Variety (January 1922)

Friday, January 27, 1922 VARIETY 20 m TAKES THIS MEANS OF CONGRATULATING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HAMILTON THEA- TRE ON ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY AND FOR THE CAPACITY BUSINESS BEING DONE THERE THIS WEEK. P. S— Sailing for Europe shortly. All communications c|o JOHN C. PEEBLES, 1562 Broadway, New York jick McGee lms been appointed Msiatant manager of the Franklin, New York. Cohen's Opera Houte, Vow burg, N. tm wnl nave vaudevi,,0 » com- mencing Monday (Jan. -3). George Chooe is to produce an English version of his vaudeville act, •The Dress Rehearsal," for a tour ef the Moss Circuit in England. The producer will s-il Feb. 7 on the Aquitania for London and will re- cruit an all-English cast. Choos "A Visit Decomet m Habit" YORK CAFETERIA Far*, wholesome food, tastefully prepared. Popular prices. 158 West 44th Street (Adj. Hotel Clsridge) NEW YORK will return March 11. on tho same ship Thieves broke into feveral dress- ing rooms at the Palac •, ' >uth Nor- walk, Conn., last Frit a- night and made off with wearing parel be- longing to George Alt :ander Fields and Fink and Joe Laurie, artists on the bill The benefit performance held at the Harlem opera nouso Friday morning netted $11,000 for the fami- lies of Detectives Miller and Buck- ley, killed by Luther Boddy, the colored youth. Sidney Blackmor, star of "The Mountain Man," at the Elliott, ad- dressed the members of the Eclectic Club at the Waldoi f-Astoria for a noon talk on Wednesday of this week. He chose as his subject, "Na- turalness in Acting." ^« < ^^^« That Workers May Work To keep the I. Miller factories at steady production I. Miller announces the ?ontinuance of the Semi-Annual Sale Every Slipper in Every Store Sharply Reduced—Evening Slip- pers, Dress and Walking Slippers all at unprecedented values. $6.85 Styles**! •U stores except Fifth Avenue. Over Fifty Smart Styles $A.85 6 Other Styles at the surprising •values of $8.95. Quality Compared •I. Miller price* are incom p arable* I. MILLER 1554 Broadway New York State and Monroe Streets Chicago World's Largest Producer of Theatrical Shoes il | MARRIAGES Marguerite Calvert, dancing vio- linist, and W. D. Harris (non-pro- fessional) Oct. 6, at Salt Lake City. Irving Aaronson, pianist with the Versatile Sextet, to Christie Mar- sons, professional, Jan. 21, by the deputy city clerk in New York. Josephine Beck, daughter of Mar- tin Beck, and Dr. Nicholas S. Ran- sohoff, Jan. 23, at the bride's res- idence New York City. Eva Esmond and Marinos Byron, Jan. 19, at Ellston, Md. Regina Wigley, 19 years old, one of the Wigley Sisters, vaudeville, while appearing in Joliet, 111., on Jan. 19 was married to Vernon Mc- Manus, 24 years old, son of Peter F. McManus, a Joliet banker. Willard Mack to Beatrice B. Stone in Los Angeles Jan. 21. Frank Melino, owner of "Yip Yap Yaphank," to Rosebud Wilde, for- merly of Rose Sisters, in Chicag», Jan. 24. E. R. Smith, press agent, "Dulcy," to Vera Remington, non-profes- sional, in New York, Jan. 19. Louis Hayman to Loretta McDon- ald, Jan. 18, in New York city. Hay- man has been with the Shapiro- Bernstein publishing offices for seven years and received a chest of silver from his fellow employes. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Lynn, at their home in New York City, Jan. 17, daughter. The father is of the vaudeville team of Burns and Lynn; the mother, Sue Creighton (Three Creighton Sisters). Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Capps (Capps Family), daughter, making four boys and four girls. Newecomer named Annette after Annette Bar- bour (Five Musical Queens). IN AND OUT Eilly Swede Hall and Co. out of the Fulton, Brooklyn, Monday, due to the illness of Jennie Colburn. Harry Brooks and Co. substituted. Archie Onri and Dolly withdrew from the Flatbush, Brooklyn, N. Y., last Monday afternoon, following an alleged personal altercation. Onri, completed the day by doing a single at the night performance, and was replaced by Danhorn and Inez, for Tuesday and Wednesday. JerHette out of the Orpheum theatre, Brooklyn, this week: illness. Replaced by Chas. King and Leila Rbodqs> ENGAGEMENTS Florentina Gosnowa, dancer, with "Greenwich Village Follies," for new production. Thelma Harvey as understudy to Dorothy Smoller in "Up in the Clouds." Henry Hull for "The Cat and the Canary." Olga Steck, formerly with *Iolb and Dill on the Coast, by Harry Cort for Frank Fay's "Fables." Sue MacManamy, for "The Pi- geon," opening in New York Feb. 2. Robert Toms, who was billed as a member of Grant Mitchell's sketch at the Majestic, Chicago, last week, was in New York and files objec- tion to comment on the perform- ance of his successor under his (Toms') name. Toms was a mem- ber of Mitchell's sketch when It played Far Rockaway, N. Y., somc time ago, but retired by agreement with the owner after playing one week. The act was then known as "The Future." AMERICAN STOCKHOLDERS (Continued from page 11) dolph K. Hynicka interests) Gus Hill, George Dresselhouse, Peter Carey and Dan Guggenheim (repre- senting Billy Watson). I. H. Herk, Georgo Gallagher, president and general manager, respectively, of the American Burlesque association, and E. T. Beatty were not present at the meeting. The Lothrop letter calling the stockholders together said:— "As a director of the Ameri- can Burlesque association, I have just completed a careful examination of the company and fully acquainted myself with tho management thereof by the majority of those in con- trol. I would liko to present the results of this investigation to • you and for Uut purpose ask that you attend an informal meeting tO| be "held on Jan. 19, 1922. This is of the utmost im- portance to ycu. so do not fail to attend. (Signed) "George E. Lothrop. Jr." The meeting of the committee scheduled for Wednesday was post- poned until Thursday (yesterday). That I. fit. Herk, president of the American, has been out of town since Mondaly, having been called tJ Toledo through the serious illness of his mother, called a temporary halt on the work of the committee representing the stockholders. As soon as Herk returns to New York, probably the latter part of the week, the committee will continue the in- vestigation. The three committeemen and Leon Liiski, said to represent Columbia interests holding stock in the Amer- ican, refused to comment on the in- vestigation or any possibilities it might lead to. INDIANAPOLIS By VOLNEY B. FOWLER "The Famous Mrs. Fair" at Eng- lish's first half and "Declassee" last half. Murat was dark first half. "East and West'* on. the last. Otis Skinner is to do a film of Booth Tarkington's "Mr. Antonio" next Hiinime . Chic Sale, who was at Keith's last week, also is going to work in the studios again this summer. He had a scenario writer with him. Mrs. Hence Orme, member of the Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays, who aided Indiana exhibitors in their fight against censorship in 1921, died in Indianapolis Jan. 20. 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