Variety (September 1924)

Wediwsday, September. &, 1924 CABARETS VARIETY 39 CABARETS of the cabarets in areerrlng placing of the No courtesy I* ap- pareatly recognized by the m- taurateur* tor this admi—ion fee called «*»er ana the Imposition of It oa soma check* aggravate those paying, although there may be no ssqasst. tar Its remission. Boas* Mb mte that make a di- rect appeal to professional* tor the purpose of erecting a theatrical at- mosphere la their places that will draw the lays, yet stick on the cover agalst the professionals. Those cab- arets should ha happy to have the show people It catering to them and in Matt event not only should they remit taa covsr, hat allow profes- sionals a discount on chocks they , an sntltled to In those high-scaled places. Visiting musicians from other places aad newspaper men where discri m i n a ti on should ha exercised are victims of ths cover. Cabarets charging newspaper men they know cover prices are acting Injudicious- ly. This la occasioned by two peo- ple mentioning the gyp cover, one a musician and the other a news- paper man. v \ Frank 8. Polet owns and oper- ates ihe now- Bagdad cabaret re- cently opened In the rathskeller be- neath tho Hells; on Madison street, Seattle. Polet calls his place tho -Arabian Nights Cafe," and is run- ning It much oa the style of ths New York roof garden entertain- ments. Ray Robinson and Ms or- chestra, big local favorites, are tho musical cards, playing for both tho diners and dancing, tho place run- ning from • until 12:>0. Among 'tho entertainers at ths Bagdad are Boater Lorenzo, tenor; N arrises Ally a dancer, and Ruda Neml aad her "AH Babarottoa" later, after signing ths contract, had an inkling of tho opposition situation, but it was then too late for them to take advantage pf ths bidding. The. purchasing syndicate Sal la said to have advised the . via* that; wbUe t,hey believed they [ der What's Become of Sally had overpaid, they wonld still have gone much higher aad with satis- faction. Chinese la tho resatnrant busi- ness have grown In chains around New York. One chain has about 21 restaurants at pt e a e n t and an- other 18. Each appears to com- mand an of tho capita', necessary. BAND REVIEWS (Coatlnaad from paga 17) "Choo Choo Charlie." a fast num- ber with aa appropriate train ef- 'foqt, la a snappy change of pace. A male quartet comes up front for concerted vocalizing, also a depar- ture from tho regulation band rou- tines. The tenorlug violinist then gets In his good. work with medley of "Sally".songs buiif aroun. "Won- lt R. R. Lucks and nis orchestra at ths Hotel Bradley, Chicago, got into a Jam with tho musicians" union and received a penalty, fines being imposed. Lucks and his men were threatened with expulsion from the union If the' fines wore not paid. Billy Fay of tho Club El Tay is reported to have purchased tho Col- ony Inn mi the Pelham road, Bronx, N. Y. Harry Sussklnd la said to have promoted the deal, taking a one-half Interest for himself. ••■ The Oolony Inn la Just across the road from the Pelham Heath Inn, tho latter operated by Sussklnd When the Colony^ property was re- cently sold at auction Bussktnd to said to harp ^bought it In. to pro- tect his Blossom Haath Ins, the lease on which, according to ac- counts, has hot one more year to run. was an unquestionable hit, novelty highlight was "The Thief." with tho band playing clas- sics and demonstrating how popu- lar songs were stolen or freely "adapted" from tho originals, such as "Chasing Rainbows" tram Cho- pin's C Sharp Minor Fantaaie; "Yss, We Have no Bananas." from Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus." aad a corking finishing touch Illustrat- ing how Nicolal's "Merry Wives of Windsor" la tho foundation of "Ar- cady," "What'll I Dor* aad "Mar- chela." "Memory Lane" might have, also been included to make It complete. A, "San* Man" waits for an en- core had, Sid Hawkins again tenor- ing effectively. A final punch In the form of a second