Variety (September 1919)

BUY BONDS FIVE NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK IN FACE OF NEW ‘‘LOAN DRIVE” Broadway Has Flock of Initial (^lenings Set Duriag Inaugural Week of New Bond Campaign—Number of Hits Increase—-Five Out of Ten Shows Withdrawn Within Fortnight After Starting. The inflow of attractions temporarily stopped this week with being no new additions. No less than five new shows arrive next week, the starting of the Fourth Liberty Loan drive. The new crop is “Sometime” at the Shubert, “The Saving Grace” (Cyril Maude) at the Empire, “The Awaken- ing" (first called “The Vortex), at the Criterion, “Sleeping Partners” at the Bijou, and “Redemption” (John Barry- more (Tolstoi’s “The Living Corpse”) at the Plymouth. The 20th season for “Ben Hur” starts at the Lexington and “The Wanderer” plays a return date at the Manhattan. For this week the list of houses . which have gone dark increased to six, “Over There” stopping at the Ful- ton and “Another Man’s Shoes” bow- ing out of the 39th Street. This week “One of Us” at the Bijou departs, as does “Mr. Barnum” at the Criterion. There was some surprise that the Jack Lait show was not given a Chicago booking. Instead “Watch Your Neighbor” now at the Booth is soon to be sent to the windy burg. “One of Us” may follow it there late in the . season. The next attraction at the Fulton will be “A Stitch in Time,” which will have Irene Fenwick starred. This piece tried out last spring by Oliver Bailey and it received favor- able reports. The number of hits on Broadway has increased with “Friendly Enemies” and “Three" Faces East’’ doing a turnaway. Also regarded in the hit class are “Head Over Heels” (personal for Mitzi Hajos), “An Ideal Husband,” “The Unknown Purple” ($13,000 last week), “The Girl Behind the Gun” and “Daddies” (looked on as a Belasco score), with heavy business down- stairs, but nothing in the gallery. The successses are hogging business ■while many of the other new attrac- tions are doing badly. Some, how- ever, are drawing well, including “Tea for Three,” “Fiddlers Three,” "Keep Her Smiling” and “Under Orders,” with “Forever After” and “The “Walk- offs” turning a profit, while the Hip- podrome continues to bigger business than last year. No less than five of the top attrac- tions opening the week of Sept. 9 are now off or will be by the end of the week, the average run of the five being a little over a week. BOXING BOUTS IN RINK. ■ . Paris, Sept. 25. The Palais Glace skating rink has been taken by the American Athletic Committee for boxing bouts for four months, with an option of two months’ renewal, commencing Oct. IS, Bouts will be held every Tuesday. LONDON BUSINESS SPLENDID. . . London, Sept. 25. Theatrical business continues to climb with the good news of the war, and it is splendid everywhere. EUGENE STRATTON, DEAD. London, Sept. 25. :^i!,ugene' Stratton died- Se'pt.' iSj' -aged''"" REVIE^ IN PARIS. ■a .. Paris, Sept. 25. r presenting “The Follies c* Marigny, opening Sept. 24, lyrics by Fred Caryll, music arranged by Louis Hillier, under the French management of Haymann, with Howard Fields, Fabiens, Ella Kearner, Pearly Mitchell’s Jazz Band, etc. Admission to the orchestra is $4.00, balcony $2.00, promenade $L0O. “AFTER THE WAR” IN LONDON. London, Sept. 25. . Gertrude Jenning’s three-act play, "After the War,” presented by the Liverpool Repertory Co., comes to the Playhouse this week. The company includes Dorothy Green, Dora Gregory, Doris Lloyd, qNA PALERME. MANAGERESS.-■ , London, Sept. 25. Gina Palerme, a French actress, for- merly popular at the Palace and Adel- phi, is entering managepient at the conclusion of “The Man from Toronto” at the Duke of York’s, presenting there a musical play. COMPOSER LIZA LEHMANN DIES. London, Sept. 25. Liza Lehmann, distinguished singing teacher and composer, is dead. Starring Gaby at Maraeillea. Paris, Sept. 25. Volterra and Sandberg are opening the Casino at Marseilles, formerly the Chatelet, early in October with a re- vue, starring Gaby Deslys, who has fully recovered from her recent auto accident. Frank Jay Gould’s Wife Asks Divorce. Paris, Sept. 25. The wife of Frank Jay Gould has commenced proceedings for divorce before the Tribunal at Versailles. Claude Golden at Olympia, Paris. Paris, Sept.