Variety (May 1925)

10 VARIETY VAUDEVILLE Wednesday, May 6, 1925 1 Newberger's 45th Marking Ad Newburger's 45th an- niversary as a dancing teacher, this annual event was' presented before a capacity audience of doting pa- rents and friends nt the Carroll Sunday night, for which the ticket stubs carried the list price of $3, no tax. Ringing up at 9 o'clock the performance was split In halves with an afterpiece, the appearance of a few of Newberger's former pupils. These Included the former team of Felix and Calre, and Juliette. Others were scheduled to appear, but, per- haps, due to the quintet of N. V. A. baneflts the same night, failed to augment the list. The first part was given over to "A Visit to Neptune." It had a BUght theme almost Immediately lost In the sequence of pupils who seem- ingly became younger with each numl>er. The age of the partici- pants -must have ranged from less than three years to around 17, with the little tots taking the major share at the glory. The evolutions of the youngsters and their stage deport- ment probably held more genuine laughs than most of the current Broadway attractions, and the per- formance prove* a delight to the many professionals present. "Bits of Broadway" took up the second portion during which various $3.S0 and 14.40 personalities were "Impersonated" by the youngsters. Of these Irvlna Bierman, as Ona liunson, of "No. No, Nanette," Vera 3oehm as Belle Baker, Gertrude Hlnnelsteln as Marie Saxon of "My Girl." Hashed forth prominently, with Vera displaying th« moat gen- uine stage presence of the evening, although evidently less than 10. The "smash" of the evening went to Marilyn Felix, daughter of Sey- mour Felix, who cl..8ed the opening stanza with a special lyric «hlch scoffed at her ftktAw. Ai;t.Uii<I three years oM tbis mite was Joined by her par^t pil- the stage who paced her threugh a George Cohaq^imi- tation that gave her the applause gross of tl>e night, while revealing that F^iik can still dodge the Joint aches miBlclently to step out when the nedMfeity arises. The afterpiece had Felix again on the st^kil accompanied by his for- mer pCH])er, Amelia Calre (Mrs. Charle| J. Freeman) marking the first iSfti^ this team had graced a stage i|>1^0 years. Miss Juliet fol- lowed llrad closed. Charjeik Judels was inserted as an improrjiptu announcer, while Joseph Schildkraut introduced Mr. New- burg ar, who was unprepared, but brought for4h a raft of notes to clinch it. Bkiff. ■.> ■ ' MAEEIAGEE Florence I-.ucy, cashier, Marlt- Slt-and, Lynn, Mfiss., to Royce J. Backman, maniger, Mark-Waldorf theatre, Lynn, April 26. Bu^dy De Sylva, song writer, to Marie Wallace, actress, April 11, New iTork. Jack Carroll, one of Mme. Sophie Tucker's pianisti^, to Ruth Edel- stein (non-professional), New York, April 14. Mary Ann (Olcott and Mary Ann) and Freddy Amaros (Womer Amaros Trio), April 22, Niagara Falls, N. Y. Bob Bobbins (Wills and Rubbins) to Pauline Lewis, non-professional, at San Francisco, May 3. Ellis Baker, leading woman in "The Show-Oflf" (touring), to Fred- eric March ('The Knife In the Wall"), at Milwaukee, May 3, by Judge John Carel.- ^ DAME TUCKER'S BOUTE Sophie Tucker has been booked for a tour of the Coast Orpheum houses to play two weeks- in each Y house, opening next week at the Orpheum, Los Angelea. At the conclusion of her Orpheum toi^ Dame Tucker will sail for ^ Europe. # _*_:.. , Johnny 'Hushes' Forced Retirement Johnny Hughes (Adelaide and ^ Hughes) has retired to Lakewood, N. J., for a year, to recover his ': health. Meanwhile, Adelaide will condu^ their daaclng school and ^ may 4e' a single while awaiting the returti of l)er husband-partner. .! ^ aae: if 'igiu ^jHfi^i' adv9rtUm in VAMETY don't advertise RIGHT OFF THE DESK (Continued from page 3.) proves, as the old-time small town editors used to say, that New York's loss will be distinctly Chicago's gain. And if I didn't love Chicago so much, I would begrudge it the acquisition. Billy B. Van didn't pull that old one about bringing me something for my neck when he came to see me last Sunday, but he brought it with him Just the same. Soap? Yes, soap, pine tree soap. Of his own manufacture, too, for he has gone into the business. He happens to be both author and producer of this lather skit, for he spent 10 years perfecting the formula for the soap, has now formed a company to manufacture It and will spend the next 10 years getting rich on it One of the first rumors he was called on to deny was that he had ac- cepted a large order from the play censors, who wanted a good, reliable soap to scrub the tongues of offending playwrights, actors and managers. Anyway, we hope Bill makes a clean-up. New York prides Itself upon having the best In the theatre first, while the outlanders have to wait until the royal Broadwayites have had their fill. But cities outside of New York have been enjoying one bit of best that New York hasn't had for many years, and that is the playing ct Fiske O'Hara. It has been many years since he performed here—in a play whose name I have forgotten, but which appeared at the old Stand- ard theatre, now vanished—but everything comes to bim who walla. And at last Broadway will have him again, when he opens in "The Big Mogul" at Wallack's theatre. Rose Rosener Cook, plenipotentiary of publicity for the show, has In- vited me to see the opening. The invUatlon was superfluous, for Ros« never had a chance of keeping me away. ^ , J Since writing the above paragraph I have discovered, via Ada Patter- son's column in "The New York Star," that: . Hfavlng been a member of Fiske O'Hara's supporting company seems to be' luckier even than owning a flock of four-leafed clovers. Consider this list: Adelaide Matthews used to play gray-haired aristocrats In the O'Hara plays of Irish life. Now she is writing farces such as "Nighty Night," and the royalties are rolling in. Anne Nichols played broad-hipped Irish women In these plays (which incidental!}', was before she found the magic reducing process which has brought her down to flapper proportions). And who doesn't know the history of "Abie's Irish Rose," all rights to which are owned, lock, stock and barrel, by Miss Nichols. Henr7 Duffy was a Juvenile In the company. He left and went to Montreal, where he became a stock company Impresario, so pleasing the population there that Canada's most beautiful city has offered to build him his own theatre. He conaprlsed by signing a five-year contract to produce plays there each summer. ,^ In the company, also, was dainty Marie Quinn. All she. did was to ? marry the star. * "■•; EDWABDS' FROTEOE WEEK Gus Edwards' protege week at the Riverside started off with two stand-up houses Monday. Among the former Edwards kids who ap- peared at the two performances were Eddie Cantor, Bobby Watson, Llla Lee, Betty Pierce, Bert Wheeler. Mel Klee, Lillian Board- man, Marlon Weeks and Leo Ed- wards. Harry C^ooper sang at the matinee from his seat. Telegrams were read from va- rious others, on tour or living else- where. Including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Jeanle MacPhei j>oh, George Jessel, Ona Munson. Bddia) Buzzell, Harry Rapf. Louise' Groody. George Price, Harry Hose and Chester Fredericks. W im Joseph M. Schenck presents-^ RUDOLPH VALENTINO in 44 ^h^ Bronze Collar Release Date -September 27* V ^UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION Mary Pickford Charles Chaplin Douglas Jairbanhs D. W. Griffith Hiram Abrams. President. Joseph MJchenek. Chairman, Board of Directors