Variety (August 1925)

VARIETY VAUDEVILL1E IVediMsday, August 5, 193| INSIDE STUFF ON VAUDEVILLE (Continued from pace 6> The contract called for the girl to pay the t«Scher $10 weekly during the three yers, regardless of the amount of salar)- she might be eafning. Although the girl's mother signed the agreement with her daughter, it is doubtful If the contract Is binding, as the mother was not the legally appointed guardian of the minor. Welshers of this description, fre- quently encountered in show business and not only among minors, make It Just 90,much more dtfticult (or the next one with the next one apt to be more honorable in regard to a contractual obligation. Independent bookers will tighten up next season against promiscuous releases from signed contracts by standard acta offered the independent time, the bookers claiming previous courtesy along this line has caused tken^ considerable trouble and has not been appreciated by those te whom extended. Bookers operating with regulation play or pay con- tracts will demand their fulfillment except In cases of Illness, and tliea %ullet-proof evidence of genuine illness must be produced. A vaudeville actress received a letter from her husband, also of vaude- •?ille. The letter, written from LaQrange, Ga.. was postmarked Cincin- nati and said the writer was leaving for California. "1 have Just secured a divorce and am now a free man," wrote the actor-hubby, "but 1 want you to know I will always be glad to do. anything I can for you." Now the wife is wishing he would tell her what sUte he got the divorce In, •o that she can be sure she's legaUy entitled to acquire a new husband. Quite a number ot vaudevlllians in Chicago of recent years have taken to operating rooming houses and playing week-ends for the coffee-and- cake circuits as a side line. The tie-up is reported as a profitable onfe, with continuous residence in one elty the moat attractive feature to the actors, mostly old-timers who have wearied of sleeping en trains. A couple of vaudevillians are said to have been Involved in a nasty mess at a shore resort not far from New York. They were in a road- house where gambling is allowed. Shooting craps was the game this evening, with the district attorney of the county reported to have been In it It was he, it is claimed, who discovered, or alleged, that one of the ▼audevinians had '^ung In" a pair of loaded dice. The other vaude- Tlllian was also accused, and. according to the story, badly beaten up. Bthel IfcDonough haa retired from the stage, going Into business. Miss McDonough is reported as pleased with her new vocation. Jler last appearance was recently as a "single act." She was nicely reviewed at that time, but the business offer came along shortly after and was too attractive to overlook. * BUIy B. Van waa elated when receiving an order for 100,000 cakes of kis Pine Tree soap from the new 44th Street hotel. New York. John McQIyn (brother of Frank) gave the order. Mr. Van haa had several orders reaching as high as 26,000 cakes, but the hundred-tbonaander was his first of that size. V?. LONDON '^ London. July 15. Madame Vera Masaine. wife of Leonlde Maasine, has sought a di- vorce from her husband on the grounds of his misconduet with a pupil and member of the Russian ballet, EUeonara Marra. In her evidence plaintiff said she met Maasine in 19X0 and they were mar- ried In 192S. The Grand, Croydon, will m« the production of Michael Orme's "The Folly of Youth." Phyllis NeilQon Terry will play the leading part wfth Parren Sou tar supporting. LATEST PHOTOGRAPH OP ULA LEE Marfe by STRAUSS PEYTON •2» Weet 57th St., New York Phone Plaza 2M2 Max Darowski. at the moment conducting "Ck>-Clo" at the Shafts- bury, has had his discharge in bankruptcy suspended for two years and six months. He was adjudged bankrupt in 1128 with oneeonrea in- debtedness of Ut.UQ. He disclosed no assets, but the trustee received $670 in respect of certain jewelry royalty and a portion of hia