Variety (September 1913)

VARIETY 13 STOCK TAKEN ILL ON STAGE. Providence, R. I., Sept. 3. Eddie Poulter started rehearsals last week with the Empire stock, but be- came suddenly ill with a combination of heart and stomach trouble and had to be carried off the stage. Fred Geb- hard will play his rOles temporarily. The company opened Monday. AUTUMN LEAVES. Scranton, Pa., Sept. 3. I'oli's local stock company closes its Slimmer season Saturday night, as the house will return to vaudeville for the winter. Union Hill, N. J., Sept. 3. The Sue Higgins stock company, which has been playing tabloid dra- matic pieces at the Union Hill Air- dome, will close its summer stay here Saturday night. ACADEMY'S NEW LEAD. A new leading man bobbed up at the Academy Monday when Frank Charlton appeared in the lead of "The Great Diamond Robbery." James Ryan, absent from the company six weeks, returned Labor Day. Among the new faces are Kitty Blanche and Arthur Buchanan, formerly with the Crescent stock, Brooklyn. William J. Kelly, a former and re- cent Academy leading man, was en- gaged by the Shuberts to head the western company of "The Lure," now enroute to Los Angeles. Kelly's de- but was made at the professional mati- nee of the piece last Saturday at the Maxine Elliott. EMPIRE, PATERSON, STARTS. Paterson, N. J.. Sept. 3. Under the personal direction of A. M. Bruggeman, who has the house, the Empire opened again with stock Monday with "A Fortune Hunter" the first attraction. William H. Gregory is stage director. The leads arc Ralph Herbert and Lois Howell. Marion Hutchins is with the company. PRINCESS MUSICAL STOCK. Des Moines, Sept. 3. The Princess, in past seasons play- ing dramatic stock, has taken on a musical stock policy. Olive North is prima donna. Roger Gray, Neil McNeil and Louise Allen are members of the company. From the reception given last week's production, it looks like the musical stocU will do very well. Wedgwood Nowell is directing the musical stock at the Princess. MELDON SIGNED TO DIRECT. r. Cahill Wilson was in New York ' w days ago and engaged Percy ' ' ^n as director of the new stock ' P . y which he will install at the ^ ' iorium, Baltimore, Sept. 29. ' '""^ : commissioned Paul Scott to ^-" 'c. ng people. Wilson has leased i!u' i.<l'..rium from the Shuberts for on- >ear. THE TYPE'S THE THING. Katherine Stevens has a grievance. Last season she played Rita in "The Common Law" and was re-engaged for this season. When reporting for the j&pening performance at the . Ma- ><rstic, Jersey City, last week, she was raid another woman liad l)een engaged tor her role, as she was not the "type." FROM DEiWER TO CAPITAL. Washington, D. C, Sept. 3. Forrest Orr, at one time with the Ethel Barrymore and William H. Crane companies, has come from the Elitches Garden, Denver, to play juve- nile roles with Poll's local stock com- pany. PERMANENT AT LYNX. Lynn, Mass., Sept. 3. The Auditorium opened with a per- manent stock last week under the man- agement of R. A. Jones, the starter being "A Woman's Way." The Audi- torium is "opposition" to Lindsay Morrison's local stock. Brenda Fowler, leading woman; Charles Peyton and Laura Arnold were engaged through the James Clan- cy agency, New York. Among the plays announced are •The Barrier," "The College Widow," "As Ye Sow." "The Price," "Pierre of the Plains," "Kindling," "The De- serters," "The Warrens of Virginia." CONTINUING THE STARS. Detroit, Sept. 3. The next star to show at the Wash- ington will be Cecelia Loftus, who fol- lows Amelia Bingham for a two weeks' engagement, playing "Trelawney of the Wells" and "Mrs. Dane's Defense." Plans are afoot to land Douglas Fairbanks until his regular season opens. CHANGES IN HARTFORD. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 3. Rebecca Ridgely is to finish the sea- son out here at Poli's stock as leading woman, replacing Brenda Fowler, wlio has gone to Lynn. John Winthrop, late of the Vancouver stock, will also finish the summer here. Hobart Cavanaugh and wife, Flor- ence lleston, after leaving Poli's Sept. 13, will resume their former roles with the road company of "Bought and Paid For." BUSINESS VERY BAD. Newark, Sept. 3. After a non-paying summer season the operatic stock company which held forth at Olympic Park closed Satur- day night. Business had been so dis- couraging no attempt was made to get any Labor Day money. .1. Gordon Edwar<Is lias not severed h|; con nt'ctionM with tin; Aiadomy of Music ntork ;i.s reported. Kdwards has heeu with Iho William Fox I'o. as dlri'< tor cvt'r slncic Corse I'ayloii withdraw from ihu placi'. The Jesslo Honstclle .stock closed u '•uinruer Block engaKetuent In Detroit with u pcrfortn- ame of ".Mind Th I'aint Oirl." If yuu don't utUtrtlMt in VAKIK.TV. ilon't advertise at all. LONDON VARIETY'S LONDON OFHGE 18 CHABINO CBOM BOAD (CABLE **JB88FBEB, LOKDOV,**) JESSB FREEMAN, Representative. Mail for Americana and Burop«a&a tn Buropa. if addressed