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S. L. ROTHAFEL
Born in a small town of Minnesota, July 9, ed his own signs, developed the projection,
1882. Spent boyhood days there until 13th stayed up until all hours of the night work-
year. Moved to New York. Spent the rest ing out new ideas of presentation. Ran his
of boyhood there. Worked at about a dozen own machine scored and arranged the pro-
;

jobs, starting at $2.00 a week with John B. grams.

Oollins on 14th Street as cash boy. Moped Financially the field was too small. Looked
—
and dreamed around black sheep of the for a position in Philadelphia. Taken up
family. Could not hold a job longer than by Keith’s. Originated twilight projection
two weeks. doing away with the dark theatre. Conceived

S. L. ROTHAFEL
Otherwise the Famous “Roxy”

Book agent, discouraged, then joined the the idea of entertainment that is now in
Marines. Served in the Boxer Rebellion. vogue. Got his real start in Milwaukee,
Left the Marines, book agent again. Traveled Sara Bernhardt played a great part in his
into the coal fields of Pennsylvania. Met career. She predicted a great future for
wife, married. Started moving picture busi- him when he first poured out his heart to
ness behind barroom, in Forest City, Pa., at her. The turning point in his life came in
5c. admission. Entrance was down an alley Milwaukee in which Bernhardt was again
and up a stairway. Conditions unspeakable strangely connected. He presented her mo-
and can hardly be described. Borrowed 250 tion picture of Queen Elizabeth. This pic-
chairs from the local undertaker. Whenever ture and his presentation of it gave him na-
the said undertaker had a funeral, Mr. tional recognition.
Rothafel could not give a show^ and there Came to New York. Opened at the Regent
were a lot of funerals in Forest City. Paint- on upper Broadway with his own type of
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presentation and created a sensation. Later

opened the Strand. April 11, 1914, in the
Tery heart of Broadway, then the Rialto,
April 21, 1916 and then the Rivoli, December Tiinnions Talkers
26, 1917, then to the world’s largest, the
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“Roxie” is very characteristic. Simple
habits. Goes practically no where. Time
spent between theatres and his home. Dy-
namic personality. Magnetic influence on all
who work for him. Injects the spark of
his personality into his staff, encouraging
their enthusiasm and best creative instincts.
Calls his assistants “children” always. Kind-
ly paternal to them. Generous to a fault.
Kaleidoscopic mind. Versatile. Can conduct
orchestra, run the picture machine or direct
—
the lighting. Not a technical musician but
natural musician. Not technical electrician
but creates and conceives all lighting effects.
Daring with respect to new innovations.
Goes nowhere for inspiration. Creates all
his program merely from looking at the pic-
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and recommended that she go to New York. And then there is the
She did so, taking up her studies under
Joseph Regneas. In fact, he is still taking
care of her vocal training.
For three and one-half years the “Texas
Nightingale,” was limited by Regneas to
church positions, although several of them
were important, and Anally he allowed her
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to give others in the near future. j

