Variety (May 1925)

^T-'' VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICEC H R P I H N >., 8 St Martin's PUce, Trafalcar Squar* *^ V IV II* I V* *1 CABLE ADDRESS, VARIETY, LONDON ^' 2096-3199 Regant Wednesday. May 6, iMg AMERICANS MOST MAKE SACRIFICES TO ESTABLISH NATIVE PLAYS IN GERMANY ^f .— »v First "Potash and Perlmutter" Only U. S. Phvy Financially SuccMsfuI—-Americans Must Co-op- erate, Advertise, and Cut Advance I>eniands4- Six Yankee Plays Produced Since War and All Flops—Condition Similar to First Impression of U. S. Films Berlin, April 22. American plays have not as yet 'iiad any real success in Germany, ' and the comparative failure of all American dramas is holding the ^managers back from bringing out the works the play brokers are of- fering. American dramatists, man- agers and brokers must realize this condition and make sacrifices in the •way of advances and bonuses if the American play is ever to get really started here. Of all the American wo>kB pro- duced In Germany only one may be ■aid to have had real financial suc- cess namely, the first "Potash and Perlmutter." At that this was only a summer success at popular prices. When tried in the winter it flopped resoundingly. No other American work has even done that much here. For instance. O'NeiU's "Anna Chris- tie" and "Emper*,- Jones' played onl* two or three performancen «acb, and his "Hairy Ape* was only an artistic success. Avery Hop- wood has been represented by "Fatr and Warmer" and "Our latUe Wife," both moderately received and caus- Inir no financial splash. "Nothing But the Truth" was also very mild. These are all the American plays which have been produced in this German metropolis since the war. LABt year Reinhardt saw "Rain" fn New York and accepted it. In Rudlof Kummer's translation, for hl8 Berlin theatres. It has not yet been produced and will now be postponed until next season. The Thirteenth Chair" has been an- nounced for production by the (Continued on page 12) V. UHIHO UP HOUSES Ix>ndon, May S. It is reported here that Universal has lined up 30 cinemas in the prov- Inoes. The houses are of the smaller ▼arlety and some of them have little more than <K>0 seating capacity. At present there is a delegation in America of the C. EI A. to confer with the M. P. T. O. A. to prevent the producer-distributor invasion of the exhibiting ranks In the provin- cial territories. John E. Pearce Is reported as the .agent acting for the U. in negotiat- ing the deals. FRENCH WKTI.KR UKED Paris, May 6. A stage version of Clement Vau tel's novel, "Mo;i Cure chex les Riches," by Pierre Chaine and A. , da Iiorde, opened at the Theatre ^ Sarah Bernhardt Saturday. The ' piece is a melodrama in five acts and was favorably received. MBS. GABL HEBTZ' REVIVAL IiOndon, May 6. Mrs. Carl Hertz, wife of the late Carl Hertz, magriclan and Illusionist, la contemplating af return to the varieties in an act patterned after that which her husband had done until the time of his death. MABIOK-RAITOALL DT SHOW London, May 5. Marion and Randall, the Amer- ican dancersi who are in the Pic- cadilly cabaret, will start jrubllng -next week, opening Monday with "Bamboula." Rotter Bros. Sublet Theatre Berlin. May 5. The Rotter Brotners have sublet th» Theatre des Westens on which they hold a long time lease. Karl Richter, of Hamburg, will take over the house August 1. Mussolini's Play London, May S. Mussolini, the man of the moment in Italy, Is not above playrighting. Fifteen years ago he began a drama with, the title 'Gentlemen, It Be- gins." His intention is to complete the work, and Maria Bazzi says he has promised to give it to her for production in America. .**■ *n! i 'm ii> -iy London Shows Oosing And Shifting Aboiit London, May 6., Current departures are mark^ by "The Sea Urchin" withdrawing Saturday from the Strand and "Grounds for Divorce" vacating tie Saint James. Another closing will be "The Pelican,'^ at the Royalty this Sat- urday to be succeeded by "Jacob's Ladder" starring Dennis Eadie and Madame Edvina, prima donna, in her first speaking role. The new show comes in May IS. A switch in bouses will be con- summated by Gertrude Klllott in "Dancing Mothers," from the Queen's to the Saint James. This will prolong the run of "Mothers" for a short time after which Da^- nall's "ISie River," headed by Owen Nares, will replace it. vy/, ; Eva Le GalUenne As .,.; 1 American Jeanne d'^Ai'c Paris, May 5. If plana mature Mercedes de Acosta's version of Jeanne d'Arc will probably b« staged at the Porte St. Martin this month, under the direction of Richard G. Herndon. with Eva Le Gailienne in the title role. Another work