care VARIATY, as abova* will be promptly forwarded. London, Aug. 27. Perhaps the biggest topic of the week has been Jack Johnson and his almost appearance on the London mu- :ic hall stage. The fighter was booked at the Kuston Music Hall and the South London Music Hall for this week, but as is known the appearance (lid not come off. Instead of hurting the tighter the papers have done a big tiling for him as an attraction, if he does appear any time within the next three months in London. Johnson has been booked a tour of the Variety Controlling Co. houses and of course the London papers* protest will be a big asset to his drawing powers on this time in the country. No matter what the London press has said the real rea- son for Johnson not appearing cannot l)e stated exactly. Some say the man- agement were afraid and others John- son didn't like it, but the real reason will not be known until it is a certain- t> one way or the other in regards to Johnson showing in London. He has been accused of being a pretty good showman and has proved this in many ways. On his contract with the Va- riety Controlling Co. the champ Wrote his signature something after this style—"Champion John Arthur John- son," and above, "This contract is void if I am not champion of the world when these dates are to be played." The dates are for late in the fall. With- in the past week the dailies have given Johnson no less than four columns, njost "panning" his music hall appear- ance and along with the public dis- cussing the subject, Johnson, no doubt, v/ould be the biggest draw in England. Most of the artists are against the negro but there are a few who sup- port him. There has been one resig- nation from the V. A. P. over the at- titude that body took in the matter. Murfane, Xylophonist, will sail for South Africa Sept. 13, booked there for eight weeks. Murfane has been playing the provinces and the Gibbons tour in London for the last few months. P. T. Selbit is producing the "Mir- ijclc l'i(.ture" effect in the drama "Tiie Picture of Dorian Gray," to be pro- duced at the Vaudeville theatre, Lon- don, tcjmorrmv. Tiie efTect will also bo used in the production of the same ])lay in .\nierica in which Ltm Telle- ger will star, starting al)out New Year's. Galletti's Monkeys have been book- er! to api)car in one of William Mor- ris's road shows this fall in America. The Brothers Bellclair are in I'jig- Icnd after six months in South Africa ?nd on the Continent The Novelty Clintons are in i!ii^^ land after a year on the Continent. There is some dispute about the producing of the next revue at the Lmpire. To till in the space between this revue and a new one a musical comedy will be done there. Will iiishop will i)roducc it. Austen Hur- ^on will in all proi^ability produce the new revue. It is reported the engagement of Charles Manny (Manny and Roberts) iind Mabel Ford is a fact. It is said Manny was accepted by wireless as Miss hord was on the ocean, bound for New York when she received the proposal. Mabel has been appearing over here with her sister, Dora, on I lie Mt»ss time on which time the two nirls still have two more times around t play. Dora is at present fn £ng- liMul with her husband, Eddie Emer- son, of I'inierson and Haldwin. DoUie Parnell, a former musical c(jmedy girl in London, married an Indian I'rince some time ago and is .ippearing this week at the Tivoli un- der her title "Princess Kahn." Her sketch is farcical, called "All's Fair/' v/ritten by Tom Gallon. The little comedy properly handled would prove .-) success. It is a real good idea. The Princess, however, is not a startling actress and at times lets the sketch down badly. Perhaps the publicity w ill help. The sketch at any rate will amuse. "C'est Chic" is the title of the next French Kevue for the Middlesex Sept. 1. Mme. kasimi will appear along with OO I'rench artists and the piece \« ill I)c in 20 scenes. Keno and Green booked to sail last week for the States decided to remain liere a few weeks longer. Chick Sales is playing the Palladium this week as a deputy and seems to have struck his proper house. Lily Smith, billed as the champion lady swimmer of the world, is head- liiing at the Victoria Palace this week. I ily is assisted by her two sisters who dive. Outside of being badly present- ed, the act shoidd i)rove an attraction ill |)la<es. Quite a row over the McCormick "train elTeri" around the provinces l.itely. I l;e original was looked with tin Varieties Controlling Co. later in tlic year on (ondition that no "copy" would be |)ut on previously. Last week at Newcastle the Moss circuit 'sprang one at tlic Empire. One Mait- land, an ai^ent in New \'ork about a y«ar a^^'o, is said to be respf)nsible for the '\oi)y. " It looks now as though .\lc-Cormick is Koitig to prndnrc his T'..'! ( lie t ri.'ht away. I liere will be a rac'- to uet in (irst. .\s it should be till 'lopy" is not nearly up to the ( riginal.