then salary. It Was stated that for the three years prior to his failure his income had averaged $6,000 a year and he estimated his expenditure for the £eriod at $04,800, of which $15,0^ ad gone for entertaining. Andre Chariot will produce tM August edition of his revue at the Prince of Wales Aug. 4. The lead-< Ing people will be Jack Buchanaik Herbert Mundln and Beatrice laille. This will be Buchanan's last ap> pearanca in Oreat Britain prior ta bis American engagement. . .1 The September edition, with Beat* rice LllUe and Oertie Lawrence, Is one destined for Hew York and the October show will bring Malsie Gay to the caat. FUTURE PARIS PUYS^ Paul Kdwards (Recce and Bdwards), now at Saranao Lake, N. T., Is an unusual example of grit and courage, and his consistently optimistic demeanor has created considerable comment. Edwards has been con- fined for some length of time, although hopeful of liberation from his cast in December. Kitty Reece, his vaudeville partner, haa been nurs- ing him for three years. Edwards to married, bat has not heard from his wife for years, Misp^ Recce nursing her pcu^tner at considerable sacrifice. Sid Marion, the vaudevilllan who lives In Freeport, Lw I., Is said to luive effectually shut off the Ku Klux Klancra who attempted to Induce him to teave Freeport within a time limit, as reported In Variety a couple ot weeks ago. Marion, according to the story, called on Sheriff Alvln Smith, of Nassau Countr, and applied for a permit to carry a gnn. Upon informing the sheriff he wanted the gun to protect himself against K. K. K. threats, Mr. Smith la «ftid to have replied that Marlon «ould have thrM guns for that purpose. Later four K. K.'s, it is reported, called upon Marlon at his Freeport kome, standing at the door a«^ opened It. The spokesman said they would give him four minutes to get out of town. Marlon, pulling twp Cuns, said l\e would give them four seconds to get out ot sight. That was the last to date of the Kluxers and Marlon, who still retains his home and guns In Freeport. !# > Westchester county, N. T., continues oonfusing in It* vlltdeYnie. At present Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle, Portchest^r and Yonkers are Involved. Loew is in Mt. Vernon and New Rochelle; Keith-Albee, through the Proctor houses, is in Mt. Vernon, Yonkers ailV Portchester. Loew may go Into Yonkers and Portchester if K-A goes Into New Rochelle, while either may go into any of the towns without considering an aftermath, since Loew walked into Mt. Vernon on tot> of Pro<;tor's there. Marcus Loew said he intended building a second house in New Rochelle. but there are no signs of it to date. This was about the time K-A thought of the same town, and here has been no K-A gesture around that village •■ yet. Westchester te a growing county or country, even with the Biltmore- Westchester^lub still standing and <3edA'ey Farms Hotel destlroyed, also without mentioning White Plains, the fastest developing town between Kew York and Boston. Golf— ^Actor^s Curse London, July 20. The Bupeir-artistio Sitwella have written a play. They describe ir aa a burlesque comedy, but refuse to divulge its plot beyond the fact the action takes place on an ocean liner. The Sltwelis have a bad opinion of the stage of today and declare golf to be the curse of the* modem acting profession. BERENGARIA'S CONCERT (Continued from page 8) of a ship^a concert's collection be forwarded to the Fand in New York for division among the the- atrical charities on this side. It is said that there Is no ocean steamship Une at present devoting any ot the monies received on board for concerts to any the- atrical fund. It was reported that the D. 8. Lines had issued an order to thto effect and named 10 per cent, as the amount to be retained for Xtaeatricals, but, according to accounts, no U. 8. liner doe^ it on- less Importuned by a professional on board. Amateurs if No Pros Aboard Ships' concerta are sorry affairs without professionals. Amateurs