The Billboard 1924-11-01: Vol 36 Iss 44 (1924-11-01)

NOVEMBER I, 1924 Company in the early "00s and acted in pictures for the Lubin Company at Philadelphia. He moved to California to work for the Selig Company, and his last fitm engagement was n Emery getane’s production of ‘The Spirit f the U. A.”’, at the F. B. 0, studio. The eased sensed America and Europe with conrt companies. Interment was in Grand View metery, Los Angeles, Rigen Wight, 72, one of the bestknown concert managers, directors and music jmpresarios in the country, died October 22 at . home, 3155 South Michigan avenue, Chicago, ‘frer an illness of a few days. Born in Hamburg, Germany, November 3. 1851, Mr. Ne umann came to America in 1877, settling in New York, and engaging in the banking business. seven years later found him in Chicago, where he began to devote his time to music and musicians. It is said of him that there is vardiy an opera star, concert artist or musician » the country to whom he was unknown. During his many years of service Garden, Patti, MeCormick, Caruso Hofmann, Pad ski, Bauer, Gabrilowitsch, Hei fetz, Kre Novaes, Carreno, Jeritza, de Pachmann Y, Schumann-Heink and other stars ! ec world were among the artists gave Chicago concerts under his direction. Neumann made the arrangements for the concerts given Sunday, October 19, by Geraldine Farrar, the Whitman Syneopation Orchestra and Oliver Smith, but his s vdden fliness prevented his attendance. The list of concerts and recitals which the deceased bh ad arranged to take place in Chicago this season was the most mq sing and elaborate of any under his di re NEWTON—Leorge, manager of the Prince George Tk New York, died October 26 at his home, 703" West 128th street, that city, from acute indigestion. He had many friends in the yfession, PATTY—A grand performer, well —— in Europe and who appeared in this coun for years as a member of the Patty Bros.’ act, died tly in LePerrense-sur-Marne, France, in his ear He is survived by his widow and three children, the latter widely known in the profession and now in the United States. Alexander Patty is billed as “the man who walks on his head’’. Felix Patty, the second son is a member of the Tarzan act. The daughter, Marguerite Patty, appears with The Duponts. SCHACKLETON—Renjamin A., 50, musician, dropped dead in front of the Clermont Rink, New York. Saturday night, October 25, a few minutes before he was to play at the Repubtiean Rally where General Dawes, vice-presilential candidate, was chief speaker Re irt disease was given as the cause of his death. SCARFE—Harry, son-in-law of William Sedgwick, and a well-known English stallholder, died October 14 in the Hull (Eng.) Royal Infirmary. SCHARPF—Ernest, prominent Brooklyn (N. ¥.) teacher of music, died recently at his home, No. 91 Halleck avenue, Ridgewood, Brooklyn Mr. Scharpf was an active member of numerous musical organizations. The deceased was musical director of the Schawaebischer Saengerbund, the Independent Quartet Club, a member of the Garfield Band, No. 23, D. O. 8. R.; director of the Associated German Chorus of America and others. Funeral services and interment took place October 23. SEXTON—Michael, owner of the Hotel Marl Ddorough, Asbury Park, N. J.. and father of Harold W. Sexton, owner of the new Columbia Hotel, Belmar, N. J., died October 22 in the Hardy Hospital, Meherrin, Va., from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Farmville, Va., Mr. Sexton was motoring to Florida when the accident occurred. Before entering the hotel business he was a well-known racing and turf man. The son left for Virginia on receipt of word of the death, and accompanied the body to the family residence in Asbury Park, where funeral services and interment took place. The deceased is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harold W. Sex ton, owner of the Coleman House, Asbury Park SHERRI—Andre, blind producer of numerous musical revues and known to many actors and actresses, died October 20 in