Variety (June 1925)

5^^ VARIETY VAUDEVILLE • WediMMlay^ JuM^ 3, 19S9 *t» fc> . « .X LIVING UP TO PRINCIPLES Mr. E. F. Albee. Palace Theatre Bldg., New York, N. Y.. I My dear Mr. Alb«e: / Friday, May U, 1925. -V-' -" ■ 'U Having recovered from a recent operation, after a season of continual illness. I wanted you to know of the great kind- ness and consideration shown to me during that time by the managers of the following theatres: Seventh Street, Minne- apolis; Palace, Indianapolis; Jefferson, New York, and Pros- pect. Brooklyn. I was forced to miss shows in all these the- atres, but in every instance received full salary and every other consideration possible to hdp me. I am more than grateful also to Mr. Fotheringham, manager of the Franklin Theatre, which was close to St. Francis' Hospital, where I was confined, and Mr. Irving Southard of the N. V. A. for their visits and flowers, as well as offers of help. If all performers knew as I do the heart of the N. V. A. they would never have the lonesome experience of bdng without friends. It has never failed me in death, sickness and legal trouble. f" Sincerely yours, Bdle Morttrote, i' * 1^ * ;. " Hotel America. New York. «A "iJ May 18th, 1925. ^ My dMr Mica Montr Tour letter of May ISth recehred. I ama pl«ued to note that yon tiav* b«en tbe recipient of kindness extended by the manac^n of the different theatres enumerated in your letter. It has been nine years since the Natlenal Vaudeville Artists' Aano- eiatlon and the Vaudevilto Managers' ProtectiYe Association were put into operation for the benefit of vaudeville in gener^.. JDMr* hftvo b«en many changes of heaxt for the better in that time, twth by tlM artists and the managers. I feel that both sides have come to tho ootieliislon that more can be accomplished by harmony than by iU feelins. and we look forward In the years to come to 100% co-operation. There is pretty nearly that now. There are some managers and scrnie artists who say to themselves "Wherein am I going to t>e benefited by this?" That is rather a selflsh thought. It should be "Wherein are the greatest num- ber going to be benefited, and are we going to look after our un- fortunate 7' Those who are prosperous and healthy today are Uable to moot with misfortune at any time. If not through financial loss, through loss of health, and it is well to have on your conscience that you have helped your brother and sister artists in distress. If misfortune should happen to befall you, you would feel then more like accepting it your- self, for those who give most certainly feel more like accepting. That is human. Tlm« case* many sorrows and fills the broken ranks. I am sure tf the principles of the K.V.A. and V.M.P.A. are lived up to. nothing ttot a happy conclusion can emanate froih the work that is iMtBM done by both sides. As I have said many times, there is no one ■Ban or any set of men responsible for this new condition in vaudeville. It la the fine manly and womanly co-operation that has been given these two organisations that has made this work so successful. It must not lessen, hut go on with vigor, renewing the old and continually making now resohitions, so that wlien we are called upon for an accounting we can all say that we have contributed to Jesus' consoling message "In- aamoeh as you have done it to the least of these, my bretluren, you have don* Itivnto Me." With alnecro good wishes that your health may continue to improve. Cordially and faithfully yours, - : " £. F. Albee. Mlso Bene Montrose. ' . ' Hotel America, 14T W. 47th St., , . Now York, N. T. "■> FORUM Letters for the Forum must not exceed 160 words in length and written exclusively to Variety. They may be on any subject pertaining to the show business or its people. This department may be used by mrofessionals to settle names, titles or iMriorlty on rights to bits or business. This privUego must not bo iUt>U8ed. Complaints against Varloty or its critics or criticisms on either win bo as freely published hero as any