100 PAGES * ; May 1, 1920 Ph) SHOULD STOCK BE SYNDICATED? A Review of The American Stock Theater and Its Possibilities By ELMER J. WALTERS Theatrical Digest Review ot the Show World 2 The Billboard MAY 1, 1920 ALLOONS TRICKS, JOKES, / INDIAN ‘BEADS KNIVES, Sense IX 2) “VICTOR¥-RED” —_ | toour = = ; PERSIAN IVORY _ \. “BEST ‘SELLERS NECK CHAINS \).2isz. openers toy me ALL THE GIRLS ARE WILD ABOUT THEM: It's their 1920 crazy-a No, 316—Red Pymlan Tory Neck Coane C15, lows the knitting and crocheting bees ier 8 Wrought on by the Mixed Beads, by the dozen bottles _ by the pound Separate Colors, by the dozen bottles by the pound Waldemar Knives ORIENTAL MFG. CO. Gotd Filled, single sr SEREREEG, Sbetuauteees Dent. 6. » 43 Sabin Street, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Don’t forget to |_HEWMAN MFG, 60., a ees a Watches at Last!|M2itst-tt2ses WE ESTABLISH is i nnother Johnson Combiaation Assortme You im [BUSINESS the ‘Samoie. ot or ne ‘sano |AS. T. MORRISEY CO. Jn Ste, CHICAG! 1,000-HOLE Sc BOARD. RETAILS SSiaKe Wea FOR $50.00. PRICE, $18.00. Send $2.00 deposit. bate: omnes ese cs fife and Jewelry desis: a ont GEO. A. JOHNSON & CO. ‘Wells Street, cutcaco. | Tents tor every purvose Brite fur Litile Wonder Oatatogue and Prices, AGPFLE WOMVER MPU. CO, 152 GOtMOLy Torre llaatey iad -“TAG—YOU’RE IT”—COME ON, LET’S PLAY FOR— Fe Showfolks, did you know we had a theatrical hospital Now then, fifty good fellows could get together and in Chicago? Well, we have, and: it is.run by Dr. Max. | say here is one thousand dollars each and the job is done. Thorek, who is the most philanthropic man I have ever | Mine is ready. And now, SHOWFOLKS, it is up to you. met. He takes into the American Theatrical Hospital ‘| Whether you are carnival, chautanqua, circus, dramatic, show people and he doesn’t ask them whether they have j lle, cabaret, concert, stage hand, canvas man or money or not; it doesn’t make a bit of difference to Dr. n, it is all the same to Dr. Max Thorek. Te figures Max Thorek. They get just the same care and treatment | you are all just showfolks, and he is willing to help. as if they were paying one thousand dollars a week. Now then, LET’S GO. As soon as you read this T ask Now then, folks, we have the American Theatrical | you to hold a tag day in your particular company among Hospital, but we have no nurses’ home, and what is a hos- | the peoyde of our profession and send the money into pital without a-nurses’ home? So let you and I build it | headquarters for this fund. Let you and I erect this nurses’ and let it stand throughout the ages as a monument of the | home to stand as a monument of our gratitude. Anything or show world for what Dr. Max | that you can give, from 50¢ to $1,000, will be appreciated, gratitude of the theatrica = Thorek has done for us. and donations will be published in the following issues of 3 Dr. Max Thorek in his philanthropical work for the | The Billboard. - 7 8 me 5 profession has spent a large independent fortune, and Make ali cheeks and money orders payable to the 3 few .people know just the amount of wonderful human | Nurses’ Tlome nd, 1031-1032 Masonie Temple Bldg., 2 work he has done. He does not care for publicity; he just | care of Actors’ Equity: Association. figures he was put into the world to help the showfolks in - J.MARCUS KEYES, his professional eapacity.--No one has ever heen turned Chicago Representative Actors’ Equity Assn., Chorus away who has appealed to Dr. Max Thorek, and it is he Equity Assn, and Member Board of Directors. Ameri- who runs the American Theatrical Hospital. J ean Theatrical Hospital. ETT ETC TMT TTT ETHIE y MAY 1, 1920 The Billboard 3 WANT CIRCUS ACTS WANT AT ONCE—All kinds of CIRCUS ACTS. Prefer those doing three Nothing too small or two large. NT AT ONCE—Vaudeville Acts of all kinds, Singers, Dancers, Musical Ss TWO PRIMA DONNAS, MUST HAVE BIG VOICES: TWO TWO GOOD PROMOTERS THAT. CAN CONTRACT |:*! or more Acts. Acts, Comedians, G60 BLUE SINGERS. WITH COMMITTEES. EXPLANATION—Want these people for THE HUM BUG CIRCUS, now in fifth week of TREMENDOUS SUCCESS. We play three days: each week jn one city; lay off the other three, but pay full week salary. auspices everywhere. Fifty-two-week PERCY MARTIN METROPOLITAN REVIEW WANTS high-class Ingenue. Will pay regular money. Also Straight Man and couple of Chorus Girls, PERCY MARTIN, Manager, care Broadway Theatre, Cisco, Texa WANTED Sl RL PictreAlust bo tay of od habiin Wo ning the sae de 18 INDIAN GTR General Delve, ieaose THEATRE, BURLINGTON. 1A. ‘aust play. bells and tompent. FOR THE PALL Drummer ‘Permanent Te P, BLANC, hn Aa EGeagement Subic Taan preter WANTED FOR No. 2 SHOW THE FLORODORA GIRLS Musical Tab, People in all lines, Black?uce Comedian, ‘Straight Min. Gensel Dosinens WANTED ‘Thoroughly Experienced Non Unfon STAGE MANAGER Property Man and Chil Operator and Picctrictan. money. Siaseer for Vaudertic MED. LECTURER Good office man that can do straights tn acts, VERSATILE PERFORMERS =n 25 25 COLORED eae drereper WANTED FOR WEEK STAND DRAMATIC SHOW Drummer and Working Men, Address WSL. TRIP LETT." Black Creek North “Caroling. ROZELU'S WORLD TOURER. INSTRELE wilt con- fits MUBUARLE’ Gog ine that formation for ager Opnet, ‘Madison. At Liberty--LiGHT COMEDIAN Change Specialty for week. Every requisite, Work in anything. Ticket? Yes. Address RAY DEAN, care Alamac Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. Slat goon ay 10. ite og ert “THEATRE CO. Centerville, Tova, ‘RICTON Soe Reman in eye May 3, Hoe Care, 3; fay" 10. Monnens, XY. WANTED Jus in Onlo on Tauern, ‘Mon ue pred. de cre Moen PLEASANTVILLE, WJ. VAUDEVILLE ACTS WORKING DEPARTMENT—Seat Man, capable of handling 50 lengths, 14 high Blues; 20 lengths, 10 high, Grand Stands. This is 100-ft. Rouna Top, with five 50-ft. Middies. EVERYBODY STOP HOTELS. PAY YOUR OWN. State all first letter. No time for long correspondence. ‘Workingmen address HARRY MARTELL, Supt. Promoters address A. A. LUDKE, Secy. All others address GEORGE B. GREENWOOD, General Manager, Hum Bug Circus Company, Inc., care ‘Elks’ Club, ‘Nashville, Tenn. 'p. S—The Hum Bug’ Circus. is copyrighted. All persons are warned. McNALLY’S against infringements, BULLETIN No. 4 PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER COPY IT CONTAINS THE COLLowING GILT. EDGE, UP-TO-DATE COMEDY Under strong season. WALLCK OVERLAND ani “CALL Can use a few more people who do two or more acts. Musicians, $20.00 and all. Sleep hotels, travel. trains. Wild West Performers, Clowns, ‘Workingmen, Cook and Waiters. Not the biggest, but the best’ equipped show of {ts kind. All people engaged acknowledge and report. Madison- ville, Ky., Monday, May 3d. Side-Show People, address VERA CONKLIN, Madisonville, Ky. ‘Want to hear from Harold Scott, George Family, Chief Brown Eagle, Address Madisonville, Ky. The One Best Bet. . Appalachia, Va. A Ss Fula coy pd, ote A Srand ince ina. ‘Ail other issues out of print WM. McNALLY, 81 East 125th Steet, NEW YORK. ——————— THE SECRET OF; SUCCESS- FUL ACTING BY MAIL = WANTED----ATHLETIC SHOW----WANTED Moose Home-Coming MAY 10th to 15th. DOWNTOWN LOCATION: NUF CED Middlesboro, Ky. Celebration, Week May 3rd. Can use Concessions of all kinds open. One good FEATURE SHOW. WANTED —Cowboys and Cowgirls for Wild West. Write or wire MORRIS MILLER, week of April 26th, Maryville, Tenn. WANTED, SHOWS Good proposition to those that do oe conflict. Playing best of territory. ‘Twelve weeks, booked under strong auspices. First ones to show these cities, — WANTED—Help for Three-Abreast Parker Swing and Big Eli Wheel. Best KING OF THE HIGH WIRE of salary. Few Concessions still open. Exclusive sold on C.ok House, Giass- ware, Unbreakable Dolls and‘Chickens. "W. J. TORRENS’ PEACE EXPOSI- | sutrc., Those who wrote before write again Ad- TION SHOWS, Springfield, Ohio, week April 26-May ist. wey UNITED ) SHOWS | WANTED gs MAY & WANT Rides WH book 65-35. + COME. pas, eRe SD, posiuen real concer HAVA TALKER, hot here for Fou. “Store ksobey Chas fu ak for. "Wire Sracy Stock Go ient ‘Show. Bop ‘at hotcts._ J.C. TRACY, Corbin.” Keatucky. _WANTE FOR DAVIS M.C. C. By ROBERT DOWNING, SL ualits, YOU fr the Spoken. Drain Information” - COLORED PERFORMERS Season Bob, Jobson. WING, Bor 145, Atnta, Georgia, V. LECHIEN, ‘WILLIAMSON. WILLIAMSON'S AMUSEMENT co, Bax “1322. Sudbury. Ontario. Teo Are Witttabson's “AMUSEMENT ‘CO. "FO. Have complete outft for real Showman. Can place any legitimate Concession. Want ten Concession Agents to double Cabaret. Can place American Mu- sicians. This week, Poplar Bluff, Mo.; week May 3d. Cape Girardeau, Mo., |Auspices American Legion. CLIFTON- KELLEY SHOWS, D. P. Johnson, Mgr. “WIENS” JUNGLE PARK AT ENID, OKLAHOMA WANTS fer Tle Spring Opening, trom Mas 15 to May 28. two Saturdays and “Te R Rue Bros’. “Wants ais “WANTED, 3 CIRCUS BILL POSTERS ‘Top money and vome Stateroom car. Swell meals. Ask card men now eating | sod thelr heade off. Wire DAN FRANCE, Rhoda Royal Circus, Motel Rennert, |i, jaitimore, Md. _MAC'S GREATER SHOWS WANTS Sor CAN LOOK Copceetons, STANT Conk House, 4 Fe MccaRTHte yn i come ‘26th and Wh Wharton, South Philacemh a, o? “Reg DOCTORS tat pers WANTED EVERY TIME YOU MENTION THE BILLBOARD YOU PUT IN A BOOST FOR US. € The Billboard MAY 4, 1920, WARTED 50 TO ENLARGZ COMPANY, USEFUL PEOPLE IN ALL LINES MARCUS’ PEACHES Chorus Girls, Ponies, Mediums, Show Girls, Mannequins and 50 sass Models, who can meet the requirements of loviiness made famous by the celebrated JAZZ BAND, ACCORDIONISTS,. DANCERS AND VOCALISTS CALL—Aseata, — Bilinestars, CALL — Artists, choristers, musicians and mechanies repert 300 Aster Thea. tre Building, NEW YORK, 10 AX May 3 Those desiring positions Call, Write or Wire ROEHM & RICHARDS, Strand ‘Theatre Building, NEW YORE. dam ‘Theatre = NED “ALVORD, 300° Aster ‘Theatre Building, N. X. OPERA CHAIRS |] pevewoce—ae. siscrt, 123-4, 220 —SOUTHERN MINNESOTA Sa Than, bdo } _ Remeete ene, bee ‘The most properous section in the Northwest. ‘The Fair Association [}| opposite stu of new $7,000,000 Statler Motel. Beaty Made in Grand Rapids, of Austin, Minn., will put on 2 mammoth combined Fair and Stock Show. J] 1.400 on three floors” In perfect conition and the Fumi “ All committees ‘are now working up their end of the big programme. ff [full saulnoed for road shows. sleek. randerille. o¢ ‘umiture City. Day and Night Fair. New buildings going up; modern grounds and ac- 9} Vassy. sirsnd’ Theatre, Rochester, New York ALL STYLES, EMEERED AND commodations. We want Concessions, Rides, Shows, Bands and Enter- 9: UPHOLSTERED. tainers. Everything goes if it is Full-O0-Pep. No dead ones wanted. ff! Low prices on quality goods.|} ir you are @ real one, let’s talk. Write MR. JACK BUNNY, Chairman 9 WANTED for U. S. Remedy So. ‘Send blee grit or shaten tor Fran} | Concessions, Austin, Minn. No one ever Jost at Austin, ing STEEL FURNITURE CO. Grand Rapids, Michigan ‘Dept. B, Seigler emcee 6 ivew = te GERARD and STEBLAR’S GREATER SHOWS ARK —Southare Sunt ce. INET SLUFF. ARK —Southee Foe & Sem co Bridgeport, Conn., till May 1st; May Sri til 8th, Middletown, Conn, We own all our Rides WANTED—Ten-Piece Uniformed Band. WANTED—Grind, Concessions OLall kinds. WANTED--Hign-clase Showg that dov't condict with what we have. This Show stays out all winter.’ We have twenty of the best Spots contracted, including some ‘big. Fairs. WANTED—Concession Agents. Address all mail to CHARLES GERARD, Mgr. Gen. Delivery, POP OF P Cc 501 RN Ne ee JssteneSE= WANTED AT ONCE, First-Class Agent Wainer MILLICENT LYONS Do not know your address. Gent letters and wires to ‘One who can and will show results. Will pay all'you are worth. ha —~"| BALDWIN UNITED SHOWS PORTSMOUTH, VA. APRIL 26, MAY 1. H. L. Goodie, come on at once. Want to hear from Bob Warner. ——————nnee |, Can tise a few more Concessions and one Show. Want Cabaret Dancers Tor SALE Anil set fase. | who are ladies on and off the lot. , Baldwin Unit CURIOSITIES Xor “in0 Dice List fom | Shows, Portsmouth, Vay April 26-May 1. ( WANTED-—-L. J. HETH SHOWS—WANTED SaaS Hoa Pa SR eee MANAGER WANTED AT ONCE—ONE-RING ‘CIRCUS ‘OR WILD WEST Have first-class stock cars for stock furnished. Beautifully carved AT LIBERTY Legitimate, Vaudeville or Moving Pic- double Wagon Front; Plant&tion Performers; best of sleeping accommo- ture Theatre. 20 years’ experience. dations. Slim Butler, Mott Moore, Willie Jones, Rastus Brown, Snow- New York, Chicago references. Adéress| | bal, wire Also want Autodrome Fidets, American Musicians to’ enlarge MANAGER, 4019 Eastern Ave, Cin-|[P Band. Address L. J, HETH, care L. J. Heth Shows, week April 25, Mt. cinnati, Ohio. Vernon, lil; week May 3d, Aiton, ili, WANTED. FOR RENO’S FAVORITE PLAYERS towns ta Kansas snd ‘Sssourt. seit atk Som'ef api 23: after thet, Corrisan's Booking Avcecy, oan WANTED GIRLS “WANTED [== aa Tro, sractivo appesring Cis of she Show Gil Type, for & POSING. and STATUARY ACT. for Bauman rest, Chicaen, HMlinols. =| AT TIBERTY_Vioin Leader Avusy, Emeencs, Experience. Sense, Union No Canonsburg, Pa. Write or wire O. ACMEREDITH, Ganaseaon, Ontarts, cOSTUMER THEATRICAL HisToRicaL UWesrr WANTED—Girl for Trapeze Salary, $40.00, Bteady work Write or wie TRA- PEZH Bilhosnt, Chicas. BARLOW & WILSON'S COMEDIANS Man BF. Comedian must play IOBARLOW, ‘Ser, THE BILLBOARD Published weekly at 25-27 Opera Place, Cincinnat!, 0. , SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $300 PER YEAR. WANTED, SAXOPHONE HESTRA — Entered 2 second-class mail’ matter June 4, 1897, at Post Office, Cin- $| usion: S. ao ae cinnatl, under act of March 3, 1879. Hey: aaores Unig, Ruvstuihe ooueAy, CHEWING: GUM [i occe ee e e a coe. ‘This issue contains 48 per cent reading matter and 52 per cent advertising. td wile wife fake Plada Get our Prices, HELMET GUM SHOP, fe make alt Kinds, Cleclasatl, Cate | Endeavors ever to serve the Profession. honestly, intelligently and usefully Courrieht, 1229, by THe FAMOUS PLAYERS-LASKY BUYS FROHMAN INTERESTS Deal Causes Big Stir in Stir in Theatrical Circles—Em- pire and Lyceum Theaters, New York, and All Frohman Plays Included in Outright Purchase by Film Corporation New York, April 26.—A dig silr was made in theatrical circles last week when the Famous Players-Lasky Cor- poration announced that it had pur- thased outright all the interests of the late Charles Frohman, known since his death as Charles Frohman, Inc. The purchase includes all the plays owned by the Frohman interests and posses- sion of the Empire and Lyceum thea- ters. ‘According to the film magnates’ plans, the Empire and Lyceum will be continued as drama production houses, and they will underwrite various mana~ gers in the production of plays, getting In return for their investment the mo- tion picture rights to them. ‘This will accord with their activities this sea- son, The Famous Players-Lasky Cor- poration has financed ‘the production of “Sacred and Profane. Love.” with Elsie Ferguson as the.star; “Declasse.” with Ethel Barrymore; “The Letter of the Law,” with Lionel Barrymore, and “Beyond the Horizon,” with Richard Bennett. Managers who have been backed include John D. Willims, George Broadhurst, Oliver Morosco and Walter ‘Wanger. ‘A great deal of comment has been aroused and some fear expressed; by newspaper. eritics and. others that the POSTER ‘PRINT MEN" Hold Convention in Chicagoand Elect New Officers—H. C. McCoy Chosen President. -Chicago, April 24-“Thirty-two men sat in a parlor in the Hotel La Salle Friday ana admitted” that they: didn’t know where they were “at.” Business was all right, thank you, but there were too many sprites nfbbling at. old Dob- { bin for peace ‘and system. ‘They were the members:of the. Poster Print Asso- ciation of the United States and Canada, A reporter for The Billboard called ~ on the gathering. for news. “Paper's Scarce,” suggested a member. The re- Porter didn't think that was news and sald so. “If we uncover any news we'll let W. H. Donaldson know about it.” sug- x (Conttoued om page 16)". motion picture would dominate the spoken drama, at least to the extent of making the selection of play for froduction dependent to a great extent on its value asa scenario. Many seem to think this is what will happen. Jesse L. Lasky came out last Satur- day with @ statement that vigorously combats this idea: “The action of our company,” said Mr. Lasky, “in helping to finance plays and in securing control of various theaters is not going to hurt the stage, as some people profess to think, bint, on the contrary, it {s going to help it. “Persons who Have said our entrance into the. legitimate producing field would debase the standard of the drama seem to‘forget that the most artistically successful legitimate plays in recent yars have been made. into motion pictures. The fact that a play is artistic in no way bars it as film ma- terial; on the contrary, if any’ Broad- way producer puts on a production that is’ artistic, no matter what its commercial success may be, he will find the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation the first to bid for its motion picture rights. Instead of seeking to lower the standards of the legitimate drama, we want to raise those standards. “Our critics also seem to ignore the fact, well known in the theatrical busi- ness, that no Broadway manager will accept a play for stage production un- less he also can have the motion pic- ture rights to that play, for disposal, at a big profit to him, to the motion pic- ture producers. No matter how high and artistic the standard a given play may set, not a producer on Broadway will put it on the stage unless he has the motion picture rights. “The ‘entrance of the Famous Play- ers-Lasky Corporation into the legiti- mate field can not but have a salutary effect on the American drama. It stands to reason that if an arrange- ment is made between a producer and. @ motion picture organization whereby” the former is assured against loss he can select his plays on artistic merit alone. “Let me call to attention that this is the first season in which the influence of motion pictures has been felt in the theater, and that this has been the greatest season in the history of the theater for the independent producer.” Another angle that so far. does‘not seem to have struck the-commentators is thé superiority of the drama as plblicity medium to that of the movie. It may well be that this was one of the principal factors in causing the pur- chase of such a well-known producing firm as Charles Frohman, Inc. The (Continued on page 25) C. A. WORTHAM’S SHOWS Have Auspicious Start at San Antonio, Texas— Located on Prominent Plazas During “Battle of Flowers” Celebration— ‘Midway an Enormous One San Antonio, Tex, April 23—C. A. Wortham’s World’s Greatest Shows opened: the‘1920 season here Monday, shows being located on Main, Military and Haymarket Plazas. Ail of the. at- tractions and. concessions are doing well, Weather conditions have been favorable, and each day “has seen an increase in patronage over the previous one: The “Battle. of. Flowers” has ‘aroused a great ‘deal of interest this year, and visitors have been. pouring into, San Antonio from every part, of ‘Téxas, - The. “Fiesta” is a tig-success ~ and the different parades and events which are on the Program are wonder- ful. ‘Mr. Wortham: received a large aum- ber of. telegrams wishing him success and good luck from his numerous friends thruout the country, and vis- itors, including showfolks sind fair séc- retarics; have been. numerous this week. “Bill” Rice wired: “Best wishes from myself and all railroads,” which got many hearty laugh. General Agent Steve A. Woods managed to get down here for the opening, and, after spend- ing @ few days on the show, departed northward. ‘The C. A. Wortham Show this year is‘a new show in everything the name. implies. New wagons have been built, new fronts constructed and-many new ears added to-the train, The wagons and fronts are actually new,: from thé wagon rims to the top of the panels— not rebuilt and repainted, but new all thru, The train is one of the best equipped and most modern in the car- iaival business today: Jim Anderson, of the Texas State Fair, Dallas, was among the visitors, and was loud in his praise of the show. R. L. McKinley, of the Fort Worth (Coatinuat on page 15) EVANS’ SHOW To Be Completely Motorized New York, April 24—Victor J. Ev- ans, millionaire patent attorney of ‘Washington, D. C., is about to place on the road a cireus of the major class, to be known as “The Victor Mo- torized Show & Buffalo Bill Wild West” Combined.” Walter K. Sibley is out~ fitting and equipping the show, which, as the name indicates, will be com- Pletely motorized, $65,000 worth of amotor trucks and $35,000 worth of trailers having been purchased for transporting the show. Forty mechan- jes are working night and day in Springfield, O., overhanling and pre- paring the trucks, which will be trans- Ported overland from Springfield to ‘Washington within the next ten days. ‘The routing is not completed, but the show will open May 10 and the move- ment of the organization will naturally be over good roads territory. ‘Louis E. ke, the veteran circus man, will act as general agent and also. in an advisory capacity for the Evans Shows. Another agent who is well known in the business has also ‘been engaged. Satisfactory arrangements have been made between the Evans and H, H.Tammen interests for the ‘Wild West features of the Evans Shows, also an agreement has been made with Pawnee Bill of the once fa- mous Pawnee Bill Wild West for the use of the title. As Mr. Evans is also an Indian agent, and one entire floor of the Evans Building, Washing- ton, is devoted; to this branch of his activities, he is;naturally in a position to secure the best Indian talent for his big organization, altho aside from its Wild West interests the show will also be complete from a circus stand- point and will have a huge agerega- tion of animals and cireus talent of ev- ery description. EQUITY’S TWO TICKETS Start Many False and Mislead- ing Rumors Ramor mongers Were busy on Broadway last week. All sorts of stories of all sorts of splits in Equity were current on the street, and, as usual, there was not the slightest foundation for any of them. ‘There is no schism nor any danger of any. ‘The two tickets are simply 2 sisn of healthy and lively interest, and the organization will emerge from the campaign strengthened and benefited in a dozen ways. Equity is founded on a rock. Last Wes isn of ia Biba Contaoed 195 Chsied bis, Totlng 7257 Lines, and 90 Uislay Ads, Totaing 2,79 Lines. 245 As, Occopying 29516 Lines in Al _SEVEN AND ONE-THIRD COLUMNS OF ADVERTISING ARE CROWDED OUT OF THIS ISSUE. .. _ The Edition ‘of This Issue of ‘The Billboard Is 56,400 6 The Billboard Eg "MAY 4, 1920 9 STARS ONLY TO APPEAR IN EQUITY ASSOCIATION BENEFIT Widely Known Players Will Take Part _in Shakespearean Pageant Staged by Hassard | Short—Prima Donnas From Popular Musical Successes Will Sing ‘Ophetta, Nance O'Nell as Memory, John Charles ‘Thomas a3 Art and Frank Bacon as ‘The Spirit of Equity in the Ghakespearean pageant num- ———————— NEW BINGHAMTON THEATER One of Finest in New York State—Has Brilliant Opening “erected by Me. Hathaway during the past year Pa thy I j E iit E] new 7 the present will be legitimate at- tractions, “Seventeen,” “Up in Mabel’s Room,” ‘May Bobcon in “Tish” and “Daddies” being already booked. PLAYERS MARRIED Seattle, April 25—Juanita Virginia Sawn, of Girmingham, Ala. and Samuel Berg. of g § Ry ‘marriage. ‘The couple met on the stage about four months ago. DANCING STARS ‘New York, April 24—Puplls of twenty of the leading dancing academles of the United States will appear at the first of a series of Character, Nature and Oriental Dances, to be ziven under the auspices of Harry Schulman in ry ‘Hiall Satura7y evening, May 1. Ger- trade Hoffmann, Ma-ilyn Miller, Pear! Brown and Dancing Girls, Grace Glles and-other stars are to be present. RED CROSS SHOW New York, April 24—Wirth & Blumenfeld Rave booked sixteen concessions, four acts and manent. A dane epecitity, which ait ocemy.«p- proximately one-third ‘of the evening, will De Presented. Among those who will take part {o it are Dorothy Dickson and Carl Hyson, of “Tassie”; Evan Burrows Fontaine, Adele and Fred Astaire, of the Globe: Ciitton Webd and Helen Kroner, of the Central Theater; Zoalse Groody and Gial Gkelly, of the Liberty Thea- ter: James Barton, of the Winter Garden: Carl andan, from the Ziegfeld Woof, ‘irs, ‘Thomas Whitten, the oldest actress in America, will appear ob the bill O-cent store operators. "The company plans eventually to erect.& mercantile and office Dallding on the site, Meanwhile the Opera House itself willbe used by the Loew in- terests, AUDITORIUM FOR NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, April 24—A sub-committee of the Chamber of Commerce bas approved plans for the erection -of am anditoriam in this ‘city, with a seating capacity of 10,000 and sufficlent space for exhibition purposes of all Binds, CAPITOL’S OPENING DATE ‘New York, April 25.—The date for the open ing of the new Capitol Theater in Hartford i tn doubt. make it about Stay 15, bat this date has been fet ahead, and it's, even a.question whether it ‘will be ready Jang 2, there being delays of NEW LIFE CRITIC New York, April 24—obert 0, Beachley suectads James Sietcatte an dramatic titi of ‘Lite Magazine, BOOST LICENSES New York, April 24.—A dig boost in Hcenses for theaters ‘and all kinds of amusements oper ‘ating in Trenton, N. J., even circoses, was A Rejoinder From Equity Executive “*Relecting on the Actors’ Equity Association in a recent issue,” says an executive of the essoclation. “a critic states: "What the Equity needs more than anything else at this moment is a steel rod up its back and a lot less willingness to compromise.’ Brave ‘words, if thes can be proved. ‘board; three. the promise to use every effort to help us clean up unsanitary theaters. “Would our eritic have advised that we Jose the case and gain nothing? I guess s0, ‘would Rave done if they had rebearsea for weeks Teubers themsciver esdorset ‘the plan at a general meeting, and if they dont ike tt ‘Btind fary fail to see any geceral benefit. ‘In the last: two arbitration meetings we won thirteen cages, a clean sweep. Could ‘the stect rod Be speaks of have won more than 100 per cent? “Does be suggest that we could have been firmer in the various Shubert cases, “Tillie's ‘Nightmare,” “Twinkle, Twinkle,” and numerous others which have deen recently bandied by us? And what aboot yours ‘won 100 per cent victories? 1 think not.” Mr. Critie? Have you ax organisation and hive YOU SUNDAY ORDINANCE PASSED Ottaboma City, OF, April 24.—A Blue Sun- ‘A number of other towns and cities in Okla- home, it is sald, are considering the probibition MAX COOPER MANAGER ‘New York, April 24—Max Cooper, chief SILL TAKEN TO NEW YORK New York, April 22-—William Raymond Sill, KRESGE BUYS OPERA HOUSE ‘Cleveland. ©., April 24.—Final chapter in the Ristory of the Opera House, one of the oldest legitimate theaters in the country, was writ- ten this week, when announcement was made ‘that the leasehold to the property bad been acquired by the 8, S. Kresge Company, 5 and Gecided upon by a conference of City Com- ‘missioners Ia Trenton this week, ‘The action ‘was taken to relleve the deficiency in the city treasury. Tt is expected that theaters will ‘tilt admission prices. THE BIGGEST SIGN ‘New. York, April 24.—What is announced a= the “largest electric sign” and marquise on any theater ts being erected on the Criterion ‘Theater, comer of Broadway and Forty-foorth street. Work is belog rushed on the over- hauling and new front of the theater, which [itl reopen totay a0 = motion pletere thes- FRANK J. GOULD SUED ‘Wew York, April 24—Srack Jay Goold, who secured a divorce from his wife, Eaity Kelly Gould, former actress, if Paris last summer, has been sued by her for separation, Mra. Gould matataining that the divorce obtained’ ty her husband is invalid because the French courts were without jurisdiction. APPOINTED APPRAISER New York, April 26.—Traosfer Tax State Appraiser James Sweeney has been appointed ‘appraiser of the estate of Anson Phelps Pond, @ramatist and aothor of many plays, inclading “Her Atonement Equity, asks you to read the article on page 2 Tt was originally. planned to, - HIPPODROME FOR CHICAGO Masonic T: le Pi “of Playhouse and Hote ‘Chleago, Apr 2—Theateical and reat estate circles were stirred today by a srepor emanating from a high eource that the great ‘Marshall Field estate is negotiating. for the Masonic Temple property, which ies | Jort ¢ the eld Property, and that a “uapniicent 4,000asce Hippodrome and hotel is to be erected wliere ‘the ‘Temple now stands, FRADKIN SUES i ae i O'CONNOR'S INTEREST In the Theater World Is Purchased oy 8. Jay Kaufman Rew poblication, started about six weeks ago by Joha J. «O'Connor, it ‘was announced at The Theater World offices Saturday that 8. Jay Kacfman, the Globe Col- umaist, bas porchased O'Connor's interest t the sheet. It ie sald that Kaufman originally owned 49 Per cent and O'Connor 81 per cent. No an- ‘nouncement of Kaufman's plans is mado. It is rumored that O'Connor will be connected with the Gelth Booking Ofices, altho this bas not been verified. JOHN TUREK MARRIES few York, April 2¢—John ‘Turek, company manager for Comstock & Gest’s “Adam ant Eva" company, was married lest Gaturtay to ‘Madeline Elliot, who served with the Canadian ‘Motor Corps during the war. SOTHERN ADMINISTRATOR New York, April 2¢—Under a bond < $0,000 E. II. Sothern bas been appointed ai Disietentor of, the $0,000 eatate ert oy. bis ‘brother, Sam Gotbern, the actor, who died in- next The ‘opened Inst Thursday and before the @ay’s sale closed tho advance smoutel to #4000 1m addition to $000 in money orders. The Billboard MAY 1, 1920 i * “i MME. BARTHOLDI DIES Proprietress of .Famous. Theatrical Hotel Passes Away, Aged 62 xew York, Apel 23.