Variety 1917-12-21: Vol 49 Iss 4

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VARIETY SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & CO., .ouM¥Sic,PusuisHERs, DING! DONG! | DING! DONC! RING OUT THE OLD HIT RING IN THE NEW LIBERTY BELL “Ts TIME TO RING AGAIN) By JOE GOODWIN and HALSEY MOHR A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR SINGING ACTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION A “get the hand” lyric wedded to a “stamp your feet” melody. This song will make good in any act--any place--any time--send for it--call for it--wire for it. N. B. “LIBERTY BELL” is not a war song. While the snow falls and the price of coal soars Get your audience happy by singing ‘ONE DAY IN JUNE By GOODWIN, COOGAN and HANLEY The ballad with a punch. Successfully introduced throughout the country by America’s greatest ballad singers. Tested and found “all there.” Sing it and convince yourself. Doub! versions to fit anybody ready. HERE HE IS AGAIN!!! LONG BOY By WILLIAM HERSCHELL and BARCLAY WALKER As big as life and getting bigger every day. A sure fire “can’t fail to get ’em” number with extra choruses and a laugh provoking double version. “LONG BOY” came from the West. He is just becoming acquainted in the East. Why not help to introduce him ? SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & CO., 224Wast azistaeer CHICAGO BOSTON "FRISCO Grand Opera House Bidg. 240 Tremont St. Pantages Theatre Bldg.

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VOL. XLIX, No! 4° NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917 PRICE TEN CENTS i METROPOLITAN OPERA DRAWS LINE AT FILM APPEARANCES Operatic Contract of Geraldine Farrar Not Renewed. “fF ar- rar Feature Pictures” Responsible. Difference in Prices Principal Reason. Mary Garden Looked Upon in Same Manner by Met. Directors. The season of 18-19 will be the final one for Geraldine Farrar at the Metro- politan. That information was forth- coming this week from one of the directorate board of the opera house, who stated at the same time appear- ances in films were responsible for the non-renewal of her contract. Miss Far- rar has appeared in about a half-dozen screen productions, produced by the Jesse Lasky Co., and released through the Paramount. The reason the opera promoters de- cry the picture appearances is because the Metropolitan charges $5 for their stars, who may be seen at the film the- atres at 25 cents or less. According to the Metropolitan, Mary Garden has also forfeited her future chances as far as grand opera in this country is con- cerned through her picture appear- ances. The unusual side of the plaint of the opera people is that they do not hold vaudeville appearances against the stars. One case in point is the offer made Marguerita Sylva for vaudeville. Mme. Sylva is under contract to appear with the Chicago Opera Company fora number of performances in Chicago and this city with that company. Due to a recent increase in the Sylva family the prima donna was unable to fill the Chicago performances, which were “Cleopatra” and “Carmen,” and it is improbable she will appear in New York. All events point to her as the logical successor of Miss Farrar at the Metropolitan and when the directorate was informed she was considering the vaudeville appearances they stated that they did not hold vaudeville engage- ments against their singers. LORD AND LADY ABERDEEN NEXT. The next exceptional star due to de- but in vaudeville is Lady Aberdeen, who will probably be seen at the Pal- ace, New York, within the next month. Vith Lady Aberdeen will appear Lord Aberdeen, former Governor of Ireland. The couple, who have earned world- wide attention recent activity for the Red their arial benefit of the Be Vy Cioss units, may be accompanied by a group of dancers from the different allied nations, the dancers offering specimens of their native steps, while the principals, in proper garb, decide the best and award prizes. The booking arrangement has been entrusted to Harry Weber. BIG SHOW OBLIGED TO CLOSE. Chicago, Dec. 19. “The Garden of Allah” was forced to close through inability to make its movement, at Zanesville, O., Saturday. The production is a heavy one and the scarcity of cars with the conges- tion of traffic prevented the “Allah” show from running true to its route. JOHN CHARLES THOMAS LISTENS. Vaudeville per Harry J. Fitzgerald has induced John Charles Thomas to listen, with the answer Mr. Thomas may start a vaudeville tour of the big time, Dec. 31, or later. It is agreed he receives $750 weekly. The tenor is rehearsing with a “No. 2” “Maytime” show of the Shuberts, intended for the road with big city stops, but it is said Mr. Thomas is not in sympathy with the éngagement. JULIAN ELTiNGE BOOKED. Julian Eltinge is going to return to vaudeville after a very longabsence He is due to open at the Palace, New York, or Orpheum, Brooklyn, Jan. 7, as the big feature. There is reported a con- tract for a route of 20 weeks has been delivered to Mr. Eltinge through William Morris, who represented him in the vaudeville engagement. RECORD BUSINESS AT $1. The Standard, New York, may smash its record this week with “l’eter Inbetson.” The show opened to over S1.000 Monday night and the advance for the week looks as though the gross will be away over. $10,000. Last week with “Mary’s Ankle’ as the draw the house got a little under $500 on the Monday night perform- ance. The Standard’s top is $1. —— - So NEW YEAR’S EVE LOOKS BAD. The general outlook for New Year’s Eve in the theatres and restaurants is far from encouraging. The restaurants especialiy are complaining because of the slowness of reservations for New York’s biggest night of the year. At present the Globe holds the rec- ord for the boost in price for New Year’s Eve, the entire orchestra being scaled at $5 with the balcony at $4. The Lyceum, Belasco, Morosco, EIl- tinge and Bijou are asking $3 for the orchestra and $2.50 for the halcony, an increase of 50 cents over the regular Saturday night advance. The majority of theatres are going to charge the regular Saturday price for the holiday night, which in most cases means $2.50 for the floor. At the Century the pric: is to-re- main at $3, the regular scale, but the management is trying to force the agencies to “buy” for an additional four weeks to get the New Year's Eve seats. It looked this week as though the agency men and_ the Century would effect a compromise. The agen- cies are wililng to buy for one week and it is possible a two-weeks’ buy will be the grounds of the final settle- ment. ; é The greatest comment is being caused by the fact that Arthur Hop- kins is holding to $1.50 for the front orchestra for “The Gypsy Trail” in ac- cordance with his announced plan of cut prices for the first half of the week. In the case of the Globe the seats will cost the agencies $5.50 at the box office and they figure that: they will have to charge at least from $/.50 to $10 so as to break even. FIGURING ON “TANKS.” Both the Winter Garden manage- ment and that at the Hippodrome are figuring on battle “tanks.” At the for- mer house the management wants a tank scene for the new show, while at the Hip they are thinking of a brief battle scene to be interpolated into “Cheer Up,” with one of the famous tanks in action. WANTS 20,000 “COME-ONS.” There is a scheme under way, pro- moted by “manager” who was mixed in a rather shady deal ia Chicago some time ago. that requires 20,000 “come-ons” at $10 each. It is a case of “only $10 to become interested in a theatrical company,” the idea being to send a traveling stock or rep show on tour and declare them in on the profits, “OVER THERE” WITHOUT TAX. The Authors, Composers and Pub- lishers Society received another set- back this week when a prominent pic- ture manufacturing corporation sent @ circular letter to exhibitors through. out the country advising them the tax imposed by the society wa; lifted by Leo Feist, Inc., in instances where the song “Over There” was contected. The allowance, however, is made only in instances where the picture of the same title is being exhibited In addition to lifting the tax the Feist firm supplies a singer to accompany tie picture, free of charge. This is the first instance of a mem: ber of the organization lifting the tay cemand even for an individual num. ber, although in this case the poinf might be raised that the large amount paid for the composition makes it es- sential for a world wide “plug” to be procured to cover the cost. George M. Cohan, also a member of the so- ciety, adds his permission as a membey to exhibitors to use the song in con- nection with the exhibition of the pic- ture. A cable received from London br Variety this week stated Chappelle & Ca had purchased the English rights “t “Over There” for $25,000, This story evidently given out for English ptess pur poses, may have been inspired througl the publicity given the sale of the Ameri can rights to the nymber by Georg Cohan, to’ Feist for $25,000. It is possible. however. Chappelle & Co may have bought up all royaltv claims Feist acquired for foreign lands when In purchased the number, the English royal ty going with the American rights. Thy song has been a big hit in England. MATINEES THREATENED. Pittsburgh, Dec. 19. The coal shortage here was brought home to theatrical managers when a representative of the Duquesne Elec- tric Light corporations advised the theatres that after the first of the year the company would be unabie to fur- nish “juice” or light during the day- time. It was intimated matinees might be eliminated and that not over one mati-« nee weekly could be allowed after thas date. This would mean doing away w'th the ‘Wednesday matinees, gener« ally well supported here. The lighting people say they have been advised by Washington officials 1egarding the situation and it is a seri- ous one. A number of niunition fac- (cries are installing their ovn lighting plants following.a refusal of .the clec:- tric companies to further supply them, Theatricals here have been hard hif by the severe weather conditions of last week and even up to Saturday last but one street car in five was in opera ticn,

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SATS, PROS ETO Lest = poaiogs™}* wee pak vide + nae = yr emenntinrmcemenieienaly Mee aa IN PARIS Paris, Dec. 5. The picture houses having been au- thorized to show every day from 2 to 11, the theatre and ille man- vaudeville agers’ association are endeavoring to ¢ secure the privilege of giving extra natinees when desirable. The presi- dents of these bodies have called on the minister of Fine Arts to present their claim, A. Franck of the Gymnase representing the legitimate, and Os- car Dufrenne, manager of Concert Mayol, for the music hall interests. No result has been obtained, and it is even possible that performances at these re- sorts may be further curtaiied during the winter. Strong objecticn is raised to the promenades at some halls, the effect of which may be felt by all vaudeville establishments A two-act piece, to be known as “L’Auteur Inconnu,” by Audré Ibels and W. Morton Fullerton, will be played this season by F. Gemier at the Theatre Antoine. The action passes on the French front, which the au- thors visited in their capacity of jour- nalists. Betty Washington has left Paris, fo. ‘ ‘ ? | ~ 4 5 atter a month at the Olympia and Folies Bergere. A singer at one of the music halls is to be sued by the censor for ren- dering an objectionable song. The defending counsel worked a smart trick on the authorities prior tu the trial. He had the song copied, put on a new title and applied to the police for per- mission for it to be sung. The police, it appears, passed the song and gave a visa for its use in Paris of the legal proceedings taken by the censor. tonorant ignorant A new operetta by Mouez-Eon and Deveillons, music by Moreau Febyre, to be entitled “La Marraine de |'Es- couade” will be produced shortly at the Theatre du Vaudville, to follow the revue, now nearing its natural end. The hall being built on the site of the old Café Anglais, Boulevard des Italiens, will open this season. It is an enterprise of Boné, who is connect- ed with the circuses of Havre and Rouen and interested in Pathé Freres. It will present vaudeville and pictures. ROBEY’S CONCERT DREW $20,000. London, December 19. George Robey’s concert at the Al- hambra, Dec. 9, benefited Queen Mary’s Hospital $20,000. PAYING TAX DURING HOLIDAY. London, Dec. 19. During the holiday season the man- agement of the Savoy will pay the entertainment tax. FRITZ REFUSED AGENCY LICENSE. London, December 19. The renewal of the agency license ot Leo Fritz, a variety agent, was re- fused on opposition of the Variety Artistes Federation. TONY BOULLIMER KILLED. Tony Boullimer, for 10 years man- ager of Peck’s Eton Boys, was killed in action in France. Twenty-six of Peck’s boys are serving the colors. Preparing Act While on Sea Service. London, December 19 Ralph Vedras, doing duty on a mine sweeper in the North Sea, is preparing a new act tor produ war. Will Budd Invalided Out of Service. Tendon December 19 London, mber iY, Will Budd, discharged comedian, from the army after two years’ ser- vice, has been engaged tor Josh Clif- ton’s pantomime company. Budd, while attached to the Royal Fiying Corps, met with an accident which incapacitated him. “CARMINETTA” TRANSFERRED. London, Dec: 19. Charles B. Cochran’s production of “Carminetta” has been transferred from the Prince of Wales’ to Prince’s theatre, with the original cast, inclyd- ing Alice Delysia and Leon Morton. It is now playing at popular prices, with smoking permitted. PLAYING “CHARLEY’S AUNT.” London, Dec. 19. “Charley’s Aunt” was revived at the St. James Dec. 15. The cast includes Marsh Allan, Aydney Compton, Ada Ferrar and Brandon Thomas. Sunday Concerts at Red Cross Hospital London, Dec. 19. Edward Foster, manager of the Al- hambra, has organized a series of Sun- day concerts at the American Red Cross Hospital at Gloucester Gate. Gideon Composing for Pantos. London, Dec. 19. Melville Gideon is writing the music for the Drury Lane and Liverpool Olympia pantomimes; also a new revue to be produced at the Folies Bergere, Paris. = a ere Som YELSON = JAMES FAWN PRICES AS USUAL . VAN HOVEN I was down to the boat today to see some pals off to U. S. A. and with me was an- other pal, and when the boat had moved out he said, “Well, come on, Van, let’s get a drink.” I had damp eyes and he was merry and bright, and I said, “Don’t you feel a little icnes’me about them going?” He replied, “Oh. forget it. What’s a little trip across that pond-——it’s like the ferry to Jersey to me. We will see them soon again and have a million laughs. I’m a hard guy, I am. I don’t let little ships with a couple of pals on them rains cry happiness.” I said, “Let’s have another drink. I guess you’re right for you seem to be getting mre out of this life than I am.” And then I jeft him and went in alone and got another drink and then I went back down to the dock and watched the boat again till it was clear out of sight. HEROIC DEEDS COMMEMORATED. London, December 19. At Royal Albert Hall, Dec. 15, was held a choral commemoration of the heroic deeds of the first seven divi- sions which fought at Mons and Ypres ard stopped the Germans reaching Paris. It was very impressive and memor- able. Balfour read a passage from Eccle-Siasticus, commencing “Let us now praise famous men”; Lord Derby read out the order of battle the first seven divisions’ names, the chief com manders announced to trumpet calls and the Pipers Scots Guards marched through the hall with pipes playing. A brilliant audience was present, in- cluding the King and Queen and many heroes in khaki and mufti who took part in the fighting. “DICK WHITTINGTON” THE FIRST. London, December 19. The pantomime season has com- menced with “Dick Whittington” at the Palace, Glasgow. In the cast are Ella Retford and Harry Weldon. It is a great success. “BUTTERFLY KISS” AT STRAND. London, December 19. Albert de Courville will produce “The Butterfly Kiss” at the Strand about the end of January, with Shirley Kellogg in the leading role. BILLIE FORDYCE WOUNDED. London, Dec. 19. Billie Fordyce, of the Fordyce Fam- ilv, has been wounded a second time. He came from America and was on the “Lusitania” when it was sunk and was missing for 12 hours. He joined the Hussars. TWO ENLISTMENTS. London, Dec. 19. G. H. Elliott, “The Chocolate Coon,” and Jimmy. Learmouth, comedian, have enlisted. Revived for Charity. London, Dec. 19. “The Man From Blankney’s” was revived for a matinee at His Majesty’s, Dec. 14, with an all-star cast, in aid of King’s George’s pension fund for actors and actresses. Mary Caw Returns to the Halls. London, Dec. 19. Mary Caw, violiniste, after a concert tour, is back in the varieties, now play- ing a tour of the Moss Empires. Maidie Scott Loses Another Brother. London, Dec. 19. Maidie Scott has lost another brother in battle, Sergeant Pim, dying at Whitechurch Military Hospital. May Moore Duprez Is a Mother. London, Dec. 19. May Moore Duprez has presented her husband, Bertram Grant, with a caughter. ~ ESCAPED PRISONER ON TOUR. Chicago, Dec. 19. Beehler & Jacobs have signed Lieut. Patrick O’Brien of the British Flying Corps, who escaped from a German prison camp, for a vaudeville tour of the middle west. Lieut. O’Brien will open shortly after New Year’s. FORD SISTERS ANSWER. The Ford Sisters, through their attorney, have filed an answer to the complaint served on them by Henry Marshall, asking $2,000 through can- celation of contracts. Besides entering a general denial of allegations in the complaint, the Ford gir Marshall never had an in- terest in the act, was an employee on salary, and their bookings were not beyond last mionth. The case is on the calendar of the City Court, New York. ' iS Say é AMERICAN ARTISTS’ FUND. London, December 19. Mooney and Holbein and the Two Rascals and Jacobson are raising a fund for the benefit of the Variety Art- ists’ Benevolent Fund, to be known as the American Variety Artists’ Fund for Brainsworth. Subscriptions should be sent to Mooney and Holbein, care Vaudeville Club, 98 Charing Cross road, London, W. C. FRED STOREY DEAD. London, December 19. Fred Storey, actor, dancer and scene painter, died, aged 61. His daughter, Sylvia, married Earl Poulet. $65,000 BUY FOR “PAMELA.” London, Dec. 19. is a pronounced success at “ ” Pamela the Palace. The libraries (ticket agencies) have concluded a $65,000 deal with the house. CECIL CUNNINGHAM ILL. Cecil Cunningham was removed to Dr. Price’s sanitarium at 66th street and Central Park west, Monday morn- ing in a critical condition, suffering from pneumonia. Sunday night she appeared at the Palace and Fifth Ave- nut and caught cold traveling between the houses. Miss Cunni e4aaaba ngham was booked for the Riverside this week. Dorothy Toye substituted. Wednesday Miss Cunningham’s con- dition was so much improved it was decided she would resume her vaude- ville tour, opening Monday at the Bush- wick, MOLLIE KING’S TEST. Mollie King will begin her vaudeville tour next week at the Hippodrome, Cleveland, playing that stand as the program headliner for a $500 salary. Miss King, whose business interests are handled by Harry Weber, agreed to that price for the Cleveland week to give the managers an idea of her box office power. If Miss King pulls sufficient business at Cleveland to warrant the increase, she will be routed from there on at $750 per week. This is the same method employed in the Valeska Suratt booking and will probably be tried in other instances where the value of a headliner is un- certain. MARK LEVY ENLISTS. Last week Mark Levy. the agent, en- listed in the Quartermasters Depart- ment of the Army in New York. His brother, Joe, enlisted in the same de- partment some time ago. Mr. Levy has his booking agency in the Putnam Building, New York. There is quite a large list of turns under his direction and Mr. Levy has arranged to assure them proper attention, al- though it is quite likely that he, as well as Joe (who was with his brother in business before entering the ser- vice) will be quartered for some time in New York City. Mr. Levy was ordered to report for duty Tuesday. His office is in charge of Sylvia Sternberg, his office secretary. KEENEY’S KINGSTON HOUSE. Frank A. Keeney is building another new theatre. Plans and specifications for a new theatre, costing $100,000 and seating 1,500, have been drawn by architects Jared W. Betts and William E. Lehman, to be built in King street, Kingston, N. Y. Work will start about March 15 next, the theatre to be finished by July, when it will offer first-run pic- ture olays. Incidentally, the Keeney offices this week turned loose about 300 24-sheet posters, with Catherine Calvert’s pic- ture, which were pasted on prominent billboard locations in New York and Brooklyn.

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vO *t- vn nd to lle yn, ne at ve 6. oc" @ a ov a.,.* orimwmii tkhowo w sw Ss eo 1“ Ve —r i ew VAUDEVILLE SWEEPING REFORM MOVEMENT EMBRACES VAUDEVILLE AGENTS Vaudeville Managers’ Protective Association Formulating Rules for Conduct of Agents in Their Relation with Acts. Expected to Be Published Around New Year’s. What is termed a sweeping reform movement directly affecting vaudeville agents representing acts is in process of formulation by the Vaudeville Man- agers’ Protective Association. It will be called “The Agents’ Set of Rules,” and may be published around New Year’s, to go into effect immediately. All agents, vaudeville producers or representatives who book acts with agencies, theatres or managements connected with the V. M. P. A. will be subject to the rules and regulations. Evils existing in the agency business which acts have complained of or which have come to the attention of the managers’ association will be cov- ered by the rules, also certain points the vaudeville managers prefer be de- fined to facilitate their bookings. The rules primarily will be pro- tective, with the artists in mind. An advance inkling of same of the pro- posed measures will surprise artists when they are promulgated through the wide scope covered, together with conditions imposed upon agents that in many possible instances, which have been abuses of the past, will make the agent irrevocably responsible to the act for the amount of salary involved that may be lost through negligence, dishonesty or neglect upon the part of the agents. There will be a great deal of comfort in the rules for small time as well as big time acts. The ruling issued by the United Booking Offices last week under the signature of E. F. Albee, restricting an agent’s agreement with an act for rep- resentation to one year has been much discussed this week. The principal object of that. ruling, which may be adopted by the V. M. P. A. for all of its members, seems to be to prevent some agents from “tieing up” acts on what sounds like positive promises re- garding “time” when made by the agent, but which afterwards develop into nothing more than the agreement calls for, with the agent in possession of a written contract held over the head of the act, no matter where the turn thereafter must seek bookings, and the agent employing his agreement later on as the basis of threats or law actions to recover commission not earned by him. ‘Limiting the agents to one year’s agreement with acts pro- vides the act with a defense against an agent representing it beyond the stipu- lated period, if the agent is found un- satisfactory. The ruling also permits the various booking offices to under- stand more clearly the contractual rela- tions between representatives and acts, which might be desired information under several circumstances. LOSES 3 SHOWS IN WEEK. Another performance was lost by the Farry Lauder road show last Saturday afternoon when it missed the matinee at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn. An zdvance sale of $1.700 had to be re- funded. The show was given at night to capacity. The Lauder special car was tacked on to a New York Central through train at Albany Friday after midnight and was dues at the New York Central Terminal around seven Saturday morn- ing. Around Poughkeepsie the train crew decided they were running too heavy and without inquiry dropped the Lauder car out. Later some of the trainmen said the car would be tacked cnto anotker through train and would arrive in New York in plenty of time, but although several fast trains sped by, the Lauder car remained standing still, not even a local taking it along, until too late to make Brooklyn for the matinee. Earlier in the week the Lauder show losts its two Monday performances at the Shubert, New Haven, through the house not being heated. MYSTERIOUS CANCELLATIONS. Several notices of cancellations are reported having been sent out this week to vaudeville acts now playing. A majority of the notices, it is said, went out of the United Booking Offices. They are the customary two weeks’ notification and will take effect two weeks from Dec. 22. Some quite well known acts were among those receiving the notices. No explanation was forthceming from the acts nor the agents as to the probable cause, nor did anyone appear to have any sensible expianation for the action of the booking offices. Diligent inquiry in the booking agency brought out no more than an intimation that if some of the acts cancelled would look for their paid-up membership card of the National Vaudeville Artists, they might find upon presenting it to the booking men an error had been made. When this “intimation” was meutioned to a V. M. P. A. manager, he blurted out none of the cancelled acts could show such a card or they would not have been cancelled, which was accepted as equivalent to a statement the V. M. P. A. had ordered cancellations of some turns through they having failed to pay N. V. A. dues, as a warn- ing to- other delinquents what might be looked forward to. : The V. M. P. A. man was asked if this was a correct versicvn. He re- plied “Something like that anyway, but these acts,” he contiived, “knew that we have said acts playing our (V. M. P. A.) houses must he prepared to display a paid-up M. A. membership card. They can’t play our houses with- out it and that has been printed often enough in Variety. If thev don’t care I’m sure we don’t, and it’s only up to tl.em.” ORDERS FOR FAY. Court orders for Frank Fay are growing more familiar around Broad- way than reports of bad business. Late last week House, Vorhaus & Grossman, acting for themselves and Frances White, the ex- Mrs. Fay served two orders upon the delinquent husband. One was ordering him hefore the Supreme Court for possible punish- ment in contempt through having failed to sign testimony in a recent proceeding, and the other order called for Fay’s examination in supplementary proceedings, on a judgment for costs amounting to $65, secured by the at- torneys in the divorce action brought by Miss White against Fay, and at the trial of which she was accorded a di- vorce with weekly alimony. CLARENCE DROWN STRICKEN. Los Angeles. Dec. 19. Clarence Drown, manager of the Orpheum theatre, one of the best kiown theatrical men of the west, was stricken with paralysis at his home here, and his condition is re- ported as serious, MUST DRESS UP. Thursday last week the musicai comedy productions and variety theaters in New York were informed nakedness on the stage had to go out. The information is said to have been conveyed from the district attorney's office. No arrests were made and the warning as given has bee: followed by no other action since by the au- thorities. The official notice taken of nudeness around Broadway is reported to have been through complaints filed against the state of undress in “Over the Top” on the 44th Street roof That show as well as the others, principally “Chu Chin Chow,” “Doing Our Bit” at the Winter Garden and “Miss 1917” at the Century, immediately encased _ the women of the companies who were chancing pneumonia with a full dress regalia that ran more to tights than anything else. The Winter Garden show was said to have put most of its girls after the Thursday matinee to do sewing. In vaudeville Ernestine Meyers, of Randall and Meyers, had to drape her legs, as did the young woman of Sea- bury and Shaw, also the Morin Sis- ters and the Cameron Sisters. At the Palace Thursday Doraldina left the bill, although receiving full salary from the management. Doral- dina wore tights but was dancing in her bare feet. This was calied an in- fraction of the order, with Doraldina unable to do her dances excepting bare footed. While it was reported an inspection of the cabarets along Broadway had been made, the cabaret. proprietors knew nothing of the dress ‘em up order. A couple when hearing of it ordered the bare girls about to wear something heavier than the _at- mosphere. The dailies made no men- tion of the order and without the fan- fiare usually given these n.atters the “wave” was not expected to extend beyond New York. In St. Louis recently where Ger- trude Hoffmann was arrested for in- excusable nudity, the charge was dis- missed at the trial later cn. Some think there is a connection between the St. Louis vice society and the many reform leagues of New York which may have been respcensible for the Thursday commotion. WRESTLING LOSES $20,000. In this, the third and last week of the wrestling tournament at the Lex- ington Avenue opera house, it was es- timated the promotors would lose about $20,000. The first week was the only one of the three showing any box office life that amounted to anything Next week the opera house resumes its International Circuit snows, re- opening with “The Story of the Ros- ary.” ASK AID FOR DRUG HABIT. Chicago, Dec. 19. Harry Willets and his wife, Delia, members of the La Vance Komedy Kids, appeared before Judge Uhlir of the Morals Court, asking the court officials to help them to keep away fiom drugs. They came to Chicago from Dan- ville a fortnight ago, and unable to resist the habit voluntarily, had them- selves locked up. The court placed them in the care of a federal agent. AL LLOYD MARRIES. Los Angele:, Dec. 19. Alfred S. Lloyd and Margaret Bentel were married here during the second week of Aveling and Lloyd at the lo- cal Orpheum. The bride is the daughter cof George Bentel, a wealthy autemobile man. The newlyweds met for the first time the week before their marr.age. WILLS LEFT NO ESTATE. Although reports had it that Nat Wills left insurance polictes making his wife the beneficiary of a fabulous sum, he was actually insured for little over $40,000. His estate is practically pi with a bank balance of exactly His financial weakness was due pri- marily to his unfortunate marriages. He was married four times. Those close to him knew Wills was inces- santly harassed from those causes. Last year when La Belle Titcomb, his third wife, caused legal trouble be- cause of his falling back in the pay- ment to her of $950 monthly alimony, Wills said he would rather go to Lud- low Street jail than continue to be harnessed with such a tax on his earnings. The Titcomb alimony was reduced stveral times through the ef- forts of Herman L. Roth, his attor- ney, and when Wills died (Dec. 9) he was paying his ex-wife $350 per month. At the time of the first reduction the court took occasion to deliver a scath- ing indictment on excessive alimony. Immediately after Wills death Tit- comb began efforts to locate an estate, bringing forth an agreement in which Wills had contracted to pay $22,000 worth of obligations which she had contracted. This agreement was abro- gated upon the alimony settlement, which point the court brought out at a prior attempt on Titcombs part to force her former husband to pay the amount. She will be unable to realize anything on her claim since the insur- ance is payable to Wills’ widow (May Day) and the money cannot be seized by any of Wills’ creditors. Willie Evans has the role played by Wills in “Cheer Up.” BELLE’S GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. What is said to have been pro- nounced by George. Gottlieb as “the crowning achievement of ker career” is the hold over ‘week given Belle Baker at the Palace, New York. Mr, Gcttleib decided to hold the singer over after her Monday performances. Miss Baker is the second feature on the Palace program, secor.d only to Ecrnhardt (who also holds ever) and for whom she retired from her prom- ised position of headliner in the big house, to accept second place. It was a condition similar to Doraldina’s last week, when the dancer agreed to ap- pear with Lady Duff Gordon on the top line, both artistes not considering the headliners of these two weeks regular vaudeville attractions. | Next week will mark up a big time record for Miss Baker, *t being her 19th week without a break in New York City, playing at all of the Keith houses and appearing two weeks or more in each. This week was to have wound up her metropolitan swing with Miss Baker reserving next week for a rest at Atlantic City, hut George's “crowning achievement” broke up the party. ESCAPED FROM GERMANS. George Carson MacDonald in a cable to his father and mother, Charles and Sadie MacDonald (in vaudeville), re- lates his safe return to the American lines in France after being captured by the Germans. : MacDonald is in France with the American Army Engineers. In the recent fighting in the Cambrai section he joined the fighting ranks of the British, was captured and later re- ported among the missing. FRAMING KEY POUNDING BET. Dave Catlin, of the Joe LeBlang ticket agency, has challenged Jimmy Sullivan to a non-stop piano-playing contest Jan. 15 for a side bet of $1,000. Hughey LeBlang is backing Catlin, who played for 14 hours straight last week as one of his preliminary train- ing stunts. ; A number of sporting writers will suffer as judges with the contestants.

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= em oe ee AE SOW Pewee peo chris a westisre Seen eb wake a VAUDEVILLE N.V.A. AND V.M.P.A. TO PUNISH MARKED DISORDERLY MEMBERS Managers’ Association Has Taken Up Matter of Suspended Members of National Vaudeville Artists. Suspension by Society May Carry Suspension of Engage- ments Also. V. M. P. A. Backing Up N. V. A. to Eliminate Undesirables. The Vaudeville Managers’ Protective Association has announced itself pre- pared to back up the National Vaude- ville Artists in every case where the latter society expels or stspends a member for disorderly conduct or con- duct unbecoming a member of the N. V. A. So far the N. V. A. has limited its punishment for infractions of civil de- cency in the clubhouse to suspension of the members involved, either for certain period (usually 90 days) or for an indefinite suspension. It seems from what meagre information the V. M. P. A. officials will give out that the managers’ organization has de- cided to follow up the N. V. A. sus- pension or expulsion with a similar suspension of the offender from en- gagements in any V. M. P A. theatre. The attitude of the V. M. P. A. in this respect is said to have arisen through that association of managers deeming it for the best interests of all playing vaudevillians that the unde- sirables as they may be weeded out of the N. V. A. shall have been deemed to have conducted themselves out of regular vaudeville, for the period run- ning with their N. V. A. suspension. It is reported as well that the N. V. A. and V. M. P. A. are deliberating whether the artists’ society shall en- tertain charges of misconduct when preferred against a member, when the misconduct is alleged to have occurred outside of the clubhouse, in fact any- where, as long as the accused belongs to the organization and the complaint referred to is sufficient to constitute a claim of conduct unbecoming a mem- ber if proven. The enormous membership of the N. V. A., mostly all artists, demands some such exclusion measure over its mem- bers, say the officials who have the matter in hand. They want the N. V. A. and its artist membership to be of the highest standing in the theat- rical and public regard, and to attain this it is necessary, they claim, to rigidly rule on conduct and enforce punishment to prevent a few artists in- clined toward disorderly conduct con- tinually or at times from casting an odium on the thousands of other well behaved men and women of vaude- ville would have to share in the gen- eral charge of rowdyism that might be created by a very few. When a V. M. P. A. man was asked this week what action would be taken in the matter of suspending bookings for an act containing over cne person, of which one of that act had been suspended or expelled by the N. V. A, with the remaining members pleading innocence and claiming punishment by temporary cancellation of the offender would equally affect the others in the turn, the managers stated that while that phase had been thought of, no decision had yet been arrived at for permanent action, and in these matters each case coming up might be settled individually, in so far as managerial chastisement is to be ladled out. MAJESTIC, DALLAS, BURNS. Dallas, Dec. 19. With nothing saved but a few per- sonal effects of the acts, the Majestic burned to the ground here last Wed- nesday night. The damage is roughly estimated at $50.000. No lIives were lost, but there were many narrow es- capes. The house was owned by the Interstate Circuit. It played vaude- ville Olive Briscos was rescued in her dressing room in a faintinz condition by an Indian Chief on the bill who had the adjoining room. Several fire- men were hurt. The Interstate recently gave a con- tract for a new theatre, but construc- tion was held up through the war. Efforts will now be made to have the new building started as soon as pos- sible. The acts at the Majestic last week were taken care of by the man- agement of the Dallas opera house. where the bill played.the remainder of the week. “ALIEN” MEASURE WORRISOME. Vaudeville circuits, especially in the West, are worried over the proposed action by the United States govern- ment whereby “enemy aliens” will not be permitted to engage in trarsporta- tion from one state to another, with- out permission from the war depart- ment. It has been very easy for the theat- rical foreigners to enter the states and be permitted to travel the circuits with- out molestation. The new order may stop them from playing vaudeville cir- cuits of interstate houses. LOEW’S HAMILTON OPENING. Hamilton, Can., Dec. 19. The Marcus Loew new theatre will open New Year’s Eve with the regu- lar Loew policy of vaudeville and pic- tures, at an admission scale of 10—15 —25. The house has a capacity of 3,000. The opening show will have the Kin- kaid Kilties, Andrew Kelly, Regal and Mack, Daisy Leon, Rose and Ellis. EMERY, PROVIDENCE, STOPS. Providence, R. 1, Dec. 19. Following the performance last Sun- day night, the Emery discontinued its Loew vaudeville policy, the Loew book- ings as usual continuing at the Ma- jestic. The Emery for the past season has been experimenting with various forms cf attractions, but to little success, and according to information have started negotiations for regular road shows. COLLINS BOOKING 15. Johnnie Collins will supervise the booking of the up-state Proctor houses commencing next week, giving that booker a total of 15 houses in all to supply with their weekly vaudeville attractions. Carlton Hoagland, who _ formerly looked after the booking needs of the Proctor theatres, has enlisted in the navy. MAYO AND TALLY SEPARATE. Mayo and Tally, together almost since their connection with the Empire City Quartet of some years ago, have separated. Harry Mayo intends doing a black- face single turn. Mr. Tally will procure another partner. The separation was an amicable one, for business reasons. ACTS TAKING ADVANTAGE. “Taking advantage” was the term applied at the Vaudeville Managers’ Protective Association office this week, to a mass of complaints received there asking the V. M. P. A. to compel vaude- ville managers to reimburse them for lost performances. It was said that following the publi- cation two or three weeks ago of a joint wire sent by the V. M. P. A. and N. V. A. to a southern manager order- ing him to pay an act a pro rata amount for a lost show, acts have been inclined to take advantage of managers, losing opening shows out of town, some times both performances on the opening day, then wiring the V. M. P. A. to enforce full payment, although in more than one case the theatre was unable to give performances on its opening day through having no bill. The V. M. P. A. announced that each case will be decided upon its merits and if it is proven the act was at fault through making no special effort to arrive at the theatre on time, it will be decided that instead of the manage- ment paying the act, the act in that case Will have to reimburse the man- agement. Through inability for two successive weeks to open its bill as advertised, the Strand, Miss. (splitting Pana (Spitting with Alexandria, La.), closed to vaude- ville Saturday. It had been playing bills booked through the United Book- ing Offices. To make Hattiesburg, it was necessary for acts leaving Alex- andria to go to New Orleans, and transfer across town for train connec- tions. W. Osher, manager of the Rapid theatre, Alexandria, voluntarily, ac- cording to a report receiyed in New York, informed the acts on his bill that were going to Hattiesburg how they could avoid delay in New Orleans by checking baggage through to the Mis- sissippi stand. After having had this explained in Alexandria, when the train bearing the acts arrived in New Orleans to make a transfer around seven o'clock, it was found none had checked their baggage through. By the time the baggage was gathered, the Hatties- burg train had left and the Strand could not give its Thursday shows. When this was repeated the following week, the Strand notified the U. B. O. to discontinue sending it bills. RED X BOOTHS IN LOBBIES. _ The vaudeville theatres may shortly Issue permission to install booths in the lobbies for the benefit of the Red Cross, which will place its own col- lectors in them. This arrangement is said to have been reached by the managers and the war organization in lieu of Red Cross people making collections dur- ing a performance in the interior of the houses and also to replace four- minute men from occupying the stages during the running of a program. BOSTON FAVORITES BILLED. Boston, Dec. 19. The program for next (Christmas) week at Keith’s here was compiled by R. G. Larsen of that theatre. It is especially designed to please the members of the Boston Athletic Club which will send a large theatre party to Keith’s Christmas night. A. Paul Keith is president of the club. The bill gathered for Christmas week 1s composed of tested favorites on the local vaudeville stage. “THE POOR STIFF” ROUTED. “The Poor Stiff,” a comedy playlet presented at the last Friars’ Frolic, has been routed, with E. E. Ciive and Leonard Booker featured in a cast of five. The act was written by Cyril Keightly and Dion Titheridge. _ The fun is built around the frolick- ing of a group of medical students with a supposed corpse. C. L. U. INVESTIGATING. At the request of Robert Brendel, delegate from the Central Labor Union to the American Federation of Labor convention recently held in Buffalo, the C. L. U. has appointed a committee to investigate the charges made by James W. Fitzpatrick on the convention floor at Buffalo, when the latter appealed for retention of the charter by the White Rats. -Labor officials are considerably provoked at Fitzpatrick’s long speech, in which it is said he charged the C. L. U. with “being in the pay of the United Booking Offices.” It is expected to prepare an answer to Fitzpatrick’s “charges” and present it to the execu- tive council of the A. F. L. Should the local labor officials prove Fitzpatrick’s statements to be false (and they say that is a foregone conclusion), the labor executives will have no alterna- tive than to suspend Fitzpatrick and Mountford or revoke the charter, or both. Such action will come up before the regular labor convention in June. NO VAUDEVILLE MERGER. In the report of the dinner tendered John J. Murdock and Pat Casey at the Hotel Plaza, Dec. 9 by the Vaudeville Managers’ Protective Association, it was related how one manager (William Fox) in making a speech deciared there should be a gigantic amalgamation of all vaudeville managerial interests. Following the publication in VARIETY last week of Fox’s remark, FE. F. Albee of the United Booking offices who was present at the dinner, stated the print- ing of the mere statement tended to leave a wrong impression, as a com- plete affiliation only of all vaudeville in the V. M. P. A. was intended in the remarks. As far as the Keith interests are concerned, said Mr. Albee, they never merge nor amalgamate in a business way with any person, circuit or cor- poration. ‘ AIRING INSIDE STUFF. Chicago, Dec. 19. In the divorce proceedings of Edgar Dudley Ijams, Chicago agent, and his wife, Florence Lorraine, many colorful things are happening. The papers here are making a Roman holiday of it. It was brought out in a statement by Mrs. Ijams that the husband of one of the women mentioned in her peti- tion, Delysle Alda, at the Winter Gar- aen cabaret, isa brakeman. Miss Alda denied the allegation, declaring her husband is a traveling passenger agent. Meantime, both women declare they cannot see what Ijams could see in either. They both claim to have it on the other in the matter of pulchritude. One morning paper printed their pictures together, and an open letter to Nat Goodwin, asking him to be the judge. Nat left town within a couple of days without giving his decision. The Chicago office of Variety is in receipt of a wire from Ethelyn Clark from Winnipeg, which indicates she is very indignant because her name was brought into the Ijam di- verce case here. Miss Clark says she hasn’t seen Edgar Dudley in over two years, and at that time the only rela- tionship was that of act and agent. “Ir my name is used in the divorce proceedings by Mr. Ijam’s wife I shall have to enter suit against her,” said Miss Clark. RETURN OF “DOLLY DIMPLES.” Grace Cameron, the original “Dolly Dimples,” who found fame in that char- acter, is again to return to the stage. This time it is to be an act which Blanche Merrill is preparing for her, and the readvent is to be about two weeks hence. The Academy of Music, Halifax, booked by the Eastern Managers’ As- sociation, will play pictures until fur- ther notice.

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VAUDEV ar AE aes ie Ey TREASURY DEPT.’S TAX INSTRUCTIONS. There have been numtrous misinterpretations respecting the tax returns from amusement places, and to set those interested right Variety herewith re- produces the ingtructions which will be mailed next week from the Treasury Department: INSTRUCTIONS. 1. What is tared.—A tax at the rates specified is imposed upon the following classes of dues and admissions: Class of Dues and Admissions, (a) Club dues.—Amount paid on dues or membership fees fees) to any or sporting elub or organization, fees are -in excess of $12 per year. for admission to any public profit or any cabaret or other (including initiation (bv) Cabarets.—Amount paid performance for social, if such dues or Rate. 10 per cent. athletic, 1 cent for each 10 certs or fraction thereof. similar entertainment to which the charge for ad- mission is wholly or in part included in the prices paid for refreshment, service, or merchandise. (See below, paragraph 9.) (c) Paid admissions.—Amount paid for admission of per- sons twelve years of age or over to any other place 1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction thereof. (including admission by season ticket or subecrip- tion). (d) Free admissions.—In the case of persons (except bona- fide employees, municipal officers on official 1 cent for each 10 cents or busi- fraction thereof. ness, and children under twelve years of age) ad- mitted free to any place at a time when and under circumstances under which an admission charge is class, the tax made to other persons of the same is imposed on the price so charged to other persons for the same or similar (e) Children under twelve.—Admission accommodations. children under 1 cent on each admission. twelve years of age if an admission charge for such children is made. (f)} Season tickets, etc.—In the case of persons having per- manent use of boxes or seats in an opera house or any place of amusement or a lease for the use of such box or seat in such opera house or place of amusement, the tax is imposed on the amount for which a similar box or seat is sold for the per- formance or exhibition at which the box or seat is ysed or reserved by or for the lessee or holder. Note.—For the purpose of this tax the term “admission” includes seats and tables, reserved or otherwise, and other similar accommodations, and the charges made therefor. 2. Ezemptions.—No tax is imposed with respect to— (a) Admission to a place the maximum charge for admission to which is 5 cents, or to : shows, rides, and other amusements (the maximum charge for admission to which is 10 cents) within outdoor general amusement parks, or to such outdoor general amusement parks. (b) Admissions, all the proceeds of which inure exclusively to the benefit of religious, educational, or charitable institutions, societies, or organizations, or admissions to agricultural fairs none of the profits of which are distributed to stockholders or members of the association conducting the same. (c) Amounts paid as dues or fees to a fraternal beneficiary society, order, or association operating under the : lodge system or for the of the fraternity itself operating under the lodge system, exclusive benefit of the members and providing for the payment of life, sick, accident, or other benefits to the members of such society, order, or association, or their departments. 3. When tax takes effect.—On November 1, 1917. 4. Who is required to make returns and collect and pay over the tar.—Every person, cor- poration, partnership, or association, receiving any payments for such admissions, dues, or fees, or admitting any person free to any place for admission to which a charge is made (except as provided in paragraph 2) is required to collect the amount of the tax from the person making such payment or from the person so admitted, and to make returns and pay over the full amount of the tax that is required to be so co!lected. 5. When must returns be made and tax paid over.—On or before the last day of December, 1917, and of each month thereafter, a return shall be made for the preceding month and the tax required to be collected in that month sha!l be paid over. 6. To whom returns shall be made and tax paid over.—To the Collector of Internal Revenue of the district in which is located the principal office or place of business of the person, cor- poration, partnership, or association. the return. The address of the Collector is stamped on the face of 7. Computation of taxr.—Note carefully with respect to all of these taxes that the tax is imposed on each payment received and upon each free admission and not upon the total amount of such admissions, and must be separately computed as to each payment or admission. The aggregate amount of tax upon all payments of admissions within each class, computed as above directed, should be entered in the return. In computing the tax upon each payment a fraction part of a cent is to be disregarded, unless it amounts to one-balf cent or more, in which case it is to be increased to 1 cent. Children under twelve years of age.—The tax upon admissions at the full rate of 1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction thereof must be collected in all cases, unless the ticket or other evidence of the right to admission is conspicuously stamped in such a manner as to indicate that it is good only for the admission of a child under the age of twelve years, or unless the payment is made at the actual time of admission of a-ebild under the age of twelve years. 9. Cabarets—In the case of cabarets or other similar entertainments to which the charge for admission is wholly or in part included in the price paid for refreshment, service, or mer- chandise, the amount paid for admission shall be deemed to be 20 per cent of the amount paid for such refreshment, service, or merchandise, unless satisfactory evidence is presented to the Collector that a different percentage should be fixed 10. Prezaration of return.—Ee careful to fill in every space which is applicable to your business, both in the original and duplicate return and in the receipt. Plicate or receipt. Do not detach the du- The receipt will be stamped and returned by the Collector. 11. Penalties.—Whoever fails to submit a return within the time prescribed in paragraph 5 is subject to a penalty of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. For penalty for failure to collect or to account for and pay over the tax, see ‘‘Notice”’ on face of receipt. Approved : JAMES H. MOYLE, Acting Sccretary of the Treasury. DANIEL C. ROPER, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. TANGUAY AT ROYAL. Through the booking of Bernhardt at the Palace, New York for a three- week engagement, Eva Tanguay’s route was necessarily switched, Miss Tan- guay having been scheduled to play that house during Christmas week. the combined salaries cf Bernhardt and Tanguay made the salary list a trifle top-heavy to allow a reasonable profit so the cyclonic star was shifted to the Royal. This week Tanguay was listed to play at Keith’s, Dayton, but illness forced her retirement from the pro- gram. She returned to New York early in the week, preparing for the New York opening. NO LIFT BY THOMPSON. On the charge preferred bv Rice and Werner against James “Fat” Thompson wherein the latter was accused of “lift- ing” his “Camouflage” act character of a blackface painter from the Rice and Werner specialty, the executives of the National Vaudeville Artists have de- cided in Thompson’s favor. Witnesses were questioned after re- viewing both acts who declared there was no similarity whatever between the two. Thompson came to New York from Chicago to defend himself in the mat- ter and at the same time procure an eastern opening. HEARING POSTPONED. The investigation of the White Rats financial affairs, interrupted before Referee Louis Schuldenfrei through the A. F. L. convention and court ap- pearances of attorneys tn the case, was again postponed Dec. 14 and will be resumed Dec. 28 (next Friday). There may be two hearings weekly after that date. BOSTON DINNER JAN. 2. The date has been set for Jan. 2, in Boston, for the first dinner of the sea- son to be tendered by the Vaudeville. Managers’ Protective Association to the members of the National Vaudeville Artists then appearing in that vicinity. The date is the anniversary of the first dinner ever given by managers to artists, Jan. 2, 1917, in the same city. Pat Casey of the V. M. P. A. went over to Boston this week to complete the arrangements. There is no charge of any kind made to the artists, the V. M. P. A. tending the dinner as a get-together evening, and it will be repeated in two or three other large cities as scon as Mr. Casey can set the dates and arrange the details. The date, Jan. 2 (which will be held after theatre at night), was announced this week in order that N. V. A’s who are _ booked for 3oston or in that section for the Dec. 31 week may make application to Henry Chesterfield, secretary of the N. V. A. in New York, for tickets of admission. N. V. A. members among artists only are entitled to admission tickets, which are not transferable. Between 30 and 40 eastern managers are expected to be present, as V. M. P. A. representatives. AUDITORIUM RENTED FOR LAUDER Chicago, Dec. 19. William Morris has rented the Audi- tcrium for the week beginning April 1. The Canadian recruiting staff has taken blocks of seats. Reports here cf the Lauder business are phenom- enal. A prominent Canadian, referring to the Lauder outbreak in Montreal, where the Scotchman panned the French Canadian slackers, said that Lauder made a thousand friends where he lost one on the sentiment, and, as usual, knew just where he stood be- fore he opened his mouth THEATRE NOW GARAGE. Tampa, Fla., Dec. 19. The Tampa, formerly Greeson, the only house here playing vaudeville, has been converted into a garage. BRITT WOOD'S DATES. Although Britt Wood opened on the Loew Circuit, at the American, New York, Monday, it is not yet settled just where Mr. Wood will continue iv vaudeville. The Loew Circuit per Joe Schenck at a committee meeting of the Vaude- ville Managers’ Protective Associa- tion early in the week seemed to agree the cancellation of Wood by himself of a big time engagement was not ex- actly regular, although legally Mr. Wood availed himself of the two weeks’ notice clause in his contract. Wood came east a few weeks ago after a reported booking confusion with his act in the middle west. This was thought to have been straightened cut, through the V. M. P. A, and Wood had contracts issue! to him out of the United Booking Offices. Fol- lewing the cancellation by Wood of his U. B. O. time followed the en- gagement on the Loew Circuit. While the V. M. P. A. became inter- ested in the matter it will be settled according to report between the Loew and U. B. O. agencies. LIFTED LINE OUT. The dispute between Herman and Henley and Race and Edge wherein the former: was accused of “lifting” a line from the latters’ specialty, was brought before the executives of the National Vaudeville Artists last week and Secretary Chesterfield, after ex- amining both manuscripts, decided the Race and Edge complaint was proper and upheld that act. Herman and Henley were instructed to eliminate the point in question from their act and agreed to abide by the ruling. CORSON SEXTET SAIL. The Cora Youngblood Corson Sex- tet sailed this week to England, ac- cording to an announcement sent out on behalf of that vaudeville act by Glenn Condon, who will act as its press representative abroad. Mr. Con- don was formerly editor of “The World,” Tulsa, Okla. Miss Corson made herself active in the White Rats trouble and later found herself undesired in regular vaudeville, probably through her openly expressed antipathy to vaude- ville managers. She became classed as one of the most aggressive agitators and to her was accredited the indfrect source of the Rats’ trouble, through Miss Corson involving the Rats’ or- ganization in the Oklahoma City strike that brought the acts then in Oklahoma City into it by Miss Cor- son’s efforts, it was reported at the time. Of late the Corson Sextet has at- tempted to play in eastern vaudeville houses, but without much success ex- cepting in an isolated instance or two when booked into theatres not mem- bers of the Vaudeville Managers’ Pro- tective Association. It is. said the act’s management made some attempt to ferret out if a “blacklist” existed against it, but this course brought no relief, although the foreign bookings for the turn, in England, announced as made by “A. Scranton, of Man- chester,” may have been previously entered. The statement sent out by the act said Miss Corson would re- turn to this country next August. SMALL TIMERS FEEL TAXES. The pinch of the war tax is giving the traveling small time acts some- thing to think about as the smaller turns must pay the same amount of tax as the bigger acts. A war tax for traveling that calls for 18 per cent. is something that is making the trav- eling “small timer” sit up and pay especial notice. In addition to paying 10 per cent. of the fare, eight per cent. more is for sleeper tickets. Some of the small acts may pass up the sleener purchase, but the 10 per cent. must. be paid. 14TH ST. SUIT. Jerome Rosenberg, of the Rosenber Operating Co., which controls the 14t Street theatre, threatens iegal pro- ceedings against Harry Shea for fail- ing to continue to lose money playing vaudeville on the west side down- town. Jerome Wilzin, Mr. Rosenberg’s at- torney, claims his client has an action- able claim against Shea for $5,000, but Mr. Shea doesn’t seem as positive about that. Shea had a booking agrecment with Rosenberg to furnish the bills at the 14th Street and pay for them out of his share of the receipts. The bills were more steady than the receipts, however, and when the agent grew tired of making up deficiencies, he left the house for Mr. Rosenberg to dc anything he wished with it. That was about the middle of last week. Rosenberg kept on with the vaudeville policy, securing his programs through Fally Marcus, who is booking them on ccmmission only. Hicks Elected Greeters’ President. Chicago, Dec. 19. Leonard Hicks has been elected president of the Chicago charter of the Greeters, an organization comprising over 4,000 hotel owners, managers and clerks throughout the country. The Chicago charter includes over 200 of the local clerks, etc., all repre- sentatives of the best known hosteiries in Chicago