Arthur Phillips, of Carnegie Hall, came

6 ROXY AND HIS GANG

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 ROXY AND HIS GANG
in for considerable praise from Betsy, who
said that he “worked with me for two years
and did a great deal for us.”
“Betsy” has that intriguing musical drawl
in her talking voice that can only come from
below the Mason-Dixon line and which is
characteristic of Native born Dallasuns. It
was there she went to the public schools, too.
She finished in a boarding school in the
suburbs of Dallas.
Biography of Gladys Rice
Gladys came to New York when she was
very young and was brought up in a the-
atrical atmosphere, her father being the late
John C. Rice, one of the greatest of Amer-
ican comedians, and her mother being an
equally noted comedienne, Sally Cohen. The
older generation will remember Rice and
Tom Wise when they starred in “Are You A
Mason?” Rice headlined, too, with May Ir-
win in “Courted Into Court.” He was also
the first to act for movies, beginning with
“The Kiss.” Miss Irwin also playing op-
posite him in that. Sally Cohen’s fame was
gained on the vaudeville stage.
It is no wonder, then, that after she has
been educated in the public schools and at
Ivy Hall, Bridgeton, N. J., she turned to
the theatre. In her school days friends dis-
covered she had a voice and urged her to
take up singing professionally and insisted
that she go to Kurl Brenneman, a well known
teacher who recommended that she take a
course of lessons. She has been studying
ever since, notwithstanding that she has al-
ready achieved success in her character
songs and popular ballads. The real beauty
of her voice is more obvious, however, in the
ballads.
Her first professional engagement was at
Mount Vernon, about six years ago, in mu-
sical stock. There she gained stage poise
and experience sufficient for “Roxy,” who
was then directing the destinies of the Rivoli,
captivating the audiences with her rollick-
ing character, songs. She went to the Capi-
tol after Mr. Rothafel became its program
director. Meanwhile Gladys had sung with
the Victor Light Opera Co. for records and
she had a three year contract with the Edi-
son Phonography Company. Her aspira-
tions are to sing light opera roles on the
stage and in musical comedies, but it is
doubtful that she could be prevailed upon
to leave the “gang.”
Yasha Bunchuk
Famous Russian ’Cellist
This remarkable artist is a pupil of the
Petrograd Imperial Conservatory and protege
of Glazounoff the famed Russian composer,
achieved a great European reputation
through appearances with the leading mu-
sical organizations of England, France,
Austria and Germany, prior to the great
War in which he participated.
Mr. Bunchuk arrived in this country early
last fall,and made his American debut in
Town Hall in November. His splendid per-
formances brought instant recognition of his
ability and musical authorities acclaimed
him as a master “cellist.”
The “Heifetz of the Cello,” was the title
bestowed on him by one enthusiastic critic
and his opinion was evidently shared by the
Victor Phonograph Company, for they im-
mediately engaged him to make a series of
records which placed him among the head-
liners of the music world.
Mr. Bunchuk’s playing is characterized by
wonderful breadth and beauty of tone, im-
peccable technique, and the sound musician-
ship which is found in other celebrities of
his race. But, in this young Russian’s play-
ing there is more than the musicianship
developed through years of study there is —
the indefinable spark of genius in every
stroke of his bow. These attributes and the
authority and ease which mark his work
establish him as one of the greatest living
exponents of his art.
His Guarnerius cello, with a pedigree
which goes back 250 years and gives it a
value today of $18,000 is the property of
Yasha Bunchuk, solo cellist of the Capitol
Grand Orchestra. It was presented to him
by General Limoff, commander of the Rus-
sion Army on completion of his studies in
the University of Petrograd. Cut off in the
interior of Russia during the uprising of
the Bolshevik regime, Bunchuk succeeded in
smuggling his precious instrument through-
out the Bolshevik lines and escaped with it
to America with the aid of American naval
So far as is
authorities at Constantinople.
known, this is the only cello of its make and
period now here.
Biography of
James Parker Coombs
James Parker Coombs entered Brown in
‘93 and played every Varsity football game
during his four years course. He was also
a weight thrower and wrestler. He sang in
the Glee Club and was on the banjo club
four years and played cornet in the Brass
Band, and was director of music in chapel
two seasons and had prominent parts in the
“Hammer and Pings” Production.
After leaving Brown, Mr. Coombs coached
football team several years. Was bugler in
the U. S. Navy during the Spanish-American
War and after a wide range of experiences
finally became an opera singer. He has
repertoire of over 50 operas and was at the
New York Hippodrome nine seasons and had
several seasons of Grand and Comic Opera.
Mr. Coombs has been at the Capitol The-
atre three years and has given over 100
character impersonations on the stage. He
also gives assistance in costuming, copying
and arranging music, stage deportment, writ-
ing lyrics, artistic make-up, declamation,
singing and various other activities.
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William Axt ibis soccessfuJ “Chu Chin Chow” and later

