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ey See a eeeenenianal VO L. XLIV, No. 11 NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1916 PRICE TEN CENT THEATRE BUILDING EPIDEMIC HITS REAL ESTATE PROMOTERS Unprecedented Demand for Production Houses in New York This Season Starts Promotion and Building Boom. Three New Theatres Projected in Times Square Dis- trict. Two on Side Streets and One on Broadway. This season has brought about a re- vival of the theatre building craze. All the real estate brokers with affiliations in the theatrical set, as well as a num- ber of managers on the outside are try- ing to promote building deals. Last week immediately after the story of the new theatre at 49th street and Broad- way on the Barney Estate property came to light, three other theatre sites were offered along the Rialto. Two of these are side street loca- tions and the third is on Broadway, almost opposite the Barney location. The latter is the most important of the lot. If the deal as contemplated at present goes through it will mean a theatre with a seating capacity larger than that of the Strand. The house will have a Broadway entrance and extend through from one side street to another. The larger of the two side street deals contemplates a building of a thea- tre on a site 110x100 west of Broadway somewhere between 44th and 49th streets, to seat about 1,400. The pro- moters want to lease this site for 21 or 42 years at an annual rental of $40,000, with the rental for the last year de- posited in advance. The other side street theatre is on a smaller plot, 80x100, and will have a seating capacity of 900. The rental asked for this house is $25,000 annual- ly. It is on a side street between 45th and 50th stfeets east of Seventh avenue. Those promoting the three houses have had several talks with producing managers in the market and in all like- lihood the deal for the larger side street theatre will be closed next week. The promoters have been urged into activity this season because of the fact that producers have been unable to get theatres in New York for new produc- tions and outright rentals as high as $4,000 a week have been turned down. Guarantees of as high as $3,000 weekly were common throughout the carly part of the season. George Backer, a prominent builder and owner of the new film edifice at the corner of Seventh avenue and 49th_ street, in association with George W, Lederer, is about to begin the erection of two model theatres, one on 46th street and the other on 49th street, both sites being east of Broadway. Lederer, by the way, has secured three plays through Sanger & Jordan, which he expects to produce during the current season. CENSORING “CISSIES.” in Boston, Nov. 8. City Censor John Casey, who has been rigidly carrying out Mayor Cur- ley’s famous morality code for the past two years, with especial reference to bare legs and suggestive gags, is now out after dope scenes and “Cissy” char- acters. Al Jolson struck a snag this week after “Robinson Crusoe, Jr.” had been witnessed by Casey, objection being made to the scene where the spirit of Captain Kidd, the pirate, emerges from a magic well and speaks in an effemi- nate manner. The feature, a real laugh producer, will be modified, but not eliminated. HOUDINI IN SERMON. Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 8. The sermon Sunday by the_ Rev. Clark, pastor of the Genesee Street Baptist Church, was “Houdini, and the Art of Getting Out of Things.” Houdini was the feature attraction at the Temple here last week. The “Eve- ning Times” Saturday editorially com- mented on Houdini’s drawing power which brought an overflowing crowd Friday night at the Temple. It obliged the management to accommodate many with seats upon the stage. “GO TO IT” GOING. “Go To It” will take to the road Nov. 25, replaced at the Princess, Thanks- giving week by the English comedian, Sam Sothern, in “Such Is Life.” Mr. Sothern first appeared here in “A Pair of Silk Stockings.” “Go To: Tt” failed to repeat “Very Good Eddie’s” success, but on the road, before coming in, was a money-maker. Even though tickets have been on sale at Joe LeBlang’s cut rate office since the opening, the show failed to draw capacity in the small Princess, Satur- day night last. BIGGEST ELECTION NIGHT. New York theatrical managers re- port Tuesday night was the biggest Election night ever in the point of re- ceipts for the theatres. Monday after- noon it was impossible to obtain a single seat in any one of the regular houses for the Tuesday night perform- ances. The prices all over were boosted to $2.50 and the agencies and speculators realized in most cases dou- ble the box office price for the holiday night. The Amsterdam theatre hung up a new record for a $2.50 top scale and topped all previous high figures at the house by $204. Managers all over town are figuring on another gala night for the box of- fice Nov. 25, which will be the night following the Army and Navy football game. Several managers overlooked the date entirely and permitted the hotel agencies to secure their seats at $2, but when they awoke to the realiza- tion they tilted the scaie to $2.50. JIM McWILLIAMS CANCELED. Following his appearance last week at the Fifth Avenue and Greenpoint theatres, Jim McWilliams, a monologist, had his name taken off all time pre- viously given him in the United Book- ing Offices. McWilliams in the two theatres men- tioned did his monoiogistic turn that had in it a “copy” of the operatic bur- lesque as done by Charles Olcott on the big time. McWilliams had played the same act some months on the small time before going into the Keith “show” theatres. Upon hearing of the “copy,” the United booking men took McWilliams out of the several weeks his name had been placed for in the big houses. At the U. B. O. it was stated the reason for the cancellation was the “copy” Mc- Williams did of Olcott. HARD GETTING PAPER. The shortage of paper and lithograph companies delaying deliveries are se- riously handicapping productions open- ing on the road. “Gypsy Love,” opening Nov. 18 in Allentown, will from present appear- ances go into that town without paper. TYSON CO. ASKING $175,000. The reported asking price for the Ty- son Company. the hotel theatre ticket - gpeney, 33 $175,006, about $75,600 ii ex- cess of what the company could have been purchased for about a year ago. Several of the ticket brokers in town are said to be on the verge of forming a combination to take over the Tyson Company, if they can get it at their price, considerably less than that asked. White Rats News will he feund on Pages 12-13. MARRIED TOO SOON, INDICTED. Chicago, Nov. 8. _Morris W. Babb, known profes- sionally as Morris Cook (Cook and Rothert) has been indicted here by the Grand Jury on two counts, one charg- ing the actor with violating the Tilt. nois statute prohibiting the marriage of divorces within a year of their di- vorce and the other with perjury in connection with the estate of his sec- ond wife. The last legislature passed a bill pro- viding an act performed in another state for the obvious purpose of avoid- ing a law of Illinois becomes null in Illinois. This refers specifically to the divorce law, which provides that parties to a divorce may not wed (ex- cept they marry each other) within a year. Since the law went into effect there have been thousands of such marriages. If the Babb indictment is pressed and a conviction obtained a storm of indictments may be expected. KICK ON RAILROAD RATES. Chicago, Nov. 8. Why does the Santa Fe charge three cents a mile for transportation when it should only charge 2 4-10 cents? That is what Sam Thall would like to know and his desire to know why such a condition exists resulted in Thall writ- ing a letter Monday to the Interstate oe Commission at Washington, Thall has bookings for players jump- ing on interstate mileage, but the charge has been three cents a mile. PICTURE OFFERS TO TANGUAY. Los Angeles, Nov. 8. Eva Tanguay is in town considering offers from film concerns for her ap- pearance in pictures. Several pro- ducers are competing for her services. She has also received offers from eastern picture makers offering her al- luring inducements fo pose. UKELELE CONTESTS. Chicago, Nov. 8. The W. S. Butterfield Circuit has in- augurated local ukelele contests and is offering a lovine-cup in the different ‘towtrs to the best players.” The first will be held in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek when the Royal Ha- waiians play a split week, Nov. 19, The contests are decided by the audi- ence, If you don’t advertise in VARIETY, don’t advertise.

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London, Oct. 30. Madge Titheradge will be the prin- cipal boy in Arthur Collins’ forthcom- ing pantomime at Drury Lane, and Florence Smithson, the principal girl.

Two members of the Hippodrome company have fallen on the field of honor. Lieut. Eric Roper and Lieut. Lawford Davidson. Albert de Cour- ville is placing a memorial in the the- atre to commemorate the gallantry ot these promising actors, who obeyed the call.

Julien Henry, the popular baritone, has collected over $17,000 during the last year by selling Stolls War Seals to found homes for wounded soldiers.

J. P. Huntley and Margaret Kaye will be seen in a new $ketch, “Selling a Pup,” by Margaret Kaye, at the Colli- seum, Nov. 20. Later Huntley will go into management and produce a new comedy by Letchmere Worrall and Margaret Kaye, which after a trial trip in the Provinces will be brought to the West End. Andre Charlot, by, arrangement with Tom B. Davis, will provide the next at- traction at the Apollo, after “Hobson’s Choice” has run its course. This makes four West-End theatres under his man- agement, the Vaudeville, Comedy, Shaftesbury and Apollo. “The Best of Luck” has caught on at Drury Lane theatre, and Arthur Collins is giving ten performances weekly.

“Chu Chen Chow” has passed its 50th performance and is one of the biggest successes of the season, playing nine performances weekly.

The Royal Victoria Hall, otherwise the “Old Vic,” has opened with a Shakespearean season under the direc- tion of Ben Greet.

Richard Lambart—the only actor D. S. O.—cousin to General Earl of Cavan, and leading man in the touring com- pany, “The Happy Day,” has collected $2.125 for a motor ambulance sent to the front. .

Frank Curzon and Gerald du Maurier have secured a new play by A. Neil Lyons and Gladys Unger entitled “Lon- don Pride.” It is described as a war revue without music and will follow “The Old Country” when needed.

The touring company of “Razzie-Daz- zle.” after a five weeks’ season at the Coliseum, Glasgow, Oct. 16, the great Scottish scene, “Scotland for Ever,” creating a furore.

Chris Davis, a journalist and a pro- lific writer of comedy matter for var- iety stars, has lost his only son at the front. Young Chris’ case ‘s particular- ly hard. He was wounded four times previously, and while being carried to a dressing station after the glorious charge of the Guards, ‘comparatively slightly wounded, was struck by a shell and killed at Ginchy. Many American ~ variety artists will remember the be- reaved father, who has lost his only son, who, although only seventeen, was one of the first to respond to his coun- trv’s call.

“Mr. Jubilee Drax” at the Haymarket has been reformed. The story is no longer partly told in scraps by the aid of the kinema, and there is now no go- ing back to explain scenes. The inci- dents run in their proper order and the story gathers strength and becomes more thrilling than before.

Seymour Hicks revives at the Prince’s theatre early in December “Bluebell in Fairyland,” with iiew mu- sic by Herman Darewski. 200,000 WOODEN LEGS WANTED. A business proposal from the British government is employing all the atten- tion at present of Billy Gibson, a dancer in vaudeville, who is noted for dancing with both legs, although one is wooden. The British has offered to manufac- ture 200,000 of the wooden legs from Gibson’s patent on it, paying the dancer a royalty. There is an air-cushion ad- justment of some sort in the leg that gives it an almost natural flexibility for movement. Gibson wants to make the legs him- self. Marvin Welt, the agent, is inter- ested in the proposition. He and Gib- son or either may leave for the other side regarding it. SINGERS IN GERMANY NFUTRAL. Chicago, Nov. 8. Operatic singers of any nationality are looked upon in Germany as neu- tral, according to Mrs. Francis Mc- Lennan of the Chicago Grand Opera Co., who returned here with her hus- band last week. Mrs. McLennan declares the for- eign operatic field is free from war hate. She says French, Italian and Russian artists are appearing through- out the German Empire without en- countering molestation. ADA REEVE LEAVING. Lendon, Nov. 8. Ada Reeve with a complete company is leaving for a world’s tour. Among the nlavs in the Reeve repertoire will be “Hobson’s Choice,” “Half An Hour” and “A Modern Eve.” Upon returning to London Miss Reeve will appear in a West End thea- tre through an arrangement with Alfred Butt. “VANITY FAIR” SUCCEEDS. London, Nov. 8. “Vanitv Fair” was produced at the Palace Nov. 6, with great success. It contains many beautiful scenes, Her- man Finck’s music is melodious and Arthur Wimperis’ comedy requires some toning down. The cast all scored. especially Regine Flory, Arthur Playfair, Nelson Keys. AGENTS IN SUIT. London, Nov. 8. Ernest Edelsten is suing Paul Mur- ray for $1,500, money alleged to have heen advanced to his former business associate. When the European war broke out Murray was a partner in Edelsten & Burns.~ He _ enlisted and Edelsten agreed to send Mrs. Murray a weekly sum for her maintenance, to be de- ducted from Murray’s share of the profits of the agency. “300 DAYS IN GERMANY.” London, Nov. 8. At His Maiesty’s. Nov. 5, Thomas Curton, an American” journalist lec- tured oa “My 300 Days in Germany” to a packed house. Ray Cox Leaving Hippodrome. London, Nov. 8. Ray Cox who has a short scene in “Flying Colors” at the Hippodrome is leaving there for a tour of the variety theatres. ; ——— ae

LEADING MEN CHANGE. London, Nov. 8. Rene Kelly .is.out.of. “Daddy Long. Legs” at the Duke of York’s this week, under the advice of her physician. She was on the verge of a nervous break- down, Miss. Kelly will return next Monday night, when Aubrey Smith, on his way from America, will make his London debut in the role opposite her. Charles D. Waldron, the American leading man playing opposite Miss Kelly, for the last seven months is to return to the States next week. The second company of “Daddy Long Legs” will open in Cardiff, Feb. 5, and will tour the English provinces. OPPOSES STOLL LICENSE. London, Nov. 8. Oswald Stoll’s application for a re- newal of his license fur his Middlesex music hall was strongly opposed on the ground that he had introduced there indecent French revues and continued the presentation of suggestive produc- tions. The license was renewed, how- ever, with a warning. For the seventh successive year Os- wald Stoll has been refused a license for the Fulham Hippodrome. USUAL RESULT. London, Nov. 8. Generali Smith-Dorien’s crusade against revue indelicacies is packing the variety houses. Many visitors to those places whose expectations are unrealized are express- ing disgust at the accusations. HENRY LEWIS. Henry Lewis has entered into a con- tract with the Shuberts. He opened Monday with the Al Jolson show, “Rob- inson Crusoe, Jr,” at the Shubert, Bos- ton: Mr. Lewis has a week in vaudeville, commencing Monday next at the Or- pheum, Brooklyn. He may play that engagement, returning to the Jolson show after it. ERNEST POLDEN DIES. London, Nov. 8. Ernest Polden, chairman of the board of directors of the Palace theatre cor- poration, died Oct. 31. SKIT IN REVUE. London, Nov. 8. C. B. Cochran introduced in the Am- bassadors’ “Pell Mell” revue a skit on “Chu Chin Chow,” by Keble Howard, music by Edward Jones.

COMPOSER ON STAGE. London, Nov. 8. Max Darewski, the youthful com- poser, successfully made his variety de- but with pianoforte selections at Fins- bury Park Empire.

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ee RUSSIAN BALLET ON TOUR. Serge de Diagliheff’s Russian Bal- let Russe got away last week on a tour rye that will end in March, taking in prac- tically every important city in this country and Canada. The ballet in ad- dition to being the largest road or- ganization ever sent out here (save the circuses), has a publicity department larger than any theatrical venture. E. L. Bernays is in charge of the de- partment, which is resident in New York. His assistants are Frank W. Tut- tle (formerly assistant editor of “Van- ity Fair”), Rose Rosener (formerly with the “Dry Goods Economist”), Marie Huyler and Carl Dyenforth. In the publicity scheme is Mr. Bernays’ sys- tem of routing exhibits. There are six of these displayed in stores in the vari- ous cities before and during the ballet’s appearance. They are the Bakst combs of the ballet, the ornaments being in colors and numbering a hun- dred; two art exhibits of 100 colored drawings; a scarf exhibit and one of hats, besides books and music. The exhibits move automatically, the house managers seeing they are shipped away on schedule. Five men in advance are Fred’k Schang, W. F. A. Engel, Max Elser, Sr., Ben Stern, Frank Kinsing.

WON’T LET DORALDINA GO. Clifford C. Fischer’s contract with Doraldina to play the Montremarte Hawaiian dancer at least 30 weeks year- ly, is interfering with an offer of $1,- 000 weekly for four weeks Charles Bornhaupt secured for Doraldina from Oswald Stoll, of London. Mr. Stoll placed the dates for Janu- ary. Mr. Fischer agreed to release Doralinda for the time wanted, but when the Stoll contracts arrived in New York Fischer stated transportation woud be necessary in addition. The Stoll offices have been advised by Bornhaupt of Fischer’s demands. Mr. Bornhaupt ‘says it is unlikely they will be granted as he will not recom- mend that they be. He blames Fischer for over zealousness in attempting to obtain further concessions after hav- ing agreed to the original understand- ing, which was entirely agreeable to Doraldina. MYSTERIOUS “IMMORAL” LETTER. A Broadway theatre noted for its girly shows is being traduced by some mysterious letter writer, who seems to have selected a very exclusive set for the epistles. The letter asks if the addressée has seen blank show and if the blank thea- tre is ever visited. It advises the reci- pient to remain away, as the shows at that house are invariably immoral, and the theatre is largely patronized by the denizens of the underworld, though, of course, the underworld visitors are dis- guised by fashionable dress, and are not easily detected. The authorship of these letters could not be hit upon by several who tried to trace their possible source. The letter appears to bring a result, however, as in. the theatre the other evening a party of men and women during intermission told each other how they happened to be thereg Both sides to the party mentioned the letter they had received as the direct cause. NO BAR TO GERMANS. The German Branch, White Rats Actors’ Union, issued a statement this week, signed by President Otto Stein- ert, setting forth that “All German amusement places are playing only White Rats-Actors’ Union people and not one act has been cancelled on the date of Nov. 1.” CASTING “GYPSY LOVE.” Andreas Dippel is selecting the cast for the revival of “Gypsy Love.” which he is going to send on tour in Decem- ber. The first applicants were inter- viewed this week.

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His friends say that it was politics more than anything else that drove him out of the new field. Heuck was continually hampered by the present prudish Republican administra- tion, which stands in deathly fear of the local ministerial associations. Perhaps an equal cause of Heuck’s troubles was the scarcity of shows on the Independent Circuit. Gus Arnold’s Buffalo company played four engage- ments at People’s since the opening of the theatre late in August; Billy Hex- ter’s show was there twice; Max Arm- strong’s, twice; Mark Lee’s, once; and the Chicago show, twice. On each occasion the shows came here under a different name, but it did not take the public long to recognize the familiar faces of the cast. Hubert Heuck says he does not know what he will do with People’s. He will consider selling it either as a theatre or as a site for a flat building. The reorganization of the Independ- ent Burlesque Circuit, in progress for some time, is now practically at a standstill owing to the desire of the directors to start the circuit anew af- ter the first of the year. The houses at present controlled by the Independ- ent are largely playing stock, especial- ly those in the east, with a few shows still remaining in ‘the western terri- tory. The stock policy has been in- stalled in order to retain the houses until the circuit recommences opera- tions. The Independent wheel at present has houses in Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburg, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Indian- apolis, Washington, Baltimore, Phila- delphia and Brooklyn. It is reported that the owner of a circuit of vaude- ville houses is shortly to visit all of his theatres and decide which would be suitable for burlesque, to be turned over to the Independent. The Independent Circuit lost the Gotham, Brooklyn, this week when Manager Frank Girard put in a show produced by Ben Kahn, who controls the Union Square and Lincoln, Union Hill. Sam Micals’ “Jolly Jesters” at the Gotham last week was cancelled Friday night by Manager Girard owing to Micals cutting down the number of principals and going on Friday night with ten girls in the chorus. The house remained dark Saturday after- noon, with a new show secured by Kahn opening there Saturday night. The Gotham, commencing this week, will be in the circuit of three houses including the two Kahn theatres. A company will play a week in each house, after which a new piece will be put on with new principals added oc- casionally. The Micals show disband- ed after’ the closing Friday, with sal- aries reported due. The Independent shows have been jumping from Balti- nore: to the Goham and from there to PS Uraio. Dunn and Abrahamoff, the Inde- pendent Detroit interests, have taken over the Empire, Indianapolis, and will install a stock under the direction of Max Armstrong. Mark Lee, a for-_ mer Independent producer, has’ taken the Lyceum, Washington, and ‘will in- stall stock. The Independent Burlesque Circuit was organized in the summer as an outgrowth of the Heuck Circuit (bur- lesque) of last season. Hubert Heuck, the prime mover, has retired from burlesque, as is published elsewhere in this issue in a dispatch from Cincin- nati. The Independent has had to meet the organized burlesque opposition of the Columbia and American circuits. This, with the much superior shows given on those two wheels, spelled disaster for the Independents. BIRTHS. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lloyd, in London, Aug. 16, son. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Schwartz at their New York home, daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley’ Haswell at Kansas City, Nov. 2, son. Haswell has for the past several seasons been starred in “Billy the Kid.” Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Piantadosi, son. The father, as well as_ his hrother, Al, is connected with the Shapiro-Bernstein Music Co. MARRIAGES. Olive Fremstad, the grand opera singer, to Harry Lewis Brainard, of New York, at Mme. Fremstad’s sum- mer home in Bridgton, Me., Nov. 4. Mme. Fremstad secured a divorce from her first husband, a U. S. naval officer in 1911. Mr. Brainard is a teacher of music. “Bobbie” Burnett (Welch Big Show) to Fred Mahon (treasurer of the Hay- market, Chicago) in Chicago, last week. HARD IN OHIO. Cincinnati, Nov. 8. Keep away from Cincy, player people, if you want to file suit for divorce. This is no Reno. Daisy Caprio, 22, for- mer chorus girl in burlesque, had this fact impressed on her when Judge Hoff- man, in the Court of Domestic Rela- tions, refused to grant her a separation from Joseph Caprio, an itinerant photo- grapher, on the ground that she had not lived in Ohio long enough to file the suit. She is the umpty umptieth would-be divorcee to be turned down by Hoffman. BILLY ROCK BEATEN UP. William Rock (Rock and White) was badly beaten by a negro hallboy Sunday afternoon, his assailant wield- ing a club about Rock’s head and shoul- ders in such a manner to cut the vic- tim’s face in several places. Rock was searching for an apart- ment on Riverside drive. Upon apply- ing in answer to an advertisement, he was advised there were no vacancies. Rock insisted on seeing the superin- tendent. While proceeding to the lat- ter’s quarters, he was set upon by the negro, who was later arrested on a charge of felonious assault. WALTERS IN HOSPITAL. Chicago, Nov. 8. Charles Walters, manager of the Star & Garter-and-one of the best hiked wnan- agers in Chicago, is very sick at Hen- rotin Hospital. His condition Monday was reported somewhat better. Richard Brewer is looking after the house until Walters returns. phinigihhe, of Zeppelin COMMERCIAL AMERICAN DIRIGIBLE A flight of the first American rigid SPC >$G iach te entire country, the estimated length of the trip consuming from six months to a year and beginning next spring, is the plan of the American Aircraft Co., a newly formed corporation designed to build aeroplanes and dirigibles. In a store in the 1600’s on Broadway is a model of the airship which the company says it proposes to build. More interesting is that this Amer- ican dirigible, to be known as Type A-3, will be routed like a circus (for it will be a purely commercial proposition) ; will be preceded by a crew of advance men who will bill towns like any saw- dust show; in fact the entire flight, save in the actual operation of the ship, will be managed by men of ac- cepted expert “big top” experience. The flight is to begin next spring, first going southward. It will be anchored in ball parks or exposition grounds and admission will be charged with an addi tional charge for those who care to in- spect the airship. Advertising matter of various sorts will be carried and dis- tributed and the revenue from that, to- gether with exhibition earnings, lead the promoters to hope the trip will net them $1,000,000. Guarantees will be asked from the proposed stopping places, these to be given by the various local chambers of commerce. It is pointed out that when Atwood made his aeroplane flight from St. Louis to New York, he received $50,000 from the cities in which he alighted. Arthur Bennett, formerly with the Sells-Floto shows, and who for the past two years has been writing circus stories for the Saturday “Evening Post” {using the pen name of Y. B. Yates), has been tentatively offered the management of the flight. When asked about it, Mr. Bennett said that if the dirigible is practical, there is no doubt the proposed trip will be an excellent proposition, once around, and he is in- clined to accept the commission, grant- ed the airship works. The American Type A-3 is called a Zeppelin type because of the wide pub- licity given that class of dirigible, al- though the A-3 is an American idea. The Schuette-Lanz dirigible, also a Ger- man conception, won most of the com- petitive prizes held in Germany before the war. Count Zeppelin later estab- lished an aerial transportation service and though several accidents occurred, it appeared to meet the public favor. A statement from an officer of the com- pan said: t is claimed the total cost of the making of the American Type A-3 wiil not exceed $90,000. Work on it will begin next month. It will be 309 feet long, 69 feet in width, 72 feet in height, provide a lifting power of 26,800 pounds, have a maximum speed of 55 miles an hour, a cruising radius of 660 miles and at maximum speed be able to continue for 12 hours, although it could stay aloft seven days. It is claimed a crew of five men will be able to operate the dirigible and 30 passengers can be ac- commodated. “On a 363-acre plot fronting Merrick Road between Amityville and Babylon, L. I., over a score of men have been at work for the past few months ready- ing the field for aviation purposes. Forty-eight aeroplane and hydro-aero- plane hangars are to be built with the large hangar in which the dirigible will be made, first to be erected. This plot is under lease to the American Aircraft The American’s proposed dirigible is quite different from the ill-fated bal- loons built in Atlantic City some years ago by Wellman and Vanniman. The latter nair_canstructed.a son.-rigid type but the American’s ship is of Zeppelin or rigid type and will have eleven infla- tion compartments. If you don’t advertise in VARIETY, . a _don’t advertise. __week, _ ‘UNIFORM COURTESY DEMANDED. U niform courtesy of attaches is to the Stren tars ere at Wit eve popu- lar priced houses booked cueouen he United Booking Offices. While that is also expected at the big time theatres. the complaints of late received have been directed against the smaller houses (in prices of admission), One complaint was from a citizen gainst Proctor’s 58th Street theatre. it was particularly vehement and as ap- parently well founded. The 58th Street complaint mentioned at the time of the occurrence which displeased the patron, the manager of the theatre could not be found. The letter concluded as fol- lows: “I consider them (58th Street) the most unscrupulous and discourteous help I have ever come in contact with. This is a very small matter in cents, but one of principle which might interest the public these theatres are supposed to serve.” The complaint against the other house (one of the, Keith small timers around New York) had as just cause. Both complaints came before J. J. Murdock of the United Booking Of fices, through their importance to the owners of a theatre who pay all em- ployes a salary for their duties, in- cluded in which is the common theat- rical law of politeness and courtesy at all times and under any circumstances, to lift the house into the highest favor of its patrons. _Mr. Murdock, after reading them, ‘said: “Make a story just as strong as you possibly can that we will take im- mediate action against any employe in any of our theatres who is discour- teous to a patron. It must not be done and we will not permit it. “T have been hearing right along of too much brusqueness and too little at- tention in our box offices, but I can fix it upon no single theatre. I only wish I could. It commences with the box of- fice men and extends to doormen, ush- ers and everybody about the theatre. That takes in the house manager aiso. “The treasurers have assistants and we shall hold the treasurers responsible for the conduct of their assistants to- ward people who come up to the box office. “This thing of discourtesy by anyone in the theatre must be stopped and is going to be stopped if we have to place a new staff in every one of our houses. Just give them fair warning. “I can’t imagine an employe being competent who will so far disregard the interest of his employer as to be inconsiderate on courtesy and polite- ness, the first things expected of him. “These matters are so important to the conduct of a theatre—all theatres of any class or description, not ours alone—that a complaint on _ these grounds is about the most valuable in- formation a manager could receive on the operation of his houses.” It was reported around the U. B. O.a day or so after Mr. Murdock made the statement that a secret service of lay people, to test the attention at ali the Keith houses, had been organized and would be maintained permanently, with reports of the slightest instances of in- civility or inattention noted to be for- warded immediately to the main office. INJURED GIRLS TO SUE. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 8. Helen Carpenter and Elsie Brack- ney, the two members of “The Maids of the Movies” act, who were injured when a railroad train struck a motor in which they were riding with Clyde Mac- Dougall, son of a local banker, and Theodore Allen, are to sue to recover for the injuries sustained. The girls are at the Sisters Hospital here, the ir EXHenses detrayed hy Ke 1) Bere, the manager of the act. The parents of both girls, as guardians, have viven the manager the power to act for them in the suits. The girls will be out of the hospital in about a j

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Pe. BAS Fy oh houses. MANAGERS PLAN TO MEET “NO SUNDAY” THREAT SALARY CUT Rats Deny Knowledge of Any Cancellation, But Gossip Names Alleged Victims. Schenck Defines Loew Policy. Western Managers Pledge Support to V. M. P. A. The vaudeville situation, following the date of the advertised “dead line,” (Oct. 31), is still in a decidedly unset- tled condition, with the executives of both the artists’ and managers’ organi- zation sitting “tight” on what they con- sider individual victories. The most important angle of th: question now deals with the possibility of a general Sunday closing movement started by the Rats. It is understood this question was brought out at the last meeting of the Vaudeville Man- agers’ Protective Association and the members of that body decided on a plan of retaliation should the White Rats make legislative appeals for a Sunday closing. The managers, according to a report, have concluded on a general sal- ary cut ranging from 20 to 30 per cent. in any town where the Sunday law is invoked, but have practically assured 44.2 R245 2508 Vaudeville Articte ench a tiic ivativiiai ¥ @UUL Vikas FATLUSIS Sulla = cut will not affect members of that or- ganization, dealing only with non-mem- bers. When question by a VARIETY rep- resentative as to whether the Sunday closing would be attempted by the Rats, Harry Mountford refused to discuss the topic. The executives of the White Rats claim they have no official knowledge of any member of the W. R. A. U. be- ing cancelled, although it was reported around the street several prominent acts had lost routes because of their connec- tion with the artists’ association. Those prominently mentioined included Dor- othy Jardon, Stella Mayhew and Billie Taylor, Durkin’s Dogs, Willie Solar and Wilson Brothers. At the V. M. P. A. offices it was stated the managers were going ahead quietly but effectively, can- celling all those acts known to be White Rats as quickiy as they consistently could without interfering with the gen- eral layout of programs. The position taken by Jos. M. Schenck, general booking manager for the Loew Circuit was made plain by Mr. Schenck, in response to a question concerning his stand on the matter of playing White Rats in the Loew Mr. Schenck said: “Right here be- fore me in VARIeTy it says under the signature of the president and interna- tional executive of the White Rats that they have been empowered by the In- ternational executive of the White Rats and the International Board of the or- ganization to order at their will and pleasure any or all White Rats acts out of any program. “Consequently I can not but believe a White Rat act under those circum- stances would be unreliable and is not in a position to play a contract it signs: therefore to protect our pro- gram I will not be able to play a mem- ber of the White Rats, if I know it, or unless such a member resigns.” The Loew agency also books for the Pantages, Jones, Linick & Schaefer and the Miies circuits. The Wilson Brothers, stating they were White Rats and refusing to re- sign from the order. were canceled late last week by Mr. Schenck for the remainder of their Loew time and the Pantages Circuit, where they were to open next week. Later the Wilson Brothers submitted an affidavit to Mr. Schenck and Walter Keefe (who books the Pantages Circuit in the Loew of- fice), saying they had resigned from the Rats when the cancellations were revoked, the Wilsons opening at Loew’s Palace, Brooklyn, Monday. Eddie Foyer, who was looked upon as a rabid White Rat, opens on the Loew Circuit next week. This week he is at the B. S. Moss house. Chicago, Nov. 8. Every vaudeville manager in Chicago pledged his fullest support to the Vaudeville Managers’ Protective Asso- ciation at a meeting ef the Chicago managers at the Hotel Sherman last week. Aaron Jones, president of the local branch of the V. M. P. A., called the meeting to order and introduced Pat Casey as the principal speaker. Mr. Casey launched into the full de- tails of the emergency plan of the Association and as its official spokes- man told what the V. M. P. A. had done so far in the present movement. The managers were preparing to meet any emergency, but the main idea was to increase the Association fund in order that the first Rats’ contingency might be met promptly. A contingency fund of $200,000 is to be raised by the V. M. P. A. Before going back east Pat Casey had a conference with all of the tab- loid managers and producers on the As- Sociation floor last Friday and the lat- ter to a man signified irtentions of en- dorsing the movements of the V. M. P. A. They were not asked to con- tribute to the fund. however. At the Chicago Federation of Labor meeting Sunday Joseph Birnes, the 1o- cal representative of the Rats, made a speech on the Rats’ “strike trouble” in Oklahoma and distributed handbills calling attention to certain acts that were booked to play Chicago vaude- ville houses this week. Birnes declared the acts named were “unfair to organ- ized labor,” and that it behooved the union men in the different theatre neighborhoods to make a direct com- plaint to the managers against the play- ing of acts branded by the Rats as “strike breakers.” This is the first list of names to be distributed to the other labor bodies, and it contained the following acts: Sunday. Nov. 5. only, “Martha Wash- ington Girls,” Lincoln; first half present week: Kane and Herman, Windsor; Gosslar and Von Bergén, Majestic. all week; Green, McHenry and Dean, Ave- nue, first half; Six Sernadiers (Willard Jarvis, manager), Kedzie, last half; Adroit Bros., last half, Wilson; Marion and Willard, first half Victoria and last half at Crown. Kane and Herman are also at the Wilson the last half. Another change of heart by Bush and Shapiro (recently reinstated in the booking graces of the local agencies, particularly the United Booking Of- fices), resulted in Joe Bush for the team writing Claude Humphrey (U. B. O.) and refusing to play Tulsa and Okla- homa City (“strike towns”) as they re- cently. agreed to da fallawing their resignation frorn the Rates. Detroit, Nov. 8. The dismissal from the Orpheum theatre (C. H. Miles vaudeville) of its drummer, Leelliott, has brought a VAULCEVILLE threat, according to the theatre man- agement, from the White Rats to close the Orpheum Sunday, through the lo- cal, authorities. unless Leelligtt, is re- instated., The threat was made, it is reported through a Detroit attorney with whom Harry Mountford of the Rats communi- cated. Leelliott, unknown to the Orpheum’s management, was a deputy organizer for the Rats. He continued to ab- sent himself from the theatre for the Monday morning rehearsals, the most important time for the drummer to be on hand. . The Orpheum orchestra is a union band. It is said the local musical union sanctioned the dismissal on the grounds given. The Orpheum states -it will not rein- state the dismissed man, having re- placed him. Vaudeville plays here seven days weekly, IN AND OUT. Sully and Arnold walked out of the bill at Keeney’s, Newark, Friday, last week, when moved from “No. 3” to opening the show. The act requested that their baggage be taken from the theatre, but the management refused to allow it, claiming the act would go into another house. Santos and Hayes were out the Hip show, Terre Haute, Ind., Sunday, ow- ing to one of the women being quite ill. Valyda and her Brazilian Nuts retired from the bill at the Fifth Avenue after the Tuesday matinee because of illness. The act was replaced for the night show by Phina and Picks. The Rianos were obliged to leave the Alhambra program after the Tuesday night performance, owing to the death of their mother in Boston. J., L. & S. BLDG. ANNOUNCEMENT. Chicago, Nov. 8. According to an announcement of Jones, Linick & Schaeffer, the Wilson Avenue tneatre, owred ar.d operated by Mitch. Licalzi, will have opposition next season, the State street firm hav- ing decided to build at the corner of Broadway and Lawrence avenue, two blocks north. Jones, Linick & Schaeffer formerly held a half interest in the Wilson Ave- nue, but two seasons ago sold out to Licalzi. At that time there was a rush of rumors, an opposition house would be built in the Wilson avenue section, but the Cuneo interests were support- ing Licalzi and they promised to pro- vide a site and the necessary funds to erect a hippodrome just around the corner, provided Licalzi’s holdings were not jeopardized. Licalzi claims he will offset any opposing move by building a larger theatre and claims in addition to hoid optiors on three neigh- borhood sites. The Wilson Avenue was at one time the best paying “pop” vaudeville house in the country, located in the heart of Chicago’s busiest neighborhood section and apparently immune from opposi- tion because of the lack of ground. The Lawrence avenue location, two blocks north is somewhat out of the line of activity, but acknowledged the best spot on the North Side with the exception of Wilson avenue proper. The invad- ers promise a house seating 3,000 and expect an orchestra seating 2,100. Work is to be begun at once with a prospective opening next July. This is said to be the first of a chain of six contemplated theatres to be built by Jones, Linick & Schaeffer in the outlying ‘sections of Chicago, all ex- pected to be ready by September, 1917. ~Now that J. L. & S. have iuvaded the North Side, Mitch Lacalzi, owning the Wilson, may also build a new house in the Wilson neighborhood. Lacalzi has the site and money. If you don’t advertise in VARIETY, don’t advertise, NEW ACTS. Olive Wyndham entered vaudeville under May Tully’s direction, Thurs- dey, when she gaye Ruth Comfort .Mit-.....% chell’s Chinese playlet, “The Sweet- meat Game,” at the Neighborhood Playhouse. This is in the nature of a tryout, managers having been invited to attend, the sketch staying for three days. Miss Wyndham enacts the role of a Chinese wife. The settings by Henry ‘Ives Cobb, Jr., are said to be pretentious. The staging was done by Lawrence Marsden. The complete cast for the revived Willard Mack sketch, “The Double Ex- posure,” which opens shortly, includes Jack Webster, Fanchon Campbell, Pierre La May, Bert Wilcox, and George Roberts (Joe Hart). Creighton Hale and Sheldon Lewis, principals in “The Iron Claw” film serial, in a comedy playlet by Herbert Hall Winslow. Skipper, Kennedy and Reeves, new act by J. Brandon Walsh. Olive Wyndham in Chinese act, “Sweetmeat Game,” by Ruth Comfort Mitchell. Claude Payton and Phyllis Gilmore (stock leads) in sketch, “Every Wo- man’s Problem,” by E. W. Cortez. Charles Grohs (Barabon and Grohs) and Dottie King, with two people, danc- ing act. Dolly Hackett (formerly of Mor- risey and Hackett), single (Geo. O’Brien). Clayton White and Co. in “The Stage Carpenter,” formerly played by Thos. Wise. Blanche Yurka in a sketch by Geo. Druary Hart, supported by Helen Travers and Walter Fenner. Haviland-Thornton Co. (3), comedy (Harry Weber). Billy Morrissey, with Fred Clinton at piano, Chuck Reisener (formerly Reisener and Gore), single. Jed Dooley (Jed and Ethel Dooley), single. “Three of a Kind,” comedy sketch with three people, by Paul Armstrong. “In Wrong,” comedy, with four peo- ple, by Pierre Pelletier. S Leona Thurber and Harriett Lor- raine. Teddy Boyle (Denny and Boyle) and Harry Brown (Brown and Small). . Harry First in sketch by Hugh Her- ert. Tessie Cardell, Earl Rickard and Jimmy Shea. Edna Mae Spooner in a dramatic sketch with Leah De Picon. Ruth Mitchell in “Top of the Andes.” Bernard and Lloyd, rejoined. Sammy Smith and oe A Vandeveer Tom Herbert and Tahalassa, Wm. Ebs Co. (3 men) comedy. Rogers, Curzon and Rogers. Nat Weston, scenic model act. Leo Dwyer and Betty Duval. Francolini, prima donna. Fitzgerald Case Up Today. The “agency” action brought against Harry Fitzgerald by James Oliver, of the Tumbling Demons comes up to- day in the 54th Street police court. It is for a violation of the Agency Law, Oliver alleging Fitzgerald charged him a commission for booking his act, with- out being licensed to do an agency business. 181ST ST. CONTRACT LET. The contract to build B. S. Moss’ theatre at Broadway and 18lst street was let last week for $415,000 (without interior decorations or furnishings) to the Beaumont Contracting Co. The site covers 14 city lots, having three corners, and extending back to Ben- nett avenue. The plot cost $300,000. It is said RB. S. Moss was offered a profit of $75,066 befere signing the buildin contract. Previously the property ha not changed in 70 years. The building will have a two-story front, 50x100 on Broadway, to be fin- ished by March 1 next. The theatre a is to be delivered by Sept. 1. _ Se 2h sachet. G& a 4 eee ae ~ ~~ were 45 en OOP Ore Le . —owMOS Swern te ~zw Wm eH ee te

