Variety (November 1924)

■•;r\)jBr ■'^^5*' VARIOTy ^WMWwmn^hB^ '■A,""i^l •■ WeAicAdiy* NdviinlM^ s:, 1924' ii"^/^: TOimrS TAIILES By THOMAS J. GRAY RmuU of Enpli»h eI«cUon thowed the pwpl* thought the Labor Pai ty »U rlffbt at labor, bat buaineea waa a different thinr. ^1l^ ^ilftl'U inw while the Labor Party waa ta power that Bngland aent ua >j||t bert revue. ^ '■■ . ioarl CarroU ill W arttatlc he'll go to the Jail t9 help the box oflloe any .-•IpBie. ♦ JBarl never realised how much troiAle It la to have one's self arreated .Witll be tried It. Thla la another booat for the New Tork police. 7 "jteya he la aUylng In JaU for Art. Now for the old gag. Who la Art? ' The Idea of the government invlUng Buropean actor a to America might IW practiced In a way here. If they would run a couple of free trains for r:<,«ctors from Hollywood to New Tork—but then again, how are they :^SOlng to get out of the hotelaT $i If golf aulta could be ueeo as currency, Hollywood would be the wealth- J.itut town In the world. ^Mm t . ■ ^y Kid Parties for Irown-Upt Sman time bo«cW In Brook- lyn and LMiir'MMIi-^have hit opoa a aovil fe«tai* la Uie tana «e •«M«tt FmUu." One •vwUas eMi wetrit |i 4Mt *ald« f«r the Mortgr. AU attM^B^ are requeated to don kldAe clothea. kBtekent mnpera or bin* jeana. After the performance they are penaHted tQ da«oe on tbe atage tp thi' acoompaolmeot of Jaw mtiddtea. ejg» o < M w g »d.by the honae oiydiMtm. , The partl«i wot AMually apotted on alow nifbta. r Protests againet the printing of the Income tax lUta are atUl pouring In. '^Without being Interviewed, the foH»wlng well known ahow p<|ople bad '^ta to aay: ■J Qeorge Spetvin, well Known legit: "Ifa an outrage. Take my caae for ., example, they pay me off In programs that are non-taxable. AH 1 can .|jjay is that it'a going to be tutmy when the government starts to look 'g-tat me." tvi Joe Doake, famous vaudeville comedian: "A disgrace. When the atage •i|»and8 see my Income I'll never have a whole trunk. I could atop this ^^'W tipping, but It sets a bad example." ■;. Abe Barnenheimer, cut-week manager: "Ol, Ol, when aotora And out what I made laat year, they'll want money. Imagine me giving actors money! Oavaltl" Joy Oiving, ehoTMS girl: "It'a wonderful! Tm having all the rctuma put in book form to keei> In my dreaaing room. I'll not be fooled any more unless the government is mistaken." Puff LeiNHy, press agent: "It raised me. I had a four page layout, big stuff, ahowlntf my atar aa a atruggling ah^op girl only a year ago; and the Usts.show she paid ICMOl Is there no JusUoe in this world r PbilHy Minyjn. chorus man: "The dirt wlU fly! The dirt will fly!" - '"iirhen one sees some of the newspaper comio strips you may believe those magaaine advertisementa beaded. "Tou- can learn cartooning/ at home, easily." When some one makes one phonograph record they are immediately h|lle4 as "The Famous Phonogrnph Artist"; when they appear In one fllm, they, are "JKOtlon Pletnre Btais"; but when you play In vaudevlHe you have to be ab)e ^o do something. MORE FOREIGN ACTS Among the »»«r IS^Ifta 'acta to reach New. Tork durlnK this month for appearances on the Keith's time, and booked by Harry Mendorf on his trip last season around the worI4i Is Thea Alba, now on her way here from South America. Thea Is from Blurope and, although a woman, la a Juggler along the llnea of Spadonl and Coachaa. A male Juggler appears with her. It will be her American debut. Another debut for this aide are the Five Dubakys, with a new aort of perch or balancing ladder turn. Two men auid a woman remain on the ground while two boya. top- mounters, do a double balancing trick on top of the tall ladder held by the bearers. The Two Meera. a riding