The Billboard 1922-11-25: Vol 34 Iss 47 (1922-11-25)

i DECEMBER 2, 1922 —_ M¥igica | I ¥ —id a The Billboard 107 non, ® popular specialty dancer, and John Littler, who plays juvenile parts and does specigities. The show opened at Ste. Genevieve rhe Columbia Theatrical Exchange, h Robby Hagan is manager, books the for this attraction. a Richardson, with his indoor ‘Devil's Guich"”, which opened at Wood River last week ander the auspices of the American Legion, enjoyed excellent business. This week they are playing Gillespie. The show is equipped with special scenery which was built in St. Louis recently, carries twenty people and a jazz band, and has been making a specialty of holding a ‘‘popular-lady’’ contest in each town 7 Christy and his show are in town this week, The show opens Monday at Pacific, Mo. The Great Ravetta is the leading attraction. Princess weeks’ illness and ore. mame calve, world-famous artist, will sing at the Odeon on Thanksgiving night. The German Theater Company presented “Die Spanische Fliege’’ (The Spanish Fly) at the Eagles’ Auditorium, Jefferson and Lafayette streets. The play was directed by George Indita has recovered from a siz is now able to be around Buddeus, and contained plenty of humorous situations. e Charles Rann Kennedy, author of ‘The Servant in the House’’ and other plays, and Fdith Wynne Matthison Kennedy gave two delightful programs at the Little Theater on Monday afternoon and evening. The program included ‘‘Andrea_ del Sarto (Browning), scenes from ‘‘The School for Scandal’’ and @ scene from “Sister Beatrice’’. SAN FRANCISCO STUART B. DUNBAR 209 Pantages Theater Blig. Theatrical history was made in San Francisco Sunday afternoon, November 19, at the Alcazar Theater when Frank Keenan, eminent star of both stage and screen, made his initial appearance in the world premiere of ‘Peter Weston’, a drama by, Frank Dazey and Leighton Osmun. Keenan appeared in the title role—the part ef a father who expects his children to follow in his footsteps and directed by him in all they do. The story follows the theme of the domination of the younger generation by the old, and the play is full of startling climaxes and surprises. Mary Newcomb, a newcomer at the Alcazar, but one who already has won herself scores of San Francisco friends, appeared as Keenan's chief support. The balance of the company included Ernest Wilkes, Emmett Vegan, Jerome Sheldon, Netta Sutherland, Hope Drown, Norman Feusier, George P. Webster, Anpeyn McNulty and Harry Leland. Thomas Wilkes, in bringing ‘‘Peter Weston’’ to this city, is giving San Francisco audiences the opportunity to pass upon the play prior to its production in New York. The metropolitan staging already has been arranged for and the scenery used here is to be shipped to Broadway intact. H. C. Rawlings and his well-known ‘‘Happy Bear Family'’ was a Billboard visitor during the week just past, having been playing in Oakland. Rawlings states that he has had continuous booking since opening his season in Seattle and has enough work ahead to make things look very bright for the winter months. It is Rawlings’ expectation that he will play the vaudeville time in this district for several weeks before heading southward. While in San Francisco Rawlings received a flattering offer from the Navy Department for the use of his bears in California recruiting publicity work. He has not as yet made a decision as to whether or not he will accept this offer. 3. J. Davis (“Jakey’’) was a Billboard visttor during the past week and reported that he is in the midst of a very brisk holiday business and that his big Stevenson street factory igs working to capacity. Davis has introduced a number of new holiday features in his well-known line of carnival, bazaar and novelty numbers and declares that they are selling like hot cakes. George Bovyer, well-known manager and advance agent, has been appointed business manager and advance representative of the new Harry Fox show, “Oh, Look’, which is slated to open at Gilroy, Calif., November 27. Harry Bailey, former manager of ‘‘Greenwich Village Follies’, and more recently manager of the Century Theater here, will be manager of the “Oh, Look’? Company. Foley & Burk, popular Coast carnival orBanization, have been engaged to play an eXtended engagement at Aloha