Variety (Oct 1928)

Wednesday, October 10, 1928 OBITUARY VARIETY 57 LARRY 8EMON Larry Semon, 39, director-film star, died Oct, 8 at Garcelon RancK, near Viotcrville, Calif. Pijeumonia was given as the im- mediate cause of his deatli although he had suffered a nervous break- down several months ago. At his bedside was his wife, Dor- othy Pwan, screen star in her own right, and gemon's first loading wo- man. The Semons were married in 1925. . i. Mr. Semon Was born in West Point, Miss, When a boy he was considered an adept magician. Later he appeared in vtvudeyllle as a tumbler but later turned his atten- tion to cartoon work on a New York newspaper; Semon was fairly well known when he got the Hollywood fever. He worked in small comedy bits and eventually received a chance Ethel MacBride of New York, died last December. Funeral was held Tyesday in Los Angeles with cremation of body following. Ashes will probably bo kept in ^an Fi'anclsGO,' his birth- place. ■ MYLES M'CARTHY . Mylos McCarthy, 54. died Sept. 27 at his home, 1830 CahiiPiiKa avenue, Hollywood. Death, was caused by heart attack while he slept, Mr, McCarthy was born in To- ronto,- He entered the theatrical In Memory of Our Best Pal I Mr. and Mrs, Frank Matthews IN MEMORY OF JACK (CON) CONWAY Joe Lee INCORPORATIONS New York . Kaltord Tlieatre>s, Inc., Oneida, tho- atres, bathincr beaches, roof pardons, $6,000; Prank C. Walker, Myron J. Kiil-. lef, F. C. Whitney. Piled' by Prontlco- Hnll, Xnc, 70 Plflh Ave., New .York. M<>viett« ricturo Corpomtioii, Man- h.ittan, moving ploiure apparatus of all klndH, BOO Bhares no par value; Harry Tj, .TeBsop, Nan Fanner, Hazel Kniipp. Piled by Bcnj. P, FanRer, 347 Madison Ave., New York. Iniponttcd Photoplara, Inc., Uew York, motion plftures, apjiaratus, $00,000; Joe Brandt, Olaudo IfacGow.xn, Abe Schnei- der.. Filed by Straut K. Brando^, IDOl B'way, New York. . GuiRnol StndloK, Iii'c., Manhattan, the- atres, for playp,-. motion pictures, $20,- 000; Anton Grubinan, Max Kaplan, Mor- ris R.appapprt. Filed by Isldor Glasdor, 1 Madison Ave., New York. Wynffi«ifio Operating CorporaMoii. Man- hattan, theatrical proprietors, vaudeville, I Theatres Proposed lo, N. Ar.bt- noontmi, X. .T.—?r>ft.n(in., Ownor, E.ssox Devolopinoiit Co., UilLxli tt'i'l, U. UoM'li.sohn, .Ni'wark, N. J. (I'olioy nm nivoii ) ltaltlinor«>.— «.)wiu'r, i'uitcr.son At. 1". Theatre i.'i>., Kalllmore. Archiieois, Kuhits & Koenlir, Italtlnioro. (rulioy,. picluie.i.) Clilonsro.—Owner wlthln^ld, Arohucot, Sanunons, SMfl W. 60lh placi', ("hl- .r.TKO. (ToUoy not ^Ivcn.) Clilcaifo.—.'?JOO,(ii)0 uilso .>>tore.«i and apartmi'nl."'. t'>wnor, Blulrio IltiiMlii); Corp, S72'2 ."^oullipiirt avenvio. Ohlcau'o'. Arrhiti-i'ts, ]j. I. Sinum and K. Stelnhnrn, I'liii-ap". <1iudr«n. Neb.—$80,(100 (al.so loilpe rooms and .«torrs). Owner, H. V. O. E., Chailron. Architect C. J. Uowa'II, llrand I.sliind, Neb. (Policy, plcture.s.) Delviilb, III.- (Al.so .,ftiire.s aiid iiiiartaient.-,). i)wner, ■ l)elvalb Tlicutr«; I'o., De- Kalb. Arohltfct, K. P.' Hchrcn.s, Chicago. (I'olli'y, piPtures.) I'rcoport, III.—J^.SO.OOO (also .>.