Variety (August 1921)

''' Fiidny, August 5, 1921 > VAEIBTY'B OHIOAaO OFFICE dhiragn STATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDINa i FEDERAL REVENUE TAX EVASION GOING BEFORE GRAND JURY, CHI. 106 Thsatres Implicated—Special Oflficers Gathered Evidence—Sentences For Two Convicted Owners By Landis—Charge $5,000,000 Due. BIG SCANDAL IN OPERA BOX OFFICE V Chicago Company Is Shy Around $50,000, Maybe More o It. <•--- f Ouc liiiujrod and .six riiicago thcu- treH, including logit. vaudevi lo and picture I10USO8, are reported in the net of the fedei-al aiithori'ties who ebarge that S'l.CKKMHK) iu war tax has been v.ifhhed. Special internal revenue poUector.^ working oyt of the office of Collector Cannon are Kaid to have gathered evi- dence over a period of mooth.s and have it now in such shape thai jt is ready for presentation to the federal grand jury. Special Internal Revenue Collector (ioorge X. Murdock has been in cliargc of the investigation. T'nited States District Attorn<'y Charles F. (' ync has appointed a spe- cial prosecutor and has aiinouncrd that the government will s:'ek impris- onment for the more flagrant violators, while all convicted Avill be heavily fined. The cases will be brought in before Federal .Tutlge K. M. Ixindis. Jacob I'aley and Abraham (iross- Dian. joint owner-of the Fmpirc. GTl Bladison street, the first theatre owners to be convicted, will be ar- raigned today before Judge Tiandis for sentence. They were convicted June 4. 1020 of witldiohling S.'.OOI) from tax collected in April and May. 1JM1». r'oMUsol for the incii argued that they are not :utively direftiug the theatre, altliou;;li it wns ad- mitted that (Iro--suiau lias iiumey in- vested. FASHION SHOW'S FINISH (.'Iiicago. Aug .*>. A fashion show !)ooked and pro- duced by Mollis Silvers, (ainc to an end :ast week at the Woodlawu Cufe. meut [tark, had a beautiful float in the pariide of the **l*ageant of Prog- ress." The float, designed by Eugene Cox. won first prize. MANY ROUTES GIVEN BY CHIGACO'S ASS'N White City's Float Wins Prize < '!ii( :jgo. Au'.;iis| :5. "WIrfe <'ii'-. Ilie saiif'i side's :)iniis >■ "ELI," The Jeweler Sp(>'i,il Dis;>unt I.) Trrf. Miners wjiKN IN ( nuvr.o Rtaie-I.nkc Ttipntrr lllilff. Cironml l<lo<ir Next Season Looks Bright In Middle West—Usual Contract 20 Weeks Chicago. Aug. 3. The prospect with the vaudeville artist in the middle west for the sea- son of 1021-22 seems to be much brighter than it has been in past years. The Western Vaudeville Man- agers' Association bookers and the 15. F. Keith Western have been con- centrating for the past few weekk >n the (-om|>ilation of routes, and now announce they have issued up to date play or pay contracts for 20 weeks or more to ^lax Bloom and Alice Sher, Ballhort Trio, Mrs. Kva Fay. "Touch and Time," 'M}-od Medicine!" '"Come On Hod." Loan :in«l <Vanston. PiH'ks Animated Illock Heads, Five Avallos. .Toseph K. liernard and Co.. (Jeorge Morton, Do Camerons, Cook and \'ernon. Harold and Jean Chase Co.. Fields and Harrington, Fisher and Lloyd, Fisk and Tiloyd, Hirsch- off's Fantasy Revue. Van and Ver- non. Jack Ceorge Due. Jack (Jregory Trio, Joio and Harrison. Hal John- s')n and Co., Hanson and Burton Sis- ters, Leroy and Mabel Hart, Hedley Trio. Kenney-Mason and School. Ken- nedy and Davis. Maxwell (Juintet, •Mexandria Melford Trio, Melo-Dance Co.. Billy Miller and Co., Nippon Due. "The (Question." Crny