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_NEW YORK CITY, WEDNESDAY, MARC H 26, 1924

LOADING UP FOR NEW ENGLAND; “BOSTON THE NEW HOLLYWOOD”

Some Slick Picture Talkers Reported About Ready

to Descend on Down East With “The Old Army | Stuff’ — foots a8 though the wise JAPANESE INSPECTING ol Stock Selling Racket

ture boys are loading up Yew England. ‘Tt will be the “old army the pretty stock and slick sa All of ths con stuff is to be uti as selling arguments, “er eral pant himself, 3 on is the logical ‘New Hollywood.’’ | After it is all over the ! ! of the pretty stock certificat aa of Nippon Will Adopt! More Modern Equipment and Scenery likely get some of their mons Lack | te r P ‘ : : | San Franci » Ma 20 by uSing the 6 K to f ) i . ah ecken coo , i ] i theatri Ion ’ be : ; 7 ri? ner tt nierroate f + The maste mind ure Lid to I* | ning to migra to i ; a sTIy«iy ‘ TY? ’ rT? Y ‘ eouple of smart fellows in t ; line tO idy Ameri I I ¢ t 4 sta j ) I fas ; : If the stock doesn’t “mov (Conti: ion page 3: AUTHOR’S WIDOW | isuess ines netic yoria AND “KLESCHNA™ “t.‘tieest ts tonis Urushibara ot Mrs. McLellan Coming Over-—, troupe of Tokyo. Soo ‘ U1 Also Madge Lessing Clift Wo : | Gold Gate, f1 i if A Mrs. C. M. S. McC of the auth f I : @ails April : mm the “Celti 4 to I Qssist in the William A. B vival of the play, in which Ly: ra ( ly 1 $ t Harding will be featured. « 1 Madge Le ne, { George McClellan, 1 Sesotho" DOES OWNER OW S THE = OR WHO'S THE ‘BOSS “CHATS” ARE OUT awa the 1 far ag re | conce LT 1 , . objected, claimi o t] ( terfered’ with velling advertisins} ACT IN 2 LANGUAGES because the audiencs were enter- | tained by the descriptiv matter ? Louise Lovely Playing f French the throwawavs and did t peruse} and English, Captures Montreal the programs ' } ‘ The “Chat j 1 mor Printing schen framed for Sh ay Lie { bert house Mac attra ; x | Imperial : ine } : 1 Fret charged $37 y at ess , ou ly, the ] Without ior , ‘ i i] i bert press rent, If 4 oO} T ‘\ ae I my)! 7 that deparitmer ‘ ; ers billed for t rvice to the charge and refused pa g a ia understood the “Chats,” a 1 re M Loy i Str Will pla dified press sheet, is being dis- |] ! ens 4 in hotels and public placc ee er. ANERICAN THEATRES

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ING UP BOSTON WILL PROLOGK UNITED STATES MAY ENTER CHW SHOP «=| INTERNAT'L COPYRIGHT UNION 00K bersing Pre Mayor Calls Theatre aol agers Before Him—Tel pee. t

Bill Introduced Authorizing President to Effect Ad- hesion—Would Permit Copyrighting of Original

Them He Will Discard| MINORS FOR “PICKINGS’ / ee Bureau, Censoring and Close the | vans Bidg., Washington, Houses—Bans_ All Pro-| IN COAST CABARETS a bill authorizing seintlias iat re to effect the adhesion fanity and Underdressing | | Simthied Stacie eeits tian Mtoe —Cites Ted Lewis ‘Frolic’|Remineration Consists of )\°" Unior to re ve co era * Sup as Instance Coins Tossed by Patrons bow was introducedin the House 77 a : “a: | Representatives by Frederick W with Grownups Profiting =| batinger CR) of Ma ‘BLUE’ LYRIC THE CAUSE eg i } if . ' ) 7 ’ Ar Vi j i at f , n : Bosto VI ’ W Pa i ® | ley im wa i i ( i ? t if a popular oO! i 1 ad j i ’ ene eeor atwenae| emt aecce cn comer |6 YEAR OLD ACROBAT. f t! 3 ON COMEBACK, KILLED ANCPERCCATAN DIOAM’S , Mike Carletta, “Human D ONGRESSMAN BLOOM'S | ee Fol as ¢| iad j J 7 Lal's Tn near AY) i iA , LiaAin SEAT CONTEST WONDAY ! While Practicing d - sA® / ims . » > ) ’ y i a r Fe Rep ai Li cm Tiarn Ln fan A iwo rours fol Argyl — . l\Alarn Lat, runes Warm Debate Expecied

