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

un % Wet The Billboard 187 —_—_ — — a 4% 1 belle Quinn at St. Cecilia's Chureh, vorce from eth Merting, late of the Ziegfurther than auy other cow, because she bas her the questions brought up by them in tls Eng od, J. The couple will reside in feld Roof, New York es. between her front legs, and so on. This course of the action had already been passed ng : eS x Evelyn Nesbit, former wife of Harry K. is ntended to Wo that often the farmer's best on by other federal courts in similar suits car ie MAI RTiN — Wendell Hall, songwriter Thaw, lost ber counter claim for divorce from graded § t east produ e the herd. thus giving Judge Van Valkenburgh ample pre a. ‘iste, und Marion M. Martin, ChiJack Clifford, actor and athletic director, when Joun Ages famous it TolloWwed and then cedent to cite, and be guided upon. When the and sperweunalts "were married Wednesshe failed to appear before Supreme QOourt the B rr rd the t races. The Jatise came up in February of this year, At— June 4, at Station WEAF, New Justice Wagner of New York. Decision was tr will be put on a halt e tTraek with firetorney Handy asked for time in which to set day ao reserved in the suit brought by Clillord, oe oe . designed to pla n up a special defense, but at a subsequent hear| GARSSON—Hlarry L. Kreeger, winMme, Louis Verneuil, granddaughter of Sarab baby t lige Pe Is \ it canvas and ing in March the new defense proved nothing * vard in 1021 of the Carnegie Fellow. Bernhardt, was granted a divorce in Paris, ~ A some eS ee ee About actually new. — ernational Law and National ChanJune 7, from Louis Verneui!l, Freneh playee 8 represen ed it the personnel “ vu Epsilon Phi Fraternity, were marwrght, on the ground of mutual fault. They ee es pretty s 7 aa ; at the Hotel Commodore, New have one child. shih ee oe = af oe qd i BINDERUP’S COUNSEL RESTS York ‘ . bres. of Ch go T FILM ae Cty. ae it—Jomes MeCourt (Collins “FUN ON THE FARM”, SOMETHING 1 a oe Seats ae shai Taco CASE IN SUIT AGAINS Meco RT A Wnelixb variety actor, wes marNEW IN SHOWDOM, STARTS — the show: tard Fawk samtens hes wae DISTRIBUTORS tnd) Margaret Arthur «Model Maids) May 14 AT BARABOO, WIS. rorser, os i an “oa ggg sa Ng d at wm. Eng. > ; : augmented yesterday by the splendid Wiscon(Continued from page 9) WoRNERJOYCE—Count Gosta Morner was (Continued from page o) sin Marine Band the nost importa years ! ‘) to Peggy Joyce June 2 at Atlantic the best common ground obtainable for the Mr. Agee tid to have carried the secret an nent industs for “t t was learned recently. This is the seribes to build a on. Even a satirical of bull training for thirty yeas and to have ayo the Federal fore Judz “th marriage for the bride and follows shorthint by one reporter that Paul was an interested lea ned it mt We Join OF whe t Wee 1” whe d aint, Ap an announcement made by ber when party and might bx rejudieed fa led to stick, Imported trained ring to tis co Gd pew) ket 4 ! s ago the sy , Earl Carroll's “Vanities in Boston uly John Kelley can te all about “Fun on Who hi 1 the Xt y-one get h s etted a < ~ Court reversed the ‘ : age xt husband would be poor. Cvunt the Farm’, but sume of the things be bas ina 7 vs o Ike Armot ig is id trais ul Mr. « and ordered that the case be tried on its ope . lent of the Stomatol Compange mind are something [ike thi ; a = Seay ; merite rhe og w being tried before the Lnerica, manufacturer of tooth pase, and | The _fatm "Tae es vag — ty ol TS Bimota nest Farm’ is inco porated " 1 the same judge » pre y dismissed it. Bind: ' Count Birger Morner of Stockholm, the coun r it, : 2 Bhs a= ‘ ey Meco 2 te ; Mo Rey. erup, whe comes : Mindon. Neb., a town of a ’ are pot availing themselves of entertainment ly: Jo KR. Ag d NE PrOJess than 2.00 cinastintinn uilt up a cireuit of wn he oorsteu sit. t ¥ | ’ ; ’ . ! . * we AND! RSON-VAUGHN—Everett Sanderson, ment and. eat es + lh a embryo. oe “ee mathager: HH & cau : oa : ce twenty-eight theaters in Nebraska. He testified . ¥ usieis f the Memphis ie on ¢ "nd “ : — las veek tha n 1917 he made a net profit of oui 1 