Variety (Jun 1926)

Wcaneaday, June 8, 1926 VARIETY 51 Two Whole Floors Exclusively Reserved for Theatrical Guests In the Forty-Six Story Tower of the MORRISON HOTEL CHICAGO The Cooiest Location in Town Atop the Tallest Hotel in the World CLOSE to the roof of the gigantic Morrison Tower, and cooled by the purest air ever breathed, the 40th and 41st floors are set apart entirely for profes- sional patrons. Out of earshot of street noises, you can sleep undisturbed until a late hour of the morning. You can also entertain your friends in perfect seclusion, secure against interruption. 1,944 Outside Rooms—Each With Bath Every room is outside, with bath, running ice water, bed-head reading lamp and Servidor. The last named is particularly appreciated by professional guests; it completely prevents contact between patrons and hotel employees when laundry, shoes, etc., are sent out or returned. Also, with the ''grille*' feature, you can see callers before admitting them. Nearest Hotel to Downtown Theatres Lowest Rates—And Why The Morrison stands closer than any other hotel to theatres, stores, and railroad stations. Yet at this central location rooms are rented foi $3 to $5 that would cost $5 to $8 in any other leading hotel. Store sub-rentals here are so valuable that they pay all the ground rent, and the saving is passed 6n to the guests. The Wonderful Terrace Garden —the Morrison's picturesque dance-and-dine restaurant, is nationally famous for perfectly served meals, sparkling entertainments, and brilliant dance music. It is a favorite rendezvous for lunch and dinner, and, particularly, for after-theatre parties. ^ BROADCASTING DAILY FROM STATION WSWS Thm New Morriwan, when com p Ui m d, wili bm ihm lorfMf mnJ fafl««ff hotel in ihm woorld, containing 3,409 room* SYRACUSE, N. Y. By CHESTER B. BAHN . WietinQ —Wilcox, stock, "Poor Kut." Savoy—Stock burlesque. Eckel—"Joanna," week. Empir*—"Prince of Pilaen,** week. Strand—"Behind the Front." week. Harvard—"Dancing Mothers." Ragent — "Million Dollar Handi- cap. Pa I aca—"Desert Gold ." Swan—"Chip of the Flying U." Syracuse gets its first circus of the season Saturday, when Ringling- Barnum shows at Lemoync Park. George Dion, song plugger, is at the Strand this week. Meryl Kelser is at the piano for him. Frank McDonald, stage manager of the "Wilcox stock, left Saturday to accept a directorial assignment in Denver. He is likely to be suc- ceeded by Edward Davidson, Wil- coxian stage manager for the last two seasons. Reports persist here that Aldrlch Perk, former Syracusan and nephew of Fred R. Peck, wealthy coal mer- chant, is engaged to Patsy Ruth Miller, screen actress. Peck, ac- cording to word received by his erst- while Syracuse intimates, has in- troduced the actress to the more exclusive circles of Los Angeles so- ciety. News of the friendship of Peck and Miss Miller came close on tlie heels of the announcement of the engagement of Donald Ogdcn Stewart, humorist, to a Santa Bar- bnra society girl. Stewart In the P'lst had been most attentive to Miss Miller. Publication in Hearst's "Journal" or a story to the effect that the Mark Strand Cbrp. was preparing to take over the Interests of the Pro- f'SHional Building Corp. of Boston «ind erect a theatre and office build- on the site of the old Bastable theatre, brought a denial from Wal- ]f'T Hnyr.q. vice-president of the 'Mark Strand Corp. and president of the Syrncuae Strand Theatre Co. The Strand theatre here, while counted a link in the Mark Strand circuit, is actually controlled locally, although the management rests with Mr. Hayes, who maintains head- quarters In Buffalo. The Mark Strand Corp., it Is said, is anxious to obtain its own house in Syra- cuse. The Strand Theatre Co. of Syracuse has on several occasions, it is said, overturned