Variety 1924-02-14: Vol 73 Iss 13

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1924 ; — PRICE 20 CENTS

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Published Weekly at 154 West 46th St.. New York, N. Y¥., by Variety, Inc. Annual subscription $7. Single copies 20 centa. Iintered as second class matter December 22, 1905, at | the Post Office at New York, LN. _& under the Act of of March 3, 1879. | |

——— DIGGING INTO “SPEC” THING IST OF PICTURE NAMES HIASHFIELD ‘CHURCHES WANT “POSITION”; FOR VAUDEVILLE SHRINKS STApTS QUIZZING| ADS ON THEATRICAL PAGE est Coast Players Anticipating Picture Activity WN. f ARAL | Utica’s Ministers’ Association Worrying the Local Not Looking With Favor on Outside Engage- Dailies—Ultimatum, No Church Ads—Were on ments—Women Stars Scarcer Than Men - Theatrical Page This Week Sam Kingston Another Wit- mess in Hearing on The- + . - + oe ele Niele tre Ticket Handling— hia Ot te 8 Although tne bn ire Simaten = ILLINOIS COING DARK; Layman Testifies-~Brady's| MEMPHS CHURCHES DO No, siree; prrernon toe ane that mning below par, the number of} Holdi Hi feture names avatia - L wl aly. ~ BUT POWERS HAS ACE aon to Taateste| CAPACITY ON SUNDAYS, This was brought to light recently

stuff about playing up the theat Rn \ : cal ads and “burying” the church Investigation the Manager | —_——- advertisements. We want “posi phen a sketch came into the hands | Volunteered to Aid —, ; tion” or we wor # local yaudeville interests, which Couldn't induce New York Pro- Hirshfield Intends to Pur- | Theatres Obliged to Close on malty hs suntan was the t | } , = 4 . 7 if to us 4g-4 et ae | ducers to Follow “Lullaby” sue Inquiry | Saboath—‘Moral Picturess” | cum of the local ministers’ a iret o use rawoman star from ‘ “sa99 . : , ; | — “Free Will” Admission | sociation to the Utica newspape

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cure a woman “sufficiently well = ; |} just a few da er d di . , " r i ie en anes & ene dacs DEBATE SUGGESTED , ae aon 4 — : . i > i ’ i ‘ g card. After spending some time! Chicago, Fat 3 } rew O : ” ¢h ims a P } | om . conden n t prac oO ivisr ith search it was found but on | the departyre of “The Lul- yp = UPOUBL ' “ . of bas , as available, ar he of 7 impor- | The ' of ¢ : : , nA ; j ut ricai 2 hm unusual pl S AVaAvIS, ANY Stik HO SEL POL | lab Saturday the lLline wi =a8) cee SR ene Sew Aeee ; y3 jmany of its churches Memp ' r ¥ tT 7 . ¥ ‘ ry ‘ ‘ ‘ } mnt drawing p e and Bia finitely investigation by Comn one ofiminus Sunday ente Linmet ‘ :' . new I aid mong vlaried m-{ : : | but t} { . esne ’ — . Account David ; h t tl of the sc | tlarry J. Powers, ow Vas in : Lt 1 | ’ ' oO ‘ = | e |] 1 | . : ticke peculating ’ t is gene ( i tha N York last week endeavoring} ; ccd > hae At locale of t r Lp pa buch n irs ar } l¢ re an att t folin Ti | { A I } ns jz 1 ‘| i i kep a in pictu 8, | Powers has ' ice tn the and A&A demas | by ft . t \ iin of c) I i pr 5 | hu } T oO -rea . Woe © al j . 7 ) ' Pag ¥ f at ven re aréa num ( m ivailab Da ae cise: Daan te a eee bh manager ol! Liirshfield ft enf > . : 7 ‘ ees dnl hes aie F va iey I { ] nr duct in 3 - oe MOUSE ih Cas . baw 5 ; ' ' ; aif > wh 3 ndi -- | { f “The Birth o . Natio ».j) the law which makes a dal ? ; = iat ie sith ian Oi ‘tion ; of i ne oirti : tio! is " j here are : n number of| ; gpd la ticket broker t a> hk mae CT DINE CDC be a oe ae ae anat , } straightened oat Hie 1 made ai~. > ; i ) ? ‘ tay ° ;}move the picture fro: the Audi-j~ ! , é | ; | 7 3 Lar sith > Y . writ ,f we : Lost 1 — ‘3 : NCRIING NEW PIAV — a bp din a Ui Ie Wee Diy Ly DAWIC ATIC y ANGELING NEW PLA\ UTH GRAY’S SERIOUSLY 1 INWARD RIFERING Li} iN 7 YARD BLEEDII U

t ‘ j f | if j nimal]l f i ; 14 v M4 ) : ' } , { , Wi } j ( search l Oot. 7 : rn | ing pa i ( is | I PHA tA > r ‘ f Billy Ariir {O'Brien is a t spa ae ‘ ; faxiom, t ’ { rlo and Mi Georg lan who w1 play, indeper 'for the 1 i that ( She is receiving a]!QBickel, Ja Barton, Al S tly of ’ A Ol i i wor | ' } ‘ } 1 ’ ? ‘ cae ; . rliss sigue ton { »cO haus Sion - ; tM ) 3 i 1 y ‘ i ikt T , Barcley Emma nue I el Croddae at Se ‘ l } i? i ; Bt &- ‘ i Ocked the pl | ; logsy wea . ; weak i > i 1The Ant e mm So ty had ) n't play golf. Sn ; i; This lo "Ag eard of ti | rough Arti married and i}jmuch o ; ho spoke 1 t n o plea Rigi { t} ‘ i by-pla J i —_— i ' } ; ; > : 3 N gg. O'Brie: ’ ited to a sub n t s came : iB is ‘ { SUGAR CHASI? W | i } WV } rr as iquent n i L tl play s} walked out She t | which t I name eee ane Oe play \ Those who have bought from us idorsed. !seen him since j nied, tt ‘ i f ( pp it oy Although Hatold H. Suilliva i Miss Du F'resne recen! wa ajwa Ll gre Ot ! t the }) th rit) i be say € accredited producer of the piece, | member of the Jack KI i]; actors 1 PUT ane = postponed t. : BROOKS. MAHIEU i is reliably reported the , ty ! ¢ ned comyp tt it if kn i ) emib 4 , friars 7 Rway 1 . City financing t « rnd, Ca L4) ng ; 11,000 Costumes for nae ta!

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2 CABLE ADDRESS, VARIETY, LONDON C A B L FE. S . VARIETY’S LONDON OFSICE 8 St. Martin’s Place, Trafalgar Square 2096-3199 Regent Thursday, February 14, 192 , TISH VARIETY VERY BAD IN 1923: 1,000 BR TISH ARTISTS’ PASSPORTS ROMANTIC PLOT OF SUNDAY-BORN PEOPLE “Ne Dimanche” Fairly Well | Liked in Paris—There’s a Mistress in It

16th Annual Meeting Variety Artists Federation Held WOODS-ABRAMS VENTURE in London—Many Performers Forced Out Of | Joint Lease for New Haymarket

' , “on ia he ae ee eg tee. Business Through Conditions — Pi gee a Oe a iene a new comedy opening ere and os + Londs« j Tet id. There is a joint lease for the London, Feb. & ' JOHNNY DOOLEY OUT new Walter Gibbons house in Hay- The. i6ti ! ting of the |

fairly well liked, Signifies that lazy people are born on Sunda: } ’ | In this romantic plot a chocols annual mes market. u ocolate i foods and Hiram Abrams ariety Artists’ Federatio ith | é ) A. H, Woods and I waren = —_ ; visheinpgtace Bs OF THE THREE GRACES (United Artists) have taken it. The Albert Voyce, chairman, presiding, theatre is likely to open with the mentioned the aflillation of the oe Woods’ Pauline Frederick play. once prop hall : The brother is so consistent ag a } For pratio ith the Trade Union : ‘ : Its policy will be the legit and le se ee a | federa on with the Trade ©? | Comedian Gets Contracted Six eheesen diteenetion nolureen work dodger the business man ance Congress. This was likely to be of aie ‘ , ‘ , s EAN Mi DI | G TON hreatens ralk out on th fr) W F : ‘actio id the U. A. JE I threatens to W t on © @ considerable help and would cost eeks Salai y; but Only Weens stirastion am ” ae and throw out her brother if-th (American) pictures. Iam looking for material. I can! .ongition doesn’t change . three pence per head a member, it Works Four —_— - play that fiddle like lots of others | ~ ; Pa mont Th eae | ; Whereupon the brother, whe is ate s 1eir 2 e hink they can. -? ” was stated, | CHANGE AT PALLADIUM | wish ul elr audiences t handsome as well! as idle P ae Material is what I want, not funny | 2"¢! © a: a3 ladle, secures & Speaking the slump,the chair-

manufacturer objects to a lazy brother of his mistress hanging’ ‘round,

Londen, Feb. 13 a silly dresses. I want something old paneer in his enouny: factory as @ sehu man said the past year had been! william Berry will replace Johnny |New Version of “The Rainbow"| People who go ee oot re: a eee sack diMcult owing to bad trade cond!-| Dooley in “Three Graces.” Dooley Follows Pantomime eter h will go home and rave ou deuaiaen anes Gee rns wey tions, the vogue of cheap revue, and } wil ae pale Dis full sin Weeks, ae- gant ton 49 New act in readiness by Walter | the English stenographer of the ace, the desperate variety ¢ombinatlon. | °°™d!ns to contract, Maidie Andrews ss London, - eb. _. . | Winchell and Ben Meyer. factory, who also had fallen in love top. : od : : ig taking over the Sylvia Leslie part. Albert De Courville will produce $ ain / | wits tktee color Bona-fide variety artists had been The piece is being partly re-writ-]a new version of “The Rainbow,’ Direction EDW. 8. KELLER =a “ a i ith the crowded out owing to cheap revue ten in order to make it suit Berry. with Shirley Kellogg and Tubby De — hap: am a7 Ze spr v othe shows, while many music-hall ; eval making an amusing role of The Th bloc! seat: with hea\ benhc vi J. L. Sachs today denied a recent | Edlin as co-stars. It will follow the managers had gone in for third and re ‘ tec h | Dick Whiti nae at the the brother mistress. Florelle is the ‘ 3 cable appearing in Variety which Jick litington pantomime at the ep eeainn fourth-rate pictures and -admis- he . 4 ago ita , said there was no song hits in| Palladium on Feb. 18. %Iizani is replacing Duboce ag sion to their houses had been con = Pizani is replacing Dub ac the 1 “!“Three Graces.” He asserts that Later De Courville will produce EXPEDITION STARTS Pare ree »{ rohi Ta ’ ae a = . al ¥ u e siderably reduced. Gigolette and Bombalina numbers a new revue at the Palladium with

Ynring gor _ 10 licen. | ’ - During 1923 ove 1,000 applica } went over big. Billy Emerson. ’ om” tions for passports had been made | ag ~ Bary g rose na’ i aise nei | OLD VIC’S PRIZE Raa ek” Gee eager dire “ee algae lf Successful, Moving Pictures k bu, }

} . ° R ! Patronage in London high ae said, that, owing to the con- | "of It Will Be Sh Shey || Sees eget Petcenane tn. tak it was said, that, owing to the con- | | 0 | e own in ew } by Kj oat @ Eur ditions existing, many good acts} i j . y King an ucen larg | 5 had been driven out of the coun- York. London and Paris —- = ey | +. — 7, .4 try, while lack of employment in} : Lond Feb. i3 Sins | ae \ ty y Po ° a2 > h , a y\4 smaller halls forced many artists Phe King id Queen have Stent no § ° ¢ roenaees +o the “ , out of the business iltogether., | 7 eres A : =F ef Britain's London, Fel ; ed royal patronage to the Old Vic, repr , ; rom.é\ ~hiaiil er now piaying | rity) ~~ UISK ihe . vista totals So. - : . Pe wil rcefort fent ° i Hundrede of By is} artists had ] ; ? . . . | ead ng musicians Pay writing a | A iunehe 1 was given today DY and vill henceforth feature as the mea Ly 1 oy 'eY ‘ at oF -_ ee - | . m . " . - >ie tra’e ~+ " N’ 4+ rr an ’ been ( ‘ 1 t i} if the |‘! Whe Knigh Were ! " light opera in conjunction with | General Sir Francis Younghusband | theatre’s patrons. N a great many cap .) " ry "i . j re aw + a? ca ceo bene i ti ct The | the Criteri &Y unces he wil) Frederick Lonsdale. This has the |to the press ind members of the s¢ year ago his he . ised to wb Fo bett | an ay wap 8 | ‘ f e 33% ere } - on > ‘ + . } . eye M fall A ASS¢ | follow that piece wit 1 \ ’ working title of The Lady Mary. c d Mount Everest Expeditior alice any zard ; eerily pays the , s \ + ‘ Vaw “Pa “ ? , , ly , x t ¢ = ‘ vas } f ( t 7 coe ae a naa oe Whe finished ut may lolow som tt are to leave here tomorrov drama, partly op V vaude are I f ' . . , | eay, The }3 , Wi mae \ “Y |padour” at Daly’s Another Colson it was announced that ?{f the . ville for Saturday ;3 t. R rores i s membersnh) : l ] a thi ‘ iit for t . as ‘ + YY) c ? rely ¢ e . . ae A " e Har Owe : e L 3 1 t piece 8 he imu as version 75 ? @) eefin) niectuores P to I inhis aiways ‘OTA 1 a blood , — ' ( ismith’'s “She Stoops to Cor peti gli sl nlapaectics tonailes sa SE, elated ie : toy? ketch the . . 2 . ,OLQSTHI ) ook o ’ VUY a4 ‘ -" ? . = ania things . relod mati« c) ' ‘ s a, . : ’ . ry _ _ P _ mY é . ite P f of wi the a who at t mo} t is } Baden Baden last September. This |; Lond New York and Paris } pli yed by a com] U , x _ i ‘ £ , . a nrobably be ione I ( West "Th 6 *rance Comnpnany « ' ithe Jast mom«e t cheap as : ‘ ul — , " = . 1 dur 4 SJ . a? ‘ ie ish da ribu { 1} Possibis . uU } 4 | with the ot ‘ abi t the l y. t aa ae - . . a , oe ‘ ? | Anot! er hou . as risen > : ¢ a } , from the us ; ad become fa« h ‘ ! ¥ j . The nen "¢ e I et DY i | s Ai rT) Ww v , I ? Y ~ cry h . . ee Peer ee ‘ . . ‘ : A mous 3 he Li fammersmith, @® DUEL Le I ger | Ma olf Watsor the rit of the Ivor Novello and Dion Titheradge i The Londol bimes will Nave e | ¥ ; " +} oa hes + ‘en ita} : os >| which not many yea iso was one ‘ l é i wno paid ‘ i r) . Watnc : ° 3 - ; =“ asrevue with only two autnors, is exclus e news of the progr p 4 } = he AJais y a s a Cll BiOW | . P . + . y . +} thie ws + F ; l si: rjea c} rus girls w e | 4 s 2 playing *; the bigwge t bus ness hye : expeditio / ol I C d ( inky to the | recovering from e} operation. |management of the Vaudeville has oO ae He is now back In harness con- | known for 20 years. It has reached ne Pt ducting the Phu heoatrieal | $9.000 Even members of the pro- | DEATHS ABROAD r } ! ‘ a long pai fession as well as t} ack! wl Paris. Fel [ ease of the Cou ad will transfer = ‘ 4 “dead heads” are having t ; . , , ee ’ z } jedgead = dead A sails Armand du Plessy, Belgian pic- | the Birmingham vepertory com~- tion stamp «5 e we var | Ra} . ¥ : a oe vice itiin ture producer, died suddenly at! pany to it. He wiil open 3 €2)0 ’ ¢ , Nt 3 a p late ; ‘ . Nice, from hedrt failure. George Bernard Shaw’s ““Back to $ ‘ mucl rs ; aa oat Tessie mete cies Megane ae ; : tabini an iis compa ‘Be . Ma i of the la @ wi piervel Beerbo!) i | vs ye ; - ; ai . | proauces, In A at ! ' i6 has beer ( } 7 : ny : . ( irne¢ oO Aris AS Week ALLE! aan i P . » the Recent ith i 4 Tree is he if syndicate pre ltwelve weeks in America. When ; run j i a - [were W. - luce Ch: Cl Chow” in Parts : a !“The Immortal H« d more re- 0 ( ( an } : oe ; the Grand Guignol players return “a “iP j i ine € i a | : to remain four months. The production of “Siegfried” at ' , | i eae : ; ; , ongest in of y ph 1 one ty. | iS proauuctil , S ie” t ex alien | ar 350,001 7 } ee | Covent Garden ended the middle A A } - _ ’ bl ce ~ *e |} . ’ LORD OF CREATIONS’ PLEASES | o¢ the opera. owing to the rallway ed f ’ the | a , eana ' Ay | — 1 ’ , ahaws ‘ . \ ¢ ( one } | London Feb 12 letrike hold > vy } rT Austral t f t I e! f f ; , f he } . ‘ ? \ ! f | | gilt . , : . A Di Yr cl medy smartly writ who hould } | I runhilde ; Ta ‘ bd Or J t Lf Bpe ollPacipa provide “ve the té was revealed last night at the { Instead of the t f 18 opera, the } ) . ale i v y I I bid ra : a iL | } | : ' x7 holidavs qd rood isiness JaCK " ‘ +} lelnhi : t+ _ “ " . » i he ne des iMomar ark » ’ nG tno DOs e . he Adelphi oncurently in London, two have} Visilea wew x¢ again, as ue, Se . steals ax haa } Aa } tin ‘ ‘ f ry =a 134%, TFT = ) + } i ilah FR, + na Made ‘ ee na nad at J om been taken off, “What Every Wom kedith Day 1 e available od . : . . f A t y > 2 ; ’ P y nw 7 ’ poe ; in Knows” and “Peter Pan PptNne = s40Tit ; = som W oo 4 Ow rey é c requir¢ = oie Anot er ed We a Little Mi} ate AWTAT Were RE MOATD & TITMWWTAT for rye lippod me ¥ be e] | r ext pr ducti . ve | ks as though t will follow s t ~ . aaN Prue cape ‘ f Tt) I? f) & SOR y ’ ne avU TN ASE ie 43 AUTV i title it Year f ! George mal ‘ out-at-Hamy ead Thea vin falley } Mh ’ j , next Robe Ww re ne 5 : of- itre wi be an adaptation from the} : i mont) It n he im . . +})- - ww ran. ic “ ° ° ‘ ° t ease sen | Manchester for dwin B irt nd j}could do more tt lan fire a few ran } “Comedienne” Revives | — aa yaa : ae ‘ eft there to join J. I NTul) ind }dom shots at her with the revolver Pari Feb, 12 ag t : . ( cr ¢ . 5 . , ‘ . ae a 3, . | announced, pit was a younger | gt the Kings lHiammersr I he was disarmed and handed over With Gabriciio Dorziat heading! val , ~ > 3 : T + | a? 4 Pee sie vi } re! t wS$nla aalithe | brother of j.07 PIOCICS i ad} te | Char es Thorburn of the Ly ik ti ne police He now await trial ss ; f PB | THE TILLER SCH } , , ‘+ ‘ ; ‘tne ast VivV a ight il © : age | 4 anne ‘ | souaane aacaiietlane “Comedienne” was launched at the; } Kitty n is at present in|. Following “The Fairy Tale," God-| Frank Curzon has achieved the | Nouveautes on Monday night. OF DA 4 Jilly Al as i 48 iil vi Ls ¢ i! | . . - ? sone } : me z = . ee . ame cass , ; ; ifrey Tearle will produce The | rights of a play by Harry Wall, the _——_-_—____—_—. Ine H t Ut ail 7 ~ | ae , > 4 r Cc New a ' : .. |Fake” at the Globe. The American | author of “Havoc.” As a glide line, SAILINGS | 43 Charing Cross Road , , 4 nid-gsection of tl) \ , : shat = os ' Re Fee Ee Pee Ree wanting aa { ; n lor in é | rights of this pla which 3 by ne autnor carrit on a pracen . 2 re 6 (New York ?¢: Af | LONDON sont ie —) gaepul. i : t ured by A Vy coda. iOL LDG HOW Diay iS BuUuduy ikiunu sin v0 sda de Vd mnney ‘ be nw wwe yy wwe ens ba -

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>] , * ” “a ” ‘ais rine Lewis’ Daughters hg Bf nnd gna London Stage Within or —_ in charge B . e y= try ne aS ee. Two Weeks “Linger Awhile” and | “That’s My Baby” and ; cussion. “Hollywood” “Ev'ry Night 1 Cry Myself to Sar of Landon, Jan. 38. PR tooo ams oocegit ge on Nine piec se —_ wArcady” and , anal here and Tucked away in a side street of chusetis shows that an- effort They seg vamekinae a hs oe Soity™ ee ee ee ney eletyt ond that lazy chor olate a lazy hanging’ ient.aga } ess man ances have been given there be- and “The Return of Sherlock “Mamma Loves Papa” the gir) fore subscribers and friends at the Holr re -rine re nds é ‘6 : Sait nes,” at the Princes. COLUMBIA RECORDS er if the Sian, Ot, about. ete. production a| SOe Meee the String” Fol- “Liens OKEH RECORDS j 66 a ’ “Tons of Money” finish.d Jan. “Take Oh Take Those Lips Away” . : whe is gle . — oe lowing a — s and both “The Merry Wives of =e ape Away Tan —- Little Girl” and secures & © SSAEC 1S POSSIDIy THC SmaAliCcs sin C Windsor” at the Lyric (Hamu. er- | | « “ “Little Boy tory as a anywhere. It is curtained round 0 g smith) and the Marie S‘-pe3 birth Dear Old Lady and. rises eer with brown sacking, and this ere control play, “Our Ostriches,” at the “Sleep” and “Wooden Whistle Wouldn't Whis- the own- sacking is made to conform to any . London, Feb, 4. {Court on Feb. 2. Within a fortnight | | «the West, A Nest and You” tle” and ng down scene required, from hovel to pal- atte cai os - is 12 |r so 18 pieces ave finished in the : “So | Took the $50,000” of the ace, and from street to mountain Barry Jackson will begin his 12) \ 00) Enda. n in love ner with the choice may appear ugly, to : 2 of the Kingsway, tried Shakespeare » role of others it passes as being artistic.;duced. This will be followed by | ang modern farce, Donald Calthorpe “I’ve Got a Song for Sale” and “Toodle-oo” and A i pres ir i he: .ss.| Eden Phillpots’' “The Farmer's |is now about to woo fortune with “Ali Wrong” Teg , lle is the The great virtue is the cheapness. i i is now ou f 9 “Cover Me With Sunshine of Vir- ac the i : : 77 ; ol in i ‘ “ ” ; with backs, chairs without backs, sirmingham Oper ory Dy aa pe Parsons, Sydney Farebrother and Lovey Came Back “Marianka” i : heavily cushioned settees and hard | Closed, but produc _ there will be | yjarjorie Gordon. A big scale pro- _— oils , “ benches eventually resumed. duction is promised. ove You” an e “mM Ps ; ama Goes W ry The plays given are avowediy “Marcheta” here Papa Go » London eb. 43 D’Annunzio. The work of these by the production of a new comedy, finished its five weeks’ run in the “Daddy’s Wonderful Pal” © grante dramatists being familiar, it is of | “Susie Knots: the Strings. city. He played up to the last per- “Mississippi Ripples” : Vid Vic.” no great interest to see their works The cast will be the same as in| formance, but collapsed before the om ena gh ipp os > as the reproduced within the limited| “Bunty,” the chief parts being inj|curtain fell. The cause of his Zi unshine of Mine ry ‘ ak cane means of the salon and the acting |the hands of the Moffat family. death* was double pneumonia. Along the Old Lake Trail” at MRS? ‘ ilities The —_— He made his first appearan-e in “Trail to Long Ago” to run @ capabilities of its members. The sain : th country in 1887 partly better appreciated results are when Fred Pearson will shortly pro- ta” [eee Beettiens foe ee! nite. Rates i the lesser known dramatic lights|duce a new posing act entitled can in “Charley's Aunt.” with W. , / si ic are displayed. “People, Past and Present.” Ce- |g Penley, and continued playing it The jobbers report sheet music sales are holding their own ae is . “blood Recently, “At the Chasm,” by the} lebrities such as the King, Lord | for 2,036 performances. He was in to be expected at this time of the season, There is hardly anything skeiem Bohemian writer Vrehlicky was| Kitchener, Haig, Beattie, Foch,|the original cast of “Morocco particularly outstanding but a fair selection of numbers are going nited ad done, the first hearing of the au-jete., will be seen and great at- pot gt Ty Bn na gagged MR so that practically every publisher has not only one good seller rep- heap as thor in England. The play wasjtention will be paid to political with George Edwards productions. resented but some as many as five and eix, i quite effective, though somewhat | celebrities. vied With ‘ ‘ a thel ; , th b a over-stuffed with philosophy. A S BOOKED AROUND WORLD ithout any regard to their sequence in sales, the numbers com- ome fa-« ersmith, ' Chelsea, the art suburb of Lordon,

Thursday, February 14, 1924 VARIETY

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PAX ROBERTSON SALON UNIQUE IN LONDON Playhouse for 70 With Cathe-

there is a concern known as the Pax Robertson Salon. What was once an old chapel has been ap- propriated and converted into a hall with a proscenium and stage. For the past three years perform- top. The tabs are of the same dun colored material. Though to some The auditorium when chocker- block holds about 70 people. The seats are of all descriptions; chairs highbrow. Toll is taken from the European masters. Ibsen figures largely in the selection, and so does wife looks for sentiment in her husband, who is a caustic though clear-headed critic.

Revenue Bill in House Washington, Feb. 13. Debate on the Revenue Bill which reached the House Mon- day, after reported out of the will ee roy to increase the 50-cen ate to $1.

~ COURT, LONDON, OPENING UNDER JACKSON’S DIREC

months’ tenancy of the Court Feb. 18 when George Bernard Shaw's “Back to Methusaleh” will be preo- Wife,” which the Jackson company is now playing in Birmingham. Following this production the

The revival run of “Bunty Pulls the Strings” at the Garrick will not be a long one and will be followed

Now that the railway strike is over, although transport, dock and coal miners’ revolutions are on the NINE LONDON SHOWS CLOSED SAME NIGHT Eighteen Plays Taken Off gent; “Treasure Island,” at the Strand; “Peter Pan,” at the Adel- phi; “The Flame,” at Wy: “ham’s, after a very short run; “Lilies of the Field,” at the Ambassadors; “What Every Woman Knows,” at the Apollo; “The Windmill Man,” at the Victoria Palace; “The Pri- vate Secretary,” at the Playhouse;

Having, during his short tenancy musical comedy. The piece chosen is called at the moment ‘Kate, the Cabin Boy.” The company already enzaged Baliol Holloway, Percy Douglas Munro, who played the part of the butler in “Stop Flirt- ing,” died suddenly at Birmingham Jan. 27, the day after the show had Rich Hayes has been booked for a trip around the world by the

Six Best Sellers for January

VICTOR RECORDS “Little Butterfly” and “| Love You” and “The West, A Nest and You” “Not Here, Not There” and “Down On the Farm” “Old Fashioned Love” and “Shake Your Fest’ and “Covered a Long Way,” “Sittin’ in a Corn “An Orange Grove in California” “Mamma Goes Where Papa Goes” BRUNSWICK RECORDS “Somebody’s Wrong” “Sittin’ In a Corner” and “Love is Just a Flower” “Before: You Go” and “Weary Weazel” “Stealing to Virginia” and “You Darling You” and “Are You Lonely” “Andulka” and and “Oklahoma Indian Jazz”

Q. R. S. WORD ROLLS Wagon Days” manding a popular support include; “I Love You,” “A Smile WIIll Go er,” “Somewhere in the World,” “I'm Going South,” “Steppin’ Out,” “Hollywood,” “Linger Awhile,” “Dear was one F wa anagers and players are| Marinelli office. * ee , In sad . 1 . y, ma gers n I ye 9 66 y Thi in the she oe = — po cgaga discussing their adventures in the Hayes is now at the Palace, New Old Lady, Reg Wouldn't Do Wh aS i Asxes Her to So I aria ee antiot na hacit time tastiectek Senet country, The company trying out} york. He will play Keith and Or- in the Eye,” “Lovey Came Back, Mamma Loves Papa,” “It’s a se Sbdez G az “ , ‘“ ” » n " 7 or 46r ia ial t “.. =body Else T r t of My wor Wr rho has though the result is that the artist,| boat train which brought them to A saag Dg 2 pen i ales gg enn Mhiprerage ts Pug Begpn bees de atte, Bain ae I inds for as ultra-emotional as the woman,| London _ early Sunday morning celebrating the 60th anniversary of der Who's Dancing With You Tonight,” “I Love the Girl Who sistently commits suicide, ending his life in| Which gave them the rest of the| “* e=tty into theatricals. Kisses," “Me No Speaka Good English,” “Keep a Goin',” “Hula ling hée as tank of desma. day to get to their destination, ss petals gd are Henry Clay Lou,” “Where the Lazy Daisies Grow,” Wonderful Girl of Today,” as beer It is a simple story, written con- which they did early Monday morn- | Miner was the pioneer, starting at “So This is Venice,” “Why Don't My Dreams Come True?” “Home ant with nore re- vincingly and with the sure touch of truth. At the same performance there was given an an.using trifle from ing. Miner’s Bowery.

In Pasadena,” “Trail to Long sissipp! Ripples,” “Sunshine of and You,” “I’m Sitting Pretty Ago,” “Covered Wagon Days,” “Mis- Mine,” “Dream Daddy,” “Ev'ry Night I Cry Myself to Sleep Over You,” “Chansonette,” “The West, a Nest in a Pretty Little City,” “Arcady,” ried” at the Spanish of tho Quinterc tEroth- “An, 46 saute ae : r Tar , » middle ers, “Just As You Please.” In this Colorado, If J Can't Get the Sweetie I Want,” “Back In the Old rallway sample of domesticity, human na- Neighborhood,” “Cover Me With the Sunshine of Virginia,” “Rig Austral

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“Marie Nordstrom a delightful actress, always interesting, no halfway about her success.”—"STAGE,” London. unhitde as in Chicago or any other city. Blues,” “Bran’ New Gal O'Mine,” “Beautiful Haven” (original Spanish era, the The women gets her own way and is “Cielito Lindo” and “made” via the records), “You Can't Make a sung, does exa as she pleases, though Fool Out of Me,” ‘Say It With a Ukelele,” “When It’s Night Time aes wa 8 “ge a oe ot veiots in Italy,” “I Love the Girl Who Kisses,” “There's a Bend at the End , with her lor yy continually re- : mom ' , ~ , ” ; of the Swanee,” “You're in Kentucky Sur “ » Bor ONED iterating the phrase to him “Just . de sninibnauctinsipie eh eb hm. 19 as you please.” Production music {is selling better than ever. The Music Box Re- ted ‘his Pieces scheduled to be produced vue score is just about hitting its stride with “Orange Grove in Call- nth he shortly are “The Cradle Song,” by fornia” and “Little Butterfiy” outstanding; also the “Follles” music ne finde Sierre ‘Easter,” by becom and including “Take Those Lips Away.” a Feist Interpolation; ‘“Toodle- “eo F ike “ os oo” from “Mary Jane McKane”; “What Do You Do Sunday, Mary?” ° ) r Cc A1tc >Ti. «4 ” og * ~ ‘ Pax Robertson, the founder and from “Poppy”; the Stepping Stones” music; all of the featured oducing sole director, generally plays ieads. songs in “Moonlight” with “On Such a Night,” “Say It Again,” and next She has certain qualities as an Forever,” outstanding; “Remembering,” from “Topsy and Eva’ at the actress, but her voice, peculiarly “Dancing Honeymoon” from “Battling Buttler”’; “Your Lips” from harsh, is not one of them “One Kiss," “Old Fashioned Love," “Charleston” and “Open Your Pafnra mae ls ¢ 2c t Ss ve “TD ’ , ” ct Before each piay @ lecture 1 Heart" from “Runnin’ Wild”; “Someone Loves You After All” and etter given upon the author, generally “ ; 7 poe re , , b. 13 by Miss C. A. Arfwedson. Both Pax Along the Old Lake Trali” from “Kid Boots”; “Limehouse Blues’ for an Robertson and Miss Arfwedson are from the Charlot revue es J. L daughters of Catherine Lewis, the aricos actress , j - | y Three American actress W ho herself is al ps FRENCH VAUDEVILLE | Duarte, eccentric; Four Odell; ways in evidence in the auditorium BELL Pe mixed act en serving tea to guests at matinees ; Paris, Feb. 6. E | (Nic I 7 and talking of the Augustin Daly Olympia (Paris)—Mayol (vocal- FP ciseere PPS i » Bag -err _ days in the evening. ist); Gaston Palmer (juggler), John | pena pr eerapcalonty fork at ine i The Pax Robertson Saton Is and Alex Cross, trapeze; Charlot | a 7 eee er ' b. 18 : ; See ae tate t | Holls, jumping act; Fraede, ventril- ' be the unique in London and of interes and Josette, comic jumpers; Max} “et: 49 aft be to tall curious concerning the by- Dawe median: Shien Schlag | Oduist: A. Rossi's musical ele- : ‘m\perot ke ak she dedi Coxe Hata): Stet troupe :" hie | phants; Maria Valente, Alibert, : ay. « ° . . st rr ‘Ss > ac bo ; °, spt Sh les sas |} Iernande Izard (vocalists) ' -_—_——_—- bats); Gaudot (imitations), Gar- ; TS % ~ ~~ : , . . : main Aeros, wire act; Busto- | SS BRAILOWSKY’S DEBUI HERE MARIE NORDSTROM ro ¥ . = rregorio, trainer; 3 Popesco, bar | a“ . . OLS Alexander Brailowsky, 27-year- act; Danton Shaw (Australian White Cargo,” London—Maybe . » | | old Russian pianist, will make his troupe). American debut early next month. The pianist has been touring the «s continent ever since the war. While in Scandinavia he was solo- ist with the Konzertverein orches- wre | > He 7 tra at Stockholm and Christiana, A~™e«vira’s loss is our gain,”—“ERA,” London, “White Cargo” may go to Lon- don, A. E. Anson {ts thinking of | taking the production over there in Palais de Cristal (Marseilles) Weldons (acrobats); Maud Ciam (vocalist), Vrince Tokio, Japanese antipodist; Four Chilinos, Spanish Marie Nordstrom in brilliant character-acting; in this case|dancers; Hayter troupe, rists; Paul Gesky (local charmed with a singularly captivating manner and brilllant acting.”—“EDINBURGH DISPATCIL.” BC! | the spring. Anson was formerly in | the cast, but withdrew to join “he j Road Together.” ——_——) ‘ i ar equltio- de. etic. Te

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: . 4 VARIETY v A U D E v I L L E Thursday, February 14, 1924 .» ooo =—————— : - —— = = NS RT LT TTT ————- C “BROADWAY FLASHES” ANK A A yu : PASSES OUT IN IND Me an 4 5 . HURTING VAUDEVILLE P Two Weeks’ Salaries Due~ , ri Members Without Funds— > ' ‘ORPHEUM CIRCUIT’S BONUS No Written Contracts ‘ q OF Uni Approximately 250 Theatres in Greater N. Y. and) eae te . . | House Managers, Executive an e- Indianapolis, F — Ss, Feb. Suburbs Employing Amateur Contests—Without | "p2rtment Heads Get Cheques in aoe a 2 = merniaiet R 7 ” i @ Talent, Novice Apes Ruin Audiences for Regular | Chicago, Feb. 13. Flashes,” @ vaudeville tab flickered ° . | Orpheum Circuit house Managers | out at the Lincoln Square Friday, Artists—One Per Cent. Only Worth While |} received a bonus from the profits of | leaving the company of five prine | the theatres for the aoe enee cipals and eight chorus girlg a EE EY + was reguinted according pte = | stranded. Most of the troupe were Hall adiviaui sfforts he manager: : a) ; | divi 1a M, “ yg EO o mee Seman without finances to carry them out - It has been estimated there are | A q T Ti | with each getting his proportionate | of tow long : : _ ; . i ei : E EB: i | share according to the amount of | own, : i jazz approximately 250 theatres in New | profits that aecerued through his! § The Masonic order advanced; raflet withs York City, and within 100 miles | B WAY FOR MATERIAL | personal efforts. This — of Boa Ae | road fare to George Bartlett, ang will ; : - ment was worked out by Mark} | He : Rh RR cetinets radius of the metropolis, playing } sat A par ont heads : : symy opportunity contests” and “ama- | Executive and department catia -ceaiadl ss ainda a teur night” at least once a week St | T t d Will A = 4 | aze also scheduled to be taken care THE RITZ QUARTETTE ‘ od it} a a cacde¢ ip Signs. Ev te ig as é ‘| rong y outead—vvi ccep 'of as to a bonus and upon a similar ALEX. MASON, Lead Tenor ng Phi ae om Sullivan's “Dancing: Whit Some are film houses, but the ma- | Pr d ction r Vaude | basis. This payment it is expected ARTHUR HERBERT, Tenor Fools Mutual wheel show, an in th jority play vaudeville either every | oau 0 ’ | will be made March 1. The house NEIL EVANS,- Barytone Frank Smith joined Sullivan's othe move 7 . et ot ce oes A | ville Offer | managers received their checks on JACK BRUNS, Bass Mutual wheeler “Hits and Bits.” cad aay or on certain Gays ¢ ing 1¢ ’ ire 5 : x A. mele t ; si ¥ , | | Feb. 6. ee ee eee Playing Balaban & Kate Wonder One of the stranded troupers are the | week. | ! Theatres riving in New York Monday estie whic Most of the split-week Keith and Another masked singer has made DEANS’ CLAIM RECORD CHICAGO TIVOLI RIVERIA | mated $1,500 to be due the members> Whit »f0ss houses in the vicinity of New|, .. snnearance on Broadwar- coin | of “Broadway Flashes,” represente ae 5 Yor! run opportunity éontecta. i Or" site : P . , —_ ing a considerable mart »f y ‘ ; ‘ rh ee ‘ 1 mi neiehhor. | the rounds of the music publishers | From South Sea Islands to Detroit sl ae pal ‘ tw clusi particularly those in neighbor weeks’ unpaid salary, orga! hoods. ‘lo these may be added the} searching for material and produc; | Their Jump . ’ R | Abbott's act started out as a uni ho ] ¢ } | —_—-—— M . bas , : P : ] many independent houses, large and {tion or vaudeville offers. The man | D artin Beck’s eply on the Coutt’s circuit at the be Th j i f fav a Immeé a arise ‘ o. small, that dot certain sections of/ig g baritone and is reported to| Ray and Emma Dean a . Pa Following the dismissal of ginning of the season. When with y sey I rn * : eontes the mz recor ) . oie 7 aa Ae ss A Brooklyn, New Jersey, Long Island possess a voice of unusual quality, ontess -5 a Karten ’ ; tats the Max Hart action against finished the Coutt’s time it playe symy A ' c aude lle act claim yy Severa : 7 “ . a 4 and other suburbs. \both for the pop and the classie ja hates vi ~d i e - ah n fo . the Keith’s and Orpheum cir- for Gus sun, later playing f avian rently. eans as > ; ca ; sania ’ The amateur nights have proven | stuff. | eee : fo a ee leapers of cuits, it is being told that one guarantees and percentage arrange any : : | . y al as 3 Ne PADPETS A . oe : : effective business-getters in the} There have been several maskea '°'4'm = A , a of the attorneys cabled Martin ments, 1 ha , : | : vaudeville by a jump just made di- ee ake 4 ; nota majority. As such, their value is | singe before, the most recent a} t from he South Sea Islands tv Beck, now in Europe. Beck The company, it seems, afte comy ; ee | re¢ i ) i . me. Sle : ae ‘ ores . P hardly questioned, but a different try-out at the 23d Street some | € . oe * Tacoma pe erase was formerly president of the waiting until Thursday for salarie “ie i } sy) | : ° , ihe mpie, etrolt, tists during the last few months i preciable success, unlike the several | Fri : aa othe South Heas.e. csunlé active position as chairman of to make a demand en masse 06 Sina pee | . | Frisco from the So Seasaec , : “eae? to criticize and decry the scheme, | noted hooded dancers such as Dazie | vf cn ks ago and entrained direct something connected with the Abbott for back salaries. Whe too : rn is : —. on -eks ago a P é : ’ 7 et ; This angle seems to be that audi- 'and Mme. MeFarland. or tne } to Detrott. S That 7500 is a sachbrt circult. Abbott failed to come through th W: : i ” Hina - - : XM ‘. S ¢ i 2 Z r : ; ‘ : ences in these theatres are getting |“Masked Murvels OF wrestlins | ror the other record claimants to Beck also was. personally company refused to go on for th furtt too show-wise. land boxing liauch off if they can. the Deans named a defendant in the Hart Friday matinee. and } laugl if they an, the pans , . One buck and winger claims he| Those who have heard the pres- | sert case and was interested. There were no contracts of th be n often fin s it difficult to get across a a +t nasked baritone yrediet he wi The cab! to Beek read: written sort with anybody in th yhon ni 1as ] P ; - 2 } I a: well as formerly, as the same! be heard from. In figure and bear- “Justice is triumphant.” troupe, according to a member 0o meré ype of stepping has been seen by ling he appears to be youthful but in HIP GIRLS DATE EXTENDED | Reck’s reply was: the company, the cast and choris- sono in audience earlier on the bill or] reality, according to reports. he is ; “File appeal immediately.” |} ters having verbal arrangement ble the week before by an amateur. | wel) advanced i: , The 16 Hippodrome girls, a danc- | q _, | with Buddy Abbott ches . 1 ? — f | ' rhough there is no comparison in } ; : 3 ing chorus that has been part of : | m5 Tv the skill with which it is executed. | +the Hip shows since opening in the | ESCORT HOLDUP | : self it is inevitable those out front wil} ECQNDUCTOR’S SOFT SNAP fai with Keith vaudeville, are to} | SAM ROBERTS PROVES IT it w will be thinking there cannot be so! : oe continue at the big house tor at| . e “ee a Chicago. Feb. 18: toda much to the dance since ! least three more months | Bessie ill’s xperience et : ~ | tions, British Leader Works a (oe ey le | Sam Roberts was eliminated inj n l a ee & SOP while before. SOR. WEPe SENee Tass sae ) With t — ean antamatia | a8t week’s Variety as one of thé pose In the same way, protessi 1a) | T) Se ee : ar oa The girls ire directed OY Allan rig goed erage en: pa Auge nie 2 local agents booking acts with the tear vaudevillians find that their gags Pe hci x selec ieee tit oat K. Foster and are used in expand- | pressed against her side, Bessie | Pantases Cirwalt. Pap: i-its of business and stage tricks Englis 7m es oi lol eal ha Rk ing acts during their Hippodrome | Gill, a chorijster, told the police she j Roberts has just booked the Cait - emp ave fien 1 1 done Ithouch | ing in America came up in connes . |}was forced to hand over $24 in| . - nave 0 l peen acne, aitnougn |.) a sa 2 : ; , : dates | 9 | Bros.. over that time. cops probably not nearly as well iy ition with 1e irlo Revue \ fe | cash and her seal coat valued at en and cme amateur ahead of them fhe (current at the Times Square 1$250 to a bandit who had escorted | tion . » tc denon ‘ ' hillip Braham, the English e¢ ro | - home fro 3rookly heatre v0 nn thie ees re apenas. oe ween Lae ai mp ; ; RO 3 RBS USHERETTES MARRY |her home from a Brooklyn theatre | WAgET, DAWN’S ACT REVISED ditic gazes and the artist it mp to | Meese, wae s sc i etc Agere | Angele Feb. 13 | Ss sear tos Tl eae A sut them ross tf the music it Vy, and wo ne 5 ee ee 1} The latter had befriended her} The Hazel Dawn a The Land shoy } : —_ and fhe theatres here will soon have | : lof Love," by Edgar Allan Woolf, fhe maje f ) I ar JS fa ir Wi , i ia dealin non 1 entirely new set of | when insulted on a car. That gave | Ove, y Edgar Allan ’ Hav ¢ pporiu 0 il zy yh Hess . . i esse his marrving habit |her sufficient confidence to accept | wets Serer to the Keith circuit next Han ‘ f € ( } . . ! ' rr ne | him as an escort, she said. Pad op . man } i The ct ‘ i Cen) ie r revis a : bec Pe Skt °| Miss Gill told the police that; *® : + ee A - whi I t S i : ‘ m ied ~ | Wher within the shadow of her; ™ent tollowing an ¢ igement @& as | That ‘ Y Vice, 1a Rel ) tn new}, , 1 17 + cot ORis a . N y }\ K. ) {pp i 1s ih ct Ae . : 4 : ‘ " San Die oO while | ome the supposedly gallant one |} New man 1 l a tie. 7 py it nd it ted n Ameri Web orm , ‘hief ush- | held her up and handed her prop- | acin } . ay f T ; ‘ ‘ ’ . 4 s Nisa ‘ at } zs i sy : : mn to the hh thal arte ta ; es tt flili street, married Tomjerty over to a negro who darted oe Y that ws wally ung orchestra . Ss Sali perintendent of hat}|out of a hallway and which she] ANITA STEWART'S 2D TR ar a A nging with them aj;ments a QO the 1 , S nse ( é lelaims to be the same man who| Anita Stewart will reopen on thé Ven = I Mu ! . had insulted her on the ear. The Keith Circuit in two weeks in a new seer miu . So + FTRNT Or » TITNVING police § iV the men wert workings ct : arra ore F ea JEAN MIDDLETON STUDYING | Police s err ps | Ni Gill is with vaude ‘ lé lie act which \ snt satise awit : ' 4 » COU-| “Bits of Broadway,’ which played A ‘ = | va! y . « ‘ } ! ‘ T ry \f ~ ‘ ‘ ¢ ‘7 é of Y i} ocal ana the Dek Ih Ri vs) clvn last we k | = ee Wh ; ; now ( : mar é will add these to] , : | Lubin’s Change for the Better ing’ f oO ( Frey , ’ or chment ! DUNDEE S$ BUG } Jake Lubin’s Stude ker was aie c eS¢ ifter they’ e | evenins Be ew nzle act she will have tolen Sunday from i liric ' , or e fool em- | up the® ; = shacaae i and with a| Sees Dough in Vaudeville—Wants e of the Lut und , i init he end ' n it Sketch 110th street, New } ‘ Lubin is the Loew - ! Johnny Dundee, world’s champion] Since the robbery Mr. Lubi : in two divisions, the featherweight | been using Marcu Lao ne It I ( ind j t lig eich re +7 hnovee vo Rig ou 3 ir a‘ yr ride e bookings. The doublk ae : = sta! s I zg hampion Scotech-Wop” ha bee? Acts in “Jazz King litt! n : et hungering for a bout with Ber A cast mostly composed of ~— Leonard d his recent da n ove e artists, includir Eva sup = Sichg Ay wags ee : ces, caer }> Z v \ Vis wilt who laims ri ; é ie reba gill |DeSILVFR HELD FOR LARCENY | Berids, by bh mer SHAW Me » 1 3 tne OSS CO . : nen-support, d Hi ,2 ido . indenende | Arri oe a In West Sidle Court I A ane fare irrias iIndepena \fondes fore awtatrato ee | “Ry booker and director of many of the | ‘To . PR es ; M kgistrate M Ulis and Lee Dissolution ¢ . } , . | Quade, Alfred DeSilver, 29, a vaud ; z : teed their tion a contests, Oniy apnpout ore per cen i Ae ‘eines Ulis and Lee have «a ved d atata ‘deat ‘Maa @adiont. aiid abies , Vilie aclor out of work was hed vavideuilia marth oe Gro | Pe Vd dm or “pe ee t ag ‘ $1,000 bail ont a charge of Be B - aby : > Wh ; ‘ ’ , bates a re larceny preferred by James Ws 1] Nn TR Ne Re ee Sa tateeaimennremenlll | ma} hoofe e- or 7 of West Gith stre r ee y and i} Ss = f Ss 1 i if ‘ ” P i nder diff went .name Wells charges that Desilve || Edna Bennett Annoyed “a robhed him af watt rid « , : ; The prac ice of having a few pro- + S100 a Ss See aoe On | | wana Bennett, ‘singin: edi anne, £ : and : } } and $10 in ish when \ iting 4h singele fo $4} ‘ . : . : H noyance, P s i ’ o L re \ JS + e bi th n drawin- pic neces SECOND VISIT operatic soprano, goes into Net} | vingle act this week t2 h boone i he } o } ne rn} bie in pid . ; . 4 . >a i a te on ary Direction H. 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14, 1924 SHES” IN IND is Due— ‘unds— racts , Feb. 18, roadway ab flickered are Friday, ’ five prine Orus girls troupe were ‘y them out vanced rafles artlett, ang service: for the comics led in signs ’s “Dancing? show, and livan’s athe nd Bits,” troupers are londay estie he members representek irt of twa ut as a unit at the. be When. it ne it played playing — fe ize arrange eems, afte for salarie ‘eek decided 1 masse on ries. Whe through the . on for the ‘acts of the hody in the member 0 and choris- rrangement IVES IT 13. name of! minated in | one of the with the ». Keb. 1e ts ed the Cait | REVISED “The Land lan Woolf, circuit next for revisee igement at 2D TRY open on thé ‘ks ina new oke in @ sn't satise Better ofution ad their nnoyed | ai edienne, 20ns ; ‘ ’ and ‘ ) posed Thursday, February 14, 1924 VAUDEVILLE PAUL WHITEMAN’S BRILLIANT Ri CITAL A SAYS J? Unique Test Came With Whiteman’s Advent Into True Symphony With Orchesira of 24 Men at Aeolian Hall, Tuesday—Band “Tied It Up” Tuesday afternoon in Aeolian Hall, New York, Paul Whiteman’s long awaited and widely heralded jazz music concert came to pass with a succession of climaxes that will make this a never-to-be for- gotten memory for the maestro of symphonic syncopation, Even to the most enthusiastic of Whiteman’s following, his jazz stuff in the first section was a thrill and moved once again to renewed en- thusiasm. Recognized as he is, as the peer of dance music purveyors, which has made him world-famous, Whiteman’s “Icxperiment in Mod- ern Music,” as he terms it, con- clusively proved that as a jazz organization there is none superior to his and few to equal it. The test was in the second holf with Whiteman’s advent into true symphony. That he accomplished what he did is sufficient glory for any jazz musician. The program notation removed all possibilities of comparison through the’ remainder. “It is hoped that Mr. Wh.teman’'s rendition of it (Elgar’s ‘Pomp and Circumstances’) will not be taken too seriously.” With his small orchestra of 14, further augmented by eight violins and two extra horns, there could be no comparison to a large sym- phony orchestra. The number was merely included to point out the sonority and tone color it is possi- ble to obtain with a small or- chestra. The first number concerned it- self with the true form of jazz as it was 10 years ago and as it today. “Livery Stable Blues” -(N. J. LaRocca, conductor of the Origi- nal Dixieland Jazz Band, the com- poser) was jazzed out by a biaring, tearing quintet. “Mamma Loves Papa” (Baer), was the modern ex- emplification of present day syn- copation, proving a less barbaric and more subtly scored composi- tion through the medium of the ad- dition of reeds, banjo, and strings. A comedy interlude followed, showing the origination of “Yes, We Have No Bananas” (Silver), to be Handel's “Messiah” instead of the many different compositions from which the number was analyzed as being a pot-pourri Ross Gor- man, the ace reed artist of the band, acintillated in the second half of that number, “So, This Is Venice,” a rag adaptation of “Carnival of Venice.” Gorman’s versatility seemed to be without end in his arrangements and _ interpretations of the fox trot with his prolific switchings of instruments. A change of pace, which Whiteman to be a genuine man, was the rengition of ‘““Whisper- ing” in its true form, and properly proved show- scored, as compared to the de- lirious “hot” rendition of the song under jazz treatment. Band Tied It Up The band tied it up with the fol- lowing number, a medley pro- duction numbers, of which “I Love You” and “Raggedy Ann” were out- standing. This number left very of little doubt as to the orchestra's superiority in that department. Zez Confrey, composer of “Kit- | ten On the Keys,” “Stumbling” (which he didn’t play), and other intricate piano rag_ solos, heid forth as a solo feature at the Chick- ering with a medley of popular airs; a comedy, “Ice Cream and Art” effort, which established him firmly; following which came the famous “Kitten” number. ‘Nickel } in the Slot,” played with ment. A jazz classic is Ferdie Grofe's “Russian Rose,” a fox trot adapta- tion of “The Volga Boat Song.” Grofe is the chief arranger of the Whiteman band and responsible for many of the band’s orchestrations and novelty conceptions. A med- ley of Irving Berlin airs, starting with “Alexander’s Rag Time Band” and concluding with the “Music Box Revue” numbers, was a cork- ing closer for the first half Victor Herbert Suite The recital resumed with a sulte of four Serenades specially com- for this concert by Victor another tricky rag, was orchestra accompani- Herbert, under whose. direction Paul Whiteman played viola at the San Francisco Exposition, many years ago. The suite was a special courtesy to the jazz master by the master composer in esteem of one artist’s work for another and also as a token of their long-existing friendship. Replete with invigorat- ing tempo, exotic melody, and mu- sicianly grandeur, it “wowed” 'em— colloquially—and forced the com- poser to acknowledge the plaudits from his mezzanine loge location. Another highlight on the trogram was Geoige Gershwin’'s intricate and musicianly “Rhapsody In Blue,” played by the brilliant young com- poser to orchestra accompaniment. ihe arrangement is a gem and forced Gershwin tc retire and come back for extra bends three times Lefore permitted to finally depart, Another important number was a mediey of three standard _ selec- sions played in dance rhythm that was unusually distinctive. “Pomp and Circumstances” closed. Jazz Will Never Die” Whiteman has started something that he should not be permitted to abandon. That there is no danger of this for the immediate future is evidenced by the fact a repeat recital is slated for March 7. The maestro proves conclusively that the dance orchestra or the band or the jazz craze, or any of the other names it has been identified with, will never die. It is a part !of modern American culture and an is | absolute necessity. Whiteman should repeat the idea often and, if Morris Gest has any- thing to .do with it, it may mean a globe trot for the Whiteman or- ganization to introduce American music in foreign territory. Gest’s proposal to Whiteman embraces that as one of the ambitious ideas he has in mind if contracts with the Palais Royal and the Ziegfeld “Fol- lies,” where Whiteman holds forth nightly, permit, Abel. (A feview of Whiteman’s concert in complete detail will be carried in this week’s Clipper, out tomorrow.) KLEIN ALL OUT Davidow Booking Winter Garden's Sundays Arthur Klein has ceased booking the Sunday vaudeville concerts at the Winter Garden, New York, for the Shuberts, Ed Davidow will succeed Klein as the Garden's booker. Klein was re- ported going South for the balance of the winter with his family, but is in New York City this week. He is said to be still on the Shubert pay roll. AGENTS AROUND CHICAGO Chicago, Feb. 13. Agents and managers with at- tractions around Chicago include: Walter Hertzbrun, manager, and Charles Piccanalli, agent, with ‘Red Light Annie.” William Newman, manager, and Louis Cline, agent, with “Pea- cocks.” Frank Gibbons, replacing Nick Holde, doing both ends for “The Nervous Wreck." A. E Morgan, manager, and | Howard Herrick, agent, with “The Ten Commandments.” Gene Quigley, manager of “The Birth of a Nation.” Leon Friedman, agent of George White’s “Scandals.” R. M. Evans, manager with “The Lady in Ermine.” UNRULY TEMPERAMENTS The recently formed vaudeville team of Lou Lockett and Peggy Hope dissolved after playing the last half of last week avenue, New Yo-k, The dancers teamed up about two weeks ago and broke in for a week and a half prior to going into the Fifth avenue, A double attack of temperament is sald to have caused the abrupt split. at the Fifth TL CRAZE WILL N VER D rae ae dl Few “Spots” Remain Very few spots remain for vaudeville acts on the Keith, Orpheum and affiliated circuits except for comedy acts in “one,” according to a survey of the booking situation. The Orpheum circuit can still use comedy turns in “one” but is overbooked as far as feature and headline acts arc con- cerned, The Keith circuit is pretty well booked up with all sorts of acts. The same condition applies to the Loew circuit. AFTER 35 YEARS MATT REILLY LEAVES KEITH'S __ Becomes Director-Man~ ger of Emery’s Majestic, Same City Providence, Feb. 18. Matthew J. Reilly, familiarly known as “Matt,” who has been as- sociated with the R. F. Keith and Albee interests for 35 years, }.as re- signed as manager of the Victory theatre (Albee), and is in charge of the Emery Majestic as director- manager. The severance of relations from the Alb*e house came as a great surprise to Reilly's legion of friends, although it had becn previously in- timated that something was brew- ing. Two weeks age R.. Alfred Jones, formerly of the Strand, New York, was brought here to take charge of the Victory is director-manager. Overtures were then aade with the Emery interests, and Reilly was subsequently engaged as director- manager of tue Majestic, formerly a Shubert house, now housing pic- tures under the Emery brothers, In resigning from +t Keith forces “Matt” closes a term of years in which he has served as theatre water boy, coat room boy, office boy, ticket take’, icket seller, assist- ant treasurer, treasurer and house manager. In the last capacity he had charge of the Bijou, the Empire (burlesque) and the Victory thea- tres. Vaudevillians at Palm Beach Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Albee left Sunday in a special car for Palm seach. In the party were-Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lauder, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Van Buren, Harry T. Jordan, Fred Schanberger and Pat Casey. = VARIETY 5 RARRARA BRONELL Starring in the musical extrava- ganza, “MY CHINA DOLL.” Miss Bronell possesses the facul- ties most essential for musical comedy successes, a combination of singing, dancing and acting. Representative: WILLIAM P. MURPHY Variety, New York DOOLEY-GLASON BOOKING Past and Preseni shand of Helen Storey on Same Bill Syracuse, Feb. 13. The chap who billed the current show at Keith's was blessed with a sense of humor. Witness the fact that on it ap- pears both Billy Dooley and Billy Glason, past and present husbands of Helen Storey, prize beauty and until recently herselr of vaudeville, in which she teamed with Dooley. Glasen follows Dooley on the bill. This is the first time that Glason and Dooley have been on the same bill, it is said, since Helen Storey secured her freecom and_ then, shortly afterward, walked to the altar with Glason. Dooley is now teamed with Viola Votruba, Local scribes in the know com- mented Tuesday on Dooley's perfect eyesight when it comes to picking beauties, recalling Helen Storey. Miss Storey is in Syracuse with her husband, but is not appearing. WALTER STOLE CARS Confesses in Syracuse—War Vet- eran Awaiting Sentence Syracuse, Feb. 18. James J vaudeville dancer and ex-soldier, Monday pleaded guilty before Judge W. L. 3arnum to grand larceny, indict- ments to which he had previously pleaded not guilty. He was re- manded to jail to await sentence. Walter admitted that he had stolen four cars here last summer and fall As an aftermath of his World War service Walter is carrying a silver tube in his skull. This it is claimed pressed upon the brain and prompted the thefts. He was gassed and shell shocked. pve BURT SHEPHERD and COMPANY STILL THE WHIP KING Held over at B. F. Keith’s New York Hippodrome indefinitely. Booked solid till June 9th on Keith Circuit TRYOUTS COMPLAIN OF MEN BACK STAGE Say Receive No Co-operation —Stage Hands Look Upon Them as “Jokes” —————. Try-out they are acts are not receiving proper operation from the stage crews during trial performances. Ex- ploited after the fashion of sub- limated amateurs, the men back stage take their instructions as complaining co- a joke, figuring the showing “means nothing. One act in particular alleges manhandling of effects in a dra- matic act queered it with the wudi- ence and also lessened its chances of bookings. The act was a dra- matic sketch and tried out in a lo- cal house last week. It opened to to a dark stage. A piece of busi- ness was the striking of a clock off stage to denote an early hour. According to the complainant, the clock struck three, but as the player was making his entrance one of the men back stage dropped the frying pan that had been used. The tinny crash sent the audience into an uproar and the players were unable to overcome the tittering. Back stage said it was an accl- dent. But the sketch people allege they later found out it was done purposely. DANCER ASKS $15,000 Sues City of Dubuque for Fall That Spoiled Her Career Dubuque, Ia., Feb, 14. Mr. and Mrs. Mac McGlinchey, known on the vaudeville stage as Mack and Maybelle, appeared here last week in a damage suit against the city of Dubuque for $15,000, A year ago the team played the Majestic theatre and while en route from their hotel to the theatre Maybelle siipped on an icy walk and broke her arm, She did a ser- pentine dance as a feature of the act and the injury sustained in that fall, she claims, has prevented her appearance in the number and seriously interfered with her career as @ dancer. Tab Co. Due to Show Sunday, Ar- rived Wednesday Chicago, Feb. 13. The recent snow storms com- pletely tied up many points which are served with amusements out of Chicago. Jack Halght’s “Broadway Jesters, a tabloid show booked in connection with an Elks carnival at Manitowoc, Wis., was to have opened there Sun- day and finally arrived Wednesday. Vaudeville acts booked at that polnt by Ackerman & Harris and Carrell were tied up in the town and could not get away. $75 TO HIT BAGGAGEMAN Burlington, Vt., Feb. 13. Striking a Central Vermont bag- gageman at Montpelier Junction cost H. L. Fretz, of New York City, an actor, $75. He was brought into the Barre City Court and pleaded guilty to breach of peace, receiving a fine of $10. The costs and officers’ fees paid in a civil action account for the rest of the amount. The trouble, which led to the blow that landed on the baggazge- man, arose from what the actor thought was improper handling of his trunk. Fretz is witt 1924.” The show Bits of is now in Canada. “Sassy MAMMA DON’T LOVE PA Mrs, Nellie N. Hechheimer’s dl- vorce e6uit against Harry Saks Hechheimer, the 7 torney, was O'Malley in preme Court. served as a imes Square at- argued before Ju the New York Su- Decision has been re- matter of course. “Hecky” last year started an- nulment proceedings unsuccess- fully, later withdrawing the action. OSBORNE FOLLOWS KLEIN Shortage of house managers is probably the reascr why the Shu- berts have placed John Osborne in charge at the Imperial to succeed Arthur Klein, resigned. Osborne was assistant general manager to Ralph Long. Klein says he resigned because he needs a rest. He may also give up the booking of the Sunday concerts at the Winter Garden.