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2 RRR ym | VAUDE VILLE IN THE SERVICE The machine gun corps, made up largely of newspapermen and including a number of picture publicity men, was mustered into the Seventh Regiment of the newly-formed N. Y. National Guard last Friday. This company also includes the officers’ training corps for newspapermen, which has already pro- duced 78 commissioned officers in the various branches of service. Merrit Crawford is captain of the company, Arthur James, first lieutenant, and Philip R. Brown, second lieutenant. The new National Guard is liable for duty within the State and is responsible for guarding public works, all Federal troops having been withdrawn for such purposes. Enlistment in the guard, however, does not eliminate draft possibilities. Eddie Sheehan, of the Shanley Trio, has enlisted in the Ambulance Corps and will leave for Camp Dix Dec. 18. Mr. Sheehan is over the draft age, but wants to go with the boys and con- siders it a vacation, as he’s only been off 12 weeks in the entire six consecu- tive years he has been in Shanley’s cabaret. William G. Carmichael, formerly as- sistant manager of Forbes-Robertson, has completed his course in aviation in Texas and has gone to Canada, to sail for England. Carmichael goes into the Roval Flying Corps as a commissioned officer. James F. Zboyovsky (son cf George Zboyovsky, film operator, at the Pal- ace, South Bethlehem, Pa.) has en- listed in the aviation section of the Signal Corp and is now at Fort Slo- cum, N. Y., as a picture operator. Sarton Driscoll has been appointed a sergeant in the Quartermaster’s Corps in the vicinity of Kansas City (more explicit address needed before Variety can be mailed). John B. Nelson, of the Savoy, Fall River, reported at Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., this week, where he is assistant bandmaster, 301st Artillery, rated as sergeant. S. P. Whiting, who joined the En- listed Signal Reserve, Aug. 7 and was called into active service Nov. 18, is now attached to 318th Fie'd Signal Batl., Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. Carlton Hoagland, one of the book- ing men in the United Booking Offices, was appointed chief yeoman in the Navy last week. Rufus Lemaire, the booking agent, who has been doing considerable en- gaging for the Shuberts, has enlisted in the Navy as a yeoman. Bud Snyder, a member of a trio (but not the Bud Snyder of the comedy cycle act), is reported having enlisted in the Navy. Bob Fisher (Fisher, Luckey and Gordon) is still a member cf the trio, and has not been drafted into the service. Myles F. Lasker is taking a course of instruction in the aviation corps in Toronto and will shortly be ordered to Texas for further training. Gordon Laurence (Vitagraph) has received orders to proceed to Mass. Teck for preliminary instruction in flying. Fredk. W. Hammon (Hammon and Hammon) has been assigned to the Marine Barracks, Port Royal, Paris Island, S. C. Private Chas. Knaus (Charlie Wes- son of “Best Show in Town”) is at Camp Dix. Wrightstown, N. J., with the 13th Co., Depot Brigade. Charles A. Bavha. of Jos. W. Stern & Co., music publishing writing staff, has been rejected in the army and navy through being under weight. David Allison. last year with Gus Hill. has enlisted in the Aviation Corp, and is in training at Langley Field, Hampton, Va. Eugene H. Wentz has heen promoted te sergeant and attached to Head- quarters Co. 322 F. A. N. A., Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, O. P. Meisenzah! (formerly with Le Rey and Le Roy) is at the Department Hospital, Honolulu, with rank of ser- geant. Mique Cohen, manager ot the Ply- mouth, New York, enlisted in the Navy last week J. R. McGlone, in the employment bureau of Triangle at Culver City, has enlisted in the Cavalry. Walter McGrail (General Film’s Broadway Star Features Cv) enlisted in the navy. Albert Spalding, the violinist, has been commissioned a frst lieutenant with the A. E. F. in France. Irving Spanner (Jack Klinc’s “School Days”) has been assigned to Co. C, 5th Field Battl.. Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Wesley Ruggles (Vitagraph direc- tor), in the service for some. time, has been:assigned to Camp Upton, L. I. Ralph Bevan (formerly Bevan and Flint) is now stationed at the Boston Navy Yard. Perry Evenvold, Triangle man, has joined the Marines. Nigel Barrie joined the Royal Flying Corps and is in Toronto. Harry Cahill is with Company D, 308th Infantry, Camp Upton, L. I. J. Wilder Tomlinson has been called to Washington, to join the Service. William Munn, baritone, has joined the engineers at Fort Slocum, N. Y. camera NEW THEATRE TAX RULINGS. With the object of simplying the payment of taxes on theatre tickets, and at the same time making correc- tions in former rulings, Daniel C-. Roper, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, has issued the following in- structions, for the. guidance of col- lectors of Internal Revenue and others concerned: Reference is made to the prior rul- iigs issued from time to time to the effect that the tax imposed by Title VII of the act of Oct. 3, 1917, upon ad- missions and dues is not applicable to amounts paid prior to Nov. 1, 1917. Further consideration of the matter has resulted in the conclusion the prior rulings referred to were incorrect. It is now ruled that the liability to tax upon any admission or dues depends upon the date of the admission or upon the period for which the dues are paid, and not upon the date of the payment. What is taxed is the privilege covered ky the payment, not the payment itself, the payment being merely the measure of the tax upon the privilege. Accordingly, no tax is to be collected under section 700 on any amount paid on or after Nov. 1 for admisions to performances prior to Nov. 1, but ex- cept in respect to such admissions as are expressly exempted from tax under the law, a tax is to be collected in re- spect to all admissions to perform- ances, entertainments, or places after Nov. I, notwithstanding the fact that such admission may have been paid for before Nov. 1. In case of persons having the use of U Music Publishers and Artists sight. NDER The Forum in VARIETY weekly copies or stage material for assistance in stag- ing amateur performances at the camps with the cast composed of soldiers. Will the professional managers of the music publishing houses, if inclined to answer these requests, kindly appoint someone of their staff to look over The Forum weekly, in order that none of the requests shall be overlooked? The soldiers are deeply grateful for these little acts of attention, and the professionals in the Service their calls upon the profession honored on almost is published one letter or more from soldiers asking for professional especially should have all of DRAFTED. Frank (Chub) Phillips (Hudler, Stein & Phillips) called for examina- tion last week, was exempted, de- pendents. Leo Kerns (Maglin, Eddy and Roy) ordered to Camp Lewis, Washington, Ba Gen The hrother of Nadje has been ordered to Camp Grant, Rockford, III. SOLDIER THEATRE A FAILURE. There is little likelihood there will be any further attempt by any of the estab- lished vaudeville booking offices to make a circuit of shows for the different army cantonments a reality now that the “Sol- dier theatre” at Camp Deven, Ayer, Mass., turned out a failure. At Camp Deven the house was opened with shows booked in for a time by the United Booking Offices with’ Major Reg- inald Barlow working hard to make the ‘heatre proposition go over. Major Bar- low proved a good manager but_the sol- diers of the 76th division proved poor theatregoers. The theatre even had an orchestra, composed entirely of soldiers. Major Bartow tried dramatic stock for a week and that too failed to do the busi- ness expected, although it hit camp during the coldest week of the season. Hamilton House Had to Close. Hamilton, O., Dec. 19. On account of the shortage of coal the Grand. vaudeville, was compelled to close Monday. The supply of coal now in transit will probably enable the house to re- open the latter part of the week. boxes or seats in an opera house or any place of amusement, or lease for the use of such box or seat in such opera house or place of amusement, a tax shall be collected in respect to every performance hereafter occuring equiv- alent to 10 per cent. of the amount for which a similar box or seat is sold, salable or offered for sale for a per- formance or exhibition at which the box or seat is reserved by the lessee or holder. In the case of admission by season ticket or subscription, the amount of the tax is equivalent to 1 cent for each ten cents of the propor- tion of the amount paid for such sea- son ticket or subscription covering admissions on or after Nov. 1. On and after Dec. 15, no person shall be admitted to any place to which ad- mission is charged unless the ticket, card, or pass by which he is admitted tears evidence that the tax due in re- spect of the admission covered by it has been paid. It is likewise held that under section 791, the tax must be paid upon all dues representing membership privileges for any time elapsing after Oct. 31, 1917, regardless of the time of payment. Thus, in a case of dues exceeding $12 a year paid for the calendar year 1917, a tax will be due on one-sixth of the full amount paid for such calendar year, irrespective of the date of payment. All ruling takes effect on Dec. 15, and all rulings contrary to the above are hereby revoked as of that date. Camp Jacksonville Still Quarantined. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 19. Theatrical business is at low ebb here through a meningitis scare. Camp Jackson, near here, it still quarantined. AMERICAN RIVALRY IN PARIS. There is every indication there will be more or less rivalry behind the lines in France in entertaining -he American troops. Early this week Mrs. Henry B Harris announced a plan formu- lated by her had been accepted by the Government and approval granted it by George Creel and the Marquis de Polignae of the French Commission new in this country, under which American plays by American actors and actresses are to be presented in Paris. The plans call for the sailing of a company of about 10 or 12 artists sometime in February. Meantime George W. Blumenthal is at work organizing his company to play at the Theatre Vaudeville, Paris, on which he secured an option by cable. The Paris-American Theatre Co. was incorporated this week at Albany for $:00,000 and a representative will sail for Paris this week sometime. The company filed an outline of its plan with the Government as far back as Nov. 12, and has received some inti- mation passports will be granted to the members of the company going abroad. The plans call for a répertory com- pany to present comedy, farce and mu- sical comedy, and the opening at pres- ent is slated for Feb. 15 in*Paris. The scheme as outlined by the Paris- American company is to charge but a nominal fee for the admission of the men in uniform and to wage a sales campaign in this country for coupon beoks which can be used by the troops in France. FT. JAY SOLDIERS APPRECIATIVE. Over 500 soldiers attended the weekly entertainment given in the Y M. C. A. hall, at Fort Jay, Gov- ernor’s Island, Dec. 12, under the aus- pices of Mrs. Davidson, sister of the Frohmans, who has been the moving spirit in furnishing these entertain- ments for the Boys. Acting with Mrs. Davidson is Mrs. Christopher Marks, president of the Theatrical Women’s Assembly, who, with a number of other women, has been untiring in their effort in supply- ing the soldiers with sweaters and other warm articles of apparel. Among those who helpeJ to furnish the entertainment were the Fleming Trio, Prof. Henry Allen Price, Sarah Bird and Eugene Cowls. After the show, sandwiches and soft drinks were served by Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Marks. The soldiers are most anxious to thank those who have been kind enough to furnish the entertainments for them Monday and Wednesday nights. Among these are the officials oi the United Booking Offices, which send over the acts, The Stage Wom- ens’ War Relief and Economy Cur- tain Co. Frank Kramer. WAR TIME PRICES. Starting Monday; B. S. Moss’ Hamil- ton will inaugurate “War Time Prices.” The admissions will revert to the for- mer scale. Night reservations will be abolished. Hereafter the prices will be 10-15 matinees; 15-25-50 at night. Billy Dailey Loses Commish Suit. San Francisco, Dec. 19. The suit brought by Bill Dailey (local agent) against Monte Carter for alleged commissions due, amounting to $1,300, was tried in court Saturday and dis- missed. Registration Card Found. Chicago, Dec. 19. A purse containing a _ registration card and $12 in cash has been found at the Majestic Theatre Cafe... The identification slip carried the name of Antone Jarvis. It will be returned upon proper de- mand by application to Frank House- man, Majestic Theatre Building.

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VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS’ LE - FORUM Confine letters to 150 words and write on one side of paper only. Anonymous communications will not be printed. Name of writer must be signed and will be held in strict confidence, if desired. Letters to be published in this column must be written exclusively to VARIETY. Duplicated letters will not be printed. The writer who duplicates a letter to the Forum, either before or after it appears here, will not be again permitted the priv- fleges of it. A} Chicago, Dec. 16. Editor VARIETY: Note Cole, Russell and Davis’ reply to my letter of two weeks ago. Cannot understand how they got the idea we accused them of lifting anything from us. We simply mentioned we worked with them four weeks last season and they were not running across the stage in “one,” without music, at the opening ef the act, and we were. Mr. Davis explained his act thor- oughly to us. He runs across the stage at the opening of the act in “one,” with’ police effects off stage, in a blue light. We run across the stage to catch a train in a spotlight, then go into the act. Again wish to state that we did not take this bit from Cole, Russell and Davis. Very truly yours, Bensee and Baird. New York, Dec. 17. Editor VARIETY: I wish to correct the statement in last week’s Variety that the part played by the late Mrs. Harry Thorne in “An Uptown Flat” is now played by Virginia Young. The opposite part is Cecile Holmes. The entire cast is new with the ex- ception of myself, and in capable hands. It is assumed by not know now as the “Up- town Flat.” The new title is “Under One Roof.” It has been revised, and brought more up to date in dress and setting. Harry Thorne. Spartanburg, S. C., Dec. 12. Editor VARIETY: . We are arranging for a minstrel show and need comedy and songs. Whatever is sent us will be appreciated by the boys. I am a volunteer enlisted in the Ist N. Y. Cavalry (now the 106 Machine Gun Battalion Co. C). Before the war I was an actor (stage name Billy Wil- son). Good luck to all and a happy Xmas and New Year. Billy Olson, Co. C, 106 M. G. Battalion, Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Oklan4d, Cal., Dec. 12. Editor VARIETY. In Variety, Dec. 7, in the review of an act billing itself as “Beulah Pearl and Co.,” at the Bay Ridge theatre, there must be some mistake. I am Buhla Pearl, doing a single on the Pantages circuit. I would like to know what right the lady has to the name of Beulah Pearl? Buhla Pearl. December 13, 1917. Editor VARIEety: The Alco Minstrels are running at top speed at Y. M. C. A., Camp Mc- Clellan, and would love to receive new numbers from publishers. We expect a week’s run at the Noble, Anniston, before leaving here. Music taken care of by Sergeant G. Beekman, 104th Signal Corp Batt., Anniston, Ala. Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 17. Editor VARIETY, The 12th Company is giving an enter- tainment and dance at the Barracks, Dec, 26. We would like very much to hear from music publishers regarding professionai copies; also gags and reci- tations. These will help a great deal to make the show a success. Harry Reeve and George H. Martin, 12th Co., N. Y. Coast Artillery, Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, N. Y. Camp Lewis, Dec. 12. Editor YARIETY: I am going to produce a minstrel and vaudeville show for the boys in my company and would appreciate any professional copies sent me. Lew Weston, 316th Ammunition Train, Motor Co. No. 4, Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. IN AND OUT. When the Johnson-Dean revue was transferred from the Victoria Pantages bill last week to San Francisco, two acts, Joe Roberts (banjoist), and the Arlova Dancers, were substituted. Lawrence Johnston opens Dec. 23 at Pantages, Minneapolis, in place of “The Girl at the Cigar Stand.” The date of the latter was set back one week by the Pantages offices. Edward Marshall spent 48 hours go- ing from Louisville to Columbia, S. C. All through trains south are running late without local trains waiting for connections. The Cortese Trio played one week only for the Pantages Circuit at Min- reapolis, owing to the regularly routed show running short The local management placed the turn. PRODUCTION ENGAGEMENTS. Marietta Craig has been engaged by Harry H. Frazee for his production of “Four Queens.” James Lane replaced Ubert Carlton in “Odds and Ends.” ILL AND INJURED. Crawford and Montrose closed with “The Pacemakers” at* the Gaiety, Brooklyn, Dec. 15, it being necessary for Miss Montrose to operation. George Welty, veteran actor, was ordered to St. Luke’s Hospital, Chicago, suffering from heart Harry Elmer is replacing him this week in “The Man Who Came Back.” Bessie Carey, in Tokio cabaret, was severely burned in her room at the Princeton Hotel last week and is being treated by Dr. Louis Stern. F. Newton Lindo, company manager of “Chu Chin Chow,” has been confined undergo an trouble. to his home with a heavy cold. Daly Paskman substituted for him. Falling and injuring his tight arm, on the way to the train, Loney Haskell was unable to open at Poli’s, Hartford, Dec. 17. George M. Welty, manager for Will- ism A. Brady’s “The Man Who Came Back,” in Chicago, is dangerously ill in that ‘city. Moe Schenck was taken with a bad cold Monday and forced to remain away from the office. He will probably return some time this week. Daisy Grant is reported convalescing after a serious operation in St. Mi- chael’s hospital, Toronto. May Dowling, manager of the Chi- cago “Oh, Boy” company, is back at work after a few days with lumbago Pete Mack, New York agent, is in Chicago at the bedside of his mother, who is not expected to live. Joe Hart is suffering with eye trouble, and may have to undergo an cperation. Paul Chute, of Boston, is improving after eight months’ illness and is now at his home in West Boston. Valyda (Valyda and her Brazilian Nuts) is in a hospital at Bloomington, Ill., suffering with pneumonia. Helen Adele, the five-year-old daugh- ter of Ernie William (Loew offices), ill with pneumon:a, is now out of danger. James Plunkett, the agent, has been laid up with a severe cold for the past week. Lillian Apdale (Apdale’s Animals) has retired from the act, seriously ill. GRACE FISHER Greetings from the “Single of the Hour” Late Prima Dorna, Winter Garden, “Show of Wonders.” Return to vaudeville with a budget of new and exclusive songs and a gorgeous collection of gown creations. At the pianv, JACK STERN. NEW ACTS. Three sketches by Ralph T. Ketter- ing are in process of rehearsal in Chi- cago and will be produced around New Year’s week. William Shilling will Hawaiian sketch by Kettering entitled “The Naked Soul.” Kodney Ranous and Marie Nelson will with “The Rue and Elsie Graham will produce New Year’s week “Don’t Lie to Mama.” Roy Atwell, from musical comedy, in an act assisted by Alice Hills and a Jap player—Sally Fields and Charles Conway (formerly Darrell and Con- way), two-act.—Charlotte Parry in re- vival of “The Comstock Mystery.”— Edwin Stevens, returning after a short season with Alice Neilsen in “Kitty Darlin’” (Alf T. Wilton). The appearance of Robert Edeson in Newark week of December 31, in a play called “Love Forbidden,” will not in- terfere with his vaudeville purpose of trying out the piece after which its future will be determined upon. The S. Jay naufman sketch Laura Hope Crews will do is named “Love,” not “Live,” says S. Jay, but why he should mark a distinction between the two (especially S. Jay) is unfathom- able. Jack Freeman left “Stop, Look, Listen” in New Orleans and has re- turned to New York. He will shortly appear in a new act. His former part- ner, Dunham, continues with the show. Mabel Hamilton is preparing to ap- pear in her new act by Blanche Mer- rill. Grace Cameron also has a new act by the same author. E. A. Weil has placed in rehearsal a new sketch by Frank Stammers, star- ring Laura Nelson Hall, called “A Woman’s Glove.” “Yucatan,” with Leo Greenwood, special setting and chorus (tierman Kkeeker). Miller and Lyle in “The Coal Hole” with six people (men). Barabon and Grohs, reunited, dancing act; three special sets. eae Schiller, opening in San Diego, al. “The Lonesome Club,” by Ben Bar- rett, four people. (Lewis & Gordon.) Lillian Smith and Liberty Anderson. The Versatile Sextet (formerly Hale and Paterson’s Jazz Band), now in their 20th week at the Trenton House, Trenton, N. J., tried ott their new act at the Taylor opera house there, and after the first show were held over for the entire week as the headline, though the house runs under the “split” policy. produce a new open Christmas week truth,” and Frank La MARRIAGES. Muriel Martin, one of the show girls of “The Midnight Frolic,” who had been held over for the new show on the Amsterdam Roof, left Mr. Ziegfeld flat last Saturday, to attend to a little matrimonial matter with a New York business man. Claude Kay (manager of the Mon- tana Five) at Hattiesburg, Miss., Dec. 12, to a non-professional of that town. Helen Lease to Perry Curtis (Billy Leight “Teddy Bears” Co.) on the stage at the Paramount theatre, Wins- ton-Salem, N. C., Dec. 13. Roger Harding (Frazer, Bunce and Harding) to Margaret Aiken, non-pro- fessional, Dec. 19, at Brooklyn. Claire Whitney and John Sunder- land, both of Clara Kimball Young’s staff of players, married last week. Sunderland is a flight officer in the Fnglish «aviation corps and came to America a couple of months ago on leave Lieutenant Cleves Kinhead, of Louis- ville, to Kathleen Patch, Shelburne Falls, Mass., at Toledo, Dec. 16. The groom was the author of “Common Ciay,” his Harvard College prize play. Ts Te 5 4 eeinssinceeasr es a Re Anant as (pean eae teat then = 9 ~~

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Pane pte: etter ST ee oe ae ee ” A TN eae netbigneamatnes AeA EOL ILC ETE IT OAT een ert RS REN. BoP 2, eee ae eee oe arnet j \ « ag 10 “BURLESQUE. THE GOLDEN CROOK. A Jacois- Jermou production, heretofore considered one of the best on the wheel prin- cipaiiy because of the presence and ability of iiily riington This season the show runs same as last, but it lacks the single individual, and while th ed auditor may never miss Frank Dobson, the former working partner of Ariington, its a cinch Arlington does. This ei 1 frank DeVoe is playing the role, and well. DeVoe assumes a make- up very similar to the one introduced in the practi ily tie personalily of a th iInexperien¢ 5B eaceplionairy suLoW by wousen, so similar it Suggests a direct copy, but since a type can hurdly be copyrighted Levoe is blameiess. :ne suow is reasonabiy well constructed, but Ariimgton, credited with its direction, might have aaded a trifle mure comedy to the buriesque ‘ibis is aimost wholly taken up With specialties of song and dance, opening with a driil march by the chorus, thence to an eusembie numver and irom thereon to the finish carrying duet dances. ihe centre scene likewise is built on specialty lines, in- truducinyg iiste and Neflow in modera dances and the Baii Mail ‘ir:o in popuiar songs. With a lituue more Ariington aud DeVoe and a iti $s Specially the show might have rouuded oul a trille better iue opener is identicaily the same as that of last season, wilh Ariington and Devoe Suppiying tue comedy “bits opposite Sol line, Waiter La roye and kKdward Hennessy. ‘the theme ramodies, but Keeps mainly’ toward point, and arlington cleverly Situation tor a iaugh. Devoe Shuws the profit of his seasons experience Wilh the pritcipal comic and Keeps things runuing along smoothiy enough, but his pre- GeCessul 18 oudiy Wiissed lb luke Musical Sccie. Ibis, if Wemory serves cCorrectiy, was the biggest sectiuou of last seasons suow. WVevoe is pulSliluled here by Cari iayior, who makes @ weak euort to duubie the character. His enunciation tuehntified bim, and Wuaiie the por- tig0kk Was ucteplubie, it iacked last seasons “mick. kLieuuor Cuchran aided in this, and id well. 4uu miss Cochran, working with Arlington, “ved along tne iaugo hit of the show, a “it wherein ariingion rougnhs things up a ‘rifle, but Keeps strictly within a legitimate ie. it pulicd a string Ol healthy iaugns Aud guve ibe show a wuch needed touch of OUrisimenut at toat particular point. be suuorel is Mabe! heflow, a trifle thinner Wn Usuai, Dut tuil of “pep,” a good dancer ud oue who cau carry a number through, jouue, good looxing and wiliing always Miss eLow diu ber Luii Bare to earn honors tor le agsregution. Aud the other principal omeu, iiic disses Cucuran and Mayne, helped Alicusurably in everything oilered them. ibe first part proper stands up particularly Well. in “oue’ Vevoe Oiiered a specialty that wrought him a piity hit DeVoe has a nice style, w@ilvers iS Lialerial eXCellentiy and iouks ane. tie could consistentiy drop the ‘‘Mother’’ fecilation, ior the song carries itself and it wauWws up his speed ior a moment. His talk #8 6entirely proper and brought the desired 2 esuUils, jiie and Reflow in their modern dance rou- tine Ht well into a buriesygue show. As dancers taevy rate iuiriy weil with the modern crop, but beyond a useiuiness tor buriesque as a “hiler’ tue dancing specialty carries little or no value. ‘the Pall Mall Trio, Hennessy, LeFoye and Taylor, have a good singing uct, but could barmvnize to better advantage, particularly the tup tenor, who runs to a “blue” note oc- casionuully during his lead. The men dress uniicrinty for a splendid appearance and time their stuy correctiy, They earned a hit, and deserved it. ; Ariington could bolster up the third scene of the vuriesque by eliminating his two-step Hawaiian dance and the waltz, They are ail pooriy done and brought little or nothing, while some comedy would have been better appreciated. The producers have been liberal in the production. ‘The scenic equipment and ward- robe are fully up to the average of a big wheel show, and the chortis of 24 look good, dance equally well and carry a uumber nicely. The musical director has the encore habit and mizht be more diplomatic in his return calls. But notwithstanding the minor defects the humorous lunes Up every - a oe and the absence of Dobson, “The Golden Crook,” is a good all around show, suffi- ciently entertaining to hold up its estab- lished reputation and one that should draw. . Wynn. SAT IN AND FELL. Chicago, Dec. 19. Robert C. Shoenecker, manager of the Gayety, has announced his en- gagement to Dollie Bunch, daughter of Mrs. Marie Bunch of Fresno, Cal., fea- tured soubret with the “Speedway Girls.” The show played the Gayety recent- ly. Bob sat in one afternoon to see what it was like, paid particular at- tention to the soubret and shortly af- terward came the announcement. Bruce Out of “innocent Maids.” George S. Banks left Sunday. to join Tom Dinkins’ “Innocent Maids,” re- placing Al. Bruce as one ot the prin- cipals. Banks was formerly with Charles H. Waildron’s “Bostonians.” SPEEDWAY GIRLS. Chicago, Dec. 19. Charles. M. Baker's. “Speedway Girls” re- vealed against a background of commonplace burlesque methods and accoutrement at the Empire two distinctive features— Marion Chase, a prima donna, too good for her sur- roundings, and Doliy Bunch, a soubret of no little class. Beyond that there is nothing— no book, no distinctive comedy, no startling numbers, A girl named Sue Milford, with shapely limbs and frizzy hair, does a nut number, in which she goes wild, but she is no Tanguay, and the effort peters out through gratuitous encores, “The Speedway Girls,’”’ give, all in all, a splendidly typical @xample of how not to get by in burlesque. This industry is supposed to have improved and uplifted itself, es- pecially through the elimination of smut, and, furthermore, by raising the quality of the en- tertainment. The “ginger” is mostly out, except in the slovenly wiggle dance of one Fifi, who, under disguise of classical bare- foot work, crosses the borders of the for- bidden old cootch, but there is no other evi- dence of departure from the burley-que of 1900. The tines are stolen from everywhere, not one is coherent with any other, and the principal comedy lies in repeated pocket- pickings and bettfng silly bets in which the whiskered comedians put their stage money on the floor. Miss Bunch, who makes a neat figure in her several rather tasty costumes, far outclasses her company. She renders lyrics intelligently, she sings sweetly and without effort to be a diva, and her comedy is swift, deft and human. Miss Chase, who looks like a lady and acts like one, even when her lines are fighting against it, is wasting her talents, her looks and her personality in the cigarette- laden atmosphere of a small time burlesque troupe; musical comedy surely has room for her. A vegetable number, in which the girls ap- pear as different garden truck is not with- out merit. There is a tinge of “‘dirt’ in it, as the refrain has to do with the girls’ prices going up; but it isn‘t offensive, as in an earlier number in which the women come forth as different magazines, and the lines that go with them at times are pointedly raw. Lait. DIXON TONING DOWN. The screaming siren of the American Wheel, Harry Dixon, decorated Broad- way again this week, but with a muffler on his voice this time. Accused of having a cold, being hoarse or having remained up through- out the night, Dixon denied everything, saying he had cultivated a civilized- speaking voice through having gone in training. To prove it,«he whispered, whereupon all the people on the block turned around to see what had caused the noise. Special Attraction for Pittsburgh. Emil August and Simone de Beryl have been signed by George Jeffe, operator of the burlesque stock, Acad- emy, Pittsburgh, as a “special attrac- tion’ for an. indefinite period, starting Dec. 24. Jeffe before quitting New York last week appointed Roehm & Richards to supply Jeffe with all talent hereafter. BURLESQUE CHANGES. Among burlesque changes arranged for this week were Johnny Martin and the Garland Sisters, specially signed for the “Military Maids,” the trio joining in Pittsburgh next week. Kitty Forsythe has left “The Sight- seers” to marry a non-professional in Dayton, O., and her role has been assumed by Annette Harper, who has been understudying her this season. Hazel Regan has been added to the cast, joining next week in Syracuse. SNOWBOUND FOR HOURS. Snowbound 19 hours, with the mem- bers of the company failing to meet such a contingency by laying in any eatables and with no diner attached to the train, James (Blutch) Cooper’s “Sightseers” had an eventful experi- ence in making the jump from Toronto to Buffalo, reaching the latter town too late for the matinee Monday. Both the Columbia and American shows out of Kansas City last Sun- day were stalled in the snow and prevented from making either the afternoon or evening performances in St. Louis. The shows striking a 24- hour tie-up were Watson’s “Orientals” and “Million Dollar Dolls.” ADE’S ADVICE TO AMERICANS HOW TO HELP WIN THE WAR Humorist Tells Us in His Own Inimical Way Just What to Do in the Present Crisis. Advice to Americans between the ages of 30 and 50 on “How to Help Win the War” is given this by George Ade: While the war is on, the active work in support of the boys at the front will be shouldered cheerfully by men and women a little too old for acro- batic service, but not yet frosted at the temples. They will supply part of the money and most of the “pep” need- ed to supply and encourage a huge army in the field. It is fer them to realize that we have passed the period of doubting and question answering. We haye come to the day when kustling must supplant conversation. It was all right six months ago to spare an hour a day in trying to con- vince someone with a vacant eye and a dark mind that we were really jus- tified in accepting the insolent chal- lenge thrown at us by Germany. You are to be forgiven, if even four months ago, you spent valuable time trying to convince a sluggish minority— First—Government bonds are a safe investment. Second—Pro-German prop- aganda are to be hit in the head. Third —The Allies are to be trusted. Fourth —The Red Cross is above suspicion and does not obtain either money or knitted goods under false pretenses. Fifth—All taxes which have been levied are justified by extraordinary and unprecedented conditions. Sixth—This is not a rich man’s war; it was not precipitated by any Wall Street influence; it is not concerned over private investments; it is not a grand benefit for munition makers. Seventh—Fair promises have no value when they are made by a crim- inal who finds himself backed into a corner. Eighth—The men in our train- ing camps and on board transports and stationed somewhere in France are being safeguarded as American soldiers never before were looked af- ter, as regards wholesome food, prop- ér sanitation, prevention of disease and moral guidance. Why further enumerate? Abe Martin met a feller down in Brown County that had never heard of Tony Pastor, and we have a tax- payer in our townships who thinks the world is flat and you can find cab- aret performers in New York City who have never heard of such a place as lowa, and. clairvoyants still find customers and you can name people who will consult a patent-medicine “ad” in preference to a doctor and old Jethro Tilford, over in She'by Town- ship, carries a dried potato to keep off the rheumatism. In every community you will find a contrary-minded sediment of the hu- man race—peopie who keep themselves somewhat in evidence by noisily deny- ing facts which are self-evident to all of their neighbors who happen to be in the full enjoyment of sanity. They are somewhat like frogs, they make an awful noise in proportion to their number. Now if you will take the trouble to check up in your immediate neigh- borhcod. the people whe, from. the beginning of the war, have been full of deubts and questions and false alarms, you wiil find they are few in number and of precious little~impor- tance, except as atmospheric disturb- ances Also did it ever occur to you: That the man who had bought most liberally of Government bonds never questioned the safety of his security? That the woman who was knitting the most socks and sweaters never be- lieved the silly stories about the Red Cross being a crooked institution? That the soldier boy about to board a transport and join his comrades in France and Great Britain never was known to doubt the sincerity of the men with whom he was soon to join shoulders ? No, indeed. All the wails and misgivings and fish stories are put into circulation by a few picayune outsiders who were just built to be obstructionists and some- how cannot help it. They are in a class with the Tories who feasted the aristocratic British officers, while Washington’s Army starved at Valley Forge. They are a hold-over of the Vallandigham clan that reviled Lincoin and gave an under- handed copperhead suppoit to the cause of slavery, even after it was doomed. They are the kind of people who oppose public improve:nents, will not byy tickets for the Chautauqua, critize the minister if he smiles in pub- lic and attach the presumpticn of guilt to any woman attacked by scandal. They are the small bores, the two-by- fours, the gnats, the sand flies, the ticks put upon the earth to teach good people the quality of patience. The time has come to ignore tnem. If we cannot lock them up for safe keeping, at least we can shut them out fom our daily program and go ahead with the important work laid cut for us. This is no time to waste precious hours and vocal energy in trying to prove that two and two make four. and water is wet, and the sun sets in the west, and the mad dog of Prus- sianism must be muzzied. Do not try and convince the minia- ture La Follettes because they do not want to be convinced. They derive a bilious comfort from being different. They have learned that no c.oud has a silver lining—it is festooned on the interior with crepe. If all the optimists along your street should arise some morning into a world btedecked with dew spark!es and ex- claim in unison, “What a beavtiful sun- shiny day,” then some two-legged crab would emerge from behind a lilac bush and say, “Yes, but I think it will rain before night.” If you have a banana skin on the threshold of patriotic opportunity, kick it aside and do not let yourself be- come fussed. The stalwart men and women of middle age are tc keep the home fires burning during the supreme crdeal now at hand. They are to raise the crops, speed the factor:es, collect the taxes, organize the home guards, conserve the wheat, meat and sugar, back up the Red Cross. peddle the Lib- erty Bonds, write the letters, pack the comfort kits, and stand by for orders at all times. If a busy worker finds someone tug- ging at his coat tails, the thing to do is to kick back, and kick hard, but do not waste time in looking around. By the way, here is an important tip for every man past 30. Do not tell around that you would be keen to enlist if you were just a little younger. Some of the men just uncer 30 will have their doubts, and even chose who believe you will not find entertainment in your conversation.

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lo st er 1e e- ad ? in aS 1e in sn Ti — Ow. “ew w i el eae i ae ee. ee. el ‘VARIETY hl "ARIETY Trade Mark Registered Published Weekly b Sime Silverman, Presi Times Square New York heroine oe for current issue will be petro 8 = w York office up to Wednes- ) 7. sent 4 mail should be ac- companied by remittan oo Single copies, 10 cents wet as second-class matter Deeember 22, at the Post Office at New York, New oe under the Act of March 3, 1879. ————__ — ————— Vol. XLIX. es No. 4 === a The 12th Anniversary Number of Variety will be issued next week (dated Dec. 28). The usual custom has been to issue special editicns of the theatrical papers just before Christ- mas. VARIETY’s Anniversary Number yearly has been confused and often called a “Christmas Number,” but it’s published annually in December as a celebration of VaArrety’s birth. And being international as Varrrry is, cir- culating all over, this country as well as abroad, the many advertisers who expressed in their announcements a Merry Christmas to friends, wished that day be merry to the larger ma- jority invariably after Christmas had passed. In Europe was this especially so, also usually west of Omaha in the U. S. A Happy New Year theugh is always in order. With the issuance next week of Variery’s Anniversary Number with its Happy New Year conveyances, it will be more current with the spirit of the holidays than a belated Merry Christmas. Since all other theatrical papers from time im- memorial have been issuing “Christ- mas Numbers” before Christmas, it’s just as well to have one paper doing it a little different anyway, even if it does break down tradition. The theatrical team, known as No. 18, and headed by William Fox and H. B. Rosen, led all other tearms in the $5,000,000 subscription for New York undertaken on behalf of the Jewish War relief. The Fox-Rosen detail se- cured $329,000. Mr. Fox devoted two weeks to the work, giving up all office attention during that time. Mr. Rosen is an insurance man with a wide ac- qaintance among theatrical people. B. F. Keith’s Palace, New York, and Bushwick, Brooklyn, donated their entire receipts Friday, Dec. 14, to the Fund, which raised $10,000,000 throughout the country, with Jules Rosenwald (Sears, Roebuck & Co.) subscribing 10 per cent. of the total collected, making his contribution over a million dollars. Louis Mann had a proposal to enlist subscriptions from all Hebrew professionals by a small percentage of their weekly salary for a week or more, but Mr. Mann had not sufficient time to work out this plan through the subscription closing last Saturday, after the second week. H. B. Marinelli, with his hobby flowers, sent a tremendous large bas- ket of French carnations to Mme. Bernhardt at her premier Monday at the Palace, with the inscription “To the Great Sarah, these flowers from France.” hese carnations are the only ones of their kind in this coun- try. Mr. Marinelli brought them over from France two years ago and has cultivated them at his home in Mont- vale, N. J., where he has two hot- houses and 4,000 plants. Berlin is districted at present to pre- vent a mobilization of its civilian popu- lation without the police or military authorities informed in advance. This procedure/ seems to be aimed at the socialist element of that city, and is responsible in part perhaps tor the de- ferred. uprising that could lead to a revolutionary movement in Berlin and throughout Germany. Berlin is di- vided into many districts. The resi- dents (natives) within each are re- quired to have a pass to leave it. A limited number of passes are issued daily for a district. The Cecil Spooner Stock, at the Grand, Brooklyn, Dec. 16, produced a new play by a hitherto unknown au- thor called “When a Woman Loves.” This author was known as Mrs. Chris- tian, and there was quite some curios- ity as to her identity. It now appears it was Mrs. Christian Hemmick, of Washington, D. C., who has written many other plays and has won con- siderable fame as a painter and is also prominent in society at the Capital. George H. Degnon is Capt. David Fallon, the soldier and author, who was awarded a military cross for bravery in the campaign at Gallipoli, who is making a lecture tour of the United States. Fallon, a college gradu- ate, has different subjects and Degnon is having no trouble in getting book- ings. Willard Coexy is handling the press matter. The tour is sponsored by William J. Ryan, Philadelphia. Mayor Hylan occupied a box at a Keith theatre the other evening to witness the performance of Dorothy Jardon. The mayor-elect had induced Miss Jardon to visit Camp Upton and sing for the soldiers. After hearing about her reception there the mayor- elect wanted to hear Miss Jardon him- self. When the May Robson show, “A Little Bit Old Fashioned,” reopens its tour in Trenton Christmas night it will Pearl Baremore, playing Angelica in Shuberts’ “Maytime,” withdrew Sat- uiday. Simultaneously Miss Baremore discovered her $85 wrist watch had been fpurloined from her dressing room, — tee M. J. Donnelly, half-partner with the late W. J. Timmons when they obtained the Kansas City house for a Pantages lease, is now personally managing it, assuming the work formerly handled by Timmons, who died Dec. 10. Pavlowa is contemplating a tour of South America with two new ballets that are now being produced under Mons. V. Damidre. Special scenery will be made at the P. Dodd Ackerman studios. The Imperial at Halifax donated its entire gross for the week ending last Saturday to the explosion sufferers. The house is owned by E. F. Albee and A. Paul Keith. The management paid all operating expenses. The Greenroom Club held a baseball night last Sunday, with former Gover- nor Tener, W. F. Baker and Hughey Jennings the principal ball lights present. While purchasing gowns at the Kahn establishment last week, Mrs. I. Han- over accidentally dropped a $3,000 dia- mond bar pin. It was returned to her the same day. The Frank A. Keeney picture office in the Putnam Building has lettered seht care VARIETY. VARIETY FREE TO THEATRICAL MEN IN THE SERVICE While the war continues VARIETY will be sent com- plimentary to any theatrical man in the U. S. Serviee. Name, with address, should be forwarded and proper mailing address sent at once if ordered elsewhere. The list will be maintained also fer re-mailing letters have a new advance agent, as James Whittendale, who has been ahead, has severed connections rather than accept a reduction in salary. The show is managed by Gus Pitou. Negotiations are under way by Gus Hill to have the Bowman Brothers, William and James, head his new minstrel show, which will take to the road after the first of the year. The Bowmans just finished a vaudeville tour through the south. “Ignatz,” the big monkey in Teddy Osborn’s pantomime novelty succumb- ed at Rock Island, Dec. 11 Miss Os- born has discontinued the act. From now on, she will confine her efforts to- wards singing acts with a male part- ner. At the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, Saturday night, Henry Bayard. will present “La Cordette,” a play of the French Revolution. Madame Pilar Morin will have the leading role, with Josephine Wahn as the Marquis, sup- ported by Caroline Greenfield, A. de Senna, and a company of 30. John W. Considine was reported hav- ing purchased for $7,100 through a corm- missioner, “Clematis II” at the sale of the Schuyler L. Parsons’ stable at Durland’s Academy, New York, Dec. 14. It was the highest priced horse of the sale. Mabelle Estelle, taking advantage of the lay-off of her company in “Turn Back the Hours” this week, jumped from Chicago to visit her mother. She epens next Sunday night in Peoria, L on its door holding the firm’s title, “No Casting—No Booking.” Saile de Wolf, a brother of the de Wolf Sisters, has joined the Richmond music forces. ——— John W. Ransome has been placed for a tour of the Loew Circuit by Charles J. Fitzpatrick. William H. Crane has been routed over the Orpheum Circuit, opening in a couple of months or so. Lew Herman obtained a divorce from Sallie Fields in Chicago, Dec. 7. Several of the firms manufacturing motor trucks and motor truck trailers have had their representatives making an active canvass of the theatrical dis- trict during the past few days trying to interest managers in their products. They are advocating the managers employ a motor truck form of trans- portation for productions on tour, but the managers for the greater part de- cline to be interested because of the chaotic condition of business on the road. Winthrop Ames in the future may direct all his production activities to providing attractions for the Little theatre. He may produce “The Lonely Lady” next spring. The advent of a story by Mary Roberts Reinhardt in a novel form under the title of “Long Live the King!” seemingly puts to rest the report Mr, Ames will produce a play by the same author under the title of “Otto the IX.” The stories are almost identical. The impression is Mrs. Reinhardt tired of waiting for a production of her play and novelized it. There are more traveling stocks op- erative in the east at this time than last season. According to the book- ing agents they are ahead on the sea- son. On the books of the Eastern Man- agers’ Association are Mae Edwards, Pickett Sisters, Manhattan Players, Billy Allen, Harry (Doc) March, Chi- cago stock, Bob Ott, Hoyt Musical revue, Charles Champlin (two com- panies), Myrkle-Harder, Joseph Pay- ton, Nancy Boyer and Arthur Chatter- ton. These are all traveling repertoire outfits and do not embrace those “wild- catting” through this section at pres- ent. “The Land of Joy,” now at the Park, will move into a theatre nearer “the district” shortly, and after playing there will be taken out on the road under the direction of H. B. Marinelli. The Velasco Brothers, who brought the piece over from Spain, wiil take out the entire production, which includes 60 people. The show will only play the larger cities on tour. The report “Joy” would leave the Park Jan. 12 and be succeeded by “Seven Days’ Leave” is a trifle premature. The Valverde people have until the end of next week to ex- ercise their option to remain longer. Every precaution is being taken by the Government to prevent food made unwholesome by adulteration or through tampering by enemies from reaching American soldiers and sailors in France or in this country. Every pound of meat which reaches the mess tables of Uncle Sam’s fighting forces is inspected at least twice, first at the establishment where it is pack- ed and later by trained inspectors of the Department of Agricu!ture sta- tioned at the camps. There are 2,600 of these officials, who personally in- spect the animals. The carcasses at the time cf slaughter and the “parts which are all stamped by the Govern- ment officials. All meat which is un- sound, unhealthy and otherwise unfit for food is condemned and destroyed in the presence of the inspectors. Postmaster Patten, of New York, has called special attention to the notice issued by the Postmaster General, to the effect that postal-savings deposits owned by subjects of Austria-Hungary will not be seized or withheld by the Government. Also that declaration of war with Austria-Hungary will not change the status of citizens of those countries, resident in the United. States. There is no reason whatever _ why such persons should be con- cerned about their property, real or personal, or their funds in bank, se- curities or other investments. Under the “Trading with the Enemy Act” the Alien Property Custodian will take in- to his possession only the property in this country held for, or for the benefit of persons actually resident within the enemy’s territory. The advance copies of “Pick-Me-Up,” the have-a-laugh joke book by Aaron Hoffman, have been issued. The book has 32 pages and a cover and carries a warning on the first page, with a page explanation of the reason for the exist- ence of the author. The warning reads: “Warning! Don’t laugh!! This book costs ten cents. It contains one thou- sand jokes. Each joke costs you 1/100 of a cent. A good laugh is worth a million dollars to anybody, so each time you laugh at one of these jokes you owe the author nine hundred and ninety- nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine dollars and ninety- nine and ninety-nine hundredths cents.” “Have a Laugh” is to be issued 12 times dur- ing 1918, by the “Pick-Me-Up” Publish- ing Co., in which Henry Waterson: is one of the prime movers.

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‘ a — ‘ : 7 12 ey LEGITIMATE Sa re gn ere te ee ee PLAYERS AND PRODUCERS MAY REAP BENEFIT BY LEGIT “WAR” No Especial Interest Otherwise Attaching to Discounted Klaw & Erlanger-Shubert Split. Many Producing Manage- ments Protected Themselves While Peace Pact Was Operative. George B. Cox’s Death Potent in Renewed Battle. The “split” between Klaw & Er- langer and the Shuberts brought but little excitement in its wake this week. It had long been discounted by those interested in the legitimate branch of theatricals. Indications for some time have been pointing toward a break in *he booking relations of the two “syn- ficates.” Following the settlement Philadelphia on the Rayniond Hitch- cock “Hitchy Koo” booking over there, the Shuberts issued an announcement, printed in part by some of the dailies Monday that they had withdrawn from the pooling arrangement with K. & E. K. & E. answered it Tues- day. Both statements in full are pub- lished under “News from the Dailies” on page 14 of this issue. With the Shuberts and K & E. bat- tling once more, the field for the actors and producers becomes an open one again. They are the only ones in- terested certain to benefit. Several of the large producing managers in the legit are independent of both factions. The condition four years after the pooling arrangement was made is vastly different in legit theatricals. (It was for 10 years and had six more to ecn.) A. H. Woods, Cohan & Harris, Selwyn & Co., Oliver Morosco, Elliott, comstock & Gest, David Belasco, and one or two others of lesser importance nave theatres of their own, some in more than one city. The “road” espe- cially at this time means little to any of them. Nearly all f those men- tioned have fortified themselves in peace times to be independent at any time. Whether any or all may throw their sympathies or their shows in either direction is a matter of the future, but meanwhile none of the bigger outside producers are worrying. Klaw & Erlanger and the Shuberts have never hitched whether with either agreeable to anything done by the other inthe matter. — in conference or at their respective desks. A. L. Erlanger and J J. Shu- bert have had several verbal conflicts, with J. J., in his emphatic manner, @ot attempting any diplomatic con- ~ersational effort. Srom the outset of the pool, K. & E. ‘re distrustful of the Shuberts. The pooled cities were Chicago, Philadel- hia, Boston, Baltimore and St. Louis. he Wilbur, Boston, was not included, through the Shuberts professing but 25% in that house. When & E. found the Shuberts heid 50 per cent. of the Wilbur, they thought their surmise had been correct. Again was the distrust intensified when the Shu- berts secured the American Music Hall, Chicago, and had the lease go to Lew Fields. But that hold out was expensive since the American lost $60,000 its first year under the Shubert direction. Had it been in the Chicago pool, its losses would have been car- ried by that. In Philadelphia recently, when the Skuberts arranged for the 20-year lease of the new Sam S. Shubert to be built there next to the Academy of Music, the lease was taken by Elliott, Comstock & Gest, who are not a party to the pool. This is considered one of made in the best theatrical deals put over for years. A valuable site with a good capacity for the theatre, the rental ranges from $50,000 annually at the commencement of the lease, to $60,000 at its close. It was reported at the time S. F. Nixon in Philly was “jobbed” te turn down the proposition, to give tne Shuberts a standing in case the matter went to law, but in the light of succeeding events this trouble went for naught, although it is a fact Mr. Nixon did turn it down, notwithstand- ing he knew K. & E. would have to va- cate the Forrest over there in another vear, leaving K. & E. without a: $2 Philadelphia theatre representation. The late George B. Cox of Cincin- nati, heavily interested with the Shu- berts, forced them into the pooling combination. That pool made $760,000 its first year, of which Cox received a share, and he was reported to have stated at the time it was the first money he ever got out of his Shu- bert investments. With the death of Mr. Cox and the pressure from that quarter removed from the Shuberts, it was deemed aimost a certainty the Shuberts would sooner or later break from the K. & E. affiliation which had grown distasteful to each. Within the year when the Cox theatrical hold- ings were passed to Congressman Rhinock and the Shuberts this made iz more positive, although whether that transfer was merely a transfer for some protective measure or an actual sale has not become public. It was claimed at the time to he a sale. Congressman Rhinock is a big factor in the Shubert enterprises and is re- ported to keep close tab upon all of its affairs. At the time the pool was effected and through Cox’s stand. the late An- drew Friedman and S. Guegenheimer held big blocks of Shubert stock. They stood behind Cox, wko then ac- quired their stock holdings, Friedman retaining interest in some Shubert theatres only. Many differences arose between the Shuberts and K. & E., with Klaw & Frlanger evidently taking care of themselves at all times, and the Shu- berts doing the same until the con- flicts these matters brought to a focus seemed to disarrange any ur.derstand- ing as to bookings. Some of the book- ings of attractions in legit houses for cities (outside the pool towns—and sometimes in them) where there were two or more $2 houses were ridiculous for two booking offices presumed to have reached an understanding, but these continued and often happened during a season. The division at the present time finds the Shuberts in their best con- dition. The past two seasons were ihe most successful financially the Shuberts have had. Klaw & Erlanger also made money in the good times, more through conservative selection of attractions, whereas the Shuberts were often obliged to speculate to keep their houses open. The break though appeals to play- ers as their opportunity once again and they look forward now to active bidding for services by the opponents. Producers have had the experience be- iore and are competent to enforce the best of terms when there is a demand for them or their attractions. ROAD’S WORST WEEK. Last week holds the record thus far for bad business. Reports from all sections of the country indicate there was a further general falling off in re- ceipts and another fall this week is probable, just previous to Xmas. The military authorities in compell- ing all men in camps to be in quar- ters at 9 p. m. have also ruined what- ever chance there was of night busi- ness in the towns near cantonments. In making a prediction for business after the New Year it was stated two-thirds of the touring attractions at present on the road will be in by Jan. , Reports on business for the last cou- ple of weeks around the country in- clude figures on “Springtime” in Mil- waukee, where the show got only $5,- 406. The company appearing in San Francisco in the piece had a loss of $3,200 on its first week in the town. In Vicksburg the old reliable “Ben Hur” piayed three performances, including Thanksgiving Day, to a total gross of $1,700. The coast tours of “Have a Heart,” the Henry W. Savage production and Arthur -Hammerstein’s “You're in Love” have been cancelled. The busi- ness between Chicago and the coast is reported as nil and the coast itself hardly better, Los Angeles and San Francisco giving small returns to big shows. PROVIDENCE EXPECTS SURPRISE. Providence, R. I., Dec. 19. In view of reported negotiations for new houses in this city by Klaw & Erlanger and the Shuberts, the rival theatrical combines breaking their alli- ance, the latest local move Saturday when the Emery closed and announce- ment was made it would remain dark until after the holidays, with a surprise in store for theatregoers on its reopen- ing, gave rise to a suspicion either side will appear as its next director. Nothing more has been heard of the proposed deal for the Modern by Klaw & Erianger. ACTION AGAINST LADY DUFF? The sorrows of vaudeville are not alone confined to the stage as Lady Duff Gordon, vaudeville’s latest title, is going to discover, so claims Muriel Ridley, a dancer, who alleges to have been engaged by the modiste-headliner as a part of the dress specialty, Muriel to supply the terpsichorean display. Three days before the act opened Lady Duff is said to have told Miss Ridley her services would not be re- cuired, the polite commercial manner cf firing, but says Muriel her ladyship tcld her nothing else, and she is dy- ing to know the reason. Miss Ridley may consult an attor- ney and order him to learn why she was let out, in the way of an action to recover damages for breach of con- tract, and Muriel has her eye on three of the Lady Duff vaudeville gowns she would accept in part settlement. MANAGING MARGOT KELLY. A pantomime has been written by J. P. Sinott, who wil! probably star Mar- got Kelly in it. Mr. Sinott is manag- ing the theatrical affairs of Miss Kelly. He has a column on “The Mail” called “Mid-Channei” and signed by him, “Skipper Sinott.” Miss Kelly was to have opened with “Miss 1917” at the Century, but became ill a few days before the premiere. She was in “Pierre the Prodigal,” also “Fluff” at the 39th Street, which was not as successful. CHARLIE BIRD !LL. Charles A. Bird, general manager for Elliott, Comstock & Gest, has been confined to his bed for the past 10 days seriously thlwith pneumonia. Re- ports of his f pdition at mid-week were encoura’as . . CHORUS GIRLS’ TALK. Oh, Ethel, did you hear what that John put over on his sweetie? He’s a rum but maybe a wise one. You haven’t heard it? You Nught to lay off that guy who hides away with you at Rogers’ because it’s cheaper and make him wing along the Broad- way route ‘once in a while, then you’d be tipped right. “Pll tell you, don’t worry, but I must get in my introduction. Well, this John had coin, regular money. He used to sign his checks in blank wher- ever he went and had never figured up his bank account from the first day his father opened it for him. That's my idea of a regular, Ethel, and how that dame could land him, while I am lucky to find a guy who isn’t always looking for a black and white, I don’t know. \ “Well, she got him, Ethel, and after two days, he knew she would be a star if he had to make her himself, so I guess he made her, but that didn’t seem much trouble with a healthy roll like he had behind him. ; “First it was a machine then the rest wound up with a production that had $40,000 in the scenery before the principals commenced to rehearse. The john wasn’t posing as her manager, just as her friend. One day he must have heard about another manager and the next day the machine was missing from the garage and the next day the John was on his way to Europe, but oh, Ethel, that $40,000 is still in the scenery.” MUSICAL SHOWS OPENING. “Say When,” the new intimate musi- cal comedy by Bolton, Kern and Wodehouse, which William Elliott and F. Ray Comstock are producing, will open in Schenectady Saturday and after an appearance at Wilmington, reopen the Princess Jan. 7 The cast will be headed by Edward Ables, Carrol McComas and Florence Shirley. Schenectady, N. Y., Dec. 19, “Girl of Mine,” a new musical piecs by Philip Bartholemew, with music by Frank Tours, will open here Saturday, the production being by Elizabeth Marbury. The leads are Marie Nord- strom, Edna Wallace Hopper, Frank Fay, Mary Louise Morrison. Wodehouse, Bolton and Kern are completing a new musical comedy called “Here’s Looking at You,” sched- uled for the Princess as soon as com- pleted. Elliott & Comstock will pro- duce it. UNFOUNDED A. E. A. REPORTS. Locally and from the road comes in- quiry to the Actors’ Equity Association by members wishing to know if it is true that the Equity, through its sec- retary, Howard Kyle, advised players to cut salaries. Some publications went so far as to quote Mr. Kyle to that extent withovt taking the trouble of verifying the report or obtaining an authentic statement. Mr. Kyle denies most emphatically these erroneous’- reports, stating they were doing both him and the Equity much harm. Mr. Kyle said VaRIETY’s story last week on this mat- ter conveyed the right impression and the Equity was not advising any salary cuts whatsoever. Rehearsing Grace George’s New Play. When the new Grace George play, “The Indestructible Wife,” which the Hattons wrote, has progressed suf- ficiently in rehearsals, it will take to the road for several weeks prior to opening in New York. Miss George’s support remains much the same as it did when used during her very recent repertory season at the Playhouse.

