Variety (March 1908)

VARIETY LEO CARRILLO'S CARTOON OF THE WEEK NOT VERY *'MERRY'• EDNA WALLACE HOPPER COMING IN. Wlien "Fifty Miles Trom l?o!>ton" doses its season in Huiralo week of April 27 Edna Wallace llopiier, now featured with the piece, will have a vatuleville con- tract calling for her appearance in New York. ' —^- Keith-Proitor and Percy G. Williams are both after Mi><s Hopper's signature. LEVI REORGANIZES BAND. At the Fifth Avenue on March .SOth. Maurice Levi, whose latest added fame is the music of "The Soul Kiss." which lie composed, will appear with his famous band for the first of a few weeks' cn- pagements in vaudeville before the band- master takes up his regular Summer sea- son at the New Jersey watering places. There will be about .'iO pieces in the or- ganization, conducted by Mr. I^'vi in per- son. '" ■''..■■'■ .•■ V.': •-■, ''••■■■ .;.-• ; LEE AND LEDERER HAVE THEATRE. Chicago, March 10. It seems to be pretty pn;,itivcly known here in certain quarters that Harry Lee, the impersonator, and fJeo. W. T.ederer, m.anager of the Colonial, have secured a Chicago theatre, but what house, or for Avhat purpose cannot be ascertained. JAKE WELLS BUYS ATLANTA HOUSE. Atlanta, Oa., March 19. 'i'he Atlanta Theatre Company, com- posed of Jake ^\'clls and a number of associates, including J. L. de Give, has purchased the Orplieum Theatre, now pre- senting vaudeville under the management of Weber & Rush, of New York. The consideration is not mentioned, but it is reported that the figure is in the neigh- borhood of $90,000. The sale does not affect Weber & Rush's lOyear lease on the property. BEN WELCH ENGAGED. Returning this week from a long trip over Western territory. Ren Welch, the comedian was So delighted at again speak- ing direct to his tlaaicee. insteatl of the leasing telephone, that Mr. Welch all but forjrot his bcK)kini: at the r>sfh Street 'J'lieatre. The He])rew Italian impersonator is en- gaged to Jeanette Harris, a nonprofcs- sional, residing in Harlem, and they will be married at the Harlem Casino on May 31. The Tennis Trio open at the r)rpheiim, Rrooklvn. Alondav as the first of a series » 4- of weeks secured through the United by Lykens & I^vy. EVA TANGUAY SPRAINS ANKLE. As II result of working at llaiiimcr- stein's last Saturday night after siiircring a slight sprain to her ankle, Kva Taii- giiay, the eccentric comedienne, di.->covered the undue exertion on the iiijiircd mem- ber rendered her unable to appear at llammerstein's on Sunday, and her en- gagement at Keit h-Prottor's Fifty-eighth Street Theatre was also cancelled for this wei'k. It is exjjCited Miss Tangiiay will play Keith's, 1 liiladelphia. Monday next. Cissy Loftus .'^tepj)ed into the lu-adline position at Fifty-eighth StifH't, playing at the Fifth Avenue during the week as well. The Mariiielli ofTice has finally made ]SIiss Tan'Miav an offer of .$1.0i)(> fnr tlie .\eek of July \'.\ next on Ixdialf of the Palace, London. She will jirobably acccjit. 'J'ho 'T Don't Care" singer does not want more than a week abi')ad before iH^eover- ing how the I-oiid(»ners Iik<' her. but set her price at the round figure and would not deviate. PICTURES IN CHICAGO MONDAY. Chicago, March 10. On Monday, March 23, the new Kohl & Castle 12th Street theatre will give mov- ing pictures as the entertainment. It was lately opened Mith vaudeville. MONTREAL CASINO CLOSED. ' Moiitre4»l, March 19. The Casino, which recently opened umler the management of J. (). Denis, N. G. X'aliijuette and W. H. Warren, closed la.^t Saturday night. Poor management and poor buisness arc res|)onsible. It was a small house, booked by the William Morris <A\\n'. in New ^'oik. It has be<'n runioied liere that both the Dennett Circu t and .Morris would j>urchase the theatre, nlllion^h lli«» small- ness of the sla^e is beli<ve«l to Im' sutlicient to stop cither from eonsid«'iin^? the liou.s«.>. William .Morris and Clark Drown, New York representative of the P.ennett <'ir- (uit, eacli entered deni.il of any int<'iition to take over lie .Montreal house. HACKENSCHMIDT WON'T SHOW. The vaudeville stage will not sec Hack- enschmidt, the wrestler, on this visit of the athlete over here. Hackenschi'iidt has informed the >l:irin<'lli oflice lie must be at Southainptor. by April 2<> and will have no time to exhibit himself in the vari- eties. Neither will he be able to reach the coa»t, g'>ing jiu llirther West than Clioago.