Variety (June 1912)

VARIETY niETY Published Weekly by VA1IETY PUBLISHING GO. Times Square New York City SIMB SILVERMAN Proprietor CHICAGO Majestic Theatre Bid*. JOHN J. O'CONNOB LONDON t Green St., Leicester 8q. W. BUCHANAN TAYLOR PARIS 86 bis. Rue Saint DIdler EDWARD G. KRNDRBW BERLIN 16 Karl St. R. A. LEVY ADVERTISEMENTS. Advertising copy for current Issue must reach New York office by 6 p. m. Wednesday. Advertisements by mall should be accom- panied by remittance. ♦ SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Annual •* Foreign » 8ingle copies, 10 cents. Entered as second-class matter at New York. Vol. XXVI. June 1, 1912 No. 13 A. H. Woods haa engaged Charles' A. Mason for a German comedy role in his forthcoming production of "The Cabaret Girl." Ray Montgomery and the Healey Sisters have signed with the "Star and Garter" show (Eastern Wheel) for next season. T. Mozzetto, an English juggler, after a tour of tbe S.-C. time, left May 29 via. San Francisco for Aus- tralia. Eddie B. Collins, who has been with Whallen, Martell ft Daniels' "Whirl Of Mirth," has signed a con- tract for ten years with the firm. The Shapiro music publishing house will be closed tomorrow (Sat- urday) in commemoration of the death of Maurice Shapiro. Paul Orleneff, the Russian actor, has filed a petition in bankruptcy, scheduling his liabilities at $43,818, with no assets. Lew Brown, the song writer, ex- pects to invade vaudeville, with a pianist, under the management of Frank Bohm. May Russell, an English singer who has been on this side for some years, will leave June 11 to make her per- manent residence hereafter at home. Klaw A Erlanger's American pres- entation of "The Count of Luxem- bourg" is scheduled for its premjere at the New Amsterdam Sept. 2. George Gaits, of the United Amuse- ment Co., Chicago, with his wlfo, Grace Hayward, sailed Saturday for Europe. They will return July 25. Mart Franklin, formerly in "Don't Lie to Your Wife," and George Doug- lass, of Douglass and Van, have a new act in rehearsal. George Austin >foore and Cordelia Haager have signed with A. H. Woods for the production of "Tantalizing Tommy." A band benefit for the Titanic suf- ferers will be held at the New York theatre Sunday night. All kinds of bands will be there. San} W. Kuhn, formerly assistant manager of Loew's Seventh Avenue, is now acting in a similar capacity at the Greeley Square. Mr. Walling- stein is managing the latter house. Max Figman is the happy daddy of a daughter. Her mother is Lolita Robertson, who was Henry Woodruff's leading woman in "Brown Of Har- vard" prior to marrying Figman. James T. Powers* show, "Two Lit- tle Brides," will not be transferred to the Lyric, as announced, but will close when "The Mikado" is revived at the Casino. Ada Leslie, of the "Midnight Maidens" company, is recovering from a nervous breakdown at the City Hospital, Newark, where she has been confined since May 16. Sherman Coates, formerly Coates and Grundy of the "Watermelon Trust," lies critically ill at the home of his wife in Schenectady, N. Y. Felix and Gaire have renewed their contract to play under the direction of Ad Newberger. Mr. Newberger will present the couple in a new turn next season. Ramona Park at Grand Rapids has been remade over under the direction of L. J. Delamater. The vaudeville theatre has been open for a couple of weeks. Joseph Connolly, formerly advance agent of Dockstader's Minstrels, has been engaged to manage the Arctic picture show at the Maxine Elliott theatre. Charles Halton, who appeared with Louis Mann, is now taking the role of the hotel keeper in "The Rose Maid" at the Globe, having replaced Capt. Harry Lambart. Pearl White, who has been playing leads with the Pathe American com- pany, goes to Paris in August to play leads with the Pathe French com- pany. Ed. Jolly attempted to gild a chan- delier in his home a few days ago, when the gold paint exploded, burn- ing his left hand severely and necessi- tating a lay-off of a couple of weeks. Sidney Drew has secured for next season the production rights to a comedy drama called "Circum- stances," written by Bernard Burns, a Milwaukee newspaper man. After the close of "The Greyhound" at the Astor Saturday night, Henry Kolker leaves town to accept a stock engagement for the summer. He will not be with the show next season. The Park theatre reopens August 19 with "The Quaker Girl," which will remain for a few weeks, to be followed by Clifton Crawford in his new musical comedy. Ralph Edwards (Edwards, Ryan and Tlerney) is at the General Me- morial Hospital, 106th street and Central Park, recovering from