Variety (July 1924)

Wednesday, July •, lt24 VARIETY HONTBKAL I4MW Morton Bro» Pt»»y Jone* »b« Honeymo«o«r» i,B Bublnl 0« Staane'* Clrcu« ITBWARK, W. i. Btat« Ileliiotte » AMon * KtUy 9«Ue Montroie Kev Harcellc Poor Old Jim Burn* & ByroB OIntaroa ,'nXU), MASS. Bro«dws7 Otntaroa Marcelle F««r Old Jim Bom* * ByroD Id ball Abb Schuller Co IRVING EDWARDS "Jo»t Voan« BBd C»m>1»«»" Direction BOSK * CDBTI8 Thanks to MR. P. ALONZO W* ar* now enJoyln( the Foil tlma, Karle and Rovein BapvMoUtlTe FBAJim DONNBLXT Hajfnroa Arab* KIAOABA FAUii Harry Rose Hy««t HBW OKI.KANS CrM«ent Conrad Tallin Co K«nn»dy,& Pavi" Janet of Franca Frank Terry Ko-Ko Karnlval OTTAWA, CAN. I>oew Belli! 2 Bell A LeClaIr Folly'' Pe»rl» 3 Rounder* Cauineld Ritchie Co PAU8ADW!, N. J. Samayojl I.«acli LaQulnlan J l«ul8 I-eo PROVIDENCE Eaiery Ann Sehuller Co Lillian Morton Wilson A Hayes Melody A Dance (One to All) 2d halt Elele Harms Co r,llliari Morton Wilson A Hayes <Onc to BID TOBONTO T*IW« 8*. Wheeler S ConncTI L««Ba A Z Flor*tU W A J Dow nine (Two la ail) 2d halt Johnson A Behan Sidney Lrfiadfleld (Two to nil) BOCBESTEB TMariB Sidney Landfleld Tallmaa A Kerwln 14 halt Bbafer A Bllott WABBBf. FA. lihtHr Peter* A L.eBulI Kannedy A Kramer Beslxlan Whit* Co PANTAOES CmCUIT TOBOMTO \P»ntBCF* \(12-1«) acorc«^ Moore Rossi to Co Family Ford Marlon ^ Jason Dan Caslar's Band Edmonton 17-1$) Dcnby A Terry Jcrojna A Bvalys Hal Johnson Co R,A B Brill B'way Entertainers CALQABT. CAN. PnatasM J«« FantoB Oa Jarrew BBLUKOBAM VaadcTUle Plartot A Sconeld Buddy Walker The Maslay* Will* A Robin* More Caatl* Orcn TACOMA FBatasc* ReddlnctOBS Wemor Amoroa t Idino A Frsomaa Kajlyama Rollaad Trnvars OMAHA. BBB. FauBtacea Adair A Adair Bayaa A Smith WlHrlaaTille Chack Baaa Alcxaadcr hi THE WOMAN-HATBB8' CLCB" North A South Lillian Oonne Roy LaPearl Co Beau B A I>ady F PORTLAND, ORE. Fanlaccs Wllle Bros When Playing Philadelphia JACK L. UPSHUTZ TAILOR 908 Wahut St Order Monda)r Finish Saturday Barr Mayo A R Marie Sliddard Shadowland WHITE PLAINS State Maurice A 0:rlle Blgelow A Lee Pearl Begay Co (Two to 1111) 2d half Rosaires Orren A Drew Snapshots Variety (Two to All) WESTERN VAUDEVILLE CHICAGO Majestic Ladora A Bcckman D Barmett Co Frish Rector A T Wright Dancers I Melvin Bros Billy Miller Co Paul Sydell Co (Three to nil) . MINNEAPOLIS 1th St. Claire & Atwood Edwards A Deai Out of Knicker.-« Stan Stanley Co (One to fill) 2d half John McLInn Nancy Decker Clyde Doerr ft Bd Rice A Werner (One to* fill) SO. BEND, IND. Falae* L.anB A Haley KELTON Fisher A Smith W A Mrs Selgfried Golden Bird DeHaven A Nice t Original Blanks (One to fill) MILWAUKEE Majestic Taddy Lsland A 8t Clair* Merlin Tony A George TroTato Nlhla Dorothy Byton Co (One to fltl) ST. FADL ralace Xaflui A Staale* Tad TIemasis Coll Henry Regal Co OdiTa (One to fill) >d halt Plantation Day* ST. LOCIS GrBBd Royal Sidneys Karl Kary Cato S Keith Co B A J Pieraon Mad Toung A Co Malla A Bart Dainty June Co Plaano A L Glrla ut Altltud* 6US SUH CIRCniT BVrrALO sterling 3 lAtsyette < Anderson Olrl* Dancer* Fr Cltand I Wylle A Uartman HAMILTON Pant age* Jackson Troupe McCarthy Sisters Jerry A Olrl* LAB Dreyer I Iren* Trevetta Chief Blue Cloud Myers A Hanneford ' Everest's Monkey* :; Consecuthre Booking 18 THE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT IN A PROFIT- ABLE ROUTE Our Job la to Keep Acts Working it Can Be Done ABELFEINBERG "' Third floor, Locw Annex Bidg. ',', '.'■ 160 West 46th Street ' NEW York Bryant S6«4 ''' Vine A Temple Oertie Falls Co CHICAGO Cliatean let half Unusual 3 Kelly A Brown Siinivan A Myers John Conroy Co Lucille Benstead MINNEAPOLIS PaBtoges (Sunday opening) SPOKANE, WASH. Fsntnge* Wonder Seal McQreevy A Peters Bohemian Night* Smith A Allman M Pearl Dancer* 8KATTUC Pantagce The Davids Marhell A Qay DeMaria S Robt McKlm Co Hart A Kern Goslar A Lusby Traps Bender A Armatr'g J Adicr's Band TBAVEL (Open Week) Tangerine Unit SAN FRANCISCO Pantares (Sunday opening) Winnie A Dolly D A C Henry Eastman A Moore Dinas Belmont Rev 3 White Kuhn* Hamel Sister* IX>8 ANGELES PantRge* (Sunday opening) Devine A Gould Ruth Mix Co Clifford A Marion Sheftall's Follies LaFrance Bros SAN DIEGO Paatagss Balmu* Irma A M Seymour A