The Billboard 1924-06-14: Vol 36 Iss 24 (1924-06-14)

JUNE 14, 1924 The Billboard is «=o ARNOLD, who played the *, who closed witb *‘ ‘ZIEGFELD’ $ » circuit im the East. . who was formerly “The ieee ni" he Maryland a JEAN ADAIR openee by LEWIS & GORDON a vaudeville offering, LEWIS & GORDON are HELEN VALEDY ULIS and BUD LEI ifter an association of se ned up with FRED ROMAIN! VAUDEVILLE NOTES monolog for him, in which he will be seen this coming season. . « WILLIAM KENT, whose return to vaudeville in bis old act, ‘‘Shivers’’, following his close with the “Battling Buttler’* show recently, has been booked on the Or pheum Time He is scheduled to open the week of June 23 at the Palace Theater, Mil waukee, A complete tour of the time is IE BRINN, New York press representative A f the Orpheum Circult, is the proud father of a seven-and-a-half-pound baby hoy, I arrived at the BRINN home June 3 The exultant grandfather is DAVID SCHIWARTZ newsdealer, at Broadway and Forty-seven h street next to tle Palace Theater, . . . BILLY HALLEN, who two seaseasons ago tear 1 with ELVDIE LEONARD'S wife, MABEL RUSS LL, has just finished a forty-week booking and will take a vacaton of a month or six weeks before returning to the boards, when he will do a single. . . . ADELAIDE AND HUGHES, who have devoted a good part of their time during the past season to t.elr dancing school, are reported » Keith Time to do a few astern dates, including the Palace I ater New York hil K REEVE, tt 1 t and mentalist, whe was r ] ried out at Prowtor’s Twenty Third Street Theater which Ss} ad £ and = various ‘ tal tests figur is n » a heit r f She orm ] s w n at Ke s Gr por Theater, Greenpoint, I I MISS REEVE > “ carries with her a Birdie Reeve assista if, w ) iats 4n announcement on the opening of the act. HAR ‘YY EF LLIS, who calls himself “The Black Diar ad", opened recently, doing & ngle. He formerly worked in *‘That Quar:et”’, ig re 1 FRANK MORRELL, who sufred an injury to his foot and was compelled to leave the act. . . JOE MARKS, burlesque comedian and = wit BARNEY GERARD'S “Vanities during the pas season, will open shortly to play the Proctor Time in an act i which he will be assisted by MAE LEONARD. e JOE SANTLEY and IVY SAWYER play eir first engagement upon the occasion of t ye 2 r leville t ft? Pala T Y ! week J 0 ~ 4 y al u a re a ‘ r r erate sf a w ‘ s s or her vaude ‘ d \ pleased ‘o pla them in the cast of his act, ‘The Little Revue’ as an ided attraction."" Both FAY KING and BIDE DUDLEY have been suggested by the vaudeville bookers, . . . ALVIN AND BROWN, comedians, are scheduled o onen soon in Chicago In ew comedy act written for them by EDDIE HAYDEN O'CONNOR. of ‘‘Apartment To SECOND A lLe:**, the LEWIS & GORDON sketch, now playing Keith Time in the East, was t into rehearsal last week, with JANE MEREDITH heading the cast, which also includes MARION TRABUE, oe EARLE and HELEN MAYON, ‘Apartment To Let’? No. 2 will go out on the Orpheum ¢ two or three weeks, A No. 2 show also of ‘‘Spring and the Moonlight"’, a LEWIS & GORDON product, by EDWIN BURKE, was ‘ earsal, FRITZI BRUNETTE will bead the cast of five who have not as yet been selected definitely. JUNE LAUGHLIN ircuit ’ is featured in the original company of “Spring and the Moonligbt’’ THEODORE WESTMAN, JR., who recently closed wih “Just Out of Knickers", is now re: y hearsing a new sketch Aa by BERT ROBINSON, Z| entitled “So This Is + Z| Divorce’, WESTMAN lll e will be supported by is his sister, GRACE; ti © GRETCHEN SHER j MAN and WILLIAM WASHBURN. It is expected the ac: will Ted Westman, Jr, be ready for opening ; Dext week. “ ° FRANKLYN FARNUM, dancer, returned to he Keith Circuit last week in a new act. He opened a: the Capitol Theater, New Britian, Conn., the last half and will wend his way to New York in a few weeks « MARTY SEMON, a burlesquer, who formerly was a Straight man but who proved an adept comedian during the past season, is to team in a new offering wih another burlesquer, GEORGE NIBLO, also a comedian, who in burlesque has done an act with HELEN SPENCER SEMON and NIBLO are to break in their new offering on independent § time. . « W. C. FIELDS’ uproarious offering, “The Family Ford", presented in vaudeville by JOHN RYAN, GERTRUDE MICHAELS, DENISE DOOLEY and HENRY DOCUS, and has been laying off for some time, is turn soon to the Keith boards. The act and cas main unchanged. . . . ROGER WOLFE AGN is directing the orchestra for “Steam Piano", a pretentious vaudeville offerproduced svon. IRVING BRODSKY, f the California Orchestra, is assisting WOLFE in