-loros and upartmonts). Owner. United PtudioB, ChlcaRO. Owner own architect. (Policy riot Kivon.) IndittiuipollH.—$100,000. Owner, ,1. P.' Prlcdninn,. Indianapolis. . Architect, AVm, O. Morck, same. (Policy, pictures.) Kenton, Ohio.—$12,'),uno (al.so -stores and offlccH). Owner, Kenton Amu.soiiieni Co..' Kenton. Arcliiti'ct, lUiL-o^Kn & .'^ironj;. Lima, (.ihio. (Policy.not Kivcn.) .MIddlefown, Ohio.—S3SO;ti0i). (also .stores). Owner, T. (•:'hifos. Mlddletown. Ar- $10,000;■ Boris Kaplan, John M.'ZwIckl, I chliect, 'Win. F. Urnnott, Diiyton, Ohio. (Policy nor Kiven.) to handle .first lead comedy roles. It was all . rough comedy work,, then known as the custard pie era, Mr. Semon jumped into .fame by hie. slapstick ability, affecting at all times on the screen an. exaggerated make-up with his nose in particular given elaboration. The deceased' was sO eminently successful he became interested in a $3,000,000 lilm project in which he was a heavy investor. Scmon's salary had. i-cached $1,256 weekly before he decided to bocomfe a; di- rector, yet the Semon project failed to materialize and the anticipated millions vani.shed. into finan(:ial dif- ficulties.. This screen disaster caused Mr. Semon no end of ^yorry arid re;- peatod efforts fo recoup only added Like thousands of others, we I mourn the passing of our be- I loved pal IjACK CONWAY Louis and Dell Cohen to his discomfiture. T..a.st March, he filed a voluntary petition in bank- ruptcy, listing debts at . nearly $500,000. Ceaseless worry under-, mined his health making him an easy victim of pneumonia. GEOBGE BEBAN George Beban, 55, died Oct. at profession as actor. when 21 in 'The Pearl of Pokin," with "The Hole in the Ground," two years, and' his own show, ''Dear House of Ire- land," two years, after .which he went into vaudeville with a sketch, "The Race Tout's Dream," in which he appea,red for five years. Had b(?en in vaudeville continuously ever since.. In 1905 he married A(Ja Wolcott, Like Thousands of Others We Miss Jack Conway's '*Happy Smile" And never failing, "Anything new, Boys?"— Our heartfelt sympathy to his Wife, Mother and Family. Abe I. Feinberg Aaron Kessler John Bre.nnan'. Filed by Ernst, For & Cane, 26. West 43rd St.,-New Tork.- ]tout<»h. I'roductionH, Inc., New York, motion pictures, pageants, lectures, 100 shares no .'par value; Abraham Shabelo- Wltz, Ida Schwartz, ■ Godfrey J. J.-iffe. Filed by Godfrey J. Jaffe, 14<0 B'way, New York. • The Duval .Stnillos, Inc., Manhattan, Marlon, Iiid.—$ril.),nOO (altc.ratlon.s); Owner,-lO. I,. Wee.sneri Marlon, Tnd. .Archi- tects-,' i>. X.- Murphy-and hro'f'hei.s,'T-,oulavilie, . .CPolicy not Kl^'en.) New York.—Metropolis . (altv^ralions). Owner, W. Jleude, New York. Architect, T.W. Lamb, Now York. (Policynot given.) RtdRewood. N. J.—Owner, S. Fahian .Co.. New.ark, N. ,T. Architect not selected. (Policy not Riven.) AppleJon, . \Vl.s.—Also storcfl. Owner, Fischer rai umount Theatre Corp., Chicago. ArchltectsS, ilooiier and J;inu.sch, Chicago, l''o11cy not given. . Jtcloit, >ViH.