Variety (December 1924)

day, ]>«cttBiber 24. 1924 TIMES SQUARE VARIETY CHANTINSQ. RADIO- SAHSFIED! :k-: 4t LewU Pays $10 a inute—Received 1,000 /^Letter* from 3 Talks yat Lewi* reporta thorough satls- ion from hU coipmerclal ez- lence with Radio. Mr. L«w1b has lupl* of cAaboral^ furnishing I, lioth large and carrying big of merchandise. He spe- In the latest in men and «n'B wear, ^hile in hia whole- department he outfits the- |c«l productions. His Times store is at 1,S80 Broadway _H« street) and the other Lewis ^■popium is at 409 Madison avenue fctr^et). i Lewis spoke three times over pacing $10 a minute and king each time for about 20 lUtes. His subjects were "Eve- Dress for Men," "Proper Col- for Ladles" and "Gifts." He so- led queries on either sublect*. rer ring in all about 1,000 letters, as away as Texas. While using radio commercially. Mr. Lewis says he did not do so •Kpeetant of tangible results in allies; None of the letters meant bMsirtess, but i-hey did mean pub- licity, added Mr. Lewis, who. through his business dealings be- ing so largely in theatricals, is something of «. showman by in- aUnct. Regarding the radio price paid. 1200 each time at the rate of |10 a minute, Mr. Lewis claims he llgures it reasonable for ferrltory covered without knowing or caring the Bamt>er who may have been In his "Invisible audience." A^ked if he had adopted any fol- low-iop on the letters received, Mr. XjSwIs mentioned he had found a tray to capitalize the letters in con- nection with his business, but did aot care to divulge Just how he Would accomplish it. ii ZENGOLOWICZ HELD Ib-andished LoadM Revolver — Wanted to See Stenographer Considerable excitement prevailed -*he hall of the Longacre Bulid- s; 147< Broadway, when Cteslan !eiigolowlcz, 21, movie photographer, i|8» Avenue 3, attempted to force nis way into the office of Frank Ifcroda, film distributor, to see a girl ^^enographer and Anally drew a re- IJolver. He wias disarmed by Police- afcan Allogglo, West 47th Street sta- lilon, before h* had an opportunity to use the weapon. ;; ^engolowlcs had been discharged tV Broda three weeks ago tot mls- ,*onduct Monday night he returned «nd asked Broda to give him a letter *f recommendation. Broda wrote the letter and the two stepped into the hallway. Finally, Broda said, fme photographer expressed hia in- lantion of going Into the office to ERose Alexander, the steno-' pher. Broda refused premisslon •ad tried to get Zengolowicz to go '■*»y as he said he saw he had been drinking. Called Special Officer , The photographer refused. Wil- liam Buksnaltis, special officer in the bui:dlng was summoned. Broda and the officer tried to persuade the photographer to go but he insisted he was going to see Miss Alexander first. Someone notified Polioeman Al- loglo. He told Zengolowicz to leave. Just about this time the photo- grapher made a dash for the door leading into the» office, drawing a loaded revolver from his overcoat pocket .and pointing It at the special officer. ' The policeman grasped him by the '■♦rlet and wrenched the gun away. " Afer a slight struggle Zengolowicz Was subdued .ind arrested on ■eharges of violation ot the Sullivan WW and attempted felonious as- '■*t"lt. Later n-hen arraigned In ■W'est Side Crturt Magistrate Lcvlne 'adjourned the case and hold the Photogr'nrher In J8.500 ball on both Charges. I)iiring the course of the trohule ^In the building mosl of the tenants i_'*ere attracted. Including many the- atrical folk. iUtete Crott" Badges rt^ -iUItM* Of W bwitm that tbm BMrnlMra ot ths Spa- oUl Sanric* DtvUlon hava bean aautpped with ia addiUon to Idantlflcatlon cards with .their photoa attached, liave caused tham to become wrathful la •janaj Instancea, especially In the subways, where they manl- fest them to the guards as they hurry through. On mora than ona occasion they have bean held up by the guards, who, apparently, have never heard of the new badges. They have been compelled to show their identification cards with their photos, and have complained that they have lost suspects who they were fol- lowing as a result ot being stopped by employes of the railroad. This new badge was recently adopted by Commissioner En- right AS the result ot much trouble in cabarets and other dinner clubs. Unscrupulous