and Fox, Rose King Tri >. "Smiles." Alf Ripon, Ross and I'o-s, Royal Haimoiiy Five. ('has. Seamou. Tilyou and Rogers. Tyler and St. Claire, Winter (;arden Four. Burt Walton, Monroe Bro*.. Coscia and Verdi, Flanders and But- ler anil Minstrel Monarchs, while many more acts have rereived shorter routes of from four to 10 weeks. Chicago. Aug •The dirt" in affairs uf the Chi- cago Opera Company, managed for years in a rather haphazard manner with Harold F. McCormick paying the bills, has at last begun to come out. The lirst public intimation that all was not ait it should have been came with a veiled statement involv- ing an alleged discrepancy of between $:iS.(K)0 and .STiO.fKM) in box oflice ac- couuis extending over a period of six or seven year.'^. Atidilors have been given the books and the amotint is expej-ted to reach i j^^ a staggering totjil. The work is be- j ing carried on in extreme sr»crecy be- ' cause of th<> company's campaign, ! now on, to giiin 500 guarantors will- ing to risk $1,000 a year each for five years on the operas success. Spearman Lewis. ]',ress director, has issued a statemest asserting that no prosecutions will follow, stressing the point that the alleged discrepancy is an inheritance from the former regime and waa discoverwl by (leorge M. Spangler. formerly of the Chi- cago Association of Commerce, who is now business diroctor of the eom- pany's affairs. Mr. Si)angler. .Mary (Jarden. artistic director, and .Mr. McComick arc all now in I'.uroi*;-. Mr. Spangler has ordered a com- plete reorganization of the bo^ nlUce staff and may cxtcn<l the house-lean- ing tiiroughout the organi'/alion. Since the inception of o|iera in Chi-ago. originally guaranteed by a Broui) of millionaires, rumors have been c;irrcnt of gnift and corruption throughout the organization. Cliques and (l:u(iucs have existed <lespite <'f forts to eliminate them, and "soft" money is said to have been spicud from the prop boy up the s;ale. GAS GETS CON'S GOAT (Continued From Page 5) You don't need no road sii^ns at all. AH you got to do is pull up in front of a gas station, take a flash at the sign and you can tell in a iiiinuLe where you are. When wo left the ^us around here was goin for two bits a gallon but it jumped a peg every ten miles. At Saratoga it was quoted f. <». b. I'ontico Hills at IIO ceulK. At fiake (Jeorge it had incrcaseil with the mileage and the oil was riin- iiin it lie: k and nc( k. I suppose if we went far eiiou;;!i it v. ould bt" cheaper to burn Haig and Haig. The hotels along the line were all hollerin tnrtrder claimiii that every- body was l)lasin right into Canada and those that didn't we;e tiikin trail- ers and tents along ami < (loliin their own grub. We had plenty of excitement along the route but believe me a guy now i a days runniu a light roadster has got take the ditch wben them road hogs corain from the opposite direc- tion, breeze past. All they want l.s all of the road and about three fourths of the ad- joining acre. T hope I live long enough to gather enough jack to buy a truck so I can take it out for an airin and run them birds up all the trees. Just outside of Little Falls after it had been rainin a bit one of them new I Ttarney Oldtields comes tnarin along I in a toiirin car. He's right behind a I big truck which suddenly slops dead. i This birti is punchin the bag with a I girl on the front scat and rolls up nearly on top