Variety (December 1919)

MtlMH I MMM Q<M»»M I MM t H t MIMMI» >» » FORUM Mtsmtsls* and -write on one side of p»pw only, win »•* be printed. Vast* »t wtiUm coo** M •ifn«d tad iHB It s*M te MltaNt It tolled. - Letters to ee paMIahed la tab cohua* anst ft* wdttoa »iclwirely to YAMHI Vspucated tottoi» wIU bo* fee prtoto*. ♦ ♦MtM l MMtMHMMMMt»MM t MMM»nM II MM I M»» mm phonograph people in featuring the trio's record*. Spokane, Nov. 24. Editor Variety: Last summer I framed an act with a person who called himself Bernle Can- nen. After closing at tba Hipp.. Port- land, Ore, I decided to sever connec- tions with Mr. Cannon and continue doing my single (monologue). Soon after. Mr. Cannon framed a single act and went over the Fisher time, using a lot of my best gags that were written exclusively for me, onea that I used while working with Cannon. Mr. Cannon had never appeared on the professional stage in his life until I framed with him and that may account for the reason he borrowed■(?). my ma- terial. Al (Blackface) Cotton. New York City; Nov. 28. Editor Vakistty: I am glad that or.e publication—yours —has the courage to attack the. Y. M. C. A. 'Why not write your readers to con- tribute experiences* of tbe conduct of the Y.? ' The Y. M. C. A. received 1115,000.000 as Us share of the big War Work Drive; It had received hundreds of thousands of dollars before that drive. This money was donated by all our people for a specific purpose-^-the welfare work among our military forces. How much was so expended by tbe Y? How much Is being held for the regular, peace- tune, sectarian work of the Y. M. C. A.? Mr. George W. Perkins gave an ambig- uous statement about a year ago, but no actual report has since appeared in the dally newspapers, all of which seem afraid to question or adversely criticise the Y. M. C. A. But tbe people want to know. L. C. Cheyenne. Nov. 29. Editor Vajuxtt: ■ I should like to locate my husband, Euger.e Perdriat, formerly an accordian player,, and last heard of in Portland, Ore. Please communicate with me care generaVdelivery, Cheyenne. Wyo. Ura. T. Perdriot. s .', . . New York. Dec 2. Editor Vajustt: " I desire to voice a protest. Owing to the heavy attendance at theatres re- cently many persons are unable to pro- cure seats'on the lower floors, excepting in.advance, and late arrivals must take 'the less desirable seats in the second balcony if they desire to see the show. The patrons of the second balcony are often on a par with the lower floor pa- trons Intellectually and very many times financially. Loney Hascall and others do not see mto realize this. His con- stant reference to "the jury up there." "that bunch up there" and "that married man up there whose wife ought to give him another quarter and let him sit downstairs" is uncalled for. Hascall. J. Francis Dooley and a few others should realize that the day of the "gallery god" is passed and with the possible exception of the Colonial the second balcony now comprises an Intel- ligent and discriminating vaudeville au- dience. Daniel J. Lyaaght. Boston, Dec. 2. Editor Variety: In your issue of Nov. 21 VARIETY gave me a splendid notice in the re-view of the Fifth Avenue show, but you re- ferred to Jimmy Armstrong In error for myself. Sincerely, Harry Downing. ("Everysailor Co.") NEW ACTS. ., Jack and Irving Kaufman and Arthur Fields, the phonograpn singers. < will shortly debut In vaudeville under the name of (he Three Kaufletde, this be- 'ing the trade name coined by the. Eraer- Emlle Subers and Matt Keels (re- united) (Max Hart). Marie La Mar (formerly with Frisco and Bee Palmer in Chicago) with Jons band of seven pieces, including Paul Creedoo, Austin Young. George L. Bersb, Billy Bldner, Jack Axelrod, Thomas Monteone and- Albert Ryan. (Jack Henry.) Pantomimic dancing act called "Dolly's Dream" with 16 people and spe- cial sets. Produced by Adelaide and Hughes. "World Wide Revue," minstrel (7). "Camouflage," revised, seven people. Marine Sacks Douglass and Girls (11). Billy Dooley single. The Volants (D. Volant, Flying Piano act), man and woman. Kelso and Leigh ton, comedy sketch, "Reno Bound.'