Variety (July 1924)

VARIETY BURLESQUE Wednesday. July 9, 1934 CABARETS Gu*, HerKeant-at-urms at the JanKsen-Wants-tc-See-You Hof- brnuhaua, ttll8 of nine members of the Ororgia Democratic deleKation who Htopped Into hln establishment for dinner, ran up a $16.80 dinner check, put 117 on the table and told the waiter, "Okay." The waiter assured everyone there was a house rule no tips could be accepted. Other convention sidelights on the New York cabarets are In a similar vein, with numerous in- stances reported of the visitors walking into places, taking one look at the menus, the attendant price lists and bidding everyone a fond adieu. atricted. In addition, no changes of costumes are allowed. This regulation has had an amus- ing result at the Cafe de Paris. For the first ensemble the girls are dressed In elaborate cloaks and hats. For their second number they discard the cloaks and hats. Each time they reappear they strip off another garment until they are wearing the ftlmslest of bathing costumes. The hoax has taken the fancy of the town. London cabarets are only licensed under certain conditions. Because of the jealousy of the theatre, night clubs and roof gardens must not employ more than a certain num- ber of artists. Scenery Is also re- I lining up a strong musical front for Hsnry Brehmer, 35, salesman, was sentenced to serve 30 days in the Workhouse, when arraigned before Magistrate Oberwager in the West Side court charged with vagrancy. Detectives visited a speak-easy in a private dwelling in 46th street, west of Kighth avenue, Friday morning and arrested two women and three men. Two of the men were held for violating the Volstead Law and taken downtown to the Federal Court. The women were not held. Rocaiand dance managara are next season, to give battle to the new Arcadia, which opens at Broadway and 63d street in Sep- tember or October. Jan Garber's orchestra has been signed for Sept. 22-29 and prominent musical ag- (Continued on page 35) INJUNCTION DENIED "Stap Lively Giria" Cama Up in Partnership Court Justice Benedict In the StH>reme Court in Brooklyn, N. Y., refused to appoint a receiver for the Juliu.s Michel Mutual burlesque attrac- tion, "Step Lively Oirls." The application was made by counsel for Sam J. Schoniger, in- terested in the T. J. Hayes Print- ing Co., and who invested $1,000 for a part interest in the show last year. The complaint was th.it Harry Bentley, comedian in the show, and Michel had joined In partnership to operate the franchise for the next four years with Schoniger elim- inated. Michel admitted the partnership with Schoniger covered last season and that a full accounting had keen rendered and an oral agreement of dissolution was reached, but that the partnership did not apply to the remaining years of the franchise. Kendler St Uoldstein represented Michel. RENT PAID DOUBLE Buffalo, July 8. The Academy is the only one of the burlesque houses remaining open during the summer. The house, under local management, has been playing tab burlesque and pictures during the regular season. The summer policy consists of pictures and vaudeville with a curious angle attached to the summer run. When the theatre was leased last fall, two weeks' rent had to be paid each week during the first 10 weeks. The second half of each Installment applied to pay the rent for the last 10 weeks. The house is conse- quently now operating with rent paid to Sept. 1. OPEN AND FILLED TIME Columbia Closea Open Week Western The Columbia Circuit will play a week of one-night stands between Omaha and Chicago next season, filling up the open week In the West. The shows will play the BuTchclI, Des Moines, Sunday and Monday; Grand Opera House, Ottumwa, la.; Grand, Burlington, la.; Moline, 111., and Orpheum, Peo- ria. 111., Friday and Saturday. The route will also show a lay- oft week in the Kast with the drop- ping of the Yorkville. New York. The first half of the Bridgeport week, now a lay-off, will be filled with one-nlghters, the shows play- ing Bridgeport the last half. For the last few weeks this col- umn has contained my ideas of how to be successful. I now feel it is high time to mention some of the excellent gentlemen who have been instrumental in helping me In my uphill struggle. I bow in respect and