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In Charge Of Composition And Arrangement
When ihe Capitol Theatre first opened
At Capitol Theatre
with it.'^ original policy of Grand Opera, Axt
William Axt began bis studies at the Na- was engaged to assist in putting on thet
tional Ck)nservatory of music in New York, operatic numbers. Since Mr. Rothafel’s re-
studying the piano with Adele Margulies,
gime, he has been placed in charge of the-
and harmony with Charles Heinroth and
Rubin Goldmark, He then went abroad, training and coacliing of the various soloists-
working with Kaver Schwarenka and with and preparation of the vocal numbers that
Dr. Paul Ertel in Berlin. On completing have contributed in a large measure to the-
his foreign studies he returned to this coun- color and enjoyment of the Capitol presenta-
try and continued his work on composition tions.
with Rafael Joseffy and Rubin Goldmark. Mr. Axt’s ability as a composer has stood
Axt’s operatic work began as Assistant him in good stead as he is frequently called
Conductor under Oscar Hammerstein at the upon to arrange music for quartette, en-
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Arcadians for Mr. Frohman and in the Count
Biography of of Luxenberg for K, & E. Later we find him
with the Society of American Singers at the
Mile. Maria Gambarelli Park Theatre, New York.
Mile, Maria Gambarelli, prima bellerina
The St. Louis public learned to know him
as a comedian when he was with the St.
of the Capitol Ballet, is probably the youngest
Louis Municipal Opera for the past few sea-
solo dancer ever given that distinction. She
sons.
began her career as a child under the wing
Authorities have conferred the honor upon
of Mme. Cavalozzi, former ballet mistress of
Mr. Moulan as being the foremost of Gilbert
the Metropolitan Ballet, and made her debut
as a solo dancer on the stage of the Metro-
& Sullivan Players.
politan Opera before the age of fourteen.
She was at one time a protegee of Albertina THE PERSONNEL
Rasch and toured the United States and Can-
of
ada for several seasons under the patronage
of several of the world’s famous dancers,
including Mine. Rasch, Pavlowa and Alex- “Roxy” and His Famous Gang
ander Kosloff. S. L. Kotliafel, “Roxy”
Mile. Gambarelli’s style and technique is Betsy Ayres, “Betsy”
particularly individual and unique inasmuch
Gladys Rice
as she has combined the salient character-
istics of the Italian, French and Russian
Caroline Andrews
masters, including Albertieri and Cochetti. Marjorie Harcum
From the extensive and varied training, she Ava Bombarger, “Bomby”
has extracted the extraordinary technique of Joseph Wetzel
the Italian school, the grace of arm and body
taught by the French, and the more robust Sheddon Weir
and virile style of the Russian, combining Peter Harrower, “Peter The Great”
these features into a particularly attractive William Robjii, “Wee Willie”
and picturesque technique. This technique, William Axt, “Dr. Billy”
augmented by the young artiste’s mastery of
Maria Gambarelli, “Gamby”
pantomime, has created an enthusiastic fol-
lowing for the series of characteristic in- Julia Glass
terpretations which Mile, Gambarelli has Margaret McKee
been giving at the Capitol under the direc- Frank Moulan ]
tion of S. L, Rothafel.
Douglas Stanbury
James Parker Coombs, “Daddy Jim”
Yasha Bunchuk.
Frank Moulan Dr. Ormandy Blau, “The Blue Blond”

