Variety (July 1923)

VAUDEVILLE Thursday, July 14, 1923 SAVOY AND BRENNAN XOPIT ACT|"'«iiX«*'S RADIO? CARELESSNESS W CHOICE ..♦A. •.♦.%, IS PEREMPTORILY CANCELLED Ordered Out of State, New York, Program Wednes- day—Bann and Mallen Formed Combination Following Bert Savoy*s Death . CONVICTED OF FRAUD ■ ■■ '. t Three Dudley Brothers Sen- tenced—Harks Backs to Rats' strike in 1916 Brennaii '^opy" act, were cancflltd by Jake l^ubin afier the night ahow \ej-terday( Wednesday) at the Stale. New York, by the Loew booking of- fice, upon the instructions of J. H. L.ubin, . .,:; .1 TiM action followed notiflcation to the J-.oew legal department by Kendler & Cioldstcm. representing Jay Brennan, that the Savoy and Pronitan material was copyrighted, and infringemeiit would be prose- cuted. ■ *• - Bann and Mallon were notified by Ui% Locw people they were can- celled pending an adjustment with Brennan or elimination of the al- leged Infringement. The legal action followed a com- plaint filed by Jay iicennan with the vaudeville pcoi»l«' nnd the V. >!. P. A. after Brennan had attended a performance at the State and wit- ne.ssed the performance of Bann and Mallen. Bann, the female impersonator in the act, haa been in the small time houses with several male partners. ITntil recently he appeared with a Iluyler. The Huyler and Bann act dissolved after a dressing room bat- tle, it i.s said. Bert Savoy, of Savoy and Bren- nan. waa struck dead by lightning at Long Beach, where he was bath- ijig. following which the Bann and Mallen turn was said to have been formed. At I^oew headquarters it stated that when the Bann (Continued on page 6) l-J L_ was and Oklahoma City. July 11. Three men who operated the Metropolitan. Oklahoma City, as an actors' theatre during the White Rats strike in 191C have been con- victed of "usins the mails tp de- fraud" before Federal Judge H. Cotteral at Guthrie, Okla. They are the Tucker brothers (Dudley, William and Howaixl). Dudley was sentenced to two years in the Leavenworth federal peniten- tiary, while William and Howard were flnea $560 each. Judge CotteraJ in imposing sentence held that in his opinion Dudley directed the fraud with the other as co-part- ners. During the hearing for a new trial it was brought out that through the Insertion of four ad- vertisements in the ••Daily Okla- homan," which went through the mail5, 1160.000 was lost by small investors of Oklahoma City in the amusement company fostered by the li-rothers. During the White Rats trouble ill 1916 the Tuckers took over the Metropolian announcing Ihey would play 'White Rat" acts. A stock selling campaign was started, ac- lors being urged to buy stock and own ifieir own theatre. Talk of similar acquisitions with a view to buying and operating their own cir- cuit in opposition to the Keith's and others was later used by White Rat officials. The sentence follows government prosecution after a similar promo- lion. . ;• Many People Remain Prejudiced—Scene Publisher's Office Recited as EyideiK;^ Man Rushes from the Office in Music \ .f- i^ HOBO ARGONAUTS OFF ($N DISTANT RAMBLES Capt. O'Hay and Ernie Can- Own Their Lizzie Chassis But the Top Is Mortgaged ^ ' . ,. ,.■■■•■ TMELMA— WHITE SISTERS . BROADWAY'S BIG UTTTfE STARS •lust tloFcd a successful f-npfigemcnt of thirty-five weeks as a feature f'f Fred Stone's "Tip Top." Now Ijooked for a tour of the Keith t:astern houses, including t))e New York time. • KEITH'S PALACE, NEW YORK, NEXT WEEK (JULY 16) Direction MAX E. HAYES SONGWRITERS' OUTING WITH SELECTED MENU Words and Music Boys Take July 15 Off—Club's First Outing The Sor>g>vrit».'is' first ouiiiiK is dialed for July JO at Duers, \Vhile- stone Laudiiig, Iv. I., t-uses to leave 4Sth street and Seventh avenue. New York, at 10:30 a. m. The special menu perpetrated by I he outing committee starts off "you've got to take the Bitnrr with the Keits." It continues: 'Bern- steamed clanis"; Mark's turtle soup, < hic.ken (iumblo soup and Born- si viii'.s liuliion; fried Fislur; Hot Kornheiser on «'ob; Stake .lolson; « ;<>o(]n)ai)'s iioodUs uiul .shad IJosr; Maurice Al>ra Hams and hard I'oiled Ajj;trs; ^■;^rif'ty i-oast; T»»d Snyder's ktl«l)iii>; \ r^< t dilcs, J-cl- iii<e Co'kt t." Leo Wood's Kuiary, niuslirooms (for song »1« nionstra- .tom), Bcilin Ix.t jK.tato'f, ajiidf.' .'auce <.