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VARIETY ~- - TRIBULATIONS OF BREAK-INS GROWING MORE OBNOXIOUS House Managers Tell Standard Acts “Breaking In” Material to Cut—-Most Houses “Coffee and Cake” on C. & C. Circuit Have Indefinite Policies VAUDEVILLE

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Thursday, webruery 14, 1924

— -—- ——— —— RUSSIAN GYPSY NOBLES MAY TRY VAUDEVILLE

Nothing Left for- Cafe Entertainers Thrown Out of Work by Fire—Benefit for Them This Week at Sherry’s by Cafe Management

BLUE LAW FIGHTS IN MAINE AND OHIO

rm The Russian gypsy troupe of the Ciub Petroushka, the stylish res- taurant and night resort destroyed in the fatal fire that ended the lives | The regular three-a-day houses} ie re . a }of Teddy Bauer and Mrs. Bauer, > y : } ! | , . ry whieh are part of the established ; Were set for a vaudeville tryout at aa aes : Portiand Wins Over Reform- the Palace, Fri ing of thi circuits can sectre plenty of stand- Clique of Thr ee Agenis Alleged ROXY ROCCA ortuan Ins ver Neform- | the Palace, Friday morning of this ard turns for their bil!s it seems LA ers with Youngstown } week. f . - “ ' a, +12 or . > ‘ 2 ‘ va slace are 5 or “a ’ o that want to stick around New , hie of cabaret agents ate) male “Fastmail.” Here is a head- | ©-Ues of the smaller class are fight- | “broke.” The future of the restau- vas? oo PP OV. tele Epa ged aii ae ie oe : wit cr > > s . P P : tee York, preferring small time within | ®€ i straight $25 hickback on liner, Roxy knows his game. He] ing the Sunday blue laws. Portland,|rant is undecided, and vaudeville street car distance from Times] -° 1 $100 salary paid performers | milks it for all — oo —4 With | Me., recently had an edict closing | seems their only visible chance, as } ied t} t is charge in eccentric ake-up 2 nun- | the ‘ug res exce adicine | + > 33 : square than at a larger salary out died by them, it | harged. , har tle “~ ‘ h ae race y h z i "The he drug stores except for medicine j}the Russian craze is regarded on T hese s2ents 2 ooking \ andles ar l e as ie@ is sto ins ~WspDp: “ro h6sale ¢: | ‘ . of town Mh LSemcs are booking a fe -} nie , at : ‘ . i. and StOppiIng newspaper sale after | the wane in cabarets, especially : : of ‘ ninor Hroadway cabarets | Whole house either dancing in their |g a m. Sunday put over, but a how] | sj : : ‘1993 The independent small tre ai sete: r s@uts or thrilled with the beauty of | f } sei, he : z |since the doleful failure of Club lhaveasy Onpaly or st of re : ef rom the peopte forced its repea | Ralac: rhar f : houses of the smuller sort play a} = re sa - ¥ O% meet "this plaving. He has comedy in huge ae : eh opte forced its repeal. | Balagan, where these performers acts one and two days. These are | CUt"Gi-fewn Bookings tn cies i) chunks and one song is a riot. One oe a aged me eaten | aso were the attraction. the “coffee and vake” circuits the Bast which the performers de~| of the real single acts in vaudeville. There Joseph and Max Schangrin, The cstate of the Bauers is in an . . ewe ° en rial to till i the w t ‘ — ! ft » Jork o _ = P > ith cn met Windies im treek i pend upon ili in the inte Sea | ne = = the I ark theatre, and | interesting tangle. Bauer, who was inet - son | arry Miller, assistant manager of | formerly cener: 1 eee material can get a couple of weeks . , ra : | tormerly general press agent for the eve eT , é > ~ hy ] Ve 5 ivr > av ve rePryerc = . € re May Se ] ts 3 . aes SE GLE TEL CL ERO T TE La work in the Ney 1 ork ° Brokers Alarmed at Prospect of ; one vo ges va toad Sche ible, | Melsaac, was heavily insured. He 77 . asbekie ht, laces booked by the at s: ‘jes | nage ‘lecte ‘oug) xs ; S|; — : ° ; : = ing performances that mitigate! P“** ' 1 by them at salar Lesine Commission baer ote oe wu ux support, 1 | died a few minutes before his wife against the suceessful breaking rn approximating bul thelr wy seeder if ae | pe a ro ; | did, rherefore she became in those agains ‘ SsuccessiUl Oreaning 3221 Wg on this ing the ec issi 1e managers are ing le = ; : ; of a new act te Tee Pee r} ae onl | Independent bogkers are anything | ¢pejy ' > Bey aod Fy ee , minutes his heir, and all their prop- = oc oenlagere rate of 10 per cent. This booking | , : eir cases, Sunday vaudeville being | arty as well z is insurane re One of the things complained of if - tse . | hut overjoyed at the idea of ain | t eager lidity j erty, as well as his insurance there- : ‘ ivy is in the nature of a chastisement, : , Sj; put on to test the validity of the) tor goes to her relatives, and not pat ticularly on the COETCE and it s suid, to practically force sub- | booking acts direct and thus depriv- law. Movies are now permittec but a we ; “ate ‘cone tet tet ache wl tha: Satins iS Sald, lO pracuicatsys c on tug? : talki ‘ |}his, most of whom live abroad, y new acts le Detter, , . ot icher out-of- ne , ‘ ' “ES singing an alking ac ‘ an ” : , ren ‘‘e cat . +} he | mission to the higher out-of-town ing them of the usual commission. | n ng ar . ta King cts tabooed. | There were no children. It is said type breaking in, is thet a house kickback, which, at the same time The administration recently raided ‘“ : : eas: , manager will frequently give orders : : ae : acaas Some vaudeville managers who], int Stak tn oo coe |}an adjustment is being made, how- . oe : rw a’ fr leaves the performer a little more | the Iklks’ Club in a campaign to stop ever, for a pro rata division among to the acts to cut their specialty 4 ) have booked direct have ordered the | card plavinge and dr ci a eo ee re si aiid te ot e's) pecause of the betler salaries, aie card playing and drinking ithe heirs on both sides from 18 to 20 minutes to three or ' ' j}acts to come through their regular | — a ‘ es er : : sls oe Ys >. One wf e 48th street cabarets Is 2 3 . = { four minutes. This is because of a rs wee ment ipplied al booking office and have thus pro- offering entertainment 81 jie ‘ ' ationi long picture, a crowded house that ; lirety by acts working | tected their agents in so far as the | ani ie ieee Mtti ORPHEUM’ "S NEW HOUSE most it sentirety DY actS Working . . — } the manaremé wants ) ee +t - é ; $50 ommissions were concerned. | Chicago, Feb. 13 j . ’ I ive! e 7) aroun ul heed : ‘) ’ a ‘ a +h ; P etter cet his ( jut while the nlav- Claude Ss. 1k t ir Ss to allo ineé il gs customers veekly he us gets the Phis w “ter 1 out hile tt hae 4 wan ied 1 : - , a” aaah 5 Finn and ialanan Arrange Final eet in, ete. a esilaks Dt the princi- | ‘ stood fo: i uut last week | accompaniec » iis wee und Mrs Details While There The show . a9 } “a 4 . . » aol head of : lit of Ne Jersey the- | J. J. Murdock, leave here this week | eae ; v a. ) KK i show o va few de : F : ‘ : } - . lered by t ffee a} ? , : w atre seadiee a : ond with a stock etar|for ; three-week vacation on the Los Angeles. Feb. 13 ae manne ee : : to play several weeks at their} Pacific Coas Most of their so- The visit here of Marcus Heiman ll be eaugh vy repr . nt es as a headlir " , on }journ will be spent in Los Angeles. nd Joseph Finn, Orpheum circuit _ rc } ’ i ‘ aft attic KEITH MEMORIAL The star, being under the personal | ———___—_—— officials, which was but one of tm y y +t a t . Oh weee pg . — . ’ , ; Sow tune , ; Any o e be ; Sp ie ement of a stock « iz of- Orpheum Promotes Benny Thau stop-overs on their tour of the cir- ne e e¢ kk Pian To Tear Down Opera House e, had to “kick back” comm ssions | Fenny Thau. Orpheum booker and | Cult. had considerable bearing on the m it r For New Theatre , hat office which not or ly han- | iss stant to Ge pa ae Godfrey has new rpheum, which is to be erected f ; lled the business arrangements with] ._ Te ren. ais pe See tle e site ; resent issj sp i reason—to earn a asiieiiibe ta 7 nee may DT been promoted. Thau is now work- | 0? Ms Pa of oe prs te “~ ion, — me , } he vaudeville men, but provided a . . . | sroadwayv “he deal the a eran pla : i | naageaci tele: P ‘ ng on the books with Ray Meyers jon oadway. } eal for e new y > ‘ ry } an iSTt or the sk} at cp "AS arrangeecc enor : imme ar nd 1 liine a ng and dance | rh \ had \ pate , ; wade sh : | The switch means wider scope as he nouse was arrange ome — ago, é ind ¢ The salary being a ood ad ( ng se\ 1 houses himself. | but there were numerous details J need s sing several houses himself. | ~~. , é lefeats F ; » te higher than usual e booker com- | # co iich had to be taken up by the Ore ‘ { P n T pounded the four weeks’ con : n | !pheum Officials before actual work 1 . nis ext do | wud and billed the star fo “ with the ILL AND INJURED " was started on the house P : le huus ' ) on t latter refusing to pay, claiming her : | It is believed that everything has circuits do no ein?" ; A I é as Fanny Mink, Broadway chorus} . : dha : pa =j inatio ‘ lildin own agent had to be taken care of. , : : |now been put in proper shape, and e act wi stuff reak i ~_ . ae gir who recently submitted to an| . oe Pate 7 The booker finally petitioned the} >) LL) i By - work will start within the next few W t ) } , : i ; operation at AO0yvVaS Sanitarium . : [ head of the circuit to assist him in|! ; bet + her| Months, for the Orpheum people are ) e of pe mia! ~ | in tH ae : 2 : i w York, is convalescing at he! ue , 1 : | , ! Ollecting, but-this also flopped. For |, , hi] fas anxious to have the new house for ie act is expected ) ive passed ; : ; : 'home in Philadelphia. i . ; 8 h tt) WW] his persistency the booker almost | a fis oa t} The wife of Frank B. Peacock, a } 92. 5 ' ym i bro head to n req | | it) stage it \erial balancit n | Property f the Belasco, was es in | { awarded a decree of maintenance by t i I i A 4 i. é 7 Cor >] } ted > T + ; ; a gts . . i) ; : ; : . , ‘ash earaneree Te n is direct elw bad Justice Stafford here yesterday. The p t e as W as liers a . tion Gives Fig ires , W Va He Wa mG Cut A Out ‘ ‘ oe ‘ \ iU CS GL —_ Noey Ol ‘ . - te ly ar ofore an org t ha ‘ raged ; fe roe ; lthe head and at a local hospital it | degree directs that Peacock pay $15 handle viet r It or tet a eo ie ce c lwas said he might have sustained | & we ek alimony and grants the wife een ( nsed unde I . } } ss peice = j internal njurie the ¢ istody of the children. new ruling : | Eddie (Thanks) Kelly has bee Mrs. Peacock charged that she S é 1d } ed A S alata thes Colored Minstrels for Chi transferred from the state sani-| was deserted by her husband Aug. of ad | : ve me Cc E 1 }tarium at Harri irg, Pa to the | 30 last. tis e ( R y and J cago ‘ ‘Pn ; F of the 1 s dissa G mart S&S A] Seabreeze Sanitarium, Staten Island | — - ‘ { Inced ¢ i ‘ x “ETd oe i ‘ ‘ . j . ° y s gevera ee ° a ea a P ee N. ¥ Police Commissioner Resigns $4.3 . 5 . rf vel nd W ‘ ; d wi | 1 one ny k ¢ ‘i W ‘ ss . '. 7 We Kansas City. Feb. {3 I ; ) ] KI i . . 7 4 if? } p i Tra ] € I i 1 ; T O1 en é r I ( x = " . ‘ e41 see np i é c ( ; of Clohe n I n f ‘ Fie, te nd i ex , : police 1 one r \ ‘ n t ‘ F, ‘ a . ‘ a ha as ‘ } V" 1] I to v “ tive busines COAST MAN CALLED EAST vee 3 Eddie Cart Vil and \ 4 é r unde é Sa ! Temporary Lull of Hart Office ‘p on by Dr. J. W ENGAGEMENTS fonel Keer mal x , e ) ; Lio " is pardes Bs tart ¢ NEW ACTS Amey for the removal of her tonsils Si Layman and Helen King, for Warfield, has been called ¢ Playhouse, New York, | Seminat S ad ture |at Dr. Amey’s Sanitarium, 306 West | “The Chiffon Girl.” t the Loew Circuit. ‘ . » , . ca weet ee ys fal : ; 170th af t 1 4 lr | Arthu 2S ft “Follies” to star . 1 ¢ xf ; | ‘ dist ed of » John Crom- | musical comedy, with Johnny Dyer }@5th street, New York. Arth 4d We t lef gape ‘orjton'’s Upon his arrival in Manhattan, i ‘ | “Bud” Hein Heim iJ kwood | rehearsing th Carle Carit - *e / € | (Miss) Tommie Allen Florence } >ud 2eim (iaelm ant “Sandie deedrieae te mar : lev." Keene, according to report here, ' . . Boge ayer ? : | Sicte ers) is still « nfined to his he me Paradise Alley. P "i will become assistant to Edw BECP ESE TS MER. SOE Ee eer | Morrison, Cecil Brenner, Tennesee |_ son 4 ieee } to 1 eile ,|. Leila Frost, replacing Doris Bel- ‘ e MOIS all . ed —) fist . ‘ Pa fr ‘ . ; ar jury to his leg sustained | ‘ “ 3 7 , Schiller, Loew's general representa- | Hart, this does not.mean the [lart} Sisters, Betty Carpenter and Belle how ‘aa . + A yg sa Tact \lamy in “Meet the Wife.’ ive ns iia . lenterprises are to be dissolved | Jerome ait * tndag: Bocq heage ang. ot | Kathleen Middleton, by the Dram- ive, | . . si ra “aif mn ‘ae3| © - je ir . 1 . > nears - Mrs. Hart states this move was Mort Fox (ox ind tritt) and | Tke Kaufman, Ke ith agent, is ir jatists Theatre, Inc., as general un _ | made because of the illness of Fred!Girls (Dolly St. John and Jeanne ;the New York Hospital, recuperat- | derstudy to the principal feminine 1 J ) I aus } iif i 4 1 Is mis §& ny) an ‘ s .. . » } “Fag m ‘ sth GIRLS HOLDING OVER | T. Hand. who has been ordered by | Doyle) in skit | ing from an operation for stomac h | 3 arts in “The Goose Hangs High.” g { . i » Vv 1a5 ti (10) - . oyie Ge ‘ . le n : : ‘ } : . ile | Josep!) La our is” repiac i Sarah and Nellie Kouns will hold! rh in to take a Jong rest. | Land of Jazz,” with Ann Fk her trouble. lo fost JZ re le lead j far , , 1 oye) : is : Three sister acts were off differ George Reinherr as the male 1& over for a second week at Hippo-| The Hart producing activities willland Hanft’s Melody Hounds. t vaudeville bills the last half of | “The Chiffon Girl.” ‘ > | tail ' , M ro | , ont vaudeville bills the last ha of] ° P a drome. } ol be irtailed during Mr. lland’s | uth Raymond (Raymond and : : vaut , at dc , . it Be | Doris Kenyon for Jewett & Bren 3) ‘ : ‘ - ls reek 5 aryngits. en- } 7" s It will be th mniy sew 3 Best), single. race ar gig Mi gi eae ,| man's “The Bride,” now in —— arsal, | ratit Twins’ Si 10r Yaar} a engagement inis sé j M: al and Yule, 2-act. nett | glee « ba Tw ce and wits i : . Darling Sisters. ne member oj 1 a | San Diego's gree March 10 | Blanche Ring and Chas. Winnin- aes faoen sch steieeen ete the MARRIAGES a Vane and Dhomke, London Los Angeles, Feb. 13. ger, two-act. + t ss t f nioo 1! ee Frank O’Brien (booker of thé ~s y os a aan SN . .., |throat ailment forcing cancellation mel : eee e Sybil Vane and Leon Dhomke} The new Pantages house in San | Harri t Remple and Co., sketc! The bov of Ro Wise and Wyser eet a Soe ee W a : ee 9¥ Of Koss, 8 yse ros hn ; ] ells have been booked for a tour of the] Diego w:ll open March 10. Irving's lwith six people. ;, Ng t had be | Keith office), to Lulu + , ‘ Pe , , was taken ill and an act had to~b« Hol sand Wells), Feb. 8, in New London halls opening at Finsbury | Midgets have been engaged a. | Bessie Remple and Co, silet substituted at the World, Omaha, ae olmes aha ells), lt ‘ Park. Aug. 25. ne the opening Dill. with three people tast week. York.

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LEE Jut of sek at e of the ish res- Pstroyed the lives Bauer, ryout at of this ance at agement saturday $5 each. em high me, are restau- udeville ance, as rded on specially of Club ‘formers is in an vho was - for the ind who th Fred ‘ed. He his wife in those ir prop- e there- and not abroad, said le, how- 1 among is JUSE e Final eb. 13. Heiman | eircuit of the the cir- g& on the > erected Mission, he new ago, ‘tails the Or- al work a me ail 1ing has ripe, and 1ext few ‘ople are ouse for present D FAY ntly re- and tant hit taf is limony eb. 13. Peacock, was nance by day. The pay $15 the wife & hat she ind Aug. signs ‘eb. 13 el and oner for and will ting, for to start Carlton's ris Bel- e Dram- eral un- feminine High.” ‘eplacing e lead in & Bren- ehearsal, the the of ; wa Wells . in New

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Thursday, February 14, 1924

LAWYERS, NOT DOCTORS, INDUCE

D JOE COOK BACK TO “VANITIES”

| It Needed 3 Days to Convince Joe a Skirt Is More. Powerfu! Than a Coat With the Press—Comedian Wins Cut at Finish Boston, Feb. 13. It took three lawyers three days

ASCHER THEATRES DARK Chicago, Feb. 18. te convince Joe Cook that asap el The Chateau lost its ladies’ papers can sec more rews value in matinee last Friday when Emil Pegsy Hopkins Joyce than they can] ageher, founder of the Aseher in Joseph Cook. Brothers firm, died and fhe Ascher Cook jeft the show flat Inst Mon- PLL LRA TOP LA ER LTT theatres were closed that afternoon. day and Tuesday, c:aiming that Alexander, the hypnotist, opened there had been an abrogation Of) 19 getual record breaking business contract en the part of Earl Car- Feb. 3, surpassing Eva Tanguay’s roll in the moptter of equal bITMNS | total at thet house and publicity with Peggy Hopkins a. Joyce in the run of Earl Carroll's “Vanities’’ sat the Colonial. Don OVERDOSE OF VERONAL Barclay filled in Cook's part in the Sélterinn trom the e@fecta of an ptenes. waere ee ee — won {overdose of veronal, taken to pro- office refund Monday night and tw | gio sleep, Mrs. Bassie Goldsmith Tuesday night. Wednesday, Co0k | 99 youdeyil'e, wife ef Miland H. returned. Things are now external'y | Go'dadsmith, living at the Hermitage peaceful, with Cook aitting in the! Sot\el, last Morday was taken to Griver's sent. ’ . | Bel'evue Hospital for treatment. he trouble started before the} show hit Bosten, Cook claiming: he was being deliberately under-billed in violation of contract. Monday night’s opening in *’oston found his name subordinated typographical'y. hotel cards subordinating him, and the rewsp:pers insisting on Peggy Hopkins Joyce's picture in lay-outs and interviews with Joe’s likeness reposing in various waste baskeis. Monroe Goldstein, who had been retained by Cook in New York as counsel, came to Boston shortly aiter the opening of the loca] run and worked here in conjunction with the local firm of Hale & Dorr, where

a long Ust of allegations were drawn up Cook refused an Equity arbitra- tion, but James O'Neil of Equity came over from New York and worked from their angie with Wil- | Felix. ! liam Flaherty, the local Equity | counsel. The sessions lasted until! midnight Tuesday and until late Wednesday night, although Cook | agreed to return to the cast Wednes day. Cook is reported as having won all his points except newspaper publicity, nobody has control. The company is said to line up at the present time as being about 75 per cent. active Equity. Much comment was made the local Breaadway concerning Cook’s contract with Carroll, which is said to be for $1,200 a week this season with a four-year renewal op- tional on Carroll's part at the end of this season. Carrull is algg reparted as being willing to go to almost any extreme, rather than change cast on the road in view of the time ahead of him for the season and his desire to talk of original cast. Whether or not Cook hoped to break the contract on technicalities be- cause of the four-year renewal clause, which Carroll apparently in- tends to exercise, is an open issue. On Cooh’s return newspaper ar- ticles appeared which attributed his missing two shows to “a drop of turpentine whic... flew into his on Monday while he was rehearsing with a dey which was supposed to spatter imitation blood on his face and which had been carelessly mixed with color containing turpen- tine.” It was at least original, and possibly inspired because the come- certainly contended he had with his ves, as far as be- he was not get- as ?r over whi along his eye ice dian difficulty ing able to see that 8 ting as much publicity as Peggy Hopkins Joyce, particularly in the matter of cuts WINTERS DESPONDENT Deserted by her husband and} lespondent Margie Winters, 25, | vaudeville, 249 W. 23d street, was removed to the observation ward of | Bellevue Hospital, Monday, after having attempted suicide by the cutting of an artery of her left arm. ; ‘3 The police are searching for her husband. Mrs. McClinchey’s Verdict, $3,500 | Chicago, Feb. 13. While playing the Majestic, Du-| yuque, Iowa, in 1923, Mrs. May bell | McClinchey (Mack and Maybell) | slipped on the sidewalk and broke | her shoulder biade and sustained other injuries which prevented her from working She sued the $15,000 and last 93,000 damages. of Dubuque for | was awarded city . week egards | h

| | j } Mrs. Goldsmith had been suffering from Following the over- dose she collapsed and her husband notified the hotel! ian. insomnia.

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———- BARD AND PEARL TO PRESENT “CHUCKLiS”. With Miner Estate on Columbia Wheel Franchise —_——- -—— VARIETY

In Ben Bard and Jack Pearl, now with “Topics of 23," at the Winter Garden, will operate a Columbia wheel show, beginning next season, for a period of five years. Bard and Perl will have the present “Chuckles” show which they will produce for the five-year period jn conjunction with the Mi- ner Estate. Whether the title will be changed or not has not been decided. “Chuckles” was originally “Peeka- boo” and operated for several sea- sons by Jean Bedini. Bedini sold his interest to the Miners a couple of seasons ago, and R. K. Hynicka was interested with Bedini in the show at one time. This season Charles Falke and Phil Dalton, the former a Columbia wheel show company manager pre- viously, and the latter an insurance man, are operating “Chuckles” with the Miners. Bard and Pear] will in the Columbia show,

not appear the team, both of whom are graduates of burlesque, being under contract to the Shuberts for some years to come. The show will be produced by Bard and Pearl, however, with the billing carrying their names as “presenting,” the same as Clark and McCullough’s appear on “Mon- key Shines,” also a Columbia wheeler. _—— SAILORS RETURN Brooklyn Navy Yard Order Revoked

The edict issued by Read Admiral -junkett, Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, against sail-|the more important cities on the ors appearing within a two-mile|Columbia and Mutual wheels. radius of the Yard was lifted last No admission scale has been set, Mutual Whecl is accordingly week and the Star, burlesque house, happy again.

— PAUL CONLAN “THE DANCING DRUMMER.” Roscoe Ails latest dancing protege. Booked Solid, B. F. Keith Circuit. B. F. Keith's 81st St., New York, this week (Feb. 11).

BURLESQUE CLUB TO MAKE ROAD TOUR Will Stage “Jamboree” in the Spring—Plan Ten- Day Trip The Burlesque Club of America plans to hold a touring jamboree in the spring, that will have a company made up of its members, and travel- ing as far West as St. Louis, witha wind-up of the tour at the Columbia, New York. The Burlesque Club jamboree will play one-nighters in Boston, Phila- delphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, 3altimore, Washington and other of

but it will likely be a $5 top propo- sition, with the pick of the comics and male principals of both wheels

BUR its freedom from exaggeration almost me yey [a

LESQUE 1=7 al | Thursday, February 14, 1924

BURLESQUE REVIEWS ——

RECORD BREAKERS (Columbia Circuit) Venus O’Brien......ee00.+.-Helen Kennedy 2 UE eee Emily Keller Carrie Wayseed......+e.-+-Bettie Delmente Pansie Blossom,...sceeesesee-Hazel Harjis Heinze Pickle...cecee BtRSO MANOPO sc cccccccccecs ..-Manny Koler eoe-- Fred Hal} Count DuPenny.....eeeeseeeese-bonham Bell Mike Moriarity..ccccccccccssseetim Healey Stage Door Man. .cccccccccccecesHy Jensen WINN. s Kctctadeedoud Billy Cumby Adam Fooler, ex-husband...... Harry Kolb Herman Switzer, ex-husband....Hy Jensen Mr. Come Greet, ex-husband Andy McBann

Mr. O. Shaw, ex-husband....Henry McBann Mr. Michael Mahoney....... +-+e-Jack Reld Jack Reid's “Record Breakers” js a good show. It starts with a laud- able bid for novelty with dialog in front of a street drop in “one,” which successively leads up to a dressing- room scene, bare-stage effect and full-stage exterior, The opening is a decided relief from the conventional backgrounds, with the echoristers prancing and warbling according to set rules as they have done at the openings for a million shows since burlesque was invented. At the Columbia, New York, where the night audience arrives late as a rule, Mr. Reid’s departure in getting the opera’started went for Sweeney. On a bit too early for the tardy Times squarers. In almost all of the other Columbia stands the customers are’ on deck when the bell rings, and the different method of setting the ball a-rolling goes for full value, Reid is the star of his own show. and he isn’t cheating as the pro- ducer, author and manager by three- sheeting himself as a performer. A veteran burjesquer, whose experi- ence covers variety just as compre- hensively, Reid shows a keen under- standing of the ins and outs of the burlesque racket. He does a legitimately conceived Tad in the first skit, and his equally legitimate wise-agent dope type thereafter. Both characters are smoothly interpreted, the dope being especialiy natural and life-like, with unprecedented, in burlesque or any other branch of theatricals. While the “Record Breakers" many assets easily rate it as a yzood bur- lesque show by Columbia standards, it has several obvious faults. The full-stage scene with the hotel back- ground in the first part is altogether too talky. It drags in spots and the laughs are too widely separated. It's

the girls shows they business, The show could stand additional comedy. It’s sight values are first class, and, while there are some ecom- edy vacuums that can be filled up, it’s interesting to sit through. In- cidentally, clean as Sapolio, This is Jack Reid’s initial engage- ment at the Columbia with the “Rec- ord Breakers.” The show started out on the lamented Shubert unit circuit at the beginning of last season, going over to the Columbia in January, 1923. The booking routes did not bring it into the Columbia last sea. »n. Before his disastrous Shu- bert experiences Jack Reid was one of the pillars of the American cir- cuit. His show used to break plenty of records on that wheel—hence the name, Business was under capacity at the know their ———_—s it’s pretty good, very good and also #2 very bad, many of ‘em. Charles H. Wal@ron presents. Mr Waldron runs the Casino, Boston— hence the monicker, Bostonians Last year it was the Frank Finney show and before that for some 29 years it rambled over the Columbia route as the “Trocaderos.” Jack Singer, who staged the im. mortal “Behman Show”—one of the first of the new type of burlesque frolics—put on the current Opera, And he did a splendid job scenically, Especially in the matter ot lighting is the show fortunate. This is one burlesque that the electrician— James Savolino—deserves to have his name mentioned. “The Bostonians” started out this season with almost an entirely dif- ferent cast from the one appearing at the Columbia, New York, thls week. Harry Pepper, who does a legitimate Hebraic character, is the principal comedian working as a team with George Brennan, straight Columbia Tuesday night (Lincoln's birthday), a snowstorm during the day holding down the night attend- man, in an olio talking and singing ¢ turn. The specialty holds plenty of laughs—many more than the team ance. Bell. secured at the Columbia Tuesday a night (Feb. 5), for business was_ BOSTONIANS (Columbia Cirevit) A Burlesque Fan, boy in front box..Leo Lee Queen of Burlesque, who knows her little DO. Sakesek 554000640 c00 600% Mildred Cecil May B. Goode, a dashing soubrette.... . Vi Penny Con M. Goode, one of the gang........ Jack Cameron Letta Bee, from the Follies..Bebe Sarvney Ima Goodfellow, from the Music Box.. Phoebe Sarvney the new Senator..Gene Schuler muchIy off, with rainy weather one! reason, 2 ss {ne most glaring fault of the show is that it’s colorless. Nothing out- standing. There’s the usual comedy scenes—some pretiy familiar, such as the version of Irish justice in the last half. That courtroom scene has boosted the average of many a show and it lifts this one wp at a spot where it counts—toward the finish. Noah Lott, The cast Is a large one. Too large will, @ twin... saees oseevecs Van J. Melino —an oversupply of quantity with a Willie, a twin...... eeseeeese ROMAN Listette re - WHIGO: Te BOTER: o oicccs casece xe Jake Kogan| Minimum of quality. Mildred Cecil, A. B. Sablotzky, a wise Hebrew...... the prima donna, has a certain vi- Harry Pepper] yaciousness of manner that’s an Upson Downes, a con guy..George Brennan Lotta Coyne, a mode:n vamp..Ameta Pynes “Bostonians” asset. Sings ordinarily. Keeps on the key, which is considerably more than quite a few of the burlesque What the needs to make it a Class A Columbia is|Primas do. Vi Penny, the soubret, plenty. And still itsisn't 9 al gives an agreeable performance bad show. There's spots where} ¥!th number leading of the average

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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Taken from Varicty dated Feb. 15, 1908 William Morris cabled from London he had signed Harry Lauder for an eight-week tour in the States, the following season at a reported salary of $3,000. He mentioned several continental] features as booked. The cable was presumed to confirm the belief that the independent would run a vaudville circuit in 1909. other

~ > . 3 “yee, saget “14 h ‘ ty Considerable of the Star’s patron-|jand the stock burlesque shows in} * icici _— oe phe eval - New York and elsewhere also far too lengthy. It should be ; ; age comes from the uniformed men |: ee — — — rene |} thrown out and replaced. Meanwhile, the presence of William Hammerstein abroad was the sube from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Whether any lomaie eae narod The show doesn't finish as strong- ject of conjecture. The most convincing report seemed to be that Mr. ¢ . » £ Pan ° ae . ir | will ee incelider j the sul sque ; ‘ . +) ro m “us * §- . 7 . 9 . the order, in effect for three or four} will Le included yg ee .: | ly as it. should. Princess Dovecr| Hammerstein was traveling for recreation under orders from his physi- weeks, seriously cut into the Star’s|Club touring show is a matter the! does an interpretative dance as the cian and was booking a few acts that struck his fancy for the Victoria . | a z » le oa . . ss een . Li 1 ¢ at in se « ~ « S & & u ‘ 5 « 2 s sie 4 1 pen a racuit } hs v zation yi] lecide on within| final curtain appreaches, and al- — , ORRGRE GS & TOON UE She Gene fog ncimecongee - been sabi, ~ heist - aes Md l and ad ntajy | root the folowing summer. being barred out of the forbidden|a couple of weeks. ta, oy th oo 2 toe ies va es iemnaainen py ere S os f vivine a straight vaude- | 8taset 1€ tempo of the show drops ; ; ” two-mile zone. | Enstesd Of G7¥INg pt. 1 Fits: | too abrupty George (“Honey Boys’) Evans, who had been reported unofficially 4 . + "”ano Viv +o a+ + .. rilla how acts the »urlesquers * he. dls ‘ , : i aa . 2 a e - . rhe order was not directed at the- | ville show of acts th . ape Few Columbias can boast of as] tied up with the Gus Edwards-Felix Isman music hall project at the atres, being aimed at bootlegging |propose to have the entertain : |} smart women principals as this show| Circle, New York, entered a general denial, saying that he was under 7 : ; } | + eatchac , b parlors and dives located in the}made up of skits and. sketches has, Hazel Harjis, svelte, pretty and} contract with Cohan & Harris to head a big minstrel troup, for which } - + _ ; - . ils Ak i : a « rm H bat Ms i downtown section of Brooklyn. The jespecially put together’ for the tour.| shapely, also an accomplished dan-| . . ost Seams ee "‘hatcher bats 36 , © Wields. Rie Olympic (former Hyde & Beh- It will mark the first time the|cer, both step and kicks and splits already had been & there George 7 te ‘ ner, Dick Jose, W. C. Fields, Rice eee Seeds ta faa eae ae “ 2 a ‘as ; ree ,- lis one: Emily Keller. likewise very ind Prevost and “That” Quartet (Sylvester, Jcnes, Pringle and Mor- man’s) was also affected by the bar- |Burlesque Club has attempted any | ft one, &Mily Neier, likewise very 1) : & bac: aa . orte on appearance and a tuneful] Te). ring order. thing so ambitious, the club's pre- , , a : . - . epigress A , é nm jy, | Vocalist, is another, with Bettie Del- Se — ivious efforts having summed up in | oan r wtawmndeinsaen seratiet § 52 ce Se hie 13¢ ~ ¢ rt 7 andaville n 7 sist hut had writt ED JEROME BANGED UP ostusedees benehi show at thei ee ee Se ee ci Clifton Crawford was a standard vaudeville monologist, but had written . x S Pe 4e a ; Supplemented by a demure facial} q piece, and the prospect was that he would be exploited in it. It was . ia, New or prettiness 1 len neadv. ¢ 4 , e fo Long Branch, N. eds hehe + taba lem and Helen Kennedy, a proposed to co-star Carrie DeMar, wife of jms. Hart, then a vaudeville 24 Jerome pel a Burlesquers’ tour will take} talented vio te ( inger, com-|7*, *. f é * : : ' ase will ‘ crome (Foaiey } vo weel An | pleting a a towel -| single, Joe Hart (since deceased) being concerned in the vaudeville proe , vd : i days to tw eeks Among ; pieting ‘ tower ofr] = vaudeville, was badly a 9 i i 7 treneth for : | duction business branch snaxken up ma iraay ‘ le of ti 1 ts each None of t bu esque ——— nek of s% >| : g : r : intior rai] 1s 2 . : . } ? ¥: ; ment that brings fort | Ch rs The seati apacity was nearly 2,000. ipied at p by tenement —s Ween | some r technique by the] : M 2 al efuse | vounger musician r — € A sega | ¥ inger musicia ; | Vesta V nd Eva Tat ’ we pla a n it the ; fter rey qui An odd feature of the n t ee - ff rn é vsth §S fi the e 1 the i ilt w in n t immediate seil-ou YT MAR” ~ ynly om ied i Stuf t tne younger cnap mer Ww AL DU PONT HOPELESS si : oes 1 ta > ne :, The box wag used on the follow- § m ‘ ‘ if qa ij i i ] il ( 7 t ; ies 2 ss : Aj J I fi €2 ¥ Wi ¢ : ‘ he hod P nd banio rhe ic f I \Ior I 3 s 1 ( I n I y evel was | Won re ;}gering t! so difi t n-| clean before the end of the Mo1 I t performance and so forth al - ; i} rn ‘ ala ) ( ¢ ( ! ba . ( f Ip aa ie ' pgp nS} Mort H. Singer d Joe M. Hart ned from a trip to Cuba with que the ¢ \ > ? Te ( « Vv é a ~~ ‘ +1 . a It ; it re la . . n¢ ‘ ‘ han + + HT n audl a t t WOrTK ‘ i na ( eY Ip) ( ty H ] il, B ih * Le aye \ m | ind gener: ig t} + t. ences rere CraZy over b a ild fal for ny ! mn of ’ a : V el neSE beste ie ZL Come | , : , " . . Ve! j Du P« ditocert ‘ oan pit ] Jon) W me }yalues, An in xperienced st e pres- | €oidie locks that made a bid for attention. ihis was new even in y prog) ed to a point where € 3} champio! were among th i S088 ence also mitigates agains the act} 1908 to a lot of Broadway beauties . ’ > ' se ai ’ apes = dens stele ot S rat? or ¢ nian > KAtieNne x ‘ sope-essiy insane, lent, with the former refereeing a defen the applause returns it de- 5 1 of ~ serves. TTT Te - a= “ “ye 242 sattax e iii es - > arith sal OS Pha algs OAC aR ia wrestling bout between two chorus hes al) js hata hevtct Sane Willis Stcele was in dispute with Julius Steger over the authorship 0 Mi 's 60th Y Bud _— Fred Hall is one straight man, and | vn re Rae es ee) ican tad. ace ilin The courts vindicated ners vet ear giris, one of the show's features, Bonham Bell is another. Both are| ~-#¢ Fifth Commandment,” Stegers vehicik The courts Vv ; The Miner Estate is celebrating —_——--—--- —---—-- unusual for burlesque, Hall looking | >tesers claims the 60ih a ersary of the estab- Censor Burns On Tour as if he stepped out of a typical Mo- eA aes . Ww. Lshment of the Miner theatrical in- Jess Burns, Columbia wheel cen- | TOSco cast as the debonair lead of a R. C Mudge resigned as president of the White Rats, and George Ws : i | BSS urn Olumbiz heel cen-]. aaa beaips ae : ; ’ : heing terests this week. The late Henry} cor, is making a three weeks’ tour of ee comedy, and Bell having all] Monroe, as vice-president, stepped into his place for the time being. No = sal - ~ » * ehind als cle 5a ) Pe + e ¢ ke a ; y F “lacy 1 tA ‘5 . i dle tmO Sar Warne, Cr A iF pPical LMAMGUs } saviwsanant eicndse was toliead aha f eng Siuner, Who was a member of | the circuit looking over the shows] Players movie hero Both deliver | * Par SMOONe WEE ame Sewers \ WE ,f en hee he tesa : ‘ i : : r ; “ —— ven House of Representatives,| in general, and those attractions in| lines smartly and with a snap that 1 klyn. They sq +} Sees tes +1, ; —_ - ‘ ‘ ; . "we : 4 A seattic w “o “te . tur art at ¢ Nov vy. Rrooklyn. started the dynasty with Miner’s On| particular that have previously been|gives the impression of legit ante- The Josettis were re ported as a new act at the Nov elty, Bro¢ do beer the Bowery. The firm now controls} ordered to fix up, in order to see the | cedents. did some great stuff. The review of the act thus describes materma) ve several burlesque houses, Bronx,} orders have be lie t} A dance hall scene !s backed with] is not familiar in up to date routines: “Two men, a woman and three bo! F ’ | orders have been complied with, ; A : ¢ the Newark, Casino and Empire Brook- a convincing set and atmosphere,! or midgets.” One of the early feats is a two-high arrangement 0} * ® ; ‘ show generally averag bRine ‘ —~ ie sn 2 0: hic 7as lyn, and a dozen or more picture a oy Basa . aoe ll averages | boys or midgets supported by a risley worker, lying on a pad which pon = mea ‘a 1 nie production, i ; : ene 1 he house, as well as several shows and BURLESQUE CHANGES The chorus fate are competently supported upon the arched body of the weman, that is to stay ng commercial concerns related to the Kay Norman joins "Hippity Hop” | arined and good workers. The wood-| knees and chest while she maintained the position of a wrestler ox ing om : " —_— ’ . } 5 me: 4 : . nla 6 stage, (Columbia) as soubret this week. the bridge position, @n soldier number done by eight of

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S 4 , 1924 tits and also j sents. Mr, Boston Postonians, nk Finney sSOme 20 Columbia ” d the im. one cf the burlesque ent Opera, scenically, of lighting his is one -ctrician— $3 to have d out this tirely dif- appearing York, thls 10 does a ter, Is the ing as a 1, straight id singing @ plenty of — the team Tuesday ness wags ather one | ~~ f the show hing out- al comedy liar, such fice in the scene has ny a show At a spot the finish, Too large ty witha red Cecil, pertain vi- that’s an Keeps on ibly more burlesque > soubret, formance e average 34)\ er for an ed salary 3; booked. nt would the sub. that Mr. is physi- Victoria 1officially ‘tt at the as under or which ‘lds, Rice nd Mor- d written It was audeville ille pro he Union n, would uare had itregoers Velvet” ired from leveland, p as time now, to ts. It is ern thee = neentrate of agree= pened in the ll-out llowe- was uba with ina audi- tion of even in orship of indicated eorge W. sing. No m. They erial that hree boys nt of the ‘hich was upon her r holding - = Thursday, February 14, 1924 EDITORIAL iceman ee JARIETY. Trade Mark Registered Published Weekly by VARIETY, Ine. Sime Silverman, President 164 West 46th Street New York City SUBSCRIUTION: aetee sccanceee. § Foreign.......-$8 Single Coples...ccccccccccccces20 Cents 3: Vol. Ll XXIIL. Ne. 13 [VARIETY’S OFFICES Cable Addresses: Variety, New York Variety, London NEW YORK CITY 154 West 46th Street CHICAGO State-LAake Theatre Building LOS ANGELES Grauman’s ; Metropolitan Theatre Building SAN FRANCISCO Claus Spreckles Bldg. WASHINGTON, D. C. Evans Buildirg, New ‘fork Ave. LONDON q 8 St. Martin’s PI., Trafalgar Sq. | At a meeting of the Producing Managers’ Associatiogs—Equity joint arbitration Loard last week—James Gleason was awarded $43.75, the amount of his claim against Law- Gleason appeared in “A Perfect rence Schwab. Schwab's production, claim. entered the Blaming the management for bill- ing “The Living Mask” improperly, Arnold Korff, the Austrian actor, at last Saturday’s matinee at the 44th Street, walked down the stage and lectured on how to behave when he was on the stage. At the same time he warned a snikering woman she had better stop. The manage- ment was denounced for billing the show as a “satirical comedy.” Two programed acts failed to open at the Palace, New York, Monday. Doolev & Ames were off the bill due to illness, and Clyde Cook also. Walter and “mily Walters and Ed Lowry took the vacancies doubling from other New York houses. A Perfect Alibi Zoe Beckley, a feature writer on the late “Evening Mail,” and now with the Mun- sey papers perused a copy of Variety recently. She was mystified at a number of words employed and took the paper to Burns Mantle, asking him to tell her what they meant. Mantle gallantly said he would do so if given a little time. Vhat Miss 3eckley was particularly puzzled about was the term “legit.” As ft ap- peared a number of times she thought it queer that it was not withir her ken. But Mantle was able to explain it referred to Broadway attrac- tions Miss Beckley furnishes a perfect alibi for Variety. Even the copy readers don’t under- stand some of the lingo and for fear they might make a bone, pass anything. However, Miss Beckley is referred to the “Little Re- view,” one of Greenwich Vil- lage’s own publications. If she thinks she was puzzled by Va- riety, she hasn't “seen any- thing yet.” It is a dollar a crack (not particularly dirty) and the booklet is published quarterly. It is the highest high-brow stuff “what am.” RIGHT OFF THE DESK By NELLIE REVELL Somerset Hotel, New York. At last Iam a down and out. I mean I’ve been downstairs and I’ve gone out twice. My new wheel-chair is a success, for it took me calling last week, first to the offices of Variety and later to the Palace, To a person who hasn't been out in five years the sensation of wide spaces is peculiar. The sidewalks seemed to be coming up at me and threatened to hit me in the face, and the tall buildings appeared toppling over on me. It might be a good thing if the building commissioner in- spected their foundations. They didn’t seem quite safe to me, For years I have wondered who would be the first friend I would meet the first time I went out on the street again. It was Zelda Sears, the playwright, who came hurrying up Sixth avenue, thinking of anything else in the world but seeing me there. I called to her, and she couldn't have looked more surprised if she had seen Mayor Hylan doing hand- springs on the pavement. We didn’t do much, but greet each other, for both of us, I think, were just a little throaty. . > The following morning at the Palace I decided I was just as efficient as a fire alarm. No cry of “fire” could have brougbé=mpeople out of their offices any quicker than did the word that I had come back to visit them. Old friends and new crowded around and the air was thick with congrat- ulations. I missed the late Sam Hodgdon, and [ took along a rose to put on his desk, for it was there that I had stood the last time [ had been in the building. Then I was brought home and put to bed. I'm all so wonderful that I don’t mind the aftermath. how for everything worth while. still there, but it was We have to pay some- Even yet I haven't been on Broadway, for I made my entrance and exit via the 47th street door of the Palace, Elmer Rogers officiating as master of transportation. But my act must have been a success, because I have been re-engaged for a return date as soon as I can make it, When I wrote my book the last thing I thought of comparing it was a Liberty Bond. I was anything but free when 1 was gather- ing the material and making it into copy and even the book itself had to Wait a long while before it could be released. But, now, with my friends making speeches from half-a-dozen stages every day, slides on the curtains of hundreds of théatres, columns of pub- licity in the papers and all my two professions working to make it a success, it does seem a good deal like a Liberty loan drive, to Lady (Sweet Little Devil’) and the : sum represents one-cighth of a | week's salary. Gleason's claim was |} | based on a typographical error in} | : ‘ > _ { | his notice of dismissal, the period really being 15 days instead of the | By SALLIE i usual two weeks. Notice was given a the ‘actor Dec. 21 last, with ig _ Attractive Women Not Billed tice stated to expire Jan. 4, 192: ; ; ‘ i . a 2 re . " w me id in full to Ernest Evans at the Riverside this week has a unique act wiih atlractive “Je Gleason ras 2 é gs taal jate a ivi Bn ni engage women who dance, sing and wear pretty costumes. They should be billed Z date a ar sec Ss engage- ahi " : r e + a t ake ted ants individually, especially the solo dancer. Another who dresses in court lent was ter ated. : ; one ‘ : : On the basis that the notice stat attire has a splendid voice. The Spanish dancers are in silk shawls and I We im he 4 L = c - ‘ ed Jan. 4 as the retirement date he the usual Madrid headdress, ; era Mr. Evans, in the Toreador, with white satin knickers, satin eton, gold belt and white satin sailor. His partner wears a fringed skirt of scarlet, rhinestone bodice, red sailor hat and red satin slippers. Much applause. | Stanley Rogers (with Jay Brennan) looks quite ladylike in his velvet brocade picture hat and silver slippers in the former Bert Savoy end of that act, Valerie Bergere’s “Judgment” is intense, but, perhaps, a bit weird for vaudeville. Miss Bergere wears a gold draped gown with scarf of gold in her emotional scene, pleading for her husband's life, The Riverside needs laughs and more laughs Irene Franklin wears an orange chiffon with silver white, singing “I Want to Go Back,” and then did the character songs in which she always shines, Our Own Pianiste Winifred Byrd, ick from a Pacifis at the very exclusive York Club last Thur and “Hiungarian Rhapsody No. 10” were well Our own American pi coast concert tour, played Her Liszt’s “Love Dream" niste, just sday re- ceived, Miss Byrd was becomingly gowned in a simple plaited blue frock “Moonlight’s Tuneful Melodies Scintillating, radiating, fascinating, “Moonlight” will keep its audlence dancing their way out of the Longacre to the tunefuiness of “Say It Again” and “On Such a Night.” Both gems, | A rich idler (bachelor) who uses It’s refreshing from start to finish. his wealth on fair weather friends, !s the reason for the girls, settings and stunning costumes, The show moves with such speed one must watch his step Elsa Ersi (Suzanne) first sings “Daffodil” with eight girls, wearing elaborate velvet frocks, various evening shades, and reed skirts embroi- dered in medallions of silver, bodices, low buckles, high necks, sleeveless, finished with flowers on left shoulder. With this are feathered fans, shading from flesh into the color of the gown. Miss Ersi wears a gold Gress, apron of gold lace and the bodice draped low on shoulders of lace Headdress of gold, gold shoes and stockings. She is attractive with style. “How Do I Know He Loves Me” was a decided hit as sung by her. Allyn King (Louise) has a pale French blue beaded affair embroidered in crystals. In the final morning scene on the porch she sports a pink sport costume and a pink sport hat, soft and fetching. The Lorraine Sisters, in their specialty dances, gain popularity. By far their most attractive. zgowns were black embroidered in silver (skirts) with | rat white satin and silver bodices, with silver headdresses The settings, with the view from the porch, the reflection of the moon on the water and the passing of the night scene with its perfect thunder and rainstorm, leave little to desire for a complete si illusion ive Banzell in “Lohengrin” “Lohengrin,” at the Metropolitan Friday night, allowed the subscribers to hear Karin Branzell, the contralto. She immediately won the approval of the audience. There was an outburst of applause interrupting the per- formance when she had invoked Ortrud’s curs on the head of Wisa. The Metropolitan, in Branzell, has a young singer of rare voice and power of in- terpretation. Mme. Jeritza was again the Elsa, and never a more beautiful one. Her dramatic use of her voice, her skill as an actress, and her flowing white gown, both of gold train and headress of pearls, always set forth Jeritza as a really poetic picture, VARIETY “Times Square Daily” And “Clipper” in Battle This ts the week Variety's has had since took it on the doors. first New “The run real joyous York staff Clipper” to the out- Because the “Times Square Daily” and the “Clipper” have n00ked up in a bad battle. The “Daily” is going to get whipped by the “Clipper’’—we feel certain of it we are rooting for the “Clipper.” so The “Clipper” went after that little whippersnapping “Daily” right this week. Besides giv- ing it an awful panning, we hear, in this week’s “Clipper” (10c—out tomorrow), last night (Wednesday), the KYW radio station in Chicago told the world about the world’s worst daily, algo “The Clipper Blues.” That's the whole trouble, “The Clipper Blues.” It’s a song written by a fellow on the “Clipper's’” Chicago staff, with music plastered to it by an organ player at MeVicker's named W. Remington Welch. The KYW station also sent the song through the air last night. When the “Times Square Daily” heard about “The Clip- per Blues” going over the radio, that world’s worst went up in the air too. It said some awful things about the “Clip- per,” that “The Clipper Blues” should be from the AK station instend and other stuff, sent also iIntimating the Chicago songwriters were loafing on ‘heir payrolls. It's the Orst time in 65 years we ever remember the “Clip- per” petting sore over any- thing They were so mad in Chicago about it that the radio talker last night spoke _ for three solid and consecutive | minutes against the “Times Sauare Dail Suid they never heard of it in Chicago and ¢ wanted to know what it was! That's our idea of a high class pan, The “Times Square Daily” had the nerve to say if the song had been named after it i it would have been a great song and the world’s worst daily would have boosted it. What difference does it make whether the “Times Square Daily” boosts or pans; nobody would read it. The “Times Square Daily” admits no one reads it; says it’s so bad no one can read it. That’s what we wanted to say about the “Times Square Daily,” but they beat us tovit before we could think that fast. We sent word to the “Clip- per” asking if they had enough on the world’s worst; told the “Clipper” we had a lot of in- side dirt how that “Dally” is being run and about the people who are running it; offered to spill everything, and without costing the “Clipper” a cent. But that “Clipner”’ knows something. Thanked us for our generous offer, but said they weren't going to tell too much about the “Daily” this week, though if that upstart sheet got too fresh and tried to get the “Clipper’s” goat they would tell enough to land the whole “Times Square Daily” bunch. lf we had said that, instead of the “Clipper,” we couldn't have said it any better. And we contradict the world’s worst a that “The Clipper’ Blues” should be sent from the AK station—it should go right out through the WOW sender. So 4-1 the “Clipper” gets the best of it; 1-7 the “Times” Square Daily” doesn’t even 2 make a showing; 1-1 the “Daily” doesn’t go back; 20-1! the “Times Square Daily” is actually the world’s worst daily. ance Iler colorful voice is always a suited to her Spunish type Nan Guilford (Musetta), the former “Follies” girl, received much ap- plause for encouragement. She wore an egg blue velvet frock with a touch of pink and quite a contrast™to her titian hair. She really has a voice and uses it we Repeat “L’Africaine” An eye feast Tuesda ifternoon,. rarel equ lied, in ‘ L’Africaine.” Colo ful costuming as in the native dance is seldom seen Addede to that, the opera leaves no doubl fk imoment th remendous strides of Rosa Poi selle, In the second act of tl opera at the Metropolitan was perfect blendi: of voices, pre ion in the ensemble and definite command of Bodan nder whose leadership one must do thelr very best. Gigli in an i is well the final duet of the third act with Pon mm led o! ipplause, 1 CSé ed, also with Dauise hie I I n are I This ! A l frequet ey} d It's ‘a I m \ of per} or 1 ind in iratior Unusual and Delightful “Beggar” I ne \ ig for the beggar on horseback, but t t With satire and an intelligent view of life The young cur | er o ymphonies dreams of marriage into a rich family (business) to urther his musical ambition, The thought terrifies him In a dream bridesmaids, usher the mil walk down the aisle to the strains of a wedding march, the: 4 dream—murder: newsboys rush the aisle with the account and the t 1oment is when the pantomime jis introduced, part of the evidence i: ie trial—beautiful music and a truly royal bedchamber scene—lavishly draped beds with pink taffeta and lace Greta Ruzt-Nissen is also a dream as the crown princess—really exotic Her royal robe of rose embroidered 7 laces and made the dream seem a bit more real. It’s all very novel and spirited is “The Beggar on Horseback” a Broadhurst, and Roland Young, the composer, refuses finally to live out of his frame [t f season's most unusual and delightful entertainments Mysterious Illusion This week Hip bill is a pippin. Full of the unexpected Nellie and . Sarah Kouns in eir n recital are striking in their gowns with cloth of silver (under-dress) and over-dress of silver lace, Nellie plays well ind Sarah has an excellent voice. They make a beautiful stage picture If you can iniport a maid from Indla or elsewhere, tie her arms and limbs with rope, seal her up in a metal box twice a cay (in New York) through which are run steel knives, stee] bara under the very eye of the audience, take the knives out, open the box and gee Leah in a complete change of costume—Alive, ‘Nobody knows—but everybody cares- artistic background. vet and ermine. changed in the box maybe, and she er chiffon and silver bodice, Vincent Lopez has a rea] dressy side music remains at the Hip indefinitely. Ziegtried Wagner (son of the composer of the opera, and grandson] terpreting songs In a way that reflec of Liszt) occupied a box with Mrs, Wagner, South,” for instance, The special matinee Friday afternoon of La Boheme for the benefit of Albertine Rasch’'s ballet is put on the Vassar College Endowment Fund filled the house to capacity and | ballet « lothe are alwa flirt MI ] | netted $5,000 for the fund. Lucrezia Bori as Mimi gave a perfect perform- | look charming , > }OY, the crown prince (George Mitchell) Leah is perched on her throne in a robe of red vel- Her dress of chiffon—green, trimmed with silver—is 5 ts the mood of the writer, “Goir The lace and silk dress was and‘ numberless pillows. velvet with underthings of flimsy robe of gold embroidery —how it is done. This art has an nerges in a ballet skirt of shaded to his act. Let’s hope his alluring Hie has conceived the idea of in- w ° care and t!}

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10 VARIETY LEGITIMATE Thursday, February 14, 1924

EQUITY FAILS TO EXERCISE OPTION ON 48TH ST. THEATRE

Future of Players’ Division of Actors’ Union Vague —Option on House for 1924-5 Expired Feb. 1— “Dough Dinner” Not Despite the recent dinner held by Equity Players with the primary object of accomplishing ar v sys- tem of financing the production project at the 48th Street theatre, the existence of Equity’s arm after this season appears to be somewhat clouded. Equity Players has not secured the house for next season. An option to rent it from W. A. Brady for a third year (season of 1924-25) expired the first of the month. Brady is known to have, pending an offer from other sources, to take the house for 10 years, the arrange- ments calling for an increased ren- tal yearly. Equity is rumored to have a plan for building its own theatre on 49th street. At the “dough dinner,” a sort of endowment amounting to $100,000 yearly until the organization got onto its feet, was talked about. A downtown business man is reputed to have said 100 persons would agree to put $1,000 annually into Equity Players, It is now believed the speaker was more than optimistic, if correctly quoted. Equity’s production plans for this season already have been changed, so far as new plays are concerned. Three tries have been made and all are failures, unless “The New Englander,” opening last week, takes an unexpected turn. Two days after the premiere it was stated James K. Hackett would be the next attraction, appearing in “Macbeth” sometime next month. The critics were divided on “The New Englander” with the genera! opinion it will not do. In show cir- cles the piece is alluded to as “an- other Equity hit.” To date Equity Players’ attempts with new plays last season and this have been a row of financial zeros, none showing a semblance of success. Only with revivals last spring and the rental of the theatre early in the fall did the organization make money.

