Variety (September 1911)

VARIETY IWNCKRH THIS SEASON. (Special Cable to Variet/.) London, Aug. 30. Pavlowa and Mordkin will appear at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, during the winter opera sea- son, but not together. Director Gatti- Cazzaza has arranged for Mordkin, as- sisted by an all-star dancing cast, to appear there first for three weeks, be- ginning Dec. 18. Pavlowa will no doubt appear at a later date. With these dancers at daggers' point, and each determined to dance their best, the American public will see some great terpsichorean work this season. Notwithstanding their separate en- gagements at the Metropolitan, Pav- lowa and Mordkin will appear jointly at the Madison Square dancing festival, Oct. 16, 17 and 18, and will tour to- gether under Max Rabinoff's direction. Mr. Rabinoff had no sooner landed on American soil than he was forced to return to London, arriving there Tuesday night, to put the finishing touches to the Pavlowa-Mordkin Oar- den engagement. The de' Diaghileff Company, listed for an American appearance at an enormous expenditure of money, and looked upon as one of the greatest dancing organizations in the world, which included the famous Nljinski, has abandoned all its plans and its star artists, excepting Nljinski, have been tendered to Mordkin. With such dancers as Julia Siedlowa, Katrina Geltzer, Mme. Korally, Mme. Kohajinska and Bronislowa Pajitzkiai at his disposal, makes Mordkln's single appearance at the Opera House all the more momentous, with Pavlowa out of the company. The de' Diaghileff company has ap- peared in Paris and Russia, and was a big card in London. Divers reasons are said to have caused trouble in the company's plans. Rabinoff, who is in conference with the dancers here, is confident that the two stars will carry out their proposed American tour, although the rivalry will reach its climax when the dancers bid for separate favor at the Metro- politan. HACKETT'S COMPANY. James K. Hackett has engaged Frazer Coulter, Olive Oliver, Frank Berbeck, Mary Moran, Frederick Sul- livan and Vaughn Trevor for his star- ring tour in the dramatization of David Graham 'Phillips' novel, "A drain of Dust." LEAVES FOR WANT OF WORK. Atlantic City, Aug. 30. Through insufficient comedy for him to handle, Lionel Walsh, one of the new members in the cast of Julian El- tinge's "Fascinating Widow," leaves the show at the end of this week. NEW PLAYERS IN NEW HOUSE. Boston, Aug. 30. Fred Wright is located in Boston and is devoting his entire time to the opening of the new Plymouth theatre. The inaugural will be Sept. 23, with the Irish Players, who will, on that occasion, make their debut in this country. THIRD "IMPERSONATOR" SHOW. The theatre has had "The Girl From Up There," "The Man Who Dared" and "The Girl Who Dared." Now the public is to have "The Man Who Wasn't." This new pijee is by Norman Swarthout, who wrote "The Arrival of Kitty," which has been suc- cessfully presented on the road for the past ten seasons. His newest offering requires a fe- male Impersonator. This gives Norman a chance to entitle it "The Man Who Wasn't." Hal Johnson, featured in the Kitty show, will be starred in the Man show, which opens at Corning, N. Y. in September, under the management of Dougherty & Ryan. "Miss Jack," with Bothwell Browne in the title role, is due to open at the Herald Square Monday, thereby easing in New York a few days ahead of Julian Eltinge in "The Fascinating Widow." It looks like either a big boom or an awful flop in the impersonation productions for this season. A. H. Woods ran down to Long Branch to attend the opening of the Bothwell Browne show ("Miss Jack"). There Woods encountered Jake Shu- bert and offered to wager the lat- ter that he wouldn't dare bring the Browne show to New York, the amount of the wager to be $1,250— and an additional $200 that he (Shu- b-"*r) wouldn't take the bet. Shubert declined the second propo- sition, but accepted the first, supple- menting it with another offer to wa- ger $25,000 to $5,000 that he would win the $1,250 bet. Woods declined. ACCEPT "THE CLAIRVOYANT." Frazee & Lederer have accepted a piece by Edward Peple, music by Vic- tor Hollander, entitled "The Clairvoy- ant." MANY INCORPORATE. John M. Gaites has incorporated The Enchantress Company with a capital stock of $10,000, to produce the piece of that name. The Bonita Company, capital stock $5,000, has also filed articles of in- corporation. In 1910 close to 1,000 certificates were filed in Albany for amusement enterprises. Since Jan. 1, of the cur- rent year, there have been over 500. RUTH ST DENIS ENGAGED? Cleveland, Aug. 30. It is reported that Ruth St. Denis, the star attraction at the Hippodrome this week, is engaged