Variety (Nov 1934)

Tuesday, November 13, 1934 HUTP OOBS ^BUBtESQ UE VARIETY 69 S. COWBOYS ■BoBton,. Nqv. ,12. . »^ rr*« AlmjM ^MllljNMMfciro In Hub thjil wieeH iln^^^ up about 40 riders froni Johnson Itodeo for J»arls phow planned for Decembor. i Jejt Piickson, Oay Pnrce sports ^jjfttmettvi^i <ho French public. If ani* When, TU" j will be tho first Indoor rodeo of siich pro- portions in show history of Fniiuo. |oe Kirnan tried out * sniall wild ro^^hands befflnnih^^ jto klijk abput th.-ir forclprn :. boQkltt|f«^r!Hk«'-•;■ .ytt vaudevillians. ■.'■ „'^^'-'^'^ '■;>■''■■■"■'''••■•' MASS. RAOIIlG LEGAL Now Managers Ffar Influence of „ , '' -Boston, Nov. 12. ■■■ ' Boston showiin'n pl<Mity worried over horso and doK tnirk wi i at the liolls 1;^ii«iMiay (G). Wise boys Hk- l^d doi^ miis^t |i»f e out: and that's Site blBwest w<i>rt^^ Bpatbin: but both doKs find ponies are flQW lefral In Massarhusetts by cdmfortabl<> tlurality. .Huh has tvn^O l«»gk'aL sf^ta for opiM^: OAtS^h -iifl^ Jl^i:^^ B^ BrWs for intown hoxiscs, say tho house manairors. Some talk of horse track In Kast I'.oston, but that's not M likely ds one In Norwopd, about S mites ikWttj^ H^tel No action or plftps aiin6ui)|ce4 W track men l)ecause racing wdn't he- eomo a renlity until frovernor ap- points commission to line up rules ind resula&tWttf V Miil that ifli^vWtr [ne? Ward Marrying, Leaving Mix Troupe El Paso, Tex., Nov. 12. Flying Wards, standard circus t for years. lpo8c« ita yoiingest lember.' Inea-:,W4rd,.■the t here this \v«*k- ork to be married. ^ ^ ^ * Act is currently with tho Dill- llix circus, Irma Ward (Mrs. Tom Mix), with her other sister continue irith tUii ahow; until It htta winter luttrtert. ■'C^^ acheduled to •nd the season Nov. 15. route has Ebeen extended until Dec. 15, n tlpllfeiiM^ JJncJfelcome^ ^':^v":.'Lincoin,,'J»^ ^ Bepeal and pati-mutuel betting vent over like a h'ouse afire In Kc- >ra8ka at the Nov. 6 election. The realization of betting on Nebraska iMse c^titiles la expected to revive be IKm^ has lagged (waie^ndously in th<6 ta«it kIx years. .eke4 by the Omaha Ak^arben, the iUtueli<i were piven a tremendous nipaif^n. If tho state fi|.ir la :n<dt idlowt d e legal Wtiifeftng by thia 1935 iKislaturc, it'll he a h\^; day fur the ksarben, which has tl»e best tr.ack tho state and is out.side the state's ctropoliq. However^ wUlv the flnan- l; ittKttf M the 'faJii;fIt :^pa|hl^. iy iild to the. trtertsti.ry Vjrlli be edn- «red.-^r •./..'.:; ■■■■■■ St. John, N. P., Nov. 11'. Motion piifur<^ exhibitors of tho •l.storti proviiK-os arc w.'itchiii^r with Merest an effort of tho Marltitne ■tin<!h -'ot the Amateur Athlrtic ^nlon of ('atia<ia, to have the pro- vincial jiovornmcnts f>f Now llrun.'^- .♦Ick. Nova Scotia, aixl Princo l-M- ard Island, Ab<^i.isJi th«^ amuse- ■■ nt: tiax', oti'.-.fiiMiire^.r^ " ;b«.ii:':«ttob'v'.id»;'b0kln^ ia^diwrost- ■sliown. hockey, ffiotball base- ll, baskotlall, softl ill pamos and k'acic motts. hold indoors and out- fcotv. : , , ' , '''■■].^ tho protnotic^rM ciinith the tajt !