by the same author, "La Mere dtt Christ'.' ("Mother of Christ") will also be presenteld after the Joan of Arc trial. Th» two plays will afterwards be released In the United States. HTLTOFS SOLID BOOKING London. May 5.,. Anticipating a further, b^om in laxx bands, the StoU circuit has booked all the open time available next season of Jack Hylton's Band. The musicians will remain almost continuously at the Alhambra and of course, must be booked in town to permit them to be at the Picca dilly Cabare^ where they have also been signed for next season '^BAMBOULA" HANODIO ON London, May 5. "Bamboula" had decided to cling for about five more weeks. A pick- up In business brought about the closing postponement when it had almost been decided to withdraw the show. GOING WEST (N. Tfc to L. A.) Abe Warner. <New York to Chicago) Jimmy O'Niel. (Chicago to Los Angeles) Silas E. Snyder. GOING EAST (Chicago to New York) Mort H, Sing, Ascher Lvey, Marcus Hei-r man, Mrs. C. E. Bray, Ralph Ket-i taring, Aaron J. Jones, John J, Jones. Ther^a Welcome on the Mat at THE PICCADILLY <- FOR THEATRICAL FOLK CABLE fOR A ROOM " Cable Address: PIQUDI14.0, LONDON > ,,. '♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦»»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»»♦♦♦♦'»♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦ It is a quiet Sunday and it's rain- ing, and it reminds me of one of those Sundays up at Bob Murphy's farm In South Royalton, Vt. Gee, it's quiet and lonesome, but it's sweet, too. I will get up there again soon. Would like to hear from Tom Jar- dine. Pop Hollander, Joe Brookki, George Richardson . and George Perry. PRANK VAN UOVEN ; DirMthm EDWARD^ KELLER P. 8.—Would like to hear from Max Holden, of Holden and Graham. IMPORTANT. Mouth Organ Soloist Booked in Night Club London, May 5. Borrah Minnevitch, American "naouth organ" soloist, comes over to open May 18 at the Metropo^e Club here, a booking specially ar- ranged by'Charles Dillingham. The American producer, it is understood, personally iiiterested himself in the booking in view of the premature closing of Elsie Janis' "Puzzles." Minnevitch will stay at the M^- tropole for fdx weeks and may iSou- ble Into the Vincent Lopez orches- tra as a soloist during their l^cal stay.. Champs Elysees Bill . Paris, Ifay 5. Max Dearly and Jeanne Sanet>on- net opened fairly at the Champs Elyseea mufio hall kust Friday in a sketch set to the music of the late Claude Terrasse. Also on th^ projgram are Joe Jackson, Wronska and AlperofT, dancers, Betoe, comic pianist, and M ada m Colette, novelist, reciting verse. "CLO CLO" REHEABSIN6 London, May 5. Dion Titherage is rehearsing "Clo Clo," Franz Lehar's new op- eretta. It opens at Liverpool in three weeks and if successful, comes either to the Shaftsbury or Adelphi here. Mme. Rasimi Revisiting Cuba Parish May 6. Mme. Rasimi is paying a return visit to. Cuba this summer, taklAg two new revues. She will try these at the Ba-Ta-Clan. as she did last year at the Olympia, prior to sail- '"«. - . . =4 f Fortune Theatre Reopening London, May 5. The Fortune will reopen May 18 with "The Right Age to Marry." DEATHS ABROAD Paris, April 27. Jacques Regli, 67, manager of Hotel Modern, died at Granville, France. M. de Hondt, 75, founder of the Italian opera in Holland, died at the Hague. Leo Odena, veteran Spani(<h comedian, died at Barcelona. ARRIVALS May 1 ^London to New York). Pola Negri (Countess Dombmka), JBerengaria. May 6 (London to New York) John Barrymore (Olympic). : .;. ; COCHRAirSWWirHTHEDANCr HAS SENSAHONAL FffiSr NI< Show and Produced Mfildly Cheered—Fast Dai • Performance-rr^Sun-qp," With All-Ameri< Cast Doubtful—'The Signal" a Failure Medal by Freight for Sir Jo«.^~GiiUEburg ) ILiondon, May 6. Sailing tomorrow on the "New Amsterdam," the Rigo- letto Brothers are bearing back with them a medal for Sir Jo- seph Ginzburg. Freight rates are being paid by the Rigolettos for transpor- tation of the medal. On one side Is a picture of Sir Joseph. A Cockney Italian in White Chapel employed for the model, and on the other aide is traced Sir Joseph's dialect, back into Roumania. The Rigolettos ask that Sir Joseph be kept away from the dock when they land, as they believe there will be trouble enough getting the medal through the pier. Their object in taking It over is to give Sir- Joseph a medal that win stop all competition in medallng, and they guarantee If be wears it but once on Times Square Sir Job. will quit the show busi- ness. The Rigolettos had the medal cast at the Birmingham Iron works. SAILINGS • May n (New York to London), Mr. and Mrs. Otto Floto CMaJestic). May 9 (New York