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Uh SS bd s ag 5h ee om pt & q re po by, J LEE a ac ASO FALSE UR SIELT LTE PUT TEE UE pm eee 7 VAUDEVILLE = Tye Mp The Century theatre has the sensation of the season in the new production, “The Century Girl.’ The dressing of the women is magnificent. In the first scene Hazel Dawn wears a silver gown trimmed in white fox. Seven of the Ziegfeld beauties vie with each other in honors for the handsomest costume in this scene. A stunning effect was when a large number of girls appeared in orchid satin dresses made with ex- tended hips and large hats. School girls were attired in blue velvet short knick- ers with smocks of the same shade. A curious head arrangement was nun-like with the hair concealed. Elsie Janis was an Irish miss in a blue accordian plaited skirt and green hood. In “The Chicken Walk” Miss Janis was in a dress that took in all the shades of brown and yellow. One of Miss Dawn’s prettiest dresses was a white taffeta made in the old fashioned hoop skirt. The entire skirt was cut in pet- als. A patriotic costume was of solid beads of king blue. Florence Walton wore a dancing frock of many layers of net, shading f-om purple to cerise. The bodice was in chains of iridescent braid reaching to the neck band. Vera Maxwell was shapely in black lace tights. Marie Dressler was never fun- nier. Even her clothes bespoke mirth. Another observation on the “Show of Wonders” at the Winter Garden is of the liberty allowed the chorus girls in the ball-throwing finale of the first part and during the “Naughty, Naughty” song. Each of these is what is called a “chorus number” in burlesque, when the girls of the line have a chance for individual prominence. In the Winter Garden production the girls accept the chances as an opportunity to indicate “dates with Johns.” The ball throwing in the main develops into a double con- test, betweefh a certain girl and one or more fellows down front, while the business of “Naughty” permits of the girls standing on the runway or in the aisles, shaking their fingers at the men as they exclaim “naughty! naughty!” or even going so far as to chuck the men under the chin. If the plan that thought this out also figured that with so much chorus girl excitement during the per- formance, down front seats would be held at a high premium, it might have an object, but the same plan likely never guessed at the number of wives with their husbands, or young girls with sweethearts who might become dis- pleased when seated alongside escorts to have the “John play” brazenly made right under their noses. The producer of the Garden show could get quite an inside line on the work of some of the chorus girls (especially the pretty little chickens who are thrown into the front line) by watching them at close range from down front. “Come Out of the Kitchen” will prob- ably result in Ruth Chatterton’s com- ing out of the ‘Cohan theatre before long. Miss Chatterton is equally as sweet as she was in “Daddy Long Legs” but the play is just unreal. Even with Bruce McKae as Miss Chatter- ton’s leading man that clever pair of layers can’t put over this poor play. n the first act a tan tailored suit is worn by Miss Chatterton. As a wai- tress in the last act a black uniform with white apron, cuffs, and cap are most becoming to her. The Princess theatre says “Go to It.” But don’t go. Unless you want to see a musical production with jokes like these: “Will vou send me flowers every day?” “No; but Pil send you the seeds.” “IT could waltz to Heaven with you. Can you reverse.” Cross and Josephine, from vaudeville, have the prettiest num- bers which they handle in their best style. Percival Knight has little to do but does it in a funny way. His “Little “AMONG THE WOMEN — mn oon By EME SKIRT r by Little” and “Bit by Bit” song isn’t new. Another old song is also used, “Keep Me From Falling Asieep.” The characters walk off and on the stage, usually in twos, do their bit and make way for the next two. The chorus is dressed in extremely stylish clothes. Lois Josephine in the first act wore a white taffeta. The bodice was short and laced in front, the ‘skirt was full, hav- ing one large tuck around the hips. The sleeves were in Georgette. Miss Jo- sephine’s latter dress was of tiny ruf- fles of silver over a pink foundation. Tiny blue ribbons were introduced in the linings. Gertrude Vanderbilt does little in a small role. A riding habit of white breeches and black velvet coat piped in white, was Miss Vanderbilt’s entrance costume. In the second act Miss Vanderbilt wore the brocade over silver. The dress was oddly put to- gether, inasmuch as the skirt had an open shirring at the hip line tied with a silver cord. Emma Janvier never looked better, but never has been so unfunny. It wasn’t her fault, for she tried hard to make something of noth- ing. Miss Janvier wore a pale blue cloth suit trimmed in the fox. Un- derneath was a yellow bodice with a wide hip sash of yellow. The sash was all wrong. An elaborate evening gown of chartreuse brocaded in silver with silver petticoats and a_ bodice draped in brilliants was worn by Miss Janvier in the second act. The picture called “The Cossack’s Whip” is the oid Russian revenge story, but well done by the Edison company. Viola Dana is the lead and does good work. The picture gives Miss Dana plenty ,;of opportunity for elaborate dressing. A handsome ermine cloak is worn over a dress of solid beads draped from the shoulders. A black net dress has a long waist of brocade. In ballet costume Miss Dana was especially pretty. Lady Duff Gordon in a Hearst Week- ly shows some. headdresses not only homely, but barbaric. At the Orpheum Monday Louise Dresser appeared despite a bad cold. Miss Dresser sang three well written songs and apologized to the audience for her voice. A simple white net dress was worn by her. Marie Annis (with Walter Shannon) appeared in a yellow cloth suit trimmed in blue leather. An oriental costume is her second change. One riot were Larie and Bronson. Aleen Bronson wears a white suit. Mrs. Haines doesa’t help her husband’s (Robert Haines) sketch at all. Jule York (with J. C.’Nugent) wore a sport suit of red and white. At the American the first half, the girls of Lowry and Lacy Sisters in a dancing act, wear white brocade skirts with short jackets. A badly made danc- ing frock was of gray and blue cloth. The Whirl of Song and Dance has five women in the act. The costumes were all more or less good looking. Three of the girls appear in pink and blue chiffon made with a crystal panel in front. A blue taffeta was puffed over petticoats of lace. Especially pretty. was a gold dress made in tiny ruffies over yellow. There was a frock of purple net over gold and a red net over white. The Palace’s first show ran off very smoothly Election night in spite of the returns. LDxpecting early Hughes ‘would be elected, the huge audience seemed well pleased. Nan Halperin grows better every performance. Three times I have seen Miss Halperin in as many weeks and each time she has worn a different outfit. The divorce number was done in a stunning chartreuse satin draped over petticoats of gold lace. The bodice and belt were of purple, sequins,, A, tain" GF peacock ieathers was carried. Her new wedding gown was made in fetching lines. The plain skirt was of lace. At the sides were panels of white satin embossed in silver. The veil was becomingly arranged in a flat band. Elsie Pilcer has improved greatly since last season. Her first dress was of white net in three flounces piped in black. A pink mantle was worn over a dress of pink crystals. A dandy danc- ing frock was of black and orange chif- fon. The chiffon was cut in squares caught in the center and hung from jet buttons. The effect was of numerous handkerchiefs floating. Still another change was of gold cloth shading to red and trimmed with red poppies. Beatrice Herford, always an acquisition to any bill, was gowned in black jet with silver applique on a Princess model. Dore Plowdon (with Perry and Montgomery) wore a pretty dress of pink brocade draped over chiffon pet- ticoats. (Billy Montgomery chewed gum during the entire act.) Gus Ed- wards brought down the Martinique Review to help him out and they ali did very weil. The holiday crowd liked the college number. Signe Paterson (Hale and Paterson) wore a dancing trock of different shades of chiffon, cut in similar style to Miss Pilcer’s orange and black. A Hula dance was done by Miss Paterson in a straw costume in purple and orange. Blutch Cooper’s “Roseland Girls” at the Columbia last week is a one-man show. Solty Ward as a Dutchman is funny. As a Hebrew in the second part he is not so good. Mr. Ward has a real funny bit with a _ suit case. One incident in this burlesque is vaguely familiar. At the Princess theatre not so long ago a sketch was put on where a husband returns and finds three lovers of his wife concealed in her boudoir. The wife declares they are robbers and makes them give up gifts they had presumably brought her. This is the incident. The chorus in the finale of the first act wear Spanish costumes in red mauve, blue and yel- low velvet. It is the only set of coa- tumes in the show that look like money. (Miss) Lynn Cantor has a pleasing soprano voice, but her clothes were shoddy. Minerva Emmett was the best dressed woman, and her clothes, while inexpensive, were at least clean. NO WELLS SPLIT. W. Graynor Neal, associated with Jake Wells in the operation of. south- ern theatres, makes emphatic denial of any difference with the theatrical man, and asks VARIETy to correct its report of a division in the Wells financial forces. The reports grew out of Neal’s suit against Robert Waitt, described by an error as a Wells employe. Mr. Neal declares that Waitt was never con- nected with the Wells interests, and the suit against him was in connection with the settlement of an estate of which he (Neal) was executor, TO TRY OUT PICTURES. New Haven, Nov. 8. The Olympia, which plays six acts booked through the Sheedy Agency, .will try straight pictures next week with the Mary Pickford feature “Less Than the Dust.” Should the attraction prove exceptionally strong the picture idea may be retained as a permanent policy. CHURCHILL BUMPED. Chicago, Nov. 8. Ed. P. Churchill took over the Gay- ety, Kankakee, and the house so far has given him a severe bumping at the box office. The Gayety will play road attractions, starting Nov. 12. ne eee LOEW WILL ADD OTHERS. _ pratt by” Mareus Loew as full week stands for his vaudeville, in addition to Atlanta, that had Loew vaudeville at the Grand there for the first time last week, Mr. Loew spent the week in the south, returning Sunday. While away he visited Birmingham, Memphis and Richmond. It will be necessary to build theatres in each of the cities, said Mr. Loew, although in Memphis and Richmond he may find houses fair- ly suitable to operate with pop vaude- ville until the new theatres are com- pleted. The opening week at Loew’s Grand, Atlanta, with vaudeville and a feature picture, packed the theatre continu- ously, added Mr, Loew. Through the distribution of paper an immense amount of money was turned away from the box office, the “paper” being taken care of. This was distributed through the leading department stores and brought all classes to the house. The Loew method of opening a theatre was a revelation to Atlanta, Mr. Loew declared, and the Grand so often had a line from its box office extending into the street, it caused much comment. Besides the five acts of vaudeville, the Grand showed as the feature film “The Heart of a Hero,” with Gail Kane and Robert Warwick. The Grand is using the World Film service for its weekly features. MANAGERS TO SUE HEREAFTER. Chicago, Nov. 8. Vaudeville managers in this vicinity will sue all acts making sudden cancel- lations or jumping out of bills without just provocation for liquidated damages, now that the Finn & Heiman offices has secured judgment against Norwood and Hall for “walking out” of the American bill recently. 3,800 ON TWO FLOORS. Work on razing the “Unique,” on 14th street, which will, with the old Dewey site (already cleared), be the location of William Fox’s new theatre, has begun. Something new in theatre construction is promised. There will be but two floors, which will seat 3,800 people, , MEYERHOFF ACTS PAID. . _ Henry Meyerhoff offers this explana- tion of the attachment proceedings against some of his show property in Lynchburg, Va., last month: “In April we ordered two sleeping cars and one privilege car to be deliv- ered to us at Orange, N. J. The sleep- ing cars were delivered on time and ac- cepted. The privilege car, from which we expected to derive the greater profit, did not arrive until late August and we refused to accept delivety. This trans- action gave rise to a business dispute which ended in the Lynchburg attach- ment proceedings. The writ has not been raised.” The free acts of the show,*booked by Max Oberdorf, were paid each week during the show’s travels and received their money for the Lynchburg date when returning to New York. Association’s Two in the Dakotas. Chicago, Nov. 8. The Western Vaudeville Managers’ Association has added two houses to its northwestern list—the opera house at Bismarck, N. D., and the Orpheum, Aberdeen, S. D. Harry Miller will supply the attractions, splitting the week with “family” grade shows. Pantages’. Eccond Open Week. The Pantages Circuit has a second week of open time, for travel from Denver to Kansas City. The other week is between Portland and San Francisco. If you don’t advertise in VARIETY, don’t advertise. 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VARIETY THE NONSENSE OF NOWLIN Question—Is it nonsense to jump from an obscure and unknown actor to fame within the short space of ONE WEEK? Answer—This is what has happened to Dave Nowlin and his act. Since my ad in Variety, entitled “Who is the Simp?” I have been deluged with congratulations and hearty handshakes from both actors and managers high in the theatrical world. Also I have secured about a half page of free advertising from Mountford, paid for out of the dues of “every brainy, disciplined, obedient, devoted, honest, whole-hearted actor and actress in America.” These adjectived actors paid for the insertion of the name of Nowlin eight times on one page and once by pointed inference on another. They even paid to have Mountford mention my billing matter, for which I thank them. Some nonsense—eh ? Again I repeat, “WHO IS THE SIMP?” Would any sane man counsel me to pay dues into an order when these dues are spent in advertising an obscure actor at the rate of $150 per page? I am not contradicting the accusation that | am looking for work. I was under the impression that that is what most of us are in the business for. It’s a cinch I am not in the business to strike and let some other fellow get my job. Maybe Mr. Mountford is sponsor for some of the boys the Automat put out of business; lads who think his organization will be the stepping stone from hash slinging to honka-tonk. I remember in the old days there used to be several of these birds flopping about the arches of Agitation. I do feel a bit sorry for the misguided artists, who, while remaining loyal are sacrificing their time and earnings while Mumbling Mountford is spilling the beans. The Oklahoma strike is a good example of this. Where, oh, where are the loyal boys who, to uplift the Uplifter, walked out in that far off land? Are you working, fellow sufferers; or is the bulging (?) treasury opened to you as you mournfully beat it to the bench after your sacrifice bunt? If either of these are true, what a beautiful chance our alert little Napoleon has overlooked as a due-getting advertisement. Speak up out of the gloom, ye brave lads who did your master’s bidding. He is screeching for help and sorely needs your voices. Dues, Dues, DUES. That’s all he’s after. In summarizing any advertisement since his campaign to rejuvenate a defunct or- ganization, all you can arrive at is DUES. That’s his business. Get the dues. Use threats, persuasion, vilification, subornation— anything—but get the DUES. Save the old ship. Bunk the Boobs with a flow of linguistic literature and bombastic boasting. What does Mountford and his board care about the suffering actor. Therefore, I'm off him. He may dig into the treasury and pay for my ads if he choose, but he gets no more of my dues. Regarding his reference to my claim that the actor is responsible for excessive commissions, I again make the assertion and chal- lenge him to disprove it. The actor and no one else, excepting Mountford himself, is responsible for commissions. And after this now necessary adjunct to the vaudeville business has been estabiished by one actor, another actor comes along and offers the agent more commission. Then what does the dishonest actor do? Gets his route, and after getting as far West as St. Louis, forgets to send his agent the money he promised him for getting him the job. Hence, the Vaudeville Collection Agency. Mr. Actor, Mr. Agent, am I right? Now, Mr. Mountford, because you were so kind in donating the valuable advertising, I am going to give you a little pointer on horse-trading that may be valuable to you at some future date. If you are trying to sell your horse and are having a hard time convincing the other fellow that you are not trying to sell him a mule, and you see about one hundred traders galloping up with horses to sell, you've got to talk business quickly. You've got to THROW IN YOUR SADDLE TO BOOT. It’s funny, is it not? Horse-trading, Vaudeville, Due-getting, “sure am some slippery.” But I’ll take the first two for mine. Think this over, my nimble-witted little prophet. And to those who care to read my ravings farther, here’s a story in which my esteemed critic may also find some fiction. MISTER FIFTY-FIFTY Once upon a time, some vaudeville actors banded together for the purpose of eliminating some evils that beset their business. They were competitors. Some of them were honest and stuck to their order. Some were not honest. These were the FIFTY-FIFTY boys. Fifty per cent four-flush loyalty and fifty per cent getting the jobs vacated by their more loyal brothers. BLUEY—went the organiza- tion. Once again the actors got together and formed another crusade. Same result. Same MR. FIFTY-FIFTY. This time the bombs that were set off inside the ship blew her so full of holes that even the captain’s deck was awash. She was fast settling beneath the waves. There was a mad scramble for boats but most of them had been taken by the men who mined the ship. The captain was washed overboard. The few who were about to sink with the ship threw the captain a rope. He climbed aboard and began shouting lustily for help. Many of the loyal returned at his call, thinking to salvage the water-logged craft. They are at it now, frantically tugging, trying to raise the old wreck. MR. FIFTY-FIFTY is there, too, yanking away with one aand. In his other hand is a fresh mine which he is slipping into the hold. There’s going to be another explosion, boys. Look out. It’s bound to come. Bang. Bang. Bang. Who’s going to drown, Mr. LOYAL or Mr. FIFTY-FIFTY? There is one class of business men who are out in the open sailing along merrily, on the good ship N. V. A. These are the 100% men. "Tis a water tight little craft, this N. V. A., bearing a saleable cargo of goods. But there is no danger of MR. FIFTY-FIFTY on board the N. V. A. We expect, maybe, to find one stowed away somewhere. What do we care. We know his fingerprints and his birth-marks. Let him come. We are fully insured against him and his bombs. Heave ho, me lads. Here we are in Booking Bay surrounded by a flotilla of managerial barges. Let’s unload and go ashore. No trouble to sell in this market for they know that we give a dollar’s value for every dollar paid for our goods. Yours for health and wealth, DAVE NOWLIN THE JOY FIENDS Dave_-NIONA/LIN and ST. CLAIR-~— Gertie IN A LOT OF BURLESKOPRY and. ANIMAL MOCKING

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el ete lial a "“ARIETY Trade Mark Registered Published Weekly by VARIETY, Inc. SIME SILVERMAN, President fimes Square New York , Z —_——— ADVERTISEMENTS Advertising copy for current issue will be accepted at the New York office up to Thursday morning. Z Advertisements by mail should be saccom- panied by remittances. SUBSCRIPTION Annual ..... puipeteeepbene gancducnecieds wénece ooo #4 Fereigm ccccceveseccecvece ieuners Rbdancvsdenacies Ss Entered as second-class matter at New York No. 11 — : Max Ford expects to leave for Eng- iand jan. 6. Vol. XLIV. Leffler & Bratton have arranged with Comstock & Gest for the touring of a fourth “Very Good Eddie.” The Edmund Breeze starring vehicle, “The Scapegoat,” will open Nov. 20 in Norwalk, Conn. The Park, Taunton, Mass., is now held by a company of which J. J. Don- ovan is the head. It will play combi- nations. The third “Peg o’ My Heart” opened at Beaumont, N. C., Monday. A fourth company opens in New Eng- land next week. Jack Haskell returned to London last Saturday on the Philadelphia. He was over here representing Albert de Courville of the London Hippodrome. “The 13th Chair,” tried out in Schenectady, has returned to New York. it is to have portions rewrit- ten with changes in the cast. The proposed road tour of “The Bub- ble,” under the direction of Harry Hu- genot, the actor-manager, has been in- definitely postponed. A new producing firm is perparing to roduce a musicalized version of the arce, “Mrs. Jack,” in which Alice Fischer starred some years ago. Harry Tierney has signed with the Jerome Remick Co. for a term of years. Tierney will contribute melo- dies to the Remick catalogue. Manager Anderson, of Keith’s, At- lantic City theatre, will assume the management of Proctor’s, Albany, next week, his predecessor having been as- signed to another Keith house. Mrs. Jas. P. Houston (Earla Ever- son) is confined in the German Hos- pital, New York, in a serious condi- tion, suffering from valvular heart trouble. The Dancing La Vars are not con- nected with the (Miss) Billie Richmond dancing act. The Dancing La Mars are in it. Fib Whiteside is also assisting Miss Richmond. George Leonard, playing in vaude- ville, has received advices from Lon- don that his uncle, Josephus Joseph, died recently, bequeathing him $50,000. George is disconsolate. Cohan & Harris have a new starring vehicle for Mary Ryan’s use next sea- son which is to have its tryout in stock at the, Lyric. Bridgeport, in. three weeks, Elisabeth Marbury has “bought in” with the Shuberts and Harry B. Smith on “Girls Will Be Girls.” Willie Collier is reported to be assisting Julian Mitchell in the re-staging of the piece. “The Silent Witness” is to lay off next week and then play Newark, af- ter which the show is to go to Chicago for a run. Mra; George: Peck, wife vol the you eral manager of the American Bur- lesque Assn., is ill in her home in Brooklyn, with pneumonia. Mrs. Peck passed the crisis Sunday night, but was still in a critical condition early this week. Harold McMahon has left the Prin- cess box office to become treasurer and assistant manager of the Broad- way, which opens Monday under the Selznick-Laemmle-Brenon management. Leon Langsfelt remains as house man- ager. “A Kiss for Cinderella,” Maude Ad- ams’ new play, which comes to the Em- pire Christmas week, is to remain but eight weeks, unless the piece goes over unusually big. Miss Adams expects to spend the remainder of the season on the road, where she is practically sure of capacity business. The Wadsworth, on Washington Heights, New York, is finally being razed. A row of “taxpayers” in the form of stores is to be erected in its place. The Wadsworth played stock and pop vaudeville, but was unable to pay, owing to small capacity and the * prices obtainable in the neighborhood. Karl Hoblitzelle, head of the Inter- state Circuit, was confined to his bed at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, Saturday and Sunday, leaving for Chi- cago Sunday night. Mr. Hoblitzelle contracted dengue fever while in Texas, and went to New Orleans suffering from the malady. Wallace McKee has started suit against Arthur Hammerstein for $130, claimed as two weeks’ salary when he was engaged for “Katinka.” McKee was dismissed at rehearsal when it was found that he did not fit the part. House, Grossman & Vorhaus are repre- senting Hammerstein. _ The Jefferson, Portland, came to a sudden .close again Saturday when James W. Greely, the hduse manager, left for Lewiston, where he has leased the Music hall, the former United Family time vaudeville house, which will reopen about Nov. 25 with pop vaudeville. The National Vaudeville Artists have received a complaint from Ernest Cor- tis against Frank Dae and Margaret Neville over an alleged infringement of the Cortis copyright on “The Master Move.” Cortis charges the couple with slightly changing the sketch and play- ing it in the west. Both played the original piece under Cortis’ direction. ee Mike Thomashefsky, associated with his brother, Thomas, at the Houston street playhouse, last season and who later opened the Cort theatre, Newark, has returned to Philadelphia, and is producing Yiddish plays at the Amer- ican, which for some years presented German plays. Bertha Kalisch is the current attraction. James Wilson Howard, formerly of the Romany Trio, has disappeared from his home, 5 Dillaway street, Boston, and his wife (Mabel Morgan) is search- ing for him. She asks that friends of her family on the stage communicate any information that may aid her. Howard had been in a serious nervous condition. Charlie White, pugilist, has won his case against the Indiana theatre, Chi- cago, which has been ordered by Inudge Stelk to pay 34030, due White for play- ing a recent engagement at the house. White put on a sketch there in Septem- ber. The house paid him $200 and later gave him a check for $400, which. was returned marked “no funds,” it was alleged. VARIETY The Shuberts are shortly to begin work on their two new theatres planned along lines of the Shubert and Booth. The plot is on West 44th street (run- ning through to 45th street), which ad JURA Two Ths one. YT he two theatres building, the Morosco and Francais, are leased and neither will furnish an outlet for Shubert produc- tions. Bessie Leonard settled an action against the Amalgamated Vaudeville Agency out of court last week, the ac- tress accepting $40, her original claim being $65. The papers in the case state Miss Leonard was booked to appear four days at the Prospect and three days at the Jefferson. She was can- celled after the first show and sued tor the full week’s salary. Arthur L. Bernstein was called to New York this week, owing to the death of his father. Mr. Bernstein is assistant to Manager Lester J. Foun- tain of the Los Arigeles Hippodrome. The Hippodrome, playing pop vaude- ville, is now’ charging 15 cents all over the house at nights, with 10-cent ma- tinees. The Hip opened as a 10-cent house at all performances. Bayard Veiller’s dramatic mystery play, “The 13th Chair,” which William Harris, Jr., is producing, again takes to the road until a New York theatre can be obtained, opening in Boston Nov. 20. There have been a number of cast changes, with Margaret Wycherly re- maining in the lead. Others are: Har- rison Hunter, Katherine La Salle, Gari- ner Crane, George Grahm, Eva Con- don, Maftha Mayo and Calvin Thomas. Billy B, Van, who has been devoting his activities to the Lancaster Butter Separator Co., of which he is presi- dent, was sent for this week by Klaw & Erlanger, with whom he has a contract to appear in a show called “Have a Heart,” with a view to his appearing in another of the K. & E. attractions until the new show is ready. Van is averse to leaving New York as the com- mercial proposition takes up a goodly portion of his time. Katherine M. Johnson and _ sister, Mrs. Belle Johnson, of Springfield, O., have filed two suits here against the estate of the late multi-millionaire, John M. Bookwalter, the former ask- ing for $100,000 for services rendered, claiming in her suit she gave up a stage career twenty-four years ago to become, his secretary. Mrs. Belle Johnson, who is the widow of Paul M. Johnson, an actor, asks for $15,000 for being his housekeeper. ‘ Louis A. J. Geleng has begun action, through his attorney, James A. Timony, against H. Robert Law, alleging unlaw- ful conversion. From the complaint it seems that Law sold six arc lamps to the Classic Film Co., Sept. 5, for which he was to receive $90. Geleng gave Law a check for $50 as security for the payment. September 12, the Classic Co. paid Law his bill of $90, but the latter refused to refund Geleng the security sum, claiming the money was due him (Law) for rental of the lamps in the interval. Winona Wolf, known professionally as Winnie Shannon (sister of Effie Shannon), who played the lead in “A Butterfly on the Wheel” several seasons ago, has begun an action for a separa- tion from Maurice Wolf in the Supreme Court. This is the second episode in the marital troubles of the couple, who were married in 1913. When first es- tranged, the husband started an action her family, alleging elienation heeeewee bbe) Aah oee of affections. “In pique he-jdined tie National Guard and went to the border. Mr. Wolf is a promoter and while in Texas became interested in a new stamp vending machine. In her complaint Miss Shannon charges cruel and in- human treatment. ere Ar a ‘ os garditly him in an office 9 z —eeoaaoaoaoaaoaoooloo—EEEE A slander suit for $5,000 has been started by Norman Traver, an actor, against Dr. I. Kunstler, a West 45th street dentist, who, it is alleged by the filled with people. Trouble is said to have arisen between the two through a lease Travor had on an apartment in the house in which the doctor’s office is located. Skipper and Kastrup started “The Poison Club”—on VariEtTy’s inside back page, where there are many bright reading advertisements. This week Skipper and Kastrup are announcing they have disbanded their club. While the team had a humorous idea and were carrying it along w ekly in a harmless but funny and inoffensive manner to the acts mentioned, Variety has read- ers outside the profession. What might be understood by the player is not so quickly caught by the layman. In the matter of “The Poison Club” it was the mention of drugs in connection with - names that might have led lay people to believe the owners of the names mentioned were users of the drugs. VARIETY doesn’t want to discourage the witty advertising writers on the inside back cover. It’s the only bright page in the paper. But through joshing it doesn’t want the outside world to ob- tain wrong ideas of show people. They have enough of those as it is. The popular-priced vaudeville for three days at Daly’s brought the man- agement a law suit begun by James A. Timony for Wm. Thompson, alleging breach of contract. Thompson form- erly managed the Flatbush, Brooklyn, but is now an agent. He entered into a contract with the 35th Street Theatre Co. (Jerome Rosenberg, president), to present ten acts and a feature at Daly’s. It was stipulated Thompson was to split 50-50 with the house, paying for the show out of his share. The con- tract also read that for the first two weeks there must be no cancellation, but after that a weekly minitaum gross of $1,800 must be maintained, but that in case a burlesque license was ob- tained, Thompsecn was to vacate, re- ceiving $500 as a bonus. Vaudeville was given on Oct. 23-25, after which the management put in a picture show. Thompson then started action, asking for $750 damages, alleging he had been deprived of giving a show for a week | and a half. A wife may do as she pane after securing a divorce from her husband, and the espionage of her husband upon her following the final decree will be of no avail, according to the decision rendered in the New York Supreme Court in the matter of Ed. Hayes ask- ing that the alimony allowed his wife be reduced or removéd. Mrs, Hayes is Catherine Hayes of Hayes and John- son. Ed. Hayes is now in burlesque and known as “The Piano Mover.” Mrs. Hayes secured a divorce from her hus- band, receiving $25 weekly alimony. After a long series of vain efforts by Mrs. Hayes to secure her alimony, Ed. Hayes was eventually lodged in Ludlow Street Jail for contempt in not complying with the court’s order. Af- ter that matter had been disposed of, Hayes with some friends burst into his wife’s Harlem apartment one night, and shortly after Hayes made a motion be- fore the Supreme Court to have his \ wife’s alimony order against him va- cated, alleging that although he was still obliged to pay her the weekly amount, she was accepting the atten- tion of other men and had not remar- ried. Hayes recited what he alleged to have been a witness of when break- ing intc her apartment. ‘The csurt diz- iissed Tlayeés’ indtion, saying that upon a wife securing a divorce from her hus- band, her actions thereafter could not concern the husband and could not af- fect the final decree of divorce includ- ing the alimony allowance as fixed by the court. > RAE ee RE tome piece plaintiff, used sianderous janguage re-..

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cs 4 La 2 . Pia if By | ‘) ‘- e. - : * = J Picken ted | Qh wo 6 = cmt | Wy > pe 5 cay i esac tei zh fens: ey w seh wae be dt wae TEES E Zain Bteatdnks: .. WITH. THE. PRESS AGENTS _. I: Max Plohn has become associated with William Faversham in his producing ventures of which ‘“‘Getting Married” is the first. Manager Christopher C. Egan of the Royal in the Bronx has interested himself in aid of the Home for Incurables, 18ist street and Third avenue, and proposes to bring a com- pany of piayers irom ithe theaire to enter- tain the inmates twice a month this winter. Among the inmates is Jack Palo Poloni, who was ticket taker at the Colonial for many years. Under Mr. £gan’s persuasion the acts on the Royal bill have volunteered to serve. A suit for commisisons in the proposed change in tenancy of the New York Herald building discloses the fact that the news- paper’s rumored move into the Times Square section is all off. Sol Bloom, a real estate broker, wants to collect $200,000 commissions for negotiating the shift and for finding a new tenant for the building which was to replace the Herald home. This week’s revival of “Ben Hur” at the Manhattan Opera House, New York, marks the 18th consecutive year of that piece’s life. The revival has more than 300 people and 20 horses for the chariot race, Alla Nazimova and her company will give a special performance of Sir Rabindranath’s “Chitra” during the winter and under the auspices of the New York Stage Society. An- ‘ther production of the Society will be ‘‘As it Was in the Beginning.” The organization will attend the performance of the Province- town Players in Macdougal street. The Metropolitan opera season opens Mon- day (Nov. 13) with “Les Pecheurs des Perles,” practically a novelty here. Miss Hempel and Caruso sing the principal roles. The list of box holders was published this week. There are few changes. The Black and White Cab Co., which charges fares less than the limit fixed by New York City ordinance, began operations last week. It was swamped with calls, but the other taxi owners made no effort to meet the price com- petition. By compromise with the city authorities the electric service companies reduced their charges by half a cent, beginning Jan. Consumers will save near $2,000,000 a year, chief among them the owners of Broadway theatre and advertising signs. Milton §S. Harris, for eight years associ- ated in the management of Shubert’s Brook- lyn theatres, is on the road as private secre- tary of Jack P. Pierre, manager of the Julian Eltinge Co. The Shuberts have four plays, one of them a drama, in’ preparation for late November. “Such Is Life,” a comedy with Sam Sothern, brother of E. H. Sothern, is the only one not previousiy announced. Louis Gouget, a French pantomimist who played in “Pierrot the Prodigal” at the orig- inal production in the Bouffes Parisienne, Paris, has joined the company playing the piece in New York. “The Doctor’s Hour,” a play dealing with vivisection, by Andrew Laton, a _ western newspaper man, has been accepted for produc- tion by Ernest Shuter. The newspapers reported late last week Nijinski’s performance in “Scheherazade” proved a shock to Brooklyn audiences. The ballat was greeted with hisses. Arnold Daly will head a stock organization in New York sponsored by the Henry B. Har- ris estate. Perriton Maxwell wins the $250 prize offered for the best poster idea for ‘‘Turn to the Right.” Over 700 designs considered. “In for the Night,’’ comedy, has been ac- cepted for production by the Empire Produc- ing Co. James Slavery wrote it. PRESS OPINIONS. The Centpry Girl. “The Century Girl,” a musical revue in three acts. Music by Victor Herbert and Irving Berlin. Book by “Everyman.” At the Century Noy. 6. The Principals.—Elsie Janis, Sam Bernard, Marie Dressler, Frank Tinney, Hazel Dawn, Leon Erroi, Doyle and Dixon, Maurice and Walton, Van and Schenck, Irving Fisher, Ger- trude Rutland, the Barr Twins, Myles Mc- Carthy, Gus Minton, Joe Sparks, Al Stuart, Arthur Cunningham, John Slavin, Louis Har- Jeck RPeche, Bille Fisher, Catheryn Rowe: Palrour- Arthur) i,» Bayi Athen; Yvonne Shelton, Vera Maxwell, Simone d’Herlys. Altogether like nothing else to be seen any- where else in America. The world and his wife attended last evening’s brilliant pre- miere and will be there all the rest of the season. For ‘‘The Century Girl” has all the marks of a great popular success. Unques- tionably the director of the Globe and Hip- podrome and the master of the ‘‘Follies” have, by joining forces, transformed the Century into what it is at present—and probably long will be-—the greatest music hall in the world. —Times. The presentation of “The Century Girl,” mammoth and colorful musical spectacle, studded with many, many stars, was the oc- casion of the “biggest night” the theatre world of this city has seen in years. “The Century Girl” was a hit, and the Century theatre is how on the map, aii iit up and jingling.—Herald. Success was not alone on the stage at this glittering premier to which cosmopolitan New York flocked in numbers and opulence never seen except at the opening of the opera. Suc- cess was in the very air. It was one of those great jolly crowds that seemed to be deter- mined not to permit “‘The Century Girl’’ to fail._—World. Boston-National Grand Opera. Management Max Rabinoff re-engagement of two weeks at Lexington Ave. O. H. beginning WNov. 6. The company has many distinguished sing- ers in its ranks and no doubt will do things more interesting than ‘“‘Andre Chenier.’’— Herald. A large audience was provided for the open- ing night, and there was abundant enthu- siasm, although those who have observed opening nights with judgment would not draw hasty conclusions therefrom as to the success of the Boston Opera Company’s short season in New York.—Times. It is seldom any singer receives a more spontaneous outburst of applause than was ac- corded Zentalleo after his aria in the first act, and this enthusiastic mood of the audi- ence prevailed throughout the performance.— World. Getting Married. Comedy in three acts, by George Bernard Shaw. Booth theatre, Nov. 6. Not even the brilliant company assembled by Mr. Faversham could conceal the fact that Mr. Shaw was not a super wit after all. He could and did slip just like scores of other playwrights not half so clever.—Herald. It is essential for admirers of Shaw; it falls too far short of being a good play to appeal to a larger public. Even the captious author would be forced to admit that Mr. Faversham has done handsomely by his play in the matter of assembling a cast of play- ers worthy of its brilliance.—Times. ENGAGEMENTS. Arthur Ritchie (as director with the stock at New Bedford, Mass., replacing Edwin Dennison. Ritchie goes from the Meehan stock to the Bronx). Betty Brown (stock at Spooner, Bronx, re- placing Madeline Moore). Lynn Overman (stock at Haverhill, Mass., replacing Homer Barton in the lead). Isabelle McNimm (‘‘A Night at the Club’’). Robert La Suer (Elsmere Stock). » Ernest Lynd (“Dad’s Girl’). ae, aay Gladys Randolph ‘‘The Girl Worth While’’). ‘ SPECS BUY FOR “ANNABELLE.” The engagement of “Goodness Gra- cious Annabelle” at the Republic made a lightning entrance into the public’s favor, best judeed by the attitude of the ticket speculators to it. In the first days of the Arthur Hopkins’ show start the specs bought sparingly, but this week went at it wholesale, taking 275 seats a performance for the next eight weeks. Duplicate show productions to the number of two probably will be ar- ranged by Mr. Hopkins to proceed roadward around Christmas. ALL NEW WARDROBE. A notice has been sent to members of the two “Twin Beds” companies that a complete new wardrobe must be se- cured by the members by Dec. 1. Tle management is paying 75 per cent. of the cost of the new clothes, fig- uring the newness will help the business of the shows. . “SWEET KITTY” PREPARING. Comstock &.Gest are making: prepa- rations for the launching of the musi- cal version of “Sweet Kitty Bellairs.” The piece is to be placed in rehearsal in about three weeks. CENTURY’S BIG SEND-OFF. The New York dailies gave the Cen- tury’s joint production by Charles Dil- lingham and Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., a big Ope nig. sxhonday > The newspaper men raved over “The Century Girl,” as the show there parde-off, “afcer No large attraction has ever been opened in the manner Dillingham and Ziegfeld did theirs. seat got into the hands of speculators from the box office. known where a pair of seats for the t were sold to speculators was traced back to the selier, an attache of a large theatrical firm: who had been given two balcony coupons by his em- ployers to see the performance. One Broadway ticket agency claimed to have a few tickets for the opening show and Monday afternoon was ask- ing $60 for a single coupon or $150 for i Later in the week the specu- lators were getting from $14 to $l6 a pair for orchestra seats. Century show on looked to have a salary list for prin- cipals and choristers only of about At the present scale of prices the Century can play to about $32,000 weekly (capacity for eight per- formances). It is said the founders of the Century (including Alfred Vanderbilt and oth- ers) contributed $500,000 to back the Dillingham-Ziegfeld Century ventdre. About half the amount was spent on the theatre and roof. Mr. Ziegfeld and Mr. Dillingham are reported on a salary as directors, each also sharing in any profits. No matinee was given at the Century Wednesday owing to the length of the performance. The decision was reached suddenly Tuesday with the company informed until that night. show was over Tuesday night at 12 Not a first night The only instance $12,000 weekly. alterations in It was reported on Wednesday that Marie Dressler and Hazel Dawn had quit the show. LEX. AVE.’S CHEAP RENT. The International $250 as weekly rental for the Lexington Avenue opera house when taking pos- session next Monday, it is said. The opera house owners expect to secure another $250 for the privilege of giv- ing Sunday vaudeville performances there (not operated on Sunday by the International). The Lexington Avenue opera house Hammerstein Its annual rental nor- mally could not be less than $50,000. The house so far has failed in all. of its policies through location. he International will open it with “Peg o’ My Heart.” there this week. Last week it was Circuit will pay about $900,000. Grand opera is “FATE DECIDES” PROMISING. Syracuse, Nov. 8. new piece, “Fate Decides,” promises to be another It was presented for the first time at the Empire here . to Elizabeth Arians, Pauline Lord, and Roy Gordon. Henry W. “Every Woman.” The play has to do with the for- tunes of a young chemist, his chum and his chum’s sister, whom he loves. sparkles with clever dialog. Others in the cast are Giadys Bow- en, Paul Gordon, Earle Mitchell, Marie Chambers, Frank Mills, Kathleen Co- meBys, Charles Hallock and J. B. Hol- ACTRESS SEEKS SISTER. New Orleans, Nov. 8. Fannie Grant, actress, has telecraph- ed to the local police asking their aid in tracing her sister, Lillian Bingay, also on the stage, who is believed to be “HERALD” TAKES OWN PICTURES. James Gordon Bennett of the “Herald” is responsible for a rather Sweeping change in the conducting of th "dvarna it Uepartiicnt’ ot tliat paper.“ "~ During past seasons the “Herald” has asked and received exclusive pictures of stars and flashlights of theatrical productions, This season has been no exception, for all the managers wished to favor John Logan, who has been conducting the dramatic desk of the paper. But the proprietor of the publication has insisted the “Herald” gather its own theatrical photographing staff and take their own pictures of players to productions so as to assure exclusive pictorial matter for all time. ISADORA DUNCAN TROUBLE. The proposed tour of the Isadora Duncan Co., scheduled to open Nov. 13 in New Orleans, may be postponed Owing to existing difficulties between the dancer and her manager, Fred H. Toy. _The present difficulty lies in the de- cision of Miss Duncan on the policy of the company. Toy claims that is his privilege, as he plays the dancer under a guarantee. The matter may have to be settled in court, owing to the star being under contract with Toy. WILLIAM A. BRADY, AUTHOR. William A. Brady is the author of “The Fight Man,” published by the Bobbs-Merrill Co., of Indianapolis. The book recounts the theatrical manager’s activities in the realm of the theatre and the prize ring. His association with James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries are detailed at length. The story for the greater part relates more closely to fighting than to the theatre. It is interesting from cover to cover. BELASCO’S SWEET PLAY. ; Cincinnati, Nov. 8. Local critics unanimously agreed “Little Lady in Blue,” the latest Belas- co play, starring Frances Starr, is quite the sweetest thing seen here in a long while. _Mr. Belasco was expected to come to Cincinnati, from Cleveland, to look over the show, but failed to arrive. HILLIARD WINS SUIT. ; New Orieans, Nov. 8. The highest courts have decided against William Page, former valet to Robert Hilliard in his damage suit growing out of a fight with his em- ployer in a dressing room in the Tu- lane three years ago. The lower courts ruled against Page and he appealed successively to the final tribunal, JOLSON IN CHICAGO XMAS. Chicago, Nov. 8. Announcement is made that the Al A ° Py Jolson show, “Rctinson Crusoe, Jr.,” is to open here Christmas night and that it will be followed by “The Passing Show of 1916.” The summer show the Shuberts pro- pose sending to Chicago next summer is “The Show of Wonders,” now play- ing the Winter Garden, New York “Cohan Revue” Later This Season. Although for the past two years George M. Cohan has opened his an- nual “Revue” on Christmas Day, it 1s understood that this season he will de- lay it until the spring. The opening of the Century and the fact that there is a dearth of houses, together with the passing of the control of the Astor from Cohan & Harris, may have to do with the postponement. “AMBER EMPRESS” AGAIN. Corey & Reiter are to send “The Amber Empress” on tour after the holidays. Mabel Wilber will again head the cast. ~) ies

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RELEASING STOCK RIGHTS --ON HEELS OF SHOW’S DATES

Scheme Works Out With “Broadway and Buttermilk.” Frederic McKay’s Scheme. Local Managers Take Advan- tage of Star’s Advertising for Box Office Benefit.

Frederic McKay has devised a new wrinkle in disposing of the stock rights for his production of “Broadway and Buttermilk,” in which Blanche Ring is starring on tour. Immediately after Miss Ring has played a town, Mr. Mc- Kay offers the rights to the stock com- pany playing there, providing there is a stock company. Thus far the scheme has worked out well. The stock man- agers are keen for the innovation, they deriving the benefit of the advertising occasioned by the star’s visit so short a time previously and the demand for the play has been constant. There is a clause in the stock rights contract that restrains the management of the local company from announcing the attraction until after the star has played the town. “Broadway and But- termilk” is being presented this week in New Haven by a stock organization just three weeks after Miss Ring has appeared there in the play. <A stock company in Wilkesbarre played the piece about the same time after the star appeared there. STOCKS OPENING. George Barbier is to instali a stock in the Knickerbocker, Philadelphia. A company was being secured this week. Olly Logsdon is recruiting a stock company for a Pennsylvania town. Ed Renton is recruiting a stock for Oklahoma City. Olly Logsdon will open a_ stock company at the Fulton O. H., Lan- caster, Pa., Nov. 27. The house has been playing straight pictures. INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT. Leffler & Bratton’s “The Daughter of Mother Machree” took the house record at the Modern, Providence, last week, for International shows, playing $250 more on the week than the Joe Welch show, which held the record previously. The same show has been requested to play daily matinees by the management of the Grand, Wooster, next week, owing to a large advance sale. This is the first show on the circuit that has played daily matinees other than in Indianapolis when there is a two-a-day policy. Marie Pettes, leading woman with “The Woman He Married,” left the show last week in Louisville. Rose Re- vire replaced her. John Lott, leading man with the same company, leaves Nov. 20 in Memphis. “While the City Sleeps” closed Saturday at the Walnut, Philadelphia. SHOWS IN NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, Nov. 8. “The Millionaire and the Shopgirl,” a new melodrama, probably inspired by “Within the Law,” played at the Cres- cent to meagre returns. The company is above the average. “Daddy Long- legs” at the Tulane is doing fairly well. It is a big week for the stock bur- lesque at the Lyric. The Silingar di Opera Co., has failed to win popular support and is playing to light houses at the French opera house. SHOWS IN CHICAGO. Chicago. Nov, &. Looks as Nov. 13 had the managers defying superstition as to the Chicago openings of several new plays—new to Chicago—on that date. Elsie Ferguson opens next Monday at the Blackstone in “Shirley Kaye,” replacing the Mar- garet Anglin show while “The Boome- rang” follows the John Barrymore show, “Justice,” at Powers’ that same day. Reported the Dolly Sisters will fol- low “Common Clay” at the Olympic shortly and that there will be no new show at the Illinois until after Nov. 25, as tickets are being sold up to that date. This is the last week of the Emily Stevens engagement at the Princess. Business continues big for “Fair and Warmer” (Cort), while “The Great Lover” (Cohan’s Grand) is also hanging up big profit. The Cecil Dean show is doing nicely at the Chicago, but the “Princess Pat” show is not doing much at the Garrick. The next Garrick at- traction is “Katinka,” opening week af- ter next. “Common Clay” (John Mason) has slumped off, the takings last week be- ing reported as less than $6,200. “Alone at Last” (Illinois) drawing fairly. SHOWS IN FRISCO. San Francisco, Nov. 8. “Canarie Cottage” opened at the Cort for a return engagement to big busi- ness, Attendance is good at the Alcazar. “Intolerance,” film feature, is draw- ing well at the Columbia. TUNIS DEAN’S NEW POSITION. Pittsburgh, Nov. 8. Tunis Dean will handle the general publicity for the Harry Davis-John Harris amusement enterprises, which are voluminous and of wide range. Mr. Dean for five years managed the Academy, Baltimore.

SIDEWALK ENGAGING. A well known male Broadway star about to launch a new piece has been securing his company from the side- walk. In place of giving an order to an agency for people, the star has been traversing Broadway picking up actors who are sidewalk frequenters. The move has brought several complaints from the agencies. NOTHING WASTED. With the price of paper soaring and the scarcity of it noticeable, the theat- rical printing concerns that in the past have been in the habit of retaining pa- per of productions which have passed from Broadway, relying upon it being used by stock companies in the future, have virtually done away with this custom, except where a piece is a rec- ognized stock production. ‘ The present policy of the printing concerns calls for the washing of the stones as soon as original producer is through with the play. This has ham- pered the road managers who rely on former Broadway productions for their attractions. With the stones washed, it is necessary to have new ones made if a play is to be revived, necessitating an outlay not always convenient for a one-night stand manager. MORE “LETTYS.” Two road companies of “So Long Letty,” ready probably after the holi- days. The Morosco show has appar- ently settled down to a run at the Shu- bert. TRENTINI AND INCOME TAX. Emma Trentina through her attorney, Nathan Burkan, has started action against Mark. Fisner,, collector, of the income tax for the 2nd district, New York, to recover $1,298.34 for alleged exorbitant taxation against her in 1914 and 1915. Miss Trentini was charged double in both years for her failure to pay within the time limit and also to file a record of her return to this country from Italy, where she is a resident, with the tax collector. The artist’s income was figured as $20,000 and $11,000 for the two years respectively, both of which amounts were diminished in the fixing of the tax. She was obliged to pay, however, $2,163.90 owing to her fatlure to settle on a certain date, and her return to this country without proper notification to the tax department. In the complaint the plaintiff alleges that as she was not a resident of this country, but of Italy, and did not un- derstand the language well, she did not know of the conditions regarding the payment of the income tax. ALL NEW TO BROADWAY. George W. Lederer is shortly to pro- duce a new musical comedy, “The Baby of the Family,” in association with San- ger & Jordan, through whom he se- cured the rights. The treatment of the work will be en- tirely novel and will lay special stress upon the fact that not a single member of the cast has ever been heard of on Broadway. ENGLISH AUTHORITY HERE. William Poel, at the head of the Elizabethan Stage Society of London, has been in this country for several weeks, without the press becoming aware of his presence. Mr. Poel is a Shakespearean authority. Last night there was produced at the School of Applied Science of Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Ben JTonson’s “The Poetas- ter,” which Mr. Poel staged. FRAZEE’S SETTLEMENT. The suit of H. H. Frazee against A. H. Woods for one-third of the profits from “The Girl in the Taxi” in Europe has been settled out of court with Frazee taking a sum slightly over $1,000 as his share. Frazee held a third interest in the piece when it was produced in this coun- try under the title of “Modest Susanne” and claimed a similar share in the Euro- pean production. LEASE SIGNED. The lease for the new theatre on 45th street, being erected by the Shuberts, was signed last Saturday, with Oliver Morosco taking the house for a term of ten years. The owners promise that it will be ready for occupancy Jan. 1. The reported rental is placed at $50,000 a year. “CANARY COTTAGE” JUMP. Oliver Morosco is jumping his “Can- ary Cottage” show from Salt Lake City to Pittsburgh, where it is to play the week of Dec. 4. There the Authors and “doctors” will put it in shape for the New York premiere, slated for the new Morosco theatre three weeks later. “Lizzie” Novel Rights Sold. “Keeping Up With Lizzie,” Irving Bacheller’s novel, has become a pro- duction possibility through Gazzole, Gatts & Clifford taking over the stage rights. The first presentation following the dramatization will be made in Chi- cago. Max Figman in “Peace and Quiet.” Max Figman was signed this week to star in a new play entitled “Peace and Quiet.” It is to be produced by Silvio Hein, and goes into rehearsal shortly.

PHILLY AWAY OFF. Philadelphia, Nov. 8. Philadelphia managers and _ those closely. identifed. with. the- theatrical - protession are wondering what is the matter with the business in this city. It is not the legitimate mafiager, the vaudeville, burlesque or picture house manager who is doing the worrying, but all of them. Not in years has the business here given the managers so much concern. The concensus of opinion is that Philadelphia stands an excellent chance of being rated “the best one-night stand” town in the country, but a ter- ror for any real big or expensive show to play. This is caused by the fact that business has slumped badly when there appears to be no good reason why it should. Saturday night is the one big night of the week here and usually it is a turn-away, or at least a capacity house for almost every show in town, but the mid-week business has fallen off considerably and the matinees are particularly poor. What may be accepted as the excep- tions in this. case, however, are “Ex- perience,” running almost three months at the Adelphi to big business and has had its stay prolonged three weeks. This show has had the benefit of tre- mendous advertising. The same thing can be said of “Hip, Hip, Hooray,” which has been doing around $30,000 to $35,000 for each of the four weeks at the Metropolitan. But these cannot be counted in the regular list of shows and it is this that hurts. They may, however, be taking the money away from the other houses. “The Follies,” now in its second week at the Forrest, opened to good busi- iess, but several hundred dollars short of what has been the custom. The show has been doing well since then and Saturday night is reported to have played to more money than has ever been in the house for one night. This means about $3,100. After nine weeks of light business at the Broad, with a run of shows which should have gotten some business, Otis Skinner in “Mr. Antonio” is drawing good houses and will show a profitable two weeks’ stay. Laurette Taylor in “The Harp of Life” by her husband, J. Hartley Manners, comes Nov. 13. The Garrick has had no big business to speak of since the opening of the season. Matinees.have been particu- larly light and even Saturday has not helped things much. Jane Cowl in “Common Clay” did poorly. “Potash and Perlmutter in Society” opened to a well filled house this week, and while the general opinion is that it is not as good as the original “P & P” show, it pleased and received favorable notices from the press. “The Passing Show” with Ed Wynn, a Philadelphian, strongly featured, got a good start at the Lyric this week, following in “The Girl from Brazil,” which received only fair support. Little improvement is reported on the business around the houses play- ing the International Circuit attrac- tions, but the fault here is credited to the class of shows, as the good ones have shown better results at the box office. This week the Walnut has an- other one of “thriller” type called “The Woman Who Paid,” and there is an- other of the same type at the Knicker- bocker called “The Home Without Children.” The Orpheum has “Bring- ing Up Father in Politics,” one of the really big winners of this season in these houses. Business at the picture houses has been holding up with the strongly fea- tured films, but nothing to brag about. The Fox picture, “A Daughter of the Gods,” at the Chestnut Street opera house, while not a particularly good piece of .work, .is getting big. results through the trading of the Annette Kel- lermann name and what the picture fiends expect to see of her. “The Honor System” is underlined, but no date set and will not be brought in while “A Daughter” is doing so well.

