Variety (December 1919)

■^.'''Wj.WiKSflfHBSSSBBW^ EE5 ■■-■'.•;'■ :■: B pSBHS ■■•- ?*S "•<•••.•■■'■•",• ■• Si',*'*" ■•'■■ ' : >'■■"'•' '■■•■ '■'.-./,.••"■ .' .'" .'■".•'■'.,.■■<■:• :;.. ■rj-'--,.'-c -iii'ii-'.'- %■;■-''■:",'.'.■ .•'••'■.'.''■'•.,■..•'.'/',■.■.;•: ■•••••*-.'-','-■' . '■--:•;•■- -'>r- - -;:.■.• ,'■■' •.'. . f ''-"i">-'ii ?<;?>■ 'vy.'.'r; ■ ■-. . ; - ■.■''■.'■ -■;••:'■.' "■* \ • . :'- r i. ':■■-,-■ ••■. ■ r 'H- >•>:■•-•'...; ■; > Vaudeville IN AUSTRALIA By ERIC Q0RR1CK. 8ydney, Oat. St Htr M*Je«ty'«.-"Oolng Up." Criterion,—"A Tailor-Made Man." Roysl<-"Th e Sentimental Bloke." Pic- ture. . . _ Palsce.—"Daddies." Next. "Old Lady II.* , Tivoli*—"The Officers' Mesa." Fuller's.—Al Bruce Co. and vaude- ville, v '-..':. Grand Opera House. — Melodrama stock. . 'Crystal Palace.—Pictures. HoytV—Pictures. ... Melbourne. . Her Maj ;aty'..—"Kattnka." (Revival.) ..Royel.—"Lightnin"' (John O'Hara). .King'*—" 'Possum Paddock." Tivoli.—"Buir, Buss." second edition. Bijou.,—Vaudeville. Auditorium.—Pictures. Olympis.—Wirth's Circus. . : Moyt's^-Pictures. Maggie Moore in "Struck Oil" (film) fine business Sydney Town Hall. M. B. Figman will present next month "The Man on the Box** under direction of J. C. Williamson. Ltd. '■* Walter Johnson is appearing with his "Town Topics" in Brisbane. The State Government Orchestra cleared over $24,000 on its last tour It Is to go on the road again next month Henri Verbruggen will conduct "The Maid of the Mountains" Is to bo put into rehearsal shortly by J. C. Williamson. Ltd. "Damaged Goods" (film) Is in its fifth week at the Australian theatre. Barry Luplno is to appear here in a film comedy called "Barry Butts In," presented by Beaumont Smith. New songs and business has been in- troduced in "The Officers' Mess." The songs include "Cosy Little Corner." sung by' Vera ' Pearce, and "Tacken 'Em Down," by La Varre. . J. C. Williamson, Ltd., has secured the latest' London successes for early pro- duction aero: "Tillle of Blooms bury." a comedy, and "Kissing Time." a musi- cal play; "As YOU Were" will be the Christmas attraction at the TlvolL' It will be pre- sented by the present cast of "The Of- ficers' Mess." Under auspices of Theatrical Man- agers" Association and in aid Of the Actors' Association a gala matinee will be held at Her Majesty's Oct 31. Over 50 artists are assisting.''■ "Blng Boys on Broadway" will be pro- duced ar the end or tin? year by J. C. Williamson. Ltd. Jack Cannot and Les- lie Holland will probably play the Boys The Egbert brothers, eccentric come- dians, have been booked by J. C. Wil- liamson, Ltd., for this year's pantomime. "The Sleeping Beauty.". "The Sentimental Bloke," a film pro- duced from the book of C. J. Dennis by Southern Cross Feature Films. Ltd., un- der supervision of Robert Longford, had its premiere at the Theatre Royal Oct. 18 under direction of E. J. Carroll. It is the best Australian-made feature to date, both as regards acting and photog- raphy. White It will get by in England. it will not do for America, as the entire picture la built on Australian slang. It is the story of the reformation of a lar- rikin {tough guy) into an uprighteous and God-fearing: man through the love of a girl. * ■ >» Edwards and Parke*, now on Fuller circuit, were last seen here in "Business Before Pleasure." Fuller**!—A4' Bruce and Co. small- tune show, no snap, poor songs. Baron, ventrUoquist good not of kind. Preston and Perrin, dancing, good, want snappier opening. Edwards and Parkes, sketch, fine, hit. Keeley and Aldous. dancing. singing, talking, fair dancers Pathe news weekly opened show. Addle Leonard, of Williamson's Comic Opera Co., 1 eft last week for England. Maude Pane returned here this week from England. . • Snowy Baker was badly injured while doing a stunt for a picture luTls playing in under direction of Wilfred Lucas. He will be latd up three weeks. ■Within the Law" (film) great busi- ness at Lyceum. ■ -.