Variety (November 1921)

» e VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE day, November 25, 1981 STATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDING DESPITE BONG IN," SHORE PULLED OUT IN POLICE RAD) £harged with Giring Indecent Performance at His Black and White Cafe on South Side—Commit- tee of Fifteen on Rampage in Chicago Chicago, Nov. 23. The Committee of Fifteen and the Police arc on a rampage. As a re- sult "Bay" Shore, proprietor of the •Bntertainerfl' Club" and a "Black and White" cnfe on the South Side, and S5 of his employes were hailed into the morals court on a charge of giving- indecent performances. The fart that Shore's establish- ■Mnt had been raided was a sur- prise in political and police circles, as it was understood Shore was "in" with the administration. When the case was called Chief Justice Harry Olson of the Munic- ipal Court was sitting instead of Justice Samuel Shullman, who gen- erally sits in this court. .Francis llorrelli, attorney for Shore and his employes, remarked to the court when the case wns Called that he was surprised to see sorts of Judge Olson sitting. Then Borrelli side. of venue and directed that it be heard by Judge Heap today. Judge Olson told Borrelli he would not stand for any stalling, that this case must be disposed of at once and that he would utilise every Judge and juryman in the building to- try the cases with. Samuel P. Thrasher, head of the committee, stated that the evidencetsary due in this case was so vile that it could not be spread on the court records. He declared that he would insist on Immediate trial. At the time of the raid there were over 400 white slummers in the es- tablishment, who Wfi'e released af- ter Thrasher and his men picked out the employes of the place for whom ho had "John Doe" warrants. Mr. Thrasher stated that this was tho beginning of a clean-up of re- this type on the South further angered the justice when he said: "What judge is going to hear this case, as I want a Jury trial." "It makes no difference what Judge is to try the case. The judge it not on trial; your clients are," retorted Judge Olson. Borrelli then asked for a contin- uance of one week. Judge Olson gave him one day. Again the at- torney asked what judge would he assigned to the case. "I can't un- derstand your persistency," said Judge Olson. "This is a simple charge of conducting an indecent •how. The judges are not on trial." Borrelli then declared he would seek a change of venue. "I am go- ing to try this case at once. The first person on the list—Bertha Kicks—shall go on trial immediate- ly*'' declared Judge Olson. "I know, What you are getting at. You want to have time to get somebody to oome in and swear I am prejudiced against Bertha Ricks." Later Judge Olson granted Borrelli permission to prepare the petition for a change ^ELL," the Jeweler TO THE PROFESSION Special Discount to Performers WHEN IN CHICAGO State-Lake Theatre Bid*.,. Ground Floor BECKER BROS. SCENIC STUDIO 2321 Wabash Ave., Chicago ALL KINDS OF 8CENERY IMi-ne: VICTORY 34€6 It w;i intimated that officials of the civ; administration were re- ceiving tribute lor tho protection afforded Shore in running the place. DIDN'T SUICIDE Filipino Charged With Violation of Mann Act Chicago, Nov. 23. Charged with luring Elsie Walcut, 19 years old, here from her home in Dos Moines, la, Jose DuBolse, who styles himself as tho "Svengali of Vaudeville," attempted suicide at the Grace Hotel by taking poison when the police placed him under arrest. The bottle was knocked from his grasp be'ore he could drain its con- tents. DuBolse, a Filipino, who appears in vaudeville as a -Chinese violinist, was charged with a violation of the Mann act and held in $2,000 for the action of the Federal Orand Jury by United States Commissioner James R. Glass. Officers who arraigned him said that he was arrested on a similar charge in Des Moines two months ago, the girl being Lillian Shipman, of Fargo, N. D. At that time he played his violin in court to prove that it was his music, not himself, that attracted the girl. Miss Walcut, held as a material witness, told Commissioner Glass she first saw DuBoise in a Des Moines theatre. "He was dressed in Chinese costume." she said. "The ourious green of the spotlight played upon, him as he drew bewitching music from his violin. I went to the show again and again. So new I am here, for it was those tunes vhieh hmurht me hero " BUTTERFIELD dRCUTT PLAYS 2 DAYS WEEKLY Bookings fromTeTffis West- ern Agency for Week-ends An arreement whereby the Keith Western (Chicago) office will sup- ply the Butterfleld houses with bills for two days a week was consum- J mated this week by W. S. Butter- field and "Tlnk" Humphries, Keith's Western manager. Under the new arrangement Flint, Mich., will