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''FIE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

FLO ZIEGFIELD HAS NOTHING ON US, SAYS OSCAR;
"LET 'ER FLICKER" CHORUS IS CLEVEREST OF ALL

. . . .Reading from left to right: The Misses Shirley Brickman, Rae Horowitz, Mildred Brick-
man, Betty Lind, Belle Silverman, Eva Alkon, Ethel Silverman, Nina Weinberg, Minnie Gor-
don, Libbie Goldsmith, Henrietta Hertzberg, Sue Schlussel, Betty Friedman, Rose Babcock,
Helen Esser and Yetta Goldsmith.

"We've got to have two armed
guards at the door, on rehearsal
nights, honest)—What with the love-
lorn stage-door Johnnies waiting, to
escort our all-beauty chorus home;
the scouts from Broadway who have
been commissioned to sign up the
outfit complete for a two-year run at
the Wintergarden, trying to bribe the
doorkeep to let 'ens in; and the jeal-
ous female Schubert stars gnawing
their fingernails in the hallways, our
hands are full these days—take it
from me," quoth cherubic Oscar Adel,
Publicity Man Plenipotentiary of the
Y. P. A. show outfit, and he pro-
duced the photograph in evidence,
which we reproduce above.
"Pep? Did you say pep? Listen:
If The Follies was a mild sensation,
Let 'Er Flicker is an avalanche! That
chorus—say, see that little witch on
the end, there?" and Oscar indicated
one of the fair ladies in the bevy,
"well—she has a vamp number, in the
opening, just a few lines, bit of a
song that-1 hate to give out any in-
side dope, yet, but—when Theda Bara
sees Eva Alkon on the evening of
February 22nd, she'll go back to the
Ftlmart Studio and chew a hole in
the property rug. Straight stuff! And
that tiny bundle of syncopation, tal-
ent and dimples, yes, Gertrude Boren-
stein—well, Fellows has given her a
'bit' all her own—Ingenue stuff! Mary
l'ickford in her prime was pretty
nearly good enough to make her
class! And Nina Weinberg and Min-
nie Gordon, some team! Like the
Dolly sisters, only better—lots!
"Then there's Belle Silverman and
her sister, Ethel; the Goldsmith duo,
Libby and Yetta; Mildred and Betty
Lind; Shirley and Mildred Brickman.
Think of it, four sets of sisters! Talk
about talented families! Sue Schlus-
sel, Meta Glueckman, Rose Babcock,
Henrietta Hertzberg, Helen Esser,
Rae Horowitz and Betty Friedman,"
Oscar called the girls by name and
ticked 'ern off on the photo.
"And if you think Let 'Er Flicker
is shy on he-vamps, I don't mind tell-
ing you," said Oscar, "there's Dave
Feerer, and his brother M., Roy and
IlaroId Oppenheim, Milton Gordon,
Will Goldstein and Nate Goldstone,
Shiffman, Shapiro and Buddy Koploy.
Dance! Oh man! 'What that bunch
of untamed chorus men can do to
Keep 'Ent Guessing! But I'll be giv-
ing the show away if I keep this up.
"Nuff said!" and Oscar bowed his
way out of the office.
Mr. Mel in this volcanic interview
was merely presaging the musical
comedy composed by Seymour Sim-
ons and Josh Sarasohn which is to
he presented by members of the
Young I'eople's Auxiliary of Shaarey
Zedek, Sunday evening, February 22,
at Orchestra Hall. An excellent cast
with such amateur theatrical lumi-
naries as Bessye Barnett, Dr. Hilliard
W. Goldstick, David Sillman, Jack
Fisher, Mrs. Rae Barnett, Dolores
Waiss, Saul Jacobs, Herman Buch
and Irving Levy, supported by an at-
tractive, light-footed chorus, speak
well for a good performance.

Jewish Worker Needed
Cantor Rosenblatt Will
in Police Court Says
Make Bow to Detroiters
Judge Cotter at Forum
at Recital Sunday Eve

Justice Urges Support of Court Re-
form Bill—Dr. Herbert M. Rich
Speaks Next Tuesday.

Famed Tenor, Who Refused to Desert
Hungarian Congregation for $1000 a
Night Contract, Will Offer Varied

Program.

