Variety (June 1916)

VAUDEVILLE MONTREAL SEES SCRAP AHEAD; TWO NEW HOUSES PROPOSED Pop Vaudeville Competition Commenced This Week Between U. B. O. and Loew Bookings, While Each Side Announces New Theatres of Large Capacity Planned for Immediate Construction in Canadian City. Montreal, May 31. A vaudeville scrap started here Mon- day when the Orpheum, booked by the United Booking Offices, commenced a summer season of pop vaudeville, five acts and pictures. At the same time the Princess, booked by the Loew Cir- cuit, commenced a vaudeville career, playing eight acts twice daily. The Orpheum plays big time vaude- ville in the regular season. The Prin- cess is a Shubert legit house. The Loew people announced this week they would have a new house here, seating 3,700, next season. Plans for the erection of a local vau- deville theatre are also reported as be- ing drawn by J. N. Spence for the Canadian United Theatres and the Keith interests. The house will have a big time policy, with a seating capac- ity of 2,400. Clark Brown, general manager of the Canadian Theatres, and W. H. Conover, representing the Keith interests, have been making arrangements for the new house. TWO WM. MORRIS COS. Preparations are under way for the formation of two corporations, which will control the new theatrical enter- prizes of William Morris. A company will be organized under the name of the William Morris Book- ing Offices. It will control the book- ing office. Another is to operate the theatres under the Morris manage- ment. DAVIS, PITTSBURGH, ALL SUMMER? Pittsburgh, May 31. An attempt will be made to operate the Davis with big time vaudeville all summer. It is the first time this city has seen a big time vaudeville try for all of the hot weather. Pittsburgh is a busy city nowadays. There is hope the Davis can remain open with its present policy. TABS COMING EAST. Chicago, May 31. It's all set for the New York houses to play some of the leading western tab shows. Bookings have been ten- tatively arranged for three of the W. B. Fricdlander, Inc., shows to play the Fifth Avenue, New York, the first, "The Four Husbands." to open there late in July. In succession will follow "The Night Clerk" and 'Tickets. Please!", NELSON BURNS QUITE ILL. The present illness of Nelson Burns, the booking assistant to P. Alonzo for the Poli Circuit, was as unexpected *o Mr. Burns as it was a surprise to his friends. Going to a physician to be examined for his eyes, Mr. Burns was informed he was suffering with kidney troutlc, and is be*ng carefully observed by the doctors pending recovery. ARRESTED FOR FRAUD. Kansas City, Mo., May 31. Ernest S. Hightower of Paola, Kan., is in jail at Fort Scott, Kan., charged with defrauding circus and amusement company managers. His alleged victims include proprietors of amusements in a dozen states. The government charges that High- tower caused an 'advertisement to be placed in a theatrical weekly, represent- ing he was president of the Kansas Amusement Co., and had tents of var- ious sizes for sale at low prices; he de- sired one-half cash in advance, the other when the tent was delivered; that his company did not exist and he did not own a single tent. Hightower's arrest was due to the ac- tion of benjamin S. Schlomberg of Sea Breeze, Fla. Schlomberg is a div- er. He bought a tent of the Kansas Amusement Co., and it failed to arrive. He wrote to other showmen and found many also waiting for tents, having paid half the cost. He then laid the matter before the Post Office Depart- ment. TOWN TOPICS" ENDS. Philadelphia, May 31. The season for "Town Topics," the show that originally opened at the Century, New York (under Ned Way- burn's direction), closed here Satur- day. It has been operated by the Shu- berts since leaving the Century and is said to only have made money for the Shuberts. The show played to about $10,000 in its two weeks here. But three of the original cast remained throughout its playing season of about 29 weeks. Douglas Leaving for New York. Chicago, May 31. Bill Douglas, officially attached to the Ben J. Fuller Circuit, now on his first American tour, departs for New York June 3, where he will spend about a month, making stopovers at the prin- cipal points, going and coming. He plans to sail for Australia about the middle of August. ALL OR NONE. A notice has been posted in the B. S. Moss booking office which says that acts playing any of the Moss houses will have to play the entire circuit once they open upon the time. VARIETY THEATRES IN GREATER NEW YORK (Travel based on Times Square as starting point) AMPHION, Brooklyn .