principal musician o our lives as sunshine. That the farmer is q@ William H ea K t cr $11.S00 This business was destrased, be ab syncopaters, and Marjorie Vaughn, entertainer narvelous producer but his selling and distributten, t superintendent; Harland Kelley, second posed ae the aetios “ of eighteen film com va nic 4 with the same organiza ion, were married May ing channels are either atrophied or controlled mun ahead. The show v one and two wi 1 OS n es in Omaha, w h organ 4 into tat Grand Rapids, Mich, After the ceremony py others not interested in his welfare. That days each stand and is booked already for forty the Film Bo rd of Trade placed him on the a banquet was held at the Hermitage Hotel with proper—and available—vo-oper it on Which sets, inecludir k State fair. Mr ef yt ay rho is "alee phetenes ane _ Cafe, attended by all. the agar pe of ~ is open to him tl 4 farmer can cs ~~ the ~ ’ saat A : aff lly MS tosced him ont of business i e y Jingling Jubilee’® a ay Andrews channelg so essential to him at be needs ber Pith ago ud im ner, Milcities tment al Meee saeniei “inahis Aelia caety ot which the Memphis Syncopaters are to be — taugiit ow to coutrol these Waukee Sent and Journal, Minneapolis News 94, /¢78@ Bumber of pag yen oF oes 7 guy ehannels and that the message can only be car4nd Journal andie@ the publicity for Dairy Fusreserted by > puteckece ton U 4 ld oe iT 20, * tobert wt h by stimulating hig interest to q Day at Watertown, W it season Tk ag 4repres nted by A. = nderbe ormer Unite SHAW-BURT—Gould Shaw, 20, son of Robert ried to im 5! HUIATINE : , tarted z . Siutes Senator; Norris Brown, Judge Irving Gould Shaw, 2d, of “Boulder Farm", Newton Point Where he will net only go to hear the § neh & Vigorous and practical publicity Campoixter and Dat ia Sees all of Omaha. The renter, M was married to Hilda Burt, message but will TALK about it at home and Palgn for “Fun on the Farm’. The writer Gighteen defendants are represented by Attor ‘we rl with ‘Poppy’, playing the Apollo LAUGH about the way the mes-age was told W's ee emphas ze that this account is not a len, Hi MN ck Rose and Euge ne a \ York, May 23 in Carthage, N, to him. That in order to make him TALK and complete one. The W Was net put on in its and William $ nd I Theater 2 ~ gf “hi tr LAUGH about it something must be provided entirety at the first performance Few slows ce liam Seabury and the ae t i just reaching Broad“ aa ~ . in : i . Py illard, McKay & Keough, of (., according to wore that will make him WANT to talk and laugh. But are. And the downpout “of rain didn't help. k , ° . was ‘ Therefore, Mr. celly, wuationally known auBut the show was wonderful considering hanpe , STAIR-DAY—Jack Staib, of t # — trap Rie! Ryn 7 ER aps canetet dis aps. . . ou ; rae te oo of Binderup was to the effect teat f Jack Staib and Ell-we — enDOWs of a century general counsel for the biggest Billy Fables’ “Farm Follies’ is seen in the ot hey _ = i groeper err began 2 ere gud Emily Day were married June 2 at Cleves Gireug ig Ame ica, concluded that men and Side-show, It ne from New York and is "et, I! 19. He said that Pathe, First National land, O. } ving the ceremony, Which Was women of the show world should have a hand Under the management of Harry Craeme Thig #nd Mu ual exchanges refused to sell him films private, a wedding dinner Was served in the jn planting bis message fi-m and deep in @ vast is bound to be a hit and is one of the funniest and iat C. L. Peavey, manager of the Famous ] Pa tte apartment of Mr. aud Mrs. Benbow atidience But Mr. Kelley also concluded that cre ations | anyw re, ! ayers-! asay ex . inge, told bh m that the trouw rmers present. the major note in his plans was that most of The clown per el i ee ane ew oan supplying a theater in Orleans : THOM: \s-W YW LIS—( ‘lifford Thomas, of the the message must soring from the same spot Lewis, Mr. : nd bert with film. Bindert up sa d that he supplied the King-Thomas Company, and Lois Willis, nonwhere it was to land—the soil. Just how to Coogan, Frank Stout, A. C. professional, were married recently at the home do