Variety (September 1913)

VARIETY ANNE DANCREY AGAINST BECK IN BREAC H OF P ROMISE SUIT $10,000 Asked by French Artiste Against Orpheum Circuit's General Manager. Other Action by Foreigners Will Probably Follow. '*The Trust" Fails to "Stear* Schwartz Bros, from Marinelli, Who is About to Prosecute on the Other Side Also. (Specul Cable to Varibtt.) London, Sept. 10. Anne Dancrry, the I'Vcnch artiste, is bringing an action against Martin Beck for breach of contract, alleging she was engaged by Beck for the Orphi'um Circuit, but that he squirmed out of the contract. Other actions may follow this one, as Heck has been cancelling acts right and left over here, on orders, it is said, received from the United Booking Offices, which would not allow Beck to bcok as he pleased. The U. B. O. has failed to "steal" the Schwartz Brothers, engaged for a Comstock & Gest road show in the States. The Schwartz* play "The Broken Mirror." Thd act is under the direction of H. B. Marinelli. "The Trust" tried every conceivable thing to entice the Brothers into its fold, but the foreign act stuck to the inter- national agent. Marinelli is now in Germany investi- gating regarding the jiublislied state- ment of the U. B. O. and Orpheum Cir- cuit relative to his bookings. He will be here next week on the same mission. Foreign acts holding U. B. O. or Orpheum contracts for future time are now regretting having accepted them with the two weeks' cancellation clause inserted. The Orpheum Circuit con- tract is notoriously a loosely drawn agreement for a vaudeville artist. .\VI.\TOR ASKING $5,0<M). (Sf>taal Cable to Vaiuktv.) Taris, Sept. 10. Bleriot. the \\\>l u\ the Krench avi.; tors to navigate the air, is willing to exhil)it in America, but wants $5,000 (not francs) weekly for his work. il. B. Marinelli has an oi)tion on the tiler at that figure. LION ACT CANCELLED. {Special Cable to V.\iui:t..) Paris. Sei)l. lO. The Xouveau Cirque opened Sept. 5. MUe. Sonia's Lions weie caMcelKd. tin management alleging they were unlit t. work. SINGING TANGUAY'S SONG. (Special Cable to Variktv.) London. Sept. \U Gaby Deslys is singing Lva Tan guay's "I Don't Care" song at the Pal ace. GAl.MONT PALACE OPE.N. (Special Cable to Variety.) The Gaiiinont T\ilaoe reopened ^tpi 5 th. UNDER OUT <>!' BILL. (SpccinI Cubic to Vauictv.) Pari.';. Sept. Hi Max Lindci fiulid at the AllianiKi .i openintr Sept 2. and ha-, nut appeared since. A wrestling bout replaced his sketch next day and went poorly. Three new acts have been engaged since Sept. 4 to replace Lindcr, who is announced to reappear to-night. BOTTOM AND TOP DIFFER. (Special Cable to Varibtit.) London, Sept. 10. "The .\dored One," a symbolic play, l)ro(Iuce(l at the Duke of York's was well received by the better people, but the gallery "booed" it. '♦LOVE AND LAUGHTER" SUCCESS. (Special Cable to Varibtt.) London, Sept. 10. "Love and Laughter," at the Lyric, is another musical comedy success. ENGAGED FOR ROAD SHOWS. (Special Cable to VaribttA Paris, Sept. 10. The Marinelli agency is sending over for .American road shows, the .\pollo Trio, Leo Nino, a mimic and Diax, a male soprano with a heavy beard, the latter two appearing in the Slates for the first time. WINTERGARTEN SEPT. BILL. (Special Cable to Varibtt.) Berlin, Sept. 10. The Wintergarten bill for September has two somewhat similar dancing acts. Maxwell and Jarrot and the Bra- zilian dancers, along the lines of Gaby Deslys and of equal quality. The Fly- ing Martins, Boganny's "Opium Fiends." Travilla Bros, and Seal, Rose and Ellis are well liked. Muric Hud- son is lacking in voice but plenty of vohiine. and also appearance. RECEPTION DIVTOED. (Special Cable to Varif.tvA Berlin, Sept. 10. At the Kamtnerspiele, Wedekind's "Franziska" met with i divided recep- tion. MIDDLESEX RE\TrE A HIT. (Special Cable to VARirTv.") I^ondon, .Sept. 1(1 The Middlesex Uovue i« a trenien- <l'»us go. SHAW'S LATEST SLATED. CSpteiai Cable to Varietv") London, Sept. 10 Bernard Shaw's ".Androcles and the Lion" at the St. James is voted a clever travesty but was slated by most of the f'aily papers SHOW TREATED UNKINDLY. (Special Cable to Varibtt.) London, Sept. Id "Years of Discretion" opened trc- iiu iidoiis'y at the Globe but the papers b.ivc treated it unkindly POOR 8-ACT FARCE. (Special Cablt to Varibtit.) Palis, Sept. 