Variety (June 1912)

VARIETY 11 THREE BRADY PRODUCTIONS TO BE PR ESENTE D IN LONDON New York Manager Secures Sir Charles Wyndham's Theatre. In Succession Will Produce "Bought and Paid For," "Over Night" and "Little Miss Brown." Is Busy Man Abroad. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, June 26. William A. Brady, who has been stopping at the Hotel Dieudonne for about ten days, with his wife (Grace George), has not been letting the grass grow under his feet so you could notice it. He is concluding arrange- ments with Sir Charles Wyndham to produce three of Brady's American successes, one after the other, at one of the Wyndham theatres, but should the first production prove uncommon- ly successful tho other two American comedies probably will be done imme- diately afterward at another London house. The first production will bo "Bought and Paid For," probably with Cyril Maude, Alexandra Carlyle and Robert Lorraine in the cast. The next piece will be "Over Night," to be followed by "Little Miss Brown." All these productions will be made with English companies. Mr. Brady has engaged six English actors each for the Drury Lane melo- drama "The Whip," and the Drury Lane Christmas pantomime, " 'Op O My Thumb," which he will produce in association with the Shuberts at the Manhattan Opera House, New York, in the early fall. The American manager is also col- lecting Scottish actors for five com- panies to tour America in "Bunty Pulls the Strings." There will be nine "Bunty" companies in all, five in the United States and the other four in England. Oraham Moffatt's three-act comedy. "The Scrape of a Pen," will be pro- duced by Brady and the Shuberts at the Comedy theatre in New York in September, with Mr. and Mrs. Moffat and Jean Aylwin in the principal characters. This has been settled by cable since Brady's arrival here. He is also interested in the American rights of "Turandot," a Chinese play by Vollmoeller, which has made a furore on the continent. In addition Justin Huntly McCarthy has just delivered to Brady the last, act of the new romantic play he has written for Robert Mantell for next season. This is called "Charlemagne the Conquerer," and will require a very elaborate setting but not a long cast. SCOTTI REPORTED PARTED. (Special Cable to Varirty.) London, June 26. A story from Paris is to the effect Scotti has parted from Ferrari and is engaged to marry Miss Ives. THE MOULIN ROUGE REVUE. (Special Cable to Varikty.) Paris, June 26. The Moulin Rouge revue opened June 22, and was fairly successful. Iborra and Manzano, a dancing couple, went splendidly. Dhervilly did not appear. It is probable Fabert will return to the Moulin Rouge shortly as manager of a new exploitation company under Carin. FLORENCE SM1THSON AT COL. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, June 26. Florence Smithson opened at the Coliseum Monday in a singing act with beautiful scenic equipment. WHEATMAN IN "SLIPPERY DICK." (Special Cable to Variety-.) London June 26. Gus Wheatman, in '/Slippery Dick," a semi-humorous sketch, produced at the Coliseum this week, is a success. JAKE'S COSTLY "DOPE." Tuesday was a very hot day, and even the indefatigable J. J. Rosenthal, general press representative for A. H. Woods found it difficult to manufac- ture "news" concerning the Woods enterprises. So he sat at his desk in the Longacre building and "doped out" the following: Besides the Eltinge 4 2d Street theatre, which A. H. Woods built and named after his big money making star, and which will be opened Sept. 2 with the new BayardVeiller play, "Within the Law," with Jane Cowl in the leading role, there are thirty- seven theatres in New York between 38th and 48th streets, and Sixth and Eighth avenues. This is six more than the entire city had a dozen years back, which in- cluded at that time the cheaper bur- lesque and variety houses. There are so many theatres now, that there are not enough colors for each theatre to be designated by a color of the tickets. The theatres in the ten blocks run- ning north and south, and the three running east and west are the Knick- erbocker, Casino, Maxine Elliott, 39th Street, Comedy, Empire, Broadway, New Amsterdam, Eltinge 4 2d Street, Liberty, Harris, American, Lyric, Re- public, Hammerstein's, Cohan, Shu- bert's Palace Music Hall, Lyric, Cri- terion, Moulin Rouge, Shubert, Ames, Playhouse, Cort, Beck's Palace, Globe. Lyceum, Hudson-Fulton, Belasco, As- tor, Gaiety, Illington, Longacre, Hip- podrome, Isman. Just as he had completed it a bright looking youth entered and offered Jake "a bargain" in linen handker- chiefs. Jake was skeptical, where- upon the youth "proved" that they were linen in so convincing a fashion the press man "fell for" the old stunt and purchased a dozen. Meanwhile Jake's coat was hanging on a rack, from the inside porkot of which bulged a fat wnllct. Shortly Jifter- ward the wailet was missing, where- upon Jake threw the kerchiefs to the floor and