play vaudeville Satur- days and Sundays only. Kala- mazoo and Lansing will play five acts on a split week policy and re- duce tho cost of the hills; Saginaw, five acts, split week, with Jackson. Which is closed, but reopens Christ- mas week. The new arrangement was neces- to conditions and poor business at the above stands, which forced a change of policy in the houses mentioned. The supplying of bills for two days a week is an innovation for the Keith people, but an exception was made to the gen- eral rule in the caso of Butterfleld through current conditions in his Michigan territory. A rumo;- from Chicago to the ef- fect that Butterffeld had terminated his booking agreement with the Keith office and was placing three of IiIh houses with an independent agency there was denied by the Keith officials this week. TRYING ST. LOUIS Shubsrts Opening Vaudeville Bi>l at Jefferson Nsxt Week St. Louis, Nov. 23. A Shubert vaudeville bill will play tho "Shubert-Jefferson here next week. It will he the Mario Dressier unit. Tho week is in the nature of an experiment. SL Louis had been par- tially settled upon for vaudeville by the Shuberts, but the matter did not reach a definite decision. If next week looks good at the Jefferson, another bill may follow to determine if the town will bear vaudeville weekly. The Dressier hooking also takes up tho week for that outfit of acts which otherwise, would have had to lay off. Another weekly vaudeville pro- gram placed by the Shuberts for next week will be at Holyoko, Mass. In all the Shuberts will play 18 vaudeville shows next week, inclu- sive of one split week stand (Erie, |Pa> •TIP TOP" GOING OUT Moving to Boston—"Scandals" Colonial in BACK TO ASSOCIATION Southwestern Houses Return After Two Years Chicago, Nov. £3. The llossettier Amusement Co., of Kansas City, and Gruber Bros., who have a vaudeville circuit in the southwest, have combined their In- terests in booking. After a two-year absence from the Western Vaudeville Managers' Association hooks, their shows are supplied from that cc again. Chicago, Nov. 23. Fred Stone in "Tip Top' will leave the Colonial for Boston after the completion of 17 weeks, on Dec. 3. Originally the show was to have remained at the Colonial until Dec. 24, when it was to make way for Ziegfelds "Follies," but after the visit of Charles Dillingham this week It was decided to send the show to Boston. Georgo White, who has been at the Illinois with' his "Scandals," will change his base to the Colonial, opening Dec. 4, where he will remain three weeks, when tho Ziegfeld attraction will come In. White will make way at tho Illinois for Elsie Janis, who will open there on Dec. 4, remaining for three weeks, when the revival of "The Merry Widow" will begin. Leon Freldman, who has been press representative for the White show, when' the attraction moves over to the Colonial, will assume tho role of general manager for the Whlto attraction, and Al Lee, tho company manager, will go ahead to do the advance work. CONFESSES BIGAMY Carnival Man Goes Home to About It—Arrested Tsil Attorney Now Assistant Manager Chicago, Nov. 23. J. II. Brown, a local attorney, has been appointed assistunl to Will- iam C. Lampe, manager of Shuberts' Apollo here. H '- e"E ^T Sf' ?;<KO MANN'S RAINBO GARDENS l. '• K t i ST. REGIS HOTELS MARION S16 N. Clark Street CHICAGO 505 W. Madison St. PROFESSIONAL WEEKLY RATES CHANGE OF RATES: |Thoroaa;kljr modern. Single, wlthnat bnth. . . SH.OO and ftt.OO Newly tarnished. Doable, wlthont Bath.. Slaale. with Bat* Double, with Bath nth. .Sto.no and Si2. Sio.no and m 12. l», . , .914.00 nnd *10. i^.oo 00 Convenient to all tnentrea. OOlFroe rehearsal hnll. WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE NEW YORK COSTUME CO. COSTUMES 1 LARGEST COSTUME MANUFACTURERS, IN WEST GOWNS 137 N. WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Central 1801 IKE BLOOM'S 'JVIID-NITE FROLIC Chicago, Nov. 25. Edwin Miller. 27 years old, a former concessioner, and recently cashier at a sido show in Riv .* View Park, was held for the Grand Jury in $5,000 bail by Judge Fetter in the Sheffield venue police court on a charge of bigamy. Miller was charged by Mrs. Elsie Miller of 2419 Broadway that while she was still mar.-led to him Miller on Sept. 9 eloped to Crown Point, Ind., with Fannie Broulette, a chorus girl with De Recat's "Smiles of 1921," where he marrivd her. Last week Mir ent home and confessed to his wife in the pres- ence of his two children that he had married again and left the house Immediately. Mrs. Miller then obtained the war- rant. She informed Judge Fetzer ♦hat she had begun suit for divorce against him. She declared that he had done the sam.