Variety (April 1916)

VARIHTY WRiETY Trade Mark Registered Published Weekly by VARIETY, Inc. SIME SILVERMAN, President Times Square New York ADVERTISEMENTS Advertising copy for current issue must reach New York office by Wednesday nine p. m. Advertisements by mail should be accom- panied by remittances. SUBSCRIPTION Annual $4 Foreign 5 Single Copies, 10 cents Entered as second-class matter at New York STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP. MAN- AGEMENT. CIRCULATION, ETC, RE- QUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, Of Variety, published weekly at New York, N. Y., lor April 1. 1916. State of New York ) __ County of New York J "' . Before me, a Commissioner of Deeds, in and for the state and county aforesaid, personally appeared John J. 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That the average number of copies of each issue of thia publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid sub- scribers during the six months preceding the date ahown above is (This information is required from daily publications only.) JOHN J. O'CONNOR, Business Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of March, 1916. (Seal) ETHEL McPUGH. (My commission expires Nov. 17, 1916). Vol. XLII. No. 6 Myrtle Young leaves "Melodyland" Saturday. Achille D'Arraa is at the front with the French forces. The Academy, Buffalo, is giving away a Ford each week to its patrons. Amiee Dalmorea is to leave the cast of "The Unchastened Woman/' April 22. Thurston Hall is to leave the cast of "The Only Girl," first company, and has been placed by Chamberlain Brown with the company to present stock un- der the management of F. Ray Corn- stock at the Colonial, Cleveland. The Olympia, New Bedford, Mass., opened Monday with a pop vaudeville show booked through the Sheedy office. Nena Blalce has been engaged by William Elliott as leading woman in his new production. \ Proctor's, Mt. Vernon, N. Y., is con- tinuing with vaudeville for the present, the decision for an early change into straight pictures having been reversed. The Portland, Portland, Me., will play a pop vaudeville policy booked through the U. S. V. M. A., commenc- ing Easter Monday. Mitchell & Alfred Leichter's "Amal- gamated Exposition Shows" will take to the road May 6, with Jersey City the first stand. Charles Rann Kennedy is now at work on the third act of "The Rib of the Man," in which Edith Wynne Math- ison is to be seen next season. Jack Cornell (Jack and Dolly Cor- nell) is recovering from an operation at the Hamilton Sanitarium, Brook- lyn. Flavia Arcaro has filed a petition in bankruptcy with liabilities of $1,500 and no assets. The creditors include C. H. Engel and Lee Shubert. Olive Gilbert, stenographer in the Poli New York offices, has resigned, to take effect April 29. Miss Gilbert will be married shortly after that date. "The Garden of Aloha," with Mile. Veronica and a Hawaiian orchestra, has been given an eight-week contract by the Amalgamated. The Palace, Manchester, N. H., will again take to vaudeville April 24, fol- lowing the close of the stock season in the house. John Wesley and Frank Thomas have been signed by A. H. Woods for the Dolly Sisters production, "The Stolen Honeymoon." The Broadway Clothes Shop is now located at 1568 Broadway and has tak- en over the entire second floor for the display of clothing. Max Wein- stein and Ben Rocke are in charge. Ben Lewis, brother of Nat Lewis, the Broadway haberdasher, returned to New York this week after a two weeks' honeymoon in the South. His bride was Laura Snow. Blanche Merrill and Max Hart have formed a business agreement to co- jointly produce for vaudeville in the future. Al Wohlman is shortly to re- appear in a new act written by Miss Merrill. Frances NeUso* has been engaged by Edward H. Robins as leading wom- an for the Robins Players, who are to present stock this summer at the Alex- andria, Toronto, opening May 15. Prank Mono, who went after Wil- lard and the heavyweight title less than two weeks ago, put in several nights after the fight proving he was as much at home on the waxed floor as in the padded arena. Dan Hennessy, boss of the Split Time Department in the United Book- ing Offices, is expected to return from his rest seeking vacation next week. The doctors have ordered