act, over here some years ago. are returning with a Dutch-Holland outfit, but re- maining a ridlag turn. at B^SALUE - *^;l .'i ■ ■'■Va ^^sA/* and Company Contrary to the vsual cUbuoc and result, "lasy." at th«t nth'CKireet, sue. ceeds rather than falls. Jimmy Hussey (Isay) is surrounded by a good company; good sets and correct dressing. Isabel Liove wears gowne of distinction and charm. One French blue chiffon, wrap model, bordered In flying squirrel, hat and shoes to blen< .was extremel:- becoming to her Ptckford type and eyes. Her Magenta chiffon flare border of chinchilla, tight bodice, no sleeves and jow neck. In the last act. Is another distinct style. Helen Lackeye appcara In pur- ple aatln costume, aktrt with deep lace border, much flare, and the present mode style of basque, finishing at the* waist with a narrow ribbon fklling to the heln of the aklrt in atreamera. Hat and ahoea to match. She make.!, a perfeot movie atar and In her boudoir of fray and lavender ahe leavea nothing to be dealred aa th: auccessful qu»en In orange velvet room gown, under which la worn cerise velvet pajamas and coat, silver trimmed. . , - Fud for Wdl Fnedaader Chicago, Nov. S. A benefit perfo/manee win be tkndered IWlUJam ("P4p") Fried^ lander |»oV. H at th« Star tkioatre. Vrtedlander, oac« one of the big- gest independent agents around Chieago, has been la ill health and destitute for two years. He waa a paUent at the American hospUal far tfx months. Recently released from the Instltntion, the money derived from the benefit performance will be used to defray his expenses to a olimAte that will be beneficial to his condttloa. The committee in charge of the affair are Dr. Thorek. Mrs. Violet Bvers and William Diamond. All donations and Lontributiona ahould be mailed to the latter'a ofllce in the DeUware Building, Chicago. RMGWRVAL SABJNG Jwlie RlnK and Jainea Nerval are sailing for x:ngland for a. tour of the Moss and StoU houses in "Twice a Week." a skit which has served the players well in this country for a number of years during Vhloh they played the big and the small time. Their opaning date in l<ondon is set for the Victoria I>alace on Nov. U. In addition to "Twice a Week" Ring and Nerval are taking several other skits abroad, including their former laughing success "Divorced,'* which they will present later. It is possible that Lee Ephriam; who booked the turn, may also place Miss Ring In a musical comedy production abroad. It StALUNQ BOOKERS independents Anneyed Threugh Acta WslMng Out Acts In the habit of verifying bookings early in the week with one agent and then stalUng out when a more lucraUve engagement looms up elsewhere, are causing much annoyance In ~the small tUh* independent booking offices. The past week saw a number of late eancellationa that had the bookera «• their toes as well as getting them in bad with the theatres dis- appointed. Two of the largest independent bookers summoned agents repre- ■entlag. the "walk outs" and told them they need waste no further time IB submitting theee acts for booking In their offices and also save the agents to understand that iMtteafter the agent would be held •qually responsible for further dis- appointments. HOT AL XpOTS OF VAODSVUIf Al Lloyd (i;h>yd and Christie), vaudeville actor, last week at the Temple. Detroit, and now playing route on Keith circuit, wishes to contradict report he is the Al Lloyd indicted in Los Angeles last week for a statutory offense following an atUck on Jeaane IMane la a road house. The Al Lloyd now In the toils Is a picture actor and was Indicted with B. Shouwyler. a stock broker. The vaadayine actor was formerly a partneir JiC tl^ ^^o Chappie AveUng. ,."