Variety (August 1924)

mii Wednesdajr, August 6, 1924 '■jr. FOREIGN ■^If --Tt ••«P»>.,.1I». ■ VARIETY GERMAN WORKERS'LOW WAGES; m AMUSEMENTS ARE HEALTHY rArerftge Cost of Liriiig 37.37 Gold Madci; Highett Worker't $»buT» 3S to 40 Gold M«rk».-Uiiem plojrment IncreMuig LADY DUNA WITH 1ilRACLE''-REINIURiyT Engliih Titled Actress Playing s^O Performances Com- mencing Aug. 17 -° .' Washlnston, Auff. B. • How do the German* do It. won- ;'<*er oJMclaU here In Wa«hlngrton. Reoorts coming through from Ume to tJme have It .the thealrea. cabarets and other forms of AmUse- nents are consUnly attracting food-slzed audience*. Further report* coming through official channels state: "Wages In Cermany. except for highly skilled Trorkets. are now considerably be- low the minimum expenditures necessary for the maintenance of a rational living standard." Unemployment Is again on ^ the Increaae. which will shortly create - an oversupply of workers, with It b^lng doubtful If Germans will ever be able to force Vage* up- ward, although the prices of all life necessities are Increasing con- sUntly. According to statlotlcs, the aver- age cost of living for a German r tunlly of four U 17.87 gold marks h ptT we^k. The wages of the blgh- J-»8t skilled worker is set between i,< 16 and 40 gold marks. it?' ■:.: l-SAUr IN PARK I OPENING NEW APOLLO mtier of Season's Planned .' Plays—Youiig Nathanson's Piece at Nuchel if*-. "Le Qreluchon Paris. Aug. 5. Dellcat" by the |:^uthful JacquM Natanaon Is listed i l»y Trebor A Brigon for the The- ^; §tre Michel. ?f' "1* Cheln que Rapporte,'\by Ar- aont and Qerbidon. will be at the PotlBlera for the beginning of the iv *ew season, with B«lleres, Arbu- L. eourt, Marguerite Deval and Maud ti-Xots in the leads. • "Nenette," by Andre-Plcard, will 1,.-%% featured at the Mathurina. jii "li'Homme qui Veut dea Juges," l^.kr Henri Soumagne, Is to be given %.i>f Lugne Poe at the Oeuvre. M- "Ne Salt Quand Revlendra," by ^'^Mareel Achard, will be produced at ^r'lhe Vleux Colombler. I 'The American "Bally," adapted to !^ Im French by C. A. Carpentler and Kobert Dieudoane, la to Inaugurate lie new ApoUo by F. Salbert dur- the jrlnter. A. '''- " f ^u^ian Play on Belief f-^ litonkey Race Can Speak Paris, Aug. 5. (ji,. 'There is « belief the monkey race yjhut apeak, but refuses to do »o, % m»Lcln g man would put them to - %ork. • \ Rene Fauchols has ^rtitttin a com- ^ tdy, "Le Singe qui Parle," to be pre-^ ■•Bted by Rene Rocher (who Mcaped from the Comedie Fran- chise) at the Theatre Caumartin tn October, with Alice Cocea. ■ l«rner, a vaudeville star, will Im- Csonate the monkey, which aks. |lDfiI£ 7AHIB' TIMS SET BACK Paris, Aug. t. 'r. The time of opening on the Or- ^^eum Circuit has been mutually Mrreed upon between the Circuit and B'sie Jan Is for Sept. 21. The first date aet for Miss Janis *M Sept. 4. She will start the Or- Phaum tour at Sap Francisco. SEASON mETS .'For^^ Empire, London, Hits Upon ^lan to Get Their* Too and in Lump Sum London. Aug. S. No one has any pity on a "John" nnd the Empire, London, la proving It through having framed a ^laason's admission ticket to the vaudeville hall for Ave guli.eas. Five guineas over 'lier^ is about 125 over your way. A guinea.is a pound and a shilling, but literally figurative only as there is no Eng- lish bill nor coin of. that exact de- nommatlon. -^,^ Sir Alfred Butt runs the Empire. He must" have either noted^ the "Johns" hanging around or tne ab- sence of them. The season's rate in a bulk stim is believed to be aimed for the John trade as an Inducement for them to drop in often without having to pony up but once and that for the season's pass. Another persuader for the coin of the Johnnies is that after the doorman ^ows to know they own a season's ticket for th4 Empire, they can leave the ticket at home and paas In the front door wHh a wave of tilfe band. ' That's great for a "John," and In New Tork there's many a one who gladly would pay for that privilege. Up to date jiothlog has been an- nounced as to the mimber of sea- son ticket* sold nor as to whether the J6hna are falling, but there has not bean noted any long line at the Eteplre'a box office. * London, Aug. •. Commencing Aug. 17 Lady Diana Manners will play a series of 10 performances of "The Miracle" at SalxDurg. The reproduction wiU l>e under the direction, of Max Relnhardt. It has been announced over here on behalf of Morris Oest that Lady Plana is to return to Ahe Century presentation of "^he Miracle," due to reopen during this month. Ac- cordingly. Lady Diana, if reappear- ing In the New York production, will be somewhat belated in arrival following her performances on the Coptinent. YICTOtOAPAUCrSNEWPOUCY; ENGLISH UCK SHOWMANSHIP ''bur Cubaret*' Is Jack Hayman's Idea for Vaude- ▼ille'House—^Rodeo Wimiers at Coliseum Billed Li^e Collection of