Variety (October 1923)

'•w^i^mc i3B».fi»#'prv** PRICE 20 CENTS *rt^rff.w* 'ivv'• TALKING FILMS FOR STUMP NEW METHOD OF REALISM IN PRESENTATION BY RUSSIANS .Carry Reality to Greatest Extreme—Sacrifice Dia- logue for Effects—rSoriet GoYenimcnt Supporting Opera—Special Nights for Peasants r Vari*ty-Clipp«r Buraau, Evans Building, Waahlngton, Oct. S. There Is a new method of stage ]>r«aentatlon belngr developed in Russia, says United States Sena^tor Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, who has lust returned from an ex- tended trip through that country. Gsrmany and Austria were also vla- Itvd. .This new form was described by th« Senator as carrying reality to a great extreme. The perform- ance witnessed bad the actors woricing on a piece of iron, banging •way at It while delivering their dialog through the din and with no other vesta of scenery upon the stage. Another bit was some sort of a farm vehicle standing in the center of the stage alone. Senator and Mrs. Wheeler took In (Continued on page 46) FUGHTY SKIRTS IN THEATRE-AND $50,000 Minneapolis, Oct, t. Florence A. Halpin, young North Minneapolis stenographer, wants $50,000 damages from Pantages be- cause a sudden draft of air from a ventlUitlng Hue In the aisle threw her skirts above her head and ez- ^>osed her body and limbs to the KkM of the patronage. Formal suit to collect the $50,000 damages because of the humiliation (Continued on page 46) WSINESS' IN 'VANITIES' COMING pp. IN COURT The action instituted against Earl ^rroH's "Vanities" by Wood and Wyde, in which It was allesed the character and bualnesA associated ♦Uh the old-time ballad slnger- ■nnouncer bit In the Wood and Wyde revue in vaudeville Is in- (Contlnued on page 46) BLIND FROM BAD TOOTH After being totally blind for 12 Weeks, Clarence Nordstrom has re- covered his eyesight and left Dr. "enfa sanitarium, where he had been taking treatment. Nordiilrom suddenly went blind 13 weeks ago, while at Boston, in Molly Darling." Examln.itlon showed that a bad tooth was the cause. The molar *a» extracted. HEADUNING FAMES' ON ORPHEUM CIRCUIT Biggest Collect in History of Circuit—Marjorie Ram- beau Possibility The Orpheum circuit Is playing the greatest collection of names and headllners In the history of the circuit. The Orpheum bills reveal euch names as Naximova, Olga Petrova, Houdinl, William (?ourtney, Louise lovely, Theodore Roberts, Belle Baker, Bert Lytell, Ruth Ro- land, Franceo White, Sophie Tucker, Avon Comedy Four, Ra« Samuels, Leviathan Band, Fou» Mortons, Bessie Barriscale and Theodore Kosloft. The Orpheum bookers are dick- ering with more headllners from picture and legitimate fields. Includ- ing Mclntyre and Heath, Marjorie Rambeau and others. FROM ACTOR TO PRODUCER A. A. Athason in "Passing Show of 1922" Now Producer From a smalt hit part in the 192£ "Passing Show" to Broadway legit producer is the summary of A. A. Atheson, who will bring "The Goats," translated by Atheson from the Greek, to New York* early In November. The piece opens m Wilkes-Barre, Oct. 12, as the flrst stand of its break-in. Stella Larrimore, a sister of Frundine, la featured with the fol- lowing completing the cast: Grace Grlswold, Horace Sinclair, Marjorie Mayne, Sam Specks, Frances Knight, C. W. Davies and Katherlne Grey. Alfred Hickman is staging It. The Shuberts are Interested In the piece. Alexander Pantages is also reported having a connection. BALLROOM CUT RATES Chicago. Oct. 3. Cut-rate tirkpt.s to ballrooms is the latest. They arc issued by the Merry Garden ballroom at Belmont and Sheffield, and read: "This ticket "properly siRnod belaw will admit one gentleman to any Sunday, matinee danc» In September or October for 25 cents only." The tickets must have name and address and may be Aimed at preparing a milling list. BflTHPRRTIES . SEIZE SCREEN IDEA . AUTO ' LIGHT PLANT Partjr Chiefs Grab Plan After Showring in Waali- ington—Cabinet Officers See DenuMutration at PreM Club—Four Min- ute Talks Vari*ty-Clipp«r Buraau, Evans BIdg., Washington. October 8. Both national committees of the Republican and Democratic parties have been working for years to find a method by which the motion pic- ture could be utilized ino«t effec- tively. It now looks AS if a means has been found with the showing .of a talking-motton picture here at the National Press Club last Sat- urday. The film was viewed by a numb«r of Cabinet officers and other Gov- ernmental officials. Its usefulness was commented upon and they grew enthusiastic over its possibilities. The Aim as shown