The Billboard 1923-01-13: Vol 35 Iss 2 (1923-01-13)

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JANUARY 13, 1923 The Billpoarad 107 ~ COMING MARRIAGES In the Profession Retty Stewart, popular dramatic actress, an povpces ber engagement to H, B. Faught, of St. Louls. Miss Stewart will remain on the stoce after her marriage. Walter (Fatty) Hiers, who has been prominent in pictures for some time and who is at present starring in Paramount Films, ac cording to a newspaper announcement, is to be married January 12 in Syracuse, N. Y., to Adel McWilliams, daughter of Charles R. Me Williams, general manager of a shoe company of Syracuse. Mr. Hiers formerly resided in Savannah, Ga. His present home is in Los Angeles. DIVORCES In the Profession It is reported that Alma Adair was divorced in Chicago, December 26, from her second husband, George S. Levy. The day following her divorce she was married to J. . Malby and on December 30 she +a led for London to appear in the new Stoll revue at Covent Gardens It is reported that the divorce suit of Geraldine Farrar versus Louw Tellegen will be heard begtgning January 11 in New York City. Mr. Tel.ecen, when notified to that effect, was touring the Pacific Coast. last week. Stokowski is a noted orchestra leader, former conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and recently director of a similar organization in Thiladelpha. His wife is a noted concert pianist. It is said the Stokowskis have entered into a separation agreement whereby a trust fund has been set asde by Stokowski and whereby their daughter, Sonia, is to be with each of her parents ap equal time during the year, Charlotte Stern, vocatist, in vaudeville, recently was awarded a divorce from Bernard Stern, music publisher, of New York, Herbert McKenzie, business manager for D. W. Griffith, after refuting charges of desertion brought against him by his wife, Kyra, the dancer, known privately as Mrs. Kyra McKensie, filed a cross-pet.tion for divorce in Chicago last week, Alfred J. Symington, who fs appearing in the same production with Kyra, is named in the petition. Otto La Farra reports that he was granted a divorce in Las Vegas December 20 from Adelaide La Farra on the ground of desertion, Mr. La Farra is a circus trouper. BIRTHS Te Members of the Profession To Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kutz, at their home fp Rew. perk City, December 28, a nine-pound by a To §F and Mrs. Eric von Stroheim, in Boston last week, a baby boy, who will bear the tame of Saint Ritus Joseph von Strobeim. To Mr. and Mrs. Y. C. Alley, at the home of Mrs, Aley's mother in Boston, December » a nm, who bas been christened Lionel David. Mr. Alley is well known in the theatrical profess on, having been connected with the Wm. Fox Film Studios for a number of years. His wife was formerly Mary Keane, singer and dancer. To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright, at the Baptist Hospital, Memphis, Tenn., December 16, a seven-pound daughter, The Parents are member of Pete Fate's “Syncopated Step re’ Company, in stock at the ceum Th ater, Memphis, . ad “2 HUGE CROWDS SEE MUMMERS’ PARADE (Continued from page 5) club captains fully satisfied the urge for beauty, aod the comic clubs surpassed all prev ous funMaking efforts, Gaily-costumed string bands added an extra touch of novelty to the parade. afta ing at 10:37 a.m., the parade approached on judges’ stand at 11:30, then passed on to jrard avenue, the official end of the route, end on to Columbia avenue, where otber prizes QWaited the winners. The Liberty Club had 2,000 men in line, with ne bands, twenty-two brigades and eighteen fee s. The Klein Club had 1,100 men, four ands and three brigades. The Silver Crown, founded twent years ago oad the oldest c.iub in the city, had first place " ‘ine. It had 5)}0 men and three bands, The Daniel R. Oswald Club had 1,600 men, four sends, Hine brigades and ten special features, e Lobsters, a fancy club, had 600 men, three bands and one bricade : The League Island Club had 850 men. three a Seven floats, twelve features and e ght ga es, The Camden Clowns contributed Ls men, three bands, eleven floats and fifteen mee es. The Frank Collins Club had 800 men, ree bands, nine bricades and seven floats, ete East Side New Year's Association, a sumden organization, assembled at Front and s h streets