Variety (Sep 1926)

VARienrs loMdon opfics S St Martia'a PIm«, Tnti*lc«r Squm FOREIGN CABLE ADDRESS. VARIETY. LONDON r Vr 1^ E» 1 \a 20»^1»» r,,^ Wednesday, SeRtember 1, im LONDON AS IT LOOKS By HANNEN SWAFFER ' XiOndon, Aug, 30. Th« HylbMFts WtleMwMl Hom« It WM « Joy th# otiior night to mo the srMtt wolodmo thoy gave Jack Htilbert and Cicely Courtneldge when they returned to London wttb Ike version of "By the Way" which New York treated bo kindly. When Cicely Courtneid^e first went on the Liondon stage, peoplo usod ti laugh and My, •*If sho w«r»'nt Courtnetdge's d«agfctcr, she wouldn't be where she is." The other night. Cicely proved herself a polished artist, a better low comedian than Beatrice Ijillle, the possessor* too, of quite a good voice •Bd iMi 4otr«ia of tnflnlta ohamu show wm^mmik'imm^waM tll^ wm ciiM n aU through. John L. Shine Back in Town By far, the most anthusiastic member of the audience at '^y the Way" viu John Jj. Shlna, who aotttally wapt taara of Joy tn hia hos. Ho iMOd to be a big figure at the Gaiety theatre himself, many years ago. In those days, he was a close friend of Robert Courtneldge, Cicoly'a fathar, and he knew Cicely, of course, when she was a tiny girl. It waa baeauM ha rMd, In *^arlaty,** your co r Hapo n donta anthtoaiaatle Aotlce of *'Autunm Fire.*' that John Ij. bought the play for America, and then came over to engsM a^ OOBttftny* I had lunch wl^ bin ^fMtiirtey at the Hotel RusseU. : ^ Second-Hand Cane Changes a Plot When he went into a second-hand store in the Strand to buy some old trunks, the other day, the shopkeeper showed Shine a walking stick. Which ha bought for. a dottfir. It tumod out to bo a raro apaclmoh of a stick used, yeara tmiik'^tii'^-9iit''^^» for It ooiitalnod a tulanaod far measuring horses. This gave Shine the idea of altering "Autumn Fire" so that the stick aai i# Md on fha aCaga with m rtN^ hora% IpiPhlcb^ win rtda on Uko bo. did In "Tfao Whip." "Autumn Fire** should bO a gMation In New York. The author is a Dublin schoolmaster, who has bapB .IK^tlpUl ^i^jlt tpr years, but who is only now coming into his own. ,: !^ ' . : The Influence of <^aftaly* I have been very much struck, during recent weeks, by the number of frienda this column in "Variety" haa made for me on your aide of the Atlaniia. Braryono oonnaotad wHh tha theatro, who comM to Ijondon from New York, mentions, *1 read you lH Variety." It was with the idea of extend^ a frton^, b«ad aisfw tb« mt^JJm I •tactftdf wHMlif thla column•^>v-v r.' ^ ':'■■"■['■■' y, :^ ' '"^v^ ^'■ • " •aymeur 'Hictca for tha Films Nathan Burkan. who went back the other day, will, I hope, succeed In persuading Seymour Hieka to try hia hand in tha big American film gamble. - .^.....v j ■-, i tannot underatand why It Immi never before been suggested that a man who has written fifty plays, assisted in th^ staging of Drury Lane melodramas, and who knowf fvary trkk of tbo theatre buainMa, should be aaked to Join up. ^ , , ,. , Sir Oswald and the Misting Body Poor Sir Oswald pt^U.mutt bo feeling very aick about the "Kitchener body^ exposure. • '•^^ ■ -^'^:.x^ . He.