Variety (May 1921)

10 VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE an Jf rancfeco PANTAGES THEATRE BUILD1 a- , x. . M SAN FRANCISCO SHOWS MAC ARTHUR, VAUDEVILLE. Bert Levey Booking — Among Best of Bay Region. ORPHEUM, SAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco, May 11. There Is a good show at the Or- pheum this week despite a super- abundance of sketches, but to lay the bill out to advantage there had to be considerable switching from the program order. Howard Hall as Abraham Lin- coln In "A Man of the People" proved an impressive headliner al- though the audience showed indi- cations of restlessness in spots. Mr. Hall's performance was virile and the supporting cast excelled. The second inaugural speech in the epi- logue Is especially effective and formed a fitting finish. "The Fall of Eve," with Mabel Cameron, Alan Davitt and C. Car- roll Clucas held plenty of attention and drew laughs In second spot. There is a quiet finish with a tag line asking: "Is the audience satis- fled r Frank De Voe and Harry Hosford provided plenty of action next to closing. De Voe works hard and his individual style of comedy, songs and dancing landed solidly. His vampire bit, though detracting from the class of the act, gets howls and with Hosford's capital work at the piano and handling dialog together with his good sing- ing voice, the act walked off a big hit Joseph L. Browning was a big clean up with his sermon and funny facial expressions, while Mijares and Co. got tremendous applause closing. No better wire stunts have been seen here or as good, for that matter. Buddy Walton with Nan Halper- in's song cycle stopped the show. Miss Walton is not a Halperin, but handles the routine artistically. Ducos Bros, started the show fairly with their clowning, a la Arnaut. George Jessel in "Troubles of 1920" appeared to land even bigger than last week. Jack Josephs. PANTAGES, SAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco, May 11. Pantages this week has rather an unusual layout with silent acts holding full sway. Mme. Zuleika announced as the only woman hypnotist in the world, headlined, and with half a dozen well rehearsed plants had the house roaring with laughter at one-time hypnotic stunts. The Thomas Sax-O-Tette won a liberal amounts of applause for cornet and saxophone selections with Archie Nicholson injecting comedy throughout. Miss May's ballad, however, appears to slow up this fast moving musical act. Hector, King of Canines, is a remarkably trained poodle and there are a quartette of other dogs appearing in his support. These last alone are all sufficiently trained to constitute a full act. Together with a very talkative trainer these dogs won the biggest favor of the show. Sending them into the audi- ence was new here and proved a good novelty. The Rosaires opened with wire feats. They showed some good stunts and there was a good nov- elty about their presentation of them. Sosman and Sloan, the only act with singing and talking, landed solidly and Tare most welcome. This mixed couple were the close of the bill with smart talk and cleverly delivered comedy numbers. The Paldrens, with the female members doing the heavy work, and the lamp jumping stunts es- pecially received good appreciation. • Jack Josephs. LOEWS CASINO. San Francisco, May 11. Lately the vaudeville bills supple- menting the Will King show* were decidedly unbalanced, and the cur- rent bill proved ao exception. Of the four acts this week three are of the singing kind. The only act to miss it was the Cliff Bailey Duo, and this act was crippled through the absence of one of the originals (probably Cliff Bailey himself), who is on the injured list. The act, how- ever, was able to open the show when one of the boys from the "Stepping Stone Revue," on the same bill, assisted the fellow in kilts, who does some twists and falls and concludes with a back-flip on a chair atop several tables. The sub- stitute did quite well in the comedy part of an apparently good routine. Al Burton and Mary Shea scored an applause hit with their novel song offering. The song imperson- ations of various stars by placing their heads through an aperture In the drop over the painted pictures in costume of Al Jolson, Chauncey Olcott, Irene Franklin, Harry Lau- der and others proved a novelty, and this, combined with their excellent singing voices, won them big recog- nition. The "Stepping Stone Revue," which has two mixed couples in songs and dances, was a pleasing number in the third position. The act is neatly set and the dancing, especially of the men, is of big-time calibre. The singing end is capably held up by one of the girls, who dis- played a good singing voice. In which the top notes are especially effective. A neat act from every angle. Frank Willing and Dolly Jordan, with piano and more songs, closed the vaudeville portion. They are of good