Variety (September 1921)

Friday, September 30, 1921 VARIETY i SAN FRAVOIBOO OTFIOES PAirTAaiB THBATSB BUILDIHO SAN FRANCISCO SHOWS OBPHEUM, FBI8C0 San Francisco, Hept. 28. With Fraucis X. liuKhinan and Bererlj Btyne in "Poor llich Man" again toppinf, the current program made ''"oti -nrcrtaif.in' ut. Sammy Lee with liii: L .dy Friends and WillicBi Hulligan Hplit toe display type at th^ bottom of the billing while Harry and Kinma Hharrock also •njoyed conspicuoiiH rypp in tho *•♦• li- ter. Comedy and novelty arc the distinguishing fcaturcH of the frnine. up, but the singing element in light. Ttie Lee offering Htood out. It lacks somewhnt in *pretentiou8nes8. but this is easily made up by Lee'.s clever, sprightly dancing. The Ijudy Friend.s were warmly received in their special- tiea, neatly and capably handled. The girls are Peggy Hart, FUie Tiombard, Alice *Pafe and Belle Fimchon. William Halligan in •Ilighlowbrow" proved an amusing novelty in the No. S spot. Hnlligan has a capital knack of comedy character portrayal to en- hance his HtoricH and his comic asides are laughable. The supporting cast is good although the strength of the turn is Halligan. The Sharrooks down next to closing put over their usual comedy smash with the laughable mind reading stuff. Kewarded with howls and a tumult of applause. Arthur Millard and Minnie Marlin delivered a hit in the second spot. Their success would have been even more pronounced in a taler posi- tion which they »\»uld easily hold. They are strung on appearance and M'in from the start with a wedding number followed by a series of cos- tume songs with atmospheric inciden- tals for roch. finishing with a Bowery number that had the house clamoring for more. Tonic (Jrey and Company ;;ot some laughs with blackface comc<ly in u hospital setting and stopped the show toward the finish with his dancing. Leon Gniitier's ••Bricklayers" turned out to be an exceptionally strong dosing number, holding interest to the curtain. AJ Grant and Ben Wallace opened the show. The boys neatly dressed in Tuxedos start with snxaphones and fo into acrobatics, finishing with a Btartling toe to toe feat which brought themrbig applause. The Bushman and Bayne feature repeated succeHsfully. It is a draw in the billing and makes good on the ■tage. Josephs. * LOSW'S HIF, FRISCO 8an Francisco, Sept. 28. fudging from the mere handful present at the first show Sunday this Crformauoe starting at 12:45 might eliounated. especially during th« ftne weather. It was disheartening to ▼iew the acU offer their warea in nechanieal way and beat it without nttcmpting to return for rewards. Ukmh and Goodrich, mixed couple with Attractive drapes, offered ball room dancing in opening poaition. Bert AAtr ran through his talk swiftly in tlw next spot. Lyle and Emerson, Blxed t^am wifh drop representing aotel corridor have flirtation opening and novel telephone bit, the man dia- P»«S»^KOod voice at finish. »Uhoney and Talbert, Yiddish comic and straight, passed through nicely on cjmM* and excellent singing voices, the b^gest laughs for their talk com- Mf from straight man himself. Knndamour h2d larger i^dionce t^f ms handcuff and other escape stunU in closing position, giving smooth per. PANTAOBS, PEISCO San Frandsco, Sept 28? i*L^i'*?n^*y' ^^"^ ■*>»*nt from bm iJEfi}***.. •" "»« «how ran shy on ^^A 5°*. ""^^^^^i^^ was well laid «ut and fast moving entertainment *v>m!5''v^^'« *^^ <^^o- corraled the tZ^, ^**°i**'^ without any difficulty. Jof fK "■!*'• T°°y featured with this rilSi ^i?«.* veteran artist His ffiL^'t^' l'^.!? d"P^«y«d in talk and in/^!?' ^^^^ ^*» parents. Alterant- cle^er SfroK^?-^*'*' ^°^ ^«"PJ^ with Wi inS hn?*^'^ ""^^ .^«" contrived mta and balancing assisted by Daddy &^m.H?^ 'r Icnockout King / jwiis made a hrst rate opener his landscapes done in oil won^«ppr'ec?i JE'iy^ th a pleasing eombination of > Wa Cater to tbTprofMsioii The TToufle With a Ponscience J11 Powell 285 Washington Saa Francisco Portland, Ore. dunces in elaborated draperies and pretty costumes. Pantagcs Opera Co., a mixed sep- tette, iutroducing various operas, proved a strong feature. "Old Ken- tucky Home*' in atmospheric setting w"ti--^iv^^pular c<"?