Variety (December 1922)

Friday, December 1, 1922 VARIETY CABARET For th* first t!m« the Palace ttotel, Saa Francisco, haa a grrl ■bow appearing in the Palm Court. It i« Qorham's "Folliei of 1923." tirouffht to San Francisco from the Ambassador hotel, Los Angeles. Tb« revue, a pretentious produc- tion for a hotel to stage, had Its opening last week and because of its merit has been crowding the Palm Court. Three shows are ^iven. at 8:30. 10:30 and 11:30. A |2 couvert charge prevails during the run of the show. The opening number la "Hello, Everybody," two girl pages making their appearance in a sort of prolosr axid accompanied by "The Travel- ing Man" (Jess Mendolson), one of the cleverest juveniles on the coast. The introduction number clores with an ensemble in which all of the girls participate. Mile. SuE-ette in a "D.inse Orie:i- tal," No. 2, went well. She is clover flAd easy to look t>pon. Anton Yarotski and Ania Karonina in a Gypsy dance were next an^^ scored. Anita Sullivan, a soprano, formerly with Kolb /t Dili, was down for No. 4, but switt hed to No. 5. Sha has a voice cf power and tone, which she ably Jemonstrated in "Gianina Mia." "Doris," a cute number next, staged by Mendolson and Doris Eaton, supported by the girls. It tells a story in song. Miss Eaton, an exceedingly pretty artist, with a voice that i:< small yet ap- [ pealing, makes her first appearance as one of the girls. The song is about Doris being in the chorus and lamenting she is not given a chance to be featured. The girls finally #bove her to the front and she goes Into a number v. ith Mendolson, ending with a short dance. This number was a real winner, and should be, since the idea was lifted from "Sally." David Murray and Mile. Suzette presented a ballroom number, well flone and much liked. "A Little Offering" which followed was a buck dance by Miss Eaton. "My Rosa of a Thou.sand Dreams" Is rAther pretentious with Ricardo Montlel and the girls. This was Montlel's first appearance and he came in for something of an ova- tion. After an Intermission was "One Thousand One Nights," with Mon- tlel as a singer and Miss Karenina as a dancer. It was spectacular and an eyeful. The remainder of tha program Included tha Novelty Fox Trot by Murray and Suzette; "Dancing Fools," by Mendolson and two girls; dance specialty by Miss Karenina and Yarotsky; "The Royal Fallow." with Miss Eaton and the irlrls; "My Jewel of Love," spec- tacular number with the girls cos- tumed to represent various rare yams, led by Mendolson and Miss fiuUIyan; Indian Dance, by Suzette; ''South Sea Isle" (Miss Eaton) and •Tia Pera La Victoire," In which the •ntira comply appeared for the flnala. hailed as a waits hit. Next In Una of Importance is Frances Williams, a veritable bundle of versatility. She does three song numbers, "Tootsie, Good-Bye," ''Apple Sauce" and "Caroline." She also does a soft shoe dance that is a gem. Frisco Nick In on the bill with.his funny dance specialty and other principals Include Mile. Nita Susoff, Miss Woodrow and Mon. Collins in a dance number, and Gay Foster. One of the outstanding features of this Fanchon and Marco Revue is the chorus. The girls are really above the chorus grade. They each do a specialty that would do credit to the average cabaret principal and in their ensemble numbers score re- I)eated encores. Alcohol valued at from $75,000 to $100,000, .delivered, was destroyed by Deputy United States Marshal fjeorge Andrews at Rouse's Point last week in the presence of several hundred spectators. The deputy marshal knocked bungs from four- teen hogshead.s and allowed 100 gal- lons of the white-colored liquor to^ flow down the gutters of the Point into Lake Champlain. Destruction of the alcohol. F'ederal agents say, is the culmination of one of the most brazen attempts to smuggle liquors Into this country from Can- ada since the passage of the Vol- stead act. Customs ofllcers stationed at Rouse's Point who seized the alcohol last spring estimated Its value at $20,000 in Montreal and from $75,000 to $100,000 if it had reached Philadelphia, the point of consignment. The shipment was made from Montreal early last sprirg by freight and was billed via Rouse's Point to a chemical com- pany at Philadelphia. It was in- voiced as "paint remover." Customs oflflcers at the Point were suspicious of the shipment and took samples from each barrel, a cursory exami- nation of which showed the con- tents to be alcohol and ammonia. An analysis made by a government chemist revealed the fact that the barrels contained only a few ounces of ammonia and the remainder was pure alcohol, 19§ proof. The analy- sis also showed that, if allowed to stand In open vats for a few hours, the ammonia would entirely evapo- rate, leaving the alcohol unharmed for beverage purposes. DISK REVIEWS POPULAR THE WORLD 18 WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE (Fox Trot) — Market's Orchestra WHEN THE LEAVES COME TUMBLING DOWN—Same — Okeh 4676 The first number, a truly beautiful ballad, will outlive scores of fiash pop Bonga. Although primarily a slow waiiz number, the fox trot ar- rangement even scintillates. It is an undeniable charm and sympa- thetic melody that intrigues with repetition. "Leaves" (Richard Howard) Is a smooth fox with a snatch of the "Spring Song" in the body of the chorus w.hlch will "make" the gong If anything will. SPORTS The judges at Madlaon Square i feat by Harvard at New Ilavgn Garden who are doing their best to while playing almost an Identical kill boxing In this state had another { offensive game as shown against great night last Friday. In the I Princeton the Saturday previously, semi-final between Joe Welling, the [ A world of power In the central po- veteran lightweight, and Andy sitions of the field, but no wallop Thomas, the young Italian-Amer lean sensation, tha "guessers" opined Thomas won. It was one of the worst decisions ever made. Welling never fought better in his long career. By no stretch of the imagination could a dispassionate Judge have given him worse than a draw. He dropped Thomas for a when It was needed. There's been an abundant discussion as to Just wherein was the fault of the bull- dog's driving power, but no ona seems to arrive at a conclu.sion. Superfluous speed In the backfield fronted by expansive poundage in the line, but no punch at the right time. The most logical solution it To Bil|^ Simon and Mike Lyman, well known in the cafe world, par- ticularly In Los Angeles, goes the credit of restoring to San Francisco's downtown district a cafe as fine If not batter than anything the city l(new in the "good old days." This new temple of good food and amuse- ment is called the Palais Royal, and U housed In the three-story build- ing formerly known as Talt's. The new owners have spent a world of money In dolling up and rebuilding the structure along the most modern lines. It is really three cafes in one. The ground floor Is devoted to the Palais Royal Coffee Shop, the second to the I'alais Royal Cafe and the third floor to "The Planta- tion. There is no music or enter- tainment in the Coffee Shop but on the second floor Chris Mann's Or- chestra suppliog rhythmic dance music amid soft lights and a color scheme of blue and gold. This floor In John Tait's day was known a.s "the porch." The new owners bridged over the opening upon which "the porch" faced, put in a dance floor and made it fie))arate. Up- stairs, above the I'alais Royal, is The Plantation, formerly known as The Little Cluh. The scheme of decoration hero is entirely Dixie stuff like the Plantation in New York. Fanchon nn<l Marro hood a special revue with Rube WoiHs Jazz orchestra lor Ww niuj^io. There are two shows staged in "The Planiati( II." th«> first at 11 o'clock and ih*.- .«*iM-on(l .'j 1 o'cloclv In the morning. Tlio ahiow is a real hit. Fanchon and M.irco are leading the numbers with a special dance in wliicli they .'