Variety (January 1914)

28 VARIETY Mr. and Mrs. GOUGET IN THEIR LATEST CREATIONS N o« ».th EVA TANGUAY ROAD SHOW Permanent Address, 118-20 West 49th Street, New York 8-C.).—Kara, Juggler, easy hit tn headline spot; Edith Clifford, registered early ; Mack A Atkinson, fine; "Everybody's Doing It," good ; Stalne's Comedy Circus, pleaaea. CRYSTAL (William Gray, mgr.; agent, T. B. C.).— "The Fair Co-Eds," at head of the bill, scores; Tawnson's Hawallans, good; Henry Hodge ft Co., excellent; Victorlne ft Zoeller, entertain; Four Banta Bros., fair. ORPHEUM (Frank Cook, mgr.; agent. T. B. C.).—Colonial Minstrel Maids in continuous performance supplants continuous vaudeville this week, with a minstrel first part, olio and cabaret, all going good. DAVIDSON (Sherman Brown, mgr.; agent, Ind.).—Edmund Breese, in "The Master Mind," to good business. Oeorge Arllss, In "Disraeli," to follow. SHUBERT (Cbarles C. Newton, mgr.).—Shu- bert Theatre Stock company In "Rosalind at Red Gate." Excellent business. "The Woman" next. PABST (Ludwlg Krelss, mgr.).—Pabst Ger- man Theatre company In "Mam'selle Nltouche" to sell out. "Die Ernte" will follow. OAYETY (J. W. Whitehead, mgr.).—Phil Ott and "The Honeymoon Girls" company. Good houses. "The "The Both AUSTRALIA By MARTIN C. BRENNAN. Sydney, Dee. 12. PALACE.—Allen Doone Co. Bl- business. HER MAJESTY'S.—Qulnlan Opera Co. In the last nights. ROYAL.—Wlllam Anderson's Co. In Confession." STANDARD.—Welch A Carbasse In Warning." CRITERION—"Within the / Law." play and players very popular here. TTVOLI.—Frank Parish, Barton A As ley, Du Callon, Wlllette Whitaker (last night), Five Petleys, Great Golden Troupe, Rosa Roma, Lily Eyton and others. To-morrow, Frederick Hawley In "The Bandit," Paaquale Bros, and Ferry Corley, English musical clown. NATIONAL.—Max A Cameron, Mitchell A Llchtner. Lashwood A Remby, Sharratt A Lang, The Dec a re A Tomato, Franco Mid- gets, Van Camp and his Pigs, CUffe Four, Winifred Stewart, Ernest Pitcher, Desperado A La Rose. PRINCESS.—Jack Kearns, Max Martin, The Duckworths, Lereno, Mel Brewer, Louie Duggan, Olga Pennington, Ina Laragy, Lyall Sisters, Walter Whyte. Harry Stone, the suc- cessful American lightweight boxer, has been secured as an added attraction. He and Jack Kearns are drawing them with a burlesque exhibition. BRIDGE THEATRE.—Harry Clay's Co., good business. MELBOUR* E OPERA HOUSE.—Gene Green, Leakey's Six Hoboes, Eight Saxones, Vaude A Verne, Rich- ards Bros., Bellora, Du Callon and others. GAIETY.—Millie Doris, English low-com- edy artist, the big hit; Salmon A Joy, Harry Baxter, Roy Rene, Eileen Brennan, Lalu Eugene, May Smith, Gus Hayward, Frank Herbert©. One of the three Breves, a musical comedy act In N. Z., was knocked down by a sudden rush of "strikers" In New Zealand recently. Though not seriously injured, he was badly battered. The Sonoma gave promise of taking back a large number of artists to the states to-mor- row. Those who had made arrangements for the trip were Sharratt A Lang, Frank Parish, AGNES KAYNE A HIT FOR THE W. V. M. A. Booked Solid Direction, BEEHLER BROS. Laakey's Hoboes, Wlllette Whitaker and Oeorge Murphy, the Juggler. At the last mo- ment the three former acts were held over. There Is still some doubt about the Hoboes going this week. The hoop-rolling Mullers may leave to-morrow. At Adelaide Tlvoli the Primrose Four are the big attraction. They leave for the states about Jan. 9. 'Tls said that Mrs. Oene Greene and Charlie Straight's wife will leave for America next month. The latter anticipates a domestic event in the near future. Goldberg, big; Lorraine A Dudley, hit; Chief Capuollcan, fair; Four Merkel Bisters, splen- did ; Van Bros., ordinary; Thlessen's Dogs, pleasing. ATLANTA (Homer George, mgr.; K. A E.). —7-8, "Polly of the Circus"; 8-10. "Blind- ness of Virtue": 12-13. "Broadway Jones"; 19. "Peg O' My Heart LYRIC (Jake Wellem. mgr.).