Variety (June 1912)

10 VARIETY CHICAGO'S PICTURE HOUSE CLEAR S PROFI T OF $275,000 Jones, Linick & Schaeffer's Orpheum on State Street the Prize Money Maker in Chicago. Rent $65,000 a Year. Chicago, May 29. Jones, Linick & Schaeffer announce a profit of $275,000 from the Or- pheum theatre on State street. The rental of the Orpheum amounts to $65,000 annually. This house, located on Chicago's busiest corner, is probably the best money maker in town. It plays mov- ing pictures ai ten cents. THEATRICAL CLUBS' ELECTIONS. The Green Room Club held its an- nual election Sunday night, with the following officials decided upon for the ensuing year: Frank G. Stanley, prompter (named on both tickets); Walter Vincent, call boy; Sidney R. Ellis, angel; Eugene Koeneke, copy- ist; George M. Cohan, Gus Hill, Frank Hennessy, Chester L»e Vonde, George H. Brennon, Augustin MacHugh, Frank Stephens, Ira Cass, Max Hart, Thomas W. Dinkens and Nicholas Burnham, supers; William Harris, A. L. Erlanger, Franklin Bion, Charles Osgood, Hollis E. Cooley and Leon D. Gimbel, trustees. The annual meeting and election of officers of The Friars will be held June 7 at 4 p. m. There is but one ticket in the field, as follows: John W. Rumsey, abbot; George W. Sam- mis, dean; John H. O'Neil, corres- ponding secretary; William Collier, recording secretary; Ralph Trier, treasurer; Bert Feibleman, RennoM Wolf, Benjamin F. Holder, Jr., Bruce Edwards, Walter J. Moore, governors (tor two years). CLOSING **THE ONLY SON." Chicago, May 29. Winchell Smith's "The Only Son" will probably leave the Olympic in another fortnight, both the theatre and company closing for the summer. "The Only Son" has had an ex- ceptionally profitable run, business hovering around the top mark up to the arrival of the warm wave. iX)NESOME PINE" GOING OUT. Charlotte Walker is to again star *n "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" jext season, the show being given- a ,ong route through the south. Miss Walker will take to the road uarly in September. ••NO. 2" "MODERN EVE." Chicago, May 29. There will be a duplicate "Modern iive" show issued Aug. 14, tr start toward the Coast. The Woods- Singer-Beck piece is now playing to excellent business at the Garrick, and looks to be in for a long run. THK1H NICE SUITS SOILED. Philip Kobson, ahead of Nat Good- win last season; Charles Holly, form- erly with "The Echo," and J. C. Rag- land, of the "Three Twins" show, bave Bued the Roebley Construction Co., through attorneys May & Jacobs for damages. The trio was standing in front of the George M. Cohan theatre Monday week when cement fell from the new building next door and spattered on their hats and wearing apparel. Rob- son's claim is $40, Holly's $43 and Ragland's $36. Each covers the price of a new summer suit. PARTNER IN BRONX HOUSE. In an official notice of their inten- tion to build a legit theatre in the Bronx, sent out this week by Cohan & Harris, and previously reported in Varietv, it was mentioned that A. H. Woods will have an interest in the house. "CASTLES IN SPAIN" IN N. Y. The Royalty theatre, London, man- ager, Gaston Mayer, is set upon mak- ing a production of "Castles in Spain" in New York. The piece, with May De Sousa and Harry Fragson, had a run at the London house. Edward Paulton has been retained to adapt the musical comedy for America. One act will practically be rewritten. O'HARA'S SHOW COMPLETED. Edward Paulton and Charles Brad- ley have completed "The Rose of Kll- dare," opening Aug. 15 at Hammond, Ind., with Fiske O'Hara starred. A new show for May Robson next season is being prepared by Mr. Paulton. BERT FELDMAN. Tin- Internationally famous ami popular l,on<lnn music publisher, who Is spcmtinK a feu tnik'M In New York Itnd cnrrullng most <>f I In- important Aitn-rUun sotiK cutaloga for HiiKli.