Variety (October 1923)

Thursd ay, Qctobeij 4, 1»28 VARIETY MORE THEATRICAL CANDIDATES LOOK FOR OFHCE THIS YEAR Lut Includes Attorneys, Agent and Newspaper I^an — Lieutenant Governor Lunn Possibly Smith's Successor The forthcoming elections In New lork will find more candldtitea con- nected with show business running for various offices than In any pre-^ TloUf election. The list of candi- dates with theatrical affiliations In- clude one for the Board of Aldermen of New Tork, one for the Municipal Court bench In New York, one for the New York State Assembly In New York City and another for the Assembly in the section of Brook- lyn taking in Coney Island with its numerous amusement enterprises. ' Josepfc H- Smith is the aK'ein.nnlc candidate. Ho is a vaudeville agent and Is running from the 23d dis- trict, New York, on they Democratic ticket. There are a number of the- atrical people living in the 23(1 dis- trict and Smiths chances are rated as good, although the district is nor- mally Republican. Smith "Tiooks with the Keith circuit. He was a house man.Tper for the Keith people at Union Hill, N. J., an* has lieen connected with tl^e show busine.'.-s for 20 years wr more, f-'mith won his designation at the jnii, arios by 1,200 majority. ■" Frederick E. Goldsmith is the candidate for the Municipal Court bench In the :<'itth district. New Tork. He is also running on the " Tammany Hall Democratic ticket in a- normally Republican district. Goldsmith is the well known the- atrical lawyer and his possibllitJes for election are Increased through the high esteem his neighbors In the district in which he seeks judi- cial honors hold him. Mr. Gold- ■mith has been pounding away at the landlords In the uptown (96th •treet) Fifth District Court neigh- borhood iiv which he lives for sev- eral years and l%s a number of vic- tories to his credit In the interests •f the down-trodden rent payers. Sam McKeo, theatrical^ news- paper man. Is running lor 'the A«- •embly from one of the New York City uptown districts on the Re- publican ticket. The other candidate for the As- keoibly Is Murray Bungard, theatri- cal attorney, with offices in the Times square section. Bungard Is running In the 16th Assembly dis- trict of Brooklyn, which Includes all •f the extensive Coney Island amusement section, with number- less outdoor and Indoor show Inter- IMts of all descriptions. Bungard la a candidate on the Tammany Hall Democratic ticket. As the district is rated as normally Democratic by a considerable ma- jority, Bungard appears to have an •icollent chance of election. Most Of the Coney Island show Interests •ire understood to be behind him. EIngard was associated with James Tlmoney for several years in the practice of theatrical law. The Coney Island district has but one Assemblyman apportioned to It. It marks-the first try for public Mrice for each of the candidates. Oeorgo E. Lunn, Lieutenant Gov- ernor of New York State, Incldent- *lly stands a chance of becoming Governor of Now York. He will succeed to the post In the event of the present Governor Al Smith be- coming U. S. Senator from New xork next year. Lunn, who comes from Schenec- tady, was a showman In that tdwn _ and has been connected with the Duslness for several years. HAYAKAWA TO OPEN Signs With Stoll For Vaude and Pictures London. Oct. t. Sesaue Hayakawa, Japanese screen and stage star, has been signed by Oswald Stoll to appear at the Coli- seum the week of Nov. 12, at a reported salary of t3.500. He will appear In a dramatic sketch. In addition to his vaudeville en- gagements, Haya^wa has con- tracted to make tif'ee films for the Stoll Film Company. NO CENSOR PUBLICITY LOOKED FOR ANIC MORE Isn't Any Good Now In London #—Eassion Play Per- formers e^ liOndon, Sept. it. Ijondon producers are getting more frightened of the Lord Cham- berlain's department. Time was when the Censor's disapproval was almost courted by reason of the publicity it got, but now managers