a Binghamton (N. ¥.) sanitarium where he had been confined for some time tesides his musical productions Mr. Sherri and his wife, Antoinette Sherri, made up the firm of Andre Sherri, Inc., 158 West 45th street, New York, theat rical costumers. The widow survives. Funeral services were held at the Actors’ Church, 8t. Malachy's, West 49th street, New York, where & solemn requiem mass was celebrated. The Rev. Father Mestaglio officiated, assisted by the Rev Father Leonard, Catholic Actors’ ehaplats Numerous artistes who had played In Soerrl Ss revues Were present at the services, — was -in Calvary Cemetery, Long STROUT—K: dgar B.. 56, veteran repertoire actor lied October 19 in the Lewiston (Pa.) Hosp tal after a brief iliness from Bright's : suse He had been connected with re perHed companies thruout the East for the past 5 years. His last engagement was with the ane Hastings oa Co., with Which he closed in Lewiston to tire to private life The Senet, is survived by a widow, known pro aly as Grace Verno, and four children gS TRES—Mrs Helen, 61, mother of Harry Sykes of the bicycle act of Harry Sykes and mpany, playing the Loew Time, died early Friday morning, October 17, at the Mount Sinai Hen ital, Cleveland, after a short jllness from eart trouble, The son, Harry, was playing at Loew's American Theater, New York, at the ime, and he immediately departed for the amily residence, 2429 East Gist street, Cleveae The deceased is survived by her husand, Benjamin; a daughter, Frances, and five “pean. Hi arry, Ymond, Maurice, Sam and ou Funeral services, held Qetoher 20 at tches Memorial Chapel, Wade Park and Crawford road, were followed by ‘interment in a local cemetery : the Dent; aver » WILDMAN—Arthur, showman, well known. in 0 'h Wales section of Great Britain, died er il at Conway, North Wales. He was ; meriy & popular owner of rides but in recent a, 7 on id been retired, resi ding at the Blue Hot el, Conway. The decensed came from an old-time English show family. _ VOLF—Mre, Annie M., died October 18 at P sidence, 494% Locust stre et, Philadelphia, ae of lung trouble. Mr. Wolf, who £ mana delphia, is be . ker of the Stanley Company, Phila and four sons survive. ; i ‘ 4 The Billboard IN MEMORIAM HARRY HASTINGS VIOLA HASTINGS wishes to gratefully acknowledge the many sincere expressions of leve and sympathy extended to her in the hour of her deep bereavement. it is a source of great comfort to her to know of the wonderful respect and love in which Harry was held by his numerous friends, MARRIAGES In the Profession Theaters, and Nan Chapman, of the cast of “Artists and Models’, were married recently in Cleveland by Justice of the Peace Billy Zoul. The couple are making their home in Cleveland. FUERMAN-RAUB—Walter Fuerman, jeweler, of Bradford, Pa., and Viola Raub, pianiste of vaudeville, were married October 18 at Mt ADAMS-WARWICK—Jimmie Adams, comic Jewett, Pa. The bride recently was divorced With the Christie Comedies, and Virginia Warfrom Melvin Raub, singer. Mr. Fuerman also wick, film actress, were married October 10 at bad been married before. the home of the bride in Hollywood, Calif. GREENIDGE-BUELKh—Dai Buell, noted conBAMBRIDGE-KIPLING—Capt. Geo. Bambridge, cert pianist, and Audley E,. Greenidge have attache of the British Embassy in Brussels, been secretly married for the past six years, Belgium, and Elsie Kipling, daughter of Rudit was announced October 25 at a reception yard Kipling, famous author, were married given in Boston. Miss Buell, it is said, kept ober 22 at St. Margaret's Church, London, Word of the marriage secret for professional England. Rudyard Kipling gave his daughter reasons, and will be accompanied on her next away. Following the ceremony a reception was concert tour, which is expected to include held at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley England, France and Germany, by her husband. Baldwin in Ea‘on Square, at Baldwin ig The above information was conveyed by Micousin of the noted writer. chael