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LiiiiiiiniiiiiiniirMfiuim/iiiiiijuiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiM THREE NEW SONGS BY THE WRITERS OF JEROME l1.REHiCK«Ca "SMILES"
LEE 8. ROBERTS-^. WILL. CALLAHAN NEW TOSK a»W.46th8k V BROOKLYN "AFTER ALL" 6M Fnlton St. I PROVIDENCB After all the Tears, Kisses, Laughs, Winks, etc., this Is the only song Ifoilc Dept.. Hall ft Lyoaa for you to follow, "Smiles." BOSTON
..r- .. 328 Tremont St. PHILADELPHIA ai Boath 9th St. "YOUDONTKNOW'i BALTIMOBB Hnsie Dept., An inspiration. You can't afford to overlook this song. S Stewart Dry Goods Co. WASHINGTON
. »th and DSti., N. W. ''A Little Birch I PITTSBURGH Canoe andYou" • Schmidt , 308 Bld«. WASHINGTON "TIMES": CLEVELAND B. F. Keith's Washington.—Mme. Marguerite Sylva's charm is infectious. .:(i:\'',<'' Hippodrome Bide. Her songs, "My Little Birch Canoe and You" and "You Dont Know" are great. ' V' ^•'•
ftdJ iii"i""H'iiiiiii"i''iiiiiii"»"ii»"'i""""i»i " ,•^-:^,c|/!w•,,^'v;.i^;> '?.•,<'" ..I % JEROME H. REniCKiCa • (Pm True to the Whole Regiment) | I '.;' By BOUSQUET, ROBERT & BRYAN - TORONTO UTTongeSt. the -French-American song hit, published with French and English tcit, DETROIT ' ' ';'•= .: , 187 Fort Street • ^>^':::;''• v':>'Vis;^Ur' 'v^:''/' r'^''^';; .;;.. .': V »,y.'-» ONCINNATl' The Fair Hasle Dept. **TILL WE MEET AGAIN" I ST. LOUIS Grand Leader, Hnsie Dept. By Egan Whiting, & those boys from Detroit who were broaghtto New CHICAGO York by Will Morrisaey to write Ms new OVER SEAS REVUE. . Majeetle Theatre Blttf. HINNBAPOUS Ma sic Dept., ;• Powers Mercantile Co. PORTLAND, ORK. I "ONTHEROADTOCALAIS" I StI No. VasUflffton St. BAM FRANaSCO By BRYAN & JOLSON tOB Market St. '- • ^^_ finally this Y'.i big h{t« E LOS ANGELES - We persuaded Mr. Jolson to release song, one .»• vW •Hi « . ,. 5» So. Broadway t the Winter Garden now. iMiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiBiNiuiiiiinniiimi i i i i i i i i ii i •''' ii iiii Mi ii iiiii iiiiii iiiinm \'' . -', "?' m . iiliiiii»iiMiiiinitii i iiiiii i i i iiit i ii i iH» i ii i iiiiii ii iiniiii ii »M^ Do you want the Best "Shimmy" song published? Get JCROnE H. RDIICK^Ca "YOU CANNOT SHAKE THAT SHIMMY HERE" VAN—SCHENCK—WELLS PROFESSIONAL COPIES, Do yon want the best "BLUE" song pabllshed? Get VOCAL ORCHESTRATIONS i 'TVE GOT THE BLOE RIDGE BlUES" DANCE ORCHESTRATIONS MASON—WRITING—COOK. BAND—QUARTETTES, ETC. Do yon want the best "ZIP" dance song published? Get "TACKIN' 'EM DOWN" GUHBLB-DB 8ILVA READY S Do yon want the best melody baUad published? Get "IN THE Call at one of onr offices fer LAND WHERE a demonstration or write for .^ rr-J^-^fr -•.•.•wj.-jwrrfi? r.v : ,5^'s^.Ir.l•.•.:/;r'.'^.w,•. " POPPIES BLOOM"^"' matorlaL VAN—SCHENCK—BASKETTE miwiiiniiHnffliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH]iiiiiiiiii]iiiiniiiiiiiiiM« m Publldud WmUt tUSSt Briwdinj. Entered aa second elau matter BMamber v; °i TUnoi SoiuM, VInrYalk. N. T.< 22. 1905, at the PmI Offlee at Mew Turk, ;^v; Vol. Lin, No. 8 br VulMT, iBo, NEW YORK CITY, JANUARY 17, 1919 N. Y., under the Act of Uareh 9, 1879. ;>9 UoB, IS. •fltacla vtfm, U MADE IN AMERICA. SHYING OFF TEXAS. LIQUOR SELLERS INVADING Several sceite sets for Albert de Legitimate producers controlling Cpurville's forthcoming new revue at traV^eiing organizations are cutting the London Hippodrome (due in April) out the routing of their attractionB- /-.-Ufa are being made in New York by the through Texas. PICTURE EXHIBITING FIELD Robert Law studios. Herbert Ward They find they are unable to book is due to sail for London soon, re- consecutive dates in the better houses maining abroad about a year repre- in that state for/two reasons. One it f.r-''n senting the Law studios, with which that the Loew circuit has been making Rush to Theatres to Escape "Bone Dry*' Closing. House flattering inducements to local man- he is now connected. Some scenery M agers to adopt a vaudeville policy and Prices was made in this country last year for Go Skyward as a Result. Brokers Pulling London productions but there was the other is the prevalence of "tabs," which are booked on a 50-50 percent- Deals. Regular Exhibitors Clean Up (.-reat difficulty in getting it shipped over. age. When a regular traveling attrac-j as a Result. Some of the costumes for the new tion comes along and asks 75 per cent de Courville show are also being made cf the gross the proposal is not favor- here by Mahieu. Mrs. Mahieu is also ably received. going Right at present the i^uying and sales valuation from $4,500 to $7,000. abroad and may open a London selling of picture theatres in Greater It was sold at that price last week. branch. DONNELLY'S WAR ACT. New York and the small outlying liquor The men are extremely Leo Donnelly is to appear in vaude- towns in the Vicinity is undergoing anxious to get into business of some THE WAY OF "THE FOLLIES." ville for a ttvr weeks with a turn one of the greatest booms that it has kindj and figure that catering to the recital of 4 Chicago, III., Jan. IS. which is to be a humorous ever experienced. The reason is that public is one thin^ that they are The troubles of us UFollies'^' girls is his experiences while he was entertain- there has been an influx of money for, '' suited and -the idea o'f the profit -'i>:-' sumpin' horrible. Viola Ford left Flo ing in France with the Shamrock Uiiit. from the retiring liquor store dealers that they have heard of in pictures Ziegfeld flat in Chicago (the show, of During a great part of his time in and the saloon men, who are all fear- seems to h&ve been the lure. In the course) last Sunday and hurried to France Donnelly was with the 77th ing that they are to be wiped out as meantime the smaller exhibitors are Toronto to marry a Canadian army Division, which is the National Army far as their present business is con- cleaning up by accepting the offers Division from the vicinity of New officer. Saturday a girl chum in the '.'i''';*( cerned and' are heading, for the .ex- that are made under the bdoni. They* York. Later he was in the sector of hibiting field immediately. show got a wire: "I've married my hgure that after things settle down : , $1,400 on the first two weeks as the- vein, the managers were not long in turers and music publishers, asking atre managers the liquor men decided reaching their conclusions. "CHU" WILL MAKE $200,000. for the amounts of royalty paid writers to call in outside assistance. half A during 1913, 1914. 1915 and 1916. mterest in the house was given to the Pittsburgh, Jan. 15. ••'is Marcus Loew Circuit, and the theatre ALBEE IS NOT RETIRING. (People who seem to know the in- BOSTON TICKET BILLS. is now being run as a link in the Current rumors anent the proposed ternal business affair of Morris Gest's Loew chain. retirement of E. F. Albee from his "Chu Chin Chow" say that Mr. Gest Boston, Mass:, Jan. 15. There seems to have been con- office as presidefft of the B. F. Keith will have a net profit this season on Representative Feinberg has filed iii iiderable active dealing in Brooklyn Vaudeville Exchange were smothered the production of $200,000. the House two bills in regard to tickets during the last few weeks, and a for all time this week. It is here this week and next, with to places of amusement. number of the exhibitors who have Street gossip had Mr. Albee retiring, a gross estimated for the engagement One bill provides that every ticket unloaded their houses are quietly but at the Palace Building it was of $55,000, at $2.50 and $3. to a theatre or other place of amuse- smiling and are becoming brokers denied. ment shall state thereon the price at now. Closely following the death of A. FEDERAL HEARING SET. which it is to be sold. The bill carries The Cedar Theatre in that section Paul Keith the natural changes in the Washington, D. C, Jan. IS. a penalty for each offense. was bought for $600 about 9 months personnel of the Keith staff led to the The matter of the Federal Trade The second bill provides that the ago. Last week it was sold for $8,000. report, which gained headway. Commission against the Vaudeville applicant for a theatre license shall A house in the Broadway section, Managers' Protective Association and file with his application a schedule '" - > prices to be which had been ran for six- months- Act Combination for Foriin«r..l7a.y.or4t«i .others has bften. set. i.Qr. a. hearing^ plainly showing the by a man that obtained possession for It is^ reported Eva Davenport and 3 in New York City. Charged; tOgeilvervtith all condittoasj.-. $1,000, sold for $S,00O. Pauline Hall are estimating their value John Walsh, chief counsel for the limitations and regulations. The Central Theatre on Central ave- tp the managers as a vaudeville act, Commissionv. has advised the attor- nue inside of four months jumped in appearing together. neys for th? defendants of the date. 8e« BUBB ALTBOFrS rtt»A fff» 4««v«7« - —! CABLES v:-^.im^: T^':,fi;-^^;^^rj FIVE BIDDERS FOR DRURY LANL ' IN .LONDON. - -^ •-- - BIGGEST BUSINESS IN HISTORY -- - Londott- Jam 15.—- ' - - - -LondoBj J«ii-3: There are five aspirants for the pur- Albert de Courville announces that chase of the Drury Lane and their bids he has secured three musical comedies IS LONDON^S CLAIM FOR 1918 will be acted upon at a meeting of composed by Jerome Kern. De Cour- the shareholders late this week. The ville is starting work on the new re- five are Sir Alfred Butt, Charles B. vue for the London Hippodrome in Theatres Cochran, Oswald Stoll, Charles Gulli- March, with George Robey as leading West End and Music Halls Break Records Despite ver and Frank Curzon. comedian. Epidemic and "Drive" Slumps—Many Extraordinary The original capital of the t)rq>y Lane corporation is $625,000, three- Doris Keane's production "Roxana," Long Runs—"Chu Chin Chow" Passes 1,000th quarters of which is paid in. Sir Al- at the Lyric, is a great success. The fred s offer is 60 cents profit, Gulliver play is by no means strong but the Performance—^Many Nearing 500 Marie $1.25 and Curzon has formed a syndi- star is. Miss Keane has secured the cate with a quarter of a million capital English rights of Edward Knoblock's (pounds or dollars not stated in the four-act play 'Tiger, Tiger." London, Jan. 3. slump comes, as come it must, it will cable) to enable him to swing the deal be on a corresponding scale. Never in the history of the London if his bid is accepted. stage has business at the West End Now the war is over the Green PROFESSIONALS DEMOBILIZED. Room Club resumed its annual dinner, theatres and music halls been so pros- London, Jan. IS. CALVE REAPPEARS IN LbNDON. suspended for five years, at the Criter-. perous as during 1918. There have The demobilized professionals in- London, ion Restaurant for Sunday, with Ma- clude Gerald DuMaurier, Robert Jan. 15. been occasional short slumps as when Lor- Emma Calve reappeared jor Robert Loraine in the chair. aine, Edmund Gwenn, Kenneth Doug-- in concert things were going badly at the front at Queen's Hall Jan. 11, after 14 years, las, Huntley Wright. at the end of March and to a packed house. The great stage ball which is in again for a Others to be shortly discharged are Her voice continues fresh. active preparation by the week at the height of the epidemic, Henry Ainley and Godfrey Tearle. committee consisting of Gerald du Maurier, Andre bjt the general rule has been packed Chariot, C. B. Cochran, George Robey, HARVEY'S TRAGIC PLAT. ROBEY MADE COMMANDER. houses all the time. There never has WAR and James B. Fagan, should be a most London, 15. Jan. London, ' been so many established successes Jan. IS. attractive affair, rivaling the recent Martin Harvey, after a successful George Robey has been created with extraordinarly long runs Com- Victory Ball. It takes place Jan. i, to their provincial tour with "The Burgomaster mander of the Order of the British at the Albert Hall. The proceeds go credit. The following table shows the of Stilemonde," gave a matinee of the Empire for having raised over $300,- to Sir Arthur Pearson's Pension Fund piece at the Scala Jan. 10, in aid of 000 for war number of performances up to Dec. charities. for the children of the Belgian charities. blinded soldiers 19, at the leading London theatres: aud sailors. It proved a tragic war play, forcibly His Majesty's—"Chu Chin Chow"— acted by Harvey and a strong com- LADY BANCROFT IS 88. 1,065. pany. London, Jan. IS. Charles B. Cochran's next (Production Lady Bancroft has reached her will be "A Certain Daly's—"The Maid of the Mountains" 80th Liveliness," a satir- year, retaining her full faculties. ical comedy by Basil Macdonald Hast- -792. K. OF C. ENTERTAINERS. ings. This will be presented at St. Adelphi-"The Boy"-S31. Paris, Jan. 15. Mark's in February. In March Mr. Sauntry, AT THE COLISEUM. Hippodrome—"Bone o' Tricks"—490. Jere Thomas Lee and Leo Cochran will present Major Robert Whalen are leaving Paris, under London, Jan. IS. Savoy—"Nothing But the Truth"— the Loraine in "Cyrano de Bergerac" at direction of James Fearon, of the En- The Coliseum bill includes the reap- 40.7. the Garrick, which - then reverts to i: pearance of Seymour Hicks and El- Alhambra—"Bing Boys on Broad- tertainment Department of the him. Charles B. has also secured the laine Terriss in "After way"—J94. Knights of Columbus, to entertain the the Honey- moon," Coram, Holborn Stadium and the Aldwych Empire—The Lilac Dorain6"-^86. American troops in the Verdun dis- Ninom Grey, Penrose 1 and Whitlock. theatre. The former will be used for t'v Garrick-"By Pigeon Post" (with- tricts. sports until such time as building op- Fearon is also organizing a company drawn Dec 14)-^80. erations can be undertaken, while at of minstrels, recruited from the over- Brousson as Director at Stracbonrg. The Playhouse—"The Naughty Wife" the Aldwych, which is -at present used seas forces, who will appear shortly — 320.^ Paris, Jan: IS. -as the headquarters of the Australian in Paris prior to touring the hospitals. While the following are well over Brousson, formerly manager of the Y. M. C. A., he proposes to present light their Paris Opera with. Messager, has been second century; Apollo, "Soldier operas and musical comedies. . Boy;" Comedy, "Tails Up;" Criterion, LONDON STAGE BALL. nominated for the post of director of "You Never Know Y'Know;" Dnke London, Jan. 15. the opera at Strasbourg. The Transport Volunteers; of Yorks', 'The Man From Toronto;" The Stage Ball held at Albert Hall Gabriel Tenot is assuming the man- Motor who have conveyed 1,300,000 soldiers Gaiety, "Going Up;" Globe. "Nurse Jan. 8 was a brilliant success. A agement of the Qub Theatre. on leave across London ii;i the night, Benson;" Prince of Wales, "Fair and pageant of plays included every pop- when no public conveyances are run- • Warmer;" Shaftesbury, "Yes, Uncle," ular player, who presented a gorge- "Enemies" Abroad in February. ning, must continue their work for and looks like running indefinitely. ous spectacle. London, Jan. 15. at least another year. To aid the Several of the later productions in- A large sum was collected for the J. L. Sacks, in conjunction with Fred- soldiers. children's maintenance fund Lieuts. Haddon Cove ^rii. cluding Lyric, "Roxana ;" London Pav- blinded The fund prick Harrison, will present at the and Percy Linden have arranged an - ilion, "As You Were;" Palace, "Hullo, boxes realized more than $1,500 a piece. Haymarket early in February an "All Star" matinee at the London .\merica;" Prince's, "Jolly Jack Tar;" American play—probably "Friendly Coliseum on Sunday 12. fl- are playing to packed houses and look EDWARD LAURI DIES. Enemies." Jan. like having long and prosperous London, Jan. 15. to . careers. Edward Lauri, a clever comedian, The company organized by A. H. owing the demobilization of the Army, Sir Alfred Butt has discontin- M^ This happy state of affairs extends died Jan. 9, after a second operation. Woods to present "Friendly Enemies" ued the Sunday concerts at Victoria - 'io the variety houses, the Coliseum He leaves a widow, May Beatty, pro- in London, which was to have sailed Palace. Ninety-two concerts have and Palladium having record years, fessional, and a young family. with him Jan. S, is still in New York. been given before 300,000 soldiers, sail- and there is no reason why this pros- Report on Broadway has it that Woods ors and nurses. Throughout the run perity should not continue for several Lawson Playing "Hamlet" in the Halls. proposes to sail with them Jan. 22, al- of these entertainments the orchestra, months at least, as it is estimated that London, Jan. 15. though that is far from certain. staff and 900 artists have given their there are over a million more strangers John Lawson is shortly presenting Mr. Woods has z representative, .services free. The Sunday concerts in London than in normal times. All "Hamlet" in abbreviated form for the Frank Payne (a New Yorker), in Lon- for American soldiers and sailors at have money and many are at a lose variety stage. don, and the chances are Woods will the Palace have also been discontinued. end and but for places of amusement, cable Payne when the company leaves. time would press heavily on them. Of Merson West Demobilization Duet. Miss Billie Browne, recently with the high class variety houses most London, Jan. IS. RoTue Supplanting "Zig Zag." George Edwarde's "Betty" company, h.-ive reverted to theatrical programs, Billy Merson and Will West have Paris, Jan. IS. has been secured the I.V.T.A. be- demobilization duet by on . the only two houses giving real old introduced a new The Beretta management is mount- ' half the African theatres to play fashioned variety are the Palladium in the Palace show, "Hullo America." ing a new French revue to be pre- of leads. She sails in January and will and Holborn in the West End; the sented at the Folies Bergere March 9, oppear in 'The Boy," "Yes, Uncle" and Coliseum programs chiefly consist of Maori Soldiers Dance. Albert deCourville's production of "Zig 'Going Up," returning in August to re- theatrical stars in sketches, concert London, Jan. 15. Zag" consequently terminating its en- sume her George Edwarde's engage- singers arid instrumentalists, and bal- At Queens Hall Jan. 13 the Maori gagement there early in that month. ment. let. A few years ago the Palace, Al- soldiers of the Pioneer Batallion pre- hambra, Empire, Oxford Pavilion, Hip- sented a series of Maori war dances PINERO'S NEW PLAY. The marriage of Captain H. G. F. podrome, Coliseum, Holborn and Tiv- •and a pageant in aid of St. Dunstan's London, Jan. 15. Bellamy, D 50, M. C, Lake Royal Fly- oli were all playing variety. Hotel. Sir Arthur Pinero has nearly com- ing Corps and the Gaiety Theatre, and. Another sign of the times is that pleted a new play in which Irene Van- Dorotfiy Tetley, niece of Sir R. Tetley Charles B. Cochran announces that the Spring Tour Ahead of Time. brugh will make her reappearance. Bart, is to take place on Year's Oxford and Pavilion will in future be London, Jan. 15. New Day at the Chapel Royal, Savoy. run as legitimate theatres at West Julia Neilson and Fred Terry have DJELLI. End prices, while Terry's and the started a spring tour at the Grand, RESTAURANT AFTER The success of the Stoll opera house Scala, which have for years been de- Nottingham. Paul Salvain is negotiating by cable .as^ja -picture pajacc. has been .SQ.gteat.^- -^\o^cd- to ciue-Bia, sHov«, - have- re.verted- -. : with-D'elH, for an engagement at the to their old status as West End thea- Playing Barrie Playlet. Sal Tabarin, atop the Winter Garden. that a debt of nearly £50,000 incurred in ' running tres. There never was such a demand London, Jan. 15. Djelli is at present in Paris. It is revues and other theatrical en- for London theatres and people seem Hilda Trevelyan has secured the understood she i/ looking favorably terprises has been wiped our. Inci- to be prepared to pay any price for rights to Barrie's playlet, "The Old on Salvain's offers. Another restau- dentally Sir James Barrie has refused them. One is now let at a profit rent- Lady Shows Her Medals," and is book- rant is also understood to have made £20,000 for the film rights of "Peter al of $60,000 per annum; but when the ing an extensive variety tour for it. cabled overtures to her. Pan." j4^^:kfeK^i;J!J^^iMy^:^^l^^^ diMisM^fylS^j^^^^SE^iiM^i^jhm^ki^ . — , liVl;,^ VAUDEVILLE -2=.- "PRODUCER" IN TROUBLE. CHIC SALE'S OPTION LAPSED. ^KENEFITS MUST BE BONA FIDE . LestW IWPniC, an elderly man, claim- It appears a matter of doubt just now ing to be a producer of vaiideville "aclis,"' tvlreitrer eiric- Sule will appear in the was arrested last week charged with new Winter Garden show, at present TO GET KEITH OFFICE ACTS grandlarceny. It is alleged he obtained ill rehearsal, "Monte Cristo, Jr." The a considerable sum of money from Shuberts neglected to advise Mr. Sale a Grand Rapids woman, whose daugh- before the prescribed date, Jan. 1, con- Big Vaudeville Exchange to Make Inquiry Into Benefits ter ' he was to place on the stage. cerning the optional clause in his con- Jerome secured bail, but -when the tract with the managers. -' Before Permitting Artists to Take Part—Names Com- case was called in the West Side It is said Claude Bostock, who is Mr. mittee to Investigate Worth of Proposed Shows Court Tuesday he failed to appear. Sale's representative, has prepared The man arrived here last summer other plans for him. The matter of . Charitable For Purposes and War Ftmds with Jane Howard and Edith James, the lapse is reported having been No More "Flim-Flamming" of Acts both of Grand Rapids, and both of bro\ight to the attention of the Shu- whom he was to produce act^ for berts when they received a two weeks' by Independent Solicitors. notice : within six weeks. He went so far as of quittal from Sale. to order stage settings from P. Dodd Lucile Chalfonte, also listed among the The Keith booking office this week vision into Mr. Beck's office, without, Ackerman at a cost of $700, paying new show's principals, has retired inaugurated a system of inquiring into any obstacle intervening. Previously $200, but never asking for delivery. from the cast, intending to go to Cal- and investigating each benefit for the room had been spaced off into The trio stopped at the Hotel Endi- ifornia. ' which it might be solicited to furnish three offices. cott, the Howard girl' posing as The "Monte Cristo" production may attractions, before complying with the Mr. Beck returned from his trip Jerome's daughter and receiving many not have its premiere until about request. It will only act upon the fa- Monday. While away Mr. Beck looked gifts from Jerome, who was Securing March 1, held out of the Winter Gar- m vorable recommendation of the Keith over conditions on the Orpheum cir- backing for the girl's stage debut from den by the heavy business being drawn committee appointed for that purpose. cuit and stated that things, despite the the James girl's mother. The latter there on the return date of Al Jol- son in The committee is composed of Frances "flu," were bright. He intimated -he came to New York recently to find out "Sinbad." C. Huffman King, William J. Sullivan and Edward had appointed a well known showman how her money was being spent, and J. is staging the new Rehton. At the Keith agency this as manager of the new Statelake thea- the arrest soon followed. show. Frank D. Thomas has furnished it week it was stated any player individ- tre in Chicago, scheduled to open Attorney Louis Ehrenberg repre- with two special ocean spectacles with effects. ually solicited to appear at a beneBt March 4. . sented several parties whom Jerome This and desiring; to secure more informa- Upon Mr. Beck's return to New had "gotten to." The man is said to week it was arranged for Mr. ' Sale to tion about it could apply to any mem- York this week he is reported to have be a skilful worker m spite of his shortly appear in the "Mid- ber of the committee. said there was an error in the wire years. Jerome had an office in the night Frolic" on the A'histcrdam Roof (Flo Ziegfeld). The Keith office which has been ex- transmission of his* message ; that he Hudson Theatre building and let it be tremely liberal in the past in acceding' had directed only certain repairs for known that hcv^jipuld produce a to requests for benefits, and of Ser- his private office instead of the sweep- musical play called "^'Miss Eleanor," ROCK AND WHITE ACT. .. vice benefits especially, have been an- ing changes made. Wednesday it was with "Dainty Jane Howard" featured. _.„ Chicago, Jan. IS. noyed of late through slight investi- still a matter of doubt whether the ^ . He was also known as Harry Howard Billy Rock and Frances White are gations made and. information coming Orpheum's booking suite would be * Harlem. . , _j.i^.-U negotiating with the Keith booking to it regarding certain benefits the restored to his former plan. office in New York for a big time office became interested in. vaudeville route, that they seem likely The Keith people say they have FRISCO ACTING. ODETTE MYRTIL BOOKED. to obtain. found a number of workers in behalf Frisco, the jazz dancer, tossed to of the first of the foreign en- The start by the couple as an act of entertainment for soldiers or sail- One Broadway from Chicago's ''Loop," only for the next season, to be wUl occur, following Miss White's ors, and wounded men of both gagements to gain Broadway "fame" by tickling hostilities ceased, is that recovery here and a few weeks of rest branches of the Service, while posing entered since the big street with his unique "steps,^' of Odette Myrtil, to appear on the in Florida. m as charitable workers, are in reality is gomg in Arthur Hammerstem's F. time over here next Sep- The team will probably receive receiving a ~ salary of a considerable B. Keith musical version of "Seven Days," $1,500 weekly on their vaudeville trip, amount, dependent as well u^on they tember. called "Slumber Party." The role he $500 The booking iS reported having been more than when they left it some time furnishing entertainment, which they is to play in the "Party" calls for him between Eddie Darling and ago. secure through procuring artists who completed speaking but one word. He is sup- represent- Harry Weber, of York, do not ask nor expect remuneration. H. B. Marinelli, the latter posed to emerge from the dumb New the agent, is looking after girl, the . The office also learned there aQpears ing the French who appeared on waiter, start to pilfer some silverware routing. to be independent solicitors of talent this side several seasons ago. but instead he spies a box of cigars, .for these Service benefits, who either says "heaters." He grabs them and PLAYLET FOR HILLIARD. through knowledge or in disregard of EDNA GOODRICH'S REVIVAL uses the latter term for cigars because the solicitation of the Keith office, at- A revival of 'The Mannequin" will he stutters and cannot easily say Negotiations are on for the immedi- tempt to secure a bill for an evening be made by Edna Goodrich. The "sega'rs." Frisco will do his jazz dance ate appearance of Robert Hilliard in at the same place the Keith office was "dress show playlet" will be repro- in the show. v'audeville, the matter of terms not to' furnish O'Neil. asked a show. duced l«r its clothes effect, and start Others in the cast are Peggy having definitely been settled. W. L. angles have developed, Sykes and So many that off af'the Palace, New York, Feb. 3. Billy Halligan and Dana Likens is representing Mr. Hilliard. The the Keith office, while passing them play started re- Franz Bendston will again take the CTiarles Ruggles. The legitimate star has in mind a playlet. • over while the war was on, has de- leading male role. hearsals this week. Mr. Hilliard opened recently on cided find now to out what there is to It will be the first of several pretenti- Broadway in "A Prince There Was" and may be behind every benefit it is ous vaudeville productions headed by but withdrew suddenly when Geo. M. EXITING. asked to assist. stars to be made by Carleton Hoag- NAN HALPERIN Cohan bought out his interest and sea- laud, recently released from the Navy. This will be Nan Halperin's last went into the leading role without re- to the NICK HUFFORD'S SQUARENESS. Hoagland had been an executive in son in vaudeville, according hearsal. William Chicago, Jan. IS. vaudeville for several years before en- current plans of her husband, Mr. Hilliard has not been in vaude- It was Hufford and Chain before the listing. B. Friedlander. The Halperin con- ville for ten years. war. The team played the Orpheum tract with E. F. Albee expires during summer months and will not be for years, doing a comedy talk and LIEUT. STRATTON ENGAGED. the JAZZ ACT PREPARED. singing act. Del Chain enlisted in the renewed. A number for vaudeville, composed Lieut. Cioster Stratton, A,, proposes to place his navy and Nick Hufford went out as U. S. Friedlander of Ted Lewis and Jazz band, Vi Quinn, single. formerly in the Keith booking office, wife in a light musical piece and from a Jack Murray and La Sylphe, is to open is expected to return to York drama. Miss Halperin will Last week Hufford was routed over New there to Feb. 3 at the Colonial, New York, with a bride, "the daughter of parts, getting away the Orpheum tour at $200 single. He the aim at heavy booked by Harry Fitzgerald. mayor of Coblentz, France. the singing branch of accepted the time. After the con- entirely from The principals are from either the Writing over here Lieut. Stratton tracts had been signed he learned his theatricals. Palais Royal or Bal Tabarin (cabarets). ha sexpressed a matrimonial inten- pal and partner. Chain, had been The act is asking $1,250 weekly as its tion and says, if mustered out. The two got together not ordered home in regular salary. time, he will apply for a leave of ab- RETURN OF FIELDS AND WARD. . and immediately rehearsed a double sence for a honeymoon act. The team as such could get only tour. The former variety team of Fields BERLIN SOUTH. $225 for their act. Realizing that and Ward may rejoin for another tour. Irving Berlin is going south, to Palm Chain needed work Hufford sacrificed MARRIAGE TANGLE SUIT. They have been separated some years, m Beach, for a rest. Up to now Mr. as Claire Gimble was granted during which Fred Ward has given his $200 as a single for half of $225 a divorce Berlin has not associated himself with a double with Chain; that's the last week. Her husband is in the most of his time to bookings in an and pic- any publishing house, nor has he made way the act will work. ture field under the name of Ten Eytk, agency sort of way. Al Fields con- known his future business plans. Near- It will cost Hufford $87 a to Miss Gimble married him without tinued on his course of stage merry- week ly all the firms in the music trades m carry out his interpretation of a securing a divorce from her first making. hus- tendered him an offer following his square deal. band. When the latter died, A suggestion recently made to the she vithdrawal from Waterson, Berlin sought men that they produce a revival & an annulment of the second two Snyder. ORPHEUM WIDE OPEN. marriage, the first case on record cf the old act is said to have met with where the guilty party commenced the approval of both, who are now The Orpheum Circuit's booking quar- New Clubhouse Opening Next Month. such a proceeding. The court decided awaiting assurances of booking. ters in the Palace theatre building, in- It is now expected that the new there was an error and no annulment "tTusi v^' of 'Mai'tin Beck's - priA^ite office- clubhouse of the National Vaudeville "could dbtaitt, saggesting .--• -.-i Epjily StBveni .Littenipjg. ihvTnight suc^' . & at the west end of the suite, is now a .^jrtbtB wjl! ;bc. in reafUfl.e88-.toh3.ve its., . for divorce.. This was done, the de- Emily Stevens, at present in "The " v/ide open space. formal opening Lincoln's Birthday. cree being granted on statutory Gentile Wife," is said to be angling Under wire instructions from Mr. grounds. for vaudeville dates, and may be seen Beck, while he was on the Coast, all Herman- L. Roth appeared for Miss there if the figure offered is accept- partitions were knocked down, Jeav-, Gimble. able. n ing the several booking men in one large room, all having a clear field of Uff and rrow fat with CHA8. ALTHOFF. COMINQ : ORCHESTRATION SERVICE. INC. , VAUDEVILLE u tr ACT'TUrMS. - fJWO FOR PROFIT. Some interesting three-cornered liti- Chicago, Jan. 15. gation is shortly expected as the re- For the first time since the death of sult of De Witt Mott, of the Cohoes Mitch Licalzi the Wilson Avenue. The- TO LOSE BIG TIME BOOKINGS Amusement Co., attempting to induce atre showed a "profit last week, with Marcella Craig and Co. to "chop"'$S Emma Carus headlining the bill. The from her salary of $67.50 for a three- profit amounted to $450. For that Jess day stand at the Empire, Glens Falls, Libonatti, the manager, was fired. Two Acts Canceled Thifc Week for Appearing in Shubert N. Y. The other figure in the deal is It is understood that the manage- Houses Sunday NigLts. Keith Office Issues Order Walter Plimmer, who, after being ap- ment objected to expenses incurred > prised by wire of Mott's action, wired by Libonatti. Libonatti claims that Against Any of Its Booking Men Visiting Miss Craig advising her to accept the these exp'enses were necessary as the cut. theatre'required considerable improve- . Theatres Not Booked by It The turn was booked in the house ments. on a Plimmer contract which carries Walter McCune, at one time asso- r- acts the* cancellation clause. After the ciated with the Finn Heiman enter- . Two were taken off the books its existence, and now there is a "re- & initial performance addressed of the B. F. Keith Vaudeville Ex- port" on the Steinway shows twice Mott prises, has been appointed as sue- . change Monday. Each act had ap-, weekly. the following letter to Miss Craig:. cessor. With the passing of Libon- • peared in a Shubert theatre for a One turn looking for big time book- "Dear Madam: You are in here for atti the house may-« again drop its three $67.S0. vaudeville performance the night ing days at You can stay for policy of headlining a big-time, fea- . be- . that went to the Steinway last fore $62.50, otherwise I shall accept your ^ (Sunday). v/eek to "break in" is said to have en- tured act each week. cancellation after the first show as per Natalie and Ferrari were booked to countered a storm of trouble when re- The F6ur Marx Brothers are booked your contract appear at Keith's Palace, New York, turning to New York for further time. v to headline the show this week. truly, ' this week. Sunday night they playti In "opposition" circles they say that ."Very De Witt Mott." at the Central and Norah Bayes *he>- the manager of Loev/s Greeley Square, ' Miss Craig wired Plimmer, who an- RATS' FINAL HEARING. tres. Willie Solar appeared at "Ue at Broadway and 33d street, once com- wire: "O. K. Amsterdam. Into the flnaaclal affair* Winter Garden Sunday night and plained against Keith's Jersey swered by The Investigation City, as White Rats was declared closed by Monday morning his name disappeared opposition Why don't you take five less Glens ot the to his house. Referee Lewis B. Schuldentrel, appointed by for Keith's Colonial Feb. 3. Falls. Walter Plimmer." ; Supreme Court Justice Mitchell, acting on tha- Early this week the Keith bookii ( ' Miss Craig refused to accept the cut, petition ot Goiaie Pemberton, Friday after- IRRESPONSIBLE AGENTS. the Inception of office issued a^ order that any of itS canceled the engagement and returned noon (Jan. 10). Dated from the • InvestlgatloB, A number of complaints have filing the petition In May, 1017, booking men who visited a theatre reached to New York, a complaint with inquisition the Vaudeville Managers' consumed 19 months, the actual not booked by the Keith agency wduld Protective the National Vaudeville Artists Asso- starting In October, IfllT. It now remains for be immediately dismissed, if the fact Association frornajts claiming to have ciation. She states suits against both the referee to make his decision to the Su- which will be done within the became known. It was reported about signed for CairfSnment shows and Plimmer and Mott wiii be started. Up- preme Court, next month. He awaits only a brief from At- after working, failing to receive sal- the same time that an act which had on taking the matter up with the torney J. J. Myers, counsel for the Rats, who appeared at one of the Fox Circuit aries. Vaudeville Managers' Protective As- upon the referee's query wasn't sure whether theatres and held a big time route, had A number of "turkey" managers are sociation Miss Craig was advised the he would file a brief. A memorandum, supple- menting the brief already filed by Attorney working the cantonment proposition in suddenly received notice of cancella- house was not represented that or- Alvln T. Saplnsky, representing the petitioner, to death, tion of its entire route, without any tacking ^ows on a "shoe- ganization and no action other than will also be filed. reason assigned. ftring bankroll" and standing off the that contemplated by the N. V. A. There were two additional hearings after the acts for salaries after a losing engage- investigation, bad been first thought completed, It is said that Edward Renton of the would be taken. and last. ment. last Friday's session being the second Keith office is one of the Keith men The V. M. P. A. have not been De Witt Mott was prominent in the Another session was planned,—but it was de- in delegated to visit all theatres around a position to take action on com- White Rats' strike and walked of cided that it was not necessary to further* out . question Dennis F. O'Brien, whoee examina- New York not booked by the Keith plaints since it does not include agents the Gordap Theatre in Boston. He tion was not completed. in its membership roster. office, to ascertain if any acts-holding was always recognized as an advocate The last hearing picked up a number ot ot applying for big t\pit are appearing About the only protection for the for the so-called "equitable contract" loose ends and was enlivened by tilts between referee's comments in them, under their own or assumed act is to insure itself as to the re- his action in this counsel and witnesses, the and instance comes proceeding. The sponsibility of the manager. Most of being no small part ot the names. ^ as a rather big surpMse. Miss Cr^g disappearance of the Ratu' "levy lists" and The playing in Shubert theatres on the former ten percenters who were has. indisputable proof of his move, ex- "attempts" by Mr. Myers and the Rats' execu- Sunday nights has been considered listed in the "piker's" class have hibiting his signed letter and the wire tives to retrieve them were "explained," bring- ing a smile of Incredulity from the referee. sufficient cause of cancellation on the dropped their former occupation to bearing Plimmer's name.. ' Harry Mouotford was present as a witness, tackle the big time for quite a while, though not cantonment shows. Pat Casey when questioned as to the and later as "coach" to the referee In putting always invoked against a turn in the V. M. P. A. stand declared he would certain questions that might tend to trace Rat funds, but also to "whitewash" Mountford, pest. Acts on the small time appear NEW KEITH HOUSE DELAY. make no move and added that "if acts which the referee was not unaware of, aa bis 111 these performances without any no- first sure of standing Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. IS. would make the statements proved. Mountford declared that tice taken of it by the circuits book- the $101,000 in Realty stock held by the Rata Owing to unavoidable delays it is un- of the various small houses through- now as an "asset" was worth twice par, in- . ing those acts. cut the country they would be proper- likely the new B. F. Keith theatre stead of being valueless, because of a "certain office issued a statement The Keith heie can open before the late spring. ly protected in such instances." conspiracy action" which had been started a couple of weeks ago referring to against persons who bad "taken the cfub house acts appearing in other than big time away from the Rats" and also because there Providence, Jan. 15. was $28,000 worth of club house furniture, theatres and at the time of the state- AGENCY FOR COLORED FOLKS. The new B. F. Keith theatre needs which had been "stolen."' vaudevillians believed it referred testified. ment but to have its interior decorated. It Bob Kemp and George Caldwell have Harry De Veaux and Val Tralnor tc the frequent appearance up to then started the organization of an agency Through De Veaux's taking the stand, Mr. is expected the hou»c will open dur- chance to turns in the Fox houses. Myers obtained bis long asked for of big time ing March. to be conducted by them exclusively his play "get at De Veaux," whom he featured in It had grown to be a custom to for the bookings of colored people. "fourteenth" point In the reeume, but the ir Fox theatres, with the latter's bills It is quite probable permission to cross examination by Myers proved a complete UNIONIZING NEGRO THEATRES. fizzle, the attorney throwing up the sponge usually not made up until late in the book may be given them in all book- Monday, they The unionization of the New York without results. It was not without its humor- week for the following ing offices in New York, with the un- was asked by the referee theatres playing negro attractions was ous side. De Veaux being held back to obtain material. derstanding colored folks only' are to to make statements on a number of points, bookers accomplished last week when the New some very meaty testimony resulting. ' De It is reported the big time be submitted. If this permission is York Theatrical Protective Union No. Veaux Introduced letters from Mountford to think if acts will appear more cheaply , obtained the agency will occupy a himself and to Major Doylei written at a time there 1 placed a union white crew at the La for Fox than on the big time, unique position, being the only one to when Mountford was "out" of the Rats, and in not play Fayette theatre, uptown. funds had been is no reason why they should openly book on all time. which it was stated Rat (Mountford had alwavs cautioned the big time at the same salary. The local also installed a union crew feasible "stolen" The plan sounds quite as "never to write letters"). De Veaux reported a cou- in the new Clinton associates Monday there were Street theatre laid out by its promoters. Messrs. and Myers exchanged compliments, as did the withdrawals from (white) downtown, ple of last minute which opens with Kemp and Caldwell are going to do a.' lawyers. Much of the testimony related to the con- Fox theatres by big time acts, presum- vaudeville and pictures Jan. IS. The business among their general booking nection between the White Rats Actors' Union the suggestion of their Clinton is ably upon controlled by a Jewish cor- race, placing colored players of all and the White Rats Realty Co., which ap- agents. poration. kinds wherever there is a call. peared most Interesting to the referee, and the names of the board of directors at the time CHANGED doughboy; the Realty deal was manipulated were again ASTORIA "OPPOSISH." CLAYTON ACT'S "WAR SCENE." placed on the record. Sam Shipman has a new one-act play The testlmoDy, much of it. spirited, was: specialty Mr. MyefB did you hear from Mr. Astoria, Long Island, as good for a in which the principal character is a Bessie Clayton's 'dancing Referee: and do you know of any disposition of ks Corona will lose two of its featured prin- Blmes laugh to those Who know "doughboy" who has had his face ishot the trunks containing the membership cards or Carnarsie, seems to have been de- away and whose voice and general ap- cipals this week when Tom Dingle and and the levy lists? clared opposition to Proctor's S8th pearance have changed so that his John Guiran retire from the cast. Mr. Myers: I wrote Blmes to West Wash- ington street, Chicago, and I received a let- Theatre, about seven miles away friends are unaware of his identity. Their departure followed a "war Street back from a Mr. W. J. Byrnes stating in of ter from it by an air line. Though anyone Upon his return home he assumes the scene" with Bert Cooper, manager reply that the letter to Joe Byrnes had been wanting to get to New York by the role of a stranger and learns who are the act, after Dingle had accidentally delivered to him in mistake. He said his son In France and that route from Astoria will pad- bis friends. danced a bit out of tempo. Miss Clay- was in the aviation service quickest keep records but claiming he he was returning my letter to my dle across the S9th street bridge, It is dramatic with a comedy touch ton reproached Dingle, straight. That was some months ago. a block away on the New York end hete and there. was trying to "hog" the spotlight. The referee laughed and said : "Off the rec- I that from Proctor's S8th Street. This week Cooper was searching for ord ; had a suspicion something would happen, but never conceived that anything like means replace the seceders. In Astoria somewhere, which HART-FRIEDLANDER ACTS. a couple to that would develop from the inquiry on the the- tnain 8tf eetr « the Steieway t-hea:, ...The.first ,pf .a. series of big. acts to disappearance of the trunks." " " -— "- tre. It plays vaudeville and pictures, be produced jointly by Max Hart and isi. V. a: isuspended. Mountford took the BtaiiS 'ind %»ftS 'JiAJired about the missing trunks. He replied: "In seats 1,000 on two floors, does as much W, B. Friendlander is described as Private Harry Rose, recently dis- February, lfll8, during these proceedings, the business as any theatre could do in holding one of the most elaborate charged from the service and a mem- board of directors ordered Blmes to send the Astoria, and uses six acts, booked fashion displays ever shown in vaude- ber of the National Vaudeville Artists, tmnks back Immediately, through a registered letter, which was returned." thi-ough Allen Green. ville. That is in addition informed Monday that he had & to the act was Mountford, have you any con- Ileferee: Mr. Formerly it was known as the champ itself, which is musical comedy. Hart been indefinitely suspended for knowledge as to where Blmes Is, also where hideaway of the metropolitan district and Freidlander intend putting on duct in the club rooms "unbecoming the trunks are? but the booking men have discovered about six big turns. a member," (Continued on page 28) ^ ;,; :' vv'''>'.'ir.>""J ".'i-':-'''-''^. -v VKUW'E.VIVI^'E "MIDNIGHT FROLIC IS SHUT. 'REQUEST*' BILLS LAID OUT. '% After receiving 40,000 or 50,000 re- ;,?; N. V. A. COMPLAINTS Chicago, 111., Jan. 15. quests for various acts to compose THREE NEW CANTONMENTS. "HADAWANSKA'S" OWN SHOW. The War Department proposes the IN AND Capt. Rowan, of the Madawanska,. OUT OF THE SERVICE building of three new cantonments, has secured the necessary permission which woiild be permanent like others from Washington to stage a sailor and which will be designed for future CASUALTIES. Occupation in Germany. At that time show with talent furnished from his army training regardless of peace time ' Lieut. Woolfenden thought his com- ship, which will be produced at the Mason Baer of Mason, Wilbur and standards. The sites proposed are at pany would shortly be ordered back Base Hospital for Wounded Men in Jordan, professionally known as- M. Columbus. Ga.; West Point, Ky., and to the States. Saveigney, France, after which it will S. Mason, has been severely wounded Fayetteville, N. C, and the total cost Captain Ligon Johnson, appointed make a tour of the Red Cross can- in France and is now located at Base will be $66,000,000. A Liberty theatre several months ago as judge advocate tonments and may come back to the Hospital 86, A. P. O.. 798 A. E. F. will be included in the building plans in the army and assigned States for a short run. recently of each. to Camp Dix, was released from ser- William Dixon, formerly in the legi- At present there are 16 cantonments, vice this week. He has returned to timate, is staging the show as well as George E; Martin, -discharged from but only two, Camps Funston and his office, resuming his duties as sec- writing part of it. Johnny Calhoun, the -Army Jan. 8. Lewis, are owned by the government. retary for the United Managers' Pro- the songwriter (formerly with Shap- Dan Davenport, formerly the Hurtig The War Department also proposes .tective Association, which post he did iro, Bernstein & Co.), and Ensign Seamen theatre treasurer, released that the others be taken over at a & not relinquish. Close proximity of the Frank O'Brien, with the Keith Booking from the Naval Reserves last Saturday. cost of $9,654,000, there being 131,000 camp permitted Captain Johnson to Office, are the authors of the first half acres concerned. The present annual Arthur Willi, recently discharged spend some time each week to the of the show. It is called the "Mada- ground rental for the cantonments is from the Army, now acting as assist- routine and problems of the U. M. P. A. wanska's Jazz Minstrels." Archie Cott- $858,000. ant to Harry J. Fitzgerald, the agent. ier has composed an opening medley It is certain the national guard George Broadhurst, discharged from for the minstrel part. VOLUNTEER SERVICE SHOWS. camps will be closed. ~^12 of the 16 the Army, replaced Dick Vanderbilt The second part will consist of a The following artists regular cantonments theatrical busi- wA in the "Grown Up Babies" show.. lately appeared travesty on shipboard life, called ness is good, but variable in the other at the various hospital theatres for "Aboard the D. S. S. Prickley Heat." George Page, discharged from the four. Managers are changing routes the War Hospital Entertainment As- William Brunner, a Savannah artist, army, again with VABiHTf, New York. and asking for cancellations on data sociation : is given author's credit for brother (age 23) of Mr. Page ^as this half. A Polyclinic Hospital, Jane Cowl, Carl furnished by the Committee on Enter- m':: ?.. vs. He and Mr. McWilliams, of the Y. M. killed Oct. 19 at Chateau Thierry. tainment weekly. Seamon, Arthur Coletti and Anthony C. A., will take the end men's rolies Lieut. Arthur S. Lyons, The committee figures that where a discharged De Angelis, Florence Meredith, in the mi.nstrel first half. from the arnnr, becoming vaudeville cantonment has 20,000 or more men, at- a Franklyn Ardell, Harry Carroll, Bet- The ship was stationed at Newport tractions are bound to attract. When agent with oinces in the Putnam Build- ty Donn, Felix Adler, Kitty Kenip News up to yesterday (Thursday) ing, York. the camp complement falls below 20,- New Ponder, Quartet from "Crowded when she left for France with the OOO, business in the theatres as a rule James Doyle, formerly of the Thos. Hour." cast and all props. does not pay. Bookings at Camp Tay- J. Fitzpatrick office, discharged from General Hospital No. 3, Rahway, N. A specially constructed stage of the lor, Ky., were temporarily discontinued the Army Jan. 4. Returned to his J., Con Conrad, Mildred Delmonte, portable type will be included in the because the number of former position. Bert Leighton, Baby Gladys, Rosar men there show's paraphernalia. dropped to 10,000. An exception is Ensign Frank O'Brien, released from Sisters, Claude Austin, Eva Olivotti, .-'- Briscoe Sisters. Camp Devens, Mass., where there are I'^.T, the Navy this week, is returning to "ARMY AND NAVY but 7,500, but the theatre is drawing FROLIC" take charge of the Depot Hospital, Air Service Cor^s, Wilmer & Vincent is Norfolk, Garden City, L. L, Joseph P. Georgie, capacity. It possible to repeat with Va., Jan. IS. books. "The Army Briscoe Sisters, Harry Adler, Sylvia the same attraction more ottcn than and Navy Frolic," a show Sergeant William discharged presented Young Webb, Sammy Berkes, Dunham and before, caused by mustering out and by a "coalition" group of from the army Jan. 14. Rejoined nis sailors and soldiers O'Malley, Pat Ahearn, Billy Cripps, replacements from overseas. from the com- former partner, Wheeler, for bined base Tom Bradley and Ardine, Helen Vincent. Many of the cantonments have an at Newport News, was vaudeville. givfcn here for Coletti and Anthony DeAngelis, Claud entirely new set of men every few the first time Monday. Broadway Rigler, recently returned Austin. weeks. The service attraction failed to secure booking in wounded from France, has received Army Debarkation Hospital, Ellis a regular house, this territory word that his mother and sister both Island, N. Y., Jim Trainer, Rosar Sis- SHOWS AT GREENHUTS. ha^ng had so many service died Oct. 25 of influenza. ters, Harry Ross, Dottie Dimples and shows the managers have Greenhut|s old store on 6th avenue become wary of them. T. J. Quiet Moore, U. S. N., aviation, Baby Beban, Harry Thompson, Helen and 18th street, now a base hospital, So the boys held forth in the is shortly to be discharged from the Vincent, Johnny Daly, Johnny Dyer "Red has a regular vaudeville bill of seven service and will be seen in a new and Harry Crawford, Mae Hunt, Con Circle" Theatre, a house erected by acts furnished it thrice weekly (Sun- the act. Conrad, Josephine Clair. War Camp Ccmmunity Service. wire days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays) by Naval Reserve Training An interesting featir» of the "Frolic" Paul Dickey, discharged from the Station Hos- the Keith Booking Exchange. \i, that pital, Pelham Bay, New York, Briscoe there are no skirts in the pro- Marine Aviation Corps Jan. 4, opened Charlie Anderson of that office ar- Sisters, Arthur CoUetti and Anthony ceedings as in most of the other at Keith's, Cleveland^ Monday in his ranges for the shows. The ill and DeAngelis, Gladys Buckridge, Harry soldier and sailor pieces^ and the show former act, "The Lincoln Highway- wounded soldiers see it on the main Adler, Vera MiJCenna, Marie Salis- is confined to funny incidents of camp man." floor, where a stage has been equipped. .bury,--firadley and Ardine, Betty Donn, life. The "Frolic" will take in several Will Rockwell, who received his dis- Volunteer acts appear. Dunham and O'Malley. camps in the central southern terri- charge from the Service Jan. 1, is now tory and also play the adjacent civilian Army General Hospital, No. 1, Gun connected with the professional de-. Hill Road, New York, Davis and Green- "HERE THEY COME" NOW A SHQW. towns. partment of the A. J. Stacey Music The company holds 65 persons, In- Company. lee, Sammy Levy, Violini, Nora Kron- "Here They Come," a former Bart old, Barber and Jackson, Hans Kron- McHugh "tab," has been enlarged from cluding a oO-piece band. Ensigrn B. O'Shaunessy, formerly L old, Bradley and Ardine, Betty Donn, an hour's entertainment to a two and a assistant to Mark Luescher at the Hip- Private Solly Cutner, Catherine AI- half hour show and opened this week FOR WOUNDED PROFESSIONALS. todrome, released from the Navy, and verna. at Penn's Grove. N. J. as returned to New York. He will Officials of Marine Hospital, Staten Island, New It's a soldier show with 20 people, the Fund For Our return to publicity work again. anxious to get in York, Master Harry Ward, Eugenie featuring J[oe Lannigan, Stella Davis Wounded Actors are Charles Harris, released from the Jones, Joe Gross and Jack O'Brien, and Patricia O'Dare. touch with actors who have returned from France wounded^ order to as- navy, returns to the box office of the Great Rajah, Marie Salisbury, Rosar McHugh still controls the piece. ^ Longacre Monday. During bis ab- Sisters, Con Conrad, Jack McGowan. sist them financially if Accessary and sense Saul Abrams handled the treas- EMPEY SUED. otherwise. •irership. Entertainments under the direction Sergt. Arthur Guy Empey, at the Many of the actors are distributed ever the country upon arriving in New Billy Demarest (Demarest and Col- of H. R. Cross of Philadelphia, were time the armistice was signed was York. Some have needed assistance, lette), discharged from the Motor held last week at the Philadelphia with the U. S. Motor Tank Corps -re- but those connected with the Fund Corps Jan. 9. The act is rehearsing Navy Yard. Camp Dix and the Naval cruiting men for that branch of the have ^een unable to locate them. and will open on the Orpheum Circuit Homes. The following artists ap- service, is more than having his The offices of the fund are in the where.it was booked wnen Demarest peared: Sammy Wren, Cunningham troubles. His main one now is the Lee Knickerbocker Theatre Building, 38th was called. Sisters, Patrice, Hooker and Davis, Keedick suit against him for $^,500 York. Harry and Piatt, Mintz and which Keedick alleges is due him for street and Broadway, New Jack Brazee, just mustered out of Jenny Palmer, Belle Wilton, violation of a booking contract the aviation service, has produced in Jimmy Kane, with and Emily, Keedick arranged a tour for Chicago, a new act called "Pearls and Pay Gordon and La Marre, him. Em- ''CEST LE GUERRE" IS OVER. Al Wilson, Davis and Ross. pey which Keedick claims that he Clams," a girl act with eleven people, Ayre, Mass., Jan. IS. broke when he took up other work. in which he is to be featured (Earl "Cest le Guerre," '3 play given here The benefit performance at present is editing the Cox). at the base Empey at Camp Devens by the 74th Regiment or least hospital at Lakewood, N. J., Jan 9, was Trcclt 'Em Rough magazine at week for two days, went over so Lieut. Jack Devereaux (pictures) ar- last arranged by E. M. Mannwaring and is one of its prime .associates. The big that a return booking has been rived from France Jan. 13. When dis- in the following artists appeared : 'Trinell magazine is gotten out New York for the Liberty Theatre. will return to pictures. arranged charged he Duo, Harry Fern, Rae Mann, Frank in the interests of the men in and out He is still suffering from the effects Westphal, Roger Gray and Dan Mar- of the service, with the motor tanks gassed, two days after the Y. M. A. TOAST. of being vel and the Misses Grey and Vernon. branch given detailed attention. RESENTED C Armistice was signed. Each Thursday morning at the special Saul Brilant, formerly of Raymond Suzanna Rocamora is entertaining Another House at Camp Meade. Palace Theatre, New York, a is given by the B. F. and Brilant, now in France with H Q the soldiers at Base Hospital No. 3, Camp Meade, Md., Jan. 15. performance Co., 30S Infantry, 77th Division, has 'Greenhut's). The new theatre here called the Keith management for wounded been promoted from a third class to Franklin, opened Monday. It is located soldiers. a first class musician, which new rank The Carola Five, consisting. of Boh. .about two miles from the regular rAJnp Last Thursday morning, during thtr carried with it a sergeant's pay. - -^ Fisher, Bob Cohen, Billy Israel, George but in an annexed portion of Camp turn of Lyons and Yosco and their •Lieut. Bill Woolfenden, Dec. 15 last Robinson and Arthur Leydecker, are Meade, used as a supply base. The "toast'- number, when the toast was C. A., it had just left a base hospital where he p.t Brest, France, where they are en- Franklin will run pictures, except for announced as for the Y. M. had been for over a month, and re- tertaining the convalescent. one day when regrular attractions from was audibly resented by many of the joined his regiment with the Army of (Continued on page 28) the Liberty theatre will move over, wounded men in front. ^ .; BIUED SHOW DOESNT PLAY. ILL AND INJURED. Tom Kirby had a show consisting of Maude Adams is ill at the home of ARTISTS' FORUM Dr. Herman, 10 Vassar Girls, Keno Phyllis Robbins in Boston. and Nelson, Delmore and Lee, and M. Charles Shay, president I. A. T. S. Ei« (a baby picture actress), as Oorman out again after prolonged illness. .; :.. ,. Caoliu totten «a tld* well as a five-reel feature film starring to IM wards and mlto sm it 4lr. Mrs. Nat Nazarro ill with influenza Baby Gorman, booked for the Park, Anooymoiu «>iiimniilMtlaiis 'will not k« printad. Mm* tf write at the St. Margaret Hotel, New York. •nd wlU k« ktid In wnfldanm. If dwind. Bridgeport, for three davs starting wife of Sam Bernstein is ill Jan. 13. Jean Belasco, of the P. F. The Lattcn to be pnbUahtd in this wlomn miut b« writtm tulwtnly to fAMMtt. v;ith pneumonia. On^lntod letter* wlU not be printed. Shea offices, had charge of the book- ing, having secured the following route Mayer Jones, the agent, is ill at home for it, in addition to the Bridgeport with pulmonary trouble. engagement : Jan. 16-18, Shubert, New Ernie Young,- the St. Louis, Jan. 7. it, our opinion of the Old Countryman The mother of Square, Editor VABiBTr:— who hid behind the hospitality of the Haven; week Jan. 20, Court Chicago ticket broker, is dying in St. Mass.