Variety (March 1921)

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30 VARIETY , , II Friday, March 25, 1921 chasers thereof lout to the confi- dence man who sold them ia not known, but a goodly number were presented at the door. The New York "American." an- nouncing the results of an investi- gation Into history of "Mrs. Flor- ence Leeds " the "mystery woman" In the Stillman divorce scandal, publishes statements that she is Flo Itfiwlor, daughter of a Sixth avenue plumber, and thai she has been a cabaret girl, member of the "Cen- tury Girls" chorus and a picture actress. , - Hugh Herbert, vice-president of the N. V. A . has written the lyrics for "The Pepper Pot." a musical comedy to be produced in June. The music is by Charles Potter and Bam Hearn, "The Prodigy." whose authorship Is not revealed, will be produced soon by Oliver Morosco. It ia a drama with music, and has three acts and a prologue. Doris Lcvene, a child pianist has been engaged to act and play the music of the prologue. Henry" W". Savage will revive •The Merry Widow" next fall, the production to be staged by Joseph Urban. F. Ray Comstock has returne'd to New York from Palm Peach. Suit to recover $1,526.86 has been flled against the widow of Oscar Hammerstein in the Bronx County Supreme Court by a 'firm of monu- ment builders, who allege that amount remains due on the monu- ment over the grave of the im- presario in Woodlawn Cemetery. The estate of James O. Huneker, late music critic of the New York "World," was valued at J ,500. Ada Deaves, an actress, who died last September, left an estate worth $10,590 net, after all taxes and ex- penses were paid. Treeman Bernstein and his wife (Hay Ward), Ben Blumenthal and his wife and William Brandell. who brings back two plays from Vienna, returned to New York from Europe aboard the Olympic. It is charged by the K. of C. that the New York Sabbath Society is trying to prevent Margaret Anglin's performance of "The Trial of Joan of Arc" Easter Sunday, which the K. of C. is giving for the benefit of starving babies in Europe. •The Hero " which Sam H. Harris started last week as a matinee at- traction with Grant Mitchell fea- tured, has been withdrawn and will be put out as a regular attraction in the fall. • Ethel and John Barrymore, in "Claire de Fune," written by Mr. Barrymore's wife, will follow Huth Chatterton into the Empire. April 11. Miss Chatterton, in "Mary Koee," closes April 9. ) CALL! CALL! CALL! TO BURLESQUE PRODUCERS (FIRST WHEEL PREFERRED) • finish their two (2) year contract with the "All Jazz Revue" (Iron & damage) this season, and are open to consider offers. WHAT WE HAVE TO SELL: ANNETTE MORETTE 21 years old 5 feet 3 inches Weight 128 lbs. Black hair Ingenue Character Numbers Ballads Speaks Lines Does Bits Leads Numbers Dances Plays: NEW INCORPORATIONS. Burnside Theatre Corp.; capital, 95,000; directors, H. L. Schweriner, M. Butler. .1. A. Lewis, 56:2 West 114th strut. Bar-Stern Amuse. Corp.; capital. $10,000; directors, I,. Lowy, A. F. Mayo, J. Levy, 1108 Prospect place, Brooklyn. South Yonkera Amuse Co.; cap- ital, $25,000; director*. M. N. and F. Chrystmos. VV. Ambas. Yonkers. Solomons Pictura Dspt.; capital, $10,000; directors, D. Herman. M. i Nelchin. 8. B. Solomons, 1054 Fails street. Brook lj n. Classic Theatre Corp.; capital, $25,000; directors, M., A. M. Schwartz. !J07 Orand avenue, Hronx. Frivol Films; capital. $35,000; di- rectors. O. and M. Kloth. C. II. Ter- rell. 1470 Broadway. Jack Curley, pictures and boxing; capital. $io,ooo; directors, A. Dors- mus. F. Kaeppel, J. Curley, Qreat Keck. L. I. Boulevard Amuse. Co., pictures; capital. $20,000; directors. J, Brandt, A. and T. Kalfus. S45 Fast ISOth street, Bronx. Faldson Amuse. Corp., pictures; capital, $.'0,000; directors. S. and F\ Kornfeld. H. Uubinson. 