The Billboard 1924-04-19: Vol 36 Iss 16 (1924-04-19)

ie nt i 2 i ree, o s a . APRIL 19, 1924 DEATHS AMBROSE — ‘Thomas P., well-known circus man, for the past four seasons with the Al G. Barnes Trained Wild Animal Circus, died at his home, 230 W. Johnson street, Hollywood, Calif., Sunday morning, Apri! 13, my apoplexy at the age of sixty-two years The funeral, to be held April 15, will be 1 charge of the Pacifie Coast Showmen’s Association, of whicl ceased was a prominent member. » bod) will be cremated. He first became prominent With the Van Amberg Shows some years ago, While entertaining some frends An ose was taken with a stroke and lived but a short time, His widow sur BAUSMAN—W. ulter J., 52, died April 6, in Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Bausman was a professor of music in the Beechwood School and an organist of note, having played in many New York churches. ay is survived by a rother — pieten Burial was April 9 in Lancas a HEL LIs—wal ter, father of Robert Bellis, treasurer of the Al G. Field Minstrels, died at his home in Columbus, O., April 2. Mr. Bellis had been a sufferer from cancer for several years. He was fifty-eight years of age and a brother-in-law of J. Hatfield, coowner of the Field Minstrels. Funeral services were held at the family residence April 5. BURT—Al, orchestra leader, died April 10 in a New York hospital following an operation for appendicitis and peritonitis. Many wellknown orchestra men and music publishers attended the funeral services held April 11. The body was shipped to Philadelphia, where interment was made. CAIRNS—Harry E., 36, a member of the Seven Cairns Bros. Dramatic Company, died March 29 in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn., following an operation, The deceased is survived by his wife, mother and five brothers, Burial was made at Ocheyedan, Ia., April 1, under auspices of the American Legion. ARBONNE—Ernest; 58, stage manager of the Opera Comique, died recently at Carnac, France, after a lingering illness. CHAMBERS — Fred J., familiarly known as “Old Fred’, a pitehbman of Farringdon street market, London, Eng., died there recently at an advanced age. For more than thirty years the deceased sold odds and ends of ironmongery OURCI—Luigi, 39, first husband of Mme. Galli-Curci, died April 8 in Italy, according to word received by his brother, Gennaro M. Curei, a music teacher at 25 West 86th street, New York. Curci came to America with the famous soprano in 1916 and accompanied her on many concert tours after her sensational debut with the Chicago Opera Company. Curci remarried, his second wife being Wanda Tirindelli, daughter of A. P. Tirindelli, head of the violin department of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. His second wife was also a musician. BDEMPSEY—Margaret (Hattie Cormontel), 61, last seen in *‘Chu Chin Chow’’, died April 9 at the home of her brother-in-law J. HH. MeCarrone, 244 West 56th street, New York. Funeral servies were held April 11 at St. Malachy’s Church, followed by interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. The deceased was a veteran actress, well known in both vaudeville and musical comedy. Her initial engagements years ago were as a black-face comedian and male impersonator. She appeared in the “* oe! sones’’ end of several minstrel shows, playi opposite Billy Rice and other blace-face ~ dians of the early ’80s. More recently she appeared as the character Woman in Harry Beresford's vaudeville sketch, ‘Little Old New York’’, and as the Irish woman in A. Wood's ‘‘The Gambler of the West’’. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. John H. McCarron, and a _brothern-law, John H. McCarron, manager of Dreamland Park, Newark, N. J., and formerly connected with the Keith Vaudeville Circuit. DOSSERT—Frank G., 63, died April 6, in his Carnegie Hall studio, New York, following a short jliness, Mr. Dossert, a native of Buffalo, N. Y., was a composer of religious music, and won recognition frem the late Pope Leo XII, when he was invited to produce his “Messe Solenelle’’ at St. Peter’s in Rome. He was the only American who has been thus onored. He is survived by a widow, a son and daughter. DRISCOLL—George, 35, well-known singer and entertainer, who played on the Keith Circuit and was a member of the team of Driscoll, Hughes and Long, died April 8 in the New Haven (Conn.) Hospital following a fall from a fifth-story window at the Hotel Garde. Mr. Driscoll was a member of the Revere (Mass). Lodge of Elks. The body was taken to Boston by a brother, John Driscoll, a policem&n in that city. ENOCH—Fmil. 80, founder of the musie publishing house of Enoch & Sons, Ltd., died at his home in London March 18. The firm was established in 1869 by Mr. Enoch. For many rears he was the director of the Old St. James Hall, London. Enoch & Sons were the English publishers of the operas of Lecoeq, and introduced into England the Litolff cheap editions of classical musie. FALLON—James, 30, a member of Fallon and Shirley, died April 12 at Saranac Lake, N. Y., after a lingering illness, The illness was the result of being gassed in the world war. Fallon'’s wife, Margie rley, wi ¥ with him to the end. The funeral was held at Saranac Lake April. 15. 'FITZSIMMONS—78 who for years raced horses at the fairs in Northern New York, died at his home in Carthage, N. Y., April 7. of heart trouble. At one time he owned a large string of horses which he raced at fairs, He is survived by three sisters. FRAMPTON — William. 46, widely known umong West of England showmen, died March 30 at a nursing home in Plymouth, Eng. GILBERT—Mrs. George, formerly one of the hest female circus riders of her time and well known to the English circus world, died March 25 at Great Yarmouth, England. GREENLEAF—Charles, 83, for fifty-seven years proprietor of the Profile House at Franconia, N. H., and for forty-five years of the Hotel Vendome, in Boston, died April &, in Pinehurst, N. C. The deceased was married twice; in 1867 to Abbie F. Burnham and in 1914 to Mabelle Furst. GREGG—Mother of Billy Gregg, died snddenly at her home in Joplin, Mo., March 29. The deceased was 74, and is survived by her two sons, tilly and Wallace. Burial was from the late residence April 5. GROSS—William J., 8&6, Who during a career of sixty-eight years on the stage had ap peared in companies with Booth, Barrett, Couldock, Agnes Herndon, Louis James, Katherine Kidder, Walker Whiteside and Macklyn Arbuckle, died April ‘. ut ie home, 26 Sixteenth street, Brooklyn, N. deces oan had also I leville th Francis Nordstrom and in late years in motion pictures. Services were held April 14 at the late residence under uspices of the Actors’ Fund, followed by intors’ Fund Plot in Evergreen “‘HALTENORTH_E ric, 50, interna ationally known violinist, died suddenity April 7 at his home in Philadelphia, Pa. He was born in Berlin, Germany, and is survived by a widow _ son, both of whom are in Germany on a vi HARNIESS—Leonard, who traveled the Yorkshire district of Epgland with a scenic railway, died March 31 at Swinton, Yorks., Eng., of influenza. ‘lhe deceased used to giye concerts on his round-about organ and raised large sums of money for charities, Interment was made in Swinton Churchyard April 3. ee ae iam, English showman, well known in the Southern countries, where he bad traveled for many years, died Mar. bh 27 at his late residence, Oakleigh, 80 Grosevenor place, Margate, Eng. The deceased had amusements in Dreamland Park, Margate, for some seasons. Funeral services were held April 3, followed by interment in the Margate Cemetery. HOLMES—John, South Wales showman, died in the Cardiff Reyal Infirmary, Eng., March 24, as a result ef injuries sustained in an accir dent March 22. The remains were conveyed to Swansea, Eng., where interment Was made in the Dany-Graig Cemetery. HOLT—Jack (Happy),' 24, died April 7, at Riverside, Calif., of injuries sustained while riding in a rodeo. The deceased is survived