^ 27, a Noticed criticism in Vajubtt under Stars and Stripes when his own coun- Springfield, week Jan. Louis. house Worcester. All new acts of Murray Vogt and Co. De- try was in danger. legitimate m Owen Miller, general secretary of arrangements are completed 7. •^f sire to say the trouser business men- /. Parker. J^. the American Federation of Musicians, Press- representative, "paper" posters, tioned was originated by me eight (Shrapnel Dodgers.) quite ill, is out again; and all press stuffs were sent ahead years ago in my act where I open as went to French Lick of the show. Eddie Mack the trap drummer in orchestra, in- Springs, Ind., this week to recuperate terrupting the singer by drum crashes New. York, Jan. 14. Saturday morning Mr. Kirby re- Bridgeport rep- from a recent illness. instead ol hammering on back of drop. Editor Vabihtt:— ceived word from his arrange for an Fred C. Quimby (Pathe), ill with a Several acts have copied my open- In VARiBTr recently appeared a resentative he must orchestra or could use the house or- mild attack of influenza, recovering. ing in different ways, but now that story of' my having brought charges chestra if paid for. A picture machine they take my comedy trouser bit also, against Margaret Farrell and Rae Pot- Mona Hungerford ("Redemption") would also be rented at $10 per day with inftuenza. I think it is time to make complaint ter of "Long Way To Broadway" tab is confined to her home plus $7.50. daily wage for the operatQ^, replaced her. IJave always been credited with orig- company in New Orleans on account Margaret Fairleigh has tf the show did not carry its own ma- inating my own material. of the disappearance of $50 belonging Eddie Nelson (Bobbe and Nelson) re>. chine and operator, Kirby balked at Bill Foster. to me durmg a poker game. While covered from influenza. The act was latter expenses. His salary, list withdrawing some money from my these compelled to lay off for^a month. ran high and the arrangement had pocket I dropped a $50 bill and Miss brother to Bert and New York, Jan. 11. been on a percentage basis, he to fur- Bill Capman, Farrell snatched it and placed it in is ill in a Philadelphia Editor Varibtt:— nish the show, ^he management the HarrjT Capman, :vt her waist and when I asked her for Hospital. We are constantly receiving letters house, and all its necessary accoutre- it she stated she had lost it. I- pre- of condolence through my little poem, ments. He notified the management Lew Colder sufKciently recovered ferred charges against her which were "He Sleeps Over There," published in he was willing to live up to his agree- from influenza returns to his office subsequently dismissed in court. Vabiett some weeks ago and which ment. Later, Teaming no contracts had Monday. Your article stated I had taken them cur friends think was a tribute to the been signed for the other house, it Ernie Williams (Loew office) coti- out to breakfast, which is untrue, as '.vSj memory of our son in France. Our to a three-day engage- simmered down fined to his home early in the week. ;: -i I. never was in the girl's company be- boy is on his way home, happily un- ment at Bridgeport provided Kirby was influenza. •••sj fore or after this trouble. Don Leon with injured. willing to pay for orchestra, machine ^Rich- &nd Fred Ahl also on the bill will Harry Richards fRoehm & The poem was written as a message and operator. Mr. Kirby did not con- substantiate my statement in this mat- ards) is out again after a month s ill- of sympathy to Col. and Mrsr Roose- sider the prospects alluring and having ter. ness of pneumonia. velt, for the loss of their son, Quentin. no definite knowledge of continuing „ « .- Gaston Palmer.. Raymond R. Ripley is at the St. Paul Col. Roosevelt acknowledged it short- the tour, refused to allow the show to Hotel, recovering from a broken leg, ly before he passed away. play. It may appear in the Liberty sustained through a taxi accident. :C-fJ Sadie MacDonald'. cantonments beginning Jan. 27. Harriet Rempel, recently injured in (Chas. and Sadie MacDonald). INFLUENZA STILL PREVALENT. an automobile accident, recovering. .Influenza continues to worry civil- Sue Talmage slipped at the Bowling •.I Bridgeport, Conn., Jan. IS. ians in many sections of the country Green Subway station, last week, fall- New York, Jan. 11. Monday afternoon after an audience and the . continued mild weather in ing onto the tracks; she sustained Editor Varibtt: the had been allowed into the Park Thea- east has not made for the ex- severe bruises. A notice on my act in this week's tre for an advertised vaudeville show, pected stamping out of the disease. Mrs. Geo. Morton (Morton and Kra- Varibtt stated my partner led me off the house was dismissed and the New York reports from 300 to 400 cases mer) was taken to the Mount Sinai the stage. This is not true, and it is money refunded. daily, with about one-third that num- Hospital Tuesday afternoon to be op- detrimental to. my reputation as a ber of for' deaths due to influenza and The show had been arranged by erated for a tumor on the brain. first class performer. He does not pneumonia. The death of two promi- Jean Morosco, the P. F. Shea manager Evelyn Dickson^ fecently-opei'ated lead me out, but walks by my side. nent actors this is a P. F. Shea week (John Mason in Holyoke. The Park upon at Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 11, ii I made the same entrance when I the and Shelly Hull) has caused a consid- house. No one here knew how now home, at 3021 Olive street, KansBS had the Cabaret Trio. erable flurry among professionals. mix-up occurred. City, and recovering. Big time managers know that I am The eastern section of the south Fred Curtis has returned to her a showman and not working on pub- Mrs. is unable to emerge from what was home, after four weeks in the hos- lic sympathy. termed a second epidemic. Augusta, slowly recovering from a seri- Arthur Stone, pital Ga., closed Wednesday last week, ous operation for appendicitis. The Blind Pianist of Stone and Boyle. making the third time the town has Monday specialists were called to gone under quarantine. Macon still is hold a consultation as to the illness of shut, as Minneapolis, Jan. 10. are Spartansburg, Greensville Edgar Dudley, who has been suffer-- Editor Varibtt: and Anniston. Limited capacity orders ing with a severe case of influenza. I am the manager of the act known are now effective in other small south- Mike Sapik and Nellie Sweet, mem- ern cities children are as "The Shrapnel Dodgers," and we and barred from bers of the Mike Sapik Musical Com- some of the central western territory. profess to be all men who have served edy Co., have closed their engagement Augusta is expected to reopen Jan. 20. m France with the Canadian Army, in- at the Roebling, Rocbling, Va., vic- jured over there and discharged Coast territory business continues from tims of influenza. , • to be injured by the continued pres- , , „ ^. the service through the injuries. Jack Osterman, son of J. J. Rosentnal of disease. San Francisco It has come to my notice that Jack ence the At and Kathryn Osterman, left the "Par- another mask wearing ordinance went Wyatt of the Scotch Lads and Lassies lor, Bedroom and Bath* show at New into effect 10 in spite of opposition has stated to a number of our fellow Jan. Orleans, owing to illness, and returned bjr the managers who feel the order artistes that half of us were fakes to his home in Chicago. will further reduce attendance. At and had never been outside Canada. Mile. Dazie m4y oe moved from. Fresno, Cal, there was but one theatre As a statement like that discredits Cleveland, the end of this week, to with our fellow artistes, I want to in operation, the Hip. All other her home in New York. ,,. . houses shut down voluntarily. Some tell Mr. Wyatt that if he has $1,000 Monday night at the Hippodrome, New England and Pennsylvania terri- he wants to present to the Red Cross Chicago, Ollie Debrow (Dean and De- tory is also suffering from the influ- or Salvation Army, I have a like sum brow) was shot by a prop gun while enza scare. that says each man in the act has his Dean was reciting a piece about a mob Canadian Certificate, Discharge which scene. His face was badly marked by reads on the reverse side, WINS. under the "MLLE. DAZIE" the powder and fire of the shot, but caption, "Campaigns," in Service Geveland, Jan. 15. he was able to return the next day. France, and each man has also his Mile. Dazie, at the Hotel Winton Lawrence Goldie was ordered to rest discharge button on which appear the taken ill while at his physician. Will- here, who was W. S. BUTTERFIELD for a few days by words "Service at the Front." Keith's Hippodrome, Cleveland, says Quaid, manager of the Fifth Ave- Organizer of the Michigan Circuit of voude- iam I also want to state that the per- better expects charge of Mr. she is feeling much and vllle and photoplay theatres who Is In New nue, assumed temporary sonnel of the act is exactly the same to resume playing shortly. York on hl» senil-annual visit. Goldie's bookings, as when we first opened at the Palace, located In Michigan "Mile. Dazie" won the first race at Mr. Butterfleld has been The following are at the American for "14 years and Is the owner, lessee or mnn- Newark, N. J.j under the direction Chicago: Stephen New Orleans yesterday at 4-1, its first a$er or the Fuller and Majestlic, KalamnKOo; Theatrical Hospital, of Rose & Curtis, as can be proved by Mrs. Dora Asch- lace. It is named after the dancer, BlJou, Battle Creek ; Orpheum, Jackson ; BIJnu, D. Ricardo, gymnast; those gentlemen or a comparison of Lansing; New Palace, Garden and Majeatic, Flo Har- owned by her husband, Cornelius Fel- er, sister of Casper Nathan; - Flint; Franklin, Jcffcr's Strand, and BIJou, the- photos taken at that . tj,me, .Sept., Roy Mohler, lows, and Dazie's spirits ..arose accord- Bay Qty: also In conjunc- ris, of the "Follies;" 1917. !>A8lt?aw; BIJou, ingly at the news. tlori with tipu & Cross, of Buttle Creek, the formerly .of .Trainer . ?P4i5?i'7''!.L74r. It seems easier to belittle men who Garden and uno Regent of that city; with CarrolK cille Belmont, circus; tddni have at least risked their lives in the the F. & H, Amusement Co., of Chicago, 'whicli Grant, daughter of owners control the destiny of the comedian; Alice defense of their country than to risk as equal Grant) Ben .4 Columbia and American, Davenport; Majes- William Grant (Cook and ; one's own. Although we fought with Pohice Orpheum, Bock- and Flor- Uc, Waterloo; ond F. Fuller, advance agent, the Canadian Army, we are all Irish- ford; Poloce, Mollne, and Orpbeum, Green ence Dupont, of "Bowery Burlesqucrs. men and I could tell you, if you want Pay. ?iaijM«t^iifetM^iRi |?SiT?#^.W;r?!«.«e?13SSS^Si?5^5^^ .-...„. ._,^ 10 BUR L E S Q U E THE BEHHAN SHOW. storr by placing two pairs of shoe* in differ- flashy for the route White plays. while not seosatlonally snccessfol, does well ent positions. He avoided anything sug- It's a good show for this wheel, carries a enough; ber looks and spirit placing Chubby "Just for To-NIght," the new piece of "The gestive, rather surprising, for the temptations money kick through the pr3senc(> of White, and in the good will ot the house shortly after there must be terrlflp. . . Betunan Show" at tho Coliunblit thU we^k, On« niimbei' l>y irlo. a should wind up a SEoaclal winner. ' "White has tho show starts. was written by the late Junle McCree. sbortly "You Win Have to Go a Different Way," had a following around the country, for be stands There are 18 girls In the chorus, eight al- a lively before hie death. The McCree style of writing verso, but the remainder of the num- up with two or three of tie other old timers ways thrown to the front line, with 10 In the Is often In evidence, In the dialog continuously bers, either specially written or popular, were and needs only a theatre and some billing to rear. They average fairly on appearance, and frequently in certain scenes. In due form. draw tUem In. The Olympic was packed to with a few comedy ones among them, liie Jack Singer has given the new show one of "The Bebman Show" has a production and the hack walls Tuesday night and it was a choristers are dressed in nice costume that the best productions on the wheels. The dress- piece this season that will uphold its reputa- genuine Pat White audience, there to see a were scrupously clean. Some were more at- ing of the company covers a wide range of tion, buts its drawbacks are the principal genuine Pat White show. Wvnn. tractive than others. In some numbers the clothes, all of new aspect The mountings are women and lesser comedy than might be ex- girls worked better and with more pep than in noticeable In many scenes. Particularly do pected from the book and cast. However, the THE BEAUTFtRUST. others, though at no time did they seem to the drops merit attention for good painting comedy part is more a matter of comparison, overexert themselves, and have been drilled and faithfulness of detail. A street drop of a and In general the show shapes up very well. I. H. Herk presented "The Beauty Trust"' apparently more for changes than for action. country village Is one of the best seen on any It could be said that If Mr. Singer will re- at the Columbia. New Tork, last week. It A specialty dance was done by Nadlne Gray, stage, and the back drop of the picture studio tain the best of this season's show for next has a subtitled piece of "Nedra" In two acta assisted by J. Oesterle, but Miss Gray was carried out a complete Illusion. The setting of season, adding what Is now mUsIng, he should and four scenes written by Frank Damsel, wbo quickly forgiven and forgotten. a back room In a West street saloon was realis- have a Columbia Wheel attraction that will also appears In it as a principal. The settings for the several scenes were tic In Its surroundings, and the exterior of a give any other competing show the strongest Mr. Herk la the Chicago burlesque man, sufficient for what they called for. There were road house named "Red Lion Inn" might have kind of a race to catch up with It one of the most progressive la the burlesque three full stage sets. been taken from the inn of that name on the The Columbia Tuesday night bad 'em stand- field. There were likely any number of people "The Beauty Trust" is a first-class bur- Larchmont road. The Keystone Police Station ing np. BtiM. wbo saw this show last week that relished lesque entertainment It Is going to please made a sightly scene through the choristers In the Idea of tbe Herk company cleaning up anywhere. Mr. Herk has assembled a com- blue police uniforms with the backs cut out. PAT WHITE SHOW. In the manner that It did, both on the stage pany he should endeavor to hold intact for IncldenUIly the girls did a neat little drill in as entertainment and at the box ofllce, where next season In it this scene that could be padded out somewhat. Pat White and broad burlesque are synono- tbe receipts over-reached the early predic- In the Columbia Theatre orchestra now is The biggest scene, however. In point of setting, mous ; always were and always will b«, con- tions of the gross^ Hike 2 . In. The crooks drug each other, with the good taste. She has a good voice, but wisely letting down, Mr. Pearl cuts loose bis sneeze. waiter robbing both, but finds each roll Is checked her high notes at the Olympic, except Farr leads the women on the pro- Miss Returned Soldiers. phony. Tho passing of the choral into the In her opening number, where she 'ust hit the gram and In fact. She looks good, dresses Feeding glasses Is clumsily worked and somewhat in- top register to prove she could do It. Mies well and often, and In one of her numbers With Herbert Min sky's return from jures the bit. With more speed to that it Grieves is a valuable asset to the White show. does acrobatics, otherwise known as a "split." service with the A. E, F., Forman, the would do better. Bessie Baker in an eoneatrlc engenue role twice daily, Miss Farr should be Doing that director of the National down- The other principal women are Dottle Ray was acceptable In the part, but her singing •In better physical condition, for she Is the musical and Amcta Pyncs. Miss Pynes stafSd a "bal- qualities are a trifle below par. She fills in least bit over weight now, but It doesn't harm town, posted a bulletin announcing let" In which she appeared as premiere. While nicely, and with her specialty with Brown, her appearance nor work, and Is Just uttered a feed in Herbert's honor, scheduled It was nicely enough produced in its way. Miss squared her presence in the cast. The other as little warning. Miss Farr should ask that a Feb. 25 at the Hotel Astor. Mean- PynoH herself ruined It through doing fiat principal woman is Mabel Morton. "Hindustan" be re-keyed for her. It's a bit for footed ballet dancing. A ballet Is a bnllet. and Aside from Brown tho male contingent car- too high the way she is now singing It It's time William Minsky has left for bnrleKque knows It. Tho Russian bit in it did ries Arthur Putnam and Al Cooper. Putnam Is a a prima donna's number anyhow. Miss Farr Lakewood for a short rest. Bert Wes- no better, again through MIrb Pynes trying to hard worker, a great "feeder" for White, and is becomes a Class A burlesque leader, and works ton will stage the weekly shows in his handle something she docs not do well, but blessed with an abundance of versatility. He well in this show by herself or with the anyway In this scene the dressing of the girls is continually In action, and kept the spoed re- others. The entire company work together, absence. and tho sotting blended so harmoniously the volving at a high rate from beginning to end. and nothing is lost through single ambltlous- sight won worth sompthlng. Miss Ray led sov- Cooper, for some reason or other, la wasting uess. oral numbers and worked hard, perhaps a lit- money on burnt cork. Ah White's valet he does The prima donna is Lillian Smalley, who Singer's Son Writing Book. tle too hard. blackface donnaed before, and, if remember- ^ without a dialect. However, he has has prima .with tb ot. ..at.. . After a success of writing .„. ThA. £tor3r..l8,af..n. lost wallet, .stolen. .from . llltl* to-do In this chiMP(vcter»- and therefore-. ing-corrertly .wasi.-also company making the ru?>o by two crooks and followed by the merely helps complete tho picture. Daly's. Mlsa Smalley can handle dialog, and several "bits" that have been placed rube, also a detective, througti tho several there Is always some plot value to her through en- White has a book for the show, the prin- in the Lew Kelly show Jack Singer's suing scenes. A young man Rtcpped but she sings agreeably and Is of some out nt cipal scene showing a race course. He takes It commissioned the opening and in an unnecessary spotlight dope meant for a horse, and tho ensuing action dignity In appearance. son, Adolphe, has been Informed the audience what the company on is based on his condition under dope. There The ragging Jazzing songbird Is Chubby to write a complete book, lyrics and chunky. Good na- the train would play and how they would play is little or no consi-toncy to the plot, but it Drlfldale. Chubby Is also score (aided by Eddie Smalley) for It. Later tho same young man did a npw bit Rufficcs. The scenic investiture Is moderately tured, and with an ever ready smile, she goes and. of Singer shows next season. with a sample case in "qne,^MIlU8tratlng;_B ilood,_ p.ractlcal for th e plew, and sufllclently to her numbers with much animation, one the , . : . VAftlfitY 11 three performances daily that accept Monday and Thursday, or the week's ous nation that needs mental relax- the new acts to "show," but the same report taken once, on Wednesday, with ation and relief. thing there happens, the booking man the house manager instructed to earlier His work is hard and ungrateful. niETY -or men of these theatres want to report any act that sorely disappoints He must constantly command his Tnda Uuk B«sUtc»d know all about the acts and be fairly in its reception or does unusually big energies, regardless of his own Pablbhed WeeUy by assured they will help their bills and the first day. It would be just as well moods or feelings. And every night VARIETy, Inc. also get over. For the booking men if the house manager reported noth- when he finishes he knows that he and the occurrences BIUE 8ILVBBUAN. PlMlteit house managers have their ing but the extraordinarily must begin again the next day; it is own records as such to take care in connection with the program. The a life of always BEGINNING OVER V of. They are held responsible for house man -in Smithtown becomes AGAIN. And when illness comes or SUBSCRIPTION the programs and the business. If Smithtown after a while. He reports death, that is the end. Anniul IS Foreign {8 one fails to hold up the other falls on an act as he sees it On the small An actor's life goes out like a Single Copies, IS cento with it But this is often overcome time the house manager customarily light that is extinguished. A few by sending "show" acts first to sub- granges an act by the salary it receives. may speak of it for awhile—then VeLUn. Nd7 urban theatres. There still remains, It is either good or bad for that nothing more. The artist has his however, the question of the house it- amount, and he judges according to picture or statue, the musician his self and the audience. New acts and some other act that made very good music, the writer his books to speak Evarjr onca in a while is published big time acts are frequently found in for the same money. He just gets for him when he is gone. But for in the theatrical papers a statement the Fox Circuit New York houses. that way, and maybe he thinks he the actor, it ends every night when or story that is .virtually a warning Fox's Audubon theatre is preferred by should be running the circuit, letting the lights are turned out in the against vaudeville acts seeking big new acts, because of its audience and the home office find out from his re- theatre. And it ends forever when time bookings from appearing in thea- orchestra, though technically a small ports what he knows about vaudeville. the light is turned out in his piind. tres not booked by the Keith office or time house. Acts believe that in the A "bad report" from a house manager The people of the theatre work its affiliations. These reports, and/ Audubon they more surely secure on a spreads all around. It seems to ad- for charity in proportion 100 times more particularly one of a week or so' "showing" an approach to the condi- vertise itself. There's another thing thai as much as any other class of ha- ' ago mentioned that acts "breaking in" tions obtaining m the regular big time may be done to aid the vaudeville man workers. or "showing" were included and that theatres. With acts containing songs artist—regulate the house manager's They do for the public health more such acts could "break in" or "show" the orchestra is an added attraction reports, so that the act is certain it is than all the health departments. in theatres Keith office booked. Where for new turns. The number of pieces not being reported upon under any For they bring cheerfulness, which are those theatres—the theatres of in an orchestra means everything to adverse condition—such as nervous- is real health. the Keith booking offices where new a big. time singing turn, especially ness at the first performance, an un- Look with gratitude upon the ac- acts showing for New York may be when it's new. The Keith office's small preventable failing. tors and actresses, and all the makers placed in or around New York? The time houses that invite new acts ready of photoplays. They are your m acts would like to know and in justice to show have not sufficient men in friends and the friends of the pub- If big time believes it can hold big to them the information should the orchestras for singing turns, and lie. Api>laud good work generously, be time acts out of small time houses, made public. Do the Keith office there are very few new acts nowa- show intelligence, discrimination, men where big time acts may play for who issus these stories or statements days without one or more songs. and if you happen to know a three days, a week or longer, big time dram- understand that all of their booking Perhaps Proctor's, Mt Vernon or atic critic say to him, "For managers should remember as well heaven's forces, whether booking the or Yonkers may compare with the Audu- sake, treat at least respectfully two that these acts only Seek other book- that three (performances) a day houses de- bon in size and grade of audience, also which you can't possibly do." ings when not booked or playing mand that there be some substance to orchestra, but try to get into either on the big time. They are filling in, ^^ an act before they will book it, "for of these houses without a guarantee of v^orking. Perhaps they must. Every a showing" in their house—unless the merit? And an act does not want act has not a sinking fund. Many In "Around the Town" in the turn bears- a well known nam« that to bury itself in a suburban theatre New acts want to work all the while in York Globe this week appeared this: will be. a box office attraction? It is when "showing." It is showing for season. If not working on the big fime - John O'Connor, one of theveditors tAi so. A new act can not, if it wants to, managers and agents to see it. The and not allowed to appear on the small of Varibtt—the weekly which has as a rule, secure a first or "break in" act doesn't think managers are going time during the lay off periods, then so much news matter of the theatres .ohowing in a Keith-booked house. Sel- to Ml Vernon or Yonkers to see a they can't work, losing time and that no one ever knows just how it is dom is there an act that wants to do new act, and they don't, though once money, spending more money while all collected—went to Pelham. this. They want to hide away. in a while when a big turn is in these He idle and not their fault nor of their , was there a year. places, a few interested booking inen On Saturday we volition, but because they have no big called on Joshua Lowe, one of the in" may go there. In New York the acts A Ireak in vaudeville is where house engagements for the time they staff. The office, heretofore there is for dingy and the act is so new it has not yet ap- know more opportunity fill in. There is a matter of equity in the acme of picturesque disorder, was peared upon the stage. It is managers and agents to see them. just this, and it appears to be reasonable spick and span. The walls That is the repapered through its rehearsal period. An act why Fox houses get for an act to plead it worked the small and repainted. The furniture new. ''showing" has broken in call, also because they do not report and believes time because it couldn't work the big. The floors polished. to a Big time office. If "What does it is fit to be judged upon its booking the merits. this mean?" wc asked. "Oh, John- Two difiFerent theatres are required Keith office will furnish new acts with for ny's back from Pelham and he thinks a theatre to "show" that will give The Lou Tellegen libel action against these two different periods in the pro- he's an acts an equal admiral, so he docs a, tour of gress of an act. To break in, the act chance of appearing un- Varibtt, through the prominence of inspection looking for dirt every does not want anyone connected with der, as favorable a condition, the big Mr. Tellegen and his wife, Geraldine time turns will "show" regular vaudeville to see it if on the big time Farrar, was sent over the country as that It's all very true. When just as readily. But the big time should a item the Johnny O'Con- may be avoided. When "showing" it news by Associated Press. nor not expect nor returned from the Navy he cleaned wants everybody, if they may be in- demand that an act Mr. Tellegen in "Blind Youth" played looking up around here. Everything was m duced to visit the- theatre. Which for its rout^ should seek to Cincinnati last week, and the Cincin- wrong, Johnny said so. In telling' reaches the question and matter of the obtain it under any but the best cir- nati papers devoted more than cus- about it he divulged what the * cumstances. With an ever evident dis- Navy . theatres these acts are to appear in. tomary space to the item. The Cin- had done for him. Johnny now salutes A new act may not be alloeether new [losition of late to be fair to artists cinnati Times-Star of Jan. 6 in its dis- the janitor in - on the big. time, here is the morning, walks from in composition to vaudeville. It may a way to add play department of "New York Day- another the office door to his desk in 26 steps have new material It may be an act point that is of real worth by-Day," by James M. Allison, its (and if more or less, he does it over that would think of appearing in no to the vaudeville player. If the big New York correspondent, in extended again, won't sit down without clicking vaudeville house on a route except- time wants to give him or her every- comment upon the story, after men- thing that may help them along, then his heels, and always puts on his coat ing those of the big time. It may be tioning the details, said: :...-.;4 before his hat That's what the a turn produced solely for big time and give them "show" houses that will do "Every vaudeville actor in America Navy it or allow did for John. When in uniform and not produced in a manner permitting them to show where they reads variett and looks upon it as a think around Times square on a disappoint- --.' j^- it to play any other time. Therefore, they can to the best advantage. handbook of his profession. The paper, — Play fairness both ment, Johnny refused to be called a ^- an act "breaking in" expectant and ways. besides giving detailed and usually sailor—said he was a "man o' the 'hopeful, realizing that so early it is reliable facts concerning everything in seas." Whenever an argument arose . not fit for a big time showing and Take the instance vaudeville, prints a erreat deal of news of the Steinway, concerning the big battle and desiring only for work before any about the 'legitimate' theatrical busi- the point .•Vstoria, over the East River a few in dispute kind of an audience t>ess which was left to Johny, Seaman, to round into miles being adjudged "opposition" to can not be found elsewhere. form, does 2nd Class, O'Connor would reply: "I -.,« not and should not play Proctor's 58th Street. The Empire, Whatever it says carries much weight any theatre don't think this war is on the level." where a "report" on that London, might just as well declare among show people." ^r'i it Johnny admits that the Navy and dis- particular act along with the rest of opposition. A dinky little hamlet with a cipline are the program is to be working as a team. He says forwarded by dinky audience where new acts can The Los Angeles the Herald in an edi- it was great and the office force is house manager to the booking of- hide away, get the i stage work they torial New Year's greeting to all of the blaming the . fice. It is manifestly unfair to the team for having to sweep must have and no one the wiser. Some playing profession, said act. and its artists. up the office now once weekly instead The turn is "raw." of the biggest acts in vaudeville "broke Two thoughts enter the mind of of once monthly or not at all, the Nine times out of ten no one could in" at Astoria. Let them play Astoria the charitable man at the same time, prevailing truthfully give it a good report for fashion right here before or^any other dinky place to "break usually. He says to himself, the act is not then "I will Seaman O'Connor busted into the ,. framed to so re- in." No one will ever know and no one help that poor person, that good ocean going forces of Uncle It ceive it nor does the act ' Sam. expect a will ever ' care. ' cause." And as a second thought will always be Johnny's great regret favorable report on its "break-in"—it doesn't he says, "I'll get some theatrical he never went to sea. His intentions want a report at all. So if Theae "house reports" are a buga- managers, actors and actresses to the Keith booking office is to require were good, having enlisted voluntarily boo to an act until it is firmly estab- '^ that acts shall help me." with that object in view, but by na- "break in" only at thea- lished, in any kind of vaudeville. It Wherever you hear the word ture tres booked through it then it should has a typewriter, the Navy found it been an unchanged custom for "charity" you hear .,,^.do two things—notify certain booking something about out, and while Johnny turned down years. The system is wrong and prov- a theatre. men in its offices a proposal to trade his second class to iccept these acts - en so hundreds of times. Generally -The for that purpose and assign manager gives, hi*, property, rseamansJhip. fpr,.a first class yeoman, in those acts the report is based upon the opening the expense, the light, heat and ush- to a house or houses where the house show. rank, that did hot stop fiWlioW ftip'-" Some considerate house man- ers, and gives manager does not report his opinion up his receipts. ting the keys at 5.30 a. m. and making agers who don't mind sitting through ''% of the program to the home The actors give their work, their a pal of the machine imtil time to turn office. two performances also base the report time and strength, which are their in. Now when Johnny sees a type- upon the night show of the opening living. A» regards playing "to show." The day. writer he sticks up his nose at it. In the twice daily houses (full The actor big time has several theatres doing helps to make life bear- Like all the sailors, the next time week) two reports should be sent in. able for an overworked, tired, anxi- Johnny says he's going in the army. , '^^S^v^!*^i\''^l^~»^'^'f^y^"l^^^ ^r^^!^^¥^^^^^^^^^^^^^^M!^&^;-^^^^^^^^^§^^^^^^i^^ u LEGITIMATE ^ 14TH ST, THEATRE SOLD. GRENEKER IN PRESS DEPT. The lease of the 14th Street theatre GERMAN A. Tpxen Worm, an individual GRAND OPERA SEASON has passed from Jerome Rosenberg, vho president of the Rosenberg Operating in the last decade has ajccumulated a NOW Co. to Jos. S. Klein and Anna Green. wide assortment of unpopularity PLANNED FOR NEW YORK The latter will take possession of the ^thong newspapermen, is finally out as house on Feb. 3 for the remaining nine press agent of the Shuberts. A no- years of the lease. The Enuna Bunting Hun Kiilturists Resuming Activities. To Follow Chicago Stock Players, at present having a suc- tice sent out said he is going to Den- cessful season mark to settle his father's Grand Opera Season at Lexington. Wagnerian Works there, are to continue estate. Re- under the new managerial regime. ports say he resigned, and was much and Operettas The price Rosenberg is said to have Scheduled for Presentation. surprised his resignation was accepted, received for his lease is reported as after Germans Here Behind Scheme and various amounts. his latest rumpus* during which Will Hold Company to Th^ The old 14th Street has been con- he is said to have alluded to a well- stantly switching from vaudeville to known Countrymen Exclusively. publisher as a "pro-Germao." Rictures and occasionally to burlesque, This came about when one of the [othing along these lines seemed to former Shubert advance men, now em- interest the populace and it was only ployed on The doctrine of German kultur is for the two A. H. Woods productions, the daily in question, called the Emma Bunting Players beginning on in ' lo be revived almost immediately now "The Woman In Room 13" and "Up Worm reference to a raise in the that the heads of statesmanship of the in Mable's Room." an engagement there which tamed advertising rates. The publisher in tide. due Allies are gathered in Paris to decide During the week the theatre man- time heard of the remarks and In the eight weeks the stock policy things the terms under which the Huns will agers were informed by G)mmissioner began to happen. has been in vogue the house has climb- be permitted to exist with the rest of of Licenses Gilchrist all theatre tickets J. J. -Shubert is reported to have ed into the $4,000 & week class and with written the the world. New York is to be the al- would have to be stamped with the fol- publisher a letter setting most the present organization has been forth anything Worm said immediate scene of the resump- lowing : was in no a profit tion of activities to again replace the "If sold or resold in violation of the showmg way representative of the Shuberts. partners German "arts" before the American provisions of the Theatre Act Ordi- Jos. S. Klein, one of the Worm meantime hearing of the letter in the new managerial regime, it an and knowing he had public. nance, approved Dec. Z^, 1918, this started something Theatre build- During the period of the war, after ticket will be refused at the door." attornev in the Gaiety that couldn't be alibied, sent in his his associate is Anna Green. resignation. the United States became allied with The commissioner informed the man- ing ana states he will thoroughly renovate Worcd in the other powers battling to prevent agers at the same time that if they He was the Shubert employ, the theatre and redecorate it slightly off on, the over-running of all Europe by Wil- complied with the directions and had and for 12 years. for the time of the opening under his Claude liam Hohenzollern and his immediate their tickets carry that imprint it might S. Greneker, formerly press management, and will keep the Bunt- agent for the family and Austrian neighbors, all protect them from a possible forfeiture Shuberts' Winter Garden ing Players there into the summer. and of form of grand opera of German origin of their licenses if the terms of the or- out town attractions, was called was barred from the Metropolitan dmance were violated at their theatre. in from the road to replace Worm. Mr. Greneker opera house in New York. Other WYNNISBACK. was on tour "back" with grand opera organizations throughout LONG CAST FOR "THE BOY." "Maytime" and is well known to the returned to "Some Time" metropolitan the country also placed the ban on The Shuberts' newest musical play, Ed Wynn dailies. Frank S. Wils- Hammerstein was "Made In Germany" music. "The Boy," variously called "Oh Joy/' Monday. Arthur tach remains as the Winter Garden of the comedian's recovery (publicity Several German directors of sym- "Kiss Me Again," "Naughty Naughty" informed man. grip through the latter's at- Freddie phony orchestras throughout the and 'Ipood Morning Judge," will open from McKay replaced Greneker lawyer stated that with country were dispensed with and the Jan. 26 at the Belasco, Washington, al- torney. The "Maytime." Wynn's failure to appear last week was general result was the all German though early this week no final title net because of the claim of one per music let slip into the discard with a selection had been made. actu- STANDARD^ MAY DROP OUT. in its second year at the cent, of the gross and that Wynn resounding crash. The piece, ihe btandard theatre, one of the produced ally was ill. A physician sent by Mr. Rip(ht now, even before the final Adelphi, London, is being spokes in the Subway chain of Walter Hammerstein to Wynn's home at legiti- 'signmg of the peace papers, there is jointly by Lee Shubert. Jor- mate houses around New York booked Great Neck, L. I., reported he had an a plan under foot to present a season dan (Sanger & Jordan) and Robert by K. E. is & may possibly drop out Campbell. It is a musical farce tak- attack of grip. Bert Hanlon, who of German grand spera and some of some time next month. John Cort is en Pinero's "The Magistrate," in the navy and on the docks at the lighter operettas at the Lexington from one of the owners on the K. & E. side in acts and four Hoboken, was called in to replace Avenue opera house immediately fol- and will be given two smce the beginning of this season. Stamford, an English Wynn at Wednesday night's perform- lowing the season there of the Chi- scenes. Wybert The report is that Walter Rosenberg it on. The ance (the matinee having been .can- cago Opera. Those behind the plan stage director, is putting has secured a hold on the houie done here by Angus- celled). Without a rehearsal he did are now interested in a German thea- original play was through the purchase of 40 per cent tin Daly, but in new form the book is very well. Hanlon's accomplishment tre in New York, which has been un- mterest in the building and that he is and the music by is all the more surprising since he usually quiet during the last two years by Fred Thompson going to install a picture policy at in the morning and works the and has permitted the Yiddish players Lionel Monckton and Howard Tabot. arises at 5.30 theatre. In the cast are MoUie King, George until noon. His superior officer per- to have the greater part of the time The Standard has made money for Plassell, Charles King, Nellie King. mitted the engagement. at the house, alternating with an oc- the first time this season. The house Margaret Dale, Grace Daniels, Harold No arrangement had been made as casional play in German. The date set bas been in operation for about three Crane, Edw. Martendell, Shep Camp, to Hanlon's salary and Saturday night for the opening of the Lexington sea- years and prior to the time of the split Gauthier, Alfred Alexander Mr. Hammerstein handed him a check son is shortly after March 1 and the Jean between the Shuberts and Klaw & Er- Robert Vivian, Betty Pearce, for $500, at the rate of $100 per per- season is to be of at least four weeks. Hasse, langer was played by the attractions Ashton Tonge, Raymond Oakes, Cecil formance, the same as paid Wynn There was a rumor several weeks from both sides. When K. & E. as- Yvonne Clovelly, Madge ($800). Wynn receives $400 for his ago a number of German operatic art- Clovelly, sumed the booking control of the Earl Spencer, Freda Marr. appearance in the Century Roof show. ists in this country contemplated some- Worth, A. *••* Shuberts made a deal with Dent, Jack Paulton and It is understood that the one per il?.*??.*' thing of this nature but at the time Nellie Graham Wilham Fox for his Riviera Theatre Hinton. cent, of the show's gross claim has the idea was pooh-hooed because it Chas. M. and inaugurated a combination been forgotten. policy was not believed they would have the there in opposition to the house. temerity to do so, at least not for a HONESTY THE BEST? long while. It seems, however, the There is one treasurer of a thea- BRADY'S THREE. HAMMERSTEIN VS. movement has gained headway and tre in New York who is trying to William A. Brady is preparing a WOODS. that several connections have been discover on his own whether or not fresh group of new plays, the first Oscar Hammerstein may proceed made with managerial minds and also honesty is the best policy. Last sea- listed being "The Career of Jan against A. H. Woods in the matter of with some Germans of wealth who son when the house closed he was Strahm" by Owen Davis who wrote the lease of the Republic Theatre, held have undertaken to see the scheme $3,600 short. The manager engaged ' Forever After." The piece is now in by Woods. The contract sets forth through. him again for the coming season with rehearsal and may. enlerge at its Woods' privilege to grant sharing the understanding that on a salary of premiere late in the month out of terms as high as 65-35 to a strong SPECS EXPECT ARRESTS. $50 weekly he would make good the town, with a new title. Margaret Ang- Broadway attraction, but now Ham- . shortage of $3,600 in 18 weeks. He has lin is mentioned as the lead. merstein complains that all Despite that Assistant District Attor- of the done that and he is still on the job. Two other plays are to follow the Woods' attractions sent into the ney Edwin P. Kilroe, one of the spon- Re- is also satisfied and says piece immediately. public are given the generous sors for the Kilroe -Williams anti-spec The manager terms. reason for hiring the treas- This has led to Several measure, stated there will be no test that his Woods' pro- urer after he was short was' because ductions remaining on Broadway case made and that any arrests for vio- . "REMNANT" REPLACEMENT. treasurer got, longer than if they had lations of the hew ordinance will be that, no matter what the Before Charles Emerson Cooke re- been housed the manager was sure of getting some in another theatre. A case in point in all seriousness, the speculators say moved "Remnant" out of New York of it back this season. With a new is "Roads of Destiny," playing they believe the officials are afraid to last week, he was reported to have now treasurer it would have been all loss. the house and drawing Sermit the measure to be taken to the replaced some of the members in the down 65 per cent, of the gross igher courts for a test. New York cast with players of less takings; For several weeks the The District Attorney's office is go- 4 ORIGINALS IN "GLORIANNA." salary demands. show has more than « ing after all of the brokers without Out of the original cast of the John broke even, but the house has lost licenses and there may be arrests the Cort show, "Glorianna" which closes money. next lew days. The summonses out at the Liberty, New York, this week, ATTORNEY BURKAN UPTOWN. The gross last week was $6,300, the The flock of prominent theatrical for several brokers to take their books with a road tour booked through the house share being under expena|es. atto.rrteys fto.w .located in Tipies. square & -. on-ly - (of -before the |Fp?!!»wfs^5r#^I^PPi^f^|?fP^f)?^'P^5fl^^ LEGITIMATE SHUBERTS ASK FOR MILUONS. WOODS' LOAD OF PLATS. TEMPORARY LET.DOWN ON THE No less than six separate suits total- It is decided A. H. Woods sails for ling several millions in damages have London Jan. 22, after having practical- been instituted by the Shuberts ly cornered the foreign rights to the HEAVY NEW YEAR RECEIPTS against the Chicago Evening Post and legitimate successes in America. John C. Shafer. William Klein of New Woods will take with him 38 maott- York and E. G. Woods of Chicago are scripts, all American successes, and the plaintiffs' attorneys. has the call on an unlimited quantity Crop of New Plays Not Give Signs of Strength—Several The first suit of Lee Shubert against of others. They include the produc- Po the Chicago Evening Post is on seven tions of his own, the Shuberts, Arthur New Homes To Be Found For Some—^''Listen counts in which they allege "libelous Hopkins, Oliver Morosco, William A. defamatory, false, scandalous and Brady, David Belasco, Winthrop Ames, Lester^' Draws $15,C malicious" articles as set forth in the Cohan & Harris, the Selwyns and the Post on various dates. A sum of $200,- plays controlled by Klawjfie Erlanger. i c—jw^m -L 1 . J J 000 on each count or $1,400,000 is the Heretofore it has been the practice After the great business enjoyed by loudly when Bernard jumped up and amount asked for. Another suit by of important English play producers to the legitimate attractions New Years yelled for silence. Lee Shubert against John Shafer, pub- visit New York annually in quest of- week, there was a natural but prob- "If you men don't cut it out," he lisher of the 'Tost" and other papers, material for home consumption. The ably temporary let-down. The ma- said warningly, "I'll send for Battling claims a similar amount. arrival of Woods in London with con- jority of musical plays held up strong- Mann I" J. J. Shubert in his complaint against trol of practically every American ly and among the new offerings Incidentally the newspaper accounts the Post, and its publisher also asks producer of consequence would resttlt in "Listen Lester," at the Knickerbocker, of the fist fight omitted several im- for sums totalling $2,800,000. In the a totally different system of nego- topped the others, with over $15,000.' portant details which have since been State Court of Chicago, the Garrick tiation. ''Somebody's Sweetheart" ran second, noised about in both the Friars and Theatre Co.^ a Shubert house, is the At the present time there are over with $13,000. "The Canary" holds up Lambs circles. Louis Mann himself plaintiff against the newspaper and its a dozen American plays enjoying ex- splendidly at the Grebe and "The Girl has furnished the biggest laugh of publisher on four counts, each at $200,- tended runs in London. Behind the Gun" continues a profitable the whole affair by confiding to his 000 per or $1,600,00 for all. draw. "The Melting of Molly" felt- the friends that after he had gone home The statements, which the Shuberts slump, getting around $6,000, and Nora and to' bed, following his knocking take offense at, were contained, among BiaY YOUNG IS WANTED. Bayes in "Ladies First" "got no more. out Frazee, his wife came rushing into others, in the following issues of the Chicago, III., Jan. 15. "Oh My Dear" at the Princess drew Post : Dec. 5, 1918, wherein a headline his room at 5 a. m., and woke him up. Certain last mercantile institutions on $6,000 week, near to capacity, and. "Mrs. Frazee is on the phone," he states that "Dr. Robertson, Health State street, a theatrical costumer. a "Some Time" at the Casino turned an- says she told him in Commissioner In Theatre 'To Qose almost hysterics. girl with vaudeville other profitable week with $12,000 in Hubert Show." The following day, ambitions and a "What have you done to her hus- distracted takings. "Little Simplicity" at the Dec. the complaint alleges that the wife in Joliet are all anxiouf . band?" 6, to ascertain the whereabouts of one 44th Street pulled in something over Mann hesitated a moment while he headline statement, "City Seeks 'Flu' William Hirschfield, alias "Billy $9,500. gathered his wits, and then asked with Violations In Garrick Theatre, In- Young," Rialto hanger-on, alleged The latest crop of new plays show dread in his voice, "Is he dead?" spector Visits Shubert House On Or- nothing of particular strength, with der of Dr. Robertson," was libelous. music publisher, and otherwise pre- tending to "Keep it to Yourself" at the 39th They also look askance on a state- connections with the show business. Street having as good a chance as any. ment in the Dec. 14 issue which has BUSINESS MEN IN OPERA. The mercantile Institutions, "Tillie" at the Henry Miller fails to it, "Flu Peril Worse At Garrick, Says lead by Carson, Pirie, Scott are draw, but "The Invisible Foe" at the Washington, D. C, Jan. IS. Report To City." The Dec. 17 issue & Co., inter* Harris surprised, by developing fair csted in locating Mr. Hirschfield a Washington's first Community Opera contained "Is the Garrick Forsaken because he purchased certain goods demand. Emily Stevens in "The Gen- was given Monday with the cast made On Flu Scare?" To date no answers and tendered in payment therefor i%' tile Wife" at the Vanderbilt is due to up entirely of business men, lawyers to the charges have been filed. stop this and 27 Little - uncertain check. The Lester Shop,/ week Jan. "A and other professionals of the city. theatrical costumers, sold Mr. iourney" will~move there from the "The Pirates of Penzance" was chosen Hirsch- .ittle Theatre. field $125 worth of material, but could as the first bill with the large audi- FOY MAT STAR. Other changes have "Glorianna" torium not cash the check Mr. Hirschiield of the Central High School as Chicago, 111., Tan. 15. leaving the Liberty this week and Leo presented. the place. Eddie Foy made known while pass- Ditricbstein coming in next week with Violet May wants Bill because of The ballet was entirely made up of here this week that he a new play called "The Marquis de ing through her impression she was to be his part- Washington girls and the costumes in a musi- -.^ Priola." intends next season touring ner in a vaudeville act Due in soon, perhaps, is were made and designed girls which he by the cal comedy by George V. Hobart, now "Hello Alexander" with no house se- themselves, assured her was to headline. Lured under the direction of being written. His management will lected. "Miss Simplicity" may replace Charles Grauman. by his colorful promises Miss May ' himself and Leon "The Betrothal" at the Shubert, be shared between gave up her studies in the Cosmopoli- The affair was under the direction of advance of though the latter play drew $11,000 last Friedman, the veteran mao, tan School of Dramatic Art to re- the War Camp Community Service and This arrange- week, aided by an extra matinee. the Ziegfeld "Follies." hearse with him. It was after v;ill be continued for three nights with only he ment is contingent on Friedman's final Chauncy Olcott in "The Voice of Mc- the opening pronounced a big success. had proposed marriage to her that she Connell" leaves the Manhattan Satur- ratification of Foy's offer. suspicious in- became and began an i says that he day and it will have "Eyes of Youth" Friedman is here and vestigation, which showed that Mr. deal is not next week with Majorie Sambeau, who COHAN'S NEXT PLAY. has negotiated, but the Hirschfield, alias Young, had a wife in pos- is through v'ith "Where Poppies complete. He is seeking to make Joliet. George M. Cohan is hard at work with Ziegfeld and Bloom" and has returned to her last sible his remaining Hirschfield is known in Joliet, hav- writing a new play which; it is said, besides, says season's success, on tour. conducting the Foy tour ng produced a play, significantly titled will be finished and put in rehearsal give „. Looked on as a hit is "East is West" Foy; but Friedman declines to "Don't Tell My Wife." The house had before February 15. It is understood time. at the Astor, the takings last week be- any decision at this to be aired after the first performance. that writing ing $12,000.. "The" Unknovm Purple" Cohan has abandoned the Foy is past 60, but full of spirit and this al- beat $10,000^; "Redemption" continues annual "Cohan Revue" season, as brimming over his new proposition until fully in- LEGIT STARS FILM MAKIN& big, with $9,600, as does ^'Tea for though recently he had as an ingenue with her first Broadway Three," with an $8,800 gross; "A Prince tended making this production and part. In addition to making a screen ad- There Was" with George M. Cohan is playing iii it himself. aptation of "The Hollow of Her pulling strongly, with "Friendly Ene- The bip success of "A Prince There HALLOR-WEBER WEDDING. Hand" Alice Brady, starred in "For- mies" and "Three Faces East" grouped Was," since Cohan replaced Robert ever After," has finished another sub- a» season favorites. Hilliard, has convinced the playwright- Edith Hallor and L. Lawrence Weber ject^ "The World To Live In," a ten- manager-star, All of the Shubert houses are now audiences just now are were married at Freehold, N. J., Jan. tative title. Charles Maigne directed as well satisfied with romantic Mrs. charging $2.50 top in the evenings, the comedy 6, according to the bride's mother, and wrote the story. boost becoming general since the as with big musical shows—and rumor William Hallor, of Washington, D. C, Florence Reed, in ''Roads of Destiny" has it that this is the type of ticket brokers were limited to 50 cents play who is at present in New York. Mrs. at the Republic, is also devoting time advance. he is working on now. Hallor stated that this was a second outside the theatre to film making for The sudden death of John Mason ceremony and the couple had been the United, now on her second sub- did not delay the opening of A. H. irarried some months ago in Chicap;o. ject for that concern. Woods' "The Woman in Room 13," WISE TEMPTED BY FILMS. Varibtt reported the marriage, which which started at the Booth Tuesday was afterwards denied. DIXON AFTER SUCCESSOR. . Thomas A. Wise, co-star with Wil- with Lowell Sherman shifted to the Miss Hallor at the time of the first The Rev. 'Thomas Dixon, who has a liam Courtenay in "Cappy Ricks," has Mason role. The sudden demise of ceremony was in "Leave It To Jane." six months' lease of the Harris thea- received an offer to go into pictures in Shelly Hull failed also to stop "Un- She intends entering vaudeville short- tre, is already looking for a successor a series of two-reel comedies. The jo- der Orders'' (also a Woods show) ly. Some time ago tnere was an action to his production ol "The Invisible vial comedian has confided to friends opening on the Subway circuit, James started by Miss Hallor against Mr. Foe." •i'm he is strongly inclined to accept the L. Crane substituting. Weber for breach of promise, she ask- offer, and will probably start foe Los ing ^50,000. The marriage automatic- Conway Tearla's Coekney Play. Angeles at the conclusion of his pres- discontinued the action. Conway Tearle has a Cockney play ent engagement at the Morosco 'Thea- ally BATTLING LOUIS MANN. which he proposes to shortly produce tre. It is the plan of the picture pro- under his own management. echo of the battle in the Friars ducer to try and establish Wise in the An REVIVING '"EVERYMAN'S CASTLE." The piece has 12 scenes and calls for Louis hearts of screen fans as a worthy suc- ..Club. between H. H. Frazee and a short cast. " of all film stars, has placed in rehearsal Mann irid Sarritier Shiptrian j cessor to .the, biggest H. H. Frazee ""'" ^^^^—-- — Sam Bernard was playing "rummy" "Bunny." a' revival of "Everyman's Gastle/'; by '' Ralph " IBfiir*''- 'Ettgkgsd ii>t^Ctiuie.f^^ in the card room of the Friars the William Anthony Maguire, which he other night when a heated dispute tried out about three years ago. The Schuberts have engaged Ralph arose at a neighboring table at which In the cast are Robert Edeson, Wil- Herz, for their new Winter Garden auction bridge was the game. The ton Lackaye, Edna Hibbard, Pauline. show, "Monte Cristo, Jr.," closing with players were threatening one another Lord, Amy Summers. Herz by wire to the coast. " 14 LEGITIMATE SHOWS IN CHICAGO. SHOWS PERCENTAGE : .... ^_. m pwuy.' „, OF ALL BENEFITS Chicago, Iir.;jan; iST" ^'•^la'Jelphia, Jan. IS. Ethel Barrymore, in her second and TheTK-ct.Shubertu -. . show, "Oh, Mama." saU- final week at ing under ADVOCATED Powers', pulled the sea- .other aliases for somi time FOR ACTOR'S FUND son's big starting anything, reversal when, after starting W^"* had the opening night" to itself lamely, she turned away thousands at the Adelphi clamoring to see her in ''^ about two- Co-operation of "The Off thirdsh rHrfin-^^K*.*'^"^*filled Theatrical Clubs Expected in Securing Chance." but had the appearance Share But "Tiger Rose" was booked • cf having been well papered. The of Benefits Given to follow, with lenore Ulric, a Chi- piece by Professionals Anywhere in does not measure up to the cago girl, who has not been here since ma- °* "musical shows presented here Country. Proceeds May sh^ attained fame, and no holdover WuKthis Form Contingency season and is not expected ^^- was practical. The Ziegfeld "Follies" more to do Fund for than fair business during ^ Future Calamities Such as continues to draw $31,000 weekly, its two ^^ the weeks' stay. Nat Goodwin biggest business in fn "Wh? the history of Chi- Marry' is Rccent Epidemic. Idea * announced for Jan. 27. cago. "Going Up" is getting a great Announcement ,, of the withdrawal play, and "Business Before Pleasure" Hella of Approved by Daniel Alexander" at the close is a record-maker for a talking of its attrac- second week at the Shubert came tion, drawing almost $20,000. as a Frohman. sort of surprise. It Business was believed the is so good that even the Shuberts would follow up utter failures are getting S a "held At the suggestion of S. Jay Kauf- considerable °^"„by request" but when things were naturally clogged to patronage. ^^Rock-a-flji, man, Daniel At the brokers' offices Baby" IS underlined Frohman, presiding head some extent, the show picked, up and for Jan. 20. It is these days hungry amusement seekers possible the of the Actors' Fund of by Wednesday looked much better. latter show's opening may America is en- ask for "tickets to any theatre." In deaivoring The piece carries six scenes and a Mcfntyre an5 to secure the cooperation this rush Laurette Taylor is going H«r'lP°°^^- l^"" prolog and contains 20 musical num- " s*'" undergoing repairs >of the Friars, Lambs, Players, briskly at the Blackstone, and Lionel -and.fn!f nothing!u?