Variety (June 1925)

flUCE 20 CENTS 1^ it AMUSEMENTS PRICE 20 CENTS « m Pnbllahad WMkIr at 1<4 Wmt 4«th St- M«w Tort. K. T^ br YariAtr. IiKi. Anotial aabscrlptlon tT. BlngU coplM i« msU. Bot»r*« M Mooad olaaa m«tt«r Dvoambar tt. ItM, at tk« Poat Ome« at Mtw Tartu K. T« nndar tha A.ot of Uarck •. l«Tt. iVOL. LXXDL No. 3 NEW YORK Cmr, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1925 56 PAGES LEGIT AVERAGE FLOPS, 72% FINAL CRITICAL BOX SCORE 8«a«on vf "M*^ Th« k«y to th« abbr*viation« it: SR (shews rsviswsd); R (right) t W iwreng); O (no opinion sxprssssd) > Pet. (pereontsfls). SCORE AS OF MAY 30 8R. R. W. O. Pet. POLLOCK (Brooklyn "Eagls'^ 97 78 M -798 GABRIEL ("Mail-Telsaram'O HI 7t M • Jtl ANDSR80N ("Post^ K 64 27 1 HAMMOND ("Herald Tribune'O M M 22 8 BROUN ("WorW) 77 51 21 8 Mi 08B0RN ("Evening Worlds 128'' 78 40 7 .642 WOOLLCOTT ("Sun-Qlobe") 108 87 ,28 It 4» MANTLE ("News") 148 88 A7 4 J80 YOUNG ("Times'*) 88 88 24 11 J88 RATHBUN CSun-Qlobe") 48 27 20 2 JH1 DALE ("Araerioan'O 168 87 82 21 444 GRAPHIC (Pwblio Opinion) 161 88 71 14 ^437 . VARIETY'S OWN SCORE • 8R. R. W. O. Pet. VARIETY (Combined) , 178 1B4 24 1 M9 PULA8KI (Ibee) ^,^., 82 W 4 ,.« .823 GREEN (Abel) 31 ^ 4 .. JBTI ViSK .•••■•••••ee*eee*e*»»ee»«***»*«« •■ J^f ^ */l BARRY (Edba) 18 18 2 1 433 8CHADER (Fred) i ^^ I 2 .. 418 LAIT « r 4 .. .777 CONWAY (Con) 8/8 4 .. 486 SIC PRESIDENT ARRESTEDWITH 11 OTHERS Harry G. Melville of the Rei88 Show Allowed Gambling? WHITEMAN PARK CONCERTS Seriee ^^e in Central Park—Open Air Performances New open Park Naum Huntington, W. Va., June 2. Harry O. Melville, owner of the Nat Relae carnival and president of the Showmen's Legislative Commit- tee, was arrested here with 11 con- cessionaires, charged with operat- ing gambling devices on the local lot. The 8. L. C. was organized to prevent undesirable practices by its (Continued «n page It) Ad ao Birthday Present In this issue of Variety is a two- page advertisement in behalf of Ted Lewis. The advertisement was In- serted by Mrs. Lewis as a birthday surtHTlse for her husband. The Jazs- playlng-comedian-bandmaster will be 32 Saturday (June «). This week the Lewis act, with Ted ^- Lewis heading It, Is at the Palace, I' Chicago. Mr. Lewis shortly sails for ,»the other side, under engagement toj ; appear in London. Paul I Whlteman will donate a series it concerts to the public of rk in July. These will b« r performances in Central from the Naumberff (ES. rg & Co., bankers) band- stand In the park. Because of Whiteman'« accept- ance If further Keith booking, a dinnef date with Mayor and Mrs. Hylarf which Philip Berolzheimer, the qty Chfemberlain, arranged for the waldorf-Aiitaria on June 8, will have/to l>e passed up. Thai falls on alMonday when Whiteman plays the ^Ibee. Brooklyn. CmTICS SCORES 2 192 New Plays ThU SeaMB with 138 Failures ~ 54 Successes—170 New Shows Last Seasoa, with 114 Failures—Arthur Pol- lock o^ Brookfyn ''Eagle'* Leads Critical Percentages of Rights and Wrongs with .753 — Percy Hanunond Leader of Reriewers on Morning Papers in New York — Bums Mantle's Most Rights, 88 — Jack Pulaski Again Tops Variety'sOwnCritical Staff with Exact Percentage of Last Year. .923 , , . CRITICS WITH EDGE Ashes on Water Los Angeles, June 2. Tyrone Power and his wife, [ccompanled by tlie Rev. E. B. lackus of this city. Journeyed (b a spot some distance oft Jatallna Island here, and, fol- lowing a short funeral sermon, icatter<- ' the ashes of three [members of their family upon the water. The ceremony was among the stranisest of the kind on record In the West. The ashes were those of William H. Knight, writer on scientific subjects, his wife and their son, Irving, all of whom died within the last two years. Mrs. Power is a daughter of the inte Mr. and Mrs. Knight. N Varlety'a check-up of the New York professional eritioa* right and wrong opinions during the season of 19a4-2i» of the dramatic critics of New York's dailies is compiled in