Variety (October 1923)

'.iji^hhjJihiii r^jun-ibm nr '■ '* Thursday, October i, IWS E D IT O RIA B •«-?'^:w?r«'jFS?« ■'^T?- 9 I ') Trade Mark R«fi»terea . p«bU»h«l We*l*r ftr VARHCTI. Ido. 8ime SllrtrmiRai Pr«ald)Bii( ISt We*t 46th Street New tork CUj SUBSCRIUTION: Annua! «7, ( Foreign Sft eiDRle Copies t% CeDta VOL. l,XAii. •«t 461 h Inc York 4fllh MTATKMENT OF THR OWNERPIflP, M\NV'ii:-MENT. CIHCL'LATION. KTC. RKUKIKKTJ HY THK ACT Of'' CON- Qiiiis^. UK AUCUST ::i. litis. or Variety. t>ubli»lieJ weekly at New York. State of New Vork, County of New York, iieforr me. ft Notary Public in anJ for the Statp and bounty afort-said, personally ftPpeart'H Simo Silverman, who, havliiK been duly sworn, acconling to law. deposes and sftva that he is the editor of Variety, and that the following \a. to the best of hla Icnowleilv an<] belief, a true atutcmeut of th* ow:n rfihip. manaKement, etc., «jf the aforewa.i imhlicatlon for the date shown in the alMve caption, rcciuired by tbe Act of Aucu^t ~i. 101-. embodletl In Section 442. Postal 1-.IWM and RcRulatlona. printed on the reverse of thia form, to wit: 1 That the ifames and addresiipa of the puliiisluT. eilitor, niauaglnc editor, and bufineui manuKCr. are; puhli-htT-Variety. luc. IM Weet itrect, New York city-. Edttor—Piine Kllvcrman. \M W ■ ,t strer-t. New York city. Mar.!<;«!< R'lltor-Nunf. Busiru^?'^ Manaprer—None- *_'. Th"\t the ownera are: Variety. l.M Wt St 4(Hh street. New York city. Sllverm.in. 134 We.st 4flth street. New city. Sidney S.Utrmnn. tM We»t «ire.^f. New Vork city. 3. That the Imown boprtlioldera, ^hort fBgeis and ntlier security hqldera owninir or ht.Iiiini; 1 i»er cent, or more of total anumiit «f I>ond^, mortgafyes or other aecur- Ities. are-: None. 4 That U* two p.iragraphs r.rst above, glvirtf 'the namea of the owners, aiookhord- era and svciirity hold.-re. it nny. rental:i not only the Ket of at<jckhnldera and'aeour- ity liAjdnTS n5 ifiey appear upon the books of th* coinp.Tny, fent 'nl.-o. In cnsfs wtiere the etecUholiit-r or Brcurity holder.appoara uyon the books of tho rompony in trustee or In anv othfr Aduclary relatl^rt, the nam of th.» p*-i-80Ti or porjwmtion for whfrti aurh trurte* ts nctinj;. ts given, also that the said two pairigrftt*h8 rontain alalcmenta- embr;»<*ii.g atTiani'j full knowlpdee and be- lief aa to the circumstances and cor.dltiuna under which ettujkholdera and security hold- ers who do ilot appear upon the booka of the company as trustees bold stork and securitjes In a capacity other than that of a t'ona fide owner; and this aflfTant has no Tf-nson to believe that any other person, aaMociailon or corporation haa any Interest, direct or Indlrfct, tn thA said stork, bonds or ott^er securities, than aa so stated by h m. 5. Ttuit ttio average numtfer of copies ot each issue of this publication sold or distributed, throsffh the maUs or other- wise, to paid mibscribcps during tlM aiz months prer^dtng the date phown above is ...... (This information la retjuired Crom dally publications only.) Sime Silverman, Editor. Sworn to and aubseribed before xam ihli 24th day of iHeptember, .1023. [KealJ Mnrv A. RelUy, Notary Tubllc. {.\fy commiwiion expires March 30» IViS.) '»'S^ * ARBITRATION FOR ALL Th« Federal and Slat* Supreme Courts In tlie meUopolUaft district li^v» reopened after « auminer recess. The court calenilani. unusually c^ow*ed and about two years behind aa rogards the New'Tork Supreme Court, are mida extra crowded by no sraall proportion of theatrical litigations. As long as the huioan race exists, differences of ojiinlona are incvliable. The Jurists ;in.