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2 CABLE ADDRESS, VARIETY, LONDON 8 St. Martin’ 4 Place, Svarengee Square D’ FOR TITLED LADIES “FIR NOT ATTENDING REHEARSAL Mixed Up With “Chiquita’—Hugh Quelkett Didnt Seem to Be Impressed, However, and ‘Fired” Culprits Lots of Royalty ews ‘ jee Se Ce ] reoton, even ) send In- ‘edipeneedan veraping trom 09 to 7 altogether | other houses of the type near cen- ‘ lim, an we Won ena it un 3 ; : , - a a ‘ i 1 ) oO 71 to > : | heat tae i .. |less Joe writes and says he read this | 7 N€W Bame will be given, that of ;the pound. American dollars are About fifty society beauties at-| 'ra zondon are the Bedford, Em-|/in variety, as Joe says he never | Charlot’s “Grafton Follies. even more advantageous in e y3 ai . " a : 7? : J ; : ; sa i eM vcl iL aleou - tended the first rehearsal at the| Pire (Islington), the South London, | reads the Variety. Van says he bets| Charlot is shortly leaving for j change Prices are up over the ° . - lite ’ , | ° - | ° stig As Mi J a T . RT EVED .) : ¥ Thursday night, | an : | Successful, Rome Agency rpheam directorate ii NEW LONDON FIRM , It's a stupendous production. | Vi v Ste ‘ j ’ ~~ } a | tReet WitssVie Faw i + . | be a ra r A distinct score was made by} MACKENZIE o NEW OPERA Wan ALCS ‘ j " e Or} m i wT LTEIErArcuttiEt ¢ > , ! } ~ . : +e ss 7 i | . é 2383 Psa at times, while no less an im “St. John’s Eve at Manchester— } r great rns - — pression was made by the Gertrude | Libretto by Eleanor Farjeon ly I : Hoffman Girls (Americans) The ye ; ‘ ‘i ‘ } | ; ‘ ‘ er . ’ on ? rt. a Lioffman Girls Will be a rage here. | Londor M | te { L’; mn I 9 F th-Si epi a Ass ume iG UC Ne I lfip is now using its iF: “he r OW ¢ » be ae e } t n ‘ r lorantia timn . = es Ee: TI : | I | a = F a an ‘ ‘ M . F POC que Crs H t LJ rpo ] From there ( rY ( ed } the A } Bi , Le = , } ) . ' ‘ ( l raat n ‘ ‘ . Ww ted a story of t pre lere \ le AN . t ae } if j ») had » tre? nace c t f ( artiste from the Vi 1 mODCY made a speecl He rhe mretto I } | | ; “ +} ( ‘ ‘ Dra and le } 25 i it 1 not required to ex- | je ft e World ; own kneeling grief are y theatrical e +} \ 4 ! »>w 1 vi ‘ Briel ‘ . i nHanns Of th é i! ( n iny t ( t ‘ S € i tie ihe m Vill } ‘ ( made rood t Wwa ed to }t i £ ] t t ] f « t ; t the ~ ‘ “flop” “Ob ad for the Ame ! \ a Fiofft j . ’ : ] Juli nee +" orp ‘ a4 P DUT Qf . th aaa ot The ind her Zi ] | Che fi nerf ? ee f f } . ‘ . ss TOM D NVi LLE S$ CIDE Hone. } expe ed to be- ' ~ “A 0 j Vv é : L . \ R ( ha ef nt kd b t ne Ma ( Mi h} 2 7 on f f e bjes , & t producing a ‘ na ‘ ‘ oes & K 1) Note English Comedian's Body! o;: 7 untry at ¢ ee Gu 1 Y t » tl c, ; ‘ ’ , oe) ¥ “4 ; : : S to mal iy UNG Rive know who ; ’ C ¢ N A Wilt ‘ 1 r ’ =~ of affairs are¢ inio?y im m ly qi if ! with in P : , . Gol ¥ } A \ ifi stars t+ y a. \ ? ; , , oft eD ed qu Robey has not ¢ ° ' . OG y of 40M 1) ¥ ‘ . hooked solid } y iy a . ( = d in the Thame ] Vaudeville ; l or mate houses t A r oO nd if Du é fic ‘ roOMAIMAICIR — rc ¢ 2 a T “= ry TYTY Tk } ( “ rRONDAIE’S STOR avin AXTC TP? DAY NEGLECTFUL POET gael chee on Little A ANS IN EUROPE ¥ bee e} I at Swansea the 7 nale in Cu : B W ‘he cast in= ary F h ' SiR . xe - e, Harry Cole : . . ‘ 0 - tea Mae ! ¢ ed Farren i March 25 ) t \ in 1916 The Lon fir id been promins - > . ? P ’ , } + J } Stage | \ f i . } i t -a/aner* aaa MAY VIVIAN'S CAREER ell J ; CHARRELIL AMERICAN REV! UE AN’S CAREEF } | 1 A t! } 1} date and a March 26 . " ms 7 tok ¢ . i 1S Ax Y ! ‘ he A M m Am ! ¢ € ‘ I ‘ i d An re to be pre duced by glish dance - i¢ 4 S «¢ Or de , } p "7¢ hans jn owrenktt married | leas ash Bru and| The ae wal a it he i Ch the hatict teaadter whee LS t dead by an infatuated i reciprocates , e Ham tled at the rate of the English pou Ma Reinhar¢ ad & hh. o ? tler Ir ish hu ne | |} 2 F ; were ‘ ( t the (ros ex} iehaus Be ugnte ‘ Weil-Known west end , A - . ‘ a . aging ry ‘ “he ad her first tme the truth, mali Is } Met wT’ @ r home wate i r first a hi | SUI MME RT IME SAV ING {portant e emer with Gaby Des- mia t} ‘ nture | x 7 jo vat dy . —_——_—_—_—_—_—_—_— —- Sadia aetEnEnnERREREREEEeneeeeeeteeeneieeeee ly n “Suzette ite she appeared _ to t é } r Y } The change of tiie at A HOus ¥ an irene at the [Empire and in the ? o_ } t nize . Cc] rorwv A Li€ sd | 4 : . revue qt Jo C lier president of the}, : Ave He ; ril ; ‘Work tee Paste l nck jet f Actors) is BALE ah i . 1 > ‘ cc % oO Actors) is un i Mabe] Drew Mies Samuel A. tural in tl f the En rubi , saa o . , . Ge orde Wi te Cc mine Ba j meee? ! 7 husband, while Germaine Dermoz |} \ Bagg" | March 22 «New Y. to London) | y , i + ' a4 * 7 aoe nicely with her conception of Georges VV P here ! Viin Marie Jeritz: Albert Spalding the wif { ‘ . ff =a Cc } Andre Renoit benntalat . ‘ |week from Paris and says he wi|Over 90 Vaudeville Shows Counted One Week— Anire Benoit, 1 ea aga pitino : : : lena erharat Tj} Foch au a sail to New Yo Ap 2 OI he | éer ‘ Es? . , MULTIPLE AUTHOR “Olympic Everything Replacing “The ‘alls’”—Circus Play-! lender, Paul Draper, Richmond . ’ »1) }; ’ ‘. oa ae +s y London, March 25. White denied any activitv here | y Pem pte Alice Joyce, Bud” Fisher, — . | ; iJ. N lin 11 FE. G. Weston is now announced as j other than to look around and Duy | ing Variety Dates } , Sea 1) 1 Olym} ° ) the author of “Kate” at the Kings ;a few costumes in Paris. ; Nba ho. L2se\ LoVe oO eee way. This name-concoction stands | — — i dedeicusiantiaibaiatiiet = Ponn tum AY erson (Olympic). ‘ ” H 1 } » New Vo tq Li 1) for at least five people—so it is ru- “Commandments “In” at Oxford | } ‘ N sag ee to London) mored. London, March 25 | ond March 15. ture fill white , ; P rey eS Famous FP] 1ly¢ rs’ Ten Comn d } ( ] 1 pre n fc the tion title ) om The Sir of the ——— ments” picture made a profound rl t weel eveal considerably | Cross” t« Hot Lips.” fasy Aa 38 wwe 2 Viliorx March 18. ul nad yee wi are tile dates is "Ts ngleyx s, ® eats 188 Ih . | not ; : Bad as things are for vaudevil | . % uit Louis Delluc Dies The i t i & varie} jans there is more than a strea} WILLi rr Iv NMi¢ IRRIS : Pai Mar 26 are melodrama (stock and touring),{of s hine in the fact that pictur: Vv adas bVat 143 Charing Cross Road Louis Delluc, Freneh picture pro- |drama, musical comedy, comedy,}| houses are booking more and mo: AGENCY, FNC. : Yor! LONDON ducer, @ied Mareb 32 at the sage] circus, revue and pictures. acts and no t confining themselves | Patnam Bldg., 1495 age ta saaaid aarecior, Jwrhit bhbeeat «v1 ov. A dhs parturce é: hots cole eee trees Le: Avgctet. Lender | Sya0a sinath me ce or See Bip ie Syn eee . — = anc .

