Variety (June 1912)

VARIETY 11 PIPE-ORGAN ORCHESTRAS OETT1 NO THE ATRE START Charles Frohman's Empire on Broadway will Have Substitute Next Season; Rosenquest's 14th Street Theatre's Organ First Trial Decoration Day. The Empire theatre (Broadway and 40th street) (Charles Frohman) is having a pipe organ Installed. It will be ready for use at the beginning of the new season. The placement of the organ means there will be little use for a full or- chestra. It also means the Empire play policy will remain unchanged and the Frohman musical pieces are to flourish elsewhere. No matter what the union mu- sicians do in the future, Walter Rosenquest has prepared for war in time of peace. He has installed a $5,000 pipe-organ in the Fourteenth Street theatre. The instrument was dedicated tt> the public Decoration Day when a special program was ren- dered with Harry Lawrence, director, and Jack Driscoll, tenor, offering spec- ial numbers. The organ fills the entire or- chestra pit. It can be worked either automatically or by hand and is built so that no pipes protrude above the level of the stage. SUCCEEDS COURTLEIGH. Chicago, May 29. William Courtleigh retired from the cast of /'Ready Money" this week. His part is now taken by George Par- sons, who appeared here as Blackle Daw in the Cohan comedy, "Get Rich Quick, Wallingford." CARLE'S SHOW IN CHICAGO. Chicago, May 29. Chicago will have another summer show to try out here, perhaps at the Colonial where "The Pearl Maiden" passed away last Saturday night. The next piece is to be put on by Richard Carle, with himself at the head of the cast. It is understood Mr. Carle intends to rewrite and re- produce "The Three Romeos," which had a any at Metropolitan favor dur- ing the season. No date has been set for the Carle opening. WOODS HAS "P. St P." RIGHTS. The stage rights to a dramatization of the "Potash & Pearlmutter" stor- ies, by Montague Glass, have been se- cured by A. H. Woods. They were first held under option by W. A. Brady. Mr. Woods has in mind for the main characters Julian Rose and Bar- ney Bernard. Th manager while abroad spoke to Rose about the part. WANTED UNION HANDS. Chauncey Olcott closed his season In "Macushla" Saturday night in Toledo. Olcott had planned a four weeks' engagement at the Academy of Music, following his road tour, but would not accept the non-union stage hands and musicians which William Fox said would have to go with the theatre. Olcott offered to buy the four weeks outright. Satisfactory ar- rangements could not be made. OSCAR LYNCH IN PICTURES. Oscar Lynch, with the Courier Litho. Co. for some years, has left the concern to devote all his time to pic- ture management. FAMILY AGAINST THE STAGE. Princess Ibrahim (Ola Humphreys) sailed May 25 for the other iide, to reach some sort of a settlemert with her husband who is a cousin of the Khedive of Egypt. He is now in Paris. Her Oriental family is very much set against her going on the stage and will settle any amount of money on her if she will side-step it. ELTINGE'S PROFITABLE SEASON. Julian Eltinge closes his season in Boston Saturday night, the attraction showing a profit of the season said to be $80,000. He will reopen at At- lantic City Aug. 25 and make his first trip to the Coast as a star. He last appeared there as a member of the Harry Lauder company. SIGNS FOR ASKIN PIECE. Billy Gaston has signed with Harry Askin to be featured in a new pro- duction by Will M. Hough, Fred. Donaghey and Ben Jerome, to be pre- sented in Chicago Aug. 25. BROOKS MANAGING ARBUCKLE. Maclyn Arbuckle will go out again next season as the star of "The Round Up," under the direction of Joe Brooks. OORT'S NEW HOUSES. In all probability the new theatre John Cort is building on 48th street, opposite the Playhouse, will be named the Cort instead of the Illington as previously announced. Cort's new playhouse on the south side of 46th street, between Broad- way and Eighth avenue (property owned by William Waldorf Astor), is expected to be christened the Illing- ton and open about Nov. 2 by Mar- garet Illington in "Kindling," whicn piece she is still playing on the road. Just what