“LOLA” ON TRIAL Equity Consented to One “Financial

Performance” “Lola,” the musical which figured prominently in an Equity tangle last season is to be reorganized. The piece a non-musical “Lola in Love,” F, C. Copicus, concert was later converted into show and taken over by A. P. under was the title of financed by man, who had been Coppicus’s | general manager. According to reports Waxman visited Equity and propositioned it to permit him to give a Sunday performance of the piece before prospective investors without ob- ligating himself to compensate the actors if the backing did not come through. Equity is said to have agreed providing the present cast would be retained in the event the production was financed. The performance was given at the Selwyn and several managers were willing to finance it providing originally produced as | manager. It | a musical | Wax- | ' So Responsive , ef

McCORMACK ARRESTED Promoter, Under $1,000 Bail, plains N. G. Hotel Check Ex- Kansas City, Feb. 13. Barry McCormack, promoter and manager of the Kansas City Comic Opera Company, which presented the DeWolf Hopper Opera company at the Garden for several weeks this season, was arrested at Wi- chita, Kans., this week, and brought back here to face a charge of giv- ing a worthless check. The complaint against the man- ager was signed by the house de- tective at the Hotel Baltimore, who claims McCormack cashed a “bad” check for $149 with intent to de- fraud, shortly before leaving this city in December. McCormack was arraigned before a justice of the peace and his preliminary hearing set for Feb. 20. He was released upon $1,000 bond. In explaining the eheck deal Me- Cormack defended his action in giving a predated check to the hotel as follows: “T paid my bill regularly at the Baltimore for 15 weeks. Early in December I was given a bill for $149.71. I told the management the money would be forthcoming when I received my receipts from a show I was producing for the Lions Club in Kansas City, Kan. “T was instructed to write a check and date it Dec. 24. I did this on the belief the receipts from the show would cover the check, but the show failed and I was without funds. On leaving the ho- tel Dec. 22, for St. Louis, I left word with a woman in the man- ager’s office that I had gone to St. Louis to get money. I did not meet my friends there, as expected, and went on to New York to see my sister, who was ill. From New York I went to Wichita, where I was arrested. There was no fraud.”

$2,500 FOR FALSE ARREST | Judgment Against Goldsmith— Herbert McLennan Sued

A verdict of $2,500 was awarded | Herbert McLennan last Friday in

ithe Bronx Superior Court by Jus- |tice Mullan. McLennan’s action |was against Arthur Goldsmith of the Dramatic Studio, 230 West 46th treet, for false arrest. According to the testimony, on | May 6, 1922, Goldsmith had Mc- }Lennan arrested and charged with the theft of a diamond ring. When the case came to trial McLennan testified that Goldsmith had given | him the ring to pawn and pay his expenseS as saiesman., Goldsmith, on the other hand, sald he merely lent the ring to Mc- Lennan to make an impression on a prospective customer, The criminal case was thrown out of court, then McLennan instituted his suit.

they could recast the leads. LOOKING FOR ORIGINAL CAST The matter was arbitrated at Edward Laska has begun casting Equity with the latter ref & tO/ for the revived edition of his com- permit Waxman to make the | edy on high finance “We've Got to changes and the piece was s | Have Mone y,”’ which A. L. Jones and quently shelved. iMorris Green will again gponsor It is now reported that Waxman | this time for a Chicago run. has disposed of the product Laska has been trying to round a new ~producing firn in Los|up as many of the original cast as Angeles, which will give it a trial | possible, but is having a tough time there and then recast it for Broad- !of it since most of the players have way,

COAST ONE-NIGHTERS San Francisco, Feb. 18. One-night stand shows in this territory are piling up unexpected Srosses in the smaller towns throughout the state, according to Fred Geisea, who controls. the booking sheets, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” played Santa Rosa one night and got $875. “Bringing Up Father” went into Fresno for a single performance t $1,875... Both shows played to $1 top. gone with other productions. Laska has hopes of having a cast set to go into rehearsal next week.

THE “JOBLESS” RICH Harry Ross has abandoned his lawsuit against George White, which dates back to the 1921 “Scandals.” The case was to have been reached for trial next week. Julius Kendler, his attorney, dis- covered that Rose’s income trebled that what he would have earned in the show had he been permitted to fulfill his production contract with | White.

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‘CYRANO’ HIT PROMPTS SUBSCRIPTION REFUND Walter Hampden’s Play at National Will Run Until Summer Walter Hampden is refunding the excess money paid by patrons for his subscription season at the Na- tional, the failure cf the continuance of which is due to the success of “Cyrano De Bergerac.” The balance of the presentations first planned have been set aside until next sea- son. “Cyrano’'s” business is hold- ing up so strongly that it will run until warm weather. Unlike the Theatre Guild and Equity Players subscriptions were accepted only for tht first two nights of the week for all six of the pro- ductions planned, whereas, the Guild and Equity subscriptions extend over a period of weeks. The limi- tation to the two weakest nights of the week proved a shrewd move on Hampden’s part. he antici- pating one or more. successes. The refunding is, therefore, com- paratively simple in a financial way. No complaints have been registered by patrons, though many have asked the dates for the other at- tractions originally named. Though “Cyrano” has been top- ping Broadway’s non-musicals in point of weekly takings, Hampden ig not yet even gn the season. In- dications are he will make between $30,000 and $40,000 on the -season, of continuing until May. Expendi- tures includ $30,000 for the produc- tion of “Cyrano,” and an almost equal amount for “The Jolly Roger,” Lis first production, and a failure. When “Cyrano” opened Hampden was behind about $75,000, most of which has been made up. The an- nual rent of the National is $100,- 0C0, charged off weekly. Hampden will tour in “Cyrano” for two months early in the fall, returning for a second season and the resumption of his plays in November. His tentative program next season is topped by “Othello,” in which he has not yet appeared in New York. To follow are “Romeo and Juliet” and “A New Way to Pay Old Debts.” Also to be counted are a Shakespearean cycle, “Hamlet,” “Macbeth,” “Mer- chant of Venice” and “The Taming of the Shrew.” Late in the season Hampden proposes to do a new play called “The Ring of Truth.’ He {is also anxious to appear in “Faust.” Whether the National will be used next season is not settled, there stil] being litigation pending over own ership rights. The title is held bv a Mr. Patton, one of the prii.cipal mortgage holders who foreclosed. When it opened the Sanjor Com- pany leased the house to Lee Shu- bert and Walter Jordan. The latter promoted the National, but is out of it entirely. subscription

HOPPER-BRADY REVIVAL DeWolf Hopper and William A. Brady are negotiating for a pro- posed revival of Gilbert and Sulli- van operas, to be put on by Brady in the spring, according to present plans. About 10 years ago Brady put on such a revival, while the most recent in New York was done by the American Society of Singers at the Park (now Cosmopolitan), Hopper has just closed after 83 weeks with the Gilbert and Sullivan j troupe bearing his name.

A NEWS STORY ON TRADE PAPERS AND AN EDITORIAL ON SUPPORT

In the recent discussions of the Producing Managers’ Association anent the establishment of a 10- line minimum for theatrical ad- vertising by the “Evening Journal,” which resulted in the association voting to hold out daily insertions in the publication pending some adjustment of the matter, the topic of advertising in trade papers was considered. This is said to have resulted from the supposed suggestion from the “Journal” that some trade and weekly publications (not theatrical) could be eliminated which would counterbalance the “Journal's” in- crease. The latter justified its stand of an increase from six to 10 lines, because of the publication's superior circulation over other’ evening newspapers. Variety and the use of its col- umns by Broadway's attractions and theatres came into discussion. The use of Variety was stated to be of direct benefit to the plays. One manager declared that it is read by professionals, who consti- tute a class of people regularly patronizing theatres and spending money for tickets. That was per- haps a surprising development, but it was the full sense of the session that Variety did aid the theatres. The above ts a news story, just as it was turned in. It provides an opening for ed- itorial comment upon the relation of the trade paper to the trade it represents, The’ theatrical trade is peculiar as a trade—so far the courts have refused to stamp it a trade. Sut trade or no. if it’s big enough, it needs and must have a trade paper for news and protection. The protection might be more important te a trade as a trade than the news. A trade. paper not subsidised by any one faction or person of that trade, is a valuable weapon for the trade itself as a whole. In theatricals there are powerful interests. They know that the- atricals must have a trade paper, but they want to contro] the trade paper which is the most influential —they want to run their part of the trade to suit themselves and use the trade paper as their proga- gandist.

That supreme interest of theatricals goes for every importance in with no exception. If Variety, as a trade paver, fs of any value to the theatre’s box of- fice, that Is something to be thank- ful for. This paper would like to show a return in money to the trade, if that’s possible—which we do not think it is, although the same argument frequently has been vainly employed to convince us. If Variety to all of the has any value at all theatrical business it $2,500 FUR COAT Marguerite Murray Has It—Thomas E. Wye Won’t Pay For It

Thomas E. Wye of Winchendon, Mass., a woalthy manufacturer of knitted goods is being sued by the Lamson, Hubbard Company of Bos- ton, furriers, for a bill of $2,500 which represents the cost of a fur coat which the firm claim they de- lievered to Marguerite Murray, an actress, now believed to be a resi- dent of Spring Lake, N. J., on Wy’ guarantee. Wye admits he stood behind the purchase said he had known the girl for a long time and believes she is honest. While rather hazy as to details of Miss Murray’s presence in this city he is quoted as believing she was in Boston scouting for sites for pic- ture productions. He says he is sure she will settle the bill and that he will not pay it except as a last resort.

NEW COMPANY’S FIRST SHOW The Greenbaum Production Co. will make its initial production in “The Love Test,” a new comedy by James Judre is in its attitude—as long as it re. mains independent. If it can be controlled, directed by interests other than the paper’s own, the theatrical busness had better try to build up another trade paper just as soon as it finds that out— if it ever becomes necessary to try to find out—and we trust that time will never arrive. But the trade paper, if of value, if independent and properly cone ducted, if creating and maintaining the news of general taining circulation and giving ine formation; if allowing anyone in the business, no matter how lowly, to make his plaint public in ‘itg if doing all of these things and doing them fairly and _ honestly, that trade paper should be gup- ported, even by the highest and assuredly by all of those who need protection against the more influ- ential—for only through that can the paper live, and only through that can the kind of publicity be given to the trade that the trade should have, for one thing or another. ——— And by the very virtue and bless- ing of being independent, a trade paper is a stop-gap; it stops “un- der cover stuff” and especially in theatricals—form those who might want to put it over Know the in- dependent trade paper will hear of and print it—a paper that will print everything stops a lot of things. Publicity is the greatest curb and the preventive prevents a great deal of its accomplishments becoming known. The think-twice habit was publicity-born. Variety appreciates the recogni- tion given it by the members‘of all of the theatrical branches, those that have, and Variety claims a cer- tain support is due it, also from those that have not and even from those that have tried to destroy it for one reason or another; that would ruin it tomorrow if they could yesterday.

If we never turn a dollar into a box office it’s a surety that we never can take one away; that is an equalizer—but as a theatrical trade paper if of the character and de- scription set forth here, Variety is entitled to the support of all of the show business—from its friends and its enemies, for were it to pass out how does its enem!es know but that the paper to succeed it in standing might not be “controlled” by the enemies? The trade paper that can be inde- along without that, but it can not live without support—and to be an independent trade paper against all of the temptations is worth much more to the trade than the support that may be given jt. —_—— AFTER JOHNNY HINES Morosco Wants Film Star for Stage Play

Oliver Morosco is negotiating with Johnny Hines, the picture star, t legit as te star of “Across the Way,” the Richard Purdy prize play, which goes into rehearsal this week. Morosco is reported as having of- fered the star a substantial salary in addition to 25 per cent. interest in the piece. Hines has not appeared in a legit production since the days he toured in the Charles E. Blaney moellers. When the latter lost their vogue he went into pictures and attracted at- tention in a series of “Torchy” films adapted from the Sewell Ford sto- ries, Recently he has starred in several feature pictures, return to the

OVER-CAPACITY! “Wildflower” had a birthday last week, its first anniversary. The celebration was held on the Casino stage after the night performance There were 200 invitations and 300 attended.

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t, ete: ERS DEAK OF BROADWAY'S SEASON FINDS LEGIT ATTRACTIONS BOOM ; as it re. it can be interests own, the better try ide paper that out— ary to try that time of value, erly cone aintaining if printing » erest,, ob riving ine inyone in low lowly, lic in ‘its ustifiable; © lings and honestly, be sup- ~hest and who need ore influ- that can y through iblicity be the trade thing or And bless. [ a trade ‘tops “un- ecially in ho might w the ine ll hear of

that will a lot of » greatest prevents yishments 1ink-twice * 2 recogni- berns‘of all ies, those ims a cer- also from even from destroy it her; that they could i:d ruin it lar into a t we never at is an ‘ical trade r and de- Variety is all of the riends and > pass out vy but that 1 standing l’ by the n be inde- have sup- the entire t may get t can not ‘to be an igainst all rth much 1e support

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_ Thursday, February 14, 1924

=? LEGITIMATE.

“Miracle” at Over $50,000 Looms Up Above Ail—

U ‘OLUE LOGSDON EVICTED

VARIETY SHUBERTS REPORTED IN ON NEW TICKET AGENCY Equity Ticket Office in Their Building — Contributing Rent for “Piece”

: > ) t—Wi FROM GAYETY BLDG Phe new and rather commodious Show-Off” Looks Like Smash . Hit inners | ; tied Suan meaner tenkaw anand ° at the southeast corner of KLroad- Going Along Evenly A way and Forty-seventh street 1a |Landlord Disposesses Stock | interpreted by showmen to be a ~— | ; . lan of the Shuberts to enter into | Agent—Says “Wild | lainienhs : | } competition with McBride's agency Broadway is at the peak of the|Cowi in “Anthony and Cleopatra;” | Parties’’ Cause which enjoys the biggest_ resale 3 or, ry 7 . 7 dd 7 it ; » j > ‘4 “Ir a 1928-24 season. Since the first of tse a 0 aggre an — ty pales business in New York. ; ayers attraction, is also classed as ore - ee es eling ex- the year there has been little change nevine ne Channe eS It has been reported feeling ex in the eeklv eipts, the winning aye one . Ollie Logsden, stock agent, with ists between the managers and the w v receipts, > WwW er . tee ‘ : ; tte ; segy ; ee Arriving next week, fn addition to| omices on the sixth floor of the McBrides for years. Most of the attractions maintaining an even); Miss Cowl, are “New Toys,” which teniaer Wenntue, beetio wen betel disputes arose over the agency > tn the new luctions | succeds “One Kiss” at the Fulton, | “° y CASTS Senew aes = Among the Palms of California people taking exception to the pace. Only in the new production : aes s to court in disposses proceedings ; : ae and “The Chiffon Girl” opening LOUIS DE CRESCENT Shuberts’ frequently vacillating has poor business been registered, Monday at the Lyric W. Grif Monday. Upon complaint of Samuel | policy of ticket an ceils a é é 4 oe - ° Stern : a " Fe ° cKe an 8. and the weight of patronage has] gth’s picture “America” goes into ot. Hern, generat Manager of fhe Ranjoict with The Forty-s } tt s ; Fe corporation controlling the building, | HARRY STODDARD ORCHESTRA 1¢ Forty-seveath street site is carried along some mediocre plays} the 44th street, but whether “The | 7)... 7 oesdon was ordered to vacate owned by the Shuberts and includes to profitable takings Living Mask” wilf ne shifted to tl tenis sto i’ . Played return date last week, the Central theatre There were een “r gee B pwede another theatre or close: was unde. | "“"© Premuses. . Palace, Chicago, by popular demand.| | hci tty , ; The break will probably come aad teed eleiee : The court action is said to have|;~ hate to do my dance following| #V@ Small stores clustered between after next week Washington's cided iast nignt, been the culmination of a series of | Sophie Tucker, but art smust be the theatre entrance and the dSorner Birthday marking the turning point Subway Clrcurt “wild parties” held in the Logsdon | served. Regards to all my friends. | extending a bit westward on Forty- fn virtually every season in the “Sally, Irene and Mary” drew big | office, complained about by other LOUIS DE CRESCENT eS or a ae ee past. business at the Shubert, Newark,| tenants of the building. Despite her : merged into one store and will be The approach of the income tax] last week with gross little under} being in arrears of rent but a month, Direction ROSE & CURTIS known as the Equity Ticket Office. period has been blamed for drop- | $19,000; ‘Moonflower” at the] Stern told the court that he was not There is no connection with ths ping attendance more than the ad- | Groad street, Newark, got $14,500,| seeking to recover the rent but Actors’ Equity Association. The vent of Lent in the last four years. | an excellent figure for a new show; | Wanted Miss Logsdomi out of the LEFT STAGE FOR VEIL same name has been used by an A depression is therefore antici- | “Little Miss Bluebeard” played to] building. agency which occupied one of the pated for the three weeks between | $13,400 at the Montauk, Brooklyn; According to the superintendent | Marie Connsity - Satevine St. Fran-| cubby hole stores and the new of- Feb. 25 and March 15. Thereafter] “you and I” at the Riviera, $9,000; | of tle building, Miss Logsdon has cis at Niagara fice is apparently an expansion of business should be normally good] “Partners Again,” $8,000 at the| been in two previous jams with the pt ao it that brokerage. into the spring. Easter comes latc, | Bronx opera house; “Chains,” $8,000 | owners and had been cautioned San Francisco, Feb. 13. The combined rent of the stores which should favor Broadway's sea- | at the Majestic, Brooklyn. against holding the nocturnal enter- Satins Ceatis’ teldeak otatte dat- 1 believed to amount to more than son. Right now, all attractions F tainments. Upon complaints of ten- : =? t the original Equit Ticket office ; io a Celt ahke Brady’s Plea to Brokers ants, she had been shifted to three |TeSS 4nd one time member of the y worth while are getting a full share c m Pe ¢ oe a 1 Alcazar cast here has forsaken the could have handled and the under- f business In light of the recent broadcast- | different floors. Later, the manage- —_ -_ ae at line { k Shut ‘ ° usiness, ; ~— o = ; stage to take the veil as a novitiate standing is that the Shuberts are Last week's grosses were slightly | ing that William A. Brady has been | ment of the building invoked a rule |?‘ ‘ - VCil AS ¢ genial O° sti h a ' é a Ms , re "s , Pe sey ss of the order of the Sisters of St.|(™Vesting the rent in the. project, under the previous week, heavy | doing regarding the situation in the that none of the tenants was per- Al J : f the Broadw; The. @ pre ’ ; : : tas Barca ee Francis in Niagara Falls, according ones, 0 1e broadway 1eatre rains in the early days killing off|theatre ticket agency game and |mitted to remain after 11 o’clock at + ceamak eenaland as Mas Sanane Ticket office and also a managing > ey pee i ao iad " cies eee ‘ " _ ‘ acreara ig 1 > ¢ ve) £ j a Ss xe y » £ 1e » box office trade. This week has|the association between managers er 2 oe ud been = RRR oe the home in Macramente. Cal director in the Bohemians, Inc. (pro- started out excellently, most of the |and brokers, it is rather interest- | building for a little over a year, ; : alae tg ducer of the “Greenwich Village regular matinees being switched to|/ing that Brady has requested the “obra” Rehes sign Miss Connelly quit the stage 4!) ¥ollies”y, is named as the principal Tuesday (Lincoln's birthday) ‘and | brokers to hold out the information ee es Rehearsing a Pang se pa age A td oa) ee, backer. Joe Leblang is said to be ‘ : e ee Z : : aE rR Mar srown expects to ro his 1e orde C f or is > wae Se - drawing big business. With next|]that there is a buy existing for ee seh kldiee of Pose i tin so .» “ ete A pol c + gh lic ye concerned with the Jones interests week also having « holiday, the go-|“The Show Off" at his Playhouse. | “°%Dia‘ . ’ COER” Bl FORCARSAL | ROMY: RUNOE OF tO. VAtRONS S10F- lang may have ioined with the sew ing. figures to be even better, and| But that is what Brady told the | "&*' wees ald,“ published in Sacramento, gency, the. two weeks are counted on to} brokers to do, keep it under cover, _ : - — pe =~ The corner is clalmed to ‘have pull the best money this side of | according to the brokers. The real been one site chosen by Leblang next, fall. facts are that the brokers are tak- for his proposed central ticket of- “The Mirnucle”’: ride over all the ]ing 200 a night for the. Playhouse fice, Which the managers finally list; getting better than $50,000,/ and for the first time in years tha | tossed overboard Later, he is re- while this week with an extra mati-|theatre is not quoted .on the cu F | ported having held an option on a nee should send the figure to a new | rate board. . ON LEGIT | lease. At that time there were plans dramatic record, over $55,000. The] 4 cay buy of 150 seats a night for the razing of the Putnam build- neares to the Miracle” takings is was neroiated for “The Goose ome — se a ing, Which ig the location of the the “ollie bout $40,000; “The Hangs High" at the Bijou and the | Mcbride uptown office, and the idea Stepping Stones” quoted at $34,000, “uti ae “The Merry VW inne of Cot- | The Moro » Stockhoild Prot live orporation i been ‘incorpo was that if the Mefrides were “Kid Boots ’over $32,009, and “Musi | h mal ai Pain g Mew Satur , ca salted sits | rated in New York state with a ipital stock of $100,000 to irry on a| forced to move to a side street the Box Revue” | iting $28,000 rene ean a total an ons. aii rt ; general theatrical business and to ‘safeguard and protect the’ rights of l‘orty-seventh street corner would p p 1 { & a ae ai es AtLraclions P . A new comedy hit arrived with that the brokers hold outri¢ht buys the stockholders of the Morosco H Nding Co In The rporation 1s become 1 valuable gite for a new “The Show-Oft" at the Playhouse | ee ‘ y . . | authorized “to do such things, and employ such means as it may | agency last week, the new veet potato get- “_ ; lawfully do, to ietensil the value of the holdings of iid stockholders Plans for the new Famous Play ting $10,000 for _its initial week. | * Che attractions _ are eal At The incorporation of the protective association is the latest move] ets picture palace do not include Capacity is $15,000, but the premiere | wevrer Laugh,” (Belasco) Tar- in the administration of the affairs of the Morosco Holding Co which | tearing down the Putnam building was Tuesday, the house having been | nish, (Belmont); rhe i‘ Goose | failed last August J. M. Reichle was appointed receiver by the United | The theatre will be in the rear with gold out in advance toa party. That| Hangs High,” (Bijou); “Seventh| giates qistrict court, and ig now operating the theatres and producing | * broadway entrance, and press list prevented the attrac- | Heaven,” (Booth); “Kid Boots,”| pusiness formerly controlled by Oliver Morosco. William Sp aragen of = , > to rrna)t) « crypt Cuan Kaws H ° tion going to bigger figures. wrroll) ; The Swan, rt), | 29 West 39th street, New York, is assisting him a ictive manager of i “Datn # "IT ‘ “ad ico F . sc: es * 4) Tv ‘y ‘th The newes musica hits are | “Rain, (Elliott); Spring Clean-| the enterprise, according to Frank I. Moore, one of the directors of SITTING PRETTY” CERTAIN t} f Porrwsa’ r+ 1 r Ne or fe i] irra}: “Sra ine Ste acy 79 ‘ 1 i ai ‘ *Charlot's RK bo , the om Ss ing, (Kit nse}; ae ene stone *,| the Morosco Stockholders Protective Cor ‘tee ition Sitting Pretty,” one of the two Square an 1d Loulpop at the Anick~ ‘' ORE) > = Nervous Wreck, Other directors are Edward Moir of Marcelilu N. ¥.: Ef. Efi. Roberts | musical comedies turned out by Guy erbocker The TLondor show drew (Harris); The Pong and Dance of Jamestown, N Y.: A. G@. Setten of Cat in 1ugus, N. ¥ M. Hirsch of Bolton, Jerome Kern and p> $20,600 last week, its best gross thus Man," (Hudson); “Mary Jane Mc-| 1540 Broadway, New. York city, and William Spr a en Wodehouse for Comstock & Gest, far for eight performances. “Lolli- Kane,” (Imperial ys “Lollipop,” The subscribers to shares of stock and the number of shares they | Will be immediately placed in pop” is growing stronger r Ss (Knickerbocker) ‘The tise of hold are as follows: S. C. Sugarman, an attorney of 1540 Proadway hearsal, although first selected to ‘ » takings last week $1 Pos Peillv.” (T.ibertyv): “ —— ; : i : : : fe P with the taki ‘s last we k $19 “y wane a O'Reilly, (Liberty) Moon New York, 150 shares: A. Rosenblaum and R. M 1dow, both of the same | hold over until next season and sure to jump ag Lin this rie c. | light, (Longacre); The Other] address, 25 shares each. The par value of the shares ig $50 each. The “Pat,” another of the trio's shows. ‘ tt » e a 1@ ASt c Mi ar + serge gin > P : . . 4 galas - Me e14 ae , eee ' a Aone ee ae ox); "C Ahagpng de It is understood that Moore, Moir, Roberts and Setten were asked to| but is off because a suitable actress faa “A q 1LoOlec at pette Rerrer ’ ‘AI oti ‘ ‘ ni lifaag? . - F 5 - hae . Moonlig rf W 7 ' bis = ; Bergerac, (National); ‘Foliles, represent, as directors of the new corporation, the interests of holdera of | Wa8 not secured than $13,000 ul 13 AsON BACT’ ise |. (Amsterdam); “The Show Off,”| Morosco securities living up New York state and In Pennsylvania, where Hassard Short will stage “Sitting Gt Rosie . hegeratd ni Arts tid = (Playhouse) “Outward Bound,” | a large amount of the stock in the Morosco Holding Co. ta said to have | Pretty.” Definitely engaged for it nearly $21,000 last week; “Poppy (Ritz); “Artists and Models,” (Shu- en sold ire Queenie Smith and Frank Me at $18,500; “Mr. Battling a tri netatta ‘Sbno pe t ‘ ; , S _ ob I 3 zi tle $17 500; bert) and “Charlot's Revue,” (Times Mr. Moore {fs a well known figure in the paper Industry {n northern | ("tyre > § Aries sut ialue Ut hi, Sauare) r , nf vated . : 3 at equare), New York, having at one time been president of the American Pulp and zy “Mary Jane Mech ane arew me I t] ‘ | I A : ing ‘ ; m the cut rates there were 18| /aper Association. ‘ 3 last week , 1 : : e P ’ _ 1 Mi M taal shows offered at bargain rates. The principal office of the Morosco Stockholders’ Protective Corpora- DA {TON OUT OF DANGER “Cyrano” Leads Non-Musicals | thoy were “For All of Us," (Am-| tion is at 217 West ‘5th street, New York. The Morosco Holding Co Boston, Feb. 13 Cyrano De Bergerac” leads the} bassador): “Runnin’ Wild,” (Co-}] owns the Morosco the 23 In New York and Los Angeles, being operated toddard Dayton, manager of the non-musicals Miracle” excepted) | Jonial): The Shame Woman, by Receiver Reichle William A. Brady “Up She Goes” with $18,600; “The Nervous Wreck” | (Comedy); “White Cargo,” ( Daly's); Last month the “Times Square Dally” printed a story of the efforts of | COmpany at the Shubert Wilbur, was and “The Swat ire close contend “The .Lady,” (Empire): ‘ Myrtie,’ the stockholds : rmm.ttee of the bankrupt comp iny to raise n ey. A rushed to the Scobey hospital at 908 ers; “Abit Irish Rose,” the run] (594 st bs The New: Englander, spectu : asked current holders of Moros Hold , ) Beacon street Friday night after the leader, keeps among the ftoy money | 48th St.) The ] vine Mash ind ibs ribe to tt new hem of f mmi ) ‘ 7; sh Ww wich rcute appendi j 3 ind getters with over $15,000 Laugt the sp | perfor oa 2 e of ‘Id and $2 fo 8 preferred “A perated pon ithin a few Clown, Tawurl ipproximated } t Character in Se ; A r 1 3 Sa Daily’ gtot 1 ‘ liy to ; mp nm | h ra figure; Rair bette thar $14, - 441 r ‘ ; - 7 0) ) } re ( mr { f 1} . ‘i j l ) 1a ) | 4 ; ae —f )} ( pDSy | m i9th St.) 1 : € ) } + mm™m »T } ou nding nd nn har 3 of i pol ) od i — ad: $1 tiurricanse ‘ro | preferred, that w 1 briz the commit out $75,000. 9 Dail tated | . (Careeny ] V ) Via t ‘ ! ‘. ither A old one l it > I yr I - | ‘ a — “Outward Found" is classed a4} yyorean st ne a - sl ine etocl : concern tn Ui nae ah ace mee | ERNEST JOY DIES \ laVINE rmLELit up right | 3 j " | ] , Anca ‘ é 1? } tos oe 4 800; “The Potters alec epee d, | (Morosco) Mister P t On) | According t the Story {in the Times mPguare Daily, the pro p u | toniltis low ng an oper aflon at a and the vekerd lees bear P ¥15,009 | St.), and “Topics of 192 tated that with the $75,000, the committee would again gamble with pro- local hospital. He had been ill bu weekly; SPEng . e we looks | Gard | ductions Losses sustained in the past through staging very ¢ xpensive . short while with intestinal flu like a& cine nh jnto warm pyhsacaterse sade * : - musical medies and untried plays, would be avoided, the rospectu The deceased was the western ting $14,500 and over weekly; “In} tated The liabilities of the Morosco Holding Co. were civen $762 representative here for Equity the Next Room” is a good money | q 1 6 EA ’ rma) -> & la Jo 0

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_ 2 VARIETY L E G I T ! M A T E Thuweder, February 14, 1924 : om - no EENSSRDEEENEE — SD JESSIE REED ENGAGED TWO AND MAYBE MORE AND TO RUSSELL COLT?| MAY LEAVE THIS WEEK CRITICAL DIGEST Opinions of the metropolitan critics on the new legitimate pro- - . | —_— ductions. Published weekly in Variety as a guide to the reliability Show Business’ Highest Sal- | ¥ of the critical judgment on plays expressed by the reviewers on th ‘Way Things Happen’ and ‘One| } dailies. , aried Show Girl Back in | “Follies” Wearing “Ice”

Kiss’ Certain to G What The opinion will be repeated when a play closes on Broadway S after a long or short run with the critics to be boxscored at inter- Critics Said When Opening vals, rated by percentage on their judgment as recorded, A : J

Chicago, Feb. 13. | Again the number of shows de- The New Englander “will remain important in the hig- é back with Ziegfeld parting at the end of the week was A dreary reception for Equity’s tory of the American theatre.” The E Rol 1y ompan re all| | not fixed up to yesterday, when|latest attempt, with Mantle — (Rathbun) said it waa ~~ aglow 1 avag. Je etn? a two attractions were definitely an- (“News”) (ie only one holding out gee ly of Barrie.” The only one t! with a ) e solitaire nouneed to leave. At least one aa- | ™ucn hope for it. The others fired to rad any doubt | as to its general Some ¢ irted the report it had | dit 1 show was slated to join a broadside of Such adjectives arn age was Mantle ( ‘News), but P been given her by Russell Colt, for- } ae ute rd bot ni bunch Thi nt implausible, hollow,” ‘dreary, fit . coincided in acclaiming it a eet Tee Math caddl Ethel Barrymore ye outward ound b , : , oa “dragey. and the hike. The general ine P ay. : — a si See oth ae eee is ah ies” certain to go are “The Way Things | impression seemed to be that it} Variety (Lait) says the probabiile le Phe ring is aceepted by the “Follies Happen” and “One Kiss.” smacks more of drama than of life, ties are for a sustained success, Si collection of publicity-made beauties fhe sponsors for “The Way |and not eueh expert drama either. aan . as indicative Mr. Colt will sooner or Mr JEAN BARRIOS Things + etter? were oOver-confi- Variety (Abel) claimed the piece The ictal Visit LSE ee ee ee iF t ted dent of Clemence Dane é@rama’s | 4° rat ota: 1a ehance, The new venture of the Players, I > ? er he ypu ‘ Ye sona > routed | T . , ' "Fate nee te f tte. th Keith t 2 after scor- | haneces on Broadway, great hopes —— - Ine., at the Lenox Hill attracted the c ssie R s famous for two rea- | for a length : tour, ‘Ya. fea- | It opened there to $3,500 and jumped The new Kaufman-Connelly semi- | pression was generally favorable, pc 1 . eunene ewes a ‘on the| to $8,000 the ond week. O inion expressionistic comedy was hailed | although the “World (L. W.) called ure D nspieu as I e uC o, ne sec e . = i } : ee . 1 : : hii maa uae sates ad . wal ‘of ge ne oe are text - 2) ‘{as am excellent piece of work with}the piece tedious and amateurish, 7 wenty-iive consecutive reens was against the rece ner ane 1e mune ahi : } . } : ah » rere ome 73 Suge an” ile pa aie einkie -aad 7 ’ ; : y several calling it the best thes The others were impressed with H, ago it was then reported Jessie set | Western time just played, where at] first week hardly beat $6,000. Last - . ; f Dan Caswell; also for drawing wn the highest salary ever paid a show girl on this side. Some year ot ie “ge : : 7 authors have turned out. The |G. Wells and St. John Ervine’s plot >) e ™ “2 wt a * — E*.~ ejee rr ‘ » 33 ° : : - 39 pS . 4 = p. 7 , rio bar K $100 Weeniy Via pay roll. ean rrancisco, The ¢ hroni¢ le said: week was about $4,508, while the Times” (Corbin) deseribed it as ane lines, such opinions aa the After Miss Reed was through be- ‘Scores a success far beyond other third ¢eurrent) and final week will f“novel, intelligently witty and in}“Times,” “amusing and intelligent,” hardly beat that. good taste,” while the “World” |/and the “Herald,” “interesting and . a aks (Broun) believes its opening date’ unusual,” being characteristic. and whatever else he knew about the} !2 #3 :mpersonactor, ‘ i maidens’ follies The Follies” to | PAUL HUMPHREYS at the piano. ) Ti ewspapers, — ie tat was over, | $$ __—____—_. The Way Things Happen SPECS ON BROADWAY MORE WILDCATTING young Dan tried to bust into vaude- The critics were sharply ville. He is said to have appeared $20,000 FOR RELEASE | | divided on this one, the opinions ; pie & ‘ : ' loth Me; for the first half only — | |} being about an even hreak. [|e Precinct Plain Clothes Men SHOWS THAN EVER Another return to “The Foilies” Gallagher and Shean With “Green- Corbin, Woolleott, Dale and Reason q has been made by Patricia Saimon, wich Village Follies’ Rathbun thought it poor; teeny es ain ae. Pe the Broun-Butte discovery. Miss sa Broun said it was good, prin- Playing openly ‘whaout Leer er Y 7 oR ted Doi Salmon was ill in the Central Nos-| ‘The negotiations between Green cipally because of the acting, tion, scalpers, steerers and hand - First Year eporte ong pital for four weeks, while Hammond and Mantle books are again doing business were deeply envecnet x 3s atong Broadway. With the transfer H in Indiana—Fewer services of Gallagher ond Shean favor. of all detectives from the staff of Shows Out ,

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i } ; 7 e val t MARRIED IN HASTE were settled and the team joined Variety (Lait) figured not Inspector Bolan one sidewalk specu : to} ’ ) rn . . , — swie ‘ ay 7 € tne a Sars ob —s — — |the “Greenwich Village Fotlies® at} | better than an average exisi- lators have made their appearance Chorus Girl Marries College Boy; Akron Monday. Twenty thousand ence here. again. - — — . Booking agents for legit shows in ! he Jorted to have teen th None of Commissioner FEnright’s } ,,, es there Is n J Two Days After They Met dotiars is reported to have teen the} , ' ep | the west say here is now more x . ae - specia sequa > -tectives appar- ‘ ‘ . ecicigiliioill amount paid fer the release from | pec al _ d of de tectives , ippar | wildeatting among shows than ever . Washington, Feb. 13. the Shuberts. One Kiss started out like a bo ; bas been as signed = , ; on mt | before, and that also there are fewer J — eee ’ es . Gallagher and Shean Will start at/| winner and is leaving for the road Broadway as hot an arrest has wer DY hows out at this time than in other A pubneity ca npaisn 107 the “ae — +} ‘ js x t+ + ) +” — A te . } made of yroucht to West Side } . « ‘ ° i 3g eres $3,000 weekly under a three yevrs’} after sticking 12 weeks. Although 1aae r a. seasons. « Passing Show” at Poli's last week | ° aBiptoes aoniaetnioe ime 2 opening | Court since the withdrawal pf the . : agreement. ft was never capacity the opening urt ; . _ ee ee ie £ was topped off when a chorus girl : . ‘ a ; a rs aes Z sats , > “ “2 speetor’s staff West of Chicago it is considered : a. Green and Jones bind themselves pace Was beyt d 319,000, Whe the ass . . . ‘ . _— . thing 4 wildcat married a Georgetown University Offieers in uniform are of little} common thing to ildcat 1 : = “Te to star the comedians in a new} average grosses averaged around a : ae SUES SC . . are. ¢ ae + ae Mine tudent atter a ¢ irtship f two} they . } 7 | @14 nna r? + } value wwninst these offenders is | rough the te itory. Many houses ' . } productior 4 e second year. | $14,0( Being ne s nusical, | *\* ai wesc abet : = Loci. ie —- } ee days. The story landed big in the|’*o°’**"' . Py . . eres = ; : behey have watcher nd immediately }| ¥e!ew the windyburg depend upon 1 , : “ - ps & Gatlagher and Shean have eon- vith a imited though rh Salaried [ey sary VS = — , ’ SS Sa attractions ‘ : C al dailies and is going to supply 2 seats ; a : aR ; ,.|when a econ puts in an apne aaael wnatever attractions May come , . . . sented one-half of their weekly sal- asi, the attrac } prot » Made s = : ; . their wav wel - neident of tk more copy when 1@ youths father | -— = : : aes : ntil J a —— F » wnat the } nae N a . all business activities cease for the} *” ir Way. 4 in 3 a t ne { gzets the ews ccey he RP ANSEpSST OCs ; one ee awe ‘meee San ‘ aes eg oe me being ; established shows taking up routes s , > ; ae ) t Gree receive the mount paid taj wien the pace ( L L p10,- — ee F [ rt inus e istanee of t! j le SS. Allen ¢ hea re Che i . a caaieiains } 0 : j; r It is rep: ted an effort will he | laid ons - nu te, l ib of — 1 states she was a stenographer prior | le to round-up a number of these | -“®% 4°FK or Chicago booking to her “career” and gave her age as | '- ) fenders by detectives assigned to} °M@ces, it is claimed fhe First 21. She further states she will give | ‘ as ~ S a ee ‘ ani, | Lear’ ig wildeatting through In-«= wie J 4UrUs) al i i ‘ i@ district in which the men work. | Pag: Rae a oti ln Bia EYES” FORCED OUT | One Kiss “ ; ; | diana ® ip ae | pursuance or hearts after ; } j rhe case against eight Broadway } cs : : = , four we eks, when she will return | @? s WwW t ‘ ree €3 t une itheatre ticket brokers in the West | A few of ne snows piaying the 1 t ef ' ft «a o L,,! | . ‘ . . 2 ~ — = oo - he here to live with her husband. His] Did $30,000 Last Week in Philadel. | eviewers accepted this musical | Side Court s been adjourned until | ' orthwestern territory have met Hy & ; 140 yt Shele € : * 3 ! ‘ ‘ ot “ seis . name is Charles K. Pritchett and he | phia of French origin as a sure sur March 14 Magistrate Ryttenberg | with eold weather that has aimost : ) . 2% 3 = — ice os 3 , — a " eaicdinatea _ , illo Du si 7 "™) > - « hails from Toledo, Ohio. re | ess. Only one said it was is awaiting a decision of the Court killed business. These same com 7 The story has it that after the} Philadelphia, Feb. 13 | poor, and two others gave it of Appeals hefore disposing of the panies, when they aren't making the | eS" aa ; = S : : . . : r ais SAUTE GSPOsibe ¢ Laie ——s te ‘. d performance one night a party was} The Shuberts had to move “In- | classifieation of fair. Eee one-night jumps are sieeping in . * , Ce ~ } . . oe as i} - ie - staged and they met. The next night | 70¢* nt Eyes” from their own Shu- Four others qualified it for a ; _ 7 hetels with a sign in the bedrooms he went back stage, met the girl, | bert theatre here to Pitteburgh. run, Mantle thinking it a } | whieh warns them that all damage and shot the question at her, “Wil The show had been here three kneckout, Variety (Lait) said “GUS THE BUS” COMEDY to the hesteiry’s furnishings will Be | ou marry me?” When ked how} wer ks, and in that time had drawn it should run the season. | hargen. long it took > 3 aswer re- | arot 0,000 gross, an average of | , pas : This means directly that ihe Jong .t took her to answer, she re- } oe ind $3 : 000 5 es 1 a erage _s ~ |Jack Lait Rewriting His Book into} , h ly ete ae me: plied Just long enough to get my $29,000 Weenly Viinout a New York Production for Ed Bloom ant put the window up at Ene - ities i ~~ | . . - . . . - - . , s 2} —_ + ¢ s hat and coat.” ;showing. It did over $30,000 last j ee. e=t the radiators freeze, ! > One story has it that arriving in| Wees. HACKETT AND “MACBETH” ™he Jack Lait comedy serial, "Gus | ‘ ~ £ : ander,” at ity bi he refused to go to the court-|t»e house. Jones & Green wouk ow gte + sa | dicated some years ago, !s to become | spite f use : e middle of the night|net nsent to @ switch. Street, Failure la musica} comedy production. | Wants $25,000 from Battie House, \ 1 the result that the two of them ' nocent byes Vill £9 tO i } Lait has ontracte@ to adapt is | Mobile q riled un in the taxi and slept until | zo after a week 1 Pittsburgh | ¢ t i € t ‘ |story for play form for Ed L. Bloom sicdionimian I ffice hour rolled around. | Innocent Eyes” will be the first ir next : acti at the 48th | Bd Brendel (Brende} and Burt) will } M le, Ala.. Feb. 123 ¥\V Garden s Ww to } y Ub by aa M nd ’' with James K. |e tarred tn the title role. AWiecinge that the detective of thé y ; ts ago befo Jew Yo! That he ry . ae ee seiteeieat oe [It’s likely 12 production will start | Battle House, where the troupe was } LUO 3 a ' : ; ai =argeagalt F igi eee ees : , . : , . OS ANGELES OPERA CO. a | Hackett. “Macbeth” will succeed | It's likely the produetion wi [Rae Saree, Share Os rene eae 7 © Vv a iof disc lerlyv c¢ duct it ‘A Nor- ner -~+ ‘ £ ‘ } i ] ’ | ij i y ] j s : , : ; | ‘ ‘ ind of New } x, member of “The be - 3 a ~ } ~~ bal ; ite Ny ew t+,! é lé ed | ifiled suit for ili is arrest na > } - si , } - wrest . > ¢ T - 3 j ‘ged with interfering with | lit « ) SHOWS IN REHEARSAL false imprisonment } t iS On | idw ry, five ticket . j . T \ ode } Miss Normand’s snit is aga nst ; ) 4 spe ilators ¥ re arrested Satu | og . the S. H. Pee Motel Cx mpany, and ~ 4 ‘ ‘ l F 7 . he ; 1 taken . night ec , t. This he | TE AYN mm F A My AT: C ~~ T , ‘ ’ a . 7 P , ; ¢ Hog iY | RAINES jaf} t9 +S 3’ SU dS i i oe iber of ari » made in| : Ha j - - | } t +} ; reme | kk \ y Hold ii Y 9h é tne ) i { ve | } y : : ' a. ed y | = n ‘ | ¢ Cc for ANE OAKER INJURED { 1 ’ } 7 Q } r he rem ner +} . = " ‘a ee ‘ ( é ? € 9 7 - i at } Wreet } O¢ = oft ‘ cee trom : i A i 7 . eames — . Th. } procuetion Hy repr et + 4 n enhid i ; » 7 ‘ en 5 | Jean Davidson } be tiie worid . t i . said M ave heen tee! t I f ne 6st i Pa! Off ine ; : } “Annie” Layin . , , om Hippe é LaMar, the plaintif€ hes 3 fe NOT ar ecaneneny BASTABLE or as arrar for Show pees AEN lan injunction and @an ed ies ae hicago, Feb, is = sr, atinih " ; _ y : | ; Se Syra: us v. Y > Leb, 11. | Marv Pra 1 and the “ 2 a Light - b 440407189 a Pi >, ( } « ve,” — } ses, * “aa - ‘ y AS soon as the ruins of he old Ant , a a — ere e next few days for Geraldine | NO “SWEET 16” REHEARSAL | —— 2 ; | Annie” company are laying off here er 4 : pe oe = house have been aispose a ot, work | this week prior to opening a the r i LO Ke he irst ppe al loak . +h, so +tny f ‘ as - ae 5 ‘ 4 4 P ] , : — = oo it :OOoKS as r production of DOUBT ‘PETE PAR ’ REPORT on the erection of a 12-story building | Princess eect Sunday Martie \ nt opera. Charles am} ‘Sweet Sixteen” is to be postponed vill begin on the site of the Bastable | ar. ieee: ora Aner f . . a , the Tee 2 ‘ gore The report that Charles Dilling tans aap wai cit stata a Hflerman figured it would be cheaper enniters rif earsacs were ‘oO 4 J ithe; ve) . ci ft} jead in his An an pvroduction of }} ve been re ed } + Wiutiva ~w ham is going to } roduce ‘ musical ae be B tab! . } ; to lay off than take a hance on : : « ) fe as sfarl psi . c heii * . edade te versior ff “Peter Inn x ; far stepnen sastabdie Nas anne ced tap a at 7 he ¢ Madame Pompadour Although The piece produced by John oes ae ser “d ee ’ Wi a ed fthe plane 6 mot jactate a ti ;the business and censors Mm = r 4 . é oe _ : - - re § . ; ie - yrir 4 1ey St. ead, Was recelyves ,t asd JU stata * ie . _ ni Wisconsi: ne -_ 2 “ 2AY hatee 5 ape 1 es "a 1Ob i - Jdtte 2 eG ce t 5 7 ° Parrar’s present concert tour, s od The members of the company report. - , ginning next week. go into the Colonial, New York. . a I still has a number of dates yet to!] were on hand, but no one connected ‘Gilbert Miller, Frohman manering Henry Herbert is associated with White's eolored show, “Runnm ‘ } fi). } With the management showed up.’ Gjrector, ie -i; wie pe. Baron. 4 Wid," is now at the Colonial. €

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Doing er ows in r more in ever s fewer n other sidered wildcat houses 1 upon come of the routes . of the ,00K lng : First ch In« ° ing the e met eaimost e com- ing the ing in drooms damage will be b. 13. 3 of the ipe was chargé eo Nore of “The 25, has est ¢é nd aga ny, and ED f eb, i3 dad Light off here r at the Martie cheaper ance on in the ne-~ ig ht ial arrangeé- als” will » York. “Runnin’ nial ¥

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STOCK’S FREE WARDROBES Actresses Petitioning Equity to Make Managers Pay Stock actresse® are petitioning Equity to revise the clause in the standard Equity contracts regarding the furnishing of wardrobe by the players. The stock people maintain that gince Equity won their point for legit actors they are entitled to a similar break inasmuch as their sal- aries do not compare with ceived by legit actors Although it has been traditionally customary for the stock supply his own wardrobe, the stock folk say the weekly change works hardship on all and especial's the small salaried player. +} C2Ose Le- accor to STUART WALKER STOCK (“THE PROUD PRINCESS) Baltimore, Feb. 16 theatregoers accorded 4 heavy welcome to Stuart Walker's new Baltimore Repertory Company Monday its opening perfor- mance at the Academy. The occa- sion also served to mark the premier presentation of “The Proud Prin- T npal OCs Upon cess,’ a new comedy drama by Ed- ward Sheldon and Dorothy Don- nelly. Incidentally, too, this thea- tre was reopened once more as a home of the legitimate drama. Mr, Walker’s venture has been based upon his experience during several seasons past. It is planned to make the new Baltimore pany a permanent institution, The leading man—McKay Mor- ris—acquiited himself in good style. Mr. Morris has been surrounded with a well-balanced cast, including William H. Evarts, Ruth Hammond, L,Estrange Hammond, Margaret Armstrong and others The en- semble acting was well the so-called “stock” standard The Sheldon-Dennelly plas Vides a pleasant evening's conmi- aboy =] pro- enter- play there until tha ‘Abie’s Rose" company at the Cleveland, finishes its run Irish Cotonial, x ubot and Walter Vor closed contracts with leasing the Murat at dianapolis for the summer reper- toire season, opening Fine Arts Week in May. The Vonnegut-Tal- bot company will take the place of the: Stuart Walker Players. Vonne- gut has been connected with Walker Ona B. T gut have Shuberts, ne- the In-

|im Indianapolis for several scasons lin financial and stage capacity, eee aA Anti Mastn has be secured by |the Boston Stock corapany (St. James) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Adelyn Bush- nell, who, for several seasons, was leading woman with the company. Miss Mason is expected to go into the cast next eek. Edward Kent, an- other of the cast mentioned as about to retire, ts still playing.

Foster Lardner, present house manager of the Albee, Providence, will continue as manager of the Al- | bee stock, opening in the spring. He | will replace Charles I Lovenberg, who charge oft the stock com- pany in past years. Negotiations are under way to secure a new leading man and new leading womar as well as several other players, had MLS Lawrence is to Wilkes’ Alcazar, San Francisco, Feb. 24, in “In His Arms,” which she has been presenting at Wilkes’ Majestic in Los Angeles. Miss Lawrence will bring practically her entire company from the Southern California city. Margaret open at Se The change of policy at the Ly- ceum, Pittsburgh, from Broadway bills at $1 top ta at half that figure, is pop

Peay reported to tainmment, although the piece has! have turned the tide. After drop- am Panhte ‘ no they bri- | , bee: ashi ag mt rather pte | ping a considerable sum the man- US Ss. 1e dialog 1 Ss ght | : a ous iines @ ala td une to ilg “| agement tried the mellers as a last comedy for the most part, with a touch of The melodrama vot has} jresort and is more than satisfied melodramas |

One of the numerous press opin- ions on the performance of RALPH WHITEHEAD as Jerry Conroy in Geo. M. Cohan's “Little Netlie Kelly” at the Oxford Theatre, London. “The outstanding hit by Ralph Whitehead.” : —Jolo, Variety was

| “ZENO” EXPENSIVE _ Willi Close in Philadelphia Saturday Wiystery Play “Zeno” will wind up its tour in Philadelphia Saturday. . The piece had been penciled in for Boston fol- lowing, but was later shifted by the Shuberts to several week stands, said to have precipitated the closing. “Zeno,” a mystery farce of ithe trick variety, is said to be €X- pensive production to set up and is only practical for run engagements. This is given as the reason for pass- ing up the week stands an

| “ABIE’S" RUN IN BUFFALO Luffal | “Abie's I ish bit ane j t » Feb. 13. opened here last week to excellent prospects the rst week at the Majestic, grossing

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(Continued from pago 11) @ Left ir box office a liberal number of tic! r No tickets are to be permitt “i to be irmed ever to cut rates a iny time unless by mutual consent Brady's opinion of the worth of “The Show-Oft” i ndicated by his reputed off ry of $100,000 for a half interest, which was 1 ted [he Play- house has not had as likely an altraction for ye 5 t real hi there having been “The Man Who Came Back The second night of “The Show-Offt" found ¢} raller it cap y, the pper floor going clean throughout the week William EB. Lewis, publisher and part owr ) The M ng Tele- xraph,” is reported off the paper, it having been taken ove y E. R. Thomas, the majority stockholder L For the last 20 years the Lewises have been In contro! and were rep- resented in aimost every department. W. KE, Lewis, as the publisher; Irving Lewis, managing editor; recently resigned to go to California. Tracey Lewis, W. E. Lewis’ son, a feature writer on the sheet, and Charles Lewis, who, before his death some years ago, was assistant foreman of the composing room, The paper has been reported for sate for mont end of the Lewis’ regime predicted, Now, that Thomas has control, it is hard to say what he will do with it. He originally bought it 25 years ago with the idea of making it the medium whereby he could boost his thoroughbred racing tnterests, ks “on {Il e street’ and the The Provincetown Playhouse proposes radical casting of Eugene O'Noll’s drama “All Go's Chillum Got Wings,” that is to succeed “Fashion,” the second effort of the Village group this season, The plot calls for a white girl marrying a negro and it is planned to have a colored player enact the latter role, Helen MacKellar was mentioned as having been offered the lead. She ia said to have considered it favorably with the proviso that the colored role be taken by a white actor. Not being assured, Miss MacKellar rejected the engagement, although it Is understood she will appear in another Provincetown production later in the season. O'Netl and Kenneth Macgowan are active in the Provincetown activities,

Gilbert his connection Seldes, editor and dramatic critic of “The Dial,” has severed with the magazine and will devote his time to general writing. Seldes is one of the leaders of the so-called “radical high-low- brows” who have taken jazz and vaudeville ag seriously as symphony concerts and Shakespearean drama As the editor of the otherwise “high-brow”’ “Dial Seldes included one or two articles a month, wrilten ®y himself, extolling the low comedy the stage of his favorites, His place as editor is being filled by Alyse Shepard ivowedly run less to the hokum side on whose tastes “Grounds for Divorce,’ in which Ina Claive wiil be starred by the Froh- man office, wili open at Atlantic City Feb, 25. In support of Miss Claire are Bruce McRae and H. Reeves Smith, who were her chief male alds ta “The Gold Diggers.’ The new, piece is belng staged by Bertram Harrison, who also staged the Frohman attractions, “The Best People.” now running in Chicago f built around the charact of | ania | $18,582 | David Burton, who was general stage director for the office, rettred the en Ul il © CR Cte | ' ore . es ae = . : = f 3 the spoiled daughter of parents,| David Herbvelin has succeedea|.. 7&@ Same company which played | first of the year. “Grounds for Divorce” was adapted from the original ' ; : } rrofit of | Brea RP 7 , : | Toronto fer 17 weeks is pla e the] of Erne Vaida by Guy Bolton who, flourishing upol the prot Of; Pred Raymond Jr., as eading man 2 4116 } t ATI jaa OY ry Boiron ' , + | nne Nichn): wonde ' , cil stock, have shaken off the dust} with the Forsythe stock, Atlanta | Anne Nichols \ der here, and | ———— of eir sm: . wh rome for ie | bak . ar howme! elieve & rur e for } 7 . ‘ ‘ ak = — be N — a slit ass Raymond's pencha for recaless pe day ' —% eas , . Stewart telegraphed 4 sign-maker in New York to paint a three- mph society ) ew Ork iy shia rit a Abie = rr es . ; Just as Papa Johnson has rea hed | driving, which got hin 4 nree j ' cheet board Thi performance sold out That was when he was with USL ¢ > nn to be a real prince incognita j ‘ being tried | | 912,000 Ty nee se e iin tte. } OUT 1 sfock W a th { on-4 - ; : - re - ; Mia lorr! « rr it Ss off th i. is —~ Pp be Pp 2 : j Josen Shea who is producing “Trimmed tn Scarlet.” the work of trio honors, making much of the;#*@ 0 Ay $a t res itrichstein’s 7 mat Seg Nags Sgayt ors, K ! ck. eae : ! t stein’s Tour William Hurlburt, in which Clara Kimball Young is to be starred, has part of Ciccolini, the organ grinder;cent, Washingto N Tearle is | ( Pigs i = m hero Next in line comes his pet] pla Y e role ‘ . ylain I 1 worked ot iL unique bocking plan. The piece will be sent on cne-nighters waves. 2 ie ee eee oe Lplain § oD hstein, 1 rmonke not programed; th foi- {hero C t + ee three-nighters and w stands, the dates being mixed up as much as : . : j Sa a t i ] ’ ‘ s, Miss Hammona a | | : ei possibl idea being to dtscover in which class of stand the star has the t ra 1 co vifing good - . } 3 Widow wi pia lv inet A A a ri £O} » Ca ‘ star ’ \ oO } > A > Va ‘ ‘ i a ‘ * , ’ ’ > ’ vorrmee | d thea Canna re lead 1] 1 ¢] She 3 Miss Yo g’3 long appearances [n films have automatically - e ‘ ; > s0Ul ily i I a ‘ ; | womar of the Ce. " Plavers at ipe ¢ : : ‘ rurilt pa i ! , ad and may keep the pictur 469 yr 1 A ‘ports of W. H. Wrigi CSithe Auditorium. Lynn. Mass. this | 191 ; : New a \ iy p tuat he tou TY ¢ , oss ! : : ewer I ial \ Bert attempt tO pul Stock ‘ ah ening succeeding Miami Camp- | } Ye ne . ritte ) : . ’ iL ul Pit > URC 1 VEL wt sudder ly iast week, } +} ; Pp A ~ : ’ yptimis At least there \ no | » forepa of A gz ’ 44 i rene rp ¢ first att wi al - M j — ~~ ; ’ ; > to i ! I nti 1 r eig t ‘ i ) iy na J ! — \ dropped $14,000 i > = ences { “Pat's” Rehearsals Off " ird i iid to be in i | Clec > LOL | ( I ere i? " ——— P _— oo 5 j - . * — ' . =] ft 4 ill tha weeks in an effort to pres . 33} Moro co, Los Ang K date sehearsals o i tne Co yO , ‘ ne ) Ee i cheap neighborhoo | “Cor pred’ ig in : ¢ ' nweante | & Gest musical show to hav ) appea ‘ p 40 ' ) idded” expert 4, The latt Wright op d for the s ma tim@®@!| and ma rT oht istarted this , 4 o ib plaving th ponies Bernard {fg 1id to be worth vO i . *Or* Hill’ | a ‘ ’ i i \\ liam Co > will m n } > ) a) i } A ] 3 j Ls i > M , a { Y ’ x ma ‘ ) T ' A 1 | " i 1 -_- — } b d ! re fj i i r s houe . . ‘ the » at the last er - v8 A A yng ts i |; yea " ( ‘Ko t NI fort 5 K Old ! F ! , | r ; 4 ] 3 ) how +\ ra it | { ) » f i viii! Ls ; . i i . ) i fort , fa > I 95 “S Little 3; ' ) 1 @ Asta |} . ) a Ly 3 t act ' ‘ ) ) a j 4 é is A i t ‘ yf ] ) hy w ‘ { | puyv ) i T ‘ | n | r Yr) 1 } i | {i} r} ( Mt V Co mo eS ? j Ghost’s G j “ the nev + Guid f ; “2 is Wiil OD | { f i ih wi sta ) Oo , toimpet 1 pu nse re . | comn Onweaicil is) r I F " 4 1a . : i Uanlo Litl frou } » littl 0 [ ber of th actor ta i ( : one Th . { + : ‘ ee ee eg: TD. ¢ [ mee l é v? how in add Chamberlain Brown Finds No. 12 were formerly f le fields fo ck | it on a per ta a 7 — or Bucce . b i= for Cc ot ™ wo’ PR MALS VAN any A { wa abs an AD and > scommei-ssiann eteaami aif aapatglsenrenen ee foe TO Paha Pn A AEA) Date iasnas = nae suman ese i 3g ssh

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44 VARIETY y : ——— ~ — —————————————————————— ay = —- MMM ud EEE EEE NS A Thursday, February 14, 1924