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- ~~ S&S DSS weet OD OP el hoe i | we SS he rw SS FV eS | SP tP oP Ce i fe ee | le LEGITIMATE | SHUBERT’S SALARY SLASHING SPRINGS SURPRISE STOPPAGE Threatened Wholesale Reductions in Players’ Weekly Stipend Abandoned Temporarily, Anyway. Members of Differ- ent Companies Affected Had Given “Notice” of Quitting. Players Stay When Told “Cuts” Were Not Coming. Salary cutting that became general several weeks ago in many legitimate attractions has been halted, with the result a number of players who either kanded in their notices or stepped out, have returned to various casts. The Shuberts decided upon whole- sale salary reductions in “Maytime” following a similar course at the Win- ter Garden in “Doing Our Bit,” but suffered a change of mind. Charles Purcell when asked to accept a cut handed in his notice. All last week Forrest Huff rehearsed the Purcell role. Saturday the Shuberts decided not to cut in Purcell’s case and he remains with the show. For a similar cause Arthur Albro quit “Maytime” and Mischa Ferranzi replaced him. This switch was of short duration. Monday night Albro re- joined the show at the original salary. Of those who quit the piece only Ger- trude Vanderbilt remains out, but early this week it was thought she too would be recalled. It appears that where players stood cut against salary cutting, managers were forced to maintain the figure stipulated in the individual contracts since substitutions have »roven unsat- isfactory and in other cases where sal- ary was reduced the original members of the cast have been called back into the shows. One of the few producing firms that did not attempt salary cutting was Elliott, Comstock & Gest, who neither disturbed salary lists in New York ner on the road. JACK MASON BACK AT GARDEN. The Shuberts have reencaged Jack Mason, to stage the numbers in the new -productions at the Winter Gar- den. Mr. Mason follows Allen Fos- ter, who left the Shuberts a couple of weeks, ago, Mr. Foster having suc- ceeded Mr. Mason as the Shubert’ number-stager. Just now Mr. Mason is staging the songs and dances in the new Cohan Review. NUDENESS IS PROMISED. Atlantic City, Dec. 19. Those who witness John Cort’s pro- duction of “Flo Flo” here figure that it will hit New York a wa'op, not so much on its story or music but because a couple of women in the production are decollete almost to the point of nakedness. The show was well liked here and when a couple of changes are made in the cast in the principal women it will play better. Before opening at the Cort theatre here Vera Michelena wi'l have re- placed Roma June, and Wanda Lyons will be in the role originally played by Dolly Castles. Those witnessing “Seven Days Leave” out of town will receive a sur- prise when the show is brought to the Park, New York, Jan. 14. The play has been rewritten and for a brief minute there is said to be a flash of one of the leading women in what might be termed the altogether. The scene calis for the one captured as a spy and stripped of her bathing cos- tume (so that the heroine can do the big swim) to throw off her cloak and make her escape by plunging through a window into the bay below. It was the first intention of the pro- ducers to try to secure the Knicker- bocker theatre and operate it with “Seven Days Leave” as a melodrama on a large scale at $1 top. This may be the policy at the Park. BROUN’S CENSORED HUMOR. Salina Salano, late of the Boston “Traveler,” is now dramatic editor of the New York “Tribune,” she having joined the staff upon the retirement of Ralph Block, who is with “The New Republic,” a magazine published in Washington. Miss Salano was once in vaudeville. She occupies a unique position since it has been many years since a woman headed the dramatic department on a metropolitan daily (the “Evening World” at one time had a female dramatic editor). With the withdrawal of Mr. Block, J. A. Pierce is acting as reviewer. A change in the Trib’s dramatic depart- ment may occur again soon with the return from the war zone of Heywood Broun. The latter quit as a war cor- respondent after a number of quarrels with the censors, who it is understood finally took the stand of not permitting any of his writings to go through. It is reported Broun’s stuff held too much humor for the censors. He is to write a book on the war and his experi- ences. DROPPED DEAD BETWEEN SHOWS. Milwaukee, Dec. 19. Gus Cohen here last week with “Ka- tinka” dropped dead at his hotel Sat- urday afterncon between the matinee and night performances. An understudy was impressed for the evening performance. “DOUBLE EXPOSURE” IN PLAY. A double scene operated in a series of cut-backs, much after the fashion of a picture story, is said to be the mode of telling the tale of “Yes or No,” which opens tomorrow (Saturday) night. “WIDOW” CONTINUES. Those financially interested in “The Grass Widow” believe the piece is bound to catch the public fancy if plugged and they have decided to keep the attraction on after the Liberty en- gagement ends Saturday. The question uppermost just now is just which house the show will go into next week. Up to Wednesday night there was no definite plan. The show is said to have stood a loss of $3,500 at the Liberty last week. SAVED A REFUND. Wilmington, DVel., Dec. 19. Hitchcock & Goetz sprang an un- expected novelty on the local first- nighters upon the opening of “Words and Music” Monday at the Playhouse. The production was delayed in tran- sit, not arriving until after eight in the evening, so the curtain was raised and the first scenes were set in view of the audience, using this alternative instead of dismissing the house. The management figures it saved nearly $1,500, the amount taken in at the box office, which would have had to be turned back. In spite of a very late start the final curtain fell at 11.45. COHAN & HARRIS’ FIVE. By the first Cohan & Harris will have four shows on Broadway, with a hith slated to hit town fater. The shows now here are Leo Dit- richstein at the Cohan, and “A Tailor Made Man” at the Astor. “Going Up” is to come into the Liberty Christmas night. The Cohan Revue, fcllowing an agreement as to terms for the Amster- dam, is almost sure to open here New Year’s Eve. The fifth piece will be Mary Ryan in “The Teacher of Goshen Hollow” which Harry J. Smith (author of “A Tailormade Man”) wrote. Miss Ryan opens in Buffalo Christmas Eve, play- ig there a week and splits the fol- lowing week between Syracuse and Hartford. In support of Miss Ryan will be Lil- lian Dix, Viola Leach, Nina - Morris, Marie Haynes, Evelyn Carrington, Katherine Brewster, Claremont Car- roll, Maxine Mazanovitch (three chil- dren), Florence Curran, Curtis Cook- sye, Edward Snader, William J. Phin- ney, Horace James, Edward G. Rob- inson, Ethan Allen, Harry Hubbard, Waldo Whipple, Tommy and James Gillen, Paul Bryant (last three boys) and Carolina Lee. Francix X. Hope will look after the Cohan Revue while Victor Kiraly will manage “Going Up” and Joseph De Milt will handle the Ryan show. “PAUL” AND HERZ ON COAST. Ralph Herz is to again appear in “Good Night Paul.” He left for the coast this week to put the piece on at the Alcazar, ’Frisco, where the Alcazar Stock is producing. Two other members of the original cast will be seen in the coast produc- tion, Elizabeth Murray and Burrelle Barbaretta (the latter retiring from “Furs and Frilis’). Others will be Marta Golden and Jane Urban. The shew was originally called “Oh So Happy” in Chicago, but under the “Paul” title it was at the Hudson, New York, and then ceased after a brief road trip. OPERA AND BALLET AT MET. “Le Cog D'or,” a Russian opera and ballet, previously seen in but four cities (London, Berlin, Paris and Pet- rograd) will open at the Metropolitan Cpera House in March. . P. Dodd Ackerman will furnish the special stage scenery and effects. ROW IN GAMUT CLUB. A fine little row brewing in the Gamut Club, the membership compris- ing some of the most notable of the women of the stage and literature. There have been several resignations tendered, with the acceptance to be acted on later. The cause is that several invited guests at recent formal yatherings have been Germans, or peopie who in- dicated they had German sympathies from their conversations. Several of the members excepted and decided to drop out. Mary Shaw is the president of the club at present. FISKE’S NEXT PLAY. Harrison Gray Fiske is to present “The Importance of Being Earnest.” The piece, by Oscar Wilde, is a revival, was originally produced at the Fifth Ave. “WORDS & MUSIC” AT $5. For the opening of “Words and Music” at the Fulton tomorrow night a $5 orchestra and $3 balcony scale is being asked. On the outside Wednesday the gen- eral indications were the opening wouldn’t be a sell out at that scale. Anna Luther Gets Her Divorce. Los Angeles, Dec. 19. Anna Luther, a _ professional, has been granted a divorce from her hus- band, Sam E. Dribben, a New York broker. “FOLLIES” AND CHICAGO. Chicago, Dec. 19, The advance emissary of the incom- parable Ziegfeld “Follies” came into this quiet, rural community With two guns in his outstretched hands, and “kick in” is the cry that resounds here- abouts. Such money as is being talked anent this “Follies” advent is new and strange to the ears of the simple Chi- cago folk. The buy to be handed the assembled scalpers will run to over $100,000. It is that or nothing. The demand is that they take the solid nine weeks’ output of choice seats, the entire run. The first three rows are to draw $3.50 each, making $3.85 with war tax, plus 50 cents (twice the usual amount) piemium, standing the brokers $4.35 each. This means $5 over the counter for seats. Back of the third row the price is $2.50, same premium, total to the consumer, $4. New Year’s Eve the seats will be $5, flat, meaning $5.50 with tax, $6 to the scalpers unless .it is decided to hook trem for an extra fancy premium that eventful night. With that kind of show business staring at them, the brokers took no chances, They journeyed one by one to Detroit and looked the Ziegfeld troupe oyer. They returred with the verdict that it is the biggest and the best that has yet borne the trade niark, so the buy will no doubt have been consummated before the end of the week. An equitable division is to be made among the different scalpers, no monopolies or _ favorites being played by the show management. Some brokers also traveled to Mil- waukee to see the Kolb and Dill piece, as even this modest prairie organiza- tion is asking advance buys This one will sell at $1.50, box office, with $3 on New Year’s Eve. “The Follies,” so far, denies there is to be a second show to meet 1918, with likelihood of a change to the affirmative, as the show is worth not less than $3,500. “The Passing Show” will give two (last year’s midnignt en- tertainment, with Al Jolson, having garnered $3,200). 11.15 PREMIERE. Pittsburgh, Dec. 19. David Belasco’s production of “Seven Chances” will succeed “The Man Who Stayed at Home” at the Pitt Christ- mas Eve and will have its premiere at 11.15 P. M. The piece has never been seen in this city. “Seven Chances” is being rehearsed in New York at Bryant Hall under the direction of Charles Brukate. The cast includes Frank Thonias, Robert Hyman, Charles Brokate, Jack Bohn, John Maurice Sullivan, Walter Petri, Maud Hanaford, Rose Morrison, Alice Carroll, Virginia Mann, Nancy Wins- ton, Lillian Baker, Louise Cook, Shirley Carter. A The organization leaves for Pitts- burgh Saturday night. It may open in New York at the Park, Jan. 14. REVIVING “WU.” Walker Whiteside is to revive “Mr. Wu.” Casting has begun. When Mr. Whiteside appeared in it several sea- sons ago it was well regarded, though thought several years ahead of time. © Francis Wilson Lecturing. Francis Wilson is spending his spare time on the lecture platform. When he found the season here and no starr- ing vehicle obtainable, Mr. Wilson wrote some new lecture subjects, hav- ing had several from previous years. Through an arrangement with the J. D. Pond Bureau he has been booking dates through New England. His subjects include “Humorous In- cidents in An Actor’s Life,” “Jo put Jefferson” and “Eugene Field” (his in- itial lecture). ry at dake oe

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ee eee ot ee '° es — - maepe pons 2} 2 a WAH E ie MT ease nanan oe aera santas nap beara Se ie aia IMATE. igoues.) NEWS FROM THE DAILIES (Below is news matter‘not collected by Variety but rewritten in condensed form from the items relating to theatricals appearing in the New York daily newspapers between the dates of Vanizty’s weekly The Friars is to hold a pool tournament in ‘ the Monastery. The circus people have offered aid to the Government in transportation. Three more “The Natural Law” companies will leave New York on or about Jan. 1. “Good Morning Rosamond” closed at the 48th Street Dec. 15. ‘Yes or No” opened there yesterday (Thursday). Countess Gana Mozzato, a soprano from Italy, made her American debut at the Win- ter Garden, Dec. 16 The President has accepted the resignation of First Lieut. J. R. Hall, 2d Inf., Na- tional Guard of New York. “The Steps of Gold,” Christmas pageant, will be given in the Bryant Park Plaza, of the Public Library on Dec. 30. “Lightnin’,” a new comedy by Winchell Smith and Frank Bacon, will be produced in Washington, Jan. 19. ‘The Grass Widow” will be produced in London. at the Alhambra, early in the spring, 7 Writlic wi by William J. Wilson. Mrs. EB. A. Eberle, who is appearing in “Good Morning Rosamond,” celebrated her 61st birthday last week. The first theatre to pay the war tax was the Manhattan, where “Chu Chin Chow” Is playing. The amount was $10,194.27 for No- vember. A “Maytime” road company has been or- ganized, with J. C. Thomas in the leading role. It will open in Washington Christmas Eve. “The Future,” with the scenes laid in Ber- lin. has been expected for production by El- liott Comstock & Gest. The author is a Chi- cago newspaperman. Subscription tickets good for any 12 per- formances at the price of ten, have been issued by the management of the Theatre du Vieux Colombier, New York. Johann Strauss’ “On the Blue Danube” will be presented Christmas Day, at the Yorkville. for the first time In this country. Adolph Philipp is the producer. “The Love Mill,” a musical comedy by Al- fred Francis and Earl Carroll, which was pro- duéed last Feb. in- Boston and Chicago, will be presented in New York after New Year's. Tt is not unlikely that ‘Seven Chances,” originally produced by David Belasco, will be revived during the Christmas holidays in Pittsburgh. A benefit performance will be tendered by artists in aid of Convalescent Relief Division of the Social Service Bureau of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals at the Hippodrome, Jan. 13. In the cast of “General Post,”’ which will be produced at the Gaiety Christmas Eve, will be William Courtney, Thomas A. Wise, Olive Tell, Wigney Percyval and Cynthia Brooke. J. R. Lockwood, part owner of the Ma- jestic,. Burlington, Va., and . E. Coburn have purchased a city block in Glens Falls and will erect a new theatre there. The Stage Women’s War Relief cleared $7,- 262.83, In the 19 days of the Hero Land Ba- zaar. The receipts for Halifax Day were $417. Elsie Kearns will shortly be seen in her own production of “‘Lelleas” and ‘‘Melisande,” by Maeterlinck, in which George Carleton Som- mes will act as her leading man. Contracts have been closed by Chamberlin Brown with Laura Hope Crews and Frank Thomas to manage their stage affairs for five vears. Augustus Thomas’ drama “The Copper- head,”” has been placed in rehearsal by John D. Williams, the leading role will be played by Lionel Barrymore. A new musical play will shortly be pro- duced, “Girl of My Heart,” which Perry J. Kelly is preparing to launch at the Duquesne, Pittsburgh, on Jan. 14. Selwyns have placed the Harris at the dis- posal of the National Service Committee each Sunday for entertainments for soldiers and sailors in the city on leave. The title of Eugene Walters’ drama has been changed from the ‘‘Assassin” to ‘The Heri- * tage. Rehearsals are under way, with Cecil Keightley and Lowell Sherman in the prin- cipal parts, The announcement was made at the various recruiting stations in New York, that the Gov- ernment was in need of 15,000 men for guard service, for the protection of public utilities in the United States. The Theatre Workshop will give four plays from the Yiddish at the People’s House, in East 15th street, on the evenings of Jan. & and 10. The plays will be staged under the direc- tion of George Henry Trader. Nat Goodwin lost a $25.000 suit in Call- fornia, decision being handed down against him Dec. 17. The proceedings were to fore- close on certain mortgages aggregating that amount and judgment was taken by default. There will be no lack of Xmas entertain- ment in cities near the army training camps. Soldiers and sailors this year in many in- stances will furnish the major portion of the programs. The United States Food Administration has appointed Martha Van Rensseleaer as direc- tor of home economics in New Yerk State, out- side New York City, and Mrs. Mary Schwartz Rose, to the same position for the city. Dec. 28, the Professional Woman’s League will give its special Christmas dance, at the League club rooms, 1999 Broadway, while Dec, 31 the New Year’s Eve party is to be held at the same place. Supreme Court Justice Philbin has accepted the chairmanship of the Executive Committee of prominent men and women of New York and New Jersey, which will try to nationalize America’s passion play, “Veronica’s Veil.” Josephine Wehn will be the Marquise in “La Cordette,”’ a play of the French Revolu- tion, which Henry Bayard will present at the Brooklyn Academy of Music tomorrow night (Saturday). Maude Adams has been extended all the privileges of a citizeness of the Lritisli Em- pire, at Toronto; she has been made an hon- orary member of the Chamberlain Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, an active war organization. A benefit for the members of the 8th Coast Artillefy. armory at Jerome avenue and Kingsbridge road, will be htld at the Man- hattan O. H. Dec. 23 under the ausniees of the ween Association of the Sth Regt. N. G. The Shuberts have received bids for the construction in the basement of their 44th St. theatre, of a kerosene fuel electric gen- erating plant. The Government fuel con- servation .order does not restrict the use of electric signs gencrated by kerosene. Christmas night Margaret Anglin will open at the Playhouse in ‘‘Billeted,”” a war comedy by F. Tennyson Jesse and H. M. Harwood. Grace George, in the meanwhile, will begin rehearsals of two new plays, ‘“‘The Indestruct- ible Wife,” by Frederic and Fanny Hatton, and a comedy by Langdon Mitchell. One of these will be presented early next year, Starting Dec. 17, the Washington Square Players cut the rates at the Comedy in .half, except for the $2 seats. which were placed at ++.50, and for all performances, except holi- days, Saturdays and openings, the second balcony seats will be 25 cents. iuese prices include the war tax, which the management Waal pay. After a three weeks’ visit to the Coast, A. H. Woods returned to his office Dec. 16. The result of his western trip is the announcement of two new enterprises. One of them is the production of a play in which Barney Ber- nard witli have the principal role, to be writ- ten by Montague Glass and Jules Eckert Goodman. The same authors have also been commissioned to write 3 play for Fannie Brice. A poster has been placed by the Stage Wo- men’s War Relief in every cantonment in the U. S. asking soldiers who have earned their living through the theatrical profession, di- rectly or indirectly, to make themselves known by writing to the headquarters of the or- ganization, 366 Fifth ave., New York., and also, if they so desire, to make known the needs of their families The theatrical ‘war’ between Klaw & Er- langer and the Shuberts, which was brought to an end six years ago, by mutual agree- ment, has broken out again. Klaw & Erlanger recently brought suit against the Shuberts in Philadelphia, to pre- vent Raymond Hitchcock from appearing for the Shuberts in that city. In retaliation, the Shuberts severed their booking and pooling agreement which existed between the two firms in Chicago, Philadeiphia; Baltimore, Boston and St. Louis. The situation was confirmed by a statement made by the Shuberts Dec. 16, following on the heels of an article published in the “Sun- day World” stating that “The Theatre Trust was to be renewed.” The Shubert statement in full follows: We had a pooling arrangement with Klaw & Erlanger, according to the terms of which a settlement was to be made every six months, namely, Februarv lst and August Ist. As Klaw & FErlanger have failed to make’any settlement, ac- cording to schedule, we have decided to cancel the existing arrangements, and have sent the appended letter to the fol- lowing men Interested in the theatres in Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and St. Louis. The letter has been sent to Klaw & Erlanger and the Estate of Charles Frohman, as interested in the houses in all five cities: and to Sam F. Nixon and Fred J. Zimmerman, for Phila- delIphia;: Harry J. Powers and Will J. Tavis for Chicago: the Estate of William Harris and Charles J. Rich for Boston; Mr. Charles FE. Ford and Nixon & Zim- merman for Baltimore. This is the let- ter: Gentlemen: Several years ago, we made an arrange- ment with you in respect to the opera- tion of theatres at your city. The rights of the different parties were specifically set forth in the agreement All . profits were to be distributed among the parties entitled thereto on the first day of Feb- ,ruary and the first day of August In each year. We have called upon you for statements of profits from the operation of the thea- tres in said city, since last February, but though statements have been rendered showing that you were indebted to us in a large sum, you have failed to make payments of the amount due. We must now demand of you the pay- ment of the amount due us under the terms of the agreement, and, unless you make payment to us, on or before the second day of December, 1/17, we shall be compelled to place the matter in the hands of our counsel for such action as he may advise. We further beg to advise. you that, you having failed to make the payments as in the contracts provided, we elect to terminate the contract made between us, from and after this date. Yours, etc., (Signed) Lee Shlobert, J. J. Shubert, Joseph L. Rhincock The theatres in the cities referred to were the only ones in which we were in- terested with Klaw & Erlanger. Klaw & Erlanger are only booking agents and have few clients, while we own and con- trol our own theatres. In St. Louis we own both houses and Klaw & Erlanger have leased one from us: in Baltimore we have a separate booking arrangement with Mr. Charles E. Ford cf the ‘Ford theatre, and Samuel F. Nixon for the Academy of Music. In Philadelphia we now have four theatres, all cur own, the Lyric, the Adeiphia, the Chestnut Street Opera House and the Sam §S. Shubert, which its building; in Boston we have four theatres, the Shubert, the Majestic, the Wilbur and the Plymouth; and in Chicago we have three, the Garrick, the Princess and the Studebaker. As far as we are concerned, we consider Klaw and Erlanger two old and antiquated men, whom the procession has passed, They represent such a small portion of the theatrical business that they no longer can be taken seriously.. We have now ac- complished the Shubert program; that is to say; the plans which the late Sam S. Shubert set out to perfect, namely, to open the theatres throughout the country to .he independent producers, so that they can book free from any oppression, such as the one which Klaw & Erlanger tried to exercise on Raymond Hitchcock, and which was proven in Philadelphia courts last week. The first victory in the bat- tle, therefore, was scored by us, as Klaw & Erlanger withdrew their suit. There is also dissension inside the Syndicate camp, as is proven by Klaw & Erlanger’s suit for three hundred thou- sand dollars damages against Nixon & Zimmerman, in Philadelphia. This suit was brought in the United States District Court last July, and a new master has just been appointed by Judge Hand, to take account. Klaw & Erlanger allege fraud on the part of their partners, Nixon & Zimmerman, in the accounting of dis- bursements and receipts. The lineup of the allies of the two firms, immediately, gives the advantage to Messrs. Shubert. On the side of tne Messrs. Shubert in the coming fight will be found William A. Brady, John D. Will- liams, George Broadhurst, Joseph Weber, Arthur Hammerstein, Elisabeth Marbury, Oliver Morosco, Mr. and Mrs. E. Sothern, Willtam Faversham, Comstock, Elliott & Gest, Weber & Anderson, Win- throp Ames, Richard Waiten YTulfy, Nor- worth & Shannon, Raymond Hitchcock and E. Ray Goetz, Hobart-Jordon Com- pany, Arthur Hopkins and part of Al. H. Woods’ attractions; also part of the Sel- wyn & Company productions. Al. Woods has now playing Marjorie Rambeau in “The Eyes of Youth” at Maxine Elliott’s theatre, and ‘“‘Mary’s Ankle” on tour in the Shubert houses: Selwyn & Company open their new production In New York at a Shubert theatre, the Astor, on Christ- mas Day, with “Why Marry?” Dee. 17 Klaw & Erlanger gave out a state- ment through one of the morning papers, giv- ine their side of the argument. It is as fol- lows : “The Shuberts, almost before the ink was dry upon the original contracts, be- gan evading and violating their obliga- tions. The initiative for the break came from managers in Boston. Chicago, Phila- delphia and elsewhere, who complained that the Shuberts were constantly violating the stinulations of the agreement. The letter which appeared in the papers yesterday. purporting to be a call upon us for settlement, was not written until Sat- urday. or several weeks after we began suit against the Shuberts in hiladelphta, and Mr. Erlanger in that citv and in New York ctated that we considered the con- treet broken and would govern ourselves accordinely. Statements to that effect were made and printed. As for the list of allies which they mention. we suggest that they put identifi- eation tags on some of them so they may be known In ease of a loss. Several men mentioned in their list are assoctates of ours In varions enternrises. As far as the lineun which they mention we are quite content with our roster. fncludine the names of David Relasen. George C. Tvler, Henry Savage. Alf Hayman. Flo Ziegfeld, Cohan & Harris. Chas. B. Dillingham and others. to stand against their forces as producers, managers or men of business integrity. We have never discovered any sense of humor in the Shwherts. but if thev had anv thev would have made no references tn the fact that this fs the enImineation of their fight to onen the thestres throueh- out the country to indenendent nroducers, when the verv cenit In Philadelnhta crew ont of their efforts to tie un the country by tIneernoretine in their arreements with attrectinone the following clanece: The cammerrial value of the sald niay in cities other than the Citv of New York hetne tarevely denendent unon and en- hanced hv tts presentation In sald citv. it is avrreed. as pert of the consideration movine to the narties of the firet part. and to Indnee them to enter into thie contract and furnish the said theatre for nresen- tation of the etd niav in said city. that if snid niay shonld he sent on tour for presentation in the Tnited States or in Cannan. in cities In which the parties of the first part own or manage a thentre or honk attractions for a theatre, the perty of the second nart will hook the eatd plav solely throneh the narties of the first part funiess said parties of the first part sholl he unoshle en to do or not Nave the “anen time’). and the nertyv of the second part will not present the plav or nroduce or anthnarize or nermit the presentation or production of esid niav at anv theatre In anv of said cities. unless it shall he hook- ed as aforesaid by entd narties of the first pert The nlay. when hooked in anv of the snid cities, shell be under a enntract in form cubstantiotiv similar to this con- tract. excentine that the terms or division of gross receints shatt he such as are given to thentriceal attractions of a kind and elnse enhetantisily similar to said plav: hut there shall be no charge made for honkine said play for the party of the second part. Tt was to test that clause that we only a few months ago put a similar clanse tn our eontract. and when Tee Shubert eot on the stand In Philade!lrhta he admitted under onth fhat he considered the clause not binding, and yet he had enforced ft, until we got into corrt with him, on every company that nlaved with him. We do not agree with one of the news- papers. either, that the actors will he jub- jlant over this runture, because, from the exnressions that have come to us in re- recent years, the hope of the Actors’ Fouity Association always lay in the fact that the Kliaw & Erlanger forces had given them almost evervthing that they were now asking, although we,were at a disadvantave, Inasmuch as we were con- ceding what the Shuberts constantly re- fused. So long as they were associated with us in a working agreement they had to observe some semblance of considera- tion for the rights of others. There will be no other statement from us as we do not believe the public has any interest in the matter beyond the char- acter of attractions which will be offered for its diversion, and on the issue we rest with absolute confidence.” JUDGMENTS. Judgments filed in the County Clerk’s office. The first name is that of the judgment *deb- tor, the second the judgment creditor, and the amount of judzement. et - Picture Co., Ine.—N. Y. Tel. Co., $39.21. Harry Reichenbach—E. M. Roskan, $228.35. gfx J. Selznick—Goldwyn Pictures Corp., 1712.48, Adrian Gil-Spear—H. C. Hoerle, $536.70. Cora C. Wilkcuing-—W. Kiein, $493.55. SATISFIED JUDGMENTS, William Fox—T. R. Hart, $2,910.17. ENGAGEMENTS. Fred Fullerton, Maude Knowlin, in sup- port of Winifred St. Claire in “Mary’s Ankle.” Cuu reu thi BOL ame 2 1 Gh eo oe ee co & eo oo ao 32

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LEGITIMATE THE GYPSY TRAIL. After one sits turougl the three acts of “The Gypsy Trail’ and is bighly amused, laughing Cousiderably, aud then walks trem the theatre reticcting on the play, it is then one realizes it is a wighty good eutertainment, wuch pre- ferable to a “good play.’ But then, ‘ihe Gipsy Trail’ is dilferent, it is clean for oue thing, and it is satire of the richest sort throughout. Arthur Hopkins has proven in the past that soOluichoew or another be bas acquired the happy facuity of “digging up the uew ones,” in au- thors at least, and with “The Gypsy Trail” he has “dove it ail over again in presenting hKobert Housum (Who is ‘im?) to the theatre- gvers. No watter who be is, or rather was, his lively satirization ot types is bound to be oue of the things of the theatre which will be a warked bit of the curreul season. After hearing Mr. Housuw’s hero recite the story of his jite in the first act une would almost ac- Cuse the author of trying to draw a werd picture of “lex” Cbrawaile, sometimes LDews- paperman, author, cowboy, wuailer, actor, and What not; but then Mr. Housum fools us later when be actuully bas bis hero a wiiilionu- aire. but he foois us cieverly, almost to the fiual Curcain, auu toeretore we lorgive Dim. it ia9 no more tuan aoaiural that a trio of people should form tbe principal characters about which the action (wlalever action Ltbere is) of *‘The Gypsy Trail’ evolves. He has taken two types vl young Manboud and a girl. The young wed are distincliy Oppusiles, one so couveniional he forms the basis tor the comedy, while the other is just “type” and that is all, A self-reliant, healthy specimen Oi maubuoud, possessed ol a love ol adventure, au irrespouusibie boy who attributes his lalliug to wWulderiust, but in the character lies the success of the play. He is the bero. Not the cubvenutioual Lero, bul one women simply adure, whether a peuniless adventurer or mil- liouaire, aud What is more, one men wiil like aud ivud—a Maus Wau—whose interpretation by Eruest Gieudenuing isut overacted or miade muudilin, as it eusily might bave been in several vi the love scenes had it been Played otherwise. Then the giri—eternally tewinine, deliciously so in the hands of Phoebe Foster. Sue is Cuarmiug to lovk at and a Clever young actress. As to the story—itor that is just what it is and uuthing wore, just a short, suappy allair thai oue wouid expect to read in either two iustaliments in the “Saturday Evening Post,”’ Or as a cuouiplete novel in “Cosmopuiitan’— it enlertaius aud amuses, aud that is decidedly the iuuction of the theatre, providing, of course, il can alltract enough people to amuse aud entertain. but there i8 no doubt of the ability of “Tbe Gypsy Trail’ to do that. From a production stauudpoint the piece does not represent auy great tiuancial oullay. There are bul twu sceues, the lirst and last act being a repeltitiou—tbe perch of the home of the Raywoud tamily in one of the suburbs of Clevelaud. ibe second act is a simple in- terior, Lhe living or reception reom of the home of the Andrews (the exceedingly conventional character), the son, evideully being the only surviviug oue, other than a grauumotLer, of the family strain. Characters there are nine, Other than four, with the possible exception of a precocious youngster, there are nove of- payroll importance. ‘ihe quartet of priucipals that staud out are the hero, the shero, the Conventional suitor and Lis grandmother, the latter, a work of periection Gy Lthe lilsler. So on the face of things “The Gypsy Trail” does not bave to play to a million a week to achieve a run. Granted that the minor parts calling for something of ability, Lut there are but three. So why worry? A butler, a maid, and the father of the shero, although the latter is not so much ol a minor as it might appear. It is decided!y essential to the action and a role that must be played tor value to en- hance the opportunities of others. In the Cast at the Plymouth, Robert Cummings drives home every point possible as the father. ‘The highest cempliment that may be paid to him is that be wus natural, es- peciaily so in the reportorial scene in the rst act (for our own “Leg Days” are not so far distant). As to the staging, Arthur Hopkins attend- ed to that. He has gone against tradition inasmuch as there are two sceDes where he has his principal characters deliver speeches of several winutes’ duration with their becks to the audience. It takes nerve to do a thing of that sort, and Mr. Hopkins is to be congratulated for it. The scenes demanded it, but who is there who would have chanced it? It lends a touch of realism that was one of the essentials. It was someihing that de- manded thought and decision and the un- consciousness with which the audience ac- cepted it, is a tribute to the producer. “The Gypsy Trail” is not a play, but rather a story, or, as Arthur Hammerstein says, a “dissertation by or on two churacterizations,” Let ‘er go al that, maybe Arthurs right, but the answer is that whatever it is, it is at- tracting money, and withal that is the an- swer. There is, however, something to be said re- garding the policy of prices at the Plymouth. This being the “year of the great slump,” and Mr. Hopkins figuring something out cf the ordinary was needed to attract the pub- Jic to the box office, he proved his worth as an all ‘round showman by switching his scale to $i and $1.50 for the lower floor for the first half of the week, and the regular $2 scale tor the last half, beralding it with the slogan “Back to the Box Office.” The re- sult is, the public has not only taken his latest production to their hearts, as was evidenced by the attendance attracted last week on one of the nights thut $2 top pre- vailed, but also the producer's sincerity to keep faith with them. It is something, this thing of a play that is worth while, with a cast that is decidedly so, the total being summed up as a total hit, and the keeping faith with the public, The latter jis. the punch! Fred. SHOWS IN CHICAGO. Chicago, Dec. 19. The low peak of 1917’s theatrical calendar was scraped during: the past week. Four houses, three downtown, are dark this week, and of the others scarcely any are doing profitable busi- ness. “The Brat” opened to capacity Sun- day at the Colonial, the sensational prices making a proneunced hit. Scats are going for $1.50 in the first six rows and $1 back of that. The house seats about 1,800, and, as the show is rigged so that it can make money on a $5,000 gross, th- prospects are that the canny Aaron jones and the receptive Olive Morosco have solved a dilemma here. Ruth Chatterton at Powers’ is do- ing the star business of the town, though “The Passing Show’ is draw- ing more actual receipts, of course. “Have a Heart” is the on!y rent-payer. The rest are all dying or deceased. The puenomenal run of “rhe Man Who Came Back” is down to a whis- per now, and the stalwart “Oh, Boy,” st:ll holding its back up, is drooping its head. Such fizzles as “Johnny Get Your Gun,” “Love o’ Mike” and “Why Marry” are leading a terrible lite. George Arliss, who was Joing well in the forbidding Blackstone, had to leave Saturday night, which was sadly regretted. It has so happened that, in this year of lean pickings, half of the few live ones have had to move or beat it while making money including “Parlor, Bedroom and Bath,” “Mr. Antonio,” “Captain Kidd, Jr.,” “Turn to the Right,” and “Have a Heart,” which has to make room next week for the Follies. SHOWS IN PHILLY. Philadelphia, Dec. 19. The week betore Christmas 1s usually light, but this week it’s lighter as business has been below. the aver- age and the shows are not up to the standard. The Broad,.Lyric and Wal- nut are dark this week. Alexandra Carlisle in “The Country Cousin,” is at the Broad; “Hitchy Koo” comes to the Lyric and Chauncy Olcott opens a two weeks’ engagement at the Walnut in “Once Upon a Time,” next week. “The Rainbow Girl” closes Saturday and is to lay off two weeks to be re- written and recast. Several of the present principals have received their notice. “The Boomerang” is doing fairly well in its eighth and final week at the Garrick. “Turn to the Right” opens next week. “You're in Love” closes a four weeks’ engagement at the newly opened Chest- nut Street opera house and will take to the small towns starting through New York State. Business fell off badly. Starting with a week that opened the house under the Shuberts’ management the show did about $13,000. lt fell to about $9,000 the second week and did $6,000 last week. This week it will not do better than half the lat- ter amount, according to estimates. “The Show of Wonders” follows. “Experience,” announced for two weeks at the Metropolitan, starts next week. With top prices at $1.50 and popular matinees at one dollar top, the show is expected to do business. SHOWS IN ’FRISCO, San Francisco, Dec. 12% “Pom Pom,” at the Co:wmbia, is proving a big draw, with the Columbia having the biggest week of the local legit. houses. Business at the Cort is buc fair, with “The Fiame.” The Alcazar is showing a profitable return in its second stock week, cur- rent attraction, “Overnight.” BIGGEST STAGE TOO SMALL. Chicago, Dec. 19. Although the Auditorizum here has the biggest stage of any theater in the city it was found necessary to en- large it for the engagement Jan. 24 of “The Wanderer.” For three nights prior to the opening, foll.wing the close of the Grand Opera season, the hcuse will be closed for the necessary alterations. The stage will be trans; formed, footlights abolished and the stage extended over the orchestra pit a distance of nine feet. Additional changes are to be made which will transform the Auditorium te resemble a church, to provide the atmosphere suggested by the produc- tion. Boston, Dec. 19. “The Wanderer” leaves here Jan. 5, but a change of plans calls for the pro- duction breaking its westward jump by playing the week of Jan. 7 in To- ronto and week Jan. 14 in Buffalo. The route after eight weeks in Chi- cago extends to the coast SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles, Dec. 19. The usual week-before-Christmas quiet prevails in the theatres here, Managers are holding down expenses and making very littie spluige. The Mason is dark and the other houses are just getting by. “HAPPINESS” AT CRITERION. Laurette Taylor in “Happiness” is to succeed Mrs. Fiske in “Madam Sand” at the Criterion New Year’s Eve. An effort was made to secure the Hudson to continue the run of “Madam Sand” in New York, but the deal fell through and the piece will be sent on tour. MOROSCO’S GOOD BREAK. Chicago, Dec. 19. Oliver Morosco is one lucky pro- ducer. When “ What Next” closed he was “stuck” to send 20 “California Pip- pin” chorus girls home to the coast at a rate of about $380, making $1,600 for the item. Betore the last curtain had rung down the agent for Kolb and Dill lured six of the girls to remain and enter his company, the producer for the Marigold Kevue engaged six more, one married and settled down here, two oi the remaining three slapped to- gcther a sister act and open next week in Gary, and one !one chorister, started on the journey for home—sav- ing the owner just $1,520. SHELLY HULL NOW. Chicago, Dec. 19, Felix Krembs, who succeeded Arnold Daly in “Why Marry,” has left the cast to join Jane Cowl’s company in “Lilac Time.” He was succeeded the final week of the Chicago engagement at the Grand by Shelly Hull, who was leading man of the New York “Willow Tree” cempany. Hull was the original “Cin- derella Man.” His engagement is ex- pected to help the New York run of the Selwyn play at the Astor, as he has a large Manhattan following. Shea Cancels on International. Thomas E. Shea .with “Common Clay” on the International Circuit, has cancelled further bookings on that time, laying his company oti until the first of the year, when a tour of the northwest will very likely be arranged. Honolulu Theatre Reported Burned. San Francisco, Dee. 19, It is reported here today the Bijou, Honolulu. has. been. completely - de- Stroyed by hire. Liebeman Not Guilty. Jake Licbeman, manage. of “Hip Hooray Girls,” denies the report last veek which came from Buostcn that he about to commit matrimony. SHOWS OPENING. “Wild Oats,” a comedy by Arthur C. Howard, tried out in stock lately at Sommerville, Mass., is going on tour. With another cast the piece opens at Portland, Me. New Year's day, and may reach the more important cities. The return engagement of “The Man Who Came Back” at Loew's Seventh Ave. this week is being given by a different cast than that which originally played the date. It is a special com- pany (the third now out), with Alice Lindahl and Henry Hull in the leads, [his company plays Boston next week. “Princess Pat,” reorganized, with Fred Lorraine in advance, reopens Christmas Day in York, Pa. “The Man Who Came Back,” with George Roberts ahead, starts out Christmas Day in Scranton. “My Irish Cinderella,” direction Har- 7 Schuter, reopens Christmas in ~f 8¢, “For the Love o’ Mike,” reorganized, direction Leffler & Bratton, out again after the holidays. Another company of “Her Unborn Child,” direction, George Watts, Chi- cago, was organized this week in the Paul Scott office. Perry J. Kelly is in New York getting everything in readiness for his new production, “Girl of My Heart,” to open in the Duquesne, Pittsburgh, Jan. 14. This is the Arthur J. Lamb piece, which had a presentment in Chicago last season. SHOWS CLOSING. Leffler & Bratton have recalled two of their road shows, namely, “Love o° Mike” and “The Newlyweds.” “Cheating ecb ai Arthur LaMarr, mianager, closed in Park West Va., Saturday. — “The Willow Tree’ closed in Pitts- burgh. Pins Soldier Boy” closed in Citcin- nati. “Mother Carey’s Chickens” taken off the road this week by John Cort. No further tour planned so far. “TOYLAND” XMAS SHOW. : Chicago, Dec. 19. A unique show enterprise, crossed with commercialism, is drawing thou- sands to the Coliseum. It is called Toyland,” and is a combination of attractions for children. and booths where Christmas goods are sold. Ad- mission of ten cents for adults and five cents for children is charged. The floor space is rented to merchants, who are doing a lively business in toys, sporting goods and other pre-holiday wares. There is a giant Santa Ciaus, a huge Christmas tree, and no end of di- versions such as a menagerie and cir- cus (Robinson’s) and midgets and tumblers, etc. all exhibiting inside. The venture is apparently a big suc» cess. It is being billed and advertised —? the show end and by show meth- ods, ELMIRA STOCK MOVES. Elmira, N. Y, Dec. 19. The Mae Desmond Players, at the Mozart since Sept. 1, will move to the Majestic, Williamsport, Pa., Jan. 7. They will open at Poli’s, Scranton, Pa., Easter Monday. The Mozart will continue dramatic stock, a new company being organized containing many of the favorites of tormer seasons. COLONIAL’S BALL. The employees of the Colonial are to hold their annual ball at Terrace Gar- den, Jan 3. A vaudeville show is to precede the dancing. Ban-joe Wallace’s Yankee Jazz Band will furnish the music. “ODDS AND ENDS” MOVING, “Odds and Ends” will probably be moved to a larger theatre in January and retained for a run at $2 top. Business with the show continues Satisiactorily.

