Variety (September 1911)

12 VARIETY Al'1'EALlNO DAMAGE VERDICT. Richmond Va., Aug. 30. Attorneys for Wilmer & Vincent In the Black damage action, lately de- cided by a jury In favor of the plain- tiff to the amount of $1,600, have been instructed to appeal from the judgment. Mr. Black called at the Colonial, and entered into an argument with the officer when told to keep in line. Getting his ticket ahead of the others, Black was refused admission. Ten cents paid by him was refunded. The native brought a damage suit against the managers, Wilmer & Vin- cent. The presiding Justice would not charge the theatre was private property nor a private enterprise. RICHMOND OFF THE BOOKS. Richmond, Aug. 30. The proposed first class vaudeville to be played in the new house here has been postponed until later in the season. Whenever possible, bookings have been shifted to Nashville, where Jules Delmar, of the United Booking Offices, will book the shows, as he does those at Atlanta. Mr. Delmar looked forward to a pleasant season, with Richmond, Nashville and Norfolk to support At- lanta. Richmond falling out has dis- turbed his serenity Just a trifle. WEST END, CITY PARK. New Orleans, Aug. 30. West End Park, for many years the leading summer place of the south, will be converted into a city park at the conclusion of this season. Its passing leaves but one local re- sort in the field for next year, Spanish Fort, owned by the local traction com- pany. "White City" was dismantled sev- eral months ago, after costing its op- erators several hundred thousands of dollars. ALBEE LOOKING AROUND. Boston, Aug. 30. E. F. Albee has been in New Eng- land on a jaunting tour, in his auto- mobile, looking over his own and the B. F. Keith properties, stopping off at Lynn to see the Lynn theatre before it opens as a Keith vaudeville house. Mr. Albee will take it easy until returning to New York the end of the week. HATHA WAY'S STOCK. New Bedfqrd, Mass., Aug. 30. Hathaway's theatre will not play vaudeville this winter. A permanent stock company, directed by Lester Lonergan, wil^ occupy the house throughout the regular season. This leaves Lowell the only Hathaway the- atre playing vaudeville. A SCOT FOR "DUDELSACK." The Werba & Luescher—A. H. Woods—Klaw & Erlanger "Dudel- sack-Syndlcate" need a Scotch come- dian for the production Werba & Luescher will make of "Miss Dudel- sack" for the trlumvriate. Jock McKay was invited into a con- ference Monday, but Jock's salary was too much of a lump for the managers to swallow at one gulp. So they held Jock off, and cabled Jack Lorimer in London, to learn what he wanted. THEATRE AGAINST PARK. Memphis, Aug. 30. A somewhat peculiar condition in vaudeville will exist here next week, when East End Park will play vaude- ville in opposition to the Orpheum, opening Sept. 4. Usually the Park winds up its vaudeville season the Saturday before the theatre reopens. Both are booked through the Orphe- um Circuit offices. At the Orpheum next week will be Maclyn Arbuckle, Nevins and Gordon, Those French Girls, Carson and Wll- lard, Johnny Johnson, Rice, Sully and Scott, De Witt Young and Sister. Eut End Park will have Edwards' "Kountry Kids,'' Will and Dolly Mer- riam, Lucianna Lucca, Baker and Hol- land, Bert Cutler. AFTER BIG HEADLINERS. Chicago, Aug. 30. The new musical-comedy-revue pol- icy at the American Music Hall will remove some more headliners from vaudeville, on top of the great many the musical shows organizing within the past month have taken away. William Morris is now scouting for a cast to furnish the Music Hall with a stock company. About five of the principals will be well known fea- tures. An effort has been made to secure Lillian Russell. T1NNEY BOOKING "TURNS." Frank Tinney and Max Hart, his agent, have been the first to approach the English system of booking "turns." "Turns" abroad Is where an act is engaged to appear at two or more halls the same evening. It is customary over there. Mr. Hart has obligated his act to play Hammerstein's and Fifth Avenue week of Sept. 11, while the next week, the comedian is to appear at the Or- pheum and Alhambra. Following these engagements, Mr. Tinney will open at the Winter Garden. OPENING OF NEW MAJESTIC. Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 30. The Majestic, the Interstate Amuse- ment Co.'s newest house, costing $400,- 000, with an additional $40,000 spent in decorating the lobby, opened Mon- day night with a bill comprising Ma- reno, Nevaro and Mareno, Maizie Row- lands, Walsh, Lynch and Co., Rams- dell Trio, Bison City Four, Farber Sis- ters and Crotton. Owing to the death of the mother of Karl Hoblitzelle, who left here Sun- day night for St. Louis, to attend the funeral, an elaborated formal program was omitted. BERLIN PLAYING ALL ALONE. When Irving Berlin, a composer, who is understood to have refused a guaranteed income of $40,000 yearly for the sole rights to publish his com- positions, something now held by Ted Snyder & Co., opens in vaudeville at the Hammerstein's, Sept. 11, he will appear upon the stage by