A. Mullaney, a member of New York RLAKE-OHLSON—Charles B. Blake, son of Lodge, No. 1, B. P. 0, EB. Charles G. Blake, banker and president of the Wake Monumental Company,” Chieago, was LENORBS-RICHTER—Frank Lencben. webt married October 23 to Astrid Ohlson, featured known ip Wild West contest circles as ‘‘Alberta member of the 1923 edition of the “Greenwich Frank", and Deff Richter of the clerical deVillage Follies”, in the parish house of the partment of the Cincinnati office of the MetroCentral Congregational Church, Brooklyn, N. ¥., Politan Life Insurance Co., were married Ocby the Rev. W. Seymour Winans, Mre. Blake tober 17 im Cincinnati, where they will reside. will give up her stage career. Mrs, Viola Rae, LESSER-SHAW —Irving M. of Flatbush, was matron of honor, and Donald president of the Principal Pictures Company of Blake, brother of the groom, was best man, New York, was married October 20 in Judge CASTLETON-SPENCER—Forest B. CastleDelaney’s Court, that city. to Helen Shaw, a ton and Marjorie Spencer were married at member of a prominént Philadelphia family. Lesser, vice AL T. HOLSTEIN A LRERT T. HOLSTEIN, 48, for the past 25 years a well-known out door showman, and connected with the John W. Moore Indoor Circus in the capacity of general agent, died at 5 a.m., October 22, in St. Luke's Hospital, New York, from a complication of diseases, Ir. Holstein was born in Allentown, Pa., in 1876, the son of Julius and Elizabeth Holstein, neither of whom were showfolk. His education, received in the public schools of Allentown, was but the customary one of a young American boy. With a genuine liking for shows and the show world, he soon entered that field, first as an actor. That he was as capable in that field as he later became in the outdoor world is attested to by the fact that he was appointed leading man with Al Wilson in England. Among his best shows was The Red Widow. His first experience in outdoor show business was in‘a minor capacit with the old-time Scribner & Smith Circus. Later he was associated wit Sam McCracken for a number of years. An expert in the production and management of diving revues and shows, his services in this capacity were much in demand. Some of the better known of these revues which he handled included the Diving Revue with the Meyerhoff Attractions, diver manager with P. J. Ringins, and many others. For a time he was general agent of the Mighty Doris Shows, the Great Empire Shows and the Siegrist-Silbon Shows. In the latter outfit he controlled a third interest. A good talker, he had traveled around the world giving lectures on various topics. Altho most of his career was with outdoor organizations, his associations were not limited to such. At various times he was a manager of theatrical companies, producer, manager of parks and theatrical houses, promoter, etc. Mr. Hi —~" in is survived by three brothers and three sisters: Thomas B. Holste leader of the Pioneer Band, Allentown; Richard Holstein, y han amp George Holstein, Philadelphia ; Mrs. Katherine Martz, Allentown: Mrs. Elizabeth Fenner, Chicago, and Mrs. Amy Berlin, Columbus, O. He was a member of the Jersey City Lodge of Elks, No. 211; the Friars’ Club of New York, and of many Masonic bodies, including the Pacific Consistory and Mecca Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, New York; the Showmen’s League of America and the Association of General Agents of New York. Private services, held Saturday afternoon, October 25, in the funeral parlors of George O. Heckrotte, Allentown, by Senior Deacon H. W. Funk, of Greenleaf Lodge, No. 561, F. & A. M., were followed by interment in Fairview Cemetery, that city. Among those attending the funeral were: Sam Burgdorf, Harry Bentum, Louis Ulrich, Clyde Hipple, Walter Middleton, Alfreno Swartz, Walter Johnston and H. F. Adams, master of the Greenleaf Lodge. Jerome, Id., October 3. Both are members of The couple ane spending their honeymoon in the “Black and White Revue’’ Company. Atlanti e Cit