-(Frank Williams, Mgr.) Subway or trolley to 14th street, crosstown via Willismsburgh Bridge. Theatre three blocks on Bedford avenue from bridge. AUDUBON.-Broadway and 165th stret (Wil- liam Fox Circuit; Sam Meyers, Mgc). Broad- way subway to 168th street. Walk 1 block south. BAY RIDGE, Brooklyn.—(Robt. Rasmussen, Mgr.) Subway to Brooklyn Bridge, then New 4th Avenue subway at Chambers street to 72nd street. BEDFORD. Brooklyn.—(Fox Circuit: R. H. Mc- Cauley, Mgr.) Subway to Brooklyn Bridge. Brighton Beach L to Dean street, walk one and one-half blocks to Bedford avenue. CITY.—114 East 14th street. (William Fox Cir- cuit; Sam Fried, Mgr.). Subway to 14th street and walk one block east. COMEDY, Brooklyn—194 Grand street. (Wm. Fox Circu.t; J. Harris, Mgr.) Subway to 14th street, then surface car to Williamsburg Bridge, walk three blocks to left. CROTONA.—Tremont and Park avenues. (Wil- liam Fox Circuit; D. Sarecky, Mgr.) Bronx subway trains to 149th street, transfer to L and ride to 177th street, then walk 2 blocks west. 81ST STREET.—Broadway and 81st street. (C P. Stockhouse, Mgr.). Broadway car to theatre. STH AVENUE, Brooklyn—5th avenue and 4th street. (J- Horn, Mgr.; Fam. Dent.). Brooklyn Express to Atlantic avenue, thence by 5th avenue trolley. FOLLY, Brooklyn.—(Harrv Lipkowitz, Mgr.; William Fox Circuit). Subway to Canal, to Delancey Street Bridge. Take Broadway Brooklyn trolley, off at Flushing avenue, walk one block. 14TH STREET THEATRE, 103 West 14th street. —(Harry Shea, Agent; J. Rosenquest, Mgr.). Subway to 14th, then any trolley going west, or 6th avenue L to 14th street. GOLD, Brooklyn.—Broadway near Flushing avenue. Subway or trolley to 14th street, thence crosstown cars to Williamsburg Bridge. Take Broadway (Brooklyn) trolley from Bridge to Flushing avenue. GRAND, Brooklyn.—Elm Place. (Harry Traub, Mgr.: Sunday Vaudeville only; Fam. Dept.). Brooklyn subway to Hoyt street. GREENPOINT, Brooklyn.—Manhattan and Greenpoint Avenues. (Sunday Vaudeville only; Fam. Dept.; Keith Circuit). East 23rd Street Ferry, walk 3 blocks to Greenpoint Avenue or take trolley from ferry station. HALSEY STREET, Brooklyn— Halsey street, near Broadway. (George Powell, Mgr.). Subway to Brooklyn Bridge, thence by Lex- ington L to Halsey street. HAMILTON—Broadway and 146th street, (Moss Circuit; J. C. Blockhouse, Mgr.). Broadway subway to 145th Street, and walk one block north. JAMAICA THEATRE, Jamaica, L. I.-(L. Syd- ney, Mgr.; Fox Circuit). Jamaica train from Pennsylvania Station (Long Island division). JEFFERSON.-14th St. off 3rd Ave. (Henry Hcinrick.9, Mgr.; Moss Circuit). Subway to 14th street, walk to 3rd avenue. KEITH'S ALHAMBRA.-(Harry Bailey, Mgr.) 7th avenue and 126th stret. Bronx subway to 125th street, walk one block west. KEITH'S BUSHWICK, Brooklyn.-(B. Blatt, Mgr.). Howard avenue and Broadway. Subway to Brooklyn Bridge. Take Gates avenue car to Broadway. KEITH'S COLONIAL.—(Al Darling, Mgr.). Broadway and 62nd street. Broadway car to KEITH'S HARLEM O. H.-205 West 125th street. (Harry Swift, Mgr.). Bronx subway express to 125th street, and walk west to theatre. KEITH'S PALACE.-(Elmer Rogers, Mgr.. Broadway and 47th street. Times Square. KEITH'S ' PROSPECT, Brooklyn—(William Masaud. Mgr.) Subway to Atlantic avenue. Take 5th avenue L to 9th street. KEITH'S ORPHEUM. Brooklyn.-(Harry Gir- ard, Mgr.). Rockwell place and Fulton street. Subway to Nevins street, then walk half block KE°ITH'S *ROYAL.-(Chris Egan, Mgr.). 149th street and Westchester avenue. Bronx sub- way to 149th street, walk one block north. LAFAYETTE—2227 7th avenue. Bronx subway to 135th street. 1 block west and 4 blocks south. Broadway and Lenox trolley to Lenox Avenue and 131st street and one block west. LEE AVENUE, Brooklyn.-(Ed. Reilly, Mgr.) Subway or trolley to Williamsburg Bridge and Lee avenue trolley to theatre. LOEW'S AMERICAN— (Chas. Pottsdam, Mgr.) 260 W. 42d street. One block from Times Square. LOEW'S AVENUE B.—Avenue B and 5th street. (S. Kuhn, Mgr.; Sunday Vaudeville only)). Subway or trolley to 14th street and thence crosstown east to theatre. LOEW'S BIJOU, Brooklyn.