Variety (Dec 1935)

70 VARIETY Wednesdajt' December 11, 193i> OB ITU A R I ES WILLIAM j. CARNEY ■William J. Carney, 64, of the for- mer vaudeville f^awi-of Carney and- Wagner, dlert at hla home In Hol- lls, L; 1., Dec. 4. After hla vaiideyllle experiences ^he wa3, for a number of years with the RlnBllnR-Barnuim & Bailey show, quitting to open the first cruller restaurant in New York; At thTltTmromR-cleat^fi.' iie'VitS: W-ftt-r ■ of five such places. died Dec. 1 in Los. Angeles, Burial in Cincinnati. Mrs. Jane Louise McNutt, 74, mother of \Pattcrson. and William Slavens McNutt, died Dec! 8, at Van Nuysi Cal. IS YEARS AGO (Continued from page 66) Lakes to New Tork. At Detroit the crews attended a theatre. Mind reader told that she could set two ships going out but only one returning. Twenty-jieven .men de- serted. HAYDEN COFFI Charles Haydfen Coffin,- 73, lead- ing tnan In George Edwardes Lon- don Gaiety company in the height of its fame, died London, Dec, 8. He was- heard here in 'The Rob- ber of the Rhine' and with Lillian Russeli, but wiiH best known for his Cngllsh .successes. His parents w«re from Maine but he was born In Manchester. Engliand. NELL GALLAGHER FOGARTY Nell CJallagher Fogarty, 37, died from carbon monoxide poisoning In the garage of her home Tha,nks- g'.vlng evening. . She was a widely known violinist In concert and radio and had been associated with. WHO and stations in Loui-^ville, Ky. She Is survived by a son and daughter; H. S. STARRETT Howard S. Stal-rett, 72, veteran circus performer of West Nyack, N. Y., died of heart disease^ Dec. 7,: iti his dressing room in Gimbel's department store, Philadelphia. He had come to make his yearly ap- pe:rancc..ln opening the store's Christmas circus for children. ; His wife. -Irs. Adeline StaiTett, and son, K,- vvard r* Jr., survive. GEORGE Nl George Niche, violinist and for- mer leader of orchestras at the Tu- lalne. and Old Green wall theia,tres. New Orleans, died in Charity hos- pital. N. O., Dec. 10, where he was taken aftt^r being fo.und uacon- eclous on a downtown siduwalk. His death- was attributed to nat- ral causes by coroner. Father of Hubert yplght, Holly- wood fllm publicist, died Dec. 8 in Eisa 's Nitery (Continued from page 1) Andrea Marsh, of the good old 'we've been pretty lucky so far' gag. As a; floor show entertainer Miss Maxwell offers, besides, an explosive delivery and a willingness to do anything. On a, floor' lousy with society names all dancing spiritually, the good solid lateral-hip movements of a few Broadwayites gpne-slummlng nicely, broke the nio'nptony. The dance position of the danies from Park this season Is straight-backed, relaxed, and so indifferen'. to their partners' appeal they prefer to hold up the. hem of their garmeh^k with their ■ left hand rather than' permit it to come in .contact with the guys' shoulders. Whereas the Broad.way femhies. Uninterested }ii any change of a techrJque thats served them .well, embrace their partners square- ly face to face all the way down and proceed. The Brojidway contingent, used to tight spots, didn't let. the presence of the upper classes bother tliem, so the East-Slders iiad no choice, but •to remain aloof anyw\y. The Broad- wayites tielleved' the sparkling wine glasses with which every table wad .set. The upper classes helped to prove It by .ordering hard liquor, nevertheless. Actors were turning down en- gagements In roiad shows as too precarious. Music publlshers-in^an agrejement to. prlrit full price"on'^sheet music. Had been using merely the number of dimes It co:st. Al Siegel, who had married Bee Palmer about Ave weeks before, gave hei' two weeks' notice. He was her