The Billboard 1922-03-25: Vol 34 Iss 12 (1922-03-25)

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MARCH 28, 1922 The Billboard ecient 103 -— ~i Shows, but Mrs, Stanley hasn't decided tt having a ride or sbow in Fa rmvunt , Which has been customary w.th bes, mtaining a cottage at the park. 1 A. Bertram, formerly manager of the Salt » City Orpheum Theater, ieft Salt Lake City +h 7 for Kansas City, where he is to as© management of the Main Street Theater, Junior Orpheum theater of this city. Mr. ram prior to going to Salt Lake managed Orpheum Thea er in Memphis, Tenn. H letter from Harry E. Dxon from ColumNeb., sta’es that he has signed as manaof the Walter Savidge Amusement Com frace Wilbur Brown, of the Lucky Bill ws, Was in town for a few short hours ch 8 and ran in to say “howdy—good by.’ swnie’’ returned to winter quarters of this in Quenemo, Kan., the next moro ng «y and from thee started driving thra in car to Ada, Ok., the first spot for Lucky WE. open'ng there the latter part of this tb. ‘Rt w. Elwick arrived in Chapman, Kan., cb 8, to assume the general managersh p the Isler Greater Shows. f bad been reported around town that Gus » Eepiams, when he left bere in February for tle, Washb., went ‘back bome’’ to get marWe had an authoritative denial from . ams last week, saying ‘Nothing doing on marriage gas.” ' $m Fraser was a visitor last week and went “ » here to Llittsburg, Kansas. Mr. Fraser 4 § put out his own six-car gilly show this mn, opening in Mulberry, Kan., April 22. t Jickey Hiogan and Earl Garrison, playing feville as Garrson and Apac, Mr. Garr son t jtra ght characters and Mr. Hogan blackface, working their way to the Pacific Coast, exging to be there by April 15 to join one ibe carnival companies now showing in that on of the covn ry. 9 i. and Mrs. Wm. H. (Billy) Streeter were town a short wh le March 14, en route to shalltown, Ia., where Mr. Streeter was 4 to attend the funeral of his sister, who March 13 in that city. hhiph Lowe was a calier March 15. He has in the concession line of the business and winter worked (7?) as a scribe, being conn ed with Capper's Weekly of Topeka, and written for the “‘Stars and Stripes’’. Mr. told us he expected to rema‘n here it Boo joinng a carnival company from this T, Bee this spring. mi and Mayme Russell of Boscobel, W's., y in the c.ty for a brief visit on March 10, Bed called at our office. They were on their to join Jack Bowser’s Dramatic Company D) w, Ok, » 9W. H. Carson, manager of the theater at 3) atomie, Kan., spent a few days in town ad week, and stated in addition to his thea1 Brat Osawatomie he was taking over the man38 pent of the theater at Garnett, Kan. He arranging for bookings with the Ed F. LD Theatrical Exchange in the Gladstone rd I Building. Prank Coburn and Lillian Pearson, Frank 3, ard and Burdette Cl.fford and Holdorff's v@ Mavaiians lef here March 7 for Amerillo, Tex., be Mylay the auto show there. B BOUSING SENDOFF FOR at x RUBIN & CHERRY SHOWS lo (Continued from page 5) as must have delighted Mr. Grunberg, who Oe Bax years has created and built up this eplen~ naga BH egy noon on Thursday Angelo Mummolo’ rT. Band rerenaded the 4 pg Bont paper oflices and banks, Van Albert, the Bt I ollander, following in an automobdi'e, the ination el:citing much applause from the Bands who jined the sidewalks. Us. Grubezg was the recipient of many Rts and bouqvets of flowers from friends, them Leing a handsome good luck emfrom Frank S. Reed and Adolph Seeman. . ‘layout’ of the show, as arranged by ph Seeman, is simp'y perfect, the glistenf gold-embel ished fronts, twinkling electric be, foo) lights, etc., centered in a frame of uifnl aw | and magnificent homes, creat8 scene of splendor rare I hy See 1) ly before imagined describe the shows themselves—to tel nig real hon.st-to-goodness one A BO 4 » to refer to the exquisite plush and silken %. the new seating arangements, the imite cleanliness of everything, the brightrds of the illuminations, the masterly pictorial ray Hishments produced by the ‘brush af ere el, the artist; the general personnel, staff, ts, music'ans, takers, ticket sellers, stage dis Heaters, etc., two complete pages of The de eeard would be necessary. Therefore the oth Heer must confine himself to a genera) outline, on Het entering the park one passes between the os, Me (ecorated new office wogon, with a lifepicture of Rubin Gruberg between the Ws, and the din ng tent, conducted by Nertho. Eagle. Several of the ladies of the ‘*400"* .8 ®vanoah watched Chef “Bili® Spence cookalts the firet mea! at this model restaurant, and ‘ bnger they ‘ooked the closer they ‘‘ventured’* ) ie kitchen. The closer they got the more lastic they became, and as they walked ace = eceetansd such remarks as “Well, I ong such a thing possible,’’ * wer ld get a cook like that," etc. | — linline of the chows starts wi ec seneFed by G. A. (Dolly) Lyons, Returies ta preg Shirley Frances, and a company of youn in an nnusual scenic production, Sime ott ME with his “One-Eyed” Circus; 0. K. Haown [at Autodrome and Freak Animal Show, with bo fargest steer in the world;’’ The Igorrote wn: Van_ Albert, the ‘tallest man on * W. HH. (BIL) Davis. ith his * 6 . wi 8s oo veer |! Elsie Stirk, double-hbodiled woman, am wkement of Tom Fryar: Jim Dunlavey's ire, Aimee, the “Girl Who Cannot Die:"* Hilliar, mental s« lentist: ‘‘Bobby’’ MePher"Joy Ship, Monkey Circus, managed by Hartw'ck: *Mextco,’ directed by Leon r;, “Stello.”" handled by Impresario le Vaughn; Lucky Boy Minstrels, by Mrs. Naif Corey and “BIL Clemh Big Side Show, directed by Carl Lauther; ley. Me eck King’s I, X. . Ranch Wild West t yreme. ete. js Nagata Bros. are managing the ride include & most beantiful a, B i. frolic.’ Venetian swings, ferris hand ‘“‘seanlanes.’’ es M. Hathaway has proved himself a qe it the staf of the show wnéshaking with promipent 3 ‘arly morn until night. vag sah nantes aces A complete roster of everyone connected with the ‘Aristocrat of the Tented World’’ w'll appear in a forthcoming issue of The Bi'lboard. The Savannah News, in a very complimentary story, says this morning: ‘‘There is about the whole show a sign of cleanliness that is rather sucprising. No evidences of insanitation or disorder were to be noted. Gambling wheels were conspicuous by their absence.’ ng Savannah News says this afternoon, in part: “This is undoubtedly one of the most comPlete shows of its kind ever seen in Savannah. And that it is a high-class one fs evidenced by the manner in which the Savannah engagement was started. There is nothing coarse or crude or undesirable about the exhibits nor the manner in which the various shows are presented. There is not an attraction on the grounds that could give offense to the most refined. The people who saw the shows last night were representative Savannahans and they remarked upon the perfect cleanness of the performances they saw and upon the spick and span condition of all the wagons, show fronts and grounds. The whole show grounds was ablaze with lights and the richly decorated fronts of the raricus entertainments glistened in the re“ected brightness. “ ‘If I can't make a suc ess of a c ean show, then I will go out of the show business,” M-, Gruberg said to the press. ‘The people of Savann2h and of the South can rest assured of this. My show wil make a tour of the entire country and we hope to g’ve Savannah some adve.tising that will be beneficial to the city.’ “There is no question as to the impression the Rubin & Cherry Shows made on their initial night. And it is expected the attendance wil grew larger with each day the show is here ecause of the good things said about all the exhibits by those who have seen them so far.’* —WM. J. HILLIAR (Press Representative). JURY CENSORSHIP (Continted from page 5) the title ‘The Comm'ttee Opposed to Political Censorship’ does not imply that the organizations represented thereon believe in any cenGorship at all. They don’t. We are compelled, however, to recognize the pubic outcry against certain plays, and that is reacting unfavo-ably upon the business of the theater. Unless something ts done, and that speelily, we know that a censorship of the spoken drama will, in the neat future, become an accomplished fact, as Equity Association, went to this house in reSpouse to complaints of employees. Just why the Equity Assoc.at‘on was interested in this specific case has not been disclosed, as the A. A. F. has claimed jurisdiction over burlesque. Possibly Mr. Dare figured the Equity had jurisdiction in the case cited because burlesque was be'ng played as stock. The theater in quest‘on claimed it was the only burlesque house employing union help during the recent burlesque strike, There are three burlesque theaters in Chieago playing burlesque stock. It is claimed that unless Equity and the A. A. F. determine defin'tely wh'ch body has jerisdict on over stock burlesque the promoters of the proposed new un on jin Chicago will claim such jurisdiction. All of the actors interesting themselves in the formation of the new union live in the ‘Actors’ Colony + across the river in Dearborn, State and Clark streets. Weekly meetings have been held in a hal] on the near north side. JAMES C. SIMPSON (Continued from page 5) permanent residence in Dallas and comes as a reward for the very capable manner in wh ch the Pittsburger discharged his duties with Wortham dur.ng their three years’ business assoc ation. Mr. Simpson will bid farewell to Wortham’s World's Greatest Shows when they. close their opening week here. He wll have charge of seven permanent rides now installed, the installation 0” five more rides and will promote the State Far Park as a summer resort, picnie ground and otherwise carry out plans as Wortham's resident representative in Texas. His appontment will be well received in show circles, as ‘“‘Jimmie’’ Simpson has long been established among outdoor show execut.ves, “DEMI-VIRGIN” CASE (Continued from page 5) licenses and pave the way for suppression of plays declared to be immoral. On being interviewed as to the purpose of the appeal Corporation Counsel Jobn P. O'Brien said: “Several days ago we made a motion for leave to appeal from the decis’on of the Appellate Div sion because we wanted that question settled in the highest court of the State. On Thursday our motion was granted, and yes BILLY McINTYRE Billy