—Mme, ‘Theresa iBar- tuoldl, G2, died at the Princeton Hotel ‘Thpre- fy morging after a paralytle stroke. She was for many Years proprietress of the famous wretrical hotel yo corner “of Porty-Atth vireet and Broadway," ‘The Barthold! Ina," shih has been demollsbed to make room for Loew's new Stato Theater. Altho she had never been tn the theatrical profession, ‘Mme, ‘a deep Interest in wseling Thespian, and te ay an actor's fare to his sald torhave paid next “Jump” if Re happened to be dnancially. cwburrassed, She 48 survived by her husband, Louis, a retired sculptor; two daughters, rpc Arthur J. Pickens (Polly), whote husband is now in vauderille, and Edith, wife of Abraham Utits, a dress manufacturer; also by two ‘grandchildren, é New’ York, Apell 24.—At a special. meeting ct the Executive Boed of the American Artistes’ Federation a resolution of sorrow and regret on the death of 3fme, Rartholdl was masved unanimously. ‘Tho relation recited ber pumerous Kindnesses to members of the Federa- tlen in thoes of trouble and stresa and ex- pressed officially the condolences of the Federa- tion to her famfty. BUSINESS SLUMPS IN NEW YORK ‘Whether it was the railroad strike, the stock exchange slump, the economy ware developed dy the ereralls ‘movement, or what not. bus!- nest got an awfal wallop tn New ‘York last week, Evers bouse in town felt it, even those Dousing the most pronounesd hits. Nor was the Hippodrome or the circus at the Garden immune, while attendance at the near-hits and cotrate attractions dwindled to almost noth fog, It came lke a belt from the bive and at this wrhing has al the wise ones worried—end gvessing. STILL “AT OUTS” ©. T. Mang, of Local 671, 1. A. T. S. Ey Defiance, O., writes as follows: “Theater mana- ers of the Valentine Theater here have not come to terms with the stage employees as tried to come A CORRECTION 7 Ta the Met of camtidates for clection to the Frecatire Council of the Actors’ Equity Asso- clation published fo ‘The BIBoant of April IT there appears the mame of Frank Metvia, ‘This ts a mistake due to telegraphic transmle- stea of the story. It sboald be Francis S. ‘Merlin, the well-known actor and Iecturtz. A $2 MINIMUM ‘New York, April 22.—According to the new Pullman car schedule, which will be adopted on Canadian roads May 1, the $1.00; drawing room, $77 and a parlor car seat, 00 cents. MOREY GOES HOME Chicago, April 23.—Charles Oforey. who eft cago when ten years old, has returned after fitty-year absence. Mr. Morey is a singer the Inrger pleture houses, and is known as the “Kentucky Colonel.” Tall asd white dearded, he 18 a striking Ggure and a novel one on the singing platform. MIDDLETON 18 MILES’ MANAGER Detrolt, Apel 26.—3. T. Middleton. of New ‘York City, succeeds Gus 8. Greening as mana- ker of Miles* Theater, which passed to the control of Charles H, Miles, original owner, April 1, Mr. Mlddieton te an “oldtimer,”* with brad. experience in every angle of the the- atrical game. MISS DART SECURES DIVORCE Mabelié Dart, a member of the Raymond Hitche @ Show Company, thru her attorney, Faward J. Ader, has obtained a gecree. of divorce ia the Ofreutt Court of Chleago against Jesse W. Robe, manager of the Frank Tall Mintle Theater, of Untontowa, Pa. “EDDIE” PIDGEON MARRIES New York, Apeil 24.—"Badle," otherwise Snowa as Edward Everett Pidgeon, has taken voto himectf a wife, the bride being Hope Mande Testte, who retired from the stage three years ago, CABLES FROM LONDON TOWN “APRIL 24 By “WESTCENT” ~ ACTORS’ ASSOCIATION WILL ENFORCE TOURING CONTRACT ‘The Actors’ Association is calling a special meeting for Sunday, May 2, to take up the matter of the procrastination of manager in drafting a standard touring contract, terms of which were agreed upon last December. A resolu- ‘tion will be presented giving the managers a time limit to complete the draft- ing of such a contract, failing in which the Actors’ Association will issue a toré’stringent contract and enforce same without further parley. ‘The Variety Artistes’ Federation is in complete sympathy with the Actor Association in this move and will enforce the association contract in the ter- ritory of the Variety Artistes’ Federation. SIR BARRIE'S NEW PLAY NOT UP TO EXPECTATIONS. Sir James M. Barrie's new play, “Mary Rose,” was produced at the Hay- market ‘Theater on April 22. It proved to be whimsically Barriesque and pathetic, but did not reach the high expectations that had been aroused, and it falls short of Barrie's usual standard. Robert Lorraine and Fay Compton were excellent, and the saime applies to the remaining elx characters. “EAST IS WEST” TO SUCCEED “THE FOLD” “East Is West,” with Iri Hoy, goes to the Queen's Theater when the tenancy of “The Fold” ceases the middle of May. “HUSBANDS FOR ALL” MAY LIFT JONAH ‘Messrs. Vedrenne and Vernon, managers of the Little“ Theater, John street, Adelphi, are trying to lift the jonah from the theater, and on “May 6 will produce Gertrude Jennings’ “Husbands for All.” “GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED” WELL PLAYED Captain Harwood’s “A Grain of Mustard Seed,” a somewhat Biblical titled play, was produced at the Ambassadors on April 23, replacing “In the Night.” It ig an epigrammatical political satire. Norman MocKinnell, the chairman of the Actors’ Association, playing the lead, and Fred Kerr were great. Cathleen Nesbitt, in the cynical rotter heroine part. scored a distinct success. Fewlass Liewellyn and Mrs. Mabel Ferry-Lewis are also in the cast. “LITTLE WHOPPER” SCORES AT SHAFTESBURY “The Little Whopper” scored a success at the Shaftesbury Theater on April 23. The music is reminiscent of “High Jinks.” z ONE OF GALSWORTHY’S BEST EFFORTS “The Skin Game,” with Edmund Gwenn in the leading role; was a success at St. ‘Martin's, where it was produced on April 21. It is a three-act tragi- comedy and is one of John Galsworthy’s best efforts, despite the absence of humor in the piece. ENGLISH AUTHORS VERY MUCH ALIVE ‘The cuccess attained by “Mary Rose,”:.“The Skin Game” and “A Grain of ‘Mustard Seed” proves conclusively that English authors are not quite dead or written out, as some would have us believe. STOLL HAS PANACEA FOR FINANCIAL ILIS Sir Oswald Stoll has a displayed article at advertising rates across three columns in The Daily Express of April 23, headed “Budgetting for Disaster.” Sir Oswald declares he has discovered the Shilshoper’s Stone to cure all our financial ills and that taxation for seventy thousand million dollars per annum out of a nation earning only ten thousand million dollars per. an- num is unjustifiable on economic grounds. He says the government is deter- ‘mined to kill his panacea by a policy of silence. Despite this the entertain- ment tax gave a revenue of fifty-two and a half million dollars last year. STOLI/S TRYOUTS DEVOID OF NOVELTIES Sir Oswald Stoll's tryouts at Shepherd's Bush were unproductive of nov- elties and those approved could have been seen in the provinces in-the ordi- nary way if the boosting committee had attended to its duties. ANOTHER CHINESE PLAY ‘Leon M. Lion, after the success of the “Chinese Puzzle.” has acquired “The Emperor's Way.” from the pen of Captain L. Cranmer-Byng. and he in: tends to show it to Londoners next fall. ‘The location is among Chinese pal- aces and the steppes of Tartar and the incidental music will be composed by Granville Bantock. “THE WHITEHEADED Boy” James Bernard Fagan finds that his: proposed production of Lennox Rob- inson’s play at the Court Theater is now-impossible on account of the success of “The Little Visiters,” which finishes there today to enable ‘Peter Ibbetson” to come in on April 26. He opines that there will be a possibility of getting a ‘West End theater in ‘May, and he will proceed in staging it with an all-Irish cast. ROBERT MACDONALD CROSSING THE POND Of the firm of Macdonald & Young and the new chairman of the T. Mf. A., vice iMlfated Bernard Hishin, Robert Macdonald expects to arrange for the production in the States of “Sunshine of the World” and of “Paddy ‘the Next Best Thing.” Of the former. it will have to be gingered up as far as comedy ig concerned, which in the Empire show was remarkable by its absence. The music was—as reported at the time—some of Cuvillier’s best, and the scenic effects far above the standard here, but ‘without comedy it will not set the Ambrose Channel on fire. JOHNNY JONES (AND HIS SISTER SUE) Charles Cuvillier’s stock is in great demand, altho he seems unlucky lately, but he will be reeponsible for the music of the next Alhambra show, titled ‘as above, of which Harry M. Vernon will write the book. George Robey will then be released from ‘his two-a-day exertions at the Hippodrome and will be supported by Phyllis Bedells, Ivy St. ‘Heller, Clara Evelyn, Erie Blore and Arthur Simms. ‘The Building Control Committee of the London County Council has de- clded that the ehortage of Ixbor for building schemes is 60 acute that It is issuing orders prohibiting the building of all new places of amusement, such as music halls, theaters, kinemas. billiard halls and dance halls. These and all lke establishments are termed “works of low category.” and as such are classed third in the list. Possibly this fact and the continued onvosition from trade-rfvals and loca! religious denominations has caused Sir Oswald Stoll to donate the wHole of the proposed site for his Fulharo vandeville house to the scheme of thy War Seal Foundation. ‘This was Imaugurated by a “Seal” costing ‘half a cent—on the, lines of varions‘such token schemes emanating from U. S. A—and ae two hundred families are being cared for in the building which (Continued an page 93) ‘ “ salariee, NEW GUS SUN HOUSE “Soon To Open in Springfield, O.—Re- gent Nearing Completion Springfeld, 0., April 24.—After completing negotiations and closing contracts for a num- der of dig ohotopliy features and other fractions, which will be presented at his Regent Theater, Springfeld’s newest and most beautifal playhouse, Gus Sua returned from New York City this week. ‘The ‘Regent now I< Bearing. completion -oa the site of the oldxColum- bia, on South Limestone street, and is sched ‘led for opening on or sbont, Decoration Das. ‘Following his return to Springfield from New York Mr. Sun made oneday trips of inspection to ‘Toledo and Columbus, in each of which cities he is erecting a beautiful new house, which will be equipped similar tS the Regent. Mr. Sun reports satisfactory pro- gress in construction of each of these latter. ‘houses, HIGH LICENSE, ADOPTED Sfissouri Valley, In., April 24.—The City Council has passed an ordinance placing, the Hcense fees for theaters and motion picture houses at the following Sgures: Where ad- mission fee is more than 25 cents the license fee shall be $50 per day, $200 per week, $400 ‘Per month, $1,000 for four months, $1.500 for six months, oF $2,500 per year. Admission 20 to 25 cents, $5 per day, $15 per week, $40 er month, $195 per four months, $150 per. six months, or $250 per year: 10 to 20 cents, $5 per day, $15 per week, $20 per month, $76 Per four months, $100 per six months, or $150 per year. MANAGEMENTS MERGED Ithaca, N. X., April 24—Three Ithaca play- houses have been merged under one manage- inent. ‘They are the Star, Strand and Cres- cent. ‘They will be controlled by a carpora- tion called the Itbaca ‘Theater Company, ‘Fred B. Howe, ‘and William A. Dillon jamer, vice-presidents. Mr. Dillon is to manage the Star and Mr, Hamer the other, two. The Strand, beginning at once. ‘will show vanderille and pictures. The Cresce ‘will continue as a morie house exclusively, 2% ‘will the Star, The new company is-capitalized at $300,000. 5 PERRY IN NEW ROLE ‘Chicago, April 21—Antonlo Perry, clrcala- ton representative for ‘The Butboard. in Chi- (fa80, cccasionally offers his taleat to other ‘enterprises on his off hours, This week Perry 4s aiding to umlnate the bally of Barbec's Loop Theater, in a costume indicating both a farmer and Charlie Chaplin. It is Perrs's ‘own idea, and persons who have closely ‘b- served the character" are a unit in admittiog that ft 1s something’ different from, anything ‘they ever saw, FINE THEATER FOR ORLANDO Orlando, Fis., April 24—Braxton Beacham, Je, for several years owner and operator of, the Grand Amusement Company. operating theaters here, in Klssimmae and Sanford, has Jet the contract for the finest house in Cen- tral Florida. It willbe built adjoining the San Juan Hotel, will seat 1,000' persous and have @ commodious stage. Vanderille, photo- plays and the legitimate will be booked, as ‘oceasion permits. The new house will be open for the winter season, and. will cost more ‘than $100,000. NEW THEATER FOR CORRY Corry, Pa., April 24.—D. Mantes Parker and ©. RB. "Rogers, associated with others, will ‘build 2 modern theater bere this summer. to cost about $75,000. Work will start in May. and it is expected the house will be completed to show pictures in the fall, and wilt open for road shows some time during the winter when completed Wack: stage. Mr, Parker will be ‘the manager. REMODELING OVERLANDER ©. H. ‘The Overlander Opera House, at East Pales- tine, ©., is being remodeled by the General Amusement Company. of that cits. and will Te witt hare 2 seating capacity of more than 700. inci a number of loge chalrs. A large lobby wi % provided, as will also a worren’s room. a men’s room, a check room and x parlor. The Rouse is expected to be opened about the mid dle of May. DRESSLER CASE SETTLED New York, April 22—The chaims of che Marle Dressler Company for unpaid salaries ‘was settled thls week by the Equits. All the members recelred the full smount of their ‘The settlement was made at the Equity offices by the manager of the company. The Billboard i MME. PILAR-MO) Discourses On Value of the Silent Drama and Proper Use and Control of the Breath “The value of silent drama (otherwise pan- tomime) ix necessary to acting,” said its most famous exponent, Sime. PilarMorin, when seem at her static, 23 West Ninety-fourth street. “it thas been misunderstood for many years ‘and classided with a sort of rough and tumble ‘ection, clowning: and grimaces. ‘What in the difference between my art and the art of the screen? Sent drama as applied to my art and the silent drama of the screen Uf perfect in expression) are saterchangexble terms—one in photographed the other Is pot. I believe that the day i at hand when the application of the real pantomim{c art to ‘the spoken drama will prove of "the utmost im- portance in awakening the soul of the artist to vibrate tn tatson “with the physical expres- stm. “The principles of this art are a eclence where- by the natural expzension of the soul is ob- tained. One must realize that external action, erpty buslieis té-ecguby a moment of allence is superfiuows unless it is ex- relative part of the emotional 1. Walch ty physical. Sach a visualization ves vitality to Inspiration and balances ‘the hody in perfect walson with thought, thus pro- Oueing that rare and harmonious’ expression, ‘often referred to as artistic acting. “An actor Ja conscious of the contentment of ‘Ma audience and feels thelr vibrations during ake ‘him. Tt i not the aflent sitna- Dut the ullent voice eloquently expressing the inner feelings of the soul and reflecting them thru the body, which gives the wonderfol virion of truth such ag no mechan~ feally spoken word posalbly could. “An aintlence ves, feels and breathes these ‘mental waves of vibrated emotions from the actor. It ia tmpossible to produce those silent moments without @ mastery of expression.” It 4g the inner speech of truth which speaks to the soul, and not wn outward symbol of words, “The stlent drama realizes the great necessity for training the body to obes the expression of thought. For instance, sappore T waddenly come across some rote petals in this book which Drings to me the vislon of happy days, of dear ‘recollections—a tender avowal of love trom Joug wince clalmed by death—end that T am ‘overcome with emotion ax my fingers caressingly touch the withered fragments. My hands and fiogers should express independently of my face ‘these emotions, which could only be produced MADAME PILAR-MORIN attention to its finer artistic phases and accomplishments: Ly vibrated breath currents passing thra the ody into the finger tips, the face uniting in the emotion to turmonize the feeling.” (lere 8 no word is spoken. ‘or gestures could not express ¢ allent drama. “In the cand playing scene in “The Repentant Pro@igal’ the son, looking over his father's boulder, tips the latter's hand off to his mother until later, when the fon bas fled from hie home, the mother cannot concentrate on the came of cards with her husband, altho gently urged by bim to play. She looks of into space, sho doesn’t ‘see Pierrot actually, but she vi ‘ig Uving spirit and nothing can redeet utter loneliness except the actual presence of her doy. In this vision of the spirit, 50 to epeck, had I Hfted myself up materially, in stead of spiritually, I would have Killed the ecene. I keep it in the idealization, I create the picture of my visiop: "It ig not x question of speech or of silence, Dut of feeling, emotion’ and expression: ma- terial or. simply physical expression destroys ‘the fituston, “An external visualization is not trom the soul. ‘The actor must have: the tears near, but under control, for if you have a great sorrow you can't talk. He must therefore feel and paint the vision of suffering thru a knowledge of controlled breath—a necessary attainment to the master of expression. "The proper uses and control of the breath with its scientific navigations are the means thra which we may navigate thought waves, feelings, emotions, vibrations and spoken sound ‘waves. A word with a sound wave bas color. ‘When I say breath I mean everything, for life fs dreath. Mentally, I eend my words in sound waves of color, using the navigation of breath to produce all thought. ‘When you have sorrow you have convulsive breath. What makes you laugh? All your inner self f full of mirth and Joy and your Dreath Ig light and airy. Some dancers are mechanical. ‘They have no lightness. In such cases I examine the breath condition, whether ‘they Dreathe abdominally or thru the nose. If the former. or downward breath, I Uft it, it were, which produces Ife—a certain Inner Ughtuess. Magnetian, one of the greatest forces an actor could possess, can be cultivated. Gut a person may. have more or less of it, ‘ neat bit of comedy; but ,: naturally. It is necessary to acquire @ eplrita- ‘al, not. a material, mentality, for the latter wilt never electrify’ an audience. “what do I snean by spiritual force as ap- piled to acting? If I were an actor and looked (Continued on page 11) THE BUSHMANS VISIT ‘Members of the editorial department of the Cincinnath offices of The Billboard enjoyed a pleasant chat with fr. and Mrs, Francly X, Bushman (Beverly Bayne), who were appearing ‘at the Lyric Theater in Ollver Morosco’s “The ‘Gtaster Thief," during a visit last week. Both ‘Mr. and Mrs, Bushman were very’ enthusiastic 4m thelr work and reveled in their return to ‘the spoken drama, tho Mfr. Bushman stated that hhe-nor any of the company had any idea of While ia New York tho big feature flim, but bad to discontinue due to ‘the fact that show became transient. However, ‘work will be remmed in pictures when the show closes some time next month. ‘Cincinnati theatergoers-and movie fans tuned ‘out here; to greet thelr idole of the screen, and the Teceptions accorded them, both socially and before the fovtlights, demonstrated the strong feeling of admiration toward them, which the couple gratefully recelved. Kate-Dier Roe- mer, of the same company. and her aunt, Mla ‘Macintosh, were also pléasant callers and Dressed delight upon being shown thru the pud- Mshing plant. $0 NELSON JUMPED IN Chicago, April 24. a taken Il the other evening, three hourn before the performance, something had to be done quick~ ly. Milo Bennett was appealed to and he rushed James Nelson into the breach, who, of course, made good. Nelson was for ve seasons with Oliver Morosco'a “Bird of Paradise” Company and is one of the ablest character actors Chl- cago ever produced. “HONEY GIRL” FOR NEW YORK drawn today and open its New York engage- ment at the Cohan é Harrig Theater May 3. ‘Tne new sets, which were prepared for the New York opening, are being used this week ‘and are very elaborate, DRAMATIC NOTES Robert T, Haines has been engaged for jusan Lenox.”” Doris Keane bas acquired the English rights to “Martinique.” Alfred Hickman has Jolned the east of “The Passion Flower.”* Clara Joel will head the cast of “Poter Ranch," Willard Mack's new play. “Keep Wer Smiling’? will Be presented by ‘Richard Walton Tully on May 3 tn Montreal. ‘There will be no midweek matinee of the othe and Marlowe repertotre at the Sha- bert ‘Theater, New York. Alma Belwin, Ralph Locke, Ivan Simpson, ‘Tanno Bogislay have been engaged for tho east of ‘World of Honor. Joseph Dunn, the character actor, has gone to the ‘Tarbor “Tospttal, Brooklyn. "Afr, Dunn was with Mrs, Flake Inst season. George Barr McCutcheon and Fart Carroll have lett for Atlantic City to finish the aramatl- zation of one of McCutcheon’y novels. George St. Coban wilt pr by Sam Forrest, entitled “World of Honor,’ with Mary Ryan in the leading tole, Guy Bates Post will be presentea by Richard ‘Walton Toy fo a Shakespearean production after bis tour in “The Masquerader.” Eleanor Martin played the leading femioine role in “Shavings” during the iflness of Clara Moores, who hins now returaed to the cat, Mary Matleson, who is now appearing in ‘aprial,”” x arranging for a series of spectal matinees to be given the latter part of May. Paula Shay will replace Mary Newcomb tn ‘Tip cntest 1 open caly to the members of the ‘Augustus ‘Thomas has written a play for Lou-Tellegen, entitled “Tho Blue Devil," which will have tts premiere in Wilkes @arre, Pa., May 7. “The Parple Mask" closes at’ the Booth ‘Theater May 1 and on May 3 Messrs, Shubert will present Arthur Richman’s comedy, “Not 80 Tong Ago. “The Rights of Soul,” by Giscoso, 1s to be produced next month by Grace Griswold, for ‘a newly formed company, which is to give one- ‘act plays only. : ‘Joba Gabriel Bjorman”? was given by the Nelghbortood Players, New York City, Aprit 24 and 25. ‘Thomas Woods Stevens directed this Ibeen -tragedy, “Susan Lenox," dramatized by George ¥. Hobart from the story by David Graham Phil- ips, will soon be staged by the Shuberts, Alma ‘Ten will play, the title role, Leon Errol,’ by special arrangement with George 3f. Cohan, will be presented next Sep> tember by ‘Mess. Erlanger and Ziegfeld in 4 play written by Mr. Cohan, ‘The Place of the ‘Theater the Modern Community" wan discussed by TE. H. Sothern at a recent weekly Inncheon of the City Clu in Washington, D. 0, Dorly Keane nailed on’ the Sauretanta for England last Saturd wi return to America ia the fall appear in a re- ‘vival of? “Romance"” at one of the Shubert theaters fn New York, ° “Cha Chin Chow" closed at Parson's ‘The fn the Lifo of making of a Al THE DRAMATIC STAGE “Without neglecting its homely and prosaic businéss end, we are devoting more and more MEREDITH STUDIO RECITAL Philadelphia, April 24 —A récttal by the ote denta of the Meredith Etndlo of Dramatic Art, Jales B. Meredith, director, wifl-be given April 29.at the New Century Ciub, - Four abort one- act-plays will be presented: “The Other Wo * “Oountes- Kate,"” “Sties ‘Sotly" and. a play, “The ‘Nonentity?”" by “Anabel ‘Ture fer, with the followlog, in the caste: Hlslo Te Rieger, Siae .Kent, Ray Abram er, Tinlen Ellen Duneky. Olga Erdmed, Kathleen Ser Donough, Goodwin Donsolly, "Ir; Russell Garver, Henry J. ‘T. Ullrich, Ralph W. Flows, ‘J. C. RoMey and Manus McHugh. ACTORS’ FUND MOVES New York, Apel %—The Actors? Gund of tea Je moving to the fourth floor of the Columbla ‘Theater Bldg, at the comer of 47! street and Broadway. There will be four rooms in the new offices, in piace of the three roome now occupled. ‘Rent was raised at the present quarters on the ninth foor of the Longacre Building until the fund could no longer stand. it, end Sam Serfbner, who ie treasurer of the ‘organization, gecured’ the new location, which 8 been the oflces of Blutch Cooper.” Mr. Cooper moves is offices to the sixth floor of ‘the Columbia Building. : “FILLIES NIGHTMARE” CLOSES Boston, April 20.—Afte? an absence of 10 ‘years from Boston, Marie Dressler, in “Tillle' Nightmare,” opened at the Boston Opera Honse, but after playing two weeks was forced to close Saturday on account of poor business. Seats purchased for the holiday performance (Patriots’ Day) were exchatiged’ for Walter ‘Hampden in Shakespeare, which will open at the Opera House April 26, “The house ta dark this week, STAGING “MARY’S LAMB! Chicago, Apel 24.—Géorgs A. Bean, widely known and capable Chicago actor, is\ staging Richard Carle's “Mary's Lamb". for the Hares foot Club of the University of Wisconsin. The play will run eight nights in Madison. Mr. ‘Bean was formerly star in “A ‘Trip to Chinn- town" and “The Mold and the Mommy.” ROAD TOUR UNDECIDED New-York, ‘April 23.—!Whether the all-star Lambs’ Gambol will go on the road this year ‘has not deen definitely decided. ‘The Billboard was informed: this week, but i¢ 1s possible that such a thing might happen, as it has been known to happen om several occasions ia the Past, One season the Lambe journeyed some distance from New York, and reported @ very good business too. ‘Look thra the Letter List tn this issue, There may be a letter advertived you y “a\ aaa WOULD YOU PAY TOGETRID OF THAT DRAMATIC ART JULES E. MEREDITH, Director Offers complete and thor, training: Elocation, “Dramatic Art. 7. MAY 1, 1920 . The Billboard 9 TWO TICKETS IN FIELD FOR ACTORS’ EQUITY ELECTION Members Have Excellent Candidates.to Choose From—Wilton Lackaye ‘and John Emerson Nominated For President of Association— Date of Election: Changed to June 4. - ‘New York, April 24—Jobn Emerson has been nominated for the presidency, of the Actors Equity Association, which won the strike against ‘sumnier, according to an ‘by the nominating committee of that organization. Wilton Lackaye twas nominated ag vicespresident, Grant Stewart af recording secretary and Richard “A. Purdy as treasurer. (The tenure of office is one year. ‘The committtee also nominated the following to eerve on the Council of, the Association for Bree years: Ethel Bartymote, Bérton Ohurehitl, William Courtenay, Will J. Demlag, Ralph “Morgan, Echlin Gayer, Otto Kruger, Broce Me- Rae, Grant Mitchell, Marjorie Rambeao, Ernest wei lal so ee et of oe Toe SS anc te Sac Sa, a pen it."" Mr. Wackaye, and Mr. Lackaye walted for ‘The (ittboard representative was also asked (Coatinved on pase 11) to state that the constitution, which has. been ss matled to all the members, hes not “been “TEA FOR THREE” changed in toto trom the ‘already existing ‘coy. Certain sections hare been altered so Closes Notable Tour—Company Played. as to conform with the recent affiliation with From Coast to Coast ‘the Associated Actors and Artistes of America xem ws On April 24 at Paterson, and the American, Federation of Labor. It pp tacthaliserrgieaed Norman Hackett featured in, the stellar role, ‘closed one of the longest und most notable tours on. record. Opening at Halifax, N. 8, April 7, 1919, the company was out over one solid Year, covering approstuately a territory of 25,000 miles, Canada was played from Coast ta Goast, then the Nortiwest and California, « portion of the South, all of the Middle West, ‘Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. During. the season four strikes and the ‘flu’ were en- countered with a Toss of only three nights. ‘The company was playing in Winnipeg at the height of the Dig labor strike last Olay. Just before the Wednesday matinee the entire stage crew was called out, but the company changed the seta and ran the stage itself for the re- mainder of the week. In Gouthern California for ten days not a train moved, wo large auto trucks were chartered, carrying company, pro- @uction and trunks to the cities between ‘Los Angeles and ‘Oakland, a distance of 1,200 miles, * without the loss of tho coal strike were mounted, together with sitated the sudden switching of several Iowa cities which were closed Ly the epidemic, ‘Tho entire tour was one uf the longest and” most successful ever conducted by the Selwyn management and speaks volumes for the wide- spread popolarity of ‘Tea for Thres” and Normin Hackett. It may even be régardol ae ‘45 achievement in these days of short runs and complicated booking conditions. ‘The complete personnel of the company, be: sides Mr, Hackett, included Hayden Stevenson, Mildred ‘Evans, Marte Newkirk, 8. Sydney Cohn Loolse Valentine, with ‘Reymond Harris aig business manager, Mabel Ryan and Al, Homer advance representatives. “The Charm School" registered a real hit, and the representatives of the New York pro- ducers Who witnessed the premiere sent most favorable reports to their home. offices. EDMUNDS FOSTER, “LITTLE OLD NEW YORK” ‘IITTLG OLD NEW YORK"—A comedy in three acts, by Rida Johnson Young. ro- @uced by Sam 1H. Barris at Ford's Opera ‘Gouse, Baltimore, April 19. joun Jacob. Astor, tty Schuyler, delle of New York, Mar§ Balfour? Rachel Drew: ‘a Bu Baltimore, April 22.