Variety (February 1922)

riday, February 8, 1988 V A U D E V^ L L E lEVERAL NEW OTIES REPORTED FOR SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE Will Be Added Before Season Closes-^Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and Indianapolis Mentioned —Providence Temporarily—Hartford, Trial Five or fix cities are reported idded to Shubert vaudeville durlnK ■he month. Set for opening: Feb. 13 \^ Cincinnati and Louisville. In- ^jjjjupolis and St. IJouis are in line lo be added shortly. The Shubert is to be" useJ ^" Cincinnati, reports (Continued on page 2G) * * , W CUBAN DE.4L IS KpiH WITH RHINOCK? Planning Pop Vaudeville for IIa/ana Theatre r.i:um«, Fel>. 1. Tonnrr Coiii;re;<>iaiin Jo:;.«p!i L. •Rhinock nrrlvod here late lact wcdx ind Jo'.ned Den L. He'.dinpr.feUl cf Cincinnati and John Harri:; of Pitt - burfh. T^.e party left here f(»r Ha- tana, where it i ? under.;tcod tliey will close r. deal tukin*? over one cf two theatres in the Cuban caplal. The' plan is to introduce popular priced vaudeville in Havana, with the numbei* of E'lgll^^'.i Fpeakin,:; vis- itors tt the resort mcst of *lhe ytar virtirally atsurhij a profit. Me.sHrv. Rhlnoclf. Hrli^npsfeUl and Harri ; are Btockholderj in the I'nited Tlu- atre Company v.ith the Keith inter- ests. That corporation control-* sev- eral big paying pop houaes in thr central west. |t is belicvc«l the United is inte:e.sted in the Havana project, which may be boolted by the Keith.office along with th» southern time. IS HE MINE OR NOT, KITTY'S PROBLEM She Declares Ralph Ranlet Is Her Intended—"No" Says He LUNA'S LATE OPENiNG Conty Island Resort Starting May 13, With Reduced Prices Luna Park, Coney Island, has been set for opening May iS, about two weeks later than usual. A fea- ture of the big island enterprise will T)€ a downward revision in prices, taking in the admission as well ta the concessions. Ten cents will b« charged at the late and the tariflfs for the con- cessions is expected to be no higher. A circus will be the outstanding fr«e feature at Luna. Herbert Brans will again act as amusement alrector. De« Molne.!. Feb. 1. Kicty (lordon while playing the l3cal Orpheum last week denied re- port:: that her engagement to Ralph nan!et. wealthy New York broker, was cfi. Mis.s Gordon explained that ilanlet "was cross" because she had given out the engagement story. According to MIhs Gordon, the broUtr MJiu r»*(iue3ted her to deny a ittory that si.e had one been en- gapfcd to marry •la-'k Wilson, her former partner and stage manager. Mi.Ms Gordon decided to go Ranlet one better and gave out a statement about her alleged engagement to Rnn'.et. Wilson i.s now facing reri- OUA charses int ferr^'d by a girl in the west. l)lscus.-<ion started whfn the Des Moines Nt-ws jnibll:?hcd an interview with Miss Gordon, in which .-he raid .«?h(» was enpa-TC'd to Ranlet, and would n;arry him as foou as yhe had her divorce from Captain Henry IJeresford of England. The Xews thin i^ublished an in- terview oi)ta!ned by its New YdtU correspondent, n which Mr. Ranlet denied that he was engaged to Misj Gordon. . "He just isn't ready to announce it yet.' was Miss Gordon's reply. The I es Moines Register the next morning; had a v ire from Jack "Wil- son, blackfac comedian, playing at Chattanooga, saying that he was engaged to Miss (Jordon. "It isn't true." d lared Mi.«|s Vera Beresford, Miss (Jordon'.s only daughter, who wr.s here with her mother. CHILDREN'S 10c. SCALE Kansas City, Feb. 1. When the Mainstreet, junior Or- Weum, announced as part of its Uk !7 ^^ ^^^ opening last fall that KWlaren would be admitted for 10 ■jnts, it started something. Several C the other houses have adopted jne same scale for the children, the latest house to fall In lint being the ^ewman. the largest picture the- •vt In the downtown district. Heretofore^therc has been no dlf- Wfence for children. The manage- ment of the Newman also announces •change in its opening dates from Mnday to Saturday. BAR ALIEN AGENTS All.anv, N. Y., Feb. 1. Assemblymnn Hackenburg ha.'^ in- -Oduced a bill amending the r.on- .