persons "shaking down" these places stated they were itaem- bers of this division. Enright learned this, only to find it un- true. Hence the badge. If rs. Beth GcMen Hdd NUDE PHOTOS DRAW KIDS "ArtisU and Models*" Attractive to Children A tip on the nude photo display emblazoning the lobby of the Astor theatre as a ballyhoo for "Artists and Models" has evidently been noised among the kids of Eighth, Ninth and Tenth avenues, with a result that the lobbies have been continuoftsly overcrowded, especial- ly after school hours, with the younger element crowding out the elder glimpaers. A fatherly cop on post has been doing his best to shoo the kids away, but they generally keep track of his movements, and when they see him pass up street run back to the lobby for another peek. If the condition continues It will undoubtedly attract attention from tha 8. P. C. C. HUNTER BROUGHT INTO COURT BY DOT BARNES Both Present Versions of Al- leged Assault—Court Adjourns Case ERROR BRINGS $100,000 FALSE ARREST ACTION Mrs. Beth Golden, 29. 832 Ninth avenue, former actress and wife of a vaudeville actor, was held in.$500 bail for trial in Si>ecial Sessions when arraigned before Magistrate Levlne in West Side Court on a charge of Impairing the morals of Otto Dannenberg, 15, 320 West 52nd i street. Mrs. Golden was arrested by De- tective Wisher when appearing in court to answer to a summons ob- tained by Richard Curran, an agent of the Children's Society. Curran acted after Mrs. Rose Dannenberg, mother ot the boy, complained Mrs. Golden was making love to her boy and taking him on automobile rides. Mrs. Dannenberg said when she was Informed of the infatuation she or- dered Mrs. Golden, who then lived at her house, to move. After she had moved, Mrs. Dan- nenberg charged, the Golden woman on several occasions met the boy as he was coming home from school and took him on the automobile trips. Finally, the mother said, she had Christopher Francis, an em- ploye, make an Investigation and Francis sa.td he saw Mrs. Golden in a tiaxisab With* the boy, Frances testified he had caught Mrs. Golden kissing and hugging the boy and warned her with criminal prosecu- tion unless she desisted in remain- ing away from the toy.- Otto, a husky red-haired lad, ad- mitted to Magistrate Levlne he had met the Golden woman on numerous occasions and had gone for auto- mobile rides with.her. He also tes- tified she had kissed and hugged him. . Following the testimony of Otto and Francis, magistrate said ha be- lieved enough evidence bad been brought out to warrant holding the former actress fo rtrlal in the higher court. Margaret Bird, Stock Actress, Against Wealthy Realtor —Larceny Charged No Trace of Assailant IiU Times Square Affray Following the death in Bellevue hospital of Samuel Llebster, 26, from a gunshot wound which he sustained when shot in an office in the Knickerbocker building, Dec. 2, detectives of the west 30th street station admitted they had no clue to the whereabouts of Noah Aaron whom the Llebster brothers, both dead from injuries, accused as their assailant. The shooting is said to have been the result of a real eslatc deal but the police are inclined to doubt this. Saved Murdock's Car John J. Mi«-dock of the Keith's office still has his Cadillac, with no one knowing how J. J. feels over that. While the Keith's general man- ager was in his office a young man got into the car parked on the 47th street side of the Palace, but got right out again when it seemed to him that an officer was watching himself and c.-ir too Intently. Taking it on the run. the youth with a crowd after him, finally •scaped ir some way on 4<th street. Edward V. Broderlck, counsel for Margaret Bird, stock actress with Blaney's Players at the YorkvUle theatre, has started an action : . the Supreme Court for $100,000 against Gustavus V. Stoeber, wealthy realtor, for false arrest. A copy of the summons and complaint was served on Stoeber and as yet no answer has been filed. Miss Bird, who said she was a descendant of the Sioux Indian tribe and was known as "Yellow Biri " was arrested about a week ago on a charge of grand larceny preferred by Stoeber. Stoeber, at the time, accused the actress with the theft of a diamond ring valued at $3,500 while they were attending a