^ . ' ; HABBT 8IIQEE ZABTBOmn) Loa Angeles, Nov. t. Harry Singer, weatem representa- tive of the Orpheum Circuit, left her* Sunday for four weeks in the east He will atop vff at Chicago for a few daya and thea go to New York where he will apend most of his time. Singer wQI confer with Marcus Helman, president of the circuit, re- garding the future policy of the houses under his direction. "N . oi«an, bat Kntortatnina '^ "Rose Marie" is ataged with hrvtsh expenditure of scenes, dressing aiid much alluring music. It is a wholesome, clean, entertaining "Rose Marie."* The dressing of the entire eaat la alwaya rich and colorful and never overdone. Mary Sllla, with her appealing notes and perfect diction, is radiant. In the first act her most becoming frock is the green chiffon with lac* collars and cuffs, full skirt, tight basque, with sag* green slippers and stockings. With this, a leghorn hat thrown looaely over her shouli^er with a drape of green chiffon and tied with narrow gold streamers com- plete a fetching rig. - The girls In this act wear a variety of Interesting clothes. Their white chlffbn band-painted with deep collara piped in green aatln with picture hata of leghorn, faced In lavender with purple sash effect for trimming, are handsome. French blue frocks with bouffant ruffled sldrts have tiny white basques with French blue small hats and the canary taffetas with lace underskirts 'and sashes of French blue velvet. Hats of same shade with a smart touch of blue and all feet dressed in whit* pumps and stockings. They are enhanced by the drop curtains of rich royal purple and mauve satin combination. Another striking scene Is the dlrectolre gowns of cloth of gold trimmed.j with fringes of gt4d, skirts draped high to left side waist'and lined Ub ^ turquoise blue. . Miss EUlis' wedding gown would be a sensation at any wedding. Pearl Regay's dancing is as charming as her costumes. She is wearing a black flounced costume with broad bodlc* of French blue silk, sash to one side caught with red rose. Her best outfit is the black dancing frock of gold and black fringe skirt with Jeweled bodice. Dorothy MacKaye's feet combined both her thlklng and acting. She Is wearing simple frocks, one a white chiffon Jenny neck (time to cut the Jenny neck, make It square or oval), no sleeves, extremely short, with sllppera and stockings of flesh/'tlnt. Her Cell blue Is very much the same 8tyl->, except that It Is more becoming and in better taste fof the purpose. .,..•....-. ,,j. , ■ii •^.v^i- •hipwreek Thrill^^ Norma Talmadge, in "Th.i Only Woman," gives her usual sympathetic performance. The shipwreck scene is h thriller, minus that there wc^liil be no picture. It makes the picture a bi(f screen attraction. '^' : Miss Talmadge's clothes are Itever elaborate, but always^ elegan ', in their simplicity. A one-piece tailored dress wifh three-quarter coat ^ with fur collar and cuffs and small hat Is not only extremely becoming, bii the last word. She look)* her prettiest in a simple round neck frock of white wearing two strings of pearls and a huge emerAld cut diamond ^ vV 0IRCU8 ACTS COME HOETE Upon the dosing of the RlngUng- Bamum-Balley season in Qreena- boro. N. C, Monday, a number of tb* acts Jumped north to play In vaudeville. The Flcchlani Troupe opens at tb* N«w Tork Hippodrome Nov. 1^ Ira MlllettI and Ruthle pUy tbre* weeks for Shrlnera in the «ast and will then take up vaude- AERIAUSr'S FAU. Henry Burton (Flying Burtons) severely Injured during the perform- ance of his act in Philadelphia last week, has sufficiently recovered to be removed to his home In Forftst Hills. L. I. Burton received the Injuries when miscalculating an aerial leap. He feu to the stage, and for a time it was though he had snapped the sptoal column. Burton will be janable to resume for several weeks. .. .