Variety (July 1915)

20 VARIETY bv $400 brought by William Boyd, au actor. Harry Ridings would not 1st the bailiff near tha stage door and In some way or other smuggled tba actress out of tha theatre. Friday night last was Charlie Chaplin night at McVlckers and amateur Chaplin as- pirant* were given a chance to display their prowess in this line. One of the small Chap- Uns worked out In front of the theatre and with the help of an old woman gave a real- istic slapstick exhibition when she chased him up the street with her umbrella. The night was a success. Fraud and conspiracy are the charges against William Schmidt, president; George Schmidt, secretary; Roland D. Whitman and Lloyd G. Whitman, directors of the Klvervlew Park Company, brought by Mrs. Augusta Miller, a stockholder. The charges state the defendants used funds In a manner not to tne Interests of stockholders and that the expense account was much too heavy. The defendants claim the charges are absurd and that It ia only another effort to wrest the control of the park from those in charge at present. COHANS GRAND (Harry Ridings, mg«;>-— "The Lady In Red" (1st week). Moved from the Princees. . M PORT (U J. Hermann, mar.). leg o My Heart," with Pc «* y °' Nel1 (9tn week) - DolDB fai OARRICK (John J. Garrlty. mgr.).--"All Over Town/' with Joseph Santley (7th week). Still making money through big ma"nees ILLINOIS (Augustua Pitou, mgr.) ; — The Birth of a Nation" (film, «th week). Big bust- "Ta^ALLiTc Joseph Bransky. mgr.). -Musi- "PALACE (Harry Singer, mgr). - Maid in America" (7th week). Stlu big. MAJESTIC (Fred Eberts, mgr.; agt., Orpb.) —Nonette. the violinist and songster, managed to unset a smoothly running show by step- Sng ?ut of the bill after the Monday mat nee at the Majestic. The violin player waa "No. 2" in the afternoon, but refused to go on at the night show on account of the spot. In this way she made things unpleasant for the fair crowd in the theatre on a night when a show should be the last form of amusement SouTbt The shake-up of the bill brought a dramatic sketch, No. 2. with dUaatrousi re- sult*, the acta following immediately after suffering accordingly. The Kremka Brothers opened the show and managed to stir the heated throng to something akin to «?*««- asm. The two boys do a dandy act Number two came the kli.joy of the evening, Madame Beeson and company in "It Doesn't Happen, and it didn't at any time during the sketch. Neither Madame nor any of her company dis- played anything that could be called unusual acting In this rather serious but commonplace vehicle. Nan Halperln followed the convales- cence and she did not come near making as good as la usual for her to do in this city. Miss Halperln has changed her act somewhat since here before, but her spot was against her. Howard, the ventriloquist, stirred things up a bit with his well-worked dummies and his singing efforts. The hit of the show was fought for between the Volunteers and Allan Dinehart and Co. The Volunteers got all the laughs coming to them and received many calls through the efforts of the tenor comedian. Dinehart did things that vaudeville sketches as a rule never come near doing. The quiet and pleasing vehicle, "The Meanest Man on Earth," was Immediately taken notice of and received more applause than any sketch seen here in some time. Nat Wills, next to clos- ing, worked against the hot weather and he must be given the decision. It was not a night for a single talker, but Wills managed to get most of his bright quips over In laugh- ing style. The Four Romanos are four girls who give an exhibition of classical dancing, using a like routine to the Morgan Dancers, who appeared In Chicago not long ago. In the afternoon the girls themselves must have felt the heat, for they appeared with only socks for leg coverings. But in the evening after Charles Kohl had Intervened, the legs were covered with tights. It may have been this that made the large number of people walk out at the start of the act. McVICKERS (J. O. Burch, mgr.; agt., Loew).—McVicker's did fair business Monday in spite of the weather. The headllner did not put In an appearance In time to go on for the first show. Ed Reynard In "A Morning in Hicksville" was billed to lead, but he failed to make the proper railroad connections and was late. He went on at the second show. Law ton. the Juggler, opened the show and was liked for his excellent work. The 4 Gillespie Olrls, No. 2. did well In a singing act. Fran- cesco Redding and Co. are still playing the same old standby of a sketch where the Eng- lish lord stirs things up by whipping the cop. The sketch was a big laughing hit. E. J. Moore Is a talking magician who docs tricks not new but does them well. His talk and his funny assistant go to make him a success. Webb's Seals failed to create much interest through the animals not being as well trained as in most acts of this kind. Besides tblH there Is no comedy In this act and this Is what generally Is the mainstay In seal per- formances. The three Ambler Brothers pre- sent an art In which two do a perch per- formance while the other at first sings and then acts as an assistant. Malcy and Woods, a boy and girl, offer a pleasing specialty, In which they both sing and dance. Maley docs a clever bit of character work In acting a lit- tle of "Mr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" In a song. Sadie Sherman does charncter bits and sing- ing. Miss Sherman with the properly framed vaudeville act should be able to do things. GREAT NORTHERN HIPPODROME (A. H Talbot, mgr.; agt., W. V. M. A.).