Variety (May 1918)

VAUDEVILLE ONE UPTOWN TICKET OFFICE TO COVER ALL^ROADS JULY 1 113 West 47th Street Selected as Site for Combined Railroad Ticket Quarters. Work to Be Done by Units Under One Roof. Theatrical Transportation May Have Inde- pendent Office. Likely Upper Broadway. WILSON AND ELLIS SPUT. Al H. Wilson and Sydney R. Ellis have parted, and Wilson hereafter will be controlled by himself. Wilson was with Ellis intermittently for about 17 years, most of that time being spent on the road starring in (ierman titled plays. A few years ago Wilson switched to Irish roles, but for some reason they were not successful. Kllis plans to stick to road produc- ing, and will have at least one star, if not two, under his personal direction next season. IIh- i t i»i»»\\ ii di\i»i«»u oi the L'ninn railr...,.! tickr! «»t'tue. at 114 Wot 47th strcYl will open «»n July 1 and it will handlr all l>u^uu->» Imm the Times Square district n< <\ thward, including the l'.r<-u\. On (»no tl.M.r all lines will Ik- n-|in-Miite«i. grouped in live units mi this fashion : No. 1. New York Cen- tral and Wot Shore; No. J. Pennsyl- vania. II. \ < ». and all southern roads : N'.. X l.ihi^h \ alley, I> L \ W.. Erie and Central Kailroad of New Jersey; N'n. 4 New York. New Haven and Hart- ford and Ontario and Western; No. 5, Steamship lines. These units will handle every road in the country, representing the var- ious western and southern lines not speeitiealiy mentioned above. I he VYestern t'nion Teh graph will have a branch in operation and there will be a general inhumation bureau. 'I here will be three other I'nion oMiees. one on .^Jiid st, ti t near i^iltli a\enue. one on Chambers street mar I'.roadw aysmd one at u* Broadway. The railroads them -elves will have nothing to »;iv in the conduct of these oriices. Then- w\\\ !.* a manager in each MlVice v. h<» will ha\e full charge ni cm iv railroad represented and he V reports to the chairman ot tin Ivai Sec re 1 1'- i; .- i i... , Ik <i i» » road Commission, tarv McAdoo. h is ger.eralj>- underwood that the special ticket aeents who have been handling thc.ittha 5 business will be retained as -p.cial represent at i ves and tlie\ \. I'i ]>: ••'•ahi.» to >t be grouped ill the -7th s;i,»t I'nion olhee. . Just wheie the\ w :1! !»e 'orated is not scl- b tied, i.ni s: wil , po::jt »o them heme quartered in lie l'.'M'ilwa\ district. It is a'so urder-'ii-'d ih.it they will deal «'in ct lv w i'h tin ,t. 1 'mi •] i s ; <•! i - i>n 1 !; ea t ;■:.■ Wil'iam I' I hi-.di V:: : h v. w. r i s- '\;;,|.;, ':• ■ :, d 1 •t ,■ \ . \ ..-'..( i -i; !!: r i •': •. I; I t ai ii < >a ( ! s and not i.' :i es. The three • -., • 1 ' 11. -;m ••! at i« ■!! »<d--a v. mi t h • I .e- K ■Ii'..-. t.t' the I'e'in- i i M e i' s * STREET CLOTHES" CANCELLATION \ manager of a theatre around New York lately cancelled Aveling and I.lo\d. nivinn as a reason that the hoys could not put it mii him by wearing their street clothes on the stage. "\ mi ha\» ^ot t-> give your regular act in my hmi e." -aid the manager. •|)..n'i ill-. n In * e Ihe manager w is tinalh. 'cniiviiuail with, the a'.d ot al!i- davit- th.'i! ''"• ' • on wrie doiioj their : i »;!:!;•. i t urn. MATTHEWS HAS DES MOINES. I I,.- ... ... M;,\ '" Tl e I mpr. -. |) M..,:-,.■ . o; - ■..,<! h\ Kiln : ; \ I :v e'-e"! .." -\ !.<.,, U .', !., tie A t:'i ; '.i \ i'i l'.oo\ • i < :: i i . uil 1 hci i alter be i "oil! 4 d b . • < . .M •■ t ' he w - o: the t lpc.i. o 1 '.m: t.. •. i s .. i.. i c. In!" \ ;-.i' s ; 1.. I •• ;• i - : ;., !•■ ■ : .i !C" n !•• i he side o! tl,i W. Y M Y Nets i»1. i \ i t l - • at the i :<> ;-1 ; • >\ tin. \ I'. < ! .i . e i u-i- 1. c a i' > e ' ■ i ■! < •• • i-' •> i ■ ■ I : ■' ! hi i Ihm'In'V'.' - b\ i he a. - -i •■ :a ' •■ -'i. | , ( t r ! I I 1 ,i \ e s . \\ h i > will i'1'iilii'iic t ■ > v i ; •. i ■ ■ n t I ■ ': ' 11 l t \ (ic'i lu :i. will io.ik o'. .•!■ ti'i' acts ih.il p!.r I h■ - M mile -. \- :• h ■!( 1. v> •• >m 'il .1,(1 I > . .. . ,i. . .. tll< * IllV.t.'* I (.11 ' M.I .■ii >ij'ia • e ! nea I re. a iioi In-1 \\ \ M \ t In 'in. i ', >>e.l its \ ailde - \.i!h- -i .i-i ni M a \ . J.s .ii.d I'tnlirll with rhe le.ular I'an road -lnw earl\ in Alk'lM. The l'arkwa\ theatre. ( hicago. which has had a checkered career un- der many managements and bookings, will reopen with vaudeville and pic- tures June 5. This house will also be booked bv I. C. Matthews. SUMMER VAUDEVILLE UP-STATE. Syracuse, May 29. The combination musical stock and vaudeville policy, which was to have held forth at the Crescent with a com- pany of 20 persons, is off through the company having contracted with a summer resort. Instead the Crescent will, starting next Monday, inaugurate a summer vaudeville policy. In place of a split week there will he a seven- act show, playing a full week, two per- formance^ daily except on Saturday and Sunday, when there will be three performances. The bills will be sup- plied by Willie Delany (at summer salaries ). The Star, Ithaca, closed for two weeks, will also play summer vaude- ville instead of pictures as first planned. Shows