CONDLEY-PHIPPS — Abraham Coneley, of = UCOGATEL {il-O'BRIEN—Albert J. Locatelli, Shirley, Southampton, England, and Sophie Managing — director of the Locatelli theaters Th pps. of Winton, Bourne eouth. — oy —— ae ; 2 as ae ae aaa eried September 29 at St. uke ; ily : frien in St. ement’s Gaeoeh i Rournemouth. The bride and Church, Medford, Mass. The couple are resigroom are well known to English outdoor showdents of Somerville, Mass folk a edad PP nore —aeenast é Lees, half Brn . y PratT »addy lif, ancer wi e fr the boty Dre r hevue ', ane atsy Muller, potipwood yeilies a a ‘Columbia gn bee pat and —s of wee —— comtraction. ors ‘eat, chorister with the pany, recently were wed in aycross, a. phe i on a Mg b.. ie October 22 in the MAHIONEY-DUGAN—Daniel Mahoney, legal e of Justice Schiberling of the Albany adjuster with Billie Clark's Broadway Shows, iN. ¥.) City Court, and Cones ae of _ bg ans “ . : 7 were marricve ¥ in Sou arolina DAVIS-TIPPS—Earl Tavis and Hazel ee MALONEY-TRIPKIN—Frank X. Maloney and daughter of H. H. Tipps, general eer «., Margaret Tripkin were married in New York outdoor shows, were married October 1! at SW October 15. Mr. Maloney is treasurer of the Antonio, Tex., where they will make their Alhambra Theater, Brooklyn. Miss Tripkin home. also was connected with the Alhambra house {PIXON-TAYLOR—Frank A. Dixon, formerly organization. of the Frank Ginnivan Company and well O'BRIEN-PLEISCHMANN—Jay O’Brien, danknown in stock and repertoire fields, and Mrs. Qo. ang polo player, was married October 20, Eva B. Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiljy paris, to Mrs. Julins Fleischmann, divorced Ham Enck, of Harrisburg Pa +, were married wife of the former mayor of Cincinnati. After October 8 in Balt ears a... 2 the ce remony the couple left for London. : moon in the Fast the couple adie. Sek tie POTTER-STROUD—James A. Potter, circus risburg, where, since having recently left the jo was married October 2 in Memphis, Tenn., profession, Mr. Dixon conducts a cigar store ,, Mae Strond and confectionery. PRANCE-LANE—Anthony Prince and Eve FITZ-BELL—Harry Homer Fitz, carnival Lane were recently married in Marianna, Ark., man of Pittsburg, Pa., and Anna Jaquet Bell. according to a letter to The Billboard from non-professional of Yeoungston, ©., Were marCharles Prince, twin brother of the groom. ried October 6 at Cumberland, Md. The date of the wedding was not given in the FITZHENRY-GROSSE — Joe Fitzhenry and letter. The Prince boys are clowns. Mildred Grosse, formerly with the Schwable RIDDLE-GARDELLE—Melville Riddle, assoAmusement Co and sister of Mrs. George ciated with the staff of the Metropolitan and Sehwable, wife eof the carnival owner, were Million-Dollar publicity forces of Los Angeles, married Oct ber 25 in St. Louis, Mo. The and Yvonne Gardelle, screen actress and former groom is nagprofessional chorus girl in the “Ziegfeld Follies’, were PITANKI IN 40TUAPMAN Irwin Franklin, married October 16 in the Temple Baptist assistant advertising manager of Loew's Ohio Church, Los Angeles, Calif. 107 SUNMER-BURCHFIBLD—James F. Sunmer, who played the part of the reporter in ‘The Beggar on Horseback"’, was married recently to Alice Kyle Burchfield. nonprofessional, at the bride’s home in Buffalo, N. ; TRYON-HALL—Glenn Tryon, comedian in ictures, was married October 19 to Lillian all, also of the . at Santa Ana, Calif. VARNER-PEARC E—He ary BK. Varner, president of the North Carolina =. P. T. O., and Well-known exhibitor of th Carolinas, and Evelyn Lucretia Pearce were united in marriage September 20 at Alexandria, Va. They will make their home in Lexington, N. where Mr. Varner’s extensive interests include two theaters. WEPER JEUDY — Lucien Weber, _ nqtad French actor, who was a member of the Jacques Copeaux Company at the Vieux Columbier during its engagement in this country, was married October 17 to Andree Jeudy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Jendy, of Amiens, France, at the Church of the