Variety (December 1910)

8 VARIETY MANAGER FOH COLUMBIA. Chicago, Dec. 1. E. U. Wood, who managed the Ca- sino, Philadelphia, for the Columbia corporation, has been selected as lo- cal manager of the new Columbia and will arrive here around New Years to select his staff and make ready for the opening. As Wood was at different times in his career a circus agent, it is pre- sumed that he will make the paste fly as a special feature of his advertising campaign. UH1EVES' NEXT SHOW. Philadelphia, Dec. l. A new stock company has been formed to present musical comedies, light operas and burlesque at the Ninth and Arch Streets Museum, beginning this week. John Grieves will produce the shows. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson, Joseph <K. Lee and Mary Grieves will have principal roles. M'CLOY THE PRESS MAN. Fred McCloy has been appointed press representative for the newly formed L. Lawrence Weber Co-Opera- tive Booking Circuit. Mr. McCloy is the press agent for the Columbia, New York. A detailed statement of the Weber concern's plans for the future will soon be made public. AGENT TO MARRY. Invitations were received by a num- ber of agents about town during the week that announced the forthcoming marriage of Bernard (Bennie) Burke to Claire Navins at Congress Hall, Brooklyn, Jan. 8. Burke may be surprised that a num- ber of his guests will fail to acknowl- edge receipt of the invitations, due to the fact that they were in open envelopes with a one-cent stamp at- tached. In quite a few cases they were mistaken for advertising cards and thrown into waste baskets with- out being inspected. S-C APPLY. Sullivan-Considine have applied to the Commissioner of Licenses for a license to be issued under the name of the Sullivan and Considine Book- ing Department. Heretofore the New York office of the circuit has been booking under a license issued in the name of Chris O. Brown. HELD AT ELLIS ISLAND. Mary McNaughton, sister of Tom McNaughton. who arrived in this coun- try on the Majestic Wednesday, was detained by the Federal authorities at Ellis Island under the impression that she was Ethel Le Nere under an assumed name. Pat Casey went to her rescue and after several hours of hustling ob- tained her release. Miss McNaughton has come to this country to accompany her sister-in-law, Alice Lloyd, on her tour of the Orpheum. An advertisement in VARIETY'S Anniversary Number is lasting. if you have nothing to announce, send in your photo with reading matter. Single or double column. COMEDIAN FINED FOR ABUSE. Pittsburg, Dec. 1. "The Lady Buccaneers" left Pitts- burg one chorus girl short. Jos. K. Watson, the principal comedian, also was a few dollars shy in his bank roll through Alderman Kirby having assessed him $6.89 (with the alterna- tive of ten days in jail) for abusing Elinor Gray, otherwise known as Mrs. Grace Burnett, a chorister with the burlesque company. Miss Gray preferred the charge of disorderly conduct before the Alder- man, alleging that Watson "was not a gentleman" when addressing the girls in the troupe, and that he con- tinually found fault with them, hav- ing fined her $5 for "not stepping nigh enough." The chorus girl swore that Thanks- giving Day Watson applied epithets to her "which even a chorus girl could not stand." Watson, in his defense, said he could recollect nothing said or done to in- jure the young woman, but if he had, an apology was ready. The Alderman decided the girl had proven her case, placing the alterna- tive fine against the comedian. Im- mediately afterwards Miss Gray was given two weeks' salary by the com- pany manager and dismissed. In passing judgment, the court re- marked: "Do not use any bulldog tactics on chorus girls. Remember they are not rats, and only trying to earn an honest living." STOCK MAKES GOOD. The "pop" stock companies appear- ing at the Keith & Proctor houses in Harlem will be retained during the re- mainder of the winter season. At the Harlem opera house the per- sonnel of the company is Walter Jones, Cecil Magnus, Grace Gibbons and Lou- ise Brunell. At the 125th street house the com- pany is composed of Hallett Bosworth, Hale Norcross and Bertha Mann. PATERSON ADDS ONE. Paterson, N. J., Dec. 1. Keith & Proctor added one to Pat- erson's list of theatres as well as the firm's circuit last Monday, when the Majestic opened with first class vaude- ville, playing twice daily. The Empire is playing vaudeville three times daily, managed by A. M. B'ruggemann. The acts are booked by Feiber & Shea, of New York. The Empire "splits" the week with that firm's house at New Brunswick. ELIDA MORRIS "The Dainty Delineator of Delight- ful Ditties," is having an enormously successful week at Percy G. Williams' Greenpolnt theatre. Miss Morris' suc- cess proves especially gratifying to Mr. Williams, who placed the young woman for her first appearance local- ly to fill a sudden vacancy at the Al- hambra, Oct. 12. Contracts for the remainder of Mr. Williams' circuit immediately follow- ed her appearance there. With those, came others, procured by her agent, Max Hart, which fills the season for Miss Morris. Her pictures are on 'Variety's front page this week. MARY GARDEN EXCITED. Chicago, Dec. 