Variety (Oct 1928)

VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE 8 St. Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square FOREIGN CABLE ADDRESS: VARIETY. LONDON 6276-6277 Regent Wednesday, October 3, 1928 GDITRY'SNEW PIECE SCORES Strauss Operetta Feature of New Offerings Paris, Oct: 2. t^aohu Ouiiry's rour-.Kit operetta, "Maiiettc," .giv*>n Monday ; (Oct.;. 1) at the Theatre, ICilouward VII was very well received, making the high light Of a period full of new l>aris Offerings. .Guitry pioce has inu)^ic by bscHr ."^trauss and deals with the early lovo adventures of .Vapoiebn III withMari'-.tte, a pro- vincial opera .«ingf r. C^uitry Is ■ splondid as Xapolcon, and Yvonne Printemps delightCul .'is the heroine. The dramatic . climax is in the third' act, '\vhero Xapoloon quits Marietta for. political roa.sons. In the last act a journalist is in- jyrviewing- Mariette today, the hero- ine nov.' being an old woman who 'hats amusingly of historical evcnt.s. It's a trivial story, hut delightful. "Uh Joli Monsieur" , . "X'n joli :Monsieuv," operetta by Jean BasUa and Paul Cloquemin and music , by Irving .Paris, son of Bastia, was favorably produced at ihe little playhouse, Theatre Com- opdia, up Montniartrc way. It's a :.;piey affair, dealing with a respect- able youth who has an affair with :t demimondainc, getting himself wrre.sted on the mistaken idea that he lives on her. . His misadventiires are all the more embarrassing, be-.. cause of his approaching marriage, and this makes the story, ending with his escape in the nick of time. In the cast are Paula, Poggi, Pierade, Miles. Renhe U'Ys, Tvette Tessy. Maria Olivro and Tvonne Ixjisel. "Bob" "Bob," also by Bastia and .Saint Ceorges, and score by Julien Feiner, Was not quite so isuccessful at the Mathurins. It has to do with the marriage of Bob, an illegitimate son whose father, a crook, signs all kinds of promissory/notes upon a secret-paper which crumblcs.to dust before the payment is due. In the .•ast are Pizella, Henry Jtillien and Pepa Bonafe. . Ex-Chorine Featured The new Palace revue, entitled "Beaute de Paris," is the typical Palace show and was received with typical enthusiasm. Dufrenno is featuring Edmonde Guy, former chorus girl df the Ba-ta-clan, ac- companied by her dancing partner, Van Duren, who had- much -to do with bringing her: intp the lime- light. , ' J.,ast-min>ite addition, to the cast Is ,Tcan LeValliere, son of the re- iired hurlesque actress, who does little. The Irwin sisters, billed as the Irwin Twin.s, also are present in the cast, which comprises Dou- mel, Henry, the Belgian comedian Cherry Kobler, and Tina Meller, sister of Kaquel. • Pizarro and his orchestra are an asset. Sea Rolling "Coups dc Pouli.s" ("Sea Swells") Is the third opera of the last week, produced by L. .VoUerra at the .\tarigiiyV If is ihP-wbrlr ' of Albert Carre, former director of the Opera Oomiquc. It had a.n indifferent re- •eption Saturday evening, although its . charmingly ramili.ar music won praise. Slender, plot relates, how l'"'i'ench ofTicial sent to inspect a - ua.ttle ship ;travels. to .Kgypt with ills ■ daughter, becoming involved with a naughty lady and is saved by his clever daughter who marries a naval oftleer. In the east arc Jlaimu. Pierre ]\l:ignler, Mmes. ;\r;iguy W'arna and Morcella Denya. Brieux Revived "J.(>s Ilannetons" ('-The . May Bug"), bring lOugene Brieux'.^ social .■omcdy crciated -22 years a'4o with Lucieri Guitry and Mme. Pdlicre, was mounted at the Tlieatro Mi>-hcl . by Trebor. When it was lirst played the theme of illegitimate unions in- spired a shocked outcry. Xowaday.