The Billboard 1924-01-05: Vol 36 Iss 1 (1924-01-05)

JANUARY 5, 1924 The Billboard 107 the Great Patterson Shows, and Hazel Yare! «a ©.) Karma, Cherry Conley, Charles RK. Berner, office the latter part of December and infort, N. Y¥., Sunday night, December 23. A f amle nal, 3 Wichita, Kan., were marriet AO oR. Walker, George A. Littl. Vo. R. Hart formed that his wite's remains had been in,how was given and State Senator Frederick M D er lo in ansas City, Mo. and ar ! thy Raby, the Garvin Twin Mr. aud Mes ired in Elmwood Cemetery here Docember 19, nel T) hildee m “. it Apartment 3, South Parkway Aja) Same Ganda t i. Center, Ralph Emerson, W. Christy, of the Christy Krox«.’ Circus, lbavenport spoke. The children were treate: n im Paseo, Kansas City, Mo Mr. amd Catherine KO Ritter Nanette Peterson, Emelia a n K. C. December 24 on 1 way to New ‘@ goodies. George Loomis gave the use of tl M Re! — be with Barker HWhin to Tad.anek Alvin OM rue Charles Andrey York Bert Rutherford, general ageut for tl eater free of charge to the Sunday school of t ion Of Tv. . , Loma Eva and tierdon Whyte Ivetta May Ciristy Cireus, also was a K. (. visitor the srs pete > hurel w . at) KUNNINGGORMAN—Vern Running, fem Mellenry, BK. Walter Evans, Richard ¢. Bromday before Christmas en route East ; f eter ané Paul Church, hich staged tor and dancer of the Giida Gray buveh Harold) Barlow, James FL Sitherlin Miles Berry, well-known veteran showman, is party. { Mile. Peggy Gorman, Fren eet 1 Shelley, Als EM Mr Stephen | d in the t : an attack —— dan “A —_ = sea ey of : tonner, W. EB. Shallenberger, Arthur EB. Davis, of r batina . for by the The children of Ilion, N. Y¥., were ent cere, Paris, were ee : ‘aul Pr. Wm, Schimanshi, Eloise Rutledge and Harry Ieart of America Showmen'’s Cub and is rene *bristms 3 he Tem: joer 18 Jack Harley, Jessie Vork and RO teneh ported us getting along ta dad at a Chri tmas arty im the Temple carlos De Costello were the attendants all are Roth of the legitimate " open again Mrs Billy I ; andl : sister, Poast Theater by the local Elks and Manager Frk nbers af Jack Ha:ley’s Hawaiian Show this wee after a seven-day darknes s. Watkins, wer ‘ luxt week They were A special Christmas photeplay was shown and STBENDAHL-GALLOWAY — Eddie : Stendabl, Biske im ‘Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary bein ere to spend days wilt their sister goodies were presented to the children. { er agent of the John Robinson Cirens, and the attraction at the American Thester, and ds expected to re early in January to — tore) Galloway, daughter of the late Billy Gal tp She ¢ s’’ at the Sh t-Jeflerson with eir home in San Antonio : iy, scenic artist, and a member of the GalloGloria Foy in the leading rol Schnitz Seymour s part of Christmas Day Artists playing the Broadway, Springfield sisters, specialty team with various reper the Woodward P rs are presenting “Polly ere His = show The Midnight Follies’’ Mass., were given a turkey supper at the my a. a Bn te a ' Eve of the ( ' te : r many patrons at : e tved that week at Loavenwort Kan P ,; roadway Restaurant at midnight Christmas by ytor = 5 4 ge carpenter: Empress iter atine \. Bliss, who st Harold tushes ness manager of the ¢, sie Taio: neues ol ante ; the Ruth St. Denis Company, of w hb vetontie telned@ thi iN ee bonne Expenition Shows. astived from the G Adstein Brothers, owner f the theater. Th e is a member. g care of the truval «} < winter quarters in Wichita Fa ls, Tex,, State Players, a stock company holding fort! VILI IAMS-BROW N— Walter Ww iMiams and of “Uncle T will have day be fore Christmas, fer the Heart of at the State, also were guests of Goldsteir * ! rown, bx th members of George Wint?'’s the feature comedy pays by Amerca Showman’s Club festivities Brothers at the supper. Fred Homan, manage < e Along’’ company, Were married at Charthe popular sto k r M. Coughl ormer showman, was a f the Stat aotiall ‘ nai eile On the bil <ville, Va., December 23. Billy Watson's the old visitor to our