Variety (Sep 1928)

Wednesday, September 19, 1928 NIGHT CLUBS-MUSIC VARIETY 57 BOOZE NITE CLUBS DYING (Continued from page 1) ing on those golnff in for night straight restaurant catering, this is a. pretty definite indication of their opinions of the cafe business. This is the time of year when" the eafe boys are doing their seasonal ravo on plans, but a new note has crept in on about the par excellence of their chefs. At least seven dozen eafe entrepreneurs claim the same chef, and the same ritzy head- waitcrs may not know it, but they are destined to double, triple and quadruple in as, many different places along' Mazda lane. All this Is an indication of the trend toward the dining facilities, some without even dancing. In the cafe field, Harry Richman will be back at the Club Richman to a $4 and $6 convert. George Olsen, last year's attraction at the Richman, is slated for the band berth. atop the New. Amsterdam roof for Ziegfeld's proposed revival of the Zicgfeld Midnite Frolic to a $6 a;nd $7,50 convert or admission charge for a gala midnight enter- tainment to include Eddie Cantor, Helen Morgan and Ethel Shutta (Mrs. Olsen). This eliminates Miss. Morgan Irom the nite club field, the song- stress having received quite a scare in the recent padlocking hooey which Mrs. Mabet Wlllebrandt, U. S. Assistant Attorney, conducted, and still leaves Texas Gulnan in the doubtful field upon her return from THE FORMER HERB WIEDOEFT ORCHESTRA NOW KNOWN AS JESSE STAFFORD And His Orchestra COMPLETING SUMMER EN- GAGEMENTS AT EGYPTIAN BALLROOM, OCEAN PARK, CAL. EXCI.VSIVE Brunswick Recording Hollywood, whore sho is ^'ltaphonc- ' Ing some pictures. The other rooms are now intent on obtaining novelties and attrac- tions for this season. With the no- booze edict, or the curtailment thereof, the order of the day, par- ticularly in view of the political situation, the booze thing is now a negligible. factor. Ma,ny cafe men aver that, after all is said and done, and they count'up the net, after giving up, smenring and fixing, they find Ihemsolves not even paid off in laughs, proving that it's a lot of grief over noth- ing. If viewed as a catering ser- vice,^ it's not appreciated in the main by the patrons and squawks are always in the air about one thing or another. Speaks and Hideaway The speaks and hideaway dialect eateries may thrive more and more.. The. whisper Iowa anticipate this. It's the only safe pl^ce to get a drink nowadays. Marfy have back- room sandwich service fa,cilitles, but with the booze the main thing and everybody in on everything. It's a good racket while It lasts, says all. If an obstreperous enforecement man or just a sap hick ofllcer still Imbued with the spirit of his, oath kicks the traces, the joints figure it's just as easy to move next door or into another district. The trim- mings, the investment and over- head niake that easy. . The oh-Broadway places will probably thrive from the tourists as before. That type of chump'is de- light is always surefire for a modicum of out-of-town • buyer patronage as. In the past, even with the booze out. Class Rooms In' the line of atti'actions. Gene Geiger, In flirting with Peggy Hop- kins Joyce for his Casa Lopez, realizes that a draw Is necessary these days. The other class rooms are figuring likewise although the Embassy, on East B7th street, with its closed membership Is ensured of a following under Jack Rumsey's di- rection, as are the Lido and Moht- martre, with Frank Garlasco and Charlie Journal at the helm,- re- That $5 Per Fine With the U. S. Govornmont pormitting customs mon at tho Canadian border to impose n line of $5 per bottle for smug- gk'd liquor, besides confi.scat- ing the booze,' the customs bunch at the border Is more searching and officious than ever. Whether it's that $5 per or loyalty to the government, no one can tell, especially with the present administration having such a loyal and honest crew in its' revenue depart- ment, liquor and tax. sppctlvely. The Lido this year will go Pahn Beach with Harry Rosen- thal