to C. B. Mc- Gee, a wriljr, from Los Angeles, who is preparing a play for Miss St. Denis to be featured in. There is said to be a parental ob- jection to the match, but that Miss St. Denis has taken a firm stand on the subject against her family. Los Angeles, Aug. 30. No C. B. McGee is known here, other than the C. B. McGhee who was supposed to be press agent for Ruth St. Denis, and was with her in this city, when she appeared at the Mason Opera House. WAITING FOR ALICE LLOYD. The legitimate and vaudeville are waiting for Alice Lloyd. She leaves Liverpool to-morrow (Saturday) .on (he Mauretania. W«rba & Luescher, who have Miss Lloyd under an agree- ment to appear in a suitable play if selected, will place a couple of musical pieces for her inspection. Pat Casey, Miss Lloyd's vaudeville representative, has offers from the vaudeville managers for the English girl's time this season. These of- fers include a return trip over the Orpheum Circuit. Charles McNaughton, who came over here to see his brother, Tom, in "The Spring Maid," returned home Wednesday. He will play a few weeks in the English production of that op- eretta, prior to returning here to take part with his sister-in-law, Miss Lloyd, in the musical production provided for her, if she does not return to vaude- ville. "The Spring Maid" in London, has not yet started rehearsals, although F. C. Whitney announced its opening over there for Sept. 16. BELIEVED THE AGENT. Portland, Me., Aug. 30. A certain travel! ng^organization played one of the small towns around here. The manager of the theatre sent a report into New York that the show was not anything like the ad- vance agent said it would be. As the company is said to be an inferior one, the season is expected to end sooner than expected. "MISS CUTUP" IN THE EAST. "Little Miss Cutup (no kin to "Lit- tle Miss Fix-It") managed by W. E. Spragg, of Boston, with Hugh Fay as the star, will play eastern terri- tory this season. HAS PREMIERE DANSEUSE. Chicago, Aug. 30. The Chicago Grand Opera Company has engaged Rosina Galli, a premiere danseuse of Europe, for the coming season of opera here. It is promised that Miss Galli will be surrounded uv a ballet of 'Inte.*i»aJonaV ^nutation. The singers will include Frederlch Schorr, a promising young baritone. BANKRUPTCY RELEASES TITLE. Cincinnati, Aug. 30. W. T. Porter, a composer, received an order this week giving back all right to the title and copyright to a song which he had turned over to the Greene Music Publishing Co., of this city. The publishing company is at present in bankruptcy. Referee William 11. Whitaker rendered the i uling thut an author or composer could demand a copyright or right to the title of any composition that he had given in trust to the publishers, providing that publisher went into bankruptcy. TV ('ORB AN ACTOR. Detroit, Aug. 'M). The actors have got to Ty Cobb, and next season he is going to star under the direction of Vaughan Glaser in "The College Widow." The show will play the Stair & Havlin time. Almost any good ball player can be an actor in the off season, but you have got to be pretty good to star— and Ty is pretty good, so they say. INJURED AT REHEARSAL. New Orleans, Aug. 30. While rehearsing to-day in an imi- tation aeroplane, Edna Elmore, an act- ress, fell twenty feet, severely Injur- ing herself. She was removed to the Charity Hospital. Seattle, Aug. 30. George Perkins, member of a tne- atrical troupe at Skagway, Alaska, was dangerously injured while on an ex- cursion with the company members. He fell sixty feet into a crevice. It is reported his injuries may prove fatal. O'NEILL'S TWO SHOWS. William II. O'Neill is organizing a company to present "The Lottery Man" in eastern territory, opening at Ban- gor, Me., Labor Day. William A. Williams will play Cyril Scott's former role. Mr. O'Neill has secured the rights for "Our New Minister," which he will put out about Sept. 15. NEW PLAZA AT PORT ARTHUR Ft. Worth, Tex., Aug. 30. The new Plaza at Port Arthur made famous as the home of the late John W. Gates, who owned all there was worth owning in the town, will open its doors about Nov. 10, with legitimate attractions booked in through the American Theatrical Kx- change (Weis Circuit). The Plaza is being built by the locnl Flks lodge. "ACRES" FOR DREW-BARRYMORE Philadelphia, Aug. 30. Sidney Drew and Lionel Barrymore will appear at Keith's next week in "Bob Acres." They are booked for the following week at the Orpheum, Brooklyn. MAISIE WALTON In "Th« Pink Lady." A A RONS BOOKING SWISHER. Morgantown, West Va., Aug. 30. The Swisher theatre has passed from the control of H. A. Christy, and will hereafter be operated by LouiB Sitneck, with attractions book- ed in by the Aarons agency, New York.