the jazz combinations, which, it is announced, are to epitomize the spirit of the act. . . . BESSER AND IRWIN, who not long ago were reported to be spli:ting partnership, say there is no fo indation to the rumor. They are sailing together for Australia in ED LEWIS played the final week of his T vaudeville season at the Riverside Theater, New York, last week, where be was the headline attraction with bis famous band. He is going to Atlantic City soon, where be will remain for the summer. In the early fall, it is said, LEWIS will resume his vaudeville bookings, . . . ANTHONY AND FREDA, well-known standard “‘wop’’ act, are splitt ng partnership June 26 at Proctor’s Fifth Avenue Theater, New York. ANTHONY'S new part: will be AL HARRISON, now with HARKISON AND FREED. It is not known just vbat FREDA will do. He may go back wita bis former partner, HARRY BURNS. .. .« YLORENCE BRADY, formerly doing a f — single, bas teamed up | with GILBERT WELLS, who also formerly did a single in a new act, which also carries with it the New Orleans Levee Syncopators, MISS BRADY and WELLS played their intial date together last week and after a short break-in j veriod will be booked ~~ = in the regular Keith Florence Brady houses, . . . TOM ROONEY, Keith agent, moved his offices this week from the Churchill Building to the Strand = =" 2 i= TAUGHT BY STAGE DANCING §4Gte ols gent WALTER BAKER NEW YORK’S LEADING DANCING MASTER Trado Twirs Formerty Dancing Master for Ziejteld yng Dillingham, Lee & 3. J. Shubert, George ohan, Flo, Ziesfeld, John Cort, and Capitol Theatre. Etta Pillard 900 SEVENTH AVE.,N.Y. At 57th WRITE FOR FREE BOOKLET B. avs ane Fairbanks Twins Nat Nazz ro. Jr Hyscn & Dickson Muriel Stryker Florence Walton Pearl Regay Tel. 8290 Grace Moore Circle. Roy Dooicy Gus Shy, others CATTTTOOTUAANSTIOULTOAAUOA STOTT new double from the pen of Writes HE ROAD TO VAUDEVILLE”, a nov‘ing act, with PEARL MORRIS, HERFORD HARTWELL, GRACE Mac TOMMY BALDWIN, singers and will summer at Lake Hopatkong, N. J. MANAGER CLANCY, of Poli’s Cap tol, . Conn., recently took BILL JONES ard his Capitol Orchestra out of the pit and putt HARPER props. by GUS MAY and stage ype a hit. . « BILL CHURCH, Cc CHU kcH and WHITE, “Snappy and cabarets in New Jersey GERK, are presenting their MATEZ and MATEZ, who do heater, Leavenworth, Kan. CHARLOTTE VanHOOSER, an acro up by SINON PD GOLD ORCHESTRA, now on: tour. . of vaudeville from Loew's Grand act from Keith's Forsyth, with Loew's Grand Orchestra directed by LLOYD an a big show on the afternoon of i orium of the Atlanta Federal 1ong those present were E. A. general representative of Loew's, The Rialto Theater, Amster in the fall. . . . Adelaide inderstood that Erie Vanzinie will reopen early Fla., and New York. City, noted owners in Southern Flerida. Alan ex‘iensive land owner at Nokomis, Albee, known as the “Father of Nokomis", purchasing additi nal acreage, a total of about his permanent residence in Nokomis, and in due time build a sanitarium there. Dr. Albee’s brother, who is at the Theater Building, a couple of blocks down the a HARRY W. CONN, writer of wT acts and vaudeville material, has taken over an FP office in Loew’s Annex, New York. He formerly was connected wiih ALEX HANLON’S ‘ge MARTHA HEDMAN will soon Me open in a new sketch, by EDWIN BURKE, en“) S These Women’. She will Ube ef CHARLES LAIT and HELEN : act is being put out by & GORDON. . . . MAURICE BARplayed the part of the Hindu in of Youth", will be seen y ske'ch, called “‘The Road to q . AL P. O'CONNOR, attached HAYDEN O'CONNOR offices, ting a new act for DAISY ARNOLD, for a cast of three. « © 4 IRVING STANDIFOR D will ; I that orders for acts for beginning to come in fast. finishing twelve weeks on the : opened on the Poli Time at : « « FRANK DIXON and > playing the Poli Time with the “Lonesome Manor’. Mr. Dixon The GREAT CELEST made quite an impres$ sion last week at Chester Park, Cincin nati, O., with his high-class novelty wire act . .« “Sea STOUT, late of HARDY, STOUT and FIELDER, has signed a year’s contract with the Maddock otfice as feminine lead in a new act to play the Kei‘h Circuit. + aa BILLY KNIGHT and his ROOSTERS are now at home for the summer on his farm at Fair Haven, N. J. his bill, assisted by GEORGE GILLETTE effects by ERNIE ~enery and drops by JACK DAWLEY as organist The that he wll soon be seen at MR. CHURCH and his parteccentric dances, also their **Balconade’’. They will booking over the Pantages act, recently played the the West, has been signed J. 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