Variety (August 1911)

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14 VARIETY HERE'S BILLY GOULD By WlIiLIAM OOUIiD. Haines Falls, N. Y., Aug. 14. I overheard the following financial conversation at the cigar counter. Village Beau Brummel: Give me a five-cent cigar. Female Clerk—We don't keep five- cent cigars. V. B. B.—Then I'll pay ten. Female—We don't keep ten-cent cigars. We have some two-for-flve and some three-for-ten. Sunday up here is the big day. (Everybody visits the cemetery.) I visited New York City last Tues- day and Wednesday. Town was too lively for me, so I returned to Haines Falls. (I can't stand excitement and speculators.) Miss Suratt wishes me to state that no one but Robt. Hood Bowers will write the music for her next show. She will not need a new show for this season or next, however. Miss Force and John Jacob Astor can be married on Hammersteln's Roof. Willie won't mind. The Vaudeville Comedy Club is coming to the front rapidly and strong. Freda Newhouse wishes me to statt* that she will not work with her sistei Etta next season, but contemplates do- ing a sketch with Ollle Archer. (Who is Freda and Ollle?) (You can search me; I don't know either.) If I don't see a saxophone challenge In this paper pretty soon I'll issue one myself. Wilson Mizner is the latest membei in our newspaper circle Ditto, Mar- shall P. Wilder. They are singing a new song up here, called "My Old Kentucky Home." It is very pretty. One of the boarders is going to Kingston next week to get "The Swanee River." A lot of the girls want to flirt bul they don't know how. If Willie Cohen was here, he'd show them. TEN DAYS ON AN AUTO. Automoblling for ten days is the vacation of Sam A. Scribner and R. K. Hynlcka, both Eastern Burles- que Wheel fellows. They started in MJr. 6cribner's machine last Satur- day, bound for what is known as "The Ideal Trip." That means seeing a whole lot of New Hampshire. START OFF AT READING. Jack B"arrymore and Tom Wise started rehearsals In Dillingham's new play, "Uncle Sam" this week and it will open Aug. 28 In Nathan Ap- pell's theatre, Reading, Pa. After two weeks of "one nighters" our patriotic sire will very likely be taken into Chicago. Noadle Herr, who has boen serious- ly ill with pleurisy at her sister's home, Witmer, Pa., announces her resumption of vaudeville work the latter part of August. SPORTS Variety's baseball team was beaten last Saturday In a real warm game, by the O'Brien Press team. The final score was 4-3 in favor of the printers. The game was played at Boehm's Park, Staten Island, upon the occas- ion of the annual outing of the C. J. O'Brien Mutual Aid Society. The con- test was a rattler for amateurs, neither side scoring until the seventh inning. The O'Briens had not practiced dur- ing the summer, which reflects all the more credit upon their victory, mostly won by the pitcher, Liligander. He was the star of the opposing nine, in the box and at the bat. For the Va- rietys Georgie put up a gilt edged game at short, but fell down running bases. Benny pitched a strong and consistent game, but Varietys lost through muddy headwork. A peculiar accident befell Fred Beck (catching for the O'Briens) while Mr. Beck was at bat. Striking at a pitched ball, and hitting a foul, Mr. Beck somehow brought his bat up on the strike, hit- ting the bone Just above the eye, caus- ing a severe wound. On another dia- mond at the same time, the second O'Brien team was defeated by the McCready Publishing Co., 17-14. The week previously the Varietys won from "The Merry Whirls" by a score of 15-14, the second win from the Gordon-North nine. The "Whirls" were so dejected by the defeat they have refused to come across with suf- ficient money to pay for the diamond used. Tony Falco, who umpired the O'Brien-Variety game, is in line for a National League Job. Then Sherwood Magee would receive a vote of thanks. Among all. the umpires in the world, Tony can travel with the best of them. But he squared everything by the end of the game and wasn't partial to either side. Lew Fields' baseball club which eball icai claims the theatrical championship, will strive to retain its prestige at the Timothy D. Sullivan Association's outing, Aug. 28, at Donnelly's Grove, College Point, L. I., when It crosses bats with Charles Grapewin's slug- gers. A loving cup, donated by the Hon. Tim, goes to the winner. Jack Kelly (Jack and Violet Kelly now playing in London), has issued a challenge to Fred Lindsay, also in England, for a contest with the whips. The amount mentioned in the chal- lenge Is for $500 a side. Over in Paris, the "Boys Bisley" has been organized to encourage rifle shooting among schoolboys. As a result "of the recent "vode" engage- ment of the "girl sharpshooters" at Hammersteln's, the chorus girls of the "Big Street" may organize a shooting club to become expert with shooting irons. SHI BKRTS TAKE HAZZARD. The Shuberts this week engaged Jack Hazzard for the Frltzl Scheff show. Mr. Hazzard has been playing vaudeville, since leaving "The Red Hose" PARIS NOTES