Park, Honolulu, and will leave here for the island metropolis within a short time. This is the first time a carnival organization of the caliber of Foley & Burk has been booked for the islands and it is expected that the innovation will prove &@ sensation for the Honolulu folks. Another Honolulu engagement, also_ for Aloha Park, is that of La Rose and La Rose, Well-known aerial act, which departed from this Port on a Matson liner during the week just Past. The La Rose engagement is for three Weeks as a free attraction at the park, following which it is their intention to play the island time independently for a few weeks. Ben Reno, aerialist, late of Foley & Burk, Played a successful engagement. terminating during the past week at the Elks’ Circus and Industrial Exposition, staged by Fred Wilkins at Richmond, Calif. Wilkins, by the way, became a member of San Francisco Lodge, No. 3, B. P.O. E., a week or two ago. KANSAS CITY IRENE SHELLEY. | 226 Lee Bhig., S. E. Cor. 10th and Main Sts. Phone 0978 Main. EE on his way to ‘rexas. a _4. E. (Jockie) Day was a breezy visitor November 18, coming from Fort Worth, Tex. Mr. Day was general agent this summer for the Lucky Bill and Honest Bill Shows, and Was here on his way to Lancaster, Mo.. winter quarters of these shows, to make arrangements to have some of the animals sent to Ottumwa, la., where he is expecting to stage a big indoor circus the first week in December. Max Herman, of the Brundage Shows, is a frequent visitor in fown Since the shows’ close he bas secured a position on a railroad. Eddie Hearts, of the Great Patterson Shows, = here November 20 en route to Birmingham, a. Grace Wilbur Brown, after closing the season with the Lucky Bill Shows and leaving winter Uarters at Lancaster, Mo., came to K. C. or a few days then on home to Quenemo, Kan., and from there to Oklahoma City for a visit of two weeks. The Religious Drama Producing Company is successfully presenting its big spectacular production of ‘The Pilgrim's Progress’’ at the Grand Theater this week. The company was organized and equipped here and is one of the biggest things this city has ever attempted = a theatrical way. It will make a Southern our, Florence Rayfield, ingenue with the McIntyre & Heath show, ‘‘Red Pepper’’, at the Shubert Theater this week, is a Kansas City girl and received much favorable mention from the local press. A pre-showing of the film, ‘Oliver Twist”, with Jackie Coogan in the title role, was given at the Doric Theater November 21 for the benefit of teachers of the local schools who were present to pass on its usefulness to school —There were about 700 teachers present. The cast for ‘“‘The Truth’, the play to be produced by the Kansas City Theater, has been unnounced as follows by Director Marcus Ford: Freeman Field, Wm. T. Lawrence, Robt. T. Crowder, Hy White, Marjorie McLucas Huttig, Phyllis Carrington Hann, Loretto Lamb. Lela Ward Gaston and Kermit Martin. ‘‘The Truth” will be presented the week of November 27 in the Ivanhoe Temple (Masonic). The Heart of America Showman's Club enter. tained with a theater party November 20 at the Garden Theater, where Al and Loie Bridge and their musical stock company are the attraction. BILLBOARD CALLERS Kansas City, Nov. 21.—Everyone here is xing forward te the third annual Thanks4 ne bazaar to be held by the Ladies’ Auxp {ty of the Heart of America Showman's ud, at the Coates House, November 29. Billy Allen, an old-time ‘showman, called at ofice November 16, passing thru K. 0. (NEW YORK OFFICE) Joe D. Cramer, Kerney P. Speedy, Jerry Bar. nett, Mr. and Mrs. Gene R. Milton, Eddie Mack, Arso Hutchinson, -Tex Cooper, Alexander <A. Lowande, James E. Orr, Jules Larvett, Samuel J. Gordon, 8. W. Glover. Johannes Joseffson. Is planning to enter a Broadway cabaret production with his Icelandic ‘“‘Glima"’ troupe. Is still playing bigtime vaudeville. Guy Weadick, of Weadick and LaDue, in a Western act, ‘“‘Ropin’ and Gabbin’ Came from Indianapolis, Ind., where they played the big vaudeville house of that city. They opened on the Loew Vaudeville Time in New York, at by Greeley Square Theater, Monday, November Harry Davis, motion picture photographer. Ed C. Warner, general agent Sells-Floto Circus. has had twenty offers to play fair dates Season 1923. .. H. McClure, stage carpenter and