The Billboard 1923-02-24: Vol 35 Iss 8 (1923-02-24)

— 1. . oard FEBRUARY 24, 1923 = Child”. For many years he played in comMILLAR-FELTON—Lee C. Milla <8 panies ag a character comedian with Nat Goodrector for Leo Ditric ‘hstein, and By A. ; . win. Long prior to those engagements he was leading lady for the : past two years it with the original company playing ‘Hazel Allen Stock Players, of Edmonton, y: Ay Kirke’ at the old Madison Square Theater. Can., were married in Wilmington, Del Feb The body was sent to Campbell's undertaking ruary 9. Gustav Bowhan, also of the Dit . establishment and the funeral will be held in richstein staff, was best man. and bis «ister | In the Profession the chapel there February 20. Mr. See was Sibylla Bowhan, lately featured with aes rer es especially remembered among the older memOrlob's ‘‘Take a Chance"’ Company, was 1 r . bers of the Actors’ Order of Friendship for of honor. Mr, Millar and his bride a) AKALLS—Edward T. A., about 72 years old, at the Edward E. Fisher Mortuary Columbis association in plays with Stuart Robson hearsing with Ditrichstein’s ‘The Purpla father-in-law of J. J. Murdock. f the Keith bus February 14, SF hone he prmensi a Green and William H, Crane in the early ‘SOs. Mask’, which will make a trans-continenta| office in New York, died February 14 in New Lawn Cemetery ' SLOCUM—Charles T., 95, one of the oldest ‘Ur. Yerk of pneumonia Mr Murdock was at GRASSIERE—Edouard, a member of the minstrels in the country and a Civil War NORTON-HALEY—Jack Norton and Miss L Palm Beach, Fla., when notified of his .relaFrench Opera Comique Company, now playing veteran, died February 8 at Barrington, N. J. Haley, both vaudeville artistes, were recently tive’s demise. n Montreal, Can., lost his life while the comMr. Slocum was born in Pawtucket, R. L., married, ASTELLO—<Artic. 40. a cas found dead P@2y Was in Quebec. Mr. Grassiere's death is and became a minstrel when a young man, aa — SSRN DE Nathant lel fre isly. eo in bed at 408 N Cla . Monda iid » have been due ta accidental asphyxiaserving as end man and interlocutor with such mr ep of ¥ Champion Theater Bir. Seeutee Webéeaty 3 ; he police tien. troupes as Minor & Rooney, Pat Rooney's comenn ‘of eae ——_ Friends, also col@ gus jet was found t HAMILTON—Irving, 45, treasurer of the bination; Primrose & Went, Charity Vay 8 MinREICHENBACH-BAC ON ae ton oer nl BARNES—Ralph M., vau ‘ irtiste and Hanna Theater, Cleveland, died in that city strels and others. Me al ° traveled with feature film exploite h hes 2A ag husband of Billie De Rex, of Clifton and De February 16 following a @hort illness of inBarnum & Bailey's and Forepaugh’s circuses. SOY ind ye ame yoo Yop. Rex, died February 14 at Phoenix, Ariz., after fluenza. Mr. Hamilton went to Cleveland in SMITH—Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Cornelius J. Februar y is at ¢ Gre aed ich, Ra eneoes a long illness. 1914. From then unti] 1922, when he went to Lynch, died in Quincy, Mass., February 8, She STEW ART-LEA—Orville F. Stewart. of BEDFORD Henry Jeffrey, who had been on the Hanna, he was an officer of the Colonial and her husband at one time conducted the Sells-Floto Circus. and Pearl Tee 7 “ . i Baslich vari tae r over sixty years, Theater there. He had been in theatrical work famous old Cook's Place Hotel in New York, @ on the same show, were married at Pern. 9 ET tar ino “eckren » . since 1904 with the Loew interests, the B, F. rendezvous for theatrical folke. November 15 last, according to a notirc. that BEERS— Mra. Elizabeth, 76, mother of Andy Keith Circuit and the Shuberts. _His widow, STEIN—The father of Norman Stein, treasTeached this publication last week Mr j ‘ sardéner, died at he mt Erie, Pa., FebMrs. Sallie Hamilton, survives Funeral servyrer of the National Theater, New York, and Mrs. Stewart will be with the Sells-Flo: reus ruary ces wer nducted at his brother's home in of Bennie Stein, at the Ambassador, died at again next season BENTHAM Har , vy vears was N¢ York City, and interment was in @ cemepis home in New York Febru ry 10. WILSON-BLAIR—Edmnnd Wilson, Jr writer connerted wit ‘ ger ID s the tery there TRNKA—Alois, noted American violinist and and managing editor of Vanity Fair, and Mary Gaiety