attraction will open the new Cort has not been determined, but it will very likely be one of the new pieces Cort intends to produce next season. Peter McCourt, a Denver theatro man, and George Wahlgreen, pub- lisher of the Motor Field, Denver, . re understood to be associated with Cort in the 46th street house. This theatre is expected to be ready for occupancy by ftov. 1. The esti- mated cost is $180,000; seating capac- ity, 1,660. Cort Is negotiating with Lina Abar- banell for the prima donna role In a new comic opera he will produce next season. She was under contract to George W. Lederer, but was released because of the lack of an available stellar vehicle. WOODS AFTER BLANCHE RING. A. H. Woods is negotiating, through Frederic Edward McKay, for the ap- pearance of Blanche Ring next sea- son, after election, in an elaborate production of "The Widow Wise," founded on the Paul West verses and W. H. Loomls colored cartoons ap- pearing in the Sunday Herald. K. * B.'S MUSICAL PLAY. Klaw & Erlanger have entered Into a contract with Glen Macdonough and Ray Hubbell for a new musical play, to be produced next December. It will be called "American Ex- travagance Abroad." K. ft B. have also secured the rights to Preston Gibson's new drama "Lola Montez" and will produce it next sea- son. "KUTE KIDDIES" IN THE PARK. The- slurs of the- May Party in Central Park last week, given under the .-lUHpirrn of VWrl.a & I.iif'schcr for their "Rose Maid" players. With Adrlenno Aujrarde an the Queen. In th«- centre of the "Kiita Klddi<«," who u. a small but large portion of th>j performance at the Globe, the "Roue Maid" cmpaiiy n- II a lively outing, which received much apace In the New York dailies. The "stunt" was engineered by Frederic Shrader, General l'n*n R*pr*»a«»riUtlve for th« Arm. CRAIG CO. IN CHICAGO. Chicago, May S9. The Blackstone theatre will reopen June 10 for a limited season with "The End of the Bridge," in which John Craig and his Boston company will appear. The house has been closed for sev- eral weeks. If the Craig piece meets with success it is possible the South Side house will remain open over the summer. JOE HOWARD'S NEW PIECES. Louisville, Ma 29. At Rlverview Park, this city, June 23, the stock company will produce for a "try out" "The Race for the Girl," a musical comedy by Joe How- ard, author of the book, words and music. Mr. Howard and Mabel Mc- Cane will play two of the leading roles. June 28 at the same place another Howard show, freshly written, will be presented for inspection. It is a drama, named "My Lady Perfume," with Mr. Howard once more the sole author. "READY MONEY" THE OPENER. For the new H. H. Frazee theatre on West 48th street, New York, due to open Labor Day, Mr. Frazee Jias selected as the first attraction, "Ready Money," now at the Cort. Chicago. JARDON AFTER WEHLEN. When Emmy Wehlen drops from the cast of Zlegfeld's "A Winsome Widow" at the Moulin Rouge and re- turns to Europe, Dorothy Jardon is expected to step Into the title role. "WHITE SLAVE** CHARGE. Savannah, May 29. Jeff Gaffney, the actor-pugilist, is being held here by the United States authorities on a charge of "white slavery." this being the first case to be docketed in this section. No ball was furnished. "HANKY PANKY** IN AUGUST. Boston, May 29. The "Hanky Panky" show will run along here until the weather drives it out. That may be any week. Upon leaving Boston the produc- tion will retire until August, when it is to reappear at the Broadway theatre, New York, according to the present schedule. Some of the vaudeville people with the show may play a few variety dates following the ending of the run here. The Shuberts have formally noti- fied the musicians at the Broadway theatre that the season of the house will close any Saturday night from now on. This was done to comply with the rules of the union. STELLA MAYHEW OUT. Stella Mayhew quit the Winter Carderi bIiow Saturday night, owing lo Home sort of a misunderstanding. Pay Courtenay is now singing her souks and another woman plays the partH. Julie Dalnert is also out and will enter vaudeville shortly, under the direction of Alf. T. Wilton.