The Billboard 1924-07-12: Vol 36 Iss 28 (1924-07-12)

114 The Bi liboard JULY 12, 1924 DEA THS In the Profession BARTON—Bonnie, 20, English dancer, well n on the London and Liverpool! (England) instantly killed June 28S when he t! 4 KI Stuur fell down ga eut bank at tuttle tiver, A . Can., after concluding a dancing performance. His mother in England survives BOOKER—Hiarrr, 74, old-time veudeville actor, died June 28 in San Diego, Calit after a two-month illness. He was a member of the old time team of Canfield and Booker, o! e past generation, and last appeared in 1910 with Jim Corbley in an act called “The Walking Delegate’’. For the past several years |} had been acting and directing in Fox pi His widow and a sister survive. BRADNA—Mrs. Ferber, 74, mother of Fred Bradna, equestrian director of he Ringling Barnum Cireus, died June 9 at her home in Strassburg, Alsace-Lorraine. CABLE—Victor, manager of the Victor Theater, Cincinnati, O., died June 29 at his home, 4311 Hayes avenue, that city. He is survived by his widow, a son, Victor Cabie, Jr.; three brothers, Clifford, David and Raymond Cable, and: three sisters, Mrs. Henry Esterkamp, Mrs. Henry Haib and Mrs. George Deitz, all of s he Cincinnati. Burial was July 2 in a _ local cemetery. CAMPBELI—John, veteran scenic artist, who for many years had supplied the leading theaters of Australia with scenery for produttions, died May 2 at Perth Hospital, West Australia. CORRIGAN—Edward, 82, former president of the American Turf Association, and twenty-tive years ago one of the richest and most famous racing men in the world, died July 4 in Kansas City. In his prime the holdings of “‘¢ Ea” included a wonderful stud farm in Kentucky, the Ingleside course in San Francisco and the great Hawthorne track in Chicago, besides an interest in numerous other big tracks. The bulk of his fortune, estimated to be $5,000,000 at that time, was invested in race tracks in Iilineis, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Louisiana and Indiana, and when the legislation was passed killing the racing game in th Cortigan suffered enormous losses. ened he sold most of his interests a later and retired from the game The prohib itive legislation was the result he Jockey Club and a rival organizatior by Corrigan, who, in_a momen i withdrawn from the Western Jocke ib, taking with him many clubs formerly associated with it. DEKESNEOV—Duchess Alexa, wife of Reynold Lee Rearick of San Jose and San Francisco, Calif., died recently in Leningrad, Russia. Duchess Alexa was a young violinist of great promise, having received all of her instruction in her native Russia and was planning a tour of the United States following her return in the autumn She was the daughter of Duke Alexander Feodorovitch, and previous to her marriage to Mr. Rearick last February was t widow of Ivan Dekesneov. a Czarist office the world war In addition to her husband she is survived by her young daughter, Sonia Dekesneov, who was with her in Europe. DORRIS—Mrs. C. W., mother of Charles Ruggles, actor in ‘Mr. Battling Buttler’’, and Wesley Ruggles, picture director in Los Angeles, was shot and killed at her home it Long Beach, Calif., June 50 when s tempted to save her husband from an intr EGAN—Harry, well known to the the going public of two continents for more than years as “Harry Hooker’’, died June 28 San Diego, Calif. One of the foremost comedi of the day, he achieved his first big suc¢ with Gene Canfield, the team being known t out the mtry ¢ Hook j T} co as oker and Canfield i deceased played prominent roles in many of the Hoyt successes, including “‘A Bunch of Keys’, “A Trip to Chinatown’ and others. Funeral services were July 1, conducted under the auspices of the San Diego Lodge of Elks. FLINT—Stella, 26, chorus girl and artist’s model, was found dead July 5 in her lodgings in New York GREAVER—Mrs. Lena, 38, wife of William (‘Will’) Greaver, manager of the merry-goround with Dodson’s World’s