and the Wint Gar Londen, died HERBERT—Joseph, 56, for thirty years Ppedagog, died February 9 in Stamford, Conn., Fuller Blair, who recently. appeared in “Tho at St. Mary's Hospit Paddington, London, active in stage circles, died Sunday, February of bronchitis. Mr. Trnka had studied under World We_ Live In”’, were married in the January 22. ‘Tt i ed id toured with 48, at his home in New York City from am prominent teachers in this country and abroad, Municipal Building, New York, February 15 Tina’, ““Who's H ' **lrene and “The attack of heart disease. He wae bon, in Engand had attracted considerable attention as a Country Girl’. { to the time of his final I eo land and joined the Castle Square Opera Comviolin soloist in concerts in Prague Upon his liness he was in ‘ ast f Decameron pany in Boston in 1891. He was known as one return to this country he was active both ir TAGES BLITZ—Abraham, w nown in England a8 of the most ; : versatile persons of the profession, concert work and as a_ teacher. _ Among his having been a singer, actor, comedian ‘and pupils were: David Hochstein, the lieutenant u conjurer and z Gg at Harborne n his career he had been associated violinist who was killed in the war; oo Rosen . tirminghar Eng i Jani a ile ustin Daly, David Belasco, Weber John Corigliano, Philip Williams and many In the Profession was at one ; wite § Ling and many other prominent stage others of note. The New York String Quartet wd = previously e Ame 1 and Untit two weeks ago on bee bee ee played at the funeral services held in the Arthur P. Almond, of Manchester, England nglar , with ionel Atwill ip ‘‘The Comedian’’. chape) at Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, where last summer with the Tribley Devere Comeds ge ig iTry, 40 vet ran troupe r, who ss ved by his widow, Marie Lines Maythe body was taken for burial Company, touring North Carolina under cans a; spent) y join A . at m s, h — Herbert. — a son, John Herbert, Jr., TUTWILER—Mrs. Julia R., 66, well-known and Louise Towle, also of Manchester, are to een associated = wit! “a = ae... in vandeville. lay broker, died Jast week in New York. She be married at the Manchester Cathedral Maret management of the pony that orHORNSBY—Thomas L., a member of the Cod benaied many suc Ped he th for stage aan 5. it is reportes a The report 1 ~e ee . ganization, died at Hospital, Ker ky State Board of Agriculture and a , . ‘ _— ha 4 sereen, including ‘‘The Famous Mrs, Fair’, that on March 16 they will sai n the Saxonia, trownsville, Tex., February 4. Mr. Chambers’ director of the Kentucky State Fair, of which +The Chorus Lady” and other plays by James and hope to join ~ ong Tribley con p a home was in Quincy, I he was oe of the twelve organizers, died rePortes = North Carolina about the first week in April CHANT—Laura (Ormiston, 75, preacher, writer cently Eminence, Ky., aged 70 VAN DUYNE—Mrs. Louise A., well-known : 7. and composer of numerous songs, died February JOHNSEN M idred Belford, Well-known cORNow Jersey chi och soprano, died last week at OG Oa censionaire, died in St. Louis, Mo., February her" pone cin’ Glen Mare Ne Bho was s DIVORCES CHURCHILL Ii. rold Ss % of ‘pneumonia. Miss Johnsen was 26 years member of the Glen Ridge Music and Ween’ 4 Mass., a vaudeville ax old and was born in Paducah, Ky. Surviving is ojyps. Hyde Memorial Hospital a brother whose whereabouts are unknown. InWwEST—The mother of Leila West, of Walker ruary , Churchill was nent was in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, ana West, died February 5. In the Profession case of laryngitis on bis art Malone February 12 WEST— ie known i usical comedy week prier to his demise His partner, MarJOSEPH_Vik ‘toria, infant daughter of Mr. Fete i * ahead, ee y. garet McCann, of Pittshuig, appeared alone in anqd Mrs, Herman Joseph, circus performers Flint, Mich., February 9 of. pneumonia Miss It was announced in Los Angeles last week ‘oe wt. Efforts were be ng made fi : 'woO with the Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey CirWest was 41 years ei4. Ghe hed been “ Pane 6 that Winifred Westover, wife of William 8 ——.