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a meee FR POE psbe Sere mR 2 ie et : 4 . . i : Ct i ea AS ——~ TS 4 Ew Se. Weamrine s: it, Y E SIT NSN a nay, See \ a hi i T _ R A “No —— 4 i ca ere Se eee etl, Re eS of Oe ee eT ve xc itp ed 7 s cj athe Py, staal Strike or No Strike 7 On every side, in every theatrical paper, statements are being made that this Organization is going to strike. Evidently the papers which are our worst enemies are most in our confidence, and various theatrical papers have set different dates for this alleged strike to be called. One paper solemly announced that November 5th would be the date. An- other paper stated November 24th, and yet another one stated November 3lst. And yet we have called no strike up to the present. gut there must be some reason for each of these different papers, with peculiar single-mindedness, announcing this strike. Perhaps the following facts may show where the inspiration is coming from: At a private meeting of the Managers held in Chicago in September, Mr. Humphries stated “within the next six weeks they would force the White Rats to strike.” At another private meeting held last week in Chicago (at least so our dicto- graph record states) one speaker said, “IT NOW LOOKS AS IF MR. MOUNT- FORD WAS TOO CUNNING TO FALL INTO THE TRAP OF CALLING A STRIKE. BUT WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT INDUCE THE BOSTON REP- RESENTATIVE OF THE WHITE RATS OR THE ST. LOUIS MAN TO MAKE A BREAK.” This speaker was a representative of the United Booking Offices, as Mr. Humphries was and is of the Western Vaudeville Managers’ Assn. and the close and intimate friend of Mr. Murdock. It can be seen, therefore, that the persons who are talking strike are all in close touch with the United Booking Offices and the Western Vaudeville. And, therefore, it is a safe presumption that it is the United Booking Office and its subsidiary corporations that are causing this talk of strike. NOW, WHY SHOULD THE U. B. O. WANT A STRIKE? For two reasons: First, the U. B. O. knows that a strike will ruin every other Manager in the country. The VU. B. O. knows, especially in the West where the U. B. O. is weak, and which we absolutely control, that the individual Managers of the smaller circuits will be ruined without hope of salvation. IT KNOWS THAT AT LEAST TWO EASTERN CIRCUITS, MARCUS LOEW AND POLI, WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM A SEVERE AND PRO- LONGED STRIKE. ' And there is nothing the U. B. O. wants to see more than the ruin of these opposition circuits. Then, when the smaller circuits have thus been ruined, the UNITED BOOKING OFFICE means to make terms with the White Rats, giving us all we want, and then absorb every other circuit in the country. To which of course, if we get our terms, we shall make no opposition. We have no objection to one firm of managers controlling the whole of the theatres of this country, provided we control the whole of the Actors, because that means peace and prosperity for all—an equal balance between the Man- agers and the Actors. And, besides, we shall be very pleased to see certain Managers in different parts of the country put out of business, never to return. It will save us a lot of trouble. This is in line with the policy of the United Booking Office since the begin- ning, which was, and is, to swallow and absorb every opposition circuit in every way possible. And now, as the other circuits in some instances have grown so big that it is impossible for the United Booking Offices to swallow them, they are attempt- ing to use this method. The Second reason is that, while the strike will cause the managers to lose money, the United Booking Office, wherever the Actor is playing, will be mak- | ing money. As follows: There is no denying—in fact, the-United Booking Offices admit it in one of their printed documents—that they take 744% out of every Actor’s salary (and all my readers know that it is true that 714% is the least they take). Whatever else they may get depends upon the rapacity of the agent and the foolishness of the Actor. ‘ . But let us base these caiculations upon. the.usual 74%, Therefore, at present, if an Actor gets $100 a week, the United Booking Of- feces get $7.50. Now, the United Booking Offices have promised, through their mouth-piece, Mr. Casey, to supply acts or actors to any theatre which has a strike, and, in fact, the managers are told to communicate at once with Mr. Casey if there is any trouble. Now, in case of strike, the blacklegs and scabs, seeing their opportunity, invariably raise their salary, and usually demand their fares to and from the town. Let us take the same actor who is getting $100. His salary during a strike is now, at the very lowest computation, $125. The manager is paying $25 a week more, and the United Booking Office gets 744% of $125, which is $9.38. The manager pays more and the U. B. O. gets more. Thus, with one act alone, a strike will cost the manager an extra $25, and while the manager loses money by the strike in extra salary (not counting heavily decreased receipts) the United Booking Office makes money. And the longer and the fiercer the fight might be, the more the managers will lose AND THE MORE THE UNITED BOOKING OFFICE WILL GAIN. Besides, the only acts they will get will be those gold-bricks and lemons which are known as “United Booking Office acts,” which they cannot book regularly in times of peace. Therefore it is to the present pecuniary advantage of the United Booking Office to. foment trouble. It is to their FUTURE advantage to create and cause a strike, just as much as it will be to their advantage, when they have ruined the other managers, to make any terms with us that we may wanit. Are the independent managers of the country going to “fall” for this? Are they satisfied to remain tools and’ catspaws in the hands of the United Booking Office? IF SO, AFTER THIS WARNING THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO BE SAID. If so, the managers had better follow Pat Casey’s advice, in his speech in Chicago, and join his organization, pay their $10 initiation fee and their dues into the organization whose purpose is to protect and make money for the United Booking Offices, to ruin the independent managers, and finally leave the United Booking Offices in absolute control of the vaudeville business of this country. This is no new idea. All big Trusts foment strikes among their opponents. It was a favorite device years ago of the Standard Oil Co. to bring about strikes among their smaller competitors. It was a familiar dodge of the Harvester Trust. AND THE UNITED BOOKING OFFICE IS SIMPLY FOLLOWING IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS. It stands to reason that, if the White Rats are forced to strike, they (the White Rats) will hit the smaller and weaker managers first, as naturally one picks out one’s weakest opponent. And the United Booking Offices know that. But, by misrepresentations about our strength, by misstating what the Union or Closed Shop really means, they are trying to egg.Messrs. Loew, Miles, Fox, Pantages and the managers in the Western Vaudeville Man- agers Association on to their doom. Just let the independent managers of this country meet us. Let us explain to them what the Union Shop really means. We can convince them that we are their sole salvation, because the inde- pendent manager is the life and soul of the vaudeville business, and the safe- guard of the Actor. But, if not, if they still think that the leopard has changed his spots, that the United Booking Office has suddenly become the friend of the independent manager, there is nothing more to be said. And, if this rumored strike is finally forced upon us, don’t let the managers blame US for their ruin, but let them place the burden where it properly be- longs—on the United Booking Office, alias the Vaudeville Trust, alias the V. M. P. A., alias the N. V. A., and ALIAS EVERY OTHER ASSOCIATION OR IDEA OR MOVEMENT WHICH IS AGAINST THE WELL-BEING AND PROSPERITY OF THE VAUDEVILLE BUSINESS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. - HARRY MOUNTFORD

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* 1 : +r oi Vk sone - : Te ee tae BEART ah en Server eer i Saas Ss) ve pare ee ey eg ne eR a et on ee Be eh i east h “ vada ~ i ae ian “iS ail ie IE OME OL, BOS NORA NAL 0 ORF REO 8 alee AT POA AE AP ALE CORE BLADE A ha A A | A EE Me A ae ttt SEE CA OE es OID ae iTE RATS NEWS ' After all the talk in the theatrical papers about there being -no trouble in Oklahoma and no difficulty in obtaining acts, it is interesting to observe from the reproduced newspaper advertise- ment, that for the third time in succession the following adver- tisement has appeared in the “Oklahoma News.” Page Two “THE OKLAHOMA NEWS” Oct. 27, 1916. SENSATIONAL FEATURE PHOTOPLAYS FOLLY TODAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY CHARLES CHAPLIN Dean of American Screen Comedy in His Latest Scream “THE COUNT” SENSATIONAL, MYSTIFYING “FANTOMAS” Three-Reel Detective Drama of Thrills \ ome Action on an Unexcelled Program of 8——_FASCINATING REELS——8 = VAUDEVILLE ACTS Deliberately Disappointed Management Without Giving Notice! = 10c 10c ANY SEAT. This must make it clear that the theatres in Oklahoma are not getting the acts. This is printed in answer to the repeated statements of the managers. A FINAL WARNING!®* This means that every actor must carry a blue card. The Initiation Fee is Now $25 WHEREAS, in the opinion of the White Rats Aciors’ Union, the International Board and its International Officers, due and sufficient notice has been given to all Actors and Actresses in the United States of America and Canada that he or she must be a fully paid-up member of the White Rats Actors’ Union, AND WHEREAS, every opportunity has been given to every Actor and Actress to enter the ranks of these Organizations, AND WHEREAS, the salvation and future of the Theatrical business depend upon the Actor being thoroughly organized and being a mem- ber of this Organization, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That, from November 3, 1916, this Organization i is at liberty at any time to exercise the right conferred-upon it by the constitution of the United States of America, the constitution of the American Federation of Labor, and the constitution of the White Rats Actors’ Union, to refuse to work with any Actor or Actress who is not a member in good standing in these Organizations. AND FURTHER DUE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, to every Actor and Actress, that the power to give such an order has been vested in Messrs. James William FitzPatrick and Harry Mountford, and they have full power to issue such an order when and where they may see fit, in the best interests of the Theatrical Profession of the United States of America and Canada. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT. Wary Ieovn ad, INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE. 227 W. 46th Street, N. Y. City, Nov. 3, 1916 5 I Accept John Sinopoulo’s Challenge Let John Sinopoulo deposit with a reputable person (not as- sociated with the United Booking Offices of America), two separate certified checks or cash to the amount of $10,000 and [I will prove my statements, and the money can be turned over half to the Actors’ Fund of America and the other half to the Amalgamated Artists’ Relief Association. while I haven’t $10,000, I have a little money, and I will pay $200 to Mr. Sinopoulo, personally, IF HE CAN WRITE ANCTHER LETTER IN AS CORRECT A GRAMMATICAL MANNER AND AS CORRECTLY SPELLED AND USING SIMILAR LONG WORDS to that used in the letter of October 24th, 1916, signed “John Sinopoulo.” At the same time, To prove that I DO NOT MAKE EMPTY BLUFFS, read the following receipt: VARIETY, Times Square, New York, Nov. 8, 1916. We acknowledge receipt of a certified check for $200 from Mr. Harry Mountford, which we are instructed to pay over to John Sinopoulo if in the presence of two persons appointed by us, not connected with the United Booking Offices, and Mr. Mountford, Mr. Sinopoulo can write a similar letter on a subject suggested by these gentlemen, in as correct a grammatical manner and as properly spelled, using at least as many long words as there are in the letter published in the issue of Variety of November 3rd, 191¢, bearing the signature of John Sino- poulo. This check is to be held for one month from date and if the chal- lenge is not accepted, to be returned to Mr. Mountford. (Signed) VARIETY. Per J. J. O’C. I am doing this to show once more to the Public and to the Actor that, behind all this, is the United Booking Offices. And I would not advise anyone to help Mr. Sinopoulo to put that money up, for Mr. Sinopoulo’s memory is most defective. On the stand, in the Arbitration proceedings, he could not remember the interviews which had taken place only ten days before, with the State Commissioner of Labor. He could not remember cancelling act after act. He could not remember who was paying his expenses in the strike. And he could not even remember from whom he received a check for $10,000. So there is little likelihood that he can remember writing a letter on or about September 12th. HARRY MOUNTFORD. Reem

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°* THE The International Flivver having gained the position of Colossal Clown of Controversy, has again seen fit to make a most unprovoked attack upon my humble self—even at that great moment of his farce comedy career when “By a code wire he was in a position to close up every theatre in America.” And even though “he knew the managers were bluffing and fourflushing”— i Had he thought them in earnest he could, perhaps, also have closed the Automats. By the power invested in him by the Constitution of the U. S., the American Federation of Labor” and the Crippen comedians, he can make all the actors stop working at any time or any place. Now if he could hit upon an equal plan for putting some of them to work—!!! But to return. He pauses at this great moment to thrust upon me an honor all un- expected. I had lost all interest in this deluge of gab, had granted each element the right to their own opinions, claimed the same right for myself, resigned publicly months and months ago and announced that I would lay off the discussion as long as I was let alone. I had awaited the grotesque climax, watching to see those who had waited to observe which way the cat would jump, jump deftly with the cat. With the rest of the bunch I was wait- ing for this “strike.”” Now to divert attention from his larger bluff he halts for a side fight. Oh! very well. He publishes my name with a list of others who it seems have displeased him and adds much sarcasam and innuendo. The primitive trick of trying to besmirch by sugges- tion, the character of one whom you cannot answer. He tried this with me before publicly, and apologized privately. I took his word for his sincerity at that time for the sake of the gy lg mine whom he had enmeshed in his nonsense, but this time he has overplayed is luck. _ Most unjustly he has billed Bert Levy over me. If the measure of merit is in opposing him and his views, why should Mr. Levy be headlined? He published but one letter of protest. I have panned Mountfordism for pages and panned it to a frazzle. What must one do to this fellow to be headlined? Time was when I would have taken the International person quite seriously. His skunk methods were not so familiar. His near sarcasm had not become so fatiguing. His Crippen comedy had not as yet become standard laughing material in the barber shops. _ More than all I had not seen him—at least to remember the sensation. I may have seen pictures of him, but thought them toupee advertisements; but at Atlantic City last summer I got my first good look at him and all resentment ceased. Many actors were about who approached me on the boardwalk, pointed to him and said, in the crisp diction which the artist loves, “I’m off of this guy.” Later I saw them paying assiduous court to him, doubtless telling him that they were equally detached from me. They will kid, these Trouper boys. But—I SAW him. He was in a lemonade suit. He had that lobdk of unfathomable wis- dom which dwells in the eyes of a Swede immigrant when you ask him for a match. The dignity of a wasp and the lightsome walk of a robin. He was twirling one cane and smok- ing another. My mental image of a mighty man fell silently into the sea. Vaguely I won- dered if he would switch canes and how he would walk if he lighted the other cane. Then I got to laughing, se—but what’s the use. But—as an independent vaudeville act and representing unofficially so many of the independent vaudeville acts as may believe with me, I wish seriously to say to my friends and acquaintances in the White Rats, and to the profession at large, that I am deeply sorry that this fellow has gone out of his way to get fresh with me at this time. I wanted to see this thing come to an issue once and for all. I am not interested in his opinion of me or of anything else. We have had a surfeit of personal slush, but it is not argument and it proves nothing. I have never descended to it and don’t intend to. I wanted to see if the managers could run their own business. I knew if my arguments or those of anyone else tended to prevent a good, thorough test of the “Mountford policies,””» many would always believe that such a test, namely, an attempt at a general strike or a lockout, would have accomplished some vague thing “for the good of the actor.” I knew that this wave of error must run its course, But he has seen fit to pick another wholly unnecessa fight, so while he and his vaporings have lost all claims to serious consideration, and have reached the unforgivable stage of becoming tiresome, for the sake of those who are “hooked in” to this entangle- ment and cannot get out (but who in their hearts agree that destruction is unintelliger?), and for the benefit of the independent marketable acts who don’t realize the situation, I will briefly restate my position, and you have my word that these are my uninfluenced views, unseen until handed in for publication by any eyes save that of the editor. Any one who thinks I am blind to the faults of the various circuits or booking offices, or that I am writ- ing this to please anybody but myself, is all wrong. I am saying what I think because I hen. sours said what I thought and to throw what light I may upon an unprecedented situation. : Sixteen years ago, as an early member of the White Rats, I said in open lodge, “God help this order when in open meeting any man is afraid to throw his honest burning thought into the arena, there to let it fight for its life.” nion affiliation was offered then, discussed then and declined then, as irrelevant and illogical as applying to vaudeville acts. And Golden’s almost dying words were: “We want no entanglements with unions or inion troubles of any kind.” Time passed—it’s a way time has. The successful performers were necessarily away much of the time—the unsuccessful member necessarily present much of the time. Those who succeed under a system try to perfect the system. Those who fail under a system try to destroy it. That is the story of history. Those who were unsuccessful then and who are still unsuccessful have in most cases the same stage material today. The business passed beyond them. After the first strike went ina F vig ge new profession, new theatres, new audiences and new ideas left them back in the Past. The man who spoke his mind was applauded only when he echoed their discontent; almost every member of intelligence, standing and logic was insulted or bullied out of the organization. This continued for years. Mountford appeared. Many co-operative and legislative and other schemes at variance with the original purposes were advanced. They culminated in an arrangement with the Federation of Labor which was accomplished withcut a general vote of the membership, and which I contend was not then and is not now the general will.. I protested against it. Also against “any schemes for the making of money, especially those in which only cliques of the members were interested,” because they must operate necessarily and automatically as a disorganizing force.” 7 Very well. You know of the money wasted at Albany in silly legislation. You know of the Bond business, perhaps to your sorrow. You know that these and other schemes en- tirely foreign to the original objects of the organization in a few years disrupted the whole thing and Ceashe it to the verge of bankruptcy. As usual, the successful members were away working. Without their knowledge The Mountford, who had disappeared, was called in “to save the situation.” For a while he did splendidly, so far as repairing the financial condition was concerned. He made tours and speeches. He fired into the inflamed minds of multitudes the pyrotechnics which the idle and incipient and almost-actor loves. No one who mattered took his tirades seriously—and when the bally-hooing had served its purpose, it was supposed that he would take his well earned pay for repairing the house, accept his applause modestly, and subside; but the applause had gotten to his head. He decided that they must give him the house. He became obsessed of the “closed shop” _ policy. He had drummed in a crowd of his own voters at $5 a head and elected himself to lead a policy for the control of American vaudeville by the votes of people who had nothing in the main to do with vaudeville. He never dared to publish a list of the voters. If a list of those whose votes elected Mountford were published, we might see what per- centage of the names that appeared also appeared on the published lists of “last week’s bills” or any week’s bills in any class of houses. Then commenced the threat of the Federation of Labor Charter, despite the fact that enforcible Charters are given to Unions and not to Corporations. As a lifelong member of the Federation I knew they could not really co-operate with a movement by actors which necessitated a legal violation of signatures. I knew that unless such illegal violation was threatened or implied, the threat of the Union affiliation had no power. I know that the American Federation of Labor never willingly consented to the use that was being made of te name _! knew. a9 any child must know, that no organization on earth could explain how ai actor could kcen- hic chligation. of signature and his. obligation to. a Union. when the two conflicted. 1 knew that when an artist had signed a contract calling for a two weeks’ notice and was ordered by a Union to strike or stop working before that time, he had to violate either one obligation or the other, and that in either case he was a I refuse to put myself in that position. I protested against putting my organization in that position. I published the protest in “Variety,” saying: he will find himself irrevocably committed to an impossible position. “Before the artist realizes it, Unless this man is SITUATION”

NUGENT restrained at this point, he will overreach himself and thus will be destroyed for this gene- ration at least the artist’s last dream of effectual organization in America.” é Well, he wasn’t restrained. He was encouraged and he has overreached himself. At that time the order had a wonderful chance, and there was absolutely no need of this troubling disruption, this shameful sacrifice of trusting members. They had only to realize that each artist must, as always, win his own way, find his own work, gain his own engagements by his own ability, even as each other citizen in every walk of life must do, but that, having gained an engagement, he could demand its enforcement, in those rare cases where such a demand might have been necessary. (When I say rare, 1 know what I am talking about. Most of the people who are talking do not know what they are talking about. I have played steadily for sixteen years in all kinds of houses and have had two cases of violation of contract, neither of them in regular houses.) He could have said to the managers: “We are strong, and while we want no trouble, you must not book for irre- sponsible managers. You must not permit illegal cutting or closing or violation of the sense of any contract, despite its technical loopholes. If Jim Smith is to be at Albany week of 6th for $100, and Jim Smith reports at Albany, you must pay him $100.” And the manager would have replied: “Very good. Also, if Jim Smith fails to report and deliver, we won’t book him any more.” And vaudeville would have proceeded in the peace which is not the relation between the greater and the lesser, the oppressed and the oppressor on either side, but the real peace which is the equilibrium between two equal bodies. Minor considerations, business systems and charities could have been regulated from within, managers and performers would have recognized that they were natural allies in a joint enterprise of masterly magnitude, and the organizations of each would have guaranteed the equal rights of the individuals of each, which is the function of organization. The thinking performer would have realized that the manager and his buildings were permanent. That the manager is always the manager, even when on a.vacation; that his building and income continues, he would have realized that the marketable actor is not permanent; that he is composed of a constantly changing number of individuals, his pecmantney dependent upon the life and appeal of his offering. He would have realized that no conditions can safeguard a number of individual actors forever. They can only safeguard the conditions under which the actor works while he is working. He would realize that his harvest time is short and that he cannot waste it in futile agitation. That under the most favorable conditions vaudeville can never be an easy business, and that in the nature of things only a few can ever succeed at it in the sense of great success, and that that few are those who best produce and best deliver. But that policy did not suit the International marvel. He inflamed the idle, the in- competent, the careless and the honestly. unfortunate with the notion that they were abused and down-trodden, and that if some disruption would throw out those who were in, their places might be taken by some of those who were out, regardless of the public’s choice. He had those who did not know their way into a real theatre, except by the front door, telling how quickly they would walk out the back door. I opposed him, his methods and his contentions. First because his election was a farce. He was not and is not the choice of the active vaudeville of America; is not in any sense fitted tc be, amd has’nc business in the pesition. Roosevelt may have said “Wrong backed by might must be met by right backed by might,” but he did not necessarily mean that either should be backed by Mountford. I oppose Mountford’s methods of gaining his contentions, namely, the closed shop, as applied to artists, not as applied to trades or labor unions. When John Smith on engine Ne. 4 gees on lega! strike for a raise of $2 per day, and—if he wins—returns to engine No. 4 and gets the $2, he gains a real concession which he can count and see and feel—but when the artist cancels his route, legally or otherwise, even if the concessions he asks for are GAINED, he does NOT return to his route. A newcomer takes his place and he retires into obscurity to think it out after the sounds of the cheers have died, and left him alone — me nai and his debts; and what has he gained for the newcomer who has taken s place A new form of contract? (Kiaw & Erlanger said when they invaded vaudeville: “Boys, write your own contracts.” Those days produced some “illustrious writers.”) Neither the outgoing actor or the incoming actor had ever read his old contract. He did not sign it with the intention of taking it into court; he kuew he would get his money at the end of the week; the manager knew that unless he paid at the end of the. week, he would get no more acts. If neither of them had standing or ability, what they needed was standing and ability, and not a new form of contract. e all want the best possible form of contract, but we don’t expect it to entertain the audience, or fill the house. Was it “elimination of the commissions”? We read that 20%, 30% and 50% are bein deducted. I don’t believe it, because if it were true, a list of the facts and the names woul be published; but, even if true, what could the “Closed Shop” do about it? If the LEGITIMATE per cent. which the contract calls for were eliminated, and Jim Smith, who pays 10% out of his $100 and receives $90 net, were to be booked direct, he would still receive but $909 BECAUSE he booked direct. He would scarcely be entitled to a raise of $10 more than he had previously received for the same goods. The business has become of too large a volume to be transacted direct. In a short time Jim Smith would find that he could not book direct; then he would himself seek an agent and pay the commission out of his $90. He would find that instead of eliminating commission he had reduced salaries. The com- mission is the cost of the yy # of distribution. Instead of attempting to destroy the machinery, the actor should spend his time on something to offer for distribution. Is the stopping of Sunday shows the great thing to be desired? For what purpose? Is it to cut all salaries down to the basis of six-sevenths? This Sunday agitation is the climax of insane spite. As to the Compulsory Board of Arbitration, that merely means a job for Mountford on a salary paid to him by the artists from money earned from the managers to enable him help the managers “boss” the actors. No more of that. I don’t want to get laughing again. So THAT is what is to be gained, even if such a struggle should win. Concessions which mean a loss to the incoming artist, and for the outgoing artist professional suicide. And to be gained by the “closed shop,” which means that every actor in a theatre must carry a paid-up card and, on command, must violate their signatures and be thus deprived of the power of delivering the goods even after they have sold them. So I opposed him and his methods, pleading with the artists whom I had known for many years in the close companionship of mutual struggle on the mountainside. But the madness was on—the crowd was cheering—the policy of destruction and “sharp war” was tickling those who did not expect to be in the fight, but expected to watch the fight. Why not? They had paid $5 to get in. Out of a clear sky the purpose of destroying the United Booking Offices was announced; an institution which, whatever its faults, has endured while the artist has seen the Klaw & Erlanger Circuit, and the Morris Circuit, and the old Considine Circuit, and the rest of them, rise and fall. The honest and sincere members who for years had been paying in dues earned through the United Booking Offices, suddenly found themselves in the position of having to ask for work through an institution which they were _ pledged to destroy. Those who demurred were called Cowards, Crippens and Cheeses by those who never saw the inside of a real theatre, or had forgotten the way into one. When the “natural retaliation” which months ago I publicly predicted in these columns was announced in the form of a general blacklist, the cries of “persecution” rent the air. Last week and this week actors heretofore working have said to me, “I can’t get any’ work,” and “They have canceled my whole route although I TOLD them ‘I am not a Rat.’” Now we have the spectacle of the independent marketable acts, the great essential of vaudeville, watching these two organizations Spat each other in the merry war of blacklist and threatened boycott, which is all very well for the present, but those who have given their lives and their capital to vaudeville must believe with me that the business of the future must be based on broader constructive lines than those amenable to these primitive and destructive methods or any kind of unjust force. I have told you the truth in the past and events have borne me out. The future will bear me out when I say that all the rights involved are covered by each individual contract. That the parties to the contract must be free to make whatever agreement is mutually satisfactory to them, but that a contract must be kept. That the “closed shop” is a menace to ihe integrity of signaturcs and thus to the very foundation of the busine<+, and that when this menace becomes sufficiently real and acuta, it wit wutemertically bring -the marketable independent acts, who refuse to have their business, liberty, rights and future destroyed by an alien, unamerican_ fallacy, together in a bonded declaration by which they will refuse to play in a “closed shop” theatre or for a manager who illegally violates a contract; and thus effectually kill the one concrete danger which menaces the very struc- ture and future of American vaudeville.

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BILLS NEXT WEEK (NOVEMBER 13) (ae houses open for the week with Monday matinee, when not otherwise indicated.) sites Vieted In Vaudeville Theatres ( f bd 4.1 ier distinguishing hetion at ft dese ription are on the Orpheum Circuit. 7 he atres with “S.C” an a a B. Cc se following name (usually ‘ ‘Empress” ) are on the Sullivan-Considine-Affiliated Bo king Company Circuit. : Agencies bo king the houses are noted by single name or initials, such as “Orph,” Orpheum Circuit—“T B O,” United Booking Ofices—“W V M A,” Western V audevill e Managers’ Associa- tion (Chicas _'p» Pantages Circuit—‘‘Loew,” Marcus Loew Circuit—‘“Inter,” Interstate Circuit (booking erounh W. V. M, Ai)— “Sun,” Sun Circuit—‘N N,” Nixon- Nirdlinger. _ SPECIAL NOTICE: The manner in which these bills are printed does not indicate the rela- tive importance of acts nor their progran positions. The haste in which the bills are gathered prevents any attention being given the se matt ers. New York Bronte & Aldwell Maurice Samuels Co Schwartz Bros Co PALACE (orph) Maurice Samuels Co Maud Tiffany Darrell & Hanford Ellis & Bordoni Alice Hanson Joe Dealy & Sister Imperial Tr Nan Halperin Jack Morrissey Co 2d halt 2d half Whiting & Burt (Two to fill) Etta LaVelle “Girl Worth While’ Sam & Kitty Morton DELANCEY (loew) Seymour & Seymour Beloit, Wis “Overtones” Milier & Bradford 3 Dolce Sisters WILSON " Loyal’s Dogs oun (we) (3 to fill) COLONIAL Alex Carr Co Al Herman Watson Sisters Lauri & Bronson Adams & Murray Weston & Clare Page Hack & M ALHAMBRA (ubo) Jack Norworth Emmet Devoy Co Shannon & Annis Young & Brown Bensee & Baird Rae E Ball Paul Gordon Mang & Snyder James J Morton ROYAL (ubo) Rock & White Columbia Boys Band H & E Puck Clayton White Co Stone & McAvoy Max Lingard 5TH AVE 2d half (-12) Fiske McDonough Halligan & Sykes Josephine Davis Musical Nosses AMERICAN (loew) Sully & Arnold Grey & Old Rose Percy Pollock Co “Orientale” Archie Goettler Danny Burns & Kissen (Two to fill) 2d half Orth & Lilijan Scottish 4 Evans & Wilson Hall’s Minstrels Sinclair & Casper Martha Russell Co Donlin & McHale (Two to fill) LINCOLN Etta LaVelle Walton & Delberg Frankie Fay “Into the Light’ Cook & Lorenz Stylish Steppers 2d half Wolgas & Girlle Dolly Morrissey Morris & Campbell Hoyt’s Minstrels Devine & Williams “Arm of Law” 7TH AVE (loew) Loewy & Lacey Sis Seymour & Seymour Martha Russell Co Lamberti Alice Hanson Jack Morrisse 2d hal Niemeyer & McCon- nell Barker Thatcher Co Nat Carr 3 Emersons (Two to fill) NATIONAL (loew) Geo W Moore Evans-Zahn & D Dolly Morrissey Visa Versa Nat Carr 2d half 3 Xylophiends Jack Barnett Howard & Sadler ‘Into the Light’ Empire Comedy 4 Manola BOULEVARD Samoya Bronte & Aldwell “Arm of Law” Hall’s Minstrels 2d half Lottie Grooper Evans-Zahn & D “Big Question” Eddie Foyer Grey & Old Rose GREELEY (loew) Jones & Gray Hawthorne & Mainetia- Dur Sully Family Eddie Foyer Martyn & Florence (One to fill) 2d half Rawls & Von Kauf- man (ubo) (loew) Co (loew) ? ester Scanlon & Press Sinclair & Casper Evans & Wilson J & B Thornton Jack Barnett (One to fill) 2d half Geo W Moore Minetta Duo Dorothy Herman Lucky & Yost Kiein Bros J & B Thornton Frozini ORPHEUM (lwew) 8 Xylophiends Sutter & Adair Rawls & Von Kauf- man Empire Comedy 4 Niemeyer & McCon- nell Barker-Thatcher Co Dorothy Herman 3 Emersons 2d half Loewy & Lacey Sis Jones & Gray Littie Lord Roberts Cook & Lorenz Maud Tiffany Lamberti Bros (One to fill) AVE B (loew) Tasmanian Trio Miller & Kent Burke-Toohey & Co Tabor & Greene Gilmore & Romanoff Rogers & Wood Clayton-Drew Pl’y’rs Ti Ling Sing William’s Circus (One to fill) Brooklyn ORPHEUM Nora Bayes Henry Lewis Jean Adair Shattuck & Golden Hussey & Lee Gibson & Guinan Brennan & Powell Aus Greightons BUSHWICK (ubo) Eddie Foy Co Edwin Arden Hussey & Lee R Raymond Co Katherine Dana Co Frank Crumit Camilla’s Birds Vera Carmen 3 HALSEY (ubo) 2d half (9-12) Casetta Rydeel Lee Bart “Busted” Granville & Mack Wm Ebs Crossman Entertainers BIJOU (loew) Murphy & Klein Lillian Watson Hoyt’s Minstreis Donlin & McHale Wolgas & Girlie (One to fill) 2d half O’Neil & Saxton Walton & Delberg Danny Percy Pollock Co seen eae 4 Sam DE KALB (loew) Manola Morris & Campbell DeVine & Williams Little Lord Roberts Frozini Morati Opera Co half Murphy & Klein Frankie Fay Sully Family Adams & Guhl Joe Dealy & Sis (One to fill) PALACE (loew) Dolee Sisters Martha Russell Co B Nora Allen Oram’s Circus 242 Sail? Giimere & Romano Burns & Kissen O’Brien & Buckley Walter James “Step Lively” FULTON (loew) O’Nell & Saxton Lucky & Yost Ves Farrell Co Hawthorne & Lester Stylish Steppers WARWICK (loew) Greenley & Drayton “Big Question” Andrew Kelly “Step Lively” 2d half Fennell & Tyson Burke-Toohey Co Nora Allen Standard Bros Alton, Til. HIP (wva) Billie Joy Lewis Belmont & L 2d half The Ferrorass 1esor Rivoli Altoona, Pa, ORPHEUM (ubo) Harkins & McKee Wm & Mary Rogers Will Oakland Co (Others to fill) 2d half Gordon & McKinley Leo Beers “Town Hall Yfollies’’ (Others to fill) Ann Arbor, Mich. MAJESTIC (ubo) L & Hurls Falls Weir Temple & D “Case For Sherlock” Jarrow Weber Wilson Revue 2d half “4 Husbands” Appelton, Wis. BIJOU (wva) N & § Kellogg Rice Bros 2d halt Laidlaw & Ryan (One to fill) Atianta FORSYTHE (ubo) Iskakawa Troupe Goelet Harris & M Millard Simms Co McCormack & Wallace Asana Students Wright & Deitrich Boganny Troupe GRAND (loew) Prevost & Goeilet Dunbar & Turner Lee Beggs Co Tyrolean Troubadours pee to fill) ustin, Tex MAJESTIC’ (inter) (13-14) (Same bill playing Auditorium, Waco) (15-16) Mile Paula Caits Bros Chas Deland Co Frank Mullane Thecdore Kosloff Irwin & Henry Be Ho Gray & Som- merville Baltimore, Md. MARYLAND (ubo) Grace La Rue Homer Miles Co Cartmell & Harris Lillian Boggs Joe Towle Avon Comedy 4 Burley & Burley Maleta Bosconi Guzman Trio HIP (loew) Jewett & Pendleton McGowan & Gorden Frank Gaby Co Folsom & Brown Fascinating Flirts Murray Bennett Helene & Emillon Battle Creek, Mich. BIJOU (ubo) Emmetts Canines Follis Sis & LeRoy Chas Mason Co Foster Ball Co 3 Bennett Sis 2d half Scretti & Antoinette Green & Parker Chas Howard Co Chief Caupolican (One to fill) Bay City, Mich. BIJOU (ubo) Onetta Knapp & Cornella The Kelloggs Edna Drean Clayton & Lennie “Luck of Totem” Birmingham LYRIC (ubo) (Nashville split) Ist half Paul Le Van & D Belle Meyers Ben Deeley Co Hugh Blaney White Hussars Boston KEITH’S (ubo) White & Cavanaugh Smith & Austin Robt T Haines Co Tighe & Jason Beatrice Herford Van & Belle Saxo § Sylphide Sisters 4 Danubes ORPHEUM (loew) Chadwick & Taylor Phillipi 4 Bernard & Meyers “Whirl of Song & D” Harry Rose (Two to fill) 2d half The Kerasses Ed & Irene Lowry Mr & Mrs Phillips Keefe-Langdon & W

Grapewin & Chance Kaufman Bros Geo Lovett Co 24 half Wing & Ah Hoy Ed Marshall Anderson & Gaines “On the Veranda”’ Sig Franz Tr Golding & Keating Champaign, Ill. ORPHEUM (wva) “The Joy Riders”’ Morairty Sisters Morgan & Grey Santos & Hayes McGoods & Tate Co 2d half Lavine & Inman Skipper Kennedy & R Jane Connolly Co Robbie Gordone (One to fill) Charleston, 8S. C, ACADEMY (ubo) Fosta Co Kipp 4 Milton & De Long’s Bessie Le Count Belle Lester 2d half Sway & Sway Irene La Tour & Dog Emily Sisters The Prescotts Charlotte, 8S. C. PIEDMONT (ubo) (Roanoke Split) 1st half Rouble Sims Stuart & Peeley Elsie Williams Co Gladiators Chattanooga, Tenn. MAJESTIC (ubo) (Knoxville Split) Ist half Samoyoa Anita Primrose Victoria 4 Pietro Apdale’s Animals Chicago MAJESTIC (orph) Adelaide & Hughes Wilfred Clarke Co Willie Weston La Graciosa Sumika & Girls J & W Hennings

A REAL HIT In the Sweet Long Ago Joe Morris Music Co. NEW YORK CITY

Marvin's Minstrels Tracey & McBride (One to fill) ST. JAMES (loew) Hewitt & Calame Handis & Miller Bryan Lee Co Marie Russell The Kerasses 2d half Ward & Raymond Harry Rose “Whirl of Song & D” (Two to fill) _ Buffalo, N, Y. “ SHEA’S (ubo) Frank Le Dent Mignon Mark & Vincent Daisy Jean 7 Honey Boys H Beresford Co Montgomery & Perry Hooper & Marbury Butte, Mont. PANTAGES (p) (16-20) Asaxi Japs Wood Melville & P Howard & Ross John T Doyle Co Joe Whitehead Hardeen Calgary ORPHEUM Bankoff & Gerlic Bernard & Harrington G Aldo Randegger Lightner & Alexander Mme Doria Kenny & Hollis Anna Chandler PANTAGES (p) Willard Bros What 4? Corelli & Gilette Military Maids Herbert Brooks Co Camden, N. J. TOWER'S (ubo) 2d half a (9-12) Samoya Stevens & Brunelle Uamitie Personui Coe Wayne & Warren Girls Manny’s Birthyday Cedar Rapids, Ia. MAJESTIC (wva) Marlo & Duffy Mack & Velmar Dancing Mars Dyer & Faye Boudini Bros Three Hickeys PALACE (orph) Clark & Hamilton Blossom Seeley Co Nina Payne Co “40 Winks” McCarthy & Faye Maurice Burkhart Parish & Peru Merle & Deimar ACADEMY (wva) Norwood & Anderson Eva Putier (Three to 5 2d half Zeda & Hoot {Four to fill) AMERICAN (wva) Vanity Fair (tab) 2d half Spanish Goldinis Dickinson & Deagon “The Frolickers”’ Flo Lorraine Co (Qne to fill) AVENUE (wva) Will Morris Wilton Sisters Electrical Venus Bell & Fredo Adroit Bros d half “6 Little Wives” KEDZIE (wva) Wing & Ah Hoy Kane & Herman Mr & Mrs Mel Burne Maxim Bros Bobby (One to fill) 2d half Argo & Virgina “What Hap Ruth” Von Hampton & § W Amoras Tr (One to fill) LINCOLN (wva) Spanish Goldings The Frolickers Ash & Shaw Sullivan & Mason (One 7. bat half Ray Snow May & Kilduff (Thres.to fills WILSON (wva) Anthony Jerrold Golding & Keating W Amoras Tr (Two to fill) 2d halt Embs & Alton “Women” Polly Prim Maxim Bros & Bobby (One to all), WINDSOR (wva) Zeda & Hoot Shirley Sisters he Tamer Monarch Comedy 4 McRae & Clegg 2d half “Vanity Fair” McVICKER’S (loew ) Morris & Gerald Robt O’Connor Co iray & Kiumpker Waters & Morris Great Leon “Smart Shop” Cincinnati KEITH'S (ubo) 3 Bobs Harris & Manion Hugh Herbert Co Hans Hanke Houdini (Others to fill) Cleveland HIP (ubo) “4 Husbands” Tempest & Sunshine Tennessee Ten Dainty Marie Una Clayton Co Girard & Clark Vaimont & Reynon MILES (loew) Edith Delgarde Co “The Cop” Mabel Harper Packard 4 Cedora (One to fill) Colorado Spgs., Col. ORPHEUM (13-14) (Same _ Bill Playing Lincoln 16-18) Orville Harrold Jacques Pintel Helene Davis Kajiyama Pierlert & Schofield Allan Dinehart Co Columbia, Mo. HALL (wva) Georgalis 3 Victoria 3 2d half Wright & Davis {To fl) Columbus, O. KEITH’S (ubo) De Biere Mark & Walker Hamilton & Barnes Arthur Deagon Arthur Havel Co Musical Johnstones Alexander Bros Dallas, Tex. MAJESTIC (inter) Simmons & Bradley F & L Bruch “Midnight Follies” Moore Gardner & R “Garden of Oloha”’ Kramer & Kent Emerson & Baldwin Danville, Ill. PALACE (ubo) pence | Stevens Howard Sisters Bruce Duffett Co Walters & Walters Revue DeVogue 2d half Frawley & West Hope Vernon Mr & Mrs P Fisher Bob Hall Bison City 4 Davenport, Ia. COLUMBIA (wva) “Blow Out” 2d half John R Gordon Co Willing & Jordon Geo Kovett Co Monarch Comedy 4 Royal Gascoignes pt A mee oO. KEITH’S (ubo) The Democos Moore & Haager Harry Gilford C & F Usher McDonald & Rowland Mercedes Decatur, Ill, EMPRESS (wva) Rice Elmer & T Dickson & Deagon “What Hap Ruth” Willing Bentley & W 7 Lyric Dancers half Inter Girl Santos & Hayes Harrison Brockbank Co Bevan & Flint McGoods Tate Co Denver ORPHEUM Evans B Fontaine Co Walter Brower Webb & Burns Demarest & Colette Wunette. Sictere Francis & Kennedy “Honor Thy Children” PANTAGES (p) Lucier 8 Beaumonte & Arnold Pernikoff Rose Ballet Mme De Vera & Dog Arthur Don & Wife —_—<—$<—$<$<$$<$<<<—_——————————eeEEEe— eee Des Moines, Ia. ORPHEUM (Sunday Opening) “Nursery Land’ Lydell & Higgins J C Lewis Co Tne Sharrock’s Parks & Conway Dancing Kennedy’s Vinie Daly Detroit TEMPLE (ubo) Jas Carson Co “Prosperity” Cole Russell & D Harry Lester Mason Frank Wilson Corbett Shep & D Saranoff & Sonia ORPHEUM (loew) Speed Mechanics Elizabeth Cutty Anthony & Mack “Romance Underw’ld”’ Goldsmith & Pinard Belleclaire Bros Duluth ORPHEUM “Petticoats” Lillian Kingsbury Co Fink’s Mules ‘The Volunteers”’ Ronair Ward & F Sylvis Loyal Mr & Mrs J Barry GRAND (wva) Walter Gilbert Masseroffs Gypsies Park & Francis Treats’ Seals 2d half Chas & Madeline Dun- bar Green McHenry & D Carl Rosini Co (One to fill St. ) Louis. ERBERS (wva) The Ferraros LeRoy & M Hart Jos L Browning Diaz’s Monkeys 2d half Billie Joy Willing Bentley & W Norton & Earle McRae & Clegg Edmonton, Can, PANTAGES (p) iterling & Marguerite Joe Roberts Silber & North La Scala 6 Le Maire & Dawson Winston’s Sea Lions Elkhart, Ind. ORPHEUM (ubo) F & A Aetair Clayton & Lennie Ernie & Ernie Diving Nymphs 2d half Elmira, N. Y. MAJESTIC (ubo) 2d half (9-12) La Belle & Wms Dale & Web er Hazel Wallace 8 Penn City 3 Barnold’s ged Erte, CoLANIAL. Willie Zimmerman Eckert & Parker Herchofft’s Gypsies Hunting & Francis Wverest’s Circus Evansville, Ind. “Cubo) GRAND (wva) Reino & Flores Silber & North Dunbar’s Singers Earl & Edwards Merrian’s Canines half Mystic Hanson 3 Bert Howard Arthur Lavine Co Klass & Waiman Girl in Moon Fall River, Mass. BIJOU (loew) Keefe-Langdon & W The Lowrys Mr & Mrs Phillips Tracey & McBride Conroy’s Models d haif Chadwick & Taylor Virginia Ogden Bernard & Meyers Conroy’s Models (One to fill) Flint, Mich. MAJESTIC (ubo) Bell & Eva Barry Girls Tilford Co Morris Gold en “Magazines Girls” 2d half Oscar Starr The Dohertys Grew Paits Co Brady & Mahoney “Dog Watch” Fond Dw. Lac. Wis, IDBA (wva) 2d haif Wm Molsen Rice Bros (One to fill) Ft. Dod PRINCES Alexandria s* Ta. wva) Stone & Hughes c is Anderson & Goines F Dave Wood’s Animals 2d half “Boys & Girls” Ft. Wayne, Ind. PALACE (¢ubo) Pipafax & Panlo M Washington Girls Lewis & Fiber Bison City 4 Robbie Gordone 2d half Rice Elmer & T Lann & Harper “Swiss Song Birds” “Might Have Beens” Ash & Shaw Metro Dancers Ft. Williams, Can. ORPHEUM (wva) G & L Garden Dae & Neville Adéle Jason Bert LaMont Ft. Worth MAJESTIC (inter) 13-16) Witt & Winter Casson & Earle “What Hap Ruth” Violinsky Bessie Clayton Hufford & Chain The Seeback’s Gaiveston O H (inter) (13-14) (Same. bill playing Majestic, San An- tonio (15-19) Saona & Co Burt Earle Ethel Clifton Deleon & Davies Muriel Worth Co Lydia Barry salar a