—"Little O14 New York’ 4s a pleasant Uttle play. The title: is some- ‘what misleading, Decause the plot has nothing specifically. to-do with New York, as she was or Js, except the use of the names of some ‘of those whose descendants have become {den- tifed with the Ieland of Manhattan. The scenes fare laid in the year 1815, and the play borders closely on the, melodrama, with ‘plenty of lively humof, risk ‘action, and a touch of tender Ress and pathos to make its comedy human. Arthor Ashley, as Larry Delevan, the young goardia: his wanl, who at first apzears afterwaris acknowledges her decelt and naively takes her real part as a girl, are the two lead- ers in the play, about whom the action revolves and who Keep the expectancy and interest of the audience a-going. ‘Miss Tobin mai shm of the evening. NORMAN HACKETT ‘the: most striking impres- eavght the fancy of the andience right from the start, Her performauce was a delight from beginning to end. Arthur Aubley, 9% the hero, was manly and spirited, and depicted a sympathetically drawn character with ease and attractiveness. Cxul Porter, as the Bowery Ros. made quite a hit with his swaggering manner. Eugenie Camp- dell gave an jateresting version of the un- scrupulous lodging house keeper of the period. Albert Andrus was good as Joha Jacob Astor. Pautine Whitson, as Ariana DePuyster, and ‘Mary Balfour, as Mistress Betty Schuyler, Presented aniusing charactertzations of the types of belles of the early nineteenth century. ‘The other members of the cast were good In thelr ‘respective parts. and the play moved thra ite thiree acts rather smoothly for a frst performance. 3fra. Rida Johnson Young, the author, and Sam H, Harris, the producer. were Doth present at the premfere.—£, EDMUNDS. POSTER. Equity asks you to read the article on page 2, 10 : ’ The Billboard MAY 4, 1920 y CLAUDE BEERBO! Talks of His Future Plans in ithe Producing Field—Going to England Soon “‘Am I the youngest producer in America? 2 think 1 am,"* said Claude Beerbohm, twenty-six- year-old son of the late Sir Herbert Tree. Asked to talk about hig future plans in the producing Geld Mr. Beerbotim said: “I am returning to England next month to get whaterer plays our estate owns and to buy several more for production here. 1 hall pro- duce “The Bonehead” in Condon and also “The Bive Lagoon,’ by ‘Vere Stachpoole, a wonderful book. Later 1 will do ‘The Red Lamp." + “E started out in the producing business to sinke money, and when I've succeeded would Uke to do Shakespeare. 1 want to do the ‘things wy father did, Dut, of course. in my own way, for even in ten years people have a totally ‘different {dea of production. “Will I continue “The Bonekead’ at the Fulton? I don't know. It’s 20 good patting ‘one’s head in the noose for the sake of being ‘obstinate, now, is it? I have the theater for twelve weeks with further option, but I can sublet it at proft if I so choose. I'm not @iscouraged. I'd put om any play again that I thought was good. The doroffice is the final judge and that which doesn't pay doesn't succeed. We have had'bad weather, strikes and critics against us eo far. I think that's @ pretty good combination. “Producing is Uke the stock market. You can't expect to strike good things always. Gome- times plays which are announced as failures turn out fuccesses. Everything depends on the play, io the selection of which I believe . there should be Dut one mind—many minds spell, chaon. “I have some of my own money in “The Bone- head,’ bat its failure or success would not in- terfere with my plans for future productions. ‘Our estate owny ‘Chu Chin Chow.’ and we are stil collecting royalties on the ‘London produe- tHon. It is a gold mine. It is also being pre- sented in our own theater there. “1 think the New York critics were unfair to ‘my play, Judging by the audiences. You can get your friends to applaud. Dut you can't get them to laugh. We have four or five curtain alla after each et and rounds of applause. I'm catisded the: play is not great, but it's good, I selected it for the humor of the lney {the situations am “New ‘York critics panned "East Ty West.’ ‘and {t’s now in ite elghtieth week. "The Bone- end" may even do that, dat I'm not doasting ‘over the prospect. ‘1 visited Greenwich Village, toltered about the restaurants and obseryed certain types which the critics; sald donot exist. We Te produced these types, thelr style of dress and manner, also some of the lines we heard were pat into the play. “1 don't feel the least resentful towant the ‘entitled fo thelr optalon— favorable. We get by with rome of the broad ines in “The Bonehead’ be- ciuse we are ridicaling these types and their method of living instead of supporting it. The village Ife of the trpe which we portray Is Alstinetly unbealthy for the world. Greenwich Village in itself is an excellent snstitution. but it Sg aot improves by certain types, who thra pose or out of exicelt abuse it. “Sir Tlerbert Tree once sald: ‘Post{mpression- m Is the lolneloth of the incompetent.” *Tis ue, ax the critics sald, this art fs old ma- rial for plays, Int névertheless it still exists fe Greenwich Vilage. ‘Romeo amd Jullet’ is also old material. “Lots of people think Greenwich Vinage Original. The types there are only a bad iml- tatlon of those in Montmartre in Paris and Chelsea in London. ‘If these conditions come ‘You are invited to visit Te Gotham Book Mart 128 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y. Our Special Offer for This Week “LIFE OF OSCAR WILDE.” THE, LEGITI MATE f A DEPARTMENT OF NEWS AND OPINIONS i BY MARIE F. LENNARDS, COMMUNICATIONS IN CARE OF OUR NEW YORK OFFICES, naturally, as in Paris’ and London, it’s interest- ing, but when the people ape them it loses in- terest by not being natoral, “1 am an Englishman, but I Uke America ‘and everything American.”* ‘Referring to the Little Theater movement Be. Beerbohm sald: “Whenever the Little: Thegtee succeeds they want to be morbid-and pat on all the tragic tragedies in the world. There is enough tragedy in Mfe without forcing it down the mouth of an. unwilling public. ‘The New York "Theater Guild, which 1s an excellent institution, is en- titled’ to all the encouragement people can give at “The popular oulja stuff now in the theater 4s absolute nonsense, ‘That which is unnatural isn’t true, I don't believe in ghosts, but 1 never scoff at the idea. It’s one of those things over which one’s imagination is Ukely to run Hot. SHAKESPEARE’S BIRTHDAY « CELEBRATED New York, April 24—Tho Century Theater Ind, Mrs. Axel 0. Inising, president, celebrated Shakespeare's birthday at. the Hotel Commo- dore yesterday with the following program, Which ‘was enthuslastically received by more than 700 members and friends: Greetings By the President “itis! Ave 6. “iillag, Aaarese—wige We | Ome fo shakespeare” Dhan Gopal Cborus—"O for a, Muse of Wire”....(Beary ¥) Interpretive Dance and Hecitative—“Come Un~ to Mhese Yellow ands':--.(The Tempest) Bong—"O Atistress Mine ‘Biger, Fo Scene—“Olivia’s Garden” ‘Onn Miss CLAUDE BEERBOHM Producer of ‘The Booehead,”* also appearing tn comedy rola Fulton Theater, New York. “Photo by Walte Swdlo, New York “I Uked John Barrymore in Richard 11. 1 ‘thiok he and Henry Ainsley in Bogland are on about the same artistic level. They, in my ‘eplaton, are the best two'llving actors. ‘tn Shakespeare the lines are so wonderful ‘that whon read as to bring out thelr fall ale- nificance one can't fall with the characteriza- tion, With solilogules you must rely on the net. You can't play Shakespeare as a draw- ing room comedy. “I love to act, but the business end ister- cette me more for the time being, because I'm aot yet in a position to act the parts I'd lke to. ‘T acquired my training for the stage when with H. B. Irving and P. R. Benson, in Strat- ford on Avon. ‘With the latter I played twenty- eight parts in one month, six plays a week in repertory, ‘which 1s the ‘best sort of training ia the world.” ‘Mr. Beerbohm was born in London, @ogland, attending preparatory school at Ozford. He later entered Sfalvern College, with one year at eldefberg to study German and one year ta Parls to stody Freach. “My father wanted me to take up law,” he said, “bot I was crazy for the stage and went > Aostratia "with HB. Irving, son of Sir Teary Irving, where 1 appeared ia ‘Hamlet,’ Mr. Hyde,’ ‘The Bells and ‘The ~ Bxcept for three years in the Canadian army ‘Me. Beerbohm has been on the stage since he ‘was 17 years of ‘Returning to England be played in the Savoy Theater In ‘London and (ontinved om page 11) on Song—‘Come Away, Deatbr’..(Twelfth Night) ‘Edgar Fowiston 1 TIIUESRna Vivian Player (ing. ‘Eagar’ Fowiston INTDEMISSION Song—'Biow, Blow, ‘Toon Winter Wing". saa" ingKes YOu Hike’ tty 01g Batad—owcing Lear and Gils Thrge Daughtery? : /O'Nell, who graclounly expresse’ het appreci NANCE O’NEIL HONORED New York, April 20.—The New York The tor Giub, Inc., Mrs, Belle de Rivera, president, ‘held a soctal -meeting: today {a nonor of Nance ton of the distinction conferred upon ber ty the 500 members present. ‘SimayehAttiyeh (chautaugua lecturer), ia picturesque costume of Assyria, talked inter- éstingly of ‘her life and ber countey. Tenbelie Walters and Martha Ann, pipils of Itoshapara, danced. Dicle Howell eang songs by Mabel Livingstone, with Dantel Wolfe, composer, accompanist. Avid Paulsen gave a humorous recitation. * Other guests.of honor were: Nessa MeMetn, MMustrator; Beulah Livingstone, Mrs, Clement Burbank Shaw, Mes. Helen Whitman Titchle, Mrs. ‘This’ Slack and Baroness Von Klenner. ‘Mra, Lewis Frank was, chairman of the day. P. W. L. SOCIAL New York, April 24.—The monthly social of the Professional Woman's Leugue, at ite head- Quarters, 117 West Forty-eighth street, at 3 p.m. Monday, April 26, will be in charge of Helen P. McCormick, ‘Assistant District At- tormey for Quettis, ‘Senator Lockwood will spek, ‘The next card party of the league will be held at the Hotel Astor ‘Thureday, April 20, at 2pm ‘A luncheon will be tendered by the members to Mrs, Helen Whitman ‘Ritebte, president, at ‘the Hotel McAtpin May 4. TO GIVE READINGS New York, April 24—Dore Davidson “bat planned to give individual readings of full Plays, which he hopes, if followed in a general way, may have some effect upon the bigh price of theater tickets. Me will read “The Judgment of “King Solomon" frst at private functions and later before the regular thea: tergoing public. LEGITIMATE NOTES Mare Kiaw opines that there ts small danger of $5 theater seats next season, ‘Frank Gitlmore was bora in-Brooklyny X. X-, fs a citizen of the United States and a, voter. ‘The movies will dominate the spoken drama ‘when gs grow on thistles, but that won't pre- vent the daily press from going into con- niptions meanwhile. Grant Stewart sees no cause for concern o¥er the two-ticket issu: Charles A. Stevensot nating committee, dependent ticket, and, perhaps, disposed to bo Just a Uttle annoyed, bat his sporting spirit ‘oon asserted itself, ‘W. H, ‘Thompson, as “Laka,” in “ 8 defined by the Ind pendent Ticket backers, seems to be “Dor ‘with this love thy néighbor and soft answe stuff. We stand for firm and uncompromising an talons the regulars pat it it ts, “Equity can and should rule and domioate ali actors" organizations ‘Thevo “platforms” may ‘change or be ditter- tly stated as the campaign progresves, but roughly they’ may be accepted as given abore at the present time, ‘Tere will be lots of clectioneering tn the next four Francis Wiltoa le for the Regulag Equity Ticket, ‘The Century’, Theater Clud bas taken the entire house “at the Princess Theater, New York, for, April 28 matinee to seo “Sra, Jim- male “Thompson.” by Edith Zilte, essle Ralph, boarding house keoper in George ME. Cohan's “A Prince ‘There Was" Company, has just returned to New York from a phe- nomenally successtal road tour. ‘Respect for Riches,” a conversational 20: ciety drama, with plenty of humor, will be pro- daced by the author, William Devereux, May 10 at the Tiarris Theater, New York. ‘At the Gamut Club last Tuesday Capt. Todt. Bartlett talked interestingly on lls experiencen the Arctle expedition with Captain Peary hen the latter discover the pole. Mr. Ro- mano talked on “Prychle Phenomena,” but fascinated and members with exhfbitiond of his wizardry. “Gray Dosk,"" a vovel by Octaras Toy Cohen. author of “The Crimwon ANDI" ts being dra- matized by William Anthony SfeGuire, with possibilities of itn belng produced next_sea- ton, Madam Piiaraforin will appear in ‘The Actress,"* an original dramatic , scene, and “High Aspirations," a comedy monolog, at Carnegie Tall April 29 (evening), for the St. Andrew's One-Cont Coffee Stand Society. Charles Tana Kennedy and. “Edith Wynne Matthlson will give a series of dramatic read- ings in Brooklyn under the auspices of, the Brooklyn Civic Forum, ‘The Billboard April 20, 1920, NEW CANDIDATES Harold Abbey, B. Coit Albertson, Jeanne Bailey, Ruth Benton, Sue Seymour Cooke, Joseph Earle Dan- jel, June Floodas, Richard J. Hahn, Guiseppe Inzerillo, Joseph Keno, Florence Lee, Walter Mac Afee, Ed- gar Mason, Ruth Oswald, Grace L. Pittman, Walter Raymond Powers, Nino Ruisi, Mike Sacks, Edward Sclis, Robert Roy St. Clair, Pris- cilla' Wagner, Ruth Wells, George A. Wilson. CHICAGO OFFICE Peggy Clarke, James Hamilton, Jack Kammerer, Marty Pudig. ‘The next General Meeting will be held at the Hotel Astor on May 17 for the purpose of passing on certain changes in the Constitution. This meeting will not take place in the big ballroom, as the somewhat dry nature of the subject is not ex- pected to draw a very large attend- ance. Copies of the proposed changes in the Constitution have already been course, distinctly understood that these amendments will be thoroly discussed and their wording care- fully scrutinized at the meeting. A complaint has been lodged by a certain Film Company against one of our members. The charge, which was clearly proven, was of ‘a par- ticularly flagrant case of drunken- ness, which resulted in the loss of some $8,000 worth of film. The of- fender has been suspended from the Actors’ Equity Association for six months, and will be dropped if he similarly offends again. [EI SSSI SSS SSIS SSSI SSS SSSI SSS SSS SSS SSSSSSSSSS MME. PILAR-MORIN (ontlaved from page 8) out into the ‘audience to see someone and {alled to concentrate Sato a higher plane away from the physleal details of my enviroameat, or failed to place any vision on a plane where X could Sdealize my part, 1 could not exert my magnetism over my audience because I dag falled to vitallze the part on that plane where the greatest of things are created. “On the physical of material plane you are Jourselt all the tme. Actors whom I have cotched to concentrate and vitallze into” a Iigher plane com at “they nd themecives distracted by continnous chattering on the part of fellow artists in the cst. Managers should, for instance, require that phrase, conveying the spirit of the play, be reneated mentally at leat to key the performance to its correct of any other menus of actulring «cer {ain ‘concentration and visuallzation on the Tutt of the actors before golng on. Converst- ‘ton, forelgn to the play, ts declledly against the best results. "Belatco never allowed talking and endeavored to maintain an atmosphere dur- ing the time that T played with the Belasco ‘company. ‘The ctor whould also learn how to produce Drover Tung expansion to attain develvpment, Joepiration and spiritual force. Silent drama requires great concentration, visuallzatlon, crea tive mind, imaginatlon, self-control, power of w%, ACTING DRAMA. ORATORY, MUSICAL COM- 9 EGY. STAGE ANG GLagsiC DAN: SUITE 608, LONGACRE BLDG. TEL. BRYANT 2141-2 NEW YORK CHICAGO OFFICE 1410 MASONIC TEMPLE 8LDG. APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE “Actors’ Equity Association” Branch of The Ausclated Actors and Artistes of America ‘Afiliated With Tho American Federation of ‘Labor. 115 W. 47th St., NEW YORK. + 19. 1x herewith tender my application for membership in tho Actors’ Equity Association and enclose eleven dollars, being the initiation fee of five dollars and the semi-annual membership dues of six dollars. One dollar of this sum is for my subscription to “Equity.” I hereby solemnly affirm that Iam an 33%). that I have been en- gaged in obtaining my livelihood in that profession for at least two years, and that I am at present obtaining, or endeavoring to obtain, a living from the’ theatrical profession; that I am a fit and proper person to be admitted”to and become a member of the Actors’ Equity Association and if elected I promise: to obey and abide by the rules, regulations and mandates of the Actors’ Equity Association and its properly elected of- ficers, as under the Constitution, Article 2, Section 4: “Members shall be elected by "the Council, shall abide by and be governed by the Constitution and By-laws of the Association, and any Fale, order or law, lawfully made or given by any lawful authority. ‘of, request: the resigaation of, Ane of pubish any member, eauce' for, ic, tnd ihe conditions onder which the Counc be! nat, forth in the By-Laws, or in rules adopted ‘Derson whose membership ehall cease, Gr be 10 aby, manbe? gated, ball heve no further rights in the Assoclation or its prope (SIGN HERE). Permanent address.. sufficient information to establish two years’ active ‘experience on the stage if coming in as a senior member. ‘This application must be accompAnied by the initiation feo and semi-annual ‘membership dues. (Af you are coming in as a Junior Member, strike out the words “efor at Ieast two years in paragraph 2) SSS SSS SOS SOS SSIS SOOO RICHARD“A. PURDY, PAUL N. TURNER FRANK GILLMORE expresilon, both of qpeech and of the physical body. It teaches how to maintain the vibration that you must give to acting to. make it seem vital. ‘The uses and control of energies, flexibilities, ‘warmth, also mastery .of emotion, vibration, feeling, ‘maguetism, Dalance ‘of q@peech and dody, Individuality, charm more is incloded in its “In my work of conching dramatic companies and ‘wotlon picture artists I have discovered that the spoken drama apparently conceals @ great many sina against art. T alw speech, and only when I have succeeded in ob- taining the expression of volce which portrays the emotion of the scene or of the part, and when the body vibrates all the colors of thought, do I gradually eliminate the andible expression. ‘The words ‘I love you’ or ‘I bate you" ‘without the unison of expression of the physical ‘Phe extraordinary power of at which colors volce,. itis never contrary to emotion, and is the resio why the silent the fundamental of spoken drama. Wé are only painters of émo- not be visible any drama, who rapidly interpreted the fuent and flery Spanish of these youthful forelgners whose had sold everything they possessed in portunity to study for the professlopal stage Under the personal guidance of Sime. Pilar Soria, PilarMorin's pet dog, a Uttle white, woolly animal, was Dorn tn the trenches tn’ France ‘and wae picked up near a deserted village, ‘the reason Tt is Sntereating to note the dog's: Temponsiveness. to the ellent gestures of its’ mistress, Indeed Lolita is her ever loyal and admiring audlence, In addition to her work of coaching com- panies and individuals and giving instructions 4m ber discovery on the sclentific use of the Dreath Mme, PilarMorin appears professionally from three to five times weekly.—OIATIB ‘LENNARDS. ‘TWO TICKETS IN FIELD FOR ACTORS’ EQUITY ELECTION (Coutinued from page 9) ‘im, ‘Nothing further was heart of this until ‘Wednesday night, when the announcement was {ssued from. the ‘Actors’ Equity Association in ror of John Emerson, naming the ticket a containing a laudatory ‘notice of Jobn Emerwn At 4s am open secret that ‘Mr, Courehill ‘com- miunfeated with te * Actors’ aulty Assocla- lon and stated. that he could not ron oa the Council and positively forbade his name to be wed. This breach ‘of falth left the Lackaye Campalgn Committee no option Dut to put thelr ticket foto the field, ag Mr. Lackaye had Deen endorsed and requested to ran dy oFer four hundred of the most prominent actors and actresses ‘in New York and clsewher ‘Acother member of the Tackaye Campaign Committee stated that he thought it would be & good thing for the Equity that for the first ‘ime ta Its history there should be an election, 0 that members of the rank and Mle could register thelr wishes., He sald: “We have never bad an election and the Bquity has been practically controtied by a meeting in New York. ‘This time, let everybody get « chance to vote. ‘The 6,000 members of the Equity in the country can’ now be sure of electing repre- sentatives to carry out thelr wishes.” “A general meeting has been called by the Actors’ quity Association for Sfonday, May 37, af 2 pam, at the Astor Hotel, to pass ‘upon some proposed changes in the constita- toa,” went om this member of the committee. ‘He sald: “in*my opinion changes in the constitution should be sent out to all the mem- 3 SSSI SSIS OSS SSS SOS] This ruling of the Council has had a most favorable effect on the Film Company in question, which had shown signs of being chary of engaging Equity members until they found that such offenses would not be tolerated by the Association. Suspension from the Equity, of course, deprives the member of any protection from the Actors’ Equity Association so long as he is sus- pended. And, without that protec- tion, the actor must look after his ‘own Interests as he best can. Apro-/ pos of which a settlement has just been made of indebtedness to a company by the management. After the check had been paid in to the Actors’ Equity Association it was found that three of the claimants were not Equity members. Of course, the money collected for them was promptly returned to the man- agement. It was none too easy for the Act- ors’ Equity Association to get the money—it may be harder for the three individuals in question. An interesting situation came up recently. A certain actres has stead- ily refused to join the Equity. Ne- gotiations for a part in a summer stock company were just about to culminate in an engagement when the question ‘came up, “You b to Equity, of course?” “No.” ‘The mahagers only employ Equity members, Francis Wilson and Frank Gill- more went to Albany last week to speak before the Senate against the Dickstein Bill, which would have the effect of legalizing Sunday per- formances in New York and which had already passed*the House by a very large majority. The argu- ments presented by Messrs. Wilson and Gillmore produced a decided, and, we devoutly hope, @ lasting ec SSS SSS SSS UIST (} ders, as they have to be governed by it, and they sbould have a volce in the laws that are to gorern them, At the present moment all the actors 1a the country who pay anes bave pot a word to say as to the lawa under which they are to operate, and this, in my opinion, 1 “Taxation Without Representation.” ‘rwilton ackaye Is known all over thé world, and his-itanding for many years on bbe Balt of the organization of actors is as -well Known as his position in the polltical and diplomatic world. Last week he spoke at the General Pershing meeting at Carnegie Hall, and on Thorsday, April 22, he wan one of the principal speakers at a banquet given by the City of New York on the analversary of New York's famous fighting G0tn Regiment.” ‘The date of the annual general election, which was originally set for Dforation Day, May 20, has been changed to June 4. CLAUDE BEERBOHM (Continued trom page 10) with F. R, Benson. In America he has ap- peared in Shakespearean repertory at Boston ‘Opera House in Boston, Mass., where he later took the Plymouth Theater and produced “The Sin of David,” by Phillips and Houghtoa, and “Tre Young General," by Stack. He also appeared in “Bunny” at the Hudson ‘Theater, ‘New York, in 1915, and in ‘Tree's Shakespearean ‘Tercentenary at the Amsterdam ‘Theater—MARIE LENNARDS. Equity asks you to read the article on page 2. THE NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF DRA~ MATIC ART F. F. MACKAY ‘A Thorough Traluing School for the Stare and Platform, Vocal Bxerelsea™ Open all, the year Found. Mackay’s “ART OF ACTING™ for Bt Conserratary Hoom 7il, 145 W. 45th St. New York, N.Y. The Billboard MAY 4, 1920° OAK THEATER At Seattle, Wash, Reopens Robert Athon Stock Co. Presents “Little Girl God Forgot” as the Initial Ceattle, April 25.—The Oak ‘Thesiter reopened Inst night with Robert Athon Stock Compeny ta “The Little Girt God Forgot,” with Bale ‘Johnson in the title role. ‘The play is in four ‘ets, with several spectacular electrical effects. Mise: Johnson scored nicely and was recalled again and again. ‘Director Aton bas settings far superior. to anything heretofore seen in this house, and ‘the company is a meritorious one and should ‘the patronage of the Detter class of show- shoppers. ‘Sherman Balnbridge, Dorothy Davie Alten, Daley DrAvra, Cleora Orien, Frank . Layne ‘and Nell MeKinoon are in the cast. Matinees ‘will be given oo Wetteniay, Saturday and Sun- day, with only one show each night, Popular prices are charged. ‘The theater bas been tharoty renovated and refurnished. LEWIS-WORTH TO CLOSE Well-Known Southern Stock Company Has All Plans for Coming Season Chicago, Apel 25.—The Gene TewleOtga Worth Stock Company closes ‘the:seasen in te ‘Mank Theater, Miami, Fla, this week. May 2 the company will open in Jacksonville, Fia., for three weeks, then go to Dellas, where it will be- in Ite third sexsom in Qyete ‘Pant for a sum- mer ran. Following the Dallas engagement the courany will retum after ‘Day, to Beaumont, Tex., and play until After the bolidays for the rest of the winter. STARK WILL LEAVE MIAMI ‘Miami, Fia., April 25.—G, Nick Stark, well- Known character man, who has been appearing at the Mank Theater here with the Gene Lewis- ign Worth Stock Company for the past several ‘weeks, will ‘soon return to New York and go 4nto summer; stock with some Eastern company. ‘Mr. Stark his appeared in many of the leading Gramatic stock companies of the East. GWENDOLYN GORDON MARRIES Gwendoryn Gordon, well known In dramatic stock circles in the South, was married to Geo. Lyman, identided in theatrical and motion ple- ture cireles, at Cleveland, 0., April 24. Mr. and Mrs, Lyman will reside in New York City. ELITCH’S GARDENS’ STOCK Denver, Col, Apsit 24-—No dedaite annonner: ment as t0 the personnal af the company Dor the plags tat will De presented at Ellteh's Gardeps tals simmer Dan yet been made, nor ‘wilt If before several weeks, New York agents Save all but ‘completed. thelr task, Sowerer, fami expect to ign contracts, buy ‘plays and make final arrangements 000, ‘The season will open late in Jane. In the menatime we theater will De xenovated and | made ready to ®y back to the glory that was once Its own. RICHARDS RETURNS TO STAGE Hany Richards, a well-known stock comedian, fu again back on’ the stock stage after an ab- sence of two years, duo to Il health. Str. dtich- ards has signed wits the Guy Flayers in In- Aianapolis, with which he had been assoelated for a number of years prior to bis retirement. ‘THREE IN CLEVELAND Cleveland, O., April 24—The larrest number of sumer ‘stock companies Jet to make Cleve- ir headquarters will be seen here this season. ‘This is the announcement n Iocal amusement circles, folowing revelation of plans of three leading lights in this Branch of theat- ical business. take possession of the Prospect April 29, where x vexson of fifteen weeks will be insugurated, ‘Thurston Hall and his company » DRAMATIC STOCK Communications to Our Cincinnati Offices : WANTED Siuinewe Stay Ta” Tealaor ae WuLeOS Usk ‘Theatre Co, Bariville, Tilinols. bias Mayhall Bros.’ Stock Co. Clara Jool and her company will bold forth at last flaptember, will not te reopened May 2 under Canes, WANTS Pompe ta alt Une, Disce ‘the ShubertColonial. Robert H. MeLangblin takes possession of the Opera ‘House. Will H. Gregory, of the Payton organization, “vill re- main to direct the productions of the Hall com- bination, Organization of the Joe! & SfcLangh- Un companies has not been completed. IMPERIAL THEATER CLOSED Chicago, April 26.