Variety (July 1923)

-« . ■. ^« ■ ■ i- -s . . T . t: .. ,j. . ,.. VARIETY'S LONDON OPPIC£ PARI FQ ^^^ MaHin't Place, Trafalgar Square CABLE ADDRESS, VARIETY, LONDON \^ /^ O I-i IZ* »3 -. 2096 Regent Thursday, July 19, 1923 ^ H SWELTERING HEAT IN LONDON DRIVES 13 LEGIT HOUSES DARK Unlikely Eight Will Reopen Before Autumn—"Part- ners Again" Among Closures—Warm Weather Has Now Moderated Ix)ndon, July 18. Thirteen legit theatres In London closed last week. The sweltering beat drove them Into larkneea. It Is unlikely that eight will re- open before the autumn. Others have made more or less definite an- nouncements about reopening. Among the closings were "Part- toera Again." at the Garrick, and "Magda," at the Playhouse, the latter abruptly stopping Saturday. The terrific heat that extended over the Continent as well last -week has somewhat moderated now, with the humidity also abating. "Secrets," "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" and "Success" will shortly close. There Is a possibility of "The Prisoner of Zenda" being revived for tha Haymarket, with Robert IX)r-< ralne and Fay Compton. VERY FRANK OVER "(mm aoTHES" SOMEONE GOT "AIR" Either Hilda or Arthur on the Ac< counts from Paris London, July J8. The reported engagement of Hilda F(;rguson in a Parisian cab- aret has brought 8urmi.«?es that either Hilda or Arthur Ilammcr- stein "got the air" while they were abroad. Concurrent with the cabaret re- port is another that Hammcrsteln and MiEs Ferguson are no longer friendly; that thoy quarrelled, which is the reason Hilda is going to work 1 over on this side. Miss Ferguson was last with "The Music. Box Revue" irx New York. When she and Haramerstein le^t for this Bide (with Hammcrsteln since returning to New York), it was reported the couple might marry while away from home. Thurston Hall Says It Will Go for Week and Maybe Longer ' London, July 18. The frankness of Thurston Hall over his proauction of the American play, "Civilian Clothes" has won at- tention for Mr. Hall and the show. 1^ it gets them nothing else. An announcement by Hall states "Civilian Clothea" la to have a week's trial at the.D^l^ of York's, opening July 23. If successful on the week it will remain until early In September, the . statement con- clude.«». During Septemher Andre Chariot will produce a revue at York's. He starts his tenancy of the theatre at that time. FOREIGN DANCERS Sev«ral Eng^ed for Broadway Productions THEATRE BERNHARDT LEASE Paris, July 18. Th« municipal council has met to dt«cu.«iH the future of the city prop- erty known as the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt, one of the most import- ant playhouscR in Paris. It was decided not to give Mau- rice Bernhardt more than six months' grace to settle his affairs connected with his mother's lease, which was specially stipulated should not be transferable to Sarah Bornhardt's heirs when a prolonga- tion at former rent was granted a few years before her death. Thore arc over a dozen candidates for the leaBC. As Maurice has only revived old plays here of late his contention that time Is neccsRary for him to carry out his contracts with authors is taken with a grain '6f salt. ' There seems to bo an impression he is merely marking time, thero is much opposition among the council to the present management, de»i)ito Maurice being tlie only son of the great actress, retaining the theatre. Paris, July 18. Iris Rowe, yoXithful English dancer, with her French partner, Robert Qulnault, will appear in New York at the end of August. The couple Is now starr^ed at the Casino do Paris, and is due at Trbuville next w^eek prior to sailing from Havre. " ■ > ■ . Miss Moss and Fontuna^ at pres- ent at the Acacias cabaret herCr are negotiating for. New , York for October. Mile, h/lkitina has signed for the United States, through C. B. Coch- ran, for next winter, but is , due back, for tho spring revue of the Copccrt Mayol, Paris, next April. Jurieva and Knaxieff, Russians, seen hero recently, are also booked to open in New York in October. LITTLE JEAN MlbOLETON Far be it from me to speak about myself—I never do that, as any one in show business can testify. But when O. O. Mclntyre (Th* Man Who Made New York Famous) takea the trouble to make a comparison, in one of his world-read Sunday fea- ture stories, by wriUng "AS FUNNY AS FRANK VAN HOVEN. WHICH IS JUST ABOUT THE EEL'S POMPADOUR IN COMICALITY," I must truthfully adftiit that I an> deeply moved to push aside my in- herent modesty and reveal ' the quotation to my several millions of ©a^er readers. With a million thanks to Mr. Mclntyre, I faithfully promise not to mention my name another time in this 'article. But, still, when you stop to consider that O. O. Mclntyre