<»wna tha •'noteM%'' In which, for months, a man calling himself Frank Power, but whose real name is Freeman, has been deluding the public with lies about hon Lord Kitchener iM^ lUUed^ b^ Qorman spies, and how the admiralty were hl^lntf the tru^'^ 4.v^^ f r. > * FtmOly, tho other to ,'Towar^ brought iiondon a coffln In which Mmmim,J^^ »*• body.w^'t there!' ' • Now, a reporter of my aoqualntanco called Parey> | i lngla ^a» a»tM wm:^mm^i^^ tbo^ rt i tfl M W that ho iiimiad'ttM ^My^if^ iNifff ago to MtorttM i lGMdbm t>o ''4aiow wiio Jitfiet McQraw la? All I know is that she is an American actress whoM name la now In big letters outside "The Ringer, much bigger than |41gel Bruce'a or Gordon Harker a or that of other peo- ple |n th|t. cast ^T-^/..' . •^•.v', .--.v SMOtny Dlckioa went' out, and then thla young woman, unknown, iMlm^ed intoL the bill. If you haiTo any »0iO unknown a^treaaef in l|Ow.-lrotl^,.pla(A : ; " Mafia Tempest Goes \ Malcolm Watson, writing In the "Daily Telegraph," says: •'•Thy Name is Woman' is to migrate to the Criterion. This entails the withdrawal of 'The Cat's Cradle.* In f^liHaaa to tho jgraaf^t v pany It MmM b* aald that businoM with that plMe has n|;w»:i|» W7 material decrease since Marie Tempest went on holiday." The truth is. of course, that, immediately Marie Tempest went out of the cast, and Bva Moore wenjk iii> qijl >0t»ga M y FLAYERS DT EUBOFS Harry Denny and his Notre Dame Collegians are listed at the Kursaal. San SebasUan (Spain), until Sep- Ftank Withers and colored daas Kings are touring France. Gipsy Rhouma-je Is billed for two ■MMtha, from flaptember 1, In re- irue at the DautohM lhaatra, Munich (Germany). Jack Forester Is at the Carlton, .^Mliy, JIa oontemplatM producing # revue In Paris this wlntttl', |M* •Isted by Harrison A. Blako. riCCADILLYHOTEL and HE mm CLDB : LbNDON flMkMlnt tlw 'W«rld« OrMtapt i;'7I?tVT. Artiftti . A. J. CLAflKE gble Amcrteas RBprtM^tatlve I NowiYork^ity AmUQURUBBOAS In Paria—Caroline Wolla. au- thoress; Miss Lucille La Verne. Edith Baker. Schtaeckenberger. Jack Foreater, HarrlMU A. Blake, Wtt Ham MiMiQardon (picturo actor). Robert Payne Fairbanks, William K. Zeigfeld. Ruth Canfield (writer), Otis Skinner. Mrs. Gertrude Ross (National PedefatSon Of Mualc Clubs of U. 8.), Gerald Reynolds (conductor), Lu Burston, Herbert F. Peyser (music critic). H. Re- gensberg. Alberta Btadman W'^t^ SAILINGS Oct. S (New York to London), Paulino Frederick, Loula O. Mae- loon and Lllllah Albartaon (Ma- jestic). Oct. 8 (London to New York). Frederick Lonsdale (Majestic). Sept. 4 (London to New York).— Watson Biatera. Arthur Frince (Olympic). Aug. 29 (Berlin to Maw Tark) Four Bradnas (Bremen). Aug. 38 (Genoa to New York). Ple^ Maaeagnl. XDufllo). AUgi 28 (London to'Kow T6rk)«^ Geittrude l>Awronc^ Jai^ MtniMy MARY HAYNES HIPPODHOME, N. Y., THIS WEEK The preMnt week at the Hippo- drome la the llrat WMk of a Keith- Albee route for MIm Haynea that wlU keep bar wofklng aoUd «nUl June 1, 1927. Next week she plays tho Hamil- ton and Regent, New York. Sept. 13, Baltimore; 20th. Boston; S7th. Phll- adalMa; and^ WMk of Ootobor 4 at Um Palao^ Mfw York. DnuEonoN RALPH a FARNUM (Sdw. 8. Kall«r Ofllee) : Fntmre Paris Phys ' Paris, Aug. ft. LaMi Volterra la producing "La VIsHeuM (*'Tbe Lady Visitor"), by Henry Klstemackera at the ThMtre do Parla. with Vtaaoan, Gaby Mor- lay and HiMo Oareiado. "One ne roulo pas Antoinette" ("You Can't Do Antoinette"), by Maurloo Honnequln