prop. builder. Is now with the Seidle Scenic Studios, New York John P, York. T. A, Wolfe, owner and manager T. A. Wolfe Superior Shows, accompanied by Gene R. Milton, side-show manager with his organization. Mr. Wolfe left for Chicago, Cincinnati and Cleveland, Will attend the meeting in Toronto. Mr. Milton will rest a while with his sister in New York and will then go to his home in Buffalo, N. Y., for the holidays. M. B. Levett, veteran theatrical producer. Lucile Anderson, aquatic performer. Has finished her fair season. Cc. P. Farrington, circus agent. Louis J. Beck. Just before leaving for T\vana, Cuba, to open his reptile show in Habana Park. Elmer Tenley, of the Galec Phonograph Company, New York. Eddie Davis, concessionaire. Left for the South and New Orleans to winter. Charley N, Harris, circus man, of Schuylerville, N. Y. Harry E, Skelton, to announce the death of his brother. Louie King, of King & Holland, promoters, with offices in New York. H. Burton, past seasop with Bernardi in advance. Was recently “Hello Prosperity’, @ theatrical Martin, amusement promoter, New pater show Greater Shows, ahead of attraction. J. A. Cotes. who is partner with Charles E. Pelton, operating a war exhibit on Broadway. Mr. Pelton is very ill in his apartments in the Longacre Hotel, New York. W. C. Fleming. general agent T. A. Wolfe Superior Shows. Just before leaving with Mre. Fleming for their home in Buffalo. He will go West and then to Toronto for the fair meeting. Charles DePhil, high-wire novelty artist. Cc, E. Avery, of Rochester. Operating chewing candy machines in the Kresge ten-cent stores in New York and New Jersey. Lil Kerslake, owner and manager Kerslake’s Trained Pigs. Says the best season he ever had, Played sixteen fairs in eight different States. Was booked by Ethel Robinson, of Chicago, who will also do hs booking for season 1923. Mrs. George Primrose. Is playing Primrose’s Minstrels on the Loew Vaudeville Time, booked until Mareh, 1922. She is als» presenting the Mallory Twins in the late George Primrose dances, in vandeville. Mr Primrose taught them some vears age. Mystic Clayton. Hopes to have five prints of Houdini’s ‘‘“Man from Beyond’ picture working before the winter is over. He broke an elevenyear-standing house record in Boston recently. He has plaved the Bowdoin Square Theater six weeks in twenty-five months He says his reeord still stands at the Bowdoin Square and St James theaters in Boston. The Great Gravityo. Played one of the leading pit shows at Coney Island, N. ¥., the Says he is still doing past season, presenting a combination novelty act of juggling, balancing, fire eating and magic. Will play museums and indoor events for the winter. He is a life member of the Actor Fund and Showmen's League of America—latter has its home in Chicago. Harry Griffin, trombonist. Arrived from San sertaen, via the Panama Canal and Havana, uba. Bert W. Earles, just before sailing for Germany. Had a wire from W. H. Rice, telling about his ‘‘Ten Cent’’ Circus for the Shriners in Los Angeles, ‘Calif. George Tashin, concessionaire. Been playing around New York all season. Windy O'Neil and Muroch Cook, last season “= aa Circus. ax Goodman, of the Fair Tradi . New York. mendnpinneans Harry Corson Clarke. Arthur Hill. Louis J. Beck. Ike Friedman. Harry Row. Louig King, comedy magician. WwW. . Godfrey, New York representative Bunte Bros.’ Candy Company, of Chicago. — Nasca, bandmaster. Wintering in New ork. Joseph Dick, insurance agent, New York. Horace Goldin, master magician. Just after trying out his new act in New Brunswick, N. J. Jeff Keating, side-show talker. Mickey Guy, comedian and one-time owner and manager Brown & Bowers’ Minstrels. Is now in vaudeville with Charles Ahern’s Comedians, playing big-time vaudeville. The act opens in Cleveland for a long tour week of November 20. He was accompanied by John R. VanArnam, the ministrel owner, whom he was witb one season. Eddie Emerson, interior decorator. Has been brightening up some of the William Fox houses in and around New York. Andy Byrnes, orchestra leader, formerly of Sbubert’s Winter Garden, New York. A. D. Murray, the well-known carnival talker and showman. Mr. and Mra. Murray are wintering in New York. LeRoy Carlson, manager of the Carlson Aerial Advertising Company, New Orleans, La. In New