Variety (July 1923)

^' Wednesday, July 4, 1923 VAUDEVILLE DENVE'S MAYOR. STAHnON, REMOVES CmrS SHOW CENSOR ^Denver Needs No Police/Amusement Inspector/' Says New Chief Executive—Mrs. Bernice Kirby ;' Drew $30 Weekly and Visited All Shows ■*•:' *;■ ^^ *: »■ J. . '.V. »■ ^ Mrs. Bernice Kirby, fo»* the last four years amusement inspector in Denver, wa^ removed from office last week by Benjamin Stapleton, ttte new mayor, the removal to take Effect. July 1. Mrs. Klrby's salary was |120 a month. Her duties consisted of visitinff all shows that came to the city, including pictures, and exer- cising a police supervision over them and the hojises tn which they appeared. She also acted in the capiicity of a one-woman ceneor, on occasion. .. ^.^! t,''■:,'■•:.. . Little attention was paid to her by houce managers. Apparently the police department head and the city council were equally inatten- tive to her reports. Mayor Stapleton was elected •early in May. In ordering Mrs. Klrby's removal, a statement was is&ued to the effect that "Denver needs no police amusement inspec- tor." FEW ORPHEUM HOUSES WITH COMBINED POLICY Five Big Timers Will Mix Acts and Pictures—3-Daily on Sunday Only V VALENTmOS SAIL JULY 24 (Continued from page 1) the wilds, although the Valentino lour duly ended. Inquiries are commencing to ar- rive in Xew^ York seeking informa- tion as to when the succe^ful con- testants may be expected to re- port in New York. These are grow- ing In volume, it is said, with some local papers along the route of the tour now reported giving the matter their attention. The newspapers In the towns were employed as part of the exploitation that had the double paper lacking of Valentino and Mineralava. An estimata says that the total expense of bringing all the beauties with their escorts to New York for a week from all parts of the coun- try and returning them home would roach )150,000. Rodolph Valentino Is said to have received an offer from a/i. English film maker to appear in pictures In England His contract with the Fa- mous Players, under which he has been enjoined from appearing under theatrical management on this side, fltill has 18 months to run. Should the shiik make a picture abroad It would be debarred from exhibition over here, and limited to the sparse circulation outside, as compared with the possibility commercially of a nim in the United States and Can- ada. -I* Chicago, July S. A misunderstanding appears to have spread concerning the playing policy of the big timers on the Or- pheum Circuit next season, those of the first string that play twice daily. The Orph^eums of the first line win continue their present policy of straight big t^me vaudeville bills twice dally, excepting the Hennepin. Minneapolis, using seven acts with a feature fjlm with three perform- ances Sunday (previously three were played Saturday and Sunday); Orpheum-Palacc. St. I^aul, will have six acts and a picture with Sunday the only dhy of the we^ offering three performances; Orpheum, Des Moinei<, six acts and picture wHh three on Sunday; Oakland (5rpheum. six acts I nd picture—three shows Sunday only; Palace, Milwaukee, seven acts and pictuies with three performances Saturday and Sunday. The Orpheums playing three per- formances on the week's end played twice dally previously. Orpheums. Jr.. are not considered In this outline of playing policy. 8AFFA NINON BADALI and NATALI TERPSICHOREAN EXPRESSIONS HENRY MARA, Pianist What Variety said: 'It wouldn't 1t>e a surprise to see thia at the Pal- ace within the next few weeks, for this is the type of material the audi- ence there would appreciate." predion ROSALIE STEWART ^x Best Sellers Cor June ^ VICTOR HEOORDS *^ho'« Sorry Nowt* and "Snakes Hlpe." "Llxa" and ^'SlMpy Hills of Ten-Ten Ten- "Dearest" and v ' ' .... ''y^ "Morning Will Come.** "A Kiee in the Dark" and .V "Man in the Moon." "By the Shatimsr" and "Sweet One" "You Tell Her—I Stutter" and "That Red Head Qal." BRUNSWICK RECORDS "By the Shalimar" and "Foolin* Around." "Seven or Eleven" and "Wanita." "One Little Smile* and \ "Mellow Moon." /^ "Apple Sauce" and "Wild Papa." "Kiss Me" and 7 ."^^ C "Sweet Levin' Mama.