Variety (Feb 1928)

Wednesday, February 1, 1928 V A RIE T Y 43 NEWS FROMJHE DAILIES This department contains rewritten theatrical news items as pub- »-«hed during the week In the daily papers of New York, Chicago, c»n Francisoo, Los Angeles and London, Variety takes no credit for these hews ^tems^ each has been rewritten, from a daily paper. to tills county. Dumont took action to i-ecovtv an unpaid linen bill Mis.s Davies is alleged, to have inciirrea. coJUTrtB o£ gvaiul theft- and two counts of violiitiuR tho coi'iToriHo securities act 'Bull was set at $10,000. F. II. Dun'raii. father of the Pun- can Sisters, filod suit, in supi-rior court for $7,1S8 af;;unst Lufillo Col- vin, family frlond. IHuioan olamis , the amount is duo "him for inanap- allpges the surii due for | ins lu.<r .properly and luindhnj; her affairs. NEW YORK I Soml-offlcial British film produc- tion. ''Battles of Coronel nnd Falk^ rimV' arrived in New York, one of fi^J^t Di'ctures to make new bid for American market. Private showing .^"Sitzer HalL^F^^^^^ booked for Cameo Feb. 11 . Publicity for.'"A Free Soul" was keot alive by- a neat play on, t^e Sibi ty of trouble with Equity when William A. Brady atepppd into Sster lx)nergan's role. When that ^^as exhausted Brady applied' for membership, in the organization, giving a new a ngle, Tabloids jumped to a story about Tack Ostermah's tempestuous epi-: fiode from the Gasa Lopez, when, as master of ceriemonies, he is alleged to iiave become involved with a rich woman patron, starting with table banter and ending with angry argu- • ihent. . Lucille Pryor, "Follies" girl, paid line in Traffic Court for .running past stop Signs, and the tabs built it up for a rave about "Beauty's mind on her t>oy frie nd." • . More infringement suits over "The Spider." Philip Hum and Percy Morgan, Jr.. allege in Federal court action that their play, :"The Evil Hour." filed with the Authors "negotiations are expected, to be succes.sfully c(jn\i)^lfvttd orTor before Wednesday" \F\Ti): ,1),^ when the Frank Schumann-Hcink, son of li:rue.stinc Schumanri-Heink, opera singer, is boine,- sued in niunioipal court by Kdward L. Conroy, ropro- Henting the Screen Library Servieo, for $1.16. Conroy services. Joseph Jefferson O'Neill, a num- ber of years ago.-star rcp.ortor. of Sch^ohii;:;; option on'the Pou'drc^^it h'^e ;^ew York^. exnirpq upd for three yoavs doing scenario (.Apucs. . ■ • . •-.[•ouf .,here,..'is writine a_jaaily /tl«,tuve. Richard Eon alimony sui Adrionne Morri.soh. how the wife of Eric Pinker, dramatic critic. Actor was up on an' order to show cause why a receiver .should not be ap- pointed to take charge of his hold- ings. ■ Mrs. Maybello Eaves Kent has booii gvanlod an. interlocutory di- vorce from Sidney .K. Kent-, pen- oral nianaper of Paramount Ptudios. by Judge 13owrun in superior court. Dennett aomnromisGd the "t^'i'y -on-the William Edward JIiek- hjecree wa.s given oiv^v charge of lir of h^^ fr^Zf^v^^^^^^^^ murder trial for ahe "Evening ion which Mrs. Kent said oe^ r!.L°/.J'.^.I~."