Variety (July 1908)

VARIETY FRED NIBLO ELECTED RATS' " BIO CHIEF" New Board of Directors and Other Offices Pilled by Election. The result of the election for new offi- cers of the White Rats was announced at the meeting of the organization on Tues- day night. In the contest for President or "Big Chief" of the order, Fred Niblo won by a narrow margin from Geo. Evans. Ed- mond Esmonde was also a contestant for the highest place. The other officers, including the new Board of Directors, are as follows: Little Chief—Junie McCree. Secretary-Walter Waters. Treeeurer—Herry Hayee. Chaplain— James F. Dolan. Sap Sat—Hugh Mack. Guard Sat— Major Bark. Prop. Sat —Babe Welch. Nectar Rat—Chas. B. Lawlor. Jest Rat—Bert Leslie. Note Bat— Fred Hylande. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Tim Cranio, Frank Herbert, Joseph Callahan, Edwin Keog h, William Conrtleigh, Harry Knowles, Will J. Cook, Charles B. Lawlor, Robert Daily, Walter Le Boy, James F. Dolan, Bert Leslie, Major Doyle, Mark Murphy, George Felix, Sam Morton, Funk Fogerty, Tim MoMahon, Jack Gardner, Frank North, William Gould, Charles J. Stine, James Harrigan, Hen Shields. TRUSTEES. Corse Peyton, John P. Hill, William Carroll, Coiie Loroila and Geo. Delmore. On the "Oceanic" Wednesday Fred Niblo sailed for Europe. He will go to Paris after a few days in London. While in the French city, Mr. Niblo will procure an especially constructed camera for mov- ing picture views, made by Pathe Bros. An operator will be engaged, and then the ex-vaudeville monologist will strike into the wilds of the far-off countries for nat- ural scenes. Mr. Niblo will return on October 15, and on Nov. 9 will commence his'series of illustrated lectures in the legitimate theatres. PASTOR'S WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE. A Tammany Hall General Committee- man, who is in touch with movements within the organization, declared this week that in all probability Tony Pastor's Theatre would continue next fall, there being no disposition to oust the vener- able institution. The idea that Pastor's was a thing of the past, he said, arose through the statement that Mr. Pastor's lease on the premises would not be re- newed. The plan of moving the Tammany headquarters to a site further uptown is merely under discussion. In the natural course of events this would take a long time to arrange, even were it already de- cided upon. Although the Pastor lease will not be renewed the Dean's possession will not be disturbed, and he will be permitted to re- main at the old stand until the last min- ute. PICKING "CLEAN" ONES. Seattle, July 1. This notice occupies a prominent place in the local dailies: Clean Bills. The following vaudeville houses at their performances yesterday, pres- ented programs free from vulgarity: Coliseum. Pantages. Star. The omission of the name of a standard vaudeville house carries its own implication. FORD AND GEHRTJE IN AUSTRALIA. An Australian production of "The Red Mill" was made at Sydney, Australia last Monday, or it will occur July 6. The cast is composed wholly of natives, excepting Johnny Ford and Mayme Gehrue, who left New York about six weeks ago to join it. Ford will play Fred Stone's original character. BOYCOTT SCARE OVER. Berlin, June 20. The "boycott" scare is dying out. The artists are now almost solidly for insist- ing upon a reasonable contract or fight. The report got out that the managers in- tended barring the International Artisten Loge members. President Max Berol-Konorah, of the I. A. L. is stronger than ever in his posi- tion. Konorah has been dubbed "The Artists' Pope." The Lodge has held its annual outing. It was a big success. Paul Schultze, the popular international agent, has returned from Bad-Kissingen, 13 pounds lighter than when he left. "Resisto, the Electrical Wonder," an American act, is the drawing card at the Circus Schumann, Frankfort. UNITED^ CHICAGO OFFICE OFF. The assignment of E. M. Robinson, .for- merly manager of Keith-Proctor Fifty- eighth Street Theatre, to Chicago, there to establish a branch of the United BooktSf Offices, has been recalled, at least for tki present. Instead it is altogether likely that Mr. Robinson will be placed is charge of a new department in the United) handling the booking of attractions fof state and county fairs. Hitherto the United has made no