Variety (Nov 1927)

W^dnesdaf, Normnber 1927 OUTiD.OOKS vAiomnr NEWS FROM 1HE DADJES This d«piirtin«iit Mtiteint rvwHrnn lliMlrleal Hmim at litM 4mHm§ ^ wMk in th« (faily paptfi •! N«w Ywpfc, OtiiMf* and th« Paelflo C«att. Vari«ty taktt n« tradit fir ihftf iMwt Mtnivi •Mil liat r«writt«n from a daily #apar» NEW YORK Marriage of Hendrik Van l^oon, writer, to Frances Goodrich, ac- tress, took place in October, al- tliough it has Just been revealed. A report that the couple were living in separate homea because they de- cided experiment in marriage waa denied by Van Loon. Samuel R. Golding, lawyer and playwright has entered auit for $100,000 against Bamikel Shifmian. playwrijht, alleging Shlpman called the play *'New York" "salacious, in> decent and la i Ma ra l** in connection with a court proceeding in Newark, although he had previously de- scribed the play nntereatiny, -with a moral motive and purpose.'* Gold- ing says Shipman waa to collaborate with him on thi 0lay, hnt became huffed when it was scheduled for production in Kewark without hia Lya De Putti was injured in a fall down a stairway and wlU not be able to resume screen work for BCV- eral weelca. Bpe ia in Berlin. A ^^^^^^^^^ Oifta of $500,000 from John D. Rockefeller and $100,000 from Ed- ward 8. Harkness for the 8hake- •peare Memorial Theatre at Strat- ford-on-Avon. The American Shake- speare Foundation hopes to raise 11,000.000 of the $2,600,000 0Mi0bt In the wprid-wlde drive. her husband hasn't contributed to her support since they were mar- ried in 1124. After viewing the body of Mrs. Pauline Welch, actress and divorced wife of Bud Fisher, Lowery A. Waters, lawyer, died a few hours later. Mike Hastings, Fort Worth. Tex., cowpuncher, was fined $5 in West Side Court for socking Bob Belcher, a riyal cowpuncher, at the recent aarden rodeo. Suit of Nicola Zerola, singer for $250,000 against the Metropolitan Opera Company, was dismissed. Swola'a contract called for a min- imum of two appearances, which he admitted he had been paid for. Mme. Gelling (Hilda Grace Coop- er), singer^ has entered suit against the U. S. government aa operators of the steamship Leviathan, charg- ing negligence and asking $25,000 damages. Mme. Gelling stated her acarf became entangled in a ven- tilator fan, injuring ^er aererely. Replying to the iult filed against him by hla wife. Elmer Conway, millionaire printer, chargea the former Sylvia Gordon waa guilty of misconduct with Harry Richman and other night club men. Pend- ing trial of her auit Mra. Conwn^ io' receiving $50' weekly alimony. Lorena Trlckey Harria, rodeo atar. waa examined In I/eJcevlew. Ore., in connection with the fatal atabbing of her huaband. J. O. Har- ria. Radio atation WMAK, Lockport, K. T., haa been aold by the Norton Laboratories. Inc., to a group of Buffalo men headed by Elmer 8. Mra. Irene Wallach Harris 8im- mona seeks a divorce, from her fourth husband, L. Marvin Sim- mons, retired broker. In her com- plaint .the theatrical prodnoer aUtea BALLY HOO! . .. By BETH BBOWH— The Novel of Carnival Life Variety— " 'BAlljrlioo' by Beth Browa wonld make a eorktsg plajr a la The Barker.* It has eautkt the sy^t of tha earalval even truer than did J. Kenyon Nioholsoa la bis past proved •tare eueceM.** Moving Picture World — "Shoold rank wllh tlhow Boat' aa aa aeearate lewdowa en a phase •f Uie atnvsemetit baahiess.** BoMion TranMcript-^ "So true and bo well written that K carries the reader throush Its pares with a swing as free and com- pelling as the life it portrajra" Buffalo N€W9— *'Spiondidiy dona. Promises to take Its place amoBg the saason's real successes." New York American— "Beaded for Hollywood." •New York Telegraph — Compares "Ballyhoo- to ••the Clr- ««• farads" by Jim Tulljr. $2.50 IiIirOOLM MAC.TBAOH *BB DIAL 9 mm § § 1*S Wast itth Mtesft, Hew Vstk The marrlaife of Buster Collier and Dorothy McCarthy (McCarthy Sisters) haa been postponed in- definitely, with parental objeetlons and theatrical ooatracta aa esplana- tion. Feodor Chaliapin, errand opera star, obtained a divorce from JuUa Torna^i la ICoaeow after a aepara- tiOB of li Tears. Fialllnff to the atftire during a trapeze act In a Trenton theatre, Oba Kirach fn^ctured her U^h bo^ea and lacerated her face. Lou Holta ia writing a musical comedy eaUed *Xlblddlgsln* Gertie." Frank Heam of "The Shannons of Broadway** haa 'written' a play caUed •'Shoot to Kill.'