!5l;,rJ^f; I world." . -. Uurred in 1925, Kent agreed to set- - , flo $140,000 on his wife and estab- The- next ■ western Ken Maynard h[^i{ a $40,000 trust fund for-^ their will nialie for First National is "The rt:^y^,),t<?v Peggy. Mrs. Kent, receives 1 Upland Rider." ■ It's from, an orig- the custody of the -child. Action inai by Marion Jackson. ; w.i.s hot oohtc-^tod. Dr. William D. Duane, .sciemist . ..j^oun^^ -i^y n(uimV' will be the and writer, near death in the Gen- fi^j^i roloase' title of Hal Roach's eral hospital here, w-as dffertd aid | ijitpf-t :^tax IV.ividson comedy for M-G-M distribution. Former title Statistics from Etiuity: Thirty disi)utos arl>itratcd from April 1, 1927, to Jan. 1, 1928. . Awards given 1 fj-om Colleen Moore AVhen she to. actors in 20 cases, to managers learned of his. condition. Dr;,Duane in nine, and one was compromised, I has been ill for several week.'?. Doc Highest award was $26,000 in favor | tors hold out little hope for' him of an actor. ^ I Among his scicntiflc works is a brand of perfume, that hears Colleen Theati'ical scenery and properties | Moore's name, belongiiig to A. H; Woods were de stroyed .in a $'75,000 fire at 537r539 West 24th street. Used as a, store house by the producer, was ^'Laugh That Off." unless they jiro i>e>.-i.,in "thaT. therft Is .^(nneone resiionsii-.l.^ h'hind itV , Sanio attitude in iitlier hotols. (J. 'R. Ileffernan, the -orh'anizi'r," is plaU-. nimr two- bi«? meetings I'l''.' -the- blips'" iu tho -n.i'.ir fumro. Thou.-i.-inds. o£ diill.u's' im "'h cf unolaiuieil merchand;-;i\ shu>p>-'l Chlengo via pareel po.-t, and iil.-lud- iig everything .from t^r.ipe ., •i.-<^ .to ■ insoet. powder, was auetiou. d off in. tho United Slates Apprais« rs- ..stores building last wof^k. , t^ev.T.il vieture reeUs'went under the \liaminer at $3 each.-. Albert Smith, .04, of the White House Tavern at Niles Center, was -hot and killed by three ■ youthful bandits jau; 22. Mis brother, Mau- vifo, owner, of tho ostablishmerit,. was knocked unconscious. The men made their getaw.ay without stop- ping to rille the cash register. . Crossed wires are believed to have caused the blaze which com- pletely rav-ed the historic >;ilos Tav- ern at .\lios. 111.. Jan. 23. . It was ownicd bv Mike o'Boyle. Ixjss esti- mated at $a0v000.. ■■ Walter Damrosch was 66 Monday He was feted in Indianapolis where he was appearing in a concert. Maurice Kussell, who . staged "A Connecticut Yankee," at the Mayan, is also playing the leadirtg role, in it, Before going in for production Kus- .sell was in vaude and musical com- edy. He is a dancer and comedian. Don.ild Davis, son of Owen Davis plavwright has admitted separation from his wife, the former Marjone Durr. " She returned to her home in New York. Davis said he hopes for- a reconciliation. Par- Ralph Coder, director at amount, i.s charged with cruelty in a divorce suit tiled by his wife. Ehza.- She also claims he Samuel Crowder, negro spirit medium," was tliund dead in hi3 room.s at 3G45 Indiana avenue with his throat slit from -eat' to .ear.- Ton.ihts told police that he had been showing, rooms for rent to. a, man., who is believed to have robbed ana then murdered him. beth Cecler. ' Andreas Pavley, herid of the Pav«<. ley-Oukransky ballet,at the Chicago Opoi-a, has become a naturanze^ I uciii v-v."...-.. —— ^ .,1 \merican Pavley is a native- of William Nigh, picture director, is gtaped drunken parties at home ami ^j^jg country 10 years. Huntet College, New York, has in-. facing charges in Los Ahg^^^ augurated the first cdllege-cbur.se in hacking a former football star wh^le ^i^.g^tor earns $350 a .we*!k, an<^l dramatic criticism, beginnihg Feb; 6 in. Riverside, Cal., there is a $25,000 alibiony-of $175 weekly. CQiUi and continuing Monday and Wednos- damage suit brought against him. by paying alimony. to a previous? day evenings. Jo.seph ''T, Shipley is i JIarold^.