are treading warily. It has remained for Bdward Laurllard to call a committee of critics together to' witness an act he contemplated 4>utting Into his new Little theatre revue. The ar- tist concerned Is a dancer with new and daring ideas. Th^ critics have witnessed her dance and the dancer ia awaltlni; the verdict. SWEDISH BALLET BACK Returning to Paris Oct. 2S—Young Author's Work Paris. Sept. H. Ths Swedish ballets will be back at the Theatre des Champa Glrsees, Paris, under the direction of Jaqflues Hebertot, Oct 2B, prior to the troupe's departure for America, Nov. S. The Theatre des Varletes re- opened for the season today to con- tinue the run of the oljeretta, "Cl- boulette," stopped by the hot weather. The proposed summer leasu at this house Jibbed. Jacques Natansoi-.. the youthful playwright, wiU provide the bill at the Femlna next week, when his work, "Les Amants BaUgrenus" will be produced'here. "I.e Lac Sale" (Salt I<nlce) story of (he Mormans, by Pierre Benolt. is lu be dramatized by Pierre Sclie. Vesta Tilley is seriously 111 with cerebral anaemia. Charles Dullin, organizer of the Atelier stage society, at the Thea- tre Montmarlre, is rehearsing a piece by Marcel Aehard "Voulex vo jouer avec mol." author of "La Mcsiie est DIte." CONDITIONS GROW WORSE Qerman Govt. Propo^rin Emergency Work—No Money for Shows f.iT l I n , O ct. S . — ■l^cipite the fact th.Tt part-time Work is increasing, the t;<-neral un- empluynient iirobUm i.s worse than ever. The Bovernment now proposes additlotu emerB<n''y work in the hope of eliminating; so ne of the compl.njnu. l,„t It in doiibtt-ii! a.s to whether It will be able to linance the pla 1 on any adequate srale. The earnings made on p.'irt-lime ' render(i a minimum w.iRe hardly i •ufflcient to keep the workers living. i '«t alone pay for amusements. miES mm DAILY VOL. I. So. 3 NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEK 1, 1921 PRICE 2 CEN' COLUMBIA DECUNES TO PAY HALF ON ADDED AmACnONS S«t Up CUim Colored Turn Didto*! tmprovo Cumnt Show, "Slop On It." Enougk to Justify Addod Co«t—Malw* Precedoal J DiTfailMc tr^m tta ttmat cast** •r parlnc twlf a€ IW mUt mi «it atftfrd sltrictlon ifcilh k tkaw «( \Ke CwlwRibia. K«« TwiL. Ihs C«<n«»M* Anttwtr***! C*.< OrtUnr^ la slksr* IwK •* (ha tlMrtara Hevaa ut s mI- •ry kM wm* fTlM act ««^ aMatf !• (»• -Otay Oh It" akaw. » Iturllc * asafMw attnctlM, m aa aMa« , -nm bal]ia*a Vart« l»«k tha atanri Iha ^r» On ll" alMir. Ml- vUlwt*M4lac tlta *44ud Caaiura was M( avffktaaUr tm^wv^ (• arar- i«*i iM OtMnWa'a MrnlaiM •! kaU tk* Ml^V. OlMfltla ftavM W a aalara* 'wrm •»!) laa paapta. It .«M raealvMc ah««i ITM at Itoa OahWifcia. 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PraeHraffp avarv Inf'amfac (aaaibar af Caacrata akirb a*claa laaslAfi rtar^ 1. baa aoma plaa far aliriat rf^otitoa ar Inrraaaa a( iHa aamtaalDa (■« > li *ntr ba naaaaaary far IM WWta HaMa ta aira la aM MralihOn ((i*n< (>■( bn Iha aaMllaa Tbt* •IN to*a lo b* dona If angi aari uf srflfr^ prafralB la la M pat tk r aaiH. acaraii^ le opt*la w s ttymr-m^M Asra ■ t « T>rra M bopa for tb« arBaM«B a< tka aAataataa laj^ k^ ^ tto dafaanto •* Iba prucraultaa far ratfMrH Uiaa _ Tk*aa aifciaat. ■ ra raarlaa tba fOpuMiaana aaww ihA»(bl anil lb* «r«a|i«Ma af tkia ua a>a» b« #*«t aa a comiirviB»a« (• i'>*<ai* ib« aaiaa pra(r*sa**M Variety-Clipper's Times Square Daily' Above Is the title of the theatrical dally being Usuctl five daya wecKly In New York by Variety and •Cllri'e'"." The excepted d lya are Tliurs- day and Sunday. The paper Is now bPlnf- Issued In four pases. The Daily Is »l prenent distributed locally only, mostly In Timen S'luare among the theatrical and picture offices, though a few are sent- each day to Chicago. No tharBe as yet ha-i been made tor It although the n^lail price per copy has been set at two cents. It la given away at Its ofli", 154 West 4Gtll street. — The Daily l^^ being Is.-iUed at present In tour pages. While no sciiarate Kubscrlptlon price is mado tor the Dai!