSPEND Traveling representatives of the Adors" Equity Association are being empowered to tenvorarily suspend menners who may refuse to obey instructioas and regulations of the A. El A. and the offending mem- bers win be presented with a printed slip, oflBcially suspending them pending perma- nent action the council. SHUNPF WITH ROAD SHOW Walter H. Shpnpf who,has managed "Dew Drop Inn" at die Astor Theatre has been sent to manage one of the Shubert road shows and Leonard Gallagher, man- ager of the Shdiert Theatre, has been ap- pointed com^y manager in his stead. David Schneider remains at the Astor as house NEW BMtDONI SHOW OPENS AUa 27 Irene Bordoni, under the management of E. Ray Goetz, will begin her New York agagement in "Little Miss Bluebeard," adapted from the French by Aveiy Hog> wood, at the Lyceum Theatre on August 2^. "BLACK SHEEP" GOING OUT "Black Sheep," a new comedy-drama in three acts oy Arthur Shevlia, a stock actor, will be produced for the road next season b/ Messrs. Brooks and SuUivan. The author wiU be featured in the east SUE FOR STOCK ROYALTIES Leslie Morosco and Zdlah Covington, filed suit last week in the Municipal Court against Sanger & Jordonjinc, seeking to recover the sum of $1,000 for royalties alleged to be due on a play called "Some Baby." According to the complaint, and attorney Soloman Goodman, who represents the plaintiffs, Miss Covington, is the author of the play which she owns with Morosco. Sanger & Jordon, it is alleged have the stock rights to the piece and have been collecting royalties on it, but the Covington and Morosco share of the royalties have not been paid to them. ALLEGED ACTOR SENTENCED WiUiam Lally, who claims he is an actor, of 2311 Loring Place, the Bronx, was sen- tenced to from six months to three years in prison by Justice Edward, Mclnemy and Freschi last week, after being convict- ed of the charge of stealing seven silk vests from Maq^s on June 7. Lally had previously been convicted on a shoplifting change, the detectives told the court. He is forty-six years old. WOLHEIM LOSES BEARD Lonis Wolheim, who played the title role in Eugene CNdll's play, "The Haiiy Ape," and who has been wearing a heavy b<ard for the purpose, was seen along Broadway last Saturday dean-shaven for the first time in two years. "OLD HOMESTEAD" AGAIN Augustus Pitou will send on tour next season over the one night stands Den- man Thompson's former success "The Old Homestead." Walter Ayres wiU head the cast of the show which will open in the East on August 27tK HAMnSRSTEIN RETURNING Arthur Hammerstein has cabled his office in New York that he will sail from Eng- land for America on the Majestic on July 4. It is said that Hammerstein wiU bring back several foreign operettas for American production. MEADOWBROOK OPENS The Meadowbrook Orchestra, an eight- piec: coTTihination, opened last week at Thwaite's Inn, Gty Island.^ This orchestra follows a colored combination with a female leader that played at Thwaite's for several months. WINNINGER SHOWS GOING OUT Chicago, Jane 23.—The Fraidc IVin- ninger touring dramatic stodc conpany will open its season at Antigo, Wis., An- gost 20. The John Winninger conqnny will open the same day at Appleton, Wis. WIEDOEFT WITH VICTOR Rudy Wiedoeft, wdl known saxophon- ist, has signed with tiie Eight Victor Ar- tists again for next season. They will start their next tour in Septcniber and travel as far as the Coast NEW REVUE FOR GYPSYLAND Dan Dody is staging a new revue for Gypsyland. The cast will indude Frank Fay, Evdjm and Maybelle and Victor Kap- lan. It will open in two weeks. CASTING "GOOD MORNING DEARIE" Leffler and Bratton have begun casting for the road company of "Good Morning, Dearie," which they will send out for a tour of the one-nighlers. WOODS' PLAYS FOR NEXT SEASON A. H. Woods, who returned from a week's, stay in England Friday on the Berengaria, later announced his plans for the forthcoming season. He expects to place "Good Old Days" into rdiearsal un- der his own direction almost immediately and will then start work on "The Next Comer." Lowell Sherman wiU later be starred in "Casanova" and following this, as deemed advisable under then existing circumstances will come "The Juiywoman, "The Whole Tovim's Tandng" and "Londy Wives." Woods, who stated that Arthur Ham- merstein would be back this week, said that this was the first time he had returned from the other side without bringing back a lot of foreign plays, explaining that he would probably give the native talent a chance. NEW PLAYS IN STOCK Washington, June 25.—The Shubert- Belasco stock players under the manage- ment of George Marshall, will be busy for some weeks to come, as "The First Year," has done remarkably well, and hdd over for the rest of the month. Dur- ing the week of July 1, the players, with I^nn Overman added, wiU present a new play by Leo Roy Clemens, which will have its premiere before going to New York July 16 will see a new play by Avery Hopwood, entitled "The Alarm Qock," which he has adapted from the French. Bruce McRae will head the cast. CHANGES ON PAN TIME ROUTES With the elimination of Winnipeg from the Pantages drcuit a complete change in the routing of the vaudeville shows has been made. Edmonton, formerly operating on a split week basis,^ becomes a full week stand; Cai- gary goes into the split week division with shows for the first three days of the wedc. The last half of the week is for travel, the shows going into Spokane, Wash., for a full week. LILLIAN LORRAINE FOR LEWIS SHOW Lillian Lorraine has been added to the cast which is rehearsing in "The Ted Lewis Frolic," which will open at the Shubert Theatre, Boston, on August 4. The com- pany is scheduled to play in that city three weeks, after which it will come to New York, opening at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre on August 27. 'WHEMIAN GIRL" GOING OUT Chicago, June 23.—May Valentine, who had out "Robin Hood" last season, will engage in production again the - coirang season, taking out "The Bohemian Girl,'' which will open late, possibly around Oct. 1. Harry Gordon, formerly of Gordon and Bennett, will be business manager. "CROMWELL" DOING GOOD BUSINESS London, June 25.-^John Drinkwater's "OUver Cromwell" is playing to good business at His Majesty's Theatre. It seems to have broken the jinx on the house, for the last few plays presented there were flops. HALLETT IN NEW PLACE Mai Hallett and his orchestra will leave the Bal Taborin, Hartford, Conn., next week and'move to the new dance haU that the management of the Bal Taborin is opening on the Merrimac River near Lawrence, Mass. FRED FLORENCE LOUIS BABB, CARROLL & SYRELL PALACE THEATRE NOW IN A MEDLEY OF STEPS Directioii ROSE & CURTIS