—The Imperial Theater, one of Frank A. P. Gazzolo’s houses on the North Side, which bhs been playing stock, closed for two weeks Saturday. ‘The house will be re- opened with “The Unmarried Mother." HOUSE MAY BE DARK Musical Stock Will Not Play Music Hall, Akron Akron, 0., April’ O4—Manager R, T, ‘Miller, of Fiber & Shea's Music Hall, where the Pau- Une MacLean Players have held the*boards since with the ‘termination of the MacLean engege- ment, be announced this week. ‘The proposed musical stock season planned for the summer ‘months will nof be inaugurated. ‘here are smo plans for the use of the Susie Gall daring. the summer months. ‘The Pauline ‘MacLean Players ‘will reopen Labor Day, Sep- tember 6, according to “Atunager Miller. NEW LEADING MAN George Wettington Engaged by 0. be Spokane, Wash., April 24—A new leading ‘man, George Wellington, lust week made tls “initial appearance with the Woodwara Play- exs in “The “Talker,” 9 comedy-drama by Marshall. George Wellington is a young, some and capable Yeading man, and came di- rect from New York, where he was personally engaged by Mr. Woodward. Lithograph Paper and Uncle Tom Carrie: ir All Classes of Attractions: Dramatic, Musical Comedy, Minstrel, in Stock Ready r immediate Shipment. WRITE FOR PRICES ON ENGRAVED BLOCK, TYPE WORK, CARDS, DATES, ETC. Catalog and Date Books Malled Free of Charge ACKERMANN 215-117-119-121 WEST FIFTH eu IMPROVE YOUR UICLEY LITHO CO. KANSAS CITY, MO, LOBBY DISPLAY 14x17 Enlargement Painted $3.00 Life Size 3x5 Ft. $19.50 Fis ca Sx5-ft. eatergements painted. aintings guaranteed or refund mouey. WANTED, Scenic Artist ‘the organisation will be taken back to Miami for Bits; also General Business nes and Woman for Characters and Gen. Bus. FOR SUMMER STOCK. | Sta! CO.,, week April 26th, Ashlan inson, can place you. ail first letter. 5 week May 3d, Mt, Sterling, Ky. ANDERSON-GUNN STOCK Nat Rob- WANTED, Union Stage Carpenter to Play Parts - Competent Director to play responsible parts, Repertoire and, Stock, us engage? ents. State Address TOM CASEY'S POPULAR salary previo PLAYERS. weele Apeil 26th, Maryland Theatre, Oakland, Maryland; week May 3d, Wayni WANTED---PEOPLE FOR CIRCLE STOCK People of all lines, Team, Man for Comedy, Woman Second Business, Specialties, Can use A-1 Ingenue Leading Woman. Don’t answer ad unless you can troupe and work one bill week. Address RICHARD KENT, Tripp, South Dakote, every Tuesday. WANTED, General Business Actor double Band; Alto or ps preferred. State all first letter. week. W. I. SWAIN SHOW CO,, Jackson, Miss, Salary, $40.00 per AT LIBERTY Lora w. pnumuono. ‘Versatile Tends Age 7 Malant, Sf, Ay rhe. 150, hare c le ‘Bod hao experienos, wardrobe ‘and ably. Sing ome eens eae ae oto. w. srernens, oF con Agy 31 genes seis, Wz et WANTED for the CLEM-COREY PLAYERS THE CLEM-COREY PLAYERS, Orpheum Theatre, Morris, Mianoeste. WANTED AT ONCE FOR MILLER PLAYERS Ryo Gee hi Mem Sco, oman Soman fe Characins © te el one re, ttn SE” Sprites wie, “Shust ave. ampeurance and warinbe, “Ohio it samme, ‘South tn”winierAdivese PHIL MILLER, Guchaman, Va., until May ‘thea “Girard, Pa. WANTED FOR GINKIVAN DRAMATIC COMPARY BRDER CANVAS, Charcter Woman, Violin Paver to double Comet. -Peop! Wanted Join at once Quincy, ©, until le in All Lines sponnal” Fong, reeks work Slate all a Hat Hoe, Piatiabare, Lcomdbaice Wanted Quick WANTED. FOR PERMANENT STOCK yearn, NAM. man (nt ove fr) rhe eure and uns ‘capable of doing soe Becotd Lag “WANTED Woman for Juveniles and Second Business. ‘Must join on wire, JESSIE COLTON CO., Orion, Illinois. —— WANTED QUICK FOR NATIONAL STOCK CO. Plays, Sket ches Written Beals ack, Liversoot. Ohio. ACTS KATHRYN "SWAN HAMMOND KANSAS CITY, MO, Can place peng 15 al ines, WOLFE STOCK COMPANY Enjoys Excellent Patronage Arkansas Gity, Ark, April 24—A large pat- ronage tg greeting the Wolfe Stock Company, playing regularly at the Fifth Avenue Theater, which fa growing in favor daily. The members ‘of the company have been welcomed into tho community. = Inetoded in the roster of this popular com- any are Barney Wolfe, Dick Peoples, Anthony Baker, Garry Wergoson, Ted Spellman, Mapry Eulett, Phyllis Smiley, Madge Ualler and Beasle Afoore. TIMPON! WITH BENSON Obteago, April 24.—E. J. Timpont, rated as ono iimit, Of the ablest business managers anywhere, will ‘go ahead of the Benson Amusement Company's No, 2 show of ‘Sim's Girl. Mr. Timpont bas been identified with a number of the largest concert ventures in recent years was formerly with tho Chicago Grand Opera Com- pany. BACK TO IDORA PARK Ohteago, April 24.—Ool. ¥. P. Horne has ro newed a contract to again put his atock company in Idora Park, Youngstown, 0, Tho opening ‘will be soon after May 1, One Dill a woek will de given, Ool. Horne is getting his people in Obteago, MOODY TO OKLAHOMA Chicago, Aprit 24.—Ralph B, Moody, who has been playing hia company ‘in stock in Pittaburs. ‘will, ft 1 reported, move his company to Okia- ‘Warm, writo oe call, LITTLE BARBOUR, Fifth Fieor Columbia Theatre Buliding, St. Louls, Misourt homa Olty for the sumaler, The Billboard 13 “THE CINDERELLA. MAN” Offered by MacLean Players Akron, 0,, April 24.—Offering. “Tho Cinderel~ Je'Man" the Pauline MacLean Players Monday night, Inangurated thelr thirty-ntnth’. consecu- tive Week at Fiber &.Shea's Moste Hall. here. ‘The production next week will mark -the close of the Akron engagement. Paoline SiaéLean and Fylward Clarke Lilley will.be seen in the Jeaaing foles, Mr, Liley announced. that for the Anal week of the Akron engagement fhe company will offer'a revival of “Peg o' My Heart,” witheOtius MacLean as eg. DON GRAY. CO, DISORGANIZES The Don Gray Stock Company has disorgan- ted.” Tem ullvan of the company, ‘Teorgnn- fred the show and a new troupe ts now 1 Ing tho houses booked for the Don Gray Com- Dang, Cucult stock iste. policy, with Revies of towns in ‘Wernon, Wash., velng playel. The foster fortudes Violet” Sits,” Yends; “George Routh, leats; Inck Phipps, juvenile; Camille. Pardy, tegioes Aetie eney characters, Hovand Tem Sollivan, bevvies estra: nd” Fred. Sollivan,” heaves Song, Orchestrations and Prof. Coples {2 ctawcten’ Mt. and hry. Don OM et sa resting at their home in Everett, Wash., be- fore reteming to work. D.C. Burkholder, "2 22-"== sare Gpendehestt." "The : add 9 “The Parish Priest, “Browse in ‘Tuwa" and “Tempest and Sunshine,” are being of. ay property. or ty myselt. ‘This applicn fron this date,” Apell 22, LAW" Wail tolow’ tho test aod ory fee, NOW—W/ ANTED—-AT ONCE FOR SUMMER AND REGULAR SEASON TOUR OF THE FARCE COMEDY i chedl dy BAD BOY” PECK AMUSEMENT CO., W. D. Fitzgerald, Manager, Lyric Theatre, Allentown, Pa. EAMG OLD SALARY? Do you want to better your ow working fte shore ia co. of the beet TABLOID. Gelda in the Catted States, and we ary, sit erganising more. We want you TABIOID PEOPLE Chorus Ladien, Straight "Comodiens, Fria Doras" Te Soo"y yoaks any Gternce 10 Us, what your Uno in" Lr you hare hid TABLOID EXPERIENCE we want ou, Work the year arvund” WHITE, WIRE OR COMB ON. WE WILL FAKE CAND 0." YOU, "Ail Acta booked Uhough the DB. F. KEITH OFFIC Addie alt com- munications to Lund and McGeorge Attractions, care B. F. Keith Office, Boston, Mass. Waupun, Wisconsin. tere. BACK WITH GORMAN & FORD MADISON'S BUDGET Don ss nnn ace eaa| WANTED TO JOIN AT ONCE Musical Team; Man, Piano, play. Calliope. Concerts twice dally. Will pay t. Other specialty ‘people, write. Garden ‘City, Kan. Gen. De f 26th; Holly, Col, following. REUBEN RAY CO. 'NoTE—This Show will play the Grand Canyon and mountain territory contains only. what ts brightest. Ti an engagement of fifty-two weeks with the Met? Remest, and funaiest in the KIog- Hl Princess Stock Company at Piqua, O., and hare 8 Jolned the Gorman & Ford Company for second Dusiness and specialties. ‘This is thelr third season with this company, which is playing cay for rasle ae. s3i38 thra Michigan to excellent business. chara Send ater tol FASEB SCRIBD OEE SYRACUSE SUMMER STOCK Third “Avenue, ‘ew York. CHORUS GIRLS STOP! Stop working for $20 and $2250, “Sis sae sa asl. Sind sour pholo; etale age, welsh. acd Syracuse, N. X., April 28.—The Knickerbocket ‘Players opened at the Empire in summer stock TROMBONE—BARITONE PLAYERS. t0xt weer. ‘The cart ts beaded ty Soran Gom- its Sante, :2ee rare Sot zee aaa, Tate, Tie ‘riat'the oompany, Spe eae 2aecwre ret Bes ces mane, Skee, pe 8 ee, aa ee Pepa Si, Tie rons" ehecomeny,and, Wil yd |S nga tae, AVES UPSEES hak Naa bye ee eae Tue dard, Qlabel Colcord, Clara Sfacken, 18 Foster and others, William amon fs stage WANTED GENERAL BUSINESS TEAMS Girector. VIRTUOSO CORNET SCHOOL, GO TO BENGON STOCK WITH SPECIALTIES BUFFALO, WN. Y. Chicago, April 22—Tbe Bennett Dramatic Ex-|General business man with specialties, trombone player. Wire. Join now. O’KEEFE AND DAVIS, Scottsburg, Ala. Experienced Orchestral Conductors Capable of Conducting Large Orchestras y for first-class Moving Picture Houses, and able to synchronize music to tures, are advised to communicate with MEYER DAVIS, Bellevue Stratford Hotel, Philatielphia, Pa. WANTED FOR DAN FITCH’S ALL-STAR MINSTREL STOCK CO. REPORT MAY 3D. ‘Two good Solo Singers, Tenor and Bass, for Hi ony and Quartette. Other useful people, write. F. L. MADDOCKS, Majestic Theatre, Birmingham, Ala. LISTEN! WE CAN PLACE YOU for ‘next season for Musical Comedy and Columbia and American Wheel Bur- lesque Principals of all kinds, Prima Donnas, Soubrettes and Comedians; also Chorus Girls. Write, wire or'call, HERMAN BAXTER & WORMSER, Room 41, Cohan’s Grand Opera House, 119 No. Clark St. Chicago. WANTE A-1 DRUMMER, CELLIST AND SAXOPHONE PLAYER for picture house. 4% hours’ daily. No Sunday shows. Dance work on the side. Name your lowest for summer. No grind and a nice, cool place to play for the coming hot months. W. G, COOK, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. WANTED * Ape 30; Burlington Junedin, May 1; Skidmore, Atay: ound Foret 0. WANTED FOR HILL BROS. SHOW Tuleh, Dut Rissface Comedians, Sister Team, Characir Woman. Chango for three nica, Opea Mas 3 ‘Wo bay all State all you do first letter.” Thm Brickley, write me. Adres HILL. BROS.” SHOW, Godwin Hotei. Muldtetown, Ohio. WANTED gaa ast for Big cone Dramatic i AN’ " change his sent Oliver J. Eckhardt, Sra. Bck- “WANTED—PIANO PLAYERS unr pre 25, J’ natberrt aon to Sine Het7Ukwens, the Benson Amusement company’s stock in ‘2 Ballad Ginger, Dancee or loud Superior, Wis, ‘The stock will continue during ‘straights and seconds in act. the summer months, 3 vy. ,W. H. McDONALD CHANGES HUsStA, General Delivery. Johuaatowa, Peans7irant — Chicago, April 24.—W. H. McDonald, who ser, An ON, Mee oie wo Gh ARA GHILDS |, Somer, sine weer be Piso Stock in Superior, Wis., for general business, ‘Onder if. a ti ar sede te Pie ‘Mr. McDonald visited in’ Chicago this week. ‘York Telephona, Bryant 854. STOCK NOTES loses SPORTING GOODS _ 27. 4ser> oe ot DICE, CARDS, BOOKS, LOADSTONE, ay 1. He wilt Join the Keyes Stock Oompany, MAGIC GOODS. ‘hich Hunter Keasey ts manager, for the ‘Catalonva Froa, summer. The company will play the resdrts in NATIONAL SUPPLY CO... Box 20, Hardiand, Mo Jackson, who ia at present playing NAME THe HAPPY DAY ""WQWAET= sn tock ae. the New Dedtora "henter, ae ‘a pounced thut the pany of “Jim's Gir ritone, Alto, Bass, Drummer, TOM COFER’S RE rOM COFER'S WANTED! Prima Donna, Soubrette, Chorus Girls Top salaries paid. Good treatment. Long, steady engagement. Other Be ia Seti te ta ach Mai Porte Sidon ream marta 501 West Grand, Oklahoma City, Okla. a Wanted Quick, Team of Wooden Shoe Dancers Man must play small Comedy bits; Woman double four Chorus numbers. Not. aac ot HG LOy He ‘weeks ae hic ioe. see photos; will return. fides AUTH EG nagery jusical Gomedy Company, Casino WANTED.—PIANO PLAYERS AND MUSICIANS Wire, write of cal LITTLE GARBOUR,-Fith Floor Columbla Thestre Bulldiog, St. Louls, Missouri, MAY. 10 Opening Date of Wilson Co. Will Tour Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin’ Under - Canvas—Earlville, Hl., First Stand Raleigh Mf. Wilson's Garrick ‘Theater Company ‘will open the season at Earlville, Ti, May 10. ‘The entire show will be Sted out in the best of shape, having the eppeafance of 2 brand new outfit ‘The top Is a 60390, fitted with extra large stage, and the repertoire of standard suc- cesses calls for alarge amount of scenery. ‘Those engaged are Trixlé ‘Maskew, leading woman; Lloyd I. Connelly, leading ‘man and ‘Iola Radcliffe, ingenues; Jack Cas- ‘yasman, with three aryistants, Vaudeville spe- clalties ‘by the company will be offerea between, acts. ‘Mr. Wilson has contracted for a aelect route 4m Northern QMiinols and Southern Wisconsin, ‘with 2 house tour to follow after the summer season. A. A. Kunze will blaze the trail with ‘twenty styles of printed matter. COPELAND BROS’ STOCK Playing Thru Oklahoma and Texas ‘The Copeland Bros.” Stock Compans, Ed Copeland, owner and manager, is enjoving a big business thru Okiaboma and Texas, contin- ing thra the spring season. ‘The present roster inelodes ‘Ea Copeland, Andres Walsh-Copeland, leads; Chauncey Southern, leads; Edward James, heavies; C. C. Copeland, characters; Dovsld ‘Moore, Hight comedy; Tom Zento, genera) busi- ess; “Ed Copeland, comedy; Myrtle Zento, tn- genue; Beatrice James, heavies; Minnie War- deliCopeland, characters, and Alvin ‘Walsh- Copeland, chitd parts. ‘Vaaderille specialties are offered between the acts, ‘The show carries @ complete line of special paper, scenery for all plays, 2 deautifal lobby display end a repertoire of new plays. CLEM-COREY PLAYERS Will Play Resorts ‘The Ciem-Corey Players arq now on the twenty-eeventh week with business continuing good thra the Northwest. ‘The company will Bot clove this spring, but will continue thru the summer season, playing the resorts of Minnesota. ©. A. Coons Joined the show at Morris, Minn., Apa 5, and Mr. and Mrs. George A." Fiubrer Joined Apel % Grace Wensel, of Aberdeen, &. D., was 2 guest of the show recently. A large’ Deagen Une-Fon arrived qd will be ‘sed when playing faire. GOLDIE COLE PLAYERS Finish Winter Season Tue Goldie Cole Players, one of the oldest repertoire shows playing the Maile West, fin- shed the winter season April 17. The company did not lose-a alght od the entire season and remained Intact with one exception. ‘This summer the chow will play the Darlour Cireoit of Airdome ‘Theaters. thra @Missourt, Oklahoma and Kansas. The company met with ccuite a reception some time ago at Frontenac, Kan., where it gave two tree pecformances for the striking miners, ‘Tue mummer season opened Apri 29. LORENE PLAYERS ‘The Lorene Players, under the management cf J. HL Thoraton, opened at Cotton Plant, Ack, ApHI 12 to capacity Duriness. ‘The com- pany is offering 2 new line of repertoire bills umler the direction of Charles Monroe. A seren-plece orchestra, under the leadership of Marsh, and a twelve-plece Dand, directed vg 8. E. Sawyer, are big features. A new top Tas been secure and scenery for each Dill fn- stalled. Harr~®. Hogan 4a acenie artist. Others tuctuae tn the roster are W. C. Dan- ta, M.A. Francilion, Joseph Applegate, J. The Billboard IN REPERTOIRE Communications to Our Cincinnati Offices G. ‘Thornton, Frank Altomore, Johnnie Lang, ‘Rosco Sawyer, Margot Beston, Irene Hubbard, Gsthleen Afarsh, Jaketa Thornton and a crew Of eight ‘workingmen. ‘The company is routed thro Arkansts, Mis. eourt and Mississippl, BRUNK’S COMEDIANS NO. 3 Lee Whitcher has Joined Brank’s Comedians No. 3 as planist and Fred Mills with saxophone, ‘Together they make a stroog team. Robert Dundar és doing heavies, displaying bis usual ‘ability. Nola Moore, billed as “rhe Child TAKE OUT WOODS’ STOCK Chicago, April 24—Arthur J. Woods and Btontgomery Holland will take out the Woods Stock Company again this season, opening about ‘May 6. A motor truck and automobiles will be ‘the mode of transportation, MRS. SWEET ORGANIZING Chicago, April 24—Sirs. George D. Sweet, owner of the Sweet Amusement Company, has ‘been in Chicago this week, seeking people for her tent shows for the coming season. In com- mon with a number of other producers, Mrs. Sweet is planning on « far better organization ‘than ever, and believes, with the rest, that it Will be a duplicate of inst year’s harvest with the tent shows, LANSHAWS OPEN SOON Chicago, April. 22—The Lanshaw Flayers will open thelr’ seventh season within the next few days somewhere up in Michigan weeks selecting the cast aod. purchasing new equipmént. ‘Sfiss Mento Everett has fully re ‘covered from a recent iflness and; will again as- sume the feminine roles, supported by a skilled cast, ‘TRIBLEY-DEVENE COMEDY CO. ‘The Tribley-Devene Comedy Company opened ‘the season at Groven, N. C., under 2 new 40x80 ‘tent made by the Beverly Company and, taking fato the consideration the heavy prevailing rains, has been doing 2 very nice business. ‘Doe roster comprises Mrs, Marie Tribler, Sadie Finley, The Derene Family, George McDonald, George Cornwell, Biaster Francis Devene, Baby ‘Walter, Frank ‘Tribley, plano, and frank De vene, manager. GORDON HAYS WANTS FOR RENTFROW’S BIG STOCK COMPANY’S- ORIGINAL JOLLY PATHFINDERS People in all lines, Heavy Man, General Business Man, A-1 Ingenue, Musicians for Band and Orchestra, Feature Vaudeville for Stage and full Attraction. Name your lowest or we don't know your worth. Address = GORDON HAYS, 1605 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, La. WANTED ‘One matinee weekly, two shows nightl; elty Acts, answer this ad. Write, phon« Waverly Hotel, Jacksonville, Chorus: Girls for Permanent Stock‘ in Jacksonville, Fla. 2% Sister Teams, Dancing Acts and Nov- or wire quick. LESTER RICHARDS, Fla. Those that worked for me before, wire. MUSICIANS, ON ALL INSTRUMENTS B.and O. Join onwire. Otheruseful people, write. Brunk’s Comedians, Northern Co. CHAS. BRUNK, Chapman, Kans. WANTED FOR MADDOCKS-PARK PLAYERS UNDER CANVAS A-1 Javenfle Man for some Leads, Feature Specialty ity ‘Team that can play Parts. Report May 10th. Address F, L. MADDOCKS, Majestic Theatre, Bir- jham, Al WANTED JUVENILE LEADING MAN, COMEDIAN WITH SPECIALTIES Good Specialty Man that can put on Acts. Boss Canvasman. post and is close Contractor. Trap Drummer. J. L. SPRINGER, Mgr. Russell's Comedians, McKenzie, Tenm WILLITS AND GANARD’S COMEDIANS WANT Comedian, Character Man, Character Woman, Heavy Man, General Business Man, Piano Player. State if you do, Specialti¢s. ity solid weeks’ work and real salaries to real peot JACK WILLITS AND LARRY GANARDS COMEDIANS, Wyoming, I ‘Under canvas this summer, ple. Clarence Walters, wire. linois. EMERSOR'S GOLDEN ROD SHOW BOAT Wanted Immediately JOHN LAWRENCE STOCK CO, Piano Player, Vaudeville Team to Play Parts- ° Worthington, Ind. Brunk’s Comedians Wan' ‘Must be first-class man. ORCHESTRA LEADER to DOUBLE BARITONE FRED BRUNK, Fredonia,. Kansas. WANTED QUICK—PRICE’S SHOW BOAT Man and Wite, for Leads; General Bosinew Team Those with Specalties preferred. State lowest. all after joining. Set Sia om wien: Clnatenets, ont cs ICE, care Tho Bitiboard. Cinctnastt, Ohio. WANTED—MUSICIANS, ACTORS FOR ean set TEXAS RANGER matinee Agent that will pj WANTED FOR coneoy rusts Under canvas Comedian with Bo object; want Boedaltiee “Pr “WANTED CRAWFORD’S ~ COMEDIANS WANT AT ONCE A-1 Comedian, Character Women, peo- ple in all lines, Specialty People ani Free Act. Wire at once. CRAWFORD & STUMP, Neva Mo. FOR CURTIS- McDONALD Wanted “‘sia‘texrtrearee FOR CUTTER LOCK co. Specialties: WANTED es CONGER = SANTOWANT WANTED FOR 500 COTTON MILLS PEOPLES NAMES {2 Cotton SMM villages, $1.00. | THB OCLC RUFFIN HOURE. Deut 10, Bore, Go EL-Cl STOCK EN ROUTE ‘The ELCl Stock Company bes started on its way. Delhi, X. ¥., was the first stand last week to good business. ‘The entire roster inciudes ‘Harry Hoy. Jeannette Connor, Ralph Wondly. Grace Peters, Wilflam Nelson, Maude Norwood, REPERTORY NOTES Jollus Gems, erstwhile orchestra leader on repertolre sows, ani bis Jars orcbestra are meeting with populer favor and success and are very much In demand in New Orleans. Joe Burbe and his wife, Ruth O. Barba. have closed with Geotge Ponahue’s Henpecked Heary Company. The conple will visit Mr. Burba's mother before going on thelr summer engage- ment. ‘The National Script Company, of Kansas City, Mo,, bas released the morality play, ‘here Is No Goa," for repertoire. vax 1, 1920 tae The Billboard 15 NUTT. FEATURES RICH ‘ThesBA 0. Katt,comedy < {Sxmpany Ghow No. das deen playing to good. busi ‘Lea istane,, Gruwing, crowie, everywhere, "Hany ‘Rich, daredevil,’ ts the big feature of the .sh ‘making @ tremendous bit with bis several «ape cfalties, In addition to bis thrilling exhibitions ‘on the trapeze and bis feats of magic Rich gives amazing demonstrations of heavy lifting sand of strength; ‘pulls two avtos by blatteeth, bends a two-lnch fron pipe across bis neck, escapes from strait-jacket -and does ‘other stunts that ‘win the-plandits of the crowds, WHERE ARE THE FOLKS? ‘Chicago, April 24.—Sliver threads are vappear- 4ng in the tresses of sChicago managers “who ‘want to put out tent and other shows.over -the fnability to get people for their casts. “One booking agent said*he had orders «on this ‘books for 150 people and acarcely -any «people to Ail them «with. ‘Virgil Pritchard, who spent a week in Chi- cago getting ready to organize, ‘has thrown up Bis pishs and quit Ohicago. “James Zugbaum, of Valparaiso, Ind.,” who was in Chicago ten days on the same business, as done lkewise, Other managers may de forced to follow salt Af they can't get the necessary people. “HIS HOUSE IN ORDER” Boston, April 24.—"‘His+House in-Order,"* one of Sir Arthur Pinero’s most brilliant plays, 1s to de the next one that'Henry Jewett’s Company will be seen in at the Copley Theater. ‘The play contains about “Afteen characters, many of them persons of strong individuality, and these have all been carefully cast ty Ofr. Jewett. The production of this play promises to be one of the important events of the pres ent geason at this theater. POSTER PRINT MEN (Continued trom page 6) W, Jordan, “He always looks ont ‘The reporter assumed an offended A NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN — BUT NEW TUNE IS SWEEPING "EM CLEAN 1 OFF THEIR FEET IN THE FAR WEST. INDIANA MOON SURE-FIRE,” “NATURAL” WALTZ HIT By A, FREED and OLIVER WALLACE ‘Composer of HINDUSTAN BOW Wow UF SED NOT CASTING ANY REFLECTIONS ON THE GIRL'S CHARACTER, BUT WE THINK SALLY |: §$ EVEN A BETTER GIRL THAN PEGGY. Witten by, LOUIS WESLYN ‘AND THAT FAMOUS COMPOSER OF PEGGY, MICKEY, ETC. — NEIL MORET WHO WRITES EX- CLUSIVELY FOR US SUNSHINE MARY _ tiie WU Riaat A Since THEN YOU'LL KNOW Greet Baling by JOE McKIERNAN. ROSE OF ROMANY Sy LOUIS WESLYN AND NEIL MORET.. stilt seing Dis all over the county. SOME SONG! DANIELS AND : WILSON -ine 9F SAN FRANCISCO 145 W. 45th St., N.Y. LOUIS WESLYN, Prof. Mer. air and thought the news should be given to bins ape convention Veonciuded to ake, ie ‘get down to‘business Saturday, ‘whlen it ala. 3 = S. Mattoon, fit Hsbert.Wilmen. Dalise. iantat features developed. during’ the goarentions “Tt, was. generally Peveed tt cont siege ate. sutn af acbody Eupws Jost waa foudor “Uncereainty ‘as’ to supply, Mverles, cost of production ‘aud other wisdved featores of" this ‘aus of manafactariag pre- Clndes" any. accurate forecast ofthe future ta fre “Goraimous ‘pition of the ‘delegates bots Acerican and Canadian, who ‘were ‘prereat, Everybody. agreed that Disiness in good. “Asiee from that othiag’ ike predictions were ade, iho a collate pitt” was tmnt Tt was the opinion ot "the convention that watt The futare Clears things up pattous, shoul paper ‘stock wite lacretion, should ‘nveld eras mate SBS alice Sait et So ring the supply, “The delegatee lett for thel Domes Saturday aii _ ©. A. WORTHAM SHOWS (Continued from page sas as con ae toner os eins oobi be ont ile a Re Pale en et tae wg chat Po rarae mame Ss Seu Sireel thee Hiei ees oot esate, uit be added ee eat er een ean ne Pear ae en ey ee eee Se ay te, Teta. are Reh ed Baer wae ee ep a HBG on bent wes ete ge are sma NSLS dor is wee proms opaient gar ors mah moe awn SER eR cer watts pace ota Fees Waa were Tansee Sire aisaed, Olina Leh, Sas Beit Beicee Or iet Sp ge ores al, fora wie. Sek Norham pa ea Senna ‘There were less concessions on the miktray ees i pees, ote Ne Paria, Tex, and then more rapidity nortrwant to Oli the big fate dates. of which Afr. Wor tham bas a gvodiy number. FAMOUS PLAYERS-LASKY BUYS FROHMAN INTERESTS (Continued from page 5) publicity which a play from local apd Sut-of-town papers, magazines and reviews far exceeds that of any moving picture productiony, Even the big roadway saevie palaces are given scant attention by the New York dailies as com- Pored with a production st a Brosdway theater. ‘This all adds to the prestige of the producag firm, the leading actors und the piece Itectf. If lay they have Put on look thra the Letter List tn this te ‘may be a letter advertised for yoo. Dia sue? Hugo Players Can Place DIREcToR, g (oF without script: ay MAX AND WOMAN (Ingenue type), GENERAL WUSINESS ‘FRAM, whi ‘Soscaity. Others write | CORNBE, CLARINED for Band. TENOR BARITONE GAX. ‘ean Promote ions, Home Coins, et STATD Jour MANAGER HUGO” PLAYERS, fosalle, Nebraska. WANTED FOR, MISS FREDDIE FENWICK ft: FAMOUS FOLKS Tiptcass Repertoire People in al, Unew with good Shea ‘Write ‘and stale nL” Gow opens early ia May in ‘bin gears week of a xf FREDOIE FENWICI HER ee, Must are ably and. wardrobe. 2. Address ‘Bowerston, Ohio, § WANTED, MAC-TAFF STOCK CO. Good Piano Player. General Business Man that can play a few Heavies. State all first letter. Don’t ask my limit, I have none, but you must deliver the goods. Frank ‘Cox, wire. ©. A. TAFF, week April 26, Trenton, Tenn.; week May 2, Humboldt, Tenn. WANTED 7 cairns Bros.’ DRAMATIC C0. Strong Street Cornet; Bass or Baritone to double Stage or B. & O. One-night stands. Rehearsals May 3d. This is a real Two-Car Show: | Bat and sleep on cars. I pay all after joining. Write or wire. W. L. CAIRNS, Blue Mound, Ill. WANTED AT ONCE Plantes ite) for four, peaks tn howe, then under tot Hate, Bo nsort for wok May'32” "Show opens the ‘ith at Laos Cts; Tora G0-t round top. with 10Ge icin, Slopes io "Want am who ca haovlo tule and maky Ge saga Wy oc Win ating exisry and Srosicoce and be ready to dein 8 coon AGUES > DaviDSON. Odeon Theutre, Merthaltiowa, lowe. . WANTED QUICK for Jack King’s Comedians canvas Join on wire. A real Character Man, also General Bus. and Man for gene Need a few more Musicians that double B. & O. (no parades). Violin to lead Six-Piece Orchestra, with library; Trombone, Cornet. Don’t write. Wire, and Pay them, I pay mine. Tell it ali quick. No time to dicker. Gadsden, Ala., week of April 26; Anderson, S. C., following week. JACK KING, Mgr. WANTED FOR SACKER’S COMEDIANS .. People in all tines General Bus. Man Good Blackfuce Comedians that ork tn. Sister that do’ ‘all bigh-dass ‘fterpleces aie ee pi Soups Tier ‘calves paving “Arkansen. Gestipent and seus, long ofthe ‘Hlcut cutdsr om the toed donrt wrile, wise SACKER'S COMEDIANS. Week Es Kinadbipbiz woot May '2, Eldersdo: Both Arkaowas.” Sette salary and all Sou oe WANTED corpinier STOCK co. Sinus Young versatile Leading Woman, two Gen. Bus. Men, Character Man and Woman. Those with specialties given preference. (Equity contracts.) Fea- ture Specialty. Team or single, change for week. Piano Player. State all first letter. Join at ones: Good Advance Agent write. C. H. GORDINIER, Ane lowa, this we Boone, lowa, next week. BRUNKS COMEDIANS NO. 5 WANT ‘Bus ‘Man, double band. Weuearve'noer Wichita, Sansa, ay 23rd ASPET PALER, Motvane, Kame. HERE IS NO GOD” Hiotted Mare 1950 “Seat anh Sign for reading without deport Sey ra : TATIONAL SEnIPT CO." Kamas City, Mo. 110" Sth St WANTED EXPERIENCED REP. PEOPLE Tm Greve), Plena, Peyr, Trap Drummee (ano profeabla eactsemant with areal show in & te f Eins wo si trims “Adateet™ "boo HARDAWAY, MORASCA STOCK CO. feat theatre in ‘Texas. Ticket? Yeu. Don't write wire, “‘idress ED MORASCA, week of 26tn Crowell, Text week ef 2% Wanted for Wolverton’s Comedians Useful People tn all lines, Susictans for Feature Orchestra, Wire You know what you are worth State it, . WANTED IMMEDIATELY FOR RAYNOR LEHR'S ASSOCIATED PLAYERS eau Bustnge Feovle, fer No.1 Conary. Full Acting People for Na 2 Plano Fieger and small Jars RAYAOR LEHR, woek May 3-10, Winder, Georala, Mar Electrio’ Theat A real show it St watventon, Grewuua oan IN VOUR LETTER WITH “1 SAW YOUR AD IN THE BILLBOARD.’ IM ANSWERING AN AD B: The Billboard | MAY 4, 1925 q MUSICIANS May Get 20 Per Cent Tilt New York Director Believes Union and Theatrical Man- agers Will Get Together on Early Compromise New York, April 24.—The music situation ts still up in the alr. The Billboard is informed ‘by a well-mown musical director that there is © possibility the U. M. P. A., representing theatrical managers and the M. MP. U. will eventually get together oa a compromixe figure of 20.per ceut, but nothing definite has been made Known from élther aide, and the man- agers who recently offered the musicians a 10 [per cent increase in reply to the musicians’ de- ‘mands for a 25 per cent boost, seem to be ig- Borant as anybody else as to what the outcome will be. ‘The director says there is a probability of a 20 per cent compromise figure and adds that ‘there is an element in the management of ‘the musicians’ board that insists on 25 per cent, or something very near to It, but that the older heads believe they will swing the situation, and Desides preventing any serious trouble will ‘union members to come to an amicable ugieement with managers, “It wil De settied very soon,” says this musician. “When the musicians made thelr demands of a 25 per cenf tilt they didn't real- Jy expect that much, Dut made it high enoogh so that a satisfactory compromise figure would be reached. ‘There are about 15,000 members of the New York City local. Mosicians are managers need the musiclans and the musicians need the managers, and they know that they're vettlement had as yet been arrived at, altho reyular Friday morning meetings are being eld ‘to discuss the situation. AFTER JOSEFSSON ‘New York, Aprilt 2.