Variety (April 1926)

V A BT I » T Y Wedn< Aprfl 7, 1986 JACOB P. ADLER Jacob P. Adicr, 71, famous Tld- tfUh actor, and pi*oducer, died April 1 at his home. 697 W. 149th utvffet, Mr. Adler suflten^ paralytic stroke thiroe . yean ago, which, coupled with. Inl^fmitles of old age, caused his demise. Jacob Adler, both on and off the stage, was a picturesque character; his fame was international and for almost half a centyry his acting had been seen in Europe and America. The lower east side of New York regarded Jacob Adler as the most unusual jB&an' of his time. While Mr. Adler- had been personally ac- elalmed a stage artist and triumph la many countries. It was on New York's Bast Side that he was per- haps the moat beloved^ and wor- shipped. -When Mr. Adler realized that his days on earth were num- bered, he expressed a wish that his Mrs. Sarah R. HaDenbeckl mother of MAUDE HAMILTON PAMed Decomber 1. 192S. at their | reaidencd. Hotel Monroe, Buffalo, N.Y. man, who was seen to have carried the body of^O Hnra Into the hall- way. Upon him, the police aaldt hinges whether O'Hara was al^tn or met death in an accident. It baa been learned, however, that O'Hara tumbled d6wi> a flight of stalra. In a resort In Bleecker street, lifter ^olhs through a door but whether he was pushed during a flght or fell has not been determined. O'Hara was a slnf^er in minstrel shows years ago. His home w^s in Hudson, Mass. licfore his de'ath he worked In a kitchen of the tuberculosis camp of the Albany hospital, here. of March SL The mothtr «( Ylf (Choo9 .oflloa) dSad A^cfl I «t Imt boma in New Tork. funeral be public and that the thou- sands who had long paid tribute to his stage greatness and personality be permitted to "pay their last re- spects at his obsequies. Mr. Adier's funeral April 2 was one of the largest ever held in New Tork. Long before the designated time for the services In Kesaler's Second Avenue theatre, the very house In which Mr. Adler had time and. again appeared, thousands gathered In front of the Hebrew Ac- tors' Club; 31 E. 7th street, where the body lay in state, and along the route of the funeral cortege to the theatre. Members of the Immediate Adler family present Included the widow, Mrs. Sarah Adler, and seven chil- dren, Irving, Luther, Jack and Charles Adler, Mrs. Frances Adler Shelngold and the Misses Julia and Stella Adler. Another daughter, (Miss) Cella Adler. Is in Detroit and was unable to be present. Francine Larrlmore, actress. Is a niece of Mr. Adlcr'^s. She was present. Can- tor Israel Breeh officiated and a male choir, comprising singers from ▼arlous Yiddish theatres, sang. Among those attending were Abraham Cahan, editor Jewish Daily Forward; Louis Mann and George Jessel, with Mr. Mann rep- resenting the Jewish Actors' Guild of Amerlfea: Sam Bernard, William Morris, Harry Cooper, Loney Has- kell and Belle Baker. All the Yid- dish dramatic writers and editors were present. Mr. Adler was-a Ufe member of the Jewish Actors' Guild. At Mount Carmel cemetery. Where the remains were interred, there were more thousands. The stage life of Mr. Adler would require reams to correctly enu- merate. He had been In many plays and his characterization of Shakespearean rolos won him re nown