appearance and won very good applause for all of their efforts ex- cept their character numbers, for which they appeared to be unsuited. "Take a Chance" was the King offering. San Francisco, May 11. The MacArthur In Oakland, for- merly the Ye Liberty, which re- cently closed as the home of road attractions for that city and which has been using a permanent stock company of late opens May 15, with a full week six-act bill from the Bert Levey offices. A general ad- mission of 35 cents will be charged. The house has long been recog- nized as of the finest in the bay region, having the only revolving stage In that city. It la expected that the road shows will go into the Auditorium. Woman Managing on Market Street. San Francisco, May 11. Purchase of the College theatre on Market street by Mrs. Olive and Miss Sylvia Grogg from the College Theatres, Inc., was announced here last week. Miss Grogg will take over the management, the first woman manager of a large Market street theatre. Frank C. Burhans, present man- ager of the house, leaves for Los Angeles soon where he will associate himself with a film concern. Al Bruce's Own Company. San Francisco, May 11. Al Bruce, who has been produc- ing musical comedy shows for Gore Brothers & Lesser in Bakersfield has organized a company of his own and will open at Sacramento May 28. >» San Diego House Back to Loew. San Francisco, May 11. The San Diego Hippodrome, for- merly a Loew house, which has been playing acts from the Bert Levey circuit of late, will revert to the Loew books, May 29. SPORTS LOEWS HIPPODROME. San Francisco, May 11. At Loew's Hippodrome this week Arthur Deagon was the big fea- ture that stood out in a show that went along at a nice pace. Deagon, in fact, was the most pronounced hit seen here In months. His comedy routine and songs, which were somewhat hooked up, are excellently adapted for this class of house. Busse's Dogs started the show and made-4h« kldd'-on giggle. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley were well liked. The melodies on musical glasses taking several encores. Melville and Stetson, Jrs., made a strong bid for applause honors with their accordeon and saxo- phone playing at the finish. Ronatr and Ward offered their talking skit to good rewards. The Wheeler Trio held closing position nicely with a good acro- batic routine, Arthur Deagon ap- pearing wit!i them and doing a head stand and otherwise cutting up for big laughs. Morey, Senna and Dean wem out of the bill. Jack Josephs. Old-time fighters must bemoan their fate when they see what the modern champions <Vrag down for their bit when risking their titles in these days of advanced ideas. Jack Dempsey has pitched his training camp at Atlantic City where for 50 cents anyone so in- clined can get a peek at him going through his daily workouts. Demp- sey's bit for the training period will make some of the purses received by the old-t'mers look like the con- tents of a kid's dime bank by com- parison. Jess Willard, that busi- ness man of the ring, is credited with inventing the idea of capital- izing the training period. able combination to overcome. The Dodgers after their temporary set- back at the hands of the Braves came with a rush and won 11 straight before they were halted. Pittsburgh is breezing along out front in the National League pen- nant race with no ligns of a crack and with a ball club that seems to have found itself with the acquisi- tion of Maranville. The "Rabbit" has put pep and punch Into the Pi- rates and is leading the attack in sensational fashion. The club packs an offensive punch and is strong in all departments. They will have a whole lot to say about the dis- position of the pennant before Sep- tember. Both Yanks and Giants are third in their respective leagues with the Yanks Improving their position a trifle during the past week. Hug- gins has the most powerful offense in either league but the team work doesn't seem to be there. One day the club will get a flock of runs and then slump. Carl Mays has been Huggins' one best bet and seems due for the greatest season of his career. If the other pitchers come around and the club plays the bull rt la capable ofr they should be there or thereabouts when the stretch is reached. Joe Lynch and Pete Herman may be matched for* a summer bout at one of the open air shows in the vicinity of New York during the summer. Lynch has stated evjr since he won the world's bantam title from Herman that New Or- leans Pete can have a return bout whenever he is ready. The local promoters seem a bit wary about big contracts preferring to wait un- til the Dempsey-Carpentier bout is out of the way before spreading themselves. Another summer pos- sibility Is the much discussed r.ocky Kansas-Benny Leonard con- test which Dave Driscoll is anxious to stage at his Jersey ball park during the hot months. The attendance all over the