Variety (March 1925)

,,;,jj;«r»«J"^' ?^E^ .1, Wednesday, March 25,1928 TWO CABARETS INNEWORLEANS "BEAF CASES Affidavits in Little Club * Matter Held Back Too Long New Orleans, March 24. Judge Be%ttle, In the Federal court yeaterdax, rejected the evi- dence ot the proeecutlng attorney on a liquor selling charge against the Lattle Clu band dUrmiased the complaint. It was the second of two liquor oases to fall down the same day. In the other a waiter at the Tran- cheikas was acquitted after a jury trial, charged with possession. In the Little Club natter the court stated that, according to the •IBdavits of the agent for the Gov- ernment, the charge had been pre- ferred some time after the alleged sale had occurred in the cafe. It did not appear to strike the court in a favorable manner. ~^ . Before the same Justice were ar- raigned for trial the proprietor and a waiter of the Tranclienas. They were Jointly charged wit^ posses- sion and sale of liquor. Attorney for the defense moved to dismiss on the ground both could not be Tone, Power and Brilliancy mm t lUDwiG 1C11 N. Lincoln St., Chioago, IH. Jointly tried as the evidence char^i the proprietor only with iMssession. Judge Beattie directed the dis- trict attorney to pick his spot. He chose the waiter and the Jury ac- quitted him. "SAWDUSr-AT LAST. A class "sawdust" place has opened in the Times square sectjon. Everything else in the cal>aret and night club line in the Broadway district is of the glitter and crass kind with high coveur charge among ^her higher charges. The Stage Door is at 110 West 66th street, operated by Jerry Hitchcock, Solly Vlolinsky, Billy Rose and Frisco. It's up one flight, nicely furnished, t>at not gaudily, and j>ermittlng the diners tq see the original bricks on the side walls. It seats around 125. A fair sized dance floor with a small tut capable orchestra allows of dancing, and also a show, headed by Frisco in his various styles of dancing besides talking and kidding. Vlolinsky, Billy Lewis and Jenny Hatch are other entertainers. No formal opening has yet oc- curred. The Stage Door has been open but about two weeks. It is rapidly becoming popular, with show people for its intimacy and friendliness, minus "the dog," be- sides the popularity of its three proprietors. DOTJBI£ CELEBRATION A double dinner party was cele- brated Monday night at the new Janssen Hof-Brau Haus when Au- gust Janssen. 8r., was the guest of honor at k welcome home i:ecep- tlon. The restaurateur returned on the "Duilio" Sunday after an ex- tended stay in Genoa. His son, Au- gust Janssen, Jr., is in active charge of his father's affairs. Irving Aaronton, the orchestra leader at the Hof-Brau,, also cele- brated his 10th anniversary as a bandmaster by acting as host to the chorus and principals of Elsie Janis' "Puzzles of 1925." Aaronson's Com- manders are also In the show, and at the Hof-Brau. He presented each with autographed ukuleles as souvenirs. In Miami .Grace ICay White and Ralph Won- ders are at the Hollywood Golf and Covitry Club. Miami, F'a., where Ernie Yousg's "Rainbow Girls" are the special attraction. Miss White and Wonders are "society dancers." Arnold Johnson's orchestra Is the musical card. .^ ■ KLAN INKIS nSEtf IN RpADHOUSE RAID No Liquor Found, but Injunc- tion to Be Pressed Davenport, la.. March S4. Mr. and Mrs. George Kettnich, who operated ^Terrace Gardens, a downtown cabaret' and this week opened the new Unwood Inn, a roadhouse, at a cost of $10,000, hare been held under |S00 bonds to the Grand Jury on a charge of oj>erat- ing a public nuisance as the result of raids conducted by Sheriff George Martin, a county trafBe officer, and members of their squad the open- ing nights. At the preUmlnary hearing, the sheriff testified that he saw no drinklns in the inn, nor was there any evidence that patrons of the place were imbibing, although the' ofllcers claimed that many of them were intoxicated. No