Cunard Cba* Keating Co BEN ROCKE Bpecidtty Detignei Ready to Wear CLOTHES 1632 Broadway At Fiftieth St. NEW XOBK Cin Davis A Pelle Miller A Capman Deslys Sister* CIceollBl 4 Tellerons BBGINA, CAN. Pantages (M-l«) (Same hill plays P A J Leighton Rose Kress) 4 TANCOCVKB, B. C. Paataces Cannon A Lee Patrice A Sullivan SherrI Revue Downing A Baddy KANSAS CITT Paatage* The RIe* Oasson A Klem Frank Stafford Co Jack Strooae Cba* Ah^arn Co DAM.A8 Paatages Torino Marie WIedaman Wallace A May Schalfer W^er A B Joo Jackson MEMPHIS Paatage* Barto A Melvin Race A Edge - Love Fables Palo A Palet Glrton Girls TOLEDO, O. ,. Pantage* Little ToshI Northlane A Ward SherrI Revue Carl McCuIlough (One to fill) COLCMBl'8, O. Jaases 3 Belmonts Hope Vernon Foley 4 Wyatt's Lads A L Bryant A Stewart Vardell Bros INDIANAPOU8 , I.yrle • Rekoma RInehart A Duff D'nham A O'Malley Heart qf a Clown Tuck A Clnn LLOYD IBACH'S ENTERTAINERS When you are accustomed to working so consecutively It's hard to be a gen- tleman of leisure. Golf makes It a little easier, but we'll be glad to get to work again next month. PETE MACK, Casey Office Stateroom It Tonle Grey Co DuBarry ( LO. BEACH, CAI.. Hoyt Harry Tsuda Purcella A Ramsey Nolan Leary Co Ben Nee One LaRoaarlta Oriental 8'naders SALT UIKB Paatages Sherwin Kelly Ergottle A Herman Well* A Eclair t Francis Renault Tllyou A Rogers Gantler's Brlckl'ers OODEN, UTAH Paatages Mary's Pony Van A Tyson t Fetleys LOI7ISVII.I.B, KT. StrMd Andre A LaSarre Friend A Sparling Whirl Song A D Maureen Englln Will Stanton Co Mack A Stanton Maxeilos DCTBOIT Bcgeat 3 LoBdons Louise Massart Sis Kd Blondell Turrelly Sherman Van A W Hughes A Merritt Miles The Earles Baby June Harry Abrams White A Button Big George GOVERNMENT PICTURES (Continued from Page 22) of moving pictures tor educational purposes. Secretary "Wodk became Intensely Interested In the possibilities of the Moving picture, not only as a means ot instruction of the public regard- ing governmental functions, but In the actual promotion of the busi- ness of the government. , He promptly arranged for other bureaus to make Alms of their activities with the result that the use of the "[>oving picture has almost doubled during the past year in tiie la- tsrlor Department. All of these nims are distributed free. Any or- Wnization wishing to reproduce tnem before an audience can se- «'»»e them by simply pjying the WAnsportatlon cost from and to Washington. Besides being Instruc- We and educational most of these "wvlng pictures are entertaining •"d some contain plots that are as Pipping and exciting as those seen >n the regular playhou.ses. They fm ""^ every variety of subjects «>m films showing coal miners how :? Pi'otect their lives to the in.«itruc- "?»> of teachers in the best meth- "" of conducting one-room rural •choolB. f.y^^ American people would •tner gee it in a picture than read 'on a printed page," said Secrc- '^ of the Interior Work in an elusive interview with Variety. J-, °^e''nment publications, of man ' **'"^* '*'*''■ Purpo.ie, but "y of them are dry and tire- some. Others are so lengthy that the average American citizen will not wade through them. Like the auto- mobile wheel, the larger the spoke the greater the tire. Yet the con- tents are educational and are of in- estimable value to the public. "If the same substance, however, is presented in a moving picture immediate attention is commanded. Take, as an example, our national parks. Many beautiful word pic tures have been painted of their scenic wonders and published as government documents sent out to attract visitors to the parks. The re- sults were more or less dubious. But when the lofty, snow-capped moun- tains, the deep gorges with their variegated colors, the spouting geysers and the waterfalls and other scenes of awe-inspiring grandeur were actually reproduced on the screen, the response was spontane- ous. Over 1,300,000 people visit the national parks and monuitients of this country every year and many of them have been attracted by pic- tures they have seen of them. "A similar situation exists in the enlightment of the public regarding subjects of a highly technical n;i- ture handled by the technical bu- reaus