676 Cleve- land street, Brooklyn. Capital Increase— World - Wide JQttotr.ttMl.Unj: C.ojcPm .MLVNluiHjtn^O,-^ 000 to $100,000. Dissolution AI Jennings Feature Films, capitalized at $20,000; ut- rectors. W J Dole. .1 M Callahan. Wyndhnni chant, Chicago. Designation—T.I. PlanaKaa a. Co., of Delaware, music publishing, cap- ital, $25,ooo; aK*»nt, T. -i. Planngan, 1545 Bro idway* DELAWARE INCORPORATIONS. Dover. Del.. March 16. The following charters were granted this week: Niagara Talking Machine Co., cap- Ital, $50,000: directors H. K. Hocli. C I. Hoch. J. J. Joiis. Wilmington, Del. Rothacker - Allen Laboratories, capital. $700,000: directors. T I. Croteau, II. A Bruce. & R. Dill, Wilmington Walker Motion Picture Service; tapitai not given; directors, T. L. Cello, Harp, Flute, Bass Cornet, Slide Trombone, Saxaphone, Xylophone, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Accordion LILLIAN MORETTE 21 years old 5 feet 3 inches Weight 128 lbs. Black hair Soubrette Comedienne Character Numbers Speaks Lines Does Bits Leads Numbers Dances Plays: Violin, Cello, Harp, Mute, Bass Viol, Cornet, Slide Trombone, Saxaphone, Xylophone, Snare Drum. BassDrum, Accordion QUO: 16 MINUTES IN "ONE," COMEDY, SINGING, DANCING, PLAY- ING "IN LITTLE ITALY" OUR PRESENT CONTRACT CALLED FOR FEATURE BILLING — STAGE DRESSING ROOMS, DRAWING ROOM (whenever possible), THREE FARES TO OPENING POINT. WE WANT TO ADVANCE YOU WANT SOMETHING NEW 0 Write or wire MORETTE SISTERS, enroute, "ALL JAZZ REVUE," or Morette Sisters, 522 State-Lake BIdg., Chicago, Permanent Address, (We advertise to save us, and thereby you, the middle man's Commission.) Croteau. M. Wilmington A. Bruce. S. K. Dill, JERSEY INCORPORATIONS. - T.-iY.ttm,"N\ .!.. M.trcrr Itf. Thli week's Incorporations include* Killegarry Amuse. Co., Camden, N\ .'.. capital 5"«o,000; directors: Her- bert Kftlnger. .Tames WfRnger. Thos Lo\ v, Camden, S'jri Theatre Co., Key port, capl- t;ii. $P»0.000; directors, II s Bedle, w. C. Muth Louis Btultx, ,fr Key- port N.J. JUDGMENTS. The following Judgments have been flled in the Now York County Clerk's otTlce. The first pnmed Is thf debtor, followed by creditor and amount Caumont Co., Screen Products Co.. Inc.; $l.2!«2.70. Morris C.reen; Q. I>. Famphills; 1160.12. Jack Mills; Harper A Bros ; I62.SS. Frances White. M.* Mallard; $348.41 Frank K. Hacker; W s jn e t Films. Inc.; $215. Fvelyn Kcsblt, Frances & Co.. lr;v ; tfctflftl. .... Adrian Johnson Photoplay Sys- tem, Inc.; Kjgan Printing Corp.; $1,152.34. Olorla Film Co.. Inc.. and John Stojowski; State Realty Co.; $330.10. Caul If. Potter (deceased): v Pavtnstadt it al.; $$,778.05. Arthur 1*. 13a. \ i Woolf I.Vnora- torles; $1,274.32. Pace & Handy Mush Co.. X Y Telephone Co.; $28.os. Satisfied Judgment. Norman Trevor; Beau-Site Co.. Inc.; $52.40. Sherman S. Krcllberg; S. Cold •teln; $1,294.88. oily Logsdon; \\\>'.\ Broadway Corp ; $125.05. American MusicUm*' Syndicate, Inc. ar.d John ii F.ely. it. .!. F. Bchwartxenbaeh; I10.809.G1 Harry Fox; Fifth X.it Itiink Of X. Y.; $1,2*0.32. Andie Bherrl; BI It well Oarage <orp. : $ I 18.2K. John VV. Orey; Continental Guaranty Corp.: $007.02. Inc.; $27.::t. 'Jack Ologsn and Bud (Irecn: Munis Plan Co. of X. Y ; $113.70. VViitcrson. Berlin & Snyder Co.; hi A Keilly; $2,801.70, Oliver Films. Inc.; X. .'. Rdlsoti Co.; $!<».v77. Charles O. Beesett; I. Plate; $300.53, Ctnemaplays, Inc.; Henrj Bosch Co.: $100.03. r VV. Fietu es, ln« Co.: »•-•.•!7.::7. Cr.\ stal Fii/n Co.: $305.20. Broadway Brevities, in Stephen O. Clow. Hudson Co.; $ 185.57. Attachment ah ' . t Cupellanl Product Ions* me.; N. J. Studio Co.; $14,450. Stoll Film Corp. of Amerie;i; Xi<diolas Kessel 1/ths., InC.J $i::.- t;i i. <;j. S,'i»i.'; Kjlp!. O. I'tAuJor; $11,L'<H>. Satisfied Judgments Charles Cornell; Anna Spender, I ne.: $374; Dec. 20, 1030 . Km I lie Kitf-l Destinn; Maison Agnes; $4,302.07; Nov, 1H. 1020. Ifenr l'.os ii B. C Uille HI (I Prusi The Brooklyn Heights Com- munity Players, a newly organized company of former professionals of Brooklyn, have ntarted rehearsals in 'Wedding Bells, M nnder the direc- tion of Arthur Find. They will preaenl it ii t connection with va ■- ions Masonic Lodges, the proc e eds of wh.ieh will go towards the free- tlon of n community theatre In the l'.ioolil\n lleluhts -«»iion. Davis u. Davis, i Initrii ;»i tit tor* n« > s. \-. ill mo\*e uptown h> Maj l.