Medals—-iBookings at Empire STAGEGUimAND A.! CANT GET TOGETHER Hot Air on Tap—Lord Askwith Called In— GuUd Didn't Show London, Aug^ B. Up to now there seems to be no settlement in the dispute between the Actors' Association and the SUge Guild. Meetings continue without ap- parently arriving at any definite re- sult, although the house managers must be profiting by the letting of theatres for the interchange'of hot air. The ofBcial arbitrator. Lord Aak- wlth, h«* been called in and pre- sided at .a meeting bold at the Prince of Wales'. Representatives of the Guild were Invited, but re- fused to'atteiid. The only result of this latest meeting was an announcement by the chalm^' that six member* of the Guild hUd been Invited to meet six of the Association for a round table conference. &V88IAN AT PORTE ST. KASTIH Paris. Aug. 6. Negotiations have been con- woded for Georges Petloff, the Russian actor from Geneva, to Join «*• Porte Saint Martin tl.-atre staff *» producing manager, under the o«w direction of Maurice"Lehmnnn. THE miER SCHOOL OF DANCING 143 Charina Cross Road -,^. LONDON Director, JOHN TII4ER THE FAMED LUPINO FAMILY London, Ju^ tt. Harry and Mark Lupino, comedians, b«Iocg to the eleventh genera- tion of theatrical entertainers. In 1701 Chevalier Lupino came over from Italy and toured the fairs of Kngland with a marionette show. In 17^ he made his first appearanc* In London at the Little theatre In Hiiymarket, and In the winter months appeared as an added attraction at "The Bumper Tavern," kept by EJastcoort the come- dian and founder of the Beefsteak Club. He married Eastcourt's daughter. Their son, Oeorglls Lupino, was born at the tavern in 171«, and was subsequently apprenticed to John Rich, mrfhager of the Little Lincoln's Inn Fields theatre, tnd made his first appearance in that celebrated play, "The Beggar's Opera." He married. In Dublin, the daughter of Madame Vlolante, a tight-rope walker. They had a numerous family, the majority adopUng the theatrical profession. Leo Migrated to England The eldest son, Leo, migrating to England, became a small part performer at Co vent Garden, theatre. Luplno's daughter, Rosina. became principal dancer At the Adelphi and Vauxhall Gardens, and married James Hook, composer of the "Lass of Richmond Hill." Her great grandson is the present head of the Lupino family. I.e., George Lupino, who is appearing with his two sons, Barry and Mark, In "The Stage Hand." There are over ISO members of the family performing before the public, including Barry Lupino, who made his first appearance at Drury Lane, and Mark Lupino at Covent Garden; but for nearly SO years the Lupino family have been associated with the Britannia theatre, Hoxton. Married Into Lane Family The stage connection of the Luplnos was never broken. George Lupino, the grandfather of Barry, had 18 children, all of whom, adopted the stage as a career. Some of them married into the Lane family and of this branch Lupino Lane is the present head. Chevalier George Lupino. the present head of the Lupino family, is still actively associated wUh the stage, though over 70. He has played all kinds of parts In stock-companies, but each pantomime season he has returned to his first love, and the same may be said of his son Barry, who has appeared on the stage in nearly every por- tion of the English speaking world and on the continent of Europe. Lupino Lane is with the Zlegfeld "Follies" at the New Amsterdam, New York. Stanley Lupino, announced to make his American debut in November with the Laurlllard English revue, coming over under the Sh»bert direction, is another of the Lupino elan. All of the Luplnos (taking in the Lanes) are noted theatrically and particularly In Europe. Lupino Lane and Stanley Lupino are rated as of England's beet dancers with each having a distinctive style and each also of much versatility. LONDON HAS CABARET HABIT Floor Shaws Popular and "Break" for Actdrs— Drowning Evil Reps London, July 10. London htut the cabaret habit badly and new shows of this kind are springing up every \.-oek. Soon we shall probably see the pot- houses and smaller eating places staging 0oor shows after the fashions of saloons In wild west pictures. Among the cabarM^th* pioneer of thU form of entertainment here Is the Metropol* Follies, where din- ner, daheing, flowers and favors cost a guinea. The resulting morn- ing thick head Is extra. The Pi«- cadilly, which seems to have made a substantial hit in a short time, starts a show at >.30 at a^|uirg* of about $4, but on Friday nights, evidently special altalrs, costs each roysterer around $5. The old Queen's Hotel ij trying, to retrieve some of Its old glory with a "Put Some Pep" cabaret, at the same figure. In a lounge known as the Qual d'Orsay. * The firm of Foster, agents, man- agers, showmen generalUr, luirs acquired the