will be given the last half only, starting this week. YEO BOOKING FOR BUTTERFIELD. Chicago, May 29. Jack Yeo, formerly manager for the Saxe Brothers interests in Milwaukee, has been appointed booking manager for the W. S. Hutterfield houses through Michigan. The houses have been booked by Charles Crowd for the past two years through the Western United office. Mr. Crowd will continue to book houses that hold franchises with the United office. RATS INVESTIGATION FRIDAY. The investigation into the White Rales' finances is set to be continued Friday (today) at 2.30 before Referee Schuldenfrei. There was another ad- journment last week, the reason being that several witnesses wanted had been called in the libel cases of James W. Fitzpatrick against the "Billboard." RICHARDS TO PRODUCE ACTS. Marry Richards (Richards and Kyle) has retired from further stage work and will devote all his time next sea- smii to the producing of vaudeville acts. Richards is associated with Will Roehm in the Roehm & Richards offices. He produced his act Monday- out of town, entitled "Next Door." MUSICAL STOCK AT STANDARD? The proposed summer musical stock season at the Standard, New York, looks cold at present, although Joe LeBlang says that a summer policy of some kind may be decided upon shortly. Billy Frawley is now producing the revue at Solari's, San Francisco, suc- ceeding Ethel Davis. LaEttrellita, Spanish dancer, opens at the Tait-Zinkand Cafe, San Fran- cisco, June 3. srSAN TOMPKINS AMI'.HKAN VIOUMSTi; MiiKitiK In t New York d< but ;it Keith's Colunhit this week (Msiv 27). M'ss Inmpkins \\:is formerly soloist with Simisji's liiitul. \.uule\illr (lircrtioii under the iiiiiiuitft-inmt of I'HANK EVANS INCREASED RAIL TARIFF. (Continued from page 3) of the party rate scheme, will be the hardest hit of all class of travelers. And if the ticket limit for baggage care is increased, it will be impossible for any act to travel with heavy sets, un- less paying the prohibitive price of a special baggage car. The Vaudeville Managers' Protective Association and National Vaudeville Artists' Association, following the an- nouncement of Secretary McAdoo's re- vision of traffic rates, have begun an investigation into the possibilities of advanced prices of transportation. It is believed they will join in sending a commission to confer with Mr. Mc- Adoo toward establishing a profes- sional rate for working artists. The new rate makes allowances for commuters within a certain mileage and it is believed the administration may listen favorably to a plan to adopt a scale for the profession as well, since the profession supplies more passen- ger traffc to the railroads than does any other individual trade, perhaps excepting the salesmen association. There is a likelihood that the lat- ter will join with the profession in a uniform protest against the new mile- age rates. After a formal complaint filed by Lewis and Leopold, the Littlejohns, Carrano and Geo, and Edward Lynch and Co., all members of the National Vaudeville Artists' Association, the complainants claiming that while they took the first train out of Memphis last week bound for Little Rock, they were delayed through a wreck in which a preceding train figured, causing them to lose the opening day's performances, the Artists' Association has filed a complaint wtih the Government this week asking for full pay for the lost days' salary for the missing members. The artists arrived at their destina- tion too late to participate.in the open- ing day's shows. The management naturally refused to pay them on the claim of non-appearance. Since the roads are now supervised by the Gov- ernment and as the complainants took the only possible trains to their point, the association has decided to protest and protect its members from a finan- cial loss in which they were no way responsible. CLOSINGS. The Broadway and Alhambra, Phila- delphia, close this week. The William Penn in Philly ends its season next w eek. Keith's, Lowell, Mass.. goes into pictures next Monday for the summer. "Land of Free" for Vaudeville. "The Land of the Free." the Wash- ington Square playlet, which stood out in the last bill presented at the Comedy, will be seen in vaudeville, the act opening out of town next week, under the direction of Lewis and Gor- don. A cast of four will be employed, including three of the former Wash- ington Square Players. They are Helen Westley, T. W. Gibson and Florence Knright. New Policy for Crescent. Another policy has been decided upon for the Crescent, Brooklyn, re- cently taken over by the Schoenbach interests, which also control the Olym- pic across the river. Within the fort- night pop vaudeville and pictures will be installed. NEW KEITH'S FOR PAWTUCKET. Providence, May 29. According to E. F. Albee a large, new Keith theatre is to be erected in the business section of Pawtucket. The house will seat 2,500. It is to be in keeping with the $1,000,000 structure which is being built in this city. The present Keith house in Pawtucket, the Scenic, has proved entirely too small.