office last week Se. Ut ee ee t > tr : re ‘las lo but ever funny Krousemeyer’s Alleys’, : is \ a Lee spent Christmas with relatives in ® the Broadway wer Flashes in Melody urnishin lai x! to mtrons of the Gayety Omaha, (layton anc ennie, Khar anc tertram, in he COMING MARRIAGES *"""""" : ing hem perang’"; Sid Gold aud the Three Lava Theater, whieh beuse is still packing them in tjoomerang’’; Sid Gold and the Three LaPearls and establishing a wonderful attendance record COMMITTEES APPOINTED —a In the Profession and Mrs. Nell Robert Montgomery, of . J., announce the engagement of taughter, Margaret K. Montgomery, to ard «L. Challf, sen of Louls H. Ch the ng quaster, BIRTHS To Members of the Profession To Mr. and Mrs, Waltham at Pittsburc, Po., a daughter, December 14 The baby has been 1 Gwendelyn Rosamond Waltham Mr. Waltham is a well-known musician Mrs. Waltham is @ piano player. fo Mr. and Mrs. Chief White Horse at Indianapolis, Ind., recently, boy, weight eizht pound ro Mr. and Mrs. Dick White, November 14. a girl, at Waverly, Sydney, Australia. Mrs. White is known professiona ly as Marjorie Daw To Mr. and Mre. Harry (Doc) Ennis, a daughter, weighing eight nds, December 1 To Mr. and Mre. Walter H. Tanner, a bor, weighing nine pounds, at Ft. Mad so I Mr T r is mosical director and organi-t at the ‘a Strand Theater. To Mr and Mrs, Jimmie Carroll, a twelveboy November 17 at their home in Louisville, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll are very well known tn the outdoor show world To Mr. and Mrs. Barkoot, of the K. G. Barhoot Shows, @ nine-pound boy, November 8. fo Mr. and Mrs. Robert 8. Bremson at their bome in Toledo, O., a boy weighing nine pounds. Mr Premson was secretary for several years with the K G. Barkoot Shows, aso the Nat Keise Shows and now with the Frankie Hamilton Company at Toledo, 0. fo Mr. and Mrs. Dan Young. a boy, at Liver; Fag.. December 3. lo Mr. and Mre. Mack Hendrix at 129 Spring street, Atlanta, Ga., a boy, weighing ten and a tmlf pounds, December 22. DIVORCES In the Profession Madeline Boas Bowen, who appears In vande vile with her husband, Harry, under the team name of Bowen and Bowen, was granted a divorce recently at Chicago, according to re rt \ccording to report, Mae Romaine, with the 'g@ She Goes” Company, was granted a dihusband, Charles W. Romaine, ree from her t cago, recently. sie Wheeler Gaffney was granted a divorce ntly at Chicago from ber hushand, David iTney, with O'Brien's Minstre «, according to report ‘ rge Edeson, known on the stage and screen Robert Edeson, was named defendant in a divree action filed December 27 by Mary Newcomb Edeson, whom he married in Newark, N . in 1918, when both were playing on the legitimate stage Mre Stella Jellica, opera singer of note, has obtained a divorce at San Francisco from BenJellica, business man The reason for ‘hy ores, according to Mra. Jellica, who will Ko 1 New York to sing, i# #o she can pureue ! tage career unhampered by any matrimoni "| responsibilities, ST. LOUIS FRANK B, JOERLING Phone, Olive 1733. | 2046 Railway Exch. Bldg., Locust Street, Between Sixth and Seventh. S? le Dec, 28 The writer ac nowledges, ‘ hanks receipt of Christians greet ng Is from Helen and Ralph Sternard, Kid lerman Tushins, Albert S Lee, D, } it h Robert H ivan Ttonnle Tess ' ttn Ed A. Wallace Willard \N Koel : W Link w YY MeCarl » Ralph J. hart, Dollie Ann Mellenry Nell RO Hayes, M. Silhersack, Mr. and Mrs. Chas 1 : Jim Sterling, Carmen and Franes 1 Leo M. Brophy. Oliva Hiuser, W ‘ i ey, Lucile C. Geary, Hazel Shaw, Bil, rod Rly Bedinghaws, Ten OF] Reodhonse Hoth Grace Ortman Mr wd Mere 1 W heattte, ©.) 