— — << os days after Churchill's death to locate relatives eys, died in Bellevue Hospital, New York, ber of the Orpheum Musical Stock Company at Hert, movie star, will start divorce proceedings 0 in’ Attlebo ao oe p. sae See eee) Daa ae. the Orpheum Theater, Grand Rapids, Mich, **ortly. The Harts have been separated since ; wuecessful bas rf been reported. KENDALL—John, police sergeant of Hudson, from August 6, 1922, until late last December, l#st summer, but it avas said at various times 8 COCKBURN —H:dwr0 John veteran bandman wy. Y., died February 12. He was a brotherwhen that theater was destroyed by fire. She that they would be reconciled I and orchestral usician, died after a short intaw og Johnnie Marinella, aerialist, and was had been playing an engagement with part of ae nia Henderson, of Birmingham, Ala., t iliness in (tta _Can., ‘February 11. _Mr. well known to showfolks, Interment was in the the original Orpheum Company in Flint at the ®™nounces that on January 29 she was divorced f Cockburn was w dels * ge thruout the . —_ Hudson Cemetery February 15. time of her death. Funeral services were conom “Dude” McDow. Both parties are colored. t the" Huseell| Theater (Ottaway. ofcbecta. aad MUP UE gia tt tae tye” ond (MAY ducted, by, members of the company February | oe lduff died January 26 in Chicago, ag ‘ , followi which the remains were shippex eng — _ Govern The “Foot Guards a KI—William A., 33, cornet player, ice. age Sn Bae 9 shipped BIRTHS ¢ pa ey ge SE sesey ry P member Gofdon’ & Oly mpia Orchestra, Lynn, § SOLE—The infant son of Eddie and Mary Mass., died in a hospital in Salem, Mass., Cole died at the Rex Hospital, Raleigh, N. C., Touruary @ following « hemorrhage. le widow MARRIAGES To Members of the Profession ry 9, of pneumonia, rhe child Was seven ain 4 m ae a an rteen a ys old and had been 1 LATHAM—\W illiam, Sr., A. oe Pubeutey pra liffors llen. Mr. Cole is straight 0 at the home of his daughter in assaic, d , ie > BRoarthol ently — — : tbh # os Bn the Sor od J. Mr. Latham was the father of Latham In the Profession a -* wood nana — > = ‘ s elt his wife is in the chorus of the same show. Brothers, Michael, John, James, William and —_— oe atiy ch _~ an ‘capegene “ nt with “t Leon Wi 2 40. stage emplovee, well known in minstrelsy and dra: ~ : , a = % COSBURGH7 vil wea flyman “ th ~ +4 ne matic circles, His body was taken to his for. Brown Players, in Woonsocket, R, I. . believed = is ee ee killeq ™mer home town, Port Jervis, N. Y¥., where it 2 PETERS—Asta Peters, Swiss actress, To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Flanagan, a* Show t. The Music Box Revue y es va? fel Was int eere8 in the family plot in St, Mary's and . W. Clark, World War veteran, who home, 2361 Valentine avenue, Fordham, in ‘ > a. 0., Fet —s rs 18, when he fell Ceme j . met in Bonn, Germany, two years ago, were January 29, twin boys, The mother was | mi sixty feet from a scatfoiding. = ing iéd in Independence, K st week fession ually Mary Creighton of the Three chan a An Gwatts “oll Gute LYMAN—E dward O., 56, former minstrel ™4rrif¢d in independence, Kan., last w ! g : Sy ert rd aa 1 uC ~ Fe ee a os d soft-shoe dancer, died at bis home in CROSBY-OAKLEY—Fern Oakley, a member Cre ns . no ~e Mass February 11. of the Ziegfeld ‘‘Follies’’ chorus, was married To "Mr and Mrs. Lew Hearn, at their home at bie home in Philadelphia _— ' “MILLER —W alter H., outdoor showman and im Greenwich, Conn., February 15 to Jol j in New York, February 11, a girl. The father DeROSE Mrs Rose, me her of N ‘k oe ; essionaire, died at his home in Logan, Q., ton Crosby, formerly a moving pictur is with the Eddie Cantor show. Th _moths » of 1331 E. Seventh street, Los Angeles, “mage ry 24 Mr, Miller was 43 years old. His ©f New York. Miss Oakley was accon is professionally ame as Katherine Wy'ey. Who has been with various movie studios in widow, one son, a brother and two sisters sur»Y Margery Whittington, also of the To Mr. and Mrs, Bud Murray, in New York, Hollywood as a “'stunt’ m died at Paterson tom orme ; , DELLINGER-CURTIS—George W. De llinger February 11, a daughter Mrs. Murray was Ne J., Pebreary .