Variety 1925-07-08: Vol 79 Iss 8

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nt. VOL. LXXIX. No. 8- eer a) Ber ee +9 43 Briony on ——— —____------ Tan, . _ ‘ 8 RE ET LT LENO, Published Weekly at 154 West 46th 8t., New York, N. ¥., by Variety, Inc. Annual Entered as Ww 4 class matter December 22, 1906. at the Post Office at New York, 20 cénta. arch 3, 1879. = os subscription $7. Single ¢ N. ¥.. under the Act of —— as = NEW YORK CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1925 64 PAGES =~. a —4 ASIEST PLACE FOR DIVORCE 1S ‘CHICAGO—9 CAUSES—NO DELAY Local Attorney Makes Assertion—Obtains Divorce for Myrtle Thompson—Husband Took Her on Wild Honeymoon Chase of 1,400 Miles Chicago, July 7. For some time Chicago has been recognized as the world’s easiest di- yorce town but it looks as if it is really much easier than that. . Philip R. Davis, the attorney, re- veals a point of law in connection with divorce apparently escaping the attention of most of the other lawyers with theatrical clients. Mr. Davis asserts it is not necessary to (Continued on page 4) YEAR’S NOTICE RECEIVED BY PRESS AGENT Ralph Kettering with J. L. & S. for 16 Years Chicago, July 7. erstwhile the Ralph T Publicity directo: Linick & Schaefer Kettering rf Jones enterprises Siven a year's notice July 1 Ket- tering has been in the employ of J. L. & S. for 16 years, acting in various ipacities und leveloping With, the firm Kettering, about two years ago, foresaw that the J. L. & S. combi- Chorus Girl Wife Shoots Actor Husband Allen Davis, a member of the cast of “White Cargo,” was shot and Probably fatally wounded by his Wife, a former chords girl, after an altercatior. last night in the home Of friends at 63 West 49th street. vis was removed to the Polytech- _ttie Hospital, where Dr. George C. Bionei, 30 West 49th strect, stated Was in a serious condition. The Davises have been living at the Hotel Princeton for some time. “te yesterday afternoon they had Words, according > was Y Panama for Divorces Panama, best known hitherto as the Canal Zone, is about to be called the American Divorce Mecca from reports, The inside stuff is that at Panama anyone with any rea- son .can procure a divorce at a gross cost of $33, plus trans- portation both -ways. It is within the United States. Mexico, according to report, is going to rival Panama for speed. Across the border a di- vorce said to be under a guarantee of a 10-day maxi- mum vis PATHE STOCK JUMPS the stoek market something to worry about this weck in one of the silliest jumps in the history of the motion lS ., Kasy-going Pathe gave picture curb market. The market closed Tuesday at 92% with plenty of buyers. But two weeks ago the peak reached by Pathe Exchange, Inc., was 48. Tues- day's opening were 88. The jump is due to the expected announcement this week of the distribution of the } new Pathex home camera ind projector. It is a product »f the Pathe Company of Fran and has been turned over to the Pathe Exchange to be placed on the American market Canada Takes Notice Toronto, July T. An article in last week’s Variety which referred to the sale of phoney Canadian securities in England by phoney native stock sellers, of Broadway, New York, and the Loop, Chicago, was reprinted and com- mented on ky the financial editor of the “Star,” the largest Canadian English daily. As a result, it has come to the attention of the Ontario, Minister of Mines. It is understood he will communicate with the London rep- resentative of the province and in- struct him to keep both eyes open. The situation in so far as British lat to a. version: re- ed te reporters. Davis teft and went to the home of Harry Wag (Continued on page 50) capital and Canadian stocks are concerned is now somwhat ticklish and the question of a “hfue sky has already come up in the law” } siature ON—D CLM RAYTHM GAUSED BOSTON CLUB GOLLAPSE Famous Dance Alleged to Have Made Vibrations Which Set Pickwick Club to Swaying—Nearly 50 Dead as Result— Building Inspectors Now Stationed in Other Dance Places to Check Up THEORY WELL FOUNDED) Boston, July T. The holocaust which accompanied the total collapse last Saturday of the Pickwick Club, Boston's noted tenderloin dance hall, is attributed by insiders to the popularity ofthe Charleston dance. The club, housed in one of