Variety (June 1924)

W*-" ;■ ^tt^-:,^. -.TSC^MT S4 VARIETY WediiMday, Jun« ^ im ■'f^ THE GREATEST SENSATION EVER AT THE B. F. KEITH'S HIPPODROME JOHANNES JOSEFSSON in His Latest Offering ii THE PIONEER f » The Supreme Novelty Act of VaudevUle, NOW AT B. F. KEITH'S HIPPODROME Chief Scout, BERNARD BURKE ni AND INJURED (Continued from Page 7) darcolnc treatment for' a nervous tNreakdowB. William r. Canfleld, recently with Porter J. White's companr In vaudeville, Is In the Memorial Hos- pital. 106th street and 8th avenue. New Tork, suffering from smoker's eanoer of the mouth. He has al- ready received three radlumpack treatments and one X-Ray treat- ment, whioh have given him con- siderable relief. Ruth Qrar (Qrar (amUy) given ADELAIDE &HII6HES Siudio of Dance 4S West f7th StrMi, New York Phono Piam 7<3S mswr "SHGES MM Broadway NEW YORK KENNARO'S SUPPORTERS Ml W. CM W- N. T. — w MeeCeL for f:«»«lnrn» very little chance to recover from the mysterious Inward bleeding disease which attacked her some ■Ix months ago, and is virtually the first to beat the aliment, is almost completely recovered. She will be perfectly well and able to go back to work with the family in a short time. Mrs. Viola Treadwell (Dream Vi- sions") taken to the FVench Hos- pital, New Tork, recently, sutCertng from anemia, after several blood in- fusions, is picking up nicely and expects to rejoin the act shortly. Joe Whitehead remains at the McCutcheon Hospital, Cassopolls, Mich., awaiting recovery of his in- jured arm. He will be there a few more weeks. Ekilth Wllma (Ketch and Wllma) was threatened with diphtheria. She is at present recuperating at home in Missoula, Mont Porta-Povltch Is recuperating from a breakdown and will soon resume active duty at his ballet schooL Mme. Porta-Povltch has been In charge during her hjsband's illneso. Margaret- Macey, vaudeville single, was forced to cancel the first half at Lynbrook this week through having suffered a severe attack of ptomaine poisoning. She Is nt>w practically recovered and will re- sume her vaude Umu next week. Sol Carlin, dancer, who was badly injured In un auto oolllslon at Lako- wood, N. J., two weeks ago, haa been discharged from the hospital and will rest several wteks before resuming bis work. EDDIE MACK TALKS Na 181 Reunited, Two Good Men, STEPPE and O'NEIL, at Coliseum, New York (June 5-8). Why shouldn't they be? They both wear the same clothes, the best plothes, EDDIEMACK Clothes. EODIEMACK has all clothes. His styles, from con- servative to the ultimate, will suit you. His fabrics are the best by his test. Come in and see. We dress the most dapper actor or the most conservative manager. MACK'S CLOTHES SHOP MACK BUILDING 166 West 46th Street Just a Step East of Broadway RIGHT OFF TBE DESK (Continued from Page t) week I've had In years. One is Mrs. Clarence Wiiletts, who has spent the last S4 weeks on the road with her husband, manager of "Sally," and the other is a buddy who -bad just completed a tour around the world. Ra)ph Trier rises to inquire if the guest table at the Friars' dinner to me was an operating tabic-, inasmuch as he saw three doctors there. Yes, Ratpb. It was even worse. It was a dissecting table, and I was the vic- tim. It made me supremely happy to see so many of my fellow newspaper workers at the dinner, foi when a person is honored :n his own country It seems to m>. to rank him far above a mere prophet. At one lable there were 11 representatives of the MoNaught Syndicate, which is hawking my pseudo-literaturo. Among them was O. O. Mclntyre and his wife. Rube Qoldberg and vrlfe, while on the dais were thiee r-ore, Irvin S. CoM>, Will Rogers and myself. And the New Tork Newspaper Women's CIu1>—I love them collectively and individually—had two table*. Page Irv. Cot>b, wlio said In his speech at the Friara' dinner that thore are unly three re^lar repcrters left, rjtd he wai one Of them aul I