The Billboard 1924-06-14: Vol 36 Iss 24 (1924-06-14)

| i i The Billboard JUNE 14, 1924 oy Alfred Nelson (COMMUNICATIONS TO OUR NEW YORK OFFICES) Herk a Logical Humanitarian Plans Matured for More Profits to Producers— House Managers in Accord With Plans of Herk New York, Jvne 4.—With the election of I. H. Herk to the presidency of the Mutual Burlesque Association the affairs of that association took on an entirely new aspect that was made manifest immediately by the consent of his business associates to become associate officers of the association. Since that time each and every one of them has made conscientious efforts to bring order out of chaos, and stabilize the association, and that they finally did so was again made manifest yesterday when they met the stockholders in the executive offices in the Navex Building, 225 West 46th street, when the officers whose terms were about to expire gave a full accounting of their stewardship, which was received with a vote of thanks by the stockholders, who held their first annual election sjnce_ the reorganization of the Mutual Burlesque Association, under the Herk regime, and re-elected all the officers without a dissenting vote, viz.: 1. H.’ Herk, president; S. W. Manheim, vicepresident; Doctor R, G. Tunison, second vicepresident; E. Thomas’ Beatty, secretary; Charles Franklyn, treasurer, and Dave Kraus, chairman of the executive board. Mutual Burlesque Association Now Capitalized at $100,000 The original capitalization of the Mutual Burlesque Association was $35,000, but with the advent #f I. H. Herk as president, and his business associates as officers, they determined to extend the circuit to take in more houses and shows, and in order to do so along practical lines they planned an increase of capitalization that was ratified by the directors and stockholders, who subscribed for all the stock necessary for its capitalization at $100,000. Bigger Inducements for Better Burlesque When the owners and managers of honses playing Mutwval Circuit shows met in conference some two months ago Sam Raymond, of the executive board, likewise manager of the jayety and Star Theaters, Brooklyn, N. Y., laying Mutual Circuit shows, made a motion OFFICERS ELECTED By Columbia Circuit Producers, Inc. New York, June 6.—The Columbia Circuit Producers, Inc., held their first annual meeting for the election of officers at the Burlesque Club Monday, and the voting was unanimous for the re-election of all officers whose terms of office ended with the fiscal year, viz.: Tom Miner, president; Dave Marion, vice-president; Barney Gerard, secretary and treasurer, and the same is applicable to the Board of Directors, viz.: H. C. Jacobs, George Dresselhouse, Bobby Clark, Maurice Cain, William §. Campbell and Harry Hastings. After the installation of officers routine business was transacted, which included the reading of the report of Col. Henry C. Jacobs, representative of the Columbia Circuit Pro d <, Ine., at the recent convention of ¢t 1. A. T. S. E. at Cincinnati, a complete revew of 1 h appeared in the last issue of The ¥ ard, which should be read by everyone in any alll with burlesque. No on Jacob’s report, and the meeting adjourned, but other meetings will be held during the summer for the planning of better burlesque for next season. Mr. Gerard. in an i view after the eler tion, said that the Colur Cireu!t Producers Ine., Was now firmly esablished on a bgical and practical basi« for the betterment of “Co lumbia Burlesque’ and the Interest now heing taken by the officers and board of directors would be made manifest, in the very near future, by their activities for the future wel fare of burlesque in general. that each and every house on the circuit contribute a small amount of money weekly to a fund to be distributed at the close of the next season to the best ten shows on the circuit. The motion was not acted on at that tme and lay dormant until President Herk revived it recently and presented it to the owners and managers of houses, who thought sufficiently well of the plan to ratify it. It now becomes an order, whereby each and every bouse on the elecuit will contribute $25 weekly to a fund of which the Mutual Bureayue Association will become trustee for distribution