Variety (December 1921)

VARIETY Friday, December 1, 19*1 i SHOW REVIEWS <Continued from page 22) From Home" (New Acts) proved <• bo a corking small-time laugh pro- ducing team. The finish could fee strengthened just a trifle. They preceded the Lloyd comedy, which was a wow with these in front. Wild and Hills, a two-man team, the latter a former straight in Jrar- lesque, shot over a cross-fire ttfRc routine that landed. Wild did too** comedy, proving an excellent foil to H|lls' straight, the latter using a number near the finish that dis- closed he was handicapped %j a cold. The number with its attend- ant bit of business about the ex- pressing of a case \jt booze -was exceedingly funny. The girl flash was Jack Hatlen and Co. in "Peaches." The company held the Ryan Sisters, Kosita Man- tillu and Jean Phillips. Though far from fast, the act was to the liking of the audience and the girls all locked good. There are several good dancing bits in the act and the Ryan girls, working as a sictcr act in one part, delivered nicely. toob Willis (New Acts) after an Introductory number pounded away At' the audience with Irish stories fofr 16 minutes and got a fair laugh, return. give the pdblic a real all-star or- ganisation with the admission price $2 top for the entire orchestra. Thus Car the new National has net fjaussd a hit. Several attrac- tions hare been offered there, but they hare not been a draw. The latest was "Mam Street." current. TOe .house was built by Walter Jor- <dan, of ihe Sanger dc Jordan firm. "ULUHr PROFITS (Continued from page 15) 4er to Judge K. Henry Laeombc, who will act as special master at a hear- ing next Monday. Tuesday -fceflor* Referee Town*end shsring which period Attorney Max Rocfcmore cross-examined Henry R. Stanton, president of the corpora- tion, -the Itearing was adjourned to Friday on the advice of the referee who opined on record that to him this bankruptcy petition was brought for ulterior purpose. It seemed, he said, that the petitioners are avidly seeking to get control of the pro- duction out of Mr. .Stanton's hands. Mis words were to the effect there was a back current somewhere, add- ing that it would be a good idea for Th* Sherlock Sisters and Jim CHntbn in a melange of song?; and dances in the closing spot were very mhch liked. The Chinese number opening was a little slow but made a pretty picture. After that the songs and dances came fast and won them sufficient applause to register as 1 one of the hits of the bill. Jack Holt in "The Call of the Ndrth" was the feature film, going oil at 10:15 with the majority stick- ink for it. Business Monday night waV good on the lower floor, al- tlmugh the house was not jammed wjtb. standees at the rear as has usually been the case here in the l>-l*t. Fred. GREELEY SQ. illiam S. Hart photoplay featUiv. J i'-»? t U he • • into the prod cti two-reel Christie comedy and a f OI OT ncryiiM • t slumes is cm-n jPretty good show for Lo-?w*s fJreejcy Sq. the first half of the cur- rent week, made up of six acts William a news weekly. Hal Stryker, a very much double- jointed individual, opened with a MiTies of harrowing convolutions. making for a contortion act that was mercifully brief. He has 'dressed" his act by entering in a dinner coat, hat and cane, discards all three for his act, and dons them again for his exit. He certainly ran twist himself about, but it hurt t<» wuich him. Waiman and Berry <\>w Acts). t Williams and Weston, two men, straight and (Jcrman dialect comic. have a good routine of crosstalk huilt on a play upon words, con- •-* t a n t 1 y misunderstanding the straight. The straight man recites a wise and chorus of a pop ballad, and the German follows with a parody on tho ballad, in the fashion inaugurated years ago by the team of Matthews and Ashley. More cross-lire and llnish with conver- sational duct. Chisholm and Breen, with a neat special set. present a sketch that is in reality crossfire, the woman feeding the man for smart replies. There is more or less of a plot to it in the form of a plea for dis- charged soldiers of the late war. They are supposed to have been childhood sweethearts. The .man returns from tho war to find, through questioning, that the girl's father is now a