at & o'clock and paraded out ete street for prizes offered by business men, at was this club which tramped thru the 2 lect Montag to geene and Porter streets, ing he thd bedraggied, purade starting point soaked _ tome of the club uniforms were damaged weet rain and judges have been asked to _ SCowance for the effect the storm had on e finery. nee Camden Clown (ub reached the Philadel7 side on a chartered ferry Sone about 9 meee and paraded down Second street one Balzley, former councilman, again acted . krand marshal of the parade, an honor he to ad for years monaties H. Grakelow, Joseph J. Kelly and os mee Jefferies judged the parade, determin— ‘© winners of the £20,000 in prize money bpropriated by City Council, PA valued at more than $1,000 will be o ited among the marching clubs by mem Be of he Columbia Avenve Business Men's ( , ation. The line of march was reviewed } judges from a «tand on Cotum foue between Eleventh and Twelfth stree All the troubles and worr’es of the day with bints on those of che future brought thundereus laughter and applause when the comic section came into yiew It dealt with extreme candr on the follies a d inventi os of the day, it w'so gave eomsi.e.ghie atvention to local institutions, “The Horrors of Homeburg’’ were pictured aud strikingly portrayed; flaypers of all nations were shown, with the Philadelphia flaypers outflapping all the rest There was a Captain Kidd brivade from the East Side Club that was particulariy ferocious looking: a realistic and at times dar.ng satire on the cabaret habit; Andy Gump; bathing beauties (portrayed by masculine club members) whose curves would defy measurement by a geometrical expert and who were dressed with a candor that surpassed anything Atlantic City or Venice, Calif., could offer; ‘‘The Fountain of Youth’ com catly depicted by H. W. Horner, ont numerous other screamingly funny ‘‘takeoffs’’. String bands, always a novel feature of the Mummers’ parade, elighted spectators along the line of march with peppy music from Inandvlins, guitars, banjos and other string instruments as the musicians, in costumes of rea& brilliance, swung up Broad street in perect step. A clever use of makeup had transformed the members of the South Philadelphia String Rand into as fierce an assortment of pirates as ever sailed the Spanixh Main. And the color combinations would have made Captain Kidd walk his own plank. The mus 4ans wore yellow tunics, green and yellow trousers, gilded slippers, with green pompons and golden earrings. James P. Andersgn, the president, and Charles Gillespie, the captain, marched in the lead of the buccaneering crew. ‘The Hegeman Cerin Band, with eighty-five men, turned out in ussian costumes. Ther hats were black, trimmed with gold, their purple blouses were half hidden by red vests and their green pantaloons were trimmed with gold braid. Yellow sashes and biack boots completed the costume. Members of the Quaker City String Band, first prize winner for three years, wore Pierrot su ts of lavender, with red andi gold trimmings and gilt slippers. The eighty men played tanjos, guitars, saxophones, tenor banjos, yiolins and banjo-cuitars and drums. George Kagelman ies captain of the band and Edward Manila is president. The Joseph A. Ferko String Pand, whose headquarters is at Fifth street and Glenwood avenue, was next in line. The ninety members of this band were dressed in Spanis costumes, of brilliant colors, modeled after the costume worn by Valentino in “Blood and Sand’’. These wore green hats, cerise blouxes with yeclow and go'd trimmings, green pantaloons with a yellow sash, trimmed with cer se and gold, white stockings and yellow slippers. The Charles Reach Band, Seventh and Federal streets, bad sixty marchers in line, wearing French prince uniforms of plum-colored velvet, with turbans to mateh, and plum-colored neckpieces. Other string bands in the parade were the North Philadelphia, the Acqua and the Trix'e, all wearing gorgeous costumes that added much to the brilliancy of the parade. Some of the capes worn by members of the fancy clubs required a small army of train bearers. Joseph~Martin, captain of the Lobsters’ Club, and who has been ‘‘mumming’’ for twenty-three years, wore a cape which, when extended, stretched for three-quarters of a city tlock and was cupvestes by 106 pages. Mike Quigley, capta'n of the Silver