it was the question. How could entertainJoe Gish, Alfred Gumshod, lein ar of the Dride’s parents in Brownwood, Tex. ment features come from the farm? Mr. KelBell Trio. : the VAN DRASKA-COOPER—Frank Van Draska, ley thought and thoug it and then called in his nele Hiram aud Aunt Lucin a dr imn r, and formerty with the “Hickville old pal, Johnny Agee. There was more thinkUSUal comedy sensation and the Follies”, and Vera Cooper, of Cape Girardeau, ing and Orieans theater with’ film with the knowledge ment of H. D. Graham, president of aha Film Board @f Trade. After getting their @ hearing before the board of trade, alleged irnished Binderup, he was informed that the complaint alk ng. Mr. Kelley drew it all to a Several new quips. When they were quiet for 4£aimst him was that he supplied a picture free Mo a tly tharried in that c he hills and dales of Wisconsin are @& couple of moments Joe Lewis’ cracks from Of charge to the Kearney Military Academy. o., were recently Ly ; oe ys a dotted with fine bulls. Therefore bulis shoul n 1 rhis, said Binderup, was done with the approval WOODWARD-EVANS—James Noodward and be a part of the entertainment, but not the With “Fun on the of the manager of the exchange supplying the iedys (Jean) Pegg ring Bie Rie dtord, sleepy, docile pets of the fair barns. Instead e candied apples, picture, At the end of this hearing, testified ys. cus, ere . ae , ! . bulls that could do something no human ever Omo, @ new ¢ Grink 1 for the first time Binderup, @ motion was made by Sidney Meyer, ‘a., May 31. saw them do before Jobuny Agee, fae Under @ trade name. is beir introduced by the then Fox manager in Omaha and now Fox's genmous hborsetraiper, got Ps He went te suow and t e wil hot-dog and toyeral sales manager, that the exhibitor be placed MING MARRIAGES training bulls. Five months in a barn Pa ed balloon concess ons. upon the blacklist permanently, and that this safe against curious vis tors produced wonders, Mr. Kelley poin vut at “Fun on the motion was seconded by S. A. McIntyre, manaMeanwhile Mr. Kelley, with a fine sense ef ar 8 » first § y ever ring amnseger of the Metro exchange, from which Bindernp : advertising possibilities, let it be mysteriously ' int ft pte: s that alleges he never purchased films, and carried . noised about the State that a Green Bull exe county fairs are m peoWith but two members of the board of trade In the Professio: isted and would be seen at the suow. The Ple by using ex on t not voting. Green Bull peeves an over-night hit. He just entertainment prograr rhe tinderup case, alleging violation of the 4 ae about took al e personal glory away from the ,, As an _ ed ica ogram pine rman anti-trust law, is given credit for the Charles Praun, nonprofessional, and Lillian Messrs. Kelley and Agee. Newspapers took it Fun on the Farm ed. Its formation of the film boards of trade system ’ itp, Who bas been on the staff of the Amerup and the Green Bull was read about and ' p ut into effect by the Will Hays organization. z an Socety of Composers, Authors and Pubtalked about in s veral States It was a deep bers n a secretarial capacity for several secret and all iy in fact knew was just . etrs, Will be marred July 6. Green Br ut, ev ge a desire to ‘ GOLDEN JUBILEE OF l on Slater, soubret with Samuel Shuman’s know mo . ley ound that he : — <oon ey ane | Pxper ’ estonia Mus oh Geena .~\ ag tines aren necded a ! lowns as underteachers \y ~~ ose — her 1oWman-lie * nant, Johr LAMBS MERRY EVENT , larry Groes elpbi bout the latter ‘in bis sc! m. He and Mr. Agee -\e€e, have a@ proposition surcl yar ged wth prac. part of July “Ger Ge dae a the ‘aa added more features. The re st_ can be made tical possibilities. (Continued from page 5) d b Baltimore plainer by a recital of the show's actual open“The Intelligensia'’, depicting a street cleaner Be Dur te > Ori Siste ing a hi and an ice man doing a_ cultur: i 4 aw k Mi i S nd : 7) hag m vied After the excellent band and Joe Lewis, restGOLDEN CIRCUS TO doorste The act: —g we ~s WwW: nite by 5, d l] idevi et, . a ‘ ne lowt rtuine hel orth ¢ ; » 7 ; shortly ¢ ( rege