Variety (December 1925)

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Wednesday, December f, 1988 WOMAN'S PAGE VARIETY II LADIES OF THE ENSEMBLE FOR WOMEN ONLY By DOROTHY PADDOCK , piorence Quinn, one of the girls IW "Artisla and Models." stepped Into Frances Williams' place at the Winter (5arden the other nisht and "stopped the show." all without the aid of a rehearsal. Trudy Lake and Florence La Velle of "Vanities," are vacationing , Miami anil like it so well they have decided to stay there until the first of the year. PegKy Watts has returned from Florida, where she has been work- ing m pictures. Rubye Stevens and May Clark are leavinp these shores Jan. 1 to appear at the K1' Kat Clrb In Lon- don. Earl Lindsay la responsible lor this duo's migration, plus eight more girls. Rubye said she hoped to come back an ' Earloss," as she termed It. tures j)Mhls yaung lady n o w on d in- l>lay. 4 - The ne autif^t City;" wmr Bortr^ Dorothy Huthoway Is thrllU>d be- cause she came to New York from the open sixices, only been here a few days and Is with the "Green- wich Village Follies." Evelyn Dumas, a wee miss, has strayed from her grandmother's arms in Hockland, Mass. 'Evelyn 's now renewing an acquaintance wit i her mother, who looks as young as Kvclyn and Is also on th stage un- der the same name. They are having quite a time over mail and phone calls. Dorothy Sheppard sails for Lon- don Jan. 1 to appear at the Kit Kat Club. Marty Linn, of "Gay Paree," had her fortune told. "You will marry a man with the Initials F. K.," said the Oypsy. Poor Marty knows two men with those Initials. A pretty girl visiting a college town every week-end might cause curiosity, but the truth Is that Mar- lon Dale, of "Vanities," hag been commuting to New Haven to see her father, who is ill. We all sympathize with little pudgie Dukar, ho lost her n.other last week. Pudgie Is bark ut work In both "Arti.'<tH and Modcl.s" and the Everglades Club. She has 14 In her family that must be supported. Kitty Bank.s, who has toured the country demonstrating Macf;idden's physical culture exercises to m isic. Is with the new "Greenwich Fol- lies." Anita Monroe, alias "Texas," and late of "Vanities," la visiting her mother In Texas. She has decided not to return to Uroadway and will be married to Thomas Fielder, De- troit real estate man, on New Year's Day. Phylls Fair, or vice versa, has been framed. Not in the vernac- tlar, but a night club has six plc- Yvette DuBols, of the Everglades Club, was married to William Mc- Cue In St. - Jerome's Church last Sunday and Is honeymooning in At- lantic City. thy r.lHh and Florence Auer In the prominent femlno roles. Ml!>s Gish appears to belter aUvantaKe than she has with other mc-n stars in pre- vious pictures. Miss Auer is a dis- contented Italian woman who re- bukes her son for bringing her flow- ers on Mother's Day. The story was written by someone who knows Itali/ins and their uttor helplessness in the face of American legalities. But the deleting toward the end of the picture kills the con- tinuity, leaving Mr. arid Mrs. Public suspended from the rafter.i. as it were. Too, Dorothy Glsh can handle a more Intricate role than this pic ture provides. RIGHT OFF THE DESK By N ELLIE REVELL Not Musical "Ramblers" The Hudnut Sisters have falsely billed themselves as "ramblers in the realms of harmony." That hated term "ramblers" Is to musicians what a black shirt Is to a certain group of Italians, and the Tludnuts have a brand of harmony that %lends beyond any fraction of a doubt. They no more ramble up and down the scale than Galll-Curcl did at the Metropolitan a few days ago. Perhaps not as much so. Blanche O'Brien, recently of "Vani- ties," is joining the No. 1 "My Girl" coinpany on tour. Betty Whitney, of "Captain Jinks," looked very chic In & new ensem- ble suit. Agnes Rlelly, of the same company, has commenced taking ballet lessons. AMONG THE WOMEN (Continued from page 12) first In a black short full skirt and a crystal top. A fringe dress with a shaded green and white skirt and no top to speak of waa graceful. Leading the Hula number this miss' dress was of fringe In many colors. ▲ handsome blue shawl had red roses embroidered all over It. Ada Kin? was another dresser. Her mauve short dress had an apron •ffect In silver. A yellow dress had a trimming of what looked to be violets appllqued In circle effect. Eddie Pardo'a Splendid Act Eddie Pardo