Variety (April 1922)

VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE Friday. April 7. 1928 Chicago STATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDING 9 ASHERS TRY TABS Experiment in On. Houm With Purl Shows—May Play Summ«r Chicago, April 5. Commencing April 16. Ashcr Brothers West Knglewood theatre will adopt a tentative policy of running tabloid musical comedy 8?ock. when the Billy B. Purl Kcvue 19'^2 will inaugurate its season its bills tlnee times of there. cliMngin>< week. This show is now playing local film and vaudeville houses, after a preliminary season of a in and six weeks It was organized by A. H. formerly connected with a nd Billy comes to the West Engle- woou. Parent. local in<lopenaen' agency Purl. , ^, Whilo playing around on tho i)re- liminary time, the show has caused ronsideral)!*' comment as to draw- ing power. The Hhov/ has a ca?t of 2 principal: and carriv; a chorus 1 of 16 BOOM CANDIDATS Chicago. April I. Two hundred and fifty persona of tho theatrical profession have organized the B. E. Tincua The- atrical Club, for the purpose of ad- vocating the nomination of S. E. Plncus, for associate judge of the Municipal Court on the Democratic ticket, at the primaries on April 11. Headed by Colonel Ciimp these people have interested themselves in the cami)aign of Mr. Pincu.s, and some of the best-known headliners of vuudi'Villo and stars of mu.sical comedy arc making a personal can- vass in his interest. Somo of them after the performance each evening visit public meetings where they speak in his behalf. On the evo of the ptiir.arics a big vaudeville show will be given at the West Side Auditorium, and a .scoro of piofes.oionals will partic- ipate ill the program. MILLER'S FRISCO PLAN To Produo* Two New Playt Eight-We«k Season in girls. The cast includes I's Billy and Weaver, Purl. Carlton Jhasc. W Johnson. Aida. Po ur 1 Vivian and Kastnor. ITanc.s and Malone Frances Gordon, and ' itie MontgoriKM-y. Tho show runs a ^Jt one h ur and a ha'f and will play the Wtst Kn- plew" on an outright buy by the theatre. Shouhi it prove to be a drawin,-: veutur< it will he tlitfc for the summer period. kept ; TIGHE DIVORCED Chicago. April f>. Tliomas J. Johnson acted as a medium for two persons in the the- atrical profession to obtain matri- r-oriial freedom this week. He obtained a divorce for Kdiia Loedom (vaudeville) from Harry Tighe. also in vaudeville, on the groumls of cruelly. The other divorce decree granted was to I'essie N. Brown from Arthur K. P.rown, "Take U From Me" company, on the grounds of desertion. Both decrees were granted by Judge Thomas Lynch in the Circuit court. $100,000 LOST OM TWINS Booked Iks Rood Had Siamese Pair Through Gumn :r Henry Miller and his company will play an eight-week season on the coast, opening In San Francisco about May 1, Tho Miller company will leave New York April 20, mak- ing Salt Lake City for two perform- ances enroute to break the coast to coast jump. Blanche Bates and Ruth Chat- terton will play the leading roles In the repertoire to be presented by Mr. Miller. Miller will produce two new plays in Frisco, one by Thomp- son Buchanan and the other by A. K. Thomas. AUDITORS AS MANAGERS 5, Chicnoro. April r». lloy.x and Josef. IJlai'.ek. tho Bo- licmian-Siame:-e Twins, brought to this country by Iko Kose for exhi- bition purposes, died at tlie West i:nd Ilo.jpltal on March 30. after .los«'fH had been stricUcn vith an attack Oi jaundice. Ike Hose, who brought them to this comitr.N-, stands to lose $100,000 tiiroiip.h their sudden death. H. had the pair booked in houses on to Loew and Miles circuits until May 15, a salary ranging from $1,200 to $1,400 .. week. After "it period he was to take t'aeni for the sum .if .' months to Coney Island, whore he was to exhi'.Mt them at one of the parks on a 00-40 ba.^is, he getting the greater portio '. Chicago, April In addition to their duties ns auditor.^ of the Shubert theatres during the summer months, Joseph Felnberg and Joseph S. Lovensteln will manage two of the theatres here Feinberg has taken charge of tlie Apollo, while Lovenslein has been in charge of the (Jreat North- ern, where D. W. (Irimth's "Or- phans of the Storm" is ciirri'nt. TOLEDO SMALL TIME Toledo. Ai)ril ."». Keilh'.