Variety (Jun 1930)

Weancsday; June 4, 1930 V A U D E V I L L E VARIETY 53 REP SHOWS NEED ACTS AS GINGER Chicago, June 3. ' Tent and rep shows, feeling the pinch of poor trade, blamed prin- cipally on the talkers, are sending hurry calls to agents for specialty material. This use of vaude acts has reached its highest peak this season, with estimates that !)5.% of all tent and rep shows going out this spring are carrying some sort of specialists. Vaude turns are getting partic- ularly large billing. Frank Win- ringer company which opens Thurs- day (5), at Wausau, "Wis., is using three standard vaude acts and bill- ing his show as Vaudeville, Plays and Music. Winninger is usinij his acts to open the show, and follow- ing with the regular production, which for the opening is "Your XTncle Dudley." Tent shows are also spotting these specialty performers as between- the-acts entertainment, with music and comedy as the standout ma- terial for these spots. Plenty of Hawaiian troupes in demand for this type, but managers are now spreading and using all sorts of vaude material. CHI'S CLUB FUSS Club Agents Divided and Fighting As Usual Audubon Closes June 12 - It is decided the last Fox vaud- fllm show will play the Audubon, New York, June 12. The house closes to permit a refrigerating process to be installed, it is said. Chicago, June 3. Uprising against the Chicago En- tertainment Association, headed by Lyman Goss, has resulted in the formation of indie club agents in a second group. Rebellion was started by the Club Artists' I'rotective Association after the Goss group tried to corner the entertainment market, presumably by attemptinpr to sign talent on contracts . which forbade working for an agent not a member of the Chicago ass'n. Now the indie agents blacklisted by the Goss factio.i with the aid of the Club Artists' group, are going to fight back. Agents who protested against the Goss faction at a meeting last week were E. E. Gltelson, AV. J. Killin, L. F. "Weiss, Sam Herman, Joe Cody, Monte Brooks, Billy "Weinberg, H. F. Beaumont, George Konchar, Billy Canham, Sid Worm- ser. Mack O'Neil and Campbell Marvin. Par. Pub. Booking Material for Distant Dates Through A. B. A. Tommy Do"wd, Mgr. Billy O'Day, manager at Proctor's 125th street for seven years, in charge of R-K-O's 58th street quit May 31. Tommy Dowd, former pro- duction manager at Proctor's 125th street, was elevated to manager of that theatre on the same day. Dowd will continue as production man- ager, doubling between that job and managing the theatre. Geo. Dunn, asst. at Hamilton, R- K-O, is now its mgr. HARRY KAHNE The Supreme Mentalist "Some acts are entertaining, others verge on the miraculous, some are different and others make the audience wonder. Harry Kahne has an act that is all o£ those— which means he is a real hoaOliner in any show."—Press. State, New York, this week (May 31). Direction LYONS & LYONS MAX HALPERIN GOES BACK ON ASS'N FLOOR Marcus Loew General Sxecutive Offices LOEW NIILDINC AN N EX BRYANT 7800 NEW YORK CITY jThTlubin GENERAL HAMAOEB MARVIN H. SCHENCK BOOKTNO UANAGEB CHICAGO OFFICE 600 WOODS THEATRE BTLD'G JOHNNY JONES EN CBABGB ON WAH AND CO. PRESENTING "A CHINESE NOVELTY" R-K-O PALACE, NEW YORK THIS WEEK (MAY 31) Direction GLADYS BROWN FITZPATRICK OFFICE Chicago, June 3. Max Halperin is again an "Asso- ciation" agent, given his former privilege and franchise by Billy Diamond, general manager of the R-K-O Western office here. The return of Max Halperin to the Association's floor harks to the days of its control by Marcus Hciman and Sam Kahl, the latter in direct charge, and Heiman then president of the Orpheum Circuit. "Variety" was having a battle with the Keith and Orpheum cir- cuits. Hal Halperin, Max's brother, was, as he still is, in charge of "Variety's" Chicago office. In their petty ways Heiman and Kahl de- cided to oust the Halperin & Sha- piro agency from the association, inventing a flimsy reason which failed to stand up, but with the agency firm expelled nevertheless. Childish This was the most childish thing of many perpetrated by Kahl and Heiman during those battling times. Among other orders Issued by Kahl was one that no employe of the As- sociation could talk with or socially meet any member of "Variety's" staff without pain of instant dismis- sal. Kahl later got air himself from the Association and then failed with a dramatic stock company spme- offlce of "Variety," after a short time in the Morris agency here. He remained with "Variety" until his reinstatement this week. Following his dismissal from the Association, Max Halperin became attached to "Variety's" Chicago of- fice