4 The Golden Torrent of Praise From The Press 4 F. RAY COMSTOCK and MORRIS GEST PRODUCERS OF “THE MIRACLE”

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ged by s N “Mr. Geat, having achieved ‘The Miracle,’ is to be belief . « Morris Gest has just completed the was. It was Max Reinhardt's ‘The Miracle.’ It was \ presented with a new theater. For all the anguish bravest of theatrical gambles, and he has won. As the spectacle of which we have heard so much, but \ and enterprise expended in the consummation of that an achievement in stagecraft America has nothing to not enough. For once the realization beat the antici- N daumfounding pantomime he is to be rewarded with match it - « And at times the emotion which pation. . . . It was beyond doubt the event of my N ihe means to cause himself further troubles, Instead it engenders is much warmer than wonder. There thirty years of ‘review.’ It was something that battled N of buying him a tranquil haven wherein he could rest are moments truly terrifying in their intensity. This for supremacy and got it. It was assuredly the t N after stormy seas, they give him fresh, artistic em- terror is motivated to a great extent by the atmosphere triumphant happening of a season. . . . Although \ bassies to perform. Whereas he should be demobilized of intimate co-operation which is forced upon the I have made a practice through a strenuous career 5 \N with honors, bonuses and an ample pension, he is playgoer. He is very distinctly a part of the pro- seldom to mention managers, I cannot help giving , \ bidden to quicken his weary steps on the relentless ceedings. Processions, revels, revolutions surge about to Mr. Gest the honor that he won last night.”— I \ treadmill of dramatic endeavor. ‘Give wi they say, m."—Heywood Broun in “NEW YORK WORLD.” Alan Dale in “NEW YORK AMERICAN.” N brandishing the scourge give us more art and more Ne ae .~.. & «& \ large productions \ ‘If I were in Mr. Gest's case I should be irritated The cathedral into which the Century Theairo has “Humperdinck seems to have performed a large, r ~ . « by this display of cruel appreciatioy His vision not ; y > “ congeni iracle of hi Was és N laa “3 os ms poleigites hg A is been transformed by Norman-Bel Geddes is inde- -" om 4 thai st to enuaie that c N only helped to design the cathedral at the Century ; [ vivifies, intensifies, thrusts the bewilderment of mobs J ; } ibably ch in color, unimaginably at spheric ‘ : \ but, solus, he quarried the stone. He battled tact- ecribably rich in color, unimaginably atmospheric in up to physical and emotional sweep. . . . The N fully with the temperamental labor unions and dra- its lofty aerial spaces. The company of principals music, like all else of it, is lavish, tidal downpouring.” N matic artists, and his victory was complete thoug! which Morris Gest has provided is of artists tried Gilbert Gabriel, Music Critic, in “NEW YORK SUN Ny ° 2 P : \ Pyrrhic. He was everything from hodcarrier to archi- and true. But the feature of the performance which AND GLOBE.” N tect and impresario, Beset on all sides by problems most impressed last night’s audience was that which * © © @ I N of finance, construction, personalities, piety and pan- has been least heralded. It was the noble band of : : : , ; . N tomime, he emerged a nervous wreck, twenty pounds seven hundred supernumeraries, Everywhere the Nothing like it for illuminative and suggestive de- f 7 es : ° ? i y : ° > rd 4 N under weig! t and with dark caverns under his eyes. scene was multitudinously animated, vitalized, by the tail has er before been known to the theatre of = : € Rein} , : J § P P ane os \N To the hospital they took him, a victorious martyr to sweep of Reinhardt's imagination and his marvelous United States. a0 matter how abundant dened antici N the cause of worthy entertainment sense of’ detail Gigantic and thoroughly pations, they will be surpassed by their realization at J i , ‘a P : ; : : ‘es e : ‘ ‘ . : 4 “oe we 4 £ > redi di N “Endowing Mr. Gest with a new theater, I believe, worthy artistic venture. . . . In the way of atmos- the Century Theatre. . . ’ Incredibly splendid and N $s not a grateful remuneration. It.is no more penevo- pheric largeness and splendor, nothing more original beautiful. oe, Reinhardt's achievement, of course, NS . eas : : ET OS anand Sens ta en ak ft a a is the notable feature of the American production of 4] Moscow Art T) , rh} Cane? financial visionary. Perhaps the most actual vision ‘ S would be a proper recompense for Mr. Gest’s suc- nsembie of the Moscow Art Theatre John Corbin ' : \ NEW YORK TIMES of a great dramatic idea outside of Oberammergau.” — ] SI cess abors d several possibilities present them- Nis ORK TIME; gcse ls ; a ses R ‘ Percy Hammond in NEW YORK TRIBUNE. kelves. He might permanently be endowed with an 1 appro] ate yas ht nN Gee vic olored and silke é a _ cs * > t ' . . NSS Bi r " soft I “ i rem j ; “In the case of ‘The Miracle’ there have been Indoubted! et . , P s . , ' ae ‘ ndoubtedly surpasses anything Cc the Kind ever NS Sim of ‘Chu Chin ¢ and Pp! ( A castle brought to bear al] the spectacular effects that the . : . b i ‘ rar : : . ‘ geen om the American stage. . . . It is a miracle \ 1 his beloved Rus where wv be surrounded genius of men and the resources of the stage can ] S : sie et ia Ge coe ate =e ‘ ; oe ; of organization, of detail carried out on a colossal | by Palleff, Diaghileff, ] ‘ ios and Stani- afford. . . » New York is moved and shaken by : : EH ge ee ME ' y : . - : .w . ;' order.”"—Suzanne La Follette in “THE FREEMAN ee): y, might provide m with a deserved Nirvana this play as believers in the worst of the great ' NS f he is averse to such olu] 3 banishments city never could have expected it to be.”"—ED!- * 8s © *# ' N there are luxurious v itions to be had hard by New SORIAL in “NEW YORK WORLD.’ ie - 7 ' NS . . i . P ‘The most astonishing and astonishingly beautiful NY or} Mr (Jes ct ‘ pe at ] operating ‘ 4 . y y : NS ¢ the As , mertime thing in the entire art of the theatre.’"—Ludwig Lewk ‘ \ S ink i Sull roidti . : he ‘ “ > NATION \S and from Palm Bea le might be The Miracle’ ts Indeed a miracle. If ever there sohn in “THE NATION SS ant te s the he ¢ eds Mir t t } + the ,) nt a ° ° . N t i i one evel I ne he I Ww a the moment NSS 1 + > ’ Bes . ’ ( ; . : nig pre- The supreme achievement of Reinhardt ‘ P « . NV . , ny ‘ miler & gaod many ye 3 of theatre-zgoing As veritable a cathedral as Westminster Abbey.” ‘ S W ¢ j é ne ¢ Been ] ty Wi i £0 completely “ld rick ARY ] IGEST N with su] te . , NN ; : ' Ove elmec ] V ajes di and beau i 2 @ | ~~. : N ; } sympathet ppeal to tl é to the emo- | . * 4 ¢ ‘ My Ol ine M 6 is continuous, ane man- * . . i : f ct ‘ gs nothing less thal The first hour of ‘The Miracle’ at the Centul i ( it f effect new in e€ greatest triumph tnat the theatre can know- offers probably the most impressive hour any play- | ( edk » designed the € j ciess bo f complete silence—greeted this goer in any age ever spent in any theatre. . .- pre A ect ¢ c iy gnificence Ar remblance of verity) e ee « Where was I? The The entire auditorium of the Century has been relineu not ¢ t eatre eatre But s so real, so ¢ usly unthe- with the trimmings of a huge cathedral. 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\N Book by KARL VOLLMOELLER Designed by NORMAN-BEL GEDDES Score by ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK \ Under P 1 Supervisi f MORRIS GEST was 4 \ but NS SS icl- . \N ~ my \N ~ pM theatre. It proved at least that we can still do big one carried away from the Century a wealth of artistic instinct. He has become thereby a unique N ugh things in a bigger way than any of our poorer com- gorgeous pictures and sounds that will be remembered figure in a world where eccentricity ig the primary N . petitors. . ‘The Miracle’ will probably stand for a lifetime, a succession of artistic irapressiona, requir *ment.”—TIME, NS lan for all time as representing the peak of America’s each one of which must always remain brimfui of 6 ee N ” dramatic spectacles."—Burns Mantie in “NEW YORK delight. . .. Pr \N ine DAILY NEWS.” “The Miracle’ revisited is even greater than ‘The The most magnificent stage offering New York has N a att kl te Miracle’ seen for the first time. Max Reinhardt's ever known. ; Worth a transcontinental journey to \ chef d’ocuvre is so vast, so thrilling and so sublime see.""—"TOWN TOPICS. \ “The beauty, the completeness And the impressive- in its scope and impact that one’s reactions to the 2. 2° es N "ge ; . av ay refcC e oqualle eet ade j ; WS noe ness of this some have aes oe ay a - Sept a nesaeagan by pos amie and a “In respect of size, vivid and artistic color effects, \ Kt on eel —— —James Metcalf in ALL STREE Morris ne blend into a shimmer ngcecrned oO living masses in violent or picturesque movement, in N rhe JOURNAL. eercews oe See aa Sad oe : a tc. general impressiveness and sustained interest, it N e.” 7 oF Ss reppin gps r areceanen ae ne come ae excelled any spectacle yet seen in the local theatre. N UN pillar meray vee OF COMPS GEPTONNON: « « . . + Truly a magnificent, artistic, fascinating and, N “Reinharat's ‘Miracle’ makes every other theatrical veritable wedding of the arts, a union of transcendent in various ways, an instructive panorama; a noble NN production in town look like a parlor trick. It is, gontua that is not _, to many generations to entertainment, with an appeal to intelligence and N without the customary fear of superlatives, the big- enjoy. = Pollock in “NEW YORK EVENING sensibility; an achievement of which any theatre N de- gest and most beautiful thing that the wails of an JOURNAL. ¥ might be proud.”—J. Ranken Towse in “NEW YORK \N the American theatre have ever housed. Just why I EVENING POST.” N ci- timidly limit the observation by sticking in the ad- . «es N at jective American, I don’t know; for surely no Euro- “A new and very high mark has been set in : : NS d pean theatre building has ever contained so richly ae’ ; ; : . : “*The Miracle’ is not merely vast and bold, as any NN on theatrical enterprise and artistry; the presentation : as h ar NS ; thrilling a production. If in the past I have , ’ ag good spectacle must be; it is what the few great spec- se, of Max Reinhardt’s masterptece {s in itself a prac- i bti 1 t NWN of occasionally made low comic references to the kind ti Steal , , tacles on record are—it is subtle. The wealth o NN . ical miracle worthy of comparison with that : ' : N of hat Morris Gest wears, I want to apologize at tr : : : Morris Gest, the genius in designing of Norman-Bel NN va a i , j j e legendary vivification of a statue which is fea- Geddes and the art of the incomparable Austrian N ion once and in full. After ‘The Miracle,’ which his maya tured in the play. . . . To fit together effectively ne eres my shuatn catia’ Gk Ue ene N ’ j 15) si . é 2 rhe B ac as aia prise has made possible, I don't care what kind o the elements that give power to ‘The Miracle’ has Porecaaisice c : N hat he wears. For all I care, he can wear a pink ‘ ; . : : the very quality of its completeness strikes intensely NS ; required genius and art instincts of a high order. upon the mind:"’—A/ark Van Doren in “THE NATION.” N bonnet with red geraniums on it and I shall be pre- All ef ue whe belleve in o real mission fer the : : : . \N pared not only to like it but to announce it the sorapel stage, in an always possible uplifting, have reason * ¢ @¢ «& N yer somest lid in all New York. He has eg i cr to be grateful to Mr. Reinhardt, Mr. Gest and i. sehiaee> edieteeemeh “ahha tet’ deals meee NN cle superb a job of entrepreneurship that he is entitle their associates in the marvel at the Century.”— Ss soe : : N oat ! hereafter te look any way he wants to look. And I EDITORIAL in “NEW YORK EVENING WORLD.” equalied on the New York stage. Even the many NN ¥ hereby give him the ‘necessary permission. wns other big productions made by Morris Gest, who is N The scenic achievements of Norman-Bel Geddes o— the moving spirit that brought ‘The Miracle’ here, are N stamp this young artist as the leader of the American dwarfed by this new achievement. The sensa- \N fu} school. . . . Stop reading criticisms of “The “The world's greatest dramatic spectacle is now tion of the present dramatic season. New York has N on Miracle’ and go to see it."—George Jean Nathan in on view at the Century Theatre. As a pageant, full never seen anything to equal this superb pageant, nor N 1K.” : is it likely to see anything which st sses ‘ “JUDGE. of life, color, detail and movement, Max Reinhardt’s ; = si ot sacohgs yt _— SAD. “FP \ eee e : ; ? Miracle. Normal-Bel Geddes’ magical achieve- NN production of ‘The Miracle’ exceeded ali expectations. : i NN ment in turning the Century Theatre into a medieval N “For more than three hours last night in the mar- The transformation by Norman-Bel Geddes of the ; . \ : cathedral is the most astonishing feat the New York NN . vellously transformed Century Theatre a great audi- interior of the Century into a beautiful Gothic cathe- ittitiaiy Vanes Ghee niin nig Piaget Ag N : age has ever seen. » CO- é ay- — ence sat hushed, tensely attentive, at times breath- dral and the rest of the production are marvellous eee , oe N z ers, musicians and workers behind the scenes is a NS less, at moments awestruck. This, while a new and achievements, and Morris Gest deserves the greatest masterpiece of stage generalship She. theange--at splendid high mark was set on the score of spectacu- praise for his undaunted courage in carrying the work pane atcndiedieaia ie Poneto the seine aa the N lar drama as New York has seen it. . . . “The through to its present consummation. . . This ata xe ‘éebtiation the ones sudaa onsen aaa the N 7 Miracle’ is stupendous. It is almost unbelievable. Reinhardt-Gest production is one of the stage wonders aa niente iad ies ‘inti . ee ‘The presen red on N r= It is in itself a miracle, true and splendid, of today’s of the world."—Stephen Rathbun in “NEW YORE waty * é i he Mire e N é a ie a a . production that no one should miss. There ve stage. . . . Back of all the rest stand Max Rein- SUN AND GLOBE. ae ages i oy ape CAEN h reated and staged the pantomime-spec- are some things so great, so powerful, that they para- of hardt, who c Ba sence aoe lyze the strongest pen. This is one of them.’’—Robert ree 4 tacle, and Morris Gest, to whose liberality and per- G. Welsh in “NEW YORK EVENING TELEGRAM.” in sonal supervision the production owes its magnitude, “Humperdinck at his very best—not for a moment , ss Be z ° a ey XS of A combination of giants who have produced gigantic forgetting the wonderful composition in ‘Haensel and N Als results. . *% . Overwhelming, overpowering, all- Gretel’ and the exquisite beauties of the ‘Koenigs- “At once a play and a prayer and a pageant, and in NX jed embracing."—E, W. Osborne in “NSW YORK EVEN- kinder.’ From beginning to end there was an almost its service the work of thousands of hands over many NS bs ING WORLD.” constant succession of wonderful harmonies given months, {n many lands, has culminated at last in the SS DY « - = ? 2 forth by the orchestra or by the big organ, glorious unbelievably transformed Century, itself touched bys SX ve Aa choruses or exquisite melodies, while now and again some magic new in the theatre. The result was such BS ree “Without question the most notable theatrical pro- the sonorous tones of the chants resounded through a spectacle as this country has never seen before. NS f- . duction New York has hina seen. . Marks the the cathedral.”—Charles Pike Sawyer in “NEW YORE The most leaping ambition in the American theatre \ TS 4 , highest peak of Reinhardt'’s SEnleveRnent; an achieve- EVENING POST.” had attempted the theatre’s most staggering task. Ss n- ment so fine a, whether it continues for a year or i a ae Se For, while Reinhardt made “The Miracle’ beautiful, S ue for a month, it will be remembered nes notable event Morris Gest made {it possible. ‘The Miragle’ in its of im the mentary o¢ the American . theatre.”—"THE “The rays of collective genius, gathered from many scheme and its aspiration and {ts craftsmanship is OUTLOOK. rea lands by Morris Gest and focused to a burning point like nothing we have had before. Here was a pageant ; ‘ of matchless beauty, have burst at last into full flame. more astonishing and more beautiful even than we N 7 “Never in the American theatre has so much pure The light of ‘The Miracle’ must henceforth be the had been led to expect. Your correspondent’s hat may N he beauty been crowded into an evening. Never has so sovereign beacon for theatrical spectacle. It has be- be considered as officially off to Mr. Gest, Mr. Rein- SS is great an amount of money been expended in the wildering splendor, apparently Mmitless magnificence. hardt and Mr. Geddes. With endless criss-crossing ng creation of a stage spectacle as Morris Gest has spent More important than all, it has a narrative intensity processions; with sweet voices from high, invisible WN ipt on this. And never has one been less conscious of that makes it a memorable emotional experience. choirs lifted in the chants of an elder day; with the of cost in the presence of loveliness. . . .° We have In actual performance ‘The Miracle’ tran- throb of organ music, the twang of harps, the sorcery NS re had beauty. aplenty here before, but never has it scended every printed promise. The move- of a thousand candles and such dimlit and startling ps been so authentic, so free from ostentation. . . . ment of the mob evinced most startlingly the genius spaces as the old cathedrals had guarded as their N Lde ‘The Miracle’ is something of a kind you have never of Max Reinhardt. Nothing approaching its expres- secret—of such stuff is made the most prodigious SS lic seen before and are not tikely soon to see again. sive mobility and ordered variance has ever been theatrical production within the memory of man. n- Last night's premiere was an event of great im- accomplished in the theatre. Finally must come the ‘The Miracle’ was carried from the ends of the earth N of portance to the American theatre."—Arthur Pollock powerful personality whose prescience made possible by the insatiable Morris Gest. Now, within the space \ in “BROOKLYN EAGLE.” ‘The Miracle.’ Morris Gest came to America as an of twenty-four months, he has brought us the N cx. se & ignorant immigrant from Russia. From odd jobs in ‘Chauve-Souris,’ the repertoires of Duse and the Mos- N the streets of Boston, he became an attache in the cow Art Theatre, and at last ‘The Miracle’ of Rein- N it “Unquestionably the most impressive and most theatre. He has risen through a series of phenomenal hardt. Gest is the greatest of our importers, and we N Ly ‘ : coups to the position of dictator of theatrical spectacle should think that by midnight Tuesday he might have N gorgeous dramatic production ever staged in the ; : : es : NN , ; ; : in America. After a number of staggeringly mag- called {it a day and crawled into a cave to sleep for N ed United States. The premiere of ‘The Miracle nificent musical extravaganzas (‘Aphrodite,’ ‘Chu Chin ten years."—Alerander Woollcott in “NEW YORK N a proved that Professor Reinhardt is fully as great an Chow,’ etc.), he introduced the Chauve-Souris, the HIE RALD.” \ y] . ‘ , . ry" © a] . oa 7 . * artist as he has been heralded and that Mr. Gest is Moscow Art Theatre Company, Duse, ‘The Miracle. \ \ an even greater impresario than he has heretofore He has the combined temperaments of the no-limit “Remarkab!e milestone on our theatricaji road”— N been generally conceded to be. In retrospect, poker player and P. TF. Barnum, plus dominating Stark Young in “THE NEW REPUBLIC.” \ DPLIEETT EE y Me Fru y 7, Z s ’ CY ECE AMMECEHEKEZZ K&@ EZ@M@aM@mt t@!@@q”@#9JryJyq9| =! ee eeddeee@ Q@EeeeEqeEqE@eEc@ ECM CCM @EEM@@@E/HEX@ MMMM >_

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Thursday, February 14,

NDAR “FLOPSIDED,” HEAVY DRAMATICS TAKE SUDDEN DROP

Musicals and Comedies Getting Big Play—Shows Changing Houses—“Old Soak” Leaving With Season’s Record 17 LEGIT IN LOOP Chicago, Feb, 13. Out of the 17 legitimate attrac- tions in the Loop theatres last week only two musical offerings and feur comedies held up. The heavy dra- matics went to the depths. Reck- oning grosses the loca! calendar is “flopsided.” A surprise shuffling of attractions takes place this week-end. ‘“Caro- line” is a failure at the Garrick and moves out Saturday night. “The Lady in Ermine” hopes to stem a downward tide by going over to the Garrick from the Apollo, and “In- nocent Eyes” will take up the time at the Apollo. Walker Whiteside of difficulty at the Playhouse and the engagement has been limited te four weeks for “Mr. Wu.” “The Lullaby” about reveals the fact that local theatregoers are determined to prove to New York producers that this type of play refuses to stir 'em up. Coming on the heels of “The Lady,” this decision will. probably be considered emphatic for the time at least. Sir John Martin Harvey's experiences at the Great Northern are pathetic. Margaret Anglin comes to the Blackstone, but noth- ing is mentioned for the I!linois at this writing. One point is certain from the way business sizes up. Local playgvers want their entertainment served to them in a frivolous manner. Think- ing plays are having rough going. Complimentary notices by Chicago is in the throes critics don’t seem to help the plays which the critics claim “people ought to see.” Four comedies—“Abie,” “Kiki,” “Best People” and “Give and Take” going along in pace-making channels. “The Nervous Wreck” re- mains unsettled. “Give and Take” keeps from higher figures through lack of capacity. “Abie” is just wild, that’s all. “Kiki” has shown a ten- dency to slip, but the Belasco office, following a close study of Chicago conditions, announces the last four weeks for the Powers card. This promises to shoot “Kiki back to ca- pacity immediately. “Best People” ] was only approximately $1,500 from } the previous record week. “The Old | | | — l will t the new i i } tik h ( Oo! l rriving tal 4s * ol taasa 4 . ‘ _ I cor (10n, wlll I t »| ; Wily > case when | I of T mriie S The | MI ru t now ge . of a | € ¢ , " : 2 ¢ Cie Al Oo mca “e ad A, TY mreh r¢ q ne } pla = ¢ na tr *} a i 4 , ‘ * ) i ‘ i N¢ ( | be al i ir “Topsy and Ev: Runner Up ind | to the “Follies” in 3 ni ( : city WwW ; wh } main lue to the blizzard prev Tuesday night and which also in flicted its effects on the following evening. At the tirne the storm was at its height Monday night. “Topsy” had the best house in town th roucn having ttracted the full member- ship of the Executive Club The Selwyn is specializing on Monday stunts to hold up the weak nich The show is ctually beyond a reckoning Desper ite co-ope: by the Dun : 3 With licity department served as a great anchor at the start. Now the show is growing in strength by constant rehearsing. Just an oddity wi freat work by the Duncans is the way wise showmen put the reason for the draw. In seven weeks the third quarter of the Loop season will be checked. Meanwhile, premiers are popping up raster an were marked off at } th

the same time last year. If the shows that come with a strong New York hit mark could hold up there would be steadier bookings. Local critics have used up considerable space of late commenting upon Chi- eago sending plays to New York only to fail, and vice.versa. In “Spring Cleaning” and “Best Peo- ple” local students of the checking up system believe Chicago has the edge on New York in the season's summary. “Best People” is yet to be seen in the east, but the betting is stronger in the play's favor for a New York success than even was the enthusiasm for “Spring Clean- ing’s” chances, Last week’s estimates: “Mr. Wu” (Playhouse, 1st week). Melodrama starring Walker White- side. Off to slow start, not match- ing premier strength of house’s pre- vious attraction, “The Highway- man.” In for four weeks. House again safe on $6,200. “The Nervous Wreck” 7th week). Hung that will probably here until spring, Grossed $14,000. “We Moderns” (Cohan’s Grand, 6th week). Little stronger than $11,000 with plugging campaign promising better. “Best People” (Adelphi, 14th week). Holding up remarkable average for length of run. Just un- der $13,000 and about 1,500 off from the previous week. “The Business Widow’ (Harris, around figures hold the piece if not longer. (Cort, 4th week). Finishes Saturday with Peacocks” essaying to break house’s of consecutive flops. string Ditrichstein’s vehicle totaled $7,000. Despite low grosses at this theatre, management shows kly profit because of expense “The Changelings” (Biackstone, srd week). Final with one week chopped off expected stay be- cause of grosses being exceptionally weer tieup. week ei, small at al] times. Final figures under $7,500. Margaret Anglin a opened Monday in “A Woman of No Importance.” “The Lullaby” (TMlinois, 3rd week). Decision made to take it out Satur- day. Reported piece left Knicker- bocker, New York, on gross of $16,- 000, but this town has turned back on the type of play for the last two years. Under $8,000. “Honeymoon House” (Central, 7th week). Sales never exceptional, but combination expenses met through cut rates. Can stick a long time on $5,500. Puzzling many how Les- ter Bryant does it, “Give and Take” (La Salle, 8rd week). House considers present booking easily set for balance of season. Hit again for around $12,400. “Abie’s Irish Rose” (Studebaker, Tth week). Hovered around $22.490 and constitutes the dramatic lead of the town and would have gone higher except for blizzard. Big capacity of.house permits high gross at the scale, “Kiki” (Powers, 7th week). four weeks now announced. to little over $18,000 and return to capacity with weeks announced. “The Old Soak” (Princess, 21st week). Leaves Saturday with run record of season by five weeks. Stay will probably be challenged by “The Best People.” At present “The Fool,” with 17 weeks, is the runner- up. “Soak” ehecked for $8,000. “Topsy and Eva” (Selwyn, 6th week). Keeping up furious gait, getting stronger in performance strength, and threatens more freaky records. Showed. showmanship pre- vailing. Figured $20,500. “Ziegfeld Follies” (Colonial, 7th week). Two weeks left of excep- tionally successful stay. Ziegfeld campaigning this year stronger than ever with newspaper advertisements Estimated gross of $35,000. “Lady in Ermine” (Apollo, 2nd week). Considerably off from sales premier week indicated, but move to Garrick Sunday will probably Last Went should farewell

settle into surer gait. Went to around $14,500, “The Breed of the Treshams” | (Great Northern, 2nd week). Sir| John Martin-Harvey changed pill in |

ful grosses. No checkup made Goes out Saturday. Basil Sydney opens next Sunday in Theatre Guild productions.

| midweek from “Oedipus Rex.” Piti- | j

‘OVER 330,000 IN 3 PHILLY WEEKS; — “INNGCENT EY ES” CLEANED UP

‘| Cohan’s “London” Did $1 7,000 Last Week Despite Critics—‘“‘Covered Wagon” Called Sensational at | Forrest With $19,000

L’eb 13 | W ( stretch of! weather, a good variety of shows | nd, generally speaking, the Fight | shows in the rig houses, last] week was one of the best-rounded | weeks of business the legit theatres have had here this year. All eight attractions laimed at least an even break, and, except in one case, there is no doubt ut that a solid profit was recorded. The only opening of the week, Cohan’s “So This Is London,” re ceived some rude bumps from the} ritics, but the crowds appeared to] eat it up, and idvance sale in- dicates that the reviews had] to say made little or no ‘mpression n the buyer of orchestra seats. [It has six weeks at the Garrick, S$ succe or bein2 i matter of 1 mys y Cx in is trying to ‘ ( for R e O'Reilly,” apparently, from present indi- | cations, failing. If so This Is Lon- } don” grosses big in its six weeks’ stay, it will be excellent indi- cation that the admiration Philly theatre-goers hold for Cohan far outweighs their acceptance of the eritics’ judgment. “Little Nellie Kelly” was a tremendous success at the Forrest at the beginning of the season, its demand not being hardly scratched after four weeks } when bookings reed it out, and *'+Cohan himself drew absolute ca- | na ; pacity at the Garrick in “The Song jand Dance Man” later in the fall. In fact, since ‘“‘Mary” stood them up at the Garrick three or four sea- sons ago, Philly has the distine- tion of never turning down, or even being lukewarm to a Cohan show. Otis Skinner in “Sancho Panza,” considered by some Skinner admir- ers not so entertaining as a num- ber of the star’s recent vehicles, but

| highbrows as the finest thing Skin- | ner has done for years, did a very big week's business at the Broad | The Forrest again jammed them to] the doors with “The Covered | Wagon,” undoubtedly the most | outstanding film engagement at a | legit house the city has ever known. } The Walnut, with the third ana last week of the Theatre Guild, had } a spotty record, though the sum} total meant a real profit. There | seemed no way of explaining why one night should be very big and the next night poor, but that is what happened. Contrary to some | previous engagements of this o1 ganization, “The Devil's Disciple” was the outstandingly popular offer- | ing. Not only has the engagement | proved successful for itself alone, | but it is generally believed that it | has helped the house immensely and reclaimed a certain high class car- | riage trade which it had last year, | but which was lost by such attrac- tions as “Red Light Annie” and “The Good Old Days.” The four Shubert houses had varying success, the leader among them being “Innocent Eyes,” the re- vue with Mistinguett, at the Shu- bert. This was the first musical show which has done really big business at this house all season, but with “Greenwich Village Follies” and “The Passing Show” to follow the Shubert ought to win back its former place as the city’s second best bet for revues and musica! shows. The success of “Innocent Eyes” came through word of mouth largely, as it had no reputation when it came here and was not any too wel! treated by the critics. “The Gingham Girl” dropped an- other notch last week at the Lyric, but, inexpensive a show as it is,

welcomed by the crities and the (Continued on page 17)

“Cyrano de Bergerac,” National.(12th SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT

play is also considered.

Figures estimated and comment point to some attractions being successful, while the same gross accredited to others might suggest mediocrity or joss. The variance is explained in the difference in house capacities, with the varying overhead. Aliso the size of cast, with consequent difference in necessary gross for profit. in business necessary for musical attraction as against dramatic . a Variance

a “Abie’s Irish Rose,’ Republic (91st week). The “Miracle” of comedies, likewise envy of producers and authors. Instead of being affected by road companies, business here jumped of late; pace $14,500 last week, “Artists and Models,” Shubert (26th week). Will probably earn more money than any of this season’s musicals. Reported having netted profit of nearly $200,000 already. Low cost of operation revue; last week off—$18,500. “Beggar on Horseback,” Broadhurst (ist week). Much attention given this satirical dream play in out- of-town stands. Shewmen say it will be no half-way attraction, Either landing for big-money or not. at all Production cost amounts to $50,000, “Charlot’s Revue,” Times Square} (6th week). English revue hit looks like great money-maker for Selwyns and Charlot. Business last week grossed $20,600; best figure for eight perfermances. Scale up Monday to $4.40, with Saturday matinee $3.30 and night $5.50. week). Walter Hampden fully ex- pects to run out season with “Cy- rano”;. balance of subscription plays off. Business approximately capacity latter portion of week. Quoted at $18,600; previous week over $19,000. “Folliec,’ New Amsterdam (17th week). Ziegfeld promises new “Follies” for convention next sum- mer. Present show expected to remain until then. Weekly pace tops musicals, with better than $40,000 claimed “For All of Us,” Ambassador (18th week). On way to beat strong Chicago run of last season. Mov- ing Hodee from 48th Street jumped business, with greater capacity for cheaper seats. Recent pace $12,000; last week few hun- dred less, due to bad weather, “Gypsy Jim,” 49th Street (5th week). Management undecided about this piece; commendation from patrons encourage continuation, wast week started at better gait, but total takings about same, $4,500 Must increase to stick. “Hurricane,” Frolic (Sth week). An- other week sure, and Mme, Pe- trova attraction mav remain long- er. Already doubled original booking. Pace around $5,000 ap- pears to afford some measure of profit for show, guaranteeing roof. “In the Next Room,” Vanderbilt (12th week). Winthrop Ames’ win- ning mystery piece, and only drama of type on list this season. figure takings ttractive ' iast W Business holds to a weekly, with eek’s again close to $12,000. “Hell Bent for Heaven,” Frazee (2d week). Considering change from special matinee berth, this drama’s first week regularly moderate Takings } t $5,500, but this} week tarted excell ntly. “Kid Boots,”’ Earl Carroll (7th week). Eddie Cantor cleaning up with this mu il comedy class how Capaci il] perform- inces with fi getting big prices even for balcony locations; $32,200 right alons “Laugh, Clown, Laugh, Belasco (12th week). Management expect- ant this i last out season One of season’s successful! dramas. Weekly p about $15,000 ” one will most ice Last week first full week for new Weber musical. Strength of score outstanding feature and giving attraction some draw. Claimed $13,000 last week; satisfactory. Moscow Art Theatre, Jolson’s (5th week). (Second repeat.) Booke ings for road start after anothér two weeks. Russians demonstrate amazing ability to draw paying business, Popular scale doubtless counts in favor this trip. “Mr. Battling Buttler,” Selwyn (20th week). Certainly carving way to record for success on Broadway, Steadiest of musical comedies and figured real money maker on tour, $17,500. “Mr. Pitt,” 39th St. (4th week. Geét- ting good attendance by virtue of lively cut rate trade, but grosses under the guarantee figure to date, Not over $3,000. ‘“‘Music Box Revue,” Music Box (22d week). One of Broadway's big five, that group made up of “Miracle,” “Follies,” “Stepping Stones” and “Kid Boots.” “Music Box” one of classiest revues of type, getting over $28,000 weekly. ““Myrtie,” 52nd St. (24 week). When Oliver Morosco opened attraction house title changed from Berkeley to the 52nd. So small only slight grosses can be drawn, and “Myre tie’ has not started anything. “One Kiss,” Fulton (12th week). Final week. Small cast musical with class and pretty score. Never capacity but profitable until re- cently, when pace dropped to $10,000 or under. “New Toys” succeeds, “Outward Bound,” Ritz (6th week). Now rated dramatic hit. Lauded at opening and promising busl- ness from start, weekly pace bet- tering, with last week's gross g0- ing to nearly $15,000. “Poppy,” Apollo (24th week). Never any doubt about thi: musical, which always rated with leaders of class. Weekly erait since New Year's between $18,566 and $19,000. Ought to run through spring. “Rain,” Maxine Elliott (67th week). If convention going does not in- clude Harris’s dramatie gold mine it will surprise talent. Continues close to capacity, over $14,000. “Rise of Rosie O’Reilly,” Liberty (Sth week). Went upward last week, gross hitting close to $21,000. Cohan, however, will take it to Philadelphia after another four weeks, counting on run there until hot weather. “Runnin’ Wild,” Colonial (16th week ). Any colored attraction that can run half as long to as good business is to be considered a success. This one looks like it will continue until spring. $12,000. “Rust,” Greenwich Village Theatre (3d week). Village house claims getting little money. That should place pace at better than $3,000. Little danger of moving uptown. “Saint Joan,” Garrick (8th week). May be moved uptown March 3, Theatre Guild then resuming with another new production. Guild claims “Joan” most successful of its presentations,” with capacity for all performances. Over $8,000; house limited. “Seventh Heaven,” Booth (68th week). John Golden’s Broadway gold getter has lots of life yet. Playing to between $11,000 and $12,000 weekly, good figure in this house. “Song and Dance Hudson Man,”

and all indications point to run until summer. Got $19,400 last week and sure to jump this week “Mary Jane McKane,” Imperial (8th week). Rain storm hurt business generally Inst weck, but a party held pace up here. Business about $17,500 last week, which figure profitable for Hammerstein musi- eal. “Meet the Wife,” Klaw (12th week) Standing up nicely, and counts as one of season's comedy successes Weather hurt bit early last week. but week's total not far from $12,000. “Merry Wives of Gotham,” Henry Miller (5th week). Though get- ting cut rate support, Henry Mil- ler’s attraction growing and might land. Business last week went to nearly $12,000. Ixxpensive to operate and no profit yet. i“*Little Jessie James,” Little (27th (7th week). George M. Cohan veek), Claimed profitable at thought of appearing for about $8,000 pace which explains re- eight weeks on Broadway with moval to small capacity theatre | this sure hit. He will probably from Longacre. Last week's gross | continue until after Easter, no quoted between $9,000 and $10,000.| substitutine player being in sight. “Living Mask,” 44th Street (4th | Cross around $16,000 weekly. week) Griffith's picture, “Ameri- | « le ing,” Eltinge (15th ca.” will take oman house after} sr Sone anil among critics Saturday Another house w | tbout English comedy clicking, possibly be secured for “Mask,” but Broadway sharps figured it and special matinees of “Six Char | could not miss. $14,500 weekly icters in Search of an Author.” | now and set until spring. “Mask” under $6,000 i ‘Stepping Stones,” Globe (14th i “Lollipop,” Knickerbockér (4th | wee Continues to piie up big- week). Rated best musical pro- | est grosses in history of house duction from Savage office in| py virtue of $5.50 top and great years excellent entertainment, | draw of Fred and Dorothy Stone. Quoted at over $34,000 weekly. “Sun Up,” Princess (38th week). Lucky for Princess this drama came along; admirably suited for tiny house, and. at approximate cait of $5,000 weekly profit turned both ways. “Sweet Little Devil,” Astor (4th week). To have been switched to Central because of picture book- ing, but latter shifted to Lyric. “Devil's” business held up well last week, gross littie under $14,- HOO, “Tarnish,” Belmont (20th week). One of strongest of season's dramas. Might attract bigger grosses 31 larger house, but here looks as~- sured of season’s run with weekly gross over $8,500. “The Goose Hangs High,” Bijou (34 week), Highly touted and started 1°

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One dramas. osses in pokSsS as- h weekly tijou (3d 1 started 17 Af Thursday, February 14, 1924 LEGITIMATE ——_——- — VARIETY 17 CHICAGO OPERA AGAIN TOPPLED OVER BOSTON LEGIT LAST WEEK Opera Did $85,000, $9,000 Over First Week—‘“Bat” Replaces It in B. O. H. “Up She Goes” Only One to Hold Up Last Week Currently at $1.50 Top— Boston, Feb. 13. On the second and last week in this city the Chicago Opera Com- pany, playing the Boston opera house last week, hung up a record for business which is liable to stand for some time to come, at least until the company returns. The gross for last week was $35,000; house practically sold out for every performance. The business was better by $9,- 000 than the first week and the in- crease was due to the using of Mary Garden in the matinee performance last Wednesday. She sang the lead in ‘‘Louise.” This big business done by the opera company drew from the other attractions, and with one exception the grosses were smaller than those for the preceding week. The one exception was “Up She Goes” at the Wilbur and this musical offset the drop that seemed imminent by working in a midnight performance on Thursday, which drew close to $1,900 and put the show over to $16,000 for the week. It was $1,000 better than the week previous. The other seven attractions play- ing the city showed losses from the grosses of the previous week of from £500 to $3,000. “Vanities” at the Colonial was the most seriously affected Wy the opera. It did about $26,000, off about $3,000 from the week before. The show at the price scaled could do $32,000. It has failed to touch this figure so far. “Vanities” has two more weeks and then the “Music Box Revue.” On the final week at the Shubert the “Greenwich Village Follies” went off to a gross of $27,000, with the blame also on the opera. This was a loss of $1,000 from the week before and $3,000 less than the “Follies” did its first week. “The Passing Show” opened Monday night for three weeks with the ‘living curtain” and “living chande- lier” getting quite a play in the Sunday ads. “Up She Goes,” which has been playing the Wilbur for several weeks past and which was due to go to Providence next week, because of Ethel Barrymore coming into the house, has been given more Boston time. It is booked into the Majestic for next Monday, shifting over to the house across the street, when “Polly Preferred,” which hasn't been a big money maker, moves out of the house. It is understood the Brady musical will have at least two weeks at that house and more if conditions war- rant it. In connection with “Up She Goes” the business which it has done here, running between $16,600 and $15,- 000 since it opened, can be traced to the energetic manner in which the show has been handled. It has been broadcast twice, once on the opening and again when it pulled the midnight performance last Thursday, and has grabbed off space in the dailies repeatedly on well put over ideas. It is claimed that this has proven in Boston what can be done with a show just about ordinary when it is handled proper- ly and full advantage taken of all opportunities. Manager Stoddard Dayton kept the ball rolling right along, up to the time he collapsed from appendicitis and went to a loca! hospital for treatment. The business which Jane Cowl put over at the Selwyn has been re- sponsible for the stretching of her stay here for one more week. She was originally booked for two, but when the house record went by the board the first and the second week started off exceptionally strong the engagement was extended to take in another week of “Romeo and Juliet.” This proved to be such a success that another week has been given here and she has “Antony and Cleopatra” on this week with an ex- tra matinee Friday. Despite the opera, she did within $500 of ca- pacity for the house last week and with the opera out of the way is depended upon to ketter that busi- ness this week. Mrs. Leslie Carter in “Stella Dallas” is booked to fol- low at the Selwyn. “The First Year” at the Hollis was another one which slipped last week, business being in the neigh- borhood of $14,000, off $1,550 from the week before. The same story that holds for the other shovs in town (the opera) is said to hold for this dramatic. In the first week at the Tremont “The Clinging Vine,” with Vivienne Segal, ran to about $15,000. This was less by $1,000 than the business registered for the final week of “Adrienne,” but better re- sults are expected this week. “Polly Preferred,” now on the sec- ond week at the Majestic, is not showing much pep. The show did $10,000 last week, off $1,000 from the business the opening week, It is finishing up this week. Last week’s estimates: “Vanities,” Colonial (8d week). Did $26,000 second week. Antony and Cleopatra,” Selwyn (4th week). Third week using “Romeo and Juliet," Jane Cowl's gross, over $17,000, off gust about $500 from week before. “Up She Goes,” Wilbur (6th week). $16,000, up $1,000 from week before. Moves to the Majestic next week, “The First Year,” Hollis (6th week). Isn’t holding up any too Pwell. Last week show reported to have grossed $14,000, off $1,500 from week before. “The Clinging Vine,” Tremont (2d week). $15,000 first week. “The Whole Town's Talking,” Piymouth (ist week). Opening fairly Monday. ‘Whispering Wires” final week did but $6,000. “The Passing Show,” Shubert (1st week). Usual girlie show first night, playing to capacity. Final week “Greenwich Village Follies,” $27,000. “Polity Preferred,” Majestic (3d week). This attraction has not come through very strong here, opening with $11,000 and doing $10,- 000 last week. “The Bat,’ Boston opera house (ist week). In for two weeks at the house, scaled at $1.50 top. Played to big business at Wilbur last season. SHOWS IN NEW YORK (Continued from page 16) off fairly, balcony sales being weak. Second week’s count was $7,500, satisfactory in this house, though not exceptional. “The Lady,” Empire (11th week). Has been beating $10,000, and at pace may continue until Wash- ington’s Birthday. Surprise at- traction and though getting mod- erately successful grosseg was not figured to land after Chicago turned thumbs down on it Over $10,000. “The Miracle,” Century (5th week). Gest’s sensational draw, getting over $50,000 right along and claimed to be growing. sig splashes of publicity in rotogra- vure and dramatic sections of newspapers here and out of town. “The Nervous Wreck,” Sam H. Har- ris (19th week). Season’s most successful laugh play and top money getter among non-musi- cals. Weekly gross better than $18,000 ($500 less last week be- cause of party). There should be litt'e deviation before weather Erows warm, “The New Englander,” 48th St. (2d week). Opened Thursday last week with critics divided. Indica- tions are it won't do. Little call in agencies, and next attraction already decided on—James K. Hackett in “Macbeth.” “The Other Rose,” Morosco (9th week). Off a bit last week, with gross around $9,500. While attrac- tion holds up fairly well it is doubtful if profitable at present gait, “The Potters,” Plymouth (10th week). Went upward bit last week, when gross close to $14,000 mark. Little doubt show will run until warm weather. Doubtful at first, but has steadily improved. “The Shame Woman,” Comedy (18th week). Well-liked drama, but with cut-rate clientele. Able to make money at between $5,000 and $6,000, which ought to be agreeable to house, as location its further handicapped now by build- ing of subway on 41st st “The Show-Off,” Playhouse (2d week). Regarded cinch hit and SUSAN TOMPKINS and MONS. EDMOND QUERY Featured at Franklin, Ottawa, Can. From the press, Feb. 6th, 1934: “A substantial attraction is Susan Tompkins and Mons. Edmond, who pley as the true music lover would wish.... Miss Tompkins displaying masterly han- diing of her instrument....Mons. Eid- mond heightens the attractiveness of the act with his atriking plano solos and splendid accompaniments....A real treat as musicians, being superior to the usual vaudeville artists.’’—Ottawa “Citizen and Journal.”’ This week (Feb. 11), Lyric, Ham- ilton. Next week (Feb. 18), Keith's, Syracuse, Direction ALF. T. WILTON, as- sociate FRED B,. MACK. Western, CHAS. CROWL. “PATCHES,” NEW IN WASH., $2,000 ON WEEK “Passing Show” Hit $37,000; “Merton” Did $17,500 Last Week Washington, Feb. 18. “The Passing Show” did not reach $40,000 last week, but it was a big week for the show. It got a considerable panning, both from the dailies as well as the old word of mouth, though nothing could stop the avalanche of business, “Merton of the Movies,” with Glenn Hunter, did well at the Na- tional. An extra performance was given by holding over an additional Sunday. “The Fool” may have disappointed a little on its first week at the Be- lasco, in view of the startling re- ceipts realized all over the country, but if every attraction with a $2.50 top could get as much there would be no room for complaint, “Patches,” a new one at the Gar- rick, got practically nothing. Recent figures from the Internal] Revenue Bureau disclosed a big jump in business throughout the United States. Washington, so far, has held up its end in the good business done, Estimates for last week. “The Passing Show.” Poll's, With none of the girls whose unadorned forms were shown in pictures in all the supplements of the dailies and in the choice locations about town, with the show, and those that were with it all dressed up; got close to $37,000. “Merton of the Movies.” National. With eight performances; about $17,000. “The Fool.” Belasco. Quoted at $9,500. Held over for second week. “Patches.” Garrick, Somewhere between $1,000 and $2,000. (That is generous, too.) “The High Cost of Living.” Presi- dent. Stock; a possible $2,600. sell-out Monday and press seats attendance not much under ca- pacity. “The Swan,” Cort (17th week). Big- gest money maker for Frohman office, Gilbert Miller having se- cured Molnar’s royalty rights for asong. Business between $17,500 and $18,000 weekly. “Topics of 1923,” Winter Garden (13th week). Delysia show turn- ing out money maker, though went far into box before show moved to Garden. Brokers plug- ging attraction through getting bonus on tickets, $27,000. “Way Things Happen,” Lyceum (8d week). ‘inal week. Impressed out of town, but fell flat here; second week under $5,000. Jane Cowl succeeds in “Antony and Cleopatra,” “White Cargo,” Daly’s 63d St. (15th week). This drama looks set into spring. Business improved with present pace claimed between $9,- 000 and $10,000; means profit for house and show. starting off like one. First week about $10,000. Counting party AO calpain ne “Wildflower,” Casino (54th week). Went off somewhat early last week because of bad weather. Gross around $16,000 and long run musical probably made ome money. Site AION Fa 5 ol ee ¢ - WHAT “SALLY” DID Wires Truthful House Manager “Variety COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb. 13. “Sally” grossed $6,070 in two per- formances at the Burns Friday and Saturday. No matinee Saturday as two aft- ernoon shows had been played in stands on the way here and the attraction will not play nine per- formances a week. The above telegram was sent Variety by V. W. Footman, mana- ger of the Burns, It is the first ad- vice sent by a house manager in reference to any Ziegfeld show that can be really relied upon. Although Zieggy always has claimed to hold the first run rights On all wires concerning any of his attractions. This ig partially due to Ziegfeld’s special contract with the telegraph companies to use 3,- 000,000 words annually, all prepaid. MAY ROBSON DID $7,000 Revival at Columbia, Can Franciaco —“Lightnin’ " Got $18,000 at Tivoli San Francisco, Feb. 18. The revival of “The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary” with May Robson at the Columbia did $7,000 last week. On its removal to the Tivoli, “Lightnin’” got $18,000. “The Bat” at the Curran got $8,500 and “Anna Christie” at the Alcazar $8,100, with $4,500 for “The Chocolate Soldier” of the Terris Hartman company at the Casino. This. week “The Bat” at the Tivoli, “Rejuvenation” holding over, “Lightnin’” also, with “Captain Ap- plejack” with Wallace Eddinger at the Alcazar (stock). NEW ORLEANS BUSINESS New Orleans, Feb. 13. The Neil O’Brien Minstrels will do about $6,500 at the Tulane this week. The Saenger Players in “Blue- oiece. Eighth Wife” will get over SAN CARLO’S $28,000 Los Angeles, Feb. 138. The San Carlo opera company did $28,000 last week, its first here, at Philharmonic hall. SHOWS IN PHILA. (Continued from page 16) : undoubtedly still well up In the pro class. This is its sixth week in the city, and its fourth and last at the Lyric, it being almost certain, how- ever, it will switch to the Chest- nut Street opera house next Mon- day and try for a long run at a $1.50 top at that house. Three Openings This Week This week had three openings, the critics generally taking in “The Dances,” at the Adelphi. It was in the nature of a rather sudden book- ing, Hodge's new play having been expected to follow “In Love With Love.” “The Greenwich Village Follies” opened with style at the Shubert. It has a much softer berth than last year when it came at the tag end of the season after the city had been surfeited with musical attractions. Last year, too, it was kept too long. “The Passing Show” doesn't come in until March 10. The week’s third was Sir Harry Lauder at the Walnut for his cus- tomary single week. Next Monday will also have three openings, “You and I,” the Harvard prize play at the Walnut; Irene Bordoni in “Little Miss Bluebeard” at the Broad, and “Sally, Irene and Mary” at the Lyric. Estimates for Last Week Sancho Panza”—(Broad, 3d week). Fooled those who claimed it too highbrow for Skinner fans. Busi- ness beat $16,000 last week. “Greenwich Village Follies”— (Shubert, 1st week). Opened big. ‘Innocent Eyes” ran around $28,000 in last week of fine engagement, doing over $80,000 in three weeks here. “The Covered Wagon”—(forrest, 4th week). By packing them in, loges, boxes and even occasionai standing room, this phenomenal film engagement again sensational last week. Around $19,000. “So This Is London”—(Garrtick, 2d week). Critics didn't like it much, but crowds did and first week about $17,000. “Zeno’— (Chestnut, 6th week). Final week with profit claimed. Last week, $7,500. “The Dancers” — (Adelphi, week). As week’s only dramatic opening, drew critics. Length of stay not announced. “In Love With Love” picked up nicely to $9,000, and wouid have done better stiil in third week. “The Gingham Girl”—(Lyric, 4th week). Stili holding up well, with Ist little under $13,000 reported last week. Probably moving to Chest- nut next Monday. Sixth week in eity. LITTLE THEATRES The performance of “Pomander Walk” by the Masque of Troy in Schenectady, N. Y., last Friday, under the auspices of the Wire and Cable Club of the General Electric Company, marked the return to the cast of two former members. John T. Birge, dean of the Little Theatre players in the county, and Arline Armstrong Huntington, leading woman for the Masque in “Peg O’ My Heart” and “The Thirteenth Chair,” were the prodigals. Mr. Birge understudied several mem- bers of the cast earlier in the sea- son, while Miss Huntington was in retirement. The former played Sir Peter Antrobus and came near mak- ing a faux pas in the scene where he is informed of the birth of a child to a neighbor and says, “God- bless-my-soul, I'll be a godfather.” Mr. Birge received word Friday morning of the birth of a grandson, and he would have been pardoned had he transposed the line so as to say, “God-bless-my-soul, I'll be a grandfather.” The grandson arrived at the home of Prof. and Mrs. Ray- mond T. Birge of Berkley, Califor- nia. Mrs. Birge is the niece of United States Senator Thomas ”. Walsh of Montana, the man who exposed the oll scandal. Her child's middle name is Walsh. Professor Birge teaches physics at the Uni- versity of California. The Community Players, of Den- ver, made a distinct hit at the Woman's Club theatre Saturday afternoon and evenine, with “The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary,” the title role being played by Katherine Ommanney, a dramatic student of considerable promise, Capacity au- diences greeted the players at mati- nee and night shows. The settings were above the average for Little Theatre activi- ties, the costumes good, and the talent more or less perfect. There was a noticeable absence of the usual amateur shortcomings; so much so as to give rise to the suspicion that some professional talent was used, The personnel of the cast in- cluded Earl Shaw, Sherman San- ders, Will Morgan, Donald Lee, O. B. Thayer, Frank Young, Irma Greenewalt, Jessie Pickard, Flor- ence Tobin, George Schwenke, and Helen Benson. The Little Theatre movement hag recently been revived in Denver and some ambitious things are promised for the balance of the season, The Providence Junior League outshone its enviable reputation for producing distinctive and highly amusing entertainment in its clever presentation of “Vanity Fair” last week at the Biltmore Hotel, Provi- dence. Through two acts and 18 scenes the. production had a striking resemblance to a Ziegfeld musical revue. The outstanding chorus of the entire revue was the Mah Jong chorus, while another almost as popular was “His Majesty's Voice,” an inimitably amusing skit, written to disprove the scarcity of bananas, Eugene Ford coached the produc. tion and also wrote several musical numbers in the show. Rhode Island society admirably supported the presentation, The present quarters In Washing- ton of the Arts Club wherein their performances are given will no longer accommodate the crowds. “The Passing of the Third Floor Back,” the most recent production, found the little theatre of the club filled to overflowing. A little the- atre in the rear of the clubhouse proper which would accommodate 250 persons. It was for the pur- pose of starting the building fund for this theatre that the recent Bal Boheme was staged at the Willard Hotel, which realized a large sum. The senior class of the Coopers- town (N. Y.) High School recently gave two performances of “The Charm School” in the school audi- torilum. Charles A. Coleman, Jr., and Mary A. Martin played the principal roles. Others in the cast were Charles D. Ellsworth, Theo- dore R. Lettis, J. Gerdon Michaels, Frederick W. Becker, Thomas F. O'Connell, Loulse F. Newell, Aline Dryden, Gertrude [. Stillman, Mil- dred Gallup, Grace L. Wood, Lucile D. Houck, Dorothea H. Houck and Helene E. Kreham. A Passion Play written In Amer- ica Is to be produced at Omaha. The play. was written by Rev. Michael H. Gorman of the Creigh- ton University faculty. It will be presented for the first time at the Brandeis, April 6-8, Father Gorman Is a Jesuit profes- sor and priest.