* Georse D. Sherman, compoaer and former leader of Sherman's Military Band« was struck by an automobile in Burlington, Vt^ and died a few hours later. His band was famous in N.ew England a generatioii a|(o. CHICAGO An enlargement of Chicago's Art Institute to cost about $7,000,000 is planned, and if put into effect will be ready in 1929 to mark the golden annlTeraarj of that building. Chief of Police Andrew Bentow- ski has been charged with person- ally superviaing the operation of a still by Chicago Calumet realdenta. Another charge is that the chief levied a dollar on every, one of 85.000 barrela of mash liaed In the manufftetnra «C liquor la tiM ^vU* lage... , ■ * : Joe Rush, former owner of a Chi- cago coffee shop ajad later owner of the 'Tropical Inn/* Miami, Fla., waa arrested In Chicago on the finding by police of |100,0Q0 worth of atolen upeatrlaa and paintlnga in hla apartaiaot. An exhUbltlon of the wmrka of the American nesrro in music, painting, drama and literature will be given In Cnicago during tht WMlt of Nov. 11. Permanent injunctions for pad- locks of old and repeated violators of the prohibition laws are bein^ sought for by E. B. Ellder, assistant United States attorney. Forty- eight cafes, poolrooms, drug stores, cigar stores and breweries among which are Colosimo'a, Midnight Frolics, the Rubyat and Detroit Coffee Shop. Machine gun bandits Invaded the Harmony Inn on Ridge road, breaking up a Halloween party and escaping with I1S.0OO. " Arthur Seyferlich, Chicago Are marshall, waa let out, of offioa i)y the Thompson regline. Mliliael Corrigan replaces. The ban on loop parking to avoid congested traffic, will not be tried until after tho new year« Ward Moore, book store owner in the State-Lnke building, was ar- rested for displaying pictures of nude colored women in the store window. LOS ANGELES In a lengthy opinion Judge Ira F Thompson reversed the conviction of Sarah Kerrlck, Joe Hunt, Henry I.sbell, Iris Burns and Anita Davis, all motion picture players of the manslaughter of Tom Kerrick. Hollywood film cowboy, In an all- night gin party last April. Mrs. Kerrlck, the widow. Is now serving a term In San Quentln while the ^»K^f^ w«>rft rele ased on bond pend- ing appeal. It is unlikely that the case will be retried, as too many errors were found in the original trial. All had been aenteaced to serve one to ten yeara. Mra. Margaret Powell Stagg, fic- tion writer, was held In $1,000 bond by United States Commissioner (Continued on page •!> PENN ROAD MUST PAY CIRCUS $2,000 FOR DOGS ______'' ■ ■,' Massillon, O., Nov. 8. A judgment of $2,000 awarded by Jury in favor of the Evans Indoor Circua agalnat the Pennaylvania Railroad for the death of Ave trained dogs and damage to equip- ment, waa austained by the State Supreme Court. The Court of Ap- peals previously had afllrmed the Judgment. The Supreme Court refused to order the Court of Appeala to cer- tify ita records for review. RODEO'S $155,000 First N. Y. Event of Kind to Show Pr eWl 111 Lew ^Reoney, Champ Both world's champIon»hip trophies awarded by picture com- panies at fYed Beebe'a annual rodeo in Madiaon Square Garden were won by entrants from Ard- more, Okla. The Ken Maynard (FIrat National) trophy for the world's champion cowboy was won by Lonnle Rooney. The $10,000 Metro-Qoldwyn trophy' for world's champion oewgM waa awarded to Florence Hughes for her trick and fancy riding. The Maynard trophy is a permanent award. M-O'a must be won three times for poaaeaalon. Winners of the championship prizea in the varioua eventa: Bare- back bronc riding. Smoky Snsrder, Canada; trick and faaey roping, Chester Byers, Oklahoma; cowgirls' bronc riding, Marie Gibson. Mon- tana; eowt»oyi^ calf roping, Bob Croaby, New Mexico: oowboys' bronc riding. Bob Ankins, Montana; cowboys' and cowgirla' trick and faaey riding* Ted under aad Flor- ence Hughea, Oklahoma; steer wrestling, Frank McCarroll; steer riding, Lonnie Roney, Oklahoma. XaoBOy aad Mlao Hughea wou the all-around championships' prizes