Variety (Dec 1929)

60 VARIETY SPORTS--OUTDOORS Wednesday, December 18, 1929 VANCOUVER TERROR REDEEMS AT GARDEN McLarnIn in Again — Kayos Goldstein in Two Rounds Ruby By JACK PULASKI After the flop fight between Phil Scott and Otto Von Porat, it,was a csurprise to see an $88,000 (net) house at the Garden Friday, night, The big turnout came tp see Jimmy McLarnin do his stuff, aiid he did. Forty seconds in the second round Ruby Goldstein was cold. Hoyv they figured Goldstein, East Side lightweight hope, until Ace Hudkins tapped him on the chin, was good enough to get aganst the Vancouver terror, only his manager knows. Pei'haps it was just the dough. Ruby's sharie of the gate was probably 20 G's. Evenly matched as to size and, weight, being within one-half pound of each other at 144 and both legltU mate welters. But that was all. Last time Baby Face Jimmy per- formed at the Garden he w^as very bad, showing nothing against Ray Miller, who had stopped him In De- troit. McLiarnln Is so much lafraid Hi Miller's left that he kept his own right mit covering hi^ eye all through that miserable event. Per- haps Goldstein figured Jimmy would act the same way. But It was all different. McLar- jiin acted as though he didn't care If Goldstein hit him With horseshoes. He waded In from the istart, booking the left and shooting the right. Ruby didn't stall. He let go his vaunted straight right, and it seemed to hit McLarnin on the but- ton—to no purpose.. Jimmy took, a couple of such socks calmly and re- gaining his balance, left-hooke.d Ruby lo the floor. That was when the first round was coming to a close. Ruby took a-nine count and stuck Until the bell. The second . round had hardly started when Jimmy sent the right to Ruby'$ chin end the sieek Gpldle went through the ropes, almost landing on. the telegraph Instru- ments. Referee Magnolia waved Mc- Larnin away to a corner and told the newspapermen' not to help Gold- stein back into .the ring. Not Long Ruby made the return all right, but It wasn't long then. The next sock from Vancouver-sent him flat and motionless. Magnolia picked Goldstein up In his artns as it a sack and cStrrled the dazed kid to Ills corneR . . The odds were three to one on McLarnin, meaning a knockout, be- cause it was two to pne Goldie wouldn't come up for the third round and even coin, he wouldn't show for the fifth. No doubt about Buby'§ courage last Friday. The welterweights better look out for this McLarnin. Jackie ^Fields, the champ,, may outapeed and out- smart him, but hardly any others. There are many who will bet that Jimmy will be the next champion of the class, and they won't be wrong. McLarnin tried for the lightweight title, but was not fast enPugh for Mandell, and grew too heavy^ any- how. Kid Kaplan's Fight Louis Kid Kaplin, former feath- erweight champ, heat Andy Calla- han, left-handed Bpstpn light- weight. In the semi-final. - The I^id was tilted ever fbrra shprt cpunt In the first, but" once Kaplan got go- ing, he woi'e down Andy with bp^Iy punishment, and In the seventh scored a knockdown -himself. Good eoing It was. , : , , In the first 10-rounder, Andy DI vodi lost to Canada Lee, colored welter. Dlvodl went down as .the, bell sounded at the eiid of the first round and his knees wabbled as he tried to trot tp his corner. The white boy recovered ehough to put up a very good exhibition. He was grogged a couple of tiiries later, but In the last two rounds was on the winning end, Lee being dizzy, tpp. Mullen's Shires Campaign; Chi Thinks It Great Stunt Chicago, Pec. 17. Jim Mullen, who financially rode froni the top to the bottom pro motlng flghtSi Is on his way to a comeback. Return trip Is on a nat Ural ballyhoo that has every paper in town biting like bass a,fter famine. Art Shires. Around here it's called the greatest p. a. stunt since the endurance dancing con tests. ■ Mullen figures on cleaning up In the next month or so with the White Sox first. baseman. Heavy weights who" couldn't stand Up against second rate amateurs have been offered $500 to let Shires swing at 'em. If the bragging ball player can weather two or three more shpts at unknowns, the nuisance's match against Hack Wilson next month will be a sellout for Mullen ORIENTAL (Continued from page 41) ' were over on appearance and style. Presentation closed with a jazzy, noisy jumble, the outstanding bit being a toe dance Jn ragtime by one of the