millionaire through an invention the youth had left be- hind when he went to the front The. gills father had formerly been a Tad junk dealer. The boy is led to believo he has been "gypped" out of his rights and that the girl is married to another. But she has only been spoofing him and they go off to be wed. A smart little small time skit. Moore and Fields (New Acts). The show closed with the Tollman Revue, which has a special eye, three women dancers, a man who sings baritone and a woman pianist The instrumentalist sits with her back to the dancers throughout, and as a consequence is unable to keep time to their variegated stepping. which is of no mean quality. The act is neatly dressed and is a good small timo offering. Jolo. the receivers. Joseph Klaw and Ken- neth hi. Spence, lo get together with all the creditors and do their best to keep the "Lilies" show going, otherwise nobody would get any- thing out of it. I. M. Dittcnheefer. attorney for the receivers, told the referee (off the record) at the conclusion of the hearings that the show lias been turning $1,000 profit the past three weeks (at one time it cleared $1,500, doing a $12,000 gross> and that they have agreed if the show keeps going for a couple of months, it is good for tliat same profit continually. Their opinion i.s that it will nan un- t^ April or later. The corporation owes at the most $10,000, and in two month* that could be cleared off. nt-n". <-! mm-, for about $lb~».000 ion to dispute in thi* manner: if lu* claims ^he properties as his personal effects the corporation is not responsible for the debts, but if he has turned over those props to the corporation then it is indebted to Mr. Stanton for the sums advanced. Referee Townsend permit ted the witness to take several days to decide whether he has transferred the props or not. members of jthe company. He signed an order by which Miss Hayes se- cured her trunk and the assault charge was quashed. Similarly, Pridding came through for the Hotel Bowman board bill of sev- eral of the players, which he had guaranteed, and that charge was dropped. Lotta, the Wonder Girl (Mrs. Lotta Austin Davis off stage), also held the limelight with her charges that two trunks contained her per- sonal property. Pridding insisted it was show property and covered by his mortgage. Eventually,, this feature of the mixup was settled and the claimants recovered their property. Pridding insisted that he was only traveling with the company to col- lect money coming to him. He said he had been forced to put up money ever since the company hit the trail. According to Pridding. the company was recruited in Boston and rehearsed there nine weeks. BILLS NEXT WEEK (Continued from Page IS) 1st hair Two Kavinu Harry Wstaios "Broke" "Fall of ■*•" Pinto * Beyle T Browa'o Rov FT. SMITH. ASK. SPORTS 2d half Valentino * Bell I«arry Comer Wlnton Broa CALESBCBG, ILL. 24 half Win tor Osrdos 4 Nelson ft Madison Gordos ft Oorm'lao XAcurm, ww. [ Winter Garden 4 Nelson ft Madioon Gordon ft Germ'lne Id half Peak'a Blockheads Marlonne ft Boye (One to All) JOLIKT. ILL. IVatailca ft U'atudy K'alama ft Koa (One to fill) Sd half K ft K Kuhen I.aFrance ft Harris W'ilhat Troupe Swift ft DaUejr Georfi Morton "Smiles" '2d half Maurice ft Girlie Browa'o Tachtin* Ktner ft Reiner PaJleneer*'* Beam BOCKFOBB, ILL. Mcllyar ft R'aaltfa (Oaa to all) Id half Arthnr Darid Warrea ft O'Brien Pompol Qslatoi Van ft Y emen Cliff Bailey I 2d half Krnest Hlatt D Sadltor Co £o Je'Harrises Kola Jackson Os (Continued from FagcjiH A mile and a quarter plank s|>eed- way, , ith a grandstand seating 40,000 and parking spare for 6.000 motor cars, arc the plans of the Kansas City Speedway Association. As a location for this new venture ground has been secured ten miles from the business district, 150 acres of which is smooth as a table. The plans provide for an expenditure of $600,000. and will give this city and the "West one cf the most modern speedways in the world. The asso- ciation is composed of some of the leading: capitalists of the city, and E. E. Pcake, who has successfully handled a number of automobile shows will be the secretary. A. M. Young, manager of the Los Angeles j MN'OOLN. neb .speedway, will be a director. It is I LiWrty the intention to hold the first race event next June, with oil: .