encore Is a huge- chart Illustrating various .band Instruments* They are printed on the chart la German. Tho ac- companying chant la a parody on the familiar "Schltzelbank" ditty. A comedy "dutch" professor is up front, doing a "nance*" walk, with the rest of his band his "pupils." To farther accentuate tho comedy, the various instruments as they are accentuated the comedy, the Va- rious instruments a* they are men- tioned ' in concerted' song ape sounded by each individual mem- ber with the traps bearing the burden', such as eastcnet. drum board. ' large ' dram, small drum ' percussion, etc*. The comedy is de^ rived from the accelerated tempo, with each chorus repeat, and the discomfiture attendant to the drummer's sounding of each. it's a worthy band act that can hold up in the small big-timers, with little required to attain the heicrhts along with the famous predecessors la band turns. dee*. CORNUCHE RETIRIHG Paris, Aug. it. It to openly stated M. Cornnchc is seeking to dispose Of his stock in the Deauville Casino, in the same way as he recently sold out the Cannes Casino to the Oustrie group. The share* of the Deauvillo Casino were quoted at 10 frs. during the war, but M. Cornuche considers they are wortth 1,400 frs today, and that is the price ha wishes to real- ize. Cortes and Peggy are listed for the Casino of DeauvtUe this week. Rain has spelt prosperity for the Cor- nuche resort, the visitors having to seek entertainment indoors during the month of August The gambling rooms have been crowded day and night with million* of francs,chang- ing hands. LONDON CABARETS London, Aug. 26. Harry Foster and B. O. Leadley's new Piccadilly show Includes Brooke Johns, Robert Slelle and Annette Mills. Willy Woitard, Greta Fane. Zelia Ray*. Fay Cola and tho Girls. A special snwaUrnn gala aaon'.h baa Paul Specht aad hi* Carolina Club Orchestra aa the keg attrac- tion, waste Jack Hyttm sat Don Parker provide ether bands. Tho Foster** other cabaret at the Cats do Parts, "Samsnetrttm* Fel- lies," has Layton aad Jchsmtone, Ford* Slaters, Lsveaoa and Read, and ths Frolic Girls. Tho Grafton Galleries will stage a now cabaret show early m Sep- tember. Tho l e a dl ug artist win b* Doris Bransgrovo, whoso tho man- agement to boosting ao tho creator Of the "Jackie Coogan". song. Jo* Hose and Agnet Genola, spe- cialty dancers, have been added to the entertainers at the Reads*-Voux, Chicago. Aa all-colored show la hearsed under Leonard Harper'* di- rection to open at Connie'* Inn, at lllst street and Seventh avenue. Sept S. It will be typically a revue. Herman Wittenberg, former pro hibttlon agent, 15. BOW a hotel clerk living at tho King Jam— Ho- tel oa West 46th street, was re- leased oa ban in West Side Court by Magistrate Ryttenberg. Tho charge to felonious mm nit. Ho to charged with assaulting Joseph An- drede, of UST Whitney avenue. The latter to 1* Roosevelt Hospital suf- fering from a fractored skull and to likely to die. He has beea to a coma for several days. Wittenberg and Andrede mat in front of tho Palace Hotel. Witten- berg scored Andrede for some dis- orderly act la the presence of the former's wife. Both men engaged to a flat fight Andrede feU to the street striking hte head against the Bast) Durant to to dance at the Club Mlrador, New York, doling tho month. The Olpb Mlrador was formerly known as the Matsnn Arthur. ■ Arthur S. Lyon* will produce the new revue at the Club Alabam, New York, this fall. Harold Goldberg formerly sponsored the shows. "Jack'* Cabaret aad the Adiron- dack Inn were included in the six Saratoga' resorts raided by prohibi- tion agents tost Friday. At the former, Isaiah Jackson, alleged ne- gro pi Of * u tmc, was arrested, aad at the tetter John Cohan was taken Into custody. The "dry" agents said that they found liquor as • ■ ■ ... •- "T Later that night Wittenberg was arrested by Detective Harry Ste- phens of the West 47th street sta- tion. Wittenberg denied ha was responsible for Andrede's injury. He