Variety (June 1913)

10 VARIETY GOODWIN'S PIER AND CAFE NOW NAT 'S LAT EST WRINKLE *'Much Married** Actor Formally Opens New Coast Ven- ture June 14. Has Tea and Smoking Room Where Women Can Puff The Cigs. Goodwin and Bride (Marjorie Moreland) May Retire Permanently From Stage To Run Cafe. Los Angeles, June 4. It is not considered likely Nat Good- win will resume his stage career, now that his new cafe at Santa Monica has been opened and practically declared a success. While the formal opening is booked for June 14, the honors were done last Friday, when Mayor Dow of Santa Monica started proceedings with a speech, followed by a brief address by Mr. Goodwin. Later in the evening the new Mrs. Nat was called upon to express her sentiments. Goodwin's resort will include a tea and smoking room, where women will be permitted to use the weed. After 10.30 each evening the tables will be cleared away and dancing permitted. Marjorie Moreland, who recently be- came ?vlrs. Nat Goodwin, has been placed on a regular salary by her hus- band and will have complete charge of the tea room. Goodwin's place will be known as Goodwin's Pier an*.! Cafe. The cafe is spacious and handscmely located on Bristol Pier. Autos are parked on the p'.er and there is a slielter containing a restaurpnt and pool room for chauf- feurs. LONU SHAKESPERBAN RUN. The stock company at the Manhat- tan will run through until August 15, when Sothern and Marlowe begin there what if designed to be the longest run of Siiak'^spearean repertoire ever at- tempted in the metropolis. The man- agement was encouraged to attempt this th»-ough the enormous takings reg- istered by the last engagement of the pair p.t that boMsc last season. They are to be followed by a mam- moth revival of one of Bartley Camp- bell's famous melodramas, after which *he announced Drury Lane melodrama 'Op o' My Thumb" comes in. ATLEEN MAY BANKRUPT. Aileen May, who went to California early this season to play a stock en- gagemer.t at the National, San Fran- cisco, which flivved out, has filed a petit! )n in bankruptcy, naming many New York people to whom she was indebted. Miss May tried to put over her own stock proposition in Wilmington, Del.. I'Ut failed to make it pay. She is still on the Pacific Coast. NEW ERA'S NEW PLAYS. The New Era Producing Co. has plans all set for two legitimate pro- ductions next fall. The first to be offered tlic latter part of August will be a l">«'ncli rotncfly with ninsir en- titled "AdcK" and the other, produced some titiic in .Scptenibcr, 'The Love Leash." which had its premiere in At- lantic City May 31 last. The latter was only offered for a week for the New Era Co. promoters to get a line on it for a Broadway contempla- t on. "Adele" will open out of town for a few weeks but the "Love Leash" will open up right on Broadway with prac- tically the same cast. Ben Teal will stage both produc- tions. Joseph Bickerton, Jr., is presi- dent and general manager of the New Era Producing Co. MOTORING TO FRISCO. After "The Honeymoon Express" closes its season at the Winter Gar- den, Al Jolson will start in his automo- bile for the Pacific Coast with F. Ray Comstock and L. Lawrence Weber for companions. June 22 is expected to be the leaving date, although Jolson may play a week at the Brighton Beach Music Hall be- fore starting on his trans-continental automobile trip. If he decides to ac- cept, it will be the week of June 30. GARDEN SHOW BEATEN TO IT. "The Passing Show of 1913" will have to have its best scene rewritten. When Lew Fields' "All Aboard" was produced at Atlantic City last week, it was found that "When Women Rule," as played by Mr. Fields and company in the piece, was almost the same as the big scene for the new summer show at the Winter Garden. The idea for the scenes was secured from a crudely played small time vaudeville sketch. Several of the numbers staged for Ziegfeld's "Follies" are said to be sim- ilar to some of those in the Fields show and the new Garden piece. "The Follies" is supposed to open in Atlantic City next Monday, coming into the Amsterdam, New York, June 