Variety (October 1922)

ITHday, October aO, 19»^ VAUDEVILLE 'W S90BD « SHOWS AND THEATRES DROPPED OFF UNIT CIRCUIT •>■ r Nominee for General Sessions —Gave Liberal ''Sunday" Interpretation Powling'si HuBsey's, ShuberU' and Weber and Fried- lander One Show Each—Louisville, Kansas City, ' Indianapolis and New Haven Cities Out 3^-^-rsrSr^^^ THEATRICAL LEAGUE Bhow. closed this week; another, TAD ITTnTC TAII lUC Barney Cerard's Jimmy Mussey'e rUK JUiMjIj l/ULLInd ' •Tyrnnakers" clusea Saturday (to- morrow) at the Oarrlck. Chicago, and two more, one of the Shubert * quartet of shown, and one of the Weber & Fried lander fonr, .arc scheduled to clogiC next week. The Dowling show had been lay- I itig off and rehearsing for the last two weeks with the intention of re- vxipiiug its tour Monday at the Academj', Baltimore. Lee Shubert ■walkcil into the rehear.sal hall Wednesday afternoon and Informed Dowlin? the show wouldn't do. The Dowhnff show opened to about $5,000 the first week at the Crescent, Brooklyn; played Baltimore the second week to a light gross; was at Keeney's, Newark, the third week, doingr about $9,600. Since then it )UM laid off. playing four weeks in All. A bu.siness man named Rynn from one of the New Kngland cities to understood to have backed the Dowling show, with Dowling also interested. Dowling has been star-, ring in his own show at the Casino, New York ("Sally, Irene and ^lary). The closing of the Barney Gerard- Hussey £<how came as the result of Jimmy Hussey, featured with the ahow. sending in his notice two weeks ago, to take effect Saturday in Chicago. Following the receipt of the notice Gerard and Hussey had some long distance conferences by wire, and Hussey, it is claimed "i^y Gerard, intimated to the man- ager of the show he (Hussey) would stay if receiving an advance of |500 a week. Hussey's salary with the Gerard show was 1600 a week, with a 60 per cent, interest in the profits, if any. Monday Gerard sent out word to the company that the show would close tomorrow night. At Affiliated headquarters it was stated Gerard would more than likely put on another to replace the Hussey show later on, when the circuit had been shaped up and more houses added. Which one of the Shubert four would close had not been definitely flecided up to Wednesday. The Shuberts have "Midnight Round- ers," "Rose Girl." "Whirl of the Town" and "Oh, What a Girl."' The same applied to the Friedlander show that would close. It Is defi- nite, however, one of Shuberts' and one of Weljei- & Friedlandcr's will drop out after next week. In addition to dropping four ahows, the Affiliated will also drop four houses next week. They are the Masonic, Louisville; Shubert, Kansas City (which closes this week). New Haven and Indianapolis. The unit route will bo revised, following the elimination of the weak stands mentioned as going out. The four towns named have been consistent losers since starting with ShuVjort vaudeville. The Atniiate' will .shortly an- nounce hou.ses to replace those goin^ out, they say. TJi« unit circuit has 26 sliows re- HiaiiT^np-, playing 28 hou.ses (includ- ing Jsplit weeks), with lay-jrr.s of four week?*. CENTRAL'S BALLYHOO DEVELOPS aASH Two Sides of Shubert Vaude- ville Debate — Gerard's Band—Herk Wins A tlieatrical league for the furtherance of the campaign of Coriulius F. Collins for Judge of the Court of General Sessions has been formed -With several score of the icadiag lights of the managerial field and .stage stars actively^ en- gaged in the campaign work. The committee was formed through the efforts of Frederick K. Goldsmith, tlie tlieatrical attorney. Several years ago the present candidate was sitting as a city mag- istrate although a judge of Special Sessions. At the time a crusade against Sunday performances was in vogue. Judge Oolllns at the time ruled for a liberal interpreta- tion of the Sunday law, which has been the policy of the police and city departments since that time. Mark A. Luescher is chairman of the league with F. E. Goldsmith as secretary. The headquarters of the campaign committee are in the Hotel Astor. Those on the com- mittee are Robert Warwick, An- toinette i.uescher, Andrew Mackf FAdle Dowling, Jack Lalt, Adelo Rowland, Jack Wilson, Reine Davles, Harry Seamon, Jack Lewis, Kitty Gordon, Edmund Lowe, Bar- ney Bernard, Adelaide and John Hughes, Lou Tellegjeii, Gus Ed- wards, Pat Casey, A. H. Woods, Wells Hawks, Sam Scrlbner, Dorothy Jardon, Cecil Cunningham, Lee Shubert, Conway Tearle, Paul Henkel, George Nash, Arthur Pear- son, Elizabeth Marbury, Edgar Selwyn, Archie Selwyn, Sam H. Harris, Ned Wayburn, Louis Mann, Arthur