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4h, 16 VARIETY t (BILLS NEXT WEEK (DECEMBER 24) (All houses open fi Theatres listed as “Orpheum”: wil Orpheum Circuit Agencies booking the houses are noted by Circuit; “U B O,” United Booking Ofiic ciation (Chicago); “P,” Pantages Circuit; Circuit (booking through W. V. M. A.); (San Franeisco). SPECIAL NOTICE—The manner in wl tive importance of acts nor thei program New York Grace DeWinters PALACE (orph) Mme. Bernhardt Dorothy Jardon Belle Baker Robt E Keane Lydell & Huggins Dunbar’s Miss Misses (Three to fill) ALHAMBRA Adele Rowland Nonette H Short Co Eddie Carr Co Walter Weems O’Neil & Wamsley Adeline Francis The Littlejohns Derkin’s Animals COLONIAL (ubo) B Clayton & Mosconi’s Harry ‘Carroll Ethel McDonough Beaumont & Arnold Burns & Frabito “Riding School” Barry Girls Hill & Sylvany RIVERSIDE (ubo) Harry fox Bob Matthews Co Rooney & Bent Joe Jackson Cummings & Mii Lightners & Alex Amoras Sisters Co Renee Florigny Marie Lo ROYAL (ubo) Eva Tanguay Imhoff & C Halligan & Syke Nat Nazarro Co Hawthorne & A Kimberly & Arnold Morin Sisters Loughlin & West AMERICAN (loew) The Yaltos The Steamfitters Robinson & Baboons Buddy Doyle G Royal Hussars Irene Treveite Leila Davis Co Dawson & Browning Leo Zarrell Duo 2d half Brown & Carstens Dow & Dale Remington & Picks Dan Casey “Notorious Delphine’”’ Mitchell & Mitch Anger & King Sis Knapp & Cornella The Norvellos VICTORIA (loew) Asaki Duo Fennell & Tyson “Notorious Delphine’’ Dan Carey Gliding O'’Mearas 2d half Adams & Mangie Maison & Cole Dawson Browning D C & S McDonald Bernard & Meyers Robinson's Baboons BOULEVARD. (loew) Schepp’s Circus Jeanette Childs Wm Pinkham Co Bobbe & Nelson El Cota 2d half Bennington & Scott {rene Trevette Beulah Pointer Co Lane & Smith Z Jordan & Zeno NATIONAL (loew) Curry & Graham C & R Simpson Al Fields Co Remington & Picks 2d half Asaki Duo Grace DeWinters “Excess Baggage”’ Cook & Stevens Raskin’s Russians LINCOLN (loew) Bennington & Scott Robinson & Dewey Elinore & Carleton “What Really Hap” Lew Cooper Co Don Fulano (ubo) 2d half Murphy & Parry Murphy & Klein Hunter & Godfrey Jessie Haywood Co Dale & Burch Picolo Midgets ORPHELM (loew) Stockton's Dogs Nick Verga Williams & Mitchell In Vaudeville Theatres r the week v Raskin's J How: ird Lizette 2d half Wm Morris Ferguson Buddy 6 Royal Lillian Gliding GREELEY The Skacelles Al Noda Hobson & Beatty Beulab Dale & Picolo Doyle Hussars Watson Bureh Midgets 2d half Woolford’s Dogs The Stceamfitters Evelyn Cunning “What Keally Francis & J Howard Lizette DELANCEY Alberta Brown & Tribble Peggy Premen Bernard & “The Right Lillian Watson Brosius & Brown 2d half Stockton's Dogs Robinson. & Fennell & Tyson El Cota Ryan & Dyer & Perkholf 3 Romans AVE B Collier & Florence Gardner's (Two to fill) -d halt Flying Keelers Herman & Henry Frankie Rice (Two to fill) Browklyn ORPHEUM Conroy & Robt Haines Co Florenze Farber Girls Rockwell “Fantasia Hallen & Fuller Boganny Troupe Sterling & Mar BUSHWICK Cecil C Paul Dic!®y Co LeMaire & Helen Trix & Morris Moore Bunce Everest’s DEKALB The Norvellos Sis O'Mearas (loew) Pointer C 2 Richfie ld Russians &™M ry Roge ith Manday out ai & Sunder'd Rawls & VonKaufman 0 (loew) DeWalde Henry Co Maniacs Tempest & Wood Hunter & Godfrey Evelyn Cunningham C & S McDonald ham Hap” Kennedy (loew ) Bro Meyers Man” Dewey (ubo) Lemaire *nerite (ubo) luninghem Gallagher Camphell Frazer Monkeys (loew) John & Mae Burke Knapp & Cornella 2d half Overholt & Young Jeanette Childs Teiaple 4 “The Right Al Fields Co Bell BIJOU Thazer Bros (loew) Adams & Mangle Murphy & Klein Temple 4 Rawls & VonKaufman Lane & Smith Z Jordan & Zeno 2d haif The Skatelles Brown & Tribble Hobson & Beatty Wm Bobbe & Nelson Leo Zarrel] Duo FULTON The Zarnaros Pinkham Co Man” Herman & Henley Jessie Francis & Cook & Stevens 2d half Isabella Sisters Nick \Verga Leila Davis Co Lew Cooper Co Scheppe’s Circus PALACE Cine Fiying Ryan & ( Three Keelers to fill) 2d half Collier & Jim Reynolds Florence Henry Fenton & Green (One to fill) Ww Richtield Cc (loew) Haywood Co Kennedy DeWaldo 0 further gle name or “WVM A,” We ch these rs when not othe vguishing matinee, distin initials, sucl stern ‘Loew,” Marcus Loew Circu Sun Circuit; “A H,” bills are WARWICK (loew) Mahoney & Auburn Master Paul & Hall “The Job’’ Ubert Carlton 4 Renee Girts 2d half “Money or Your Life” Will & Mary Rogers Gardner's Maniacs (Two to fill) Albany, N. Y. PROCTOR'S (ubo) (Troy split) Ist half Ganger Canines Dennett & O’Brien Jas C Morton Co Charlotte Parry Co Lyons & Yosco Theo & Her Dandies Alexandria, La. RAPIDS (ubo) Rudinoff Allen Clifford & B Hufford & Chain Eno & Parker (One to fill) 2d half srender Fowler Co Shaw & Campbell Clark & LaVier Simmons & Bradley (One to fill) Allentown, Pa ORPHEUM (ubo) Reno “Telephone Tangle” VéE Norris (One to Stanton Baboons fill) Vaudeville rwise has” Orph,” Managers’ its “Inter,” Ackerman Edah printed does not indicate Mr & Mrs Madge Brown indicated.) deseription a re on the Orpheum Asso Interstate & Harris the rela- Delbridge 3 *hillips Maitland Harris MODJESKA & B (leew) Wood & Halpin O’Brien Hav Bob Carlin & Press Scanlon (One to fill) el Co 2d half Parshleys Duffy Holmes -* Le 4 Martells (One to fill) & Montague 2Vere Aurora, Ill. FOX 2d } Mimic “The (wva) alf World” Bakersfield, Cal. HIP ( (23-25) Van & Yorke a&h) Grace Linden Eastman & Moore (26-27) Random Trio Carle & Inez (28- Artine 29) Foster & Foster 10 Dark Knights Baltimore MARYLAND AJelaide & Td Sthune Co Mehimege Borne: Onuki Wi oak r & ed (tubo) cughe- Mevers isnards Skelly & Sauvain The Professionals’ CONTINENTAL HOTEL Original Home LOS ANGELES and SAN FRANCISCO Shanley and Furness (“Fifty-Fifty”) 2d half Maximillian’s Dogs Carrie Reynolds T Barry Van Bros Revue Alton, Ill. HIP ‘wva) C Crawford's Kitner Hawksley & M (One to fill) 2d half Swan & Swan Lasore & Gi!more Altoona, Pa, ORPHEUM (ubo) Kasting Kays Liboni Wood Mel & Phillips Odiva (One to fill) 2d half Cook & Rother Inness & Ryan Aeroplane Girls (Two to fill) Amaconda, Mont. BLUE BIRD(ah-wva) (23) (Same bill playing Hip, Spokane, 26) Juggling DeLisle Leonard & Haley May & Sillie Harl Nick santro Co Bert Draper Gandell Sisters Co Atlanta LYRIC (ubo) (Birmingham split) Ist half The MclIntyres McNally Dinns & D Leonard & Willard Novelty Minstrels John Clark Co GRAND (loew), Alexander & Swain Eugenie LaBlane Grey & Old Rose Duncan & Holt Musical Avollos 2d half Wood & Halpin O’Brien Havel Co Bob Carlin Seanlon & Press (One to fill) Augusta GRAND ubo) (Macon split) lst half Maria Herman Diaz’s Mon! & 3 hirley HIP (loew) Samoya Clinton & Rooney Weber & Ell iott Wm McKey Co Eddie Yvintan Foyer Battle Creek, Mich Bijou (Sundav cpening) (Kalarnazo) split) lst half Fred’s Pigs Raines. & Goodrich “Back to Elmira” Klass (ubo) Black & White Rev Bay City, Mich. BIJOU (23 {Same bill (ube) ’ playing Majestic, Ann Arbor, Mich, Wilford Scl 1st half) DuBois Berns Tom Davies Cos O'Connor & itixon Smart Chop Bellville, WASHINGTON Til. ‘wva) Austin & Bailey Sampsun & Douglas Cycitingy MeNutts 2d half “Flirtation” Billings, Mont. BABCOLCK (27 * (Same Judith, bill (wva) piaying Lewiston, 25 Cliff Bailey : uo Davis & Walker Stanley & Gold Mr « Mrs = Payne Heug Billie Kong Bowman Troupe Birmingham LYRIC (Atlanta split) Ist half Alfred (ubo) Farrell Co Archer & Ward “Night Rita Tarzon BLJOU V Morrisy B & Lyrica Edward in Gould Far Honolulu” (loew) rell Co Spiegel & Barnes chandise, also for accounts due. wee > 45 JOHN STREET E. HEMMENDINGER “Ne Jewelers to Liberty Bonds accepted ip payment Ww YORK the Profession for mer- Joha 971 Rice Elmer & Tom 2d half Henry Q Adelaide Daisy Harcourt Hopkins Axtelle Co Tommy Hayden Co Ruth Howell 23 Bloomington, Ill, MAJESTIC (wva) “Vanity Fair’ 2d half B Morgan & Betty Sextet DeLuxe Whitfield Ireland Co Togan & Geneva (One to fill) Boston KEITH’S (ubo) Stella Mayhew Lew Dockstader Lambert & Ball Grace DeMar Vadie & Gygie Le Roy Talma & B Chief Caupolicon The Flemings Francis & Ross Mang & Snyder ORPHEUM (loew) DeRenzo & LaDue Green & Miller Johnny Dove “Expansion” Chase & LaTour “Beauty Fountain” 2d half Hall & Guilda Mel Eastman Lipton’s Monkeys Girl With Dia'd Harp “The Mollycoddle”’ Adrian Penn Trio ST JAMES (loew) Dorothy Rey H Zans Dunne “Regular Bus Man” Conroy & O'Donnell 6 Stylish Steppers 2d half Kramer & Cross Lany Nase Dorothy Burton Co John W Ransome DePace Opera Co Bridgeport, Conn. POLI'S (ubo) Wellington & Sylvia Jack McAuliff Rawson & Clair Gallarini Sisters College Quintet 2d half Paul Brady Fenwick Girls Brown's Highlanders Frank Dobson Three Willie Bros PLAZA (ubo) Burton & Jones Orben & Dixie Miller Packer & Selz “Corncob Cutups’’ 2d half Stanley Gallini Co Ear! Curtis Co Carbrey Bros Victor's Meiange Buffalo SHEA’S (ubo) “Futuristic Revue” Milt Collins C Grapewin Co Adair & Adelphi Nolan & Nolan Lockett & Brown Bensee & Baird Potter & Hartwell OLYMPIC (sun) Harry Lavail & Sis Tracey & Merrick Creo Co ‘‘Masqueraders” LYRIC (sun) Sprague & McNeece Martin & Courtney Davigneau Gypsies Camilles Dogs Butte, Mont. PANTAGES (p) (28-3), Rosalind The Langdons Jarvis & Harrison T & G Florenz D Harris & Variety 4 PEOP’S-HIP (ah-wva) (25) (Same bill Blue Bird, conda, 26; Grand, Wallace, Ia, 28) Rice Bell & Baldwin Minerva Courtney Co Vincent & Carter Visions of Art Orr & Hager Valle Calgary ORPHEUM Alan Brooks Co Elsa Ruegger Co Clara Howard Mack & Earl King & Harvey Toots Paka Co PANTAGES The Frescotts ‘Racheluy Dinner’ Minetti & Sedilli Musical Kuehns Wilkins & Wilkins Camden, N. J. TOWER'S (ubo) 2d half (20-22) Valentine & Belle The Parsleys playing Ana- {p) Wheeler & Potter Murray Bennett Howard's Ponies Cedar Rapids, fa. MAJESTIC (wva) Billy Kinkaid Kingsbury & Munson Viola Lewis Co “Dairy Maids” Clarence Wilbur D Marreno & Delton 2d half Hector & Pals J & G O’Mera Nip & Tuck Frank Gardner Co 4 Ankers Champaign, Til. ORPHEUM (wva) Laypo & Benjamin Hager & Goodwin Woolf & Stewart Gardner & Revere 6 Musical Nosses 2d half Herberta Beeson Rorh & Roberts Ed Blondell Co Irving Gossler “Fascinating Flirts’ Charleston, 8, C. ACADEMY (ubo) (Columbia split) Ist half Cunningham & Marion Neilson Duo Willing & Jordan Cycling Brunettes (One to fill) Charlotte, ACADEMY (ubo) (Roanoke split) Ist half Lardlow Armstrong & Stevens 4 Swors Nita Johnson Aus Woodchoppers Chattanooga RIALTO (ubo) (Knoxville split) Ist half McRae & Clegg Rev F Gorman Homer Miles Co N. C. Boudini Bros Elsie LaBergere Co LYRIC (loew) Henry & Adelaide Daisy Harcourt Hopkins Axtelle Co Tommy Hayden Co tuth Howell 3 2d half Alexander & Swain Eugene LeBlanc Grey & Old Rose Duncan & Holt Musical Avollos Chicaxo MAJESTIC (orph) Eddie Leonard Co Morton & Glass McKay & Ardine Mrs Thos Whiffen Co Beatrice Hertord David Saperstein “Cheyenne Days” Russell Ward Co Frank Hartley PALACE (orph) Lucille Cavanagh Co B Seeley Co John B Hymer Co Cooper & Robinson Spencer & Williams 4 Danubes Wm Ebs Merle'’s Cockatoos WINDSOR (wva) Kelso Bros Ed Slondell Co Lewis & Leopold Dan Sherman Co 2d half Jimmy Dunn Dean & Sor Girls Barbour & Jackson Wm Hanlon Co KEDZIE (wva) The Bimbos B & B Morgan Cireus Girls Madison & Winchs’r Marmien Sisters 2d half Marlo & Duffy Lewis & Leopold M Montgomery Co Ford & Goodrich AMERICAN (wva) Wilfred DuBois Duval & Simmonds Coleman Goetz Cal Dean & Girls Tabor & Green Chas McGoods Co Td half Paul Bauwens 1918 Song & Dance R Demarest & Collette Degnon & Clifton Robbins & Lyons (One to fill) WILSON (wva) “Mimic World” 2d half Bros & Simmonds Kelso Duval Circus Girls Hugo Lutens LINCOLN Robbins & Van Camps Morley & McCarthy S (Two to fill) (wva) Lyons HOTEL APPLETON SAN FRANCISCO (Next te Aleasar Fbestre? The new home of the tbeatrice! 2d half Oscar Lorraine Adams & Younger (Two to fill) McVICKER’S (loew) Ahearn Troupe Loana Graham Dunham Edwards 3 “Children of France” Smith & Troy George Hunter Kennedy & Nelson (Three to fill) Cincinnati KEITH'S (ubo) C & A Glocker Dahl & Gillen Jack Alfred Co Hallen & Hunter Gladys Hanson Moss & Frye Emmy's Pets (One to fill) EMPRESS (abc) Jack & Marie Gray Mary Norman Martha Oatman Co Clipper Trio Willie Hale & Bro Selbie & Lillie Cleveland KEITH’S (ubo) (Xmas Festival) Prevost & Brown F & L Bruch Claire Vincent Co Medlin -Watts & T Mr & Mrs G Wilde DeLeon & Davis “In the Zone’”’ Molly King Co Wartenberg Bros (Two to fill) MILES (miles) Topsy Turvy Eques Clayton & Lennie Spencer Charires Co Smith & Kautman Sampson & Douglas Strength Bros S W Cor REISENWEBER’S SEA GRILL and CAFETERIA For Ladies and Gentlemen 68th St end Columbus Circle Whitfield Ireland Co 38 Bobs 2d half Cole & Denby Mr & Mrs W O’Claire ‘“yvom2n Proposes” Christy & Bennett Thomas Tric Davenporn, Ia. COLUMBIA (wva) Wm DeHollis Co J & G O'Meara Frank Gardner Co Gus Erdman Ziegler Sis & Ken 5 2d half **Merry-Go-Round” Dayton, O. KEITH'S (ubo) Sansome & Delila Harry Hines Geo Kelly Co Moore & Whitehead “Married Via Wire- less”’ Mr & Mrs J Barry Fink’s Mules Decatur, Il. EMPRESS (wva) (Sunday opening) Willie Misseim Co Pisano & Bingham Sextet De Luxe Ward & Raymond Emmy’s Pets 2d half “Paradise Valley” Denver ORPHEUM (Sunday opening) McCarthy & Faye Trixie Friganza Co Aveling & Lioyd Allen & Francis Roland Travers Harold Dukane Co Hazel Moran PANTAGES (p) 4 Earls Georgia Howard NO CABARET— in Ample Portions AT REASONABLE PRICES Oe, Fg K; and Baked Potato 500. Tea S5e. Beer 6c. Delicious Food coffee 5e¢ NO DANCING OPEN DAILY From 6: _PRICILLA Justta Trio Sam Harris Co Miller Scott & F Wills Gilbert Co (Two to fill) Columbia, S. C. PASTIME (ubo) (Charleston split) Ist haif John Reilly Margaret Ferrill Bernivici Bros Joe Browning Keeley Bros Co Columbus, O. KEITH'S (ubo) Heras & Preston Joyce West & M Drew & Wallace Jack LaVier Elinore & Williams Wm Gaxton Co Cronin’s Noveity BROADWAY (sun) Azalia & Delores “Miss Up-to-Date” Curley & Welch Coy & Washburn Three Armstrongs Dallas, Tex. MAJESTIC (inter) Moon & Morris McCormick & Wallace Marie Stoddard ‘“‘Rubeville”’ Patricola & Meyers Dupree & Dupree Danville, Ill. PALACE (ubo) (Sunday opening) 8 Moran Sisters Weber Beck & Frazier Lucille & ‘‘Cockie”’ (sun) 30 A. M. AND SUNDAY to 1:00 A. M. Silber & North Tom Edwards Co Aleen Stanley “Count & Maid” Des Moines ORPHEUM (Sunday opening) Edward’s BB Revue Bronson & Baldwin Edward Esmondce Co Betty ond Frank Dobson Apdale’s Animala The Livetts Detroit ORPHEUM (loew) Richard the Great “Breath of Old Va” Anderson & Goines Act Beautiful Snooksie Taylor The Concertos REGENT (miles) Singer’s Midgets Kane & Herman Five Melody Maids Taylor & Arnold Savannah & Georgia Adinova Co MILES (abc) Taylor Triplets Harrison West 3 Jack Reddy Fay & Jazz Band (Two to fill) COLUMBIA (sun) Work & Percival Walker Foster & H Carter Co Julia Edward Co Columbia Players Kresko & Fox Williams Animals Rags Fuller Kanthe Bros beautiful. By mail, ALDOLET & CO., For Less Than a Cent a Day BEAUTIFUL HANDS Pretty, white, graceful hands mean evervthing to the prefessional. MILADY’S sleeping mitts worn nightly make hands soft, white and No grease, special trial, 25-50 cts. 158i Broadway, N. Y. C. no lotions.

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Dubuque, Ia. MAJESTIC (wva) Hector & Pals Hugo Lutgens 4 Ankers (Three to fill) 2d half Billy Kinkaid Cecil & Mack ~ a Morley & McCarthy 8 Payton & Spooner Clarence Wilbur D Mareeno & Delton Duluth ORPHEUM (Sunday opeaing) Carus & Comer Foster Ball Cu Boothby & Everdeen Kerr & Weston Selma Srautz Altruism GRAND (wva) Winchester & Mad Chas J Harris Co Hallen & Goss Oklahoma 4 H & H Gilbert 2a half W S Harvey Co Burke & Burke Broughton & Turner Zig Zag Rev Jim McWilliams E. Liverpool, 0. AMERICAN (sun) ist half Moran Sisters Arthur Madden Those Five Girls (Two to fill) Easton, Pa. ABEL O H (ubo) Maximilian’s Dogs Carrie Reynolds T Barry Van Bros C Crawford’s Revue 2d half , Reno “Telephone Tangle” Greater City 4 Norris Baboons (One to fill) E. St. Louis, Mo. EBER’S (wva) Herberta Beeson Taylor & Arnold Baker & Mag Girls 2d half The Ziras Henry & Moore Emmy’s Pets Edmonton, Can. PANTAGES (p) Gruber’s Animals Hampton & Shriner Song & Dance Revue Owen & Moore Ward Yell & Ward El Paso, Tex. HIP (a&h) Apollo Trio Tossing Austins Léon Sisters Howard Moore & Co Ross & Wise (One to fill) Erie, Pa. COLONIAL (ubo) 8 Ambler Bros Clayton & Lennie : “Whose to Blame’ Kenny & Nobody Burdella Patterson Evansville, Ind. GRAND (wva) (Terre Haute split) 1st half Novel Bros A Nicholsen Trio Will Stanton Co Olympia Des Vall (One to fill) Fall River, Mass. ACADEMY (loew) Penn Trio Girl With Dia’d Harp “The Mollycoddle” Adrian Lipton’s Monkeys 2d half Green &,Miller Johnny Dove “Expansion” Chase & LaTour 6 Stylish Steppers Fargo, N. D. GRAND (abc) Vespo Duo Killarney Trio LaMont’s Cockatoos Harmon & O’Connor Melnotte LaNole Tr 2d half Stith & Garnier Dawson & Dawson Goldie & Ayers Roscie’s Royal Nine Flint, Mich. PALACE (ubo) (Sunday opening) (Saginaw split) Ist half “20th Century Whirl” rt. Wayne, Ind. PALACE (ubo) (Sunday opening) Retter Bros Moore & Rose Mahoney & Rogers “Woman Proposes” Ben Deeley Co Thalerio’s Circus 2d half Girl in Moon Sampson & Douglas Lucille & ‘“‘Cockie” “6 Peaches & Pair” C Belmont & Creigh’n Page Hack & Mack Ft. Williams, Ont. ORPHEUM (wva) (24-25) (Same ist half show playing Strand, Winnipeg, 2d half) 2 Edwards Kimball & Kennith Lucki & Yost Tates Motoring (28-2) Winchest2r & Claire Chas J Harris Hallen & Goss Oklahoma 4 Ft. Worth, Tex. MAJESTIC (inter) Laveen & Cross Gaylor & Lancton Kennedy & Burt “America First’ Walter Brower Oakes & Delour Galveston, Tex. MAJESTIC (inter) (23-24) (Same bill playing Beaumont 25-26; Aus- tin 27-29) Lala Selbini G Aldo Randegger “Race of Man”’ Porter J White Co Nlive Briscoe Nellie Nichols 6 Va Steppers Grand Forks, N. D. GRAND (wva) (27-29) 2 Ruby Girls “Merchant Princ” I Leahy & Farnsworth Grand Rapids, Mich. EMPRESS (ubo) Dolly & Evelyn American Comedy 4 Pilcer & Douglas 3 Chums Johnny Johnson Co Whiting & Burt Sports in Alps Great Falls, Mont. PANTAGES (p) (25-26) - (Same bill playing Anaconda 27) Lottie Mayer & Girls “Lots & Lots’’ Brooks & Powers J Singer & Dolls Beatrice McKenzie PALACE (ah-wva) (22) (Same Dill Peoples-Hip, 26) Thiesen’s Pets Calvin © Thorntor Millard Bros LaVinge isters Dave Thursby DeKochs & Falke Dedic Vezide Co Green Bay, Wis. ORPHEUM (wva) Balancing Stevens Zeno & Mandel Silver & Duval Paul Kliest ‘Jo Greenville, 8S. C. GRAND (ubo) (Spartanburg split) 1st half Polzin Bros Aubrey & Rich Sylvester Family Eq@ward Marshall Zeda & Hoot Hamilton, O. GRAND (sun) Barton & Josephine. Wendrick & Daly Marie Eline Co Tom & Stacia Moore De Peron Trio 2d haif McGrath & Yoeman Mabel Harper Co 8 Black Dots Harrisburg, Pa. MAJESTIC (ubo) Aeroplane Girls John Geiger Monarch Comedy 4 Santi (One to fill) 2d half Kay & Relle Simpson paying Butte, Worth Wayton Four (Two to fill) Hartford, Conn. POLI'S (ubo) Stanley Gallini Co Fenwick Girls Fisk Burke & Harri; Victor's Melange 2d half Burton & Jones Newell & Most Arthur Whitelaw Dayton Family PALACE (ubo) Carbrey Bros Frances Williams Co Prown’s Highlanders Frank Dobson Gillette Monkeys 2d half June Salmo Kent, Sheriden & Day Rasson & Clair Frances Dyer “Village Tinker” Hattiesburg, Mise. CANTONMENT(loew) Holden & Graham E J Moore Yhabot & Dixon Leightons Hoosier Girl 2d half Gordon & Francis Adele Oswald Howard & Hurst Frank Mullane Ballard Trio Hazleton, Pa. FEELEY’S (ubo) 2d half (20-22) La Viva Worth Wayton 4 Taylor & Howard Breen Family Hoboken, N. J. LYRIC (loew) Frankie Rice “Money or Your Life” Wood's Circus (Two to fill) 2d half Manning & Hall “His Job” Sadie Sherman Great Santell (One to fill) Houston, Tex. MAJESTIC (inter) Capes & Snow Three Vagrants George Rolland Co Nella Allen George Damerel Co Milton & Delong Sis Bouncers Circus Huntington, W. Va. HIPPODROME (sun) Keefe & Shaw Sparks Ali Co Clover Leaf Trio Reckless Trio 2d half Five Immigrants Larned & Kaufman (Three to fill) Indianapolis KEITH’S (ubo) Arnold & Florenz Rose & Moon Hugh Herbert Co Venita Gould — Sallie Fisher Co Gould & Lewis Merian’s Dogs LYRIC (ubo) Florence Duo 9 & C Cline “Finders Keepers” Dave Man-ey Hawaiian Serenade Jackson, Mich. ORPHEUM (ubo) (Sunday openiug) (Lansing ‘plit) Ist half Myral & Oeimar Fairman & Patrick Marie & RBittie Hart Richards & Kyle Creole Sand Jacksonville, Fla. ARCADE (ubo) (Savannah split) ist half ~ Newkirk & Homers Swan & O’Day Gypsy Songsters Wayna Marshall &C Bell & Eva Janesville, Wis. APOULO abe) 2d hali Jermon & Mack “Cupid’s Jarden” Maybelle Phillips Lo Foo Troupe Joliet, Ill. ORPHEHUM (wva) 2d half Dubois Eadie & Ramsden Ward & Kay.ucnd [Inter’nal Kay (One to fil!) Johnstown, Pa. MAJESTIC (ubo) (Pittsburgh split) ist half Merten & Arena Elizabeth Otto Alice Nelson Co Walter James Aesthetic Dancers Kalamazoo, Mich. MAJESTIC (uho) (Sunday evening) (Battle reek split) Ist half “Good-Bye Bway” Kansas City, Mo. ORPHEUM (Sunday pening) Ed Foy family L Fitzgerald Co Livonati Al Herman H & E Connell Ferns. Bigelow & M Sarrah Padden Co PANTAGES (p) (Sunday opening) 3 Mori Bros 5 Sullys Lacy Shannon & D Trevitt’s Dogs ”"Win Garden Rev” Harry McCoy Knoxville, Tenn. BIJOU (ubo) (Chattanooga split) ist half Weston & Young Dorothy Earl Hendricks & Padula Hickinson Bros (One to fill) Lafayette, Ind. FAMILY (ubo) “Naughty Princess” 2d half Dancing Tyrells Ben Deziey Co Pipafax & Panlv W Beck & Frase-: 6 Kirksmith Sisters Lancaster, Pa. COLONIAL (ubo) 2d half (20-22) Nan Acker Norwood & White Rice Bros Maxweil 5 Lansing, Mich. BIJOU (wva) (Sunday opening) (Jackson split) ist half Aerial Mitchells Gilbert & McCutcheon Haviland & Thor’n Co Rucker & Winifred W Mealy & Montrose Lima, 0. ORPHEUM (sun) Bandy & Fields Relle Trio Kirksmith Sisters 2d half DePeron Trio Levy & Cooper Wendrick & Daley “Book of Smiles” Lincoln, Neb. ORPHEUM “Submarine F-7” Nina Payne Milo? Arthur Havel Co Louis Hart Co Hughes Musical 3 Deiro Little Rock, Ark. MAJESTIC (inter) Darto & Silva Juliette Dika LaFrance & Kennedy Columbia & Victor Madison, Wis. ORPHEUM (wva) Ed & Irene Lowry Marshall Montgom’y Hipp 4 5 Nelsons (One to fill) 2d half The Bimbos Gus Erdman “The Siacker”’ Fields & Wells Pernikoft & R Ballet Mason City, Ia. CECIL (abc) Rose & Rosina Lennert & Strum Burton & Rose ‘td half Billy Small Earl & Sunshine (One to fili) McKeesport, Pa. WHITE © H (ubo) Judge & Gale Georgia Emmett Frankie Carpenter Co (Two to fill) 2d half K & G Bennett Burty Earle Co Harry Keane Co Fisher Luckie & G 2 Arleys Memphis ORPHEUM Leona La Mar Alfred ae Manby Co “In the Park” J & M Htlarkins Olga Mishka Primrose 4 Jordan Giris LYCEUM (loew) 3 Gowell Bros Fisher & Gilmore Little Lord Roberts Billy Buliott 2d half Lyrica Edward Farrell Co Spiegel & Barnes Rice Elmer & Tom Meriden, Conn. POLI'S (ubo) 2d half Haseltines Levitation Mille, Packer & Selz “The New Model” BRADY and MAHONEY “The Cruise of the Doughnut” Pantages Circuit Georgia Earle Co ‘‘Holliday’s Dream” (One to fill) 2d half Pietro ‘‘Holliday’s Dream” Clifford & Wills Alex Bros & Evelyn (One to fill) Logansport, Ind. COLONIAL (ubo) Eddie Badger Monarch Dancing 4 2d half Retter i*ros (One to fil’) Los Angeles ORPHEUM E A Wellman Co Bud Johnston Co Mr & Mrs Melbourne Bert Baker Co Golet Harris & Morey Bert Hughes Co Sophie Tucker Co Nan Halperin PANTAGES (p) Lawson & Wilson Rigeletto Bros 6 Serenaders Ash & Shaw Riggs & Ryan Johnson Dean Rev HIP (a&h) Hyde & Hardt Bergguist Bros Wellington Trio Fiddler & Cole “My Country” 6 Arabs Lowell, Mass. KEITH'S (ubs) Cavana Duo Warren & Frost Meehan's Dogs Newhoff & Phe'ps Dan Burke & Girls Kaufman Bros Lynchburg, Va. TRENTON (ubo) (Raleigh split) Ist half Ashiey & Alimat (Two to fill) Macon, Ga, GRAND (ubo) (Augusta split) ist half Barry & McKesson O'Neil Twins The Dooleys

TOM JONES Milwaukee MAJESTIC (orph) March’s lions Mrs G Hughes Co Mr & Mes Fradkin Fklyn Ardell Co Robin : Imperial Chinese 2 Basil & Allin Juggling Nelsons PALACZ (wva) (Sunday openin;;) Balancing Steveus Davis & Moore Silver & Duval Oscar Lorraine Zeno & Mandell Pernikof & R Ballet zd half All Girl Rev Maidie DeLong (One to fitl) Minneapolis ORPHEUM Cressy & Dayne Princess Kalama Co Al Shayne Cap Anson & Daughter Mile Leitzel Bernie & Baker Stan Stanley Co PANTAGES (p) “Girl at Cigar Stand” Francis & Nord Homer & Dubard Winston's Seals Canfield & Cohen GRAND ({(wva) Del Baity & Jap Adams & Thomas Marston & Manley Avallon froupe (One to flil) PALACE (wva) Cummin & Seahim Calvert Ardell & T “Honor thy Children” Wilson & Wilson 1917 W Garden Rey Montgomery, Ala. GRAND (ubo) (New Orleans split) Ist half 3 Daring Sisters 3axo § John T Ray Co Ed Morton Harry Gerard Co Moutrenl LOEW (loew) Pequo Co Daisy Leon Old Soldier Fiddlers Simmons & Simmons Cardo & Noll Kinkald Kilttes Mt. Vernon, N. Y. PROCTOR’'S (ubo) 2d half (20-22) Green & Pugh H Germaine 3 Little Billy Francis & Kennedy Muncie, Ind. STAR (sun) Fox Reilley Comedy Co Muskegon, Mich . REGENT (ubo) Mario & Duffy Granville & Mack Tom Linton Girls Bessie LaCount Asoria Tris 24 aalf Elvira sisters Moore & Mose Tom Davies Uo Jack Dresdner Thaleriou’s Circus Nashville, Tenn, PRINCESS (ubo) (Louisville split) Ist half Ruth Belmar Neal Abel “Fashion Shop” Casson & Sherlock Sis 4 Hartfords Newark, N. J. PALACE (ubo) Hoyt’s Minstrels Flavilla Corbett Sheperd & D MAJESTIC (loew) Wm Morris Madison & Cole Mitchell & Mitch “Excess Baggage” Andy Rice Wolford's Dogs 2d half Brown & Evans Lang & Green Baby Roslyn & Sis Gitmore & Brown Elinore & Carleton Don Fulano New Haven, Conn. BIJOU (ubo) Millette Sisters Barnes & Robinson Three Willie Bros 2d half Harms Trio Joe & Vera White Grace Hazzard College Quintet New Orleans ORPHEUM Brice & Barr Twins Billy Reeves Co Coliins & Hart Chas Olcott “Motor Boating” Norwood & Hall Lovenberg Sis Co PALACE (ubo) (Montgomery split) ist half Frank & Toby Emma Stephens “Dreamland” Swor & Avery 7 Braacks CRESCENT (loew) Gordon & Francis Adele Oswald Howard & Hurst Frank Mullane Ballard Trio 2d half B & V Morrissy Fisher & Gilmore Little Lord Roberts Billy Elliott Gowell Bros New Rochelle, N. Y. LOEW (loew) Sadie Sherman Fenton & Green Great Santell 2d half Mahoney & Auburn 8 Moriarty Sisters Swede Hall Co Norfolk, Va. ACADEMY (ubo) (Richmond split) Ist half Weber & Rednor Scott & Gibson Toozanin Arabs (Two to fill) No. Yakami, Wash. EMPIRE (ah-wva) (25) (Same bill playing Hipp, “acema, 27) Sweent & Newton Aleva Duo Adanac Trio “Wireless Girl’ Kelly & Davis LaVine Trio Oakland ORPHEUM (Sunday opening) Harriet Rempel Cu Williams & Wolfus Robbie Gordone Willie Weston “Tennessee “fen” C & F Usher Raymond Wilbert Fanchon Marce Co PANTAGES (p) Doris Lester Padrini’s Monks Gilrain Yancers 4 Casters Strand Trio Harry tolson Arden, Uteh PANTAGES (p) (27-29) Goldberg & Wayne 4 Hollowsys Cook & Lorenz Van Cello Julia Curtis Omaha ORPHEUM (Sunday vpening) G Hoffman Co Santley & Norton Ruth Rove McDonald & Howland Act Beautiful Rouble Sims Passnic, N. J. PLAYHOUSE (ubo) 2d half (20-22) Wheeler & Young BK Forrest Billy Barcot Fred Weber Co Adlon Co Paterson, N. J. MAJESTIC (ubo) 2d galt (20-22) Garrison Sisters Bert Hanlor Valentine Vox Erford’s Sensation McCarthy & Lovering Peoria, Tl. ORPHBUM (wva) Ellis Kauowlin Tr Wilton sisters C Belmont & Creighn Internationunl kev (One to fill) 2d half 8 Bobs Holden Loraine & Mitchell Leever & LeRoy “The Pool Room" 8 Melody Girls Angelus Trio Dudley Trio Providence, R. L EMERY (loew) Lany Nase Dorothy Burton Co DePace Opera Co John W Ransome Hall & Guilda (One to fill) 2d half Dorothy Roy Eckhoff & Gordon “Regular Bus Man” Conroy & O'Donnell (Two to fill) Quincy, Mil. ORPHEUM_ (wva) Josie O’Mears

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Frances Kennedy Bailey & Cowan Kenny & tiollis Scofield & Martin Rome & Cex Breen Family 3 Equillo Bros GRAND (uo) Howard's Animals Olsen & Johnson Marion Harris Dot & 41 Wissen Caits Bros Fred Correlli Ce KEYSTONE (ubo) 2d balf (20-22) Knowles & White Phina & Picks Galletti’s Monks WM PENN (ubo) 2d half (20-22) Kelly & Morello D Hayes Co Marie Door “Beauty Fountain” Pittsburgh DAVIS (ubo) Fox & Ward McConnell & Simpson Maleta Bonconi Bert Melrose Theo Kosloff Co Brendel & Burt Erford’s Sensation (One to fill) SHERIDAN SQ (ubo) Johnstown split) ist half White Bros Wood & Lawson Valentine Vox Bert Hanlon Crossman’s Entert Pontiac, Mich. OAKLAND (ubo) (Sunday opening) LaDora Sol Berns James “ichter O'Connor & Dixon

“Flirtation”’ Julian Hall Roy & Arthur (One to fill) 2d halt “Magazine Girls” Lew Wells 8 Lordons (Two to fill) Raleigh, ™. C, STRAND (ubo) (Lynchburg split) lst halt Embs & Alton Gilmore Corbin (One to fill) Reading, Pa. HIP (ubo) Kay & Belle Maud Rockwell Simpson Worth Wayten 4 (One to fill) 2d half John Geiger “Getting in Soft” Monarch Comedy 4 Santi (One to fill) Reno, Nev. HIP (a&h) (23-25) Artine Jewell Floyd Foster & Foster (26-27) Billy Morse Jewell Floyd (28-29) Billy Horse Jewell Floyd Richmond, Va. LYRIC (ubo) (Norfolk '! famed Ist hal Lillian’s Dogs Lewis & Norton “The Cure” Lew Holtz Van & Belle (Continued on page 22.)

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- VARIETY SS -—— — BY “PATSY” SMITH : BY THE SKIRT. ‘ ** 1. ne ith rhinestone trimming. The Aeroplane Girls opened the ened up _wit , fie The “Morality” picture has come at large pattern taffeta. Costumes rep- Fifth Ave. show the last half last Florence Tempest closed the show and last, but isn’t as interesting as one © tesenting baskets of flowers were most week in a dark stage, the light gradu- ally becoming brighter, which made their disrobing in mid-air from rose cloth suits to chemise, stockings, and finally to short white union suits, cun- ningly suggestive. Their pretty dis- heveled locks balanced well with vi- vacious faces, youthful figures and gin- gery work. The female member of Holliday and Willette opened in a black velvet and white satin striped skirt and white satin tailored blouse. Another gown was of gold cloth and lace, with which she wore a large gold hat. Maud Earle’s beautiful scenic and singing novelty held the attention of the audience down there better than any act I have seen this season. Jas. C. Morton and Co. now include a couple of youngsters about the size of the two younger Four Mor- tons. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. C. are credited with their parentage by the audience. Mrs. Morton’s first frock was a very “Frenchy” silver and blue, and her sec- ond was a pink satin with original puff bottom and opalesque and crystal bodice top and girdle. The Dayton Family included three women—typical acrobats in manner and dress. The Haager-Moore “chili” parties have commenced on the Orpheum Cuir- cuit. And they are not a bit particu- iar who they invite. In St Paul they had the mayor and district attorney at the feed. No violation of the “new law” in evidence at the Alhambra this week. The nether extremities of the Morin Sisters and Ernestine Myers (the dancers on the bill) were modestly covered. The only noticeable exposure was Carl Randall’s knees. From my personal viewpoint, Ernestine Myers looked far more attractive in the long gold pants and sandals worn in the Oriental number than she did when exposing her youthful curves to the tired eyes of a public satiated with the sight of nature. All of the public 1s not from Missouri. The superabounding liberality nature dancers have shown in the display of their slightly draped nude forms, strikingly illustrates our tendency to extremes. Now that we have had too much, we will have no mcre—not even in its more artistic form—so there you are. Perhaps we will get some real dancing from the purported “classical” dancing acts in vaudeville—perhaps! A cute little trick is the youthful ingenue programed as Inez Plummer (with Paul Dickey and Co). In a silver gray coat-dress, its irregular tunic edged with brown fur and a jaunty quill stuck in her smart- tailored hat, she was in truth irresist- able. The pretty blonde in the Bostock Riding School wears a white union suit and is more supple and graceful than the average circus rider. Dolly Con- nolly opened in an odd-looking costume ef silver embroidered blue silk over a gauze drop skirt, bodice of brilliants and much drapery of pink tulle. She changed to the gold lace and orchid dress she wore in vaudeville last sea- son. It’s fortunate Dooley and Nelson dropped out of the Colonial bill Mon- day, else there would have been three male acts following each other. Flo Bert’s becoming wardrobe registered with the ladies, but Mrs. Robert J. Haines was in bad from the start— perhaps it was the black dress. Any way her unintelligible dialog at the opening of the sketch and Mr. Haines’ long drawn-out monolog wearied the house. They coughed in impatience and became restless waiting for something to happen. Emmet DeVoy and Co. replaced Dooley and Nelson and made a substantia! impression with their convincing sketch. Mme. Alf Loyal’s solid gray cycling suit has been bright- got over nicely. Enveloped in a silver cloth wrap, trimmed with deep bands of seal—wearing a big rose pink poke hat, with long velvet ribbon streamers and carrying an American Beauty rose, she made a most fetching picture. The pink georgette dress underneath was not as attractive as the handsome pink ostrich fan she carried with it. Have you seen the gloves and things Queenie Dunedin, “The Variety Girl,” is busy with every spare minute? It’s a definite job she has in hand too, knit- ting for five brothers—in the service— over there! Someone who has no brother should be inspired to help her out. Pretty women were distinctive at the American the first half. Beginning with the Isabelle Sisters, robust yet de- cidedly good-looking violinists, each woman following was prettier than the last. With smoke gray chiffon cloth over green, bell sleeves, round collar and bottom of skirt panels, trimmed with moleskin fur, Mary Rogers wore an octagon shaped gray satin hat faced with pink and white kid boots. Mrs. O’Meara (Gliding O’Mearas), her hair dressed very much “a la Senorita,” looked hei best if the i taffeta worn at finish, with its narrow bardings of silver ribbon, Evelyn Cun- ningham, a glad-faced blonde, opened in a light blue velvet coat with white fox trimming. She sang a good little number about being innocent, in a pink and white gingham apron, and a char- acter number not so good, in a white, gold and opalesque embroidered geor- gette. Miss Valeska (with O’Brien Havel) is some pretty girl! She is the blue-eyed Anglo-Saxon type with dim- ples thrown in for good measure. She wore golden brown dress, shoes and hose and a pink hat, but attention did not seem directed to her clothes at any time. The fact that she could sing and dance also seemed unnecessary qualifi- cations. cimatle nink simple pin —_—_— The extra acts on the Holiday Bill at the Royal made a flash on the bill- boards, and filled the house, the worst week of the season. The, Bison City Four, wearing kimonas, carrying knit- ting bags and singing “Knocking at the Knitting Club,” put the audience in a good humor right where they were most needed—No. 2. Karoline Eddy in fast midair work with her partner, Marion Shirley, in an effective pretty new pink silk frock and an ugly scarlet wrap. The Farber Girls in odd becom- ing clothes, and Ethlynne Bradford in white satin striped voile made up the female portion of the first half. Grace Fisher and Maud Lambert were rival claimants for “dimple” honors. Dimples in their cheeks, backs, elbows, both lavishly endowed. It wasn’t a fair test, however, as Miss Fisher won by a knee, and Miss Lambert wore long skirts. From a black and gold wrap with wolf collar and cuffs Miss Fisher changed to a white irradiant opalesque frock held up with brilliant bandings, a “coleen” dress of peacock blue taffeta, lace apron and petticoat and to a pink and blue old-fashioned cork “screw curl dame” with black poke hat, lace mitts, pantaloons and muffs. She sang the Winter Garden “Naughty” song, “by request of the management,” in the original costume, plus fleshings. Miss Lambert looked best in the black net and sequins and the green crepe em- broidered with circles of brilliants. I never quite get the details of Miss Lambert’s dresses, watching her pretty well-dressed feet. Black slippers, with suede vamps, and satin backs, tipped “Trilbys” incased in handsome lace-in- serted hose. With white lace-striped stockings, she wore white satin brocade pumps. Edith Mitchell (with Roy Cum- ane) flashed a smart becoming red lat. would imagine. In “The Struggle Ever- lasting” a carefully selected cast sim- ply walk through the picture with no action. Florence Reed as Body in a blonde wig is hardly recognizable un- til later, when she dons some stun- ning gowns. Only then is Florence Reed her good looking self. Not that the wig is unbecoming. A nude girl presumably Miss Reed is perched on a cliff, from which she takes a high dive, then the figure is seen running along the beach and as she stoops to- throw a cloak around her nude body, the film fades into the image of Miss Reed. Miss Reed may have made the dive, but I have my doubts. The clothes worn in the latter part of the film are worthy this actress’ reputa- tion as one of the best dressed women in pictures. A gown of metallic ma- terial was made long and plain with only a girdle. The train was in a long point most snake-like. A becom- ing head dress was a crown in shape. \ handsome evening ‘wrap was of heavy brocade with fur cufts. Under- neath was a black gown of sequins. There also was a lace dress with a chiffon skirt and jet chains. In her boudoir Miss Reed reclined on a chaise lounge in a ravishing lace neglige. Pic- ture actresses might study Miss Reed’s style of dressing. June \Elvidge in “The 10th Case” is as badly dressed as any picture lady I have seen in many a day. All of the clothes, even to a weddings gown, looked home made. In this day of elaborate gowning there isn’t an ex- cuse for a badly dressed picture star, unless a picture maker is supplying the wardrobe, Thomas Healy’s show in the Golden Glades iuom is above the average cabaret entertainment. Ice skating as a cabaret feature is a novelty. And Mr. Healy couldn’t have gathered a better bunch of skaters. Ellen Daller- up, always a delight to look at, was stunning in white knickers with an ocean bodice. Katie Schmidt, who skated with Miss Dallerup wore a dress in the same combination. Miss Daller- up, doing a solo on skates, later wore a white chiffon made in innumerable points, each touched off with a ball of maribou. Elsie skated in a short white satin dress with black ruffles panties. Romayne was oddly dressed for skating in mauve net and silver lace. A prettily dressed number was Hala Kosloff and her feathered brood. A strikingly costumed number is Helen Hardick and her White Hussars. The costume is of the old colonial days. This cabaret is made up of 24 num- bers in two parts and doesn’t seem a bit too long. It is James McBride receiving those mysterious gifts, as I mentioned last week, but the name of the man at the door of the Palace was omitted, due to the fault of the brilliant (?) VARIETY staff. The Riverside Monday evening held a fair-sized audience. Gus Edwards’ annual revue is more pretentious than his former vaudeville productions. With very little effort the revue could be made a full evening’s entertainment. Olga Cook, Helen Coyne, Gloria Foy, Dan Healy and Mario Villani are fea- tured. There are 16 pretty girls of the real Edwards type and eight boys and also two kilafry children. Miss Foy wore for several numbers a sil- ver lace frock made in three flounces. Miss Cook was in pink and silver bro- cade draped over lace petticoats. Nar- row velvet ribbons in green and mauve formed a panel. The girls looked ex- ceedingly well in gowns made of a artistically made. In a school scene the girls were lovely kids in gingham and sunbonnets. Coral taffeta dancing frocks were made short with shirred skirts. Miss Coyne did a toe dance in a yellow ballet dress. Miss Cook and the girls wore the daintiest of Red Cross costumes. The Barry Sisters, on rather early, were splendidly dressed, Clara in pink chiffon and blue girdle and Emily in white chiffon over lace petticoats. A Chinese number was done in yellow satin trousers with short black man- darin coats. Dorothy Toye appeared first in a blue plush cloak trimmed in a Persian material. Underneath was a blue and silver dress. badly de- signed. Quite the funniest sketch I have seen this season is “The Pest House.” Roger Imhoff is a marvel of cleverness. Stevens and Falke, at the Lincoln Square, open in an liudian set:ing with leather costumes. One girl changes to gypsy while the other does a horn-pipe in a blue satin sailor suit. For the finale one wears a good looking short dress of pink brocade lined in a darker pink. Thé over dress worn on short pants is draped over a.shoulder and attached to the wrist. The other girl was in a short pink three flounce dress piped in pink. The young woman of Fennell and Tyson appeared first in a black net dress over white. A border design was in flowers. She changes to a kiltie suit and also a man’s evening dress. The Walters and Moore sketch has’ the girl in an ugly red and black dress. The Palace is housing the star vaudeville bill of the season. Mme. Bernhardt was given an ovation be- fore and after her sketch. May Irwin remarked at the close of Mme. Bern- hardt’s appearance: “What a privilege to watch this marvelous woman.” And so it must be considered, since the line to the box office is around the corner all the time. Belle Baker sang eight songs in the prettiest frock seen on the vaudeville stage tliis season. The material was of gauze heavily embroidered in silver. The long waisted bodice was of plain silver, while the skirt was made in three layers. A broad belt at the hips was of blue ribbon. Ame Rica first ap- peared in a coat of pink satin made with a cape and trimmed with white fur. An odd costume was of blue turkish trousers over which was a skirt of ruffled net. A short white costume was of white edged in black. The Cameron Sisters were rather dar- ingly dressed for the first dance. Black lace skirts were of a transpar- ency, revealing pink tights. Beauti- ful dancing frocks of gold were made in the trouser fashion, having several panels. Basket-like dresses were blue and coral. Flo Burt (with Li Brendel) for her second song wore a neat frock of white and pink with a bodice of rose brocade. A touch of grey maline at the back gave it a chic look. ' “The Devil’s Stone” at the Rialto has only Geraldine Farrar’s name to com- mend it. The scenario is most ordinary, but Miss Farrar, with her good looks and splendid dressing, will please the ordinary film fan. Those rocky shores off California have much to answer for. As a Britton fisherwoman Miss Farrar was very nice in that country’s native garb. Coming to America as the wife of a millionaire, her wardrobe was, as always, beautiful. Miss Farrar realizes that fine feathers make fine picture actresses and spares nothing in dress- ing. There were several handsome evening gowns and wraps and the usual abundance of expensive furs.

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In ith pe he rt yrt nd irl SS of er to ng ck _— - » wWwewm wet? €£$ (Fw Ww te te Oh NEW ACTS THIS WEEK NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK Initial Presentation, Wirst Appearance or Besppearance in or Around New Yerk Dunbar’s “Mississippi Misses,” Pal- ace. Kimberly and Arnold (New Act), Royal. Frank Carter. Songs, Talk and Dances. 15 Mins.; One. Palace. This is Frank Carter’s first vaudeville appearance alone, although it is a familiar field for him. Last time out in the two-a-day he was teamed with Isabel D’Armond. Since then he has mostly devoted his energy to musical comedy, and in particular has been prominent in the casts of the Winter Garden shows. In those Shubert at- tractions he was regarded as one of the classiest of “straights” or juveniles and attracted attention through his clean- cut appearance, vocal efforts and his excellent dancing. Save for a hoarse- ness he brought those attributes back with him. It may have been Carter was too quickly placed in the Palace, for in addition to voice trouble he was palpably nervous. He should have been given time to work his routine into smoother shape. Con- sidering the handicaps he did quite well, since his cleverness of feet in- sured that. On his entrance the orchestra is going full tile and when finally subdued Carter announces he has gained the support of all tie stage hands, the spot light man, etc., so that any in the house who cared to sleep during his act could do so. This is humorously brought out at the finish when pairs of clapping hands project from the wings and entrances. He starts on his numbers, interspersed with talk in between, by dialog with Ted Shapiro, who is at the piano, and the orchestra leader is brought into the psuedo argument. Carter as a single should be a success. His ability is too well known to be doubted and all his routine needs is smoothening. On ap- pearance he is in the 100 per cent. class and he is a nifty stepper. Also his likable personality easily projects this side of the footlights. Ibee. Isabelle Sisters. Music. 9 Mins.; One. American Roof. The Isabelle Sisters may mean well, but Monday night there were palpable amateurish symptoms. The girls rely too much on dancing while playing musical instruments, done to death in the past five years. One of the girls, with her back to the audience, does a mandolin solo, playing the instru- ment behind her. It does not help the average the girls are striving for. A rearrangement, with the girls stick- ing strictly to their musical knitting, may help. Mark. Tribble and Brown. Blackfaced. 11 Mins.; One. American Roof. Two men. One does female. Usual exchange of patter, with songs, singly and doubly. Comedy at the American for the most part passed Smaller houses. Mark. Jim and Anna Francis. “Nut” Act. 13 Mins.; Ons. City. Man and woman doing singing, dancing, cross-fire and piano playing, all “nut stuff”—too much so and there- fore peters out before it finishes. Man a good eccentric stepper. . Gus Edwards’ “Song Revue” (29). “A Fountain of Youth” (Musical Comedy). 71 Mins.; Special Sets. Riverside. Gus Edwards has turned out a musi- cal comedy-vaudeville revue that is almost 2 whole show in itself. With a couple of comedians the producer could put the entire affair out as a regular production. For vaudeville the act is a real live wire, full of pep and ginger, and the only question is where Edwards can get off at with an act as big as this one, in which he has 29 players, a musical director, crew, manager and wardrobe woman. In addition is the initial production cost, which ir. this case must have been considerable. Four full stage sets and a half dozen scenes in “one.” There are 16 corking looking chorus girls, 6 boys and 7 principals. The latter in the order of their importance in work are: Dan Healy, Olga Cook, Gloria Foy, Mario Villani and Helen Coyne. For popular appeal should be featured the two Kiralfy kiddies, a really remarkable boy and girl, young in years, but perfectly drilled in stage deportment. Edwards, in chosing his numbers, has resorted to a new system. He has taken several songs he knew were sure-fire through having stood the test in his various cabaret shows. The opening scene, representative of a cafe, has “I’m Looking for the Girl I Met Last Summer.” It is at present the weakest portion, as the chorus do individual work. This is followed by the introduction of the principals, with Sig. Villani having the first solo, “A Girl, a Drink and a Song.” Miss Cook has a solo following this, and the first hit appears with the “I’m After You,” a number done by Dan Healy and Gloria Foy and a dczen of the girls. It is a little along cabaret lines through some of the work being done in the audience. This iatter bit slows up the action of the act. Two encores, with the girls doing some lively stepping, give time for a change of scene. The second full-stage scene is “Golden Harvest Days,” in which Miss Coyne does a “Poor Butterfly Dance” also a little lengthy and slows down the action. But from this point the action goes right along. An Edwards’ act wouldn’t be an Edwards’ act without a school scene, and the second of the scenes in “one” is the interior of a school-room. Miss Foy and a little girl from the chorus (Charlotte Starbuck) open it with “When I Went to School with You,” the Starbuck girl incidentally prov- ing she is something of a comedienne. Then ten of the chorus girls, with Healy as the teacher, and the comedy scenes, and finally the Kiralfy kiddies recite the chorus of the song and put the scene over as a riot. In full stage there is next an Italian number by Villani, with two specialty dancers and a chorus backing. Then three songs in “one” follow. Mr. Healy starts with “I Can’t Keep Away from Broad- way,” with the chorus boys stepping as a “souse sextete,” and scoring with eccentric stuff. Then Miss Cook walked away with the vocal hit of the night in a Red Cross number. A drop of white, with a huge red cross, forms the background for Miss Cook and the chorus in nurse uniforms sing “We Need Ycu Now.” The little girl of the Kiralfy Guo (also clad as a nurse) re- cited the lines and drew thunderous applause. Miss Foy, in “I Want a an,” filled in in “one” for a few minutes prior to the “Film Flam Studio” vampire scene, in which Healy and a sextete of vamps of the chorus landed a solid hit. The finale was all red fire and Allies from start to the finish. The scene representing the steps of the Capitol, Washington, with the boys as sailors and soldiers, and war songs, “Good-Bye, Little Girl, Good Bye,” “Tipperary,” “Biue Bell” and “Laddie Boy” are given in the or- der named. Miss Cook, with “Uncle Sam’s Bouquet,” is the big chorus num- ber of the scene. Pred. Robert T. Haines and Co. (2). “The One Way Out” (Dramatic). 20 Mins.; Full Stage. Colonial. Several years ago Mr. Haines offered a playlet in vaudeville, “The Man in the Dark.” The former playlet dealt in the triangle. So does the present one, the main difference being that “The One Way Out” (not to be con- fused with the Washington Square Players’ comedy, “Another Way Out,”) is set in war conditions. There is no denying the new act deals with a war angle that may be considered pertinent when American men are going off to battle, for there is a plea for loyalty (meaning fidelity) on the part of a wife for her absent fighting husband, but that it is rightly presented or well supported is another thing. The action takes place in the living room of the London home of Winthrop Hastings, an aviator attached to the Royal Flying Corps and assigned to the French front. His wife, Olivia, and Harry Belding, who is in the war office, enter after an evening at the show. Belding is in love with the woman and she with him. Yet when he tells of Monte Carlo still being gay and suggests they go there to- gether, she demurs, mainly because of her conscience and because she had the night previous dreamed her husband had been killed by a Boche in aerial combat. The man finally wins her con- sent, whereupon Hastings makes his appearance from back stage, where he had been sitting in an arm chair turned the other way. He has heard the con- versation, but explains he is not the ordinary irate husband in such a case. Then in a long speech or a series of them he tells of how much the loyalty of the women back home means to the man in the horror of the battle front. He tells the woman and her lover that if the men in the trenches were not given that loyalty or if.they doubted that it existed they would never be able to carry on the fight for democracy —and more along similar lines. Then he calmly remarks to Belding that he (Hastings) will not return and that if they do go to Monte Carlo, let there be no element of a hurt conscience, thereby implying that they wed when ke is gone. The door bell rings and whilst Belding answers the door Hast- ings returns to his dark seat. The wife opens the just-arrived telegram, in- forming her that her husband had been killed in battle. Quickly the couple turn the chair around and find it empty. If the situation called for dramatics the wife displayed none. The explanation is that Hastings’ presence was a vision, yet how the audience can reconcile the perfectly groomed aviator with a spirit is a stage mystery, even in spite of the semi-darkness in which the playlet is given. Anda complacent fighting man isn’t the popular conception of a war- rior. However, it might be that Mr. Haines’ main idea was the presentation of the moral. lbee. Lowe and Sperling Sisters. Singing and Dancing. 15 Mins.; One. City. Young man and two girls, youth wearing a velvet Eton jacket and “Bus- ter Brown” collar, for no very good reason other than to accentuate a tendency to walk from the hips. Open with conversational trio to the tune of a medley of popular songs, with step- ping. He, song and dance; girls fol- low with song and stepping; finish with trio song and dance of many styles. Neat small-time turn. Jolo. Rubio Troupe (8). Acrobatic. 7 Mins.; Full Stage. Seven men and a woman in gypsy dress doing an acrobatic specialty, with sufficient speed to gain recognition. It lacks novelty and class. A good opener or closer turn. NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK “Lord and Lady Algy,” Broadhurst, (Dec. 22) “Words and Music,” Fulton, (Dec. “The Lady of the Camellias,” Empire, (Dec. 24) “Parlor, Bedroom and Bath,” Repub- lic (Dec. 24) “General Post,” Gaiety (Dec. 24) “Going Up,” Liberty (Dec. 25) “Why Marry?” Astor, (Dec. 25) “Arabian Nights,” Punch and Judy, (Dec. 25) “Billeted,” Playhouse (Dec. 25) — — “Intelligence.” Telepathy. 20 Mins.; Full Stage. City. Act opens with man making an- nouncement from stage. Brings out two hefty-looking women, seats one at piano and other in “one,” blindfolds both. He calls the one at the piano “Saloha” and the other “Mahatma.” Passes slips around and _ requests questions to be answered and names of musical selections. to be played. Claims “Mahatma” is a “cabalistic phe- nomenon.” The answers to the ques- tions are along the following lines: “You are going to have success,” “you contemplate marriage,” “you can’t marry, you can’t support yourself,” etc. Musical selections are interspersed with the “answers.” Solo, Holliday and Willette. “On Detail” (Songs and Talk). 15 Mins.; One (Special). “On Detail” as presented by Holli- day and Willette (man and woman) is an idea allowing for the introduction of the man in policeman clothes, with rich widow calling upon the depart- ment for protection. The conversa- tion is mildly interesting. J+ contains a number of rather aged “gags.” but through the assurance of the comic gains its purpose. The cop in the widow’s supposed former husband's evening clothes, appears in a sort of a comic make-up. Thereafter they confine their efforts to songs. The woman also makes a change and then have a double operatic number for a closer. The turn in spots is passable, but the other sections will put the com- bination on the better small time. Pealson and Goldie. Singing and Talking. 13 Mins.; One. In their latest Pealson and Goldie are remaining close to the former spe- cialty insofar as the style of work is concerned and tre whistling bit that proved one of the sure spots. The opening dialog is light weight and drawn out, giving the turn a rather slow start that could stand revision. The idea is about a bellboy, and bits of the conversation relating to the present shortage of coal and heat. That leads into the songs. with the duo gaining the best results in that respect. The turn needs considerable work before it will be running right. When that is reached they should be able to go in the bigger houses in an early spot. Songs. 14 Mins.; One. City. A classy-looking man and woman. She enters alone and sings “Gianina Mia” in a mezzo voice reaching to about G natural. After which she re- pairs to the piano and he enters to sing “Macushla,” with a light, throaty tenor to B.. Duet, “In the Land of Wedding Bells.” Medley duet with good counter melody. For encore, “Dixie and You,” with more counter melody. Voices evidently cultivated and they make a good impression. Jolo, (Continued on page 21.)