1. When Mary Garden sang "Salome" at the Auditorium last Friday night patrons sat up and took notice. So did "Super" Stewart, of the Police force. He called in Sergeant Chas. O'Donnell, the official censor, and told him that grand opera must be added to popular songs as food for the Police Department's official consideration. O'Donnell was on hand Monday night to witness the second performance of the Oscar Wilde product. As a result of the agitation, poor old "Salome" was dispossessed by the Board of Directors—which rule the Chicago Opera Company. Official an- nouncement was made Tuesday after- noon. Super Stewart said officially: "Sa- lome was vulgar and repulsive there- fore not fit for a respectable public to witness." Mary Garden said: "Chief Stewart is a vile, vulgar and low minded man, else he never would have seen in 'Sa- lome' what he did. I pity Chicago for having such a chief of police. His statement about the opera is ti\e most disgusting thing I have ever read." As late as Wednesday evening "Salome" held down the first page of the papers. In the late editions Chief Steward Issued a statement in which he disclaimed all responsibility for the suppression of the "dear old girl." This back-down might also have been inspired by a motive parallel to the one which would have permitted Kolz- mar to continue at the American had Colonel Thompson consented. But the Colonel said "No! Most emphat- ically, no," and the censored monolo- gist was not permitted to finish his week. The papers carried a report that Censor O'Donnell had been sent to Mc- Vicker's Tuesday night to look over "The Nigger," objection to that pro- duction having been raised because of its title and several of the scenes, but the Wednesday evening performance indicated the censoring thing had flopped. CHURCH BACKED OUT. Seattle, Dec. 1. The trustees of the Plymouth Church backed out at the last min- ute from the deal to sell the church property to Alexander Pantages for a theatre. The church people had qualms of conscience over this disposition of the premises. It is not expected, however, that they will hold out long. "THE BATTLE" OVER. New Orleans, Dec. 1. "The Battle," with Wilton Lackaye as the star, abandons its tour at At- lanta Saturday. Poor business. NORWICH GOES TO STOCK. Norwich, Conn., Dec. 1. Carrying out the expressed inten- tion of S. Z. Poll when opening his theatre here this season, the house will change from vaudeville to stock, Dec. 12. James Clancy has been placing the acts. The run of vood was limited in the first statement of policy to fifteen weeks. GUjSON BENEFIT DEO. 6. Returns are being made for the Lottie Gilson testimonial to be ten- dered her next Tuesday night (Dec. 6) at Ebling's Casino, 166th street and St. Ann's avenue. Singing staffs from all the music houses will attend. A feature will be the turning loose of 200 balloons from the Casino balcony between the dances, to which will be attached checks for wine and champagne, the liquid prizes being donated. The grand march will start at 1.30 a. m. Prizes will be awarded to the three most handsome gowned women and there will also be awards for both sexes. It was William Harris, and not William Morris, who donated $10. The Remick Company, in addition to their cash contribution, has donated a thousand half-sheets to be used in advertising the affair. Further subscriptions up to Nov. aO were : Wm. R. Hearst $10 A. O. Duncan a Anawanda Club 10 "Mother" Company: Wyandot Club 10 Emma Dunn - Sam Bernard 10 J. M. Brophy 1 John Moller 10 Ross Children 1 M. Wltmark ft Sons 10 Justin Cutting... 1 J. H. Remick Co... 10 Milton Sills 1 Ted Snyder Co 10 Ben Welch 2 F. de Bary and Co.. '» Jos. Stern Co '1 J. Herbert Mack... 3 Leon Berg 1 Brill's Hotel, Phlla. a J. Vogler 1 NEW HOUSE WITHOUT POLICY. Des Moines, Dec. 1. A $200,000 theatre for this town was announced yesterday by Elbert & Mitchell. The announcement said building would be commenced at once. No location nor policy was given out. Councilman Roe is proposing an ordinance affecting the building of theatres. Among other restrictions there is a clause requiring that all theatres hereafter, including picture houses, shall be located on three thor- oughfares. . CHANGES IN SHOWS. Kelso and Leighton of "The Par- isian Widows" closed with the show at Washington last Saturday. Belle and Arthur Bell replaced them. Emily Miles, who left the "Bon Tons" in New York joined "The Widows" Monday at Pittsburg. Francis J. Sullivan, of "The Rec- tor Girls" is retiring from that or- ganization this week. Clarence Wilbur will sever his con- nection with the "Rentz Santley" com- pany in two weeks. Tommy Robin- son, with "The Rector Girls" this sea- son will replace Wilbur. Jimmy Con- nors will remain despite reports to the contrary. Donald Cameron, the Scotch bag- piper and dancer, has joined "They Loved a Lassie." Leta Price, of Dean and Price, now ill in Philadelphia, expects to resume her stage work next week. WEEK'S BIG NEWS, Fred Ward is growing whiskers. REOPENING LUBIN'S. Baltimore, Dec. 1. The Knickerbocker Amusement Co. says it has taken Lubin's, a former picture house, and will remodel it at a cost of $50,000, reopening with vaudeville.