—Norman Hackett Stock, good business. BIJOU (Jake Welle, mgr.).—Eddie Black Stock. The Princess In Savannah, failed is a bur- lesque house. It was backed by the manage- ment of the Columbia of Atlanta. Hugh D. Mcintosh returned here two weeks ago. He stated several extra-Used acts were booked to open from time to time, but would not divulge names. Mcintosh is making sev- eral changes in the staffs since his return. George Portus, the popular front-of-the- house manager at the Tlvoli, left for Adelaide last week, where he will act as general man- ager at the local Rlckards house. His posi- tion has meant that J. B. Montrle and lions. Marcus are on the retired list "The White City," Australia's greatest open- air attraction, opened last week, after several postponements. This new amusement venture, financed by prominent Australian entrepre- neufs, Is very pretentious in character and carries a large number of concessions which will be added to within the next few months. The support accorded does not augur too well for ultimate success, but It Is young yet. The enterprise, on its merits, deserves every en- couragement Mrs. Ransom Wright a young society ma- tron, made her debut on the professional stage last week, playing with the Norman Hackett company. - Teddy la Due, Florence Vincent and Edwin Vail have arrived from New York to strength- en the Hackett company. The Forsyth last week with "Neptune's Garden" as the beadllner had its best box office week since Annette Kellerman estab- lished a house record at her first vaudeville appearance here. A big batch of American acts arrived by the Sonoma Monday last There were 29 ar- tists, and all will open at the National to- morrow. The bill will consist of acts that have never appeared in Australia. This in Itself Is a record. Ida Rosslyn, wife of Jack Kearns, the come- dian. Is dangerously ill. No hope is enter- tained for her recovery. Arthur Don passed through last week en route to Melbourne, where he will be identi- fied with "The Land of Nod." George Murphy, the talking Yankee Juggler, who has been in Australia for nearly two feara, received a cable from Frisco announc- ing the serious illness of his brother in Frisco. He leaves by to-morrow's boat for home. Allan Doone farewelled to a huge audience to-night The various Irish societies were present and the actor was the recipient of many handsome floral tributes. Doone will play the other states until Easter, when he returns to Sydney. ATLANTA Br R» H MeCAW FORSYTH (Hugh Cardosa, mgr.; agent, U. B. O).—Lasky's Rest Cure, goes well; Rube Local adventurers are talking of a season of high-class musical Btock at the Grand, the Wells house that has been dark all season. It is said there is $10,000 in sight for the gamble. A new Keith house will be added to the Southern time January 19 when Jake Wells will open the Lyric In Birmingham as a first- class two-a-day. Rube Goldberg, the cartoonist, who Is at the Forsyth this.week, was the honor guest at the feast given by fifty newspaper men at the At- lanta Club Tuesday evening. BRONX, NEW YORK By C. B. MBSSLBB. HRONX OPERA HOUSE (Richard Madden, mgr.).—Primrose and Dockstader MlnstrelB. Next week, "The Typhoon." METROPOLIS (Paul C. Grenlng, mgr.).— "The Lost Trail," Rowden-Hall Stock, with Mae Desmond. MINERS.—"Beauty, Youth and Folly." GARDEN (O. L. Flelschmann, mgr.).— "Third Degree" and films. PROSPECT (Harry Gates, mgr.).—"Mendel Fellls or the Black 107." Last week of legit at this house. BRONX (Harry Bailey, mgr.).-Den Beyer & Co., Moore A Young, Winch A Poo re, The Randalls, Prince Lai Mon Kim, "Myrtle Clay- ton," Geo Drum's Harmonist Edwin George, Stone A Kallsz, Bailey A Fisher, Raymond A Caverly, Frederick V. Bowers Co., Jordan Girls. TREMONT (L. Rose, mgr.).—Pictures. CECIL SPOONER'S. — "Mendel Bellls." Stock. ROYAL (Frank Gersten, mgr.).