« Inouii- tio^ tho^rti, liiid ttll^goi it^ is ■f'l' r in raljnp than tliat r.ii pic- ^1" the.It res, filthouKM in tiiat in- *a:ico a priv:it'> individual is socul - |ivrs(aial gaftjf Xhe r.eftireiice to u;:tht?arrosv'W«if.;,liBk^ ■■^ithinit ioJ<liloh';to\;,th#';'lN|6W of th<^ tt*Alf/ ti\y:>Uii/itit^%,. beiri^' of- d by the *xhiUitbrtI Revenge with Muiic (Continued from paipe 86) in inttc^ he is drenth^d ■t^-'.''<irt9r, tin4 no kidding about It. Libby Holmah sings two aolos attd iptna in a eouplj of other ilUin<> bepi*. ThO aolos are torch hMntbcrs, and she delivers them In corklnir style. You'll hear plenty of 'When You Love Only One" and 'Wand'rinp Heart.' Miss Holman looks l)ettei' than ever and will undoubtedly bo !i l(>adin;j: asset of the piece, nl- thou'ih the aotinp that she e.ssays i:; notiiiue th.at will worry Cornell or 1 layes. (toorpes Molaxa is okay and does very well by 'You and the NiRht and tiie Music* (a toi>-notchor) .and Any Woman Who Is Willinp,' widch doesn't click as it should. Ilka Chase, from the drama, is at her •best in a hot bedroom bit in tho last act. Rex O'Malloy, .ilso drama, pravc the smoothest performance of the lot the first nifrht. As Emilio's bodypuard .and adviser, he had just the rlKht spirit. Joe Macaulcy's beautiful voice was used for only one numb^»i^4» lMll>d tliitig' to «*- plain.- , Alpatiimlng (credited to Mordkin) W^ai, as exi>ected, highly colorful, but was inclined to niotony and Al- bert Johnson's many sets (Act i had nine scenes and At't jl seven.) were no less than ^rdrReous. Bevblvtng stag« helped keep thitfniffpeeded, but in ActH thece were^ffo^e; long and 'panful..lyiilti. ;■>}■ ? MASCiUERS REVEL :. V.--lIoUywood, ^ov, 4. :;;Bucc«iHI ^oi ''■3i9Mk :0§te!tnii^^^ Bun - day nlpht vnud!0 .aihoivs Influenced the Masquers to inke their monthly llevej, |jm«tof4MI^ :pros it the clubhouse, tx) tho Hollywood the- atre, inviting the public to attend. it Would *e a monthly event and help swell the treasury of tb» Al- ready pi^siieroua a<itors' brg»n1za-' tion. ■. Idea is pood, but the execution was surprisinply poor, considcrinp the number of showmen on the club's roster. I.iOoks as if tho first sliow was put topether by nothinp but actors an(i it played along those lines. First half of tho bill had two dra- matic sketches that me,ant nothinp. Kxcuso for them was that they were two of tha best rcKstotved sketches on prcviuus - cliib proiraxiMu. Also the douMitiiir >f talent 4IAfi*i belp the show. Johnny Boyle appieared in the first half 4oint a doll dance with his hands» Kf^ thd second h&lf* be worked with ^liis son on straight bo^tng. StmiUtrIy. Julian Bltingc Vbrketd' lti t)ie opening sketch and did his' siH^4rt«i^\''te^'1^^ ^ the bill.': " It was neither vaude. musical comoily, concert or any other well- delinc (1 t.vpe t)f entertainment. Show- may have meant soinethlnp to club memberi< and would h.ave been re- ceived at the clubhouse; but for the pencral public it was siei'p-produc- tng entertainment, partlc u 1 a r I y when they can po to the Osterman show and pet at least a load bf clowninp for their |1.65. First. bAlf had a poorly developed and irikMirscd sic^ibH by .Biirry Trivcif' abdut a femme star. slaeii»ing with her husb^nd'a atantf^Sn be- cause tha. hitt^y was boioy at the Rtitafd and tk« atlMio wanted to broadcast the Wed'dlrtg night. iBl- tinpe, Kussell Hoptbn, Lyie Talbot and Harry Bradley wore in the cast. Sam Ash followed, sanp two nuhl- bers accompanied by aft orch that hit plenty sour ones. 