—Owner. Fischer I'urumount Theatre Corp., Chicago. Arohitecte, maHCjues, .pugen,nta, community drahiaa, ] Hooper and Janusch, Chicago. Policy not given. !iOO .ahare.s. no par value; C. N. O'Neill, Harry Latimer, Edith Latimer. Filed Clovelnnd—(Al.so stores and olllces). Owner tects, Yeagcr and f'rothers. I'ollcy.not given. L. E, Mqade, Cleveland, Archl- hy Geo, F. O'Neill. 168-36 Jamaica Ave., I Ft.' itoiij. Ilurrlxon. Iml.—Jsn.OuO. Owner. U.; Army, care Lt. Col. ITydisr, Ft. Jamaica, New York, Vox 'MetropolHnn riayhonneH, Inc., New. York, theatres, muslo hall.s, con- cert halls,. 100 shares no par value; 'W, B. F. Rogers, Felix A. Jenkins, I,ouls Af. Weber. Filed by S. E. Rogers, 55th St. at 10th Ave., Now York; Sclinebbe-Karon, Inc., New York, plays, mu.slcal comedies, vaudeville, .250 shares no par value; Howard Schnolibc, Gerald Bacon, Jerome L. Adler. Filed by Jerome L. Adler, 321 B'way, New York. . • . Theatre Chi«>>lcH, Inc., • Manhattan, opci-as, drama.s, moylng pictures, 3,000 shares; of which 1,000 are preferred $100 each, 2,000 common' no par; Eugene L. Freel, Frank L. Ippolito, Elizabeth A. Rcllly. Filed by O'Brien, Malevlnsky &. DrlscoU, 162 West 42:nd St., New York. Ma<-FHdden-Uiii7. Prodnctlons- Inc., New York, produce plays, dramatic or mu.slcal, 1,600 shares no par vnluo; Borij. It.-irri.son. Architect, C. K. llowoll Co., Atlanta. Policy, pictures. Mndimii, WIh.- - ( Also si ores).. Owner, Bast Side . Hu.slnoss Men's Ass'n, Madison. Architi'^ct not .selected. I'olicy not given. Monroe, >VI».- $160,000. Owner, Fischer I'ar.-Lmonnt Theatre Corp., Chicago. Architects, Hooiicr find .T.-mu.sch. Tolloy not given. Stoyeiis Tolnt, Wl.i.-^Owner, Fischer Parn mount Theatre Corp., Chlcagt). Archi- tects. ,Hooi)er and Jariu.fch. . I'ollcy not given. Wiitertrtwii, WIh.— (Also stores and apartmunts). Owner, Fischer Paramount Thc.-Ures Corp., niiciigo. Architects, iTooper and Janusch, Chicago. Policy not given, i Went nd, Wt.s.^(A1so stores and onu-e.-i). Owner, August Bcrkholtz,.West Bend. Architect, Hugo I^ogemann, MllwuuUco.. I'ollcy not given. actress, who appeared in all hiij acts with him. Mr. McCarthy made his home in Hollywood 11 years apo. He had returned from a vaude en- pag-ement in the east with Ethel Clayton and Ian Keith a week or two before his death. . Survived by his widow and one sister, Mrs. Harry English of Los Angeles. Funeral services held Oct. California Lutheran Hospital, Los Angeles, from injuries sustained when thrown from a horse at J<ne Lodge Dude Ranch, near Big Pine, Calif,, Sept. 29. He was brought to L. A. hospital Oct. 4. Mr. Beban was born in San Fran Cisco. At 8, In S. F., he sang and danced with Reed and Emerson Minstrels. Then he played child parts in various light operas. Afterwards IN MEMORY OF Broadway'a Beloved JACK CONWAY my friend Harry Rose with Weber and Fields in "Nancy B rown," and later playe d lead ing comic in "Fanta'na,'?' folTowcd "The American Idea." Shortly thereafter he read a poem, "The Sign of the Rose" and had it written into a 20-minuto^ vaude sketch, which he played for many years. Ten years ago Mr. Beban went into pictures. He appeared in a screen version, of "The Sign of the Rose." His ktiit picture, was "Tho Loves of liicardo," made several In loving memory of our pal JACK (Con) CONWAY