by a widow, Mrs. Leslie Holt. Burial was in Glendale, Calif. JEROME—Victor, 60, formerly a member of the team of Jerome and Alexis, and stage-door man at the Orpheum, Brooklyn, N, Y¥., for the past ten years, died April 10 at the Long Island College Hospital from a complication of diseases, A son survives. KELLY — Eddie (“Thanks”), 37, of Ed and Margie Kelly, died April 12 of ture reulosis at the Seaview Hospital, Staten Island, N. Y. Services were held April 15 at the Universal Funeral Parlors, New York City, followed by interment in Kensco Cemetery, New York, LAVASSEUR—Mrs. Marie, 34, once famous bareback rider with the Ringling Bros.’ Circus and wife of George Lavasseur, known as the “Great Lavasseur’', died April 9 in the Massachusetts General Hopital followire an wasuccessful operation for appendicitis, Mrs, Lavasseur joined the Ringling Show when she was a girl. Later she went with the Fidini Troupe, touring Europe and appearing before the King and Queen of England, who liked the performancs » so much that they ordered a return engagement. About nine years ago, due to ill health, she was obliged to retire from her profession. Funeral services were held April 11 from her late home in Lyna, Mass., with high mass at St. Jean de Baptiste Chure h. Many circus clowns an@ followers of the big tops were mourners at the funeral. Several membe rs of the Ringling-Barnum circps, nov showing in New York City, were given special sone by Charles Ringling to attend the funeral LAWSON, Charles B., 69, pioneer piano maker in the Bronx, New York, died April 6, at his residence, of bronchial pneumonia. LENT—John, 50, a workman for many years in the warehouse of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, died suddenly Apri 1 il when seized wa an attack of heart trou A MADDOCK—Eugene L., 62, foomer. world’s enue roller skater, died April 9, of pneumonia, in Pittsburg, Pa. He participated in many roller-skate races in New England and later toured the country. One of his most outstanding achievements was the record he made it a six-day race at Madison Square Garden, New York, in 1885, skating 1,128 miles. MARTINS—F. Pinto, Brazilian aviator, who accompanied Lieutenant Walter Hinton in his flight from New York to Rio de Jane‘ro io 1923, died suddenly in Buenos Aires. MEREDITH—W illiam, 83, died in San Francisco April 7. He once was known as ‘“‘the great Caste lotti’, and was said to be the only surviving performer of the “Cave of Harmony"’, an early English amusement hall described by Thackeray in “The Newcombs'’. He began his career gs a singer in Evans’ midnight supper rooms, & place chosen by Thackeray for one of the scenes in his story. Later Meredith was known am two continents as a trapeze performer. MITCHELI—Lucy, talented dancer with the “Okey Record Stars’’, colored tab. show, died in Pittsburg, Pa., the week of April 7 while the show was playing the Elmore Theater. The entire compard attended the ft imeral services in Pittsburg, lich were arranged by Mrs. Sam Gray, wife ae the owner of the show. After the serveies | Virginia Liston accompanied the body to the home of the deceased in Richmond, Va., where perment was made. MORSE—C larence Sydney, 71, director of the San Angelo (Texas) School of Music and a composer of note, died suddenly at his home in San Angelo April 6. ERS—Mary tlizabeth, 86, former grand opera singer, died April 11 in the Brunswick Home at Amityville, L. I., where she had been a guest of the Actors’ Fund of America. The deceased was born in Perrysburg, 0., and when a young girl went to Spain with her father and there began her career in grand opera. While there she married John L, Myers, who diced in 1893, after which she returned to this country. Funeral services were held from Campbell's Funeral Church, New York, April 14, under auspices of the Actors’ Fund of America, and the body was interred in the Actors’ Fund Plot in Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn. O’BRIEN—Martin, 77, well known on