Variety (July 1912)

VARIETY 17 HIGH SALARIED STOCK COMPANY IN BOST ON'S NE W ST. JAMES W. H. Qulesian Engages Robert Haines and Katherine Qrey to Head Permanent Playing Troupe for His New Theatre. Boston, July 24. As John Craig is said to have made a fortune in stock in the Hub, W. H. Gulesian, who built the new St. James theatre, Intends to install one of the highest-salaried companies that ever played stock in this city. Will H. Gregory has come from New York and will have entire charge of the company, which will open about Aug. 30. Robert T. Haines and Kath- erine Grey have been engaged to play the leads, while other players will be H. Dudley Hawley, Ellen Grey Terry, Beth Franklyn and Theodore Friebus. Gulesian plans to make the com- pany a permanent one and has spent a lot of money in getting the thing started. HATHAWAY8 NEW COMPANY. New Bedford, Mass., July 24. John Hathaway will open his new stock company Aug. 5 with Eugene Ormonde playing leads. Others en- gaged are Henry Hicks and Bijou Washburn. Rollo Lloyd, who play- ed with the Lester Lonergan stock here, will be managing director. DOROTHY SHOEMAKER LEADING. Providence, July 24. Dorothy Shoemaker has been en- gaged as the new leading woman of the. Albany stock company. STOCK IN 3 "P. G." HOUSES. It has been definitely settled that stock will be continued in the Cres- cent and Gotham theatres, Brooklyn, which maintained that policy under Percy G. Williams' control. The Crescent, Gotham and Green- point, formerly housing "two a day" vaudeville, will start their stock sea- sons Aug. 31. While J. J. Maloney is looking after the openings, Mrs. Pauline Boyle is recruiting the companies. It was first reported the P.rcoklyn houses would likely play "pop ' vau- deville with acts from the Family De- partment since they passed out of the hands of Williams, but Mr. Maloney told a Varieti representative every- thing has been cut and dried for the houses to retain stock for nrxt season. J. C. BACK ON THE MAP. Jersey City, July 24. This city returns to the stock map next season with one of the highest salaried companies ever recruited in this part of the east. The Phoenix Realty Co., with James W. Brennan managing the show company, will open the Orpheum, Labor Day William J. Kelly will be leading man. PHILLIPS LYCEUM REOPENING. Announcement was made this week that Phillips' Lyceum, Brooklyn, will reopen with stock Aug. 24. New peo- ple are being signed for next season. Charles Egelson is one of the first players engaged. His wife, Jane Davis, who has been playing the leads at Hazelton, Pa., expects to close there Saturday night. MURDER IN ALLENTOWN. Allentown, Pa., July 24. As a result of Lovanda Caynes, a local girl, being shot to death, and her suitor, William Free, fatally wounded in the former's apartments here July 20, I. J. SchafTerm, of the "Get Rich Quick Wallingford" com- pany, is being sought by the police to throw some light on the shooting. SchafTerm, who had also been court- ing the girl, was seen leaving Miss Caynes' apartments shortly after the shooting. ACTORS POISONED. Pittsfleld. Mass.. July 24. James Lounsberry and Irwin Simp- son, of the Pittsfleld summer stock company, and Thomas Cullen and James Kinsell, of the stage crew, were poisoned by eating crab meat at the actors' picnic held at Pontoosuc Lake. Lounsberry had the closest call and is still quite ill. STOCK ON COAST. San Francisco, July 24. Bessie Barriscale will remain an- other fortnight at the head of the Al- cazar company. Next week the com- pany will play "My Wife" and for Miss Barriscale's final week "Girls" will hold the boards. Forest Stanley will open Monday as leading man with the company. Charles Ruggles, of the Alcazar company, is supporting Laurette Tay- lor in "Peg o' My Heart," in Los Angeles. The piece will be presented shortly at the Alcazar here, when Miss Taylor takes up her place at the head of the company. TRIED EVERYTHING. San Jose, Cal., July 24. The Garden theatre, which has been playing everything from stock to pic- tures and return, has closed. EIGHT WEEKS OF STOCK. The stock company taking posses- sion of the Manhattan Opera House, New York, Aug. 5, will be a Com- stock & Gest organization. That firm is interested in the lease of the Man- hattan, with the Shuberts. The engagement will continue until Oct. 1. Comstock & Gest are direct- ing the company from their offices. Joseph Byron Totten through the Jay Packard agency has been en- gaged as stage director at the Man- hattan