Spanish Goldinis Sullivan & Mason The Frolickers Bell & Fredo (One to fill) Grand Rapids EMPRESS (ubo) Marx Bros Co Harry B Lester Helen Page Co Hopkins Axtell Co Brown Harris & B Orville Stamm Gt. Falls, Mont. PANTAGES (p) (14-15) (Same Bill Playing Anaconda 16) Nancy Fair “* All Aboard” Olympia Desval Nouveli Bros Moss & Frey Green Bay, Wis, ORPHEUM (wva) “Fashion Shop”, Jack Lavier Spencer & Wms Green & Pugh Hammond, Ind. ORPHEUM (wva) Will Morris Shirley Sisters Mystic Bird Kane & Herman (One to fill) Harrisburg MAJESTIC T* tubes Mintz & Wertz Kennedy & Burt Barrett & Opp Leo Beers “Town Hall Follies” 2d haif J & I Melva Sinclair & Caspar Mammy venny’s B’day Dorothy Brenhan Darling Girls Hazelton PALACE (ubo) 2d half Fiske & Chuck Hass Elliott & Mullen 6 Harvards Hoboken, N. J. LYRIC (loew) Ade & Marion Scottish 4 O’Brien & Buckley Harry Sydell 8 Alvarettas 2d half Reed Wright & S$ Dorothy Burton Co (Three to fill) Houston MAJESTIC (inter) Holman Bros Countess Nardini Dunn & Beaum’t Sis Ames & Winthrop J K Emmett Co Bonita & Hearn 3 Ankles Indianapolis (KELTH’S (ubo) (Sunday Opening) Elsa Ryan Co Belic Buker “The Headliners” Dan Burke & Girls Hoager & Goodwin Herbert’s Dogs Joe Fanton Co LYRIC (ubo) Henry & Adelaide Gorman Bros

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The Right Man” Ray L Royce Alice Teddy - Ironwood, Mich. THMPLE (wva) George & George Darling Saxapuone (Three to fill) Jackson, Mich. ORPHEUM (ubo) “4 Husbands” 2d half Lawrence & Hurils Falls Weir Temple & D “Case For Sherlock” Jarrow Weber Wilson Revue Jacksonville ORPHEUM (ubo) (Savannah Split) 1st half J & J Burns Ethel Hopkins Donnelly & Dorothy Lew Wells “New Producer” Janesville, Wia. NEW MEYERS (wva) Hal Hart Earl & Edwards (Three to fill) Jefferson City, GEM (wva) Jack & Kitty Lee 2d haif (Others to fill) Jersey City KEITH’S (ubo) 2d halt (9-12) “Hawaiian Love Story” Gates & Preston Pete & Pals Jack Morley Cabaret De Luxe Ransom & Simpson Valyda & Braz Nuts Ransom & Sheridan Vallecitas’ Leopards Johnstown, Pa. MAJESTIC (ubo) (Sheridan Sq _ Pitts- burgh igo 1st half Capt Auger Co Billie Seaton 3 Percivals Kalamazoo, Mich. MAJESTIC (ubo) Soretti & Antoinette Green & Parker Chas Howard Co Chief Gaupolican (One to fill) 2d half Emmett’s Canines Follis Sis & LeRoy Chas Mason Co Foster Ball Co 3 Bennett Sis Kansas City, Mo. ORPHEUM Mrs Langtry Willard Al & Fannie Steadman “Old Time Darkies”’ Princess Kalama Duo Gordon & Rica 5 Belgian Girls PANTAGES (p) Von Cello Alice Hamilton Maley & Woods Leonard Anderson Co George Morton GLOBE (wva) Chas Ledger Crinoline Girls O’Niel & Gallagher Brenks Models (Two to fill) 2d half Yusney & Arlow Caine & Odin “The Family” Joe Roberts (Two to fill) Kenosha, Wis. VIRGINIAN (wva) “6 Little Wives” 2a half Cortose 3 (Four to fill) Knoxville, Tenn. BIJOU (ubo) (Chattanooga Split) ist half Gallander Hallen & Hunter 5 Gormans Baron Lichter Sadie Fondelier Kokomo, Ind. SIPE (ubo) Grace Wasson Robt Scott Leroy & Harvey Wm O’Clare Girls Tyler & Crolius 2d half “Honolula Girl” LaFayette, Ind. FAMILY (ubo) “Around Town” 2d half Ramblers Sisters & P Lew Fitzgibbons Imhoff Conn & C Nevins & Erwood “Society Circus’’ Lansing, Mich. BIJOU {ube} Oscar Starr The Boers Grew Paits Co Brady Mahoney “Dog Watch” 2d half Bell & Eva Barry Girls Tilford Co Mo. Morris Golden “Magazine Girls’’ Lincoin, Neb. LYRiC (wva) Leighton & Kennedy Lawrence Crane Co 28 bali Stone Hughes (One to fill) ORPHEUM (wva) C & A Giccker Zeitler & Zeitler Burke & Burke Clark & McCullough Ross Bros Little Rock, Ark. MAJESTIC (inter) Lamaze 3 Joyce West & 8 The Paldrons (Two to fill) 2d half Scamp & Scamp Mimic 4 Royal Italian 6 Consul the Great Logansport, Ind. COLONIAL’ (ubo) Chabot & Dixon Weston & Young Darto Rialto 2d half “Around Town” Los Angeles ORPHEUM Chip & Marble McDevitt Kelly & L Bernaid & Scarth Britt Wood Marshall Montgomery Allen & Howard Ralph Herz Co Orth & Dooley PANTAGES Keno & Green Long Tack Sam Co Eva Shirley Wills Gilbert Co Gaylord & Lancton Dooley & Nelson Louisville KEITH’S (ubo) (Sunday Opening) M Macomber Co Jwlie Ring Co Santley & Norton Hull & Durkin Co Schoen & Mayne Two Blondy’s Chaplin Film Lowell, Mass. KEITH’S (ubo) Albert Royget & Girlie Bootby & Aberdean Whipple Huston Co Joe Cook De Pace Opera Co Comfort & King Bert Wheeler Co Lynn, Mass, Orrin & Dolly Paula (new) Force & Williams Kirby & Rome R L Dailey Co Roger -Grey Co Mirano Bros Madison, Wis, ORPHEUM (wva) Herr Jansen Co Spencer & Wms Imhoff Conn & C Patricola & Meyers Geo Pisano Co d half Darto & Rialto Benny & Woods Harry Hollman Co Kauffman Bros Mrs Eva Fay Marinette, Mich. BIJOU _ (15-18) Parsons & Parsons The Weddells Allen & Allen Marion, Ind. LYRIC (ubo) Wilson & Wilson Reisner & Gores d half Frevoli Ernie & Ernie Mason City, Ia. REGENT (wva) Carl & LeClaire Royal Gascoignes half Mintz & Palmer Heuman 38 Memphis ORPHEUM Ellis & Bordoni Bobby Matthews Co Geo Howell Co Imp Chinese 3 Leipzig Leon Sisters Svengali Milwaukee MAJESTIC (orph) “The Hyphen’”’ Carroll & Wheaton Dooley & Rugel Natalie & Ferrari Adair & Adelphi Derkin’s Dogs May Melville Hubert Dyer PALACE (wva) Mile LaToy’s Models Green & Fuge Von Hampton & §S Al Abbott “Fashion Shop” Chas Mason Co 2d half Herr Jason Co Godfrey & Henderson Patricola & Meyers (B) Electrical Venus Gen Pisano (One to fill) Minneapolis ORPHEUM Brice & King ‘‘Discontent”’ “Miniature Revue” Violet Dale Nell O’Connell Rooney & Bent PANTAGES (p) Gaston Palmer Salon Singers Wilson Bros Gruber’s Animals R & E Dean GRAND (wva) Transfield Sisters Spiegal & Dunn Arthur Angel Co 3 Melvin Bros PALACE (wva) Rae & Wynn “Elopers”’ Frank Bush “Edge of World” (One to fill) Mt. Vernon, N. Y. PROCTOR’S (ubo) 2d half (9-12) Merian’s Dogs Big City 4 Emmet De Voe Co H L Mason Redder Bros Diamond & Daughter Libonate Muskegon, Mich. REGENT (ubo) Alf Farrell Fox & Ingraham Mr & Mrs P Fisher Nevins & Erwood Society Circus 2d half Milton Frankel Murphy Howard & R R Henry Hodge Howe & Howe Clark’s R Hawaiians Nashville, Tenn, PRINCESS (ubo) (Birmingham Split) ist hel Ogden & Benson Urson & Dosta Kerr & Weston Minnie Allen Victor Morley Co Newark, N. J. , MAJESTIC (ioew) Orth & Lillian Dolly Morrissey Ves Farrell Co Klein Bros The Gaudsmiths (One to fill) 2d halif Clark & Lewis Mumford & Thompson Morati Opera Co Scanlon & Press (One to fill) New London, Conn. LYCEUM (ubo) 2d half (9-12) Benedettos Buhla Pearl Marde & Hunter Paul Wednesday “Sesame Of Love” New Orleans ORPHEUM Cressy & Dayne Harry Cooper Co Leah Herz Co Ballet Classique Albright & Rodolfi Fay Cooleys & F Brent Hayes New Rochelle, N. Y. LVEW Adams & Guhl (Two to fill) 2d half Martyn & Florence Marie Fenton Visa Versa Norfolk, Va. ACADEMY (ubo) (Richmond Split) ist half Koban J Troupe Mantilla & Cahill Majestic Mus 4 Stone & Hayes Vivian Arnseman Oakland ORPHEUM (Open Sunday Mat.) “Bride Shop” Miller & Vincent Kitaro Bros Bert Fitzgibbons Riche & Burt Raymond Bond Co Maud Lambert Ernest Ball PANTAGES (p) 3 Bartos Crawford & Broderick Nester & Sweet’hrts Great Lester James Gordon Rigoletto Bros Ogden, Utah PANTAGES (p) (16-18) Kartelli “Society Buds’”’ Claudia Coleman Welch Mealy & M Creole Band Nan Gray Omaha ORPHEUM (Open Sunday Fay Templeton Al Shayne Dore & Halperin Mat.) Balzer Sisters Martin & Fabrini Alan Brooks Co EMPRESS (wva) A & G Terry Dena Carroll Heuman 3 (One to fill) 2d half Frances & Norde Leighton & Kennedy Ross Bros (One to fill) Uskosh, MAJESTIC Wm Molsen Laidlaw & Ryan (One to fill) 2d half Chase & LaTour (Two to fill) Passaic, N, J. PLAYHOUSE (ubo) 2d half (9-12) Mike Emmet Asaki Co Coe Vesta & Roy Jones & Johnson Clayton Drew Players Paterson. N. J. MAJESTIC (ubo) d half (9-12) The Dares Raymond & O’Connor Burt Johnson Co Damico “School Playground’”’ Inglis & Redding Blackburn & Bostwick Florrie Millership Perth Amboy, N. J. CITY (ubo) 2d half (9-12) Baron’s Horses Remaine Pauline Runa Co Schreck & D’Arville Lillian Calvert “Harvest Days” Philadelphia KEITH’S (ubo) “America First’’ Geo Kelly Co GRAND (ubo) Eiva & Snowbali Bolger Bros Doris Lester 3 “Girl 1000. Byes” Sylvester & Vance Guernan & Newell Wis. (wva) Barron Von Ogler 10 Dixie Serenades Portiand, Me. ‘ KEITH’S (ube) Orrin & Dolly Paula Force .& Williams Kirby & Some Robt Daily Co Roger Gray Co Mirano Bros Portland, Ore, ORPHEUM “Girl From Delhi’ Raymond & Caverley 4 Readings Craig Campbell Sarah Padden Co John Geiger The Brightons PANTAGES (p) O & J Evans Jue Quo Tai James Grady Co “Oh, The Woman” Warren Templeton Providence, R. I. EMERY (loew) Virginia Ogden Ward & Raymond Fox & Wells Marvin’s Minstrels (One to fill) 2d half Hewitt & Calame Handis & Miller Bryan Lee Co Marie Russell Phillipi 4 Racine, Wis, ORPHEUM (wva) The Rupperts Harry Gilbert Pedrini’s Monks Regina, Can. REGINA (wva) Frank Palmer Nelson Sisters Mack & Dena Larry Reilly Co Richmond, Ind. MURRAY (ubo) “Honolula Girl” 2d half Juggling Bardell F & A Astair Reisner & Gores Diving Nymphs (One to fill) Richmond, Va. BIJOU (ubo) (Norfolk Split) Ist half CLEVER COMEDIANS PRETTY GIRLS BIGGER AND BRTTER THAN EVER BOB MATTHEWS’ “DREAMLAND” In 8 Seenes and 7 Characters THIS WEEK (NOV. 6), SHEA’S, TORUNTO Direction, HARRY WEBER Aveling & Lloyd Lovenberg Sisters Co Leigh & Jones Herschel Hendler Louis Hardt Louis Stone WM PENN (ubo) 2d f Cox & Joyce Campbell Hewitt & M Mills & Moulton Gus Edwards Pittsburgh DAVIS (ubo) Frank Shields Halligan & Sykes 4 Entertainers Jasper Jarvis & Dare Nat Goodwin (Others to fill) SHERIDAN SQ (ubo) (Johnstown Split) 1st half Seabury & Price Those 5 Girls Lloyd & Britt Jackson 3 Pittsfield, Mass. MAJESTIC (ubo) 2d halt (9-12) J & J Gibson . Esther Carnes Holmes & Hollister Weber & Wms Leach Wallen 3 Port Arthur, Can. LYRIC (wva) G & L Garden Dae & Mellville Adele Jason Bert Lamont Portchester PROCTOR’S 2d half (9-12) Byron & Nelson Susan Michod The Vorvellos Ila Grannon “Love in Suburbs” Whitfield & Ireland Staley & Birbeck Roanokoe, Va. ROANOKE (ub } (Charlotte split 1st half Elvira Sis Brown & Jackson Hickman Shaw & C Fred Weber Co Ferry Rochester, N. Y, TEMPLE (ubo) World Dancers Julius Tannen Chas Mack Co Maude Muller Bernard & Janis Davenport & Raftery 4 Roeders Frank Hartley Rochester, Minn. METRO (wva) Fields, Keene & W Geo Brown Co (Three to fill) Rockford, Ill, PALACE (wva) Swain & Ostman Willing & Jordon Geo Fisher Co Bobbe & Nelson “Female Clerks” 2d half “Girl Revue” Kate Watson Sacramento, Cal. ORPHEUM (13-14) (Same _ Bill Playing Stockton 15-16 and Fresno 17-18) Morton & Moore Laura N Hall Co De Witt Burns & T Frisco Wms & Wo!fus Lads & Lassies HOWATSON..and SWAYBELL. “A Case of Pickles” LAUGH BROKERS The Professionals’ DR. Fitzgerald Bidg. Room 703 Favorite Dentist A. P. LOESBERG 1482 Broadway Tel. 4035 Brvant Saginaw, Mich. FRANKLIN (ubo9) “Girl Worth While” 2d half Onetta Knapp & Cornella Schwartz Bros Co Darrell & Hanford Imperial Tr St. Louis ORPHEUM (Sunday Opening) Ruth St Denis Lew Madden Co Mayo & Tally Duffy & Lorenz Du For Boys Leo Zarrell 3 Ollie Young & A COLUMBIA (orph) Morgan Dancers Claire Rochester ~ Rockwell & Wood Eddie Carr Co McLellan & Carson Richards & Kyle Lohse & Sterling EMPRESS (wva) Roser’s Wonders Florence Lorraine Co Jane Wallace Co “Darn Good & Funny” Norton & Earle 2d half Diaz’s Monkeys Jos L Browning Bruce Duffet Co Bowman Bros Dudley 3 GRAND (wva) Waak Manning Louise Mayo The Lelands Ruby Cavalle Co Pricess Whitecloud Evans Lloyd Co Roth Roberts Hal Stephens “Telephone Tangle’’ St. Paul PRINCESS (wva) C & M Dunbar Green McHenry & D Carl Rosini Co (One fo fill) 2d half Knight & Carlyle Al Abbott Copeland’s Girls (One to fill) Salt Lake ORPHEUM (Open. Wed Night) Fred V Bowers Co Claire Vincent Co Alexander MacFayden Morin Sisters Nederveld’s Baboons Sherman & Uttry Musical Geralds PANTAGES (p) Will & Kemp Browing & Dean Bernard & Tracey Woolfik’s “Jr Follies” Romaine Fielding Co San Diego PANTAGES (p) Phil La Tosca B & H Mann Slatko’s Rollickers Mme H De Serris Co San Francisco ORPHEUM Sophie Tucker Co Ward Bros Beeman & Anderson Cantwell & Walker Ruth Budd “Forest Fire” “Cranberries” Josie Heather Co - PANTAGES (p) (Sunday Opening) Renee Family Ward & Faye Herbert Lloyd Co Chinko Minnie Kaufman Nea Abel Raigianni & Vogliotti Saskatoon Sas, Can. EMPIRE (wva) Frank Palmer Nelson Sisters Mack & Dena Larry Reilly Co Savannah BIJOU (ubo) (Jacksonville Split) 1st half Tuscano Bros Wanzer & Palmer Linton & Lawrence Primrose John Higgins Seattle ORPHEUM Stone & Kaliz Mullen & Coogan McConnell & Simpson McKay & Ardine Mr & Mrs G Wilde Ryan & Riggs Gautier’s Toy Shop PANTAGES (p) Burke & Broderick “Mr Inquisitive’’ 8 Keatons Rucker & Winifred Tratte Senator F Murphy Sioux City, Ia. ORPHEUM (wva) 2d half C & A Glocker Cooper & Smith Franklyn Ardell Co Chas Wilson (One to fill) Sioux Falis, 8. D. ORPHEUM (wva) Les Kelliors Coghlan Avery & O Chas Wilson Models DeLuxe 2d half The Jeuneis Alexandria L & M Hunting Dave Wood’s Animals South Bend, Ind. ORPHEUM (wva) Frawley & West Embs & Alton “Luck of Totem” Ray Snow “All Wrong” 2d halt Wilton Sisters Howard Kibel & H Revue DeVogue (One to fill) Spokane PANTAGES (p) (Sunday Opening) “Betting Bettys” Olive Briscoe Bell Ringers Smith & Kaufman Sigbee’s Dogs Springfield, Ill. MAJESTIC (wva) DeWitt Young & §S Caeser Rivoli Harrison Brockman Co Bevan & Flint Dudley 3 (One to fill) 2d half Roser’s Wonders Morairty Sisters Morgan & Grey “Darn Good & Funny” Fiddler & Shelton “Joy Riders” Springfield, Mass. PLAZA loew) Math Bros & Girlie The Wilsons Rhoda & Crampton Walter James 5 Old Veterans Fred C Hagan & Co Fox & Wells Prince Charles (Two to fill) Stamford, Conn. ALHAMBRA (ubo) 2d half (9-12) S Miller Kent Co Florenz Duo Corbley’s Dogs Gerard West & Dixon Gruet & Gibson Superior, Wis. PEOPLD’S (wva) Victor Hall & Beck 4 Roses 2d half Rome & Wager Darling Saxaphone 4 (One to fill) rat N. Y. CRESCENT (ubo) 2d half (9-12) Kane Bros Fritches Katheryn Selsor Jim McWms “Dream of Orient” Tacoma PANTAGES (p) Fear Baggett & F Horelik Dancers Barry & Wolford Santuccia Howard & Fields Schepp’s Circus Terre Haute HIP (wva)x ist half “Girl in Moon” Arthur Lavine Co Mary Gray Mystic Hanson 3 (One to fill) 2d half Dunbar Singers Swiss Canines Bert Howard Silber & North Reino & Flores Toledo KEITH’S (ubo) Valerie Bergere Co Bob Albright Co Burt Johnson Co Alaska Trio Edwin George M & B Hart Roach & McCurdy Keno Keys & M Toronto SHEA’S (ubo) Bradley & Ardine Ponzello Sisters L D’Armond Co American Comedy 4 L MeMillan Co Stuart & Barnes The Rials YONGE (loew) Leonard & Loule Curry & Graham Archer & Belford Geo Armstrong Gordon Eldred Co Gardner & Trenton, N. J. O H (ubo) 2d half (9-12) Field Sisters Brown & Barrows Chas Altos Raymond & O'Connor Vassar & Arkan 17 YONKERS taped 2d hal (9-12) David § Hall Cummings & Sheldon Carson & Willard De Forest & Kernes Jupitor 3 Vancouver, B. C. ORPHEUM Ray Samuels Maryland Singers Marie Fitzgibbons Bert Leyy “Clown Seal” Savoy & Brennan PANTAGES (p) Leo & Mae Jackson Weber & Blliott Gilroy Haynes & M Primrese Minstrels Resista Victoria, B. C. PANTAGES (p) Harry Hines Adonis & Dog Pereira 6 O’Neil & Walmesly Valerie Sisters Vincennes, Ind. LYRIC (12-14) P Pedrini Co Harry Sterling Mme Marion Virginia, Minn, ROYAL (wva) Rome & Wager (One to fill) 2d half Victor Hall & Beck Washington, D, C. KEITH’S (ubo) Mayhew & Taylor Chic Sale Hermanie Shone Co J C Nugent Tooney & Norman Flavilla “Five of Clubs” Kitamura Japs Watertown, 8S. D. METRO (wva) The Jeunets Fields Keane & W 2d halt LesHle & So! Berns 4 Roses Waterloo, Ia. MAJESTIC (wva) Garcinneti Bros L & M Hunting “On the Veranda” Benny & Woods Harry Helman Co 2d half Harris & Nolan Bobbe & Nelson Frank Stafford Four Slickers Ralph Connors Wausau, Wis, BIJOU (wva) MecNiel & Maye 2d half LeRoy & St Claire Williamsport, Pa, FAMILY (ubo) June Mena & I Sinclair & Caspar Mammy Jenny’s Birth'd Dorothy Brennan Darling Girls 2d half Mintz & Wertz Barrett & Opp Kitner Taylor & M Pid Hamlet Wilmington DOCKSTADBE (ubo) ‘“‘Meadowbrook Lane” Alvn & Williams Mabel Lewis Co Antrim & Vale Hong Kong Mysteries Winnipeg ORPHEUM Eddie Leonard Co Mason & Keeler Russell & Ward Stan Stanley Co Silver & Duval Sabinna & Bronner 6 Water Lillies PANTAGES (p) Cook Sisters Portia Sisters 4 Chisholm & Breen Daniels & Conrad “Suffragette Court” Oxford 3 STRAND (wva) Dave Wellington Cross & Doris Miller & Muiford DeLuxe 6 York, Pa, O H (ubo) Gorden & Kinley Holden & Herron Jack Kennedy & Co Kitner Hayes & M Will Ward Girls 2d half Harkens & McKee “Playviand" (Others to fill) Youngstown, O. HIP (ubo) “Tango Shoes” Chas Fletcher Bessie Remple Co Chung Wha 4 Fagg & Whita 3 Gordon Girls Paes ea) 9

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NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK initial Presentation, First Appearance or Reappearance in or Around New York Columbia Boys’ Band. Harry and Eva Puck Royal. =——————————== Whiting and Burt. “A Little Speculator” (Songs and Talk), 21 Mins.; Three (Special Drop). Colonial. In “A Little Speculator,” by Edgar Allan Woolf, George Whiting and Sadie Burt have a rather unique method to in- troduce their repertoire of character songs. Mr. Woolf provided an idea that very neatly allows for the sur rounding story and the use of a spe- cial drop. The scene is the interior of a hotel with a theatre-ticket speculator’s desk at the left side. Miss Burt is the speculator, Whiting a guest of the hos- telry. He enters with an introductory number and proceeds through a cleverly connected chain of talk anent the cur- rent shows, climaxing each angle with what is supposed to be a number from the show in question, the principals al- ternating in the vocal demonstrations. The story, what there is of it, is con- sistent and of the “flirtation” specie. It naturally concludes with a love ditty. During its action Miss Burt offers “I’d Love To Be Sick,” doubling with Mr. Whiting in “The Auto of Love,” while Whiting solos with “12 o’clock Feller in a Nine O’clock Town.” The songs, with the exception of the latter, are de- cidedly weak in comparison with the vehicle proper. New songs would be necessary under any circumsiances. The light effects are faulty and crimped the novelty from start to finish. A light drop is utilized with a centre curtain to represent a miniature stage. When the principals are singing the drop should not ‘be visible. It spoils the ef- fect and breaks the story’s connections. The house spot should be dropped alto- gether with back stage lights providing the individual views, the stage itself be- ing black dark meanwhile. Those tele- phone conversations are not the easiest things in the world to handle properly and Whiting and Burt will have to work into this angle to get instantaneous ac- tion with the change of scenes. The act is somewhat rough in its present state, but the possibilities are apparent and need but a little attention for com- plete development. This combination can sell a song better than 99 per cent. of the others in their line and likewise know the qualifications of a good num- ber. They have an act and one that lifts them into the novelty class, but a new vocal routine is essential. Notwith- standing the very visible handicaps they earned a reasonably big reception Mon- day night at the Colonial. Wynn. Royal. (New Act),

’ Martir. Van Bergen and Irving Goslar. Songs and Piano. 14 Mins.; One. Majestic, Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 8. If the applause this new piano play- ing, singing combination pocketed at its Majestic debut Monday afternoon counts for anything the Martin Van Bergen and Irving Goslar act will never need to worry about rainy vaudeville days. On “No, 2” and in a spot that mitigates against musical turns the young men succeeded admirably well. Goslar’s long suit is the piano, although he chimes in vocally with Van Bergen on several numbers to good effect. It is Van Bergen’s voice that is the biggest item in the new frameup. He has a deep, resonant voice, vibrant and musi- cal, and he turned loose its voluminous tones to the fullest Monday, creating a splendid impression. ~ By ver satility he swung from topical numbers to classical, his voice heard to good ad- vantage in both. Goslar handled the ivories in his usual skillful manner and the men were applauded for their ef- forts. Mark. ase 4-29 f Way OF Montgomery and Perry. “Two Bachelors of Art” (Variety Act). 22 Mins.; One. Palace. An: ¢ { otertaining: act for the public has been evolved by Billie Montgomery and George Perry, both members of former well known turns bearing either of their names. The present combina- tion has been playing around for some time, but the Palace this week is their first local big house engagement. The act opens with Mr. Montgomery going to the piano to accompany Mr. Perry in a song. “Piano business” follows and it brings laughs. Other piano busi- ness comes after that, after a special rag number by Mr. Perry and a good looking young woman, named on the program as Lady Dore Plowden, who has more looks than voice. However she fills in here, her only opportunity, as the young woman makes the “com- pany” look large. That is augmented further on when a colored fellow wear- ing a uniform with “M-P” on its coat collar plays a mouth organ. Mr. Mont- gomery has some of his old funnisms with the instrument, some new ones and nicely carries the comedy burden. Mr. Perry is the “straight man” taking care of that end, although his light sack suit worn Tuesday afternoon was in noticeable contrast to Mr. Montgom- ery’s darker clothes. The act seems to be able to stand a cut of a few min- utes, through elimination or the addi- tion of speed at intervals, but in the closing the first part position Election Day it averaged with any turn on the program for applause from the holiday audience. The boys work all the time

wT eae Ee re Walter Shannon, Marie Annis and Co, (3). “The Garden of Love” (Musical Com- edy) 29 Riims:; One: Miss Gould should rerain the $2 in memory when arranging. But oh, boy, and oh, Venita! If they don’t catch her at it, she may yet make the Palace with this ‘act, for Venita Gould has gone up against the imitation thing once again, and has gone against it right. Sime. Annis proceeds to ‘sing, and then pro- ceeds on her way to keep the date. Immediately on her heels the man ap- pears and stops long enough to repeat the tale and then sings a ballad with his two Arab guides helping out. Then the scene switches to full stage and there are two additional numbers with the three chorus men helping out on each. The comedy is not quite up to the mark as yet, but when it is the turn will stand featuring on the big time. It is different from the majority of tabloid musical comedies and that is something in its favor. Miss Annis looks: pretty and sings well, and Mr. Shannon is a much better vocalist than a a red.

Kathryn Dahl and Charles Gillen. Songs and Piano. 17 Mins.; One; Full Stage. Bushwick. Kathryn Dahl has gone to consider- able expense in staging her present turn which has three special drops in “one” and a full stage set. The effects are sufficient to secure some satisfaction, with Miss Dahl’s voice a meritorious factor. The act is deficient in the song division, which could be easily reme- died. The present numbers are all re- stricted, but there is not one with the necessary punch to put an act of this sort in the hit column. Chartes> Gillen at the piano acts as Miss Dahl’s accom- panist, with a bit of comedy attempted in his own behalf. Miss Dahl has some attractive gowns, and about all that is needed at the present time is one or two new songs with a punch. NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK Legitimate Preductiens Announced for Metropolitan Premiere, “Catherine” (Theatre Francais Co.), (Nov. 11). Wm. H. Thompson and Co. (3). “The Interview” (dramatic). 21 Mins.; Five (Library). Palace. A long time away, in picture playing, must have blunted the vaudeville per- ception of William H. Thompson, whe returns to the varieties this week, at the Palace, with “The Interview,” a dra- matic playlet by Tom Gallon and Leon M. Lion. “The Interview” is a some- what vague story on loss of memory, and its recovery by a surgeon in his own office, after five years at Munich, where he was assaulted as he was upon the verge of discovering a beneficial-to- mankind serum. His assistant at that time robbed him of his secret, return- ing to London and taking the whole credit. Upon visiting his office by acci- dent, the lost memory doctor obliged his former assistant to start a confes- sion telling of his theft and upon its partial completion, the theiving physi- cian kills himself instead of his bene- factor, whom he had robbed and who he then intended to murder. It’s all talk with Mr. Thompson in the centre, and goes to a very dry finish as the sur- viving surgeon uses the scrap of paper containing the partial confession as the basis for an interview with a female daily newspaper reporter in order the world might read of the rightful dis- coverer of the serum, and believe the stealer of it committed suicide through remorse. The playlet is impossible for vaudeville, even with the superb Mr. Thompson its star. Sime.

Sutton, McIntyre and Sutton. “The Perfume Shop” (Comedy). 19 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Interior). Royal. The well known three have a new vehicle and material which puts some of their old specialty into new surround- ings. The stage is set in a shop such as might be a beauty parlor. It makes a bright background of purple in many tones. The woman is a sales girl and the two men bellboy and porter. There is much, too much, dialog, some knock- about and a comic song by Sutton. Then a big confectioner’s box is wheeled in and upon being opened the girl is dis- closed. She does a neat little dance. All three do a general roughhouse knockabout for the finale, which is ef- fective. The matter of comedy lines just now is the act’s handicap. Time and ingenuity will probably improve this part and the combination will have an amusing number. Eckert and Parker. Talk and Songs. 15 Mins.; One (Special Drop). Eckert and Parker, seemingly a new male two-act, have a special golf course drop, before which, in golfing clothes, one as a German, the other straight, they amusingly talk of the game, Later they drift into a “wireless” harangue. Two song numbers are done. The Ger- man comedian is something on the Sam Bernard style, dandified and not too loud. He does extremely well, with the straight an excellent feeder. Both men have singing voices, the “straight’s” be- ing of light tenor calibre. The act looks all right for the “one” spot in the early part of a big time bill. Sime. Libonita. Xylophonist. 17 Mins.; One. Fifth Ave. Libonita is a xylophone player. The principal difference between him and other xylophone players lies im his abtl- ity to play ragtime on the instrument. This made him solid with the Fifth Avenue audience Tuesday night. He intersperses his popular selections with a classical number or two that he plays very well. Pred.

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Thomas F. Swift and Co. (3). “Me and Mary” (Comedy). 16 Mins.; Five (Parlor). “Me-and Mary,” written. by Thomas F. Swift, who is the principal player, seems the sketch form for a three-act rather than a three-people sketch,eits proper classification. A story runs con- sistently through it, and with a concert grand piano in the parlor, also permits of singing. The dialog is airy persifage, excepting at the finish when a turn to- ward the pathetic is deftly handled in the writing and the playing to remove the usual sob stuff that so often hap- pens at this juncture. The three peo- ple are young. Besides Mr. Swift are two girls, Mary H. Kelley, the “Mary” of the playlet, and Beth Johnstone as Nannie. Young Jimmie (Mr. Swift) returns to Mary’s home, aglow with the prospect of marrying her. He _in- forms his girl an increase of salary from $12 to $13.25 a week permitted him to invest in a house and lot through paying a $5 deposit, and that they are all set for the future. tell him something, but Jimmie won’t listen. He is full of talk and ideas. Noticing a locket around Mary’s neck that he gave to her, Jimmie wants to see how he once looked, and upon open- ing it finds the picture of another fel- low. Mary says the other fellow is Mortimer Montague and she is engaged to him—that is what Mary wished to tell Jimmie. So Jimmie says never mind, it’s all right, he will mortgage the property and hopes Mary will be happy, but when Nannie rebukes Jim- mie for calling her “Nannie” instead of Nan, Jimmie replies for the curtain that he won’t object if he’s called Nannie. During the action the trio sing about “The Birth of a Nation” and for an encore to it give “expressions” of three people watching the film. Miss Kelley at the piano sings “Mary,” but leaving the instrument during it, instead of con- tinuing the song to Jimmie she walks to the footlights and sings it to the audience.’ Neither was there any good reason for the trio to exit from the par- lor after the “Nation” song. Miss Joknstone needs only look young, which she does. Miss Kelley plays Mary very well, and Mr. Swift takes excellent care of his light juvenile and a bit slangy role. In the “No. 3” posi- tion the sketch went over very strong- ly. It will do that almost in any house. Sime. Chas. Orr and Etta Hager. “A Courtship in Song.” 12 Mins.; Two (Special). Harlem O. H. Charles Orr and Etta Hager have an act that should whip in. It needs at present to be set and a number or two with a little more pep added. This will undoubtedly be done. Miss Hager, an exceedingly pretty blonde with a very good voice, opens the act with an ex- planatory number regarding her sweet- heart, whom she is expecting. He’s only an hour late, but when he shows up he proposes and this gives the girl an excuse to change to a wedding gown fot the final number, “A Syncopated Honeymoon.” With a bit of speeding and a little brightening the act ye red, “Whirl of Song and Dance” (9). Songs and Dances (Special Curtains). 15 Mins., Full Stage. American. : From outward appearances the mem- bers of this song and dance offering are a Russian troupe dressed up. Four boys and five girls compose the turn, a conglomeration of songs and dances, finishing up with the familiar Russian steps. One of the girls specializes in toe work with two of the others lead- ing song numbers,-the best of which is a rag. The girl handling it elimin- ates some of the acting which is over done at all times. The other song- ster is very nasal. Several changes are made by the girls with the men making a pleasing appearance. It is a flash act that will do for the small time. Mary wants to - Charles and Nella Cornell Co. (14). “Go, Going, Gone”; (Musical Comedy). 22 Mins.; One (6); Three (8); Full (8). Harlem O.-H, Someone spent money on this and then foolishly forgot one of the most important points, that of having a good stage director. It will have to have at least two weeks more work before it is in shape for the big time. The chorus girls are green, and one of the prin- cipals is obviously an amateur. There are ten chorus girls and four principals. The latter may be classed as comedian, juvenile, prima donna and soubrette. The soubrette (Nella Cornell) is the outstanding hit. She troupes all over the stage and lands her points, sings nicely enough, but shines to a greater extent in dancing. Her brother has a pleasing personality and handles the juvenile role nicely. The comedian also gets over with one topical song. The prima donna is a weak spot, although vocally very good. What she needs is coaching in stage presence and a chance with work to obtain actual experience before tackling a big time audience. The chorus also need working to smooth them off. The ten girls make a good flash in the opening number dressed in hunting costumes. The juve- nile has inherited one of the Sandwich Islands and the entire party are to start for that garden of paradise. Whoever wrote the act must have seen “Stop, Look, Listen” several times, for the basic idea is much the same. The first stop on the way is California. After a couple of musical numbers, the party reach their destination, which gives legitimate opportunity for the introduc- tion for Hawaiian costume and a couple of ukes, likewise a Hula-Hula by Miss Cornell. The latter is well enough done, but there is just a suggestion of “cooch” in one part of it that will have to be cut for the better houses. The act can be whipped into shape to make it a flash offering for feature purposes once over the big time. Fred, Ralph Locke and Co. (3). “Ankles” (Comedy). 17 Mins.; Five (Parlor). “Ankles” is a comedy. written by Richard Warner, with a Hebrew char- acter the central figure. Ralph Locke plays the Hebrew. He alone saves the playlet, which is burdened with an im- plausible opening that starts the story off, with the construction thereafter of no better grade nor showing a finished hand. But Mr. Locke secures several good laughs, for the dialog is much preferable to the silly machine made plot. A merchant jealous of his wife is particularly insistent she does not visit picture shows exhibiting films where one D’Arcy or some name fike that is featured. D’Arcy happens upon the wife as she sprains her ankle an carries her home. The wife secretes him in fear her husband may return. The husband does return, carrying an- other young woman who has also sprained her ankle. After the expect- ed complications, the second young woman proves to be the picture actor’s wife. Mr. Locke is excellent in the character and the other roles have been very well cast. For an early position on the biggest bills or a more important spot on the small big time, Locke should be able to send this piece over. It is on his work the whole relies. Sime. Sully and Weil. Talk. 12 Min.; One. A male comedy team, Italian and Hebrew. The talk centres around the taking of moving pictures, the Italian trying to enlighten his partner in the matter. There are. several laughs in this portion, largely due to the efforts of the man playing the Italian. His partner shows little weight in this di- vision through faulty enunciation. The Indian business gives the team a good comedy finish. For the small time these men are all right. rot and Montrose and Allen. “Plant” Act. 9 Mins.; One. Harlem O. H. The troubie with this act te-ths t—weere- is nothing to it, and the further trou- ble with it is that there isn’t enough of nothing. But underlying there is an idea and a girl. The idea and the girl are both good and with the proper coaching and material the offering will reach the big time, but only after work. The girl is undoubtedly a find of the “simp” type. She makes her appear- ance dress in one of those silk dresses that one sees about town at $6.50, and after three attempts manages to get to the centre of the stage, where she makes an announcement to the effect that she is filling a disappointment and is only an amafeur. The act being bill- ed as “Extra” helps to carry out this impres*ion, She tries to sing “Poor Pauline” with the orchestra drowning her out and then as she goes into an awkward dance, gets into a fight with the orchestra leader. During the row the man “plant” starts from his seat in the audience and makes for the door. A little comedy between he and the girl follows and he is finally coaxed on the stage. He says he can sing and is about half way through a number when a stage hand appears and gives them both the “hook.” The team with the proper material will have a chance, but at present they will have to be content with the small time. Fred. Vita Johnson and Sweethearts (3). Singing and Talking. 20 Mins. One (2) and Full Stage. Vita Johnson assisted by three young men offers a story cf slight importance, in so far as the running of the act is concerned. Opening in “one” Miss Johnson, school girl, sings about being lonely. for the evening as all three of her sweethearts have been locked in for the night by their fathers for re- maining away from school that day. Enter separately each sweetheart, tell- ing His little tale in song about put- ting it over on his friends and what he is going to bring the girl for a present. Going to full stage Miss Johnson has another number, at a grand piano, fin- ishing with a violin voice imitation, easily the best bit accomplished. Again the three enter to find themselves mis- taken, thinking they would be alone with the girl. By-play and a couple of singing numbers get them off fairly well. The young fellows might be able to brace the turn to some extent, but not with this material. A slight handicap is in Miss Johnson, who han- dles the leading part throughout. She hardly appears capable, with a fair voice and personality, to almost carry the turn alone, for nothing of real impor- tance is placed with the others, out- side of one fellow who does quite well with a song. The act may suffice in the smaller houses, but before even getting that far, a good deal of rehears- ing is necessary. Leo Edwards and Co. (4). Piano and Songs. 18 Mins.; Full. Fifth Avenue. : Leo Edwards has surrounded himself with two girls and a man who can sing, also a youth who plays classical stuff on the piano in a manner to be sure fire for applause. With these Edwards is presenting a vaudeville act that will in the popular fancy take him once around the circuit at least. The opening num- ber is sung by a girl who has a peculiar voice of rather a tenor quality. This is followed by Edwards singing a topical number that brought but little return. A rather striking blonde with a colora- tura soprano voice next sang the “Pier- Ade Pierretic” waltz which jlaide and Hughes use. ing find came after and won the hit of the act. A medley of popular songs was next offered and for an encore Leo sang “Hats Off to You, Mr. Wil- son.” Because it was election night that won him something. Pred. % ~ , bg S “> * * The piano play- —— A Sahar _ White. e Gadabouts” (Comedy). 20 Mins.; Full fuse s Fifth Ave. A-“husband, andg-wife?-sketeh-is al ways good for a laugh with any vaude- ville audience. The hubby is a poker fend, while wifey in consolation has fallen for the dancing bug. Hubby wants to get out to a game and as wifey seems too anxious to have him leave, becomes suspicious and remains at home. Both retire early. They have twin beds with a screen between. When hubby believes his wife is asleep he de- cides to sneak out. The curtain is low- ered to denote a lapse of four hours. Hubby comes sneaking back, hears a noise and believes it’s his wife stirring in bed and jumps into his cot and cov- ers himself. But it wasn’t wife stir- ring—it was wifey coming home from a dance and neither was aware the other had been out. Finally the task of get- ting undressed reveals to each the du- plicity of the other and with the recon- ciliation comes the realization both have been foolish. The closing speech by the husband after he announces he has discovered the cause of the trouble, is delivered as he points at the twin beds and is “Tomorrow I’m going to exchange those two little ones for a big one.” It was a roar for the finish. Fred, Fred Attila and Co. (2). Magic. 14 Mins.; Full Stage. A Magician nowadays doing three tricks in 14 minutes will not secure much recognition from the best vaude- ville. Fred Attila is the magician. He is short in stature and sounds English. Most of the time is padded in with talk. Attila is a fair talker, but will never make his mark elocuting. Two girls act as assistants. Why two? Must be that two fill up the stage better than one. Neither of the young women does much. Attila first does the “lemon trick” with a five-dollar bill, with varia- tions, taking an egg out of the lemon, thén a nut out of the egg, and in the nut is the bill. After that are the substi- tuted watches hat and egg mixing tricks, rather old around these parts, that trick proceeding to the ribbon unwina- ing (just as old), with a duck drawn forth from the batch of ribbon at the finish. Tuesday night the duck missed its cue and yelped before it should have, theteby locating itself. Mr. At- tila should be satisfied with small time. He may make them like it there. Since his lemon trick is by far the best, that should close instead of open the act. The Attila turn opened the show when seen. A better dressing scheme for himself wouldn’t harm. Sime. Thomas P. Jackson and Co, (1). “The Letter From Home” (Dramatic), 12 Mins.; Full Stage. Harlem O. H. _ A two+man dramatic sketch evidently intended for small time consumption. At the opening one of the men gives a very good impersonation of a dope fiend who is in agony for the want of a drug. Later it turns out the only thing ailing him is that his wife has left him. Instead of celebrating in a befitting manner he has been moping about the house for more than a week trying to get up courage enough to commit sui- cide. His chum at the office calls to see what is wrong and finally with the aid of a letter from the younger man’s mother pulls him out of the slough of despond and sets him on the right road again. . Muller and Bradford, Songs and Talk. 14 Mins.; Full Stage. A neat little man and woman turn that will de nicely on the small-time. No great originality, but the type that appeals to small time audiences because of the popular numbers, rather nicely sung in it. The pair use the old Bayes and Norworth walk while singing their numbers. ; .

