Variety (November 1925)

VARIETY VAUDEVILLE Wednesday, November 4, 1925 Reciprocal of Service Is Kindness Columbia, Mo., October 15, 1925. Mr. E. F. Albee, '" Keith-Albee Vaudeville Exchange, Palace Theatre Building, New Yr>rk City, N. Y. Dec; Albee: I feel it my duty to tell you of a little incident of kindness which has just happened to me while playing the Columbia Theatre, this city, which is booked by the Western Vaudeville Managers' Associa- tion. The day before we opened here my wif« was taken ill and was unable to work for the whole engagement. I at once went to the front of the house and saw the Manager, Mr Wm. R. Karsteter and informed him of my wife's illness and I can assure you that he was a perfect gentleman and a real ♦riend of the performer, as I know is your wish of all managers, no matter how laige or small. I told him that if he didn't mind I would try to do a single, which I did, and on the last night of our engagement, when he paid me our sfiary, it was in full. > ■ . I know that you appreciate these little things. I say little things, but they are really big things. Yours very truly, WINGFIELD "DOWNING (Wingfield and Jean) ■J" October 22, 1925. Dear Mr. Downing: ; Voig-s of October 15th received. These incidents of fine consid- eration on the managers' side are constantly being brought to my notice, and not only ^o my notice, but to the notice of the whole world for the trades papers that these letters are published in circulate to every part of the world, and they are a lesson in human consideration for each other, particularly for the unfortunate. I have often advised the artists to recip^rocate these kindnesses by giving the managers the best service they can render. When an artist receives consideration under circumstances such as you set forth, he has no' idea of the unfortunate conditions that the manager is sometimes placed in. He, too, has his trials and tribulations He has many sicknesses at home and business troubles, which the artists know nothing of. They do not appear on the surface, the same as are artists' troubles do luider such conditions as you refer to. I advise the artists to endeavor to lessen the burden of the man- agers. Anticipate in your own mind when you go into a theatre that everything cannot be going right for the manager. Say to yourself, "I am going to do everything to please his audience, and him, and nothing to displease either." If we all work together on this basis, the majority of our troubles will be cared for, for they mostly come b> the disinterest shown by those employed by the theatre, or those who play upon the stage. Let's all try to be as nearly human as possible in our dealings with each other. I am writing to Mr. Karsteter commending him for his liberal treatment of your wife and you. • Sincerely yours, E. F. ALBEE Mr. Wingfield Downing, Wingfield and Jean, Grand Theatre, ~ > Alton, lU. :^— - . ^ — - — .-1 INCORPORATIONS Flandtfs Holding Corporation, hotels aAfl theatres, capital $10,000; dlrectora. WlUlam E. Woodman, J. C, Lavin. David Hecht; Attorney* "William H. Chorosh, 1451 Broadway. Sonia Productions, dramatic plays, 60 shares common atock no par value. Directors. Dixie Hines, Ed- Tvard Klsnec, Louis Kandall; Attor- neys, Goldflmith, Ooldblatt & Han- over, 1540 Broadway. Culver Export Corporation, mo- tion pictures. 1,000 shares common stock, no par value. Directors, Dav- id O. Decker, Andrew Bellanca; Attorney, "S. S. Bramberg, 1540 Broadway. Broadway Masqueraders, theat- rical, motion pictures, capital, $4,000. Directors, William Austin, I. Weiss- man and H. Pomer.ance; Attorney, y. L. Walier.stefn, 220 Broadway. Golden Love, motion pictures, theatrical, 150 shares common stock no par value. Directors, Meyer Maehlls, Bessie Gershel; Attorney, J. Rubien, 1440 Broadway. Brooklyn Boulevard Theatre Corp., motion plcturop. capital $10,000. Di- rectors, Ellas Mayer, Louis Schneder, Maxwell Maged; Attorney, H. S. Bird, Woolworth building. Colony Theatre, theatrical, mo- tion pictures; capital $10,000. Di- rectors, Frank Rusalem, Max Am- sterdam. Isidor Weiss; Attorneys, Selev & Levlne, 215 Montague street. Brooklyn. Coney Island Enterprises, amuse- ment park, 50 shares common stock no par value. Directors, S. E. Mecca, Sarah Schitf, J. I.siiacs, 1560 