PARIS’ ENGLISH-AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE—FOR FOREIGNERS Meunier, Chocolate Boss, Reported Ready to Finance Project—Ten Times as Many Anglo. Saxon Residents as Before War

+ “CRAFTON FOLLIES” Predictio: PM Aesio>| Kens is that IN GRAFTON GALLERIES | soon the permanent establishment of an English theatre |with the set policy of presenting only English and American plays, In and around Paris the number of Americans and English residents is 10 times greater than before the ; war, Most have their own homes or ;Aapariments, while any number of j hotels here are bouked up solely by English and Americans. The reason lies in the The or ren ae Paris will see Andre Charlot Taking Charge of Entertainment in April— New Cabaret Show

ar London, March ted that Andre Chariot full charge of the en- ww. It is expe Will assume tertainment rate of exe ling brought change, pound ste:

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or n ov is that manent theatre senting plays, number Ssidents ‘ore the OmMmes Or nber of ely by 1 of exe brought francs ar, ang 3 easily mber of Oo 71 to ars are in ex- the “or. Ss much € in ex- burb, is English vord of . That sibilities nent. hocolate in the national d Eng- ould be, O invest h 25 Leatrical de good p” “Ob f “The d to be- ‘oducing try, ale ow who iirs are ‘ stars ed solid houses “Little Swansea cast in= ry Cole arren i BER cn 25 dance? fatuated was the vest end first Ime iby Desz- ippeared d in the for ex- Pd Aué6- urtner , Paris} uel A. London) Spalding, iberman ‘h, Paul ichmond + FWisher, London) yympic). london)

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| ADMISSION FEE ENDS C CLIENTELE AT MONTE CARLO Leniency of “Social List’? Keeps Elite Patrons Away —Business Good with Mixed Crowds—Same Con- dition at Nice