'Plack Justice," sketch by W.altor Woems, wliich started nowhere, ondod about tho same place, fol- 1oW(m1. It w.is one of those African thinps about tlio lii.ick n\an's pod and justice. t'rauford Kent, Syd S;i\lor an<l Uobort Krazer appeared. Morok Windhelnv, opera comic, next pleased with htfi ttu^iffr of his numlMirs. v.- ■ ■ 'Tw o Old Men.' by Hale liaimfit^n, noift.: A d'a'^ttBsl^n betWeeii a.n old ■i^iogtb"; ammWi)i->. »nd yb!i» forihcr nrtnater whiteti.riiifliif ^ n^^^ liam iiurr^ «nd i?)nM^^ water p1a9!<Hdi:|lfti? ak'*«. i*(*ri3*t> inters mission the Kaufman-dietx" Sketch, 'Pride of tile CLayhorns,' managed to brijiliton up the .audionoo willi Franix .Mi>rpan in tho lead, .^'kotdi was tlio liiLjii spot of the evoninp. Chic .'^alo next, scoring With his Sund.iy scliool ;)< t. i:itinpe opon><l with 'The, Mad ])iip of I';uropc.' anotiicr ho.nvy skctcli by Pcrtiaiid Kol'iiis.jn. Well pl.i.\od and noted, it still was too woiMliiy. tlie Pojics lollowod .and (;c(>rpo M. Col van'.<! .■-I" he Karrell Cilsiv.' cIos}?d, AeH did okay, but by this time the avdH'ncc liad been Skif*tchcd tO:dcatll.r''' Dick Powell and Ffftiik t'ay, botii billed^ failed to fih<*W. Chrtrlif Ir- win m.ci'd th^ ihoW, did {I Swell Job, and rtianaf^ed tf> inject iauRhs ^'Here ilioy were Pftrely n< od<'d. If tlrcMas'ltiors iht< fid to tSin- I'inuo their Itovols out in tli*.- ti someone should s<-«' tl: it Ibo liills ;iro proitntrd witli nioi-i; v;iti"'fv 'l"wo 'skot' iics. of til'' l\iri'd tli;it ao- tors ar.' iM'mnd i'.i scli cf rrcju t!i''fn- scly«;?t, are sHtUcivnt for any btii- APOLLO, fLY. (STOCK)'.^V'V time heals all wounds, ineltiding burns, and it looks like the famous Siimjpl, Borlbner burn w4f no C<>i>tteH\'itft'tlr''!«l|.-'''^ 'Thie'^ihSrteiifor burn poes back five years or so to tho oc.cftsioA 9it J^>n'* departure ffoin bitritgriistti.''^^^ ''V^iaoM'-Mi^ oi; clean burlesque, he said, and thlitt he denounced hlf, f«Uow manageil^s as''*piurVay(Mi''a^iN»^ --^Vlifre*' upon he scrammed into retirement. liut the burn bM cooled and dis- appeared. -'tmA . tMir'#um\lB;'M9k'^^^^^ in the livestock businwlil4«pt^^^^^^ U tlie rest of the boys. Associated with Sam in this 42d street venture is Max Wiiner, vet impresario of the Irving Place ad- joininp 14th street, and if it doesn't Kot over. Wiiner has only himself to l>lame. He asked for it. In fact, ho foupht fur it. He went to court to compel the License Department of New York to issue the Apollo a li- cense for burlesque. It was License commissioner Moss' contention that two burlesque theatres already in action wers tnougliviot^ one block, in a business w»y the commissioner may yet prove td bave^ been ripht, aittiough the conHasiiitoRer's opinion «Mis based oil moral In mioving upto\vn Wiiner has loied his Irving Place stock com.