Fair Shows, died July 2 at a hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., fol lowing an operation. The deceased. a native ¢ Stratton, W. Va., had been with the show for the past two seasons. Her husband and one sister survive. i Burial was in Pittsburg, Kan. HARLEY—Dan, 51, of Harley and Melton and Harley and Austin, English variety teams died June 16 in England. MHarley’s last engagement was under Joe Peterman about a year ago. Interment was June 20 in Streatham Cemetery, London INNES—Les, 38, prolific writer of vaudeville skits and pantomime material, died in Brisbane, Australia, recently of tuberculosis, after a lingering illness. The widow and three children survive JOHNSON—Father of J. Andrew Johnson, leading man with the Amsden Players, died recently at his home in Bellows Falls, Vt. The deceased was also an actor and numbered many friends in the profession. KALMAN—Morris, for twelve years connected with Herman & McGlynn, concessionaires, and for the past two seasons at Dreamland Park, Newark, N. J., died June 29 at Seton Hospit the Bronx, N. Y., after a long illness from tuberculosis Funeral services were held at the undertaking parlors of Isaac Weil, t Bronx, and were attended by a large number of his friends from Columbia and Dreamland parks, who purchased a tombstone in his mem ory. KAUTZ—Katherine, concert pianist, died June 30 at her home in Albany, N. Y. The deceased was well known to patrons of music in Ns York, Boston and Philadelphia. Her father the late Professor John Kautz, was a musi: teacher in Albany. Surviving her are a hus band, who is a retired naval officer; a s r apd one brother. KEARNEY—(George F., 65, for many years sssociated with O. D. Woodward in theatrical enterprises and business manager of the Denham Theater, Denver, Col., from 1918 to 1918, died June 30 in a sapitarium at Spokane, Wash. v Ky years and invalid. He began his career in the theatrical busitess With O. D. Woodward in Omaha in 1S). From that time until he was foreed to retire be maintained an almost unbroken conne tion With the Woodward enterprises, and ing his residence in Denver made a host of mds among theater patrons. The deceased had no Known relatives. The funeral was in charge of the theatrical profession at Spokane. KELLY—William, 65, father of Jack Dennis (Kelly), well-known Australian dancer, died May 21 at Kiama (N. 8. W.). The son, Jack Dennis, is now playing in America. KING—George D., accountant in the Paramount offices in Melbourne, Australia, died May 19 in that city as the result of injuries suffered in a ‘trajn accident several weeks previous ‘The deceased was well known to Australian showfolk, _KING—Charlie, a Lethbridge cowboy, was killed July 2 in a rodeo held at MacLeod, Alta. Can., when kicked in’ the head by Death's Head, an outlaw broncho, two minutes after he had come whooping out of the chutes. King lost his balance when his horse sunfished on leaving the chute, and, altho he rode four jumps with his head practically under the borse’s belly, he was finally’ thrown. When picked up it was found that the base of his skull had been fractured and death resulted shortly afterward, entertainment tax branch. while the latter is secretary of Kismet Theaters, Ltd. RESNIK—Lonis, 44, owner of the Colonial Theater, Andover, Mass., died June 21 in Cambridge following an operation. The deveased is survived by the widow, four sisters and three brothers. RYAN—Walter, 19. employed on the roller eoaster at Revere Beach, Mass., was killed June 29 when canght between an empty train and the hoist chain at the foot of the incline that carries cars to the top of the coaster. The deceased was a student at Connecticut State College and worked at Revere during vacation SCHMID—Otto Ernst, 60, veteran actor and theatrical manager, died June 380 at Good Samaritag Hospital, Cincinnati, following an operation. Schmidt, member of a well-known German theatrical family, located in Cin cinnati in 1897 