from Peoria and Amsterdam osu- ally make ap the major portion of the bill on boa-'d if no pros are there, unless a ship's steward or two understand bow to twang a ukulele. It has happened so regularly that professionals on board have com- piled with an invitation to appear at the ooQcert that the "request" of late has been "issued" almost equiv- alent to an order. Meanwhile no steamship company has granted any concessions to a traveling pro- fessional, either in rates or accom- modations, although all of the ocean liners are anxious for their patron- age, possibly for the concert, which Is the big social affair of a trans- atlantic voyage. Parian July tC A. Vtmaek will resume the per- formances ot Sacha Qultry the end ot September at th« Theatre Bdouard VU, commencing with a revival of "Nono," with the author and Yvonne Printempa. A new com- edy ^y Sacha will follow. Louis Vemeuil and his Rouma- nian partner, Jilvire Pope^co, will play In Verneuil's "La Jols d'Aimer" early next season at the Gymnase, if Oreville Co1Iln3 produces "Fata Morgana" at the Antolne. "La Facon de se Donner" ("How to Give Oneself) wlU now be the title of the new comedy by Felix Oandera, due at the Avenue piis winter. An operetta by Barancey and Strik, with music by Jouvo, will be produced at the Theatre Comedla In October. A revival ot the farce, "Une Poule de Luxe,** will be done In December. 'Xe Juif ehes le PapcC" by Bd- mond Fleg, will commence the sea- son at the Arts. A revival of Henry Batallle'a "Le Phalene" is an- nounced for the Vbeatre da Paris. A musical version ot "Monsieur Beaucalre' 'Is to be the Inaugurat- ing vehicle of Leon Volterrar for the Marlngy, now being reconstructed The house win not be ready uaMl October. Paul LotQmbe, farokJBy of the Mogador, will conduct, About tH^ same time Qnlnaon will lnaagur<it« the new Theatre de la Michodlere, In the street by that name, with "Mediterranee." by Paul Haurlgott. which wiU be followed by "Le Mlroir qui Fait Rlre." by Mar- cel Bspiau, another new play- wright About the middle of Jan- uary there will be an oper- .ta sea- son. "ths •peri will try the ikiystery piece of St.^leorges de Bouheller, "Llmperatrice aux noch^t-," with music, by Arthur Honegger, In De- cerab^, t<y be sponsored by Ida Rubtnsteln. At the Theatre Michel, to begin their sermon. Thobor and Brigon will produce "Mon gosse de Ftere," by Leopold Marchand. AMERICANS ABROAD -— :.|i r ' '"• ' :v'; P»'i«. July 21. ' In. ^arls last week: Harry WiII%' Julia Kelety, SSoe Beckley (writsr)( Paul Meyer (magaalne editor), J. A Redne (leader ot Virginia orchestra)^ Carl Laemmie, D. B. Sasseen (Jour* nalist), Harry Denny (Notre Dana U. orchestra. Including Francis Wal« ther), Robt. Stone, Loyal Declare^ Norbert Ihigles, T. D. Kenny, Jack Curtis, Frank Howland, Victor Lan beds, Lewis Patton, Herbert F. Pey« ser (writer), Heary Miller, Morris Qest, W. A. Page, Clarence White* hlU, Madeleine Keltle. Clifford Har« mon, A. F. Cronhardt, William Mor« ris, H. Fraxee, Ed Schiller, Leopold Friedman, J. Robert Rubin, John B. Baker, Solomon Hurok, Mme. Caa« trelle Seals, George Horace Lorlmer (Satevepost). Florence Walton and her husband* Leon Leltrim. are in Carlsbad, priot to returning to New York early t* August. Ftorence O'Neill, former owner si the Ptttsburgl^ "Dispatch," was mar- ried at Nice, France, to Mile. Yvoaaa Bona d'Anty. I PUBLICITY PUN SERVICE In is a simple and inexpensive manner of keeping your name or business before the show business of the world each week.-......:. -; ;. ^ ^* Gives displayed or pictorial ptiblicity for 63 weeks each year. Amount may be regulated by the advertiser. Write or call at any Variety office: NEW YORK CHICAGO LOS ANGELES 154W.46fhSt. SUt#lAke Tli«». BMff. Chapnum Bldg. LONDON, S'St. Martitt'a PL, Yrafalcar Square . Vi Palace, N. Y., Needs More Room: Wants Hotel Site The Kelth-Albee Circuit will make an effort to purchase the Somerset Hotel on 47th street, ac- oortl^j^ to authoritive sourcea The property is wanted to supplement the dressing rooms and back stage area of the Palace, at Broadway and 47 th street. The alley used for a stage en- trance to the Palace marks the limit ot the Palace property. The sumptuous and complete housing spaces tor the artists of tho Albee, Brooklyn; Palace, Cleve- land, and other modem K.