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pM BEI SOISS Bie Hii, Wat 2 ae es a SHOW REVIEWS PALACE. Since the divine Sarah is the acknowledged attraction that really placed the star of the Palace on the ascendant after everyone else failed in that purpose in the early months ef that theater, it seems eminently fit she should gra¢ the house in the final weeks of it will Imost certainly be the French us’ last American appearance, The wisdom of booking Mme. Bernhardt for an engagement starting immediately with what is known as “the worst week” in theatricals, : visibly acclaimed at the Palace. Tuesday é there wasn’t an available seat left— and that was just six days before Christmas. It certain no vaudeville house in the coun- try is playing to such big business during t week and very few, if any, legitimate houses doing as much either. Which is the answer to the only Bernhardt. Mme. Bernhardt in the early week came forth with a newer playlet timed to the min- ute. calted “From the Theatre to the Field of Honor” (‘Du Theatre Au Champ D’Hon- neur’). For the latter half she is playing “Camille.” A bill of large dimensions sur- rounded the great French star. There was Belle Baker—very much present, and aside from the three-minute ovation given Bern- hardt. she assembled the hit of the regular vaudevillian She handled a punch song with her third number, it being “There's a Million Herces in Every Corner of the U, 5. A.,”” after which the house was Belle's Very prettily did she deliver a semi-ballad war number, “A Baby's Prayer at Twilight.”” Then came & comedy number to shade her routine and other numbers followed. William Le Maire and Ed Gallagher, just ahead of her, intrenched very strongly with “The Battle of Whatstheuse.’”” The turn has improved since its original city showing some weeks ago and so many laughing lines have been injected it is to be regarded as one of the best comedy offerings lately developed. Le Maire certainly holds up his end of the family reputation at blackface fun-making. The balance of the first part also played splendidly. Paul Gordon and Ame Rica started with their novelty cycling turn, and its sev eral thrills kept the house quiet. Surprising well did Lyons and Yosco register second, The harp playing of Lyons still stands out as the big asset, but there was laughter with the dialect talk and the big returns at the finish left no doubt the boys are favorites. The Cameron Sisters, with their classy duds and hangings, closed intermission. The act has been somewhat changed over its original showing some weeks ago. Instead of a jazz band accompanying them they have Burton Daniels at the piano, and he is some player, incidentally materially helping the girls, whose long suit is appearance. Frank Carter, single, opened after inter- mission (New Acts) and then Bernhardt. It was some little thing to ask Brendel and Bert to take up the running after the house finally subsided in its enthusiasm. Still that’s what wie tow-thatched Brendel did. Comparatively very few people left after Bernhardt and it wasn't long before the house was giggling over Brendel’s Swede caricature, and when his wedding “finery” started dissembling all over the stage the laughter was general, The team doubled from the Colonial, but their Palace score in next-to-closing spot was miles ahead of that attained at the Colonial in an earlier spot. The show was closed by Maria Lo and Co., with her delightfu! posings to represent repro- ductions of famed porcelains. The posings held the house in a large majority. A new grouping, called “Columbia,” for a finale was quite effective. Ibee. COLONIAL. may have been framed with the light pre-holiday week draw in mind, any- way that is the way it impressed. The re- sults obtained as far as the two-thirds ca- pacity downstairs Monday night was con- cerned, reminded one of the historic Colonial The bill chill. But the bouse could not be blamed this time, for the entertainment was a dis- tinctly under standard affair. Not improving things was the presence of two playlets with talking spirits ambling about. One figured in Robert T. Haines sketch, “The One Way Out’? (New Acts), and the other was in Emmett Devoy’s “The Call of Childhood.” Mr. Devoy may have some- thing in the way of a fantasy to amuse chil- dren, but as there were no children present Monday evening, one couldn't tell. There wasn't a hit in sight until next to closing, when Bailey and Cowan pranced on with their own brand of syncopation. That the house liked and wanted more of. Or- dinarily the team would fit further up on a bill, but they seemed rightly placed here. Alf Loyal and -his dog, ‘“‘Toque,” ended the show though the act is essentially a The one dog really carries the acceptably, big top turn. act through. Florenze Tempest, the headliner, opened after intermission, having been moved up one spot, as programed. Her boy numbers caught on nicely. Rather a classy little single. With the bill noticeably shy in comedy, Brendel and Bert were most welcome. But Brendel’s funny ‘“‘Swede” couldn’t be ex- pected to supply eneugh laughs for the whole veyin On ?oarth thes did fairly weil, Pooley and Nelson with their versatile rou- tine also amused, placed third. Alfred Ber- gen, possessing a corkinge baritone, fitted in No. 2, while the three Jahns opened the show with their “upsidedown" work. As head to head balancers they have few equals in vau- deville or out. Tbee. ROYAL. It was a big show for the Bronx this week, and the attendance there, while slightly off Tuesday night, caused the management no alarm in connection with the rather pre- tentious program. There were a few vacancies in the rear of the orchestra, but the Bronxites could have at least showed their appreciation in return and taken the house by storm. That should happen later in the week, for the Royal undoubtedly has not held as good a show in months. Notwithstanding it started at 8:15 and closed at 11:15 it held a continuous interest with the auditors (as usual) appreciating everything. A number of “names,” who marked up a big score found opposition in others, who gained like returns. Those included the Bison City Four, Herman and Shirley, Farber Girls, Macart and Bradford, Cummings and Mitchell and Lambert and Ball. It was somewhat of a toss-up as to the biggest, but the Farber Girls were forced to speech, like- wise Cumming and Mitchell. Lambert and Ball could have tied up proceedings in the next-to-closing spot, a rather hard position following such a long show, but merely did their encore and departed amidst heavy ap- plause. The combination offered a repertoire of numbers, including two new Ball compo- sitions, “When An Irishman Dreams of Old Erin” and ‘I'll Find a Bit of Heaven in Your Irish Heart of Love,” that are characteristic of his distinctive style. The Bison City Four were the first to reach anythine resembling a hit. Piaced rather early (No. 2) they encountered little diffi- culty in gaining results with their comedy, that at times closely borders on the slap- stick. It was fully enjoyed, hewever, for it is comedy they dote on in this neighborhood. Their final effort was a burlesque on the “Knitting Club.” It proved a scream. Her- man and Shirley followed to like results, the contortions and seemingly impossible dancing, being responsible. The Farber Girls then entered and started rather lightly, slowly gaining. Macart and Bradford closed the first part with their one- act faree, registering an unlimited number of laughs, In the second part Cummings and Mitchell cre the first to land. They followed Grace Fisher after intermission. Miss Mitchell is gradually improving, according to her efforts Tuesday night, and appears more accustomed to her surroundings. Mr. Cummings worked rather easy, more so than previously. He bounced about the boards in his usual “nut’’ manner, soon putting the entire house in a siege of laughter that continued even after he had made a small departing remark. Miss Fisher has a wardrobe and pianist that are sure-fire for her. Joe Boganny’s Lunatic Bakers held attention for a while, making a good deal of noise, too much, fn fact. The Eddy Duo opened successfully with sensational mid-air work, getting the house with a back somersault, while the “Makers of History” kept them seeted at the final. RIVERSIDE, Although there were but seven acts on the bill at the Riverside, the show ran over the usnal time limit. through two of the acts ab- sorbine practically two hours of time. They were Gus Edwards’ Annual Song Revue (New Acts), which closed the show. and ran for an hour and eleven minutes, and the act of Im- hoff, Conn and Coreene, closing the first part, with 35 minutes to their credit. In addition to the regular program of seven acts there was James J. Morton in the ca- pecity of announcer, and each of his pre- ambles was greeted with laughs by the au- dience. The floor was far from being filled, although the upper balcony seemed to hold a fairly good crowd. The Edwards act must have done its share toward attracting the au- dience, for those in the front of the house tendered a reception to almost each in the act who have been apenaring in the various Ed- werds restaurant shows alone Broadway. The show got under wav with Robert Ever- est’s Novelty Circus, which pleased. The Parry Girls, Clara and Emily, in the second snot, simply carried things their own wuy. An Trish Tad number next to closing and the double “China Honevmoon” were very ef- fectively put over and the girls were entitled to an encore number from the applause given them. Dorothy Tove replaced Cecfl Cunningham in the third and she managed to interest, al- though there were a number of those sented in front rather inclined to take her efforts lightly, but the major portion seemed im- pressed. “The Pest House,” with Imhoff, Conn and Coreene appears a bit drawn out, though there are lauchs aplenty. Harry Cooper, assisted by Jim Realey, onened the second half and scored. The Edwards act finished the bill with a grand red fire patriotic finale that had the house wild. The Hearst-Pathe ended the show. Fred ALHAMBRA. As was to be expected, the attendance was a little off Monday night at the Alhambra, but what they lacked numerically they seemed to be anxious to make up for it In enthusiasm. As the show opened shortly after eight o'clock, and the traffic was more or less blockaded hy the rematns of the storm, a goodly portion of the i arriving, and the first two acts suffered through being walked in on. The Morin Sisters opened with a variety of dances from neat to nutty, enjoyed by those already seat- ed. More people seemed to be coming in on Ward and Cullen than for the opening act, and as a result they did not fare so well as they did at the Royal last week. Bostock’s Riding School, with its circus ring, bare- back riders and training apparatus whereby youths from the audience were invited to have their first lesson in riding, the most proficient to receive a prize, accomplished what it was designed for—a big laughing finish. Harry Carroll opens with a new rag song and lands big with his medley of popular successes. He was so well liked he had to do a couple of strongly demanded encores. Paul Dickey and Co. in “The Lincoln Highway- man,” have improved their surprise dramatic sketch since first showing in New York by building up the comedy and eliminating the so-called acrobatic portion of the fight lead- ing up to the denouement. The star, how- ever, is growing careless in his enunciation. The two big riots of the show were in the second half—Rockwel!l and Wood, and Milt Collins. Rockwell and Wood opened after intermisison and had the house in hysterics. Milt Collins, separated from the other hit by Connolly and Wenrich, fared equally well with his tangletalk monolog. He probably never went better in his entire stage career. Every time he said “Believe me” the audi- ence shrieked. Collins seems to be growing more emphatic in his delivery—a vast im- provement, Connolly special set, cess and were well rich was the second pianist on the bill to offer a medley of his own compositions. Carl Randall and Ernestine Myers made an effective closing turn with their acrobatic and gyrational stepping. Randall should sub- stitute another costume for his “Faunt!erov” panties. It effeminizes him and spoils the otherwise excellent impression he — oto. their artistic Percy Wen- and Wenrich, with registered a neat, applauded. pretty suc- AMERICAN ROOF. If there was any “cheating” apparent in the show as a starter of the week before Christmas it was “camouflaged” by a display of “names.” favorites and diverting enter- tainment that put many a previous bill far back in the shade. Barring a sameness in snots here and there the show rounded out immense entertainment, “immense,” judging from the way some of the acts were re- ceived. Business was splendid Monday night. house ran the feature film, “The Silent Man” (W. S. Hart) unstairs and down, and very few quit their seats when the Hart pic- ture was started at the close of the vaude- ville portion, The Onenine were the Tsahelle Sisters, followed by Tribble and Brown (New Acts). Brosius and Brown (not the same Brown with Trib- ble) combined cycling with comedy to ad- vantage, Act apnlauded. Will and Mary Rovers, a lauching hit, were followed by the Gliding O’Menras. The jat- ter are revarded as neighborhood favorites by reason of their having started In the show business in the American section. They got a recention and were so well received at the conclusion of their dancing routine” that young O’Mesra had to make a sneech. He did real well with the speech, considering he is a dancer. The O'’Mearas worked hard and were amply rewarded. After intermission Evelyn Cunningham ap- peared. She has heen on the Roof before, and shows much tmprovement. Miss Cunnine- ham’s looks are an asset in her present com- panv. O’Brien Havel and Miss Valeska presented “Ticks and Clicks,” and while Havel is not as young and snry as he used to be. he got a lot of fun out ef the role and being ably. assisted by Miss Valeska, who sang effec- tively. Britt Wood stopned the show. The audience couldn’t get enough of his style of entertain- ing. The Sterling Rose Trio closed. A wo- man doesn’t do much in the acrobatics, but has the stage all to herself at one time to show she can throw a mandolin around her neck while strumming it and do a little dancing at the same time. Not only slowed up the turn, but appeared amateurish. Mark. FIFTH AVE. Of the eight acts the last half last week six went in for singing. although Jas. C. Mor- ton just touched it. That relapse was made up by Mabel Burke, who sang an illustrated picture. Almost every turn tried to steal a couple of bows and that slowed the procession u p. Gilbert and Friedland, next-to-closing, had anything but an easy task, compelled to fol- low six singing turns, but they proved strong enough to carry them across with equal suc- cess in comparison to the others. By the time the Dayton Family made their ‘appearance in the closing spot, a good portion of the aud- iters were making for the exit. The Aeroplane Girls opened with “butterfly” device that is of short duration, but contains sensational swinging by the girls. Green and Pugh passed away nicely after making a bid for top honors with songs and talk, and not being content with that stalled around, but to little results. Holliday and Willette (New Acts) were fol- lowed by Maul Earl and Co. in a novelty offering that immediatelv gained sufficient ree- ognition to place it amongst the winners of the evening. Pealson and Goldie (New Acts). Jas. C. Morton, assisted by Miss Diamond and a young boy and girl, poured entertain- ment all over the place, gaining laughs while cutting nonsensical capers. Gilbert and Fried- land then banged across a safe mark with their repertoire of songs. HARLEM OPERA HOUSE. The show the first half was a dandy, and those there sure did like it. Between the fourth and fifth acts was shown a comedy picture and also a pieture ‘filmed by the Remick & Co., to accompany their latest song, “Sweet Little Butter¢up,” a song of catchy melody. The Artois Bros, started fast at 8.15, with their comedy bar work. The clown make-up brings a laugh at their opening. Mr. Craig and Miss Calvert, two good violinists, would do well as singles. They open with operatic selections, then each a solo, together again for a duet. The song following should be dropped, as neither has a singing voice, and the song slows up the turn. Their cake-walk finish sent them off to an applause finish. With plenty of work this should be able to hold an early spot on the better bills. “This Way Out,” a playlet by Walter Per- cival, is a nice little sketch, and was well received. Alexander and Fields in “The Tourists” has ‘em laughing all the way. The parodies the team uses are great, and with them both in tramp costumes, what else could be expected? The crowd just kept on ap- plauding for the men during the first few feet of the comedy picture which followed. Dillon and Parker (New Acts) in their song and dance offering have a nice turn, and left, the house in such a mood that Sid Lewis had a hard time getting over. Mr. Lewis had a bad cold, could hardly talk, so that may ac- count for his poor showing. The closing position went to Larry Reilly and Co. in “The Minstrel of Kerry.” The act is sure- fire and will hold any audience in for the exit march. HAMILTON. The recent business depression at the Hamilton may have been somewhat due to bad shows. If that is so, it was gripped in the nick of time, with the results showing the house is regaining its former position. Monday night the good sized attendance witnessed one of the best programs the Ham- iiton has held in months. Perhaps it was the arrangement, but the bill started awav nicely and never once let up. Manager Blockhouse returning to the theatre may account for a great deal here, even the old S. R. O. sign, and that may yet again be dug out of its long storage. Gordon and Gordon (two men) were given the opening position, and did their portion sufficiently well to allow the Hal Lancton Trio to score a passing mark in the follow- ing spot. The former team goes through a routine of contortions that is amazing, bend- ing themselves into knots as though bone- less. The Hal Lancton Trio have appear- ance, but try too much in the comedy line, hindering the harmony that might be worked for better results. That should be their mair aim, for they apnear more proficient in that than in the comedy department. Harry Hayward and Co. in their former sketch, “The Devil,” soon secured strict at- tention. A short special reel showing the Halifax disaster was then thrown on the screen, followed by Dyer and Perkoff (New Acts), ITaura Ordway did nicely in the next to closing spot. especially so with her special comedy numbers. Miss Ordway slips an oc- easional remark across that is somewhat faulty before a neighborhood audience. Like- wise certain bits of business. “The Melody Garden.” a sextet of women, doing a musical specialty mostly upon brass, held them seated and closed to applause. LINCOLN SQUARE. Quite some time for the house to fill Tues- day night, but it finally did, and then they sat there waiting for something to happen. All the real merriment was supplied by an Alice Howell two-reel comedy run in the mid- dle of the show. Outside of that Mel East- man and Johnny Neff were the only ones to get a rise out of audience. Stevens and Falke, two girls, opened, one singing an Indian song, the other dcing a dance, both in costume and inside o? a spe- cial set. The turn was split half and half between them, one taking care of the melody while the other did the dancing, and neither did too well. Mel Eastman was on No. 2 and breezed along fairly with his gags, coming back for an encore. For a regular finish Mr. Eastman is singing a Waterson, Berlin & Sny- der medley that doesn’t seem to have much sense to it lyrically, but the melody may hold it up. Fennell and Tyson failed to start anything; they just about passed. Walters and Moore had a sketch that needs fixing in any number of spots. The woman taking in a dual role is a much better “straight” than her partner is a comedian. Johnny Neff and his quartet, billed as “Nappy and Army,” held up the latter part. The house was just about ready for them and the boys did very well, returning for an extra num- ber. _ 23D STREET. Business a little off Monday night es- pecially on the upper floors. Eight acts, a Weekly News Picture and a Triangle feature, with Truly Shattuck and Emma O’Neil and Henshaw and Avery sharing the chief ap- plause honors, the latter doing a little the pnerrer, The show got under way at 8.15 with Mer- tens and Arena opening in their acrobatic act, followed by Dennett and O’Brien, sing- ing and dancing. The latter team scored. Gladys Alexandria and Co., in the third spot, did fairly well. The idea is new but the raaterial old and could stand brushing up.

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Oo- @OrOosd oO co wl. He. ww i, De i ~~ Se — = SHOW REVIEWS Ernest Rackett as Richard Carle in vaude- ville makes a funny appearance. The crowd was kept guessing whether his evening clothes were meant for comedy or dress. His songs were liked but his jokes missed, the audience not smiling until he grew a bit “raw.” The harmony singing and solo numbers done by Murphy, Van and Kenyon, with their final song, “Meet Me at the Station,” one of the men being out in the house with a conductor’s uniform on and calling out the stations, sent them over big. The surprise. came with Henshaw and Avery, whose cross fire had the people in an uproar. Owing to Miss O’Neil’s cold, the Shattuck-O’Neil act was cut to ten minutes and were followed by the Three Muzunos clos- ing the show a little after ten. Roy Stewart in “One Shot Ross” was the five-reel feature. LAST HALF SHOWS. (Dec. 13 to 16.) 23D STREET. The bill the last half last week was chuck full of comedy and speed. Hubert, Dyer and Coyne, with their acro- batics, opened to a fast start, maintained throughout. Stanley and Birnes followed and scored strongly with eccentric dancing The sketch, ‘‘Love in the Suburbs,” with three people (policeman, husband and wife), was well liked. The material is there and all three work nicely. Loughlin and West did nicely, singing and dancing. The turn opened slowly, but as it moved along picked up, and received good ap- plause at the finish. The talk should be cut down as much as possible, using more songs and another dance. The crossfire slows up the act in parts. Gertrude Barnes, in-the next position, passed with her sure-fire ending, posing as Joan of Are and the Statue of Liberty. Detzel and Carroll, two men, black-face and _ straight, the straight being a doctor, with the drop representing a doctor’s office, went over with a bang. Their talk earned one laugh after another. A novel opening was used by Frank Carter, who tells the audience they need not applaud as he has engaged the orchestra, stage hands, ushers, etc., to applaud him. A piano player comes out after the first song, asking if he is Frank Carter, and saying he (piano player) was sent to play four songs for him. Carter starts after an argument between the orchestra leader and his accompanist. His four num- bers were liked, with an acrobatic dance send- ing him through to the biggest hit of the evening. “The Girls of the Altitude’ (four) closed the show at 10:05 p. m. with a Triangle picture final. FIFTH AVENUE. The bill at the Fifth Avenue for the initial half was quite lengthy, or seemed so, Earnie Potts and Co. opened with an ath- letic turn. Toward the finish the audience wearied somewhat. The manipulation of about 25 to 30 punching bags by the three men and one woman didn’t get much in re- turns, although it’s an interesting act through the number of people employed, and should do for an opening big time Warren and Frost (New Acts), No. 2, did fairly. The Four Harmony Kings. next, were the clean up. desnite so early. The colored boys sing exceptionally well toeether and have arranged a nice routine, all going to make up a singing quartet that can class with the best. Harry Beresford and Co. amused the house and received their share of applause. The act depends mostly upon Mr. Beresford and the woman. The rest of the company don't class. McCormack and Irving followed and did well enough. The couple sang six num- bers, one an encore. A special drop helps, and it is needed, as the pair are not any too strong on voice. The; act is nothing to rave over, neither is it one to take a fall out of, so the best way is to call it 50-50, “The Corner Store’ can make the people laz=s, but it never appears to be able to draw apniause. The “sketch” fs there as a laneh getter. Travato-followed the rube act, and found ft hard sledding until he started to kid the gallerv alone. Even the “plant” in the box warbling falled to arouse enthusiasm. The violinist still uses the foolish run when entering and exiting. Following the whistling of the boys upstairs the house had to listen to a girl sing ‘So Wong Mother,” this not doing the act any good. Gladys Taylor (New Acts) closed the show, and held to the finish. AMERICAN ROOF. An even running show at the Roof the sec- ond half last week. The house was light in attendance. but the weather and approaching holidays made the alibi for that. Alexander and Swain opened, the man doing two oil paintings and the girl singing three songs. The boy's sketching isn't so bad, but the woman’s warbling is more of a liability than an asset. Robinson and Dewey did fairly well, with the regular routine of a two- act. The comedian might put more ginger tn the songs. The California Orange Packers, No. 3, held the interest of the house. the fin- ish getting the turn. over. nicelv Mabel Harper and Co., with the “Co.” a girl at the piano, did four songs, going through in 10 minutes. Miss Harper pleased with her “nut stuff.’’ The DePace Opera Company closed the first half with high brow numbers, and seemed to be going along until the two men started to play on a mandolin and gui- tar. The act is running 20 minutes, which is it a bat. Maude Tiffany opend after intermission. She is still proficient at pvtting over rag numbers. The orchestra was a great help to her, playing all her songs exceedingly well. Miss Tiffany sang four and closed to good applause. Dorothy Burton and Co. had a sketch with nothing exceptional in it or in characters. It should do in the smaller houses. The Temple Quartet came the nearest of any toa “hit.” They sang four melodies and two more as encores. Not much comedy, and the voices are at least average, so it makes a good turn for the route. Monroe and Grant, on a trampoline, closed the show and did fairly well. The house, or most of it, re- mained to see Fairbank’s clean up on a few hundred guys. NEW ACTS. (Continued from page 19.) Barlowe and Deerie. Repartee With Song Trimmings. 15 Mins.; One. Josephine Barlowe and Helen Deerie, one a comediennc and the other doing straight for a neat, well-gowned “sis- ter” act, open with a novel introduction of cross-fire talk that eventually blends into a talking song. The second number at the piano is conversational, sup- posedly between a mother and her daughter, followed by a bit of poetry, afterwards burlesqued. They finish with a knitting number at the piano, picked up by the orchestra for a harmony finish. There are no single numbers and the two women do not leave the stage. A very neat act of its kind and will improve with playing. Jolo. Dyer and Perkoff. Songs and Talk. 11 Mins.; One. Hamilton. Two men in a conventional talking skit employing a rather aged layout of chatter that will survive only in the smaller houses. The comic wears a somewhat grotesque make-up, although relying mostly upon his facial expres- sions to score. The straight works rather nicely, but might tone down his speaking voice. It is a passable turn for an early spot in the smaller houses. Gladys Taylor and Co. Dances. 15 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). Fifth Avenue. A fairly good dancing act this and good enough for the smaller houses, though it deserves a better spot than closing, as it was given at Fifth Avenue. There are two girls and a boy. Miss Taylor dances with her partner, then doing a solo, the other girl singing in between to allow her to make a change. The act is in “one” for a short dance, returning to full stage for a finish. The girls dress and look well. The boy isn’t bad, either, though too effeminate in action. A fairly good act. Warren and Frost. Songs and Talk. 14 Mins.; One and Two. Fifth Avenue. Opens in “one” with the pair singing a medley of old songs, the girl sticking to opera mostly. Then into “two” with the usual husband and wife “cross-fire,” badly done. But one or two laughs throughout the entire “smart repartee.” They return to “one” for a finish. The girl has a nice appearance and a fair voice, that also going for the man, but both are deficient in delivering lines. If the routine were changed to more singing and less talk it should benefit materially. Dillion and Parker. Songs, Talk and Dances. 15 Mins.; One. Harlem O. H. Dillon and Parker (man and woman) opening in front of a special drop with talk, follow with a song and dance, and make a corking good two-act. Their material is good, the gags new and their appearance first-class. The single numbers, “I Should Worry What the People Say,” by the girl, and “A Baby’s Prayer,” by the man, were wild-fire, with the couple returning for “When I Get Married to You,” and closing with “Meet Me at the Station.” OBITUARY 2 ee eet As a result of the effects of an acci- dent last September, when he fell and sustained a fractured hip, Henry Clay Barnabee, the great “Sheriff of Not- tingham” and dean of the comic opera stage, died at his home, 16 Roanoke avenue, Jamaica Plain (near Boston), Dec. 16. He was 84 vears old. He was buried Tuesday at Portsmouth, N. H., of which place he was a native. His first professional appearance as an actor was at the old Boston Museum in “All That Glitters Is Not Gold.” in which he played “Toby Winkle.” This was Nov. 9, 1866. In 1870 he organized a regular’concert company. When the Ideal Pinafore Opera Co. was formed he was cast for “Sir Tosenh” and made a big hit. He and W. H. Mac- Donald were the sole proprietors of “The Bostonians.” When “Robin Hood” was presented he played the role of the “Sheriff of Nottingham” nearly 1,900 times. Mr. Barnabee was well known to thousands through his sing- ing of “The Cork Leg,” and according to his estimate he sang this song at least 5000 times. In 1859 he married Clara George of Warner, N. H. She died Christmas day, 1909. Unveiling monument of my dear husband DR. HENRY ISKOWITZ 3 o’clock, Dec. 23d, Union Pield Ceme- tery, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. In- clement weather following Sunday. FRIENDS INVITED Wirs. HENRY iSKOWITZ William B. Hines, age 58. died Dec. 14 at his home in Rye, N. V.. The de- ceased was operated upon about 10 days previously, at White Plains, for some internal trouble. He had been a member, since his marriage 38 vears before to Earle Remington, of Hines and Remington, with Mr. and Mrs. Hines, having starred for several sea- sons in “The Heart of New York.” The remainder of their married life, profes- sionally, was spent in vaudeville. When quite young and entering the varieties, Hr. Hines did a double turn with a male partner, the team being known as Hines and Cummings. ANNA REICH BELOVED MOTEER o FELIX and BERNARD REICH Who departed this life Dec. 7, 1917. May her soul rest in peace, LAURIE ORDWAY ET TEE LET, ITI George F. McCabe, playing in many Broadway and road plays, as well as in pictures, died in Bellevue, New York, Dec. 17, after a long illness. His heme was at 570 West 180th street. The funeral was held on Thursday, under the auspices of the Actors’ Fund of America. Edward J. McDermott, known pro- fessionally as Ed. J. Mack (Mack and Bennett), died at the Jefferson Hotel, Pine Bluff, Ark., Dec. 7. The deceased was 38 years of age and had been prominent as an artist an:! manager. The body was shipped to New Ken- sington, Pa. IN FOND MEMORY OF DR. O. M. LEISER Our Beloved Friend Who passed away Dec. 8, 1917. From his Devoted Friends THE COURTNEY SISTERS and Their Mother a John T. Fleming, an attorney at- tached to the law offices of Irving Ackerman in San Francisco, died last week asa result of the beating inflicted upon him by robbers. Fleming was 70 years old. Lilian Goldberg, 18, said to be an actress in stock was found dead in an apartment in West 45th street, Dec, 14. Death was due to an overdose of heroin, according to Dr. Rothenberg, of Bellevue. Frank Wilson, a chorus man who lived at the same address, was held as a material witness. LOUIS WESLEY Tho’ years come and go, I shall miss you to the end. For many pleasant seasons You booked me, dear Friend. LAURIE ORDWAY Mrs. Franklin Lee Prentice (Frankie Lee) died last week at the Miseri- cordia Hospital, New York, ot appendi- citis. She was 37 years of age and has appeared on Broadway in a number of musical comedies. The remains were .taken to Baltimore. Esther Wadsworth Pierce, age 23, died in Los Angeles last week. She was a daughter of Mrs. Genevieve Do- loro Belasco and with her mother ap- peared in “Kismet” on its last tour. Leona Noble, wife of Jack Noble (Searcey and Noble), died Dec. 8, in Hartford, Conn., of tuberculosis, aged 22. She leaves, besides her husband, a baby seven months old. W. Murdoch Lind, a press agent and known as a writer for musical produc- tions, died Dec. 12 in New York. The body was taken to Baltimore, his native city. IN LOVING MEMORY of MY DEAR FATHER JOHN H. BARRY (Four Huntings) Who died Nov. 29, 1916. May his soul rest in peace. His Loving Daughter MOLLIE HUNTING Fred Hill (Hill and Ackerman), after a lingering illness, died in Endiwood Sanitarium, Baltimore, Dec. 14, of tuberculosis. Pearl Cook, of the Wilkes stock in 1916, died in Portland, -Ore., Sunday. lier death made the third in the ranks of Wilkes players. Frank Gotch, former catch-as-catch- can wrestling champion, died at his home at Humboldt, la., Dec. 16. The father of Bob Roberts (Roberts and Maitland) died at St. Louis, aged 79. The mether of Pete Mack died Dec. 18 in Chicago. STOCK TRIAL. Michael Kallister and the Great Henri (retired) are pooling their in- terests on the new stock policy at the Comet (West New York), which will be inaugurated Saturday. Several vaudeville turns will also be offered. Engraving Co. Increases Plant. The Standard Engraving Co., which supplies the theatrical profession with the majority of its electrotypes and cuts, has taken over the plant of the American Press Association of New York, said to be the largest engraving plant in the country. Shortly after the first of the year the Standard will occupy its new quarterg, amalgamating both plants.

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BILLS NEXT WEEK. (Continued from page 17.) Roanoke, Va. ROANOKE (ubo) (Charlotte split) lst half LaMont & Wright Eva Fay Jack Marley Pete & Pals (One to fill) Rochester, N. Y. FAMILY (sun) Lew Hershey Alman & Nevins Friend & Downing Garden Follies Pickard Bros “Crazy Quilts” Rockford, ML PALACE (wva) (Sunday opening) Foley & Massimo Barbour & Juckson “The Slacker” Warren & Conley Ragapation 6 2d half Booth & Leander Ted Corrine Bretan Hipp 4 Tabor & Green Herbert Lioyd Co Sacramento, Cal. ORPHEUM (23-24) (Same bill playing Fresno 25-26; Stock- ton, 2S-2*)). “Four Husbands” Rita Boland Winona Winters Rath Bros Jas Cullen The Levolos HiP (a&h) Two Brownies Paul Earl Sorrento Quintet Jones & Jones The Brads 2d half Chester Johnson Xylo Phiends Develin & Miller Pearls & Burns Fox & Fvans Riva Larson Tr Saxzinaw, Mich. JEF-STRAND (ubo) (Sunday opening) (Flint split) Ist half Enos Frazher Argo & Virginia Lew Welch Co Espe & IPutton “Girl from Holland” St. Louts ORPHEUM Evelyn Nesbit Co Kulmar & Brown Bert Fitzgibbon Chas Howard Co Lordeau & Silverman Vardan & Perry Mang &Snyder (One to fill) GRAND (wva) Musical Hunters Lee & Lawrence Emily Darrell Co Foley & O'Neil Bachman’s Kidland Co Long Tack Sam PARK (wva) “Paradise Valley” 2d half Sectt & Wilson Wiiton Sisters Otto Koerner Co K Hawksley & McKay Peerless Potters EMPRESS (wva) Cole & Tenahy Henry & Moore Delmore & Moore Wilmos Westony Barnold’s Dogs 2d half Willie Misseim Co “Prosperity” Natalie & Ferrari (Three to fill) St. Paul ORPHEUM (Sunday opening) “The Night Boat” “Corner Store” Maryland Singers Frankie Heath Co Bernard & Janis Alfred lLaTell Co Stuart Barnes PALACE (wva) W S Harvey Co Broughtcn & Turner Payton & Spooner Jim McWilliams Zig ZreRev Geo Nagahra 2d haif D’Amore & Douglas H & M Gilbert 4 Seasons Tennessee Trio (Two to fill) HIFP (abe) Earl & Sunshine Dawson & Dawson Stith & Garnier Roscoe's Royal Nine (One to fill) 2d half Melnotte LaNole Tr Vespo Duo “Girl at Cigar Stand” Killarney Trio (One to fill) Sait Lake ORPHEUM Jean Adair Co Arthur Deagon Skating Bear Tower & Darrell Lioyd & Britt Cooper & Ricardo Kouns Sisters PANTAGES (p) ‘Dream of Orient” Claudia Coleman The Youngers rioey & Lee De Luxe Musical 4 Goldberg & Wayne “All Wrong” San Antonia, Tex. MAJESTIC (inter) Jack & Foris Amanda Gray Co Fd Lee Wrothe Co Hedges & Hedges Maria Orchestra Hunting & Frances Asahi Troupe San Diego PANTAGES (p) Parsons & Irwin “Fireside Reverie” Lloyd & Fuller Buchla Peart Equestrian Lion Wilson Bros HIP (a&h) Walton & Brandt 5 Americans Carne juo Ross Bros Best Morton & Kerr Harry Davis 2d half Van & Yorke Grace Linden Rest, Morton & Kerr Wagner & Wentz 2 Caritons Aerial RHartletts San Francisco ORPHEUM (Sunday opening) “For Pity’s Sake” J& B Morgan Edwin Ceorge Herbert Clifton Scotch Lads & Las Herbert's Dogs Montgomery & Perry PANTAGES (p) (Sunday opening) “Hone Kong Mys” Frank Bush McDermott & Wallace Nan Gray “Revue DeVogue” Martyn & Florence HIP (a&h) (Sunday opening) Monahan & Monahan Carl & Le Clair Barney First Variety Dancers Link & Robinson Costa Troupe CASINO (a&h) (Sunday opening) The Toto's Vincent & Carter Al Prince Alice Teddy Cook & Hamilton 7 Symphony Girls Saskatoon, Can. EMPIRE (wva) (24-26) (Same bill plaving Regina, Regina, Can, 27-29) Lou Burns Sisters Maggie LeClaire Co 3 Millards Kartelli Savannah. Ga, BILIOU (ubo) (Jacksonville split) Ist half Girard’s Monks Helen Ely Co Long & Ward Sam Hearn Choy Ling Hee Co Schenectady, NV. Y. PROCTOR'S (uho) (Syracuse split) Ist half Busse's Terriers Stanley & Rirnes Wilford Clarke Co Chung Hwa 4 4 Moises (Sophie & Harvey Everctt Pp Nay y Syra- cuse 2d half only) Scranton, Pa, POLI'S (ubo) (Wilkes-Barre split) st hal Turner & Grace Wilbur Held Maxwell Quintet Morgan & Parker Stampede Riders Senttle CRPHEUM . (Sunday opening) Avon Comedy 4 Harry Green Co Holt & tosedale The Gaudsmiths Tyier & St Claire Bert Swor Anna Chandler

PANTAGES (p) Wilson's Lions Bert Tuohey Co Lewis & Lake Grindel!l & Esther Arno Antonio 3 PAL-HIPP (ah-wva) (23) (Same hill playing Hipp, Portland, 27) Skating Venuses Follette & Wicks Marshall & Covert Kelly Wilder Co r Jere Sanford Sioux City, Ia. ORPHEUM (wva) Rekoma Fiske & Fallon Lawrence & Edwards Harry Hollman Co “Miss America” 2d half J & K Demaco Valyada & B Nutts Alf ae H White Co Kelly & Galvin Leach LaQuinlan 3 PRI? NC CT SS (abc) Geo C icy Co | ny 4 Gi ( ir Stund An Eva Fay (One to fill) 2d half Ler <i & Strum Lei ¢ Coulter Eline r Sherman W Davis Anni a NE va Fay arene Falls, 8S. D. oe M (abc) B ld’s Dogs | SF: Hoo Trio Lei +, & Coulter Military 4 2d half Military 4 eGo Clancy Co (Iwo to hill) S. Bend, Ind. ORPHEUM (wva) Schoen & Walton ‘4; Peaches & Pair” Demarest & Collette Page Huck & Mack (One to fill) 2d half Van Camps Mahoney Rogers M Montgomery Co Mad & Winchester “Smart Shop” Spartansburg, S. C, HARRIS (ubo) (Greenville split) Ist half Young & April Skipper & Kastrup Walters & Walters Harry Ellis Priucess Deer Co Spokane PANTAGES (p) “Bride Shop” F & O Walters Senator Murphy Jack Kennedy Co Rodriquez HIPP (ah-wva) (255) (Same _ bill playing Liberty, Walla-Wal- la, 28) Alvarez Duo Rosalie Ascher Walsh & Rand “Night With Lew Ward Shanghai Trio Springfield, Tl. MAJESTIC (wva) (Sunday opening) 3 Lordens Berrick & Hart “Fascinating Flirts” Pat Barrett Roth & Roberts Lasoria & Gilmore 2d half Laypo & Benjamin Austil & Bailey Pisano & Bingham Wovolt & Stewart Hager & Goodwin Musical Nosses Springfield, Mass. PALACE (ubo) Elrey Sisters Joe & Vera White “Congressman Kitty” Arthur Whitelaw Duquesne Comedy “‘The New Model” 2d half Gilmore & Castle Gallarini Sisters “The Clock Shop” Murphy Van & Kenyon Palfrey Hall & Brown B’WAY (loew) Hinkel & Mae Eckhoff & Gordon Ferguson & Sunderl’d Kremer & Cross fQne to oll j Poets” tf De Renzo & LaDue Geo Randall Co H Zahns Dunne “Be ity Fountain” (One to fill) Springtield, O. SUN (sun) Levy & Cooper Lillian Mortimer Co Jimmie Lucas Co 8 Black Dets 2d half Walmsley & Leighton “Inbad the Sailor” Belle Trio Kirksmith Sisters Stamford, Conn. STAMFORD (loew) 2d half Alberta Ward & Shubert W E Whittle McKay’s Revue (One to fill) Stockton, Cal. HIP (a&h) Chester Johnson Fox & Evans Xylo Phiends Develin & Miller Pearls & Burns Riva Larson Tr 2d half Randem Trio Buster & Eddy Franks & Waters Thornton & Thornton Corty Sisters 3 Riano’s Superior, Wis. PALACE (wva) Stetson & Huber Robert & Robert Morris & Allen Marcelle D'Armore & Douglas 2d half Paul Petching Co Fred & Mae Waddell 5 Funsters 4 Juggling Normans (One to fill) Syracuse, N. Y, TEMPLE (ubo) (Schenectady split) Ist half Bender & Herr loaite re ' r &. ce Gageper & inclairz JI& W Henni ings Dooley & Sales McIntosh & Maids (One to fill) Tacoma PANTAGES (p) “Cycle of Mirth” Naynou'’s Lirds Gasch Sisters Byal & Early Bill Pruitt HIPP (ah-wva) (Same bill Palace-Hipp, tle, 27) Violet & Charles Klisbey & Geneva D amet & Young Cliff Dean Players Zuhn & Dries Swain’s Cockatoos Terre Haute, ind. HIPP (wva) playirg Seat- (Evansville split) 1st half Chief little Elk Co Morgan & Gray Fitch Cooper (Two to fill) Toledo KEITH’S (ubo) Kerslake's Pigs Stone & Hayes Lydia Barry Co Bert Levy Clark & Verdi Lee Kohlman Co Gene Green Co Fantino Troupe Toronto SHEA’S (ubo) Pieriria Sextet Sylvia Clark Fisher Hawlev Co Misses Chalfonte Moore & Gerald Leavitt & Lockwood Wilson Rubrey J “Beauty” YONGE (loew) Burns & Foran Peggy Brooks tegal & Mack Lee & Cranston Melody Land Bell Boy Trio Harvey DeVora 3 Trenton, N. J. TAYLOR (ubo) 2d half (20-22) Ivy & Ivy Statzer & Scott Newmans Durkin Girls Frank King “Miss Matches Miss” Troy, N. Y. PROCTOR’S (ubo) (Albany split) Ist half Helene Trio Johnsons & Johnson Chas Seamon John Gordon Co Deoley & Nelson Doree’ Singers Union Hill, N. J. LIBERTY (ubo) 2d half (20-22) Greno & Platt Brown & Demont Chas Dickson Co Clarence Vance “Novelty Girls” Uttea, N. Y. COLONIAL (ubo) Helen Vincent Joe E Bernard Co H & G Ellsworth (Two to fil!) 2d half Pierlot & Scofield Katherine Murray “Fashions a la Carte” (Two to fill) Vancouver, B. C. ORPHEUM Jos Howard's Revue Frank Crumit Rice & Werner Cornelli & Craven Isabelle D’Armond Co The LeCross Kanazawa Japs PANTAGES (p) Primrose Minstrels Barton & Hill “Well Well Well” Marlette's Marionettes Alice Hemilton Jan Rubini Victoria, B. C. PANTAGES (p) Hill & Ackerman Marie LaVarre Burns & Lynn Chauncey Monroe Co Jackson & Wahl “Courtroom Girls” Virginia, Minn. LYRIC (wva) (23-30) Stetson & Huber Robert & Robert Marcelle O’Armore & Douglas Waco, Tex. on a" & MAJESTIC (inter) Alex Bros & Evelyn Pietro Clifford & Wills Brenda Fowler Co Haley Sisters “Broadway Revue” Wallna-Walla, Wash. LIBERTY (ah-wva) (23) (Same Dill playing Zeapire, No Yakima, oan & LaFrance Bernard & Merritt K Beason & Helloway “Camp in Rockies” Geo ¥ Hall Bonessetti ‘Troupe Washington, D. C. KEiTH’'S (ubo) “Bonfire of Empires” Dore’s Celebrities De Woolf Sis Dorothy Brenner “Hit the Trail” Great Lester The Gererd’s Mankider Troupe Waterbury, Conn. POLI’S (ubo) Juno Salmo Kennedy Sheriden & D Grace Hazzard Earl Curtis Co Murphy Van & Kenyon ‘Village Tinker” 24 half Elrey Sisters Barnes & Robinson Belleclaire Bros Elizabeth Cutty A Seymour Brown Co Waterloo, Ia. MAJESTIC (wva) (Sunday opening) DeBourge ‘Sisters Valyda & B Nutts Alfred H White Co Kelly & Galvin (One to fill) 4d half Helen Savage Co Viola Lewis Co Ziegler Sis & Ky 5 Ray Snow Roy & Arthur Wheeling, W. Va. VICTORIA (sun) “Razzle Dazzle” —— Oe 2d helt Frances Dyer Moran Sisters A Seymour Brown Co Arthur Madden 2d halt Those Five Girls Millette Sisters (Two to fill) Wilkes-Barre, Pa. POLI'’S (ubo) (Scranton split) Ist half Garcinetti Bros Mason & Gwynne Zelaya Toney & Norman Colour Gems PLAZA (ubo) Haseltines DeLisle & Johnson “The Clock Shop” Gilmore & Castle Levitation 2d half Wellington & Sylvia Orben & Dixie Fiske Burke & Marris Francis Williams Co Jack McAuliff “Congressman Kitty” Duquesne Comedy 4 Gillette’s Monkeys Yonkers, N. Y. PROCTOR’S (ubo) Drawee Frisco & H (Four to fill) 2d half Black & White Allan Shaw McDevitt Kelly & L “In the Trenches” Warren & Templeton “Makers of History” York, Pa. OPERA HOUSE (ubo) Inness & Ryan “Getting in Soft” (Three to fill) 2d half Corncob Cutups Kasting Kays Winnipeg wd Mel & Phillips ORPHEUM Odiva (Two to fill) Youngstown, 0O. 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A-1 EXCLUSIVE SONG NUMBERS and dis- tinctive personality. 270 West 11th Street, vaudeville acts Cash or royalty. written to fit your Al Johnston, New York. AN A-1 BARGAIN. DROP, USED BY WELL KNOWN LARGE AND VETLOUR ARTIST. FOR ’ ASSORTMENT OF _ SATIN, PURCHASED FROM DE. SALE FUNCT FIRM SOLD AT SACRIFICE, $200 A CURTAIN ANY COLOR. USED CURTAINS ALWAYS ON HAND. FREDERICK’S STUDIO, 643 WEST 42ND STREET. BRYANT 3788. - “AA” ORRIN BREIBY, author “5,000 a Year,” Allan Dinehart, hand lesques, monologues. Tei. 282R Ciiffside. etc., has some great ideas on for comedy quartettes, nut acts, bur- What do you need? Material and acts to order. Palisade, N. “ACTS SUITABLE FOR CABARET. FRED FENN AGENCY. BILLY CLOONAN, MGR., 301 GAIETY THEATRE BLDG., NEW YORK. ALLEN SPENCER TENNEY—VAUDEVILLE WRITER NAL SURE-FIRE, 1493 B'WAY, NEW YORK, ORIGI- EXCLUSIVE ACTS, SKETCHES, MONOLOGUES A_ SPECIALTY. “ARENA MUSICAL BUREAU, Strand Thea- tre Bldg., Room 213. Bryant 2550. Have your songs and acts written, arranged and orches- trated ship. artistically and perfect in workman- “ ARTISTS—My melodies and lyrics are great encore winners; B. Nichols, Phone Bryant 4649. “AT LIBERTY—YOUNG | CAN PLAY RAG also monologs and sketches. Come and hear my prize numbers. Virginia Strand Theatre Bldg., Room 321. LADY PIANIST; OR_ CLASSICAL MUSIC. ALSO PLAY WITH ORCHESTRA. MISS R M., VARIETY ~ BOOKING FIRST CLASS ACTS for cabarets throughout the South America Theatre Bidg., Room 601, United States, RILLY CURTIS, Canada and Gaiety New York. _ CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY AND STEN- OGRAPHER with theatrical experience, desires Young man, 25 years old. Address pene oom 424, Longacre Bldg., New York. Tele- phone 8258 Bryant. M. Golden. “DESK ROOM TO LET—PUTNAM BLDG., 1493 BROADWAY. ADDRESS DESK ROOM, c/o VARIETY, NEW YORK CITY. FIRST CLASS FEMALE IMPERSONATOR wishes engagement Comedy, Vaudeville or “Fashion Show. immaculate ful make-up; Burlesque, Musical Beauti- appearance. Have wardrobe of gorgeous costly new gowns, none Saleem Bernard, Reliable people only. 614 W. 135th St., Pelletier, c/o New York City. ~ FOR RENT—OFFICE “AND DESK ROOM FOR RENT NEW YORK. ROOM 508 PUTNAM BLDG., FOR SALE—New evening cloak; beautiful creation; chiffon velvet; sacrifice price $50. Dale, Palace Hotel. Phone any morning before 12. Bryant 816. FOR SALE—Wardrobe, including theatrical trunk; also character, evening an ankle length dresses, clean. Evenings after 7 and Sundays. Osborne, 408 West 42nd St., New York. Ground floor. ~LAMONT’S LARGE REHEARSAL HALL, Broadway Theatre Bldg. Open evens. (Piano.) Two hours $1.00. Special rates for long periods. Bert Lamont, The 6483 Bryant, 5066 Putnam Bldg., New York. “MONOLOGUE JUST WRITTEN. Sell out- right or on royalty, with new points furnished weekly. Author “5,000 a Year,” ee Dine- hart, ete. Orrin Breiby, Palisade, N. J. Tel. 282-R Cliffside. SAN FRANCISCO—Well located fireproof theatre in Fillmore street center, about 1,500 seats, for lease or for sale on very reasonable terms. Apply to Belasco & Mayer, Alcazar Theatre, San Francisco, Calif. SKETCHES, ACTS AND TAB. Comedies of the better class written_to order. Terms to suit your convenience. Billy De Rose, 102 N. Mich., South Bend, Indiana. “TABLOID o on original lines. Company re- hearsed and ready. Booking positively assurcd. Require backer or partner, for chorus, cos- cone and scenery. Maynolin, Variety, New or “UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER, OLD M MODEL VERY GOOD CONDITION. CAN BE SEEN BY wAPPOINTMENT. GORDON, VARIETY,