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7 : . eit _ THE CENTURY GIRL. “The Century Girl” is a tremendous show. Charles Dillingham and Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., co-jointly produced it for the Century the- atre. It opened Monday night at 8:25 and ended that, same..evening at 12.:58..The double “Oo effort of Messrs. Ziegfeld and Dillingham seemed to be individual after all, for in- Stead of giving but one show, they piled up two or three in one. It might be some fun to hang around and listen to those two managers discussing what there is to be cut out of the performance. Or they may make it neutral and call in outsiders, to save injured feelings. As there are only about 90 or 100 minutes to be taken out, it doesn’t require much of a knife, just a hydraulic dredge. “The Century Girl” could throw every- thing out, retaining only the second act finale and the buriesque ballet and still be certain of two sure draws. The second act finale, to a march song by Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom, was staged by Ned Wayburn. It’s all Mr. Wayburn did in this show and it’s enough. Wayburn can now retire on his laurels if he wishes to, for he has surpassed all of his own efforts as a stager and those of all others by this one thing. The re- volying stage is employed. On it are high flights of stairs, and with the background of Urban scenery, the set looks like a steeple- chase course. Girls in patriotic dress line the edge of the stage, in single file. Behind them are grouped sailors and soldiers, boys and girls. As the stage commences to re- volve, the girls edging the stage do a single side step, to the music, while those behind march and countermarch, in twos, fours and eights alternately, up and over and down the flights of stairs, presenting a spectacle that has a real stir, and a sight that is the only thing in this performance worth going er once to see. The Herbert music of this number stands out beyond the other melodies of the show, especially written by the two composers, Mr. Herbert and Irving Berlin. Mr. Berlin made a serious mistake and a natural one, in writing lyrics and composing for the Century. He evidently overlooked the bigness of the house. So doing and giv- ing the lyrics of his numbers the customary Berlin attention, the Berlin songs of the show did not get over as they should have done. None of the women principals has a voice capable of sending a “lyric’’ over in the big auditorium with its poor acoustics, and the chorus fell down the same way. The “Alice in Wonderland” scene had a splendid Iyric probably intended to carry the thing along, but few in the house got it. The nearest Berlin’s songs and music got to the front was in “They’s Got Me Doing It, Too” as sung by Elsie Janis during a ‘“‘Stage Door” scene with the 16 English (Bell and Tiller schools) “Sunshine Girls.”” And at that one couldn't decide between Miss Janis, the song or the dance finish of the number as to which was responsible for its success. Another Ber- lin song helped by a number was “Hunting for a New Dance” in the “Forest Glade” scene that ended with “The Chicken Walk.” This was Leon Erroll’s staging contribution and also a bright production spot in the per- formance. The other big thing of the Cen- tury show, the burlesque ballet, called “The Ballet Loose,”’ was staged by Edward Royce and Mr. Erroll. Harry Kelly gets his single chance in it and more than puts it over. Marie Dressler and Mr. Erroll are the other principal comedy players. Vera Maxwell and Billie Allen in this make one of their many “straight” appearances during the evening. The balict is all comedy, very broad and with some slapstick, but it is truly funny and the house roared as any audience must at it. The scene is “The Stone Age.” There are cave-men with clubs and cave women with little dressing. shelly is the King of the Clan. He and Erroll are faking a play for Miss Dressler. A hill runs up from the stage to a height of about 25 feet. Its floors are padded and the players are necessarily padd- ed, for they roll or come down the incline flat upon their stomachs, “gliding’’ toward each other. Errol does a peach of a fall down Pe entire length and Miss Dressler also takes a fall. Elsie Janis at 12:30 made the personal hit of the show. What Miss Janis is doing in this performance tells why she is in con- tinual demand on two continents. Next to Miss Janis in favor was Sam Ber- nard. Mr. Bernard made them laugh when- ever in sight and capped the evening for himself by his vaudeville political speech just before the finale of the second act. There were other fndividual scores of greater or less extent. Myles McCarthy made one as “straight” when working with Frank Tinney in the “Street Traffic’ scene. Mr. Tinney did not fare as well. There was a lot of Tinney in black and white face, be- sides Miss Janis’ invitation. While Tinney with a remark here or there got a laugh, no- body would deny his material as a rule seemed forced without any brilliancy at any time. Tinney’s talk at times was just a trifle rough for the production he was in. Saying “Mr. Ziegfeld is a liar and Mr. Dil- lingham is one, too, but he puts the oil on” (in connection with those manager’s promise before opening and what they actually do) may be very humorous to a wise first night audience or a professional matinee crowd, but the Century must have the public at large. What little talk there is in the show is al- together too “wise.” There isn’t much, the management seemingly have realized the im- possibility of the Century for se musical com- edy “story.” ‘There is not a bit of “story,” “book” or “plot” to “The Century Girl,” just big scenes and acts in “one” to make the sets. Some of these latter are so heavy it calls oft’times for more than one act in ‘‘one”’ to make the time. Through this perhaps It looks as though all the “one” turns were allowed to do all they could. This in part helped to delay the performance until the late hour. Still Harry Longdon withdrew frem the show Monday afternoon and it was reported as the reason Langdon was given mie minute tn “one” fo do. hid “turk 4 The Langdons). Another act somewhat a disappointment in the matter of applause were Doyle and Dixon, who did nothing new in the way of a dance, falling their hardest in the “Toy Soldier” scene (where a portion of the props refused to properly work). The dancers, though, will likely do better before houses not as familiar with them as the first night- ers. Mr. Errol in his “drunk’’ dance with Gertrude Rutland got applause at the finish through his Bryne Bros. trick exit and re- appearance, but this was lost in the rush of the big things of the show. Adelaide Bell (sounding as though from London) did a two-foot kicking dance in the first act. She did well and at her style of dancing can get over. A hit of no mean proportion scored early was made by Van and Schenck, from vaude- ville, with their own songs. While the ap- plause sounded more healthy than one would think warranted under the circumstances, there was no doubt the house liked the boys, who had a novel opening. Two dress- suited young men the audience thought wern the principals retired immediately after the piano was set, and the “stage hands’ who had moved on the piano turned out to be the singers. Van and Schenck nearly did their full act. Tinney did his blackface turn in the second act, aided by Max Hoff- mann, the orchestra’s conductor. During this Tinney played a rag on the bagpipes. Maurice and Walton also before the curtain did a series of dancing, doing very well anda going even better with their finish, an imi- tation of a college boy dancing with a girl, something Mr. Maurice has caught right, perhaps from observation at the Hotel Bilt- more. A song and dance, “Jumping Jacks,” with Errol and the “Sunshine Girls,” all as red heads, did nicely and was well staged by Mr. Royce. Miss Dressler did a song specialty in the last act (there are three), and her heavy, rough comedy was well liked all the way. The show starts off with an imposing scene, ‘“‘The Celestial Staircase,” that an- other product might be happy to use as a finale. “The Garden of a Modern Girls’ School” war next and one of the weak spots of a weak first act; this scene was made more so by “The Music Lesson” by Berlin (a sort of “Simple Melody” idea to Herbert’s “Kiss Me Again’) that Arthur Cunningham as Herbert, and John Slavin as Berlin could not get across, although the scheme was of a professional benefit plan, anyway. A Grand Central Station scene had Miss Janis in male garb dancing with Doyle and Dixon. Miss Dressler and Mr. Bernard were also in this. “Alice in Wonderland” was on the revolvy- ing stage. It was pretty in 2ffect and in- tended mostly for the children. The revolv- ‘ng stage was again employed for “Under the Sea,” opening the third act, staged by Mr. Royce, with about the only item of any special interest the fiying-floating mermaid as done by Miss Maxwell, who had a couple of quite visible wires attached. This scene was conventional. The show jumped into its finale, “On the Train of a Wedding Gown,” with Hazel Dawn in it. The jump skipped the ‘“Pro- cession of Laces,” probably a “parade,” that may have been thought unnecessary, as it seemed also were the Barr Sisters, pro- gramed, but who did not appear. Miss Dawn looked her prettiest and played the violin once, but kept her voice on the stage al- most as much as herself. Among prominent show girls in the prin- cipals’ billing are Flo Hart and May Les- lie. Irving Fisher was the tenor and op- posite Miss Dawn he did not seem tall enough nor with a voice of sufficient calibre for the big show. Fred G. Latham is the general stage di- rector. William Postance and William Tor- pey are the stage managers. The scenic end by Urban guaranteed it- self before the show opened, while the cos- tuming is in step with the rest. The Century has been redecorated throughout and looks better. The stage has a second proscenium arch to cut down its size in looks. Messrs. Dillingham and Ziegfeld have built up opposition to their other musical comedy enterprises in “The Century Girl.” What they will do with this show to competitors will be a pity. It’s the biggest thing of its kind New York has ever seen, and no one will sidestep it. No one can — to. me. PEG ’O MY HEART. (International.) “Peg o’ My Heart” did remarkable business at the Grand opera house, Brooklyn, last week. Friday night the attendance was so good the box office was selling standing room for four bits, even if the ticket did read ‘‘Ad- mission 35 cents.” There was a fringe of standees behind the orchestra rail, the first time since the International season ~ started that the audience at this stand has been more than three-quarters capacity. “Peg” might have been mats te order for the “pop” cirenits, with its single, inexpensive interior setting and its small castofnine. It makes mighty satisfactory entertainment, al- though for present purposes the original has been ever so slightly roughed up and, of course, it lacks the charm of Lauretta Tay- lor. It was interesting to see the piece r s rae oe ee ee ee Ss HOW oes REVIEWS done minus Miss Taylor. ‘“Peg’’ becomes rather a different person, and the play lack- ing the spice of the original Peg, is to tell the truth, rather a slight dramatic story. Carewe Carvel, however, has the charm of youth and has been. carefully instructed. There are times when the suspicion ‘grows that she has been too painstakingly trained for the part. What she gains in elocution and stage deportment, she loses in that spon-. taneity which is so essential to the part of Peg. It is as though one had been taught to sing te the accompaniment of a metronome. Nevertheless, Miss Carvel does very well in a conscientious performance. The company behind her is entirely satis- factory. Clara Sidney makes a dignified Mrs. Chichester; Hamilton Christy is -capital in the comedy part of Aleric and Vera Short managed to sketch out the picture of the un- happy Ethel. N. Murray Stevens departed somewhat from the Jerry of the Lauretta Taylor. company in that he began his long- distance love-making earlier and made it more — but his Jerry was extremely well one. Here again is emphasized the desirability of short casts and sjmple settings for the In- ternational offerings. Just as the fewness of the players has made it possible to advance the average of ability, the cost of equipment all has been put into one good stage set in- stead of being spread out pretty thin over four shabby ones. Robert Campbell, who sponsors this International property, had his play and equipment made to order before he undertook the enterprise and producers enter- ing the circuit must build from the ground, but it is worth considering that the best things the new concern has shown to date have been distinguished by the element of small, compact organizations. BROADWAY BELLES. Joe Oppenheimer’s ‘“‘Broadway Belles” are the Election week attraction at the Olympic. The show has been doctored since the start of the season and in its present shape is one of the poorest aggregations on the Amer- ican Weel. A large portion of the deficiency is due to the illness of the producer, which has kept him from active harness for some time with the show evidently put on by out- siders who have most effectively failed to deliver. “The Broadway Belles” is not a new show in any department. The costuming is old and the material at hand far below par, leay- ing the company tv reiy on effects such as the use of a flag at the finish of the first act to put the show over. The first part is entitled “Cohan’s Night Out,” the credit for the producing of which is given Forrest G. Wyer, “straight man” with the aggregation and its stage manager. Wyer has shown little in this to give him any distinction as a stager. This portion is in five scenes. It has the familiar tough resort and cabaret scene. Both sets are old. The best portion of this half is a New York harbor scene and the patriotic finale with the customary flag business. The burlesque is entitled “The Fortune “unte*s” and starts off with more life than its pre- decessor. Joe Marks heads the cast as a Hebrew with Sam Bachen playing Dutch opposite. Marks is a rough and tumble comedian with little respect for the laws of decency. His work at times in the early portion was extremely obnoxious. Other than the use of a few hells Bachen would pass the censors. Wyer as straight has the physique to become one of burlesque’s best in that line, but seems to have gotten into a rut with thia company, playing in an indifferent way. Len Wills plays bits in both portions satisfactorily. There is little choice among the women with Amy Evans a slight favorite. Miss Ev- ans looks well on most occasions. Dolly Southern flits about without causing atten- tion to be drawn towards her. Trixie Tayior is a diminutive soubret who is lost as the show progresses, although giving the impres- sion at the start she would go over. Myrtle Day figures inconspicuously and apparently is only placed in the show on account of the call for another woman to work up the wife idea with the comedians. . The chorus is a nondescript collection of all sizes and shapes. The girls were not aided by fetching costumes and suffer accord- ingly. There were 17 of them. “The Broadway Belles” is not a standard Wheel show. FOLLIES OF THE DAY. Little of the old Barnev Gerard book re- mains in this season’s version of ‘“‘The Foi- lies.” John B. Williams does a short poli- tical speech as a “bit,” but that is about all. The show delivers a good average bur- lesque entertainment and all the people work hard to make the performance register— there are times when they work a little too hard. The result is an atmosphere of forced and artificial fun that takes something away from the spontaneity of the offering. There is perhaps too much time given to the comedians at the expense of the girliness of “The Follies,” which is not of the Wheel purpose cr aim. It is likely the entertain- ment would take an added snap by the ad- dition of one or more principal women. As the two pieces are arranged now all the work falls upon two, Gertrude Hayes, the leading woman, and Anne Propp, as gingery @ soubret as the Wheel has disclosed thts year. For some reason that does not explain it- self Elsa May was concealed from the audi- ence until nearly the end of the evening, when she appeared as a number leader. She has a pretty voice and makes an entirely pleasing picture of youthful femininity. Six other chorus girls were listed on the pro- gram, but they had no individual part in the proceedings. On the other hand there were eight men whese mames wore dianified by tyve. Mest were not conspicuously concerned either in the pieces nor in interpolated specialties. There were nine men on the stage at one @me during one of the numbers. That is not orthodox burlesque. Gerard has collected a first rate bunch of 18 choristers of assorted weights and sizes. One has a voice of vastly better quality than is ordinarily heard in a burlesque theatre. It forced her to the front during the oper- atic finale of the first act, but thereafter she retired again to the line and was lost. The costuming throughout is bright in the usual way, but it may not be entirely new this year. Certainly some of it is not. For one thing the spangles on the dresses worn in “Romany” come over from, last year. How- ever, Gerard is no piker in his productions He has loads of drops and wings and things and does give his people plenty of colorful stage backgrounds. George P. Murphy is “Dutch” according to his familiar methods. Chester Nelson does nicely with his rube sheriff characterization. He could do better if he had “fatter” lines and better material to work with, and the same statement goes with added emphasis for Murphy. Both do altogether too much of the “bits” that have become official by long use. The “Undertaker bit’ has long since been worn threadbare. They have much too much money changing and like stuff and the comedy re- volver is too frequently in evidence. The Columbia producers are doing all they can to break into new fields of comedy and leave these familiar tricks behind. The Gerard comedians will do well to follow the general trend. Miss Hayes looks well at all times. She knows how to work and makes her numbers count.. She dresses particularly well in a blue spangled affair for a number with an extreme decolletage that makes her look all to the Kitty Gordon. The show has pretty girls, a wealth of va- riety and some amusing comedians. Election night the show was slightly cut and this may have taken some of the edge off the general effect, but even at that it put over an entertainment up to the new Columbia standard. ern mente ned PALACE. The Palace gave extra measure in its pro- gram for this election week. Ten acts make up the bill. At the Monday matinee it ran from 2:20 until 6:10. By Tuesday afternoon, through starting earlier and taking out the picture, the show ran from 2 until about 5:05. Hardly an act on the bill did less than 20 minutes. This was more strongly noted in the first section than in the final part. A program switch after Monday placed one of the headliners, William H. Thompson and Co. (“Tow Acts) in the ‘‘No. 3” position, after occupying the first half closing spot. Mr. Thompson is playing a dull sketch, respon- sible for the change. The other headliner is Nan Halperin, re- turning to the Palace and in the next to closing spot. Her “Song Cycle” has so firmly established this girl as a vaudeville headline attraction, it doesn’t make much difference where she is on the bill. For the type of song employed and her style of delivering it, Miss Ha!perin stands above them all. Par- ticularly one er two who have been in vaude- ville and tried for this especial thing, the Halperin girl does so well. Her auick changes of costume help the speed. Another single woman entertainer and a rare one in her class was ahead of Miss Halperin. She is Beatrice Herford, in the ‘No. 4’ place, doing “The Matinee Girl,” ‘‘Hotei Chiid at the Breakfast Table” and “The 10-Cent Store.” Her first two sounded new for the Palace and were hugely enjoyed. Miss Her- ford places her emphasis and points so well the humor cannot be mistaken. Next to the closing the first part were Pilcer and voug- las. Now that Gaby Deslys has gone away and is about forgotten, this team must go in for more solid work. The singing ana clothes changing are not enough without the Gaby thing to back them up. They use Gaby only at present for the final bit. Before that happens is considerable useless matter. The turn should be shortened. They just about pulled out. Opening the performance were Van and Bell in the showiest boomerang throwing turn New York has ever seen. A man and wo- man do the work. There is a_ special pretty woodland set. The boomerangs of all shapes and sizes are deftly casted. They seldom go singly, most often in groups, and the final flock of many small ones is about the only imitation the stage has ever seen of bird flying. The ballad number after the close of the turn proper, sung by the young woman, seems misfitted. The act should end in full stage, with no singing or talking, the man taking care of the latter through a mouth-whistle arrangement. It’s a novelty turn of its kind. ‘ The Lovenberg Sisters and Neary Brothers, “No. 2,” call their dancing act ‘‘Around the Compass.” It was written by George Spink and has several drops. Likely if the two boys and twe girls did a straight danciig «acti they would fare better. > Ta this tdrn there is too much singing, and after the act is thought to be through, it commences all over again in “one,” with the- four in blackface, and one of the boys even proceeding farther, to sing in falsetto for the exit. A rearrange- ment might do a lot for the act, as vaude-

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el a i | “= wwe Ae er ee ee ete ener meray cats ten iene a ville can stand a four-dancing act just now. Montgomery and Per (New Acts) just suit- ed the holiday attendance that filled every- thing but the boxes at the matinee and went over very strongly, closing the first part, hav- ing been moved’ there, fromy lo, fi,” Opening the second part came Gus Ed- wards and a company in a late “Song Revue” edition that had for extra assistance this week the Hotel Martinique revue principals and chorus girls. They did the “Flag” num- ber from that revue to good results, and there was a general feeling of satisfaction over the turn, helped along by a young boy as a plant in an upper box singing one of Mr. Edwards’ own popular songs. Mr. Edwards also appeared, as did “Georgie’’ and “Cud- dies,” both now grown up. Edwards cut the act down to about 20 minutes, skipping some of the programed matter. After that were Frank Hale and Signe Pat- erson in a series of varied dances, with a singing-playing orchestra of six white boys on the stage with them. This sort of a band is new to vaudeville, as previously the play- ers have been content to play only. It’s a cabaret idea. The orchestra plays dandy dance music and there are two or three soloists among them. Mr. Hale and Miss Paterson have. several dances, closing to much ap- plause through a fast whirling finishing dance that nicely topped off their other efforts. After Miss Halperin, French and Eis, with six girls, did a new dancing act, closing the show. Sime. COLONIAL. A general shift in the running order of the Colonial, following the initial matinee,- brought out nicely the strongest entertaining features of the program as a whole and the Monday night program ran like a well oiled machine from curtain to curtain. Business seems to be steadily increasing as well and the Coloniai is gradually beginning to assume an appear- ance that suggests the prosperity of former seasons when it housed the elite vaudeville- goers of the town. This week marks the metropolitan appear- ance of James J. Morton as official announcer at this house and that his engagement was a practical improvement was plainly certified by his reception Monday night. From his second entrance, his appearance was an au- tomatic signal for an applause round and his election was never in doubt. While Morton is a bright innovation for the outiying houses, his place is at the Palace, where that so- called cosmopolitan audience gathers. Hoiding his Brooklyn and Colonial success as a crite- rion, one can easily see the possibilities for the stunt at the Palace. The Guzmani Trio opened as programed, doing head-to-head work atop the gilded balls. Their routine is away from the conventional, apparently hazardous, but neatly executed, and carries a series of well timed thrills. They went exceptionally big for an opening act. Young and Brown were second and scored with little or no difficulty. It’s so seldom one sees two good looking girls who possess any capabilities, this combination comprise a novel surprise. The wardrobe shows good taste and the same scale of judgment is pronounced in their repertoire. They look sufficiently good to qualify in the permanent directory of “sister” acts. Gibson and Guinan were moved up to the third spot. Everything ran along nicely until Gibson began to demonstrate a serious in- clination. He recited a Kipling war poem, Just why he should break in on a perfectly good routine to inflict such a gruesome, ill picked and eqvally ill-delivered portion of elocution on a helpless audience is proble- matical. It dragged out an otherwise interest- ing vehicle and brought nothing in the way of returns. The main section of the skit came entirely up to expectations and won them a success. Johnny Johnson and Bob Harty provided the surprise of the show as well as the bulk of the comedy entertainment and in addition cor- ralled the greater portion of the evening’s returns. Their little summery affair fairly radiates naturalness, and naturalness in vau- deville is an invaluable and rather unusual asset. They have an excellently connected skit, appropriately furnished and abundant with light crossfire talk. Good acts of this calibre are meee rare and this one is decidedl ood. Rae Picgnor Ball, a tall, stately brunette with a good share of braided hair and an equal share of personality, offered straight numbers on the violin. A special drop adds to the picture, but isn’t essential. The closing med- ley cinched it for Miss Ball. There are but a few of the really accomplished violinists who can qualify for recognition in the first division as vaudeville entertainers and Miss Ball is near the top of the list. William Gaxton is being featured in 8. Jay Kaufman’s “Kisses,” first played at the Pal- ace some weeks ago by Arnold Daly. Gaxton handles the part in a breezy manner and manages to get the rather intricate points over without any apparent effort. Mr. Kauf- man has provided vaudeville with a singular novelty in “Kisses,” a distinct innovation in the way of a skit and one that appeals to the intellectual portion of his audience, yet enter- tains the other extreme. Cecil Cunningham was assured on general principles, while Dupree and Dupree, who closed, held most of them in for the exit march. Whiting and Burt (New Acts). Wynn. ROYAL. For once the new acts breaking in for big time are in the minority in the Bronx Keith establishment. Only one number, Sutton, Mc- Intyre and Sutton (New Acts’’), are in that classification, Ly veason of their new offering, “The Perfume Shop.” The show is far below HO the Royal average in “class,” being without a big feature to mark it as a metropoliten show and hog short in running time as well. Only the two long feature pictures, Fay Tincher in a-Keystone comedy at the onenits and “The Dawn. Maker,” with... W.. 8. art, the close, — the “*bhow to the prescribed tunniug time, It was an unusual placing that brought Harry Green and Players in “The Cherry Tree,” a rather quiet comedy sketch, to the closing position, where it did not by any means belong. The audience gave it complete attention, but the fact that it was on shortly after 10 o’clock may have had something to do with the circumstances. However, it did meet the test, drawing down the applause hit of the evening. Nevertheless it would be a dangerous experiment to use the same arrange- ment in a big time house accustomed to regu- lar bills of a higher order. John Le Clair opened the show with his old fashioned juggling specialty, passing quietly until the finish won him a mild burst of ap- plause. Brierre and King bid for favor on the strength of their appearance and the ef- fectiveness of their quiet numbers. They would get better returns by picking numbers with a better swin and more animation. Likewise an animated dance would liven the routine up. As it stands, two conversation songs, which Miss King handles in semi-recita- tive style, do not make for speed. Neither does her character number, although there is humor in the lyrics of all their songs. If the couple take exception to these com- ments, they have only to study the specialty of Ruby Norton and Sammy Lee, “No. 4” on the same bill. This couple go in for fast dancing, good, zippy numbers and bright dress- ing. The only detail of their whole offering that is not attractive specialty material is the short speech made by young Lee immedi- ately after the pair’s entrance song. It has no place in the turn. If Mr. Lee proposes to dance, by all means have him do 60 at once, for his stepping is exceedingly interesting. The point is that a perfunctory speech lead- ing up to the dance music cue is wasted effort and takes away from the straightaway special- ty complexion of the act. Miss Norton scored strongly with her high note and with her appearance and bright dressing did much to put the turn over. It was one of the hits. Haydn and Haydn were on after intermis- sion. The rather forced comedy of the “fat head” Englishman made the Bronx audience laugh, but a little of that sort of character goes a long way. There could be no doubt, however, of the effectiveness of the comedian’s dancing, nor of the musical accompaniment supplied by his partner. Here is another ex- ample on the same bill of the fact that straight- forward, well handled specialty material is best without talk, unless the talk is a good deal brighter than the great mass of dialog vaudeville audiences hear. Harry Green and players completed the second half, made up of only two numbers and the film. : BUSHWICK. Considerable jockeying had to be done with the Rushwick bill this week to get it in smooth running order, mainly due to the number of single men on the program. The billing held the names of four single men and a male team. Three of the single men were programed for the first half, but owing to the non-appearance of Paul Gorden in the opening spot, this was cut down to two, with Lew Wilson opening the show after a short news pictorial. Wilson had little dif- ficulty after he got started, for the house was seated early and his efforts were ap- preciated. His present “Aba Daba’’ number would suggest Willie Solar, and his baseball gag was evidently suggested by Walter C. Kelly. Will J. Ward and Girls, “No. 2,” took down an easy hit. The Ward turn consists of several up to date numbers with the gen- eral behavior of the sextette catching on immediately. Joe Cook, the second single man of the evening, ‘‘No. 3,” did well enough during the main portion of his turn, but left inauspi- elously with the audience in doubt whether to applaud or not. The Indian club busi- ness let him off lightly Monday night. Eva Taylor-Lawrence Grattan and Co. in “Rock- ing the Boat” closed the first haif. The act secured a steady stream of laughs, and the only sketch of the evening, was acceptable. Kathryn Dah! and Charles Gillen (New Acts) opened after intermission, after which Morton and Moore took down the laughing hit of the evening. The two men worked inces- santly and the audience applauded as well as laughed. Jack Norworth headlining was next to closing, in which position he fared nicely. The London stories found willing listeners even among the Teutonic Bushwickians, who applauded most generously the tales of the English Tommies. Norworth’s magnetism is brought forward to a large extent in his story telling, more so than with the songs, although the “My Boy” number is a sure winner. Norworth filled the bill as a head- liner, although forced to follow Morton and Moore, who secured a riotous hit. Rocher’ Monkeys closed the show in capable style. FIFTH AVENUE. The house was jammed for the first evening show election night. The show ran speed- ily because there was 2 schedule laid out which. restricted. the encores and which made it possible for the eight acts, an iil. song, comedy picture and two readings of elec- tion returns, all to be presented between eight o’clock and 10:15. The Rondas Trio opened the bill and were followed by Phina and Picks, a hit in the second spot. Howard and White (Ne~ Acts) “spe 3 Rabat ss + VIEWS = ee eee A were next and a laughing hit. Libonita (New Acts) were a novelty in the way of a gag vant e onlin Parks Trio scored strongly. Mabel Burke the singer accompanied an SL movie and singing. the song in such fashion that "two entores "Wére Géiiianded: The dim: >” edy picture followed her. Leo Edwards and Co. (New Acts) came after the picture and managed to land a success of medium calibre. Aveling ana Lloyd in the next to closing spot were the laugh hit of the bill, although a lot of their “wise cracking stuff” was a little over the heads of the majority. Roland Travers and Co. with illusions closed the show and did it to the satisfac- tion of all present. Fred, AMERICAN. The afternoon show at the American Elec- tion Day started at 1.40 with a house lightly filled at the start but which picked up notice- ably as the show progressed, with full capacity prevailing later in the afternoon. Loewy and the Lacy Sisters opened with a dance routine that sufficed for the early comers. One of the girls does a clever male impersonation with only her shape betraying her sex. Loray and George, No. 2, offered songs and comedy. The comedian has an elastic mouth which he uses to advantage. His “Policeman 23” brought several laughs from those present. A news weekly followed. Solomon,””’ a monkey impersonator. fooled the audience, left with the tmpression they had seen a trained monk. The act did not get the results it should. De Vine and Will- jams brought forth several laughs on the strength of the voune woman’s work. She is on the jump continually and the audience appeared pleased with her efforts. The Three Marimba Maniacs, offering a musical routine, got along nicelv, featuring xylophone work. One of the bovs does some clever fiddling that caneht on easily. There is plenty of snap to this trio and the average small time audience should find them en- joyable. Wilmer Walters and Co. In a sketch which was originally tried on the bie time, brought forth several ripples of laughter. Some changes have been made in the cast since last seen, undoubtedly to cut down exnenses. The iden is unique, but only suitable for pop audiences. Nat Carr. with a song routine distinctiy of the English tyne, is the headliner for the week, and secured hia share of the applause Monday afternoon. Carr’s artist number used te onen broucht forth several lanehes, with his Fesultmo number alan accentable, “The Whirl of Song and Dance” (New Acts) and the McDonald Trio followed. COLUMBIA. Threatening weather filled the Columbia rather early last Sunday, the usual repre- sentative theatrical gathering assembling be- fore the entrance of the orchestra. And the mention of this combination affords an oppor- tunity for a few lines of pointed criticism, for second only to the Columbia gallery, the orchestra and the theatrical visitors ruin the possibilities of more acts than one can imagine. The musicians have several differ- ent brands of harmony and seem to take par- ticular delight in making a vamp sound like a funeral dirge. They may be thoroughly competent for the conventional burlesque number, but their inability to accompany a vaudeville specialty is so evident, one natur- ally concludes the organization to be either indifferent or impossible. This could, and should be, corrected at rehearsals, for a Co- lumbia showing for a new act means too much to have everything jeopardized by poor music, And those agents who congregate in the boxes and the rear rows might confine their con- ferences to the periods between acts. The show ran along nicely with the intro- duction of the Hamilton Bros., in first spot, right through to the finale, when the Eugene Troupe closed the afternoon session. The Hamiltons go in for ground tumbling in comeGy make-up, closing with a landscape view to demonstrate their versatility. The lat- ter is limited, but they stand out in their ground work and should find suffcient work along the “pop” circuit to keep going. The Harvey De Vora Trio held the second position and, barring the extremely vulgar antics of the comedian, scored an impressive mark. The wardrobe is alive with colors, well blended to match the tan, and the girl and “straight” man manage to offset the handicaps created by the younger chap. The girl is a good dancer, looks excellent and sings fairly well. The final entrance was superfluous and didn’t help things. The comic should tone down and clean up. Mr. and Mrs. Kelso were an early hit with their light exchange of pointed laughs, there being little doubt of their hit following the initial number. Rice and Francis have con- structed a nifty little double act with the girl doubling to carry out.the story. She i» par- ticularly good in the character and makes a petit picture in the closing section. The turn has been cleverly pieced together and ranks up with some of the best two-acts play- ing. hereabouts. urope’s Entertainers were a disappoint- ment, going in for the “straight” and light popular instrumental numbers rather than ihe expected ragtime. Europe has a clever aggregation, but tha individual work fatied to impress anyone until the closing number when the drummer saved the day. One med- ley of “Blues” might have turned the affair into a rousing hit. “Wild Cherry Rag” is all wrong at this time for such a turn, but it was featured. Sees a Sylvester and Vance did reasonabl this being their second visit here in 4 sheet space of time, but the succeeding number, The ener Family, carried off the bulk of the day's onors. The youngest of the girls belongs in a production wihn..can Aero -with tts Bes’ is Taly” of “pep” ana” personality and carries all the requirements of success. She alone could have carried the combination, but pg a mn made it a sure thine ‘ ti e Man Off the Ice Wagon” John Nestor) with a string of ballads in S go 4 te closing spot registered big with each num- ber. The Eugene Troupe held most in for the finish. Wynn. ORPHEUM. There is a corking good vaudeville enter- tainment at the Orpheum this week. It ig a bill that takes the twists and turns that real vaudeville enterialnment should, jumping from a thrill in the acrobatic line into gon { song into comedy drama : a an . novelty ener y , then ore song, then e second half opens with comed strong drama, relieved at the Inet "wines by a surprise finish, then a comedy riot and lastly a musical offering interspersed with more comedy. It shows good booking. BDlec- — ave ne op was crowded on the lower ezzanine oors a oughly enjoyed, nd the show was thor- age, ack and Mack were the offering, providing four distinct thrills ae the ten minutes consumed. The act was a distinct hit. King and Harvey, next, had songs, doing well at the finish. The “Mise- rere’ travesty was sure fire. J. C. Nugent with “The Meal Hound” held the third position and scored cleanly. The sketch is playing much better than when first seen at the Alhambra several weeks ago. The laughs come easily and follow in rapid suc- gouncn and the story builds nicely to a logical Louise Dresser, next to closing the firs apologized for a cold which She Bonen ye the way from New Orleans to New York. She — ie poe 2 best efforts. How- er, three bows followed her bc on, the. Brie." singing of “Down arles Ahearn and his company of cyclists closed the first half, cry § he Ona cycle comedian showed what he could do in a spot on the bill.” The act was a laugh from start to finish, with the “Hula Hula” prop becoming a riot of laughter. Ahearn has a peach of a girl in the act in a little danc- ing bit. Her good looking freshness is a great contrast to the make-ups of the come- dians. Dugan and Raymond in “They Auto Know Better” opened the second part te teukhe Robert T. Haines and Co. in “Enter—A Stran- ger’’ proved mighty interesting. The intense drama of the playlet gripped the audience and when the twist came at the finisa it was ee eg of the laugh and applause which fol- The real laughter hit of the program came with the advent of Laurie and bvanaen in their talking oddity in “one” entitled “Lost and Found.” The team started the audience laugh- ing almost immediately after they took the stage and continued to keep them amused to the last, finally stopping the show completely. Walter Shannon and Marie Annis (New Acts) in “The Garden of Love” closed the vaudeville section with a News Weekly com- pleting the show. red, 81ST STREET. The show at the 81st Street house for the first half of the current week played along small time propositions as a whole, although the specialities seemed to register the ex- pected ‘mark on the individual angle. The natural contenders for headline honors were the Breen Family (reviewed under the Columbia notice) and Brenda Fowler and Co. in “The Hyphen,” which apparently has met with some opposition as a booking proposi- tion. This skit is in a class of its own, for while no one can consistently question the merits of the playlet or the acting of the principals, it deals with a dangerous topic for stage exploitation. At the uptown house the audience wavered in their enthusiasm, denoting their satisfaction only at the finale when the complications are adjusted. Miss Fowler and her two male principals fit their respective types and carry the tension along at an even pace, but the hyphenated theme leaves a large question as to the practicability of chancing it as an attraction where the col- lective views of the audience carries a doubt. The Breen Family closed the show, holding the limited house in for the finale, Age me just after Ketchem and Cheatem, who foun it rather easy going with their familiar offer- ing. The spot was a gift to the trio and the opening routine guaranteed a safe passage for the entire affair. The show opened with the conventional pic- torial weekly with P. George and his musical novelty starting off the show proper. George has a unique affair in his vari-shaped in- struments and measures up to all the essen- tials of a good opening turn. Abbott and White, with a plano and a list of popular songs, comic and otherwise, pulled through to a safe hit with the closing num- ber, followed by Miss Fowler, who in turn was followed by the customary five-reeler syer which thfs particular audience seem to show more than passing Interest, applaading at the climaxes and registering their approval of the individual members of the cast in rother warm fachton Wrenn. 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BIG FILM SYNDICATE FORMED ~~ TQ BUY TRIANGLE EXCHANGES Messrs. Hodkinson and McClure Head Combine to Market the Griffith-Ince-Sennett Program Features. Will Release the New McClure Super Pictures Through Same Channels. Triangle Exchanges Earning Hand- some Profits. A deal of the utmost importance in filmdom has practically been consum- mated whereby a syndicate headed by W. W. Hodkinson will take over the present Triangle exchanges through- out the United States, handling not only the present Griffith-Ince-Sennett output, but in addition the new Mc- Clure “super pictures” and other im- portant film productions. ; Associated with Messrs. Hodkinson and McClure are T. A. Lynch, the Southern film man; A. H. Blanke, of Des Moines, and one or two others. The purchase of the Triangle ex- changes involves a sum said to be $1,- 800,000, of which more than one-third was put up in cash to liquidate Tri- angle’s immediate indebtedness, so that the new syndicate will begin busi- ness with a clean slate. The Triangle exchanges are reported to be earning at the present time an average of $40,- 000 a week and it is believed that with the adding to the service of other high class releases this sum will be mate- riallvy increased. COHAN FINALLY SECURED. George M. Cohan has finally suc- cumbed to the lure of the films and has signed a contract with Artcraft to ap- pear personally before the camera_in four of his theatrical successes. For several years practically every manu- facturer and producer has endeavored to land this prize, but up to the present time without success. , Artcraft is reported to have paid the actor-author-composer-producer $150,- 000 on signing of the agreement, to be applied as an advance payment on his share of the profits of the four pic- tures, with a guarantee that these profits will not be less than $400,000. OCHS’ TRADE WEEKLY. “The Exhibitors’ Trade Review” is the somewhat alluring-to-the-exhibitor title of a weekly publication Lee A. ‘Ochs seems to be standing for. Its first issue is due to appear in December. Mr. Ochs is president of the Motion Picture Exhibitors’ League of America, an organization embracing the _— majority of picture exhibitors through- out the country. : ; The prime ealgeny of the new publi- cation, according to an announcement, is to give the exhibitor what he wants and needs in the”"form of a trade week- ly, including critiques on film releases. It appears, from reports, another ob- ject is to give “The Exhibitors’ Trade Review” the semblance of becoming the official organ of the Motion Pic- ture Exhibitors’ League, since it is said a certain percentage of the profits of the Ochs paper is to be turned into the treasury of the league. The same reports fail to mention who guarauiteed the league there would be profits. While ostensibly representing “The Exhibitors’ Trade Review” as an “ex- hibitors’ paper,” there seems to be a well defined belief in inner picture circles that there is a film service cor- poration or one or more of its attaches who may have an indirect -connection with the sheet, if nothing more. Assisting Mr. Ochs are Louis F. Blementhal, and Merritt Crawford as editor. Mr. Crawford secured a liberal film education when assistant to Arthur James, the Metro’s present publicity man. Last week the Associated Motion Picture Advertisers, an organization of film press agents, sent out a request to twelve trade papers requiring an- swers to questions contained in the cir- cular letter, regarding their circulation, for the purpose, as the letter stated, to determine the value of the respective papers as advertising mediums within the picture field. “The Motion Picture Exhibitors’ Trade Review,” though not published as yet, is said to hold sev- eral advertising contracts from picture makers and service corporations, whose press agents are members of the A. M. P. A. How “The Trade Review” satis- fied the press agents of the A. M. P. A. of its circulation before securing one doesn’t. appear in the stories concern- ing the advertising end, nor up-to-date as far as known has any exhibitor of importance expressed himself with re- gard to the proposed “exhibitors’ pa- er.” . Mr. Ochs is said to have privately imparted the information, no advertis- ing for “The Trade Review” would be solicited from manufacturers or others not exhibitors. Particularly, it is said, he laid emphasis upon the fact he did not intend to personally solicit adver- tising, although but a few days ago he was overheard personally soliciting advertising for “The Trade Review” from: an important film distributing concern in New York City. KITTY GORDON DEAL OFF. The contract made by L. Lawrence Weber and G. M. Anderson with Lewis J. Selznick for releasing eight Kitty Gordon features a year on the Selznick program has been cancelled. The first picture, “Vera the Medi- um,” has been completed, but did not come up to standard. It will be re- leased through the Selznick exchanges, but minus the Selznick trademark. EXHIBITORS’ TRIAL POSTPONED Due to the charges filed against Lee Ochs, president of the Motion Picture Exhibitors’ League of America by Fleischman & Goldreyer, proprietors of a chain of theatres and members of the New York Local, a special meet- ing was called at the Exhibitors’ rooms, 2!4 West 42d street, Wednesday. Messrs. Fleischman and Goldreyer were cited to appear to answer to charges unbecomnig members of the League and casting aspersions upon the president. Mr. Fleischman was unable to appear owing to the illness of his little daughter and Mr. Gold- reyer refused to defend himself unless he could be represented by counsel. The matter was held over until next Tuesday. ‘ A letter written by Fleischman and Goldreyer, upon which the charges are based, was published in Variety two weeks ago. ETHEL BARRYMORE’S NEXT. The Rolfe-Metro company has se- cured the right to “Her Sister,” which will be the next film starring vehicle for Ethel Barryinore: This week the star will complete the filming of “The Awak- ening of Helena Ritchie,” under the direction of John Noble for the Rolfe Co. Next Monday George D. Baker will direct the new picture, BLUE BIRD EXPANDING. Bluebird Photoplays, Inc., will ex- pand beyond the commercial limita- tions of program releasing, accorting to a statement issued from the general manager’s office this week. They will release serials, one and two-reel com- edies, educationals or anything else in the line of pictures that shall meet Bluebird requirements. Thejr first venture, apart trom their program activities, will be the distribution of “The Eagle’s Wing,” early in Decem- ber, along state right lines. Rufus Steele prepared the produc- tion. It was Mr. Steele who created “Hop, the Devil’s Brew,” which Lois Weber produced for Bluebird early in the series. In that feature, as well as in’ producing “The Eagle’s Wing,” Mr. Steele was in the good graces of the Government, and was given hearty co- operation in. perfecting authentic scenes and details. Bluebird’s exchange managers scat- tered throughout the country will mar- ket “The Eagle’s Wing” upon the same plan that showmen adopt when they buy territorial rights for the larger features. Bluebird believes that its branch managers are pretty good showmen, and by keeping the subject entirely in Bluebird control, maintain that exhibitors will be better satisfied and have improved service. Rather a new departure this. And if “The Eagle’s Wing” shall be mar- keted in a manner satisfactory to the Bluebird executives there will be other features exploited as fast as subjects that meet the Bluebird standard are, obtained. Later on, as has heen said, serials and all sorts of motion pictures that meet Bluebird requirements in a measure to warrant the Bluebird stamp of approval being affixed will be handled in conjunction with the regular weekly program of features. REINHARDT’S FILM PRODUCTIONS. Max Reinhardt, the great German producer of spectacle, has turned to the films and at the present time has completed six five-reel features and one three-reeler, all of which hiave Renie Carmer as the star. Dr. Von Muller, author of “The Miracle,” has written three of the scenarios for the longer features. The German actress is es- sentially a pantomimist and her great- est success was achieved in “Sumurun.” GOLDFISH GETS SELWYNS. Samuel Goldfish, who recently sold his holdings in the Lasky corporation for something like $1,000,000, has ef- fected an agreement with Selwyn & Co., for the screening of a number of the Selwyn stage successes. It is understood the Selwyns put up some cash and the film rights to their plays against a goodly portion of the Goldfish bankroll. ACTOR TO RESTRAIN RELEASE. Chicago, Nov. 8. Gareth Hughes has instructed his at- torney here to locate the firm that is to release “Why Girls Don’t Tell” and to obtain and serve them with a court order prohibiting the marketing of the picture. The feature is a sociological subject originally produced under the title of “The Eleventh Commandment” by the Veritas Company. It was the latter company that en- gaged Mr. Hughes as a star for the film and he alleges his contract stipulated that the picture should be released un- der its original title. His objection to the present title is that the releasing firm is billing it as “Why Girls Won’t Tell with Gareth Hughes.” WARWICK PIECE SELECTED. Harry Rapf, who has Robert War- wick under contract for a series of star films, has arranged with Klaw & Er- langer for the picture rights to “The Arzyle Case” for the first release. e-coeesy Boi: hi NOPD, Lh Fs EE Gales Hola CO-OPERATIVE BOOKINGS. If certain plans now being worked out in detail will mature, there will come into being the largest, ca-opera- tive bookitig system in the country, financed and controlled by exhibitors. The manager of a large film exchange in New York is now actively working on these details. The idea is to take one representa- tive theatre in each locality and have that house pay a dollar a week into a fund to show its good will as a par- ticipant of the scheme. This money will be deposited with a trust company and left untouched. Then when a pic- ture is about to be bought, each thea- tre participating having the option of first run in his neighborhood pays his rental priec in advance the accumu- lated rentals being sufficient to buy the picture, After the members of the combina- tion have used their options the picture will be rented to non-participants. It is figured that aside from a liberal dividend being possible because the cost is immediately defrayed by the first bookings, the theatres in the pool will have the advantage of running these pictures ahead of the Loew, Fox or other chain houses. It is said 18 theatres have already bound them- selves to the scheme. EASIEST WAY FOR MISS YOUNG. Lewis J. Selznick has secured from Eugene Walter the film rights to the David Belasco success, “The Easiest Way,” which is to be the next picture to be used for Clara Kimball Young. The price paid for it was $13,000. MUTUAL HAS REINE DAVIES. George W. Lederer has arranged with Mutual to release through that corpora- tion six features stirring Reine Davies. The only picture in which Miss Davies has thus far appeared was the Ethel Barrymore production of “Sun- day,” which was released through the World. GETTING FILMS INTO GERMANY. Despite the fact that the British are blockading the Central Empires, there is an amount of American film getting into both Germany and_ Austria through the neutrals Sweden and Nor- way. Several shipments of film from this country have been sent direct to Germany, and have reached their des- tination after having been trans-shipped on English soil. The British authorities are overlook- ing the examination of personal bag- gage that is contained in the hold of various steamers and through that method alone a number of films have been taken into the blockaded warring nations. ESTABROOK NOT DIRECTING. The report that Howard Estabrook had been engaged by Lewis J. Seiz- nick to direct pictures proves to be unfounded. Mr. Selznick denies any such thing was ever contemplated, add- ing: “I am a pioneer, but not in the matter of stars or directors.” TO FILM “EVANGELINE.” Edward E. Rice is seeking capital for the filming of “Evangeline.” As a principal character of the stage presen- tation was the lone fisherman who didn’t speak a word, it should lend it- self admirably to picturizing. Picture Star Boosted Business. Fall River, Mass., Nov. 8. The appearance in person at the Academy, last Saturday, of Florece La Badie, the Thanhouser picture star, in- creased the business.of that -Marcus Loew theatre to an extent that para- lyized the management. The house had not been doing ovet well and the sudden influx caused by one visitor was the theatrical aston: ishment of the city.

