Variety (November 1913)

VARIETY HAMMERSTEIN'S 19 ACTS AS DRAWI NG PROGRAM Forced to Hicrease Length of Bill in Lieu of Extraordinary Box Office Attraction. Three '*Women Singles*' on Top of List For Next Week. William Morris' New York Theatre to Qive 17 Acts at Popular Prices. Hammerstcin's I . advertising 19 acts or its program next week. The ad- vanced billing features three "single \\otnen," Adcle Ritchie. Bessie Wynn ;nd Lydia Barry. A picture makes the 19th turn. The 'time-table" for the program shows it itarting at two in the afternoon and rlosing at 5:30. Hammerstcin's is finding competi- tion in the Music Hall and Palace shows. The fact that the Palace is oeing directed by the United Booking Offices (of which Hammerstein is a member) leaves Willie Hamm^stein in the field by himself to secure attrac- tive headliners, also programs. With the loss of Marinelli and the conse- quent few foreign turns now playing «nd booked for regular big time vau- deville, the United Booking Offices des- (lerately grabs every feature attraction ror the Keith house (Palace now among Uiem), giving Hammerstcin's a very limited supply. To ofTset the causes and ciTects of possible light patronage, Mr. Hammer- Itein is putting in 19 acts, the largest anmber played by any vaudeville house In New York since William Morris |ave a bill of 22 acts weekly at the •Vmcrican. Nov. 17 at the New York theatre [William Morris' house) 17 acts are •nnounced as the bill. ollice will he in the Majestic building. Max Weisfclt will book the acts in Chicago. Paul Horwitz of Milwaukee will be road manager, while Eddie Weisfclt \Njjll take care of advertising and busi- t!css ahead. The first show is made up of- Coin's Of-KS, Agnes Lee and Co., De Ste- fano Bros., LaSalle and Walsh, Mil- dred Levy, and Alberta. INSISTS ON TANGUAY. Indianapolis, Nov. 5. A request made by Eva Tanguay to cancel her engagement here next week was refused by the theatre manage- ment. Miss Tanguay wanted to skip this town on account of the street car strike. Columbus, O., Nov. 5. An offer made by Eva Tanguay to Mrs. Pankhurst to join the Eva Tan- guay show has not yet been answered by the English suffragette leader. The Tanguay show opened here Monday for the week to big business. The local Keith theatre is said to have distributed 2,5(X) passes in opposition to Tanguay. It also took full column space in the newspapers, and the other theatres in town increased the Sunday advertising against the Tanguay show. MITGH MARK AND SYRACUSE. Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 5. It is reported Mitchell Mark, of the lark-Brock firm, intends planting a jcw pop vaudeville house on South Aftlina street. A hous-2 for the same policy is now leing erected on that thoroughfare by *'e Cahill Bros. McVICKER*S STRAIGHT BILL. Chicago, Nov. 5. The Jones, Linick & Schaeffer pop raudeville house in "The Loop" (Mc- /ickcr's) is now giving a straight vau- Icville show of ten full acts, having eliminated the illustrated songs from he program. LASKY LOSES POINT A point was lost by Jesse L. Lasky in his "commission-salary" suit against White and Coverdale, when the Appel- late term of the Supreme Court last week upheld the demurrer of the dc; fcndants' counsel O'Brien, Malevinsky & Driscoll. Six days were given the plaintiff to amend his complaint, in default of which the defendants could take judgment on the pleadings. Leon Laski represents Jesse Lasky. The action was started while George White and Minerva Coverdale, since separated professionally, were in vau- deville. Lasky alleged a weekly inter- est in the act of $25 for the season of 1912-13, and sued to recover the sum of $1.5(X), as salary. The weekly amount was understood to be a per- centage of the team's salary. O'Brien, Malevinsky & Driscoll, for the act, asked for judgment on the pleadings. The motion, denied in the City Court, was upheld in the higher division. The contract Lasky made between himself and the couple read that Mr. White was to receive out of the profits one-half the salary. Miss Coverdale one-half, and Lasky $25 a week as sal- ary. The court held that no profit had been shown in the complaint. In somewhat similar cases defended by the O'Brien-Malevinsky firm, and where trial was had before a jury, ver- dicts were given in favor of the de- fendants, mostly on the grounds that the weekly salary charge was an evasion of the Nf,w York State Em- ployment Law. MELROSE mTH RUSSELL SHOW. Kansas City, Nov. 5. The Lillian Russell show will be reinforced here with Bert Melrose, who is to go south with the troupe. The Russell combination played St. Louis last week and Kansas City for the present time with Andrew Mack added. He may continue to travel with it also. The show's business in both week stands is reported as satisfactory. AUDITORIUM WILL GET EVELYN. Chicago, Nov. 5. Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will ap- pear at the Auditorium Nov. 18, re- maining for six days with her vaudeville company. HELD SHOW ON COAST. San Francisco, Nov. 5. The Anna Held Road Show came to town Sunday at the Cort theatre and totaled $2,S00 gross on two perform- ances. The show has been holding up well since the opening, and every indi- cation points to a most profitable en- gagement. The Held company was favorably reviewed by the local newspaper critics whose friendliness will help business for the remainder of the show's stay. The audiences displayed hearty appre- ciation. George Beban and his act were easily the hit of the bill, although the remain- ing turns were well received. ONE-NIGHT CIRCUIT FRAMED. Milwaukee, Nov. 5. Robert and Erwin Beverung, both )f the Majestic box office, with Max IVeisfelt of Chicago, have entered a raudeville venture. The Weisfelt & Beverung Bros.' Combined Shows is the name of a 7.iudeville road stunt which will play jne night each week in seven places— Sundays in Plymouth, Mondays in Kiel, Tuesdays in Chilton, Wednes- days in New Holstein, Thursdays in Hartford, Fridays in Waupun and Sat- urdays in Berlin. Shows will be made up in Chicago, to which point they will return after foing over the circuit. The Milwaukee ADMIRAL DEWEY'S COMPLAINT. Cincinnati, Nov. 5. Harry P. Dewey, who says he is an actor, was arrested at Alpena, Mich., by H. G. Clabaugh, of this city, special agent of the Department of Justice, on a charge of impersonating a navy officer. Dewey gave a moving picture show last year at Indianola Park, Co- lumbus, exhibiting views of the Battle of Manila, and represented that he was a lieutenant in the navy, it is alleged. Assistant U. S. Attorney Coffin de- clares Dewey claimed to Ke a "favorite nephew of Admiral Dewey." Admiral Dewey, it is said, complained to the Washington authorities. If yna don't advertlie lo 'vAKIETY,~don't advert Im at all. THE LADY RICHARDSON SHOW. The Lady Constance Stewart-Rich- ardson vaudeville road show, to open at the Princess, Montreal, Monday, will have in its personnel Tortajada, who will be featured. Mack and Walker, Alexander and Scott, The Skatelles. Harry Fisher, Harrison Brothers, Reed and St. John, Donahue and Stewart. After the Montreal stand the show will play one-nighters for the follow- ing week into Toronto, where another week's stand will be made. DOYLE'S BROTHER OUT. Chicago, Nov. 5. Claude Doyle, brother of Frank Q., has severed connections with the Jones, Linick & Schaeffer Agency, where he has been since its opening. Doyle's books are now handled by Walter De Oria, a former W. V. M. A. booker. ROAD SHOW FOR GABY. The plans of the Shuberts for the road tour of Gaby Deslys have under- gone a recent change, it is said. In- stead of placing the French girl with a musical piece ("Mile. Troubadour," re-written, was first proposed). Gaby will head a regular vaudeville outfit, opening Nov. 24, perhaps at the Audi- torium, Chicago, following in the Evelyn Thaw group there. Gaby is sailing tomorrow on the Mauretania for New York. The acts for her company have not yet been engaged. POLAIRE HOLDING OVER. The 44th Street Music Hall will have Polaire for two weeks anyway, and maybe longer. The success of the French actress at the box office will determine whether the 44th Street en- gagement will be extended two weeks longer, which would bring Polaire up to the close of the three weeks' tour planned for Lady Constance Stewart- Richardson in Canada. Comstock & Gest, who control both attractions, could then throw the two women together once more in a road show, if their plan to have two such companies, with Polaire and Lady Richardson at the head of each, does not go through. Next week or for the final two weeks of the Polaire engagement, the French actress will give the sketch "Jealousy" as played by her in London. LLOYD SHOW GOING WEST. Syracuse, Nov. 5. • The Alice Lloyd vaudeville show is at the Weiting tomorrow. It is get- ting $1.50 in the orchestra. From here the show goes to South Bend (Nov. 7) and Saturday plays Grand Rapids, go- ing into the American Music Hall, Chicago, next week. The Lloyd show had a fair week ending^ Sunday at the Royal opera house in the Bronx, doing around $6,500. It is understood there was some dis- cussion between Miss Lloyd and Mr. Morris whether to play at the dollar or $1.50 scale. The latter was decided upon. The performance was favorably received, and the Lloyd show is pro- nounced a good one for the road. It opened Monday at New Haven; Tuesday. Hartford, and Wednesday, Albany. $1,0S6 AT WILMINGTON. Wilmington, Del., Nov. 5. The Gertrude Hoffmann-Ching Ling Foo reorganized vaudeville road show opened its southern tour here Monday night, playing to $1,986 for the one performance. CIRCUS* LONG SEASON. The Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows will remain out longer than any of the other tented organizations this fall, the closing date being set for Nov. 13 at Okolona. Miss. Texas Guinan is back on Broadway, taking life easy, having closed with "The Passing Show of 1912."