The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-14

New York, May 1S-(Special )-Some of the local vaudeville managers seem dis posed to become involved in fight with the White Rats. now a branch of the American Society of Labor. In the event of a general clash the White Rats would probably win. But no matter who might win both sides would lose financially.
 Recognition of the union and higher wages are the basis of the settlement or the seven weeks strike ending last Mon day, when the striking stage men ana musicians, all members of the lnterna- tional Alliance of Theatrical Stage Em- ployes went back to work, for Sylvester 2. Pol of the Poli Vaudeville circuit. All
 hands, especially the employees, seem happy over the outcome of the strike which threatened to spread throughout England.
 Mile. Dazie, the dancer says she intends to be 100 years old. Anyone with natural strength and health, she says, can live to | be hundred and still retain all her fac- ulties.
 If human beings could escape germs, | life would last until the machinery of the body wore out. But in dwellings the greatest care should be taken to guard against the presence of these enemies' Mile. Dazie's apartments have neither IS. of any kind; there is no paper on the walk | no lace or velvet curtains adorn the win dovs. there are no upholstered chars.l She sprays the room three times day. l There are said to be 800 moving picture
 shows in this city and it is admitted that | they have cut into the income of the big
 theatres. It is possible that many of the picture shows will be stopped by reason 1 of a ruling that those which have poth lpictures and vaudeville attractions must pay theatrical license of SoO0 year. l At a recent meeting in Brooklyn
 church 1t was stated that there are no Hess than 5000 moving picture shows in the
 United States.
 1 Joseph Behan, one of the pioneers of the business, raised 5000 by mortgaging his
 house in 1905. He went to South America.
 He visited all the cities and towns In
 South America and played to large bus mess at fancy prices and practically with out competition.
 1 A score of other New Workers seeking
 wealth invaded his territory, but even l then Behan was more than able to hold This own because he had been first on the field Two months ago he learned that j. lSchumann and Ed Foster were on their way to South America with tent having
 capacity of 5000 persons Behan sold his outfit and arrived here the other day. His | bank account amounts to $75OO0. 1 The Montclair. N J town council con- tinues to taboo the moving picture It re-
 fuses to license any film arrangement. Rev w. D. P Bliss of the National So- I cial Center applied the other day for license to give some ethical moving pie lures. but he encountered the opposition Iof "The Woman's club,' the Ruth Pea
 body Circle and other organizations. John Collier pleaded eloquently that the
 moving picture had been too hastily con- Idemned But even he could not cause the council to waver. He was asked if | it were not true that the picture screens
 showed episodes from the lives of bur
 glars. second-story men and third-story
 men, who were worse than second-story
 men, because they went further. He said
 they did, but not for sensation sake, but | to teach a moral.
 l The Bermuda Atlantic Steamship line | has put through plans for moving picture
 entertainments on the steamship Oceana
 on the journeys of that vessel between
 this port and Bermuda.
 | Initiating Elsie Janis Nat Goodwin and
 Bob Hilliard, Lillian Russell will play
 six weeks in vaudeville, commencing next
 Monday evening.
 "The Queen had been offered 90 weeks,
 but said .six will be all that I will play | Arthur Clough, tenor of Henry W. Saw ages "Prince of Pisen company. will
 resume the practice of law following the termination of the engagement of the
 Pixley & Luders musical comedy in Bos- | ton.
 q tried the law once" said Clough "but the footlights lured me from it. have just been reading of the Texas law | yer who gained the ,acquittal of a crim- inal by singing and he wasn't a tenor either. His client was charged with mur-