—Despite the real hot weather Monday the Hippodrome filled O A i ALL PEOPLE ENGAGED FOR RUBE BERNSTEIN'S "FOLLIES OF PLEASURE" KINDLY REPORT FOR REHEARSALS MONDAY MORNING, JULY ltTH, AT It O'CLOCK AT LYCEUM HALL, 81 W. 4SRD STREET CALL TO ARMS All people signed for BARNEY GERARD'S "FOLLIES OF THE4DAY" report for rehearaale SATURDAY, JULY 31, at If A. M„ at MINER'S BRONX, ISfth Street and 3rd Avenue All people signed for Hugh? Bernard's "Americana'' report same place. Wed., Aug. 4, It a. m. Can uae a few good-looking enow guia and mediums Call Room est, Aator Theatre Building, New York City FOR FRED IRWIN'S "MAJESTICS" Chorus and Gentlemen Who Can Sing and Dance Apply to FRED IRWIN Office 208 Columbia Theatre Buildinf, New York. up to capacity Just before the first show of the day shift was over. The bill waa headed by Tate's "Motoring," but the present people handling the comical English skit are not well adapted to their parts missing fire on some of the most important parts. The sketch did not do aa well as a headllner should at this house. The Tan Kwal Troupe of Chinamen pulled down the applause hit of the show with their hair-swinging efforts, done in a much more effective manner than any of the troupes using the same stunt in vaudeville now. This act closed the show. Corrlgan and Vivian do sharp-shooting, the girl trying to dance and sing a little during the act. The shooting Is but ordinary. The name of Vivian may be rightly used in this act, but there haa been a turn working both on this and the other side that does shooting and have been known sb the Vivians. The Three Falcone do their usual routine of tricks on the rings and were fairly successful. Sherman and Uttrey, who appeared at the Majestic a few weeks ago, did little with singing and a bit of dancing. The two InaiBted on singing a chorus of a aong that was not demanded as an encore and they suffered accordingly. Carl played his one- string fiddle and talked. He did fairly. Rose Garden, a single girl who sings and played the piano, did very well with a few numbers, for which she makes two changes. Miss Oar- den has a pleasing voice that she uses in only one number aud can play a piano with won- derful ragtime results. MIsb Garden made a dandy number two act. SAN FRANCISCO VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE PANTAGES* THEATRE BLDG. Phone, Douglass 2213 ticular kind of turn. "Just Half Way," a nicely built little comedy offering with a nifty finish, went well here, played by a No. 2 cast. Tabor and Green, exploited for their song- writing abilities, earned a hit. The Elks Duo, hinted at aa grand opera celebrities, were the singing feature of the bill, but made little impression. The Two Bartellas opened the bill with an acrobatic specialty, going aa well as one would expect in the spot. Coy Detrickie waa rather entertaining and the Empress au- dience seemed to like her. The Three Princess Lilliputians were added to the bill from this end, as was "The Nude Truth Girl." Fred Swift also bolstered up the program. CORT (Homer F. Curran, mgr.).—Melting Pot film, featuring Walker Whiteside. COLUMBIA (Gottlob, Marx & Co., mgrs.).— Dark for this week only. ALCAZAR (Belaaco A Mayer, mgrs.).—Birth of Nation film. WIGWAM (Jos. F. Bauer, mgr.).—Del. 8. Lawrence Dramatic Players. PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee and mgr.; agt., Levey).—Vaudeville. HIPPODROME (Wm. Ely, mgr.; agt, W. S. V. A.).—Vaudeville. SAVOY (Loenen Bros., lessee and mgrs.).— Burlesque. "The Trojan Woman" was presented In Fes- tival Hall, Expo' last week. There is a possibility of the Alcazar return- ing to dramatic stock In the near future. On June 3o a banquet was tendered E. M. Rosner In honor of his 28th anniversary as leader of the Orpheum orchestra. The Dillon and King Musical Comedy Co. has shifted from the Columbia In Oakland to the Republic here. According to reports, the three days Fourth •f July 968.M. eelearmtiem netted %** attnv mam The local Preas Club gave a 'Forty-nine night, July 10, In honor of the delegates to the International Preaa Congreas, whlea eea- vened here. July 7, T. Otis Baker, a San Mateo theatre employe, was arrested on telegraphic instruc- tions from Mississippi. The charge was grand larceny, but no details were given. Otis waa placed in cuatody to await trial. From