Crown Club and a ‘shooter’ for forty-five years, wore a b‘uewhite cape, silver trimmed, borne by forty men, There were clowns of every variety and sbowing — originality in costumes, which ranged from hobo to gorgeous creat ons that would have been the envy of real circus clowns, There was a seemingly unending variety of costumes—weird, beautiful, p cturesque—and a travesty of every fashion and foible of the day. The parade was a revelation in pageant ideas most cleverly conceived and worked out. It was a gloom dispeller supreme, a creator of joy unrestra ned, a maker of miles of smilee— ja short, it was a grand and glorious success. ANOTHER HYATT TABLOID WHEEL FORMED (Continued from page 5) that will have a far-reaching effect on this branch of the amusement business. Among the men present at this meeting were Billy Graves, George Graves, E. . Coleman, of Graves Brothers’ Attractions, Incorporated; H. R. Seeman and Glenn Kiock, These men are to tablo.d what Flo Ziegfeld and Charles Dillingham are to the huge spectacular pr.ductions booked out of New York, The above managers have under contract the followin, well-known roducers: Billy House, Curly urns, Clyde l oper, Palmer Hines, Toby Wilson and Roy hinsliow, all known as pioneers in putting on Dig and successful tabloid productions. Tine significant purpose of this meeting was to get together the different managers the roducers and the Hyatt Booking Exchange and he them together under one banner. Following the successful culmination of this plan a st.ll larger step was taken when it was decided to form another wheel thru the Hyatt Booking Exchange whereby shows carrying from twentyfive to thirty people, each with a TO-foot baggage car, will be placed on the wheel. Incidentally this wheel began cperations January 1. This wheel, carefully thought out by the above managers and Mr. Ilyatt, will give forty weeks of consecutive time to the show. There will be no layo%s and house managers will have a new production every four weeks, each show showing that length of time in each house, with eight complete changes, or two changes a week, where the conditions require such change. There will be absolutely no repetitions. Every show will be entirely different from the other show, as also will be the changes on each individual show. This means that the bills, scenery, wardrobe and print.og will all be entirely distinct from the other. A general stage director has been appointed whorwill inspect and aid each attraction, and a scenic artist has been engaged for the same purpose, There will also be a special press representative, and an advance agent will travel seven days abead of each attraction. More than one sound reason entered into the adoption of the above-named = action. One reason is that the theater-going public has put its endorsement on tabloid and has come to demand more and bigger productions in that channel of theatrical activity. Another reason was to bring the more or less antagonistic elements of tabloid closer together and put them where they could work as a harmonious and ecopom.cal Wheie. Beiore this step was taken tab.oid mabagers were uaturally looking out stcictly for No. 1 and were flittting hither and th..her, walking on each other's toes, getting in each other's way, battling fur this and that i ime and taking on a lot of lust mvtion. This hus ail been eliminated tbra the formation of ihe new wheel and irou-cl d agreements and © niracts between the wanagers. The wheel ha ken the b.g fe:lows with sumptuous pro into its el ck-like system and everytouy, including the house managers, knows just — he siuands and just what he is going o do. The Hyatt Booking Exchange has the reputation of always having given what it promised and has always stood for better and bigger tabloid. It has always been ahead of the tabloid standards, which is one reason for the above meeting and its far-reachin action. The shows on the new wheel will of the caliber of ‘‘Sancy Baby’, ‘‘Honer Bunch”, “Midnight Whirl’, ‘Ob, You Wildcat’’ and the Toby Wilson show. These names will explain the subject very clearly to every house manager who has ever played the highest class tabloid. _A sufficient number of theaters in the different cities has been signed up to enable the wheel tu function nicely from the beginning and the Hyatt Booking Exchange, Ine., announces that