doft my lit- tle French chapeau to Messrs. EJd- win Lauder, Kddie Darling, Pat Casey and E. K. Nadel and the vari- ous bookers and managers. May this world grant them more suc- cess than I wish myself. JANET OF FRANCE BUKLESQUE CHANGES Harry Hirsch, manager of the Gayety, Minneapolis, is the tem- porary manager of the Princess. Chicago. Hirsch will return to the Gayety when the regular burlesque season opens. Jinimle James has resigned as manager of the Garrick, Minneap- olis, and will manage the Palace, Minneapolis, on the Mutual circuit next season. The Gayety, ,St. Louis, is being remodeled, and will reopen on the Columbia Circuit next season with Al Lubin as the resident manager, succeeding Oscar Dane, who re- signed and went over to the Mutual circuit last week. AL REEVES' PEOPLE Tht Al Keeves show on the Mutual wheel next season will have besides your old j)al, Al, with his banjo; Charles . Burke (Burke Brothers), Grace Goodule, Bernard and Davis. Mark Thompson, Rus- sell Sisters, Zelda Sweeney and Betty Smith, pianist. Also 18 chorus girls. COL SAM DAWSON MOVED Cincinnati, July 8. Col. Sam Dawson, for the past four years manager of the Olympic burlesque theatre, this city, has been transferred to the Gayety. Washington, D. C. Harry Jarboe. manager of the Gayety, will succeed Col. Dawson here. Sam Dawson is one of the "old school" theatrical managers who just naturally help to make bur- lesque cleaner. For many years he managed circuses and legitimate attractions and put in much time also as an advance man. He Is a charter n)ember of the Stage and Screen Scribes of America. Before beginning his new duties he will spend some time at his old home, Lynchburg, Va. SAM HOWE'S "LOVEHAKERS" Snm Howe will revive the old ti- tle. "The Lovemnkers," for his next season Mutual burlesque attraction. Howe will produce a show for the Mutual next season, marking his return to burlesque after losinir his franchi.oe on the Columbia Circuit two seasons ago. $3,000 ON INDEPENDENT TIME Singer's Midgets are asking $3,000 a week for dates in independent vaudeville. The act routed over the big tinie has several open weeks and an independent booker has been of fering it to several of the larger houses of his circuit. Two weeks ago the midgets were booked into Mii<e Glynn's house at Patchogue, L. I., at this figure. For their appearance in the independ- ents the midgets provide an hour and a half show. 5% EXTRA ON TERMS Beaftrust Wataon'a Patarson Laaaa With Columbia Beeftruat Bill Watson's terms for the Orpheum, Paterson, with the Columbia Burlesque Circuit for the next 10 years calls for a 5 percent addition over the regular Columbia sharing terms, according to report. The extra five was agreed upon between Watson and the Columbia, people after Watson had been re- ported as about to produce a "Krausemeyer'B Alley" for the Mutual Burlesque Circuit. In lieu of amiiating with the Mutual as a producer. Watson accepted the extra 5 percent which will add about $10,000 yearly to his share as owner of the house. BLANEY'S TAB MELLERS Praparing Condanaad Varaiona for Vaudavilla The reported vogue of tabloid melodramas in vaudeville next sea- son has prompted Charles E. Blaney. former melodrama king, to toss his hat into the vaude producing ring. Blaney is at work on abbreviated versions of several of his former thrillers, incluiiing "Across the Pa- cific," "Child Slaves of New York," and "The Millionaire's Revenge." The latter is a dramatization of the Harry Thaw - Stanford White tragedy. MORE SUNDAY OPENINGS Keith's Western Uniform Orpheum with Chicago, July 8. All bouses booked by the Western Keith office will Sunday next se;ison to avoid confusion . ith Or- pheum houses where openings were changed to Sunday last season. The new plan will start Aug. 81. GROSSES LAST WEEK "Hollywood Follies' grossed $7,800 at the Columbia, New York, last week. According to the pro- ducers it will remain at the house until the regular burlesque season opens. "Peek-A-Boo" grossed $8,600 at the Gayety, Boston. "Peek-A-Boo" was reported to follow "Hollywood Follies" into the Columbia. LEW WATSON'S BREAK Atlantic City, July 8. !