besides the picture trophies. Beebe'a aecond annual rodeo is ^he flrat to aako moaoy, either in- door or outdoor. In New York. Paid admission totalled $156,000. The rodeo laated trim Oct U- Nov. 2, under auaptaaa of Hio Broad Street Hospital. Barkers Okayed Los Angeles, Nov. 8. In their campaign to clean tip Mala atroet 4ad eliminate barkers and ballyhooa from in front 6t amusement places and theatres, the police received a setback when six men arreated for violation ot ia dty ordinance which prohibits cr>'Ing or proclaiming a theatrical perform- ance on the sidewalks were found not gusty «T ainnlelpal Judge Wil- son. The latter ruled that the evidence showed the men were Inside their own property lines, 2$ feet from the middle of the sidewalk, and con- sequently did not (Violate the ordi- nance. fOnr BVFFTS $58,180 Scranton, Pa., Nov, 8. A. J. (Tony) DufTy has sold his interests In Rocky Glen Park, big- gest of its kind In this section, to P. J. Murphy and G. W. Weaaliirgw, local trolley car men. Tony got $58,180 for hla holdings. The park la on ttie Um of tlM^ trol* ley road. CARNIVAL ROUTES (For Current Week, Nov. 7, When Not Otherwise Indicated) Alabama Am. Co., Mcl^e. Ga. Bernardi Expo., Phoenix. Aris. Bruce Greater. Washington, N. C. Central States, Montlcello, Fla. Coe Bros., Albany, Ga. Craft's Greater, Oceanside, Calif. Dodson's World'a Fair, Green- wood, Miss. Florida Expo., Blackstone, Va. Gear-Wade. DeWltt, Ark. Doc Hall, Santa Rita, N. M. Bill H. Hamea, Brady, Tex. Hamilton's United, Elherton, Ga. L. J. Heth. Hawkinsville, Ga. Krause Greater, SwalniA>oro. Ga.? 14. Sijmtor. R. C. LaMance's Attractions, Wavcrly Hall, Ga. Donald McGregor, Tyler, Tex. Metropolitan, Clinton, 8. C. Glenn Miller, Chesterfield, S. C. Miller Bros.. DuJjlin. On. Miller's Midway, Winnfield. La. Ralph R Miller, No. 1, Orange. Tex. D. D. Murphy, Beaumont. T^x. C W. Na f ll. Beaumont, Tfx. Pare * Wilson. Sanford. N. C. Pool© St Schneck, Crockett, Tox. Rubin a Chorry. Montgomery, Ala. R. L. Wade, Dewitt, Ark. Weat'a World'a Wonder, Mulllns, R. C. Wright's United, St George, S. C. Zeldman a PoIHe, Dothaa, Ala. OBITUARY JAMES P. CURTIN James Patrick Curlin, profession- ally "t?i)ldor" Kelly, one-time con- tender for the lightweight boxing crown, and for many yeara a cafe operator in .San Francisco, die! Nov. 1 in the Mayo Bros, hospital. Rochester. Minn. "Spider " was 05. Death waa due to a bldod olot on the brain, after an operation for mastoid trouble. Ten days before his death Kelly waa taken to Roch- eater from Tucaon, Aria., where he made his temporary home t->r tlu' last several yeara, seeking to regain his health. Born in County Kerry, Ireland, Kelly came to this country when 10 years old. Fights that won him fame Included a 26-round bout with the then champion, Joe Gans, when the "Spider" grained a draw. A numbv* of Kelly's flghts were for 40 rounds, and he frequently had a grruelllng bout every month. After retiring from the active flght game Kelly conducted a cafe that was a rendesvoua of the aport- Ing clan and theatrical folk gen- erally. A wife and aon, Thomas Curtin, of San FTanclaco, and two sistera aurvlve. Burial ta San SYandaoo* MAJOR JOHN MOOD Major John M. Mood died In London Nov. 8 following a second operation for cancer which devel- Tork, IS yeara ago. 9o la survtViA by a widow and daughter. WILBERT WINN Wilbert Winn, 60. an employee of Rlnpllng-Parnum-Balley CIroua for the past three years, died Nor. I at the Methodist HospiUl. Ix>a An- geles. Burial at Foreat iMwm Cemetery. MARCILINK ORBCS (Marceline) Mart^eline Orbes, Internationally- famed stage clown, committed sui- aide In New Toh>k Not. I. A news ;i(-( omit of his death where in this issue. Blind Boone, 64, pianist, died laat week at hla hoiae la Warraaa* burg, Mo. William H. Augustus* 70. veteraa circua aad carnival auuw died Otst 88 In Bloomlngton, 111. The father of Evelyn Wataon died la ChleagOi Oct. 16, af pneumonia. O. Woodward, 66, well known la Ohio theatrical circles, died aud« denly at his home in Elyrla^ Nov. 8 of heart diaeaae. Dr. lavid Sinoer, 44. brother of Mort. WlU aad Hanry, died Oot. U oped through wounda received while Qn aervice with the British