Variety (July 1910)

VARIETY ■s ^^^\^^yv.^\m^^^w^ i o I I I I 1= SHORT i i i i i j TAKEK 5VM 1 ' 11 I I I rzzcn i 3j ipgTg A GLIMPSE INTO ?#£ FtTTJjftE—JJ\ CAINE SELECTS WILLIAMS. London, June 22. Hall Caine, author of "The Bishop's Son," has selected Bransby Williams to appear in the star role of the new piece when it is produced at the Gar- rick, London, next September. Mr. Williams is a big drawing card in the halls over here, his impersonations of famous characters from Dickens having been made popular in vaude- ville on both sides of the Atlantic. TWO "SISTER ACTS." A couple of "sister acts" have been engaged by Al II. Woods for next sea- son, each to travel with a "Girl in the Taxi" company. The couples arc Jennie Esmeralda- Bclle Veola and Gertie Moycr-Rosie Green. Miss Esmeralda was formerly of the Esmeralda Sisters. Her sister died sud- denly abroad last winter. Miss Green is with "The Eollies of 1910" at present. START AROUND THE WORLD. Lait Friday Mr. and Mrs. Albert T. Sire started on a trip around the world, taking the 20th Century that day from the Grand Central, New York. Henry Sire, a brother, who had not been in New York City for three years before, Was at the depot to see them off. Will- iam L. Lykens also attended the start. After stopping at Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Sire left for San Francisco, and will stop at Honolulu before reaching Japan, with the remainder of the year's travel to follow. BUYS A WESTERN SONG. For $5,000. according to the report given out, "Shapiro," the New York music publisher, has purchased from Harry Newman, one of the ilk from Chicago, Newman's "big seller," "In Dear Old Tennessee." HEARING FIGHT RETURNS. The United Booking Office has "made arrangements to run a special wire into the "schoolroom" Monday, over which will be reported the progress of the big pugilistic battle in Reno on Mofl^ day. The fight starts about 4:30 (At- lantic Coast time), and although it is a good deal later than the agents' and managers' office hours, everybody has promised to be on hand to hear the record of "stop, block and get away," as it comes over the wire from Western Union headquarters at 195 Broadway, New York. WILLIAMS CIRCUIT CLOSED. A|( the Percy G. Williams houses are now closed except the Alhambra. The Harlem'establishment gives up regular vaudeville Saturday night. On Mon- day evening the Alhambra Roof opens with a moving picture entertainment at the uniform admittance of ten cents. FARNUM THE HEADLINER. Chicago, June 29. During July William Farnum. the le- gitimate actor, will appear in vaudeville here at the Majestic, playing "The Mal- let Masterpiece," as the hcadliner of the program he will appear on. MRS. HOMANS REMARRIES. Philadelphia. June 20. Saturday last, at the "Little Church Around the Corner" in New York, Mrs. George Homans, widow of the late the- atrical manager and agent, married Dr. Kdward Charles Parker, a professor in the Manual Training School, this city. Mr. Homans had been dead just a month when his widow married attain. She first met her present husband thre* mopth« n™. LAKE HOUSE BURNS. Toledo, O., June 20. The Casino in the lake burned to the water's edge Saturday night. Tt had been playing vaudeville, booked from the United Booking Offices, New York. The bill for this week arrived Sunday before wires could reach the acts. By next week the management ex- pects to erect an airdome on the site and play acts engaged for over the pummer, if it pro*** pucressfil. DIDN'T WANT HAMMERSTEIN'S. The hot waves will have to past over llaninurstein's Roof this summer with- out brushing the locks of Eva Tanguay. Mr. Hammcrstcin is reported to have expected Eva there for a few weeks, more or less, before fall arrived, but the sun worked overtime last week while Miss Tanguay was at the Alham- bra. It caused her to cancel this week at that house and to cast aside all else, excepting a lone week at Brighton Bench later on. July 11, Miss Tanguay will play Ben Harris' house on Young's Pier, Atlantic City, appearing at Brighton Beach next week. ANOTHER LA SALLE DECISION. Chicago, June 29. The Apellate Court last week, in the controversy between Mort Singer and Harry Askin over possession of the La Salle, decided in favor of Askin and his group of associates, which includes representatives of the Taft family, who own the property. Singer may carry the case higher up. He is in New York with the only voice which ever speaks concerning his business affairs. LOS ANGELES' PANTAGES'. Los Angeles, June 29. The new Pantages Theatre now be- ing built here will open Sept. 11 next. The seating capacity will be around 2,000, NEXT ENGLISH SINGER. The next English singer to play American vaudeville will be Zona Vevey, who opens at the American Roof, New York, July 25. In her home country Miss Vevey is under engage- ment to the Moss-Stoll Tour for four years, and comes over here for a lim- ited period. Among the songs in Miss Vevey's repertoire to be heard in New York arc "Have You Seen Wee McGregor?" "Nora, My Irish Colleen," "Every Sun- day Evening As the Bells Begin to Ring." "Maggie from Dundee," "Wait- ing for Maisie by the Waterwheel." "My Mary," *nd "The Church Across the Wiy. M