Variety (June 1921)

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^!^^^^^i^P"P^ VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE ^m an Jf ramijfco Friday, June 24, 1021 PANTAGES THEATRE BUILDINQ r=a.'«" :^= .."'•I SAN FRANCISCO SHOWS PAITTAGES, FRISCO _ Ban FrnnclHco, June 22. come tQ I'antages intact thin weok. The switching eliminated T>eonnrd and Willard and Charles and Mayme liutters. They were replaced by C'amilla'fi liirds and Hugo Lutgens at the first show and at the second show Ithoda and Crampton were added. The arrangement worked out sat- Ififactorily, but not much enthusiasm was displayed or expected from the few present for the early acts. " The house was fairly well fill#d for "Not Yet Marie," headlining in last position. With William Ed- ^munds featured It entertained and boosted the Pan average. Will H. Armstrong in "The Bag- gjigeman" still goes well. The fa- miliar vehicle retains its old-time comedy punch, and Armstrong's Foy imitation is the nearest thing to the original ever seen here. Miss Smith Is good looking and handles her assignment creditably. Grace Hayes and her company were on third. She possesses a clear soprano, and with Cyril Mockridge at the piano offered a pleasing sing- ing routine. At the finish she gave some production numbers to a fine Bend-off. Hugo Lutgens worked strenuously with his Swede preacher monolog in Bccond spot, but with little return. Camilla's Birds, attractively pre- sented, opened successfully. Josephs. ORPHEUM, FBISCO San Francisco. June 22. The Orpheum program this week is a hummer. It starts with a wal- lop and ends with a bang and has plenty of sparkling comedy in be- tween. Bradley and Ardine, appear- ing sixth, provided class with their prettily staged and speedily execut- ed danc»8 and tied up the show with their acrobatic proclivities. John Irving Fisher was tremendously ap- playded for his piano playing and his grin, which appears silly at the outset, develops into producer. Trixie Friganza, headlining, was In rare form and looked stouter than ever In striped costumes designed to accentuate her size. Her routine, while not appearing to consume as much time as formerly, contains more speed, and her success was more pron.mnced than e*er. "Summertime," a mt...orious farce hraded by Lewis Nilson with a ca- llable cast, elicited good laughs in third Rosition. Frank Mathews and Ada Ayres, with a talkinp: ?'kit anent a tightwad, received hearty ap- plause. The wise-cracking material and its handling scored almost con- tinuous laughs. Ilo.se Clare, well known locally, re- ceived flowers galore, giving second Kj>ot quite some importance. Miss Clare is dainty and her effective do- livery of talk written around a fu- turistic* idea carrying a good com- e<ly punch, registered soundly. V'an Horn and Inez, in closing po- sition, diiln't lose many, while their Kpoedy revolving stunts on rollers nn<l the neck spin drew applause. In opening position Homer Komainogot over big with stunts on swinging trapeze and rings. In t^fth position I'Mdio l?or(l( n in "On FiftVi Avenue' easily repeated last week's suceess. I'.ordrn's own reei-ption being even tnoie inonouneed. Josephs. .laughs In the entire vaudeville sec*- [tion came in the closing spot with Al Ctamble and company. The com- pany is a 'good looking 8tral;:Tht man. Gamble gets most of his laughs In the audience before climb- ing on the stage for his rapid cal- culating stunts. He Is a wizard with the figures and injects quite a little comedy Into his mathematical demonstration. Toto Hammer In a novel contor- tion act was In the opening posi- tion. He Is assisted by a comely girl and effective setting. The one- legged rope skipping with the other leg around his neck was one of the outstanding feats and was ap- plauded. Helen Vincent offered three songs III the second spot. A "blueg" com- edy number and a ballad comprise her routine. MLss Vincent hardly showed enough with her present frame-up to qualify as a distinctive single turn. She passed quietly. Bernlce L#a Barr and Beaux fol- lowed with more singing. Five young men are the* "beaux" pait of an act that does not give value for the salary involved in an act carry- ing so many people. "Do You Ever Think of Me?" by one of the boys, received merited applause. A Frisco Imitation by another fell short, as did some old gags Injected during the running. Miss La BaiT is an attractive girl and leads an old-fashioned number with the boys behind her at the finish, but to only fair returns. The Diaz troupe of wire-walkers were fourth. One youth and three girls go through a familiar routine of wire feats. The male member is the principal performer, •the girls merely filling in with some lighter work and aiding in the picture. One of the best novelties the King show has shown