The Billboard 1924-03-22: Vol 36 Iss 12 (1924-03-22)

MARCH 22, 1924 The Billboard During the past year 321 actors have registered themselves as jobless, of which 75 per cent obtained emergency employment thru the Aetors’ Society. Several ‘‘season’’ managers from the last summer have meanwhile disappeared. According to The Almanac, German plays are being given in the native tongue at St. Louis and Milwaukee. The Circus in Warsaw, ary 6 and the (twenty Poland, cloved Februanimals were sold by auction were bought some time ago by John Ringling). tad business, accentuated by the steady decline of the Polish mark and the difficulty of getting good acts, are the reasons advanced by the menagement. Another Eastern cireus to close down in the horses near future is Bredford’s at Riga, Lettland. Manager Bredford claims that since the mark stability almost every performer breaks his contract by not turning up, and in copseqttegce there is no other alternative, since he cannot get acts from cther countries than Germany. The Vaudeville Managers’ Association, seventy-five per cent of its members belonging to the cabaret and dance floor trade, has issued a secret circular sent by registered mail to all members imploring them to once be a man and utter an oath that no longer shall those impudent, fairy-like salaries be paid to Performers; that they are absolutely ruining themselves if continuing to agree to such staggering figures, and that at the outset they should not pay more than five to seven marks per day to beginners, ten to fifteen marks per day to mediums, twenty to thirty marks per day to standard acts and to sixty marks per day to big headliners. Should performers not fifty agree to there figures they are to be left te themselves and, says the letter, soon they will come to their senses. The circular fs signed by the second president of the managers’ society, M. Friediger, who runs a cabaret in Munich, and somehow a copy came into the hands of Mr. Konorah. Realizing that some actors still want waking up Konorah had four thonsand copies of the above circular printed with his comment for distribution, and the result can well be imagined. Te & a could hardly bave a better propaganda material. In fairness to the real managers it must be sald that they are not in sympathy with Mr. Fried'iger’s ideals, neither do they care What he says about ruining the business. As to salaries for star acts in vaudeville, a well-known American act booked in this coun try for a seven months’ marks month! tour receives 16,000 ($1,000 per week), and several big-time managers have just told the writer that they only want big stuff, no matter what salary. A likely consequence of the above “secret’’ circular may split the managers’ association, dividing vaudeville and cabaret managers. In the meantime the I. A. I. has not been slow to pass a resolution to the effect that unless the new tariff contract, which becomes due May 31, contains the old stipulations about payment of traveling expenses, matinees and for the thirty-first day of a month, three points the managers wish to avoid, and is all signed up by both parties until Easter, there will be a strike all over Germany Easter Sunday. Home Productions J. J. Gilletly’s Minstrels, of Akron, 0.2, Presented a show at the Town Hall, Hudson, 0., February 20 and March 1, under avepices of the Hudson Volunteer. Fire Department. Emory Field*’ rendition of ‘‘Mellow Moon" was a hit. Herbert Kidgell, chief of the fire dePpartinent, writes that all who attended were 80 well pleased that requests were made for the to play a return engagement. The Red Men's Charity Minstrels, given at the Crescent Theater, Jackson, O., February 25, is reported as the best ever staged there and layed to a packed house Jackson County's ‘oremost talented singers took part. The show was staged, costumed and directed by Harry Burnett and was hia second staged in Jackson in five months The K, of P. Minstrel hich schoo! auditorium at ruary 4-5. wae the firet home talent and was a great success, of 1 will make ft an annual affair. Burnett costumed and directed has the contract for next -_— “Miss Tob White’, a musical comedy, was given at the anditorlum of the Central High School, Madison, Wie., March 7 and & under auspices of the Wimodaugh«ie Cinb and was composed of, the pick of local talent. The Revue, in the new Oak Hin, O., Febever given there by The K. Harry the show and season, J. MAHLON DUGANNE Author, Compeser and Procucer of “PRINCE CHARMING” $n Operetta for Amateurs. Composer of numerous other musical productions One song ‘hit’ often makes a show a financial suc cess. ou may need that number. Let me know what you require. 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BRENNAN, Editer, 114 Casticreagh &8t., Sydney, Australia, made the audience sit up and take notice. bertes last week appeared at a two-hour show of He carries Althe State with magic and erystal gazing. twelve people and played to wonderful business. Webster, a clever crystal gazer, is now in Indiana, and at this writing is appearing in French Lick. He played a local house for two recently and gave a good account of himself. Another crystal seer playing dates in Indiana is All Aidni, Rlackstone has been jumping in and out of the State, doing wonderful b and is now headed south. Jack Merlin, the card expert, made himself known on a short stop here. This boy has the world beat for new ideas with cards.” ke weeas isiness isiness, Raymon, the magician who witnessed the opening of the Mystic Clayton Show in Binghamton, N. Y¥., last week, says the attraction played to S. R. O. business during the engagement. For the last half of the week Clayton and Ziska, who appears with the show as an extra added attraction, did an entirely new act. Richard Pitro, the globe-trotting agent, who arrived in New York last week following a six mouths’ tour abroad, visited The Maskelyne Mystery Show in London just before sailing. Never in his many years of experience in theatricals, Pitro ys, has he seen so interesting and entertaining a performan Among some of the turns he wv sod were Owen Clark, inventor-magician, in his Mag 1's Rehearsal; P.\T. Selbit in his latest illusion, The Man Without a Middle, and E. Clive Maskelyne in The Window of the Haunted House. Roberts, Indian s (Ind.) magician, fecently planned a new act and is gunning for dates. . . . Gus Miller, of Wheeling, W. Va., recently entertained the Eagles’ Club of Martins I messes BOE SE der is preparing to present a large show at Weirton, W. Va., ia the near future. Callender is a magician, ventriloguist and elocutionist as well. . . . Walter Baker Mrs. Baker were recent visitors in Washington, Pa., at the home of R. 8S. Hugden, local 1 Bakers were playing Pitts burg at the time Jack Laird, econjurer, of Bango Mic! y es glowingly of Seymour, the wizard, whos formance he recently wit essed. . . . Hall, the miracle man, is still meeting up with Pennsylvania. good business in Western we ee gen