Variety (Nov 1927)

FOREIGN VARIBTT ACK SCHUUNG, PIONEER ROAD AND CAFE MAIi SUICIDE AT 48 Operated Paik Hill Inn, Yonkert, for 9 Years—^Had Most Profitable Selling Place in Dovmtown N* Y* for 3 Yeari Ran faiio Trouble and Loiaee Jack Schillingr is dead and burled, .ending a career in the road and nlte life of New York with few ^uftla. 'R* totok the siiteld« rout* la«t week in his home at 771 West Bnd avenue, taking g&a in the kitchen and leaviner a wife with t#o children. Schilling: Is reported to have de- elded he was "through"; that he couldn't make anything stand up any more In his racket, and evi- dently thought he had better stop while he could leave a little some- thing for his famity. It 1« wld that lie left his folks fatrly wall pro- vided fdr. Schilling at 48 rated as one of fh0 pioneer road house owners of Oip metropolitan section. He had operated the Park Hill Inn In Tonkers, the most noted and ez- (dtuhre rtM bovM of Its day, for about nine years. With Prohibi- tion he gave up the Park Hill, liater he inugurated something else and new in tha selling restamrattts. the Cafe Bemaise on Wost 46th street. It was a street floor and cellar place, also the first resort la New York after Prolilbltton to have a bar. At the Park HiU in its heyday Schilling made plenty. At the Ber- M^se it rolled in. From a doubt- ful beginning the fame of the Ber- naise spread throughout the two troughs, until Schilling found ahiMelf netUnff an easy $100,000 a year. Some say it was more but they didn't figure what he had to gtV€ up. tncreaelng the space downstairs and doing business almost wide open, the Bernaise was sailing high, with Schilling's trade toking In an classes. Sooner or later as it had td happen the money the downtown inen paid the Bemaise in restaurant checks, SchilUiiff p«t Msk gamblHig •a margin. Padlock trouble came along. OchiUing stalled his first padlock- ing action for over a year, but the ^Ipadlock doly arrived. For six months before the end, the (Bemaise dropped in trade as fast as it had Mlt up. Hisii ScfaUllBV tried the road aofse once moVe. going into the Tumble Inn at Crotoria on the Hud- son, a road house, with 26 rooms. RIs Ideas In theory were perfect but that venture coat him $15,000 and a couple of rapid pinches for selling, one dn top of the other, re- «M>vsd his nenra. Iieavlng Tumble Inn, Schilling tried a lunch room on Fulton street, downtown, and that flopped. Growing moody and morbid Ochilling ^mmenced to speak of a quick wny dui. No attention was paid to his remarks, as men of the nite life go up against too many things to quit over a couple of re- verses. The feeling he was washed up with all of the bmks set against him must have obsessed Ochnilng. No other reasott •ould account fo^r his act. A highly polished German, of in- gratiating personality and with a knowledgs of the tipper and under world unsurpassed, a thoroughly versed restaurateur as well as a Joint operator, the finish of Jack Schilling may well throw a chill along the spines of thoss engaged ta llUdt trafllc. CRITICS GO AFTER "mimm* song Don't Like Repetitions In Lon- don's Smash, "Hit the Deck" <—Lyriet CaNsd Offsnsiv* *Ahw' May CloM Abroad London, Nov. I. •*AbIo's Irish Rose" is slated to Slose at Blackpool, Dec. 19. Nego- tiations early this week, however, ■My 1es4 to America's record-run comedy continuing longer In the provinces. The show ran 16 weeks in Lon- don, having been on tour since then. If the closing Is made definite the total engagement on this side will Juive been 35 weeks. London, Nov. t. Local eritlcs hava pounesd on "Hallelujah," the song smash in "Hit the Deok" (American), and howl The attack goes fiPOM aoeusatloas bordering on sacrillglous to song plugging knee drilling by British sailors. Maybe it's helped, for the show has a record