and Pierre { Veber, at the Palate Royal. "Les Deux Copalns" ("The Two MatM"), by Pierre Boac. at the CoraOdlo dcia Champs EXyaeea. with Loula JouTot <• "Le Dernier Empereur" ("The Last Emperor"), by Jean R. Bloch. at the Odeon; under auaplcM of tho Society of Young Authors. "Le Lab Sale" ("Salt Lake"), by Pierre Sdze, from novel of Pierre Benolt, at Arts. wlth-MMio. AndrM] Mere. "Jazz," by Marcel Pagnol. also at Arts, with Harry Baur and Mile. Demaala; ^Hatdanapalo,** by Boua- Md do St^ Mat^f^flOi |li>» I Mi iMd- milla PlteofT. 'As tu du coeur" ("Have You Any HearV**). by Jean Sarniant. at Re- aalMance (F^lz Camion's manage- ment for ^B^fpa Henri do. Botha- child). ; **Potlt Voaher* (>*Mlhor Ste"). by Andre Biraboau. at Caumartln, with Paul BmamA^ ^mi^ B^ Berry. ^7>tetatenr^ (•IMektanr), by] Jules Remains, withdrawn from the Comedle Francalse, at tha Copa- edle dee Champs BlyaoM. m ad ltMfan aa ," by Ml HavH- got, at the new Mlchodlere. "P. A. F.," by G. Qulnson and YvM Mlcande. muelc by Albert PARIS ■y KD. a KIHDRKW Parla. Aug. It. Cora LaparcMie takes over the Scala In October and will produce "Le Grand Amour." by her hiMband. Jacques Rlchepln. Mme. Is now re- covering from a aerioua UlneM at Ha Trtatan. ^ •<:*,■■'■• ■ "Le Chemlneau," well known poetical melodrama of Jean Rlche- ptn, la being a6reened by George Monca and Maurice Keroul, the roles being held by Henri Baudin. Mevlato. Charles Soy. J. F. Martial. Emile Reqe. Mmes. Denlse Lorys. Reglne Boptet, Ady Cresso, under tho direction of FrancOla TbovjWiat and Paul Fromet. Bdward Stirling haa taken a lease for three yeara on the ThMtre Al- bert I here, in conjunction with Ireme Mauget, to be a permanent English playbouao la Parla The Players of Stirling and Frank Reyn- olds are now In their 15th week. A litaraiT rarua In BnglWh la to be mouBtai by local authora In Noyam- ber. Meanwhile the Engllah Players will vlsla Holland and Switzerland in addition to Belgium. leaving a troupe to carry on in Paris, which Willi be head<iaart«ra aC tho com- pany. —Irrfa4r Aaronaon ailtt~til8 Com- manders (band) will remain at the Ambaasadeors until Sept 2. Aaron- son holda a contract for London in December, but has not yot obtained the British labor permit to enter. LONDON LondcMi. Aug. 20r> Huntley Wright wlU have to find another home for "None But the Brave." current at thp Qarrick, as Martin Henry haa tho aast leoM of this theatre, where he will stage, I Sept, ^4, tha American faree, "IBaay Icam^ iaay Cto." * « Despite eontroveralal press no- ticM, Galsworthy's new play. "Es- cape," is beating house records at the AmbasMdora. Advance book ing is bettor oven than for *Fata Morgana," a hlchly aUPCMaful prod Another play recently successfdl I at the "Q" is a farce called "Vir- ginia's Husband," which will be put In at the Comedy Sept. 6. The com- pany will consist of Frances Car- son, Madge Stuart. Helen Ferrers, IBna Grossmlth. E«dmund Breon. Da- vid Keir. Townsend Whltling. Bajn Wilkinson. Wilfrid Shine. The next Basil Dean production will be at the New theatre In n&id- September. when a dramat^tlon of "The Constant Nymph." which he adapted In conjunction with the au- thorcM. Margwrot Kennedy, will be staged. The two stars will be Eklna Beat and Noel Coward, but the lat- toT' wID anly