Variety (July 1922)

30 VARIETY Friday. July 14, i 2Jlt C ii THE SINGING BEAUTY" BACK ON THE KEITH CIRCUIT AND GOING BIGGER THAN EVER Next Week (July 17)—Keith's Buehwick, Brooklyn FEATURING MITTENTHAL'S TERRIFIC HIT •SUNSHINE A.L.L.EY' Address Care JOHN McKEE By EUGENE WEST ' PAUL DURAND OFFICE thorn. It is likely lie will a..d when f^auglng the restaurant better for effect will attempt an intimate style that should be a card. He is getting an even split of the coveurs. Th« Arthur Williams Orchestra is at Powell Inn, Watervliet, N. Y. While chased by customs offlcers, an automobile containing three al- leged bootleggers went over a steep embankment at Spruce Hill, about eight miles north of Elizabethtown, N. Y. The trio escaped, but blood on the front seat of the oar indi- cated that at least one had been Injured. The offlcers received a tip from Plattsburgh the -ar was going through with booze aboard, and they started after It. As the rum- running machine reached Spruce Hill, it shot over the precipice. When the customs officials reached the spot, the men had flown, leav- ing behind 443 quarts of Canadian beer. The beer was conflscated. Jamaica ginger bottles within a period of three weeks. Police say that although imported oooze and home brew .ire responsible for much of the drunkenness prevalent in these suppo.sed days of aridity, "Jakey." a.s it is known in the par- lance of the initiated, has the de- sired effect upon those who cannot afford to pay 50 cents for a drink of whisky. The p. a. of Murray's Roman Oar- dens on \\\st 42(1 street. New York, h.^ralds that the place will entertain the entire cast and chorus of "Sue, Dear." which opened at the Times Square theatre across the street Monday. That Canadian beer and liquor are not the only {lopular beverages up-State is indicated by the state- ment of a Junk dealer in a small city that he gathered 3.000 emp«y 'lUE HAS BEEH" SOMETHINa DIFFERENT Two more Hroadway cabaret par- ties were spoiled this week by the intrusion of deral rum raiders who arrested the manager of the Cafe des Beaux Arts, 80 West 40th strt 2t, and three guests of the Marlborough grill. 36th str»et .and Broadway, for having liquor in their possession. Inspector Underbill : nd staff made the arrests shortly before midnight Monday. John Johnnitis, manager of the eaux Arts, was arrested by Lieut. James Brady aj he was serv- ing a party of four a round of drinks on the second floor of the restaurant. Johnnitis and hootch bottle were escorted to the West 47 1 street station. The party re- sumed its meal. At the^Marlbor- ough, three petty offlcers of the "New Bedford" were taken to the West 30th street station, one for violating the Mullen-Gage law and the other *wo for disorderly conduct and resisting an offlcer. The host of the trio, who was serving the wet goods, argued that he does not sell liquor, nor did he purchase it, and wanted to know how he was violat- ing the law. The others insisted they be let In peace, but Detective Morris queried, "Have you a pre- scription?" They didn't. Shani^y's in the Putnnm Building discontinued its dance hall policy this week. The main portion of the former restaurant is not in use. with the grill room on the 43d street side still utilized for eating pur- poses. The dance hall policy was installed in Shanley'.T early in the year with a g neral admission charged. It failed to catch on largely due to competiHon at lower prices along Broadway. It Is reported the Shanleys have disposed of their lease'on the Putnam Building prem- ises to Famous Players, the owners of the property, which contemplate remodeling the building into a pic- ture theatre. Rose, daughter of John T. Conner]^, politician, and part owner of the Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, against Dr. Charles M. Rose. Dr. Rose, a member of the faculty of Rush Medical College, is cliarg£d with becoming enamored with Miss Fairman on April 2, 1921. This friendship, it is said, kept up until February 15. 1922. when suit for divorce was instituted by Mrs, Rose. Judge McDonald in the Circuit Court Indicated, after hearing tes- timony, that he would grant a de- cree of divorce to Mrs. Rose. Announcement is made of The Semi-Annual Sale i<^c^c«^ of 1. Miller Footwear Hosiery of Every Grade at Special Reductions The biggest "stag" raid conducted by the local police in many years was staged last week, with the re- sult that 542 men were arraigned in the morals court charged with witne.ssing an indecent show at the Emile Sole Club. 3137 Ogden ave- nue. Chicago, c^nd were fined $i and costs by Judge Heap. The cases o( Ruth La Mar. Mae Williams, Ruby Thompson and Viola Kelly, enter, tainers, and Don Taylor, ventriu oquist, and Harry Cohen and Louii Meyers, alleged promoters of ti»e show, were continued until July ig. According to Lieutenant McCartliyj who conducted the raid, the "show'* was scheduled to feature "womea dressed in sgindals and that's alL" The show had just reached that stage, he declared, when he ana the uniformed police entered and in. troduced themselves. Besides two girls, who appeared in the show that escaped when the prUor.en were brought into court, it was tjaid that four municipal court Judges .several Aldermen and other public offlcials, said to have witnessed the I show, were hot in police custody. IN LONDON The dance music at Castles, Long Beach, is supplied by Paul White- man's Collegians. The boys are really college men. all Cornell stu- dents. At the end of the college year the band, which was the jazz organization of the Ithaca univer- sity, came to New York and re- hearsed two weeks under Whiteman, thereafter going to the Long Island resort. The boys have learned some of the Whiteman tricks. In the afternoon they play in the Castles pavilion under the board- walk with a dance space provided for