Kennedy ao employ ee of the = ee a veep t w r : — rh ae Go UNDER HAMMER = ry Cameron, — _ annes <= = ” — : Cs Commission of Panama. | rape pA segy Pack pete Net cian A asta * avi I Meagher, of the Wild West and mo{) xy J a, all we — nagar (Continued from page 5) Clyde North contributed a couple of sketches, = tion tes branch of the show business, Will jing act with elglit circus riders, beaded by Properties are at North Little Rock, and will ro —“The me acted by Art hur * married in Philadelphia, Pa., Saturday, Jume John Agee, followed by bare-back riding act be seld either in bulk or in parts to the highest + sisworth, Fred Burton and the author, and , ‘, to Clara Bell Mowerr, @ not fessional. of the McCrees an bidders, all offers being subject to the accepte then “The Threshold’, of a more tragic note, . They ¥ make their heme fn Philadelphia, *41]1-Day Suckers’’. ance or rejection of the Per ae Court. with Charles Dow Clark, Ted W. Gibson and < ere VM Meagher has been located the last pure-bred white H rhe receivers! and losure proceedings Barton Churchill. Tom Lewis batted out a 4 few ye Agee, put the whit were instituted by Mrs. M. irgaret Golden, on *'Ting of his comicalities, while Wellington i. The zagement of John MeNauley Pate and in the shade with notes approXimating $50,000. Cross did a singing act. 3 Edith Ma hurst cousin of the world-faeffective was his j . A diverting bit by Roger Gray and Werner ~ hous concert singer, Emma Thursby, wae anforeleg across his Janssen, entitled ‘‘Hello, Girls’’, carried in its nounced recently “The marriage is expected to Mrs, Anderson was MUSIC PUBLISHERS cus Alfred Gerrard John Cherry, Franker ~ take place in Juty. The Roman standi: r. Chester Morris, Paul yxbn Davidson, Everett Howard Sloat, J. by Ike Armstrong, ‘lown Walk A ¢ wn WIN COPYRIGHT SUIT Porter, 3 arles F. O° er, Madison, Corey, (Continued fror age’ 5 utterfield, Br ce — a i mmeond Dailey, Earl House, Willard Gold : BIRTHS | — general and comprehensive grounds, and were Smith, Paul Everton, Horace Braham, Hobart ts anette arin ~ : rog under no misapprehension it they Cavanaugh ar ud s ey. T M . pocket an r clown t i him, of whee oe ee ty these compositions, in “The Rook e of delightful é. ° oct ‘ au 0 clown be h u him, “0 ‘ 2 their es of amusement because of any ‘Im“ly ar 1; music by t embers of the Profession yon. wo vies Sowa map Sa oot bo tae by and ‘. mame Oy al) his pocket, the fileher , ta e ie = : = d 4 : placard labe ed one or rces ii ; A. Ha dy, rr eser ng the WK City inley Ridges dl T ; Mr and Mrs, Abraham Brinn, a son, June that gets the farmer's money as fast as he aiy o~ of ul od Moti n P et re Theat: r Owners Helton, Alber \ ew York City. The father is New digs it out : round. The Bext number © -ca, W us a on ney fer t defendants, ; ) ; : ; ef ‘ork Press representative of the Orpheum Cirwas ‘Country (Teddy) so buggy— 8d made an able defense, Maurice J. O’Sullierious_in its intent, by te Mrs. Brinn is a daughter of David Oriam by J then came the sensaae n, Kansas City attorney, represented the SoJoseph Santley, with mu-< ; (y “owartz, newsdealer at Broadway and 47th tion, the Green » the ring by Mrs. Clety. . : a oe id nd “a Charles Pitzke, ville, Wis., who is Music publishers who were concerned in the rh le . To Mr. and Mrs, Paul Whi'eman, a son, Pant, widely known at fais. Weill, the bull was cer(ght against the theater ers were; Jerome iT Sa Abe gy . cute 1, at Sloan Materni y Hospital, ew tainly green, Why and how is a Kelley-Agee II. Remick & Co., Leo Feist Ine.: Broadway Royce” brought out Robe rt G. : York it Mr, Whiteman is the well-known ‘Secret. In an ay ueement M Kelley exMusic Corpora’ion, Ircing Ber Stark t y. Alfred Gerard, Paul Frawi tebestra leader. Mrs, Whiteman was before Plalned that the Gfeen Bull was merely a proof & Cowan, and Jack Mil's. Inc, Defe ‘ndants and ley, Harry Short, Charles F. O'Connor Charles t marriage known professionally as Vanda ©f the efficiency and value of novel ~ inteltotal judgments assessed against each are Norton, Harlan Nixon and Ralph Riggs. Hoff ] : iin 7 ligent advertising Exit the i ind next s follows ! comedy star and dancer " : F pays eres To Mr. and Mrs. Alb: : came the “Modern Pyramid structure on Jehu G. Fitatt; formes awner ' ™ T) : and Mrs, tus (Ethel Gordon), at A JP ae n G. iatt. rmer owne iladstone eaWwW Q girl, May 24, at St. Louis, Mo The little each step of y ch appeare d tl : —_ . 