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ni — 'e @@e\? eee’ MUTUAL’S JAN. RELEASES. Studios producing features for fhe Mutual, have completed releases for the first two months of the new year and a schedule for January, 1918, has been announced. Completed productions include pic- tures from east and west coast studios starring William kussell, Mary Miles Minter, Margarita Fischer, Edna Goodrich, Olive Tell, Ann Murdock, Anita King. REISSUING “LES MISERABLES.” Pathe is reissuing its highly success- ful production of “Les Miserables” of several years ago and has received a farge number of requests from ex- hibitors for its rental. FUNKHOUSER SUSTAINED. Federal Judge Carpenter has upheld Funkhouser of Chicago in the film censors refusal to grant a permit for “The Rose of Blood,” with Theda Bara. The petition of Fox asking for restraint of the censor was dismissed. ANOTHER OF RAPF’S. Harry Rapf’s next film release will take place in January. It will be Rob- wt Warwick and Elaine Hammerstein in “The Accidental Honeymoon,” di- rected by Leonce Perret. “The Struggle Everlasting” was shown by Rapf to an invited audience at the 44th Street theatre last Sunday night. It will probably be state-righted. STAR IN PERSON. When the revived and revised ver- sion of “Cleopatra” is released Helen Gardner, its star, will personally ap- pear in many of the cities where it will be shown. Miss Gardner will head her own pic- ture producing company this spring. Second Barriscale-Paralta. The second Bessie Barriscale-Par- alta release, following “Madam Who?” will be “Within the Cup,” by Monte M. Katterjohn, the final scenes having just been completed. The third Paralta play to be dis- tributed to exhibitors through the Hodkinson service will be “His Robe of Honor,” in which Henry Walthall will be seen as the star. Carl Anderson, president of Par- alia, is in California supervising the construction of the extensive additions which are being added to the present studios. Pathe Engages Gail Kane. Gail Kane is reported to have signed with Pathe under a long-term con- tract to be starred in special features. — ¢ “« == al _ , : > e: van ; r 4 CHARLES EJACOBSON tc. Shotny Clothes TheConceded Criterion of Quality because we are fitted by give them that distinctive, made the theatrical men the fashion-plate of the nation, both off-stage and on. COURTEOUS ATTENTION Outfitting Beau Brummels of the American Stage Men high up in the theatrical professicn wear our Skolny Clothes, our Haberdashery and our Trappings— experience and training to AND FAULTLESS SERVICE , ~ - Sw ee commanding style that has 2 imei a Soa ‘'e — , = : ‘tng ‘STRAND CORNER Gag 1571 Broadway at 47"St.NNC. —— Open Evenings "Til 12 Oclock USING OUTSIDERS. The Broadway theatre will shortly change its policy of presenting two Universal features. Representatives of Universal have been around town seeking a feature for the Broadway for a run. Wright Goes Back with Pathe. Fred E. Wright, one of the oldest picture directors in the industry, has returned to the Pathe fold, after an absence of three years. Recently he has been with Essanay. SOMETHING NEW IN AN OLD SPOT! AMRON’S At Broadway and 48th Street Directly under the N. V. A. Club We take pleasure in offering a novelty in our “Special Rate” Breakfasts and Luncheons For which you can procure entrees from 30 cents upward. CABARET and DANCING Table d’Hote Dinner at 95 cents Our a la carte bill of fare carries the LOWEST PRICES IN NEW YORK. Come and make yourself at home. We cater particularly to the profession. UNDER THE PERSONAL MANAGEMENT OF J. AMRON MARLBOROUGH HOTEL AND RESTAURANT UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT BAZAAR’S GROSS OVER $600,000. The “Hero Land” Bazaar, which concluded at the Grand Central Pal- ace Saturday, is said to have played to a gross of over $600,900 in the 19 days that it was open. The expense is reported in the neigthorhood of 200,000. Approximately 250,000 persons attended the affair, an average of 12,000 daily. The bazaar occupied four floors of the building. It was extended three days over the originally elictted time. The first days were rather slow through the society folk expecting too much outside cooperation which did not materialize, but after the enter- tainment committee placed the affairs in the hands of showmen connected with the committee, life was injected. There was a band on every floor and a constant stream of special attrac- tions from day to day. The auditing company has not issued a_ general statement of the finances. but it is believed the profits to be turned over for war charitable work will be well over $400,000. 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Behman Show 24 Casino Boston 31 Grand Hartford. “Best Show in Town” 24 Empire Newark 31 Casino Philadelphia. “Biff Bing Bang’ 24 Penn Circuit 31 Grand Trenton. “Bon Tons” 24 Palace Baltimore Md 31 Gay- ety Washington D C. “Bostonians” 24 Hurtig & Seamon’s New York 31 Empire Brooklyn. = taal 24 Gayety Pittsburgh 31 Star Cleve- and. “Broadway Bellies” 24 Garden Buffalo 31 Star Toronto. “Broadway Frolics’’ 24 Gayety Detroit 31 Gay- ety Toronto. “Burlesque Revue” 24 Star Gleveland 31 Em- pire Toledo. “Burlesque Wonder Show” 24 Empire Toledo 31 Lyrie Dayton. . “Cabaret Girls’ .24 Majestic Seranton. 31-1 Binghamton 2 Norwich 3 Oswego 4-5 Inter Niagara Falls N Y. “Charming Widows” 24 Howard Boston 31-2 Orpheum New Bedford 8-5 Worcester Wor- cester Mass. “Darlings of Paris” 24 Majestic Ft Wayne 30- 31 0H Terre Haute Ind. —— of Day” 24 Miner’s Bronx New York 31 L O. “Follies of Pleasure’ 24 Gayety Philadelphia 31 Majestic Scranton. “French Frolics’ 24-25 Binghamton 26 Oneida 27 Oswego 28-24) Inter Niagara Falls N Y 31 Garden Buffalo. . 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——- a er VARIETY LOOK! READ! 145 West 45th Street LOOK! READ! READ! LOOK! PROOF CONCLUSIVE! YOU CAN’T DODGE REAL FACTS THE BALLAD SENSATION OF THE DECADE “Tl AM LOST WITHOUT THE LOVELIGHT FROM YOUR EYES” BY AMY ASHMORE CLARK Tosti’s “Good-Bye.” WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM Mr. James W. Casey, Manager of Echo Music Publishing Co., 145 West 45th Street, For three years I have been looking for a song strong enough to replace I am happy to say I have found it in your wonderful ballad, “I Am Lost Without the Lovelight from Your Eyes.” a sensational success. New York. (Signed) My congratulations to you on It will always be my standard number. DOROTHY JARDON. Seattle Office: 412-13 People’s Bank Bldg. And this wonderful, entrancing, sensational, startling song hit is published by THE ECHO MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY Rush your orders for professional copies and orchestrations. New York, N. Y. “Forty Thieves” 24 Trocadero Philadelphia 31 So Bethiehem 1 Easton 2-5 Majestic Wilkes- Barre Pa. “Gay Morning Glories” 24 Century Kansas City Mo 31 Standard St Louis. “Girls from Follies” 24 Standard St Louis 31 Englewood Chicago. “Girls from Joyland’ 24 Star St Paul 31 Ly- ceum Duluth. “Golden Crook” 24 Casino Brooklyn 31 Empire Newark. “Grown Up Babies” 24 Empire Cleveland 31 Erie 1 en 2 Canton 3-5 Park Youngs- town PA. My Harry 24 Orpheum Paterson 31 Ma- jestic Jersey City. “Hello America” 24 Corinthian Rochester 31-2 Bastable Syracuse 3-5 Lumberg Utica N Y. “Hello Girls’ 24-26 Orpheum New Bedford 27-29 Worcester Worcester Mass 31 Olympic New York. “Hip Hip Hurrah” 24 Empire Brooklyn 3-5 Park Bridgeport Conn. Howe Sam 24 Jacques Waterbury 31-2 Cohen's Newburgh 3-5 Cohen’ s Poughkeepsie N Y. “Innocent Maids’ 24 Cadillac Detroit 31 Gay- ety Chicago. Irwin’s ‘“‘Big Show” 24 Peoples Philadelphia 51 Palace Baltimore Md. “Jolly Girls’ 24 Empire Hoboken 31 Star Brooklyn. “Lady Buccaneers” 24 Grand Trenton 31 Gay- ety Baltimore Md. ‘‘Liberty Girls’’ 24 L O 31 Orpheum Paterson. “Lid Lifters’ 24-23 Cort Wheeling W Va 26- 29 Grand Akron O 31 Empire Cleveland. “Maids of America” 24 Olympic Cincinnati 31 Columbia Chicago. “Majestics’” 24 Gayety Kansas City Mo 31 Gay- ety St Louis. Marion Dave 24 Gayety Omaha 31 Gayety Kan- sas City Mo. “Merry Rounders’ 24-26 Berchel Des Moines Ia 31 Gayety Omaha. “Mile a Minute Girls’ 24 Star Brooklyn 31 Gayety Brooklyn. “Military Maids” 24 Victoria Pittsburgh 31 Penn Circuit. *“Mischief Makers’’ 24 Cadillac Detroit. ‘Million Doliar Dolls’ 24 Star & Garter Chi- cago 31 Gayety Detroit. ‘Monte Carlo Girls” 24 Star Toronto 31 Savoy Hamilton Ont. “Oh Girls” 27 _ Park Bridgeport 31 Colonial Providence R “Orientals” 24 , Chicago 31 Empire Chicago. “Pace Makers” 24-25 Holyoke Holyoke 26-29 Ciimere Springfleld-Mazs 31 Heward. Boston “Parisian Flirts’ 24 So Bethlehem 25 Easton 26-29 Majestic Wilkes-Barre Pa 31 Empire Hoboken. “Puss Puss” 24 Gayety Montreal 31 Empire Albany. “Record Breakers” 24 Gayety Milwaukee 31 Gayety Minneapolis. Reeves Al 24 Gayety Buffalo 31 Corinthian Rochester. Savoy Hamilton Ont 31 “Review of 1918” 24 Gayety Brooklyn 31-2 Warburton Yonkers 3-5 Hudson Schenectady. “Roseland Girls’’ 24 Gayety St Louis 31 Star & Garter Chicago. Sidman Sam 24 Gayety Toronto 31 Gayety Buffalo. “Sight Seers’ 24-26 Bastable Syracuse 27-29 Lumberg Utica 51 Gayety Montreal. **Socia! Follies”’ Milwaukee. “Social Maids’’ 24 Columbia Chicago Berchel Des Moines Ia. “Some Babies’ 24 Gayety Minneapolis 31 Star St Paul. “Some Show” 24 Grand Hartford 31 Jacques Waterbury. “Speedway Girls” 23-24 O H Terre Haute Ind 31 Lyceum Columbus. Speigel’s Revue 24 Lyric Dayton 31 Olympic Cincinnati. “Spérting Widows” 24 Gayety Washington D C 31 Gayety Pittsburgh. “Star & Garter’ 24-24 Cohen's Newburgh 27- 20 Cohen’s Poughkeepsie N Y 31 Hurtig & Seamon's New York. “Step Lively Girls” 24 Colonial Providence 31 Gayety Boston. Sydell Rose 24 Columbia New York 31 Casino Brooklyn. “Tempters’ 24 Empire Chicago 31 Majestic 24 Gayety Boston 31 31-2 Ft Wayne Ind. “20th Century Maids’’ Columbia New York. Watson Billy 24 Casino Philadelphia 31 Miner’s Bronx New York. Welch Ben 24 Empire Albany ton. “Whirly Girly Girls’? 24 Gayety Baltimore Md 31 Gayety Philadelphia... White Pat 24 Erie 25 Ashtabula 26 Canton 27- 2) Park Youngstown 31 Victoria Pittsburgh. Williams Mollie 24. Majestic Jersey City 31 People’s Philadelphia. INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT. (Dec. 24) “A Daughter of the Sun’ Lyceum Pittsburgh. “A Little Girl in a Big City” Grand Worcester Mass, “Bringing Up Father” Prospect Cleveland. “Buster Brown” Orpheum Philadelphia. “Griffith” Shubert Milwaukee. “Hans & Fritz’’ Gayety Louisville Ky. “Her Unborn Child’? Southern Columbus. “Honolulu Lou’’ Orpheum Nashville Tenn. “Lure of the City’ National Chicago. ——e Son & Shop Girl’ Lyceum De- troit. Mutt & Jer" 28-26 Pord’s Omaha 2T Lincoln Neb 28-29 St Joe Mo. “One Girl's Experience’’ Imperial Chicago. “Peg o’ My Heart’ American St Louis. “pretty Baby” Park Indianapolis. “Story of the Rosary” Lexington New York. Thurston Garden Kansas City Mo. “Turn Back the Hours” 23-26 Majestic Peoria. “Which One Shall I Marry?” Majestic Buffalo, 31 Casino Bos- ‘* 24 Gayety Chicago 31 Gayety © CHICAGO VARIETY’S CHICAGO OFFICE, Majestic Theatre Bldg. The National Theatre (stock) was dark this week. The house is being remodeled and re- decorated. When the cold wave raised particular tophet with transportation facilities, Maude Fulton and “The Brat’ company, jumping from Albin, Ill., to the Murat at Indianapolis, lost their Monday night show there, which was sold out for $1,000. Leslie Palmer is taking the place of John Findlay, who is ill, in “The Brat.” a January 7 will be the Ben Jerome Elks’ Night in Chicago. The entire membership of the local chapter will attend the La Salle. They purchased the entire house for the even- ing, paying $1,400, In honor of Mr. Jerome, who is orchestra leader. Sunday the “Oh, Boy!” company went to the Chicago Home for Destitute Crippled Chil- dren and decorated a Christmas tree donated by the company. A child of the institution was guest of each of the members of the company, who brought gifts with them The management of “Oh, Boy!” here an- nounce that in spite of the announcement that an interesting event is expected in the home of Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Santley tt will not interfere with the engagement of Miss Sawyer (Mrs. Santley) until late spring. Chicago cabaret owners who make no “cover charge”’ and have no door admission will only be required to pay the government their war tax from Dec. 1, It had been expected they would have to pay from Nov. 1. In these cabarets the war tax is 2 cents on each dol- lar spent. To the Chicago office of Variety came a let- ter with the words “Prisoner of War’ marked sm ths envelape On the front of the. en- velope was the address, to Mr. A. Maseim, care of the Chicago Variety office. On the re- verse side were the words, ‘‘Absender :—Mose Krahmer, P. O. Ww. (Prisoner of War) 12788, C. Batt. Co. 4/4.’ Beneath that the words “Opened by Censor, P. W. 217.” The Three DuFors of the Blanche Ring show, which recently went to the storehouse, have joined “So Long Letty,” connecting with the troupe at Indianapolis. Dainty Marie and Flanagan and Edwards of the same show announced their intentions of an immediate return to vaudeville. Charles Winninger has joined the Cohan Revue and Blanche Ring will take a rest, The Stage Women’s War Relief will hold a New Year's Eve supper, dance and cabaret at the Congress Hotel, in the gold room. The proceeds will go to the funds of the relief, de- voted to the purchase of comforts for men in the United States Service. A score of Chi- cago’s best known actresses and society women will act as patronesses for the event. Among the stage women is Maude Adams, and Mrs. Mort Singer and Mrs. Harry Powers are represented on the arrangements committee. Under the management of Kerry C. Meagher, manager of the publicity department of the W. V. M. A., the billing service of the association has jumped from an efficiency average of 18 per cent. to 88 per cent. in one year. A revised billing sheet has been adopted, which is a striking improvement over the old one, which merely indicated how the act was to be billed. The new sheet contains the names of the individuals in the act, number of persons, male and female, dressing rooms required, time of act, scene plot, prop plot, light plot, billing and a press story which in each case is written by Mr. Meagher and for- warded from the association offices with photographs of act. The vastly increased daily paper putlicity of the acts on the W. V. M. A. time is proof of the increased effi- ciency of the billing system. AUDITORIUM (H. M. Grand opera, Cleofonte (6th week). BLACKSTONE (Ed. mer.) .— director Johnson, Campanini, Wappler, mer.). —Dark. Maude Adams in “A Kiss for Cinderella,’ Dec. 24. COMAN'S.. GRAND {Harry J RidMnzs, megr.).—‘‘Why Marry?” with Nat Goodwin. Edmund Breese, Ernest Lawford and Felix Krembs closes to go to Astor, New York (7th week). Monday, Jane Cowl in “Lilac Time.” COLONIAL (Norman Field, mer.).—Good reception accorded Maude Fulton in “The Brat,’ with reduced price ($1 for half of orchestra floor) (1st week).

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ern oat etnies fos oe a Fe RR Ee A ARC nape SALT AS PND ES O05 a 9 39m cemeeen, roves ene arenas P. DODD ACKERMAN SCENIC STUDIOS, lnc. 140 West 39th Street New York City Stage Decorations for Productions and Vaudeville Acts “THE MODERNISTIC STUDIO” Phone; Greeley 3009 COLUMBIA (Frank G. Perry, wmgr.; Columbia Wheel Burlesque) .—*‘Broadway Frolics,’” CORT (U. J. Hermann, mgr.).—‘Johnnie Get Your Gun,” with Louis Bennison clos- ing (3d week), Dec. 23, ‘“‘The Gypsy Trail.” CROWN (Ed. J. Rowland, mgr.).—Stock. “Little Girl in a Big City.” ENGLEWOOD (J, D. Whitehead, mgr.).— “The Tempters,” EMPIRE (Art Moeller, mgr.; American Wheel Burlesque).—Darlings of Paris,” GARRICK (W. Currie, mgr.).—“The Pass- ing Show” (5th week). GAYETY (Robert Shoenecker, mgr.; Ameri- can Wheel Burlesque).—‘‘Record Breakers.”’ ILLINOIS (R. Timponi, mgr.).—‘‘Have a Heart,” with Flora Zabelle closes (3d week). Dec. 23, Ziegfeld’s ‘‘Follies.” IMPERIAL (Will Spink, mgr.; International Circuit).—‘‘Marriage Question.”’ LA SALLE (Nat Royster, mgr.).—‘Oh, Boy!” with Joseph Santiey (18th week). NATIONAL (John Barrett, mgr.).—House dark for repairs. Will reopen Dec. 23. OLYMPIC (Abe Jacobs, wmgr.).—Dark. Kolb and Dill in “High Cost of Loving,” Dec. 23. PLAYHOUSE.—Dark a_ week. Dec. 24, “The Man Who Stayed at Home.” PRINCESS (Will Singer, mgr.).—‘‘The Man Who Came Back,” (1léth week). POWERS (Harry Powers, mgr.).—Ruth Chatterton in “Come Out of the Kitchen.” Hit (Sth week). STAR AND GARTER (William Roche, mgr.; Columbia Wheel Burlesque) ,—‘Merry Rounders,” STUDEBAKER (L. Judah, mgr.).—‘‘Love o’ Mike,” with George Gassell (2d week). MAJESTIC (Fred C. Eberts, mgr.; Or- pheum; rehearsal ¥:30).—Four Mortons—not THE four, but all Mortons, unmistakably so, woke up the matinee audience. Sam and the revered Kitty, the darling soubret of old, with her crown Of hair grown grey in the benign task of muking America laugh, pranced on first and got a reception like dad and ma coming home for Christmas to the grown-up kids. They did their bit, with new variaticas, in which Sam abused Kitty and she stood for it with the expression. which ought to be photographed and hung forever in the gal- lery of immortal vaudeville relics. Sam then stripped to his Sousa suit and did a whiskered imitation in dance of the gallant march writer, aiter which on came the new little Mortons, Martha and Joe. They are miniatures of Ciara and Paul, except that the girl will be taller and more slender, but she has the same Irish eyes, the same Billie Burke medallion features, the same brownish- reddish hair. The children are as awkward and new as colts; but they are Mortons. It is safe to predict that some day they will be the “old folks’’ of a Four Mortons’ act, for that trademark, which has survived much and conquered many, must go on forever. The act was a riot from the overture to the au revoir. Frank Moore and Joe Whitehead, first time here together, fooled away the aperture next to closing. Whitehead worked like that pro- verbial one-armed paperhanger, being all over with Mary Nash LUCK? This is the Limit! TED and CORINNE BRETON Play their home town On Christmas! With the show! M-m-m-m-more! Palace, Rockford, Ill. DOROTHY DAHL (MRS. JOS. NATHAN) Leading Weman With “Who Owns The Flat” Playing W. V. M. A. Time THE CHINESE PUZZLE Chester A. Kingston Care of DAW’S, 17 Green 8t., Charing Cross Rd., London A BIG SUCCESS IN EUROPE the stage on his feet, hands and knees, on on his hands, on his his full length, on his tonneau. Moore took it easy, whistled a little and did a pleasant straight. They use a pretty woman, unprogramed, for a foil in the middle of the act, and a boy in the house to answer cues to bring out Whitehead's drolleries. The Eva Taylor-Lawrence Grattan sketch suffered from a palace set being revealed as the backing through stateroom doors. Other- wise it moved fast through its farce compli- cations, Grattan getting by with a difficult routine that requires much repetition of the same idea. Fradkin, violinist, and his support (Miss) Jean Tell, soprano, took the applause of the remaining bill. Miss Tell is .a most seemly young woman, with hair as raven as Galli Curci’s. Her enunciation is perfect, her range is easy and wide, her lower notes are resonant and melodious, especially, and she graces vaudeville with culture and a performance that is as artistically sincere as she could give to a concert in Carnegie Hall. She is yet a bit immature, but promises a limitless career. Fradkin, of course, sailed through without a moment’s doubt in his varied violin programme. Charlie Howard, a pocket-size Leon Errol, working wito Margaret Taylor and Frank Wil- liamson, scampered and comedied an act named “Cured.”” Tnere is much hokum, but Howard is a funny little feller, and Miss Taylor is a red-headed Juno (you know!) with charms galore. Jessie Busley did Willard Mack’s ‘‘Fanny’s Particular Punch.’’ There seemed to be good lines enough, and there can be no question that Miss Busiey, an ingenue of experience and personality, did everything that could be done with the situations and lines. Still there wus something missing somewhere, and the act did not get over. There were light laughs throughout, but no explosions, and the end, which was prematurely obvious to a fly audi- ence, faded rather than banged out. * Eddie Miller Duo, a pair of tenor youths, did a neat singing act with songs and ges- tures. Brodean and his contortionist dog opened with much attention and applause. This act rings up like a dramatic sketch; it is deftly camouflaged with props that hide canines artistically, and it works quetly, smil- ingly, through sweet dog tricks that make folks say “ah,” and ‘‘oh.” The Danube quar- tet, typical casters, closed. Lait. PALACE (Earl T. Steward, mgr, Orpheum). —Sam Mann and Company in “The Question” (and that’s just what it is—still is) tore the house down. Just why would be hard to ex- plain. The first reason, probably, is that Aaron Hoffman gets very close to true phil- osophy in his humor, the most consistently superior, by the way, of any that is being regularly_fed to vaudeville. The second is that Mann is a dry, individual reader of lines. But that seems true of ali those who read Hoffman's lines. It must be in the lines’ then. But let no credit be taken from Mann, who makes 100 per cent. value out of 100 per cent. “book.” His company is unusually able. Van Sheldon in the shaking scenes is immense. Ethel Ve- zina stands eteadfastly by her crook charac- ter and Howard Truesdell, a player of expe- rience and power, is a mauly, stentorian heavy. Bert Kalmar and Jessie Brown, in their lovable Mother Goose numbers, costumed down to the ground in delightful taste, staged for their efforts with the same rare aplomb and sight for fine points, scored and made friends. George Whiting and Sadie Burt hit the house amidships. Sadie gets more winsomely beatific each trip, and George, rounding out to a delivery of poise, ease and suavity, has made himself a standard and, even, a cri- terion for his style of work. .George is no stranger here—he was born here and has outlived that bugaboo of having been un “boy actor.”” He used to win prizes as a kid cake walker. But that is all long back. He Its an artist now. The ‘Kill You with Love” song, in rendering and in verse and tune, was ths plece de resistance of the Whiting-Burt act, and is a young masterpiece. VARIETY laughs and a hand. started No. 2 draggily, but got going when the giant member of the trio entered. After ‘that he slammed and shouted and sarg and the audience couldnt’ get enough of him, though, goodness knows, there was enough of him to begin with. Leo Beers, with the stage all dressed up pretty—piano lamp, spot and all—and a dress suit that didn’t cost a cent under a century, and-a gold chain and his hair slicked, pianoed, whistled and sang naughty old stories set to rhyme. Some of the stories are the sort that “the boys” tell when they’ve had a drink too many and there aren't any ladies present. But what the house thought of him may be put on record, it being beyond any opinion or conjecture; he was recalied and he held up the show until he turned his back and refused flatly to answer the applause. Bert Fitzgibbon, next-to-closing, nutted and busted his stick and batted his battered kelly into the house and up in the flies and off into the wings, tting exaggerated laughter. Then the pretty blonde he carries did a ditty from the balcony box and came to the stage, where she sang a poor song with poor words and almost no melody, and then did a high-kicking dance that showed her versatility and her lin- gerie. Mang and Snyder, athletes, very good, but terribly unimportant, closed. Lait. RIALTO (Ela:ry Earle, mgr.; agent, Doyle- Loew).—Scarcely a weck goes by here now without a girl act. The one this week, her- alded as a winner, feli down. It is Stewart's “1917 Revue.” -Although it has four men, several chorus girls, a pretty set and many song numbers, it fails to impress. Charles McGoods & Co, have a neat, pleasing acro- batic offering. There are two men and a girl. She works in a riding habit. makes a nice appearance and is very agile. They do the kind of stunts which please the eye rather than thrill, although some of the somersaults of one of the trio are exceptional. Anita Arliss and Co. are Anita and a man. She sings, costume* for each song. He directs the orchestra, and sings in a spot while she changes costumes. Miss Arliss has a good voice, and a well-chosen selection of songs, and earns applause at the finish with a pa- trictic song, with a rag for an encore. The Six Musical Spillers (colored) with their standard instrumental act, went big. The six of them playing on a xylophone beard of various ranges furnish a novelty which neu- tralizes the growing antipathy toward that form of musical effort. Stewart and Earl, with songs and chatter, open slow but gain speed on mock quarreling over a_ song. Thomas E. Kyle & Co. have a ship sketch which has for its main feature a scene where he assumes a doctor role and feeds pseudo booze to a sea-sick widow. There are many laughs, mostly provoked by the intoxication of the window. A dainty and well-mannered little girl, playing the part of an Irish maid, is the third member of the company. Palaccio Brothers with their xylophone act suffered be- cause of the Spiller act before them, but they introduced a new resonant timbre to their nctes, which helped. Swin. HIPPODROME (Andy Talbot, mgr.; agents, W. V. M. A.).—Hager and Goodwin stopped the show. Their last apeparance on big time a few weeks ago at the Majestic was pro- ductive of a good-sized hit, but here they ran, ahead of the bill to a point where the act fol- lowing suffered because of insistent demands for the boys to return. They are presenting the same act. The bit concerning a County Fair is still the high spot. Delano and Pike are of the camouflage school of vaudevilians. They open in “‘two’’ with a scene which gives no clue as to the nature of their act, go into a dance, which registers only lukewarm, switch to combination dance and club swing- ing and juggling, warm up on this and finish well with straight acrobatics, which is their forte. They were followed by Coleman Goetz, who sang some of his own compositions. Coleman sings well, makes a good appear- ance and has an attractive personality. He adventures in comedy rather lamely, but all his vocal numbers registered. The Dolejsi Trio, two men and a woman, whiled away twelve minutes on full stage; playing a piano, violin and singing. An interesting feature of the act is when the singer essays “Auf Wiedershen.” In view of the trend of the times, the final lines of the song have been changed to “farewell again” in place of the German ‘auf wiedershen.’”’ The act is pleas- ant if not sensational. Vine and Temple garnered many laughs, not so much with the material they have as with their personali- ties. Miss Vine was more appreciated for her contagious laugh than for her singing. Tem- ple’s cigarette trick and nut antics won him more applause than his lines. They took sev- eral bows. The Sorority Girls, a draggy, inept girl act, plodded along successfully. What they need is a book, dance numbers, costumes, lines, songs and comedy. Excepting these omis- sions the act is perfect. The Casting Lam- mings, probably the best of its kind on this time, closed. These four boys have an in- comparable offering. The act divided honors with Hager and Goodwin and Vine and Temple for the applause of the bill, Swing. LOGAN SQUARE (Walter Meakin, mer.; W. V. M. A.).—Browning and King, the best one-legged hand-standers and hoppers in the world, open the show and ring down to big applause with their uncannily expert work, not only seeming to suffer through their maimed condition, but exploiting and mer- chandising it. Next is Duvall and Gene, a man who wears dinner clothes with a tan silk shirt, and a girl who has a thin voice. Nelson, comedy juggler, opened. He got They do a double number and it is plain that THIS WEEK * ] 9 NEXT WEEK MAJESTIC L PALACE MILWAUKEE CHICAGO MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM O’CLARE “A Breeze from the Lakes of Killarney” Booked Solid W. V. M. A. and U. B. O. BEEHLER & JACOBS AGENCY this is not their forte. They exit, and he comes back and sings an Italian song; the act is still evidently holding out. Ah! The girl comes with a violin, which she plays with commonplace skill to a light rippie. The man comes back and does a darkey number; it is apparent that he is still under cover— and then it comes. He strips off his mask and clothes and stands forth in knickers; then he lets fly and off goes his right leg to the knee. It is another one-legged offering. It gets something on sympathy. One of the richest and strongest and truest voices out- side the best of grand opera was heard in a tryout when Sidney Falk won himself about all the mid-western bookings he wants Friday night. Opening with brief chatter that was straight, sensible and, above all, modest, the lad led himself into “On the Road to Man- dalay,’’ which he sang in a version all his own, to terrific applause as he took a manly top note that shook the building. He sang a little patriotic thriller for an encore. is ripe for big time. His voice is tremendous and full of color, timbre and heart-reaching melody. Allen Perault and Co. in a soused sketch, get laughs. The company is above the average for 10-15 -and the stage is lit- tered with a hundred “dead soldiers’ for at- mosphere; many laughs for this one. The Six Musical Nosses close, a nifty lineup of four pretty maids and two stalwart steve- dores with all manner and variations of brass, including ang girl who can drum not a few. With patriotic medleys in the finale the sextet SAN FRANCISCO VARIETY’S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE PANTAGES THEATRE BLDG, Phone, Douglass 2213 ORPHEUM (Fred Henderson, gen. rep.; agent, direct).—The predominating features at the Orpheum this week are the piano acts and Jazz Band. That was fully shown by the individual results each obtained. Fanchon and Marco and their Jazz Urchestra were delegated to the headline honors, and nicely upheld their billing. The couple offered a speedy routine of graceful dances and also allowed the saxophonist ample opportunity to step to the front and gain for himself sufficient applause to share the honors of the turn. Billie Montgomery and George Perry, offering a little of everything, stepped out and completely tied up proceedings. Rob- bie Gordon was moved from opening to clos- ing, doing nicely in the latter spot, while Dunbar’s Tennessee Ten were compelled to Open, repeating their previous week’s re- turns nevertheless, The other holdovers, in- cluding Harriet Rempel and Co., Willie Weston and Williams and Wolfus, success- fully put over their first week’s score. Claude and Fanny Usher, billed as an added attrac- tion, presented their skit, “Fagan’s De- cision,”’ to its usual results. PANTAGES.—tThe local Pantages’ house is housing a pleasing show, with the headline honors going to Winnifred Gilraine and his Nature Girls. It is an artistic dancing spe- cialty, splendidly headed by Winnifed Gil- raine, who is exceptionally good. The Four Casters closed nicely, while Harry Jolson scored big results with his singing and talk- ing. The Strand Trio possess good voices, but, unfortunately, overshadow its _possi- ilities with an outlay of chatter that is rather ancient. Paul Pedrini and his Monkey open- ed well enough. The Doris Lester Trio, in a comedy offering, pleased. Everything for the Stage in Clothes Large Stock on Hand Nothing too difficult for our Custom Department Mack, tis 1582-1584 BROADWAY Opp. Strand Theatre Opp. Colambia Theatre 722-724-726 SEVENTH AVE. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. > aa

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Take Elevated down town to Wilsou Avenas, walk | block Zest , HIPPODROME.—The current Hippodrome show is a pleasing affair, in fact somewhat superior to the recent run, Billy Morse (blackface) went big with a number of parodies and talk. Elsa Schuyler and Co. presented a neatly stage novelty singing specialty. Buster and Eddie failed to make their appearance, and were replaced by Han- nah and Partner in a clever versatile acro- batic offering. Frank ard Waters are an at- tractive mixed couple gaining good results with their singing and talking. The Corty Sisters pleased with their piano bit, aided with some light sinsing. Byrd and Harvey (two men) put over their songs and talk to good re- sults, while ‘“‘Mary’s Day Out,” a two women sketch, pleased. ALCAZAR (George Davis, mgr.).—‘‘Over- night,” stock (lst week). CORT (Homer F. Curran, mer.).—‘‘The Flame” (2d week). COLUMBIA (Gottiob & Marx, mers.).— Mitzi in “Pom Pom” (2d week). CASINO (Robert Drady, megr.).—A-H. @ W. V. A. vaudeville. PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee & mgr.).— Bert Levey vaudeville. WIGWAM Clos. F. Bauer, megr.).—A-H. & W. V. A. vaudeville. CASINO.—?, two local acts were added to the regular bill. Both patriotic turns with which the house has been specializing for the past several weeks in an effort to im- prove business. The added acts were the U. S. Marine Band of 22 pieces, which was headlined. The other turn consisted of a quartet of U. 8S. Marines in songs. The show opened with Artine, billed as the Telephone: Bryant 2367 Furnished Apartments and Rooms Baths and Continuous Hot Water Large Rooms, 84 and Up 2 and 3 Roem Apartments. $7 te $8.5¢ COMPLETE ROUSEKEEPING 310 W. 48th St.. New York “Human Fly.» Artine does some balancing on tables and chairs piled as high as the stage will permit. Some of his stunts ap- pear so daring many of the female auditors hide behind their handkerchiefs. The Car- nello Duo were second. One enters from the front of the house, interrupting the other who intentionally sings badly, out of which they get laughs. The smaller one works on the “nut” order and is fairly entertaining. They are handicapped at the finish, when the singer reaily tries to sing with only a slight improvement noticeable over the burlesque opening song, which does not sufficiently contrast the burlesque from the _ sericus, which is the evident intention. MeCormack and Shannon, a mixed team of Irish singers, have pleasing voices, and also a neat ar- rangement in a little talk that just takes them out of the straight singing class. Carle and Inez, with talk and songs, please to a certain extent. The male member does some acrobatics at the finish to the accompani- ment of a guitar played by his partner. Foster. and Foster entertained with some talk and a piano played by the man with his Dia AKE -UP Est. HENRY C. MINER, Inc LEONARD HICKS CHICAGO Wish Everyone A Delightful Christmas THE KEYSTONE OF HOTEL HOSPITALITY ra.som(3, The Edmonds | 23 Furnished Apartments CATERING EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PROFESSION 776-78-80 EIGHTH AVENUE Between 47th and 48th Streets NEW YORK Private Bath and Phone in Each Apartment Teiephone 1862 Bryant NEW BUILDING ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS SHOWER BATHS RESTAURANT hands incased in several pairs of mittens, which are later removed by the woman, dis- closing several pair. George Evers, in black- face, monologues and sings parodys. He did well in next-to-closing spot. On the whole, the show was a poor one and business is still below par. An Oriental act with nine Orientals ar- rived on the ‘“‘Shinyo-Maru”’ from China Dec. 1). The turn will be known as the ‘{) Ori- entals,” under the management of S. S. Yee. 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The Savoy has been a ccnsistent loser and the announcement that King took over the house for his pop burlesque show caused con- siderable surprise along the rialto, Cora Meese (Mrs. Fred De Silva), with “Four Husbands,” at the Orpheum the past two weeks, was called upon frem the chorus to play the principal feminine role last Mon- day night, replacing Kitty Bryan, unable to appear. The previous week Miss Meese played Margaret Shaller’s part white the tatter was ill. Miss Meese filled both gaps creditably, Several of the gallery patrons rt the Or- pheum Monday matinees indulge in songs, just before the overture, which receives ap- plause from all sections of the house. Monte Carter has set his Tacoma { back two weeks. The company is aon” poy duled to open there Dec. 31,

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t wo ee To ie GS oath Re as Sei te Ss Tete cee hee ‘ POST a ee CR ee oe : VARIETY “10 SOMETHING” Edward Laska’s Great American Patriotic Song that was recently selected and endorsed by THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON, D. C. For the purpose of stimulating the “Do Something” spirit throughout the United States. The lyric of this song, besides having the rousing quality of a patriotic song, carries with it the ideas, the plea and the command of President Wilson and every branch of the Govern- ment wants to pound into the public and YOU Every singer in vaudeville, cabaret and burlesque Can Now Help Your Country by singing this song and stimulat- ing your audiences with the “DO SOMETHING” SPIRIT President Wilson applauded Adele Rowland singing “ Do Something” at Keith’s Washington Dear Artists and Managers: We feel highly honored to have had this important distinction given a song of our catalogue, and we are going to help the National Committee spread Mr. Laska’s song and ideas throughout the country. You can “Do Something” by being among the first to introduce it. This is a time when the theatre is one of the big means of stimu- lating patriotism. Very truly, Waterson, Berlin & Snyder National Committee of Patriotic Societies Organized February 21, 1917 to assist in the co-ordination of the work of National Preparedness and Patriotic Service carried on by various organizations in the United States EXECUTIVE BOARD Enwaav Haapine, cuaramax Boy Scouts of America Bascom Lrrrie Chamber of Commerce of United States Committee on National Defense Hewar H. Waav Navy League of the United States Henvzear Basar National Security League Peacr H. Srewaer Military Training Camos Association Mas. Witt Comurwe Sroar Daughters of American Revolution Geneear S. W. Fouwtam Military Order of Loyal Legion REPRESENTED SOCIE&TIES Aeronautical Society of America American Defense Society, Inc. American Rights League Army League of the United States Army Relief Society Boys Club Federation Boy Scouts of America Chamber of C of the United States, Committeeon National Defense Colonial Dames of the 17th century Colonial Daughters of America Daughters of American Revolution Descendants of Signers of Declaration of Independence General Society Daughters of the Revo- lution High School Volunteers of the U. S. League to Enforce Peace Military Order of Loyal Legion of U. S., Military Order of Foreign Wars of U. S. Military Training Camps Association Nationa! Americanization Committee Nationa! Association for Universal Mili- tary Training National Civic Federation National Committee of One Hundred ; National League for Women's Service National Lyceum Association National Security League National Society of Daughters of Found ers and Patriots of America Naticaal Soc: of U. S. Daughters of 181% Naval and Mili Order of Spanish. American we Naval Training Association Navy League of the United States Order of Founders and Patriots of America Patriotic Service League Power-Craft Association Society of American Wars Sons of the Revolution Sons of Veterans, U. S. A, Special Aid Society for American Pre. paredness Surgical Dressings Committee United States Power Squadron Universal Military Training League Women’s Departatent, National Civic Federation Women's Section, Navy League of U.8, Arriviatep Sociery: Southern Commer- cial Congress. , Lisvt.-Gewerat S. B. M. Youno, honorary cuainuan Gsonor Wuaaton Perren, cHamMan Wuitam P. Bonsaiout, rreasvaer C. C. Moore, vice-cHamMan Cuartes Frawatin Curtiss, vice-cuainman Ep. C. LasaTer, vice-cHainmMan Wrists 4. Cowtes, vice-cHainMan Wustias Matruee Lewis, executive secnerary Executive Offiees: 929 Southern Building, Washington, D. C. Address reply to 48 Exchange Place, New York November 10, 1917. Mr. Edward Laska, c/o Waterson Berlin & Snyder Co., Strand Building, City. Dear Mr. Laska:- The National Committee of Patriotic Societies wishes to compliment you upon your song "Do Something" which has recently come to its at- tention. We give it our hearty endorsement and hope it will be widely sung, as it will un- doubtedly help to stimulate throughout the Country the spirit of service, We shall be glad td do all we can to help get to the people through your song and otherwise the "Do Something” sentiment. Very truly yours. a fa_tit—p ’ BH/c Chairman of Executive Board. WATERSON, BERLIN & SNYDER STRAND THEATRE BLDG., 47TH ST. AND BROADWAY, NEW YORK CHICAGO 81-83-85 Randolph St. FRANK CLARK MAX WINSLOW, Manager BOSTON 220 Tremont St. DON RAMSAY

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SMITH In the Heart of the Leop GLARE AND MADISON STREETS Persenal Management ef HARRY C. MOIR en Ne Jeanne Jomelli, the prima donna soprano, will appear at the Colonial Ball Room of the Hotel St. Francis on the nights of Dec, 20 and 27, under the direction of Frank W. Healy. Jack Sheehan played a special engagement with the Bishop Players at the Hippodrome, Oakland, last week. Sheehan is a member of the Alcazar Company. “The Ukelele Girls,” which started on the “one nighters’’ a. covple of weeks ago, with forty people, returned to San Francisco last week to reorganize. The company has been reduced to eighteen people in all. S eneeee George Woods eugaged for Levy’s Cafe through the Blake and Amber agency, Vir- ginia De Lillis, Stella Hymson, Billy Frawley and wife, Lillie Lewis, Ethel Davis will also be in the revue. Marta Golden and Bobby Ryles have joined the Will King Show at the Savoy theatre. The Island City Quartet will be the added attraction the opening week at the Savoy. Blake and Amber sent an eight-act vaude- ville show to Monterey for the Elks show there last week. NOTICE FOR * EUROPE Players in Europe desiiing to advertise in VARIETY, and wishing to take advan- tage of the Prepaid Rates allowed, muy secure the same, if at the time of mailing advertising copy direct to vARILTY, New York, the amount in pay™ent tor it is placed in VARIETY’S cre“it at the PALL MALL DEPOS)iT AND FOR.- WARDING CO. Carlton Si., Regent St., S. W., London For uniformity in exchange, the Pall Mall Co. will accept deposits for VARIETY at four shillings, two pence, on the dollar. Throygh this manner of transmission, all dapger of loss to the player is averted; VARIETY assumes full risk and acknowi- edges the Pall Mall Co.’s receipts as its own receipts for all money placed with the Pali Mall to VARIETY’S credit. Harry Corson Clarke, who recently returned from India and the Orient, will open an in- definite engagement at the Aicazar theatre Dec. 23. The opening show will be “Hello Bill.” Many theatrical people were included in the raid on Lou Purcell’s place on the Bar- bary Coast one night last week. Miss O’Day has joined the Alcazar forces for the “Overnight” production. PHILADELPHIA. BY JUVENILE. B. F. KEITH'S (H. T. Jordan, megr.).— Comedy for the week before Christmas is just what the theatre-going public wants, and they had plenty of it in this week’s bill, there be- ing a comedy touch in every act on the bill, and as a result the well filled house on Mon- day made its approval evident through gen- erous applause and laughter. Dancing also predominated, and this made it extremely bard for Pat Rooney to get anything for his speedy stepping after all the others had taken a crack at it. Pat must have realized what he was up against, for he addressed the orchestra leader with ‘“‘Nobody’s danced yet, have they?” Still Pat went right after it ang did very nicely. He has a new offering enlled “Up Town,” which isn’t very much different from his old acts, but the talk is new and Pat and Marion Bent find a way to work in some of the magazines from the old news stand act. Miss Bent looked pretty, as she always does, and their act went over in excellent shape. Sam Bernard also had very tough sledding in the next to closing position and following a lot of comedy acts, but he has never gone any better in this house. The fact that Bernard still works in German make- up and uses his own dialect and the same routine of talk, the audience greeted him with a round of applause and laughed heartily at his tangled conversation. There are few of the character monologists left, but Bernard still belongs to the real class of comedians who never seem to grow stale to the better class of audiences. Well up in the list, Bennett and Richards landed safely in the middle of a tremendous applause and laughing hit. The boys have worked out a novel opening for their blackface sketch, and it makes what follows all the funnier. The eccentric step- ping brought screams of laughter and took them off to a round of solid applause. These boys deserve credit for thinking up some- thing new and are reaping the reward. Paul Morton and Naomi Glass have revised their former bungalow sketch, getting a new start and finishing with some good crossfire com- edy talk. Miss Glass appeared to be suffer- ing from a cold and her singing was weak, but she and the nimble-footed Morton did some clever stepping and got away nicely at the finish with the baby song. Dorothy Bren- her may be added to the first-class single turns. With three changes of costume this girl makes an attractive appearance and has THE BEST ITALIAN DINNER IN THE CITY Lunch 55 Cents | = 108-110 W.491bSt. } NEW YORK CITY “THE RENDEZVOUS OF THEATRICAL’S BEST” M. SILVER, Praprietor THE ONLY FIRST CLASS : KOSHER RESTAURANT in San Francisco Where all the leading visiting artists dine 117 TAYLOR ST., Bet. Turk and Eddy, San Francisco L. BERNZAFT, Manager some new songs. The “kid” recitation, with a tag line at the finish, brought her a large sized hit, which she deserved. It is really astonishing how long Bert Melrose gets awav with doing nothing, but he does get away with it and the swaying tables gives him a finish that cannot help but score. Melrose has been sticking to this one trick quite a while now, however, and he might give the first portion of his act a considerable boost by working out at least one more feature trick to go along with the table bit and the roll over the barrel. The usual routine of barrel-juggling and top spinning by the Man- kichi Japs furnished a good opener, and Ade- line Francis did very well in her early spot with her graphophone monoitog. It was an- nounced from the stage that the bagzage of the Brenek’s Bronze Statue Horse bad not arrived from Washington in time for the matinee, but the posers went through a series of figures in order not to disappoint the audience. The change of poses did not do them full justice, but met with approval under the conditions. The Pathe Weekly had some excellent war pictures. ALLEGHENY (Joseph Coheti, mer.).—The Modish Revue” headlines the vaudeville por- tion of the program. Others, “A Cold Cup of Coffee,”” the Harveys, Gottler and Cox, Lawton and the film feature, “The Warrior.” COLONIAL (H. A. Smith, mer.).—‘“In and Out Again,” a tabloid musical piece in which Paul Frances, Rose Demar and Minnie Kloter are featured tops this week’s bill. Others, Wood. Melville and Phillins, Jere Grady and Co. in “At the Toll Gate,” “The Street Urchin,” Gertie Falls and the film feature, Douglas Fairbanks in “Reaching for the Moon.” NIXON (Fred Leopold, mer.).—Josie Flynn and her Minstrels headline this week. Others, Martini and Maxmillian. Mahoney Bros., Paul and Paul‘ne, Howard Sisters and the film fea- ture is Vivian Maryin in “Mollv Entancled.” NIXON’S GRAND OPERA HOUSE (W. D. Wegefarth, mer.).—This week’s bill includes Clark and Verdi, Gertrude Graves, LaCosta and Clifton, Katherine Powell and Co., John F. Clarke and the Littlejohns. KEYSTONE (M. W. Taylor, mer.).—Phina and her Picks, Bedford and Gardner, New- port and Stirk, Rawson and Clare, Knowles and White. Galletti’s Monkeys and the film feature. “The Red Ace.” GLOBE (Sabloskey & McGuirk, megrs.).— Guards of the Maccabees, “Wanted a Wife,” Murray Livingston. Lulu Sutton and Co., All- man and Sykes, DeVoy and Morellis, Morgan and Parker, Connors and Edna and Alvin and Kenny. 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for approval. Méehan’s Dogs; Kaufman Brothers; Jennie Middleton and Darras Brothers completed, with the bill of excep- tional merit for a Christmas program. POSTON (Charles Harris, megr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Mae Marsh in “The Cinderella Man’’ and Katherine Dana's “Fantastic Luminare,” vaudeville spectacle, topping. Vaudeville also includes “‘At the Ladies’ Club,” Whipple and Houston, McLaughlin and Evans, Claude Raus. BIJOU (Ralph Gilman, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Pictures. Good business. BOWDOIN (Al Somerbee, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Geraldine Farrar in ‘“‘The Woman God Forgot,’ feature film. The spectacular beauty of this film appealed. Vaudeville has Burton and Jones; Dacey and Chase; Nor- man Gooch and Hamilton; Jean and Willie Hayes and George Murphy. ST. JAMES (Joseph Brennan, megr.; agent, Loew).—Feature of a snappy Dill, Raskin's Orchestra with Mykoff and Vanity. Something new for this city. Got over well. “Reaching for the Moon,” with Fairbanks, feature film. The vaudevi¥le bill included Lane and Smith; Moriarty Sistere; Adams and Mangle. GLOBE (Frank Meagher, megr.; agent, Loew).—With the afternoon performances re- stricted to women “Her Unborn Child” doing excellent business. There is a possibility of it remaining over. Nothing reported as at- traction following. ORPHEUM (Victor J. Morris, mgr.; agent, Loew).—De Pace Opera Co., headline; Tom Martin and Co.; Conroy and Donnell; Harmon, Zarnos and Dunn; Dorothy Roye, Kramer and ant Charlie Ray, in “His Mother’s Boy,” ilm. SCOLLAY. OLYMPIA (James J. McGuinness, mer.).—‘“Reaching for the Moon’ feature. Vaudeville: Piccolo Midgets; Rich and Lenose; Moore and Elliott. OLYMPIA (Frank Hookailo, mgr.).—‘The Pride of New York,” feature film, well re- ceived. Rutan’s Song Birds; Barrett and Mur- ray; Victor Musical Melange, in vaudeville. PARK (Thomas D, Soriero, mgr.).—Anni- versary week and excellent bill. Theda Bara in ‘‘The Rose of Blood,” film; also “An Amer- ican Widow.” MAJESTIC (E. D. Smith, mgr.).—William Hodge in “A Cure for Curables,’’ second month, with business fairly good for the sea- son. No date set for departure. SHUBERT (BE. D. Smith, megr.).—Theda Bara, in “Cleopatra,’’ film; distinct impression here; __ continues ,for this week only. Next, “Peter Ibbetson.’ COLONIAL (Ohartas J. Rich, mgr.).—Final week “The Arabian Nights’ which goes into the Punch and Judy, New York, next week. Show a not receive the best notices. Critics agreed theme was room for improvement. “Rambler Kose” next. PLYMOUTH (E. D. Smith, mer.).—‘Furs and Frills” on its last fortnight. “Nothing but the Truth,”’ with Willie Collier, is billed. He has not been here for several seasons. WILBUR (E. D. Smith, mgr.).—Final week of ‘De Luxe Annie,’’ which did not take very well at the start but grew more popular. “The Man Who Came Back,” with Henry Hall, opening Christmas night. PARK SQUARE (Fred E. Wright, mgr.).— Business for “Upstairs and Down” (third week) excellent. Show seemed to find a niche and has been doing good business. Nothing booked for right away.

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TREMONT (John B. Schoffel, mgr,) .—Closing week of “Turn to the Right.” “The Boomer- ang”’ Christmas night. HOLLIS (Charlies J. Rich, mgr.).—Dark, the finish of the engagement of the three Barrie plays having arrived. Fine advance sale for ‘The 13th Chair.” OPERA HOUSE (Lawrence McCarthy, mer.). Final three weeks of “The Wanderer’; very good business; interest grows daily. COPLEY (H. W. Pattee, mgr. ).—Having completed one of the longest runs in the history of the local stage with “The Man Who Stayed at Home” theatre dark this week. Re- hearsals of Shaw’s comedy, “Fanny's First Play,’ being held. Opens the regular reper- toire season. CASINO (Charles Waldron, megr.).—‘‘Some Show.” GAYETY (Thomas H. Henry, mgr.).—‘Lon- don Belies.”’ HOWARD (George E. Lothrop, mgr.).— “Hello Girls,’”’ with vaudeville, Georgalis Trio; Bennett and Lee; Adele; Bordeaux and May: The Seaburys. BUFFALO. BY A. J. SHARICK. TECK (John R. Oishei, mer.).—Harry Lauder, 4 performances; dark rest of week. STAR (Dr. Peter C. Cornell, mgr.).—Dark. MAJESTIC (Millard Cornwall, mgr.).— Dark. GAYETY—“Hello America.” GARDEN (William Graham, megr.).—‘‘Monte Carlo Girls.” SHEA’'S (Henry Carr, mer. ).—W. J. (Sailor) Reilley; Fisher and Hawley; Pereria Sextet; Sylvia Clark; Levitt and Lockwood; Wilson Aubrey Trio; Moore and Gerald; Chalftones; Beauty, the horse. Harry Lavener, publicity man for Gold- wyn, has been in town for a week and was a special guest at the dinner of the Buffalo Press club la&St week. He is a former Buf- falo newspaper man. Fred Brady is in Buffalo selling Fox films for this district. It is rumored that Fox will open an exchange in this city soon after the first of the year.

Buffalo theatres report the greatest slump in business for this season than ever before. Even the film houses have felt it. There has been a ‘“‘save until it hurts’’ campaign on in Buffalo and this has gone rather farther than was desired, in that it has tended to hurt business generally. Last week ‘‘Molly Dear’’ did very poor busi- ness at the Star, and “Bileen’’ did not do as well as expected. It was reported one big company in town last week lost $1,000.

The Teck will be dark after Tuesday night until Christmas week. Harry Lauder plays Monday and Tuesday nights with two mat- inees. The Star is dark all week. The Ma- jestic is closed this week.