*J BusiiKvss Law of New York ^^le in relation to employment th ^I^^^** "^ '"""^''^ ^^'^y ^^ ^^ increase ^e lLen.se foe from $25 to $L'50, tuul •^ oar frt.m eligibility all but clti- j Ane langu;,Ro is clianced from l^^e gn.s.s f,.,. charr.o tc appli- I ^ • . . sh.ill not exceed ten per "lum (,f t}„. tipHt month's wages. • • to "t.-n p,.r centum of wage.« ^ . and in no rase more th:in ten ' rcentum of Uxv first • njonih s <? niea.viire is n »w in conuniitee. Wilcan Caso Up Fob. 8 J, ChUnpo. I'-r-l). 1. Jaci '" *^^"'■'♦•>' Mackey \ ho had Jrrp'. ^^''***'"' hl.K'kface r-unediai. ^if^d rec,.,i(|y, i^ pov.- v.orkini,' I »\h^.v ;,t ni.un.nd .loo.-* le.s- ^J«Mt. .„, Ji.ilHK.a.l .^tn- I. The ar,;t.h:-t Wil.'-f.n (ome i up for dan"^''"' ''"'J'ing Ixfore .lmlK«- «ni8 ];, ,,„, Court of l)f)n>.. .-tic RETURNS TO TORONTO Hetty King is now playing the Royal Alexandria. Toronto, for the third time in seven weeks. The Englishwoman was held over for an extra week before Xmas. The current week Adele Rowland was to have held the headline po- sition, but a request from repre- sentative Toronto theatregoers in- duced the Shubert vaudeville office to return Miss King. Nonette replaced Miss King as the headllner at the Teck, Buffalo, from which house she was switched to Toronto. KEITH-FGX UNDERSTANDING EXPRESSED IN BOOKINGS? Acts Interchanging Into Houses of Both Circuits— Fox Pictures Playing Closely Adjoinm^j Theatres —Signs of Booking Affiliations NO JAZZ FOR JOE SO WIFE JUGS HIM Trombone Player Will Play Naught but Classical JANET IN BALTIMORE Sixth on the program at the Mary- land Thiutre. anil the reviewer On the Baltimore American said: "Janet of F'rance and Charles \V. Hami) follow the intt^rmission with their musical playlet. *A Little Touch of I'aria.* Mile. Janet is as chic and piquant as any bohlevurdier could possibly de.-'ire: her ankles and her double entente are altogether charminp;." Next Week.^B. F. KEITH'S, PHILADELPHIA ''Fl\i'' AROUND Latest Epidemic and Snow Inter- fere With Shows CLOTILDE GALLARINI i.r the G;ill,iriiu Sist' rs. ('L<»Tir.l>n ).l;i.vs the f<»rii<-t. \!oli;i and a<-."<)r(li«'!i. Siic h;:f- ni.i?- t.rc'l the tci IimImmc. v. hich « au> •< \audtvillc .Midlciuc:. to ai»l>l'i:'l with iM.tli I'.'tu:-. , i ••\ VKlf.S.VTILi:. A1Til.\«'ll\ I. Niiso \. NO w i:\us v.Aiii)ii<»i:i: 'Wlll.i. .\>!' li.AV.^ t'I,.\.'^.-'l- ^"wVi'ii h.:k sfsvi:i: \ ri'Toiii.O l'L\^l^■N i.\' \Ai i)::\ iijj: v.i'i':i Tin: smi:i:K •':' ^ .»^^„^ PiiV.i.«M JE>JIE JACOBo The grippe and "flu" epidemic hit vaudeville this week, with the disappointments, numerous. Mo«t of the circuits had agents and booking men scurrying for acts to plug up the gaps reported before show time Monday afternoon. Carl Randall was out of the Pal- ace, New York, bill with flu, re- placed by Eva Shirley and Band. Anthony and Arnold were out of Loew's Palace, Brooklyn, aUso Ta- bor and Green off tho same bill, both acts reporting sick. Frank Hurst was unable to open at Loew'a Victoria on account of grippe, with Brennan and Winnie taking the vacancy. ~ Boyle and Benn^t left Proctor's, Troy, Sunday, and ii\'ere replaced by Gol'don and Gatcs.\ The former were ill. "Will ^lahoney wa.s ou at JCeiths Hip, Cleveh count of illnes.«, with kell doubling into the Keith's 105th Street, Cleveland. A member of the Kervillo Fam- ily fell and fractured a wrist Mon- day while hurrying to catch a train from Montreal to Loew's. Ottawa. Clioy Ling Fn wa.s snowbound out- side of Albany, and was replaced at r.oew's American, New York, by Dance Pliantasie.s." » Lynn, Ma?s.. Feb. 1. Rather than play any music other than classical on his trombone, Jo- seph A. McEnaney of this city faced Judge Ralph W. Reeve in the district court and heard a su.vpended sen- tence of two months in the House of Correction pasped upon him f(»r tion-support of his wife and two children. The probation ofHcer stated his investigation revealed McEnaney had performed no work in some time; that he would play nc thing but classical music and that there is little demand lor music of that description in tiiese times. Mc- Enaney had secured