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ROXY AND HIS GANG
Those Were Thrilling Days
When R. E. Lacault Was An Amateur
By ROSE RADNOR
Do you know what happens in the air
when you tune in symphony, syncopation,
lecturer—or, if you are fortunate enough,
famous concerts artists? Don't hesitate to
plead ignorance, because even radio experts
who perfected the sending and receiving sta-
tions for inter-ocean concerts know very
little about the vast canopy of air stretch-
ing between. What marvels of discovery
await us, we cannot even conjecture. Noth-
ing actually new in the way of apparatus
may be invented for years to come and a — thrills in those days,
revolutionary idea may spring into existence
overnight. All of which struck us forcibly,
poignantly, during a chat with a well-known
French radio inventor, which developed into
reminiscence about radio in those days when
the only radio broadcasting was done in
code.
Away back in 1911, as one o^ the
amateurs in France, this inventor started
experimenting -with radio, with what was
considered, at the time, up-to-date apparatus.
He installed, in the house where he was liv-
ing in Paris, a very large antenna, and a
—
spark coil transmitter by means of which
he discovered another amateur who heard
his signals accidentally. This was the be-
ginning of the first Radio Club, if it may be
called that, in Paris. After about two
months, the Club had five members who did
all sorts of experimenting, trying everything
that was published in the only radio mag-
—
azine available at the time the “Wireless
World,” published l)y the Wireless Press in
London. Since the originator of the Club
Robert E. Lacault, now a well-known en-
gineer working for the advancement of radio
in America —
was the only one to understand
English at the Club meetings, he translated
the most interesting of the articles. Then the
—
club tried the different circuits in fact, ex-
perimented with all the information avail-
able in that magazine.
“All we amateurs could listen to in those
days were signals sent twice a day by the
Eiffel Tower in Paris, and some press mes-
sages which the same station sent at eight
o’clock in the evening,” Mr. Lacault told the
writer. “The DX record at that time was
to receive Norddeich —
considered remarkable
DX !
—a
station 1200 kilometers or 800 miles
aw’ay (or about from New York to Chicago
by straight air line). There was no broad-
casting then. Moreover, all that we heard
—
was in code dots and dashes. A great
amount of power was the secret of why even
this code could be heard so far, for the re-
ceiving sets used in 1911 and 1912 were nat-
urally very crude, compared with present-day
—
apparatus especially the detectors which
were of the electrolytic type. This type of
detector was rather difficult to handle and
rather not as sensitive as the crystal de-
tectors which came afterwards.
“Even later, when I was working for
— '
23
& Silva —
a firm in Paris manufacturing all
sorts of electrical apparatus, and where I
was in charge of the motor and dynamo de-
partments and telephone installation,” Mr.
Lacault reminisced, “we sold but a very
limited quantity of radio apparatus. And
these few were some of the first radio re-
ceivers ever sold to the public. There was
so little demand for radio apparatus then,
because folks didn’t want to learn the code
just to listen to time signals and weath»fr
reports. No symphony or sjmcopation con-
certs, operatic soloists or famous lecturers
—
were on the air at that time at least, not
so that they could be ‘pulled in.’ ”
“You must have had some tremendous
however,” we ventured.
“Thrills ! When I was attending the In-
stitut Poly technique in Paris, the Institnt
made a practice of taking us to the military
radio stations which at that time were very
—
few in number about ten, whereas now
there is a military radio station wherever
there are soldiers. During the visit, we stu-
first dents were permitted to try the apparat is
and learn how to operate it. Of course, it
was thrilling, because the crashing sparks
which you could see and especially hear were
very spectacular.
“And then I was fortunate enough to wit-
ness some of the first experiments in radio
telephony, done by Lieutenants Jeance and
Collins of the French Navy in 1913,” Mr.
Lacault continued. “They had a land sta-
tion installed at the C. G. R., Companie
General Radio Telegraphic. They also had
a station on board a battleship cruising on
the Atlantic far from the French coast at —
night, of course. I watched some of their
earliest experiments. In that system, they
used several arcs, like the arc lamps in the
streets. Of course, it was all very noisy,
nevertheless you could hear fairly well. The
main trouble was the sizzling and whistling
of the arcs which were difficult to keep ad-
justed for any length of time. With that
system, the land station could talk with the
battleship station, and of course it was most
impressive to watch that. To see this ex-
perimentation, to hear a speech by radio, af-
forded thrills few people had at that time.
I remember, we members of the Club tried ro
experiment with radio telephony, using some
ordinary carbons, from arc lamps, and the
current from the light line in the house. We
succeeded in getting some results at a very
short distance. Of course, it was all very
crude, very imperfect. The trouble lay in
the microphone which would get hot and*
burn in no time. We experimenters spent
—
quite a bit of money considered by us, at
the time, a tremendous amount in buying —
microphones and apparatus. During these
experiments, we blew out the house fuse
several times a day, because it took up too
much current.”
“What were the amplifiers like, in those
days?” I asked.
“The first amplifier that was used to
boost up the signals and receive them on the
Paz loud speaker was a —
marvel ^when it
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worked,” smiled Mr. Lacault. “It was a —

