Variety (July 1923)

\ VAUDEVILLE Wednesday, July 4, 1923 VIRGINIA CARR'S 3RD HUSBAND WINS HER AWAY FROM HUBBY NO. 2 Marital Mixup, Involving Princcsi Zuleka, Andrew R. Paoli and James B. Colerton—Colcrton Look- ing for Eloping Wife ^ The Virginia Carr Extravaganyai Company opened at the Strand, Newark, N. J.. June 26, and closed June 26. Kad buelness through the hot weather was given as the cause. It later developed the marital troubles of Virginia Carr (formerly known with ihe Harry Iloudinl show, and in vaudeville as Princess iiulektt, the Mystic Mindreftd^r), was the compolling reason of the f-udden closure. Miss Carr, who was married to James B. Colerton. a HJilcBman, in 1912. was previously married and has a son 18 years of i\iie by her first husband, About the end of last April Miss Carr went to New Orleans to loin the W. I. Swain show, of which An- ilrew R. Paoll was musical director, for a road tour. It Is said that dur- ing the tour Miss Carr became in- terested in Mr. Paoll, who is 2>, and he made the interest unanimous. The show not doing well, in the early part of May, Miss Carr (Mrs. Colerton) wired her husband for funds which he sent, expecting her to come home. She did not arrive, but May 24 again wrote for money, stating she had had a good offer and needed money at once to square some debts. This money Colerton also sent her. He receive<l a letter from Miss Carr May 27 thanking him for it. This is the last he heard of his wife until a mutual friend asked him the reason Mies Carr had divorced him (Colerton). It was the first he had heard of it, Colerton said, and asked for details. He was informed Mies Carr,had told friends she was securing a divorce. A few days la- ter she said, it was claimed, that Colerton was dead. Colerton endeavored to locate his wife, but heard nothing of her until seeing a published report stating Miss Carr had been married June 6 at the Little Church Around the the Corner, New Yvrk, to Andrew H. I'aoll, the musical director. Mr. Colcrton went t j the cliuieli n.nd Inspected tlie records. They dificlosed Miss Carr had t-oen mar- ried to Paoli, giving her age as "2 and a widow. Paoli's ase was given as 23. Claire Windsor's name was written as one of the witnesses. Having lived with his wife for 11 ycors, Colerton could hardly llguro out the cau.se of his wife's action. While in this frame of mind he met hrr and Paoli on West Fiity-sixth fctreet. {'he was startled, but leav- ing Paoli went to Colerton, acknowl- ♦'dging she had been married again, but afeked him to tiike her back. She would not allow him to talk to J\ioli. Colcrton. who is s.ald to be still very much in love with his wife, ugreed to forgive and forget, ant> the couple i«'}-umcd marital rtla- 1 ions again. Meantime, Virginia Carr ha<l been pngagf'd by (Jcorge MacUonald <o headline liis vaudeville show. MacDonald expended a large sum of money In advcrtiHing, special pa- per, wardrobe, scenery and other in- cidentals, including a<lvances to his acts. The show opened at thi' Strand, Newark, Monday, June 25, but closed the next day. Miss Can had disappeared, not only from the show, but also again had left her husband. Tnauirirs brougl' out she had been in . xmstant communication xvith Paoli, and had finally skipped out with him. Uaving the show flat. and her husband (Colerton) on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Miss Carr did not take her tnink.s or the clotlies she brought with her when returning to her husband for the brief stay. Mr. Colerton says h« has no wish to prosecute or pun- iKh her, but in Ft ill anxious for her welfare. TJiit MacDonald Ir very VAUDEVILLIANS IN 'BUTLER' HOBOING TRUCK TOUR FOR O'HAY AND CARR Prevertts Sore Feet —Must Have Three Days' Supplies Before Starting CKcos Joins P. M. A.