Variety (July 1924)

f!^< Wednesday, July «. 1W4 VARIETY VERY GOOD SEASON \ (Contlnned irom pac* » S m»^ member* h*v« Joined that I «*ance8 have righted themselve*. a: The Society^ haa been In existence • for 36 yeara, and during that period f- vaa preeentad numeroua notable !■ ^orka by contemporary British and ! foreign dramatists. ''' It la fairly certain that at the I' coWluslon of "The Way of the f YfoM," m which Robert Loralne Is • playing, he will be aeen In a revival • or "Cyrano de Bergerac," and It Is ' rumored the theatre may be the . Baymarket. ht _____ The company from the Old Vic. ■ in the Waterloo road have been ' playing at the New Oxford, with ' r weekly change of bill. Business ' haa not been good and Charles B. Cochran has been advertising thib t fact, lamenting on the taste of I^on- ; don playgoers. - But there may be other reasons ". for the lack of patronage, frlcea vi. are higher at the New Oxfonl, and '" the players, though vastly ijrniHed • in the environment of the Water- loo road, are not all up to Wo'jt Kiid •i- standard. Also the recent heat • wave has possibly Influenced the • returns, as It baa done el-sawhero. ] S. J. Adair FltiGerald Is one of' i. those delvers Into the past of the Jl theatre. He la a supplier of dateH W and facts and a glorlfter or what i was but la not. In his latest book. j "The Story of the Savoy opera," ' he has provided yet another rccoril \. of that particularly English form '' of entertainment known as Savoy 'i opera. In the main this term me.iiiB •; the alliance of Sir W. S. Gllljcrls words with the music of Sir \rthur ;; Sullivan under the fosterage of Ini- •> presarlo Richard D'Oyley C.-xrte. The three men began It and brought it to the supreme position .t sdll holds both in England and America. Others worked In the tame Ufld There was Basil Hood, who^e words helped Edward German to compose . several successful comio operas. The book shows the tjesinpinRs of the association born out of a now forgotten work, "Thespls: cr. The ■ Gods Grown Old," produced at the •■ former Gaiety Theatre in 1S71. This was the flrst piece upon which Uil- .. bert and Sullivan .lollaboraled. ,. Next came "Trial by Jury," but the •eries may properly be said to have , commenced with the production of . "The Sorcerer" at the defunct Op- era Comlque Theatre. Afterward the triumphant liium- *■ vtrate turned to the Savoy, a new playhouse, to begin there a long and prosperous rule, giving In succes- '. aion all the satirical and melodious . operas of the twain. "The Story of the Savoy" tells _the history of the series In detail from the point of view of a lover of them all. Facts and figures are . given, though little is related that lias not been already stated. CANADIAN TALENT (Continued from i>ftge 1) fall, with the performers entirely Juveniles. To eliminate objections of par- ents, in some Instances, all perform- ers are between 15 and 18, and only those who have left school. A troupe of boys Btyled Dumbells I Junior Is now playing a three weeks' engagement in a local theatre. Scouts for New York and Boston producers who Intend to send out productions on the road In the fall, but will Ignore the Equity demands, •»» at present in northern New England and eastern Canada look- ing over Little Theatre talent. Some of the talent Is promising, but the bulk of It is hopeless. With the assistance of these Uttle Theatre players, of which there are thousands in this secUon for the minor roles, regular profes- alonals for the major roles, it is felt Dy some of the producers New Eng- land and eastern Canada territory can be adequately covered with 'oad attractions for one-night to Week stands. There are over BOO Little Theatre wubs and more than BOP Little Theatres in the territory, extending from Lewlston to Sydney. Some of the non-Equity players have secured positions as dramatic coachea for Little Theatre organiza- tions in this district and have also opened schools for development of histrionic talent among amateurs. Others are arranging circuits of Uttle Theatre organizations—from three to six In a circuit—and plan en working through the season as directors for the clubs, producing •bout one production every six to eight weeks. STOP aocK (Continued from page 1) ">«yor of the city, on a charge of defrauding the town of $19,000. As a final action of the meetinR Hrus / SACKED - SECULAR t ];*^„„ "For a GREAT Ballad GO TO WITMARKS" WAS NEVER MORE EMPHASIZED THAN RIGHT NOV/—THESE