<ing at the same time a now' composition of their own entlilea After the I'arty,' I That the wet and dry situation Is receiving so much attention by administrations Just now may not be altogether the result of the No- vember elections. It must have been brought to the attention of ofldcials, by wet propaganda If noth- ing else, that the U. S. Is becoming a nation of drunkards. Only pro- hibition Is to be blamed. The se- crecy of liquor, made criminal to possess, carry or consume. Is the sole cause. Prior preparations to have liquor bring It out in quanti- ties. It Is everywhere. In the pocket. In the car and In the office. Drinking goes on continuously, one drink leads to the next and to In- toxication. People with no Inten- tion of drinking, no thought of liquor and no Inclination, have it forced on them at unexpected mo- ments. This condition, while more to be found at the moment In the cities. Is spreading to the towns. It is affecting not only men and women, but boys and girls. After years of prohibition, there Ijs now an oversupply of Jiquor In this country. Some of It Is good, but most of It Is bad. Prohibition Is not only making the U. S. a country of drunkards, but it will also make It a nation of Invalids. Whatever purpose behind the original promo- tion of prohibition and despite sta- tistics on labor that may be pro- duced, prohibition from any angle is not alone a dismal failure but it is the terror of the century. It's singular how certain places^ seem marked for soiling. Other places do busino.«is openly, but cer- tain places are hounded even after they have given up to fix previous "violations." The other evening in New York a restaurant manager said he was expecting a "visit" any moment. Asked why. he stated he did not know. As the restfiurant had been in trouble but a shf)rt time before, the mannf^ti- u.i^^ askfd if the inii)endi'ng ^■I.sit w,i« a follow- up of the first. He said no, that the first had been squared, that they stood ready to t'lke care of ;ni.\()no, but thr-y kn«'W the "visit" was comiiifr. Ask<Ml how they knew, the man igor said they had been tii)ped to it by .'•omoone in the same ofllce ordering ihe "visit."' Even places giving up from $400 to (Continued on page 3i)> DIXIE HIGHWAY—Marion Harris BROTHER'N-LAW DAN—Same- Brunswick No. 231S Last month this con.edlenne had the assistance of Isham J ones in her recordings. Currently she is is per- forming alone, probably having proved her mettle sufficiently not to require strong orchestral a.ssistance. Not that the musicians here are negligible, but Miss Harris is al- lowed greater scope in individual expression. "Dixie Highway" (Kahn- Donaldson) Is a rhythmic number, the title suggesting the theme fully. The reverse is a colored comedy song which Miss Harris handles; perfectly as to dialect and lyric in- j terprt'tation. ■. •■ i nine-count In the second round, the ; that the fault was In the forward line, where there was plenty of weight but no drive. It was a fact Harvard was getting the Jump on the Blue forwards all afternoon. Another Idea presented Is tljat tha bell saving Jimmy Kelly's boy from a sure K. O. In the fifth Thomas began get- ting to Welling with long overhand rights. The veteran feinted a bit until the button showed, then picked i Ell elevent were a greatly overrated COW BELLS (Fox Trot) — Hsrry , RADERMAN'S ORCHESTRA MY SOUTHERN HOME—Same- Edison No. 51032 "Cow Bells" (Al Piantadosi) per- mits for numerous instrumental ef- fects such as mooing, bell clanging, chimes, etc., which lends color to tlie recording. The "Southern Home" (Polak-Eastman-Heltman) number gives away the Dixie idea, which naturally Is the cue for a medley of Dixie interludes. A two piano effect is also a striking feature of tiie re- cording. NELLIE KELLY (Waltz) — Hazy Natzy and His Orchestra LOVE'S LAMENT—Same—Hudson Pavilion Orchestra — Gannett Record It's a far cry from George M. Cohan to the continental Piquet, yet both extremes are coupled on this record. Both are waltzes, but Cohan's Is American, paprikaed with a dash of Irish ginger, while "Love's Lament" Is amorous and as Impassioned as the title. Still a waltz is a waltz, whatever the motif, and for dance purposes probably the foreign composition has a little the best of it in melody. The Hudson Pa%'Ilion Orchestra Is directed by Jack Lawson. Lewis James sings a vocal chorus in the course of the rendition. Thomas out of the air with an In- side right that again sat him down. Welling discounted Thomas's youth and strength by masterful ring strategy, tieing him up In the clinches and smearing his face up with a left jab. Welling tired In the last Ave rounds, but at no time lost his lead. The only way Thomas could have evened the score was by dropping Joe, which ho failed to do. The partisan crowd consisting of the entire Thomas neighborhood roared encouragement throughout the