major league circuits proves the public has not allowed the recent back- slidings of a few misguided and badly advised ball players to un- dermine their confidence in the na- tional sport. Thousands of rcoters have attested by their attendance at the games their entire confidence in Judge Landis and the big league favorites upon whom the clouds of suspicion have never cast a shadow. Baseball Is the squarest sport on earth and one with fewer scandals attached to it than any other amusement which is operated and Indulged in by professionals. SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS San Francisco, May 11. The Annette Kellerman Co., which sailed for Australia on the Ventura last week, will open in the J. C. Wil- liamson houses June 1. Besides Miss Kellerman and the 16 artists who accompany her, the Australian tour will include a chorus of girls made up over there. Charles E. Bray, western manager for the Orpheum circuit, returned from a two weeks* stay In the east last week. • Bert Levey has added the park, Paso Robles, to his books. A warrant for the arrest of B. Ezra, also known as A. Rommi and A. Farber, on the grounds that Ezra represented himself as having a lease on the Republic theatre and later secured two projecting ma- chines from the Western Theatre Supply Co., was aworn to last we* In the police court by L. G. Dolllvtr manager of the firm. Dolliver *]« leges Ezra did not have the lease. Jtmmie Lederer la the new ass ant to Barney Hagen, manager the I peal M. Whitmark & Sons* office. He is acting as roadman and- outside representative for the firm. Roy Clair's musical comedy com* pany .opened May 10 at the Hippo, drome, Eureka, for a six weeks* musical comedy stock engagement. He recently closed at Sacramento. "The Bachelors' Evening Home," a new act written by Frt De Bruin. Ford Rush and Nat Gold* stein, was ushered in at the Impc. rial last week. De Bruin and Rush are featured. Nat Goldstein is at the piano. tipped the scales at more than the middleweight limit, the title did not change hands. Harry Mansell, English flyweight, who arrived from the coast this week, after participating in 26 fights in nipe months, has been matched to meet Abe Goldstein in a 15-round bout to a decision, at Manhattan Casino, May 29. The winner has been assured a match with Johnny Buff, recognized flyweight champion of America. The wrestling match last week in which Strangler Lewis lost his title to the aged Pole, Stanislas Zybysco, caused loud comment around the Rialto. Wrestling has been held in doubt for many years. This ex- hibition did not help to eliminate the suspicion with which the sport has been clouded. Lewis mauled the big* Pole around for twenty odd minutes and then suddenly dived for his head, missed and fell, stunned, on his back.' The Pole fell on top of him and the match was over, with a new champion declared. The bet- ting was anywhere from 5 to 8 to 1 with Zybysco on the small end. The wise money had the short end. One bet of $100 to $700 was reported laid the bout would not go 30 minutes. The Original Celtics of New York, claimants of the world's professional basketball championship, defeated the Cohoes team of the State league last week by a score of 31 to 28. The contest was close and hard fought, the two teams never being separated by more than two points until the closing minutes of play when the New Yorkers managed to nose out a victory. Johnny Beck- man, "the Babe Ruth of basketball," and Nat Holman, conceded to be the greatest players in the game, were the shining lights for their teams. Beckman scored 12 points for the Celtics and Holman hung up 13 for Cohoes. Ed Wachter, the Old State league star and coach of the Harvard five the past winter, appeared "in the Spindle City line- up and managed to throw in three baskets from the field and one from the foul line. Wachter is 37 years of age, but looks and acts as young as any of them. When he wants to, he can get around the floor with the speed of a 25-year old boy. to earth. Du Jardin made a brave attempt to right the plane, and had he had 25 feet more, could have done so. The plane struck on the wheels and the bottom of the rad- iator, and was almost completely demolished. Probably no other aviator in the ' country has had more actual flying * experience than Du Jardin. Since I April, 1917, when he enlisted from" Chicago in the army, Du Jardin had spent 16,000 hours in the air as pilot. He had flown from every army field in the country and, during the war, was instructor at Brooks and Kelly fields, with the rank of first lieutenant. Part of the time he served as instructor's instructor. Since his discharge from the army, shortly following the signing of the armistice, Du Jardin has been engaged in exhibition flying. It was he, who a short time ago, made an attempt to land on the Marshall Field Building, In Chicago, and was