The Billboard 1921-12-17: Vol 33 Iss 51 (1921-12-17)

ii | 102 Th DECEMBER 17, 1921 = , } t H S 24 0 om 4 In th . —_— HI _— JOHN A T + ADLER—Lonis “ O “= i ¢ with B., fo ant ie i th -» Zor many a ca 1 ber 10 — picture meee gene emsestes Film Company i With li ba) old in New York City We * Jecemthat city y in Sydney, A the passing of J form! Ae a and is survive yyw eds e was 66 y_ the latt y, Australia, di popula ohn A, Barto f : ; vived by thre . years JOH er part ’ ed in r and best n the circ th ; | ¥ ee y three children and three Jay eee | W.. 42 = ——— avenue, Hot Spri known members. Mr. Bart us world has lost one of its old nm R test 2. te 6 emmer, died Bo so known as Peter of amuse rings, Ark., December 10 : on passed away at hi § oldest, most = | ; F =. —— ~ gy oy + Rae gy Trixie ag! St. Francis. “Hospital,” Cherlesto “7% eo rage By arly (if not earlier) ‘as pg aueme ASSO lated —_— m¢ Park j z s home in War ris de Looks,” for ° 1 ’e shipped on, i. I ox e “sawdust circle,” elgg nd made man hat branel 78 : erly, Kan., November ‘ interment. He i to Hannibal, Mo., n 1876 be was with cle,” who will greatly y friends thru h Bi & BELL--H , November #2d_ 8 brother S survived by his | Mo., overland. Lat the Adam Forepaugh C y deplore his der is long ne arry, in busi yf JOHNS her, by his father . ay ater he was intereste augh Circus, when the F mise. é died at his ho ‘business in Louisville, K bicy ON—Jobn E in Philadelphia. F erested with John Fore 1e Forepaugh show B ville, Dece me, 1770 Melwood av , Ky., Dicyelist, than w manuel (Jo! M . For many years he was w repaugh in the oper: W traveled fi » December 9. T avenue, LoujsProfessi whom a few anny), trick Mr. Barton is sai e was with the F peration of ay dealer and . The deceased was ¢ lisProfessionals t ew years back c with th said to have bee e Frank A. Robbins Ci a theater T : ; e . 1s a horse Worlds we 0 the cire s back few : ne Robbins Show | een the originato . Robbins Circus o tes a circuses, J sold these animals rse S were be circus and Wi ms Show. His k r of the i , ‘§ L » John ei rage gga to nume te: . etter Kn , nd vaudevill ld West Sh ; s last venture w . privilege car WW ee ne cee eg eee oe oe Col, of Campbell and ava, & member of the a see gunen, Seay Sere as with the Barnum & ae, Bering it on Ee 8 premier equestrian 0 for Robert Stickne paned November 16, A eg -¥ died at Craig Seton tie ey Shows. y, was a brother of James A, ey Circus and f r ' “4 —old and is tee ood sonsen. He me te — ISSO, in Malmo. ae was born failing Agnes of 1920 be was with the Joh : Bailey, of the an a laughter and tt ee ed by his widow, a beca rica early in the’ 20th ce He came revented his going out duri ohnny J. Jone = 4 : Cincinnati, Tne Bg age = Burial wt in eit trick MP He century. —~ seit” Goat ae who ath ade wo ptm woy hg season of seat Exposition Shows, but = 4 usse & Borgia 10, from the chapel sceniiene ariations to thi roduced many © investments in re: e bis business i wt 8 ye Cemet in with jnterme of business, Wi ; iis partic ; ny widow, h : in real estate : p Hot Spring one | ery. nt in V Berga et Vith icular » he leaves tw . He w prings, wh ] a having am, Bell was known in Bas mary varios circuses, — partner he Fhe of two brothers and three sisters as moderately wealthy. Beek he had 1 + i & Bell, sa Fey of the firm of —_ featare acts with the — being one of _ Ss. esides bis enn .: re stock , le tes : Floto Show i ay *“SERNI dealers, for about 20 With + tor Monona over Age -4— 08. ie Th ee — ' yheur as) rpheum Ci he 4 Berni, of Maria Van Heche, 41, wif ¢ 2 three years’ aan Road Show, follow . reuit fers} a tes 1 fe & to we the Berni Organ Comp e of Louis 2t Budapest, I r of Europe. Whil ed by q ‘ession about twenty-f eaiien fort V7 oe wees received in New von i= according Ferika mde nbs he met — : Playing [#te? promoted to ihe > years ago and was general oon ‘ : November 25 = cember 11, t@ Ameri os an, nonprofess and marrieqg *T* Thomps executive staf of F : 4 manage x re VW Parma, I 25 at Bedonia, P ; America late essional, a apson, of L uf of FredShows r of Franklin’ Pp ; a ,. Tovince the ate in 1909. » and returne: and assisted i una Park, Cones ws, wintering sklin’s Cir ; ' % BRA’ taly , e of at Mr. Johns . It was the ed , assist d in the man: oney Island swo ing in Omaha us Side a bie UN—Herman, Si from inijuri bhnson had contracte D discovered Stet’s. Millions” cor management of the “B: = = R—Mrs. Georgia aha, a bE? Th many years, died , ee musician {The ade at ie le po nnn mga also identified no oe ee ey te ee wile att : : ¢ ge was one of _— December 3 shoulderg maw of his partner cee aie act, Seuting Dorothy Dale ~~ H. Ince in pre disea City, December te . De France, Ne j ponists jn the c¢ e most famous ‘he m: te on a unicye Johnson's *¢8sons eae alton. During the pas iseases. Mr. and Mrs. 8 & complication of 7 4 e President Lincoln's = He played = ive rh —— against ype A impact of © (ele dl 2 ee m + Tiny Rw Ses = vaudeville a" By We r were ap on Be pod : : Or ~ s). realiziz s shoulde Cen or rle of sacs 2° oe er yheum circ oe: , } ' : a ae sixty years had eo for ing from apie tee the necessity, eMectng we ntly engaged hp Burlesquers, ah wae 28 ed A Me le +, = circuit, ‘jlled T : : orchestr entified wi ‘limate. iblic life and seeking retir. S@mon's forth: fo u eg iid. hody. » deceased y es i ; cluding the “Theodore The the _ country, al coggee Eng and Mrs, ‘Jehan ~s ng a healthfn the Mask “on presentation « Pa 4 co yoiee shipped " wr : mpanie " Mr. “ et 5 chestra, where his ol homas Symphony Or“ane MBiay 7 they were succes a to Wyomthe Nelson Siste was the husband of eg paneees services will be ¢ odesto, Cal., whe : 8 two years ago. He po _engagement terminatea 1” the Pe seme “Johnny” 7 al : in several McMAHON— Mrs of acrobatic fame. _ ss or ng in a oe oe followed by 7 the — Federation of Musi a of the ChiTespected aes . popular onetandies was, a8 Duaieniin abot =. carnival worker, died ged mg BB pe _tnere. magpie. we, Bue om he t = gages clans. is widow him. T ang oved by wl ates ssional acto disease. +), se 8 weeks ago o am " ers. Mr. Swo By parents and two res, a. a pereneee. te el vnc sixty-one ptm the — banpely cto: die wl MORRISON om been ailing sume i . ee wthely news Re 4 of the Swor a a0 entley’s unde _services were held "from inte Spiseopal Chu 1eral was fr ly *hi —Margaret, actr PB yee and of Rert Swor, audeville entertainers . Le & ortaking chapel, Chicag from erment at Dix burch in © om JF in Chicago Dec » actress, died sudden-S!_G. Field’ Swor, featured con ertainers an ; | ' yg _ potertsent ee ee Decemwitow, io , Disen, Wyoming. eg a sister, + al ta rer She is survived a Tiere s Minstrels. ed comedian with — 3 18 illy . a ative , ate ‘ : . edre eolore . ba & composer, died of pn dl a, ous Benge 1 in pe mag Mr. tg dl return to aor ok ae Frances M., mother of C a Choral Club peo ar Sounter of the m.. 'e 8 General Hospital balipox ecember 4 in tl Charles » a sister and b aves two sisters at » widely known Sie ett ner ¢ onrad er 23. he dece s e n that city le Nov > | 3 ows pital, Kansas City M he s, of Green Rive rother, Laur; 5 at her home in I star, died recentl portant fact leceased for years w: ments rote ‘“‘Dangerou aoe a ew Miss ohnson, now ver, and a t ra and cremated es Angeles Her y TH or in musical circles as an im> sare ; popular songs. Sh gerous Blues” and th but f 4 a business srother, Fred leav . Besides the a er body was URSTON—Mrs . %. ircles of his rac . s. She is survived other )Ut formerly a well-k man of Dixon eaves her husba Seen mentioned she PO Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of ome T ; ag gy William, ne ae age high diver. ell-known carnival Doig “ROBINSON. I and one other son, she Lockport, poneet SS the Temple Rar Job a ee oS the