{ tlio men that make the nation's laws have recognized this fiance the ejflstcnce of civilization through the Cotablishmeiit o£ tribunals 0,f Justice. That much of this litiKalion nowadays wltji Clin high cost oi- Ifigril con.^uUation involves expcn.sivo outl:iy r\r>\ rons idf-ralilo bother IS !iut 4n aftermath of civilization's progress. With the world's advance however nag come ir.e r'aiiza.inn for llie need of a speedier, a truer, an ciiually e<iajtable but at the .lame time more eionmnic system of adjudication. The blunv people pai't;ouiarl,v rcituire It beenupe tlie governing elements are peeuli.ir unto thoiiiselve.-. A the.itrical breach of contractcnse with various angles based on theatri- cal cu."!tom is too technical ofttimes for a jurist so inuml to adjudicat- ing tort anil l.nv case;; of the average commercial trend In this manner was the theatrical attorney created. He specialized in ([Uestion.s on show- busines.^, be it copyright or contrac, and In this wise has often been highly successful in the past In presenting the fncis lo the prislding justice for a Just and honest adjudication But it has f.een Ion,!? and tedious and expensiv*-. Theatrical barristers nowadays are inoie i,oncerned with arbitration. It is speedif-r and more effective. Every linincli of the business has Its lioard in one form or another. Still cases do get Into court The music industry .ilone with its vaClUutlng unrertaintiss of late, has .1,'one into it the most effectively. If all the litigations on the calendars over alli;;ed pinnies were filed for •uch arbitration they would have been settled Jiid over with long: a^o. and with less expeodituKi Every big 'Omniercial industry has its system of aettllng disputes wliji- out recotir-ing to lesal redress. Its adoption by show business could and should be extended further. Show business Is too much' in the limelight a.« a natural matter pi course without thrusting- Itsqulbbling and siiuub- bles on a saping public. . The patty th'uvery that liav*«en golngr on in the Loew BuUdlnK, New York, for the last few weeks ca>ne to a head with the capture of a younp 17-year-bld chauffeur, Mee- han by name. He was accused by a picture company female olllce as- sistant with anatchhigr her pocket- book containing about 1200. He was caught by the elevator oper- ator's shooting; to the ^ound floor and heading oft the tblcf, who waa running down the stairs. The pocketbook was not found. LQNDONDAIUESQUOTEVARlEn I'or yeMs ueywid count It was doubtful if the dramatic men of the English dailies ever heard of n •theatrical paper published over here, much less to Quote from It. • Repca-t-ed quotations of past years by the I.ionilon dailies fr»m Variety and giving Vari- ety credit besides have been surprising to the English and American show people abroad. A friendliness seems to exjst among the English newspaper men toward Variety. The fol- lowing two quite compllment- ar.v excerpts are an example: The London "Aloniinn I'ost." known us the highest of "the highbrows of the British prtase. in its l.ssue of Sept 17 jttart* an article by saying: "The AmerlcJtn iheutrioai weekly, 'Variety,' which Is on sale in this country and Is al- ways worth looking througix, contains a statement that the new. President. Afr. Calvin Coolidge, Is "ofr" the theatres." etc. The London 'naily"Oraphlc," the same week, referring to "Variety" In a quotation, de- scribed "it as "the famotis _'(hc'^ atrlcal paper." ' ', •nt moods. A very good performai cc Is also given bjr the man vfho liliys the doctor, also unprogramcd Wherever the exteriors of these pii Hires were taken. It not In ChiA:»-' the atmoaphere Is Identical, photgraphy is clear and direction Kood. . Ul«a Palmerl Is the possessor ot an itnutually svelte flrnre aa i)rell .is a\ benignly pretty countenance. She r^- tlly looHftd har host In a bustled llglit walated model of the early cightloH. Viry few women look well In this ; lyl" costume. 