>('»• W.ilson. iii.ina!,'<'r o£ the Oi- piituni, J'alf-rson, always wears his best clothes. Lew says so liiniself. Which is the re.nson Lew can't understand when he fell asleep at the office the other day and, later awoke, why he found 11 pennies In his mouth. HARLEM'S STOCK BURLESQUE Mlnsky Brothers, who operate P Stock burlesque at the National Winter Garden on the east side, will take over the Apollo In Harlem. Aug. 1. The house will be thor- -«ugbly remodeled, opening the lat- ter part of September with stock burlesque. The house Is currently devoted to pictures. FRANCAISE SEATS 2,100 Alontreal, July 8. Francaise, formerly a. Loew motion pi'.ture house, will be a full week on the Mutual Burlesque Circuit next season. The house has a seat- ing capacity of 2.100. MAYBE 2 FOR MUTUAL IN CHI. Chicago, .luly 8. The National, taken over hy the Mutual for burlesque, will open Aup. 25. It is expected that that i iifiilt \ 11 have a second Chicago house by the opening of the season. LARGE SIGN BLOWN OVER Omaha, July 8. It will cost the World theatre $6,000 to repair the huge eign atop the building which was torn down by the recent windstorm. It Is the largest electric sign in Omaha and fell to the roof of the thentie. Strong anchor chains, imbedded in the roof. kept the heavy sign from falling Into the street. The World plays Pantages vaude- ville. A. S. C. A. P. CAMPAIGN The American Society of Com- posers, Authors and Publishers has announced that it will undertake to curb the practice of "speak-easies," ice cream parlors, etc, that give music programs via radio or through pla>er pianos, music bo.xes, etc. These places are classified as among those "publicly performin.i; music for profit." SILVIO HEIN HAS RELAPSE Silvio Hein, the composer, has suffered a relapse and Is In a pri- vate siinitarium recuperating from a physical breakdown. Heiin has been very active of late in the copyright arguments In Washington as a representative of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. GARETH HUGHES IN VAUDE Gareth Hughes returns to the stage via vaudeville In a sketch, "Ask Dad, He Knows," after three years in motion picture work. Joe Jackson wrote the skit. NO L A. CHANGE Stage Kanda' Amendment !■ Nat Adopted i All members of the 1. A. T. s. a. and the United States and Canada who will be connected with vaude- ■ vllle theatres and vaudeville acta are iMing advised by the main 'i headqmtrters of the Alliance that the ' resolution Introduced at the i 27th Convention in Cincinnati, hay- '. Ing for its purpose the amending of ■'' the law governing the number of ' exempt plecet to be carried by i vaudeville acts, was not concurred 'i in and the law on this subject re- ^ mains as during the previous sea- *! son as follows. ; "Any act carrying tack-on or tie- |j up trunk scenery in excess ot eight pieces shall be required to * engage a member of this Alliance i under official road contract to care ' for and hang them. This number ^ or less shall be exempt, except •* when they carry other scenery, .i properties or electrical equipment "! in aonjunction, In which case they * shall be governed by Section J Article 6." The section referred to in the i above law la that captioned *, "Doubtful Classification" and re- r quires that whenver a vaudeville act playa a city and the local ques- : tion arises as to whether or not a *■ travelirg member should be en- } gaged, and some cannot be deter- i. mined by any laws governing the ■ same, the local union is expected to immediately communicate the cir- cumstances to the general office of the Alliance, which will render "a decision that will be binding to all i persons concerned. i BOOKERS TOGETHER Effort Being Made to Form Or« ganization of Better Elcmen'.: An organization composed of the better element in the small time booking field has been started. Each member is to be placed under a bond for obse.'vance of all rules or by-laws. If it goes through. One of the aims is to prevent a' booker from taking a house vay from a brother member without re- ceiving a fair trial of at least six weeks. The manager of the theatre engaging the booker must make an agreement to this effect or procure acts outside of the organization. The mooted point now is candi- dates for president and treasurer. IN AND OUT McKay and Ardine did not open at the Palace this week owing to Illness of Ottle Ardine (Mrs. (ieorge *McKny) at