it has taken steps to add attractions for the new theaters seeking membership on the wheel. In connection with the ab ve plans comes the announcement of the incorporation of the Hiyatt Booking Exchange, a step which will broaden its service und enlarge its sphere of activity. The officers are L. H. Hyatt, president and general manager; W. C. (Billy) Graves, vice-president, and Milton Schuster, secretary-treasurer. The board of directors is ¢ mposed of L. H. Hyatt, Billy Graves, Milton Schuster, E. B. Co.eman, H. RB. Seeman, Goorge Graves and Glenn Klock. The fact is emphasized by Mr. Hyatt that the new wheel above described will in no way conflict with the Hyatt Wheel now in suecessful operation_and which is now a unit in the activities of fhe newly incorporated firm. M. P. T. 0. A. COMPLAINT DISMISSED (Continued from page 5) The matter was taken under advisement by the Chief Examiner of the Commission, who has sent a jetter, under date of January 2, to Mr. Coben, representing his findings. The letter reads as follows: “Mr, Sydney S. Cohen, “President Motion Picture Theater Owners of America, “132-135 West Forty-third Street, “New York City. ‘Dear Mr. Cohen—Your letter, addressed to the secretary of the C mmission, making application on bebalf of the Motion Picture Theater Owners of America, against the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers on account of the alleged violation of the law against unfair methods of competition by the imposition of a tax or royalty on motion picture theaters, for the right to play the copyrighted music of its members, has been considered. “We have carefully considered the facts as stated by you and examined the decision of the courts applicable thereto, with the result that it has been concluded that the case is not one calling for the exercise of the Commission's corrective power. “The chief reason for this conclusion may be stated as the fact that the making of a claim for royalties, apparently in good faith, cannot be said to constitute an unfair method of competition in commerce; cann’t be said to be unfair in the sense in whch the word is u-ed in the Commission's organic act, but is merely an assertion of a supposed legal right which is fully determinable by the courts, and it is not a method of competition with each other. “It is regretted that we are unable to aid you in this instonce. “Very truly yours, “FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, “Willard F. Hudson, Chief Examiner,"* M. SANSOM, SR., IS ELECTED NEW HEAD (Continued from page 5) operation to the coming show in what was said to be the most enthusiastic meeting held in regard to the exposition in many years. The weather conditions of Texas and the Southwest so far this winter have been ideal for fitting stock for show purposes, and it is expected that the stock exhibits in March will excel in class and number those of former years. WINTER QUARTERS SWEPT BY FIRE (Continued from page 5) from another source, to operate along distinctly novel lines next seas n. Tom Terrill has been engaged to direct the advance, and Harry E. Bonnell will be director general of the special event ~-romotions, as well as ‘‘pinch bitter’ field man aid to General Agent Terrill. The opening takes place on or about April 1 in Norfolk or the immediate vicinity. FROM PATTERSON QUARTERS (Continued from page 103) the boys are still complimenting Fd on the fine spread he gave them Christmas Day. James Patterson, owner and general manager of the James Patter‘on Wild Animal Circus and the Great Patterson Shows (carnival), can be seen around the quarters early and late, and in super ntending the rebuilding and reairing of the circus and carnival equipment s one busy man these w nter days. There are at present fifty railway cars in the yards, and all are being gone over and put in first-class condition. James Patterson, Jr, is busily engaged installing a new radio at the winter quarters, and says he will soon be able to give the boys the latest news from the four corners of the earth Chauncy Jacobs is in charge of baggage stock at winter quarters and will be the boss hostler on the road. The Commercial Hotel is the showmen's headquarters in Paola, and Manager Bob Robinson knows how to e the showfolks feel at home. END OF “SCHOOL SHOWS” (Continued from page 1) superintendent of Salem schools; very highly