Variety (February 1922)

V A U D EVIL LW Friday, February 3, 1922 t il >■ a LOEWS FULL WESTERN WEEKS GIVE CIRCUIT 37 WEEKS IN ALL Twenty-six Out of 28 Weeks on Loew Time Outside New York City— 14 Days Los: -n Travel— Southern Loew Stands May Be Full Weeks Next Season —Reorganization of Western and Coast Route by J. H. Lubin The Loow Circuit has completed reorganization of Its Avestern and coast time, just completed and an- nounced by J. H. Lubln and K. W. Schiller. The new policy which becomes eflfective Immediately calls for full week stands for Seattle, Portland, Frisco, Oakland, Los An- geles, Long Beach, Salt Lake City, Milwaukee, Hlalto-Chicago and Mc- Vickers-Chlcago. All of these stands were split weeks, excepting Los Angeles. The present route enables the Loew Circuit to route an act for 37 weeks, Including New York. Out of town an act plays 26 weeks In 28, losing 14 days travelling as follows: Three days' Jump from San An- tonio to Kansas City, live days from Chicago to Seattle, and six days' travel between Salt I>ake City and Milwaukee, conning eaat'. Two road .shows will tour the southern time, separating at Cleve- land, from which one will continue Intact to the coast. The other bill will be picked up by the Chicago ofDcc and played in and about that city. The .southern .show that opened at Atlanta, January 26, will arrh'c in Seattle March 18 and Ml inau- gurate the new policy. The shows will play five acts of a better calibre than the former policy, and a fea- ture picture. The Loew Circuit has under :.d- visement at the present time a plan to change the policy of the southern split week stands to full weeks, be- ginning in August. This would in- clude Atlanta, Birmingham, Mom- phi.s New Orleans, Houston and San Antonio. The new route is: Baltimore, week; Washington, week; Atlanta, split; Birmingham, split; Memphis, split; New Orleans, split; Houston, split; San Antonio, split (three days travel); Kansas City, split; St. Louis, split; Dayton, split; Cleveland, split; Chicago, Mc- Vlcker's, week (five days travel); Seattle, week; Portland, week; Sacramento, split; Stockton, split; San Francisco, week; Oakland, week; San Joae, split; Fresno, split; Los Ange'os, week; Long Beach, week; Salt Lake City, week (six days travel); Milwaukee, week; Chicago, Rialto, week; De- troit, week; Pittsburgh. week; \Vind.«?or, split; London. split; Ha. ilton, week; Toronto, week; Montreal, week; Ottawa, week; Buffalo, week. EDDIE CANTOR WANTS 2S% OF THE GROSS » Gives Shuberts His Terms for Vaudeville Appearances in Brooklyn and Newark— Both or None I I.KO CiENEVE FLANDERS and BUTLER ''A VAUDEVILLE CONCERT" "Running the headliner a close second are Leo Flanders and Geneve Butler in a *Vaudovllle Concert.' Flander.s plays the kind of ragtime that is real technique, while Miss Butler has a very ])leaslng operatic voice," etc.—Seattle Star. ORPHEUM CIRCUIT Direction BURT CORTELVOU INVESTIGATING MINOR Georgie Price's Ago in 1920?—Claims He Was 20 *• DRASTIC INSPECTION LAW PROPOSED IN N. Y. Bill Calls for Quarterly Survey and Prison Penalties BLOOD TRANSFUSION Louise Brunelle Allows Removal of Nearly Two Quarts of Her Blood AlbariV. Feb. 1. Assemblyman Louis A. Cuvillier of New York today introduced In the New 7ork Sthte Legislature a bill '^mending rt-.j labor law pro- viding for iliS quarterly inspection by the' Industrial commission of all theatres and other buildings used for public assemblage for amuse- ment purposes. The bill provides that after July 1 no building shall be used as a theatre in this State unless a certificate as to its safety has been obtained. For the first Inspection a fee of |25 is to bo charged and $10 for each sumsc- qucnt quarterly inspection. The industrial commission i.s given power to issue orders requir- ing alteration or repairs to be made to existing structures so as to ren- der thorn safe for the public or to re r.so a license to operate and to tondcmn existing .structure. After July 1 no new theatre is to be constructed or any repairs made to an existing theatre, unless and until the plans and specifications the: of or shall have been approved by the industrial commission. .' ny person, fTrm or corporation violating any of the provisions of ih< act, or any rule of the Industrial I card, or order issued by the In- dustrial commission In relation til. re to, shall be guilty of a mis- demeanor, punishable if a corpora- tion by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $5,000. and If a nat- ural person, by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $5,000 or In prisonment for a term not ex- ceeding one year, or by both such fine and Imprisonment, and on con- viction thereof sentence shall not be suspended. Louise Brunelle (Stephens and Brunelle), daughter of Harry Bru- nelle, former general manager of the Proctor Circuit, gave up a quart of her blood Armistice Day in a trans- fusion to help her father in his bat- tle to regain his health. This week Miss Brunelle gave up a pint and a half of her blood, and opened at the Regent, New York, Monday, follow- ing the transfusion. Mr. Brunelle has been anemic for the past three months, and is under- going treatment at Roosevelt Hos- pital. He is interested with James Plunkett in the latter's house at rortchester. N. Y. FRED CURTIS LEAVING MILES This week will be Fred Curtis' final one as the bookinj; representa- tive for the C. H. Miles houses in the New Y'ork Pantages ofllces. Curtis assumed the Mik^s repre- sentation some month.? a;;o. when kaviiig the Amalgamated Booking Agency. It is unlikely the Miles houses will have their own New >i'ork booking representation horoaftor. but may take the Pantages .