the fair grounds of England and for several years xhibitor of the Sisters O’Brien, wrestling girls, died in England March 24. The funeral took place from the deceased's caravan in Sandhill street, Worksop. England. PARRISH—Robert Ray, 78, former song writer and composer, died suddenly March 15 in a Chula Vista, Calif., boarding house, AND DALL—Kathe ryne, 45, of Owley and Randall, comedy jugglers, well known on big-time vaudeville circuits fifteen years ago. dled April 4 at Hill, N. H., following an operation for gallstones, Funeral services and interment were held from the late residence in Hill. The deceased is survived by her husband, two daughters, two sisters and a brother. in Loving Memory of My Dear Wife and Pal, LIL!AN LOLA PALMER, Who passed away at Chicago, I!il., April 16, 1923. A. B. PALMER, REED—Sam, 89, veteran actor, died April 11 at his home in East Boothbay, Me., following a nervous breakdown which he suffered last Winter. The deceased had been on the stage for nearly fifty Bet ng character parts in “Turn to the nd ‘Lightnin’, and in the past season in ‘‘Chickenfeed"’, SAVERMAN—Carl Johan, 56, veteran actor, well known for his Shakespearean characterizations, died April 9 7 his residence, 140 East 83d street, New York, following an illness of two years. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and made his debut as a flute soloist at nine, six years later becoming an actor. He played in ‘Driftwood’, “Such a Little Queen", *'Lttle Women"’, ‘‘Sonya’’ and “Mary O'Dile’’. His last appearance was in ‘‘Allegiance’’ in 1922 with William Faversham. Funeral services were held April 10, under auspices of the Actors’ Fund of America. SMITH—Wash T., 82, veteran horseman of Northern New York State, died recently. He Was one of the oldest drivers in New York, Two sons, two daughters and a sister survive. STROHECKER—Dr, Puil., for many years a professional, and for the past four years associated with the management of the Palace Theater, Cambridge, lll, died March 31, at Cambridge. TEAGUE—Daniel M., bandmaster, died recently in Mount Vernon, Me. He led bands in many parts of Maine and Massachusetts THOMPSON—llilip E., 42, newspaper and publicity jaan and brother of William Thompson, for 4 number of years press representative of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, died April 9, in New York City, after a lingering illness. He had been on the staff of The New York Evening Telegram and later with the New York City News Association. Later he was affiliated with his brother in publicity work. For a time he represented a group of New York papers at Oyster Bay. during the last years of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's life. In 1908 he was married to Lillian Fa:r, who survives him, THORNTON—C. F., well known in the show world for ‘the past forty-five years, died April 8 in St. Luis, Mo. Funeral services wert hele April 9. Burial was in St. Matthew's Cemetery, The deceased is survived by his widow, one daughter and one son VINEY—Whitney, 45, interlocutor with Harvey's Greater Minstrels for several years, died April 11 in St. Vincent's Hospital, Billings, Mont., of diabetes, following about a week's jliness. John R. Andrew, manager of the compat id the bedy would be shipped to Cleveland for burial by the Masons. A mother and aunt in Cleveland, a ighter in Columbus, O0., and wife in Penusylvania’ survive WHITE—Arthur, 37, Charlie Chaplin's personal attorney, died in Los Angeles April 6. T) ‘rly a member of the State Legis Ann, 73, BroadWay's M er’ to showfolks and pressfolks, died a Bright's dis “a St. Je seph's Hospital, Lac Ou anad rl 8 Tha daughter of Mr nd MN s. Henry Wi lliams, she was > in Toront to, On it., and for many years reside n Montreal. Since S83 she resided in New York City. Her nother died when she was 8 years old, and Pe father also died when ehe war young. Left on her own resources, Miss Williams earned her livelihood in singing, In 1888 she went to New York. where she