««crv(<l r\«iy Fcbriiiiry an<l "T:^TrgTT^>: h ftt D i ilc. ronnnriwf - d o i i <j Q. R. S.: ice <.<>Id Water (poii) )Mclcn, I s-i iiaiii at roN.ilty time; race t^nd Uan<ly ch<)fo!a<e im.lilinjr, assorted nuts-we'll have jjlcnty; voniT writ* rs' "whint"; i>ut»lish«M-.s' "hier"; mechanioal "clice.s*;" and wise "crat kc IN'; "publisher.s' weak joyal-tca"; Berlins hot ooficc; S»irrman-('lay pipes; Itichmond •;iit-|»liiK; "lliirms-I« ss };oi.s#'y" atid >nal!y " dO" colmivsion \> i'-marU«." $2,200 FOR DAY NURSERY William Morris' Benefit Saranac Show at 4TH DIST. I. A. T. MEETIHG Harrlsburg, Pa., July 11. The annual convention of the fourth district of the Intcrnationl Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employes was held at the Penn- Harrls Hotel here Sunday and Mon- day*. One hundreJ delegates from seven States and the District of Columbia registered at the Sunday morning session, opened with an address of welcome by George A. Hoverter, mayor of the city. Dr. Royal Meeker, Secretary of I^bor and Industry of Pennsyl- vania, addressed the convention on the International Labor Board, of which he was formerly a member. Labor conditions in Pennsylvania and other eastern states were re- viewed by John E. Philip, first vice- president of the Pennsylvania Fed- ei ation of Labor. ' Chai-les Shay, president of the or- ganization, presided at the .sessions of the convention. Ralph M. Beh- ling, of' Brooklyn LfOcal No. 4, was re-elected secretary of the district. The conference closed with a ban- quet. The fourth district includes Pcnn- syl^nia. New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and District of Columbia. Saranac Lake, N. Y.. .Tuly 11. The sixth annual beaoilt perform- ance in aid of the Saranac Lake Day Nursery was given on the Fourth at the Pontiac theatre. under the direction of William Mor- ris. The net proceeds amounted to $2,200. including a donation of $1,000 by Col. Walter Scott, who was asvof'iatcd with Morris in the event. The bill sent on from New York wa« Dave Bernle Band, Doris Dun- can. Sydney (Irant, Diane Rublnl, .Luk Xorwoith, Klein Brothers, Ernest Ball, Lee t'liiidren. Bert and Betty Wheoler, a)id William and Joe Mandel. NEW LOBBY PHOTO TIAN A radical ehaiis:e in the nx lho«l of handling photo lobby >li.s|»lays by the CohimV>ia Amu»sem( nt Co. wiU be- come effevtlvo for the first tiMie next season. The new plan calls fo^ the 1'hotOS to be delivered at each stand l>y the (^olnmbi.'i n<w«? bureau four uroelK .i liea i l iif Ihe i^ liuus playing date. ; . Tlie plan will iti«ure n uniform sy.st'in of lobby displays. The old systMji had the agent ahead of the sliow bringing the lobby di«!]>lay smff-wifli liiin a \v« ek ahead of time. Tl)ei,Uflurnbi.'i Aniu^sement Co. is (oTrTvo speelal attention to lobby ilisplay stuff ne^t season, likewise i'U outdoor ad\ ( rli.»^»ng, MJeh ;s lithos. ,■■••, """■■■.,■• 4. '.'