/'''idiog number. Genuine operatic voices are dispiayeil throu,?hout. The act scored big. Clemons Belling Co., including a couple of well trained dogs and n pair of donkeys with some good comedy injected and fast acrobatic finish closed well. FRISCO ITEMS San Francisco, Sept. 28. Charles E. Bray, western represen- tative for the Orpheum circuit, ar- rived home last week after an absence of five weeks during which time he sailed to the east coast via the Pana- ma Canal, lie was accompanied by Mrs. Bray. Dot Matson and Babbette liaRue of the revue at Marquard's cafe which disbanded Saturday, are with Tait'u and Techau Tavern respectively. $26,000 0B08S ScottI Opera Plays to 5,500 People In Frisco. San Francisco, Sept. 2S. Close to 5.500 peo;)le, representing more than $20,000, attended the opening performance of the Scotti (irand Opera company. The engage- ment runs two weeks. Business held up well on those nights when Farrar and Scotti appeared. On Farrar nights the top was $7.50 while other ^ performances played to $0 top. Frank Healy is responsible for bringing the company here. SEEKS DIVORCE San Francisco, Sept. 28. Florence Sharp Willard, former member of Ziegfeld's "Follies," start- ed divorce proceedings last week against her husband, Alfred J. WiL lard, charging him with desertion. Mrs. Willsrd's complaint ssys her father.in-law's objections to her mode of earning a living were becoming unbearable. She further alleges the elder Wil- lard, Maurice, a clubman and broker, admits his son is unable to work be- cause of physical disability. MILLER'S NEW PLAY San Francisco, Sept. 28. Henry Miller and Blanche Bates, who opened for a four weeks* engage • ment at the Columbia a week ago' Sunday, are playing to excellent busi. ness. The first week was capacity. They opened with "The Famons Mrs. Fsir.*' Miller plans using Uuth Chat- terton at two special matinees during the engagement when he will present a new play. BCUSIOAL STOCK San Francisco, Sept. 28. The Columbia,* Oakland, reopens Oct. 1 under the management of Jimmy Rohan with its old policy of musical comedy. Sony Carter and Eddie Gilbert wiU be the ^principal comedians. Nat Wentworth and Frank Darien are also of the company. The house, dark for se?eral months, caters to a family clientele and seats around 000. COAST JUNIOR 0RPHEXJM8 San Francisco, Sept 28. Construction work on the new Oak. land Orpheum, Nineteenth street and Broadway, will commence within CO days. Ground is being cleared now. Ik is expected that the Junior Orpheum, Los Angeles, will be ready for its opening in five months /it which time work will be completed. ' The Junior Orpheum, San Fran- cisco, will probably be' finished July of next year. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ryan (Ryan and Bronson) vaudeville, at Brooklyn Hospital, Sept. 13, son. This makes two boys for the Ryans. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rickard, boy. Sept 25, at their home in New York. —— ■ < Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Rickard, at their home, 63 Stilwell avenue, Westchester, Bronx, New Yprk City, Sept. 19, f^^s. ENGAGEMENTS Lucille Ballantine, for "Page Miss Venus." Leona Earl, lately returned from abroad, for "Greenwich Village Fol- lies." Samuel Critcherson (son of Emma Dayls, once of the Boston Idesi Op- era Go.) for Jolson show, *'Bombo." A. C. BLUMENTHAL&CO.Jnc. REALTY BROKERS SPECIALISTS IN THEATRICAL FINANCING, LEAOiNG AND CONSTRUCTION IN THE WEST. TjCw Newcomb, manager of the Century. Oakland, and for several years manager of the C'asino, San Francisco, is to ^e the new manager of the* Oakland Orpheum succeeding Harry Cornell, resigned. George Al- len. Cornell's assistant, will head the Valley theatres for the circuit. OBITUARY WILLIAM J. MclNTYRE William J. Mclntyre died in Tuc- son. Aris., Sept 10. Death followed an illness of six mouths snd was due to tuberculosis. Mr. Mclntyre was the 6nly son of James Mclntyre (Mclntyre and Heath). He was born in Cincinnati and was 38 years old. HERMAN OPPENHEIMER Herman Oppenheimer, 71 years old, owner of a chain of theatre ticket offices, died in the Michael Reese hos« pital, Chicago, Sept. 17. Prior to coming to Chicago 15 years ago, Mr. Oppenheimer was a theatrical raaA« ager in New Yorlc, and popularly After gnidnating from the rorm\'rVjkj\r'nR.I^. !l^QZ*^.