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> \e ** pe RAMMSASRRMA Data a gy, — oe 4 “MAL ees, ‘a . °e Avy ered Present J. Warren Kerrigan with Louise Lovely “THE MEASURE OF A MAN” A Strong Screen Dramatization of the Famous Novel of the Same Name by NORMAN DUNCAN Directed by Jack Conway Watch for the Coming BLUEBIRD “THE BUGLER OF ALGIERS” Book through your local BLUEBIRD Exchange or Executive offices BLUEBIRD Photo Plays (Inc.) 1600 Broadway, New York r ' VARIETY LON ONS ONNAUOWWION. TSN DON N TT ON ST TNS 4, \\ VITO OZ, A) FILM CORPORATION PRESENTS Harold Lockwood May Allison “BIG TREMAINE’ From the famous book of MARIE VAN VORST A METRO Wonderplay of Charm and Power. Directed by Henry Otto. Released on the Metre Program Nov. 20th °® COW NAOT ONS NTTON ON ONG ONION. WY QWAT7 NEWS OF OF THE FILM WORLD. The Consolidated Motion Picture Indus- tries, Inc., recently incorporated under the laws of the state of New York with a capital of $30,000, expects to fill a much needed want in the picture industry... This. company. has gathered about it a staff of film experts con- sisting of skilled scenario editors, experienced directors and distributing experts. The work of these men will be divided into two branches, producers of pictures whose products have fallen short of success because of defects in production will be invited to submit their films to this staff of experts, who will com- pine their skill and experience towards ‘“‘mak- ing poor pictures great.’”’ Photographic de- fects will be corrected, stories bolstered up by the addition of “big moments’ and the “punch” necessary to put a picture over with the public will be “supplied and the neces- sary omissions made. When this is accom- plished the other branch of the business will create or find a market for the production, or the company wiil buy outright and make its own releases. Plans are under way to per- fect a co-operative exchange amongst ex- hibitors who will feature the films handled by the Consolidated company. “The Masque of Life’’ is a real success from a business standpoint at the Perk theatre, where it is just entering its fourth and final week, being forced to move because of a contract previously entered into with the Aborn Opera Company’s usual annual engagement at that house. This big seven reeler seems to have caught public fancy because of its novelty and the crowds generally regard it as “‘some- thing different” and decidedly out of the or- dinary run of spectacular production. To sup- port state rights buyers a most elaborate ad- vertising campaign is under way. The first release of the newly-organized Art Dramas company, which wil! distribute the productions of the William L. Ssherrill Feature Corp., the U. 8. Amusement Corp., the Erbograph Co. and the Van Dyke Film Productions Corp., has been announced for Noy. 27. It is understood, however, that this date is only tentative, and will not be made absolute until the four producing companies have enough pictures completed to ensure the meeting of their weckly release obligations. Unicorn Film Service Corporation has ac- quired the rights of “Jimmy Dale,” alias “The Gray Seal,’ by Franck Packards, author of “The Miracle Man,” whieh, in dramatic form, was seen on Broadway. This serial, which was produced by the Monmouth Film Com- pany, is in 16 chapters, and will be backed up bya newspaper campaign, this story ap- pearing in twelve hundred of the most promi- nent newspapers of the country. Clara Kimball Young and her company started work this week in the Biograph stu- dios in the Bronx. Lionel Barrymore is completing “‘The End of the Tour” at the Rolfe-Metro studios this week. J. Herbert Frank is at the head of his supporting company. The Classic Film corporation has accepted » seepario from: Lawrence Marsden, entitled “Moses.” It is understood Marsden will di- rect his own story. Marie Empress, the star of B. 8. Moas’s film production of “The Woman Redeemed,” arrived from Burope last Saturday on the Baltic. Max Linder, the former Pathe star, now under contract to Essanay, is expected to reach Chicago next week. The Reel. Fellows’ Club, Chicago, enjoyed a “special ladies’ night” at the Hotel Morrison last week. “Panthea” is being distributed in the Chi- cago houses by the Central Film Co, (Jones- Linick-Schaefer). Edith Sterling has gone to Central America to support Tyrone Power in the filming of “The Planter.” H. B. Warner is in the fifth episode of the “Seven Deadly Sins’ at the McClure Studio, under the direction of Theodore Marsden. Nathan Ascher, of Ascher Brothers, oper- ating Chicago picture houses, is the proud papa of a newly born son. John W. Johnson has signed to appear in the Lasky features and left for the Coast on Sunday. Polly Moran was injured recently in Los Angeles when a horse she was riding feil upon her. Special exhibitions of “‘The Unborn” were given on election day at the Band Box The- atre, Chicago. Men are now being admitted, M. Cooper, Chicago, opened a brand new picture house, the Hamilton, at 71st and Pax- ton (Chicago), Nov. 4. Frank Rutledge has been appointed man- ager of the Famous Players Film Co., inc., Chicago, Ill., to succeed F, M. Brockell. Frances Neilson is making her initial ap- pearance in the Rolfe-Metro pictures under the direction of John W. Noble. Irving Cummings may go to the ‘Coast be- fore the snow flies. Henry Otto is directing Margarita Fischer in “ashe Butterfly Girl’? at San Diego. WY, UNBIASED OPINION From the BOX OFFICE angle World Exhibitors Say: LA BOHEME—ALICE BRADY. “Make more like it” “Thoroughly artistic” “Big success” “Perfect production WHAT HAPPENED AT a2—-FRANCES NELSON and ARTHUR ASHLEY. “My first Brady- Made and its O K™ “Keep up the good work.” THE CRUCIAL TEST—KITTY GORDON. “A money maker” “Played « big and got big returns” ee IN Lue gee adhe d BLACKWELL RIEL OST HE. “Unusually clean” Ea approve. wil ees for special matinees.” production “ “Let us have more just like it" “Broke my house record” MISS PETTICOATS—ALICE BRADY “Great pic- ture “Made big hit- The kind of a production my patrons want” A WOMAN'S byt TY hy CLAYTON and CAR- LYLE BLACKWELL. “A fine play and well liked Had many pected molt “Big pulling power” THE RAIL RIDER—HOUSE PETERS. “A _ swell eo No criticism” “Patrons all spoke highly of it.” PAYING THE PRICE—GAIL KANE. “A wonderful | THE DARK SILENCE—CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG. “Very excellent picture” “Played capacity Want return” THE GILDED CARRS BRADY “Pleased my audience immense! ttings and star’s work of _enceptions) merit.” “Big.” THE. ALMIGHTY DOLLAR—FRANCES NELSON and LINCOLN. “Picture exceptional” Photography and settings great Subway scene very realistic” THE VELVET PAW—HOUSE PETERS and GAIL KANE. “Give us more productions of this class” “Patrons liked every foot of #” FRIDAY THE 13th—ROBERT WARWICK. “Whole picture Ai” “Exceptional” “Extra fine” THE REVOLT—PRANCES NELSON and ARTHUR ASH LEY “Packed house” “Told big story” “Had real advertising possibility ” THE HIDDEN SCAR—ETHEL CLAYTON and HOLBROOK BLINN. “The right kind of a drama for big appeal” “I want st for three days more’ THE SCARLET OATH—GAIL KANE. “Simpiy great” “Played to a capacity house All well pleased” HUSBAND AND WIFE—ETHEL CLAYTON and HOLBROOK BLINN. “Very strgog “Teme to praise.” life.” ZA splendidly cast picture Recenwed muth- THE San wee rece STILL—LEW FIELDS and RIS KENYON. Has been repeatedly called oe haele Master of the Screen” “Acting supreme” BOUGHT AND PAID FOR-—ALICE BRADY. George Broadhurst’s Great Play THE MADNESS OF HELEN—ETHEL CLAYTON and CARLYLE BLACKWELL. THE HEART OF A HERO—ROBERT WARWICK and Gail Kane. THE MEN SHE MARRIED—GAIL KANE—Artbur Asbley. Montagu Love and Muriel Ostriche. WORLD PICTURES BRADY-MADE ARE OCCUPYING THE MOST CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTIONS TODAY ALL MAN—ROBERT WARWICK and Mollie King. THE RISE OF SUSAN—CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG. BROKEN CHAINS—ETHEL CLAYTON and CAR- LYLE BLACKWELL. A WOMAN ALONE—ALICE BRADY. op ‘: ae

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a ee el | e ee Regen. orate BAMA I + PD iA os ppemenne nets mas Io eeemfreme tment see “ilkspanarernea pare son are SINS OF HER PARENT. Adrian Gardiner r Ve 1 Valerie Marchmontf ******** Gladys Brockwell Ee SUE UOE, 006 0:06 0045 0089 William Clifford Richard Carver. ..ccsecess lari Von Schiilei Arther Heatherway........... George Webb Jim MoNell...cc... ~eseeeeebterschel Mayall This is an exhibitor’s picture first, last and always. It shows a desire on the part of the Fox people to return to first principles in their features and to again market that type of picture that has a potent box office at- traction, witness in this particular instance the title, “Sins of Her Parent.’’ There is enough in that to pull money anywhere In- cidentally the picture brings to light a new Fox star in the person of Gladys Brockwell, and her work in this feature marks her a winner for future releases. The punch lines for the picture are “A Moral Lesson to all Mothers who have Daughters” and “The Story of a Woman’s Transgression.” There is a slight possibility that in some sections the Church might take offense at the fact that a woman of a dance hall dive poses for a paint- ing that is entitled “The Madonna of the North,” but this is a matter for local con- sideration. In the “Sins of Her Parent’ ‘Miss Brockwell plays a double role, that of mother and daughter. As the mother she is ‘‘po’ white trash’’ and one of the aristocracy of the south ruins her. She asks for marriage, which is agreeable to the man, but a neigh- bor, possessed of the pride of family, inter- feres, and although the woman forces the man to marry her at gun point her faith is broken, and she decides to leave the town. Her child is born and sent to a convent, while the mother becomes an inmate of a mining camp dance hall in Alaska, to pay for her child's education, the daughter being reared in the belief her mother is dead. In later years, through the medium of a painting done by a wandering artist and exhibited, the child and mother are brought face to face, the mother preventing the ruin of her child by. killing. the. man... The picture is full of punches’ and will prove ‘a winner. The scenario was written by Thomas Forman and directed by Frank Lloyd, with Billy Foster at the camera. It is in six reels. Fred. THE PEARL OF PARADISE. PRM > onc dscipeaeeershacha Margarita Fisher CONE: o.de'cec ska vsbeebankin tees Jas. Harris SOR | DOO oc cickenFereecadeas Harry Pollard PUREED. oak kpc shekbwavcentskaees Beatrice Van Capt. Van Dekken......... J. Gordon Russell Produced by the Pollard Picture Plays Co., “The Pearl of Paradise’ Is a five-reel Mutual feature. The picture was directed by Harry Pollard himself, who also plays one of the principal roles. As a program feature it will serve its purpose very well indeed. The story is simple and ineffective, its punches falling short because of faulty titling. There is a stretch of about two reels where the action pictured is that of a dream. In look- ing at the picture one is not certain whether it is a dream or not. Perhaps the director thought that the fact of revealing it a dream toward the close of the picture would be a surprise and furnish a kick. As a matter of fact it furnished a laugh. A shipwreck opens the story, the hero is cast up on an island in the South Seas that is lorded over by a Spaniard and his daughter. The latter has been on the island during her entire life. Then there about 1,500 cut back to 20 years before, retailing the reason for the Spaniard’s life on the island and the cause of his hatred for Americans. With this fact planted, the hero and the Spaniard’s daugh- ter proceed to fall in love. The best part of leases. Book Now 1600 Broadway ‘It Takes Five Men Working at Home to Keep One Man at the Front’’ BLUEBIRD Photo Plays (Inc. Present 3KAGLEES WINGS “A Thundering Drama With a Thundering Message” From the Virile Pen of Rufus Steele A picture that will pack your theatre to the doors, be- cause it will stir the blood of every American. This tremendous picture will be released as a BLUEBIRD Special—not included on the regular program of re- Watch for the release date, and be sure to No picture in recent years has the power and punch, the patriotic thrills, all the essen- tials of a supreme box-office attraction that you will- find in this masterpiece, “The Eagle’s Wings.” Your local BLUEBIRD Exchange, or Executive Offices : BLUEBIRD PHOTO PLAYS (inc.) , New York Ae ER NN MT Le yt a SE mt I FILM REVIEWS the picture from a box office standpoint is brought in in the section, when the daughter does a back to nature stunt and asks the American to join her in swimming, she being in the. stream: in the altogether. « (Note: No close-ups of this.) Then Capt. Van Dekken, who is the master of the Spaniard’s schooner, and who has his eyes on the daughter, comes into the picture. The girl shows her love for the American, the seaman goes out, gets soused and incidentally fills a number of savages with booze, and decides to kidnap the girl, first tying the father and lover up in the bungalow which is then set afire. But he reckoned without the girl, who escapes from her captors, swims ashore, makes her way. into the house by an underground pass- age, rescues father and lover, and the three make their escape on the schooner which is lying in the harbor. It’s great hokum stuff and will get over with the low brows. Fred. RIALTO 22222 THE TEMPLE OF. THE MOTION PICTURE BESSIE BARRISCALE In “BAWBS 0’ BLUE RIDGE” and Selected Keystone Comedy FILM CARRIERS FINED. Inspectors for the Department of Cambustihles on Monday... caused the arrest of 48 messengers for various picture theatres for carrying film in the metropolitan subways, in violation of the ordinance ‘forbidding the presence of inflammable or explosive materials there. All but one pleaded guilty and got off with $10 fines, the one plead- ing not guilty being assessed twice that amount. I HAVE A NUMBER OF DANCING ACTS of every description, large and small, espe- cially adapted to MOVING PICTURE WORK PAUL DURAND Theatrical Manager and Producer Palace Theatre Building, New York City Expert Cameramen FURNISHED Phone: Bryant 6558 CINEMA CAMERA CLUB 1006 Times Bidg., N. Y. C. VIRGINIA NORDEN STARRING IN GOTHAM FILM CORP. - = = ——-- aoRRA'AA|A|A THEATRICAL PROPERTIES Let us develop your ideas. All we ask is that you call and explain te us what you would like do all the rest with the guaran- oe ee eee ee EVERYTHING FOR THE STAGE e PHOTO PLAY STUDIOS 226 WEST 4ist STREET NEW YORK CITY Tel. Bryant 5914 =e S ? SS: =32 SSS SS uel PRATT Ae = remy . eS eT ee Poeveansreseeessredees: - EPONA ELE ELMO Ve lence, retribution. MYSTERY.” TRIANGLE — RELEASES FOR_WEEK OF NOVEMBER I2 WILFRED LUCAS and CON- STANCE TALMADGE in “THE MICROSCOPE MYSTERY” FINE ARTS A photoplay that will grip and hold to the end. There is mystery, humor, love, vio- The situations unfolded are an endless chain of surprises and the climax leaves satisfaction. Fine Arts will not often excel this pro- duction while Wilfred Lucas and Constance Talmadge leave nothing to be desired in telling the story of “THE MICROSCOPE CHARLES RAY Supported by MARGERY WILSON and MARGARET THOMPSON in “THE HONORABLE ALGY” KAY-BEE A king’s ransom in jewels, a renegade English Lord, another of a different stamp, who wins fortune in America, but leaves his heart with little “Pat,” back in Old Eng- land; these all combine in making a story of appeal and intensity, a typical Triangle Kay-Bee; and the interest is but heightened by the presence of Charles Ray, Margery Wilson and Margaret Thompson. KEYSTONE COMEDIES There are two, brimming with snap, fur and cleanliness SIT ESSE ~ SESS SS SATS BRAN ANS SN SSNS SS ‘ S N N N \ \ S N N N N N N = a $ 3 SS Sossa ass cise Sea baa ss ate

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LESS THAN THE DUST. MG i'5on bs Ra PRRT SC Ow i8 8060%s Mary Pickford Capt. Richard Townsend........ David Powell Captain: Bradshaw. ...c.cecceese Frank Losee Mrs. Bradshaw...............+».Mary Alden OIG ok cab bbs p caves cess cic c mate Masjeroni «Beye ea EOP Pe TE ee rrr ee Cesare Gravina Be SR as Wi Lawe be kb oS aoe Francis Joyner CN eS ee ee ee oe Russell Bassett Pe a eee Te eee ee Walter Morgan A Gossip..................Mercita Esmonde Mary Pickford’s first release under the management of the Artcraft Picture Corpora- tion occurs this week in ‘‘Less than the Dust,” scenario by Hector Turnbull, directed by John Emerson, special score by Edward J. Howe, photography by George W. Hill. The story, while good, progresses leisurely for more than seven reels, giving the impression it could have been more effectively visualized in five parts. Again, it is not what might be termed an ideal Pickford role, in spite of the fact that for the major portion of the picture she is attired in “rags.” The scenes depicting military life in India are good, especially the photography, which is uniformly excellent, but some of the details of English military life are incorrect, though probably not apparent to most picture patrons. Miss Pickford plays the role of a child of English birth whose father was an officer in the army who became addicted to drugs and abandoned the girl to be brought up by a native swordmaker and believes herself a Hindoo. Her foster father is at the head of an uprising and when he is captured and sentenced to prison he tells the girl he is not her father and furnishes her with papers to prove her identity. Capt. Townsend, of the English army, befriends the little girl, believing her a Hindoo. She saves his life and when, after five reels, she comes to England to claim her inheritance it de- velops he has been bequeathed the fortune that rightfully belongs to her. The picture will have more value in England owing to the fact that it is not revealed until she is about to sail for England, that the girl is in reality white and not a Hindoo. English people know that no self-respecting white man would marry a native of India and they will therefore be at a loss to figure out how the story could pos- sibly end happily, as the befriending of the little girl by the Englishman must culminate in an affair of the heart. There is no dis- puting the “class” of the picture, its prin- cipal fault being in the scenario and its pro- tongaticn for 7,000-fcet-.or mere. The best scenes are the comedy ones and the atmos- phere of decency which pervades it. For in- stance when she takes a bath on arriving in England and believes it is “the sacred pool’’ the showing of her seated in the tub entirely nude does not conjure in the mind any sug- gestion of the sex relation. Jolo.

THE SEX LURE. Produced by Ivan Film Corporation in six reels with James Morrison and Louise Vale, “The Sex Lure,” is an unblushing hoax. The title is shameless false pretense, as raw a bit of coarse ballyhooing as the “lecture” of the old Coney Island hoochie-coochie shows that the boys used to fall for—used to fall for ONCE. A restaurant keeper who put “paprika chili con carne” on his bill of fare and then served luke warm bread pudding might get some amusement out of the transaction, but his restaurant business wouldn’t prosper. The exhibitor who plays ‘‘The Sex Lure” will deserve the same experience, and probably get it. Except for the title there is no ethical reason why the film should not enjoy a pros- perous engagement-in connection with the general synod of the Dutch Reform C\arch in America, and that body is no frivolous radical. Peddlers of nasty sex pictures are not to be defended on any grounds. No more are film manufacturers who try to get away with this sort of shabby subterfuge. The only ~approach to sex exploitation is a workman’s wife who entertains two grimy lovers. Later she plants one chaste salute upon the lips of *her employer and subsequently becomes in- volved in an almost seemly love affair with & younger man who, unknown to her, is her employer’s son. Otherwise the picture is a fairly interesting but very mild drama. Under a reasonably descriptive title it would pass along ‘with the general run of features suit- able for the ordinary grade of picture houses catering to a neighborhood ‘‘family” clientele.

WITHOUT A SOUL. “Without a Soul,” the second of the Clara Kimball Young special series issued by the World Film Corporation, is from the novel called “Lola,” of whi Owen Davis is the author. The photography has been supplied with a complete set of new and elaborate illustrated titles, and these are very strik- ing and original. The central figure in “Without a Soul” is a beautiful young girl, the daughter of an elderly savant, who has discovered certain powerful rays capable of restoring human life when it has departed. When his daughter is killed in an automo- bile accident the old scientist applies his rays and they bring back the subject’s physi- cal energies but not her soul, which has fled forever. From being a sweet, innocent and wholly loving girl, Lola becomes a heart- Jess, sordid, unprincipled woman, bringing grief und Gisgrace te reiatives and friends and going the pace until exhausted nature gives out and the horrified father refuses to call’ upon his invention for a second time. The story is wierd but interesting, and Miss Young is seen at her best in the many-sided role of Lola. All the parts are well acted, and the photography and lighting are excel- lent. Jolo, natin oe an smerarns Oenee ~ ot emirommmene Veen ree-nse ates bsp, star eens eane ase. eens bmseatnentnmnins wh nantes wens ren FILM THE MADNESS OF HELEN. Helen Carlton Virginia Cariten f- eecccecceces ---Hthel Clayton Dane. Ashley...... Carlyle... Blackwell Robert Haskell....... weseeeeeetarl Schenck John Carlton..... ooccscncee Onck Drumicr Bas: Sam WAGs 04009 8406-0 ter Charles Duncan Minister ..............+-stanhope Wheatcroft Maud, his sweetheart........Mildred Cheshire Five-part Paragon (World) feature, writ- ten by Emmet Campbell Hall, directed by Travers Vale, photography by Max Schneider. It is a “trick” film, in that Ethel Clayton plays two parts (sisters) and it is not until very near the finish that you are let into the secret, when there occurs a series of double exposure scenes very ingeniously conceived. Then again the spectator is led to believe that a young girl, very much in love with a man, has given herself to him for ‘three golden days’’ without the formality of a mar- riage ceremony, but this is cleared up at the finish, when the marriage certificate is pro- duced. There is a flash of ‘“‘The Scarlet Let- ter’ and, until the denouement, a number of situations difficult to understand. In fact throughout the onlooker is “deceived” and it is a question whether he (or she) will en- joy it or resent his (or her) inability to fore- see the ultimate conclusion. Photography and locations far and away above the average, acting and direction adequate. Picture will either be one of the World Films big suc-

cesses or not liked at all. Jolo. THE LIBERTINE. Jim Mills, the libertine.......... John Mason ee GIMP WEI 6 ikki Kccewecas Kaek er Alma Hanlon TRINA SUOO®, . oa kde cease nis Marie Alexander RATS ¢ CATERER... csc cc sees Walter Hitchcock Bob, Elsie’s lover........... Edward Langford Ree: SUN o<0'n 0b 6 60d bee @ bees Jean Stuart RE. AEE s Gnaas secdese nnd ..-Doris Sawyer A Triumph six-reel production featuring John Mason and Alma Hanlon, directed by Julius Steger and Joseph A. Golden. The story is termed one of modern life drawn around a young working girl who gives up her true lover to become the mistress of a rich man. Elsie Corwin (Alma Hanlon) works in a cloak house and is in love with a man of small means. She meets Jim Mills (John Mason), a libertine, and becomes his mistress in preference to becoming the wife of the man she loves. The story follows on with the cus- tomary ill fortune which faces a woman of this character, she finally ending up by jump- ing into the river. To make the finish endur- able the story is dreamed by the girl and she accepts her true lover in the end. There is considerable to this picture besides its six reels. The story is not new in theme or action but is one which will attract the attention of the picture fan. It is well directed, Mason giving a portrayal of merit with Miss Hanlon, a young woman of considerable beauty, and her share of acting powers. The production is of a comparatively costly order. SIGNET FILM C° 120 w. 42nd. mS Ba REVIEWS

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Yi 7 LL YL ML MP =C=CH EI EeEP@0 . e@8@e ~ PRR LS Pa GY Wy GY Yj ee: Y YG SS SS NSS MG AS AIA AGG. NW WEYOY Spee parallel. The two productions have been given to exhibitors and office “acid test” ap — ied to each. ur comment and criticism ill be appreciated by Mr. - William Fox, President, Fox Film Corporation, 150 West 46, Street, New York City FOX FILM CORPORATION

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EXTRAVAGANCE. Norma Russell..............+..Mme, Petrova Courtland Russell, her father..H. Cooper Cliffe Franklin Hall, business man, . is See Mahlon Hamiiton Howard Dundore, banker....... Arthur Hoops Horace Scott, bank cashier....J. W. Hartman Robert Mackay, philanthropist, Edward Martindel DOSE ak cicivue et nr ee hal eed eke Tem Cameron It seems to be the {ll fortune of this par- ticular Variety reviewer to be assigned to sit in judgment upon the serious theatrical writings of Aaron Hoffman, both in vaudeville and pictures. Mr. Hoffman’s latest brain child on the screen is ‘‘Extravagance,” scenario- ized by Wallace C. Clifton, preduced by Popu- lar Plays and Players (Metro), directed by Burton L. King and photographed by Andre Barlitier. Said Hoffman has earned an envi- able reputation as a writer of comedy. It is generally conceded that tragedy is but one step removed from humor, but somehow or other, said Hoffman doesn’t seem to be able to cross the dividing line. At all events the story of “Extravagance” is an example of an attempt to be serious and is little short of ridiculous. The best that anybody could hon- estly claim for it is that it is hopelessly old- fashioned and conventional. A girl has been reared in luxury and extravagance by her doting father. Father borrows $25,000 from a bank on his note. The president of the bank wants to marry the girl, who is betrothed to a nice young man. Father cannot meet his note when due and requests an extension. Banker requests a _ responsible’ endorser. Father forges a rich man’s name, banker discovers the forgery and says he will meet the obligation if daughter will marry him. Daughter agrees, to save her parent. Her affianced returns from Brazil (where he is seen drinking iced mint juleps, though it isn’t explained where the ice came from), has just 16 minutes before the bank closes, and rushes there to take up the note, which he does with cash. It is explained previously that his South American venture is a failure and not shown how he happened to have so large an amount of cash. He marries the girl and the banker is ‘‘sore.”” He says to young husband: “Your South American enterprise is a failure. Why not enter my bank and learn high finance? You will find it profitable.” So he enters the bank and sits at his desk to read a book, presumably on the subject of high finance. Banker forces his old cashier to falsify young husband’s books and there is a visualization of the regulation detective plac- ing his hand heavily on the husband’s shoul- der. Husband is sentenced to five years and wifey says: “He is not guilty and I shall de- vote my life to establishing his innocence.” She determines to go to work, picks up the Motion Picture News and decides to write a scenario. (Maybe she read therein one of Hoffman’s, melodramatic plots and figured out how easy it was.) It is promptly accepted and the old cashier, who had taken to drink, is run over, picked up and carried to her home where in delirium he reveals the frame- up. When the cashier recovers, his mind is gone, so the young wife writes a motion pic- ture story based on what she gleaned from the poor old man’s ravings. She invites the banker to witness the picture, and her father also brings the former cashier to the photoplay house. The cashier’s memory is restored by the picture, he sees the banker there and cries: “I remember it all now. That’s the way he did it!” Banker rushes out, misses the train to Philadelphia, hires a special en- gine—mark the originality of it—there is a collision and he is killed. Husband is re- leased, his South American rubber concession nets him $25,000 and the clinch shows the couple living in thrift, peace and happiness, supplemented by a baby. Jolo. ARMS AND THE WOMAN. A five-reeler by Astra marketed under the Pathe Gold Rooster brand. The scenario is by Ouida Bergere and direction by George Maurice. It is a smashing dramatic with fre- quent passages of extraordinarily fine story and story exposition and comes to a really sensational finish with a fairly hair-raising series of dramatic events. In this finale there must be a thousand feet of thrilling chases, gun fights, killings and finally a fire which burns several acres of munition factory, the whole thing so well managed that the illusion is complete. What gives the final touch of effectiveness to the “punch” of the story is that it is legitimately bound up and vital to the story itself and not dragged in to supply hectic action as is so often the case where highly flavored events come upon the screen. Mary Nash does splendidly as the star and the other players concerned in the story look and act their parts to the life. The Astra expert who picks the companies has been particularly fortunate in his selection of some of the types who are concerned in the earlier action which deals with foreign immigrant types on the lower East Side of New York. These persons and the scenes in which they moved were triumphs of realism. The story is that of a Hungarian peasant girl (Miss Nash), who comes to this country with her brother. She gets her first engagement as a singer in a low drinking place, but is saved from a life of shame by a millionaire steel man, who makes an opera singer of her, and afterware marrics ber, Then the war breaks out. There are many fine scenes of the war arena. The girl tries to prevent her hus- band'from making munitions for the enemies of her country and becomes concerned with German spies in this country who pilot to the same end. The story, of course, ends hap- pily. The whole feature is uncommonly in- teresting, not to say absorbing. ARTCRAFT PICTU. announces that the following eighty-one theatres exhibited Mary Pickford’s first Artcraft production, “Less Than The Dust,” commencing Nov. 5th, for one week or more; and that over a thousand other theatres have already contracted to show the picture for shorter periods. The character of these theatres must encourage Exhibitors who have not yet contracted, to do so at once. THEATRE CITY THEATRE CRry. Strand New York City N. Y Walnut Cincinnati Ohio Broadway New York City N. Y. Pastime Columbus Ohio : ; Circle Indianapolis Ind. Academy of Music New York City 4 Majestte avien Ohic Keeney’s Brooklyn - *. | Temple Toledo Ohio Century Brooklyn N. Y. | La Salle Chicago Ill. Keeney’s Newark N. J Bijou Dream Chicago lil. Majestic Detroit Mich. | Apollo Peoria Til. Liberty Detroit Mich Alhambra Milwaukee Wis. Strand Syracuse N. Y Strand Minneapolis Minn. State St. Trenton N. J Strand St. Paul Minn. Olympia New Haven Conn. | Garden Des Moines Iowa Olympia New Bedford Mass. | Orpheum St. Joseph Mo. Park Worcester Mass. | New Grand Central St. Louis Mo. Emery Providence R. I. | Twelfth St. Kansas City Mo. Bijou Springfield Mass. Strand Omaha Neb. Shea’s Fitchburg Mass. | Queen Dallas Texas Strand Lynn Mass. | Queen Houston Texas Merrimack Sq. Lowell Mass. | Pike Colorado Springs Colo. Arcadia Reading Pa. | Strand Denver Colo. Garden Paterson N. J. | Clemer Spokane Wash, Regent & Garden Rochester N. Y. | Beauty Butte Mont. Globe Boston Mass. | Columbia Portland Ore. Salem Salem Mass. ; Coliseum Seattle Wash. Palace Philadelphia Pa. | Portola San Francisco Cal. Stanley Philadelphia Pa. | Broadway Los Angeles Cal. Stanley Atlantic City N. J. | T&D Oakland Cal. Queen Wilmington Del. | T&D Sacramento Cal. Granby Norfolk Va. | Cabrilla San Diego Cal. Parkway Baltimore Md. | Majestic Gardens Grand Rapids Mich. Belmont Philadelphia Pa. | Regent Toronto Canada Columbia Washington D. C. | Dominion Winnipeg Manitoba Wizard Baltimore Md. | St. Denis Montreal Que. Triangle New Orleans La. | Orpheum Malden Mass. Criterion Atlanta Ga. | Strand Buffalo NN. 3s ‘Stillman Cleveland Ohio | Empire Bridgeport Conn. Metropolitan Cleveland Ohio | Isis Richmond Va. Knickerbocker Cleveland Ohio Fairyland Cleveland Ohio Strand Akron Ohio Eagle Manchester N. H. Regent East Liberty Pa. | Fifth Ave. Nashville Tenn. Dome Youngstown Ohio Alcazar Birmingham Ala. ARTCRAFT PICTURES CORPORATION 729 SEVENTH AVENUE;° NEW YORK EAST IS EAST. with those that have been reared in the West ages, but has the defect so common to This is another of the English-produced, Florence Turner starring feature series that is being released through Mutual. The picture is totally unsuited for American audiences, as it is essentially English in its atmosphere and particularity adapted to a> Lenden audience. The story has its locale in the East and West ends of London, the plot being centered on the premise that once born and raised in the East End, which is the sium section, no mat- ter how much money drops on one and no matter what steps are taken to wash out the early marks of environment, the fact remains that East is East and it will never mingle End. The story itself is full of Coster phrases and slang, which are not known to the Ameri- can public and therefore are entirely lost. In parts of the story there is much unconscious humor, never intended by either director or author. There are at least three instances where a good hearty ic ta be had at the expense. of. the. author or director, is East” will not do for the American _— ‘red, lanuoh THE PILLORY. A Thanhouser production marketed under the Pathe Gold Rooster brand and shown for the first time in the New York late last week. It has some forceful dramatic pass- “Best... multiple reelers that it tells more than one story. The tale has to do with the sorrows and adventures of a girl, born out of wedlock, reared by unsympathetic aunts who at length (great length, be it said) wins happiness and a refuge under the protection of her long-. lest mother. From the beginning to the point. where the piri finds her inother ls one complerce story unit. The remainder is another. Flor- ence LaBadie is starred. She makes a first rate ingenue. The other characters are with- out exception well done; the photography is excellent and the general effect of the picture, as to direction, scenic setting, etc., is entirely pleasing. The picture should do well for its sponsors without creating any sensation.

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a Shapcntont whek BYE se Liabhics pereshdhd dedi ee meen AST a | . — 1 Bisgtonermrar mann ray atte ba ena eee Mt Mee ees, eee, ... e 5 =) and Paid for rf (ea TNT WILLIAM A.DRADY im asseciation WORLD PICTURES present s ALICE “Bought GEORGE DROADHURST’S GREAT PLAY — Directed by ‘HARLEY KNOLES a a ee LLL ddd ddd, ccc CL ddddeoddddacasmauuiaa MMMM cam a MMULAQANA AU LOVING PEACE, i} 3 hecatd _FOR IT- wl FOX PRESENTS George Walsh THE MEDIATOR yee Sel Ce lengli-ir4 Viele). me) a Wa, .e)°1 m8) FAMOUS BOOK bal \he ole) - oe -@) male] ase! THE DIRECTOR-OTIS TURNER .- _FOX FILM CORPORATION. ed ecieaiaieaialamiameamenemmonemiaens acest ser nt tito LEN VARIETY OBITUARY. George Bascom, Sr., who last week took over the ticket agency in the Hotel Manhattan (operated for 20 years by Tyson & Brother) dropped dead No- vember 1, his first day at the stand, while talking to one of the clerks. Heart trouble was the cause of death. Max H. F. Fisher, one time manager of Ben de Bar’s opera house in St. Louis, and sponsor for Mary Garden at the outset of her operatic career, died in Flushing, L. I., late last week. Later he became an agent for theatre pro- gram advertising and was a general advertising man, Edward J. Buckley, advance agent for “Major Leg” (which disbanded in Toledo some time ago) was found in the Maumee River last week. Identifi- cation was possible because of a tele- gram on the body. When the show disbanded Buckley disappeared. Dick Gorman, a German comedian about 65 years of age, died in the Alle- gheny Hospital, Pittsburgh, about three weeks ago. Death was from pneu- monia. The deceased’s full name was Richard O’Gorman. He once starred in “Comrade.” Nick Norton, who has re- turned to the United Booking Offices, brought the news of Gorman’s death. Mr. Norton said he had seen no iaotice of it in any paper. Mrs. Dion Boucicault died in London, Nov. 6, aged 82. The New York dailies mentioned casually she was the first wife of the late Dion Boucicault and the mother of Dion, Aubrey and Nina Boucicault. None seemed to remember she was one cf the best known actresses of England and America a generation ago, having starred with her late hus- HAL GODFREY Passed Into Eternity Nov. ll, 1911 .In my heart I am oft repeating memories sweet of thee. JENIE JACOBS band in “Colleen Bawn,” “Arrah Na Pogue,” etc., under the name of Agnes Robertson. The mother of the Three Bannons died Oct. 22, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Barnes of Olean, N. Y., were instantly killed Nov. 3 when the car they were driving was crashed into by an Erie train near Friendship, N. Y. The bodies were taken into Buffalo on the pilot of the engine, where they had lodged. The couple were returning to their home from a meeting of the Gus Sun man- agers at Columbus, O. Mr, and Mrs. Barnes were buried in Buffalo Nov. 6. VINCENT VERDI Age 84 Father of JOSEPH B. ana (of Clark and Verdi Saturday, Nov. 4, 1916 526 W. 112th St., New York. A daughter survives. Mr. Barnes was part owner and manager of the Dream- land and Grand theatres, Olean. He removed to Olean from Buffalo ten years ago, Howard E. Morse, business partner of “Silent” Mora, of Alleghany, Pa., was killed in an accident in Boston, Oct. 29, according to a statement from Mora this week. Irene Ackerman, actress and foun- f the Literary and Dramatic Union, died at Mount Vernon, N. Y., a few days ago. She first appeared in the old Fifth Avenue theatre, New York, and was best known for her playing of Mercedes in “Monte Cristo” with James O’Neill. She was 46, KERRIGAN QUITS UNIVERSAL. Los Angeles, Nov. 8. J. Warren Kerrigan is out of the Universal and both star and company are hurling charges. The Universal alleges that’ Kerrigan iett them’ in’ the midst of making a new picture, while the actor claims his contract expired and that when the company refused to renew at the salary he asked, he gave them ample notice. Kerrigan is plan- ning to start his own company, but to- day there was a report he would settle differences with the Universal. When seen at the Universal's office here in reference to the above dispatch, an official declared that the company would have nothing more to do with Kerrigan under any conditions, they considering the actor’s action in quitting during the making of the picture, “The Mysterious Mr. Musselwaite,” totally unwarranted. It is true that Kerrigan’s contract expired (on Oct. 26), but the company denies he gave them any notice that he would not finish the picture and they are inclined rather to lose the $10,000 which has been expended on the feature than ac- cede to Kerrigan’s demands. The ac- tor has been with the Universal for three years and is one of their highest paid stars, having received $850 weekly for the past two years. The Universal official further said Kerrigan demand- ed that before he continue he be given a three-year contract calling for $1,500 weekly for the first year and increas- ing to $2,000 weekly for the third year. BURLESQUE ROUTES Nov. 13 and Nuv. 20. “A New York Girl’ 13 Corinthian Rochester 20-22 Bastable Syracuse 23-25 Lumberg Utica. “Americans” 13 Howard Boston 20-22 Or- pheum New Bedford 23-25 Worcester Wor- cester. “Auto Girls” 13 Lyceum Columbus 20 Newark 21 Zanesville 22 Canton 23-25 Akron. “Beauty Youth & Folly’ 13 New Castle 14 Johnstown 15 Altoona 16 Harrisburg 17 York 18 Reading Pa 20 Gayety Baltimore. “Behman Show” 13 People’s Philadelphia 20 Palace Baltimore. = Tons” 13 L O 20 Gayety Kansas City Mo. ‘*Bostonians”’ Buffalo. ‘Bowery Burlesquers’” 13 Casino Boston 20 Grand Hartford. “Broadway Belies’ 13 Majestic Scranton 20 Gayety Brooklyn. “Burlesque Revue” 13 Grand Hartford 20 Jacques Waterbury. “Cabaret Girls” 13 Trocadero Philadelphia 20 Olympie New York. “Charming Widows” 13 Empire Cleveland 20- 21 Erie 22 Ashtubula 23-25 Park Youngs- town O. “Cherry Blossoms” 13 Gayety Chicago 20 Ma- jestic Ft Wayne Ind. “Darlings of Paris’’ 13 Savoy Hamilton Ont 20 Cadillac Detroit. “Follies of Day” 13 Casino Brooklyn 20 Em- pire Newark. “Frolics of 1917” 13 Cadillac Detroit 20 L O. “French Frolics’ 13 Olympic New York 20 Majestic Scranton. “Follies of Pleasure” 13 Gayety Baltimore 20 Trocadero Philadelphia. “Ginger Girls’ 13 Century Kansas City Mo 20 Standard St Louis. “Girls from Follies” 13-14 Amsterdam Am- sterdam 15-18 Hudson Schenectady 20-21 Binghamton 22 Norwich 23 Oneida 24-25 Niagara Falls N Y. “Girls from Joyland” 13-14 Holyoke Holyoke 15-18 Gilmore Springfield Mass 20 Howard Boston. “Globe Trotters’ 13 Palace Baltimore 20 Gay- ety Washington. “Golden Crook” 13 Gayety St Louis 20 Star & Garter Chicago. “Grown Up Babies” 13 Englewood Chicago 20 Gayety Milwaukee. “Hasting’s Big Show” 13 Casino Philadelphia 20 Miner’s New York. “Hello Girls” 13-14 Erie 15 Ashtubula 16-18 Park Youngstown O 20 New Castle 21 Johnstown 22 Altoona 23 Harrisburg 24 York 25 Reading Pa. “Hello New York” 13 Star Cleveland 20 Em- pire Toledo. “Hello Paris” 13 Star St Paul 20 L O. “High Life Girls’? 13 Majestic Ft Wayne Ind 20 Buckingham Louisville. “Hip Hip Hurrah Girls’ 13 Gayety Buffalo 20 Corinthian Rochester. “Howe’s Sam Show” 13 Casino Boston 20 COltumDia New york. “Irwin Big Show’ 16-15 Park Bridgeport 20 Colonial Providence. ‘“‘Lady Buccaneers” 13 L O 20 Century Kansas City Mo. “Liberty Girls” 13 Columbia Chicago 20 Gay- ety Detroit. “Lid Lifters’ 13 L G 20 Englewood Chicago. ““Majestic’s’”’ 13 Empire Hoboken 23-25 Park Bridgeport. 13 Gayety Toronto 20 Gayety

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- VARIETY Temperamental (° is Resting Refuses to Work When Not Paid Los Angeles “Herald.” Tatiguay’s Personality Irresistible. We all hope she will come again—come soon and often. It is not hard to figure why she has been labeled with such descriptive adjectives as Cycionic, Hurranic, Effervescent, Spontaneous, and the like. She is all of them and a lot more than Mr. Webster has overlooked. We are deeply indebted to Mr. Wm. Morris for bringing so capable an artist as Miss Tanguay to our city and to Miss Tanguay’s esteemed parents for having raised such a charming little tow-head. GUY PRICE. Los Angeles “Examiner.” Miss Tanguay never.is tiresome or tired, and while the vaudeville acts labor to please, she oleases to labor. TANGUAY is the whole show. There was never before her another TANGUAY. It is likely there will never be another. Physical endurance, combined with mental sheet-lightning, never come twice in the same package and MISS TANGUAY is the one package. She is the quick-silver of the stage. A typhoon of action, a tornado of freaky grace; that’s a mixed meta show, but so is MISS TANGUAY. She is the always going-up clinical thermometer of the fever of joyfulness, and you may think this about her from this or that point of view, and she will still conquer you, and make you determined to go to see her. She has encompassed the occult of being entitled to the de- notation of “GREAT,” and you can’t tell why you like her. OTHEMAN STEVENS. Los Angeles “Times.” Eva’s dynamism wins. Cyclonic star shines alone at Auditorium. Eva Tanguay proceeded to brew the world-famed tonic known as the Tired-Business- Man’s Show. If she did not invent this form of entertainment she at least became its highest exponent. As I intimated at the outset, I suspect her of a profound philosophy. It is in her work, whether she has the realization or not. . She is amazingly frank about women and men, and under her nonsense and spectacular frivolity one may dis- cover a deep undercurrent of truth. The lady knows her biology and her nierzsche, and is quite as comprehensive and entertaining in their interpretation as George Bernard Shaw. She under- stands how attractive is brightness, and her act moves in the light. She seems as sound as Emer- son, and as bright as George Ade, but her method is that of neither. She is EVA TANGUAY, a per- fectly natural person. I think such a riot of amusement in any. personality is inspired by the greatest force in the world, the function of natural forms and the co-ordination of sound faculties. Some people know without knowing that they know, and some become aware of themselves, insofar as they have looked upon life and their identity with it. Eva Tanguay, flaming forth as a bizarre and richly clad personality, and flinging herself with abandon into the arms of a tempestuous travesty, is to me as beautiful as a hanging star. HENRY C. WARNACK. Los Angeles “Record.” Eva’s cyclonic riot. On the whole the performance was delightfully original, with Eva dominating Over-powering, over-shadowing everybody else in sight. Los Angeles “Express.” Eva Tanguay fascinates, thrills and puzzles. Most press agented woman on American stage wins Los Angeles audience. Maybe she is crazy, and maybe she is not, but she should worry. Most of us who are plugging our hearts out to make a living would give our eye-teeth to have such an attack of craziness as she suffers from. It is the greatest little dollar-getter in the history of the stage. The woman is a wonder. Call it personality, call it anything you like. She has something which fascinates. She can reach out and grab an audience in any theatre, anywhere, any time. She has been doing it for the last ten years, and if the next ten don’t treat her more unkindly than the last, she is liable to keep it up indefinitely. GEORGE ST. GEORGE. Los Angeles “Tribune.” Eva Tanguay came to town yesterday and demonstrated that her-charm, magnetism, personality, or whatever you care to cail this psychological something that makes her different from anybody else, ig still in good working order. It is impossible to describe what constitutes this extraordinary woman’s appeal. It has been tried again and again. I remember seeing her with Frank Daniels in “The Office Boy.” From the moment she stepped upon the stage everybody forgot about Daniels. She ran away with the show and she has been running away with shows ever since. At the end of her third song she owned the house, and at the end of her act they clamored for more. The charm worked. I have never known it to fail. MAITLAND DAVIES.