The need of a Jewish welfare work-
er in Police Court to investigate and
Traditional melodies of the ortho-
take under advisement the Jewish of-
fenders that daily are arraigned be- dox synagogue, Irish and Italian
folk-songs,
the beautiful tenor aria
fore him, was brought out in a force-
ful and productive address of Judge from Vedi's "Aida," all combine to
make the program which Cantor Josef
Thomas M. Cotter, Justice of Police
Rosenblatt will present at Orchestra
Court, at the Forum luncheon of the
Hall on Sunday evening, January 25,
B'nai Brith Club, Tuesday, January
both novel and interesting, In addi-
20, at its club rooms, 25 Broadway.
tio to his phenomenal voice, and his
So forceful and inspiring was the ad-
talent for composing, Mr. Rosenblatt
dress of the speaker, couched in sim-
is also an accomplished linguist, sing-
ple, direct phrases, yet striking home
ing with perfect case and mastery,
in no uncertain terms the need of
Russian, German, English, Italian,
such a move, that at the suggestion
Hebrew, and several of the difficult
of Lester Leopold, the president of
dialects common to the Central Eu-
Pisgah Lodge, Adolph Finsterwald,
ropean countries.
pledged his full support and the co-
Attention was first directed to his
operation of his organization to the
unusual voice while Mr. Rosenblatt
carrying out .of the humanitarian
was still a little boy, barely able to
principle advocated by the speaker.
repeat the daily prayers, in his song
Jewish Worker Needed,
pure imitation of what he heard in
Judge Cotter pointed out that all
through his term of office, a period
covering six months, while daily Jew-
ish men and women, unfortunates of
society, that through heredity, envir-
onment or other causes, have fallen
heir to weaknesses beyond their pow-
ers of suppression, pass before hint
for judgment, seldom had lie been
approached by a Jewish welfare work-
er who volunteered to investigate the
records of the offender, or to en-
deavor to help him seek and find a
better and cleaner life.
The Judge cited the instance of the
American Legion, who through his
suggestion, have for the past few
months, delegated one of their repre-
sentatives to attend every court ses-
sion and to investigate the cases of
the discharged soldiers. The results
have been very satisfactory the speak-
er pointed out, and to his knowledge
but two of all the cases in which the
Legion interested itself in. have ever
Cantor Josef Rosenblatt
re-appeared before hint. The Detroit
plan has been followed, Judge Cotter
the "Shut" and at home. At the age
said, in every large city in the United of eleven he was called a wonder-
States. The Urban League, also, has
child, and his voice was heard in all
a worker in court to take care of the
the synagogues of his native Russian
Negro offenders.
province. His original settings of
Present Court Obsolete.
the traditional melodies of the syna-
The speaker explained the methods
gogue were nothing short of marvel-
employed by the Police Court, point-
ous, and with his confirmation he be-
ing out its inadequacies to deal with
came the youngest, if not the most
the present day problems.
inspired of cantors.
"The present system has been in
In Berlin Mr. Rosenblatt heard Ca-
force thirty or forty years," said the
ruso for the first time, and was so im-
Judge. "It is obsolete today, wholly
pressed with the rounders of this
inadequate to cope wills the situation.
Italian tenor's voice, that he deter-
It is impossible for a toast to examine
mined to make his own as beautiful
200 men in three or four 'hours and
as that of the idolized singer, then a
to advocate proper remedies for cads.
guest at the Royal Opera House.
Wrong judgments are frequently.
From Berlin to Hamburg, and then
made. Often there is no alternative
on to New York, where, at his first
for the Police Jorge but to send the
recital at Carnegie Hall in the au-
prisoner back to the House of Cor-
tumn of 1918, the critics were struck
rection or to the streets.
by the startling similarity of the can-
"The new Court Reform Bill will
tor's voice to that of his model. Not
do away with these ills. With seven
only the voice, but the skillful use of
judges sitting in all day session every
breath, phrasing and stuffing aroused
case will be given the time and at-
the enthusiasm of his audiences. The
tention it deserves. There is a big op-
A fitting climax to a very success-
late Campanini heard him, and offered
portunity for the people of Detroit to
ful term was the last meeting of the
him $1,000 a night to sing in opera.
give us a court with proper equip-
Philomathic Debating Club, which
This flattering offer was declined. Mr.
ment fitted to mete out justice to the
was held, at the invitation of Mrs.
Rosenblatt is still cantor of the First
individual."
Jacob G. Brown, an honorary mem-
Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek
In the discussion that followed.
ber of the club, at her home on Moss
on 116th street, New York, with a
Louis Collane, Lester Leopold and
Ave. In accordance with the spirit
contract sufficiently elastic to per-
Joseph Burak participated. Nathan-
of the evening, the program arranged
mit hint to travel occasionally and
iel Goldstick presided.
concertize.
by the Debate Committee was a mock
DR. RICH TO SPEAK.
debate, the subject being "Resolved,
Seats for this recital under the
That the Province of Culowaga be
Dr. Herbert M. Rich, Staff Physi- Devoe management are now on sale
Granted Its Independence."
cian of the Tuberculosis Sanitorium, at Grinnell Bros.
The opportunities offered by a and metnber of the Harper Hospital
topic of this nature for fanciful the- Staff, will be the speaker at the next
ories, humorous situations and inven- Forum luncheon, Tuesday, January
tive conclusions were so well de- 27, at the B'nai lirith club rooms. In
veloped and thoroughly discussed that the light of the epidemics that are
Mr. Fred Butzel who was present and sweeping the country, the topic chos-
acted as critic, warmly commended en by Dr. Rich, "Healthy Living,"
The Mothers' Club meets at The
the debaters for their originality and will be especially timely. Luncheon
able presentation, at the same time begins promptly at 12:15. All are Jewish Institute 239 E. High street,
Saturday, January 24, at 3 p. in. Mr
offering valuable suggestions for im- cordially invited.
Isaacs of the Wilkins Hebrew School
provement.
will address the club in Yiddish. The
The debate was won by the affirma-
SHAAREY ZEDEK WILL
children of the Bishop School will
tive composed of Leo Kallman and
ORGANIZE BOY SCOUT
present a play, entitled "The Sleep-
Maurice Meyers who met strong op-
position in Reuben Levine and Louis
TROOP NEXT THURSDAY ing Beauty," under the supervision of
Miss Gail Baker of the Recreation
Weiss upholding the negative side.
Mr. Kallman was voted the best
All boys interested in the forming Commission.
speaker of the debate. Present at of a troop of Boy Scouts at Shaarey
Sunday Lecture.
the meeting also were Messrs. Isidore Zedek are urgently requested to at-
"How to Keep Well and Live
and Abe Levin, former active mem- tend the organization meeting which Long" will be the subject of the ad-
bers of the Philomathic, who gave will be held in the gymnasium of the dress to be given by Dr. M. Griswold,
short addresses. After the meeting Shaarey Zedek synagogue on Thurs- Medical Director of the Department
the club enjoyed the hospitality of day, January 29, at 7:30 p. rn.
of Health, Sunday evening, January
Mrs. Brown.
All boys between the ages of 12 25, at 8 p. m., under the auspices of
The election of officers for the Feb- and 18 are eligible to membership the Educational Committee of the
ruary to June term will be held next and there is room for a few- boys
United Jewish Charities, at the Insti-
Sunday evening, January 25th.
above H to act as scoutmasters and tute, 239 East High street. Dr. Gris-
assistants.
wold's talk will be illustrated with
Mr. Edwin L. Mason, of the De- motion pictures.
the Sisterhood of Har Sinai Con- troit Council of Boy Scouts, will con-
The Chamber Music Society will
gregation, Baltimore, Mr., has pro- duct demonstrations of interest to
render a well-arranged musical pro-
vided a scholarship for the Hebrew the boys and will complete organiza-
gram. The public is cordially in-
Union College at Cincinnati.
tion plans.
vited.