- pany with him, practically Intact, as well as his I. p. producer, Allan Cdl- boTt, Up here the troupe is embel- lished, garnished and saturated with pirls. There are 40 of 'em besides tlic principal women, and tliat ni.akes quite a flash. Yes, 40 of em on the stage at once, and 28 with- out brassiere, or enough to make a ladies' apparel salesman commit liari-kari. The competing Eltinge and Itepublic theatres on 42d prob- ably will have to go in for hiore pirls In order to protect themselves, for all they have to offer, too, is girls, altbpugh up. to now they've been gattiMgliF^lliai » M num- Producer OUbert. as ia bis cuatoiRir not onljr apecalisea in bis femme displays^ but takea time out for lit- tle elae. Hta comediaha ^ rem&in stage waita between strips, although Mike Sftka «iid 8tey4 UlUa. jtfter their career mt tb« iHrMg l^ace, must be used to it by now. I'rinclpals in addition to the two comics are: Johnny Cook, Floyd Ilalicey, Jess Mack, Lee lloyce, Georpe Kayc, June St. Clair, Erma Vogeile, Alice Kennedy, Edn.a Mae, Lilian Law. Anna Norton and Geor- gia Sothern. The Misses Yopelle, St. Clair, Norton and Sothern do tlie strips. Miss Sothem Is dyna- mite. ' • >;/^\.''^.- Chorus Is divvied la thrM ci^tipst a line <tf jM/iili^i <p[»aiilklns^ (ici) An4 « >S*i£H te« tellei tbat must haya NtC ^*^^w^'a' reaiwn^-''"'-"-■ In his girl numbers, which com- ijriso practically the whole show, Gilbert continues far ahead of the l^urksque producing pack. He pets a lot out of the little material at liarul, and even exhibits some taste, if that's at all possible in burlesque where tossing beef across the trough is consldcvili tin lUflMi^ tdttu of art., ■\:'.,.y,',: '.As 'daiiBa^«tttfC^^irDM.v'tba A|K>116' show KlVea Ita 42d atreat competi- tion ca|^ And nNt^« If there is room f<>r;tlUM*^|M@N»^#-;^MKt •live- nue,;, tto'' '«aMMW^^^^ :.atart stepping''.;to:-.kijN^-.n.'tba. ra^.'Iest the Apdlo iNn»vi» .tMw i^iM ia enough, if not too npielii* Shim Sham Sl^ambles (SUPffKMC WHEEL) 'Shim Sham Shambles' is a Pu- I>reme Wheel frolic, produced by Pal Urandon from Form 34. A strip, then a 'comedy' scene, a strip, than'';*^^aomedy.''<i»cei^ boots, boots. Nineteen principals and 32 pirls. Of the girls. fO »re in Una and 12 arc RbOin|!$!ri/|k ■ IK^Uii^ements for shuwgiriii. ill .irliieci aboWs at M i n - sky!s Beptittfleviir* that tbey be at least a bead taller thiui the line pirls and always wear a borvd ex- pression. Looks don't count. i'our of the principal women are sob, strippers, alternatinp as un- dr< ssors with the chorus and sliow Kirls who strip in 20's and do/,i tl^ of tlio principal strippers only "n« jirosonts a s.atisfactory reasf)n for .•^tripping. She's .Mildred 'Peaohrs .'-!ti ;i iiKo. Two lopitimate turns got mixc<i ut> somehow In this opus. One is n cute dancer (no strip) who looks oxtronioly out of place In thes<? sut- roundinps. Other is a three-tioy iioolinp att- Poys wear full dross. Jicnco their billing—Three ArlHtg- ■eratSr''"-: , • ■■■ ■ "■.-C IJiin<; Fleldn th« eblef «6feiicV ll* could do better if lit'i«»ni,efl to. 'I^bttil list :of prlhcipabi eoiiipmm tit- Fieldsj Mist Strang*, tho' Artsto-;' crats, Lillian Mifrriiy, Korft Ford Mae ProWn, ftcirt t'arr, liew IV.iu k. Jim Walters, Harry VViilte, Jack Kt il' T. Marie Gundle, Ros<» Heathor- Iv. Vl.,!.i .•'•paeth, Pettt-llbt|ir lij^ntl Ijf'SH Wr.ay. It's pottifip daiip< r<.us!y rU«!-c t'> 'rjiat.