^ u Green bers, mostly of the "jazz" order, the seems settled. The prin- Boom Club, National Vaudeville Barrymore is holding up at the Stude- Art- music of which was supplied by Rich- *^«y ^^ave the mak- ists and all the vaudeville and baker, though leaving in a fortnight. u\llJ'^ ^""^'IH^ legitim- ard Whiting, book is ?^°^' ''"* the The credited to n^^t A ^?d'^ piece has ate booking agencies in the city in an "Old Lady 31" is as nearly a corpse as not made the "pverybody," the show being put to- impression expected at effort to make a national ruling the town holds today. "She Walked where- gether at rehearsals when all members *".*t at the Shubert. by a small percentage of all benefits in Her Sleep" left abruptly Saturday It In^nWc^lu"''*** of the cast offered suggestions. ' ^^'"^ '"*'* P"*"^^'^'^" -Staged throughout the country before a chance to name its suc- it and in The cast includes Morrisey himself, S top' which theatrical people cessor was given. "Three Faces ]^st" The take part will Elizabeth Brice, Harry Kelly, Lon Has- termination of "Oh Lady, Lady" be donated to the fund. staggered out under the tonnage of a which has call, Boyle and Brazil, Qarence Nord- had seven weeks of fine When the recent influenza -j»ad of money, and Mary Ryan in "The business epidemic strom, May Boley, Eddie Miller, Norma since it opened at the Lyric struck the country, the profession Little Teacher" breezed in. At the and was was Galla and others. shifted to the Chestnut Street one of the chief sufferers with no Woods "The Crowded Hour" vamped help Hascall and Kelly as two soldiers Pg^fa 5°"«' « announced for Ian. 25. coming from the general public. and the Drews in "Keep Her Smiling" ffiendly The monopolized the comedy section, Boyle Enemies" is doing nicely in Actors' Fund donated came in with all appearances hit. Its liberally toward and Brazil (the latter famed as the of a third week at the Lyric -all parts of the country, looking after Mitzi in "Head Over Heels" failed to biggest Joe Jackson of the U. S. Navy) scored • hits of the sea- .individual cases create a heavyweight ?.L^\ wherever they were nicely with their eccentric dances and impression, but ^''^«* Lady" at the F^r-. brought to the attention got $14,000, which is more than rest,t^/'tP*ihc of the offi- Kddie Miller reaped a solid hit with most engagement has been ex- cials. of the huge successes were tended^ his songs. drawing a but the piece is ready Considering for its the many benefits The show was tentatively booked for year back. New York showing. staged daily throughout the land, a the Vanderbilt, New York, but up to ^'*'' ^ *^t" is crowding them ten per cent, tax, going in5„"fl°!l^at the f to the pro- today npthing positive is known about JAYTOWN RESENTMENT. Garrick, but owing to the im- fession would mean a tidy income and Lyle Andrew, possibility of cancelling the Broadway showing. Westport, N. Y., Jan. IS. the Baltimore in the event of a condition similar and Washington to manager of the Vanderbilt, was here Battered and bent, away they went dates, the Belasco the recent epidemic, the profession production moves last night to see the performance, swearing they'd never return.^ Their Saturday, leaving a would be safeguarded fane financially. without expressing an opinion before impression and a big box office A suggestion embracing bruises nursing, the village cursing, the record the above leaving. behmd. George Arliss is do- was also made Shortens with anger burn. A "Broad- ing by Blanche Bates, in well at the Broad with "The Mol- way Show," the ads said so, ten . an interview published in Vabibtt's Well Remembered Anniversary SYSTEM. "Bfoadway Stars" as well, but it's a •Th. R^l?^ Voice." Number of Dec. 27, last . MANAGER'S REPORT Ole" pitable fact that they cut their act and .ll*L^«iter next week. managers who are The Garden of Allah" The producing; so came the end of the famed Shortell. ends a four into the smaller weeks engagement at the DlTRiCHSTEIirS NEW PUY. sending attractions For the villagers went then the com- Walnut this towiw are trying to frame a report week. It is understood the house Washington, D. C, IS. pany rent as they felt the/d not value Jan. houses that they management bought in the Leo system on each ol the received, and they battered each boy piece for ;_ Ditrichstein is still "The Great under which the local engagement. play and the conditions as they claimed they'd Business has • unholy joy Lover" in his new play, with been fair. "The Marquis they play them for the guidance of Fiske O'Hara in "Marry In de Priola produced Sunday all been deceived. Haste night at men routing shows. The first of comes nex't week. the National the And this is how it was—the Shortell with a remarkable sup- reports are to a series of requests for arrived in Weedsport Thurs- porting cast and to an audience of company Washington's be sent out this week. day and played "The Convict's Son" SHOWS IN NEW select. have been ORLEANS. The house managers who that night to a filled Burritt opera ^^^ Orleans, "The • Jan. IS. ; Marquis de Priola" is charac- u .1. 1 .^ linked up with their several managers' admitted they c.oth legit houses terized as another Richelieu, only house. Weedsporters were minus regu- associations, under various titles, have shows, lar attractions this greater, and the manner, heartlessness had seen better, many better week and brought for about six months past been ex- what they in shows from the .and overwhelming vanity with which but they were satisfied with sticks to fill the changing reports on the visiting at- something. eap. "Some Baby" he carries on his conquests, absolutely had seen for it was worth at the Tulane is tractions. These reports are usually looking for- some baby. It opened playing with his victims, is remarkably And so they went home to capacity and ' sent far enough ahead to beat out the "big night" Friday, for tnen floundered. cynical. To quote the "Post," "he is a ward to the advance agent and when he makes re- himself to "His Bridal Night" collector of the ruined hopes and shat- was not the famed Shortell at the Lafayette scale of prices, a has :tered dreams of woman." quests for a certain bear the brunt of the entertaining and little merit and is doing little busi- crew, orchestra, etc., these reports are quantity. ness. Mr. Ditrichstein's marquis is artis- ht had hinted at quality and checked up by the local manager and about the Burlesque stock is tically beautiful, and when in the final There may be some doubt doing well at the the requests are either .granted or re- the iJauphine and the act before the accusations of his son quality but there was none about Strand is playing to fused accordingly. good business with and the bringing of that fact to the quantity...... a Mrs, Charles Several road shows were getting the Chaplin picture. knowledge of the son, who believes he It is claimed Shortell did a "flop" worst of it along a route of several is the son of another man, and the and the curtain rang down about 30 towns until it was discovered that the became 'Coming of the "stroke" because of his minutes later when the crowd SHOWS IN SAN FRANCISCO. producer who owned them had at one bill. excuses, he gained a most sincere trib- peeved at the shortness of the San Francisco, Jan. IS. in" local, ute from his audience. .^ime had a "run with a man- They invited the male members of the The Julian Eltinge show at the Co- The supporting cast, which includes ager and this was the house manager's troupe outside. The two who did come lumbia, which opened but fairly, did of getting even. Jane Gray, who is excellent, Orlando manner out made a foolish move, for when surprisingly well for. the week end reports Daly, whose delineation of "Braba- The showmen's on the they appeared the "fight was on." The and is holding up. It' is playing at $1.50 conne" is highly amusing and artistic; houses are to include the manner in unadvertised show was good and a top. Lily Cahill as the wife, Katherine Em- which the local manager handles con- real touch of melodrama was added, it Kolb and Dill at the Curran are do- .met as the austere Mme. Savierres ditions, whether he places the paper is alleged, by another member brand- ing very big with their new show. were worthy of their star and won after it is sent in to him and if he ishing a revolver. Arrests were threat- 'their individual makes any attempt to go out aift6r not materialize. successes. Brandon ened but did SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES. Tynan as the son was criticised for his business. Another feature that will The other members of the troupe Los conception of his role by some of the be gone into will be the manner of made a brilliant get away through the Angeles, Jan. IS. "Have a Heart," papers, but gave a finished perform- handling the daily paper advertising front of the house and reached home at the Mason, opened to good ance. and the rates that are given the shows. ahead of the mob astern. Then com- business and will prob- ably do an excellent These will all be checked up at the parative peace reigned but the vil- week, as it is one of the first musical end of the season by the show man- lagers decided they would keep the comedies here in .^JIOyERSEAS some. time..... ^..-. -..-. 1^ troupe^in town^ to-playa free show.--. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 15. Next season there will be a number Saturday. Later, remembering what "The Overseas Revue," the Will new of the houses that will be eliminated they had seen when they paid cash, Academy, Norfolk Reopaning. Morrisey production, his first attempt from the route sheets where the local they decided it would be better to let The Academy of Music, Norfolk, Va., in that branch of the profession, had men do not get out and handle the the troupe go and it went Saturday is to be reopened for regular travel- its premiere Monday at Parson's Thea- work in advance of the shows in the afternoon to Skaneatles Junction to ing attractions. The bookings are tre and after the initial performance, manner that they should. play that night being made through the K. & E. office. . —— . ' ^ JiA^-.j.i.,m. rr-i— i-r* • >^.t.-._.^^^ .^^^^ SHOWS OPENING. $250,000 INJURY SUIT. The Shuberts, NEWS OF THE DAILIES "Odds and Ends" has been purchased Casino Theatre Co.. Winter Garden Co., and a number oi for certain territory by Boyle Woolfolk, other affiliated Shubert concern.s are Jeorjena Olrvln, privata eeoretary to Joaepb other' firm. Meanwhile he Is muagtnK tha which will be used by Max Bloom as named as defendants in two suits pre- Riter, 1b on the Paolflo Coaat Century until officially relieved. a one-night stand show, following ferred by May Belle, a show girl, and Uary Keana hu been engaged as assistant her husband. Dr. H. J. Taylor-Bell, a The Theatrical Women's Police Reserve are Bloom's present camp engagement at stage manager for "Mia* Ndly of N' Orleans." dentist. She asks for $250,00 damages in need of private cars, between the hours of Taylor with "The Sunnyside of Camp and her husband for $50,000. Oraoe Qeorge will appear at the Actors' 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. to transfer wounded Fund Ben^t Jan. 24. soldiers from the debarkation hospitals to Broadway," Bloom's show to charge Miss Bell was in the chorus of "Sin- various jilacea'of amusement Those willing to "one^ bad" up to last election day afternoon, lend cars should communicate with Major $1.50 top. Wpolfolk has made a Whlttaker Bay has gone ahead of the Shu- at the Casino, alleges that while on berts' "Passing Show." Agnes Semon, New -York Theatre Building, nighter" but of his "Vanity Fair" tab. Bryant 1094. her way from the dressing room to the Trainor featured, opening at $1.50 Leo Dltrlchsteln will appear In Henri Lave- Jack stage that afternoon she slipped and: dan'a "The Marquis de Prlola" at the Lib- The Mame Productions, Ina, has been scale, Woolfolk also has "Hitchy Koo" fell, through the iron stairs being slip- erty, Jan. 20. formed to produce musical oomediee. The for certain territory, opening it around pery and the bannister loose, fractur- first of these will be "Come Along," which ing the end of her spine necessitating Harry Sloaa has taken to the road ahead of deals with the army of occupation. The pro- Chicago shortly. the "Naughty Wife," whlcb is managed by duction will be made under the direction of an operation for its removal. As far last for Harry Ooel Parker. Frank Johnson.. The book is by Bide Dudley Rehearsals were held week as further stage work is concerned or and lyrics and music are by John Louw Nel- the Boston company of The Better any other active employed, she is in- Rol Cooper Megrue Is working on a sequel son. to "Tea for Three," which he has named 'Ole," in Greenwich Village Theatre, capacitated for life with the chanced "Colfee for Four." > of being permanently paralyzed, ac' Henry W. Jesaup, referee appointed to with a dress rehearsal in the Cort, legally dispose of the estate of James Buchanan cording to the statement of Stapleton After her engagement in "Eyes of Youth" at Brady ( "Diamond Jim" Brady) was confronted prior to its departure Saturday for the Moses, her attorney. the Manhattan O. H., whldt begins Jan. 21, with a difficult point of law, and wben called Marjorle Hub. The Coburns directed the pre- Dr. Bell, her husband, throu£[h the Bambeau will go to Bngland. upon to settle the queetlon as to the distribu- counsel, suit tion of the burden of the Federal Estate Tax, liminary work. same has entered for Three members of the King family are In- held as follows: $50,000 for, what is legally called, "loss eluded In the cast of the musical version of The Coburns already have a com- The Olhott case has been decided by our of service." No answers have been "The Magistrate." They are M<«y, Charles Court of Appeals on the ground that the • pany playing the show through Can- and Nellie. filed to the complaints. .%;, Federal tax must not be deducted I>eeau8e it is ada, with a Chicago opening to be . not a tax upon the property trcauferred, but Sam Bernard and Nora Bayea may do a ver- upon the legacy, for the privilege of succeed- fixed this week. This with the Phila- sion of the t>alc THE WOMAN IN ROOM 13. and confront her with his diabolical revenge. held most of the central obaractors, retained father throws a glass of water Into her face. He turns out the lights, and down the fire by Mr Rose, and they told of the peppery little The mother rises to protect the child, and escape and Into the room comes a female clad shipping man, Cappy Ricks, in his drops dead. The child hisses Jobn Druce LowoU Stierman many-timed to her father'^^ Laura Brure^ subsequently Mrs. llamsey, In a very flimy kimono, giving every indication manipulations of thn lumber market, anU they she hates him. • Janot Dcccher Bhe has discarded all other wearing apparel. told Incidcntly of the upward rise of Matt Chapter three, 1908. The girl has grown to Maid .....Adele Freeman He turns up the light and there stands—not Peasley, a young man from "Down East'* with womanhood, but is a chronic invalid. Their Bromwell Willis Claire Mrs, Ramsey, but Edna Crane. Turner's mis- the tradition of tbe sea In his veins. neighbor's son is a writer, and visits the girl. tress. overheard Butler ."William S. Ely The conversation was not Mr. Kyne Is now Captain I^neand only re- His visits have created In the girl an un- Dick Turner Kenneth Hill between Turner and Mrs. Ramsey, but between cently returned from France. easiness she cannot understand. Her father Crane. This terrlflc "Andy Lewis Will Deming Turner and Edna situation It Is probable that were Captain Kyne to see wants her to undergo an operation in the hope the lack ot apparel ot Harriet Marnh Fay Wallace was marred by the the play he would little reoognlze his charac- of restoring her to health. Daughter and Paul Rameey Charles Waldron Crane woman, which Interested the audience ters, and certainly not Cappy Ricks, for Mr. father carry la their hearts a sinister vindic- far ensuing dialog, Lottie Hanson Dorotby Parker more than thd totally de- Wise is anything but small and wiry. Yet he tlveness against each other. The visiting stroying tbe scene. exposition ot physical Edna Crane Oall Kane The lent the character a real dash of what the young man speaks to the girl and tells her vulgar, and not only unnecessary Nellie Pierce Catherine Tower charm was stories held. Mr. Courtenay might more cor- In order to be well she must have faith and for palpable sensationalism but extremely dis- Joe Wells Cbarles Mather rectly fit the author's Idea of Peasley, though love in her heart He marks off a passage concerting. Chief ot Police Carrlgan..Da Witt C. Jennings the original Matt was never so romantic a In the bible, "Thy faith bath made thee whole." Act three, same as act one, half an hour Clarke C. C. Quimby person. Both principals did excellently and She reads it alone, and tosses It to the other later. Mrs. Ramsey Is in her home, unaware Prosecuting Attorney Dore Rogers seemed happy In their rolee. A third charac- side of the room. He returns, tells her he of what has occurred. Enter the reconstructed Clerk ot the Court David Marshall ter, and one not prominent In the stories, was Is going West on the morrow, and wants to male decoy with the girl friend whom he had take her with him as his wife. She cries she Some yeafs ago a preach critic named an exaggerated Broadway fop, Cecil Barnard, taken out to dinner. Mrs. Ramsey tells him will be only a burden on him, but he plants Poiti wrote a book entitled "The SO Situations" sent west by his no longer doting father for she doesn't wish to have him as a visitor to the thought In her making the claim and enumerating that many buBlneea training. The part was cleverly mind that she can walk her home, nor any acquaintance of Tulner's. it she will only believe she can. He leaves kinds as all that It Is possible to Invent in play«d by Nerval Keedwell and the first night He admits having been used by Turner, apol> her alone, and she concentrates on his idea. drama. By a series of cleverly blended scenes house at the Morosco Monday liked him bo well oglzes and declares his honest intentions to- He calls her on tbe 'phone, and Samuel Shlpman and Max Marcln have con- the stars had him take several curtains. she asks him ward the young girl. He picks up the phone to repeat the "Thy faith, etc.," thought He cocted a melodrama In a. prolog and four acts "Cappy Ricks" has a great laughing first act to call up Turner and tell him so. By this tells her to rise and get it—"Lift up thy bed in which they utilize a majority of the afor*- and a good last act The weakness developed means he leama Turner has been killed by a and walk." She tells him to hold the 'phone Bald 30 situations. So well, however, have they In the second act, when too much time was al- pistol shot, and tbe three are horrifled. EInter and she will try, and finally accomplishes the their work that "The Woman in Room 13" lotted the romance ot the play, which entails done Chief ot Police Carrlgan, Indicating the house "miracle." can safely be set down as one of the big suc- two sets ot lovers, but principally Matt and is surrounded by officers. He has with bim the Chapter four, 1918, Daughter comes to visit cesses of the current season. Cappy's pretty daughter Florence. Had the revolver with which the deed was committed strong in body and mind. She la the mother The piece starts off with a triangle problem. speed of the other two acU been attained In and accuses Mrs. Ramsey of the crime. She ot a fine boy. Her father hadn't opened her It begins with a short prolog, the scene taking the mid section "Cappy Ricks" would have admits she had gone to the Hanson apartment letters, and is now a crabbed Individual racked place In the living room of Mr. end Mrs. John gone over for a first night goal. When the two house, taken the elevator to the Soor where with rheumatism, and with the same Inclina- Bruce, in Galveston. The wife Is leaving her principals were on there was never falling the apartment is located, but claims she was^ tion to keep the shades down and to shut out husband and Institutes divorce proceedings. He action and a wealth of "stuff" in the way ot stopped in the corridor by Edna Crane, who the light ot day—a splendid, easily-appreci- asks her forgiveness, saying be will never lines, but without either or both in warned her of Turner's design. The police view the ated symbol that runs throughout the piece. stray again and floally forces from her that tempo fell off markedly and interest bring in the Crane woman and Carrlgan puts sagged. Left tbero atone, the grandson enters. He she had met another man some months before Types helped some In the it up to the two women as to which one other acts and has been reared by the laws of science raises a visit to her mother and when she Is strangely contrasted — on committed the murder. He leaves them alone, with Keedwell's fob were tbe blinds, opens the windows, makes grand- legally divorced the man will marry her. In a Swede ship captain whereup tbe Crane woman tells Mrs. Ramsey and an Irish mate. The father discard his glasses and cane and even 8 fury Bruce tells bis wife to go and that latter was played by It was her husband who did it and that by Thomas Shearer, the eat peanuts despite "dyspepsia." When the some day, somewhere, be will meet this man, Swede being done by Philip denying she was in Turner's company it will Lord, who was not old man tries to tell the child he must respect whose name he doesn't even know, and kill quite sure of his dialect at times. destroy Ramsey's only chance of escaping the his elders the boy responds that all are of him. Marion Coakley in the leading chair with a plea on "the unwritten law." feminine role, the same age—there is no such thing as age. Five years later the home of Paul Ramsey, that of Cappy's daughter, Ramsey enters, admits the crime, and his wife played refreshingly Grandfather tears tbe air and peanuts will York City, with Ramsey married to the and looked New cannot tell the truth about her Innocence, delightful and girlish In her several affect his rheumatism and dyspepsia. The former Mrs. Druce. Ramsay was an account- well designed Act four Is laid in a corridor in the Criminal frocks. Helen Lowell as Aunt child responds she has been taugb tto fear ant at $6,000 a year in the office of Richard Lucy, too, Courts building. The stage is cat off by a drop was well cast and well gowned. nothing, and the play winds up with the old Turner, a wealthy stock exchange operator. As for the in "two" and several times the lights are production, it was not nearly as man snuggling the child to his breast having day his wife called at the ofiQce and was carefully One lowered and through this scrim is shown the done as It should have been. Two finally seen tbe true light Introduced to Turner. From that time Kamsay sets were court room with'the husband on trial. As the employed the first and last acta, Butler Davenport, the author, has the role was promoted until, on the evening in question, showing an ofBce Interior. trial proceeds and after tbe wife has testified The- second act of the father, and gives a performance of it be has been promoted to the position of gen- was a to her infidelity with Turner, enter Bruce on garden scene with the back drop de- that would do credit to any Broadway char- eral manager at $20,000, Turner meantime be- picting his way to the witness chair. He pleads with a water scene. acter actor of the highest repute. Louise coming a regular visitor to their home. With one lias Mrs. Ramsey for her love on the promise he And who read Captain Kyne's Carter as the wife does well, but falls to quite the announcement of the last promotion Turner will save her husband with his testimony. She "Ricks" stories will want to see the play, and reach the highest point of histrionic ex- tells Ramsey he must leave a^ once for Los rejects this and Bruce goes firmly to the wit- all such readers will enjoy It, for while ae cellence. Dorothy Manley as the nine-year old Angeles to take charge of an important busi- visualization ness box and gives testimony favorable to the ot the diaracters may not be child has been well drilled, and Is most effec- ness mutter. defendant, who is acquitted, with full explana- what tbe captain gave his readers to picture, tive. Catherine Cozzens, the datighter grown Ramsey arrives late and explains he stopped tions made in the corridor for a happy con- the speeches and the action will recall the up. Is better than fair. to consult with a landscape gardener who Is clusion. many interesting "Ricks" yams. It 1b, how- For an east side performance, where one calling that evening to discuss with them There is not an unnecessary word, nor could ever, an uncertainty It the piece will draw doesn't expect too much, the acting on the plans for laying out tboir country home. one sentence be omitted. Tbe play moves along from other than "Ricks" readers, for to others whole may be set down as surprisingly good. Through confederate who is under Turner's a tensely, naturally, consistently and cumulat- most of what is in the play Is Greek, nee. The stage direction Indicates careful thought thumb and who is introduced Into the house- ively. As a piece ot melodramatlii construction in working out details, but Is at times crude. hold to keep a girl friend ot Mrs. Ramsey occu- It appears to be perfect While it is improb- A gloomy, "Ibsenlsh" kind of entertainment pied while he. Turner, maneuvers to win the able that Bruce should be the detective hired DIFFERENCE IN GODS. but Interosting nevertheless for those who go wife : all this is succlntly set forth. The sup- to keep track ot bis former wife, It Is within in searoh ot the bizarre. Broadway wouldn't posed landscape man Is announced and proves Amzt Barton Butler Davenport the range ot possibility. cotton to it for private detective, Sara Barton, his wife an instant Jolo. to l>e Bruce. He is now a As to the artists engaged by A. H. Woods Louise Carter has sent for him, being suspicious Barbara Barton, bis daughter, and Ramsey to play it at the Booth, there Is much to be explains to Bruce, who now Dorothy Manley, of Turner, and said in their favor and very little to their Catherine Cozzens Ellen; his servant has another name, that In bis absence he wants difiparagement. Far and away the finest per- Nell Braman IN Margaret SHOWS NEW YORK. the detective to protect his wife In the event formance was contributed by Lowell Sherman Alcott, his neighbor Jane Burr employer. Philip Alcott, her «*«• Boy," I-«xin?ton (4th week). of any attempted machinations of his as Bruce, whose artistry In this entitles him son Joseph Sterling to this time that Brandon Alcott his son «Be Calm Camilla," Booth (9th week). Bruce had no knowledge up to atellar honors. Janet Beecher, as the wife Edwin Dupont bis former wife's At the Bramhall Playhouse "Betrothal." Shubert (9th week). Ramsey Is the man who won of Bruce in the prolog and as Mrs. Ramsey over on East putting some pertinent, but 27th street' there is being presented "Bis Chaaee," 48th St (12th week). affections, but upon Id tbe remainder of the piece, was very ac- a unique to him. play written by "Century Mldalght 'Whirl*' (6th natural questions, this is brought home ceptable excepting In the one spot where she Butler Davenport entitled week). Is Mrs. Hanson's apart- "Difference In Gods." Is "Canary" Globe (11th week). Scene one of act two falls to rise to a strong denunciation of Bruce. It In four chapters, hotel, representing episodes in "Cappy RIcka," Morosco (Ist week). men In a metropolitan apartment In this scene she was woefully Inadequate. a New England family with ten **Crowded aix weeks later. Mrs. Hanson is in Tur- Gail Kane, as the Crane woman, contributed years Intervening between each.- Honr," Selwyn (8th week). such permits her Chapter one la 1888, "Daddlea," Lyeeom (20th ner's employ, and as an admirable role of ai^ emotional female the action taking place week). utilized Turner to ply In New England In the "Dear BmtnB," Empire (4th week). rooms to be by who loved Turner to tbe point ot abandoning home ot Amzi Barton, Mrs. Hanson poses a "God-fearing" native. "Gaat I» We«rt," Aster (4th week). bis lecherous pursuits. -her husband. Will Deming as the decoy who Ho has a wife, and "Turner's cousin, and a little dinner seven children were to them In ten -TBverjthhktc,'" Hippodrome (22d week). as is reformed by the love for a decent young bom arranged there for Mrs. Ram- years. The wife is tired in "Forerer After," Playhouse party has been girl is excellent in a well-drawn character body and spirit— (18th week). girl friend of "Oh, I wish I "Friendly Enemlea," •ey, Turner, Mrs. Hanson, the role; Charles Waldron as Ramsey contributes had someone to help me." She Hudson (27th wk.). of Turner's. utters this thought "Onlboor," Neighborhood Mrs. RamseJ' and the male decoy an intelligent interpretation ot bis part and aloud, not knowing her Playhouse (1st husband Is The male decoy enters and asks to be excused, DeWltt .Tennings as the police chief was suit- seated in a large armchair in the semi-lighted "Girl Behind admitting he has accumulated a clean affec- ably dominant. "The minor parts were all in sitting room. Pressed by him to the Gm," Amsterdam (18th tion for the young girl and proposes to make good hands. Jolo. explain herself, she says she fears for the her his wife. He doesn't believe that Is the ultimate outcome^tbat she is unable to look "Gentile* Wife." Vanderbllt (4th week). sort ot party his future wife should attend. after the physical and spiritual welfare of her "Glorlanna," Liberty (12th week). Thia meets with Turner's designs, and when CAPPY RICKS. offsprings, and he replies he bas been a hard- "Keep It Ut Tooraelf," S9th St. (3d wk.). tells working "InvlalUe Foe," they have been thus disposed of he the Aldon P. Ricks Tom Wise provider, investing his savings, and Harris (3d week). Hanson woman to find some excuse to go out John Skinner Perclval Moore had always been a true husband. He upbraids "Lanichter of the Godn," Punch and Judy after dinner and leave bim alone with Mrs. Matt Peasley William Courtenay her tor her outbreak, and quotes the bible as Crane, Turner's mistress, whom follows : "Wives submit to "Listen Lester," Knickerbocker Ramsey. Edna Cecil Pericles Barnard Nerval Keed Well your husbands." (4th be lured from her husband with a resultant Gallagher Bert West She bursts out in a protest against conditions, and upbraids him she wants to recognized as "Ladles Flrat," Nora week). livorce, hursts in on them Barvis Elmer Ballard be an entity not Bayes (13th trying to abandon her. He assures her a mere slave to satisfy her husband's lust, "Lfghtnln'," Qaiety (2l8t week). tor Cnpt. Ole Peterson Philip Lord Is his Intention and persuades her and would be better pleased It was physical- "Little Brother." Belmont (8th week). such not Mike Murphy Thomas Shearer be depart, saying he is dining with some busl- ly untrue and had less children by her, which "Little Simplicity," 44th St. (11th wk.). to Darsey Edward H. Homer aess men and working on an Important deal. would enable her to rear her family In a "Little Jonmey." Little Theatre (4th Florence Ricks Marion Coakley way Scene two is tbe r6om Immediately below the to give her more time to devote to their Aunt Lacy Bartlett Helen Lowell sne In which the events ot scene one have spiritual welfare—that she was already un- "Uleltlnff of IWoIly," Broadhurst (Sd wk.). Ellen Brown Helen Mar Stewart transpired, the time ton minutes later. It true to him In thought, not wanting the last "lUldnlRht Frolic," Amsterdam Roof (6th Betsy Grimsby Elizabeth Parkes nr \ had been rented by the private detective, who child, and knowing he didn't either. He tells aaIt "This Is the fourth production on Broadway bas installed a dictograph so that the con- her she can have a servant to help with the "Nothlnsr but LfeB," Longacre (15th wk.). this season, the first three rersatton from tbe room above can be over- by Oliver Morosco household, tosses her a bracelet for a present "Oh, My Dear," Princess (8th week). plays grouped In early fall having been "Watch lieard. Bruce has sent for Ramsey, who baa goes to his room and calls her. She blows out "Prince There Was," Cohan (4th week). and "The lecretly returned from tbe const. A male and Your NelRhbor," "One of Us" Walk- the lamp and walks wearily to him. "Redemption," Plymouth (9th week). caught remale operative and a stenographer are all set offfl." None of the three New York Chapter two, 1898. They have just returned "Rlddlei Woman," Fulton (13th week). It the Influenza epidemic which to retail the conversations from above, with favor, but was from the funeral of one of their children. "Road* of Destiny." Republic (8th wk.). [irlvate instruction from Bruce to dramatically caused Mr. Morosco to slow down his usual Tbe man has prospered financially, but is still ' "Somebody's Sweetheart," Central (4th- repeat to Ramsey all tbey hear. A hectic and production speed. as narrow and selfish as ot yore. He wants rhapsodical Intimate conversation between an "Cappy Ricks" was first shown In Boston the blinds pulled down to Indicate to the outer "SInbad," Winter Garden (20th week). impassioned couple is thus rcltt^rated until It «omo weeks ago and Beantown liked it The world they are mourning their loss. She says "Sometime," Casino (16th week). reaches the point where Ramney can no longer cast then held Charles Abbe and Paul J. Kelly she is glad the child has gone, that the "Sleeptnir Partners," Bijou (16th week). itand It The latter demands to know what In the lending roles, thoso of "Alden P. Ricks" earthly outward manifestations are barbarous, "The Climax," Comedy (Ist week). room the couple are In; Bruce declines to give and "Mntt Peasley" respectively, but the pro- that she knows tbe child is happier. He "Tlllle," Henry Miller (2d week). of tlm tbe number : Ramsey points a revolver and ducer, tccllnB he had a piece property with speaks ot a book he is writing on the geane- "Tlfter, Tiger," Belasco (10th week). lays he will kill Bruce If bo doesn't tell. Bruce a reasonnblo chance for success, replaced ology ot his family—a long line of pious "T for 3." Elliott (18th week). loes BO and Ramsey rushes upstairs. Bruce, the leads with William Courtenay and Tom A. people. She had been reading science and "The Better 'Ole," Cort (14th week). linlsterly, that he was compelled to tell to Wise therein, starring them. Messrs. Wise and talking to their neighbor on tbe subject which "Three Fnces East," Cohan & Harris wljlch absp.Ivcs from Courti-nay formed a sort of leelttmate team (22d week) Ja.v.e hts own Ij.fs, bIm haye ' be .regents. One ot tbe.phlldren, a. little girl. iny Complicity in tlid coiisofftrcncefi,' takes "up for' Clio ptust' Keverat" Boiisoris, and' their dual ot perhaps eight or nine, enters, and, playing '*rhree Wise fe'bbls,'^' Criterion ' (12th the phono and notlfles tbe clerk of the situa- presence in "Cappy RIcka" gives the new play with the shade, accldently lets It spring up. tion, advising the clerk to warn the occupants an "edge." The elders had been recriminating, the wife "Vnknown Purple," Lyric (19th w'eek). it the upper apartment and strongly suggest- "Cappy Ricks" was fashioned Into a comedy declaring she was through with catering to "Up In Blabel's Room." Eltlnge (1st wk.). Dg that the woman escape via the Are escape. by Edward E, Rose from stories written by bis physical gratification. The child becomes "Voice of McConneU," Manhattan (4th Se shoos bis operative! out and opens the Peter B. Kyno for the Saturday Evening Post. hysterical, father commands her to cease, and, ^CDcb windows to usher In bis former wife The yams wore all disconnected storiee. but when she Is unable to control herself, the "WoRuim bk Room 18." Booth (Ist^k.). . :.' VARIETY 17 d . « DEATHS. 14TH STREET STOCK. SKIRT" Sir CharUa Wyndham, for 60 years This la the eighth week ot the Emma Bunting THE SAYS- Players at the old 14th Street Theatre. The England's most beloved actor- one of bin current ts the former William A. Brady (Speaking of Women—mostly) managers; famous in the United States, succeas, "Slnnera," written by Owen Davis, and ' "~ TueBOny Tjigbt tl\e ft'most capacity - ~ where he had served all through the house hold a " By THE SKIRT audience In the orchestra, and balcony. There a prominent actor-pro- civil war, and may have been some paper, but there was also Marguerita Sylva, at the Colonial but a little cheating was done in the ducer in London, died at the age of 81, a lot ot money. this week, seemed surprised* at the way of dressing the girls. Some of in London, Jan. 12. Originally destined From the IocHb, Miss Bunting and her com- pany have built up a following that turns out the Turkish trousers were of calico for the church, his ambitions carried number of curtain calls she received at tor them despite that the eveaing was slightly or cretonne. Ameta Pynes in this him to the stage in spite of the strong damp. There was a solid line from 8 until the Monday matinee. Mme. Sylva has dance wore a costume that was a de- opposition of his parents, but it was 8.80 In front of the window, and between the acts there was enough advance sale tor next a program of popular songs suited to light to the eye. The trousers were not until he had taken his doctor of week to make It look decidedly Interesting. a vaudeville audience, and the large of green, while the skirt was purple. medicine degree. Sir Charles finally Miss Bunting has undoubtedly performed a It had a hip flounce of dark blue and turner to the stage for a career. His miracle In replacing a very famcua old theatre... assemblage were loath to allow her to on the map again, after everything from pic- the waist was in iridescents in all first professional appearance was in leave the stage. Madame's gown was tures, vaudeville, burleeque, to dramatic stock, shades. Another attractive costume London in 1862 and there followed such had been tried. All the former were failures, pale blue charmeuse. The wide girdle worn by Miss Pynes was entirely of a howl of denunciation and protest but the latter eeems to have hit the mark. The company la now playing to approximately . had a corsage bouquet. Long flowing fringe. left side of the dress family he came to the United The was from his fl.OOO weekly and sbowlng a profit. sleeves were of bronze net. The net covered -in a crystal material lined in States and enlisted with the Union "Sinners" was very much liked by the audi- was also introduced in the skirt, hang- blue. In white tights Miss Pynes led forces, serving with them until the ence. Miss Bunting, au might have been ex- pected, played the Mary Horton role and gave ing from side panels. She wore a dia- the girls in a policeman war. the end of the number, the end of the At a very clever portrayal of the sympathetic in her hair, long mond ornament girls were in blue tights with velvet war he made his first American pro- country girl. Oarleton Jerome, the leading torquoise earrings suspended from her waists to match. Marie Sparrow for fessional appearance. His second Eng- man, was very well liked as Robert Merrill, and the supporting company measured up well, - ears, and a~ gorgeous diamond necklace. her specialty in was in London in 1869 was mauve brocaded lish appearance with thd possible exception ot two players, Is Hilda Wolfus, of Williams and satin. Dottie Ray showed a pair of and from then on his triumphs were William Dexter and Albert Wees. The latter; Folfus, permanently attached to that Simpson and the former Joe Oar- black lace pajamas but no wardrobe many. He first married Ella McFar- played Dr. . field, Two other men In the cast were very red velvet dress? to speak of. lane, died in 1916, and in March, who good, Phillip D. Qulnn, the heavy, as Horace sketch girl In the Harry Grefin the 1917, when 80 years of age, he mar- Worth, and Bob Lawrence«rla the character of was nicely gowned in a green satin. ried Mary Moore, his leading woman "Willie" Morgan. \ One would hardly expect to see a good, espeolslly The skirt was gracefully draped. There years. He was knighted by The women are particularly favorite English vaudeville artist in for 30 Bertha Leigh as Hilda Newton, Nina Bavllle was a silver-lined panel at the back Charles BO Burton Holmes' Travelogue, "With King Edward in 1902. Sir as Mrs. Horton and Agnes Loftus as Sadie, and long flowing chiffon sleeves. of the Anderson had the principal comedy' the Yanks in England," so imagine Wyndham was a brother widow Frances X Julia Rooney (with Walter Clinton) American role, but failed to register as she obould. It-' my surprise when Alice Lloyd was of Bronson Howard, the wore an eccentric-looking red velvet Is rather hard to reconcile a "cockney" accent flashed on the screen. Mr. Holmes, dramatist. to a New England "gal" that has gone wrong, costume. full skirted coat was worn A touring the Thames, comes but who Is only grafting from Johns so that: across gain enough for a chicken farm. over long pants. The trimming' was fore- she can Alice at her houseboat "Tomme." Miss John Mason, one of America's Miss Bunting was a delight to the 14th Street s.iuirrel. A second change was better. Lloyd was in a white skirt and shirt most actors, died at Stamford, Conn., audience. They welcome her with a reception It a pale blue silk over lacy petti- was waists looking very santiarium where he had and fairly lived all her leys and sorrows with trim and slim. Ian 12, at a play was great oor -coats. The bodice was silver and the days her. The selection of the a Tom McNaughton was also shown mix- been under treatment for several for the type of audience that frequents tbr under-dressing was mauve. A huge - ing the famous McNaughton cocktail. following a breakdown at Providence. house and seems to be the sort of sob and laukV . blue sailor hat had piu-ple ribbons. meller they want And then a close-up of Alice and Baby Bright's Disease, with complications, The girl of the Four Sensational Miss Bunting Is to remain at the hou4 Tomnle came out. caused his death. Mr. Mason was 60 perhaps Into thf Boises was oddly dressed for a flying throughout the season, and I understand Alice Lloyd will not be years old .and born in Orange, N. summer months, even though the theatn act. Her frock was of the fluffy danc- changes hands Feb, 8, when the management over .to this side before next Septem- a descendant of the Ma- J. He was RoDenbxrg Operating Co., ot wbicW ing variety. attained of the ber, owing to difliculty in obtaining a .son family -of Boston, who Jerome Rosenberg la the head, will be auo*:-' passport which will permit her to take prominence and wealth as manufac- Geeded by Jos. 8. Klein and Anna Oreen. . cleaning the Fred..;:; Painters are at work up the baby out of England. Little Alice turers of the famous Mason & Ham- of th.e American Theatre. The lobby McNaughton is in a panto in the prov- lin organs. He made his professional foliage on the ceiling of "AMERICAN'^~Abs REDUCED. ^ moth-eaten inces. debut as a member of the Boston Theatre mana|:ers meeting on the the Roof can go next. Stock Company. The deceased starred Parise opened the show, Monday wife, Marion matter of a rate increase for theatrical Pauline Welch, showing a new act, for years with his first night, followed by Garwell and Mack. after advertising in the Sunday edition of. flashed from the screen to the stage Manola, in musical comedy and The young woman makes two changes. his the New York American, decided to in a velvet motor coat. She changed .they were divorced he devoted The first is a fluffy apricot tulle dress, reduce their insertions to a uniform to an ecru net over blue, and a pmk stage activities to legitimate roles, having a crystal bodice and front panel in spacing of 15 lines. Most of the thea- .«ash. A Red Cross nurse in white and appearing as a star and occasionally The second dress wasthusly described tres carried out the decision and last also vaudeville. in blue cape and hat was then col- by Al Fields : A linoleum foundation Sunday's American held but four shown. Miss Welch finished in a with a bodice of creme de menthc well- umns of extra advertising instead of made black net and jet gown. Shelley Hull died Jan. 14 at his apart- scalloped in evergreen, giving the ef- the usual spread over two pages. The 256 S7th street. New York. fect of double plus. ments, W. rate increase was from 60 cents per due to pneumonia. Mr. Gordon and Day, doing a bicycle act, Death was line to 90 cents, the boost in scale hav-> Madge Kennedy's latest picture 'T)ay taken ill Jan. 8 when with have the girl of large stature wearing Hull was ing said to have followed the recent Dreams" at the Strand is the silliest was from Louis- white tights under a short pink skirt. "Under Orders." He advent on the American staflf of a story. Miss Kennedy is sweet and debut in the The bodice was touched with blue. ville, and made his stage former company manager. There were pretty and worthy a much better pic- "Florodora" in Terre Haute, She changed to a still shorter frock of chorus of several exceptions to the 15-line in- ture. But I suppose it is "name" that married in 1910 to white trimmed with brilliants. in 1901. He was sertion, they being on K. & K attrac-. counts not picture. who survives The girl of Arnold and Taylor was — Josephine Sherwood, tions. "The Girl Behind The Gun" lead In a gingham pinafore Miss and two smartly dressed in grey cloth. The Ken- him as well as his mofher with 50 lines single and several othera nedy is tending a flock of ducks. Then held Jan. long, tight skirt was worn under a brothers. The funeral was took 25 lines. The K. & E. office sent a simple little mutle dress had a nar- three-quarter coat, belted at the waist. 16. word to the meeting it would not be row sash. On a boat she wore sailor There was a rose vestee and a soft a bound by the decision. The Shubert hat trimmed with flowers a grey hat. and short Lorraine Allen, a chorus girl, died string with the exception of several coat. Then follows some real clothes. A colored act, called Billy King Co., Jan. 7, at the Roosevelt Hospital, New Woods' shows and "Cappy Ricks," the A handsome negligee, a net afternoon has five women. They wear the garb York, of bronchial pneumonia. No new Morosco show, reduced to the IS dress made in three tiers and a simple of the South Sea Islanders and have record of relatives exists except hear- lines. evening frock good voites. Two sopranos use their make up Miss Kennedy's say which states the deceased has a vardrobe. high notes overtime. fhother and sister in Chicago. The SHIFTING "LITTLE JOURNEY." Josephine Davis looked real nobby deceased, who resided at 3M West 90th "The Little Journey" will be shifted in a coatee of ermine having chinchilla "TRIENDLY ENEMIES" PASSED. street, leaves a finely furnished home, from the Little theatre to the Vander- collar and cuffs. To make it more which Eddie Van, of the J. H. Remick London, Jan. IS. bilt next week. expensive a hat and muff were also & Co. offices, and his wife, as nearest The censors here passed "Friendly The piece has caught on at the worn. Underneath was a good-looking friends, inherit. The Vans, live' in the Enemies" today. The only change that Ames house and the Shuberts believie frock of dark blue and silver brocade. same apartment house. was asked was that the title used in they will be able to get more money sketch that had much merit was A America be eliminated and a new title Highest Bidder." The one girl in with a greater seating capacity. "The substituted. This will be done. Lola HofFman died at the home of a dress of blue net and silk it wore her mother, 2715 Sixth avenue, Brook- combined. The discprd. in the costume Sampter Takes ^'HitchyKoo." At the A. H. Woods office it was lyn, Jan. 6. The deceased in private - were the mocha slippers and stockings. confirmed that the Raymond London censors life was Mrs. Patrick Degnan. She "Hitchy-Koo (without , has passed the script of "Friendly Ene- retired from the stage several years Hitchcock) is about to start out again, - "The Behman Show" at the Columbia mies" and that the company would sail ago, last appearing in George M. in spite of the discouraging expe- this week called "Just For Tonight" is by the earliest boat. "There is a pos- Cohan's early plays. riences Ray Goetz had with it, minus ; a little above the average burlesque ' sibility that they may go over on the its former cast. The show has been but just misses. What the somehow Nieuw Amsterdam or the Lapland. The bought by Martin "Sampter and will - bhow seems to lack is women. Prin- George Walker of Austin, Tex., the- latter leaves next Wednesday. open in Trenton Feb. 3. William Rock •: cipal women, I mean. The dresses of atre manager, died suddenly Jan. 12. At the last minute it was decided that is staging the piece and in the cast are the chorus in some numbers is worthy there would be a change in Walker was known by all of the travel- made the said to be a dozen people from vaude- . a Winter Garden production, one in ing managers and agents, and was one cast and that Dick Bernard, brother viile. particular called "Vampires." Each of would go to in place of the regular visitprs to Broadway Sam London It will travel at $1.50. .f ~~ '''^ .• girl "eh teYS dad in a costume of- velvet ' "df AirSheaft.^- ^.-r-^- each ytta^S^-- -.•.r.--.-:%-r- --,... ^,~...r..r:.-T-r.:;- or brocade cut in the daringest man- ner. A. J. Marcille, manager, New Bed- Marie Cahill Show Reopening. The first scene on a train has the i^A ford theatre, New Bedford, Mass., aged The Marie Cahill show, "Just Around girls in all kinds of traveling costumes, about 40, died Christmas week. A the Corner," reopens in Stamford to- from sport suits to velvet dresses. A widow survives. night (Friday) and is scheduled to gq Turkish number was beautifully staged (Continued on page 29) into the Longacre Feb. 3. :> ''"^ 18 VARIETY Julia Redmond Co MOBILE. ALA. Rucker & Winifred Grand BALDNESS CURED "Thro Thick" (New Orleans split) BILLS NEXT WEEK (JAN. MaotUo treatment for btldoen. Itchliut K&lp, dindraS 20) 2d half 1st half tsd fiiiiDi h&lj^-ror Iidles knd eentlemen. CxialBitlea Monroe Bros Work Kelt . . _.^. _v... In Vandeville Theatres & ' frt«. ^10 tulTdritMloti util •hsiDPOolniL M, SHIELDS, '&' ' " " ' ' • : - ' Hosamohd D Touresti ie2 W. AM; St., CDD. ii\i^ St. Tbeure-Td. Biyaat 2SS2. . (AH houses open for the week with Monday matinee, wben not otherwlae Indicated.) Lew Welch Co John R Gordon (% The bills below are grouped In dlvtslons, according to the booking offices they ore Fraser Bunco & H Swor & Westbrook Sheridan Sa* Bessie Clifton supplied from. "Current of Fun" Frank Shields (Johnstown split) Qulnn & Caverly manner In which these bills are prloted does not denote the relative Importance of The GD. RAPIDS, HI(7H. 1st half Eugene Emmett nor their program positions. MONTGOMERY, acts Empresa ALA. Raymond Wilbert Whiteside Sis * Before name Indicates act Is new, doing new turn, or reappearing after absence from Kennedy & Nelson Cook & Perry vaudeville, or appearing in city where listed for the first time. Grand SCHENECTADY, Drew & Wallace Valenti Bros Smith & Austin Elklns F & Elklns Doris Dare N. Y. ATLANTA, OA, P & O Walters Australian Stanley Proctor'a H DuKane Co Ben Deeley Co C & A Glocker Lyric Bond Wilson Co Blanche Ring "Girl in Air" (Birmingham split) Snow Velmar Gardner & Hartman Harris Booked through & Lady Alice's Pets Hobson & Beatty 1st half Herbert Lloyd Co Diamond & Daugh'r Lilian's Dogs Cartrell & Harrli Law ton 2d half HARRI8BURG, PA. 2d half White & West Murray Bennett B. F. Keith Leonard & Wlllard The Spanners Majeatle Smiletta Sis Madge Edison Co Homestead 6 Gautler's Toy Shop Roscoe's Royal 9 Two Ladellaa Philbrlck & Deveau Gallon 2d half Vaudeville Exchange LaTour & Gold Wormwood's Ani- Lonnle Nase Mr & Mrs Cortes Martin & Courtney Tho Valdares * "Dream Girls" mals "Very Good Eddie" Edah Delbridge 3 Russian Pastimes H & Anna Seymour Palace Theatre Bids.. N. Y. City ALTOONA, PA. (Two to flll) 2d half T Brown's Co John F Olark Emmett De Voy Co Willie Mlssem Co Toklo S Pidtro OrpheniB CHATTANOOGA, Francis MT. VERNON Willie Mlssem Co TENN. Renault PHIIiADBLPHIA Playmates Pearl Abbott Co Proctor'a YORK 2d half (23-26) Francis Renault RInlto 2d half (16-19) Colonial NBW Bob Hall (Nixon Split) SYRACUSE, N. Y. Keltb'ii Palace Chas Edward 3 Pearl Abbott Co (KnozviUe split) Baker & Rogers Ruth Curtis Co half Creaeent Ijean & Mayfleld Henshaw & Avery Bob Hall 1st half Norton & Lee 1st Meredith & Snoozer Adele Rowland George Jessel — - Ruth Curtis Co Rodero INDIANAPOLIS Morton & Glass Kerslake's Pigs B. F. Kelth'a Amhony Rogers H & A Seymour 4 Mortons Wright & Dietrich 2d half Smith & Kaufman Wart*. Bros & Ladellaa Linton's Girls The Randalls Guy Woodward Co Pletro Clara Morton Murphy Nichols Co Two Morgan Dancers "Pretty Babe" Morton & Glass "Ideal" Lonnle Nase Stone & Hayes Sydney & Townley 1st half (20-22) Kiamond & Bren'n "Very Good Eddie" Mahoney Auburn S LaPearl Co 2d half Rajah Proctoi'a 23d St. & "Home Guards" Grand "Girl In Air" Fhina & Picks AUGUSTA, GA. Dolly Connolly Co George Jessel Jas Thompson Co 2d half (16-19) CINCINNATI Gruber's Animals Hamilton & Barnes 4 Bolses Albert Donnelly Grand B. r. Keltk'a Wright & Dietrich Marlon Murray Hobson & Beatty (Three to flll) (Two to fill) Kelly & Stanley Black & O'Donnell Nelusco & Hurley 8. ivf Kent The Langdon Murray Bennett Alhambra Brenda Fowler Co Eva Fay Co Burkhardt ITHACA, N. Y. 2d half (23-26) Killlan & Moore Dunuesne Co Keltli'a M Togan Geneva Rooney & Bent Earl & Sunshine Petersen K & M Mr & Mrs H Emmett Star Green & De Lur & Temple fill) Cook Perry Garcinettt Bros Rico & Werner Dobhs & Weld (Two to Marie Stoddard & Sam Narln Co Capt Geo Stewart Green Parker to flll) Nixon Geo MacFarlano Lyons & Ooaco 2d half Frank Dobson & (Others Georgie Emmett Bradna & Derrick Ara Sisters Eva Fay Co Bowman & Shea Fern Bigelow & K (Colonial Split) Verdi Smith & Kaufman 2d half NASHVILLE, TENN 1st half Coscia & Kalmar & Brown 1st half (20-22) 3 Johns Prince sa F H Spears Co Clarke (Three to flll) E & L Conlee Willie Weston A & M Prof Lea BALTIMORE: CLGVKLAND, O. Moore & White (Louisville split) Willing & Jordan Chief Caupollcan Norton & Nicholson Cronch & Jordan D. F. Kelth'a 1st half Mystic Hanson 3 Gray Maryland Klnkald Kilties Alexander & Evelyn Ann CoBcia & Verdi Nestor Vincent Pederson Bros Gladiators Penn 2d half Aeakl Troupe to All) & JACKSONVILLE:, Wm (Others Toette & Sarnotf Martelle Sllbor & North 2d half (16-18) Emmet Haines Colonial 2d half (23-26) Beaumonte & A FLA. Luba Meroft Co Anna Francis Keith's Chadwlck Duo Arcade Mack & West Hyams & Mclntyre 2 Jesters Ruth Roye "4 of Us" Gorman Bros Dorothy DeSchelle J B Totten Co Robbina Murphy Nichols 'Jo Mason & Keeler (Sunday opening) Theo & Dandies, Gerome & Albright ^ Gertrude Hoffman (Savannah split) Kranz & LaSalle Ben Boyer & Bro Mme Hermnan Jane Couthope Co Sylvia Clark "Oh Auntie" 3 Valdares Frisco Wm Cutty "Not Yet Marie" Ist half NEWARK (One to flll) Weber & Rednar Juliet Bush Proctora PORTLAND, MB. Marie Woodstrom (Others to fill) Boyar Troupe Co F. Kelth'a TOLEDO Hayes Mllo Niblo's Birds 2d half (16-19) B. LaMalre & BROOKLYN BINGHAMTON, COLUMBIA. S. C Elaine & Tatlana B. F. Kelth'a Geo Price & Co Una Clayton Co Athos & Reed Austin Keith's Bnshwtck N. Y, Paatime Jean Boydell Phlna & Picks Ethel Hopkins McC & Cunlng'h'm & CI ts Stone (Charlestown split) The Brads P Reat & Bro Rowland Belle Baker Maxwell 6 Bower's Revue Adele Lydell & Macy E & L Conlee 1st half Detzel & Carroll .Bowers W & Croker Keith's Riverside JERSEY CITY Ruth Curtl's Band Nevlns & Gordon B & I Telaak Beatrice Doani Mastersingers chas Grapewin Co Jlmmle Hussey B. F. Kelth'a Edwin George Bessie Clayton Co Burke Touhey Co Smith & Farmer Searl Allen Co Whitfield & Ireland Chilson Ohrman Nortor & Lee half Towns'd Wilbur Co Copeland & McCHo'd Co Bert Howard 2d Kranner & Morton George White Eva Taylor What Hap'd to Ruth Moss & Frye Sanopsel & Leon'd "Sports In Alps" Clinton & Rooney 1st half (20-22) Muriel Window Albert Donnelly Anthony & Rogers 9tn *'*° ''™ Jean Adair Co Zertho's Dogs Louise DeFoggi VVEEK FOR TWO Belgian 3 FRED HILLEBRAND The Barrys $14 ROOM Bob Albright (Others to flll) from All Theatre* with Bernard Duffy B MInutH Josle O'Meers Orphenm (1st half (20-22) & " OMrlookIng Central Park Hughes JOS. M. GAITE8 and Avon Comedy 4 Adelaide & (lath Anniversary) WU. UOOBB PATCH'S A & D Lamb Trlxle Frlganza Neft & Murray Rehn & Fatch $16".^'ef SUITES ^SSsSSrf Keith's Royal Mrs Q Hughes Co J B Thornton Henshaw & Avery Conilnlne of Parlor, Bedroom and Bath Toto & It Morgan Dancers Mehlingler & Key's Joe Jackson "Take From Me" (Others to flll) Light, Airy, >«lth All Imnrovementt Henry Lewis Romano Sisters (2d half (23-26) 2d half (23-26) Patterson Harman & O'Con'r NEW YORK SOON Howard & Sadler J T Doyle Co REISENWEBER'S HOTEL Hale & Nellson Ely Barry Bailey & Cowan (Others to flll) & Cofumbus Cifde Lydia Avon 4 58th Street and Hickman Bros Moran & Wiser Two Arleys Walter Weems JOHNSTOWN, PA. Brooke Harry Green Co Georgie Emmett Flying Mays Sailor Rellly New York City Josephine & Majestic Mabel McCane Co Stephens & HoUls'r The Duttons Doris Lester 3 COLUMBUS (Pittsburgh split) Qulnn Sylvester' & Vauce Klater & Kelth'a Greenpoint BIRMINGHAM B. F. Kelth'a 1st half Sutter & Dell Lyrlo Martyn & Florence Synco NEW ORLEANS PROVIDENCE De Leon & Davies O H 2d half (16-19) Palace Keltli'a H S Harvey Co (Atlanta split) Grey & Byron J & I Marly ^ B. F. Kelth'a 4 Morak Sisters (16-19) W • (Mobile split) 2d half Alexander & Fields 1st half Patten & Marks "Long Way Bwpy" Laurie & Bronson (One to fill) Lamb 1st half . A & D D Ferguson Co The Kellers Mr & Mrs I Connelly Rodway & Edwards Nltto Jo Melnotte & Leedw'n Celts Bros Sandy Shaw OrvIUe Stamm 3 Weber Girls Kitmer & Reaney TORONTO & Candy Mayo & Nevlns Lively Trio Shea'a Wayne M Al Shayne Wilfred Clark Co Blossom Seeley KNOXVILLE. Embs & Alton George Jessel Ed Morton Mayo & Lynn "Piano Movers" Ritchie Stronglo Clark & Bergman Barnette Mystic Clayton TENN. Bert Kenny & Rotlna & Erford's Sensation Gardner 3 Bljon Hazel Moran Elinore AvWIll'ms All) lat half (20-22) Robbie Gordone Co Klein Bros (Others to split) Julian Hall (20-22) 2 Jesters BOSTON DAYTON (Chattanooga Across Sea let half half NORFOLK, VA. La Bernlcla Hands Cutty Murphy Nichols Co D. F. Kelth'a B. F. Kelth'a 1st Wilton Sisters Wm Mystic Clayton Williams & Walfus Alfred Farrell Co Academr F Douglas Co Brady & Mahoney Catherine Powell (Richmond split) Cycling Brunettes (Others to fill) "Sweeties" LAurel Lee Helen Ray Co Keane & Williams 1st half RICHMOND, VA. Mosconi Bros 2d half (23-26) Haley Sisters Parsons & Irwin Grade Emmett Co 7 Musical SplUers Tracey McBrlde Marlette's Manikins Lyric half (23-26) Karl & Sunshine Frank (Saby Mcintosh & Maids & (Norfolk split) TRENTON, N. J. 2d Ward & Pryor Emmy's Pets Roads & Francis Mary Maxfleld Taylor O H Coscia & Verdi Claudia Coleman J Mack Co 1st half Zertho's Dogs Espe & Dutton One" LANCASTER, PA. C 2d half (16-8)- (Others to flit) "Weaker Duquesne 4 Hill & Bertlna Proetor'H IZAth St. (Others to fill) La Rue & Dupree Bison City 4 Colonial Loos Bros Abysynian 3 Warm'n Sis & 'Sch' Belleclaire Bros 2d half (16-18) PASSAIC N. J. Boating" Simpson & Dean 2d half (16-19) Keith's Pronpect Plnyhoaae "Motor Mr & Mrs H Thorn Harry La Vail Sis 2d half (16-lD) BUFFALO DETROIT King & Brown Chuck Reisner Vogt Co Shea'a Cook & Hamilton 2d half (16-18) Jahns Jimmy Reynolds Murray Stitter & Dell Temple Lelght & LaGrace 3 Asahl Troupe Honshaw & Avery Ward Cullen Harry Watson Co Paul Dickey Co Smith & Austin READING, PA. & Newhoff & Phelps Brown & DeMont Woods & Rose Synco . Fremont. Benton Co Arthur Deagon Majeatle TROY, N. Y. Home Guards Holliday & Wlllette Harlan Knight Co Howard & Sadler Bert & Rosedale LOUISVILLE Seabury & Price Proctor'a . Reglna Correlli Co Chas Martin Ist half (20-22) Avon 4 The LeGrohs B. F. Keith'k Plquo & Fellows Eadie & Ramsden Frank Wilson Zertho's Dogs 1st half (20-22) Helen Davis Guerro & Carmen (Nashville split) Mel Klee Goeti! & Duffy fill) Aerial Mltchels (Others to Chas Edwards 3 Jessie Standlsh 1st half PATERSON. N. J. "Oh Auntie" Mr & Mrs Emmett 2d half (23-26) Earl & Sunshine "Art" Evelyn May Co DeBorg. Sis Mnjeatle 2d half Demarest & Doll 7 Musical Splllers E Leonard Co CAMDEN, N. J. Willie Hale & Bro Ford & Goodrich 2d half (16-18) Wilbur & Lyke Harry Hines (Others to fill) Ara Sisters Tower's Fatlma Co Chlng Ling Toy Art Smith Playmates EASTON, PA. Mad's'n Winches Proctoi'a RNth St (Others to flll) 2d half (16-18) Loney Hasklll & "Blow Your, Horn" 2d half- Abel O H Lorimer Hudson Co 2d half (16-19) (2d half (23-26) Wallen & LaFlor Jimmy Hodges Co Koban Japs Arnold & Allman Wheeler Boys Arohelcs & Vemis A & D Lamb Flaggia & Malla Kelth'a Anderson Nestor & Vincent Walker & Texas Harris & Lyman Royal Gascolgnes Brady & Mahoney T Brown's Mus Rev ELMIRA, N. Y. Rasso Co Majestic Julie Ring Co Majestic Galando ROANOKE, VA. Ward & Prior E Leonard Co Harry Antrlni Klass & Termini Roanoke Devore Armand&W 7 Musical Splllers Yates & Reed Bostock's School Moore & White 7 Honey Boys Chas & J Qulnn Kaufman Bros Shoen Anna Francis Zlska & King (Petersburg split) Billy CANTON, O. Bronson & Baldwin half "Cfosby's Corners" Adoklde Bell Co ALRANV, N. Y. Grlndel & Esther "Maid of France" Barker & Wynn 1st (20-22) Lyceum Klnkald Kilties Tennessee 10 SUatells , UNION niLL, N. J. 1st half Proctor'a Nelusco & Hurley Nellie Nichols Dora. Hilton Co Leigh & LaGrace Wheeler Boys 2d half Study In Sculpture 2d half Lincoln Harris & Lyman Francis Renault Saml Slegel Maurice Sam'ls Co 2d half (16-18) Eva Bnna Harris & Lyman Emmet Welch Co Gracp DeMar Budd Co Bob O'Connor Co DeVore A & B & O Telaak Will Oakland Co Ruth B & J Grey W Clifford Walker Green & Parker LOWELL Bob O'Connor Co Techow's Cats Venetian Romance Brown & Jackson Kaufm.an Bros Marlon Harris B. F. Kelth'a Copoland & M'Cloud Tetsuarrl Japs Roma's Troupe ROCHESTER, N. Y. Carbonl & Raym'd Crosby's Corners 5 Pandurs Gliding O'Mears Tates & Reed 2d half BRIE, PA. (One to fill) Temple Dancing a la Carte Marconi & FItzg'ns Worth Co Ideal Frank Wilson OHAIILKSTON, N.C. Colonial Gerard's Monks PETERSBURG, VA. Muriel UTICA, N. Y. 2d half (23-2C) Goetz & DufTy Academy Musical Hunters Century Lillian Shaw Colonial Janet Adair Co bteadman The Samsters Mr & Mrs Emmett (Columbia split) Nelson & B Girls Jovedah (Roanoke split) A & F Doris Lester 3 Strand 3 Demarcst & Doll lat half Martin & AVebb Al Shayne let half Curzon Sis A & L Anger Ara Sisters H.arry Hlnes Btuncho Sloan J C Nugent Co Story & Clarke Ishikawa Bros. Emmett DeVoy Co I^arry Riley Co Terapletn Lord & Fuller Homestead 5 Oallorlnt Sis Demarest & Collette MANCHESTER Armstrong & J Warren & Hamilton & Barnes Littlo Miss Man't'n Kennedy & Burt Daring Sisters Palace M Montgomery Co Brent Hayes Gray & Old Rose l»Mictor'« .Ith Ave. ALLENTOWV, PA. Seal Rello Montrose Co , IIIVBR, Milton Sis Clown • '-"'""' FALL '^'^ .I-Jowroan. Sk. Brooks & DeL .