* r "Snakes Hips" and "I Never Mies the Sunehine." I--"' X ENGAGEMENTS Ann Hollleter. "Adam's Apple." Vera King, "Passing Show." Nancy Kennedy (Lehr and.Ken- nedy), Ted Lewis's "Frolic" 'under the name of Nancy Deckert. Jack Richardson, Dave MaUon, Mason and Shaw, Florence Stoire, .Toan Granese and brother, Charles, Tito Flores. "The Newcomers." • Kate Mayhew, for W. A. Brady's •'Tarnish." Louise Prusaing. for Gatts "Steve." Violet Howard for "Secrets." Mrs. Gene Hughes, "Torch Bear- ers" (vaudeville). William Birdie. Al White. "Pa.ss- Ing Show of 1953." Mary Ryan. Frank M. Thomas. Edward Ellis. Paul Nicholson. "Snow." Cecilia Frank. Lyceum stock. Roches'.or. N. T. Jim and B^tty Morgan and or- chestra. "The Newcomers." Hansford Wilson. "Take a Chanco." Sue M.'U'Mannmy. Howard Lang. H. Dudley Hawley. "T'.uimb.s Down." Charles Waldron. "The Fool" (temporarily repliioifig Harry Brown). HclojuEloy. "BallliiiR r.iiller." Josej.'h (Jov) Carroll . l''ish«^r nn«l Carroll) ft»r the rolo of Fathor Whnlen in •'AWiv'.'« Irish llo.so." Sidnrv NVlson, '•passing "how of 1923." Floronr** Moi-rispn. Tna#Havwa d. Hoi. n I/A'onru-. ••i<ashlon> of T^LM. : IN LONDON » ^ (Continued from page 2) although it was hoped he would be seen at the Lyceum this summer. Carl LeyeU the manager of His Majesty's, was seriously injure* during the week-end. He was riding in Hyde Park when his horse shied and bolted, eventually throwing him against a tree. He was picked up and taken to St. George's Hopeltal, where he was found to be suffering from concussion and other Injuries. He is still detained. Lady Martin Harvey is III and Is to be operated on for throat trouble. Meanwhile Sir John Martin Harvey Is hurrying on his preparations for hWi forthcoming American and Ca- nadian tour. The last performance In aid of King George's pension fund for ac- tors realized over £1.000 profit. Ten actors and actresses each receive £100 a year from the fund and two more have Just been elected- The working and managerial expenses of the fund are practically nil, the only expenditure In the office being 10 shillings a year for a checkbook. Henry Alnley is the secretary. In conjunction with Sir Alfred Butt, Reandean will shortly revive Sir James Barrie's "The Little Min- ister." with Fay Compton as Lady Babbie. Tiu tM'ii ttt iit\ali|( irisuiiftKi '<' STUDIOS OF 1841 Broadway • .NO|lTIIWF.!»r tOM O0»h Nl Bransby Williams will replace "David Copperfleld" at the Lyceum with the Irving version of "The Lyons Mall" June 25. The Dickens piece will be played only at matinees. Syblll Thorndyke will run another West End soa.son In the autumn Her first production will be "Cymbe- line." During his recent visit to Louden Charles Dillingham wiHhed to see Ma'Karet Bannrrman in Gertrude Jennings' comedy. "Isribel. Edward and Ann." at tiu- Haymarket. He thcrc^foro proceeded to the hous<» and asked th.^ management If he could go into the tirrlo fur a few momert.M. Thip reque.st was immediately ac- cedrd to. but. as in customary in such cases of short profossion.nl vi.HJtf*. no ticltot was issued. Arriv- incr in tlif circle 4)illina:h \ni ''.»'.< '• '«H*Ht aiHi pritinpLlv ^la.lcd tu wurv •lie u.shcrct.-. IIcmc \vm.«« a man with- out n liclcft! .At lM-'<t one of llifMn. -.v.ixinw; tiuldr-;- rhun her .sist<*rH. de- rn.inib'd his tio:<c-t. DillinKhani po- iU'i\ exi»IaiP.<(l hr '.v.is the .luthor of the'pla\-. Th'^ u.'dieret :i|) tloKizod profu.sfly iiul wiilnlrrw. A ft or .«<fP- ini; the .show h^ .s(ni!?ht Iho «irl out irid ropndiafcti hi.-s .st-itomcnt m.s to lulhorshij). It witv not tintil liter. I when casually p(MU^iuK his j)ro><r.mi, that he di.s( i»vfM»'d tint the nilhor ' was a woman. 800 FILMS NEXT SEASON (Continued from page 1) ruinous war in selling that will force a cut in rentals among the distributors, with a subsequent backing up of product at the source that may In turn force a great many of the producers and distributors to pull In their reins before the year is out ai^d curtail their programs to a certain extent. , There can be no doubt that the selling field during the early part of the fall season is going to'wit- ness the hardest sort of a com- petitive battle to market pictures.