The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-31
GREEN ROOM GOSSIP

BY AL "lLSON'
"First sign of fall. these circus three
sheets" we told Frank Gray the other
hday, What about your Lyric bookings
| for next season. .-.,.
The manager Of the Madison avenue
theater said nothing was in view yet
but he hoped shortly to get hoId OF
list
Here's where we scoop Manager Gray
Another show of the Honey Boy
Evans" tyne is being formed by one
Of the best minstrel men or To-Day
'.I,asses" Leroy White has written
friends in Memphis that he VIII pay
three engagements in Memphis, opening
on Labor day. -
"I asses Is remembered as feature
NJ the Al G, Field show. He has been
a member OF the best minstrel organ Re-
Tatlons Of recent years and should prove
an instant success with his own OF
ganiZation. IA. ,..o,a,
while playinE here last year he outlined
his nroposcd show He said he con.
stdered "Honey Boy" Evans the best
minstrel promoter the world has ever
known and would follow as closely as
possible his former friend ana co,work-
cr's IDEAS During the illness OF Evans
white acted as substitute ana so goou
was his impersonations that only those
ON the inside knew one from the other,
white writes that he has secured
some Of the best comedians and singers
known in the minstrel world. His HIST
Includes the following, Comedians
''i.asses" White, clyde Hooper, Denny
DnncRn. "Slim" Vermont Happy
Rmes" Lawson and Lee Edmonds; solo
ists, Price Jenkins, Roscoe Humphreys,
paul ChoIet. Herbert SchulZe, Norman
Brown and Charlie Mason.
From present indications the leglt
Will open, at least al the Lyric II not
remaining the entire winter. Harry
Noskowitz. on the Locw state job, says
September will see the opening OF TINS
new house. However the Palace on
Union is not so far along and Marcus
I,oew inRsmuch as he has four years
Vet on his Lyceum lease, assureuly
is not going to turn loose the iattel
shop, especially when he has picture
| place as we'll as vaudeville theater l"
mind.
| Interior decorating is well under way
al the State. The lobby ALREADY y
| beginning TO take form artistichlIE, -
! 10 speak Marble slabs are beinl
| rlsced for the walls while the overhead
| is almost complete.
Picture projection machines for tht
| state and Palace arrived the past sew
rral DAYS Draperies and carpets nave
been here for some time now,
Pauline Clark, cabaret singer ana To-
cal entertainer leaves Monday nighl
for canton. O, on the first jump OF
a Journey which may land her In vaudt-
vile After two weeks in canton she
viii go to New York and from there
| TO Chicago l,-. d.,
a card ~ anything developed
Cabaret De Luxe" starring Billie
Richmond and carrying company OF
exceptional talent, including an eccen-
| trio iazz band. is booked for l1oew
| IyCerm sunday week TransplantinI
cabaret entertainment Of the kind Of
| fcred by Miss Richmond Is no small
| lob Before the act took the road spe-
| cial sets were built, and a complete
| song. dance and Instrumental revue
arranged with Miss Richmond comes
Marie Parker and Maurice LAMAR
.
Ernest Evans, well lnown locally, has
| lust hit New York square between tn
| ewes win new musical sketch, Wed
! ding Bells The critics say 1t Is q
| knockout Patterned something after
| Evans former ac's, Wedding Bells
| is revue OF girls and songs with the