Saturday was in perfect synchronism with tbe spoak- Ing voice in the phonograph at- tachment It ia planned for a number of mo- tion pictures of prominent politi- cians seeking both national and (Continued on page 2> HOPPER CO. 10-WEEK RUN Chicago, Oct. t. The De Wolf Hopper Co. closes Oct. 13 at Lansing, Mich., and goes to Kansas City for a 10-week stock engagement. Theatrical Co. Breaks Diplomatic Relations Washington. Oct. t. Semi-odlcial reports have a Mexican theatrical company as the cause of the breaking of diplomatic * relations between Mexico and Venezuela. The Mexican en>l>uasy hero has wired its foreign office In Mexico City fur conllrmatloii, but ha.s not yet received any- thing on liic report. The re(»orl has it the Vcno- zualan authuritlcn refused the Mexican company to land with the result the Mexlran ambassador and all con.sular agents to the country have been ordered hom«. COHAN TO PLAY SHUBERT TOWNS IF NPSSARY IN SKAUNG RINKS Lee Shubert RefuBed Georff* M. Cotimn Shows' Sharing TemM—^ushed "Sallj, Irene and Marj'' Into<3iicago to Head Off ^'Rotie aReiUfT ML BACCARDI AFTER DIVORCE AND CAREER In New York—Independently Wealthy—"Rum King" Husband The young and pretty wife of Sig- Baccardi, of the house of BaccardI, Ltd., Cuban manufacturers of the world famous rum that bears that name, la In New York, seeking a divorce and a picture Job. She was offered this w«ek to ■•veral film studios. ,, Mm«w Baccardi is II, typically Spanish, and was crownad "Queen of Beauty" in • national Cuban (Continued on page 4t> FOX PAYS $250,000 TO FILM "THE FOOL" Fox has acquired tha rights to make the film version of Channing Pollock's play, rcbu Fool." and will commence work on tho production early la January. Fox Ij reported to have paid $21)0,000 for the picture rights of the play, with Pollock get- ting a 1*0,000 payment In advance. According to the agreement Fox is not to release the picture until Sep- tember, 1924. Harry Millard*, who directed "If Winter Comes," is scheduled to di- rect the picture version of "The Fool." Mlllarde was ready to resign (Continued on pane m "TRIB'S" NEW WEEKLY Chicago Daily Preparing to Isiu* National Circulator Chicago, Oct. t. The Chicago "Tribune" is prepar- InpT to Issue a national weekly. It will sell at Be and rival the "Satur- day ICvcnlng Post." It was the "Tribune" that created tliu "I>aily News" In New York, which now has a dully rlrcttlatlon of about 300.000 In that rity. "The Trib" Ih one of the two morn- ing papers here. It has a iveekdny circulation of 37!i.UUU an'l 7D0,Uo(i Sunday.. The other, lle.in.fs "Hcrald-E.tamlncr," sells SlJO.ouu dally durlnc the week juiU 81(0,UUU Sunday. The raaaon for tho M>M«a bo«k> ttig of ~Sallr. Iron* and ManT tato the Great Northorn Chicago, - Beirt. tt, was tha Idea of th« Shuborta. H la said, to checkmata Qearc* M. Cohan's premiers In tbo Lkmp with "Tka Kiaa oC Boat* O'RoUiy," wMek bowed in thr*« day* later at tlM Qrand (Tuesday of last weok). Cohan's refusal to book hia a't- Iractlons in tbe Shuberts' Now Eng- land theatres led to.th* unsuccess- ful projection of tha three-tillod muslcaLagalnst hia attraction. Tha Shube^ ordered a violent scalo slash to tt.to top on the eve of "Rosle's" debut. Cohan confirmed Iho situation Saturday Just prior ta leaving New Tork to play in "Tha Song and Dane* Man." Ha slated that while hU relations with ]>• Shubert were not unfriendly they were unable to agre* on buslneaa (Coittlnued on page 4*) STOCn $78,000 PROFIT IN YEARJIT ATIANTA Atlanta, Oct. ). Tbe Forsyth Players management (stocks) has announced that during Its flrst year of operation t7>.0M clear profit was made. According to figures from the Fa- mous Players office, this ranks the Forsyth third io matter of slock profits and for continuous run. The stock company now i* in ito Slst week. jomr SKEW n on, . East Hampden, I.. I., Oct I. The presentation of an oil paint- ing of John Drew by the native and summer raaldanta hara to tha Ooard of Vniac* Trustees and their succoasors In office took placa In Clinton Academy Frid^r ovenhis. The meeting was presided over by Hiram SherrlH, who was the chair* man o/ the committee for the pur> chase of the portrait. The painting Is from the brush of Albert Smith, and will hang in Clinton Academy, although It is ex- pected that it will be exhibited In other (j.dlerles throuyhout the coan- try. COSTUMES. Who will miice your next one*7 Those who lixv* bought from us BROOKS-MAMIEU M.-illl'itny fvl tisii I'r-nn. N. T. CHr ^~11 000 Cottumes for Rants) P i^ i 4^ i i .?