Broad- way; Attorney, Solomon Goodman, 1560 Broadway. Regent Holding Corporation, the- atres, capital, $S5,000. Directors, Thomas J. Darcy, Edward and I'eter Harton; Attorneys, Ilackenhurg & Schwartz, 61 Chambtrs street. International Film Arts Guild, motion pictures, capital $5,000. Di- rectors, Symon Oould, 600 6th ave- nue; Irvln»? Caesar, 369 Clifton place, Brooklyn; A. I. Menin, 217 Broadway; Attorney, I. M. Saclcin, 1440 Broadway. Capital Increase A certificate of increase of capital was filed by the Manhattan Opera Company, of Elmira, which Increased its capital from $10,000 to $50,000. Dissolutions CertlflCiites of voluntary dissolu- tion were filed by the foLowing cor- porations: ^ Boston United Booking Offices, Manhattan Forest Producing Corporation, Manhattan. Major Theatre Company, Manhat- tan. Elizabeth Terrell; restaurant; $5,- 000. Directors, W. B. Delacy, E. Reid, M. E. Farrell. Attorney. B. L. Kraus, 19 W. 44th St.. New York. M. Valent Co.; restaurant; $10,- 000. Directors, M. Valent, A. Nunes. Attorney, E. Dickman, 660 Broad- way New York. Nashef Restaurant Corp.; $5,000. Directors, I. M. and I. Nadir, L. Shefkowits. Attorney, C. W. Groll, 214 W. 42a St., New York. Pandora Theatres Corp., Brook- lyn; motion pictures; 100 common, no par. Directors, S. L. Gruber, S. Seelenfround, A. Frledlander. At- torney, H. Herzbrun, 220 W. 42d St., New York. Charmont Theatre Guild; photo- plays; $10,000. Directors, A. W. Fauci, B. Gagllano, N. P. Restucci. Attorney, M. J. Galmo, 286 Lafayette St., New York. Preferred Publications; $10,000. Directors, C. Bendes, E. W. Pessel- nik,% H. SchlactUH. Attorney, H. Herman, 51 Chambers St., New York. Florida Exposition; exhibit prod- ucts; 1,000 common, na par. Di- rectors, W. J. Rau, H. O. Bolton, D. C McCarthy. Attorney. E. A. Pol- lock. 11 E. 4r.th St.. New York. Winklor Pictures; motion pic- tures; 200 common, no par; direct- ors, W. K. Sinter. C. Shakin. Attor- ney, E. M. Jan^os. 1650 Broadway, New York. ILL AND nTJUHED Sammy Watson, 82, known as "Barnyard Sammy" In vaudeville, was removed Oct. 28 from the French Hospital to the Home for Incurables, 181th street and Third avenue, senility being his ascribed condition. At the N. V. A. the following members are reported as sick at the French Hospital: Eddie Sullivan. Bflly Golden, Waldo Whipple and Roland Daly; Bellevue, John Cody; St. Francis Hospital, Charles Wil- son; at 407 E. «6th street, Jack Walsh. Gene Hughes, the agent, Is at the French Hospital on West S4th i8tFe«t, 4>I«w Y o rk , son) Is at the Warrell Hospital. Rochester. Minnesota. Her husband requests that friends write his wife. John Conners, 63, former song and dance man, now a bank guard, was injured when caught between a street car and automobile on Van Buren street, Chicago. He was re- moved to the Iroquois Hospital where it was found he had suf- fered lacerations of the scalp. Charles Barney, old-time Irish comedian, confined to the American Hospital. Chicago, for some time, has recovered. Jack Bradley, stock actor. Injured In an automobile accident during the summer, is able to walk cgaln. He Is at the Hotel Bradley, Chicago. Milt Schuster, casting agent, Is confined to his Chicago home and may have to be operated upon. "CANNED NAMES" Write to the ill and Injured. GEST HAILED Eddio Sullivan, formw manager of Becks theatre, New York, is sit- ting up In the French Hospital. New York, marking a distinct advance in Auto Moving Picture Corporation, '''•'' "Inwjrp.cnvory. JAanhattan*. ' Florence Darley ( Mrs. Harry Kel- (Contlnued from page 1) been cheered before. Greeted by the greatest In America, but never be- fore In the city that maintained him when he needed It. "Miracle" Sensation "The Miracle" is a five-week sen- nation and a miracle In fact for this city. The press raved before and after the premiere, the town la rav- ing and will rave, and "The Mir- acle" is the blKoCst thing theatri- cally that Boston ever thought could happen. Mr. Gest has staged tho piece here even superior to the production at the Century, in New York, and the town Is his. Reams of publicity has been given the gorgeous spoctaclc. while the highest in business and social circles are after Gest for his stage prowess. Sunday 21 local firms of every grade and classification men- tioned "Tho Miracle" in their Sun- day advertising. A Banquetl For the first time since the oldest Bostonlan can recall tho Boston & Maine Railroad is running spe- cial excursions for "The Mlr.