a job, .'iaid the officer, at the electric plant, but threw it up. as he was afraid it would "spoil his hands." The officer recommended clemency, as Mc- Enaney had seen service lor 2L' months overseas. A booking underi-tajiding seems to be Implied in tho quite recent sl-.ifting of acts in and out of th<?,» Fox Circuit houses into those of the Keith New York string. It follows two reports In Variety within the past few weeks. The (Continued on page 26) INDEPENDENT PLAYING 5 MONTHS FOR ONE ACT Tower and Darrell Claim Record—Worked Consecu- tively in Greater N. Y. WINTER'S BEST BUSINESS Mirmeapoll". I'^eb. 1. Business here during last week .•showed marked improvement over early i>art of wlii'a.T. Legitimate, \audeville ajitl picture.^ arc all do- ing well. Sothern and Marlowe turned them away for three days last wetk at Metropolitan. .Mit::i in "Lady Billy* is the current attraction, opening Sunday to cai)acity. "Mecca" cominrr next weeli. PANTAGES BUYING HOUSES Si.n Fratu i: CO. Feb. 1. Pantages is reported to have closed negotiatloiis for acquiring the lease of the ItepublU- Theatre, a neighborhood hou.se. In the Fillmore district. U l3 tald that he plans to secure two houses in each big city on the Pacific Coast, and that, in piu'suance of this pollc; , has been seeking for some time to get the Re- public. Tower and Darrel, the vaudeville team, claim all records for consecu- tive employment in Greater New York at independent houses. ^'The pair have worked steadily for five consecutive months, playing for Loew. F'ox. Marcus, Bheedy, Plim- mer and the other independents. Arthur Horowitz handles the act. MARRIED MAN SUED Chicago Agent in Broach of Promiai Action Chicago. Feb. 1. An action asking $25,000 damages for breach of promise to marry has been Ktarted by Isabelle Cooke, non- profes.sional, In tho Superior Court, against Don Pennock, an Independ- ent vaudeville agent of this city. I'cnnock is married, but separated ' from his wife. ORPHEUM SWITCHES MORS. J. A. Bertram, formerly manager of the (Jrpheimi. Salt Lak^' City, has been transf«'rred to a similar post'i.t tho Orpheum, Vancouver. Kd J. Levy succeeds Bertram at gait Lake. Iljirry nillings. manager at the Or- pheum, Lincoln, Neb., goes to tho Palace, Milwaukee, .with Sam Mau- rice, replacing Billings ut Lincoln. Another switch in (5rpheum man- agers sends Harry J. Bryan from tho 1 alace. Milwaukee, to the manage- ment of tho American, Chicago. the bill on ac- Has- spot from NEW CLUB BOOKING DEP'T The Shubert vaudeville office will itiaugurate a club booking dei>art- nicnt v.liich i.^ now being organized. The new department came into be- ing oil account of the numerrnis re- <luest.-« by diffurent organizations in and about New York for "names' and attractions playing the Shubert liiiuses. The olul department will be «li^- tttict f:om th" vaudeville booking <.fflr". R. C. Allen Re:urns to Los Angeles J-an l''ranclMro. Feb. 1. i:i"hard C\ Al!eu, playing sen.nil ba«iIiM' .: ;;t the Al<- r/ai'. i- k<-!h luled to lirive thnt pla> houve on I'l-b. 4. ir- v.iH ict'ira to Ias Angeles, i «,' • I; <aM!" s >me ten v.cck.-, VIOLET CARLSON The "mite-y primn donna" who is receiving y)rai.sewf»rthy comment evervwhere fill the PantaKes eireuit. The P()kTLANI> "()HE(}O.MA.\" declares. "This Carlson girl Is n.»t ordy might.\- i>r»(fy and pf)SHe.«--.sei| .,i a wonlei Tul per ouaiity but slif^ can .'itig. <Ianee :iiid aet. Her offeiing is out f>f llif orditi.nv. <Hpe(iall.N' ih»' eliangiiig of (lothe; (»ri the stau'e s«>riM' tliMf or four tirne,-', and it seems to (leli^'bt the .'ludjijiie JialiritiL; fii>rn the iipplMiise given her. She 1.-4 «»lie of ihf l'< St siogle:4 ever s»'< n here;" VARIETY, Sill I laneiscM. obs i V!\^ av follows: "Violet Cailson s(f»red the hit. ^\\H^ ('arl.on is vud- iitui u "showman" from her linger tips. |io.s.se.ss« s a gtml \oier. ha:; «-uie ii»)»c.'ii .1 iiee aud lively manuerinuia. 11' r Impres.-iiojis of i.pera star., nwole lier a je.'uly favo! it-' " .Mls.< CarhoTi v.ill be scvn ni Ne.. Vorl; following If r present tour «r liie I*antag< s/thcaticti. '