this issue, cover'ng the period from Aug. 11 last to May 2S. Compari- son may be made with the data of last year, when the box score Innovation was started. Ptoduc- tloas during June and July are not included because of the absence of (Continued on page 16) Ralph Pulitzer Marrying: Claire Sheridan, Writer Ralph Pulitzer, of the New York "World," is reported about to marry Claire Sheridan, special writer and authoress. The nuptials will occur abroad, according to the report. Both have been married before. Miss Sheri- dan has two children. Her hus- band was killed in action in Flan- ders. The former Mrs. Pulitzer ob- tained a Paris decree about a year ago. Mis.s Sheridan has been writing special stories for "The World," mostly about European economic and political conditions. BROAD SCOPE OUHINED FOR BOSTOIfS NEW JEWETrmATRE Holds Commonwealth Charter—^Heny Jewett Not Directly Interested—^Acting as Advisor—^No '^Commercialism'* in New Theatre Teaching ''Charleston' M, Several stagers of musical shows are cashing in on the current "Charleston" erase through forming special cla a a — for summer when their regular line is figured dull. The girls ar« given the en- tire course for ISO and are sold on the idea, since many of tha producers are Incorporating tha "Charleston" steps in tkelr chorus routines for musical comedy and with the previous instruction course the glrla have a better Idea of the danco. Aside from the choristers others are attending the claassa figuring the lessons are helpful to acquire graceful carriage and Umbering up. FREE LUNCH IS BACK! Heated competition among the uptown "speak-•astes" and an at- tempt to rehabilitate the afternoon business has prompted several to resurrect the free lunch Idea of pre- prohibisb days. In addition to the usual cold cuts these places are offering a hot lunch daily, demonstrating its magnetism with the customers. NIGHT CLUB'S $8,000 PROFIT A night club in the Times square district is said by restaurateurs to be netting a weekly profit of |8,000. Flapper Hostesses Out For Lark and No Salary Voluntary "flappers hostesses" are fast displacing professional \tomt- esses in the night places of Green- wich Village. These places had pre- viously engaged girls at |26 a week and commission to mingle with pa- trons and run uo high checks. The flappers have accepted the assignment as a lark. They figure it a good angle for free entertain- ment, although some of the places are giving the girls a commission on checks but no salary. The volunteer hostesses are a wel- come summer feature, inasmuch as it is inexpensive and helps to keep the nut dAwn for the cabaret men. Places that had previously four or five girls on salary now have double the number without excepting what they can induce the Johns to spend while entertaining them. Boston. JuM t. In a stAteraent the trustess of tho Jswett Repertory Theatrs rund. Jnc, announced that the new tUba- tre in Huntington avenuSk to b« th* permanent h(^e o( the clTic reper* tory movement In Boston wUI ba ready for occupancy next October. The new theatre is being built by a corporation which organised la 1920. ^ "Ths now theatre will not b« operated as a commercial proposl- (Contlnued on pags T) 1^ 2D WILD WEST FORMING FOR ROADTRAVE I Circus Group • Using Young Buffalo Bill for Title J ^is:,'^, Chicago, June t. The American Circus Corporation, operating the John Robinson, Bells- Floto and Hagenbeck-Wallaco elr- cuses, is reportsd about to launch a new wild west show under the tltlaS "Younc Buftalo Bill's Wild W««C Show." The 12 cars the eortwra- (Continued on pags 7) Foy's Kids Wkhont Eddie Eddie Foy*s children, two of the boys and the two girls, have framed an act of their own and Isft Bddie out of It. It is called tha Four Toys and Is sublined "Chips of tho Old Block." It opens on Kelth-AIbee time this week. •oiwNS—DmroitMS FOR EVEoyBOoy vvHO IS ANyeooy ON nC SU6E OR KREBL.OCUI$IWE « PESIOB M'UEMWt mu CHeARXtS