Variety (Jul 1926)

48 VARIETY t'kikkits-' POLITICS UNCOVER ROAD HOUSE 'SELECT' DANCERS Under Sheriff Got Air Besides —Naked and Semi-Mude Dancers Milwaukee, July 27. Pri< es prevalent in Milwaukee rounty rondhousea of the cheaper i»rder, Hccordintr to an investi;?ution nad.> by sheriff's deputies follow- ing coinplaintB from the frequenters •)( the Silver Dale roadhouBea, are t6 for nude and |3 for »eml-nude ilancera. The district attorney learned pa- trons of the places paid |& each o watch a girl dance in the nude. She was on only a few minutes, the complaint said. For |3 a girl n'ith only a girdle danced for about :en minutes. SherifTs deputies raided thr place ."nd arrested Helen liayes, 22, the nude dancer, and Marie Fischer, •"""argo, N. D., who did the semi- • ude steps. Peter Paola, proprietor, id others in the place, were thrown ' Jail. When taken the Hayes ;man had $300 in one of her stock- era, the earnings of two weeks of : iked dancing, she said. Arrest of the roadhouse gang ;>mes close upon revelation by .hurch women here that sherlfTs ('leputles and others of the county lervice recently gave a party in a Milwaukee summer home In which the feature attraction was a naked .'ancer. The party coat each man 'here |5. The naked dance party, ii which a Chicago girl is said to ave been the dancer, was followed ■»y the dismissal of Undcrsherift lerman Kroenlng. candidate for sheriff, who was caught In a hotel ioom with the wife of his backer, u prominent Milwaukee florist. Kroenlng was given the "gate" r fter the hotel room episode and '\e district attorney la now Inves- T'^ting the naked dance party as :'II as charges that sheriff's dep- I?s were acting as "fixers" for rtain Milwaukee county road- »u.ses in obtaining llcensea. All of the Investigation coming .' ISt prior to the election of a new . heriff here. Parties' Following Dance Sessions Scored Officially Des Moines. July 27. H. L. Booton," city dance super- ^ Isor, recommends that all public 'ance halls In the city limits be -llminated In favor of one large :>avillon, owned and operated by the Ity. He said It was almost Impos- Ible to keep check on the age of the nungsters who patronise the public ance halls which he said were .u inging up like mushrooms. The Hooton report claims that dance halls themselves are well ducted un' er strict supervision, t he points out that the menace from the "parties" which follow •\l he argues thHt a city-operated '.vilion would centralize social ;^c'iicies of the city and tend toward I iirb of those evils. ''The Oakt,** Madison's (Wis.) newest recreation center, is open. The Oaks" is the roadhouse and lancing pavilion, formerly known as he "Green Circle," location on ilghway 13, the Oregon road, three miles from Madison. It Ih under the direction of Shorty" Levenlck and "ilyng" 'Jrapser, new proprietor. A CHOP HOUSE EXCEPTIONAL MERIT ' S6-8 WEST 48TH STREET Catt of Bro«dw»y Cabaret Girls in Shooting: Affray with Men in Apt Tenants In the elevator apart- ment 343 West 55th street, where man^ theatrical folk are living were awakened by the report of a pistol .<ihot In an apartment on the second floor. Immediately follow- ing the angry voices of men and women came from the sp^rtment. Word was telephoned to Detectives Charles f>ugan and Ifenry McCad- din of the West 47th street bureau, who sped to the scene. They demanded admittance to the apartment by rapping on the door. Everything was silent Inside. The message the sleuths received was some one had been murdered. Fear- ing some one had been slain, the detectives ordered the superinten- dent of the building to open the dour. He did with a pass key. Inside the apartment (2-G) thc- detectlves found the living room covered with plaster. In the ceiling was a bullet hole. Dugan and Mc- Caddin searched the apajilment. flnding two women in one bed and. three men in another. They were all ordered dressed and taken to the police station, where they gave their names as Peggy English (who told the sleuths she was not the original Teggy English) and Florence Wil- son. l*eggy is 25 and Flo 22. Both stated that they were entertainers at the Silver Slipper cabaret. Miss Kngliiih said she worked at the Par- ody Club and also at the Kentucky. The men gave their names as Harry Burnbaum. 