•'hows as they are made up. LOEW OFHCE CALLS AnENTION TO OPPOSISH Instructs Its Agents of Strict Enforcement—One Agent The Loew office notified its fran- chised agents this week that a strict enforcement of the ruling re- garding the booking of acts holding Loew contracts in opposition houses, prior to playing the Loew theatres, would be placed In effect immedi- ately. An agent holding Loew contracts for an act had the time cancelled this week when the booking office was notified the act had been booked into the Alhambraj Brooklyn, that house being c^alled opposition to Loew's Ciates. for which It held a future contract. George K. Price, now playing Shubert vaudeville, was. examined Friday in the Supreme Court to de- termine Ills age in February. 1920, when he negotiated a picture con- tract with Kdward G. Kllowitz (El- liott), which Is the basis of a $1,950 commission claim. Price testified he was a minor at that time, 20 years old, and disclaims any liability un- der the contract on that ground. William Ellowltz. who is suing as the assignee of Edward O., sets forth in his complaint that a three years* contract for Price's eervlces aa a screen comedy star was ef- fected In February, 1920, with the R. C. P. Pictures Corporation. Price was to get $350 for the first six months, $400 weekly the second half of the year, and $500 and $600 for the next two years. However, he never entered into it. Ellowitz is suing for the commis- sions through Avel B. Silverman of House, Grossman & Vorhaus. The terms made by Eddie Cantor to appear for one week each at the Shuberts* Rialto, Newark, N. J., and their Crescent, Brooklyn, were 25 per cent, of the gross receipts In both houses, with a proviso he must play both or none. The Shuberts are .said to have agreed to the terms for Newark, but disliked linking that house wItt),, the^Cresoent under the same agree- ment. Cantor thought the Crescent would be his ace on the percentage plan, since the Newark stand Is an ; unknown quantity on its possible gross for vaudeville, while th«'. Crescent, but a couple weeks ago* did $12,000 on the week and could exceed that amount with full capac- ity at all shows. The engagement j] had not been concluded up tj) Wed- nesday. Cantors idea Is to "break iji' a couple of his scenes f« r the new Shubert production that !»* to wtar him and in which he is now re- hearsing. TECK MAY STICK Reports Shuberts Will Make Buffalo k Permanent Stand LION ATTACKS TRAINER An unmanageable animal in the Beokwlth I-.lons act necessitated the act leaving the bill at the Grand (Grand street) New Y'ork, the last half of last week after two trainers had been jfttacked by the lion and severely injured. The manager of the act has can- celed four weeks' bookings through the injuries to the trainers. Nazarro Signs Covey Sisters San Francisco, Feb. 1. Nat Nazarro, Orpheum headliner, last week signed up the Covoy sis- ters, two local dancers. Nazarro is grabbing talent along the circuit much as Gus Edwards did during his various tours of the coast. The Teck, Buffalo, may coniinue the season as a Shubert vaudeville stand, according to authoritative sources. The^Teck, formerly a Shu- bert road house, opened* several weeks ago with vaudeville, filling In open time between road attrac- tions. The house played vaudeville intermittently with bui»ine8.>t »tead- Ily Increasing. Last week reports had the house as one of the best stands ou the Shubert circuit for the week. It is believed that this has influenced the heads of tho Shubert office to continue the vaudeville until the end of the season. Tho Majestic, Buffalo, is rumored as having been secured by the Sl4f- berts to take over the bookings of travelling attractions holding dates at the Teck. Paul Edwards to Return Paul Edwards, of Reece and Ed- wards, at Saranac Lake, N. Y., where he has been recuperatli.g from a break-down, intends to re- turn to vaudeville in March. HERMOSE JOSE GETS DIVORCE Hermo.se Jose (Burns and Jose) secured an interlocutory decree of divorce last week from her dancing partner-hu.sband, Nat Burns. The action camo up before Jus« tice Burr In the New York Supreme Court, the plaintiff asking for no alimony or counsel fee excepting the custody of their child, which was granted. H. S. Hechheimer acted for Misi Jose. LEES' EXTRA SHOW lar.e and Katherine Lee Takes IRec- ©rd at Ft. Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Tex.. Feb. L .7ane and Katherine Lee broke all l»<^>x office records at the Majes- tio. Ft. Worth, last week. The children gave an extra show Saturday morning, with over 500 people turned away. ARTHUR DENMAN MARRIED The wedding in N. W York City January 18 Arthur Denman we<lde<l Florence Larraine. Mr. Ijenmaii is the booker for th<- liitcr.'^tatc Cirjuit (vaudeville) with h!.s hcndfiunrter.'^ in the Palace thea- tre building. II«' formerly was th(- hool<ing repn-.^rntativo in Chicago for the liuttrrru 1(1 Circuit. Mis. l>«nman Ins r*- tired from tl.ii stage. Under her professional li.tine she appeared in vaudrvHh' lor several .seasons. PICTURE TO COME .M-EEN BRONSON COMEDIENNE * THE SUNSHINE OF THE STAGE" riTTSP.CHCIl "f'UE.S.S" "Her work may best h*- <I< s«m itn d l»y the word "rocentric,** She is different in her purlii'ular line as Hvu Tanguay is in hers, and quite as individualistic." as JOSEPH H. GRAHAM STAGE DIRECTOR TOLEDO THEATRE, TOLEDO, OHIO t 'l^OLKDO "I'.TwM)!-:' '■p.«'sld<s. 1h»'r<' arc k<'"<1 and ba<l sta^r dlr.etors. Th<' Tuh fcr Is f'Xcerdingly fortunate In having one mo highly eflhleni ^(Irahani. Alr-ady he is h.liig talked of (.n r.madv.ay. " as 'I'll. .1