In months was offered In the current show, "Wrong Number." It came in Dorothy Neville's number, a lullaby to little Lillian Ruggero. Lillian, a.rhlld not more than five, created g« r.uifi'^ sur- siiiy ai me prlse When she stepped from 'he a good laugh I cradle and in prlmar donna style rendered an operatic nmnber. The child wn^j '» sensaticu and had every bod) talking. FRISCO'S FILM CO. Local Corporation to Mako Pictures and Dissolva SEND WEST FOR GIRLS Fanchon and Marco Want ters From Mrs. Wriyht's Chorit- School San Francisco. June 22. Establishing somewhat of a precedent Fanchon and Marco have sent out this way for additional girls for their chorus, from the Anita Peters Wright school. Already eight of Mrs. Wright's girls are ruembers of the Fanchon and Mareo show in Broadway; four morr^ being .scheduled to Join them soon. Mrs. Wrieht left for the east List week where she will aid Fanelion and Marco in protlucing new dances. San Francisco, June 22. Organization of picture producing company for San Francisco was an- nounced last week by S. D. Adkis- 8on. assistant manager of the. T^oVfr mont Hotel and vice-president of the new comi)any which is to be known as the Krag Productions Co. The scenery of Northern California and San F'rancisco will be utilized as settings for productions. The company according to the officials represents something entirely new in the movie industry. Two picture are to be made and dis- tributed after which the organization will immediately dissolve and go out of business. The scenarios of the plays, "The Pathfinder' and "The Garden of Life" have been written by S. K. Johnson who will also direct the filming. NEGOTIATING FOR OFEEA San Francisco, June 22. Negotiations are under way* with the California Opera Comixiny of Los Angeles, recently organized by William G. Stewart, for a visit to San Francisco. It is planned to obtain the company for a two-weeks .stay at the Curran commencing July 4. The offer for such arrange- ments has already been made but not yet accepted. A season of opera in Los Angeles during July has been contemplated by Stewart. Whether San Francisco will see the artists this summer depends on the decision to be made by the or- ganizer. "The Fortune Teller." "Fra Dia- volo,^' "Dorothy" and "Carmen" are scheduled for the southern city. EUGENE C. EBEY STEPS OFF San Franci.sco, June 22. Quietly evading friends and re- latives in Oakland, Eugene C. Ebey, treasurer of the Fulton theatre and Ruth Abbott, Piedmont society girl, were married In the East Bay city last week. The newly weds departed for the south following the ceremony and will return to Oakland to make their permanent home. The bride is prominent in social circles of the bay region and was recently graduated from a private training school while the bride- groom besides being trea-surer of the Fulton is the son of the hou.se's manager, George Ebey. No one knew of the wetlding until the Justice made an announcement to the press. HIP, FRISCO .San Francisco, June 22. Plenty of empty seats at the Hip- po«lrome Sunday due to the pleasant we.ither and outdoor lures, but the bill was enjoyable. Santry and Norton, a mixed couple, working together through- out, offered a series of ballroom dance.s, concluding with the familiar neck swing. A feature of the rou- tine Is its brevity and speed. CJulfport and Brown, a couple of colored fellows with excellent sing- ing voices and comedy dancing, sc- eured a hit with fun-making, while their tnlk is also good for laughs; but the routine sliould hoUl more Finding. '•V .'ikfast for Tl'Tei;* i'c? .t V.ifrhon farce wherein plenty of hoaU sup- plied good laughs. Lynne Sherlock Is featured, with Harry Codaire also standing out in a souse character role. Lewis and Thornton, .a clever Yld- di.*ih looking •^♦^mic and an axcellent KlraiKht man, scored a hit with good talk material .nud singing ability. Tho Leach Wallin Trio closed well. Josrphs. CALLED THEM "HAMS" Members of King Co. Cause Arrest of ♦♦Johns" San Francisco. June 22. Two alleged "Johnnies" who, ac- cording to the compl.ainanta, in- sisted on calling them "hams," were arrested in front of the Casino last week at the request of Misses Bessie Hill and Madeline Hill of the Will King show. Bessie Hill, who is playing leads at the Ellis street house, accu.sed both men of annoying her and her sister while they were walking home after the evening perfonnance. \ The men who gave the names of Arthur Turner and Jo.seph Gcrniano were brought before the court who dismi.s.sed the former and foun<1 the latter guilty of disturbing the peace. LOEWS CASINO. San Francisco, J\me 22. The Will King show p.