Variety (Nov 1906)

VARIETY UniETY A Varinty r«Mi for Variety Pe*pl*. Pabllabad «T«ry Satarday bj TI« TAIUTT rOBUSUMO CO. Knickerbocker Theatre Building. 1401 Broad waj. New York City. Tdepaeao 1S87—Wth St. i." Km in a Car us asked $800 weekly for South Africa. Miss Carus isn't going. be the third in that city, which is doing fairly well for a town so far from New York. Creatore's Band will be seen at the Will- iams houses soon; also Kocian, the violin- ist. Trixie Friganza will not leave vaude- ville at present, not while engagements are forthcoming. A French pantomimist, Severin, who has never played outside of his native country, is being offered here for from $600 to $750 a week. Severin has an immense repu- tation at home. Editor sad Proprietor. Entered a* »evond-cUu» matter December 22, 1006, at the pott ofitoe at Sow Yvrk, A. 1.. under the act of Gonyre** •/ Mar oh 8, lb 7 V. chicaoo office. lift. Clark St. Phone Central 6077. IXAJrK W1U1XIO, »apraaaatatl»a. PITTBURG OFFICE, SO7-S08, SOS 4th Aee, X. TYEDAJLL, Arnold Daly has a blanket contract amounting to $24,000 for eighteen weeks with the Keith office. The most valuable horse used in the race scene of "The Futurity Winner," died last Saturday while the act played at the Columbia, Cincinnati. Another animal was secured from the Latonia race track. The St. Onge Brothers have been booked to April 30, 1908, including a five months tour on the other side. The Great Lafayette has been booked oxsonrvATi office, 107 Ball Block. BJLRRT HIM, BapraaantatiTa. LOVDOV OFFICE, m Llale St.. W. 0. 0. BAB/TRAM, Bepreeentatle*. "DEB ABTIBTV If eaata aa agate line, ffj.0 aa lack. Oaa page tluO; ona-half page. Sou; oae-qoarier page. lift. Charge for portraits furnlabed on application. Special rate by the moutb for profeaaloaal card under beading "Representative Artlata." Adrertlalng copj should bo received by Tbura- daj at 7 p. m. to Insure publication In current laaue. SUBSCRIPTION IATK. Annual BS Foreign • Six and three month* la proportion. Single copies five conta. Variety will be mailed to a permanent address or as per route as desired. VARIETY maj be bad abroad at INTERNATIONAL NEWS UO.'B OFFICES. Breama Building, Chancery Lane, LOKDOB, E. 0.. EROLAJTD. farwarded by aiall oaast bo se- oonpaaloo by roalttaaeo, made payable to Variety Publlablag Co. Copyright, 1006. by Variety Publlahlng u. Vol. IV. No. 8. The largest juggling animal of "Wood- ward's Seals" died while lite act played the Orpheum in Brooklyn last week. When Joe Welch goes out presently in his new play he will be under the manage- ment of (Jus Hill and will play Stair & ll.tvlin houses. The "Baltimore Beauties," under the management of Charles E. Taylor, broke the record held at the Lyceum Theatre (Western Burlesque Wheel), Albany, last week by $500. "Wine, Woman and Song" held the high figure up to that time for this season. Stuart Barnes is said to have been aroused to a considerable degree of in- dignation while watching the act of Leah Kussell at the Grand Opera House Sun- day night. He went behind later, accord- ing to the story that circulated about the theatrical district this week, and was heard loudly declaiming against the "Belle of the Ghetto," whom he accused of using some of his "stuff." He did not meet Miss Russell and Miss Russell did not learn of it until later. Then she "stood put" witE" the simple statement that her whole get had been written by Dave Lewis. And there the matter stands for the present. for two weeks at the Columbia Theatre, Cincinnati, for $2,100 each. Georgia Lewis was billed at the Elite, Davenport, la., this week, but upon her arrival was suddenly taken ill. Doctors were consulted and it was found neces- sary to remove her to Chicago for treat- ment. REGARD IMG INCORPORATION In the advertising pages to-day Variety announces the formation of a stock corporation, and invites subscriptions to its stock, setting forth the reasons, and the mutual benefits to be derived from such an organization. The idea of a co-operative artists' paper originated with the birth of Variety itself, but was not made public through the resolve of the founder of this paper that we would first prove to everyone's entire satisfaction that a theat- rical newspaper conducted on the policy of fairness and for the artist could be successful. This has been done. It was evident within three months from the date of initial publication. The variety artist has been the main support of Variety through advertising and the universal interest taken in the paper. We have been in receipt of hundreds of letters offering suggestions, giving valuable information and proffering any assistance. The letters have not been restricted to any one locality, and attested that the variety artist as a body appreciated Variety, understood that it was endeavoring to follow a set principle, aud stood in fear of no one. The first anniversary occurs December 15, and on that date we will mark the event by taking in as