Variety (October 1925)

VARIETY'S LONDON OF«riCE 8 St. Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square Frk D 17 I r* M CABLE ADDRESS, VARIETY. LONDON ^J~_____' 2096-3199 Regent Wednesd^. October 7, 1925 "ARTISTS AND MODELS" TITLE PROTECTED FOR SHUBERTS Injunction Issued in Washington Against "Brown Skin Artists and Models"—Brazen Lift Brings Sweeping Restraining Order Washint^ton, Oct. (. What is believed to l>« one of the most ilrastic injunctions, due to its scope, yet handed down In the case of a lifted title, was that Issued late yesterday by Chief Jus- tice McCoy of the District Supreme Court when the chief ju^ce or- dcreil the local colored Howard the- atre, the New Vorit Amusement Co., George Tucker and Irvln C. Miller (named later) and all others connected with the "Brown-Skin Artists and Models" from using the Shubert title of "Artiste and Models," or the two words,' "artists and models," in any manner what- soever in their bathing programs and anywhere in the actual stage performance. The injunction, which, though when issued Monday was but a temporary one, had the court iti- dicating that he would make it permanent, followed the presenta- tion by Otto Schlobohm, the local attorney for the Shuberts of a ffiass of data that was clainied by the attorney to be an attempt*to realize on the established value of the Bhubert title. The bill for the in- junction set forth that the Shuberts had used the name "Artists and Models" since July 1, 1923. It also pointed out that the Shubert at- traction was booked to play Poli's the coming week, commencing Sun- day, Oct. 11. Among the exhibits presented be- fore Chief Justice McCoy were re- productions of photography of the. original white company which had' I adorned the lobby of the local col- ored theatre. One in particular b«- ing "Karolya" a featured daifber with the Shubert show. As the Howard is a colored theatre this was stressed upon by Schlobohm. The newspaper advertising, it was pointed out, depicted white models with the name "Artists and Models" in prominent relief while the words "brown-skin" was barely discern- able. This, It was shown, also ap- plied to all billing use^ by the col- oivd show. The i.«»suanoe of the court order followed two hours of argument with the colored theatre men claim- ing that as the Howard theatre was an establi.>ihed theatre for the colored race no harm could be done the Shubert attraction. This, however, was not recognized by the court who issued the order after but brief deliberation. ♦ The New Exodus London, Sept. 28. Farewell partlea are con- stantly being given by the Bo- hemians of '#ondon just now. So many actors, actresses, managers, authors and artists ar« leaving for New York that their departure consti- tutes a new Exodus. Th« fact Is beiiig comment- ed on In th« JEVeat £nd that America requliea only th« young blood of Ijondon and not the "old established firms." PARIS VAUDEVILLE It Is understood In Washington that the "Brown-Skin Artists and Models" is a production sponsored by Irvln Miller, brother of the come- dian of the same name who Is teamed with Lyies. The show is said to have tried out in Philadel- phia last week and is headed for New York. The paper used in con- nection with the show was all block with no lithos, having been posted in Washington. The paper w&s re- moved with Miller billing the shiA* after the issuance ofVhe court order as "Brown-Skin Revue." Local theatre men could not re- call another like case wherein a name was lifted so completely as in this present Instance. LONDON London, Sept. 28. Kvelyn Laye and Leslie Faber are the t'Ao stars engaged for the mus- ical version of 'Lilies of the Field," by John Hastings Turner and Harold Fraser Simpson. The Daniel M»yer -Co^jylll^Jri; this out the end of Oc- tober, bringing it to London in No- vember. • Annie Croft will be Evelyn Laye's successor at Daly's. She will prob- al>ly play the lead In "IJschi," by J'-an tlilltert (who composed "The <;irl in the Taxi" and "The Lady of the Rose"), which James White talks of producing. Sylil Thorndikc has acquired the rif-hts of a new play by Clemence l);>ne which she will produce in l.