Variety (October 1914)

VARIETY NEW ACTS George L. Archer has revived "The Chocolate Drops," with King and Bail- ey. Archer recently returned from London. Tommy Grey, with Clarence Gaskill at the piano. Opening next Monday (Bart McHugh). John E. Kellerd in a sketch, prob- ably his big scene from "The Heart of Maryland." Mme. Yorska and Co. at Majestic, Chicago, next week, in "The Days of War" (James E. Plunkett). Lillian Shaw, new act (Edw. S. Kel- ler). Dorothy Hunter and Jack McEn- ness, dancers, at the Strand, are headed for vaudeville. Martin Brown and Rosie Dolly, dan- cing turn, Palace, New York, Oct 19. Mike Bernard and Amy Butler, Phil- adelphia this week. Suxette Bradford, formerly in "Huck- in's Run," is having a vaudeville sketch prepared for her own use. The three-act of McMahon, Dia- mond and Clemence, broken recently with the leaving of Miss Clemence, is t<> start out again opening in Montreal next week under the name of McMa- hon, Diamond and Chaplow. Reney Chaplow is the new member. Billy O'Hara (formerly Ascott and O'Hara), who has joined with Nick Marx in a new act, was unable to open Monday owing to an attack of stomach trouble. He is still under the doctor's care. Ben Harrison (formerly of Rath- skeller Trio) and Freida Klemm. Norma Winalow, new sketch by Harriet Ford. Gertrude Vanderbilt. and James demons. Marion Dyer, with the northern "Potash and Perlmutter," closed Oct. 3 to take up a route on the Loew Circuit in "The Cloak Model." -The California Minstrels" is being put on by Conroy and La Maire to travel over the Loew time, the stagers acting for the circuit in producing the turn. Davy Mandel and Irving Rose (with an office in the Hammerstein lobby) are reproducing "Who Shall Con- demn?" for vaudeville. It is the sketch Nina Morris once played. Willard Bowman rehearsing "Chick- en Feed." H. Haywood in act. Two girl acta being prepared by Mile. Le Brant. One will have four singers and the other four dancers. Frank Tinney has a skit, "My Sis- ter," by J. M. Barrie, which Tommy Gray has "vaudevillized" from a four- minute idea to 20 minutes. The sketch, with La Estrellita featured, will be ready in about a fortnight. Five peo- ple. (M. S. Bentham.) Miller and Mack, of "Hello Tango" revue, London, are back and have new act in readiness. (Thos. Fitzpatrick.) La Titcomb, with 10 people, opened at Elizabeth this week. May Boley, from Winter Garden show, trying out two-act next week. Bert Merket, in single, opening Or- pheum Circuit tour Oct. 19 at Winni- peg (Stoker & Bierbauer). Juliette Dika will "break in" her new act at Proctor's, Schenectady, next week. Bo nit a, single, at Hammerstein's Oct. 12; The McGreevys, returning end of October (Harry Weber). Kitty Gordon, with 10 people, in "Alma's Return," by Jack Lait, open- ing Atlantic City Oct. 5. Helen Goff and Harrison Hunter in support. William Flemen has a new act in re- hearsal, called "The Champion." Raymond and Bell have a new sing- ing and dancing act. Gertie Vanderbilt has taken on a new vaudeville partner in the person of Vic- tor Clement. The couple will do a new comedy act by Buck and Stamper. "When the Sun Rises," military play- let by H. S. Sheldon, is in vaudeville and Burks, will do a single. Ted Lorraine, formerly of Lorraine and Burks, will do a single George Damerel and Co. in new act, Majestic, Chicago, this week. Leona Thurber and Alma Youlin, in material by Jack Lait. / William Mack and "The Hot Dollar," by Jack Lait. Jack Mannion and Val Harris, form- erly of The Ragtime Sextet, playing "Uncle Jerry at the Opera." Bobby North returning, with an Aaron Hoffman act. Robert Milliken-Con Roddy Co., singing and talking sketch (Frank Hal- liday). W. E. Whittle in new ventriloquil turn in which he impersonates "Officer Dunn" in Central Park. Ned Neator and His Sweethearts. "The Dream Pirates," with 11 peo- ple, Flo Bert featured, now playing (Bart MacHugh). "Society Buds," with Clark and Berg- man, opened at Harrisburg, Pa., Mon- day. Due at Palace, New York, Oct. 12 (Jesse L. Lasky). Sun Leases Marion House. Marion, O., Oct. 7. The Elks' new theatre here, leased by Gus Sun for 10 years, will open the first wek in November with a legit- imate attraction. Mr. Sun, under his contract, must give at least five legitimate shows a year, devoting the house to vaude- ville the rest of the time. Minneapolis Has Another. Minneapolis, Oct. 7. The new Palace, built at a cost of $600,000, was opened this week with vaudeville and pictures supplied by the Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- ciation. The house is owned by Rubin & Finkelstein, who also control the Grand. Roy C. Jones is house manager. It will play three shows daily on a split week polic^. Maase Press Agenting. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, Oct. 7. Later reports regarding Leo Maase, the vaudeville agent, say he has been held by the German authorities and impressed into the press bureau serv- ice for the army. It was reported Maase was in the German army- at the front; also that he had sailed for New York. THE LAUDER SHOW. Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Morris left New York, going directly to San Francisco to meet Harry Lauder, who returns Oct. 15, at that port from Aus- tralia. Oct. 16 the Lauder tour commences at Los Angeles, and may last thirty weeks over here, perhaps winding up for two weeks or more in Morris' New York theatre for the annual Lauder metropolitan engagement. The Lauder show will be composed of the Scotch star, Alfred Latcll, Perceny, Yosca, Sylvester and Martinetti, Rapo, Jed and Ethel Dooley, Albert Donnelly. Ching Ling Foo, thought to be under engagement for the Lauder troupe, is not certain he will come over here al- though announced to sail from the other side. Morris arranged for the China- man through George Mooser. H. B. Marinelli is said to have offered Ching to Hammerstein,'s for two weeks at $1,500 each. This proposal rearranged the Chinaman's plans, although there has been no definite acceptance by Hammerstein's, and there is also some legal technicality to be gone through before the Chinaman can re-enter this country. The New York theatre, commencing Oct. 19, will play the A. H. Woods melodrama, "Cornered" (renamed) with John Mason, for a run, with Messrs. Morris and Woods splitting th: receipts on a percentage basis. WILLARD'S GROWING INC An institution for growing and de- veloping was organized by Willard, The Man Who Grows, in England just be- fore the war started. Mr. Willard is at Hammerstein's next week. He came in on the boat last Friday. Away from his home country for two years, travelling everywhere, Willard says he saw every- thing across the water worth seeing including the Czar of Russia and his beautiful daughters. Willard gave a private performance for the Russian royal family. The war has interfered with Willard's Growing and Developing Institution, Ltd., of England. It is incorporated and capitalized at $150,000. Lord Lons- dale is interested, also the Prince of Wales, although the Prince's interest is to increase his height on the Willard treatment, which the creator of the physical improvement system will use on him after the war. Willard's time over here is limited. He is due to return to England next month to fulfill contracts, having taken advantage of the situation there to visit his folks on this side for a few weeks. While in London during the early days of the war and in fact until leaving Willard acted as first aid to stranded and troubled Americans, mostly pro- fessionals. Reports of his attention to helpless Americans on the other side reached here before Willard came over. Marinelli's Bookings. Among the bookings made by H. B. Marinelli for Hammerstein's in the near future are Willard, The Man Who Grows, opening Oct. 12; La Milo, the English posing turn, Oct. 9; and Su- mika, the Jap singer, with four Geisha girls, a short while after. STOCK OPENINGS. Woonsocket, Mass., Oct. 7. A new stock under P. F. Shea's direc- tion opens at the Bijou Oct. 12, with Carol Arden and William Blake, leads. Salem, Mass., Oct. 7. Announcement is made that Lester Lonergan has organized a new stock, to open here within the next fortnight. St. Johns, B. C, Oct. 7. The Thompson-Woods Co., with a brand new roster, installed a new sea- son of stock here last week, the opener being "Bought and Paid For." Yonkers, N. Y., Oct. 7. Announcement is made of a new stock company, opening at the Whar- burton theatre next Monday. Macon, Ga., Oct. 7. The Florence Payton stock, after a summer's season in one of the St. Louis suburban theaters, is here at the Ma- jestic ^or the winter. Atlanta, Oct. 7. The Jewell-Kelly stock troupe, after a 69-weeks' stay at the Bijou, closed Oct. 3, business having slumped off to almost nothing. The house remains dark indefinitely. Akron, O., Oct. 7. Fred Lanhan will open a stock com- pany for Feiber & Shea at the Grand opera house here Oct. 19. Alice Clem- ents will be leading woman. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 7. Announcement was made this week of the closing, of Poli's stock company here in two weeks. The house will likely play straight pictures or pop vaudeville. CLANCY PLAYERS OPEN. The opening of the Empire, Pater- son, N. J., with the James Clancy Play- ers Saturday night, was a gala event for the town and Clancy. Everything that goes with a regular Broadway opening. An audience that jammed the house was enthusiastic. The opening bill was George M. Co- han's comedy "Broadway Jones." The company engaged for the stock organ- ization gave a most capable perform- ance. Ten curtain calls after the first act; seven after the second, and after the third, speeches. Harry Ingram, the leading man, gave an excellent performance in the titular role. Of the support Grace Campbell stood out. One or two members might be improved upon and this will undoubtedly arrive with time. STRANDED UPSTATE. Watertown, N. Y., Oct. 6. The Rose Black Stock stranded here last week. The proprietor of the Stroe- beck restaurant has served an attach- ment on the company for $45. Several of the members settled and left. Kellermann Comes Back. Annette Kellermann and her hus- band, J. R. Sullivan, returned from the other side last Saturday. The diver has not decided whether <lic will return to picture making or vaudeville. > •t