Variety (August 1925)

VARIETY VAUDEVILLE WtdamAaj^ AugtBt 12, 1928 ANOTHER APPRECIATION OF CONDITIONS :^--": *-i*'. ^< EXISTING IN VAUDEVILLE *> ft "|L. :;^^: .> . Ancust 3, 19ML Mr. E. F. Albee, ^:.:-/.. Palace Theatre Bldf., ' ■ ^ >^ V New Yerk City, N. Y, ^^"^^Z;' " ^^^^-i^ ^- ■ -,j:^-k|.^ My dear Mr. Albee: I am writing-^his from my bed in St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, Mass., where I am convaksdng from an acute attack of appendicitis. I was taken ill two weeks ago Friday night while playing Poli's Theatre in this town. I was carried out of the theatre, rushed by ambulance to the hospital and immediately operated on. My act, "The Westerners," finished the engagement without me very well, but it was the wonderful kindness and courtesy of Mr. Thomas J. Meehan, the manager, that was accorded not only myself but my wife (who is also in the act) that I would like ^i to know about. Mr. Meehan and Mr. Jack Hanser, the stage manager, and, in fact, everyone connected with the theatre did everything in their power for my wife's comfort and care in finishing the engagement out while I was critically ill. Needless to say, Mr. Meehan paid the full salary for the act, and his kindness has continued in many ways all along during the past two weeks and my sick room was brightened a great deal by an immense bouquet of flowers. I couldn't very well let this incident go by, Mr. Albee, knowing that you are always interested wherein this wonderful feeling of co-operation between the artist and manager is concerned. With kind wishes for your good health, believe me, Respectfully yours, TOM DOOLEY, Manager, "^The Westerners." tan vwy much Auffuat 6, 1925. Dear Mr. Dooleyi Your letter of Augast 3 received. ^ iL^fw I am scM-ry to ha^^f your unfortunate attack pleased to learn that ymi are convalescir^ rapidly. I receive so many letters containing the same sentiment as you express in yours that I am pretty well pumped out of expressions that would not appear stereotype in answering alf these letters winch I receive. It is good to inject a little sunshine into our lives, and this can be done, from my viewpoint, thrott|^ kindness, material help and encour- agement. Mr. Poli has exerted a kindly influence and a human consideration tfiroughout his circuit which his managers have put into operation. Your case ia only one of a great number that have expressed their gratitude for some gracious consideration extended at a time when a friend was needed. The managers all over the country are doing splen- did work. They are humanizing our business, and they are to be greatly commended, as arc the artists for returning conscientiom service. Please accept my sincere good wishes for your quick letom to the stage. .W-* • Siucerely yonrs^ Mr. Tom Dooley, St Vincent's Hospital, ., Worcester, Mass. "* ■ ■'i'; •-' it'. -, i-it, ■•'^ ■f^-.' V FORUM Letters for the Fomm muat not exoeed ISO words io teasth and written ezeluiWely to Variety. They may be on any aubiect pertaining to the show business or Its people. This department noay be used by professionals to settle names, titles or priority on rights to bits or business. This privilege must not be abused. Complaints against Variety or Its critics or criticisms on either wlU bs as trv^r pabnshed hers as any other letters. . London. July X8. Editor Variety: Though your London correspond- ent may be well Ihtormed as to the division of the financial interests in "No, No. Nanette" at the Palace theatre, he Is hopelessly at sea with regard to the salaries that are being paid to the principal artists. I am In a position to state. There Is no rift in the lute be- hind the curtains, neither Hr. Coyne nor Mr. Qrossmith has