was the other t-r— WoU. I was included. Ho went on to speak of the differ- ence between reporters and special writers and journalists, and I guess, he was right, for here Is wiiat an Associated Press dispatch carried on a murder mystery in Chicago: — "Are these two the forerunners of a new type of scientifle killor, who will deal death remorselessly in order to test their reactions in the Uboratory of MODERN BEaiAVIORISTIC PSYCHOtiOaTr' Any one who could write like that, oven at night press rates. Is just bound to be a journalist. Whatever U is he means, I'll bet it's a dirty dig at the murderers. Maybe if that's what they did, they deaerro to be convicted, tha Is If the jury can understand what it's all about. Eiddte Cantor tells this one as a true vtory and he evon goes so far as to take the responsibility for It, The ingenue left the show, telling the producer that she was going home iind would return-to the company only if ho a{,reed to ^ay her $(0 a week. A month later she received a telegram which read: "Show reopens Monday oit Broadway. Tour part still open." The chorine wired this reply; "Will come back for fifty." An hour later she received a telegram reading: "Fifty yovdpn't." CASTINa BBAMA LEAGUE ELECTIOHS Los Angeles. June 3. Francis A. Nlllson of Chicago was elected president of the Drama League at its convention here, the remaining oflncera being: Lorado Taft, Mrs. A. SUrr Best and Otto H. Kahn. vice-presidents, with Daniel L. Quirk of Tpsilantl, Mich., secre- tary. Taking the ni Ont of Vaodeynie is best aooomplished by new ms- torial. I have written success- fully for Sophie Tuoker, Nora Bayes, Bon Welch, Al Jolson, Willie and Eugene Howard, Qoorgo Yeoman, Elinor* and Williams, Hunting and Frances, and litorally kundrods of other feromost laugh purveyors. For the prsMnt I shall compound my eomody ooncoctlons in San Fran- eisoo and ean b* addressed at Hotel Granada, Sutter and Hyde Stroets. JAMES MADISON CROPPER'S FINE LUGGAGE SOLE AOBKT VOR BAL * THEATRICAL TRUNK ! aorai. mobmamdib bijOOm « a. ••». «st» A ■'way. m. w. a» enonut rrrSBOv ss4« KYS' STOCK The Minskys are casting for their summer show which gets under way the latter part of the month at the National Winter Garden, New York. Although the majority of the principals of the present stock bur- lesque have been retained for the new show, several newcomers will be added. Also a weekly feature during the run of the stpck, which is calculated to last through the summer. "Mud" Rehearsing The Unity Producing Co. has put "Mud" In rehearsal. The play will be an early fall offering. Newton Professional Trunks Always th« bast. Now lieMcr thtm tnm. •traasth—flaer ■ppoiatments—mere eoavMiliaMS. Bead for rataloc tt toU llao al profaMlaaal txaahs TODAT. Manafartared and (old by H. C. FABER & SON CO., Utica, N. Y. SBK THBH AT FABER-WINStnp CO. S7 Uaioa 8«.. Ntw V*rk. N.V. W. W. WINSHIP, la*. II Klntttaa «., Bnlaa. Man. lAa A. aUIRK TRUNK CO. n» CaM Al*., St. LmN, M*. SAMPLE TRUNK CO. 1144 E. Mk St. dman*. 0. OEO. A. MILLER A CO.,li«. 7 East A«*.. Roakarta-, N.V. J. HAHN LUOGABE SHOP R.MS, S S.W*kuk. Clila(|a,ll1 B. F. KEITH'S PALACE NEW YORK THIS WEEK (JUNE 2) OiARLES HARRISON AND -^ SYLVIA DAKIN== Hilh BILLY HOGUE in "THE 3 OF US" Diraction ROSE & CURTIS To Managers—A new version of ths "Three of Us* roady for next season, and it's a worthy successor. D/)KiN MOGUL u«it»awu«i« |»y CHAS. H/tRRlSON HERE Wt ARl THt THREE 6F US" Archie Bell. Palace, Cleveland—"One of the fun- niest, the most genuinely humorous acts that passes this way during a season." ^^ "Con." VARIETY (81st St., New York)— "The speed is almost incredible. There is enough entertainment crammed into 15 minutes to com- plete two ordinary turns. Can't miss on any of the big-time bills." Tom Bashaw. Ciiicago Tribune (Palace) — "Here's a couple treading on headline paths. Stopped the show with theif classic 'Three of Us."*