appear for four wa<rs, when his role win baialian OW by I John Glelgud. Wee Georgie Wood la rehearsing the leading role In a new musical comedy entitled "King Rags." to be produced at Leed a, Aug. St* Another musical play due shortly is '*The Apache,** which Julian Wylle will present In the West E«nd afte»>a provincial tour* In the cast are Dpt^agr Wavd. Shttaii OlaaviBi, Ca^ BriaacMi. iMiea, composer of TUkl* Tiki," of short-lived fame at the Gaiety, has sailed for the States, where he will produce a mualoil version of "Nothing but the Truth," a farce which waa very aucooMfijil thla Bido of tho watar.> Julian Wylle haa extended for throe yeara hia contract with the Winter Garden syndicate of Black- pool to produce one r^yuo a year. A new three-act comedy, "After Dark." by J. Jelferaon Farjeon. la to bo produoad at Saatbouma Sept. 8 and will probably come to London at a later date. The caat includea VMd Kerr. FHtnk Denton. Martin Keen, OUbart Ritchie. Norah Bob^ inaon. This play has no relatlo ship to the melodrama sent out y after yaar by Wllllaia A. Brady. Godfrey Tearle contlnuea hia wOm icy of accepting all Mrta of engage* ments at his salary of £150 a week. He will play In "Aloma" for three weeks and than Join tho nOw John Hastings Turner musical play "Simple Soula." Tearle finds thla more profltaMo than polng into actor-management, - aharlati hi tha doubtful profits. The wife of a dy;»lomat and the wife of an M. P. are collaborating in writing a play. They are respee* tlvely Lady Vaughan and Mra Haden Guest. The play deala with the Empire frontlera and will be titled "Outposta." Iiaoh M» Ucs will produce. In spite of Irene Vanbrugh, Maria Lohr and Edith Evans all leavinih the cast of "Caroline." the play will continue. Their respective places win be taken by Lilian Bralthwalteb Atha^ Seylar and Faith qelll. Somerset Maugham Is writing a new play to be produced at the Hay- market. The principals will be Fay Compton, Joyce Kennedy and Leon Quartermalne. It is likely this play will not be produced for a long time aa "This Woman Business" Is still drawing and the play scheduled to follow la A« F. Herbert'a "The White Witch." Aa In the case of many succcMful playa, "Diatkigulahed Villa,*' by an unknown authoress, was put on at the Little theatre as a atop-gap. Tha faouM waa empty and tho man* agement figured it was about aa chMp to take a chance.with the ahow aa to keep It dark. Matheaon I^ang la touring around the Londbn anburba and tho prov« nces tct a few weeks in Marlon Os« mon'a and Jamea Corbet's "The Chl- MM Bungalows Ho then Mlla for Canada, opening at Montreal (his birth place), at Hia Majeaty'a on Sept. It With repertoire. Dee Cee Toura are iMroduclng Mrs. CeoU ChMterton'a play. *^o Xoto Game." at Southport, Aug. 23. with Marie Lohr and Bertram WalUa aa the leada. It la likely It wlU bo aeen n tho mjmi ftud oopttlMO la Jaiiii* ary. BIr John Martin Hanroy haa 'ailed to get a theatre In the West End to plajr a season In the autumn. But Jio ia^oi dltoouraged, liflthor PICCADILLY REVELS London. Aug. 17. niO Plaeadllly Hotel ballroom, closed for a fortnight, reopened Aug. 16, entirely redecorated and much Improved In appearance. The enter- tainment, presented by E. O. Lead- lay, waa produced by Edward Dolly. The entertainment