/, a oom- lilnallon Hub.scription tor Variety and Dally is JIO per year; for "Clipper" and Daily the luiiiual price Is $7. and the yearly subs tliillon ut V.iriOtjr, "Clipper" nii'l Uie Dally la |12. The !iul»i(:ripll.)ii tn Variety annually Is $7; ''Cllp|.(»r." Jl Any ourrinl subscriber to cither wceltly may secure ih" Dr.IV bjr furwardln;; t3. The Daily is delivered dally by carrier to all sub.scrlbfrH Kouih of ttth Mtreet, to 34th street, with aJther Variety or ths "Clipper" or both de- livered by hand at the name time on the day of publication In New York. Subscribers outside Times Snuare will reoelvs the DiMy t)V mall each day published. THEA. TAX INBH)RTANT ISSUE FOR CONGRESS Numerous Plans for Increase and Reduction—Tax Brought $70,000,000 Last Year , VanatyCIIppsr Bursau ' < Evans Building, Washineton Octobsr t. It may be necessary for the Whit* House to step In and straighten Congress out on th* tax questloa when that body fets together axala on Deo. I. This will be essential, according to opinions ezprasaad here. If any sort of an ordered pro* gram is to ba put through. Practically every Incoming mem- ber of th* legtslattve body has soma plan for either reductions or In- creases and the theatres come in for a liberal share of congressional speculation at to what additional revenue can be produced from their source. The admission tax Is the blK thing and although Secretary Mellon's recommendations will carry consid- erable weight upon the matter, of which ha will give no inkling as yet, there is seemingly no concerted ' action going to be found among the law-makers when they get together up on capitql hill. There la nope, however, tor the dropping of the admlseion tax due to the demands of the progressive! for reduced taxes. These demnndt ar* causing the Republican admin- istration soma thought and it may ba that the dropping jot the amuse- ment tax, whioh brought the gov- ernment $70,000,000 last year, •may be offered as a compromise to placate these same iwogresslves. In this lies the great hope for the lift- ins of this burden. COMPLICATED GORDONS ' May Be Qordon and Ford Again in Aet The Burt anf Harry Qordbn act now playing tha Orpheum circuit have cancelled the route over this time after concluding their engage- ment in New Orleans, October 14. The act will then spilt, with Burt Qordon probably hooking up with Jean Ford again and Harry Oordoa getting another partner. Thetagreement to split was decided upon in Rockford, 111., where tlif buys were recently playing. Jean Ford came on to visit Burt Qordon, and the couple patched up their differences and agreed to again do an act. Harry Gordon) being an employe* of Burt's, was given notice at that time regarding tha closing of tha turn. ".I" "COTTON KING'S" GIFT $30,000 for Bart Levy .to Entartalil Kiddica ^ Houston, Out. I. Bert Levy has been given |S0,tOt for the entertainment of Texas kid- dles by M. II. Thomas, the "cottoal king." ^ Thomas attended one of the spe- cial shows which Levy gave in Dallas last week, and his action followed. He and Levy are to confer In Ft. Worth next week and outline a plan tor the expenditure of tha money. Levy may begin his "kiddie" tour on the completion of the IntersUUa time next week. '■•i FR07INCIAL ROAD SHOW r..ondon. Sept It. The Stratford Empire la running a ahow on the "unit" ayatem, tha company including De Blare, Rath Brothers, Harry Ounn, the Eight Dancing Moss Qirls, Flora Asche, and Handera and MiUiss. All the acta are booked at a fixed salary for a deflnlte number of weeks, and scenery is travelled for each. ABEL'S DISC RECORD REVIEW.3 The only technical reviews pub- lished of disc records. Recognized by all record makers as authorita- tive and of especial interest to rec- ord makers as well as mainufaetar' er*. Published only in the' Clipper. -Ttl« bMt eblalnabit Initruetton mt \ mmm 1841Broftdway''i;B'''" . T«((i|«lion« cluloUlt MS*-' ■ ■"■-"