toe franchise-bolding producing managers of shows on the cireuit at the end of next season, With thirty-five houses on the route this will amount to $875 weekly, and at the end (Continued on page 174) have played here during the season and are of uniform height and weight. They dance well and furnish a good share of the pep of the performance. “Bettie Abbott of the Mutual wheel fs a treat. She decidedly brightens up the show with her dancing, and, yes, acting. Then there is Ruth Olson, pretty, shapely and full of life. Eva Bell Collins is another of the feminine leads. She sings ve-y well and scored a big hit im her Egyptian dance in the harem. Marie Nugent is a vivacious miss “The best comedy of the show comes In the first act in the court scene. Here the male end of the cast shines. All of the leads, both male and of the fair sex, take part in the scene. Al Golden, Bennie Moore, Ambark All, George Hart, Ed Jordan and Harry Stratton, all topnotchers of the wheel, are there with their pet parts. “One of the features of the show is the costuming and settings. They are neat and colorful.”" COLUMBIA AMUSEMENT CoO. HOLDS TWO MEETINGS New York, June 6.—The Columbia Amnsement Company held its quarterly meeting in the executive offices in the Qolumbia Theater Building yesterday and the stockholders held their regular meeting today, but up to noon today they had no: given out any information THE BURLESQUE CLUB JAMBOREE NOTICE—Due to the fact that the “Jamboree”’ will in all probability run until the wee sma’ hours of morn, and a review of the performance for this issue would have to be telegraphed in condensed form for the geuer.il news page, thereby making it impossible to do full justice to the performers who so graciously contributed their talent to the club and its future maintenance, we deem it advisable to withhold the review until the next issue and do full justice to it on the burlesque title page not only as a mark of appreciition to the p-rformers but as a matter of general interest to our readers of burlesque.—NELSE., ABBOTT’S CORINTHIAN STOCK MAKES GOOD New York, June 6.—George Young, business manager for Harry Abbott, Jr., and his burlesque stock company at the Corinthian Theater, Rochester, N. Y., communicates that the company is packing them in at the Corinthian with a show that hax received much favorable comment in the local newspapers which ineludes the following review: “Harry Abbott, Jr., and his stock company at the Corinthian Theater have set a pace that, if it can keep it up, will give to Rochester burlesque fans the best burlesque seen here in many moons. It might be pos-ible to go back thru the regular season and pick out one or two shows that would equal the first performance of the stock company yesterday, but it would be difficult. “With five of the best comedians of the wheel in the cast, and four of the prettiest and clevyerest feminine performers, the show, entitled ‘‘Teapot Scandals’’, is one continuous round of humor, good dancing and better than fair singing. ‘*As to the chorus of twenty-four girls, it is the prettie-t, as a whole, that has shown here, The girls have been picked from the shows that for publication any more than Mr. Scribner's remark that both meetings were along routine lines, “LET’S GO” FOR BOSTON New York, June 5.—Fred Clark and his “Let's Go" Company, which has been doing phenomenal business at the Columbia Theater since its summer run, opening Saturday evening, May 17, will close their engagement there June 21 to make way for Hurtig & Seamon’s “Hollywood Follies’, booked to play a supplemental summer run of four weeks, Mr. Clark and his company will take a mucbneeded rest of four weeks, and then follow Jean Bedini's new Peek-a-Boo" show into the Gayety Thea cr for a supplemental summer ron of four weeks that will carry them up to their regular opening of nest season at Montreal.. Mr. Clark has signed up many of his present company for next season, including Mae Janese, who joined the company as soubret on its summer-run opening at the Columbia. —— ——-—____— -—__ --— A glance at the Hotel Directory in this Issue may suve cons.derable time aod inconvenience. sational Novelty Acts. Highest salary paid. unnecessary. PAARARAAAARALRA WR as a oa ool ool ol oS oS oS SAS oS oS oo AAA AAD $ | WANTED: MOLLIE WILLIAMS : % WANTED! z (Columbia Wheel Attraction) 4 3 Now Engaging People for the above Show. ‘ $2 3 Eccentric Comedians, 2 Soubrettes, 2 Ingenues, 2 Straight Men, 2 % Dancing Teams, 2 “Blues” Singers, Character Men (must be tall), Sen3 ), Can use good-looking Chorus Girls, experience Phone, Write or Call in Person, HARRY WILLIAMS, Strand Theatre Bidg., Broadway and 47th Street, Phone: Bryant 5495, Long season assured. Strand Photo Studio, New York City. SINGER TC PRODUCE STOCK Charles Rewards‘ To | Manage Show for Charles Waldron New York, June 6.