13ven the little hat worn wiitj thi.-, and sot at a grotesque ancb' was sHltable to her type. The most outragepu; ly tiinny do;£ .ever.pt5H»''e<< . pla.\-s ht« ptvrt wrth Jntelllgenr* < . i j ,• r .•.»,■ ■ INSIDE STUfFvAUDEVILLE THe appianiiioe of P.oy Cuminhn^si in \audiville with his prcsnt wiiV and the former Mrs. Cutnmins;s Is one of tl:e .sUungest events In thealrl- eals. Cuinmiiigs pli.ved two week.-^ at the I'alnco. The first week Iriin- Slijjw. his present wife, appeared m the art In sole snpi)ort. For the >«-.()Md week Helen tJladding who w.is the first Mrs. Cuniii.ln£;s went into the turn and the billing In the i'al.ice lobby was "Hoy Ciimmings .>iid His \Vi\es' After the first two d.tys llie management ord<'rt d that chan.ced although both wives wtr»; on the house cards, their professional name) being used. Ciunmings explained It was an exi)erimcnt but the act Is expected lo appear as a trio through the season. The story of how Cummlngs bought a piece of ground in Connecticut .Ttul proceeded to build a bungalow with the aid of both "wives" was sent all over the country last summer. The trio lived In the summer hotna together. It being ealUnl a sort of "double love nest." Both wives are friendly. They used the samo dressing room nt the Palace last week confirming the curious situation of a divorced wife and her successor being pals. The oddest part is that Cumminga Is none the worse for the companionship of the wives. In the act the original Mrs. Cummlngs allndes to alimony but whether there Is any deduction In lieu of s.ilary in the act has not conw Out ' The 1.11^ Percy O. William.* some 20 years ago Induced several vaude- villlar.s to buy a lot or,so around Bergen Beaci, Brooklyn. At that tim« they cost abopt |2(fg eac|i. Now they are worth from $1,600 to $8,000.' I>rt r,eslle was one of the purchasers. He allowed the taxes to lap.se and the lot was sold for the taxes, although protected by Mr. Wliliatns. In going over the papers of the Williams Estate, William Qrossman and Frederick Rosebush, the executors, unearthed the L,csU^ sale And located Mr!( Leslie at 7 Portland place, Tompklnsvillo, giat^n Islant). The^f have actiuatnted her with the farts' and the property will be raatoi^d to . her through their ctl'ot'ts. , •■ , Bert Leslie haa been.tlt for several years at .Ward's Island, New JTvrk whcrci bo has received care .and comfort through the voluntary at,tpnnoii i;l\en to him (\nd other professionals over there by Not. Sobel, t)>e KellU^, ollicp agent. • • ■ ■ Ttie Orpheum circuit caused many to wbAder why Krt)nas, Brettbarf»i rival, was bovked for a toiit of the fln/ie when Brelthart waa being Vt'- strongly exploited by the Keith artice and vtts originally scheduled to pUy biith circuits. The answer cunie with the tact that Krutftil wa> cffeied tho I'antages circuit and had he played It, would have detracte*! from itrejtbart's value for the OrphStun by the time the latter waa through with bw KeUh contracts ULrunas does practically the same act as BrcUhait, >■ THE STYLISH SIDE ■/r V The Orpheum Circuit Ihis week began to strictly enforce the new Si*- mllc territorial clause which Includes the large picture houses by ravarslng a verbal booking of the Ben AH Hagan tabloid ;')31rth of Venus'' for this week at the OiT>heum, Milwaukee. The tabloid placed the Palafce, New York, last season aa "Siraonett ", followhig'this engagement the act has played consecutively In the large , plctijre houses