Senator Tully, in charge of the thrift stamp campaign, consulted with John Oishei, man- ager of the Teck and secured the services of Mr. Oishei to conduct the bill-board and theatrical display advertising for this locality in connection with the campaign. Mr. Oishei was instrumental in organizing the theatrical men for the Liberty Loan work. The entire Shea bill “from last week stayed over here in order to give a benefit perform- ance Sunday nigbt for the Buffalo ‘‘Evening News” smoke fund for the soldiers. The ar- tists had to travel Monday in order to make their next stand. CINCINNATI. BY HARRY V. MARTIN. The People’s Church has abandoned its legal fight to foree John H. Havlin, owner of the Jrand opera house, to let this congregation worship in the Grand Sunday afternoons. After two courts had refused to enjoin Havlin from ousting the good folk, they announced that they did not care to enforce the con- tract as they had secured a church for their meetings. Herbert S. Bigelow, pacifist, horse- whipped by a mob recently, is shepherd of the flock.

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George Newland, dramatic editor of the Cin- cinnati ‘‘Post,” is raving over the arrival of a boy at his house. Dancing in the grand cafe of the Hotel Sin- ton, after the theatre has been inaugurated as a new policy by Manager John L. Horgan, a former actor. Horgan is making a special effort to attract the better theatrical trade to his hotel. He was formerly assistant man- ager of the Statler, Cleveland, Adolph M. Ainslie, retired attoreer. whose niece is Mrs. Walter Heuck, wife of the secre- tary of the Heuck Opera House Company, died at the General Hospital several days ago. He was the son of the founder of the Memphis Commercial Appeal. From Tacoma, Wash., comes news that Eu- gene Klum, former member of the Orpheum Stock Compiny in Cincinnati, was married to Althea Dodge of Los Angeles. DALLAS. BY GEORGE B. WALKER, MAJESTIC (S. Ven Phul, mer.; Inter.).— 12. Geo. Dameral & Co., Frank Milton and DeLong Sisters, Geo. Rolland and Co., Billy Bouncer, Nella Allen, Three Vagrants and Capes and Snow. Good Dill. JEFFERSON (R. J. Stennett, mgr.; Pan- tages).—Paula, Monty and Belle, Johnny Small and Small Sisters, Al Wohlman, George Walsh.

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ORPHEUM (Rod Waggoner, mgr.; Loew).— “Lt:tle Miss Uptodate’’; Harvey De Vero Trio; The Riding School; Smith & Troy; Frank Thompson; Strength Brothers. REGENT (Tom Ealand, megr.; Loew).— “Cabaret De Luxe’’; “Somewhere in France” ; Burns & Foran; Sampson & Douglas; Clay- ton & Lennie; The Lelands. OPERA HOUSE (Harry Parent, Second week, capacity, ‘‘The Follies.” GARRICK (Richard H. Lawrence, mgr.).— Second week, “So Long Letty.” Despite a new star and no big names “So Long Letty” sold out for the two weeks, business picking up right after the first night. Charlotte Green- wood well liked, while the show was consid- ered actually funny. Some musical selections were catchy. ADAMS.—Vaughan Glaser Stock. oon (Al Warner, mgr.).—“The Only irl.” Three megr.).— GAYETY (J. M. Ward, mgr.).—Sam Sid- man’s Own Show. CADILLAC (Sam _ Levey, megr.).—“Social Frolics.” Leading attractions at the week-stand pic- ture theaters: “The Price Mark” (Paramount), Madison; ‘“‘Shirley Kaye’’ (Select), Broadway- Strand; “The Antics of Ann” (Paramount), Majestic; “Joan the Woman” (Paramount), Washington. The four leading first-run theaters in De- troit are this week showing Paramount or Select Pictures. Next week: “Miss Springtime” house, “13th Chair,” Garrick; ‘‘Lilac Time,” Adams; “Broadway Follies,”’ Gayety; “Inno- cent Maids,” Cadillac. at Opera W. K. Prudden, the state coal administrator, has wired Dr. Harry A. Garfield at Washing- ton, recommending that in view of the coal shortage throughout Michigan all theaters be closed for the week between Christmas and New Year's, as well as all factories not mak- ing war munitions. A meeting of producers charging the film tax was held in Detroit Monday to size up the local situation. Detroit is one of the fighting towns, close to 75 exhibitors still refusing to pay the 15-cent film tax. The mid-winter convention of the Michigan State Branch of the American Exhibitors’ association will be held at Jackson, Jan. 7-8. Eddie Fontaine has succeeded George Fuller as Detroit manager for Pathe. S. R. Kent, sales-manager for the General Film, in Detroit last week on his way back from the Coast, said tuere was a big waste- fulness on the part of the producers, and that, in his opinion, the film business could be conducted along business-like lines the same as prevails in the drug, drygoods and other lines of industry. With the consent of Flo Ziegfeld, and as an accomodation to Mrs. Frederick Wadsworth (formerly Mary Mannering and now living in Detroit), the members of the “Follies” (play- ing this week at the Opera house) gave an antertainment at the Hotel Pontchartrain friday afternoon. “Tickets were $1.25 and the affair was conducted as a tea dansant from 4 to 6. Nearly 500 people were in attendance. KANSAS CITY. BY HAROLD A. LOCKHART. The Shubert is dark this week. “Potash and Perlmutter in Society’? Dec. 23 The Orpheum has Eddie Foy next week. Garden dark this week. ¢ The Lockwood Players have ceased all effort to make a stand at the old Auditorium. Most of the company have left town. ORPHEUM (Lawrence Lehman, megr.).— Gertrude Hoffman’s Revue has good impres- sions and impersonations. Excellent bili. Ruth Roye, Gallagher and Martin, Kitner, Xmas Furs An Array of Gorgeous Furs, Including Coats, Coatees and Capes. Genuine Mole Set..........$30.00 Genuine Skunk Set......... 23.00 Taupe Wolf Set........... 37.00 Genuine Squirrel Set...... 25.00 Specially Priced Alaska White Fox......$29.75 Open Animal Scarf. The scarfs are open animal with muffs te match. AMSON'S, me. 44 WEST 34TH STREET Next te Hotel MeAlpin One Flight Up BETA MODISTE TO THE PROFESSION 36 W. Randolph Street Phone Randolph 1720 Central 6581 Chicage, Il. Hawkeley and McClay, “The Propville Re- cruit,”” Frank Hartley. GRAND (Maurice Dubinsky, Shepherd of the Hills,”’ Brothers Stock Company. Good business. GLOBE (Cyrus Jacobs, mgr.).—Vaude- ville and pictures. William Trainor and Co., Weise Troupe, Swain’s Novelty, Gaynell Ever- ett, Pat and Peggy Houlton, Nathalia. EMPRESS (J. C. Donnelly, mgr.).—Pan- tages.).—“‘Oh! You Devil,” headline. “A Friendly Call,” Lane and Harper, Niel Mc- Kinley, Maxine Parrish. CENTURY (Tom _ Taaffe, megr.).—‘The Girls from the Follies,” good burlesque. GAYETY (George H. Gallagher, mgr.).— ‘Roseland Girls.’’ Good houses. megr.).—“The by the Dubinsky HE OXYGE TOOTH POWDER Gives clean, sound, white teeth—there isn’t a person who appears before the public who can afford not te have them. Use Calox and watch your teeth grow whiter day by day under its Oxygen generating influence. 30c. and 50c. everywhere McKesson & Robbins Incorporated a ros "Bt, New York ¢

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' - TF ee. ¥ a VARIETY B. F. Keith’s Circuit United Booking Oitices (Agency) A. PAUL KEITH, President E. F. ALBEE, Vice-President and General Manager FOR BOOKING ADDRESS S. K. HODGDON Palace Theatre Building New York City Feiber & Shea 1493 Broadway (Putnam Building) New York : City BERT LEVEY INDEPENDENT CSO | FOC UIT vauveviis The Best Small Time in the Far West. Steady, Consecutive Work for Novelty Feature Acts. EXECUTIVE OFFICES—ALCAZAR THEATRE BLDG., SAN FRANCISCO Can arrange from three to five weeks between sailings of boats for Australia for all first- class acts. Communicate by wire or letter. Harry Rickard’s Tivoli Theatres, \tsiraua And AFFILIATED CIRCUITS, INDIA and AFRICA ea Capital, $3,000,000 HUGH. D. McINTOSH, Governing Director Registerei Cable Address: ‘“‘“HUGHMAC,” Sydney d Office, TIVOLI THEATRE, Sydney, Australia American Representative, NORMAN JEFFERIES Real Estate Trust Bidg., Philadelphia FULLER’S Australian LOS ANGELES. BY GUY PRICE. and N. Z. Vaudeville A considerable sum of money was raised for Governing Director, BEN J. FULLER the war fund by the various matinees at the BOOKINGS ‘ARRANGED local theatres on Friday last. At the Mason several artists gave their services to a especial For all sailings from ph. Francisco and Vancouver performance organized by Will Wyatt. Weatern Vaudeville a? Asen., Chieago Ashton Stevens is due here next week to Marcus Loew’s| } Putnam Building Times Square Acts laying off in Southern territory wire this office. Enterprises General Executive Offices New York JOSEPH M. SCHENCK General Manager J. H. LUBIN Booking Manager Mr. Lubin Personally Interviews Artists Daily Between 11 and 1 Chicago Office: North American Building FRANK Q. DOYLE, in charge AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Bb. Ss. MOSS President General Executive Offices: 729 SEVENTH AVE., at Forty-ninth St. M. D. SIMMONS General Booking Manager ARTISTS can secure long engagements by booking direct with us The Western Vaudeville Managers’ Association MORT SINGER, General Manager—TOM CARMODY, Booking Manager MAJESTIC Theatre Building, CHICAGO, ILL. Booking in New Eng- land Arranged VAUDEVILLE ACTS 1:00 ane roonsn me mata commoacire FRED MARDO, 306 Putnam Bldg., New York City

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> sa sot RE wt cant Ca mE swe tole th eer oe tte ee ater VARIETY Greatest Novelty Lyric in Years it'll Suprise You Tiik STORY BOOK BALL MONTGOMERY an PERRY’S BiG’ TIME SONG HIT THE JAZZ-DANCE It’s the Latest ‘‘hound” from the pile --- it’s the “‘Daddy” of all Jazz --- WR. William's American“ ’ Nother “Walkin’ the Dog” “THE GIRL YOU CAN’T FORGET’? (the NEW “Dreamland” Song) “WHY KEEP ME WAITING SO LONG’’(successor to “Me and My Gal’’) “IT TOOK the SUNSHINE from OLD DIXIELAND’’ (great little Harmony song) “SOMEWHERE, SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE’ ua. eeantit A Beautiful Bailad ‘Joan of Arc” (oun BIYS ME SINGING j= -ssional Copies for SSS Kecent Program WILL ROSSITER, 7 T'w. Sanseven srecer CHIGAGO, ILL, GOOD SCENERY HELPS YOUR ACT Shon a Art Nouveau, Futuristie, Plash, Satin and Velvet Dreps. XCESS Baggage eliminated by eur Speeial Aniline Trunk “Easy te Pack" Bets. EW and original ideas te &t your act. E STABLISHED 1896. EVIVE interest in your act by sur- reunding tt with the proper at- mosphere. OU are cordially invited te call and we will show you by practical demenstration hew ‘te increase & demand for your set. FREDERICK’S Established 1896 Office: 409 Gaiety Bldg. 1547 Broadway New York * agg Sal 5 oe 643 W. 42d &t., or ryan ee HENRY SERLINGHOFF, Mer. assist Morosco put on the play written by himself and Charles Michaelson. Harry Hammond Beall and Harry Caulfield, the latter lessee of the Garrick and a film manager of prominence, journeyed to San Diego last week to launch the film, “Birth, in that city. News from the front (Los Angeles water, not French western) : Harry McCoy is wearing a wrist watch. : It would appear that the public is being benefited to death. When Los Angelan meets Los Angelan he usually says: ‘‘Have you had your benefit today yet?” Winifred Kingston holds the record for giv- ing Red Cross teas. Earl Barger, former Chicago jockey, is a prisoner in the city jail on a charge of sus- picion of highway robbery. It is alleged the jockey, 19 years of age, snatched a purse from Mrs. E. Eichenberger, of 718 South Alvarado street. He was captured by Patrolman Far- mer. Just as the cold weather is setting in the East, Douglas McLean, Morosco favorite, is going to York, where certain private business affairs, not unconnected with the shipbuilding business, claim his attention. NEW ORLEANS. By ©. M, SAMUEL. ae (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).—‘“Have a ea FEIST, MORRIS, REMICK, STERN, SNYDER, WITMARK and al Bull Eyethitters’ in Songland [Jnbreakabje as wellas SONG SLIDES. ro} (0) °4 Om — YOU should, Zoo. S ui — =i 7a) > = rE = is ce ar | ® 154 West 45th. St. leave us flat and return to New. EPINED NCO JUGGLING ee HENNINGS ~ yuattuide THE sane LITTLE LADY JUGGLER MEDY Ze HUNTER and De GODFREY Blackface Comedians, in their novelty act, Winter scene in a limousine touring car te explain the story. Class, laughs and se different. Address VARIETY, New York LOUIS “WITHOUT GAS.” Using their original Belheve us. Vaudeville must be made safe for Comedy Jjug- gling. Jo Paige Smith helping me there shall be no other. I used to be a leading act, When I was but a kid, I made a pile of money Then went away and Hid. Once more I’m getting stage-struck, I'm sorry I got through Now, Vaudeville. I'm coming back To pay my debt to you P. S.—I work on a full stage, or an empty stage. in one, or two. or three. I'l! close your show, or open it, jasbo three. But should you want a nifty act for the star spot on that bill (to be spoken), Gentlemen. my only regret is that | have but one act to offer to vaudeville. or follow the HAROLD A. CLARKE Auther of HERMINE SHONE’S present successful fantastic comedy, new act for COLE, RUSSELL and DAVIB, and sengs for WILLIAM ROCK and FRANCES WHITE, CECIL CHARLOTTE PARRY and many ether standard acts. Address VARIETY, New York CUNNINGHAM, MINNIE ALLEN, ——= DAPHINE (Lew Rose, lesque. STRAND (D. L. Cornelius, mgr.).—Pictures. ALAMO (Frank Sanders, mgr.).—McCormick and Winehill’s Revue. mgr.).—Stock bur- The Hasha Toro Arabs are at the Dauphine currently. Authenticating Variety’s report of several weeks ago, the Gagnon-Pollock stock com- pany begins an indefinite engagement at the Diamond, Sunday. until recently manager is to take charge of the when it Ferdinand Turner, of the Crescent here, new Loew house at Hamilton, Ont., opens. Mr. and Mrs. Max Winslow are spending a fortnight in New Orleans, and apparently en- joying themselves. Doyle and Dixun have proven a revelation in the road production of “Chin Chin,” and they are being hailed as future musical com- edy stars. Ed Schiller, the Loew southern representa- tive, is in New York. Mr. Schiller returns to Atlanta from the Metropolis. “Oh Boy’ comes into the Tulane Christmas week. The Lafayette will probably remain closed until after the holidays. PROVIDENCE. BY KARL K. KLARK. OPERA HOUSE (Felix R. Wendleschafer, mgr.).—"S. R. OO.” signs Monday and Wed- nesday, when the David Kessier Company presented Yiddish plays. Large Jewish popu- lation responsible. House dark on otker nights, Saturday, The Players, iocal, will pre- sent ‘“‘The Wives,” benefit of Halifax Relief Fund. This local organization has drawn ca- pacity in past years. Its first appearance at the Opera House. Prices to $1 plus war tax. KEITH'S (Charles Lovenberg, mgr.).— Great improvement over last week’s show and still nothing alarming. Musical comedy, ‘Pardon Me,” by A. Seymour Brown, heads the bill. Dan Burke shared equal honors. Helen and Josephine Trix, Raymond Bond, Elizabeth Shirley, Bert and Harry Gordon, Cavana Duo and Kornau. Special ante- Christmas bargain matinees drawing excep- tionally large afternoon houses. MAJESTIC (Martin Toohey, mgr.).—‘Mimic World,” with Frank Manning, headline first half. Dick Ferguson and May Sunderland, Art Smith, the Norvells. “Mimic World” re- tained for second half, also Lane and Smith, Adams and Mangel, Gilmore and Brown. FAY'S (Edward M. Fay, mgr.).—Alvarados went well, also “The Wild Moors,” troupe of Arabians; Florence White and Co., Williams and Cooper, Putz Brothers, The Charles. ‘Married in Name Only,” picture, proving extra drawing card. . EMERY (Martin Toohey, mgr.).—Dark. COLONIAL (J. F. Farr, mgr.).—‘The Beh- man Show,” going fair. MASAL KLAUBER ALVINO’S JAZZPHIENDS Late of Joan Sawyer’s Domino Reom We invite you to call any evening. BEN SALANDER Address ALVINO, care VARIETY, New York IRVING ROSS RAY ALVINO BERT Fourth Successful Year Loew Circuit HARVEY and DeVORA Trio MILLIE JOHN DOUGH PRESENT “A DARKTOWN CABARET” WILL MORRIS “Tattered Talent” LOEW CIRCUIT DIRECTION, TOM JONES The concert to have been given in Infantry Hall Tuesday evening by Fritz Kreisler was called off by Manager C. A. Ellis of Boston. The last visit of Mr. Ellis to this city was not especialiy pleasant, as it was at this time the agitation, which spread throughout the country, relative to Dr. Karl Muck, coaductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and his attitude toward playing the national anthem, started. The mouey paid for tickets was re- funded. The Symphony is booked to appear here several more times this season. It is not yet known whether the orchestra will keep its “appointments” or not. The Colonial, burlesque, was broken into early Sunday morning aud a desk in the office ransacked, $22 being stolen. It is believed the thief or thieves gained entrance through the main doors by the use of false keys and the exit was made via a stage door, the door being found open latér in the morning by the janitor, John MacGregor. The. poiice are investigating the break. Like all other trades the theatrical busi- ness in this city has been hit by the dratt PAST HARRY COLEMAN 20th Century Ventriloquist PRESENT HARRY COLEMAN AND KITTY RAY in the “Matron and the Warden” FUTURE Managers and Booking Agents, watch for us. Representatives, HOLMES & DUDLEY

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nen ee salen Seno Tea nme * TPS * ee i aot 40 VARIETY Second Week at Palace, RETAINED! New York Belle Baker (With Special Song Material by BLANCHE MERRILL) 19th Consecutive Week in the B. F. Keith Theatres of Representative, EDW. S, KELLER Greater New York Week December 17-24, Palace, New York December 31, Maryland, Baltimore and voluntary enlistments in both army and navy. Now it is rumored that young women are likely to replace men as picture operators if the shortage of operators continues. J. F. Farr, of Cleveland, formerly advance man for “Robin Hood,’ has been made man- ager of the Colonial, succeeding Sylvester P. Callanan. Mr. Farr is the third manager the house has had this season. The first Winter Garden ball ever held in this city, given under the auspices of the “Show of Wonders” comrany at the Narragan- set Hotel ballroom, Thursday evening, last week, netted nearly $4,000 for the “Our Boys in France’’ Tobacco Fund. Sergt. Arthur Guy Empey, author of “Over the Top,” in the role of auctioneer, shared with the show people in carrying off the honors. An autographed copy of Sergt. Empey’s book brought $1,000, while the soldier bimself Igter in the evening bid in an American flag for another thousand. A WARDROBE TRUNKS TAYLOR NEVERBREAK HARTMANN BAL INDESTRUCTO H. & M. MURPHY Every Make, Size and Style Half Regular Prices Note Special Reductions $30.00 Fibre Theatrical...........$16.50 $40.00 XX Theatrical........... -» 21.00 $50.00 Guaranteed Indestructo.... 27.75 ——— ——e Baggage Repaired and Exchanged EDWARD GROPPER 208 West 42nd St. Brant sete New York “BEEF, IRON AND WINE” A SERIES OF STAGE AND 1 25 UNDERWORLD TALES ...... * DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ANNOUNCE TWO TIMELY YOLUMES OF FICTION By JACK LAIT AT ANY BOOKSTAND= “GUS, THE BUS” THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE BASEMENT CAFE, witn$] 3 5 QUAINT FUN AND ROMANCE® “* GAIETY (Ed. Armstrong, megr.).—98, Isle of Hula Hula,”’ “The by the Armstrong Folly Company. Will Armstrong is the hula king and gets best results. Joe Carter plays a rabbi or like dignitary, and proved popular in the role. Billie Bingham, soubret, wears stunning gowns and added to her popu- larity. Perequeta pleased with dance and song numbers. Production well staged. Ca- pacity business all performances Sunday. LYRIC.—Musical comedy+«and vaudeville to fair business. ORPHEUM (Jay Haas, mer.).—9, Bert Wiggens, good; Dawson and Tyson, please; Aerial LaVails, meritorious; Bob Lee, liked; Strickfaden-Seibert-Lindley in a sketch up to big time standard; Australian Serenaders, headline. Good business. PALACE HIP (Joseph A. Muller, mgr.).— 9, “Seven Variety Dancers” head Sunday show, gorgeously costumed, scenically beauti- ful, and the numbers executed with finesse; “Alice Teddy,” skating bear, somewhat of a comedienne; Al Prince, good monologist; Vincent and Carter, won comedy honors; Barney First, pleased; The Totos, hand-bal- ancing and juggling, out of the ordinary. Ca- pacity business. Crossman’s 7 Entertainers NEXT WEEK (DEC. 24)—PITTSBURGH AND JOHNSTOWN, PA. pirection, ARTHUR KLEIN DDIE BORDEN With “SIR” JAS. DWYER—Direction, HERMAN WEBER—This Week (Dec. 17)—Bushwick, Brooklyn i] box for one performance of the “Show of Wenders,” ot the anpera house, brought $350, and an auto donated brought $515. Tickets for the event sold by chorus girls netted an- other $500. Nearly a thousand people at- tended the ball, and stars and chorus girls of the show gave a special vaudeville enter- tainment between dances. Volunteers from the musicians’ union provided music. Much credit is due Manager Garrety, of the “Show of Wonders” and his two stars, the Howard brothers. SEATTLE. BY W. £. BURTON. METROPOLITAN (George T. Hood, megr.). --12, “Watch Your Step,” to good business ; 13-15, ‘‘Fair and Warmer’; 23 and week, “Turn to the Right.” WILKES’ (Dean B. Worley, megr.).—Wilkes Players in “The Third Degree.” 88th pro- duction of the Wilkes Players in Seattle, longest record ever held by a first-class stock organization here. / Wonderful ! Selection of Superb ¢ gs Apparel *»" if \ ‘ embracing every mode \ Y \ y of the ay Y ‘ for fashionable \ ee i\ women, v \ es WAN Original Creations “4 ASo For Stage Wear # \) "GERARD SHOP HOTEL GERARD BUILDING 129 West 44th Street New York City _

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VARIETY AN ORIGINAL MONOLOG WITH A SITUATION AND A STORY A camouflage by JAMES MADISON entitled “EDITOR OF THE ASSASSINATED PRESS” and Lizzie”’ ro Copies of this act filed with VARIETY, N. V. A. and with Librarian of Congress, Washin gton,@, C This will avoid any future arguments as te who did it Grst. Distinctive Modern Decorative SCENERY Designed—Built—Painted Everything for the Stage BERT LA MONT’S “Hogan’s Alley” WM. FRIEDLANDER’S “MAXINE” GOLDING’S SCENIC STUDIOS, Inc. BERT LAMONT, Sec’y-Treas. Office 596 Putnam Bldg., New York Phone 6483 Bryant Studio 435 Bedford Ave., Bklyn., N. Y. Phone Williamsburgh 87 MEL EASTMAN “The Elongated Entertainer” Joe Michaels THE HUSTLER PANTAGES (Edgar G. Milne, mgr.).—9, “Courtroom Girls’ headline, with Herbert Broske, Robert Milligen and Ruth Francis featured. Return appearance in this city, and act as popular as before. “A Business Pro- posal,” good sketch; Marie LaVarre, sings well and dresses with taste. Burns and Lynn, nifty dancers; Hill-Ackerman Trio, funny; Jackson and Wahl, good. Capacity business. MOORE (Carl Reiter, megr.).—9, Scotch Lad® and Lassies share stellar honors with “For Pity’s Sake.” One of the best Orpheum bills this season. The merit of the Scotch act makes it appeal to others than of Scottish birth. Herbert Clifton, female impersonator, ably assisted by a woman who contributes to the attractiveness of the offering. Jim and Betty Morgan, very good; the Levols, sen- sational wire act; Edwin George, highly pleas- | ean ewe om a (Address VANIEI), New York) PRINCE | KARMIGRAPH NUMBER 63 KAR-MI U. B. O. aw W.V. M.A. and HEADLINING All Bills peecrion, SIMON AGENCY PLAYING FOR SAM P. HERMAN and HANLY Artistic Melange of Comedy, Songs and Pianologue NOW (Dec. 20-23)—BOULEVARD THEATRE, NEW YORK prrection. IRVING M. COOPER INEZ (BABE) STETSON and HUBER age oo emerwenti ing; Herbert’s Canines, good. Capacity busi- ness. Eddie Michaels is directing the Pantages orchestra here, succeeding Frank Maracci. Michaels formerly wielded the baton in the rit of the Pan house, Tacoma. Arthur Strickfadden is again with the Seibert-Lindley Co. in a vaudeville sketch, after a season in stock at Vancouver, B. C. Because independent studios have released their productions without the National Board of Review's desired eliminations being made, the Seattle Board of Censors will force all local film exchanges to file with the board at once a list of all makers of films releasing their pictures in the city. Stricter adherence to the city ordinance governing the exhibition of moving pictures will prevail in the future, according to the board’s edict. Most of the local film exchanges will aid the board in carrying out its duty in this respect. The Willis West Musical comedy com- panv of 22 people opened at the Empress, Butte (Mont.), 9. The house has been reno- vated. Bills will be changed twice a week, with three shows daily. Tour B Hippodrome acts will also play in conjunction with the musical offerings. Hazei Boyd (Mrs. West) and Dorothy Raymond are in the cast. Ernest Wilkes’ “Broken Threads” is tour- ing the east and will be in Chicago about Jan, 1. The play had its premiere in Seattle several months ago and ran for two weeks to big business. Vin Moore, director of L-KO comedies, isin the city on the firts vacation he has had since going into pictures. Eddie Harris is organizing several new girl acts to play the Ed. Fisher circuit in the northwest. F. W. Babcock and J. J. Ryan, managers of the Sound Amusement Co., have purchased the Arlington Hotel on First avenue. The Rex, Olympia, and the Temple, Lewis- ton (Idaho), were added to the Fisher vaude- ville agency this week. The Rex breaks the jump into Aberdeen, while the Temple show- shop will break the .ong jump between Spo- Kane and Walla Walla. For some time the po V. M. A. road shows played the Lewiston ates. J. W. Hager, assitsant to Joe Muller at the Orpheum, Spokane, for three or four years, has come to Seattle and accepted a similar position with Muiler at the Palace Hip. Earl Keeler, manager of the Empress, Butte, reports the arrival of a daughter Nov. 29. Charles E. Bray, assistant general manager of the Orpheum circuit, is spending the week in Seattle, accompanied by his wife. This is SHEER and DARLING In “WIOP-OLOOY” Dec. 20-23—Bijou, Fall River, Mass. Deo. 24-26—St. James, Boston “THE PARCEL POST MAN" CONROY «« O'DONNELL pirection, JOE MICHAELS Yours Very Truly, At this point on your letter the self starter will have saved anywhere from 15% to 25% time. SELF STARTING REMINGTON TYPEWRITER Grand Prize—Panama-Pacifie Exposition If you, or others in your office, want to see this new time-saver, telephone today and we will bring it to you and put it through its paces. Or, if you wish to read more about it, let us mail you de- scriptive folders. Write, or *phone today. REMINGTON TYPEWRITER CO. (Incorporated) 374 Broadway, New York City Branches in All Leading Cities his first visit for several years, and is in the course of a pleasure trip about the country. The bursting of the ammonia pipes in a restaurant in the Orpheum theatre a Sunday afternoon caused the fumes to sprea to the theatre auditorium on the west and north, filled to capacity at the time. The exit doors were thrown open. There was no disorder. Al Adler, candy butcher in local theatres, was acquitted in Superior Court Thursday of the charge of embezzlement of some $400 of the money belonging to the Standard Theatre Concessions Co., for whom he was local man- ager for some time. Adler claimed he had this amount of money due him from the con- cession concern, and as he was unable to col- lect it he simply took what was coming to him. James Townsend, stage manager of the Pantages theatre here, overheard a man making derogatory remarks about the U. 8. A. on the street Friday evening. He called the German sympathizer down in proper lan- guage, and then turned the man over to a policeman on the beat, Florence Kubey, violiniste of note in vaude- ville circles, will co-star with Pauline Becker

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CHICAGO Schiller Building TOM QUIGLEY BOSTON 218 Tremont St. JACK LAHEY PROFESSIONAL | Reunited—_-L.YONS and YOSCO AND GOING BIGGER THAN EVER BEFORE As pretty a ballad as was ever written. MY ITALIAN ROSE Better than their “Rose of Italy” WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH YOU

THIS WEEK AT THE PALACE THEATRE, NEW YORK, USING ALL THEIR OWN SONGS THE ROAD FOR YOU AND ME MACARONI JOE A positive scream A great “Kid” song A rollicking little Irish number 18 Beiknap St. J. CROWLEY 35 South Sth 8t. ED. EDWARDS COPIES AND ORCHESTRATIONS VI. WITMARK & SONS PROVIDENCE, R. I. PHILADELPRIA BALTIMORE | | New Reilly Hotel F. HARRISON | SAN FRANCISCO AL. BROWNE COME ON OVER MARY TO OLD FATHER JOHN IN ALL KEYS Uptown Prof. Rooms, AL. COOK, Manager 1562 Broadway, NEXT TO PALACE THEATRE 8ST. PAUL, MINN. Pantages Building R. 158, Bremer Arcade WM. B. WESSEL Fetill Hotel | KANSAS CITY, MO. HAL. KING

JACK | TERRY Created a pause in the mastication of Spearmint— And substitutes a cocktail-scented breath of reverberant applause. Friars’ Club will always reach me

“Oh, Frank, You Ain’t No Monkey” UCCESS is everything—and a- by level head is more. Was changed from 4th position down to next to closing at the Maryland Theatre, Baltimore. After the first show at Keith’s, Providence, was changed from 3rd position to 6th. Not so bad for the newcomer. Watch me grow. ‘ FRANK DOBSON

BOOEED SORID W. V. M. A. VINCENT and CARTER

in the forthcoming production of the Bobell Film Company's fairy story, “The Golden Egg.” Betty Brown, former special writer on the Seattle Daily Star, will have the part of the queen in the picture. It will be a three- reeler.

Alexander Pantages has returned from his trip to the family home in Santa Barbara.

The Peerless Film Exchange, this city, will handle the Dobell Films for the state of Wash- ington.

SOUTH AMERICA. Buenos Aires, Oct. 25. The theatrical situation in South America is generally improving. In the Argentine, how- ever, times are still rather slow, owing to the fact that there is little money. Once this country decides to break off relations with Germany things will bocm as they have in Brazil and Uruguay. Montevideo theatres are doing a splendid business since the American fleet has been there under Admiral Caperton. The winter season is almost at a close in Buenos Aires, it having been generally a profitable one for the legitimate attractions, such as the Grand Opera Co., with Caruso and Barrientos at the Monicipal theatre, Pav- lowa and Co. at the Coliseo, the Diageliew Russian Ballet at the Minicipal theatre, and the Andre Brule and Regina Badet French Dramatic Co. at the Odean theatre. The greatest attraction among the popular and Spanish lighter attractions has been made by a Spanish singer, Almita Lajoya, who sings a series of Spanish songs and make a spe- cialty of the native songs, called “estilos”’

—————— ED. F. REYNARD Presents Mile. BIANCA The Classte Dancer with a Production

songs, which are sung by the “Gauchos” of the Pampa; they are very beautiful and somewhat resemble the Hawaiian music. This woman appears in conjunction with a Spanish dramatic company, her act being the hig at- traction. ‘“Estillos’” are all the rage here now as is the rag-time in the United States. The theatres open at present are COLON—Minicipal opera house—Gereart Symphony Concerts (poor attendance). COLISEO—Caramba Scognamilio Italian Comic Opera Co. Queens of the Movies, Du- quesa de Bal Tabarin, Boccacio, ete. (poor business). OPERA—Spanish Dramatic Co. Salvat- Olona (poor business). SAN MARTIN—Spanish Dramatic Co. and Lajoya, Spanish singer (splendid business). ODEON—(Dark). Coming, Red Cross War Pictures. NUEVO—Poresta Argentine Dramatic Co. 200th performance ‘‘Con Alas Rotas’”’ (splen- did business). BUENOS AIRES—Alippi Argentine Dramatic Co. (capacity business). NACIONAL—Argentine Comic Opera Co. by sections—Vittone Pomar (good business). a

MLLE. BIANCA Presents ED.F.REYNARD| The Ventriloquist with a Preducticn

COMEDIA—Spanish Zarzuela by sections (fair business). The vaudeville theatres are as follows: CASINO MUSIC HALL—Lately playing the following American acts, combined with Euro- pean and local takent: Harcourt, “The Man Who Grows”; Emilie Sisters, double trapeze (return engagement); Otto and Viola, eccen- trics; The Troutts, diving act. The show fin- ishes with a Roman wrestling match. Several wrestlers have been brought over from Europe to compete (business good). ESMERELDA—Vaudeville and pictures com- bined, rather crude in its construction, very little comfort in the accomodation and the shows are run in sections, one vaudeville act or a singer of ‘‘estilos’’ and a picture in each section. The bill this week includes Negri Appiani Italian duettists, very popular (these people have been working almost one year in this theatre with only a few days off): Lea Conti ‘“‘Tonadillera” (singer of ‘‘estilos’’; Diana “Tonadillera,” and the clown, Sisi, and his calculating dog. American pictures fill the bill (splendid business). FLORIDA—Also vaudeville and pictures b7 sections. Bill this week: Alice Paquin, French

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singer; Zaza “Tonadillera’”; Marguerite Rich- ards, American signer, and American pictures (fair business). EMPIRE—Strictly a picture house, lately putting in a few acts of vaudeville. The bill includes Anita Garcia, ‘‘Tonadillera” ; er- mana’s Graniza, Spanish singers, and Ameri- ean pictures (fair business). HIPPODROME—This theatre or building, originally built to accomodate Frank Brown's Circus, is a round building with the ring in the centre. It has been taken over by a new management, who are running pictures and vaudeville at popular prices and by sections and are doing a fair business. The ring has been taken away and a stage built at one side. Seats replace the ring. The bill this week has The Demos, society dancers; Linda Thelma, “Tonadillera’’; Randow’s Comedians; Charlot and Co., pantomimists. Feature pic- tures, usually native, fill the bill. Now, “Fed- eracion of Muerte” (‘Federation or Death’’), a picture of the Argentine Revolution, native- made. “a MAYO—Devoted to Spanish public and pre- sents a vaudeville bill which this week in- cludes Mercedes Alfonso, ‘‘Tonadillera’’; Beba Romero, “Tonadillera’’; Elisa Torner, “‘Tona- dillera”’; Satanela, Spanish dancer; Luisa Vila,

OPEN FOR OFFERS “The Singing Orchestra that others are trying to imitate.” THE ORIGINAL VERSATILE SEXTET T E& (Pormerly with Haile and Patersen in Vaudeville) TRENTON HOUSE TRENTON, N. J.

TANEAN BROS. Direction, NAT SOBEL PLAYING U. B. O. TIME

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THE LEARNIN’ OF JIM BENTON. Key Stéwart has been featured in West- erns for Triangle for some time, and this {is another of the same brand, While the stand- ard in photography and other technical points is uf to the mark of other Stewart pictures, it is a matter of taste as to whether the story is as acceptable There is an interesting angle, and that concerns the reputed hatred between th western cattlemen or cowboys and the sheep raisers called ‘‘wools.’”” The latter have dammed up the creek which sup- plied Jim I ton ranch, and his cattle begin to fre rom the illegal stoppage of the Rather than subscribe to the ‘“‘wools’”’ association, Jim and his ranchers descend on the dam and after a fight dynamite the barrier, thtis allowing the water to again follow its natural course. Before this is ac- complished there is a fight between the cow- boys and the sheepmen, and one of the latter is killed. It is not Jim who fired the fatal shot, however. Yet the “wools” figuring that with Benton out of the way the cattleman would be easy to handle, one of their num- ber agrees to swear that Jim “turned the trick.” Thus is Jim brought in by the sheriff, and after a very weak defense is adjudged guilty and condemned to be hanged. Now it had transpired that Jim had engaged a school teacher to come to his ranch to teach him and his men “book learnin’,” and he had fallen in love with the gal. She has taught him that “right would prevail,” which was the why of ihe half-hearted. defeuse at the trial, perhaps. Also he had promised her that he would only shoot in self-defense, and that he adheres to, for his sombrero had been pierced with bullets before he had yanked his guns. Had the hat been in evidence at the trial the picture would have been over in less footage. Instead it brought the gov- ernor to town to review the case and there is a pardon whilst Jim is atop a pratcical scaffold. There is a hint of a good old- fashioned battle royal between the cowboys and ‘“‘wools,” but they never do get into real action. Neither does Jim, for he spends most of his time in the hoose-gow. Ibee.

MONTAGU LOVE justly renowned for his master character impersonations—brilliant as he was in “Rasputin,” “The Awakening,” “The Brand of Satan,” etc.,—reaches-the-highest of dramatic art as

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THE FAIR BARBARIAN. Octavia Bassett... .-sneeas .-Vivian, Martin Martin Bassett.............--..G. H, Geldert Jack Belasys...... stvueeds Douglas McLean Belinda Bassett..........s0s: ....Jane Wolff Lady Theobald...........«: Josephine Crowell Lucia, her grandmother........... Mae Bush Rev. Poppleton............ William Hutchison Mr. Burmistone. ....ccscsccccsccces Al Paget Mins. CHIBI... ceece eres sess tuth Hanforth LmGy BAGG... 6. ccvcccvccesee Elinor Hancock Ce, HR. 66 o'sce.s eeeedes Charles Gerrard Vivian Martin again appears in a charm- ing role in “The Fair Barbarian,” her latest Paramount play adapted from the book of Frances Hodgson Burnett by Edith M. Ken- nedy, and produced under the direction of Robért Thornby She is decidedly charming as the fair barbarian, and the picture tells an entertaining story exceedingly well. Vivian Martin appears in the play as Octavia Bassett, daughter of an American westerner, who carries her western mannerisms into the staid and serene old English village of Slow- bridge, where she rubs against the old-fash- ioned aristocracy in Aunt Belinda Bassett (Jane Wolff), who, with the others, is shocked out of all reason at Miss Octavia’s gowns, her dancing and her western speech, which many idioms and exclamation not iccepted in Slowbridge society Lady Theo- bald is there too, with her charming daughter, whom she has almost married off to a captain, until Octavia bursts in and aids a budding romance between Lucia and a ‘‘common mid- dle-class mill owner,’’ who, despite his lack of family name, is loved by the fair Lucia. Lady Theobald has the shock of her life when Octavia throws a brick through the Theobald memorial window in the village church in order to liberate the mill owner and Lucia, whom the captain and Octavia have locked up as a part of the romance. Octavia has to break the window in order to prevent the ter- rible catastrophe of town talk which is sure to arise after the key to the church has been lost. It looks for a while as if Octavia were going to marry the aristocratic captain, until she proves even too much of a barbarian for his staid old English nerves, and the quar- reled-with lover arrives from America to patch up all differences and take away his sweetheart from the chilling atmosphere of Slowbridge. This is the kind of a play in which Vivian Martin excels. The sceze in which she relates to the horrified guests at Lady Theobald’s afternoon musicale a series of much-painted incidents of gun-fighting with Indians out west, presents ier as the typification of vivacious hoyden which it has been Miss Martin’s iot to characterize in many screen appearances. The supporting cast is excellent and the photography and settings are up to the standard of former Martin pic- tures. All in all, a clean, reireshing, humor- ous tale that is more than likely to please. Jolo. contain WITHOUT HONOR. Jeanie McGregor..... ...-Margery Wilson OT gia a Arthur Moon Deacon Hanford..... ....Walt Whitman J ge Se errr ee re Darrel Foss WOME ~ TOMEGOG so. 86 bo cece .Laura Sears PERG. BN ig bos 364 6 desc sss see. Lee A Triangle feature that falls shy of the average, since its story has little appeal. The hero and heroine will probably provoke a bit of pity, but hardly admiration. Roy Hanford, unable to hit it off with a narrow- minded wife and the stony hardness of his father, Deacon Hanford, leaves home. He is met in a saloon in a nearby town by ‘“Breeze’’ Ballard, a successful traveling salesman for the Ajax Hardware Co., and given a job in the firm's office. By diligence he raises him- self to assistant managership, incidentally making love to Jeanie McGregor, the favorite stenog in the office, who reciprocates his affec- tion. ‘Breeze’ is in love with Jeanie, but has never spoken out, and since he is away for long periods, Roy has no opposition in his love making. So he and Jeanie are mar- ried, and Roy wilfully commits bigamy. As his love for Jeanie is genuine, Roy’s sin of omission is not divorcing his first wife, and his sin of commission in marrying the inno- cent Jeanie are a couple of sins an audience will condemn. A baby comes to the young pair. In the midst of this apparent happi- ness comes Roy’s father, the deacon, accom- panied with an officer armed with a warrant charging bigamy. Roy pleads with Jeanie to declare they have never been wed and save him from jail. This the girl does, and off goes Roy with his father, adding desertion to his other misdeeds. He finally falls from a cliff and exit. Jeanie and her child land in the town religiously controlled by the deacon, who when he discovers her in church with her babe denounces her, and later on with a collection of “types” calls at her boarding house in an effort to chase her from the community. Right here “Breeze biows in, proves to the old deacon Jeanie was legally wedded to Roy, chases the religious hypocrites from the house and takes Jeanie in his arms. Maybe there are girls who would stand the gaff like Jeanie, but it isn’t being done this season. Ibee.

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JUST A WOMAN. A Julius Steger presented and directed film of the usual Jength,. with Churlotte Walker... featured in the adaptation (also by Mr. Steger) for the screen of the Eugene Walter play, “Just a Woman.’ The story carries a strong appeal for the picture patrons of the popular classes, with it almost a certain heart mover for the women. It’s the sort women tike, the womanly wife and mother who helps her husband to attain wealth and position (in this case from.a lowly mill hand to the directorate of a steel corporation), to have him stray away to the lure of Broad- way, and to reclaim himself at the finish wita an acknowledgment of his faults, but continuing to cherish the wife who had meant so much to him. With these conventional or familiar though never-old stories of heart interest, it's always in the way they are done, whether stage or screen. It’s Hke shining a dull golden piece. It looks new, though it is not. Love and adventure are the golden pieces of all fiction—and perhaps not all fiction either. Mr. Steger has industriously burnished “Just a Woman,” and a very nice woman in this film, Miss Walker, who has taken the film role from the original she created in the stage play and as well ac- commodated her talents to it as Steger did with the script. Miss Walker is essentially the actress, because she is not—she’s the woman, the woman of the story, the woman you picture and appreciate, the head of-the family—her husband's inspiration, the wife, and above all, the mother, thrown in with mill hands, cooking for them, watchful of the husband, with a head on her shoulders above anything she has done, and she con- veys that out of the picture so that she forces her husband from the furnace to the mahogany it comes about naturally. An in- vention of a steel worker to minimize danger and save manual labor around the biz blazes of the steel mitis is financed by the wife from her savings. She has a son, and the remark of a widow in the neighborhood that she would lose “her man” at the mills as the widow had, creates the fear which prompts her to risk their all upon the invention in the trust it will take her man away from the dangercsus work. She had saved him from drink and her influence with advice eventu- ally landed him on the board of the company that purchased the patent rights to prevent competitors from securing it. As a director the former mill hand blocked the movements of the board. He stood for the men—they stood for the money. It was necessary to rid themselves o7 him, so they “framed,” and the Pittsburghers (where the scene is first laid), acknowledging New York as “the big city,” induced the husband to accompany a couple of them there, where they introduced him to a rather good looking brunet in an uptown apartment. Some wine and cutey ways ac- complished the rest until it seemed as though the wife had only saved her husband from the blast to have him scorched by a lass. He succumbed thoroughly, and the divorce idea ran rampant. He in turn framed his wife, back in Smokeville, which led to the big scene, the divorce trial in a judge’s special chambers at Pittsburgh. The wife, though hearing the perjured testimony of a couple of servants, would not enter a defense, stat- ing her marriage was consecrated by God and in Him she placed her trust (the titles are exceptionally well written and worded), but upon the judge decreeing the divorce with the custody of the child to the husband, as the husband entered the court room, the frantic wife declared her son could not be taken from her, as her husband was not the father of it. This brushed clean the liquor befogged mind of the husband. He confessed his part and the judge ordered a charge of conspiracy against the conspirators, with the husband receiving a long prison term as his share. Here, with some astuteness, the pic- ture jumps into 1917 and a war allegory, giving it a real patriotic finale inte which the story is continued, with the son enlisted, the husband returned, pardoned, to resume his labor in the mill for the making of munitions, and a reunion with the mother- wife uttering a devout prayer for the safety of all sons who go to the scene of battle, with some of that scene presented. The hus- band says for the finale, “Anna, you are a Saint.”’ “No, Jim,” she replied, “Just a woman,” It’s really remarkable what may be done with some pictures and what is done with others, though there is little sageness in that observation, but the combination of Miss Walker and Mr. Steger, not overlooking capable support and a satisfactory produc- tion (including some striking mill scenes) will send this picture across. The chances are the women will love it. Sime.

William Duncan DIRECTOR and STAR GREATER VITAGRAPH SERIAL The Fighting Trail” Forthcoming Releases—“Dead Shot Baker,” “The Tenderfoot” and other “Wolfville Tales” by Alfred Henry Lewis

THE STRUGGLE EVERLASTING. ...Florence Reed crouse Milton -818%z.- Serre oe ee eee ee Tere Irving Cummings Innkeeper’s Son and College Trainer, later Champion Pugilist..Wellington Plater eS Goth ont baie eeakses aos E. J. Ratcliffe WOSTGIY Wi8G. cccccccccccsses Edwin N. Hoyt NON SS 655 o's 6 « bs 89 055% ..+-Fred CC. Jones Class Poet, later Actor.......... Albert Hall PS <5 oa cae wee ne nesevcvses R. Hatteras WE Val Mele DOL bee eden bee’ chad Margaret Pitt WERE Ce hice c Kéceeekese Mildred Cheshire Bila “TMA eis cbc cevicadcecs George Cooper Whatever else may be said of the film pro- duction of “The Struggle Everlasting,” credit

realization in .the end that there {ts no real happiness in such existence, and so on. The picture is. divided... hetween.. allegorical and should go to Harry Rapf for a most artistic and painstaking production. Whoever was re-

sponsible for the selection..of the cast’ dit-" “Evobnoiic titles and artistic visualization of played more than the average intelligence, same. What is probably intended to be con- and all hail to Lawrence Williams. the photog- veyed is that an everlasting struggle is tak- rapher, for some of the finest filming ever ing place in all of us to impress upon us shown. “The Struggle Everlasting’ is by the wages of sin The method of unfolding Edwin Milton Royle, scenario by Bennet Mus- this is a trifle involved and uot readily un- son and directed by James Kirkwood. It was derstood by the average picture fan. A re- originally done on the legitimate stage by vision of the titles, making the references to the late Henry B. Harris and is designed as the visualized scenes less erudite, will aid symbolic, the principal characters being Mind, materially in strengthening the weakest spot. Rody and Soul—or rather types of such It will stand cutting (the running time at characters. Florence Reed holds the stellar the time of reviewing, slowly projected, was role—or type—a woman who passes through 105 minutes). All of the cast were excellent a period of sinful living, only to come to a in their respective roles. Jolo.

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This Production Will Never Grow Old This Paramount production will never grow old. It can be re- peated at regular intervals by exhibitors Few productions of this sort have been so imbued with the spirit —Philadelphia “Public Ledger” of simple joy. - Needless to add, it has many mone. humorous moments. —NeCw Deserves to take first place in a list of worthy contributions he —New York “Evening Mail” has made to the screen. Paramount stars, stories or direction could stand alone, unsupported. We give you all three in superlative form, so you can have a picture that will run for a long time—that makes a long profit for you.