continued teaching. Loss of health subsequently compelled her to give up her profession. She became a landmark on Times Square, selling newspapers in the evening She later was made sales agent for The Bil!board and other amusement trade papers, working in the daytime and having her stand at the entrance of the Putnam Bui'ding at 1493 Broadway, New York The Billboard’s New York staff named her “Mother’’ Williams, and by that name she became known to a wide cirele of friends and acquaintances The funeral was held April 11, with services at St. Ann's Church. Interment was made in the Cote des Neiges Cemetery, Quebec, WILLIS—George E., 72, veteran hors veman, well known as driver and owner in racing « cles for forty years, died March 30, as the result of burns received when he was trapped in his burning home, His son, Dr. Clarence Willis, survives and is well known in ra 8. ing “WRIGHT—Mrs. Annie F., 86, former actress, known for many years under her stage name of Annie Cushing, died April 7 in Boston, Mass, The deceased was a member of the audience at Ford's Theater, Washington, D. C when Abraham Lincoln was shot. ite t husband. the late John B. Wright, was stace manager of Ford's Theater at the time of the tragedy. Dr. J. S. Taft was her escort the night the President was shot. When a call for a doctor Was sent out he was jifted into Lincoln's bor and attended the dying President. ZEIDMAN—Ida., aunt of William Zeidman. of the Zeidman & Pollie Shows, died March 27 in Vhiladelphia, Pa, Burial was made March 2 in Philadelphia, ZOELLER—Madam Y¥.., 70, mother of lou Zocller, died at her home in Louisville, Ky., March 24. The deceased was a well-known modiste of Louisville, and is survived by a R0On surial was in St. Louls Cemetery, Louls MARRIAGES BARKER-LEF—A. L. Barker, patent lawyer, of New York City, and Tulsa Lee, formerly the wife cf Ray H. Leason, well-known theatrical man, were married recently and are now on a honeymoon, part of which was spent at Melrose Flichlands, Mass. FRIEDMAN-GUARY—Jake Friedman ride show maniuger with Christy Bros.’ Circus, and Grace A. Geary, known in the cirens world as Ethel Delmar, were married at Lake Charles, La., April &. GAINES-MORAN—Arthur J. Gaines, manager of the Minneapolig Symphony Orchestra. and @adys Moran. of Minneapolis, were wed April 12 at the Madison Avenue Baptist Chureh, New York. Henri Verbruggen, conductor, gave the { bride in marriage Jenny Cullen, one of th; first violinists, was maid of honor, and Ber nard Ferguson, baritone soloist, was best GARRISON CALDWELL Wayne Garriso well-known specialty salesman of the Ce *ntre! States, and Helen Caldwell, of Parkersburg, W Va., were married last month at W heeling, W Va. They are spending a brief honeymou among relatives and frends at Columbus, 0 HILL-BRYAN—Geo. B, Hill, comedian, and seullh Bryan, chorus girl, members of ti, Beckridge & Kavanaugh ‘Naughty Baby Kh vue’, tabloid company of the West, were mar ried at Lavoye, Wyo., March 13, it has just been reported. HORNBEBCK-KUNZ—Dr. Arden (Cline Hort beck was married te Blanche Rudolph Kun professionally known as “Blanchon"’, March 2 = Waco, Tex. The couple will reside at May n, Tex HUGHES-H ARRIS—Rush Hughes, son of Ry pert Hughes, the novelist, was married recent to Marion Harris, The marriage was not know until the present Mrs. Hughes registered at th, New York Nursery and Childs’ Hospital, New York, to undergo an operation for appendicit LENNARDS-CLENSHAW—Arthur Lennard was married to Dolly Clenshaw, March 20. the Brixton Registry Office, London, England The teat couple are well known to the Eng lish s! rid. Joe Robey was best man Mc MILL AN. SMITHERS—W Vernon Mew lan, Jr., nonprofessional, and Margaret Meri (Smithers) were married in Birmingham, Ala Mareh 22, Mrs. MeMillan is the star of “Blox som Time’? and Mr. MeMillan is a young bus! ness man of Atlanta, Ga., in which eity they will reside ROSE-SOLOMON—Joe Rose, trumpeter wit the Hattie Althoff band playing vaudevill was married