Variety (April 1923)

CINCINNATI "So This Is London" this week at the Grand opera house will bring the regular season to a close. Be- ginning Sunday the summer policy of feature pictures starts. The first will he Snow's "Hunting Big Game." This week the Lyric, across the way from the Grand, is showing John- son's ^'Trailing Wild Animals." Keith's, which originally intended having summer vaudevillo, also will use pictures after the regular season closes next month. manager of the Cincinnati Post to handle the publicity. The Zoo's grand opera season will begin Juno 24. Ralph Lyford again will be managing director and Alex Puglia assistant director. Harry V. Martin, In addition to handling the routine park publicity, has been chosen to exploit the grand opera. This year Lyford will modernize his repertoire by presenting numerous operas In English. only. The house will be devoted to the annual Syracuse music festival for the remainder of the week. Syracuse will have two circuses this season. Sells-Floto plays here May 23, while Rlngling Brothers- Barnum & Bailey's had June 15. A new circus grounds will be used this year. H. A- Gardner has been appointed manager of the Cincinnati fall fes- tival, to be held In September. This Is the nrst entertainment of the kind here In 17 years. Jack Koons has quit his Job as foreign advertising The guardian of good, complexion ^/For The BoudoirXV^ SYRACUSE, N. Y. By CHESTER B. BAHN WIETING—Dark. "The Heart of Paddy Whack." 27-28. Next week, dark. House ends season May 12. STRAND—"Souls for Sale." EM PI RFl—"Brass." BOBBINS -ECKEL — "Strangers' Banquet." CRESCENT—"Robin Hood." RIVOLI—"Knighthood." Vandals wrecked the Highland picture theatre here last week. The house, operated by Mrs. Angelina Butterman, of Fulton, had been closed for a few days. Syracuse has another kid phenom. ready for a film debut. Sidney Singer, 10 years old. is to make his screen bow with a Fox company In California. The youngster has been coached by Geraldo R. De Leon of this city, himself a film vet. this country and Canada is the basis of the action. Among other things Bartsch alleges he formed .in independent music publishing con- cern In association with Harms, Inc., to exploit Fall's com- positions, the composer to receive 25 per cent, of the net profits with- out pecuniary Investment In addi- tion to his royalties. Bartsch was to receive 20 per cent, of the vent- ure. The play broker alleges Fall repudiated the agreement and noti- fied Harms and theatrical producers that Bartsch was no longer his rep- resentative. The latter alleges he advanced to Fall $3,000 on the sign- ing of the contract. prises of which Spiegel, bankrus and now In a Stamford, Conn., tarlum, was an officer. Like sevi prevloua litigations, a series notes is the ba&is of this act One suit has five causes for aoti« totaling 12,150, due on five note| The other suit is for eight cam for action totaling |4,650 in all. STEINS MAKEUP fi\ dookht Upon Request} Q ^^^\SIWLH COSMKTIC ^o/^f ' For the ttage For the boudoir Syracuse critics were fooled last week when "Kempy," the Nugent show, played the Wieting. Every scribe paid tribute to the work of Ruth Nugent, who had the part of Ruth Bence. Not until after the company had folded its tent and hit the trail did it leak out that Ruth Nugent was not in the role. Miss .Nugent, ill, went on to New York after the Rochester engagement, and { her place was taken by the wife of Elliott Nugent, with no announce- ment made of the substitution. East Syracuse will have a new movie house. William Steele has started building It. B. F. Keith's next week will have a three-day vaudeville program REHEARSAL HALL TO RENT BY HOUR OR DAT FOR ACTS, PRODUCTIONS or DANCINO Also Suitable An tt Dancing Stadio \Vi WE.ST 43d 8TRRKT ' Off BrtMMlwar Fhon« Brymat 2075 ShortVampShoes BOX TOE, HAND-MADE, KID or SATIN rattnt •f Vm KM I ^"^ STAGE and STRECT. MaM Oritn. Catalof V Fraa. Raiiad ar PaiaM TM.lJ. GLA8SBERG, 225 West 42d St., N. Y. C. The American theatre at Canton changed hands this week, Stanley Southworth parting with his play- house for )65.000 to Alex Papaya- nakes. former Watertown theatre owner and manager. Garry Owen's Imbroglio with the Newark. N. J., sheriff during his en- gagement at Proctor's there last week has been adjusted. Owen was incarcerated in the city bastlle for a night In default of a. $500 bond. His wife, Reglna Alexandra O'Flan- nigan, preferred charges against Owen on charges of desertion. A private understanding between the couple has been arrived at. LEGAL ITEMS August 4, 1920. Grace Canary, now the wife of Anthony Paul Kelly, plawrlght. was one of the passengers of the "Honeymoon Ex- press" in Luna Park, Coney Island. The express became derailed and Miss Canary sustained injuries of the knee and elsewhere for which she sued for |5,000 damages. A Jury awarded her 11,000 as a result of which Judgment pTus costs and in- terest of 11,125.08 has been filed against the Luna Amusement Co., Inc.. and the Helter-Skelter Amuse- ment Co., Inc., which operates the ride in Luna Park. The Sheridan Theatre Co.. Inc. (Max Spiegel and William F. Raf- ferty) Is Involved In two new law suits filed in the New York Supreme Court. The Sheridan is one of the enter- "These stories have the pic- turesque and vivid touch of\ \stage life and character," say$\ Daniel Frohman, of the nev>\ book, FOOTLIGHTi By RITA WEIMAN with the intimate touch that comes] of complete understanding. RitA Wei" man tella of the people behind tMj footlighta and the comediea and ti«C*j edlea of their lives. At All Booksellers, fS.OO IdODD, mead & C0MFA9T| 443 Fourth Avenue NEW YORK Hans Bartsch. the play broker, has filed a |1,200 attachment in the New York Supreme Court against Leo Fall, the Viennese composer, known in this country for his "Ro«e of Stamboul" and "Last Waltz." A five-year agreement whereby Bartsch is to handle Fall's works in The Dance STUD I of SAMMY LE CLASSES IN ALL STYLES OF DANCING—ENROLL NOW PRIVATE LESSONS BY APPOINTMENT Mr. Lee, who produced the dances and ensembles in *" Gingham Girl," and other successes is now staging the Sh^ bert's "Bal Tabarin," Century Roof Show and will also sta routines for musical comedv, vaudeville and revue artists. EARL CARROLL THEATRE Bl 50th St. and 7th Ave. Circle 6690 ^fEW YORK CI1 STUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE FOR REHEARSALS AND HIS SOCIETY SYNCOPATORS NOW PLAYING AT FRENCH LICK AND WEST BADEN COMPLETING TEN WEEKS' ENGAGEMENT AddreM All Communications: SOL WAGNER, Room 60, 119 N, Clark Street, Chicago Phone Dearborn 2758^