has a splendid act with a setting not many vaudevllUans would care to bother with. It was at the 5th Avenue, last half. The stage represents a room In an Italian Villa, Three girls spend most of the time changing their clothes. The dresses run to the light summer Variety. The principal girl Is Gloria Archer. The girl of Snell and Vernon Is first In what seemed to be a gingham bungalow apron. For the work on the rings she was In a peach colored Union suit with a row of fringe. The Griffin Twins are two dandy looking youngsters, whether they are bojs or girLs, couldn't tell. They appeared first In boy's suits of black velvet Their hair Is the puzzle. It Is rather a long fuzzy bob. An Egyptian dance was dressed In leather of many colors. As warriors In steel armor they were more of a mystery than ever. For an encore an acrol-atlc dance was done In regular boys' bathing suits. With Bert Gordon is a stunning looking woman, of the prima donna type and voice. Her name Isn't In the billing but she deserves to be. At any rate her name In Vera Kingsloy. Rather tall and a wealth of blond hair Miss Kinprsley'a voice would carry her anywhere. She w.as beautifully gowned In black charmeuse. The dress draped to the front was lined with silver cloth. Folds of the drapery caught by a large diamond ornament. The top of the low cut bodice had a band of silver lace. Silver lace attached to the shoulders fell In two long strands forming a train. Mae Murray's Improvement It has been mentioned -of late that Mae Murray baa improved as an actress maybe Miss Murray's histronlc endeavors have improved but certainly hor camera men have Improved. Always a pretty girl, now she Is a beautiful woman. And because hor camera men are geniuses In their line. Miss Murray's newest Is Just an ordinary picture. It Is called "The Masked Hiide." The locale is Paris, mostly in the Latin Quarter, but It jumps to a cabaret, thus giving Miss Murray her opportunity for dressing. Underneath a cloak Huffily trimmed with feathers Is a dress of crystal. It is made In long lines with a short fringe at the hem. Mingling with the guests .she wore a dress made entirely of black beaded 'rlnge. While cut away in the back. It was high In front. In a Spanish gctup Miss Murray was surprl?!ingly handsome In a black \vi>^. The dress made of lace was extended at the hips. The high he.id dress was a lace mantilla. For .street wear, her dresses were *orn extremely short. Miss Murray's taste for jewelry runs to the bizarre. A wedding outfit is ea.sy for her. The veil of real lace was worn cap fashion with a wreath of orange blossoms running at the back of the head from ear to ear. The dress was a crystal affair made ankle length. On tho bill also at the Capitol this week Is Doris Niles In a Columbine dance. ,she wore a ruffled dress of red and white. The Harlequins -Were dre.s.sed oddly in black silk tighta, white shirt waists and black •ashes. Caroline Andrews, the soloist, was i>rettlly frocked In sliver lace har- Ing as trimming violet rosettes. Omit Any Rhinelander Reference There are so many shady aypects to the Khinelander case that wouldn't " be just as well If all reference to It on the vaudeville stage were omitted? Some of the comedians In vaudeville accustomed to taking 'onK chances for laughs are already going to It. CcrUlnly there Is no ^nt'Tiainment In the sordid details of that trial and It follows that a J^!:t'.fJ}9* lor A laugh to or from It must be off color, also. The nicest Thank.sKlvlng gift I've had In some several Thanksgivings came last Tluirsdny wlun 1 went up to the Kiftli Asciiuo hospital to vi.sit Alice Kolie, that peer of newspaper women, who hail been in that particular rocon.-itiuction camp for several weeks. "Miss Uuho'" Maid the nur.se In reply to my query. "Oh, Miss Itohe is almo.st wi>ll. She went home several days ago." In a recent movie one of the actors plays a blind man who manages to walk around in hi.s o\s u living room without betiayiiii; to an onlooker hi.s affliction. It wa.s well done but it I.s far cclii)sed by an occurence in re.il life. Mollle Fulh-r has leen blind for some years, but she has been play- ing in a vauJevlilo Mkctch ju.st as many weeks a year as she wanted to. Now she has a new .sUetth which like hor former one l.s by Blanche .Merrill, .ind the lunlience never gets an inkling of MLss Fuller's sit;ht- less condition. She makes her exits and entrances without