—First Aticmpt at Legit "Battling butler.' the English musitml comedy to be produced here by George Chuos in a^tiuciAtion with the Selwyns, will oi>en at the Apollo, Chicago, Labor Day after plr.ying two preliminary weeks at the Detroit op^ra hou«p Choos. known as a vaudeville producer, will make his debut in the legitimate y-nnks with "Butler. " He has joined the Producing Managers' A^4So<■ia- tion. A nunibe- of vaudevilliana are in the cast, which inclvidcs (lertie V i.derbilt, HeUn Kly, Mildred Keats, Marie Saxton. Howard I.«ing- ford, Frank Sinclair. Jack Henry. Eugene Martinet, Teddy McXamura and Grant and Wing. David Bennett will stage the dances and Walter Cat let t the book. Ballard MacDonald is adapting part of the score, oiiginatcd by Walter R6.semont. . ,'vv The book writers are Stanley Brightman and Au'Jtiiv Melford. "Battling Butler" is current In Lon- don and there are two companies touring the provineos. Choos will have a chorus of 26 in the American presentation. .' Captain Irvkig Q'Hay and Ser- geant Krnle Carr who announced their intention of making a hobo tour during tb« summer, in the usual hobo atyto, have decided on account of 8or« feet contracted dur- ing a day's r«li««r«al of it, to modify the strenuous features of the trip. O'Hay has blarneyed a second- hand car deakr out of a Ford truck chassis and has had a top put on it, with two bunks ,a stove. Icebox and phonograph. The tour de luxe will commence tis soon as they can beg, borrow or steal the blankets, towels and sufllcient eatables to last, at least three days, which says 0'H«y. with Carr's omnivorous appetite will be some load even for a Ford truck. They purpose to give one-truck p;ir;ide through the theatrical sec- tion before cutiing loose from civil- ization. WOKAIV'S ''ETENIKG ACT" Alba Tiberio, one of the foreign turns booked by Harry Mundorf on his recent trip abroad, does an act that occupk'S an entire evening in her native land, Italy. For America Miss Taberio's act will be reduced to 40 minutes. It contains horse training, juggling, quick character changes, music and several other specialties. Sylvester Schaeffer and other men have done "whole evening" one- man shows, but Miss Taberlo Is the first woman to do the whole per- formance thing. STOCKS' BAD DROP J^.^ LAID TO SEllINC $7.50 TO MABEL McCANE FOR WEEKLY ALIMONY Husband/Victor Murray, Says Aliowance Cut Down to $25 Weekly CASTLE AT LONG BEACH MAKING QUICK aOSlNG New Moss House Fails to Get Oyer_Remain Closed Until Next Summer The new H. S. Moss Castle, Lonaf Ecach, which nppn«»d Thursdat^ast week, wiil close next week until next summer. Castle is a now l,500-.';eat hou.se situaed on the l>oardwaik. . * -• The policy of the house was to be straiRht pictures Monday, Tuesday. , Wednesday and Thursday, with I straight vaudeville the last half. In the opinion of the Keith book- ers Imuk Beach is not ripe for a big-time vaudeville house. A late sea.oon and other local conditions decided tlie early closing date. Bus- iness after the opening night was negligible. * BASTRAM-8AZT0N DISSOLVi: , Chicago, July 3. Bartram and Saxton, one of the best known presentation acts in the show business, are to separate. Ous Bartram, who has been in the jewelry business in r..exIngton as a side line with a iclutive who re- cently died as his partner, llnds that that business ticmands his personal attention. V'elmar Saxton wiil continue with a single act. Bartram and Saxton have played with remarkable succc».>», but the disbanding of t)ie act Is nnpre- vcntable. NEWS OF THE DAILIES, WILLIE RITCHIE ON ORPHEUM Willie Ritchie, cx-liRhtweight champion, will op' r» a lour of the Coast Orpheum liouses at th< Orpheum, Oakland, July 9. Hltcbif will a]>pear in a full stage act pro- duced under tiie direction . " Harry Singer of the Orpheum staff, Ititchie has received consideiahle publicity lately through his an- nounced intention of trying another ring "come back." It is said he will try himself out In short bouts on the coast preparatory to invading tlie east in search of a title bout. Cincinnati, July 3. The court in the divorce action of Victor Murray against hts wife. Mabel McCane. has allowed Miss McCane |i.50 weekly alimony ftum her husband, pending trial. Murray informed the court his mother had cut down his allowance to $25 weekly, although she con- tinued to pay his hotel bill. In addition to the alimony Impost Murray was Instructed to pay the expenses of the divorce action for all*'ged desertion he has brought Hgainst his wife, including her car- fare to and from New York. The husband's attorney said MIs.i Mc- Cane had earned $1,600 while work- ing for 12 weeks on the stage since the first of the year. Tli'i-y thought she could better afford the expense than ilio allowance kid. The court commented It wa.