Variety (December 1912)

VARIBTY 13 SHIFT OF PROMINENT PLAYERS IN WEBER & FIELDS' SHOWS Norworth and Bayes Going With "The Sun Dodgers. Valli Valli and Clifton Crawford Replace Them in the Music Hall Production. Savage's "Somewhere Else" May Follow "The Dodgers" into the Broadway. »t "The Sun Dodgers" closes its New York engagement at the Broadway theatre Saturday night and will be immediately reorganized, opening again at the Majestic, Boston, Christ- mas day. Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth are now rehearsing with the company, but will remain at Weber & Fields' Music Hall until Dec. 21. Meantime some changes will be made in the book of "Th^ Sun Dodgers" to fit the person- alities of its new stars. They will be billed with the piece as follows: "Lew Fields presents Bayes and Norworth in The Sun Dodgers/ with George W. Monroe and Harry Fisher." With the retirement of Bayes and Norworth from the Music Hall, their places will be taken by Clifton Craw- ford and Valli Valli, last year the star of "The Dollar Princess," and this season with "The Polish Wedding." Henry W. Savage's production of "Somewhere Else," now in rehearsal, will probably be the next attraction at the Broadway. 60 SPEAKING PARTS. There are sixty speaking parts in the new Louis N. Parker play "The Redeemer," to be produced by George C. Tyler at the Century some time in January. "THE WORTHY MRS. WORTH.** William A. Brady has accepted for future production a new play for Grace George entitled "TJie Worthy Mrs. Worth," by WillmjrJ). Perlman. The contract was made through the De Mille agency. •n "NO. «" "LAW" PRINCIPAIiS. 'Within the Law," the newly organ- ized road company to open at Schenec- tady Christmas Day, will have Cath- erine Tower, Howard Gould and Ralph Delmore as principal players. R. Elliott Riddick will do the press work, and J. Harvey will be in ad- vance. "SIREN** FIRST TIME SOUTH. In January "the Siren" with Donald Brian, starts south for its first visit to that section. The trip will take in the Coast. ONLY CHANGING "LOU.** Harry Askin dropped into New York this week to make a number of changes in his "Louisiana Lou" show which is now in eastern territory. The show will not close for the sea- son, but instead will play several east- ern points and then shoot into Boston for a run. The new play in consideration is Charles Hoyt's old success. "A Texas Steer," which Mr. Askin will make over into a musical show and open with it in Chicago at his LaSalle theatre some time after the holidays. Askin will not return to Chicago un- til tomorrow. While here he arranged with Matt Grau to select a big com- pany for the Chicago piece. The Hoyt play will be renamed. Askin has engaged C. A. Boyd to re- place Harry Hanlon with the "Louisi- ana Lou" show. Sophie Tucker and Alex. Carr will not leave the company as reported. NEW GIRL UPSTAIRS. "The Girl Upstairs" is th e title of a new musical comedy which John Hall is getting ready for the road. Jerome J. Kennedy was engaged this week for one of the principal roles. Re- hearsals started this week. MUSICAL COMEDY WRITTEN. A two-act musical comedy has been completed by Wilson Mizner and Stanley Murphy. Messrs. Mizner and Murphy have written the book and ly- rics. Frank Callahan is the composer of the music. The piece will be produced at an early date by one of the Broadway managers. POOR SERVICE IN BOSTON. Boston, Dec. 11. At a hearing before the Railroad Com- mission for the purpose of arguing the petition for later train service, it was shown that 500,000 people in Greater Boston were unable to attend theatres in Boston, on account of the poor service. Judge J. Albert Brackett, attorney for the local theatrical managers; Henry Russell, managing director of the Boston Opera House, and numerous business men appeared before the commission. PEEKED IN THE GARDEN. San Francisco, Dec. 11. Louis Lovell is under arrest in Stockton charged with disorderly con- duct. The police declare he tried breaking into the dressing room de- voted to the chorus girls of "A Mod- ern Eve" when the show played Stock- ton, Dec. 8. There was much excite- ment about the theatre. PLAY AGAIN POSTPONED. The presentment of a dramatization of the "Potash and Perlmutter" stor- ies has been again postponed for an indefinite period. The latest playwright to attempt it was Anna Caldwell. It is whispered that she submitted an ex- cellent scenario but at variance with the characters created by Montague Glass. HOWARD AFTER BEHRENS. Lawrence, Mass.. Dec. 11. Will D. Howard comes here to suc- ceed Arthur Bchrens, leading man for the Malley-Dennison company. STOPPED SUNDAY SHOW. After being well advertised, there was no performance at the Lyceum last Sunday evening by the National Fed- eration of Theatre Clubs, the police refusing to permit the show to be given. The corporation counsel assigned Inspector Schmittberger and twelve plain clothes men to the Lyceum to prevent any stage presentation with orders to arrest