Variety (March 1909)

VARIETY • •ft »• ,* •• .*•! THfc OreNTLEMA*! [l»Tf?»KINC. THE Thi*j Pr?i2E „ Salaries >^> c «••* ^ 1»% *t \ i///* ^T AKt THI ly^T kHo rr*H it** CP»*E It DATA 1C-00O -* «*V. f- > c/ Hi* J/ If <^ ^ v \>«*.vl \ \ J '-'\ 0 m UlAt ^ MORRI$ TAKES KARNO*S CO. For eight weeks commencing with April 20, the Karno Comedy Go., under the direction of Alf Reeves, will commence to play on the Morris time in the company's standard vaudeville productions, "A Night in an English Music Hall" and "A Night in the English Slums." ■„ The Karno Co., always under Mr. Reeves' management, has appeared for managers in the United Booking Offices for something like three and one-half years, seldom losing a week for any reason. It is an English organization, and during the American visit has been at Hammerstein's for fifteen return engagements. Mr. Reeves is negotiating with the Morris office for others of the Karno pro- ductions played in England, and which were seen by William Morris when visit- ing over there. One will probably be pre- sented in New York before the season ends. ETHEL GREEN LEAVING. Chicago, March 25. Ethel Green, of Gaston and Green, will abandon vaudeville for musical comedy next season, her services having been se- cured by the Askin-Singer Co.. to play in a new piece early in the fall. Billy Gaston will be rejoined by his former partner, George Stone, in a new. act. HAWKS AT "DREAMLAND." The Hippodrome publicity pusher, Wells Hawks, will take charge of the press work at "Dreamland," Coney Island, after the show season closes. VAUDEVILLE LOSES WEBER & RUSH. Binghamton, March 25. With the change of location for vaude- ville next season from the present Ar- mory to the Lyric, when Weber & Rush leave Binghamton as managers, that New York firm, according to understanding, will be entirely out of vaudeville, with all theatrical interests centred in the Eastern Burlesque Wheel. The Orpheum, Atlanta, Ga., in which Weber & Rush held a 50 per cent, share, is now under the direction of Jake Wells, who purchased Weber & Rush's end of it. The burlesque managers may obtain another vaudeville theatre before next season, but it is not likely. JACK SHEA INJURED. Jack Shea, a brother of M. A. and Joe Shea, both vaudeville agents, was serious- ly injured in an accident in Central Park, New York, Sunday. He was driving up the South Road when an automobile frightened his horse and made it shy. In the following confusion the animal be- came entangled with another rig and a wagon pole was thrust against Shea. He was picked up unconscious and re- moved to Roosevelt Hospital. Examina- tion disclosed that five ribs had been broken. Late this week the hospital au- thorities declared that the patient was out of danger, although he would not be able to leave the institution for several weeks. M. A. ("Marty") Shea, who was also in the wagon, suffered a severe cut on the forehead. Maurice Levi has reorganized his band since returning from abroad, and Jack Levy will look about for vaudeville dates. Trial performances are now being given Friday mornings at 10 o'clock in the American Theatre. Arrangements to show acts are made with Mr. Goldberg of the Morris office r ARTIST WINS APPEAL. The suit of George Day against Klaw & Erlanger was passed upon last week when the Appellate Division of the Su- preme Court returned a decision in favor of the artist. Day's action was in the nature of a test case. Day received judg- ment some time ago in a Municipal Court. The decision was carried to the Appellate Term, where there was a majority report in favor of the lower court and a minority report against it. The managers then appealed to the Ap- pellate Division, which has just sustained the verdict favoring the artist. Day played twenty-three weeks of time in "Ad- vanced Vaudeville" under a twenty-five- week contract. He sued for salary dur- ing the uncompleted term of the agree- ment. Several other cases along the same general lines are pending in the lower courts. There is pending before the United States Circuit Court of Appeals a case in which Klaw & Erlanger appealed a judg- ment for $7,000 in favor of Roltaire. This judgment was rendered in the United States Court and carried up by the de- ft ndants. William Grossman, of House, Grossman & Vorhaus, who represent Roltaire said tnis week that the Appellate Division de- cision would probably have an effect in tliis case favorable to the artist. Barry and Hughes have separated. Tom Barry and a company of four people opened with a new act named "Nick Car- ter, the Boy Detective," at the Broadway, Camden, last week. Madge Hughes con- tinues in the former piece of the team. CONSIDINE: NOTHING DOING. There has been nothing doing with the Sullivan-Considine Circuit and others since John W. Oonsidine has been in the city. Mr. Considine has visited William Mor- ris several times without anything com- ing of it as far as known, but it is said that Mr. Considine had not called upon Martin Beck up to last Wednesday nor had they met. When Mr. Morris was asked this week if there were any negotiations on between Mr. Considine and himself, he replied, V I expect to remain independent." Mr. Considine will probably leave New York Sunday for the Coast, stopping over at Chicago. OFFER FOR BAILEY AND AUSTIN. The managers, and William Hammer- Klein especially, have evinced a liking for the return of Fred J. Bailey and Ralph Austin to vaudeville. Bailey and Austin have instructed Alf T. Wilton to arrange the date following the closing of "The Top o' th' World," in which they have been starring this season. Marie Nelson has closed with "The Golden Crook." JOE WELCH ABROAD. Joe Welch will sail for London in May. This week bookings were completed with the' Moss-St oil people through L. Johns, their American representative, whereby the Hebrew comedian plays four weeks in London for the firm, who at the same time take an option upon his services for a further term of two years. "Aladdin Up <«• l>nt«-" is (he title of an act corning fi• •»n tin- «■••-{, "framed up" by I'Mifnr ^f ••* • •n-<m nf tho (Chicago Amusement <:>ii«U. 1 l^'i •• are two Chinese and one An) ,,; "<■ '»>y in tli" turn,