combination of telephone receivers and mic-
rophones with batteries. A special tele-
phone with a horn was used as a loud speak-
er, and everybody in the apartment could
hear the time signals and set their w^atch at
the time when this amplifying system was
connected to the receiver.
“And speaking about circuit,” he continued,
evidently amused at a recollection, “now-
adays all the amateurs and broadcast fans
have several hundred circuits to experiment
“Yes good fun in more ways than one,”
Mr. Lacault laughed. “I remember, in April
—
1917, during a big attack the attack of tha
—
Chemin des Dames if you’ll forgive my re-
calling the war. We were with the colored
military troupe. The radio station was in-
stalled ina quarry, in a stone cave. We
were annoyed by continually finding our
—
antenna wires cut until, after some time,
we discovered that the darkies were using
that nice, bright, shiny wire for shoe laces
and to sew on buttens! After that, we
watched. Then, whenever a darkie came to
break off a piece of nice, shiny wire, we
started the transmitting apparatus and the —
big fellow got a shock Soon those darkies
!

became disgusted and let our wires alone.

“In about the same way, we rid ourselves
of rats in the trenches. The spark coil of
the transmitter served as our rat destroyer.
Wires were run along a hoard. At the end
of the board was a piece of bread. And
when Sir Rat walked the board for his
tempting bread morsel, his weight closed
the contact and he was instantly and elec-
trically knocked out!”
It seemed scarcely possible, as Mr. Lacault
talked, that he had worked seriously with
—
the pioneers of radio so young looking Is
he! But then, among the experts in this
marvellous though infant industry are many
incredibly young men. Therefore, gentle
reader, should you happen to possess youth
—
or youths remember, age has nothing to do
with radio progress

This Program
R, E. Lacault, E.E., A.MJ.R.E.
w as compiled and published by the under-
with, but in those days they had only three signed. A publisher of programs for the past
typical circuits, and of course it was easy 15 years; and at the present publishing more
to make a selection. The only thing that programs than all the other program pub-
determined our choice of one or the other lishers in New England combined. Reliable,
was the price of the parts necessary to build dealing correct count, and prompt and punc-
the different coils. The fellow with only a tual delivery, always. This “Roxy” pro-
few francs could build a single slide tuner, gram makes radio history and I take this
while the fellow with more money could af- time to thank the advertisers who gave their
ford to make a loose coupler that was con- co-operation in this, the first tour of an or-
sidered the super-heterodyne of the time. In ganization individually made up of Radio
those days, there were no amateurs’ receiv- Broadcasting entertamers.
ers. You had to build the thing yourself. GENE BROWN,
The only place where you could buy the Publisher.
IMirts was an electrical store in Paris that
From the office of:
started to sell the wire and different parts.”
“But radio was as good fun in those am- “THIS WEEK IN BOSTON”
ateur days as it is, comparatively speaking, 100 Boylston Street
today —wasn’t it?” we asked. Tel. Beach 5021 BOSTON
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39. Pleasing design.

The Sonochorde’s 40. A type for every purse.
Redeemable Points 41. Each type Supreme in its class.
This applies to all Sonochorde Loud Speak- 42. Has either cord attached or phone-tip
ers. jacks.

