Variety (June 1912)

12 VARIETY SAVAGE STAYING AWAY UNT IL AFT ER ELECTION Remaining Abroad to See "Everywoman" Produced at the Drury Lane, London. Little Doing in the Savage Producing Department Until the Big Chief's Return. According to the report around the Henry W. Savage office, that man- ager, now in Paris, will not return home until next November. it was expected he would return to New York the middle of June. Stage Director Frawley, who went across the pond with Savage, will return this month. While Savage and Frawley are abroad they will make final arrange- ments with Arthur Collins for the London presentation of "Every- woman" at Drury Lane. The exact date of opening has not been fully decided. An English actress is ex- pected to be engaged for Laura Nel- son Hall's original role. Miss Hall Is now playing in England in "The Easi- est Way." It is the whisper in the Savage sanctum that there will be no new Savage productions until after the election. "Boy Blue" takes to the road in August, having an eighty-four weeks' route laid out, with only two weeks off. Some changes will be made in the show for next season. WEBER CIRCUIT HAS 30 WEEKS. The Co-operative Booking Circuit (L. Lawrence Weber), the newly formed popular priced circuit, held a meeting Tuesday afternoon, at which it was reported the circuit now com- prises twenty-two weeks, with suffi- cient shows to keep them running a full season, and that before long eight more houses would be added. TAKING TO THE MOVIES. Chicago, May z9. Four of Chicago's first class houses have gone into pictures for the sum- mer. The first to adopt this Style of entertainment was the La Salle im- mediately after the closing of "Louis- iana Lou." Sarah Bernhardt is there—in the "movies." The Lyric is carrying views of the Kinemacolor brand, the title of this week's reel being "The Durbar." At the Colonial Paul Uainey's African Hunt follows the fiasco of "The Pear" Maiden," while the Palace, which has been housing Martin Beck vaudeville for the past several weeks, has Howe's Pictures for the present. In the meantime the smaller houses which devote their entire time to the untiring film is losing the bulk of its steady patronage. Philadelphia, May 28. The moving picture splurge in the first-class houses at prices tanging from 2."» to $1.00 has proven a profit- able experiment to date. The Paul Rainey pictures at the Walnut, the Durbar at the Forrest and the Klein- schmidt Alaska-Siberian pictures at the Carrick have all been doing excel- lent business, the first two particu- larly well. The Dante's In»erno pictures at the Chestnut Street Opera House close this Saturday night after three weeks of pretty good business. The pic- tures of Nat Goodwin in "Oliver Twist" come into the Lyric Monday. "RED ROSE" NEXT SEASON. John C. Fisher pulled down so much money on his road jaunt with "The Red Rose" he is going to put out the company again next season, opening Aug. 5 at Halifax. Zoe Barnet will be starred. Others are Maurice Darcy and W. A. Nunn. "GAMBOLS" AND "FROLICS." The Manhattan Opera House was packed from pit to dome Monday even- ing, the scale of prices paid for seats running from one dollar to as high as $500 for boxes. The occasion was the Lambs' Gambol, and something like $30,000 was realized from the sale of seats and other minor sources of revenue. The program was made up of stel- lar luminaries that if hired at regular salaries and percentages of profits would total figures of fabulous pro- portions. It was long after midnight when the entertainment was finally concluded and the audience departed thoroughly satisfied it hac 1 re- ceived its money's worth. The show, now on the road, will be repeated at the Century, New York, tomorrow (Saturday). The Friars will "Frolic" for one week, playing Philadelphia, going thence to Atlantic City, etc., and clos- ing at the New Amsterdam, New York, Sunday, June 23. This arrange- ment was made so as not to conflict with the week's Gambol of the Lambs. ANTE-ELECTION BOOKINGS. The booking offices for legitimate attractions in the country felt ~uoyed up this week through an increased supply of attractions for next season which came before the booking men. Some of the shows carrying good names requested routes starting be- fore Election. Among these were Maude Adams in "Chantecler" and Margaret Illington in "Kindling.' Both were given a southern trip. CLOSING IN AUGUST. Helen Ware closes her season in •The Price" Aug. 4, Duluth. WEE'S ROAD COMPANIES. O. E. Wee will keep out his "A Girl of the Underworld" company all summer. The show is making money on its present tour of New England. It is now in New Hampshire. Two other companies will be put out by Wee in the piece next fall, one open- ing the middle of August and the other Sept. 1. Wee's "Town Marshal" opens July 20 in New York state; "A Girl of the Mountains," July 8, on Long Island, and his "County Sheriff," June 17, also on Long Island. LIABLE TO ASSESSMENT. Claiming that the local assessors have been exceedingly'lenient in the assessment of personal property, the State Board of Tax Commissioners Is going after them in the hope of en- forcing the tax on "secured debts" as provided for in the Laws of 1911. To lay down their duties the assess- ors will hereafter likely assess all persons whom they think might possi- bly own bonds or other securities covered by the "Secured Debt" Law. Those taxed will be permitted to appear before the assessor on griev- ance day and make oath to the actual character and value of their property. The securities affected are: (a) Mortgages on real estate outside the state; (b) Serial bonds, noies or written or printed obligations, se- cured by mortgage or deed of trust of real or personal property, recorded outside the state, and not recorded in the state; (c) Serial bonds, notes or written or printed obligations, se- cured by the deposit of collateral se- curities, under deed of trust or trust agreement; (d) Serial bonds, deben- tures or notes, not payable within one year, for amount not more than $1,- 000 each, and not secured by any col- lateral security. The enforcement of tax on "se- cured debts" is of importance to the to the theatrical profession, particu- larly the managing end. PAUL MORTON LANDS. Paul Morton (Four Mortons) will join one of Werba & Luescher's "Kose Maid" companies next season. BRADY WITHDRAWS SUIT. William A. Brady has withdrawn the suit he instituted to have the re- cent election of the Actors' Fund set aside. Mr. Brady says he was misin- formed as to the methods used in placing certain names in nomination and had not the slightest desire to harass anybody. The Actors' Fund, following the statement by Mr. Brady, sent out an announcement saying it would object to the withdrawal of the action until the reflection on election given through the court proceedings was properly removed. Before sailing for Europe, about June 15, Mr. Brady will make one more production. Next Tuesday even- jjig at New Haven he will try out "A House Divided" by Allen Davis. This will be Mr. Davis' first attempt at dramatic authorship. But three per- formances will be given. Brady will return about Aug. 1 to take charge of final rehearsals of "Just Like John," which opens his new 48th street theatre. MARSHALL MONTGOMERY. IN VAUDEVII.LK. "HOMESTEAD'S" 20TH SEASON. "The Old Homestead" which cleaned up financially the past season will again be put on the road next fall. Two companies will present the old Denman Thompson piece,. Edward L. Snader heading the eastern company, and William H. Lawrence the west- ern. This will make its twentieth con- secutive season.