Variety (October 1908)

8 VARIETY GLOBE-TROTTERS BACK. / San Francisco, Oct. 1. The World's Entertainers arc back in San Francisco, having given up their project to encircle the globe after reach- ing Honolulu. The party was made up of Hallen and Fuller, Rinaldo, James Pope, Adonis and Lottie, Mile. Miles and Henri French. French was prevented by illness from starting out with the expedition, hut joined later. The finances of the company were sat- isfactory when they turned back. Re- |>orts from Australia indicated that busi- ness conditions there were unfavorable and the travellers decided to quit. PRODUCTIONS TO GO SLOW. Charles Felekey, director of the Or- pheum's Producing Department, an- nounced this week that with the appear- ance of "The Trusty," the Producing De- partment will have put fo* Ih twelve num- bers in a comparatively brief period. There are sufficient underway to keep the staff busily employed until New Year's, Mr. Felekey says, and to perfect all the output more time will be here- after devoted to the details. ELTINGE A STAR. Indianapolis, (HI. 1. Julian FJtingc will be a Cohan & Har- ris star next season. A production will be built around the impersonator. Ceo. M. Cohan will supply the book, lyrics and. music. Reports saying that cither Eltinge or Rice and Prevost intend leaving the Cohan and Harris Minstrels (where they now are) have no truth. Roth acts deny the stories. TWO "PATRIOTS." Through his attorney, Gus Dreyer, Al Sutherland this week notified Charles Frohraan he (Sutherland) claimed all rights for the stage to the title of "The Patriot" under which Mr. Sutherland is presenting a vaudeville number first pub- licly produced by him last spring at Law- rence, Mass. It is now on the United time. At Atlantic City last week Willie Col- lier, under Frohman's management, made his initial appearance in a new play, also called "The Patriot." This week Mr. Col- lier and the piece are in Washington. Whether Mr. Sutherland is aggrieved or sees advertising, who can tell? He won't. BANDMASTER INNES SERIOUSLY ILL. Seattle, Oct. 1. Suffering from fever, Frederick Innes is dangerously ill at the Savoy Hotel. He is the well-known Eastern bandmas- ter. Mrs. Innes is with him. Innes came here as musical director of the Alaskan-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. TED MARKS' SECOND CONCERT. On Sunday night at the Majestic, Ted Marks will present his second concert, giv ing a "straight" show. After Mr. Marks' entertainment, last Sunday he was summoned to court for a violation of the "Sunday" law. Murks waived examination, and was held for Special Sessions Al fiallaghcr is willi the Albert Suther- land oftVr. RIVAL "MILK CAN" MYSTERIES. Seattle, Oct. 1. Frivalo, said to be an importation from Australia, opened here Sept. 26 with his "milk can" mystery, first presented in this country by Harry Houdini. At Pantages' the Sullivan-Considine op- position here, Hardeen, a brother of Hou- dini, opened Sept. 28 with the same trick as his feature. McCOY RETURNS TO BOXING. The vaudeville debut of Kid MeCoy has lieen deferred. "The Kid" is going back to the boxing game, and will have his first go at the National Sporting Club, New York City, on Oct. 10. It will be a six-round bout. There are five or six candidates on McCoy's list .who will have a chance at the shifty middle-weight in due course. McCoy has reduced to 180 pounds, and expects to make 165 before entering the ring. Ho is training daily. The vaudeville appearance may follow later, when Billy Jerome will prepare the monologue for McCoy, by request. RUBY "OUT." •Jules Ruby is no longer of the former trio, now a duet, of agent-managers, who have operuted the Olive 0|>cra House, Sing Sing, and the Lyceum, Knglewood, N. J., with vaudeville for u number of recent months. Noiselessly have the houses lieen con- ducted, although playing seven or eight acts weekly, each with prices of admission running well up. The rumors of Ruby's leaving were of a' jovial nature, with much of the humor claimed to be based upon fact. Mr. Ruby would say nothing regarding the matter excepting he was out. Asked if the "out" went two ways, Mr. Ruby would not deign to reply. "SIDE-WHEELER" THARDO ARRESTED. Binghamton, N. Y., Oct. 1. Claude Thardo, the vaudeville singer, was arrested here Monday upon informa- tion from the New York police that he was wanted in that city to answer to a charge of grand larceny. No details ac- companied the message. Thardo arrived here from Elmira Monday and registered at a local hotel. Tie gained the nickname "side-wheeler" from the fact that he uses a crutch. CLARICE VANCE. With no blare of trumpets, quietly as she went, the Southern singer, Clarice Vance, returned this week after filling one of the most successful engagements abroad which it has yet been her good fortune to make. In fact, so unmeasured has been the impression she made this time with the hard-to-please British that immediate contracts were extended her for early return engagements at an in- creased salary—slight, but an increase, nevertheless. Miss Vance brought back with her the usual abundance of garment novelties ho dear to femininity. Outstanding anion}; Ihesc is one that is liable to "make sonic talk." It in a frolicsome little frock of French fibre, frivolously fashioned ami lurhclowcd -a genuine Parisian creation. The Scucgamhiau star will be seen in it ;il Itlaucy's Lincoln Square Theatre ATon- da\. Oct. r». TESTING A CRAZY LAW. New Orleans, Oct. 1. Hie lawmakers for Louisiana have brought themselves to the front as about