>. thing with an- other girl five years ago and that she stood by him at that time. The second Mrs. Miller s;iM -he did not know her husband 11.t< 1 I. .en previously married. Will Harris' Show at States Chicago. i\'i»\. ■':{. Will J. Harris opened a re-w r< vu»' ;if the States I'eMluUr.int 1.ih». wet-K- in follow the oITVrliiK v\ lie li I hm<> Wilke had in the lilac . j The I larris .«-ln>w is r.it it!« ■! 'Ain't 1 \\ e <;<>t Kim'" Willi :i * . * - t of (i I• t in<*if>:il. and hi chiPiL-ifiv 1 |-'i ed llainni's K.\ n< opat'-d S}in- , I'.iK'iiiau.s fuii.ihh tie' dm -e ui:: t- ie at i !•" < v: ;> 1 1'ivlMne \>[. OAITES' RETURN Chicago, Nov. L'3. " "Take It From Me," Joseph M. Claites' attraction at the Studebaker two seasons ago, will succeed Ed- die Cantor's "Midnight Rounders" at tho Great Northern Sunday for four weeks. The show Is said to have been doing a big business on the road this season, and will come Into the Great Northern with prac- tically tho same coat as played at the Studebaker. The top price for evenings will be $2, and the scale for the matinees on Wednesday and Saturday will be $1 top. Eugene Wayne Mov's to 8tste-L«ke Chicago, Nov. 2:J. Eugene Wayne, who has been mu- sical director of tho Majestic or- chestra for several years, will re- linquish that position next Monday to Frank Cumming, formerly leader at the State-Lake theatre. Henry Kaufman Resigns Chicago, Nov. 23. Henry Kaufman, ror the past nine years with ' the Finn & Helmann circuit, and later with the Orpheum. Jr., organization, has resipned his posltioh. ST. LOUIS WEDDING ON GAYFITS STAGE Emil Casper Weds Between First and Second Acts— Big Crowd and Time Chicago. Nov. Lu Emil "Jazz" Casper, princip;i. gomedian with Dave Marion'* "B«g Show," had been hankering all se;.» son to marry Hasel Clarke of Los Angeles, formerly in tho show business, but did not want the "knot" tied until he struck SI. * >uis. Last week the show was there. Casper and Miss Clark visited the City Hall to get a license early Monday morning. Then h* was on his way to tho office of Justice Mc- Chesney to have it over with when Robert Travers, manager of the show, came along. "Where aro you going?" said Travers, as he stopped the couple. "We are on our way to get mar- ried; come along and stand up for us," replied Casper. "I should say not," retorted Travers, "you are not going to get married now. Yon have been howling all season' long that when you got to St IjouIs you were going to have a big wed- ding and invite all your friends. Well, that is what you are going to* have nnd It will be on the stage «>f the Gayety." That was enough for Casper. With Travers and the bride-to-be he made a round of the newspaper offices, displaying his license, and the papers made the announcement through their news columns and carried pictures of the couple. Last Friday night was the time sched- uled for the ceremony. Between the first and second act the ceremony took place with oil of the members of the company on the stage and 2,000 persons In the au- dience witnessing the marriage. Mayor Kiel acted as escort and gave Miss Clarke away, while Judge James Coffeyfleld acted as best man for Casper. Justice McChesney per- formed the ceremony. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Casper re- ceived the audience osj the stage, after which the second act went on with much merriment being made by the cast at the expense of the bridegroom. A truckload of presents were re- ceived by the couple and displayed during the ceremony and reception. The members of the company gave Mr. and Mrs. Casper silver of all description. From tho members of "The Whirl of New York," which was playing in Cincinnati, a large wedding cake^was received. On tbx> top of the cake were four miniature horses with men mounted on them. This is the emblem of the "Four Horsemen and Ponies," an organi- zation to which Cs>per and the members of the musical show com- pany belong. After tho performance the couph were the guests at a dinner given in their honor by Joe Oppenhelmer, manager of the theatre, nnd hl» brother SoL Besides the Oppcn- heimers, Travers and his wife were the only guests. Mrs. Casper is traveling with her husband, but not appearing in tin- I show. ^\ FABRICS PAINTED SCENERY Otnt NKW STUDIOS AND 811 OP* HKINO IN OPERATION ENABLE U* TO AHSTJRB QUALITY SERVICE AND SATISFACTION WE NOW DESIRE TO ACQUAINT YOt WITH THE PERSONNEL OF OUR STAFF Which Will ):<- Only Add^l Proof That We Offt 1 Modern Ideas Perfectly Executed 1:. . li v.r'l: in thin »>p:i<-o w ill appear n picture and brief d*»*< ripll'w. <»f one iH-'inin-r of our nrffaBlnation until wo have tuh.1* thc.n Known to yon THE FABRIC STUDIOS IViMUI'ollA'lKh MAIN OWIPK DIKPLAY KOOftf« 177 No. State St. (Opposite State-Lake Theatre) Shops nn.l Mtatll**: W. VAN ill REN HT. A KKI>/1K AVf.. CHICAGO l M.\ I.T. SILK. SATIN and NOVEL EABRM> EAHY I'YVMKNTH — HK.NTAI* M 4