(Two.tp.flnv^ ' - " -'"id- half (l(i--I'J'r- "oif'piii'^iai''" ' "Oordfiii'Sr l^icd MAi*!«;"'"-'' •'K at Tales" '^ 's AVANhi AlirCfc'-' 2d haff Klko Howard & Jonklns Challen & IjOvo & Kisses fllAIU.OTTB, N. C. Empire "Recollections" PITTSBUR~bH Bijon Benny One Alex O'NcIl & Sex'n Mario RuBselt A on demy Tho Geralds (Jacksonville split) Stoddard & HInes Jones Dunbar & Turner Oavla Grant & Four Earls Reynolds & White Rome St. Cox 1st half Meredith & Snoozer Brush Co Phyllis Family Fllnn & Fisher Dana (Two to flll) .:ah. 2d half 3 Maxims "Singing School" Nadjl Samboll Co Lillian Fitzgerald 2d half Chlnko & Co Phyllis N Terry (Others to fill) Uehn & Pitch E. HEMMENDINGER«rEllr\'S5l" (20-22) Harry Meehan "Somewhere Persh" 1st half Sam Llcbert Eddie Carr Co Cross Howard & Sadler Dick Knowlea Jewelers to the Profession Wellington CLAY CROUCH LIBERTY BONDS ACCEPTED TH. Jtto »( Ray E Ball & Bro "Birds of Feather" OrphenoT'Ctreolt (Others to fill) (Two to flll) ' (Le Maire and Cronch) O'DonDe)! & Blair (Three to flll) ^ . - . VARIITY ly r I Westony Co 2d half SIOUX CITY, lA. Colo (Same as Lansing. "Oh Papa" Hector Wm Orpbeam Marlon Harris Mason & Fitzglbbon Ramsdells & Deyo Hampton & Blake Doherty & Scalla Bqullla Twins B Cavanaugh Co 1st half Marie Stan Mae Laurel Rodrlguoz Bros li & 3 Jeannettes Lunette Sisters Ball & West & fill) Belle & Wood JACKSON Revue a la Carte Kaufman & Lillian (One to ^^^ Orphenm 2d half WINNIPEG Cameron Devltt Co Ist half (20-22) Vallecita's Leop'rds (Two to fill) Valentine & Vox WASHINGTON Pryor H & H Savage (Same as Jackson Orpheom Creighton F. Keith's Ward & "Heart of Wood" ,3 Mazumas B & J B. Miss Manhattan Largee Sisters Ist half) REGINA, CAN. Astor 4 . The Plckfords ^ • Manicure ---,- • Mayor &- BIIOH. Hoalnq , Leon.Errol Co (Others to rtUA^^ 8A«INAW, (One toUll) ;: (2d half (28-26) Conlln & Glass Jeflras-Strand 2d half 2d half Royal Gascolgniea Grace Dining Car Mins Dobbs Bally Hoo 3 Masters & Beaft Leigh & La P I^evan & Booked through Aerial Bartletts McLoud 2d half 3 Melody Olrls Wllaon & Wilson Myers Morris & Campbell Copeland & Sullivan & Home Guards (Same as Battle Columbia & Victor the Mann & Mallory Cal Dean & Girls What OlrlB Can Do Creek, 1st half) Ebeneezer Ted Doner Lady Tsen Mel Pistel & Cushing Lillian Watson HICH. Klmlwa Trio to fill) Dora Hoffman YORK, PA. IiANSING, WESTERN VAUDEVILLE ROCKPORD, ILL. (Two BUoo 2d half Paince SO. BEND, IND. WIIiLIAMSPORT, House Flint Ist Opera The Parrlnes (Same as Manager's Association Camilla's Birds Orpbeam PA. Wilbur & Lyke AngelUB Trio half Frank Carmen FasfiUr HIckey & Hart Art Smith Majeatie Theatre Bldg., ChtcuKo Old Soldier Fid Roy Gordon 3d half "Blow Tour Horn" Rising Generation -'•4\ Gold Reese & B Miller & Lyle Arnold & AUman L Mayer & Girls Regan & Renard XM Cook & Perry Walker & Texas Black White 33 Booked through 2d half & '"'y Vera GrilHn ALTON, II-I/. Dick Burton 2d half Touhey Co 2d half Anna Eva Fay "Mimic World" Burke Seabury & Pric« the Tyler & St. Clair '> Oritidel & Esther Maybelle Phillips 2d half. ST. LOUIS Mattie Choate Co -y Blgelow Eadle & Ramsden Shattucks Grand Fern & K Mel Klee Marino & Maley The Wood Young & Ph fi _ „ ORPHEUM CIRCUIT Dewltt & Gunther Btcknell •WnMlJiCTOJt, "Oh Auntie" 2d half MoCreo 4 Casters ''^•'M DBIm Laverlng Duo Anna Eva Fay Mack & (One to fill) Vva (One to fill) Palace Theatre Bids., N^. Y. CItjr W Quintet Jack & Jill Oarrlck Mack «: Maybelle College SPRINGFIELD, ''fM' O'NeiU Co YOUNGSTOWir, O. (One to fill) Joe Barton MnJCBtte Nance BELLVILLE, ILU Dreon Girls -rm Pred Allen Hippodrome lA. Meaning Sisters .;V_ WashlagtOB . DUBVaVE, Harry Rose Demarest & Collette Mane & Snyder CHICAGO Dooley & Sales Wurnelle Majestic Owen & Moore Gllroy Haynes & K.-'-y$. Pres Revue la Carte ft,'^ Amons Those Millard & Marlon Majestic Lighten & Alex Mack & Maybelle Toto Loyet Gono'ntrn a G (Two to fill) 'A> Bob Tep Co Scotch Lads & L Emma Carus Co M Hamilton Co Marvelous Deonzo Sheldon & Dailey Johnson & Dean R Mabel Hamilton Cahill & Romalne Schenck Friscoe 2d halt Sullivan & Myers . 2d half :f< Van & Kings Deonzo Co Belle & Wood Kimberly & Page A Rafich Co Dlorenz Duo Transfleld Sis Elsie Schuyler Plunkett & Rom'e Mar YONKERS^TT. Y. Emily Darnell Beatrice Hereford Bessie CllfCord Nick Hufford Frank Stafford Co Plunkott & Rom j Mason & Austin Ernest Hiatt Proctor's H Shone & Co Milt Collins MINNEAPOLIS Pope & Uno Leigh Delacey Co ;.i O'Nell DULUTH Polly Ob & Chlok; a 2d half (16-19) Doc M Rempel Co Orpheam CEDAR RAPIDS. GAind (One to fill) "4 . Where Things B&pm Winifred Du Pols Seabury & Shaw Wilson Aubrey 8 Husbands" lA. Helene Trio 2d half Kranz & LaSalle Eddie Foyer Majestic Deorie Wurnelle (One to fill) ^:r^ Barlow & ,. SUPERIOR. WIS. r^ Palace Walters & Walters Shattucks the Trenches' Frozlni. The "In : Poll C^xcolt Palace . ;^«^ Dresser & Gardner Everest's Monks Lillian Watson Thalerous Circus "Flirtation" "Girl on Magazine" 3 Bennett Sisters 4 Bards ^ ^ • ^^ Jas J Morton (One to fill) 6T. PAUL Mllloy Koough Co 'M Lowry & Prince Herbert Clifton H B Tooner Co College Quintet 2d half BRIDGEPORT, Palace Revue DeVogue ; ^s Larimer Hudson Co Jaliet Wm Mollenhauer iin) CONN. (Two to The Newmans F & L Vernon to fill) Charles Irwin (Two ^:-m' Poll's SPRINGFIELD, NEW ORLEANS 2d half Revue DeVogue' Gibson & Betty 2d half Girls Sue Smith Orpheam & Tile Knight & Sawtelle Tlvoll ^ Time the^Trall'' . HASS. Margot Francois (Sunday Opening) Hume "Hit Japanese Birds E Cavanaugh Co Palace Frances & I Bards Knight & Sawtelle "in the Trenches' '^m Ward & Girls Lillian Russell Smith fill) •- Lyons & YoBCO Scofleld W Langton & (One to (One to fill) Barlow- & Deerie Plelot & Stampede Riders Kltara 3 Schuyler The Belldays Wlnchell & Green Elsie E. ST. LOUIS, ILL. 2d half Thalerou's (Jlrcus. 2d half Polly Moran Burton Billy Elliott SAN FRANCISCO Dick Erbers Flying Weavers TERRE HAUTE, Kath Murray Co Jewels Orpheam 3 O'Gorman Girls Frank Stafford Co. Raymond Holland & Gather IND. Co Wlllard's Dpsning) Eddy Duo Hip Al H Whlt^ • (Sunday ILL. Keough Jimmy Lucas Co,_, White CHAMPAIGN, Dublin Girls Mllloy (2p Hipp . Fenton & Fields "Forest Fire" Howard & Orpheam "Silver Fountain," Three Alex Nick Hufford (Bvansvine SpUt)^"-'^ Tip Tii> Taphankers half C & E Barry OAKLAND Gyp Meredith Co. "Flirtation" (One to fill) Ist half PUua 2d Mazle King Co J Duredln Orpheam Steve Juhasz 2d half CAN. "Bride,_3 ShoplShop;^ . Brent Aubry M & Caroline Kohl Co SASKATOON. vj-a & Nlta Johnson Sarah Padden Leila Shaw Co Mennlng Sisters Empire WINNIPEG : ;'.v'C3 Garfield Stella Mayhew Smith & Hallen & Hunter LeMaire & Crouch Polly Oz & Chick Leigh Delacey Co Trio ^ Strand' .,-;-.^^ "What's the Use" Leo Beers Bally Hoo 13 RubevlUe Where Things Hap George Everett Wilson The Morenso ;-,-y|B half BlUett Hayes Wilson & 2d Stan Stanley Santa & Osaki & Takt 2d half McRea & Clegg & Mallory Sax Wood & Law'tts^ Rober Avoy Mann 'Sa Rives & Rey'lds Donegan Co Swot & Ames & Wlnthrop Hip Raymond (One to fill) Brown tJo Elsworth EVANSVILLE, Ebeneezer Bergman H & O Stanley & Blrnes Cllft Dean Players IND. Davis & Greenley WATERBURY, LOS ANGELES Alice Hamilton HARTFORD. CONN. CONN. OMAHA, NEB. Grand Orpheom Orpheam Chas Ahearn Tr (Terre Haute split) PolFs PoU's (Sunday Opening) (One to fill) ~" (Sunday Opening) Ist half Booked Through The PierettOB Rialto & LaMont "Sea Wolf Trio, "On High Seas" CHICAGO Wilhat Trio Antler Nlta Johnson Courtney Sisters Kelly Aaterlcaa the Murray Co Simpson Co Walter C , Ross & LeDuo Kath Cora J & K DeMaco Merritt & Bridewell Circus DeLuxe - Al H White Co Stan Stanley Schepp's Revue Rogers Bert Fitzglbbon VokOE & Don Roder & O'Brien Yorke & Marks INTERSTATE Will & M Rey'lds Donegan Co Paul Decker Co Gold Who Knows" half Genaro & Sidney Lachman (One to fill) "Girl 2d Wallace Oalvin Reno Farrell Co Circuit , , Edw 2d half Plelot & Scofleld "Futuristic Revue" „ GALESBURG, ILL. LaMont Flanagan & EdVs Jas H Cullen ^„ Orpheam Bldgd N. Y, CItT Rlalto & Johnny Wood^ CALGARY Man's Land" Palatce Theatre Smith & Garfield •That's Going Some' PORTLAND, ORE. "No 2d half Co Orpheam Orpheam 2d half Rooneys Cora Simpson Will & M Rogers Rev Frawley Aerial Conroy Co Joe Howard's Only Girl B & E &. FoUette Frank The Belldays Holly Nadel Billy Elliott Kennedy & Rooney J & M Harklns Hazel Raymond Bond Co DALLAS, TBX. Scarlet Lachman "O'^SSjlJ"^^MaJeatlo yfi^, "Girl Who Knows" WILKES-BARRB, Claudius & B Ruegger Co Sidney Cameron & Gaylord Mnlestlo Fenner Co fill) NEW HAVEN, PoU's Walter M Farrell (Three to Zelalya (Scranton epUt) J Josefson Tr Ferry Kedsle HIckey Bros CONN. Dunbar Dell George Damerel Co^ 1st half C & M Jennings & Mack Jess & (One to fill) i^J^kjWRolley BIJoa Brown & DeMont DENVER Frank Brown Hudson Sisters Fern & Davis Moran & Maok Dancing DeBrowns Tile MADISON, WIS. Jorn Paramo Orpheoai Time & "All for Democ" Karl „ ; v;'^ Bergman Brown Co ST. LOUIS Gay d Orpheam "Levitation" ;lvs. "Fix's the Furnace" Lambert ft Ball Cameron & James C Morton Chas R Sweet Orpheam of Today Frear Baggott & P LITTLE ROCKi . ::.^ The SharrockB Lander Bros Follies S Jordan Girls Some' Kellerman Co - •That's Going Darras Bros Mack A 2d half Cooney, Sisters ARK. -sm 2d half Page Hack & Sidney Phillips "Fireside Reverie" TEX. Majcatlo "Efficiency" Leon's Ponies FT. WORTH, fM Brent & Aubry WORCESTER, Imholl Conn & C Phillips Bin Robinson Majestic Briscoe & Rauh Maybelle ._ 'Allanson , J Jm Jason ft Jason HASS. O Bert Swor Lots of It Lasova & Gllmore & Mrs G Wilde Jose B Bernard Oo/M DeWolf Girls Alfred Co "Lots & Mr Geo Randall Co Poll's Jack George Duo 2d half Amoros & Janette Henri Henlere •••v| Herman & Shirley Loyal Co Jack Freed & Green M & J Dunedin Sylvia Richard Mally Co. Sasaki Bros Ford & Urma * Horace Goldin ;^ --^^^ Leighton Co MOINES, lA. Earl Co Gene Jason & Jason DES Bert Llacola Wells & Crest ; Dale & Burch Hahn Waller & K ;M Palace BlUett 18 Orphenat Hunter "Cycle of Mirth" Morat Stephens -vT „ , ST. PAUL Mardo & Prosper & Hal Rives & Roberta Hallen & Hunter (Sunday Opening) Orpheam Choate Co. Jas J Morton (Two to fill) Lazar & Dale Cleveland Foy Family Mattle McD & Frank Conroy Co Eddie (Sunday Opening) 4 Casters 4 Kings TEX. (Two to fill) .:-M Fenton & Fields half Rockwell & Fox GALVESTON, 2d V Suratt Co (Two to fill) MILWAUKEE Majestic SAN ANTONIO, ..:;t^j Tip Tip Yalphankers Sid Townes Co ^ 3 Alex Primrose 4 2d half Pnlace (2i5-21) TEX. '-'M 2d half Cleveland Jessie Hayward Co , ^ McD & George Yeoman "No Man's Land" Juggling DesUsle (Same bill plays Majestlo Tlvoll Girls Jimmy Lucas Co Nolan & Nolan & Palmer Davis Seebaoks Co White Wanzer Roy Gordon Browning & Austin 22-^3) The Freeman Benton Wlllard's Jewels Lewis & Major Richards (Three to flU) "Cycle of Mirth" Daley EVherM^nougJ,^ Lyons & Tosco Plasa DULUTH Wald^M^ T Levolos WlUon (Throe to fill) Whitledge & B^ Helen aieasonGleason CoGo ;,v^^ E Cavanaugh Co Chin Sun Loo Orpheam La France Bros 2d half Ward^""'^ &* King^'"'' *^ Green Scot Gibson Langton & Smith Ronalr & Ward SC»lANTON. PA. Freed & LAKE of It Jess & Dell Eve" Doree Celebrities Geo Randall Co J B Hymer Co SALT "Lots & Lots "Reckless PoU's Dodgers" Orpheum Wood Young & Phi Pauline Haggard Bessie Browning Van Bros (Wllkes-Barre Davis & Greenlee "Shrapnel Opening) Christie & Bennett Millette Sisters Leighton Co Dianl & Rubinl (Sunday Richard Walley Co Maria Lo split) Gene Pity's Sake'' flll)^ "Fireside Reverie' '(Continued on page 82.) 2d half McKay & Ardine "For (One to 1st half In Franco" half- Bill Robinson^, Pierettos Brenck's Models "Some 2d , The Van Cellos The Falls L Mayers & Girls Wlnchell & Green A & G Frank Carmen the Red Cross. Jo Martini KANSAS CITY, Joe Browning Hudson Sisters MINNEAPOLIS Hoblitzelle and ,^ Chiyo San Co "What's the Use" MO. president of the In*/^ Orpheam May & Handy Stone & Kalish Grand Karl Hoblitzelle, Kiralfy Kids (Two to fill) Paul & Paulino tcrstate circuit of theatres in VM^ (Sunday Opening) Llttlejohns Duo Tlmberg Co DAVENPORT, lA. Nippon spent the week in New York m-<^ H SEATTLE Columbia Mack & Beading South, Booked through Ford Sisters Hawallans connection with his Red Cross wofk.^ Jean Barrios Orpheum Elsie Williams Co Jonla jn;| Ray Samuels Logan Dunn & Haz Paince Hoblitzelle is headquartcnng th(B The Briants Robinson's Elep'nts O Hana San Co Plying Weavers for the time beingx; Blly Birds Washington, having "Dream Fantasies" (Two to fill) •Japanese for the^^ Al Herman Pnerless Trio dropped all theatrical work CHICAGO B. F. KEITH Adams & Griffith Lee Kohlmar Co 2d half Band' ' .- LINCOLN, NEB. Wm Smythe Hal Johnson Co Klltlea charitable project. . ;;|| Vaodeville Exchange Orpheam Harry Jolson Elsie Schuyler (One to fill) "Petticoats" Sansone & Delilah Married Via Wire 2d half London. Dldg., Chicago Vernon El Roy Shters Going to p:\ Blnjestlc Theatre Helen Trlx & Sis SACRAMENTO, (Two to fill) P & L Trail',' who are a part;| Bennett & Richards CAL. DECATUR, ILL. "Hit the The El Key Sisters, Kilties Band -o| Laughlln & West Orpbeam Empress of the very successful "Everything Burkh'rt Merfan's Dogs (20-21) (One to fill) WeW:| BATTLB CREEK, Hooper & plays Reckless Duo production at the Hippodrome, Shaw & Campbell "Artistic Treat" (Same bill Maldle DcLong MOLINE, ILL. appear, MICH. 22-23; have been engaged to c; BlJoa Boganny Troupe Walter Brewer Stockton Stan & Mae Laurel Palace York, Fresno 24-26) Lon- ,; (One to fill) MEMPHIS Coley & Jaxon "Mimic World" through Charles Bornhaupt, m Wilson Aubrey 3 Barr Twins half Orpheam 1919 Win Gar Rev 2d • 2d half don, next summer. ' "; Panama Trio Opening) 4 Buttercups The Altklns , On Airs" Saginaw, (Sunday 2d half conclusion of Every--^ "Putting (Same as Eva Tanguay Gus Edwards Rev Rouble Slmms Sheldon & Daly Following the Bobby Henshaw let half) Fisher Hawley Co Grace Nelson Meredith Co '.SweetheartH of M thing's" season, the girls may sail, ta^ - -..,,.. Gyp fill) .,•.•:-••. • • "— (One to 1 Smith-- " &' CrItVfera & Brofffc &B 'Leila Shaw co' TU IWf Cri'«en "open "al)fbad during jU ife;.""""" 2d half FLIN'T," MICH. "Fashion Plate" Shyon & Shyon Fay Camlllla'B Birds Mowatt & Mullen VANCOUVER, Franklyn "^ Palace Broadean & Sll'r'n (One to fill) PEORIA, ILL, Colley & Jaxon Skaters Bljouvrs B. C. Dancers Out and In. '^i^ Taylor, Waitress The Larneds Orpheam DES MOINES, lA. Orpbeuai M Marshall & Covert Gygl & VodI Empress Rhea & Kenny Dore and Cavanaugh replaced Hysqo^ Man off Ice Wagon MILWAUKEE "White Coupons" Dogs Gllmore & Brown Aerial Bartletts Prozlnl Dickson in "Rockabye Baby' id^ Herbert's Dyer Co Majestic Bert Baker Co Lynch Co and BAY CITY, MICH. Prances Co Burns & Frabito Viola Lewis Co Price Washington Sunday. i^ Crewell Fanton Co L Cavanaugh "Miss 1920" (Two to fill) Bljon Julius Tannen 4 Harmony Kings Dixie Serenaders 2d half . 20 NEW ACTS THIS WEEK George Howell and Co. (3). Muriel Window. Pauline Welch and U. S. Naval 4. "Colour Gems" 'The (6). Old Clothea Man" (Comedy Songs and ImitatioiM. Songs...... Ppnngs. - • ,- .,,, ..„„._,,.,.'.... Drama).- , .;.• .-.. - • '" "..",•.;,- v. '18 • Miris'.;' Two.'" 22 Mins.^ One/ • Four (Parlor). Full Stage (Special Set). " r Alhambra. Sth Ave. ^ Fifth Avenue. Muridl Window is an unusual soubret Pauline Welch has returned to Sth Ave. The Kaiser and Augusta, his wife, type to be working single. Usually vaudeville with four sailor boys as a "Colour Gems" has been playing with Willy (the clown quince, as Lew the soubrets—the same style as Miss quartet in assistance. The turn is sure around. It is living pictures posed in Dockstader referred to him later on * Window—have at least a piano player, nre, through the boys mostly, and the > a frame on a raised dias, with an ex- the same bill), in a Bronx flat, paying or otherwise work with a man. She is Eongs, though Miss Welch's appear- cellent perspective obtained in the monthly— $27 and broke. That is the sensible in not having either of these ance as well as her manner of putting mounting for each number, the light- scene at the opening of "The Old adjuncts and passes on her own. That over numbers can not be disregarded. ing has received expert attention. The Clothes Man." It's a humorous idea, whistle of hers is sure with the gallery, The act opens with the picture sheet. lights are employed and dissolve for and the playlet runs in a funny vein and she gets all out of it. Miss There is a run of about 300 feet of pretty effect but the prettiest effect is for half its distance then goes into Window's present act consists of her- film, made by Harry Cohn, showing the six young women, nearly always heavy dramatics and fades away. The self, numbers, with music and lyrics Miss Welch boarding the "Pennsyl- in union suits. Five of the girls are Kaiser carries his left arm as generally by William B. Friedlander, and gowns. vania" in the Hudson River, meeting utilized in groupings, while the sixth, a expected, and the impersonation is There is just about enough of each, the boys on deck and then rushing decidedly attractive girl in any picture, S!,-;;' fairly representative. JVilly is the with imitations thrown in for good with them to the theatre, via auto- poses alone, and makes a pleasing ob- money-getter. has a as a street He job measure and well done. She opens mobiles. 'On the way Miss Welch rode ject sight for the waits. The finish car conductor. As the janitor is with a song about "The Birdies' Ball" in a snappy looking Mercer raceabout is mute, of New York's harbor with demanding his rent and Kaiser Bill is after appearing from behind a pea- that in its haste to make time ran the Statue of Liberty in the foreground. trying to stall him Willy walks in as cock at one side of the stage, having under a truck which blocked the street, This suggests the producer is a for- 'Jm'.:' a fare cqjiector, wants to know what done a little whistling at the opening. with the boys in a Cadillac following. eigner. \It's a bad- finish. The act ^ is the matter, and when told about the This leads to the "bird" song, and she The film gives the turn a nice start, doesn't need the red fire which fails rent says he will take care of that, puts it over nicely, with a few bird even if the Cadillac did pass the to secure the expected itpplause, espe- dumping much small change from his imitations included. By this time she Mercer on the way. With the quintet cially at present. The house is ex- remarking: "I should pockets, worry has gotten to the center of the stage, reaching the stage as they left the pectant of a flash ensemble for the about the company." Everybody in^ and there is a circular lounge, and machines, there is a concerted number finale and another ending might re- the family is sore at Ludendorf!. When after finishing the first number she by all about "Pauline is a wonderful place the applause exhibit. A change a groceryman tells the Bran'Henber^ makes a quick change behind it, with girl," then Miss Welch sings a ballad of drop might be tried for the single (as the Kaiser is called) thaV their just enough" of her undraped person- that is slow for the early spot. The poseuse. As she travels through the credit has been stopped and they find ality appearing above to make it in- turn is fast throughout otherwise, and world by way of the i>icture signs, his is also Ludendorff their rage name teresting. Then in a simple little should commence as it ends, with a an elephant is ever hovering near, fac- is stupendous, although relieved some- gown she sings a. song ab9ut an "Angel whirl. Her singing of "I Want a ing different directions each time. A what when Willy informs his father Child" that is worked out along the Doll" got the turn rolling nicely, she blank background could be employed that slapped a man's face on his he lines of "How'd Like to Be My did it so well. All the boys had a at least once and the others varied. that day because the man said he car Daddy?" Then another change behind medley commencing with "Worst Is This turn is usually pls^ced to close like the Crown Prince, and looked the lounge (with the boys in the boxes x'et To Come" and ending, with "Leap the performance, no doubt. It would was Hindenberg. The the man's name at the side of the balcony "rubbering" Frog," after which the tenor of the be of more value opening after inter- Kaiser congratulated Willy for at least by this time), and she offers her first boys got across with a 'solo, the act mission, for it's a posing act -worth possibilities getting into a fight. The imitation—that of Lillian Lorjaine in concluding with a "Navy number." The while and worth hatching. for a travesty of this sort may be her "Blue Devil" song. It was* well applause at the Sth Ave. denoted Miss ififJffM. said to have been missed by many received. Next there is another imita- Welch will have no trouble playing but the idea is so st^ge new- miles, tion—Peggy Woods in "Maytime," and around in this act, providing every- Toto. startHngly funny at the bpening. ft- it's finally one of Irene Bordini. Each has thing else is all right. \8ime. Clown. An old clothes man is heard calling io 13 Mins.; Two. the street. The Kaiser tells Willy to Palace. come up. He will sell some have him PROTECTED MATERIAL Any attempt to set .down in words little cash. of his uniforms and raise a a detailed description of Toto's act VARIETY'S Protected Material Department will receive and flle all letters addressed The clothes dealer appears—an old opcninj; to it. Tlie envelopes are to he sealed upon the back In a manner to prevent would be ridiculously inadequate. He "three dollars and . man—who offers without detection, unless by permission of tlie owner of the letter. „.~~., has a little set in "two" designed to for each garment It Is suggested nil letters he registered, addressed to Protected Material, VARItm, twenty-five cents" depict him in "Kewpielatid," with some New York, and receipt requested. VARIETY will acknowledge each letter reccivid. _ . wants. A sparkling looking dress he Full particulars of the "Protected Material Dcimrtmcnt" were published on Page ;i marionettes operated by strings for uniform coat of the Emperor's that 1916. hi VARIETY of Feb. 4, . the opening. in ^ , , ,„ , Attired his familiar he had ispe- Tlie following circuits, managements and agencies have signlfled a willingness to the Kaifer mentioned misfit clothes he makes his entrance such means as may be within their power to eliminate "lifted matcrinl from cJally made for his entry into Paris, adopt their theatres, when Informed of the result of an Investigation conducted by VARIETY : in a miniature limousine that wouldn't epaulets and of the having solid gold MARCUS LOEW CIRCUIT BERT LEVEY CIRCUIT PANTAGES CIRCUI'l" appear to be half big enough to house also got the three- (Walter F. Kecfe) finest broadcloth,' (Jos. M. Schenck) (Bert lA'Vcy) him,, yet one is astounded to find he offer. The Kaiser told the FOX CIRCUIT SHEA CIRCUIT D. S. MOSS CIRCUIT twenty-five is not only all thete, but has with (Edgar Allen) (Harry A. Shea) (B.. S. Moss) ' man he would put it on so clothes mms CIRCUIT FEIBER-SHEiV CIRCUIT GUS SUN CIRCUIT him a dog. Immediately he does a see its full value, which that he might (Walter F. Kecfe) (Richard Kearney) (Gus Sun) funny fall and the dog disappears, also, when the CIRCUIT ALOZ CIRCUIT MICHIGAN VAUD. CIRCUIT he did, with a helmet FINN-HEIMAN revealing a flattened replica of the him as the (Sum Kahl) (J. H. Aloz) (W. S. Buttcrneld) clothes man recognized canine. He does some clever manipu- clothes man starts a Kaiser. The lating with his frock coat and is tossed along the same and her final "The Home Guards!U*>- tirade against him an individual costume, about by an assistant for a few II: done in several of the "rubber boys" brought hnes about as was remarks to Rube Soldier Act (Comedy). moments. After that he does a full 'IS and '16, with the the house. She "hoped they the war playlets of a laugh to IS Mins., Full Stage (Special Set, ten minutes of exhausting contortion- torrent of reproach running to the had a good look." Her final number Exterior). istic pantomiming that is laughable and the interest over and proved that hers i| ^ finish, the sketch cot her and ludicrous, with no stalling. For Howell should soubret offering? Sth Ave. dying meantime. Mr. a different sort of a an encore he does a couple of minutes full continued for a -it is somewhat changed in total frotn A-- slapstick act. it been have the comedy messy Had on a pair of two-foot stilts, attached don't belong previous turn in the sketch. The dramatics Miss Window's more legitimately produced, legitimate shoes, which extend ^red. to the soles of his can't hold up the act, while the same set. and fun might havcx^volved in sufficient straight'out, altogether different from It might be well to comedy would. .inything offered by any on^e else seen entire playlet rewritten Review" (6). quantity to bring it big time bookings. have the "Century in these parts. He scored a well- main idea—the Kaiser broke and Dances. The piece opens in a camp setting, along the Songs deserved "riot." /oto. the family (Special Drops). and hiding away, with 19 Mins.; Full Stage with elderly rubes, full of whiskers characters retained. The young man Columbia (Jan. 12). and b'goshes crawling out from under Ward Bros. (2). playing Willy is doin^ a bit of work Five men and a girl. Four of the atten- the low tents. They quarrel, two box Talk and Songs. that would bring him plenty of boys are dancers and do nothiiig else. Kaiser One. tion in a $2 show, while the The other boy and the young womjin with boxing gloves, with one framing nicely. Its smart Sth Ave. and Aug-gus-taah fit in are the leaders, opening with a the time keeper to prevent a knockout wrong C|uar- The Ward Brothers, "Bertie" and iust a fine comedy scheme gone little phone number, later, after ^^'"^• for him, then they sit down to break- "Archie," have reunited, and by so tet dancing, doing an old fashioned as it is. kind immediately become once again number in costume and their other fast, and at the finish throw some doing a standard vaudeville turn. The Eng- West and Held. double song is a "shimmy" song about of a soft substance into each other's her "cooch" lish fop and the straight get as much Blackface. where has Fifi gone with faces. One of the rubes sang "Sleep, There's a as ever out of their nonsensicality, 15 Mins.; One. ot something like that. Baby, Sleep," and it was a fine invita- perhaps more than before. It is along The act may not be new in point ot lively line in the song some managers tion, as it came early. A quartet sang the same lines, the "thick" English construction, but the team appears may order out and the dance accom- man in some Bertie blundering along telling bad new to local theatergoers. The panying is made quite broad the Rae Samuels rube song, and an- dancers jokes and failing to get others. They goes in for an inky-black make-up, of its movements. The boys as other did "Sweet 16," which was pa- tan. for a also sing the "scandal" (whispering) while the woman runs more to aie ordinary, the usual stepping dance, thetic in a way, in view of what it was number that always started them off Much of their success hinges on their group. They change for each quick, dress and sung amidst. Certain bits made the right. The boys are ragging a yodel. cross-fire, with the man making iirst appearing in evening not help audience scream, and any small time It sounds new, also welcome. The stuttering replies. There's talk about straw hats. The straws do hard audience will scream likewise, but what shrieking laugh of Bertie's is not in what the man did at the "party, with their appearance. The six do a seenr- for the finale. -ScveTaV a.-Wg time audience wo«ld say- t-o-itself-. .u&e, as. miich_ii.s before., They, ..do...nQ.t ^Ihfe "AmeficaiiiieS the last half sivoe dance It's a small about this act might be enough to dance until the finish, and that dance ingly obtaining much amusement from back^drops for full stage. big time. The wreck big time. No one in the act is at the close obliges an encore return, the entire turn. Act seems best time act and for small if not entitled to any credit. Six rubes fresh when they dance again. In appear- adapted for the pop houses. The boy and girl might do as- well remainder of from the hay could do it as well. The ance the act looks just the same;^ in woman displays the better voice and better as a two-act. The them or l>rops are the best actors in it. •work it is better, and for big time a solo—one with a patriotic trend the turn means nothing to has "*"•• SitM. amusement, certain. iBfm«. —that was well received. Mark. anyone else. , . . 21 N E W A C T ST H I S W E E K Babcock Co. McCowan, Gordon and Co.. (I) Nina Payne and Co. Franker Wood and Bunee Wyde. Dan Maten>Theodore "Americanitm" (Dramatic). Comedy Drama. Dancing. "Lo^t and Found" (Comedy). _^,_ (Library). 20 Min».; Full Stage (Parlor). 13 Mitt*.} One (Special). 20 Mini.; Full Stag* 20 Mini.t Full Stage (Special SetliiigsX 5th Ave. Alhambra. A cast of three men in a playlet,, McCowan, Gordon and Co. have a . Audubon. Franker Wood and Bunee Wyde entitled "Americanism," in which Dan playlet that will recall the "Hallow- Nina Payne is assisted by, a saxo- haVe a ne^ little sketch construction Mason and Theodore Babcock are een" sketch played by Emmett De- ^in "one," on which they hang singing assisted by a dandy juvenile, just phone player in the orchestra pit and , Voy. It is different in treatment but late. The and dancing. The^ idea is of two doors misses because it is too _ a woman leader. Her act is divided the main theme is the same, the re- set in a drop, showing two small ^ story concerns the marrying of the into four special and turn of a boy (with McCowan and dance numbers itudios adjoining. In this it resembles of a former German, who tries to son Gordon) the boy shooting in the par- Miss~~^Payne has wisely, chosen her their two-room doors in a hotel corri- have him evade the draft through lor while the childless husband^ is dor, which they did Some time ago. a married man and the f aither of themes for the various dances. Iler being asleep, dreaming, and announcing him- At the opening Wood is first dis- the girl. The father of the boy »s opening number allows the special veK self as "the feller you use to be." posessed, and a few moments later played by Babcbck, and he gives a in part "The feller" is the boy about 12 (al- vet drop one to and show her girl shares a like fate. The talk account of a thankless part. the splendid though the character may have been seated up stage on a box dressed in IS "fast" and corners laughs. Wood boy has many sure-fire speeches The taken by^ a girl in the sketch). He Oriental costume. The dance is called early of a comedy char- them well up to a climax. has a number and worka revived memories of the man's youth "The East Indian Juggler." In this he delivers with it. Later father of the girl, with a German acter, and The and the latter joined in with the boy number she attempts to juggle two double, which brings the "plot" to is played by Mason. The girl s a dialect, in his'rompings. It also altered his rubber balls and dance gracefully at Wife." in Germany, but light, is tMy Husband—My father was born mannish views and tended toward gen- the same time making this dance a is that and the girl American citizen and wants The fact Wood became an eral happiness of the family. This is colorful affair and attractive. Her married two years before and fight the Kaiser and German mili- were to rather charming in its outline. It second number is perhaps the best after having "copped personal experience he that he left her tarism from a might be big enough for a play, but and called "A Spanish Dancer's Con- he has shaved his of the German troops. her coin," but as had with some the McCowan and Gordon sketch left ception of The Spring Song.'". In she failed to° recognize him. the finish the boy enlists in Uncle beard At it standing still. The playlet is poorly "two" a special spread tan painted on burlesque classical dance -. forces, is disowned and patted Then a Sam's written, the boy is not introduced un- a drop is shown and this drop is furnishes the finish, and it is good back by the girl's father. The on the til almost everyone in the house could raised to show her posed against a material. The turn is is slow and the speeches by laugh-producing action have wished that it had ended and Mr. drop upon which a large vase is paint- capable of holding a spot he loves America clever and Mason as to why McCowan, with considerable breezi-' *ed. She is dressed 4n orange net with bill. ^^^ but sure-fire for on any big-time are long-winded, ness in playing, was the single^main- black vyig and trimmings and to the is furnished by applause. The comedy stay. It s far from big time. "Small strains of "The Spring Song" goes "Upside Down" Milletles. who at times handles the Mason, time may accept it. Early there was through a rythmic set of movements. manner and Head Balancer*. situations in a burlesque endless dialog between husband and The tempo of the music is interrupted fails. The argu- 8 Mint.; Full Stage. when trying pathos wife, with the wife wanting to adopt time and again to^allow the interpola- Alhambra. ments for and against loyalty would Miss a child. MfM. tion of some Spanish strains and These two boys have a novelty head have bfeen all right, a year ago, but not Payne stamps her heels and clicks routine which they work balancing now. , „ as done those , . Alee and Dot Lamb. them to the ground, by double after the first head-to-head The war is over and "Americanism" have this style of Spanish Dancing and Athletic. who made stand is offered on the stage. They is now ancient history. dancing popular. The idea is excel- then take to a (Rouble trapeze and do 8 Mina.( One and Four (Special lent and its reception would have been head stands on the bar, and while Cnrtalna). Clinton Siatera (2). much bigger elsewhere as the number there smoke a cigarette and take a Filtb Avenue. audience Dancea. - seemed over the heads of the drink. This wen something from the . ,» v The turn opens with- the man' enter- number by the sax- 9 Mina.) Full Stage' (Special Seta). at the Audubon. A late stayers. After a double head ing in "one" dancing through a num- ophonist slowed things up. "The Cameo swinging and Sth Ave. ber while holding the woman. Later, stand with the trapeze have something Waltz" shows Miss Payne dressed in good The Clinton Sisters after another dance somewhat siraiUr, with the boys not holding was for standing in a blue elaborate in the way of settings costume are white net and wig, for more applause. The closing trick the couple change and the pose in their series of dances, but unfortun- spot light .which reflected special whirling bars, also without revealed standing on a pedestal in on girls have little else. relief. She gracefully glides into a to solid ap- ately the two about "four," with a gold cloth curtain holding, let them finish "classical dance steps which' are They do four dances, of a a picture routine of peat plause. The act deserves better than draped Ground. They make kind in a way, starting with a Chinese picturesque. A jazz number is di- of its thrill there and go through a routine of the closing, spot because double Egyptian, rected by the woman leader in the ^^ number, solo dance, holds, Mr. Lamb standing on the and novelty. to close, each orchestra and the curtain parts again and a "Fishing" dance pedestal throughout. The couple look costumed, and with a for a dance called "The Garden Va- appropriately like seasoned performers, and are Gordon and Day. drop revealed for each. riety" in which she first appears as different back likely framed up in this vaudeville trip Comedy Bicycle. expense must have mount- a pumpkin up against a drop painted The scenery for small time. While there is a bit 10 Mins.; Full stage. costuming, vegetables. The cos- ed to a tidy sum, also the in the acro- to show various Roof. "^ of novelty and difference American , can not dance in the discarded to allow her to wear but the sisters it's not big enough tume is man first appears, his make-up batic-dancing work, The big time pace. Granted the opening a beautiful abbreviated dress of silver of? Joe Jack- to warrant other bookingfs. Bime, being an exaggeration Ave., likely because and green and go through a routine of pantomime following position at the Sth son's style. The "production effect," the girls -\.^. eccentric dance steps. A slight of the "^ difficult also suggestive of Jackson, though Synco. is it. Unless they can V . .V suggestion of the "shimmy" and some the could barely hold there appears no attempt to follow originality Muaical. interrupted by her go- put over dances of more new steps was routine. While the man i\ former's merit in stepping, they can 13 Mina.; One. off stage, to fasten her costume a and more ing mimes, a peachy girl rides m on turn Fifth Avenue. fm which must have become loosened. not hope for anything with this bicycle and after ^peveral laps around mme. Synco is a young man, personable, y returned a moment later and re- beyond small time. She the stage exits. She returns bringing and he plays the xylophone, or some sumed the dancing and to the melody who, oiit another bike for the man, kind of a marimba. Synco may learn of several Rube numbers closed the clever v;hen he gets to it, performs Lillian Lane. that showmanship is helpful to a single ' act with her well known 'high kicking. feats, mostly while pedalling back- Songa. musical act. He goes about his play- has a beautifully dressed Miss Payne wards. The girl changing costume and Two (Special Hanginga). ing studiously, and plays extremely and staged act but it needs a rear- offers a looking better than ever then Lillian Lane is a brunette who men- vy ell when compared with those who rangement of the numbers now em- good short routine which, too, includes tions a past operatic career when have hammered an xylophone from or something stronger than ployed work. The act's finish is very weak, announcing a song from "Rigoletto. habit or direction. Synco seems to be the eccentric dance at the finis. As it might have scored. But singer, with an musician at his instrument, and otherwise . She is a straight a however, the act is . a dancing single, as it is, with could it's good enough for pop accompanist at the piano. He is Mar- through that impresses, but he there. the girl's appearance counting. celle Gautier (formerly Hans Hanke). put in a couple of faster and more Ihee. Miss Lane sings four numbers, open- tricky numbers, interject > ginger into . once Gaynell and Mack. , ing with a Spanish song in a cloak that his work, look the audience over more Dances and Songa. harmonizes with the setting. Throw- in a while, and make himself Meredith. displaying a pretty than lyccum. "*«»«• 9 Mine.; One. Caroline ing off the wrap, vaudeville Songa. beneath, Miss Lane sings "Until Roof. gown American One. after a piano 14 Mina.; We Meet Again," and O'Brien. pair probably appeared with she Hall and This Meredith is formerly of moment by Gautier for her change both are Caroline Songa and Talk. other combinations for new operatic bit, singing the Meredith Sisters. With some returns for the Three (Interior). from the ordinary. Es- 15 Mini.; . dancers away topical songs Miss Mere- "Kisses" to close. Of good voice and playing neat chap who clothes and Man and woman. Latter pecially so the man, a personal success at some personality, -Miss Lane seems and They open with dith registered a piano when she stops suddenly works ever so neatly. While most likely to do as a straight single, one a the American Monday. for heat, complaining of the a song number, quickly going into certain for the phones her routine is done "strajght, she of those that looks and appears with the girl follovmg of cold. Janitor is sent up, double dance, of production out of her, Orpheum Circuit, for instance; but at good dance alone. Her made a sort with a small heater, so tiny its with a song and This was offered in the Fifth Avenue Miss Lane over- by variety Indian number. for a laugh. Talk prior to songs stepping is of the hard shoe a bit too much "two" with atmospheric surroundings, worked. She was just O'Brien, with subsequent steps are rapidly accomplished Hall and and the Meredith donning feminine red- in her singing, trying to throw it over an embellish- beating the speed of the Miss numbers, proved only considerably had been instead of getting it over; mixing up a his skin wardrobe. One song for the real talent of the turn. average girl dancer. The man in doing a vocal ment used ahead of her 7)n the American steady-^mile, and also the man's voice in par- delivers an odd acrobatic for a They can sing, specialty but notwithstanding Miss Mere- gutteral obligate to the piano high tenor range. slowly done but with a precis- bill ticular being of a dance, substantial applause with refrain that will not strike the music beinflt pretty^ dith earned enunciation, by the way, . u-ion that makp^.his, exhibitjan.. vaudeville as a His her of tisingf the ballad; The lovers -who- attend air parts 6fl^ The routine includes plenty way Bime. clearir»ntciligible1h to watch. Little Girl" number miraculous voice exhibit. has a good but done in neat "Wait and Watch house. The woman also of sommersaulting Miss Meredith to he walks was well worked up. voice, and the pair, while showing fashion, and during the dance between hands, ihe using a monologistic soliloquy advantage singly, found biggest favor across the stage on his with much stand a verses that was received with their harmony. The act was very act was on second, but could and could laughter. Miss Meredith looks received at the American. better spot. As for the man he well At the American she was MOTK. , with a specialty in a produc- smgs well. deliver well liked. Mwrit. ""' unquestionably y.i tion. im 22 SHOW REVIEWS t*,. rent stride as monologlst remarks are the bill, bcth Misa Window and Miss Worth nounced the Salvation Army as a fake on the a His PALACE. Slaving the samu Christian name. entrance of Green, always pertinent pointed, sharp and humor- Clover cuss thia Jack Nonrorth. Ho baa a The show was somewhat switched atwut Miss haiporin, without hor vaudeville pro- oui*. He mentioned the metropolitan roadK try- know gift for getting Bomethlng out of a song that after the matinee. Mr. White and Miss Worth duction embelUshmonts and setting accessories, ing to secure an 8-c«nt fare, wanting to paid no ono else seems to attain, A year or no ago swapping positions In the first and second appeared next to closing and the audience took If they were short of money why they might add a female vaudeville artist essayed a single Lalf. her right Into the cockles of its responsive Shonts $93,000 a year in salary. He singing turn, and among her character dlttleB At that the two hlta from a popular applause heart despite the late hour. The wedding num- something about Shonts' trolley card bulletins it would was one about a wench who sang ballads In a standpoint did not go to the acta that held. ber of Miss Halperin's Is a classic, Its lyrlcaJ and also say as gratuitous Information cabaret while waiting on the tables, getting her the most prominent billing, for Muriel Win- ooostnictlon, as well as the artistic way por- be an excellent scheme of the Interborough It ask- food and drink orders mixed up with her alt- dow in the first half walked away with the trayed by Miss Halperln rounded up the offer- it gave five cents' worth of service before If ties. The idea was unique, but somehow she applause honors, and In the after iDtermlssion ing to a well-deserved success. Branda and ing for more. Mr. Dockstader added that was unable to put It over. Norworth has taken Artie Mehllnger and his partner, Oeorge Mey- Derrick closed. Mark. the Shonta companies wanted to make money It and changed it to "Mickey Slater," a Celtic ers, walked away with the hit of the show, and couldn't do it they should turn the man- the Y. M. C. A. Blnglng waiter, making It land with good effect following the White act. RIVERSIDE agement of the road over to Down next to closing, and without utilizing the Joele O'Meers opened with her wire walking, The "bigger browed the house the better they hard working stage crew and a pleased ordiestra, employing only a pianist on the getting a fair return of applause on her two A will like Lew Dockstader now, hut his monolog audience con easily tell this week's show Is stage, be sang seven numbers, Interspersed with numbers, but not getting a band on her work doesn't call for loud laughter, nor is there any crowded with novelty. Every act came In for occasional chatter, and departed leaving the on the wire. Lou and Jean Archer followed, red fire applause bits In It, Just solid enter- Its share of appreciation excepting the head- audience ready and willing to accept more. and after having planted three numbers and a tainment that must appeal to everyone vrith liner. Miss Phyllis Nellson-Terry, who over- They Included dainty llttlo comedy songs, char- little talk, walked away with a hit, on the sufficient intelligence to understand it His stayed her allotted time with the rendition of acter numbers, a coon ditty with "blues," a strength of a "Movie Mame" song, a tough talk is quite the brightest at present of any two poems, applauded more for their delivery. ballad and so on. He was In rare term Monday number which they are using to close. single talker In vaudeville, and for timeliness Miss Terry Is singing three numbers In a yel- night and sped along for 23 minutes, with The Eva Taylor-Lawrence Orattan Co., in la only shaded by Bill Rogers' comedy remarks. low spot light In full stage. Her nonchalance every Indication he could have remained longer. their sketch, "Reggie's Qift (wherever they Olga MisbluL and company closed the show, and lack of action In delivery detracts from the A painted board outside heralds htm as "Toung get title from is a mystery), got a few laughs with a slight confllctlon between the early work Only the righ notes In the "Couplets Du Jack Norworth." This Is not In keeping In the third spot. The act Is rather old-fash- result In that act and the turn of Alec and Dot Lam any Interest For a beadllner with the becoming Iron gray hair which adorns ioned farce and not quite big time vaudeville. MysoU" bring (New Acts) opening the perfermance. But the is asking the audience to take too the Bide of bis heod. All of the songs be ren- All of the situations .and a great many of the Miss Terry MIshka act Is so sightly It did not Interfere, with little effort In put- ders are original and were well selected to suit lines are so old that one can see them coming. much for granted too although they felt the pall left by the Senna ting over material. his engaging personality. Muriel Window (New Acts) followed with a her verse. Is speedy arrangement In sing- The show opened with the Pathe News Pic- t)IeBsant little offering, and although she The show a Synco (New Acts) was No. 2, and George ing, dancing and laughing, with Rooney and torial and the first turn Is Olympla Desvall and seemed to be suffering from something of a Howell and Ck>. (New Acts), next followed by Bent and Lydell and Macy dividing the honors Co., equestrienne with her tralDed horses and cold, she surely won the admiration -with her Mabel Burke In the Harry 'Von Tilzer animated finish doubling In the George N. dogs, who offer an Imposing flash for an open- work. There Is one thing about her act, and at the by song of "Jim." Brown turn. The show Is opened by the Dut- ing act. They go through an excellent routine, that Is that It may pull a lot of men folk Harry Delf with a pianist followed, doing tons with their flashy equestrian act, nicely finishing with a magnificent grouping for the after the first night who will repeat for the an outline of the former act with a couple of costumed set and well worked up by the finale. show, especially If thsy sat In the orchestra and navy songs included, Mr. Delf making it quite beautiful white Burley and Burley, unprogramed, replaced the first time, for they will want to see more two men and women and two plain he has but recently been released froni* Miss Trlx Oliver Natalie and Ferrari. They are a couple of Eng- of her and take to the balcony on subsequent horses. Count Perrone and the service. His first naval number was "I half, pre- occupied the second spot with a singing act lishmen, who offer a rather crude act made up visits. Miss Worth cloeed the first Miss the Bounding Waves," and another, "The occasion to rely wholly the "Count" title. of cross-talk, one attired as a chappie and the senting only three numbers on this It seems on Navy Made a Man of Me," while for an encore, Butterfly" bit the proved to be diverting, with an other as a sloucby Scot, and some good hand- and omitting the "Madam "In Dark" besides some dancing, he did a recitation of That dramatic tension of the stands and contortion work. Their attempts at which she baa been using heretofore. air of mystery. The "The Mutiny of the Cootlee," rather well writ- « was, how- playlet handled by the seven principals was artistic She comedy talk are no better than when reviewed was the most of the act ten in a comedy vein, but still open to doubt ever, a greater favorite with the Alhambra relieved at times by good comedy. The act In. tbls publication five years ago, with such for value through Its subject matter. Placed prerloos week twist Jokes as "Are You Scotch by birth or absorp- audience this week than the scored at the finish with its comedy and earlier in the turn might give Mr. Delf a.better tion," bat their acrobatic efforts are well at the Colonial. a good tag line. line upon it for bis encore reception sounded Acts) worUi while. Prank Wood and Bunee Wyde (New Harry and Emma Sharrock's mind reading light which could have been caused by the pleasant of skit outside of By a rearrangement of the bill from the opened after Intermission and with a presented in the form a a recitation. The "album" number is retained. afternoon show Toto, the clown, was assigned little singing and comedy turn fared nicely. country fair not alone brought many hearty Mr. Delf might ask bis pianist to relax now girls) to follow Burley and Burley. who flnlsb with George White (still with but three laughs, but the speed vrith which they worked and then, forcing a smile even if be doesn't contortion work, and which forms the basis of followed. George seems to be working out a caused the folks to marvel at their ability. feel like It The pianist does not convey to the bill. Toto's act (New Acts). Bob Hall, with a fine little commercial advertising scheme. Tbey really scored the first hit of the audimce as a pianist should that he thinks pleasing personality, submitted some "extem- 'Where he formerly asked for but a cigar when Miriam and Irene Marmeln and Darid well of his principal. Mr. Delf's pitnlst acta S^' poraneous" rhyming with an easy, swinging the Frisco imitation was asked of bim, he now Schooler offered as pretty a musical and danc- more like a member of the orchestra In this cigarettes for this this delivery.- He calls for topics from the audience suggests certain brands of a ing novelty ns has graced stage sea- respect Delf did IS minutes. He needs a little which he sets to verse, and when "Roosevelt" cigarette number. Thdt two brands should at son. more work and some rearranging, but the was yelled he resorted to a recitation verse in least keep him in smokes If tbey do not slip After intermission Lydell and Macy w ' be saying anything really artistic. came second. Three numbers and the med- Louis MosconI, which proved to but a hard try at best a laughable travesty. At the ;»;• Nan Helperln closed the first part with har ley, in addition to the opening bit, were the and ROYAL contributions. finish he makes a short speech announcing the ^ song cycle. She appeared to be afflicted with Following the news reel, the 'Van (Cellos closing programed as the "Up &:^^ '^:i^*''rv^'-'^' r ^'^-^•*-''^*'— "^""^^^ for more, but there wasn't any more. Looka as removed his glove to show the folks on Wash- Mack himself was dressed in a—well—er— Id a nice bit ot song and a little stepping. U tbat standard cafe bit would be or Is now ington Heights that he was white. suit of clothes. They have one ot the best comedy taiklnf but a memory, fortbere "ain't no such places" Nina Payne and Company (New Acts) offered Bert Swor cannot be as effective In a single acts seen here this season, and reglBterod -that keep ruonlDK until four any more. a new routine of dances^ and Willie Weston as he would be in a double. Yet he can be as solidly. ' 'Josephine Davis, flashing an ormihe coat, or r.losed the show with fiood songs and Stories. effective as a blackface single can be, without Sandwiched In the middle of alt the dane- ' ing Mrs. . what looked like one, opened Intermission, tak- It is the way Willie puts things over which "SinglnB oTtloncing, and thathe w«f. , Homer,, were Mr. and Jimmy Barnr with Ing second honors easily. She Is growing brings the results. RIs redtation abdut the Mason and Marguerite Keeler, with George "IhellH "Borglar" sketch, and it gave (he Ml., plump, but they like her as well as ever; In race of the countries closed his act after a E. Romain, followed with Porter Emerson just the twist needed at this point to get fact, she is one of the standard singles of speech and imitations, and he proved the big Browne's clever travesty of the "triangle" situ- away from the dancing. With the exception small time. She opened with "Susie Behave," hit of the show. ation, in which the husband not only accepts of a song number by Barry, the sketch Is the same as flrst following with "Can Tou Tame Wild Women T" the clandestine presence ot the other man, but when seen bore about a year . - iTien came two Yiddish numbers that really offers to help him depaft with his wife, to the ago, and It was good for a lot ot laughs and i turned the trick for Jo. One was "Sadie Vltch HAMILTON. consternation of the hypothenuse and the base. a couple ot bows. is Which," one of Belle Baker's numbers, and With Mr. Farber's advent as the new man- From the applause which the sketch drew it Emma Francis had the flrst chance for dance the other was "I'm In Love," which is like ager at the Washington Heights house, replac- Is conceivable plenty of triangular romances honors, and got away nicely with the assist- another of.Mlsa Baker's called "I Love Him." ing Herman T. Oroth, the entire bill was had been lived In front. ance of her troupt) of tumbling Arabs in the ' "Jim, Jim," I Always Knew that You'd Win" shaken up in the matter of changing spots, due Dooley and Sales jollied the audience into opening position. Eddie Weber and Marlon and "Kisses" completed her routine. to Elsie White's failure to appear, Benn Lynn great humor, playing with the house rather RIdnor, a pair ot youngnters, stepped along replacing her. "The Highest Bidder" was seventh, going With both box offices working than to itr-a great system when you know to a good sized hit with some lively foot- ; off well, droops they were still in and couple of songs, over. The act starts so then coming when the curtain rose how, and this pair know . how. The show work a after which Bert Into such a bromide the Impression gained is on the first act, (Jbaltonte Sisters, a dancing closed with Winston's Water Lions and Div- Kalmar and Jessie Brown scored an applause it that two different people wrote it. Did pos- turn, which went from "one" to "three" and ing Nymphs, the best act ot its kind available bit with their pretty spectacle called ^'Bug- ; sess in its latter section the bright lines of the back again, employing four special drops and in the United States. Swing- land." In addition to being a novelty in the : start it would have leaped to the big houses, curtains -to pull off an equal number of songs art ot staging a singing and dancing turn, Parlse opened the show with an ordinary and dances. They scored, especially the toe palaceTchicago. this act ought to got returns anywhere tor routine on bis piano-accordion. The Oaynell dance done to a popular jazz tune. Mr, Lynn the elaborate stage settings and costumes. Yates and Reed put over the first and Mack turn followed, with Gordon and Day In the second spot delivered three songs and Chicago, Jan. 16. laugh when . (New Acts) third. Arnold and Taylor with two dances and scored. Monday afternoon at the Majestic and seeing Francis Yates discloses his Identity after open-, act with very "Put Out" were third, the girl of the turn Soxton and Clinton, billed for the previcus the young women in Winston's Sea Lions and ing the a good female impersona- r. practically doing everytiiing. She Introduced a position, occupied the third spot, the Rath Diving Nymphs act, the thought struck that tlon. The boys very wisely hold to the Im-^ ' new Marine number called "Devil-Dog Marine" Brothers, who were billed there, cloeing the both of the young women who showed the personation stuff long enough to get started,'; and caught favor. A number of bright lines, show. Pauline Saxton affects a 81 Perkins seals what real diving la were as much at and after the change, which follows a very' all handled by the girl and her cleverness In home in the water as Is Annette Kellerman. good' bass solo by Oua Reed, they do nicely^- female and Clinton is the accompanied and '" delivering lyrics, featured the act The Three manipulator of such comedy announcements as They were formed just as beautifully, or nearly with some talk. There is just a little too Walters with a bar act closed the show. "horrible singing," "unnecessary piano solo," so. They revealed just as much, and they cut much of the latter. It might be split with Ibee. just as neatly. another song number, inasmuch as both men" and closed with a placard reading "uncalled for the water ^ encore." The thought came: "'Why baa Kellerman possess pleasing voices. I.