Variety (Jan 1907)

i TER BUFFALO. i the Lyceum Theatre in he management of John g vaudeville has again \ \ no novice in variety, ancial sponsor for sev- es. The house seats an important opposi- same city. *h the Keith office rally be obliged ows from the ble whether ts booking he Lyceum, ill simply » his own t~ ' > . i * iia case the wve to amend >uon do not spe- xformance on the use states "that it is seven days constitute a by "payment shall be d of the week." /thing in the agreement call- number of shows to be given ouse, Grossman & Vorhaus, who cases for the artists, will attempt >\e that the language of the contract ** too ambiguous to be construed as call- ing for services on Sunday. The firm will admit that seven days constitute a week, , and also admit that to be a generally ac- cepted fact, but will claim that if there is an inference there that the artist was —expected to work on each of the seven days, it was not so stated in language sufficiently explicit to be upheld by the Court. The Karno-Proctor issue will be heard in the City Court, and "That Quartet" will arrive first by way of the Municipal Court. There are other defences set up by the managers as reasons for refusal of pay- ment, but while it had been suggested, no one credited that the Keith people would set up the "Sunday" clause, placing them- selves on record that they had knowingly issued invalid contracts. .. It is understood that there is a move- ment afoot at present by the affiliated artists' societies for an "equitable" con- tract, and the action of Keith in these cases will probably hurry that matter along. Especially when it is made known that Mr. Grossman at the time he re- ceived the Keith answer spoke to Judge Dittenhoefer, pointing out the possible effect such a defence might have. The Keith attorney informed Mr. Gross- man, after presumably consulting with some one in authority at the Keith Book- ing Office in this city, that "the defence would stand." W. W. ("Doc") Freeman, who recently disposed of his museum in Chicago, has been in the city this week. • is in New York during .*ulltf it matinee performance. With his intimate knowledge of this condition Myers will allow the padlocks to remain on the doors until some one with ready money looks the theatre over. AL REEVES ENGAGED. Albany, Jan. 4. Almeda Fowler, leading lady with Ai Reeves' "Big Beauty" Show, now playing at the Empire Theatre in this city, is proudly exhibiting an engagement ring with forty-two diamonds, given to the young woman by Al Reeves, proprietor and manager of the show. The engagement of the manager and actress was formally announced by the pair at a Christmas dinner given to the mem- bers of the company at the Adams House, Boston. Mr. Reeves says his show broke the rec- ■uifl at CAe Lyceum Theatre, Boston, by $62 without having a "strengthener." RYAN MAY TRAVEL. Cincinnati, Jan. 4. It would not create more than a smile around here if John J. Ryan left for a trip around the world, starting at San Francisco. Mr. Ryan has agreed not to re-enter vaudeville in this city. His brother Ed- ward has vaudeville aspirations though, and John J., rather than have a sugges- tion abroad that he might be interested, will take a long trip—after having a con- versation on the vaudeville situation with Edward. If John should return around the proposed date for the opening of the new Orpheum Theatre which may be built here and opened September 1 next, it would be peculiar perhaps, but still acci- dental. WILSON A MANAGER. Clinton Wilson, recently a partner of James J. Flynn, the agent, and later at- tached to the local Sullivan-Considine of- fices in New York, this week left for Kan- sas City, where he will be installed as the manager of the Columbia Amusement Company's burlesque house in that city. At the annuffr-^^ tional Artists' Lodge for t _„ . ficers held here the following ok chosen for the coming year: President, Max Berol-Konorah; vice- president, Leo Herzberg; treasurer, Hein- rich Blank; secretary, Max d'Oretta; vice- secretary, William Schuff; trustees, Charles Mertens, Arthur Martinius and Siegwart Gentes; solicitor, Martin Kan- torowitz; manager, Otto Gregor, and ex- ecutive committee, Jean Clermont, Nic. Kaufmann, Adolph Wotpert, Gustav Wille, Otto Allison, Camillo Schwartz, Bernhard Allison, Max Franklin, Paul Milon, Bachus Jacoby, C. C. Bartram, Fredy MaackwoodjfVosef AdelfflaJWTIfmfPRlos, Hurbertus (Dr. Albert Weuler), Max. Zerner, Harry LubHme, Valentin Klein, Adolph Barowski, Harry Houdini, Emil Briejardy, Hugo Ploetz-Larella, Hugo Guitano, Ernst Patty-Frank, Josef Ru- bens, Albert Bill, Max Rose-Marzella, George Oalder, Ludwig Tellheim, William Berol, Harry Mountfort, Jean Osrani, Henry Griff, Anton Sattler Felix Wagner, Lex Barsikow, Michael Kara, Gustav Frankloof, Pau Petras, Franz Pospischil, Fritz Wacker, Max Aussner-Maxini, Emil Czekowsky-Spoon, Willis Passpart, Gus- tav Francois, Adolph Petran, Paul Traney, Herman Pertois and Bert Newsome. ORPHEUM CO. INCORPORATES. Cincinnati, Jan. 4, 1907. The Orpheum Theatre Company held a meeting to-day and elected the following officers: Edward P. Ryan, president and general manager; Dudley ■ Outcalt, vice- president; Henry Schulte, treasurer; Charles H. Langsdale and Charles Taylor, directors. After his election Mr. Ryan declined to make any statement as to where the new theatre would be situated, but it was learned that Thomas H. Darby, attorney for the company, and Boll & Taylor, architects, were considering four different locations, one of which is in the square of the theatre centre. )IES. *n Grieves, lember of company, Hospital, > see her a broken shortfv-.. Mrs. Grieves* disease. Mrs. Grieves as Clara Cole, coming to this <j in 1886. The timore, and Grieves si Beginni "ptjneipal ried in Chi' debut she had played of er hus- ,ver place, and i at the hospital -ken with Bright's all of Mr. Grieves' children survive. ""•^nown on the stage Inglish by birth, with her parents ir home in Hal- joined the John tin Washington. , she soon had *ple were mar- nce her stage ent roles in proXTctlons. Two KEITH'S LEWISTON IN DOUBT. At~The Keith Booking Office it is claimed that there is no intention to cose the the- atre in Lewiston, Me., booke4 by Keith mid known as his house. On the other hand, two acts k&ve stated that their time in that town for n«t week has been cancelled by the Keith Office. E. L. Bloom, speaking for Julius Cahn, the legitimate manager with a New England circuit, and who has opposed Keiftfttroogh placing big vaudeville acts in his repertoire shows, says that E. F. Albee spoke to him over the 'phone saying, "I ran fix thi about Lewiston." "From what I u*. stand," replied Bloom, "Lewiston ready 'fixed,' H that retort rlosfhg th< tiations. The Cahn policy of giving two one ("rep." and vaudeville>vis si have caused the interest in the in Lewiston to lapse. The Delmore Sisters replaced the Mur- ray Sisters at the Orpheum this week. Geo. R. Mullen, of Mullen and Oorelli while playing at the Valentine Theatre in Toledo last week, was suddenly taken' ill and removed to the Toledo Hospital. Mr. Mullen is suffering from an attack of i typhoid pneumonia and the team will be obliged to lay off until his recovery.