Hammerstein, Fred McCloy, Wilton Lackaye, Augustus McHugh, Florenz Zlegfeld, Jr., C. B. Dilling- ham, Bruce Edwards, Gus Hill, A. L. Erlangcr, Alfred li. Aarons, Sam Kingston, M. S. Bontham, Ben Harris', William Morris, Aaron Kessler, DeLyle Alda, Wm. Har- rigan and J. Herbert Mack. Barney Gerard's showmanship and opinion of Broadway as the big rube stem of the wrfrld was vindicated Monday afternoon when "Town Talk" did over $400 for the matinee at the Central, the biggest Mond:^- afternoon of the unit season at that house, following a ballyhoo in front of the house by an eight-piece brass band. Gerard obtained the sanction of L H. Herk, president of the Affili- ated, to ballyhoo the matinee, and proceeded to do so. After the first selection had drawn a considerable crowd, the house manager, Mr. Trant, informed Gerard that Atthur Klein ot, the Shubert forces had phoned, requesting that the bally- h^ cease. Gerard insisted he had Ilerk's permission and recognized no higher author'ty except the Messrs^ Shu- bert. Gerard won the debate, which occurred on the sidewalk with sev- eral hundred Interested listeners getting an earful. During the excitement two of the musicians got qpld feet and depiirted silently, leaving the Gerard band with but six pieces. These blared forth strenuously If not musically,^ and shilled about 200 of the curious into the house. ■•s LEE EPHRIAM IN N. Y. London Agency RapraMHtativ* Covering Wida Territory PAIMER-SIEOEI SEPARATION? ilee I'almor and Al Siogel have iK.t separated maritally or i>rofes- sionally, it is claimed, both main- taining ihey will fulfill their con- traolual obilgntions a I tho Now Oriental enf.., New Orleans. Norem- bor 4. The ?rgaK« nicnt is for three weeks u ith an option t>f two more. GiAsoN s Vancouver record l!illy Clasoii, pliying the Or- I'lieiini. \aneou\er. tlio w<(k of Oct. -. Wi's h..],! oNii- the we.'k oi" Ov«t. 0. 'J'his is tlu> first tin)*' in toe his- tory of tj,f» liou3<! that T'li aet was mwm STUDIOS OF STAfiE DAMaNC 229Vfest4S!»!StllewYork L BAN ON STAGE LURE Syracuse, Itf. Y., Oct. 18. The Syracuse police department turned the spotlight upon a drama agency operated by H. J. Beeman, 2728 S. Salina street, late last week, as the result of alluring advertise- ments in local papers urging young girls to Join an "amateur vaude- ville" troupe. Beeman drew a grill- ing from Chief of Police Martin L. Cadln, and was released. Cora McCtOUlrlck, 17, a Wi'ter- town high school girl, was detained as a witness in the case, later being turned over to her relatives. Blonde, Kood looking and anxious to "go on the .stage," the "Watertown ^irl was among the first to answer Bceman's advertisement. Chiif Cadin detailed Mrs. Searles, a policewomaRr^o investigate. She found that Beeman was requiring cash payments to "seal the con- tract" from the girls he accepted. The usual fop demanded by Beenuin V as $u5. it is Kuid. The AVatertown girl, an orplian. lives with an rnu-lo and aunt in the (Jarland City. tShe read the rid Rn<^ came here at onee. Almost without fuiiilH. she gave l'..^eman %\ of th«- $3.'i siu- .'^ays ho demaijde<l. She .■^ald h'T iirjan-^t nient villi the "dran'.a agency"' i>ropii« t<»r <alUMl for h'-r to go to iiis liome nii;lill\- '.intil ().,t. 'JO fill' \f\v it-sTiI. ]t. .luan loM \\ r, sh' said, the ei.rnii.ujy would oi»t a ill .\iorri;-t*»-.vn. Ti: • \\\\\ m1.<i (le lartti Ih.g Herman « l.ijti'.. 1 A wide theatrical territory over here is being covered by Lee Ephrlam, the representative of the London'theatrical booking agency of D>iniel Mayer, Ltd. Mr. Ephrlam lately arrived In New York, em- powered to book anything he de- cides upon for the other side, con- verts, for the halls or cabarets, and in addition has started negotiationa for some Broadway plays he be- lieves are suitable for English re- production. Mr. Ephrlam haa no New York theatrical agency connection, al- though his London concern Is af- filiated for concert bookings with the agency of the same name in New York. Ephrlam is an American who has been abroad for IJ years. Ho has made frequent visits to New York since leavingr this side. lie. V. as e<»-t>|.i .alini; with tlie .\ni( r- i<au Lr:;i'>^>-aud the KhiI ('rf».'-M. Of- fieials c»f I'Citli ()i;',.'.nizaii(M',;! i<i>u- itiatcd th'- man t<> tin* pKlic". The police >varne«l 1'.. <niaii t.. af ^turo stop t!ie US" (tf advert is. •nieH'.> <1. signed to attract younnr s""!'