Three Marvels. • "Marriage Playground" (Par) fea- ture. Sound short, "Hell's Bells," a Walt Disney Idea, clicked. Organlpg' and news completed.the outlay. Loop. LOEWS MT. VERNON Mt. Vernon, N, T., Dec. 12, One of the prettiest business -get- ters in the suburban portion of Loew's chain, this Mt. Vernon, with 2,500 seats. Is recognized by the townsfolk as the place to go in droves for pictures.. Here even the matinees pay expenses. Until R-K-O put yaude in Proc- tor's, this Loew emporium had practically no competition. As an example, books show that foi* five consecutive weeks last spring the housie did SRO every night. Now it: concedes there Is another good house In town. Business, with snpw and sleet, found theatre over half filled at second projection. This with the feature, "Frozen Justice," declared not so hot. Recent features like "Flight," "Marianne" and "Sweetie" are said to have proven magnets. Things kept fresh by picture changes three times weekly. Take-in of house for past year is figured around 20% over 1928. Sound gets part of credit although installation was made. In October a year ago. . '. Theatre Is 4% years old. Man- aged by a young chap, Behtham, who knows the business; especially that angle, of leaving customers with- the nice impression. , Girl ushers well rehearsed. Roomy • mezzanine, lobby and hallway with attractive blue-red lighting. Round isettee downstairs used by girlies to wait for boy friends. Admission 15-50. Waly. Managers of all the exchanges un- der his jurisdiction attended the fu- neral In Los Angeles on Tiiesdaiy. NELLIE SMITH Nellie Smith, veteran actress^ died [n San Francisco, Nov. 25, 'after a long illness. She was best known on the stage In the days before the 1906 earthquake In 'Frisco. She was a. choir singer priov - to her stage career , and a leader In the old Madison Square Dramatic Club. She was. the sister of Jessie Crowley, vaudevllllan, and is sur- vived by seven children, NEW TORI dUTTER FOEE Pathe Hollywood studio employ- ees are organizing a gecond studio =tojjrnament,^to=.be^,.played--at-=the'- ' Fox Hills country club. John Mes- cal, George Bertholon and Harvt'y LeaVitt are making the arrange- ments. John Mescal, Pathe cameraman on ■ the coast, has been appointed ctptaih of the Fox Hill country club team. He won the m. p. tournament last year wlth~a 73. (Continued from page 46) Event was held up an hour because the guest of honor lost his way. Blossom MacDonald (Green and Blossom-vaude) Is a sister of Jeanette MacDonald of pictures Well, what of it Oh, nothing, only you might like to know. \The Max Richards (Chi agent) are awaiting their second. While In New York last week Richards went around picking up checks and toys. •• . Report that Harry Cohn Is com- ing east, is a canjard. Only Interest Gower street!s pride has in this seaboard is still a cruiser. He'll be oil to look over the crafts after the Aqua Caliente annual. . George McKay had a Pathe con- t'ra6t In .four figures and had spent two days rehearsing when the re cent fire ruined the uptown studio "McKay concedes Harlem to his op- ponent Lillian Gish Is coming east Dec 24 to spend the;Christmas and New Year's holidays with her mother, who resides in New York. Her first talker, "The Swan," has Just been completed. Parody club has a new lease on life as a "nut" club, with the three Walker Bros., Harry Delson and a revue of, eight girls and a blues singer. Everybody gets a big hand and an-announcement—celeb or not, Tf;TMrraWTVIrs; :JadS5n-^Rr^^^ pole PC Newark enter, a fellow walks to the table, Inquires the name and the show Is halted to an nounce: "Guess who's here!" Midnight wedding Is latest, space grabbing prank attempted by Broadway night club when Magis- trate Louis Broadsky ceremonied nuptials of Rupert Biggadkl and Miss Dean Louvideau, Thursday OBITUARY ALBERT MAGNES Albert Magnes, 66, musician and arranger, with the Charles B. Mad- dock staff for 16 years, died Dec. 9 at his home In Bayslde, L. I., Qf sep- tic . poisoning. His widow and daughter survive. Mr, Magnes played both violin and piano. He had directed or- chestras and acts and helped Mr, Maddock In staging as well as ar- ranging the music for all his big turns. His. last active directing was with Maddock's unit, headed by Kelso Brothers. He had also direct- ed the music during the making of shorts for Pathe by Maddock; Interment In Bayslde. LESLIE