Variety (December 1913)

VARIETY KIETY Publlataed We«klr by VARIETY PUBLISHING CO. TlmM Bquar*. New Tork. flM^ aiLYSBMAN OHIOAOO MajMtlo ThMtr* Bids. JOHN J. O'CONNOB ■AM VBAMCUCO PantacM TbMtr* Bldg. HABBT BONNBIX U>NDON II Cbaring CroM Road PABU •• bl% Ru« Balnt Dldler BDWABD O. KBNDBBW ft StromstraaM ▲DVBRTI8BMBNT8 ▲dvertlalBf eopy for currant laaue muat laaoh Now Tork offlca by Wadnaaday aTaalnc. AdTartlaamanta by mall ahould ba aoaom- paalad by ramlttaaca. Aanoal Foralsa SUBSCRIPTION Single coplea, 10 centa 14 I Entered aa aecond-claaa matter at New Tork. Vol. XXXIII. December 5, 1913. No. 1 llado Minty will play the Grand, Albany, next week. The Montauk, Brooklyn, will proba- bly be dark from now until Christmas. Ladyamith, Wia^ has a new theatre under construction.- Elizabeth Alnooney and Lee S. Kohn were married last week. The Grazers are back in New York after seven months abroad. The Schwartz Brothers have rejoined the Evelyn Nesbit Thaw show. Rae Ward and Elza Corrans ("The Quaker Girls") have separated. Arthur Hoops is ready for vaudeville with a comedy sketch of his own. Florence Timpon has left Jean Be- dini's "Mischief Makers." Lew and Molly Hunting, formerly of the Four Huntings, have an act in "one.". The new Victoria, Dayton, O., re- built since the flood, was opened Thanksgiving Eve. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mills (Miller be- ing of Mills and Lewis) are the par- ents of a girl. Sammy Weston and Sidney Clare have reunited after a separation of six years. A new company under the direction of Norman E. Fowler and Gil. Mc- AuliflFe is being routed for a tour of the middlewest in "Kentucky Sue." "The Deep Purple" is going out again, the producing rights to this piece having been obtained by Rey- nolds & Ross for Utah and Idaho. TtalmkigiviBg in Patcrson, N. J. Louise Weston of "The Follies of the Day" was married to Charles Pulsen of New York (non-professional). Alfredo sails Dec. 13 on the Olympic for a three years' tour of the world, engagements being included in Europe, Australia and South Africa. Gustavo Werner, formerly with "The Enchantress," has been engaged by Charles Frohman for the leading tenor role in "The Laughing Husband." The New York police arrested 350 auto speeders early this week. Alex. Carr, of "Potash & Perlmutter," mod Paul Durand were in the number fined. ''Marrying Mon^," a new show which Gilbert Miller expected to pro- duce out of town this week, has been postponed. Carolyn Lawrence suffered a re- lapse last week and the physicians re- ported that an immediate operation was necessary to save her life. The Amphion, Brooklyn, after a short stock regime, is now playing an 8-act vaudeville show from the United Booking Offices books. Sun Brothers* Show is still out, playing Alabama and Georgia. The show is expected to make its last stand at Ludowici, Ga., Dec. 8. Another new show, "Adolph and Philipp," is being organized for a tour of the Stair & Havlin houses. Of the new shows scheduled for re- hearsal before the holidays is "The Party of the Second Part," the Ed- ward Peple piece which will be staged by Edgar MacGregor. The Aronson Amusement Co. (Lou Aronson and Ed Wiley) of Chicago has organized a traveling company to take to the road in "McCarthy's Mishaps." A. M. Bruggeman of the Empire, Paterson, N. J., again installed his old male orchestra. A new leader, how- ever, is now in charge. Women for a time furnished the music. "The Other Man," a short story by Mabelle Heikes Justice, which recently appeared in the Cosmopolitan, has been dramatized by Edward Polland as a one-act playlet. WiU H. Fox ("every few inches of him a gentleman") is returning to America, and will first reappear at Hammerstein's Dec. 22, placed by Jenie Jacobs. David Warfield will be guest of hon- or at a dinner at the Hotel Astor Dec. 14 given by The Friars. Charles Emer- son Cook is chairman of committee on arrangements. "The Pirates," under the direction of a Mr. Farrington, now in rehear- sal, opens either Dec. 18 or 20 in South Bethlehem, Pa., for a tour of the middle east. Cyril Maude, playing repertoire at VVallack's under the Lieblers' manage- ment, will produce "The Headmaster" at