‘Nice, March 18 wen et BACK STAGE FRACAS BETWEEN 2 WOMEN list,” the famous tables have lost ~_ much of their lustre. The well- | Misses Kellogg ou Kelley Talk groomed men and elegantly attired | It Over—DeCourvill Pres ent on Stage o—- /, Since the gambling Monte Carlo charged for entrance . this season and relaxed the “social women are now the exception more than the rule, as formerly. The stakes on the tables have likewise changed, though business is excel- lent for the company, due to the large number of visitors. The Shirley Kellogg (Mrs. Albert The admission charge, fixed inj} de Courville) Edith Welles nin oa January at 3 franes, is now in-|feur came to a head at the — creased to 5 francs, but anyone can} dium, when deCourville’s revi walk into the casino on payment of| “Whirl of the World opened. this fee and the presentation of a The violent altercation happened passport the same as any ordinary | back stage, of the performance de public entertainment resort. It is! Courville appeared for a 1ot uncommon to see cosmopolitan |, speech His wife stood in the wings trippers with muddy shoes and soft }and it is said he went through his staking 5 francs at the rou- | j; come out and make a disturbance The row between Mrs. de Courville and Edith Kelley has been brew ing for some time, even before Miss Kelley went to New York time ago as the star of de Courville revue that flepped so badly ove there. De Courville went over with the show, but Mrs. de Courville re- mained here. London, March 25. | | | | collars remarks, fearfu! lest his wife should | lette tables. The mysterious charm of the (( ontinued on page 4) some Try-out in Prestnees “When My Ship Comes Home a play by J. G. Nigon will be pro- duced in the autumn for a provin- cial “try-out.” The leading lady will be Sir John Martin Harvey's daughter, Muriel Martin Harvey. Paris, March 25. Edith Kelley, (formerly Mrs Frank Jay Gould), has been en- Dleunatien Tonsmen Married March 18. The marriage is announced of the Polish composer, Alexandre Tansman, and Anna Brociner, the Roumanian dancer. Warsaw, 09 : ‘ Follies Bergere revue now rehears- ing, to be entitled, “Coeurs en folie LYCEUM’S MELLER Young Buffalo Will Have to Draw 'Em Himself “Blinkers” Is Pleasant London, March 25. “Blinkers” opened at the Savoy, Saturday, turning out to be a pleas- ant little comedy, Horace E. Vachel! and Leon Lion are the authors. Lyceum melodrama, which has just — = . | been produced by the Melvilles with “Young Buffalo” (Phillip Yale Drew) in the leading part, has been toured for some time in the sub- urbs and provinces under the title of “The Mystery Man.” It is by no means as good a drama ing “Home Sweet Home.” Doing the as “The Savage and the Woman,’ daily trio at the Fifth Avenue and with which the actor packed the find it strenuous exercise. Serving same theatre two years ago during everything on the menu, even elimi- nating the usual diet for the supper one of the hottest summers known. show. Busy cleaning up unfinished Fhe present show is far-fetched business with laundry, barber and London, March 16. “Under His Protection,” the new

VINCENT LOPEZ Monday, March 17%th.—RBack again after a three weeks’ trip and featur-

|to a degree and apparently a hotch-

tailor running a dead heat Quite a ar few friends to see us at hotel, the §| potch of all the “penny books” and paim being passed around Wberally scripts owned by the produ Ling Business good and everybody happy | 2 | family. Tuesday, March 18th.—Early re- || As an attraction it will have to hearsal, with arrangers on hand look- § | rely upon the leading man’s per- ing iike letter carriers during Xmas sonal popularity and a lot of excel week. Collarg and ties off, which re- ; ‘ bn lht sulted in fruitful workout, Adam’s jient specialities applies being featured Matine ind } thence to bank to rehearse more §| Um be rat Ae oe : | WN y numb Roth nich shows OV nd SUZ NNE SHELDON DIES to hote for tt Pag le period Mus : 7 | ~ publist son hand with enough num London, March 29 ber in z n = nr C 1 vit i i i I i A Ma ro ime i SI Wednesday, March 19.—Okey Pho- was 48 and a daught of CI I ind tt to thea Ty 5 f I 1 cu r 4 1eE i i das} hand with neckwear vid wile Stripe would become me Hop t was } n \ , « vyash u , i Night sh ws en i S imne SS} ae | ) Dp, f wed by usual dash to hote : Boys begi: ning to feel the strain fol Ru ind Vt January ‘4 lowing th three week vacatior é it at Curt “ts n = ¥ - ‘ P ide it ta I . u , 0. Home, James. theatre | 1 5 i i Thursday, March 20th.—Another Medicine Mar nd id app recor his morning and at it unt ii England and unt the 1 a ro theatre “ wi i ¢ I WUAtCL Y rked how fresh w raked - Bi aie ae aac ae oe ee randt ( ( s int 1 Mat n ’ { r 1 ar : t ‘ , to 1 1 H ¢ \ Friday, March 21st.—Piano t 10a ind rather tired. Bo en T TC rp | oe mace’ ) EVERYMAN’S NEW PLAY abo ' : ’ bu ; ; ‘ I I I h I th ho Civ I t th I | na ] wa 110 i in i i i of were a Your In at " nation Vi } , a ‘ Cal ( we ht trip Rack to th r 1 ‘ sich 1% of y for the Newspaper W ! tt me I mM = ver reated 1 t York nm \ t nd thor joyed Say have con t \' not bheea t \1 Saturday, Mareh 23rd.—Up eat I the } to Municipal Buildins \ I ind I i ut »> noe } I : icted tot ed \J h 18 iw wel ved ] I 3 gatherir ma Ww Yor lition of De Vries in England london, Mar ie Vries, known In An n 3 protean act \ i it pres f H y the yid let h version of “Sherio Petition to Government on Be- | until the opening of the} Ip sritish preset Exhibition in April, |

3 “ROBIN HOOD’-“WAY DOWN EAST” ODDLY CONTRAST IN ENGLAN)) Fairbanks’ Picture Falling "Way Below Expected Gross—Griffith’s Special Exceeds Expectations— Not Understandable by English Film Folks