^enedlc^^^ - . - in charge, SAN FRANCISCO tboda. Hot Springs, Co. In both cases" Jean Jarvis, Holly City police raided ; the Oxford I dancer, figures^. Nigh, it.is at- League July, 1924, Plaintiffs swear ciub 72^We^t SlSt'street MondaV leged by Benedict, wrecked the lat- «fei? ^.ork ^Ws submitted to Albert ^lub ^l.^^^'^^^^lst Jiee^^ ^^^^ ^.^^^ he couldn't, teirhim Lewis and Sam H.JiaiTis, producers "'f "^-.^^^^^^ find Miss Jarvis. Then, of "The Spider." Suit is for $250,000 > '^^'^^ arresiea, and an Injunction and accounting. where to find Miss Jarvis. when poljKze-failed to find a- regis-I "''^ tration .c4rd-in the machine; Bene- op<= , Dr. F. L. R. Silvey of Universal Irving Thalberg, M-G-M execu- city, fiance of Mrs. Gehevieve Pad- tive and his-wife, Norma Shearer, kj^j^jjo^.Q^ former wife .of Ben Teal, scrben actress,, sail from. New York Ltf^pp director .and producer, renuest^ oh the. "Mauretania" Feb. 21 for a warden Holohan of San Quentm, three-month lionej'moon trip to Eu- Uvii<;re the woman is now doing a term for larceny,, that hje^ be per^ niittod to marry Mrs. Phddl6fpi*d;. Charlie Chaplin sued First tional and F. N. Exhibitors'. C f^rh,!?fi nV hti nictuie their reactions to V^}y^^'^'}.±t%'^:^o:}'%'^ Ar,.,i^,\V.r I love, scenes from Greta Garbo-John Gilbert _films at . the Embassy the atre. from Decemberi 1920, to December, 1925. ifni- d-ivorco claiming he was too posed to Mr.s.. Paddleford by tele- Roy GULsti, known on the screen Joi aivore^^^^^ .former wife of gvam, with his offer. accepted. Her s Roy.D'Arcy, will appear before gi«n/"y Y^^^^^^ ^" ienten..-e of from one to 10 years !„Tiori-nr Pniirt .Tiifiirr. T?f>pehRr Feb. i^t>"'J feunuaj, ji. 'will preclude any possibility of mar- „m- .> -. I Superior Court Judge Beechei' Feb, The ' Times ' used an even I 3 answer his. wife's alimony plea Harry Lauder's memoirs, by the g>l"i»n humorous commen^ askg $1,600 a r.ionth alimony Scotch comedian him.self. began to Prof, recorded the girls' blood pres-' - -.^ appear in the "Saturday Evening sure while the films were running Post" Jan, 20, perfectly timed for on an instrument called a"sphyg the beginnihg of his fifth American I monometer. tour. He arrived on the Aquitania last Thursday. Illness of Eddie Cantor with pleu- risy prevented the Philadelphia opening of "The Follies," and the show was disbanded. The come- Eddle Foy's autobiography, "Clowning Through Life" (B, P. Button & Co.), wi'ltten by the comic dian wag near collapse during the in coUahoration with Alvin Hiarlow, performance in Newark Saturday -got a break on publication, '^'he evening. He will go south to recu- "Times" picked out an incldeiii for perate. . new.<3 display, detailing how Eddle'^s ■'■ • Lizzie was once stalled at Broadway The . estate of Victor Herbert's and 54th street and. Henry Ford widow amounts to $290,734, accord- himself came out of Ihe Ford agency.ling to an appraisal^ filed tliis week, at that point and cranked it for him, Witmark" & Sons, publishers, filed an affidavit declaring royalties have George M. Cohan, whom Spring- shrunk to $10,000 a year on the corn- field claims, as a' home towner, was | poser's worlcs. toastmaster at the dinner of the Rhode