-i. the local big time vaude- ville house, will switch its present big time vaudeville policy to small time for the summer. Thf* house, beginning ne.xt week, will be booked out of Chicago by Tink Humpliries and will i)lay six nctH, changing the bill twice weekly. Arthur Blondell. of (he Keith X.w Yoil< staff, is the present booker. At Home v/ith Diamond Chicago. Ai>ri! Coudron, repre^unting G. **EU/' the Jeweler TO THE PROFESSION Bprrlal Discount to Performer* WHEN IX CHir.\GO State-Lake Theatre Bldy., Clroond Floor <3 STAGE SHOES EVERYTHING Immediate Delivery. Singla Pair or Production Orders. BEND FOR CATALOG. AISTONS, Inc. Btevens Bldy.. 17 No. State St.. Chicago AID FOR MRS. STERNAD Plamning Midnight Performance '•Red Pepper" as Benefit of i Mr. and Mrs. Sol Berns Say Artists who have lone encasements la CHICAGO will enJo7 • more pleasant visit by staylnc at "Chicago's Newest" HUNTINGTON HOTEL 4526 Sheridan Road Ib Chicago's KxcIuNlve Section «very Room with a Private Itelh One Ulock from Lake Twenty Minutes to All Theatres »M stops at door. Excellent Cafe. Attractive Ratas Wire for Reservations Chieago, April 6. Subscriplion.s are being raised for the invalid widow of Jake Sternad by booking agent.s, theatrical man- ager.s and actors who are negotiat- ihg to have Mclnlyro and Heath give a special midnight performance of "Red Pepper" at the Apollo. Proceeds are to be given to the widow. Harry Spingold. "Woods* theatre building, is treasurer of the fund. He already has $r)00. I'aul Coudron, repre«;enting the Hert Levy Vaudeville Circuit here, and A. W. Jones, representing tho Bieitlinger Circuit, are maintaining their olfice.s in the lUlly Dian'ond agency and are giving individual attention to the bookings for tlieir respective circuits. LADIES' NIGHT PURIFIED Chicago. April 5. "Ladies' Night," playing at the Woods theatre, was ordered expur- gated last week by First Assistant Corporation Counsel J. \V. Breen, after a hearing at which Arthur B. Fanvell. president of the Chicago Law and Order League, complained that the women In the play appeared "too undressed." In addition, Mr. Breen ordered that all coarse language be cut out and that several "scenes" be changed. Tho maF.?age scene was one of the most objectionable pieces of business referred to. Lou M. Houseman, manager of the theatre, was present at the hearing and or- dered the necessary cut.«4 in the Fhow. CHICAGO ITEMS Chicago, April .'. Radio singing is now j>r(>hlbited through a clause Inserted by the Western Vaudeville Managers* as- sociation to all artists playing their houses. This revision of the asso- ciation came after tho Orpheun cir- cuit had taken similar measures. Into her other delineations and mopped up. Her "East Broadway Vamp" started proceedings, and when she concluded with her baby carriage number, she ju.^t had the house. I'receding Miss Fliaw and fallow- ing the Mosi'onis were CJeoige Mc- Kay and Ottie Ardine. Following the show-stopping "hoofers" McKay started off with his comedy dialog and announced he wcnild show the other four steppers. He man- aged to go tiiroimh 2[ minulrs with Miss Ardine. imi)re.ssing the audi- ence favoralJ^'. Opening were the Ruth Howell Duo, mixed team, with aerial feats on the trapeze, rope and Roman rings. Tlicir accomjdishments are astounding. The feats all are of a sensational and hazardous order, al- though they did not .^eem to regiriter in the fashion they deserved. "A Feast for Fashionable '".incies" was caidcd for the deuce. Hol» Carl- ton and .lulia Ballew sponsoring it. This couple started off with their songs and comedy ijits in l>old fash- ion. Carlton pounded away at tho i\ories. Mi.