all the players and the management if any was attempted. Sydney Rosenfeld, the moving spirit in the Federation, secured an injunc- tion in the Supreme Court Saturday, restraining any interference on the part of the police, but the manager of the Lyceum refused to permit the per- formance, as he feared an action to take away his theatre license. The Federation produced "The Higher Court" at the Maxine Elliott on a Sunday evening in October, when Rosenfeld and George J. Appleton, manager of the house, were arrested and held tor trial, which resulted in their acquittal. SUED RY ENGLISH ACTRESS. Stella de Marney is suing the Lieb- lers for an alleged violation of con- tract. In court Tuesday Judge Green ruled that she could give certain tes- timony regarding the extent of the "season" meant in her contract. Miss de Marney, an English actress, was engaged for "Pomander Walk," signing the contract in London. She played from Aug. 27 last until Sept. 19, when she became ill at Los An- geles. Miss de Marney reported Oct. 3 at Portland and was sent on to New York. She is suing to recover her sal- ary of $62 weekly until the end of April. MANAGERS MUST PAY. The Appellate Division of the Su- preme Court has confirmed the judg- ment for $6,500 in favor of I. Mar- tinctti against A. H. Woods, George Lederer and H. H. Frazee, managers of "Madame Sherry," on breach of contract. Martinetti alleged that he had been engaged for the original Chicago pro- duction of the musical comedy for a stated term, the engagement being on a verbal contract. He was released before the expiration of the term al- leged to have been agreed upon and brought suit for the amount of salary involved in the dispute. The managers alleged that they had made only a week-to-week arrange- ment with the dancer. The Supreme Court found for the plaintiff. Nathan Burkan argued the appeal for Martinetti. RECORD BENEFIT SALE. Philadelphia, Dec. 11. What is believed to be the record benefit sale here resulted for the show given on the opening ni^ht of the Rellevuc-Stratford Roofs last evening. Harry T. Jordan, manager of Keith's, put the show on, the bill consisting of a select program supplied !>y hiph class artists, many well known society peo- ple being included. The sale is reported to have reached $10,000. Tickets were sold at $5 each. Three hospitals benefited. MANAGERS FIGHT OPPRESSION. San Francisco, Dec. 11. Although the labor conditions which forced them to organize have passed, the managers of Oakland are making use of the coalition formed to oppose the demands of their stage employes. The Theatrical Managers Associa- tion of Oakland as a body are stub- bornly opposing the drafting of a city ordinance providing for a censorship of public amusements, which they re- gard as an oppressive measure. They declare the ordinance if enact- ed would make it possible for the city officials to close a theatre arbitrarily and they decline to submit themselves to the mercy of the censors. They have made representations to the au- thorities in which they declare the proposed city regulation unfair and unreasonable and demand that it be revised before becoming a law. TIED UP SHOW. San Francisco, Dec. 11. Julian Bainbridge, a member of Con- stance Crawley's English Players, has tied up the company in attachment proceedings, claiming unpaid salary for three weeks. The organization is play- ing in Oscar Wilde's "The Broken Law." The organization cannot make its stand at Modesta, Cal., next week. It is expected a satisfactory adjust- ment will be effected so that the com- pany may play out its contracted en- gagements. The Crawley Company, which failed to make the ghost walk on its Pacific Coast tour, disbanded at Oakland. The various members are now hunting work among the local agents. As the show came from Canada an appeal has been made to the British Consul for financial help. It is believed he will do something for the stranded actors. MRS. WOODS' WORLD TOUR. Vesterday on a German liner Mrs. A. H. Woods sailed for Europe, with the first stop Hamburg. A trip over the Continent will follow. It if quite probable the wife of the producing manager will have made a tour of the world before returning to New York. ESTATE CLAIMANT HERB. Los Angeles, Dec. 11. Beatrice Anita Turnbull, claimant to the millions left by the late "Lucky" Baldwin, recently left here for New York. The incentive is said to have been a generous offer to appear on the legitimate stage in the east. FIRE IN FAIRLRE. Fairlee, Vt., Dec. 11. A fire started in the Fairlee Opera House and before it was extinguished, it destroyed the building, the library and the village church, entailing a loss of $60,000. Sparks ignited a number of dwellings. It was a two-hour fight before the fire was under control. (Miss) Leo Schimeck, sister of An- nie Vivian, of Corrigan, Vivian and Company, will be able to rejoin the act within a week or so, having been suc- cessfully operated upon in a New York hospital. DOC BAKER ?'?