party. Miss Bird had left the party and gone home when Stoebet' appeared at her apartment with Detective James Fltxpatrlck and arrested her. In court and after Stoebei' had signed a complaint, a Mr. Lyons, who was one of those at the party, appeared in court and produced' the ring. He said a mistake had bean made. He said Miss Bird apparent- ly had not taken the ring, as they had found It behind a picture in the apartment. When '.he ring was re- tiu-ned to Stoeber he declined to make a complaint and the actress was discharged. Miss Bird had de- nied she had taken tha riMl. B'WAY CHUMPS By way ot proving the contention that all chumps do not reside in bu- colic regions, a smart guy set up a stand in the lobby of the Longacre building last Saturday, peddling half pint flasks purporting to be whisky at $1 a throw. Purchasers found them to contain nothing stronger than cold tea. The vender got rid ot 20 within 10 min- utes. Someone, undoubtedly a confeder- ate, hollered "Cop!" f.nd he made his exit hurriedly before anybody became aware they had been taken. Freed of Assault Charge Lawrence Crane was freed In W^est Side court by Magistrate Max S. Levlne on the charge of assault- ing Miss Harriet Phillips, former screen actress and now a cashier In a restaurant. Her body, covered with bruises, Miss Phillips came to court and told ot the beating she received about six weeks ago at her apartment. She Invited Crane to her home together with a woman friend of his. They played cards and he performed some of his magic art. 0 When she accused him ot pilfering something, he is alleged to have strnck and kicked her, so «ha stst«|d in obtaining the summons. When the case was called she tailed to make her appearance. i , Arthur Hunter, theatrical pro- ducer, 169S Broadway, had a charge of assault preferred against him when he was arraigned before Magistrate Max S. Levlne in West Side Court on complaint of Dorothy Barnes, 25, cabaret entertainer, 2077 Anthony avenue, Bronx. The as- sault complaint was taken when Hunter appeared in answer to a summons the young woman had b- tained. No testimony was taken and the case was adjourned until Dec. $0 for a hearing. According to Miss Barnes, on Dec. 8 she said she went to 1696 Broad- way to visit Ben Levlne, a pro- ducer. When she entered the office, also occupied by Hunter, she found that Levlne was not in. She said she stepped into Hunter's office to make inquiries about Levlne, when she observed Hunter conducting a "caveman" style of love to one ot his employes. She said she re- proved him for his. actions and started to leave, when Hunter fol- lowed her, violently grasped her by th^ arni, badly bruising it, and then began to beat her about the face and body with his fists. Miss Barnes said she finally re- leased herself and ran to the street and telephoned the police of the West 47th street station. They ad- vised her to go to court and apply for a summons, which she did. Fol- lowing the assault, she said, she was confined to her home and required the attention ot a doctor and was unable to come to court sooner. Miss Barnes exhibited her bruised arm to the magistrate and said she believed her nose was fractured from a blow. Hunter's Oanial Hunter entered* a denial of the charge. He said he was In his office on Dec. 8 when Miss Barnes, under the infiuence of liquor, entered and started to create a disturbance. He said she previously had been In an- other office drinking. When seeing him she began using vile language, tie said he requested her to leave, as Levlne was not present. Hunter said she refused and started to throw her arms about his neck. The producer said he tried to get Miss Barnes to leave quietly, but she would not do so, and he gently assisted her out of the office. He said she may have received the br,ul8es 01) tho arm In attempting to 'resist his efforts. He characterized the charge as an attempted "shake- down." Magistrate Levlne, after viewing the young woman's bruised arm, adjourned the case. ALL DRESSED UP FOR JAIL Commissioner Simon Dropped in On Hop Lay-out SUPPER CLUB'S TRY-OUT Beautiful Nancy Brown, profes- sional dancer, better known as "Bobbie" to the habitues of the bet- ter class of the night clubs of the Great White Way, spent last Friday night in the