as a tragedian. Mr. Adler managed the Grand Street theatre for years and was also closely Identified In the operation of the KesHler theatre and the Thalia on the Bowery. Mr. Adier's demise recalls that the venerable tragedian -was ten- dered one of the greatest stage tributes ever recorded when the leading actors and actresses gath- ered in Manhattan Opera House Jan. 15, 1922, and paid him a mar- velous tribute, presenting lilni with $15,000 as a token of tholr esteom. At that time Mr. Adler appeared In a scene from "King licar," his leading lady being Bertha Kalleh, a former pupil. He made fftibsequent stage ap- pearances, but his affliction forced him to permanently retire. HOWARD P0WER8 Howard Powers, veteran actor, minstrel and manager, died suddenly March 31 In Holy Name Hospital, Brooklyn. Mr. Powers was buried In the Catholic Actors' plot in Cal- vary cemetery, with services under the auspices of the Guild and Actors' Fund of America. His stage connections were with the Electro Comedy Four, Hi Henry's Minstrels, Barlow Bros. 8 Minstrels, Rice and Barron, Beach and Bowers, Powers and Thebold, etc. In later years he was engaged by, the Columbia Amusement Co. as manager and treasurer. Mr. Powers was born in Dublin, Ireland. A niece, Marlon Howard, and former wife, Laura Penn, sur- vive. BRAHM VAN DEN BERG Brahm Van Den Berg, 42, claa- slcal pianist, died from a cerebral stroke early Monday morning, di- rectly after having given a classical concert in his home In Los Angeles. Van Den Berg made his professional debut as a child prodigy In Vienna, where he studied under Leschetizky and EssipoflT. During his career he has been as- sociated with Saint-Saens, Strauss, Cortot and Muskowskl. A widow survives. DEATHS ABROAD Pari*, March 27. Joan Llimona, ft, wsll known Spanish painter*, dlad at l^arcelona. Amerigo Qiiastl, KS, popular Italian actor, died at Floranca fol- lowing an operation. M. Dharcourt, former secretarr of Moulin F^uge music hall, Paris. Frsu Sophie Supps^ 86, widow of the famous Austrian composer, died in Vienna. She was ths second wife of Suppe and formerlj an opera singer. Anatoli Ls Bna^ n, Brittany poet, died at Menton, France. William H. Hynss, S4, American pianist (Jazz), died at American Hospital in Paris of pneumonia^ London, April f. Thomas Dagnall, 46, manager of the Criterion theatre, died here April 3.. Eugene Comuchs* Sf, dlrctor of the Casinos at Cannes and Deau- vUle, died in Paris AprU L BILLS NEXT WEEK (Contfnued from page IB) Striken with apoplexy, Carroll Ubank, 50, of the St. Alban's Hotel, 349 West 68th street. New York, died In the hallway outside of his apartment before the arrival of an ambulance surgeon. Ubank, stage hand and picture machino operator; had stopped at the St. Alban's for years! The deceased was probably best known In Richmond, Va. A search of his rooms by the police revealed" his organization cards. He was a member of local No. 87, of the I. A. T. E. at Richmond, Va. Ubank is said to have a relative, Mrs. Pearl DufTy, 106 Vi Main street, Rich- mond, Va. Dominick FiaschettI, 8S, Italian musician, died April 1 In Bristol, Conn. For 62 y<fars he was leader hi Fond Memory of GEORGE DRISCOLL Who Pasaed This Ufo April B, 1924 May