National Hotel, a San sepearing with Tom (WAKETIELD—M., ‘ow recently. heater, son. a , Ark., Decembe : ’ acation,” pe e in the come ™ at Heywort is.» Owner of tl ; don 8 an eri. He wi »” died of b comedy skete yworth, Il! ‘ se fair crov Bit = i any = Death was yd ee of blood poisoning at the me ts ~ brief’ ilines in that town ee ae ; s & ys n eapill . ACE—H: : . a 3 and Mrs. Coope = pillary bronchitis. ere : Harry . ' per are concessio » _ Mr. New York City, died’ actor and pr . Ie O., and were on their way sioners from Dayton, Hospital . f died’ December 6 Fg er, of Lf son_died. y to Texas when their Pot ab "se mira, ee ee at. Josevh's z LIOTT—Lew, 67, k E 80 if at yullet wound : Sen was the +f oin8 = the hoe, Se ae Honesty,” EKIN in es ~ argument Be ary FE ng mber ; Decem yer 9, of Bright's i aes nicago, Friday, bee of the = ie ge yA b eg 0 porter : ; Ee heen ee was an cae ands ak ban — Charles Leekins, 60 pearing in eee tee ¥ and Company Age : : | different ——— erent ath a a tg ng died ~ Hae Ah ge old, one of the best k — anon it Ba agS working with the ga Rros.’ » = ‘luding the Seve mi te ) e his hom aaa» ecember st known an : ? ‘ is wide reparation for bi | £8 ll Dramatie Company and pete n Carnés Mr. I — when in Chicago fo es in the Ontario Hot " best liked theatrical me bedside yatil ti w, who survives, was at ig Lae part ip , His last work was aoa Bros.’ hail eae ekins had managed hi r the past sixteen years el, that city, where he h 0 old. ne end. He was about s ut his Sf Sachete Lightnin’,” Frank Ble my 8 a minor nove rence in the show business eh own dramatic whe — Death was due to pneumo ad 35 years { ' a lifelong gg he and Bacon ie —_ of ae Ata of the moe tio cally all his life At +! the past ten years "ae the Elks, Knichts « r. Elliott was a me _— vega 4 the time Seppe gene of Frank A. P. Gi different times he was. ARRIAGES § he Sy ng eg and oe — of was —_ — was hx “4 “weg A — ay he had one of Fig ——— and was heat on — : Huren’s Ch ca. The funeral w lage’ n’s lipped to St. Jo What Cheer, Ja ) sketches working i on pie a 1:30 apel, 18th and Michig as held from Mr. Leekine’ seph, Mich., wl , Ja., and is survived b , ng in vaudeville 4. 1:30 p.m, Michigan avenue ekins’ sudde ich., where th anh a y his widow b ea ne RE permed) interment eee a at by whom he was mg n passing Herne 5 fune Tal was held Tuesda — The body In the Professi ‘ ’ ducted by a Rest. The services ~ Be. the eld in high esteem. widespread regret amon . ecember 7, on oon, etete te. J. Owens, chaplain _—8 estern sbowmen Row oxmmng tives by frie s known of Mr. Elli of the ‘ OWERS-De FORREST ' SNGEIBRETH.. Chicago Elliott's relaoe man with a Harry Bowers, —Jol ~~ ‘omp . h the Comet 8t oe n i ; n, «6 i pany, St. Pa Stor a t Dreth,, the latte ce af temas Oe ae JONES—Frank ., 34, © mem! ae a iesaiee af ee chee Leotha De. ForWt . atter : seorge W. Engleat the Theater ember 0 we mber of the chorus of that compans, ‘ : died mae one bens My well-known ra — formerly conductor — Eyes yaw Haneman Hospital, It ater eine h the stage of ay & yo FUGERE bome Decem)er a Sane, ae 6a Theater, that city. died the the Kelte Repeated ‘with’ Sane Denes a EMRICHLEMON—W. Hf ce Tuei LE—M. P., well-k iad caused at his ny died Dear sith <teculk. fils sematna or Besson on 22, American at aeie _Paulit | Opera Comique ote celebrated singer of. 4 KEATING we disease Lyon. Death was cat the ashes sent to felatives in cremated 2ormeriy ggg Marguerite — * ber e Company, died st a the died in § —The father o “er ives in Alameda many, New York cannibek etropolitan Opera 4 x q SC aktese se ranerenaence in ge A NovemOctober —: Australia <n Keating, Sy ay rm — _ November “pen were married in Paris, a. i H —Joh aris, France. > aoe Seating is 2 latter part Sonn to muny in the ort Hl jolet), es ART-WESTOVE “ : ' in the picture bust W.. traveling salesth deville team of "Ken is a member nt at The