and soon became popular as the leading man of -the German stock company, managed by Louisa Schmid, his sister. e was formerly manager of the German Theater Company of Cincinnati, but since the war had been in the linen and embroidery import business. The deceased is survived by his widow, who was formerly Elsa Corty of the German Theater Company; his sister, Mrs. Julius C. Frei, and several brotbers and a sister in Germany. Burial was July 1 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. STEWART—Fred, 55, proprietor of the Panopticon Theater, Belfast, Ireland, for the past twenty years, died suddenly June 18, when he fainted and fel) into the old Park stream at Belfast. TAFEL—Gertrude, 19, a member, of the Six Rockets, German acrobatic act, with Jacobs & Jermon’s Columbia Burlesque Show the past season, drowned recently while swimming at Fulton, N. WAITE—Helen E., 30, well-known Springfield (111) singer and prominent in music circles, WILLIAM W. RANDALL July 2 at his home, 252 West Thirty-ninth street, New York, after a linger Wiis? W. RANDALL, veteran theatrical manager and newspaper man, died img illness. torn in San Francisco seventy years ago, Mr. Randall first came into prominence as the publisher of The City Argus, of San Francisco, in 1878. Then, in rapid suecession, followed association with leading Coast. papers of that period as reporter, dramatic editor and publisher. In 1881 Stetson Company, presented ‘‘Neck and manager of the M. A. Kennedy Company, Mr. Randall, as manager of the B. T. Neck”’ and ‘“‘Kentuck’’ and became touring the Coast. During years he was manager of Henrietta Crosman, William Gillette, Mr. and Rankin, Dion Bouvcicault, Georgia Cayvan, Kate Claxton, Richard Mansfield, Wilton Lackaye, Jeff De Anglis and Frederic Ward. Randall's Theatrical Burean, with offices at 1215 Broadway, New York, was established in 1885, to be superseded the same year by his association with Charles Frohman ¢ i265 Broadway, with whom partnership was dissolved in order fhat Randall might go into the Extensive offices were established at 1145 Broadway, from where he on his own. he was associated until 1889, when the roducing fleld produced ‘‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’’ with an all-star cast in Boston at the Hollis Street ‘ The firm of Frohman & Randall was the producer of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ’, with Daniel Bandmann; “‘A Wall Street Bandit with Archie Gunter, and “The Jilt’’, with Dion Boucicault, and many other famous productions of that period. In 1890 Randall again went into partnership, this time with Dickson, representing the principal theaters and productions in the United States and Canada. tion was the producer of ‘Prince Karl’’, starring Richard Mansfield; earts and Willing Hands’ with John L, Sullivan, then world’s heavyweight chamin the title role; ‘Castle in Air’, with De Wolf Hopper and Della Fox, and “ A. Brady at Niblo’s Garden, starring Wilton Lackaye. period received their thespian baptism under The ‘deceased inu in music editor of The Billboard, which post ; : ; ** at the Lexington Theater, New York. The Father O'Connor's ‘‘Mystery of Life until 1916, when he became he held for two years, leaving to manage year 1919 found him musical editor of The New York Star, followed shortiy by a post as advertising manager (music) on The Morning Telegraph. ; ; While it was known that Mr. Randall had ceased bis activities in the theatrical world, his numerous friends and associates were surprised to learn of his death—the termination of a career of forty-two years in the show world, which had made him kaown in practically every important city in the countrys. Funeral services, under the auspices of the Actors’ Fund of America, were held the evening of July 3 at Campbell's Fufteral Church, New York. They were attended by numerous theatri al managers, actors and showfolk. Following the services the remains were cremated and