the slightest intention of leaving the cast for any reason whatsoever. It Is scarcely likely that Mr. Coyne Would havs been lured by a new management from a comfortable retirement for "the smallest salary be has had In London for many years"; nor would Mr. Grossmith be undertaking the hardest working part he has had In his career for a weekly sum of less than half his usual salary. It was only a tempt- ing reward and the fact that he had such oonAdence In the play which he saw In Chicago last Oc- tober that Induced the latter to play outside of one of hia theatres for the first time in 15 years. Purely conjectural also Is the figure attached to Miss Hale's name. H. O. Smith. INCORPORATIONS Msssachusetts Psrsons Thestres Enterprises, Inc., Boston: capital, |2&,000. In- corporators: C. Parsons, A. Lillian Parsons and Lillian U. Parsons, all of Rockport. The New Frascati, Inc., Boston; restaurant; capital, 260 shares of no par common stock. Incorporators: J. S. Carr, Wlnthrop; Babatlno Ferro, Boston, auw H. H. Davis, Milton. EWOAOSMSHTS Victor Sutherland, for "The Mod Turtle." Rollo Peters, for "The School Mia- .tress." Bdwln Vlckery, for •XJaught." Bdward H. Wsver and Ruth Tester, for "A Lucky Break." Nell Malrtln replaces Taylor Graves in "The Bride." Brandon iSvans replaces WUUAm Gargan In "AJoma of the South Sean." Joe Brown, J. Harold Murray, Louise Brown, Sam Coit, Arthur West and Marion Sunshine, for "Captain Jlnka" Mildred South wick, for "Brother BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Al Harrison, at their home in Dayton, Ohio. August I, daughter. The parents ars profes- •ioiaals with the mother's stage name Rose Selden (Rose Selden and Brother.) Mr. and Mrs. Charles King; Aug. 11, at Baysidei I* L, son. The mother was formerly Lila Rhode. The couple have two other cshildren. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Denno. July S8. son. The father is of Scaalon. Denno Bros, and Scanlon. Mr. and Mrs. House Peters at their home la HoUywood. Calif., August 7, son. 1IASRIA6E8 Dorothy Parker, also known as Ann Wlnthrop, to Jack B. Gosch (non - professional) In Chicago, July ». Bernice Hough, Ingenue with "Lady Be Good." to Albert Q. EUliott, an oinciai of the Standard Oil Com- pany of San Francisco, by Judge D. Ci DMisy in Los Angeles, August 4.' NEW ACTS Dale and Schiller (». Lee Marshall Revue (I). Agues Boone's Dancers. Raymond and Caverly (3). Hank>n Brothers <7).' Miss Jerri* Dean, «lonbls oC Mary Plckford. doing Impressions of ths film star. Barney Ba»q and Orchestra (IS). Mil*. Ivy. assisted by Jack D*Wia- ters and Harry Stover (I). Tracy and Uay, witlk Paul ELam- phr*y (W. Allan Shaw (1). Arthur Alexander, iaatvring 1D6- gar Rey.. WllUams and Parry (J). Lafayette and Dalflno, with Agula- aldo's Sarenaders and Elieea D*e Cee (8). N*Uic and arncst Vsroniea (1). Eda DeNew (1). Rosemont Revu* (S). Gene and Myrtle Conroy (2). Betty and Bobby Mtll«r (t). Charles Stuart and Harry Lash (J). Ann Francis and Wally (I). Bert WUcox and tZo. (». High tower Trio. Jo* and Bigmund Kemper (S). Pekln Four. Heor and Mlnetta, aeriallsts (». Frank Owens and ICdlth Kelly, with Argentine Orchestra (T). Cycling Brunettes (3). Minna Daniels Co. (I). '^3irli•'s R*v*ls." all girl r*v«M Joyn«r and Foster (H. Caprice Sisters ((). Mason and Powell (2). "Hltland," with Bernle Grossman, Abe Olman, Jack Stanley. Harry Krans and Mltsl Richards ((). Franois and Dillon, skit (S). B>ans and Hart (1). Me^can Grand Opera Co. (I)* Fernandes, mnsloal clown (1). Pedroso (1). BiU tPtah (1). Bobby Wright (X). "Keeping Moving." mlnlaturs laa- slcal with Grand Ervln (5). Rosemont Troubadours <l). Leila Shaw and Phiyers (t), £iska (1). Lew Reed and Paul LeVcr* (t)- Arley