Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
THEATRICAL FOLK SgFE
BOARDWALK AT SHORP
UNTIL SEASON STARr n
Managers and Perfo.
Swarm Along Wooden pra' msfi
enade; Will Soon Drift Ram sS.,'
to Broadway and 42d 'A g.
WINTERS WORK pLANNy,

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug "a
fact that the theatrical seasoy : Despite q.
open now, and will be in fnl, . q practicsnI
week or two, many proninan. ast WITH
managers are spending the L.. s'ais ah
their summer loafing here and r'ys oays 4
are running down from Nev S.v a.v mon
rev 'hours or Frightening m O'k fos
tney are engaged In rigorous rehs.ns.. vhis
many heaullners In the profess,asa b
spe.,L '.e sumner mere that one nss,l,s n.ss
SCI sect,ot VI .he boardwalk has been .sNii
elieu @ tty-second and Broadwavs - .a'lst-
csount of the many conference. On ac.
every day. This resort han ds,.,la nea here
a hide-away place for Managers ',Oped ~ Into
| to formulate plans for new deais wno want
where they will not be pestered h., y .. city
| in. w butter.
vaudeville artistes remaInine ~
| much Interested over the first o,,. "
the white Rats" the theatrlcai i1tsmpt Y
ton which has started to rich. ..sanlia.
| their wrongs, the principal ons many h.,y q
bring the managers to task who er.'ls se,ns %
| formers for a weeks work ana ssse se pen
charge them after the first nsrsasa sen dls-
| without cause. This is l,no,,r ~ .om name,
ming" in the profession and one mas. ~ Gan
| Oklahoma made a practice ~ !. sst
claimed that he had a sign nos,.d a. y
| theater reading Don't send out ,,.,..s ~ na
dry until after the first performanc.s' 'sua' ,1al
| mnttng that certain acts would NJ, = nu
lowed to llnger long enough in torr !. -
Their washing done. This housa ,r.. sa
clared unfair and vaudeville actors rs.'- as y,
to stay away from 1t. Musicians ana aa ~.
hahds were also called out and now .s... sss
theater III Oklahoma City and most 4, \.
tleaters III lulsa' OKLA are blacklIstAa =
tne orsahlzation' 1t is the first real test !,
the strength OF an organization which h.
oeeh talk'ns ABOUT strikes for a wear !.
more. If the strike Is won by the 49,. ss. W
even compromised it will enable In ue. ,sa,1
vile actors, especially those who ,,s ,suu'.
headliners. to get fair deal from, :. ~
irresponsible managers and agents I@. ~.
treat them unfairly. "~
BIG VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT
William Morris, who was interss,.a !.
advanced vaudeville some years aoo "a u
quietly laid plans for big vaudeville sls
cult which will begin operations thls ~.
son. Regular travelling combinations J,
vaudeville stars will be the attractor y
the theaters secured. When the plans vsr,
first laid the far West was picked out 49, y
the best part of the country for the Mar.
ing of the new idea. Several conference,
held here last week gives the impressIOu
that many theatres in the East will be add,S
to the circuit. One house In Plttsburvs
has virtually signed up for the season
and II Is claimed that first-class thaats,
in Philadelphia will run the attractions Il
this new circuit, beginning In October.
Visitors here are still! getting in on IN,
ground floor by being able to see the fra
production of new shows and having Ina
first glimpse at shows which have never
been off Broadway until they open kens
In this respect this town has something On
Philadelphia, Baltimore, st. Louis and ohs
cities.
REVUE OF 1916" A HIT.
Last week George M. Cohans Revue d
1916" played a date here and scored
bulls-eye hit. 1t left last Sunday for chi.
cago by special train, making fcofd.
breaking trip and will remain thar untI
December. Then Philadelphans vii Get
chance to- see the brightest and smart.
est effort of "wave-the-flag" Gsotgie
Henry l.. Dixey also played here last week
in new comedy, entitled, "Mr. LaIaruS'
it being the first eastern production Of
well-constructed. dainty comedy by Harvey
O'Higgins and Harriet Ford. 1t made such
a hit that it opens In New York shorty
and other cities will have to wait for i
for six months or more.
This week Common Clay" which 70
ceved its initial production with John M
son as the star a year ago In this city
repeating its success. 1t has played New
York for solid year and now other cities
will have an opportunity to see It.
Jim Mcintyre, of Mcintyre and Heath
has been here for a week. Although b
owns n large section of Long Beach, Ions
Island, he must get real seashore ENJOY
ment by coming here once year. tns
team is to play at the New YORK mihss.
Garden this season, George Monroe aha
Walter Kelly, who summered here are As
engaged for the same production whlcn :
to open in October.
At the Chautauqua now being heid
this city an earnest plea was maae a.
meeting this week for the establishment
a national theater. Mrs Naneu
Paul in introducing Mrs. Mary craiss, =
speaker for the afternoon stated thal III
had been started on subscriptions lof ~
4 theater and much interest was psa
shown. Mrs. Craige gave an lh's,s'T =,
address on Shakespeare as q Man.
Chautauqua has had successtul sess'n -
will be run here next summer
Frank Gill, assistant treasurer M
Walnut, who has been sunmeElhs y
wood, passed through here TINS ns
MS way to take up his duties LOT ps
ter in Philadelphia. .,..
There Is to be a change OF mahasl .sl.
At the Colonial Theater, Germantown Il.
season. Manager Smith, formerly q -
Grand Opera House, but who has been w..
aging a theater in Cleveland, VIII ioo1 - =
he house and Thomas Dougherty WIN :
IS assistant manager and treasurer !, A.
Raymond Wolf, of Philadepnia' "
he youngest manager in the couluA
leen directing the fortunes OF two hou- ~.
Wildwood and meeting with success. 80
labor Day he will take resi- VI =
md then return TO Philadelpnla Hhef
will manage a theater, -. ala
Joseph Dougherty, manager OF ~ -
rheater, has been spending eFefy ~ 4
lere this summer, and the ozone ~
lim in fine fettle for his winters W.
Besides attending to the management -
3iiou, he looks after Keith's Chestnu. =
Theater when Harry Jordan = -, ~ ~ )
business, and also keeps watchiui
he Allegheny. a, AZ D.
Emily Smiley, leading woman
5nickerbocker stock last season, n1s Il
,laying in wildwood all summer .
read of her own company sns sns,iaSslus .na
,anize a stock company for ~. n as
heater for the coming season. pss ,' NO.
Ieal does not go through sne sta
n vaudeville with Maurice stalis staIl,,i1g a
Charlie Wanamaker Is still lAAins ,,og :
hIek coat of tan at Ocean City - - tss
ssuming his duties as manages =
iarrick Theater Philadeiphis, wATE
ember
FREEDOM WITH ~
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