York to interview fair booking agencies about next season's dates, R. C. Carlisle, Wild West showman. Worked ¥ -_ Rodeo, Madison Square Garden, New ork. Herbert (Slats) Beeson, wire walker, late of the Sells-Flote Circus. Harry Coben, one time with ‘‘World of Mirth’ and the W. J. Bloch's International Exposit‘on, in from Pittsburg, Pa. Arthur Hill. Now has a connection with the special entertainment department of the Keith Booking Exchange, according to his own information. The first event will be a circus dis play on Friday, November 24, at the Hotel Men’s Exposition, New York. STUPENDOUS EVENT (Continued from page 5) | riding act. Les Milles. Della Cassa, Indian elephants presented by three ladies and two traivers. Captain Leyland with a troupe of three California sealions. Mijares and Brother, Mexican wirewaklers. The Victorias, comedy cyclists. Enrico Rastelli, Italian juggler. Ricono Sturlax troupe of Italian equestrisns. The Aleximes, French trapeze artistes (four men and one woman). Baptista Schreiber, Danisb haute ecole exponent. Miss Yolande, Italian bareback rider. Miss Noman, with twenty trained cockatoos and parrots. Miss Laurita, Italian tumbler. Theo. Howard and partner, comedy gymnast and clown. Cowboy musical riding act, Messrs. Schuman Brothers, celebrated Swedish cireus proprietors, who will offer a series of interesting equestrian acts. In addition to the foregoing there will be a number of clowns, including Whimsical Walker, the royal clown from Drury Lane; Pimpo, billed as ‘the greatest English clown''; Doodles, billed as ‘‘the greatest Scottish clown’, and six others. NEW VAUDEVILLE THEATER OPENS (Continued from page 5) has been the keynote, the old ivory and gold ‘olor scheme predominating. Retiring and smoking rooms have been provided for each floor, 1e latter have been decorated with medieval tapestries and rugs of Italian velvet. Back stage there i# 2 bath for each dressing room, baths and showers for all the musicians und even the -tage bands and house employees. The theater is controlled by Ike Libson, theatrical magnate of Cincinnati, and is located at Ludlow and Fourth streets. It is the eighth Keith theater in the Buckeye State and places Ohio second only to New York in the number of Keith houses. The opening program was furnished by the fol. lowing entertainers: Billy B. Van and James J. Corbett, the Hegedus Sisters, Eva Shirley and Adler's Band, Clande and Marion, ‘‘Stars of Yesterday’, the Ed Janis Revue and Hager and Goodwin. CHARLES WARREN EXAMINED IN LEAVITT-WITMARK SUIT (Continued from page 5) livered to Witmarks for $2,000 his entire production and publication rights for America and England to two operettas called “Kin Fu" and ‘‘The Belle of Budapest’’, written by three Hungarians, Barna, Farago and Markus. Leavitt retained rights for Australia, South Africa and India, he claims, but Witmarks are alleged to have violated the terms of his contract by arranging with one Maurice Bandman for production rights for India and South Africa and publication rights for India to the firm of West & Co., Ltd., of London. Leavitt alleges that the operetta, ‘“‘Kin Fu’, was produced in London at the Drury Lane Theater under the title of ‘‘Shanghai’’ in 1918 by J. L. Sachs, who had purchased the English rights from Witmarks. He charges, moreover, that he was not informed of this transaction and of the sale to Bandman of the rights for India and South Africa, which Witmarks denied knowledge of. Warren was examined on the ground that he knews about the transactions with Bandman for the India rights. In affidavits filed by Leavitt he charges that credit for the music for “‘NShanghai"’ was given to Isadore Witmark, and that no mention was made of the name of the rea’ composer of the score. Leavitt also states th't he has known Julins Witmark for a creat many years, a8 Julius, when a boy, had been a singer in one of his shows, which was known as ‘“M. B. Leavitt’s Giganteen Minstrels’’, early in the eighties. U. S. GRAND OPERA STARTS (Continued from page 5) come of the new grand opera venture and enables Andreas Dippel to realize an ambition of several years, in which he overcame many obstacles to organize the United States Grand. Opera Company. Julia Culp, of the Metropolitan Opera Company, scored a triumph in Bruennhilda The part