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ienaschaiat th enetnet: beans eatevg Pylon hs ity" eee Emde withers: er sath ey Ee amie * “Come Over, Come Over, Come On Over Here, It’s a Wonderful Place” The House of Nothing But Hits Geo. M. Cohan’s ‘“‘There’s Only One Little Girl’’ A typical Cohan novelty march with a wonderful double version. That great Irish song that nothing on earth can stop. “Erin Is Calling”’ The great song sermon. “Turn To The Right’’ This song will do more good than a dozen Billy Sundays. Another “Back Home in Tennessee” by the same writer, but a much bet- ter song. The musical comedy hit of the decade. ““Sometime’”’ Watch this space for the big “That Old New England Town’”’ (FROM “BETTY”) This is restricted. surprise of the season. Managers Producers If you wish exclusive song numbers, “Come On Over Here.” We can furnish you with anything from a catch line to a musical comedy in 24 hours. We can also “laugh up” the dialogue of your show. WILLIAM JEROME PUBLISHING CORPORATION STRAND THEATRE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY Between 47th and 48th Street, on Broadway NOTICE Managers and Agents H. A. BANLAZEED in a NEW ACT with SIX DANCING IMPS Special Scenery and Wardrobe Address 756 8th Ave., N. Y. C. Telephone Bryant 8950 “Maids of America’ 13 Miner’s Bronx New York 20 Orpheum Paterson. “Marion Dave Show” 13 Gayety Montreal 20 Empire Albany. “Merry Rounders” 13 Empire Hoboken 20 People’s Philadelphia. “Midnight Maidens” i3 Oiympic Cincinnati 20 Columbia Chicago. “Military Maids” 13 Gayety Minneapolis 20 Star St Paul. “Million Dollar Dolls” 13 Gayety Washington 20 Gayety Pittsburgh. “Mischief Makers” 13 Academy Jersey City 20 Gayety Philadeiphia. “Monte Carlo Girls” 13 Gayety Brooklyn 20 Academy Jersey City. “Pace Makers” 13 Newark 14 Zanesville 15 Canton 16-18 Akron O 20 Empire Cleveland. “Parisian Flirts’’ 12-14 0 H Terre Haute Ind 20 Gayety Chicago. “Puss Puss” 138 Berchel Des Moines 20 Gay- ety Omaha. “Record Breakers” 13 So Bethlehem 14 Easton 15-18 Majestic Wilkes-Barre Pa 20 Star Brooklyn. “Reeves Al Show” Olympic Cincinnati. “Review of 1917” 13 Buckingham Louisville 20 Lyceum Columbus. ‘Roseland Girls” 138 Empire Newark 20 Casino Philadelphia. “September Morning Glories’? 13-15 Orpheum New Bedford 16-18 Worcester Worcester 20-21 Amsterdam Amsterdam 22-25 Hudson Schenectady. ‘Sidman Sam Show” 13 Empire Toledo 20 Lyceum Dayton. “Sightseers” 13 Star & Garter Chicago 20 Berchel Des Moines Ia. “Social Follies’’ 13-15 Broadway Camden 16- 18 Grand Trenton 20 So Bethlehem 21 Easton 22-25 Majestic Wilkes-Barre, Pa. “Some Show” 13 Empire Aibany 20 Gayety Boston. “Speigel Review” 13-15 Cohen’s Newburgh 16- 18 Cohen’s a gas es 20 New Hurtic & Seamon’s New Yo “Sporting Widows” a8 Colonial Providence 20 Gayety Boston. “Star & Garter’ 13 Columbia New York 20 Casino Brooklyn. “Step Lively Girls’? 18-15 Bastable Syracuse 16-18 Lumberg Utica 20 Gayety Montreal. “Stone & Pillard’” 13 Orpheum Paterson 20 Empire Hoboken. “Sydell’s Rose Show” 13 Gayety Kansas City 30 Gayety St Louis. 13 Lyceum Dayton 20 F ve nk Ralph Ed KAHL, WALTON and sin tHENRY Booked solid, U. B. O. Direction, JACK ovIENRY. Address Variety, New York. “Watson Wrothe Show” 13 Jacques Water- bury 20-22 Cohen’s Newburgh 23-25 Cohen's Poughkeepsie. “Welch Ben” 13 Gayety Omaha 20 L O. “White Pat Show” 13 Gayety Milwaukee 20 Gayety Minneapolis. “Williams Mollie Show’ 13 New Hurtig & Seamon’s New York 20 Empire Hoboken. “Tango Queens” 13 Star Brooklyn 20 So Bethiehem 21 Easton 22-25 Majestic Wilkes- Barre Pa. ee 18 Star Toronto 20 Savoy Hamil- ton “Throughbreds” 13 Gayety Philadelphia 20- 22 Broadway Camden 23-25 Grand Trenton. “Tourists” 13 Standard St Louis 19-21 O0 H Terre Haute Ind. “20th Century Maids” 13 Gayety Pittsburgh 20 Star Cleveland. “U S Beauties’ 13-14 Binghamton 15 Nor- wich 16 Oneida 17-18 Niagara Falls N Y 20 Toronto. “Watson Billy Show” 13 Gayety Detroit 20 Gayety Toronto. LETTERS Where C follows name, letter is in Variety’s Chicago office. Where S F follows name, letter is in Variety’s San Francisco office. Advertising or circular letters will not be listed. P following name indicates postal, advertised once only. Reg following naime indicates regis- tered mail. A Armend Grace (C) Armon Von G (C) Arnold Geo (C) Austin Mrs P Avalos The Avola Chas Adams & Peters Ake L K (C) Alaskans The (C) Aldro Harry Allan R (C) Allyn Edgar B Alpine Mahlow Bacon Josephine Alvarez & Martelli Barafan & Grobs Anderson Hilma (C) Barr Arthur E Archer Lillian Barry Bessie Archer Lou (C) Barry Dixie HARRY WEBER BERNICE HOWARD an announces By Herbert Hall Winslow HARLEM OO. Fi. NOW JACK d WHITE (NOV. 9-12) ‘THE GADABOUTS”

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A en SOB NAL Se NANA IE a to VARIETY ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY “How's Every Little Thing in Dixie?” y JACK YELLEN aed ALBERT GUMBLE. A new song hit right in the middle of the season. Jerome H. Remick & Co. noted for their Dixie Songs, take great pleasure in announcing their new one. Every- body remembers “All Aboard for Dixie,” “Back to Dixie Land” and the present big “Dixie” hit, “They Made It Twice as Nice as Paradise, and They Called It Dixieland.” The “proof of the pudding is in the eating,” that’s the old saying, so hurry along, and get this new SURE FIRE HIT. And Lest Ye Forget “Just a Word of “Mammy’s Little Sympathy” |/Coal Black Rose” Ree ie ee a oe oe eR : ci oi aa sa ee mat nofPene one By GUSTAVE KAHN and EGBERT VAN ALSTYNE The Sensational Ballad. ‘DOWN HONOLULU WAY’ By RAYMOND EGAN and RICHARD WHITING ft The Song Hit of the Country. : By BURTNETT, DEMPSEY and BURKE This is the song with the wonderful melody—a world wide hit, with a sweet Hawaiian tune. Nothing in The Song Market to Equal Our List of Hits: “UNDERNEATH THE STARS’’=Vocal and Instrumental. “MEMORIES” “AND THEY CALLED IT DIXIELAND”’ “IN OLD BRAZIL”’ “‘WHOSE PRETTY BABY ARE YOU NOW”’ “IF YOU EVER GET LONELY” “IF YOU’LL COME BACK TO MY GARDEN OF LOVE” Watch For A Few New Ones Soon ; JEROME H.REMICKa co. jf 137 West Fert St. 219 West 46th St. Majestic Theatre Bldg. 228 Tremont St. 906 Market st Detroit New York Chicago Boston San Francisco

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§ theater ABE FRR A sa ghee Seat ce gu at a ae aS non pen Hi (ER Gry pa Poe WO are Nan eaeg Bi Wisele sara 34 VARIETY DRAWING ROOM ENTERTAINERS IRVIN@ MAF TIN VAN BERGEN“GOSLAR Scoring an IMMENSE HIT at the MAJESTIC THEATRE, CHICAGO, THIS WEEK (NOVEMBER 6) Booked Solid U. B. 0. Direction HARRY WEBER I take this means to emphatically deny that I, at any time, was a member of the White Rats. MARTIN VAN BERGEN Barton John Batchelor Billy Beatty Kathryn (C) Belanio Mr Bender Mazie Bennett Al Bennett J H (C) Benning W Bennington Sisters Bernard Dean (C) Bernard Murray F Best Mabel Blaney Mrs C § Blizzard Alice Blocksom Harry Bluches The (C) Bohannam Florence Bohannan M T (C) Bostelle Jessie (C) Boyle Miss F Bradley Geo (C) Bradley Helen Brads The Brehm Kathryn Bristor W Brough & Lyons (C) Brown Harry Buchman Wm (C) Budd Agnes (C) Bunch Eck Burke Dan Burnadette Miriam Burnham Dolly Cc Cafferelli Billie Cahill James Callahan & Callahan Carlin Robert Carlton Ubert Carpenter Irwing Carroll Dena (C) Carson James B Carson Dr. James Cate Fred O Cate Walter H Chabot & Dixon Chagnon Frank Charters Spencer Chiaffarelli Adalaide Clair Dores (P) Clark A Clayton Henry Clay Miss Bobby Cliff Genevieve Clifford T H (C) Cline Vivian Coate Henry G Coen Veronica Collins Courtney (C) Collins Lottie Cook Sisters (C) Cocks Mary Corr Armor Cor (C) Cowan L F Cowen M A M Creighton J (C) Cullen Ruth (C) Curtin Dick (C) Dacre Louise Dahlberg M (C) Daich Mr § Dailey Mr (P) Dale Fred (C) Dalton irwin Daly Pat Danzerger Julia Darnelle Jeanette (P) D’Aubrey Diane Davis Hal (C) Davis & Prather Davis Miss R Dawson Sid (C) Day Helen (P) Dean Cal (C Dean Leota (C) Deane Orra DeArmo & Marguerite DeHaven A Milo DeLea & Ormer DeLisle & Vernon Delm’ts Musical (C) De Long Maudie (C) De Luxe Models (C) DeNoyer Eddie DePere Grace Derr A Monroe (C) DeWolfe William Diaghiloff M (C) Dial Eugene Dickens Bert (C) Dieriek Arthur J Dillon Lillian Dixon Bobby Donaldson Phyllis Douglas J C Downey Maurice (C) DuBois Wilfred (C) Duffy Dick (C) E Earl Chas T Earl Maud Eddy Helen Edwards June Eichenbough C G (C) Elkins Bettie Elliott & McGreevey Elliott Billy Emerson Mrs Emerson Mrs E Errico Joseph Esmeralda Edna Evans Arthur Evans Dorcthy Evans Evelyn Evans & Newton (C) Evelyn Eva (C) Evelyn Fay (C) Everett Flossie Everts Joe H (C) ewald Edward F Fairbanks Evelyn Fairchild Mattie (C) Falardeau Doll Fanel Al Farnsworth Robert P Farrington Miss Faust J W Fay Gertrude (C) Fernandez & May (C) Fielding & Carlos Fisher Mr Fisher Elinor Fisher Frank Fitzgerald Maud Florence Rose Force & Williams Force Billy Ford Bertie Foy Mrs W Francis Arthur (C) Frank I § Frazer Mack (C) Fritzie Fritz (C) Fuller Billie (C) G Gale Grosse Garrette Elsa Gay Daniel Gay & Gilrose (C) Geare Tess Geedale Eva (C) Germaine Mark Gilmore Francis J Girard Harry Gleason Viola Goodale Eva (C) Gordon Joe (C) Gould Venita (C) Gourand Claude L Grover F R (C) Guhl Geo Gumm F A (C) Gyne & Gossette H Hake G (C) Halliday Stuart Hall Howard Hall James Hamilton Miss Pat Haney Miss R Hanlon Chas Harmont Sallie (C) Harris Geo F Harris Reba Hayes F Hennings J & W Henry Clara Heywang Chas Hill Emma (C) Hoffman Dave A (P) Hogan Johnny Holliday J Frank (P) Holmes Dottie (P) Holmes F W Hopkins-Axtell Hopper Perry P Houlihan F Howards Flying Howard Great Howard James W Hoyt Harry (C) Hutchinson J (C) Hydé Jenny (C) Hyde William I Irving Musical J Jarger Margaret Jarvis Sidney Jasper (C) Jessice Duo (C) Jewell Madam & Son Johnson Mr Johnson Ed Johnson Great K Karlton Avery (C) Kay Lillian Kayne Agnes (C) Keller R Kennedy Jack A Kennedy & La France Kent Annie(Reg) (C) Kilduff Anna Kimball w F King Don K King Harry King Jessie King Mary A Kirk Ethel (P) Kirnan Frances Knowles Edith Kruger S G L Lambert & Van La Mar Thelma (C) Lane Ted (C) Lang Ruby LaPierre Margaret Launder Dorothea B Lavere Chas (C) Law Robert Lawrence Miss Lou Lawson Bill (C) Lawrence Lillian (C) LeBelle & Tenny C) ISAMAROFF 4% MISS THE RUSSIAN PEASANTS have just arrived from a five years’ European tour with THE MOST NOVEL COMBINATION ACT IN VAUDEVILLE A little Russian scene including the native acrobatic dancing, also introducing FIVE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL ACROBATIC DOGS. WE CAN PLAY PARKS AND FAIRS. Have beautiful Russian costumes. OUR OWN SPECIAL SET for Vaudeville opened our season Oct. 9th for THE U. B. O. AT DAVIS THEATRE, PITTSBURGH. THIS WEEK (Nov. 6), TEMPLE THEATRE, HAMILTON, CAN. NEXT WEEK (Nov. 13), TEMPLE THEATRE, DETROIT WEEK NOV. 20, TEMPLE THEATRE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Offers Invited. Under the direction of PAUL DURAND, or communicate direct to 258 West 38th St., New York City. imiaiutlulealalol tne. =

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VARIETY = After batting 400 in Vaudeville, the Pennant Winning Battery of “Song Land” have firmly established them- selves as a success in the “Big League.” cous JCorE wii? -& “THE CENTURY GIRL” Century Theatre, Indefinite, New York City Management Messrs. DILLINGHAM and ZIEGFELD JUZ>] + * § Direction EDW. S. KELLER it Rehn Marva Shields Mrs Frank - > Reilly Chas Co (C) Shriner Joe (C) + Rent Annie (C) Sidney Tom D ne Rhoades Stanley W Silver Sam = ; Roberts C J (C) Simpson Mr (%) ae ey ; i Robertson Wm (C) Simpson Georgie (C) . i: 1 Rogers Mrs Barney Singer Frank Bit " Rogers Duke te ro el nero = ee . * © * « « Ronia Monano & ater alter ( a to say nothing of all other singers, should include in their repertoire ~ Rossitto Bee Sloane’ Billy ) | Roth Ben Smith Marga (C) a: VICTOR HERBERT and HENRY BLOSSOM’S | mouse chr & Mm A Seteum Oeil q udolp enry ) anley almer a ne er end Re Hunter Everett Stary Harry (oy a Russell Patsie Stearns Leonard (C) Russell Vincent Steiner H a Sterling & Love (C) a Ss Stevens Walker A i: : Sabina & Broum’r(C) Steward Fred (C) 3S Santell Rudolpk (C) Stewart H M (P) = : Scholder Helen St John 3 Reed (C) = Sears Gladys (P) Stross & Becker (C) 3 Seman Marie Stuart Austen a: Shay Allen B C) Stuart Marie B se Sheahan Val C) Suss Gladys iz Sheen F J Sweet Dolly | written for and originally sung by that charming Prima Donna, FRITZI SCHEFF, when she appeared in the big musical comedy success, ‘‘MLLE. MODISTE.” Miss Scheff is still using a wonderful number in her vaudeville and other engagements, and it continues to be her big eature. Professional copies and orchestrations in 3 keys—in F (a tof ), inG (6 to g), in A (c toa). San Francisco an) eeluk Chicago Prof Rooms M. WITMARK Pa 1 O)a he} aie Prof Rooms Boston Prof Rooms Pantages Building Schiller Building . ; — 1021 Chestnut St 218 Tremont St ; hi “ UPTOWN PROF. ROOMS, AL. COOK, MGR. —. : AL. BROWNE, Mor. TOM QUIGLEY, Mur, UPTOWN PROF ED. EDWARDS, Mer. JACK LAHEY, Mey Ee ee ee : FRSA pe ee PE ey net Me rn in a ee PRT ey eS ee por a Slap Se a aS + 1562 BROADWAY NEXT TO PALACE THEATRE é 4, * oe) — . — a ' [ ALBOLENE angean elrose Bert (C) Narrdoe Mr ; A. LEOPLSTAT co a kie (P yarnk bE i (C) Navin & Navin (C) Parker Rena Ee arks Frankie ) err r Nawn Tom Pearl Lucille 4 CREATOR Marsden ~ Nason Meyers Barney Nelson Karle Perry Bert ay ype ne) bm chgger 2 Gowns, Suits and Wraps at| Marsell Dot Miller J Newing De Witt Philbrick Will s aq ie ’ Martin Bradley (C) Miller Rent (C) Newman W (C) Philips Goff We are told by the stars of the ridiculously low p rices. Martin Leslie Miller EB P (C) Newport & Stick Pitman Mr (P) e » ; Mason Evelyn Mills Robt J Newport Hal Polachek Leon M stage that— In removing all kinds 127 West 47th Street, ‘| Massey John D (C) Mitchell B A (C) Nicholas Sisters (C) Poole Mollie € theatrical make-up there is Bet. B and Sixth Ave. N. Y. Ci Matthews Mrs D (C) Monde Ray Nichols Sisters Preston Bobbie ° eatric SS get. _Broodwey ond Sixth Ave. N._Y._City, Mayo Louise (C) Meoney Jack (C) Niven Phil Prince & Deerie (P) nothing to compare with it.” ~fe - LeClair Maggie (C} Long Georgie Mayotte Yvonne Moore Billy K Norman Bros Pruette Wm 5 Uke ae LeCompte Olive Lorraine & Cameron McCauley ined Moore Helen J Nutt Chas H Albolene is put up in 1 and 2 ounce tubes me f; Lee Margaret Lovell & Lovell McCone Mr Moran Chas Q to fit the -up box: also in 4 and 1 bb Be Leithold R F C Lovett Bessie McCullough Carl Morgan Hazel (C) oO Quinn & Lafferty cans. It may be had of most druggists and Se he Le Roy & Hall Lowe John McDonald Etta Morley Lillian (P) O’Brien Billy (C) R dealers in make-up. Sample free on request, “aay LeVan Bros Lurie Julius J McInerney James A Morrissey & Shay Odell Thomas Rafferty Helen (C) Levy Alphie Lynam M G McKenna Thomas Morris Mazie Ohrman L C (C) Raines Elmer (C) McKESSON & ROBBINS Lewis Harry 8 Lyon Wanda (C) McKinley Robt Morton & Bossie O’Learys The (C) Rambora Natacha(C) Manufacturing Chemists Lewis Sam B MeMillan Violet Murdock Lew O’Meers Josie Raymond & Temple 91 Fulton Street = ii New York Lindsay Roy (C) M McNeal Estelle Musical Maids O'Neill Rhea Reaves Roe 5 Loeun Eva MacAllister Bessie(C) McTyre Heney Myers Edw (C) O’Rourke Bert Regal Emil

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Is the great success already attained by that most remarkable record breaking BALL—BRENNAN—BIG—BEAUTIFUL—BALLAD AND GIVE ME YESTERDAY It would take every page of this paper to Pein gp the letters and telegrams we have received from the hundreds of acts already using it—all of them sing praises to the skies. It’s without a doubt THE BALLAD SENSA- TION OF ‘THIS SEASON—-YOUR ACT Ss NOT 1 RIGHT WITHOUT THIS SONG. TT MAKES A WONDERFUL SOLO, DUET, TRIO, OR QUARTETTE FOR- ALL VOICES. PROFESSIONAL COPIES AND ORCHESTRATIONS IN SEVEN KEYS. San pmesiecs Prof. Rooms Chicago Prof. Rooms M. WITMARK & SONS Phila. Prof. Rooms Boston Prof. Rooms antages Building Schiller Building 1021 Chestnut St. 218 Tremont St. UPTOWN PROF. ROOMS, AL. COOK, MGR. AL. BROWNE, Mgr. TOM QUIGLEY, Mer. ; , Q St 1562 BROADWAY NEXT TO PALACE THEATRE RARE Mile LAE AD, Si Wellington Miss R Wicks Elsie Wilson Ethel (C) Y Owing to pressure of business here Edward Weston Miss Billie Wilcox Lewis Wise Celua (C) Yeakle Walter W Marsh has been forced to postpone his New Weston Miss Eddie Wilhelm Fred E Wilton Joe Young Buelah York trip until Noy. 27. Weston Florence Wilkes Ruth Wold Sigvard epmaeramass Western Mary (C) Williams E Woods Mildred (C) Z Nearly all the shows Charies Crown books West Harold Williams Mrs G CH Worth Charlotte Zatterfleld (C) for the-Butterfield houses play the Regent, White Bob Wilson E (C) Wright Alice Ziras The (C) Muskegon, Mich., intact. The sixth season of grand opera begins at the Auditorium, starting Nov. 13, and will — = | last ten weeks. Zoe Akins, from Missouri, has written a vaudeville skit entitled “Such a Charming Young Man. AR TY’ M e . TI V IE Ss CHICAGO OFFICE, Jestic eatre Bldg. Judge Davis has postponed indefinitely the Mark Vance, in charge. suit for divorce of Frankie Gibson against her husband, Chester Todd. ii cote Ed. Renton is looked for any day on the United floors, Renton haying a conference booked with Tink Humphrey. Vaudeville and road shows will be played in the new Davies opera house, Windsor, Mo., which was finished last week. SS CORRESPONDENCE Unless otherwise noted, the following reports are for the current week. Kelly and Galvin are going to defy super- stition by opening at Keith’s, Philadelphia, Nov. 13 J. J. Bowen recently split with his brother James Patterson has leased the Gollmar _ ’ Lecomte & Flesher have postponed their 28 44wWwWSs4thst Wa and is now in a new double act with his wife. Bros.’ circus for next season. new musical show, “The Girl from Norway,” Sam Gerson has recovered from his recent May Irwin is going to give “Friend Wife” until later in the season. illness. a tryout on the one-nighters this month. T Velle Le Bobbie (C) ——— No business forced “‘The Blopers” to close Taylor Jo (C) Verdon Frank (A) L. F. Allardt has been in Winnipeg super- Blanche. Ring has cancelled all of her one- their tour at Estherville, Ia., and the com- Teederowitz (C) Vincent Madge vising the remodeling of the Strand there. night stands through this territory. pany returned to Chicago. Tempest Olive Vincent Sid (C) Terry Ruth Vivian Edith (C) Ths Mahoney Mobile Minstrels wind up William Somerset Maugham was in Chicago Harry Singer is planning a local golfing : Thomas Bert C) Volunteers The (C) their tour Dec. 5, last week. He’s making a tour of the world. tournament that will bring some of the crack rs Thompson Frank Vonada golfers with some of the local productions. : fener, Corlew w a——- bier oo ge se ww & Garter, is * a bigs sre ag ee to the Blackstone oggar ) repo as noticea m proved. Nov. n “Shirle e.”” Tokie Japs Wachuda Joseph : . jeer B The Rag Borg Hg om A Fi ee Tonner (Tom) Walker Mr. The case of Walter Vernon (‘‘Panama J. G. Holland, in New York attending to in Cinclt ati and alineuialk' euanaatemion ae Torcat & Eliza Wallace Billy Pansies’’) comes up for trial Nov. 11. some business, will go to the Coast to re- T ope Miss James y Tremayne L H Wallace Frank —_—— main during the winter. are 7 : Troutt Arthur Walsch Billy (C) There’s only one tab on thé Gus Sun cir- ’ Walton Earle L cuit at present. Leo Ditrichstein is expected to close his Neither Paul Goudron nor Dave Bechler Vv Warren Ruth (C) Grand engagement Nov. 25, after an eight have found their pet dogs which were either Wayne & Inwright The new Lincoln, Decatur, Ill., was opened weeks’ stay. stolen or strayed away from their homes. Vagrants Three Wayne Chas by ‘“‘Hit the Trail Holliday.’ Rewards have been offered. Vail Bobbie Wayne Sylvia Norman Friedenwald is planning to send his Vail Gladys (C) Weber Eddie J Henry A. Guthrie, from Louisville, may 1lo- musical show, ‘“‘My Honolulu Girl,’”’ over one May Wright (Mrs. Barney Williams) closed Vaughner J Welfare Julius cate here. He has a new theatrical scheme. night stands. with the George M. Fisher Co. at the Avenue ZERMAIN ZERMAINE : CO. PRESENT “A WHIRL OF SONG AND DANCE” , With 4 Men and 5 Women—featuring EVONNE ZERMAINE An absolute novelty (Not a girl act) The most artistic and elaborate setting in vaudeville DIRECTION - - LEW LESLIE

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VARIETY THE HOME OF IRISH. HITS. Maintaining our reputation as such, we have added two more wonderful Irish Successes to the long: chain of those we have already published. The first—a novelty ballad of unusual beauty and captivating melody. | OT By AL. DUBIN, JOHN O’BRIEN and RENNIE CORMACK The second, a scream-producing Hawaiian-lIrish comedy number—SOME COMBINATION !— ‘with verses enough to keep your audiences laughing until they are exhausted — and that’s what spells success for you. The title of this rollicking riot is O'BRIEN IS TRYIN’ TO LEARN TO TALK HAWAIIAN By AL. DUBIN and RENNIE CORMACK. While both are Irish songs they are so entirely different, you can sing one after the other, either way, without in any way conflicting. MANY OF THE GREATEST ACTS IN VAUDEVILLE ARE ALREADY USING THEM! ! PROFESSIONAL COPIES AND ORCHESTRATIONS IN ALL KEYS. San Francisco Prof. R Chicago Prof. R Phila. Prof. Rooms Boston Prof. Rooms w Fenie Pret Roome Chics Pat tem M. WITMARK & SONS "eh Citun a: "218 Team! 5 AL. BROWNE, Mgr TOM QUIGLEY, Mgr. 1562 BROADWAY NEXT TO PALACE THEATRE ED. EDWARDS, Mer. JACK LAHEY, Mgr. Nov. 8, and will leave for New York to join her husband. “Punishment,” a prison piay by Louise Barleign and Edward Hale Bierstadt, will be produced by the Hull House Players in Hull House theatre Nov. 9-12. 8 Tish » ‘. . ‘ AMERICA’S PREMIER RAGTIME BANJOIST am shman as taken the Kaufman Brothers off the Thelen books and is peocting AND HIS ORIGINAL in a new act. They were to have opene wis JASS ORCHESTR Frances Kennedy plans another fling at vaudeville and W. B. Friedlander has been pnnnenes to write some special numbers Now in their 94th week at Chicago’s leading Cefe or her, COLLEGE INN—HOTEL SHERMAN beastie heushs tks” Meantuee,- te te tem Chicago, Ill at Broadway and Lawrence avenue (Wilson +4 9 ws avenue district), will be $500,000. Another company of “The Millionaire’s Son 12. The other show is on the International Harry Conor may be seen after his “Alone and the Shop Girl” opens at Gary, Ind., Nov. Circuit. At Last” engagement in ‘‘The Blue Mouse,” Late Features of “ae York Winter ‘Cede Ww. L.. TEXAS IBSON UUINAN “HONK, HONK, MAYBE,” by WILLARD MACK This week (Nov. 6)—Colonial, New York. Next week (Nov. 13)—Orpheum, Brooklyn Bushwick, Alhambra and all the Eastern U. B. O. theatres to follow. Direction—FRANK EVANS MEMBERS OF THE Amalgamated Artists’ Relief Association are regretfully informed of the death of Mrs. MIKE J. KELLY A. A. R. A. No. 173 Assessment No. 12 Mrs. Kelly’s death calls for the usual assessment,- payable by Money Order. and within thirty days from the date of notice. CHAS. McPHEE, Secy.-Treas., 227-231 W. 46th St., New York. which will be made into a musical play for his starring tour. They are looking for a “new angel’ to make the long-promised “Golden Lily’. show a Mewtity. Looks Vike everything was oift’ at present. Miss Mannheimer, who established the Mod- ern Drama Circle in Cincinnati, about three years ago, is exploiting the movement in Chi- cago, a meeting to that effect being held at the Metropole Noy. 9%, 16, 27. P. S. Maddox has switched from the ad- vance of the Tom Nawn-Hal Davis show, now playing Minnesota territory, to the ad- vance of an Indoor Circus. A. Mr, Whit- taker went to the Nawn-Davis show. Chicago had some crazy-quiit weather dur- ing October, weather far from conducive to theatregoing. The temperature ran to 87 de- grees on October. 15 and five days later it snowed. Then it went skyward again. Walter Downie and Paul Goudron are fram- ing up the yaudeville program for the Thanks- giving Eve fall carnival and ball, given Noy. 29 by Progressive Council, No. 940, Royal Arcanum. Gourdon will be floor manager. The Chicago office of the Rats is using every effort to have General Pisano play the Empress, Des Moines, Pisano having dis- appointed the house three times on supposed dates. T. A. Redley, of Redley and Burch, oper- ating the Grand, Owensboro, Ky., was on the Association floor for several days conferring with Sam Thal! about some future bookings. He is also after tabs. George M. Pendergast, of the Saxe Enter- prises, was in Chicago last week, seeing tae sights. He has just returned from the Texas border, where he soldiered with the First Wis- consin cavalry. Sam Kahl expressed faith Monday that the judgment obtained from Norwood and Hall for walking out of the American not only would be collected but that any repetitions by other acts would result in the managers suing for liquidated damages, A party of Chicagoans will leave Noy, 14 for french Lick Springs tor ten days. Mr. and Mrs. Williarh Kibble, Mr. and Mrs. George Gatts, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clifford, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gazzvio, Mr. and Mrs. James Wingfield and Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Hanks are in the party. Paul Goudron keeps adding houses to his new circuit. The Wysor O. H., Eldorado, Ia., W. Emery, manager, opened this week. The Grand, Perry, Ia., manager, A. W. Wal- ton (playing four acts), opens next week, as well as the Gem, Charles City, la. Word from Oklahoma City states that the Interstate representative, E. C. Mills, is fast shaping up the new smaller time chain of the Interstate down that way and that he will have a number of new weeks to be added to those already booking with Mills. F. J. A. Forster, president of the Forster Music Co., has planned an active campaign for the winter and Maryin Lee has some nifty ideas lined up to push the Forster songs. The professionals have been making a big de- mand for ‘“‘Come Back to Wai Ki Ki” (Haw- aiian song). The J. C. Matthews offices expect to start the combined booking of the Crown and Vic- toria Nov. 20. Just before leaving for New York Aaron Jones said that he had heard nothing of any booking change and that as far as he knew Frank Doyle would continue booking the houses. Max Bloom and “The Sunnyside of Broad- way” company returned to Chicago last week, having finished their Pan tour. The camnany “wifi Play no more dates until a new book has been rehearsed for the next three weeks. When the company reopens Johnny Gilmore will not be with Bloom’s cast. Harry Perry and Fred Vardon were in Chicago this week. They have been in Europe so long that they have almost for- gotten how some of their old haunts look like over here. They have planned to spend Christmas at their homes in Denver—the first time they have been home during the holli- days in years. “The Great Light,’ a new playlet by Wal- ter Clark Bellowes, was presented at the Olympic Nov. 3 to permit the author and in- vited friends to see what it was like. The cast comprised the author and his son, Wal- ter Clark Bellowes, Jr., Gretchen Griffin and Lillian Rhodes. Dorothy Von Hampton had a girl named Ruth Insley call on her. Ruth seemed friend- less, penniless and homeless, Impressed Miss Von Hampton with the “home town stuff,’ coming from Springfield, Mass., Miss Von Hampton’s home. Oct. 26 Miss Von Hampton Went to the theatre Miss Insley remained..in. the former's suite at the Sherman. Miss Vun Hampton returned. Miss Insley was gone. So was $192 worth of gowns. Warrants are now out for latter’s arrest. American Hospital bulletin: Jack Boyle (Howard and Boyle), out of bed following paralytic stroke and able to get around by aid of cane and crutch; Babe De Fields (“Garden Girls’), recovering from a recent wer be -% fea x {sectontearRe | ad eo pe 4 SETS ERR ES. p ReRST pac » fi{sswanmees es

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VARIETY AN INVITATION IS EXTENDED the following stars to inspect our newest display of Fall Models in Gowns, Suits and Wraps for Stage, Street and Evening Wear: : Theda Bara Dolly Sisters Olga Petrova Irene Fenwick Mary Nash Jane Cowl Watson Sisters Ethlyn Clark Nora Bayes Florence La Badie Belle Baker Gertrude Vanderbilt Frances White Eva Tanguay Dorothy Jardon Valeska Suratt Billie Burke Kitty Gordon Emma Carus Lillian Walker Virginia Norden Mabel Normand Ruth Chatterton Nan Halperin Lucille Cavanaugh Virginia Pearson Your success depends largely on your personal appearance. There is nothing that will cause more favorable comment by the audience and press than to be well-dressed. We can de- liver your gowns .with the right style, the right fit, the right workmanship, and most important of all, at the right price. May we be extended the courtesy of a call? The Following Stars Endorse and Wear Mme. Kahn’s Gowns Fanny Ward Blanche Ring Tempest & Sunshine Jane Grey Dorothy Maynard Frances Demarest Frances Ring Mollie King Vivian Segal Allyn Kings Hazel Dawn Norma Talmadge Muriel Ostriche Beth Lydy - Muriel Hudson There must be a reason why the Shuberts and the Stars of Vaudeville, Legitimate andfFilmdom Patronize the Kahn establishment Ye \ Creator of Gowns One Forty-eight West Forty-fourth Street Near Broadway _ - New York City Four Doors West of The Lambs’ Club AN OPEN LETTER Which | Want Every Member of the Profession to Read T wr + vv Vaudeville Gentlemen: 6th, 1916. ective Manager's Prote New York Cit I am writing to inform you that I have re- signed from the White Rats. During the time I was a member of that organization I paid my dues and received the benefits accruing therefrom. I have until recently been perfectly satisfied with my membership, but I now feel that the policy of an- tagonism and unrest foisted on the organization is not conducive to the best I have undoubtedly interests of vaudeville. incurred the displeas- ure of your association by my action at Oklahoma City, due, and I beg you to believe this in justice to my sense of fair play, misguided sense of loyalty. to hasty judgment and a My action in refusing to play I can now see was most unfair to the man- agement, and I can attribute it only to the great "hullabaloo" being there raised about "principle" which swayed me to the extent of allowing my emo- tions to triumph over my sense of right and wrong. Am frank to say that after the most diligent search, I am still at a loss to know what prin- ciple was being fought for at Oklahoma City. I fully realize that is due to your col- lective business sagacity that there are suffi- cient theatres in operation to yield me and my fellow articts generous incomes for our services, and while not unmindful of the value of the artist to the general result, it is nevertheless to you that I and my fellow artists owe our opportunities. With a realization of my error and a heartfelt desire to treat and be treated fairly, I ask you, Gentlemen, to remove any stigma that may be attached to me through the regrettable in- cident at Oklahoma City. I do not ask that I receive engagements, simply that my offerings now, and in the future, receive attention on merit and without prejudice for that which is passed. Trusting that you will grant the request, and awaiting your valued reply in the matter, I am, Very sincerely yours, (Signed) Blue Paradise” (Cecil Lean) doing well (eighth week). CORT (U. J. Herman, megr.).—‘Fair and Warmer,” continues to surprising business (fourteenth week). CQLUMBIA (E. A. Wood, megr.).—‘‘Puss Puss Girls’ (Jean Bedini). ENGLEWOOD (J. W. Whitehead, mgr.).— Pat White’s “Gaiety Girls’ (burlesque). GARRICK (J. J. Garrity, mgr.).—‘‘Princess Pat,” going away from here (sixth week). “Katinka” due week after next. GAYETY (Robt. Schoenecker, “High Life Girls” (burlesque). HAYMARKET (Art. H. Moeller, mgr.).— “The World of Folly’ (burlesque). IMPERIAL (Will Spink, mgr.).—‘My Aunt from Utah.” ILLINOIS (Rolla Timponi, mgr.).—‘‘Alone at — selling seats up to Nov. 25 (fourth we R LASALLE (Harry Earl, mgr.).—‘‘Less Than oa. (Mary Pickford film) drawing big (first week). LITTLE THEATRE (Maurice Browne, mgr.). —Little theatre company. NATIONAL (John Barrett, mgr.).—‘‘The Heart of Dixie.’’ OLYMPIC (Charles Warren, mgr.).—‘“Com- mon Clay” (John Mason) end Chicago en- gagement expected soon (eleventh week). POWERS (Harry Powers, mer.).—‘‘Jus- tice’ (John Barrymore) supplanted Nov. 13 by “The Boomerang,” with seats selling for four weeks in advance (fourth week). PLAYVHOMNSF —Fre-nch drama opensd Nov. 8 PRINCESS -.. (Sam --Gersen, .- mgr. }.— “The Unchasiened Woman” (Emily Stevens) closes Chicago engagement this week (sixth week). STAR & GARTER (Charles Walters, mgr.). —Billy Watson “Beef Trust.” STUDEBAKER (Louis Jones, mgr.).—‘‘20,- 000 Leagues Under the Sea” (film). MAJESTIC (Fred C. Eberts, mgr.; agent, mgr.) .— JESSIE HAYWOOD Orpheum) .—Between singing, nut comedy and classic dances the Majestic audience extracted sufficient entertainment Monday afternoon te convince Manager Eberts that the house had no occasion to feel ashamed for having taken the people’s money. The art dances may have drawn them in, but it was two comedv_ turns - practically that proved a life saver. While on the subject of comedy it can be truthfully said that not ia many Mondays has an act hit the funny bone so hard as did Johnny Dooley of Dooley and Rugel, who as a comedian has unquestionably “arrived.” Dooley has been seen in vaudeville before but never did he appear so funny as he did at Monday’s show. He has gone so far out of his former path that there is no returning to the old routine, for Dooley now has some comedy “bits” that should last him for a long time fo come. He is eccentric, there with the merry quip and the acrobatic flip, and both his Hawaiian number and the travesty dance on Ruth 8t. Denis simply convulsed the audience. Miss Rugel appears to have become comeljer and’ her voice is also used to splendid advantage. While Johnny Dooley was the biggest kind of a laughing hit, Rockwell and Wood, next to closing, also romped under the wire to a comedy hit. This pair closed strongly. The Marion Morgan art dancers were the big fea- ture and presented the same act as they offered at the Palace earlier in the season. Joe N. Togan and Isabella Geneva gave the show a rousing good start with their thrilling work on the tight wire. Hard workers. Young Teear: does some dificult wire stunts and that back somerset on-the wire is a humdinger fer a closer. Martin Van Bergen and Irving Gos- lar (New Acts) pleased immensely. Milton Pollock and Co. presented George Ade’s con- densed version of ‘‘Just Out of College,” and judging from the hearty taughter there are a lot of people in Chicago who haven’t seen the skit yet. The playlet fs entitled “Speaking to Father.” Pollock carries the act through his wd ele _ “ " ae et csiet t.eR RaRI MRR RII ASHES E SD. Sham os obit r - oenifee ape veerrcoanap abagarse> De aes ctr

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ant eer are: rae a Mai ea tet FORT WAYNE “JOURNAL” The irresistible combination of tom boy and sophisticated humor, Emily Darrell, is featur- ing the season’s best bet at the New Palace that played to two of the happiest houses of the year yesterday. This Darrell person is presenting a skit, “Late for Rehearsal,” in which she is assisted by a good looking youth with a pleasing voice, who grew up, the youth not the voice, under the title Ford Hanford. Miss Darrell also has her pet Boston bull dog to bring some laughs. This is the dog that chews gum faster than any stenographer that ever asked as she shifted the wed, “Whacha- say, please?” VARIETY What the Ft. Wayne press and public thought of THAT CLEVER GIRL EMILY DARRELL WELL FAVORED BILL. Emily Darrell and “The Dog Watch” Score the Best Hits. The best favored bill of the season-is on at the New Palace theater. This is actually true, as hundreds who witnessed its original presen- tations yesterday will attest. It is topped by that inimitable bundle of drollity, Emily Dar- rell, in her clever farce skit, “Late for Re- hearsal,” in the presentation of which she is assisted by Ford Lanford and her pet Boston bull and the orchestra leader. Emily is a nut comedian of a new type. She doesn’t run all over the — and: tear her hair, but the ab- surd poses she assumes are funnier than “Sis Hopkins.” With her partner she makes up in black-face on the stage. NUTTY MISS EMILY. Eccentric Comedienne Tops Feature Bill at the Palace. Emily Darrell, who would make excellent squirrel ensilage, is the eccentric comedienne with the droll manner who is featuring the crack bill at the New Palace in the skit, “Late for Rehearsal,” in which she is assisted by Ford Hanford, a buiidog and the orchestra leader. Rowdy Miss Emily kids the leader and herself and the audience until her partner appears with the luggage. The team makes up on the stage, going from a white face chat- ter act to a black face singing specialty. 25th Anniversary Beauty AL REEVES ‘ser Did the second largest week at Baltimore, Washington and Pittsburgh this season and closed to the largest Satur- day’s business done in two years at Pittsburgh. Opened in Cleveland Oct. 30 and after first performance Drew & Campbell offered me $2,500 for my share. Your Old Pal AL REEVES ney Jarvis and Virginia Dare, with “The Bride Tamer,’ struck a responsive chord and the act made a good impression. Seemed long and called for a lot of vocal work that fell on Jarvis mainly. One song outdistanced the others for sweetness of refrain, and Jarvis put it over nicely. Miss Dare looked swell in her bridal outfit while the setting of the turn helped out the musical plot greatly. In suc- portrayal of the rich old man who was forced to stop business long enough to find a regular sort of chap for a son-in-law. Claire Roches- ter did not sing as well as she did at the Pal- ace, but she showed more motion pictures of herseif in an auto than she did when at the other playhouse. Miss Rochester seeraed to be slightly hoarse at times, but she managed to hit her top notes without breaking down. Sid- Sih Scrgaghy chat Rae cone ST age eae Deets ed ON Hh SMe Legal Notice to the Profession at Large !! JOHN T. MURRAY cerca... JOHN T, MURRAY Sas e corer es oo JOHN T. MURRAY °F His EXcLUsIVvE USE, and that JOHN T. MURRAY has the number fully protected by COPYRIGHT JOHN T. MURRAY Soareiesie . JOHN T. MURRAY “The Shew of Wonders,” Winter Garden. This Notice is Published By Advice of Counsel. ISADORE HIRSHFIELD, Attorney, 22 Nassau Street, N. Y. City. Mile. CARLITA Supported by WM. B. HOWLAND In a classic Singing production “Luzon Love’”’ Booked Solid, Piveditien JESS FREEMAN cession appeared the Dooley and Rugel, Marion Morgan’s dancers and Rockwell and Wood. Everybody who stayed for the Five Florimonds were well repaid, for the act offered some thrillers. PALACE Harry Singer, mgr.; agent, Or- pheum).—The eve before the big battle of ballots brought out a crowd to the Palace and the audience voted the show a good one. It bristled o’er with comedy and with a holiday spirit evident the answer was easy. The pro- gram ran any way but the form in which it was iaid out. according to tie sheet tne numbers were assigned as follows: 1—Lohse and Sterling; 2—Corbett, Shepard and Dono- van; 3—Four Marx Brothers Co.; 4—Yvette; 5—Moran and Weiser; 6—Emma Carus and Larry Comer; 7—Anna Wheaton and Harry Carroll; 8—Derkin’s dogs and monkeys. The rearrangement of the show had it so that Marx Brothers closed the show, Derkin’s ani- mals in the third position, the Wheaton-Car- roll turn fifth, Moran and Weiser sixth, Carus and Comer seventh. The Lohse-Sterling turn opened nicely. Act one of the best looking of its kind imaginable, the young man and woman being of pleasing appearance. Corbett, Shepard and Donovan, with songs and a piano, managed to entertain well and the re- turns were ali the more noteworthy, consider- ing the routine had been done so often at this house. Trio made good impression. Derkin’s dogs and monkeys behaved splendidly and some genuine laughter was caused by the humanlike antics of the animals. Yvette was Women’s Smart Footwear For Street, Stage and Evening Wear 1560 Broadway The Pelane Theatre Mail Orders Promptly Filled $12 wax ROOM & BATH FOR 2 § Minutes from all the Theatres—Overlooking Central Park $15 wax SUITES Light, Airy, with al] Modern Hotel Improvements REISENWEBER’S HOTEL cowous cicien. PARLOR, BED- ROOM & BATH FOR 2

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VARIETY EMILIE MONTROSE Portraying Five Different Characters in the Sensational Protean Success of Two Continents “Into Ghe Light’’ NOW TOURING ON THE CLOTHIER GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS HATTER THEATRICAL OUTFITTER HABERDASHER TO THE PROFESSION 1578 and 1580 Broadway Opposite Strand Columbus Circle 59th Street NEW YORK CITY well received. That opening in the pale light made the little lady look positively hideous. Yvette has taken on flesh in the past few years that adds to her looks and she has also changed her turn around considerably since her last appearance. A hard worker and at no time inclined to shirk. Her violin play- ing was vigorously applauded. Wheaton and Carroll were even a bigger hit than on their last appearance, and the pair had to beg to be excused. Act has improved noticeably since last seen here. There was comedy turmoil during the Moran and Weiser turn and that comedy boy had the audience howling all the time. He gets a lot of fun out of the hat throwing by some of the folks in the audi- ence. Carus and Comer had easy sailing next to closing, that everybody had to sit up and take notice when Miss Emma walked on, for she is much thinner than when last here and she was reducing then. Some kidder, this Miss Carus, and the thinning out process has unquestionably done her a world of good, as LOEW! FORSTER’S QUINTETTE OF QUALITY SONGS “’M GOING OVER THE HILLS TO VIRGINIA’ By HAGER and GOODWIN The quickest and most natural 2/4 homespun heart ballad. Sweep- ing the country like a cyclone. Built for encores. “BOUNCING AT THE RUBBER BALL” By ERDMAN and LEWIS Harry Van Fossen’s. big hit in “Watch Your Step” Co. A new idea; not a hackneyed line in it. THREE NEW SONGS BY ABE OLMAN, THE MOST POPULAR WESTERN COMPOSER TODAY: “COME ALONG TO CAROLINE” (Words by WILL J. HARRIS) The big “Choo Choo” song. Full of pep. “COME BACK TO WAI KI KI”’ (Words by ROGER LEWIS) After you’ve heard all other Hawaiian songs you'll select this gem. “DANCING DOWN IN DIXIELAND”’ By ABE OLMAN and IRVING BIBO The snappiest “Dixie” song on the market. It’s irresistible. We'll stake our reputation on the above songs because they are the greatest lot of REAL SONGS we've ever published—and that’s saying a lot. Watch for other new songs in prepzration. FORSTER MUSIC PUBLISHER, Inc., Cohan’s Grand Opera House Bidg., CHICAGO MARVIN LEE, Manager Professional Department INERS AKE U i few songs the act remains as it did in other ac seasons. Added more comedy to the bill and sent the folks away laughing. The brothere are big favorites at the Palace and the boys are now applauded when they appear indi- vidually, Feat. HENRY C. MINER, Inc. We Invite-all Singing Members of the Theatrical Profession to Examine an Assortment of GREAT NEW UNPUBLISHED SONG NUMBERS . We are certain we can. supply. you with the hind of song material This 1s your opportunity to identify yourself with a creat song before may prove available for use you want to improve your act and will gladly de monstrate those which it is sune by every Torn, Dick and Harry CALL OR WRITE TODAY rasta -KNICKERBOCKER HARMONY STUDIOS" 5 *.2"«"" she employs some of her “exercises” to com- edy advantage on the stage. Miss Carus made herself right at home. Comer appears to be taking himself too seriously or something and showed an inclination to keep his personality bottled up. Perhaps that “Beau Brummell” program billing is too much of a handicap. Comer has the ability and looks and makes a good partner. for Miss Carus, but more naturalness would be relished. The Marks Company closed. Barring the changing of a CciRCcUIT McVICKER’S (J. G. Burch, mer. agent, Loew).—Seldom has a show been given at McVicker’s with as many people collectively in its makeup as the one that was placed on view for election week at McVicker’s. Even Ralph Kettering admitted it was a good show. Business was excellent Monday and the acts were well received. The Al. Golem troupe and the Kinkead Kilties were the main MACK SUPERVISES HIMSELF ¢ This applies to clothes, haberdash- ery and hats. Eddie Mack can give you better va- rieties because he does his own choos- ing. He bases his selection of models and materials wn Metropolitan tastes and tendencies. g MACK’S models, materials and prices cannot be duplicated in any other shop. SUITS and COATS from fifteen to fifty dollars. q Give yourself a treat and visit Mack’s haberdashery shop on_ Seventh Ave., a few doors above the Columbia Theatre. Here you will find the latest in Scarfs, Hats, Socks and Collars, in fact, everything that will appeal to the man and woman of dis- tinction. ““You’ll Never Pay More at Mack’s’’ Mack, Taller 1562-1564 BROADWAY Theatre 72Z- ee 26 ‘SEVENTH AVE. Coiumbia Theatre 715 "SEVENTH AVE Few Doors Above Columbia NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. dei: ll Hessen” ny v Swmemnanmame TRAD ,) «