himself, using only the orchestra of the thea- tre for accompaniment. This is a departure for the compos- ers-vaudevillians, who have had a grand piano as a necessary adjunct to their turns. POSSIBLE DEFICIT OF 980,000. (Special Cable to Varibtt,) London, Aug. 30. Following the placing of the Frank Macnaghten tour in liquidation, Mr. Macnaghten has stated that a forced sale of his properties will probably leave a deficit of $80,000. POIiTS DOUBLE CUT. The S. Z. Poll Circuit has a new puzzle, how to cut a cut. On the book- ings for the regular Poll vaudeville theatres, acts are gently Informed that a reduction in salary is expected, and told that there Is nothing unusual in the request For Poll's Wilkesbarre, after the first cut has been performed to the satisfaction of everyone concerned, turns are informed Wilkesbarre Is on the Poll smaller time, which means another reduction in salary for that city. MADE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC. San Francisco, Aug. 30. A new office was created at the University of California, last week, by the regents of that Institution. The office was bestowed upon Paul Stein- dorff, for years before the great fire, musical director at the Tivoli here, and who Is one of the best known musicians on the coast. He will be known as "Choragus." His duties will consist of directing all the musical work at the University, including choruses and orchestra. Of $1,000 appropriated for a so far un- used professorship of music, Steindorff will receive $750 in monthly Install- ments, the balance going to clear the debts of the University Orchestra, so that the new director will start off with a clean sheet. CHICAGO PARKS CLOSING. Chicago, Aug. 30. The management of Rlverview Ex- position, announces that the regular summer season will be brought to a close Sept. 10. The promoters of White City will defer the closing of that resort until Sept. 24, and an- nounce that the final week will be de- voted to the annual Fall carnival, in character closely resembling the Mar- dl Gras, which marks the closing of the season every year at Coney Is- land, N. Y. GOOD CHANCE FOR SAM K. In digging up the young fellows qf the vaudeville business for "Old Tim- ers' Weeks" and other things, the management of the Fifth Avenue the- atre, New York, located Sam K. Hodg- don, as one of the aspiring youths. For the "Tony Pastor Week" at the Fifth Avenue, commencing Sept. 26, Bob Irwin sent the following letter to Mr. Hodgdon, who is in charge of the general bookings at the United Offices: August 23, 1911. Dear Mr. Hodgdon: In order to make our "Old Tim- ers' " week a grander success than ever, it struck me that we should have you on the bill. If you would consider an offer to play a part In the after-piece, I should be very glad to hear from you, and can as- sure you that we will give you the best billing possible and see that you have a good dressing room and featured in the electric signs. There will be only two shows a day and no doubling in brass. We sincerely hope you will seri- ously consider this offer and it will be to your advantage to do so, ai nearly every performer who has opened at the Fifth Ave., and made good, has always had an abundance of future bookings, and we feel sure your appearance here for a week would result in having your entire season booked up at once. Kindly state your lowest terms in first letter and bear in mind, by booking direct with us, you will save all agent's commission. Awaiting your reply, I am. Yours very truly (Signed) Robert E. Irwin, Manager. TWO NEW "MONKS." Alfred Drowlsky, trainer of "Con- sul," has two new chimpanzees, whom ho cal'8 "Juliet" and "Romeo." They have been under his Instruction for a long time and he declares thit i.'iey n o now ready for engagement, to b° pre^emed by Mrs. Drowlsky. He ia asking $1,000 a week for the act. BOSTON PLAYERS OPENING. Baltimore, Aug. 30. The Boston Players, H. Bascom Jackson, manager, opens the regular season at the Savoy, Sept. 11, in "A Contented Woman." The company includes Maylne Miles, Grace Welby, Edith Bowers, Irene Myers, Grace Kennard, Claude Dan* iels, Arthur C. Morris, George Handy. D. A. Howe, William Dickson and Seth Thomas; DeForest F. Dawley, stage director. SARAH COWELL LE MOYNE "Truth" In "Everywoman." THE THBEE PIGS. There were three pigs In a poke. The overcrowding wai scandalous. Each accounted for the evil In a different manner. The nrst pig said: "The overcrowding i* terrible; It la because we are in a pok<>." The second pig said: "This overcrowding is disastrous; It Is because we are pIks." The third pig spoke as follows: "The overcrowding Is undoubtedly appalling, but you are both mistaken as to the conditions that have caused It. It Is not due to our being In a poke; neither Is It dm- fo our being plga The evil Is the direct and Inevit- able outcome of certain spasmodic variations In the Law of Economic Utility." The other two pigs were much Impressed and without mbre ado fleeted tha thin* pU leader among them. Still, the overcrowding remained as bad as ever.— Lif*.