-h publication. KLAUS FOUND GUILTY. Pittsburgh, May 29. Albert Klaus, Jr., owner of the Al- bert Dwight Players and who later managed the Olentangy Park com- pany at Columbus, was found guilty on a charge of being the father of the child of his sixteen-year old sister-in- law, Addell Toung, the Jury being out about five hours. Miss Young was the principal wit- ness, the felony charge being brought by George A. Lightcap, agent of the Western Pennsylvania Humane So- ciety. She claimed the Improper re- lations with Klaus began last July in a local hotel. The baby was exhibited in court. Klaus denied the charges, claiming spite work the motive. He testified she had been too friendly with a Co- lumbus (O.) hotel clerk, which testi- mony his wife corroborated. MASON CITY'S "SWELL" START. Mason City, la., May 29. This burg is going "swell" June 3. The bills are up for the grand open- ing of the New-Cecil theatre, with "The Pink Lady," at prices from $1 to $5. Five dollars will get a couple of acres of pretty fair land out in this section. It will be the final performance of the season for "The Pink Lady" troupe. SAYS SOUTH LOOKS GOOD. The cotton crop south this year will be the best since 1901, says Sid- ney Weis, who is on from San An- tonio, to remain In New York three or four weeks. The whole condition south looks very good for the next theatrical season, according to Mr. Weis, who can see no ill in the way, not even just across the border from his town, where they have a small time revolu- tion. The San Antonio manager states that the Mexs fighting among themselves are driving the Americans from Mexico into their own land, which makes the show business at San Antonio even better. NOISE CUTS DOWN MATINEES. The Blanche Ring show is giving only one matinee and that on Satur- day. The close proximity of the new skyscraper going up next door to the George M. Cohan theatre and the con- stant noise caused by the dally rivet- ing of steel beams, forced the Ring people to call off other matinee per- formances. The management sought an injunc- tion but the ripple didn't work al- though the contractors must cease work at noon Saturday according to the half-holiday ruling. The Ring show will close this Sat- urday night. Cross and Josephine now with it have decided upon a vaudeville tour. MONTGOMERY AND STONE SHOW. Boston, May 2/. Lawrence McCarthy, former man- ager of the Boston theatre and now in the brokerage business on School street, has furnished the scenario to a book for Montgomery and Stone for next season, which Is being written by James O'Dea and Anna Caldwell. TAKES UP CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Toronto, May 29. Christian Science appears to have improved Mabel Barrison. Under the Influence of the faith Miss Barrison has gotten up often of late and dressed herself, walking around a lit- tle at a time. When Jack Norworth and Norah Bayes played at Shea's, this city, the couple called daily at Mias Barrison's home. In response to the sick girl's request to hear their songs, Mr. Noi- worth brought his piano player to the house, and while the pianist accom- panied him in the parlor, Norworth, from the top stair nearest the bed- room, went through his entire reper- toire of numbers. DELAMATER IN HOSPITAL. A. G. Delamater was picked up on the street quite ill Tuesday and taken to a hospital for treatment. He is suffering from a nervous breakdown. His condition is not regarded as seri- ous. DIPPfiL'S OPERATIC PIECE. Andreas Dippel, director of the Philadelphia-Chicago Grand Opera, has acquired the American producing rights to Kienzl's opera, "Der Kuhrelgen." He will present it over here next season. "6TH COMMANDMENT" ABROAD. Francesca Redding, who has been in vaudeville for nearly twenty years, will return to the legitimate early in the fall, appearing in England as the star in "The Sixth Commandment," Robert H. McLaughlin's race-suicide play. Barlowe Borland, Miss Redding's husband, has secured the producing rights for the piece for England and Ireland. "MONEY MOON" IN THE PALL. Oliver Morosco has definitely de- cided to give "The Money Moon," J. Hartley Manners' dramatization of Jeffrey Farnol's story, a New York showing next September. GOLDEN'S LAST PHOTO. The above Is the last photo takrn of th«< late George Fuller Golden, who, besides mnk- InK his name internationally known as n great monologlst, founded the White Hats of America. Mr. Golden Is on the loft, wearing a soft hat. Standing with .him Is NAT WILLS, a staunch admirer of Golden nnd who called on him while playing at the Orpheum, Los Angeles.