accompanist in her stage act. Hiaymark. Chi burley house;, had been using wrestlers to hypo Fri- day nights. Big latch set but no falls and management announced show had to close at 11. Riot call sent for the cops when the audience moved In. Columbia Wheel limited producers to four shows a season. Hurtig & Seamon had six and Jacobs & Jer- mon and Harry . Cooper had Ave each. .Held they could not handle more than four properly. fellly Watson bent his 'Kraus- meyer's A^^ey' oiit as a road show. Brought It back. Watson was out of the show and it was too light. BOIs Next Week Frank Jones of the Keith office served sandwiches and coffee to firemen trying to get victims out oi- the collapsed Stratiimore hotel across the rstreet; Every for two days. 50 YEARS AGO iProin, Clipper) ANITA ALEXANDER Anita Alexander. 23, known on the New' York stalge as -Althea Preel, died of selfrlhfllcted gunshot wounds in Hollywood, Dec. 6. She had been despondent because of in- ability to break Into pictures. Her husband, Robs Alexander, im actor, survives. FREDERICK J; LEIBOLD Frederick J. Lelbold, 67, for 32 :-eArs secretary of the Denver mu- sicians' Union, died of a heart at- tacij In Denver. He is survived by his widow. jPuneral services and burial in Denver. SARA NARVAEZ Sara Narvaez, Nicaraguan stage, screen and radio actress, who played some American vaude circuits and was. very popular In Mexico, died In a Mexico City hospital after a brief illness. ' Burial was In Mexico City. JAMES S. BARRETT James S.: Barrett, 60, who last played In Alice Brady's support, died In AmltyvUle, L. I„ Dec. 6, after an illness of two months. Survived by his widow, Frances Brandt, now' playing In 'PriiSe and Prejudicei' a son and a brother. MAX COHEN , Max Cohen, 46, director of Ilnlver sal Studio's art title department, died Dec. 9 In Hollywood of a heart attack. LESLIE {(RAY) RAYMOND Xieslle Raymond, 40, known on the radio as Brother Bob, shot himself to death.in.£os.-Angeles, Dec. 6. CLARENCE WERTZ Clarence W^rtz, fllm stuiit man,, died Dec. 2 In Hollywood following ■ an operatipn. (Continued fr fjittie MI.ss Muffei' Gddle villa Ore 1S33 l.ociist Wanda Dawnon Florence Hallman Mary Lee Dennis Bubbleu Shelby Warwick Sis Stewart Sla Music Weavers Oi-c iTrank Falmnbb's Ohief Caupollcan Qeorge Reed Alice Lucey Charlie Wilson Charlie Masters LaMarr Bros Lorraine Chevalier Billy Hermann Jr Oladys Jean Bobby Morro Ore Memptils Clnb Almee Spencer ,' Sally GoodlnR riorcnce- Hill Dorothy Rose Old Hailrld Frankle Richardson Jean McQool . Marrone & Gallo Moury Ton James &• Peltz Gladys Grant Onyx. Ciub Tiny Bradshaw Ore Open Poor Scotty Mlddleton Rlcardo & Rita Betty Little Jack Toungr Jimmy Rossi Fred Neldhardt Ore Pennsylyanln Hotel Joe Frasetto Ore t>orothy Bach Jean Hamill 4 Wolves Brook Adams Faulkner Sis Odette Horde Cohnle Lee D & P Drew Boston Sle Lillian Kin Irene Lee Mirror Room GlrU Ritflers Rarl Dentiy Ore Martin & Ulxon BQrt Duemar KatU'.n McGarrl i Audrey Joyce om page 53). RentlezTt^iiii Tack Cooper Ore Burt Sis S & D Howard Joe Slnerer O ScottI & Stooges Rltz-CarltoD Hotel AI Davles Ore Sansom House Ludy Vaii Love Ore Silver Lake Ina (Camden) Mlclt Famllant Ore Mildred Tolle Beth Chains Byrnes & Swanson Marjory Lnhe Stable Charlie Gnlneir Ore Richard Harris Inez Hlght Lulu Jtfae Stump & Stumpy Goidie Brma Kelly 1!o\vn Cnsino Harriett Lee ' Lanlnettes P.eter Hleglns - Eleanor Dean Maurlna & Rosa Betty Lane 3 Clubmen Howard Lanin Ore ZOtli Century Tavern Bin Steele Roddy 2 Jean" Garrette Mildred Rosclle Buddy-&. Selma Harry Adar Ore ; Barney Zeeman Ore Wulion Rnbf Mickey Alpert Kathryn Rand Myra Lott FJ'anees McCoy Muriel Thomas Freemnn