McIntyre, 60, who gained a nation-wide reputation as a blackface comedian on the vaudeville stage and in minstrelsy, died at his home on Lake avenue, Kenosha, Wis., March 11, following an {illness that covered a period of many years. Telegrams of condolence were received from many stage celebrities all over the country expressing deep tegret over the death of the famous comedian. William Thomas McIntyre was born in Kenosha October 8, 1861. When a boy he went to Chicago to make his home with relatives. In Chicago he went to work at Hooley’s as a flower boy and dealer in opera glasses. That same year (his 16th) he took to the footlights, remaining on the stage for 30 years. During much of the early career of his brother, James McIntyre, Billy was associated with hi in one way or anotber. James is one of the country’s most famous minstrels and a member of the team of McIntyre and Heath. Twenty-seven years ago Billy married Edith Rice, and they at once went to work together on the stage. For thirteen years this team pleyed the country’s larger vaudeville circuits with marked succese. Billy not only sang and danced on the vaudeville stage, but traveled with a number of circuses, including Barnum & Bailey’s and the Adam Forepaugh show. He was with the Gus Hill aggregation of minstrels for several years, and also at the head of his own *"11:45"" brigade. Melntyre and his wife retired from active life about fourteen years ago, and returned to their old home town, Kenosha. There, for a short time, Billy managed the Bijou Theater, but retired from that activity ten years ago. Surviving him are his widow, a stepdaughter, one sister and two brothers, James and John McIntyre, all claiming Kenosha as their home. The remains were laid to rest in the St. James Cemetery, Kenosha, March 15, following funeral services at the St. James Church, in the case of motion pictures, the workings of which we have good reason to decry. In order to retain our public and at the same time preserve our good name we offer a plan which is not intended to operate until complaints have been received in sufficient volume by the municial authorities to warrant theic turning over he matter to us. Then our machinery will start, but not ontil then. “We propose a panel of about four handred and fifty cit'zens, none of whom will_represent the organizations which make up The Committee Q posed to Pol!tical Censorship. <A ballot will decide on twelve jurors who will view the play complained against, and if their dec!sion be nine to three against, then the authors, theater owners, producers and actors will automatically withdraw their services and the theater will close. “We ourselves believe that the verdict of such a jory will be fair and we will accept it, whichecer way it goes. If the verdict be favorable then we fee! that no future complaints should be heeded. This will ——v a number of self-constitued reformers from harrying an author or a manager. “We desice to point out the impractabllity of a regular censorship in so far as the spoken drama is concerned. Let us presume that a manuscript has teen submitted to the censor and passed, would that be the end of it? Not at all, see!ng that today plays are not written— they are re-written at rehearsal and even after the first performance, the original manuscript being continually changed. Any new material, it is presumed. would have to be sent to the censor, and this would entail constant communication with his office, and constant bickerings, Des'des which a play in manuscript form is not the same as it is after production, It is the direction, the stage management, Which sometimes makes a play unnecessarily suggestive, and this, of course, would take piace after the play would have left the censor.” NEW VAUDE UNION TAKING SHAPE (Continued from page 5) ent time, or unt) their plans take more definite and positive form. In addition to vaudeville actors the stock burJesque actors play'ng in Chicago are also interested. One stock burlesque bonse is sald to have taken a svdden d's! ke to up on employees. Recently business agents from the Musicians’ Union and the Stage Hands, accompanied by Frank Dare, Chicago representative of the terday notice of appeal was served. The case is going up on the certified question as te whether the commissioner of Ticenses has the power to cancel the license of a theater in whch dramatic productions are being shown. I am very anxious to have the question determined speedily and I am confident that the h ghest court ill sanction our content:on that the license commissioner has the power to cancel the license of a theater under the conditions ex sting in this case. It is importart to the city and to the public for the powers of the commissioner of licenses to be sustained. At present the Supreme Court is tak:ng a recess, but the court will reconvene on April 17, so the case should be put on soon after that date."’ SHRINE CIRCUS (Continued from page 5) gain admittance last night. Inside the vast auditor'um every available bit of space was crammed with expectant humanity. The socalled stage, an enormous platform extending far out in the lower floor, lended itself adm-rably to the circus program. The bill comprised the Australian Waites, whip crackers; Okuras, Heuman Tr.o, Hamilton Sisters, Fisher Sisters, Lester, Bel] and Griffin, Jacque (wire act), Valent'n (wire act), clown band, Lorette, Indian Rding Act, Hamido Arabs, Rosaire (wire artist), John G. Rob nson's Elephants, Snake Dance, Ethel Marine and Valentinos, triple ring; Idah Delno, Stickney'’s dogs and ponies, Hobson's comedy act and others. Leo Hamilton is the very efficient stage director. Medinah is sad to have something like 25,000 members, and the Temple is a big drawing card for anything the Shriners put on. The present function has evidently started out to be one of the biggest of all. A full list of the concessionaires will be published in the next issue of The B!llboard. HUGE MERGER (Continued form page 5) Selwyn, who, with his brother, Archibald, has been invited to join the new age is quoted as saying that he is strongly in favor of the idea, and that i? it goes thru it will affect over ninety per cent of the theatere of the coun try, will eliminate all the old and smal! theaters that are fire traps, and shut losing theaters in certain towns. Lee Shubert, when asked about the combination, said: “Anything J could say now would be premature.” MISSISSIPPI (Continued from page 5) maximum by 50 per cent, making the highest total tax, State and municipal, both no more than $375, and as a result it is believed circuses will shun Mississippi no more. OFF THE RECORD (Continued from page 18) certain Jew, who was not long in this country, was making a trip in a railway carriage. He piled his baggage in one seat, turned another over to have plenty of room, curled up and went to sleep. The car was practically empty when the train started, but after a few stations had been passed it filled up completely. There was not a seat vacant, and passengers were standing in the aisle. Finally another Jew, who had been standing until his feet were ready to drop off, got tired of the sight of the two seats being occupied by one man, and, leaning over, shook the sleener roughly. “Wake up!” he cried. “The car is filled. Make room for someone who is standing.” The occupant opened his eyes and his mouth at the same time, and yelled with all his might: “Pogrom! Pogrom!” I trust that the inference is not too subtle for Mr, Rubin. If it should be, he can figure it out some night while resting in one of the many clubhouses in which he neglected to indicate his membership. There is the Friars, the Elks, the Union League, the Lotus, the Players, the Y. M. C. A., the Catholic Club, or the Bronx Branch of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. WHILE we are on the subject of Jews, the reason this page is not up to its usual brilliancy is that, due to prolonged attendance at the Theater Guild performances of “Back to Methuselah,” I am at present giving a lifelike and most painful imitation of a personage in the Old Testament. For further details all interested parties are referred to the Book of Job, Chapter Two, Verse Seven. It makes no difference whether the Douay or the St. James version is consulted. The suffering is just as great. HERE AND THERE AMONG THE FOLKS (Continued from page 45) a lot of most commendable press clippings from Great Lakes citles. Frank Bald writes from Washington, D. C., that he is offering the colored fairs and theaters a new act that is a real novelty. He is doing a blackface clowning stunt that includes cartooning and music. His drawings are offered to those interested as evidence of his abilities. ED LEE TO McCOMB, MISS. New Orleans, March 13.—Ed Lee has closed a six weeks’ engagement at the Othello Theater with his ‘“‘Creole Belles." Mr. Lee is popular ict New Orleans as elsewhere, as has been witnessed by packed houses which have greeted his attractions wherever they have appeared. The “Creole Belles’ left for McComb City, Miss., where they will play a six weeks’ engagement, after which a road engagement is contemplated. In the summer Mr. Lee will return to New Orleans and in all probability engage in film production for colored houses exclusively. A GOOD TRAVELING ORCHESTRA The Imperial Jazz Band, a traveling outfit with headquarters at 524 South Cheyenne st., Tulsa, Ok., has been reported to th Page as an unusually meritorious organization whose fame is well established in Oklahoma and adjoining States, EVANSVILLE, IND., To Have New Colored Theater Headed by Earnest G. Tidrington, one of the supreme officers af the K. of P.s, the colored people of Evansville are promoting @ colored theater project. Their plans include the erection of one of the most beautiful race theaters in Indiana with a seating capacity of 850. “FRENCHY” AT THE DOUGLAS The irrepressible ‘Frenchy’ Elmore is now manager of the big Douglas Theater, New York, and his novel methods are filling most of the 2,300 seats nightly. On Mondays he offers prizes and calls {t Orlental Night. On Tuesdays and Fridays he has Lient. Fred Simpson and the big Elks* Rand. On Wednesdays and Thursdays vaudeville is presented, and on Saturdays exhibition dancing for prizes is the lure. N bee tn FARE LA De i a | sel aM aeR, S, 0 Sol Ps t -~ a : ste