of the Interior Department. Presented in the form of govern- ment publications they are of lit- tle interest, except to the profes- sional men, specialists and scien- tists. By depicting the same sub- jects in a graphic and vivid man- ner through moving picture films they make an > Immediate appeal ami people in every walk of life are able to comprehend them, no matter how complicated. Through moving pictures, therefore, the Bu- reau of Mines can tell the process of manufacturing steel so that the average person may understand it, while a government pamphlet with Us hundreds of pages of reading matter would never reach the gen- eral public. "Among tile many problems that the American Government must solve Is the' future of the American Indians. This question is con- stantly a subject of agitation. It Is surprising the amount of mis- information existing in the minds of the people regarding the govern- ment's policies and methods in pro- tecting the Indians. Hundreds of publications have been Issued by the Indian Office showing its activi- ties In safeguarding the Indians and promoting their education and welfare without effective results. Now we are going to present the administration of Indian affairs in a moving picture film. We are go- ing to show to the people the In- dian in his aboriginal state as com- pared with his present environ- ment under the civilizing influence of the modern school. Tnerc is not much doubt that the effect of show- ing this picture will be far-reach- ing. "The government operates a rail- road In Alaska. In order to make it prosperous there must be an in- crease in both the pasHfi.gcr and freight trafllc. During the trip of the late President Harding to the Alosltan Territory the Interior De- partment sent a cameraman there (Continued on page (9) OBITUARY W. E. WHITTLE W. E. Whittle, CS, one of Amer- ICA's best Tentriloquists, died sud- denly at the family home, ^7 Spruce Street, BloomfleM, N. J., July 4. He b*d been preparing to celebrate the Fourth with hie family when be had A aelxure which resulted fatally. The suddeness of hia death has completely prostrated the widow. No wamins the end waa near was given. Apparently in flne health and rood spirits. Mr. Whittle was as vigorous as if twenty years younger than his actual a^e, and was plan- ning a new novelty for his next seasons yaudeville tour, without the slightest thought of physical breakdown. Always progressive, the deceased made a specialty of impersonating great men, who were prominent public offlcials. He always adapted the ventriloqulal dialog he used in his act to emphasize the gifta or qualities which the public would IN MEMORY OF MY DEVOTED FATHER J. J. RO^NTHAL Who passed on July 12th, 1923. You are always with me, Dad. Your eon, JACK OSTERMAN recognize in the characters he-Im- personated. His makeup was al- ways nearly true to life, and his impersonation and makeup for the character of the late Teddy Roose- velt was <!onsidered the best ever presenlfed on the stage. This pro- gressiveness always kept Mr. Whittle in demand and hia bookings were always secure on the best cir- cuits. A quiet, gentlemanly bearing made him friends wherever be wenf: He leaves a widow and several sons and daughters. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday night by the Newark B. P. O. Elks, of which organization he was a mem- ber. Church services at the home Monday morning were followed by Interment in the Bleomfleld Ceme- tery. IM MBMOBT of my dearly beloved MOTHER Juno litb, 1*22 EDNAH ALTEMU8 BAILEY for many years fai b«^ husband's vaudeville acta and also in several summer stock ensacements, mostly in the E^aatcrn States. Funeral r«rviceB will be held this afternoon (Wednesday), at Campbell's funeral parlors, at 4 p. m., and interment will follow In Woodlawn Cemetery, JOHN C. WARREN John C. Warren, 61, recently an em^ ployee of the New York Hippos drome, died at the City Hospital, Welfare Island, July 2, of virulent cancer, from which he had been suffering for over a year. The can« cerous growth first attacked Uia tongue and he suffered excruciating agony day and night. The growth suddenly extended its malignance to the throat, and Warren's