for the stock run. Dallas Tyler has been engaged as leading woman of the company. JACK CHAGNON DROPS DEAD. Woonsocket, R. I., July 24. Jack Chagnon, aged 32 years, on.? of the best known leading men in stock, who last played leads with Charles E. Blaney's stock at the American, Philadelphia, and was re- engaged to open there Aug. 15, drop- ped dead Sunday from a stroke of apoplexy. Chagnon, a handsome, likable chap, was apparently in the best of health when arriving here to spend a few weeks. Chagnon's wife, a non-professional, was visiting his mother In California when news of his demise were wired her. Chagnon's last legitimate engage- ment was with "The Unwritten Law." He also played leads with the Low- ell stock for several seasons. OAKLAND'S STOCK HOUSE. San Francisco, July 24. The latest rumor from Oakland is that the new theatre to be built In Fourteenth street there is to be occu- pied by H. W. Bishop's present Ye Liberty stock. Bishop's lease on Ye Liberty ex- pires within another year, and it is understood will not be renewed. The Liberty will probably become the combination house. WED IN NEWARK. Newark, July 24. Clifford Storck and Mabel Brown- ell, who play the leads here with Corse Payton's stock, Orpheum, were married July 18. The newlyweds and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Payton have gone on a three weeks' trip to the White Mountains and Maine. May Desmond la the latest acquisition to the Nil than Appell stock, Niagara Fulls. N. Y. Walter Rentfort has been engaged for iuvonllo roles of the Wllmer & Vincent Ma- jestic stock. Utlca, N. Y. Jame* Lornlne has returned from a four weeks' special engagement with the TiMdnn stock, Pittsfleld, Mass. The company ex- pects to stny In the running until next full. Gerard Dehly. stage manager of the Wright Huntington Players, who c losrd their season, Youngstown, recently, hn.i heen at his home In Dorchester, Mass., nursing a swollen arm caused by an Insect bite. .Tack T.orenz. formerly with the Francals'- stock. Montreal, hns heen engaged to play lends for the nmalnihr of Hie summer with the Poll stock succeeding David T*nnd.ui. GUTTER PAY ROYALTY. Mount Vernon, N. Y., July 24. The Lewis J. Cody stock company, which has been playing the Crescent, was closed suddenly last week when royalties were not forthcoming to Paul Scott for the piece, "The Lot- tery Man" which wai then being pre- sented. '* Cody was suddenly called away. His role was filled at the eleventh hour by Philip Quinn. CLOSED FOR REPAIRS. Providence, July 24. The Empire, Spitz & Nathanson's stock house, closed Saturday night for alterations to be made. It will re- open about Aug. 15 with almost the same company which last played th» big house. TRYING TO HOLD OUT. White Plains, N. Y., July 24. The Frank Carpenter stock, despite various changes in its personnel, will make every effort to stick it out here ill summer. MAY GO IX GRAND. Sacramento, Cal., July 24. Rumor has it Ed. Redmond will shortly move a stock company into the Grand. The lease of the house, which, until last week, had been play- ing Sullivan & Considine vaudeville, is held by Jim Post. Redmond after a year's run at San Jose is now on the road with his com- pany. BETTER AT BEACHSIDE. Los Angeles, July 24. Roberts and Dale, who recently abandoned their stock musical com- edy venture at the Princess, are to launch another enterprise of the same kind at the Boston theatre, Long Beach, where they open July 29. ALEX. REID GOES BACK. Paterson, July 24. Although John J. Ooetschius has quit stock, Alex. G. Reid is one of the partners in the new company which will resume stock at the Paterson Opera House Aug. 6, with Charles Dingle and Henriette Brown as leads. CHANGING PEOPLE ABOUT. Bridgeport, July 24. Luke Conness has been signed as stage director of the Cleveland stock company which is headed by Eleanor Cleveland, formerly leading woman with the Frank Carpenter Company at White Plain*., N. Y. Ida Adair closed as leading woman with the Poll stock Saturday night. For the present Elizabeth Carmody, prima donna, will sing the principal roles in "Three Twins" and "Littlo Johnny Jones" when a new lead will be sent here. David Landau, who has been play- ing leads at Poll's Worcester, went to New York this week to join the William Farnum show, playing the role in "The Littlest Rebel." Landau has been here twelve weeks. H.i/i'I Miller Ii.ih l»'i'ii • ■im.ine ( | to pl;iy Irmi'inie fill. with th<- I'uli .'-imk • oin- J).'lll\ :i ! New ll.iVen.