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Sir Mont gu Tollema. he FL RC Rt ews z. Wigney Percyva] Sir Vincen: Iielm rer. KR. Ce be Guid a Kenneth Hunter i ee Whitford Kane Sir Nathan Tsrae}, F R.C. 8 ---John Blair Mr. Jas; er Sturds e, M. S..Lesr. rj onergan Lalag PEE sar ubeseceanrare Ann Davis Perhaps in a few weeks ® Convincing berformance in a legit-|™M idame 5 Bae ...Fer inda Eliscy Production. Then “Trimmed snton Ragatzs C00 5006s 0000 sone ate in Scarlet,” in Which she heralded | Basil Owen.’ *’ ievaseee tn Pat Somers, | final to the legit at the Stone | mE ceken | the House in this city Saturday Play craftsmanship of the highest ij may be worthy for Broadway, Order sums Up this work of Dorothy | to be his Jast. is fortunate that Miss Brandon, Which has had a run in} arranged for two weeks | Lon ana received its first American | and then a run in Chi- | Showing Sunday at Poli’s. It Fives | attempting to startle | to Lionel Atwill the best part he has Harris, Jr., the Producer, | Says made “quite a4 hit some five | years ago in ‘Within the Law’ and has just returned to the Stage after |} a five-year redirement.” author lays bare hep entire Plot during the first act. You know, | ' ' feminine Star in Ann Davis, whom | . } for any €motional aec- » Just What the finish wil] be, the real test of ability comes jn ed to give a matinee Sat-] the telling, ana jit is here that Miss Brandon excels. The Piece has its done them aj] Sood. crude spots, but ji Can be candidly } ’ The , takes rathar , : . yet to readjust herself to “putting Phe play Ned eee rather of a ray dialog. She Seemed at times | 4t our accepted Mstitutions of doc- tors and surg, ONS and is a grea; bit ] lo ) nd t , le. laboring unde: the de fof propagang for the c} ritemetnns titles were keeping thy ha ee SP Res ha actors, ' | j “gi Surgeons, jus as > lead in 4} ~ Whole grouns of lines waa, 28 the lead i: . > Nay does, Hle 4S a Coarse } f , ) a ~+} . i “Oo penetrate further than the} AP tag ea his acne: > ‘ . , PAC. Uses it] MieCreg AU] ful li Ww rows er s ting -OUid | ws Her acting could sion to the « ul socic al ; yr . r Ue improved upon in|; wnt that hye Can Cure the crippled some members of her ( tughte, of the head of the Surgeons much more cor the “aughter having been Stated by i this true of Hugh Wincing. | }all 4S a hopels S cripple, lays David kbbing, the | The Script utilized by Robe; Mil looks Young and acts} ton, the Cirector, js POSSibly just ac believes hy iS young. /is the Nnglish version. The, Will | - mpie as Archer King- | neces. 1 y have to be some cha veg ser very creditab}. Mr. Atwil) On many occas Ons lost ation of an exceptionally | all Sympath but that is What was character, that of a hincom- | intended And ean there be a be tter Swell, afraid th it his | test Of ability? Love interest in the iS (or rather la; k of | piece js « ippresseqd entirely With the turns out) ar, S0ing to} featured role UNntI the last act; b ! embarrassment ;; his} When it doe: me it is beautiful ’ formed home Circle. Horace de ne, I ne of the best bits in]. Miss Dayig DOSSesseg em tional- ingle dramatic appearance as | ism reaching since de pths, i husband of the rathe; _ The cast in ‘ludes Whitford Kane ‘ incomprehensible Irs. enneth Hunter, Lester Lonergan. Ha \ Banr ‘ a j l€é i f ippea Nf on the ne the old Jove) v | = 5 48 a directo rather 7 ; | ? f 1 and hic] I r; Fernanda Elis: u (how | h ft a} s ! Was!) ind he Of mn h | Cha Ky vy j tront-] Pat Som. | } f Sei , a nd clik for Wil . a 3 Hi I firs ) in«d { ise] De me - ; y 1 nuE ‘ me f 1 caus oe ae E nOW “The Outs; I j do some very en- | Mee The | iy} SIMON ET | | n|PAVLON CALLED p ER ] i u I} — an j : . | V ‘SHington, Feb, 13. | = : | Peter Gra) (ACh epee ia gc Ce Tea » 1a p- he cn Soha Ee Ree ey B i P NOU fail to rea, vhen | Mad Tu W } Ness ic No} nd irlt \ D | : ~ ‘ 4 | y } ¢ | ) ¢ . "Ss | ‘Oundance of clever | } int J Jenks...Robert Harrie | len they get cross ZElve | Major Pp, oc. ; John Horry. eatest anneal . se | CS } Re r 1 { Lteé appeal] comes | 4 Fs } u2C OL me ther Joy 4 | n Dp win oO} rr. . ; ra x . 4 i iM Sa i] a Sta iy the . ‘ iA | i A i ; { S pure buy} but | 800d Y f i}? A f f anothe Nn \ Dy]: fen with is me I Goodman, “Tp, Man | . - ' A ’ ’ . ft home becau €e of an VV ine ( me Back If memory } serve rightly, the latter Diece ital unMercify] Y panned from all angles ’ her childhood. Stephen, {SO will this dramatization of this] 0ld that she thish 1 book by Robert Keable that went] she Cannot pull , , ow fer which as through editions unnumbered, rmant all) those years is the Sight of her son President Sunday night, where the oung Manhood and how piece js being tried out by Leonard newt the prison which Wood, Jr., in conjunction with Wil- ‘4uSe Of his efforts cr | lam A. rady, Utilizing Wood's Fe name of the mother | +, k company, a lot that, for jn- is fo nom he ae ; Stance, had jn its numbers a bunch His faith “espite the | in “n upper box that came close to ; him | falling Uverboard jn their desire to everything that js bad, | miss nothing in a Scene wherein an ting to blackmaij} to keep Ordained minister has a Party with ©M who has not who it could b knocking, by “It’s the hou Se detective.” enough of those ensationalism to fill the- Ss is the Wanton she has beeen Piec- | rance into g would rather, the front, turn would do this eee ee —... famous bath ; Omitted, ang ; ' j ; } ng his sermon, to what become } Ceding, }and there you | indeed, i the | times i key, | Coudrey, i > Should all ea to Pegey frkeged OT gert ay: in to Miss Young has not been able od rR 2 Bit was re vealed, ; Company, WhO are now defying the qualified | Wwe the NCca OMAN HUNTER “The Woman | automobile, | would t near-possibilj { to whip it into any | ty of a hit, hunter is a man who decorate the lob- } Such as flirts wi Dlay’s few g hur fone to |] and gun, It was a queer lot that filled the | him. The remain woman hunter Story comes f the husband, the police de the woman taken for quate only same is true woman hi only fleetj the entire p Onds effery ening the inte then qu _vartery LEGITIMATE on Called Peter,” ote Practically daily rs are blamed as co- S and who have reached Si0n that these men of in the main but n’t be much of a / 8 piece, they will prob- to find out What it are raving Over, Up in this—as a box action it wil] §0 big; as a simply awful. nd oOut—after be- a French Sirl whom ad aid in reaching & to the front as a it is that none of the his sermons, but When returning from to a gir] rather than He does find out. | rity ina Baudy cafe: is attracted to him; Spirit of the thing rather likes it, | comes close to being se- French girl who thing because of his of her back in England r Julie Witha thud; they While both are on} English hotel, with the tub scene of the book after reams of talk the the program bills finds him déliver- | Which he announces If any afte r-thought | rop of the fina} ,; ure | a little Curiosity as /a S of him, ana if Julie " as she States she the numerous episodes | me story As the one pre- | tiresome to a “nth” | aS Stated, three Or four } Sensational] kick, up of additions | Stock, dia very well | Noel Tearle. imported to do | Possessed some mo- While, Only at Most unnatura! ) leading woman , f the Harrigan. too dese ryes does June Webster. ‘rench gir] Splendid): Conn., Feb, 12. Miar + Ryro sax ling Malcolm Fas t Trrer Ruth Shepley coces W 1 | ] harlot Wa weebeees Ww Connelly ) ie Hunter,” by Lewis Tracey, is medi- I in the play itself, but | in the direction | knows, Showing of the | 4 frie. inflexible as a evident that | lable hotels- Food- What he beli, excellent lover | Hloor it A young ri¢ th h mM love ( her i Sreate exter } ned fo i YT: hive ? ' ky I rR | afain ue; I love and a {Ss upon it, | § by brute force to he | Curtain falls on thy | his ses ne there an. | band does not re UrD | 5, “4 moment to dic. /!? the villain’s irms, | in deep re-| aa I J ! ' \ | ‘ i H I f p ‘ 2% iO tt ( AY bedroom as he h di | fli; confront him | Shoot him if he} | n hunter tell. her as of | Mary not shoot him. that by trigger of the | timely however, shoots | Wife, der is that the | Wis is dead, the Wife's | Jump. om her own lips to who forgives her, anq | partment is told thir hunter had been mis- ar and shot, Dley as the Wife is ade- in almost assing moments, The tention. am Boyd as the Marcia inter; these two give the | the rest & Seconds of reality jin port in not ver roduction, and these 8€C- [| ventional] re e like Beysers, quick- rest temporarily and considerably ickly dying out into unin- and pressed 8 playing y hich failsdistinctiye p ius Greenwald Herbert Ashton, Jr, the typj “% C salesgip 16 ebb siiacca ae Della Trout ing berick salesgir) CREWS RV gas. Fay Courteney | ‘ epartment store and the next mo- ++++. Vincent Duffey Speech that might have had are a little coterie The nine buildin ‘ and are deye}- vith it {°PNgS Bedford Mews as an artistic | those who are the The in the Mews the- production ye poration | one off in tainey, Evelyn nald Travers, - BEGGAR on HORSEBACK Production jg en - though the ¢ aturday Night” ] ver on Sunday €, Mary McFarland | te Day, in a room- | lewhere in the squalid | York, Her window | | | jazz for dance Let ate : : for souse pur-| scneme of which Was the last gasp Jazz band that Bets |! eee Shade and the Siddily about the | mi cing gets the hors. | 4ppeared Grethe Rutzt-Nissen a | The fly guy is Mary and says Sag the truthfully Jammed into 29 minutes, it might tO grip the at- exception of tuth, the Sister, cast offer little £up- ¥ €Xacting and con- an Hunter” needs to be tightened UP, sponged © a much more Thursday, February 14, 1924 —— —— —— ——— =. YS PRODUC WITHIN WEEK ON BWay tae RDAY NIGHT make a Vaudeville act, but they the Cherry Lane | WOuld hardly Stand for it on the by Robert R. Pres vaudeville circuits, It is doubtfy] Sinald Travers. >re- | 1f it Would have been Produce “ine Playhouse Feb. 9%. | Anywhere else except in the Vi). +++eee. William Friend lage. Surely it’ ay ; eeandor Ida Fitzhugh Broadway y il never come to rey -- Juliette Day Mi es 7 : ‘Liye C. Clement , iss Day showed lack of direc. Pi Saes Ke ead eer Luls Frohogr | tion, bartially due ty lack of editing . Marie Chambers | the Script. One moment She Was ‘ Who Was George Haller | Working behind the counter jn a scr: Lester Vair/ ment She was Biven to flights of ee i their Origin in the Mouth of 4 college performance Friday Sra duate, 1€ entire play was invited audience | Just about as Inconsistent as this of the latest | “haracterization, Lyle C. Clement theatres to be addeg|@S the heavy Was about the out. New York's | Standing figure, although the quin- attempts to up-litt | ft with him at his Cabaret party is the Cherry Lane} held to form and were real atmos. where Commerce Phere, They were Marie Cham. heart of Greenwich, | hers, Herbert Ashton, Jr. Della Trout, George Heller and Fay ’Courtene. lead Dlayed by Lester Vail have taken 2 role that little could be done Was sweet and Sugary ang | Played exactly that Way, chances are that even the | Cherry Lane Players Will take this a burry, Ive, | Dr. Albert 5c eT eee Richard Parhee fis fn ; Be sig. eee : Night, by Rob- | Cynthia Masen.;............ Kay Jo nSon the author of | Nej OO és sccine tt Roland Young en wich Village cur. | Hire, ecresssessatees “eorse W. Barbier the theatre of | Mrs . ady eae ST eT eS Marion Balloy . . } Eg on etal, \nne Carpenger SO it looks as | fomer Cady ‘Osgood = Perking 0 neWspaperman- SS sicnssrcacbar Te 7asca) ¢ owan as the Village | Jerry BOPP PA Ss ot tba 5 cee. 2 .- Edwin Argus other author, no} A Busi less Ws cease. E lax we!] Seiser ever has had | M ss Hey WY FU es bse 4 Spring By ington es fgg Sete: Fay W alker at the same time | SOc rscccet Charies A. House {A R ONS CR a aeeede ic James Sumner ooks as thoueh A Jurror OATS SORTS Pies peice | Paul Wiison a frightful hane. | A Guide... SANDS S Coben Go. Walker M. EF} is ~. = ee eae a ang- A Sightseer Norman Sweetser Mning, The pro- iA N ©. Doison 2 drama, and ; A ctr tree happell Cor; Jr. “a play of con- | : EMO gece. ee He ay Megiup life Written in | Oe i ee rs pitc7 ss Hamit om Mac : adden : ; id Ushers. Bane an, Ordliciais, Bu ers, this case {1 Business Men. titers, Dancing Pasa) rs, vernacular j seporiers, Jurors. Sightseers M ils, ete, With the ex- H.R. yy lt the atom me) . . ‘ “ : ti ry in own . or i rau “Ullfe a few . ‘ ss ! George M chel} r a *ne Crown Prin, Ss of Xanadu, Scenes, With a Gyr ne Ruzt-Nn D €n each No | First : . | Waiting. “Pring Byington ® j ‘ n } ‘ i¢ T: 7 . ri be (ne author to] Fi = on en weer Det y acts. There} « Lamplighter : ee ¥ 4 © sufficing for | \ Poticema ; -Edwin Argus is the room c“ar and Pomp. y. Joseph Ha nilton and Herbe; Jameg Under the begearly utle at the ead of this report there Was pro. duced Feb, 12 at the Broadhurst theatre a Stunning novelty, the air cabaret ? (he modern demand for “the dif. despite the | ferent,’ and the nature of which retired geg | S©emed to take a Broadway premiere in A -om-tom of the | @udience by surprise, trouble; he Winthrop Ames presents this Jit. heard it jnj|tle joke by Messrs, Kaufman and and the next thing | Connelly, whose pet diversion it jg 1€ mate of the/| to chase the bromidic and common. ‘us feet in a pool | Diace respectabilities of this here ©xistence and beat them With stuffed a stage dancer | clubs and occasionally prick them of the old man| With Stylus-points, Only in thig in her little Spirit, however, does this latest ree down the shad Semble “Dulcy” op “Helen of Troy, “his causes ionistie, fantastic, episodic series of aricatures kidding all our pet ine j > > 99 A ‘ ‘ lamp on od N.Y.” On its Own it is an impres- itutions, from golf ang big busie below get a Stepping, with | ness to journalism and jazz. they Zive her a The Production fg Prodi fal and the later a fly | Cast is almost enormous for a spoke tables in the;en rather than composed comedy, door and in | though (here ig a Score here, too, In them. De- | and Pantomime in the second of Warning, she i the ‘WO acts that is as exquisitely thing she knows | done as it is archly conceived; that Shots of hootch |} Panto might have been Written by schn lizler in a Dlayful mood, In it is Willing tO | gracefy] and beatifie artiste who will probably become the Overnight when he has | rage of New York. Ziegfeld has no the movies has no silent siren as ;“oquent. It is a far ery jin come ‘ j | Wile walks in ; X\Cauty who can embarrass her, and | | iy of Work- | parison, but Ruizt-Nj sen and Lady Foing to ge Diana Manners might exchange scaler when a }COMpliments With honore even Mary take: Bergrar on Horse back” onen- sO Window and | conventionally that it iS, in itself. a Druised In the Satire.e The old hackneyed tale of rd They Carry | the effete, tem pe ramenta] artist who om. While sh | is doi Unpan drudgery, Wino is in Waiting for th, [love with a bohemian maiden, who brings jn the | j tempted to Marry a flapper to the cabaret | laughte} of a disgustingly rich vul- . for an eye” | garian who exemplifies the prospere- heavy to take | ous boor. Exhausted, the Symphonie header that | young Fent falls asleep under an saved, however. Opiate and dreams, dreams he has Protest and the married into the family of the ef- ©OPps and his ficient, cigar-sucking, golf-shooting, Same Cop that preposterous commercial “success.” y making the The beggar on horseback, in his dream, rides 4S not even John Gilpin cannot be rode, over a phantasmagoria of as a Play. | everyday things thrown up into al- legorica] horrors. Scene after scene Switches and Phase after Phase of our Potteristie existence js lampooned by exagger- ated Symbolisms against lurid back- Srounds. At times the satire js in- tensely beautiful, fo: the most part it is shrewd hokum with American life being paddled with a bladder. There is sometimes a suggestions of the Fifth avenue parade of the stiffs in “The Hairy Ape” in the expres- (Continueg On Page 27 = a a

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: Thursday, February 14, 1924 P I Cc TURES VARIETY 19 ands , ee ee ide as |

a - ee , Upenaw | pill is power given the commission | er Colorado Co. and the Denver | j Ported positive film. Kingdom fourteen million feet. lé quin- (D.) Georgia, the opportunity, he| examine and approve scenarios. | America Theatre Co. last week in Although this vast footage is} The department also has the ‘t party believes, to regulate them. The |-phe commission mav_ jiabel films | the Denver District Court, by the noted the value of the films ex-|figures on the footage taken by y eae congressmen Thtroduced = in efor family use,” which contain} Bankers Commercial Security Co.| | Ported was apparently not set on| American producers in foreign — ) House Saturday a bill creating a} “nothing harmful for children.” 0: New York, to foreclose chatte} the Ss: me basis as the exports of countries. From Jan. 1 to Dec. a Fay federa! motion picture wewseeetegeyt Before a film goes into the mak- | mortgages covering pipe organs in 1922. The 138 million feet of 1923] 31 this class of film was imported consisting of tie Commissone! wes ing the bill provides for the inspec- 'the America and Colorado theatres, were valued at $5,568,945, while|to the extent of 188,812 feet with er Vail education and six commissioners [to | tion and official criticism of sce- Denver, owned by the Bishop-Cass the footage exported In 1922, al-|a value placed on it of $11,644, be done be appointed without regard to | inarios and the working seript by | interests. though some 13 million feet less, | against 51.818 feet valued at $1,539, ary and party affiliation by the secre tary on | the conmaisaion. int hawaiian, it | The complaints alleged that the had a value of $5,424,675, for the year 1922. a the department o° the interior. lgives power to the commission to| Colorado theatre organ was pur- The export of nagatives regis- The table Oetow which the 12 yke this As reported exclusively in Va- | supervise the making of a film, by | chased of the American Photoplayer tered a : drop of approximately months of 1922 and 1923 discloses Frei. riety this bill h been under con-! sending representatives to in-pect|Co. May 31, 1921, for $35,000, a| |2509,000 feet, 1922 being set at| the number of feet exported to the sideration by, tl.e evan _elist con- “the staging and acting of a plaj | down payment of $7,000 being mace 8,465,054, against 1923 with| various countries of the world; \CK F gressman, as Mr Upshaw is known, | pelove it is photographed.” and agreement entered into to pay 1922 1923 + ae for some weeks. fle declined at that Congressman Upshaw made the] om the balance at the rate of $280 Exported to— ; No. of Ft. Value No.ofFt. Value a Youun time to divulge what forces” had following stat ment in reference to oe me earns ceased about ee Aen 4,357,898 199,182 3,097,054 138,578 > awe | Brepared and cubmitted the bill to | the bill: = poe Fe, rate Me ag vi sere PROMCG coccecescscsenese . 4,763,302 228,099 4,865,238 239,152 eae him. He is equaily as reticent in This bill ip not a censorship; it | COMPlamt, leaving ve.wee Gus, win EG bo icaseskencoes 1,175,865 164,521 1,771,416 99,492 i Perkins this regard, siating only, “I have! :s friendly, constructive legislation. | interest at 7 per cent. from the date ig RT TES 1,842,591 87,389 2,758,603 104,002 7 introduced this bill after full con-| 1 t does for the motion picture busi- that payments are alleged 'to have ne svactce “ee 79,605 2,528,413 98,904 oH Seiser ference with various committee j ness that that the federal trade ceased. United Kingdom ........ 13,494,605 805,819 14,652,002 1,122,182 Welker i representing the militant church io has done for ordinary rhe America organ was pur- re ied A eee .. 17,529,199 893,449 19,311,948 843,557 A. Hovse genizations and moral forces O°] lines of commerce, but has not been -hased Feb. 18, 1922, upon similar Povemea .,........ Ree 2,089,102 51,966 1,505,928 47,990 4 Wiison America.’ . : |able to accomplish for the film in- | terms. The amount due upon this NR ee oe eet alr a 3,301,092 143,921 5,524,037 403,133 re ‘ } The bill as drawn, says the Cues - j dustry. It doses for the movies what contract 1s alleged to be $18,488, British West Indies ..... 4,247,891 99,399 6,101,767 129,740 missioner “shall old office durin | the interstate commerce commission j With interest at «¢ per cent. from “ip Rae ee 3,171,020 130,706 4,527,433 172,554 good behavior and may be removed ; nas done for the railroads of the | July It, 1923, MERORTIER dbisecercd ses 14,312,144 634,706 11,657,298 477,266 vy Megiup by the President,” salaries of $9,000 ; country, and what the federal re-| The suits name Oscar D. Cass as De et os ee 6,894,136 821,774 10,303,611 408,304 ac¥usdes early yearl: with the chairman re- ; serve board has done for the banks. |, resident of the Bishop-Cass Thea- San ee See ae 2,822,568 131,815 2,908,600 101,739 Terchers: ceiving an extra $1,000 or $10,000 &! The great fear of disaster from cen- | tres company, and A. G. Talbot as Other South America ... 3,207,530 120,218 3,894,245 128,154 lels, ete, year. | tralization and interference with | Vice-president and manager. At- Ge Pee ert ye 5,508,561 247, 370 6,398,324 269,433 ansdu cower to Fix Prices | private business hich op posed | torne) 's fees of $1,000 also art British East Indies ..... 5,498,103 227,538 6,420,485 194,693 srg The commission is to hav: super- | ‘hose measures has since changed | sought. eee teeaps eo a OL Sk ation 1,784,265 67,389 2,316,787 60,160 1zt-Niesem +. vision and control with the power’to | ‘© admitted BOSeneery and: universal suits — $1 000 “— unpaic Dutch Mast Indies ...... 2,063,472 87,770 1,631,197 47,691 Byington fix prices »ver all branches of the | praise. Th ‘dill rescues the trade | promissory notes, pages. — the Philippine Islands ....... 2,210,412 118,241 2,281,942 94,628 re DeKay picture industry, much in the man- | ‘Tom the despotic control of a few i ome per ater meee me — es Beerae ..accetcsicsss. SST 811,580 17,056,645 781,079 Rags be ner, a8 poit.ted out by the congress- | Persons and = estab ishes liberty | St pat a Pine o - Sieg New Zealand .... ... 2,463,010 104617 3,340,825 139,650 jamilion aa man, as to that control exercised |#™Ong all branches of the trade, /against the Bishop-Cass Invest-- | British South Africa ....° 2,803,296 95,451 3,885,612 124,260 ru James i over the meat and poultry business } setting free the exhibitors, pro- that ee oe ~. ane * »y —_ Other .countries ... ae 7,512,162 286.152 9,886,210 338,950 : t acte: 7» | ducers, directors, actors and au-| Mercantile Trust company of San at the ™ cae Packer re naps) “ aes thors, so that there must be fair | Francisco. Apparently these suits L yas pro- gress in the summer of 1921, wae | ‘lav and co-operation among all| grew out of the same transactions vadhurst has been sustained by the supt ae eee A ioe lla cree aad ay las those cited by the later suits. PICTURE FOR MINERS CAPITOL ON COAST ity, the court of the United Srssee (Staftord | It is cian that —_ bill will| ft is alleged that two notes were ; . ? bad | lg vs. Wallace, May 1, 1922). ath | be ‘referred t to the committee on/Siven the American Photopl. yers} Memorial Film for Late Francis §. GOFS BACK T0 LURIE : "wikal Mr, Upshaw points out that the] corporation for $6,000 each, dated Peabody : : a wavchin| education, although as to which bill does not provide for censorship | : S April 10, 1923, payable six months ; committee it ell gO was not de- yremiere

| nor for compulso ,° investigation ; 2 -jlater. The ce aints sti at 8 ston, Le 3 before films are permitted to go into cided prior to the adjourument of MEAS sr d a complaints st vane th € ashington, Feb. 13. : , ; hie I} 3 are > far . ¢ , > : y oy ma interstate I an e A film may the House today. ceuicas 4 ee gh sm Aang m MOtiOn S6RtaTe Ste Seen @ Rothchild Co. Tired of Buy lan an state commerce, 4 ay ee 5 ee : | payment when the notes were pre- ; “a é p . . : on it is go into interstate commerce with- niga aoe = oO Te ty “ sented. They have been assigned memorial The late Francis § —Exceotional High . ; | whe sonsulted as t the bi fj : ; ‘hj + é ommon- out inspection by the commission | W2€n consulted as to the 5 °lto the Mercantile Trust company. Peabody, of Chicago, cou! opera lis here with a permit granted by the com | Congressman Upshaw pointed out | : , rRNA Be et Rental ? . i é )€ ilt gre . de oi . } _ — —_— to ant assistan airector o the 1 stuffed oe carintion | that provisions had already been | mission upon written descr iption an “ARES P es Bae ae od ‘*k them "ae : attested stat nt that |™made to stop the transportation of | PICKING FRISCO Bureau of Mines during the war in this and a duly attested stateme th: Re ie lat eanat phevaainn This | RS ee are are Fe - “ . ; ° art : it contains nothing contrary to the films of an indecent character. ni tai AD im period, is to hnhave nis nove San Francisco, Feb. 13. of "Troy, laws of the United States, and never | W28 done WEE. The RINEHSMERE OF | Mayor Approached on Studio Propo- form of memorial. The film is to The Rothchild Entertainment, Inc. ‘ ane ; sees” «+ | Section 245 of the penal laws by the| Y ' ree ; e ae . : . 4 impres- has been condemned by any court sania ticguhios addi ag ition portray the modern mine-rescue | which entered into an arrangement at el . a ace il i ae ye expedient of adding the three . ; ‘ okies ° "pet ‘= = Dirge a gare eB cay sts Aebe ae words “motion picture films” to the _ and first aid methods advocated by | with Louis Lurie to take over the pOU illie stn taal ; he ‘ » Le te by : t i Lf : . “ , } : ( nas been inspected oe a : ee ad oi Wy: ic ws ‘ . . , . ; ig busie — — é- n and ni i not to list of articles which were prohibit- San Francisco, Feb, 13. the Department of Interior, and will | Capitol, soured on the idea and has c ssion an ay ( t Z - ther nicti » produci r 744 - -ovisions of Section 5 of ed from carriage by common car Another picture pr eucing Organi- | help to conserve the lives of the] turned the house back upon Lurie’s and the PEREe SRA PEOVERORS UF mpCsO rier from one state to another, or | 4#0n 3s looking over San Francisco thousunds of coal miners to whom | hands. t t ror : Ser in . uals 4 slat a ic 2 > issen @ and if any film which has a permit aon iat i Sinan ai a jnew concern which is considering ores, Fs ale am alee Tt id a nice business, iy 7 oO ac a fy reguiations é F : . : . p tire expe aking © > sre £ > i lw thio ste who 4 is condemned by any court or state} | -" See ; : ofthe ae |several San Francisco studio sites Rian: « i. a Deactae: % y Bi Pe hon mag re 38 an exceptionally high : : : 1 ty vernight motion picture commission the | * nd, ‘Motion p ires §s 10U ( © las well as the Pacific studios at San i 9e borne by dy —— on the theatre, ‘lass »wspapers o00KSs 4 o , __ —— —_——— a j : alle San i has no commission must revoke the permit. classified as newspapers, books 01 | Mateo, 20 miles from here. The ere is some talk of Lurie in- her, and But any film whose permit has been printed pictures, | compar y, according to Stevens, is JETS P ION—ARRESTED tending te compel the Rothchild . = ™ - ; e ER MISS — . ¥ 4 dp = rs revoked mav be submitted to the . | backe a! by Los Angeles capital and is . people to keep the Capitol. At the in come une. i ; : ‘. , . tothchild offices, however. i Ly ; ; for in ct and } not a stock ling organization. Concord, Mich., Feb. 13 Rot se P 8, however, it wag 1d Lad commissione for inspection and “9 ‘3 n » ml . 1d. oe : : piss he oem “U” GROOMING DENNY | pad arsine eittaas eran che cued cine tle 1 om Ste seen ali - poe aia as eee ae ee ee the relinquishment of the house ¢ = aad ell License Fees | Object to isiiiies Pictures Done by 10TH MANAGER IN 2 YEARS |°"!y movie in town, opening the sipisitasiaiiondaniastioeitacs

} Th bill rovides for license ot | vy} . 7 house only on Wednesday and Sat- itself, @ The bill provides for a | ( aed Rei Lynn, Mass., Feb. 11. house on , tale of for a permit of $10 per reel for th _ | Louis Gordon, nephew of Nathan | urday nights, found business so bad FROM HOLLY WOOD TO BOSTON iat wee first film and $5 per reel for all Chicago, Veb. 13. | Gordon, president of the Gordon |he needed Sunday shows to prosper 3oston, Feb. 13. le ho copies. There is no charge f01 Universat has launched a im-| Amusement Company, Boston, has | He asked the village council for Accordiny; to a report which has on h " - “es ‘ ° : : , - . : - : nich Nie “fi > er scientifi educational, religious oO paign to install Regi d Went in een named the latest manager of | cl permissior It Vv anted Gained circulation locally, the C pp } ‘ } ‘ bye dh ry ) ATi ¢ n- 97 : , ‘ F on et non-standard film the spot in pictures left vacant by | Gordo: Olympia here, succeeding verbaiiy fhorne ope 1 Jan. 27} terion Pictures Corporation is to prospere- These fees are to be revi ‘ a by M all Reid Te -_ 4 ae SL | fever J. Cohen, who has been here oe q ae igow rer re eated Reged move its studio and holdings from mphonie the commission after a period of | vehicles for De:ny will be similar ] le than a rnonth. Cohen will con- Violation of an ordinance passed in Holly wood to Boston or some nder an six months to realize revenue to de-jto the sporting narratives mad jtinue as field manager with head- 1896 ; which prohibits a “diversion! place near here in New England, he has fray the expenses of the commission nopular with Reid and from the pen quarters in Boston. chow or entertainment on the The switch {s supposed to take por oe and an additional $1,000,000 for the} ot the same author, Byer Mor; im. | Th makes the 10th manager |Sabbath day. place within the next few months. ; : > . . yy . «*} 3 ‘tad + 1 »} 1 oe ar 1 ee “ es " ; anal ” work of the Bureau of Education in Harry Pollard, who directed the | this house has had in the past two A -conference between officers of ae 7isyal education |“Leather Pusher’ episodes, will] years the company and local busines in his visual education. die Ma - - pany an ca 9usiness n Gilp in The right of re\ ie and appea! | again Supe! Vise Ler ns iti i} new —_—- - a MINNEAPOLIS OPPOSITION men at the Copley Plaza Hotel] last roria of to the courts is geanted Th com- ; Series. | Minneapolis, Feb. 13. week resulted in a Boston real es- . | \ . . ’ } into al- mission is a'so io have control over == CHILDREN BILL POSTPONED Joseph PFreidman, St. Paul, Charles|tate firm being assigi.ed to find a 1a | posters and all advectisementy | A. E.F M to N. Y. Albany, Feb, 13. . Myers and J. B. Clinton of Duluth | Site suitable for the studio in this a concerning films in interstate | air Moves to fhe Codes Committee announce pare city. ytteristic = oe ‘ . ; . _thave formed a syndicate to convert >yarger { ecommerce. Another provision has it itar] Crabb has been appointed | reason for the postponement of en Ee ee ee eX AE “3 + ' ’ ; ‘ ae oe ‘ne =«ojaet | the Auditorit int picture the- id backe- that all persons in the business ate “ustripbutio: TTNLalia pre LO? tne | OF j Ene citadel l RCE ERCSA Ss ed for last : Aud pg ; ie we E ' Warner Br H ° Cl ? re is in- AW r2quired to register with t!e com-j|imous Players Theatres department, | night on the bill of Assemblyman /atre and office building é ros. ouse in 1icago ost part mission. Unfair and deceptive prac- | succeeding A. B. Fair at Dallas i Krank A. Miller to permit children The new house will seat 3,009, It Chicago, Feb. 13. \merican tices are forbidden. Any person in- | air has been assigned to the/to attend picture theatres unat-|will be the first real opposition fot Harry Warner and Samuel Finch bladder, jured may make complaint to the nome office of the organization inj; tended by parent or guardian is| Finkelstein & Rubin in this city of the Warner Brothers, were here Se etitt® commission. This is worked out|New York. where he will bold anjta allow of amendments to make The contract ealls for comp'ction {last week, reported to be seeking a > Blades . i a . + 7 arn 4 } tant a wr ‘ satr goteorns by the commission, notifying (thejimportant execicive post, i he,gmeasure more acceptable by Sept. L site for a Chicago theatre, 27 —— ‘ a, ‘ag Niue aol vines Nia ot ee os ope ae hs ae ge tee Ne aan tte Pie ee we Tet Ls Raabe GO oT is ek ee ed ee ee ey eee erg ee ~ . e ‘

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Pf oe 20 VARIETY PICTURES Thursday, February 14, 1924 HOUSE MANAGERS MEETING FOR FIVE DAYS IN NEW YORK H. B. Franklin Calling Together for Talks on in Show Business F. P. Theatre Directors Management—Innovation A convention of house managers is scheduled March 4-8 in New York City, Probably for the first time in history of theatre chain management is an affair of this @ort to be held. The innovation is the work of H. B. Franklin, general director of the Famous Players theatres, who is calling the meeting the Theatre De- partment District managers and Associates Convention. The first session of the convention will be Tusday morning, March 4, at 10 o’clock. No announcement has been made as to the topics which will come up, but it is understood there is to be a general talk on the idea of going after business on the basis of a per seat appropriation for advertising and exploitation. Advertising and house manage- ment, the latter coupled with ser- vice to the patron as well as gen- eral detail, will be gone into ex- haustively. An exchange of ideas between managers is to be fostered through the medium of the convention, DOGS EXHIBITED “Strongheart” and “Lady Jule’ in Garden’s Dog Show The canine screen star “Strong- heart,” accompanied by Lady Jule, who, in private life, is Mrs. Strong- heart, were decided attractions at the Mestminster Kennel Club’s 48th annual show at Madison Square Garden from Monday to Wednes- day. The dogs were benched for “exhibition only” and were not shown in the ring in competition with any of 191 other Shepherds, which is the official name for police dogs. Originally the dogs were benched with the rank and file of entries, but the fact that those who were handling them had a number of film photographs of the animals they were disposing of at 50 each to the public, brought the of- cents ficials of the show down on their heads Tuesday. The dogs were then moved to another part of the Garden The management held that a long as the dogs were being ut for commercial purposes, to the sale of photographs, a would have to be rented so that the sale of the pictures could t tinued. The handlers elected the rental. Monday alone they sok something like $700 worth of pic- tures Ac iY Trimble, who is : \ York with the dogs, they are t tour the ountry making persor appear es ir n with showing of latest I picture, “The Love Master,” wl First N: l is releasing SAM GOLDWYN ON COAST +4 v— FRANK TERWILLIGER ARRESTED IN ALBANY Charged With Fraud—Oper- ated Picture Exchange —Thirty Victims Albany, Feb. 13. Following the issuance of an in- junction by County Judge Earl H. Gallup enjoining the “Royal Films” from further operation, Frank G. Terwilliger, the promoter, was ar- rested last Friday. Attorney General Sherman, co- operating with the State Motion Picture Commission, made applica- tion for an injunction declaring that Terwilliger had been operating a fraudulent. motion picture exchange. At the same time, Police Justice John J. Brady issued a warrant for the arrest of Terwilliger on the charge that he had secured $275 from J. W. Wright, electrical goods dealer of Hudson Falls, upon fraud- ulent representation. Terwilliger, through his attorney, Peter Hart, pleaded not guilty, and was admitted to $1,000 bail. An investigation of Terwilliger’s activities disclosed that he received approximately $40,000 from 30 vic- tims in the past two years. The application of the attorney general sets forth that Terwilliger caused to be inserted in newspapers glow- ing advertisements concerning the advantages afforded men and women of small capital In the man- agerial end of the motion picture game. When the victim appeared a contract was signed appointing him as manager of a local office of the “Royal Films.” The highest price paid for one of these managerial jobs was $1,350, the lowest $150. Court records show that Terwil- |liger was arrested with Mae Van- | dyke of Schenectady, Sept. 2, 1921, {on a charge of first degree larceny ibrought by Bernard Levick, who |had been induced to give $1,000 for la worthless : film. } | He was held for the Grand Jury, | | land was released on $3,000 bail fur- nfshed by Garret V. Dillenbach. | The was never presented to the Grand Jury, and the charge and bail still stand. cease TRIFTS’ MURDER REVIVED N. B., Feb. 13. > | « + t in the St. John > — £ on 4 > ~ » . menewed interes muraer if Fred Trifts, picture exhibitor of St. John and Halifax, has followed he informat 1 received by local police ¢f t Oscar Belding, now in Phila yhia, recognized the men vho were claimed to have been with Trifts 10 murder car. Trifts }was found in a pool of blooc. in the ' | driver's seat, his skull having been Sam Goldwyn has gone to the;crushed, apparently with a bottle coast to take charge of his new/|The car was found in a St. John company in Los Angeles. He ex-/street pects to arrive there in time for | gelding is said to have declared th 1¢ mportant scenes ofj|to a friend that he knew the name: = e } f the 1 he ar with Trifts now j The f1 has given the informa VM s ( i n te e police, who are now in- Tar) \ fi ives g An effort has been by “Pota I ‘ n Hol-| made to } ite Belding who went to ly woot e & nd of f P deiphia some time ago Beld- q named will g is said to have aided extri- € 1 | Sidne ; ' | cating cr ar from a ditc!} sine } WISCONSIN’S BALLROOM BROOKLYN HOUSE CLOSED Milwaukee, Feb. 13. The strong opposition of the The new Wisconsin theatre will have what is claimed to be the larg- est ballroom in the country, besides & seating capacity of 3,500. The policy will be photoplays and three presentation numbers, / : Mutual Organization The title writers, titl de- signers, expert film cutters, scenario experts and others connected with the picture in- dustry are to form a mutual organization. Rivera in the same neighborhood, has forced the Kingston, Brooklyn, to close. The building will be remodelled into a dance hall. Elgin Picture House Foreclosed Elgin, IJ]., Feb. 13. Midway, a picture house closed here when Julius Nudborn of Chieago foreclosed on a mort- gage given him by Kavzl Boros, who has been operating the house since last June. Lack of business was given by Beoros’ as the reason he was unable io meet his obligations. The FOUR FILMS LISTED FOR OXFORD, LONDON Supernatural Powers Claimed for New Camera—Ready for Market Soon London, Feb. 6. The Goldwyn season at the New Oxford will run for 12 weeks. At the moment, four pictures have been selected for presentation. The open- ing feature. Feb. 18. will be Elinor Glyn’s “Three Weeks.” ‘The film version of Stanley Weyman’s “Un- der the Red Robe” follows. Then comes the Seastrom picture, “Name the Man,” and finally “Yolanda.” A new camera, the “Bol,” {ts short- ly to be put on the market here. Its inventors claim almost supernatural powers for it. This camera photo- graphs, develops, prints, projects, enlarges, and can be used for “stills” and a few other things. It takes any standard size negative stock and can be loaded in day- Nght. With all this, it weighs under three pounds. Despite the depression and lack of employment, the Kinema Club shows a clean balance sheet and freedom from debt. The bars and Saturday night dances show good profits. Sunday concerts are very popular and are invariably notice- able for the brilliance of the talent, which is rarely kinematographic. The Hepworth picture, “Coming Thro’ the Rye,” opened at the Scala for a run. When trade-shown, the picture was unfinished owing ‘to the illness of the leading man.” This has now been rectified. The pic- ture itself is an artistic photo- graphic triumph, but the early Vic- torian sentiment is sugary and there is no punch to appeal to a popular public. The “Presentation” consists of-a sort of introductory prolog in which the chief players appear in person and give a sort of precis of the story in pantomime. This is weil done, but is chiefly remarkable for the clever lighting which allows a sub- title to fade out into an ordinary oak stage setting. Unfortunate critics were com- pelled to witness on Saturday a ballet performance by the pupils of a school who had provided presen- tations to “Nightingale,” a natural history feature, and “Loves of Pharoah” at an unimportant su- burban kinema. The show was principally a leg display of the so- called classic school, and the dancers had not the remotest idea of the story they were supposed to be in- terpreting. Why this exhibition was given In the West End and on a Saturday afternoon remains an unfathomable mystery. The Bertram Phillips company is making a new picture in the Clap- ham studios entitled “The Alley of Golden Hearts.” The story is an original one, the work of Pat Kin- sella, who was one of Britain's lead- ing poster artists before he took to art direction and later on to au- thorship. The cast is headed by Queenie Thomas. The Stoll plans for the year will necessitate the employment of six producers, and it is make some 50 pictures. The policy tends to the use of strong dram stories with short ca + Lat Despite the strike, “Crossing the Sahara” is doing well at the Palace and played on its first week to over $7,500, the takings going up all week until the first show on Friday, and then only dropping slightly. FRENCH NEWS FILMS Paris, F'¢ b. 4. The Universal] Film Co. pres the |to the local trade at a special Satur- day matinee “A Gentleman ica” (Un Gentihomn with Hoot Gibson, “Queeni n and “Ia Terre a Tremble” (T Earth Shook) with L« ( Jacques de Baroncelli and the Radio Films Co. showed “Nene” from the nove}! of Ernest Perochon which won the Goncourt prize of literature last year. Gaumont offered the latest serial of Louis Feudillade, “L’ Orphelin de Paris,” dramain six episodes adapted from a novelette by Paul Cartoux This will suit the romantic fans. The Erka people-gave a special trade show for “Ploum au Harem,” comedy with Monty Banks, and “The. Legend of Princess Bianca,” drama of the Italian Renaissance period. Shapiro Replaces Reichenbach Vic Shapiro, for five years direc- tor of publicity for Pathe, is re- placing Harry Reichenkec’ In an executive capacity with the Samue! Goldwyn organization, . propose d to | } | | ' i | ‘ | 7 of the substitution of the Sheik for the German \‘1.np. First National, Metro and the Warner Bros. have offered Olcott | yntracts with big advances on what jhe is getting with Famous, but he l!promised not to do | PREFERRED'S | ig to — that the tax will be lifted. will remain in his pockets, try are of a different opinion. r lifted. makers themselves. from the poorer classes whose popular priced shows. generally If the theatre owner and the good that has KEEPING FAITH ON TAX The recommendations that have been made by the Ways and Means Committee of the Senate lead the exhibitor in-general to the belief that the war tax on admissions to a certain maximum at least is fairly certain to be a thing of the past within a short time. Those who are behind the fight, however, are of the opinion that the present time is one where every bit of pressure that can be brought to bear on the lawmakers of the country should be exerted to make sure At the same time the exhibitor mind, as to what they are going to do when the tax is lifted, in genera) is running in one channel. general trend of opinion on the part of the smal] exhibitor is thai he will let things go along as they are at present in regard to his admission scale and that the tax formerly going to the government Those in control of chains of picture theatres throughout the coun- They feel certain the public is watch- ing the fight for the lifting of the tax with as much interest as those inside the industry, and belicve that the moment Washington repeals the tax the public will Jook for a reduction in admission. The chain people are planning on giving the public the benefit of the tax if it is Lawmakers Will Watch Not only are they wisely figuring on the public, but the law- The larger and more farseeing of the exhibitors are certain that the lawmakers will watch the manner in which the theatre men act following the repeal of the tax, which has been placed before them on the basis that it will te lifting the burden amusement is, I* the exhibitor “holds out’ on the public it seems fairly certain that he is going to be in for a battle at any future time when he wants something from the government. only that, but the chances are that he will] be right in line for state and municipal taxation to make up for what they would be holding out on both government and the public. One theatre executive, who is in charge of a string of theatres that reach from the Mexican border to the Canadian line and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, stated this week the moment Congress lifted the tax every house the corporation controls will immediately insti- tute a cut in the price of admission equal to the amount of the tax. He feels that this cut will have the effect of booming business at the box office so that the exhibitor in reality will boost his business Papers Will Watch, Too The papers are certain to keep tabs on the theatres for some time following the repeal of the tax, and the exhibitor that fails to cut will undoubtedly come in for a lambasting at the hands of local publications, The public, also, will be matching, and only too willing to call the attention of the papers to the fact that the picture theatre men who fail to give them the benefit of the lifting of he tax are the only ones who are benefiting by its repeal. The exhibitor who made his admission flat, including the tax, will have to suffer, he also will be watched as those that held their regular admission scale and simply added tax, for one and al} will have to cut 10 per cent. from the gate price, if they expect to find favor in the eyes of the legislators and the public alike. The legislators are the ones that will have to be appeased, for they are not figuring on relief for the exhibitor, but for their constituents. operator admissions, the politician won't have anything that he will be able to point out to his voters as one of the things that he did for them. Not alone that aspect, but the exhibitor wants to consider that all been achieved in the fight on censorship in the past three years will be undone unless he keeps faith with the claims that have been made that the tax is a burden on the public. 5 The of necessity, the Not do not take the tax off of DIFFERENCES PATCHED Zukor and Williams and Valentino Agree on Policy It is said that Adolph Zukor and J. D. Willlams have patched up their differences and have agreed upon a business policy regarding the future Rudolph two the star productions of Valentino, following the has to make to fulfill the original contract with Famous Players-Lasky. Williams recently said that gardless of his relations with Zukor, Sydney Olcott will be the director of all the pictures made by Valentino. Olcott is now directing the Sheik in “Monsieur Beaucaire.” It will mark the return of Valentino to the screen after several months absence This is the final film picture Olcott direct for Famous Players under his present contract. Qlcott signed for only two productions, one was “The Humming Bird” and the second was to have Pola Negri as the star. When the Valentino deal was consummated the director was asked whether he would not permit re- anything until from the Lasky returned Coast, last “FIRST YEAR” Ai Lichtman has disposed of his interests in Preferred Pictures to B. P. Schulberg, president of Pre- ferred. Schulberg has denied any other company but Preferred will pro- duce “The First Year,” the Golden production. Advice for Barbara LaMarr Los Angeles, Feb. 13. Pending the suit against Herman Roth for extortion from Barbara LaMarr’s representative, the film star has been advised to live apart from Jack Daugherty unti) her marriage status can be determined. The case will probably be ‘tried this week, PICTURES IN CHURCH Frankfort, N. Y., Feb. 13, The agitation for Sunday movles has been solved by th. churches in this town selecting certain films and showing them after services. The town council has been asked to decidé the question that if pict- ures may be shown in the churches on Sundays, why not in the regular film houses: At the same meeting the matter of Sunday baseba!] will come up for decision. TAKES OVER FIFTEEN New Corporation’s Deal in Souther® California Los Feb. 13. The recently incorporated South- taken over Angeles, west Theatres, Inc., has 15 houses in southern California, Carle Langley, A. I. Gore, Sol Les- ser and Frank Livingstone are the officers of the new con- trolled by the same interests as the concern West Coast Theatres, Inc. Four houses are here, four in |Pasadena, three in Riverside, two in l'Taft and one each in Glendale and | Huntington |were formerly operated by Turner & | Dagnken, Park. These theatres Frank Livingstone, Mer- rill & Howe and Henry C. Jennsen. ROBBINS’ SYRACUSE HOUSE Utica, N. Y., Feb. 13. Nate Robbins, head of Robbins Enterprises, will shortly take an- other house under his wing, the newest one in Syracuse. Construction will soon begin, {t is believed. “BEN HUR” BY SUMMER “Ben Hur” will be the next at- traction at the Selwyn, New York. It i. now being filmed in Italy by Goldwyn. It is expected “Battling Butler” will remain at the. Selwyn untik the picture is ready for production. oA | = y+ Br stril pape mea tion Cire pres with far conc¢ ture and hold wee it lo just tog “KN seco the “Wh Cam tion: Ti wee) Pipe Bros latte $20,7 O1 Bros 0c) to . sim] stat out pene may Dy Con. 3: * Sun ing of | just weel figur pens TY out Whi the (sta wee mov Met Wor! Mar leav roor pol $18,f the goo befo “nr Coh hat was first twer wee N the last wee iy for in V whe on 1 an and E: C: (Fir Ope vert Wri $6,3! C: wyn This duct at b $49,! $10,! as stro holi Ce (As: $1. Dou $2,11 witt wee $4,7 wee $6,2! for cian wee line. Ci men $1.11 pict wee! wee! to sper nary this the over

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ASSIST WARNER’S “MARRIAGE CIRCLE” Warner’s “Marriage Circle,” Entitled to Notices and Expected to Mob Box Office, Somehow Did Not Las’ Week at Strand—Broadway Regretfully Sees Failure of “Abraham Lincoln” Broadway had one of the most striking examples of what news- paper notices in the daily papers mean regarding a picture produc- tion last week, when “The Marriage Cirgle,”. .which the Warner Bros. presented at the Strand, ran away with the record for the season as far as praise from the critics was concerned. Not in years was a pic- ture so unanimously lauded. Still and all’ the Strand was unable to hold the picture over for a second week. On the strength of the notices it looked as though the public should just about wreck the Strand trying to get in. “Name the Man,” at the Capitol, secondary in praise, got $49,500 on the _week and held over, as also did “When a Man's a Man” at the little Cameo, where the Lesser-First Na- tional production is in on a rental. The Rialto and Rivoli had good weeks. The former with “Pied Piper «Malone,” second week on sroadway, drew $18,671, while the latter with “The Stranger” got $20,782. One of the Broadway is sad touches alon the failure of the Rockett Bros.. “Abraham Lincoln” to attract businese. The picture simply won't draw the public. It is stated that the orchestra was cut out at the house to reduce the ex- pense and that the Broadway run may close practically at any time. Douglas MacLean in “The Yankee Consul” in “The Extra Girl’ Sunday, ing day. of the at the Centra! getting $2,100 on the open- The third and final week Normand film dropped to just under $4,700. On the three weeks the picture represents a loss figuring the takings against the ex- pense. Two Hits Moving Out Two hits of the screen are moving out on Saturday. One is “The White Sister,” which makes room at the Lyric for “The Chiffon Girl’ (stage), to come in for several weeks, and then if it gets over be moved to another house so that the Metro picture, “Thy Name Is Woman,” can open at the Lyric March 3. “The Great White Way” leaves the Cosmopolitan to make room for “Yolanda.” The Cosmo- politan has been doing better than $18,000 or $19,000 every week with the “Way” picture, and it looked good for at least four weeks more before dropping below $15,000. “The Ten Commandments” at the Cohan is bowling along at a pace that makes it certain the picture was not a flash in the pan for the first few weeks. It is clicking be- tween $18,500 and $19,0 every week, last week going to $18,998. Near the end of the first year at the Criterion “The Covered Wagon” last week got $9,981, one of the few weeks under $10,000. First National igs looking around for a legitimate house on Broadway in which to place “The Sea Haw! when the Sa ini story is screened | on the coast Ty ey figure that it i: an unusually big Te soos for them and worthy of an exploitation run Estimat for last week: Cameo—‘‘When a Man’s a Man (First National); 549; 55-85. Opened last week with special ad- vertising plugging the Harold Bell Wright angle. First week showed $6,350. Capitol—“Name the Man” (Gold- wyn-Cosmopolitan); 6,300; 55-$1.65. This Victor Seastrom directed pro- duction held over for second week at big house. First week’s business $49,500, with second Sunday doing $10,800 on day. Current week looks as though it would held up as strong as previous one because of holiday Tuesday. Central—“‘The Yankee Consul” (Associated Exhibitors); 960; 50- $1. Picture opened Sunday with Douglas MacLean starred, getting $2,100 on day. “The Extra Girl” with Mabel Normand closed third week Saturday last, just under $4,700 final seven days. The first week was $8,560, second falling to $6,250. With house rental at $4,500 for four walls, stagehands, musi- cians and advertising extra, three ae showed a loss all along the ne. Cohan—"The Ten Command- ments” (Paramount); 900; mats. $1.10, nights $2.20. he Biblical picture jumped around $600 last week over what it did the previous week. The gross last week went to $18,998. There was $118,000 Spent in New York on the prelimi- nary advertising that was done for this picture. That figure includes the $50.900 sign that was placed over the Putnam building’ which is ac: { Vu? ' f } succeeded Mabel Normand ! {Last week was $17,200 without extra show. Criterion—“The Covered Wagon” (Paramount; 608; $1.50). Is boom- ing along in its 48th week. with hut four more to go to comets a year’s run on Broadway. .ixtr celebration for event at which pode Indians who were abroad with the picture come back to New York and take part. Last week's” gross, $9,981. Gaiety — “Abraham Lincoln” (Reckett Bros.: 808: $2). Looks like good bet gone wrong. Possibil- ity there might still be a chance a considered the greatest Broadway has ever had nated advertising. the ing flash that in illumi- The chorus and orchestra at the house are be- cut down slightly because of the fact that the picture is now sure fire at the box office. Cosmopolitan—“The Great White Way” (Cosmopolitan); 1,162; $1.50. Final week of picture figured on only as filler in until “Yolanda” was ready to run, but Broadway sport picture fooled Hearst outfit. and has been getting better than $18,000 with regular performance’ going around $19,500 with extra midnight show Edwin Moschary inaugurated. of doing something with picture in towns like Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia, providing handled differently than New York open- ing was. Last week’s business so pathetic no quotation. Lyric—‘The White tro). Final week at week musical comedy comes in for two weeks, to be followed = on March 3 by “Thy Name Is Woman,” the Mayer-Niblo-Metro production. About $4,200 last week. Sister” house. Next (Me- Rialto — “Pied Piper Malone” (Paramount; 1,960; 60-85-99). Moved downtown after week at Rivoli and pulled $18,671. Rivoli—“The Stranger” (Para- mount; 2.200; 60-85-99). Did a fairly good week's business at the house, getting $20,782 there in the face of strong opposition on either side. Strand—“‘The Marriage Circle” (Warner Bros.; 2,900; 35-55-85). This picture pulled the most unani- mous notices praising the picture to the sky from the daily papers, but failed to get enough at the box of- fice to hold it over for the second week. That phase of the incident is one that is being discussed gen- erally, for the picture was worthy of the good notices and should have proved a real sensation at Strand’s box office. W. A. M. P. A. ELECT OFFICERS ’% — Los Angeles, Feb. 13. The Western Associated Motion Picture Advertisers held their an- nual meeting here last night for the purpose of electing officers. The | new executives are: Harry Wilson, | president; Ray Miller, vice presi- | dent; Tom Engler, secretary, and Adam Hull Shirk, treasurer. The Board of Directors are: Howard Strickling, Harry Grand, Pete Smith, Ray Leek and Mique Boylan. Joseph Jackson, general western publicity representative for Gold- wyn, is the retiring president. An installation dinner will take two weeks. place in UNIVERSAL GROOMING DENNY Chicago, Feb. 13. Universal is launching 1 cam- paign to put over Reginald Denny as a logical successor to the late Walace Reid They have tied up E. R. Morgan, who wrote a series of pepe fea- tures for Wall to do a number of! a stories for aden to be directed } by Harry Pollard. F. P. EXCHANGE FIRE Charlotte, N. C., Feb. Fire on Saturday at the Famous Players-Lasky exchange in this city destroyed 4,300 reels of film which were being stored here. The damage is estimated by Hugh Owen, the local manager for F. P., at between $300,000 and $400,000. Cause aff fire unknown. POLO’ S 7. YEAR TRIP Los Angeles, Feb Eddie Polo leaving here New York, from where he wiil on a trip around the world, w will, take, seven to comp) +9 io. Was 13 for |} i sail} is hich | yeans | Metropolitan: i zine printed DENVER’S $1.50 TRY Price For “Hunchback” Removed After Opening—Did Over $10,000 Denver, Feb. 13. “The Hunchback” got off to a good start at the America (Bishop- Cass) last week at $1.65 top, sagging somewhat in the middle of the week, but reviving at the end. The first four days the advertising featured the $1.50 top “war tax extra,” but on Thursday the ads were changed to eliminate mention of the maxi- mum admission charge. Calls at the box office brought the informa- tion that “we have a few seats at $1.50.” Last week's estimates: America (Bishop-Cass); (1,580); ($1.50); gross receipts, $10,175. Colorado (Bishop-Cass); (2,470; 40-50):—“Name the Man,” with en- tertainment units; close to $8,600. Rialto (Paramount); (1,050; 35- oe Piper Malone’; gross of $7,20 Si nin (Paramount); (1,200; 35- 0—Johnny Hines in “Conductor 1492,” $4,300. Isis (Fox); (1,776; days, “Spider and Rose.” days, “Love Madness.” $2,975. FOREIGN FILM’S $15,000 LEAD CAPITAL HOUSES “Napoleon and Josephine,”’ English-Made, Held Over— $12,000 Next Top Last Week 25)—First four Last three Crossed Washington, Feb. 13. Without a big “rep” behind it of a New York showing, and practi- cally never heard of until the ex- ploitation campaign broke here, “Napoleon and Josephine,” an Eng- lish production by G. B. Samuelson, has proceeded to clean up at Loew's Columbia as well as boosting the usual top mark of the town by a good round thousand dollars. The Allen Brothers, of Canada, themselves owners and exhibitors of pictures, were in town putting the film across, and their efforts set the. figure as to whether the picture should be held over or not by a good margin, with the re- sult that a second week is allot- ted it. Business was aided In all of the houses through the half-day grant- ed the government employes to honor Woodrow Wilson, They all apparently came direct from the Wilson home on § street to the pic- ture houses, with a big afternoon resulting. Regular prices held forth, hough, at the houses, and this kept the receipts from soaring away up. Estimates for last week: Loew’s Columbia (1,200; “Napoleon and Josephine” (Samuel- son). Taking the life of this great French leader and showing in the greater part the human heart-inter- est of his love affair and.life, as well as the separation from Joseph- ine, made a good story that appealed the tune of just under $15,000 Exceptionally good. Loew's Palace (2,500; 35-55-75). Thomas Meighan in “Pied Piper Malone” (P aramount). Always a good money-getter. Got $12,000. Crandall’s Metropolitan (1,800; 35- 55-75). Maurice Tourner’s “Jealous Husbands” (First National). As during first week of orchestra's spe- clal engagement, Waring’s Penn- sylvanians should be given full credit for business of week. Looks to have run neck-and-neck with Palace—about $12,000. Moore’s Rialto (1,908; to 25-35-55 - 75). Colleen ‘Moore in “Thru the Dark” (Cosmopolitan). Not a bad week, but bad title, and they do cut into the grosses locaily. Somewhere near $10,000. This week: Napoleon and Josephine” (second week), Loew’s Columbia; “Blanche Sweet In “Anna Christie,” aided by Waring’s Pennsylvanians, the third week for this orchestra, Crandall's Douglas McLean in “Going Up,” Loew's Palace, and “The Steadfast Heart,” at Moore's Rialto, LEAVE EDDIE SMALL AGENCY Eddie Silton and Rebecca Belsky have formed a partnership and have opened an agency for film actors, They were former employes of the Edward Small office, but are said to have grown displeased at some of its business porees. Otto Kominik -has resigned from the foreign publicity department of Universal to go with the Excelsior Publishing Co. “Excelsior Cinema” a Spanish picture trade maga- here. is so ir fi nage tT eG 85-55). “BUFFALO SPOTTY Unsteadiness at tenet Box Offices Last Week Buffalo, Feb. The picture business was spotty last week, with uncertain weather causing an unsteadiness at the box offices. Loew’s had “In Search of Thrills” that passed mildly, with the house doing about $14,000. The Lafayette, with vaudeville heavily played up, did $15,000. “Little Old New York” at the Hip did about $20,000. BAD BLIZZARD STOPPED K. C. HOUSES LAST WEEK Nothing Much h Had Chance Against Storm—Bettered at Weekend 13. Kansas City, Feb. 13. The picture houses were sitting pretty last week for a_ record- breaking business. The three lead- ers held feature pictures; the Sun- day openings were to capacity, and things looked good, but—a blizzard struck the town and the amuse- ments got the worst weather slap they have experienced in years, The coming announcements for the picture houses show some peculiar booking angles. Next week the Royal will have another Goldwyn picture, “In the Palace of the King,” under the rental con- tract recently made with the New- man management. It is understood that this is one of the pietures the Newmans did not care to buy, and which led up to the rental proposi- tion for the Goldwyn features. It will give the second guessers a chance to balunce their judgments on picking pictures. The Royal also will get “Scaramouche” week of March 16. This picture tried it for three weeks at the Shubert- Missouri, in December, but could not make the grade. For the Royal showing there will be no price ad- vance, The Globe, playing ville and pictures, “Flaming Youth” week's estimates: Newman—"“The Humming Bird,” (Paramount); (1980, 55-75). Extra units. Takings about two-thirds of expectations, around $10,500. Royal—“‘Name the Man,” (Gold- wyn); (890, 50-75). Second week. With others, storm sufferer. Close to $5,600. Liberty—“The versal); (1,000, gross $7,733. First run pop vaude- is featuring this week. Last Hunchback,” (Uni- $1.65). Last week's pictures at the vaude- ville theatres were “The Age of De- sire,”” Mainstreet; “Blow Your Own Horn,” Pantages; “The Near Lady,” Globe. —“‘Tiger Rose’ Didn’t San Francisco, Feb. 13. Business continues better than usual in the big downtown picture theatres despite a spell of very bad weather. The surprise last week was the Warfield’s feature “When a Man’s a Man,” based on a Harold Bell Wright novel. The management had hoped for a good week, but not turnaway business. The consensus of opinion !s that the public has sort of staled on the sex stuff fed them for so long and are eagerly seizing the Western fea- tures as a distinct change. Two | weeks ago the Granada piled up a }record week with Tom Mix in “The Lone Star Ranger,” and a month or 80 ago “The Virginian” also scored heavily. Among the returns for the past week the California took the lead with “Shadows of Paris” and the Warfield's “When a Man’s a Man” trailed a pretty close second. The Granada with * Tiger Rose” just little better than the average. The feature was a disappointment, according to opinions of picturegoers, The Imperial gor nced a slump “SEX STUFF” STALE IN PICTURES; OPINION IN SAN FRANCISCO on second week of “Name the Man” and the Strand en} “ene slight im- provement in receipts with “Thej |Man Next Door The Cameo hit labout its average paee with Hoot} Gibson in “Hoot and Ladder,” California—“‘Shadows of Paris.”} Pola Negri. (Paramount). (2,400 155-90). Started off at record break {ing pace and -busingss hejd uy. Weil} EE OE a BM. TI 3 SRSA gist gu gik 22 5 __ VARIETY WEEKLY CHANGE Al AND. RUNS IN LOS ANGELES fach Had Its Leaders Last Week—*‘Next Corner” Off at Metropolitan next Los Angeles, Feb. 13. “When a Man’s a Man” was oute- standing week in the weekly change houses and hung up close to record business at Loew’s State. Its opening day (Saturday) ex- ceeded the figures of “Black Oxen” at the same theatre. “Through the Dark” at ihe Cali- fornia also had a good week. The Metropolitan, which did big business the preceding week when it got $38,000, was way off with “The Next Corner.” “The Ten Commandments” easily leads all the run houses, maintain- ing a pace in excess of “The Covered Wagon” for the same period. “The Eternal City” was not go encourag- ing in {ts second week at the Mil- lion Dollar, but “The Marriage Circle” is holding up at the Rialto. “Scaramouche” is doing just fairly at the Criterion in its fourth week. The Mission has “The Lady of Quality,” which opened last week to good business. Estimates for last week: California — “Through the Dark” (Cosmopolitan - Goldwyn). (2,000; 25-75.) Drew very well. “Uncen- sored Movies,” added attraction. $16,300. : Million Dollar—‘Eternal City” (First National). (2,200; 25-65.) Receipts not very encouraging sec- ond week. $18,000. Metropolitan—"The Next Corner” (Paramount). 3,700; 35-65.) Same added attractions of previous week, with picture attracting only ordinary attention; the house got below average week. Lon Chaney and Conway Tearle shared billing honors with considerable exploitation given to Dorothy Mackaill, a newcomer, liked, but meant nothing. $28,000. Rialto “The Marriage Circle” (Warner Bros.). (800; 35-85.) Hold- last ing up well fourth week. $9,000. Egyptian—‘Ten Commandments” (Paramount). (1,800; 60-1.50.) Ex- cellent pace. $24,650. Mission “A Lady of Quality” (Universal). Started what looks like suceessful run. Comedy, “Flip- Flops,” added. $6,300. State—"‘When a Man’s a Man” (First National). Started with rec- ord business Saturday and held up all week. $26,800. Criterion “Scaramouche” (Met- ro) (1,750; 50-1.50.) Falling off each week. Fourth week. $8,800. Miller’s—‘Little Old New York” (Cosmopolitan). (850; 25-75) Con- cluded seven weeks in second-run house. $6,500. “When a Man’s a Man” Surprise of Last Week on Coast—Westerns Picking Up Out There of Late Do Any Too Well ne ee liked. Special musical act helped $22,000 Granada—"Tiger Rose.” Lenore Ulrich. (Warner Brothers). (2840, 55-90). Despite prestige of Miss U! rich or perhaps because of it, pic- ture fans expressed considerable disappointment over film. susiness started at pretty good clip but fell off. Receipts little better than aver- age; $18,000. Imperial—“‘Name the Man wyn (1,400, 55-90). Second week not nearly so big as first. Drop re- sulted in the feature’sa run being curtajled to two weeks. Gross,, how- ever, better than average; $6,000. Warfield—“‘When a Man's a M (First National). (2,800, 55-90) Seems to be liking for Western of the real sort in this territory. This feature came in right on wave Opening very big and balance of week much hetter than expected. feature proved real surprise to man- agement; $17,500, Strand—"‘The Man Next (Vitagraph). (1,700, 20-30). just bit better than usual. (Gold in’ Door” Opened Picture well liked but Strand depending entirely on drop tn business having eliminated practically all exploita- tion: $4 200. Picture well liked but Strand ad pending entirely on drop in business having eliminated practically all ex- pl ntation, Cameo—"Hoot and Ladder,” Hoot 'Gibson. (Universal). (900, 35-50). 1Opened fair and maintained pace through weel $3,484. am a\e es | sel pire he Sere be,