“POOR NELL,” MUSICAL; | . gest we Wardour street (London's film MISS GWYNN PLEXIBLE. mart) - unable to figure out the most disastrous reversal of form on any picture which has ever been presented in England — Douglas Playwrights Have Bounced: Around Orange Seller of §= | **,p2nks in “Rodin Moog The picture was originaHy shown Drury Lane in England last year at the London Pavilion where it did an excellent business, and the exhibitors who saw it flocked to the offices of the United Artists (known here as Allied Artists), desirous of booking 1 comedy written round | and willing to pay a good price London, March 25 When “Catherine the Great” ceases to draw it will be replaced by a musica the character of Mistress Net! | | for it. Gwynn, the lady who starting as} At that time “Way Down East.” in orange seller in the pit at Drury; then a couple of years old, had a Lane to become the “star” of the theatre, the mistress of a the founder of a nobled familys With these figures in his pos- and the founder of the Royal Hos- |} session, Fairbanks, according to re- pital at Chelse ports now current, is said to have Years ago there was a great! placed a gross booking valuation boom in Nell Gwynn for dramatic] for England on his “Robin Hood” purposes Two or more houses] of $1,000,000. played her in the West End, the This was not considered extrava- gross booking of King, | $700,000. something like great

most notable examples being the « ‘ontinued on page 4) productions of Frank Cooper and - wna Terry, while every .road show had a& version in its repertory. See eee ures ot| DIRE OMNIBUS STRIKE e treated acconting to incividust| PANICKING MANAGERS be treated according to individual taste either as melodrama, drama, London Theatres Threaten to or comedy. STAMPED CONTRACTS Invoke Strike Clause in Contracts Necessary in England for Several Reasons London, March 15. absolute necessity of The agreements and docu London, March 25. Again tl , , faba " omnibus strike threatens to getting all

a . die . : have dire effects upon theatrical ents o iat nature st: doa " SieERpes business here with the managers once has been made manifest in a Law Court Oniy a few days ago the plaintiff in an action produced an unstamped contract which could not be ad-, mitted or looked at by the judge as it carried no stamp and was therefore not legal. The cost of the stamp is small and any post office will see the job done or the paper can be taken House, but the omission may not only kill an iction, but render the culprit liable to a fine The matter is really a tax and the authorities feel deeply ag grieved already asserting unless the strike is settled immediately they will take advantage of the strike clause in their contracts to close and lay off both companies and house staffs. The 1. atinees and evening houses of the first day of the strike were with the ticket libraries particularly suffering through their legitimate buys even seriously affects personally to Somerset PICTURES. ON TRAIN British Road Trying Innovation Lor Son. Mareh 25 " when it has not been paid

W hen tne “Flying Scotsman” pulls out of King Cross Station in “CONCHITA”’ “COLD” the future it will carry a kinema A |; saloon This will be the first time here pictures are to ?@ Show! on Audience and Press Inclined to long-journey trains Kid It If the scheme is a ess tures will be put on ther mier-clista re) London. March 25. trains out of Londo | Con ta ipposedly a roman tl Spanist lod é hict ade iS ciatet Gee CF tee Gere bee DEATHS ABROAD utr March 1, was alotted any | th n if a favorab I ption Daniel Ridgway Kn she, AIT , i ur f t of rid ALE lied a ne . | ‘ . iad ' , : ; j The pla s b K nobl Ir irs n th re , it pro tself Baroness de Bourgoing, forn } inane » the point wher the press | suzanne Leic ert re treated it in the same manner as ired me! brat i} did th D m patrone ? wi ] The Amer ur . \e to ¢ when 1 yy 3 | were ito A. H. W i » now | Marct e yids then the i I rn rierre ne ra aro COMEDY DIDN’T HOLD UP , ‘ 1 “Te CLEO TO REAPPEAR Mi ) ur eo d VI 1 d , j tere p T 0 ired for a , i ] t 4 nin r al i ’ f f ' : hava : : : , I) ! ww i Included in the cast are Pierre|/|} OTHER CABLE NEWS Pele ard , y — ~re acaba eb Snes ep ON PAGE 4 S117 ’ ) owe j Se Mae oe ECS 1 HED WAYBURR with a sketch openi: ) | STUDIOS OF oe STAGE DANCING 1841 Broadway W rite for Art Booklet ‘ Fe’ [ ne Columus 3590

