The Billboard 1922-06-03: Vol 34 Iss 22 (1922-06-03)

, =n ." The Billboard JUNE 8, 1922 — JIMMY KERR COMES BACK WITH DIFFERENT SHOW PLAN Manager of “The Bat’s” Famous Chicago Run Now Manager of Chicago Radio Show, a New Enterprise Chicago, May 29.—James F. Kerr, actor-manager, who so adroitly directed the record-breaking run of “The Bat’’, which played for fiftyfour weeks at the Princess and Cohan’s Grand theaters, has opened offices in Chicago as manager of the Chicago Radio Show, planned to be an international and annual event, in the Coliseum, and which will open October 14 and close October 22. U. J. (Sport) Herrmann, manager of the Cort Theater, and one of the foremost theatrical figures of the West, is the managing director of the new enterprise. Elegant quarters and an office staff are located in Suite 549, in the McCormick Building, 332 South Michigan Boulevara, Mr. Kerr has worked out many novel features in the errangement of floor space, and among the many applications already received is one ee ACTORS’ THEATER FAVORED BY SHUBERT—“ZIGGY” SKEPTICAL New York, May 26.—With an expressed wish that there might be more than one actors’ theater and an evident willingness to let them have a couple of bis theaters, Lee Shubert yesterday stamped approva} of the plan of the Actors’ Equity Association to present its own productions at the 48th Street Theater next season. “This enterprise,’ said Mr. Shubert, ‘will result in benefit for the manager as wel] as the actor. It will be a touchstone that will test out all the theories of the relationship between manager and actor. It will show the actors, on the one band, whether they can get along without the manager, as some of them have said. It will show the Equity Council, on the other hand, just what trials and hardships the manaxer has to meet in dealing with actors, especialiy with a large group of stars.” Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., seems skeptical about the success of the new venture. He said: ‘‘It won't cut into the revenues of the regular producers. I don't think from what I know of actors that they are likely to pull together without some strong guiding hand. They may produce a big success and go booming along like anybody else who makes a hit. Or they may have bad shows and be forced to close. Cooperative organizations of actors appear to have been so successful thus far that all of them have closed.”’ DUSE TO TOUR AMERICA New York, May 28.—Eleanora Duse will come to this country next year for a tour, according to W. A. Williams, who returned from abroad yesterday. Mr. Williams reported that H. H. Frazee is negotiating with Duse and says she will present ‘“‘The Lady Frem the Sea”, *“‘Markwell Prague’ and ‘‘The Closed Door’’ here. from Paris, France. It is said that Mr. Herrmann has secured a contract from the Coliseum management whereby he has an option on the building for the exclusive showing of radio shows for the next five years, LANSING SEASON CLOSES Lansing, Mich., May 23.—The Lansing theatrical season as far as road attractions are concerned, closed here recently with the appearance of John Drew and Mrs. Leslie Carter in “The Circle’, at the Gladmer Theater, and “Abrabam Lincoln’’. Lansing has earned the reputation of turning out capacity audiences for all of the higherclass attractions. The city’s prosperity has continued and it has always been ready to patronize the better attractions as well as those of a cheaper variety. At present only motion pictures are being offered. The Strand, vaudeville theater; Gladmer, road show house, and Empress, stock theater, have been turned over completely to movies, which are also being shown at the regular picture theaters, such as the Regent, Colonial, Plaza and the smaller ones, OLIVER MOROSCO Financing New Production Theater, The Oliver, for Los Angeles Los Angeles, May 29.—Oliver Morosco has in process the financing of a J2-story theater building, to be buiJt at 929 South Broadway, which, according to him, will cost well over a million dollars, The new Oliver will be a production theater in which new plays will be tried out. Mr. Morosco also controls the Morosco Theater in this city, and is making an effort to secure theaters in Long Beach and Hollywood. At present he controls seven California theaters. ANOTHER COSTLY FILM PALACE IS RUMORED Chicago, May 26.—Among the many rumored film palaces to be erected comes the report that a movie house with 2,500 seats’ will be built in the rear of a $600,000 block on the site of the old Excelsior Park beer garden, on the northwest side, at Drake and Central Park avenues. A local architect will make designs and says work may start this summer if tentative plans are carried out. HARRISON THEATER DAMAGED —_——s New York, May 29.