of thr» truck before he K»'es it. He starts to turn into the ] ditch but changes his mind and g!ve<i the wheel another turn the other w:iy. ; He roll« ace deuce and skills rle.iu ; a( ross the road aide swipes a g;iy ; who was couiin up about l'» utiles a'l I hour. The first thing he Aooh nf\<^v climb in out of the mess is to bawl out t'.it guy he hit and itart takiu hia aumb'T. TluR warj too much for me and "/■*• iiiato v.'ho were just i»;uk of the s!;id- der so we Nutted in and told I lis innocent one to sue him and that v.c would be N> ir.ics-Ht's for hiiu. The other guy says if you want to siu* lie go .mIkvkI but the line forms on the rigiit. I'm a bankrupt and thitt car belongs lo my wife. They finally I>ntche<l it up. with the bankrupt telliit him to have (he dautage fixed and aend him the bill. He fell for it and drove away sp.tislied. The guy then grins at us and says you're u couple of pro- fessiiuial witnc^sea but that one time you were cheated out of a good job. Tomato jumped out of our coffee grinder and popped him on the jaw and the last I seen of him the dame was pourin water out of his o-.vn h.it down the back of his neck. I had some hnart to hourt (tiiks with Tomato along the way and T feel sorry forthenextsmart guy (l.:»t trici to take liiiu out for a ni«e ^oft racket like fight'n and teach Liin Iiow to throw hiM back up in front (»f home chump at a one hing carnival. He'a anxious to tight again so I am lookin for a match for bim and expect to stage another open air show at the ball park this uiouth. I feet sorry for Kddie Mead on account of Fiynch fosin his title back lo Heruuiu but he was a chump to mislay hia mascot and not send her lhrt#«e ducketH. Remember me lo Riff and don't go down hills with your <lutch out. Your ohl pal. Th« laUtt In M«n'» Furnishinot can bm had at 21 No. Clark St. CHICAGO M«zt Do»r U COLt'MlUA TMKATBB YOU VE TRIED THE REST "THE 13th CHAIR Door to Colonial Theatre. 30 99 W Naxi Billy NOW TRY THE BEST PETE" Soteros W. RANDOLPH ST.. CHICAGO THK FOI.I.OWINfi lll':\l»l.1\i:i<H ATK IIKKK l..%ST WKKIi:— l-^lKtoii—Fr«!ililir (»oiKt«> i»Vi<(iiii;iri-;--*»nirl«»y •~<.<vv«ri»'W-^r-;l.v3v* l!!ai!:*yrf!— Kr.vnoidH iinil I>4innr|ciin— iSill i>nolr>- aiul llrlfn Storej—Tarrlton and llrliftT— !(iiy ttnyni;>it(l— l^w OurkKtadrr and LIrd Itrotli^rw EABL'S NEW PARTNER Chicjjgo, Aug. '*. 1 As he coultl not consummate a deal j with (ieorge O'Brien of New York to | esfttblish a booking oflice here. Lew \ Karl has entered int(. partnership j with (iuy IVrkins. Ferkins at prca- j ent is western manager for Horowitz i & Kriius. an<l prior to that wns with • the i'liari"s Nelson ageii y. The new i-on( ern will be known a> Karl /w For- ' kins. HOUSES OPENING F. F. Proctor's (Irand. Albany, clo.sed for the summer for lli.' li;>t : tlm;» since it was built, will reop'Mi | Labor Day. according to the state- , menL uf .Manager Josej)!) F. Wallace. •• — 1,1 iho Heart of the liUh Ward" CiTRO's Restaurant 1014 SOUTH HALSTED STREET, CHICAGO Italian Table d'Hcte li.iv» Ix-en nix murders .'trid ten l)i)iiibs williin t»>n bl(»< k.i of this In Hit iiDMihs— but. lion t l<t tl.at iut<'rf»*ie witli your dinner. in niihonii;! witli t)ir Apjiclif.^ of »'iiit;«mi. N(.>TK:- Tb<T^ l» 111' 43lo<>a STATE ST R^r:!