mmm \ I are the kind that have made the name of "WITMARK" WORLD FAMOUS; the kind we have been .supplyinjf you with from the start of our business career and never durinjf that career have we been able to offer you a greater quartet of sonjjs than these: MOTHER 0' MY MOTHER Ernest R. Ball's latest and what every one who hears it considers his biggest ballad since ".MOTHER MACHREE." Poem by Francesca Falk Miller. THE STORY of THE ROSARY By Maxwell Freed and Harry D. Squires. The simplicity of both lyric and music of this vocal gem has an appeal that will stir the masses. THERE'S ;1"bVt 0' HEAVEN IN YOUR SMILE By* Benton Ley and Lee David. One of those song-s that any singer, no matter what voice. vniII love to sing. Never fails to bring the "big result" from your audience. GIVE E ONE ROSE TO REMEMBER By J. Will Callahan and Frank H. Grey. Good songs with a rousing climax are scarce. This has one that is glorious and can always be relied on for a "sure-fire" success fSlwrnNSmi Artists' Copies and Orchestrations in All Keys M. WITMARK & SONS AL COOK, Manager, Professional Dept. 1650 BROADWAY -Next to The Winter Garden ENTRANCE ON 51 ST STREET—FIFTH FLOOR ator Reynolds is released. The In- tent is to have the citizens con- stantly reminded their popular may- or Is held in Mineola Jail awaiting sentence. ^ Senator Reynolds was convicted before Judge Cropsey and a Jury for Issuing a certificate for $19,000, the amount of deficit on a sale of city bonds under par. The proceeds of the bonds were employed to im- prove property In Long Beach that increased the yearly tax Income by $50,000. Here the belief Is firmly fixed it's Just politics, but Senator Reynolds, easily worth $5,000,000, can't get out under bail until sentence has been passed. When sentenced the Sen- ator can appeal and be admitted to bail. Senatof Reynolds Is well known the.itrically, he having been Inter- ested in many theatres, and w.is the i)ullilcr ot the, ori^nal.JJiC'nm- ♦(Fnif«fO<<TT«pH«"d.« •■Phe^fenatep developed Long Beach from a aand hill to Its present dimensions, and was still developing the town, his pride, when a special grand Jury was authorized by Governor AI Smith to Investigate Nassau county. The Grand Jury Indicted blm and other Long Beach oflflclala. At the Saturday meeting volun- tary contributions were offered for the Senator's appeal, the women ap- parently not understanding the legal situation. Mostly women made the ofiTcrs, one woman saying she wanted to give $B,000 or more to- ward a fund. MILLER SLAMS EQUTTY (Continued from Page 12) beans, nor the actors ever been taken seriously. But these round robins (Shuberts had not then "ele- vated" the stage) composed of the FVohm.ans, Klaw & E:rlanger,|Cbhan were wllUnj^ to give the boys and girls of the buslneas * square deal, and did Issue the flrst E^iuity stand- ard contract at that time. "And these are the men theEkiulty official would now put out of busi- ness; men who have lived up to the letter of their contracts at all times have to close their theatre?, while those who n^er kept faith with anyone continue to operate by the grace of Bqulty. "It hi useless for Equity to con- tend that the 80-20 agreement does not rob us of our rights. Do you know that right now not one Inde- p;indent actor la working In New York. Alan Dlnehart was the last of us to hold his Job, and his show. 'Cheaper to Marry,' closed Saturday. "Another sad but true result of the activities of Equity, which claims to have Improved actors' conditions, 1« the incontrovertible faot^ t^MU ithccetiwere nev*r k« niiiny, t«9iU*MU«« aet«a* .ttub .af. ..vmu^tkm . ment in the history ot the American stage aa since the Equity strike of 191».» "Well, while I live I will combat the agitators who cara more for their salaries than they do for the traditions of the theatre or the wel- fare of the foolish thespians who support them." It was stated by Holbrook Blinn that legal opinion had been sought "<n reference to the case now pend> ' Ing, Fidelity va. Equlty-M. P. A., and It appears that even If the In- junction Is refused the trial of the suits themselves will be brought on by October, with great prospect* of victory for Fidelity, In which caaa Equity's mailed fist will b* para*- lyscd for all time." ■> With the exception ot Eileen Hu- ban and Lark Taylor, elected to 1111 the ]>1.-ires of Marlon KIrby and Lea* tor Lonergan (resigned) on th«. b<jar/d, o^ govv;»PXf«.yi#..<»*'cera wer« aU. uttAftLwoualK JW* tlccU^B • #'