- Good for laughs, every one of them. Due to the overture section being an animated become one of the greatest acts in vaudeville The act of Lois Josephine and Tyler Brooke ' I it reaches 23RD STREET. affair, "Ek^oes from the Campe Overseas," a while all—yea ALL other similar acts are Just needs some attention before wbat'^: this pair is aiming tor. There Is plentltude"' short reel announcing that the President visited diving acta and usually close the show?" a la order to work in another long picture the of material, and the dancing goea great^' various oamps and the audience will reoognlze Kellerman is no longer billed as the most a first half of the week the 2Sd Street was forced toward holding act up. Is too;.- which ones they were by the appropriate na- perfectly formed woman in the world. The way the There of its acts as It did last '- to eliminate one novelty of a glass tank is over. Every car- much singing. The comedy which helped Miss week when the "Mickey" feature was shown. tional strains played, split the bill at this point Stanley nival la there with the aquatlo maids. Josephine when she wan appearing with WeUf: The picture the foro part was "Byes of the W. Lawton, general musical keeps all thousand Ington Gross is lacking, and It la a handloap- i director of the Moss theatres, is given credit Yet Kellerman them a World," but a story iust the opposite of what miles away. night she demonstrated to the girl. It should be whipped into a good,' for the arrangement, which will be shown In Monday the Mabel Normand film cliaracterized In number, but there la plenty of room for lm-~' their theatres the entire week. what Ik drawing card she is. Miss Kellerman pictured pantomime. Is fortunate in having the assistance of such provement The Four Readings, always good McCowan, Gordon and Co., in a comedy The 23d Street Is doing a landofflce business, good vaudevllilans as Kerr and Watson, and for applause here, went as well as usual, playlet "The New Yorker," scored. The man's ' and last Tuesday night the boxes were Jammed, Coogan, with Hoeford at the piano. holding the difficult closing position in fine work leaves nothing to be desired, but the Jack Harry the house upstairs and down was filled and The show opened with Florenc Duo, man shape with their showy hand-to-hand leaps. woman is a trifle weak at times. there were standees. Qulgley and There appears to be no let up In the business and woman, the latter there to dress the act, ' Fitzgerald, In the next to closing (fifth) spot The show, on comparison with others seen which she does handsomely. Florena is a at thia boOae. The management opened a having been moved up from the last position, at the house lately, didn't stack up so well, magician, specializing in cigarette, coin and third box office this week to aocommodate tbec fared rather well considering the chatter and although several acts found large favor. The csrd tricks. He works smoothly, and held crowds, and then it resembled a amall-sleedo hokum. They are good dancers, and on that bill was opened by Indian Pastimee, four men those who were there when he came on. riot for a halt hour before the curtain rang up, .; earned an encore after closing and a vroman, applauded at the finish. Julian with a double Friscoe appeared No. 2 by the grace of Jess semi-travesty hula dance. The pos- Hall was- seocnd, with his saxophone, Ctiarlee comedian Libonatl. His trunks failed to arrive and he sesses a fair voice, and more dance and less Chaplin impersonation and dancing and bis sent a hurry S. O. 8. to Libonatl, who Imme- ^ KEITH'S, BOSTON. talk would help a great deal. slide trombone. For that neighborhood the Hall diately rushed a xylophone to Friscoe, with m Rath Brothers proved the hit of Boston, Jan. IS. :-^ layout was just right, and his hit was solid the bill In full equipment Although Firiscoe bad to work the closing position. Mile. Nltta-Jo, singing popular songs tn>>-| throughout They also appear nights in street clothes, he scored, getting a big on the Century Roof. broken Bogliah, and showing here on what l« 'it Lloyd and Whltehouse got away to a slow laugh from the use of a comedy woman plant The free-for-all dancing billed as her flrst appearance la Amerlce, .-|^ start, but the audience warmed up to them on contest for a $10 who calls for a "Humoresque," and sings a prize closed the topped the bill at Keith's, Monday. She their style of vaudeville patter and nonsense, vaudeville. The Semi-Weekly few notes to illustrate which "Humoresque" wmM Reel called back for several encores, and her act the travesty on the grand opera being well re- News and Wallace Reld in a feature film, she means. Another plant complains bitterly v;« "Too was a genuine aurpriae, although there wa? |'i ceived. The "team" brings in some of its Many Millions," ended the showt at a late his four requests for numbers have been ig- • nothing unusual about It Her peculiar man.' former variety experience Into play, and they hour. nored by the xyiophonist ^^ ner ot trotting to the wings occaaioned muob 'J worked hard to please. Alexander and Fields, J. C. Nugent, as standard as Mr. Rockfeller's comment |i who bring back reminders of the days of Ward oil, has put some new lines Into bis polished MAJESTIC-CHICAGO. Beeman and Anderson opined in a skating ^^ 'aind Yokes and other male combinations doing sketch, "The Meal Hound," In which he Is act as good an opening turn as has been seen II "tramps," and who use a boxcar for their Chicago, Jan. assisted by Jules York. Ohilaon-Obrman, when 15. here this season. Sue Crelghton was billed SKf-^ entrance, got the best returns with their paro- Add solid gold. Sterling she appeared here recently, was criticised a silver, A No:' 1 a single, although abe has an accompanist wlu)i?§ dies and the musical finish. Acts of the Alex- vaudeville products: Imhof, Conn and Coreene. bit because she had neither a piano or pianist ia at least her equal as an entertaineV, erett?^ ander and Fields type are quickly understood A wise guy once said that vaudeville was This time she compromised by using a baby though not ihentioned on the program- WIllt•t^^ In the pop houses, and for that reason the made up of three things hokum, hoofing grand piano, but it was there only for atmos- — and field, Ireland and Murdock put over theii<,<^ parody thing always wins applause. harmony, and the greatest of these is hokum. phere. This singer has completely lost her regular bit, and they were followed by A.''^.| Lydia Barry was the headliner. Miss Barry If good hokum is the basis of good vaudeville, concert mannerisms, and has acquired a great Robina and partner in hia musical Imitation.?^ dished_up versatlli^ as of yore, joked one there can be none to be;it that utilized by deal of showmanship, which she makes good He didn't get over with hia usual hit, and tooki^ minute, imitated the next; pantomimed the Imhof, Conn and Coreene. Roger Imhof is use of. She makes as effective use ot the side a no encore at the Monday night show. next and then sang and danced to good ad- splendid artist Local dramatic critics, usually of the proscenium as did Harry Cooper in the Mrs, Gene Hughes and (}o. In "When He Tantage. Miss Barry registered solidly. Ward scorning vaudeville, attend the theatre when old days of the Empire City Quaret Now it .^r Comes Back" went over fairly well. What thai * and Pryor added another period of funmaking, he appears. And the cry they let loose is ^e will only get somebody to play the atmos- act needs to put It over in better style is n^M with the Will H. Ward old man didoes and the this : "Why doesn't Imhof come out In a Play phere piano and wear two or three wonderful different finale. It would Improve It- 100 pev-i; singing of Martha Pryor proving an irresistible —an Irish 'Music Master'?" There isn't a gowns Instead of the one wonderful gown cent It the French cabaret singer should ad«>pt'^.^j: oomblnation, Zertho's Dogs closed the show better act on any time than "The Peathouse." she wears now she will make a good act a a Red Cross uniform for the finish. . lA'^i and did a good job of it, the work of the The work of Hugh L. Conn in the character of better one. Bemiola followed Nltta-Jo in a novel danolns/'' canine comedians displaying hard training. the half-witted porter is delightful. He scorns A happy, jolly, lilting combination are the act in which an Injun harpist Is featureC-^ The "Byes of the World" film held attention; many a temptation in order to remain in his Lightner Bisters and Newton Alexander, who It proved to be an ideal set-up (or Henrf''^ bud did not prove the card that the "Midiey" character. Miss Coreene does very well with sing, play piano and fool around. The fooling Lewis, who con always 'knock- them dead -wii-i film did the previous week. Mark. the small role she has in the act The combi- around part is on the pretty shoulders of the Boston, and never was in better form tiiaitv;^' nation la ideal. littler Lightner girl, a chit with a decided Monday. "' • Sylvia Loyal and Co. opened and Alexander <-m gift of travesty. The show was oloaed by the Mirano BrotheW,--^- MacFayden, who followed, was handicapped by Julius Tannen, the Will Rogers with a col- AUDUBON. and they put on auch a alam-baog perfonn."?.)' the early position. To the mustc-lovers in lege education, the F. P. A. of vaudeville, the ance that hardly a person walked oUt, Boi>>«*^f A peculiarly constructed show on view the the bouse he delivered with his piano rendi- of varieties, single with the B. L. T. the the thing unuaual for this house on the opening.;, first half, with bushtess very light at the open- tion of songs of bis own composition. His act screaming in double entendre, kept them and nigbt Len Lttbey. ing. The first half proved uninteresting and^- is somewhat formal and cold, however, and such good humor that they stayed to see >?i quality, while backing in entertaining the last despite his unquestionable standing as a musi- Bessys Clifford in art poses. Swtng. half was excellent vaudeville. After a poorly cian, Mr. MacFayden might brighten the act KELLERD COMPANY CLOSES. | produced comedy picture the Oxford Trio and "come down" a bit while in vaudeville. opened and worked up some interest near the Boyce Combe followed Imhof, Conn and KEITH'S, PHILADELPHSA. The John E. Kellerd Company, which; finish, but lacks showmanship for better re- Coreene. Mr. Combe (assisted \>y Burton Philadelphia, Jan. 15. has been playing Shakespearean reper ' sults. Brown at the pijino) bills himself as an English Five of the nine acts on this week's bill con- toire ip the West, closed suddenly iii^- Bva Shirley occupied the second spot, though light comedian. He appears to be English, tribute in' some manner to the carnival ot material did not score as well as she deserved. certainly is light, but whether he's a comedian dancing featuring the show, but. while there Kansas City. A route for the company^, In an old-fashioned gown she sant; two num- or not is a question. Mr. Combe specializes Is a preponderance of dancing, it is so varied brought it further east, but the dateS' nicely, taking the high notes at the finish. is little or no clash, and those who like bers In pathological vocallsm. Tbat Is to say, his there were npt played. She then made a change to a neat grey dress, offering has a pharmaceutical turn. In other it certainly have no room for complaint for sang VRalnbows" and then a medley of what words, be starts his act with an imitation (in want of supply. The best evidence that It Last season Kellerd and his com- once were popular songs. Miss Shirley should song) of a seasick person vomiting. It was so did not grow tiresome was that the house, pany cleaned up in the western terr|>^ be commended for her enunciation. realistic almost complete capacity at the opening the young woman who sat next was tory, but this season there was a re-|; The Werner Amoros Trio, three men, one forced to leave the bouse to avoid doing what matlnoe, remained right through until Joe a female impersonator, suffered with their at- Mr. Combe was Imitating. Then Mr. Combe Laurie and Aleen Bronson did their bit in versal of form. tempts at comedy. The act opens fast enough did a sneezing number. Following which, when the next-to-closing spot ^Ith juggling end an attempt of one of the everybody expected either hiccoughs or some The show ran almost three hours Monday men to flirt with the female impersonator. A other forms of physiological phenomena, he sang afternoon, but It was a heavy bill, and, with Olcolt Ends N. Y. Engagcnunt cloth tearing: bit and the plate juggling could a straight song. In all his imitations Ccmbe la the paring down and speeding up that must be better handled. The two men then play the realistic. Whether the people like that sort have followed tho opening show, there was Chauncey Olcott ends his run in? piano and cello and the Impersonator plays of realism or not is a question. They didn't no reason for not whipping it Into a hicfhly "The Voice of McConnell" at the Uin£U several selections on the violin, assisted by the like it at the Monday matlneo. satisfactory entertainment. hattan Saturday. The show lays oft pianist, while the other endeavors to get some Wilbur Mack and Co., in "9 Pair of Tickets," There was no fault to find from the first. will fun out of a good Impression of Chaplin. A bit got a pleasant if not thunderous response. Eddie Leonard, who had the headline posi- next week and there be a numbet where the impersonator removes bis wig did Mack is probably the greatest "flirting" actor tion, bad to follow a bunch of steppers, but of changes in the cast for the road. nothing in the way of a surprise, ^d another In America, In this sketch he flirts with got away with his task as only the blackface melodious selection closed the act; while the Florence Holly, and one would have to go boy is able to do. Eddie hasn't made it any Chaplin impersonator tried to take bows when a long way to find a more charming flirtee. easier for himself by giving several members Julian Mitchell Handling '^•gaboadl.'^ t1^ lights go out, as Is done by Joe Jackson. Her gowning drew rapturous sighs from the' of hin minstrel troupe an Individual chance. Julian Mitchell has beeti called in A Current Events film divided tho first half feminine customers, particularly her first one Leonard's new act is a big, flashy blackface 'from the'ctOitag -liortlon, and tttn tho K(w«f--., -af .w.hnt appeared to be brown crepo de chine, turn that got Its full reward In no easy place to recast and generally overhaul thp nn. did exactly 35 minutes. mann Brothers offered their old act with some with o long-ilrap'ed 'skirt and -tt- stcspl? cut . tho bill, He Cohan and Harris new musical comedy new talk and old songs. A lively jazz num- waist, with a belt of rose and baby blue. The fho hurrah 6Y the MtiiatrcSisciga'stslAarls "A"R6ya;r Vagabo^tdv^---^•^- . .v;^.~..:.>„,.:,=u^ ber waa nicely sung by both. A routine of sleeves, made of brown chiffon, were cut bell- and Bronson a bit of trouble getting started, talk really brought the first laughs of the show shaped. She wore n brown straw turban, but their quiet comedy so ably handled finally Mitchell is putting in this week ttif^ the and they closed with "Tama Tama," having trimmed with two little rose and blue fiowers. landed them, and It was plain sailing to gaging new principals and chorus pedf 1 an operatic medley interpolated. Their rag Her footgear was black sucdo, oxfords (sounds finish. The "slim dim" and "flowers" bits wore their best laugh-getters, and they slip pie and will begin rehearsals Monday|.:f tempo chatter scored at the finish , and Ph il llko the young woman in the next seat, also). ^pgpl^^^p^^^p^^-^s^^^^i^ -"*-»' -"«"*-.- ?;**"-' ^';>' -,•'.-*';."-*.''.•-'•.'' . -'_>>' -. V ' 24 VARIETY McCARRON BARRED. SEVERAL DOUBLING. CABARET Charles McCarron, a song writer, Several of the vaudeville bills in the has been barred from all the Keith big time theatres in the city were up- and Proctor theatres, It applies back set this week on account of acts doubt'' ;/ -Tfco Feaat ofthe Seven Lilys at Buf- ducer—with special music by J. Fred stage and front of the house. ing. Nan Halperin appearing at the falo is the event of the year among Coots. The chorus of the present show McCarron, who writes songs for Palace attd Colonial barely managed to those who hail from the Flowery King- will be retained with a new cast of vaudevillians, has occasion to call make it Monday night with an entire ' dom and in accordance with their principals. They will include Kitty upon them in the theatres now and change of wardrobe and songs at the usual custom it was observed in fitting Flynn, 3 Picollo Midgets, Betty Rolfe, then. Last week an act at the Fifth Colonial, doing her act of ,last week style Saturday by the Anglo-Chinese Henry and Lizell. Avenue had a McCarron song. Mc- at the Palace and last season's act at Dramatic, Literary, Social and Athletic Carron called there, the Colonial. Club, of Buffalo. became involved ^ At the Terrace Garden Dance Pal- in an altercation with the staff, is Harry Watson appeared at the Pal- It is always the gayest and reddest ace Evelyn Hubbel and her Castle said to have made remarks concern- ace Monday matinee and night and cf red letter days at the quarters of House instructors give a free dancing ing the management while on the also at the Bushwick, Brooklyn. The the club in Michigan avenue. The af- course for children every Saturday stage of the theatre that trip was too long and he was com- fair was conducted without casualties. and were not Sunday afternoon at three. The classes considered good taste for a guest, pelled to give up the Palace engage- Ah Foo Fat, president of the club, cus- and are composed of children from otherwise injured his ment and play the BuShwick only for todian of the robes and janitor of the Settle- standing to the ment houses only, for the purpose extent that when the Keith the remainder of the week. Harry club quarters, has summed up the to- of executives\ initiating them into classical and mod- heard of the affair they promptly Green and company doubled for the tal damage of ihe day as follows : One ern dance steps. issued the barring order rest of the week from the Colonial in broken two-stringed Chinese bull fid- against him. order to fill the Watson- act's place at dle, several lacerated Celestial feel- the Palace. Bob Hall appeared at the ings and one severely bumped head. Lieut. Hugh S. Thompion, U. S. KEOGH CHANGES LAWYERS. Brooklyn, affair Aerial Service, was killed while flying Palace and the Orpheum, ^ The would have gone down Ed. Keogh who brought an action throughout the week and Tuesday was into history as a peaceful over the German lines Sept. 16 last. , most occa- for damages sometime ago against the Some seasons trying to book the extra two shows : sion if it had not been for the arcival ago Lieut. Thompson managers and booking agencies repre- took up professional Sunday at the Majestic, Brookl}rn. ^* ;t>f Sing Chu, a musical artist from dancing. With sented in the Vaudeville Managers' Helen Clark, 0,:San Francisco. Sing Chu climbed the he appeared on the New Protective Association, has changed ~ York Roof. SEVEN. two flights of perpendicular stairs and his legal representative, who formerly PUTTING ON fiS ccnfided that he a musician of Kaufman & Hyde will put out seven was was Joseph J. Meyers, commonly new acts. are musical comedy note. After drinking much rice brandy The Windsor Hotel, at Portland, known as "the White Rats' lawyer." Two tabloids, "Around the World in 20 _ Sing Chu played an exquisite Chinese Me., known to professionals, has been Mr. Keogh retained Phillip Brennan • ' Minutes," and "A Night at Rector's," ^J;tnelody. acquired on a t lit'! . victor Hyde is staging the new re- stein. She originally held a ten-week Look" this week. end of last week. Mv.vue at the Pekin scheduled for a pre- plav or pay contract. Carroll sold his share for a flat sum Mr. Miller is with the "Overseas Re- ijf-miere Jan. 27. It is called "Bryant The new arrangement calls for a of $25,000. receiving a check in advance vue" that opened at Hartford, Conn., ^f ,4824," and was written by the pro- salary increase. for $10,000. Monday. . ' ' v,-.ia PRODUCTION ENGAGEMENTS. OBITUARY. . Elizabeth Murray— Night Off." ^ "A Tim Cronin died at the Hawthorne' NEW ACTS ^!^ Frisco, "The Slumber Party." Home, Hawthorne, N. Y., Jan. 6 from Maple, "Monte Cristo, ,^ Audrey Jr." the effects of cancer, which entered v^ Burns and Lynn, reunited, "Flo-Flo" Bobby Killer, single. was formed by James Carson Magee, his brain. He was 59 years of Vi^'iM (western). "Dangerous Dan McGrew," 6 peo- formerly in the Garden Pier orches- and at one time a member of Augustin f:| William and Gordon Dooley, with tra, Atlantic City (Pete Mack). Daly's companies. In late years he P ple (Thos. J. Fitzpatrick). "Monte CristOj "Little Miss Manhattan," a musical Jr." had given much of his time in the $ "Love and Laughter," musical, with Olga and Mtshka, with new produc- comedy tabloid playing the canton- White Rates' interest; had frequently V^ tion of Arthur Hammerstein's. our people (Harry Sauber). ment circuit, is to be shown in vaude- gone to the Legislature in the interest Bill Halligan and Dama Sykes in 4;i Vittoria and Clotilde. now using ville within the month. Rehearsals are of the profession, and was one of the "The Slumber Party" (Arthur Ham- :^ under way with Earl and Marie Gates lobbyists for that organization during ,>: former name, Gallerini Sisters. merstein). and Juanita Sawen featured. The the. passage of the Agency bill. He ;.S Fritzi Scheflf, "Glori- Garnett ^e (formerly of Rae and with John Cort's , show includes 14 people. ~ was buried from the undertijkihg ; single. anna," opening with the company start- | Wynne) Earl Miller and Harmony Girls (six rooms of M. C. Donohue, services ;§ ing at Boston, Jan. 27. •The Nature Girls," featuring Betts people), with special settings. Miller being held at St. Malachy's Church. Raphaella Ottiano (the Mona Lisa ,11 was a star at the Million-Dollar Pier, and Chidlow (fiert Lamont). of vaudeville) has joined the Dan Kelly Atlantic City, winning most of the Oscar Mirane and Co. (6 people) in act, "Young Heads and Old Hearts." Ed Howard died Jap. 13 of pneu<>'^ dancing contests he entered. Alma "Indian Pastimes." Roger Gray has been engaged by monia at Fall River, Mass. A widow::! Adair, single, formerly in the legiti- Cohan & Harris for a term of years. survives. The deceased had been ini^ . Jack Walsh and Louis Le Roy, two- mate (Sam Shannon). their man- After sev--;, act, His first production under vaudeville for several y^ars. agement will be as a member of "The "What Happened to Ruth"—revival, Royal Vagabond" company, now in with Fred La Duke (E, K Nadel). IN AND OUT. rehearsal. Bert and Bettie Wheeler, "Me and Yvette and SaranoflE out of the Au- SINCERE SYMPATHY Mammie." dobon, Monday; illness. MY Hamilton and Barnes, new act by Nan Halperin replaced Fenton and MARRIAGES. James Madison (Harry Fitzgerald). - Fields at the .Colonial. Peggy Coudray (Coudray and Wes- to •.^siS' Three Moriarity Girls and Four Roth and Roberts, out of Proctors ton) to Billy Herbert (Dunn and Her- Syncopators (Redding & Mack). 23d Street, Monday; illness. Replaced bert) in Philadelphia last week. Patricia Hart and Bert Taub in new by Alexander O'Neil and Sexton. ' Addie Beer, of the Will King mus- for MRS.R.G.KI«)WLi act Manning and Hall substituted ical comedy company, to George \y. Ben Mowatt (Five Mowatts) and Sisters at South Bethlehem, O'Neill Weiss, producer and principal come- in her bereavement Billie Mullen (Elliott and Mullen) two- Pa., for the first half this week. dian at the Bungalow theatre, Oak- bill at act (Bob Baker). Brown's Dogs added to the land, at Oakland, Jan. 3, Halsey Mohr and Arthur Gordon, 125th street, Monday, when progr^ ••••;:.;; two act. Gordon was formerly oi found short one act. A MAN was BIRTHS. Fisher, Gordon and Lucky. Billy Glason out of the bill at Proc- Joe Umbei'gel^ intending to return tor's 23rd Street, last Thursday; ill- Mr. and Mrs. Jack Levy at Santa 'Who was (o vaudeville, after service, in a new ness. Replaced by Harry Breen. Anna, Cal., son. •ct |>y James Madison. Fritzi Scheff out of Riverside last APALi^ID A FRIEND Fiddler, by Jul- Harry formerly of Shelton Thursday ; laryngitis. Replaced GOV. ROBINSON'S SUIT. rest . and Fiddler (of which team he was iette Dika. Cincinnati, Jan. 15. May he in peace the comedian), now a single turn. Burley and Burley substituted for "(governor" John F. Robinson, retired Palace, Mary O'Connor (3 O'Connor Sisters) Natalie and Ferrari at the New circus owner, has filed suit against his W. E. RITCHIE and Mary Redding (Inglis and Red- York, this week. son-in-law, Henry G. Lamkin, to estab- ding), acts. appear at the two Elsie White failed to lish his, Robinson's, clainf to over 1,500 sub- John O'Malley, the Irish tenor, and Hamilton, Monday. Benn Lynn shares of stock in several companies, Ben Rueben, late of the Chicago Opera stituted. now held by Lamkin as executor of the eral team formations, including at oh<^ the Hippodrome Co. (Jack Meyers). Ruth Sinclair, out of estate of Robinson's daughter, the late time an act with Blllie Burke, the pr6%^ Sammy Lee, discharged from the bill, Sah Francisco, Wednesday last Mrs. Pearl R. Lamkin. ducer, Mr. Howard formed with Frank;^ was not filled. army Jan. 4, and Ruby Norton, his week. The vacancy The "Governor" says it was pro- North what became a famous vauderl (Harry out of Prospect, 'former partner Fitzgerald). Miller and Penfold vided that, in the event of his daugh- ville act, Howard and North. Thcyl "Nature Girls," with Betts and Chid- Sunday through Ed. Miller Rrooklyn, ter's death without children the owner- were partners for about nine ycan'sj featured with chorus five ^rls production. Re- low a of rehearsing with a new ship of the stock was to revert to him Since separating Howard played in '^ (Bert and Fields. La Mont). placed by Alexander instead of her husband. The same sketch with his wife in support. Thie' out of the "Here They Come," 20 people, fea- Hadji Samboli and Co., holdings have been the cause of much deceased was about 40 years of age and Stella Davis house, Monday; non- turing Joe Lannigan and Harlem opera litigation in the Robinson family. a. native of Pittsburgh. -.,, (Bart McHugh). arrival of scenery. Replaced by De- Wall. Roy Dieterich (Warren and Diet- Vore Arman and PUBLISHER FRISKED. The mother of Flo Bert (Brendi crich) and Bert Vincent (Vincent and Hallen (Hallen and Hunter) publisher Wm. Charles K. Harris, music and. Bert) died in Philadelphia thi Kelly), two-act. at Keith's, Portland, Me., Mon- lo open and occasional- film producer, was week, with Miss Bert and partner Cftti<^ Charlotte Leslay, featured on tour a single act. His wife and last week. day, did "frisked" of his pocketbook celing their engagement in Mempbit^^ Mill," Hunter, was suffering in "The Love single turn (Harry partner. Miss a private ' It contained $35 in cash and 'to come north lor the funeral. Weber). from a mild attack of the influenza. address book. Jack Dickler (East West Players) Belmonts substituted for Kate if whoever got it The Mr. Harris says Mrs. M. J. Gowdy, known as "JoHjI Piano Tuner," assisted by could not appear at he m "The and Wiley, who will return the book of addresses Josie Jolly," the biggest woman in thel Bessie Ostrow. the Palace theatre, Thursday, through collect "five" can keep the money and world, weighing 6l6 pounds, died fn;::| Al. Hawthorne (Hawthorne and In- baggage. Friday Mlle7 Nita-Jo to collect loss of more. It took him years Los Angeles this week of influeiuiaiiT^ another "doable," her regular position ' glis) is arranging again returned to those addresses. She was with the Worthon Carnival. planning to work with a new male in the bill. partner. Mile. Nita-Jo out of Palace last Claims Billing Mitrspretentation. with fond uti tMdir mMioiy f«r "Without Drums or Trumpets," by illness. Program changed IS. Thursday; ! Cleveland, Jan. Onr D«ar Mother and Fethtr >with Sheila Wiley used as in- William B. Friedlanden about and Kate and A. H. Woods is reported to have ROSE SNYDER peo- Terry (English) starred, and four opening act, replacing "Yop Yip Yap- formed counsel to look into the matter Nmmt«r 9IH. I8IS ple, including William -Bard. hankers," who took Mile. Jo's spot on of the Johnson-Dean Revue, in vaude- MATT B. SNYDER Janette Martine and Fred Qinton, the bill. ville and in Cleveland last week, bill- JtMMiy IStb. 1817 two-act. Mr, Clinton replaces Con Ed. Armstrong, producer and prin- thea- Tktir Lgflng DuriMin ing as "direct from the Eltinge OBORGIA SNTDBB HfiRBBBT Conrad, who formerly appeared with cipal comedian of the Armstrong Fol- tre. New York City." ALICB SNTDBB DBYO Miss Martine. lies, playing a stock engagement at The Woods office claims it is misrep- Myrtle Lorenz andi 4 Jazz Boys the Hip, Sacramento, was out of the resentation, since the only time John- Waiter DenTei,''of Deaves' Manikieitf (Irving Childs, Frank Dc Graff, Leo show the last half on account of in- Dean appeared at the Eltinge son and in vaudeville,deville, dropped_ . dead Jan., 9 iftf and Jack Roth) (Thomas juries received when he fell from a O'Keefe was when they were an act with the San Francisco of neart disease, platform on the stage during the per- Kirby). Norah Bayes show there, at special was 60 years of age. Frank Joyce, formerly Joyce, West formance. matinees. Moran, released from Navy, will Harry Fenton (Fenton and Fields) and ' Lncille Saunders died in San Fran^„ with Flo Lewis (formerly appearing at the Davis, Pittsburg last appear Greenwood and Grant Reuniting. Cisco Jan. 8 of influenza. She recetitlp' and Lewis). week, was taken to the Pittsburg Gen- Gould San Francisco, Jan. 15. appeared in San Francisco with "HaySH Bailey discharged from the eral Hospital Jan. 9, suffering with j Bill While Sydney Grant was here last a Heart" at the Columbia. 2. Cowan, his former influenza. The act was booked to ap- Army Jan. Lynn week with the Julian Eltinge road show he are rehearsing a new pear at both the Colonial and Alham- partner, and he mentioned that before long theteam W. D. Pepple, father of Dwight act. (Max Hart). bra, New York, this week and was of Greenwood (Charlotte) and Grant Pepple, died Jan. 3 at Ada, 0., o| •Mable McCane, after a number of forced to cancel the engagements. (himself) would shortly be together dropsy, aged 64. postponements, is preparing a new Mehlinger and Meyers are substitut- again upon the stage. vaudeville act. The turn will carry an ing at the Alhambra this week. Miss Greenwood is now traveling as New Casino, Frisco, Lease. .^ elaborate production, there being the star of "So Long Letty" (Oliver San Francisco, Jan< 15 ...^ several scenes. Morosco). The Casino is now operated by Ack?i| i The Ciatle Company, of five people, Jo Paige Smith Retamt. erman & Harris, under a lease froitti;^ equilibristiciwit (formerly, Jo Paige Smith returns this week "ill a comedy heldtv • rr,.;,^ George Anderson, who formerly — =^ :-.- . from his trip'td'fKeOSaSt; Sawyer Act M*y Be Laid Aww. , . known as the "Portuguese Firemen") " act Joan Sawyer had for vaude- a 'shafiilg liiiet'est with the ^irm int 4ImS will leave Spain in August to open on The reported to have been written theatre. Anderson received much t the Keith time in September (H. B. ville, her Wilson Mizner, may be larger share. Ackerman & Hart* Marinelli). Leo Fitzgerald With Hit Brother. for by .. . . „ the house ruit; Miss Sawyer's changed the policy, with ,^ "The King Trumpeters," with five Leo Fitzgerald, lately released from laid away during brother, engagement at the Bal Tabarin Qub ning at a loss, whereupon Andersotti^ people. The combination is made up of the navy, has returned to his consented to new terms. four trumoets. a harp and piano. It Harry Fitzgerald's, booking office. (Montmartre). 26 VARIETY Lois Meredith Helen Scott Ivy MoAdams (Mrs.) Janet Scudder WITH THE MUSIC MEN Carrol McComas Gladys Sears VOLUNTEERS Wm. T. McCullough Mary Seller Mary MoDermott m Frank Papa bas placed tvo new nnmb«rs Irving Mills has replaced Sam Cold as man- OamlUe Seygard ' Mlgnon McQlbney ivltti Cook & Oore, Ute muslo publishers. ager ot tbe Philadelphia offlco for McCarthy Blanche Seymour OVER THERE Burr Mclntoeh Marlon Schaeffer A Fisher. Mills was formerly manager of the Qllbort A Frledland ^11 take up their east- Feist branch. Daniel C. Mclvor Carmon Scales VABIBTT'S list ot ArtlsU now la France Elizabeth McKay Malvlna em vaudeviUe tour Fob. 1. entertaining the American Expeditionary Sbanklla Lida McMillan Laura McCarthy & Fisher are sending "Taps," the Forces. Uott of tbe entertainers are ap- Shenr '- Homer Miles Joe Devlin Is now with tbe HcKlnley Muslo manager of their band and orchestra depart- pearing In France ander the aospleca Sydney Sbluds of Elber Moore Co. ment, on a crosa-country tour, ln~ which be the T. C. A. or Over There Theatre lYanoes Shoemaker M. the George Will atop off at the principal cities, en route Leacac. Austin Moore (Mrs. Robert) Jason - Burt Rule, (ormerlr pianist with Dolly Con- to the Pacific Coast. The names of professional eonplea are Moore Marda Shupao Bonnie Murray Ruth Shell nolly, and his brother, John Rule, have Joined printed first, followed by indtvidaala In the professional et&ff of H. Wltmark t Sons. Grant Clarke and Milton Aeer, song alphabetical order. Edith Myers Henry C. Smart Florence writers, Martin Seldler and a west side poli- Recent departuree are indicated by * Nelson Em B. Smith Paul Cunningham of the M. Wltmark & Sons tician, together with Ronald Robblns, cashier before Fenwldc Newell Helen Esther Smith The Great Nicola Joseph Llndon ; professional department Is 111 In Buffalo with at Relsenweber's, handed Magtstrate Qroehl Smitb influenea. one of the best laughs last week that came Adellna P. Near Bert Snow bis way In the West Side Court. The party Will Cressy and Blancho Dayne Patricia O'Connor Edward Hugh Sotham George Bdwarde, Ray Abrams and Max Prl- were in a pretty much bunged up condition Tony Hunting and Corlnne Frances Frank Ogelsby Henry Souvalne al are the three latest additions to the "road" after a fight In Oaldanarta' restaurant on James F. Kelly and Emma Pollook Lou S. Olp Mr. & Mrs. J. Stanley stall of Kendls & Brockman. Eighth avenua After giving them the once Johnny Cantwell and Reta Walker Francis Osbom Helen M. Spear over the magistrate commented that even a Henry Marcus and Ermien Whltell Hughetta Oweoa Elale Stephenson AI Haase and Paul Blwood, now with the lecture wasn't necessary. It started when Mary MoFarland and Marie McFarland Elizabeth Paige Margaret Sumner Clarke his Cordelia Ayer Paine Marie : A. B. F., will return to the ranka of the and bunch. Including several Frank Vardon and Harry Perry Sybert MoKlnley Muslo Co. within the month. women, entered the place and started play- Frederick Livingston and Wlnnlfred Williams Herman Paley Robert Tabor ' ing the piano. Robblns dropped In for a cup Katherine Florence and Fritz Williams Harry E. Parker Muriel Tannehlll of coffee, and Edward C. I^grmenter Agnes ; "There's a New Watch on the Rhine" la the thought tbe entertainment was Sara Kouns and Nellie Kouns Tealo r- title of a song written by John B. Foster, Eo good that he phoned for a couple of friends. Eddie Fredrlks and Olive Palmer Agaes Paterson Paula Temple seeretaiT of the New York Baseball Club One ot tbe women started passing around the Andru Lewis and Helen Norton Hal Pearson Doris Thayer ;<01anU). bat and they put something In It. Then George Spink and Ellen Tate Charlotte Peokham Lois Threadgllle Clarke played some more and there was an Annie Abbott Grace ^Ing Albert Perry Buelah Trultt William Fagan, formerly manager of the encore. With that one of the women said: Gulla Adams Mrs. Faner Camella Plaaohaert Beatrice Tlbbets .Philadelphia office of M. Wltmark A Sons, Is "Thla ought to be worth a little more sugar," Lucille Adams Gilbert C. Farley Mrs. Plorwice Potter Juanlta Tlohenor now aaslatlng Al Cook as professional man- and when the hat c&me around again Robbing Mabelle Adams Harry Ferguson H. Marguerite Porter Ida Van Tine t ager In the New Tork offloe. poured a spoon full of sugar in It. Someone Morton Adklns Helen C. Ferguson Edmund J. Pomy Elizabeth Townsend In the Clarke party thought Robblns was "a Maude Allen Sara Ferguson Katherine O. Price Ellen Townsend pretty freeh Eunice Prosser : John JW. Foster (New Tork Qlants) has writ- guy," and one of Fred C. Truesdalo the men Nella Allen . Grace Fisher ten a war song about the Tanks reaching Ber- spurted a mouthful of coffee into Robblne' eyea. Christopher Anderson Harriet Fltts Samuel Quincy Ivy Troutman "iin that received a lot of publicity from John's The latter, was drinking coffee too and let Lillian Ammalee Robert W. Fivey Clara Eablnowltz Princees Tslamlna 'newspaper sports-writing friends last week. go with It amid tbe Clarke party. The poli- Joseph Appley Charles Flesting Muriel H. Randolph Ada Tuttle tician picked up a sugar bowl. That's all Rob- Alfred Armand Lois Fox Jack Raymond Jane Tuttle blns remembered, telllnir Barame Reynolds ' . Jack Mills, of the McCarthy ft Fisher pro- when It to the Bdna Aug Alfred Frost Dallas Tyler fessional department, returned from Chicago Judge. Clarke explained Robblns got fresh Donnell Avirett Cbarmain B'urlong Florence A. Redfleld Rae N. Victor and Is shortly going to try a few weeks In and he explained they had a habit ot getting Paula Ayree Ernest Gamble Elsa Reed Elizabeth WaddeU vaudeville in some of tbe local theatres. together after the day's work was over, but Lucie Babcock Maty Galley Martin Reynolds J. B. Waldo he didn't state whr they picked out the Greek Marguerite Bailey Frank Garfield Dora Robenl Raymond Walker Louis Bernstein left Tuesday for two weeks' place on Eighth avenue. Clarke also said Carl J. Balliett Harold iJeoghegran Annie M. Roberts Martha Wallace (Mrs. rest in tbe eouth. He contemplates making passing the hat was a Joke, and everybody got Hazel Barlett Clara T. Olnn Olive F. Robertson Edward) changes in some of the departments of the hla money back. He also said that when Rob- Tom Bany Madelyne Glynn Claire Rochester Buelah Walton blns delivered Mary L. [[^; Shaplro-Bemeteln Company upon Ms retara. the coffee his bunch thought Adele M. Beattys Arthur Godfr^ Rochester Marie Walsh tbe cup would follow, Eleanors Rodgera • and one picked up the Florence Beckwith . Helen Goff Alice Wakeman Nat Vincent, professional manager for Ken- sugar bowl, which "evidently slipped out of Emily Benbam Belle Gold "jth Helen Rogers Eleanor Washbnra hla (died In dls & Brockman, la doing a single . Taudevllle hand." The Judge asked the party whether Ruth Benton Frances Golden service) Enid Watkins tly^turn, continuing, however, with the music pub- they were drunk. The politician replied: Helen Besler Edith G(»TeIl Jonathan Rogers Cathie Watkins Itehing flrm. His vaudeville engagements will "Good Lord, no. Ton can't get drunk on beer Nave Blerly Rita Gould SJ^Ml Rogers Isabel Weston be confined to the metropolis, these days." The Judge commented: "Well. I May Bingham William Gould Beth Romans Mary Weston don't know; you might It you drunk a hogs- Gladys Black Clara Gray Dora Ronca Elinor Whlttemore head." Joe McCarthy, of McCarthy ft Fisbbr, Is in The whole party was discharged with Myrtle Bloomqulst • Thomas J. Gray 1*^'. Albert Wlderhold iSSfuEdith Atlantic City to complete the lyrlos of a new the proviso they pay the restaurant's lose In William J. Boardman Rachel Frease Green Rubel WlUamena Wilkes musical comedy he Is writing, with Harry broken crockery, amounting to about (40. Maud Booth (Mrs. (MtB.) S5?e Saltonstall Aleeth Wlllard :TlemOT and James Montgomery, composer and Balllngton) Gilbert Gregory Edith Sanders Florence Williams ' Mamie librettist of the show respectively. The ratification ot the new uniform con- Mary Boland Elizabeth OrUBn Sargeant (Mrs. Mary R. Williamson tract between the mualc publishers Jean Bobaimim Eula Guy Margaret Wilson and the T»V*i™J, . Jlmmle'Luoaa baa placed Savole two. new numbers music roll concerns occurred this week. The Ord Bohannon Mary Hampton « "'f*S Helen L. Wolcott the Broadway Music Maud Schorer with Corp^ entitled "Oh, new contract eliminates an existing evil where George Botsford Hlnda Hand Elizabeth Wood Mamie," and "Smile at tbe world." Lucas many doubts arose as to special agreements Evie Bowcock Sydney A. Harrla Margaret Woodbrldge ' JuliaT,;»«" ,°°*Y®™ „ 'intends to desert vaudeville in tbe near future made between publishers and the concerns .BUlle BowDoan Inez Harrison Marlowe-Sotbem Walter Young time composlog Grace L. Scott to give more to popular songs. making the word and music rolls. The prac- Lucie Bradley June Hartman Wilfred Toung tice heretofore was tor the publisher to have Billy Broad Haleva Harvey RETURNED PROM OVER TEBRB Since the addition of the Ons Edwards songs printed a colored stamp which carried the Blanche Brocklebank Estelle B. Hays „ VOLUNTEER BBRVIOB ; the Horace l!t to M. Wltmark 6 Sons catalog, the "Song name ot the Individual publisher and which Helen H. Brockway Dorothy Haynes Wright and Rene Dietrich i% Review Company," of which Edwards was was issued In the form of a serially numbered Pauline Brown Walter Hawley Irene Franklin and Burton Green president, has active withdrawn from member- role. As the stamps were attached to each Charles Bumham Edward Havens Harry Adler Jce Lorraine Bhip tiie Publishers' of Music Protective Asbo- music roll sold, the stamps showed by their Charlotte Bush Anna Hearons Vera Barstow Neysa McMeIn elation. numbers how many were used. These stamps Ethel Buxton (Mrs.) Charlotte Hearons S- Montgomery S?^K ^J'SiF ^°»^ . were Bold to the music roll concerns at the Zella Call Winifred Hearons Elizabeth Briee Will Morrisey :The talk in musical circles the early part rate of 6 cents for a popular selection. 12 Mary Cameron Grace Henry Solomon H. Clark John L. Nelson of this disclosed week that most of the cents for a production or classical number and John Campbell Roy Herbert Ernest C. Collins Wallace C. Nledrlne- ^-principal music publishers have entered oom- Kate 2 cents for an instrumental selection. At the' Angle Cappelle Snsan Hlbbard'(Mrs. Condon Iibus 1 petitive bids for the first popular number writ- end of every month thp music roll companies Louise Carlyle William G.) Jack Cook Norman Pabst i ten Sergeant Berlin, by who Is now a tree- would send a aworn statement to the pub- F. Barrett Carman William G. HIbbard Chandler Cudlipp Samuel Pierce Isnee song writer. ; llsbers nnd Inform them as to exactly Annie Louise Carter Ethel HInton Mary Young Craig John S. Proven bow many etamps were used and accom- Jack Carter Blanche Hlxon (Mrs. (Mrs. John) Frances Rogers (Mr. Joe Goodwin, the song writer, at present in pany thla statement with a check for the Maybelle Carter George C.) Helena Davis and Mrs a base hospital In France, wrote a long ) letter month. Often the music roll concerns Beasla (^rrett Stella Hoban Walter Damroech Altliea J. Rutherford to Louis Bernstein, of Shaplro-Bemsteln, stat- „! could purchase these stamps from the pub- The Great Chalbert Adele Hoes Howard N. Deyo Forrest S. Rutherford [|:Jng he expects, to be discharged from » the hos- lishers at a discount from the regular Jessie Cblsbolm (Mrs. Mabel Holtzschue Leo Donnelly Paula Sherman '*^' pttal and be on his way home in February. rate or in some other manner secure the Jack) Kate I. Horlsberg George I. Everett Geraldlne Scares added that of He hie company of 100 but 18 stamps more cheaply. At various meetings Joe Christie Amy Horton Amperlto Farra? James Stanley iSlurvive. i of the publishers this phase was discussed, Bronwen Chubb Hester L. Hosford Charles E. Flesh James Stanley (Mrs.) and at the Instance of the muslo roll concerns, Anita Churcber Elizabeth Howry Paul and Charles Gem- Robert Stark B. T. Paul, eeoretary of the Music Pub- which have an aasoclatlon of about 40 mem- Helen J. Coates Ida Brooks Hunt •''^^^ ^- Steel Ushers' Organization, has sent out a fi.i""L „ „ J notice bers, It was resolved to have the Music Pub- Amelia Caratensen' Hugh Hutton Edward C. Havens Thomas Wood Stevens calling for a general meeting Feb. 11 ;j at the Ushers' Protective Association handle the mat- Vera Ross Cobnm Lydla Isabel Irving Charles B. Hbwe Robert Tabor Hotel McAIpin. Members throughout the ter, It was decided by the publishers and roll Eddy Coe Harry Israel Prances Hoyt Stewart F. Tabor Halted States are urged to be present or have concerns to stop the usage of the stamps and Louise Coffey Julia Jack Grace Hoyt Philip B. Townley iSOmeone in authority represent them. The adopt a uniform contract, the .same as to Mynn Cogswell Lillian Jackson B. P. Hutchinson Clifford Walker meeting is called to decide the matter of price for each publisher and muolc roll con- Margaret Coleman Irene Jacobs Burgee Johnson Sarah M. Wlllmer merging this organization with the propoeed cern. The new contract Calls for a sworn Helen Colley Ada G. James Will J. Kennedy Charles Chamber of Cosunerce. Wyngate accounting between the publisher and roll- Howard V. Collins William Janauschek George M. Kerns Wlnfred Younit maker every three months. It specifies if In Edna Cooklngton Margaret Jarman David Lemer Harry McClaskey, known to the victrola any case a publisher Is dlsBatistled ,wlth the Gladys W. Corey Daniel Jarrett UNATTACHED—Elsie Janis world as Henry Burr, the singer, has formed statement, he can enlist the services ot a pub- Frederick Cowley Walter H. Johnson his own music publishing house, to be called lic accountant to verify the records of the Alfred Cowperthwalte Constance Karla .tbe Henry Burr Corporation. AfiSllated with music roll-maker. Tbe expense of the account- John Craig Diana Keener Rehearsing "Sleepless blm Ja Lieut. -Gltz Rice. Tbe new flrm opened Night" ant Is to be borne by the music roll comnany. Hal Crane Bllen, Keller Its offices at 1604 Broadway last week. The Shuberts have placed in rehears- A The question of using the money so paid by Beulab Crofoot Wllbemina Kenlston number of the lieutenant's songs will be al the music roll concern to the paying of royal- C'Zella Croeby H. Bratton Kennedy a farce called "The Sleepless Night." part of their catalog. Jim Kirby, formerly , ties by the publisher Is a private Elizabeth Cunningham In with the Columbia phonograph, matter be- Elizabeth Kepple the cast will be Ernest Glendin- will be the tween the publisher and the author Leo Curley Florence profesBlonal manager. of the P. Kimball ning, Irene Fenwick, Donald Galagher, number used. It Is the general practice to Charlee C. S. Cushlng Oarda pay Kova Carlotta some authors as high as 60 per cent, of the Teresa Malloy Dale Eilene Kubn Monterey, William Morris. George Whiting, who Is now with McCarthy music roll money, but In some cases as low as Teresa Dale Ada Kurtz ft Fisher, decided to deviate from tbe usual 3 per cent, has been the case. The new con- Walter Dale Ceora B. Lanaham song plugger'a routine and had his cards en- tracts win be Issued by the Mualc Publishers' Gertrude Dallas Carolyn Larklns graved with the title of Professional Host. Hast Too Busy to Protective Association in about ten days. Marion Dana Mary Lawton Go Home. Whjle standing bock of the Royal stage, wait- Charles Braun Darrah Bessie Leonard Walter Hast has sold his interest .„,,Jb>K to "land" an act for the house, a rival Elizabeth David (Mrs. Julia B. Lewis in Daniel Mayer, Ltd., of London II I song plugger entered and started a spiel to Ez. and KEOUGH'S SONG STUNT. Rosa) Edward Lippl !|| Whiting to land a song with him. Whiting formed a corporation with Ross David Lloyd A. Loor some out- jraillstened attentively and filled his •Chicago, Jan. IS. competitor R. L. Delroy Marian Lord side capital to produce in America. bhwltb Joy when he promised to use tho number Most of the in acts all vaudeville Beulab C. Dodge Ann l;iiutbe next time he plays. Luckey His production of "Scandal" is now houses this week utilized some spe- Cornelia Dlsmukee R(«er Lyon in rehearsal. Next autumn he will pro- cial material Dorothy Donnelly Wanda Lyon pii .William Horwits, profesalonal manager of in honor of the arrival duce a new play by feJtho Gilbert in Ruth Draper Edward B. Lyons Cosmo Hamilton, ft Frledland Chicago office, is In Chicago on .Mpnday.of. the Black-- =' Minnie Cuprco^' • Beatrtoo MaoCue- — one bj' Louis N. Park-er and Ivawk division. Perhaps anether the best stunt Elsie Boston Betty Maddoz by Britton Austin. was pulled by Ez Keough, of McCar- Elizabeth W. Edgar Lucy Main 1 William McKlnley, president of tbe music Mr. Hast will also :publlsbiag Mrs.) Edward Marshall produce a new .,, house IjearlDg bis name, is In town. thy & Fisher. Keough prepared a spe- „ expects Geraldlne Edgar Alice Martin style of farce by Ossip DimofF, the ^ijHe to return to Chicago In a few cial version of "Smiles" for the Black- .days, Anna BIchbom Muriel D. Matthews Jewish writer. hawks. It was sung by Harry Hosford Anthony Euwer Ida May Carmen John Harwood will be Hast's general i.( Jlmmle Monaco has signed a contract with in the Kellerman act at the Palace, and Brans Mary Maydwell Mildred Bfvans Viola producer, with an interest ^McCarthy ft Fisher. in addition be used by other Mayer in the cor- acts. Lois Bwell Margaret Maytr poration. — . " VARIETY ^ ' ~ -^ Andrew Mack, Marshall Montgomery, A reconstruction of the Orpheum ofr | Lillian Herlein, Lily Meagher, Ziska fice in the Palace Building, New York,! NOTES and King, John Ryan (from St. Louis), was ordered this week and the parti-'^^ Adeline Francis, Zieto, and the Clef tioh separating the office of George^^' Club Trio, musical, with Lewis Gottlieb and the regular Orpheum')-; Nan Hsiperin in her vaudeville act with the burlesque performance so Jack announcing. The church realized about booking office was removed making it^ appears to have been slighted by the balanced it is infrequent one person IfSOO. one office in all. > )'^ reviewers, especially those of the the- is kept unduly busy, unless as often atrical oress. Miss Halperin has been happens, the chorus girls, when not on Manager Grundy of the Lexington A small time act when called upbq:^ creditell in her second "Song Cycle" the stage, are struggling out of one opera house refuses to book any kind by its small time agent last week, to^J as she was with the first of the series set of costumes into another. The of a Sunday show into the house this settle for the final commission ai-^M for having remarkable material (writ- burlesque grind is quite hard enough, season. Per the arrangement with the counting, amounting to $7.50, paid $5"^ ten by William B. Friedland) and but when, as in a Jolson show, 'the Chicago Grand Opera Association, that on the spot and offered to settle thfr^ which is delivered over the footlights show is always all Jolson, it makes it organization opens a five weeks' sea- balance when the agent recovered its'p by a remarkable artiste. While a re- loubly hard upon him, for he feels the son there shortly, with a lease that photos from the booking office. :fM viewer here and there has touched dependence, is temperamentally a con- does not permit any other show to ap- upon the rapidity with which Miss scientious and willing performer, and pear. The Association pays something Monroe H. Rosenfeld, the 80ng>^| Halperin makes her costume changes by virtue of these, is "working his like $10,000 gross for the Lexington writer, who died Dec. 12, left $1,200 in^| off stage, either the critics have grown head off" all the time. rental personal property accustomed to Miss Halperin's speed to his widow, Euniceii^ M. Rosenfeld. The deceased, who had^ in doing this or else did not realize Th« death January 2 of R. G. Eleanor Painter who left "Gloriana" several song "hits" to his credit, in*f^ how fast she was doing them. From Knowles recalls the stoi-y of his initial because, as she expressed to the eluding "Johnny Get Your Gun," wasi the days of Fregoli no one has >^qualed appearance in London and incidentally man- agement, she did not care for the vaude- a victim of acute indigestion. Nan Halperin in "changing," and Fre- one of the objects of his recent re- rl'f>^ ville acts interpolated into' the goli did not change as this girl does. turn^ to America. The other purpose per- formance, is now leading Mrs. Willie Edclsten and her Fregoli was a "lightning change artist," of his return was to consult surgeons ."The Climax," twfl which was to have opened daughters will sail for England iHM so billed and classed, while not even over here over the removal of the last night. Before engaging for the "Climax" play, about a week. Mr. Edelsten left fofi "protean" i s claimed by Miss Halperin. growth upon his neck that caused his however. Miss Painter was over there a couple of weeks ago. OuiM One of her'clianges of costume, how- death at the age of 62. More than a reported negotiating for a vaudeville appear- of the Edelsten girls (Anita AlstdnM ever, and it does not look easy, is score of years ago Knowles made his ance. is de CourvtUe done as quickly as Fregoli or any bow before an English audience and engaged by Albert tcfl appear at the Hippodrome, .i^f^^i ox hislmitators ever threw off or put his rapid style of delivery not being London Frank Tinney is about to blossom on a ready.-built suit. When the Eng- understood he was accorded what is forth in lish "single girls" commenced to flock colloquially termed "the raspberry," company with Bud Fisher and Nick Norton, the veteran bookittil others of the comic cartoonists man is sojourning at St. Petersburghjj^ to this country about 10 or 12 years He stood his ground, however, and frater- nity. One night this week signed Fla. writes that the newsdealer^ ago, their specialty portion of "chang- in the face of this reception and he a He contract ing clothes" was nearly as important when the stage manager dropped with the New York Tribune at his hotel never heard of any dr^'^i to furnish jokes for a new comic car- matic paper except the Ladies' Homi;!^ to them if not the, audience as were the "front cloth" to shut him off, toon series to be drawn by Sid Hyde- Journal. ' their songs. If they made a change Knowles persisted, and standing in ; 1^ man, recently discharged from the within 40 seconds they would boast front of it told his hecklers in unmis- army, and for several years one of the Arthur K«U»r> for several years witbi^ about it. The English girls usually takable language what he thought of cleverest of the Tribune's staff artists. the George Broadfaurst office as jidl^ averaged about a minute. The long- . them—that he was there to give a vance agent and company manager, i||^ est change time taken in Miss Hal- performance and proposed to do so in The Loew booking office has formied now "back" with "The Unknown Pu*ip fierin's present act is 8 seconds, spite of anything they might do to in- another basket ball team, now that pie" at the Lyric. He succeeded t includes Miss Halperin exiting terfere, with it. This so tickled his Jp*^ the boys are :'^ through a window set the same as a hearers that before he was. through back from the service. Plunkett, manager of the Strand. The team is of center door fancy. She must run to .he was given a rousing welcome and composed Moe Schenck, Arthur Loew, Alec Hanlon, Solly Grand, 23rd street and 8th the wings, and from a girl's school for many years was the biggest kind The av^ Turek, Abe Friedman, and Charles enue, playing pop vaudeville and pii^M frock, she emerges as a debutante in of an English favorite. He never, Moscowitz. The team is practicing tures, IS on the ''unfair list" of orga«^ evening dress, in 8 seconds. That is however, quite forgave them. It was and will play the first game soon. ized labor. All efforts to unionize th|l^ speed, but in the next change, from only with the breaking out of 4he its present that gown to another, for "the day late war that Knowles revealed his house under managemeiit^ before the wedding," also leaving and real love for England. For some Another championahip checker match have failed. .1^ returning to the stage, she does it in time prior to his demise he had de- will be played next week by Al Lydell Darby i^Mj, former manager oifl! 6 seconds. Her final change to a bridal voted himself assiduously to propa- and John Fleming, the latter being Mike O'Ddwd, middleweight champ^l dress,she does in 4 seconds. The trick- ganda work in promoting a feeling of "props" at the Bushwick, Brooklyn. ion, has as -assistanti ery o'i the costuming must be perfect, good will between America and Eng- Lydell has defeated Herb Wolfus. been engaged People's theatrij^ the nervous energy of all concerned land, as well as a project for estab- Fleming has. beaten Will Oakland, manager of the new Washih^|| must be terrific, and the total effect lishing a War Memorial on the battle- Harry Carrol, Rube Marquard and Bob which opens in Chicago on ton's Birthday; is so simply accomplished through fields of France and Belgium. Dick Yosco. As Wolfus beat all of Flem- ::M fails these changes, the audience to Knowles appeared here intermit- ing's victims, it is an even bet. grasp what has been done, since no es- tently, and- was equally popular on Van Hoven is reported as intend}n|;| pecial play on that part of the act is both sides of the ocean. As a monol- to sail from England on the^ first boii||^ Attorney Louie Ehrenberg protests made. Furthermore, Miss Halperin's ogist he possessed certain manner- available. Lily Lena, an English arM the report last week that his client. changes are complete, making all the isms that even his imitators could not iste, who has not been over here tO^ Dell's Candy Store, had lost in an ac- more the seemingly impossible appear quite duplicate and in Mr. Knowles' several years, is also reported about ll tion for dispossess started by the Win- CjS strikingly plain. That Miss Halperin many years as a variety artist, he oc- return. .. ter Garden. The action was dismissed may afford to and does consider the cupied a distinct position. Many instead. Dell's maintained failure of changes but as a necessary item to deemed him far in advance of Amer- Samuel Altman, a nephew of M the Winter Garden to supply hot water avoid stage waits and not feature them ican vaudeville for a long time, and Stuer and John Golden, both ittottiim caused the controversy. in connection with her turn tells the although vaudeville over here pro- and both recently discharged from toi whole story of herself and her act gressed enough to catch up to Mr. array, has entered the law officesf.pl how extraordinarily strong as vaude- Knowles, it could never pass him. In The concert season has started at Herman L. Roth. ;s| ville are, the Princess. afternoon a - • attractions both when hand England he was the first to give them Tuesday . ;# in hand. the American idea -of ginger and snap, reading recital by Paul Leyssac, a Dane "Penrod" will go to Toronto ne|" and while the English accepted formerly in Sarah Bernhardt's com- week after the Newarlc engagemei^( Al Jol*on grew tired of performing Knowles, they refused until recent pany. There are 77 concerts and re- and from there will gradually vtqfm and went to Atlantic City. He left seasons to acknowledge others of citals booked at the Princess for af- into Chicago, where the piece is 8ch?d| "Sinbad" at the Winter Garden to his somewhat similar style. ternoons and. Sundays, the number uled for an indefinite run. 'j?| understudy. Mr. Jolson felt like tak- counted from this week. ing a rest. If there is no music But for the timely assistance of three Capt. Harry A. Bailey has been t^ in. Atlantic City, he probably felt like -officers, a patron of the Columbia Mon- The cast of the Marx Brothers in gaged by the Independent Sales CorjEK^s quitting the stage. But where there day afternoon would probably have their vaudeville "tab" has been as special representative to travel ov^ is raggedy music and Al Jolson is spent several days in a hospital, as a changed through the retirement of the country with Harry Rapf's "Watfit; about, you will see or hear him sing- result of his refusal to acknowledge Milton, the former straight man. He cd For Murder." '>^ ing it. For Jolson can't resist a rag the "Star Spangled Banner" by rising is succeeded, however, by Herbert, 'the tune. Jolson quitting cold and going when the national anthem was play- youngest of the Marx family. Milton An act volunteering for a beni^f^! away for a few days was not surprising. ed. It happened during the second act has invented a patent laundry wrap- complained to its agent the other day; New Year's week "Sinbad" gave six of Jack Singer's Behman Show. The ping device, manufactured in Indiana. it had been canceled, and demand|4 night performances and four matinees. gallery gods displayed their disapproval another benefit for the same eveo!