The Billboard 1924-01-05: Vol 36 Iss 1 (1924-01-05)

a JANUARY 5, 1924 The Billboard 43 Berlin News Letter By 0. M. SEIBT ERLIN, Dee. 8.—Any foreigner arriving here these days would readily assert that all the talk of starvation is mere bluff, indging from the large amount of food of any description, including butter and eggs, displayed in the shop windows. Yes, it is quite true, we again have, since a couple of days ago, all sorts of delicatessen, and there are no more crowds waiting outside food stores, as was the case only a week ago. Who is the great magician who performed this miracle? And where did all the wonderful eatable stuff so suddenly come from, since it happened almost overnight, without having to after patiently told by a enter a up two blocks away and, waiting four hours, being abruptly fair saleswoman: ‘Yes, have no butter.” Rerliners are almost mesmerized by the great and are inclined to believe that Father Christmas has done all this, and, at the same time, bas lowered prices considerably. The cold fact is that on account of the issuance of stable the paper mark has remained steady about a fortnight ago, with a trillion equaling one gold mark. Tho there is still a good amount of paper marks in circulation, one can see large quantities of so-called gold marks, and, accordingly, everything here is now on the gold basis. The admissions at the theaters and vaudeville houses are at pres that shop line one can we ) change money since ent as follows: State Opera, from 1 to 24 marks: Deutsches, 1 to 16; Grosse Schauspielhaus, 1 to 20; Admirals, 1 to 20; Comique Opera, 1 to 16; Wintergarten, 50 pfennigs to 6 marks; Circus Busch, 50 pfennigs to 8 marks. Since a cold mark equals 25 cents it can be that admissions here are, in most cases, far higher than in pre-war days, just the same as everything else is at least twice as high as seen in 1914 So far the favorable change in the country’s economic conditions has had Iittle effect upon theatrical Life; very few local theaters ever getting capacity houses—the Wintercarten not even on Sundays. With dune allowance for the month of December, it can be said that the entertainment business is still very bad. The fact remains that the misery is just the same as before among the masses, with unemployment growing every week and large parts of the country etill occupied by the French. One outstanding curiosum of the changed situation, however, is the fact that vaudeville and circus artistes now refuse foreign bookings and many have canceled engagements they have gone the limit to procure only a few weeks ago. With the standard gold basis now in operation here, food in abundance and prices fairly in accordance, they claim that they live far cheaper in the old country than abroad. One manager from Prague and one from Holland, bere on a booking trip, hardly understand the situation after unsuccessfully scouring all the leading agencies for acts. Unless they will likewise ct! ange the situation by offering standard salaries, they will not get any attractions to sign their contracts. On the average a vaudevillian, say a comedian of no special drawing ability, gets about thirty ‘“‘werteinheiten’’ per day, which means forty-five gold marks or $11 per day. Why, then, should he go tc Holland for six guilders per day, paying his own fares both ways and being obliged to spend at least four guilders for his living? Das Programm, in its current warns actors not to accept too low salaries for America. Of course, the great question Is whether the mark exchange will continue as favorable as during the last few days. aes hy & Ei the bankers, farmers and feeling the pinch: many unable to Pay their dues, issue, like everybody else (except industrialists), is members have been others again, according to President Konorah, have, for selfish reafons, deserted the old flag, and in cosenquence the lodge of the been is obliged to curtail expenses. Seven Berlin staff, all old-time actors, have given notice for January 1, taeluding Onra, Schmidt Hawkins, Barsikow, Mrs Allison, et al. It appears that State Cire among Moscow, acts booked for the there is dissatisfaction over their being obliged to quit Russia directly their two months’ engagement ia over. A clause to this effect is contained in every contract. 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Current vandeville bills Scala—Carl Napp, Freddy Moreno, Willy Will, Richard Nadrage, Two Conradys, Two Blessings, Three Ferrandis, Willie Mauss, Markana Troupe, Gert and Grafe, * Clare Martens, Harrod, Olga Hedwig Gitzke, Gregg and Sheffield, Hans Juergens, Schulhof Williora, Paui Fritzi Frou, Tulweys. Frank Wedekind's plays have now been trans ~ Saylon an lise Born, and Sieger, Koenig, Two lated into English, with “Awakening of Spring*’, “Erdgeist’’ and ‘“‘Buechse der Pandora’’ declared to be foremost, according to English critics, The management of the Orpheum Theater, Nashville, Tenn., in addition to booking Julian Eltinge and the Tom Brown “Black and White Revue of 1924" for January 1, also announces booking of “Wildflower’’ three nights, January 3, 4 and 5. Another big production announced is “The Old Homestead’. 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