recently completing a cli'cuit of the coast picture theatres Negotiations were on for the act to play the current week at the Orpheum, Milwaukee,, to break the Jump East. Marcus Halman, preal--. dent of the Orpheum Circuit, called off the trooking when Informed the-. I I urn. had played opposition picture hou.aes In m.tny Orpheurn cities. To beguile readers into enclosing umptji cents In stampi for a bock on "Etiquette" you frequcntljt see a picture of something or other, and beneath, "What is wrong with this picture?" A gullible bride-to-be religiously followed some such advice In airanglng her wedding, with tht result the groom left his wife after the ceremony. Suit was broo^t by the bride and the book company settled for quits a considerable amount, thereby demonstrating they wore uncertain as to "what was wrong with the picture" themselves. Sreedlng cannot be secured by "Cut out this couppn' end enclose so many cents In stamps," etc. Houdini delivered an Impromptu ; lecture on "SplrUuallsm" In the University of Illinois, Champaign, at the request of Professor Bentley, head ot the-psychology course. Theja gingham dress requested subject took in splpltual- lem and psychology of audiences. "The Ragged Edge" la a very Interesting picture, especially as for as true tyue and good scenery are concerned. The Chines^ playing the guide —a Yale graduate, waa not programed but his performance la a most- Intelligent one. Mltl Palmerl wears some lovely evening dresses but the afternoon gown of chlfton and a wide picture hat were net in unr essential ot the present mode. She looked her best In a modern bathing suit aod Alfred Lunt,*playlng the lead opposite her, Is good looking and sym- pathic, and Wears an expressive Panama, It seems to bespeak his differ- It was reported early this week I'at Hooney, while playing the Palace. New York, currently, is arranging to elaborate his vaudeville act Into a full show The declslo.. is said to have been reached by Uooney (oUuw- Ing the Keith office crasliig the route iiild out for the act'at $3,500 weekly. Included In the tltne were 21 weeks In Greater New York. Of the full route for tht season P.boncy was asked to accept $S,2S0 In eight of the theatres. This ho refused tvhereupoti tbtj time was called off. aft<*!' some conversation over the ftiatter. B«rt Leslie is the best dressed man <fn Ward's Island today as a result o< a visit hia friends from The Friars paid him Monday, when they brought an entire new oiitfK with them. It included every kind of wear- ing, apparel from hats down to shoes and underwear, Leslie has been confined to Ward's Island for five years. The Moss and Proctor houses la New York will play five acts Instead of six dnring the laat half 4f this week, owing to the length of "The Merry-Go-Bound" which Is rae feature In those houses. The film runs for 100 mlnutes,«ln comparison with the average 65 to 70 min. program picture. FREDERICK E GOLDSMITH A FRIEND OF THE THEATRE v<ii, For Judge of the Municipal Court for the Fifth Distrfc^l 7; .■K^ REGISTER Oa. 8-13 SO YOU CAN VOTE FOR n n rir-ii-i r^ uuUUU iDDDDDDDDDQ^DQnnDDDDl REGISTER OCT. 8-13 SO YOU CAN VOTE FOR HIM - CENTRAL PXKK WEPT If you live in the above district and want a fair break for theatricals ' \ A Vt>te for Frederick E. Goldsmith on the Democratic Ticket. Registration days are October 8-13, from 5 P. M. till 10 P. M.. with the • J I ^ > I ' . i > • . \ ,' exception of Saturday, when the hours are from 7 A. M. till 10 P. M. ' ■ ■ ■ • . 1 - ^ / »(. I , • / I • • . 1 : . < 11J I < • t I ■ "'•''•' '''--. -1 ) ■ - I - , .-, I I ) , (J , , 1 i J ) M' 11 • : ' • I J (I . ; . , • , I , - f I it. r. . • H t* !•