7 \ " ter, $700 and costs: E. F. and Joseph StockJERSEY BLUE LA S la¢ — eae eee lements the e farn ay enlist in market“a ae T ter. the : aay will be named Zane tandelph Alburtus. tom ane entent =. : of tl exe names Ww aw dale F I we Theater, three cases, otal judg NOW BURIED ISSUE ‘ee Tather is Alburtus, mentalist, “Reasonable Protits"". “Good Wil’, ‘‘Adverments $1.00 and costs; A. K. Roussad, former _ 7 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lang, a girl, June tising’’, “Trade Names", ‘Selective Intensive i ver World in M nT r, $600 and costs (Continued from page 5) ‘ York City The father ts connected « nes m" 0 tive M handising’ H. Barrett, Co , S with A : ‘ ng System . ¢ perrative erchan ng, — + ; Vv unbe wit} the E }. Marke Music Ce “Standard Quality Products’, “Volume Output" A. M. I sner, Jersey Ci y, are going mal steam every S “ To . and Mrs. ©. F. Fox, & nine-pound and others. costs (Eisne r is day, giving shows beth afternoons and eve2 a. M , at their home in Detroit, Mich... King Woodford, famous dancing horse, rode = A. = Western . nings, Keale stated. There are thirty-three le purents ¢ , ' . . nmear at llows ueens Theater, $350 ar . d shows ats have trouped with many outdoor hed "s rt A. irl “y Gr — = Dev rR ~pa ‘ome “ ~ Ce. houses altogether. Of this number vaudeville r “ne @ . e orld’<s Greates eDevil si d isemen ‘ > ; : we ee ind Mrs, Fred A. Stock, a daughter, Back Rider’, riding a Holstein bull, and Ike J. B. Harden, former is represented by about ten. ; ”" y Vat Blessing Hospital, Quiney, Tl. Mr. Armstrong was the der Another Agee p od) wt S50 and costs A permanet It is not known just why the Keith interests : : a well-known medicine showman of “0d a dandy one, “Civilization at Its Worst’ been issued against all defendan:s ‘Te straining tle Midd) } pertinaciously refuse to open the doors of their © West showed a number of pretty girls with exag further infr gerated lipsticks and toilet paraphernalia and The de rsey City theater on Sundays. No stand sion brings to a close a hard-fought Jersey ) ¢ ’ rd-foug > its injurious effects and adjured the public thru” partie of two years, the exhibitors in the mean has be@® taken by the Keith Offices that it is DI V ORCES another pretty girl to keep the ro id a: th time looking forward te a possible repeal of against their policy to play Su nday vaud > ter tf da | art 1 eCree ¢ 3 thru the use of thar section of the Copyright Act which pre| . again appeared in bare-back riding, followed by wre. Their Twin Theaters, in Union Hill, are idee 7 »_ nh ’ met « erforming rights< es » mechanical horseback riding, clown band and ? we t Poa oe cethagi . As rot a f eony. Wide open on the Sabbath, one « e houses ou e ; oni hia nee's are 4 ee fe miblie perfo inet r 0 of e hepa ante a 7 ictures In the Profession then what the writer believes Wr. Ager. crit, righted music, Attorney Handy was among playing vaudeville, the other first-run pic iad the ‘pull ‘ewing oe in a huge swing in midair these who appeared at the recent hearings Keale stated another bill, urging the repeal ae ’ au . . ~~ sendin taht legislation 4 , > se he the , Word reaches The Billboard that Hector and Iiking the sport ove much on the pe nding copyright legisla ion at Washof the archaic blue laws of New Jersey as they od, Woes, formerly manager of Kelly's Cabaret in The clown stock-judging act in which a ington, dD. ¢ , he exhil . eee affect Hudson County, will be drafted for the ine ‘Mane, and now manager of the Strangers’ phony cow figures is good. The cow gets a Money for the defense of the exhibitors was j an coming session of the Legislature. Colon, R. P., has been granted a dihigh grade because she can stick her tongue out raised thruout Missouri and Kansas, but all of Coming se 5