—Eva Tan- guay, vaudeville. Next week, "The Lure." ANOTHER PERSONAL MEMORANDUM FOR THE BOX OFFICES OF THE NATION OLIVER MOROSCO'S HAPPY NEW YEAR "F»KO O' By J. HARTLEY MANNERS LAURKTTK TAYLOR: Jan. 1, Grand Rapids, Mich. (Peggy O'Nell) Mat. 91.012.00 Dec. 31, Mat.. 429th consecutive time, Cort Theatre, N. Y S1.1M.00 Dec. 31, Night, 430th consecutive time, Cort Theatre, N. T... z,943.00 Jan. 1, Mat., 431st consecutive time, Cort Theatre, N. Y 1,479.50 Jan. 1, Night. 433d consecutive time, Cort Theatre. N. Y 1,444.50 IF TOTAL FOR FOUR PERFORMANCES 86,168.00 GHOBS RECEIPTS FOR WEEK ENDING JAN. 3, 1914. .13350.00 Jan. 1, Dayton Ohio (Klsa Ryan) Mat fl.053.00 Night 1,261.00 Total on Day 92,314.00 Gross Receipts for Week Ending Jan. 3, 1914 97,211.00 Jan. 1, Macon, Ga. (Blanche Hall) .Mat. 9 920.00 Night 611.50 Total on Day 91.531.50 (iron* Receipts for Week Ending Jan. 3, 1914 96,602.60 Night 1,108.00 Total on Day 92,120.00 Gross Receipts fot Week Ending Jan. 3, 1914 97,468.00 Jan. 1, Lexington, Ky. (Florence Martin) Mat 9 820.00 Night 726.00 Total on Day 91.645.00 Gross Receipts for Week Ending Jan. 8, 1914.. 84,800.00 Jan. 1, Anborn, N. Y. (Lois Meredith) Mat. 91.156.50 Night 1,784.00 Total on Day 92,940.50 Gross Receipts for Week Ending Jan. 3. 1914... . 95,498.50 Total Gross Receipts for 8 Companies Week En ding Jan. 8... .945,480.00 "HELP WANTED" (HENRY KOLKER) CORT THEATRE, CHICAGO By JACK LAIT Gross Receipts for Week Ending Jan. 8, 1914 .910,163.00 CKOIUiK MOOSKR. General Manager for Oliver Morosco. being subscribed and sworn, does hereby make affidavit that the above 1b a true and correct statement of the gross business done by Oliver Mor osco'i several companies on the days and dates given. GEORGE MOOSKR Sworn to bt/ore me this 6th day of January. 1114. JOAQUIN W. BUCKLEY. Notary Public, New York County No. 41k, New York Register No. 838V. ' N. Y. Commission Expires Mar. SO, 1916. BRONX PARK CASINO.—High class cab- aret and dancing. Next week the Prospect changes to movies. The Bronx Is to have two more movie thea- tres. Architects Gronenberg ft Leuchtag re- port they haxe completed plans for a OUO-seat picture theatre to cost 915.000. located east side Melrose avenue on a plot 83 by 121. Owners, Eenenson Realty Co. Another 600-seat house, costing 912,000 for plot 75 by 100, east side Southern Boulevard, south of Jennings street, owner, Abraham Kane. Harold Jacoby of Newark, treasurer at Pros- pect this season, finds himself adrift, due to the change to movies. Loew's Boulevard theatre Is one of the finest In the Bronx. Eva Tanguay received a big welcome from the rise of the curtain at Monday'a matinee until It rang down. Mendil Bellls Is playing at two local thea- tres this week, Stair ft Havlins company at the Prospect and the Cecil Spooner's stock produc- ing It For two houses in a locality like the Bronx to offer the same attraction, both houses must feel the effect at the box office. The management of the Prospect theatre, having secured the sole and exclusive right to show some startling motion plcturea, the policy of that house will be to show these reels as long as these photo plays are avail- able. An unusually enormous expense has been gone through to procure this "exclusive service" and the management Is lead to be- lieve that It will bring motion picture en- Better than Money on the Road Have you ever saved up money while on the Road, only to have It stolen or lost? Many actors and actresses have had Just such an ex- perience. "A.B.A." Cheques are useless to a thief or other un- lawful possessor, because they re- quire the counter-signature of Hie rightful owner to make them good. By eon verting your salary Into "A. B. A." Cheques yonr money Is not only safe, but always available, be- cause these cheques are accepted everywhere like coin of the realm In payment of travel expenses. "A. B. A." Cheques are sold at the principal Banks of the principal Towns. 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