Island society .where Tie was joshed to a fare-ye-well by Mayor Dunne and other. speakers. and $2,500 attorney fees. D'Arcy sued for divorce about a month ago. Charging cruelty. Myrtle Valsted, 17, "Miss Chicago" in the annual Atlantib City pageant, arrived in Hollywood with an eye for the kleigs. Accompanied by mother. LOS ANGELES Pictures of Maxine Brown, dancer, were broadcast by the syndicates with article saying she might never Dorothy Mackaye. actress, under sentence of one to three years in prison in connection with conceal spine. witn arucie aay 'V;°v to her Inff facts in the death .of her hus- dance, again owing to injury to her | Raymond, filed her appeal before the California sut-: . rtf KflHftTial I Prfrme court. Action on the appeal IBo^T^t S!e waworl IS expected t. be taken by F.b. 11 ir/oSt'o/iyuSiroptSi? Si Mary Mi,es Mlnter..s back InX..3 She Devil," among others, got a verdict ve^opment con^ for $500 in her $50.0.00 «"it aga nst Pictuie Peo^^^^^^^ a New York motorist who ran into I erty at uuiiirog iuih*.. Mary • Astor will bo married to Kenneth Hawks, production super C C Pyle has a scheme of a riage for some ..time. . ?^/'^U^'e^l^^^tj"^$^? <Sc^^: superior court. Jud^ C^aha^ is. Sd a SrsfcISS prize o'f 5^^*000, The sued 1^^^ ^LYS^Kcl y " whSS trip to be made within -65 days with .widow *J^^cently, thus put- Pyle to get his . through Publicity death^ occm^i^^^^^^^ ^^^P stunts, etc, | st.irted by Thomas D. Curtln, son of the former fighter. Holy City, a religious colony about 75 miles south of here In the Sant^ CHICAGO Acting Chairman Sykes of the K^^.yjj mountains, is in financial.diffl Federal Radio Commission has ae- j gy^y -phe entire estate vvas at- vigor at Fox studios Feb 23 at the clared that there are too many radio tj^^hed by Mrs, Evelyn Rosehcranta bride's horn© in Hollywood „*„4.,-«^o 4« r-hioatrm I t a^^^i^^ sh^ ftii*»jrps breach Two suspects In tjie recent hold- up of Jack Dempsey's Barbaro Hotel Cafe have been picked up by police. One, giving his name- as Richard D. Dalton', was artest^d in Dayton. O.. and confessed to the robbery. An- other, Andrew Johns, is. In custody here. The. job wag done by three men, who obtained. $175 from' the cash register in the cafe. Prolonged litigation in the di- vorce suit against Earl L Frdser, millionaire amusement man of Ocean Park, ended with Superior Court Judge Montgomery granting Mrs, Lillian FraSer an Interlocu- tory decree. Grounds were mental and physical, cruelty. her on the street. pah, Nev. J. C, Will iamson b^ght Australian rights' to "The Five aCIocmSlrl,"^ current at the 44th Sti'eet. Anne M6redith.. forrrier American I vjoi-walk last October. • He was ae actress, .became Lady .Sackville- , „^.j^.j.|^,jijyp_j criminal*, havin AVest,. when her husband, Major-.| ^ .^.^^.j^g iY^ ^l^yee penitentiaries Dale Budlong, 30, former. jockey, was-sent^nccd to •Folgom-prison Jor life by Superior Court Judge Charles W, Frlcke after a^jury fuond him guilty of . committiii" burglary m - - . — . jjg was de- Jamea Ponla Spencer, Hawaiian screen actor and stunt swimmer, has not been regular iii his alimony allowances according to Mrs. Ernia R. Spencer, from whom he was di- ^. vorced in 1926. She. brought the coii'troTled by I matter up for adjustment before Su- perior Court Judge Bowron, who continued the case for further evi- dence. ob- stations In Chicago of Los