-ovideTl praetitally all the entertainnienf at the Casino this we<k, and thi« de- spite the fact tli.'it live vaucNville acts in( cede tho King ofl'«iing. The speeiulty bill was anoth'T e.x.iinple of how a regular road show can be ruined by switching for a loeal en- gagemeii't. The Hip p'Seks its bill Jrom Th»; two irx-oniing shows, what the Hip doesn't want Casino gets. The enrr*^nt Ca-^ino bill robbed of all comedy. Tho .'ind the was only BUDDY WALTON TO WED San Francisco, June 22. Buddy Walton, recently at the Orpheum, this city, last week an- nounced her engagement to I..ieuten- ant Eugen Dmitri Zailonzeff, n. Rus- sian, whom she met a shoit while ago during her stay in San Francisco. Prior to the oveithrow of the Uussian monarchy. Lieuten- ant Zadonzcff was a baron in his native co\jntiy. He later h'ft Russia for It.ily where he served with tlje air forces dm'ing the war. The date for the m.irriage ii.us not yet been set. Charles Pincus, Husband !<an l-'iancisco. Jun*; -2. Charles Pin. us, house m.tn.tger of the C.'.lifornia, Joined the ranI^^ <if hushajids .June 6 by wedding Viola Jacobi, young society girl cf ihis city. ILL AND INJURED Robert Bonlel In the American Hospital, Chicago, due to an auto- mobile accident. He will be laid up for at least two weeks. Betty Tascott, wife of Ted Koehler, is in a local sanitoripm wilh^fi&rvous pnostration. Arthur J. Horwitz entered Dr. Stern's sanitarium Tuesday and un- derwent a minor operation. He will recuperate at Atlantic City, prob- ably leaving for the shore next week. Willie Morris, Jr., Is out of Dan- ger following his bad fall at Saranac Lake, N. Y. He may be brought home the end of this week. Mrs. Charles Middleron (Spell- myer) is at St. Vincent's hospital. New York, recovering from an operation performed Wednc?aday. Adelaide French, confined to her home In I*aterson, N. J., for several days with an ulcerated jaw, has re- covered. Fred Zweifel, who underwent an operation at tho I'ost Graduate Hospital, New York, last week, Is reported recovering. Nils Granlund, the Loew pub- licity agent, was operated on for appendicitis Tuesday morning at the Van Cortlandt Hospital, New York. Granlund will remain there for several days. Carrie Watts (Mrs. Tommy Toner) was operated upon June IK .-it .St. VlncenfH Hosj)it;\l, Phil;"l. 1- phia. Mr. Toner is of Alexandii and Toner. Their Philadelphia home is 52t> South 54th street. Bell Sullivan, for 25 years In the employ of Proctor's theatres and a member of the stage force of Proc- tor's Grand Albany, is convalescing from two broken ribs, but fxpects to be able to resume his duties when the theatre opens in September. SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS San Francisco, June 22. Will King, who leaves the San Francisco Casino for his annual va- cation July 9, will only rest until August 7. The present King com- pany TvH! go intact .to the MacAr- thur in Oakland for a season of mu- sical comedy stock, opening Aug. 21. Miss Clair Starr (King's wife) Is tho only member of the present company who will remain hehlnd. She will, supervise company No. 2, now being organized for the Casino. Jack Russel, formerly in vaudeville, has been secured for the new com- pany. He will share the comedian honors with Henry Shumer, former director of the Alcazar, who will also aid in the direction of company No. 2. Farces will be principally used by Miss Starr's organization. I Friday evening, Jif)ne 24, the third performance of "Les Trois Bo.ssus'* will be-given at La Gaite FranoaiseL this city, with a number of promU noni local artists in the cast. T. C. Reavls Is putting the Cline In Santa Rosa through a period of reconstruction. Interior and exte- rior decorations are in line for the house. The Marmlen Sisters, at the local Orpheum last week, who have been accompanied on their Western trip by their mother, were joined by their father this week, who arrived here from New York to spend his 25th wedding anniversary with tho family. The Witmark Trio of San Fran- cisco, consisting of Jlmmie Lederer, i baritone; Barney Hagan, lead, and ' Bobble Toft, tenor, has occupied high billing In several of the leading houses of the Bay region during the past few weeks with their songs. This week Paul Ash has them work- ing In with the orchestra at the Loew State In Oakland. Roy Clair opened last week at the White in Fresno with a musical comedy stock review for the sum- mer season. The house plays Or- pheum bills and road shows in the season. Loew's State at Sacramento closed last week for the summer. The Lyric, on Fillmore street, showing a straight picture policy, changed hands again last week. Ben Burman, of' the Waterson, Berlin & Snyder offices, married several weeks ago In this city, is honeymooning in the South with his wife. Eddie J. Mather, stage manager of tho New Orleans Orpheum, ar- rived in this city last week In charge of 30 Chinese members of the crew of a Russian vessel which, after lying off the