* : . "The Spirit of Youth," 12 people. (A. ft A' Producing Co.) Joe Kelly and Jack Gallagher, dancing. Frankie La Brack and Ida Bernard. (Nat Bobol). Roscoe Alls and Beatrice Curtis, as- slated by "The Five Syncopiters," Spe- cial scenery, etc. Direction Ray Hodg- don. Beulab Mansfield and Six Diving Mer- maids. (Morris & Fell). Elsa Gordon and Elsa Thomas, danc- ing. (Rosalie Stewart). McAvoy and Wilson (two men). Austin and Allen (man and woman) two act. • "The Toy Shop Revue," nine people, by Paul Keno, produced by Gil Brown. "The Four Aces," songs and talk by Paul Keno. MaymeGehrue. with six people iJenie Jacobs). „ Yvette. with two men, saxo player and pianist (H. B. Marinelli). "A Thousand Dollar Note," comedy, singing and talking by Ned Dandy with Milton Wallace, Nell Vernon and Sam Gold. Lincoln theatre. Union Hill, Dec. 8. (Real Producing Co.) John Sully and Murlell Thomas fea- tured In act by Darl MacBoyle, music by Walter Rosemont (George Choos). Cliff Robbing, Dorothy Joyce & Co., (S) in "Three Times Sixteen," music, singing and dancing. (Nat Naxarro). Jack Beasly and Larry Fine (Max Hayes). La Rose and Lane, comedy skit, "Dash- ing Around." Beulah. Poynter and Co., comedy sketch, "Dear Doctor" (4 people) (Joe Maxwell). "The Anniversary" singing and danc- ing revue (9 people) (Mme. Dore). Frank Davis is again producing the "Waiters Wanted" turn formerly done by Cole. Russell and Davis, with a new cast of two men and a woman (George So- franski). A C. Astor bills himself as "Th« Prince of Ventriloquists." ILL AND TNJUEED. Phil Baker was forced to cancel a week in vaudeville to have an operation on his throat. Ray Bramley (Warburton Stock, Yonkers) was operated upon last week at. the New York Hospital. . Kitty Strauser ("Oh Look" company) is suffering from a nervous breakdown, as the result of the loss of her husband, Richard Fields. Mrs. Jlmmle Barry (Mr. and Mrs. Jlmmle Barry) was taken ill in Cincin- nati last week. Dr. Ernest H. King, the government physician, has pronounced Henry Brown of the "Three Jolly Mlnscrels" (Brown Bnrtell and Wesley) as physically unfit to finish the season with the act. MARBIAGES. Boy Burton, formerly Mrs. AL H. Bur- ton, to John Bruce (non-professional), Nov. 26, la Philadelphia. I Dorothy Curtis to Francis X. Donegan at the Jesuit Church, New Orleans, Thanksgiving morning. Both are prin- cipals with "Listen Lester" that Is tour- ing the South presently. Maxie Capper ("Good Morning, Judge") to Harry C Mann, non-profes- sional of Baltimore, in that city Nov. 11 BIRTHS. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Owen, at their home In Cleveland, Nov. 7, daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hodgdon, Nov. 30, eoa (their second boy). The Hodgdons live at SOX West 217th street. New York. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Da Leon (Be Leon and Da vies), at their home In New York, Nov. 26, daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Holden at San Francisco, Thanksgiving Day, daughter. The mother is professionally known as Anna Howard. IN AND 0IJT. Roscoe Ails and his Jaxs company did not open Monday at the Alhambra. The act was not ready. When It starts, Loretta McDermott, formerly with Frisco, may be with the turn, Williams and Wolfus, doubling from tbe Colonial, substituted at the Alhambra. Tbe Jazzland Octet could not open at Keith's, Washington, Monday through two of the eight having left the act in Baltimore after the end of hurt week's engagement at tbe Maryland Li that city. LaToy's Models replaced the turn in Washington. . Mr. and Mrs. Jlmmle Barry did not open at Keith's, Indianapolis, Sunday. LeMaire and. Hayes substituted, Mrs. Barry was taken ill in Cincinnati late last week. James C. Morton and Co. left the Pal- ace bill Tuesday matinee. Mr. Morton stated he was 111. Tbe program re- ceived no substitution, nine acta remain- ing -. •/..