Angeles. She alleges breach of promise to wed, made by WlUiana Entire personnel of the *-n'P»BO Riker, head of the colony Opera left Chicago .Sunday for Bos- ton. Davll* Rosenthal and Earl Camp- bell, ticket scalpers, were arrested on the second day of an antl-scalp- ing campaign. Six specs were ar- rested Jan, 26, opening day of drive. Mayor Thompson will head a party of more, than 400 Chicagoans on a trip to New Orleans Jan, 31. The party will attend a four-day flood control conference and the in Another blow that hit . the colony was word from the Federal Radio Commission that'It wlU not renew its broadcast station license when it expires March 16; due to neces- pitv of eliminating about 300 sta^ tlons throughout the country, LONDON Keble Howard's now farce, "Lord Babs," comes to the Vaudeville Jan. cldental'hora^ ja-alal matches 1 26, succeeding "Sylvia," anr/estiva^s , -. Billy Merson Is the star, supported by Stephanie Stephens, Alice O Day, Guarantors of the Chicago ppera Hermione BaddclCJ^ ^Charles Garry, held the bag this year to the tune a, H. Mfiyne. Bert Edward.s Francis of $450,000, . Ross-Campbell. Lawr ence Anderson. Peace lias been declared between oiga Lindo. a discovery of Rean- Irene Castle McLaughlin. . former doan. Ltd., who has made her name dancer and Dr. Arnold H. Kegel, ohiefly in "had girl" parts, is going city health officer. The two notables into management on "er own,_ nay- were waging a war over Kegel's re- Gon, Sir Charles jSacRville-West, succedod to the barony upon the death of his brother. Lord Sackvillo. for felonies. . Citv Prosecutor E. J, Lickley is. »i nn rrnri She was Anne Meredith. Bigelow, of | ujunChing war against .slot machines j imating ;nuu,«uu. Boston, Mrs. Mildred E, Williams tained an interlocutory . decree of. (3 i VOTCe~f rohr :"irranlc "^Ilh;--W motion picture- apDliances Inventor. She was given custody of their child and half interest .in commun- ity property, estimated at $500,000,. Mike Goofge. -ti-ansportatlon man-' ager of Los Angeles "Herald," who •died recently, loft a fortune approi- were waging cent edict sontoncing all stray dogs to death, Kegel has just approved an an-angomcnt by Mrs. McLaugh- lin W'hereby dogs will ... be turned over to the Chlcigo Humane So^ ciety, • Lillian Walker was sued for month's rent. Qf her former New York apartment. She said her hus- band, from whom she has been sop- ,ara.ted for 10 years, agred to pay the rent and she moved without aware of the arrears. iri this town. . ■ ; I ,p|^g Kerrick case, irt. which Tom -^r„,i.,i-,n Wamnas baby ri<:errick, picture cowboy; was shot A.damae Vaughn, .^f-"?^ .*«-dc'ith went to trial for the sec,- star Of .1927 a"^,, Mrs. Sarah Korrick. Vaughn, screen^acti'ei,i,,wi^^^^r^ • ^^ly one of five now hor former husband Albeit Hm^^^^^ manslaughter. Iris '^^n'l^j'i^'thc Bun!;, Anita.Davis, Henry_^Isaboll How do they get those dog storlos started in the back woods and aimed at Broadway? .Even the "Times" fell for the Lexington, Ky„ y.arn about a police dog condemned by the' court for .sho.cp kiliin.tj, wli^f^f^ owner proposes to tako on vaude- ^=:^villfit=to^rais6^moncyL=tQ=.aRlieaLAllQi conviction. . about a yp^«r ago. xvo l.