battle. Every time Thomas tried team, and while that may sound plausible to those who haven't seen the New Haven boys In action, one flash at that outfit was enough to convince anyone there Is overbear- ing strength In the squad, but no headwork. The Crimson got its break on O'Hearn's punt, which hit a Har- vard end coming back ahead of hla opponent to keep him out of tha play, but Owen picked It up to run 64 yards on as brilliant an open naMl piece of work as has been seon thl« season. They reall7ed on It and scored. Yale reco cred the next IF YOU DON'T THINK SO YOU'RE CRAZY—Harry Blake and Rob- ert Judson 8TRUTTIN' AT THE STRUT- TER8' BALL —Same—Pathe No. 20838 Blake and Judson, tenor and bari- tone, are one of the best two-man "canned** vaudeville combinations In the field. They have the right Idea in putting over a vocal number, em- bellishing the lyrics with vocal In- tonations, the only thing they can depend upon for distinction, where the singer in the flesh has the ad- vantage of visible "personality." The "crazy"^umber (Turk-I^obln- son), for example, conjures up the spectacle of the twain romping and strutting and "nutting" all over the stage were they appearing In vaude. vllle. The "strut" number Is ap- propriately dlalected In keeping with the colored "Miss Mandy and her dandy*' idea. SUEZ (Fox Trot)—Clyde Doerr and Orchestra r^- I WISH I KNEW—Sam^-Vlctor No. 18947 "Suez," a majestic Oriental fox trot, is the work of Ferdie Orofe, Whiteman's pianist-arranger, and Peter DeRose, which Doerr inter- prets soothingly and calmly with In- tefl*mittent whistle and other effects. "I Wish I Knew" (Spencer-Ander- son-Bryant) Is a west coast favor- ite and a nice even dance. I'LL BUILD A STAIRWAY TO PARADISE (Medley Fox Trot) —Carl Fenton's Orchestra TRULY-Same —Brunswick No. 2316 The annotation on the di.sk label, "Buescher instruments u.^ed." Is liable to as.<4ume «oHie sort of signifi- cance if it is plugged suincient'y. Whether the layman comprehends that the dulcet clearnes.'i of the re- cording has anything to do with the make (tf instrument empltjyed is problcmatic.il. but it is a f.irt thit rv«-y Brunswick disk thus far re- vl»'wed in which Bucsrher is con- cerned sr)und3 so much better. "i'aradise" is nif'<II«'\ i-d with "Four I>f>af Clover" (DoSylva- Francis - (Ici sh win ). bo'h from c;cor«c WhitoH ' Sf'aiKl.ius." "Truly" is an iiitcr.iti.itirik' daruc tune by Vincent ICo.se to whi'-h iJcnriy Davis fitted words, although it is really tlio mrlu'ly that count;;, Fcnfftn's, orchcstrst doe5 both exct'<-'ding'i*' well. It missed or landed. This may have influenced the "homers." Another factor may have been the odds which installed Thomas a favorite over the ChI?ago boy. It Is almost uncanny the way the poor Judgment of the Judges at the Garden saves the "wise" money. Once or twice a coincidence may be—but for break- fast., dinner and supper — "the worlcs." Nearly every week the Incom- petent grocery clerks and ex- butchcrs who are supposed to Judge the Garden and other local club bouts pull a bone. The week before It was Jack Bernstein of Yonkers who was cheated out of a well-earned vic- tory. Before that it was Al Norton, the welterweight, who fought one of Leo Flynn's meal tickets and got the rawest deal seen in seasons. Next week it will be some one else and so on and so on, until the blue- nosed boys are a'gain in the saddle and the grand old game confined to the sticks and the small towns, where they seem Inclined to pre- serve their eyesight. It is next to Impossible for an out-of-town fighter to get an even break at the Garden when boxing a local favorite. Welling has had two doses. When he fought Leonard at the Garden he weathered the tough- est 13th round in ring history and carae up almost as fresh for the next session as the ann-weary champion. The big dough was rid- ing on a knockout. In the 14th Leonard couldn't hurt Welling, so weak was he. yet at the psycholog- ical moment the bout was stopped and Benny credited with a technical K. O. Welling; told the writer after the bout that after the I3th Leon- ard's punches were like cream puffs and he could have stayed indef- initely. Kid Kaplan, a pocket edition of Tom Sharkey, won easily In the main bout from Kid Sullivan, re- cent