1) Dunkle, wife and kiddie He Mencham, Vietoria and Dupree, Bille Vans ar Ry Goeh Ilearry lee Oelhorne the Page Walter 8 Donaldeon, Charley Wirth, t Kaby Helen Olcott, M. BE. Witte, Arthur ©, ¢ Kivedorf, Elita Miller Lenz, Mr, and Mrs, for this season The Ukrainian National Chorus gave a splendid concert Christms ? at the Odeon. The singing was a treat, and the mative costumes of he issmbh.e Were plens . loussolf, claimed to t Was the so t ! [hess America's at they are at present nz De i, ( f.. and intend to stay there or the Winter months Fd <A. Evans, owner of the Ed A. Evans Shows, was a pleasant caller Mr. Evans ran over from Alton, LL, where he has been busy, as well as visiting friends. The show is in winter quarters at Joplin, Mo Mr. Evans expects to be around this section for another two week after v bh be will depart for Leavenworth, Kan and stay there until the show is ready to take to the rood in the spring Mae West, of the Round the Towr Show ix one of the hardest workers in berles\u and is maintaining ber reputation of being one of the best dancers on the Mutual Circu't Santa Cruz Melody Orchestr continues to satisfy wherever it happens to be playing and is making a hit all over the town. The memvers of the or tra are Louis Kanfman, anist; E, W. Gentry, saxophone; Steve Dui-en, trop. Harry Fields and bis ‘“‘Hello Jake Girls” are pleasing the cara ity audiences at the Garrick Theater this week t is reported that the house is pract y sold out for’ Now Year's eve shows. The chorus is a crackerjack one, and special mention is de to Dixie Mason Florence Drake, Voolet Wilson and Bobby White Graves mrsical comedy, Savcy Faby", is traction at the De monte Theater for t t week, where th.s show is making t The company fs a good one elaborat scenery and wardrobe tilly and George Graves, Joe MeKenzie, Rosalie Marion and Madame epsha the dancer, tuke the leading parts in the r vue. The fifteen-piece orchestra at the Delmonte Theater is under the direction of H.go KANSAS CITY IRENE SHELLEY 225 Lee Bldg., S. E. Cor, 10th and Main Sts. Phone, Harrison 0741 Kansas City, Dec. 28.—We want to extend our good wishes to everyone in the show world OF amusement husiness fi l profitable and jp.«a ! bring to you a greater Success thin perhaps 1023 did Mr. and Mrs, “Doc’' Turner, father and mother of Mrs. Lawrence Hlinley, are now making the’r permanent residence in Kansas City. Mrs, Hanley is the wife Lawren Hanley, wel] known in the show busine<s, but now in the photograph business in this city ** Dox Turner is a veteran showman He and Mr Turner were marl life henerary members of the Heart of America Showman's Clu) and its Ladies’ Auxiliary shortly after their arrival in this cit H. B. (Doc) Danvile. general agent of the hn T. Wortham Sle and Mr Danville ent Christmas in Kansas City and att nded the Christmas tree celebration and dance of the Shewman's Club, ra il trenpan, veteran circus agent, last year genersl agwmt for the Gentry Bros.Patterson Circus, spent Chri tmas at his home in Parsons, Kans., and v sited K. ©. en route to some point on Tilt b ness bent Ray Elder, formerly with the Patterson Circus and last seas n with Rongling-Barnum, is now manager of the Isis Theater, located at Thirty-first and Treest, on of the leading Seuth Side motion picture bheuses, He is introductng some innovations that are making the Ixis daily more popular. Mr. Elder is a member of the Elder-Mills Production Company, Mre. Gertrude Parker Allen and daughter, Loutse, o Leavenworth, Kan., were in K, «, Christmas and attended the ig Christmas festivities at the Coates House, Pred Jo Twyman writes from Muskogee, O , under a late December date: “Wish you wold inform my many friends in the profession that 1 am niined in the U. S. Veterans’ He tal et M ogee and would greatly appreciate a Ine from all friends, as It's very lonesome for m My wife, Hizel Bee Hurd, is in stock at the Orpheum Theater Waco, Tex., pliving lend there She will continue working while tam bere and when IT am able I will return there for the balance of the season.” Mr. Twyman's address is U. S Veterans’ Hospital, No. tO, Word A-l, Muskogee, OK «i. PF. Simmons, concessionaire of the LeavittIrownHuggins Shows the past season, arrived in WK. CC. from the Pacific Coast December 26 nd eatled at the office He expects toe spend the remainder of the winter in this eity