-i it is euriouslv mild and antiquated Real Vaude This Week at Palladium London, Oct. 2. This week's hill at the Palladium is rog.arded here as vaudeville at its best," with Van and Schenck easily the best headlinor the house has held since returning to variety pro- grams. Latter team, opening to a reception, worked into a riot doing encore after encore and finally winding up by singing a couple of numbers from the orchestra pit. The boys are hooked on this site for two weeks hut should be hand- cuffed to the theatre. ^ ^ ' Of the other turns, Nitza v et - nillc, assisted by Charles Collins, •was well received despite the house awkwardly interpolating a comedy, dance turn to fill in during Miss Vcrnillo's changes. Shells doubling here from rehear.s.Qls for the revival of "The Lilac Dom- ino ; Oti this -same layout Roth aiid Shay are a laugh hit with Fleurette Jeoffric, cblaratura soprano, over nicely and to replace the comedy dancer in the Verhille act. . Arnaut Brothers and Trixie Fri- ganza are no small part of the entertainment and Gu$ Fowler is in the, closing spot; Despite the Jat^- ness of the hour. Fowler held the house last night (Monday) but was out of the supper show due to tne length of. the program. Van and Schenck are currently doubling at the Kit Cat, where they are hooked for four weeks, prac- tically offering an all Yiddish rou- tine oh this, restaurant floor last night the pair scored the biggest hit since Soph Tucker's final ap- pearance. AustraGa By Eric H. Gorrick ! Sydney, Aug. 25. Toti dal JAonte, leading soprano of the W.-T. Opera, will marry L. Muro Lomanto, tenor of the coni- pany, this week in St. Marys Cathedral. Nevil Talt, director of the season, will give the bride away. Toti is booked for America at a later date. GEORGIE WOOD "The World's Boy," who.se work has received unqualified praise from siich* great critics as Hannen Swaffer, the Manchester "Guardian," the British public. Dame Nellie Melba, St; John Irvine and the .American ptibiic. . Now with Juliain Wylie's "Follies of 1928." Address BM/JIM, London, Eng., W.' C. 1. REGISTER! Rosie Dolly Blanked, But Income Sounds 0; K. London, Oct. 2. . Rosie Dolly, one-half or the Dolly Sisters, is wed to $75,000,000 but can never touch the principal. Sir Mortimer Davis, Canadian multimillionaire, who 'U-^u^d $150,000,000, has willed half of ms fortune to his son. Mortimer, tor Mle, providing it is not passed to the latter's wife or their Issue. Rosie la Mrs. Mortimer Davis, Jr. . , ^ Davis' father has also left him an annuity of nearly $85,000. Next week, conimencing Oct. 8, is registration week. Polls will be open through- out the week, starting Monday, from 6:30 to 10 o'clock p. m. On Saturday, all day.. Register I . Piker's Father Dies Principal opening of the week was Margaret Banner man in "Other Men's Wives," rather silly play by Walter Hackett. The Eng lish start is supported by a good coast; Frances Lister, Lily Tithcr adgo, Noel Dainto'n, Geoff Millar and Pirie Bush. WiUiamson-Talt behind the attraction, which looks like running several weeks to good business. W.