Variety (July 1923)

VAUDEVILLE Thursday. July 19, 1923 DYNAMITE TWINS" HECnC TIME WTTH MANY MEN AND DISHES Hattie and Bertie, in Tabloid, Look For and Get Other Excitement—Sad Joy Ride in St. John —Uproar in Chink Restaurant SI. Jol.n, N. B., July 18. Hallie TurrotT, anel Bertie Mc- Intyre, chorus girls in a tab revue, playing- eastern Canatla and New Knfcland, havp been meeting with hectic experience while on the road. While walking on the street In St. John, N. B.. following the show, both were invited to participate in a joy ride via motor caj-, by three men and the chorus women accepted although thed had never seen the men before. Two hours later, a womart crawled on her hands and knees to a house at Reuforth, seven miles from St. John, and sought atl- mittance. Her clothing had been torn to shreds and her face was scratched and bleeding. She wa.s so weak she could not walk. After receiving mediral attendance she was kept in the bouse for three days before able to walk. As for the other woman, she was found by the roadside, unconscious. The men were arrested but acquitted by the jury after the jurofs saw the complainants and were acquainted with their reputation. Hattie and liertie rejoined ihe shpw after re- covering. J,atcr, HattJe and Bertie, known as "the Dj-namlte Twins." went into H Chinese restaurant accompanied by two men. After some prohibi- tion whiskey was produced by the men, the uproar started. D'shes were broken, and used as missiles. The Chinese summoned the police, but the two women and one of the men escaped before their arrival. The lone remnant of the wild 4|tiartet was place<l behind the bars. The members of the collar and cuff and chop suey brigade say they never saw such at.'ourate crockeiT Jiravers as Hattie and Bertie. Prac- tically every dish on the tables in the restaurant was smashed. The straw that broke the camel's back was when Hattie sought to punch the daylight through the Boubret, who was the wife of the manager of the troupe. Bertie aided Hattie, and the manager coming to the rescue of his wife, knocked JIattie as flat as a griddle cake, then « based Loth Dynamite Twins out of the theatre. Thoy jue now at liberty. BUFFALO BORES EARL Northesk and Jessica Brown^ May Marry in Canada. , ,• . Buffalo, July 18. Jessica Brown, her mother, Mrs. A. Starke, and the Earl of Xorthesk, who is recuperating fr«>m his recent operation for appendicitis here, have left Buffalo on a motor trip through Canada In the dancer's big touring car. According to informa- tion given out at the Starke resi- dence, Buffalo has become ujibear- able to the earl, who needs a rest because so many curiosity seekers were calling on the telephone to in- quire how his lord.shlp was getting along. It is probable that the pair may bo married in Canada so that Xorthesk can take his wife under the flag of Kngland. Before leaving Friday, the lord ^tated that the dif- ficulty regarding Jessica's divorce, h'om her husband wliich had kept them from obtaining a license in New York City recerttly has been straightened out and there is no reason why the couple can not hiarry anywhere they want to inas- much as under a new New York State law a year's lapse after a decree of divorce in another slate is no longer necf ssary. .' - LEON ACCUSES CLAYTON Illusionist Says Mystic One Co0ped Stunt WRECK VICTIM Mrs. Joe Edmunds Suffering from Nervous Hysteria In the accident on the Hudson lubes between JVIanhattan Tranj'fer and Harrison, In which one was killed and 18 Injured, among the latter was Isabelle Edmund.s, wife «f Joe Edmunds ("Naked Truth"), •who suffered internal Injuries and contusions as well as a shock to Ihe nerAous system, which has de- veloped into nervous hysteria. She is now under medical treatment at hrv home. 2074 i:i!,'hth avenue. New York. -Vlrs. Edmunds is laboring under the delusion she ia still in the wreck. The night of the wreckagt? and the unfortunate victims seems- to be continually before her, which, with her physical injuries, aJds to her critical condition. The Great Leon, who does an illusion offering in vaudeville, !lle«< complaint last wee)«»in the Na^^onal Vaudeville Artiats and Vaudeville Managers' Protective Association joint complaint bureau j^galnst the Mystic Clayton, alleging the latter is infringing on an original pi^ce of bueiness, consisting pf "shooting thi*ough a woman with rlie use of cither tape or ribbon." Leon claims