16, with either date subject to change. Laura Hamilton and George Schiller were engaged for "The Passing Show of 1913" this week. Gallager and Fields narrowly escaped it, a difference in salary halting negotiations. TWO "WHIP" OOMPANIES. The "No. 1" "The Whip" company under the direction of Comstock & Gest opens at the Auditorium, Chica- go, Aug. 30. A "No. 2" show will \fc built to travel to the coast, starting late in Au- gust at the West End. New York. ALIOB LLOYD'S SEASON OVER. The season of Alice Lloyd in "The Rose Maid" closed last Saturday at Newburgh, N. Y., Miss Lloyd joined the Werba & Luescher Company some months ago on the Coast, and came east with it through Canada. HOUSES ADDED BY BOOKERS. C. O. Tennis, general manager of the Eastern Managers' Association, has added the following houses to his book- ing list for next season: Davis' Broad- way, Norwich, Conn.; Brown's theatre, Wapkoneta, O.; the Library, Warren, Pa.; Broadway, Saratoga, N. Y., and the Casino, Vandergrift, Pa. The Equitable Booking Office (Chas. A. Burt, general manager), this week added the new Piedmont Opera House, Burlington, N. C. Burlington's old theatre burned some seasons ago. SHOWS JN OHIOAGO. Chicago, June 4. Chicago has but three first class at- tractions this week. "When Dreams Come True" at the Garrick, "Tik Tok Man of Oz" at the Grand, and "Ghost Breakers" at the Cort. Saturday night Willie Collier drew away after a very successful run that could have been continued at a neat profit up until the real summer months. "The Tik Tok Man" in its first week with an extra Decoration Day mat- inee had a very good week and with the few attractions in town should continue to do business. "When Dreams Come True" with the extra matinee in its eighth week played to $12,000 and keeps well within speak- ing distance of $10,000 weekly with ev- ery prospect of continuing to do so until its run is finished early in Aug- ust. "The Ghost Breaker" is playing to well filled houses but the Cort is a small theatre and it takes almost a capacity attendance to make a sound 'kc real money. "The Tik Tox Man" did $12,885 last week, with healthy signs around so far this week. SHOWS IN FRISCO. San Francisco, June 4. Box office conditions took a brace this week as receipts at the various lo- cal houses show a perceptible in- crease. At the Cort the "Hanky Pan- ky" show is pulling a trifle better than "The Red Widow" (Raymond Hitchcock) at the Columbia. The Hitchcock show is only doing a fair business. There has been much advance in- terest in the Nazimova engagement here. The "Heart of Maryland" (stock) engagement is doing a healthy busi- ness at the Alcazar while the Tivoli show continues to hold up encourag- ingly. BUSY SEASON AHEAD. Chicago, June 4. Phillip Bartholomae and Leander Richardson have a very busy session laid out for themselves next season. Aug. 3 the new Bartholomae piece "Kiss Me Quick" will open in Boston. Aug. 18 "When Dreams Come True" a current big draw in Chicago, will have its New York showing. Sept. 1 another new piece "The Bird Cage" will be produced in the provinces and about the same time the "No. 2" 'Dreams" (with Frederick Santley) will be sent through the west. Another new musical piece will be produced sometime around Christmas. The time at the Garrick for next .summer has already been given to the same firm by the Shuberts. The above act Iihr .lunt flnlnhrd a tour around the globe, playing in HonolUUl, New Zrnland, Auatruila, India. South Africa, EnRlHn<l. Ireland and Scotland, and return for thruc ytars' booklngH, Doc, 1913, opening Alhunihru. rarls. This season In U. 8. A. Just AnlHhcd on the Orphcum Circuit. Now at Frroport, Now VorHi untU September, Thlw Htt hap boon a big success everywher*. "SUTTEE** IS ACCEPTED. "Suttee," recently given a special performance at the 39th Street theatre h«Ji been accepted by the Shuberts as having the "punch." Matfljle Turner Gordon, who gave a splendid interpretation of the leading feminine comedy role, has been en- gaged for the regular production. The real the»trlcal home, NEW RBOBNT HOTEL, ST. LOUIS.— Adv.