-'r. 33^2 LARGEST AND BEST EQUIPPED POSING ROOMS IN THE COUNTRY '... f^ A N D PIANO f-" U R N I ;> H E D FOR A I I M L S I C A I. ACTS ALL KINDS OF SCENERY AND SPOT LiGI-iT. OPEN 3UNDAyS FROM MAY llth SEASON 1921 TO SEPT. 18th. EMILE DE RECAT Presents "SMILES OF 1921' ):•>< l«iMt«'d Mii<i«iriil F.\truvH(if«n7n Willi frologu^. Two Artu nnd Ten Svrt\rn. I"«|ii,l.iiK .\„ All Slur TjisI tind ii KiMiqurt of Twontj-four .Am*Tl««ii ItcuutiM. AT RIVERVIEW, CHICAGO DE\I. WITH THE AKTIST SCENERY OPERATED BY 3 SCENIC ARTISTS 15-17-19 West 20rh Street, CHICAGO NOTICES TO 310 rContinued From Fage .'| place tdose now in office. A meet- ing wa's-'s^iiiv-Ttuic*!' for -ThiMsdrxy of I this w<'ek of the appolnled ((fficeis, trustees and commilte<'men. 'A. The present incumbents <an- ni»t he impeached Ity anybody oilier tluiu the prevent e\o(iitiv<' boaid. v.ir.cli consists of r_'. Ill'- -r.-Kiiciils" lijiviii'^' a lun.iorll.v of eight .MfhooKli the .Miitcru t";icti(iii lolus-il 'o rc-i«M W<Mliie-(l:iy ii v;is n!i>"nc>l ;i? iiiiioii he;id<iM;illcrs lli'i'- vv.'- .'. ; (•:,!<.!<' juts- sibiliiy t!ie ci^Mit i.ilsii.i « Isiii;;'' lli'ir niiiuls fiVf-r i:;;:!;' :ir.<l y .1.1 to the coii-'M-vilt ive.-'. Tlic iH'M.ds.rl -iilisli- tiitc hoiird i< !•' !•" ii t i':iii'«.i ;nv mim ; if ;,1|..\\«m1 to t;iKc cfii.-.'. iiiiid'' ii;) ' r»r 11*11 'yn'.w I'mTii lli<' • .,i.-r,\ :it ;\ »• ni.<l r;i<I:( ill -i(l'^. 4. :;i() \\:\. f!i!:"(l •'••vvij the ]:i<. po-^.d L'O )><■;• <-<'nl 'H* ii -:'!iir"<-- for ih'' Icu' I'li'l -'isili tlini- \ iiiidf'v 'll(> ;;nd F,lo;;f;'. IV li.tM:.' I".-'-. The JO pep (iVi! 'Mi ;>iri>ii, ;lli,<''- til' t\\'> W'i'Ks' Mi'ii''" ''11' "lit 'r'!<'>-(|;iy «.f !;isl week. Tlii - li'-. ..ii, - cffi .live Tii — htv. All-. !». .". S<.;n'' 1.J(K^ 'ii:is'f;ir, :irc :\[ f(. <((.(! liv ill'' t wo V, .M.; ,' i:f.ti«" ill I li" \ ;ni'i('\ ill" ;iii(l )i!< t n r' li"ii- «• -. IIiCA- iiiiiiv of tl:.'-.' will w.ilk 'till ;-; pru'il in.iti' :|1. It '• - 'lini^lir tlic I:ii«<';' H.irl u i'l Jo < «i>f tli<- ' nt iiinlcc ||i(< picMtit < (iiidit iiMi-;. • ;. 'I'll'' |iliOt'* i.f tii»i-.p iiiUv'ciMn'- \\]in u;ilk out will 1»« 'illcd hv n\\\ of - to'.viL inM^i'-iiiii- \s \f'W York i- Mil ' oncij'" town Mow. will) the |or;il out of the .\iiiei icMii I'l-d'-r.it ion of :\iiisi. ;:iiis. th' io.;ii (M. M. IV r .".lOi vvill Mot 1)1- in ;i position to n\t jrcf t'» ;uiv out of town union men' coming in to l;ik«' llie po-ls I'-ft vn- rrint. 7. The Keith. T.oew. >fo>'< nn«l Fox hoiise.M are pi<'pnr<'d to meet anv einernency thiif might nri^e in filling lli''ir orcTirstra (juofaa. THE TIME IS DRAWING NEAR 50 50 50 ACTS K.jI biiink**t ronlnictii for 20 wr*U.>< or nuir«» from tlie aeen'!•'■ llsteil be| DID YOU? ANY ONK OK TIIK AOKNCIK.^ nP:i.(J\V CAN* OKT IT TOR y6V. IF ITS SPKKP YOU WANT —WIIITB OR WIRE. Helen Mitrpby Suite 306 Woods Thcatro Bldg. Burt Cortelyon Acrary 1607-08 Masonic Temple Charles Nelson Agrnrj Suite 609 Woods Theatre Bldg. 'Powell & Danforth AKMey lac. Suite 302 Loop End Bldg. Eai^e & GolibBHtii Suite 504 Loop End Bldg. Tom Powell Aftnry Suite 304 Woodt Theatre Bldg. Earl & O'Brien iry Suite 302 Woods Theatre Bldg. Jess Freeman Suite 1413 Masonic Tcmp!(i Harry W. Sp-ngold Acrn«*y Suite 405 Woods Theatre Bide* Lew Goldberg Arrary Suite 305 Woods Theatre Bldg. Billy Jackson Airenry Suite 504 Loop End Bl'Jg. ,J Beehler & Jacobs AcMirj Suite 307 Woods Theatre Bldg. i The above agencies, in Chicago, booking exclusively with W. V. M. A., B. F. Keith (Western) and all affUi- ated circuits. YOUR NEW YORK AGENT CANNOT BOOK HERE DIRECT