¥S^t^ services Fire in the old Orpheum offices ad- joining the present Orpheum theatre building failed to cause much damage Sunday when a blaze from a restau- rant climbed upward. The cement wall of the theatre building was slightly scourged. Because of other plans. Tgnace Padercwski. now residin; on his ranch at Paso Robles, was unab!e to attend the independence anniversary at Mex- ipo for which he was especially in- vited by the Mexican governmeni;. Tom Haverly, recently arrived from AuMtralia. left for New York where he will join Gus Hill's ^'Bringing Up Father." (N. Y.) Militsry Academy the de ceased entered show business at the age of 10. His first partner was Hi Tom Ward. A coincidence attending his debut was that it was made at the Harris theatre, an Antonio, the same house st which Mclntyre and Heatii made their initial appearance in 1875. The deceased was teamed with sev- eral imrtners from time to time, among them McAvoy and Primrose. Mr. Mclntyre played in burlesque for a number of seasons. He was a black face and eccentric comic in thai field. He ih survived by his widow, father, mother and lister. Burial was in the Mclntyre family plot at Southampton, L. I., Sept. 25. "Dante, the Wing Bearer," a three- act drama written by Brother Leo was presented last Sunday by the Stu- dent Players of St. Mary's College, Oakland, at th^ Columbia theatre. Fire in the projection room of the Larkin theatre^ uptown district, last week caused coniderable damage, de- stroying several reels of film as well as a good part of the room itself. The blaze was extinguished before spreading to the main part of the house. ILL AND INJUBED While executing a Russian grotesque last week, Hal SprbDicford picked up an exceptionally large splinter from the stage floor that necessitated a minor operation for Its removal. He was forced to cancel one week, but is expected to oi»en'in Bridgeport, Conn., Monday. Fritxi Scheir left the Keith biU in Boston late last week, the yictlm of tonsilitis. Sophie Tucker replaced her. Hugo Morris (Morris & Fell) was operated on for appendicitis at Mrs. Alston's Sanitarium Wednesday of last week. Geo. Holden and Tom Draak were operated upon recently at the War> wick, N. Y.. HospitsL Both are re« G^rering. Each bad hernia. Tom McKay was operated upon this week for appendicitis at the Atiantic City (N. J.) Hospital. ISABRIAGSS Nellie Kouns (who composed a ▼audeville act with her sister Ssra) to Sherman Culver'Amsden of Chi- cago, in Buffalo, Sept. 10. Mr. Ams- den is advertising manager for J. W. Ball and Co., of Chicago. The sis- ters will continue with concert work, it is stated. Dorothy Mortimer ("Just Mar- ried") to Robert Peter Davis, stsge manager of that company, at the lit- tle Church Around the Corner, New York last week. The bride played in "Nightie Night" and Was leading woman for lieo Ditridistein in "The King." Mr. Davis comes from New- berry, N. C. He served ss second lieutenant during the war and was decorated five times. Stanton Leeds (Variety) to Kath- ryn Koyce Armick, Sept. 24, at Springfield, Mass. The bride was the widow of Major Arthur Minick, who was killed in action. 68 SUTTER STREET J SAN FRANCISCO Tom Powell, (Powell and Danforth) vandoville agency, to Florence Wes- ton (^ Weston Sisters) at Chicago, Sept. 19. Edith Mcndozo to George Greeley, at St. John's Church, West Saugcr- ties, N. Y. Sept. 7. Ned Haverly (Haverly nnd Rogers), vaudeville, to Doris Allen, nou-pro- fesHional. Sept. 10 in ChirnKO. MRS. HARRIET. FRANCES NEFFLIN. Mrs. Harriet Frances Nefflin, formerly a leading woman with Robert Hilliard and prominently known in various other capacities in the theatrical profession, died Sept. 25 st the home of her daughter in Brooklyn, N. Y. Her last professional appearance was with Jack IiOndon*8 play, **The Great Interrogation" about six years ago. The deceased wss 77 years old and is nurvived by one daughter, Mrs. Pauline Willard De Lisser, also an actress. Peggy Malone.v, formerly with "Irene," arrived from Australia on the Sonoma last week. She was ac- companied by Norma Quinlan, recent- ly in musical comedy in Australia, . who is headed for the Los Angeles film colony. Arrlvsls on the Sonoma included Evans and Been. WILLIAM B. LINDSAY William B. Lindssy died Sept. 17 st the Norwegian Hospital, Brooklyn, following an operation for appen- dicitis, performed 10 days preriously. Mr. Lindsay was born in Brooklyn and was 64 years old. He was very well known among theatrical folk, having been for many years passen- ger agent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in charge of theatrical transportation. He was a life mem- ber of Brooklyn Lodge of Elka, at ontf time having been Exalted Boler of that lodge. Bnrial wa^ from his home in Brooklyn, Sept. 20, foneral serrices being conducted by the Blks. A widow survives. were held at his late home, the Met- ropolo Hotel Monday, and the body shipped to New York for burial. Ho is survived by a widow and three sons, John H., Norman and Edward