^ from tli'Mr lumu s BRITISH GIRLS (Continued from page 1^ not true of all American chorus girls," she said. "Some of them will work hard and willingly. I have seven such girls fn my company but they arc outtmmbered by those who will not." Miss Ilayden claims English and other foreign dancing girls coming over here attend strictly to their stage work, while the Americans are inclined toward listlessness through acquaintances. "Wliile the Ivfngllsh girls are willing and anxious to secure all possible engagements, the American girls are indifferent, according to Miss Hayden. and she attributes that indifference at times to their iirqualntances. Jack Singer, owner of th«^' .show, agrees with Miss Ilayden. He said Ills experience has broupht out It irt with the greatest ditliculty a <lu)rus C'f American girls may be held intaet. Mr. Sins;«'r alleges the .\nierlcan girls work like automa- tons and prefer to think of the pos- .•<iMe "parties" in town during the slutv.':; (■nt;at?oment than the v. oik at hand. Mr. Singer claims to have lcn<>wk'«J«e of .any number of In- .'trnves v. Ii" re .Xnivriean girls have (ies-Mted Iiis com!>anies for what lie «M.nsi.1«'rs trivial reaponj-:. regrrdl'-s'- <^f the iin|n>i tance witii whieli tlie ;^:ils may iiuVe r^^^'U'dCl llH'iri. • Hello New V'Mk" aiMMared ul If < Ae.ideiny h'TO last wet !t. Misri i\\\\ - .Irti V.:>..• formerly lallct mistres.s at ih*> J lii'podrome, N^'W Vorlc, fi'i four years. She ha.s fornuMl sev- eral JInij'.ish danciiig acts on this side. VETERAN POimClANS PREDICT SMITH'S ELECTION Plurality of 40,000 to 50,000 Mentioned by Albany Observeri—Coldness Toward Miller All Over New York Stat© * Albany, N. Y., Oct. 18. Veteran political observers at the state capltol predict that former Gov. Alfred E. Smith, the demo- cratic standard -bearer, will be elected over Gov. Nathan Ij. Miller, Ills republican opponent, by a plurality of between 40,000 and GO,- 000 votes in the November election. Newspaper men who wore in Albany Sunday, when Governor Miller's special train i)ulled' into the local Union station after covering half the state last week, asserted the republican meetings have lacked genuine enthusiasm, and that tlie chief executive was not re- ceived in some quarters, particular- ly rock-ribbed O. O. P. centers, as well as was expected. Friends of the four state officials whom he re- fused to run with, namely, Atty- Gen. Charles D. Newton. State Engineer Frank M. Williams, Secre- tary of State John J. Lyons and Lieut.-Gov. Jeremiah Wood, are blamed for tho cold reception to Mr. Miller. •; . ., . ' On the other hand, the democratic rallies have been real old-fashioned political meetings with the wildest enthusiasm on display. This was shown when Al Smith invaded tho capibol district at a mcL-ting in Troy on Monday night. In i^n- mlstakable terms tho Trojans ac- claimed the former governor, the rally being* the greatest political one ever staged in the history of the Collar City. A crowd five times larger than the one which wav In the Music Hall, where the meeting was held, waited outside and^gavo •*A1" an ovation after the meeting. His running mate. Mayor George II. Lunn of Schenectady, nominee for lieutenant-governor, aleo received an ovation. Following the rally Rensselaer county republican leader^ admitted that "it looks like Smith will carry the county." Kei|}iaelaer county, which boasts one of the strongest republican machines In the state, was carried by Smith when he waa elected over Whitman in 1918, but gave Mi:ier a small plurMlty In 1920. CUSTOM RULES Arbitrator Gives Two Weokt* Pay to Choristers Closed Suddenly Leon LaskI, theatrical attorney, this week handed in his arbitration opinion in the case of Grace Davia and (Miss) Bobby Lee, choristers, against Henry Bellit, producer of the vaudeville act "Screenland." The attorney decided the Kirta are entitled to two weeks' salary at $40 a week each In lieu of the sudden closing of the act with which they appeared for four wet^a. . Bellit on the Saturday of their dlsmisaal ad- vised/them the act waa receiving little bookings. The arbitration decision waa gov- erned aolely by theatrical cuatom. Mr. Laski expressed the opinion that although no written or oral contract was involved theatrical custom entitled tho complainants to two weeks' pay. r HENLO MOORE'S AHMEHT Mcnlo Moore, of Moore 4b Med- ley, vaudeville and legitimate pro- ducers, now presenting "Molly Darling" at the Liberty, New York, is at tUe Lenox Hill Hospital, auf- ferlng from a relapse of the baf-^ fling internal disorder which haa be'en treated and diagnosed by the ablest surgeons in America, includ- ing the Mayo Brothers. No one haa been able to authori- tatively classify the ailment. Hla , condition is regarded as precarious. / A million W have turned to One Eleven Cigarettes a firm verdict for ■*' cigarettes I