|^ Anyone who knows Jolson's style of by attacking the man. Upon taking William Faversham has appealed the in substitution. :^ working on the stage and how he ex- flight out of the theatre, through the judgment awarded Frederick Trusdell, hausts himself at each perofrmance, 47th street entrance, the incensed gal- who was granted damages in the city Eliott Foreman has been appotfilef whether doing a singing turn or going leryites gave chase and finally corner- court on a letter form of contract for assistant manager of the 44tn Str«(6|i through a performance (and he does ed him in the lobby of the theatre. It the "run of the play" of "Allegiance." Theatre to succeed Leonard Gallagheg both in "Sinbad") will appreciate what v/as not until some punishment had The artist was dismissed after the Maurice De Fries has succeeded For^ continuous flaying must have meant. been meted out to him that the of- second rehearsal. man as treasurer, It meant besides enormous receipts for ficers came to his rescue. The West the Winter Garden, but it also meant 47th street police station was the man's The box office window of the River- Jeff Davis, the Keith office bopkdli» bills for east citi^ijj 'TolSOft' was being vrorkeJ too harA - transitory-re-sideace alter -the ,meke,_ side theatre lowered 12 inches Sunday. who supplies down The theatre can stand up forever but AVTiieh the"theafre\iraff biiilt theb-ttildcr ^ and v/hosft- residence. Mtaa in . B^PliP^jl^ how long can the overworked artist St. Gerard's Church, HoUis, L. I., thought only tall people would apply has moved to New York. He has tafcl or artiste stand up. In vaudeville the gave a benefit performance Jan. 10, for tickets. H. W. Derr, manager of a house at Beachuirst, L. L turn runs 20 minutes or so, twice or arranged for it by Joe Woods, the the theatre, decided to lower the three times a day; in burlesque two younger booking brother of May and window to facilitate the selling of Carl MUligan, who has been iU| 'U shows daily of full performances, but Pat Woods. On the program were tickets. now with the Harry A. Shea office..^ ^ : a .' 28 VARIETY HEARIN& Q. Old you understand it was a aeparate troduced. I had been fighting for an Investi- A. Yes; Mr. Malevlnsky said with a lot of FINAL RAT venture? gation for five years. flowery talk that we needed a club house and (Continued from page 6) A. It was understood that the Realty Co. At this point Mountford addressed the court, that it should be built was a different venture. It bad been stated saying he thought he could suggest questlona Q. When was that? Rtu/ A. I wrote Mr. Lowentlial and be replied many times that no Rat money was going Into which would lead to Information the referee A. Well, just prior to De Veaux'a expulsion: for : tbat Rp;' that be hadn't aeen Blmes some time the club bouse. was seeking, and Mr. Scbuldenfrel allowed, I am not sure. He also said that all organlia- tbe fumltttie iif'- Blrnea' olSce was closed and that Croes examined by Mr. Myers. with revisions, questions to be put but he tlons bad a lot of "knocking," and tbat no at- (or rent. |&>, bad been sold Q. Mr. De Veaux, did you make a supportr himselt (the referee) asking them. tention should be paid It. %fri- Q. More Bpeclflcally, do you know where Ing affidavit when Ooldle Femberton mAde a Motmtford: Ask him about Cooke's state- Mr. Myers: Do you know that a client of BimoB is or where tbe trunks are? petition to tbe Supreme Court? ment In Chicago. (That was done.) theirs had an option or lease on the proi>ert77 A. No, air. A. Yes, sir. De Veaux: I received a letter from Robert A. I don't know, but it waa commao talk. Q. Do you, Mr. Myerat Q. You set forth that Mr. Mountford was Nome stating that he bad challenged Cooke on The hearings were here declared closed. A. No, sir. well aware of tbe misappropriation and was as the floor ot a Chicago meeting, asking Cooke Q. Did you ever know, Mr. Moontford, tbat indignant about It as you. (Showing De If any money had been Invested by the Rats CONGRESS oFdARE DEVILS. the trunks were sold (or rent? Veaux the affidavit he asked) : Did you swear in tbe club bouse in 1912. Cooke denied that A. No, sir. to that? at first, but upon a second asking, admitted With 15 weeks of continuous book- Mr. Baplnsky: You were in Chicago laat A. Yes, and I would swear to that today. that $30,000 In bonds had b«cn placed In ing, the First World's Congress of the pendency ot these proceeding, The referee wanted to know whether Mr. escrow. The statement was on the floor year during made Dare Devils, promoted and Myers was making a personal attack on De Rats repeatedly that bonds were only managed by weren't youT of the "Dare A. Tea. Veaux or whether be was trying to trace as- sold to members. ' They had "ballyhoos," some Devil" Schreyer, will open for Q. Did you ascertain anything about the seta. Myers replied that he was "laying a persons calling out "give me $10,000," or "I'll it.<; second season at Bridgeport, Jan. ''- foundation." then "suckers" iM trunka? \. take $5,(XM) worth," and the 27, for a week, followed by a week at A. No; 1 was confident that the furniture, Q. When the so-called misappropriation oo- would follow the others up to the table and ^r the typewriter and so on were sold for rent. curred. It waa after Mountford left the Rata aubBortbe. I know it waa a ballyhoo because Armory in New Haven. Referee: When did you ascertain these and before he returned? some of the wealthiest buyers later on were Cheflo and Nervo are no longer with (actsT. Referee: Are you trying to whltowadit found to have but one bond. the show, their places have been taken I want A. In July, or thereabouts. Mountford nor not? don't you to ad- Mountford: Will you ask blm, Mr. Referee, ty Marvelous Q. But Mr. Hyera suted he would write Mr. vertise Mountford. You aay you are repre- whether or not previous to October, 1911, there Melville and a casting Blmes about the trunks. senting the Rats. were discussions, and that time after time I act, now being assembled by Mr. A. I was not present at that hearing, Mr. Mr. Myers: I am a friend to everybody. objected to the building of a club bouse. Schreyer. ' RbTor6& A. (Oe Veaux) : Yea. (De Veaux was then Tbe referee asked De Veaux If members ob- The company was closed abruptly -V Mr. Saplnsky : Isn't It a fact the levy Hats asked to identify a letter sent to the Bill- jected. are In possession ot th» White Bats at the board headed tbe "Watchman," which he De Veaux: Mr. MounUord's memory Is de- last season in Washingfton, owing to present time? did.) the influenza, although it was allowed A. No, sir. • Q. Were you a member of the Rats at the Referee: Don't bring Mountford Into my ^_.^ to run ten days after the theatres Q. Haven't you sent out notlcea of eontnbu- time Mr. O'Brlea submitted the brief against questions. I want to know If the matter went and t>' tlona or dues within the last three monthsT using Rat funds? through without objections. schools had been ordered /closed, the j-vv A. Yea. sir. A. Yes, sir. De Veaux: There was no discussion of a show being held in the ^pen, at the yik;' Where did you get tbe list of names? Q. You opposed it? club house before 1911. There were some In Q. American League baseball park. ji"' A. There was no list I sent the notices A. Yes, sir. the White Rats ot America, but from the time j.° ? broadcast. Q. You are not now a meml>er? the White Rata Union was Incorporated there the Rata ''r Mr. Scbuldenfrel looked at one of A. No, air, I am glad to say. was no discussion. In Wreck—Uninjured. of .-'CaeooosUnga and asked: "Here Is an item Mr. Myers: The compllmeot la returned. Mountford : Ask him If he knows of me op- Among the saved in the York i HbATee ot stock representing stock In the Realty Q. You were not a member sinoa then? posing the club bouse. New is that?" Central Wolverine^ railroad i Ca to the amount of ?101,000. What A. No. De Veaux: I never heard Moimtford make smash of '!' A. That represents the amount ot money In- (Mr. Myers: Ob, I know you were thrown any statement. Jan. 12 were Martyn and Florence, en i- the Rata in erecting the club bouse. Mountford : Ask him what were the assets vested by out) route to Dayton. Though their berth la the actual value of the item? interested In now? ot the organization In June, 1911. f' Q. What Q. Are you the Rats was smashed '--'. A. I can only give you. my opinion. Mr. A Yea. The referee refused, Buggestlng that Myers both escaped without k Referee. Q.' You were forcibly ejected In 1912 but ask tbat question. injury and opened on schedule time. fev Q. What is that? you are still interested? Mr. Myers : I think the witness can tell what Isaac W. McMahan, of McMahan fe A. That it Is worth $200,000. A. Very much so. Coye did with the assets. '•"^' and Jackson, Q. How do you base that? Q. You say you are a charter member? Referee: Do you know of any diversion of managers of the Gift's A. They represent control of the White Rat A. Yes, a charter member of the White funds ot this organization? and other picture houses in Cincin- an :Olub bouse fumliure. Also we have begun Rate Union of America. A. I was not In the confidence of tbe officers, n.ati and Mrs. McMahan, were bruised 4MJtron for conspiracy against certain persona Referee: What is this all about? but I can say that In the time referred to In in the collision of two New York ^tor taking away the club house, and a learned Mr. Myers: If you give me time, I'll get to 1911 I have the word of Mountford that moneys Cen- tral trains 'member of the law advises me that we have It. were stolen. He would have to answer that near Batavia, N. Y., Sun- very good chince. to get at I have It In a letter from Mountford to me and a . .». Referee: You said you would try day night. Nate Levine, of the Cin- Q. But the present value is nothing. Isn't it? the disposition of the funds. also one from aim to Major Doyle. Tbey are part citinati branch of Metro Pictures Cor- A. No, 1 wouldn't say that. I wouldn't Mr. Myera: I hope to. I am not Intereetad In his handwriting. poration, has K^Wlth the stock. There la $28,000 worth of fur- In Mountford. Q. Have you them here? wired to learn whether ^^tnje eonoemed. Q. What do you mean, a charter member? A. Yes, sir. Mrs. Jennie Levine, New York 'City, Q, How 1» that? the granting of the Referee: Mr. Mountford, do you admit this , ^^ D^ Veaux explained one of the dead, is his aunt.' A. We never assigned our interest in the charter by the A. F. L. and aald bis name was is a letter written by you to Major Doyle? iornltare; we only assigned the lease. That second on tbe list and that he was not Inter- A. It is true. sold the present teaanta and The referee thereon' read into iinmitnre was by ested In the White Rats of America (but tbe the record a "Letter" People Sailing Acroas. stolen from us. White Rats Union of America). portion of the Doyle letter. It was dated Ada May Weeks, at present with Mr. Sapioaky: There was a trust mort- Q. Did you furnish your affidavit volun- March 23, 1914, and waa written on Broadway "Listen > Lester," is negotiatmg with tarily, or did you go to the district attorney Central stationery. In it was atated: us. T A. Yea, but the title remains with and offer it? "Ab to the postal card, you are the original Albert de-Courville for a part in the f such alleged claims, la finding Referee : Outside of (The referee prevented an answer.) Sherlock Holmes for out the unknown forthcoming piece to be staged at the anything? Is it an asset of sources of Income namely, writing 'tha stock worth Q. You attended all of these hearings here, (my) — London Hip. .'TAlue. or is it Boiiething valuable in your moral sentimental mush for the great Ameri- except when you were In St. Paul last sum- Johnny mer. You helped the petitioner all you could? can publla . . . They are saying as you Dooley has accepted de asset Y< A. 1 think It is an A. All I could, yes air. know that Golden died from his efforts and Courville's terms for the same show tbe stand. &v; Barry De Veaux then took • Q. What id your occupation? work for tbe Rats. What a thing to have the and sails for London the last week in Mr. Saplnsky : You were a member of by the A. F. V. to or-' died for to sell $200 worth of booze in a A. I am employed April. week. . . . Rub the stealing of the funds : White Rats? ganize (or the Alliance for Democracy and ' : A. Yes, one of the charter members. Labor. down his (Wormwood'sJ throat All of them Q. At what time? Tbe referee again Interposed, wanting to are guilty, and when the smash comes some Adele Rowland Leaves Hitchcock. ' A. Prom the latter part of 1009 to 1012, know the purpose pt tbe questions. Myera re- one will go to Jail. It Is another Selgel of Chicago, Jan. 15. • Q. Did you attend the meetings? plied he had a right to orosa examine on the the dry goods case—bankrupt for five years weeks, when sxT^ All ot them except for two affidavit and kept going by the little coming In and Adele Rowland left the Raymond in Atlanta representing the White Rats jockeying the funds." ;X was Referee to Myers : Is this an attempt to en- Hitchcock show, "Hitchy Koo, 1918," tbe convention of the American Federation The letter to De Veaux from the Hottman ttX lighten the court as to the location or tbe at St. Labor. House In the same year had Louis Saturday. She returns to 5t _ , ^ ^ dlspoeltlon of the funds? present when the club house "Talking vaudeville in Q. Were you Mr. !.Iyor8: No—one can get to It In one yesterday with District Attorney New York next week, finvfta suggested? question. Moss' secretary, whose name Is ZInn. He said booked by the Ha'rry Weber oflSce. I was; that was In 1911. he knew you and Barry well. The case Is "A. Q. (to De Veaux) : Were you so employed any resolutions to raise The Hitchcock show is playing in Q. Were there by the A. F. !>. since these proceedings began again adjourned (to investigate the Rats) till flunds? before? Friday. So you go over and see htm and get Kansas City this week. or i A.- Absolutely nona Referee: This is too much. Barry to do so. Tell him ot the great pub- present when It was propoeed Q. Were you Mr. Myers: I am sincere. Mr. Saplnsky licity in it and also of the conversion of funds the mortgage? VOLUNTEER SHOWS. f to raise funds to secure said the question was an Insult to the Intel- and hbw you beat them on the resolution and };'; resolution was submitted but was A. The ligence ot all and the Rata' counsel replied It then they threw you out." (Both letters were (Continued from page 8) tbat per cent, I4«feated. It was proposed 25 was as far as Mr. Saplnaky was concerned. In De Veaux'a affidavit) initiation funds be set aside for The Stage Women's War Relief fur- ^of the dues and Q. What waa your motive in coming to Q. Do you Icnow anything about the Asso- S'a mortgage on tbe club house. ciated Actresses? nished two entertainments Jan. 10 and these hearings? Mr. Saplnsky objected, Tbe , O'Brien aub- f* U- !>« you recall that Mr. referee said be didn't care why De Veaux A. No; and no one does. At no time waa. 12. At Colonial Base Hospital Jan. 12 brief setting forth tbat it was illegal report made on the A. A, A. They did not at- mltted a came, and that It might have been io murder the entertainers were Virginia Bas- '1)6 use such funds thus? Mountford. De Veaux said be hoped the tend meetings and did not vote. submitted by Mr. O'Brien sard, Ruth Lyde, Jack Ferny and A. Yea, a brief was court would impress on tbe press he wasn't Val Trainor then took the stand. at the third read- and read oy Will J. Cooke there for any such purpose. Mr, Saplnsky: You heard Mr. De Veaux Amelia Summerville, with Miss Bed- forth tbe lag ot the reaolutlon. The brief set Mr. Myers thereupon gave up the croes-ex- testi^ as to what went on at tbe meetings. Is mann as accompanist. At the Sea- outside their charter rights Bats could not go amlnatlon, saying tbe court upheld all of Mr. that correct? not mentioned In men's Institute Jan. 10 Ruth Lyde, Vir- ilior engage In any business Saplnsky's objections and he couldn't lay a A. Yea, only more so. was out of ithe diarter; that the resolution foundation. Mountford again coached in the questioning, ginia Sassard, Amelia Summerville ~ ler. I stated, too, at the time that I had suggesting that Trainor be asked if he knew Saplnsky remarked "that rich." and Captain Mrs. Graham appeared. gone to Albany and examined the charter Mr. was about the resolution Introduced by Ed White (and found no right therein to engage In any De Veaux stated to the court he knew a tor 25 per cent, ot the dues, and was it not in- iauch business, I declared that If the reso- great many mtsstatementa had been made at troduced by O'Brien & Malevlnsky. It was put. The Carola Five, Bob Fisher, Bob llluUon carried I would use the right of the hearings within the last year and a half. A. I don't Imow. White wasn't capable of Cohen, Billy Osrael, George Robinson which I believe the present pro- Referee: All right Mr. De Veaux, can you It I know brief Ivlaltation, drawing a was submitted and and Arthur Leydecker, are at present ''i«eedingB resulted from. state briefly the relations between the Rats read by Cooke. stationed at Brest, France, and Q. Tbat was in 1012, after the club house union and the Realty Co.? (Myers objected, Referee : Do you know of meetings when have llwae started T saying the witness was not a member during tbe club house was proposed? been there for the past six months en- A. Yes, air. the tune of the affiliation.) A. Yes; there was a lot of talk about tbe tertaining the convalescent. Q. Didn't Waters state before tbat, tbat no De Veaux : I was a member and had a right need of a club house. That was about a year SJRat funds were to go Into the club house? to know those things. I was a member of the before I was unceremoniously expelled. Part A. Yes. Mountford had left the Rata In affiliations and I was interested In tbe dis- of the members were for It and part against It The Stage Women's War Relief will It was stated by Waters position funds, especially It September, 1011, and of tbe since was Q. What was the result ot these objections? give the following performances Jan. [^ift'Tlan had been devised tbat tbe club house a labor union and funds were supposed to be A. A good part of the members did not lij^lWould be paid for by Individual subscriptions. Uiied In defense of Its members. Chicago want Rat money Invested In the club house. 19 for Army and Navy men: "Keep iSH Q. Who Introduced the resolution? members told me funds were Invested In the Q. Was a resolution Introduced? It To YouYself," at the 39th Street '"] A, Ed B. White. The wording was in such club house even before the resolution was sub- A. No; It was talk; just Idle talk. theatre; "Tillie" at the Miller theatre. Ifood language tbat I was susptclous, coming mitted. I was convinced even after the O'Brien Q. Do you recall what officers stated that from a prize fighter. I said the resolution brief was submitted tbat things were being no money was going Into the club house? Five rows of the orchestra and the i^lght be all right, if It were left to a referen- run by a coterie of officers. A week after tbe A. Yes ; Waters, McCree and Cooke. At one .lower bo?ces ..will. reserved, for . be. .^'MttD vote. They replied It would not .be Pflit brief was ntubm^tfteti «J%d after I- had b«&n «x> tins?) McSrtw got ouv of tlfe ehulr-wheii be wounded men until seven o'clock. '4iS!'eo'B 'feferendiim vote, and Cooke declared it polled, Mountford met Mr. O'Brien on the Veaux brought up the brief against the club -u.lrould go through despite my opnosltlon. I street and said "It was a rougu deal on De house scheme and sal^: "To hell with the y,',tftld him to go to It and I would go to it It Veaux." The answer was that after I fought lawyers. We arc not lawyers, we are actors. ' liwaa to l>e an amendment to the constitution. my way through the courts the cluu house I've sworn this club house will be bulU, and bv : I i' Referee When did you know ot tbe forma- would be built read ot this Investigation, God It will be, and you won't stop It," meaning jHlon ot the Realtv Co.? and Mr. Saplnsky's name appeared. I called De Veaux. A. Tbe first I knew waa from an announoe- on him, telling him I bad some interesting Q. Did Mr. O'Brien or Mr. Malevlnaky make in the Player. facts and made the affidavit Mr. M][ers Just In- statementa on the building of the club house ? ^ " ' T'-'^ '^77^ 7^"r.v-r;?s:'3 y:V7- iv ';T?;-'»«?^ ?:'=' ^~•-'.w^"^77,!^r^^iW3;^'•;;^J«?g:^ "TT" VARIETY TREASURER IS BACK. STOCKS CLOSING. %! IS. The Shea Players, opening at the IN PARIS Chicago, 111., Jan. vj Carl Randolph, who gave up his posi- Worcester, Worcester,.. Mass., Labor' 1| ..tion. as treasurer of Cohan's Grand to Day, has disbanded. The house will % Paris, Jan. S. succeeding 5 and $75,OOOfor the last S, enter the army, returned to Chkago play road attractions, with J. F. Shea :j^ "Rhodope," another kind of modern a total of $1,425,000 for the term. last week and resumed his old posi- • . manager. .. ' .':::-M Prior to the erection of the present tion, succeeding Gene Quigley, who Greek operetta, by Gabriel Ferrier and, building the lot was occupied by the supplanted him during his absence. Choudens, with music tiy Louis Ganne, Columbia Theatre, destroyed by fire. Quigley immediately stepped into the WOODWARD REORGANIZES. ; first presented at Monte Carlo, has position of company manager of "She Spokane, Jan. IS. ^^ Walks in Her Sleep," which closed its been vevived at the Theatre des Varie- REPERTOIRE OF PLAYLETS. engagement at the Princess Saturday The Woodward Players, _ at the ' tcs, with Harry Baur and Mile. Exiane. St. Paul, Jan. IS. night and departed for Cincinnati. Woodward, Spokane, reorganized with Ganne personally conducts. The Little theatre is shortly to re- the withdrawal of the Walter Arling* open with three one act plays. The ton interest in the company. A proceeds of the first performance are ZIEGFELD IN FLORIDA. shake-up in the personnel occurred Jacques Richepin and Yves Mirande last week, to go to a fund for the blind veterans Flo Ziegfeld has rented a house at when O. D. Woodward have consented, after having stood on assumed control. The players leaving of the war. Palm Beach, where' he is to go this their dignity, to call their risky version The playlets selected are "Maid of week, remaining there for about seven were: Joseph Lavaliere, Lucile Lava- France" by Harold Brighthouse; "Close liere, Josephine Genaro, Mayme of "Lysistrata" (a title first contested weeks. the Book" by Susan Glasstell, and "A Arlington, Billie Hirsch, Thomas Paw- by Maurice Donney) by the name of Matter of Duty," by Mrs. Richard Bur- ley, William Morse. New players "La Grave des Femmes d'apres Aris- ion. PLAYERS IN KHAKI. arrived from the east. "Mam'zelle," a French farce, is current. , ..,.- tophane" ("Aristophane's Strike of William Harris, Jr., is engaging prin- cipals for George V. Hobart's comedy .:'r?.M Women"). It is a very liberal, up-to- LEGIT HOUSE IN TAMPA. V "Our Own Boys." The locale of the date adoption of the Greek comic poet's The LaBelle Amusement. Co., Her- Frazee Needs Operatic Star. play is France and it is a war play in bert LaBelle representative, is build- Frazee bi^;^ famous comedy, written for Cora La-* the sense that all the men characters Harry has purchased a, ing a legitimate playhouse in Tampa, drama for early parcerie, for the Renaissance. The sub- are in khaki. an production and is|_ Fla., which will play traveling com- looking for a grand opera star iyhqt|p ject will form an important^cene in the binations next fall. has the ability to act as well as sing;.^'^ Seating capacity, 2,000. so-called new revue to be mounted by The piece is due to go into rehearsal'; Ruth ClTattecton London Poaiibility. Baratta at the Folies Bergere after De shortly. .-. -...'^^...^...^i" It is said William Harris, Jr., would Coarville's "Ziz-Zag" has terminated its "See You Later" Delay. like" Ruth Chatterton to play the prin- -i ' cipalrole of~-"East Is West" in Lon- Will Regulate Office BuiMIngi. successful run. . Chicago, 111., Jan. 15. don, and that Mr. Harris has approach- • The Comstock, Elliott Gest show, Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan.' 15. & ed her manager, Henry Miller, with 'See You Later," featuring T. Roy As the result of a -fite -WhicIi^M such a proposal. An interior view of the Moulin Rouge Barnes, was again postponed, and the destroyed the Sauer Building in Penn Last week Mr. Miller and Miss Chat- p ballroom will form one of the principal La Salle, the firm's Chicago house, avenue last week, when lo persons ttrton played five towns in New Eng- -jl scenes in the new version of the Casino vacated by the Rock and White dis- .lost their lives and 19 others werei^ de Paris revue. door, land to a gross of $8,700. Miller is . Next where Rot- appointment, will be dark until' mid- severely injured, has caused Coronerlifj booking about three weeks in the tembourg is in charge at the Apollo, week. Wiltiam Elliott came on here Jamison to request the council to passi south. , the rather ordinary operetta, "La Reine to attend rehearsals, and it is reported An ordinance prohibiting picture iXril Joyeuse," is also doing splendid busi- ihat a new leading woman is being changes occupying buildings in the-'l ness, the receipts for the first month in congested parts of the city. ;;^ put in. Winona Winter was rushed - Hammer JO VARIETY i.«.iii.r.v.i«(.«.i.v.ivi.«.i.v.t.v'v.i.«.i«i.<*i«:i.vi.«i.«i.v.Hvi.vr.v.i.v.i«ivi«.i.«.i*/; THE SONG THAT'S Words by ALEX. SULLIVAN • KISSES Lyrio hy Musio bjr HERE'S HLBX. SULLIVAN (The Sweetest Kisses Of p) LYNN(X)WAN JACK Profess! YOUR Moderato e cautabile COPY Profeb iJ'f J ri|- riiJ'fi J,i f r ^ m Ever since the world bo - gao,. Kiss-es faavebeentenqiiuig Er-'ry-one just loves to kiss, Ey-Vy lad and ev - "ry JIMMIL NewEn^< ^ i=J: ' Write or Wire ^p > T ^m f iW ^|)i^'»r ^ i-gjg =J==4 I A. —^^ Your Key Elt3t 3i: m m f i ^^P m "ITTIJ for Chicagi man, ^ Though kiss-es have ^Iped to makohis-to-ry Itk fun-^y}u>v diff -'rent they can be._ Orchestration miss,— Though tnan-y are bash • ful, we know,itstrue,They allloretheirhigs and kiss-es too. /r NAT ^si ^ ^^ St. Lou ^^^^^ ^ f ^ ^ ^ P > Aj /?\ '^fc [' p? ^ I # ^ ^ SAM CHORUS Philadelp SEVERAL ^m i i ^"f ^ I I ' -^ ^ There's the kiss that you get from B^ • 1^,. Ther^the kiss. OBBLIGATOS m ^ m ^m^rt ^^ ^ Pf^^ IT\ pf V J Band an NOW READY ^^F >=:x 3^ $ =P ^ ^ Copyright MCHXVni by MCCaithy A Fiiher, Iac.224W.46t|>StT«et, New York City IntemtiUonat CopifHght Seeuni Alt Jtfghts BturvU ATTENTION, Orchestra Leaders r-We also publish BOSTON CHIMQO PHILADELPHIA 141 Trensnt Graittf Open Keith's Thnitre lllkCARTHr& Streel Hone BIdg. Bld{. FISHER, lH0.r^^M^ EVERYBODY'S LIPS Music by LYNN COWAN I I i' J I I I I I I EXTRA CHOMS r I I r I J f Tr .^ that yoa get firom Dad,. There's the kiss. that yon get from There's the kfsi that they get In Engljuid Therc^s the klia that they get -in Fkaaee There's the klae ,of Italian sweethearts They can win. yoa with a glance. There's the kiss that they get In Belglani, Other kisses they'll recall. Bnt the kisses onr Yanks will get when they come honi|B Are the sweetest kisses of all. - Moth er,. That's the first real , kiss yon had,. Ther^ths EXfucmiis There's the kiss from the yonng Ueatenant There'U-be one frohi the Captain, too; There's the kiss from the Major General— That's some idss, Vm. telling yon; There's the kiss from oar dear top sergeant And the corporal yoall recall, 'J «!' *, r l itJ ^ Bnt the kisses yoa get from the doogh kiss. .of a ten-der meet yott^re boy, oh boy. ^^m They're the sweetest kisses of all. ''^ j ^ y A Hundred Other xc ' i I n f l f ' ^ r "r 'r "r r r ^^f eaU,. But the kiss-es I get ftrom you sweet -heart, Are the Choruses ^ ^ I'a. 3 SPECIAL p qp' $ I, ^ i r J I xc ^S D.S. sweet- est kiss>es of all. Tfaen's the all. A A * —-- VERSIONS ^ ^^ 8 ' m ' D.S. A A . , i J *A AJL GALORE j -1 ^ »p /a ^ :^ 31= f^^ rr s m j i^ ^ ^ m KissM. 2 V? iYS CHASING RAINBOWS," from "Oh, Lookr JOSEPH mithntiml; OMwir iitii 124 W. 46lh St., NEW YORK QEO. A. FRIEDMilN, OsRiral MiMgir h . . VARIETY Edwards ft LaValle Murray Hill HAMILTON, CAN. C & S McDonald Hodklna-Paatages, Broeklym WEEK. The De Lyons Rogers ft Jones BILLS NEXT Loew Violinsky 2d half Marie Straub Co 19.) Fealey Steiner Trio DALLAS, TBX. OKLA CITY. OKLA (Continued from pago Dura & Liberty Cherry & Stanley Cornalla Sisters Beth Challiss 2d half - JeSersoB Kr.emka Bros Zeno Jordon Harris & Billiard 2d half "Eterethlng But T" Nai BurnB Xia Dalla Wheeler ft Potter FolUes BIB & LeRoy Fields & Arthur La Vine Co F & J Smith Mahoney & Rogers Godfrey Jhn'n throngh Regal ft Mack O Handworth Co De & Fred Rogers Booked AuB Woodchoppers Gill & Veak _ "Pinched" Frank Bush Slierman Van ft H Britt Wood Du Bois & Miller HOBOKBN, N. J. BarnoldB Dogs Camp Dick Orches Juna Salmo Williams S^ Taylor the Loew S Dominoes LOS ANQELES ROCHBLLE, HOUSTON, TEX. SAN ANTONIO. The Toto's 2 White Steppers NEW Priaee Hip FRANCISCO flll) N. Y. Tcxaa vine SAN MARCUS LOEW (Three to Artaine Arthur La Co Casino 2d half Leew Royal BolB Miller Jackie ft Billie Cross Du & (Sunday opening) - Fenwick Sisters 5 Martins Kramer & Marlon & Wlllard Afency Chas Moratl Co Fennell & Tyson 3 Dusenberrys Barron & Burt Wm Cahlll Green Williams & Taylor Pntaam BnUdtav. N. Y. Oty Under- Harry First Co Paris Red Pox Trot Alvarada Hyland 3 Wastika & "He'8 a Devil" The Toto's Kirkellos study 2d half De Mlchele Bros 2d half 3 MVSKOGEE. a Minute" Boomer & Saunders (Two to flll) Evelyn ft Dolly OKLA. "Mile Howard & Scott NBW YOBK Gordon & Day MEMPHIS, TENN. Knapp ft Cornelia Broadway WAGO, TBX. Rogers & Jones Hip AmericaB JenkB & AUeik Lyceum (One to flll) (19-20) OrpheoBS Military Dancing 8 (Sunday opening) •Bameralda J K Emmett Co •Prevost ft Goelet SO. BBTHLEHBBk, 3 DeGarros Rekoma ,^ „ ~ Arthur Alton Madallne Miller Co The Leigh tons Lowell FA. MoNa'ra Permalne & Shelly Eldora Co Stokes *H«nnon & H Hodge & Clinton & Mins Betty BroBlUB & Brown Collnl's Dancera O'Neill & Backett Loew R Whitaker Co Jo Flynn's SACRAMENTO Bthelma Sisters Jenks & Allen De Kalb Carl Roslni Co P George Raines & Goodrich Empire Comedy 4 Hip Dave- & laiUan CoUnl'8 Dancers Selbinl & Grovlnl 2d half Fenwick Sisters Dennissawn Dane a Kuma 4 Loretta Gertrude Dudley Co •Casson & Moran DuRy & Montague Bernard & Flnnerty Barron & Burt Wells ft Fisher The Nagyfya •"DoublecroBsed" Bullow'8 Birthday J & J Laughlin Wastika ft Under* "Mystic Garden" Lew Wells The Lelghtona Halley & Noble Geo Rosener study Bob MiUeten STOCKTON The Norrellos Barry & Layton Ross Wyse Co 3d half Booked Throngli Jaketa Bros half .2d half 2 White Steppers 2d half Hip 2d MONTREAL ., the Robl) & Stewart Gagnell & Mack Loew "Days of Long Ago" Krayoma Co "Pinched" ClrcuB Patsy Doyle Lily Garden (Two to flll) Clark Sisters HllUard *HU1'B Geo & Herbert La Couver Harris & Lea HorcbantB Woolf ft Stewart Sol Berns SFRINOriELD, B. S. MOSS Fields & La Delia Voyage" Conrad ft Mayo Chas Mack & Co MASS. Vernon Co Ware Marvin "Bon Greuit Bally Surles & Wentworth Hill & Ackerman Wilklns Broadway fill) Lola WllkinB & Choy Ling Lee Co (One to Harried Life Palace Smith & Troy •Wellington ft S Ave^ H. Y. City. Fabrlni Burns 729 7tk SAN DIBGO 2d half Pajrton & Blckey Martini & NEW ORLEANS Nat (Same as Sacra- Prank Terry Gill ft Veak Hip •Taylor Trio Cieaccnt Shaw Duo mento, 1st half) (One to flU) Fox Benson Co (Sunday opening) Mattoney & Rogers Victoria (One to fill) Musical Chrysties 8 Dominoes NEW YORK Ernest Dupllle half H & A Scranton 2d half Hold en ft Herron 2d Haailltoa Bernard & Scarth Patsy Doyle Wm Cahlll •DeVeaux Dell & J 8 Herbert Girls Juggling Nelson "Some Baby Max Tishman, attached to the Ar- PlrBt Co Watkins & Wms. •l»wry & K Harry Fagg & White Carlisle & Romer FHILAOBLPBIA thur Horwitz office since last May, is Harris & Morey Frank Morrell Co Nettie Carroll Tr C & S McDonald Charlie Rellly Alkaaibia * North staff. "Bnbmarlne F-7" 3 Walters 2d half Violinsky Singers Midgets Harry Batchelor now with the Meyer Zd bait (One to mi) - - •Dane's McDonalds Steiner i (One to fill) Friend & Downing Orovinl Faitoa TORONTO Selbinl ft Hodge & Lowell (2d half Robinson Baboons "Help by Alf Grant Ganell ft Mack Carl RoBini Co Yonace Al Tucker The. Adolphe Singer act, „ , 2d half ft Noll Dix ft Dixie Arnold & Taylor Cardo O'Neill & Baskett Harris & Manlon Dreams the Enemy," has been sold to . Dan Thornton Vaugh & Barry ft Lavton Alf Grant Prevost & Goeler Calvin & Singers Midgets Frank Parron Gracey. Submarine F-7 Hill Ackerman Co PROVIDENCE, R. L Walton & Keating Jefferson Ed BlondeU Co lilaeola 8a 2d half Bawry Great Howard Bayes ft England Keys Fallows Oswald Crohs Romalna Fequo ft 3 Herbert Sis Adele Jansen Vaughn & Dreams The production of "A Dislocated Jessie Reed Duffy ft Montague Watkins & Wms Golden Troupe Three Chums Co _ Co Ed BlondeU Honeymoon" will play the Apollo, At- Ed F Reynard Co Robt H Hodge Harris ft Manlon Joe Cook Walton & Francis Jessie Reed Donald Sisters Billy Reeves Co lantic City, Jan. 23-25. Kenney & HoUis Wanriek (Three to fill) Rogers & Barrett id bait Kenney ft HoUis Booked Throag 2d halt Mslean Troupe KUUe Duo Evelyn ft Dolly Cooper & Gordon half Hale and Patersoo and the Dixie- Paglta 2d Knowles ft Huret* Mack & the Martine & Clinton Robinson Baboons land Jazz Band expect to leave shortly Bullowa's Birthday Frank Morrell Co BrosiuB & Brown Lexey & Rome flll)_ for London. B ft B Wheeler (One to PANTAGES (Five to flll) "After the Show" Martini ft Fabrlnl 2d half Rcgcat Friend & Downing OMcley 8q V ft C Avery Oreoit Al Tucker Danger D McQrew KUtle Duo Ben Lynn Dayton Mile. Bianca and Co. have been en- „ ^ York aad CUeage Ofleca Devoy & Glob* Knowles ft Hurst Wise Troupe New Martine & Clinton Brewster gaged for the Fantages Circuit, to Life (Two to ftlf) Married Burns & KIssen Harklns ft McClay open Feb. 2 at Minneapolis. Lola Wentworth ATLANTA. GA. Selma Braatz Co Wheeler Cbalfonte Sisters B ft B Grand BCTTB Jack LaVier (One to flll) Cramer Barton ft S "Bon Voysse^' Bisset ft Scott Paatagea J T Ray Co 2d half "What a Night" Jake Lubin picked Lakewood as a 8d half Allman & Woods Helen Moretti Bayes England Morln (18-21) & Aubrey ft Rich place to lay off from Tuesday until Weston ft *M Prince & Girls (Same bill plays 3 BuUowa Girls Harry Bond ft Co Cook & Loreni Harry Tenney Co Jimmy Lyons Anaconda 22; Mis- SALT LAKE Three Chums Doyle 0> this coming Monday. Fletcher John T Dononue ft Equillo-.BroB soula 23) Pantasca Dick Knowles Merlin c;ardo ft Noll 2d half Meyakos •The Owl" Archer Belford 4 & Tango Shoes Lnescher has returned to the Sam Hearn Arthur Lloyd Sen Murphy The Toungers (One to fill) PA. Mark exranton F F0TT8VILLB. H ft A PernikofC Rose Bal Regal & Moore Reeves ft Gay'r Sis BROOKLYN BlysodrBme Hippodrome, from Atlantic City, where Delaaeey St Bartramm ft 8 Murphy & Klein Tom Edwards Bros FUtbnsh Nakae Japs he has been since the early part of Plcard Walsh ft Bentley Love & Wilbur Swan & Clifford Harry Bond Co Bernard & Scarth Arnold ft Taylor (One to fill) Taylor ft Correl] last week. Hank Brown Co OALGARY, CAN. Nora Kelly Co Ernest Dupllle AVOUBTA, OA. PnntageB SAN DIBGO Dick Knowles "Some Baby" Van ft Carrie Avery Hodjeaka Delton Madlena ft D Paatagea 2d haU Sam Hearn "Here Comes Eva" Rath Bros Ethalyn and Jack Fowler, who ap- Cornelia Arthur Lloyd Ned Norworth. Co (Two to fill) Rawson ft Clare Knapp ft PernlkoS Rose Bal Morris & Shaw Spencer Charters (^ peared on the Ziegfeld Roof a few 3d half Provol Oaborn 2d half Bartram & &»xton Old Time Darkies Ruth Selma Braatz Co Weston ft Ellne weeks ago, are now on tour with "The •Bsmeralda _ Bentley Happy J Gardner Circus •Harmon & H Walsh ft Selma Braatz Douglas Devoy & Dayton B Bouncer Kiss Burglar." (One to fill) Sampson & KIssen 8. BBTHLEHBM. •Ftske ft Fallon DENVER Hayatakl Japs Burns & •"DouWecroBsed" 2d half PaataKea Jansen FA. Pentell ft Cecil SAN^rRANCISCM) Palace Halley ft Noble "Oh That Melody" Paatages (Two to fill) Jo Paige Smith is returning home' Joe Cook Barlow ft Bennett 6 Vlrslnia Steppers Klnzo Prospect is expected (One to flU) (Sunday opening) Ward via New Orleans where he Nattonal Mr ft Mrs N Phil'ps Paul Lavere & Bro Lew International 9 "Nowadays" to catch the S. S. Momus sailing around Parlse BALTIMDRB, BUD. Nan Gray Jack Goldle Yen Wan Hippodrome Archer & Belford ad half 12. Harry Tenney Co Man Keeney & K 6 American Girls Jan. Stewart Roy ft Arthur "Her Name Was" Al ft Leah Belle WooU ft EDMONTON, CAN. P Tinney's Players Carlton Conrad ft Mayo Bill Pruitt Wells (One to fill) Ubert Paatages Fields & half Torcat'B RooBters for a Walters Doris Hardy Co "Magazine Girls" & Adelaide 2d Edith Rose, who has been casting Irving Henry Donald Sisters TRENTON, N. J. Sd half McC & McConneli & Slmp'n SEATTLE Famous Players features, is now in the Bros "What Women Can Charles Martin State Street Ficard Van ft Vernon / Paatages charge Sisters Do" His Alibi Henry Marshall Co office of Chamberlain Brown,in O'Neill ^ Joe Dealy & Sis LeRoy Talma ft B Frank Farron Nevlns ft Brwood BIRMINGHAM. Lew Wilson G Van Dyke & Bro "Some Doctor" of booking picture players. ALA. flll) Torcat'B Roosters Bd F Reynard Co OT. FALLS. MONT. Will Santon Co (One to Ocvaeam Bllon BALTIMORE, MD. (One to flll) McDonalds Paatages Santuccl 2d half Harold Hevia, manager of Fox's aayton ft Clayton *Danc'g (31-22) Francis & Wilson Garden Bernard ft Flnnerty Troupe Barlow ft Bennett Ridgewood, Brooklyn, has resigned. Robb ft Stewart bill plays SPOKANE San Yee Laughlin (Same Alberts Chlsbolm & Breen Helen Vincent J & J Helena 28) Paatages Keefer & Mr. Hevia is going into another brand Morin *Geo Rosener HolUday & Neville Lew Ward Weston ft Pekinese Tr "Tallyho (Jirls" of amusements. Ryan & I VARIETY MianmisMBsamBaBHe! Mlaad Mtta rlckt OliMbnttsc ocmpur. Oraig Billy PItzgcrald Dick Hardy Doris Jolion Hury Ub«l Julienne Scott and Nltoa Weieb are Croft Ruth PlUglbbon, Mr A Mrs B Harklns James Jones Archie lie etkra uUI ju* tblr supported bf Anden Cromwell Billy Florlgny Miss R Hart Billy & Girls Jones Bditb landtljpb, MtMl Wrlsht, Warren Cooka, Cromwell Will Ployd Lillian Harvey A Hantlon Jones Mr A Vn W "redeiiek W. Petera and little Bobby Cod- Oedl A Mack (8P) Poison Miss B (SP) Harris Adrletta Joass Mtlton 9 rfly. Oommlngs P h (8P) Preeman Mm J Harris Eddie Johnston Bowman Freemont Barton A Co Harris Johnaoa J Louts Fooee Anna Harris Val Jordan Betty A proposltloo has bean put up to tlie Dally John Hammond Fora P Harrison Claire L Jordan Pranda Haaita of tbe World" general offices In Htm Forbs Elaine Barria Marion Juiletts 'oit'for thla film to bo Ueted on tbe general S'Ardelne Jean « Daley J Forbes Blaine RartBIll K mnm plan for the smaller houses through- Fort H M Bart Hay Kamaka Chas R nt tba oountiT* Since the New York ahoir- . Dandy Ned Daniel Mary B FoBBe Louis J Bart Prank Kans Joe H ig H kaa been plariaf the bigger houses at Kashlwatant Dare Blllle Bliss Fontaine Aldor Bartman Bdw Jr O 2 and 11.60 top. The present offer Is a nice ' Foster pay Bartman Marie Kataluhl George ne and tuvolvea a large sum of money. The Darrell Bmlly Kay Daufortb Wm (Shorty) Francis Amy BarUball J N Claud ecUioD mar be toaotaed for It to go In tho Francis Bmm<^ Barvey M Mr & Mrs Kay Msndls eighborhood bouses at prioea less than a Davenport Prank A Davis Ots (Tel) Prands Milton Bastings Ben Kaymore Beiel Dawler Evelyn Miss Frank P J Bastings Etta Kayne Agnee Dayton Mae Frankles Al . Bastings Joe Keane Cbaa Keano Daile Mile 00 Fraaer J B Bassett Irene Gla^a Dealy Mrs Jimmy French James Baw Harry Keane A Golden Dsan Dora Preldkln Leo Btaw Barry Kearey Virginia Keating IXTTERS Decker Paul Prisco Hawthorne Lll Clara DeCoeta Mrs ' "Fiolio of Bath" Bayes Catherine Keefs Mat Wbm MndlBg ttir aati to TARIBTT, H Keene De Pord Prances Fukuda T Haynes Mr A Mrs J Cbaa •iftMi ManOierk. 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Edwards A Ward Green Billy latter Joka Can- Mlas BUlIe larhsdala Psarl Carrldc Btajor larlon Margaerlte Carroll Hany BUI Emma Kennedy Thomas A O lanes Oso Blward CarroirJoiMb S Hill Florence Kerr A Weatoa . lanea O Carroll Nettie LETTERS HInes Pred Kerry Pred laraea Un Oso Carter Morrison/ Hlng Prank O Kessner Ira It tamett Mrs D D Casslll Buster ia important that Variaty'a Hmkle Anna TJ. Kleet Jessie kuone DaaM Cas«y Bob profeaaiQBal raaders look through HInston Al King Blllle King Dottle larrstt Boae Cassell Stanley the Letter Liat weekly Hobart Montague taU A A1H« Cavanaogh h to ae« if Hodges Geo D King Oua lull Nick Caverly Prank maiit packages or telagrams nr* Bodge Barry King Lew • latea BlaaAa. Cecil Mildred being held for them at aap of Hoffman Frances King Mr A Mra J A . Kinsberg Jack J Mmaa Bin Ireoe 3 Chadwldc Cna Variety's offices. Hoffman Len •yard Victor % Chase BUly Halbrook Florence Klngsland Uadeleine ftys A BaglMd Croate UatUe Hobman Harry Klrkwood Blllle easley HIaa June Claire Marion Howard Euncle Kirkwood Wm eok.Pnd a Clare Cllvotta N Homes Frances Klleman Bdlth eeler Jamea H Clare Ida Bdwards A O'Nell Green Henry Horcblkin May Kline Jack ell Adelaide Clark Sisters EUne Grace Green Hany Horlock Dolly Ktasfl Max Blklns Pay & B Greenly A B HoBmer Helen F Knorr & Rella Bllepen Bue Grew William A HotchklBB Mary Kemp Roger Elliott Ceolle Grey Clarice Houghton P S KnopI GuB WHEN WRITING FOB MAIL Bills Veronica Grey Jacquelyn Howard & Graff Knox Wm O When writing to VARIETY for letters Elton Dawn OrlggB V B Howard Lartln Knowleton Welds advertised or In reference to mail deliv- Bmbe & Alton Oruvan Jobn Howard Martin Korey Mr ered care of it, place Mall Qerk on en- Emerson Cbaa w Ounther Ida Howard Peggy Koppe Sol velope if immediate attention is desired. Bplally Mrs Howard A White Kouns Mellle A Sara Wo postcards will be advertised. Bscardo Charles Howe Walter 8 Kowanda Mr A Mrs R Esmond Bva Howell Babe Krause Bama Espe & Dutton Hack Billy Hoyt Add Krember Thso ell Graoe Claric Al Esterbrook P Hackett Plorenoe Hoyt Prances Kronberg Loots rimoDt Hose clariE Gus Oloor Eujenle Mme Marie Haiford Julia Hudler Pred Kubllok Henri elncota. Vha Claik Haale Evans Babe Hagan Prank Hudson Belen L tltrak A Beltrah Clark Hany Corson Evans Jean Hahn Leon Hughes Lina LaByer A Uyen snder LUltaa Clark Henry Evans Mark Hajoa Hitcl Hughes Louisa Lambert Frank ninett Nellie Clark Hay Evans May Halbacb WInfred Hughes William Lambert Harry aason Miss Bennte Clark Sylvia Evellen David M Hall Bobby Hull Evora Langdon Hal mtell FVank Clay Bobble Everett Evelyn Hall BUly Sweed Humphries Harry Lone Ted sroher Rath Clement Horteaae Everette Mrs Myrtle Hall Camilla Huntley J H LeMasBon Celeste irlo MMte Clemnona. Ida Mrs Everett Sophie Hall Jock Hurst Frank Lamson A Douglas M«a V Oo CloBtoaa Jas Everette Flossie Hall Ray J Hynes A L Lane Henrietta trgarB La Clifford Bvelyn Hall J H Hyde Tommy Langdon H A Co trgere Viderir Clifford Ulltan P Halliday Geo W I Lsngdon J O aroard Jack Clifford Bessie Fagg A White Haltlday Will Ibrmark Tina Langdon Rose vnard Jnoe CIlDtOD Don FaTlB Hearld Hallo Eunice J. La Polllta Miss proard •- -- --•- <-•"---.•' Mqnw •H ttlJc- P rs-a!i JL»-v •4-.-.U.-,.- •"Jtaciia -A-- -tia-:RK3v5!ttrt- imard Panlthe Cracklee Vem Pay Btbel Johnson Halls Harvard James Lillian La Sba Sydney »Bon B C Craig Mrs Pete Peatber Princess Blue Hamilton Harry Jarkson Mrs Loval Ella Conroy Jabn P Ferguson Charles Hamilton Lydia Jenkin Walter La Vine Arthur Ver Billy Cook Jwlith Ferguson Vivian Hamilton Mabel Jenkings Mr Leake Millard F raari 44no Cooker A Owdon Perraros Ths Honey Edith Jenkins Walter L«feber Anna aok Morrle Connell Jack Ferris Eva Hanlon J A L Jennings Billy La Horn A Oupnoe ibbe Oaorge Cornell Pranoea Peyyey Prank Henna Jay Jericho Emie La Palletreau 5 La riMaeii y Pisld Boole Uannon WiUlam T Jerome Nat 8 La RIana Pnd )U B B Comotlah BliMr A Pllmore Russell Harder Wm Jerome A Carson Leake M P nd Hunr CowIeaR M Plaher Qeone Hardy Adsle Jeter Chas Leigh LUIe , . VARIETY. (NOVELLO) Closing the ishow at Keith's Palace, New York, This Week (Jan. 13) and Holding Them All In Just Finished Two Successful Years at New York Hippodrome and Two Years with PatJie Ldand Marton Lewis & Leona Norton ft Lee Patton Ooldwln lA Coete Harold Llndaey B B Norton ft May Pauncefort George I« Co8te D &A Lindaley Clifford C . Norwell Florence Paul Frank La Chert S Llrkman Harold Paulette Louise La Orange Jerome Llabman Harold Payton Claude Lo Hoen & Oupreece LltUeJobn F P Oatman Dot Pearce ft Burke Lamadrld Nlta. Lockett Lou GEORGE MENCE Pearson Will R O'Brien Joe (tel) Lai Hon Kim Lioftus Agnes FORMEBLT BOOKING BEPBB8ENTATIVB O'Brien Jack Peck Frank Lmig Uargaret Pelletier Pierce liamert 8 O'Connell Hutfi likne Ted Lapey & lApey Odds A Ends Co Pena Jack Lorette ft ix>rette Langdott Cecil O'l^eech Bdward Peque Effle Langdon. Hal Lorimer Uay BEEHLER- JACOBS AGENCY Perclval Mabel Oliver Harry Lomer CHrta Perry Helen Langdon Oliver OllTS L Langley Jack Lorraine Edna Perry Hattie WISHES TO ANNOUNCE Olsmlth MaiT 1* La Port Joe Lorraine BanuB Omar UUdred Perry Joe Louden Janette La Vera Ur He is now in a position to arrange time in the Middle Wes^ also O'Nell Bma Peterson Betty I/eClair Haggle Co Lowe ft Wilsco O'NeUl Faye Peterson Carl Iiefdwr Anna liore Ruth Pantages Circuit for standard acts. / _, ^ Petrie Al O'Neill ft Womsley Lendte Ann t«Tera Beetrloe Peyton Louise Orrem ft Drew Loverldge UllUa ' La Pearl Rcr Orton Ruby Philbrock ft Deveau Blondell Luby Bidna 1006 CONSUMERS BLDG., CHICAGO La Pearl & Owen Jack (Tel) La. Rue Grace Lucille Ulss Phillips Ida Lanrent A Mra Lucille ft Cockle Philips Mabel La Vaughn Preeton Luppe John Murray Philips Qoff Manning Doll McLean Joeepblne MontgomeiT ft Peny Ltom Leaoh Hannab Lund Zana Murray Lawteooe Page Al Philpot Margaret. Marmon Jack HoNamarie Tedie Monford Rose Psgulln Cecils Leede Hannab Lunette Halzle Mangean Hunar-B Picard Bamum Lyie Harris Jack McNamarte Nellie Moore Robert W Faguin Jose Iiee Dick ft Hangean Carry McMahoa Bra Hurray Ldals Pettyjohn Chas Lee Harnr Lyons Jack Moore Eddie PaUrey Hall ft Brown Piatt Livingston Marinette Al McMann Harry Murray Paitf J - Laura Roeallnd HacMadon Ntdt Moon Katherlne Palln Leni^ Play Jules Lee Marobmont Russell McPherson Uorray Paul Max Mack Bebe T Sandy Moon ft Uonia Palmer Clara Lee Marks Frank McQuarle Mr A Mrs Moore John Murray FenOr Potter W O Le F^e Anna Mack Drena Uumy-Bcfbert - Palmer Gaston Polert Rene MarguUe Veronica MoWaters ft l^von Moore John O Mack A Earl - Falmore Lew Leipzig Hn L Markham H J Molloy Harold Mutter A- Polo Gab Leigh Llole Mack Olile Moore Victor Falolol John Potter Marquis Vincent MelTlUe Flo Murtter ft Cftipenter BlUy Lelghton Bert Mack Floyd Morley ft MeO Sisters Paido Edmund K Paulter Walter Marion James J Menard Celena Myers ft Umq Lemke Ann Made Molly -A Montgomery BIr ft Mrs Parker -B D Powers Bdlth Marshall Ddw Mennette ft Bidelll Leonard Frank Mack ft Vincent Wm Parter Ruth Torrence Marshall Oeorge Mennie Ur Pratt Hollister Leonard Orace Mack Wilbur Montague ft Dn8y Paricer Texas Proctor L Martin Adeline Merltai Jack Morarieo Oeorge wm Leonard Jamea Mack Mr ft Bfrs W Nagel Geo Parry Bertram H Preston Claudia Martin Johnny Merrill Bessie MorattI CSias Leonard OliTette Mack ft Williams Naramure RqbmII Pariree Lee Pressler Dolly Marsh Chaa MIchelene ' Ctaas MacKinnon Cordellia L Vera Moray Luollle Patereon Slgne Le Roy Marolojh Nathan Al Presslar Venetta he Verne Bobby Magnes Al Oaroia Meyers Belle Moreland Onuje ParriBh A Peru Mason Bdw J Meyers Oeorge Nederrleter Floyed Priem Vander Will Lewla Harry Mahoneys Wm A W Morettl Helen ' Pariier S D Prince Al Mason ft Owynne Miles Nelson BUly U Lewla Malnes Blsle Mr ft Mrs H Morgan Jim ft Settle H R Mathews Hazel Millard Chuck Nelson Bddle Lei Ada Major Carrlok Morgan ft Orey May Evelyn Millard Bthel Nelson Frank Makarenke Mr ft Mrs C Morgan Leone LUtIelabn& The Mayer David Nelson HUdA Leonard Joe H D Miller Alice Morgan Leslie Mayne Blizabeth Miller Fred Nelson Leab R Le Haason Celeste Malone Geraldine Mormaa Lucille Nestor Mayo ft Lynn Miller A ft VInoent Lenard Lillian Mallarr h Dorkln Morrell Madge Mayos Flying Miller Nevlna ft Gordon Leonard & Willard Mallette Belle H!asel Morris HaJ McCall Billy Miller Helea Morrlsar Nichols Clyde Leone Maud Mailey John O Blaiu^ Nichols BluuT McConnel ft Simpson Miller Hldgte Morrison LiTolaa The Mamay Alma Banr Nichtetnlts Hemuuu Lewis Orace Maroia Mangan Mra L A McCoy W-Ij Miller Thoe A (8F) Mortell Angle McDonald Harry Miller NIelson Ajmabel W Morton George NlemeyerB McDonald Ja<& Miller William Morton lUbel McDonald Noble Miller Olathe NIghtons Five DR. L MICHEL W Moss ft King Nwle HaoLaren Marr F Mills B Mowatt Tom Jeanne Itit SEVENTH AVE. (Nmt llOtb St) HcOlnnls Frank Mills Robert Mowry Nolan ft N RUBY V ! SAMMY NORTON and LEE (LATE OP "FLO-FLO") (LATE OP CAMP UPTON) In Their New "SONG PRODUCTIONS" i\rBrf;KEiTtfS RIVERSIDE THEATR^^^^ Direction, HARRY J. FITZGERALD To Go Abroad ? Engiahd, France and Other Continental Countries Are Opening Up ^v^^rv" '•'^ Mannffers Are After Material •--;*- A^- •»«,.r-^ I u Covers the World - ^./ Let It Be Known You Are Available in Variety . 77?g Edelweiss Gardens -. •«v Announces :;4-- ^%l That They Have Pr6ctMd fo\ H • .* €mile Be Eecat ( c ^w^f His Latest Revue S fe S "Miles Srmles'r:.--:— V W- Of The Midwinter Musical Frivotites A Gay, Tuneful Riot of Youth and Mirth Opening Jan. 23, 1919 ' ' • " . « . • The Edelweiss Gardens 63rd and Cottage Grove, Chicago, III L Phaeton J«ok Roberts June BaleM H Speight Nina Psinwtti The Roberts Stanley Sotla Uadam Oina Song Hilda Pvnlli Hart* F Robinson Qeo M Schaafer T Sorra Bounll Pntwui OllTor S Robinson Lillle Schmettan Roea Stagpoote ft Shire RobllU Irving a Behuman Clara Stair Kathryn Rocltamora Ousanae Soott N R Stanly Allen QliMklr A Flolajr Rocbe Harry B Beott Rioca Stanley ft Dale (SF) Qfllck J(4u> B Roclcwell Maude Sohrode Joe "- Stanley Stan SiBOB Flora Roger & Bvans S^reyer "Dare Stanton A ft N lein Jane Rogers Pranli DerlU" Bt Claire Claire Qvlnlaii Dsa Rogers Marjory Sohroedter Richard Steele LllUan Qvhm CharlM & Joste Rolande OeoS Scbrieber Mme T Stein Helen Rooney Julia Scott Mary Steinberg Philip R Rooney Pat SeamoQ Cbas F ~ Stephens Merle Rm Corlona Roberts Robert tntaward Marion Stephenson Harry Rtffln AMnA Rogers Frank Seller William P Sterling Helen Ramfon Malaoba Root Charles Selby Norman Stevens Edwin Ramon 00/ Rose Bert Stiesa Miss Stevene Hal ft Co Rocamore Suzanne Seldon ft Bradford Stewart Clark J Ray Tomnur Roelo Kity Bestello SalTador St John Flrona Rarmond Deaa Roener Geo Shannon John J Bridges Raa Isabel Roes Harry Alex SheaJas P Stone Pearl RmtIb Ruth Robs Jack Sheldon Alyoe Storey Bud R«at Petty A Co Rooai L J IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ARTISTS Sheldon Arthur StrattoD Alice Rober Howard Rubin J Sheldon Van D Stremel Horry B R«dford Jessie M Ruly Francis Shepard £ate Stum Ernest Reed Ethel Rut! Alex READ VARIETY'S LETTER UST Sbeimard ft Parkhurst Styles Harry J R«eivea Billle Rull & Run Shendan Tom Snow Ross R«ea Tom Russell & Ball Sherman Harry Sullivan J R R«letaardt Sisters Russeii Martha EVERY WEEK. Sherwood Henry Sutherland JesBts ° Relnadi L H Ryall BIsa . -J 6hleld8 Frank Sweet Dolly Reoard Cbardon Ryan White Bbow B B Sylvester ft Jones R«Doe Riea Ryan ft Joyce Shone Hadellno Reno Bessie S - Sbriner Joseph A Rows Horace Sabini Frank Bhomer Joe Reynard Bd P Saito F HEREAFTER LETTERS WILL Shumate Tom Taflan Mike Rbeam Edna Samoyle Manuel SlnunooB Ray Travers Virginia Rkoder Ludlle Samayoa Manuel ADVERTISED IN ONfe Sldell liOUiB Taylor Margaret Rhodes Marshal! Sampson ft Douglaa ONLY BE Sidell Louis / Taylor Albert RIelly Sargeont Sandera J R StlTer James Taylor Anita Rtolly Lany Sanders Anna - Slma Wlllard Taylor Fred W Rlalto & Harte Sanders Sarah ISSUE OF VARIETY, SImoBd Danals Taylor Margaret RIano W H Santi T Simpson Fanny Temple Bob RiobardBon Martha Sauti Bkatslle Bert ft Ilatel Terrace J RIeener Chuck Saunders Gertrude Slater Frsd Texas Four Rtley B B Saunders V May SMin W Tbiel Louis Riley Joe P Sawyer Delia Smith Author B Thomas Vera Ritchie Billy Sayers Prank O IN WRITING FOR ADVERTISED Bmith Baeraon O Thompson & Berry Robblns Family Sayers F Salth H Thomas Louise Roberta fl Pulton Snyera Frank Qui Smith Mable Thornton Arthur MAIL, ADDRESS ALL COMMUNI- Smith T R Thurber Mr Small Johnny ft Sis Thursday Dave Smiletta Bamum Tile Wm CATIONS TO MAIL CLERK. Smiletta Daisy Tilton Corlae Souths ft Tobtn Timpeon Floreroe Southema Two Togan ft Qensvan Southern BIsIs Tomlinson Stella Sousa Billy Touer Carrie SparkB Alex Toner Carrie •- irA..R.m.TX.»...iiic. StaCc Broo -.••.-.. - Toay-- —--.• Stanley Oraoe Tony ft Normaa Steppera The Two Toter Harry Wblts Tracy Claudia Stone Betty Trardea Harry Stosg Bud Tralnor Jim /Inibiati nights BullWan J R Transfleld Staters Sparks Mabel Trawky Mrs B epeare Anna Trell Muriel Bpsawr Bob ft Itohls TrsBoot. Qraes VARIETY dae: aya :9eas _ Have just concluded a tliree>inoiith engagement with Messn. Influenza, Pneumonia find Cbhyal^ceitfie. CHARLEY MeCARROR and CAREY MORGAR'S Refused to play a difficult role, assigned by Mr. P. L. Pneumonia, and gave notice. .^ Comedy Stuttering Song % >; •O. L. D. Convalescence assumed direction for the balance of my engagement, and when I left I immediately signed a life contract with the world's greatest firm, Health & Co., Inc. Last season, Van Dusen in "Nothing But the Truth." Direction, Weber & Anderson. Cast headed by Max Figman. Two tours /to the coast The excerpts, from reviews of the play, below are used for two reasons. I was entirely unknown in Los Angeles, and they are an honest consensus of the opinions of all the critics from the Atlantic lo the Pacific. The dramatist has not failed to give This year the star has a very close sec- WINS all the members of the company a Ug ond in Qem Bevlns, who plays the part chance, end the superior troupe assem- of a lemon and comes pretty nearly "eat- bled by Anderson is able to & Weber ing up the show." Mr« Bevlns Is the full THE take advantage of it. Standing out finest specimen of stage grouch that ever above the rest of the support Is the character of a crusty broker created by graced the Mason Opera House. It Clem Bevlns. K is a deflnlte. Intelligently sweetened the whole house to see how built-up part tbat justifies the statement sour a man can be. 'He looked about that Its author will be beard from In a as pleasant as a carnivorous animal on HAZELHURST AVIATION CORPS CUP larger wav If he is so fortunate as to meatless "Hiesday. find the Play. Bmlly Murray as Mabel Jackson of Lolita Robertson has both beauty and the Viuleties was a scream. a finished 'style of acting. EXPRESS-TRIBUNE, HENRY C. WARNACK in LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES TDIES CLEM BEVINS 1000 Men, 10 Bonga IS AT LIBERTY Women ^ Green Room Club, 139 W. 47th St, New York and introduced by Children ; Fonr other at New York Turner Dot (Nlobe) Tucker Beeale u Watson W V TuDcer Mr & Mrs Tucker Lole Weadeck Guy Dunbar Tucker Wilbur Uno Cbarlee Weatberford Faz contest Publlshets Weber Betty Webb Amy Webb Vevene Valadons The Wellard BUUe Van Aken Alexander Weems Friar Walter Van Aken Sonia WeU Max Van Aken Pier Welner H M 34 West 34th Street Van Brooks Miss Welch Lem Vance Allen Welch Ben Vance & Allen Welch Thomas Vance Prank Wells Corinne Vance Fred Mrs Wells Mr & Mrs O Van'der Koor Al Werner S Von Menty b>. Werner Frank Vardeii Sylvia Werner Amocois Verbage Martin West Ada "OH HELEN" Wit Unanimously Aoelainud thn Winmr Vernon Cissy West Irene Verona Countess Western Billy FURS Verser Major West Kathryn Vedder Fanny Weston A Bline Vincent Blanche Wheeler Bert Annual Vincent Catherine Whittaker Geo "OH HELEN" Vincent Rene Whipple Bayone Vinton Horace Whltaker Raymond Vivians Anna White Alfred H January Waoo Sozo White Al WON EASILY BY TEN LENGTHS Wagner Prlsdlla White Flo Wakefield Dick White Frances Wakefield WlUa Holt White Geo M Clearance Walker A A White Glen Read the first chorus: Walker Bud White Helen a Walker EBtler & Co White Htary 3 Walker Veda White Jack Oh H-H-Hel—Oh H-H-Hel—Oh Helen please be mine, A Saving of 1/3 Less Wallace Smith Whitney Edythe Wallace Franklin White Oliver Your f-f-feat—your f-f-feat—your features are divine* than their Wallace Oraoe Whiteside Marjorle Wall Ira M Whiteside Phoebe I s-s-swear—I s-s-swear—I swear I will be true, Walsey Billy Wholesale Prices Whiting Mr fi Mrs G Walsh Kathryn White Jack Oh Bf-D-Dam—Oh^D-D-Dam—O Damsel I love you. Coats, Wraps, Stoles Walsh May Wilson Lew Walsh .Tack Wilbur C R Walsh John J Wlegands Violet Capes, Coatees Walt Cbas B Wiggins Bert Walter Bmll P Wilbur Frank "OH HELEN" will be i Wnner in Asy JM \ Perfectly Matched Walter Florence Wilbur Gertrude W Walker Chas Herbert Wilbur & Lyka Walton Fred & Mata Wliiams Ruth Sets, etc. This is only one indication of Walton Burt A Lottie Wilson Hans a Positive Riot Song Hit. Walton ft Braun Wilson Lillian DON'T MISS THIS OPPOR- Ward Edw D Wilson Wm (Billy) Send for Artist's Copy and extra choruses. TUNITY AVAIL Ward A Thornton WIneblirciitr TO YOUR. Word Babe Winters Agnes SELF OF DISTINCTIVE FURS Ward Coney WIntz & Jones Ward Gertrude Witney L A AT SUCH VERY MODERATE Ward Fred "" ..Wolnum Al -^. y..,.,.. ... - ._...... : ..^..^^P^^P ...^^^ v- .^^v-l;'- 1^^ kS- S^ft; V'~ vv^9K- -nr:vc^ 'W*rtt XMjiM'-'"''^'' Wood Mrs Al Warden Harry Woods Fanny /' SPEQAL DISCOUNT TO THE Warren AI Woods Franker Mrs Warren 1566 Broadway, New York, Harry Tenney, Prof. Mgr. PB0PB8BI0N Herbert Wood Mrs M P Warren & Grabam Wood Marie M Warden Teddy Wood Mrs Merton 119 N. Clark St, Chicago, HI, Sig. Bo'sley, Prof. Mgr. A.RATKOWSKY,Inc. Watkins & Williams Wood Marie Watklns Mr & Mrs B Woods St West T Watson Bvelyn Woodward Guy TEARS Word* by _.. Wonderful Song- H. WARRBN A FRANK Chorus. Natural Hit Tcar« may mean • htart U too - ken. A Tears may drive the blnei > • way. "^ thef* are loved In a by • «one dayj—.j";- And ppl tear* that cry for kiii - e» (Of Love) By S. B. HENBY and FRANK H. WARREN, writers of Indlanola," ICeotacky Dream," etc But the for the nun « • bove JOS. W. STERN & CO., PubKshers Prof. Dept, 1556 Broadway (HARRY TENNEY, Mgr.) e;u Are the beau - H - fal tears al lo»e.... ( York. CHICAGO: 119 No. Clark St. (Stff. A. Boaley, Mgr.) Copyright, KCMivm, by Jos. W. Stem & Co., New m British Copyright Secured. J "Best Show In Town" 20 Empire Brooklyn Wortli Charlotte Im CUeaco OlBee 27 Worth M L O. Worth ft Waldman "Blue Birds" 20 Trocadero Philadelphia' 27-29 Worthlngton Louis Asb S H Casino Chester Pa 80-1 B'way Camden N J WIlBon B(^ (B«U WANTE,D "Bon Tons" 20 Oayety Kansas City Mo 27 L O. Bor) B Burke Minnie "BostoQiana" 20 Orpheum Peterson 27 Majestic WlUlomi Fiord O Jersey WlltUms Oraoe Adair Browne L Miss 12~Classy, Pretty, Clever Girls— 12 City. WlUianiB Harold BeTorlng Bob (Mcdinms) ^•Bowerys" 20 Gayety St Louis 27 Columbia Chicago. WIHiama Jade ft Cora Baraee Prances Williams H Betts W B For BUSTANOBY'S NEW REVIEW "Broadway Belles" 20-22 B'way Camden N J WllUamB Uarlon Burtwtok Rtttb 23-25 Casino Chester 27-28 Bristol 29-30 Wllllama Maile I< Benson Benie (Salary No Object) Easton 31-1 Maiestlc Wllkes-Barte Pa. WUIIanw U C Bartoo Babe OPENING MONDAY, JANUARY 27th "Burlesque Review" 20 Star ft Garter Chicago WUliamB Rntb 27 Gayety Detroit. Wilson Billy WUaon Btbd Cooney OlWe SEE BUCKNER. Producer "Burlesque Wonder Show" 20 Oayety Detroit Frankie Cogblin HUdred ' "' 27 Gayety Toronto. Wilson Cook 8 Sergt (6th Floor)—1562 BROADWAY—(Cor. 47th St) Wilson Frauds "Cheer Up America" 20 Gayety Toronto 27 Wilson Jack D (Adjoininc Palace Theatre Bnilding) Oayety Buffalo. unison liUlian DtiSy Jaa J Dtxon'a "Big Revue" 20 Standard St Louis 'mison Hand DeLonf Maldle 26-27 Grand Terre Haute 28-1 Majestic In- WUeon ThoB U DeHoUit Wm 8 dianapolis Ind. Wilton Sisters W Janla Bddle Schenck ft Van "Follies of Day" 20 Gayety PltUbnrgb 27-29 Nellie B. Wny Oavay SaobB ft Bedcer Bills Oeo M Jamlaoo Grand Akron 30-1 Park Youngstown O. Wrlgbt J V Sabini Bdwarda PanI B P "Follies of Pleasure" 20 Empire Cleveland 27 Wynn maanor SilTerman BURLESQUE ROUTES Earl Zalla Ii Oeorge Cadillac Detroit. Wynn Mr Sohaefer Lee Bddle Tbos "French Frolics" 20 Oayety Philadelphia 27- Leipslg Nate Swift A Peter Mrs 29 B'way Camden 30-1 Casino Chester Pa. Franklino H Mrs Lewis Anna Staples Jean \ "Frolics of Night" 20-22 Armory Blnghamton Yaeger Margie Frawley Billy Stanley ft Lee (Jan. 20 and Jan. 27.) 