-T. have a real hit in Silent House," with jVIaurice Mosco- vitch at the Royal. Shpw dramatic hit. Percy Hutchinson in "Mr. What's- His-Name" at the Palace, has not set the town alight and the show closes this week after but a brief stay. Hutchinson will reviye "The Luck of the Navy" for few nights before moving out of town. Stock company playing melo- drama at the Opera House Tab revue still poptilar at Fullers. Vaudeville dead at this house. Tivoli Management worked a nifty_ gag when announcing Monday night as an American community affair. Acts playing mostly American, with the Ingenues and Joe Termini featured. Every American citizen in this cuy attended the show. First time gag pulled here. Maybe in the future we will have an all-foreign bill [(Americans not called foreigners ' over here), and after that an ^Aus- tralian bill. Business is tremendous at this house and has been so lor picture next and liked. Helen and Frank and house ballet working wiS plenty of pop. Os Perry gave ihc* outfit corking setting. Red Hair" followed intermisison and did "^Capitol Is grossing about, the big. gest business in town and the mecc^ of the elite. Stuart Doyje Is the leading light, behind ^thls house. Union Vaudeville ^ „ , Acts playing circuit include HmifI French, Lamorits, Redpeppers^ To- rino. Dornfield. Helen and Frank Head Hugo and Ramona, Grand Opera Four, Wanda and Easter Sav- age O'Brien Sisters and Mack, the Enos, Santell, Mustard Club Revue. PIquo, Roy Ryan, Fallow Twina. Lewola Brothers and Maggie Foster,. MELBOURNE ^. "Hit the Deck," 3d week at His Majesty's. Show does not look liM running into big hit. W.-T. man- 'The I^^^Tife" Patsy'' doing well at Royal, In^ 7th week. Irene Home featured. W.-T. direction. ' ^ ' ... "New Brooms" at Athenaeum, 6tli week. "White Collars" follows. Carroll management for fach. . Palace—"Sport from Hollow Log Au.stralian comedy in 2d week. Fullers. . ^ ^ Kings—Stock (drama). "Outward Bound" revived at . jprincess. , _ it^^ Dion Boucicault and Irene Van- brugh m "The High Road" at Com- edv for W-T. Tivoli has Berg, Jimmy Kemper,. Cromwell Knox and Dlero as Prln- cipal attractions. The Ingenues open next week, featured, . ^ Tab revue still popular at Bijou.. Pictures "The Circus" still domg well ar ^'"So?rin and Son" opens shortly at Capitol. on run. All Around "Student Prince" oPens at tier Majestys. Sydney, next month with Seppie' de Vries and JamesJ^Wdy. W. T. bought the show from Ru£6 Harry Pilcer is oil the Rochairi- b«iu at sea bringing back the body ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^ ^ ^^^^^ of his father, Samuel Pilcer, who Ut this house an^d has been so lor ^ «„,„v,^, St. . « * «i i„ v«a 77th several weeks. Termini opened tnisi_—. Rita" finishes at tn, died, in Paris, Sept M. in his 77th severa^ ^enf over very big after ^nen ^ ^^^ be followed with ^1.,^- Tuioz^T. hnfl made I r _-_r Tk/fpibnume. I^res-1 j^*^^gElsie Prince in lead year. The elder Pilcer had made his heme with Harry in Paris for the last two years, having gone to the French capital from New York, Where he lived with his other son, Irving, who is with Paul Tauslg & Son, travel agents in New York. A daughter also survives, residing in New York. -o- w Funeral services In New York will be announced, probably for Oct. 11. several wccn-o. .i^,*-r--— ^..^ week and went over very big after a good season In. Melbourne. Pres- ent bill is an expensive one, but the coin is certainly going into tne treasury. ■ Pictures ''The Merry Widow" in for ex tended season at Crystal Palace. ^th Jimmy Godden. "Good News ^rt hut fairlv in Melbourne, owingr, ft is said to trouble in the com-, iany Fullers will handle the show. ^ £Jw Parks has left Fuller Arm. ■Tlie aierry .v»*uu»t -—, — Lew l-'arKS . v t„^„-i nded season at Crystal Pa ace. charge to go mto business D^SXajS^inT '^sJ:;^^ M^S'I on his owm ^.,Hrvn "NYMPH'S" REVIVAL 0. K. London, Oct. 2. Basil Dean's revival of "The Con- stant Nymph" was warmly greeted at the Garrick last Thunsda^ ^ ^-The new ed i tion stars Jean Forbes - Robertson. Helen Wehrle in London