W. WEIR Leslie W. Weir, 40, western sales rhanager for Pathe, died Dec. 12 in Hollywood Hospital from a rup- tured appendix. Mr. Weir started In film business 12 years ago as salesman for Uni- versal and worked his way up to western division manager. Later he was with P. p. C. and with Pathe in similar capacity following merger. Deceased is survived by a widow whom he married three years ago. IN MESIORT OF RAY KING Who Passed Away Deceinber 10, 1929 Harry J. Gonley and Go. JOHN J. HONAN John J. Honan, 66 (Helen Honan and Folks), dropped dead In his dressing room In the old Howard theatre, Boston, Dec. 13. News story Of his death appi^ars elsewhei:e in this. Issue. CHARLES MITCHELL Charles Mitchell, 45, picture actor, died by his own hand Dec. 14 at a Hollywood hotel. He Is survived by his wife and daughter, Maxine; Mrs. Lillian Bronson, 58, mother of Earl Bronson, of Bronson and Renee, vaude, died Dec. 12 at Grand Rapids, Mich. Burial was in that city Dec. 14. Mrs. Bronson was the wife Of the late William S. Bronson, who was In show business years ago with Thatcher, Primrose and West's Minstrels and d,lso Haverly's Mastodon Minstrels. Be- sides Earl Bronson, a' daughter, Mrs. Leo Le Clear survives. The brother (William E. Stratton) of the late General Tom Thumb (Charles E. Stratton) died In Bridgeport, Conn., Deo. 9. The wife of George Davis, of Davis & Reid,. makers of stage scenery, Philadelphia, died Dec. 13. Bowman, at Stadium , Chicago, Dec; 17. John F. Bowman Is now conven- tion manager of the Chi Stadium. JPb carries title of general man- ager, but Bowman will hove noth- ing to dp with spprts shews. Mugivan's Operation Peru, Ind., Dec. 17. Jerry Muglyan is ort his way to the Mayo Bros, hospital for a seri- ous operation for double hernia. After the pperatlen Muglvan will gp to Hot Springs. "Cook Book" Racket Newest Winter Game Chicago, Dec, 17. The newest scheme among un- employed shov/men is called "The Cook Book" game. Agent goes into a small town and visits a chapter of the Eastern Star or other lodge and offers 600 .40-page cook books, with lode^e or club name in gold on the cover free. All he asks Is that organizations give: him list of merchants th^y patronize. With women solicitors he then calls oh merchants and digs for pag^ ads. Gets 20 pages ads and then turns over'the 600 books to lodge,, which lodge In turn sells at Its own figure. Books cost $325 per flvie thou- sand. Four to six towns are . work- ed In line. The smaller burgs are going stronjg for the Idea as the lodge or club has no work and gets 500 books gratis. RADIO CAREERS (Continued from page 1) : started in radio hoping for the talk- ing pictures, are now satisfied to ra,dlo. Once the^. radio public fa- vors performers they Won't let them off the air. Steady and lucrative work Is the rewiard, without the hazards at- tached to;other fornis of the show business. There are no wearying rehearsals or steady grind In a part. • Lines are read from the script in, front of the mike. The dramatic end of radio work Is Increasing all the time and salaries are far larger than they Once were. Any number of Inellglbles are given radio auditions. Out of 1,000 women and 1,000 men tried out last year. One-third of the men and one-^ fifth of the women had voices that registered. Last week an audition was given at a New Toirk studio to a man and a girl who desired to play a melody on their teeth with a lead pencil for the radio, and to an elderly woman who had taken a singing course for the purpose of going oh the air. If a person has a versatile, voice, voles In the dramatic end of radio work are anything' but limited. If a woman of 60 can read an en- genue role convincingly, all the bet- ter, People can act parts over the radio that they would never get a shot at on the stage. The more Interchangeable they are, oif course, the more they are In demand. If the radio audience could see the assortment of Incongruous per- sons who sound convincing In their parts on the air, a surprise and good laugh would be had by all. morning, at the ,Krazy Kat Club, formerly the Parody. Groom Is pianist with .