Sl,s Nyla Taylor Ravmon & V.olez Laberta Akihs Milton Kellcm Or< Weber'H Kohtrau (Oflinden) Qrogory Quinn Joe Klleoyne Grant & Klnley Bobb^«-©«I^io I, Shirley Gorch 'Pat Sullivan Use Hart Sidney • Golden Bin BllRCr Ore Jack Justin Ore S«tmiiai .HalperinV 76, father of .Nan Ha;Iperin,. died .Dec, 6 at his hoine .ln.Kew Gardeins, L. I., after a brie^ illness. Widow 'and five children' survive. Among the latter, besides Nan, are Max HalpeHn, ' Chloaero ' vaudeville producer, and Hal ' Halperln. pf VABibrr. • • - rs. Clameotlne Henley^ 65. moth- i- of Hobart Henley, fllm direrttpi-. Independent Burlesque Week ^rOec. 15 'B\e ReV—^Worcester,- Worcester. 'China Dolls'—Werbn's, Birooklyn. 'Dainty DAUs'.—Empire, .Newark. •DImnled nnrnngs'—Republic. N. Y". C. 'Flash & Dash'—Gayety,- WnshlnKton. 'Ohi'dcn- of- Gli'lR'—Troe. Fhlladelphla. 'Merry Alatdons'—Gayety, Baltimore. 'Oke r>oke:-rUow«rd,' Boston. 'Reennl Brenl.-ei-.s'-^Hudson, Union City. 'Youth Frolic*.—L:;rle. Alloiitown (IG- •7); New.Fnm. Mahnney City OS); Ma 'estl<>. • Wllllnmsport (10); Orpheum nendlnjr (30-:i). Erich Wolfgang Kor.ng'old> who arranged ' M i d s ii m m e r Night's Dream' score, will' repent on War- ner's 'Captain Blood.' Bidwell's Star dramatic, company opened In New Orleans with what 10 years later would have been an all-star cast. Playe|rs>«lncluded Jo- seph Wheelock, Barton Hill, Charles Wheatlelgh, Marie Wainwrlght. Clara Morris aflre Irt Wheeling. Her long court train caught from the footlights. She stamped It out, aided by the stage carpenter, iPIay continued. ' ' Roland Reed swltclied lo 'One of Our Boys.' Plot was not unlike the later 'What Happened to Jones'; a bon vivant in a clerical costume. Favorite comedian In those days. Florence Reed's dad. Mapleson Opera folded early at the Academy. Financial jam, as usual. Metropolitan was a threat. Met opened Nov. 28 In German. An- ton Seidl conducted. His debut here. Ned Harrlgan ended 'Old Laven- der' and produced 'The Grip,' the latter's threadbai-e plot carrying It but a short distance, No song hit. Fanny Davenport In 'Fedora*, played the People's theatre lii the Bowery, Bowery got all the big shows those days. 'Hoodman Blind,' long a success- ful melodrama, was opened at "Wal- lacks, with Mme, Ponsi and Kyrle Bgllew In the cast. Bellew's stature caused Wallack to displace Sophie Eyre from the cast, which' caused her to. threaten siilt. She was. too tajl to play opposite Bellew. weekly rampage. House closed Sun« days and lack of company 9,nd pea- nuts got on his nerves. ' Japanese in Boston criticized the 'Mikado.* Pointed out in Ji^pan the left breast of the klmona was folded over the right except after death. Gave him a chill to see "SFum-yum flitting around in her grave clotlies. Saranac Lake By Chris Hagedorn • - A-'group -of- •iw.tJont-s. .v:(y.e, .pJlciUfifl. b^. Dr; Karl FIshel this week to arrange an entertainment for Christ- mas, Maxie Pfeffer, who last week had the nerve operation, is doing well; Bobby Merrick ditto after several pneumo treatments. Harold Hughes left for his home in Alba.ny to try a job as commercial artist. Entire town pf Saranac Lake,, the merchants. and every prganlzaUOn, are working together tp run a grand ball on Dec. 10 for the Will Rogers Memorial Fund. Miss Frisco Devere reports she's doli)g grand at home in Scarsdale. Jerry "Vogels* candles a big hit here. Mrs, Nellie Quealy dolpg nicely after a slight setback recently. Fprd Raymond slated for his first stage of thorocaplasty this week. Gat-ry Sitgreaves a.dmll!t'ed an- other birthday Deci Write to those you know at Saranac. Vaude ^s Outlet (Continued from page 57) good for a. bowl, of Hormel chill