^n^^^ at the. party end- ceremony has been sot. Korrick^s death, were cleared take the "larriagc chance Js^ Ruth | in^ District Attorney. Her former co- defendants aro testifying as wit- ness'-s New York papers carried S. Z. Poli'g statement that the M;ix .Schoolman deal had not fallen through, Hartford "Courant" printed the statement first and correspond- f-nts wired it to the metropolitan (liiiHes. Poll Is quoted as saying Corbin, picture actress. She will marry Richard Scott Thornton, in- surance man, next June 27. ' Lon ClKuiey has bof-n lnvit< d t'> write a chapter on makr-'up and_dls- guisPH usjid in picture wor lj for th e EnoyclopaecTraTCrilannix'ir; Marion Davies must appear be- fore Pre.Kiding Judge ^^iT^^or Mc - Lucas. in superior court, Feb. 11, to give her deposition in a suit for brought again.st hor by J. Stuart Blaokton. former picture ,producer, pot a suspended .sentence , in a San Diego" court after being hfined=$100=or-.50.--dafys^in^jiulJ<'r-JL!l ing turned herself into a company. Next vehicle for Sybil ThOrndlke will be "Judith of Lsrao.l," biblical play by tho Amerloan, Dr. de Marnay Baruoh, Lewis Casson ^ will play Ilolofornes in the play, which IS due at the Strand Feb, 15. Federal judge Carponler is.sued" temporary injunctions, again.st 37 places charged with violation of the booze act. Orders restrain owners from further violations of the act -until permanent injunctions of one year's ' duration may be grantofl, Good loo.k.s and-■ driving ability aro the prime requisites for a job with the Blue Bird Cab Company, newly organized, flhicigo taxi firm. All of the drivfcr.4 are to hn girls, Wear knickers and three arc; on tlift job -with prosi)ect3 of 200 in the early future. Girls will Work only during the day. Five new cabs and d'rlver.s arc;' jironiisod' each week, un- til a total of 200 cabs are on duty. unpaid wage claim filed against him by a former employee. P.laek- ton promised to pay,' Honrv Schumann-Heink, eon of Mme Ernestine SchUmann-H'smk. giv $21,500 Arrangements h.ave boon com- pleted by Samuel. Tnsull for . the financing of the Twenty-W aek'^r Drive building, <>re(;ted as a perriia- nent home, for tin; Chieatro Oikt;i. The $20.000.'i00 reftuired was ob- tained at less th.'in 6 per cent in- terest. Preferred stock in the yen- Tul^wtT^/fr'Sold^tn^ehirrtg^^^^^^ with an f^ye to making it a purely, .filvic. enterprise. Bell boys of the Hotel Shra-man •have stated-that they-will not join the Hell P,oy.s' Protoetive As.socia- tion, newly organized local union. After a.e.hleving an unlooked-for run at four theatres, "Dracula clo.sos at the G.'vrriok -Janv „ « will be followed by "Tin Gods.'V a new play ,bv E. C. MIddleton, author of ■'P:fAipJiar's Wife." • . ' ,. Eva 5T(jr)ro will play the leading role supported, by Ive do . VoeuX. Robert Jlorton. Walter Sondes, , A new polley is being Introduced at the •Evoryniah thoatro. where. ohoa)>or prices will prevail and all seats are bookable in advance. John Galsworthy's. "The Eldest Sonis tho next production, succeeding A Night in J.urie." Cl.'iyton and Waller are bringing "S;uiee for the fJander" ("The Cnidle Snatehers") to the Lyric .Jan. 30 In Its considerably altered form", to pass the ei'iisor. Th<; three wives are pl.'iyed bv Iris T-Toey, ll<-len Haye. Nuney P'rice, and ilieir spou.sea by Spencer Trevor, Hilton Allen, .Jlobr ert rongllsh. Amerique and Neville, vaude dancers, are ttrnporarily out of vaude. fullillin-g a four-week ea^ gagement at the Club . Lido.. Boston, booked in by Jclin IXiley of the AM T, Wilton o/l'ney. • ,