~ growing tired of Murray and hi.s divorce actions. The present one is his second In the same plnce. The attorney for Mrs. Murray, tho mother of the liberty seeking noi:- Income maker, told the court the mother believed her boy was a great Inventor, bi:t te had been so busy inventing weys and means to ob- ta'.n more morv^y from her that he had been unable to put over a tangible cofn getting invention of his own. Sydney Rellly. musical director for George M. Cohan, has been granted a divorce decree by Su- preme Court Justice Mitchell May, of Brooklyn, from his wife. Mrs. Camllle Rellly. He charged mis- conduct and his wife did not contest the action. David Belasco Friday sent tele- grams to all the New York dallies requesting them to state that the Impersonation of him by 1 randon Tynan In the 'Zlegfeld Follies" is displeasing and embarrassing- to him. The impersonation is not an- nounced, but the audience Is told that "the greatest figure of the American stage" is present at the performance and will cay a few- words. Bessie Kyton. stage and screen actress, has obtained a divorce from Clark Coffey In Los Angeles. Slie charged non-support. Geraldin. Farrar has been granted her divorce from Lou Tellegen. the decree becoming final In three month.s. The diva i« permitted to rewed any time she pleases, but Tellegen must obtain the permission of the Supreme Court to remarry. anxious to get in touch with h» r. A crowd along the waterfront at Jioboken on Monday were startled ?>y the r.ntics of ft man on board the North «;ernian Lioyd liner "Muen- rhen," which had Just docked. He was balancing rn top of a funnel holding on ov>f n tinibrfUa. It turned out to be jM««t a press stunt for r.,tM'Iftno Albertinl. Kuropean stunt lli.aotof. ivjw l^ brro to xjppe^r in fl!m oomcOi's. Small Holders of Blocks of F. P. and Loew's Reported Forced to Liquidate Leo Oppenlieimer, an actor wh«> claims he appeared In "The Squaw Man" and 'The Bird of Paradise." has been sentenced In New York to «0 days In the workhouse for steal- ing a handbag. The plaintiff was Hilda Bloom, a stenographer in the office of the Goldwyn Picture Cor- poration, who claimed she caught the actor walking out with a hand- bag ho had taken from her de.sk while she was out of the office. She persuaded the elevator man to hold him until the poilce arrived. It was said that Oppenheimer was In re- duced circumstances and stole the bag to pay a hotel bill. Hat tie Meyer, young film actress, got herself into court the other day when a plate of hot cornmeal musli thrown by her at her sweetheart missed its nnrk .^nd hit a. policeman in the face, llnttle was in a Jealous inood and, according to her fiance. John Scouras. restaurant owner, had spent the evening brandishing a big knife and throwing things at him. The policeman, entered the restau- rant at the psychologically wrong time, and after wiping the mush from his face took the actress to Jail. She spent the night there, but had the charge against her dismis.^ed the next day at Scouras' request. They left the courtroom arm in arm. leav- ing the patrolman dreaming of slap- stick comedies and such things. The marks reached by Famous Players, below t5, and i..oew's be- low 15 during the past week in ths stock market were attributed by many to small holders In both hav« - ing been obliged to liquidate. No support coming with ths small lots dumped on the m.arket forced down the price of both, along with the general slump ua. dergone by Wall street offerings. The absence ,of knowledge in ^ reference to Iwoew's <*eclarlng a 4 dividend In the fall is a factor \n'*^ that stock's fluctuationy. A Oi'pheum dropped off a bit with J the market, hanging p round 17, | while Goldwyn, after reaching 3^ « climbed up to 4. There have been surmises there Is some connection between Goldwyn's prc'^ent price and the 30,000 shares of that stock reported by Sam CAldwyn. The latter has steadfa.