Variety (Sep 1928)

Wednesday, September 26, 1928 V A U D E V I L L E VARIETY 31 Loew's Broad, Columbus, Changes Policy; So. Closing Columljus, O,, Sept. 25. Xioow's Broad will go all-souhd l^pt 29, olinunatin? vaudeville. The Southern, straight pictures, will «Iose altogether Oct. 6. Both hou.ses had a poor summer jind business has failed to Irnprove. The Southern opened 32 years ago as a legit house and has been In pictures for 10 years. The clo.sing ©rder came from Ike Liibson of Cin- elnnati, lessee, and interested with Keith in this city. Closing of one theatre, and policy change a,t the other, It Is believed, win relieve the over-seating situa- tion and clear the way for Keith's vaude downtown. Loew's has the enly de luxe house in town, Ohio, seating 3,500 and playing presenta- tions. Musicians given notice, at tlie .Broad intimate they will not relin- quish their jo.b.s unless some com- .promise is made. Their contract with tlie house does not expire until liabor iDay, 1929. A Loew represen- tative is expected here this week to adjust the matter and confer with stage hands on working terms.. Doubling by Stopping Chio.'igo, Sei)t. 25. Backstage at the recently opened Iowa theatre, Cedar Rapids, la., is a notice posted by the management offering any act double salary for stop- ping the siiow. Academy's Wks. for Sound Fox'.s Academy (wired) on 14th street, .New York, ha.s gone into a full-week policy for the duration of such i^ox serpen, attractions as "Sunrise," "Street Angel," "Four Sons,V, "Fn7A\," etc: ' House formerly changed mid- weeWy. . With the lengthened wfe^ks, all sounded siiort subjects other than Movietone nowsreel Jiave been elimT inated. Current policy includes five flesh acts, the feature and sound and silent newsreels. "NIGHT CLERK" DISBANDED Chicago, Sept. 25. . "The Night Clerk," renamed "I-Iappy New Year," produced by Greehwald and Weston, was dis- banded after several rehearsals. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! BARNEY S. ARONSON MANAGER and PRODUCER PRESENTATIONS VAUDEVILLE TABLOIDS Associate—NAT S. FERBER Leslie Says He Paid Off In Morris' $20,000 Suit Lew Leslie contends in answer to William Morris' $20,000 commis.^ion suit that he paid the Harry Foster Agency (London) a booking com- mission of $350 weekly for foreign engagements and satisfied all claims. Action arises from, the forr oign bookings of Leslie's "Black- birds" revue. Leslie does not deny that his show grossed $200,000 abroad, of which Morris claims 10 pier cent commissions, but interposes the separate defense that OMorris and Foster, in combination, did hot .live up to their agreement. Le.slie's "Blackbirds" revue at the Liberty,: is now in the hit class after weathering a summer slump which caused the producer' to go deep into the bag and also to A. H. Woods for financial succor to keep It going. Leslie's faith in his entertainment has been substantially vindlcted. Too Many Pratt Falls , TjOS Angeles. Sept, LTi, ■Robby Vernon, comedian for Christie I?rothers, is recovering from bono adju.'>tnu'nt treat- ments, to realign mi.-'plaeed spinal vertebrae. Too many pratt fa 11.^ caused it, ■ Assn's Fair Dept. Ends Chicago, Sept. 25. . When the last fair contracts are filled in November the ass'h's fair department will. be permanently abandoned; Andy Talbot has been transferred to the vaude. The fair department has been a osing proposition for several years. Butterfield N. Y. Booked WANTED—IMMEDIATELY! People in all lines for two large Musical Tabloids now organizing SISTER ACTS and OTHER SPECIALTY PEOPLE CHORUS GIRLS WRITE, WIRE OR CALL COLUMBIA THEATRE BLDG. 47th Street and 7th Avenue, Suite 407-8 Come in^You*ll Like Our Southern Hospitality The Butterfield Circuit, booked out of Chicago, may b© switched to the New York Keith office for bookings, according to report ■I'he move, nniay be due to the presence of "Tink" Humphrey in the New Tork oflice. Grange in "Tommy" ? Harold (Red) Grange may be placed at the head of a straight comedy and routed through the middle west following present vaude bookings. Grange played last week Cor Fox at the Audubon, New- York, and the first half of this week is at the Palace, New Haven, on a Fox placement. "Tommy", is the play being con- sidered for the former . gridiron star. MISS PATRICOLA iiK.vm,j:;ixG sxtum: Loews circuit EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT JOHNNY COLLINS, 160 West 46th St. Oi-pheum, St. 1., for Kent St. Louis, Sept. 25. Keith's local Di"pheum, the former big time house here, la dark and for rent. Chai'les Daniels, showman, is re ported negotiating for it, to use for stock with guest 8tar.<»,. Other rumors concern its future. Treadmill for Publix The Publix production ■department is contemplating the. use of the treadmill for picture house presen- tations. If. adopted, it will be counted on- aa a time saver for scenery changes. The mill is a feature of "Good Boy," the Hammersteln musical now in New York. Its presence has created more comriient. th'aifi the show itself. ■ 2 Extra Pan Weeks; Route Shift in N. W. ^^il\^l';l^)^llis. s^'jir. -.">. After elnsinu' lu'ri> Tliur.-^Uay, I'atua.ue.s shows nnw juiuii intact to iiogiiia,' (.'njiiula, for ti\i-e days— Saturday.. Moiulay ami Tuesday. Two oilier ('an.uii.in stands are played—lOdmonton, Wednesday to Friday, Ineliisive^ and Cal.irary for live days—before .the .«!hows reach t<pokane for the start of their, west coast touTi Tliey formerly went from here to r.utto, and thonce to Spokane, Th^e. new .arrangement gives acts two additional weeks of . time. B'WAY PALACE, L. A., LEASED Los Angeles, Sept. 25. . liroadway Palace, operated .imder that liame for two and one half, years the Orpheum Oircuit with several policies, has been leased to Gus A. Metzger and liarry Srere. The house was formerly known as the Orpheum and played two- a-day vaudeville for 12 years. It was abandoned for that purpose When the new Orpheum opened in February, 192C. The new lessees who took the house for eight years also operate the local Forum. For the first few weeks the hou.se will oe a straight picture grind, with musical tab added about Nov. 1^ JUDGMENTS Billy Rose; J. H. Samuels; $3,620. . Scanadana Rest. Co., Inc.; Colum- bia Bldg & Theatre Co.; $6,148. Pauline Lord; State Tax Comm'n'; $461, Satisfied Judgment William F. LaHiff; Chelsea Ex- change Bank; $15,739; April 8, 1926, For Quick Action JEFF BERNIE ARTISTS' REPRESENTATIVE Booking Every Type of Talent Everywhere VAUDEVILLE PICTURES PRODUCTIONS Ben Bernie Enterprisesy Inc. HERMAN BERNIE, GvneraJ. 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