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4 VARIETY ‘SAENGERBUND’ IDEA INCREASES IN MANY BROOKLYN THEATRES Out and Out Plug for Published Numbers but Inex- pensive for House—Sometimes Displaces Acts— Enlivened by “Audience Stuff” + rhe &S ing a £ k an ley VUse t i j au t € sive f I say nothing about the eat break it is for the music | pul im) The Saengerbunds are out and it plu the published num be lisguised perhaps wit timers I At the stock houses the guys niles are conducting them and getting the | audiences to sing the songs, j The singer comes on with a music | ick and line-up of skeet music, gets ve the usu chatter and then ves into ! 7 ust é by tereopticon vit} i slide at t thy izt whit ne 1ua nees are taught the word of the ng At one of th houses a Song book boy follows up with copies of the songs sung during the performance vhich he offers at 25 cents a copy. The average time allotte d to the Saengerbund is several houses it is running 80 min- utes or more ind d splacing two ofl the regular acts on the bill. It is further enlivened by “audi- ence stuff” contributed by pluggers from the publishers, who work as} plants in the boxes and in other arts of the house. House manage! ngure ta reat value for the singer and leader is Viner demandir ( mpensation. money « . ‘ | ” Willi um Deming Cyri Ii ightle, CRUELTY TO AN aed talus Soe rev i “ Arthur Eldrid A. P. Kaye l RI Rober Carey Conway Mugfield CRANKS ANNOY KING) 'tiioc0 °° OM pEAL EIN RS -% Edward Fielding Charles Fran = | Lawrence Grant Mortimer White Louis Hector Ceci! Yapp . . — 1] nNteor Poland ’ lo Crusade Against Circus and get Hunter Rand Young farold LI ite | A ra sures a ' - : Vaude. Acts—Mostly Kenneth Me- Uesiie King Kenna M R therford eG ‘ . Suffragettes Edward Martyn George Gray A. E. Mathews Tohn Throughto: Henr Mowbra iouls Sealey 1.0 ‘ Nia 18 Chauncey Alon larry Ashford ¢ t » AT ra ‘ roe ¢ Marmont r Leict Lovell] Harold Webste, = or {Lionel Pape ( ir Rovers \ edes I ye I novzvers t pulliy more Johnny Rogers ins r The \ ‘ Heimine oe . | There really no apparent reasor tai , ' ) t

oo > t = | English Broadcasting and Theatre ! vi } \ { ! : 3 " ie offic l i ‘ a I > ( ntl i ‘ | ¢ € ] he nal eatriecal ( eties) \ aite re ] ed ) e broad asting of play d ope [ nn ore Haddon claimed it must ol i 1 or it v , itable ust the cinema was 25 veal It m wers would not ullow thei productions to be broadcast. then B. B. C. would write and send to the aerials their own plays; or perhaps in the future productions j would be broadeast from New

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entrepreneurs to whistle for what might have been a sieady revenue Attacking some 0° Haddons points, Maurice J. frank, the presi ient of the society, suggested the munazers’ attitude imlt be m ) one of protection Jf excery from ir plays were broade here Was a chance of the listene: n bevoming wise t the or fare bei | offered When in London tne ki avoid the theatre ivin } | i foretaste of its qualities. | rank also pointed out Hence © yroadcasting n the | (iarden of Mden, where a spare iri was iken f m Adum and made nto a loud speaker. iL } 5 rameters: na > ithe | George’s ers edyv but for

volume, Another done in Monkhouse’s Hero,” | and | May. | Case,’ | for Prize” at end of April Grossmith music by been ‘ now devoting her time to profes | sional play-reading, telling the jtyro what is wrong with his second jact and passing on selected plays to the right manager. anti-war London. play is to be This will be Allan “The Conquering Which the society known as lay Actors will stage March 23 made for of King Actors place in The Ware opportunity being matinee in aid Fund Actresses, which takes annual Pension for The play chosen is which gives an a large number of famous plays to appear as “supers.” Henry Ainley is the secretary for the per- formance, ramaran has been chosen as the title for the new musical come Beauty at the (Seorge Coward, with »ward has yme time, ym poser follows “The Winter Garden The book is by and Noel Jerome Kern. € in New York fo returns here with t! which the the rehearsals. A. Sainsbury is Hi pro- duce a new drama in the provinces as preliminary to anothe West : . F : f Kind season. Entitled “A | dad ol pul ¢ People it is set In ft brency } ties tion period A special reneral Irie 1; of the izens of Birmingham } bee! fy d to discuss the itv’ | s for etting Barry Jackson b k to his repertory theatre. It is proposed te ' : : © A 960 puarantee him 3,290 stalls pot ,bulecony seats weekly. Thi woul . ecovel theatre the running expenses of the Two “cheap nights’ would also be arranged JIMMY DUFFY STARTS SUIT ix endler ; saminy Duffy has retaine '& Goldstein to represent him in @ t olaim for $5,000 against Che vo tie Producing Co., sponse of Ear ‘Carroll's “Vanities of 1923," claim it the “Pretty Peggy” and ! the burlesque band scene ‘ | The actor was one of th eel ppal comedians in the shew finer bleaving after being in and ¢ ves a niuinhber of times

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cd SICAL LONDON | Dancers ns—An- Play March 18; musical play, xnluced in the > ago with is due jin id Barbara dancing ine rlds dancing gueen’s hall. oduc ed, “Co-Optime east—proe sver the rege »Bear, their ed what ef- ‘al has had said: “Sixty Side of the may be ine itioned was was draws ? a pard hange pted and jay ed ut the L]e in agement in | will simul- ~ that no Keith acts shall broadcast when appearing at places where the entertainment is radioed. The radio announcer is to an- nounce that the next, a Keith act, will not broadcast, ete. Several instances of where the receiver was left open after the announcement have resulted in the Keith Circuit notifying its club department to take extra precau- tions

e Piceadill ic y } her eresting i kxits,” ig Writing int to telling 1 his second ected plays profes the yY is to be ‘ill be Allan Conquering y known as ‘e March 23 iz made for aid of King Actors ces place in “The Ware opportunity mous plays for Henry or the per- hosen as isical come he Beauty rden at the by George ward, with coward has yme time, ym poser 4 , pro- e provinces West . Friend of rent the n peel is for ) k to his or edy sb » 1 PIACING the Avo { om Oy is : va tur? ex WEE it Ottawa F ur tC the latte house, off the bi land e wee . ' Ruffa aque ‘ Le iness oft ) Sr is | mo i ! + al ‘ i; ROBERT KENNELLY LEAVING ' BART McHUGH ILL | Robs Kenn i Be | Philadelphia, March 25 |! le ‘ é VW wo do t il ittendance ji l Bart MecHu nude Lilé Ler t 3 te ' a . l il is home ‘ | KK ; |‘ : ia m ’ Temperament—Out | : ; Chicago, March Chapelle and Stinette, “bei

