Variety (March 1915)

Vol. XXXVIII. No. 1. NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1Q15. 3-CENT MOVIE IN CINCINNATI OFFERS BILL OF FIVE REELS e raiwr * § t o« , nw e x mo TILDCN FOUNDATIONS SURATT IN BLACKFME. 191* lIYRIC FOR RENT? 1 h£ SH Enterprising Picture House Owners in Queen City Startle Busy Neighborhood with Cut Rate Show of Five Single May Start Something. Cincinnati, O., March 3. Three-cent movies have reached Cincinnati. Dave Ostand, tailor, Ben Tolmich and William Einhorn, news- boys, started, the cut-rate show at 1426 Central avenue last night, in the most densely populated district. Five single reels are on the program. A large sign outside the theatre advises patrons to put the two cents each per- son saves into a penny bank. The three-cent theatre owners came over from Russia a year or so ago. of "Fads and Fancies," due to open at the Knickerbocker Monday. Fast work is being put in this piece to have it in readiness. New principals, scenery and numbers will be shown, besides some of the people and matter in the show when first displayed out of town. It is said that at rehearsal the other day a stormy scene took place, in which one of the men connected with the show exhibit- ed surprising agility in dodging a chair hurled at him. The Winter Garden show, "Maid in America/' has been whipped around to Valeska Suratt in blackface will be in the new turn Miss Suratt is prepar- ing for vaudeville. It has as yet been unnamed but will first be seen at Ham- merstein's, probably March 15. In- cluded in Miss Suratt's company are Melville Stokes (her leading man for the past year) and Willie Solar, the eccentric dancer. Besides four songs which have been especially written by Irving Berlin, Miss Suratt will have several novelties for the remainder of the turn. One is her transformation into a "swell coon" at the finale. Another will be a special drop carrying over 100 like- nesses of players prominent in the legitimate, musical comedy and vaude- ville. The drop will be utilized for Miss Suratt's song, "When They Hang My Picture in the Hall of Fame." PRICB 10 CBNTS LOIE'S OWN THEATRE. San Francisco, March 3. Loie Fuller is to have her own the- atre in San Francisco. The venture will be backed by Mrs. Claus Spreck- les, the same story says. Miss Fuller was due to arrive in New York yesterday, leaving imme- diately for this point, accompanied by 25 girls who had been awaiting her ar- rival. JAIL PREFERRED. New Orleans, March 3. Grossman's Yiddish Players closed different form from its premiere, but here Saturday evening. The company the producers of it are reported still on was backed by Mrs. Brankyn, a a hunt for "people." wealthy widow of San Antonio, who One or more prospective members forgot to pay salaries. The artists, are nightly led up to the Garden to through Commissioner of Labor Mc- take a look at the play. So far no new Gilvray, gave to Mrs. Brankyn the engagements have been announced. option of paying up or going to jail. She went to jail. AFTER ENGLISH STARS. Two English musical comedy stars were cabled offers this week for en- gagements in New York. Gertie Millar who has been George Edwardes' star there for some years, and Gladys Cooper (lately appearing in the halls with Seymour Hicks) were favored ones. M. S. Bentham did the cabling. PAVLOWA'S $75,000 GUARANTEE. Havana, March 3. The Cuban Government has engaged Pavlowa for the opening attraction at the new Theatre National, March 16. Pavlowa and her company will appear for two weeks, then visit Santiago for one week. The engagement has brought Woods' Annual R.R. Statement. Vic Leighton, the general booking and transportation manager for A. H. Woods, is busily engaged in compiling the annual statement of railroading of the Woods attractions. There were 20 Woods companies on tour this season. The amount expended in moving these the dancer a guarantee of $75,000, post- . shows will total in excess of $200,000 SHAPING UP REVUES. The task of shaping up two new re- vues in New York is still going on. One is the Klaw & Erlanger production ed in New York with bankers last week. * Pavlowa is in Boston this week hav- ing closed an engagement at the Cen- tury, New York, Saturday. The com- pany plays next week in Savannah, Ga. After Gjba the company is to travel through the Panama Canal, appearing at Colon and Panama, then going to San Francisco, opening in the Exposi- tion City June 1. This will be the first show to travel through the Big Ditch. In previous years the records have been 1913-14, $132,111.38; 1912-13, $169,957.92; 1911-1912, $113,204.23. French Rag Violinist Arrives. Mile. Odette Myrtil, a French rag- time violinist, arrived here this week from the other side, booked on the Pantages time by Charles Bornhaupt. If you don't advert!** In VARIETY, don't odvwtlfo. Adele Blood in "Zira." Adele Blood has been engaged to appear as a stock star in Lynn, Mass., the week of March 22 in "Zira." iberts are offering the Lyric for rent, according to report. Joe Web- er's "Only Girl" is now at the house. It is said the Shuberts have nothing in sight to follow that production, after it moves, and has asked some pop vaudeville managers to submit a prop- osition for the theatre. One management is reported to have proposed to the Shuberts that they op- erate the Lyric until May 1 on a 50-50 basis, the vaudeville putting in the show and the Shuberts running the house. If the Lyric goes over with that policy, then a lease is to be made. Almost next door to the Lyric is Hammerstein's, while down the block is Loew's American. In picture oppo- sition it has the Broadway, New York and Strand, with the Hippodrome to start a picture policy about the same time the Lyric would open with a pop variety show. ADA LEWIS' DEBUT. Vaudeville will be tried for the first time by Ada Lewis, when she has made ready to appear in a sketch written for her by Edgar Allan Woolf. Ed- ward S. Keller is the vaudeville di- rector for the turn. "NURSE" AT REPUBLIC. The A. H. Woods production of "Good Night Nurse" will first be seen in New York, at the Republic, where another Woods show, "Kick In" is now playing. The latter will move about March 20, going to the Grand Opera House, Bronx Opera House and Stand- ard, before being retired for the season. Tempest and Sunshine Again. Tempest and Sunshine will reunite as a "sister" act to accept an engage- ment in the new Raymond Hitchcock revue in August. Laura Nelson Hall's Sketch. Laura Nelson Hall will appear at Hammerstein's March 22, in a new sketch. Leaving the KeHermann Show. Gertrude Vanderbilt is to leave "The Model Maid" in which Annette Keller- mann is starring, next week in Cin- cinnati.