Gone, but not forgotten. ■ f EMMETT R. CALLAHAN RUBE BERNSTEIN BURLESQUE ROUTES BRITISH FILM FIELD (Continued from page 41) Orphcum, Reading; 18-;0. r:tlace,| ■freriton. French ModcLs—Carrick, bt. Hamilton MaeFadden. Kellogg Gary, r „uis- 15 Gavetv, Kansa.S City. Mary McKlttrlck'. Filed by Parker .Oar- ^V;' cjrrantmi- 15 rlsslon, 16 William St.. New York. Frivolities—Gayety, bcianton, lo, edition of the "Follies," She was ,a nie.ce of Signiund Lubin, Phila pic- ture pioneer. Charieis Colwell, 59, stage man- ager of the Poll theatre, Scranton, Pa., since its opening 23 years ago, died Oct, 8 of heart trouble. He had once toured with Thurston and the Kerr and Slebecker shows, Hi.s widow survives. Clement K. Phillips, film stunt flier, of Los Angeles, killed at Hay- ward, Calif., when war plane . he was flying to Oakland to take part in filming of "Hell's Angels," crash- ed Into a hay field. The body of Lido Manetti (Ar- nold Kent in pictures), who was Urondway mourns tho passing of the | KING OF SLANG and the angels rejoice at tho opportunity ol welcomine JACK CONWAY to Jleaven Maude Ryan 1 in Jjoa Angeles, after which the remains w^re cremated and taken to New York. ■ HUGH LOGAN REID Hugh Logan Reid, 75, actor and scenic artist, died in the Brunswick Home, Amityville, L. I., where he had been a patient under the care of -the Actors', Fund since his trans- fer there from the Fund home in June. Mr. Reid had appeared with a number of the early day stage stavs. As a scenic artist, which profession I IN MEMOiRY OF INENA BLAKE years ago, since when ho had re- tired. .^.-Doceasf-d -wa3^-a=mwiil)er=^ o£=-th(!. Friars, also tlie Greenroom Club in New York. On the coast h^ was a member of the Uplifter.s' Club, the Los Angeles Athlotic CMub, tho Ma.squors and the "Writers. He is survived by an 11-year-old son, (ieorgo; one brother, Lewis, and a sister, Mr.'*. Malt Smith of Now York. Mr. Bebrtn's wife, who w.-i.s Edith who departed to a hlpher life October 12, 1924 Her loving friend Paula Marr Collier he followed after his stage career, he was also with stars. • ' A niece, Mrs. Dora Kimber, New York, survives. The funeral will be hold at 11 a, m, today (Wednesday) from Ciiinp- bell's Funt^ral Church with inter- ment in Swan Point cemetery, ^Pr ovide nce .- R. .1.- ,. ; .. -.^ - EDNA LUBY (THOR) Edn.i ].uby-Thor dlod at hor home in Nuw York Oft. 3, Hor husband conducted, a drug store in the. \Vlhter Garden l)lock. Miss Luby retired from the stage .several years ago. She was for- merly Well known as a vaudevillo impor.«onntor and appeared in one HARRY ENNIS ("BeW of Variety) Died October 12th, 1924. In Loving Remembrance Sadie Ennis Bert Ennis Emma L Ennis Leslie Ennis (Continued from page. 6) mand" are another new feature for this country. Floor space is 210 feet by 105, with a clear height of 45 feet, tank 40 feet square and more suns, spots, meres and Kleigs—from (Sermany— th.an could be counted. One end of the istudio opens out to the lot, and carpcnter.s' shops, prop, stores, plas- ter shops and lamp stores run down one side, with eliding/fireproof doors onto the floor. Heating is by electric pipe radi- ators, cooling by air washing. Tho plant i.