Oppenheimer. MARIBEL SEYMOUR Bfaribel Seymour Hogarty, wife of John Hogarty, manager of the Jane Cowl Company, died Sept. 22 at her home, 200 West 52d aCreet, New York C'ity, after an illness of two months. She waa formerly a member of the Baker Company, Portland, Ore., and Liberty Players, Oakland, Calif. She was born In Buffalo. Two sisters sur- vive, Blanche Seymour and Mrs. Flor- ence George.' Funeral services *were held last Sunday at Campbell's. MRS. CHARLES CALVERT The cables early this week reported the death in London of Mrs. Charlos Culvert, widely known British actress, who playfd in this country nearly' a generation ago as a member of Edwin Booth's company and also with Mrs. Langtry and Mary Anderson. Mrs. Calvert was bom in IW'and went on the stage when she was seren years old, playing with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean. She was later successful in Shakespearean roles. ALBERT URWILLER Albert UrwOler, French journalist, formerly with Conrrier Ginemato- graphique, and later on advertising stsff of the Union Eclair film corpora- tion, died in Paris, Sept. 12, aged 40 years. He dropped dead while chat- ting with Leonce Perrct in the Eclair offices. FRANK COTTON Frsnk Cotton, 50, of Psssaic, N. J., for many years a clown under the bigtops and a Teteran of both Ringlings and Barnum St Bailey's, died suddenly, Sept. 25 at Potsdam, N. Y., a victim of apopleiy. Cotton with a trained donkey act had played thg^ .Potsdam^ fair, later goin|[ to Brookdale, Pa., to show, ills wife remained at Potsdsm, and C^otton re- turned there on Sunday noon. Mile. Delostra, known all Miss Theer, luminous act, died recently In France. ABRAHAM LINCOLN JACOBS Abraham Lincoln Jacobs died 8ci»t 13 at Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, fo lowing an operation performod last week. The deceased was abont 60 years old and had been an at- torney in New York for many years, acting as counsel to the Friars' CtOb alm'ost since the club's inception. Aii the Frisrs' attorney Mr. Jacobs was invaluable to the club and was an ardent member in other than his legal capacity. He numbered count- less friends in the profession. G. L. BLOOMQUiST * G. L. BlooB^ttUt died in ^ Min- neapolis Sept. 20. Ho was at one time a member of the Jameo O'NalD stock in San Frandsco. Later Mr. BlooBQuist took vp sketch writing and several of bis playlets have beei presented in vattdeviUe. LOUIS F. CASSIOY Louis F. CassUly, aged 80, formerly a vaudeville booking agent in New York City, died at bia home at Belle* vue, Ky., a svbarb of Cincinnati, Sept. 18, of pneumonia after a tkrtt days' illness. ^i* VINCEN20 VALENTE Vincenso Valente, Italian composer, died at Naples, Italy, Sept. 15. Jtttt Twltehflll, 23. a raosleiaa In a PortUnd, Me., picture theatre, was killed Sept.* 20 when his roadster overturned in a fog. KitlMrtot MUls ManilBf. wife of Thomas H. Manning with *Twin Beds," died Aug. 31 of csncer of the stomseh. S : NEW ACTS Mazie Clifton (Reed and Clifton) and (MiflsV Billie De Rex, with B. T. Barrett, three-act. Rose (jsrdere in two-act, with man. Tony Shayne (Calvert and Shayne) and Hilda Nice (Kdwards' revue) two-act. Sam Mann with four people in "Home Made Justice." Clarence Hibbard, new Ringing blackface act. Sam Lewis and Sam Dody. known as the "Two Sanis." rejoined, Arthur Page (Page and Grey) single. "Beech-Nut Hall." mu*4ical tab with Fddin Franklin. Joe Fields. Babe SVellington, Nora Baer, (^appulo. Sammy' Weston (Weston and Rooney) and Hena Arnold (Arnold and Lambert) two-act. Kmniett C-orrigan and ('o., in four- people crook comedy. >laHtor (tabriel nnd compony of two, in "Captain Kid." IjouIso Glaum, specisl production, several characters. Nyle Verne, with O'Brien's Mins- trels this sesson, lesving to return to vaudeville. Juanita Mitchell and Doris Stone, with special material. Bert' Wilcox has« dosed *'Rary AVives," for two-act ^with Josephine La ('r'jix. Hans Roberts in a new sketch. Kendall Dancers for Shubert Vaude- ville, "It's Up to You" Isst season. Tbey are Marjorie Grant, Clairo Daniels, Peggy Ellis. Pstricis Mayer. George 8. Carpenter, Lester New, Leonard Mooney, Henry Lavoy. B. C. Hilliam is framing^a six peo- ple revuette (Shubert vaudeville). Production sponsored by Rufiis f^ Maire. A sister trio uud another mixed pair will i<iipport the composer- octor. Uoger.s and Tiowij^, (wo luon, in- cluding Harry UogcrH, formerly of Ra.tmo and Hogers. The Wright Dancer.^, seven girls and onn man, In a dance revue. EDWIN H. FLAGG STUDIOS