co-partners in a stock corporation all artists an J others who may feel that they would like to have a direct interest in the paper; that they were a part of it, and knowing whatevei efforts were exerted to better the paper in any way would be given for their individual interest, as well. The incorporation of a stock company will bring more variety artists into one company than would ever probably be brought together by any or- ganization in this country. No distinction will be made in the distribution of stock. Anyone who makes application and is believed to be sincere in his regard for the paper, whether as an investor or worker or both, will be allotted stock. The benefits of this plan have been set forth in the advertisement. Pauline Berry, of Berry and Berry, mourns the loss of her mother, who died in San Francisco October 21. James Rice, of Rice and Prevost, played a 'home" date last Sunday over the ad- vent of a girl baby in the family. Gracie Kmmett will play in "Mrs. Mur- phy's Second Husband" for awhile yet at least. Miss Emmett has received an offer from Frank Rickards, the Australian man- ager, for another nine months tour of that country, commencing next September. The two Crane Brothers open next Mon- day in Cleveland with their new act. They are being booked by Myers and Keller. The orchestra leader at the New York Theatre, Max Schmidt, gives such ardent attention to the proper droop of his mustache while conducting that the art- ists requiring careful attention to their music at the Sunday night concert's suffer. Vaudeville at the People's Theatre in Evansville. Ind., will be discontinued and the house made a combination one, com- mencing Monday. Frank E. McNish, the originator of "Silence and Fun," will play at Ted Marks' Sunday concert to-morrow at the American Theatre. A new vaudeville theatre opens to-mor- row (Sunday) at St. Joseph, Mo. It will Someone supposed to know states that the Proctor-Keith combine is paying a rental of $78,000 a year for the Harlem Opera House. Whether they receive an income from Hurtig & Seamon for the music hall as an offset to the amount is not stated. "Sweet Marie Snow," the latest and most tuneful melody composed by Pat Rooney, will be restricted by Mr. Rooney to his own act and that of Delia Fox's for at least five months. Barron & Thompson have the publication rights to the number. Miss Orletta (Mrs. Frank Taylor), of the singing team of Orletta and Taylor, was taken suddenly ill this week and the team was compelled to cancel. Mrs. Tay- lor was removed to a Brooklyn hospital, where it was found that she would have to undergo a slight operation. Ill health has compelled Will Judge to cancel all vaudeville engagements for at least six weeks, after which he will con- tinue to the end of the year. Grace Car- men, Edna Ray and the Three Westons, who have been supporting him, will con- tinue in vaudeville with a singing act Campbell and Johnson played the Mellini Theatre, Hanover, Germany, last month. The comedy bicyclists return to the Win- tergarten, Berlin, in May next. No one abroad cared for the act particularly until it opened in Berlin last August. Now the team has offers galore from foreign man- agers. One of the more recently organized firms of vaudeville agents is about to go by the boards. The concern was started with quite a flourish of trumpets and has been making a well-sustained pretence of transacting business on a big scale. Be- fore long they will have been wiped out of existence. The team of Bell and Richards will be seen in vaudeville no longer, at least on the bright side of the footlights. Mr. Bell has decided to retire from the stage. He has taken a two-years lease of a build- ing in Marion, lnd., and will operate a vaudeville house there to be known as Bell's Family Theatre. Walter Jones stepped on Mabel Hite's foot during their act at the Victoria on Tuesday afternoon, bruising it so severely that Miss Hite was compelled to take to her bed, where she will be confined for an indefinite period. Hoey and Lee re- placed the Jones-lite act for the re- mainder of the week. Henri DeVries began last Tuesday the rehearsals of his play for the forthcom- ing starring tour under the management of Leander Sire. He is scheduled to open out of town November 19, following May Irwin after her eight weeks stay at the Bijou, which commences on Monday night. The rehearsals of the new DeMille play began on the stage of the Bijou at twelve o'clock on Tuesday. At 12:05 (the same day) the Dutch actor had discharged the stage manager and taken hold himself. There is one blaze of "vaudeville" in the evenings around 125th street and Seventh avenue. The Harlem Opera Ho.use carries a large briliant electric display upon its roof, and the Alhambra around the corner is well lighted up advertising its offering, while the former little electric sign of Hurtig & Seamon's in front of the music hall remains in the same position occu- pied before burlesque entered the doors.