conqueror of Sanunf Sieger. Kaplan, a rugged tearing boy with a wicked left hook, had Sullivan in distress several times but the latter was too tough to go down. Sul- livan substituted for "Pepper" Martin. a punch tfle gang screamed, whether ' klck-ofC on Hammond's fumble, du|f out 20 yards for two first downs, then flopped, and had to try for & field goal, which failed. ; > Line plays made up the ofTensIve, which took the ball over those 25 yards before the kick was tried, and In the beginning of the next quarter the Blue team pulled as beautiful a forward pass from a kick formation as could be executed. O'Hearn faked the kick so perfectly he sucked the entire right side of the Harvard eleven in and then tossed to Neid* linger, who completed a 20-yard gain before he was stopped. What that play would have done on a fourth down when the Blue was at the other end of the field and within easy striking distance of the HUr- vard goal line Is guesswork, and sec- ond guessing is always an Idle pastime, but It leaves something to be regretful about. A Williams man, who played against Yale earlier In the season, said the EH linesmen were woefully lacking In knowledge as to how to use their hands when on the de- fensive. Such an assertion may bear out the reasoning that the Blue's forward wall was at fault In other things as welf^ though that has no bearing on the team when carrying the ball with the use of hands then restricted. Harvard played hard, clean and heady footbaU. Hammond, a sec- ond string back, was partlcu'arly prominegt when carrying the ball and promises plenty of trouble for his opponents next fall. Gherke, Owen and Buell need no Introduc- tion or odes to their ability. And again the Yale ends were outplayed, as at Princeton. Before game time the betting was generally at 10 to 7, with Yale on the long end, and In some Instances odds of 2 to 1 were In evidence. The name Ya^e is magical. It was noticeable throughout the contest that Neidlinger practically never carried the ball, and then only when on th© recely[pg end o^ q When Gabe Kaufman, who man- ages Electric Park, Kansas City, In the summer time and promotes ath- letic events during his winter "va- cation," returned from a short trip to the east, he brought with him permission from the Royal Mounted Police of Canada, for Wallace Dugld and George Walker of the Montreal force, to appear In a wrestling show at K. C. Kaufman was advised by the "wise ones" In New York he would find it impossible to get thA two athletes away from their com- mands, but decided to try It and was successful In getting them 10 days' furlough. lie Immediately arranged for Dugid to meet Edward I-ewis. the champion, In Convention Hall. Kanffis City. i:)ec. 8. The Canndian w^'i^hs 1115 pounds and Is claimed to be a wonder. He de- f*»ated F'mil Map.TU, the winner of the Frcnfb wrestling tournament, in two qui* k fiills. The match here will be two f.ills out of three, with two hours and L'.'i minutns time limit and a derision if neresisary. A radical cTiaTlfire'frfthi the affair Irt Jersey, where he was a constant menace to the peace and quiet of the Princeton side of the field. It mny have been because of O'Hearn, who incidentally gave the most hcndy exhibition on the field, playin.f? con- sistently, but whatever the reason his offensive value was as nothing against Harvard. The overliead work of Yale at the finish, when Neale and Bench were sent in, gained considerable yardage, but the time was too short, and the Cam- bridge boys knew what to expert Harvard won on Its merits and the ability of Owen to pirk open- ings when let loose In a broken field. The contcot itself could not be termed good football, if c(»nside;ing It technically, but a game that has so much tradition attached to it needs not the the meciianiral per- fection to make it stand out-and next yifH^ ban another fall r fason. Yale closed Its season with a dt- Billy Gibson is to succeed Tc.t Pickard as matchmaker and fight impresario at .Mndi.son Square Gar- don .'iffer the fir.^t "f the >»'ar. ac- cor(iing to aijtiiorifativo sourer;-*. A chaiiRo in the I^>xiri,'.c Coninii;^slon will be in order about the sjino- tlni?, Areordlng to rhe >^fory. Vt'iiUcn MuKloon Is to be supplanted. kj» (Continued un i age Sl>