< abetes, f owing a ww 4 ae rment was in a Mt. Vernon (Ind.) and Maude Norton Curtis were married in Gladys Turner, of “The Last Waltz”, aod Mr ifiness. Mrs. DeRose was 55 years old ick TEN — — ~ Cadillac, Sask., Can., January 21. Mr. DelMurray is stage director of ‘The uly in DeRose, before going to the. Const, had been Pe gy meg me Age gees "4 — linger is a nonprofessional. His bride has Ermine’, at the Century Theater, New York —. tee Gyeater Ghecsiey Shows for seven denly in Chicago several weeks ago. The body for sixteen years been a character actress with To Mr, and Mrs. C. M. Rummel, at the , ¢ -ellek was sent to Bevier, Mo., where he formerly ‘he Maude Henderson Dramatic Company Springfield Hospital, Springfield, Mo. Janwars "“DURACK— Thomas, a member of a well-known | ded, and interred in a cemetery there DUFRANE-CRAIG—F, DuFrane and Billie 30, an eight-pound son, Bruce Bel!me Mr Australi cane vingpin is ft Fomy De * REILLY— Mrs. “Mary Frances Cushing, 73, CTaig, both members of the Leon « Hall Revue, Rummel is javenile man with the Ed. Willamrack. champion lady swimmer, d ee Se mother of Marion Davies, Ethel Davies, Werte married recently, according to reports Stock Company, playing at Lander’s Orpheum week in December in Sydney, Australia, afte 4 : ‘Davi es and Mrs. George B. Van Cleve POSTER-HEY MANN—L awe: nee P. Foster, of Theater, Springfield. Mrs. Rummel had been a long i . The de sed was conne ted ho vas aes Davies), died Fe ‘bruary 16 in Pentwater, Mich, and Ruth Margaret Heypianist with the company until the first of with Durack’s Hotel in Sydney, a well-known ‘ mann, of Open Pa., were married recently this year house for theatrical peopis ELL—H A., uncle of Mrs, E. K. Smith, ®t the First Presbyterian Manse, Auburn, N. To Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Swaffield, on 5St FISCHER— Carl, 73, founder and head of the ,, upp he lessee and manager of the Smith Y-, by the Rev, Carl W. Scovel. Mr, Foster Valentine's day, in Buffalo, N. Y., 2 nineCarl Fischer Music House, New York. died Greater Shows. died recently in Pittsburg. Pa. 18 leading man’ with the Cutter Stock Compound son. Mr. Swaffield has been with Georg February 14 hor that ty after an RIPLEY—Maggie, epg 5S. who was in Pany. The bride is a nonprofessional. Harmon on the Con T. Kennedy Shows for tour ilmess of abk : Mr. Fischer was born charge of the Shubert wardrobe department, FRENCH-LEICESTER—It has been reported years. in Germany ar came to this country when 2 died at her home in New York February 12. that Park French, « nnected with the scenic To Mr. and Mrs. William K. Wells, at the young man, tablishing his mu publishing she was considered one of the most efficient department of the Doug las Fairbanks Studio in Hill Sanitarium, New York, February 1, 4 business He gave ssons and did wardrobe mistresses in the production field and Los Angeles, and Billie Leicester, who has been boy. Mr. Wells is a theatrical author professional work S ie a talented ‘ linwos sent abroad when “The Belle of New York’? & member of the Wilkes Players, of Denver, for To Mr. and Mrs. Edw. L. Wheeler, at Seaist and an accomplished player of brass instruyo presented in London the past five years, were married in Los Anside Hospital, Long Beach, Calif., February 11 FE ments. In order to foster 1 encourage ROBYNS—William Arthur, concert vocalist geles February 18. Mr. French had been q seven-and-one-half-pound son. The parents & American composers Mr. Fischer established ong editor of several musical papers, died reidentified with the Little Theater movement in Jast season were with Wortham’s World's Hest ®The Musical Observer, a monthly musical pubcently in New Zealand at the age ‘of 45. In Denver until last August, when he left that Shows. Mrs. Wheeler is professionally known lication, Until a month ago he was active im pig day the deceased had supported some of City for the Coast. Miss Leicester announces as Peggy Durham. — Girect ww ~ his busine at : he "7 now the w irld’s best known stars who had visited a she has retired permanently from the m REVOKES me conducted Dy his 6 Valter 8, cars. 2 Zealand and Australia. a weer awnmmane _w MAYO Survis co re his second wife hom he marnrc ¥¢ -” GOODWIN-ANDERSON—Nat Goodwin, a ried il; three daughters and a son ROSENBERG Henry, 60, veteran showman member of Loca} Union No. 65, of the 1. A. B THEATER LICENSE ' 7 : and theater owner, and his