Twentieth C th outdoor show Bar 5, oy wi STOVER—Wiliam 8 (Bill by | : New York City Dece siness, died sudden! . he Fuller Time Keating and Rogs —e her abnormal entury Marvel,” t . as wy P exponent of Weeter ) Hart, ever : old_and is caeioen tpt 6. He was yp KENYON The _Australia: » Playing physical def a de velopment t id ause of nom Winifred Westover yy ~ Siméon. they RAMMOND—A y two sisters S$ @ years manager of — ather of Omer parent deformity, died at ent and unusual © married at Holly . n the movies. : i ~ we of Rivervie fF Omer J. Kenyor arents in Braddoc} at the home HERT? . ywood, Cal., Dece . prod , mon . . father o ‘ died ae ew Pa : nyon, int a iddock, ~ of } tTZ-DAt a ecembe dece : > wee GO years 484. Roth the middle-dist —Charles | St. Joseph, Mo. and t ath Sie on Ramtaes rn with« eisco, ané@ Elinore Di eum Theater, San I she ae? bis son were. well :Both the died “ig og runner of :* Tamous amateur Me —, as flexibic as Pn exterous as ee married rece oy Dauphiny, of that city, = “tae : HENDRICK. own in the of “Bonet va Rag last week. He Tears ago. was poy A where ver she ~2tey aroused interest LEPP-SHANK—Frank I her ’ sician, di S—Howard, 8. aut! Kilpatrick of Kilpatrick of Chics was a cousin while } e@ in handling obj: exhibited, She OUrSand Hilda E fg 4» Lepp, 32, of Pitt act t died December 5 : author and mnL of Chicago hicago and EB. J hile her intelli g objects with her f ‘ Ind... w a E. Shank, 19, of Indi “ forn Kis N.Y. He was for at his home in Kingsvs LIVINGSTON Charles London. 3. J. wonderful, She was placed « p feet, Bos ane arried at Lima, O ——> W ar eS Phitharmonic a. se ~ ntl of the ate php branches of gle well known In . arty Thurston a I i d on comedy " . we known performers ao prov J oliand Societ oe and a membe 4 yhysician of the Tbe “ business, a gr: tobert Gisherads . jornan, PHELP cies. . € ape “. American Baan BS New York City a ied euteenly Paar Gatvessity of aS now Theodore ee ee othe rs. PR go _G. V. Phelps, non-profes the i AN—The mot! clety. ihe: , Brooklyn, N. ¥ is home, 8821 ‘leven children have been the oe alamazoo, Mich sete 4 to r 4 assista er of Willi monia. t n, N. ¥.. of pleurisy §21 Rose ae 1, who, with “ aer, better kn a . and Jeannetts n ) nt general manager of oy Hoggan, sity he Pg graduating from = risy-pneu SCHN re all perfe tly. _the nerialist, Be sy as Mrs. Jeanetta DeNi« \ he Paramount for bim -— te lure of the sta enn Univer. her ECK—Mrs. James — ally. Girls’ company y with the “Ferris Whee! that M . He became identified ee too strong 7 Bente cr in San aan » @ ed suddenly fn RATHRI og Ry married recently. off ; ith the pro bered aoermesyMre. Schneck Tex., December *24 Christina Hunter, b Harold A. Rathbun ter ec , yy circus p ond <i aece will be remem aret Girls ~<a er, oth with the ree he ee _.. + trouped with al ‘ ke as May “aber ‘ memmg bh ey , urlesque show, were cnet . at hi VICT C ey og Bros.’ aa 2 a the Smith Sh: e. December o the Gayety Theater Brookly: le ‘ or the past fo cus and Sells-Flot SBOwW, SHER pant ° J tor ous our years . loto Circus b “RWoOOD-HANFOR ¥ OR JA OBI > ne oe = Rta oo aa been with the meee and Mrs = ~ a J. Sher : I embe ) aves ‘ Dy : r fore * ~ sister, Mrs < > last named pobian Boar ind, yg profession, were married’ at R hay _ . . But! : aniza tion; -. Octobe , chmond, orn i the zovten Soaite, ane of the best known musical vk mother and a ~ 4 oe r tae ig eSEANLEY Richt. W Stunie omy : a : ber 10, remor 8 death, which occu cal comedy writer onal people. One of the Saili, ers, BoOnprofes, and Mabel C. Rice, of Stanley, of Delphos t , removes fro ceurred at the I riters in America, } generous of re jolliest s professionally . Rice, of Van We 4 in the m the field of 1 Lenox Hill H ; ica, has answered the great army and the most essionally as Mabe ert, O., know! her ‘ past few yea modern music both : ospital, New ¥ » * the amusemer “ army of good