at any restaurant in town. That's all; no further plugs spotted anywhere In the layout. Chill-restaurant deal Is a genuine tie-in, with no gratis goods, advance man lining lip and selling eateries the product days be- fore the show blows into town. But there are no handbills," no win- dow cards, no lobby displays. Though WCCO furnishes the talent and handles the bookings, show Is strictly theatre and Is not broad- cast. Thei'e's a mixed trio, a flve-man marimba bank (picked from the ork), Needoff and Mack, hoofers, and Johnny WiUlams, also a dancer. After a Whirl through Mlnnesbta and Wisconsin one-night stands, show, after playing eight days at the Minneapolis Auto show, moved to Des Moines, where It wound up a solid week yesterday (Monday); Will continue throiigh Iowa and then move over Into Illinois after washing up In the Hawkeye state. David Belasco got $2,000 from J. M. Hill in a Chicago Court, Had written a play for Denman Thomp- son, which did not go through. Hill could find but one abt of the script. Belasco sued. Cole's circus was down In Flor- ida and about ready to call_ltA_sea so liOUls^<B«ffe, a minor star, was touring the m^ldwest. To get busi- ness she promised a picture of the audience to all iioldcrs of reserved seat coupons. Company did not carry proper electrical equlpmeiit, and stunt was.a,dud;" Mary Anderson and Thomasso Salvlnl were in opposition In Bos- ton, with .Uie. Italian getting tne best of it. He had'with him his sou, Alexander, who remained over here. Bbston' dime museum had a. pygmy elephant which went on A Licensing Agents (Continued from page 67) Broder, attorney for the various agents' associations In present li- censing matters, also attendedi Favorable attitude of the artist reps toward the proposed new leg- islation, as expressed at the meet- ing,. Is based on the opinion that the suggested laws will serve the purpose, of driving the chiselers out of the business, but al the same time place no undue restrictions on legitimate talent reps. Opposition to License Commis- sioner Paul Moss' licensing elforts In the past were due to Inclusion of artist representatives under the general employment agency laws I and subject to regulations ■ wholly _ foreign tp the nature of the business I Pf theatrical agentlng. Under the new la,ws, the artist reps will be treated as a class by themselves, with regulations applying to arifl In accordance 'with the .pecuU -Itlea' df their particular business. Suggested license fee of $25 a year per agency and a bond, of $1,000 were also declared acceptable to the artist reps at the mec-tlng. The new regulations. In form of a city ordinance, wllf be submitted to the N. Y. Board of Aldermen shortly. They are expected to pass without opposition as a result of the artist re-p.s'. indication of orgart'- Izod ehjilorsement. Permanent organization of agents will be established when the new laws are passed, and maintained In the future for th,e purpose of &t- bltratlrig: any matters affecting the business as a whole. Branches of show busln-Bss covered by agents represented at the meeting Include pictures, legit,, vaudeville, radio and outdoors. Unit Review (Continued' from page 66) house for a tap number. He should stay at his post In the orchestra. Strong, with his ropes, Is next. Ho spins as many as three at a time and closes with some fast work. The first section of Louie's Chinese Be- vue chases him off. Hero Is one of the most flnlehed and novel. of. foi:<-,. eign presentations to show here in many a moon. Everything "Is in top shape, costumes; staging and mate- rial. The girl trio, whether it be song or dance, registers with heavy applause.' •Makes