Variety (September 1913)

VARIETY 21 Al B. White played AUentown, Pa.; Jchnstown, Pa., last week on a "break in " for his new vaudeville act. Walk- ing along the main street Al. asked a native where he could find a Cabaret. The countryman threatened to have him arrested for using indecent lan- guage. Maxim's restaurant-Cabaret on 38th street is next door to the Snyder-Wat- terson-Berlin music publishing firm. Louis Keller runs the restaurant, when Henry Watterson isn't around. Busi- ness hasn't been so lively in the music trades this summer that any opportun- ity to economize could be overlooked, so the other day when Mr. Watterson noticed corn beef hash on the luncheon card, he tipped the waiter for a heaping big portion. After Watterson had gone part way through it he telephoned for Max Winslow to come in for lunch, gave him his seat and Max started af- ter the mixture. The one portion did for four, Ted Snyder and Irving Berlin also getting in on the ground floor. Mr. Keller said he didn't mind the firm put- ting something over on him once in a while, but thought it wasn't right for the quartet to also eat $1.50 worth of bread besides using up three bottles of ketchup. A colored band of young boys has hit upon an original way to hurry up cap collections. The band has been serenading the music publishers, play- ing the publishers' best numbers before tlieir doors, meanwhile collecting a crowd. Subscriptions are solicited by a r.on-player who carries a banner. NEWS OF THE CABARETS Frances and Florette, the dancers at Shanley's and Helen Shipman, a singer ii. the Cabarets, were the people en- gaged by A. Chariot, of the London Alhambra, who sailed back last week. Albert de Courville, of the London Hippodrome, left for home Saturday. While in New York he did not, as far as known, engage anyone, de Courville, however, believes he can make better terms when 3,000 miles away than he personally can over here. The Hippo- drome manager might have noted sev- eral acts that he will cable about them arriving on the other side. Maurice Levi and his Invisible Band has accepted a year's hotel engagement in Chicago, commencing Oct. 4 at the same salary he is getting in vaudeville. Michel Mowschine and his musicians at Pabst's 125th street, all year are leaving New York to play a six months' engagement in Chicago. Pabst's has a new orchestra for the winter. Detroit is without a dancing Cabaret, nor does that city allow female singers in the restaurants. Outside of that and being the place where the Ford cars are made, Detroit is all right from reports. Eddie Sheehan is back at Shanley's (43d street). He has teamed up with Will Halley (the Hoboken redhead) and Jim Reilly, making a new Shanley trio. Bill Adams and Benny Fields are still in the middle west working. Ed- die says the west is all right but the money isn't. Churchill's restaurant. New York, is about to install a dancing floor in the centre of the big room. The Captain is also estimating on the cost of 15 acts for his Cabaret. Churchill's has held out for some time on the dance thing. With Mayor Gaynor over in Europe 32 all-night licenses were issued for the Mardi Gras week at Coney Island. Gaynor refused to issue any before leaving. All the Cabarets at the Island are doing business almost every 24 hours during the festival time. Alfred Schulte an "Mildred Buhr- man" did a dance at the New York Roof this week. Miss "Buhrman" is said to be a Newport society woman. Mr. Schulte taught some of the New- porters rag dances at $5(X) for the com- plete course. At that price they learn quicklv. The New York Roof (Jardin de Danse) can seat about 1,2(K) people. There are 104 employes on the Roof, including the 48 waiters. FIELDS AND LEWIS WITH CX)Rr. Al Fields and Jack Lewis have a John Cort road show contract in their possession, calling for their appearance with the Lillian Russell company, opening Sept. 29. Tuesday evening Fields and Lewis played one performance at the Amer- ican for Mr. Cort's benefit. He im- mediately signed them. The Ameri- can management at once called upon the team to play there next week, which they will do. The Cort contract is without com- mission, and transportation is fur* nished. Fields and Lewis are well known as an act that plays wherever their salary is paid. They have appeared in all kinds and grades of houses, refusing the big time vaudeville route offered them for the coming season owing to it not containing the rai&e in salary asked for. Ward and Curran, another standard vaudeville turn, have had a Cort con- tract for some time, and will go with the Russell show. The Anna Held act for the show of that name, also under the Cort man- agement, went into rehearsal this week. With Miss Held in the piece written by Henry Marshall and Stanley Mur- phy will be Charles Judcis, Roland Bot- tomley and a large chorus. It is named "Bebe." Frank Smithson is putting on the skit. Hirschel Hendlcr, the pianist, will be with the Held show. He is under con- tract to Cort for three years. If you don't advertlM In VARIETY, don'l advertise at all. EVA TANGUAY Says Our season w^ith Cyclonic Vaudeville has com- menced wonderfully well on the road, and from what I hear that is the place to be in vaudeville just now. Inside information-The way to attract business is to have an attraction.