Variety (May 1925)

Wednesday. May 6. 1925 "^wpp VAUDEVILLE VARIETY MISS LA RUE BOOKED BY ORPHEUM ALSO PLAYED KEmrS PALACE Reported Taken OfF K.-A. ''Available List*' for Appearing at Picture Theatre in Philadelphia— Dorothy Jardon Also, After Fox*s Engagement : . ♦ Grace La Rue opens a coast tour of the Qrpheum Circuit (vaudeville) next week at San Francisco. LAst week Miss La Rue played the Pal- ace, Chicago, and prior to that the Palace, Cleveland. Miss La Rue, after playing an en- gagement at Fox's Philadelphia (picture house), was reported as having been taken from the Keith- Albee "acts desirable" list. The Palace, Cleveland, is a K.-A. the- atre. Dorothy Jardon. who also played Fox's, Phllly, is now on Orpheum Circuit route. Mrs. Frank Crumit Sues Bridgeport, Conn., May 5. After separated from her hus- band, Frank Crumit, for two years, meanwhile living with her mother nt fJound Beach, Mrs. Ethel Crumit has filed an action for divorce in the Superior Court here. The Crumit.s were married about 10 years ago. Their proper name is Cruinet. Mr. Crumit has been lately re- ported as about to re-enter vaude- ville, with Julia Sanderson. Munns' Girl Twins Chicago, May 5. Mr. and Mr.s. Harry F. Munns are the parents of twin girls, born April 20 in this city. Mr. Munn's other claim to fame i<t the widely known local theatrical attorney. BOB WATSOir FATING ALIMONT Bobby Wat.son has adjusted his matrimonial differences with his wif^ by agreeing to pay $40 weekly alimony. Watson is remitting at the rate of $65 a week, the extra $25 per being to make up an ac- crued balance of $300 arrears. Mr«, Watson thrice moved to punish the coniedian for contempt of court for falA^e to pay the alimony regu- larljr and was successful the third time after two technical set-backa. Watson leaves "My Girl" Sat- urday. Siamese Child Born Hare A child was bom to Mme. Klj- prasert, of the Royal Siamese Troupe while the act was playing Keith's, Dayton, recently. The father was notified by cable to Bangkok, Siam. FREE SCHOLARSHIP , FOR jyilATEURS Three free scholarships for the New York Preparatory Stage College will be awarded the winners of prizes at an amateur minstrel frolic to be held the week of May 18 at Loew's Gates, Brooklyn The minstrel show will be In line with the Loew business- pulling methods of exploita- tion and will have as cast of at least 60 neighborhood ama- teurs. While this idea has been used before at the house and at other Loew theatres, the plan of presenting scholar- ships to the three best per- formens is believed to be new. In arranging it the Loew of- fice is working with Victor Hyde and TarasofT, directors of the Preparatory Stage Col- lege. Hyde la staging the show, which is to be entirely in minstrel form. The scholarships provide for free training for three months with optional teaching after if the pupils contlDue to show prorai.se. If ,the scholarship idea proves a box office asset, the Loew forces er|>eCt to i>ut it on at their other bouses. SAIABY sun DISMIS6ED LiUia Crawford's claim for $1,500 salary against Anita Stewart was dismissed by Judge Schmuck In the City Court Monday through the plaintiff, formerly a member of Miss Stewart's act, "Modes of the Moment," failing to appear in court. Miss Crawford's counsel averred she was out-of-town which was in disregard to a peremptory order the week before that the case l>e tried Monday or be dismissed. PAN SHIFT IN PORTLAND Portland, Ore., May i. Warner Brothers have control of the old Pantages theatre. It will be some time before the new 3waerd can operate the house. Pantages has taken over the Hip- podrome here, where Pen shows will go when the old house is va- cated. Astoria, Ore, May 5. The Warner theatre, the new name of the hou.se here taken over by Warner Bros., will play Acker- man Harris vaudeville two nights a week, starting in about a month. Ed. J. Fisher will book the shows. 360 AT 7. M. P. A. DIRNER The ninth annual dinner of the Vaudeville Managers' Protective As- sociation was held Monday alght at the Hotel Plasa. Over 360 guests attended. Sugarfoot GafFney in Turn Sugarfoot Gaffney, minstrel from "Lasses White's Minstrels," will open on the Kelth-Albee circuit next week. He wlH be assisted by Tex Hendriz. Orpheum*s Biggest House in St. Louis Chicago, May 5. The Orpheum Circuit will shortly build a theatre In St. Louis, the largest house on the circuit, with a capacity of 4,000 seats. It will 1)0 called The St. Louis and erected in the family neighborhood near Grand and Morgan streets. As the new house will be but a few block.s away from the RIalto, the present junior Orpheum house, that theatre will be turned into feature films. It is reported that Balabun & Katz have made an of- fer for the Rialto and other large film concerns would like to gel the house for run pictures. **CharIey*s Aunt" On K.-A. Time ' Ch.uley ;» Aunt" (Producers DIs- trilutliig Corp.>, is going to make the tour of the Keith-Albee pop houses. It iH iiosv .scheduled to be shown May 21-.'4 In some of the K-\ New York houses. $1 TOP AT HIP The Ilipikodrome. New York, wi!l remain open for June at $1 top for the iiiriht performances and l»Oc. for the matinees. The decision to defer closing the house wa.s arrived at this week, fol- lowing the generous business the house is doing this week with Flor- ence Mills and Texas Guinan as headllners. The current bill Is expected to gross close to $40,000 for the week. AKBON LEASE ASSIGNED Ahron, O., May 6. A 9!)-year lease on the site of the B. F. Keith theatre, being built la South High Street, has been as^ signed to the Akron Operating Co. of New York, a holding company, by the holders of the lease, the Akron Enterprise Co., Charles A. Barblan, president. The ye.\rly renta' will be $31,000 on the property. The house will seat 2,000. By terms of the lease the Kelth-Albee office will book the vaudeville bills. TO MORROW For instance, ^tomorrow will bring Mary Pickford ii}*^';Littlc Annie Rooncy",'a coiQcdy in which her every inimitable qualifi- cation will be given'sway; Charlie Chaplin in ^The Gold Rush", the greatest'and most stupendous Qyiplin comedy of all time; Douglas Fairbanks in "Don Q, Son of Zorro"; D. W! 'Griffith's;.'gaily of the^Sawdust"; Rudolph' yalentinoinijThe BronseCollar"; and William^. .S. Hart in'a spectacular western story, the title .6fjirhich'wiU_be**announced bter.'*"^ ' iThinlc of just those six." And tomorrow becomes brighteiTand happier for every exhibitor. ^ The'six greatest stars, producing for you the six greatest^produaions of the coming season.) Greatest, because'thcie producing units are ai^ sblutcly free fromjthe*deadening requirements] of quantity produaiojny Of greatest importance to"the exhibitorjjTthej manner in which'thcsc^onderful piaures will be.,distributedJ|.Each picture ^will bejnarketed singly^cach sold on^an individual basis^cacn oflfcredonly"on its/neritljNoprogram or^lock' booking$?5[^No'grouping forj:he purpose" of aj single contraa^thus giving to the industry the greatest|^ndJpQO$cTmeritorious]JproduaionsA upon^an I'absolutel^ independent^n^^Toff "1 markets It's tomorrow you are interested in and here are the greatest produaions of tomorrow? , ^ '-•. - r' La. •«. V' '*•« • *» 0 * I * s* t ■ .«^^•'^»i• . • .<#e.'**♦■♦. *.>>•■•»»» •-*•• *