<club's band and his wife is in the floor show. Ceremony performed before newspaper camera battery and club's customers. For two years a young couple, both night club dancers, have been see-"&awlnff^eacif^ Other," srreh" that their romance Is one of the most curious on the Street. When they are both out of work, they get along fine, but if the boy gets a Job he high-hats the girl, and when she Is working while he lays oflE she hats him. Tet when they both are working they patronize each other, but it isn't the same love as when tiiey're both brokol . CABNIVM. MAN BUBIED Galveston, Tex., Dec. 17. Charles Hainkly, ride foreman of the Morris & Castle shows, was burled here Sunday (16>) after ef- forts to locate relatives failed. Hainkly, with O. W. Oldham of Houston, also an employee of the carnival, was drowned NOy. 24 while on a fishing trip. Oldham's body was recovered last Tuesday; Halnkly's was found Saturday. MARRIAGES Edna Fischer to Milton C. Hayes in Berkeley, CaL, Dec. 11. Bride radio pianist .KFRCi San' Fran- cisco. Esther Clssle (Esther Howard) to Joseph Downing (non-pro) Dec. 14 In Rye, N. T. Bride Is dancer. Harry Wall en, with Fanchon & Marco, to Adelaide Bryson, non-pro. In Los Angeles, Dec. 16. , NEW ACTS Joe Rollo and Joe Kelly (former- ly Rpllo and Star).- Blaine Lenpre ahd Ely have spilth Ely now with Davis Brothers. Ssidie Banks, three act, "Lady Racketeers." George Wilson and Co. (formerly Wilson and Addle)., Mabel Elaine and Agnes Burr. . Iowa Fairs for Gaines DesI Moines, la., Dec. 17.. The 22d ahnual convention of the Fair Ma,nagers' association of Iowa was held here Dec. 9 and 10. The cleaning up of the midway was advocated. , The old-time "hootch" girl show and bare leg at* tractions are held to be "out," al- though chance games are still rec- ognized. BIRTHS ..=JM[JC.^ And.-^Mi:3._^Stanley;-^rice,^.ln Chicago, Dec. 4, daughte'r. Father °in legit. Mr. and Mrs, Sidney Mitchell ln St. Vincent's Hospital, Los Angeles. Dec. 7, son. Father Is songwriter (Goettler, Conrad and Mitchell). Paramount has changed title of "The Old Lady Shows Hei- Medals," which Richard Wallace directed, to "Seven Days' Leave." $75,000 LOSS ON "lOl'S" THREE DIDOOR DATES St. Louis, Dec, 17. The 101 Ranch lost approximate^ ly 176,000 on Its three Indoor ea^ gagements, Boston, New York aiil' St. Louis. The latter town was the-' bloomer of them all, despite th*' fact that biz .in N. T, was poor; • The show during 1929 rolled up a profit of 1100,000 on Its outdoor season. A strong. newsjpaper tie-Up here • failed to draw over 1,000 at the, opening, 4fter which the repeipta went on the toboggan. Weather wais Ideal, but the arena Is 11 miles from town. • , Cronin Barties Show Boss Chicago, Dec. 17. Sylvster (Buster) Cronin, who last year managed the Al, G. Barnes circus, will have the safne position In 1930. Cronin Is the Only manager to be appointed so far for next season. The others under . consideration have not' been confirmed by the Ringling ofl^ce. AH general , agents Win be allowed.- to hire their own. ciar managers, press agents ahead, and advertising crews. Before the contracts are given, however, the RIngllng. office will pass on the: men. Clown, 99, Dies Chicago, Dec, 17. William-J. Fisher, 99, for two gen*, erations a circUs clown, died Dec. 11 ttX Shelblna, Mo. Two Indoor Circuses Chicago, Dec. 17. The Chi Stadium Will have a cir- cus for a week In April as will the old Coliseum. Trick will be booked out of the Ringling office and wIU be the same show, giving Ringling a chance to determine which building is the best draw.. Sella Opening Date Chicago, Dec. 17. Sells-Floto circus wUl open tho Coliseum here April 6. Length of engagement not set. NOTES Bernie Smuckler, special agent last season of the No. 2 Ruben & Cherry Shpws, will be with the Royal American Carnival In the same capacity In 1930. Sam Gordon, concessionaire for many years at the White City In Chi. has franied two shows along lines of; Lew Dufour's "The Unborn.'' Can't use the .title as DufpUr has it covered, but has. the same typo of show. Looking for spots for them. Indoor circus planned by the Shrine of Hartford, Conn., for Feb. 17. The feature acts Include May Wlrth. The 101 Ranch circus will make no changes In 1930 personnel. Show will open early In March at Ponca City, Okla., and will have 38 cars on the railroad contract. B- Harvey will again be, general agent. Clif Sparks has made a down pay- ment on the Andrew Downie truck circus. Figures on resellling to Charles Sparks. Ellsworth Plumstead, known as iiUncle^Ezra^over-th^-Ghautauaua. routes has been appointed an- nouncer over KMDC at Kansas City. If You Don't Advertise iji You Don't Advertise