West 30th street police station on a charge ot> being an opium addict. It was the wind-up of an other- wise perfectly agreeable 23rd birth- day party in her honor in her apart- ment on the second floor of 365 West 58th street. Dr. 6arleton Si- mon, Deputy Police Commissioner and in charge of the Narcotic Di- vision, entered the apartment of Miss Brown just as the party was winding up. In addition to arrest- ing Miss Brown, the commissioner also apprehended her companion. Peter Mayo, who said ha lived at CO Mott street. Miss Brown was smolvlng opium when tha commissioner and his aides, Addy and Christ, entered. At first Nancy denied aha had ever smoked before, but after soma ques- tioning admitted she had been using opium on and off for some years. The pipe was a new one and Nancy said it was one of her birthday inresents. Before leaving the apartment. Miss Brown insisted upon taking a bath. After donning an expensive gown and a $1,000 squirrel coat, she and her companion were taken to the West 30th atreet sUtion and locked up for tha night. Her last engagement, according to Nancy, had been at the Roseland (dance). Mayo, Miss Brown's companion, stated he was an expert tattooist and had forn^erly been In tha circus business. Nancy Brown Is not her nam«i She would not give her right ona. She is 22, blonde, an J, in the opin- ton ot Dr. Simon, the prettiest girl ?ver arrested for possessing drugs. In West Side Court Saturday hot . were held for Bpaclal Session«. Nancy pleading guilty and Peter waiving examination. Despite his nlpht of liberty M.iyo furnished balj again only for himself. He let Nancy and her $950 fur coat go back to prison. Nancy would taU little of her past lifai Sha said that she wa.s for a time a well known dan log Instructress at Roseland, tha. at one lime she was an habitual opium smoker, but a cure had helped her : that now ah occasional pleasure pipe sat afied her. Low-Cost Show With Talent Unknown*' A supper club In Times square is providing Its entertainment at a record low cost through operating as a talent mart for presumably unknown talent. It has a hook-up with a booking agent, said to be financially Inter- ested also with tha agent sending all manners of applicants down to the club to do their stuff so that he may look them over for ensuing engagements. By this method the club offers a 10-act bill nightly with about only two of the brace on the regular payroll. It looks like a great scheme and may last until tha performera gat the low down on the agent's con- nection with the place. New Tip-Off Hangout A new tip off hangout for cr p shooters has bec-n set for Times square, in the balcony of one of the picture theatres. Formerly the tip-off place for the game the same night was a delicat- essen place on Broadway. Habitues commenced to think the cops were wise to them and had started trail- ing some of the players whan ttiey laft the eating shop after receivln;,- the info tor tlie evening. There are three moving crap feames of very big play. They move 'to ft dlfTerent location olfno** every avanlng. It has b*en In pjartlc*- for a long while wllh aj>inu»;iit sut - ceaa. $12.50 TO FIX A TEAR John J. Jones, an employe of i^Jio Hewitt Rubber Co., living at 9 Wtst 61st street, appeared In the Third District Municipal Court on West 59th street and sought a summons agalndt the Cinderella Dance Academy at 48th street and Broad- way. In making his application, he stated that his trousers were torn by a nail in the academy while he was dancing. Ha explained to the proprietor and manager what had happened, and he said thoy told him to take his trousers to a weaving company and hava tham repaired. He did and paid tha bill of $12.50, They had told him, he said, they would make good. When ha submitted the bill, he stated, they almost fainted and refused to refund him the money. Raidiiig Crap Games .Detectives of the Special Service Division have announced their In- tention 6f ridding Broadway, par- ticularly the theatrical district, of float'vng crap games. Inspector Belton, commander of the Special Service Division, has instnirted his men to keep on tha alort against these games and to a'lrn those leasing tha building to prevent the (Tumrs or ba arraated th'rnselvcs for conductlnc a public nuisance.