HIa Soul Rest la Paaoo HAZEL of the municipal band at Morolo, Italy. He was decorated by the King and also Pope Leo XH. JAMES P. O'HARA James P. O'Hara, 70. old time minstrel, was found dead in the hallway of a rooming house In Al bany, N. Y., Saturday night after ^Hie had been left there by two un- Identifled men. Police authorities rounded twenty-Ave men, habitues of a resort, where It was learned that O'Hara had been earlier In the night. O'Hara had a oonousslon of the brain caused either by a blow, from a sharp instrtiment or a fall, according to Coroner John J. flkelly. 'V * • , ' Police ■ are searching fto^r a ma^ with a dkcokir^ eye, wht> is said to hold th4^ -key to ths mjsterlQBK, death. He' Is said to be one of two R. N. Sutherlin, 82, publi.«?her, father of Kathryn Suthcrlin, Chi- cago Civic Opera Co., died April 1 in Great Falls, Mont. Elwin Irwin (Walter Trwln Moses), of F. B. O. publicity department, dlrd at his home, Hollywood, Cal., M.'irclt 29. His widow, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Moses, and a brother, Harold S. Moses, survive. Mrs. Tillie Goodman, 61, mother of Johnnie Goodman, manager, of Frank Harcourt's "Red Hot," Mu- tual burlesque^ died in Chicago, March 20. Three sons survive. Frank Benson, 50, .singer and per- former, died April S in Bridgeport, Conn. Johh C. Finnegan, 68, died of pneumonia March 26 in Woburn. Mass. His son, Arthur W. Flnnigan, is with "What Price Glory?" <Ncw Tork Co.). Ths mother of Murray Fell (Mor- rli & Fell) died April 4. Swing Underwood Smith, 77, son of Samuel Francis Sniith, composer Pantases (It) Bircr Sla Sang a Chans r«ander Sterans Danca Carnival Dunbar Turner Talbert'a Rot ST. J'S'PH, MICH. CaldweU (Po) (•) F A U CoH'.AB Wolffaat a airllo ST. LOUIS, MO. O. Central (Pe) (t) Qene Rodemlch Or Jack Smith KIkl" Grand O. BL (WT) (11) joUr Wild c« Clar Crouch Oe 4 Voluntears Little Plplfax Oe (Othera to fill) Mlaaoort (Fe> (t> nughouae Cab "Untamed Ladj^ Orphenna (•> Al Moore Band Jean Southern; Charlotte Patrlcola a HcC 81s Eddie Nelaon Ce Robert Arnold Oe Saycr a Mack Three Golfers St. LooU (O) (•> Watta a Hawley Drallle a Pallo Rer Den Blue Band Tork a lA)rd Reynolda a D'a'saa (One to HI!) BtaU {Tm} (t» Night Club Rev Aaronson c^Mms Chrlatine Maraon The Bat" ST. PAUL, MIMM. Orphemna td half (t'lU ' Dee Ho Grer Act Beautiful Fabcr a Wales Knox Comedy Fe«r (Two to flU) Palaoe (WT> lat half (11-14) Gordon a Daj Wise a Janea* Krollc of 1121 Sylvester a Vaaaa (One to fill) td half (Ii-1T> Ford a Cunn'sham (Otbera to fill) ST. P'T'SB'O, FLA. Keith's 2d half (1-11) Ladcnt a Partner Dornot a Clark repito Ilanoy S\n-^MT Mel Klee '^'^ SALRM, MASS. FMleral (K) 2d half (1-11) Kpnt a Alien Murray a Irwin rasgorl Fantaay Al II Wilson (One to (111) S'LT LAKE. UTAH Empreas (Pc) (9) Klmball'a Orrh "Heaven'a Sake** HIppadVMne <P») (i) NoTelty Rer Kenneth Bradford ••S(epr:ng Out" 8. ANTONIO, MaJeaUe (It) (U) The Rials Tranafleld 01s CUajrton a Lennie Green a LaFell Johnny Barry Co 8AK DIEGO, CAL. (U) Ishikawa Japs Stone a Lorette Fleurette Joeffrle Dandns Plraten (Two to fill) 8. PNCI8CO, CAL. OrphMm (f) Threo Lordona Moss a Frye Tramp Tramp Tr'p Berreas FIfl Lockforda a T Oreh Harry J Cooler Billy Hallen (One to All) 1st half (11-U). Bummera 1 Boyne a Leonard Glbaon Na^caCors Side Lewis Rodeo Rer 2d halt (ll-lt) Medlnl S Grace Doro Rlres a ArnoM la China Ca Trovato I Mazelloa SABATOOA, K. T. Cenvrsss (K) td half (I-ll) Dolly Dumplin Jerome a BTeiya Amaa (Two la AH ) B'SKATOOM, CAN. <U) Carl V Wlntera PeMarla I Coulter a ROaa Stuteroom II Joe Roberta Chandoa t ntat Laka (Pc) (ff) Mannnelrl Dancers "Sweet Adeline". Victory (Pc) (8) Swmee Singers "Nt w Klondyke" (Edmonton split) Dancing Dorans Frank Peggy a J Jim Olldea Co Chap'le a 8Unn*te CamlUe I 8ATANNAH, OA. BUM (K> td half (t-ll) LeFaror A Plerca I^aFrance a Garnet Bohemian Nights Cromwell Knox Meehan a Shannon SCITN'CT'DT. N.Y. FrMtOT's (K) td half (l-ll) Brford's Novelty N a a Verga Beck a Sawii Herbert Clifton Lane Travera Rer let half (12-14) Beulah Stewart I'arlalan Arts W a J Mandal Woodland Rer Ray Barrett Oo FAB Jerome 2d half (U-ll) Bui-ke a Swan Lane Travia Rer Herb Cllftoa The Erforda N a O Verga SCEANTON. PA. PoU (K) 2d half («.ll) Joaephintr Amoro^ Newell a Moat WlUle'a Reception, Frank Ruah James Morgan Bd SEATTLE, WASH. CoHsavaa (P) (It) Waada a Seals Seymour a Cunard SlepanoflT Danrprs M#rous a Booth Bvana a Pere* Berlo Dlv Girla Orpheam (6) Harry Snodgraas Dogla a Delia Hector a Holbr<iok II a 0 Bllaworth Dikvla a Darnell Roth a Drake SnAMOIUN, PA. Kelth'a Sd half (1-11) Burnum .(OaatoftU). 8inrVB«Aip» ML 8tnui« <ik> td lialf <l-ll| Ed Geer Eddy a Bart . Dan Coleman Oi John Alden Ce (Two to fill) SlQint CITT, ikf, Orphaam (WTI Sd half (l-llf • EquWlo Bros Kennady a Darls Doe. Baker Rer (Three to nil) lat half (11-14) Bee Ho Grey Harrlioa a Dakin Billy Batchelor Co Courtn'y A R&nd'ph (One to All) 2d half (18-1T> Gordon a Day Frank Sinclair Oa (Three to All) Prlnceas (Pe) (4) Arthur Turrelly S'TH DEND, IND. Palace (W¥) 1st half (11-14) Nathan a Sully Meehan a Newm'a Welah a Nortoa Ben Meroff Bd (One to All) 2d half (IS-IT) 2 Gh^zaja Dorla Judy Co Jimmy l^yona Oeo'Schreck Co Alexander a Olaen SO. NORWALK (K) 2d half (t-ll) Arco Broa Wm A Kennedy Ce The Worths Sampson a Douglaa (One to All) SPOKANE. WASH. 1st half (lt-14) Murand a Lee Tock a Toy Jane Court hope Ce Mahon a CholeC Cyclone Rer 2d half (18-11) Cliff Jordan Marcell Sis Dancing Some Bert Oordon SPBINGF'LD, ILL. Majeetle (WT) 1st half (11-14) t Gliesils Bernard Weber Keane a Williams Al Moore Bd Charleaton 0>ntest (One to All> 2d half (li-lT) The Skatelle B Dudley a Boya Shann'n a Coleman Operatic Tld Blta M^Corm'k a Inrlng (One to All) 8PR'OF*LD|, MASS. Broadway (P.. (I) Beaslaa a White Irene (K) td half (1-11) Ryan Slaters Body Jbrdon Slice Boa Revue Crafta a Sheehan Johnaon'a Cadets ST'MFOBD, CONN. Strand (K) 2d half (1-11) LaSalle Hasa'n a U Frankle Rice Ce Colvln a Wood Allyn Mann Ce STEUB'NVILLK, O. Capitol (K) td half (1-11) Jean Valjean Bennett a Lee Mary C Coward Co Knufmnn a K'fman Al Tucker Bd BTRACURE. N. T. Keith's 2d half (8-11) Three Silvers Dunlo & Gegna Ruth Budd A a F Stcadmaa Jean Bedlnl (One to All) TACOMA. TTASH. Pantages (11) Howard Sis Carry E Merr Rawla V Kaufman Vuu'vu Gotta Dance Montnna Dorce Operalogue TRRRR II'TR, IND. Indiana (KW) 1st half (11-14) Smith & Cantor Chhn Keating Co Shann'n A Coleman Panr;otoura (vJne to nil) 2(1 half (16-17) PonnoT Twins Marston A Manley Al Moore Bd (Two to nil) TOLFJH). O. Keith's 2.1 half (8-11) Willie Hule a Bro Laura Ormsboe Kmi'y Harell Toniiuy ItriUty Sthwarlz A Clifford Gattlson Jonca Co niToii (P) (12) AuMflle a Czech M^lva .