the conclusion of the "Grumpy" run. Bobby Harris will open his new Dyckman theatre at 207th street and Broadway, Jan. 1, with "pop" vaude- ville and pictures. The house will seat 18(X) and will be booked by Adams & Rosenbaum, agents. Worthy Butts, who has been with the Morgan Litho Co. as its general manager here, has severed connections with the firm and is now the prime spirit of the newly organized Green- wich Litho Co. A report the Riverside is going into stock Dec. 15 is untrue. The William Fox offices are planning to open their new 97th street and Broadway theatre with "pop" vaudeville at that time, but so far no set policy has been decided upon for the Riverside. Harry J. Moseley, in vaudeville with his own sketch, "45 Minutes Married," has had his time set back so that he can join the Pickert Stock company which will tour the south. Nell Claire, of the Moseley act, will remain in vau- deville, doing an act with her sister, Mildred Claire. For the big Christmas Dinner bene- fit, Cohan & Harris are getting up there will be offered an act from "Seven Keys to Baldpate," in which George M. Cohan will play the leading role now in the hands of Wallace Ed- dinger. Cohan created the role dur- ing the illness of Eddinger resulting from the automobile accident which occurred in New England just before the premiere in Hartford. The Metropole Hotel, 809 N. Twelfth street, St. Louis, has passed into the hands of Elmer E. Campbell, who also owns the Regent, New Regent and Le- land Hotels there. He proposes to n'ake the Metropole the headquarters oi show folks playing in St. Louis. It has a $50,000 lobby and reading room. Harry H. Smith is the manager. Campbell claims to be the original "first theatrical hotel owner" in the United States. Tommy Gray told a small town vau- deville manager last week over the phone he did parody whistling and dialect dancing. The manager wanted an act for Saturday night. Was will- ing to pay 15 for a good turn. Tommy was in Philadelphia when the phone rang in the agent's office. After Mr. Gray finishing explaining about his act, the manager told the agent he could go as high as 16 for that fellow, and if he could get him for five, the agent could have the other dollar. TOMMY'S TATTLES BY THOMAS J. GRAY. Santa Claus is getting .his props ready for his annual one-night stand. The legits are starting to lamp that little clause in their contract which reads "half salary Christmas week." 'Tis a tough life, lad. Most every theatre in the country is going to have a Little theatre. Most the big theatres only have a "little idience," so what's the difference? How Small Time Quartets Ask for ^ork. Spokesman.—Want a Quartet? Agent—Nope. S.—How about a trio? A.—Nope. S.—Can you use a double? A.—Nope. S.—Well, how about our comedian as a single? If there weren't a "No. 2 spot" a lot of acts would have to think up a new excuse for flopping. Jubilee and Anniversary must do a great act. They are headlining all over. Old Stuff for tha Laglta. "I'm a very bad rehearser—but V\\ be all right the opening night" "When I get on my make-up and see the foot lights, everything comes back to me." "You know I wasn't supposed to play this part in the first place." "Just give me a crack at that other part and I'll show them." "It's funny they won't let me in New York." "Well, I've been carrying the whole show." "The star is getting sore at my notices." "They'll pay me next season after what I've done for them this year." "I know I'm the type—^they need me. "I guess I'll jump out and go into vaudeville." "What is it they give you, 40 or 42 weeks?" You can't blame actors for putting picture films in their act—audiences are so used to applauding the reels and letting the acts go unnoticed that some- thing must be done to move them. Agent looked Act was booked. Per cent? Just five Act was "hooked." To save time the telegraph offices near Times Square have a one word cede that covers two sentences. The sentences are "Best they would offer - .'I'lvise you to accept" .Since the rathskeller acts are not so much in demand, the service in some of our cafes has improved. What are you going to give your 1 cro nf fr\w r'V.-:-*—--