to Gertrude Solomen, nonprofessiona! March 29, in Brooklyn, N. Y¥. STEWARTSON-POLLARD—Jerome H. Stew artson, musical director of the Duncan oe Topsy and Eva’ Company, and Jessie Pollar of the chorus in that show, were married feet 5 in Chicago, where the orronet ion is being of fered at the Selwyn Theat SWAN-CAMPBELL—G. C. Swan and Ethel Campbell were married in Chattanooga, Tenn. April 9 Mr. Swan is a concessionaire wit! the irginia Exposition Shows. kOOP-DE REMER—B: imin Throop, m!l e Scranton coal magnate, was married t Rn » De Remer, famous sereen star, t morning of April 7, in Paris, France I wedding took place in the apartment of Fanny Ward and Jack Dean, overlooking the Tulleri Gardens, they acting as bridesmaid and best mar Jenny and Rosey Dolly acted as wit BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zemater, at St Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, I11., a son, April 1. The parents are well knowa in circus and vaudeville, To Mr, and Mrs. Carl Seville, a nine-pound girl, March 24, Mr. and Mrs, Seville were formerly with the Rul in & Cherry, T. A w mle one Great Emplre shows. To Mr. and Mrs. Pat O° = ne a dau e March 31, at St. Vincent’s Hospital. 1 nett mee Callf. Mr. O° Malley is @ we -kn wn film star To Mr. and Mrs, Earle Wil! Ss, a daughter April 1, at their home in Helly weed Calif rhe mother {is a nonprofessional while Mr Williams is the widely-known film star. COMING MARRIAGES Gertie Miller, famous Br British musical comedy favorite, will marry the Earl of Dudley April 30. DIVORCES _ When the marriage of of Orson D. Munn to Carolyn Munder, of Buffalo, N. Y¥.. was a: nounced, it became known that Margaret Law renee, stage star, had been divorced from t millionaire, ‘This was the first official veri fication of the divorce. Mra, Anne Duff y, known as Anne Nichols and Who wrote ‘Abie 6 Irish Rose’, was granted an baleticout y decree of divorce from Henr Duffy, of the Lambs’ Club, recently by 1 Supreme Court of White Plains, N. Y Mr Duffy did not offer a defense. The couple were mar 1 at Hoboken, N. J., in 1915, and have one son, Henry, five years old, who wa given over to the custody of his mother Marmaduke Moser has instituted a suit ) Cincinnati, O., for diverce from Bessie Belt Moser, charging cruelty and desertion. Mr Moser is a well-known theatrical man, havir been in the show business for thirty-five years Max Stamm, cabaret entertainer r, instituted proceedings Apri] 10 jn the New York Suprem: Court to have his marriage to Helen D, Stamm nonprofessional, annulled, The couple were only married a short time ago, Mareh 10, 1024 Judge Fleming, of the Superior Court of Los Angeles, granted a divorce to Gertrude Rein fried, a film actress, known as Gertrude How ard, recently from Albert A. Reinfried, nm professional Desertion wag alleged Mrs, Ella Jane Blight, vaudeville actress was granted a decree of divorce rece ntly from John BE. Blight, actor, by " Burke, in the Superior Court of Los ngele Mrs. Blight charged desertion The couple played in vaude ville under ¢ name of the Newmans A decree of divorce was granted to Arthu L. Tood, picture actor, April 7, from his wif by Judge Burke, of the Superior Court of Los Angeles. Mr. Todd alleged desertion. Mrs. Emma ‘Teitelbaum, vaudeville actres professionally known as Emma ‘Taye, wa granted a final decree of divorce April 3 In the Kings County (N,. Y.) Supreme Court from Charles Teitelbaum, member of Walsh ang Taye. vaudeville team, Mary V. Nevin, bacteriologist, brought suit for divorce in New York City March 28 from Arthur Nevin, professor of musie and operat composer, Mr. Nevin is the composer of “Lola, an opera based on the traditions of the Blackfeet Indians Mrs. Margaret Kh. Lioyvd was granted a di mau " vore thy In Los Angeles from Albert Llo 4 1 Joya and Christie), vaudeville artistes on the g nds of desertion Mr Kaun Mae Accord has filed a sult f divorcee in the Superior Court of Los Angel from Art Acord, film star. Mrs. Acord claims