library (tieiwt agency) buy of over $100,000 at the Hippodrome for 11 weeks. The type offensive against "Hal- lelujah" was led by Glasgow papers when the show was there, it being these dailies which pointed out the irreverence of the lyrics, meaning "Pralsa Ta the Lord," ^hlle the sailors' knee drill was going on. Saint John Ervine, who ap- plauded the song, recants in the "Observer" that nhe American In- vention of plugging Is ptobably of value in a country where everything has to be said 17 times before it's comprehended, but Is quits unnec- essary in Europe." He goes on to say, "quite a num- ber of people can understand a re- mark after the first time of hearing and even so unmusical people as we are alleged to be, can appre- ciate a song without having it hammered Into our skulls. William Molllson, producer of the show, states that during the pre- mier at the Hippodrome^ Philip Page and James Agate, two of the leading critics, left the auditorium and implored him to stop the row. NORMA TERRY HELD Enfllieh Oaneer Facing Deportation Ol i a r i ss in L> Los Angeles, Nov. 8. Ndrma TSrry, 18-year-otd Bng lish acrobatic dancer, Is confined In the County Jail, pending' hearing of deportation charges resulting from her having mo money td tvpport herself. ^ . Her landlady is said to have com- plained to immigration authorities When not raoalving IMV Ml. ParU Paramount Soon Paris, Nov. 8. The Inaugural of the new Para* mount Palace, which occupies the time honored site of the old The- atre du Vaudeville, has been fixed for Nov. 24. The announcement was made co- incident with the arrival in Paris to be present at the opening ^cere- monies of Ougena Zuktfi, XlBKm WALKS OFF L.o'ndon, Nov. 8. Making his first appearance at the Coliseum (vaudeville) yester day (Monday). Joe Termini walked off In the middle of his act at the matinee. He claimed the orchestra failed to synchronise. Termini is still playin;? a return engagement at the Kit Cat rsstau rant. «1 W IM PAHS Paris, Nov.. f. The Cliamps ESysees theatre goes Into pictures beginning tomorrow (Tuesday), when the first attraction under the new regime will ba 1>e- Mllle's "King of Kings." Cecil DeMUle is here to attend the premiere. THE TILLER DANCING SCHOOLS WILL MAHONEY The Detroit ''Free Press" last week said, "The versatility of Will Mahoney is a source of wondennent to thoss Who witness his work. He sings, dances, acts, can han'dle a serious scene remarlcablv well, and as to comedy, 'Oli Boy.' Mahonsgr displays really amazing versatility and an artistry that disti n gu i shes him and plaosa him $Kt tlisad the averaga oomlo." Direction RALPH a FARNUM *CM Doditfal, Ded' in, 'Acqoaioiaiice' OX for N.Y London. Nov. 8. Three openings late last we^, two of which look good, ana being an American musical. Despite a friendly audience pull- ing for Joe Sachs, it doesn't appear as If "The Otol from Caoks^' is go- ing to get over to rate as a sub- stantial success. This one came into the Gaiety with the dailies giv- ing It ft aloe break. The second musical is **Hit the Deck." Opening at the Hippodrome, its reception wsa something more than cordial and the show looks "in.** Alice Horley registered an outstanding hit and Qeoi«e Pierce also scored. A show that impresses as suit- able for New York is "CThance Ac- quaintance," now current at the Criterion. This is a splendid ftiroe given a substaailM^^ ai^plill^v^^^ exeelleat oast. Ward S«lb W..T., Slock Bydnsy/Oet. 8. It's reported that Hugh Ward has sold his stock of Willlamson-Talt to a Mr. Allen for an amount said to reach |300,009. Ward left W-T some time ago. going with the Fullers, but retained his W-T stock holdings. Later, he also aoM wlmtavsr hold- ings he had acquired In the Fuller circuit. Sir Ben aa^ Jflm Fuller made the purchase. ./ Ward Is at prssiil Ml g< the city. "HOME CBAT* CLOSIHO London, Nov. 8. "Home ChAU** Noel Coward's latest, is going to close at the Duke of York's Aortly. The show has only been on a UttlS tMVS tiMMI a week now. The premiere of the ptssa kraught boog-from the Sftllifyr ~ CIcMMi OF AMERICA, Im. aat WmI 72d 5trMl MIW. YORK MART READ INDEX Foreign ••••••«• Pieturee 4*25 Picture Reviews 18 Picture Presentstione..