propositions advanced by the Marta, Strand i>eo- ple. The Eckel theatre, operated by Nathan L«. Robbins of Utica, has eliminated its orchestra for the summer. A picture projecting machine op- erator was badly burned about the face and hands and an audience of 100 driven Into a near-panic when a film broke and burst into flames in the projecting booth of the Sen- eca theatre at Seneca Falls, N. Y. Covering his face with his hands, the operator, Angelo Fermesi, 21, escaped from the booth as other rolls of film he wan rewinding were Ignited and burned with explosive rapidity. The blaze was confined to the booth. As the glare of the flumes lighted up the theatre and smoke poured over the heads of the audience, there was a cry of "Fire!" followed by a rush for the exits. Another appeal for a new trial is to be made In the $50,000 damage suit of Clara E. Brown of UtIca against Dr. Francis T. Shyne, for- mer Syracuse theatre treasurer, who quit the theatrical field to become a UtIca chiropractor. Miss Brown was awarded a verdict of $12,500 by a Jury in Supreme Court for an in- jury to her spine which she claimed was caused through a spinal adjust- ment given her by Shyne. Justice Jerome 1.^ Hency refused to s^t aside the verdit t and declined as well to dismiss the complaint. He did, however, grant the ex-theatrl- cal man's attorneys tO days in which to make and serve their pro- posed case on appeal. At a previous trial Miss Brown was awarded $10,- 000 damages, but Dr. Shyne ap- pealed and was granted a new trial by the Court of Appeals. Chiropractors throughout the state The Place To Dine — At Any Old Time North of Chicago Theatre THE GREEN GRILL Opposite State Lake Theatre UKMClorS HANDWlCnES, STEAKS. CHOPS lUid SALADS OP^tN FROM 7 A. M. TO It P. M. CATRRF.RS TO TOK PROFESSION followed the suit with Interest be- cause of the status of their profes- sion. In his charge to the jury Jus- tice Cheney stated: 'The fact that the defendant is a chiropractor is immaterial. The same law would be applicable for anyone practicing medicine." Ithaca will not have the summer stock season Arthur H. Allen, ex- Ithacan. announced for the Little theatre, for the very good reason that the Conservatory of Music management refuses to lease the playhouse to Allen. Allen announced that he would open the house June 14 with "Spring Fever" as the first of a series of 10 productions. He planned to present Ruth Easton as leading woman, with himself as leading man. OAKLAND, CAL- By WOOD SOANE8 The Paul Steindorff light opera company brought six weeks of mod- erately successful musical plays to a close Saturday with the presenta- tion of an original musical comedy, "Hello, Havana," written by Roy Atwell, comedian of the troupe* Harvey Thew, Los Angeles news- writer, and Liou Gottschalk, who at- tended to the music. , "Hello, Havana," Is a slight affair, old-fa.shloned in construction, and having little to recommend it either in book, lyrics, mu.sie, comedy or production. The story is familiar and the scheme of presentation vet- eran, the whole afTalr being a varia- tion of the Mike ^nd Ike type of tabloid musical show familiar here in the west. Atwell undertook the principal comedy role of a wealthy young waster who is shanghaied to Cu!)a on the eve of his wedding, finds the girl on the boat, where she has been spirited by minions of her Cuban lover, gets into dlfl^cultles on the in- evitable plantation, and emerges victor1t>us in an epilog. The book Is sprinkled with wise cracks, some clever, others not so good, but the dialog Is loosely set and seems designed chiefly to re- mind someone of a ^ong. The music department specializes In quantity rathor than quality production, and Atw<!ll has written several varia- tions of his old hit, "Some i^ittle Bug/* In the support are IJlllan Glnsor. returned to Oakland for the flrnt time since her marriasre to Do Wolf Hf»ppor; rnr\ flantvo'>rt. I..'