—Jobannes Josefsson, ‘the Icelandic champion of the art of self-de-. fense, who 1s appearing fn the Ringling Bar- num ‘Circus this season, has recelved two re recently from Broadway producers, One of them, it 18 understood, 1s desirous of using Josefsson in a dig musical production in the Yall, but he ts unable to accept, a8 he bas signed a contract with the Keith people for next fall season in vaudeville, A route fs being laid out for him at the U. B. 0. office. ‘He was in vandeville for the past five seasons, playing thirty weeks this season, ‘This is his seventh season with the circus, having played two with the original Barnum show and for the past four with the Ringlings. g JOHN HYMAN’S NEW ONES New York, April 24—John 1, Hyman, who associated ‘with the Lew Cantor ofices, is ‘writing exclusive acts for Marie Stoddard, Tom Bfahoney, Ice and Dennett, The Schumans, ‘Emmet and More, Tho Macks and Laura and Sraoey Kellogg, whom he contracted to write for while Le was located in Chicago, He ts contracting with several Eastern acts for writ- fog new material next seas. ANOTHER BUTTERFIELD HOUSE ‘Port Huroa, Mich, April 4—W. 8. Butter. eld, Battle Greek, prediéent and general manager of tht Bijou Theatycal Buterprise Con. has added another playhouse to his fast- srowing chain Mm the ‘purchase of the Ma- Jestic Theater property here. During the coming summer Mr. Botterfeld ‘wilt spend thirty to forty thousand dollars tn remodeling the theater, making It ove of the Randsomest in Michigan. ‘The playhouse 1s to . 4 Bor OF LAUGHS AND FU. 9 - VAUDEVILLE - Constructive->not destructive—criticism. All the real news ‘carefully verified and nothing suppressed save unsavory” gossip that might reflect upon the Homesion at large. ‘bo renamed, but the title hes not yet been de- ‘elded upon. Pictures and vaudeville, with possibly an ‘eceasiong] high-class read attraction, 18 to be the :policy of the newest Butterdela theater. SCHEPP COMEDY CIRCUS ‘The Schepp Comedy Circus opens-on the Pan- tages Circult at Minneapolis May 30, instead of May 2, meanwhile playing Association Time around Chicago. “I received so many applica- tions thra my ad in The Billboard,” says Mr. Kchepp, ‘that it was tmpossible for me to answer all applicants, so I tate this means of telling them to please consider two weeks’ silence 2 polite negative.” NEW “MIDNIGHT FROLICS” Chiengo, April 26—Ike Bloom, a once ta- miliar Ggure in the night Ufo of the near stated that Will Jacobs is in California and may be seeking a Pantages franchise, also ‘that he was barred from the W. V. 3 A. floor some time ago. Mr. Beebler said that nobody connected with the frm bes been barred from the floor and that Mr. Jacobs’ visit to Callfornia bas nothing to do with any ‘de partment of the show business. STEIN'S COLOR CHART A handy color chart for use in selecting ap- ‘propriate tints of grease paints, etc., is issued Dy the M, Stein Cosmetic Co., of New York City. ‘The chart shows 21 tints of Uning colors, 28 tints of grease paints, and 29 tints of face powders, together with the va- lous tints of moist rouges, eyebrow pencils and Up sticks. Every artist’ will find it @ valusble aid in selecting appropriate tints, The chart may be secured by writing the firm ay adore. = LaMONT GOING ABROAD Bertram TaMont, well known in vaudeville, ‘will sail for Europe May 1 to study voice. TaMont has a pecaliar tenor voice, which he Delleres has great possibilities, and he is glv- ing up his career 2s a vaudeville headliner in an effort to develop {ato a great tenor singer. Cari.Pablan, who has been coaching him, will accompany him. ‘THE KANSAS CITY OFFICE of ‘The Biliboard is ndw located in the Commerce Bullding, Room 1117, and is in charge of William W. Shelley. Mr. Shelley has been repre- senting The Billboard in that city for the past fifteen years, with the exception of the past few weeks, when Clarke B. Felgar was the manager in charge of our office, then located in the Coates House, Mr. Felgar has resigned for reasons of his own. An invitation is extended to show- folk in or passing thru Kansas City to visit the office. SATISFIED ??7 tea"! Tam not satisfied unless my citents are, hence I am always Satts- South Side, opened the “Dfidnight Frolic”? ‘the stroke cf 12, Saturday night in Preiburg’s ld plage, ‘Twentyisecoms and South State street, A large crowd was present to share ia the innoration, \NOT BARRED BY W. V. M. A. Chicago, April 22.—Dave Beshler, of the booking fice of Beehler & Jacobs, has called the attention of ‘The Billboard to an article appearing in last wegk's issue. ‘The article As the days gradually pass, so am I gradually convincing SKEPTICS in the Profession that I am qualified to write them anything in the line of material that they want, and it is Original, New and Satisfactory. sro. hy, rate for Mushunive Disterial $e 45.00 0 minute, Ecieive Gongs, up. I am the Author and Publisher of the THEATRICAL ENCYCLO- PEDIA, the book of knowledge for performers. Within its covers there are hidden ‘treasures in Material to build or pad your act with. It is valuable to Minstrels, Musical Comedies, Vandeville Acts. ‘The price of the book is $1.50. That's al ‘Mr. L, W. Reighter—I have not heard from you, but have your return receipt for the registered material that I sent. ‘Mr. Ross—Your second lesson in Mental Telepathy is on its way. ‘Thanks for your appreciation and. comment. ‘Hartisch—Thanks for your comment. Yes, Iam ready to you with more material at any time. oes Miss Laurel Lee—I am pleased to learn that you received th8 Ex- ciusive Song.” Please iet me hear from you. 0 7 f. Billie Graves—I have your M. C. Book completed. Gh route; I will submit same for your approval ee mre rer I'am pleased to announce that L am affiliated with three worth: Vaudeville Representatives in New York, and watch me still gain headway. “SNOWBALL” JACK OWENS, Billboard, Cincinnati. POSE and SERPENTINE SLIDES Over 1,000 in stock. New.and novel ideas in four and five colors. Sam- ple slide, 75c.. Pamphlet £4 STANDARD SUIDE CORP. 209 West 48th Street, ¢ = : (EVERYTHING IN SLIDES NEW YORK CITY re eablet bere June 7. A big ring prepared for Ann Meltzer and Company, who will reach New ‘York some time in June, Mise Meltzer tg now playing Chicago. NEW GREEN-HOCKEY ACT New York, April 22—Carrie Lite, the cbar- actercomediense prima doosa, wil be seen in the Kelth houses this summer tn an ect pre- Rargd for her hy Howard Green and ‘iliten jockey. &. F. ALSEE AWAY , New York, April 24—B. PF. Albeo’ was re- Portes to be away fromthe city this week. He ‘was aai@ to be in Boston attending the hearings of the Oronin case. “TARZAN” New York, April 24—“Tarean,” the Born- anpt act playing this week at tho Riversite, has been booked for & thirty.week engugement with the next Winter Garten show. JOIN LAIT’S ACT ‘Gicago, April 22—Jack Connolly, Muvde ‘Troax and B. J, Olin have joined a Jack Lait act, playing in the Ai ‘Theater this week. It Ix understood fhe act has received ‘Western Vandevitle FRENVER REHEARSES New York, April 2f—Mabel Preayor, the fermer dranintlc leading t¢y, ia rehearsing « musical story act, which will be produced ard booked by tho Evelyn Blanchard Agency. KEENE IN BARKLEY’S ACT Chicago, April 22—Righard Keene. has joined Joho Barkley's act, “‘omewhere ta France,” thro the Bennett Dramatic Exchange, MAY 1, 1920. ‘The Biliboard 17 This Week’s Vaudeville Reviews This Week £ i j i & A i g g 54 : gE il 8 i j Hi Proctor’s Fifth Ave., N.Y. (Reviewed “Friday, April £3) New York, April 24—Eight acts and pletures. If that isn’t @ show we never saw one. And HG ae) Epeggee foolf and Stewart, fact that the Fe ile i Fugland, altho they have taken some. nt that might suggest New iTampshire or dence, R. 1, ‘The big tellow who sladly about his Hebeate visage gets some Im is nokam. # ae | : i BF REIT AS pe (Reviewed Monday Matinee, April 26) ‘ New York, April 26—The Palace bill this week is below par for the house. ‘There are somé bright epots in it, but not enough good, solid material to make an entirely satistactory program. ‘Mijares opened. He is a splendid wire walker and his antics while simu- lating @ “drunk” are very- spectacular, His finish, while oscillating back and forth on a slack wire, is good for a big round of applause and got it. A word shotiid be said for his assistant, who turns a somersault on the wire. It is a great, trick and he doés it well’ Twelve minutes. Emma Stephens was second. She opened with a strain from Tannhauser by the orchestra, then went on an excursion into the realm of song. Miss Stephens informed the audience, in a prolog, of just what she was going to do. ‘Then she did it, but not so very well. She sang a couple of ballads, delved a little into natural science in the form of a song about two birds, sang a song Chicago Palace Bevicwea Motay sxtiaon, ‘April 26) Chicago; April 26 —Gwift and Kelly stopped the show and earned it. Excellent novelty makes the present DBI noteworthy. Hous sold out early. ‘No, 1—Johmwn, Baker and Johnson, hat throwers, The comle never smiles, and falling trousers help him get laughs. “A few new kinks ‘are inserted in the old boomerang hat stunts, ‘and the act holds the interest, Nine minutes, in four; two bows. ‘No, 2—Ralph Ash and Sam Hyams, “Nothing on the Level.” ‘Two singers working with a Bowery drop. One is a straight and the other ‘@ Yiddish comedian. Patter consists of the ‘musical scale dialog, a telephone skit, and a ong, ‘There Ix Nothing on the Level,”* needs punch and a climax, Sixteen minutes, 19 ‘ene; two bows, No, 3—Walter Fishter, Adello Marsh, Gale ‘Satterlee and Ada Prince, in a farce-comedy by Fishter. ‘Tho act still has rough edges, hag zo smash at finish and needs abbreviation. Eighteen minutes, in four; two bows. No, 4—Thos. F. Swift and Mary Kelty, “gum drope.”* Swift is as suave as ever and ‘or two more and warbled a plercing top note for a finish. She got a few hands. |°*. and informed the audience that, as they were so nice, she would sing an encore. She did. And that priceless privilege was enjoyed by some, but not many. Altogether her act went but fairly. Seventeen minutes. “Putting It Over” came next. It is by far the best of, the soldier acts. ‘The chorus work is excellent and the principals are very good. Conney O'Donnell is brim full of cleverness, reading his lines with unction and dan- cing with skill. The whole company seems eager to work and do just what the title of the act reads. They “put it over” today and doubtless do the came everywhere. A big hit. Twenty-seven minutes, Rockwell and Fox followed. ‘These two “noble nuts” soon had the ‘house screaming. The nonsensical talk of ‘George Rockwell tickled every- ‘ody, and when the lads played the tin whistle and banjo for a finish they got even more laughter, Certainly these ‘boys have constructed their act for laughter only, and just as certainly they got it. Further they stopped the show. The lights were turned out on them ‘and-before the next act was al- lowed to go on by the audience they had to acknowledge the applause by another appearance. A solid hit. Sixteen minutes. Harty Carroll and Company were next. He has broken into the “big act” class since parting with Anna Wheaton. Altogether there are thirteen People in the act and a musical director. An expensive set has been bought. Ballard*MacDonaid’ has written the lyrics to music by Carroll, and Leon Er- oll staged the production. . There is not enough novelty to the turn. It is ll one long series of singing, dancing and costumes. No spoken lines and no comedy. ‘This is too much of a muchness. Carroll is a clever chap ang does what he has to do well. The supporting company is in the main good, but the act needs more variety to make it really worth while. The bright- est spot is the singing of Grace Fisher. She has a beautiful voice, and in a ‘song about a cuckoo. clock sang the cadenza from Bishop's “Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark” excellently. ‘This is a test for the volce and was easily eur- ‘mounted by Miss Fisher. With a little more variety and a big slice cut out of the running time of the act Harry Carroll would have a splendid vehicle. ‘The turn went well enough, but this reviewer will bet a new sult of overalls that it will go better if its obvious faults are remedied. Forty-two minutes. ‘Topics of the Day being next caused Uttlé laughter or excitement, with eome platitudes and a flock.of jokes, culled for the most part from Canadian papers. . ‘The Ford Sistere followed intermission. They played-a cruel trick by bringing in @ jazz band when everybody thought that this form of musical misery had been banished from the Palace. The Sisters Ford danced a flock of dances. Aside from their hard shoe dancing these were only fair, but when it comes to’ taps these girls have no superiors that this scribe knows of. It may be that hard shoes are coming back. but if they do these girls need fear no competitors. As Walter Pater would sas, “The girls are some lumber breakers.” They finished a eolld hit. Twenty-two minutes. Herschel Henlere followed. Eight weeks ago this young man just wrecked the show at the Palace, but he did not do it today. Too many long-winded acts preceding him probably accounted for this. but“he really spoiled his ow: chances by doing twenty-three minutes himself. when he was on so late. act is just as good as before, but he is placed wrong. He can play the plano beautifully, and, tho he gets comedy effects from the instrument, does so legiti- mately, and not as some of the piano-faking pests. who infest vaudeville do. Henlere has a great vaudeville act, and when he learns that a timely retreat of the tlmes wins the victory he will not need to fear where they put him on a Slayman AU Arabs closed the show. Being wise men of the East they chopped their act to four. minutes, worked fast and held most of the house in: A speedy, splendid acrobatic act, full of thrills and skilleul work. ‘They know: how to close a bill but placed somewhere in a spot would probably be a terrific hit—GORDON WHYTE. ‘of poetry that has Deen overtone ty actors who Rid themselves into believing vaudeville aud!- encee want a lot of md, dramatic effort. “ Reckless’ Bre" is a deautiful girl act with beautiful sets, Deautiful girls and real come- dians. ‘The act opens with a night winter scene in Times Square, but then goea into fall Orpheum, San Francisco Geviewed Sunday" Matinee, April 23) Were noti’ed at the matince tulay, the Upper foxes belng entirely empts, the beaches, Dall game, ete... offering strong inducements to ‘tay outdoors. Gene Green, in this second week, ‘wan the big ht of the chow, which was erenly Dalanced and with enough varietx for the most critical. ‘The -Literazy Digest ‘Topics of the Day bas replaced the News Weekly. No, 1—Lmcaa and Ines fa an art classte, altho programmed to close the show. were switched to opening Tnes 1s about os Brctice on page 36) spot that. Is so late tn the Dill everybody ts ‘walking out ca them, bat those who stay. find the act {s worth-while. Two men. one fn a wheel chalr, pushed by the other ire ta rapid, well de- ‘A great tittle act. and Duval close the show with an San Francisco, April 3.—Many vacant seats ‘No. S—Jack MeLallen’ and May Carson, “Oh, sisted by Brice. Ghe is a real ‘type. ‘Twenty-four minutes, smiths. A novelty musical act. Elgbt min. utes in four; two cortains—LOUIG. Keith’s, Cincinnati ‘Ten good rauderille offerings comprise the Spring Festival Dill nt Keith's this week, The ‘Drrelve Navawar Girls, Margaret Young, Swor Bros. and Powers and Wallace were the big hits this afterncon. ‘No, 1—An excellent opening act is that of Rekoma, equilibrist, in a series of graceful ‘and daring feats, Seven minutes, in two: two bors. No. S—Misses Shaw and Campbell, two Pretty girls, in ‘Moments Mualcal,"* met with decided success. ‘The girls are very goo? singers and each plays the plang, which adts to the laughs ‘with hs monolog offering. ‘Twenty-one ‘minutes, in-one; one bow. ‘No, George Lithy, Ida Sparrow and Com. pany’ started of rather slowly. bot finished strong with their dancing wumbers. Lilbby is quite a stepper, ‘Twelve minutes, in three: two bows, ‘No. S—Mande Powers and Vernon Wallace have an artistic ittle diversion, entitled jeorzia on Brosdway.”” ‘They doth disphayo! ‘an unusual mount cf talent and produced 9 finshed performance. ‘Twenty minutes, Im one: ‘three bows. ‘No, G—"On the Ragged Edge,” jazz comels hy Frances Nordstrom, was presented by Beatc (Continned on page 16) 1s Tne 51 iiupoara MAY. 1, 1920' IF YOU'VE LOST YOUR BABY COME AND’HEAR THIS LOVE SICK BLUE SONG BABY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME? COAST TO COAST. TO COAST SMASHING HING SONG HIT PLAY "EM FOR MAMA “By CLARENCE WILLIAMS. EVERYBODY'S COOING THAT BEAUTIFUL ~*~ SOUTHERN By S ' CLARENCE WILLIAMS AND J. P. STEELE PROFESSIONAL COPIES FREE ORCHESTRATIONS, 25c. WILLIAMS & PIRON, Orpheum, San Francisco (Continued from page 17) clever and graceful an equilibrist as ever stepped a fe stage and tbo consummate ease with Which whe and Zacas go thra thelr work ts posl- tively refreshing. A truly great hit. No. 2—Valente Bros., accontlonists, played some classical and otherwise music, and altho ther weat ‘well did not cause mach ‘oxcitement, ‘Thete repertoire could be much improved Upon. No, 3—Mary Marble and Company in “My Home Town," a veey stagey Uitte story, But 000 that affords Miss Siarble a good opportunity to ‘propensities ovation, sang three songs and offered an x- cerpt from ‘The Inhmaelite.”* No, €—Gene Green, opening in white face, sang somb songs, blacked up ang went into a routing of storles end ong that had the crowd Howling for more. Green is at bis best with Vaudeville ACTS, PARODIES, MONOLOGUES WRITTEN TO ORD! ELMER TENLEY New YORK. HOMER HALL SRS'RT Stn EBales Cron cae ia Learn VaudevilleActing < Cabaret Spi cepiney Pee oes BSA iss eoveRs RCL emAKem ESS borers “A Ge. Recent Seton eet pete Ribas trundbnset AA ASout vse Satan ead pesos Frederic LaDelle, Sta.277, Jackson,Michs good a light comedian today. PI (SING ’EM FOR ME) Writer “PRETTY DOLL,” “YOU. CAN HAVE IT, THAT. WE'VE GOT A HUNCH THIS JAZZY FOX-TROT CLARENCE WILLIAMS and SPENCER WILLIAMS 1 JELLY ROLL” the cork on altho his dope offering seems a3 good av ever. Green has developed into a real ‘it the various songs. «A girl act out of the onfinary ond a welomue reltef from some of these tab. affairs. No, &—Frank Wilwa, the cycling gentos, loved with about the most sensational act on ‘wheels seen here in a long Keith’s, Cincinnati (outinnea trom page 17) Noel, Edward Lynch md Morton I, Stevens. ‘he “tea ry et te nays and speben tthe No, T—Otargaret Young, im an inimitable de- Livery of wings, scored ane of the biggest hits. She had the audience with’ and for her at af times. Fifteen minotes, in poe; two bows; ‘encore; two Bows, No, & Twelve Nuvasear Girls, instramental- dots, ofered a fine entortamment, fecturing comet music, violin atk4 flute solo. They din- Gahed with the ‘Anvil Chorus,” which had to bo repeated owing to generous applause. Nine- teen miutes; fall stage: three curtains. ‘No. 9—Swor Brothers, blackface artists, have a very fansy act, im which thelr cand gume Vit was a scream. ‘Their comedy patter and dance stepe were also Uked. Nineteen min TODD'S MOTORIZED SHOW ‘The William Todd Motorized Show opened March 29 at Princeton, N. C., after wintering short,” says William Todd, “we carry evers- thing but the show Jot and the audience.” ‘The roster of the show is as follows: William ‘Todd, the Fern Sisters, Paull and Amold, the Van-Barkley Trio, William Bradford with bis Saxophone Orchestra, the Todd “Trio, and,, in ad- dition, Todd's Dog and, Monkey Olreus, Frank and ROYAL GARDEN BLUES . ing chased six more theaters 1 Writers of Kelly is boes canvasman; Samuel East, front oor, and Vernon West, props, Henry Reavins chef nd has charge of the cook house. VAUDEVILLE ACADEMY ORGAN- IZED Chicago, Aprit 24—The Babby Vaudevitlo Academy, capitalized at $100,000, has been in- operated under tho laws of Indiana by A. A. Babby 1s president and treasurer of the new concern, and P. Doogan is ecretary. M. P. CONVENTION OPENS Chicago, April 26.—Distinguished Sgures dotted the lobby of the Congress Hotel todry, ™* at least Judged from a motion: pleture stand- Point, when the Ansoclated First Natlonal Thea- ters, the left wing of the First National Bx- ibitors’ Association, opened its annual eon- vention, Among the early arrivals were Louls J, Selznick, Joseph Schenck, in charge of Mare ‘cus Loew bookings; M. 8, Vinkelatel Grauman and 2 number of others, ‘Tomorrow the convention will get down to business, MONTANA TOWNS DROPPED Seattle, April 25.—Starting next Wednestay Marcus Loew's Hippodrome Cireuit tn the West will drop Billings and Livingston, Gfont., dates from thelr route sheet and on the ‘sanie date the stand will be abandoned, Butte will now be the frst Northwest stand, LOEW GETS SIX HOUSES ‘New York, April 24.—Af 18 Loew bas por New York. This Dare Fide ata the OEGEiaey.Saeare, the Elsmere, the Spooner, the Bronx ‘Oval, the ‘Victor and Blo AND LUKIE JOHNSON de WRITE, CALL OR-WIRE. fe JOIN OUR CLUB, $1.00 A YEAR 177 NORTH STATE ST., PROFESSIONAL COPIES FREE 1 DON'T WANT IT” YOU BETTER QUIT MONKEYING "ROUND. AND GET THIS GREAT. JUNGLE _ODDITY %, Rey or yg: NEW OFFICES For American ‘Artiotes? Federation Kew York, April 24.—The American Artist ederation has now completed all the detati Of getting settled in ite new quarters at 1440 installed, to compieté the office equipment. ‘The new ofices afe on the third Goor of the commodions butting and are ‘and plearant. Executive Secretary Mountford occupies « large office in the front of the suite and the Increase ex staff which the tufox of new membern hax Drought about is comfortably taken care of In one large room immediately in front of the entrance hall. Assistant Secretary WilUam 1’. Conley has ‘hts office thore, with the revords ensfly at bis dleposal, and business hax beeo ted, with ‘The theatrical district :has resulted én. a large s2um ber of new applications for membership. Did you Took thra tho Letter List in' this ts suet ‘There mey be a letter advertised for 700 American Greatest Teacher J 808 Cass St, Chicags, Wt. ‘suamp — Photo Post “Canis $20.00 Per M. Genutno Photorrapha ggignae ‘and quality suaranteed. Weite for Sora ie oh argc slow," W. ta DALEY’ PHOTO, CO Richmond, THE WEBSTER VAUDEVILLE CIRCUI Salts, 208-000 Deleware Bld, 36 WEST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO, ‘Phone, Majestic 7210, oes + 0 The Billboard 19 _ AMERICAN ARTISTES’ FEDERATION Fourteen. Forty Broadway, New York Facts Versus Fictien As far as human care a veriication of every statement can hawanly SPECIAL NOTICE THE FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ARTISTES’ FEDERA- TION WILL-BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 27, IN NEW YORK CITY, BY ORDER OF THE EX- ECUTIVB COUNCIL AS PER POWER VESTED 'IN THEM BY THE BY-LAWS. THE PLACE AND TIME OF MEETING WILL BE MADE KNOWN LATER. HARRY MOUNTFORD, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. “NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF A. A. F. ‘All Officers of the AMERICAN ARTISTES’ FEDERATION hold office for two years and were last elected at the election in May, 1918, so that they complete their term of office this year. Therefore nominations are in order for President, Vice-President, Executive Secretary and Treasurer and four- teen members of the Council, which constitute the governing ‘body of the AMERICAN ARTISTES’ FEDERATION. EXTRACTS FROM BY-LAWS, QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS A candidate for any office in the AMERICAN ARTISTES' FEDERATION must be a member in tall benefit at the date of his or her proposal and for at least two years prior thereto, and over 21 years of age. He or she must be a bona fide actor or actress, performer or entertainer in the amusement world, and pursue such as his or her principal means of livelihood. He or she must not be engaged in the business of manager, sub-manager, agent, or financially interested with any person who is en- gaged in such business. This provision does not apply to any member in full benefit who is an officer or an employee of the Organization, and who was a bona fide actor, performer or entertainer prior to becoming such officer or employee. ‘A candidate for any office must give his or her consent in writing, and be proposed in writing by two members in full benefit. : Should any officer, during his term of office, become either a, manager, manager’s partner, sub- manager, agent or agent's partner, manager's or agent’s.clerk oF assietant ‘his office shall immediately and automatically become vacant . if through death, resignation or disqualification 2 vacancy be created on the Executive Council shall be filled up by taking the ‘highest on the list of unsuccessful candidates at the last election: or, if he or she decline or bo ineligible for the office, then the next highest candidate shall be called on, and eo on till the Hst $9 exhausted; but if at the annual ‘election only the required number of candi- dates is nominated, then in case of a vacancy arising the Executive Council may elect a member to act until the next election. s All retiring officers and members of the Executive Council shall be eligible for re-election without nomination, if they consent, in accordance with’ the rules, ‘ INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELECTION. Read this carefully. ‘All_ nominations of candidates for office shall be delivered to the Secretary-Treasurer at headquar- ters at a thme specified by the Executive Council in the published notice, calling the Annual General ‘Meeting, such time not being more than three days nor less than one day prior to the date of the An- nual General Meoting. The date of the closing of the ballot shall be four weeks after the date of the Annual General ‘Meeting, which shall be known in the A. A. F. as “Election Day,” and no ballot shall be counted unless sald ballot ts recetved at Headquarters, 1440 Broadway, New York, before mid- night of the date, or unless the post-office cancelation on the envelope shall indicate that it was mailed before midnight of zaid day. ‘The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, promptly a ballot containing a true and accurate list of the candidates, arranged in alphabetical order, under the title of the office that they are candidates for, and with proper instructions of the number to be voted for, and each member vot Ing shall record his vote by marking one cross (X) opposite the name of the candidate he desires to vot for. Each ballot must contain an identification slip attached to same, on which the member must write his name and his registered membership number. Said ballot shall be sent by maif to the last known address of every member, shall also ‘be published in The Billboard and shall also be had on application at Headquarters or at any office of the AMERICAN ARTISTES’ FEDERATION. No ballot other than the official, as above provided, and the vote being recorded ag per instructions fontained thereon, and duly signed by the member with bis registered number, shall be counted, as here inafter provide - At the Annual General Meeting there shall be elected in such manner as said mine & inspectors of election from the members in full benefit who are not candidates for any office, and who shall have charge of the inspection and counting of the ballots for the election of the of- cers, and who shall report in writing, duly signed by such inspectors, or a majority of them, their official count, to the first meet r they have completed their count, and shall declare the result of the election, and at t) meeting after such report by the Inspectors of Blection the newly elected officers shall be instal . After such declaration of the result they shall deliver the ballots in sealed packages to the Secretary Treasurer of the A. A. F. in case a recount may be demarided by any unsuccessful candidate. Said Secretary-Treasurer shall keep both the counted and rejected ballots in the si packages for at least ninety (90) days after the came have been delivered to him, when he shall be at Wberty to destroy em. ‘In the event of no candidate for President, Vice-President or Executive and Secretary-Treasurer re- elving @ majority of the votes cast at euch election, a new election shall be held and the candidates . wes | AL wo ask th wo Ns, Ae te, PA S0° $1.00 0 ti ¢ 9 4s an enemy of ours well described us the other day, we are the Police- men of the business. ‘Tho way 49 easy, tho expense 8 Might, $1.00 a mnt! following form is sussested gna may be used for nomination of officers: ; tote ‘o the ., 1440 Broadway, New York: M October’ I, @ member in good standing of the AMERICAN ARTISTES’ FEDERATION, hereby nominate Stave 200 peta i sseyapes veiraal i of the By-the-bye, one of the so-called Theatrical ‘Press, in Ite anxiety haw obtained some hi t ‘Let me again assure tho few persone who Yead_the aforesaid periodical that nowhere in the ‘Theatrical Business, except in the columns of thia paper, will you find the true, real. or- fetaal ‘initials of = accompanied by a form similar to the following, t ‘To the A. A. F., 1440 Broadway, New York: Thereby have much pleasure in accepting the nomination for the office of ice) at the General Election of 1920 of the AMERICAN ARTISTES’ FEDERATION, and, if elected, 1 faithfully promise to carry out all the duties of that office to the best of my ability and in strict accordance and conformity with the Constitution and By-Laws of the AMERICAN ARTISTES’ FED- ERATION, ated (Signed by Candidate) . In Affectionste Memory of “HARRY MACK No, 045, AA. F. Died Mareh 250, 1920 pathy Is extanded to bie fare Our sincere ving reatves tnd ‘fonda. In accordance with the By-Laws all nominations for office must be received at 1440 Broadway by Midnight of May 25. NONE BUT ‘FULLY PAIDUP MEMBERS CAN NOMINATE CANDIDATES OR CAN BE CAN- eA ogni oF te coun EXECUTIVE 1440 Broadway, - HARRY MOUNTFORD, New York City. Secretary. } The Billboard LYRIC THEATER At Baltimore in New Hands Purchased by Group of Public Spirited Citizens To Prevent Its Sale for Commercial Purposes Frederic Maste to work, seus ta bay the Joins chair, Indies, wie Dorm ites ere appointed spd ‘the Lyric Com- ‘Yugy wes domed and incorporated under the tue of the State of Maryland. With ‘Save the Syre* an tte dlogan, the committecs went to ith yall ftase | in in pr ‘will add much to the welfare of the community. CITIZENS OF NEW ORLEANS CONTEST TO AID AMERICAN COMPOSERS BEING HELD THE, AMERICAN d_American Endeavor in Grand Opera, CONCERT FIELD Symphony and Chamber “Music. _ and Classic Dancing* BY IZETTA MAY MCHENRY”’ Indiena artists and composers will be repre- sented on the program, and the prize song will be a feature of the program. ‘The prizes to be giten arp $100 for the best art eng and $100 for the best folk song., 28TH ANNUAL CONVENTION American Federation of Musicians To Be Held in Pittsburg Pittsburg, April 27.