■ events each spring; and fall. KANSAS CITY Ciloae Arthur David »le« rally ft I>oyIe I*«»mppi Quintet Warr-n ft O'Brien ('lilt rtitiUr » 2d half Gonlon & Dclmar Thomas 3 KKNOHHA. HIS. % Mitotan I.*p»»ti* Jeanne Jimmy Purine '•'ok Jfc C'onraJ Klly 2.1 half "Happy Days" Two ka vvanas NEW PHUXY HOUSE (Continued from pose 1"») is % short block off the rialto and in ^he heart of the hot*M district. Al present the Syndicate people are leaning toward the latter prop- osition. Plans have been drawn up for a theatre which could be built on either site, and decision will be made very shortly. The house will probably be a biff on.-, much on the Order of the Forrest, in order to ac- commodate the big Zicgfcld and Dillingham musical shows. Following the two weeks' run of "The Wandering Jew," starting Doc. 2$. the Forrest will be leased by Griffith at $5,000 a week for the showing of "The Two Orphans." Whether the Shuberts will place vaudeville in this house is a Ques- tion mark. Nobody seems to know, but some claim they will run big musical productions and spectacles there instead of two-a-day. It is also a mystery as to where the Syn- dicate people will house their big musical attractions until the new house is ready, which, it Is expected, will be next Labor Day. There are no oth*.' vaudeville houses. Even the Metropolitan opera house, Fscd autos are priced for sale ac- cording to where located. A Rroad- way mod car place is advertising; a high-powered second-hand car for $7,000. The same car a few weeks ago. when in a garage, was offered by its then owner for $3,000. Percy Wendell will coach Wil- liams f jotball next year. Tom Law- son, line coach, and Dob Fowler, trainer, both previously with Har- vard, will assist him. Wendell de- veloped this year an eleven which won the annual games with Wes- leyan and Amherst, besides trounc- ing Columbia and Union by decis- ive scores. Stories have been heard to the effect that Wendell might be on the coaching staff at Harvard next fall, but it has been announced that Fischer would re- turn. Another point which is being discussed in connection with foot- ball plans at Williams is the ad- visability of introducing th« Har- vard system, which provides for senior members of the eleven com- ing back the following fall to as- sist the herd coach. <2i>r«!on 6 Delmar "Patches- Ki'iiihmI.v £• Hurt Ward & J. ,,\ C y M half Taylor Mncv & H "The Question" Xcluya I Bohemians it N M.%I>ISO!f. WIS. Orplieuaa Mellon « Re.i»n Burke it Rfcth Hick Thomas r<t Sampson & Dowlas W Gilbert Co lOne to flin id half Hall Si I>e»ter Hilly Miller r 0 Popularity Queens J C Xatent Klly Co (One to All) OKLAHOMA CITT 1st half The Henaiacs Krnest Hlatt D Sadlier Ce Jo Jo lfarriaon Kola Jackson Co OMAHA. NEB. Taylor Macy A H Keiaya Van A Vernon 24 half Kennedy a Burt Harry Ellis Doll Frolics PEOBIA, ILL. An increasingly large number of former college stars are taking up professional basketball. Howard Cann, shining light on the New York University championship five of 1920-21, and Matt Brucker, lead- ing rcorer at Union last seasor.. are J Ford a Vric* the latest to try their hand r. k . the pro game. Both men have joined the Mohawk team in the New York Wilhat Troops K A E Kvehn LaPraace a Harris Ana Bva Pay Coscla a Verdi Thalero's Circus *d half State League. Pete Conlin, all- which "hairn^er"proved' succe^ful* S .^ w alh,e . te ' ta . n< ? W in this .tae beVauS o(^T^I^V ^"LS,? ^ Tr0y tc ~ in the is out. because of the contract of a' mC leagUe ' stock company. STARS' CO-OPERATIVE CO. (Continued from page 15) knowledge he possessed of business conditions in theatricals at this time prompted him to bring about the formation of tho corporation and association. There is a number of players without employment bo- cause high prices In the various brandies of tbrotriealH make it im- possible for producing managers to present casts of all-star calibre and exKt. In a 1m tor paragraph Lackayc states there is nothing Hint can pre- vent players from playing and amusing the public in the event that they care to do so. carrying an in- timation that tho company is in a measure to be a co-oprratiw on»v At the nine- of Frederick K (lolil- sniith the attorney declined to make any statement regarding the forma- t: ■•! of the new corporation, and re- ferred all questions to Mr. L.