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-—— ——- 22 ~ARIETY PICTURES Thursday, February 14, 1924 “ROSITA” FLOPS IN SECOND WEEK; FOX’S, PHILLY, SURPRISE HIT Stanton’s Poorest Week in 2 Years With Pickford Film—Did $7,500---Benefited Fox Which Got $16,000-—Stanley’s Bill Liked and Did $23,000 + ? Philadelphia, Feb. 13. The sensational slump of “Rosita” at the Stanton was the outstanding feature of the week. Despite glow- ing noti@es, this Mary Pickford fea- ture was none too great a drawing card its first week, and extensive advertising was probably directly responsible for the second week holding up, but last week, its third and last, saw the bottom drop com- pletely out. Attendance some eve- nings was actually pitiful. As a result the Stanton had its poorest week since year before 1. : when it was in the middle of a terrific elump, It is hard to account for the poor showing of this highly touted pic- ture. It is generally believed, how- ever, that in a legit house, with special exploitation and heavy push- ing, it would have done much better. As a feature in a regular film house, it fell far below the mark get by “The Spanish Dancer,” em- ploying the same theme, which pre- ceeded it by a few weeks at the Stanton. Though the critics favored “Rosita,” the fans here seemed to prefer the Pola Negri version of the Don Caesar de Bazan yarn. Fox, next door, with what was expected to be little more than a picture of average program draw, submerged the Stanton completely on the week. That Fox picture, by the way, was an unexpected hit. It was “You Can't Get Away With It,” with Gouverneur Morris, the author, fea- tured above everybody. It is gen- erally belived that the reason for the draw was Percy Marmont who has acquired a big following here, especially with the women, as a result of “If Winter Comes” which still stands as the high spot of the Fox’s season. The matinee business last week was unusually big, the BLIZZARD UPSET LOOP FOR ENTIRE WEEK Radio Specialty Helped Mc- Vicker’s to $26,500—“‘Name the Man” Drew $44,000 Chicago, Feb. 18. Last week would have been a big week for picture business in the Loop, if it had not been for the bad weather. ’ Business was about a third of normal Monday night in outlying houses and the showing in the Loop not much better. McVickers had a radio frolic, which might have pulled a record except for the snow. Estimates for last week: _Chicago—"Name the Man” (First National). (4,400; 60.) Bad weather made empty seats on first floor and gross only reached $44,000. McVickers “Heritage of the Desert” (Paramount). (2,500; 60.) With emphasis in advertising of KYW radio stars in person brought in $26,500. Roosevelt—“In the Palace of the King” (Goldwyn). (1,256; 55.) Did not start off well first six days, but Sunday was big, making the tak- ings for first week $13,000. Monroe—“The Virginian” (Fox). (987; 40.) Did a gross business in excess of $4,000. New Orpheum—“A Woman of Paris” (Chaplin). (799; 40.) Con- tinued a big draw, doing $8,400. Randolph “Unseeing Eyes” musical features again helping draw | (Universal). (686; 50.) Took in the crowds, about $5,100. The Stanley with Richard Bar-| Woods — “Courtship of Myles thelmess in “T'wenty-One” and Tom | Standish.” Finished its run, but did Burke, tenor, held over for a second |OMly about $5,000 the last week. week, and with undoubtedly some| Auditorium—"“Birth of a Nation” help an “Our Gang” comedy, had (Griffith). Operated part of the a good though not extraordinary | oe and closed some days, when week, Emphasis was placed, in ads “Ww ay Down East” was presented. and in publicity, on the fact that This Week atcha it in this picture turns Chicago has “Going Up"; Me- rom costumes to a modern story | yierere “Wo ro; ”, of a modern boy, but although some Binewntty ee ees Monroe, Randolph, “The Shepherd King”; ? he y , lish he ~ : vv ’ of the fans may have relished the “Sporting Youth”: change, i e we spoke ) : ss ng ne picture was spoken Of | Roosevelt continues “In the Palace by the critics as the weakest the| or the King”: Woods, “The Ten young star has’ had in the last : ph: res : | Commandments”; Auditorium, “The Birth of a Nation”; State-Lake, Inet week i*Defying Destiny” with vaudeville; ast een Pin lt, “Rann? 74 ‘}} at top, following the highls Rialto, “Reno,” with vaudeville. successful stay of “The Hunchback” couple of years. “The White Sister” started an in- definite run at the Arcadia rE (oC, hat house t letore having . had previous, fiestorun hoan us| MAYER’S 4 WITH FIRST NAT. high prices at the Chestnut | The Louis B, Mayer organization (legit) At the latter house “Theis about to close a new contract with White Sister” has the better of run|First National for a series of four and business, but it is not gen-|productions to be directed by John erally believed that this Lillian | stan) Gish film will do as well at the sc ailecaiacnsascaniiaidnadamictaaon Arcadia as “The Hunchback” did. tar } sxeellent! lact weels , Be rr ee OE! dates Newman In the Third Dis- main a month in the tiny house to ,trict Municipal Court, New York, has profit. ;}asked attorneys to submit briefs in [To complete the generally suc-|the suit of Alleen Poe, an actress, eessful week, the Karlton had a|against the Hotel Langwell. The ho- profitable week with “Big Brother,” |tel’s defense is that Miss Poe was a helped a lot by the presence on the bill of the Will Rogers satiric com- edy, “Two Wagons, Both Covered.” The critics were very enthusiastic itenant, not and that absolves lit from liability for the loss of a |kodak and a $175 traveling bag. a guest, about this one —_—_———_ This week's features include “The| §amuel Jessee Buzzell, an attor- long time) and “St, Elmo” at ‘the | former leading man of “The Ging- Fox The Karlton has “Pleasure | ®2M Girl,” last Friday received a Mad,” and the Stanton, as has been | Verdict !n his suit for one share of atated, “The Humming Bird." The} stock against Danler, Inc., the cor- others are hold-overs | porate producers of that show. The Estimates for last week levidence showed that on Aug. 24, pict co b ~y ba :; Ornate a a at chr i board of directs rs of the corporation About $23,000: 4.000. £0.75 _ requesting them to transfer one Stanton — sita” (United | share of stock to his brother. This Artists). Third and last week. Bad | W2S not done With dividends the oop, dropping to around $7,500,|single share of stock is worth §400 poorest house has had long time.! “Humming Bird” this week; 1,700, | screi Harry 80-75c. Fairbanks who went to Aldine — “Scaramouche” (Metro |England 18 years ago as a member 7th week). Announcement of last|of the original Gotham Comedy two weeks checked drop mostly, | Four, returned to New York Febru- and gross. reported at about $9,500. “Ten Commandments” opening at @ame scale Feb. 18; 1,500, $1.65. Arcadia — “The White Sister’ (Metro, 1st week). Started with much promise though not expected ary 1 for the first time since leav- ing. While abroad two members of , |} the origina] quartette died and were | replaced by English singers. These, {with another, who replaced Mr. Fox—"“You Can’t Get Away With It’ (Fox). Surprise hit; $16,000 re- ported; 3,000, 99c. to last as long at this house as | Fairbanks are playing England and! “Hunchback” did. Around $7,000; |;the Continent still using the old} 600, 75¢. | title. j The Star, at Bellow’s Falls, Vt., Pte -—- ap fl — has opened. There ts only one other lesque on “Covered “Wagon.” Pon. | picture house in the oity, The new ular bil}. Gross, $45,000; 1,100, 50¢, | house will seat 700. FENWAY’S $10,000 WITH “HERITAGE OF DESERT’ Doubled Gross Previous Week —“Standish” Falling Down on Home Grounds Boston, Feb. 13. With “Heritage of the Desert” at the Fenway last week business took a decided boost. The gross was better than $10,000, almost twice as much as was done the week before with “Woman to Woman.” The weather around town last week was just about right for the picture business and good results were reported all along the line, It was not doped that the opera cut into the receipts to any extent as was the case with the legitimate houses. Last week's estimates: Loew’s State (4,000; 65)—With “Rupert of Hentzau” and “The Heart Bandit;” about $15,000, better than normal. “Thy Name is Woman” and “The Fool’s Awaken- ing” this week. Park (1,000; $1.50)—Extension of time for “Little Old New York” two more weeks. $13,000 last week. Fenway (50-75)—With ‘Heritage of the Desert” the house did $10,500 last week. Using “Richard the Lion-Hearted” for this week. Tremont Temple = ($1.50)—‘Th« Courtship of Miles Standish” net doing very much business at this house. Should have gotten over, too, because this is practically home grounds for that film. Modern and Beacon (twin houses) —Traveled along at regular good money making pace last week with “Judgment of the Storm,” $6,000 for week at each house. “Drums of Jeopardy,” and “Does It Pay,” this week. COAST FILM NOTES Los Angeles, Feb. 9. The company making “The Tele- phone Girl,” a serial, has been tak- ing several scenes in Frisco during the past week. Alberta Vaughn is playing the title role, with Mal St. Claire directing. Jackie Coogan has completed “A Boy of Flanders,” his second Metro production. For his next and last picture for the current year, the kid will appear in a piece written by Willard Mack, “The Goldfish,” starring Con- stance Talmadge, is nearing comple- tion. James Oliver Curwood’s “Alas- kan” will be adapted for the screen by Willis Goldbeck. Herbert Brenon will do the directing. Marshall Neilan willl return to the Goldwyn lot to direct his wife, Blanche Sweet, in “Tess of the D'Urbervilles.” Miss Sweet has not worked under her bhusband’s direc- tion in six years, Anna Q. Nilsson will play oppo- site Lou Tellegen in Vitagraph’'s “A Woman Between Friends.” Alice Calhoun is in the cast. Miss Nil- sson has just finished in Richard Walton Tully’s “Flowing Gold.” James Kirkwood, accompanied by his wife (Lila Lee), will spend a few days resting at Del Monte upon the completion of “The Whirlpool,” which will be finished at the Ince studio this week for Hodkinson. This couple may return to the legiti- mate stage shortly. The ever increasing demand for property in Hollywood has tempted Mack Sennett, along with several other studios, to sell and locate else- where. Sennett has in view a spot in the Hollywood Hills, but may go to the Beverly Hills. Several big producers have their eyes on Jobyn Ralston, now lead- ing lady for Harold Lloyd, who has displayed dramatic ability. Lew Cody, playing Dan McGrew in “The Shooting of Dan McGrew,” has written a song in connection with the picture. Douglas MacLean has secured the film rights to “Never Say Die,” pub- lished in Collier’s. Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno will co-star in “Bluff,” to be pro- duced by Sam Wood for Lasky. Walter Hiers is on a personal ap- pearance tour in the East. His con- tract with Lasky terminated Jan. 16, and the fat boy will start work on a different lot upon his return, Many changes are expected at Universal City. Car! Laemmle has been inspecting the various depart- ments, and it is anticipated a new general manager of the estudio will be appointed. INSIDE STUFF ON PICTURES Over on Long Island at the Famous Players studios everyone from the executives to the working crew have been walking around in a daze for the last few days, The reason is that they have all experienced a distinct shock with the advent of Rudolph Valentino on the scene. Everyone connected with the studio was al] set awaiting the Sheik star and prepared for the worst, but Rudie fooled ’em all. Instead of an imperious entry, as was expected, Valentino showed on the scene amiable and ingratiating, The first branch of the organization that received the shock was the scenario division. Here, when the discussion came regarding “Monsieur Beaucaire” and the treatment that it was to be given on the screen, For- rest Halsey and those associated with him received the surprise of their lives when Valentino calmly suggested that the early sequence of the story be made sironger for Bebe Daniels. As a matter of fact, he wag fighting to remain out of scenes rather than trying to hog the picture, As a result, the English sequence of the picture has been -bui!t up so that Valentino walks away with that portion of it, the contrast as against the French sequence making it all the stronger. Following this the directorial forces received their shock. With the assignment to direct the picture, Sidney Olcott was informed he had had “things pretty soft in the last couple of pictures, so he was due for a cropper, and it was pretty certain that he would get it with Valentine to handle.” However, things seemingly are decidedly otherwise. Right now the picture schedule calls for 32 shooting days, with the possibility that they will run to 45, but everyone is happy. The working crew got their thrill when one of the prop boys approached the star and asked him a question prefacing it with “Mr. Valentino,” whereupon Rudie said “What's your first name?’ and when answered to the effect that it was Fred he said, ‘Well, Fred, that ‘Mr, Valentino’ stuff is out, I'm Rudolph,” and make believe that didn’t go along the line and prove to be a ten-strike for the Sheik with the working crew. Credit for this sudden display of “smartness” is given to Mrs, Valen- tino, who is very much on the job and _ supervising all of the business details, with the idea of letting her husband attend to the acting end. Both seemingly worked out a system that is going to make every one around the studio like them and to date their average is 1,000 plus, Last Monday Famous Players gave a party at the studio for the efficia: start of the picture. Some two score newspaper people were the guests of the orgunization and saw Rose Pelswick of the “Journal” and Regina Cannon of “Movie Weekly” turn the crank on the first shot of the scene showing the boudoir of the Queen of France. Earlier scenes of the picture were shot Saturday, on which occasion Sidney Olcott probably saved the life of Bebe Daniels when a flaming torch fel] from the hand of one of the extras and ignited her costume. The director jumped from his stand and extinguished the flumr es with his hands. Sidney Olcott, former footbal] star and now director, probably saved Bebe Daniels’ life Saturday by making a flying tackle below the knees and bringing the star down with a crash, It happened at the Famous Players’ Long Island studio, where they are taking first shots of the Rudolph Valentino picture, ‘“Monsieur Beaucaire.” There was a mob scene in a long narrow hallway, with some of the supers carrying lighted alcohol torches. One of these extras slipped and fell, his torch falling under the dress of Miss Daniels. It was a flimsy court costume of the time of the Louis period and would have easily ignited, Olcott saw the danger from his stand, tackled Miss Daniels in regular football styles, and beat the flames out with his hand, The scene brought visions to many of the death of Martha Mansfield under almost similar circumstances. Miss Daniels was uninjured, but badly shaken up. D. W. Griffith has a coupte of scouts {In Philadelphia this week looking for an old overcoat-and a suit of clothes. The articles of clothing, accord- ing to report, are those worn by Abraham Lincoln on the night he was shot at Ford’s theatre, Washington, and, according to advices, the Grif- fith organization received are to be disposed of at public auction, Griffith, on hearing tnat the suit and overcoat were to be offered for sale, immediately commissioned Albert Grey, his general manager, to get someone in Philadelphia to secure garments in his behalf, Griffith, in the event that he is successful in his-quest, will present the clothes to one of the historic museums in New York. : he shooting of Lincc!n at Ford's theatre was one of the big scenes of Griffith's “Birth of a Nation,” and the director associates it with his greatest screen success, the historie The younger sister of one of the screen's foremost vamps is about té make her debut in pictures. Upon arrival on the the vamp, who is of the dark skinned type, decided that sister would appear to bete ter advantage if she acquired a darker hue than her natural coloring. To attain the proper results, the younger girl was forced to take a henna bath in order that her entire body might have the same dark coloring she could acquire facially. The bath was taken in a Los Angeles hotel and caused considerable disturbance on the part of the management, a@ the henna refused to come off of the bath tub, and is.pretty sure to stick to the body of the picture aspirant, coast This which “Times Square Daily” has fallen for another agent yarn it’s for the Harold Bell Wright novel, “When a Man’s a Man,” has been picturized and is being shown at the Cameo, The sandwich men who have been walking around Broadway for thé last ten days advertising the picture, one cold day last week tried to get into the Public Library but were refused admission, Some officious person probably in the employ of the P. A. tried to have the men arrested but the cops would not fall and the P. A. wept salt tears of disappoint- ment. 7 press tien Litre A certain film broker, who !s at present enjoying the balmy breezes in the south of France, is going to have more or less of a reception com- mittee awaiting him on his relurn to this country. Frior, he in associa- tion with a photographer who specializes in enlargements for lobby dis- play in the picture industry, engineered the sale of “Daughters of Today” to J. D. Williams and a couple of associates for $75,000, but the photog- |rapher did not get his “cut,” so he is going to be waiting at the dock with |some papers all done up in ribbons, One of the newer crop of female stars who has heretofore been directed exclusively by one director is shortly to be shunted over to another by the producing company. The producers decided it best to make a change; as the star was recently mentioned by the director's wife in a divorce action. Speculation is rife as to what the outcome of the switch will be, as the regular director has taken more than usual pains in handling the girl. One of the foremost picture stars has just completed a picture for a director under whom she had never worked before, and is reported exceedingly dissatisfied with several little happenings during the mak- ing. The star, who heads her own company, found fault at various times due to lack of speed on the part of the director. On one occasion, with a large number of extras on the set and when the director failed to put in an appearance on time, she took the megaphone and directed herself. George Drexel Biddle, of the utra-society Biddle family of Philadel- phia, was assistant cameraman for William de Mille in the filming of “Icebound.” Biddle was on location with the company when the cutdoor scenes were taken around Catskill, N. Y. a ——~ - 7 eo ., = —_—

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rom the daze for distinct iveryone prepared Ss entry, tiating, was the lonsieur en, Fore of their > of the he wag picture, so that inst the Vith the had had ie fora alentine Right ssibility rroached lentino,” vered to no’ stuff line and . Valen- of the e acting ce every 100 plus, for the vere the ial” and »t of the ‘s of the probably hand of from his ly saved nees and they are 1ucaire.” e supers and fell, sy court ignited, regular fansfield red, but - looking accord- he was he Grif- a ered for r, to get 3s behalf, sent the e scenes with his about té e vamp, r to bete ring. a henna coloring les hotel ment, as . to stick ‘n. This i,” which , for the ed to get officious arrested, sappoint- - breezes ion com- associa bby dis- f Today” > photog- lock with . directed er by the 1, change; a divorce h will be, dling the eture for reported the mak- ous times sion, with ed to put nerself. Philadel- Alming of e cutdoor ; — . ~ 2: r VARIETY 23 r ST oF wrest? we Ferien FE hi f Py { “9 % "*7V¢? @ a Thursday, February 14, 1924 ------ - —— ———— ~~ a oaapehenieeiatine An Exhibitor should make money as a matter of service to his Surely vou have noticed how quickly a theatre that is losing money gets a chill, depressed inhos- OUR money is your business life. patrons. —— ee ae een oe pitable air. And you have also noticed a prosperous theatre has a warm, welcome feel to it. Remember this—D. W. GRIFFITH has made MORE MONEY for motion picture EXHIBITORS than any other man. Since the early Biograph days, his pictures | have been pictures of prosperity to the men who know them. We do not say he has always batted one hundred per cent? What man ever has?. Has YOUR judgment been one hundred per cent good? [here 1s Realize this—A GRIFFITH your theatre; and‘ you know , A GRIFFITH PIC- ~ T t : 1 : theatre, because he puts all his recente pictures Fr Have you played all his real money in playing PICTURE theatres can be hurt by pictures. TURE always helps your brains, and all his strength and all his time into making And wl never hurts VOI] vear v Li, y\ chi ° ° pictures for you. ho else does that for in and year out? [f haven't played “ORPHANS OF THE STORM,” “ONE EXCITING NIGHT” and “THE WHITE ROSE,” put aside one week for a GRIFFITH WEEK, PLAY THEM, and MAKE MONEY, you Write direct to Albert L. Grey, General Manager, D. W. GRIFFITH, Inc., 303 Longacre Bldg., New York City i A MONEY WEEF Nd ——_ —-—___ —-— ee ee Get in touch with the : UNITED ARTISTS EXCHANGE in your territory or —- ~~ ee - - ee ne ae ee ae PRR LE ee et {eins inal ne RIOT NE eyo a Re

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——— Fae Ca eagnuTors PICTURES fe RESENTATIONS (Extra attractions in picture theatres, when not pictures, will be carried and described in this depart- ment for the general information of the trade.) N= _— --— “PHONOFILM” Talking P ture 11 Mins.; Screen Rivoli, New York. Thi ‘ W rin »f i Dk pictur : und eff e secured on the margin yf the film while» being taken by th recording of stem of serriations or dots 1 the reproduction of sound l in the projection The synchronization was perfect in the sample shown at the Rivoli The quality of the sound ts defec- tive in about the same way as in the early talking machines, and there —) raphy are poor, but the subject tri- mp}! ; over these minor defects ] i here that the defects of und reproduction are best judged. McGlynn speaks the lines in a onorou tone, but sometimes the words are blurred, Howeve SO ex- quisitely nice is the synchronization that lip reading makes the words eciear, A spler did short subject for Lin- coln's birthday; it would hardly do for gen eral use Rush. “GOING UP” (12) Prolog: 7 Mins.; Full; (Special Chicago, Chicago Chicago, Feb. 13 There is a difference between @a rresentati and a “prolog.’ A presentatior 3s a feature offered in connection with pictures while . “prolog” is presentation con- istructed around plot or refer- is always the snapping of the needie of whatever the device employs. For this week they chose two episodes « Lincoln, Tuesday being his rithad uiniversary. One con- ¢cerns | ntrance into & Camp « g@oldiers and joining tn their talk and} songs, T! er {3 his delivery o the Gettysburg address. A plain and | badly toned section of the { ©. ecln, done by center. T m € speakers’ baekground, with Lin- Frank McGlynn, in the here is no stage manage- } grouping and photog- and is the ent and the the ing to the picture itself. This is a “nrolog’ and so announced by a slide while another point to the. ob- server is that the curtain does not close in but the numbe: itself is succeeded by the title of the film 4s in Built for the B. O. Geen enue ln JESSE LLASKY | | PRESENT A | SAM| IWOOD | | PRODUCTION | |KATE JORDAN'S ee CORNER’ WITH CONWAY TEARLE LON CHANEY DOROTHY MACKAILL RICARDO CORTEZ LOUISE DRESSER 1A Box-Office Director —He made “Prodigal Daughters’ and “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife” 1A Box-Office Cast H —Read the big names above A Box-Office Story —A young wife’s fight against her weakness for another man. A Box-Office Production —Gowns, gorgeous settings, Paris. SEE .IT AT THE RIVOLI NOW Produced by 2-column Mats and Press Sheet Ad Above Electros at Exchanges ————_—___———_ —— — —_—_ -— as often done and mayhaps origin- ated at the Capitol, New York. The scene ts a big blimp with quarters which give the impression of being almost as large as a rail- road car, although when the flight is begun, at the close of the act, onl) 1 part of this goes up into the flies. This is effectively done and is hardly noticed by the audience that all has not ascended. A crowd of young folks visit the air field and flyers, their lady friends and officers of the blimp are in the assemblage. Charles Bennett ‘ash, tener, im- personating the flyer, sings, Vir- ginia Johnson, soprano, does a num- ber and Cash joins for a duet. Then Cunningham and Clemens, late of “Nellie Kelly,” do a fast dance which commanded enthusiastic applause. At one time a chorus of eight men supports the male singer for a brief period. It is a creditable number in every respect but hardly worth the ex- pense in houses of less importance, There was another presentation number on this program of elght men and it is likely that the octette doubled in this act, > = RUTH URBAN Soprano 6 Mins.; Full Stage Rivoli, New York. A “smart'’ urn designed for the class houses. Miss Urban appears in what has the semblance of the corner ‘of a drawing room containing a piano and room drap- eries. Starting promptly into a brief song fragment about a husky swain who couldn't make a proposal of marriage. Ends in a surprise musicai tu $°¢! 4 yes fat! La ehowe ett amersday, February 14, 1092¢ would have a new interest tn life after a month. The bet is taken and then things begin moving so fast in melodra- matic form with MacLean as the comedy foll that laugh after laugh rolls aong. In the finish it is dis- closed that all the melodrama was the result of a frame-up to provide the “new interest in Hife”’ in the form of Patsy Ruth Miller as Mar- garita. It works out nicely. In addition to the laughs there also are innumerable thrills, and for a knockout that ride down the winding paths of a mountain (it looks like Griffith park) can’t be beat. The car has no breaks, a fact which is planted before the come- dian gets into it to start a stern chase of another auto, but MacLean doesn't knew it and his ride is a howl from start to finish. The cast supporting the star Is a corking one and the direction car- ries the story along in great shape without a single @.11 moment. It is a picture that uo one can go wrong on. Fred, Warner Bros. production of the David Belasco piay, ‘‘Daddies,“’ by John Is Hobbie, adapted by rected by William A, Julian Josephson. Di- Seiter. Shown at the Strand, New York, week of Feb. 10. Run- ning time, 74 minutes PRC. MCR cscs cccesesense eben Mae Marsh Robert Audrey...secccescecs Harry Myers James Crockett -Ciaude Gillingwater g Willlam Rivers...... .»--Crauford Kent Bobette Audrey..... eecweseaess Claire Adams Henry Allen. .cceseces eeoveseee Willard Louis Nicholson Walter@......+++2...Boyce Combe Mrs. Audrey.....cses ». Georgia Woodthorpe a3 i Sete eee Pe er -Otto Hoffman Lorrie... -seeeeeeeeMuriel Frances Dana “The Tripleta’’....s- beni i ath tk hea 6a »....De Brianc Twins and King Evers PI ckarnaseunes eccccccsee Milly Davenport This is a fairly amusing screen entertainment, but not one that will —— without @ nickel owl stuck betwoeg his teeth. Sledge eventually wins the girl showing up her gold digging suitoe and after wrecking her father finane cially in a traction deal, he squareg everything in time for the happy clinch and fade out, The picture {s the weakest sort of program addition. In the average picture house sans the elaborate presentation given at the Rialto, it will have less chance. The produee tion deserved a better story. Con. THE NEXT CORNER Sam Wood production for Famous Play. ers-lLasky, With a multiple star cast. Done from the book and play by Kate Jordan and adapted to the screen by Monte M, Katterjohn, Projection time, 61 minutes, At the Rivol! Feb, 10. Previously announceg as ‘‘Nearly a Sinner.’ TG BOONE cieeesasecdens Conway Tearle Elsie Maury..,....- »eeee Dorothy Mackalll Juan Serafin........ seeeveeeeee-LOn Chaney Don Arturo...........++..++.-Ricardo Cortez Nina Race, Elsie’s mother...Louise Dresser Countess Longueval........Remea Radzing Paula Vrian..............Dorothy Cumming Julie, Elsie’s maid,...Mrs. Bertha Feducha ee EE oo 5-5 4.k00b08 Geo na Bernard Seigle All the surface elements of a fine picture are here assembled. Still, the production isn’t worth the trou- ble, for the reason it has a silly story. It's all about a fool woman (played by Miss Mackaill) who is carried away by an infatuation for a he-vamp and then hadn't either the nerve to go through with it or to quiet her own sentimental cone science. In short, the sort of a con- ventional figure that lives only in books and movies, This screen manniquin does emo- tional back somersaults at any exe cuse. Her husband (played by Con- way Tearle in his usually smooth fashion) is quite contented to take prove un extraordinary box office} her on-faith, even after the hyster- line, and igs sung in & smooth voice!winner. It will pull the average! ical episode with the dark and sin- with pantomimic action. business to the average houses.| ister homebreaker, but she persists Follows “Her Gown,” a bright bit} There is one disappointment, and|in being comfortably tragic. The of light lyric, giving scope for the |that ts Mae Marsh in the leading | husband didn’t cali for much more girl's fine voice. The finish is “Je | TO'® Miss Marsh neither looks nor | sympathy than his wife. So cares sais que vous etes gentil,” from acts the character of the little Eng-| less a mate invited domestic disas- is 3 Guaes earn : , | sa orphan who wins the heart of/ter, The only detail of her conduct The Better Ole. They are all! her adopted father. The others in| that aroused his objections was that bright class numbers, all brief and/the cast are all satisfactory, espe-|she made up her face and smoked all done snappily. cially Harry Myers and Claude| cigarettes. He seemed quite satis- The turn makes one think of a | rillingwater, and above all, the] fied with her friends, who were ob- pianolog, except that this girl has | Juvenile members of the wragins steer vious loose livers, | a fine voice Rush. rhe story is that of the adopting It is a pity this sort of fictional | |}of war babies and the wreck that] slush has injured a pictur into ;one lon woman can make of &@] which must have gone a_ vast | 66 ” / jbatchelor club, the woman in the/amount of artistic effort. The GREAT LOVERS (9 ise being the mother of one of the | scenic settings are magnificent, par- | Singing Novelty ’ mbers whose belief that every | ticularly those dealing with a storm 5 Mins.; Full; (Specia |man’s debt to society is to marry] jin the mountains and gorgeous sure | Chicago, Chicago land raise a fan Thus she ar-|roundings for social fetes in Parts. { Chicago, I 3 jranges t have = four rem intns | Some startlingly bizarre effects were | G 3 a a nm *;members of the 1b, inciuding her } secure din the interiors, while splene l about or of histe | son ll agree to adopt a war orphan, | qiq dignity was expressed in other with a MON ne mal us tal } wit! the result that being LALA CrS, | inside ts, such ag Don Arturo’s Peteg? : ieee tt ey all fina ly de: ore that their] caste, T ens dov from each | aero I app =n ; oo 7 | But when all ts said and done the | : a eae ee” ee ates at Am ISins = i val - Sure a immediate appeal of the picturs Is aie ae Ripaggel > | not with sullicient’ punch to make; in the women’s fashions it discloses. pHaving the ters Make their | { ire fans break wn -atre | Variety's expert, who sometimes can pp rs ’ el a tt lured to the pictures on off evee | side Rot t ’ for } Harr Myers plays >» son the | , ings, makes the declaration that | Juliet, a “Spanish: Cavalier s;mother who wants to sco her boy | some of the dresses shown in the on 4 Sir Walter Raleicl 2 m irri d, an a. Miss Marsh is the | pocture haven't yet got aboard ship ldown ; hat she may step} 00% War urpnan mn “ a en lat Havre. She (the fashion expert) lupon it and “The Shiek” grabs her | grag. tte eC nes ene ah of the | said the film release has “beaten the ee gee Apia tek _ , after viewing @ photograph of the) Now york market” on more than 1 ir his arr wi = 1a; rough ie l1 at the age of six and imagines one “number.” uff for a laugh jthat will be her age when she ar- The frocks are startling. One fe The eight met ! ie stage ; rives, but instead it ta a full-grown | go tight {t hag to be laced from hem | for a finish such as is encountered | young lady. Another of the quartet if musical THE YANKEE CONSUL Douglas MacL« in starring production | based on the musical comedy of the same |} title, adapted for the screen by KRaymond Griffith and ] 3 Milestone, script by | Raymond annon. Directed by James W. | Horne. Ff sented by Ass ated Exhibitors jat the ¢ ral, New York, for two weeks, - ginning Feb 1a Running time 68 } min ites | Dudley A aKW'O , BD riags MactTean | Margarita Patsy Ruth Miller } Jack Morro Arthur Stuart Hull |} Leopoldo inhope Wheatcroft | Donna Teresa... Iulalie Jensen | Don Rafael Deschado.......George Perlolat John J. Doy! Sh itah ara al cat Ses eh Fred Kelsey | ‘Admiral Ru ig U.S.N ..- Eric Mayne ; Duncar ee saedeosseeeee Ls, C, Shumway | S var Bert H idley | Here {3 an out and out laugh pro- j}ducer. A picture that pulls those |} oft sought for and seldom achieved laugh that are known to start somewhere near the solar plexus and end with a loud guffaw. This i picture has them all the way from beginning to end, b not as most | pictures echieve nem D f les— | but from action It is motion pic- fure comea pure it 1 simple no at- ‘tempt to go alite the fine pointe but just broad wholesome humo that is pretty Sure to please ar ; sort of ar audience any vhere In “The Yankee Consul’ Douglas | MacLean, the star, comes pretty ;nearly being as screamingly funny as he was in “The Hottentot,” and that {s saying a lot Incidentally, in presenting this screen version of a musical comedy MacLean is open- ing a new field for the picture pro- ducers. There must be hundreds of comic librettos that are adaptable to the screen that ff as weil han- died as this one will make mighty good entertainment in film form. This is. Of course the titie role as played by Raymond Hitchcock and as played by Douglas MacLean are two entireiy different characters. MacLean is the young milllonaire in whose family no one has worked for seven generations. Ife is on the verge of a neivous breakdown from doing nothing when a fNend makes @& bet that should he take a job he | head gets triplets as his share of the bar- gain, while the old grouch at the of the club who insists on having a boy gets a girl. This girl roie pl iyed by Murtel Frances Dana, is one of the works of art of the production. There are a lot of good comedy situaticns and any number of laughs of light timber in the picture, but it isn’t one of those comedies that ould be described as a “wow.” Fred MY MAN Vitagraph feature, presented by Aibert E Smith, scenario by George Randolf Chester. Running time, 75 minutes. teviewed at Rialto, New York, Feb. 10 Molly Marley .. » Patay Ruth Miller Sledge 8 Dustin Farnum Dicky Reynoldg., -Niles Welch Fern Burbank Margaret Landis Bert Glider. .. George Webb Henry Peters William Norris Mrs. Peters.. ; Edith Yorke Jeassia Pea 3 Violet Palmer . stopher Marley iid de Grey The title is worth mething at the box office due to the song “hit However, the picture in no way re- embles the song theme The pic- ture is a hackneyed familiar, not particularly well cast, with Patsy Ruth Miller running away with whatever honors there were The strong political boss in love with the daughter of a rich man who doesn't love him is the flimsy rack on which the scenario is hung. The politician will brook no interference and breaks everyone who stands be- tween him and the girl, including her own father and a lounge lizard who is after her money. . Much inconsequential kickless foot- age is exhausted trying to string this situation out to feature proportions, with the usual result. The picture is dull and dreary, in spots uncon- vincing and unentertaining Dustin Farnum as Sledge the poli- tician plays in the stereotyped man- ner, smoking innumerable cigars, which seemingly are indispensable to a certain type of picture actor when cast as a business man, poli- tician or detective. Tom McQuire claims the distinction of being the only human who ever played a dick eee tf } to high n ing boot severest cckband like a high hunte Any woman has to be of Gothic lines to play such a dress and avoid making a scene. The prevailing seems to be straight lines, stretched surfaces from east to west both fore and aft, and if you go into the subject any further you run into words and lines that a strictly family paper can’t print. But this much one can declare—tha new styles are going to put the girls on their honor as their figures and diet and wreck note | Lane Bryant. Lon Chaney has a weak part and gets into the fore only now and then in subordinate situations where ho has little to build on, and another rather trifling role {s deaM to Louise Dresser, who had only @ couple of scenes that might as well have been played by an unknown grande dame Bernard Seigte, hitherto of no great prominence, has one impres- sive bit as an avenging Spanish father... He has a strong, rugged face and a stately presence, tal ty a capl- for roles of this sort Rush SPORTING YOUTH Chicago, Feb. 18 Tiniversai-Tewei etarring Reginald Denny in Byron Morgan's story. Directed by Harry Pollard, with Clyde De Vinna the photogra- pher. Cast includes Henry Burrows, Fred- pe erick Vroom, Laura La Plante, Wuclille Ward and Hallam Cooley At Randoiph Chicag week of Feb. ll. Running time, 765 minutes. Denny's second attempt. since leaving the Witwer “Leather Push- ers" series, also turned out by U, and playing under the guidance of the game director, Pollard. According to all reports, U ig out to plug Denny New York's Newest and Foremost Costume Rental Organization BROOKS an 1437 B’way, Te!.5580 Pen. “—— me 1m we wes oh 2 1A ete a @

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pare Thursday, February 14, 1924 VARIETY . PICTURES

—— 1924 into the place left vacant by Wally| Hayden Stevenson are the best, Reid, having bought a number of| while, conversely, M ————95 » = ’ ersely, Mary Mersch and Morgan's a for eee produc-|John Merkyl are not. They gave Det Woeg 7 an oe o scripts|the film some very amateurish (Continued from page 18) adapte : scenes, Almost as bad as their ac- | sjonistic exposition of the Kauf girl by This particular narrative appeared | tion is the photography. aamalie satan ® Seeman y sultoe in the “Saturday Evening Post,” and Coming to the praiseworthy part, | ceits: plas gg Big oe hg at ” r finane outside of what kick the automobile| the plot, it is a typical newspaper | were passing in parade Fema we The Storm,” a play by Henry A. H. Seeger refused to grant a squareg race supplies the detachment as-|and blackmail story, but with a few | of those p> Rd cap tg onthe at ~" ah Bacon, will be presented for a series| divorce to Mrs. Minnie Lewis, of happy signed to making the screen version|novel twists and kicks. The big | used ag iy comes talon . Pane of matinees at the 49th Street the- | Brooklyn, because their marriage geems to have done little with it. idea is introduced when Anne Grey | yet Bic eg Baye Be. a Agger ye atre starting Feb. 19. Henry Her-| performed in New Jersey, could aort of Denny is not particularly colorfu! (Miss Clifford) is sent to interview pungent nk den caleame ale bert will play the leading role. not be regarded as a legal marriage average as the chauffeur become an impro-|* Woman suing her husband for di-|such as James Russell Lowell or os in New York. Lewis’ first wife aborate vised race driver, and the combined | VYorce, With Anne herself, innocently | even the acidulous Pope committed Sweet Little Devil” will move to | divorced him, according to a decree ialto, it efforts of the various contributing and unknowingly, mentioned as the epee ears Farag ‘| the Central Feb. 25. Which did not permit him to re- produce personnel gives reason to believe co-respondent. Welch is the editor Bin Siting ap gies PF soe ee “a = * aie Rate! marry in New York. The judge vnat there is much ground to be cov-| of the paper which employs Anne, | dramatized and illustrated by fe y John Adair in “Artists and Moa- | §2/@ that Lewis could not be re- Con. ered before Denny can equal the | 2nd as he has lost his heart to her, amatines and ustrated by Held.} gj. pag completed a three-act garded as legally married bv a court better Reid releases of the type. he, too, is dragged into the mess, , The ‘Staging is brilliant and as) comedy calied “Regards to the Mis- | 7 this state. The story projects as being unduly The expose of a band of black- cen dae resourceful.as the| sus," which may shortly be preo- ER lengthy in reaching a specific point mailers clears the atmosphere. “abt itself, and the writing| duced. Michel Fokine has completed his us Play. and it is not until the action swings Ge entree came, Wea Seewe pour pe y helene ome > “th ‘oink i ate ee Se See it. Do } ac sgt atari: | a8 just about average fare for the |; 7° : erie’ if, aS the artist, ‘ a3 : rs - women compose the membership. Jordan = Aad — lg omg intermediate houses. Whatever | /* eaeeen ae —, whines in a yigt hs toe toe po Mier toes ; a ' ont . “ —T ae] . ea : F ; monotone, whieh if it is conflicting divorce laws in \yster- fonie- a nice appearance to the ve-|a chance to take a bath. penetrating will be passed by in various states*was again seen Iast| The Society of American Dra- d sin- ~ e, mt as little to do other than| ‘There is one real picture player, New York, where it must run for week in New York, when Justice (Continued on page 43) ersists c gi e ac on. The remaining | Doris Kenyon. It was a mistake to many weeks and may live for many |= The the. : cc One are negligible, with; put her in this picture, as she shows | Months. Lait. OE © ae ! more ee acc pen = oa ucar, as aes up everyone else in the cast. Serene ) Cares aused eavy outlay on x ‘ aight . dinage ere evens the four- wheel ve- dodlex tex ureet arastak sane te THE NEW ENGLANDER onduct t} e508 7 i work has caught|many moons. So exaggerated are ie is that ay agg 4 stuff for adequate presen-/the attempts to get over the real et ee Sedanae’ tua tek , « ect 3 oO -é vle moked te ae ae casi Mag ay tie he heavy stuff that instead of impress- | by Abby Meten lor y By are sti satis- preety SSé oS te. y p Bee ‘ej ing an audience they bring roars;man and Gilbert: Emery. Settings by re ob- 1g in the larger houses,|of laughter. The picture, however. | Voodman Thompson. Opened at the Equity and more so is that true when the} jg jnt sae: shi 48th St., Feb. 7 Sbject in view is considered is intended as a serious effort, which | y:-.) Eyyery ‘ ‘tional eo aki makes the entire affair a rather sad | Helen meccurok. on eatherine Emmet > into — ig. Jone. Had the picture been kidded | Robert Keene...s+essseerses-Gllbert Emery vast through titling it might have made BES BOEOtt. sseeecevess aenee Strickland e The | “ ” a good comedy. Seth F sery. ssseeeerseess Alan Birmingham t, pare WHISPERED NAME Dell Henderson, who directed, has | 208 McCall. ..++sereeeersee Arthur Shaw storm A Universal production directed by King made . reputation for himself as a 3 sure Baxgott. Adapted from the play, ‘‘The Co-:| fairly ee ogg director, so it The program denotes this as “A Snail respondent,’’ by Rita Weiman and Alice} seems ardly fair to charge the ? y a ° 5 i: Leal Pollock, At the New York Feb. 8 as | overacting and exaggerated enties | "UC of New Mngiand character,” 6 6 J we alf the bill. Runs about 65 minutes. Cast ‘ i : ts yhiec ir as splen- includes Ruth Clifford. Niles Welch, Jane| Of the players to him. Seemingly vere ee we or ee See other Starr, Buddy Messinger, Carl Stockdale, there oy gh age ——— — not gotten over with any degree of >-ss0unt am awrence, Hayden Stevenson, | connec wi e production who penmter R _ 7 rturo’s Mary Merech, John Merkyl and Charles| took a hand in guiding the players impressiveness approaching that of wa en Clary. as to what they had to put into “Icebound,” for instance. fitatons : x Sige ot their action to get it over. ilt ¢ ili ”s urs is 5 With the right kind of treatment h , ; : a. et Oe ee eee Sheena Ss . Bi : : The story Is a lumber camp-sS0- | cacrifice ; , closes. “The Whispered Name” might have] ciety tale. There is a reason for a sacrifice and errant s0n’s misunder- Proves turned out to be rather a first-rate| battle betwen the lumberjacks of standing. it contains a few inter- “BLACK OXEN’”’ | chat ne ong gerd ee Cunthion ned — both camps. That battle with about; esting highlights here and _ there ; . ch potentialities. But Uni-|24 men in it Is a laugh in itself. yt “Rnd in the versal has provided a mediocre cast, The picture didn’t oe an awful but the sum total ig not exception- “FLAMING YOUTH” d ship old style direction, miserable pho-|fot to make, and if bought at a ally brilliant. The idea revolves xpert) tography and general, all-around at- | price it'll get by in the cheap admis- |2P0Ut_the stole Spartan will of a “PONJOLA”’ en the mosphere that detract severely from | sion houses. Fred. New England mother (the action is than the story. oe laid. in a suburb of Boston), who “AN The characters move through the , relegates her mother love and for- 9 ne fe scenes in jerky, clumsy sequences 6 Milton Hocky and Howard J. giveness and urges the prosecution NA CHRISTIE n hem and poses, and when the big climac- | Green, who lost a suit to Edward |for larceny of her only son, an idea 46 ’ hunte- teric moment arrived the director Leroy Rice arising from “The Stars that lacks the homely attribute nec- ASHES OF VENGEANCE’ be of lost a splendid opportunity for the] of Yesterday” vaudeville act, state essary to wallop the point across as such dramatic smash that should have|that Rice’s claim only confined it- peignantly and impressively as it “BOY OF MINE’’ scene. crowned the situation. self to his services for casting the |™sht have been under other cir- to be However, the director was handl- 2 t he ; cumstances. oT Ly 99 rfaces eapped by a cast of players at best re org ert tony i gp ere the What recommended it chiefly, TI iF ETERNAL CITY » and @o-so and at worst poor enough. B a " pong ss figs probably, was its economical pro- 6 ibject Ruth Clifford and Niles Welch are |the !dea. Hocky and Green's orig- | duction. The four acts are laid in HER TEMPORARY HUSBAND” 3 and the leads. Miss Clifford is pleas-| {ination of the idea was not quesS-jone interior and require Only six paper ently capable-looking as a young tioned. characters. “PAINTED P we e can woman reporter, but too much rouge It permits for a number of his EOPLE , : i going her lips hurts her full-face shots.| Aajpert Whelan, English enter- trionic highlights by the cast which or as elch is the leading man who, when ? ; does much make the evening pass- aA adie : ‘ tainer who has not appeared in : wreck he played opposite Elaine Hammer- , ably interesting. Alan’ Birming- stein and Norma Talmadge some American vaudeville for seven years . ‘ sag! B I almadge me _|ham as the son had the difficult t and years ago, was heralded as having has been booked for a tour of the/_.), heck Sanmnann intake ial che * - and @ great future, Keith time. He starts at Shea’s|yyiee pron ee ee ene singy itiongs Of the others, Charles Clary and'Buffalo around April 16. - att, STOms eesures, aoeepies s HATIONAC ao , couple of emotional opportunities PICTURES dea NR ——————————— —— ee and disproves part of é beg : what they say about movie people 1 well proving flops on the stage. Kath- nown rT} Il Kn All’ erine Emmet as the mother was Sees A Ows “sweetly” cast and an_ entirely t no | 9 sympathetic character. Arthur and book the reese ® She , f , aha ; A slogan known for fourteen years by at in a slangy role also Was in- xe + everyone. yisndubiaie I< red epae + ’ ah) “ ” “ cab Twenty million persons, It Is estimated, The “unhappy” ending with the * P see weekly the suicide by the mother is not likely bd sh | to prolong its stay much beyond the regular subscription season allotted to each Equity offering. This makes =| a t @ eC W § -_ third production, with two more o go this season, exchisive of an 12 | all-star revival. Abel Denny ee 6 6 9 9 Harry : P togra- There is probably nothing sold or adver- : Wred- tised that is better known. Marilyn Miller is at Balm Beach. — That’s box office value. It takes much _ on Aes less effort to sell to the public something apr stasgieas aad sid which it knows well than something it aa di . doesn’t. ‘ All Exhibitors since The theatre showing _—— News has , Mi hi to -ush- prestige and. good will from giving the be ] ed b twee , and public what it wants. in rcnigan reieas € n f the The Exhibitor knows that week by week, Read our magazine published every is rumor by number: Pathe Nowe le the Sea away FEBRUARY and JUNE enny one-reel subject in the world. If you want to reach this clientele ’ If you're not showing it, call up the there is no better medium. ee i Pathe exchange serving you—NOW | 7 | A Rates very low , * FE} Twice a Week MICHIGAN FILM REVIEW JACOB SMITH, Publisher 415 Free Press Bidg. DETROIT ee, ; i "3 ;* e2eieFFtid | ; ‘ J SP VED ECE HEH [oe : : Wrenn # BiAt Sie E B'{| a - i i AAI! GN os OE The Naat: (0: OEY in AOE TOG TARA te MOE os, ae ES - ee mil

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SS ALBERTINA RASCH’'S ALL- AMERICAN BALLET Dancing 15 Mins.; Full Stage Hippodrome The ballet one division of terp- sichore that America asn’t been in produc- Vaude- o danc- tint particul tion of for ville has f adagi ing teams, mo les re not ballets—-second cousins, sort of, but not exactly bal- lets. merican 2inan t direc- Albertina Kasch's All A Pallet is a move in the righ tion. in vwitw of the _ foregoing. Twenty-two coryphees form the background for Agnes Roy's solo work, and ‘wo dancing teams assist her—Margaret Petit and Chester Hale, and William Dunn and Paul- ine Vincent. Both teams do the fa- miliar lifts and postures of the adagio and both do exceedingly well. Miss Roy is a toe dancer of ability, her work denoting the best of tech- 1ica]l training and development. The 22 girls of the ensemble are fn the long tar'eton skirts introduced over here by Adeline Genee some 16 years ago, ai.d they look well and dance as well as they look. A waltz movement opens the bal- let, which incidentally runs to sim- ple formations and steps, and does

BRYAN and BRODERICK, With SILVER SLIPPER ORCHESTRA and TOM NIP (11) Dances and Music 20 Mins.; Full Stage Palace Tom Bryan and Lillian Broderick have expanded their dance idea, the act now including Meyer Davis’ or- chestra current at Van and Schenck’s Silver Slipper cafe on Brosdway. Bryan and Broderick were at the place since its opening in the fall. So was Tom Nip, who is a valuable member of the new combination, . . | The opening is similar to that used Miss | team as a double act, Broderick being part of an animated hosiery sign and Bryan a human collar adv. The sign board in the middle is transparent and as the lights fade out one of the musicians appears in an opening of the paint- ed disc to sing “Put Another Little Record On.” Then went into full stage, the 11- piece band going into. action with “Linger a While.” The dance team changed and performed a spinning waltz, Miss Broderick'’s graceful twisting attracting attention. Tom Nip made a single appearance, and his acrobatic dance took down the best individua] score during the act. A Spanish novelty dance by Bryan and Broderick made a good flash, and the team was out again for a closing acrobatic specialty, the band making good with a trick number during the change, by the ri bat

HENRIETTA CROSMAN and Co. (4) “Sweet Peggy Clive” 20 Mins,; Full Stage (Special!) Palace Miss Crosman {!s no recruit to vaudeville, Sdward Locke has sup- plied the playlet for Miss Crosman. It is a costume story, dated in the days of George HI, Miss Crosman using a Celtic dialect. As an act it is quite a plain little plot, yet the playing is gracious. The curtain would have concluded the act, just an incident of old lace and lavender. But the author chose the “twist,” since the curtain is im- mediately raised and a chap from the aisle tells the players it is all wrong; they will have to jazz up things if any attempt at popular appeal is to be worked out. It all leads to Miss Crosman saying that she had notable successes in “Sweet Kitty Bellairs,” as Rosalind in “As You Like It,” “Mistress Nell” and others. But she hates jazz and will not play it. Stating that her suc- cesses have not resulted in her be- Ing financially well fixed, she said: “If I have to choose between the old ladies’ home and jazz, I'll choose the home.” That is pathetic to show people. Though it is an open invita- tion for sympathy, none out front can gainsay so courageous a woman. Mr. Locke has written in some splendid lines suited to Miss Cros- man. When the old Earl shows her a picture as she was at “sweet and 20,” she asks him to cover it, for “it is the tragedy of every actress's life

Set) State One man and “six girls, none | i billed, present a crackerjack sing- | 'fully limber pair of legs. iis a prolog as usual, but differently introduced, each member of the troupe doing a single dance, each well rewarded.- The man _ then {shows his nimble and Wmber legs are under his control, and the} |graceful style he adopts wins him |a sister team song and dance, an- other single effort by the man, a | terpsichorean quartet by the girls and an ensemble finish, a_ bridal number, followed in this order. All| were well executed and gained the artists deserved applause. The scenery and costumes are elassy and pretty; there is no wasted time, speed being a fe ture. | With the present persor 1 the} aét can capably fill an early spot an | ig time bills. — j Fritzie Brunette d Co. (4) “Puppets of the Pub! 17 Mins.; Full § s Los Angeles, 1) Los Angeles, Feb. 13 Fritzi Brunette of the films has jis her husband | revolver by not attempt to delineate anything The dancers are hard workers, and | t® see herself as Juliet when she is in the way of a “story.” The “in-] the new tirn is the best they have | Playing the nurse. terpretative” stuff isn't missed. An} yet offered. How far they can go Miss Crosman looked excellent in adagio next by Petit and Hale, with] with the Davis land is not certain, |?" old-fashioned silken frock and another waltz movement in order,| but around here the eact will fit | feathered hat. another adagio by Dunn and Vin-| anywhere. Closing intermission, it oa ibee. cent and an ensemble by the com-} scored distinctly, Tbee. pany, with the finish built up by| iiciniasiamanclanteaiiite FELIX FERNANDO BAND (10) the addition of Allen K, Foster’s 16 ACK OSTERMAN 17 Mins.; Full Stage Hippodrome dancing girls. ihe Reel Revue” (Talk and Songs) Broadway ; : i The ballet appeared to run about | 46 Mins.: One The latest of the big time or- three minutes too long Monday Orpheum, San Francisco chestra combinations has 10 mem- night. With a little pruning, it will : i sg iver seb. 13 bers and opens with six of the readily work into a high class dan- San Fran mCO, Feb. * \men_ playing plectorum instru- cing number with special qualifica- There is the element of real nov- dennte, the feader slag & mande- tions for the Hip. Belt, |city in this new monolog of Jack | iin, while a first violin, bass viol, a | Osterman’s., me yee: much as he | arums and piano comptete the | did before, making his appearance | 4. ‘ Haeun. CLARK MORRELL (1) 'to fast entrance musie and launch- a > Seman ntl _— i peeiht Hos naes Singing and Piano ing into amusing chatter about his at the rise of the curtain and the + Ble tag One jrecent visit to Hollywood. backdrop represented Morro Castle aos St. (Fem. 11) | Osterman confides to the audi-|in Havana harbor, and to the music Opening the show Monday night) ence the picture stars treated htm/of the first song a prop ship, as one of the professional t tS,/ royally. He mentions practically | lMghted up, was shown sailing out. Mor 1 stopp t how cold |all of the big names in picturedom.| With the music this drew mildly. a decided imps n and should} Tle explains there may be some who Then the orchestra shifted from | ou ; us vaudevine! soubt his word and he intends to} the plectorum to the regulation bookings | pro his statements |eaxes, cornets, trombones, etc., and Ni a é i tuxedo i@} The lights go out and a picture| played several ,pepular numbers ter Op “Wai aes ‘ sheet is drop;ed. There aré nO} which got good receptions. A med- S | y f — titles in the film flashed on thejley including several old musical ane » obl screen. Osterman keeps up an in-|comedy airs closed their regular nT : s Ag cessant chatter as it is unfolded.| program and on getting a hand I S : A au The laughs come from his ex- | with this, they stretched out for mm ' if of e different scenes,/three encores, two of them de- “ Ss Ostermal h Ruth |] served. One was a “hot” blues} I t ( t Bust number in. which the banjoist took : i I Mix I S the chorus vocally without Walla I 1A r t the ge ral eff t ne ( ind Alice La The turn is dressed nicely, Span- . a 3 O rman is niis ts bef worn with x ) 1 Y n, In §& ¢ r s and as a whole, @ vel It f holding dowr : } . tr ? 3 17 ; 3 F : 1h , THREE LONGFIELDS } , ; whom | Equilibrists : 18 Mins.; Full Stage si - by me Fifth Ave. ' q The distinctive f re seems t r t be tl t all t re of the n : °j and m< men and a@ womar serve as p , ' for him to come uy bie ste] understander for the other two. The sic ate 17" fp Phare e ; | strength of the woman is enwnugh to DIXON YD O'BRIEN | in i " 2 nent 1 ster ‘ n or N6 | guarantee = atte ntion, particul rly Blackface Talk, Songs, Dances (Saas = the star. j}when she supports a heavy m in by 12 Mins.: One Speci: Drop } At the cor iston of the picture one arm : . - pine 23rd St. lCsterman goes into a song in his| 2%@ Tisley and balancing work is . fites a maneete ” eer | ordinary, the usual lamps serving as Mi ; , : Saee” peer eee ie !props on which the understander i as 3 2 ie ‘ lsupports himself. Neither of the t ia tis men exhibits anything extraordinary | E ¥ ry | in the way of athletic prowess or - | SIX DAYES strength. — Bicycle Act It is the woman who supports the revel t . ©") 15 Mins.; Full Stage jact as well as her partners She E : . : BE | Jefferson j we uld prove more effective if smil- . a , ni A mixed sextet of cyclers in which | ing more cian cain ¢ } + ~ one of the men does the major por- | Cr e and get backs follow the| tion of ck riding, two comics fill; FRANK WILSON irl getting occasional laughs|im with some good riding and the/| Bicyclist through exaggerated similes. | cirls contribute little else than to!/8 Mins.; (Full Stage) A solo comedy by her follows.}| dress the act and provide the flash. | Broadway The male returns and after another The featured member offers a Long before 1910 Frank Wilson quarrel about her timidity in ap- routine of stunts, most of which} started opening bills with his free proaching the alter he pulls a break- | 476 done on monocycles and trick| hand bicycle riding act. He {1s a-way dress off of her, leaving her| Wheels. During the latter’s rest! opening the current bill at the in silk panties. A double pop song| Periods the comics hold the stage| Broadway with an act of familiar end dance conclude. For an encore} With some good trick stuff that is|/routine, much of the trick riding, the girl pla harmonica, the man doing a corking buck dance, includ- ing triple time ta real wings, ete The act is for sma}! tin guch seems safe. The talk in spots due to the for but this will be remedied by work. The girl has a fair comedy delivery. It qualifies as a small time deucer for the three a day bills. Went big | at finish hpre. vsa Ds, + « and as ‘ed delivery

put over in a manner that brings laughs. Two of the girls also do a tandem stunt on one-wheelers. The third girl, the heaviest of the trio, is balanced by the straight, held at arm's length, while the latter rides around on a one-wheeler, A clever pyramid stunt makes a great picture finale, Act is good closer for any of the medium -hills,

" the narrow escapes from hitting the tormentors, etc. The punch is near the start, where he ts riding off the saddle on the side and alternating his feet swiftly with the pedals in a fast run-around. The finish is the famillar front wheel twist. As an opener the act goes over nicely and wins applause in sey- eral placea, i: &\ , , Oo ytiee red

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or her entrance into vaude- this week, a comedy vehicle by Joseph P. Jackson, picture publicity man, in which she has the support of three men and one woman. The upon a picture set with Miss Brunette play- ing the leading The director t itil endeavoring chosen f vil? Vile ? anti ee “ay action takes place womar! He is put her through a which lacks reality. The from come drama den switch when given that the leading tually has been shot by cartridges } + } —_ oO love scene ‘tion goes with sud- impression is man the girl, real having been placed in the mistake, ac dy to a the ac- It switches back immediately when disclosed the shooting was framed by the husband to secure realistic work. The vehicle is a hodge-podge proposition, but rather well suited to most audiences. Miss Brunette looks exceptionally well and plays intelligently showing marked é6uperiority over the average film player in stage work. Robert Daley as the director Is over-emphatic in a role too talky in spots. Jack Mower, as the leading man, is wishy washy. With the sketchs picture angle and the Brunette name, the playlet is sufficiently worth while. to be given the once around trial in the Hart,

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partners in mixed sing- he last five with many ing and dancing acts int six seasons but it looks as if he's ir iset at last. In Peggy Hope he has picked a real performer, one who an step gracefully and has class, routh and appearance to supplement her entertaining abilities. The routine runs to loubles and singles with ping overshadowing” the singing. Lockett does the flying splits and legmania stuff he has been identi- fied with for so long, and as inter- polated in this act he’s developed it to a top-notch degree of excellence. Miss Hope is of the cute pony type and has a perfectly placed for- ward kick and a back kick that’s not quite as agile as the forward, but very good at that. Both do their stuff with an ease of accom- plishment that makes their efforts distinctive. A girl planiste plays the accom- paniments and she’s an important part of the act. She gets an indl- vidual tone quality from the grand that lifts her work far above the rank and file of ivory manipulators. All of the latest tricks of rhythm, trills, chromatic pyrotechnics and style she has down to a science, and unlike many clever accompanists this one is satisfied to demonstrate her skill in a solo, and does not obtrude by making the piano too prominent while playing for the various specialties. Lockett and Hope’s dancing dls- plays plenty of variety in the styles offercd. The act is backed with a patent leather set that gives it pro- duction class values. It ran about 18 minutes at the Fifth avenue. That seemed about three minutes too long. No. 6 on one of the best bills the Fifth avenue has had in several weeks, the act went to & speech, .It's. a big time act. ,Belh. k tf ~ a 4) ili aE £3 ) the usual the step-