to Paris), Mr. and Mrs. Adolphe Menjou (France). May 8 (New York to London) John McCormack. Dennis Mc- Swecney, Lester Allen, Walter C. Kelly, Sam Bernard (Olympic). May 8 (N^fr York to Paris) Lucrecia Bori, Giovanni Martinelll, Grace Moore, Adamo Didur, Tito Serafln, Papi, De Luca, Rudolf Gans, Boh^n, Mrs. David Belasco. (France). May 6 (New "tork to London) Doris Keane (Berengaria). May « (New York to London) Irving' Tishman, Jimmy O'Neal Berengaria. May 6 (New York to London) Jack Dempsey and wife (ElBtelle Taylor), Jimmy Hussey, Irving Tishman, Jimmy O'Neal (Berenga- ria). May 6 (New York to Paris) Jack Dempsey and wife (Estelle Taylor), Doris Keane, Leonore CahiU and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Price, Messrs. Tishman, Moore, O'Neil and McDermott (of Dempsey party) (Berengaria). May e (London to New York) Rigoletto Brothers (New Amster^ dam). May 5 (New York to London) Marc Connelly, Elaine Letter, Mrs. Jules Daiber (ResO'lute). May 5 (New York to London) Marc Connelly (Resolute). May 2 '(New York to London) Irene Seymour, Margot Gravelle Foster. Daisy Smith. Nancy Well- bom and daughter, Patricia (Car- mania). May 2 (New York to London) Josef Hofmann, Serge Koussevit^ sky and wife, Myra Hess, Charles B. Dillingham, Mrs. Richard Ben- nett (Adrianne Morrison), Colleen Moore (Mrs. McCormlck), and John E. McCormlck, John D. TIppetts, John Openshaw, J. J. McCarthy (yajestic). May 2 (New York to London) Vincent Lopez, Mae Marsh (Le- viathan). May 2 (New York to London) Percy Waren and Mrs. Waren (Araguaya). April 30 (New York to California) Al Jolson (President Adams). April 30 (New York to London) Mrs. Erna Kani Schubarth, Dr. Hellmath Uaeer, Beatrice Tatton Partinvton, Anton T. Kliogl (Albert Ballin). ■ April 30 (London to New York), John Barrymore (Olympic). April 80 (New York to Berlin) Mrf». Erna Karn Schubarth, Bea- trire Tatton Partlngtofi, Anton T. Kliegy. (Albert Ba«ln). . , London, May 5, C B.'Cochran's new revue, "»' With the Dance," had a tremend opening at the Pavilion Thui night. It presents itself as a vellously fast dancing show, s;^ dldly produced and Is an undotibi success as marked by the tIeU libraries takhig over <0 per centj the stalls and balcony seats for' weeks. Despite the show merited the ft reception accorded, the applai was wildly exaggerated out of sc. timent for Cochran and the desii, to aid his renaissance after bank- ruptcy. Cochran was in the balcony hid^ Ing, but tho curiain calls were «, insistent he was compelled to r«. spond. His appearance on the stag* was the signal for wild cheering until h« raised his hand and d«^ livered a speech, during which h* was palpably moved. Two More Openings Last night's premiere are both doubtful of achieving runs. At the Vaudeville Lucille Laverne and an All-American cast introduced "Sun- Up" to an enthusiastic reception. However, the pessimistic outlook is brought about through the press praisinip tho players, but being non- commltal concernin«r the play itself. At the Strand "The Signal'^ en- tranced as another mystery play possessing an obscura plot which elicited ridicule In those passages where thriUs were Intended. This •presentation looks like a certain failure. KE SKATING IN BERLIN Berlin, May 5. Ice skating palaces will be in fashion again next season here after a lull in interest for several years, during which the Luther Strasse was remodeled into the Scala Va- riete and Admiral's Palace was changed into a revue theatre. The Sport Palace, a sort of Madison Square Garden on a small scale, and the Clou, big (^rnicert house, will be changed Into ice skating rinks. The Sport Palace wiH be so re- constructed that It can be changed over night to accommodate boxing matches and prize fights, now In vogue here, and embody a cycle track for the annual six-daybicy^i]* races. The Clou will be more of a gen- eral amusement place. "ABIAONE" CLOSING London, May 6. Galsworthy's "Ariadne," which but recently opened at the Hay- market, is reported closing very soon with the succeeding attraction named as -The Man With a Load of Mischief." "KUmet's" Loss $100,000 ]|(|Ondon, May 6. The revival of "Kismet,' which had a four weeks run at the Oxford,, is understood to represent a loss of 1100,000. HICKS HAS "GUABDSKAir' London, May 5. Seymour Hicks, while in New York, secured the English riglits to "The Guardsman" in which piece he vill star Madge Titheradge and himself, opening here in June. Est. \Mi 1891 WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY, Inc. Pntnani Bide., 1493 Broadway, N«w York THE TILLER SCHOOLS OF DANCING 143 Charing Cross Road LONDON Director, JOHN TILLER