London, Oct. 2. Helen Wehrle, acrobatic dancer recently appearing at the Capitol. New York, has been booked for the Savoy hotel for January. Chatter in Paris Paris, Sept. 21. About the biggest surprise around here is the workout of. the giant pug, Genaro. He only measures six feet 10% inches from his stockings upwards. Those who saw him box before his battle Wednesday we averred that he was just a mug and that a real fighter could bowl him over in a round or two. That theory haa been entirely ex- ploded. The pachyderm Is so darn tall most fighters can't reach his chin He appears to be fighting a downward battle taking full ad- 'itldU^ — • ' ness." Red Pepper jazz band stage attraction. , Corking entertainment at Regent, with "My Best Girl" as the feature. "Hangman's House" additional. Joe Aronson's jazz, outfit, great stage show,. Ernest Mitchell in charge of regular house orchestra. . "Wings" on second run at Lyceum this week. Dornfield on stage. Empress has "Lures of Love, "The Grey Glovei" and Fifty Girl.'.' Haym?irket featuring tab revue and two films. Busines-i nice. Hovfs screening '.'Across to Sing- apore" and "Flcetwing." , Tom Katz and jazz band featured here. Busi- ness good. -r, • M-A' "Sunrise" failed at the Prince Ku- ward and will go out this week. Replaced with "The Student P"nce on run. Big Prolog was mooted by management, but as W.--T. .hold rights to this play, idea has been dropped W.-T. will have "Student PdS?e," stage version," following Jpera season at Her Majesty's. "Prince" picture may do well nere. Dancers Held Over 1 downward battle taking full ^a-| "I'rince pitjiu^^ "-f^^^^ London. Oct. 2. ^11 his height. Another Wed by Dan Gari oil. Julie Johnson and George Mur- I '^"V B . I umpire phy, ballroom dancers from "Good News," .are being held over at the Cafe de Paris. SAILiNGS thing the cunning little fellow does is rest all his weight on his opt I ponent during the clinches. They say he weighs 266 pounds but those who claim to know say that he is nearer 300. '99 ''VARIETY Paris Representative ED. G. KENDREW 70 Rue d'Alesia, XIV Oct. 10 ' i'aris to New York) Louis Aubert (lie de France). Oct! 3 (New York to London) Henry Car.son (Washington). Noy 15 (London to New York) t ylvia Clark, BobV.:; Kuhn (Colum bus). ' . * Kov 9 (London to New York), Constance Eyan.-^, Monty Wolf (Re pul)lic), ' , N Nov. 3 (I^)iidori to New ork) Dick Henderson (Afiuitania). Oct. 2S fNapK'S to New York), Kdwin Carc'wc, Dolores D''l Rio (Roma). „■ ^ Oct. 17 a-ondon to New York). Beatrice Lillio, Noel Coward 'Ma- jo.stic). , , .Oct. 6 (New York to London!, T. 1). Kfinp. Jr. i France). Oct. 6 (Now York to London). J lenity. Hcaij,'tuU._lI-eyJath St-pt. 29 (Now York to Bermuda) Laurence Srlnv;-.li, Mr. and Mr.s. B. O. De Sjiva tl^Tinuda). Sept. 29 (London to Now York) W. R. Hearst iBirongaria). Sept. 29 (New York Paris) Barney Zeeman and band die de I'-^-ance). Sept. 28 (New York to London) Regin.ald Riibe.son (Caronia). Sept. 2c (London to New York) Kngenc Castle (Leviathan). The town has settled down to its usual serious quiet drinking now that the collegians have departed. What a Bigh of relief the American residents let out when the thick of the tourists have gone. home. Many of the all year roundex-s forsake their favorite .haunts all summer because of the pestiferous stupidity of some of the wayfar- •The New York bar is about the worst sufferer from the university lads and the bohunks from the sticks who . don't know what it s all about. Sixty-two fights. 