-25. Claude Golden, card manipulator, opened nicely at the Olympia. Palace’s Sunday American Show. London, Sept. 25. The^ Palace Sunday program for the American soldiers for Sept. 22 was provided" by the Beecham Opera Co., Sir Thomas Beechani conducting. Elsie^ Janis introduced the Jazz mu- sic from “Hullo America,” which is to be produced tonight (Sept. 25). SACKS, LTDn PAYS DIVIDEND. London, Sept. 25. J. L. Sacks and William J. Wilson have sailed. “The Lilac Domino,” "Going Up,” and “Shanghai,” plays they are interested in, are playing to capacity. J. L. Sacks, Ltd., actually in exist- ence only since February, has declared a ten per ceht. dividend for the first year. The directors entertained the princi- pals of the three productions at lunch at the Criterion restaurant, to wish the travelers bon voyage. Both re- ceived valuable souvenirs from the artists. Mr. Wilson is exceedingly popular over here. He is an Amer- ican. “ROXANA,” SLIM FARCE. London, Sept. 25. “Roxana” was produced at the Lyric Sept. 18. It is an attenuated farce, with a poor characterization for Doris Keane, who, however, was accorded a rousing reception. She is well sup- ported by Athene Taylor and Basil Sydney. “OFFICERS MESS,” A HIT. London, Sept. 25. Andre Chariot’s production of “The Officers Mess,” presented at Plymouth last week, is a big success and will be brought into the West End, London, shortly. GEO. GRAVES MARRIES. London, Sept. 25. George Graves, comedian, was mar- ried Sept. 19 at Liverpool, to Madge Compton, actress. Jimmy Godden Leading “Hotek Potch” London, Sept. 25. At New Cross Empire, Jimmy God- den succeeded Fred Kitchen in the lead of “Hotch Potch.” “Purple Mask” Changes House. London, Sept. 25. “The Purple Mask” at Prince’s, .transferred from the Lyric, is doing well. “Eyes of Youth” Improved. London, Sept. 25. A new scene has been introduced in the third act of “Eyes of Youth” at the St. James, improving the love in- terest. Mary Forbes in "Fair and Warmer.” London, Sept. 25. Mary Forbes has replaced Mar- garet Holston in “Fair and Warmer” at the Prince of Wales. Laurence Leyton has joined the cast. Mrs. Campbell pn Provincial Tour. London,’Sept. 25. Mrs'. Patrick Campbell is playing her original part in “The Thirteenth Chair” for a short provincial tour. pi’OSCatecl'Clt VMCA HUT |S?<‘%v,/Q.g8a916. flayo & Co. d I \ ' ^ „ . . SKETCHED OVER THERE following endorsement: Tills was done by a Buck Private and, sorry to say, he’s missing now. It’s the war ’’ IN PARIS. Paris, Sept. 19. I A. Franck will present shortly at the Theatre Edouard VII another operetta by F, Gandera and Mouezy-Eon, music by Moreau-Faivre, on the story of Daphnic and ChloA In October Mme. Rejane wiifi pro- duce the new 2-act piece by Henry Ba- ■ taille, Notre'Image, the rehearsals of which were interrupted last season. Re- jane wiir appear supported by Felix Huguenet and Jane Renouardt Mar- guerite Caron and Armand Bour may also be in the cast It is not a war play. The Coliseum, Lisbon (Portugal) is now giving only pictures. This is there- fore the largest movies house in the world, having 10,000 capacity. Irene Franklin and Burt Greene, with the others jjf the Over There League, Corinne Frances and Tony Hunting, are at i>resent entertaining troops in Paris, prior to visiting the camps. “Red- head,” by Mrs. Greene, is hugely ap- preciated. ^ Another number offered the boys un- der the auspices'of the Y. M. C A. is Harry Abner, with the laugh barrage. Harry Lauder has arranged to visit the American troops in France shortly, his tour towards the trenches being mapped out by the Y. M. C. A. . Lauder hopes to give several shows each day during the week he is in France. L. Volterra is busy with the new revue rehearsing for the Casiho de Paris, due next month. There appears to be a sort of reciprocal barring clause now in vogue between the establish- ments managed by R. Baratta (Olyna- pia and Folies Bergere), and those run by Volterra. Hugh McIntosh was in Paris this week. IN LONDON. T . . London, Sept. 9. Loins N. Parker has virtually com- pleted his great pageant, designed to celebrate Arthur Colling’s 21 years management ^f Drury Lane Theatre. In ten scenes it will give a complete history of the theatre, the first scene taking place igi Charles the IPs reign, introducing King Charles, Kelligrew, Samuel Pepys and Chaffinch, the last concludes with a scene from “The Best of Luck” 1916. The per- ' formance takes place on the afternoon of Sept. 27, the proceeds being given to charities. The Royal Victoria Hall—otherwise Vic—reopens Sept. 28, with The Merchant of Venice.” The lOOth birthday of the Old Vic will be cele- brated in October with a gala per- formance. This theatre is doing excel- • lent work presenting Shakespearean plays and grand operas at popular prices. - Martin Henry, whose successful pro- duction, “You Never Know, Y’ Know," has passed its ^lOOth performance at the Criterion, is preparing "musical ■ play versions of the enormously suc- cessful French-born farces “The Glad- i Eyie’’ and “A Night Out.” H. V. Esmond, whose play, “A Law ^ Divine,’ is proving a success,at Wynd-'"' hams, has written two new plays which may be expected shortly to be bools of Nature,” the other "Love and the Man.” Both have been presented in America. . Musical • Comedy Opening : Apollo, ,r , .... Paris, Sept. 25. volterra will shortly open the Apollo • With a musical comedy, "Reine Joy- euse.” . ■" ' ,1