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Jackson Blvd., Chicago Telephone, Harrison 7087 A ROUTE FOR THE WEST KENYON THEATRE ALLEGHENY, PENNA PLAYS EIGHT ACTS Only drawback was Miss Hall’s announce- ments through her inability to make herself heard at times. Miss Hall is sure a hard worker and has made every effort to produce something not wholly confined to the stereo- typed. Herbert and Dennis went along mer- rily and closed up unusuaily big with their ground acrobatics in which the fat boy took the house by surprise. The Kinkead Kilties not only made a good “flash”? for the house but their music seemed to strike a happy medium. The Archie Nicholson had a tough spot following another musical act, and in one of the trio dressed in kilts at that. The trio did very well, all things considered, their brass trios being surefire. The Al. Golem troupe not only filled the stage but looks like the biggest act that has played the house in a year. Some marvelous stunts are per- formed, the ‘“‘risley work” alone getting in- stantaneous applause. The Gordon Bidrid FULL WEEK. NO ACT TOO gt playing ist Rea Territor “ emg Fame 4 qe or Mes Wire, W: LARGE. site, Phone or Call ae act was a laughmaking closer. Much ap- plause. WILSON AVENUE (R. H. Buhl, megr.; agent, W. V. M. A.).—Business pretty ¢ good the last half, outdoor conflictions notwith- standing. The house had widely advertised that Carolyn ‘1homson, “‘iate feature di ‘Adele,’’’ would make her vaudeville debut. Miss Thomson has a good voice of high regis- ter and splendidly used, although she is not as voluminous an Adele as Natalie Alt. Miss Thomson sang other numbers but on “Adele” hinged her Avenue engagement. Miss Thom- son got along nicely. The Dancing Mars opened the shop and attracted attention. Ray Snow was “No. 2,” and a hit. After Miss Thomson appeared Lewis, Belmont and Lewis, and as’ there was little comedy ahead the score was certain. Act changed about con- siderably since last seen. The Seebacks closed and they did well. Some act—Catch us VALYDA and her BRAZILIAN NUTS. Always working Direction, ROSE and CURTIS Keith’s, Jersey City, NOW (Nov. 9-12) SAN F RANCISCO ARIETY’S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE PANTAGES’ THEATRE BLDG. Phone, Douglass 2213 EDWARD SCOTT, in charge ORPHEUM (Fred Henderson, gen. mgr.; agent, direct).—‘‘The Forest Fire,” spectacle by Langdon McCormick, with Sylvia Bidwell and Co., a dandy scenic number, arousing vigorous applause. Dewitt, Burns and Tor- rence, closing the show, held the attention of the audience with “The Awakening of the Toys.” Edward Miller and Helen Vincent got over big with their comedy sketch, ‘‘The Cool of the Evening.” Three Kitaro Bros., Jap jugglers, made a capital opening number. Ernest R. Ball, the composer; Maud Lam- bert and Andrew Tombes and Co. in Rolfe & Maddock’s musical comedy tabloid, ‘‘The Bride Shop,” all repeated last week’s success. EMPRESS.—Orville and Franks opened. The Sterling Highlanders disclosed the class of the entertainment. William Cahill, good. The Senat Trio, harmonists, went well. Car- son Bros., gymnasts, held closing the show. George Morgan, blackface monolox, was well liked. EB. T. Alexander and Co., Hked. The one feature added was “The Pearl of Para- se,”’ PANTAGES.—Rigoletto Bros. in the clos- ing spot was the ciass of the bill. Ned Nes- tor’s “Sweetheart” made an enjoyable item. Great Lester, ventriloquist, very good. Craw- ford and Broderick, satisfactory. Three Bar- tows opened the show splendidly. James Gor- don, “The Tramp Caruso,” in songs, was added. CORT (Homer F. Curran, mgr.).—‘‘Canary Cottage’ (lst week return engagement). COLUMBIA (Gottlob, Marx & Co., mgrs.).— “Intolerance” film ( 4th week). ALCAZAR (Belasco & Mayer, mgr.).—Dra- matic Stock. WIGWAM (Jos. F. Bauer, mgr.).—Del. S. Lawrenee Dramatic Pisyers (78th week). PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee and mer.; agent, Levey).—Vaudeville. HIPPODROME (Edwin E. Morris, megr.; agent, Ackerman-Harris and W. V. M. A.) .— Vaudeville. Jack La Follette, formerly with Frederick Bowers, is with the Feist music company. Maud Odell (the Coast Maud) has been booked for the Orpheum Circuit. Edna Reise is playing hereabouts in “Our Career,” which she wrote. F. P. Shanley will return from Los Angeles early in December. in there fs talk of constructing an ice skating rink at 8th and Market streets. The James Post Musical Comedy Co. has disbanded for the time being. Dan Kelly, theatrical newspaper man, fs piaying with the ingersoi Company, in THOtiG-~ lulu, Will King, formerly of the Dillion-King Co., is playing to good business with his own company at the Columbia, Oakland. McKay’s Scotch Revue was the headline attraction at the Hippodrome recently. Myrtle Vane is playing leads with Hal- lett Players at the Slhambra, Ogden, Utah. The Savoy seems to be getting along nicely with its new policy of feature films. The BREEN FAMILY rauing Miss NELLIE BREEN AT LIBERTY FOR THE NEXT 40 YEARS THOMAS EGAN WORLD'S FAMOUS IRISH eSHOR Third Entry into Vaudeville a Davis Enentts (Pittsburgh) After Concer ces with Betrensitas Opera ouse Ssenestne gan’s Pathe The Biggest foes * in Recent Phéneenels { EM. One of the World’s Greatest This week the Del. Lawrence Dramatic Players at the Wigwam have switched a musical comedy—‘‘The Time, Place and Girl,” Fred Bishop, a recent arrival from Au- stralia, where he is known as the “Birdman,” is showing his act locally, “The Girl from Reetor’s,” which Ralph Pincus and Joseph Bauer put out a few weeks back, has been called off the road. According to the local agents there seems to be little doing in the way of organizing companies for the tank routes. While here and Oakland on the Orpheum time, Marshall Montgomery, the ventriloquis experienced trouble with a foot which had been sprained a couple of years ago. 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CHICAGO PLUSH DROPS ui sizes and Colors Special Discounts 4 Terms This Month Rental in City CONSOLIDATED VELVET 245 West 46th St. New York City FOR SALE HALF OR WHOLE INTEREST IN HARTFORD THEATRE HARTFORD, CONN. Heart of Shopping District. Hartford, Conn. Seats 2,200. Apply to H. H. JENNINGS, Musical Act—Must Sell Complete patented original novelty musical act for two people, ae Hi, BAGNES or amateurs. oe similar. ES, Box 353, Topeka, Kansas. [JAUDERS MAKE-Up Let Us Prove It Is Best 4% Send for Price List and Color Card 115 West 48th Street New York City The Pals’ Club has fallen under police sur- veillance. Two patrolmen were recently re- moved from their beats because of the re- peated complaints reaching Police Headquar- ters to the effect there was dancing in the Pals’ Club after 2 A. M. Chief White stated that henceforth he would raid all places where all-night dancing and liquor could be in- dulged in, Silas Christofferson, aviator, was killed at Redwood City (a few miles below here) Oct. 31. The birdman was well known on the cast. At the time of the acvideut he was testing a new biplane at Redwood City. The Sword and Sandals, the University of Stanford’s male dramatic society, presented James Forbes’ “Show Shop” at the University Hall Nov. 6. Good stage talent has been re- _— from the U. C. and standford student shows. Lucius Armstrong, who doubled as stage doorkeeper and valet to John Halliday, lead- ing man at the Alcazar, got in bad at that house recently. Lucius, it seems, was clean- ing some of Halliday’s clothing when he hap- pened to remember that he was out of cash. Then he had an inspiration and proceeded to raise some money by visiting a combination tailor and pawn shop, where he hypothecated a portion of the leading man’s wardrobe. Halliday missed the clothes and suspected what had happened and had Lucius arrested. BALTIMORE. By FRANCIS D. O'TOOLE, MARYLAND (F. C, Schanberger, mgr.).— Nat Goodwin headlines and is a disappoint- ment to most of the audience. Chic Sales, SONGWRITER free publication or outright sal: JUST OUT PRICE $1.00 Males, 9 for Male and Comedy Sketch, Burlesque, 6 Parts and Minstrel Finale. of cross-fire Jokes and Gags. price is only $1 per copy, with money back uarantee. WM. McNALLY, 81 East 125th t.. New York. OLLY LOGSDON 1493 Broadway, New York City Phones. Wants stock people in all lines whom she This Vaiuavle boosiet contains — START RicuT. , -* ~ ones leon a r~ x4 oy Powe my dy knows and who are at liberty. WANTED Light Comedian Who can sing and dance, for vaude- ville double. Big time only. Address—L. B. J., Variety, New York with his character acting, carries off the hit. Thomas F. Swift presents a sketch from his own pen, “Me and Mary,” which does well. Alexander Brothers, ball bouncers, have a novelty and they execute it skilfully. Rositta Mantilla and Harry Cahill, who appeared here recently in pop, have the only ragtime num- ber on the bill which could stand more. Six- teen Navassar Girls have an _ entertaining musicai ‘number. Nannette Flack sings well. Lillian Gonne and Bert Albert have a skit, “On the Way to School.” The Terada Broth- ers, acrobats, close the show. FORD’S (Chas. E. Ford, megr.).—Jane Cowi, assisted by a poor cast, is the attrac- tion in “Common. Clay,”’ a problem play of the very old type, with no evident redeeming feature except Miss Cowl, whose masterful acting makes the role of the unfortunate girl interesting throughout. ACADEMY (H. Henkil, mgr.).—The Dolly Sisters in ‘“‘His Bridal Night’? have an op- portunity to display their versatility and charm, which they do to good advantage. The idea of the play is very French, but the comedy is played with such delicacy, spirit and skill that the situation appears as if it might happen in any well regulated family. The twins, Rozsika and Yansci Dolly, are sufficiently alike to puzzle the audience, in addition to the husband and lover. GARDEN (Geo. F. Schneider, mgr.).—‘‘The Lingerie Shop,’ a miniature musical comedy with six girls and two comedians, headline. El Cota, xylophone player, carries off the hit. The Haverlocks, jugglers; Beatrice Lambert, comedienne, are also on the Dill. Daniels and Walker sing; Baker’s Comedy Quintet have a minstrel act; Vokes and Hughes amuse. NIXON’S (Ch as. Thropp, igr.).—‘ The Minstrel Review of 1916” headlines; Josie Flynn and Mae Roberts are good. Farrell and Farrell, a girl and a man, offer an original skit. Also on the bill are Brown and Williams in buck dancing on skates; “What Every Man Needs,” a sketch; Lew Hoffman in juggling, and motion pictures. AUDITORIUM (L. McLoughlin, megr.).— “Keep Moving,’’ a musical comedy revival of “Playing the Ponies,’ is played with anima- tion and enthusiasm by the entire company. Fox and Stewart, former vaudeville artists, are in the leading roles. LOEW’S (Geo. A. McDermitt, mgr.).—A clever bill headed by the “Old Soldier Fid- diers,” is presented. Ancther feature of the playlet, “The Old Folks at Home,” presented by Lee Beggs and Company. The Ioleen Sis- ters have a sharpshooting and wire walking act; Bert Walton and Bess Delberg sing and dance. Also on the bill are Cunningham and Marion, Al Wolhman and the Tyrolean Trou- badours. PALACE.—Lew Hilton and his Million Dol- lar Dolls. GAYETY.—‘‘Cabaret Girls.” HOLLIDAY STREET.—‘‘The Hip-Hoo-Ray Girls.”’ BOSTON. By LEN LIBBEY. KEITH’S (Robert G. Larsen, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Dorothy Jardon topped a breezy bill with little trouble. 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eed . ‘ rd ieee eaeyttirineige aan, wate t 2 Pag gi Poe 3 SaaS aa eh ae MEP att IF VARIETY and BRONSON | WiTe A adway Production IF SIGNED BY Cohan & Harris, K. & E., Oliver Morosco, Charles Dillingham, Flo Zeigfeld, Messrs. Shubert or David Belasco THIS WEEK (Nov. 6), ORPHEUM, BROOKLYN. U. B. O., direction, GENE HUGHES & JO PAIGE SMITH. Sime said, six months ago: At the Columbia they walked off with the hit of the Sun- day matinee. The girl has plenty of personality and a cute delivery that will land her in a production, has real ability. gest time. (Columbia, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1916.) An excellent mixed two-act for the big- Los Angeles “Examiner”: Maud Fulton. Miss The boy also tion. they do. a (Otheman Stevens.) Aleen Bronson is a wispish little girl who reminds you of B. does a patter turn with a clever youth, Joe Laurie, but she is brilliant in her characteriza- i In a good travesty or comedy play they would be won- derful and even more sparkling: than in the bright nonsense NEXT WEEK (Nov. 13), COLONIAL, NEW YORK Permanent Address, VARIETY, New York Sime said, last week: , : —the greatest of these was the hit scored by Laurie and house. opposite her. Bronson. Here is one dandy comedy two-act that can stand up with any of them. The girl is a peach in her work. chanical fot a moment, with the young man as strong * od It’s fitted for any position in any i She’s never me- * It wouldn’t be a bad idea for vaude- ville to sign Laurie and Bronson for a couple of seasons without a cancellation clause by either in the contract. (Proctor’s Fifth Ave., Nov. 1, 1916.) ROLAND TRAVER NEXT WEEK Direction, MORRIS & FEIL Nov.) COLONIAL 13th NEW YORK Catering to the Profession ABBEY COURT 3120 Broadway, northeast corner 124th Street Furnished 1, 2 and 3 rooms, elevator, elec- tricity, hotel service, home comforts, tele- phone, housekeeping facilities, reasonable rates, restaurant. Convenient to Subway. Open Evenings Phone—3766 Morningside in “Robinson Crusoe, Jr.,’’ opened Monday night to capacity. Show will get $2.50 and $3 Saturday nights. PLYMOUTH (E. D. Smith, mgr.).—Marie Tempest in “A Lady’s Name” closes here Saturday. Poor business. WILBUR (E. D. Smith, mgr.).—Last week of “Very Good Edgie,’’ running here since August. It will be shifted to the Plymouth next Monday to make room for “The Cin- derella Man.” PARK SQUARE (Fred E. Wright, mgr.).— “The House of Glass,” going well on second week. COLONIAL (Charles J. Rich, megr.).— “Sybil” hurt by opening of Jolson. HOLLIS (Charles J. Rich, megr.).—Last week of Sir Beerbohm Tree. Sarah Bern- hardt scheduled for next week with a re- ception to be tendered her by Mayor Curley on her arrival Sunday. TREMONT (John B. Schoeffel, mgr.).—Last week of Mrs. Fiske in ‘‘Erstwhile Susan.” Fair business. George Arliss in “The Pro- fessor’s Love Story” next Monday. BOSTON OPERA HOUSE (Lawrence Mc- Carty, mgr.).—Russian Ballet opened to a packed house Monday night and will do a corking business. “Hip, Hip Hooray” opens next Monday with a whale of an advance sale and may hang up a record for Boston. CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig, megr.).— “The Daughter of Mother Machree’”’ pulled a strong opening night. ‘‘The Other Woman” underlined for next week. COPLEY (G. H. Pattee, mgr.).—The Henry Detachable Bracelet Watch Ruby Jeweled Guaranteed Timepiece Warranted 28 years Established 1892. DIAMONDS, WA Jewett Players put over another winner Mon- day night in “Sweet Lavender.”’ Next week brings ‘‘Diplomacy.” . Jewett has had tough luck in his previous stock ventures in Bos- ton but seems at last to have come into his own. CASINO (Charles Waldron, megr.).—The “Big Burlesque Review.” Excellent. " HOWARD (George E. Lothrep, mgr.).— “September Morning Glories.’”’ Good. GAIETY (Charles Batcheller, mgr.).—‘Star and Garter” show. Big. W. Graham Browne, leading man with Ma- rie Tempest, has written a bright playlet which is a sequel to “A Lady’s Name” and which was added to the bill at the Plymouth this week after getting across well at a bene- fit the previous week. Kenneth L. Andrews of Galesburg, IIl., is the winner of John Craig’s annual prize play contest with “The Year of the Tiger,” which has a Japanese atmosphere. It will be pro- duced in the late spring by Craig when the a emma season at the Castle Square ends. Nearly all the local houses featured elec- tion returns and Keith’s gave a third show starting at 10.30 p. m., Mayor Curley’s con- sent being finally secured after he had originally given a flat refusal. BUFFALO, N. Y. 7 e 2 By W. B. STEPHAN, GAYETY (Chas. Taylor, megr.).—“‘A New York Girl.”” Next: “Hip Hip Hoorah Girls.” GARDEN (Wm. Graham, mgr).—‘Parisian Beauties.”’ TECK (John Oishei, mgr.).—James T. Pow- ers. in “‘Somebody’s Luggage” well received. Next week: “Step This Way.” STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.).—Montgomery and Stone in “Chin-Chin,’’ record-breaking business with the biggest advance of year reported. Next: Julian Eltinge. MAJESTIC (Chas. Lawrence, mgr.).—‘In ADVANCE HOLIDAY OFFERINGS We Have a Large Assortment of TCHES' and SOLID GOLD JEWELRY Walked Jimmy,’’. reporting’ satisfactorily. Following: “Bringing Up Father in Poli- tics.” SHEA’S (Henry Carr, mgr.).—Fine bill with headline honors going to Ponzillo Sis- ters; second place to D’Armond and O'Neil; Bradley & Ardine, clever; Lida McMillan & Co., good; Stuart Barnes, hit; American Comedy Four, very good; Almont, Dumont & Ed. Co., pleasing; The Rials, novelty closing. OLYMPIC (Bruce Fowler, megr.).—Very good bill headed by the Great Lutes & Co. Black & McGone, do well; Van Austin & Parks, entertaining; Howatson & Swayfell, laugh-getters; Joe Rieder’s “Leap Year Girls,"”” comedy satire, well applauded. Pic- tures. LYRIC (H. B. Franklin, mgr.).—Excellent program led by Herman Becker’s players, of- fering “Check Your Baggage,’’ musical com- medy; The Great Richards, clever; Hicks & Seymour, good; Hall & Fields, a hit; Madison & Nase, exceptional comedians; Mr. and Mrs. Allison in “Minnie from Minnesota,’ catchy. ACADEMY (Jules Michael, mgr.).—Split week pop vaudeville policy opening first half with Baker Lynn & Co. in “The Electric Boy”; Hallet, Geers & Goss; The MacPher- sons; Hildreth & Atkinson, and the Salores. Complete change last half. LOS ANGELES. By GUY PRICE, The “Evening Herald’’ came out last week with a four-page motion picture section, filled with mnewsy news matter, features and advertising. It is to be a regular weekly stunt. Guy W. Norton, local editor, has broken into the higher literary ranks. He is writ- ing stories for a nationally known weekly and is selling to others. Sid Grauman, undismayed by poor business his second week at the Majestic, still con- tinues with his “A Night at the World’s Fair.”” Business is picking up. at prices which will satisfy careful purchasers. Call and convince yourself. All our mountings are made by skilled workmen in our own factory and under our personal supervision. We specialize in Remodeling Diamond Jewelry in Platinum mountings. NOTE:—We offer a special! discount to the prefessian. M. GELULA & CO., JEWELERS TO THE THEATRICAL PROFESSION $10.00 Cor. 42nd ST., LONG ACRE BUILDING Mail orders filled on receipt of money orders. Established 1892. Estimates cheerfully given 1472 BROADWAY, N. Y. CITY Publicity Man Herrick of “Intolerance” has been shifted to San Francisco. MacLarnie and wife (Beatrice Nich- They recently returned Tom ols) have gone East. from Australia. NEW ORLEANS. By 0. M. SAMUELS. ORPHEUM (Charles E. Bray, Southern Representative).—Early section discloses lit- tle. Swan and Swan, Rena Parker and Hik- ins, Fay and Elkins, appearing successively, were only fairly successful. Franklin Ardell, “No. 4,” gave the bill its first punch. Then Bessie Clayton repeated last season’s suc- cess. Grace Demar, in monolog turn, landed solidly. Her material is yery bright. Consul never approaches the original. TULANE (T. C. Campbell, mgr.) .—‘Daddy Long Legs.”’ CRESCENT (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).—‘The Millionaire’s Son and the Shop Girl.” FRENCH O. H. (Emile Durieu, mgr.).— Silingardi Opera Co. LYRIC (Lew Rose, ue. LAFAYETTE (Lloyd Spencer, mgr.).—Pol- lard, Goldberg and Lane, Elsie Macon, Figi Girls. ALAMO (Will Brown’s Revue. Thaw! megr.).—Stock burles- Gueringer, mgr.).-—Jimmie Jeanette Buckley joined the Lyric’s bur- lesquers Sunday. Maude Adams comes to the Tulane next week. Her vehicle will be “The Little Min- ister.’ The Crescent has underlined “The Woman He Married.” King Evans has resigned as manager of the Vitagraph office here. John Steinson suc- ceeds. Jack McCormack sings here Dec. 13. Blue White DIAMONDS— All Sizes— MODERATE PRICES.

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Santos Shields, the Orpheum’s treasurer, has just purchased a combination sewing ma- chine, lawn mower and plow, which he styles an automobile. On wintry days Shiclds has to put his overcoat around the engine to keep it from catching cold. A pleased patron, de- siring to make Shields a present, gave him the choice between the auto and a tie. Shields took the machine.

C. R. Seelye, sales manager of Pathe, is here.

Charles Burke, manager of the Trianon, was married Saturday to Edna Duffy.

F. A. Blankenship is now managing the Columbia for Ernst Boehringer. PHILADELPHIA, PA. KEITH’S (H. T. Jordan, mgr.).—The show got a rather late start this week and owing to non-arrival of the baggage of several of the acts, it was rather a draggy first per- formance Monday afternoon, but after Ar- thur Deagon aroused those in front with his songs and chatter Maleta Bonconi gave it a real boost with some very fine violin play- ing. This woman is a newcomer in vaude- ville and .a very welcome one, taking her place with the very best musicians we have had in the two-a-day, of either sex. Her fingering is superb and she at all times plays with a finish and felling that stamps her the true artist. All her numbers run to the classic. Grace La Rue had the head- line position and put over a good-sized hit with her several songs. Since last seen here in vaudeville, Miss La Rue has tried the special performance thing along with Ruth St. Denis and others, and it seems that it has toned her down, if not spoiled her a bit fur vaudeviiie. The dash and snap Which characterized her work on her former visit seemed lacking and the audience seemed rather undecided whether they liked her as well as usual. All her numbers were splend- idly done, however, and she made a very attractive appearance. Several of her songs were of the higher order and she sang “The Cry of Rachael” very well, but it was the more popular kind of song that brought her the best returns, and she should give more of them. Dan Casler accompanied her at the piano. Hermine Shone and Co. offered a sketch called “Mary Ann,” described as a poetic fantasy, depicting seven episodes in a girl’s life. The playlet is odd and therefore interesting for vaudeville. With Booth and Leander, comedy cycling, Burley and Burley, a pair of foreign comics whose talk at the opening of their act dragged severely, and Maria Lo and Co. in posings filling the first three positions, the show did not start any- thing big until Deagon arrived with his sunny disposition, and funny purple suit, Maria Lo and her models have a pretty act, showing some new ideas in color posing which were liked. After Miss La Rue had done six numbers the Avon Comedy Four kept the house in a roar for 20 minutes. They have changed their opening, doing a quick-lunch kitchen bit that reminds the old- timers of the old American Four, but it is a sure laugh-winner and they have a corking medley of comedy talk and songs in ‘‘one” for their finish. The clever casting act of the Danube Quartette gave the show an ex- cellent finishing act, getting ene 4 of ap- plause for their nicely-handled tricks. There

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was a midnight show, starting at 11 o’clock Election night, and the house played to a turnaway. COLONIAL (H. A. Smith, mgr.).—‘‘In Mex- ico” was the musical “tab” heading this week’s bill, with Lew Williams and a com- pany..of 10 furnishing the entertainment... Oth- ers’ on the bili were: Farrell & Farrell, Lona Hagyl, Peppino & Perry, Leona Gurney, Paul Decker, Lillian Dilworth & Co. in “The Twister,” “When We Grow Up.” The film feature was William Fox’s “Romeo & Juliet’’ with Theda Bara and Harry Hilliard featured. NIXON (F. G. Nixon-Nirdlinger, mgr.) .— Earl’s Diving Girls and Harry Gerard & Co. in “The Luck of a Totem” divided the head- line honors on this week’s bill. Others were: Tiny May’s Circus, Telegraph Trio, Greenlee & Drayton, Bertha Kalisch in ‘‘Love & Hate,” the film feature, CROSS KEYS (Sablosky & McGurk, mgrs.). —Jo Kernan’s ‘‘Mother Goose” topped the bill. Others were: Dorothy Richmond & Co. in “The Midnight Marriage,’’ Suras Trio. Sec- ond half: “Mother Goose,’’ Myer North Trio; others. NIXON’S GRAND (W. G. Wegefarth, mgr.). —Melody Monarchs & Maids headlined. Oth- ers were: Les Valdos, Clover Leaf Trio, Oreen & Drew, McCormick & Brown, Owen & Moore and others. GLOBE.—Irving Cooper’s “A Day at Ocean Beach’”’ featured this week. “Three Types,’’ Melody Four, Eva Wescott & Co., Four Van- ders, Tom Grim & Henry Sisters, Josephine Leonahardt, O’Brien & Buckley, Davis & Peters and Kurtis’ Roosters. Pictures. WILLIAM PENN (W. W. Miller, mgr.).— “The Phun Phiends’” featured the first half, surrounded by Stephen and Burnell; McDon- ald-Roland & Co, in “A Breeze from Old Erin’; Josephine Davis. Beerbohm Tree in “Old Folks at Home” was the film feature. Second half: Gus Edwards’ “School Days,”’ Miss & Moulton, Cox & Joyce, Campbell, Newitt & Morgan. H. B. Warner in “The Vagabond Prince” the film feature. KEYSTONE (M. W. Taylor, mgr.).—‘Sep- tember Morn,’ with Harry W. Fields and Grace Childers featured, topped the bill. Others: Tierney Four, Kathleen Taylor & Co. in “All Wrong’; Skipper & Kastrup; An- thony & Adell; Thomas Trio, and “The Dis- appearing Prisoner,” episode of ‘‘The Shield- ing Shadow.” There were special midnight shows given at all four of the burlesque houses. Mollie Williams was at the Casino; “The Globe Trotters” at the Peoples: “College Girls’ at the Trocadero and “French Frolics’ at the Gayety. Crowded houses was the rule at au four houses.

The Washington Square Players returned to the Little theatre this week and Monday night gave a series of five short plays, three familiar to Philadelphians. The house, which seats 290 persons, was filled to its capacity with an appreciative audience. The plays given were: “A Road House I Arden,” an historical satire by Phillip Moeller; “Litera- ture,” a comedy by Arthur Schnitzler; “Eu- genically Speaking,” a satire by Edward Goodman; “A Miracle of St. Anthony,” a satire legend by Maurice Maeterlinck, and ‘“‘Helena’s Husband,” an historical comedy by Phillip Moeller.

ST. LOUIS. By REX, Succeeding “Chin Chin” at the Jefferson, Mitzi Hajos, as bold, bad and daring “Pom Pom,’’ the pickpocket, affords the best enter- tainment in the musical comedy line that has visited the city in many a moon. Press no- tices were over enthusiastic in their praise of the production, with the result that ca- pacity audiences prevailed at each and every performance. Next, John Barrymore in “Justice.” SHUBERT-GARRICK (Melville Stoltz, mgr.). —Frances Starr was welcomed in “Little Lady in Blue” and in the refreshingly new comedy played to good business throughout the week. Opening Sunday next, “The Bird of Paradise.” PLAYERS (Roy Jones, mgr.).—Arthur Hol- man, second lead of the Flayers Stock cast exhibiting his versatility in an excellent characterization of Trampas in “The Vir- ginian,” assisted greatly in making the west- ern drama as presented a big success. Miss Jane Warrington has arrived from New York and will assume the leads with Mitchell Har- ris, Miss Thais Magrane returning to New York, where she has accepted an engagement and will be featured in a Broadway produc- tion. COLUMBIA (Harry Buckley, mgr., Orph.). —Emmett Corrigan & Co., headlined; Natalie Alt, featured; Willie Weston, big hit; George Howell, scored; Leipzig, entertained; Im- perial Chinese Trio, pleased; Svengale, fair, and Hubert Dyer, usual, with movies to good business. GAYETY (Frank Parry, mer.).—‘Liberty Girls” to big business. Next, “Goldeu Crook.” STANDARD (Leo. Reichenbach, megr.).— “Parisian Flirts,” to capacity Following, “Tourists.” AMERICAN (Harry Wallace, mgr.).—The Penalty of Sin’ at popular prices did usual business. Nov. 12, “The Heart of Dixie,” first time here. IMPERIAL (Oscar Dane, mgr.).—‘The Lure of the City” at 10, 20 and 30, with Miss Olga Worth starring, was well received. Next, “Vvedded, but No Wife.” | : GRANDE (Harry Wallece,” mgr, wa.) -— Naughty Princess, headlined; Prelle’s Circus, good: Harris & Noland, hit; Bob Hall, big hit; Zeda & Hoot, fair; closing with pictures. Good business. PARK (Wm. Flynn, megr.).—‘‘Miss Dolly Dollars” pleased West End _ theatregoers. Miss Florence Hackie, Sarah Edwards, Billy Kent and Karl Hayden continue favorites in VARIETY

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Election returns called or screened in the various theatres on Tuesday night did not bring expected results. Ideal Indian summer weather prevailing, “the angry mob” pre- ferred to remain in front of the various news- paper offices in the downtown section.

“Hindenburg Kommt,” offered at the Vic- toria, broke all records for the German play- house. The theatre was packed at every per- formance.

Heib Brothers, owners and managers of the Empress at Grand and Olive, playing five acts and Selig-Tribune weekly, are enjoying un- precedented business. Three shows were given Sunday evening to meet the demand for admittance,

Florcnce Mackie has announced her resig- nation from the Park Opera Co., and has accepted a position as prima donna with a new Eastern production which is about to begin rehearsals for a long New York en- gagement.

Charles Sinclair is returning to the Park as director.

A New Offering, New Costumes, New Music, New Scenery, New Songs, Etc. siBYL JIM.

DIAMOND‘AND BRENNAN In Their “NIFTYNONSENSE” of 1916, Entitied ‘HOW JIM MET SIBYL” BY JAMES MADISON Direction, Vw. Ss. BENTHAM a ee a 2 wi of eae r 4

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P resenting A Brand New and Timely Production Headlining In The West *" Not Merely A Shooting Act ““AT THE ITALIAN FRONT” HARVEY - DE VORA TRIO Address 306 Putnam Building, New York City Andrew A. LAST CALL FOR LUNCH—SERVICE A LA CARTE COPELAND and PAYTON’S mvwesster’ DINING CAR GIRLS MAtons"SiKer ee 9 (Words and Music by Lou Payton) BETTIE BIG SONG HIT “MIONEY” .° Music by Lou Payton) Eastern Representative, Jack Flynn Western ai rhe goer + Harry W. Spingoild Best U. B. O.—W. V. M. A. Wishes to All Now that we're getting — ey we 9 want to tell you that we do a CLEAN sing- ing and talking act. (A driveling idiot can be profane but true wit is the thought of genius.) Direction, NOW (Nov. 9-12), HALSEY, BROOKLYN. JOE MICHAELS DIXIE’S HONEY BOY OF THE PIANO JIM MacWILLIAMS | |COEBETT, | Booked Solid U. B. O. DONOVAN WALTER DESIGNERS 3 BOYS WHO SING DANIELS L.A WI Ge SS a Next Week (Nov. 13)—Tempie, Detroit BEATRICE LAMBERT hting =: Newark, N. J.,! k. Nig ale and MINNA oe Qctura Gayhula. “Billy. y ltalk sleated: Big Artictte Seng Baperwive a Original Char- ee W ALTERS Jobbing Attended To cater Stedios Rep. Aaron Kessler, A.K. __DISPELLERS OF GLOOM ponte IF FR CHA Bw ISK at oe IMITATION Last Half (Nov. 9-12)—DeKalb, Brooklyn Next Week aes. 13-15)—Orpheum, oo I S Last Half (Nov. 16-18)—Bijou, Fall River DIRECTION, TOM JONES FLATTERY PRINCIPAL TET oon ret | [sack WiLSON| | “zertrar one Now Ltr g Unted Time Direction, JENIE JACOBS BREAKING RECORDS—THAT’S ALL SS ————" | ARTHUR HAVEL & CO. In a comedy playlet entitled KARMIGRAPH “PLAYMATES,” by Will M. Cressy NU. iBLNR Trying ' to be as as father, which is quite a hard job. Nov. 13—Keith’s Theatre, Columbus, Ohio PRINCE K AR-KVII KLEIN BROS THE NOOTRAL ADMIRALS oe ® ” AGAIN PROVES HE IS THE GREATEST See the Point sa We don’t stop shows—we keep them going. - ILLUSIONIST EVER KNOWN IN going Boulevard NOW (Nov. 9-12) I bought an alarm clock this morning. There are the bill with Charlotte and her ice skater VAUDEVILLE BY THE SENSATIONAL more ways than one to get the big time. would show whether Gece Marley’ ¢ names ) Fy * - * power to draw or not. actiotis emtpeins and aes hie the tithe tone Met a 4 “oe an ee oe point and not for t t ucre et a natal aun tuk Said he had 1 that there is in it I hereby offer the defi to the 80 long his dogs were barking “to 1 oan _— big time managers. I will work any big time house for $5.00 less than my nearest competitor, Nat All dancing acts on account i“ using thelr dogs so Goodwin, is getting. much are called Ho- woof - ers, for this reason, Woof! Now watch the answers come! Woof! * = . , " rg . I hear th Dorte Lester Trio te t DONE AT PALACE THEATRE, DETROIT, WEEK OF OCT. 30, WHERE HE PACKED To prove my drawing capabilities would suggest controlling Interest in a soap factory in Jetwey Clty. next week’s a @ Palace have Jac arley AND JAMMED THE HOUSE SOLID DAY AFTER DAY AND TURNED THOUSANDS fight for first position with Pathe Weekly, Irene Wave American fag bere. I. S.--T always use ‘ . ; , Fig a ey ae m Mele i] in 4 seen on eno. 2, it for 9. finish. . ‘ y ~ - tat Guodwin No. Naziniova with at Brides‘ s bd OF PEOPLE AWAY. MANAGER BOOKED HIM BACK FOR A RETURN DATE IN ae — age ime eins ss A — and Sam Kenny and Jack Flynn evieind me into the EIGHT WEEKS. DOESN’T THAT PROVE Perey ee te ee ee eae ee ee |: See 1 GET THEM IN no ea om ae UNO MAREEY Keith's Greenpoint, Bkiyn Elizabeth, N. Dec. 18—Yonkers, N. Y. (Address VARIETY, New York.) Nov. 20-—-Proctor’s, Mi. Vernea.¥. Y Dec. 1!—Proctor’s 58th, *y. Bayonne, in J. Proctor’s Newark, N Proctor’s 125th, ne 'Y. Dee. 25—Broadway, Philadelphia

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we mee ‘s . ad ~ eM , : pair rts fi) RO eet a BN opie nays mca § ei rerdoutce bart tern anette ake ey pes vareg one +3 7 tay PRE oY ~ i wis ‘ > torah rvte sey ie aan r a SS ath . y 1 amaentaiaey sbi ~pihaee ss ae Scie eee ee McKAY'S SCOTCH REVU E For bagpipe music, Scotch humor, songs and dances, McKay’s Scotch Revue cannot be excelled.—“World,” "Toronto, Ont. EARLE and SUNSHINE "AWHEN | WAS YOUNG?” Leew Time Fully Copyrighted Direction, FRANK BOHM, Inc. HARRY SYDELL QUOTES Another Example of the Old Adage “YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN” Last Week—American—Next to closifig This Week—National—Number 2 LOEW CIRCUIT Direction, Mark Levy “THE MINSTREL REVIEW OF 1916” WITH JOSIE FLYNN and MAE ROBERTS Personal Direction, NIXON and NIRDLINGER EVELYN BLANCHARD Presents FLO IRWIN IN VAUDEVILLE JAMES THOMPSON “An Affair of Honor” Playing U. B. O. Time Direction, Harry Weber THAT VERSATILE NUT GEO. NAGEL and EVELYN GREY in “Bits of Variety.” A nut act in “one”; introducing singing, dancing, whistling, juggling, tumbling and travesty. NOTE— We do any act the audience ask for and some they don’t ask for. JANET ADAIR in “Song Definitions” Assisted by EMMA ADELPHI Booked solid Orpheum, VU. B. O. and Interstate BILLY _. GEORGE LLOYD 8"°_ BRITT In a “Mixture of Vaudeville,” by Ned Dandy This Week (Nov. 6)—Keith’s, Providence, R. I. Next Week (Nov. 13)—Orpheum, Brooklyn Direction, HARRY FITZGERALD Se Cae% r fs. : ee r ie I 4 } 2 : ! Mle i Toy's( s Canine Model peel SEE" Pt EE so East. Rep., HARRY SHEA West. Rep., JESS FREEMAN HOUDINI ==: This Week (Nov. 6)—Grand, Pittsburgh Direction, HARRY WEBER Next Week (Nov. 13)—Keith’s, Cincinnati DOLLY RYAN & RYAN ENTERTAINERS OF THREE CONTINENTS COMEDY DUO EXPERT ECCENTRIC TERPSICHOREAN DANCERS Booked solid W. V.M.A. Western Rep., JESSE FREEMAN Eastern Rep., MARK LEVY Vaudevilie’s Most Artistic Dancer VERA SABINA Booked solid Orpheum Circuit Direction, Max Gordon THE LAUGHING AND APPLAUSE HIT OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY RUCKER an WINFRED WORLD’S GREATEST EBONY-HUED ENTERTAINERS Now playing return engagement Panteses Circuit. Direction TOM JONES FRANK GABBY Presenting a New Ventriloquial Comedy “GET A DOCTOR” By John G. Collins VESPO DUO Phenomenal Accordionist and Singer RITA MARIO And-~ Her Inimitable Orchestra Headlining U. B. O. and W. V. M. A. THE FAYNES THE ARTISTS WITH A SUPREME OFFERING Representative, JACK FLYNN Harry Katie & = = d A real comedy act in “one.” (Special Scenery) United Time SAM DODY Playing Monsieur Duval in Lew Fields “STEP THIS WAY” CO. EN ROUTE CLAUDE Goldingand Keating Booked selid W. V. M. A. Eastern Rep., ROSE & CURTIS Western Rep., BEEHLER & JACOBS Palace | a 2 ee > New York ORDENE Supported by “SIR” JAS. DWYER im “THE LAW BREAKER” 3 Direction BOWERS, WALTERS = CROOKER WITH AL JGLSON’S “ROBINSON CRUSOE, JR.” ALFRED O|KEIT ai DEMONT Address Care VARIETY, Lendon IRWIN'S cMAJESTICS”’ . THE ORIGINAL IDEA “KOKOMAYNIA” CLUB Honorary Members In town this week: Albert and Gonne, Cunningham and Marlon. New Members elected: Tolen, Ar- tle Harris, Phil Burg. Regards to our Ist V. Pres. Miss Grannon, Pleats. sont -ail- dues to Kokomaynia Headquarters. What has become of the Polson Club; have they swal- lowed thelr own tite?

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Dh lh ig i se MEE RR oF ro Sete DE VARIETY Orm="1"”Z>24 “G. H. Joy shot a blue crane in tke bottom, below the bridge.”’ — Estherville News. It died. BILLY BEARD “The Party from the South” Direction Harry Weber ™_ RE-ELECTED BY AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY NORMAN JEFFERIES OUR AGENT Jim and Marlan Harkins Next Week (Nov. 13)—Keystone, Philadelphia That---Orpheum--Time A number of our friends are playing the Orpheum Circuit this season. Best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Jos. E. Bernard. McINTOSH WHERE WE WILL BE FOR A FEW WEEKS Nov. 13—Haverhill and Breckton, Mass. Nov. 20—Fitchburg, Mass., and Bridgeport, Conn. Nov. 27—Waterbury and Hartford, Conn. Dec. 4—Wllkes-Barre and Scranton, Pa. Dec. 14—Tomple, Detroit. Dec. 25—Temple, Rochester. Jan. i—Montreal and Ottawa, Can. Jan. &—Temple, Hamilton, Can. NOLAN and NOLAN LADIES and GENTLEMEN! (A)—On behalf of the Management; (B)—Owing to the fact—and (C)—We regret to announce, that The Dancing Chauffeurs Neiman and Kennedy, both having FLAT SHOES, will be unable to appear, but in their place we have secured “The Diving A rubber bullet made by a Chattanooga man enables him te capture bullfrogs without spolling their beauty. Every tenth Inhabitant of Charlotte, N. C., goes home at night, while the other nine are married. Fred (Hank) Mase? tZeke) (and Cat) In “MAGIC PILLS” Personal Direction, MAX GORDON. THE BOX OFFICE ATTRACTION Catherine Crawford AND HER FASHION GIRLS Arthur Pearson Direction, JUGGLING AND TALKING, THE WHILE RIDING A UNICYCLE ——~ IN ONE ~~” RANK PARISH PERU DIRECTION-FRANK EVANS This Week (Nov. 6)—Maijestic, Milwaukee Biext Week (Nov. 13)—Palace, Chicago | They are accusing us of being in with the laundries to spoil the actors’ shoits, so that we can get them. Youse got us wrong, boys. Size 14-1414, LA U RIE BRONSON a HALK TALKS BY EDWARD MARSHALL Good BEHAVIOR BRINGS MINAS DON'T WAVE THE C BLoooy SHIRT re IF YOu CAN'T SPEAK WELL SOF AMMAN KEEP sTiwe- EASY MONEY !5S SPENT If rHar wayT— Aw ASS DcEs More ROARING THAN A Lions... WALKING DELEGAT GENERALLY Rives ores COmMmMoN SENSE (S ANYTHING- Sut common— SPRENOING Weg WES WTA THE LEKMAwS tal 1K.C, “MR. MANHATTAN” Fred Duprez 1 note in a recent Variety, grease paints, cosmetics of all kinds, etc., are going up in price, at home, Red grease paint on this side has been up for some time, in conse- quence of which some of the lead- ing comics have changed their make-up. AND HIS —e ” MUSICAL MAIDS |" een ||| worwamcor™ Mark Levy IDIOTORIALS. "6 aihar four agents had bathed there, an actor dove into the pool at Fleischman’s and split his head on the surface of the water—Origin of the Split Week—also THE lt #g *ETERNAL ¢ t QUESTION (Where De I Go the Last Half?) Gladleckshunisoverly yours, JIMMY FLETCHER Direction, Mark Levy WORKING AS ALWAYS WRIGHT DAVIS “The Love Insurance Agent” LEW M. GOLDBERG Where are Lon and Alice? Teo bad he. OD USK, SOP, 2. *“Dogs’”’ can’t stop autes with their little bodies. Wish folks would remember that, when they see us in the road. Woodside Kennels. Vener MOV a woman. es WAGES. but biust af the “ae "s has it a do bares & Woltor Weems K ia- Onc! (im Macu — "Good Lasek’) WALLACE BRADLEY and GRETE ARDINE In their dancing and singing surprise Direction, HARRY WEBER . Pty Bi be ia 4 * hed (a sy = WITH A PRODUGTION ED. F. REYNARD Permanent address, Marion Theatre, Marion, O. Artistic Bits on Versati © Bite wirection TOM JONES HOWARD LANGFORD Principal Comedian with “Katinka” Direction, Chamberlain Brewn MARTYN and FLORENCE (Vaudeville’s Best Opening Act) Next Week (Nov. 13)—Greeley Sq., N. Y. and Loew’s New Rochelle Personal Direction, MARK LEVY BLACKFACE Neil O’Brien Minstrels 16-17 Permanent Address, VARIETY, New York SAYS PAULINE SAXON/# When people talk of high brow — L ne yah know what it’s all But then | act so digni- fied “they hardly ever find me out. FLO AND NETL) THE REYNOLDS atch for us SONG, RHYME AND MAGIC “‘We regret to say we have but one act to give for our country.”’ Moral Peanuts (VARIETY, Nov. 3, 1916) | McGreevy and Doyle. “At the Station” (Comedy). | Ronen ; Full Stage. A corking variety act, rather a surprise as an opener. It is presented by a man and girl team, opens as a sketch offering, turns to juggling and finally the man does slack wire work that is well done. The girt also sings a song, but the least said about that the better. On its novelty alone the act qualifies as a contender for bi a The scene is a railroad terminal, irl acting as the ticket seller and the and o- ing a rube characterization, After a bit of comedy talk that gets over, he turns to juggling and then to the wire work with the girl assisting. FRED. THE, SEASON’S. BIG. HIT MODELS DE LUXE By Margaret Stewart and William Downing Variety, Chicago. Our ad last week was not passed: by the Board of Censorship. It is with regret that I announce the death of the Poison Club. Met Chick Sale and Nolan and Nolan while they were playing Keith's “heatre here in Philly. They, together with Jack Muiis and ourselves, had some banquet at the Vendig. Chick got devilish and smoked two cigarettes. Nolan and Nolan might introduce us to Jim and Marion Harkins. Here's a good line: ‘You're a Better Act than I am Penciled in.’’ We are on the Bill with a Great Act, Thomes Trio, GEORGE SKIPPER MYRTLE KASTRUP Direction, CHAS. S. WILSHIN.

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RS i En de aie ea tte torn Eee 7 aOR VARIETY 1 WOLFE GILBERT AND | CAREY MORGAN 4 WRITERS OF 7” MY OWN IONA WITH as ARMONIES Nain Wiles MUSICAL nea * Published by JOS.W. STERN ‘St aes STERN’S PROFESSIONAL DEPT. 145 North Clark St. L. WOLFE GILBERT, Manager E. F. FLORENTINE, Mer.