her home ip Frceport. Billy Ctlason substituted. MUTUAL'S FRASCAISE I. H. Heik, head of the Mutual wheel, has confirmed the Theatre Kranoaise, Montreal, as a Mutual st.ind for next se.'ison. It will have Its first Mutual at- traction Aug. 24. "STEP THIS WAY." NEW TITLE Jacobs & Jermon's "Queens of Paris" has been rechrlstened "Step This Way" for next season. ESTIMATES $8,000000 SAVED Chicaf;o, July S. A saving of $8,000,000 in this city .IS a result of tlie repeal of the ad- mission tii.x on tickets selling for .10 cents and less is seen by Mabel Reinecke. of the local Internal Hcveiiut Deiiartnient. Weingarden's Mutual Franchise Chifago, July 8. I. Weln^aiilen has been given a franchise on the Alulual b^rl^s^ue circuit. _ ' ■ . ■ NEW ACTS Lin.T Aliai li.inell has begun re- hearsint; a vaiiile vehicle. Kdwin Stanley will ai>pear in her siijiport. Carlo De An^elo and Aleen Bron- son, 2-act. Will Archie and company of five. ila firannon and Mabel Simpson are rjhearsing a new act. Helen Vincent and Jimmy Sheer. 2-a. .. .S.an Ebiliih. Koiig writer, readying singing act with following: Hector Carleton. Australian tenor; .'^ig- norina Albertina, soprano; Will Conway, Austral. an pianist, and I^ew JJeck, singing and dancing comedian. Lew Oolder'a heported Marriage Lew Golder. the vaudeville agent, is reported as having secretly mar- ried Ella Leonard, of Philadelphia, non-professional. Golder and Miss Leonard were affianced for some time, but no an- nouncement of the wedding has been made to date ILL AND INJURED Alex (Jerber, song writer, subject of two operations at one time in the Post C.raduate Hospital, has rallied and Is making marked Improvement. He expects to be able to leave the hospital next week. Arthur Ryan, the advance agent, is under a. doctor's care with a car- buncle. Fd Flannigan (Flannig.in and .Morrison), who was taken ill with stomach trouble while playing at Golden Gate, San Kr.incisro. is con- fined for .tn indefinite period at a Los Angeles hospital. Edythe Baker in Paria Appearance Edythe Baker, of "Innocent Byes," will sail for Paris Aug. 2, ateppinf out of the cast at the Winter Oar- den. New York, July 19. Miss Baker will open at th* Casino de Paris and then go Into the new show to be produced for Mistinguett in the fall. INCORPORATIONS Albany, July 5. Madoc Salea Co., New York, pie* tures; $20,000; C. S. Ashleey, H. A Cecil, J. J. Coyle. Attorneys, AalH ley & Foulds, 120 Liberty street. Greenwich Village Folliea, In** New York; theatrical; 750 share* preferred stock, $100 par value; 1,W# shares common stock, non-par value;! William Kaufman, Edward M« Bloombert, Ida Shmunls. (Attorney, William Kaufman, 1482 Broadway.) A.-L.-E. Theatre Corp., New York;' theatrical, pictures; $30,000; A. I* Erlanger, T. P. Bickerton, ,Jr., L. 9- Bergman. (Attorney, Joseph F« Bickerton, Jr., 214 West 42d street.) Roaemary Films, Inc., New Yorfc; - pictures; $25,000; Crozier Pike, M. J> '\ Connolly, F. P. Donovan. (Attor- .? neys, Goldle & Gaum, 1540 Broad- ^ way.) ■ -4 Erlanger Theatrical 8torehoua«i • Inc., New York; theatrical baggag* ■ transfer; $20,000; A. L. Erlanger,; Jos. P. Bickerton. Jr., L. E. Berg- j man. (Attorney. Jos. P. Bickerton, ; Jr.. 214 W. 42d street.) ; r- Prudent'a Amuaement Show* i Inc., Patchogue; amusement devlcea, • theatres, pictures; $10,000; M. A. i Prudent, Tony Prudent, Carl TropU i, ano. Attorney, H. J. Schoenfeld, ;•' Patchogue, X. Y.) J Dissolutions <j Edward Thuraton Pictures, I"'* J New York. (Attorney, T. F MC' .M-ium. 1400 Broadwav.) - Peoplea Vaudeville Co., New Vort. 3 (.\ttorney, Leopold Friedman. 154t j Brn.Tdwny. Nev York.) i Philadelphia Casino Theatre Co.. t New York. (Attorney, J. 1 Good- . (Continued on r>apc 14) S. 'H CAL.L. A I.I, l>iCOri.K K.N<: \(iKI> HITII IRONS &. CLAMAGE'S COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ATTRACTIONS "TOWN SCANDALS" will nwri tw rttiMrtall tlondny II A. m.. July 211I. OlymiiU Tlitilr*. Chktt*. Mlinm" •"•*" vUc* II Irw in«r« fat*, •apmleiirwl c)i«rul (rlt. folary f 0 00 «er wr«k aild all (wrllt<lt<4, ihMu"- ing 5l»tp#rt Cat ii«« t«<>d lady trpp drummer who will doubla in ctiom*. . KMdIy attuMrlfdfa 1H% call at Miar, 8HCW PPtNS OLYMPIC. CHICAGO^ Al/GUSI ••' (VAKHKN H. IHONH,.H>'>ni,':rl<<'t. Tl|<'««r<r. (iilcMRO. 11^.