| Show o O 0 I r VAUDEVILLE AUDEVILLE GOSSIP I Io o o 0 Center your our attention on the campaign cam- cam TI Ign even to tho the subordination of or the regular business of oC the theatre The Ther r quotation Is front from a letter sent last hut week to all Orpheum circuit managers h by Mr Ir Martin Deck Heck managing hector director of or the Orpheum chain who urged d managers man man- agers to do everything within their power pow to break all former Liberty Libert loan drive records The theatrical Interests interests Inter Inter- ests utH arc aro oro firmly united In lit this resolve c although h they the admittedly have a n. big bl task tuk to top lop their record on the tho third loan when 1 were subscribed In the Now York theatres alone Mr Ir Beck has haR been heen appointed to take charge of t the lie Liberty loan Jonn campaign in the Orpheum the theatres Muriel Worth the dancing star who appeared d In the tte Orpheum theatres season sea sea- pon son before last list and latterly has hat been aW away from the stage Is I. arran arranging to return to vau vaudeville e Miss Mias Worth's act acts is s to be an on elaborate production with three Uree people r Will Cressy Orpheum actor and au aur author author au- au thor but patriot first Is ls now over there entertaining th the soldiers In his lila unit aro are Mr Mrs Cressy Blanche Payne Dane George o Austin Moore Ioor Moore An and Haaser Haager H Helene lene Da Davis and Howard Collins In lit n a recent letter Jotter regarding the trip he says We 0 were honored by the att attention nt on of or seven lIeven German subs tint that I. I Is there were seven at tho line start Jt b but oo o ing to the activities of our cur escorting English destroyers there were Mere e e two less nt at the finish a melange e of r rural mirth and corned comedy will ph play a a. complete complete com conn- tour lour or of the th Orpheum circuit this season LaJ La t aea season ol the act ut pla played plad ed most of or the theatres but cirI cir cir- I ch I I L I I I I I I made It impossible for tor th them m to pIa play tho the northwest territory Rubo nube- villo 1110 Is 18 played b by n. n company campau of ten musicians and comedians On Only 1 four tour of the original members of the compan company com com- pan pany aro are no now In the act A service ser flag ag with six lx stars explains what tho others are doing doin- Al Herman tho the comedian Is making collections for tor the Knights of or Colum ms Of or course cour Al Isn't a member of or the bod body but hut he says h he h. would be If It three th Tc was a a. Jewish branch On second thought Isn't he lie a i dark Knight Tho The Futuristic Revue which hat has already played a few of ot Iho tho Orpheum theatres has Ims been engaged to tour the tho complete and ond will begin ln shortly short short- ly The act Is a musical offering and andIs I Is headed b by Countess d de leonardl Leonardi of or Lucca Ita-I Ita Italy I who In Is a genuine noblewoman noble noble- woman Besides the countess there are nine other members ir ii the compan company com com- pan pany all picked d artists The countess Is i a skilled and uses r 1 r. r genuine Stradivarius dl arlus inthe act Bessie Resle McCoy Davis w widow do door of or Richard Rich Rich- Richard ard Davis who returned to vaudeville laet act season after a 0 long absence and played some somo of or the Orpheum theatres TV will t stay In tho the two day this sea sen- son She now tas has new nem support and Is if 1 putting the finishing touches to her lancing dancing act In tho the suburbs of ot New NewYork York Buster Duster Santos and Jacques Hayes H the contrasting duo tipping the scales at pounds pound and three ninety pounds respectively horn hom patrons will remember for tor their lIre are scheduled che ul l to tn return to t tho the w west st shortly with n a. new nM line of fun tun The of oC this thin vet ver team Is du due 10 to popular demand tor for or thor their record on the lie western estern circuit last season was an enviable n one Joe Laurie urle formerly of ot He Orpheum learn team of Laurie and Bronson and a n. fa father father fa- fa ther thor In his own On right has hal teamed up a with Ith Emma Emm while Mies Iles Bronson Mrs Ir Laurie urle Is vacationing Tho now new act In III said to bo be a winner Another new act for t Is l being eing bro len ken In by the Beaumont sisters who ho were la last t spear seen on n n tho the Orph um circuit with Billy B B. B Van Parr the tho comedian n who IB is now no dabbling In ht politics politico Bert Berl l Kalmar and Jessie Brown Drown who were a n feature ure attraction on th the Or- Or reum it it last season Ir their tanta fan tan ta tasy are a anew anew new vehicle for the coming season It IK Is also a and It Is railed called BugI Buy Bug I |