«?le Just Type Co Il«tj Srtilth Mii/.otta Lewis T0BO^T6^ CAN. Pnntage^ |tt) Dnshihgton'a'' Pog» Or*h a A«eal8- ■asC *. MfeMv " ai^td Keaa Mhe' Francis Hamilton a Hayes 12 Jackson Olrla Fleeson a ^m^'y Rlts SereaUM^ Tonce ili^^tjliBl) Aerial . - Phil Dav!»;, Brown a RogSrs Hall a Dexter Spanish Follies TRENTON, N. J. . Capitol (K) * td half (8-11) Betty Marie a Jane Barrett Bros Ray a Harrlsom Wallace a May HadJl All TROT, If. T. Proetair^ jpcjl 2d half.CVm Danclna- Fmutt Brent JIayaa Nestor's Darllnfg W a J MandeU . Parisian AH Ist half (IM'Ut Willis Solar Platova a NatsSle Tulip Time G a M Moore Genaro Olrla 2d half ^at<4t) Dancing FrsnUI - Brent .Hayee W a J MSnfei Ned NeSteKX!^ Boulah Stewart ParlHlan Arts TUC^A, OKJLA. OrplMMs:^ 1st hs;(t. (lt-14) Brent Hnjrff,^ Allen T itosto* ^ Hall Erltatal^^ B Kennet tf^WV^ Chief CaQpiaiena. 2d hstf-CU'lt) Kay Hamirp A K Foley a Letenr Earl Hall Cfr Four TheafilaBS^ Lorraihe a Mlnte UNION HILL, Mjr. Capltel (K) td half (8-11) Stuts a Bingham Count Bernlvlol (Others to All) UNIOMTOWlC 'A. 8laU .<r«)' lat aalf .((t^ Glersdort 81s Rer UTIQA. V* T. Oalety <S) td halt (1-11) Homer Rdmalne Jenka a Ann Country <^iib Olrls Bobby Darker Co HarrlnktoA A Or'n Woodl^na BSTue YANCOVtMB* B.C. OfVheua ft) Mirage' Tad Telftan's Oe Wills * Holmes Stan Stanley Radiology Bob Lfi Salle rn.ti««b (11) Harry Lamevr Merrltt A Contblln Bnos Frazere • N'sdlis Far'' % Shannon's Bd WASH'OTON, D. C. Enrle (K) (B) Allan Bhaw Lola Arilne Co McL'ghlln a Brans Calif NKht Hawks Slnclalr<a Rock B Pomefvy Qk- Stanley D4111kl Oe B a E Gormaa Dainty Marie Ward S( Raymond Sally Beers ■ Final Rehearsal Keltli*! (i) Oxford Trio Irmanette Herbert Warrea Bdlth Clifford Tom Brown Band Coogan a Casey Kddle DowHng Ilemo's Midgets (13) Alma Neilson Healy a Croaa nhyme' A Beason Jans A Whalen Hill niUles Gauthler Toy Shop Murdock a Mayo Zella Sis Lorw's (It) Plckfords Cliff Nazarro Co Soxton A Korrell Howard a LInd Allyn TyreM Co Metropolitan (Pr) (4) Waring'B Pennn Sally, Irene A Mary Rialto (Pc) (4) Kiddles F'ah'n Sn'w Huternon's Sym Skinner s Dross Suit IfASU'OTON, PA. Harris Stale (K) id half (S-ll) Roma Itro3 Tower a Darroll Fashion Hints (Two to All) WAT'RB'T, <'ONN. Palaee «K) Sd half Mnrtrl A WSfit lioKo A Wi Ifama Marlon othnr* Martin A CourtSfy 8«iaB4 J^) («) Smfl^ a DttrreU Rlnaldei W'T'RT^fflf, K. T. Are* (K) td halt '(8-11) Great JoJiMaon Bernard J|rMerrttt Bob VuXgom Lubin a^ I^wrle M LaCosta Rer W. SALEM. MASS. Keith's 2d half (8-11) Bob Fisher Farnell A Florenoe Goff a Bohby Janet of France Chappelle a Crrfa WHBXI/O,-TA. TletsriavCk) td half-(Ml) Iamb's B'maMttes Balnea a Jl-Tfry June H6vl(!)i Co McCoy a vWkltoii i Vaa Horn Jl^Zads WICHITA, ILAN. Majestle (II) lat half (lt-14) Kay Hamlin A K Louis liondtfls . Barl HaUv^q Hlckey Bros PersonsUtliSS td half ^lt-18) Jack Hanley Stone A loleen Marietta Cralff ' Kharum Radlorettes. WICH. CelnrnM*;^U) Bsfvert a'Sheldon Lomer Olrls AI's Here So mere a Hunt Goldle Beat^a Rer WK'SBARBB, PA. PnlMe (H) td half (1-11) Holland DoekrlU Co Burns a Weat Les Gellls Rer Marie a Ann Clark Bobby Heath Co ca»»M;'(KW) 1st hUf <ii.u| Tbaloro 4 dang C^Dlby MUrphy Oa Bums a Allen Kafka Stanley a M (One to nil) 2d- half (1B-17> Green a Duvai Moore a Mitchell 8 Harmanlaca (Two to All) WINNIPEG, CAR^ Cm»IUI (Pr) (4) Deetres Tabor George Rllujr Marie White Orphenm (8) Reece Roberta a ^ Lu?