assistance arvl has the role of a scrub woman who Hnally changes Into a nnodel enii'loyed by a fashlon.able dres.smaker. During the course of the sketch, Mollle must remain for several minutes on the floor. I'n.iidcd she stajiiht up, flnds her way to each part of the stage as demiiuiled l>y the action and never gets herself out of charaetor. It i.s one of the finest instances of courage, mental control ami rehearsing that I have ever known. "Reflutar Fallow" Amuaing The women In the picture, "The Regular Fellow," are not at all Im- portant. That In no manner Inter- feres with the ripping comedy of this take-off on H. R. H. of Wales. Mary Brian Is a girl for whose smiles the Prince willingly gives up a throne. Kathleen Klrkham Is the girl's companion. Lillian Plummer is a rough-and-ready guide to tour- ists, and Jacqueline Gadsen Is the Princess to whom the Prince Is offi- cially betrothed. The picture la Impossible, exag- gerated and unreal, but amusing. Girls Secondary Gloria Archer and two other girls In the Eddie Pardo act; Vera Kings- ton, who climbs the treble clef In the comedy skit of Bert Gordon;'and "The Masked Countess" were the outstanding women performers on the Fifth Avenue bill last half last week. In other words, the women were all part of another's act. Gloria Archer talks much better than she sings; Vera Kingston really can sing and would appear better If not quite 80 cross with her comedy part- ner at times. It makes his gags funnier, but decreases Interest In her own talent. "The Masked Countess" waa both mysterious and gifted. Here's a girl with a good voice who has to resort to child's play to arouse in- terest. It's hard to escape the hublts of a lifetime. Claude Nott kept open house at hi.s Somer.set hotel until last spring when ho gold it and decided to retire, lint his "Mine Host" propensities won't be curbed and his friends have just received a card which tolls them that he has Ccilleil his IV Uiam re.-;i(U>ncc "Nott Inn." It ontinufs: ".Vott Inn does not moan not in— but the reverse. Here is a spot among the trees where you are promised a glad hand and a welcoming smile; a restful place whore the weary wayfarer may find entertainment In exchange for his conijiany; where hospitality Is free and the hosts gladly become the deVtor.s of their gue.sts. And If you want the Ice cracked In advance, telephone. . Horn* and Fira-Side Audience Gladys Moffatt. Mildred Myra, Sonia Meroff and Sunshine Jarmann hold this week's feminine honors at the 81st Street. Miss Moffatt's be- fore-and-after marriage cynicisms were clever, hut this home-and-flre- slde neighborhood was not very cor- dial Monday night. Mildred Myra, as voluptuous as ever. Is still a trifle large to do much dancing, but she adds. In a rather subtle way, to the act's merit. That is. If one likes her type. Her Dumbest Rola "Shore Leave" film has the charm- ing Dorothy Mackalll In undoubt- edly the dumbest role of her career. Being the dauchter of a gea-going captain, she must have heard that there are other flsh in the sea and other men In the navy. Nor did Ml.sa Mackaill go through her gestures with too much realism. Marie Shotwell I.s also In the cast. The audience at Aeolian Hall .Sunday afternoon, o; pressed its preference for songs sung In Eng- ll.sh. Marie Morrl.sey, contr.alto, gave a protrram of French, German and English numbers. She la a brilliant singer. "Give and Take" in London A. H. Woods has secured the rights of "(Jive and Take" for Eng- land. He will present It In London after the first of the year. The comedy was first devised for Louis Mann and George Sydney. Duncan Inverarity, at one time general western m.anagcr for the old Sullivan-Considlne circuit. Is the new manager of the American, .Spokane. The Spokane house re- cently as.surned a new pop vaude- ville-pleture jKiIicy, booked l)y Ackerman-Harrls, A friend of mine from Texas declares New York hospitality is the finest in the world. But it was marred, she tells me, when she went to a railroad ticket window for a reservation on a short trip out of town. The ticket agent spent one minute selling her the ticket and seven minutes being unpha.sant al out It. "No, I don't know what time the train arrives. That's what the information booth Is for. Well, lady, 1 can't tell you what I don't know, can I? Certainly this train stops at Springfield. I wouldn't .sell you a ticket on It If It didn't, would IT I'm