and his orchestra from the Bath and Tennis Club, in Palm Beach, as the attraction. The dan- cers will be Rosita and Ramon. Emil Coleman continues at Mont- mart re. The Geiger-L ■'z instance with their Woodmansten Inn roadhouso In Pelham Indicates a protracted roadhouse season. The drlve-and- dine idea, so successfiilly encour- aged and fostered by this combina- tion all summer. Indicates that the public will fancy this until abso- lute cold weather forbids. Geiger hopes to remain open the year round, The Lopez Instance again recalls the St. iRegls hotel roof and Its click with the hl-hats. to a sti'lctly formal convert trade. The various hbstelries about town are taking their cues and changing attractions. The Pennsylvania hotel Is bringing In Philip Spitalriy from the west, Arnold Johnson Is established at the Paramount. The Astor holds Tom Gott and a Meyer Davis unit; Bernle Cummins at the Blltmore; Harold Veo switching Into the Mc- Alpln; Ben Bernie iat. the Roose- velt; an elaborate show and band at the Park Central, etc. Roadhouse Changes as Years Go By Chauffeurs sitting in their dining room at a New York road hnuse doing capacity bu.'^ino.'^s the other evonliij;, omintod up tluMusolvi'.^. On the uruiiTVils wiM'e 150 cars and in the dininur room the prori s.sinnal drivers were 10. Drivers of the remaining. c;irs were oilhor owners or friends. Years ago ilio c'h;uitTo.ur.s agreed the road Ikhisi's drew cars with .i>at'h nhvays having its own paid driver. Though the owner in those days drove he carried f\ driver. With ihi.-^ change lias arrived another—the lessv'ulng of tlie cheok.-;. A $5 average per porison Is an aVmormal amount for the. checks nowaday.s in the road houses. Checks all the way from ?400 to ?:\000 a night wore not unconinion-in the old days Oil hideaway road places. . I'resont, day road houses aruynd Now Yf)rk are no Ic'inger looked upon as hideaways, . In another road house the .«jahie night and with 375 people, pi'oseht waiting over from dinner, for the delayed entertainment, there had not been a purchase niade from kitchen or bar from 10:30 until 11.:.30, ex- cepting one bottle of water. MURDER AND SUICIDE Mrs. Bath of Hotel Bristol Killed By Enamored War Vet OFEBA SINGER DIVOBCED Los Angeles, Sept. 18. Antoniha Moldenhauer, Russian opera singer, granted a divorce from Alexander Moldenhauer by Judge Lamberson In Superior Court. Cruel- ty charged. Mrs. Cecelia Bath, wife of the manager of the Hotel Bristol, was shot and kille^i Monday evening by Eugene AIcGivney, war vet, .Who then killed himself. The tragedy occurred In Mrs. McGivney's apartment In the Bristol on West 48th street, a few minutes after she had left her husband In the lobby. It Is believed McGivney secreted himself in the apartment awaiting Mrs. Bath's entry. McGivney had been annoying Mrs'. Bath for about five years with his attentions. Bath and his wife had asked hini to desist, and recently a complaint was made to the police. J3t Ointment St. Louis, Sept: 18. June Pevore, 22, dancer last winter at the Avalon Cafe here, has filed suit for $50,000 damages against Frank A. Thompson, alleg- ing breach of promise. On Aug. 6, Thomp.son married Mrs. Frances Burkhardt of this city. She has "letters," several of them having al ready appeared In the dallies. Thompson came to St. Liouls last January from New York to pro mote the New St. Louis College of Law and Finance. Hbtel Mart Must Settle Chicago, Sept. 18. James Davis, proprietor of the Davis Hotel and the QrientaV room there, landed in Mnnloipal Court when Shec-Noo, Indian baritone, brought suit again.st him to recover Wages. D.avis, whose troubles with per- formers recently culminated with Abe Lyman walking out of the Oriental room, is said to have booked the Indian singer and after two days decided to let him go. Davis claimed he did not okay the booking, but evidence seemed to In- dicate otherwise, and the court awarded the singer judgment against Davis for tlie full time he was employed. 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