other lettera Atlanta. May tO. Editor Variety: Notice in current issue where your New Orleans correspondent says the run of the Saenger Players (134 weeks) eclipses record of Lyric riayers here. Tush—the Lyrlo mob did 101 weeks. Whassa mat'.er with Samuels' 'rithmetic. Must a been listening on the radio again and got full a static. Ernie Roger*. New York. May ». Bditor Variety:- , In the last issue of your very in- teresting paper (which I have been a subscriber to for the past ten years) an article stated tlut "Charley's Aunt" has not played here sinCe 1898. During Uie week of March 4th 1907, I wiineased a performance of this comedy at the Lincoln Square theatre, iOth St., and Broadway, with Etlenne Girardot. ., lienox Smith. 285 West 103rd St. HEW ACTS Mollis Caminer and Bob Waltera comedy act with songs. Charley Martin, who did a cow- boy single, has formed a vaude partnership with Paul Vandyke. Billy Newkirk and the Moyer Sisters have dissolved. Newkirk has joined Cornell and Sierra. His former partners will do their former sister act Bddle Clarke (Columbia Aecord "Ukulele Baby") and Harry Barris, two-act "Rythmic Toes" (7). Fnutces, Boss and DuRoss (3). Carolyn Pillard and Jack Porller, (2). Tom Howard and Co., with Joe Lyons (6). £now, Columbus and Saki, with SarsoU Six (J). C^drle Lindsay and Hazel Mason (»). Kam Tal Co. (5). Mlml Rollins (1). Dennis O'Neill and Emil Caspar ^^^* ■ f ', /I"I '••' ■ -u Tom Qillen. ►!■ Bert a«d Betty Wheeler starred 'f "jb thWmiwioai. "The Brown Derby," which closed for repairs last week, will return to vaudeville pending tbe revision of the piece by William An- thony McGuire. C. Balfour Lloyd and A. Alexan- der Rome. Pour Foys. Bennett and Fletcher, musical. Harvey Duckett and Ralph Ixfve. Alabama Land, with Madclyn Toung Singers. Leonardo del Credo and Jeanne Palmer (3). Penncr and Charland. Sketch. (3) with Dot Farley and Al Anger. "Marimba Land" (9). Burr and Elaine. Wllllnm Morow and Co. (2). Lillian Foster and Co.. I'katch. Brookf and Smith, dancers, (2). Ilughca nnA Monto, (2). Laurlo and Rayne, (2). Quy H.irick, Dick Tandler and Jano Stone. EHeanor DeVoe and Harry De- Coslo. Burton and Dyer ha^e dl3Ho'.ved. Vlo Dj-nr will enter a new musical production while Dick Burton will remain hi vaudeville doing a single. F. Wheolor Wadsworth and his orchestra with a dance team. Rolland and Norma have shelved their flash act. They win resume as a two-act after Rolland recovers from an operation on his tonsils. Mark Linder has shelved his sin- gle act and will resume his protean act. routed for several weeks en In- dependent time. Dorothy Quinette and Alfred Gorrard have formed a vaude alli- ance and are rehearsing a new act. Charles Prevette and Co. (7) Four Dance Lords and Bebe A1-' mocd, (6). Harry Pearce. Bee Jackson, "Charleston" dancer, in a now act produced by Ralph Farcum. Al Bteglo's Orchestra win be in support. Harry Eldrldge and Billy Baun (2). INCORPORATIONS Mains Pine Tree Amusement Company, Bangor; buy, sell and conduct all kinds of arouoement devices; capi- tal, $10,000; incorporators are Archie S. Pcrham of Ocor.o; Roy S. Coffin and Frank Fellows, both of Bangor. Massachusetts Lake Shore Amu.^enr.cnt Company, Inc., of Shrewsbury; 250 shares; no par valus; preolUent, Theodore Stevens; tro-isuror, Herbert O. Bul- lard; William E. .McGinnls. JUDGMENTS David Stamper; T. A. Peyser; t7»MS. Main Theatre Corp.; F. Stem; tl 337 28. Wai Wilson; John J. McMahon, Inc.; 13.711.31. Vaisska Suratt; G. M. Kesslere; 11,624.11. William H. Barr; Church & School Film Co., Inc.; $ie,3S4.3«. International Kino Corps.; S. Lcuchlcr. $2,111.33. HOUSES OPENING The new Shawnee (M. B. Comer- ford, owner) Theatre, Plymouth, N. T., booked by Amalgamated Vaudoville Agency, New York, plaving flve-act show, split weekly. Opening bill comprised Five Spi- nelUs, Ruby Norton and Clarence Senna, Jimmy Coughlln in "The Rest Cure," Benessee and Baird and Teddy Clare and band. EV6A6EMEITB Complete cast for "Kosher Kitty KeUy": Helen