- Already. according to announce- ments, there are 4S4 productions slated for the year beginning in September. That is more than one a day for every day in the year, and In the lot there is not included the ^tremendous production that will come through in the independent field. It is estimated that there will be 800 pictures of all types in sight for the n^w season. The weaker producers are ex- pected to have a difficult time weathering the sales cutting battle. Decer^ber and January will un- doubtedly witness a drawing In of horns on the part of the producers and distributors, and the sub.sequent shortening of the market for the exhibitor so that he will have to come back to prices again In order the former two branches of the in- dustry will be able td weather the storm that they are creating for themselves. The fact that there Is going to be a tremendous battle tn the selling field is going to mean of necessity that a number of the producers and distributors will have to witness many a lean day. Right now and since February of this ye»r produc- tion has been at its peak on the co&st. Peak prices are being paid for play and story material, actors and actresses are receiving peak salaries and worklnir in two and sometimes three pictures at one time, so great is the demand for their services. As against this paying of cost peak in production figure a battle of underselling each other. The result is bound to be inevitable. The line up for the coming season in feature releases as far as can be ascertained from tho announcements up to the present, indicate the following: Famous Players, 50; F. B. O.. 80; First National. 60; Gold wyn-Cosmopolitan, 44; Metro, 35; Preferred Pictures, 16; Principal Pictures, 13; Truart, 12; Vitagraph, 24; Warner Bros., 18; William Fox, 60; Grand-Asher, 10; Universal, 64; L'nited Artists, 7 and Hodklneon, 24. n the matter of the bigger pic- tures on each of the programs the exhibitor it appears will be in a po.sitlon to pick his own, and take what he pleases. It is going to be the day of the bigger picture that niuoh is certain, for the exhibitor, even though he has been shouting for the "shorter and cheaper" pic- tuies h:\s found that the little pic- ture does not mean anythlns at the box oiVirv atid it 1.^ only to be used IS a fiilcr in on double feature bills. The prodticers of the small stuff .ipp'^arji to f:\vo a year looking (!<•- (•id«'(l'y lo.in. NONETTE l-OI-;\V'.s STATK. rt'l.I. WKKK, .ll'LV IG IRVING YATES I Q. R. 8. WORD ROLLS ^'Yesl We Have No Bananae." *That Red Hesd Oak'* **Bmd Hawaiian Sea.** '-Stella." ^Someday You'll Cry Over Someone." "Barney Qoogte.*' Topping the sheec music sales Is the "fruit stand" aong, *Tes! We Have No Bananas," which has evinced more free newspaper ftdrertts- ing via the reading columns than any song of recent years. Its popularity is sensationaL A good runner-up is Remlck's "Barney Google.'' with companion "nut" songs like "Oh Gee. Oh Gosh, Oh Golly,' '"Eddy Steady." "I Liove Me" et al. conspicuous in the running. The Jobbers analyse this reaction by the fact the public has been surfeited by fox trot songs to the degree that all have begun to sound alike. A change of pace was a most welcome relief. This does not mean that novelty songs are the only things on the market, although one would think so at first thought when one jobber repo;-ts that he sold 45.000 copies of "Bananas'* alone to Inde- pendent music dealers in June, one of the worst music mopths, which equals his record for the turnover of "Whispering." 'Reside a Babbling Brook," "Little Rover," "Crying for Tou." "Ten-Ten- Tennessee," "Who's Sorry Now." "Af-A double M-Y" are among the leaders with the following going strong: "Parade of Wooden Soldiers." "Just a Girl That Men Forget." "Carolina Mammy," "Kiss in the Dark," "My Sweetie Went Away" (new sure-fire hit), "Dear- est." "Wonderful One," "WhenWill the Sun Shine for Il«,^' "Mellow Moon,"* "LiOuIsviUc Lou," "You Got to See Mamma," "Tou Know You Belong to Somebody Else." "Wonder" and "Morning Will Come." Of the new production music, the "Scandals" and "Adrieane** have a number o** songs in consistent demand, nons standing out; "Helen Of Troy, N. Y.." has the sprlghtliest score of recent monthji, with "Look for the