- ■■■■■■■ PB0DUCTI0N ENGAGEMENTS. Dale and Bureh, with the "Greenwich Village Follies," opening Dec. 8, Miller and Mack. Esther Kngham. Billy Rhodes, Kerr and Weston,. Capitol theatre. New York, bill this Week. Ten Eyck and Welly will open with the "Greenwich Village Follies" Mon- day, opening the same evening at the Palais Royal. Hal Hlxon has left Zlegfeld, going over to the Shuberts for One year. '" Peggy Coudrey, by A Hr Woods', foi* "The Girl in a Limousine." . SPOETS. The Loew Basketball team, composed of Alex Hanlon, Abe Friedman. Moo Schenck, Al Schwarts and Solly Turek, are going to An son la, N. Y. Dec. 7 to play the profeslonal team of the New York State Basketball League. The Loew five have gone through their the- atrical schedule without a defeat and are forced to Invade the profeslonal field to obtain stiffer opposition. Moe Schenck is captain and manager. - Benny Leonard will start work Mon- day on the serial Hallmark Pictures have contracted to star him In. The Leonard picture, which will be hi 15 episodes, has not been titled as yet. The first- two weeks cf filming will be done in New York. The old Grand opera house, Syracuse, Is to be again a fight club,.managed by Phil Lewis of New York. It will operate under the charter of the Onondaga Ath- letic Club. On a recent visit to Hot Springs, Win- chell Smith took along the manuscript of "Thunder" with him. With his re- turn it was announced in the Golden offices that the script had been doc- tored up. and that "Tunder." would be shown again, "when.a theatre could be found to house it." PrTTT.A. AGENT MENTIONED. The Philadelphia booking agents have been holding indignation meetings weekly since VARIETY first published that it was stated, by New York agents small time acta playing Philadelphia on bookings from New York, as a try r ' out, were approached when in Phllly by a Philadelphia*, to be placed by him while continuing around Quakervllle. This week the New Yorkers statfed the Philadelphia agent referred to was Frank Wolf, Jr. ALBERT LETINE RETURNING. Albert Letine, conceded to be one of tbe World's foremost female imperson- ators, is now arranging with Jutes Del* mar of the U. B. 0/ for an indefinite en- gagement on this side . ;': " He Is at present In London, Eng., hav- ing toured all the European countries within the past several years. His tost appearance in this country was in 1915. -■;> AUTO ACCIDENT JUDGMENT. Yonkers, N. Y N Deo;'«; >' Peter Hrisko, an eight-year-old Yon- kers boy, will receive $12,000 from Blanche and Jesse L. Lasky, In settle- ment of his suit for damages for per-. son at injuries, acordlng to a decision Monday in the Supreme Court at White Plains. The boy's father, Michael, will.' also receive $3,000,- BepL 21, 1918, the boy was struck by the Lanky automobile, in which Blanche Lasky, sister of the picture producer* and Mrs. Sarah Lasky, her mother, wore riding. The boy was seriously injured, later having stitches put In his scalp. His teeth were knocked out, and he wag permanently disfigured The testimony of Mrs. Lasky was taken In California, in October of this year. . .vL^lgj^ H. O. Has "Little Theatre/' : ; ^ x New Orleans, Dee. *.':\ New Orleans' "Little theatre" Opened last week. It is In the "Vleux Carre," the Greenwich village of this city, and quits miniature, several rooms in an old mansion fronting Jackson square being rehabilitated for the purpose. . .^': The maintenance and management are locaL The artists are to be recruited .in; this vicinity. : > 't$ . J./ .*Puok and Judfle" Cast.:.;';; *jj& Gua Hill placed his comedy, with mu- sic, "Puck and Judge" in rehearsal lost Monday. The show was written by Frank Kennedy, and will open in Wilkes;- Barre Christmas Day. ^v -Among those in the east are: Carlton Scale, Cbas. A Boyd, Frank Graham, Edith Russell, Jack Styles, Lillian Hor- wltz. Ben Walker, J. E. Clifford. and Sadie Duff. "No Liquor, No Love." . John Montague placed a now play with A. H. Woods for early spring 'pro- duction. It is titled. "No liquor, pio Love." It Is a comedy. , /^,.»: . Palace, Cincinnati, Opening Suturday. Cincinnati, Dec. 3. The new B. F. Keith Palace will open this Saturday (Due. 6). E. F. Albeo will attend the opening. ■■■." iV • Ernie Young in New York. Ernie Young is due in New York today, looking about for acts to place on the Western circuits. While in the city Mr. Young will make his headquarters at VARIETY'S office, Broadway and 45th street. ' v An Orpheum bill was presented at the Minnesota state prison, St. Paul, Thanksgiving. The acts appearing were Four Readings, Zola Bonn, Long Tack Sam and Co., Marlon Tyson, Nat Na- zarro, Jr., Blanche and Jlmmle CreiRb- ton, "Lcvitatloii." The entire stage crew and orchestra from the Orpheum were present. Warden Reed acted as host to the visitors.