23-25 Hudson Schenectady 27 Akron 28-20 Filmore Rtusell J M Smith M Wn Tamada Joe Marlon M P Watertown 30 Oswego 31-1 Inter Niagara Tater ft Reed Folsom Bobby Sweeney Beatrice "Americans" 20 Lyceum Columbus 27-28 Cort Falls NY. Marty Maxin Irene Torke Bnrt Fletcher Frank Wheeling W Va 29-30 Steubensvllle 31-1 Can- "Girls de Looks" 20 Empire Toledo 27 Lyrio Barty McHugb Toet O HarqulB Alex ton O. Dayton. Albert Toronto 27 Garden Buf- "Girls from 20-21 TooBg Olenn Carrie Terry B Alma "Auto Oiria" 20 Star Follies" Cort Wheeling W !;> TouDC M A Oraysoa F P " falo. Va 22-23 Steubensvllle 21-25 Canton 27 Vic- B 20 Washington 27 toria Pittsburgh. Tonns O Ouaiano A N Parker John V "Avlatore" Lyceum D C Young Bdna ft Babe Vardon F A Oayety Philadelphia. "GlrlB from Joyland" 20 Cadillac Detroit 27 Green Mr ft Mrs Payne Tom Ethel M "Beauty Revue" 20 Garden Buffalo 27 Empire Bngelwood Chicago. Tonng OilloD Thoa Lillian Cleveland. "GIriB of tJ S A" 20 Gayety Toung Oibeoo Jack R W Montreal 27 Em- 'Tonng VSx ft Mrs Ollie Rose B Frank West "Yoi^" Sadie "Beauty Trust" 20 Empire Newark 27 Casino pire Albany. H Relsner Cbaa F Pbiladelpbia. "Golden Crook" 20 Hurttg ft Seamen's New Homing Bvelyn Richards Ralph Y Behman Show 20 Casino Brooklyn 27 Empire York 27 Empire Brooklyn. Zara Oara Howard Pbilllp Ruegger BIsa Yvonne Mias Newark. "Grown-Up Babies" 20 Howard Boston 27 Oay- Zelaya O Bodges Louia ety Brooklyn. Zoelfer Edvard Henlere Henri HasUnga Harry 20 Columbia Chicago 26-28 Berchel Des Moines la. "Hello America" 20 Miner's Bronx New York SO-1 Park Bridgeport. "Hello Paree" 20 Olympic New York 27 Gil- more Springfield Mass. "High Flyers" 20 Oayety Louisville 27 Lyceum MIRACLE Columbus, THE "Hip Hip Hurrah" 20 Majestic Jersey City 27 Peoples Philadelphia. A Modern Svengali Howe Sam 20-22 Grand Akron 23-25 Park Youngstown 27 Star Cleveland. and His Trilby "Innocent Maids" 20 Star St Paul 20-28 Oay- ety Sioux City la. Irwin's "Big Show" 20 Gayety Omaba 27 Oay- ' PLAYING B. F. KEITH'S VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE ety Kansas Cit; Mo. "Jolly Girls" 19-20 Grand Terre Haute 21-25 /Irabimi nights Majestic Indianapolis Ind 27 Gayety Louis- Direction, ville Ky. FRANK EVANS Kelly Lew 20 Gayety Washington D C 27 Gayety Pittsburgh. QHAhhE5TH AVE.—PROCTOR'S NOW— (Jan. 16-20) EUROPE'S FAMOUS WIRE ARTISTS An Original Production. Sumptuous—Daring:—Different Direction, H. B. MARINELLI Jv.^fe.-,.H.r^.:-\- 'mJ ^'erm'^'miit^itm . ^ M y^'^wUniHwit'uuttii Ws *MM I '-hAiai ".^^^j"-.A•:K'!rf'^Aii•K'-3•"y^^ VARIETY 39 1 1 :^ M 4 '''-.i.'A m M .S'l 1 m i I a -ft* i 1 i " 9 > ftH ^^S 3 .» ''^i :h $ ^ss X m t- "fj u • -^y 40 VARIETY SINGING ACTS—ACT QUICKLY! SEND FOR A COPY OF THE BIG WELCOME-HOME SONG THEN YOU'LL KNOW YOU'RE HOME Words by GORDON JOHNSTONE A VOCAL DANCE ONE-STEP MUSIC BY JESSE WINNE IT IS THE FOURTH IN THE GREAT CYCLE OP HITS F'l ' ONt:: TIPPERARY TWO: KEEP THE HOME-FIRES BURNING ' THREE: JACK UP YOUR TROUBLES AND SBIILE FOUR: THEN YOU'LL KNOW'YOU'RE HOME VBB8B ..CHOBUS Oht Bort Hare yon heard the n«wal When yea come to the turn where the bome-Ughti bnm Ohl Joyt Chaae away the blaca Then yoD're eloae to home! And atart a-moTiiig--taka It on the iniit When yon meet with a amile on that last Ion* mile For the haa 'J - weleame word come. Then you're nearer hornet Say I Beyi what U that I hear! When a girl cenea to greet yon, who prayed tw'ry day: Soanda like one bic reailnc cheer: When yon kiea the dear face of yonr old mother gray: So pack year kit-bag—Barry I doat delay, When her arma ateal around yon and ear'ea paaa away, '*>, * 'Canae we leara^er home today. THEN yon'll know yon're homo. WILL BE SUNG IN EVERY CITY AND TOWN IN THE U. S. A. .H f 0BCBE8TBATI0NS NOW BBADT TWO MORE ESTABLISHED HITS—LOOK: THE POPULAR SONG OF THE DAY THE BEAUTIFUL BALLAD OF THE HOUR - WAITING ROSES OF PICARDY B:r HAYDN WOOD (WHEN I HEAR THE GATE A^WINGING) This Is one of the most popaUr- artistic ballads of, the present Ume and Is - .~ '",-./ sang with great success by ! , A Mntlmental tone that Is popolar with every vandeyllle ftiidienee. Great ' for nude or mixed qurtets. MISS GRACE LA RUE and Other Artists V ^ PLEASE MENTION CHAPPEIX & CO., Ltd. ORCHESTRATIONS HIGH OR LOW VOICE 41 EAST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. IN ALL KEYS •^ FOR A LIMITED TIME DU BOIS and MILLER SYNCO MARIMBA. MARVEL 'SQUIRREL FOOir FREDERICK HERENDEEN MA8TBB OP SYNCOPATION Direction, Compoicr and Anthor of many Untlcal Comcdr saccessM 5TH AVE., FIRST HALF OF HAYMAN & CANT(» , la at lib^Hr to anpplr reeofniaed Artlats with THIS WEEK (Jan. 13-15) : RESTRICTED VAUDEVILLE MATEBIAL "Speedway Girls" 20 Empire Hoboken 27 Star Brooklyn. Special Nnnibera, Seenta or Complete Acts Write or 'Phone «for Appointment "Sporting Widows" 20 L O 27 Gayety St Louis. "Star & Garter" 20 Star Celevland 27 Empire THE LANDSEER, 245 W. 51st ST., NEW YORK CITY Toledo. "Step Lively Girls" 20 Palace Baltimore 27 PHONEl CIHCLE 1730 Gayety Washington D 0. Sydell Rose 20 Jacques Waterbury 27 Miner's 2S B'waj Camden 26-29 Camp Dlx Wrights- "Razzle Dazzle" 20 Victoria Plttabuith 27 Bronx New York. tovm 30-1 Grand Trenton N J. Penn Circuit. "Tempters" 20 Star Brooklyn 27 Olympic New ' "Parisian Flirts" 20 Qayety Minneapolis 27 "Record Breakers" 20-21 Bristol 22-28 Baaton York. _ SUr St Paul. 24-26 Majestic Wilkes-Barre 27 Majestio "Trail HIttera" 20 EIngelwood Chicago 27 I" mi MODISTE W "Pennant Winners" 20 Akron 21-22 Water- Scranton Pa. Crown Chicago. __ Biwlnen to to Coatlnu«d by town 23 Oswego 24-26 Inter Niagara Falls Reeves Al 20 Casino Philadelphia 27 Hurtlg "20th Century Maids" 20 Grand Hartford 27 F. B. STHICKLAMD N Y 27 Star Toronto. & Seamon's New York. Jacques Waterbury. ' . UiHlM' Vk3 MuiMtmot •( Watson Billy 20 L 27 Orpbeum Paterson. Brooklyn 80-1 DIz Girls" 20 Gayety Boston 27 Colum- s NAN FISHEK^,,^,^ "Pirates" 20 Oayety Camp "Roseland Welch Ben 20 Casino Boston 27 Grand Hart- Wrlghtstown N J. bla New York. HATS AND GOWNS ford. _ "Pubs Pubs" 20 Colonial Providence 27 Caoino "Sight Seers" 23-26 Park Bridgeport 27 Col* White Pat 20 Qjlmore SpringDeld 27 Wor- ?fr ~ Boston. oDlal Providence. cester Worcester Mass. ITIO 27 19-21 Berchel Des Hoines la I- Flume: lUndoliA "Social Follies" 19-21 Gayety Sioux City Williams HoUle Century Kansas City Mo. 27 Gayety Omaha Neb. 23-26 Camp Dlx Wrlghtstown Maids" 20 Gayety Rochester 27-2» "World Beaters" Lyric Dayton 27 Olympic "Social Trocadero Philadelphia. "Liberty Girls" 20 Syracuse 30-1 Lumbers Utlca N Y. N J 27 ' Bastable Cincinnati. . , . „ , "Lid Lifters" 19-22 Camp Dlx Wrightstown 23-25 Qrand Trenton 27 E!mplra Hoboken. "MaldB of America" 20 Gayety Botfalo 27 Oay- ety Rochester. _ ^ _ "MaJesUCB" 20 Empire Albany 27 Gayety Bos- r ton. Marion Dare 20 Olympic Cincinnati 27 Star & CHICAGO Garter Chicago. _ ^, „ 23-„„ "Merry Rounders" 20-22 Bastable SyracuBO Theatre BIdg. 26 Lumberg Utlca N Y 27 Gayety Montreal. VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE, Majestic If "Midnight Maidens" 20 Qayety Baltimore 27 Lyceum WsBhlngton D C. „„ "Mlle-a-Mlnute Glrle" 20 Century Kansas City Louis. pHiced herself in the hands of Harry Weber Mo 27 Standard St Mason and Keeler filled In as Palace bead> 20 Worccaler Worcester 27 for Eastern engagements. "Military Maids" liners to replace uazle, who Is ill. Howard Boston Mass. «." ^. ^ ,. this "Million-Dollar Dolls" 20 Columbia New York Marie Artols, who headlined the Rialto Circuit publicity by virtue ot a aeries Casino Brooklyn. , __, Jean Barrios opens on the Orpheum week, got some 27 her "Mischief Makers" 20 Gayety Milwaukee 27 at Omaha, Neb., Jan. 12. of feature stories, which ran co-Incident to Gayety Minneapolis. engagement in the Chicago Herald-Ezamlner. 27 .-.'^Montfl Carla.GlrlH'Laft Crown. Cblcago Ga7: " "stiC-ciBedfed WUnam Horo- Milwaukee. Mort KoHley fias booking representa- ety . . ^. „- , . Harry Loroh, formerly Palace„ witz as manager of the Chicago offices of Gil- "Oh Glrla" 20 Peoples Philadelphia 27 for the Butterfleid Circuit, and lately con- bert & Priedland Music Co., HorowlU return- tive nected with various Liberty theatres, bos been Baltl- ing to the New York office. "Orientals" 20 Ponn Circuit 27 Gayety appointed publlolty and booking manager for Boyle WooltolK. "Pace Makers" 20 Majestio Scranton 27-20 Ar- Blngbamton 80-1 Hudson SchenecUoy Patrlcola, one ot the original Jaxzera, has mory Louts 0. Carol, husband ot Amellta GalU- N Y canceled Uie rest ot » Pantages' route and P* 28- m "ParU tr VliMbi" aO-22 Casino Cheater »-..-: V -' i\...Or::,".Q'L.-^j;;?:;:v»-'- ^^'v^^^^-:viva•;^>.' ^-:^"^^>^?^v..^'*:;J;^^^^rt::y:^i:VSaCi^Afi^^ i'^¥. iiiii'^miiiM4\}0s!ifZ^ '>jft. 'i - VARIETY "«-.c: IT TAKES A BIG MAN TO SEE AND APPRECIATE BIG THINGS How Kajiyama attracted the attention of the Master Minds of die VandeviUe World HL BURNSIDE, WM. HAMMERSTEIN, J. J. MURDOCK, ALEXANDER PANTAGES, R. "i«j JOHNNIE COLLINS, SIR ALFRED BUTT, HUGH McINTOSH—aU agree that KAJIYAMA'S offering is the Greatest Novelty in VaudeyiUe. . , * In 1909, Kajiyama discovered himself. He discovered office in Indianapolis and complimented him very highly that his untiring efforts of the past seven years to master on his work and requested him to visit him, as soon as the Art of English Caligraphy had unconsciously de- Kajiyama returned to New York City. Kajiyama had veloped in him the Mental Power known in Psydiology, no idea who Mr. Muidock was until he called on him * ' "The Multiple Action of the Brain." one afternoon at Mr. Murdock's office in the Putnam It is said that both Napoleon and Julias Caesar pos- building. sessed this extraordinary power of mind concentration Five weeks after Kajiyama had had an interview with and used it to their great advantage. This peculiar gien- Mr. Murdock, the Boston papers announced the coming tality enables its possessor to concentrate his mind upon to that city of a "Japanese Handwriting Marvel" who is more than two different subjects simultaneously. said to possess the power of dual concentration of mind. In 1910, Kajiyama, accepting the advice of a friend, Kajiyama was then heavily billed and extensively adver- prepared himself to show his newly discovered mental tised as the chief headline attraction at Keith's theatre, faculty from the stage. However Kajiyam^, having been Boston. unfamiliar with the things theatrical- at that time and It remained for Mr. Murdock to see in Kajiyama's first sought an advfce of the manager of the Lincoln unique demonstration a significant value and an unusual Square theatre, 66th Street and Broadway, New York, possibility for successful exploitation. Accordingly,. all describing, to him the details of his work and expressing the theatres controlled by the Keith Vaudeville Exchange his desire to^go on the stage. heralded the appearance of Kajiyama prominenUy, and The following morning his "act" was shown to a few far in advance, Kajiyama never failed to make gooid. persons connected with the Lincoln Square Theatre at Thereafter the demand for Kajiyama became world- that time. The exhibition made a decidedly favorable wide and London, Berlin and Sydney all saw him, where impression which resulted in its first presentation before he created the greatest sensation since the beginning of a regular audience at the Majestic ttieatre, now called the Vaudeville Era. The Vaudeville experts of Europe, the Park theatre, the same evening. That night a call such as Sir Alfred Butt, H. B. Marhielli, Herr Stein of came from the Hammerstein's Victoria theatre which re- Berlin, as well as Mr. Hugh G. Mcintosh of Sydney, de- suited in Kajiyama's first real vaudeville appearance at clared Kajiyama the greatest novelty in Vaudeville. the Victoria theatre. Two years ago Mr. Pantagee^ having heard (not seen) Five weeks later, while Kajiyama was appearing at a of Kajiyama, directed Mr. J. C Matthews to engage him Sunday Concert at the Columbia theatre, he was again for the Pantages Circuit, with an increase in salary. discovered; this time by Mr. Johnnie Collins, who was When Mr. Pantages saw Kajiyama's offering for the first then^a booking manager of the Orpheum Circuit Joe time in SeatUe one Monday afternoon he did not hesitate Sullivan acting as a developer of stage material came to to show his idea of Kajiyama's act Kajiyama that Sunday ni^t and asked him what his Mr. Pantages, much like Mr. Murdock, was quick to salary was, and what he would appear, for on the see its wonderful possibilities. "Bill Kajiyama's new act Orpheum Circuit. Kajiyama, with practically no knowl- like a circus!" was his order. The result was that with edge of the theatrical business, informed Mr. SuUiyan that a comparatively inexpensive, nevertheless ideal, bill, con- his salary was $65 per week, but desired to have it sisting of Kajiyama, "Six Peaches and a^Pair," Olsen and increased to $100 per week for the Orpheum Circuit. Johnson, Minnie Allen and Pederson Bros., broke all Next morning Kajiyama signed contracts for the previous box office records over the entire circuit Orpheum Circuit, for $150 per week, with his trans- Several weeks ago, Mr. Dillingham's attention was portation paid by the Orpheum office. "This in- called to the work of Kajiyama. This resulted in a spe- cident Kajiyama often relates, saying that he actually cial showing of his demonstrations to Mr. R. H. Bumside -.'-'-Ji got fifty dollars more than he asked for and of the New York Hippodrome, the greatest producer of it increased his salary almost three times. And he the Modern Age. ' never forgets to mention that Mr. Collins knows a The fact that Kajiyama opened at the New York Hip- good thing when he sees it, and is always willing to give podrome, January 13th, 1919, tells the story. credit where it is due. Two days later Kajiyama left The blackboard Kajiyama uses at the Hippodrome is New York for Salt Lake City, where he opened the fol- perhaps the largest ever made in the whole world. It lowing Sunday. measures 72 feet in width and is 36 feet high, covering After the first appearance it did not take Mr. Collins almost the entire frontage of the mammoth Hippodrome m long to realize the merit of Kajiyama's work, and ite stage. A faint idea of the immense size of Kajiyama's actual value as a distinct and educational novelty offer- Hippodrome blackboard may be observed from the fact ing. For two weeks after he opened on the Circuit the that it takes six men with mops to clean his writilfg contracts for the following season, with considerable after each performance. increase in salary, were forwarded to Kajiyama. This, An arrangement has already been made between Kaji- however, he declined to accept, saying that he did not yama and an eminent New York producer for the pro- desire to sign for any further engagements until the duction of a scientific comedy, entitled: present one had been completed. It was when he was about to complete the Orpheum "CONCENTRATE, MY BOY, engagemeat and was appearing at tlie Keith theatre, ------CONCENTRATE P-—--^--^ ^-:^.=--V-'»«SS5=r Indianapolis, that Kajiyama was discovered by Mr. J. J. (TIU* Copyrlchted) Murdock, who was on his wen inspection tour of the Kajiyama says, "Knowledge is of no«alue unless one Keith theatres. Mr. Murdock called Kajiyama to the knows how to use it" Translated from a Japanese daily {"CMn-gokthShimPi^) 42 VARIETY E, F. ALBEE, President J. J. MURDOCK, General Mknager F. F. PROCTOR, Vice-President B. F. Keith Vaudeville Exchange [AGSNCn (Palace Theatre Building, New York) c-~ B. F. KEITH EDWARD F. ALBEE A. PAUL KEITH p. p. PROGTOR Founders Artists'can book direct by addressing S. E. HODGDON J Marcus Loew*s AMALGAMATED Enterprises VAUDEVILLE AGENCY President General Executive Offices General Executive Offices: Putnam Building, Times Square 729 SEVENTH AVE., at Fortxrwnth St . New York * MJ a SIMMONS General Bookiog Manager JOSEPH M. SCHENCK ARTISTS can secnre long engasonents by booking direct ¥rith as General Mtaagtx J. H. LUBIN Booking Manager Mr. Lubin Personally Interviews ArftisiB Daily Between 11 and 1 - Feiber & Shea Acts laying off in Sonthem territory wire N. T. offlee CHICAGO OFFICBt 1493 Broadway North American Bolldlnf (Putnam Building) J. C. MATTHEWS in charge New York City BERT LEVEY ClRCUITo/ VAUDEVILLE THEATRES mMm ALCAZAR THEATRE BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO Tlie Vaudeville FIRST CLASS Western WANTED VAUDEVILLE ACTS Cin tranira oonwcuUn booUnn; ilioit tmnK We ate btndliiis more Ublold boona than BUndwd Mt« Jumpliig out or ur Association wtth Managers' ma time^^ other agency In the countrr.. TaUolda. line up oiien WmTE US. with ui and SHABB OUB 8nCCEfi& YOU CAN BOOK DIRECT b7 addrcfiiiv. MORT SINGER, General Manager—TOM CARMODT, Booking Manager THE GUS SUN BOOKING EXCHANGE CO. Our Hulto "FIRST-CLASS SERVICE" Majestic Theatre Building CHICAGO, ILL. MMNMIM) SPRINGFIELD, OHIO Curd, appeared la court hero this week and FULLER'S Australian asked for a dlumlBBal of her divorce action be- cause of a. flaw In the service ot the bill upon and N. Z. Vaudeville Curcl. • Rickard s Tivoli Theatres, GovernlnB Director: BEN J. FULLER Orders wore Issued this week for the clos- Harry aiStralu Ing of the Bal Tabaric BOOKINGS , at the Hotel Bherman HUGH D. McINTOSH, Governor Director ARRANGED and the Camca room of the Hotel Morrison. For all aaUlngt from Bedaterod Cable Addtea: Bydner Head OfHc*: San PrandKo and Vanoourer. The sale of liquor In those dancing rooms "HDOUMAC." TIVOLI THEATRE, SydMV, Aoitralta was American ReprcientatlTe: Asente: the cause given by the police. WeaUra VaaderUU Mgrt.' Aaan^ Chleaso ETHEL HOPE WILUAM8, • Weat 48th St. New York The manasemeDt of the Qroat Nortttera Hip- — / ».••. ;.""'l'" t VARIETY 43 ONCE MORE-McCARTHY & HSHER ARE FIRST A Dignified Tribute in Song to America's Greatest American "GOOD BYE, TEDDY ROOSEVELT (You Were A Real American'') Published by McCarthy & fisher, inc., Music PubUshers 224 WEST 46TH STREET, NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA 240 Tremont St. Grand Opera Honse Bldg; Keith's Theatre Bldff. JIHMIE HcHUGH EZ KEOUGH IRVING HILLS JOSEPH MITTENTHAL, General Sales Manager GEO. A. FRIEDMAN, General Manager JACK MILLS, Prof. Mgr. GEO. WHITING, Prof. Host podrome, wboee policy requires a condensed COLtmBIA (Frank O. Parry, mgr.).— LA BALLS (Nat Royster, mgr.).—^"See Tou play each week, has ran out of material, and Molly Williams' "Greatest Show." liater," opened big (let week). will sbortly institute a play contest (or new CROWN (Ed. J. RoUand, mgp.).—'TBlBChlef NATIONAL (Frank A. P. Gazzolo, mgr.).— plays. Makers." "NothlDB But the Truth." BNOLEWOOD (B. W. Semon, mgr.).— OLYMPIC (Abe Jacobs, mgr.).—Mary Ryan William Elliott, senior member ot the firm "Monte Carlo Girls." in "The Little Teacher," opened fair (Ist Oar of Elliott, Comstock & Oest, was in Chicago OARRICK (J. J. Garrlty, mgr.).—"Business week). to see the opening of "See Tou Later" at the Before Pleasure," with Barney Bernard and PRINCESS (Will Singer, mgr.).—"She Costumes LaSalle. Ouy Bolton, the senior librettist; Alex Carr. Capacity (4th week). Walked In Her Sleep" (6th week). Jean Schwartz, who wrote the songs, and Ed- GRAND (Harry J. Ridings, mgr.).—"Going B anfl POWERS (Harry J. Powers, mgr.).—"Tiger Royce and John Hilton, who staged the Up." Sell out dally (3d week). ward Rose," with Lenpre Vlrlc Opened with a also in attendance. HATMARKET (Irons and damage, mgrs.). piece, were smash (let week). Gowns —Stock burlesque. Jean Tyne, termed by Flo Zlegfeld the ILLINOIS (Harry J. Powers, mgr.).—Mltzl STAR A GARTER (Richard Brewer, mgr.). Show "beauty find of 1918," and who attracted In "Head Over Heels," good (2d week). —"Burlesque Wonder Show." favorable comment on the part of local oriUos IMPERIAL (Frank A. P. Gazzolo, mgr.).— STUDEBAKER (Matt Smythe, mgr.).— Distinction when she played here in "Hltchy Koo," has "The Bird of Paradise." Lionel Barrymore In "The Copperhead." Draw- - received various otFers from the screen Im- ing to the close of a prosperous engagement E Class pressarl. Miss Tyne appeared In the part ot (7th week). Miss Hltchy Koo In the production. VICTORIA (J. Bernero, mgr.).—"Fair and and THE FAYNES Warmar." "" WOODS (J. J. Rosenthal, mgr.).—"Keep Jack Coogan, here last week with Annette Fuller Tour, Australia Originality. Kellerman, took part in the field shooting at Her Smiling," with Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Lincoln Park, winning with a score of 49 Opened good (let week). ont of 60. He beat D. O. Bnrmeieter, state Our champion, and a number of other sharks. H Workmanship Coogan issues a challeage to all show people Interested In the sport, and asks particularly Is to hear from Fred Stone, Jack Norworth and of Harry Watson. EVANGELINE WEED The Best. COLONIAL (Harry J. Powers, mgr.). "Follies" continues at capacity (4th week). Prices ^ CORT (U. J. Hermann, ihgr.).—"Old Lady PRODUCTIONS, INC. R Reasonable. 31." fair (2d week). 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Marie Rich, formerly with various pop Dave Learned Is contemplating opening a, Notice to Professbo! "AMUSEMENTS" musical comedy organizations on the Coast, restaurant here. It will be known as the is now playing thp principal feminine role "Greasy Vest" Where to 60 and to SBTMORE HOTEL What SEE with the Kolb and Dill Company at the Curran. A BrffM WMkly Dr. MargollB, who recently returned from a R0CBS8TER* N. T. MUM Ackerman & Harris will shortly announce trip to the Orient, is organizing a vaudeville Cantrallr Laaatad Up to Bato the addition of a new theatre to their circuit troupe, with the Intentions of taking it to Baiai^ TSa. aad Upvaida — ATLANTIC CITY — India. HISH WATER MAIK eiinM)LATI«ll-4I.NP The Kolb and Dill engagement at the Curran Is scheduled for five weeks. Paul Ash has been released from the Marines, and will take charge of the Fortola- direct).—Show starts quietly and finished Warren Ellsworth's musical comedy com- Louvre orchestra, San Francisco. LOS ANGELES strong. Ten Navasser Girls, musical offering, pany vlU travel to Camp Lewis next week fully VARIETY'S appreciated ; Chung Haw Four, scored for a stock engagement Lucy Gates, prima donna, made her Drat usual LOS ANGELES -OFFICE success; Leon Stanton and Co., passed San Francisco appearance under the manage- quietly with slow sketch; Joe Whitehead, nut Al Hallett and Co. have been secured by ment of Selby Oppenbelmer at the Savoy PANTAGES THEATRE BUILDING stuff copped most enthusiastic hit of show; Ackerman & Harris to present dramatic Monday. Phone: (AuUkdUIc) U5S1 MRe. Cellna'a Circus, opened ; Dorothy Lewis, sketches on the Hip Circuit The company, soprano, found big favor. which opens at the Hip, Spokane, Jan. 19, Walter P. Richardson opened as loading Alfred Bryan, tbe song writer, is here. CASINO (Lester Fountain, mgr. ; agent, will remain four weeks In each city, chang- man with tbe Alcazar Stock Company this Ackerman & Harris).—Ordinary bill, with the ing twice weekly. This, arrangement will week In "Nothing But tbe Truth." Emllle io Paige Smith 1b reported to have taken Roy Claire musical comedy stock holding up MellvlHe was another addition Harry McCoy under bis managerial wing. to the cast show. Rea Nye, didn't show ; Cummlng and for the current attraction. Carroll, received some laughter ; Blanche Boyd, It Is not Ukely that the Burbank will re- excellent routine, acceptably presented; Wil- In the event of George LoMalre open for some time. forsaking liams and Rose Cody, did well with dancing; vaudeville next season to head hla own Eleanor and Roberts, opened, doing fairly minstrel troupe, as previously announced, h. B. Behymer'B concert season opens early Clay with ancient stunts; Eskimo and Seals, well Crouch, the presient partner of LeMalre, en- in February. liked. AL^LEHE couraged by hla success, announces he will ALCAZAR (E. D. Price, mgr.).—"Nothing that the Will Wyatt announced Mason's But the T-uth" (stock). are growing in proportion, and bookings by CURRAN (Homer F. Curran, mgr.).—Kolb spring a big list wlU be coming Los Angeles- & Din In "As You Were" (2d week). ward. She Siars COLUMBIA (Gottlob fi Marx, mgrs.).— Julian Eltlnge road show (2d week). HIPPODROME (Edwin A. Morris, mgr.).— (yfihesta^ NOTICE FOR Will King Co. (stock) and A.-H. and W. V. A. SAN FRANCISCO Vaudeville. VARIETY'S PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee and mgr.).— Tfavemadeifi Bert Levey Vaudeville. EUROPE SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE MAJESTIC (Ben Muller, mgr.).—Del Law- iherage. \.^: Playara In Europe deiirlng to PANTAGES THEATRE BUILDING rence Stock Co. advertise WIGWAM (Jos. P. Bauer, mgr.).—Mendel- la VARIETY, and %rlsblng to take advan- Rums: Doudui 2218 Rose Stock Co. and A.-H. and W. V. A. Vaude- are cold THERE creams galore, tage of the Prepaid Rates allowed, may ville. but the make-up remover which secure the same; if at the time of mailing ORPHEUM (Fred Heoderson, Western Charles Jacobs, on the staff of the San Fran- first advertising copy direct to VARIETY, New Seven-act bill through with- holds place in Uie regard of the mgr.).— running cisco Call, has been engaged to do the press Intermission. show minus the York, the amount in payment for it ia out Tbe was work for tbe Pantages theatre here. profcBsion ie ALBOLENE. It is pure, safe, usual acrobatically-silent opening. A similar and helps vou change from "on'' to "off" placed in VARIETY'S credit at tbe condition also existed In tbe closing position. Rudy Sieger, musical director of the Llnnard Harry and Grace BUsworth were assigned to quickly, pleasantly and easily. Prevents hotels, will conduct the concerts at the Palace PALL MALL DEPOSIT AND FOR- starting point, and proved one of the make-up the Hotel. poisoning. show's biggest applause winners. Gus Ed- WARDING CO. ^ -rt (holdover) again For the make-up box 1 and 2 ounce tabes. ward's Annual Song Revue Tbco. Broirn, of the Will King Company the bill successfully. Stella May- Also in and 1 lb. cans. Carlton St, Regent St, S. W.. Undoa wound up chorus at the Hip, was assigned to lead a ^ hew headlined, scoring with coon songs and number last week. Miss Brown took ad- Soldbydniggistsanddealersinmake-up. For uniformity la business ; Impromptu appearance of exchange, the Pall bright the vantage of (be opportunity by scoring the Courtney caused -a "near riot"; Write K.aU Co. Borden and of tbe aggregation. for free sample. will accept deposlu for VARIETY Maybew'B popularity hero unquestioned. hit MIsa at four shUUngs, two pence, on Eddie Borden and Frederick Courtney ap- the dollar. their turn -aUead. (if . Misu MAvhcs.. T2iruagh thia SV-T.-.; ..pearM.Jn. manner of traoitnlsiion, and registered.' Irene and lioby Smith finished all danger of loan to the player ia averted; to good applause, c^arab Paddcn In "Eternal INERS McKesson & robbins (holdover) repeated big. Qoorgo Lo VARIETY aaiumea full risk and acknowl- Barrier" Incorporatad Malr« and Clay CroucL (holdover) proved edges the Pall Mall Co.'a rccelpU as iU equally popular In second position. Crouch Miinufnctiirliig Chemists AKE-UP own receipts (or all money placed with oonilnulng lo show improvement as Conroy's Kst. 1833 tha Buccobsor in the former Conroy and LeMaIre M PaU MaU to VARIETY'S credit Cat. HENRY C MINER, Inc. 91 Fulton Street, NewYork skit. PANTAGES (J. J. Cluxton, mgr.; agent. ; . ! . VARIETY 45 BEST PLACES TO DINE AT BEST PLACES TO DINE AT **rHE RENDEZVOUS OP THEATRICAL'S BEST' The Only Ice Skating Show in New York SATURDAYS Lunch 60 Cents The 1919 Edition of the SUNDAYS Dmner $1.00 91.00 . Brrutnu VICTORY REVUE 108-110W.49i]iSt GIQIJFO NEW YORK Cmf IB the THE BEST ITALIAN DINNER IN THE CITT SMARTEST OF Golden Glades MOTOR RESORTS PELHAM HEATH INN Pelham Parkway, at Eastchester Avenne; and DINNER SHOW AT 7:30—SUPPER SHOW AT 11:30 V BLOSSOM HEATH INN Merrick Road, I^rnbroek. L. I. Uneqnaled in Caliine and Snviee. „ The World's Greatest Skaters and Ice Ballet Open All Year Under direction of H. & J. Snsskind ELSIE and PAULSEN, CATHLEEN POPE, 20th Century Maids" playing to •very big busi- Fred Webster and Co., who have been play* DAVIDSON & DEAN and The Famous Skating ness. ing musical comedy repertoire at the LyrlOb'' HOWARD (George E. Lothrop, mgr.).—"The have opened in Jamestown. Sextet Pirates" is the burlesque attraction at this bouse, with the vaudeville topped by Bell and Robert B. Mantell will present B1isice>' Caron, acrobats ; Rucker and Winifred, singers spearean drama at the Shubert-Teck next Maria, musician; George Murphy, dancer; week. A different play will be given at eatili Lane and O'Brien and De Coata. performance, including several matinees, i "Tho Crowded Hour" opened here on Monday O. Dewey Hlcfaaels, returned from bosshig night, but there was no chance for the general the building of ships, has again assumed the public to see the show until Tuesd^r evening. direction of the Plaza and ia putting sew The first performance was given for men in life generally Into theatre circles here. uniform only, and nobody else could get in, BROADWAY and 66th ST., even the critics t>eing excluded. The Selwyns NEW YORK W. A. V. Mack, for several years manager established this custom at the Park Square of the Mutual Film Corporation In this oity. earlier in the season, and Intend to stick to It. Is now with the new combination In the New York offices. A story which does not seem to emanate from the pen of a press agent is afloat that Cyril Dan Savage, formerly manager Of the Para> Maude Is now playing his last engagement in mount-Artcraft exchange, and more recently Boflton. It is reported that when he is through with William L. Sherry in New York. Is now with "The Saving Grace" he Intends to hie with the Gardiner Syndicate in tills city himself back to England and stay tbere. handling ^feature releasee. THE proprietor the Buffalo's temporary memorial. to her soMlen' SAMS Harry Farren, former of (Columbia Theatre, in this city, and well known who made the supreme^ saerlfice in the war SAM MANN, SAM LEWIS, SAM DODY in local theatrical circles, has assumed charge Is in the form of a huge arch erected in La- of the Franklin Park Theatre, which has for fayette square. At nignt this is illamlnated and patrons a large suburban colony- with myriad electric lights. The Otympio,; DAN DODY Lyric and Family theatres are in the immedi«' Fred Stone took a part of hla show to Camp ate bacliground, with the Parkbot sandwlohed Dine Always at the Rendezvous of the Profession, Do Ton? Devens this week and gave an exhibition for in between, so at night this Is about ih9 the soldiers that are still In camp there. He brightest spot in town. also gave them a skating exhibition on a pond In the camp reservation, which made them sit The Knickerbocker Players, who played a V up and take notice. Mr. and Mrs. Stone lunched WOLPINS', Broadway anl 47th St., New Yoik with Major General McCain. World's Largest Cut Price Baggage Dealer BUFFAlir N. Y. By L. B. SKBFPINGTON. remain in vaudeTllIe as a "single." If the with the Winter Garden show, which left the SHUBBRT-TECK (John R. Oshel, mgr.).— present success of the team ia anjr criterion, city after hanging up a new record for attend- Ouy Bates Post in "The Maequerader." the black face comedians will continue to- ance. WARDROBE TRUNKS gether indeflnltely. MAJESTIC (Peter C. Cornell, mgr.).-"Tho PLYMOUTH (B. D. Smith, mgr.).—4th week Rainbow Girl." of "LombardI, Ltd.," Hugo Hertz has returned to his duties at the a show which deserves GAYBTY (B. B. Patton, mgr.).—"The better "Ukly" Orpheum after a three weeks' absence. treatment than It is getting from Bos- Everlasting Social Maids," tonlans. House should play capacity at every GARDEN (William F. Graham, mgr.).— "Indestracto" Arthur Behim, managing the Waterson, performance, as theatregoers of taste claim it "Follies of Pleasure." Eveiy. "Bal" Every the best — Berlin & Snyder office here, was an added attraction In the city. STAR (Peter C. Cornell, mgr.). "The Un- ^traction at the Strand last week. - MAJESTIC (E. D. Smith, mgr.).—"Leave It married Mother." Make "Hertmann** Size to Jane" has started on the second month to ACADEMY (Jules H. Michaels, mgr.).— 'Vnrphy" big business. A show that has great drawing Academy Players in "Fun in a Music Hall." "Tsylor" BOSTON. possibilities, and It appears as though it would OLYMPIC (Al Beckerlck, mgr.).—Cather- land In the {•.:=.'• slass vrith "Maytlme," which ine Crawford and her fashion show, Wyoming- By LBN LIBBBY. preceded It at this house. So far the Majestic Trio, Dandy and Gordon, Frltcher and Wood, BOSTON (Charles Harris, mgr., agent B. F. has had but two shows this season, both of David S. Hail and Company in "What Really Half Regular Prices Keith Vaudeville Exchange).—Ray and them winners. Happened." Bleanor Ball in a musical sketch top the bill WILBUR (B. D. Smith, Ihgr.).—"Eyes of LYRIC (Charles Bowe, mgr.).—Fred La balance of the with the Taudevllle acta includ- Youth," booked into this house raUier suddenly Relne and Co., Sevllla and Martinez, Elliot ing Stanley Helen and company, Rome and when "Oh Mamma" didn't draw as well as and Lawson, Herbert Bethew and Co., Thom- Cox and the two Babbets. "The Prodigal Wife" the Shuberts hoped for. This last named show dlke and Curran. (film). was not to the liking of the critics. Aima Tell STRAND (Earl L. Crabb, mgr.).—"The BIJOU (Raiph Oilman, mgr., agent B. P. starred here in "Eyes of Youth." Light of the Western Stars" (film), first Keith Vaudeville E^zchange).—Plcturea TRBMONT (David C. Dow, mgr.).—Doing half; "The Ghost of the Rancho" (film), last BOWDOIN (AI Somerbee, mgr., agent B. F. the bent business of the season with Cyril half. Keith Vaudeville Exchange).—Pictures aud Maude in "The Saving Grace," which opened vaudeville. there a week ago. First opportunity of Bos- Buffalo's War Exposition, conducted under ORPHEUM (Victor J. Morris, mgr., agent tonians to see him In a natural role, and they 'the management of the United States and the Loew).—Danny Simmons in "The Raw Re- are not missing chance. Allied governments, closed on Sunday night. this emit" went big at house on Monday night. HOLLIS (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).—Doing It was most successful and attracted thou- He has a most timely hit, one that couldn't fine business with "The Better X)Ie." This sands of people from outside of the city. help but score. His act is accompanied by show would appeal to Boston theatregoers, as Clllford and Barry, who have a good singing It treats the war In a manner that is accept- act; Maboney and Rogers In a singing act able now that the armistice has been signed. called a "Seashore Flirtation"; Farrar and Leon^Gordoo, a former Eloaton favorite, Is' Taber, the Three Herbert Sisters, and Corelll one oi the stars, another feature that makes and Gillette. "Camping Out" (film). for the show's success here. PARK (Thomas D. Sorlero, mgr. ) .—Pictures. COLONIAL (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).-Play- —SCOLLAY OLiMPIA (Ralph Ripley, mgr.) ing to capacity with Fred Stone and "Jack "For BVeedom" is the feature this week and o' Lantern." This is not unusual for a Stone the house is turning them away T?lth this film. show, as ho has always gono big here. For vaudeville they have the Sully Family, PARK SQUARE (Fred E. Wright, mgr.).— SPEaAL Sprague and McNeeae, Francis and Do/Mar, "The Crowded Hour" opened at this house fol- tl8.00 Hold Bteei Clad Tnink tS.78 entertainers ; Howard and Lewis, and. La lowing "Up in Mabel's Room," a show which 21.00 Flbn Tbaatre . 14.80 Fulette, a dancer. closed here only after It had made the previous 8S.00 "Tail" Wardrobe Trank . igjio GORDON'S OLMPIA (Frnk Hookallo, mgr.). box office records of the house tremble, Wil- 40.00 FuU Size Tlioatrlcal WardroSo. . 24.75 —The Pescl Duo, musicians, top. Other acta lette Kershaw featured In the company pre- SO.OO XX Fibra Combination . 27.80 Inclu^ Barber and Johnson, the Seymours, the senting this show here. 60.00 OuaraDtted "Indestructo" . 84.80 Palderenaa. "Virtuous Wives" is the film fea- COPLEY (H. W. Pattee, mgr.).—Henry 78.00 "Dieadnauibt" Wardrobe . 42.00 ture. Jewett players are putting on another one of ST. JAMES (J. R. Somes, mgr., agent Qulg- Shaw's plays, "The Doctor's Dilemma," which An enormous selection of high grade ley).—Vaudeville consists of Dot HIckey and has never before been seen here. Company Jacy Hendricks, dancers ; AJax and Email, finds its greatest success in shows of this char- Trunks, Bags, Cases. Slmms and Grant, Ward and Castl», and Ward acter, running to the higher class of plays al- anil Thompson. House using "Quicksands" for most entirely. Lcutlicr goods aud Ir.uvclera' outfits. • CASTLE SQOARE (George Clark; mgr. i.i-:' OLODE (Frank Meagher, mgr.).—Pictures. "The Story of the Rosary" is the attraction COLUMBIA (Joseph Brennan, mgr.).—Pic- given by this stock company. Is It a play of i)WARD (iOPPiR tures. melodramatic nature, something seldom seen at SHUBERT (E. D. Smith, mgr.).—Big open- tho regular theatres these days, and a show ing with "The Kiss Burglar," which came bora that appeals to a large patronage St. still. gms 208 West 42nd with a fine "rep" from New York. Show drew GAYETY (Thomas Henry, mgr.).—"The the "glrlle" crowd on the opening night and Million Dollar Dolls." Phone: Bryant 8878 NEW YORK I it looks good. House just had phenomenal run CASINO (Charles Waldron, mgr.).—"The —: ; 'l-%^i.^^^p'^^f^y^A^'^^t^'^W'\-^€r-:!f^;j!^^?^:^t<'^':^p^m'":^^^ VARIETY • ' JAMES MADISON ' 1493 BROADWAY, NEW YORK HAZEL'RENE WRITING FOB MANY OF THE (IRENE DUBUQUB) Formerly with Edith StrlcUssd BEST ACTS IN VALT)EVILLE . .: My Btsrest MADISON'S BUDQET Is No. Prlas, HATS, GOWNS, Tel. Cential 18M 17— fl THE LARGEST THEATRICAL ''''a ;. T'^ -.'4''. The Utmost in the Art of Terpsichore • \ . . : - Dire •?^ tbe former traeedlaa will deliver seYeral lec- burne in "On the Fourth Floor" (headlined). tures In unlTersltlee and colleges. They were Three Serenaders, Henry Frey. Merldlth and acoompanled by their son, Bmeet Warde, the Bnoozer, Three LeOrobs, Houdlnl film. plctnre director. KBNYON (T. T. Kenyon, mgr. ; agent, Mc- LaugbllQ).—Nellie Booth Flayers. JUST RETURNED FROM FRANCE NIXON (Harry Brown, mgr.).—Mrs. Flake "Tbe Bird of Paradise" follows the current attraction at the Tulane. The Lafayette has in "Mis' Nelly of N' Orleans." 20. "Fiddlers nothing underlined for next week, but Is an- dis- - nonnolng "The 13th Chair" and "Friendly and received my honorable ALVIN (J. B. Reynolds).—"Chu Chtn Chow." Enemies" as coming shortl". "His Bridal DUQVE8NB (Bob Evans, mgr.).—Thurston charge from the United States Army (2d Night." at the I^afayette *.b\a week, is owned week). 20. "Twin Beds." by Perry Kelly, who used large advertising PITT.—"Birth flf a Race" (film), indellnlte. "spreads" in the Sunday papers, with tbe hopa PBR8HINO (D. A. Harris, mgr.; stock of promoting mtronage. players).—First half. Potash and Perlmutter: last half, "Mary's Ankle." The Times-Plcaynne carried a column OAYBTY (Henry Kurt2man. mgr. ; bur- atorr lesque).— Sunday aa an argument the picture companies Sam Howe's "Big Show." VICTORIA (J. Jones, mgr.).—Billy Watoon'a would fare better If they employed tbe space "Orientala." now being used in the magaslnes in dolly LEO BUDDY newspapers. ACAOBUY (Qeo. Jaffe, mgr.; stock bur<-.; lesque).—"Night Owls." GRAND (Wm. Mason, mgr.).—Nazimora ' The new daughter of B. F. Brennan, the agent, has been named Thelma Pearl. (film). Julian Saenger and B. V. Richards returned "The Birth of a Race" (film) at the Pitt to New Orleans from York, whither CLARKE is to be followed by two weeks of Tlddlsh New tber had gone to be present at the inTeetigation of opera. the Saenger Amusement C«. by the Federal T^de Commlwlon, After a two-hours' session Under the management of Steve Forresc the the inveeti^tion developed nothing of mo- Ik r« Hit of 'Tm Yv Taplniik" Jesters Club is sending tbe following enter- ment Several days after arrival here S. V. tainers on a tour of the camps under direc- Richards left for the Coast In order to attend tion of the Y. M. 0. A. : Eleanor Savage, to some details connected with First National. Mary O'TooIe, Grace Nelson, Genevieve Smith, Hnrjorle Nelson, Eddie Adams. Pletro Fugini, James R. Keraney, attached to the Consoli- Leo West and Elmer Setsler. The first per- league at the Daupbina Barle Sbeehan left Keith).—Famous Golden Troupe (headlined), Booking Offices, Kansas City, formance was given at Newport News dated of Is a Madge Edieon & Co. In "Taking a Chance." Mon- Saturday. day evening. given local visitor. Moore and Hall, Toklo Trio, Lane and Ken- Performances will also be for convalescent soldiers in the army hoapltals. nedy, King and Scott, Lillian's Canines, Jug- The revue at the Orunewald has been com- party expect to return here about tbe Joe Oilligan has arranged to place the pro- gler Oallan, war and comedy films. The mended mostly for its costuming. middle of February and prepare tor further ductions of the United Picture ^ Theatres in SHBRIDAN SQUARB (J. A. Hooley, mgr.; work along this line. the bouses of the SaengOT Amusement Co. agent, Keith).—First halt. Aeroplane Biope- PITTSBURGH. ment (headlined), Maspn and Ouynee, Allen Tony Kennedy, Micky Markwood and Ruby By OHAS. A. COOK. and Moore, McConnell and Austin, Claude The Alvln has Instituted a new policy during Theme are new additions to the stock bur- HARRIS (C. H. Preston, mgr. agent, Austin, war film ; last half, Mr. and Mrs. Mel- the run of "Chu Chin Chow" this week. Late ^Mk kVALi* ./C. '1 LOVE TO HEAR YOU HOLLER" GEO. and r^.'-.'x-.,'-i:x^':: src^.TJ'!; ^j: f-.r-^: -rit-'sa PAUL HICKMAN BLACKFACE FUNStERS Next Week (Jan. 20)—Royal, New York Week Jan. 27~Keith's, Philadelphia Booked Solid Direction, ROSE & CURTIS Ek 48 VARIETY NONETTEFor this entire Theatrical Season under Sole Management of ARTHUR HAMMERSTEIN "SOMEBODY'S SWEETHEART" Book 9nd Lyrics by ALONZO PRICE Music by ANTONIO BUFFANO CENTRAL THEATRE, NEW YORK, hdef. X J oomera will not be a«ated while tbe pertonn- with movies and music, have proved very poiH with James B. Hackett Tommy Atkins the meeting on motion ot the Rev. Dr. J. B. race Is KolDg on. Good idea. ular in past years. brought a bit ot Flanders to the Empire here Knapp«iberger, pastor ot tbe Wesleyan Meth- on Monday night, and a bit ot Blighty as welL odist (Aurch. There was little discussion and PROVUENCL Agitation has been aroused at Ontial Falls Before the first splinter, as the scenes ot "The the motion waa passed unanimously. has the result of charges made that the Casino Better 'Ole" are tenned oa the program, was Br KARL K. KIMRK. and the Bellevue, movie houses thern^ have over, theatrical Syracuse was crying "Kam- SHnBSRT HAJBBTIO (Col. Fellz R. Wen- "Take It from Me" c«anes to ths Wlstlng been holding Sunday shows in TioUtton ;V. VARIITY (neltottse of Earms present tlieir annual Song and [nstniiaentolnumW (ftkei&^/if^^r class. PUBLISHED FOR PIANO SOU). 50N6,^ ORCHESTRA, MILITARY BAND A^^.W^ ^^ 'aWB. r.fi.Tiarms audfencis, Da^ and TTutiter-62 HI 45th St., IN.U VARIETY m m§:^ NAT AND SOL NAZARRO ' THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES m^ STRAND THEATRE BLDG., 47th-48th Sts., BROADWAY, N. Y. 'TC-t SUITE 218 PHONE, BRYANT 7368 The firmt>f Nazarro & linger is in a position to Finance, Produce and arrange time for Clever Artists Lv| '; . Rollin O. Perry has purchased the property Ted Snydiar Is writing the music for the -ALLEN (J. B. Crmik, mgr.).—M. P., "Sport- Rlvoli headlines first half bilL Four other ^ife : of the A. V. C. Vail Estate at Waverly. and minstrel show the Knights of Columbus will ing Lite." This Is the second week for this acts, "Vengeance and tbe Woman" (serial) ' ;£; may erect a theatre. Perry was the former present shortly at Clayton. Ted stimmen at picture, and the house is already sold out 20, and feature films. Last balL'flve acts Hippo- iv; Honolulu Girl." Royal Dragoons, headliner ; John McCormack was forced to STUDIO: 140 WEST 39th ST. 20, "My Walter Fisher and cancel his GAYETY (F. Busey, mgr.)—"Maids of Co. ; Nellie and Kathryn Durkln ; Sargent and concert here on Feb, 14 t>ecauBe of a severe NEW YORK CITY America." 20, "Cheer Up America." Lewis; Rives and Arnold; Samoya. "Fight cold. Mrs. Greene, who had charge of his Phone: Greeley 3009 STAR (D. Pierce, mgr.).—Ruba Bernstein's for Millions" (serial). appearance here, was forced to return the "Beauty Rovuo." 20, "The Auto Girls." COLUMBIA (F. McQueen, mgr.).—Caesar money for practically a sold out housa WHIRLWIND WIZARDS TW IT IN DANCING LIKE MACHINE GUNS With JULIAN ELTINGE COMPANY Direction, WILLIAM MORRIS Weeks Jan. 6 and 13, Columbia Theatre, San Francisco, CaL Plajrlnir the First Class Theatres from Coast to Coast m. feasfeJX^%4a^^^^t^.:A!:rf&:a.!A^ ^:W->:-::^;^rii&ijB;-^Ks:;^ :\^fi^-Miiit^^3i^k^jii.:d^.i;:^^^ v^-k^^ ^K^iitii^iSfeS^Aiaii^ - DAY DREAMS. but seems held down by no opportunity. HOUSE FORCED TO aOSE. BERST CALLED WI Though there could be several fights In "The This Goldwyn feature will appeal to lovera Enchanted Bam," the director deftly avoids J.. A. Berst, president of of fairy New Orleans, La., Jan. IS. tales. The picture Btare Madge Ken- them, and secures Just. as good and. If any- Theatres, Picture, Inc., wh nedy as a ducli girl, in a story by Coemo thing, more satisfying results. A few more Liberty, "second largest play- The postponed a trip to the Hamilton. It was sliown at tlie Strand. such pretty features with some new Ideaa' im- wes Mies Kennedy makes an enlightened shep- bued In their make-up, and none need cavil house in the South devoted . to pic- has changed his mind as a herdess with dreams of "The White Knight," at the type or standard of the Vita product, tures, closed the other day after being wire which reached him who will come to the cove near her farm and at least along those lines. ' take her away to bis palace. The practical in opieration six months. The Liberty irom San Francisco and he proposal of a wealthy, but unlmaginatWe, represents an investment of a quarter urdajr for a conference thi ' The Robertson-Cole offlces in the Mecca manufacturer of concrete George Orabam does coterie of film men now building are still undergoing a general re- million. It adjoins the Orpheum. g . not Interest her. It is only when a young the Hotel Alexandria. writer In flannels comes along In a Kood look- arangement, with the advertising and press The failure is attributed to the in- lifg yacht, as the white knigbf might have bureau having more switching around than ability to combat the shows at the the others. Director General Publicist Maddy Cecil B. DeMiUe's latest Parai 'come, and shows a sympathetic understanding Palace and Loew's Crescent it prac- of her dream that she is won. expects to be settled for keeps within the next Change Your Husband," will be admission price. Primrose (Misa Kennedy) recognizes ber fortnight. . tically the same knight and agrees to accompany him, pro- viding her grandparents are allowed to come along. Graham, still In love with the girl, proTldee the castle and accessories, feeling sure when the proper time comes he will shat- ter the day dreams, and Primroee, seeing what wealth ca9 provide, will immediately fall Into : hiB arms and dlsmisa her white knight as an Impoator. But he forgot be was dealing with a roman- tlo girl and guessed wrong. Primrose over- hears a oonversation between them, and in spite of the fact her knight la denounced, she deoidrs in blB favor and they return to the old . dock farm, and the story ends aa all good yv:^'-- :. fairy talea shoold end. the illtiBton Ye Unfortunately Got of the whole thing Me ': is frequently destroyed by the numerous .' clashes of the romantlo and realistic. Un- interesting titles are often used where scenes - ire necessary to express poetic sentiment, and ; die heroine is frequently made to appear , dmply Billy, when she ''accidentally" stum- : blea over things and does other little stage in trlokB to secure laughs. At times Miss Kennedy was delightful and \ made Primroee almost plausible and then she would do something to get a laugh, and the llloslon would be dispelled. John Bowers looked well enough In yachting clothes, but there was nothing particularly knightly In bis The Almighty didn't stop at Black and White! He gave appearance. The other members of the cast '. acted Intelligently. Tne soenerv was pictur- things us to esque and there were many costly settlnga restful color variations to and gave eyes see As a picture "Day Dreams" is moderately .- -.-.^v-, dlvsrtlng. them.;.;But^ _ TREAT TRTrOUGH. reproduce those hundreds of Color contrasts in Moving It one is generous enough to make allow- To ances for a few incongruities and a very slim plot, then "Treat 'em Rough" shown at the Pictures he left for man to do. It wasa man's job. 51/ Academy of Music Jan. 13 la good entertain- ment from the first to the lost foot of its "Wxed" qualities. It is perhaps one of, if not, the best western picture as far as en- tertainment goes that William Fox has turned out in some months. The trickery of photography And We Have Done It! ii nowadays has been brought to such perfection it is at times hard to be quite sure as to whether or not the "changes are rung" on the fUis when It comes to the numerous activities, many of a very dangerous kind, indulged in by Mix. , Tmn Vivid, pulsating color; delicate, subdued hues and shades; As a horseman he .has no superior In films, at least one can he assured of that. He handles the shimmer and sheen to silks and satins; the depth and : the lariat with dexterity, and to all appear- ances he is some "bull-dogger" of steers. But Mix has a peraooal charm of his own, and his "feel" to rich velvets and hangings; the flesh tints of a beau- very natural acting through every foot of this film, if kept up, bids fair to place him of hair as it really is; the , among the most popular of cominc scene tiful woman—the color her marve- actors, for he at all times carries conviction . and never forces himself. The story is lous hi^es to flowers and Nature's other beauties. ^ typically westem-bad-man, and there is lots of "killing," but the "killings" never appear to be offensive, as Is often the case in these in the Positive Print. pictures. The feature starts oR with Mix as ^11 ^ : t Ned Ferguson "ptnhing" out the ten spots of dabs on a card at 20 paces in the record time of three seconds, right and left hand shooting, Projected on any machine without any attachments, af* and from then on be makes things "hum/' shoot, Bmplcved because be can to spy on cat- \.- tle rustlers he eventually rounds them up regular speed. ".;.-. ./:."-.. after many Ttolssitudes. His life in "Treat 'em Rough" might be termed a "viclssltudl- nous exigence." Artcolor—scientifically correct without the u'se of dyes. Though mostly all exteriors, the photogra- pher does . not seem to have been able to take advantage of the God given light nature has In preparation for release: Dramatic features, comedies, supplied htm with, and the photography in many spots Is deddedly poor and in some cases bad. The feature makes no effort to be more fashions, educational subjects. than plain western melodrama, but it is good, clean ec,«rtalnlng melodrama. Fox has simply weaved a little plot around Tom Mix and has The movie appetite has needed a stimulus. The original let Mix do the rest, and he does it well. Mary Radford, played by Jane Novak, Is the dish has over long enough. brand one woman In the cast, and In her lies the been hashed A new recipe weak spot. Ben Radford Is played by Val Paul, a screen player of very decided promise. is craved. C. he Moyne appears as Leviatt, the heavy, and is Just the right weight. In one or two places the direction does not seem able to Artcolor Solves It keep up enough Interest in the wild rides which, as a rule, never fall to make a strong T -»-.. appeal. A feature is the sub-tltling, written in breezy western style. THE ENCHANTED BARN. Artcolor'^Pictures Inc. Is Company, The Vltagraph's latest release a very pretty little pastoral offering. The produc- tion as to direction is bromidlcal—the same old twin trees with lovers between, the same old walk out toward the woods as the pic- . LOUIS J. DITTMAR, Pres. ture "closes in" at the finish, and the same old hugging of a tree in maidenly or manly shyness. -"•If- there "bS any' ^erldtis' crltlolsm ' ot'^'Tfio'' Enchanted Bam" it is that there are too many "close-ups," all nearly similar. Bessie Love as Shirley Holllster gives a dainty ingenue performance in spite of the frequent "close-up" flashes of her dental ornaments, and there Is a freshness to her work* that is. In obvious sequence, refreshing. J. Frank Glendon makes an acceptable Sidney Graham, 52 MOVING PICTURES THE DUB. he kicks the door as the wife Is about to THE DANGER ZONL tensely dramatlo part which she handles well. be shot, the gun refuses to go off because that She also has personality and magnetism. Her John Craig WallM« R«ld dear old "brain fever" stepped in and stopped Lola Duprs Madallne Traverse supporting eompany Is above the average. Gcorga Markhatn. Oglo Cbarlw the proceeding. There Is nother laugh imme- Senator Fltamanrloe Thomas Holding Thomas Holding as Senator FItzmanrioa, Frederick Bl&tch Lewis Ralph diately after that when hubby assures wlfey Marie FrlUle Rldgeway the husband of Lola Dapree, acts with Pblneaa Drlgga Rajrmond Hatton that the chorus girl Incident In his life was Philip Wbltneor Edward Cecil dignity. His most effective work Is In the Bnrler Hadden.; ...Winter Hall one of those "purely platonto" things. Madallne Traveras appears as a Fox star In court room scenes. His daughter Is accused ot Enid Drayton Nina w Bmn The photography Is good enough as hi also this society drama, a flvs-reel feature from a killing Philip Whitney, the man with whom RobbloB any Oliver the directing, and with that llttls touch of story by Marshall Bmce Bennington. The she Is in lore, but the climax comes when his James H. O'Connor H. fixing in the last reel, "Who CaresT" may make picture was made under the direction of Frank wife acknowledges she murdered Whltneiy Bill, a burglar Billy Elmer somebody care at that rrsAr Beel. and that tdie had been his mletreos In former This Wally Reid starring feature of the While the theme is not new, it has been years. Fltsmaurice Is broken with grief and Famous Players-Lasky U a pippin of a oom- handled In an unusual manner, and the pro- had many of the audience at the New Tork ody drama tbat could have been made a Mrs. Vernon Castle will not return to the duction Is featured by many costly settings, Theatre weeping with him. ^^ wbale of a picture bad It bad comedy titling. States for time, offer all helping to make a pleasing entertainment. Edward Cedl as Philip Whitney, the vil- Here was a cbance for tbe title writer to United some although an oabled The story Is of a woman who rises to lain, is not too heavy and he puts a lot of bave spread blmaelf and turned out a pic- for her servloes In pictures here was as an opera singer, an spirit into the part. Fritzle Ridgewav is the ture tbat would hare been a Bcream for to her recently. Mrs. Castle cabled the latter national fame makes 'i'-r. part of last UIss Lawrence, advantageous marriage, only to find she cannot Ingenue, and gave that touch of yonthfulness laughs from start to flnlsb. Than It would week, to Carolyn off certain Indiscretions of the past the picture which saved it being have been a comedy of real value, but now that the recent report about her engagement shake to from a Traversa as Lola Dupre has an in- tragedy in the lives of middle aged persons. It Is Just a corking good comedy drama. to Tom Powers, the actor, was absurd. Miss I "The Dub" Is taken from the story br E^ar Franklin and Bcecarlolied by Will H. Ritchey. James Craze was the director, and be certainly turned out a mlgtatly cleverly con- structed production. It wonld bave been easy to overplay this one with too much meller, but Cruze bandied It with Just sufficient humor here and there to put It over In great SbftDO The opening, with the three crooked busi- ness partners In a row and the dissolution of their firm, Is a mighty clever piece of work. One unusual thing about the picture is that there is but one woman in ft and all the other characters men. Tbe picture runs along with men, men and nothing but men for so long, that one wonders whether or not It Is to be a Bt&t affair. But when the girl does arrive she steps Into a altuatlon that la nther a." interesting, and, of ooarse, at the finish ahe falls for Handsome Wally. Bvea that is hu- died so that there Is the usual final clinch to Iris out on. Thank yon for that, Mr. Cmia. "The Dab" Is ^pposedly laid In Kaw Tork as far as locale goes. Reld baa the rale of a yoong contractor who has undertaken a contract on a shoestring and Is about at the end of bis tetber and bank roll. This is about the tine when one of the trio of double- crossing partners is looking for a coward and dub who will fall down on a job that Is In realltv to be a stall for the other partner. Reld Is picked for the task, and the remunera- Is- tion promised Is Just sufficient to tide bim over the rough spots that are looming ahead for bIm. The result Is that, despite the fact that he has been picked for a dub because of his dejected appearance, he tackles the Job with a determination to put it through at all hazards, end with tbe liberal use of his trusty right If It be needed. In the end he accomplishes Si. Is successful and not alone what he set out to do but grabs off iO times the amount that be was promised and a wife that was worth a million. Looks like that was a pretty fair afternoon's work. There .Is a lot of rough-and-tumble flght Btuff, but it was surrounded with sufficient humor to take away any grim touch, and when all Is said and done, It must be ad- It "there." St- mitted that as a comedy drama Is Fred. WHO'CARESr Joan Ludlow Constance Talmadge Mrs. Ludlow , California Traman Mr. Ludlow Spottiswoode Aitken Martin Qrey Harrison Ford £ Gilbert Palgrave Donald MacDonald Alico Palgrave Beverly Randolph Toodles Claire Anderson Mrs. Hosack Gerard Alexander Howard Oldershaw J. Morris Foster J. Parks Jones 1^- Harry Oldershaw Irene Dorothy Hagsar Butler Tom Bates A Select ideture with Constance Talmadge as the star. That should be enough to tell any exhibitor who Is playing the regular Select program. In addition It might be stated "Who CaresV was originally written by Cosmo Ham- V- ilton and that It was prepared for the sorven by Julia Crawford Iven. Water Bdwsrda was the director...... There la one thing that shoald be done be- fore tbe picture Is marketed, and that Is to re- t-V. tltle several spots In the last reel. That sub- title about "It Is Just an attack of brain fever" to Justify the heavy's attempt to seduce the young matron who Is a friend of his wife will get a laugh from any audience, whether It be high or low-brow. Otherwise "Who Cares?" Is corking good meller drama for the screen. Miss Talmadge has the role of the country girl who has been reared by her grandparents, a rather axed and grouchy couple who have dampened all of her youthful spirits to such an extent that she finally breaks from all restraint and elopes with the "boy next door." When he discovered that the woman that she wanted to go to was not at home he finally decides to marry her to save a nasty situation for her. She accedes to his proposal and they are wed. Of course little Connie did not know what was expected of a wife and hubby was too fond of her to press his rights, with the result that she went In for a butterfly existence and soon they drifted apart He to "keep a chorus dame" and she to start running around town with the fast ONE HUNDRED MILUON AMERICANS WANT TO SEE young set. Finally the young wife .realltes that she really loves her husband, but Is too proud to admit It. She almost falls Into tbe clutches of the villain in that last reel when she Is friends she ac- FIGHTING with and "THE ROOSEVELTS at a sea shore resort to dinner at hU bungalow. cepts an invitation • the anthorized film based on the life and works of But hubby luckily Is at the same resort with a ehtm' and the Vwo ?adle& of the rear row,- -"-'— Of ^ all enjoying themselves on a houseboat. " ~ to her either you love THEODORE course the villain says tjoOSEVELT me, and there is a long, long me or die with Directed by WILLIAM NIGH, Director of "My Fonr Tears In Germany" period of bis weaving back and forth with a "resolver" until he can get sufficient courage (out of a bottle) to kill her when she refusea Released through FIRST NATIONAL EXHIBITORS' CIRCUIT This naturally gives the husband a chance to be warned and to come dashing to her rescue. Photo by PIrle MacDonald He arrives just In tbe nick of time, for when m^^^^s:^^^^^^ S3 M 6 V I N G P I C T U R E S from the excellent work done by little Qer- erest children on the screen, and one ia as- flnger, she kisses It HEART OF GOLD. and swears it shall never trude Messlnger as Morgianna, or Raymond tounded at the intelligence displayed by the ba removed. The natural sequence of ludtcroua Annie Wllkea Loaise Huff in woric Particularly good was Ray- Nye as Abdullah, nor Buddie Messlnger as mite her oomplloations arising therefrom can he read- 'if Weatherbe« ..Grace Barton HousBAin. There was in fact .May Cassim Bara, hut there Is alwaye the feeling mond Ky« aw ily ooolectured. Whoa the "beet man" oaa Madame Estelle...... Marlon Barney to the "teacher has his eye noUilng to mar the work of the youthful stand the matured mind It no longer he goes to Drew's offlee. Mike Monahan .....John Hlnee ' Thespians throughout the feature, which, how- on thtfm.' where he Is given the oircJe of diamonds set Jack Levlnaky .Robert FUdier patrons are con- ever, in many places seems to have been photo- As far aa the children in platinum wbluh ho takes to hla wlfo as • Collins Anthony Merlo cerned, the remark of one child nay perhaps graphed very badly out of focus. peace offering. She returns it to Drew wltb • 1 Husband...William Williams •...e effect pictures Madame Eetelle's best describe exactly the letter saying eho does not propoee to have her Fleorette of the Follies Vaughan they are kids 1"' said a boy of P«KKr have. "Why, happlneee of the past ten years sot aside and Don Darsent Lonls Rhelnhardt 12, and in this remark appears to be the AND RINGS. ROMANCE wants what rlghUully belongs to her. Ths- answer to the value of the "kiddy" pictures. bride Louise Huff, supported hy Johnny Hlnes, Is first of the Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew opens the letter and by the ingenious tone of voice showed disappointment, and The •tarred la this world flve-reel (eatnre^ vhioh The wording of the epistle is given the impres- from this may he deducted that even with comedies to be released by Paramount is en- has been made from a story by Lucy Sarrer. sion her husband has been In love with ths the children themselves the pictures do not The scenario was written by Clara 8. Berangei:, titled "Romance and Rings." It was written woman. "get over." If ono then looks at the view- while TraTers Vale directed the pruiduotlon. Anderson Whitman and produoed by At the conclusion of the misunderstandings point of children under ten it may be assumed by Emma It is a sentimental little yam, rather pleas- the wife of the best man dedde that a modem Ihat It would be to their minds Immaterial the V. B. K. Film Corp. ing, with not much of a plot, but a great deal wedding ring such as was given whether the characters werd nine or 90 years the brito of heart .interest. Miss Huff takes the part of Drew plays a nervous bridegroom and his would be very suitable for her, and the age. "best of man" ia stuck for one. a young milliner in poor drcumstances living One must admit surprise at seeing a wife the bride. While the wedding march Is In a single room with a girl friend. The set- "t>est man" asks him If he Tho Drews are at their best "hootch" attempted in this picture, since it being played the and the aton Ungs are In keeping 'with the homely story. has the wedding ring ready. Drew fomblee makes for a corklnx ledtlmate. oleaa corned* is for children and the director did mar the it of the highest elass. The supporting Annie Wilkes (MIsa HuS) when her mother's general sweetness of the offering by such through his clothes and recalls he left at company finds herself penniless, so sho else to but and the direction are equally estate 1b settled being done on one or two occasions. If this home. There is nothing do to have oompetent comes to New York and Joins May Weather- he an appeal to the older people then it is the "best man" borrow his wife's wedding /oto. poeltloa for reluctantly bee (Orace Barton), who secures a in had taste, but one would rather feel ring for the ceremony. She con- in establishment where she la giving him under- "Hearts of Humanity" has been ..M-g her the same that It was to give the Oriental touch and sents, at the same time to passed by the Philadelphia Board of working, with Madame Estelle, a Fifth avenue make the proper environment for the pictare. stand It is to be returnJsd promptly. Drew Ceasors without any outs 1 And that Is something for ^ modiete. Little Qertrude Messhiger is one of the olev- plaoee the borrowed ring upon his bride's "Phllly" | Annie draws a design accepted by the Ameri- can Modistes' Association ^hlch carries a $O,000-prize to the winner. Mme. Estelle steals the design and claims she is the originator. At the same time she has Annie arrested for entering her office and trying to take her draw- ing. From then on the story erolves around An- nie's original drawing. Inadvertantly Mike Monahan (Johnny Hlnes) gets his sweetheart into a lot of trouble, which is all straightened oat at the end. Miss Huff has a supporting company which Is -adequate. Mr. Hlnes' only fault is a sU^t tendency to overplay his part, but this Is not a grievous error. The photography by Philip Hatkin is excellent OUT OF THE SHADOW. Ruth Mlnchln Pauline Frederick ' Richard Steel .". Wyndham Standing Edward Langholm Ronald Byram Rev. Woodgate '....William Gross Mrs. Woodgate Emma Campbell— Mrs. Vanables Nancy Hathaway Will someone please explain why a film con- cern will pay thousands of dollars for the picture rights to a good story and then make of it a conventional photoplay? Is It possible they think the public wants the regulation routine in plots, and, if so, are they correct In their judgment? Should this be the case, why then buy picture rights to plays or novels? In the case of "Out of the Shadow," the name of the novel wasn't even retained, so that the argument cannot be set up that Para- mount waa paying for the advertised value of the name. Matter of fact, it ia one of E. W. : HomuDg's least known novels. Its name U "The Shadow of the Rope," which gives no indication of the denouement, and the title was probably deliberately concocted with that Idea in mind. A trade paper reviewer who sometimes takes himself seriously suggested the story for Pau- line Frederick. Paramount secured It, and Its scenarloizlng was entrusted to Eve Unsell, with Emlle Chautard as the director. Novelist Hornung, the author of "Raffles," Is a proved and approved geniua for concocting suspensive myslerr plots. "The Shadow of the Rope" is a splendid example of his high- class craftsmanship. Miss Unsell has made of It a regulation photoplay, with no suspense and as much of the mystery as was possible to delete, leading up tc the inevitable "clinch." There Is never a question In the mind of the spectator as to the outcome. All the fine mys- tery, romance and suspense has been cast aside, and even the brilliant dialog of the author replaced by commonplace photoplay bromides, such as one would expect to.hesir in an old- . fashioned melodrama. The novel, on the con- trary, started off with a most absorbing murder mystery, the unraveling of which, as worked out, cannot possibly be foreseen until the very last pages. The betting would be at least 100 to 1 that a seasoned plot expert couldn't guess the ending. Director Chautard has exercised little Imag- ination in creating the proper atmosphere, but was undoubtedly handicapped by the uninspired scenario. Paramount, contrary to itp usual custom, seems to have stinted in production expenditure, and the cast acted as listlessly as a cheap stock company on the closing night of a disastrous season with salaries In arrears. Miss Frederick had little to do worthy of her talents, and the work of no other member of the cast is worthy of individual comment "Out of the Shadow" is a keen disappoint- ment to anyone who has read "The Shadow of the Rope." J ALl BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES. Whether the William Fox "kiddy" pictures have proven a financial success Is a matter that can best be told by Mr. Fox himself, hut whatever their merits or demerits, he mtist at least be given credit tor having seemingly secured a comer on clever children. The pic- tures primarily were meant for children to see, and thus It Is hard to place oneself In the position of a child to review such fea- tures, for It Is from a child's point of view .