charges tha't the proprietors had liquor In their possession or were selling It were made, but the puSlIc nuisance charge was carried to the Grand J)vy and . threats ot injunction a^Onst the property were made. The raid. It is claimed,^ was in- spired by the local Klan leaders, who are said to have Martin under their domination. The sheriff, elected last fall on the -Republican ticket, which was wurrled -through in a landslide, is saul to have been an avowed Klan candidate and the action against the Kettnichs and the roadhouse Is the first demon- stration of the Klan's participation Ih local affairs. Roadhouses heretofore have been operated without any interference, except periodic Blf^eral raids, which have resulted in arrests of some patrons for possession of liquor, but no charges against the owners. Victor Meyer, owner of the prop- erty, has been made a defendant 1^ the action. . -:■,.. Oppositien iri Pelham ) The new Marigold Oardebs on the Pelham Heath road, N. T, which Harry Susskind #111 operate, has the WoodmahstetTldn In the same territory, worried not a little. The latter Is readying itse.f to book ex- tra attractions In addition to Ben Selvln's orchestra to offset the MarigoH which opens early In April. The new roadhouse Is sit- uated directly across the road from the Pelham Heath Inn. also under Susskind's direction, which may create one place being opposition for the other. At Jockers and or- chestra hAve been ^Mraced for the Marigold. • Ht f:;i>..»." . .,U „:.;Y <•■ V AN ORCHESTRA TRIUMPH IN NEW YORK iSHAM JONES : At BROADWAY'S NEWEST and SMARTEST CAFE RUE DE LA PAIX •• With Musical Comedy's Favorite Songstress^' JANE GREEN S All Arranged and Booked Solely by ^' ^ LOUIS SHURR And the Entire Rue De La Paix Revae ... (Conceived and Staged by Mr. Lew Leslie) Booked by . -; '\ . LOUIS SHURR Also Placed at College Inn, Sherman Hotel, Chicago VINCENT ROSE AND ORCHESTRA ; :i.r. ,► To Succeed ISHAM JONES ,,. ■..■ ., •. %,,, LOUIS SHURR—/nswres Success ROMAX BUILDING NEW YORK Coiiiiipo^s Divofced Wife Again in Divorce Action lios Angeles, March S4. Vletorta Vlllano, divorced'wife of the late Jim Colosimo, has filed suit In the Superior Court here tor divorce from her second hysband. Tony Vlllano. Cruelt^r Is charged, 't'hey were married three montlis after the death of Colosimo. Following the outcome of her divorce action. Mrs Vlllano Will go to Chicago to oi>en a contest for a portion -of the Closimo estate, te which she alleges I>ale Winter, now the wife of Henry DufCey, claims title. Chiiiese ItetaEation A story of business retaliation ts behind the proposal by a Chinese syndicate, acting through Joseph P. Day. the realty broker, which of- fered to pay 1600,000 to John J. Faggen for his,site now operated by Faggen as the Rdsemont ballroom in Brooklyn, N. Y. The dance hall proposition is the provert>lal "gold mine" for the Faggen intereetd but the Chinese restaurateurs are anxious to obtain the site in order to buck the King's Restaurant, also on the same street, and one of the largest, If not the largest, chop suey parlor In Greater New York. The King's Restaurant Co. Is the syndicate which has taken over the old Moulin Rouge for f. Chinese enterprise underneath cthe Palais D'Or (formerly Palais Royal) In New York and It Is the latter syn- dicate which wants to retaliate by opening an elaborate chink joint on the site of Rosemont and thrust itself into competition with the King people in Brooklyn. The Rosemont is a highly suc- cessful ^ance-hair enterprise "and will shortly start alterations ajid in- terior decorating representing an outlay of 130,000. HEIL MORET-W. B. A 8. SUIT Charles N. Daniels, professionally Netl Moret. song composer, came into New York for the opening of his trial against Waterson, Berlin ^ Snyder Co. for alleged copyright In- fringement. Trial s'tarted Monday and was bound over for another week. Daniels, who was under