shipped to Locust Grove, Long Isiand, N. Y., for inter ment. KIRKHAM—99, father of James Kirkham, pictur exhibitor, of Port Augusta, South Australia, died there May 3. KNIGHT—Beatrice, 34, elder sister of Gordon Ellis, country representative for Australasian Films, died May 23 at her home in Wickham, Neweastle, N. S. W., after an illness of six weeks. The husband and six young children survive. LAWRENCE—Russell, formerly ahead of the Jack Johnson Players and weil known in repertoire circles, is reported to have died several weeks ago at his home in Decatur, Il. MANT—Harold (William John Wilkins), 29, Australian cowboy, with the King Carnival Shows for the past six years, died June 24 at Meerut, India, where the carnival was then showing. ‘The deceased joined the King Carnival Shows as principal rider at Rockhampton, Australia, in December, 1918, touring with that organization Queensland, Java, Siam, IndoCeylon and India. He was married at ta January, 1924. 3urial was June 27 erut, India, with full military honors, the honor that can be accorded a civilian. MILLS—William, 29, manager of the dining ear of the L. J. Heth Shows, was found dead in his statéroom June 17 at Union City, Ind., as result of accidental asphyxiation For t past four seasons he had been connected with the L. J. Heth Shows. His wife, father and other relatives survive. Shortly before the “dy was shipped to Birmingham, Ala., for burial funeral services were conducted by Rev. A. L. Ward, of the Christian Chureh, Union City, with members of the show and the American Legion post in attendance, NEWELL—John R., 69, well-known hotel broker and formerly manager of the hotel department of Vease & Elliman, died July 1 at h home, No. 1873 Cedar avenue, Bronx, New Ye f ‘ cerebral bemorrhage. Funeral ser were held July 3, gon, Robert O'Connor Newall, survives. NOBLE—Mrs. Fannie, mother of William D. and Frank BP. Noble, died May 25 at Sydney, Australia, The former is an inspector of the died July 3 in Denver, Col., from acute indigestion. The deceased, one of the leading sing ers in her city, was soloist at various churches and an active member of the Springfield Amateur Musical Club. Her parents and one sister, Mrs. Reazer, survive. WARREN—John, 51, former vaudeville artiste, died July 2 at the City Hospital, Welfare Island, New York, after a lingering illness from cancer. For the past eight years Warren had been stage mechanic at the Hippodrome. Funeral services were held July 5 from St. Raphael's Catholic Church, followed by interment in Calvary Cemetery, Long Island, N. Y. WHITTLE—William B., 67, ventriloquist, who traveled extensively in this country and in Europe, died July 6 at his home, 77 Spruce street, Bloomfield, N. J.. from heart disease The deceased Was a native of Lancashire, England, and made his first appearance ag ventriloquist at the age of 16 in Mechanic's Hail, Boston, Until two years ago he was widely known on the Keith Circuit. MARRIAGES In the Profession ROLD-KLEINB — Richard Kleine, tenor in George White's ‘“‘Scandais’’, and Helen Kleine, formerly associated with the motion pieture industry, were married reeently In the Munieipal Building, New York. The couple will make their home in Great Neck, Long Island, N. Y. BONHOMME-ATWOOD—Sig Bonhomme, performer, and Dell Atwood, menage ride r, both of the Christy Bros.’ Circus, were married recently at Stroudsburg, Pa, COURTIN-WOOD—P. EE. Courtin and Fern Wood, members of Pete Pate's No. 2 Show, Were married June 23 at Orange, Tex. They will make their home in Beaumont, Tex., where Mr. Courtin has accepted a position with + Houston Construction Co DAVIS-CONRAD—AI Davis, well-known cer, once a partner of Bonnie Glass, and M Conrad, also a dancer, were marricd July i New York This is Davis’ fourth matrimo, venture FEHL-MAUGHAN—Walter P. Pehl, ® yen) Maughan, vaudeville artiste, were mar: it 28 while playing at the Orpheum Theat , : ceremony Was perform the City Hall by Judge Frank