The following are 52 points of Sonochorde 43. No stressed notes.

superiority. It may seem that some of these 44. No adjusting with set necessary.
are common to many instruments or do not 45. Sells on comparative demonstrations.
mean anything in particular that could be 46. Excellent finish.
called a superiority. Such is not the case.
We firmly believe the Sonochorde to be su- 47. Choice of mahogany or walnut in cab-
perior to other instruments in the following inet type.
points and know that each point has a con- 48. Exclusively used materials.
nection with some principle built into the 49. Type C. has swinging doors to vary vol-
Sonochorde that accounts for the superiority. ume.
1. Perfected “balanced armature” type. 50. Recommended by the technically in-
formed.
2. Sixteen exclusive principles built into
unit. 51. Has converts.

Balanced magnetic field of forces. 52. Built strong and sturdy.

3.

4. Balanced magnets. This applies to all Sonochorde reproduc-

5. Continuous attractive and repulsive ing units, and horns whether of wood, hard
rubber or metal.
6.
field.

Multiple magnets.
—
Point 1 “A Reproducing Unit with Six-
Multiple independent magnets. teen Exclusive Features.”
7.
The first 16 of the 52 points are the six-
8. Multiple permanent magnets. teen exclusive features of the Sonochorde
9. Magnetic force lifts 8 pounds. Reproducing Unit.
10. Extreme Sensitivity. —
Point 2 “A Nomvibrating, Non-resonant,
11. Works from output of vacuum tubes. Non-sound-absorbing Horn.”
12. Natural period of vibration of dia- The unit gives exact reproduction and the
phragm destroyed. horn concentrates the sound waves. (Some
say that the horn amplifies the music or re-
13. No Stressed notes. production but this is not exact.) Our horn
14. Minimum air-gap. accomplishes this concentration of sound
15. Eight points of fiux concentration. without tainting or distorting the music with
16. Ratio of vibration are to air-gap as 12 the vibrations of metal or the resonances of
to 1. wood, and, neither is the sound absorbed by
and sound absorbing materials. Hence as a re-
17. Each impulse result of attraction
sult of a non-vibrating, non-resonant horn,
repulsion.
we say it gives clear, natural, reproduction,
18. More armature surface exposed to flux. untainted and not distorted by metallic vi-
19. Angular spacing of magnets. brations or the resonance or wood, etc.
20. Parallel vibration of armature. Four essentials of a good Loud Speaker.
(a) It must give exact reproduction, even
21. Sixteen paths of magnetic flux.
of the slighest modulations in tone, the
22. Adjustment of air-gap not necessary. slightest inflection in the voice of the artist.
23. Non-resonant, non-vibrating horn. (b) The reproduction must not be tainted
24. Horn has moulded gutta-percha flare. by a horn that has metallic vibrations or the
25. Tone-arm or cast metal too heavy to resonancy of wood, neither should the sound
vibrate.
be absorbed by sound absorbing materials.
(c) Must be capable of standing heavy
26. No metallic vibrations regardless of imput without distortion or clogging through
imput. the armature or diaphragm sticking to the
27. No resonance from material and sound pole pieces or pole shoes.
not absorbed. (d) Must at the same time be Highly Sen-
28. No distortion on heaviest imput. sitive.

29. Deep mellow pitch.

The Sonochorde possesses these essentials
in a marked degree.
30. Maximum volume. So far we do not build an instrument to
31. Reasonably priced.. work on a power amplifier.
32. Comparative demonstrations encouraged. The Sonochorde (all types) works direct-
33. Originality of Design. ly from the tubes of any good without ad-
set
34. Clear tones. ditional batteries for electro magnets.
35. Responds to highest frequencies. A detector two stages should be used for
36. Responds to lowest frequencies. best results.
37. Natural tones. A “B” battery voltage of from 45 to 90
38. Distinct in speech. may be used.
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