•• 29 Film House Reviews. 26 Vsudeviila .•.2i-S7 New Aals ••*•••••••<•••••• BuHes^ua >»«^«—» 41 Bills .SS'SS Times Square •• •.42-43 Editorlsis 46 Literstl 28 ^Vomen's Psga ••••*••••• 41 Legitimate ••.•4f-57 Legitimste Reviews 49. Musis .«•••..•••.••••••• *22*84 Obituary ... •••• 65 News of the Daillee 66 Letter UsI W Outdoors #•«••••••••*•••• 66 Sports .••*»« 44 Inside Pieturee 46 LoflM 46 46 FINALLY USED COSSACKS Thirteen of Troupe of 126 Leoalsd for Pieture Work lios Angelei^ Not. 1. About two years sgo whsn the Cossacks, troupe of 186 riders, came to America to make a tour of the country, giving ozhlblttons of their equestrian accomplishments. Metro* Goldwyn*Mayer were to use them in a picture* *Th» Cossacks/* which was to be made at the time. As the picture was delayed and the act could find no more work, it dis- banded with the men scattering throughout tlie country. Some re- turned to their native land. About three months ago If-O-M corraled IS of the original and con- tracted to train others for the work in "The Cossacks." John Gilbert starring picture, directed by George Hill. These IS riders procured some 40 others and it is said that no dif- ference can be seen in the work be- tween the new and old riders. ' Paramount also has several of the original Cossacks working, with three now appearing in the present Bmll Jannlngs pteturs, *Tlia Oea- eral." directed hy Joseph VStt Sternberg. LONDON'S ROUGH TIME WmmYSTERY PUYS Show With Audience Murder Om at "SpMar't" Hwn^ 'Whhpering Wira^ London, Kot. 8. London Is havtag a terrlhle time with Its myvtsry plays. • •The Drum," "The Spider^ and *?f?hla- pering Wires'* are all due la hsra, and each one Is mlisd up In a oan- trovcrsy. In the case of "The Drum," scheduled for the Adelphik' Nor. 14, ^ the howl concerns this play open- ing its first act with a murder from the/ audience. The Shubert man- agement Is furious. Not only that, but the Adelphia is the very house for which "The Spider" is »clieduled. The local manager rented the theatre to *T>rvm*' Innoeently enough, and In ignorance of the slm- llarlty between the two shows, but it seems certain that "HDrum" will take a big sUoe oat aC "Tbm Spider's" prospective cake. "Whispering Wires" started at Portmouth last night (Monday), and Edgar WaHsos claims the play's central idea, a murder by telephone, has been taken from his story, "The Terrible People." pub- lished in America In 1925 under the title of 'The Gallow's Hand." Wallace has placed the matter la the hands of his attorneys. VaUi Valli'a Death London, Nor. t. Vain Vain, wife of Loulfl Dreyfus, died in a London hospital as the flrst performanoe of '^It tfia Deok" was on. Dre3rfus left the perform- ance immediately. He has a large interest in the show. The Dreyfus family came to Bng- Innd last April for a holiday with their nine-year-old daughter. Mrs. Dreyfus was taken ill with con- sumption, and siaoe then Dreyfus ha« devotedly remained here, de- Rpite business demanding his return to New York. ERNEST MAY££ DIES London, Nov. 8. Ernest Mayer, who specialised In light opera, died In Berlin ffor. I. Mayer was knocked down^ by a trolley car in that city Oct. 81, hlH death resulting from the accident He was SO COXEDT DOESTT IMPRESS London, Nov. 8. At the Q theatre last night (Mon day) "The LoTsly Liar* revealed itHelf as an Inane comedy about a daughter of Jfingiish aristocracy who marries a parvenu Hebrew. It