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PALACE Plenty of talent from the legit!- mate in the show this week. Four acts are directly from that source, two “names” and the others emana- ting from vaudeville to musical comedy originally. The show was of 10-act length, probably because of the dual booking of Julia Sand- erson and Frank Crumit. Miss Sanderson up to this season was strictly a musical comedy actress. Another name from the Broadway field is Henrietta Crosman (New Acts), who offered a costume play, “Sweet Peggy Clive,” by Edward Locke. Illness forced Dooley and Ames out and also Clyde Cook. Ed Lowry batted for Cook and Walter and Emily Walters went in the Dooley and Ames slot. Three male singles, one with a pianist, and still a fourth carried a small silent boy as aid. The show, however, was re- garded as good entertainment by Monday night’s capacity house and a normal number of hits were re- corded. Switches at the night show changed-the going from the matinee which was also a sell-out. Frank Crumit on third toddled off with a nice score. For a routine Crumit had several ditties he used in his specialty in the demised “Nifties’ at the Fulton last fall. One was “Alice From Dallas” and there was a clever encore chorus about getting “a wire from Dallas; we hear your back at the Palace.” Something sentimental came with “Sweet Little Woman of Mine,” the one number he did not strum his own accompaniment, Miss Sanderson appeared as a single in September at the Palace, at which time Crumit was with “Nifties.” Some weeks ago they joined the “Follies’ at the New Am- sterdam and after a _ short stay withdrew and obtained joint vaude- ville bookings. That is working out happily, especially for the Sander- gon turn. Crumit walked on as the daintily clad Miss Sanderson started sing- ing “Sweet Lady.” They duetted the number after an “argument.” The song was Crumit's contribution to “Tangerine,” which attraction held them both at the Casino for a full geason. Miss Sanderson's song rou- tine is nice enough, but it needed the push provided by Crumit at the close, Herman Hupfeld authored the numbers and is accompanist as last fall and duetted with Miss Sander- gon once or twice. Tom Bryan and Lillian Broderick (New Acts) closed intermission, having the aid of a Meyer Davis band and Tom Nip. The turn had been scheduled third but was rightl) given the later spot. Ed Lowry started off with a Jaugh, telling about his girls “yellow” fever, for every time she wanted to go somewhere she said: ‘Call me a Yellow.” The balloon bit with his eclarionet was also worth laughs, es- ecially when the balloon failed to urst. He got something with “Maxey, King of the Saxophone,” but it was the dancing bit employed for encoring that jumped Lowrey’s score, which up to then was medi- ocre, The ankle “jumping” is a feat of skilP/and nerve. Rich Hayes counted as a new- comer to the Palace and he was gure iire all the way. Hayes is a highly eccentric but particularly clever juggler, specializing in rub- ber ball manipulation. Some of his comedy stunts aided Hayes making & more than creditable number two showing. Walter and Emily Walters were a hit on fourth. Miss Walters’ simu- lation of a crying Infant brought a measure of applause and there was @ laugh when Walter’s “boy” said it sounded like a radio set. The forced cancellation of the Dooley and Ames act was a blow to their “company,” Eben S. Litchfield, who in addition to being a pianist plays a& “type” bit and has complained his name is used when the act is reviewed. Just as wasted équawk. Sylvia Loyal with a sight turn, juggling, dogs and pigeons closed the show and held the house rather weak. never Chong and Rosie Moey opened Miss Moey did not sing, the routine being shortened and the Chinese team concluding in one. Charlie King also appeared. HIPPODROME “Always a national fays the Hip’s program as the head- ing of an article relative to the Le- viathan of playhouses’ past. And that top line could have gone farther and truthfully said international— for the Hip has been institution all of that. Last week’s gross went over $44,000, nearer to $45,000 than the first figure, and the week before it totaled $41,000. There’s many a hurdle to top and chasm to leap yet before the in- tricacies of arranging the Hip’s bills are completely mastered. But the knottiest kinks will be straightened out in time. Many of the tougher riddles have already been solved— the showmanlike .way in which they’ve been handled suggesting the answers to the most complex book- ing enigmas will be arrived at shortly. This week’s bill is conspicuous for the variety it contains. There’s con- trast all the way. « Ballet, circus, music, dancing, singing, animals,

acrobatics, whip manipulations, rop- ing, magic, clowning, concert spec- tacle. That’s quite a number of ele- ments to fuse into a ten act show. The one thing the bill tripped on was comedy. It held some laughs— but not enough for a proper balance. At the matinee Monday the Chas. Ahearn travesty tramp musical tuyn opened the second half, The act was No. 2 at the night show. With its broad comedy line-up the Ahearn act would appear to be a natural for the Hip, but whether it was the spot or not it had a battle on its hands, finishing to scattered applause. Australian Pastimes with Burt Shepherd and Frank Shields with Bud and Jack Pearson and Allen K. Ioster’s Hip ensemble were the openers. Shepherd is an expert with the whip and Shields also qualifies for the same superlative with the rope. The chorus backing filed out an excellent stage picture. The act is a holdover. Others repeating were the Vincent Lopez Band, Toto and Les Klicks, Poodles Hanneford and Family, “Leah,” cabinet mystery, and Mar- celle’s Talking Sea lion, The new comers this week are Chas. Ahearn, NelHie and Sara Keuns, Boyle and Bennett and Albertina Rasch’s All American Ballet (New Acts). Lopez hes added three musicians to his band. Its his fifth week at the Hip, and he’s still one of the bulwarks of the show. That brass choir of Lopez is a wonder. For full throated golden voiced harmony the three trumpets and trombone of this organization top everything in their line that has been heard pre- viously. B. A. Rolfe, as capable a cornetist as ever blew into a horn and who recently joined the Lopez band, adds the finishing touch to a brass wind section that’s incom- parable. The Lopez musicians copped one of the few applause hits of the show Monday night. It remained for an- other act of a musical nature, although different, to top the band however. This was the Kouns Sisters—Nellie and Sara. The rep- ertoire offered was high class with- out being pretentiously so. Both of the Misses Kouns have beautiful voices—clear, full rounded tones of cultured quality, with every note precisely sung, but notwith- standing this always present tech- nical precision the singers infuse a Wealth of expression into their num- bers that brings their music well within the scope of the untutored masses. Here's one act at least that has the dignity of the concert plat- form combined amazingly with the salient “selling points” of the high- est type of vaudeville act. Following the Kouns girls, fifth, was the “Leah” illusion closing the first half. One of the best cabinet demonstrations ever devised is this “Leah” turn, both from a magical and showmanship standpoint. It’s made to order for a house like the Hip. John Boyle and Virginia Bennett on third pleased with their stepping routines. A trick arrangement which had Mr. Boyle making the taps on the after beat in unison with Miss Bennett was a novelty—and it’s pretty hard to dig up anything new in hoofing, so the team are entitled to credit for their efforts to get away from the conventional. The Hannefords fourth and rolling up an average quota of applause. The act was preceded this week by the three midget elephants from the Toyland midway down in the Hip’s basement. The three little bulls ran through a familiar line of training stunts creditably. Poodles Hanne- ford’s somersalting to perilous look- ing balances on the galloping bare back horses woke the house up and were their usual feature of the Hanneford’s splendid riding turn. The switch in the program run- ning order that had the Talking Seal next to closing brought Toto and Les Klicks to that spot, with the seal opening the second section Toto scored with his acrobatics and contortion, and Les Klieks novelty mannikin stuff and jlluminated barn yard fowl also registered heavily. Toto’s comedy still remains con- tinental in conception and execution. Poodles Hanneford walked on for a brief clowning bit with Toto that the house liked immensely. The Talking Seal really talks. Sounds ridiculous, but it isn't neces- |} sary to stretch the imagination greatly to get the very audible “yes” the sea lion gets out of his throat. A bit gargly—but plain enough to be uncannily }Me a human “yes.” marvel in his way that sea lion of Marcelle’s, and the Jatter makes a great “straight” as the _ trainer. But very few of the audience walked before the closing turn, the Albertina Rasch All-American Bal- let finished. It held ’em well. Business near capacity in the or- chestra Monday night and rated as good generally for the whole house. Bell RIVERSIDE Tuesday night, a holiday, found a half-filled downstairs, with the same higher up. The audience was apathetic, and in but three spots did they warm up. It didn’t take Irene Franklin long to get ‘em started—maybe five sec- dons. Five numbers and then four encores. Alf Royal’s Dogs opened nicely, doing their familiar routine. Pietro was on atarted, due to an unfortunate selec-

tion of material Twice he used popular medleys to catch the crowd, and these got mild applause, but a long dirge-like selection didn't help. He was followed by Ernest Evans and Co. in “Ripples of 1924, a sump- tuously produced dance revue, which, for all its beauty and careful stag- ing, wasn’t there (New Acts), Brennan and Rogers were fourth, but the turn was out Tuesday night, due to Rogers’ illness (heavy cold). Inglis and Winchester were moved up from the second hal fto fill the spot, and did it nicely. Valerie Bergere in “Judgment,” a sketch by Victor Smalley, which smelled like it was written in the days when bustles and puffed slieceves were fashionable, flopped cold clos- ing intermission. Although several curtains were forced, the motive power behind the few hands clap- ping wasn't strong enough to flail a shock of wheat. It’s an old sketch and was used by Miss Bergere in 1910, and, for all its value to pres- ent-day vaudeville, should have been tried once and thrown away. The thing is about the crook’s wife and her plea saving him from going to the chair—one of those things which occurs in the judge’s home, in the heart of the judge’s family, etc. Pressler and Klaiss, subbing for the Brennan and Rogers turn and doubling from the 81st St., did very well. Then came Irene Franklin and, following, Walters and Walters, with their ventriloquial work, while Ver- non and Snell closed. JEFFERSON A good show and a good house here Monday night, the former a delightful admixture of Lig and small time features. Eight acts con- sisting of five familiares and three newcomers, and Elaine Hammer- stein “Drums o* Jeopardy” heading the screen division. The new ones were Masters and Grayce, mixed team; the La Voie and Lane Revue, a pretentious six people dancing flash, and Six Dayes, a cycling act contributed by three men and three women, which held its own as a closer (New Acts). The Ernests, two mn, proved ade- quate pacemakers with fast trampo- line stuff and some bar work. Their stunts were all clever and enhanced by the antics ef the comic, who also contributed his share of acrobatics. Rome and Dunn, those pleasing leather-lunged songsters, had easy sailing in the deuce spot. They sent across a varied line of five numbers, each clicking more solidly than the other, and held up the following act until they begged their way off with a speech claiming to be under the doctor’s care. Another melody treat was pro- vided by the Seven Honey Boys, who tied them up as usual in fourth place with numbers and clever danc- ing, punctuated with nifty gags. The boys had the mob roped and hogtied from the beginning and could have remained as long as they wished, but after an encore ensemble preferred to make their getaway with the mob yelling for more. Holland and Oden, mixed team, had no soft assignment in following the “burnt cork” boys but managed to hold their own with their mixture of flirtation stuff and songs. Frank Hurst and Eddie Vogt had a hard time in getting started in next to getaway spot, but finally lassoed them and wowed them later with their hance stuff stunt. BROADWAY Monday night estandees several deep for the early show, with the back rail crowd thinned out before its conclusion. The show, however, held quality throughout and gave as much entertainment as the average standard bill holding some good names. Moran and Mack walked off with the comecy hit, spotted sixth, while Roye and Maye clicked once more with their excellent dancing turn, on right ahead of the blackface comedians. Frank Wilson opened with his free-hand bicycle riding and won a mild hand upon his finish (New Acts). Coombe and Nevins didn’t make the deuce spot very important be- cause they hacn’t taken the trouble to pick u., any new songs. A mild hand let them out. Frank Hunter and his “Moving Day” sketch landed solidly in the trey, with the knockabout rough stuff going particularly heavy. His wop dialect ws easy to get, even if some of the jokes weren't too keenly pointed. The assistants helped ably, while his Goldberg car- toon moving van, with the stove for a radiator, got a roar, It’s a great hoke act for vaudeville, anywhere. Flo Lewis, following, was another comedy act that landed once she got started. Her first number failed altogether, as did her second. But once she got irto her flapper attire, coupled with the long-legged dolls she dealt out to various box seat holders to mind for her, got her over. The comedy bits with the timid pianist were well played and just as well received. The act played here ir “one,” probably due to the necessity of clearing the stage from the preceding Hunter act, which held many props, and

second. and failed to. get|fixing it for the Roye and Maye act to follow. Her setting in “two” is

handsome stuf? and adds a great deal to the general effect. Roye and Maye mopped with their dances, eubstantially the same as shown in the other houses. Ii is hard to believe, however, that the “Song of Love” music from “Blos- som Time” is the best accompany- ing selection th could have been chosen fo the opening waltz, par- ticularly as some of the verse mel- ody doesn’t altogether fit the steps. The rest are nifty stunts and are brought to a climax by the Spanish dance used as & finale. Felix Fernando and Band closed (New Acts). Yates and Carson out of this show. STATE Good program of individual acts at the State this week, but the bill as a whole ‘was not judiciously selected, There are two acts doing acrobatics entirely and two others which use acrobatic stunts. Those at the end of the program get the worst of it. Business Monday night was ca- pacity. The Si@ Harlequins (there are really seven) are as many Arab acrobats made up in clown cos- tume. Their work is fast in the usual routine, and they were a dandy opener. The colored top- mounter is still the main feature. Helen Moretti sang three songs, but had to accept two encores. Classy appearance, a good voice

with a big range (slightly handi- capped by a _ noticeable tremolo, which might be corrected) and a knowledge of stagecraft are the as- sets of this little lady, who, with the above mentioned correction, is a candidate for the best time, Sylvester and Vance, both with better than average voices, put over a comedy skit along restricted ma- terial lines which won them consida- erable favor, and their neat finish- ing song and dance landed them solidly. Les Gellis (two full grown men and a midget), with their novelty opening, good voices, clean-cut ap- pearance and fine acrobatic and Risley work, scored the hit of the bill and deservedly. They would do the same in the best houses. The trio are part of the former Les Gellis troupe of five. Andy and Louise Barlow took up the running. A long routine of talk in east side character makeup got a laugh here and there, but for the most part was valueless. The com- bination does not seem to fit. The girl has a world of personality and is one of the best hard shoe danc- ers seen in many a day. Her style also is different, and with another hard shoe dancer (male or female) is fit for the best company. The man tries to be funny, but is sad, tries to dance and is a bloomer. His only worthwhile effort is a short routine of acrobatics at the finish. He should stick to this line of work. “The “Dance Shop” (New Acts) closed the vaudeville snappily, and “The Man Life Passed By,” a metro feature, closed the show. AMERICAN If it had not been for the last two acts the first-half bill at the Ameri- can might have been rated as the worst of the season. As it was the show was far below zero, and a fairly large holiday audience Tuesday night sat throuzh most of with icy indifference. The first half in par- ticular was bad, not three laughs worthy of the name being registered during that time. Art and Lucille Davids opened quietly with wire walking, inter- spersed with some unnecessary sing- ing and dancing. Three Odd Chaps and Latell and Vokes, both new acts, followed, neither doing much to lift the show. The Five Chapins, headlining were fourth. Theirs is a neat and fairly talented musical offering, but many miles from a bill-topper, There are sO many fine orchestras in vaudeville now that the brass work of this quintet seems exceedingly mild. The woman's vocal efforts and the comedy attempts of one of the four men do nothing to help. The best bits are the saxophone work by all, a ia Brown Brothers, and the triple-tongue cornet playing of ons of the other men. After intermission Miller and Capman flopped with a listless exhi- bition of hoofing. Possibly the boys had heard it was a frigid audience and didn’t half try. William A. Grew and Co. were in a sketch that at the start didn’t cause a ripple, but built up to some real laughs at the finish. The basic idea of the wife who wants to test her husband and believes if he shoots the other man, he loves her; if he doesn't shoot, he doesn't love her, is a fertile one, but, except for the last few minutes, it {1s not worked out to anything approaching its potentialities. Next to closing, and the only gen- uine smash, were Krug and Kauf- man. Their talk netted little, but once they started singing they had everything. Why the boys don't cut the conversation and stick to the comedy vocal work is their own business. Donals Sisters (New Acts) closed with balancing, and scored a second legitimate hit. “Pleasure Mad” film. the j

5TH AVE. The first half show did not measure up to the standard of the past few months, although the S. R. O. sign was needed Monday night. Individually each turn was satisfactory, but as a big enter- tainment dragged and limped at times possibly because there was too much obviously special ma- terial crowded in. Because of the length of “See America First” only seven acts were included. Bronson and Edwards opened with travesties on acrobatics, whip- snapping and balancing, that brought howls. The stunts with the whip, in which the man holding the match gets socked instead of the match, were funny, and _ those equlibristic feats having the mounter propelled by a wire from above produced about the biggest laughs of the show. a The Singer Sisters (New Acts), second, with songs, and then Kelso and De Monde in the same comedy skit they have been doing for a couple of seasons. The man is an experienced light comic. His part- ner is pretty and charmingly graceful, but she should try to enunciate her lines more clearly. Besides, the turn is about due for revision, as some of the talk causes restlessness instead of laughs, Fourth was Mae West wiih still another pianist, Jack Belmont, ac- cording to her announcement, a col- legian formerly of the “California Ramblers.” Belmont has appear- ance and is a capable feeder and accompanist, but does not compare with Harry Richman as an all- around aid to the act. Miss West clicked splendidly with her various type impersonations, although the vamp character now seems a bit passe, “See America First” headlining, followed, providing half an hour's moderate enjoyment without ever kickink up much dust. The whole act is nicely presented, but the only distinctive features are a few of Leo Donnelly’s wise cracks and the ski dance of the Ryans. Kate Elinore and Sam Williams in the uproarious “Flat Hunting,” from the first “Music Box Revue,” had little trouble taking first hon- ors. The act is amusing from start to finish and the bitat the end when the children are shot wrecks the house. Three Longfields (New Acts), closed, followed by a short film about elephants, from which about 95 per cent. escaped as quickly as they could, KEITH’S BOSTON Boston, Feb. 13. Grace Ila Rue turned 'em away early Monday night and had a sweet advance sale that surprised the box office. It was a La Rue crowd be- yond question, an audience that knew her stuff and made her do it. When she finally strolled on with the beloved old red hat, the hat was given applause, and when a capa- city house applauds an old fash- ioned hat, the drawing power of its owner cannot be denied, The bill as a whole was another example of the feast or famine pol- icy of booking that has marked the past couple of months at the local house. Nine acts were booked and the show ran a full half-hour be- yond New England orthodox clos- ing. At least one act could have been dropped without affecting the bill in the least, and with a strong probability of improving it. The pianos caught it this week again, four showing their way, with a straight piano single starting the session and making the going tough for the remaining three. Zelaya started the epidemic in the deuce spot, being a pudgy bird announc- ing himself as a South American boosting art for art’s sake. He also boosted the Steinway piano, pos- sibly for his sake, his opening re- mark being to the effect that he was going to have the Steinway wheeled out. It proved to be an ebony grand with a mahogany bench, and Zelaya proved to be a free perspirer. He started like a flop with a poor speaking voice and some really beautiful renditions of classics. His patter won the house, however, using slang with a touch of dialect and speaking of “playing Dayton last week, where they gave my art the raspberry.” Maybe he has gotten it in other places, too. Williams and Wolfus, next to closing, mopped up with their hoke comedy as usual, Williams’ new bit with the scaffold where he hangs his comedy orchestra leader and winds Rim out of the pit with a winch being d new and welcome bit of stuff. Robey and Gould in one of Andy Rice's burlesque sidewalk sketches were between the La Rue-Hale lamilton sketch and the Ja Rue single. Reminiscent of Lewis and Dody in their comedy chant, and with one of the team arousing fond memories of Jack Pearl, the two lads went over big, although a little blue in one or two spots. The “milking the cow named Jake” is one of their big laugh. for upstairs. This team has possibilities, due mainly to personality, and should go after the best there is in the matter of material. “Blackface”’ Edwin Nelson (the Edwin being new to this reporter) was a gallery riot, but no sawed-oi/f shotguns were needed for a Cown- (Continued on page 46)

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VARIETY Thursday, February 14, 1924 — mass — - VA, Sine & Choy Ling Hee T oe} Princess Bevan & Flint — IN VAUDEVILLE THRATRES Banos Frasere See ee ee (Same Ist half. bil} Trip to Hitland = Nix (All houses open for the week with Monday matinee, wnen not otherwise indicated.) haggis aie GERMANT'N, PA.| LAWR’NCE, MASS. ee ee wan oot hoe nalt bir Chie 3 Pe Pe ale Orpheum . a “he Pickfords neste Mck The bills oglow are grouped in divisions, according to booking offices supplied from. = Ww ohiman Carr & "ea Wivtne tents 1st half O'Connor & Hutton Salem 2d haif) T& The manner in which these bills are printed does not denote the relative importance | en onette, K Ce Hal Hixon Co Bert Levey Berg & English Thornton & Squires ist haif e relative importance} (One to fill) rt Levey Block & Dunl I Vv Bobby Dale & of acts nor their program positions Howard & Ross Ward & Hart meg —? 208 Vevara Sia tions. +6 Gat Sineined i that Youth Smith & Barker Stevers & L'joy Rev| Henry Regal Co An asterisk (*) before name denotes act is doing new turn, or reappearing after ay ' Bevan & Flint Youth King & Irwin Willard Claudia Coleman 6ul absence from vaudeviile. or appearing in city where listed for the first time Meredith & Snoozer| Jimmy Gildea Co (One to fill) Billy Williams Co Byron & Haig (Two to fill) Sar it aon a rcaaie Ages to fll) 2d half Billy & Ed Gorman 24 halt 4c - eit . : 2a half Lohse & Sterlin Shaw's D Fra KEITH CIRCUIT Orren & Drew Valentine & Bell Dan Coleman Ce agg at & ba 8 L0Egs Ball Geiger & Balj H ¢ neces . |} Hill & Quinnell Bost Jimmy Gildea Co Eddie White Co (Others to fill) . & . Grand ©. H. Morey & Corvin NEW ¥YORK CITY, Ein 5 1 Pe, en Lipyde & Good Franklyn Chas Co prenae . tb ote & cater Lloyd Nevada Co Mann & Strong } es Keith's Palace | “ don & Shubert | Rob’sin’s 1 phants | Miller & 1 ae ® Bolasis Pierce & Ryan SETEES OR. . 00. (Oo ca” Co} Pierce & Ryan Warren & O'Brieg se Vred Howers Rev | (One to fill) | Welch Me ily & M Music Hall ue %e ) Sam Liebert Co (One to fill) l i t half (18-20) | °a half | ~ were © . nd . ng ae a ~~ | Leon & Mitzi NEW BEDFORD en ne im Gottes | John Oims Co Siatko’s Rev é“ , 99) Jim & Jack Ctreenta ‘“ > 1 ee Mu Mis a ~e a, i Harris Co | (Two to fill) Vorlaine & Verle » 7 “ SI IN 7 ” 4H o>. a Eiimnae’ || 208 weler-( , ; K'nedy & Peterson | Dunbar & Turner | | Gnas racncedig Cor , | Gordon's Olympic WHEN IN CINCINNATI SEE Mdlet'n & Sp'myer| Kaufman & Lillian , | = (Scotlay Sq.) CLIFF BURNS, 707 Lyrie Theatre 2d halt Mercedes HARRY. PRARGR DEL PHIA SEE = | AMSTERD'M, N.Y. | senna & Dean IRVING BERLIN, Inc. Jules Fuerst Lawton : IRVING BE nL IN = ona sé , 9? | Rialto 14 Pals _ _ Shadow & MecNell (One to fill) “ ne N “a half } Vanity Shoppe O’C’nor & C'nsidine 2d halt : 4 y . Lis Keith’s Riverside : — al sg ~ Aad Robinson-Grand Van Dyke & Vinci OF THE SEASON Nixon SARATOGA, N. M% Fr Billy Hallen } egies > AB Phonde!! 4 The Gown Shop Iloward Nichols Congress Pe Rita Gould } Donovan & Lee Me . gs sper Foca 66 BR | & Bernard 2d haif 4 -- - Pint a Saal The Bnchanters Mack & Stanton Boudini & Pernard ' St Blossom Heath Co ar eee a = Ed Morton | (One to fill) Just Out Knickers! Adams & Robinson C! Breitbart S Jazz Ban | ‘The Castiliians { Marino & Martin Schwartz & Clifterd Julius Tannen (Others to fill) } ; “ | HAMILTON, CAN, Circus Beautiful! Camille 3 ’ (Others to fill) 2d half (21-24) NOVELTY | 2d halt Lovie 2d half ; cakes Wanzer & Palmer j = cts wee se SYRACUSE Keith's Royal iahhen & cnnne | Retlaw Willie Rolls Carson & Kane Saige ‘ rer Juggieland bagi ager * 2 raga ae le Bob Anderson & P reda - Anthony Ff. Clark & Bergman 2a half (14-17) | CLEVELAND 3 > i by WALTER DONALDSON Wm. Pena ee JaVere 4 eeier -¢« 5 me } we ciee hai 1S iwin Nelson pat if - , well Abts Dai & sgl thone & Squires Ist half PITTSFIELD (Two to fill ) asson Bros & M Lorner Girls Gr e Ayr Co Rison Cit 4 E |} (Birmingham split) | (One to filly ~ | (One to All) (One to fill) (One to fill) stat.eil dae Ca : Palace 2d hait | lst haif = : pS 2.2 ” : ; he | OTTAWA, CAN. rtistic Hokum | Spencer & Williams SU FFALO | Ann Goid , | Monroe & Grat : WHEN IN CLEVELAND SEE j iD olde % Band Franklin } MEDLEY and DUPREY j Shea's tes 4 | . TICINATOAPA . BALTIMORE nccea a tat tiie PHIL JULIUS, Savoy Hotel etre te ware aves LaMore ORIGINATORS OF 2d } BROOKLYN j ; ; tormpson & Covan IRVING BERLIN. Ine | Anan ; Furman & Evans | Breakaway Phonograph and Peanut Bit, : } Mi: Ia iNe ne. ee ne How rd j ae 1 r ° a | . Rubin “ _ = ; DD Svante & Melatere | Pert K Co Agcont COLUMBUS HAZELTON, pa, | © Golden & Band | (Two to fill) ' . (Ore 3 to fill) . i. eat de , | Bird M in ( LeMa Coa = Re a : j (Othe » Till) ; = . — Hardy Stout & F Chas Dunbar £1 (Others ' hone | Bird Milim co Le B. F. Keith's Feeley’s | PAWTUCKET, B.3.1 cothers to fill) » Seteconee aie « Keith's Fordham “a “hie ~“ aot : hs ae Darne l MI - = ; Sie : Royal Gascoynes | Esmonde & Grant MOBILE | State 2d half (One to fiii) er e é \- lo : mR t tes Ra i half ? a Lytell & Fant |‘ thas Dunbar i Lyric { Musical Hunters | Mazette Lewis Co | Tre . E : ete a i shaw & Le CAMDEN, N. J. | Lee & Cranston | Carlos Circus New Oricans split) | Mazette Lewis Co Sane a aun | STE BENVILL , M : nag ‘ . i Co ee & ) DuFfranne | (On fill) 1 haif Farneil & Florer (Others to fill) Vietoria u oe . Pr ® Klaiss B' ning & s j “Morris & Campbell | °d half vt Braminos | Grace Ayre & Billy] p , . °d half : Keith's Orpheum | itas i a Vier Dainty Mar ! . F & O Walters (O1 » fill) PORTLAND, ME. rhe Castillians (O Watts Hawley | iil) Sirs R Valentino Co| Ned Nerworth Co | A & A Shir Cupid’s Closeups B. F. Keith's | James Thornton 7 Ee = a | Poodies Hannaford | M & A Clark Unusual Duo Me age ; | Burns & Lynn 2d half Duval & Symons TI @ L Ziegier P: & t. “ aka ) ae R fe | BANGOR, ME. Bob Ana n & P DAYTON | (fwWo to Hil) Hicke & Hart Rev! Harrison & Darling i E Stanton SYRAC’'SE. N. ¥ = 3 ¢ rry | Bijou » 7. ‘ : | . ge — ” | Little L Roberts shikawa Japs § SE, NX. ° Fa | w na & e} yu! dey eae ot > > Morra . | Moss’ Flatbush | SAM EDDIE oo ‘f Blue Cli'd Co} Scihwar & Clif i oa - ri ~ iy a cf ) °2 Gezzis cKay & Ardine 71 Girls ' + F. Albee aha Pag: OKs we I’ Sabini Co 1 T & K Andrews (One to fill) SEYMOUR JAMES Gomez 3 (One to fill) 2 Others to fill) GOU! D and RASH | 2d halt o4 half MIDNITE STRUTTER Gre e bee ge rr a8 Pe Bog 8 ) | Keith’s Greenpoint 4 Re dings | Jos ) Featt d with Th A aiake se ‘ Volu an a M itl amilton | “ Ty | Rule & O'Br e ( he LeGrot rlunteers matth’s Hamilton i half (14-17) THE TWO-MAN QUARTETTE” | Anders ' PLANTATION DAYS | trai @ pester Haunted Violin * . | x ev ‘ 1 > rp ; “ fill) amtnge — *Robey & Gould White Black & U - E: d zz Band : - a eee One to Hl) | INDIANAPOLIS -OTTS LE, PA. TAMPA, FLA, ‘ ‘thers to fill) Fred Lindsa | SXDIANAPOLES son | PHILADELPHIA | POTTSYEL | —— ta Mitz DETROIT B. F. Keith's ee ere stppedreme Vietory CANTON, O. | Temple i Cla g kins ae F. Keith’s Novelt Perettos ; ‘ r 3 ) } Vor e % e j |} Tower & D'Hor gs] Wee & Bi hes Willie Smith } : (18-19) 4 ? t +) 1 Is 4 i! 3 Lyceum Gus E .. rds Re | cx . sit yre | Montana Dugan & Raymond } (Same bill plays , ewes ~e sbhatonye r Co | wilfred ( Co | Vokes & Don | St. Petersburg 20 : b ‘ : 5 | > ye rg / ba ry rr 0 1 W 4 © | 4 Carson & Kane j 21 Lakeland 235 ‘ : | BATON ROUGE wg ae a4 - ‘he = a oe a ee | Sy r ] y °d hal Oriando, 23;) tr 4 ith’'s deflerson (Orth a to fill) } Columbia y x 3 4 , aM taker & Redford d . I q . aie = i” a 4 & . ee 3} Fleming S } JAC KK MANNING | BINGHAMTON independent booking in the East. | Willie Smith x | Binghamton THE r LL Be Bolasis } ; | BIRMINGITAM — | yon tenet @ — | Joe B aoe ng } Sam Lieb » | Gilb & ne to fill) G tee Ng ha ie aitias j z i ; Val Harris Co (s ar 7 t 4 ah Rooney & Bent R Me A Clark i «0 ers to ) 2d half ‘ } me i (A - A * ’ re : siayes* } Pia i ur i | Aunt Jemima e Mechan & Ne in bit ) Bo y | Joa Fejer Co | ) ‘ESP ' > RALEIGH, N. C, 7 - ; ! | (Two to fill h | M-KEESPORT, PA. | Neieiiiliees A ie | Just Out K “ i j & floor a A t 24 half | f Fippodreme Jo on & Baker Auditorium | Schaffer W'r Co ¥ ix Elin co «Cf ' Ss Jazz Band | James H n ae " Girls Rector & Barnett M se & Brooks | — 2d halt } Cosmoy an j (Augusta split) | &% you ¥ > to ) Others to fill) ede ~ 8 G : ries la McAuliffe ahh & Quinne bi Ez Ie ] ; eal we FeLsor | is © ‘ “ay } Polly M¢ ran j 1 Ah if | TROY, N. Y. I ed halt Moss’ Rivera ehh ei tee he | Bob Murph Lazar & Dale Bret | Holden & Harron | A Jemima & B,J & J Gibso > ’ d Far e Fipceeeew Ss Hughes & Debrow !' (Gnorg fiyy (Two to fill) j Claudius & Scarlet | Mme Besson C'o | 2d halt { Uintah Masterma Proctor's } =i & i j V atts ( oO > fill e Stepping Fools } Mellen & Ret | El Cleve | Iead & Ramsd Re} nolds & White I Edith Clasp: 1 4 +: - aaa ERIE 24 half The Rosaires i Family Ford ae in I$Sarrios { N eis S pel ae ‘ ( (Others to fill) } nee # P é b) m9? Colonial Cerve & Moro 3 Batchellor Rev | aoe a als , = Proctor’s 125th St.| Moran & Ma IN IN A CORNER HT Beetz & Partner Alex inder & Pieids | R | READING. PA. i ja; : S11) ea bait (18 | (Others to fill) Rim'nd & Schr’'mm| Thea Aiba | i EE Raijal | , - ee > Wiektes £ Ginae | ; aie WHEN IN BOSTON SEF Siete - Lange Bloom & Sh WoRsls 2 Bs fas p —— ie _ 4 ra . > : . ‘4 , r . Oo le lai Sta ffors - Louise ‘ ae ate 0 POLES Will H Armstrong | A@BANY, N. ¥. | ARCHIE LLOYD, 180 Tremont Street | Ciara Howerd | nt & Louise | “WATCH THE DRUMS” | Marcus & Burr | P & | Hail & Shapiro naggiia IRVING BERLIN, Inc. The Sharroc LANCASTER, PA.| if Loesal | (Two to fill) | Kay ' Sharrocks | Keith Circuit (Others to fill) o Adi Rastelll C jlonial . ‘ ls aed wea : 2d half (21-24) 2d halt I Jos n Co Mabel Har; pines Bete Aa | -.- Cross Keys RICHMOND, WA. | 1 Readings a Kate Elinore (o Nesh & O'Don Corn & French ' Carmondy Dart rs Sa is | Male wd. 9 -— j seasie Clifford : i Ful “ O'Br (Others to fill) Hurst & Vozt Moore & Freed | (Two to fill) — ; a ee | Brent Hayes ed | Anderson & B Proctor’s 58th St.}| (Others to fill) Louise Lovely Co 2d half 6 , od tena be a | Kielda Family Ford (Norfolk split) | Jack Bens . : 2d haif (14-17) — . Hdbrand & Miina! Phondell 4 ed hale ftowland & Meehan ist half | Rose & Moon Rev 4 Bernt & Pas toe! ALLENTOWN, PA.) pasquali Bros | B Barton's Rev Plaza Bros | Owens Kelly Co Heller & Riley | (One to fill) } Wrankie & Johnnie Orpheum Russell Carr Ed Morton FRED Bf ty IN DETROIT SEE soland & Knight ed half Cartmnell & Harris | 2a haif j Twin Beds Rector & Barnett Miachua (Two t a } “ Se. _ Frontenac Hotei, 42 Monree St. | Kobbe & Stark | Liovd Nevada Co D:D H? The Reuters | ( : t Miachu (Two to all> IRVING BERLIN, Iac, | Dance Carnival Ardelie Cleaves (Two to fill) Mae Francie 4 : } a

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}, 1924 ———~ ORE, VA, anoke ~ ist half Wins tee 24 half) t hait Dale & Sig tegal Co Coleman fill) | hait ger & Ball ; Corvin Strong & O'Brieg tee RNER” iA SEE rket Streeg ic. ene Y eee [ESTER mple rrig Cornish mour Co Ww - Marion r Midgets » MASS, leral Squires © Allen

o fill) halt : k ‘lurner . o fill) GA, N, ¥, cress haif Robinson & Clifford ; L\CUSE Keith's & Peat é mpking Anthony wins LaTour avel Puck eitzel

ECTADY ‘tor's Taye ; Walters igler Co Ling halt & White Cain & Dean fill) JAIL, PA, and hirley fill) haif & Crant ) = a -anut Sit, KY caneenadiieaniaiiaaamadl bar ircus iii) NVILLE pria ralf llians orntona jegier Eg, N. or's nrys Bros Morgan S'naders li) alt ils rs iolin aTour ck & U FLA, pry 19) ll plays burg 20-« and 223; 23:> nningtos ss Co chell RY SH

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aa ———————— ixon & Sans Pate Blue Cl’'a Co McKay & Ardine T & K Andrews TORONTO Shea’s Sultan Sargent & Marvin 4 Camerons Frankie Heath H Carroll Rev Yorke & Lord Reck & Rector UTICA, N. ¥. Colonial Muriel & Phyliis 4 Horseman

24 haif Carmen & Rose The Enchanters (Others to fili) WILMINGTON Aldine Meredith & Snoozer Nell O'Connell Oreen & Drew Breen Family Lloyde & Goode Valentine & Bell 2a half Novelty Perettos Bennington & Scott Force & Williams Very Good Eddie Al Wohiman

Speciaily Designea CLOTHES Ready to Wear 1632 Broadway At Fiftieth St. NEW YORK CITY

(Others to fill) za haif Ray's Bohemians Raymond & Royce (Others to fill) B. F. Keith's Am Keys &'M 2d half } (Two to fill) Victoria & Dupree | ed half Embs é& Alton Hong Ray Haw SID BESSIE TRACEY & HAY

Specialty Daneers with “The Gingham Girl,” Lyric, Philadelphia M’'C'm'ck & W lace] G Wilson & Addie Kerr & Weston Siegal & Irving (Two to fill) (Two to fill) DECATUR K’NS’S CITY, K’N. Empress Electric Paramount 4 Australia Vaites Pinched Rice (One to fill) wk ait cake r & = ta Syne opated Toes Alice Hamilton — : (Two toe fill) LINCOLN . Liberty ELGIN : Harkins Sis Rialto Hong Ray Haw Southland Ent Margaret Severn Co (Two to fill) Kitner & Rainey zd half Finks Equine J’ fest Carnival of Venice 2d half Bayes & Speck Alex'der Roache Co (One to fili) Daiy & Gray or we Peete — =e os | B « J Creighion Valtinos Bott'mley (One to fill) LEAVENWORTH Orpheum Evans & Peart MiiLWAULURKEE Majestic Kirk Collier Co | Brown & Rogers Oo hn all gan & Levy BK & O'Donnell S or Murphy | Davenp'rt Co | sema te rrin 31 an re — Conn @ Albert Allan Mann Co Emil Demarest Diaz Monks ST. LOUIS Columbia Ya 1mWAtoO CC a & Thomas ‘ Down \V B A I Va < K *x Comed 4 (One to f ) Grand Hiazel Goff & Bobby Frazier Bros Edwin George Weils & Wesi Re

David R. Sablosky ARTISTS’ REPRESENTATIVE Keith and Orp heum Circuits 221 Strand Theatre Bfdg. NEW YORK 501 Keith’s Theatre Bldg. PHILADEL

(Two to fill) MINNEAPOLIS Seventh St. Hayden & Atwood Holmes & H'liston Seamon Conrad Co Ethel Parker Co Ling Foo Co (Two to fill) MADISON Orpheum Ree Hoo Gray Peck & Harris Cassier & Beasley 2 JI & W Hennings Trixie Friganza (One to fill) 2d half Jean Adair Co Jans & Whalen (Four to fill) PEORIA Palace Hiro, Sumi & Kevo Keene & Williams Evelyn Phillips Co Iiryant & Stuart Carnival of Venice 2a halt Mile Ivy Co Temple 4 (Taree to fill) QUINCY Orpheum Frank Marckliey Dorothy Taylor Co Making Movies 2d half Senter & Ruaseli Saxton & Farrell Co PHIA, PA. First Love Betts Seals (Three to fill) SOUTH BEND Palace Dotson Owen McGivney Ray Hughes & Pam Miller & Mack The Wager SPR'GFIELD, Ma Jestic Harry Tsuda Kerr & Weston (Four to fiil) 2d haif Russell & Pierce Thos E Shea Co Kronos (Three to fill) SPR'GFIELD, MO. Electric Dunlay & Merrill Eva Fay 2d haif fCdward Hill Br'd'rick Felsen Co ST. JOE, MO. Electric Eugenie Dros Weber & Clifford Mahon & Cholet G'tison Jones Orch 2d batt Paul Kirkiand ¢ Eva Fay Kitner & ‘o Rainey

BILLY EVYLEEN PURCELLA and RAMSAY

Making Movies ROSELAND, State Greene & Ratrd to. fill) 2d half Gene Greene Evelyn Phillips Co (One fill) ROCK EORD Paince Adair Co & Whalen to fill) 2d half Bee Ho Gray Co Peck & Harris Cassier & Beasley 2 J & W Hennings Trixie Friganza (One to fill) RACINE, Rialto ILL. Gene Rense (One to Jean Jans (Four .) WwIs, Finks Equine J' fest TOPEKA, KANS, Novelty G Wilson & Ad T & B Healy Syncopated T« (Two to fill) 2d half Harkins Sis Rice & Cady Australian Waites (Two to fill) TERRE HAUTE Hippodrome Victoria & M’C' mack Kronos (Three to 2d son 1.¢@ ee Dupree & W'lace fill) half Dot Owen MceGivney Ray Hughes & Pam Miller & Mack The W ager (One to fl )

PERT- KEITH 1926 (ae),

GUS SUN BUFFALO Lafayette Billie Bros Juliette Dika Mrs S Drew Co Exposition 4 Portia Mansfield Co CORTLAND, N. Y¥. State 2d half Donaldson & Gienn sahil *3 Men of (One to fil NIAGARA FALLS Cataract Donaldson & G! Anna Belle Tyler & Cr is Johnny Clark Co Esther 3 Russo Ties & Keefe & Lillian (One to fill) ROCHESTER Family Lin Bros Home Town F 5 (Two to fill) ton

*3 Men of Yest'day Johnny Clark Co (One to fill) FULTON, N. Y. Quirk Holley & Lee Leona Hall Rev (One to fill) GENEVA, N, ¥. Temple ist haif Meyers ¢ terling INT ERSTATE CIRCUIT DALLAS, TEX, MaJestic IHlarry Moore WARREN, 0. Liberty Fox & Mack ony Cornetti $ Birds of Paradise (One to fill) Frank J Sidney Anger & Packer Morris & Shaw Harry Faber © 0

Barry & Whitledge Roger Imhof Co Deiro Majestic Venita Gould Rome & Gaut Ben Beyer Hi Ba Bo McFarlan & Palace FT. SMITH, ARK. | T’mpest & Dick’son Jolte Minstrel Monarchs 2d half Frank Van Hover Babcock & Dolly M'rice Diamond Co (Continued on page 47) a . hE ee yor ew oe a oy as & Syd Se. - = FT. WORTH, TEX

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VARIETY Thursday, February 14, 1924 The combination of Harry and Anna Seymour, Henry Santry’s band and Henry Santry and Anna Seymour, and the requirement that Ray Hughes and Pam should pre- cede the closing act of “The Wager,” forced Nora Bayes, headliner at the Palace, up to fifth place, but this rather early position for the feature did not interfere with Miss Bayes’ success. Owen McGiveny’s “Bill Sykes” was third on the bill with Dotson gecond and John Miller and James Mack fourth and with these artists working in “The Wager.” Ray Hughes is quite as satisfactory as Bert Wheeler in leading this comedy stunt, which is among the first of the “revue” ideas in vaude- ville. He plays Nancy Sykes and provides many laughs. John Miller makes an amusing Bill Sykes and gives travesty at its best. Dotson causes many laughs as Fagin. The Santry-Seymour combination has Harry and Anna Seymour ap- pearing first, then Santrey and his band, with Santry and Anna Sey- mour doing an encore in one, which is practically another act, though not so programmed—at least at this house. It is the same combination seen at the Majestic, when it played two-a-day, and last March at the Palace. Santrey now calls his or- chestra the “Cameo” orchestra and “A Smile Will Go a Long, Long Way,” his first release, is used in the act. The show ifs lacking in girls, hav- ing twenty men and but four women, but the four count for more than the ordinary quartet. Nora Bayes fs a welcome return to regular vaudeville after having been at Mc- Vickers less than a year ago (pic- ture house) and at the Garrick pre- viously with Shubert vaudeville. Anna Seymour improves right along and the bit she does with Henry Santrey ia delightful vaudeville. “Pam” is an important adjunct to Ray Hughes’ act, and Ray Qupee is not unimportant in the offering of Beege and Qupee, which opens the show. George Beege and Ray Qupee open the bill with a roller skating act which has points of novelty suf- ficlent to make it attractive. Dotson follows with some clever talk which punctuates lightning dancing steps. Owen McGiveney’s “Bill Sykes” is interesting mostly for the lightning changes and the hard work involved, although it is artistic endeavor worthy of praise. Miller and Mack register with comedy singing and dancing with a burlesque female type which is a riot of laughter. Nora Bayes is singing mostly new songs, although retaining the Chin- ese number used at McVickers and, on request, singing “Samson and Delilah.” She introduces a little adopted son and says she has three adopted children and that she dis- plays this one as propaganda for others to do likewise. @ bigtime kid and this touch is one of the strongest things in the act Dainty June and her Newsboy Songsters the featured attraction at the Majestic this week, did not get in for the Sunday opening. and through this four of the acts worked | five shows to help out the manage- The child is} ment. The remaking of the Dill forced the Wells and West Revue to close in “one” at a couple of shows, which took the edge off a j}new act, and Thompson, Farrar and j}cOmpany appeared before the drop for the first time in the history of the act to meet the emergency. Te LeRoys opened the first show on rings and trapeze, in which the star work is the one heel catch of the man, although the woman is charming and does some neat tricks. Thompson, Farrar and company, a co Bi cell anee | VARIETY"S CHICAGO refers to current aoc CHICAGO OFFICE otherwise | State-Lake : indicated. Theatre Bidg. 10 acts of vaudeville for one night only, Friday, advertised as a “theat- rical revue,” which is probably a nice way of saying “showing.” ‘The crowd attracted is one easily pleased, and it is surprising to see how well some acts go which have little merit as ordinarily judged. Phroso opened with five minutes of motion picture and mechanical doll stunts. Nelson Duo, two singing girls, failed to register, though they have nice costumes and special seenery. Violet Mallory opened with f™ as follows. and on pages: ATLANTA .....00- BROOKLYN ....cceccecccccses BUFFALO .....ccee. 37 eeeeerrereere CHICAGO ....csceee (eesenedeee EEE DETROIT ....-.00 povecedcenn ae INDIANAPOLIS ............+5 @ KANSAS CITY ..... co cceee ‘no |{ LOS ANGELES .... 40 \ CORRESPONDENCE The cities under Correspondence in this issue ef Variety are 32 | MINNEAPOLIS eeeeereerereee 38! MONTREAL ......... MILWAUKEE .......0++0000.. && NEW ORLEANS ...........+. 41 PITTSBURGH ....cccccccccens SAN FRANCISCO ,......0005- SVRACUSE .....c..cccccccccee Sf WASHINGTON ss & combination of girl violinist (excep- tionel), man singer and girl pianist, scored with musical numbers which lean slightly toward concert style. The Wells and West Revue, a new act, has been.changed slightly since seen at the American, and although hokum of a pronounced sort is good entertainment. Two female imper- sonators are coupled with a male dance team, The act starts out at its best and never quite attains that speed again, but it should work into something really worth while. Cook, Mortimer and Harvey in a basket- ball novelty aroused enthusiasm at a performance where things were running slow. Bryant and Stewart, song and dance team, with an inclination to do sissified types, started a little slow, but finished well. Fred C. Hagan and company, with a sketch having a prolog, secured laughs through employing the spiritualism idea to drive off a mother-in-law. The characters are well played. Frank Bush occupied the next to closing position and made his dia- lect stories go over to an adequate response. Bush is in a class by himself, and while he sticks to cer- tain characters and to certain dates and locations with a faithfulness that is amusing to those who watch vaudeville, he varies his stories, and no two performances of the first day included the same talks. Orrin Dav- enport and company closed the bill with a riding act which has Daven- port as a clown, one girl who rides, i two others who mount a horse and dance some around the ring, a ring- master and a groom. There were four horses in the theatre with three |appe iring in the ring for the open- ling picture and two employed for !riding stunts. It is not much as a | riding act, but there Is a flash and | the circus touch. Davenport’s best | is stepping off a running trint stunt rse he Logan DR. J. PAUL FERNEL The famous Chicago plastic surgeon who has created a furore through the middle west with the “Fernel Method” of facial surgery in Hfting the lines of the face. This operation has been performed on more than 300 theatrical people during the last year and al] of them assert that it has materially benefited them in their search for rejuvenation. Dr. Fernel also has achieved a big reputation in the performance of nasal operations, the latest one of his being in the straightening out of a pug nose by using the cartileges of a chicken’s breast for this purposes. { a song, and then changed to a scryb- woman character, telling stories and scoring. George Hatto, who does about evetything comedy jugglers have attempted, does nothing par- ticularly well, but did fairly at this house. Reeves and Gale, violinist and singer, with the former opening in the pit, offered talk and muscial efforts, showing some ability, though act needs pruning. Sidney Shep- herd and company in a sketch are liked at outlying houses, where the foreign element predominate. La- vida Storey sang a popular song, a ballad and a heavy number and was liked. Ray’s Saxophone Six, which is not unlike a score or more of attrac- tions of the same kind, took an en- core. Comedian is average, with straight instrumentalists playing well, but having no stage presence. Charles T. Aldrich is headliner at the Rialto this week, and although he is not ideally placed in closing a show, his offering goes well and proves a satisfactory top. The other feature is “Honolulu Bound,” a new act around here, which was recently at the Plaza, and is by no means ready for a showing in the Loop. Cameron and Hill, who have played a number of local houses this season, are on next to closing, and a hit. The Rialto audience is perfect for these fellows. Hill is a fine straight, with an infectious laugh, and Tudor Cameron is just what that audience likes in the way of a comic. Ruge and Rose open with an aerial nov- elty similar to a revolving ladder. Hilton and Dally, two attractive girls, score with popular. songs. Chisholm and Breen, long f{dentified with two-people sketches, have a dandy skit which is rich in bright stuff. The only trouble is that it ts too smart for the small time and not quite good enough for the best time. Norman and Landee have some original material and create their full share of laughs. “Honolulu Bound” has the comedian formerly with “A Paper Paradise,” and this ict, like the other one, is being of- fered by Jack Fine. Boyle Woolfolk, who has had charge of the Orpheum and W.'V. M. A. club department this season, ig permitted to draw on the Palace, State-Lake and Majestic, as well as other Junior Orpheum and Associa- tion theatres, for talent, and conse- quently is making this department take on importance. Last Saturday night at the Chi- cago Athletic Club he presented a THEATRICAL SHOES Short Vamp for Stage and Street ITALIAN TOE DANCING SLIPPERS OPERA HOSE AND TIGHTS Mail Orders Filled Promptly Sead for Price Lin Chicago Theatrical Shoe Co. 338 South Wabash Ave., Chicage A Rendezvous for the Reo- reation of the Performer Best Food in Town POPULAR PRICES Entertainment Supreme JULES BUFFANO & ORCHESTRA, FRANK LIBUSE, AUTH ETTING, DANCING HUMPHREYS, TED LEARY, and others. Come Over and Bring Your Friende te Broadway & Lawrence CHICAGO KA>A meaADPSiZzos show composed of Zimmermand and Grandville, Boyd Senter & Co. (from Majestic), Kramer and Boyle (from State-Lake), Danny Graham’s Re- vue (from State-Lake), Ernest Hiatt (from State-Lake) and Janet and Jay Velle (from State-Lake). Kramer and Boyle, Ernest Hiatt and Janet and Jay Velie had played the Palace just recenty. BROOKLYN, N. Y. By ARTHUR J. BUSCH “The Hunchback” is still strug- gling glong at the Shubert-Crescent. The management has been persist- ently announcing to the publie that because of an iron-bound contract this picture would positively not be shown in any other Brooklyn houses at popular prices. And then along comes the announcement of the Brooklyn Mark Strand “The Hunch- back” will be shown on the screen at popular prices very shortly. “You and I” at the Majestic this week, Fiske O'Hara in “Jack of Hearts” is doing fairly well at the Montauk. Next week “Trimmed in Scarlet.” “Chains” at ‘Teller’s this week. Next week, “Zander the Great.” A new theatre called the Cameo opened on Saturday at Eastern parkway and Nostrand avenue, It is a movie house, seats 1,410 people and has a roof garden with a ca- pacity of 1,200. It is owned. by Wein, Wolf, Inc, “ny 1” ET ELI,” The Jeweler TO THE PROFESSION Speciai Discount to Performers WHEN IN CHICAGO State-Lake Theatre Bldg., Ground Floor — > R. Westcott King Studios 2215 Van Buren St., CHICAGO, ILL, Tel. West 1130 ‘SCENERY THAT SATISFIES’ Volour Curtains Picture Settings Dye Scenery Specialists ¥ 3 in Vaudeville Creations Furs Remodeled the Way You Want Coats Cleaned, Glazed and Relined $20 ONLY WORK CALLED FOR Blumenfield’s Fur Shop 204 State-Lake Bldg. CHICAGO, ILL. Phone Dea. 1253 DETROIT By JACOB SMITH --NEW DETROIT—“Music Box® Broke house record for current Seas son. Second week almost as good, Could remain third week. Next, “Scandals.” SHUBERT-DETROIT — Premier of “Silence” by Selwyns. Max Mare cin author. Critics termed it highs class melodrama, well done, given @ new twist. SHUBERT-MICHIGAN — “Liza,” 2d week. House may be leased for Mutual burlesque. Deal pending. GARRICK—“The Fool.” Opened to capacity, Will remain at least three or four weeks. CHICAGO OPERA CO.—Feb. 18. 20. MAJESTIC—Stock, Next, “Pair of Sixes.” PHOTOPLAYS—"“Name the Man,” Broadway-Strand; “Heritage of the Desert,” Madison; “Sporting Youth,” Capitol; “Just Off Broadway,” Washington; “Chastity,” Adams; “The Lullaby,” Colonial. Passion Plays exhibiting at Con- vention Hall have extended engage. ment for three days. Detroit has proven best town outside of New York city for drawing. “Bad Man,” Harry W. Starrett, former Gold- wyn manager at Atlanta, succeedg Harry Lorch as Detroit manager. WiGs F. W. NACK 4-6 W. Randolph Street CHICAGO, ILL. 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BURLESQUE REVIEWS (Conitnued From Page 8) sort. Ameta Pynes, the other wom- an principal, gives the show sight values—-also dances gracefully, Leo Lee, a Jack Singer discovery, and Jack Cameron, character man, take the applause honors with a singing specialty. This is back- grounded with a fine-looking set showing a railroad yard at night, with signal lights, moonlight ef- fects, etc.

The ond make their en- trance from a freight car. Tuesday night the Columbia couldn't get enough of Lee's singing. Lee has a fine natural tenor voice, with resonance, range and. quality, but he needs a thorough course of instruction in vocalizing. His vocal method at present is atrocious— breaks nearly every rule ever in- vented to help singers. Notwith- standing, the quality is there, and the faults can be eliminated with study easily enough. Bebe and Phoebe Sarvney do a

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sister specialty in one that calls for revision. The girls sing nicely, with the voices blending in harmony. The guitar should be kept in as an ac- companying instrument and_ the banjo replaced by another guitar. The team have the talent to put on a decidedly pleasing turn, but their routine isn’t arranged properly. Cameron has a baritone voice, which comes in handy on several occasions during the performance. An acrobatic-dancing trio, Melino, Listette and Kogan, have a couple of specialties with one disclosing some great ground tumbling. Gene Schuler is the second comic. He does Dutch with good dialect and clean makeup. That's noticeable throughout— that clean makeup thing. No dirty faces nor clothes. The material is meticulously clean, too. A jingle used as a patter in a pop number by Brennan and Pepper has a little ginger in it, but it’s harmless and | funny. The chorus—an ordinary That's the way the show is—ordi- nary. A feature act would help a little, but wouldn’t be a solution by any means. Fitted with suitable material—better stuff than what he has now—Pepper, the chief comic, should develop quickly into one of the wheel’s best comedians. The quiet effectiveness with which he scores his comedy points coupled with his natural method of working are handy assets for any comedian. Judging by the Columbia shows that have passed in review at the Columbia, New York, this season “The Bostonians” ranks about half way between the best and the worst. Bell, bunch.

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girls worked in the stereotyped jaz- zing shimmying fashion only a lt- tle more so which was all right with this gang. Nola Edwards led an Oriental number putting on a wiggle that made it very tough for Fifi the added attraction Oriental dan- cer to follow. Feefe is using the head of John the Baptist for a Salome number this week in addi- tion to her usual contortions. The gang were inclined to kid the dra- matics but the heaving torso stuff went as strongly as ever, The show has one of the straights on the wheel in Brad Sut- ton. He also contributes a couple of character bits, one a_ sancti- monious parson, that clicks. Bert Blake the second comic fs an elongated six footer doing eccentric with putty nose, wild wigs, etc. His speaking voice is a handicap but he works hard and is good background for Marrigan. The latter isunctuous and a good showman. He gets his points across in sure fire manner and is a naturally funny chap. The prima Margurite Spencer is the best dancer in the show and an experienced worker. Kitty Starr the soubrette is a well formed cutie who jazzes and looks like a sweet dish in her one-piece costumes. Nola Edwards the ingenue is another flapper who jazzes and puts over a hard shoe dancing specialty. The comedy bits best liked were the “photograph” and phonograph” bits, both well liked. In the first the two comics are enticed into com- promising attitudes by a vamp. The straight snaps their pictures and then puts the shake on them for heavy sugar in lieu of publishing the pictures in “The Daily News.” The Hebrew comedian finally gets his dough back by enticing the other victim into breaking his plate and then selling him the remaining one. best “Girls From the Follies” Tuesday night. It’s a good night's entertaine ment for any burlesque patron. Con. ——<_

Feature Nights in Dayton The Lyric, Dayton, playing Columbia wheel shows, the Starts @ series of extra nights next week, The extras will include “Amateur Night,” “Gift,” Country Store,” ete,

Pat White Closing Pat White, comics with “Let's Go” (Columbia) leaves the show Feb. 25.