all Indications it looks as though bur- lesque at the Savoy Is going to stick. At any rate the management reports that the evening attendance is very encouraging and the mati- nee business is increasing steadily. Charles Kenyon, author of "Kindling," has 5one to New York, where ne wl.i assist in the lrectlon of his newest play, "The Chatelaine," in association with William A. Brady, accepted by Arthur Hopkins, and scheduled for an early premiere at the Criterion. The Liberty, which haa been playing split vaudeville weeks of W. 8. V. A., Is said to have been taken over by a Mr. Gordan, who, it is said, will discontinue vaudeville and offer pictures at 2Va cents admission, or two shows for a nickel. Saturday, July 24, will be newspapermen's day at the Expo', when the scribes and editors throughout the state will have an opportunity to get together and enjoy a special entertain- ment being prepared for the occasion. Rob- ert Edgar Long, formerly preaa agent for 101 Ranch, Is handling the Newspapermen's Day exploitation. A banner across the American theatre an- nounces the house is going to reopen in August and that during Interim $60,000 will be spent In Improving the Interior. Just what the future policy of the house will be is a matter of conjecture, but since the Savoy haa made burlesque stick so far, it is rumored that the American may in the fall devote it- self to that sort of entertainment. IUFFAL0. BY CLYDE r. HEX. SHEA'S (Henry J. Carr, mgr.).— Thla Is anniversary week at Shea's, and an exception- ally good bill la offered. The Court street theatre has now been open ten years and Is still one of the moat popular places of amuse- ment in the city. Headlining thla week are Brice and King, who were a big hit; Bonita and Lew Hern were billed as an extra attrac- tion, and do well; "The Girl From Milwau- kee, scored; Charles Olcott, adds apicey comedy to the show; the Bison City Four were greatly applauded; the Ramsdells' pease; the Flying Mayos, are a sensation pictures close. HIPPODROME (Henry Marcus, mgr.).—Mrs. Leslie Carter in "The Heart of Maryland" drew well first half. Local views taken on feat ed addCU ** blH * Mu,,caI Programs OLYMPIC (Charles Denzlnger, mgr.; agt, ? un .i)."~ Be v nard ~ I*"""!"©, operatic singer, headlines big; Brown and Wilmot, entertain Kobert Locker, scores success; Margaret Hover ™2 n °"' K get over b,g: Sorbin, Montgomery compfeu MIL * g °° d 8ketCh ' PeatUre moTle » PALACE * STRAND (Harold Edel, mgr.) —Paramount movies to fair business ACADEMY (Jules Michaels, mgrj.—Owing Jo success of Abe Leavltt and hia tabloid musical comedy company the management has arranged for their indefinite stay. Conducting as an advertising feature a "8wat the Fly" campaign, the house has done unusually good business throughout the week. Each natron 1 gi !£ n A fly 8watt er a« they enter. Movies ?? 0W J5S, the . deadIy peHI of the fly arethowS Ure^p'ic'tuJe. 10 ^ ° ne ' aCt C ° med ' and ■ ™ Things theatrical have seldom been as dull as at the present time in Buffalo. LeJit thrift a K d the , onl y burlesque playhouse in the city have closed for the summer. U B O acts are continued at Shea's. Poo vaude- ville has held up at the Olympic alone Musi- cal comedy bas been substituted for the usual Loew shows at the Academy. Warm weatheV D?lor PU f« a tM ,mp S the p,cture buSSmTwhich ia g .randTin{er.e£on 0rWard to ' >™><™ ORPHEUM.—Kitty Gordon and Co., the cur- rent week's headllner, offering Jack Lait's "Almas Return," In which Harrison Hunter plays the principal supporting role, was well liked at thp opening performance. Ruby Nor- ton and Sammy Lee In dances were excellent, the audience showing their appreciation with liberal applause. The Four Melodious Chaps fnlled to appear, their place on the bill being taken by Lorraine and Dudley. Brltt Wood was a hit because of the novel features of his specialty. Dooley and Rugel, perhaps of the best act* of lt 8 particular kind ever Introduced here, went decidedly big. This is their sec- ond week nt the house and they easily re nented. Prlnre Lai Mon Kim, also a holdover rrom last work, was delegated to open the program, and despite the handicap of the po- sition earned an encore. Lucy Gillette, who juggles with exceptional skill, held the other end of the bill and closed successfully. Jaek Wilson also appeared. EMPRESS.— Maximilian the Great topllner this week and closed the show with little or no trouble, pleasing those who like this par HAVE YOU HEARD OF "FOOTLITE BRAND" OF SILKOLINE? Well, to im tilt wordi of kindreds of performers, "Footlite Silkoline" in tiahtt ..U. >~i.. and diving salts, are totter than pare silk, because "Footlite Silkoline" Issms after . 22 ef w.ih.ngs. and looks better the second month than the tret. Nothing et!aU*'FooHit« cjtfj line." asd prices art low enough to sarprlso yos Wt also mansfaettrt oar laments is eotton. worsted. and part silk. 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