>;ks;;ivinp tor turiteys to ho l an- Settlement of Burly Code ^ii^ ^1 I^^^ ^lc; ii j'^ ii i'M ! if i| i '.;' |w« ia Sah Uke Salt Lake City, Nov. 12. Old. Ilippodrome rcopen/s Again f^ itliapte^^ timiil; iiritb bui'l«a4^ piTjOduced hy Jlohil Goldsmith 6^^^^^^^ Prancisco. Picked Sunday (4y fbr opening. Al Ferris, local talent, featured as head comic; rest of-cast and girls all Imported from ;i&ei»iir(tr and Sfin praneisco.'^ ■.■,'i»oiicjr' "^tim^^atui^Cfii- two-a-day .vltk' ".■|*0: ^IBfflfiiiiti^r'm^: 40c nights. " : > ' V While Salt Lake isn't a heavy biirly town* it 8em>» to take care of one, and. aoidsinltb's will have double obstacle to hurdle, fVrst on usin.p the old Hippodrome house, which hasn't h.ad a successful run In ten years, apd second in hue Pay for Reiiiiblic Bad^tage Socks Mlnsky-Welnstock manapement of the Republic, New York, is re- ported to have made a settlement witb Ha.rry: Rose, burlesque actor, Who atteire4l9: isvo -assaulte back- stage oh Nov. 2 by Harold Wein- stock, son of joe Weinstock, senior partner of tho Min.sky firm. Bur- lesque Artists Association, which Rose represented as deputy in the Republic 0/^,:/,^ma>tmi^-^Jti»^ threatened #1^*ilftiii1^^((ir4tHt> nal as.saiilt .against Weinstock. Settlement, made following loose's removal from Flower hospital, to which he was taken after the al- leged beating, was said comprise a season's salarry* UnderstoiMl .RpSe receives it without being roquli'ed to play it out. B. A. A> handled the case for Rose and settlement was mftdo ^foURfb tli# aettK's' bri^nisation. Burlesque Motif in i, V^im IroQs' Cfeve. ^^^^ Muric Hall Cleveland, Nov. 12. After flopping;; nfgfit club piollcSf^ three ex-bur- lesque owners of the Frolics are! trjinp to rejuvenate it with a hypo of burlecuo mixed with Bowery atmosphere. Downtown spot Is be- ing rebhrift«hed Bowery Music Hall |>^y»^^: c George Young, ^ Rdisrtird flitni%lg|iii:' an<S Warren Irons. TontiittVe...opi^nlnff date sot for Nov. 30. Young, als<» co-owner of Hoxy burly and. jjartner, in Back Stage Olub, is booking In Fatiitnti and .'a 'Beef Trust Chords' fbr iftrst show. Under his experiment tried but here for fii'st time, the sjx-it will feature freak attr.actions from burlesc]ue and circus fields in its 'd^ay iNtn^ Ij ■rolics,'. <;hflnging taU^nt.eviji'y t>yo Wei^kH'■ Hin^irifS ^alter.s, 'Diamond L'il.' hostesses and side-shows to round out tho powory atnioypiiore. For .'inolber nft'voltv tlie Music flail will have a two-bit.s admi."'Klon tax for* t'o.nilhUjFittS : show^^ Backers • flgutft iii!itrheir-ptdif*t!d Itfixmr and menu specl.altles will bof.st ante to ■a;\|i.2!> nvov:r-i pci- ii. -mI. '■'■^.;.'V''''; ^.:'0^'''''*'i'^ ■Al<dne»,'.Noy..42. . ;■^Actl/»n.■3^ft■■s^■,'^iirc■iidy. ■lie^.n ' ■stwrted (lir<)i»pJfiout the stat^ towards the lep.'iliztnp of bottihp oti tlif^ pi>ni'^';-'. The Iow;i I'air ilrnin/c-s ;ij.-i- tion. nvot tinp liei^. .I^<;(;. 10 to .12, fdii^n.*! :./tO';.glV'e'/it; ;fte>iou)^^^ ;:dt)»idav^d/itt' tl-ie; tao'i;np^^ f '10 l;i y i ^ I '.'I ;n .'i t. cotint'J'l jS.fn t e, a nfl di5'fri'"-t f:iir Sfx.Is. ,'■ Artli'jr P. fony, s« crol uy, of .the: lowa :;Kta.to fair, t'it ed lti^ii]}YA^f;>tir:'< 'l;l<ilifi; tn-'^jieytTalvV^ tiVe p.fip f.-j!^'<:>r in Ik.' tit:;' r'-'."-- mif -; rind U'-''>''"."