knows about all the people in the world, and also knows show business backwards, you can hard-ly hold anything agaiiist me for being proud of the fact that he calls me, Frank VanHovcn, "THE EEL'S POMPADOUR IN COMICALITY." Mr. Mclntyre, Mr. Frank Van Hoven thanks you for being so tvind to Mr. Frank Van Hoven. (Signed) FRANK VAN HOVEN July 23, care Bob Murphy, South Royalton, Vt.; July 29, Imperial, Montreal (If you have any sense of hum*>r); August 6, Keith's Port- tand; August 12, back,to Bob^Mur- phy's ^or nine dqiys, then Dcs Moines for a long tour of 'the Orpheum. failing to open in Cardiff for 81 Week.s. ' • FRED TRUSSEL DIES London, July 18. Fred TruSHcl died July 13, aged 64, For 20 years he had been manager of the London Hippodrome. "TAILOR MADE MAN," BY HUNGARIAN A^RS BRISK BIDDING BY AMERICANS i. ...-.' V CHANGE PRODOCnON PLANS Delysin at Winter Garden, New York, with Dilling^ ham Making "Lullaby" Production in New YorK for Florence Reed .« V...) ■ •1 BEAVERBROOK SENDS FOR AMERICAN PICTURES Arthur Levey Coming Over to Buy for Provincial Theatres v ■4v • >• London, July 18. Privately financed by Lord Beaverbrook, one of England's most prominent figures In every way and, believed by many, the author of "Th0 Mirrors of Downing StAet," the Provincial Cinematograph The- atres has commissioner Arthur Levey to purchase American-made pictures for distribution In this country. Th© move places the Provincial in the field as a distributor, as well as an exhibitor. Pathe will handle the Levey purchased pictures on this side. Both Provincial and the Pathe ex- change hero are controlled by inter- ests headed by Lord Beaverbrook. Mr. Levey sailed yesterday on the "Leviathan." ROCHECHOUART REOPENING September Revue—Theatre Recon- structed Following Fir« Paris, July 18. Following its fire, a reconstructed Qaite Bochecholart will reopen in October with a revue. Among principals engaged are Nina Myral, Mme. Alexinae aind Hohert Burnier. London Producer Announces Piece for Native Presenta- tion—Cohan's in N. Y. BELLES ISLAND NOT HOTEL Pari."?, July 18. Paul Godreut% representing the group which ac(iuirod Sar.'ih IR^rn- hardt's Brittany Island estate, •'Belle Isle," state.'' the house will not be converted into a casino or hotel, but will remain as a sort of museum. It is reported Ann.cricans are en- deavoring to secure control of the property, having promised to allow it to retain its present aspect. It CABARET GIRL" NOTICE UP Jjondon, July 18. •'The Cabaret Girl" at the Winter Gardrn, one of London's blgKOst hits of the season, has had notice posted. Mason and Keeler Open in London London, July 18. At tho VIctorla-Palacc, Monday, Mason and Kccler did nicely in their sketch. London, July 18. The intention of J. L. Sachs is to produce "The Tailor Made Man" in London. Sachs says he has secured the Engli.sh rights to the piece from its original Hungarian authors. "The Tailor Made Man" was first played in English in New York, produced there by George M. C6han. WEE GEORGIE WOOD'OF ENGLAND MAY BE SECOND CLEMENT SCOH "CASANOVA" COSTUMES ' "" ' Paris, July 18. An Inspired note in the local press states George Barbicr is designing the dresses of "Casanova" by Lor- enzo Azertis. The play is due at te Empire, New York, in September. The scenery and accessories, it ap- pears, are to he also t)repared in Paris. A comedy on this famous charac- ter Casanova de Seingalt, ah Ital- ian nobleman of the 18th century, celebrated for his immorality, was given by Maurice Rostand, at the Bouffes. Paris, a few years ago. The version by Azertis Is declared to be quite different Young Rostand's play on the sub- ject proved a flop. Wood's Derogatory Remarks About Women and His Public Apology Lingering Fresh in Britain's Mind —Contest by Musicians to Rival Whiteman SPECHT'S BAND HIT London, July 18. Paul Specht's Band did 27 min- utes in the vaudeville program Mon- day at tho Alharabra. Its selections ranged from pops to clasBlcs. The band got eight recalls and was a big success. London, July 18. | Brisk bidding by American maii« agers for Delysia. held under con* tract by Charles B. Cochran, forced J. J. Shubert to pay 12,500 wf^i^ly. for her to appear next season ftt th« Winter Garden, New York. Cochran has a guarantee of a speciflled nutn- ber of vfreeks for Delysia and th* English rlght« to her follo^ng'tt»« New York engagement. -' •• j Flo Zlegfeld started to bid''but quit after 12,000. ' ' Through arranging for her New York appearance Cochran has had to postpone "Lullaby," intended tn. Delysia. Charles Dillingham, I^qw- ever, will proceed to put on ^t Knobloch play pext season, ,oa Broadway with Florence Ree^ m the probable lead. . ^i.,- ^^ . '\ ■' 1 Producer end Wife File CounteJ Charges .