«s J>allcw ^iil^;ing .some of his songs, ruit song was not the amusi'ment ingredient whiih the audience cravet! at this time, so the duo after hard labor had to make way without getting their just re- ward. "Hard Roiled Hampton," pre- .sented by Harry Holman, (Irace Bishop and Madelifu' Hoover, seemed to tickle the palate of the customers. When Neal Abel, "the man with the mol)ile face," came out to sing liis .songs and tell his negro stories and do his hoofing, the folks had again retiuned to the lethargic state and could not bo aroused. Closing the vaudeville portion of the sliow and i>receding the after- piece were tho Three .Tuggling Nel- sons, who to3se<l and juggle«l hoo])K in entertaining style, (leorge McKay tune<l u\} for the afterpiece (of which h(. was maaler of ceremonitis) by interrui>ting the boys ^luring their routine with comedy quips. Participating in the afterpiece, which was a travesty on t.io pre- ceding events of the ev< ning. were McKa\, Miss Ardine, Lillian Shaw, Neal Abel, Carlton an«l Ballew, Juggling Nelsons and Charles Mos- coni. McKay announced he wotild give Impressions of certain persons. He disappeared belUnd the curtain, and when it arose it revealed .some member of the troupe, who came out. clowned a bit and then retired. The finish was an ensemble number, McKay singing a ballad while the members of the company worked in grotesque style as the .ni|>porting chorus. McKay and Miss Shaw dividetl all honors. -oop. company of 12 ran STi minutes. Tho five principals took curtains with Dob-on. who makes his act what it is. It is one of the few of Us type which has lived through i\\G innu- moralde girl acts presentetl. .loe Rennet started working ift the sot of Dobson. and the .introductory dramatic talk was handled by Ben- net and J)obson. Bonnet did much more ilancing than talking, and in upjthis he was wise. Bennet handles h^s feet as though th»y were l)oncle.sd, chalking up a b.ingv llnisli. I'.e-.sie Remi>pl and .1. ^i."clayton in "His Day Off" were Xo. r». Miss Rem pel's vehicle is sea- soned with comedy and f\nc acting. Mis.H Rempel and Clayton are »o<*n llshing. seated in the boat. The talk centers around friend liusband try- ing to make a catch with liis wife as ids fishing oompanion. She <if course upset:s everything any time husband gets a bite, rocking the boat and the liUe. The fishing subject sup- plies pl'^nty of comedy. Mlas Rem- pel stamps her work as classical and Mr. Clayton gets much out of his modu1atii>n of lines. P.ol> Hall cro.ss-Ilred with Frank Dobson about the many women in his act. touching lightly upon topics of the day. Clifford Wayne Trio closed and could have shown to bet- ter advantage in a worth-whllo spot. The act went very well and suc- ceeded in holding the i)atrons. golnjc over to a hit. Master KarJh. a child wonder, takes a fling at singing, ac- robatics and dancing, and does all of them well. Tho act is sumptu- ously dressed and has a woman who sings, another child working oppo- site Master Karlh. and Clifford Wayne. Clladys Clark and Henry Rergman not soen nt this s^tow. RIALTO Chicago, April 5. Posslblv the lw»st Ahow that ov«>r played this house showed this week. The bill held all standard acts and ran without a hitch. The audience that saw the first Monday show proved to bo an odd sort^ th« kind that enjoys itself, applauds duringr (Continued on page 24) EUGENE COX SCENERY 1734 Ogden Ave. Phone: SICELBT S801. CHICAGO A8K: CIIIKF OH-KO-MOV. Actors from Glickman's Palace theatre entertained the inmates of the Jewish Old People's Home last week at tho annual party arranged for this purpose by tho I^.etli El Sisterhood. Tho interior of the Circle theaf. , Forest I*ark, was destroyed l)y fire of unknown origin. The loss it esti- mated at 110.000. Hnrry C. Miller, manager of the Wind.sor on North Clark street, may lose the sight of his right eye, which was pierced by a tack thrown by a small boy with a slingshot. Aaron J. Jones, of .Tones, IJnick & Schaefer, returned from a four months' tour of tho continent this week. Mr. Jones arrived in New York on tho Olympic and wa.-s met there by his son, John J. Jone.^, and RnlphT. Kettering, general prey's rei>resentatlve of the firm, on Tues- day. w^trxwcwT' ACME SCENIC ARTIST STUDIOS mw OUITE 20a, 33 WEST RANDOLPH STREET OI'I'OSITE Al'OT.I.O and WOODS THKATUKS <'i:ntkal 43.->K CHICAGO THE BEST SCENERY MADE — THAT'S ALL YOU'VE TRIED THE REST NOW TRY THE BEST "THE 13th CHAIR" "PETE" Soteros •'•xt Door to Colonial Theatre. 30 W. RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO TIIK FOM.OWING IIE.\nMNKR.«* ATF HKRK LAST WKFK:— nOOSTEKS lOK 8TEAI\S ^;<l«ll«. |)y,.r. Hurry llolnmn, Ro«r.>o AIIn. Kafo riilliunn. i:().kr..