restrained. Recently, the Du Jardin Flyers, Inc., was organ- ized with young Du Jardin as pres- ident. Exhibition work specialized upon. According to Mr. Royce, stunt man with the flying circus, the advertis- ing campaign and exhibition flying, scheduled during the next two weeks will not be postponed, but will be carried out as planned. The season is young, but it suf- fices to show the Giants they are to get plenty of opposition from Brook- lyn and Pittsburgh during the I um- mer. No ball club with the pitch- ing staff that Brooklyn holds can bo reckoned with ightly. Add to this the esprit de corps that your Uncle Wilbur Robinson has always injected into the men under his command and ^pu have a form id- A. C. BLUMENTHAL & CO., Inc. REALTY BROKERS SPECIALISTS IN THEATRICAL FINANCING. LEASING AND CONSTRUCTION IN THE WEST. 68 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO Henry Irsllnger, who makes claim to the world's middleweight wrest- ling championship and who holds the Lord Lonsdal* belt, earned the right to meet Johnny Meyers of Chicago by defeating JaA Ozar, of Butler, Pa., in a short but hard fought bout last week, at Troy, N. Y. Ozar got the first fall after 21 minutes and 5 seconds, with a body scissors and arm lock. Irs- llnger took the second fall In J6 minutes and 50 seconds, with i headlock. Once he got his headlock on it was easy sailing, as Ozar was completely dazed and groggy. Irs- linger got the third and deciding fall with a headlock after a hard tussle for 15 mini >s. Both times the headlock was applied, Ozar had to bo helped off the mat. The two men hold wins over "Pink" Gard- ner, who is supposed to be the mid- dlewelght champ. Irslinger. dis- posed of Gardner in quick shape two week* ago, but as 'hey both Frank Moran, the Pittsburg bat- tler, who returned to the States this week after a trip abroad in which he K. O/d Joe Beckett and others, will pass the summer at Tom Luther's White Sulphur Springs on Saratoga Lake. He has signed for a bout with Georges Carpentier, the French idol, to be staged in London next September Moran is now in New York, but will go to Luther's the latter part of the month to be- gin training for the big set-to. While no longer a chicken, Moran claims he is in the best condition of his career and has developed a knockout punch that has It all over j his former bacon winning blows. CHICAGO SHOWS. (Continued from page 9) are in line for big time William Dick started off his guitar and sing- ing routine with three Irish ditties. Then he told a few stories, played another Hawaiian number and exited to solid applause. Dick 14 an artist and has a voice sweet to listen to, besides strumming a warm guitar. Lizzie B. Raymond and company* came on sixth with the sketch "Welcome Home." As usual it wal well received. Mason and Bailey, colored comics, singers and hoofers, sold their blackface material as only colored boys can. FronY'the open-* ing line they got at the crowd and when they danced it seemed like every head was spinning, so fast did they manipulate their dogs. The peculiar dialect, all their own. is -a ' standby they can always depend "upon. "Fallen Stars," a rural com- edy, with songs and dances, closed. Peggy Houlton is featured. This fact, or the harmony singing may have been responsible for every one staying till the last. Apollo Trio and Berry and Ttflss were not seen at this show. • Sunday afternoon. May 8, H. E. Du Jardin, aged 22, of Chicago, head of the Du Jardin Flyers, Inc., who have been giving exhibition flights in the city the last ten days and carrying passengers, died at the Deaconess Hospital at Mar- Shalltown, La., from a fractured skull sustained when the plane he was driving from a height of 300 feet, crashed to earth near the old Country Club grounds at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Guy Woods, Fox photographer, of Des Moines, who was with Da Jardin, was badly scratched about the face and sus- tained injuries of the side, but was able to be about the next day. Du Jardin had taken Woods up to give him experience flying in a wind and, when at a height of 300 feet, a stiff breeze struck one side of the plttfie. It made a flat spin The Morette Sisters and Lowry and Prince have been signed as the feature acts at Electric Park, Kan- sas City, by Roy Mack. Besides do- ing their specialties they will leafl numbers. Lowry and Prince were signed for eight weeks, while the Morette Sisters could only accept four, owing to their opening with Billy Watson's "Parisian Whirl." ONE BRIGHT SPOT IN LOS ANGELS** CDSTAV NASN'S BLUEBIRD CAFE E. G. Woods Vaudeville Revue Ben Light's Famous Orchestra. Cuisine and Service Unexcelled. . First Class Talent Always Wanted, ADDRESS E. G. Wood, Bluebird Cafe Los Angeles WHEN IN SAN FRANCISCO MEET ME AT THE PALS GRILL GOOD FOOD FOrUI.AR TRICES Anna lane. Between Fnuell and !»!*««■• CONTINENTAL HOTEL LOBBY