at the request of the New York office of "Variety." He remained in that office until his reinstatement this week. One of the claims made against the Shapiro-Halperin agency when it existed was that Hal Halperin had a "piece" of It. The only "piece" Hal ever had was for $1,200 he had advanced to the firm and never re- covered. Chicago agencies in those days thought themselves lucky it paying their rent. It's not much hotlor now. Attractions, principally ' acts re- cruited from vaude, may be booked for various parts of the country through the Artists Booking A-'oncy of Par-Publix, even though dacis to which they are sent are located far from Xew York. First of territories to got attrac- tions that way on a long jump is Texas, where foiu- weeks are booked from New Yor'k. Earl Saunders, who engages talent through Par-Pub's own A. B. A., and. deducting \isual b'"o office commission on all such bookings, is lining up acts weekly to pl.^y In speclally-producci". units doing a week each in New Orleans, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. For four weeks on the Pacific coast, talent is being recruited from there, but for other territories it is stated as likely acts will be picked up In New York by the A. B. A. ano sent to territories wanted despite long jumps. This will automatically build up Par-Pub's 'own booking agency if attractions are spotted into houses throughout tlie country where re garded as most needed, either under unit, vaude or , "attractions" pol- icies. Placed Locally Where units are built around the vaude acts, It Is taken that pro- ducers will be placed locally in ter ritory, as in Texas, to build shows around acts sent from New York C. A. Niggemeyer, unit stager at ARNOLD—MICKEY—CIl.-Vni.IE—TKnDT . FOUR CIRILLO BROS. 6TII,L R-K-OING IT OPENING JUNE 20TH ON INTERSTATE CIRCUIT BOOKED SOLIO DIrtetlon: JACK WEINER-ED. KELLEB ' Injunction Denied in Russian Choir Matter Nathan Abramson's application to the N. Y. Supreme Court Monday for an injunction against I'rlncess Klaviansky's Russian Choir was dc- nif.-d and the act continued with- out intciference at the K-K-O J'-f- fersf.n. Now York. Abranison claims an exi.-lu.sive rontraf:t with the act as its nian- ai-'f-r and declares he was. not cmi- siilt'd or included in tlie H-K-() l.ofikinjr. Order from thr- art lo .<-li(iw tause is returnable tod.-i.. I \\v-dn'-vday). lius^^ian f:in.!;.'ing turn is at t)j' Sf.Ui .^t. i-'urrf-nt last half and h'u,'. f-(\ f<.r tlie I'alace nrxt w(.(k f. .'^arii'' ai t played the I'alace l,i jf-ai' iind'T Morris Ce.<-t's ruanap*-- nifrit. Dallas, is being transferred to New Orleans, with four-week route in Texas to start from there instead, with Houston, San Antonio and Oallas following in order named. Saunders, former vaude booker with the Orpheum Circuit, is book- ing acts mostly from vaude for the ?outh. This week he sent down Chester Fredericks, Pasauali Bros, and Bulls . nd Clark. Buying talent a month ahead lie has lined up Cy Landry, lltlin I'orke, Virginia Johnson, and Ken- dall Capps for opening .Tune 6; Norton and Haley and Stanley Twins for June 13; Fi-edd'e Strltt and Maldio and Ray for June 20, and Charles K. Irwin and Kaye and Sayre for June 27. Railroad expenses down to Texas and return are footed by Par-Publix. Last Warner Out of R-K-0 Warners' Ritz, Elizabeth, N. J., last of the Warner vaude group re- maining with R-K-O for bookings, leaves the R-K-O books this week. Latter's booking contract with th« house expired May 31. Policy change concurrent with the booking switch will be return to five-act vaude bills on split, with presentation policy currently in ita last week. Henry Peyser and Jark- Mai.dfl ha\t,dis<:o)vfcd their agen'.y. j Louis, Freda and Gertrude BERKOFF IN ^Russian Revels* WITH The Six Sensational Berkoff Dancers Musical Director, NICK SANIN Original Dance Routines by Mr. BERKOFF AFTER APPEARING AT PALACE, NEW YORK WEEK MAY 10 Immediately Routed Over R,-K.-0. as Follows: JUNE 14—PALACE, CHICAGO 21—PALACE, CLEVELAND " 28—CINCINNATI JULY 5—YOUNGSTOWN 12— TRAVEL " 19—MINNEAPOLIS 26—ST. PAUL AUG. 4—WINNIPEG 11—TRAVEL 15—SPOKANE (3 DAYS) 23— VANCOUVER 30—SEATTLE ' SEPT. 6—TACOMA (3 DAYS) 13— PORTLAND 20—TRAVEL 24— GOLDEN GATE, SAN FRANCISCO OCT. 1—OAKLAND 9—LOS ANGELES 17—SAN DIEGO (3 DAYS) " 20—LONG BEACH 29—SALT LAKE 6—DENVER 14—OMAHA 22—ST. LOUIS 29—KANSAS CITY NOV. DEC, 6—TRAVEL 12—OKLAHOMA CITY (3 DAYS) 19—FORT WORTH " 26—DALLAS 1931 JAN. 2—SAN ANTONIO 9—HOUSTON 16—NEW ORLEANS 26—ATLANTA FEB. 2—BIRMINGHAM 9—CHARLOTTE The Above Route Secured by CHAS. H. ALLEN M. S. Bentham Office Personal Direction HEEMAN L. CITEON, Jerry Cargill Office