Variety (July 1913)

VARIETY MclNTYRE AND HEATH LEAVE HIPPODR OME. L ONDON, BILL English People Do not Take to America's Famous and Popular Blackface Comedians, Hip Management Pays Three Weeks* Salary in Cancellation of Contract. Americans Abroad Qreatly Disappointed. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, July 2. Mclntyre and Heath, the famous and popular American blackface comedi- ans, are now out of the program at the Hippodrome. Engaged for four weeks, the team played but one, when the management settled their contract by paying them for three weeks. The English people did not take to the acts offered, "The Georgia . Min- strels" and "Waiting at the Church." Mclntyre and Heath received a bad start at the Hippodrome at the open- ing matinee June 30 with the first- named piece. Changing later to the other almost as well known skit in their repertoire they could not do much better. The American performers in London are broken hearted over the affair. It it thought the English did not relish the apparently slow going pieces after the rush of ragtime. Conroy and Le Maire, another blackface team, who preceded Mclntyre and Heath by sev- eral weeks on the other side, did not do over well in London, although Charles Hart (late of Avery and Hart), a colored comedian working in a style very similar to Bert Williams', is the comedy hit of the revue, "Come Over Here," at the London Opera House. Mr. Hart is appearing in it with Rosa- mond Johnson (formerly Cole and Johnson), and has almost the entire fun-making of the piece allotted to him. Mclntyre and Heath were booked for the Hippodrome, London, through Will Collins, a London agent unfamiliar with the American market It it taid the team received a salary of $1,100 weekly for the month's engagement at the Hip. Jamet Mclntyre it contidered by the vatt majority of people in America as the greatett living comedian in black- face; Tom Heath holdt the tame repu- tation over here at a "ttraight man." RBTURN HERE INDEFINITE. {Special Cable f« Vaurt.) London, July 2. Leo Maase, lately joining the Wol- heim agency, may return to New York between now and Sept. 1. DAItLING*S RETURN DATE. (Special Cable to Vaihty.) Paris, July 2. The European visit of Edward Darl- ing will be finished July 23 when he sails from England for New York. MAX LINDER HAS OLTMPIA. (Special Cable to Vaiiety.) Paris, July 2. The Olympia is the only large music hall in Paris which remained open dur- ing a part of the dog days under its regular winter management, but is withdrawing its revue July 5. Max Linder commences an independ- ent season July 6, with Cinematograph pictures and may personally appear. This fashionable house will reopen its regular season, still under the man- agement of Jacques Charles, in Septem- ber, with a vaudeville show. AT MARIGNY IN AUGUST. (Special Cable to Vakiety.) Paris, July 2. Chris. Richards is engaged to open at the Marigny for August. When (jeo. Grossmith appears at this house the same time he will play a musical sketch, "Grossmith Forever," with Kitty Mason and 10 English Girls. The act will be introduced into the revue now running at the Marigny. SUCCESS FOR MARCHE PIECE. (Special Cable to Varikty.) Paris, July 2. Messrs. Hertz and Coquelin have well mounted Leo Marche's piece, "Tartarin tur les Alpes," produced at the Porte Saint Martin theatre June 26. The work wat pronounced a success. The scene on the Grindelwald glacier, with the Jungfrau, is pretty. GOOD BUMMER SHOW. (Special Cable to Vumtrr.) Paris, July 2. "Tout pour TEnfant," in three acts, by Eraclee Sterian, wat produced at the Theatre Antoine (tummer teaton management) June 29. It met with a poor reception, but at played by Mmet. Eva Francis, Greta Prozor and M. Shurtal a good play for the season. ROTHSCHILD'S **CRE8U8.** (Special Cable to Vaiiety.) Paris, July 2. The original version of Baron Henri de Rothschild's "Cresus" will probably be mounted at the Theatre du Vaude- ville, Paris, next season, with Mile. Dorziat. This play was the cause of bad feel- ing and litigation in London recently. OTERO IN MUSICAL SKETCH. (Special Cable to Vaubty.) Paris, July 2. Mme. Caroline Otero opened at the Folies Marigny July 1 in a musical sketch, "La Loteria," by A. Barde and Michel Carre, who have also signed the present revue. It was fairly well received. Business is picking up a little, but it has not been any too satisfactory this season. The revue is far below that ot last year as a draw. COLISEUM FO'iC 8.'