—(George Schenck, Mf?r.). Subway to Borough Hall. LOEW'S BOULEVARD.—(Chas. Kirschberg, Mgr.). ' Bronx subway to Simpson street, walk one block east. LOEW'S DE KALB. Brooklyn. -(William Shee, Mgr.). Subway to Brooklyn Bridge, then Broadway L to Kosciusko street. LOEW'S DELANCEY STREET.-(B. Mills, Mgr.). Suffolk and Delancey streets. Sub- way to Spring street, then Delancey street car to theatre. LOEW'S FULTON, Brooklyn.-(A. Sickel, Mgr.) Subway to Brooklyn Bridge, then Fulton L to Nostrand avenue. • LOEW'S GREELEY SQUARE.—6th avenue and Mhh street. (M. Block, Mgr.). 6th avenue car to theatre. LOEWS LINCOLN SQUARE.-1947 Broadway. (Chas. Ferguson, Mgr.). Broadway car to 66th street. LOEW'S NATIONAL.-149th street and Bergen avenue. (Henry Loew, Mgr.). Bronx subway to 149th street. _ . LOEW'S ORPHEUM.-168 E. 87th street. (Sol Meyerson, Mgr.). 42nd street trolley to 3d avenue and transfer north to 87th street. LOEW'S PALACE, Brooklyn. (Joe Vogel, Mgr.) Subway to Atlantic avenue, then Ber- gen street car to Douglas street. LOEW'S SEVENTH AVENUE. -124th street and 7th avenue. (Chas. Sewards, Mgr.). Bronx subway to 125th street, walk one block west. LOEW'S WARWICK, Brooklyn.-(S. Strauss, Mgr.). Subway to Brooklyn Bridge, then Cypress Hills train to Warwick street or sub- way to Atlantic avenue, then Long Island train to Warwick avenue. LYRIC, Brooklyn.—Broadway and Segal street. Subway or trolley to 14th street, crosstown to Williamsburg Bridge. Broadway (Brook lyn) trolley from Bridge to Segal street. MYRTLE, Brooklyn.—Myrtle and Knicker- bocker avenues. Subway to Brooklyn Bridge and Ridgewood L to Knickerbocker avenue. NATIONAL WINTER GARDEN.-Houston street. (William Minsky, Mgr.). Subway to Bleeker street, then walk 3 blocks east. NOVELTY, Brooklyn.—Subway to Canal, walk one block east and take trolley from Delancey Street Bridge to Brooklyn Plaza. OLYMPIC, Brooklyn.—Adams street. (Harry Traub, Mgr.). Subway to Borough HalL Theatre around corner. PHILLIPS' LYCEUM, Brooklyn.-Subway or trolley to 14th street, crosstown to Williams- burg Bridge. Montrose avenue trolley from bridge to theatre. PROCTOR'S 2SRD ST.—143 West 23rd street. (Wm. Lafferty, Mgr.) Broadway, 7th or 8th avenue trolley lines to 23rd street. PROCTOR'S S8TH ST.-154 East 58th street. (John Buck, Mgr.). Broadway, 7th or 6th Avenue trolley lines to 59th street, thence east to Madison avenue. PROCTOR'S 125TH ST.-112 East 125th street. (John Buck, Mgr.). Bronx subway express to 125th street, any trolley going east on 125th street. PROCTOR'S FIFTH AVE.-Broadway and 28th street. (Wm. Quaid, Mgr.). Broadway cars. PROSPECT.—Prospect and Westchester ave- nues. (Moss Circuit; Wm. Raynor, Mgr.; Sun- day Vaudeville only.) Bronx subway to Prospect avenue. REGENT.—116th street snd 7th avenue. (Moss Circuit; Amil Grothe, Mgr.). Bronx subway train to 116th street, walk one block west. RIVERSIDE.—96th street and Broadway. iWilliam Fox Circuit: Mr. Cohen, Mgr.). Iroadway subway to 96th street. RIVIERA.—97th street and Broadway. (William Fox Circuit; Mr. Goldman, Mgr.). Broadway subway to 96th street and walk one block. THALIA.—82-84 Bowery. (M. Arcenio, Mgr.). Subway to Canal, walk to Bowery. WHITNEY, Brooklyn-Fresh Pond Road. (Sunday Vaudeville only; M. W. Lane, Mgr.). Myrtle Avenue L from Brooklyn Bridge to Fresh Pond Road. STARTING IND. BURLESQUE. Geo. Shafer of Pittsburgh is in New York, looking after the executive de- tails of the Independent Burlesque Cir- cuit, an off-shoot or continuation of the Heuck Burlesque Circuit of early last season. Mr. Shafer is making his headquar- ters at the Knickerbocker building. The Independent Circuit claims 10 houses to date, and expects to have a full route by next season. The title of the cor- poration explains its stand in the bur- lesque business. BIRTHS. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Carson, May 21, daughter. Atlantic City's Reopening. Atlantic City, May 31. Keith's theatre here will have a vau- deville reopening June 19, when the house, again booked by Johnny Collins in the United Booking Offices, will run through the summer season. Edith Lyle Engaged by Morosco. A new piece Oliver Morosco intends producing at Los Angeles will have Rdith Lyle in a leading role. Miss Lyle has been appearing *'n vaudeville with Claude Gillingwater. She has left for the Coast.