•' PDKOS WITH lEENEr Louis PIncus is now l>ooking rep*. resentatlve for Frank Keeney. whose houses are booked through the Fally Markus agency. Pincus will handle the Keeney books ih the Markus ofllces. Keehey's vaude- vllle houses are Keeney's BrooHlya, Bedford and Bay Ridge, all three In Brooklyn. Previously Keeney gave consider- able of his time to the bookings.' With William Cloonan, of tM^ Markus ofllce handling the acts. -^ Time Clock Now Workuig, Also Check-out Role Chieago, Nov. S. The Western Vaudeville Man- lagers' Association has had a time ' clock for its employes for a goodly number of years, but It never has been overworked. The new general manager (Lydiatt) has Issued orders that every employe on the floor, from booker to offlce-boy, must punch the clock. Another order now in effect is that every employe must check In and out with the doorman when leaving the floor during business hours. The order also reads that there are to be no exceptions to the ruling. FIELDS AT EMPIRE, LOIHMH W. C. Fields is to go ^road and Is tentatively booked to o|ten at th* Elmpire, London, a week after Xmaa in his vaudeville "Golfing." He will carry "Shorty" and two people. Following the London appearance he may play at the Bmpire. Paria rJ ■ ■ 'Marry T. Bodie, manager of ttMW't 7th Ave., New Tork. for- meriy mandged the Princess, Dea MoiOMk HELENc-HELLER and RILEY-aEOftoE ' >- "SUNSHINE ami PET" V.'- Lat* of •^ALLY.'lRENB and MAKY" From the PHILADELPHIA "PUBLIC LBDOBR"— "Heller and Riley made their Initial debut at the local Keith's theatre yesterday, but it Is not going to be their la8t> They are on a par with the beat In the game. After fifty-one consecutive weeks of the Greater Keith Houses, opening the Orpheum tour in Winnipeg, Canada, Tfoveinber 9. Many thanks to Arthur BlondcU and'Frank vlnoeit. _ .^'_ ^ OMr PUoti OAVIflLBr-SABLOSKY Per HERB HU'rCMINMN HOUSE ASKS TOE DAMAGES The Strand, Niagara Falls, Sun- booked vaudeville, has filed com- plaint with the Vaudeville Mana- gers' Protective Association against Gordon and Young for salary for three daya when the act refused to open the ahow after playing one performance In a later apot. The turn refused, according to the management, and were asked to sign a statement alleging they were qunting rather than open the bill, Airhich they did. Eugene-Moore Act Dissohitien Jack Eugene has dissolved hla vaude partnership with Grace Moore, and is now connected with Leslie Morosco, casting agent. IVCOEPOEATIOIIS Rhode Island Park Theatre, Inc., Cranston; capital, 1100,060; Incorporators, George Hadfleld, Courtland Potter and Eden BIgney. Maidstone Club of East Hsmpton. In*, Eaat Hampton: clubhouae, golf links; 1150,000; Joeeph H. Seaman, Soott McLanahan, M. C. FleAIi^C (Attorneys, Osborn, Fleming * Whittlesey, 170 Broadway.) Al Herman, Inc., New York; book-, .ing agenta. theatre proprietors: $5>' 1000; Al Herman. David Sebneeiv George B. Buaer. (Attorney, David Belkin. 152 Weat 42d St.) 1 Aeon Preductiona, Inc., New York; theatrical and cinema; $30,000; Sumner Gerard, F. D. TuengTing, Hermnn Gantvoort. (Attorney, Jo- seph P. BIckerton, Jr., 210 West *H St.) ,^ Musieians Enterprises, Inc., NM Tork; musical instruments, aj^^ tertom, restaurant, etc.; $60,000: Manfred Malkln. Arthur I.oesser. Mark Avramo. (Attorney. 8. ,& Hamburfr«r, 1640 Broadway.) New Theatre Company, Inc., Ne* York; manage theatres, photoplays, fSS.MO; Simon Manheimer. Vn Cohen, Sophie Furmnn. (Attorney, Morris Jablow. 120 West 42d «tre*«J P**kskill-Bear Mountain BridfJ Oelebratien. Ine^ Peeksklll; manaj* eapoalUons. celebrations, etc.: Ji* 000: directors: L. R. Curtlos. Mar?" (Continued on page 04) i