cabaret habit and are running the Cafe de P. rts show next door to the old West End Cinema, now called tb* RIalto, which is being used as first run house by Universal. Harry Foster also supplies tiM talent for tb* Piccadilly. Oddenlno's nestnurant Is In with the "Ches Fysher" show. Then there are the Grafton Gal- leries, the Queen's Hall Roof and numberless bther places teeling their feet These cabarets are a godsend to players of all grades and absorb many who would other- wise be out of work. The hand- VK>me 'pjroung gentlemen are doing well as masters of ceremony, and dancing tnptructora, while the girls are also making hay while the sun shines. Looked upon with suspicion at first, cabarets and danc* balls are gradually living down evil reputa- tions, reputations really legacies from the notorious midnIgM "divas" of Soho, where dancing was gen-, orally only an exous* for solicita- tion. Prosecutions for drinking out of prohibited hours ^r* becoming fewer. 'Today extensions for drink- ing In th* West Bnd cabarets and clubs oa^i be obtained until two in the morning and soon th* suburb* ntay be allowed to Join In the pros- pwlty. I^ndon, Aug. S. - Because of the lack of variety ma- terial, the Victoria Palace i» chang- ing its policy. Instead of a program consisting entirely of acts, variety will supply only the first half. After the Interval, a cabaret show lasting 99 mlnnte* will be staged. Th* Idea eomes from Jack Hay- nan, booking director of the Vlc- IforlaPalace. He has a surer Instinct for "What the public expects from a variety manager than the other men at his job in Loiidoie . H* estab- lished a troupe of Tiller glrla a* a ragular feature at his establishment, billing them week by week as "Our Palace GlrU.* The** wdl supply the charm* of "Our Cabaret," as th* new t]^p« of show wlll b* named. Tlie flret 'sp*clm*n will op*n Sept. Z, with the sub-titi* of "September Follies." ^ Every week n*w *ongs and Idea* wilt b* liitroduo*d, and every month th* •ntir* psrformance will be altered. Inotudtng th* *c«nery and dresses. "S«pt*mb*r ' FoUte*" wilt be replaced by "October Fol-' lie*," the Oetober allow by "Novem- b*r Folli**," and *o forth.. Herbert (Contlnu*d oa pf U> If ^'DVeam Kiss" Improper, Good for London Pit^ier London, Aug. C. Elsme Percy, who led th* drama during th* British occupation of Cologne on th* Rhine, is due to pro- duce a farcical comedy, "The Dream Kiss," by Josouh Jordan. In the suburb of Whhbledon. If Improper enough, the play comes to London proper. BEKITHABDT 0ET8 EXTENSIOH Paris. Aug. 6. Maurice Bernhardt's appeal to the Judgment rend^ed in October, 1933, was tried by the arbitration committee on rents sitting at Ver- sailles last week. It granted him an extra five years' lease of the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt, corre- sponding with the duration of the war, to run from January. 192S. ALIENS WITH CONTRACT ENIER FREILT Mere Opfnion frofflWathington— Foreigri Pfo^ionaltlinth Contraot SubjMt to Quota Wasblngtoa. Aug. i. Th* immigration authorltt** hav* ruled that undor th* nnr Uw of 1124, actors, musiolaBa anA other professionals eaa *nt*r ov*r her* under th* elasslfloaUoaoC visitors wtasn under contract to appear pro- feaalonally In this eoiuit^ Commander 0*n«ral T.'. W. Mwt- band statsd last w*ek ther*^ Ut ao limit to the length of tfan* the p#o- f***l,naU may remala whil* un«*r oonti%ot and no bond (•.^mialred from an alien profosstonalTlf he U of reputable standing. Others, wherein the authorities doubt their standing, miut place a bond that they wfll l*av* th* country when their oontraet ozplr** or at a atlp- ulatad period. In the new law the commander- general aald actor* and other pro- fesslonals are not mentioned, al- though they had been designated In all previous laws aace IHiy Under.the 1*21 law profeaslonal*. upon entering, wer* charged to the quota 'of their country until *am* was exhausted, a/ter vvhlch they were admitted Anyhow. Under the present law Ifthe actor comes Into this country on his owh he Is treated a* any oth*r Immigrant subject to the «uota, but those at- der contract enter «nder Section t. Line 2, "An alien vlslClng the United Stat** temporarily a* a tourist, or temporarily for business or pleasor*." 1 HEN|II COLLEN DIES Paris. July 26 Henri Collen, manager of the new Theatre de I'Avenue here, died yes- terday aftT an operation. The deceased was an ; ctrr prior to a.sBuming management of the avenue. INDEX of New* pag** in thi* i**u*. Pages Miseellaneou* 1 Foraign 2-4 Vaudeville 's-S Burlesque 39 Editor!^ .., g Legitimat* 10-15 Stock* IS Little Theatre* IS Pictures 1S-2S Picture laview* 24-25 Outdoor Amusement* 27-34 Circus '. , 34 Music 3«-37 Cabarets 38 New Act Reviews 40 Vaudeville Review* 41 Bills Next Week... 42-4». Obituary 43 Correapondene* 45 L*tt*r Li*t.........i 04 i