of Siegmund was filled by Rudolph Jung, a German, who appeared here for the first time. A local critic sees Jung as one with all of the merits and faults of Tenton tenors by stating that his tone was pleasing, altho he had a tendency to sing off pitch at times. Henri Scott, a favorite here, gave a creditable Hnnding, which was one of the best pieces he has handled here. Other fwembers of the cast included Helen Stanley, Frieda Klink, Lonia Rosza, Elizabeth Durland, Phradie Wells, Gabrielle Claus, Agnes McCoy, Mabe! Louise Dose and Rose Reed. Considering that the company was assembled for the first time yesterday morning and held only one rehearsal, the smoothness of last night's performance was surprising. WIDE INTEREST TAKEN (Continued from page 5) am at a loss to know what to do with further requests. “Four years ago I was one of a half-dozen park men who gathered around a table in Pittsburg, Pa., with nothing but a lot of debts for the association and mighty grim _ prospects, Realizing the necessity for organization we left’ Pittsburg with a determination to put the association over, root hog or die. We met in Chicago a few weeks later, after a lot of hard work, and mustered up an attendance of about forty. And we have been jumping with leaps and bounds ever since. “At our third meeting, last year, there was an attendance of about two hundred and a won. derful display of devices and merchandise. This year should show a fifty per cent increase, from present indications, and with the foreign park men becoming so interested in our doings it is difficult to forecast what may be expected, more especially in th# exhibition end of future conventions."’ Mr. Hodge states that invitations were mailed to park owners and managers November 15, and it is the association's wish that if any were overlooked they are welcome to communicate with the N. A. A. P. office at Riverview Park, Chicago, for invitations. The program of the convention is as published in the Parks, Piers and Beaches Department of The Billboard, issue of November 4. The list of exhibitors includes William Dentzel, Tanaga Theater Co. of America, American Sanitary Lock Corp., W. R. Tothill, Monarch Electrie Co., Perey Mfg. Co., Stoebrer & Pratt Dodgem Corp., Philadelphia Toboggan Co., Dayton Fun House, Miller & Baker, J. W. Ely Co., Lusse Brothers, Spillman Engineering Corp,, Kentucky Derby Co., R. R. Uzzell Corp., Traver Engineering Co., Amusement Builders’ Corp., Wm. Gent Vending Machine Co., Damon-Chapman Co., Moore-Masters Mfe. Co., Saranac Machine Works, The Billboard, Fascinating Candy Co., Pain’s Fireworks Co., Sunlite Aluminum Co., Shotwell Mfg. Co., Sanisco Co., Scenic Thearle-Duffield Fireworks Co.. J. L. Art Co., Temptation Candy, Adolph Koss,. Chester Pollard Amusement Co., N. Shure Co., Automatic Fishpond Co., Premium Supply Co., Rand-MeNally Co., E. Eisinger Co., Taiyo Trading Co.. Blum Brothers, Wilson Shirt Co., Badger Toy Co., and others. “| THANK YOU” We ought to be thankful For all the good things That are given to us to enjoy. In the days of our childhood We never forget The happiness of our first toy. To every one here Is a memory dear, And some blessing that each can recall, But there is no other Like the joy of a mother, To her we owe thanks most of all. After the cares of the day To mine I tenderly say: “I thank you for the bappy hours We've spent together, dear. I thank you for your smiles so sweet— Your gentle voice I long to hear. I thank you for your tenderness That makes this earth a Paradise. I thank God, too, that He created you, And your love I will always prize.” We ought to be grateful For all of those gifts That are lavished on us Frent on High— For the warmth Of the sunshine, That always revives The beautiful flowers ere they die. The wonderful song In a nightingale’s throat, The stars shining so bright up above, For those—and the glory Of some sweet old love story, For what would life be without love® Offer the thanks that are dre Say to the sweetheart who's “] thank you for the happy hour We've spent together, dear I thank you for your smiles so Your gentle voice T long to I thank you for your tenderness That makes this earth a Paradise I thank God, too, that He created you— And your love I will always prize." trie sweet— hear Jacols, Pry x o * =" SP, rtintns