China- town’s old buildings, the spot being formerly occupied by the Hotel Dreyfus, which was once a favorite among professionals. A fire weak ened the structure, which was really shell of the old hote:. It is esti- mated that nearly 50 persons were killed. Early this week the debris had not been entirely cleared away (Continued on page 8) BY M:INTYRE-HEATH Farewell Tour in “The Ham Tree” Promoted by Producer, Dan Quinlan McIntyre and Heath's farewell tour in “The Ham Tree” next sea- son is being floated by an open stock selling campaign among pro- fessionals. Dan Quinlan, ‘iguring as producer, is also handling the stock selling. Aceording to actors, 60 per cent. (Continued on page 5) Jazz Lands a King Madrid, June 23. King Alphonse of Spain has be- come attached to the American jazz band type of dance music. He is particularly fond of Harl Smith’s band fro:1. New York, which h toured the important cities of LS Spain and Portugal coming over from France and Belgium TH DANC FIGHT NEWS RADIOED FROM IN AND OUTSIDE OF RING™—1ST TIME WHN’s Announcer, N. T. G., Interviewed Pugilists Between Bouts—“All Over the Lot”—Ruined Interest of Listeners-in for Newspaper Stories SCOTCH IS. HIGH Scotch whiskey at boot- leggers’ prices ig now at the peak of quotations for some years back. It is $75 for what is known a3 “genuine Scotch,” While the price for beot- legged Scotch whiskey varies from $42 up, it is aserted by the leggers that ay Scotch un- der $75 per case, and that price for dealers who do not.buy less than five-case lots, is open to suspicion. Champagne also has had an increase, selling off the boats for $80 a case and retailing by the bootleggers to dealers in New York for $100 a Case. Other booze, excepting rye, has undergone no severe change in price of late The injunction against rye af weeks. buying any price still stands 807, PARK DIVIDEND St. Louis, July T. A stock dividend of 80 percent hag been Voted by the directors of the Park Circuit and Realty Co., which owns Forest Park Highlands here and Fountain Ferry Park in Louisville, Ky. Application has been made to increase the capital from $560,000 to $1,600,000 In a statement the assets of the company are given as $1,168,854.28, and liabilities, $160,755. Forest Park Highlands consists of 12 acres, and Fountain Ferry Park of 68 acres. $5 for Painted Legs Per Pair in Greenwich Village The new fad of painted limbs has displaced the bare iimbed vogue among the flappers of Greenwich Village and has also blown up a harvest wind for struggling artists in that section. The prevailing rate is $5 for the decorations with rose and butterfly designs the most popular. Business in this line has been so good a tatooist has set up in the village as opposition to the artists, eapitalizing the fact that the “nee- d'ework” lasts longer than the paint. While the flappers have gone in for it largely others of the Bohemian section are also falling for the fad. ’’ . — Ney spaper men at the Italian Hospital Fund fights at the Pole Grounds last Thursday night watched the announcér, Nils ‘T: Granlund (N. T. G.) of. WHN (Loew’s) blithely take possession of the ring and ringside for radio pur- poses with varying surprise and apprehension. N. T. G. told everything about the ring. and fights through his “Mike.” (Continued on page 15) FLORIDA’S BOOM PAYING HICH FOR TALENT Realty Promotions Offer- ing Any Price for Star Attractions The extent of Florida’s consistent real estate boom may be gathered from the Coral Gables realty peopte who are going into the entertain- ment proposition even more deeply as part of their exploitation. Grant jand Wing, specialty dancers, opened | Monday there to perform in con- junction with Jan Garber'’s band, (Continued on page 60) JAZZ MUSIC—DIPLOMAT! Washington, July 7. Jazz music is cementing friend- ships between the European coun- tries and the United States, says & report coming through to Wash- ington via official channels. The music is getting the young folks togethcr and doing more te teach the Europan this nation’s standards than all the overtures of the diplomats have been able to ac- complish, says the report. GOWNS -- UNIFORMS FOR EVERYBODY WHO IS ANYBODY . ON THE STAGE OR SCREEN.EXCLUSIVE « DESIGNS BY LEADING STYLE CREATORS. BROOKS 210% NEW YORK meme SO (S09 COSTUMES TO RENT \