-ickuye. The players, it is understood, base their claims for assured patronage on the fact that they are going to Another question brought up is the contract of the new Aldine pho- toplay house for all United Artists- pictures. What arrangements will be made in order to let Griffith have his customary legit house showing is not known. It is ^en.-rully con- sidered a two months' run at the Forrest would spoil "The Two Or- phans" for the Aldine, with a scale $1.26 a ;d 99 cents. In the meantime, everything de- pends on the direction the Nlxon- Nirdlinger-Syndicate people lean- to Mastbaum or to Dillingham. ROME CHOSEN (Continued from pm-« 11) wait ant from the slat inn u* police headquarters. Another factor w;i. an alleged at- tack on Harriet Hayes. ,,f MoMon, One of the "Masi|uern.|ers." she" charged that Pridding had declined to give hep Jer trunk. ,\hi'h she insi-tcil hr-ld h> r p tsiih.i; p, op, rt y. When she re]>.. \\,,\ |,, r demands. slie says the •'aiiKcr ],;: |,,. r j„ t |„. face. In s<'!| -proteet ioii. >he ;| (1- Ted Kid Lewis won a technical victory over Boy McCormick at St. Albert Hall, London, last nonth in a contest whieh w:.*.; featured bv Lc .is promiscuous u.^e oJ l;..iing and Hie elbow, according to Jeffery Farnol, of the Daily Mail. Referee Jack Smith awarded the .Ight to Lewis in the 14th round, fearing McCormick would lose the sight of one eye, which was badly cut from the Lewis gloves. The decision was not popular, according to the Malls critic, it being the unanimous ver- dict that Lewis was too rough. According to a story printed in the Hoston American Tuesday, Fred Stone, who Is playing the Colonial. Bl«clow A Clinton Ana Era Far "Tho Intruder** Briscoe oV Rauffh (One to fill) QIIXTT. ILL. Orpfceom Peak's nioekh^ads Marlonne ft Boys (One to nil) Hall A Dexter BUI? MJIIor Co "Popularity Olrls" J C Norent Blly Co (One to All) 2dkaif Mellen A Realm Barke A Rush "New Leader" Sampson A Do'arlao Willos Gilbert Co (One to fill) ST. LOUS Cotasabhr, Ford A Price Mann A llullorjr Maxwell Quintet Carlisle A I^mal rullftibera's Dears 2d half Juggling Deslisles Thornton Sis % Minatel Monarcha Cleveland A lX»w'ry N* A K Krllorr V A I, I..-wis Gordon A Gordon Krnba A Alton Have Maaley Hownnl A Ross "Storjr Hook Rev"' Coloy a Jaxon Fr:tnli Raffln SIOl X CITY. I A. Orphrum Roy & Fox I.ulu <*oatt-s Co f<«ift & Kelly Dnvo Harris Co Torn I'ntrtcola I'-Min- rt Sis <'o M half Joss .•:- ji^ii ViT.trr. • A Oliv.-r Ku^htoan Jt Itavue M.I Klo,> Patricula A f>elroy SIOI'X FALLS OrpJieum "Th* Quest ion" Ilarr>- ElUs (Two to nil) 2d half Ray A Fox Lulu (•oaten Co Mack & Stanton Kanaka Japs SO. BEND, IXD. Orphean Lewis A Henderson Al Raymond E Phillips Co Lut03 Rros (Two to flin 2d half Schepps Circus Hall A West Vincent Gardn'r Co Kalama A Kao (Two to All) SI'KI'OFI'LD, ILL. Majeetlc Schepp's Circus Knowles A Hurst John T Ray Co "Fall of Ere" Great Lester Maud Bllett Co 2d h\lf Watnlka A U'study Jean Barrios Tilyou A Rofero "Summer Eve" Gordon A Day (One to fill) TEKRE HAUTE FAITA0E8 CIRCUIT (The. PantAfea bills thla week ar* not complete. The New York Pan* taces oflloe declined to »ive out its offlclel proErams. statinc they w«r« AffordinE lnformattoii to oppoeltkoa through it. The Ullf below wen collected by wire from Variety's correspondents, with little time left to gather them after the statemeat by the Pantares New York repre- sentative.) MINNEAPOLIS Paurtawoo (Sunday openinr) Gladys We00 Oklahoma City 4 Rolland A Olsen Meredith A Sno'zer (One to All) TACOMA (Evansvlllo split) 1st half Howard Nichols Enyel A Marshall Marks A Wilson "Rubeville" Wanser A Palmer The Rectors TOPEKA. MAX. Neeelty H O'DonneM Co Bobby A Earl Browning: A Davis Act Different Jack Tralnor Co Harry Van Fet^^n Johnny Small Co WAG Ahrarn Daly A Berlew PORTLAND. ORE. Past***** Jack Dempsey Ltfana Johnnie Rocker Co Chuck Ui.