<i 18 miles from town and haa a railroad siding of its own, . All round It is the best piece .of .studio building done here yet. What's to Come? There are a lot of Brlti.sh films, niad»5 this year, that have not been seen by anyone so far but their pro- ducers. J'^'W of the companies which got money from the public around a year ago have put anything on the scroon. In one or two rases" there. Is going to be some dust flying when they do. "Whitehail Films, the first tO: get public money, has made a couple of pictures; British Fllmcraft has three; Brlti.sh & Dominions, two; Clayety, Wllkes-Barre.. Ginger (.Jirl.s—Gayety, Brooklyn; 15, Gayety, Scranton. Girls From liappyland—Troca- dcro,, Philadelphia; 15, Gayety, Bal- timore. (^irls From the Fi)llio.s—Orpheiim, Paterson; 15. Hudson, Union City. Girls In Blue—(Gayety, Milwaukee; 15, Empress,'Cliioago. Girls <r the U. S. A.—II. h. Apollo, In. Y. C.; 15, Kmpire, Brook- Hello Paroo—'Mutual, Indianap- olis; 15, Gan ick, St. Louis. High Flyers^Gaycty, lialtimorc; 15, Strand. AVushington. Hindy Belles—impress, Cincln- n;iti; 3 5. Oayoty, Louisville. ' ,7az/,timo Revuo—8, Lyrif, AUoh- town; 9-10, Orpheum, Reading; Il- ia, Palace, Trenton; 15, Emph-o, Newark. Xuddling Kutios—Lyric, Bridge- port; 15, H. & S. Apollo, N. Y. C. Lalfln' Tliru—Columbia, N. Y. C; 15. Gayety. Brooklyn. Merry Whirl—Cadillac, Detroit; 15, Empire, 'rolodo. Mischief Makers—Plaza, Worcos-. ''^^^S^- a^^Piro, To-1 Welsh-l>carson-Eldo^^ U.ree,^and_the le.do; 15, Columbia, Cleveland Moulin Rouge. killed in an auto accident in Los Angeles, Sept. 29, will be sent back to Italy for burial. Funeral services were held In Hollywood Oct. 5 at the <;:hurch of the Blessed Sacra- ment. The father of Jim K«nnedy (Ken- nedy and Kramer), died Sept. 30 in Meriden, Conn. . Mrs, Mary E. W'«ale, mother <)f Emma D. Weale (vaudeville), died at her home In Boston Oct. 2. Tom Ward, veteran Syracuse musician, died in his home city lasit week. Blattner Co. one. None of these fiiris.;-Aca(lemy. I PoniP'in'/^R seems in any hurry to Mounn ^^'V"*-'^-,'V/r'T'^iMm^^^^^^ what they have done. Possl- Pittsburgh; l», Lyceum, Colymbu^-1 ^ly they .are waiting for the shorter Naughty Nifties—Gayety. Minne iipolis; 15, Gayety, Milwaukee. Nite CUib Glrl.s—State, Sprlng- liold; Grand. Hartford. Nile Life In Paris—f^iyety, Buf falo; 35-lfi, Geneva; 17-18, Oswego; 19-21, Srhenect.ady. Parlsia.n Flappers—Irving PL, N. Y. C; 15, Empire, Provhh-nco Puss Pu.s.s—Gayety, Montreal; 15, Howard, Boston. Radium Queens—Lyceum, C;in ton; 15, (?rnnd, Akron, Record I5re;ikers—Gayety, Bos ton; 15, Plaza, Worcester. Red Hots—Grand, Akron; 15, Gayety,. Buffalo. Round the Town—Strand, Wash ington; 15. Academy, Pittsburgh. Social Maifls—Empire, Brooklyn; in. Trooadero, Philadelphia. release period to commence in. Jan- uary. Coming and Goino Whitehall Film Company mak- ing comedy shorts. Directed by Jack Edwards, sales manager. Ver- satile boys, these salesmen, ain't they'r Colonel A. C. Bromhead, now qualifying as an exhibitor, has been elected to the South Midlands Branch of the PJxhibltors' Associa- tion. Bromhead, who