contract to write for the W.. B.' A S. firm, alleges that a song of his, "Secrets" (lyric by Louis Weslyn) had its melody lifted for the musical set- ting of "Make Believe," by Benny .Davis and Jack SblUcret "Make Believe," like "Secrea." was also a W-B-S publication, the former step- ping oUt big and "kilUhg" off "Se- crets," according to the complaint. Daniels now heads the VlIIiT Moret, Inc., California music pub- lishers. . The value of "Make Be- lieve" runs Into many thpusands of dollars. SETTLES WITH GAB CO. Chicago, March 24. Johnny Black, appearing at the Chez Pierre, has settled out of court with the Prepaler Taxicab Comi)any. ^ack was In a Prejnler cab, be- ing driven at excessive speed, when the driver siddded under a track elevation and collided with an iron support, breaking Bla(;k'« nose and wrenching his neck. . . CASTER, LATEST CABTOONIST Ad Carter is the latest xiartopnlst to enter vaudeville. Assisted by a girl not yet chosen, he will pre- sent a torn with cartoons and talk. Carter is the creator of the "Just Kids" strip. >r1iam< Back on ' 8|n«(i-Town Routine Miami Beach. Fla., March 24. It Is the calm after tiie. storm licre. The heavy sugar papas have deserted Florida for other climes, ana the motor boat races March 20- 21 was the last big event of the sea- son. The resort -will now settle down to a regular small-town routine un- til fall. 800 Capacity and Table d'Hotes In Detroit is the Blossom Heath Inn, owned by Bill Mcintosh and managed by BUI Kirth. It seats gOO people with nothing but table d'hote dinners served.. These range, ac- r5rdlnrT to menu, from |2.75 to |4. Blossom Heath is at Half Way. Mich., a town half way between Detroit and Mt. Clemens. Mr. IClrtii has Just finished a vacation of four weeks in Florida. Pr«ductien Contract for 3 Years Helen MorRan, sinking in a New- York cabaret, has been placed un- der contract for three years by George\White for "Scandals." BDHER RENEW! CABARET Hooze Found at Pekii Pandora and Walton Roof in Philly I Pl<#ladelphla, March 24. The latest activity on the part'l^ Director Butler and the antl-m^ ^uad struck another blow at Phll< ly's cabaret b4isiness here Satprday night. ,j A party of raiders visited foi^ Cafes and several saloons during thd course of the evening and made «r- rests in all but one place. Alleg booze was sebted on the Walt Roof, in the.Pekin Cafe, and at Pandora, but none in the Club (_^ diz. Arrests were also made bul the cases h|ive not yet come up b*^ fore a magistrate. A tough break for the Walton wm that it had Just re-opened aft« dosing voluntarily for seveni weeks. 1 Revocation of the dance licensJ of these places and, in a couple m cases, padlocking will be asked ot the mayor by Director Butler, ae^ cording to a statemeAt made tod«| but It is believed that the Waltoi^ because of its excellent reputation may be allowed to remain open. JOeZE STATISTICS Washington, March 24. The Association Against the Pt^L' hibltion Amendment, whose heaM quarters are here in Washingtoil have lAued a statement to the ef< feet that the flrst quarter of 1921 has been "extremely rosy" tmi shows "unprecedented gains for tlM organized forces opposing Voh stead ism." Pointing out 14 distinct defeati scored against the dry bunch. wh4 would tighten up the already exist- Ing prohibition laws, the secretar] ot the wet association included these 14 victories the action of t| White House in expreasing diss proval of the several bills befa the last Congress, wiiich were spo| sored by the ^Antl-Saloon Leag whtoh bills died as a result. BEBHABD-RICH 8AILDI0 Frank Bernard and Marion Rio_ featured dance team in the Monti Carlo revue. New York, sail fel London Saturday (April 4) for ^t* pearances abroad. Joe Ross, acrobatic dancer, openl at the cafe Friday. I'M vS; l)a\' SILVER BEU BANJOS New Catalog — Just Out THE BACON BANJO CO. In GROTON. CONN. 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