-xcle," also the N. T., N. H. & H. Apcxing everything in connection with the presentation other than the first performance, was tlic ban- quet tendered Wednesday evening (Continued from page 1) Sourls." Raymond Hitchcock, Puck and White, the Ben Bcrnle, Ray Miller and Paul Specht bands. Hus- ton Ray. Roy Smeck, Monroe Sil- ver. Harry Hirshfleld, Mme. Bernice Di Pasquale (the late Metropolitan Opera). fYank McGlynn. Mme. Ma- rie Rappold (of the Met), Anna Pavlowa, Max Rosen, Roger Wolfe Kahn's Band, Leon Rothier (Met- ropolitan opera baritone), not to mention national figures like Chauncey M. Depew. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Senator LaFollette. Governor Smith, John W. Davis, Dr. Frank Crane. Some of the latter may even be- come affected In their Chautauqua and picture appearances. /here they may find themselves opposed by the Phonoflira reels at pop prices. The Phonofllm sales people stress the fact that the small towns are a big source for revenue because they generally can't get the "names." It also stresses the source of revenue win not be lim- ited to the lesser towns, mention- ing tha already many big ' ouses in big cities have played Phonofllm reels. The DeForest people have been paying fancy figures for "name" attractions on the talking screen. Some have even done It for prac- tically nothing, paralleling the old phonograph situation, where they were attracted by the novelty only or publicity. Unlike the phonograph, with the appearance of nationally known art- ists in audible, life-like renditions. almo.«rt on a par with the real thing In the flesh, the possibility is easily imagined. With the country flooded with prints of Cantor or Weber and Fields or Al Jolson, these stars may soon And themselves oppos<d at tho gate by a popular priced admission. last at the Copley Plaza with the committee In charge headed by the Governor and Mrs. Alvan T. Fuller. TThe guests of honor were I.indy Diana Manners, Iris Tree, Elinor P.nttrrson, Otto H. Kahn and Morris Gest. Jolson is slated as the latest addi- tion to the Phonofllm ranks at a record figure of over $10,000 for hia services in a few minutes of talk- ing movies. This is in excess of his $7,600 per "sijje" of a phonograph record. Jolson receiving $15,000 for two "sides" on the Brunswick labeL The new Case patents which have been absorbed by the Phonofllm Corp. are said to be an additional improvement on the process. The T. W. Case "Tallaflde" Photo- Electric Cell is the basis of the Case patents and used in the screen- ing process. First Phono Road Show Up to Monday the" DeForest Phonofllm Corp. had been selling its common stock of no par value at $60 a share. Of the $220,000 capital- isation, 80,000 shares were yet to be disposed of Thursday of last week. Dally exhibitions, at 2:30 and 7:46 nightly, were arranged in the cor- poration's headquarters at 4^ West 45th street for interested prospec- tive Inve-stors. The Weber and Fields, Cantor and other ree's were exhibited with Introductory spiels by an t.Tectlve announcer who stressed the possibilities of vast In- comes from bookings of these sub- jects. A Phonofllm road show, the flrst sent out. Is at present touring the small Vermont territory. According to telegrams to the DeForest Phono- fllm Corp.. which are on display in the home office, the receptions have been most flattering. Phonofllm's plans are pretentious and will in time call for an ex- change system in key cities to handle bookings of prints akin to the regLular picture distributing channels. Phonofllm's road show will be made up akin to a vaudeville pro- gram, shaded similarly and billed for "headlining" the "names" to ap- pear upon the screen. It will be dl- verslfled by ensemble numbers and orchestras. The show will trave' with the only cost of transi)orta»ion tho handling of the flms In cans. Thero is the possibility that, even a house orchestra will ni>t be called for since music in supi)licd when- ever required in the canned "acts" on the "talking" sides of tlie flltnu. Its heaviest expense in travding Will bo the advance men. men bnrk and the advertising.