Variety (July 1923)

Wednesday; Jufy 4^ IMS / VARIETY ■i-; 1 % i'" AND HIS MOTEL PENNSYLVANIA ORCHESTRA FEATURING H. THE PAUCE THEATRE **■"*■ WEEK. OP ouiv a -tuKJ' TNff 9QMW* MM^ I CACH LVAIHATfON SP£U% Ano [IKPLANATIOfl .iYNI mON BROADWAY MUSIC CORP. ^'%^S.V«'« • ygS Sav^nth Avanua - WcwVork, N>v: - Corntr 46*'' Slre^l CABARET * (Continued from page 6) dotibling by also playing at Brighton Beach in the afternoons and early •renings. He haa contracted an eight-piece orchestra with Lou Gold Sn charge to play at the Pickwick ▲rms, Greenwich, Conn. Sherbo, a musical contractor, put in Bert Ambrose's orchestra of 20 men at |2,800 weekly, and when prematurely discharged sought to restrain Joseph C. Smith, his suc- cessor. Sherbo was more successful in a damage action against the Clover ^Gardens last we^, when he repovered a $7,000 jiidgment for damages. Henri Conrad and his orchestra open July 4 at the Newport Ca- sino, Newport, R. L Duiiio Sherbo's court tilt with the Clover Garden*, New York, man- ligement, which operates the dance ^laoe In the Grand Central Palace, bas resulted In the Appellate Divi- sion sustaining a decision denying Sherbo's prayer for an Injunction. :♦»* The World's largest manufacturera of the^ atrical footwear. We fit entire compartiest olso individual orders. .Hew fOBK— iftM B'wuj at 46tb 8t. _ CilirAllQ—8tiHe •iiwl Monro*. St* Daring bootleg thieves forced an entrance to liquor storage rooms of the United States Customs Service in the basement of the post office building at Malone, N. T., early Sunday morning, and made away With approximately 200 quarts of choice whiskey and ten sacks of beer, while residents of two thick- ly populated streets slept soundly. Working quickly and quietly, the robbers piled their load, valued at over 12,000, into one or two autos, it Is believed, and left behind no clue to their identities. It was the first time the Alalone office had been visited, although the customs office at Rouses Point was twice rifled T" iMGHTHlMEOlMmEMTi FOR CLEARING THE HEAD AND y . BRlNOiNGOUTTHE\^lCE \ 4 SEND FOP SAMPLE i CASMINE CO., 6Ei2^h5t,NlwYork " Hi>;mu.iir.»u>.iiWMiM-.wuu. .jm OPENS AT GARDEN PIER ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. more than a year ago by rum thieves, who carried off valuable stocks of liquor In much the same way. The Million Dollar Pier at Atlan- tic City, N. J., Is employing two orchestras this summer—^Don Bes- tor'si Chicago, and Charles Fry's, Philadelphia. The Fountain Inn, Lynbrook, L. I., has undergone a change In title to the Castilfian Gardens. The Versa- tile Sextette remains as the enter- tainment feature. valiantly to make their paces Inter- esting. » ' WASHINGTON, D. C. By HARDIE MEAKIN After a little spurt Of Just one week Washii[igton returned to the theatrical map to only once more sink Into Its peaceful summer sleep with nothing ahead but rumors to All the amusement lovers, particu- larly those that prefer the theatre, with anticipation. Mary Roberts Rinehart's new play taken from her '^^ry successful novel, "The Break- ing Point," was a source of Joy to a box office, and the management that didn't expect anything got at least a 19,000 gross on the week. Changes were taking place through- out the week in the show, an entire new second act going In Friday. Poll's has evidently closed the doors until August, at which time. If rumor has It correct, "The Cov- ered Wagon" comes In for a run. Helen Goodhue, a Washington girl. Is featured In "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath," a sketch at Keith's this week. Miss Goodhue, whose mother is a well-known vocal teacher here, appeared with leal stock companies for a number of seasons, later to return with a sketch at Keith's in which she scored, and now she re- turns once more, a featured player. The weather took an odd break toward the end of the past week, turning actually cold with a 19- drpree drop in temperature; this aiilfd the theatres, but knocked l)iisine*'S All to pieces at the roof |[:ar<l«>n«< and the summer parks. The picture, houses, being aided by the cool weather, are "perking up" and are showing this week the following: 4^oew'« Palace, Viola Dana in "Her Fatal Millions"; Loew'a Columbia, Dorothy Dalton In "The Law of the lawless"; Moore's Rialto, "The Woman with Four Faces"; Crandall's Metropoli- tan, "Urawn of the North." Iioew raudcville at the Strand consists of "Kee Tow Four"; Lucy Gilette. always heretofore appearing at the big time house here; Herbert Denton and company In "Pough- keepeie"; Hidden Voices, Nelson and Parish, photoplay. Marie !•. Osgood, wife of TVhlt- man Osgood, former newspaper man here, who died last November, has filed a suit for damages against Thalia Perm Osgood. The first Mrs. Osgood clalmt the second Mrs. Osgood stolo the affections of her husband, who left the second wife his entire estate. The suit Is for $150,000. Osgood was well known In local theatrlcalA for years. He published the program for the big time vaude- ville house here, as well as handling the publicity, attending to his duties up to within a few days of his death, and the suit has caused consIderat>le interest locally. The plainfiff sets Xorth that she and Osgood were married In 1888 In THEITDIGU. CUTS THE STANDARD fNGRAV/ING CO Ine 32 5 %»/r»f 39 Si NEW YORK Watertown, 8. D. The defendant^ Mrs. OsiKOod claims, "flattered th? deceased, held various clandestine meetings with him, and by arts and schemes '^\\\tyx\\y and maliciously' destroyed the affections of him for her." The plaintiff claims that tha defendant Is the sole beneflolanr In Osgood'* will, which named a |i00,- 000 estate. Mrs. Osgood olalms the defendant and Osgood were married July 10, 1922. at Belalr. Md. The divorce suit of ths ..rst Mrs. Osgood was given a treat deal of spaco In tha local dallies Just a few years prior to the death of Mr. Osgood. rA« Cwtrdian oi a Good ' CompUxion "> ^Ifor The Boudoir vV STEINS MAKE UP lleofJetl^netfi icocMmcca, Hold9 thm Centre ei the Stage rrr: The local dramatic men of the foiLT dajlicfl are all struggling STOCK MANAGER WANTED A man wlio really knows the stock game> For a city of oyer. 100,000, within 200 miles of New York. Give references, experience and salary exj3ected in first letter. A splendid per- manent position for the right m.in. - • Address J. B., VARIETY, New York SCENERY FLAGG STUDIOS EXPERTS + FACIUTIES ^RESULTS