Philomathic Debating Club

Mother's Club Meet
At Jewish institute;
Usual Sunday Program

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I

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Fourteenth Cars Pass the Door
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NEWTON ANNIS

237-239 Woodward Ave.

MONONOCOM

JACOB SCHIFF L 0. B. B.
LODGE, LANSING, INSTALLS
NEW OFFICERS SUNDAY

Edward Lichtig, Bay City, Officiate.—
Joseph J. Cummins the Principal
Speaker.

installed as president of the grossing
lodge.
shown a remarkable capacity of
growth. In a city where the Jewish
population is not very great, the mem-
bership list of the lodge bears the
names of 75 representative men. The
enthusiasm and interest evidenced at
the meeting Sunday betokens well for
the future of the capital's B'nai Brith
lodge.

The impressive ceremony of the
public installation of officers of the
Lansing Jacob II. Schiff Lodge, Inde-
pendent Order of B'nai Brith, rallied
Joseph J. Cummins, the principal
a large gathering at the B'nai Brith speaker of the evening, traced the
Hall in Lansing, Sunday, January 4. history of the Order and dwelt on the

Edward Lichtig, of Bay City, pre-
sided at the ceremonies in the pres-
ence of over 300 people. Mr. Dan
Jacobs, prominent civic worker, was

humanitarian principles of the organ-
ization
"The Order of the B'nai Brith is
the great uniting force in world Jewry
today," said Mr. Cummins. "Jews the

The Jacob H. Schiff Lodge has
world over, Jews of every walk in
life, can consistently gather under the
Brith banner for the solution of
Jewish problems."

Mr. Jacobs, the newly elected pres-
ident, related the history of the Jacob
H. Schiff Lodge, its growth and de-
velopment, outlining future plans
for the coming year and the broaden-
ing of its varied lines of activity.

A musical program of unsual merit
was presented by local artists. The
rendition of "Eili, Eili," the song that
treats of the tragedy of the Jewish

race and breathes of its ever-living
hope, was encored again and again.
The evening will go down in the an-
nals of Lansing's Jewish history as
one of its most inspiring and success-
ful social events.