ream, are out of Greenwald & Tis! HOUSE FOR JACKSON HEIGHTS man’s “p tati Mavs,” which ao ; Plantation Days, whit Mi >a CE a AP ete S0es into the Grand Theatre here. +} Th 1 orporatiol tnart nas § iread a Slité ney displayed temperament about a a s or ne thie é > gb , attending rehearsals. Hei : Q y ] a . 7 elg Ss Seclio ol ‘ i f Ethel Walters and Earl Dancer go si 0 : ; in, A 2.0 -seate j ) i 1a oprate 1 4 i » 1 i cudevy : Oli Maude renty for Vaude Maude real is pl anning to enter Vaudeville in a tabloid version of] Pictures at Lyric, Oradell, N. J. pad peo y a Love of Chou Chan Chere | J i j a) tre thre n the cast besides hers¢ ? atid : Miss | ealy has closed he. stock j 4 t ) SOCUSOnH “ , 3 nee o yrOg ma , through spring. A summer engagement of an} exceptionally novel nature, now in | negotiation, will precede the con~ | cert touring which will be deferred | until next season. The Salvins and | James Thompson, of the Palais| Royale management, have evi-| denced their desire to co-operate | with the jazz maestro by having | him appear at the cafe only two} mo! i year, leaving the remain- | ing open time at his disposal. i _, th A aired @ Z the ment. The fat acts “LOVING BIRDS” IN FAMILY FEUD TANGLE Arnauts vs. Novellos on Copy- Act Complaint—Matter Before V. M. P. A. family before Novello Bro: are brothe The V. BM. F..A. case, tt it \ th Nove ] ie ge by both a unus complaint ually lle houses, The On Ke w which ¢ what the V. untangle. is nK eon Frederick E. Goldsmith and asso- ciated with him in the pragtice of law, became a daddy to a son Sat- urday Mrs. Hanower and the new ! arrival are at Polyclinic Hospital, where it is reported that they are both doing nicely. B his wn Arnauts big “time doi los ng the oth tling bit i turas ach cla ed to Protectiv Arnaut Bros. complained against , alleging theatric the e Ss. Ts, ‘al feud Vaudeville ASS¢ ciation inf hers of the boys in tl both kvuro was Man- when ringe- 1e two peans. is investigating the in h for A n N intric follows years of play- American \ 2ve seas similar independent intermediate he do tne clown ims it origi . F. been p ons bills muses ‘loving Wah ate, be with specialty | nated A. has cause aude- le laying the nd birds” e-ups, This been LEONARD HANOWER, POP ird Hanower nephe ALLOWANCE, 25C TO $1 DAILY; HAZEL BOYNE OFTEN HUNGRY Don Roberts Pleads Poverty in Answer, No Attorney—Action fer Separation Is Begun by Wife | S | in yrofes- [tips frorn i der the more ers To ipport h - ert Roberte has no J of Wor . iT f Oo t cnarge ! i ) p mself i & _ tiaze Boyr air pubd f & i ye eVilie) | | The case cam up f ] f ps e mal mo) ist I*rida $7 iil t C,eorge \ Mulla ! $1,000 ef ( York Supreme C I \ { f rie Vu ed é j I | man (M I ne) s¢ rth} They were married hut Roberts allowed het! from - ir VW inyvtor 1). ( cents to $1 a da‘ for her food and | vaudeville team up ' ¥ expel ae spite they par ol 1923 they enyr were living together at the Clar-| $400 a week When idve: hat f ctually wanted for|to the Coast to try } é ne K S spendir gz tne | [ye ne could locate $100 veek he earned in Betty | weekly engagement Brow Cjreenwict Village aba- | wher they patched up (p. ib referred to the Le|sets forth she then « a7 qn oO imself, coming home | York again to fix a1 rie ili% expressing any- never followed T rn l i € ) wre ¢ eT , Robe 7 e 3 last e Mont mmo $150 a weel r “ e rie i snding $2 to.$258 with i Enga f eque plea for lawyer were aria to the ned $275 Roberts pieture Was he foll Miss ime to w of ging r VARIETY 5 LAVARS’ DAUGHTER PREFERS OWN PARENTS 15-Year Old Girl Reaches De- cision After Having Lived for Years With Foster Mother The 15 ea daughter f M and Mrs William Moran 1} concluded she preters e w i her own parents know profes- sionally as the Dancing WLavars Judge Norman S&S. Dike, of the srooklyn, N. Y. Supreme C aiced the young woman in reachir the grave conclusion through orde ing the girl to live with her parent for two weeks, to decide whether she would cline toe them as her protectors or return to Mrs. Rose | Jae Kle, her foster-mother for | years. | The facts were revealed through jan application made by the parents | for possession of their daugt ter jafter the dancers had spent 4 jin vainly attempting to locate her ! |} When the girl was a babe and the ' . ° . | Lavars in distressed circumstances |with travel necessary for their livelihood, they placed their daug! ter with Mrs. Jaeckle. She grev fp unaware, it is alleged, of her real parents When Mrs. Jaeckle moved, the Li unable to trace her. Spending all of time whenever gin tha vicinity of New York in their efforts to find their child, whom the Lavars had not seen since she was three years old, the foster-mother and daughter were finally located in the Bronx, With the court application following. The restored girl will be per- mitted to occasionally visit Mrs Jaeckle. The Lavars now have two children who are growing acquainted with their long sister. ivars were their available other better lost ILL AND INJURED with a street ear Broadway, F'ri- veteran mono Bellevue Hos- that he had injury, but was alcoholic ward for After at 46th day, George logist, was taken to pital It was found not ustained any prmdiane to the } treatment Betty Hlealy Betty Healy) colliding street and Davis,