Redemption, Paris. Weber, after his engagement with the Copeau Company, again returned to this country, the second time as a member of the Robert Casa Company, which played at the Belmont Theater, New York. Denial Prince Mohammed Ali Ibrahim, now in Egypt, has personally denied his reported marriage to Pearl Shepard, motion picture actress, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Ginsberg, of 52 West 46th street, New York. COMING MARRIAGES In the Profession Irene Juno, organist in the Takoma Theater, Washington, D. C., and also known as a composer, and Joe Flynn, theatrical press agent, will be married in the spring. Mr. Flynn is advance man for ‘‘Wildflower”’ Jack Cliffe, trombone soloist, well known to the vaudeville and circus world, is to be married November 1 to Margie Bird, nonprofessional, of New Haven, Conn. Mr. Cliffe has been a featured trombone soloist with bands on many shows, including Sparks Cireus and the Ringling-Barnum Circus, and last season was with Van Arnam’s Minstrels on the Keith Time. Cliffe has several jazz bands, the best known being Jack Cliffe’s New York Ramblers, now playing at West Palm Beach, Fla. After an eXtended honeymoon the couple will reside in Stamford, Conn. Dorothy Fields, daughter of Lew Fields, noted stage comedian, is engaged to marry Dr. J. J. Wiener, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wiener, of Belle Harbor, L. I. The announcement was made by Mr. and Mrs. Lew ° Fields, of 562 West End avenue, New York. Monte Blue, star of the silver screen, will marry Tove Janson November 1, according to the report which has reached New York. The bride-to-be is an actress, having appeared as a member of an Elsie Janis company and later in the movies. Her mother is a noted Norwegian actress. The wedding is expected to take place in the home of the bride in Seattle, Wash. Capt. James B. Cochrane, of London, Engiand, and Frances Wahlstad, a scenarist of Hopatcong, N. J., but now a member of the American colony of Berlin, Germany, will be married shortly, according to the announcement made by the bride-to-be. Capt. Cochrane is a member of the Inter-Allied Control Commission, stationed in Berlin. Corinne Wahlstad, sister of Frances Wahlstad, scenarist, has announced her engagement to Capt. Sidney Daw, one of the British officers attached to the Inter-Allied Control Commission in Berlin. The announcement was made shortly after that of her sister's recorded above. William J. Hewitt (not William Judkins Hewitt of carnival fame), magician under the name of Magical Billie, has announced his engacement to Louise Mazznechelli, of 423 W. Broadway, New York. Mr. Hewitt, when not on tour, makes his home at 77*Lincoln street, BIRTHS To Members of the Profession Friends of Joe Beckett, former heavyweight champion of England, who has several times appeared with English outdoor attractions, will be glad to learn that he and Mrs. Beckett became parents of a boy October 6 at Worthing, England. A. Stendel, representative of The Billboard at La Crosse, Wis., became the father of ° boy October 17. Mother and son doing nicely. A son was born to Eddie and Mrs. Powell October 23 at Columbus, 0., where Mr. Powell, who is well known in theatrical circles, conducts a stage-dancing school. Mr. and Mrs. Teslie Howard announce the birth of a daughter October 19. Mr. Howard plays the part of Paolo Moreira in “The Werewolf’’, current at the Forty-Ninth Street Theater, New York. Born to Jack and Mrs. Sells, of the Morris & Castle Shows, a daughter October 23 at Vicksburg, Miss. Mrs. Earle J. Phillips, formerly known in burlesque and tabloid as Peggy March, became the mother of a boy September 25 ar St. Vincent's Hospital, Erie, Pa. A nine-pound girl. named Mary Theresa, was born to W. H. (Shorty) and Mrs. Absalom, well-known outdoor show people, October 22 at their home in Hopewell, Va The Absaloms, formerly of the Zeidman & Pollie Exposition, mt in the past season with the T. A. Wolfe hows. DIVORCES Will be found on Page 105