la rich aiid "Ritzy." The girls look well, dance with aplrlt and have the charm of youth and bMuty. There la tho nuc- leus o^ a very funny Idea for a pro- duction number, entitled "Henry- Vin." with Hal Sherman aa "Bluff King Hal," surrounded by his six wives, pages for bla queens, him- self, etc. • The obvlbua thing would seem to be for Sherman to appear with a ludicrous King Henry beard, but instead he heightens the effect of his diminutive alze by wearing his usual horn-rlmmed glasses and with no chin adornment. Zolga and Rachel, a mixed team of "classic" and acrobatic dancers, aald to be continental, were nicely received and have much to recom- mend them—especially youth. Bm Palmer'a plaalot praoaded her turn with an apology, announcing she had not yet recovered from her sea trip and in addition was suffer- ing from a bad throat. Whether her throat was "bad" or not, made little difference. After her flrat nuasber Bee removed her ermine coat, re- vealing ("reavealing" is right) much of her very self and her 'Shimmy" gyrations put the act over. Fowler and Tamara were seated at a small table to one aide and re- seated themselves after each num- ber. Their artistic dance efforts were appreciated to the utmoat. "Among thol^e present" were Charles Cochran and Al Kaufman. Cochran, who la probably Bngland'a premier connoisseur on dancing, re- marked "The best Pve ever seen." All told, aa azoallant Mbarat show. Jok>. cnce Mills, terminates the week or two at the Kursaal, Ostend (Bel- glum), the troupe will appear onco more in Lofidon under O. fli. Cocb- raa'g %ABatem4nt. r Kv -' .' A HVIVU of Bacha GuHifT^Ber bureau" Is Hated foV the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt j^ext4b»aaen. Robert Quinault and Janlde Autre, vlanoera, finish at the Moulin Rouge land win rtturii to How York Mt Vienna, Aug. 15. The thMtrical seaaon here usually starta Sept 1. This year, however, steady rain alternating with terrlflo heat has induced many people to remain in town^ aMd aoveral of tho smaller houses have taken a chance by remaining open all summer—the Capua, the Clrcua, Central, WolgFa, Varlete and others. The two leading music halls l^ve also reopened earlier than uaual— tho ApaUo and the Pavilion. The Apollo, for 20 years under the direction of the late Ben Tleber, haa now been leased to Victor Eckhardt. It la playing vaudeville again, with the following attratlona on the bill: The Bramsons. Scharff. Lee Lbma, Flying Banvards. Schreiber, Nlako. Rafayette'a Dogs. NlJarM Brothers. Sylvester Kremo Co.. Mackney Co. The Pavilion la the leading caba- retfl To be booked there meana a diploma for talent. Tlio director is Dr. Fritz Quenbaum. Artiata en- gaged In tho onrrent bin aro: Karl Farkas. Trante Carlson, Cbarlotto Waldon. Fasaler Duo. Por Sept I the Pavilion an- nounces the bpoking of Josma.Se- llm. With her husband, Dr. Bela Laaaky and AUatta Lydla. ' The Theater an der Wlen la actu- ally rehMraing a revue written by Gruenbaum and Fark. s. The songs are from Dr. Ralph Benataky. The promlofo wm b« Bopt li* AOBMOI. lae. WILLIAM MORRIS WM. MORK18 WM. MOBBIB. JMi 1560 Broadway, New York JHElmLER SCHOOia- « OF DANCING ,^ r >^ Leiceater House* Id-11 Great Newport LONDON, W. C. 2 Tolerrai^hio AdilrriMi; ' TIPTOK8 WE8TBANI) LONDON