Variety (February 1913)

VARIETY 17 London, Feb. 12. Negotiations for Max Linder at the Alharabra, Paris, were clinched this week. The moving picture actor will receive $6,000 for one month's engage- ment there, starting in September. The Sheffield Hippodrome, one of the Varieties Controlling Co. pet halls, has declared a dividend of twenty-five per cent, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1912. The Hippodrome in the Smokytown ranks among the best paying provincial halls in the country. Aa stated by cable the the Alhambra, Glasgow, put over a smasher by en- gaging Graham Moffat's "Scrape of the Pen" for a week. Before a per- formance was given the house sold LONDON VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE 18 CHARING CROSS BO AD (CABLE "JEgSFBEK, LONDON.") JESSE FREEMAN, Repreaantative. Mail for Americans and European! in Europe, if addressed care VARIETY, as above, will be promptly forwarded. Chris Marner has his troubles. Chris is manager of the Palladium. In that position he must adjust cer- tain matters pertaining to the billing cf the artists and the like. Last week Horace Goldin and the Follies were the chief features. On both contracts it is stated each must top the bill when playing the hall. This was ad- Rumor has it he will go in the Hippo- drome revue before the end of that show's run. Rosie Wylie has been booked to open on the Hyman tour in South Africa sailing from London March 1. George Poster can't collect (he no sketch to be booked in South Af- rica. It is to open early this summer. Seymour Hicks will visit America about Feb. 20, but all advices say it is only for a look round and not to play over there. H. B. Marinelli became the father of a son Jan. 23. From the Paris of- fice of that agency the following re- port was sent to its different branches: "The first part of the act will have to be cut out entirely since it is too dramatic. The boy is a fine healthy looking fellow of a nervous disposition, with a terribly strong voice, but is bound to get the bird at the present moment as he sings all out of tune but on account of hit THE AMERICAN RAGTIME OCTETTE The above la a photograph of the boye who came to I^ondon last September to open at the London Hippodrome. So tremendously successful were they that they are now booked solid for two years, not only In England, but on the Continent as well Without doubt It waa this act whlc started the present ragtime erase In England, for since their opening they have been followed by many other acts who depend on ragtime. There is some talk of the Octette taking a flying visit to New York In the near future. The Individuals In the act are GEORGE F. BRITT. PETER BERNARD, HARRY BLOOM, WILLIAM WOODS, NATE COBBER, HERMANN TINNER and JACK BUTLER. The Insert photo Is of CHA8. REID. the piano player with the turn. out for the six days. Several times during the year Mr. Murray who books the hall has seen fit to play a legitimate show with good results each time. The real reason for the tremendous business there last week was the fact that Moffat hao never ap- peared in Glasgow since he became famous in theatricals. The last time that the actor-author-manager ap- peared in Scotland, he was a $75-a- week sketch. James Welch, who is to try "Seven Days" out in the country, opens that show at Sarboro Feb. 20. Valeska Snrratt, it was whispered about a few days ago, will come to London if someone will offer her $2,500 weekly. justed by each taking half of the top. This week Ruth Vincent will appear as a feature on the Palladium bill. In her contract there is also a top-bill clause. The Follies and Goldin hold over as well so the billing result should at least show genius. Dorothy Jardon, slated for "Oh, Oh, Delphine," at the Shaftsbury, will be the only real Yankee in the cast. Sydney Hyman is going to take a smash at the legit. Mr. Hyman is trying to arrange with Joe Weber for the production of "The Climax" in London. Morris Harvey, for many years with "The Follies" under the Pelisser management has left that troupe. claims) from Shirley Kellogg (booked by him with the London Hippodrome through William Morris. The agent claims there is something like six months' commission due. He is tak- ing Miss Kellogg into court on the strength of it. Toby Claude is in town, having re- turned here from an around-the-world trip. Miss Claude will go in ahead of a show that Jack Mason will produce shortly for the halls here. Mr. Ma- son will also produce "Chiclets" for the London Hippodrome. training day and night (I am sorry for the neighbors) he might be O. K. in time to come. No use booking him until he is in better shape. We need not be afraid of losing the act because we have the sole booking." Tommy Daw, Fred Karnos' man- ager, has placed "The Mumming Rirds" for eight weeks at the Palla- dium, South Africa, for a salary of $1,250 a week. This is the first Kar- D'Armond and Carter just back from Paris opened in London yester- day at the Victoria Palace. This is a rather quick return, the act having played the house early in October. They will go into the Provinces. Williams and Wulfus have been en- gaged to appear in England, starting June of this year. Murphy and Nich- ols have signed to play four weeks in F.ngland starting in August. Both acts were fixed by the V. B. O.