Daniel to take the air twelve hours daily, and this Mr. Hennessy is doing just now at Baltimore. When Ben Puller* the Australian vaudeville manager, reached home, the Sydney "Sun" interviewed him on the American theatrical situation. Mr. Fuller gave out on interesting account of his observations on this side dur- ing his recent visit of four months, but must have been misquoted when the "Sun" printed he had said Elsie Janis was receiving $6,000 weekly in vaude- ville over here. That might create an impression causing a rush of Austral- ian acts to this side, but Miss Janis does receive weekly $3,000, which is around 600 £ sterling in English money. Lester D. Mayne, New England manager for the U. S. Vaudeville Man* agers' Ass'n., has arranged for that cir- cuit's vaudeville shows at the Comlque and Vieme theatres, New Bedford, Mass., commencing April 24. Acts will be booked for a full week in New Bed- ford, splitting between the two houses (in different sections of the town). Manager Harry 8wift of the Har- lem opera house, is giving a box party to 30 local residents connected with the Carnival held in that section of the metropolis this week. The Queen will carve two huge cakes and distri- bute sections to the audience and the president of the Harlem Board of Com- merce will make a speech. The event takes place tonight (Friday). Doc Steiner tells it. He says that calling on Hiller, the animal trainer, the other afternoon, Doc found Hiller putting one of his chimpanzees through its paces. Hiller occupies a parlor floor on 38th street. He told Doc if he would wait a few moments they could talk, and Doc said he would go outside to smoke. In Doc's pocket was a Vahmtt. When about to return, Doc took the paper out of his pocket and tapped the parlor window with it. The chimp at once went intes^frenzy. Hill- er later told Dbp^uie monk wouldn't work again for two weeksl Hiller be- lieving the green of Varibtt*s cover frightened the animal; but Doc says the chimp was scared to death through thinking Varibtt was going to ask it to advertise. / The wife of Mul Clark died last week in Cincinnati, after a lingering illness. TOMMY'S TATTLES. By Thomas J. Gray. Divorce proceedings brought out that a society dancer waa formerly a chauffeur. After watching some of the society dancers we thought they must be concealing some horrible se- cret. Authors who are peeved at the way some of their brainy children are treated should cheer up. Think how the fellow who invented evening dress suffers when he sees how some people wear them. A Song Writer's Imperfect Day. 10:00 a.m. Reads paper. Looks like war with Mexico. 10:30 a.m. Sharpens pencil. Prepares to write war song. 12.00 m. Troops ordered to border. 12:30 p.m. Has title, "Good Bye, Mexi- CO. 2:00 p.m. Mexico makes proposition. It will be refused. 3:00 p.m. Writes first line, "Our Boys in Blue Are Ready." 5:00 p.m. President Wilson accepts proposition. War is off. 5:30 p.m. Gloom. Did You Know Thai- Twelve thousand six hundred and % twenty-nine gallons of ink are used every year just to write this sentence, "Where do we go next week?" Thirteen thousand five hundred and twenty-four powder puffs are lost every year by single women making quick changes? Seventy-five thousand nine hundred and eighty-five miles of crepe hair are used with burlesque shows every sea- son by people who think they are comedians? Fifty-five thousand four hundred and twenty stage hands tell actors every week that, "If you can go here, you can go any place"? Two hundred and fifty-four cigar- ettes are lit daily by leading men in moving pictures? It will be hard for the writers of musical shows next season. There will be no Federal League, Billy Sunday, Ford Peace Ship or Dancing Craze to go to for Jokes. The men's new straw hats are to have painted bands instead of bands of rib- bon on them. How'd you like to meet a chorus man after a rainstorm? Constant Reader—No, you are wrong. The fellow who will be on the first horse at the head of the Irish Volun- teers will not be Joe Raymond. Life's Mysteries. (With apologies to the originator of the idea.) Society Dancers. Supper Shows. Ten Per Cent. Royalty Statements. "Impersonators of Great Musicians/* Theatrical Boarding Houses. Head Waiters. The No. 2 spot Waterbury, Conn. Joe Goodwin.