it tough for a fol- low up. Bennett comes in between the CiniitfSB'•Ufferl;iga '\v itit-^wiy^'-EildtU'. coming up to the mike to pipe 'Isl© of Capri.' More of the Orient and then Harvey Crawford singing 'Klnkyhead,* which Went a bit flat after the other. whlrlwlndlng from the almond-ej'ed clan Whlfey Boyd was accorded about the same en- thusla,sm. Windup sa,ved for Klrby and Du- val leaves the fate of the show to them, whether it shall flop or finish well. Klrby, a tall guy, and Miss Duval prove ideal fpr tho assign- ment and gag fpr some heavy laughs. Show built to go 47 minutes, Avas hitting 62 here with audience clap- ping for more. Biz very good. Old. TOWN SCANDALS (CAPITOL, WINNIPEG) Winnipeg, Dec, 7. Title doe.sh't mean, a thing, un- less clever comedy mixed with a smart aggregaLtlon of musicians' Is scandal. But this Is one. of the best units to hit town this year. Featured are Art Gleason and his Musical Town Criers,, the Dayton Broia., and Phil Bernard. Gleason conneis dbwn frpnt. In tlie fifth spot, to lead his band as he- plays in rotation, the trombone, clarinet, French horn, sax, then working with Allyn and Gaudraux, a'couple of smart looking girls with plenty of stage presence, as lie plays a nluted trumpet. Phil Bernard treats the customers to some clever Imitations. He does the regular stock mimics with a couple more thrown in. St. Clair Sisters and O'Day come, on In with a fast moving act In the third spot as they ramble all around the stage, on their unlcycles. . Gleason is on In the second last spot with a comedy act. The com- edy Is mostly pf the slapstick na- ture, a style that goes big In this neck of the woods. Closing aire Joie and Eddy Dooley, fast and taking all the way. Using a couple of mouth oi'gans, a guitar and ukelele, they tangle this - up with more slapstick comedy that takes them off to healthy applause. Show runs 60 minutes. This Is the first week of a new policy, shows being transferred from the Orpheum. The 2,200 seat house was nearly full when caught. Church and Pix (Continued from page 3) .lewed by all Catholics Dec; 8, 1936, and on that date ea;ch year there- after. Providence, Dec. 10. The Most Rev. Francis P. Keough, D.D., bishoi; of Providence,, without directly assailing the screen for In- decency, and calling the Improved mo.ral standards of the films which followed the Legion of Decency' campaign a 'heartening triumph for religion,* called upon pastors and parents 'to combine their Influence in keeping the agencies of public entertainment, as respectable as possible/ He set forth pMnciples for the guidance of Catholics In selecting their entertainment, and stated: 'These standards should apply equally to vaudeville and clage pro- ductions, as well as . to motion pic- tures. Advertisemients for coming attractions might well receive our careful notice, because, latterly, some of these ■ have dege lerated to appeals of. the lowest nature. When these advertisements are openly suggestive and Indecent, tho attrac- tion which they advertise should be avoided on principle.' NW Renews Pledge Minneapolis, Dec. 10. Thousands of Catholics through- out the local dlpccse renewed their Leglpn of Decency pledges Sunday to remain away from tlieatrea where Immoral pictures or jjlaya are pre- sented. JThe purpose of the renewal,' said Archbishop John Gregory In a let- ter to the Catholic clergy, 'Is to strengthen our people In their de- tetrnlnatlon to create and maintain a strong public opinion and a sin- cere public conscience among all the people of this country.* The letter was read at all mass- es, follpwlng which congregatlon.i repeated the Legion of Decency pledge.