BY EDWA1D O. KEND1EW Paris, Aug. 9. Mile. Aimee Faure, a divette will known here, has taken the Theatre des Mathurins, which will be enlarged, to seat 700. This house was one of the most fashionable "small theatres" of Paris ten years ago, but has not been successful of late. This makes the third theatrical manageress in the gay city, the others being Mme. Sa- rah Bernhardt and Mme. Rejane. Moreover we have two manageresses at music halls here, Mme. Rasimi at the Ba-Ta-Clan and Mme. Varlet at the Galte Rochechouart. Miss Andrews, who formerly directed the Theatre des Arts, is now in London. When Louis Gaumont opens the Hippodrome as a moving picture the- atre at the end of September it will be the largest house of its kind in the world. Vaudeville may be also Introduced later. This establishment, which has seen so many failures, was a picture house three years ago, be- fore being taken by Crawford & Wat- kins for a skating rink. A. H. Kaffenburgh, of New York, has acquired the American theatre, 23 Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, which will remain as a moving picture house. Kaffenburgh Is a nephew of A. H. Hummel, once a well known New York lawyer. Mile. Napierkowska, who last sea- son played a leading role in the Ori- ental ballet at the Folles Bergere, Paris, has been engaged for the Apollo, Vienna, in September, follow- ed by Berlin and London. Miss Adelaide and J. J. Hughes have been prolonged at the Marigny, Paris. They appear twice in the revue, with their clever dancing acts. Reglna Ba- det, with the pantomimlst Volbert. will replace them about Aug. 15. Messrs. Delorme and Leo Pouget have been formally nominated directors of the Marigny and have assumed office. They at once made changes in the personnel, M. Deprez being no longer in charge. Business is not particu- larly good. Mile. Merville (from the Folies Bergere) assumed the role of commere Aug. 1, while Claudius and several other people withdrew on the same date. The chorus and "figura- tion" have likewise been curtailed. The Concert Varieties Margherita, at Bari, Italy, has been totally de- stroyed by fire. It was only a email hall. The artistes have lost all their property. They have had th'3 barber in at headquarters of the Marlnelli agency. H. B. Marlnelli and Dante having both sacrificed their moustaches. It makes a wonderful change of physiognomy, and the boss resembles a full fledged societalre of the Comedie Franchise. Charley Braun refused to be operated on. Mariette Sully, a well known divette in France, whose family name is Col- linet, has obtained a divorce. Her husband, M. Thyss, is the son of the Belgian colonel who was prominent in the Congo some years ago. Edmond Rostand's new play on "Faust" is ready, and may be pro- duced next year by Sarah Bernhardt at her own theatre in Paris. Le Bargy, who declares he will leave the Comedie Francaise at the end of 1911, may Joint Sarah Bernhardt to play a big part: whether Faust or Mephis- topheles is not known. THAT NEW "MORRISON'S." When Patsy Morrison was told this week that some acts were saying the greatest need In Rockaway Beach Just now is a new Morrison theatre, Patsy broke out in a smile, and replied: "Just say what I have said every sum- mer, that we are going to have a new house next year." Then Patsy stopped to tender the information that Lillian Russell re- fused to play next week at his house, although he had offered her $2,000. Patsy expects that everyone will be- lieve he did offer Lillian all that money, but everybody knows that if Patsy did it someone tipped him off In advance that Miss Russell would de- cline. Patsy thought he saw a chance of finding out how it feels to offer real money, without a come-back. But Patsy will persist In dodging the issue about the new house. It almost looks as though young Mr. Morrison will have to bend an ear pretty soon. Some of the complaint* set up by artists playing down there have not been far removed from wild whoops against the dressing-room sec- tion. Rockaway has a short season, and Patsy has faith in short memories Ho says it will be all right, and then breaks out another smile, while look- ing over all the route books the United ever owned to find out how much acts formerly received. Tuesday, Jules Delmar said to Mr. Morrison: "Patsy, why don't you put in a bid for Wilkie Bard?" "Can't use him," repied Patsy; "have enough acrobatic turns until Sept. 4. Wasn't he the understander for the Bards (Four Bards)? I didn't know he had left them," and then Patsy dis- covered that Rooney and Bent, at Rockaway this week, played for $2UU In 1907. Mr. Morrison Immediately telephoned his box office to rewrite the billing for next week, doubling up the names of a four-act in the ad- vertising, exclaiming: "I'll get that money back by cutting out that com- edy turn, Goldle. The bill will look the same, and I'll stall through the show to make up the time." Work and Ower, after eight weeks' engagement at the Empire, London, starts a United tour at Detroit, Sept. 4. The Sutherland office booked 'em.