he and Clayton worked together for five weeks in a show called "Oriental Miracles," and •Tt that time Clayton was doing an act consisting of <rystal ga/ing only. Leon states Clayton saw him do the bit every day and has now put It in his act. Another complaint is that of Moore and Freed agaiif^ Stone and Piatt, alleging infringement on the bit consisting of playing a tune with a balloon. LEON and COMPANY r>a<-k at the Palace again, third time thus year. WHY? V He originates and doe« not Imi- tate. To the unscrupulous magician and magic dealers that are offering shooting a ribbon through a woman and vanishing glasses of liquid, tht-sf are niy effects and protected. I will stop you from perfoi-ming them. Direction JOHN C. PEEBLES AMUSEMENT STOCKS DUU; FOLLOW LIST Some Strength Noted Yester- day When Laew Gets to 151/2—No Goldwyn JiOSPITAL REHEARSAL Jtimes J. Corbftt Will Line Routine While Abed ROBERTS PREFERS VODE Theodore Roberts has secured a postponement of his Famous Play- ers picture contract, which was to s-tart in September, in oaler to play the eastern Keith houses In his vaudeville .sketch, "The .Man Higher Up." ■ Roberts has bet;n playing the act on the Orpheum circuit. The eastern Keith dates are now in negotiation, the postponement of the picture contract having been ?ecured to facilitate nmtters. Up James J. Corbett and Jack Nor- ton will use a private ward of the New York Post Graduate hospital for a rehearsal hall, in which they will prepare their new vaudeville act. Corbett is to enter the hos- pital during the latter part of the week of July 23 and will undergo "an operation for the removal of a slight hernia. When sufficiently recovered to be able to talk Norton will visit Cor- bett daily and rehearse their nev/ act with him. The two are to open on the Keith circuit In August. Lasses White Minstrels With Doss The Lasses White Mlnstrel.s open their 6ea.son at the Fairbanks, SpringHeld-, O., Aug. 1. Billy Poss. fit pre«e7»t in vaudeville, will be featured end man. .,, v,,; NORMAN WITH FOLLIES" Karyl Not man, the Cieole Fash- 5i>n Plate, has sigrj^*^ w'th the 'irt'enwich Villago Follies for hoxt season, bot has not yet been desig- nated for any sp«'cial production. However, It is surmi.«ed that If a new Savoy and Brennan team Is not ready In time for rehear.snls, Norman will fill their specialty spot. The amusement stocks went through the week with smaller transactions than for any like period within memory. For several sessions the Famous Players turn- over did not get out of three fig- ures und up to noon yesterday Gold- wyn had not appeai*ed on the tape since the previous Thursday. AVhat looked like the Initial stage of a nilly came Into dealings yes- terday when Loew took a spurt. After traveling along close to its lottom for the year for weeks, Loew got out of low ground at 1A\ and In a few transactions recovered to 1512. This probably wa« attri- buted to strength elsewhere in the list whigh encouraged partisans of the theatre stock to take an ag- gressive attitude instead of merely placing orders below the market as lias been the rule right along. Famous Players likewise showed life, getting back about 72 and hold- ing the improvement well. ' Confusion of vieWfc still prevails. Opinion is contradictory. In one bearish argument emphasis Is placed on the fact that good divi- dent bearing stocks are selling at prices which represent safe yields of 8 to 10 per cent. The quotation board is full of good looking bar- gains of this sort. Why, then, ar- gues tho bear on the amusements, should anybody buy Loew or Or- phe\im, which is not paying the dividends at all? Besides nothing is known to outsiders to Indicate the pos.'iWlitiea of the re-establish- ing of the disbiurseroenta However, this argument cannot bo made to apply to Famous I'layers* which has betn one of the chief , sufferers from the slump. Fiimou9 has never passed a. divl- d«nd on the common stock, yet It is selling at a price to yield more than 11 per cent. The answer they give, of course, is that amusement sto<ks represent a high risk in banking opinion and are expected to pay an appropriately high yield. The most encouraging factor in the situation is the fact that no stock Is b^Ing pressed for sale at tho low levels Indicating that holdings nrc in strong hands. Th^ summary of transactions July 12 to 18 liiclusivcit- ,.i.