<nnilon .It the termination of her tour of "Saint Joan." ward the end-of October and after trips to I.,lveriK>ol and Folkestone will come to the West End. The cast Includes Ivan Berlin and C.eorge Turner as well as Huntley Wright. ■ Dion Bouclcault tfl arraTij^m^^nn Australian tour with a repertoire of Sir J. M. Barrie's plays. Lyn Hniding will set sail for the States at the end of his tour with "Ordeal" He will produce that piece in New York this winter. Series Postpones Mat. Pittsburgh Oct. 6. On account of the opening of the world's series tomorrow, the regu- lar Wednesday matinee at the Nixon will be given on Tuesday in- stead. The entire "Topey and Eva" company will take in the game. The "Duncan Sisters are having floral horseshoes made which they will present to "Bill" McKechnie. man- ager of the Pirates, and "Bucky" Harris, youthful pilot of the Sena- tors. A new play-producing unit Is the Creek Play Society which will pre- sint translations of the classics. Sybil Thorndlke. Robert Atkins and I'rofessor J. T. Sheppard are Inter- ested in the enterprise. Covent (iarden, TSvWri»te will pro- ceed to America and in the new year will visit Australia for 10 weeks. A company of nearly 40 and Bcenery and costumes for 10 ballets will accompany her. "The florlUa'" has settled down at the New Oxford and has registered 100 perfornjances. The llenulssance Theatre com- mences its autumn season at the S.ala Oct. 11, when "The White Devil" will be produced with a cast Including Viola Tree, Marie Ault, Laura Cowle and Esnie Percy. Edith Craig will produce. Huntley WriKht's new comedy will be produced at Southport to- NEW PABIS CABABETS Paris, Sept. 28. A cabaret situated In a recess of the musical hall and open after the regular show of the Moulin Rouge was Inaugurated by P. Foucret last week, under the nam.? of the Tlc-Tac. A cabaret under the Olympla music hall has also been opened This Is called the Mascotte. The show includes a short revue. OEMIER'S PET SCHEME Paris, Sept. 28. Firmln (ieniler, manager of the Odeon, is visiting Cermany with the idea of interesting Berlin directors in the formation of a league of the stage which would arrange an an- nual International conference among actors. After Berlin It Is expected Gemler will vi.slt other capitals to propose his |>et scheme. A Measage from Shore or Ship will guarantee a Room at THE PICCADILLY '" « WHERE ALL THE SHOW FOLK STOP Cable Address: PIQUDILLO. LONDON Paris. Sept. 28. Champs Elys««« Music Halt— Fakir Tahra Bey, Cornelius & Con- stance, General La Vine, Yost and Clady (clay modellers), Germain Aeros Duo; Pels Makers (acro- bats). Deify, Mrs. Walker's Girls, Jack Raymond's Jazz. Empire—Okito and fakir, Jovers (clowns), Peresoff Troupe, Marjal, Lys Gauty, Silver &. Forde, Nelly Rancy, Soga Trio. Lala & Newton, Mylos & Boullcot, Arlgon Allegris (acrobats). Olympia—Marcelle Allard, Three Jovers, Duncan's Dogs, Paquita Garson (Spanish dancer), Bronx Groves, Doumel, Jane Stick, Kuhn Brothers, B. W. Roberts, Mareski (violinist). El Senor Tito (dancer), Jean Horam. Three Gollems. Moulin Rouge—Revue '"Mleux que Nue"), with Biscot; Edmonde Guy, Van Duren, Berley. Oy-R«. Baldinl, Devilder, G. Damy, Jeneys. Drean, Hermanos Williams Duo. Gertrude Hoffmann's 16 girls. Argentina (Spanish dancer). REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS IN N. Y. FOR '25 AMERICANS ABROAD In making public New York clty'.^ assessments on real and personal estate for 1926, the Board of Taxes I And Assessments announced the largest single Jump in property val- uation since 1897. Amazing leaps In valuation of hotels and theatres were recorded, while the figures showed a large Increase in personal a«ses.sment8, with several new names appearing. "Nuissessnients of Interest to the show business are: Personal Assessments Felix Adier $1,000 John Barrymore... 