the effects of an operation. Louis A. Simon and Kathryn Os- terman reopen their season in "A Persian Garden" Aug. 5 at the New Brighton theatre, working right through until the following spring. *The Flirting Princess," headed by Harry Bulger, will continue on tour throughout the summer, going to the coast. The present company will bo retained intact. Jack Abrams has taken a large cot- tage at Seabrlght, N. J., for the sum- mer, where the agents and managers, who know Jack well, will hang out during the greater part of the sum- mer. The suit Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes started some time ago against the Keith ft Proctor Amusement Co. for damages regarding certain con- tract stipulations was discontinued in the Supreme Court last week. Dave Stamper, the accompanist with the Bayes-Norworth act, and Gene Buck, the artist, have formed a new song-writing partnership with Stamper composing the music and Buck the lyrics. Bessie Barriscale, the original Luana in "The Bird Of Paradise," when it was first produced on the Pacific Coast, will be in her old role when the show is put out by John Cort next season. Alfred P. Hambergt a manager for Werba ft Luescher, was operated upon Sunday at Mrs. Austin's Sani- tarium, New York, for appendicitis by Dr. Leiser. He is slowly recover- ing. Charles Wilkens, of Wilkens and Wilkens, who had an operation per- formed on one of his legs at the Catholic Hospital, Charlotte, N. C, is able to be up and around. He will be back on the stage about June 20. Eli Dawson, blackface comedian, and Gene Hodgklns, of Klmberly and Hodgkins, have formed a song-writ- ing partnership. Their first number, "Tear Those Chimes," has been turned out by Jos. W. Stern & Co. Forrest Park Highlands, at St. Louis, will have an exceptional var- iety program supplied to ft by Johnny Collins during the two weeks com- mencing June 16, while- the Police- men's Benefit is held there. Fred Dupres, accompanied by his fiance, Grace Hazard, and her mother, sailed for Europe Wednesday. An announcement of their marriage is expected shortly after arrival on the other side. On the same boat aro Daisy Harcourt and Martin Sampter. Minnie Amato has not been under contract to G. Molasso to appear in any "Paris" pantomime. Miss Amato * is the star of A. Coccia's "Apple of Paris." Al Jol.son changed his mind about going to San Francisco for a visit. He will remain with the Winter Gar- den show, New York, while it runs. This will likely keep the blackface comedian from appearing in vaude- ville this summer. Gene Luneska, who headed one of Werba ft Luescher's "Spring Maid" companies, will again be on the W. ft L. pay roll next season. Elliott For- man, who was ahead of the show, is back on Broadway planning for next season. "Somehow, Sometime, Someplace" is the title of a new song written by Louis A. Hirsch (composer of "The Gaby Glide") which has been placed in "The Two Brides" at the Casino. Walter Lawrence, who elected to re- main with that production, is singing it. Stair A Havlln will not put out any "School Days" next season, having leased the piece to E. J. Carpenter iwith absolute producing rights for the United States and Canada. Car- penter will have out three companies. S. ft H. will nave out a show with Joseph Timberg featured. Hedwig Reicher, last with the Drama Players of Chicago, will ap- pear in New York next season in "June Madness" from the Drama Players repertoire. Miss Reicher will make her Broadway premiere at the Little Theatre. She will act with her father, Emmanuel Reicher, this summer at the Ibsen festival, Vienna. The Supreme Court at Trenton, N. J., last week dismissed a demurrer entered by Lee Shubert in his damage suit against the Nixon Theatre Co. and F. Zlegfeld, Jr., for ejecting him from the Apollo theatre, Atlantic City, a couple of seasons ago. The Jersey court held a theatre ticket gave the holder no rights, excepting at the pleasure of the management. Willie Howard (Howard and How- ard) at the Winter Garden Sunday evening let loose some of his versa- tility as an all-around performer (in addition to his Hebrew impersona- tion) by imitating whoever was called for from the audience. Among those he "did" extremely well were Harry Fox, Jack Norworth and Thomashef- ky. Stanley W. Watlion, who hue been in this country for some time, Is go- ing back to see his old home friends Juno 27, sailing on the Adriai.c wltSi Klutlng, the animal man, a^.d the Four Clovelly Girls, whom h? has hooked for foreign engagements, ('lemons and Dean, another * /athon act, sails June 12, opening at the Al- hamhra, Glasgow, June 24.