—Delecates from alt parts of the United States and Canada will mest in this city May ai0 to 15 to attend the 25th anpual convention of the American Federation of Musicians, The headquarters of the conven- fon Wi be the William Fenn Hotel. W. Le Mager of Pithburg is vice-president. APOLLO CLUB Of Minneapolis Completes 25th Suc- jul Season . Iast ‘Tuesday ereninz the Apollo ‘Club of ‘Minneapolis gave its final concert of the season ‘at the Anditorinm, ard on thet occasion com- pleted its 25th season #8 a musical organization. ‘The cud has brought to Minneapolis many aplendid artista, Miss Anna Caso. was soloist for fast week's concert and this was her drst ‘appearance in that city. MISCHA ELMAN’S LAST CONCERT ‘Philadetphis, April 30.—On Tuesday evening, May 4, Mischa Elman will give his last cou ‘cert at the Metropolitan Opera House before Jeaving for bis European tour of five years, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ‘To Give Concert in San Francisco San Francisco, April 294.—Announcement fas Just Deen made by Setby 'C. Oppenbelmer that he has completed arrangements for a concert to be given in fan Francisco next season by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Oppeo- Delmer hes engaged the Mxposition Auditoriom for the concert, which will take place Sunday CONCERT AND Mme. Loisa Tetrazini will bo beard io a concert in Memphis, Tenn., at the Lyric Thea- ter, May 10. ‘Owing to an advance in his Cuban engago- ment Enrleo Caruso bas been obliged to post- ‘one hie appearance in New Orleans till the ‘Middle of June. ‘The special music for Rachel Barton Butler's adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” 1s the work of Wintter Watts, and the orchestra is conducted by the composer. ‘The Paciie Musical Soclety of Gan Francisco in exceptional season since, dast September, having added 225 new members, ‘which bas enabled ft to People and Piano Player _ 2 Vaudertle Co. our around work Must join at once a Dell-Krichtela's No. 3 Vuuieriie Go | Addirows | 6 MENTION US, PLEASE—THE BILLBOARD. 22 The Billboard MAY 4, e004 -COLUMBIA BURLESQUE CIRCUIT which, with Block's “I'l say che does,” made sporting editor of The Philadelphia Item and Attraction at the Casi Brooklyn, N. Yo W April 19, 1920 called “They're at It Again,” by Leo Me- Donald. Numbers staged by-Ben Bernard, @trection of Joe Hurtig. Orchestra under BURLESQUE CIRCUIT AND STOCK SHOWS Conducted By ALFRED NELSON for mild laughter. ‘COMMENT ‘A scenic production, the gowning of the feminine principals ‘way above par, especially in the gowns or costumes of Prima Ina. The costuming of the choristers was attractive and changed frequently. and the chorus iteelt personally attractive and vivacious workers. ‘The consensug of opinion of those to’ whom we talked was that Prima Ina wis a wonder and tat Grace could and would have strengthened ‘the personal direction of Maudie Hayward. ¢the show had she been given more lines and CAST —Ina - Hayward, Alfred De Loraine, Grace “Fletcher, Ben Sua: Bloch Landolt, Lea Joclets tom Barret” “Ot? Willamson, REVIEW A palace interior, with an ensemble of at- tractive choristers, followed by Grace Fletcher, sn attractive blond soubret, started the show of fm fine form. Lea Joelet, a clear-volced tng car Drought Bud to the front as a col uproar of applause that Cor "a popularity with the Ca- sinottes. ‘The uprising drop disclosed the ,in- terlor of the car, but the comedy was de- eldediy slow, the ‘redeeming features Being Bivch’s fire-cracking pipe and. Bud's “Choose Your partners for the tunsel.” Grace and her Pajama girls came in for @ hearty welcom ‘In Duiversal City Ina vamped the comics on a park Dench. while the jealous wives played ‘caveedroppers until their explanation of being detectives paved the way to reconciliation. Bud, a3 a two-gun man from Arizona, was a typical ‘Bret Harte characterization, Lulu Coates ‘her three crackerJacks put over numerous son; dances ané acrobatic stunts to many recalls, until they were burlesqued by the comics for the Mneup of the company for the finale of part one, During the “intermission, Maudle “Hayward, the musical direetor of the company, and the only feminine director in Dailemte, enter- tained the audience with several cornet wolos, furthermore’ accompanied Trima Tra in her numerous numbers with a double horn comet timt eabanced Ina's vocalism, which was far above par for burlesque. Ina, asa wild woman kissing comics until the ‘ell rang, introduced Giuch as “the answer to a maiden's prayer,” EARN PIANO4 BY EAR IN ONE WEEK bas massa ste ‘Weite F. W. LITTLE, 192-46th Se, PiTTaRURGH Pa. - ‘ection, and that another talking comic opposite ‘Small, with Bisch featuring bls pantomimic comedy, would have made the show one of the dest on the elrcult, but the present ma- terial and casting leaves it lacking in com- edy.—NEIAE, THE GREAT VULCAN Phimdetphia, Apr 2A—Rush's Cracker ‘Jacks! played to good Dusiness at the Troca- ero ‘Theater last week with a “peppy” show. ‘The principals excellent and a crackerjack, shapely beauty chorus, Ed Jermon, manager of the show, is a Philadelphian and ‘a nephew of the Philsdetphia Jermon, ‘The Great Vulcan (Dr. 8, Gordon), a graduate of the Jefferson Hlospital and part owner of the show, created ‘comment about town with ils demonstration of a fiveminute daily exercise to keep young. A reception was given him at the hospital. die strong man feats are known world -wide,— ‘ULLRICH. STARTZMAN-BECK MARRIAGE Bob Startaman, comedian with Jack Reld’s “Record Breakers," and Gertrude Beck, sou- ‘bret with the same show, surprised thelr friends with the company When they appeared for nounced that he and his bride would probably Play a few dates of vandeville after closing ‘with the Reid" show, which played to very nice Dusiness 12 Cincinnatt last week. “SLICK” PROMOTING PUBLICITY iNew York, April 14.—It is only recently that ‘we learned that the publicity promoter for, the Gayety Theater, Philadelphia, was H. Walter Sediichter, better known to ‘the sporting fma- ternlty thraout the country as “Slick,” former Jack Lorenso, during @ visit to the Bor Jesqne Club, announced that he had exited from the Will Bartell Attractions and would depart during the weok for Peru, Tnd., where he will aesume the management of the Dig Yon act with Howe's Great Londo Circus. Simmle'‘Walters. has signed up ao stralght with Strouse 4 Frinktyn's ** "Round the Town" for next seaon. Mrs, Walters will do the merry in the ame show. ‘ue to the resignation ‘of Tom Wart a: “Grown-Up Babies,” lucrative engagement for the SEEN AND HEARD By NELSE AMERICAN BURLESQUE ASSN. Attraction at the Olymplo Theater, “Slick's" press work for the Gayety to & ‘New York City, Week of big factor in its ever-increasing patronage, for April 19, 1920 Ms theatrical agency at Eighth and Vine —— : streets is a favorite renderrous for out of ‘town journalists and artiste of the stage and youth and an infections gayety, with @ ett- ring. ‘ HOW ABOUT YOUR MAIL? ‘New York, April 24.—Lou Lesser, financial secretary of the Burlesque Club, has eolicited the assistance of The Billboard in locating | Durlesquers who have had mall addressed to referee in numerous fistic events in the Queter city. “Letter ‘List, and Durlesquers can call at the New York ofice-of The Billboat for thelr mail or have it forwarded to their present ad- Gress, Mall ts an important factor to each and ‘every one in thentricals, and for the conveni- e0ce*of our burlesque readers they can make ‘The Billboard. their permanent address in the aswurance -that their mail will be carefully ‘handled in our mail department, which is open dally from 9 am. to 6 p.m., or forwarded by Fequest; Ukewise advertised in our “Letter i ‘The editor of burlesque is ever rendy and willing to render service to anyone and every- one in any way allied with burlesque, and will welcome = personal call any time at the New ‘York office, in the Putnam Building, Forty- fourth street and Broadway, Let us get acquainted and co-operate for breesed onto the stage in web dlack lace that permitted s fall her well developed form. Lettie ‘Jas. H, Cooper's “feat Stow tn Town™ a rived without scenery at the Gayety, Gut, tard ‘the courtesy of Irons & Clamage, of the Avenue, was able to get suitable settinge to carry it over till the right scenery arrived. “Jas. Pennett and Mable Faleer contizve to be the favorites at the “Avenue,” Karl Bowers has closed at the “Avence, ‘where his comiqueness for the last two years Pletwed many. ‘He Das been replaced by Dave Som Levy's “Beauty Revue’ ts causing much favorable comment for the attractivencm of feminine principats ana choristers, and the comics don't care how they look as long as they ‘get the Innghs, and they sure do, aol Moore, the good-natured Aveaue ‘Theater treasurer, after a weck’s illness 18 back in the dox-fice.—THH MICHIGANDER. made a pretty stage picture that was made fonuy tn the appearance of Colton a» an overgrown simp bridegroom to petite Har- Jaxx Band” of etx pleces, ioTop tiet Furst, bride, and Gickey as the rabbl, with Boar, quartet of waste rosaiates f, mitinonil ital well bariesqoet, Tod Archie Ourl, formerly of. Archi He of part one, ‘Daily ta vaudewle, Diled as the “Versathe . (a Ewo wan another scene Of the Dott, ‘Wonder Boy," in a vovelty versatile comic ect, introducing the ensemble, followed by the ‘Big migned up during the week with Jean Bedini's . ‘in moments of song ‘Peek-a-Boo? for next season. ‘Yerse, supplemented by Claire's dressing “of Gickey in feminine attire. Roberta Corotes, as @ too dancer, was oot of the onfinary in burlesque, Roberta ts there with the ability and attractiveness, Hickey’s movable doorway game in for tts hare of laughs. Claire's “Exrptian’” number was enhanced by ber Diond wealth of hatr to the bips and a gown of Joba Quigg, the blackface comedian “Social Folliew* Company, surprised “Little Lotte,” the attractive end pony, by presenting *Plendor. Her Grectan dance hor with a seven-pansenger touring car, aoe Tetlitic. Hickey's plekout number ‘wae Dighir the petite pony wilt weicome the clove of the "Ysaateh,” the thetr cottage at Freeport, Long Talund, the Sultan, singing: the car to meet thetr week-end loved the show. ° counnyt Reenery small tm quantity but quailty. Gowns of Clutre Devine exceptionally large attractive. Costumes of the chorus attractive changed frequently. Company amusing en- tertatners, and Comic Tickey a clean and clever comte. A fast und fuony burlesque presenta- tlon.—NETSE, re GRACE KEELER POPULAR a "nd opened at the Hotel Walton, Philadelphta, March 29, for an indefinite engagem ponies in the ‘tino ‘company, bas Just recelved a of a dlamond ring and watch bracelet ‘an ardent admirer in Pittsburg.—B, BH? |AY 1; 1920 The Billboard WATCH IT! BUT IF YOU’RE WISE, YOU'LL GET IT NOW! T. M. A. NEWS OHICARO LODGE, ¥O. 4. ‘Within a week's time two prominent mem- bers of No. 4, Te M. A., wero called to that eelest'al iodgo above, Lavin furtlied thelr eatiny and gone to thelr reward—Brother Frank Brown, who was'the asaistant usinees tof the Moving Pletare Machine Operators’ cal No, 110, and Brother Carl Kettler, Grand Lodge member, and Honorary President of the Theatrical Protective Union of Chicago. The deaths of both members were rather sudden, Brother Brown belag fll bat a few days, while Brother Kettler’s demise | was sudden and tragic, ‘Tha former Gled April 0 and the latter April 5, ‘Tho grief of the Kettler family te ‘twofold, Mrs. Kettler paqying away at the tame time her husband did, bath having beea ‘asphyxiated by gas in thelr new country home at Wauconda, TL, some time during Thorsday ‘night. ‘The bodla. were fount by the care. taker tho following moruing after be die- coverea that the autorontic gas heater fad been extinguished and the home filled with gas, at ‘conceded a@t the inquest by the coroner 0 fame of the heater was blown out ‘wind of the gus pressure was reduced (resulting Jn the fame going out) and later forced on-again, Cart ‘Kettle private secretary to™Josoph Jefferson, tho actor, for W years, after, which he formed the Kettler Co., maker of theatrical wige and cortumes, oo "Washington street, Chicago, He ans bie wife were dearly devoted to each other, she accompanying him on all his tours to conven- toon and pleasure trine. ‘They. are survived by oar sons and two anugoters. Brother Kettler became a Grand Lodge member at the Sqn Fran- ‘isco Conventién in 185. Tt will bo remem- Lored thet it was Mr. and Mm, Kettler who ‘ero left behind at Colorado Gprings while the delegates were en route to San Brancisco in 1015, they having wandered too far from the train at the station, the delegates waiting for them at Galt Lake the following day. The Denning away of. our two menbers bas cust © loom over onr lodge. ‘The attendance at the funerals was gratifying—to know that wo, are living up to our @uties of aldicgethove in distress, “visiting the sick and burring the ead.—EDW. A. GREEN, Becy. Deantifal lodge room at ‘the Muryland: Theater Bolkting on Sunday evening, April 18, to in inte “elghteen candidates, which was the largest number taken at any mocting for four x ‘Tho newly installed officers have proiicted that they wi make this the banner year for iocreastog the membership and it looks as tho thelr prediction is materialising; even tho has-beens are Iining up to got back into the uy again. ‘The newly elected officers of the lodge are: Presitent, Set. RM. Britt: vice-president, © J. Smith; past peerident, B. Saunders; finan- lat secretary, J, Ehrbar; recording secretary feud trenacrer, . ©, Obandter; chaplain, O. F. " GILBER WHEN ORCHESTRA LEADERS AND SHIP COMES IN This Song Was an Absolute Knockout at THE PALACE THEATRE, NEW YORK, Last Week WANTED—A SINGING ACT (TWO PEOPLE) ‘That Can Put This Great New Suc- cess Over! Arrangements Ready— May Be Had From the Publishers °. HINDS, HAYDEN & ELDREDGE, tnc. 11-15 UNION SQUARE, WEST enh Medicine Perf Novaurr acr, Galery no objec you aro & real A NEW YORK city ormers F, Comedian that can DANCE, one LACH four lee, Pat all fe "fess infer and be eaady to Join oo wire ea four ples te Jas Baad I five iat beyreay tp thong: i ‘stag or GH. ZIMMERMAN, Me Wart ‘Write or wine Hartem, Georg. JOIN THE GILBERT ORCHESTRA CLUB $1.00 and it insures youa YEAR OF HITS! 2? {Teen _ FRIEDLAND, INC., 232 West 46th St., New York YOUR THEATRICAL ROAD MEN’S ASSN. ‘We expect to be in a new home goon, and you can believe wi, wo are going to give the days some home, where they will have accommodations than they have ta thelr pres ‘ent quarters, John Shanahan, No, 89, has sent in Selby ‘Tapaield’a application, and ho has been en- rolled a8 a member. “He 1s another member from the Bean ‘Town Local. John and: Selby are with “Cha Chia Chow" company. They toon will be pith us, as thelr season terminated April 17 at '8 Theater, Hartford. Chas. Heath, No, 1, closed a successful sea~ son and became a member. After the show at night ove ts cure to meet Chis. in the reading room of the club, av he takes advantage of the Mbrary we have installed. ‘Martin Franklyn, No. 47, is Jazsing around the Greater City with the “Jars Bables,” and thls week 1 over in the efty of charches, Gol Jacobs, No. 47, and Hart Brinker, No. 7, are doing a lot of aces with De Wolf Hopper, ia “The Better Ole" company, and will finish ‘thelr season the latter part of May. ‘Tom Kurner, ag signed contracts with Robt, Milton's “Charm School” company and opened at the Auditorium, Baltimore, Aprit 9. ‘Mike Carroll, No. 47, and Rube Lewis, No. 84, closed suddeniy with “Nothing Bat Lo company, Mike went to work with Retsl Studio and Rube went to his home in Hartford. ‘To degia with, we want It understood that js t8 strictly a soclal club and not a unton. Some of the boys who have not paid us a visit are under a wrong Impression, and wo invite them to give us the cave orer, convince them what we sald at the bead of this paragraph, nd perhape make a member of them. ‘Mack Behrent, No. 43, has been around the metropolls some ‘time with Laura Plerpolat act, and Mack tells me the act got booking for qaite a few more weeks. Mack will be on easy street this summer. ‘Tacky Al Alloy, No. 8, will be at the Broad- wey ‘Theater all summer with Wm. B. @ree- lander’s “A Cavo Man Love" company. Some fellows are certatnly lucky. ‘We Just got tho route card of Raymood ‘itcheock’s “Elitchy Boo compay. And we: see they are headed for the Coast. ‘The follow- ing members are trouping with the show: Arthar Spitz, No, 1; James Bragg. No. 67: Frank Christian, No. 74, and Jobn Leary, No. 8t.—COWAN. Equity asks you to read the article on page 2. BURLESQUE MANAGERS ATTENTION! ‘Fou want now faces. We bare them. Prizctpals and Chorus Herman Baxter & Wormser Cohan's Grand Opera House, Room 41. 119 Wo. Clark Stroot, CHICAGO, saint Sat 7 chine, — WANTED PERFORMERS, ‘Candler; sergeantaterme, ©, Dramok the day. Billie Daul, the Seck, ie making all ‘Sel. 4 W, (Dobos trustees, ©, ©. Chandler #0d the preparations for’ a dandy ‘time, E Saunders, Meetings aro held every scot "'D, 1. Donnldsoa of Bulfalo writes: “The Smiay at 8 mm. at the Marriand ‘Theater Iodge is to move to 270 Broadway and will be uliing, “Brother J. 1B. Corcoran of Newark, tn ite new quarters abit Mer 1. ‘Two Dew 3. Tatge, No, 28, was present and acted members have been aided to tho fast growing Hist at & special meeting. ‘They are with tho ‘Gin Review Company, ninving (ualo thie wed. A raflle ie to be polled offeat the last meeting in the old place, April %, the pro- cecls to go towante datraying the moving and ‘sing ‘up of the ‘ow quarters. Brother 0. 5. Suutivan was Ind up with pneamonta for tho missing the last two meetings, On discovery % was found that he 1s going blind and dié not want thedbrethren to know of his plight. We immediatelr got busy and pot him on the sick Ust, having opecial care ontered, notified the other fraternal’ wcities of which he 1s & member, apa dolag everything we possfbty cam to wuccor blm. He is very modest and always thought he would torn out all right without let- ting us know. His name fs Nell O'Brien and’ he Lane. wire resides at 306 Fulton street, Buttalo, N. Y. He has @ farge acquaintance of road etter oF postal would do him Dast two weeks and is recovering. . One af the Fegular attendants of our meetings has been The Bbliboard MUSICAL COMEDY COMIC OPERA -- SPECTACLE -- PAGEANTRY Conducted By GORDON WHYTE COMMUNICATIONS TO + “Tho Passing Show" et the Winter Garden f f Z HT ae H ‘i i ghyheaye [Netter PH wtegll F Hn H $ F jt | tH ge eBTEFEE Be i AR ial ull i a 4 j i fh i f i i z i : i g 35 te WTO MAKE-UP M. Stein Cosmetic Co, $20 West Sist Street, New Yoru not as good as its predecomsors, in my opin~ Jon. The attempts at travesty in it, while wall meant, don't neem to get over. There is Ht le good comedy tn the plece and I think they made a great mistake in not giring Blanche Bing 2 lot of the kind of songs she inows how to sing so well, She hasn't got one good ‘song in the entire show. “To be continned next week) HIGH PRICES For Musical Comedy NEW YORK OFFICES, when the new ‘Follies’ opens in June. I have ‘Deen, and now am, getting $4 each for the Dest comedy.” ‘Tee Shubert would not say definitely whether bls Grm would raise prices or not. He sald: {a impossible to tell whether-prices are er next Fear, or whether they’ ‘$2.00, become accustomed to the advance.” = The Selwyns sald that they would $4 for musical shows next season and Gramatic attractions. Heretofore the has only been charged here for Srat Important musteal openings, Equity asks you to read the- article on page 2 LONG RUN MUSICAL PLAY RECORDS ‘umber of consecutive performances up to and including Saturday, April 26. IN NEW YORK ‘What's in aN: Ziegfeld Sdnighe ‘Closes April 24. ‘Moves to Plymouth. April 26, govsigandiavy Bh |. MUSICAL COMEDY NOTES _| ‘The Dolly Ststers are now,ia London. ~ Bem Bogers is now in “My Golden Gir.”* Edgar Norton has replaced Roy Atwell in “Apple Blowoms."* La Gylphe bas been reengaged for the new “Scandals of 1920." ‘Bernice Dewey of “‘Floradora™ will appear im “legit” next season.” Dotty Bryant has been added to the cast of “Tio Night Boat” and is doing an impersona- tion of ances White. Mason Wright, a former member of the Mask and ‘Wig Club of the University of “Pennsyl- vania, has joined “High and Dry.’ ‘Marie Sewell, known as “Little Red," who aroused much comment in “Tittle Miss Mil- Italy for three months at the conclusion of the ‘season of “Apple Blossoms.” ‘The Century Roof is being remodeled, and when 1t fs Gnlshed fll boast of four different Places to dance. ‘The alterations will be com - Dleted in a few weeks, =~ ai Al Jolson will make Bis final appearance for ‘the season at this Sunday night's concerts at the Winter Garien and the Century, He is then due for a long rest. “Tick “Tack Toe”. is out again with the following cast: Sophie ‘Tucker, Margaret ‘Haney, Pegey Condray, Charles M. Marsh, Bd- die Foley, William Bence, James Gulifoyle and Ba Frankel, After a read tryout it is dee 4m, Obleago, ‘Charles King is to play the Donald Brian role m1 "for two weeks, Next season Mr. King will play the part in a second com- ‘any of the show. ‘Charles Purcell has left the cast of “The Magic Melody,” belag repiaced by Walter An- trim. ‘The show's route hes been extended. : “Nothing But Love,”” which took to the rood after a New York ‘engagement, bas had its name changed. It 1s now known as “June” and is slated for a Obleago run, beginning May 2. “Buddies” is now playing three matinees a week, on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. It $s a strong draw for afternoon performances. Mz. and Mra. Charles Coburn are aafling ‘for London during May. They are secking an English production for “Three Showers. Irene Franklin will continue Jn musical com- ety next season. A new show, called “Never Sey Dry,"" is belng written for ber by Marcus Connelly and George Kaufman. Burt Green ts Going the music, “What's in 2 Name” loses seven of Sts prin- cipals 360} 1. ‘They are: Olin Howland, Mildred ‘Foiliday, ‘Honey Kay, Rex Dantzler, Ba Ford, Zolle Terral and Gloria, Foy. ‘The Cantor show is being cast and wilt ope ‘Olsen and Jotun aro the latest HIP. TO CLOSE MAY 15 Tickets Sold to This Date—Hannefords To Stick to End—Busting All Hip. Records ‘New ‘York, April 24—The Hip. season witt probably end about the middle of May, ticzels having been sold up to this period, The Billboar! was informed this week. ‘The Hanneford Furs. Aly will remain with ‘the Hippodrome untit te final curtain, Mra Hanneford saye, when they will Join the Selle-Fioto Olreas, which will be playing in this vicinity at that time. The Hippodrome’s new season will probably start about August 35 to 30, altho the exact Gate is not certain. Lact year it opened as gust 23. The diffcaities in getting tickets have Mit the Hip. managemest, and recently seats bave, in many instances, ‘Deen wld “ca memo.,"" the tickets being received and iseuct later.” The new double-end tlcket that mas contrived by avesember of the Ihip. staff re ‘cently i proving a decided success. ‘Tho circus has not bit the Hip.’s attendance figures, The Biliboard is informed. in fact Easter Week was the biggest Holy Week busl- “TUNES AND GIGGLES” New Show by Jack 8. Loeb Has Forty- Five Kids in Gace Wew York, April 24—A kid show with 45 youngsters in the cast, ranging tn ago from four years to 14, ts being staged by Jack B. ‘eed, well-known producer, for am opening at ‘Pala Garden Saturday, May 1. Toe, buck and eccentric dancing will be done Hdlets. Loeb has been offered an elght- agement by the management of At- ‘Philadelphia and Asbory Park 4 tor ‘Who's Here” that bas made even the veterans gasp. William 8. Wolfe helped him get Jt over. SUMMER SHOW IN OLYMPIC CHORUS “PALS” TO WED (New York, April 24—Erica, MacKay, chorus gicl with the ‘Irene’ Show, ts engaged to the Inte Cbaries D. ‘Blake, Boston. working in the chorus to help eara nis thra the College of Physicians end Surgeons, Columbia University. DIRECTORS SCARCE ‘New York, April 23.—There is a great scarcity of musjeal directors in New York. One well- Ynown suurician tells The Billboard that he dozen real musical directors in town, by this meaning, of course, mien who are capable of putting on a show ‘musically. Oscar Radia, of the Winter Garden, is one of the men included im the “half dozen.” There 4s also a general scarcity of musicians. WELDON WILLIAMS &LICK FORT SMITH,ARK. y MAY 1, 1920 The Billboard TABLOIDS ‘ORTH AND- COLEMAN write that they are cating merrily along in Massachusetts, play- pany is reported to- have done a big business Gt the Hipp. Theater, Fairmont, W. Vs ‘cently. Dorothy Warner atill remains a te with the company. ‘A NEW SUMMER musical tab. ts being re- nearsed by Hodgkine & Brown, called “All “Aboard.” “Tt will open May 15. “The Afap.” ‘2 comedy sketch, with three people, ig another new H, & By productioa. ‘FOX REMLY'S “Gide Trotters” have deen trotting for elght years, and, according to Bily MitMin, will keep on trotting. The 21 das been meeting with wonderfol success ‘wi soon be enlarged to twenty-ve people. HIEBLE BROS.’ “Columbia Revue," Bitty ” ‘js on the Sun Time and in good shape. Billy (Single) Ciiferd and Evi Tamonte are going over very big, and are favorites everywhere. The cast remains the came. ‘LIGHTFOOT LEO FRANOIS, well-known co- mois, singer and dancer, writes that he is pow on bis twenty-fourth week with Bille Purl's “Passing Parade.” ‘The show is meet- tng with success, and fe now carrying twenty- ‘ive people. WALKER AND COZY, tho “Havataf” ing independent vandeville dates in Alabama. ‘The couple will joln a carnival in’ a few ‘weeks, on which they will place @ posing show. PEGGY STARR, 2 member of Irving Lewis? BEADED BAG HOSPITAL 18 WEST 45th STREET, NEW YORK No Beaded Bag is bad enough to be’ thrown away. Send it to us, and, after giving you our estimate, we will repair it better than new. You can also order your needs in Silk, Chiffon, Velvet and Beaded Bags, which “| we retall at wholesale prices. Write for catalogue. WANTED FO Character Man, General Business Team, General Business Man, Musicians in Sil lines; all do specialties. Other useful people, answer. V.A. MoINTOSH, Manager, Bay City, Texas. ‘Wire or ‘write. McINTOSH-BETTIS ~ PLAYERS — ‘Xear around work. MISS GLORIA TIMID or anyone knowing her present address, please communicate with MR. Z. T. KENNEDY, care The Selwyn Hotel, Charlotte, N. C. Important information awaits her. MERRY MADCAPS CoO. WANTED—Girt Musiclans, doublo Brass and work Chorua Alo Spedalty Poople, Address week Apeit 25, Muskogee, Okla.; week May 2, Tulse, Ola; week May 9, Avant, Oia, SAM LOEB WANTS A BASS Singer, iso & gond Harmony Baritowe Sings ence and play a good line of part at once to SAM LOEB, Gem Theatre, sonickee Choo Maids" for the past two years, for the WANTED --- Tenor Singer that can do = and small parts. as closed with “the company and returned to ‘ber home in Indiana, where ube will remain for ‘2 few weeks, taking @ inuch-needed rest, efter which she will return to the company, now playing over the Sun Time. HARRY ACKERMAN, formerly tenor and straight man with Irving Lewis’ “‘Ohickee Choo Malds,"* wishes to announce that his wife, Lillian, presented Dim with a ten-pound boy March'9, “Mother and little Harry. are doing nicely, and big Harry says that he will return to the road im the very mear future. LESLIE B. WYSONG, well known in tabloid circles, has joined the Wilkes Players Dra- matic Stock Company at the Denham Theater, Denver. Col. He writes that Denver shonld be © ‘g00d spot for a tab., as there fs nothing of a ‘teblold nature.in the clty. “He stys that plenty of suitable locations are avaliable. BATES BROS.” ‘Musical Follies,” headed ty Ben Loring end Dora Davis, is baving a wonder fal season tn ‘New England. Bates Bros, intend to put out another company in the very near WANTED QUICK Agent. GEO. ENGESSER, St. eter, Minn. TESTED MATERIAL SINGING and DANCING BLACKFACE COM! WANTED H. D. Zarrow’s Permanent Address, BOX 435, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. fer; must have Quartette exper!