fell ’ Septembe oe abel Gebeau, were , death he hz rs a most consistex al ith here and abros ae ork, Decemward. rent wor'd has passed ¢ ellows in ; iber 8 at Delphos. T _ e married Yor ; M had just taken out his first red — of operetta mt — one who had become ag : ae funeral will be ~ * 1 to her repeared on the stage in a bride last ap ' : ert a geencnee was born in Hun rst citizenship pupers usic, At the time of hi er the Porter Loring Fu i December 18 Show of 1920," Shubert's Passing tw . mm pose numerous gary 88 years ag i ) 218 Antonio, and the re ~e uneral Parlors ‘ + dozen or more 4 operettas, which were su ago. Te fore comin aon the Mission Bu mains will be taterre: San ae mosten ~ ge re eer scores before ~ se produced » Ranges country he Among the oS the mean my . m COMING MARRIA Close succes Big heme. bere was “The M pee the age of thirty ~ wrote a map , S Gerets —— 4 Fred C., Be: k GES acai, mn by ‘Ramble m ahe irriage see y « thirty. _ . Tencock . : arry rd tenet soms,”” the last named po ler Rose.” “The Sybil ag + cashes. cee a a if ee og ie McNerney, W. K. Ma n, WOW — wit) Kreisler, He also aot piece composed jolt pear ae 1 Mse Love Letter” and “Appl ed in lis, H Bg. ty Flinn, Fi. Levi o— s, W. in . ner) years. The sbove is rn On Miami's Shore," one es A famous fellow pe ed SINGER Ferdi and Bob Tay! . —— FI the Profession > Victor Jac “ s just a brief outline « oe 4 he most popular me an, ritz mtn —s —Ferdinar an the vlor, all showfolk 12 teen Page bi and the late Ivan — this succe ssful sueniate pion of recent ge 4 with Singer's + nding a. » Singer, _-_-_of + ‘reato pin remost writers of ope wht who died last week, enjoy orks, ernie ovember 23 in Vis , died of heart Announcement was . s r of eparkli perett , enjoye . sed we . nna . Dece : made i . " ' loss of t! atkling melody The mu ied of their day. Caryll wa Jjoyed the distinction SMITH as 64 years old » Austria, The in Dale: a, that Lynn F SB w see Oe “ ef) hese t . 4 J sic-lovi » a aa as reputer a ‘ thle . * e “> | o 1 ‘ aan ay equal abil wo great geniuses, ap a public of America w puted the greatest Chet, die¢ hatield H., famillarly k mille B y," and Alfred Lunt, a Bea Lage ey tes I — is produced a it will probably be a long t ill greatly feel tl 9. 1 at Albuquerque, N a, known as Burke in “The Intimat a earing wit! , Jacobi was shy aa ’ 1g time before ¢ . 4 asey (King) Leavitt. en old jnown a8 engaged to be marrie ate Strangers,” ar h found in tk by and diffident of ni » another of of the decease wavitt, an oldtl nber born in Eng arried, wliss Font . . ‘ = & e back yf nature, and wht eased, had cl ’ me friend ‘ngland and playe itanne we ip a box . ack of the orchestra o ’ , aS a consequenc . which was «« iarge of the with Laurette Ts played for se veral seanct a The t ra on the premi ce, was more lik interme Te ne eee ee tee rette Taylor. She ty “ rhe body was take premiere showing of one of hi kely to be serment ta the tke bert Elks’ Club, with 1 red in “Duley,” now Bh at present fea on be conducted Docs taken to the Campbell Fun nis pieces than SMITH —Cora, 26 irial grounds . ater, New York m po at the Fraz P “ ra, 26, ‘ ame : sunt, ose . t mber 13. eral Church, New York, wher x endde ndly he A wae a former actress, died oS Le klund, comes from —" _ se res lat pre services will New York City. 5 in her apartment in timate guseneen ing Billie Burke in The : ely : : poe gers” at e Tenry Bes ‘ SNELL—‘The baby 4 The engagement ut th Henry Miller Theater agr Snell . . nughter of . Gert Was announce oO passed away at the St Mre. Eunice ¢ nany, December & ri ~ need in Bert maha, Neb., Novem Py Joseph Hospital he famous Austrian of Felix Weingarto er 26, The babr ——Hetty Kalich “y h conpueeee and composer . ? actress This ell-kneown Dutch Amer ‘is wil be Weingartner ttt : lived a shor t time after birth, Mr. Snell is marriage, bis Ine \ t wife being an Amer ”