-, :v ..g a t: IDUSICUNS'UNIONS UNING UP 4. FOR SHOWDOWN Wim MANAGER! '1- Set Scales and Threaten Strike Labor Day if Not Agreed To—Two Unions with Same Member- ship I • I AHERN'S MILLIONAIRE REVUE' "The Millionaire Revue" !« the title selected by Charles Ahearn for his novelty all-evening performance he has arranged. -Mio.irn, the cnmrdy -ryrli»'t in vaudeville, has arranged .md built a comedy performan.'e he experts to road tour wltli early in th.' season. Harriet Towns* in Conley's Act Harriet Tow)i»'S. formerly wltli Tom Patrlcola in vaudeville, Joined Harry Conley in his comedy skit, "lllce and Old Shoes," at the Or- pheum, Brooklyn, last Mondaj', re- placing Naomi Uny. STOCK EXCHANGE Thur»<tay— Sal^B.Hlgh.I/ow. Last. Kani. l*l«y.-L.. I.JKK) 72'4 ««>«i 71% 17 72'i 17 72'4 ««>«i 72^4 Po. prd 400 00 WJ'i IK) OohJwyn (new). 400 IS 16 1« Txiow, Inc 300 15V4 l.^ l.*i\i OrpJu-um 400 17 16t<i 1«i5» UoHton »o!d 100 Orpheum at 18^ KrUlay— Fam. May.-I.,.. 1.000 li\ 71 T.u«"«. Inc a)0 15 irv Ornhiiiiu 200 17 17 No Ii< flton sales of Orphfum. .Sat unity— Fam. Play.-I^.. 200 724 ^'i^ Orpheum 100 17 17 No ii' uton salt's uf Orph«'Uin. .Monday— F.iTii. llay.-L.. ©00 72 70»,4 72 lio^w. Inc .TOO 13 1474 16 lioiitnn ftold b 0:phcuiii a^ ll\i. Tuc'SiJay— F«m, IMny.-I... 400 72 71'^ Do pM 100 m 80 lAtrm, Inc 200 14% 1414 14\ No RoKfon «Rl»H of Orpheum. V.j^liunrlay - Pam. I'lay.-Li.. 900 73 • ;..l.lw>n 100 10 1.rt.x9,' lur ),J00 1:.'^ Oiphruni 100 17 ■124 4 V ■I '.fc 72 11 Mutual Musical Protective Union, former No. 310 of the American Federation of Musicians in New York City and the Associated Musi- cians of Greater New York, Local No. 802 of the A. F. of M^ which succeeded the M. M. P. U. in the A. F. of M.. are lining up for a flinal ehowdown.to settle the long stand- ing battle as to which organization will control tho musical situation in New York. Tuesday night the M. M. P. V. resumed its midnight meetings, called off during May and June, with a special session passing reso- lutions j^alling for a wage scale in- crease for vaudeville, burlesque, pictures and legit equivalent to the scale obtaining in Chicago. This means musicians playing In legit houses in New Yoi": now receiving |45 are a.sklng, according to the proposed M. M. P. U. scale, $85. The M. M. P. U.'« advance asked for vaudeville Is from $52 weekly, the present scale for New York, to $75 weekly, the Chicago scale for small and big time vaudeville. For musical comedy the M. M. P. U. is asking an advance from $67, the present New York scale, to $8(5. the Chicago scale. For pictures the M. M. P. U. wants a ecale ranging from $85 to $119 to replace the present New York scale in houses like the Capitol. Rivoll, RIalto and Strand, where the musi- cians are presently receiving a minimum of $65 weekly. Officials of the M. M. P. U. state there will be a strike Labor Day in the New York vaudeville, legrit, bur- lesque, vaudeville and picture house« unless the wage scale de- mands are met. A committee was appointed at the Tuesday night meeting of the M. M. P. U. to seek a conference with the organized managei;lal Interests regarding the wage scale advances'. Labor Day, the flrst Monday in September, has been set as the dead line for the managere to meet the M. M. P. U.'s demands. Paul Vacerelli, appointed business agent of the M. M. P. U. several months ago, is on a leave, of ab- sence of six weeks without pay. Vacerelli is under contract to the M. M. P. U. to act as its business agent until Jan. 1, 1924, at a salary of $20,000 a year. Vacerelli was not present at the Tuesday midnight meeting of the M. M. P. U. intereste opposed to Vacerelli in the M. M. P. U. ranks, having taken the new fight in hand. The opposing local to the M. M. P. U., 802, which has the American Federation of Musicians* charter, and which Is the recognized local in New York, has also asked for an Increase over the present New York scale, the amount of increase to be determined by conferences with the managers. The last time the M. M. P. U. made a wage scale demand on the managers, in 1921, and were turned down a strike resulted. T.nrB'e numbers of the 802 men were quickly recruited bv the houses nnd they took the places of the strlklne M. M. P. U. men. As a result th<» strike flopped. The M. M. P: U people claim the situation is now dilTerent—that if the M. M. P. U. does not receive recognition by the managers and the increases demanded, there will not be sufllcient 802 men to stick to the 802 lecal to make any material difference, if the 802 should go in and endeavor to br»ak an M. M. P. U. strike. The membership of the M. M. P. U, and 802 is almost identical. The question at issue would be which organization the members of each would stick w'ith In a show down An assessment of $3 a man was adopted at the Tuesday midnight meeting of th> M. M. P. U. T^o membership of the M. M. I* U. Is about 10.000 and that would mean a war che.