30,000 Lionel Barrymore 30,000 Nora Bayes 10,000 Fannie Brice 50,000 Catharine Calvert 26,000 Rachael Crothers 10,000 Walter Damrosch 80,000 Marion Davies 50,000 Jeanne Eagels 20,000 Wa^ace Bddinger 30,000 Leon E>roI ^. 20,000 Rudolph Priml 20,000 Galli-Curci ,... 30,000 Hope Hampton 50,000 Wm. R. Hearst -. 50,000 Jascha Heifetz 20,00« AI Jolson. 30,000 Otto H. Kahn 60,000 Fritz Krelsler 40,000 Wilton Lacknye 30,000 Je.sse L. Lasky 7,500 Joseph Leblang 50,000 Mrs. Marcus Loew 100,000 John McCormack 50,000 Tom Meighan .' 100,000 .Mrs. Clarise Nast 10,000 O. L. ("Tex") Rlckard 10.000 John Ringling 25,000 Max St«uer..-. 10,000 David Warrteld 2,500 Personal assessmen s may be re- duced or removed by statements "swearing them off." Inc. OUT prev. year • Paris. Sept. 28. In Parts: Louis Hasselmane (conductor) and wife; Ina Bour- skaya (Metropolitan Opera); F. Scott Fitzgerald (author); David Sturgls (playwright); Mrs. Rudolph Valentino (formerly Winifred Hudnut). •, Earl^ Askam Disturbed Peace and Mayor Paris, Sept. 29. Earle Askam of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, was arrested by the mayor of a small village near St. Germain en Laye on the charge of disturbing the peace. He will face trial at Versailles. While touring in an automobile Askam had an altercation with the owner of a restaurant, the local mayor taking the part of his vil- lage friend. During the ensuing discussion the American singer is accused of striking the official, who had him arrested and held until hail v/slb furnished. Former American Brewer Buys 3 Paris Cabarets Paris, September 28. Charles Falkenberg, formerly en- gaged In the brewery business in New York and at present represent- ing a London corporation, has se- cured the learsee of three cabaret- bars here. These are Teddy's, the Royal and the Quat'z-Arts. The name of the Teddy Bar Will be altered to Serge and reopens Oct. 2, the others being ready a couple of weeks later. All three cabarets will be run on American lines. FOKINE IN SCANDINAVU Copenhagen, Sept. 27. Michel Foklne, Russian dancer, is here producing the ballet Pe- trouchka, by Stravinsky, at the Royal Opera. Mme. Vera Fokine Is not with the troupe, having loft for New York, where she ha.9 an engage- ment to filL Hurt in Auto Crash Paris, .Sept. 26. De Baroncclll, well known Fretich picture producer, met with a serious auto accident last week but will re- cover. $9,000 Cabaret Debut When the Dover Club, new. oprnrd in New York fh'» other evening its gross rereipis for the night were $9 000. MetroiM>liian J4,3o0,000 Loew's State 4,275,000 Criterion 3,730,000 Strand 3,250,000 Capitol 2,850,000 Cohan 2,775,000 Rialto 2,250,000 Carnegie Hall 2,100,000 Century 2.150,000 Broadway 2,070,000 Winter Garden.... 1,850,000 Gaiety 1.700,000 Apollo 1,610.000 Jolson 1,570.000 Rlvoli 1,480.000 Knickerbocker 1,425,000 Palace 1,420,000 A.stor 1,400,000 Columbia 1,370,000 Casino 1,300.000 Now Amsterdam.. 1.190,000 Booth 1.300,000 Lincoln Square... 1,200,000 American 1.020,000 ■•4th Stf<'etwiN-r-,._L010.000 niobe 970,000 Ka rl Carroll 825.000 Lvric 830,000 Park 750,000 OuiUl 7.10,000 Imperial 73o,000 Empire 720,000 West Side 700,000 Republic 66r>,000 Hudson 660,000 Lyceum 6fi:).000 Helasco 620.000 Eltin|?e ..-. , 620,000 Music Box 6'.'0.flf»)0 Ambassador 610,000 .NatiotiaT 600,000 Liberty 590,000 55."),fl00 490,000 490,000 475,000 475,000 47n,000 470,000 47-0,000 470,000 455.000 445.000 $300,000 125,000 150,000 175,00w 250,000 25,000 100,0011 350,000 125,000 152,000 275,000 50,000 100.000 145.000 40,000 None 75,000 100,000 70,000 None 20,000 80,000 50,000 70,000 70,000 20,000 125.000 40,000 None New 55,000 20,000 New 70,000 40,000 40.000 25.000 15,000 None 1-),000 40,000 30,000 15,000 10.000 None 15,000 25,000 20.000 20.000 15.000 5.000 LrOOO 70,000 30.000 20,000 20,000 10,400 None 10.000 5,000 None 10.000 10.000 .None 5,000 Miller 48th St Pravhouse Ritz .Maxine Elliott. Cort Frazee Fulton Mot-osco Broadhurst .... Sam H. Harris. Longacre 440.000 Plymouth 410,100 Selwyn .