—Jack Singer, who managed Charles H Waldron’s “Bostonians” last season over the Columbia Circuit, and who was slated to be manager of Waldron's new show featuring Joe Wilton next season, has decided not to go en tour with that show next season, due to inducements made him by Arthur Leo pold, of New Orleans, La., to produce and present burlesque stock at the Dauphine Theater in that city, and if negotiations are com pleted ths week Mr. Singer will entrain next week with a company that will include Lew Kelly for a special four weeks’ engagement. and a full cast and chorus for an indefini: engagement. Charles F. Edwards, for many years general bus'ness manager for Harry Hastings, and later manager of the Casino Theater, playing Co lumbia Circuit shows, will become manager of Wald-on & Wilton’s ‘Broadway by Night’’ show on the Columbia Circuit next season. UNDER THE BLUE UMBRELLA New York, June 6.—On Thursday evening next Mabel Gilmore, attractive blond sister o% Mollie Williams, will celebrate Mollie's phe nomenal success during the past season wit a burlesque party of fifty-six people at Mabel’. Blue Umbrella Cabaret at 11 Village street, In the heart of Greenwich Village. Mollie was a big factor in the passing of the Kelly-Edge Bill before Congress for an increase in salary for postal employees, and due to the fact that Mollie characterized a ‘“‘mailman”’’ in one of her song numbers it was apropos that she give a talk on the practicability of the passage of the bill at each one of her performances, and distribute petitions to be signed by her audi'ors, to be forwarded to Washington, where they had the desired effect. Mabel bas recently returned from a visit in Cuba, and during the past week commissioned Arthur Stone, the globe-tro'ting representative of “Everyone's, to go to Panama and close negotiations for the purchase of a large hotel in which Mabel will introduce a modernized American cabaret, with Jazz band, blucs singers and other novel features that will appeal to the pleasure-loving Pauaimaians, Mabel is a former burlesquer, and ‘tis safe to assume that the Bloe Umbrella Cabaret will soon become the favorite rendezvous for many burlesquers staying in the city during the summer. REDELSHEIMER REPORTS New York, June 6.—Louis Redelsbeimer. formerly booking representative of the Mutual Burlesque Association, who is now conducting an independent booking office in the Navex Building, but specializing in engagements for Mutual Circuit Shows, was notified yesterday that franchises have been set for the coming seavon and to get busy beoking desirable talent for Mutual Circuit Shows. He has arranged the following engagements; Walter <Aus‘in, straight, and “Wee Mary McPherson, soubret, for Chester (‘‘Rube’’) Nelson's “‘Robbed-Hair Bandits’; Elsie Raynor, ingenue; Mattie De Lece, prima donna; Charlie Foulk, straight, for Jake Potar's ‘French Frolics’’; Rose Gordon, soubret, for Fields and West's “Kuddlin’ Kittens’: Rob landon, straight, for Ed. J. Ryan's “Midnight Frolica’; Larry Francis, straight; Sue Milford, ingenuesoubret: larry N Rose, juvenile, for (ieorge Jaffe’s ‘‘Bashful Babies’’; Babe Quinn, soubret; Fern Wayne, prima donna, for Oppenheimer & Myers’ ‘‘Merry Rounders” Rert Lester, straight; Vivian Lawrence, soubret, and Johnny Goodman, comic, for Frank Harcourt's “R d Hot’; Henri Kellar, straight; Bob and Gladys Conn, juvenile and dancing specialty, with Fay & Williams’ Show. ‘(New Books” ‘‘New Jokes” For Irish, Dutch, Hebrew, Negro, Scotch, . Kid, Rube, Clown, Minstrel, "Italian, Burlesque, Cowboy, ‘se=amtere V8 each or Potton for $1.00. 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