suffering was so Intense constant treatment "became necessary, and he was aA- mitted to the City Hospital, where everything possible was done to assuage the pain, cure being out o< the question. The deceased was a vaudevilUan for many years, but later Joined the Hippodrome forces, ftirlag when Illness attacked klin. A widow survives. GEORGE F. KEARNEY - George F. Kearney, (or manjr years associated with O. D. Wood- ward in theatrical enterprises, and business manager of the Denham» Denver, from Itlt to 1S18, died In a sanitarium at Spokane, Wastan' June 29. He was a sufferer from asthma, for many years, and for two years preceding his death had been an invalid. He started hia theatrical career with Woodward la Omaha in 1890. He was (6 year* old, with no known relatWea. Burial was at Spokane. IN MmOBT or OUR DBAIl rRIEND EDWWD. MINER Died Jnly tth. Kit Mr. and Mrs. Barney Gerard I Cable* from Pcria report th« death of M. Robert de Jouvenal^ editor-in-chief of 'O.'OeiiTra." and brother of Henry de Jouvenal, editor-In-chlef of "L« Mutla." H* was prominent in politics, and the' author of'a number at books «a. political subjects. :/ The mother of Frank Freeman (Dixon and Freeman) died at th«t home of her son In Readlnc, Pa.j July 1. WM. WAINWRIGHT RANDALL William Wainwrlght RandaH, 70, for over 42 years engaged in the- atrical and newspaper work, died last Wednesday at 252 West S9th street. New York City. Born In San Francisco, he worked up to dramatic editor of the old "Daily Exchange," and in 1878 published the "City Argus." In 1882 he entered the theatrical field and was business manager for the "Hazel Kirk" company, and afterwards managed the road tour of noted actors and actresses. JESSIE HIATT Jessie Hiatt, 46, of Dan and Jessie ,illatt, sometimes billed as "The Musical Hiatts," died recently at Bellevue Hospital, New York, after several months of ill health. ' Jessie Hiatt made her first ap- pearance at 14, in "Peck's Bad Boy," and at 20 was leading lady with John Kernell, in "The Sidewalks of New York," one of the hits of the period. After several years in musical comedy, she entered vaude- viile with her brother, Dan, and the two became a standard turn with their comedy musical act. Some five years ago, illness seized Miss Hiatt and compelled her re- tirement afterward sho engaged in the costume business, stage and street wardrobe. Had she been able to follow up her commercial suc- cess she could have established a business which would have easily taken care of her, but illness pre- vented the necessary application. HATTIE CLEMENS Hattie Clemens (55), wife of Cameron Clemens, died at the home of the couple, Fordham, N. Y., July 7. She had been ailing tor some time, and failed rather rapldlj^ at the last Mrs. Clemens had worked "GOB*' DETECTIVES Uniformed as tailors, SquM Cleans ing Up Broadway DIftrict Inspector Samuel Belton, In charge of the Special Service Divlalon, in- tends to close "speak-eaalea" and "blind tigers," aa was evidenced when he despatched a squad of de- tectives, attired In sailor uniforms^ who made their appearance shortly before midnight Monday. >, In many of the placee the "goiy* detectives were served with drinks,- and made their customary seizure*. The seizures consisted mostly ot cheap booze and alleged beer. The method of dressing the de- tectives as "gobs" WAS used during the war. ...,^.:. LUCAS' PmCTUBED EAB Jimmy Lucas (Lucas and EVan- eene) withdrew from the bill at the. Broadway this week as a result of being hit by a baseball In Central Park. The accident happened last week but Lucas didn't feel any re- sults until Sunday. A doctor said the ear had been punctured, and while the injury la painful, the outcome will be satis- factory. Lucas went through Monda>L_^ the threatre despite the i>ain. H. V. A. MANAGEB, CHICAGO James Webb has been appointed manager of the N. V. A., branch in this city. He has been an auditor with the Orpheum Circuit's local hcadquartrrs. The Gordon Amusement Co. haa purchased a plot of ground at AI- bertus avenue and Boulevard square, Elmont, L. I., upon which they will erect a 2,500-seater to ba devoted to p'ctures and vaudevilM. Construction i^prk bejj^ipij.eftrjj Jjp^^. August.