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(MUTUAL CIRCUIT) The phonograph bit was equally and Vocal and all kinds of | Prinetpes Comedian........ Harry Halligan|funny and well handled by the prin- entertainment adaptable to the RADIO eg ee ere erent ents roa Geiten le I " . . Ss avi ttc x traignt Conecevcceccccerovcscs Brad Sutton The production is all that could A I f Juvenile ....2. TYYTT TTT Tere Bert Conn pply for TEST to | Prima Donna..........Marguerite Spencer) be expected. An Egyptian scene | Soubrette nba beseaesciaces ..Kitty Starr| looking bright and new and an- MISS f | [(MBONUO eesovee eeccccccee -Nola Edwards] other full stage set showing up well. i NNER | “Girl 5s ss . Some stuff cannot be hung at the tirls from the Follies,” Lou Sid-| Olympic on account of the small h R | man’s Mutual burlesque show at the| stage so it is hardly fair to pass Holds the Centre of the oom 401 | Olympic, | New York, this week 18/comment on any of the Mutual pro- Stage 753 S | | chuc k full of pep, spice and laughs, | quctions from that ang®, 2. eventh Avenue | without being vulgar. A well round- A capacity attendance enjoyed | '+}-——- |}ed cast headed by Harry Halligan i} doing a likeable funny Hebrew — ymic put the comedy scenes Cross | | for laughs and the peppy principal | | women rarely failed to secure en- | cores leading numbers. n Two pickout numbers utilizing six o y I a | chorus girls got across on the tin- } timate stuff and a football number | led by Margurite Spencer threatened THEA TRICAL COSTUMER | to clog up the shuw. Miss Spencer |; would punt the ball out to the gang Ww | and they would throw it around NO LOCATED AT K until the number was over W YOR | The costuming of the ch ‘rus was|©9 West 50th Street NE up to Mutual average and the 15! Phone Circle 6390 _ ——= LOUISE BARLOW NBERG ‘ one of the featured | We LL. ae x c

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is known as the Paramount and | wrestling will be the added aftrae- | Lyceum, as a rule, keeps open well will show Paramount pictures, it is [tion on Thursday Friday nights | into May announced. amateur actors will be given try- —_-— outs, Some 50 reels of movie films which Dotty Lewis has arrived here to ee 2 a ee were seized in connection with the ~usical edy Cem With a assist Stuart Beebe in his Beebe The Vhipping Boss a the Grand recent arrest of George Ripley of al Dramatie sehoo}, recently founded this week under the auspices of the Homer, N. Y., on a charge of exhib- by the assistant director of the }4Mmerican Legion. The Legion is |iting films unlicensed by the State | at LONGACRE Lyri ; Play ers, promoting this picture as @ propa- | Motion Picture Censorship Commis- H ganda film. It should go good in|sion, were returned to Ripley this | W. 48 St. Evs. €:30. Mats. Wed. & Bat Northwest, ag Martin Talbert, vic- | week. Ripley paid a $50 fine tn Os- eemetane tim of a Florida whipping boss, lived | wego county He has agreed to 1D L TINGE ae ae a ee MINNEAPOLIS in North Dakota ibmit the returned films to the 4 Mats. Wed. & Bat. METROPOLITAN (Le git)— ‘Per- - — I ay The SELWIENS Present fect Fool.” A moyie ball at the Kenwood Ai FREDERICK LONSDALB'S New Comed) SHUBERT (Stock) — Bainbridge} mory ts scheduled for Feb, 23, W. SPRING CLEANING |?!vers in “titiom? oor ahg ursmcee, eaten THE FAMOUS GAYETY— Burlesa e stock showman an@ promote ' ] ponso) i | with pO STATE—"“Shadows of Paris,” film. | the affair. ¢ ARTHUR BYRON LY RIC—"Restless Wives. , } ; SCHOOL OF ACROBATICS } A. BK. MATHEWS and Others ARRICK—' White Sister.” Bainbridge Players at the Shubert } will offer “Turn to the Right’ for 2TATT Thundering Davy ? Norma) business returning to loop |the second time next week. Last RIALTO hund g Dawn theatres after the cold spel} of last|season this piece played for two Studio for a Dancing M ty S ? ssistant manager few weeks. weeks at the stock theatre. ‘ ,P Pal won ASSISt:< ‘ cit ¢é at tan Waamseh Unatin ey Somes Pr to te i a We Guarantee Results pany months, has been transferred Pep Neagy g cdl a 3 ranegec “ SYRACUSE, N, fe After you have tried others ito the Howard as floor director. The ay ne eae omens - | Ss | Floward is a film house, under the Wintk< tein & Ruben have a neat x Bn, se - paechagell TRY U | sa ie management of South eee oat a“ oy - = +} hes ed : Me mS ; Famous Studios, Navex Bldg., | own, m 1 , Keith | 3* up in = vs ee wait eves “ot er a West 46th Street (Main Floor - bripune. The theatre company’s “ , \ f } NEW YORK oes ; eamera man filmed the dog Derby ind 4 - Saturday and will screen the races EMPIRI f Whe) a} r4 nown only @®e next week Dog Derby, which }: ( h ' f nd all? hort time ago as the Forsyth Play put on annually by the newspaper, [next we ume th e Map.” ' THOMAS FRANCIS SAVAGE ers, celebrated its 100th consecutive | attracts many amateur mushers R OB! INS - ECKEL 41) week iweek here vith the presentation of —_——— I go FR) {THOMAS ROSS) | “Just Suppose.” Harry Hirseh, ma rer of bur- - I shall be very grateful for any in- lesque etock at the Gave ty, has ar- The ] im. Elm i's legit |fermation which hind frienda may volun- c . oad agp ty : ¢ eer concerning this person who died A theatre for Negroes was opened ranged special nights for every night {h I my & isainine recent! I am his wife and secured here this week on Auburn avenue in the week except Sunday and}{For the rem ¢ f e Sé ison the } knowledge of his death through a notice with “Fhe Humming Bird,” there ae Boxing bouts are sched- joniy ar t . } ht ar Bios: | pps ng in this paper. two weeks after it had made Sts bocal ed for Tuesday nights, radio sets |som Tims Partners Again ar ay MRS. G. T. SAVAGE, premiere at the Howard. The house wi! 1} be given away Wednesdays and the Ce mbia buriesqne shows, ‘The 321 Montgomery St., Brooklyn, . Y.

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(7 y sey ew bits, still retaining the!for first local showing, with Man-f{last week under the West Coast|last week, and has been in close | eful comedy of the week | -jager Ber Pianzz putting over ajTheatres, Inc., banner. The West|consultation with his local general } LOS ANGELES || me: ns . n Timberg assisted] cle ver ae Ss night. He had| Coast is operating temporarily, it is} manager, John Cluxton, and several ] VARIETY S OFFICE Hil the Leon- | members of the Wampas and several | understood, to save the lease for the] architects. It is generally believed | GRAUMAN’'S | ara r ti rst t n a|stars present to honor Joseph P.| original lessee. that Pantages is preparing to build i Metropolitan Theatre Bidg., edy numbe1 h Tim-|Jackson’s sketch, in which Fritzi| a & new theatre to replace his pres- \( Suite 261, Hill St. Entrance HM berg, scored } I bur-| Brunette was appearing. | It ie report ed the new Fox, Oak-|ent house in Market street. - al |. jue ut was il ric The! The bill was « entertaining through- | land, is on the market. a ik te — = ak dem, Phen 4 toe d I 1 1amp’s! out. Les Splendids ‘ope ned with f aod —__—— M. H. (Mike) Newman, general Oe age RE pase > stig Me ta Se nd week was good, and in every|roller work. Regan and Curliss gave C. Werner, w rho came down from | Manager of Universal's West Coast ae eee ee ver ee : vay he did better than the other how a class touch with a song Portland to do some publicity onj| Theatres, with headquarters here, Be cry i holdovers this ss I routine Both possess pleasil the new Pan house in San Diego,jand Edward Armstrong, assistant | John Burke, next t r got]! voice but lack the proper knowl | has returned to Portland by urgent | general sales manager for the same 4 3 —% lm iny laughs, although following im-| edge of vaudeville. Espe and Dutton! request of J. A. Johnson, manager of | concern ,are in Seattle on a busi-

Bill Desmond is rehearsing “The : A ~ 1g, \ ) uts Oo! yuiet iT The Brunett ketch was fourth,|] Timber Wolf” for vaudeville, “a , } ‘ . + ne : ezy 2 ay KZ 2 . 40) > J sewed u] h Ar ir Stone and Marion Hayes — * e show, f t inding ently| given next-to-closing spot. Stone’s| Ruth Mix, daughter of Tom Mix, } 1 Ts . ’ As; / } j » | throu it nis routin | boob characterization clicked per-|is making her vaudeville debut at 5 A . > 7 . . } : , any if ' 3 / ‘ AI Ir a Glass, following, § fe ., Danny Duggan and ¢ closed; the Pantages this week in “Heart | laug} t t M i? ' ie how with an entert r

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t= | mediately after the L d-Timberg| had a good advantage with the first] the Pan house in that city. ness visit. They expect to remain neezy, AY y i wallop. Valda ! Co, « ed thej comedy, and secured laughs with | there for two or three weeks. ; ‘ , ] t y ; — a 2 —

we) | introd ; i ney for he Hart, | Florence Nicholson, formerly a (f - | toe dancer known as Coral Cameron ——— Ca The \ul l pened Vi nney’s Regent is the first of | 2 nd late 4 employed in the Pantages S ‘ eict 100d ho s playing a| Offices, has been transferred to the , Bart . n picture ahd vaude oe | Sakt Pw City offices of the Pan- When you re sneezing ana : i carried n to adopt dailv vaudeville. | tages circuit.

y da eel ee wadver | down from 1 Sie Vie ee sai | ay mie calls for a change of} Seattle to install the picture booth } hort: or bu } ' fat tages, San Diego.

~ ie , ipa ffice, who brought about the Marie Weidman, a ¢lever juvenile t lore retiring and inhale i : £ I th ! x -( rnd? nt } r in a Ban cote wiht . entertaine ¢ bee igned for a WCIOI’ C bh | t n the ) ) es r j i inge in this instance, will suc- ntertainer, 1as ) n sign ¢ the medicated pors all } Little Ruth, apparently about 12,| ceed in lining up other theatres now] gin act shortly to be presented } made a decided impression, handling] plaving a day - € wandevill hereabouts. night long. Vi ae wl ill often Tes Cag “ ages — a te tying a day or two of vaudeville ; : est: ee! = = doth her dramati ind comedy lines|to follow the Regen With daily ans ee break up a cold overnight. like a veteran Her sketch, entitled | vaudeville. Al Piantodosi is doing well here | | . a . z ‘ ea} es { twee . t You can get it at drug ee ; os dies -— in a state between writing stores wherever you go ; Su ‘Nel ' y F Bw A or go — Fildie Moran ts producing a series spells. store VileTe b : I y Fernandez and Co. a 1ere | oe Sia ravuch fer tha Ueet Cosas eens ones | he nd tim I se | Tha anes wha + sie e * or © = ." | i ' |

hi Miss Fernandez tries for} — ee j}consummated with a large produc- } ia comedy, were the only changes. and| ee a ing company. Whitaker recently | | sacrificed at less than hates! : : an The new Sevi ] , a ; ttle R on’ ypat-] sold “The River Boat” to the Lasky

ille, Inglewoo has added vaudeville one day each week repeating within the month} | corporation : cost. i VapoRus |."

gain closed the show to big returns | ._— P oe programs. The Owl, | or Over 17 Muwuon Jars Useo Yearty The Four Errottis gave the bill a} -; other new house, will play vaude- See i Bare ville, of “Fifty Miles fine start Frank Burt. ass ae ad by y | Ville . — a week sot he 1 es Peng ty hu] called — . —= | Myrtle Rosedale, proved a strong|* a ——— ie em Se : “* | by the death of his mother at Perry Guerrini & Co.| comedy factor next to clo sing. Burt 4h ’ 8. iN. ¥. Merville left the act Friday, The Pendens ang comedy and excellent dancing just te

Ne tats see! ANALG E 4 A The Denis Sist ers (3) were com- ACCORDION fabout stopped the show. ; his place being filled by Al Haw- pefied te retire from +e Plantation |thorne, of Hawthorne & Cook, who Special Discour:' to FACTORY Professor Louis Winzel, with aliy.. . ... | Were on the same Dill at the Or ate in the United States. | bass viol, was stcond. He displayea|°"°™ due to the illness of Ann, pheum, the Proffession The only Factory | fine technique but lacked vaudeville x : mags See . ee eee Furs aired and of Reeds = mate ty requirements, Only lightly received =e Sa Wee bave been in the Rep of Ree Vosephe. {teal estate business the past four SAN FRANCISCO Remodeled~« 277-279 Celumbes months, have returned to vaudeville. Averue ase San Francisce, Cel. The Hillstreet secured one new act Bert Levey stopped over here for

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x4 | sec; of gasaedod .gstersoré: ‘Ss 9* wev ! = — Thursday, February 14, 1924 : VARIETY pes — = = - - ~- - - _-—-- + =- — -— — The, Press of New York Has (COPY) , 1 Been Unanimous in Its Commen- WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM NB123 61 12 extra 1924 Jan 24 pm 3 07 FI NEW YORK, NY, 24 258P dation, viz.: NEW YORK EVENING JOURNAL JACK WILSON | : JACK WILSON PALACE THEATRE, 47 ST & BROADWAY NEW YORK NY - i — THE JEWELRY CRAFTS ASSOCIATION B FEATI RED | WHICH CONSISTS OF LEADING CHAMPION CHASER OF TB LUES ee THE JEW i, AT PALACE = YORK CITY HAVE VOTED You E ELRY RAFTSASSN = we 2 aensntaiing ; AS HANDING THE JEWELERS MORE ) NEW NYORK . e | Blackface Co a LAUGHS THAN ANY OTHER ON THE medi m Gives What Is Known as “Sure- J © 39 VAUDEVILLE STAGE A GOLD Winn Cadbaieienen MEDAL WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU wdisaeds .' THIS WEEK AT OUR ANNUAL Jack Wilson is the blackface comedian of . whimsicality. He has won his way to head- atoms DINNER HOTEL ASTOR JANUARY 31 line position in Keith vaudeville by sheer neral WIL , A nonsense and arrant whim. He clowns, and veral L YOU TTEND ANSWER yet he is not a clown: he has the charm of eved y ; tie _ i : vuild CHARLES WENDELL CARE WENDELL a pierrot, and yet he is not one. ores- Wilson is a combination of many styles, : & Co 25 W 45TH ST CITY yet a man without a pattern for his perform- t 4 ance. He never has fallen into stenciled neral = ents oF oy j ‘cant ways. He improvises as he goes along and here, trusts to the inspiration of his fellow players stant on this bill to create comedy. — Wilson, featured at the Palace, is bur- JUBi-e maim 105 CONSECU : iVE lesquing every one on the bill. Wilson gives what is known as a sure-fire performance, WEEKS OF GREATER That means more in vaudeville than any other deseriptive term. It means an artist who is completely master of the situation; KEITH THEATRES one technically learned in the theatre, able to make good in any “spot”; never at a loss, 76 of which were played in a good salesman to the public and an agree- Pr y able personality, etc. e * o e New York City and vicinity VARIETY ” PALACE (JAN. 24) Jack Wilson. supported by Charles Forsyth, Ruth Wheeler and littl Willie Ward, took the next to ene slot for the last comedy shot of the 7 "he evening. Wilson got away with some- This Was Last Week thing with the “pile it” gag. Entranc- : ing at nearly 10 mi inutes to 11, he kept TIMES SQUARE DAILY (Feb. 8, 1924) the running time slightly, but only after scoring his usual points. A short monolog about this being a bad jear °¢ . ] ‘a . for husbands amused, as did his line Fifth Avenue S Knockout about being the last ferry to Weehaw- ° ken at 12. Assured the final count, Lineup for Last Half Sclew colin oak Serial Poy BRIGHTON ( The Fifth Avenue has such a good It looked as if the Brighton show was } fust £ nz to be one of those cut-and- show the last half it should be dried vaudeville line-ups Mondav } intact and booked as a unit. It’s the night until nearly the ojeck Wil _— then the puncn arrived ack 11son,. definition of an ideal vaudeville show There had been little comedy previous talent, comedy, dancing, variety, speed. Ww _ - be - oe “nga * writs a mos Jack Wilson and Co. (Chas. For- t t r's uniform, with face min . ety a t} t ci hed it. ison held » sythe, Ruth Wheeler) orated—and ‘em in. ” Ben. there was an insistent demand for 5TH AVE. (PROCTOR’S) speech. Jack Wilson headed the list for the first ; * ante Wile -ap- half, and he may be held over. Closing 4 And to top it all Jack Wilson cap the show, the veteran comedian walked — , tained an afterpiece that had more through to solid appreciation and fol- wg ed it by a afterpiece hie} spontaneous comedy than many & sliod back thé. personnel of the “Fa- $50,000 musical production. varoites of the Past” offering for an P : additional introduction. It made for a hole : rh ea 1 ) “hurrah” finale, was had by all—including the troupe z i verses ip Bh ote Mn Bkig. Direction ALF T. WILTON q and the capacity audience. se@aeendeanacee# 4 The whole troupe whooped it up for rala perform: g ) i ' _ According to the Monday night indi- oe eee ee RUTH WHEELER, WILLIE WARD, CHARLES FORSYTH 9 RiceTtae 9 cas MoeBar night sets — moyen 8 ™ ee ag . Pi ae > i RTE? 5 Bee Neng NA BAN MO iee WB

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42 VARIETY Thursday, February 14, 1924 Ce ee — ASSURING PROFIT and ———— te ROCTORSE GE ” Se 9 | MON. TUES. WED. JAN. 21-22-23 Pee ee cidernae ee rs ee il Eve CET TEAS / hele: “ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN* 1 oe to ROARS OF LAUGHTER | MUSICIANS OF MERIT. alo AMERICA’S GORGEOUS 5 COSTUMES FINEST THEATRES CONCEIVED BY ff BOOKED BY "PLAYED BY [ENJOYED eee AL BOASBERG MORRISANOFEIL KEITH THEATRES BY ALL | . Peers Vere Vit 1 be OTR eR emniaaernit Ls a — a SS INDIANAPOLIS Ohlo, “Reno”; Colonial, “In Search; Corona, “Spanish Dancer’; Plaza,|the week, the extra performance , born Foster and Paul Kelly, at the of a Thrill’; Apollo, “You Can't| “Soft Boiled”; Papineau, “Eleventh| paid. The current attraction at the | Belasco, The Bride” at the Gar- By VOLNEY B. FOWLER Get Away With It"; Circle, “The] Hour"; Regent, “Children of Dust”; | house is Irene Bordoni in “Little|rick. “The Blarney Stone, with - MURAT — “Irene,” first half; |} trunchback”; Isis, “Watch Him |Palace, “The Acquittal.” Miss Bluebeard.” Always a favorite Walter Scanlon at Poli’s, and “One “Whispering Wires,” second half. Step”; Smith’s, “Going Up”; Crys- -_— here, this star ‘should continue to] Kiss,"’ musical, at the National, rr 4 a urn tal, “Pleasure Mad"; egent, 1e . Carr, formerly assistant man-jagsist Mr. apley to wipe ou re ENGLISH’'S—Ret showing of P! Mad”; R “TI A. ¢ f 1 istant \" Rapl i eo “The Covered Wagon.” Gold Lure.” ager of the Palace, has left the cen-]| building cost of the reconstructed CAPITOL—Columbia burlesque. ~| oo seme — cern. George Rotsky, former man-| theatre. Arthur Margesison is playing the amen A Operators and musicians of the |ager, is now managing director of —— Bruce McRae part with Irene Bor- The Indiana Board of Photop!ay Gem, Manhattan, Gayety and Lin-|the enterprise. “The Fool” is continuing at the doni here. Indorsers has — its ban}coin Square are on strike for con- Belasco with greater business ex- upon Mabel Normand pictures, tinuation of a higher wage contract. TT : : ak de tn mad ca hi It is contended by the managements Pi SBURGH postes ihe wees man oe At the picture houses this week: | that the higher scale was temporary, By GEO. R. MILLER ae ee ef oy pending further negotiations. The ALVIN—“Innocent Eyes.” ia cogil Sag ie aye ig — JAMES MADISON ——— Seberte The ecaie CGE PS NIXON—“Scaramouche,” film. arkness, W tHe permanent. Aiiietinla PTT—"The White Sister,” film, {Scheduled for next week, “The wr te ee See icamsiaitteats 3d week. Bride,” with Deris Kenyon. Lily LENORA Commitiees for the annual meet-]. ALDINE—“The Fool's Awaken-]| : : Bs Pp ten! ; SAN FRANCISCO ‘ing of the Indiana Indorsers of a H b en i The sf osmos a y Sieiara meyers All orders for exclusive acts, 'Photoplays at the Claypool Hotel, a! =IND—“Hunchback of No-|doing consisten susiness wit! ags and comedy material of any DANCING SCHOOL | April 3-4, have been named by Mrs. | tre Dame,” film. Laura Bennett and her athletic Seshription whatsoever will re- FORMERLY WITH |'David Ross, president of the In- GRAND—“"Painted People,” film. |sirls heading the bill at the Cos- |B eeive my prompt and enthusi- dianopolis Indorsers of Photo plays. OLYMPIC—“Pied Piper Malone,” ; mos, and “Oddities of 1924" topping ti ttention. My S. F. address play : nig astic attentio y JOHN TILLER, London 7 ugran : ea the bill at the Strand. is HOTEL GRANADA, Sutter : 3 4YCEUM—*In Kentucky,” arate and Hyde Streets. Personal Instruction, All Styles MILWAUKEE stock. r J. D. Burns, traveling representa- GAYETY—Molly Williams Show,/tive for the Columbia burlesque 1658 BROADWAY, ew Yous ' By JACK M. STENBUCK burlesque. wheel, was in town last week visit- — - a Aine Leeann — Telephone Circle 3127 | The Davidson. which last week ACADEMY—“Big Sensation.” ing Harry O. Jarboe, manager of HEADQUARTERS FOR . Z\ihad “Balieff's Chauve-Souris,” this —_—— the Gayety, the local link in the jweek is showing “The Covered “The Lullaby” at Nixon next week. | C\lumbia chain. THEATRICAL MAKE-UP : 9 | Wagon” at $1.50. Next, Ziegfeld’s | “Greenwich Village Follies” at Al- ee ; : G Rk O Pp E. R Follies vin. Roland Robbins and John Cheva- Supplying Sue Petes Se at the lier, manager and assistant manager | Sitteeuhan'e seoret Micsacd 60 ha Sieueee eee os » ce | soumentively of the \nenl Malth boume COMPLETE LINE OF MAKE-UP. FINE LUGGAGE } chara iat aes aie +} ry “pipe are ye Say ane treasurer of the cieind didaminminc Midas, cecaei reer: Orange Perfume used in the Orange j year | i crimp In the attendance} Gayety, ill at his home for the last h re Peeps those a hed attend Grove Scene is sold by SOLE AGENT FOR BAL during the first tvyo nights last|/three weeks, was removed to the|the funeral services of Woodrow ’ THEATRICAL TRUNK } week. Allegheny General Hospital yester- | Wilson at the home on S Street. Due APPLETON Ss PHARMACY HOTEL NORMANDIEK 8LDG : ; day for treatment. to the ex-President’s constant at-| 8th Ave. and 45th St., New York = . 2-7 | The loss to the p re industry tial Sa tendance at the local big time vaude- : 8 3 B’ N YF ¢ ’ : ‘ , MAC APPLETON CY GERSON EB. cor SSth & Bway. ! in the state as a result of the bliz- . , ville house both Mr. Robbins and PHONE: FITZROY _8ses Z wtrg was pl iced at approximately Aapenecteas oh annual _food show Mr. Chevalier had become ma 2, a am 00 by G “a Levine will open at the Motor Square Gar- mate friendly terms with the Wil- den on February 25 for two weeks 2 ag, re ‘eee ADELAIDE & HUGHES Miller, film sta at the pee a , Siesta | N R S|. is week Innocent Eyes should break The pictures include a holdover of box-office records this week, with : " ; , “Napoleon and Josephine” at the ° only films for opposition. Both the], ; i : 1 St d f D 'D | P Me : - .;~,.| Columbia, Douglas McLean in “Go- udto oO ance M AK J MON I REAL Pitt and the Nixon are housing ing Up” at the Palace, “The Stead- ! films i ree . ‘> ; By JOHN GARDINER | ims this Weer. fast Heart at the Rialto, and 45 wee gireck,, Bow York E Mi | HIS MAJESTY’ So This Is] ¢ Blanche Sweet in “Anna Christie” one aza st. Henry C. 1 WIESE, SES | y ondon.” . } lat the Metropolitan, SAYETY—"Bubl Rub! , } Variety-Clipper Bureau cee - HE ORPH UM—D id Paris) | Beatrice Kay, th e 16-year-old girl : . “ITT nit compai || WASHINGTON, D.C. | |x: pass tne'cripnied enitaim “tee! New Neorg Ku Kl LI LEJOHNS © PICTURES Don yn “Little | ’ r J | Fo ; appeari ng at the Be lase o, Is ew egro u ux Old New Yi ‘ Cr stal Palace, | Evans, Bldg., New York Ave. | L niece of manana’ Gompers, the | a Ladder’; Mount Royal, | By HARDIE MEAKIN |labor leader, and is a house gues So Hi I ; N I mel y M Por neat, BAG. 8 ! 1est ng it! ( Vivst y Gil Napoleon Pal-} of the Jompers family during her RHIN T NE Red a nin 4 > , sys em Stay 1n W ishington. Will Put Any Act Over _ re ae : : Coe. a Two new plays this week. “Simon Next POPE: Orchestration Free to Professionals \"": Strand, Breathless “Mo-] qa.) 4a a i A hep . week Washington will see 226 West 46th Street, New York iment’; Belmont, pop vaudeville; a ls baenadier ie oanteees oe “The Lady Killer,” a new one by WARREN OWNBY saan William A. ets Begg: ie pec ior Alice and Frank Mandel, with Clai- BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. where Wood has been struggling to | == = put across a stock company. The|7 opening Sunday night attracted a )) pacity house, a news item in it- self, for since “Abie’s Irish Rose” | nothing has done an yw here near ca- | pacity, to be truthful, nothing has] |; paid the expenses of hes house. A view of “Simon Called Peter” ap- revi ) o | pears elsewhere in this issue, | Sold at Factory Prices The other new ae is Lionel At- | by the Following H & M Agents - | eda Pee ecteatins an greed SAMUEL NATHANS, INC., 568 Seventh Avenue, NEW YORK Winkelman tc.” Galen” Uakiad aameata tees BARNES TRUNK CO. VICTOR TRUNK CO. ' where. 75 West Randolph 74 Ellis Street atity Footweat . - CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO e “Merton of the Movies appear- | SILLMAN’S LUGGAGE CO. DETHLOFF BROTHERS 21 West 42nd St. ‘ ing during the past week at the4 322 Gratiot Avenue 725 15th Street ; National, got in an extra night the || DETROIT DENVER past Sunday, and, although not an- HERKER nouncing the holdover until late ” . 5 & SSOSl. TRUNK CO. Ot. LOUIS — RETAINED FOR FOURTH WEEK (FEB. 18) AS COMEDY FEATURE | POODLES HANNEFOR rtm meg, AT KEITH’S HIPPODROME, NEW YORK Direction HARRY WEBER | iW M H si th ivy |

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|HAYNES 3 OLIVETTE IN A SKIT OF WIT - ENTITLED FRED E. ; BECK “HER GUARDIAN’’ WHAT INTERSTATE TIME CRITICS SAID ABOUT US SHE HAS IMITATORS “FORT WORTH RECORD” Fort Worth, Texas Monday, Jan. 7, 1924 “Standing out as stars among Stars, Olivette Haynes and Fred Beck in ‘Her Guardian,’ gained the distinction of probably being the first act playing Fort Worth in the last spot to hold ’em in their seats and have the audience demand an encore.” plause on the matinee bill. Miss Haynes is the flapper Apache type and is a generaj favorite on the best vaudeville bills. It would be hard to explain what these young people do. They just do!” The “TULSA TRIBUNE” Tulsa, Okla. Jan, 25, 1924 “‘Lizzie’ is a rare type of come-

“SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS” San Antonio, Texas Monday, December 31, 1923 “Olivette Haynes, short in stature but long in the comedy, and her partner, Fred E. Beck, held them in most successfully in the closing spot of the bill. It is just a barrage of ‘hokum’ they let go, and do it with excellent grace, so everyone re- mained to hand them their just dessert—a Jot of applause.” — “ dienne. What she can’t do with her ——— ———e The “HOUSTON CHRONICLE” face just can’t be done. Her part- ~ - ’ Houston, Texas ner does his share in putting their ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT 7 Monday, Dec. 24, 1923 skit, ‘Her Guardian,’ across.” Little Rock, Ark. 16,” with - “But to Olivette Haynes and Fred es Jan, 29, 1924 rnd “One 3eck, in their skit called ‘Her Guar- : “Olivette Haynes and Fred E. ional. dian,’ goes the honor of being the The “SOUTHWEST AMERICAN” Beck have a nut act with Miss second performance-stopping act of the bill, with that ever-sought qual- Fort Smith, Ark. Ilaynes taking the lead in comedy of the slapstick variety that brought

iving the ity, ‘something different.’ seing Friday, Feb. 1, 1924 rounds of laughs and two encores enc Bor- different is the thing these two do “Olivette Haynes and Fred E. Monday night.” best, and the audience let them go Beck in ‘Her Guardian’ offer the Se ee eee y only after Miss Haynes lost her real fun of the bill. Miss Haynes —————— ‘button.’” is a scream, Her appearance gets “DALLAS MORNING NEWS” eee ed ae the first laugh and from that until ! an , her final exit, followed by clamorous Dallas, Texas SON “WICHITA EAGLE” applause, she gets one laugh after “Nonsense out of the ordinary is th Wichita Falls, Texas another. It is not so much what dispensed by Olivette Haynes and s mn she says Jane Cowl comes to the Lyceum in JAMES peari: z at the Shubert-Missour! no Tom Te rriss, now in Cubamaking ‘Anthony and Cleopatra, Feb. 18. | Brocades lux orchestra is used. arrangements to film “The Banda- —_——— Satins au Ri T There have been numerous YFru- | lero,” selected Pedro @e Cordoba to The Union Hill, N. J., “Passion Velvets mors here in the past few weeks | play the title role. opens its 10th consecutive season | Paisl MARK that the Mutual burlesque wheel —_——— Feb. 18 with a special performance | ee 0 was seeking a location here. The Persistent rumors have again|for children The spectacle wa Kids ver Sold at Leading af house looked upon as the be st bet made it necessary for Allyn King to| founded in 1915 by the Rev, J. N. } ssionale Theatrical Drag Stores. for the burlesquers is the Empress, deny she is engaged to Carl Wied- |Grief, rector of the Church of Y Now Owned by ee See. eee args whieh mann, the Kentucky horseman and j Holy Name ; Ogilvie Sisters. every kind of amusement, but which | pwne »¢ Me ig — : . ’ owner of the colt In Memoriam. LA. has been dark most of this season. Sa Lawrence Marston has been se- | n rew e€ er a \ a ; The house is located directly vt “Polly,” a new musical comedy by | lected @s.Lew Fields to direct hi 1656 BROADWAY -i+ ha re avec 1} : an - e a aac 7 at ae sane rH S! = os 5 @HONE BRYANT f 9765 ALL STYLES OF posite the I antages, k “ is hai ; - Arthur Hanley and Frank Davidson, | new play, “The Jazz King. N York Cit ) wiaalaatae’ - ile . capped by having its entrance | ~i1) be produced by Oliver Morosco. aes ew Yor ity Stage Dancing around the pita -pepal on McGee street, -_ Plans were launched Monday, at is ® Taught which is considered 2 terrible han- David Belasco is rehearsing a new|a conference held at the Astor, for | | dicap play in which Frances Starr is fea- | a campaiagn to have matinees start | ° . . Spcelalizing in | an ee | tured at 2 oclock instead of 2.30, thus] S h D St d tured. d ; is | ACROBATIC | The strike of the bill Pp sters . a eee (enabling patro tr i} | the rush panis ancing Uu 10 ‘ | : , hay 4 : ‘ ‘ } , f | - , corr i . \ , rw INSTRUCTION | ag 1inst the Kansas ¢ ity I Post- Doris Kenyon, recently in rhe | hour m iY Har EI inoma Teaches all kinds of Spanish Dances, jing Company, declared last mor th Gift,” will appear in a new play not! presider Centur “ti id ot Also use of Castanets. 249 West 48th Street, | continues, and no theatrical paper | vet placed in rehearsal. } women ors iZ ol re ba 4 AURORA ARRIAZA NEW YORK CITY i ’ h a . é ihas heer seen or ne company . : en STRETCHING, BAR and PAD EXERCISI ds his se YT t is claimed | 73) . Iondve a6 eceived an | 637 Madison Ave., cor 59th St., Plaza 2166 2K bo thi Ssease n I hal — ( Willi im H ige has received an | ae A . a NEW YORK CITY a i ee a eee Ceeee Oee ee oe ae Oe alee aie uhaie ecumnies FOR SALE: Full line of Spanish Shawls tres over $2,000 a week. iNew York to join its faculty as in- | 5€¥ ‘ . Rave the ree rom ati _ « ombs, Castanets, Ftc TRUNKS SECOND HAND or : structor of dramaturgy. and ev performances -in Je! W . sey Cit t Sunday despite Su iS Taylors, Bal and other ma NE ORLEANS The new quarters of the New York ! Pr‘ seal ; i c waren “stn ? AT LOWEST PRICES By O. M. SAMUEL Newspaper Women’s Club, 53 West | Charge to Hudson Co. Grand Ju | , - oF tans , mate Friday nadie ' ators of the q |47th street, were formally opened iolators of tI ‘IIT. AN E—Nei ‘Brien’s Min-| Go... -¢ State’s Sabbath Blue Laws 3 ae tee B gan ” ant LA: E—Neil O'Brit Sunday afternoon. . ; Blue Laws, Hai d — Trunks Shippe ubject to Examination | S{re!s. ee) oe See a g SAVOY HOP ST. CHARLES—Saenger Players Mary Ellis, now appearing in “The | ( Dovie wi reé eh alr ressin ar or —— LUGGAGE 5S STAN te" OEY OF FOES. Merry Wives of Gotham,” has signed | The House of Temperiey” in Lon-| 9696 Broadway, New York . 50 East 59th St., New York LIBERTY—"“Maytime. a five-year contract with Arthur |; ¢°: ne he, aang 99th and 100th Streets a ee a : Hammerstein. The Dram . os r ea hone 7464 Riverside ro se Pus . M 3 s N + * _ Z " e = : s cnt Lars NG OS A. P. Kaye has been added to “The Theatrical Wigs for Sale or Hire Bi ICKNER Strong.” the drama to be produced — by Henry Baron at the 49th Street.

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ee ace ee VARIETY Thursday, February 14, 1924 TOM MR. EDWARD DARLING Immediately after the first performance of IN THE MAKING LILLIAN RYAN and BRODERICK PROCLAIMED THE ACT A HEADLINE ATTRACTION FOR KEITH’S PALACE, NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (FEB. 11). THANKS TO MR. TOM NIP AND THE BOYS OF THE SILVER SLIPPER ORCHESTRA, WHOSE EFFORTS WERE 100% Direction BILLY GRADY, ED. KELLER Office DIGGING INTO “SPECS” (Continued from page 1) part in one of Brady's plays on the strength of this. The theatrical manager agreed and came tkack: ‘T’ll pay you $500 next Sunday night to appear at the Playhouse and argue with me on this subject, the proceeds to go to charity.” Hirshfield replied, “You wouldn't give me a chance; you'd talk me out of it.” Brady serlousty averred he was going to write Hirshfield a formal oot li ght , / ootwear CAPEZIO America’s Master Maker of Theatrical Footwear to many well-known Stage Celebrities, hag consolidated his i129 W. 40th St. shop with his new Miretail shop for street, eve- ning, theatrical and ballet footwear, now located at 1634 Broadway, at 50th St. Wiater Garden Buliding ESTABLISHED 1887 | COSTUMES | Variety, and the letter last night reiterating his challenge to a debate, and also de- manding that the law be enforced as against the Longacre agency. Brady Riled Brady was riled for sure towards the end of the hearing and told Hirshfield that on advice of coun- sel he was not going to say any- thing, but now that Hirshfield made the assertions he did—such as, “it looks as if Brady is shielding the managers”—he stated that Alder- man Bruce M. Falconer at the next aldermanic session, Feb. 19, would introduce a resolution for the in- ception of an investigation on the ticket spec evil; that before such body he (Brady) will talk, gladly; that he is reticent because he knows Hirshfield’s powers as @a commissioner of accounts are lim- ited only as regards to matters concerning the police department and that for this reason he intro- duced the evidence he did merely to co-operate with the commis- sioner, and not for any purpose of arriving at any solution. Similar investigations have introduced in Congress by Sol Bloom at Washington, D. C., and at Albany by Senator Donaghen, but the aldermanic investigation will come to pass first. Although ¢£ heduled to 10:30 yesterday morning, reporters of the daily two staff been appear at the dozen press and mr} tonv- pnotog raphers were kept waiting fully 45 minutes before Commissioner EDDIE MACK TALKS Semi-Annual Clearance Sale! Savings from 15% to 33 1/3% SUITS AND OVERCOATS now in effect MACK’S CLOTHES SHOP MACK BUILDING 166 West 46th Street Just a Step East of Broadway | ' Hirshfield received word from Worth While | Brady that the theatrical manager ° d ist gotten into New York | Li h t m Washington that morning, J. L. Lipshutz fashington that morning THEATRICAL COSTUME 9 r vity es ¢ CO., Ine. a ~ L , \ = - 723 7th are ‘ New York | t f 1 sz RYANT 14 i : a at ‘ - Marie Brely ogelle i C u . 7 _ No. 165 | —not Br: udy —and that in manner to get at the bottom of this is to subpoena McBride’s, Tyson's and other legitimate ticket brokers, also the illegitimate or _ scalpers, managers, etc. He commented on the “buy” system as the curse of show business. As Brady later again confided to Variety, he thinks the solution is keeping all the tickets in the box-office and openly testi- fied that though “I have one of the greatest successes in the city, that is the course I pursue at the Play- house” (another free ad for “The Show-Offs”). If it accomplished nothing else, this futile investiga- tion seemingly has secured much free publicity for Brady, Ziegfeid and their respective attractions. Brady said that if the show is a sensational musical success the seat allotment. to ‘the agencies nightly is as muchas 500 for every perform- ance with a 25 per cent return privi- lege; that he allots about 110 tickets to the brokers which must be re- turned by 7 if unsord; that the ticket specs are in a “ring.” Hirshfield went into one of his good-natured speeches, to which Brady replied: “It’s an awful good thing to ridicule a good idea. They (meaning the reporters) will provavly pay more attention to your speech than to mine.” Hirshfield had been gently chiding Brady’s tendency to speech- making all along, which seemed to impress the matrager none too pleasantly, Hirshfield at one time pointing te the new.-«per boys, telling Brady to “tuen around to the audience.” The Commlssloner of Accounts on the record stated this does not by any means end his Investigation and that he will try to reach some con- clusion without Brady. Off the rec- ord, he said the reason he is not taking Brady’s hint of subpoena- ing the other managers Is because he is conducting this investigation a week or ill have sti ‘ 1 vo ne W idied out a means | to go about it. It may mean the ypoenaing of the Times square t executives, but rt ls more likely the aldermanic resumitson if adoptea vill carry thg investigation to a better and mon fully satisfactory ynclusion. | An Appellate Division decision has established the law limiting a 50 ' show in cents’ premium on Louis Marshall, the attorney ticket specs, is taking up on appeal to the C peals. Meantime, that a “gentle ment” with the distric made previously to limit the 10 cents has been * ken not the theatre for the matter of Ap- of the in’s agree- nz t atte t the ourt Brady is pinion oftiice With to testify Br ne ernoon, es called in the Aaron L. Appleb tary, = 99° orney, of 233 until of the two morn ium, a patent at- Broadway, who, as a theatre, was the only the general in- vitation to state his experiences in purchasing tickets for tractions. “Kid inci first witness patror of the yne to respond to desirable at- Boots” was the his failure to purchase two $2.20 balcony seats at the Earl Carroll, being advised that none could be had for six weeks, but that imme- diately in front of the theatre a “runner” for a nearby ticket agency offered to sell him a pair at $5.50 each. Commissioner Hirshfield asked: “Did you show your good sense and refuse to pay that price?” The wit- ness acquiesced that he didn’: pay the price asked, the commissioner remarking “These fellows would soon go out of business if the New York public did as you did. Some of these people spend their money as if it wasn't their own.” The commissioner, after some more discussion about “Kid Boots,” indulged in a little witticism: “Then you think the play is appropriate to its name of Capt. Kidd—I mean “Kid Boots.” What makes this investigation seem quite serious is the commis- sioner’s personal interest in the show business. Off the record, he recalled how two years ago he sought to buy a pair of seats fora certain attraction, but that none could be had; that the box-office man, however, recognized him and told him to come back in 10 min- utes; that “being from Brooklyn I looked hard to see what I could learn” (Hirshfield harped on the borough across the bridge a couple of times), with the result he saw a man, whom the commissioner rec- ognized as a ticket spec, come up to the box office and turn in a pair of good seats which Hirshfield event- ually acquired at the box-office price; that he even walked up to the spec and thanked him for making it possible “ him to purchase two good seat Mr. Apr cniniicaiin speaking as a theatre patron, opined that those at tickets. | orney’s | ing’ was | hand, Applebaum reciting - fault are not the out-of-town buy- , as Hirshfield suggested, who are spending their firm’s money and don't care how they spend it, but that it is a 50-50 proposition with the native New Yorkers; that some business man's wife wants to see a |certain show and her husband pays ything to accommodate her. New York “Full of Boobs” Hirsh fie lled Br idy last which mentioned New |} York as being “full of boobs.” | Hirshfield thought this should be lamended to mean “suckers.” Ap- | | | ers ;an Id reca month "sg speech pelbaum agreed that the theatre- are all suckers. He interpo- lated a bit of news, account which | had it that John Barrymore before |}a trip to Europe was anxious to see show and because goers a certalr ets could be had was compelled to sit in the orchestra pit. The witness also remarked that now the public has an opportunity to testify he is the only one present for that purpose. Hirshfield replied, “Which confirms what I say, that this town is a sucker town and the people are fully willing to be played for suckers and don't care. This shows that they are willing to be imposed upon.” Samuel F. Kingston, general man- ager for Floren? Ziegfeld’s theatrical enterprises, was introduced as the next witness, Hirshfield reading sey- eral of Ziggy’s wires to Brady in which he delegated Kingston to assist in the investigation. Kingston stated that they re- ceived many complaints via letter of not being able to obtain tickets at the box office either for the “Fol- lies” or “Kid Boots,” but, unfore- tunately, they are all anonymous, He stated that there are always seats at the box office unless tlh. y are all sold out. Hirshfield inter- rupted, “The complaint is that all tickets are sold out except six weeks in advance.” Kingston testified that the stand- ard agencies like McBride’s and Ty- sons are allotted seats for every performance four weeks in ad- vance; that a record of each seat is kept in the box office; that “it is our place to find out why any ex- TAVERN A CHOP HOUSE OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT no tick- | 156-8 WEST 48TH STREET East of Broadway OEL’: The Rendezvous ot the One Moment West of Broadway at 41st Street : Leading Lights of Literature and the Stage. The Best Food and Entertainment in New York Music and Dancing. $1 Our Special: A Sirloin Steak and Potatoes (Any Style) $1 in the GRILL with SPECIAL RESERVATIONS for LADIES £1 — NEW YORK HIPPODROME a 4 eae *. ade Mii.

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; countered that there weren't so | inany theatres. Kingston insisted ; that more have become educated to go to the theatres citing that be- tween 70,000 and 80,000 people at- tend places of amusement ngihtly, but Hirshfield thought that the same ratio obtained many years ago. He | citea having paid $2 only to see | Booth in “Hamlet” at the old Fifth |Avenue. At this Kingston insisted Ifirshfield paid a fee since the Specs cale was $1.50, but the commission- jer corrected him, “That was before | }ienry Miner took over the house.” A a Week on the Side Kingston said that the box ffi iles manner is obsolete and dos not meet the present-day demaz: Hirshfield recalled a bit of de” confidence entrusted to him by a girl at a Tyson stand in a New Yor | | ’ hotel who stated she made $90 exira one week for herself. Kingston red the girl as being “crooked but Hirshfield insisted Tysor ting part of that also. As a parting shot, for the benefit of the men m ton did | the free publicity, the newspaper rht give “Kid Boots,” King not forget to mention that attraction sold in advance. is out weeks REET | OF {ihe managers to continue doing i rbout the elling in block system ae Af i business at the same old stand }t | otherwise own as advance “buys” The Rochester Philharmonic — A HEATRES . . ld st | wn as advance “buys es {Iharmon! i. Vv UDEVILLE a g the method of business.” nd w! not the ticket brok-| Orchestra will be taken to New wae nes anenentcome i ane ; : = . y aX for ths . Jacke i — —a — . , — na es € New York Detre't Chicage Seattle San Francisco’ Los Angeles Denver The ymn r stated the root} ©™S pay (0! e | a : in lump| York on April 6 for a « a ,er | . Y 1 7 atirnas star , + "4 t 10 Vest 226 W. 47th Bartun Capitol Empress Alcazar Hillstreet Tabor fof the evil the box file l >] n the attra tic n even! the baton of Albert Coates, who a t Blig Bidg. Bidg Theatre Bidg. Bidg Op. Heuse | ,,, , there evtntets he be e j omes to town. Kingsto: rived In that city last week from — =. | ; sipheteanits > i x t icine —_ - sti He hinted t elim ed he never heard of it and that] London. Mr. Coates saya George . ; — , ic: anaes ; it dt 1 severe a burden| Eastman co-operated with him in fy rl been 1 . +} } ap ] ’ 7 | ’ t t he show would be saddled] the plan to send the orchestra into LS | } : soni wag esis a wy ; oe ee eth he, ain 1 a ee expense ¢ er ” Snare ae ae , é Sat N , this Hiiy ‘ 1 tir t} v e the P . we OorK. "Ing. they nad 1 mal! al l i tn H l t I - € i a ; Hirshfield oni: aol "a eager _ . oa , ¥! ; HW 1? How is it possible } sters ¢ , ( 1 be ¢ PAID SUCIG é , Mr. Coates announces tha on but Hirshfield’s quet i mie § mS I cies PP OEE aE EE : ; : ) $1 * think. the ss was ever|them and. ordinary’ theatregoe tonhols bv fellows of the Sepe : ite enough througt April ® 850 persons will ging with le does not think tne | : : zi ; vee, a connection with a successful man- |} 4} . bin Le 4 one > yer retat 1e . ‘ a” ; S51 ‘ | the orchestra in a joint concert IES F pamecuted inno Kingston insisted the o1 erined icksters aid proposi- es eek ae Leary : ; a ates : ey ott buys his tickets only j tioned with choice Ls sole boo that probably explains it.! with the Rochester Festival Chorus. — ar Mende dinary patron buys bh tickets iy | tione with choice tickets. Hirsh Kingston. however jers 1 itl eerie , gg pried ,.|two or three days in advance. | field commented, “These box office |jpat thece Linck tickers wc wot. | Oncar Gareissen, director of the J {ines‘on insisted there are al A ee re a eae - 7 ,, | that these block tickets were set- | ory - h —_ ; - % eg eg eg Hirshfield scoffed at this, Oh, no, ;men are pretty bright fellows, aren't | pa acs ened tie chorus, is co-operating with the ”, Wavs seats to e Ma it lé es ‘ : _ | tie ror \ akly, i Z i > % %, “ba ere oe mamta 3 they come many weeks in advance.” | they, being products of Proadway, j ‘ . , "y : | Operatic department of the East 2} on M 1 Ilirshfield wanted to . ; : i . , : In answer to the question what}! ti : ‘ 5 ; } -| Kingston insisted that the first man] and wouldn't you think they woeld | ; ld ; man School of Music In Its aim to ate Ww this awas ORRIN: 1 tre ee west ce Patna a3 Me di —_ *); he would suggest as a solutk to | r 3 ot is ; eo : sf ea 1. to call gets first pick but stil reorg ze these boys?” ls , K t or pile ae ap The commis- | for a bu iness man » get hi a | sellin ° ickets to sub-agents in| be licensed and be made to wear| ce ® oO) questioned, “Isn’t it a fact ,@S easily as aStek _ Lorde increase the percentige., | prominent badges, : that un-ess a man purchases h Kingston pointed out that the} Kingston had nothing to say to this. | er | re ial E os eats seven and e:ghit weeks in ad cencies have the first eight o1 ne } Ai eld, for a layman and a Commissioner Once Worked ; “Livin’ High,” a rew floor show A SCaALS Se nm «all Bile Ss) hs a ‘ ) : ’ | q Vance he cannot see a successful !rows, and that he has himself icipal official, seems to have a Hirshfield wanted to know, Do} opened at the Monte Carlo Jan. 23, * «aatite al s . ¢ « = osu | , A : ; show unless he goes to the agen- l|compelled to pay 50 cents yt ane ce] air it insight into show business. He | you think can be stopped at the! with Will Morrisey as the lead. - cies?” Kineston agreed He ex- | for desirable theatre tickets. Hirsh - ads Variety weekly for one thing box eg e by selling to the public} Others in the cast are the Broad: | plained that the evil was. that lfield said, “That’s sort of taking Re is contided at one time when con-/ direct and not in bulk to the agen- | way Trio, Lewis and Brown, Otili pis at the < =a! r . ‘an = . , — : ’ z ucksters” (that word was later| your own medicine, en? But what ulied on a “Clipper” Cal rmivasy cles Ad te whie on Kingston repHed Corday, Donald Roberts and Eve! y — Mayed on considerably) ome to’ we want to find o is a ment t ea t¢ now m e mode bosiness man has j Martin.

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All Hotels on This Page Carry the Indorsement of Some Discriminating Member of the Theatri- cal Profession, and in Return Guarantee Ad- vertised Rate Fifty-two ~ Weeks of the Year HOTEL HUDSON ALL NEWLY DECORATED $8 and Up Sirgie $12 and Up Double Hot and Cold Water and Telepbone in Each Room, 102 WEST 44th STREET NEW YORK CITY Phone: BRYANT 1228-29 HOTEL FULTON (in the Heart of New York) 8 and Up Single 14 and Up Doubie Shower Baths, Hot and Col@ Water and Telephone. Electric fan in each room. 264-268 WEST 46th STREET NEW YORK CITY Phone: Lackawanna 6990-1 Opposite N V A —. Sacramento, California Location central and in proximity to all theatres. Special rates to the profession and | reservations accepted at all times. ALBERT BRETTENS, Manager

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“When Playing INDIANAPOLIS Stop at The Plaza Hotel European Pian 150 Rooms 100 Baths Popular Rates KOKEMILLER & MELLISH, Props. RALPH MELLISH, Mgr. Capitol and Indiana Ave.

THE THEATRICAL HOTEL OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA LINCOLN HOTEL | SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL RATES: Without bath, $1.00, single; $1.50 double |

The Grand Hotel CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA RATES: With bath, $i single; $2.50 double | Modern, outside rooms, detached baths. | Hl. F. PARR, Mer. | “For Years a Theatrical Hotel’ | ' | |

a - | Single, $1.00-$1.25; double, $1.50-$2.00 | Single, with bath, $1.50 dou $2.50

~ CATERING TO THE PROFESSION | HOTEL CECIL ATLANTA, GA. 312 BATHS DOUBLE, $3.00 UP }

312 ROOMS SINGLE, $2.00 UP Also operating Georgian, Athens, Ga ee ee ee ee

me riit N ‘ 4. HOMIE IN BALTIMORE, MD. HOTEL KERNAN RATES $2.50 te $3.00 Single. Without Bath; $ $4.00 Double $3.00 to $4.90 Single, With Bath; Couble A (6 Per Cent. Discount on Room and Restaurant To Paid Up N. V. A. Members j Hotel Howard | SYRACUSE, N. Y.

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World Court d Attenti hi FIREPROOF » one feel immediately at Home, : You will find luxurious d MADISON, WISCONSIN if more ‘spacious than elsewheres ns | With other travelers from all parts of the SPLENDID MODERATE PRICED CAFE la world you will enjoy the delicious meala ees § prepared by the Alexandria’s Chef. x | al. Rancho Golf Club available to all Guests. WITHOUT BATH, $1.25 SINGLE; $2.00 DOUBLE | § DOWNTOWN at Sth and Spring. The cen- WITH BATH, $2.00 SINGLE: $3.00 DOUBLE | Sie tie’ Meee Bae a a eee Rates are Bioderate. Please write for Booklet Tus Amepsssapor Horets System ‘he Ambassador, New York Yhe Ambassador, Atlantic City The Ambassador, Los Angeles The Alexandria, Los Angeles

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Both Hotels Direction W. E. BAYFIELD 118 West 72d Street, New York. Endicott 8545 tractive two (2) room suites and bath. Hotel service and restaurant RATES, $27.50 WEEK AND UP 54th and Broadway NEW YORK CITY “RATES THAT YOU CAN AFFORD” SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO ARTISTS a

| 350 HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS IRVINGTON HALL HENRI COURT 355 West 5ist Street 312 West 48th Street 6640 Circle 3830 Longacre HILDONA COURT 241-347 West 45th Street. 3560 Longacre. 1-2-3-4-room apartments. Each apartment with phone, kitchen, kitchenette. $18.00 UP WEEKLY—$70.00 UP MONTHLY The largest maintainer of housekeeping furnished apartments directly under the supervision of the owner. Located in the center of the theatrical district. All fireproof buildings. Address all communications to CHARLES TENENBAUM Principal office, Hildona Court, 341 West 45th St., New York Apartments can be seen evenings. Office in each building.

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THE ADELAIDE MRS. I. LEVEY, Prop MRS, RAMSEY, Mev. NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 754-756 EIGHTH AVENUE Between 46th and 47th Streets One Block West of Broadway One, Two, Three, Four and Five-Room Furnished Apartments, $8 Up. Strictly Professional Phones: Bryant 8950-2 ! ae Geo. P. Schneider. Prope FURNISHED APARTMENTS

Yandis Court 241-247 West 43d Street. New York Bryant 7912 tpurtirnents The Duplex 330 West 43d Street, New Longacre 7132 Three and four rooms with bath and ymplete kitchen Modern in every pat ular. $12.00 UP WEEKLY. York One, three and four-room . kit 3 te four or more é ttes. A ym lults $17.00 UP |

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| Phone: Longacre 9111—6805 | | THE BERTHA COMPLETE FOR HOUSEREEPING CLEAN AND AIRY. 323-325 West 43rd Street NEW YORK CITY Private Bath, 3-4 Rooma, Catering to the comfort and convenience of | the profession. STEAM HEAT AND ELECTRIC LIGHT _* RUNNING WATER, $2.00 PER DAY AND UP. HOTEL AMERI ©“'D : : bs tel eee seers Gauee weeeee eee ree We 47th Street, Just East of B’way ]! oug as 0 . a NEW YORK CITY 3 The only exvlusive theatrical hotel at | r a ate prices in New York City } Why not make this your home while | ¢ n New York? Your friends stopped

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Phone: PENNSYLVANIA 1 advance ——_ “RUANA APARTMENTS | LUANA 800 Eighth Ave. (49th St.) 200 West 50th St. |2793-5-7 Broadway, New York City 2 ROOMS, BATH 1-2 ROOMS, BATH Cor. 107th St. Hotel Service Weekly or Monthly Hotel Service, Elevator; $20 Weekly Up NEWLY ee ee ewer to FURNISHED ROOMS MODERN CONVENIENCES All night elevator and phone service $8 to $14 WEEKLY

with us while in New York. We wel- #/ All Conveniences. Reasonable Rates. BETWEEN THE TWO STATIONS } come you! Our rates are reasonable j . ar pat | te the prof 4 r " ss - o% Or B ch West 1211-13-15-17 Filbert Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. | (i212 e es gop ueegroom wt 1] 207 W. 40th St. Ose rocdway ——o WEI CRA me | re zg ) r 4 Make your j 1264-5 SPECIAL WEEKLY RATES| — NEWLY FURNISHED — GARAGE SERVICE ser

KEITH’S, BOSTON (Continued from page 29) tairs riot. He ran neavy in his vocal numbers. Mile. Marguerite and Frank Gill, assisted by Frank Johnson and Les- lie Hall, did not go over as big 48 their production and ability war- ranted. Mlle. Marguerite’s first en- trance wa: in the snappiest costume Keith’s has shown in many a month, The act needs pep. Miss Hall's rose spot

double. Me oe DA Fe | piano solo is done in a P avy gery =. esi Fr $4.00 double. idttaust Chicas tr *° | against a yellow background, giving win beds, shower, $4.00. NEW YORK CITY it ‘EST 44 REET, NE ‘ORK | ; ; shea ‘ra ghastly appearance that nearly TeTERSCON whag 11 WEST 44TH STREET, NEW YORK . - her a ghastly appearance . S&S. PATTERSO? , , 10 Minutes to Times Squire 5 : | ime CLEVE ND OHIO James Madison has left for his and -—" Lendl to b ante ‘ about tt phe N oe Were njured : the closed to a walk-out due to time LA ’ ; months. His New York office will] biaze, thought to have been caused | yather than ability. It is really @ annual trip to the Pacific coast. He lye, *° pete antit th return his factive flue The thaatre hae ! .. say eke) in a hance ° j remalt open uUuntii his return inm’by a defectiv flue, Ane ticatre na neat iliusioa and deserved a cia ° Prospect at Ninth Street | Lib will spend the time with his mother ry May. been closed-for 10 years. Libbey.

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his 1 Frank Gill, ison and Les- yer as big as ability ware- ite’s first en- piest costume any a month. Miss Hall's a rose spot round, giving e that nearly Johnson's of the high is eye make- 1atter. and Ridge ating routine e and Amac, yn specialty, due to time t is really @ ved a chance.

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Thurs day, February 14, ——, oe. ¢ d have anI &Y CIGAR an gers name put in the hat!!! 394 Music Men smoke I & ¥ CIGARS. o 1 put t to discriminate, 50 x Oihelr parses, in a bat and these wer: a the first draw” LEV SAMMTAL Ss, CHAS. ERMAN SCHENCK, VAS. BAYHA, BULLY MOK KRM MILLER, TOMMY MAL- BAN AO INDLER ané BEN AL- BERTS. [1 & Y CIGARS The Show World's Favorites 708 7th Ave., N. Y. Opp. Columbia Theatre BUDDY WAYKER Messrs. Ziegfeld, Dillingham, Cohan,

Shubert and associates notice what Chicago said:— “Now came the big hit of the show, Buddy Walker. The moment this young man walked out you knew he would be. He had elass and class shows at the first appear- ance. He is big time. He stayed a long time out there in one, but not too long. In fact, as far as I econeerned, he could have completed the entertainment.” CHARLIE WILSON “The Loose Nut” Well, Brothers and Sisters, here J am on this page for some time tc come. Best regards to all Friends and Boosters. Was

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VARIETY Thursday, February i4, — - _— - a We erage etn te EVELYN LAW ! Developed and Managed by Ned Wayburn STUDIOS OF STAGE DANCING, Indy MONEY SHOUTS! The act that pulls the money into the box office co mands the best bookings and the highest salary. “NED WAYBURN’S HONEYMOON CRUISE” opened in Waterbury, January 20th. Played four days a went to Poli’s Palace Theatre, Bridgeport, for the last half of t week. A stupendous hit in Bridgeport. Broke Poli’s Palace Theat box-office record by more than $1,000. Played New Haven fir ~ half of following week. Stopped the show. Hartford the lz 5 ea half—broke record by $1,900. Then back to Bridgeport for rg turn engagement a week after first playing there. Packed housef To Springfield for four days, to. Worcester, to New Havef AGAIN, and then to KEITH'S PALACE THEATRE, NEW YORK OPENING FEBRUARY 18TH Four weeks’ tryout and booked at once for an indefinite ray at the premier vaudeville house of the world. WHY ? Because it’s a money-maker! It’s a fut! Jét’s another Ne Wayburn triumph! All principal dancers and the entire chorus of “Ned Wayburn Honeymoon Cruise’.are Ned Wayburn pupus. All incident specialities and ensemble dances were created and arranged Ned Wayburn. From curtain to curtain it is a brilliant, sparklin testimonial to the perfection of Wayburn methods. The a4 li? Same INnSUuUrance i of success is at your disposal. If vou wai to step into big-time bookings take your act to Ned Wayburg Let the magic of the Wayburn method transform it from a ned success to an assured hit, Whatever it lacks, Wayburn can giv it—new dance numbers, new routine, new business—the thing that tell the right story in the box office, where every act gel itc inal nidoment a4 BARA . J a& ‘ . Sa hl ie WAYRITIRA iwnmenmtier ee mata fan A» 2 nn Ee IOC NED WAI DURIN personally or write ror Art Bookle INDIVIDUAL OR CLASS INSTRUCTION IN DISTINC TIVE STAGE DANCING. SPECIAL CLASSES FOR CHILDREN ON SATURDAYS. NED WAYBURN STUDIOS OF STAGE DANCING, Inc. 1841 BROADWAY _ Céntrance on 60th St.) NEW YORK Telephone Columbus 3500 Open 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. (except Saturday evenings and Sundays)} —"

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