Mr. and Mra, Joe Rhoades eame in from FE) Derade, Ark., December 24 to spend Christmas here Mr. Rhoades was agent for one of the Brunk Shows the past season. Jules Gammon, husband of Mabel Gammon, who died recently in New York, called at our BY LONG BEACH LEAGUE (Continued from page 53) Pilebard. Decoration-—D. W. Callachan. Renso Blaine and Wm E. North Lesisiation—D W. Callaghan. Georgze Lawless, Kobt, Murphy qd H. Hi Hiargrave Mor L. Li. Sallee, it. W. Adams and Mrs. Mary O'Grady. Special Lvents—Hobt. Murph Mr. li s. EL N. Ebrite and R. E, Smith Outdoor Advertixsing—H. H Horseh, B, H. Mel re and A. H. Nelson IW. Jeln 4 e | nda Shews, E. Garner o the FP fle Coast Showman and Vih J. Fa y of T I heard were the speak. e membership, The league wnt s mem ership drive was proere I ) y and that it expected to anrounce shortly a greatly augmented membetfp. A committee was sent to visit Brother Ir, H. R. Johnson d to assist in every way f he needs assist ° Warren Eccles sp ke n behalf of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce and informed the meeting that they were ready to work with them on the amusements of Long FBeach and would accept any sug gestions along this line that they had to offer. After an hour and a half of good fellowship the meeting and dinner adjourned. The next one will be in January. During the session a Christmas col’ection was taken up for Salvation Army fund and it was a most liberal amount that the chair turned over to them. BROADWAY BUSINESS FLOPS WITH PRICE BOOST (Continued from page 5) the to one doller. tox-offices reaped their biggest sales of the week this afternoon and tonight. Ti kets for the New Year's Eve performances of the k vroductions were fairly well so'd out “For m Hodge's show, All of Us Ninth Street Theater, and **( iyhouse, were the only two legit. attraction at resisted the general or New Year's Eve, ch ssions. ‘ e New Year's Ere performance of “Stepping Stones’, featuring Fred and Dorothy Stone, are bringing $11 at the hox-office. Ticket brokers report that ticket humters are more inclin-d to pay these openingnight prices than $5.50, the average price of the other attractions, Theater men along Broadway look forward to a run of good business from now to Washingou's birthday. THOS. WILKES DENIES 50-50 HARRIS DEAL (Continued from pase a correction for the purpose of correcting the false ic] 5) impression that is given in the article as it relates to the agreement between Mr. Horris and myself. You miczht add thit Mr Donovan has not one dollar invested with me.” GOLDEN BROS.’ CIRCUS HAS NOT BEEN SOLD (Continued from page 5) Calif., as follows: “Wish to absolutely deny that Al G. Barnes is in any way interested, and he will not be interested in the Golden Bros. Circus.”’ CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS (Continued from page 11) the distribution of to ten charitable organizations in Pittsfield. The money was raised by the two-day minstrel show given by the Elks recently. Moving pictures, donated by $1,500 the managements of the Union Square and Strand theaters, were shown at the Christmas party, followed by_ special numbers from the minstrel show. The latter feature was under the direction of John P. Weir. Finally came the distribution of gifts, with Coldnel Snover, Tittsfield Eastern League baseball pitcher, as Santa Claus. The management of the Un'ton Square Theater gave the use of the house free of charge. Schenectady, N. Y¥., Dee. 29.—Manager Wil liam M,. Shirley was host te a large number of children at a special show given in the Strand Theater December 22, In return for the entertainment the kids gave or vegetables, which were sent to the ym Army for Christmas baskets A ed Christmas baskets were filled in this manner. , pictures shown were “Ala Baba and the Forty ship’* Thieves’, “Ri and an educational film was given from 9:50 to t p.m. fternoon Manager Shirley was host at the regular performance to 200 newsboys from The Schenectady Gazette, j a Steam program Two hundred children were entertained at a Christmas party at the Loomis Theater, Frank Dec. 27.