said a p ass e r by Joined the fight and struck the injured man. The Hotel LanpwoU, at 124 West 44th street has been taken over by its new owners and management the Harry Hirshfleld Co. A. M. Lynch, formerly of the Hotel Sey- mour, SO West 45th street, to acting as manager. The interior of the ho- tel has been entirely renovated and the staff reorganized. Tho estab- lishment, taken over by the present proprietors June 17, makes a spe- cialty of-catering to show people. Chinese Syndicate* Bidding The Chinee* restaurant syndi- cate purchasing the Palais Royal, New York, from the Salvlns, pay- ing $71,600 and renaming the place Palate d'Or, wonld have paid twice tho amount-It to said, before al- lowing a rival syndicate of the same nationality to get hold of it. While the Salvlns secured what Is looked upon as a good price, they K8TABLISHKD COMPOSER 1005 All Mtwlc Dealer* Should Send for Copies—Sella oa Bight— Oo li-60. A Mother's Plea "IIKABT TOUCHING BAttAD" Bsntlmeatal Sons—Word* mother eliould h»ve a*fd to ber *on or daushter, It *he didn't, true to life. 30« far OBcheatratleen; SSe per Copy* 1- Bans', reedr. «ee. W. MATTBXW B. V/ADUET 1(41 Federal fl. nhlemmo. IB, Dept. C. Dancer and Husband Fight in Central Park Harry Parker Liesaid, 22-year- old student and hoafcaad far a short white si* Irene hfltesr, who played la -Little Nellie Kelly,"' received a s u sp ended sentence la West Side Court by Magistrate Ryttenberg en the charge of disorderly conduct was convicted by the court of tho conflicting testi- Ho was arrested after he IS alleged to have assaulted Eddie Boss, aa actor. Ira Central Park, Lesskrd who coma* from Grand Rapid*, Mich, to stopping at 202 West 14th street Hte wife has been living apart from him for some time. Harry claim* hi* mother-la- law la responsible for his wife leav- ing him. It to said that'ate wife ha* started annulment proceedings against him. Last week bo learned that his Wife; Eddie Ross, her dancing part- ner, aad mother-la-law were going to Central Park to rehearse a few steps. Camera men were present and Irene'* mother was there. They were In the park only a short time when Irene's mother saw Lessard In the offing. She shouted a warning and presently Eddie and Harry were doing a Dempsey-Flrpo. Irene,, mother and cameraman fled. Roth boys battled furiously. Soon the bout was over. Evidently Eddie got the worst of It for he went to the West 68th street sta- tion and bad a detective arrest Lessard. Magistrate Ryttenberg said he f-slt that Irene and Eddie got a lot of publicity out of the fracas. Lessard, be said, had been humili- ated enough and suspended sen- tence. m MABEL GARRISON TOURING Mabel Garrison will tour the Orient next year. This announce- ment means that she will not be among the available principal so- pranos of the Metropolitan that year. It also places more Importance upon the announcement recently made in Variety that Tote Dal Monte and Mari Nemeth were com- ing over from Europe to assume principal roles with the company. SPECIAL ORCHESTRA and MUSIC NUIKIBtR COVERING GENERAL MUSIC ACTIVITIES WILL BE PUBLISHED LATE IN SEPTEMBER This special edition will deal with the NEW SEASON'S plans of the Band* • aad Orchestras, Recording- Artists, Musicians, and Guide for the Ensuing Season To All Amusement Managers ■ ■ - &/>e SPECIAL ORCHESTRA and MUSIC NUMBER Will Reach the Folio wins; *B ranches of Show Business VAUDEVILLE, LEGIT, PICTURE HOUSES, MUSICAL COMEDY and HOTEL MANAGERS; also the CABARET, DANCE HALL aad CAFE MANAGERS, and OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS. For this reason, not only should the present location of the advertiser be included in bis display announcement, but also the permanent address for future reference. ADVERTISEMENTS for Variety's SPECIAL ORCHESTRA and MUSIC NUMBER will be received at the advertising rates of $200 the page, despite the increase after September 1, as announced this week. Half page is $115; Quarter page, $60; Fifth, $50.