effort to secure this business. There are not half a dozen important fairs in the country taking their supply of attractions from the United, the Ottawa Fair being the most important. These fairs were not Bought, but came in and asked to do business of their own accord. Following its policy of taking up the minor strings of the booking business as the clubhand park departments, the new bureau will specialise on the fairs. Just what the scope of the movement will be has not yet been decided, but Robinson is look- ing the field over preparatory to going to work upon it. REPORTED CINCINNATI OPPOSITION. Chicago, July 1. It is reported there will be oppositioa to Ziegler & Anderson's Columbia Theatre, Cincinnati, next season. The new vaude- ville venture is to be promoted, it is said, by the same politicians who were inter- ested previously in the Olympic there, led by John J. Ryan. LESTER HAS AN ACT. There will be a new act in vaudeville under the personal and exclusive direction (and management) of Lester Rose, who is a prominent figure of the Pat Casey Agency. Lester's choice is Frankie Hart, a pretty little blonde girl, who will sing and danre, assisted by a couple of boys. Frankie will bo featured by. Lester. Booked solid. A LOST MANAGER. Chicago, July 1. Gus Weingarten, who was manager of the Harrison Theatre, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. f decamped with the receipts of the box office, leaving the salaries of acts playing there unpaid. His whereabouts are not known. Among the acts minus a week's pay are CJeo. W. Stewart, Hoyt and McDonald, and Flovd Mack. ROONEY WANTS A DIVORCE. 5Urs. J. IX Welton, otherwise Julia Rooaey, of the Rooney Sisters, wants a divorce from her husband. Miss Rooney says she will charge abandonment and non-support and to secure % divorce on these grounds will establish a residence in a State where those allegations, if supported, are sufficient to untie the mat- rimonial bonds. J. D. Welton, Miss Rooney's husband, corresponded with his wife for two years before marriage. They met, and three days after Miss Rooney became his wife. That waa on March 23, 1006. Miss Rooney lived with her husband for twenty-four hours, when they parted un- til the recent trip to Europe made by the girls. Mr. Welton accompanied them then. MASS MEETING AT COLONIAL. Chicago, July 1. The mass meeting to be held here by the White Rats on Friday, July 3, at which Harry Mountford, secretary to the Board of Directors, will be the principal speaker, will take place at the Colonial Theatre, loaned for the occasion by Geo. W. Lederer. A "scamper" will follow the meeting. ADDITIONS TO "MIMIC WORLD." Philadelphia, July 1. Will West, Geo. W. Monroe and Junie McCree have joined "The Mimic World" which opens at the Casino, New York, next Monday night after two weeks at the Lyric here. ALICE LLOYD'S LAST WEEK. Next week (July 6) at the Fifth Ave- nue, Alice Lloyd ivill make her farewell American appearance before returning from Europe to s«r at the head of the F. Ziegfeld, Jr.-Klaw & Erlanger produc- tion. Miss Lloyd will mil July 15 on the "Lusitania," coming back to New York in time to rehearse for the new piece. Miss Lloyd's Americai vaudeville engage- ment has been prolonged some time beyond the contracted time, due to the demand for her services by managers de- siring the English singer to play return dates. This week she «t at Morrison's, Rockaway Beach, where the McNaughtons are also appearing. WASHINGTON SIGNS WITH MORRIS. At the offices of William Morris, it was announced this week that tie new house to be erected in Washington by W. F. Thomas as the head of a corporation would be booked by it, a contract having been duly executed. The theatre ia ex- pected to open by January 1. The negotiations for a new theatre for the Morris Circuit to be erected on New York Avenue have been thrown over with the acquisition of Mr. Thomas' house on 18th Street. Walter J. Plimmer alleged he. held a booking connection for the Washington theatre, and his office says the deal with Morris waa closed with Plimfner's con- sent. MR. AND MRS. NAT M. WILLS. In their auto car "The Green Dragon." Taken while on the way to Buffalo. "Bunk," Harry Mock's bull-dog, "in- sisted" Tad, the "American's" cartoonist, at the Herald Square last Sunday night, appearing as the "Bunk" of Tad's sketches.