■■-.. Amy Murphy and' the Black Sisters routed over Fuller, circuit. "Collaboration," a new number, has been introduced in "Going Up" by Al Frith and Oracle La vers. Eddie Bush, acrobat, would tike to hear (rota old friends. He can be reached at Fuller's theatre. Sydney. Bert Clark nas introduced a piano solo in the second act of "The Officers' Mess" with success Williamson's Grand Opera Co. Is doing wonderful business in Adelaide. TO REARGUE ZOBRIST PROBATE. >• •" Syracuse. Dec 3. Arrangements yesterday were com- pleted by the local and Genevt attorneys interested to argue a motion for a new trial in the matter of the probate of the alleged last will and; testament of Henry A. Zobrist. old-time Geneva showman. before-Supreme Court Justice Clark at Lyons Monday • The case was tried before Justice Clark and a jury in Ontario county in October and the jury ■ returned a verdict that Zobrist was of unsound mina When he executed the instrument wtiJcn left the bulk of his estate, esthmued ai $60,- 000, to the Geneva City HuspMatl Jus- tice Clark entertained a motion for a 'new trial after the verdicv was received and argument on ibe moil on was sei for Nov. 10 at Lyons The term.of the Ontario County Court which opened Nov. 10, however, engaged the same attorneys interested in the Zobrist matter and so a postponement was had from that date BEDDTC AND SANDERS ACT. Jean Bedini and Al Sanders, the ex- wine agent, who jumped into the legiti- mate via "HItchy Koo" lately, have Joined as a vaudeville team and will open this week. They will present the moving picture skit used by Sanders In the Hitchcock show with good comedy effect. The act Is called "Movies Up to Date." Two assisting players will be in the turn, they being Ruth Valle, who will play Marguerite Clark, and Thomas BelL % MASQUERADES EXPOSED. Charles Gerard, who baa been appear- ing at metropolitan theatres in the uni- form of the U. S.^Army, also minus his right arm, Is branded as an imposter by the New Haven Mews in a sensa- tional article published No. 23. Gerard's act was reviewed in VARIETY while playing an engagement at Loew*s American Roof. The review is repro- duced tn the New Haven paper. Com- menting on it, the News said: "The reviewer on VARIETY evidently took Gerard seriously and really believed the young man had lost his arm in the con- flict overseas. It would be interesting to . know what he might have written had he known the truth." The story continues: "Charles Gerard belongs to an old and respected New Haven family: His father is well known In the printing trade, and is said to feel x&ry badly over bis son's deception, while another son—who did really serve in France— has many times declared he will never recognize his brother again. The pseudo lieutenant has always been a splendid plane player, and his many friends about New Haven are greatly distressed that he should be using his talents to such an end. Up until a few years ago he wan .employed to a factory in Water bury, and In an accident there lost bis right arm. Despite this calamity he managed to maintain bis skill on the piano, which, with' the compensation supplied him by the factory, made life very much worth living. He never missed playing in every amateur night performance and pestered the vaudeville managers of New Haven for engage- ments. "A vaudeville booking agent Anally put the young man on for three days at the f local) Bijou and three days in the Poll house in Hartford. Gerard did very well in-New Haven, and his act was very well received. At the end of the - three days he went to Hartford, and white there married one of the girls of the 'Pretty Baby* company. In these days he appeared in a Tuxedo which his father had bought for htm. A few months later he appeared in New York, all dressed up 'in a Canadian officer's ; uniform, wound stripes, service stripes and all But the Canadian Government didn't propose to stand this, and Gerard . was soon warned that be had better dis- appear and he immediately left all his old haunts.. But not for long, for now be is back in the uniform of an officer of the A. BL P.. with his *I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome' and all that. The Salvation girl playing with him is - said to be a new girl, and not the one he married in Hartford." Kitty Gordon Act Delayed. The Kitty 3ordon-Jack Wilson act did not open at the Colonial Monday It has been re-routed for the same house next week. The postponement. th« act's second (first m Mt. Vernon) was again caused through incomplete preparation. Ted Lewis and Co and Claude and Funnle Uener wer* added to the Colonial's program'this week. The story of the «klr if laid in the picture studio, with Miss Gordon playing an ambitious star, and Wilson, the director. STAGE MARRIAGE ON STAGE. Rochester. N. Y., Dec. 3. On the stage of the Victoria