—Variety Makers deserve the Re mer praise for the splendid scale upon ti " which they staged the Twain story. ss Reamer 7 r " —Philadelphia “Record” —VARIETY Old, young and middle-aged appeared to enjoy equally the adven- 4 r N “ tures of Tom Sawyer. —New York “Herald York “Times” : Yesterday at the Strand Theatre large crowds saw the first pub- lic exhibition of Tom Sawyer in the movies. . —New York “World”

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ep em eas rete — na he LS OE RRO TES | EMIRNIRRETT HEME Sete rms Hen ee ered MOVING PICTURES _ THE DEVIL STONE. -csee, Geraldine Farrar a¢ ’ Se SACLE Cae ee Deere sr ide ceneennl Wallace Reid ONES ass woser dc sean Hobart Bosworth Sil MED 6c abecteitvenes Tully Marshall ROOM...” a4 4) 00 620464050000000000REED. Dee .Gustavy Von Seyffertitz Farrar is featured in “The Devil Stephen Densmore Geraldine Stone” (Lasky), released via Artcraft. The film story was adapted by Jeanie Macpherson from the story by Beatrice DeMille and Leighton Osmun. It serves Miss Farrar well and gives Tully Marshall an opportunity for some bully good work. but the proverbial busy-bee, Wallace Reid, who generally has the work of several men to do ‘in picture acting eems to be on a vacation. Not his fault. The scenario wasn’t framed that way. But what Reid did was done with good grace and he made a handsome figure opposite Miss Farrar. The story of “The Devil Stone” is calculated to boom and roar with creeps, quakes and superstition—signs of witchcraft and the traditional goblins—with a big emer- ald playing an important part all the way. Seems years and years ago a Norse queen forced a disciple of the church to pony up the wonder jewel that became known as the devil stone When the possessor was about to be cast in the sea he put a curse on it. Miss Farrar as Marcia Manot is the daugh- ter of the Brittany fisherman who found the stone. She knew what it was through being told of the Norse queen’s connection by an aged member of the Manot household. But she kept it and from that time on its curse progressed step by step Forced to marry against her will, Marcia, in self-defense, kills her husband (Tully Marshall) and en- deavors to hide all evidence. Sterling is ac- cused. He had quarreled with Martin and a policeman had seen him in a defiant attitude. Judson, the criminologist, is called in by Sterling, who later married Marcia when the coroner's jury failed to indict Sterling on cir- cumstantial evidence. Judson discovers Marcia’s hidden weapon. She finally con- fesses, but is let off on the self-defense plea. Marcia gives the jewel to the church and the curse is then dispelled. What seemed strange to the layman is what kind of an investiga- tion was made at the time the police arrested the millionaire Sterling and failed to take note of the very easy things that enabled Judson to unearth later. Miss Farrar did very well, handling her emotional and sup- pressed scenes effectively. She wears some becoming wardrobe. Some of the scenes were splendidly staged, the atmosphere being for the most part complete and satisfactory. Some of the connections between the visionary and traditional and the present date reality were vague but conveyed graphically enough for the audience to keep the story well in mind. Allowing for suppositions and certain stretches of the imagination the.picture will interest’ #hd tntertain, Mark. WOMAN AND THE BEAST. Marie Shotwell is the star of this feature issued by the Graphic Features. It is long drawn out and tiresome, relying mostly on a chase for suspense; The picture is a suc- cession of scenes entailing no cost for sets with the exception of one interior, a grocery store. The story deals with the love affair of the widow belle of an Italian colony on the outskirts of New York. She is wooed by “Big Frank,’’ who wins her smiles until the advent of the handsome, musically inclined stranger, who finally wins her. Then fellow a series of events with the former admirer trying to win her back. The coming of a circus and the es- cape of a lion give opportunity for the cor- tinuation of the picture endlessly. At the same time “Big Frank,”’ who has stabbed one of the circusmen, is fleeing from the police, thinks those engaged in the pursuit of the lion are on his trail. The belle’s husband also goes forth to seek the king of beasts, and his wife, fearing for him, follows with the priest, the two wandering about in the wilds un- armed. “Big Frank’’ meets the wife in a quarry and tries to assault her, and when be- lieving he has been sighted by the hunters takes refuge in the powder house where the lion has already sought shelter. The husband, who has seen the lion enter the building, clambers above and drops a boulder on the shack, and the explosion blows it to pieces, with the human beast and the king of beasts inside. Miss Shotwell looked a little aged for the role, and the picture was too long and weak in story. As a feature it won’t answer in the best houses. Fred. MISS JACKIE OF THE ARMY. Just about a year ago “Miss Jackie of the Navy” was released through Mutual as is the present feature and, like the former picture, Margarita Fischer was featured. In the navy film the action was mostiy mixed up with scenes aboard a fighting ship, while in the latest effort the locale is in and near the home-like quarters of a colonel, aithough there are no scenes showing that it is an army post or cantonment. The army picture seems to be drawn out and that probably is because of the mixed complexion of the plot, or what can be assumed to be such. The earlier reels concern the antics of Jacqueline Kerwood, the daughter of the colonel, and her love affair with Lieutenant Adair, the colonel’s aid. lso the girl tries the temper of her dad by larking with her girl friends in forming a sort of girl military company with a one time drill in the attic. Having raided her father’s collection of old guns and swords to equip the girls, pop gets sore and sounds Jackie to bed -withcut supper. She es- capes and discovers a sub-lieutenant secretly entering the colonel’s quarters. She mistakes the man for her lover, and in following hap- pens into a spy plot to blow up a train which is due next night with foreign military offi- cials. The latter portion of the picture deals with this intrigue with Jackie and her lover turning out to be heroes, of course. Reaches a program grade because of topic. Ibee. PICKFORD—THOMAS MARRIAGE Los Angeles, Dec. 19. It has just been announced here that Jack Pickford and Olive Thomas were married in New York several months ago. Before she entered filmdom Miss Thomas was one of the beauties with the Ziegfeld “Follies.” “LA TOSCA” ON BIG SCALE. Paramount -is maxing 2a mammucir production of “La Tosca” with Pauline Frederick in the title role. From reports it will probably be the biggest thing, in point of produc- ticn, ever made by that company. Edouard Jose is directing the pic- ture. SCHENCK’S “MUTT AND JEFF.” The Bud Fisher “Mutt and Jcff” com- edy series. have been taken over by Jos. M. Schenck, who will arrange for a week- ly distribution of the fun feature. Mr. Fisher has received a commission in the army and is at a cantonment. JULIAN ELTINGE THE FAMOUS IMPERSONATOR To the screen what he was to the stage in New York direct- ing feature films for William Fox. Current Release: ‘‘THE SPY’”’ i? TRIANGLEv v TRIANGLE ness will change. need elimination. to stop an 8S. A. LYNCH President R. W. LYNCH Vice-President It 1s from such conditions that The Handwriting on the Wall OU have recently read statements about the many changes that are about to take place in the motion picture industry. Complaints are made of over- production, extravagance and waste, unreasonable salaries paid stars, duplication of exchanges, etc. There is no doubt but that conditions in this busi- Any business which has grown to the size of the motion picture business in such a short time is bound to have developed extravagances that It is exactly such conditions as those existing at fom which prompt men in the industry reflect. changes come and methods are adopted which establish a business on a more stable basis. Triangle will not make any prophecies at present concerning the future of the motion picture business. We realize that there is and always will be a demand from the public for this type of entertainment. Our policy is simply that of developing better pictures and of so systematizing the business that high grade motion pictures can be sold to exhibitors at a price that will show them a profit. We believe we have already done some things to- ward systematizing, economizing and eliminating waste in the distribution of motion pictures—but we also ap- preciate that there is much more to be done. We intend to keep working until a lot more is accomplished. The Triangle studios at Culver City are being oper- ated under plans which have proven successful in the TRIANGLE DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION 1457 Broadway, New York largest industries in the country. A maximum of return is procured from every dollar invested in equipment. System, efficiency, and economy are rigidly enforced in every department of the studios. This increase in efficiency and elimination in waste means better pictures at smaller costs. saved means lower prices to exhibitors. consideration the unequaled quality of Triangle pic- tures, there are none on the market today selling at more reasonable prices. We are advising exhibitors to book the Hart and Fairbanks rz-issues. Reports prove that these pictures are drawing even larger crowds than when first issued. This is due to the fact that no better pictures have been made. Remember these are the pictures that made Hart and Fairbanks so universally popular. The large num- ber of bookings we have made and the constant’ stream of testimonials to our exchanges, indicate that ever ex- hibitor should book the Hart and Fairbanks re-issues. We repeat that we want to make a regular business of the distribution of moving pictures. We are using our time, money and best efforts in endeavoring to give We are trying to play the game perfectly fair and square. This is evidenced by the fact that we do not transfer to exhibitors the war tax levied by the government on film manufacturers. So watch Triangle. Watch Triangle pictures and Tri- If we can be of service, write the Tri- exhibitors better service. angle service. angle exchange nearest you. FRED KENT Treasurer The money thus Taking into Y. F. 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, MOVING PICTURES oS ‘i DIAMONDS AND PEARLS. NAN OF THE MUSIC MOUNTAIN. deSpain, a chance to show at his best, a is carried by the creature into the strong- 6. Tinie ne . He Js. discavered by

Ww che - : ; : ViGhOtGR: “DAL. sei kee as Kitty Gordon Henry deSpain.. www Wailace, Reig GUlet. forceful. heroic representation... At the... hold, ef, his enemies. auline Robert Van Ellstrom.............Milton Sills BUMS BRR ass ad is ne ns, Se Ann Little foot of Music Mountain, near the Continental Nan, who returns his love. After many ex- Jack -Harrington............. Curtis Cooksey Duke Morgan.............. Theodore Roberts Divide, Mes Morgan Gap, the “stronghold of citing events Nan persuades Duke to start to Harrington. .........-. ..George MacQuarrie Gale WEN. 3k i... cack james Coane the Morgans. Ostensibly cattlemen, they are Sleepy Cat to meet deSpain. On the way ly be Mrs. Harrington.......... Henrietta Simpson NES I, OT SOE Re Be Charles Ogle justly suspected of standing in with the out- they are caught in a blizzard At the risk i Margaret Van Elistrom........Kitty Johnson The last reel of “Nan of the Music } laws of the district. Under their protection of his life deSpain finds them, and in the oduc- John Leffingwell, Jr...........Edward Burns tain,” Paramount's ‘ iasend — Music oe the Calabasas gang, headed by Dave Sas- shadow of death hears Duke’s solemn asser- John Leffigwell, Sr..... weeee-C. W. Dungun for Wallace Reid. ts e Starring picture soon, several times hold up the stage that tion that it was Sassoon not he that fired the eee MR reo es Dadam tis jaan BM penal "Renton ties to a the runs from Sleepy Cat to Thief River. To rut shot that killed deSpain’s father. Through : J ; F ‘ > car an alf ef enaches probably the worst picture ever turned out by reel is ae anee almost entirely with the young man from Medicine Bend, Henry Calabasas yh pee oy fath - ne meee . scenes of ¢ Zar’ y cine 1 i 2 - ‘ : . Savarese, § ant e é er are rescue the World Film Corp. It is magnificently action of che be gE ony in an ei peer iw ~ established reputation as a in the nick of time and later ‘with at ™ 99 : ee ARIE LS sae .f » at ‘ e a manner gunman. n Frontier Day deSpai >ets fut? cite, . ieee “cea, it : F, staged and directed by George Ar hainbaud ple age never before seen on the screen. Nan Morgan, daughter of old Duke g hn ried, em gh" — Mi, ope ment com and capitally photographed by Philip Hatkin. Se BP pec g - 9a that Cecil DeMille had a “the brains of the clan,” and falls in love tain” is a splendid Bt con ion i ey > - tein ha » staging se iz7 sce 4 as ~ . ( e done by ¢ s A very capable cast, headed by Kitty Gordon, 454 he has éemueial of ee eee Scenes, with her at first sight. Not long after this, from Wallace Reid, Theodore Ro! » gg y Jos. struggles manfully to make the thing seem new in the picture " The ell nar Ae a H coer tare l g dincang a “tnk = ye et Pte cteen o ihe sattora, man = , ms : > ‘rous as , 5 : be 7 soon. y 8 ac e in- raved the storm to get a re: ; . week- human, but the tale is so preposterous as to not go out of the theatre looking f > . get a real blizzard on be utterly ridiculous. A young southerner ulsters and ear-muffs, after sealant Sue at trap Seteain ie ar cae ee Ser iy “ with {i thn Bletare nad ene ne ee Ie with is wet re or ¢ starts , sic ay a : § , n e p with in this picture, and whe the adde quarrels with his wealthy father and starts the Music Mountain,” must be wholly lack- desperate fight that foll deS ’ th Se aves . 2r an ass , ame ake his own ing in visional i inati : g ollows, deSpain kills facts of the value of the Spearman book, the l1ission out, under an assumed name, to mak¢ A g ir sional imagination As for the pic- two of the outlaws and wounds Sassoon - 2 é ’ € , red ‘ ete 4 tiv ¢g : a : ; : and good character for the star and the way in the world. He meets a pretty girl ture it is a pictorial representation of Frank Gale Morgan, old Duke’ eng nd the excellent . ‘peggy “os - sade. ‘ay bts Ria ats "bs é i ’ "3 nephew. Badly photography and direct all > we whose father’s estate is plastered- with debts. Spearman's book of the same name, and y , a ection all the way through : ; ; a She ’ ’ gives wounded himself, deSpain mounts Sassoon’s are exploited, the ic > 8 oP Her father dies, leaving her penniless. She Wallace Reid, in the charatcer of Her horse , 4 eproted, the picture should go over : goes to live with her uncle. Young man pro- e ary orse, and in a state of semi-consciousness with a rush. Jolo. poses and she refuses him because he 13 peer. Girl comes north with her aunt, 4 wealthy bachelor and marrie him She is

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sum of money te aid their social advance- ment and so on. Young southerner to the home of the woman whom he loved AX . and there meets his parents, when it is dis- ; covered he is rich. His father makes im- », rg of antnenitnnenill coeheieninnidennll proper overtures to the woman whom the son i’ loved, her husband sees it, there is a strug- SI ye! gle, the son rushes between them and is shot parts HS 4 in the arm. Father then Suoots and kills YON | aN himself. Wife goes to the river to commit . AI — ay N d . IN eam mi * HA : | suicide, faints, and her husband takes her in EAG bY Anatole France his arms, son going away with his mother. 4 Miss Gordon gives a fine impersonation of the mercenary woman who marries for money in preference to love, and the remainder of the cast is equally effective. The story is really bad. Jolo. (,OLDWYN has the unusual honor of introducing for the first time to the millions of devotees of the photo-drama this exceptional dramatic artist in a pro- duction from a story by one of the foremost figures in the ‘iterature of the world. In “Thais” Mary Garden is the thrilling, electric, vital personality of flesh and blood—the daring, sensational, unusual woman who constantly challenges the attention of the world.

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AN AMERICAN WIDOW. Metro has made an excellent photoplay from Kellett Chambers’ comedy, “An American Widow.” It was adapted by A. S. LeVino, directed by Frank Reicher, and Ethel Barry- more is the star. George Webber was the photographer. In the cast is Charles Dick- son, erstwhile playwright, legitimate and vau- deville actor. He is a distinct acquisition to the screen, his various facial expressions registering with marked emphasis. The cast throughout is made up of capable artists, Irving Cummings as the leading man, divid- ing honors with Miss Barrymore. It’s a good

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story and lends itself finely to filming. A iY; very wealthy young widow is anxious to Thy : marry an impecunious earl in “ig Soo 4 i dulge herself the luxury of a title. er late “ . 7 husband’s nephew also seeks her hand, being hE A Prediction ° anxious to enjoy the vast fortune. ons + ed Sais trames with the executor and thev produce nd - ‘“ we a codicil to the will which states that in the Nye Peis ton cake hing — fy the one produc- event the widow takes unto herself a secon \ y re ublici s husband other than a native-born American WY more attention Po the is 00 aastaie fe ts ee 2 she forfeits the fortune other than an in- come of $10,000 a year. Widow figures it out i that there is no mention of a third husband, hired a struggling playwright to marry her for $50,000, then she is to divorce him and critics, more attention from appeal as to justify you in all classes of the public, than playing it X.. double the any star who has ever been time you give any other te* Se NN e

marry the earl. The divorce is granted, the ‘e res j j codicil is found to be a forgery and she is sys presented in your theatre. picture. apparently free to take her earl, who, mean- ok v while, has married an actress. Being free ANY she consents to remarry her ey ee HEN having fallen in love with him. A high class aoLAL program feature , yoo RR ESGOLDWYN PICTURES CORPORATION 4? | —— q SAMUEL OLDFISH GAR WYN MAaroarg THE SKYLIGHT ROOM. i oy Boi bao Stra Dota rai Rites Li cexhsos disk seecskes Jean Paige 16 East 42d Street New York City BEGG. PONE 6a 50 6 bess cc c6sese Grace Ashley i Bg LS Ee Tee ee Eee Nell Spencer a. ( Cas cc se d.6 ee 66 AM eae Carlton King ReGnE? © SUID, x 0'0.00 0 cd uecs William Lampe i ee ee Pee ere Bruno Karnum i eek GeCOOs oer dek ss eeskaawees tex Burnett i PS be 6be bande oedisa cd baeae Frank Crane "a NS... bap ae aig Bae aaa e 018-6 « Be Herbert Pattee t ) Miss Longnecker.................Mrs. Mann i fo, Sere ere rer er er ere Ada_ Kingsley $ 4 One of the O. Henry stories contained in his volume, entitled “The Four Million,” it has been reproduced in pictures as Vitagraph Star Feature in four parts. The O. Henry tales make good pictures, yet they were hawked about for many years before the pro- ducers would accept them. In “The Sky- | light Room’ several changes have been made, but they just add a little melodrama PAu ALI IIIT IIT rrr i ike

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gram, even though it is a reel shorter than aa the usual run. Jean Paige as the winsome Oy 4 heroine was a delight. She looked pretty es CG end played charmingly. Martin Justice di- hY% is 1) rected, overplaying a little on his cafe scene, but otherwise holdinz the picture down in great shape. The balance of the cast. es- : pecially Carleton King and Billy Lampe, were true to type. Fred. be 4

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silage oe I ? Fp POR ns ee etn 7) =H a a Pm | - , @ } { ; 4 i 4 qu i! ak Le os S| ——— ¥ . PERT TE. -_ mira ee PAO ALT ome } : J P r le ay 5 AB nm en sme te AY — “ MOVING PICTURES NEWS OF THE FILM WORLD s Ps hh. ees Mollie King is no longer with Pathe. The new Harold Lockwood picture, “The Avenging Trail,’’ was marked for release Dec. 31. The next Alice Brady film subject is taken from the novel “Jane Eyre.” Charles Condon is now attached to the Photoplay magazine force. Phil de Angelis is now handling “Intoler- ance’ in certain territory. Roscoe Arbuckle has started work on his next comedy, entitled “Out West.” Norma Talmadge started this week on her next feature, ‘“‘The Man Who Bought a Wife.” “The Ghost of Yesterday,” to have been re- leased Dec. 20, has been put back until Jan. 2. Sir Johnston Forbes-Robinson sailed for England last week. Helena Collier will make her debut in pic- tures with the next George Walsh feature. Fay Marbe is reported as having signed with the Vitagraph for her first film work. Zena Keefe is starred in the new Jack Noble feature, ‘‘Shame.” Roagee Sehuleinger ie handling the for the Broadway theatre. publicite PUDLICIL ¥ Mildred Harris and Willie Stowell are co- stars in the new Lois Weber feature, “The Man Who Dared God.” Jewell Carmen is the principal player in ‘‘A Soul for Sale,”’ one of the features to be released during the new year. George Walsh's next production wiil be issued by Fox under the title “The Pride of New York.” Elsie Ferguson has completed a dramatiza- tion of “Rose of the World,”’ under the direc- tion of Maurice Tourneur (Artcraft). Players working with Emily Stevens in the studio unanimously declare that she is the ‘‘best fellow‘‘ imaginable. From the various exchanges comes the. re- port that there is big demand for ‘small stuff” at this time. Olive Thomas has completed her fifth Tri- angle film the title of which is “Limousine Life,” under the direction of Jack Dillon. Mary Garden will be the hostess at the Goldwyn studio, Fort Lee, at the Xmas Eve party. James B. O'Neil was the Gaumont-Mutual cameraman who secured 500 feet of film cov- ering the Halifax disaster. Julian Eltinge has added to his collection of tapestries four of the Abbuson variety, said to have cost him a great deal of money. In “Dodging a Million,” the new film in which Mabel Normand stars, there is an ice grotto. Creighton Hale remains with Pathe. He has a new serial already tagged for him by the Astra. “Lest We Forget,” with Rita Jolivet, which has the sinking of the “Luistania’”’ as one of its big scenes, is to be marketed by Metro. “When Men are Tempted” will shortly be filmed by the Greater Vitagraph in the Blue Ribbon Feature. Preparations for the first Greate- ‘’itagraph special, in which Hedda Nova is featured are now completed. Mutual’s Xmas offering will be ‘‘Her Sister,” a Charles Frohman in pictures, starring Olive Tell. The Texas Guinan feature, “The Gun Wom- an,” is nearing completion at the Coast studios of the Triangle. E. H. Goldstein, after an important | trip through the Northwest, is back along the New York film Rialto. Two. one-reel Triangle Komedies. “In Wrong Right” and “His Double Flivver,” are in- cluded in the coming week’s release. Constance Talmadge, Select comedienne, has returned to Los Angeles, after a year’s absence and her friends made her arrival the occasion for an enthusiastic demonstration. Mary Miles Minter is putting the finishing touches to “Mlle. Tiptoe.” This film was held up for a time, owing to Miss Minter being poisoned while working in the mountains. Jack Cunningham, of the Triangle scenario staff, is working on the screen adaptation of William Slavens McNutt’s magazine story, “The Work and Its Worth.” Metro has secured the picture rights to Charles A. Taylor’s Western melodrama, “Yosemite.” Edith Story will have the lead- ing female character. Work was started Dec. 18 for the new Norma Talmadge picture, “The Man Who Bought a Wife.’’ The opening scene will be that of a large bazaar. Mabel Taliaferro has secured her cast for the special performance of “Pippa Passes,” which will be given at the Cort, Jan. 11, for the benefit of the Italian War Relief. Tom Terriss, who is directing Alice Joyce for Greater Vitagraph in “A Woman Between Friends,’ reports that the picture will shortly be ready for the public. With the resignation of Adolph Klauber as casting director, Goldwyn’s casting depart- ment has been moved from the New York offices to the Fort Lee studio. “For the Freedom of the World,” distributed by Goldwyn, was written by Captain Edwin Bower Hesser, an officer of Canada’s Ameri- ean Legion Dorothy Dunn lays claim to being the only expert camerawoman in the business. At present she is engaged in covering current events for one of the film weeklies. The Film Players’ Club, a membership or- ganization with its principal office in this city, was granted a charter by the Secretary of State. Herbert Frank and Joe Granby look much alike. At least many of the film devotees think so who have seen the men in different pictures. Such is film fame when the com- plexion is dark and the little black mous- tache turns up gingerly at each artistic end. Sem Grant is now. spending most of his time in New York giving Frederick H. Bxicto his persona! assistance in getting things lined up for the February exposition in Grand Cen- tral Palace. Mighty few pictures are being sent abroad these strenuous war times. What start for foreign markets aside from those under the Government’s care are not certain of reaching their appointed designations. —— The cast which is working under the di- rection of BE. J. Edwards Triangle in ‘Real Folks” includes J. Barney Sherry, Frances McDonald, Fritzie Ridgeway, Alberta Lee and Marion Shinner, Frank Powell left New York recently for California to take the principal scenes in the forthcoming Kex Beach feature, “The Heart of Sunset.” Anna Nillson is the leading woman. A general call of all the road salesmen to the New York offices of the company is ex- pected to be issued around the first of the year, when new instructions will go forth from the managing heads. Morris Milligan writes his brother, Carl Milligan, in New York, that he made a nice piece of change on his Canadian tour with the “Birth of a Nation” in towns west of Hamilton. Six months in the workhouse for hissing the Russian war films was the sentence given to Paul Kulikoff by Magistrate Ten Eyck. Kulikoff is a Russian, 26 years old, and did not have a registration card. Jack Livingston. Triangle’s leading man. has issued a warning that a man who closely re- sembles him has been securing funds under false pretences by representing himself as Jack Livingston. Harold Williams, long located in the M. P. quarters in the Gaiety theatre building, is now permanently attached to the executive offices of the I. A. T. S. E. on 46th street. Williams = now one of President Shay’s busy organ- zers. Wilbur Bates, formerly attached to the Pa- ralta forces, is now connected with Wharton, having moved his trusty typewriter to the lat- ter’s suite in the Times building. PARALTA PLAYS PICK OF THE PICTURES Directed by OSCAR APFEL Directed by REGINALD BARKER The First Paralta Play J. WARREN KERRIGAN 1 “A Man’s Man’ ~The Second Paralta Play BESSIE BARRISCALE ww “Madam VWho?> Written by PETER B. KYNE Written by HAROLD MacGRATH 729 SEVENTH AVENUE PARALTA PLAYS, Inc. NEW YORK CITY ‘Ml TT THE MAGIC VALUE OF THIS PICTURE WILL CAUSE ALL LIVE EXHIBITORS TO DEMAND IMMEDIATE BOOKING= ACT QUICK (ARLE E.(ARLTON \\ [||| LILLIAN WALKER iy DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS GREATEST STORY "GRAIN TO MAKE MONEY UNDER PRESENT CONDITIONS You MUST DEMAND AN ATTRACTION WITH A MAGIC BOX OFFICE VALUE-—— I] me ma Di on wh tur tit] fil Ste Go Pit cre bui Ba is pic dis suk two by wo: ant } 191 isst cen “va of wil

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his Lit? ined Yen- road for the hing Real nces and for the eart ding . has y re- inder f as’ fi. P. ffices jiams ‘gan- . Pa- rton, : lat- MOVING PICTURES = NEWS OF THE FILM WORLD - Prof. George B. Baker, head of the depart- ment of Dramatic Composition at Harvard, has entered the Government service as Chair- man of the Scenario Committee of the Film Division of the National Defense Committee on Public Defense. “Fatty” Arbuckle will take on a new role in his coming picture, that of a reformer. Mad Dog Gulch is the name of the town in which “Fatty’’ inspires the citizens with a desire of leading a higher moral life. The film is being made at Long Beach, Cal. H. O. Davis, general manager of the Tri- angle, is now in New York arranging for the purchase and production, by a_ recently- formed syndicate, of a series of famous plays which will be screened as multiple reel fea- tures. Work has started on cutting, assembling and titling the second series of official Italian war films, which have just reached the United States, and are being handled for the Italian Government by the Ft. Pitt Theatre Co. of Pittsburgh. Among the picture concerns which are in- creasing their winter studio capacity and building larger plants in California are: Charlie Chaplin, Thomas H. Ince, the Metro, Balboa and the Mena Film Co. Over $1,000,000 is being spent in these improvements. The first release date of the Ben Chapin pictures, which Paramount has purchased for distribution in ten installments, will be Jan. 21, with one release each week to follow. The subject, ‘‘Children of Democracy,” will have two parts to each release. The cast has been made for the new William S. Hart picture, which will shortly be released by Artcraft. Vola Vale will take the leading woman's part. The others will be C. Normand Hammond, Melbourne MacDowell, Billy Elmar and Thomas Kurihara. Metro has acquired the rights to ‘“The Claim,”’ written by Charles Kenyon and Frank Dare, as a starring vehicle for Edith Storey. The play was shown in New York earlier in the season, with Florence Roberts in the lead- ing role. All negotiations for the Metropolis theater between Frank A. Keeney and the Rosenberg Brothers, whereby Keeney would make a stu- die out of the house, have been called off. Keeney later arranged to obtain a building closer to Broadway. The Metropolis rental was considered too high for Keeney. Harry Raver, in announcing his plans for 1918, in addition to his list of features, will issue seven comedies with ‘‘Foolshead’”’ as the central character. He is also planning a new “vampire” version to be known as “The Soul of a Vampire,” in which an Italian actress will appear. Jack Lait, the Chicago newspaperman, will create a series of special comedy subject titles for several scenes in the big film, ‘‘The War- rior.” Lait was engaged by J. R. Grainger, general manager of the Allan Film Co., Chi- cago, which controls certain territory for the picture in the Middle-West states. Sterling Fictures, a recently incorporated organization, has entered the ranks as state- right distributors. Arthur F. Beck is president and general manager. Sterling has closed for the negative rights to a five-reel produc- tion feeturing Jean Sothern; the title is “‘Peg o’ the Sea.” No word has been received at the New York offices of the David Wark Griffith com- pany as to the forthcoming date of the war spectacle that Griffith is now giving the finish- ing touches on the Coast. Much attention is being devoted to the “‘interiors,”’ nearly all of the outside work, especially the war atmos- phere, having been already cameraed. At the conclusion of the war picture at the Strand last week, ‘“Bloodstained Russia,” President Wilson's picture was shown. This caused one man in the audience to jump up and shout, ‘‘Three cheers for Wilson.”’ and the house cut loose with an awful roar. The en- thusiasm may be charged to the film, as it is the best war picture shown over here, keep- ing the house intensely interested throughout. In paying the Government reel tax, instead of passing it on to the exhibitor, an official of Triangle explains their reason for so doing: “We believe that the reel tax is meant for producers, manufacturers and importers, and with that conviction, we cannot honestly say to the exhibitor, ‘This is going to be cut out of my profits, you pay it.’ It is our ‘bit’ and we are glad to make any sacrifices necessary in order to meet the needs of the hour.” Vitagraph has been selected by the State of New York to produce a big patriotic fea- ture designed to show the rest of the states and the world at large how the Empire State is putting down enemy plots and plotters be- fore and since the entrance of the U. 8S. in the war. Governor Charles S. Whitman will appear before the camera, and every agency and facility of the State’s protective machinery will be placed at the disposal of Vitagraph in making the picture. COAST PICTURE NEWS. BY GUY PRICE. Los Angeles, Dec. 19. John Emerson and Anita Loose Loos, di- rector and scenario writer with Douglas Fair- banks for several years, have resigned. They have several offers but are undecided which to accept. Frank Lloyd has taken a house in Holly- wood. Between directing Jewel Carman anda giving tete-a-tetes he is a pretty busy chap. Dick Stanton writes from New York that he never missed the sunshine and its warmth more than at present. “I’ve been wading through snow up to my neck, and, believe me, it’s no picnic,” he scribbled. E. V. Durling, the heavyweight correspond- ent on the Coast, is making money so fast the Liberty Loans can’t come socn enough. Also he is investing in cord tires for his newly- acquired limousine C. Gardner Sullivan has signed a contract with Thos. H. Ince. His agreement with Tri- angle, over which a law suit was started, expired Dec. 1 Monte Blue has left Triangle. Isn’t Reggie Morris the city slicker? New pale blue auto and everything. William Parker is back from Mohave. While writing a scenario on the desert he ran into a sand storm—rather a sand storm Com into him—and he brought back half of the esert. Gene Crosby has joined the Triangle’s act- ing forces. Wallace Reid is off on his junket to New York. He will stop at all the tank towns and say howdy to the goils. David Wark Griffith is writing a series of articles on “The War in France as I Saw It from the Front Line Trenches,” for the Eve- ning Herald. How the films advances one! Josie Sedg- wick is now riding in a new Buick roadster. William Robert Daly fractured a rib a day or so before the Motion Picture Directors’ an- nual ball. Rob didn’t mind the fracture half so much as he did missing the ball. The doc- tor wouldn't permit him to leave his bed. “And to think that I had planned and worked om the program for that ball for a year and ewe couldn’t go,” complained Bob. “It sure urt.” S. Morton Cohn has arrived in Los Angeles from Portland. Jack Caulfield, cousin of Harry Caulfield, flicker impressario, and son of Ward Caul- field, the Keystone comedian, has been added to the editorial staff of the ‘‘Hambeall bull- bureau.”” He was formerly a theatrical writer on the New York ‘‘World.” Arthur G. Hoyt, easting director at the Tri- angle, has been confined to his home for sev- eral days suffering from a broken bone in his foot. Verne Hardin Porter is seeking inspiration for original screen stories before the fire- place in his beach home, which was once the residence and workshop of Jack London. Por- ter is living in Ocean Park. Blanche Payson, who fell and was injured while entering a iocal jeweiry store, is around again, apparently none the worse for the expe- rience. Lois Weber, picture director, was a witness in Judge Finlaysen’s court in the suit of the Universal Film Company against J. Warren Kerrigan, to recover $8,500 damages for al- leged breach of contract. It is asserted Ker- rigan left the company before the picture he was engaged for was finished. This picture was “The Mysterious Mrs. Musselwhite.” Mr. Kerrigan contended his contract had expired and he did not recognize any liability on his part under an alleged verbal agreement to stay until the completion of the film. E. G. Patterson, studio manager of the Triangle, who was with the Universal when Mr. Kerrigan was starring, was another witness called. “My name is misspelled in nine out of every ten letters I receive,’’ say Sessue Hayakawa. “T admit having a hard name to pronounce and spell, but think it is going too far when someone writes me, addressing the letter to Susie Hawkshaw.” Virginia Chester is the latest actrees who is said to be planning to head her own com- pany. EXHIBITORS STAND PAT. As a direct result of the convention held last week in Washington by pic- ture exhibitors, the exhibitors may in the future go it alone in determining whit legislation should be enacted af- fecting the industry. The spirit of the convention through- out was that the exhibitors should stand for themselves, and in accord- aice with that expression, a perma- nent legislative committee of five was appointed, with headquarters in Washington. The committee headed by H. B. Varner, a seasoned legislator, consists of Lee Ochs, J. H. O’Donnell, Ernest Horstman and Frank Rembusch. They have full power to act and their ex- penses will be paid by the allied exhibitors’ organizations. Their in- structions are that the exhibitor comes first and it is probable the convention had in mind a portion of section 1007 of the War Tax Law reading, “or, in the case of moving picture films, such a contract with a dealer, exchange, or exhibitor for the sale or lease there- of.” It is under this clause the exchanges are levying the 15c. impost and a well defined rumor said one of the manu- facturing lobbies had it inserted. This legislative committee has start- ed its work 2nd will diligently try to amend the ia» 'sw pursuant to the recommendatics ihe convention, which were: The elimination of the present tax based on the seating ca- pacity of theatres, the elimination of all taxes on children under 12 years of age, the addition of a tax of lc. on each Sc ticket for all over 12 years of age, and the elimination of or a proper definition of section 1097 of the tax law. The convention voted the tax on 5-cent theatres as it was discovered that many theatres reduced admission to 5c. and in that way the government was deprived of income, besides mate- ‘ally hurting every theatre in compe- tion where the prices were higher and the tax charged. The request to have the tax on children’s tickets lifted was prompted by children’s attendance having been cut in two. It was pointed out the industry would suffer in the future if children remained away. The tax on 5c. adult tickets will offset the loss on children’s taxes. The convention voted to ask the Director of the Mint to issue a 15c. coin and went on record ‘against the daylight saving plan. The ease with which the American Exhibitors’ Association and the Ex- hibitors’ League of America got to- gether at this meeting was a surprise to the entire industry. As a sequel it is probable the funds of the exposition held by the M. P. E. L. last Tuly and attached by several of the -seceding exhibitors will be released to be used in furthering the proposed legislation. It was found business all over the country is away off with the exception of cities near military can- tonments, munition plants and steel mills. Los Angeles Has New Kinema. Los Angeles, Dec. 19. The new Kinema theatre, operated by Emil and Oliver Kehrlein of Sacra- mento and Fresno, opened Saturday night with Geraldine Farar in “The Woman God Forgot.” Cecil B. De- Mille made the principal speech. The house will play Artcraft and Paramount features. Lillian Walker Goes with Crest. Lillian Walker, whose picture, a photodramatization of David Graham Phillips’ story, “The Grain of Dust,” is now being state-righted, has signed a contract with Carle E. Carlton, presi- dent of Crest Pictures, to make four more productions. She will start when the first of the four scenarios is determined upon. SHERMAN SIGNING FARNUM. Los Angeles, Dec. 19, A contract has been virtually en- tered into by Dustin Farnum, to ap- pear in films hereafter for Harry Sherman. Before leaving for the east last week Mr. Sherman said he would present Mr. Farnum in big feature films. “HUMAN FLY” CAUGHT. Does publicity pay? Not always. A couple of months ago the Pathe Weekly showed some startling scenes of “the human fly,” a man who climbed up the front of the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco unaided by any appliances. His name is P. J. Linthicum, and word comes from Bakersfield, Cal., he has been arrested on information furnished by his wife, who was able to locate him through seeing his screen stunt. Mrs. Linthicum alleges that some 12 months ago in San Antonio her hus- band attempted to strangle her and he was arrested, put in jail and escaped. Four months ago her three children disappeared, and her husband was be- lieved te have kidnapped them. EXPOSITION DOUBTFUL. It is still possible that the Exposition conducted under the joint auspices of the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry and the Motion Pic- ture Exhibitors’ League of America may be declared off. _Paramount Select, and several other big concerns, have not as yet signed for space and others are threatening to withdraw unless all come in. Fox and Pathe recently signed for space. The exposition is slated to be held at the Grand Central Palace, Feb. 2-10. RIVOLI, DEC. 27. The Rivoli, the latest of Broadway’s picture palaces, will open Dec. 277 The direction like the.control of the house will be’interlocked with the Rialto, since the latter’s owners are also in- terested in the new house and Sam Rothapfel will direct the policy of both Charles Stewart will have charge of the house management, Hugo Reisen- felt will direct the music, Edwin Mos- cary will be treasurer, and Hammish McLaurin will handle the publicity. All are now acting similarly at the Rialto and all will have assistants to share in the added labor. Th Rivoli will have for its first feature, Douglas Fairbanks in “The Modern Musketeer.” PICTURE WITHOUT TITLES. The King-Bee Films Corp. is trying an experiment with their first picture made in California, “The Slave.” It is believed to be funny enough, and the story so easy to follow without sub- titles, they are going to release it in that shape. Charles Dickson’s Film Comedy Co. Charles: Dickson is organizing a com- pany to produce two-reel comedies. The first scenario will probably be made from Dickson’s play, “Three Twins.” Official Film Under State Director. Hartford, Dec. 19. The Connecticut State Council of Defense has organized a division of moving pictures, which will have charge of the public exhibition of of- ficial United States government war films throughout the state. The coun- cil will pay Connecticut’s share of the cost of making these film and the money required will be secured by benefit entertainments at which the war films will be shown. Among the directors is William D. Ascough, manager of the Palace, and president of the Theatrical Managers’ Association of Connecticut. seme. i ena bie Sapa Fo

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Dblen tov pte fal Pim seerri. SS Leh 4 ae SAT IT we SPOT est ol DISTRIBUTION COMBINATION ALMOST ASSURED AFTER JAN. 1 Several Picture Concerns Represented at Informal Confer- ences. Three Hundred and Twelve Features Yearly Would Be Controlled. Not All Big Firms Included. ‘Saving “Overhead.” Just how immediate is the prospect f any sort of an “amalgamation” in the film industry cannot be forecasted, but there is a reasonable likelihood of a distribution alliance between a num- ber of the important manufacturers shortly after the first of the year. A number of conferences have been held and more are scheduled for this and next week with the object of formulating some definite plan of syndicating the bookings, each manu- facturer retaining his identity. Up to the present time seven impor- tant manufacturing and distributing concerns have been represented at the meetings, which have been informal and only discursive. The layout thus far has been to have a single series of exchanges through- out the country with enough releases to be booked from them to supply full programs with daily changes of bills. The pooling of the distribution to have no effect upon the individuality of the respective manufacturers or to regulate prices. The concerns represented at these ineetings were Triangle, through Mr. Winik, with, 52 features a_ year; World Film, Mr. Gradwell, 52: Pathe, Mr. Berst, 52; Universal and Bluebird, Mr. Powers, 52; Metro. Mr. Rowland, 52; First National Exhibitors’ Circuit, Mr. Schwalbe, 26; Goldwyn. 26. Such a line-up would give the com- Lined exchanges a greater number of releases than any other possible dis- tribution alliance. John R. Freuler is reported to have written a number of other distribut- ing concerns last week urging the necessity for some such amalgamation. Unofficially it may be stated Para- mount-Artcraft does not contemplate a'lying itself with any other dis- tributors or manufacturers and Will- iam Fox has always been on record as exhibiting a disinclinatien to enter any kind of a film amalagamation. Vitagraph is not mentioned in con- nection with the proposed distribution alliance, which gives rise to the sup- position if it lined up with any other Cistribution it would probably pool with General Film. W. W. Hodkinson, it seems to be senerally understood, will shortly ab- sorb control of General Film, if he has not already done so, and will sell to the local exchanges thro: ghout the country a 49 per cent. interest in the respective territories, very much along the lines adopted by Lewis J. Selz- nick when he formed the Clara Kim- ball Young Co. Hodkinson, it is stated, has a number of mantfacturers’ output to release through the General other than his announced Paralta pic- tures. They probably irclude the Kleine-Edison-Selig features. William R. Hearst, who is to em- bark once more in the film production ficld shortly after the first of the year, will continue to release through Pathe. The consensus of opinion in the film industry is that something must be dene to reduce the “overhead” or a number of manufacturers will be swamped. “SAVAGE” CLAIM DENIED. Justice Giegerich has denied an ap- plication sought by Darcy & Wolford, Inc., to restrain Bluebird from releas- ing a photoplay under the name of “The Savage,” claiming it is an in- fringement on a piece controlled by them of the same name. The Justice holds the affidavits sub- mitted on behalf of the defendant deny the plaintiff's play has become so known to the public as to give rise to any danger that the public will be mis- led. The affidavits on behalf of plaintiff were held to be too general and too much in the nature of conclusions, in- stead of statements of facts. The mo- tion was denied with leave to renew upon sufficient papers. Lynch in New York Once Monthly. S. A. Lynch, president of the Triangle Distributing Corp, will remain in Florida until after the first of the year, after which he will spend one week here in each month for the remainder of the winter. Brockwell Divorce Suit Withdrawn. Los Angeles, Dec. 19. Gladys Brockwell, film actress, has withdrawn her suit for divorce against Robert B. Broadwell. The reason given is that her hus- band is now in military service. Broad- well was a picture director. A. E. A. FILM MEMBERSHIP. Men and women in pictures are be- ing admitted to the Actors’ Equity As- sociation, but upon ¢onditions im- posed by the executive board some time ago. The condition is that the applicant, male or female, must have had at least two years’ experience in individual acting on the stage of spoken drama. Secretary Howard Kyle savs that within the past year the legal depart- ment of the Equity had disposed of numerous cases wherein film players, members of the organization, had been saved thousands of dollars by advised action. the tile KALEM STOPS. With the release of last Wednesday Kalem suspended manufacturing in- definately. While no reason was given, it is understood the action was taken because the General, through which Kalem was releasing, did not pass the war tax on to the exhibitor. The Kalem is one of the oldest com- panies in the business, an original licensee of the Motion Picture Patents Co. in the General Film Co. ANOTHER SHUBERT FILM. “The Woman Eternal” will be the next release of the Shubert-Hammer- stein film combination, incorporated as the Advance. Its second, “The Battle Cry,” has ‘been finished. The first feature put out by the Advance was “The Co-Respondent,” sold outright for a profit. Ralph Ince is directing the Advance films. NEW COLORED PICTURES. Boston. Dec. 19. Under the title of “The New Lure of the Yukon,” the latest in color pro- cess pictures will be shown at Tre- mont Temple beginning Jan 7. These films are made by the Prizma Company and are said to hold natural colors projected upon the screen through the ordinary projection ma- chines. The pictures are the takings of Dr. S. L. Sugden, who will lecture during the show and who is one of a num- ber of directors sent afield by Prizma. Dr. Sugden had his own series of Alaskan pictures in New York last season, but not in color. RECOVERED FROM BURNS. Florence Atkinson, who played the heavy in “The Marionettes” with Clara Kimball Young, has recovered from the accident in her dressing room, which might have burnt her to death but for the quick action and nerve of Miss Young and Emile Chautard. Triangle Adds Trio of Players. Wallace McDonald has been added to the Triangle players. Two other artists just signed are Jean Hersholt and Marion Skinner. PLAYERS’ CHANGES. Numerous changes of players from one film company to another have taken place recently, the biggest per- haps being that of-the William S. Hart and Charles Ray shift to the Paramount banner. Herbert S. Rawlinson, long a Uni- versal star, will hereafter be starred in new features manufactured by the Overland. Helen Holmes, for years doing thrill- ers in “railroad serials,” has severed connections with the Mutual and is reported as planning five-part features under the direction of her husband. Miss Holmes was with the Kalem forces for a long time. Bessie Love is now allied with the Pathe forces and also for the new year will be Frank Keenan, Bryant Washburn and Fanny Ward. DWAN DIRECTING FAIRBANKS. John Emerson, director, and Anita Loos, scenario writer, have severed connection with the Douglas Fair- banks Film Corporation, returning to New York. They have made no other connection up to the present time. At the time of the formation of the Fairbanks Company Emerson - held some of the stock, and it is believed he still retains his financial interest in the corporation. Allan Dwan is now directing Fair- banks. His first Fairbanks release will be “A Modern Musketeer.” BRYAN CUTS “8 BELLS.” -While his wife was recovering from an operation in a New York hospital last week, Vincent Bryan, who kept her constant company, filled in his leisure time by cutting down the Byrne Brothers’ features of “Eight Bells,” from eight to five reels. At the same time Mr. Bryan wrote all of the titles for the pictures, which was made by the Inter-Ocean. It is the film reproduction of the scenarioed story of the Byrne Brothers’ panto- mime comedy of the speaking stage. FORMING COMBINATION. The M. H. Hoffman Four Squares Co., W. H. Clune and two other pro- ducers and distributors are reported to be forming a combination of interests. Adolfi No Longer With Fox. Director John Adolfi resigned Dec. 15, after an engagement of two years with Fox. He had been engaged in producing the new Fox-Kellermann sea spectacle since last June. Scenario Writer for Norma Talmadge. Joseph M. Schenck has entered into an agreement with Carlyle Moore, author of “Stop Thief,” to write scenarios for Norma Talmadge. His first photoplay for the young star is “By Right of Purchase,” which will be put into production at once.

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— oe ym 1i- ed he ll- ed is es id. mm he PW nt ita ed ir- 1er ‘he eld he in ir- ase om ital ept his rne ls,” ote ich 1S yed ito- res TO- | to sts. ec. ars in sea ige. nto ore, rite star will VARIETY AROUND 4, THE », WORLD INTER- NATIONAL FAVORITES Direction, FRANK EVANS Next Week (Dec. 24)—Kelth’s, Providence, R. 1. A TOP-LINE ACT SPINNING A doctor must be cour- teous to acquire patients. Then it takes a heap of nanleneh te. tn. collect . some BILLY BEARD “The Party from the South” Principal Comedian @ UW. Ga Field's Minstrels Eastern Kep., & PETE MACK Western Kep SIMON AGENCY We wish all our Friends a MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR-—tbis goes, for JACK, LAIT. too. Although we have not had the pleastire of wieedng JACK personally, still we feel we know him from reading his various articles in the money Newspapers throughout the country this past couple of years, and of all the stories he ever penned the one we thought the best appeared in last week’s issue of ‘‘Variety’’ under the heading, CHICAGO CORRE SPONDENCE, and if we ever catch JACK in Phils iSiphia WS Will treat him to the finest Bowl of PEPPER POT in the land, and we mean it, too. Jim and Marion HARKINS Direction, NCRMAN JEFFERIES Christmas’ Week—Orpheum, Memphis New Year's Week—Orpheum, New Orleans THE Ripe LAST » collie while three- “er sheeting in Auburn- x dale, and now I have : a bum eye and a few scratches The other Our Guy were at the ring aide. Frances was at the tub and wringer side (clean stuff). The Kids last fight, etc., etc OSWALD. P, 8.—Say Joe! Do you think I am savage encngh for “Savage” now? IN ORIGINAL GOWNS AND SONGS ge eo oa Save Your Old Silk Hats. Wonder will they answer when we write? McCormack and Wallace, Holden and Harron on the W. V.‘M. A. time. I am teaching Tom Moore to play pool, while Mae takes Stasia and Jerry to the movies. ‘‘Who is Jerry?’ Nolan and Nolan Have a lot to account for Malvern, L. I. “we will have them in Freeport before the sum- mer,’’ says Tom. Received a letter from our friend, Ben Jule. He is now at Camp Lewis doing his bit for Uncle Sam and Mae doing her bit, sewing and knitting for the soldiers. She belongs to the 8. W. W. All Chalked Up NORMAN JEFFERIES FRANK DONNELLY Personal Direction, LESTEK JEFFERIES “THE PINT SIZE PAIR” LAURIE and BRONSON iN “LET’ERGO” Want to tell you PIRATES to KEEP OFF our material—Final warning. And if you don’t—you will. Booked Solid Ww. V. M. A. Direction, YATES & EARL Small Timers’ Conclusion After Being BULLED Inte BREAK-INS FOR SEVEN YEARS I GUESS the only way I'll ever get inte a Two-A-Day House is to join an orchestra in a Keith Theatre FORREST and CHURCH Doing Nicely Direction, MARK LEVY Somewhere in the West PESTS No 14 one THe PHowmoararnc BARBER, [MASSAGE ? —HAIRS FALLING OUT, — CETTING COLDER Te- NIGHT, — Ton IC SIR?.— HAVE You PLAYED Twe PacacEe? + WHERE DO You Go Next Weex? Yeu WAVE QuiTe A FEW LACK-HEADS,-wWHAT BECAME OF WEGER AND FIELDS? -1 WAS WITH AN ELKS MIN-~ STREL SHow ONCE, — Ecy, ECT, ECT. WALTER Weems. NeaT WEEK ALHAMBRA. What is NOISIER than a COONSHOUTER REHEARSING with a JAZZ BAND Ans.—Two Hoofers practising on a Tin Roof “Fortyfellowsforty” ARTHUR , MADDEN “The Uncanned Cloggist” Direction, MARK LEVY Loew Circuit KNAPP AND CORNALLA Next Week (Dec. 24), De Kalb, Brooklyn, and American, New York City My week-end leap from Louisvi"le, Ky., to Colum- bia, 8S. C is the most interceting item I can think of for this week: itinerary Lose Sunday at Louisville Leave Louisville Sunday, 2:25 A. Arrive Nashville Sunday, 7:59 A. M. Leave Nashville Sunday, 8: 30 A. M. Ride all day. Arrive Atlanta, Ga., 6:35 P. M. Leave Atlanta, Ga., 8:35 P. M. Arrive Augusta, Ga., 1:45 A. M. (Monday). Létve Augusta, Ga., 6:40 A. M. Arrive Airline Junction, 8:40 A. M. Leave Airline Junction, 8:55 A. M. Arrive Columbia, 8. C., 10 A. ML Mileage, 689 miles. Third time through Atlanta without playing there. Played Augusta, though. Such is life in the Sunny Sou Edward Marshall Tourist Chalkologist FRED DUPREZ SAYS That great British institution, panto- mime, has got me at last. Playing Miffins in “Jack and the Beanstalk” at the King’s Theatre, Ed- inburgh, Scotland. What next? Representative SAM BAERWIT2 “New vor.” ADD “RELEASED” What's the best way to raise cabbage? With a knife and fork. What's the best way to eave gas bills? Paste them in a scrap- What kind of a hen lays c > longest ? A dead hen. I played Annie Laurie for three weeks. That’s nothing; I played the Stars and Stripes Forever. Did you ever catch your husband flirting? Yes, that’s the way I did catch him. Did you ever hear about the two holes in our back yard? Well, well. Did your husband cee you much? Nearly every nigh FENTON «> GREER You can’t fool a horsefly. PAULINE SAXON AYS Some people purchase Christ- mas gifts With all the money that they’ve saved, While other very stylish fol olks Just have their Christmas cards engraved! A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year To All My Friends BOBBY “UKE” HENSHAW BROWN and CARSTENS “NINE MINUTES OF ZYLOTONISM” Direction, CHAS. WILSHIN WHEN-—. YOU travel all night to get TO your next stand and you are ALL tired out and EVERYTHING and you get in just IN time to rehearse your music WITH the leader at the piano on THE stage behind some scenery AND the stage manager tells you TO hurry up and get ready because YOU are on next and there are just THREE dressing rooms on the stage FLOOR and one is the prop room and ONE is the stage manager’s room ANID one is just a room for the BOYS TO rest in between shows and you ask WHERE do we dress and he says three FLIGHTS up on the O FP side Wouldn’t*lt Get Your GOAT? DOLLY GREY and BERT BYRON. FARM THEATRE Rooster opened with familiar routine. Worm (contortionist) took two bends and was followed by Early Bird who cleaned up. Horse and Mule got by with strong act. Morris Golden did a paper tearing act in special set, accompanied by spiders and horse files. Pig and Sow should clean up but they are sure of a route. Broncho and Bee (buck and wing), novel illusion finish Broncho switches tail. Bee disappears. Broncho disappears. Old Tree, accompanied by Wind (whistling act). Only one bough. Setting Sun closed succeasfully. Sight act, good color effects but lacking aestheti.ism. MORRIS GOLDEN 2-White BLACKFACE Featured Neil O’Brien Minstrels Step er rs--2 Study Direet’ FITZPATRI H. BART McHUGH Presents EL. BRENDEL and FLO BERT “Waiting for Her” POLDI LONG The Celestial Wonder Workers Booked Solid J. P. ADAMS and GRIFFITH “A MUSIC LESSON” Director, FRANK EVANS BLANCHE ALFRED and her SYMPHONY GIRLS assisted by “GERANT,” Conductor Featuring the RAINBOW GIRL In Novelty Dances Direction, C. W. NELSON Ww. V. ML A. | ADELE JASON Featured in PEPPLE & GREENWALD’S “ALL GIRL REVUE” Personal Direction. M. L. GREENWALD i iy :

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a 2 cee er Sar eenety ’ owe SERRA EI ~ nee Mabe em sph Yarns oe 7 mae eel eset S SABES em mate aealiy Revaarest Ske x Pe ene ne arene eee Leen - ands) hes” et ct prmeers t poseanee sane ye SSS SSS ee : tp om alg a aaa Ne, na Oa oe meg oo VARIETY By ALAN DALE Parting such sweet sorrow? How absurd! Why, parting is awfully jolly, as Sarah Bernhardt understands it. It means simply “Be good until I see you again, which will be as soon as possibile.” Parting such sweet sorrow? Stuff and nonsense! Once again Sarah is saying good-bye, and at the Palace Theatre, where she bade one of her fond farewells about four years ago. She calis the present function her “farewell to the United States,” which sounds dis- agreeably final. But, unfortunately, we know our Sarah. She will be saying fare- well to our grandchildren in the distant future. Curious, undaunted Sarah, snap- ping her finger at old Father Time! And by-the-bye, that old reprobate, Father Time, must feel somewhat foolish as Sarah tri- umphs over him and makes him look so gorgeously foolish. At the Palace yesterday Sarah fol- lowed Frank Carter, who finished handspringing all over the stage a few minutes before she appeared. Possibly Sarah watched him from the wings and enjoyed his perform- ance. I’m sure that it would ap- peal to her, as it would to all youth. CARTER AtB.F. Keith’s Palace This Week Holding down the most difficult spot on the bill. Opening intermission and scoring SENSATIONAL HIT. Assisted by TED SHAPIRO at the piano. “The juvenile light comedian with the 100 horse-power personality.” WALTER J. KINGSLEY. This is the second time being chosen to appear on the bill with Mme. Bern- hardt—once before at COLISEUM, LONDON, ENGLAND—“and I con- sider it a great honor.” Just engaged by FLO ZIEGFELD to be one of the features of the NEW “MIDNIGHT FROLIC” opening about New Year’s. MR. GOLDING, Manager, Palace, Newark, said: “Have played every good single man act this sea- son. So far Frank Carter the peer of them all.”