esteemed as a pioneer in the Ohio State Teachers’ Association; a pedagog of national reputation and fearless in expressing himself upon matters which he considers vital to the weifare of Ohio’s future citizens. “I have never,met Dr. Mendenhall, but I quote from the annual report of the Obio State Teachers’ Association, a copy of which was given me by one of the doctor's admirers on Thursday last. “These are a few of the many things that should interest every patriotic citizen of Salem inasmuch as an investigation is now under way by the Motion Picture Theater Owners’ Association of Ohio, due to conditions existing in Salem which no tuax-paying citizen exhibitor ean stand very long."’ MARIE GOFF EARNED SUCCESS Chicago, Jan. 6.—Marie Goff, leading woman in “For All of Us", of which William Hodge is author and star, at the Studebaker, didn’t have success handed to her on a gold-lined dish. She battled for it. She started in the theatrical business in her native San Francisco. Then she wrote a war sketch and played it in the four-a-day vaude. houses with indifferent success, Later ‘‘The Copperhead’’ came to the Alcazar Theater, and Augustus Thomas came along with it to watch the working out of what was then his latest play. Miss Goff got a small part. Later she went to New York and Was engaged as the ingenue lead in the road company playing ‘‘The Thirteenth Chair’’. When she closed it looked like she would never get another engagement. After working as an artist’s model for Charles Dana Gibson she concinded to go back to Frisco and take a stenographer’s job. William A. Brady caught her before she caught the train and engaged her for “Never Too Late’’. Since then she has been in ‘9:45'" and other plays. DAWN FAMILY INTERESTING Chicago, Jan. 5.—Hazel Dawn, the lovely star in “‘The Demi-Virgin’’, in the La Salie, comes from a family of strong stage inclinations. There are four Dawn sisters. One, Romaine, is with the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York; another is studying music abroad, and the other is under the management of the Shuberts and cust for a prominent role in one of their forthcoming big musical productions. Hazel Dawn, also known as 2@ fine violinist, studied music in Paris and Munich. CIRCLE STOCK IN MICHIGAN Chicago, Jan. 8.—W. G. Mack has organized a circle stock for Cadillac, Manistee and Traverse City, Mich. Chicago booking agents say that circle stocks are springing up all over the Western country and that they are both prosperous and popular as a general rule. In fact, the agents say, stocks are going good lately thruout the Middle West. The circle stock appears to have caught on the public imagination with substantial results. BUY STEUBENVILLE PROPERTY Steubenville, O., Jan. 8.—George Shafer, lessee of the Herald Square Theater, last Thursday culminated a deal in association with Edward Hazlett, of Wheeling, W. Va., for the purchase of the controlling interest in the Board of Trade Corporation, thereby securing possession of Board of Trade property which houses the Court Theater. It is reported that the Court will be remodeled and that Mr. Shafer will become the manager of it. CUP TO WILL ROGERS Will Rogers, comedian of Ziegfeld's ‘‘Follies’’, was recently presented with a gold loving cup backstage at the New Amsterdam Theater, New York. Every member of the organization, from Flo Ziegfeld, Jr., down to the scrub women, subscribed for the gift. The presentation speech was made by Brandon Tynan, DAVENPORTS A HIT IN S. A. Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 6.—The posing act of Frank and Mrs. Davenport, of this city, is going strong in South America, according to word reaching friends here. The Davenports are now in Argentine for a three mnths’ en gagement, following appearances in Panama, Chile and Ecuador. From Argentine they go to Buenos Aires for three months. ENGLISH AFTER STOCK HOUSE New Orleans, Jan. 5.—Paul English, whose etock company is playing Arkansas and North Louisiana, was in the city yesterday endeavoring to secure a location for permanent stock in this city. About the only house that can be obtained is the old Dauphine Street Theater which has proved disastrous to Pan. vaudeville and stock in the last two years. It is pretty well understood, however, that burlesque will again bold the boards at the house this coming season. 0 oO — eh