Friday evening, with a large audience as wit- nesses Marguerite I. Schoolbred was married to Leonard O. Lohr. The cere- mony was performed by Major Albert Norrl8 of the Salvation Army. The two were principals In acts at the house. As the bridal party entered the stage the orchestra played the "Wedding March" from Lohengrin. Miss School- bred was given in marriage by her mother. The bridesmaid was Lillian Morton and the best man Frank McS. Hughes, both members of the company. The br(dft was dressed in white satin, She carried a coquet of American beauty roses, which was presented to her by Jack Farreii, the manager of the theatre. After the ceremony a dinner was held at Odenbacb's hofbrau. N. V. A.'i NEW YEAR'S EVE. The clubhouse of the National Vaude- ville Artists is to hold a,New Year's Eve celcbra tlon with a special dinner at $5 per plate. It is promised that "wine" in to be served with each dinner, but the brand of wine is not designated. The club will also have x Christmas tree on the other holiday. . MEW'S INDJ^NAMUS :{> Indianapolis, Dec. 3. Formation of a corner ny to take over the property upon which the new Mar- cus Loew theatre is to be. built here be- came public this week with the filing of articles of incorporation of the Marcus Loew Indianapolis Realty Co, The capital of the con.pany is $760,- 000, The new theatre Is to be located in North Pennsylvania street at Court street It is in the heart of the busi- ness district one block south of Keith's. Directors of the new company art Marcus Loew, Nicholas M. Schenck and David Bernstein of New York and Louis. Wolf, Meyer Efroymson,. Ralph Bam- berger, John F. Boeslnger and Isadora Felbleman of Indianapolis. '■•-; -A SSI '< ■m ':*£ PETEOVA JUMPS AE0DHD. -;-:^?M New Orleans, Dec. 8- Olga Pctrova probably made the.--'-"'; prise "leap" for this country last week; hopping fv-me 4,000 miles. • The actress closed at the Orpheum here Sunday night Monday morning '■< early she left for New York, gettliijt' >,'^ there in the wee hours of Wednesday. The greater part of that day she made -- phonograph records for which she re- ceived more than her weekly.stipend in vaudeville, entraining the same evening ■ for Fort Worth, Tex., where she opened '""'■ Sunday afternoon. .;• i? . ; She spent practically an entire week- on Pullmans. ... ,» .<■_ ». ; " ,,..' ,;■ ■ ■. .-. - -r^i '■'■•■: . - ,.-,-■ -: ' ■'; ^.Av*:'.^ RESTRICTION ON CANTOR. ^ ' The Flo Ziegfeld management, led by --x-2■'} Flo Ziegfeld himself,'wants to restrict Eddie Cantor in his appearances and limit the comedian to only "The Fol- He*-" . ' '":■■■'/'! Cantor lately received notice from his v'■'.,. manager that his contract restricted him to the "Follies" and nowhere else without Ziegfeld's permission. This In- cluded phonographic records Ziegfeld said, if the contract should be fully en^v"- forced. ..-..: . I '•./.' The latest appearance up to that time of. Cantor on the outside was at fa charitable affair at Wanamakor' 8 store. ; - : - Nearly all of Cantor's appearances out-. .:.:'? side the : "Follies" .have been for bene- fits of some nature for which he vclun- teered his services, - . i, ,.>. r . '. - : Just how Cantor feels about it hasn't been set forth as yet although holding a contract for next season as well witft. *-" Ziegfeld, which will give Cantor *L0OO>. ;• .weekly and 25 per.cent, of the profits 0£*£IJ the production he is to star in under Ziegfeld's direction. ', Later, when. Cantor beard about it he V ^ Is said to have wired to Ziegfeld: "Any " > objection to me singing to my baby?" Rent A. Gould Asks for Divorce, Indianapolis, De<^jjH*. Returning from a recent vaudeville' tour, Robert A. Gould of this city: found his wife in the company of another man, whereupon she informed him she was tired of him, according to Gould's com- plaint for divorce filed in circuit court last week. The wife, Marie Antoinette Gould, Is a vaudeville pianist Gould alleges that she refused to be a member of the same company with him and that she had numerous habits of which he did not approve.. m :'■'■"! ■■ ■ ;, It behooves me to speak— I like vampire pictures, special- ly Thread Barrer, She's alwuz lighting for her honor and she alwuz wins. But I keep goin*— you never can tell. CHARLES WITHERS •~ . ' ■. / . . .'. ../•■/'•;^. :v :■■■< '-:':-^v-.'V g&g %'■: :■■:'•■ ji v'-T'.k:-,'- '■•.■■ ■'. '■.■■ ■■ : ,VW^. ■■• - 1 >—•