tlte most sublime collection of idiots who ever interfered with the theatre-going public. At the last session of the Legislature, an act was passed affecting only the city of New Orleans, forbidding under penalty of arrest the seating of any person in a the- atre while the curtain was up. The man- agement alone is held responsible. This particularly hits the Orpheum here, which plays a vaudeville show without an intermission, not giving the house an op- ]M>rtunity to seat late-comers at any time. Jules Bistcs, manager of the Orpheum, has allowed himself to be tuken in cus- tody, having violated the statute by per- mitting two persons to Beat themselves while a number was on the stage. It will be a test case, and carried to the Supreme Court, if found necessary. One of the local papers commencing on the arrest said the Legislature might as well have passed a law ordering the arrest of anyone who did not wear evening clothes after dark. Since the Lottery charter was killed in this State, offk-ial lawmaking isn't the job it used to be. WHITE PLAINS HOUSE COMPLETED. The new vaudeville theatre at White Plains is practically completed. It will seat about 1,000, and open Nov. 2 under the management of Stanch & Newell. Seven acts and pictures will be the bill. Three days a week will be played by the acts, who will probably divide the full time with a vaudeville theatre in Stam- ford, Conn., now building Reich & Plunkctt will place the book- ings for both houses. HYPNOTIST OWNS SHOW. Prof. Carl Hermann, the English hypno- tist, who played a few weeks in vaude- ville last season ; has organized his own vaudeville show and will appear at the Broadway Theatre, Norwich, Conn., next Monday. lie is in Rayonne, N. J., this week. In the bill, besides others, will be The Musical Boys, Emma O'Neill and Runth and Rudd. One-week stands only will be played, a few New England towns having been already routed. DELEGATIONS TO MEET LAUDER. The Tsu/titania is steaming towards New York, having left England this morning. Among its passengers arc Harry Lauder, Hugo Morris and Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. Foster. Upon the boat reaching the bay next Friday it will be met by several delega- tions. There will be bands and a cannon salute to greet the Scotch comedian be- fore he steps ashore. The Scottish societies have committees to meet their countryman. The White Rats will also be represented by a num- lier of its members. The Morris Circuit will provide a con siderable addition to the list of recent ion part ics. Kinilia Krassitiesi, violuiiste. a sister of Fatitun At iris, makes her first American appearajice next week at the Lincoln Square. "THE DEVIL" IN BLACKFACE. "You loak heah, Mister Debbil, I doan want this ere job; I wants to go bac' to Gallatin, Gawgahe," but "The Devil" obliges Tom Walker to reign over Hell for twenty-four hours in "The Devil and Tom Walker," the new playlet which Lykens & Levy and John B. Hymer will first present at Hatha way's, New Bedford, on Oct. 10. "The Devil and Tom Walker" is a pure comedy bit on the present rage of sul- phrous subjects. Mr. Hymer, who plays in blackface as Tom Walker, has been hanged in his home, Gallatin, Ga. Upon arriving in Hell he is informed by the Devil that, owing to the need of a short excursion for recreation Satan deems nec- essary, Walker will direct the affairs of Hades during his absence. With his bodyguard of ten little imps, costumed in crimson to denote the enor- mity of their sins, Tom Walker steps into command, giving special attention to an imp in white, w'tio, from information, he learns has sinned but once, hence is dressed in white with a black spot to de- note the single fall. She is the favored of the ten devilish little ones, all girls, and Walker finally rescues her in an air-ship bound for Mars as The Devil returns, dis- covering that during his absence the black faced substitute had inaugurated a "graft" svstem to release the inmates. A bulletin board details deaths on Karth, and the visitors to be expected. A chute running onto the stage is the path- way through which the several consign- ments arrive. When "Salome" appears, Tom Walker as the presiding genius re- marks, "Skiddoo, we can't have you here." "They stood for me on Broadway," re- plies "Salome." "They stand for a lot of stuff on Broad- way that wouldn't go in Hell," replies the Devil. The piece will be lavishly set, scenically and electrically. It was written by Mr. Hymer. ACTORS ESCAPE ACCIDENT. Rrantford, Can., Oct. 1. The Harmer Theatre is being recon- structed. It was recently wrecked by an explosion of natural gas in the street. The explosion happened just l>eforc one of the performances when the theatre was empty. Several persons who were in the neighborhood were killed, and had the artists or audience been in the building there would have been a terrible loss of life. Frank and Delia Williams were among those on the bill. MANHEIMER DISCHARGED. William Crossman appeared for Sol Manheimer, who was arrested on a charge of violating the Sunday law in connection with a benefit performance at the New York Hippodrome Sept. 20, when the case came up this week. The court ruled' that the police had failed'to make out a violation, and Man- heimer was discharged. While ringing her newest song "Fish in;;" al the Lincoln Square last. Monday night. Daisy (l.loyd) Wood received $1.7f» in change placed in the fishing net she holds out to the audience. The total amount received by Miss Wood during her engagement over here will be given to some charity.