Happy Ending" outstanding among a yerdantljr catchy score; "Klssnble Lips" from the "Passing Show" Is most la damand; "Some Sweet Day," ditto from the new "Follies" edition; and the "Rise of Rosle Reilly," not y#t in town, is creating a demand Cor "When Jpne Comes Along" and "Born and Bre^ la Brooklyn." ■ ■ 'x ILL AND INJURED Adrlenne Morrison (Mrs. Rich- ard Bennett) was severely injured In a taxi accident in Paris about two weeks ago. Reports from the French capital say that her condi- tion has greatly improved and that she will return to this country in August. The Kati of Nortbesk. Jessica Brown's fiance, was operated on for appendicitis June 2S at a pri- vate hospital In Buffalo. Rosle Green (Keno and Green) Was discharged from the Woman's Hospital, New York. June 28, after an operation for tumor. She Is now convalescing at their home in Flushing, L. I. Richard Bold has recovered from the illness which kept him out of White's "Scandals." John Cyril Maude, Oxford under- graduate and son of the actor, re- cently underwent a serious opera- tion on his eyes in London. He was dangerously ill for some time, but \fi now reported recovering. Mary Miles Minter Is in a Pasa- dena sanitarium following a nervous breakdown. Charles of Franklyn-Charles ft Cq. suffered a painful abrasion of the chin Monday night laat week at the Palace, when he and his partner collided, head on, during their rough Apache dance number. The artists finished their act without the house detecting the bleeding wound which was afterward stitched up by a surgeon. They finished the engagement. Willie Harris, treasurer of the Empire, entered the Eye, Ear and Nose Informary, New York, this week to be operated on for sinus. Louis Ohms, treasurer of the Henry Miller, is substituting for him. Reports from London say that Doris Keane has been extremely ill. but is now on the road to recovery. Pola Negri has been forced to stop all picture work for some time because of an Injury received to her right eye durin.; th^ filming of "The Spanish Dancer." William Antony McCJuIre has been under the doctor's care for s<»veral days, du** to nn injured knoe sus- tained while playing with Will Mor- ri.s^ey'H y(in;i'» son. Happy MoNally broke a bf»ue in his ankle June 211 while at Phoenix- ville. Pn. He i'^ still confined to his room. LotterH iddre'-sed as above will reafh him. Anothe,* accident occurred in the "Sun Up" rornpany Iri.nt week whfn T ucllle L;i \ crtic. who plays the lend, fe-*} into a «^i;i5e trap and wis badly bruised. The performanca was delayed for a while but Miss La Verne insisted on finishing out the play. MARIE 0A8P£S*S SUIT Marie Oasper (Sinclair and Oa«- per) has Instituted separation pro- ceedings against Lawrence Schwab, vaudeville agent and oo-producer of "The Gingham Girl." The Schwabs mamted I>ec. SO, 1921, and according to the plaintlflT's allegations* ssparated two days later. There is a 14-months-old child, Lawrence Schwab, Jr. Israel Dlmovoy represents Miss Gasper: Kendler ^ Ctoldsteln have filed a notice of appearance for Schwab. SHT.lt. games ok B'WAT (Continued from page 1) ■ reas of the gambler In case a "pros-.^ pect" tries to block a quick getaway. The street gamblers have been prevalent In the section for a long time, but have multiplied recently. The presence of a number of small carnivals around the outskirts of the city Is credited with having In- creased the number of street gam« blers looking for soft dough In ths nsedle trades sections. Qest Wants Lsdy Diana Msnnere London, July ^t. Morris Gest has left for Salzburg to complete arrangements for "The Miracle." He is negotiating with r>ady Diana Manners tp play tho leading role In his production of tne piece. Eddinger Arrsnging for PIsys London, July t. Wallace Eddinger is here arrange Ing for the American rights to new plays by Walter Hackett He Is acting for himself. Sam H. Harris and Lewis St Gordon. "London" Going to Qarrick London. July S. "So This T.I London" wilt be" -" transferred from the Prince of Wales to the Garrick In the autumn for an indefinite run. Fsy Compton's Revival in Fell * London, July 3. Fay Compton In a revival of "The Little Minister" opens at the Queens early in the fall.