«iu>r Terminal 4 Broadwny Rev P Conohas Jr Co SAN* FRAXCIHC-O Pantarea (Sunday opening) Mile Paula Rolland A Ray •Terminal Four Schertel'a R»*v Neil McKinley Heu.se of I) Rand ST. LOUS Panfasea Charlie Murray Riainjr ••••n-'ratios 3 Whito Kuhns Rtiso X- Moon I lurry Tsuda Dram & McNatnara LOS AM.ELKS Faatajree Chas (J*»rard Co Doral Rlair Co Chuns Ilwa 4 Carl Rosini Co Geneviovc May Co (Two to fill) SALT LAKE Pantarea Saw Thru Woman Al Shayne Chady Dot A M Jenkins S Kanaaaka Broo O'Hara A Neeley DEXVKE I-a Petite Rer Powell Tr Mary Reilly Walters A Waltero Carlton A Belmont Paul Sydell Co KANSAS CITT Paataceo Lew Wilson Oaten A L*e Little Plpirax Malon His Harry Tsuda "Llttlf Cafe" MKMPIfllS Puntasea Roas» Wysr Co raniaccH (>i»cra Co Baby'cecll Ara Sis Gilbert A Saul CINCINNATI Pantasea Jean dib*on The Crdit'.u el!^ Burns & I^r.slne Onoif Ni^lu Nurse 4 Ralmnlnn Ha} don IX;*:: X. 3 TORONTO Pauitafr* Different Rev QiKie 4 Oaka A Del our C» Rome A Wagner 3 rasquale Bros HAMILTON. CAN. Pantases Zara Carmen t Allan Shaw 'Petticoats" Colvln A Woods Joe De Koe Tr INTERSTATE dECTJIT DALLAS, TEX. Majestic Wilfred Dubois Taylor H'ward A T E A B Conrad McGrath A Deeds Elsa Ryan Co Leedom A Gardner Jack Hedley 3 FT. WORTH, TEX. Majeotie Larue A Dupre Marie Dorr Alexander A Fields Hugh Herbert Co Sully A Thomas Julian Eltlaco Lo Grohs GALTESTIf, TEX. (11-14) (Same bill plays Austin 15-17) Clifford A Bothw'U Jean Mlddleton E F Hawley Co Hushes A Be brow "Little Cottase" Max Bloom Co Pierlot A Scefleld HOUSTON. TEX. Majeotie Sultan Tracey Palmer A T F Bowers Co Butler A Parker Tom Wise Co Jos L Brownlnf Gordon A Rica LITTLE ROCK Majestic sa Larry Comer w Dan cine Kennedys "Eyes of Buddi.a" Milt Collins Winton Bros 2d half Rolls A Royco "Prediction" Gene Green (Two to All) OKLAHOMA CITY Majeotie (Tulsa split) 1st half The Hennlnss Ernest Hlatt D Sadler Co Jo Jo Harrison Kola Jackson Co SAN ANTONIO Majeotie "Blossoms" Ray Fern A Marls Alice Hamilton Wilbur A M Co Three Haley Sia Broneon A Edw'At TULSA. OKLA. Majeotie (Oklahoma CJtr split) 1st half Desxo Better Stag-pole A Spier Wm Rock Co Whitfield A Ireland I Three Lees WITH THE MUSIC MEN Sid Lorrnlne has oonnooted witli tho I.. Wolfe Cilbcrl Co. as profes- sional manager. Harry Link Is now in the musir business for himself in Philadelphia. Pauline Frolich has apain con- no«-tod with the Shapiro-Llcrnstein proU'ssional staff. After •Too Mason is with the Jack Sin dor «--o. in the New York professional department. John Harris is Snyders managA- in Philadelphia. John Steel has turned songwriter In collaboration with Jerry Jarni- Ban his aoeompanist. Witmarks are hi.s publishers. nut i It .: 1 < on -he '.e n-a il In I- li.ii:.l();i.- f.K'e. 1 «'<-r:i(d tl;e ;itfi;!c and >\ 1 hoiiiiih il hy three lions to this en! have In'en going on between him and Harry Fraiee, present owner of the c i u b. The story does not bear the earmarks of being a press agent yarn, although no corroboration of it could be ob- tained. Frazee was in Boston Mon- day and declared that he had lately received two offers for tho club, which is known to be on the market CJeorge M. Cohan's name as a pos- sible buyer crops up frequently In this city. , 4 . , music publishing firm of Maurice s in the market for the Red Sox Richmond. Inc., will undergo- a baseball team. It is said negotia- change in corporate title to Rich- mond -Kobhins. Inc., which promotes Jack Robbing, formerly general manager, to an equal partnership in I the company. Dan Winkler is the 1 ' new general manager of the itieh- mond-Robbins company. Maurice Richmond will no longer be nctiv.M v associated with the publishing busi- ness but is returning to wholesale jobbing under the name of Rich- mond Music Supply Co t . «„..,, #1 \ r - ^'^"ark & Sons have removed the first of the year the I tho 'r hand and orchestra depart- ment to the sixth floor of the Rose- land building, where Hilly Rockwell will remain in charge of the depart- nn-nt. The reason for the ciianue Was necessitated because of require- ments for larger quarters. Hilly James has severed hi< nec.tions with the Jack M.lls l r>;. m* Frank allien Is now with the Waterson-Berlin-Snyder Co. in the professional department. Mollis K. Zoeller. f..rmerh <• Louisville, has locat«-.l in New v . - ' as staff writer for Jack Mills. 1 > ■ v Itingle and J. Fred C«k.!s arc hi •ong collaborators. Nat Osborne has joined the sonncl of the "Trip to Hit laud p- r- a u