Dease M Rolph gave the bride away. : PRAWLEY-HOUGHTON—William Fraw Genevieve Houghton, both vaudewilh art playing Keith Time, were married Jun Syracuse, N. Y., by County Judge pf rhey have been on the stage together for years. John J. Burns, manager of Ke and Frederick F. Jillson, as Istant distri torney of Syracuse, acted as witnesses HOMER-SY MMES—Sydne y Homer, Jr Madame Louise Homer, grand opera sing ; Marion Symmes, of Boston, were mart ed J at the summer home of Madame Hon Lake George, N. » A . KEENAN-WHITE~ Frank Keenan w known actor, and Margaret White, of o Calif., were married June 30 in Hono! ilu y — M = White's arrival on the st, ’resident *ierce. Mr. Lee ‘s rst died last May. as ie MEAGHER-MOWERY—R, Jack Meaxg the wild west and motion Picture brap the show business, and Clara Bell M we professional, were married June 2» ” Edward's Chureb, Philadelphia. The, ~~ Hs & motor trip thru the South, on moon, and, on their rettrn to Philade be at home at 214. North Wornock st MILLER-DARDICK—Max (Curly) Mill well-known St. Louis conceesionair q Dardick, nor rofessional, were married Juno 9% in that eity SELDES-HALL—GI' bert Seldee Luthor ‘ “The Seven Lively Arts and editor of J Dial and Alice Wadhams Hall, danghte: of Mrs M. Hoetehkiss, were marric ad recent! in I ri Rattan rance RATTAN-WHITEFEATHER~J. Ww r, colored musician, and Veeclus Whitefeat} entertainers with the side-show of s Cireus, recently were wed in Stroud 6. Pa SPEARS-ROTH—Sammy Spears, Hebr co mediat who Will play im Jake Pot Ww ext Ason, Was married June 17 Bore H I n \ » Babe ot ’ rist n Potar s last year's show, by D ty City Clerk Thomas F, Maher and again by Ra J. New land ft Ih x Ac ling to na certificat the co t names of © « ye " Samuel Sperling and Hose Rothstein. | Fran Pent 1 Murray Green were t witne STEVEN-BLAKB—Perey (Leo § n) Iron Neck man, was married June 2 i ¢ New York City, to Martha Blak: it adi “I e Hall), largest tattooed 1s ¥. The oupl both as« ited With James V. Rogi's 8 Show, 0 Park, Irvington, N J., and ” also well known jin y tudevill! ' STEWART DAVIS—Charles Fe Stone in vaudeville as Charlie Richa 4 nd Bert Leona Davis, nonprofessional, were married J 23. at Muncie, Ind SULLY-HOUGHTON—William Sully vieve Houghton, beth playing in ‘y “Calf Love’ at Keith’s in Syra: were married in that city Juni SUM-MUIl—Tom Sun Sum and Le Sut known as thé Bernhardt’ of China Ww the past three months has been * oF ee a P , , ia ik Hunt Fat Min”, in San Francis : \ married recently in that city and have 1 for China on thelr honeymo n. Mrs. & ‘8 OLY eighteen years of age, is s ‘ t ” highest paid Chinese actress t i 8 ) e¢ the United States wieag Aap | USHER-WEI KER—Guy Usher, charset: or with the Wilkes Piayers at the Ds ene eave: Col., and Evelyn Welker + iarried June 30 in that city. Tbe will ; . their home in Denver. , y will mak COMING MARRIAGES In the Profession Announcement was made in London, England June GO, of the coming marriage of Maxine Forbes-Robertson, daughter of the famous act Sir Johnston Forbes*Robertson, to Captain Inio Brassey Freeman-Thompson, on eer f Viscount Willingdon, former Governor of Ma Miss Forbes-Roberteon Is the niece of Maxine Elliott the Eastman School of Mus Harry Watts, a member of the faculty of » a N engaged to marry Marguerit tochester, } e H, Baker, so e Mt. Morris Baptist C Prano soloist fF ti of New York City. According to word from Los Angeles ’ nouncement has been made of the coming ma riage In September of Betty Compson, beavtiful sereen star, and James Oruze, one of the most capable film directors in the country, BIRTHS To Members of the Profession lo Mr. and Mrs, Frank Zorda, a ven] daughter, July 4, at their bome in Troy A Mr, Zorda is manager of the side-show o C. D. Seott Greater Shows. DIVORCES In the Profession Ruth Stonehouse recently filed a petition the court at Los Angeles, Calif te drop marriage name, Ruth 8, Roach, having tb divorced some time ago. She is popularly kno.