900 college yells and a glass of beer down your back are nightly oc- curence In that barnying emporium. GUILD'S 1ST MEETING First meeting of the new season Iv^llT bT K^idf W ^Hie^^SWlsh^ The- atrical Guild at the BlJou theatre, Wf .st 45th street, Tuesday eve- on ning, Oct. 9, at 11:30. Nares' New Play London, Oct. t. Owen Nares is to be starred late this fall In a new SUtro play called "Living l*ogether.*' Vlt-'llnla perry reiUaced ,K»tt«n Reece in title role of Princess Chiming" in Adelaide. Under W. "^•"Now'^Brooms," at Athenaeum. Merboume, by .American company^ looks like running into nice hit wr *^TvmS LIddy signed with W. for two :j^ars following success m • •. I ''Student Prince." Liddy went to op- •Th'e Fifty- PoSf'on ^vhen Naylor sold rights of p'u? UP at auction the Tivoli Syd- nev was passed in when the bid- dtnk ^nly"^reached ?350,000. The owners say they ^'^ant a.bout $500 - 000 for playhouse. W. T. have twa theatre on lease with 14 years td run W T. pay a weekly rental for Tivoli, Sydney and Melbourne. Very old theatre, owned hy the late Harry Rickard. Place^ badly nids rebuilding but unable to carry out alterations, not being the """^ufl" Naylor. director of Emplr^ has been a vcry . S'cl^ man but Js Sow reJovering^ ^^^^^°''^.i'^??h'e controlling the ISmpire, is one of the bipgest bookmakers operating in luftralla and is a very rich man. Picture Angle .\ /, Roy Barmby has been appointed assistant manager of ""^o" ^^^'J^ . atres. acting as right hand man to Stuart Doyle. : . v,,r1. "King of ICihPS'^ doing ereat husl^ nesg in the out of town theatres, played as special. vi<rh "censors not ec^tlng a very high wage here, but expected to^worK very hard reviewing and cutting miles of mm, <^^>^airman of the Board of Censors docs not geUS.OOO, ner annum. A woman mcmbei' re- coTve§ a.little ;Ovor $2,000 for a years work. . ^, Vi Hoyts' New House Iloyts, with wliom arc mterestea William.son-Talt. will build an enor- mous theatre in «y(l"<^y,°" ^^^,^'1! now occupied by Hoyts' old movlj house. The new movie theatre wHl be called the Plaza. It will be right m the picture block. The_new ho^Jje will stand just where J. D. W Ularns first started his P^n"^ .^^^T^^H- years ago. The Plaza will be at mosphevic. . ^„a,^ "Ro- Frcd Phillips, who made mance of Runnymedc" ..^''th Eva S;?ak fis star, stated clunng his ex_ .aminatlon In bankruptcy t^a^ ^J^t .tral ian.^-mad&.. rJ^m.^.^'v^^ .,^°\ wanted here. "'if/J^o he could get monry J'^'^^^^ame auto trade here, but wlK;n it ram to getting money for m.akmg moMes hntikers went denF. — THE UNIVERSAL THEATRI OUABANTY *RU9T COMPANY, MZ rtfih Avenue, New V*>rk Empire When the Empire first open(5d with musical attractions the old wise heads said: "Pictures^ sure thing for this house before long. And so it came to pass. —Twice "daily "Mother Machree on silver .screein. ' , ^ v.«» «nt But the Naylor house has .not quite gone entirely film. No. Man- agement said: "Let's do It like those E^ys do in New York. Let's stage a condensed musical <3omedy as well as showing a picture." And so It came to pass, - ^. "Models" the thing is called. Dic- tionary cl.aims a model is an imita- tion of the real thing-. Probably the kindest thing to say ibout "Models" is that it runs btit an hour. The players include Laurie Cohen, Violet Elliott. Keith. Con- nolly, Margaret Grimshaw and li-s- salie Branson. Staged by Harry Hall. Business so-so.' Again the wise-heads: "Empire can't aland the picture opposition of the Capitol and the Regent In such elo.se proximity." And so It came to pass. Capitol Clinking entertainment, this week with "ICa.sy Come, Easy Go" and "Red Hair." Business capacity and hA^s'Teen =T6P "aO-=T?l'BCkS7