-A. houses is to be reproduced at the Palace, New York, It the deal is c insummated. ^ The Somerset ffotel recently changed owners. OeuM Qives Chateau ^ Paris, July 26. Frank Jay Gould, American mil- lionaire and owner of the Mogador Theatre here, has presented the Tour du i>oyenne, an old historical build- ing, to the city of C^halon sj. flaone and arranged to have it enUrely renovated. Gould has thus saved from de- struction a bsautiful specimen ot middle-ace art 0E6T AITER MOBE RUSSIAHS Paris, July 2€. Morris Qest has been looking over the local field prior to attending the Salsburg Musical Festfval, Aug. It. He anticipates visiting Vienna later next month to meet Nemlrowltch Danchenko, manager of the Moscow Art Studio, which he Is anxious to Introduce to an American audience next season. Gest Is at present rest- ing at Lido (Venl«s), lUly. and ex- pects to see Gabriel d'Annunalo at Gardone. Mr. Gest has been appointed an honorary member of the committee directing the Salsburg ftostlTal this year. Orphenm, Bed Blaf, Burned Los Angeles, Aug. I. The Orphenm at Red Bhiit was destroyed by Are early Sunday mining. Loss of |S0,0OO. Tne house was oijerated by J. J. Wood, who also operates the Red- ding Theatre. The house played Association vaudeville (Chicago). Dispute Origin of Triple Stage Theatre ' ". Paris, July ai. OontrovM'sy is looming over tha originator ot the threefold stags hi the Doeoratlva Arts ExposittoB theatre here. This cubic playhosii ^. has been designed by Augusts Per* .. ret and Andra Qranet. with a stag* ] disposed somewhat like a temple apsis, which can be divided into . three sections, one In the centre and two lateraL All three arO asranged with asp- arate cnrtaina so that scenes ean be set on each, and the performws ; simply yasa from one to the other aa the play proceeds. There is si large curtain hiding the thre« stages, but the central one can lt4 used alone, like the stage of any regular theatre, when a qoicK change of scenery Is not required. The auditorium is constructed In such a manner that the audience has a full view of the three stagss. This device of the "tri-part" stag* is claimed by a Belgian architect, ; Henry van de Velde, who declares the present designers have lifted the idea from his plans seen in 1914 at Cologne. The present Paris exposition the* atre has a capacity of TOO. It W built of reinforced concrete. In sliO" pie style, with but a display of cubes and colored squares of glastf to relieve the monotony. It l> *^ > present directed by M. Cnmoin, for- merly manager of the RenaissancO ^ and Antolne theatres, and Interna- tional troupes are expected through- ' oat the summer and autumn. ' According to present arrangemests .| the exposition win remain open as- til October. 'H'risi Honeymoon* WHh 28 A condensed version of "The Trial Honeymoon," Which ran last season in Chicago, is being offered to (he vaodevllte bookera The act has been retltled "The Modem Girl" and includes a cast of 38. The Roslna Amusement Co. ac- quired the book and costumes from J >seph Gaites, musical comedy pro- ducer. I KATE MEBBICK'S OAITT Paris, July 26. Kate Merrick, dlrecting!i4|ie «l Night Club of London adT^ other similar enterprises. Is launching oat her nocturnal energies In the Frenc* capital, having started off with art Interest in the 3alty, previously controlled by Jed Klley. Bertram Burleigh, at one time with Famous players, win hold the position ol local manager for Mrs. Merrick, ano has engaged the Capstone bano from Alabama University tor •« weeks. WiimMmiiik^iiAii^dkiijik^ liiii i^ii II iiiiiiirMrfi III III-lilMiiiiiiiiBiili'I im i iiaiiiiit^ii miiMim 11 ■mmImjim i