—J. Meyer and Schine Theater y employees at ai dinner utistmas night toastmaster, ana Schine. right-hand men, and of an act playing half of the week. After banquet dancing was enjoyed, the music being furnished by the orchestras from the Glove, Hippodrome and Family theaters. Gloversville, N. Y Louis W. Schine, Corporation, were hosts to about and twenty-five iny served in the Elks’ ¢ J. Ellsworth Sittle the speakers were the en Davis, of their Mr. Armstrong, a member at the Glove the first heads of ted guests as among Messrs. one the About 2,500 children enjored the annual istmas party of the Troy (N. Y.) Lodge of slks at Proctor’s Fourth street playhouse Sunday afternoon, December An entertainment was provided and as each child left the theater he or she was presented with a box containing a cap, mittens, stockings, fruit and candy. Mayor and State Comptroller James W. Fleming was chairman of the committee in charge of the affair. > 23. Quincy, Mass., Dec. 29.—Manager De Wofe of the Quincy Theater here gave a Chri<tmas party to the vaudeville artistes appearing at his house during that week. Pat Purry. stage manager, and Charlie O'Neil, property man. assisted De Wofe. The artistes who were tendered this Yuletide cheer were Marvelle and Faye, Al and Lydia Wilson, Crystal Anderson and the Three Regals, COMMUNITY MUSICAL ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 31) Pasadena. The concert was given at a gathering of the Musicians’ Club of Hollywood in the public library and the composer was assisted by the Arroyo Trio, which consists of Esther Tobler, Mary Tyner and Raymond McPheeters, and additional assistants were Mrs. Norma Hassler, Mrs. H. Robinson and Sol Cohen. The musical program was prefaced with a talk on ““Musical Evolution Today’ by Mr, Farwell, and reached a climax with a “‘symphonie song’ led by Mr. Farwell—‘Old Black Joe” being the song used, A vigorous campaign for the development of community singing is being conducted in Steel ton, Pa., by the Parks and Playgrounds Commission with the co-operation of Francis Wheeler, musical organizer from the headquarters of the Playground and Recreation Association of America. Community song leaders are to be trained at a three weeks’ institute conducted by Mr. Wheeler. The committee in charge of the campaign includes Fred Wigfield, of the Bethlehem Steel Male Chorus: H. R Rupp, W. H. Stonesifer, Mrs, John Bethel, George Neff, Robert Kruger and William Lewis Chicago’s parks are active in advancing the cause of music thru the presentation of specia! events. Recently a concert was staged at Holstein Park which took on the form of a music memory contest. A special list of com positions was announced some little time be fore the date of the concert and when th event took place a certain number of com positions were chosen and played by the par orchestra and sung by the chorus. I h Decker was the director and Mrs. Decker t accompanist, while the soloists were Eugenia Sokoloski, Harriet Kacynski, Margaret Pusi Mary Ginhano, Marion Sardersen and a tri consisting of Beatrice Marks, Henry Poster ar Stephen Janicki also sang. At Shedd Park community program was offered under the d rection of Lester W. Groom, the music ir structor of the park, and besides numbers the Shedd Park Orchestra and the children’s chorus there were by Lillian Moravek Gladys Chott, Marion Simms and Frances Srain. The dren Joseph, Mo., recently presented what is said to have been the most artistic pageant ever given in that city. The pageant was given for the purpose of enlisting support in successfully putting over a bend issue which would make possible building of much-needed high-school buildand a junior college. The pageant dealt the edueational history of the United States and beginning with the “Indian school"’ illustrated the school facilities during the various periods of our history. solos school « of St. large the ings with