- pleasant Stock ement. Wire itis le Rock, ‘Ane ee ‘fe good Musical Baez GEN = od Comedy People, BURKE'S MUSICAL COMEDY CO., Shawnen, Okla, TERRACE, GARDEN CHICAGO'S MOST BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANT-THEATRE, BOOKING HIGH-CLASS, REFINED ATTRACTIONS © ‘DOUBLES, TRIOS. QUARTETTES, ETC, particulars 10 FRED HURLEY, Stage Director, ALL THE COSTUMES, GOWNS, HATS AND NOVELTIES NOW ON AT THE MARIGOLD GARDENS (CHICAGO: DISPLAY IN ELMER C. FLOYD’s- MARIGOLD FROLICS, WERE DESIGNED AND BUILT BY LESTER 612 State-Lake Building, Send Postage for Catalog.) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. future, Others in the “Follies” cast are: Jobn Fagan, Fred Martell, George Hanscom, Alice ‘Wallace. Joe Chandler and chorus of ten. TANNY GALLOWAY has closed his “octety Girls company and has located at Galveston, Tex., for the summer. Mies Danny Galloway das been re-engaged to appear at the Crystal Palace Roof, where she will sing, making her second season oa the roof. ‘Tansy will emuso Dimself by tarpon Gshing. Business on the Deach is great. LOWRIE MONTGOMERY, formerly manager and owner of. Lowrie Qiontgomery's “Pace. makers,” writes that he and his wife, Dthet Montrose, billed as ‘"The Girl With the Eyes,” “PINPE cece suse auisnce cele tae” eapagcneat 4m moving pictares at Sami, Flai They are now with the W. J. Swain Show, Miss Sfont- ove, comedienne, end Sir, Montgomery, lead ing man. “THE FEARLESS EVE" company, which ba deen filing an engagement at the Cony ‘Thea- ter, Houston, ‘Tex., succeeded the Weble “Blue Grase Belles” at the Kyle Theater, Beaumont, ‘Tex., deginning an Indefsite engagement -April 39," Tbe “Fearless Eve" company comprises ‘twenty ‘people, and the Houston press speaks Righly of them as entertainers. :Unmindful of the extrenio summer beat now prevailing, the Kyle and all the pleture Douses are dolng big Ddostness. LEW PALMER'S “Show Girls," while play- tag Sfansteld, O., week of April 12, paid a isle to the.grave of Prot, E. Yeon, who in his ;, Violinist, day was known as the Great Leon, the king of tight rope walkers, Mr. Bales and Mrs, Palmet were members of the Great Leon Com- pany at one time. members of the profession, entertained and ‘Relped to make the SfansGeld stand most pleas- and. ‘The couple are making thelr Dome in that city at present. ‘THE BON TON Mosicat Comedy Company has played the Rex Theater, Detroit, Mich. for thirty-one consecutive weeks, Recently the Dm, “Alderman Levi," was. produced, and ‘was very well received. Special scenery’ fitted im excellently. ‘The cqat included Pete Me. Harry and Kitty Bolas,” uray, @3 Alderman Levi; Glen Cromp, a8 manager of the stranded show troape: Babe Lalo Mayor and manager of the opera house; Coral TaRue, prima donna, and chorus of six. BILLIE WEHLE'S “‘Biue Grass Belles” con cloded" an eight weeks! engagement at the Kyle Theater, Beaumont, Tex., April 27, and moved to the Cory Theater at Houston for aD eight weeks’ engagement “The company car ries twenty-one people and did very good bust- nete at Beaumont. After the Houston engage- ‘ment it is expected to retura to Benumoat for an indefinite period. De Wolf Hopper played the Kyle Aprit 23. Mrs. Yates, treasurer of ‘the theater, 1s taking a two. weeks" vacation, Visiting relatives in Kansas City: JACK BOWLES AND HELEN GIMIAN (irs, Rowles), not to omit thelr threeyearcld Bundle of Jey, George, affectionately known as “Bow,” wero visitors at the Cincinnati offices of ‘The Billboard receatiy. Jack .and Helen are Inte of Dave Newman's “Molin Rouge” Gompans, whlch closed recently ‘mu Decatur, Ais., dus io the scarcity of chorus couple, were econ at People Tuciter, a a ‘yery-clorer vanderille slit. The trlo will play 2 few more weeks of yaudeville and return to tho minfature musical comedy felt. 5 (DEWDY & BEHBOUT'S Musical Comedy Gom- pany is now meeting with big Dusiness thra Ture Te Pennsylvania. 2d Mahim ts attracting cousid- ‘erable attention with bs Hebrew character comedy. ‘Ba is very clever, and fs no small factor fa the success of the’ sbow. ‘The zoster ineindes Blanche Adams, Merril Carr, Bd ‘Mabm, Jack Dewey, George Kerns, Phil White, Oscar Steven, Litiiin Stewart, Ethel Fry, and chorus: Gladys Quinn, Marie Lewis, Gertrode ‘ipk, Hazel Wood, Dora Wood, Elma Nichols, Lucile “White, Catherine Foilie, Florence Yi ‘cigter and Rosetta Lea; Wiliam ‘Reynolds. elec- triclan; Howant Rowley, properties; Jim Mau- Hee, carpenter, and Berl Beebout, manager: ‘Masteal Stock’ HUTCHINSON MUSICAL REVUE has just Musical Peoole completed ite O7th week over the V. 0. M. 0. Grace Hutchineca, iate trom, Edinburgh, Scot- soubret; Henri Kellar, rube constable, . i] if F hi nFRette itz vil i ee venti fits i OUR NEW MUSICAL COMEDY - PAPER WOW REA READY ze DOKALDSON LITHO. c°- NEWPORT, KY. (OPPOSITE CINCINNATI, 0.) WANTED” “tas Gms CHORUS GIRLS Brae 3, MUSICAL COM- EDY PEOPLE wane, i GIRL SHOWS? BATHING BEAUTIES? furnished, 224 sold. new. ‘SAY “1 SAW IT IM THE BILLBOARD.” The Billboard $ MAY 1, 1920 © VON TILZER CELEBRATING Popular Composer Enjoys Unusual ‘Success on Twenty-Eighth Ani ‘versary as Song Writer ‘Harry Von ‘Tizer js still celebrating bis 28th anniversary as a song writer, for the fact that he ts in dally receipt of congratulatory letters from far and near, over his success in the past and praising Lis present day songs. ‘The younger generation of today, who are dancing to the up-todate tunes written by arry Von Tier, only a few years ago were Yulled to sleep with one of his seat:mestal bal- Inds, or danced upon their mother’s knee to & pecullar ragtime. melody, written by the same Garry Von Titzer. . And still Harry Von Tilzer writes on and on, keeping apace, and in most iuistances ahead ‘of the times, for it is acknowledged that he has favented more original ideas in the way of unigue melodies than any other song writer. For his twenty-cighth anniversary jubilee nomber he has offered fast a good substantial Ballad, entitled “When the Harvest Ofoon Is Shining.” which he believes will be the real ballad success of the present season, and will De a worthy successor to bis famous hit of twenty years ago, called ““When the Harvest ‘Days Are Over,’ Jessie, Dear.” Mr. Vou Tilzer is confident that out of the ‘hundreds of songs.of the popular style of today ‘the public $s hungry for a good heart story bal- Jad, and he bas found it io “When the Harvest Soon Is Shining.” “EVERYBODY'S BUDDY” Stark & Cowan Have Real Hit Altho the firm of Stark &Cowan entered the field of masle publishers since the first of this year, with well-appointed offices in West 46th Btreet, (New ‘York, they have reason to feel -justly sare of a great big lasting hit tn their new sentimental balled, “Everybody's Buddy.” ‘While the title of this song might suzgest ‘the ordinary popular song, quite to the con- ‘trary, it 1s one of the most substantial sensible ads wristen in many a day. The story is appealing, and the melody is of unusual merit, nd with this combination the song cannot fail to decome a favorite of the staying Kind, and willvve a favorite when many of the flash hits have been forgotten. LEWIS’ “KHORASSAN” ‘Tewis William Gewis, prominent composer ef Portland, Ore., bas published an excellent , ‘entitled “*Khorassan,"" which he describes “an eple of Arabian ands.” He bas sup- Plled his tunefal melody with an excellent story. ‘He has also placed with the «Liberty Music ‘Company ballad entitled “Down the Trail to ‘Mother. Dear,"” with an appealing melody and apprepriate words, “CUBA” FEATURED Jack Fartel’s: novelty song, “Let's Go to Cube,” bas caught the popular fancy, and is Being featured by many well-known singers, while several representative vaudeville acts have made it & part of thelr act. SOMEBODY *y T ANOTHER KISS AN DRE CUB: _ ARTHUR POWERS—“Dixte Rosary. } AL KETOHUM—Musical ’ GLo coaTEs AND BER THREE CRA MELODY MART > THE POPULAR SONG BOURSE ‘Conducted by AL TRAHERN METROPOLITAN ICATIONS TO OUR NEW YORK OFFICES MIRTH—MELODY—MUSIC B. F. KAHN’S UNION SQUARE THEATER—New York City ‘BURLESQUE STOCK COMPANY ‘VERA HENNESSEY—“Cube,” “The Man Test Was Hard Yo Pind," “Ching,e Toes ‘Jazz Bazaar.” MISS" LOREAINE—“Nightie Night.” KITTY W. ‘Mandy. LOUISE WOLF—“Tullp Time, BABB QUINN—“et’s Go to Cuba.” ‘ITTY EN—“Wedding of Mr. Shimmie and Jazz,” “ “Leave Me Years Ago.” “Oh, Doctor." WARREN AND JOE ROSE—Dact. OLYMPIC BURLESQUE THEATER—New York City “HENRY P. DIXON'S BIG REVIEW" ‘WHITE—"Jobonie's in’ Town. KITTY GERTRUDE SOLOMON—“Dad De Dom.” HARRIET FURST—“Sweeter Than Sagar.” ROBERTA CORTEZ—“If It Comes From Dixieland,” Ballet, BILL COLTON—"George’s Cherry Tree.” LETTE BOLLES—“Ob, How She Can Dance; Take Me to Land of Jazz." “French yW_Spectalty. ‘Halnbow.” “Bpantsh,” “The Wedding of Shimmle and Jax," PEARL BRIGGS AND HARRY LE VAN—“Jars Babies’ Ball." PEARL BRIGGS—“Down in Maryland,” “Tax on Besutifal Girls.” LE VAN AND DEVINE—Piano Specialty. jamp a Tittle, Lady." Specialty. HARRY LE VAN—"Give Me the Harem.” : OLYMPIO HARMONISTS—MARO GEIGER, Directat GAYETY BURLESQUE THEATER—Philadelphia x ‘BURLESQUE STOCK * WYTHD LYONS—“Get "Em While They're Dancing Aroind.” Singing Specialty, The— ‘Dancing Soubret; “Good Little Boys,” “Honeymoon in Dixie.”* ‘WEN MILLER—"As MAX BELLE—“Sweet Sweeties,” BILLY BENDEN—“Sahara.' ‘Ahead of the GRACE HOWAED—"Merci-Beau-Coup.” “Old, Bat Want "Jerry," “SPrecktes."* ‘Be Loved; GRACB HOWARD AND WEN MILLER—“The Pep Duo.” AVENUE THEATER—Detroit BURLESQUE STOCK COMPANY RESSID BROWN—"Dixte Is Dixie Once More,” “When the Bees Make Honey,” “Never + Be Dry Down in Havana.” TONE DAYE—“You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet," “Ob, By Jingo; ‘WINTERS—"The Girl I Broaght From Dixie,” “He's My Boy,” “Ching Chong WouLy “Man,” “I Want = Doll.” “tadelon."" PEULEN 'NUGENT—“Shimmie She Wadblere’ Ball,” “Jax Dance." “Pickantantest Pars- SUABEL FALERR—"T Never Knew I Had a Wonderfal Wife,” “Daddy,” “Don't Ory, 2 Frenchy, Don't Cry.” LLY SCHULER—"‘Absinthe (BSSRS. SCHULER, BROWN, Director. TSRCLORE AND GREBN—"“Tute Me to the Cataret” CASINO BURLESQUE THEATER—Brooklyn, N. Ye “SOCIAL MATDS” cE ae 0 JOELET—"I WU Be an Duiy as a Bea,” “Tax on Lore,” “Here Comes the Beido," JA HAT WooD—“Poppy Blossom,” “By the Campfire,” “Lonesouie,”* “I'in Like @ Ship "Without a Sail. Song. [SA HAYWOOD AND ALFRED DE 101 RRAINE—“Let the Rest of the World Go By." "KERJACKS—Singing and Novelty Dancing. “Darktown Regimental Band.” “Washington Square.” VAN ALSTYNE & CURTIS Open New York Offi ork. Office Harry Walker New York, April 24—Van Alstyne & Ourt!s Broadway, with genial Harry ‘Walker inwharge. Iker bas had wide and varied experience, ‘well and favorably known among the trical profession as a producer of abilitr. having recently staged several musical come: ‘successes, and 2 numbér of vanderille acts, ‘The principal numbers Van Alstyne & Cartis RAY SHERWOOD . Has Two Successful Numbers ‘Ray Sherwood, lyric writer, and also success fal composer, bas placed with his publisvers Bomber, and is popular with elngers and or chestras alike. “Hawaiian Twilight,” a splendid trie, to which Carl D. Vandersloot has supplied gait- able mosie, is a dreamy dence number, and is Deing featured by the leading orchestras in the Stiadie West. “THREE SHOWERS” O¥ RECORDS Nights"* “THE BAREFOOT TRAIL” ‘New York, April 28.—Boosey & Oo. seem to have hit the popular note in the latest issue, “The Barefoot Trail” As a rule Boosey songs The Billboard ‘ee gi With the ‘irresistible force of pai avec lawseha ths natural hit is sweeping its way to sure success. ALJOLSON SAYS ITSTHE soelg want SWANEE. It will be the rigittest BEST SONG HE EVER SANG ur act SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE. spot of : jaan e swing,rhythm abd melody that haunts and thrills them. — 3 Call and lets play SWANEE for you,or send for it , stating ‘whether you want orchestration for high, redium or low voice. —— ITS THE SINGEST SWINGEST pars SOUTHERN SONG EVER WRIT >_< A POSITIVE SENSATION. T. B.HARMS shepsiccnd aca G2WEST 45 mSTREET, NEW YORK MUSIC PRINTING tn any ober szle o_ quantly. Our a best remit "eSipie coplon asd Deis Sub PROMPT DELIVERY. "ae ae ae GREAT DEMAND SONGS! Central, Music Company ve. Strong Numbers Yo Start wis marketing your own composition. « book covering all easential points ts published. 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MUSICIANS-ATTENTION I Can You Read Music AS EASY AS YOU DO THIS PAPER? ‘If not, my book How to Read Music At Sight ‘Will tell you how. within a week. it you play or teach you cannot af- ford to be without it. So simple a child can understand it. Sent $2.00 postpaid. Particulars on request, 1,0. HARRIS, Publisher, Dept. BB, Bay City, Michigan. BAND LEADERS, FREE ALL BAND | NUMBERS ; 1545 Broadway, But because the Public says so. ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL WALTZ JONG, THE HARMONY WALTZ SENSATION FORSTER MUSIC PUBLISHER INC. CHICAGO taliova\ le) LOOP END BLDG. 177 N.STATE ST. HAL KING, PROF.MGR. ABE OLMAN,GEN. PROF. MGR. KENDIS & BROCKMAN Kendis & Brockman, who have won fame a5 the writers of “I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles,’ bt the song in Dut a few weeks old aueny recon: aired acts are featunng {t with pronounced songs, and fn each instance, it is said, they Fecelved a handsome sum, SONG GOING WELL New York, April 34—“ThersT Never Be a Leume of Nations Without treland,”* ‘the Loa ‘Thoman-Ray Walker song, do reported to be enjoying 2 beary sale. YAN FRANCISCO QOS MARKET ST. ARTHUR REECE, COAST REP, LMUS IC PRINTERS #0 ENGRAVERS by any pro mates gladly furnished. 43 years experience MJ printing. Largest plant west of New York ETI MMER MANE SAS ' ia. Money. ‘UNinw MUSIC COMPANY. WON'T YOU COME BACK TO ME, DEAR A Waltz Song. ‘Write. Professional Copies and Orchestration Free to Performer. ent of Ten Parts and Piano. D. LACOUR, 210 Porter Street, - DETROIT, MICH. GET READY OR ae COMING POLITICAL, CAMPAIG! “A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND” ‘THE RECOGNIZED CAMPAIGN SONG—Band Arrangement With Your Order for “FRISCO JAZZ BAND BLUES” “HAIL TO THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM” “OLE MISS BLUES” SEND US ONE DOLLAR AND RECEIVE THIS WONDERFUL OFFER. FREE ALL BAND NUMBERS Do IT NOW PACE & HANDY MUSIC CO., INC. NEW YORK, N. Y. MAY 1, 1920 x The Billboard ‘A NATURAL MUSIC MOTIF FOR THE MOVIES FASY 70 SING—EASY TO SISTEN TOFERFEGT RUVTHM FOR DANCING Singing Acta Sing e—Dencing Acta Dance. It—stusial CHAPPELL & Be co.,1 Ltda. “LITTLE BABY OF MINE” Prank ©. Huston, writer of the words and muaic of “Little Baby of Mine,” a new ballad, ‘was a vieltor at The Bilboard office, Cincinnats, ‘Friday afternoon, April 23, and left the same Sight for Charlottesrile, Va, where he will be for a couple of weeks conducting the mousle In fon evangelistic campaign. Mr. Huston reported that “Little Baby of Mine” seema to be an Immediate hit, There havo been many Tullaby» ‘written which very largely seem t be baby ‘heme I Love You," for which J. Will Callahan wrote the words, “SWANEE” ON RECORDS In New York, “Swance" is leading as an in- Recognised cbestrations tn all keys from the publishers. BUSY GIRLS iE “THAT NAUGHTY WALTz” Gocago, April 22—"That Nevehty Watts,” the walts hit of Forster Maste Publisher, Ioc., 4s being featured in-unusual atyle in the Riviera ‘Theater thle week and ts stopping te show at performance, Unsolicited by the publish: ere “That Naughty Walts" wan selected above all the present popular and standard walts songs by the musical director of the Biviers. ‘Tho number ig deing sung by a comple with the background showing a cabaret scene. An IF YOU CAN PLAY, ELWIN. HITS WHY NOT DO IT? THEY ARE THE BEST OF ALL! “WIG WAM”) | “HUNKATIN” INDIAN FOX-TROT HME S ae. and striking. ‘The original ideas embodied tn the presentation ate a distinct compliment to ‘the publisbere and a: drawing card for the ‘theater. es FARB INTRODUCES HITS Abe Farb” Cinctonati manager of Jerome H. Remick @ Company, announces that he {s ing Remick’s two latest numbers, ‘*Hiawatha's Melody” and “When He Gave Me You, Mother of Sine.” ste dealers’ stores for ‘and an order fs being rosbed to that city. In the meantime Farb {s busying bimeclt spreading ‘Hiawatha’ propaganda in the prominent sjots By HAROLD SANFORD and JOE SAMUELS SOL. P. Levy | THE MARRIAGE BLUES A “BLUE” FOX-TROT B; JOE SAMUELS & BERKIN BROS. WHY’ MADRIOLA 701 Seventh Ave., NEW YORK CITY ‘Otter Pollow's let” are galaiog ta opatartty aatty. REICHGOTT QUITS GILBERT ‘New York, April 24.—ugeno Relehgott 1+ no longer managing the band and orchestra for ‘Wolfe Gtitert. He is now with the Mingling Brothers-Barnum & Dalley Circus whistling and singing with the band for the Leo Felst Mosic Company, He is also going on the road with the circos for the Fist Company. McHUGH PUSHING “ZOMA” FOX-TROT ‘SOL. P. LEVY ONE-STEP LEVY & SAMUELS 145 West 45th St., New, York wy Mavin The Billboard A MARVELOUS MELODY FROM MEXICO!! MANYAN By NEUMAN FIER PROFESSIONAL COPIES AND ORCHESTRATIONS NOW READY IN- ALL KEYS LEADERS:—JOIN OUR ORCHESTRA CLUB NOWIII Pin a two-dollar bill to this ad and we will send you fifteen new dance orchestrations during-the year. If.you send It right away wo will send you ‘any three of the following numbers free, in addition. “Pretty Little Cinderella.” Syncopated Waltz: “When I'm Dancing With You.” One-Step: “Where the Jack o° Lanterns Grow,” Fox-Trot: #1 Don't ‘@ Doctor,” One-Step; “I'll Buy the: Ring,” Fox-Trot; “I'm a Dreamer,” Waltz; “You Ought To See Her Now,” Fox-Trot; “MANYANA,” Foret JUST CROSS OFF THE NUMBERS YOU WANT. JACK MILLS, ING., 152 West 45th Street, NEW. YORK IACK MILLS, President. ARTHUR HAMBURGER, General Manager. i32-2.|OH, THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH Fla, last November in order to pot over “It's A REAL SOUTHERN MELODY, NEW, CATCHY, FULL OF PEP, All tor Xoa."" The result is thet, alone, be 1! Professionals.send late program and stamp for copy and orchestration. Music deal- Interested Siac at and ote In New ore tad vic L ers and jobbers write for quantity prices. Address JNO. W. WALTER, Bums, Kansas. DALBY & bcheooed dic orchestrate 31¢ Cuonas for A, DILL rLLinGlA a ‘polody JOHN WILLIAM KELLETTE John William Kellette, who wrote “I'm” Forever Blowing Butbles,"" the sensational bit of last year, resigned his Job as director of ture of thelt programs, Tt is also. being recorded by Arto, Pianostyle, Artempo and Pathe, with FAXON PRAISES BROWN’S BAND ‘Ghicago, Apeil 24—Tom Faxon, phenomenal superdasso soloist with the music pablishing house of Leo Felst. Inc., has been singing nisht- W. Fortieth street, New York, is getting out ‘SUITE 702, 145 WEST ASTH STREET. NEW YORK. 2 plug, and 1s steadily growing. ‘The Mother Lote March,” written dy Kellette, has been Sane emyseee | DO YOU WRITE TUNES OR LYRICS? fas Long a8 X Have You," dedicated > | 3¢ go, send to us for particul ing our service. Woe are recognised Nextmova, : Zeng writers: conducting a legitimate business and cua furnish the est of SONG FOR CAMPAIGN Feferences. We also write special Vaudeville Acts, Songs and Parodies to § 5 Ew x aes ics koe eames ‘BRIERS & WALKER, “Suite 608, 145 W. 48th Street, NEW YORK. provailing Fels favorites at the Dresent tne. HAMILTON WRITES LYRIC Shia Ss Ao et ae onto, Se Satns aoe {hey are eelting more of the number than ever QUARTE if fie “Weaadal,® Geamatie seedeeton, Sa rt a a. a Rar tia yb nt “p D GIVE THE WORLD FOR You Ph te al Sy ten cats av varee ea Free as ot fc TAseite ein veane. gt tan ‘The song lends iteelf readily to campaign Gneares ‘Orchestrations Ready. wrote a Iyric that Je in keeping with ove of ite ENE UE 12 arupeian bri ners hee enolkite nv |= eater eerie meee ber is gradually gaining headway on the phono- graphs and player planos, and thme will decom ten to fit it to the various cendidate programs. GILBERT'S CHICAGO CHANGES New York, April 23:—Harry Goodwin, asdtst- fot general manager of Gilbert & Friedland, 1ne., who recently went to Chicago to recrgan- fre ‘hie firm's Chicago branch office, hes @n- ‘bounced the appointment of Max J. Stone es The Shady Side of Broadway Waltz, New, Snappy, Entrancing. Brings back sweet memortes of childhood days, Professional singers send for free copy. Dealers write for quantity prices, Banener of that Draneh, Charles anton Bas W. H. LESTER tio Deen added to that staf, The orchestra . H. tion. Song plates are the latest to advance, department will continue to be. in charge ot 919 E. Third Street, : = _OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA, cctinr now fon $9 to $250 and even ¢4 pet ‘Thin te band. work and. Inborers. are Florence Sanger, who bag been with Gilbert ‘lace the taception of the office. 1M ANSWERING AN AD BEGIN YOUR LETTER WITH “I SAW-YOUR AD IN THE BILLBOARD.” | settee. en, ore copmeeens boolean | ane AS ONT ACen Pe fee Han Ate? es 8 Bd PN aro VN me | ‘ : ‘TELL I TO THE WORLD” I By VN NYP NRO AEN Composer of Daisies Won't Tell ex. All New York is playing and whistling these wonderful numbers. Send for Your Orchestration and Professional Copies. . JONES MUSIC Co,, 1545 Broadway, ce 46eh st New York- Dick Nugent: pe AY A | a Sg I ee The Bi REMICK’S SERVICE (uicego, April 24.—3trs, By (Swede) EM, a the Hippodrome last week, made one of the Rite of the BIL, singing “When Got Gave You Eanigan and O'Rourke, in the Rialto Theater featured the same song and added Liman Watson, in rs featuring the latter Hyp geet ‘alo singing the ‘‘Hen and the Cow’ Always lows featic ‘Moan.’ ter, is Josie F'ynn' Mastrels, in the (Lincoln Hip- Podrene, ar3 fertari-g “/our Eyes Have Told Se So” ant ‘AM«sJr'a Band.’ .. Amelio,” in tation, yet comparatively few acts have Deen singing It, He sald that performers will fiat St admirably adapted for all ‘especially harmony acts, Mr. Stama aloo made the came observations ‘regarding “Your Byes Have Told Sto pare Director Smith, ia the Powers ‘Theater, 1s featuring “My ole of *Golden Dreams” ‘and “Venetian Moou'* with effect. Dot arselle and Her Jaxx Boys, on, Western Vaudeville Time, ‘gre making a real seasation with ‘My Tele of ‘Dreams ‘and “Darktown "Dancing ‘School.”* Performers passing to and trom the Coast, ‘who stop in Remiok’s Minneapolis house, have mate many flattering observations regarding the courtesy and Duslness-lke service that they [mecelved trom ‘Fred Gtrible, manager, and Hal ‘Weer, Bis ‘capable assistant. Memick showed ‘wisdom, as usual, when these two hot’ wires ‘were sent to Ofinmespolis, When ‘New York fioally claims them thetr places will be hard llboard ERNEST HARE America’s Most Famous singing comedian, having just closed with ‘‘Al Jolson’s Sinbad” is now devoting most of his time to phonograph recordings for the leading companies, and is featuring TRIANGLE TUNES, especially LONE STAR ——— Professional copies and orchestrations ready in your key. ——— TRIANGLE MUSIC PUB. CO., METROPOLITAN ‘STUDIOS ‘one of the censational writers, ng with all the rest, and 15 glad to meet all of the acte—and be knows most of them—and amist performers in any way they destre. V. A. & C. LANDING THEM Chteago, “April 24,—Excellent reports are be- Sng sent ‘in to the head office in Chicago by Egbert Van Alstyne, of the musie publishing house of Van Alstyne Curtis. Mr, Van Al atyne bag been in New York for a couple of ‘weeks, supervising the opening of ‘the New ‘York beanch studios. He bas written the mata ofice that he has closed contracts with all of the mechanical roll: and disc record people for ‘the entire Van Alstyne & Curtis catalog. According to Monty Howard, of the V. A. & ©. ofiees, Mr. Van, Atstyne ‘will bring home three new bits and promises somewsensations, Carlotta Stockdell, in McVicker's Tu this week, {a singing “Blue ‘Eyes."* "Witt and Company, in the American Theater, ar@ singing ‘*You'l Never Know.” Walther Princeton, in the Hippodrome this week, are using. “Marte.” Eleanor Wateon, in the Windsor Theater, is singing “You'll Never Know” and “Give ‘ste the Good Ola Days.” Zrber's Theater, Bist St. Louls, this week, are. singing “Women Won't Let Me Alone.” ‘Mario atid Risso, in the Bmpress Theater, are. using “You'll Never Know.” Hayy Plerce, in ‘TeRose and Adams, in * ‘914 Michigan Ave., Chicago the Midway Hippodrome, te singing “Oive Ate the Good Old Days." Vardell and Sewell, in the Orpheum ‘Theater, Gary, Ind., are using ‘the same ballad, ‘The Dick Strauss Trio, in the Garden ‘Thea- ter, is ccoring @ nightly hit with “Railroad Biues.”" Bernard and Dafty, in the Statedak ‘Theater, are a hit in “Women Won't Let Me Alone"? Reno Calo, in Edelwelss Garden thie week, is singing “You'll Never Know" and “sflsstosippl Shore.” Dettee and Wilwon, im Central Park Theater, are staging “You'll Never in the State-Congrers, ts using the ame eong and “‘Siaalsslppi ‘Young and Francis, in tho Calimet Theater, are all but stopping ‘the sb:w this week. with “Give Me the Good Old Days." Ofarshsield ‘RiddeU, tn the Wialto ‘Theater, is singing “Tail- road Blues and “‘You'll Never Know. A NEW “BLUES’ “Ob, Joe, Please Don't Go," by amy Briers and Lee M. Walker, published by. the ‘James L, Shearer Company, seems to be going over with a bang. Al Bernard and @razk Kam- plain havo alresdy recorded the number for three of the phonograph companies, ‘the orches- tras are giving it a big plug andthe vaude- ‘villians are taking to it like a duck to water. GOODWIN IN WEST New York. Apeil 22.—Harry Goodwin of OU- bert & Friedland, Inc,, ims gone on a Western trip for his rm," 145 West 45th St., New York. } Fate, MAY 4, 1920’ RIVIERA AFFAIRS Chicago, April 23.—-Desertiand.” Riviera Music Company's big hit, by Bthwell Hanson, 4s dolng all that its owners and dackers hoped and more, according to the Riviera people. Chi! 60's leading music. merchants have abundontis stocked up om the new Dailad, including the Boston Store, Hiliman's, Kreege’s and Iyon & Healy, Riviera ts running a big ad- vertising campaign inthe local daily papers. ‘The Riviera people say they Dave the same op- timlstic reports from the ontalde.as In Chicags. ‘Helen Goshnell, popalar Chicago contralto, Joined the Riviera stat. She is the first of a number of stars who will be.added to the professional department. The Riviera people Delleve tn'attractive designs and the front cover of “Desertland” 18 sald to have cost the com- pany $900, Ales Rbue Gil and Robert Long, ‘of the Biviera. professional staff, sang at an entertainment given by the Intercollegiate Ctub ‘April 16, The singers were assisted by Gates’ Orchestra. ‘Husk? O'Hara, leader of a noted 2x3 or- chestra, is featuring “Desertiand” at all per- formances, “CUTEY” MAKES HIT ‘New Orleans, April 24.—Paul De Droit, aru. mer of the Orpheum Orchentra, ban eompoced a loetickling jazz, entitlea ‘%Ontey,"* “which bas met instant favor with the’ patrqas of that popalar house. ‘This is the second successful Jara prutuction of Mr. De Droit, bis first belng “Puttin’ €o the Dog,” whien was one of tho ita of tho year, FEIST’S NEW CINCY OFFICE On May 1 the Leo Pelst Otncinnatl office wil! be moved to new quarters. at 211 Best tb street, second floor, The new office will be fitted Up with piano rooms and will bo used for Te- ‘hearsing acts—eomething tmposstble. at the old Tecation. Those two live wires, Frank Nomi and Bitty Wotte are in charge and will he led to see and take cate of enyone ia the ‘profession desiring to learn thetr new numbers. ‘They extend an invitation to all orchestra lend- xs to ¢rop in apd see them. (* Equity asks you to read the article on page 2 ASK BABE QUINN That clever little artist at B. Be Kahn’s Stock Burle-cue, New York City, HOW | MANY ENCORES ‘she took last week singing “LET'S GO TO CUBA’ You'll get tired waiting for her to count up. Get your copy and sing it NOW. Be one of the happy acts using this popular hit. JACK DARRELL, MUSIC. PUBLISHER, Great double version and extra catch line. 245 W. 46th St., New York MAY 1, 1920 The Billboard 33 DESERTCAND | Riviera Music Co. Free Orchestrations In All KeyS Chateau Theatre Bldg. Chicago astrament. Besides, your key would be bad, gest that wo chango the name to “O Cello," oF ‘ie mentioned above.’ Too many sharp. imply “evil ‘saxophone. Go, why an alto saxophone in orchestra? Why qe eee ee ee et eae pot & © saxophone played in bass clef, Just a8 mrcener, | St miscating %, 5 Tee wetttea’—easy neyo all the time aad Jost 7PUME_ Players and often ,censes, dem to thera of tg frtament” Makon'an“ex™ on, geaegment, Tu, ecaieg aa " sitet fabetate for comand mach atier'to "Saag e pags thw Eft as parteery can $n orchestra? Probably the violin part, @ minor But why call it “O Melody?” It is too bi ‘The Bintboard welcomes third lower, but it would. throw you into some and deep-toned to take the place of violin as & rade, ond wil pind awrut keys? "Whea te violla. parte are inthe soprano instrument. Just now i¢ ie @ novelty Murthy’ of publication. cemmun- | Key ot A 1(a sharps), ou would have @ sharps. and 8 sort of crate, Dut really’ it fn out of piace eax [atioge wil be ignored, Dut names will be | 10, contend wit sing — Siiaby "reauest, "Eattereanould be MPG | “Sxou coma’ ‘of course, read the cello parts plays the baritone parts im band, you Euow, tne ‘and to’ the ‘point. same as treble clef, by Temoriog 9 flats or ndd- Yeeos ft ‘hae its own part. ing 8 sbarps but that would throw you too high ‘ ‘Of course, ‘the name “B fat tenor.” ts not “That the Profession M: May Know” OPEN LETT ERS “For oft-times VIEWS are livest NEWS" - fod ‘would not sound well,” An octave lower‘ia oboe and so mlsiendisg as the other two mentioned, aad DOME ANSWERS ZARROW — tio iow, and otea goes bciow the rouse of Your treo tu “‘aviody" lowteuments, "T would eng fe cold be feft an ite it Jou preter 4, bat ER call 1 “baritone, becauss Altmeyer ‘Theater, McKeesport, Pa, ‘To the altor: "Revising to. your Yetter published in Tho [iM if vn: pilot of "apn thin? hed in Tho MPT 4 ied oe Maryn our Souk oes: 5 — as oye Vaore at bim for anvancertin [4 ‘Bo the Batons, MOM, Hy Ape a8, 1900, fact = ‘toc ‘could bo gald with reference to, your = gecent editorial, “Oeiticislag “the Wonen, of : : i : C | A | N 0 F | | T S$ a “ hed TMNT TNT ATTTT AMATEUR sone. WRITERS WACK “BLUE DIAMONDS” Chicago, TM. ‘To the Baltor: An Original Idea in Ballad Form Heard Everywhere. Wish you would give space to an occurrence PN ee RSIM = THe UNIQUE dé 7 Hf tay nmplre "aod ‘encourage amateur” pag Tee 1 two bose trom ‘Denver, Colo, D. &. ELC AUCs (0) Eb) MAN JAZZ Bates and Sam ‘Levinson, arrived ta, Ohicago, Created an Immediate Furore JOE HOWARD'S 46@ 7 great numeer, - Whistle a Song preparations being made to place thelr numbers, Eleven Chorus Repetitions at Every Performan Hsiao felony thle em hat ‘these’ numbers were ‘the goods: eine ANATOL °. && T H N Ss ” "ca: ae ‘writers, hod, the numbers EMMA) A 4 ve slated for pablention ai an ‘early Gate “oa The Ballad Which Brought Sucegss to Musicland.”” Soe poise Tewant fo bitog forth to that SM Ohara a av) MY. NAUGHTY SWEETIE ep ti idese, 8 POPULAR ‘ BLU ES GIVES TO ME” “earnattthese'boys have done. others can do, Af . Never Fails To Get Over. they have the etick-to-lt ambition to get some Boaver tnat’ they fect. will be accepted” and EME TMT SM CTD | ad ates | iO “NOW | KNOW” | Rete whet eal people ‘recently heard a ree big-time house tell the audience that to burry back-stage and peek in {ng rooms to see which one Be wanted to take A ao 2 peers ete eee Alhda Suseena asl eeany Of? aes eee z why Tetived ae a re ‘win ‘surprised’ atthe rapidity of our LEAP YEAR fh 7 ‘ ” the stage’ are, emeclvesy to" blisne Tor these th Ick house, but, a Eilee intprossions, Bscessive use ot" the percs: everybody sald, "we hed numbers that were of COMEDY SONG; Ido bottle and “drog-rtore ‘commetica are not by e A Riot Laugh Provoker. i np ce ‘hive bas henge face 29 the vaca yor fet Wad" ait inowerpt eeeoed and fs J W. STERN & CO oF Tsar ESE ase a. axierntand, oft Soares ae oe OS. W. STER : bce pct Seba it * 226 WEST 46TH STREET Rio, Noor leu to et, the public sit orm: én conttas LB HARRY TENNY, ; SAMMY SMITH, me aweet and in: General Maneoer N.Y. Prof. Mgr. Bad T sotid ke ALTO SAXOPHONE fois ier Vere) PHILADELPHIA BOSTON plese rove, would find @ ist planted squarely See mee ee BUFFALO. ST. LOUIS Snel remark ia a sneering, contemptible T just saw an 26. Pei ga alto sazo- SUE co phone for ‘dance ore! ‘Now what kind of Spare’ ‘would’ be played by en alta saxophone HERE’S A “BLUES” FOR YOU!! OH. JOE: JUST HOT OFF THE PRESS PROFESSIONAL COPIES READY. Join Our Orchestra Club Now—Send One Dollar and Receive 12 Hits a Year : JAMES L. SHEARER MUSIC PUB. CO., Inc, 145 W. 45th St, New York The Billboard ‘CHAUTAUQUA DEPARTMENT By FRED HIGH Interchurch World Movemen Why Eight Out of Every Ten Ministers Receive Less Than $20 Per Week Salary—The Part Played By the Lyceum and . Chautauqua ‘Wonder how many people who are now en~ gaged in the Intercharch World ‘Movement have ‘he slightest idea where this movement had its origin? How many realize that the isckum fand chautanqua heart this message for unlty ‘ten yearn afoT. i ‘How many know that P. Sfarion Stims, form- erty located at Vinton, In., worked at this task as a. country parson, then fought (literally peaking) to bring unity to the town of Vinton, where his lecture developed into a book, en- titled “What Must the Church Do To Be Saved?” which Tleming H. Revell published. It in safe to say that that lecture was given more than one thousand times in towns and communities where the “author saw division and disunion. ‘While the churches have battled over trifles, ‘murder, divorce, Tynchings, race lots, labor @isorders, sounicipal corruption, Judicial emel- ‘administrations, general lawlessness bave grown ‘until America leads tho world in nine of these corrupting forces. ‘Tale Interchorch World Movement has set forth a lot of ‘startling, truths which @ recent sarvey revealed an confirming all th Rev. P. ‘Marion Simms had eaid on the platform and in ‘the pages of bis book. ight out of every ten ministers receive ess than $20 @ week, What is the cause of this ‘condition? : ‘The charch, ts Prussiantzed and today autocracy roles from the ‘The average minis g 3 ‘bring Tere is a statement put Ing department of the Interchurch ‘World Move- ment: “For more than a year hundreds of ‘workers have been quietly engaged in making @ sclentifie aurvey of the mission fields and of Amerles, county by county." ‘Who furnished the dough for this énvestiga- Non? ‘The inside information has it, that ‘Wall street dankers underwrote this just as they would = powder trust or a ‘foreign loan. Why Ie Joung John D. Wockefeller Tacing over America pleading for money? Have the frantic fanatics found out that they only add to the disorganized condition of society when they use bayonets, deport talkers, shoot {dlers.and go as fools have always done when peit has faced ‘8 furfous crowd? Labor-must be brought to ite knees, ‘The old daya cnust be restored. The old ideas of the master and the servant lingers ‘and will continue to inger as long a3 eight out of every ten ministers are willing to blindly gather the “assessments” rather than work for the people. ‘Democracy springs trom the people. It grows from the bottom upwards. ‘The need of our day i for more and detter democracy—educated spontanelty. ‘At a church conference held in Tilinols 2 survey showed that 1,700 country churches in with them, ‘That's why he from those people it the Kind of work that Your church is doing? ‘What percentage of the money .ralsed by your loctl church 1g spent for the betterment of your own people? ‘Way should eighty per cent of the ministers minister in charge of _| best friends and most ardent supporters, In fact the lyceum and chautauqua have been the children of the higher ideals and purposes fos- tered by religion. ‘The Tyceam and chantangoa should now Aight tho battle of the country chureh—we should wage war on the profiteers in religion. We should. make ‘war on the Prusslanizers who ‘would still further degrade the minister by even tabing out of his hand the right to decide ‘what local work will have his support. We sboild make known the work that such ministers as Bev, Allen are doing. We should fearlessly show the reawon why we are sur felted with Dig drives, Dig. campaigns, . cen- yw. era and faterchurch world move- some of them at least concelved and’ the benefit of everyone except the ‘country. and village church. He replied: “The biggest, wrong about it is the notjon in the heads of the majority of ite preaches that they never amount to anything until they get ‘a city church. On the other tractive in the, sermons of the piaheaded preach- cr, nor in the sllpehod way be conducts wor- mip, #0 the farmer gives up golng to cfiurch, ‘With the big farmers out of it the church sinkw nto rain.” ‘This is not all, for the deadly, germ fo eating at ‘tho very heart of the minis- fry when it dictates What the ministers sball preach—thele themes are ald oat for them. ‘Anyone who talks effectively abould fimt do Something. If faith without works is dead then talk that is mero talk 1s less than gtb- bertah, recelve less Income than government economists Some Big Chief Jisues an edict calling upon Sigore axa minimom required for the wipport of all ministeré to preach sermon on “Spiritual on average family? Why should ministers en- Resources," then another one thinks that this Ust tn every campaign put forth to raise money country Is going to the bow-wows, because for hospitals when they or any member of thelr family must De treated in a “charity ward” ‘when sickness overtakes them? ‘The lyceum and chautangua have found the church open'when there was no ‘other place in town where an entertainment could be held. ‘They dave Cound “the ‘ministers among thelr During the year 1919 the Foneeny Concert Company gave one hundred and fifty-two con- certs, ninety of -them over sean. ‘Tho MadcliTe Chavtantua System tn constant. ly advertising tu ‘The Survey for lecturers and fond cof expertence and proven. ability, ‘Geo. Bord, A. D. Lieteld and Bolla MeBridg wero guests at the Pittvburg, Pa, Kiwanis hub Ioncheon Tyaratay, Apr 26, with Fred High an the eneaker. : Emest Gamble says: “T often get a report ‘that is below what I think it should be, but { more often get 2 good one that is much tigher ‘than I think we deserve."* Cloy Smith's mew sacred song, “One Night ‘When Sorrow Burdened,” ia besutifal in Dott lyrics and music, It is poblishead by Chas, E. Rost of Battle Oreek, Mich. Rev. F. M. Baiton, cditor amd pobisher of ‘The Expositor, says: 0,000 ministers get a salary of about $12 per week. Read the article ‘on the Interchurch World Movement, ‘Richmond Pearson Hiohwon speat te week lecturlog’ in Pittsburg and viclolty for Tntere national Protitdticn. His clteulars my: "“Atner- Ica bas no abler,” more gallant Christian gentle- ‘man than Richmood P.. Hobeon, ‘Rorolutions agalast traine¢ animal acts on the chautanqua platform were adopted by the Dover, 0., Chantanqda Association. 8. 0, ite, ‘superintendent of schools, said training animals for stage parposer {a crvel. from Washington—and Pittsburg, assistet by “LYCEUM AND CHAUTAUQUA NOTES: tliere Is 80 much Ignorance. about ‘Missionary Education. ‘Then someone thinks dt would be 00d propaganda to have all ‘the preachers tell the world that we are after all only tax gather- fers and hirelings working for our earthly master and that we need to know more about the noble calling of “stewardship"—and there 19 much its findings, ‘The committee reports aro tho census of the Iyceum amd chautavana. Chonette's Concert Band. drilled ty Fa - Ghenette. welldmown bandmaster, composer and writer, is Pooked for the Redpath Eastern ‘Gtreult thio season. He wilt feature his “Tone Color Scheme," which he programmed Inst season on the Incoln Qystem, He will also present some of his own numbers with some ‘elaborations. Ont of @ total af about 270,000 professional mnstelans io the United States there are sald to be coty about fifteen in the nino largest penitentiaries.’ ‘There are about 57,000 bankers and-ont of that aumber there are'30 in these same penitentiaries; 32 out of 115,000 Iawyers; 22 ont of 00,000 physicians; 6 out of 63,000 Pataters. ‘Many requests are coming te, showing that talent is.altve to the work that the publshed committee reports are doing for the worth whilo attrictlons, ‘Keep i up. ‘Talk to the committees. Urge them to wyite for & copy. ‘Tho reports aro free.’ Six thousand have been Gistributed amd twelvo thousand more win ‘soon be ready for distribation. Last week the Moorshead ‘Attmetions were ‘busy at Wooster, Alliance, Barberton and Loud- Past ‘Liverpool ang Canton, ‘big splurge itor the K. C. Lodge at Richmond, Ind. ‘This company .is now located at 405-6, Johneon Baflding; Clncinnatl, M, M, King is RedpathVawter, Homer, Peltor & Baya, tours, He will be with Vawter’s: Evening Star Chan- tenquas thie summer, fourth: night, Next sea- ‘son—Andependent Four Fantastique La “Deltas, incinding tricks that have bee mysterious even to “He will present ¢his entire act as ‘of; the big surprizes of tho show, -the effectiveness of the work, ‘The tehed the propagande ca 0 ‘hin millionaire backers, whereby the New York Ideas are passed out, second-banded, by a lot of ‘ministerial cooties. Shame on a laxy pulpit that will pass such stuff aloig, baled, predi- gested and ready to shore down ‘the throats of the congregation. ‘The Baptists drag out thelr old water wagon with a streaming banner announcing: “God expects every Baptist to do his duty,"" leaving It to the inquiring mind to solve the problem writer got his information, o> say that, the real need ts for Christian democracy. ‘Their motive: ‘To. extend the spilt of friendliness,; helpfulness and brotherly, confidence to the multitudes of strangers within our gates; to demonstrate to them tho nobler spirit of America; to help them to find thelr better selves in the new laind of thelr choice, and'to become the Americans they aspire to be; to asxist them in acyuiriog of thelr new neighbors; to protect ‘the Golden Tule and the churches’ are assessing the world for money. ‘Thin country ‘needs homes, -thansands ond thousands of new houses must be built at oace. Jumping skyward, the masses are the profteers and the min- iaters, eight out of ten, are working for lest then $20 a week begging money, one denomina- ton, sending alzty-two sotomeblies to help im. ress tho heathens, \y ‘Tess than-two per ett of our people are ‘classed av capitalists amd. even per ceat as Inbor unloniste—the minety-one per cent are the victims, but who cares? the church could only waite for @ wore effective betterment in functioning ob local work there would be a gala, bat when © bunch ‘of Wall street @oanclers underwrite a‘ mot gent that means only 2 more systematic pla: or raising and spending the’ people's money ‘there 1s need for dlecorston. GERMANY’S MORAL DOWNFALL Germany's Moral Downfall, the ‘Tracedy of Academte Matertaliem, by Alexander W. Oraw- ford, is & book that is hard to read, but well worth reading. It radiates the atmosphere of ‘the academic. mind .and reads about Ike & symphony would sound if the first violinist per- flsted in making his part a solo. A blue Deo- cif on a lot of the useless repetition of thought md expreesion would have aéded materially to a ~ thor, hae made the same mistake that eo many make when they scold the people who are pret cent for the sing of the absentees. “Geman Kul- tur," says the author, “consisted in national ‘organization and efficiency, in education, science and fndustry, municipal adraintetration, 'con- derration of ‘resources and well diffused prot Derity. Tt elgnified ‘the utilfzation and ordering of the entire human and material resources of the nation for the purpose of attaining certain ‘concrete political and natlogal ends, Tt meant organization of the hands and brains of the tion for the purpose of material ‘and political advancement, for increased prosperity and pow * Germany's mistako was not in any of ‘these things, but was io the fact that she ‘abandoned the principles and practices that bad made her great and risked her all on the power of might. Germany tn whero she 1s today be- cause abo developed an overabundance of selt- ‘cosicelt with no aelf-eriticlem. It had mentality, ‘ays the author, but no spirituality; piety, bat ‘Bo morality; logic, hut no humor; ambition, but | The Bi liboard A TRULY PHENOMENAL SONG BALLAD — By LEE DAVID — FOX-TROT Music PUBLISHERS 1544 Broadway, New York (45th and 46th Sts.) po conscience; political aims, but mb moral Meats, Her real downfall mental and spiritual, not materialistic. "Bot withal the book Ie worth reading. Tt ts published by ‘Tho Abingdon Press, New York City, and was written to help destroy German oltar. * MANY, MANY MOONS ‘Tere are but a few lyceum and chautangua artiste who make entertaining a profession or Yeeturing © Mfe work. These great attainments are but stepping stones which help to Digcer PITTSBURGH Orranised 1911. Has toured eleven States, Voeal ana Instrumental Entertainers. ALBERT D. JAMES ALLAN TROKE “The Msslon of Magis, Muslo and Mirth.” 4a colrtainmeot that is delightfully diferent Cray a An, Rag Pictures, Violin Mimlory and Clover Gaa~ ag Piss wodlencen ererrrbereOpeo Tr = The Operatic Trio SCENES From per AND GRAND OPERA, | ‘Forecous costumes, ‘sconers. HW. D. TOOLEY, Director, Mt Carmel, 1tnols. CHICAGO CiViC BUREAU Aiaoaebs BROKERS HARRY M. HOLBROOK ‘eEuM, AnD uaa ATGua REPARTUENT, tia Nem Chace 'amee” RCHIEAaO, MAE SHUMWAY ENDERLY READER OF PLAYS. Gostumes., tniredzeta tapwrronations tn Fen Address, Di . ‘Aggrae, Bonen Abin, ston Ellen Kinsman Mann TEACHER OF SINGING Fine Arts Building, CHICAGO. ‘WANTE HIGH-GRADE TALENT 01 a LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: 2 oy Touie'o. RUNNER, yp trish Harp pe Anse, Lake Strest. bntonee, BE cn ae OE RRR WE ub Phe TALENT a oe Metropolitan Glee Club (MALE QUARTETTE). Orguntred 1812 tnctromental Selon, Readings. “Gwiea Belle. FM. GATED, Manager, Woodstock, Mh ADIES’ ORCHESTRA eUaen eS COACHING ~ CHAUTAUQUA : LYCEUM, AUT and better achievements and lead to greater fields of endeavor. ‘There are certain primary lessons that wo should earn in this work 1f we would benef by our experiences here. Salesmanship and the dhowman's art are primary. leseqos that we must lear in this work where the art etreular has been commer clalized as our greatest asset. ‘A few days ago, as a Penagylvania train was nearing Pittsburg, a man ext in a Pullman seat stodying the prospectes for a now motor, for Rotonioblies. ‘On the: seat beside him ly a small book, entitled “Many, Masy Mooas.” A little girl, not more than six years of age, aat down in that sent, and the man began ‘at face to entertain her with atories and readings from the Uttlo'book. ‘The child soon ‘began’ to ask questions, These questions came at more frequent intervals, until ut Tast there wat nothing but questions and the reading had ceased, ‘The Uttle tot then picked up the prospectus Gescribing the motor, and it was amazing how foterested she became ta itv contents. Idle ot searching questions grew lesa frequent, until Soally {t all blended Mhto an interesting con- versation in which both took part. Sluce that incident oa the train much thought thas beea given to reasoning out Just why that child could not be Saterested with the Indian stories, mental pletures, »poetle descriptions of animals, birds, winds, waters, mountalas, lakes, flowers and life itself while it was easy to en- tertaln her, with a commercial prospectus that had bea written for the sole purpose of selling & motor. ‘The reason for this 1s found in the mental attitude of both authors—the one who wrote the eple about the motor set out to make plain ite every feature. ‘The engraver, the photerrapher, the printer, the artist, the paper maker, the statistician, ‘the saleaman and the showman bad all contributed to that pamphlet while the author of “Many, Many Mcons"” had written as, tho his nly object was to conceal ae much ab possible’and to tell only what bo had to. ‘The publishers, Henry Holt & Oo., hare put togother this, much of it excellent material tn a way ‘that makes reading a bore and study a Alscouraging undertaking. ‘The Indians them- solves had better idens of illuminating thelr meatal concepts than ‘the makers of this book. ‘We hope that both author and publisher will atady well ‘what we recently wrote deecriptiva of the “Wheoler Interpretative Readers,” for that article will give the constructive aide of our eriticlam. lew Garett, the author of “any, Many ‘Moous,"* is one of the all too few who are born with, that commie urge that drives them ever oward and upward. He was a Chicago street ‘urchin, newsboy, son of forelgn emigrants, whea he first saw the divine spark that has since been fanned by noble effort until today his"soul ts aflame. ‘Cart Bandburg has said of him: “Fle has been forest ranger and woodsman; others years a Studio 909-10 Lyon & Healy Bidg., We while in the city announced that construction Ballantine Bureau PRODUCING ‘DRAMATIC AND VAUDEVILLE Chicago ‘wilderness: guide, companion of red and white men as an outrider of efvilization, university {nstroctor, headliner at many chautauquas, and magazine writer. He brings wisdom of| things ilent and garrulous to his books. Old men with strong heads and shrewd, slow tongues; young men with tough feet, the wishing song ce But we do hope that you will strive more about Lew Sarett, for you will hear more from lim as the years go by. It is rather strange that the man in the Pull- man, the one who built the moter, the one who ‘wrote the sales lterature, like the poet who wrote the book and the other bard who praised it, all recelved their early training in the lyceum down this prediction so you can refer to it ia the future, ‘The following Uttle gen of meditative poetry ts & fair sample, of the output of this man's mental workshop, It is entitled “Refuge”: “When stars’ ride out on the wings of dusk, Out on the allent plain, After the fevered frot of day, I find my ‘strength again, Under the million friendly eyeg ‘That smite oe the lovely ight, OMER HERBERT'S JAZZ REVUE (oatinved from page 21) gregation on the road. Ruth Herbert is the featured solo dancet and saxophone artist. ‘The Revue works in conjunction with the feature, Dicture, “The Lost Br.ttallon, and is backed by’ the Gardiner Fitm Syndicate, Ine., of New York. * NEW | ORP) ‘Martin Beck Ms way from UM FOR OMAHA ‘off in Omaha recently on Francisco to New York, and of a new $3,000,000 vaudeville theater will be started in Omaba by the Orpheum people within the year. ‘The theater will be a part of an building and will seat’ 3,000 people. It BACK TO VAUDEVILLE ‘New ‘York, April 25—Lncla Sokalska, who ‘has Deen a member of the “Peggy” Oompany, te arranging a vaudeville single act. IDA ANDERSON KLEIN concenrs, ‘MusicatER RECITALS. “ardioun iger with finign and excedeat diet Fe "THE NICHOLLS BAND CIRCUIT Meae Ovice=LIBERTYVILLG, ILLINOIS FREDERICKS CONCERT CO. Winter 1920-'21 booked solid with Fed- erated Lyceum Bureaus and Univer- ity Extension Divisions. Chautauqua ‘Time for 1921 open. Write care THE BILLBOARD, 35 8. Dearborn Street, Chicag WANTED—HIGH-GRADE TALENT and VERSATILE MUSICIANS ‘LYCEUM, CHAUTAUQUA ORCHESTRAS. MIAMI CIVIC BUREAU 19 E. Fourth St., Dayton, Ohio TWYLIA KELLY LYRIC SOPRANO. Chautauqua and Lyceum ofters Invited. Address 227 So. Balch St, Akron, Ohio. GALEN STARR ROSS Qt. Beate Director Tho Master Key System, Now Southern Hota Catunbes, Ohio. THE GORDON BUREAU M. E. GORDON, Director. Booking Wigh-Ciass” Lectures, Enteriataments and SMeaieats. (020 Kimball Hall, cor. Jackion and Wabash Ave, ‘CHICAGO, tL WILLIAM STERLING BATTIS aN LIFE, PORTRAYALS, cones Aone, SEE tees man -FRANK W. MATHEWS Pf A ~ CHAUTAUQUA SEASON OPEN FOR 1920. Address BOX 383, Yates Center, Kaxsay, plies, wishing amesres must first sénd samples merchandise to William J. Theater Bldg, NEW YORK, ‘Two hundred Boy Scouts in uniform dttende @ recent Saturday” mutinee at Sfartinka's, “abd . Syewart, Otter jurgiers, and the a very clever mazical entertainment. Ravona ts going into the tent show business {or the summer. “Gfaurice Bibs is making # bit with bis Art Tobles. ‘has ‘booked with the Goodman. " ventrfioqaiet the N.C. Al}, Ject Ofetis and Charley Hagen, ‘who preseated some clever Chinese magic. f i 8 ee Ly ¢ i 3 ef ‘trom. Trearurer, B. White, 7 West sth street, New York. Cintor Borgess is hart at work on the MSS of the late Doctor Eillott's Card work, beving received the drst batch of papers, letters, etc., from Bis father. i iF i | ne ne RNMANN’S NEW COIN GUP = MAGICAL 605 Pantag The Billbaqard MAGIC axnD MAGICIANS Edited at The San Francisco Offices of The Billboard es Theater Buildi ing By WILLIAM J.HILLIAR - ‘Coney Island will have more than its share of ‘this summer with Hat and Frances Usher I's Coney. Inland Sidestow, Joe Glacy S¢ Wooderland, Jean Hugard ang’ Go. at Lana Park, also under Hugard's management. Charies Mack and Co. will have an fifasion sho ‘Judoon Cole is also in town and rumors aré to the effect that he will. retire from the magic game. ‘Dr. C. H. Irving, president of the Australian Society of Magicians, has imparted the informa. ton ‘that the purpose of mis visit to the States {s'8 more towards all the magical so- cleties in the work! Into one grand brotherhood of magic. caraaco Leona Taster, the Gist With the Thoosao4 yen played one of ber retarm eagagements © tho Majestic, scoring heavily as ‘sual, Jack Merlin, with n's ever populr Glass of Water Tra Hat and & pack of cards, hed them Toning at the new’ StateLake. TEs. work 1s Constantiy improving abd be was.& solid Sit oa a'yery excellent bUL ery Taslor. the soothful teickter, te laying ‘and around’ the Windy Oity.. Ee bas ‘av nnd at of magic and_ ius! show ‘by the Tiinois Athletic Club, ‘This is Sone Ae se coteees nd Nh wee sae sgh tarot, eset Hugh ‘and showed the boys some of hts new “nifties.”* Felsman's Mogical Review for March coat much af interert to the frateralty. Dornfeld bas a great friend who has a magical epparatus at ts homes Aboot ‘other day Dormy visits him and they in tis cellar. protabiy Sgariot new btunts, spirituelistic perips! INDIANAPOLIS who Will appear om the program are Roltare, Bart Boyd, Dr. Bi "weeks" rest ehautaugua engagements. ue ANYTHING NEWV in MAGIC WE HAVE MARTINKA AND COMPANY ; THE LARGEST MAGICAL SUPPLY HOUSE IN THE WORLD. WE SELL with this offer. Entire Building, 493 Sixth Avenue, Quile Boards, Bsyptian Dream Books, Tricks, Toys, Ven- triloquist Figures, Novelties. SEND FOR A FREE CATAL BEST MAGIC ON EARTH “SKINEM” Greatest card trick entertainer of the age postpaid 0e—copy of Professional Catalogue free SEND NOW! To NEW YORK CITY. THAYLER MANUFACTURING CO., ‘344 So. San Pedro Street, Les Angeles, California. FELSMAN, _ MAGIC—FELSMAN'S—MAGIC Cuciet, Trombens ‘correspondecce. to ail, including salary, in Arse ons, GEO. GOULD Feature Singer. ry bee. Will carry 10 to 12 sults or gowns. ‘nleed for five Fears Mall orders filled DANCIN RUTH HEBERT ‘Saxophone. Theatrical Wardrobe Trunksg CIAL, $40. LIKLY & NEVERBREAK MAKE ‘Superior construction, Intertor complete with, five drawers, show pockets and laxn= “adaorabie in Bllibosrd. “OER HEBERT, 190 Jereey Sts Buffalo, New York ARTHUR DRAGOO Dancer, ‘Baritone, Saxophone, 00, REGULAR Price, ‘for man or woman Guar~ Cor, 38th, NEW YORK. PERFORMERS, ATTENTION—Do You Want To Improve Your Act By Adding Snappy Dances? Soft Shoe, Eccentric, Character, Picture. Russian and Ballet Taoght. Professional Rates. PERIN SCHOOL, Tel. Wabash 3297, Auditorium Bidg., Chicago, I! IKE HERBERT Signs With Vogel's Minstrels Everything fo morlog with auch speed around = headquarters of John W. Vogel's Big City treins here, the. granaecment ie baal es ised ‘ooking the ‘stiractca Wor long tour. Fhe welinora general agent, Ine fiervert, tut sista eo withthe show and il be suited by C. ‘Woodruf, of Akron, Of “Besi’e Bad Boy" tame, te St the ‘Vogel Dendquarters, " Boo Samson, ine Eerwettor for 2 mumbcr ‘of scasoan wich the ‘Vogel attraction, will act in that capaci agai ESSE seneon) Fea Sttur, baad apt has tea Weaenctd ae. oue of ihe feataree tate Sew car welch ie eating ‘completion, will bo np to ate in every Sian. A complete roster of th's seawn's troupe ‘be published at a future A. G. ALLEN’S MINSTRELS Headed Toward the Coast A. G. Allen's Minstrels, under the personal ‘wanagement of Mr. Allen ‘himself, are at pres- ent touring Texas, en route to the Coast. Busi. Bess is reported as satistacto-y, regeniless of the ramerous Fepertoice companies ‘playing in It Is entitled “Along the Border.” and ‘8 simi Jar to the old Willems and Walker ag Diack Patel Shows. enering 3. Among ‘the features ts ‘Ftp Jim Green, co- media ‘Sesiated by Lew Kennet, W00 Uxewise the producers ofthe show. SPAETH & COMPANY To Open Office in Cincinnati ‘Permanent headquarters will be established in Cincianats by Spacth & Company, who are fo Present ‘The Lasses White AlkStar Afinstrels {bis comiog saison. In addition to making Cin- Ennati their Weatern gmce, Snacth & Company Srill ‘retin their New York office. AM contracts Bare been signed by members, and rehearsals to star: in Cincinnati August 1. MINSTREL NOTES award Mallory, the last member of the Mal- tory ‘Brothers,