\e a Inei Jimmy Huseey Ce DerikRon A Brown Cbaa Irwin (One to All) WDHAVKN. L. I. Wlllard (L) 1st half (12-14) Prevost a Ooelet Flandel-s a Butler Lef^s Daaice (One te fill) 2d half (1B<18) Franoe A LaPell Norton a llelnotte Roslta a M Oreh (One to All) WOONS'CKX R. U BUev (K) 2d half (8-11) B a A Christopher Rekoma A Loretta Cecil Alexander Babe London Co Will H Ward Co 4 Dancing Domons WUC'ST^ MASS. PoU (K) Id half (t-ll) Angelna Bis Stuart its Rdger Imhoff Ce Webb a Ball Revue Vajsdelte T0UN08T0WN, mm (K) td halt (t-li> Hashl a Oeal Bee a M4ck Ideala Chas Boydaa Melody Revue (It) Welsh Choir Dr Rockwell (CHhere to All) CIRCUS' $1000,000 (Continued from page 1) gross of $240,000, but when It Is con- sidered that* there are ho half-price tlcketa for children on the Saturday matinee. It would appear as though the quarter of a million mark on the week would he reached. Buslneag for the first four days of the cIrcOs last week was a disap- pointment to John HingUhg, who hae been, supervising the ,9how and the flnancifd end as well, due to the illness of QMtrles Rlnglixig. ' It waa expected that because of the Jewish holld^iys the latter half of Holy .Week would be a repetition of prevlotis yeara at the oM Qarden. Businese did not stand upw Orders were out not to gtre out any paper for the Bhovr t^ntU after AprO^ 11: When -the -n^w -Garden, with double the capacity of the old, failed to All up there was a general fear among the circus executives that the New York engagement of four weeks and a half was going to be a total flop. Th^re bad not been a great deal of paper poated and the newspaper advertising was counted on princi- pally to put the business to the new location, but seemingly thete was' not sufficient stress laid on the change of location in the-^lddish language papers. > Monday, with the public schools closed, the Garden Was swamped from 10 a. m., and by 1:80 extra police had to be called. After the Monday matinee v/as under way there were four windows selling the advance. Biflgest Season The biggest season the Rlngling- 'Barnum had at the old Garden was last year when thoy played to |7D0,- 000 on the cngagoment. It lasted live weeks. This year, Judging from the ad- vance Monday and yesterday, It looks as thouKh the balance of four weeks here will hit rlffht up to the $240,000 mark weekly, which will mean that the show will do almost $1,000,000 on the four weeks and a half that the circus is in the Gar- den. This year the show will not pUy Brooklyn after the Garden enguffe- ment but will go direct to Phila- delphia and from there to Balti- more and VVa.Mhington. The new Garden almo.st doubles the seating caimcity of tits old arena, including a much larger gallery. Rubin a Cherry's Bill Decatur. 111.. April 6. A judgment for $S97 was entered here agtitnst RuMn A C^h^rry'B i carnival In favor of L. Claude I Myers, bandmrtster.