..E. (Special Cable to Vausty.) London, July 2. It is unofficially stated the London Coliseum, the best paying vaudeville proposition in England, will probably be put on sale to the public this year. If this be so, Oswad Stoll can make a million dollars by the transaction. BUSINESS IN LONDON. (Spectal Cable to Vausty.) London, July 2. Business at the legitimate playhouses is very quiet at present. Six old pieces are being presented as revivals at the big theatres. "Croesus" closes Friday at the Gar- rick and a new company playing "Officer 666" will revive the American comedy next Wednesday. The "Ivanhoe" revival closes Satur- day. It has not proved successful. This is Harry Lauder's last week at the Palace. Business has been tremendous during his entire engage- ment. Pavlova did well there, but not capacity before the appearance of Lauder. . Next week will be the test for Pavlova. The Hippodrome business is good, with matinee weaker than at nights. Tivoli has a poor bill and business ghastly. Oxford apparently big. Pavilion is having its usual summer slump. Coliseum, fair business. Opera House, good. Empire, poor. Provincial and suburban halls, suf- fering on account of the weather. REVUE FOR TWO YEARS. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, July 2. The French Revue, placed at the Midlesex by the Wolheim agency, has been booked by the Stoll office for two years. Constance Drever at the Coliseum, and Cleo de Merode at the Opera House were also engaged through Wolheim. THAW IN AUGUST. London, July 2. (Special Cable to Variety.) It teemt Arthur Hammerttein, now over here, is negotiating for Evelyn Thaw to appear on Hammerstein's Roof, New York, for the month of August. She has been offered a salary of $3,000 a week. ALHAMBRA CLOSED FOR SEASON. (Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, July 2. The independent exploitation of the Alhambra, with Gaby Deslys and Harry Pilcer as headliners, during the month of June, came to an end June 30, and the house will be reopened by the Variety Theatres Controlling Co. of London Aug. 29. SALARY CHOPPING. (Special Cable to Variety*) London, July 2. At the Opera House the salaries of the American girls have been chopped one-fifth and the principals one-half, the probable idea being to save some money for other big attractions. sailings. Reported through Paul Tausig & Son, 104 East 14th street. New York: July 11, Harry Booker and Co., Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harrington (Philadel- phia); July 10, "Cheyenne Days" Company (Baltic); July 8, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Houdini (Cecilie); July 5, Maurice Wood and mother (Kroonland); July 5, Kraags Trio (Olympic); July 2, Willette Kershaw, Dorit Keane, Hanlon and Hanlon (Maure- tania); June 28, Ansonia Trio (Chicago); July 2, Frank Barret Carman (Maure- tania). (Special Cable to Variety.) London, July 2. Reported through Daw's Exchange: July 3, George Hernfian (Adriatic); July 2, McGee and Reece (Kr. Whim. Gr.); July 1, Caryl Wilbur (Cymric); June 29, Park Byers, Aerial Budds (Geo. Wash.). June .29, York and Adams (Presi- dent Grant). Reported through Pall Mall Ex- change: June 28 (for Johannesburg), Jack and Violet Kelly, Jose Delara, Aberdare Sisters, Daisy Harcourt, Dupre's Lions, Nicol Brothers (Edinburgh Castle). San Francisco, July 2. July 1 (for Australia), Golden Troupe, Great Martynne, Lasky's Hoboes, Primrose Four, The Muellers, Flynn and McLaughlin, Bonnie Leon- ard, Long and Ling (Ventura). July 6 (from Honolulu for Australia), Diamond and Beatrice, Lillian Nordica Company (Ventura). Paris, June 25. June 20 (from Cherbourg) (for Seguin Tour, South America), Julia Es- pana, Agda Troupe, Williot Troupe, Tumilet (Drina). OPENINGS IN LONDON. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, July 2. Rathskeller Trio opened Monday at Victoria Palace and did nicely. The Grazers, a hit at the Palladium. Arthur Deagon opened Monday at the Holborn Empire and was reported to be a veritable riot. When person- ally seen Tuesday, went fairly well. Maurice Levi's Invisible Band, a suc- cess at Hippodrome. CAN'T GET ACCOUNTING. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, July 2. Before sailing from Europe A. H. Woods, through his solicitors here, served (jeorge B. McLellan with an in- junction restraining him from handling any of the moneys of "The Girl in the Taxi" company. Woods and McLellan are partners in the English presentation of the piece, but up to date Woods has been unable to secure a proper financial ac- counting with McLellan. The injunc- tion is the direct result of this state of affairs.