—The Auditorium Theater at Harrison, N. Y., was damaged to the extent of $25,000 by fire yesterday. Police regard the fire as suspicious. Three other fires have occured in the same block within a month, under suspicious circumstances. ACTORS RECEIVE FREE CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT A letter to The Billboard from Dr. David Feldman, chiropractor, of Atlantic City, N. J.. reveals that many actors thruout the country are receiving free chiropractic treatment thru a method known as ‘‘Travelgrams’’. These travelgrams are issued to show people whose fliness is a constant drain on their financial resources. Tiey are endorsed by B. J. Jalmer, one of the foremost chiropractics, and the persons carrying them are adjusted gratis br the chiropractic profession all over the world, Dr. Feldman states. “Actors and artists all over the country have shown their gratitude for these travelgrams by boosting chiropractic whenever possible,’ says Dr. Feldman, ‘‘for which we in turn are grateful, as it helps to educate and convince the public as to the merits of our profession. I am adjusting three show people on travelgrams now and will be pleased to get travelgrams for all show people who come to my office and are in need of them.” MOTION PICTURES BY RADIO Washington, May 26.—C. Francis Jenkins of this city makes the claim’ he has succeeded in perfe iing ah invention which will transmit motion pictures by radio. He asserts that with the apparatus he has set upon in his labaratory it has been possible to transmit pictures from one room to another with success, the reproduction showing clearly the lines and features of the pictures Mr. Jenkins states he has been at work for several years on his invention and that he has at last succeeded in overcoming errors in prismatic rings which form the “nub’’ of his instrument. Thru the use of his apparatus it will be possible, he contends, to sen® pictures, oth still and moving, any distance, depending upon the degree of perfection reached in making the apparatus. SELLS MIDDLETOWN THEATERS Kingston, N. Y., May 24.—0. M. Hathaway has sold two Middletown theaters, the Show Shop and the Stratton, to the Middletown Theater Company, Inc., for a price said to be in excess of £250,000. The Show Shop, the smaller of the two houses, will in turn probably be so'd to association for use as a synagoc. The Middletown Theater Company will continue to operate the State, opened in December of last year, as a vandeville and motion picture theater, but will turn the Stratton into a house devoted exclusively to pictures. a Jewish DINNER TO PETER CONKLIN New York, May 29.—Moere than 500,00) people visited Coney Island yesterday, fully 5,000 of whom went bathing despite the chilly breeze. Amusement men of Coney Island gave l'eter Conk!in, 82, said to be the oldest showman in Luna Park, a dinner yesterday. Conklin is said to be one of the first clowns engaged by the late P. T. Barnum. He conducts the !acubator exhibit at Luna Park. DOLLY WINTER IN HOSPITAL Cleveland, O., May 26.—Mrs. Dolly Winter, chorus girl, is in a serious condition in a hospital here suffering from a gunshot wound. Ser sy SALARIES OF CHORUS MADE SAFE BY CHECK Equity Required Safeguard for Artists es in “Hollyw Folli ———2. Chicago, May 27.—A story in this week's issue of a theatrical publication, not The py). board, stating that the Actors’ Equity Avsso. ciation failed in its efforts to require the man. agement of the “Hollywood Follies” ¢, put up a bond or make other provision to Safeguard the salaries of the choristers for one week prior to its opening in the Playhouse Monday, was without foundation, according to a person unquestionably qualified to speak with information in the premises, The Billboard is informed that the manage. ment of the ‘Follies’ or some responsible person representing the management, deposited check for $650 to cover -one week's Salary of the chorus people with the Equity Association. The principals, it is understood, are working on the commonwealth plan. The ‘Follies had its opening in Bloomington, Ill, this week for a workout. Will Morrissey is manager of the production, Among the principals are said to be Margaret Marsh, Josef Swickard, Peggy Worth, Roscoe Ails and his Jazz Band: with Kate Pullman, Alberta Curtis, Francis Renault, Joseph M. Regan, Betty Moore, Prosper and Maret and others, MAY LICENSE ARCHITECTS Washington, May 26.—Early passage by Con gress of a bill providing for the examination, licensing and registration of architects is predicted following approval of a measure to this effect Ly the commissioners of the District of Columbia. This measure ig the outgrowth in a way’ of the Knickerbocker disaster. If it becomes law the commissioners will be emPowered under proper regulations to pass on the qualifications of architects. Later on it is expected the measure may be amended to provide the same conditions as to engineers. CONEY ISLAND THEATER THREATENED BY FIRE New York, May 29.—Henderson’s Theater and the Brooklyn House, a dance hall, were threatened by flames last night when a smal! building occupied by Earl Williams, on the Bowery at Henderson's Walk, Coney Island, caught fire. The quick work of firemen prevented spread of the flames, and the damage was trifing. PROVIDENCE MANAGERS ELECT Providence, BR. I., May 26.—At a recent meeting of the Theatrical Managers’ Association the following officers were installed: President, Charles Lovenberg; vice-president, Walter Hartford, Pawtucket; treasurer, Meyer Harzberg; secretary, Clifton Lovenberg; publicity committee, W. J. Mahoney; entertain ment committee, Martin R. Toohey and Col. Felix R. Wendelschaefer. A committee was named to investigate theatrical conditions in this city. FIRE SCARE AT RITZ New York, May 28.—A plle of rubbish caught fire yesterday afternoon at the Ritz Theater while the matinee of ‘“‘The Advertising of Kate’ was tn progress. It was extinguished by firemen without the audience knowing of the Little damage was done. occurrence,