«..., « 400,000 Central .. .Ti'ri'.'^:' 395,000 Klaw 395,000 Vanderbllt 375,000 Oimedy 370,000 Bijou 310,000 49th St .; 290.000 Little 2S5.noo Belmont 230,000 Punch and Judy,. 165,000 Of the theatres Carnegie hall, with its gain of $350,000, showed the larg- est incre.Tse, while tlie Metropolitan opera house follows closely with n pain of $300,000. Of those as.sessed at under $1,000,000 the Karl Carroll, with an Increase of $12.'>,0OO, is aheaM of the Republic and Sam 11. Harris, both of which pained $70,000. No the.itre .isscHsment was ilecre.ised. The city's loaning: po\v.->r 1"^ ftaupcd by the total of nssesseil property. Brooklyn Inrrr.tsf ov»r PTTVl.lUS yur. Aliiee $2,400,000 ft;oo.noo .MetioiKililaji I.IIJ.'.OUO ItO.OOO l^>evv's Coney Island <ni'w> Sno,000 • 550,000 Iaxmv's <Jate« 600.00(1 ..None I'liinlor . .M( iM'd lO.ttuO Strand 650,000 "lO.ouo Albemarle 575,000 New Brighton 425,000 Republic 425,000 Keeney's 450,000 Montauk 325,000 Majestic 340,000 Keith's Prospect... 350.000 Borough Park 375,000 Greenpolnt 275,000 Loew's Palace 275.000 De Kalb 285,000 Olympic 250,000 Shubert 346,000 Terminal (new)... 250,000 Commodore 220,000 Star 200,000 Byon 200,000 Fulton 200,000 Beverly .., 185,000 Coliseum 150,000 Flatbu.sifS 250,000 Colonhrr 296,000 Kameo 320,000 Ben.son 140,000 The,.,Casino (burileKque) $225,000, is a decrease of $1,000 New York Hotels (in Theatre Dis* trict) AIcAlpin ....$11,200,009 Waldorf .; ^. 12,600,000 Blltmore 11,000,000 Commodore .,12,000 000 Penn.sylvania 11,700,000 f*'a^ 11.500,000 Ritz-Carlton 6,600 000 Ansonia 4,550 000 Astor ....... 7.550,000 Ambassador . ,'. ; 4 400 000 Claridge 3iooo!o00 Belmont 5,400,090 Chatham 1,625.990 Roo.sevelt 9 500,990 ^'t'Jl'n >C.]00,000 Greystone ^,080.000 Continental r],600,000 Wood.stock 1,450,000 Bri.sto! 1,030.000 Cumberland 1,000 000 Gladstone 1,100,000 None 2.25,000 •None None io.OOO ■! 10.000 None 75,000 7.'',,000 None .")0.000 Nine 190.000 None .None None 25.000 7..500 25.000 40.000 36,000 None 15,000 rated at Langwell .■\merica .. Wood wa rd Royalton .. Seymour .. Hermitage , Wellington Somerset . .Vlpon(|uin 920.000 835,000 865,000 825,000 790,000 755,000 77,-,,000 600,000 6')0,000 Manhattan 670,000 De France. Webster ... Fl.anders ... St. James... Laurelton .. St. Hubert. . Collingwood Iroquol") .... Wentworth , 490,000 500,000 460,000 460,000 415,000 550,000 660,000 475,000 450.000 No Tipping in M.-G.- Gaumont Paris House Paris, Sept. 28. The uew local corporation ot Gauniont ana STetro-GoTiTwyTS now running the Madeline, one of the finest houses on the Grand Boul- evards, which is under the direction of Harry Portman, as representative of Marcus Loew. A leature is to le no tipping of attendants, unrecog* nized in French managca re-iorts. . The Gaumont Palace (Hippo* drome), also an M-G hall, will re- main under the management of M. Costil, with Frank Brockli.ss Itt ■harge of the releasing department 12 Rue d'Aguesseau, Paris. SAILINGS Oct. 10 (Loiilon to New York). Harry Holman. Harry Thurston ^Lancaster). Oct. 7 (London to New York), Minnie .Me.Td, Mrs John Drlnk- w.Tter (Homeric). Oct. 3 (London to New York), John .MeCormack Erne«it V.TJda (.Ma u re tan la). Oct. 3 (London to AuHtrallaX, Charles -W<i»-nJV»!tTft<t»r*vduoinp direc- tor for Williamsons) (Osterly). Oct. 3 (New York to London), Sir Willl.im Jury (Leviathan). Oft. 3 (New York to London) Isham Jones and band 'Leviathan). Oct. 2 (London to New York), Lorraine Slaters (Republic). Est. WILLIAM MORRIS ^nicx V Inc. WM MORRLS «M MORRIf J"- New York MnRRI,S 1560 Broadway, THE TlLl ER SCHOOLS . : OF DANCING 143 Rctd CKarir^C) Cross LONDON Director. JOHN TILLCR