--- ...•- • thTT sliouM bo eeoa. : That "All Baba and the 40 Thieves" Is artis- tically produced In many ways can not htt denied though the photography Is decidedly poor, but that to the matured mind they are lacking In the get-lt-across quality Is a very salient fact Clever as are the children, there is always the "work mechanical" and the "drilled" ap- nMimnee. This should not in any way detract 'CWr^ 54 M O V I N G P I C T U R; E 15 HOBART ON SCENARIOS. DE HAVEN'S FAMILY FILMS.^ theme will revolve on "family trou- Brooklyn, ISOO.OOO; B. R. Gallavan, O. B. Hebel, T. liovlne, 8&'6 Lateyette avenue, bles," built chiefly for humor. George V. Hobart has put aside all Carter De Haven and his wife, Flora Brooklyn. B. W. A K. AanuwmcBt Cow, Man- his voluminous playwright activities Parker, and their two children will be hattan. 16,000: S. Ber^Sen, U. winter. and canceled a half dozen orders for the features of a sefies of 13 double- A. Kanrman, 1>86 Park avenue. New vaudeville sketches—to devote himself reel comedies to be released through INCORPORATIONS. York. Jorwood ProdnetBK Co., Blanhatt&n, DBIjAWABB OHAIITBR8. exclusively to writing for the screen. the Exhibitors-Mutual by the Robert- ehootlntr sal- musical and dramatic, {5,000: O- H. Novelty Aanseasent C*,. author of "Experience" is in ' The now son-Cole Co., according to contracts Nlcolay, W. C. Jordan, A. H. Woods, Bl- lerles and other amusements, MOO.OOO; Atlantic City at work on the series of signed last week by the stars and tinge Theatre, New York. M. M. Claney, P. B. Drew. B. A. BpanETler, photoplays has contracted fur- Jewish Art neatte Corp., Manhattan, Wilmingrton. 12 he to William Parsons, better known as Liberty Protaetai* Corp., Manhattan; for $16,000: W. and H. li. Schltzen, 116 Divi- nish William Fox William Farnum. "Smiling Billy." sion avenue, Brooklyn. pictures- fSO.OOO; O. A. Bnrlgbt, M. D. The first of the Hobart pictures, "The The pictures, to be called the "Fea- Geoive B. Selta Co., Manhattan, the- Cahan, J. L. Burke, ISO W. 16tb street. Lucky Charm;" is now being made by ture Comedies," are to be released at atricals and pictures, fSOtPOO: 8. B. New York. Howard, A. W. Britton. P. B. Smith, 66 DI880I.VTION8. Farnum in Florida. Meantime Fox a with the first the rate of one month, Cedar street. New York. William It. 8kerry Feature Film Co,, has sent ten. Farnum pictures to At- one scheduled for March. The general lavlaelble Batklnc ant Amnsemeat CSb» Manhattan. lantic City for Hobart to study, ar- rangements having been made for the playwright to have these pictures run as often as he wishes in one of the picture houses there. Pai nt-MackSennett GEM, ST. JOHN, DESTROYED. St. John, N. B., Jan. IS. The Gem MTas completely destroyed by fire Sunday night. The loss was $20,000, partially covered. Some scenery was salvaged, but dam- aged by water. Several reels of "Stop Thief" (General), and two single Uni- versal reels are believed to have been destroyed. H. F. Trifts is the man- ager of the house. The Mutual Film Exchange fChas. H. Kerr, manager) in the same build- ing, also heavily lost. Sixty reels of "Diamond From the Sky" and 40 other reels were lost, though the Exchange saved all advertising and films of its new stock, • BARTLETT RETURNS. Randolph Bartlett, who has been away from the picture business for more than a year, has returned to take charge of the publicity for the new Selznick-^ictures Corp. Bartlett was press agent for Lewis J. Selznick dur- ing his campaign for open booking, two The Public Doesn't Want To years ago, and left the company at the time of the organization of Select. Since then he has been engaged in magazine and newspaper work. Work has been started on the coast IJ- Guess Riddles for the first of a series of eight produc- tions, featuring Olive Thomas, for the new Selznick concern. It is. a film ver- sion of "Upstairs and Down." It will be a lot of fun to play children's games with be ready for a March release. rmay your theatre—but it's expensive. Better do your Cincinnati Chamber Electa Officers. ^ " Cincinnati, Jan. 15. playing with something cheaper—a deck of cards The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Motion or a billiard cue or a motor car. Picture Exhibitors' League of the ^^ "4 Chamber of Commerce : President, A. Some exhibitors still are trying to get folks to trade ~ G. Hettesheimer ;' first vice-president, John Weinig; second vice-president, money "sight unseen" for an evening's entertainment. William Gerves ; treasurer, Otto Luede- king; secretary, Beecher E. Hess. Some try to make the public guess what's inside the Theatr* Divided Into Two Film Houses Cincinna^ti, January 15. theatre. Two picture houses will take the place of the Colonial Theatre in West But the public won't do it. The maij who says ^ Fifth street. May Droesch will lease half of the building when alterations "Look! Here's what you get for your money!" is the are made, her portion seating 250, and Frank W. Huss and Tom 'Riley will one who does the business. ^ have the other half with 275 seats. Paramount-Mack Sennett Comedies are worth mak- Olcott-Levy Judgment Appealed. When Sidney Olcott, the director, ing a heap of noise about. When you're lucky enoqgh and Bert Levy entered suit against the the World Film Corporation for to be showing one—^make a big hulkballoo. recovery of the negatives of four one- reel films, which the plaintiffs pro- duced and delivered to the defendant, Use the special advertising aids that are being fur- they were successful in securing a judgment for $6,000 damages, through nished. They'll deliver. Thousands of exhibitors have their attorneys, O'Brien, Malevinsky St Driscoll. found that out. . . Last week the defendant entered an appeal from the judgment and it was argued in the Appelated Division of tlio Supreme GoHTt The Coiurt^.r.e-r served decision. kt FAMOUS FIJQf£R$'^lJVSKraxa\)H^ AIK>Ifa ZnBORAm J^SS L1ABK7t4i»/Wi CEOL&lSMIUEiMrsdtrOnirBC PICTURE DEATHS. '-NXW YORIO • J ' The wife of Carl Laemmle died at her home, 378 West End avenue, New York, Dec. 12, of pneumonia. — - M^''^ P't'-^"^^^^'-'^ O V I N G'- I^ i C T E S •"^::' U R m dresses were awful, and black union The Taylor-Grattan sketch has been AMONG THE WOMEN .suits about aS'^bad. , Red tights, worn revised, changes made in the cast and "with semi-military coats, for "Belgian a backbone grafted to theplotrsince; B7 PATSY SMITH Rose," were the best flash. There were last seen. Miss Taylor makes a more half a dozen passable "lookers." effort .to i i decided look- ' i !" the part of a L "j . )iai'iPi L'P -a iPii female doctor, for a few seconds, at last picture "Film Land ^ ; At a Christian Science Journey," intimate least, now, and a white and silver bro-; gliiripses of studio life Nan Halperin's song cycle, not quite been .and it is pity it arid close-ups of has produced a so clever as cade evening toilette was stunningly stars between scenes, proved most in- her former one, is quite - is not more .convincing. It appears as displayed, by her. The other woman in teresting. The News Pictorial showed delightfully appealing and dainty. the director Started out with full in- There's a world of meaning in the the act was not welUfrocked. . Mary Pickford, in infantry uniform, beautiful simplicity of tention of making a strong appeal, but welcoming her regiment back to Oak- her wedding Muriel Window has returned to New ^ gown that should strike a responsive wobbled in his allegiance. "The Still land. York vaudeville and is indeed a verit-l; chord in the hearts of future patriotic able little peacock in a long black lace Small Voice" featuring Henry Walt- brides. \ gown with a' point d'sprit train At the Riverside, Monday, Maud Bessie hall, opens with a congregation filing Clayton has a versatile aggre-^ caught up with a bunch of scarlet and Edna Hall (Mrs. Carleton Macy, and gation of terpsichorean out of a First Church of Science, sup- experts. Miss black ostrich plumes on one hip like retired for some time) stepped into the Clayton wore an apparently new danc- a bustle. Muriel Worth danced and ^sedly in a small southern town. A small part of "Bedelia" in the Lydell ing frock—cherry silk and georgette, danced divinely. Miss Worth's set- foreword from Mary Eddy's book and and Macy act, adding special interest generously spls^shed with irridescents ting is so artistic (a wall almost hid- by her good looks in a well-fitting many excerpts are used for title sheets and shading into pink at the top. A den by a hedge of sunflowers and pink gingham frock, and her splendid garland of velvet tbf&ughout. They adn't seem to reg- black flowers with hollyhocks against a blue sky) and her.^ reading of the lines. Dut- The James brilliant centers adorned the front of ' ister, however, in as much as the good own costumes are so good, it seems ton Co., all in white against their black the bodice. rather a pity she does not dress her ; young man who takes money from the velvet drop, made' a pleasing picture. The two girls in the Harry Watson "Muses,'! as she calls them, in some* < bank and goes out in the un- The exquisite grace of the pretty world funny telephone scene were in black thing more suitable. The young worn-; shapely women in their white net bal- punished, becomes a famous thief, up- charmeuse and- brown georgette, re- are looking, play violins,M^ear en good , lerina skirts, white wigs and net ruffs, setting the theory that only jails make spectively. amateurish home made looking ap- would stand out in any act. criminals of honest men. Fritzi Bru- parel. Two of Miss Worth'sV crea- ; Oliver Trix was in a blending of nette made a splendid womanly figure, Two single women featured at the tions were of the polonaise (ordei;;:^ delicate lilac organdie ruffles, orchid / i^he was as pretty in a simple tucked Alhambra this week, and seven out of Boned corslet bodices, showing a sug- ' and silver brocade and gold lace. She net long waisted frock with its ruffled the nine acts have one or more of the gestion of the lace at top like a is slightly . over-rating big hat, hanging the value of her bottom and po| looking tailored . clothes with at- changes. tractive tams. A picnic, given to a Phyllis Neilson Terry wore a black couple dozen newsboys, at a Beach velvet gown, draped on a sheer lace TOIANGLE resort, and scenes in a children's hos- bodice, with long tight sleeves. pital are pleasing features. schedules for early release "The Danger Zone" is a problem "The Military Maids," at the Olym- picture with Madeline Traverse in the pic last week, was served in three role of an attractive matron with a parts. The first, "The Gay Old Boy," the CRANE WILBUR past. -A ball room scene with was sad. The same ancient business of guests smartly attired and a trio of last season was employed, with a less entertaining was com- capable dancers competent cast. The second part, "The in mendable. A particularly beautiful Spyf' featured fair- di^illing with the gown, worn by Miss Traverse, was company in infantry garb. Better re- elaborately trimmed with, bugle bead, sults would have been obtained had a fringe. eton wa? finished with A short the uniforms fit them. "The Hold-Up THE END" encir- UNTO it and strips of the trimming Man" was staged in a western bar cled- the hips and skirt of the irides- and gave Edith Randall, as Faro Neil, Bands cent splashed lace foundation. her b'est character part. As a French romance of college ath-^ the The a : of semi-precious stones held up woman in the first act she is far from bodice and long pendants hung from convincing. .lete who triumphs in the ears and necklace. A tailored dress The Butterworth Sisters, on the ' love; -*3*.vi trimmed with soutache braiding was program, didn't materialize, and the games of baseball and -m't'T-i enhanced by a large black hat trimmed / Millers, not billed, evidently substi- lightened by clever comedy with osprey. tuted. Caroline Warner, a rather pret- -n--*?:^.; *) ty girl, stood back demurely until the touches and enhanced by the "Out of the Shadow" opens 'with middle of "The Spy," when in the 4jni- PauHne Frederick • in widow's weeds, form of a doughboy, she pulled Vinnie valor of a hale and hearty sorrowful, but slender and interesting. Phillips (a Red Cross nurse) through The plot swings on the fragility of cir- "I Hate to Leave You," with fine re- good fellow. cumstantial evidence, and there are robe. Miss Warner led several num- several sudden twists that hold your bers and passes principally on appear- interest As faith, love and content- ance. Jessie Hiatt had the best ward- ment develop in the life of the un- robe. A liberty blue georgette, trimmed This photoplay, free from any sug- first with self-tone sequins, good look- happy woman—so her costumes, was gestion of war.'Offers you the oppor- simple, evolve into beautiful creations. ing, but she was at her oest in the Her handsomest outfit being embroid- semi-cowgirl garb. The chorus wore tunity to satisfy that craving of your edged almost throughout the ered net with large hat of same, pink tights audiences for peace time entertain- with val lace. With a coat sweater show. Some of them were badly in water. or three ment. and white sport skirt,: she -wore.a.large . .need of soap. and Two shirred silk hat, the brim finished with girls appeared in the openihg riuniber-"^ two-inch straw braid. A tailored in sheer unlined lace skirts, with no Triangle Distributing Corporafioii chapcau, suggestive of a poke, having trunks. Two of the coryphee were a large group of black aigrettes, was terribly out of proportion as to size, 1457 BROADWAY NEW YORK worn with a severely plain charmeuse and one heavy-weight noticeably out dress in two shades—the entire back of of order throughout, might have been bodice and skirt being of a darker a new member. Many of the changes shade. were in various shades of pink. Butter _ I : *)'/,' tr $6 MOVING PIC T U R E S COAST PICTURE NEWS. PETTIJOHN'S FUTURE PLANS. NEW COLOR PROCESS PERFECTED. FALSE ARREST CASE UP. By OTIT PRICE, There is going to be something stir- Louis J. Dittmar, president of the When Max Ehrenreich's suit against Artcolor Pictures Co., who was inter- Lob Angeles, Ja.n. 0. ring in the Exhibitors-Muttial within the Fox Film Corporation came up for Maiy Thunnan ia now vlth Laaky, bavln^ ested in the old Kinemacolor process, trial in Part III of the Supreme Court switched from Senoett's fun factory. a short time. The indications are that h about to place on the market a color last week Justice Pendletoir reserved a new plan is to be placed before the Klngsley Benedict has left the "U" and ta process perfected by W. Francis Fox decision. The action is a result of the en route to New York. exhibitors which will guarantee them of England, assisted by A. G. Wad- alleged false imprisonment of the dingham, also of Great Britain. The plaintiff on the'- charge of grand Henry Woodward Is at present appearing in practically all of the profit in the a experiments were first started by the larceny, and on that score he seeks to feature production being directed by Robert territory held by their units. Just how Thomby at the Brunton Btudlo. Kinemacolor Company in 1913. recover damages 'to the extent of the plan is to be formulated is still Unlike the Kinemacolor, pictures \ Ed. Durling, the 525,000. correspondent, la back after locked in the brain of C. C. Pettijohn, by the process a vacation In the Army. made new may be pro- June 8 last Ehrenreich was arrested the organization, general counsel of jected on any machine without at- on the instigation of the Fox officials Victor Bchertzlnger, the director. Is oat after ^and responsible for the building up of tachments. Speaking of it Dittmar on the charge of having stolen a print a long illnesB. the co-operative plan as far as it has says of their "Cleopatra" feature, starring Francota Du Barry, formerly with Mutual, gone with the company. "No dyes^ or coloring is used. Theda Bara, and after being bailed out has arrived here. Of late he has been over- Pettijohn, in reviewing the activities Chemical action on emulsion produces in $1,000, indicted by the Grand Jury, seas for the T. M. C. A. during the last year (he in New York the color, which shows color not only but found not guilty by a jury in the celebrated his advent mto this in Henry Harvey, Universal director, la ao- having fabrics but texture. We show in- Court -of General Sessions before ' quiring film business this week), per- a reputation as a script writer. town and tense blacks and pure whites as Justice Mulque^ on Nov. 18 last, after mitted a hint to drop regarding the against the usual gray in the average Carmiel Myers has fitted her new sedan into the district atlt^i^ey had postponed possibilities. The exhibitors a dressing room. future Hack and white pictures. his case- eleven times, Ehrenreich almost 60 per cent, of the now control "We have already completed a seven entered suit for $10,000 for false im- Tvette Mitchell, Ingenue, is now fea- being stock of the Mutual, and the tie-up reel drama and a two reel comedy and prisonment tured by Carl Laemmle. and exhibitor has between producer have now passed far beyond the <«x- A second cause for action alleges he Is completed. perimental stage. June Uathls about the busleet little been We have a labor- had been in the Fox employ for over scenarist hereabouts. In ten weeks she has When a small group of producers atory capable of turning out 10,000 feet completed three continuities, titled ten years as head of the force taking six pro- ' independents got together last daily, which can readily ductions, reconstructed two pictures and read of the be increased care of their vaults, and because he to frame a direct-to- when necessity a mass of books looking for stories for Metro. year in January demands." lost his position and was put to ex- Pettijohn exhibitor plan they sent for defend himself D. J. Qrauman is build pense and trouble to planning to another east and handle the reins of ANN FORREST -theatre in Los Angeles. to come UNDERSTUDY1N& he asks for another $10,000. for them. They, how- . Ann Forrest, the 19-year-old Danish organization A third cause for action asks for later became lukewarm on the girl who left Los Angeles ever, and pictures $5,000 damages, bringing the total to V . NEW TRIAL IN ACCIDENT CASL proposition, and after they dropped at the conclusion of her engagement as ^25,000. The substance of the third In the suit brought by Celia Turner out Pettijohn decided the exhibitors William Farnum's leading woman to cause has it that the Famous Players, to frame an organiza- against the Crystal Film Co., for $4,000 were the men come to New York and try her hand in the First National, the International ^.damages injuries sort. Last May the Afifiliated the spoken for sustained in its tion of this drama, is understudying and the Universal engaged and dis- was formed, and employ, the lower courts dismissed the Distributors, Inc., Fay Bainter in "East Is West," at the charged him—except on the latter— action organization took with, costs. On appealing the in November this same time playing one of Uie Sing on the malicious and defamatory re- judgment reversed At about the saine girls. was and a new trial over the Mutual. Song ports circulated by Fox. Only the granted plaintiff. — arrangement made It is -was the time there was an the first time Miss Forrest ever Universal, because of the confidence The cause of the suit dates back to Robertson-Cole of New York faced the footlights with and she learned his superior officer had in him, refused April 4, 1914, when Miss Turner was that organization would the long star role whereby in less than two to heed these reports and retained enacting a scene in the a portion of the woods under undertake to assume days. Ehrenreich. the direction of the superintendent cost of the pictures for the initial decision is expected for about finally No of the film company, playitig an es- foreign rights to them. This W. H. Rudolph, general manager for Harry ,20 dayi. • i J '! cape lunatic. Upon being directed to brought about a proposition whereby Oarson, left for the coast this week to look . after drop from a limb of a tree to the banking house associated the exploitation of "The Uopardonabte the London Sin," which opens In Los Angeles at the new Virginia Pearson Photoplays, Inc., has ground, - Cole people assured the drop was easy with the Robertson Kinema, Feb. 8, for a run at tl.SO top. After taken over the Tanhouser studio. In New finance and without danger, she alleges she decided it would undertake to starting It oft there It la the Intention of Rochelle, where the first pictures will be directors t>r Oanon to place It In New York at a Broadway taken. John B. O'Brtan has been appointed , fractured her ankles and the com- productions for either house. director. pany's negligence in preparing a safe proven valije. stars of ,, , , place for her landing was the cause. At present the Exhibitors-Mutual, The defendant answered that in as- "through the exhibitors' units scattered suming the role, she also assumed all throughout the country, is taking over a risks and dangers attached thereto. pictur«8 from the producer, with A screen version of the accident was guarantee given to the latter they will exhibited per in court. receive cost of production and 25 is returned COMING cent, in excess. When this in each territory 1,0M,IM Transients in Paris. the exhibitors' unit of the excess George Bowles writes from Paris receives SO per cent, producer and home that the theatres and cinemas there profits and the EXHIBITORS halt. MUTUAL on the other are "jammed," doing the biggest busi- organization share there are to be ness ever known there. He says: It is evident that in the future "Paris has a million transients, with some chanpes in this the effect that Special everything crowded and the prices aw- and the intimation is to out to the benetit ful. Am going to Alsace to show it is going to work the producer, •Hearts of the World" at Colmar." of the exhibitor and cutting with the home organization intake. down on its share of the CANADA WANTS CANADIAN FILHS. GRACE DARMOND DO. Toronto, Jan. 15. BACK AND NOTHING TO Chicago, 111., Jan. IS. .^ The Ontario Government has been m of — manager iiisisting that more typical Canadian Victor Eubank, general discharged as a pictures be shown in Canada in future. Essanay, has been if Signai Oorps, « They have obtained the co-operation first lieutenant m the Washington,- What Every Woman Wants of the bigger producers, who have having been stationed m at his desk in promised to specialize on Canadian and is temporarily back not subjects and scenes, particularly those Chicago. The Spoor company is A six part production of the whims c^ women Eubank is that give a clearer idea of Canada's producing at present, and He has re- NUdc by JESSE D. HAMPTON contribution in men, women and money eager for active fields. Spoor has to the cause of liberty. ceived several offers, but present. toiih an AUStar Cast The announcement has been made induced him to remain for the interested himselt a picture will soon be released in Can- Eubank has also business m ada which should more than satisfy in a general brokerage Including Hl^a- Nova, ' Forrest Stanley, brother, who was those who have found fault with the New York with his street, Barbara Teriant^PercyXhailanger, Mildred kind of pictures presented during the a captain, with offices on Wall picture securities will Keardon, Wilfired Lucas, past few months. It is said that it is where, it is said, William DeVall one department. typically Canadian from every point be handled as Bert Grassby and Mary Warren. of view; that it is one of the biggest and most costly productions ever at- - GREAT PICTURE UPLIFT. factors the tempted, and that it will show not One of the greatest m under- only Canadians, but the people of every uplift of the picture industry is of improvement. Dur- country the glorious part which Can- going a period Company ada played during the four and a half ing the past week a new signaling Robertson'Cole . installed for th? , . been and .Export cr> of. war. .. . .sy.«item has Bankerc^ .xears ,..,,,... . "The Heart of Humanity," the new elevators in the Godfrey Building, and For the Producer the Canadian picture, is receiving atten- the white boys who have replaced obey tion in New York, where it has opened. former colored uplifters really EXHIBITORS MUTUAL There is every reason to believe that if the signals. it is presented here it will set at rest DISTRIBUTING any feelings that have been aroused Dorothy Dalton's next Paramount will be CORPORATION soenarlotzed by R. Cecil on the question of "Hard Boiled," Canadian film pro- Smith from a story by John Lynch, which la :i| ductions. scheduled for release Feb. 2. . , .^.;-^.,j. «i...-.: '^-''^'''-'-''''^^^^^ S7 I NG' FI C T U.R. ADJUSTING LABOR. NEW RAW STOCK MAKER. I SUNDAY STRIKE THREAT WINS There has been no definite settle- The Bay State Film Co., a new con- ment of the organized labor jurisdic- cern making raw film stock and in tion of the Pacific Coast, and conse- to Eastman Film, OPERATORS' WAGE INCREASE quently in an effort to adjust matters competition has there, as desired by the International started marketing its product. Tests Alliance of Theatrical Stage Em- made show excellent results. ployees and Moving Picture Operators ; The new company has a plant iii of the United States and Canada. Les. operation Sharon, '^ Qiicago Picture Theatre Owners Forcecl \o Sign New Scale G. Dolliver, assistant International at Mass., just out- president, and William Newman, third side of Boston, and it has a capacity of s/; When Men Plan Sabbath Walk-Out—Exhibitors Resent vice-president, who have been out in S.000,000 feet per week. The Eastman V^ plant has an output of 20,000,000 ieet-^ * Coup,of Union and Declare United Action to San Francisco and Los Angeles for some months and who returned to weekly. ,:'M Charles W. Earle, formerly of Carry Matter to Highest Court New York to attend the executive the i^ ' session of the Alliance here on Jan. Ansco film plant, is in^charge of the''|i' 6-11 inclusive, went back to the coast Bay State production with his son^ B D. Earle, '1 Wednesday. They will remain there Robert factory superintend- "1 conclusion ent. The elder Earle w an inventor -^ Chicago, Jan. IS. representing the wealth behind these until a definite has been of photographic paper and was inter-,-^^ Forced to a two picture places the fore part of the reached. showdown because the ested with the late Mr. Goodwin, i'M ° week resulted in the house sta£Fs of the bnion demanded a decision on Sunday, preacher, whose suit against Eastman j"^ Rialto and Rivoli being retained as set SOUTH AMERICA BOOM. the Allied Amusements Association, for patent infringement resulted in a i^ under Rothapfel's arrangement. ^ With the closing of the war there composed of the picture house pro- settlement of something over $13^000,- % big boom in the exporting . prietors of Chicago, was forced to sign has been a 000 after 12 years of litigation. C}m films to South American an agreement with the Chicago Mo- of American In film circles it is felt that an addir:l FAlRBANKiS DENIAL countries. Islands in the southern tion Picture Operators Union, granting tional maker of raw stock is welcome,;^^ Atlantic, Cuba, Porto Rico and San . since a substantial increase and agreeing to Late last week a story was sent out the Eastman plant, in spite of its j all placed large orders certain working rules which have been from the Douglas Fairbanks publicity Domingo have enormous output, tails to supply the>J for American filnis. hotly contested for weeks. department announcing the severance demand and a shortage is often claimed"i| ot the film star's .According to a representative of the by film The following day Lewis J. Jacobson, relations with Art- printers. For the new concern If attorney craft. Medal Film Co., which handles most to sell Its for the exhibitors, prepared entire product immediately 1l of the business in these islands, the i. bill for an injunction against the It was directed. to the trade papers would make little difference to the "^ American picture is rapidly replacing "^ operators, to restrain them from going,/^n New York and the next day the of- Eastman company, which last year de- on strike fice of Famous here requested those of France, Italy and Spain. This clared pending a readjustment, cit- was by a dividend of $15,000,000 and has # ing the fact wire to suppress its publication. is the condition in Cuba, the largest a^ the scale agreement was surplus of over $26,000,000. ?1| buyer of the trio. There are few signed under conditions where the ex- Among those interested in the Bay la places now in Havana where Europ- hibitors made terms tmder duress. State company are W. N. Brewer,'^ Angeles, 15. ean pictures are shown exclusively. The union has a five-year wage Los Jan. formerly president of the Otis LithoV. Poor projection, always a fault in ?1| agreement with the exhibitors, which Fairbanks' explanation of the story graphing Co.; Walter D. Schmidt,# has these islands, ^as bee% partially over- been in eflFcct for two years. The sent to the trade papers was that press °^ *•*« Wall Street Journal;-;! demands they come the past year by the importa- i?/.f!!^"^y made, which were agent Bennie Zeldman pulled a "bone" William J. Freeman, an efficiency en- >f agreed to Sunday tion of American cameramen. The by the exhibitors, by making a premature announcement gineer; John J. Grant, attorney; Ches-^1 called for an increase from 70 cents exporters at present are being heavily to of the expiration of his star's contract ter D. Coram, J. A. Coram and Sut->^ $120 an hour, and for a sliding scale taxed, but it is expected they will be ton, with Famous Players-Lasky, which Ford & Co., New York brokers, -il of bonuses on houses relieved within the year with a large of over 300 seat- takes place Feb. 1. Fairbanks refused Since the tests made in New York^/S ing increase in business to follow. capacity. Their ultimatum was an to state with which company he will it is known that two offers from large^^ immediate signing of the agreement of become allied, but promises a state- film producers were made for the ~ Bay || a strike. HORSLEY ment as soon as Dennis F. O'Brien, AGAIN PRODUCING. State plant but neither offer was sit'^'M The exhibitors' held a joint meeting his attorney, arrives from New York, After a year's absence from the pro- cepted. One of the firms uses ifidOm writh the union in the offices of Peter A dozen different representatives of ducing end of the picture industry feet of film weekly. '^^ J. Schaefer, and faced with the con- film concerns are hanging around the David Horsley, who has been in New A selling organization has been ea^^ tingency of a strike Sunday, signed the Fairbanks studio endeavoring to secure York for the past six months, started tablished with headquarters in New .M agreement. The business agent of tiie ' his name to a contract for California this week, where he will York, with A. G. Steen at its head, -i^ union thereupon called off the strike. resume producing. ' He intends to The exhibitors feel they were blud- make a series of labor propagandistic geoned into the KING agreement and propose Dennis F. O'Brien left New York for pictures. In their making he will also BAGGOT IN VAUDEVILLE; to fight it in the courts. the coast Tuesday of this week. put to use for the first time two new King Baggot is to l^ave the screen film patents he has successfully field for the time being, ^ and it is re- ROTHAPFeT REPORTS. brought to completion, namely, the in- ported that he has been placed under PASSPORTS DENIED. troduction No confirmation of the report S. L. of the talking picture with- contract by Joseph Hart for a tour .in Rothapfel has joined the Goldwyn Passports were refused Mae Murray out the phonographic sjrncronization vaudeville. forces. Rothapfel stated he could make and Robert Leonard, who had contract- and also what he terms his "double ex- The idea is to secure an act that no announcement of his future plans ed for film work in England. Miss posure camera." / will have a co-starring role for a first until Feb. 1. It seems to be generally Murray applied for passports six Mr. Horsley has engaged the woman picture favorite. . t?^; conceded, however, and stated with weeks ago, but this week a, final an- company of players. great circumstantiality that Rothapfel swer was given, Washington author- Upton Sinclair, the novelist, has been FICHTENBERG GOES SOUTU is to be the general director of produc- ities deciding Miss Murray's mission engaged to write the labor subjects. ^ Herman Fichtenberg, one of tions for Goldwyn. It is know he will was not essential. Horsley has been in conference with the=^ stockholders in the Universal devote himself for the next few weeks A number of other picture folk have the heads of the First National Ex- and onel^ of the to directing the new picture production planned trips abroad. hibitors' Exchange regarding distribu- owners of the Atlanta exchangi^~|^ of that company, left of Harry Rapf's, starring Elaine Ham- tion. town Wednes-i^ merstein. Mr. Horsley says he was inactive day immediately after the burial of.^^ ^ FIGURES ON "FOUR YEARS." Mrs. Laemmle. He will remain awayif?| A rumor this week had it that Roth- owing to the war as the only subjects for- about- four months, going apfel contemplated erecting a huge Warner Brothers are completing marketable seemed to be war subjectis fromu:^ Atlanta to Orleans. cmema in London in Piccadilly square, their second special feature based up- and he did not care to engage in that New -iil financed by Jacob Wertheimer and on the experiences of ex-Ambassador kind of material. Meanwhile he^ de- others and that Rothapfel would sail James W. Gerard in Germany. It will voted his time to his patents. 1 for England at the end of the month not be a film adaptation of Gerard's Horsley retains his wild animal lay- DARRELL FOSS with that in view. book "Face to Face With Kaiserism" out on the Coast and may use some of LMi With It is not true that the Rivoli lost as supposed, but a series of happen- the menagerie in his forthcoming pic- money last year, as was generally re- ings heretofore unrevealed to the tures. Horsley's picture work with NAZMOVA ported. It showed a net profit of public. jungle beasts dropped noticeabljr when in tilt SiopradoM ChinM* Tfngtdf $21,000 and the Rialto The film production of "My Four he was west at trie time Captam Jack balance sheet *^he Red Lantern" shows a profit of $150,000 for last year. Years in Germany" has thus far gross- Bonivita was killed while working wifh A legitimate manager last week made ed nearly $750,000 and is still going lions. an offer of $85,000 a year rental for the strong. The Warners disposed of the }?ivoli, in addition to paying the taxes, foreign rights at an emergency time SUBURBAN HOUSES SOLD. which amounts to about $18,000 more, for something like $40,000 and the pur- The Flushing Picture Theatres Cor- IRVING BROOKS with a deposit of a year's rent in ad- rhasers are said to have cleaned up poration, composed^, of the Flushing vance to apply on the final 12 months about half a million oyer there. theatre and the Murray Hill theatre. *TLINT" of the proposed lease. After the picture was presented at Flushing, and the Nassau theatre and HOUDINl SERIAL A prominent film concern topped the Knickerbocker theatre in New Strand theatre. Port Washington, this with a $90,000 a year offer and York, a syndicate offered $250,000 for Long Island, changed owuership DIreetloB. BURTON KING also asked the owners to set a pur- the American rights and went as high Monday. chase price. Both offers were declmed as $350,000. The Warners preferred The Flushing corporation was owned •with the-stat^roent.the . house., wasn't to ^amblcand,. placed: it with First .and cotitrolled by Charles K. Harris, for sale or rent. National for a nominal advance. Just Z. M. Harris arid t!ermari''Giih's1)urgh. JACK CUNNINGHAM Although Mr. Rothapfel's name is about that time a wir*; was received It was known as a "close corporation." Staff WritM Bob«rt BrUatoa fltailoe, still carried on the Rialto and Rivoli from the Studebaker interests at South The property was sold to Herman Loa Angeles programs, Rothapfel withdrew from Bend, offering $400,000. This the Gainsburgh and Herbert Shapiro for their managerial direction Saturday Warners would have accepted had $10,000, with Gainsburgh and Shapiro BMHit BtlMiM t*t Birrbnit, night. they not already been contracted with taking possession the same day. The GUnm and Kvrlgaa A meeting of the board of directors First National. theatres play pictures. . ^>;>.r; < GRIFFITH STORIES. ROOSEVELT FILM SHOWING. There seems to be a general flutter The Roosevelt feature film entitled ANNUAL REPORT OF F. P.-L. SHOWS in film circles regarding 'the future "Fighting the Roosevelts" will receive activities of D. W. Griffith as soon as its initial New York showing at the he has completed the delivery of four Strand starting Sunday, the First Na- $20,000,000 BUSINESS DURING 1918 additional pictures to Famous Players- tional Exhibitors' Exchange complet- Lasky. There have been several Grif- ing a booking arrangement to that fith representatives in the East during effect this week. i^^ the past few weeks making guarded A. Warner, general salesman for the inquiries regacdihg the general con- "My Four Years In Germany" picture film and who organized and executed a ser- f§ Financial Statement Read Tuesday—Epidemic Cost $1,250,000 ditions of the market. Several weeks ago Wilfiam Keefe, vice system for' the exhibitots with- pi^tr in Unfilled Contracts—Foreign Business Brings business manager and producing direc- the Gerard feature, will act in a similar tor for "D. W.," put in an appearance capacity for the Roosevelt subject. in New York atid just as quietly "The Warner assignment does not in- $3,000,000-Officers Elected. lit: slipped ^ ^Vashington for several terfere with the booking arrangement days last week. On his return to with the First National but is ar- Broadway Tuesday he immediately ranged to supplement the sales of the arranged to leave for the coast? picture. The the annual meeting of Famous the activities of the heads of all the All of this has led to the rumor that In the Gerard picture the makers in the treas- film concjerns with efforts to sign up Players-Lasky held Tuesday Griflith is not pleased with the con- adhering to the story form found it urer's report read by Arthur Friend Douglas Fairbanks, whose contract ex- templated Paramount link-up with the necessary to engage a film player, Mr. showed the concern did a business of Eires next month. This appears to First National. Griffith has had some Brown, to impersonate Gerard; a sim- $20,000,000 last year with $l,250jOOO of e secondary to the proposed booking differences with certain of 'the First ilar condition exists in the Roosevelt the epidemic. alliance, in which it is generally unfilled contracts due to now National western heads and does look subject. E. J. Ratcliffe in some of the business last conceded that Paramount, First The concern's foreign Na- to that company fOir a future "for scenes impersonates Colonel Roose- tional, year amounted to $3,000,000 with every Select and Goldwyn have en- himself. velt. tered, with the indication this will be increased to others in a receptive Just where the big fellow of film The picture was shown privately last listening the current twelvemonth. mood. > $5,000,000 producing is, to land Eventually is a Saturday midnight at the Strand. Treasurer Friend stated the company problem now, but it seems fairly better financial condition than is in FIRST NATIONAL LEVIES. certain from recent activities in the DECISION AGAINST "WORLD." ever before in its career, cast by people representing him that In the suit of the United Picture Officers elected for the ensuing year Los Angeles, Jan. 15. there will be a surprise sprung in the Theatres Corporation against are Adolph Zukor, president; Jesse L, At the conferences being held here next few weeks regarding the placing the Motion Picture World, trade periodi- Lasky, vice-president; Arthur S. by the officials of the First National of future Griffith jproductions. Ludvigh, cal, for alleged libelous statements, Friend, treasurer; Elek J. Exhibitors' Circuit the proposition is Griffith still has five productions the plaintiff was awarded a favorable secretary; Emil Shauer, Frank Meyer, beinp: seriously considered of reap- which are to be released by the decision last week b^ the Appellate Ralph Kohn, assistant secretaries; portioning its franchises in some way Famous Players-Lasky combination. Division of the Supreme Court. When Frank A. Garbutt", Walter E, Greene, to increase the territorial holding^ Of these at least one has been delivered the company was first formed some Walter W. Irwin, vice-presidents. Di- from the present 26 to twice that, and the balance oi four are almost months ago the complaint alleges the rctors: Messrs. Zukor, Lasky, Friend, number. finished on the coast. Griffith has publication printed several statements Ludvigh, Shauer, Greene, Eugene Zuk- This is desie^ned primarily to facilit- been looking at New York as a pro- belittling the United's credit and in- or, Frederic G. Lee, William C. Demo- ate the collection of the respective as- ducing field for himself for some little tegrity. rest, Henry Hine, Jules E. Brulatour, sessments as they may be called for while, and there is a chsfnce his next Goldsmith & Rosenthal, as attornevs Theodore F. Whitmarsh, W. W. Irwin, from time to time. This has been 4wo or three productions may be made Cecil B. DeMille, for the plaintiff, are to settle on the Frank A. Garbutt, found necessary thi'ough the alleged in this territory. Albert A. Kaufman, Daniel Frohman, dilficulty of receiving promptly the question of damages. Hiram Abrams, William H. English. levies as required. WATCHING ALBANY. Frank Meyer, who has been a mem- Barring the Chaplin pictures, from The exhibitors and manufacturers of TRIANGLE RESUMING. ber of the organization since it \yas uhich sufficient returns may be real- New York state are set against tlTe The resumption of the Triangle Dis- founded, was given official recognition ized in three weeks through advance so-called "vicious legislation" reported tributing Corporation, which starts election as an assistant secretary. deposits, the First ses- by remainder of Na- lurking in the offing of the new vvith a January release of a Jack Executive Committee: Messrs. Zuk- tional's stars are a heavy drain on the sion of the state legislature. Dcvereaux picture, was made possible franchise or, Lasky, Friend, Ludvigh, Shauer, holders for a considerable Though there's a democratic gover- the past fortnight by the sale of all all period. The average gives .Green, Irwin— re-elected with the time required to nor the aspect of the legislature of the David Horsley made subjects, re- get secure the is on exception of Hiram Abrams who investment on* a feature the republicans a' shade and it Horsley consummating the deal in signed and was replaced by Irwin. picture is IS months, which meaiis the the new faces in the assembly much New York with Mr. McDonald, of the F. chair- investors ^must wait over be- slip Finance Committee: G. Lee, a year hope lies for measures that may Triangle's sales department. man; Zukor, Friend. fore receiving back the lAvies on each in unnoticed. " picture delivered to First National. It has been figured the financing of NEGOTIATING FOR SYMPHONY. Patiis and Urban Sailing. LOS ANGELES THE CENTRE. Patin and Charles Urban sail the Mary Pickford, Jack Pickford, It is reported the Symphony thea- Claude some time this week. Pa- The centre of film activities con- Norma Talmadge, Anita Stewart and tre, upper Broadway, is being sought for Europe him the rights fo^ tinues to be located in Los Angeles, other First National pictures the com- by a party of western film makers who tin takes with for England, for .where the representatives of most of ing year will require something like an desire the house as a place to show France and Urban Kinogram Weekly, the the important concerns are present. outlay of about $2,000,000. their films on first run and what would distributing the Among the celebrities there are be designated as "indefinite Broadway new news weekly, which is to be dis- tributed in American by the World Adolph Zukor, Harry Schwalbe, J. D. engagements." If the figure isn't too Williams, Louis Mayer, Samuel Gold- SCHENCK, SELZNICK AND BRENON. high the Symphony may have a new Film Corp. fish, Winfield R. Sheehah, Ricord Grad- Joseph M. Schenck and Lewis Selz- management within the next ten days. J. the Cross." well, R. A. Rowland, Hiram Abrams nick, far from falling out over the Reissuing "Sign of jB. AdvertSaing. Paramount is reviving as a Success and P. Schulber|pr. . of More Newspaper . signing. . Norma. Tj^lmadge with the .. .,:... , ...... " r^: ., Serifs feattiie "Its filftiizadon" 01 Wil- At tlieffewTo^kbffic^s ©raft these First National, have joined hands iii ys^^ia;rttic Cty, Jah.'lS. Sign officials no one seems to know when another venture. Experiments in extensive newspaper son Barrett's famous drama, "The their principals will return, the general They are jointly financing the Marie advertising have been tried here by of the Cross," with William Farnum Superbus. impression being it won't be tor an- Doro productions to be made by Her- the Colonialand Virginia recently. starred as Marcus foremost film spe- other fortnight. bert Brenon and which will probably Manager M. H. Russell of the Col- It was one of the in America. private and press reports concern be released via the S(^lect exchanges. onial claims he finds it pays. tacles ever produced ' VARIETY BILL IS The trip from GAIiOABT to VAKOOtlVmi Is via BACKI FRANK and UAB the Cuudltn BooUes, Btniif snil oUier notaUa PAUL wstertnir resorts, sad while It tsk«a two aUbts sad Bill Kennedy set r*at, tb« woomBi s dAfTit li tBtnnMir bmutlfttl—In , btck f r-jDi "Otw., In our troupe luit rsTed end oacried on darinB the Thtro," laat week. whole 86 hoars of the rtds abont the DEB-TU-TI- loohhig and feelhif FDI» Boenoiy. fit. What a weloome PARISH . ... It niut be true, too, althondi you oimlda't ptors he got, and well bs AND It by me ss t was ndnaJlns with some of the boys dcserrod It Be bos left In the emoklns room, where the socneiy was alto- ''qultt" Broadway, and STEVEN deddodly NOLAN gether dlfforent Tbe stmoephrve was la mlniillng with the cloudy, ant] tlie bors opcnixl, drew, oheoked, layed gay and festlro throngs down, Btool D»t, raised—and quoted Hoyle from of "Ilooalo Falls." TJn- seven different anglos. dentand ho brooght Realty, the BOODIiEa were beftuUfuU bach some etrangsn not PERU Circuit even known to these Opened on the Orpheum JIM and MARIAN kennela Qlre them to January 5th and going the fudge, BUI, and The Acme of Versatility HARKINS keep him buiy. Br the infallible steps of progress, Sen Fnn«I*eo right along. Weali Itn. 20-Oipheam, Tour Pal. live and sarelr snc- always a real Direction, NORMAN JBFFEBIB8 eeisfol proposition In vaaderllie. OSWALD APPLE SAUCE Chrl«.-A neat bin this week. ^ .^ ^ Bob.—Welf, Itemized I fupposa^ ad ID*, off. Chrlt.—I nondor If wo open the abowt Bob.—I don't know. The manscer silad Ue U FRED DUPREZ tho act was "thoroughly broke." I said It was, so ho promised oi a "Un spoL" Chrii.—Did Tou tell the elecMdaa we wanted EDWARD tho amber Ilchtf ROXY Bob.—I did; but he tald it went "oDl"^ last AmarteaBi nlRbt and hns not returned. Chrla.—I thought tho set ahead of vs wu folni AHBABIWITZ to choke. Bob.—Maw, he was only "gsfitng." 1411 BMUwar. Chrla.—I told the manaier we were thlnUng of MARSHALL buying roal cetate. LAROCCA Nair Tark. Bob.—I suppoie be told you to see the "jcoptrtr man." Chrla.—What beoane of George Leonardf Have CHALKOLOGIST BanpatBt you seen blm lately? Wizard of the Harp Bob.—^Be's a Tsgabond. CAIPITAINE AHKRICANE jmiAN WTUB Chila.—Wby he looked pnsrerous lost tkne I aw him. Care of Daw's* 17 Green St. l,UdaSt. Bob.—Certainly; wby wouldn't he be, with Oohan DlrecMon. GEN. DIAZ & Harrls'g Boyal Vagabonds. Charing Cross Rd^ London, W.C. hmAwa, W. O. t. KNAPP and CORNALLA NOW- -BABOLTON NOV BRYANT (9B0 Sir Isaac Newton diseoTered tlie laws of DOLLT nvity. 8ir Walter Raleisli discoTered Whtte the aromatic weed. Balboa dlicoTered tlie Faclfle Ocean. THE GREY TAKIN' A BATO a Small Timer's ^^ and ;-':'. ::'; :... TEST- :,.,. BERT fiUBBEITS feU into the '; 7 America's Ingentoiis AtUctes HOT WATER:;y,^,i:;^.••. dlseoTcred a way of pnttlnv one of the RESULT—Vegetable Soup . novelty acts in the busineas over BYRON classiest WffvnSeAaci) SilN< in a nifty manner. THE NORVELLES JSr*'- The Creator of LOBW CIRCUIT . DirecHni, MARK LBVT BL FLO SCOTT "That RoTin' Sea-Dog" nuLY BRENDEL - BERT MOORE Moe Schenck In la la glad to be I "WBERB TBHiOS "Waiting for Her" BAPPEN" DALE DIraeUon. B. BABT UcHUGH jm Orphenm CIrcnIt BACK IN HIS DRINKIN* CLOTHES BUNNT ';« ^5 GEORGE ALFRED The Conntry goes Dry—On the Pint BLANCHE of Joly; and k«r STHPBONT GIRLS. Mtlatod br ««GERANT" HARADA Poor King BOOZE la SeiiteBced to Die. Conductor WORLD'S PAMOUB Psatarlnr «h« KAINBOW OIBL CrCLIST ALICE COLE In Norelty Dances 'Sober Sne" BOOKED SOLID Direction, HARRY SHEA 171t CIrbonra An. Chlcagak BL MOSS TDIB DirecUon, BIABK LBVT ORPEDBUM CmCUIT "I DBPT COMPBTITION" LlttU Jerrr—UtUa Jsrrx—Uttis Jarnr Pauline SaioB A HITE OF MIRTH LItUa Jerry—UHle Jerry—Utile Jarrr SI STAN STANLEY Uttia Jerry-UtUe Jerry—Uttle Jerrjr The Biggest Little Singer PERKINS' U.B, O. InVandayllla W.V.M.A. NEW YORK ACTOR I. KAUFMAN-East C. W. NEIMN—Wsat KID The audience plant who grew into such a funny flower A NOVELTY COMEDY ACT IN ONE MORRIS FEIL-Ah—Jents FIDDLER & HARRY(Formerly ComedJnn with Fiddler and Shelion) ADDRESS 28 WEST ISlat STREET,- NEW YORK—PBONE BARLEM 8SS7 CARDO and NOLL "Best alnflnr act that erer played Anstralla."—BUGH D. McINTOSB. ' ''y ' ~" - " - \.^". - . iigf r i''r^r-'Twy , rf ^ . r 'waa^»^ftwwe«H^.w^*y-t' ^ Jv §& How "Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Earm? v-f.-"'^''.:"' "' Words by (After They've Seen Paree) Miwic by ;r,' , . :.^^':i't;!^^o^;:vVJ^^^.^••.:;'•:'-^.^ i!ii'X:A^d^-- LEWIS & YOUNG WALTER DONALDSON V»i-'c..j.,_ '*:M Allegro moderato ':i';,.V ; .v^•;,^•^.,'^^i••.•..;: '' C. """^ "Reu-ben, Reu-ben, Ivc been think -Ingi' SaM hU wir ey, A '*:;;:- .• • .» ey*ey. y> "Reu-ben, Reu-ben,leu- ben, YoureYgnre mlBmts tak en," SaKlSaKj bishts wifwlf i*.:-'.-.-^-. '!>:( •,••!•;. .:*,•' ^ dear; Now that all Is peace-ful and oalm, Tbe boys wlU soon be "Once farm . er al-ways a Jay, Andfam-effs al • "ways dear; a ;•!>!.-?.:.*.• i''rjTJiL„i'yiJ, ^ffEf^tlF >. bsckontbefarni'i'ir' Mls-ter Reuben start. ed wlnk-lng,And slow-ly rnbbedbis obln;__ 'V stick to the bay;:! "Motb-er Reuben I'm not fak • In', Tbooj!hyoa may think It stratige;— '® pulled bis cbair up elose to moth • er,' And he asked her, with a grin: i v>noru»rfinrtKi ^^^ ^ine and worn -en play the mis • ohler,Wltb a boy whc^s loose with change :__ How ya gon-na Keepjem a -way from Broad-way, JaES«in' a-ronn', and At .1 paint.lng the town?; How ya' gon-na keep 'em a >way from harmm7_— ThatrTr Bqra-ter Theyll nev - er want to see a rake or plongta,^ w >;.•• Im - ag • Ine Rea • benwhen he meets his pa,_ They nsed to use thehors • es our • ry comb,^ ' * J-'-t- ^^vfJl 1^ ^And who the deuce can par-ley-vons a cow? ". •• * . ' H^ll kiss his ohedk and hoi- ler "oo la - Ia."_- How ya' gon-na keep 'em Bnt now I bet they're us . ing French co-logne;-. down on the farm Aft -er they've seen^ Pa-ree? - ree? Copyright MCMXyJII by WdteTaon,Berl%n & Snyder Co.tStrand TKtatrt BldgitB'viay,N.Y. WATERSON, BERLIN &SNYDER CO., i«^ STRAND THEATRE BUDDING, NEW YORK CITY MAURICE ABRAHAMS, Prof. Manager MAX WINSLOW, General Manager FRANK CLARK, Prof. Manager, Chicago 81 W. Randolph St. - BOSTON-r-aAO Tre»»nt 8t. :;•..,..-.•...• :.,,.-,,,,...:,,.;. .^ ..JPITTBBUB«iR^-^^^:- -vr:-- , Mort Harrli, Prof. Mgr. Don RiniMy, M|r. Geo. Oleett, 40S Cameraphone Blde> PBILAOELPBIA ST. LOUIS Dick Setchell. Globe Theatre BIdff. Billy DowM, 711-lZ-lS Holland Bldf. SAN FRA^faSCO BUFFALO W. B. S. Arthur Behim, Pantaree Theatre Bid*. Harry Whlteman, S81 Main St. W. B. S. MINNEAPOLIS SEATTLE HL World's Best Songs Bichard BecTct, X3S L«