Army. Tn amateur actor for 20 yeara. he went to Canada In 1888 and Joined the Hart House Players of the University of Toronto. Three yeara of that and he went with the Cameron Matthewa Playera, atock company in Toronto, which failed. In 1925 he was with Charles Ham- mond and in 1926 conducted his own atoOk at the Xknpiro theaSre, Toronto. Major Mood's policy was to pro- duce EInglish playa only. This cost him money, but ho atuck to the plan. When the company was taken over this year by Mrs. D. M..Stair iM Oforfo Keppie, Mood weat to VALLI VALLI The death of Valli Valll, actreaa, waa reported f» lioadon Nov. 4. Valli Valli was born in Berlin in 1882 and was educated in Lotidon, making her stage debut at the age of 18 In 'YlenUe Ivy." In aub- sequent years she became a great favorite in London and Berlin the- atrea, among her aucceaaaa being Alice In Wonderland" aad '«weet Red Riding Hood." Her initial New York appcaranr* was In 1808 at Daly'a In ''The M< t ry Widow.*' Sho later toured the U. S. appearing in many productions. She also played vaudeville for a abort time. She is survived by her husband, LoUia Dreyfus, music publisher, and & daughter. la Chieftco 'firom effeota oC a voua hraafcdowa. BILLINGS BURCH Billings Burch, about 65. form- erly Broadway theatre treasurer, died Nov. S In New York. He was operated on for a throat growth at the Post Graduate hospital and auc- cumt>ed. Burch waa In the box of- fice of the original Wallack'a thea- tre in its prime. lAter he was treasurer of the Park, now Cosmo- politan. The funeral laat Friday waa attended by many memhira of the Treaaurera Club. MUMNC WBLCH Paulino WOlch, former wife of Harry C. (Bu>l) PMsher, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Harry H. Mitchell, In Baltimore, Nov. 1. Mlaa Welch, former vaudeville actress, met and married Fisher when they were teamed in vaudeville in 1912. They were divorced In ltl7. Mlaa Welch was the daughter of the late Laura T. and Edward K. Welch of Baltimore. N. Y. T. P. U. No. 1 Deaths A number of 4aatha have recorded among the members of New York TheaUical Proteotlvo Union No. 1. Edward (Waah) Lane, atage car* penter, died recently in Staten la* land, N. T. Lane for yeara waa employed by different New ToriB showa, hia last Important • assign- ment being with "LlKhtnin'.'* For more than a year Lane haa -^bsi bedridden. William Lippincott, 66, atage hand, died in New York Nov. 1 et a complication of diseases. Henry Himerlia* 80, stage car* penter, who In recent months bad made hla home In Buffalo and had worked for theatrea there uador tko Buffalo union prtmlaa^ 4lad la tM 9ity Oct 88. Deaths Abroad Parts, Oct. 88. Victor Armlodar, Swiaa eritle, dM In rifneva. M. Dsniswakif 86« Poliah writer, at Warsaw. P. P. Fellnar» 48, denaaa pletava producer. M. Qeant, French cafe concert performer, knowa Mv Omega, died at Avignon, France. Albert Champion, 80, former French bicycle champion, aad famed manufaetvrir of apark plugg in the V. s., died la Parte auddaa" ly. Oct. 27. Alia Berh, Slovene actreaa, waa fouad haaglag dead la hor dreaaias room at the Lloubliana theatre, Belgrade. No oauae for auioido known. - Jeanne Rio, 22. vaudeville vocal* ist, shot dead in Paris by her hus- band, Henri Veuve, of Swiaa na- tionality, during quarreL Mme. Quilbert, French comed- ienne, who retired from the atagO 20 years ago, died at Bligny, Aub% FVaaee. Maximilian Harden, journaliat, died at Moatana Vermala, Swlt* zerland. K. M. TURNER K. M. Turner, 40. head of Turner Radio Corp., died in Hollywood Hospital. Ho was an Inventor of radio devices and reputed to be the first to adapt microphone for broad- casting public addresses, having transmitted a program from the Motropoltlan Opera Houao, New Howitfd Vic« JuliMi Loa Angelea, Nov. 8. Cecil B. DeMille switched direo* tors on two of hln pictures. Wil- liam K. Howard, who was to h ave directed Vera Reirnolda In "Walk- ing Back," was switched to handle the megaphone on "My Country," starring iiudulpii Schlldkraut. Rupert Julian, who waa to have directed the latter picture, was Back." W«b«r Leaving Tiffsny John Weber, assistant gem manager for Tiffany Productll lias handed in hla rtalgasUoa, effective abortly.