bathers. Whiteman Is summer- ing at Long Beach and frequently leaves the beach for a spell and leads ttie collegians in his bathing suit. Castles is now being run by Gil Boag. the same Gil who got the only 15 coveur p. f. at the Rendez- vous for a while that New York ever stood for. (Continued from page 3) '' Henry Carlisle, Tony de Lun^o. Phillip Reeves, Ethel Lodge, Ellen Hare, Margaret Mason, Francesca Delia and Laura Wallis Mills. The piece is being produced by Harold V. Neilson, who is also running Viola Tree anti the Royalty com- pany in "The Eleventh Command- ment" and a repertory season at Exeter with Madge Macintosh as leading lady. I. MILLER Fifth Avenue at 46th Street 15 We»t 42na Street HudflQA Terminal tifUranct * «<>v. «... The Flotilla restaurant at 6th avenue and 55th street, New York, has been taken over for a t^rm of years by Julius Keller, Bill Werner and Percy Elkeles, with Messrs. Werner and Elkeles to be the active managers. The lease was secured this week from ©r. John A. Harriss, Commissioner of Trafflc, who con- ducted the restaurant himself last season. Its first. The Flotilla was newly built by the commissioner and given the design of a ship's in- terior. The main fioor restaurant seats about 600 people, having a dining room on both sides of a stage on which the new management will continuously present a floor sliow. Possession will be taken about Sept. 15. Mr. Keller is also interested with .Mr. Werner in the Chateau Laurier, at City Island, besides having his own hotel and restaurant (Canoe Place Inn) at Cot d GrouHfl, Loni? Island, the only class resort of its kind ir that fashionable section of the island. The Chateau is a sum- mer place only, allowing Mr. Werner to devote his entire attention in the different seasons to each restaurant. All the Manchester legit houses are closed for the summer months as well as several of the Broadhead theatres. Four Glasgow houses are sharing the same fate, as are many other first class provincial ones. The Conciliation Board, composed of representatives of the Society of West End Managers and of the local branch of the Musicians' Union, has been unable to come to a satisfac- tory agreement. All musicians therefore in London have received notices to terminate their engage- ments July 8. This is the outcome of trouble arising out of the managers at- tempting to reduce the musicians' pay. Artists, gtage hands and every- body connected with thoatreland have had their pay reduced, the musicians alone refusing to come to terms and insisting on carrying on according to the agreement made In January, 1920. The managers have posted the following notice: "Notice to orchestras. The Con- ciliation Board, composed of repre- sentatives of the Society of West End Theatre Managers and of the Musician's Union, having adjourned with agreement, notice is hereby given that the employment of all musicians at this theatre will ter- minate on Saturday, July 8. Unless other rates are agreed to by the so- ciety and the union in the meantime the minimum rate of employment subsequent to July 8 will bo as fol- lowji: Leader. 20 shlllinga; princi- pals, including repetiteur. 12 shil- lingM and sixpence; other musicians. 10 shillings. In entr'acte orchestras sub-conductor leader, 15 shillings. Brooklyn Shop 498 Fulton Street. Corner of Bond The Sunrise Inn, at Hewlitt, L. I., r^;::;arly Holly Arms, is now bfing manflBCu ^7 ?.fr. az-A Mre. Fr»".k « Holly. Jr. — Fcrol Fairman, <lancer at a Clu- cago amusem-^nt park, was namod on corespondent in a divorco ac- tion brought by Mrs. Marguerite Beautify Your Fae* Vou mutt iMk aootf to makf •ood Manv of tha "Profei- tloii" have abtataatf and ra- talnes bettar aarti bv Itavlnc ma eorract thatr faatural im- oarfaetlon* and rcmovf blam Uhet. Con«ultatlnn tri>fi ruf. 'caMnabia F. E SMITH M D 347 Fifth Avenue N^¥_CI»T Opf» Wahton All other conditions as in the cur- rent agreement with the union." London is promised in the near future a genuine British musical comedy as an antidote to the many translations from the German it baa had, to say nothing of production! from allies which may have suited their native land, but left the Brit- isher cold. This is "The IsUnd King" and is the work of Peter Gay* thorne and Harold Garstin, the two of them being responsible for the book, the lyrics and the piusic. Peter Gaythorne will produce. The com* pany already engaged include! Courtice Pounds, C. M. Lownt, Townsend Whitling, George Bishop^ Kathleen Hilliar, Sylvia Le«li«k Phyllis Joyce and Louie Poundi. The theatre Is not finally settled. I Gaythorne is well known as an actor, * and his collaborator has done mud good musical work. i Dion Boucicault and Irene Van* brugh will start on an extended toar of Australia In June, 1923, under tht management of J. C. Williamson with South Africa to follow. Rehearsals are about to start for "Phi-Phi," the Parisian musicw shflw, with which C B. Cochran wUl follow his present vaudeville soMOS at the Pavilion. In the cast will b» Alfred Lester, Jay Laurier, Walter Williams, Clifton Webb, Bvely« Laye, June. Vera Freeman and "the most beautiful woman in the world, Trini. Another attempt is about to bt made to combat the lethargy of to* (Continued on page 32) JAMES MADISON'S COMEDY SERVICE (Issued monthly at $15 per year) —is now in its eighth issue and you can obtain the entire issue from No. 1 for $9. Or any 4 for ^5. Single issues $2. Each issue contains the IrTtest in monologue material, cross-fire routine*, gags, parodies—and all ab.'^olute- ly new and original. Not large in size but supreme in quality. SPECIAL OFFER:—For $20 I will send the first 8 issues and a full year (12 additional issues) beginning with No. 9. JAMES MADISON 1493 Broadway New York I $0«& ♦-OR SI AGE <\ND STREET A"! 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