«vinla Winn. DIxIo I'.lair and a group of amntf iirs and .s'-ml-pros. week at the Fulton, with Suzanne Caubet Imported from Now York for Tondeleyo, and Walter Gilbert play- ing the doctor, a role he had in one of the eastern touring companies for a couple of seasons. Norman Field is Wltsel, and Stewart Wilson, Lang- ford. Miss Caubet was brought out to play "Whit© Cargo" and "What Price Glory" for two weeks each, but the first play has been kept run- ning because of box office demand. Meanwhile Frank Sheridan and Leo I.«lnhard. engaged for "What Price Glory." are walking and Leona I'ow- ers, the regular leading woman, starts next week when she finishes a four weeks' vacation. ' Irving Pichel. for the last six years managing director, producer and leading, man of the Pichel Play- house, a Berkeley art theatre, hcus resigned to go to the Lobcro theatre In Santa Barbara. Pichel is just finishing a run in O Neill's "The Great God Brown." Denny and hla orchestra, which will broadcast every Thursday night from WOT, Schenectady; Healey's park w'lth Jimmy Smith orchestra from Albany; Groshans Park, Pine Lake with Ray Haywood and his serenaders; Tyrol Inn at Luzerne Lake, with Dick MacDermott and his band and Marlaville Lake pa- vllUon with ZlU's orchestra of Al- bany. Arthus S. Golden and Mason W. Hall of Schenectady have resumed work on establinhment of a sum- mer resort In Boxenkill valley near Duanesburgh. ALBANY, N, Y. By HENRY RETONDA Cspitol—"Ladies of Evening," stock. Leiand—"The Barrier." Strand—"The Rainmaker." Clinton 8q.—"Unknown Soldier" (31-2); nrellow Flngens" (3-5). Albany—"Free to Love." Grand—Vaude—pictures. Ben Bernle's orchestra,'Which has had a winter run in New York, will play at the Ten Eyck hotel, Al- bany, this summer. Dancing will be every night on the roof. In ad- dition to which will be a Venetian Garden. "Wl'.lte Cargo" gof h into Kh f.-m tli Proctor's K, Albany, has Installed automatic drop card annunciators after being without programs for several months. Management was unable to induce any one to taJco tho contract to print programs, it was said. Many summer resorts in the Cap- itol district have reopened within tile week. They include Mid City park and Tokyo Garden dancing. Albany—tho park is under the su- pervision of Beulah J. Hasnard. only woman park proprietor in the coun- try—Snyder's lake with Ray O'Hara and hlfl iNmn-UenHselaer ort liestra; liabcock Lake Casino with Jack BUFFALO By SIDNEY BURTON Majestie—"Seventh Heaven" (Mq- Garry Players). , BufTalo — "Ella Cinders"-"Grecian Urn," Roy Sneck, Charleston con- tests. Hip—"Miss Brewster's Millions"- Vincent Lopes. Loew's — "Memory Lane" - Fitch Minstrels. Lafayette — "Necessary Evil." Welch Choir. Garden—Burlesque stock. The Hagenbeck - Wallace Circus was here May 31 and June 1, with the Hingling-Barnum show due June 3. Both shows have switched their show site to the Broadway and Bailey lot, considered the dirtiest lot available. The openings of local beaches were postponed to Decoration Day. For the first time In history, navi- gation was completely suspended up to June 1, due to a jam of slush Ice In the BufTalo harbor. Reprenentatives of the owners of the former Carnival Court site told before the City Council last week Tex Rlckard was negotiating for ♦he location for a new athletic stadium. OTTO E PINOKIl'S CAFE OF Di STINCTION VANITY FAIR RALPH n. JAN.<?EN"g nKOADWAT AT flRACK 8TREFT, CHICAOO, II.F.. Offering Brilliant^ Spectacular and Delectable Presenta- tions by Artists of First Magnitude AbMlatrJj N* Oowr Uwm IHirtns (b« Mlaa Sv«Blnff ior Umm ArrtTftiir H^tnrv •:«> p. M. KOK UKMKKVATIO.N.S. Itl ( Kl.X.II AM SZr,l, VVKI.I.INCiTON ti9t