and Stewart, gymnasts (I). Hatch and Carpenter (2). Soule and Newell (2). liontros* and Nac« (SXi "Pierrot and Pierette Frolic," new Gas Sdwards revu* (U). Sdwards not personeJly in i^st. Al Genrard and Dorothy Qvte- tet it). . Helen Laekay* Co. (4). Nellie Jay and Jaybirds (10), all women. Seven Flashes (7). Minstrel Moaarehs (•). Stanton and Dolores (2). Marty Collins and Harry Petersea (»). Violet Hemlng, sketch (2). Winnie Baldwin, formerly Bron- son and Baldwin, and Joey Ray, re- cently with Al PlanaUdosi, com- edy, talking, singing and dancing, at Los Angeles. A new 14-peopIe act produced by Harry Krlvit has Harry Clarke, Will Archie, Cliff O'Rourke, Marcia Bell, Lillian Lalley. Pauline Albert, Al Rand, Charles Vaughan, Rita Krlvit, May Normand, Slg Moore, Helen Leslie, Margie Henl«y and Marjorle Carroll. Count Bernovicl (Bemovlcl , Brothers), with FranU* Cramer's Girl Band «). "Kitchenette Revue," 6 iMiopIe. "The World of Mahe Believe." Hocky and Green's flash act, ia be- ing revived with Josephine Mastab in the lead. The cast numbers eight George Chocs' "Frolics" has Mil- dred Bums. Linton Hopps, Slton Heifrlch, Hudson Fr^bom, SUsa Gray and the Bight Dancing Rockets. CantweU and Watter in.skit (2). Zermaln, Farrar and Walter (3). Adams and Harris. Ray and Harrison, skit. Ambrose and Neff. Margaret Severn Dancers (7). George Wilson and Godfrey (2). Bohemian Flappers (6). Sympho-Jazzical Revue (10). "SatlrlcoB," with Countess Bonla (8). LePine.and Emery (3). Colored minstrel act (C). Richardson and Adair (3). Br*nnan and Shaw (2). ijn,. . ■•»' I f ^tia,.TT^ .• ILL AND INJURED Peggy (Calvert, vaude single, wa-s oporktcd on last weak for removal of tonsils and is oonvalesclng at her Jiome in Brooklyn, K. J, HOUSES OPENING Rowland * Claiit's Oapitol, Brad< dock. Pa., running with pictures^ will add vaudeville Sept. 7. playing' three acts on a spUt week booked! through the Sun-Keeney Vaudevin* Exchange. Another new one claimeA by the sam* combin* is the Palace^ Jamestown, N. T., which opens Aug, 24, and plays ftv* acta on ea<A and* The Orpfaeom, Newark. N. J., will reopen Aug. 2» with vaodevlll*^ Fally Markus will book. The Myrtle, BroolUyn. N. T.. ha# closed to undergo renovations. lijr will reopen Sept. 14. The Roosavelt. Union City. N. S^ reopens Aug. 30 with a picture pol« icy for the week and eui elKht-act vaudeville show on Sundays, with the latter booked by Fally Markus. The Pahkce, Orange, N. J., reopenitf Sept. 7 with At* acts on a spMi week booked through Fally Markus, The State, Mlddletown. N. Y., r** opens Sept. 10. Grand, Davenport, Iowa, Sept. 26^ under management of W. F. Kllnck. The Park, Brooklyn, N. T., «oe* back to winter policy Aug. 21 with Lew JirilUams' Ub. "Chic Chic lU- vtte,'*Tui the first attraction. The South Broad, Trenton, N. J.t has replaced vaude with musical tabs for the remainder of the sum- mer. It will resume vaudevine WOm Sept. 7 with the shows supplied by the Jack LInder Agency. The housed plays five acts-on a split The Metro, Greenport. L. I., has added vaudeville and is playing five »cts * Tuesdays and Wednesdays booked by Jack Allen of the Jack LInder Agency. The Riviera. DeUoit to pUy popu- lar vaudeville. A full week, opens Aug. 24. Bert Williams will do the I booking. The fall and winter status of the Prospect theatre (Prospect avenue, Bronx) has been defined. Tbla house, which failed to produce box office results with Mutual burlesque last season, has been taken over by the Deerhorn Amusement Co. for a long period lease. Starting early in September, a mixed vaudeville pol- icy will be launched, with four Yid- dish acts and two English turns comprising the show, the bill to b« jBhanged twic* weekly.