^ 1 \..-:.fMf^' \ Paris, July It. ." The divorce proceedings brot4hf by Max Rcinhardt are scheduled to start during September In Press* burg, Czecho-Slovak. Relnhardt having been born in Stampfen Ut considered a Czecho-Slovak citizen^ The producer chafgea h^e 'wife with infidelity, she entering Myeral counter charges. REINHARDT DIVORCE Portugal's Poet Diee ^^!j^. _r Paris,. July.». "' Guerra Junqueiro, Portugal'*'tt*^ tional poet, died at-Llbeon. • • » *! •* ^.■•: •>••. : DEATH9 ABEOAB Ov^ .•,«'..•. .;■ Paris, July.f. I Julien B*rr de Turinque, Frenctt playwright, died in Paris aftei* ei long Illness His most known pla|f was "Chateau Hlstorlque" at XtA Odeon. M. Pic, manager of the Jardin d# Vichy, and formerly of thd Palace^ Avignon, and the Eden at Klmei^ died at Vichy, France. Michael Liebeaux, known a« Mlcl^ poster designer, died In Pari% Aged 42. Louie Ablon, assistant general secretary of the French Society o| Authors and Composers (petite eo^ clete) died at Billiancourt. lami, Paris. •f -Hent Keeps Dovwn Russian Business I'ariH, July IS. M.iria Kou.snezoff with a Uu.s.si.nn troupe from the Mo.scow Fair, was received favorably at the Tiir.itrc Feminn, with bjslncss off due to the heat. i Immoral Dancing Charge Dismissed Parl5. July 18. Tho exn mining maRlslrafo thin wecl< dl.smiHStd tlie ciiargo of im- moial dancing against Hurry Pil«er and ZouIaii<a and Ribno in the Dufrcnncs Palace revue. Wee Georgic Wood, the vaudeville artist who succeeded In «taggering the profession generally by his re- marks and wholesale condemnation of stage morals when being made a Rotarian at Manchester the other day, retracted all his remarks the following morning and is now spending his time trying to make liiM npologics oi>T>ear ."inicro. Arrordtng to ^OOd tiicrv ir no su<ii thing as purity and no woman can expect to get on unless she yields to her mana^;cr or hi.s fricndH. llia public npology, made probably after one or two lui.sbands and KwceilRarts liad talked to him on the subject, does not ring par- ticularly true, and bin donttioti of £15 to the chief theatrical chari- ties Is by no meanH »utll<;icnt, A like stalemont put the late Clement Scott under a cloud foi a good many years. William Thbmp.son, the bogus manager arrested on charges of defrauding chorus girls. Is com- mitted for trial at the Sheffield Sessions. Bail was refused. Tho police evidence stated he was wanted for similar frauds at Hull, Bradford, Manchester and other towns. LEADS FOR "BONNIE PRINCE" London, July 18. Gladys Cooper and Ivor Novello have gone to Scotland where they will play the leading roles in Gau- mont's picture production of "Bonnie Prince Charlie." As A Tc«ult ol.the adverse critic, cl.stn which the employment of th<.' I'aul Whiteman band at tho Hippo- drome has aroused among unem- ployed British mu.sicians the man- agcnunt has invited British mu- sicians to a trial. The British ob- jectors state thero are native per- fcrmers Just as good a.s the Whitc- m;ui band, but this the HipiK^rlromc man.Q?;eniciit denic.*?. BritiMh J.iz'/ ba»dH will liave a chance of show- ing what they can do before a com- iContiuucd on puge 4C) "La Fotle Escapade" Not for Long Paris, July 18. The musical comedy of Maurice de Marsan, "La Folle Escapade," produced at the Varietes In 1919 by a temporary summer management, was revived last week at the Apollo, with Polln, in the part he created, supported by Jean Monet and Jeanno Ugalde in the role played by Jeanno Saint Bonnet. Nasldika and Zoiga, a dancing couple, appear in this summer show which is not destined to have a long run. Edgar Selwyn Closing Arch's Deals London, July IS. Edgar Selwyn has arrived here, to complete and close negotiation.s started by his brother, Arch Sel- wyn, when the latter wa.s la.st over. Gaumont'e Closed for Summer Pari."?. July 18. Tho Gaumont picture palace closed for the season Sundny. The Alhambra will remain open. SAIUNaS July 29 (from San Franolaco Mk Sydney) Bailey and Cowan CVeil^ July 28 (New York to London)* Mary Eaton (Leviathan), % July 28 (New York to London)/ Karyl Norman (Homeric.) July 26 (London to New Tork)j Robert Emmett Keane, ClalN Whitney (Mrs. Keane) (Majeetlo.). July 21 (New York to London)^ Ruth Budd (Olympic.) July 21 (New York to Berlln)[ Irving Tishm£M» • J July 17 (London to Itew Tori? Arthur Levey, Jack Mills (LevlM than).y % July 17 (London to New York)i Grace Moore, Al Jolson, F. J. Go^ sol (Leviathan.) i July 17 (London to New York^ Sam Salvin (Leviathan), ,s| July 17 (New York to London^/ Mr. and Mrs. Walker Whlteeldik, Jack Benny (Berengaria). | WII.ETTE KERSHAWi OUARANTY TUUST CO. . C22 Fifth AvL-nuo NcW T< THE TILLER SCH00I5 OF DANCING 143 Charing Cross Road LONDON Director, JOHN TILLE8