-ll nti\l to'.. yiiry IIa.inpM, Hmleron nnd .Murronl. ami l)eI!;j\«Mi iirnl >•«♦» Charles Yates, identified with sev- eral Independent agencies, has been appointed ofllce manager of the Je.«se Freeman agency, booking on the Western Vaudeville Managers' Association exchange. ST. REGIS HOTELS MARION 516 N. Clark Street CHICAGO 505 W. Madison St. PROFESSIONAL WEEKLY RATES f^^^ ^ ril.iXiiK OI' IIATKS: 1horou«hl> nuMlrrn. l»«Ml.ri "JIIV*"* »»"*»•• . • fH.oo «n«l «1».Of»\etTly f iiriil«hed. l>enM» 'lil**^ "«*•> *10.r,0 nnd * I U.OO^""^*^"**^"' '" " -- Bath. . , .914.00 and SlO.OOFree rehearsal li«ii. '•nble. n^ith WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE MAJESTIC ' Chicago, April 5. Heavy expenditure seems to be out of the (juestion as f:«r ns the program is concerned at this house with the closing of the Apollo. This- fa(;t mu.st be apparent to tho local populace, for desjilte the fact that tho oi)position had faded otit the Majestic on Mondny night barely held more tlmn half a luuise on tlu' lower floor, the upper portions bein;: ahfiut Himilarly rxeupie*!. Tlie inclement wejither made them "co!d' while tho fust two acts did their stuff, but they thawed out a bit for H »rry Holman and by tin- time the Mosconi ISrothers rnrn'' on they \vtr»' properly w.irmed. Tiie Mosconi Qunrtet. carded a^ iKudliiiers lived up to tlieir idllliiK. Tile three l-oys and tlie girl eav(Ml<"l and Kvrated around the Ftage. ar.d l'.\' thf tint'' tlifV f.iit t(i|tri'-;]i uiMi tlieir terpsichnrean effort k th<'V li'id the show tied up. Tlieir eas'-mbl'-. siiml" ;iiid (loiiMe i.iiriili< r-^ m d fh' ir wliirl.vind aerob.itic d.irjce fi.ii-i, eaught on in a rn inner wiii< h jusri- fird the severiil onrore.v. Tlic> Htojtj'Cd the .<-how cold. Lillian Shaw, next to dosing, ran the Mo-eoriis a close second. Start- ing off with an Italian characteriza- tion and song. Miss Shaw then went STATE-LAKE Chicago, April 5. Tiiey call it "Americu'.s Foremost Thiatr*.' of Ceaseless Variety.' Nothing more could be .added or ntiything l.iken away to exiiresa thl.s th«atre of theatres—this theatre which cau.sed such a fi*ii)re in .show circles as to liavc many others j)at- tcrned after It througlioui I lie coutj- try. Likely this is tho only house where the lluctuation in receipts and attendance vary but n Iritle week In and week out, year in and >ear out. regardless of climatic, religi(jus or lal)or conditions. Tlie exclusive showing of the lihn, "Loves Masque- rade," featuring Conway Tearle, pre- ceded the recrular show. Iler.iiiHe of tho length of Frank Dobson'.s act the show was one act short, making three of the shifts with .six acts and one, the afternoon show, with seven. Lucas and Inez held up the curtain on th<» next net for fully tliree min- utes, tielng up tho show, E'o'li trick is performed as though operating on a time clock. Tho perft'ction In working places Lucas and Inez among ihe leaders of man and wom- an hand-to-hand balancing acta. Jed Dooley, assisted by a woman, deuced. Hooley did heavy ad lib- blng, throwing pun.i at everybody. His chatter was laughed at, but somehow there was no applause at his llnish. The "Cimeo Comic" took It good naturedly ai'd chlded the audience. Frank Hobson and $85.00 MONARCH TRUNK To the Profession for $52.00. aiT.lllANTKKD FOR FIVE YKAR8. ('<>in;>l'>t'* line of nevr and uxeJ trunks. Bp<>clal Yuur old trunk in rates on exchange, repair*. MONARCH TRUNK sa< LEATHER WORKS 24 N. Ocarbora St.—219 N. Clark St.—Chlea»e. Ihf }>linfi of Ort'jiital Model ^^^A enneitS I N c O M ^o M* r c o ^V^^ 2nd Floor Keaner Duildtrv^ 5 Nor IK U'<iba»h Ave. CHICAGO UR\PS. KITITS. FIIOCKS and FIRS Ten I'er tent. DiNCunnt to the Theatrical I'rofcNMloo. BERT KELLY'S 431 Rush Street, Chicago • Diorka from Statc-Lnkft Theatre. Z Minut^a fium Lnop. IN THE HEART OF THE ARTI8T8' COLONY Announcea the Arrlvol of ••YELLOW" NUNEZ Cfnirxsor of "I.lvcry Htablo Mlu^a" Wurld'a (irealeat Jaxi Clarinetist. Direct from New York City. Dance in the Red Lantern Room from 9 p. m. on. DINE IN DARN ROOM. $1.00 Table d'Hote Dinner BETTER THAN THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN FRED MANN'S RAINBO GARDENS CLARK at LAWRENCE. Continuous Da nc.no — Vaudeville. . 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