making this ticket out as fa.st as I can, lady. I can't hel^ It if you hava a porter waiting with your baggage." However, it was probably Just another and original manlfeat#t.tlon of Manhattan's hostly spirit. We like to see people come and even ths ticket agents make it hard for them to go. One of the many things that makes me mad and at the sams time gives me a laugh is the difficulty I have In getting a number from the phone girls. And the way they smooth the path for a man when ha gets on the wire. I'm sure I speak just as distinctly over the wire as anyone, yet 50 per cent of my cslls get mixed up. So If I happen to have a male caller, I ask him to get the number for me and th* call invariably goes through like greased lightning. There must bo a reason for It, perhaps that thing psychologists call "sex attraction." But what's the use of digging up long, technical t^hna for It You know what It Is—just human nature! A story, retailed to me by "Skeets" Gallagher, proves the alcoholic wards had better not le closed as yet, despite the supposed arldneas of the metropolis. A "tab" producer was here from Chicago and procured .some very newly-minted liquor. By the time he had finished half the bottle he had a quiet case of d-t's and was seeing purple. Iguanas, cerise elephants and a whole menagerie of luridly colored beasts. With bla showman's Instinct, he decided to capitalize on this private zoo, so proceeded to the lobby and began to sell tickets to the animal exhibit. Scenting something wrong, the manager stopped him and listened to his explanation. "Come on up and see the show and have a drink on me," the pro- ducer invited at last. In an attempt to conquer the manager's expressed disbelief. So they went up and In a minute the hotel man phoned down to have the guest's bill ready because he was a fake and he was going to throw him out. But a half hour passed and neither appeared. Finally, the hotel detective wont upstairs to investigate and foimd the guest leaving tlie room, counting a sheaf of currency. "Oh, him-r the showtiian replied casually. "After he had four drinks of my liquor, I sold him the shr)w for $100. HI AND INJURED Mrs. Larry Gordon (Gordon Jind Joyce), Is recovering from her re- cent accident and expects to bo out within three weeks. Misa (Jordon may be addre.s.sod care her Hl«ter, .Mrs. Jack Ward, 607 East 62d .street, Chicago. Mrs. Alfred Jumen has undergone an operation at l>r. .1. W. Amey's .sanitarium, 306 W. 75th strcot. John (Jrieves, confined to Bellc- vue hospital. New York, suff<Tlng from a fractured hip bone, was re- moved to the lyonox Hill hosi>lt.al last week by tho Actors' Kimd. Mr. (Jrleves condition will keep him con- fined for some time. Alice Buchanan and husband. Rex Smith, .San Francisco rep()rter, perloijsly Injured in auto accident In San Francisco Nov. 26. Miss Buchanan w.as the star of "Cobra" (Coast). Anna I.,udmilla, daneer. Is recover- ing at Columbus Hospital, Chcago, from Injuries sustained in an auto- mobile accident. She was formerly with the (Chicago Opera and recent- ly with the "Greenwich Village Fol- lle.t." Leonette Ball Is confined at the American HoHpltal, Chli ago, fol- lowing a serious but successful operation. Miss Ball Is expected to resume engagements within a month. MABRLiaES Earl Whitehall (Detroit American League ball club) Nov. 23, In Dav- enport, la,, to Violet Oliver, profes- .slonal beauty of Los Angeles. Queena Mario, Metropolitan opera singer. In WInnotka, III, last week to Wilfred I'elletier, musical di- rector. George H. Melford, picture di- rector, to Diana Miller, screen act- ress, by Superior Court Judge Gales at J.,08 Angeles, November 25. Edward Welch, picture stunt man and daredevil, to Charlotte Aldea Randall, scenario writer, known pro- fesalon.ally as Charlotte Delaney, by the Rev. Bernls S. Hudson at ths Baptist Tempi* Church, Hollywood, ChI., Nov. 2S. Dr. Rudolph Coffee, of Tempi* HInal, Oakland, Cal., to Mrs. Mlnnla O. Jaffa, playwright and social worker In Los Angeles, Nov. 27. Kdlth Tole, actress, to David B. Lawyer, non-professional, at Col- umbus, O., where Miss Tole was playing. The briile is a San Fran- (•Iseo girl. Allan Prior, tenor ("Student Prince"), playing San Franci.sco, to .T.inlco Fernhold, I..08 Angeles. Tha brlfle, formerly with one of "Blos- som Time" shows, has been off the sl.i;;e the li.ist two years. If You Don't Advertise in "VARIEH" Don't Advertise