29, 142 East 24th street, salesman; Max Brocher, 88. salesman, 33 Clara street. Borough Park, Brooklyn, and Jack Rogers, 29, window cleaner, 102 West 74th street. Miss Wilson and the three men were charged with disorderly conduct. Miss English was charged with violation of the Sullivan law. Peggy English Held In West Side Court before Magis- trate George Simpson Miss Wilson and the three men were discharged for lack of evidence. Miss English was held for Special Sessions. She stated her home was in Rhode Island and told the detectives at the time of her arrest she got the gun in North Carolina. When the detectives entered the apartment many of the tenants gathered about the door of the apartment. According to Dugan and McCaddln, Miss English admit- ted* the STun was hers when arrested. In court she denied ownership. Dugui told reporters that Miss English had tidmltted flrlng the shot Into the ceiling. Miss English stated that the apartment was loaned to her. Kaln Uaviog Road Hoise Roger Wolfe Kahn and Al Gold- man, proprietor of the CastlUlan Royal on Pelham Parkway, N. Y., have adjusted their contract, with young Kahn's crack band terminat- ing at the roadhouse within three weeks. The original contract ran into September, calling for $1,750 for the band, a concession for the combination because of Kahn's minimum appearances of twice weekly In person with his orchestra. The band is slated for two weeks at Keith's Palace, New York, in August, with the other metropolitan houses to follow, after which an elaborate booking arrangement is set for the fall. Goldman was anxious to pay more for the band if the ''million- aire maestro" would make four or five nightly appearances, but Kahn's interest in other fields, Including the composition of a new musical comedy score for fall production prevented. George D. Lottman sails Sept 15 for Paris to open an orchestra booking exchange on behalf of Rog- er Wolfe Kahn. Green Milf» Cleveland, Burned Cleveland, July 27. A mysterious tire comple<eIy de- .stroyed llie (Ireen Mill, exclusive Euclid Village supper club, aban- doned since la.st November when a .score or more men and women were taken into cu.'^tody in a spectacular raid. l>nmape to the building wa.s esti- mated by Fire Chief Charles D. llAllou at l><^tW(M'n |7r»,000 and $85,000. The rlub was to have been re- opened In 10 days by George liardosdy, It was .said. Cecil Cunningham has removed to the Caatilllan Gardens on the Merrick road with her "Club Clro Sweeties." Fawn Gray's Ammlment Baltimore, Juljr 27. Fawn Gray, alleged friend of Harry K. Thaw, Is no longer Mrs. Theodore MacFarland. According to an order signed by Judge O'Dunne In Circuit Court she never really was. The order annuls the marriage, contracted last winter following a night club party in Philadelphia, and an automobile ride. According to Miss Gray she re- members little about that ride. In fact, she was drunk. It was upon this plea that she entered suit for annulment in Maryland, claiming this state as her home. Theodore MacFarland was named in the bill as a Philadelphia news- paper man. Miw Ora7 in private life was and Is Gladys M. Brown. EAKF'S BAND STICKS Atlantic City, July 27. Johnny Uamp's band, under Ber- nle Cummins' direction, remains at the local Ambassador hotel. No dance team Is coming Into the hostelry as reported, the Hamp unit being set for the summer. Callshsn's Casino Ed Callahan, identified with pic- tures as salesman and in other ca- pacities for fifteen years, has turned boniface. He has the Island Park Casino Just north of Long Beach. PROIflBmON AND MALT Washington, July 27. What about prohibition? The Bureau of the Census has this to say: The biennial census of manufac- turers for 1925 discloses that the makers of malt increased their out- put 46.4 per cent. Total value of the malt for 1925 was $24,055,000, as compared with $16,341,000 In 1923, the last preced- ing census year. There were 22,038,000 bushels of malt produced, with the 1925' fig- ures on total value when cost of materials and production are de- ducted giving the 22 manufacturers engaged a net profit of close to $6,000,000 on the year. 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