has been president of the Distributors' So- ciety and tho Manufacturers' Asso- ciation, will possibly be a future candidate for the like post in the C. B. A. Herbert Wilcox, with W. llen- derstm-Oeland, chairman of Brit- Specd Girl.s—Howard, Boston; 15, igh ^r)6. Dominions Company, left DEATHS ABROAD Paris, Sept. 27. Aline Bourgeois, Belgian opera singer, died at Brussels. Henri Villefranck, 79, manager of the Casino at Vichy, died at Vichy. He was the doyen of Froneb theatrical directors. Marie Stritt, 73, former German actress, died at Dresden. She had devoted her.'^elf to politics since the war. _^ _ Paul BalsImelTn T4, Tfallari cori^" ductor, died suddenly at the Lli ico Theatre, MIlMn ataly). Alexander Rey Colaco, Portu- gese planl-st, died at Li.sbon. De- ce.iised was father of Amelia Rey Coloco, well known actress In Por- tugal. William R. Hereford, former Gofii'ml^l .aT'X;' T.-r. S))f)rty \Vi(1ow.<^—L. O.; 15, Gay- etv. Minneapolis. .'step Along. Hudsoii, Union City; 15. Irving Pi., N. Y. C, Step Liv'oly Glrls-- Empre.sH, Chi- eairo; 15, Carlillac, Detroit.- Step On Tt—fJayety, K.ansas City: 15; L. O. Stolen S'.veel.s-Star, Brooklyn; 15, Orpheum. Pater.«on. Sugar Babies—l^vrle, Dayton;. .15, F0mnres.<5, Cincinnati. Wine. Woman and' Smuk— Empire. N'ewnrl<; 15. Star, Brofiklyn. NEW ACTS TKroe TJnn Sisters, production fl;i.sh. Walter Don.'ihue, single. I'anl Barron and Jaek I'.iirt, for mer vaude te.ann, have rejoined. Anrly ('ob'en and Shanty Ilogan, of the N. Y.. fliants, are bookr-d for Loew's vaufif ville, opening Oct. 15 at.Loew's Cominodori'. "-"rrss"""MWrdr.lRnn;^^ Fi.'Ms, 2-af:t. T'.itii ■frJin'oM and .Myrtle Leon- ard, songs. n.iri-y Ames an.l Go. (Hi. willi ■Billy B.md, P.ydiT S.ister.s finil Ar- tliur Df)ren. Arllnir J'nwell. Cci-.-y luid Lloyd f'.r.'ifloii h.iV" il-.e American Journalist, died in Paris. .Puiet of K;;m- e a- t caTly^thfs week for T'Jew- YDrKr writh prints of "The Bondman" and "The Tritimph of the .Scarlet Pimpernel." Both are likely to go through tho new J. D. Williams' company for American. release. G. Bernard Shaw Is to do an- other talker for Fox. Movietone, Jack Connolly responsible. A. E. Abnahanis is financing the film production of "Young Wood- ley," which Thomas Bentley is di- recting. ■ Robert Irvine, lead. Anthony Asqulth is to diroet a film made co-operatively by Brit- ish Instructional and Swedish Blo- graph,.thls fall, with Gustave Mo- lander supervising. No subject yet scheduled. Maurit'/ Stiller, who came through here a; short time back on his way to Sweden on vaeation from Hollywood, is in h hoapilal in Stockholm with a critleal internal complaint. Tlo mad<! some of the recent Pola Negri features and was one of Lars Hanson's first direc- tors. =--^Tvi hr'l^Hel 1 i \\-H1,k'a d or--^ o f .=tl i «-- T'liiza Tiller Girls, has been put iiT)(l'-r rrintrnet liy T.-irauiount fur the. sej-ecn and l''ft for Tfolly- worid l:>st W'^ek. iSlie -was spotted l.v .Te.H.Ke T/isky when last here, 'ji))m Maxwell has gone to Ber- lin this week. Po.H.'^ibly to keep i an eve on A. C. Bromhead. Or to I if.'irn ihe f;<Tm;(n for pi onto .10 ' J;e talk to Dupont.