is a osrtata fkllura. Paris, Not. I. Jeany Colder, who has been dan- geroufily 111. in reported today to be progressing favorably. Nadja, Amer- ican dancer, previously ill* Is now entirely recovered. MORE EXOTIC PARIS PLAYS Bsris, Not, 1. Still more 9l*ye of exotic and sombre natiire continue to come upon the Far is boards. Two of tha new group have to do with varioua phases of moral abberatlons la women. One of them deals with a sedate wiJe who is destroyed by her passion for a young lov^^iM the other with a woman who is tor* tured into crime and debauchery by the conflict of maternal devotion and a strsnge JeakMiir af Mc flip daughter. "Mixture" "Mixture" was revealed late last week at the Theatre dee llathurlaa as the first venture of Oeorge Pit* oeff, Russian actor-producer wha has taken up a career here, it is tha work of H. R that dramatist's ui human conscience. An abandoned mother becomes a prostitute, a thief and afterward a murderess, but through all sha strives to keep her daughter pura At the same time she Is tortursA by strange Impulsss of Jealottsy ward the girl, secretly feeling that the younger woman should experi- ence some of the miseries she has felt. What the anther appsreatlr wants to express is a blsarre conflict of maternal affection and jealotisy. In the end the daughter marries a respectable youth due to the In^ tervention of a kindly old man and the mother reforms. Ludmllla Pit* oeff realises a flne acting oppor- tunity as the moHMT. iVa n ee a Hfg pwys the daughter and Marie lCal# is seen in flw rsia H tm ilnfliifc,, drunkard. i ''Demon do Is Chalr^ Tha Devil of the FleHh*' hy L^ fortelle and Sabattlor at the TheatM des Arts, offers another peek at hu* man misery. It tells of the affairs of Thyra, formsr setfim with • highly colored past, but now sedate and circumspect wife of an elderly musician. Living a life of monoto* nous retirement* shs suddsnly real izes that ^e is madly in love with George, her husband's young nephew. Unable to withstand tha new passion, sha antsfs Into an In* trigue with the young man, dis- covery of which kills her husband. Thyra returns to the stage. Oeorga Joltta her« nmking eapUal oC her a«#« cess and using the woman's prestige to advance himself as a composer. When he succeeds he throws tha woman aside and i^a fhlis a vtallm to drugSr dying in wretchedness, re- gretting the tranquility of her onsa wholisoma Uf^ Tha pisee was recelvai with in* different interest as enacted by Jea d'Yd, Maurice Remy, Suzanne Delvs^ Isa Boitel and Amaud, who replaced George Bravard presented at the Galete Lyrlque "The Lady in tha Domino." book by Hehrl de Gossa and V. Darlay and musia ky Ilsart Hirschmann to moderate success. It is a costume operetta of the early mh Oentury dona la fhvea aata Roger, gay young hero, defends a masked lady attending the ball at the opera and as a result flghts a duel. This is the heglnntng of a leva affair. Roger's wealthy father for- bids a marriage when he learns that the lady Is a noted singer. Carlotta. Hs sends Roger to Italy and puts ds* tectlves on his trail. Carlotta fol- lows and the pair outwit the spies and tha fkther, uHUlia^efy going ta the altar. Gilbert Nabos plays Roger; Louise Dhamarys Is cast as Carlotta and Henry Julien is di- verting as tha oOflMdy de*eotlva njvras ds M. la e s mt i^ •The Livery of the Count" was favorably^ecf Ived at the Th»»atre de i'Avenue, where Francis de Crois- ssrs thras*ast oomedy from the pter of Melvnie Collins was presented last week. A nobleman, ruined by his wife's extravagances, Ukes ihm position of hutlsr la a fashlonabia Swiss hotel while his wife plajrs sort of hostess to encourage patrons to spend their money freely. In ths end shs Is instrumental In solving a great Jewel ogrstsrir and all are happy. #BTIIMESI faMwaasTNiMf