wife, Anna, 67, 7, ‘ a ‘ poe The e matin r ae Fl 2 iy oe sed lester of Qecar Hammetstein. diced within © ee BS wd ge ign eS ny (Continued from page 5) ‘ iry ine is uried ebruary 8 ¢ ai a wt . “we a ' s me te . . arrie 0 neg try few hours of each other February 11 at their time ago Mr. Goodwin has been connected ment February 18, be allowed to fill in. tw Aven, apartment in New York City, both victims of : . ‘ , . ttrac: GIBSON—James H., 65, prominent in the pneumonia, Mr. Rosenberg was one, of the “ith the advertising brigades of various cirmajor portion of its time, with coming attra itdoor st rid a moter of amuseme : cuses and is well known, tions sharing their regular order. a epg Oe ty ene Tie b teon pioneer theater builders in New York, land for GUNNEESON NILSSON—Jobn M. Gunnerson The action of the Mayor was taken upoD street. Columbus, O a” ebr *e y 12 of » anil a er aio regen ey Rg Hammerchant, and Anna Q. Nilsson, well known evidence of his private secretary, who —— a (yg en he a aiken tech a _ > merstein, e was e builder of the 3 etropolis: coreen actress were, according to The Los gated the character of the shows at the t! a a , : te aaa ‘nee theater, the first theater to be built in the Angeles Examiner, married in Los Angeles ter for several weeks, it is said, Recently & gr ew a Saeeen + 4 parks, museBronx. He later built the old Columbus, now February 17 Miss Nilsson is a4 native of local minister, on behalf of the Federation of Y Goor and outdoor exhibitions, circuses the 125th Street ‘Theater; the Olympic. sow Sweden and for a while after her arrival in Churches, complained to the Mayor that the and gg nagar lany po eae ballt end the New York Theater, and the old Victoria thig country posed for the drawings of ‘in shows at People’s were obscene and that m'nors . et yom et th SS Beers w igon SHOW, ‘Theater, all in New York. He retired several rhyn Stanlaws, artist. She has had a success. Were permitted as patrons. In defense of the msidered at t me ont of the best of its years ago and had since spent his time travelfy] sereen career having played leads with theater, Manager ; rmon, at a conference in a oo 4 ~* “" Wetter ant into parting, accompanied by his wife, to whom he had many noted stars, including Thomas Meighan the Mayor's office, after the house had been with ? ” he . Ww ¢ a pod gy me oe been married for forty-six years Surviving and the late Wallace Reid closed, stated that many women visited _ Nth BU Macks Avith the latrer he launched are Mrs, Rosenberg’s sister, Mrs, A. Obendorf, — KOERNER-RIDDELL—Arthur Koerner, ors house weekly and that if “the language in tb ~I ies _ e stare s mapa : wn Me ind two sons, Walter and Jerome Reade. The ganist at the Capitol Theater, St. Paul, Minn., shows was obscene, they surely wo ° " wort vot : ot ne ¢ ¢ ¢ — rome Geletter operates the Savoy Theater in New York and Marsa Riddell, of Seattle, Wash., were main as A. C. Crouse, of the Juvenile gor bate " e tention to rnival and and houses in Long Beach and Asbury Park, married in the latter city recently. informed The Billboard that complaints la exbibitic ; . vith Frank GasNy.) and Cleveland, O LEE-JEANS—Wilferd ©. Lee, well known in been registered about juveniles visiting Peo ear of eo ed . . bes mpa ‘ —_— x SEE—Edward, a member of the Actors’ Order England as Teddy, and formerly of the “Four ple'’s Theater, but investigation failed to re ra ; ) fibse a a oof Friendship, the Green Koom Club and the and Gertrude Jeans were married at sult In any arrest on that score od wide se : ement world = Actor Fund of America, died at 53 W. 52nd Leeds, Englund, January 31 Theatrical men in Cincinnati hav: : ing a idan + thay } those In need. street, New York, February 17, of influenza. McCORMICK-WALSKA—Harold ¥. MeCorthat local politics had to do with thé clo ns = ws . brother, Mr. See was 68 years old. His last engagemick and Ganna Walxka were remarried Febof People’s. Some seemed to think that erres Mrs. J. Rl ments were in ‘The Golden Girl”, «a musical ruary 13 in Chicago, thereby making their mar. an agreeable settlement could be reached c sy] 2, were held comedy playing on the road, and in “The Love riage legal in Illinois. the early opening of the house a burlesque wat