^t of $30,000 for emerg- encies by .Sept. 1. Additionally the M. M, P. IT. has a reserve of $r'',000 for emergencies, y^nothnr resolution adopted by the M. M. P. U. changes the paying of dues from a yearly proposition to a ♦I'jarterly one. The M. M, P. U. committee ap- pointed to see the msnngers on the wage sjale advance consists of Clias. Kunen, Ray Ellis, Adolph Fan til 11, Al Weil, and Abe Hlramelbrandt. The managers wc .Id be placed tn the position of recognizing the M. M. J5. U., unless It secured rein- statement in the American Federa- tion of Labor through relnsta.temer>t in the American Federation of \^u- slcians. Tho stage hands belong to the A. F. of Labor through'affllia'-' tion. and could not work with M. M. P. U. men without losing tl^i^igf standing. ,. Another move will probably .b* made by the M. M. P. U. to s;ecupa reinstatement in the A. F. of M. be*, tween npw and Sept. 1. Tliat rein- statement will take place do€s not appear likely, i" *' ♦f. 1 p''!^ Becognitlon-of the Musical 7^H\^ tual Protective Union aa the organ- ization representing the musician*' of Greater New Y'ork will be denied** > at a meeting between representi^ ^ i fives of that organization and this ; Labor Board of the International^: ' Theatrical Association to bo held"* 1 tomorrow (Friday) morning. • • ; j The Labor Board will meet th¥* committee of musicians headed tjy*' Mulleri. president of tho M.M P.^J.,"^* and wilMnform them that the mah^^ - ager's organization will deal onTy' wltli an organization which is rec- ognized and affiliated with fhe American Federation of Musicians. They will inform this committee that if Joseph N. Weber, president of tft* •' A. F .of M.. is willing that the M^. P.U., which was outlawed by tile A. F. of M. three years ago, be rtd-* ognized In the stead of L>ocal $02/ which is the organlzatidn which tIM managers have a cohtract with 'AC present, they will confer with themi otherwise they will not be in a posi- tion to discuss salary increase for the men beginning Sept. 1. A. E. Aarons, Ralph Ixihg, Abe Levy, are members of the Labor Board and they will be advised at the confei*ence by Ligon Johnson,: I who is general counsel for the I.T.A.' The managers' organizatfon Is at present waiting to hold a conference with Local 802 on the wag« question^ which will take place early next'. week. NEXT LADY WILSHIRE (Continued from page 1) here, are s6on to take another twist. If the advance news Is to be be* lleved, Cordelia Gainford, who oon- ducts a gown shop at 551 Madieon avenue, New York, under the name of "Cordelia," Is to be the next Lady Wilshlre. Miss Gainford is an Englii^h- woman who had considerable stag« experience In the George Edwarde*. London Gaiety musical comedy sue- ceeses, she having met Sir Gerrard In Australia where she was appear- ing in one o^the Edwardcs produc- tions prior to tha war, when he was still three times removed frotn the title. • ■' " At that time the present Sir Ger- rard was appearing with Oscar Ashe's Shakeepearean repertory company. In which the leading woman was Lily Bray ton. LlUian Blrtles, the lately divorced Lady Wilshlre, was a member of the com- pany. She and Sir Gerrard were married after Lily Brayton insisted that Ashe discharge the young woman from the company. With the arrival of the war the relatives that stood between the present holder of the title and ths honor paesed away and the former actor stepped into the estate.' Sev^ eral years ago a divorce arrange- ment was arrived ftt between Lady Wilnhire and her titled husband and the decree was granted, but later annulled In court because of irregu- larities. Then Sir Gerrard arrive* in this country on a cable invitatioo that is supposed to have come from the Lady Wllehlre to-be, and he hM been here since, with the intlmatW of both stating freely within tlMr past week that they are to !>• wedded In the n^ar future, as bo«P as all the legal detail of the divorc* action has been completed. .1