«tly refused to pat t with any of his stock, aN though the Goldwjn group is said to have been anxious t > .-ecurc the block. ", Yesterday's (Ti;o<«lay) closing^ prices for the theatiioal list were: • FAMOUS PLAYERS 6t FAMOUS PI^YKRS pf.,..*. H LOEWS 15 ORPHEUM 16% GOLDWYN 31? BERNIE'S MEN BENT The four musicians from Ben Bernie's act alleged to have been released by Bernle following the ap> pearance of the Bernle men at the Hotel Shelburne while Bernie's act was playing an engagement at the Brighton Beach Music Hall, deny the story. The men claim they left the act the Saturday before the Brighton engagement at the Hotel Redding* ton, Wilkes-Barre. Pa., where the band was playing dances. The men say the cause of the break was a disagreement over money matters. The original story was sent out by the Hotel Shelburne press agent and later verified by Bon Bernie's brother. It reported that members of Bernie's band relieved the regu- lar Shelburne orchestra while the latter were engaged in a band con- test at Keith's Orpheum. ^rooklyn. Bernie's brother stated, when In- terviewed, that the men played ths engagement without Bernie's knowl- edge and that he dismissed three of them when the matter was brought to his (Bernie's) attention by CSeorgo Robinson, manager of the P.righton. ^'i PERCY— —PAMELA OAKES and DE LOUR IN A CYCLE OF CYCLONIC DANCES who have just closed in Henry W. Savage's MItil production. Minnie and Me," at Colonial, Boston. Betwrnlng to vaudeville at Keiths Talace. New York, next week (.hily 9). Direction: RALPH FARf^UM, Ed. $. Keller's off?cs '*'^ \ .Tessle Bonatelle. actress and man- .igross, will offer ioOO and a prwluc- tlon for the best play written by a -Student of any college In New Yjrk city. The terms will b© practically the same as those under which the luiSJl; play of tlit "47 Workshop*' at Harvard ;?» produced every year.*" Florenx Ziegfeld has announced that although David Belasco's pro- test about his Impersonation in the "Follleft" came as a surprise, Bran- don Tynan the impersonator, would remove his wig In the future. WAKIELD A lOEW DIKECTOB David Warfield was elected to ths board of directors of Loew's. Inc., this week, to take the place left vacant by the death several months ago of Charles B. Danforth. War- field has been a stockholder in Loew theatrical enterprises from the be- ginning, he having had an interest In the arcade on 14th street, with which Marciis Locw started in the amusement field. Charles E. Danforth was a finan- cial man who linked the Loew en- terprises with Wall street Interests, resulting in the stock of Loew's being listed oi. the New York Stock Exchange. ROUGH NECK STUFF OUT Keith artists' renjesentativesmust he polite when submitting acts to bookers hereafter. Roughneck meth- ods are out. There muet be no crowding or noisy vocal stuff by agents when offering arts, as In the past. Courteous methods that would apply In any commercial business are to be the rule hereafter, and all agents must adhere to polite tactics. The above is the sense of a new ruling made by W. D. Wegefarth regarding salesmanship methods for Keith agents, following several com- plaints *by bookers of discourtcoue methods on the part of agents. The Blossom Heath Inn on the Merrick Road, Lynbrook, L. I., is the latest road house forced ln;o bankruptcy b'^.Mn^f; of prohibition. COLLIER'8 "CUTS" Willie Collier is making his debut as a vaudeville producer with the •'Nothing but Cuts" comedy scene from last season's "Music Box" show. Walter Lawrence, Low Christy, John Keefe and Jackaleen Broadhurst are inchided In the cas,^* Aif Wilton has tb^' bookings.