Shipman, Mrs. Jennie Moskowlts, Dorothy Walters, Fred Santley, Robert Leonard, Paul Por- ter, Basil Loughrane, Dorothy Gay, Charles O'Connor, Beatrice Allen, the Leviathan Band; Ralph Riggs directing dances. Complete cast for *^he Mud Turtio": Helen MacKelUir, Buford Amvitage, Violet Fortesque, Claude Cooper, Helen B. Warner, David Landau, G. Pat Collins, Alfred Ban- nister. Conrad Cantzen. Edith King, i^eah Winslow, Mary Daniel, Nellie Burt, "The Right to Love"; Roland Rushton directing. Shirley Booth, Marguerite Shack- leford, Hartio Foley, Nerval K«.3d- wel, Alan Biince, "Laft That Off." Haney Detloff to replace Zeko Col- vln as stago manager, and Edward Orchard to succeed Pierre Reming- ton in "Tho > Mikado." Lorraine de Lupien, "Who (3ares?" Margaret Lawrence, "The Short- est Way Home." Otto Kruger, Victor Moore, "Easy Come, Easy Go." Rosalind Fuller to replace Mary Morris in "Desire Under the Elms." George Jessel, "The Jazz Singer." Aurlol Lee, Noel Coward, "The Vortex." Katherine Frey, Peggy Fears, Georgia Gwynn, Flo Lane, "Ziegfeld Follies." Wilton Lackaye, Worthlngton Ro- mahie, Mary Walsh, Orlando Daly, Catherine Hayes, "Business Is Busi- nes.^." one-act play to precede film version of "Beggar on Hor-seback." Fay llainter, "The Enemy"; Rob- ert Milton directing. A. H. Van Buren. Gypey O'Brien, "Trouble Island." Joseph Kilgour, James Rennle, Marlon Coakley, Wilton Lackaye, Jr.. Alexander Clark, Jr., "Spring Fever." WlULim Orchard replaces Pierre Remington as Pish-Tush in "The Milcado" (4-tth St.) this week. Rolwrt E. and Frances Graham, at present with Harry Holman in "Ti:o S<iuaro Deal,' have been en- gaged by C. B. Maddock for "Fifty 'Miles from Broadway" next season. The Family Falling" cast com- plete: IlaroUline Humphreys, Pearl Sindelar, Louie Kmcry, Lilian Booth, Sallle .Sauford, Arthur Lewis. Fair- fax Burgher, George V. Brooks, Thompson Derr. Clarence Derwent, directing. Althes Conley, bur1e<uiao prlnui donna, with Manhelm "Band Box," Cleveland. Frances Rice, ingenue, Jimmy Hodgoa, musical stock, Pantafires, Newark, N. J. LOQlss JIunter, Chariolt* Ryan, George Meader, Irene Dunn, Thomas Conkey, Robert Pitkin, Ethel Wright Charles Schenk, Dud- ley Marwick. BiHy McLeod. Ann Yago, for municipal operetta sea- son at Atlanta; Lo« Morton, direc- tor; Paul Staler and Dr. Karl Rle- del, conducting. Jack Norworth. "Honeymoon House." Ralph Morgan, John F. Hamilton, Eleanor Williams. Kennerth Loan. Btlonno Oiradot Phillip Hegge. JBU Woodward, Frank Fanning. E. Moin Tia, Robert Cummings, Walter Hor* ton, Clara Tbropp. Isabel LeightMl. Saxon Kling, Edwin Robins, "Tho Da«««r". (formerly "The Crystal Flame"); WiUlam B. Frledlander directing. Lumsden Hare, I^ric Dresser, Mir^ lam Doyle, "Fear." BIRTHS '*!' Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gallagher* at their home In New York, May 2^ a son. The father is nfuinager ot the Shubert Theatre, New York, also an executive in the Shubert offices. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmle Dunedin, in New York laUt week, a daughter. Mr. Dunedin is an agent First child in 11 years of married life. !«» Krii. ILL AHD DIJUBED John R. Hamilton, recently with "Seventh Heaven," is seriously 111 at tho Misericordia Hospital, JdHir York. Mrs. Jack Quintan, wife of Mah- ager Quinlan, Mainstreet Theatre, Kansas City, and Master Jack Quin- lan, y^ recovering from recent oper- ations. Lillian Nordlund, chorus girl, is quite ill m Milwaukee County hospital, Milwaukee, following a critical operation. Sam Dody (Lewis and Dody) was stricken with pneumonia while the act was playing Loew's Butfalo, N. Y., last week. Mrs. Dody'responded to a call and took her husband home to Boston. Sol Le Voy is acting as manager of Proctor's Fifth Ave. during the absence and illnens of Bill Quald. The latter has had nn attack of influenza and will take a short vacation. Demos Jones (Copeland and Jonep) is qalte 111 at his home, 80 Somerset street Newark. The colored comedian would like to hei«r from hi^ triendii