stamped upon them. MARY MANNERING AGAIN QUITS. Mary Mannerlng is again reported a-} having quit the stage for good. When closing her season in "The Garden of Allah" at the Century, she went to her home in Detroit. Miss Mannerlng was starring in "A Man's World" more than a year ago when she married a Mr. Wadsworth o.' Detroit, a millionaire manufactur- er About to quit the footlights, Liebler & Co. persuaded her to appear in the "Allah" show. FRIARS FROLIC HIT. The Friars Frolic came to a close last night at the Cohan theatre. The entertainment was prolonged for three night performances there, after first playing in New York at the Moulin Rouge Sunday night, where a large hit was recorded. The company opened at the For- rest, Philadelphia, last Friday, play- ing at a $3 scale, and is said to have drawn in $5,000. At Atlantic City the following day, with two shows, the takings were about $6,400. In- cluding program advertising and premiums paid for seats, the one night at the Moulin Rouge brought the Friars about $15,000. It is very probable that no more af- fairs of this sort by the club will be dubbed "Friars Frolic." It is thought the title gives the public an impres- sion the entertainment is wholly local for members. RUMSHIN8KY MOVES ALONG. Joseph M. Rumshinsky, whom Jacob P. Adler brought from Europe and has been his musical director for several years, has signed with A. H. Woods to direct one of his musical shows next season. RORK'S "THRO* THE RYE." "Coming Thro* The Rye" will open in Richmond under the management of Sam Rork. The show did not go out last sea- son. "SUZANNE" OPERATIC TABLOID. Marc Lagen has completed arrange- ments with Andreas Dippel of the Chicago-Philadelphia Opera Co., whereby the latter will produce Wolf- Ferrari's opera, "The Secret of Suzanne," in tabloid form in New York next January. The opera has been scored for piano and seven strings. COHAN & HARRIS* ENGAGEMENTS. Thomas Graves, an Australian co- median, and Master Tobin, who ap- peared in the juvenile performance of "Disraeli" at Wallack's, have been engaged for Cohan & Harris' 'The Other Man" for next season. C. & H. have reengaged Mary Ryan for their road company of "The Fortune Hunter." Sidney Bracey, of the "Robin Hood" company, will be assigned to the firm's musical farce, "His Other Girl." BEAN'S "AZTEC ROMANCE." O. V. Bean & Co., who have just shied their castor into the show pro- ducing ring, announce their first dra- matic offering will he "An Aztec Romanrr," dealing with the civillzn tion of Ancient America. "RAINBOW" 40 YEARS OLD. Around the Lambs Club the mem- bers are regaling one another with an alleged comedy tale arising from the recent professional matinee of "The Rainbow," given by Henry Miller. Among those in the profession availing themselves of Miller's cour- tesy was Charles Hjarbury, an old English actor, who recognized In A. E. Thomas' comedy a very strong re- semblance to an English piece pre- sented in London about forty years ago, and called "My Little Sweet- heurt." Fuller MelliBh presented at Proc- tor's 58th street theatre recently a tabloid version of "My Little Sweet- heart" under the title of "The Sun- beam." After a three days' try-out it was withdrawn as being unsatis- factory. Miller is said to be very much piqued over the discovery of "The Rainbow's" resemblance to "My Lit- tle Sweetheart," and declares that he will never again give a professional matinee. MAGGIE TKYTE ON TOUR. Maggie Teyte, the opera singer, has given her consent for a long concert tour, following her operatic engage- ments at the Metropolitan next Jan- uary and February. She will also appear In some of the larger cities with the Philharmonic Society orchestra and the New York Symphony musicians. ONGLEY'H "PATH OF GLORY.'* Byron Ongley, who dramatised "The Typhoon" for Walker White- side, in collaboration with Emll Nyl- tray, has completed a new piece en- titled "The Path of Glory," which he expects to place on Broadway next season. Ongley is also writing another play for some New York manager. "ELIJAH" IN ENGLISH. The National English Grand Opera Co., to tour the principal cities of this country next season under the direc- tion of Samuel Kronberg, will sing Mendelssohn's oratorio, "Elijah," in English. The company will carry its own or- chestra and* chorus. The latter will be augmented in various cities by the choral societies. Tho principals will be Gwllym Miles (title role), Mme. Ester Ada- berto and Pietro Kalero. EDA VON LUKE IN THE LEAD. Eda Von Luke, leading woman of the West End stock company, has been engaged by Charles Frohman to play the lead In "Passers By" when It takes to the road next fall. SUPPORTING MISS COUNTISS. San Francisco, June 26. Sydney Ayres. Jack Livingstone, Claire Sinclair, Georgia Woodthorpe, Hoy flenionts and Robert Lawlor hav<> bo«-?i enpacf (I for the company which will support Catherine Countiss durinp her starring engagement at the Heilie;, Portland, thiB Rummer.