■• '.' ■' ' '■■ SINOER'S ACT WHOLE SHOW Singer's Midgets will play a full week at Keith's-Lynn, White Plains, N. Y..'next week. Ihe "Midgets" and a feature picture will complete (lie entire bill. The Lynn is a split week stand booked by Johnny Collins. The liouse plays six acts anJ pictures ordinarily. This is the first time si nee the Lynn was taken over by the Keith interests that one act Iwis constituted the bill. If the experi- ment is successful the Singer i\ct ni.'iy be be)oked as an entire shov,' in other Keith split week housei.of similiir policy to the Lynn, [ ■■ QUAIDS BACHELOR DINNER The marr:j»»?e July 28 of Bill Quaid and Mabel Burke will be pi reeded on the evening of July 21 at Cavanaugh's restaurant. New York, with a farewell baehelor din- ner for the bridegroom-to-be. .Mr. Quaid is the manager of the Fifth Avenue, New York. His fiitore wife is the popular va\ide- \ille artiste. Captain Irving O'i^ay and Adju- tant Ernie Carr (he Itas been pro- m<Sted) started on their de luxe hobo tour as threatened, leaving Broadway and the bright lights flat, the two soldiers of misfortune crav- ing to become children of Nature. The one-ton Ford truck chassis, O'Hay says is their own property beyond doubt or cavil, but the body and rainproof top is heavily mort- gaged. Its dimensions are 9x« feet, height 6 feet, with two fixed beds, a stove, icebox, and a full stock of -proven- der. Blankets, towels and other eeiulrment were obtained fnom the army depot by O'ttay, who told the quartermaster in charge that he has a bonus coming, but it was coming so slow, and nights In the moun- tains are so chilly, that he (O'Hay) would trade his l>onu8 chances for the articles nficntioned. O'Hay, who has been rehearsing his hobo part at the Friars, in front of the Palace and other joints, put on his pro- fessional whine and perstiaded the officer to give up, "for the sake of my poor little companion" and the two adventurous souls pulled (or .sneaked) out of New York, mid- night, July 9. Irving, who is partial to decimals, inventoried his provision list as fol- lows: Ten pounds of flour, ten pounds of sugar, ten pounds of bacon, ten eggs, ten potatoes, ten matches, ten'gallons of gasoline and $10 subscribed by ten friends (who thought they were getting off cheap) in ten seconds and who hoped the tourists would stay away ten years. O'Hays valedictory to the ^ig 'City and its Inhabitants was: • "Friends, citizens and other for-^ elgners, we are going where men are men, women are women, and you don't have to get up until you please. Me and ray little friend came mighty close to not getting started on our expedition, because he mutinied. He wants to rank as master of transportation, but I am the commander of this outfit and I have appointed him executive- treasurer - deputy - assistant - back- door-knocker in charge of the cul- inary department, and he is satis- Hed- He is the cook. "So en avount raes am>, we wT.l pursue our wimbles into the wild- wood and skip like Iambs (can you see Ernie skipping) upon the ver- dure green, I have left my gold meal ticket with another couple of bums I know on 46th street, and I'll get it b<ick when I reutrn or the slaughter will begin. Farewell Au- tomat, we shall miss your glitter and glory, as well as the toreatlors we have* rpet there nighty throwing the bull. And now I'm going io got "An uiisympatlietic copper fin- ished, "You're going to get out of here, or I'll take you in. I know vou." The recognition was mutual and orderinc Carr to throw her into high, O'Hay and his playmate hit only the high spots on their way oiii of the- wicked city. One of the important reasons why a good many-people are still preju. diced aeainst the radio is the lack of discrimination shown by the of. flcials in charge in selecting the art. l*ts to broadcast from the various stations. There is no doubt ..4Jjat the radio numbers many ;mft, lions of devptees, but as long a« song pluggers. woeful amateurs^ na^ inferior singers of every Uescfjp. ,tlon are given the privilege of nt^A- ing tfkeir voices over the sou^ waves there will be countless v>tj|^r millions who prefer to hear V^if phonographs with records of their own choice, or to wait for their mu- sical entertainment until they go te the theatre. For every McCornilck and Lopez on the radio there are a hundred