coast of Cuba, was brought mto an American port and the crelv made ready for depor- tation upon completion of arrange- ments by Angel Island authorities. Olga Harting, San Francisco girl, who for several seasons played In. vaudeville and then left for the East, where she joined the Flo Zieg- feld beauty chorus, after which she became more or less famous through her marriage and startling divorce from Donald F. Mackay, II, mil- lionaire New Yorker, is back in this [ city after an absence of several I years. P«at Casey, accompanied by Cal Griffith, Chicago's Orpheum repre- sentative, reached town last week. Aside from shattering golf records, no other startling .innouncements are expected from Ca.sey's visit at this time. NEW ACTS Paul Decker in sketch, with Ade- line O'Connor, Irank \V. Taylor, (Jeorgc Parks. Will Morrisey has starteil woik on a new revue framed for the small time Including two m«'n and two women playing nndei the title of Mill Morrisrys Comics. Mor- ri.sey will not appear in the act Sam Howa!<l (ltr»»t1ier of Willi* and Eugene Howard an<l f()rmeri.\ with the Bell Roy Trio), with LilUar) IVorwo^vl. t\vu-iv^t.j Raymond Bond will revive his former two-act "Remnants," ap- pearing >\ith Eleanor Magnuson. Morrisey and Young, two men, singing and comedy. Maurice Samuels, who recently tried out a comed.v-dramatic sketch "A Page From Life," has discarded it and will return to his former vehicle, "A Day at Ellis Island." Horn and Dexter, man and woman, with Julian Horn (formerly with "Snapshots"). Rose Bell (Rcse and Lee Bell), and Pauline Saunders (Bowers and Saunders), skit. Edgar Atchison-Ely will return to vaudeville in "Billy's Tombstones" next fall, having been offered Shu- bert bookings. The farce playlet has not been used for four years. Ely originally played In the piece as a three-act play under Shubert man- agement. Henry Marshall (.songwriter) and Ina Williams ('Midnight Round- ers"), two-act. Jack Waldron (formerly with Emma Haig) and .Sheline Carlton (formerly in cabaret), two-act. Fern Rogers, single. Goslyn twins, both late of' the Harry Carroll revue. Arthur Franklin and Bell Tilden in skit, Johnnie Le Fevre with Marion Lawrence. The Four Brownskins (four wom- en in brown face), singing and piano. Jack W^aldon and Thelma Carl- ton, singing and dancing. Tom Dingle and Patsy Dclaney. Martha White, from burlesque, singing. Arthur Franklin and Billy Til- den. piano act. Correll Sisters, two girls, with Gladys Correll (Gilroy, Dolman and Correll). Fox and Venetta. two-act. Bcntcl' Bros., xylophone players and song and dance. Edytho Baker, single piano turn, prior to appearing in a production (Rose & Curtis). Jack Waldron, with Thelma Carl- ton. (Joslyn Twins and Dean Moore. Vivian Marie Connors in a three- I people playN't. Miss Connors is a I 10-year-old child actress. Donn.'i Mon?r.i!i, new »>nglo t\n*n. Jimmy "Duffy, with 'The Four Cherubs," a girl quartet. Ruby Wallace and Sam Ward (not th9 songwriter), in a comedy- song and talk turn. The Six Brown Brothers have ac- cepted summer booki. ?s in the New York Keith houses. The act has been out of the two-a-d y for sev- eral seasons, appearing In Dilling- ham productions. They recently closed with "Tip (Top" and will re- turn to that attraction when it takes to the road in the fall. Ocfavia Handworth and Co. in sketch, four players, special scenery and electrical efTeets. written bv John n Collin'^. MARAIAGE (Miss) Billie Bell (Browns Batl.- ing Girls) will be married June 28 to Jo8ei)h A. Dargesss, non-profes- sional, in St. Anthony's Church. Larry Meehan (Bender and Meehan) to Gertrude Newman at Cleveland, June 16. Miss Newman is In vaudeville. Frank Wolf, Jr., Philadelphia vaudeville agent, to Bernlce Mel- chert, June 21. Goldlt^De Mllle ("Broadway Brev- ities") to Bob Reaves, connected with the Klnkade hotel, Oklahoma Cltv Okla William Taylor (Taylor Triplets) and Gladys R. Hoke (Hoke Sisters) in St. Louis, June 15. Jack Colon Patton to Loretta Marks, June 22, at St. Malachy'a Church, New York. The newly- weds appear together in vaudeville as Patton and Marks. The wedding invitations " were sent out by the parents of the brlde^ Mr. and Mra Joseph E. Marks, Jane Duker, Hippodrome com- pany, to Coles C. Wisely. Sella- Floto circus, in Portland, Maine. June 14. BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nord- strom, a .son, Clarence, June 13. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Bryhn, at their home, 316 South First street. Rock- ford. III., May 21. a daughter. Mrs. Bryhn was formerly professionally known as Margaret Vinton. ENGAGEMENTS Edmund Breese, "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" (Wm. Harris. Jr.). Sidney B 1 a c k m e r, "Varying Shores" (.Sam H. Harris). 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