•'"'i'-i intrr< sts allied :^4th: Ifilr :«^!Vlti^ IhdicatiQnS;:iMi«^'iHro t H ^rillvH-. a,t leaat > aiion b«r- lesque code authority maintonaneo budget matter is settled by Wasii- Uifl^ii.!nie;;N^ ^k;:still'^coha^|^:' ing the pro and eoni argunVenta. fkifA^iv sented over the pirO|ipiMl4^^^l^ pense account, y-V ''}/''■■/■>;■.■■''■ \':, Steanvrb^^^'tbif'^^ thpHty is operating on the cufif, Ui- eluding Chairman and Executive Secretary, I, H. Herk, and Counsel Paul Weiptriiiijbt; ? T^he b|»rly ^udget, if and when^ .settled,;Wil^^• Wv^irtkip^ir. active to September last. A report has it that Anthony R07 manjoi; ml?iorlty ^^Wiemh^i^^^^ -Jhm ; <!iba|len^ed 4nd asleep!! tovwltl^ from the code board on the proundS; thijt the closing of his Modern the;*^ atre^in^;ProVidc?iC0':;4^ as. an active mcnjbei';:':/-.; Thomit^s Piitilipa, presideot bf tho Burlesque Artists' Assoclnition, and r.iouis Krouse, as.sistant president of the lATSE. will represent thO. actors and stagehands-operatora^ v- respectively, on the burleRque. code .authority. They will participate the hoarmps in all mttt^arB pertallli. ing to their fields. •. : . Waahltoffton^ Nov. It. ■ Picas for continuation of the NRA buriescfu^ code were made last week by former Representative John Q., Tilson, once Ret>ublican lead er of the ^ottse' W RepresenU- tivee, on IM^M^ the National Burlesque Aisoclation (managers). With all action on the proposed $21,400 budget postponed at the re* quest ot t H. Herk, Code Authority head, Tilson urged NRA officials not to destroy the 'good work" done in bringing the Industry under gov- ernment supervision and protested, against sugirestlbna t^t the eoita^ be virtually abandoned. NU.V has withheld action to afford llerk an opportunity to canvass th* : NBA membership about the pro- posed budget, Which contains as the chief item a $10,000 .salary for him- self. Dispute between Herk and in- dependent operators over sentltrnent of the majority of managers toward tbe proposed |iO-a>week levy for Code Authority support is still poing on, but probably will be c leared up following .|iew; iiid| «f trade a88ociatioB^ r^illri^ef«^^ RAYMOND PAINE mMm Jtaymtui^t ^liia, ireterah iMs^ and producer, was found dead Wednesday morning (7) on the strsiet'ln 'iJiiibn^eity, 3., . wheNl.. he was playing at tlio Hudson theatre in 'Night Club Girls,' Inde- pendent Wheel show. It was at first suspectM t^at Paine had been thf"' victim of a hit-and-run driver, biJt later determined that.ia» d:eatl> wa« due:-'tb\a fait;''. .'y'.. v^' j'J:'Jj-: Paino was .a stripht man with thftV \\;;he«l slwvy.. lie Iiad lM?eh an actor m-liw^lt-iifidVl^ dut^C'r in tlio l.'iK.r fiobl, notably at tlie .V.ation.al Winter Garden, Ketir' ;York,. •.■■■•'■-■-.v'-.; r- '''':'':.:^ His widow, Elizabeth, forno r sir- treHH, came up from their homo in iPhil.idolpM.i to claim his bo<iy. A H-y< ar-oId daughter al.so had died; 1 'ainets; <fi^itfc '6ji^mJ^0'^»^ W mislorttlbev? for ^ film, ^ In i sliort beriod be, bad lO«t, his mother, a brbt^fti'/.and t wopiHtets,': / LETTERS Vl'lioii ^cniliiiR fill >l:iH to ' V^ltlKTl liMroK-o M tU « lerk PfWTi'AKf*,'* v\ll«f:UTIM.N<t or CmC'l LAM l,EtTlKU* ^11.1 Sm IIK AnVKfilUFRlr : l,KTTI{KI» Af»l''miflJ»ICO IK I'. "K- r .,\V:f. .t<-i;, • : J -I > .Vfr .. J.y-rirj. , : = , ,