who would be hooked pff tbe stage In the average small qnoe theatre. The scene w^as in one of the la|>^e publisher's professional offices. . A tenor witH a fair voice rehearsing songs to broadcast two nights later. Enter a vaudeville actres.", a friend of the pianist. The latter leaves'the office for a few minutes and 'the radio singer strikes up an acquaii^t- ance with the woman, who admUs that she is wild to sing over the radio, not for any personal glory,'of course, but merely because' 'lier friends and relUtlves would be so delighted. The tenor says that it Is a pipe to fix it for her and all she has to do is to meet him in one of the large broadcasting stations two nighti later. Then he leaves the olllce. without the slightest conception' of the woman's vocal capabilities. The pianist returns and the actress akki Jiim to accompany her in-some num- bers .she intends to sing over the radio. She starts to shriek in some- thing that might have been nearer soprano than anything else,' aN though it seems a shame to dese- crate the word soprano. Variety's man endures one verse and two choruses and th^n rushes from the office. Outside an elevator man is telling an agonized ppstman that althougk they get some pretty bad ones la there, that*"OalIl-Coichy is about the worst he ever heard. Two nights later thousands of en* Joyment seeking people regulate their costly outfits and settle down to hear the same excruciating tones driving the night owls and alley cats to cover. BOB MAXnm.T.AN IN MOVIES Bob Maximillian has dug up * 3O0-pound comedian, who greatly resembles Fatty Arbuckle, and la la New York assembling a supporting company for his mastodonic sttfi Bigson Herbert (Herbert and Daf* gert), who has been playing iaJTB Sa^y She Does," the revue runnlnf at the Walnut Street theatre, Phila- delphia. A location has been secured tt Betzwood, Pa., where 10 two-reel comedies will be started as soon as Uie company ig completed. ALL PICTURES AT CASTLE"^ 1!. S. Moss' Castle, I^mg Be;i« h. Long I^lanel, is elosin.i:? its \audo- Nille only, continuing ' straight pie- tiire.s all week. •* The prices will be revised down- V. ard, with a top scale of ilw.iit ."»0 rents. With vaudeville the .scale was $2 top. Til", new poljoy breanie *ffeetive LlliS week, - ;,'•:■;■■' ' ■:/^"' $20 WEEKLY FOR MRS. PEASE Harry Pease, sonj^v.riter. hrs been onlered to pay $20 a wrek alimony to Mr.««. I..ouln Pease, a professional, as a result of her .sep;nation actit>n. .Mrs. I'case asked $1U0 weekly origi- r.ally, alleging that Pease In one yvnv earned $1.1,000 royalties on •peRgy ti'.Velli" ami other song.s. The I'ea.ses' previous counter-di- vorce suits were d!smi"=«.Med for lack of evid'^nee, .Tjid hiter on the court's statrnieni of exi:<tijip e<.ilusion. A vaude\illc ,actre.xs was named in Mrs. Pease'.H action. The Couple weiP manied If'lO. Thej iiave a 10-ye.ir-p'd .«on. BANCINa AT BRAVES' FIELD The J^oew interests will install narf?% vaudeville acts, moMly on the dancing order, in Braves Field, Bos- ton, for the evening shows bcinf conducted there. It was originally planned to limit the .show to pictures, baiid selec- tions, fireworks and public danoinf. It has been found neces.sary to add dancing turns to strengthen the drawing i)ower of the dau'-e floor. CHIROPRACTOR'S LYRICS Haiiy J-'erii."', ^ ,a oiiirtipriietor, ivMown among '"professionals, ha« turned to writing aS a side issue. ll« is credited with the lyrics of two nuitiberN. One of the .sonjgs. M eaJled "Ostheopathy Blue*." , ■ 'F e rns irrnr nli»r> trt^l his h >* ri i 3 i slang light .storie.", HITCHCOCK IN LOEW HOUSI Bayniond Hitehcoek has Vn-en ni*| f^aujrd for one week b.\- the LocwCir| euit. Hitehcoek will lunilHiie nc: w<ek at Luew's Grand, Atlanta. lliuhe'«>*'k recently eoniplet'<1 l-our of the Interstate lioii«' '^^ Te.\as with ' Hltehy Koo."