10. A new three-act farce, "La Dame du Louvre," by Gabriel Timmory and Jean Mannessi, was produced at the Thea- tre du Vaudeville, Sept. 6, and did poorly. The roles are held by Colombey, Milo, Lurville, Gablin, Mmes. Suzanne Goldstein, Marguerite Levigne, Ger- maine Brascur, Eugenie Noris, Pauline Hawy. The curtain raiser, "Le Menuisicr," by Theodore Henry, with Labreton, DeLivry, Mmes. Morgabe, \'olange, got through just nicely. FINANCED BY COUNT. (Special Cable to Varibtit.) Paris, Sept. 10. Count Offenbach, from Monte Carlo, is financing the Olympia, Jacques Charles remains director, with Ercole and Bratf furnishing bookings. Il is reported A. Braff is going to Vienna. "TYPHOON" MOVES AGAIN. (Special Cable to Variety.) * London, Sept. 10. "Typhoon" has been moved again to the New theatre, "The Big Game" com- mg off. "JOSEPH" MAGNIFICENT. (Special Cable to VAuiETf.) Sir Herbert Tree's production of "Joseph and His Brethren" is declared to l)e magnificent by everybody. PALACE PRODUCTION. (Special Cable to Variett.) London, Sept. 10. The Palace will probably make a production to follow the engagement of Gaby Deslys, starring Grace La Rue. Lew Hearn has been ap- proached to take the leading comedy role. .MARIE LLOYD SOON SAILIN(>. (Special Cable to Varibtt.) London, Sept. 10. Marie Lloyd will sail Sept. 24 on the Olympic to open her American en- gagement on the Orpheum Circuit, probably starting at the Palace, New York. Oct. 13. RACING COMEDY WINS. (Special Cable to Varibtv.) Berlin, Sept. 10. Schwartz and Mattern's racing comedy, "777 for 10" opened at the Lustspielhaus and elicited many laughs. It is certain of financial suc- cess. "MIRACLE" GETS OVER. (Special Cable to Varikti'.) Berlin, Sept. 10. The initial German performance of "The Miracle" met with complete suc- cess. BERNHARDT BACK IN LONDON. (Special Cable to Vakiktv > London. .Sept. 10 Bernhardt opened at the Coliseum Monday with great success, but appa- rently won't be as big a draw as the last time, judging from the advance bookings for seats. Did you notlr«> the dlfTerrnre In the IIIiitio- ilrome orrheHtra thU .vearf MOI.LER AIXIK- lAKV rirR.ORCIIFATR.% \n the annwer. C. ^4. IxiNh, Brooklyn. N. V,—I'hone. SAILINGS. Reported through Paul Tausig & Son. 104 East 14th street. New York: Sept. 17, Mrs. J. Vandevecr, Kar/ Emmy (Campania); Sept. 16, Cunningham and Marion (Kr. Wlhm. der Gr.); Sept. 13, Russell Held, The \'an- derkoors (Olympic). (Special Cable to Vabutt.) London, Sept. 10. Reported through Daw's Exchange: Sept. 13, "Fanny's First Play" Com- pany (St. Louis); Sept. 6, Nate Liepzig. W. H. Dtiy (St. Paul); Sept. 3, Ona Wilson (Olympic); Sept. 4, Alfred Moore (Celtic). Reported through Pall Mall Ex- change: Sept. 6, Adeline Francis (St. Paul); Sept. 13, Olga Petrova, Dr. Stuart (Lusitania); Sept. 13, William Holies (Laurentic); Sept. 6, Williard and O'Neill (Cam- pania). Sept. 13, Lou Anger, Sophye Barnard (Lusitania). Sept. 13, Ballard McDonald (Minne- tonka). Sept. 13 (for South Africa), Thorn- ton and Wagner, Carta and Mirtziana, Violet Vernon, Elfie Fay, White and Grey (Britain). (Special Cable to Varibtt.) Paris, Sept. 10. Sept. 13 (from Havre for New York), Polaire, Apollo Trio. Leo Nino. Daix (Provence). TOO HOT FOR REVUE. (Special Cable to Varibtt.) Paris, Sept. 10. The Cigale management produced a new revue, "Non, mais," by G. Nan- teuil and H. de Gorsse, to commence its winter season Sept. 6. R. Plateau's particular star on this occasion is Re- gine Flory, a nice little artiste, and she can dance a bit. Irene Bordoni also met with fair success. The production, however, is only moderately acceptable, the hot weather perhaps having something to do with the cool reception. AMBASSADEURS CLOSED. (Special Cable to Varibtt.) Paris, Sept. 10. The .\mbassadeurs, the al fresco music hall in the Champs Elysces. dosed for the summer. Sept. 7. BON IT A NOT ON THE ROAD. (Special Cable to Varietv.) London, Sept. 10. Bonita is not with the "Hello Rag- time" road show owing to her quarrel- ing in the Hippodrome production. TINNEY NEXT SUMMER. (Special Cable to Varietit.) London, Sept. 10. Frank Tinney is booked to appear at the Palace during May, June and July next. DID WELL AT HOLBORN. (Special Cable to Varibtt.) London, Sept. 10. Jane Cauthorpc and Co. opened at the Holborn Empire and did well.