Betty with a the (Ted and injured her eye curling iron and withdrew from bill at the Orpheum, BrooklIn. As the result of an accident doing her act at the American, York, Saturday night, Rose of the Rose Kres Four, is in vue Hospital. Her injuries broken blood ve and a wrenched knee. Miss Kres in making.a jump from a bicycle to the back of a man roller 6k missed and fell to Wwidle New Kres, belle- | ire A badly sse] on ates the star Lou Brice, American Beauties act, in St. Louis while pl but is recovering, four 7 i of the was taken the CGrat ad manager Ly ing

| ‘ | SOL GOLDSMITH AT HOME Sol Gol dgsmith, formerly of @ | Chicago vaudeville agency firm of |FMagle & Goldsmith, is. still n fined to lL.is he it Jamai I [ He istained a eneral b | aow? ibout three months ago 4 mdi I being comp! ited b i throat affection. It may be severa onths before he is about agair | VODE PARTNERS MARRYING j Ios Angeles, March It’s on the tapis for Myron Pea num- be marry his vaudeville partner, pov- | Mabelle Thomp on, at San Diezo His ithis weel | inter- The ri pla . Pa 4 to by | circuit | | nz or 43 .f Benny Thaw’s Inspection Trip J US } New Benny Thaw Orpheum pOUKPT, | t . f y ri erd iy i¢ i is re J LOT lr ve tne () ) 19 fe Thaw xril ur TY 1s ry . i } nor ‘ t Car 5 and | went | “That Girl Quartet” Coming In the al ‘ ’ , ‘ t | That Gir Quartet from “A Per- 1 $45 ect Fool’ will enter vaudeville. owed, | an i > : ' \ 1 irn has True Rik e and nree Boyne | New | : , j = that ever Dorothy Brenner Is Back sal oy i? a Moa i \ in absence m ti ’ Doroth Brenn 4 t 4 f prening a Co ( , veely

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‘ und C ti i (“Gingham Girl’) } ‘ . RNR ~—— \ Ww a a ADELYN HELEN JASON and HARRIGAN | “AN INTERLUDE OF HARMONY” Ty He rls anda 1 Pian + yy } os tv 1 = } lw i 1 ' 1 ind a sOvVeE \ la » OF lwo OVeIVY Lis tna i ind ; Factory | Fa tory } yprica t idje ves are eally not interchangeable describing the piano, . m, it are in referring to the girls, and so we'll use the latter. Two ‘ 5 S010 | love kirls and a grand piano in a melodious rendition of timely songs, re G Elmore H. | entertaining (they surely do) at Keith's, Syracuse, this week (March 24) he onverted into n } f tour of the entire Southern Keith Time starting April 7th Bookings Arranged By TOM KENNEDY

Wednesday, March 26, 1924 SIDE STUFF ON VAUDEVILLE The litigation in London pending for 10 years between Mux Hurt of |New York as the plaintiff and Ernest Edelsten of London, the defendant, with both has peen decided in favo) of Hart. Edelsten reveatedly carried the matter up on appeal and the last one fave Hart the decision in his application for an accountiig. Edelsten acted as Hart's representative abroad in the placing of engage. ments for Americans controlled by Hart. The New Yorker, receiving no jremittances as his share of the commish, finally entered suit, when Kdel- i sten interposed a counter claim. The fatter was disallowed. it is said that the suit will result in Hart eventually obtaining around $10,000 as his share of commissions, while Edelsten wii] be taxed as iosing party for Hart’s legal expenses and disbursements reached a considerable amount during the 10 years, The action was started early in 1914. i theatrical agents, again parties ‘ the that have Julia Kelety substituted for Hurry Fox us headliner on the conve bill it Loew’s Alhambra, Brooklyn, Sunday, the management announcing that rox could not go on because of having an attack of laryngitis. [lex had been heavily billed a week in advance with the name attracting a sell out at both Sunday performances. Many of the patrons were peeved at the substitution claiming the management could have at least posted a notice in the lobby announcing substitution of Miss Kelety instead of letting them buy in and not low down on the change until just preceding the spot in which Ox wus to have appeared, the ret the " The Henry J. Burney benefit performance in New York next month ts favorably progress ng. George LeMaire has devoted much time to the iffair as Burney is blind and LeMaire would like to see the benefit net him enongh to open a little cigar store up town in New York, in the neighborhood where Burney was born 60 he can take care of himself. in working on the benefit, LeMaire sent tickets to many professionals, managers and agents, with almost uniform responses, Among others were two $3,000 a week salary acts. The first was a woman to whom was sent tickets that would have amounted to $10. She returned the tickets saying she had three adopted hildren to support and couldn't afford te give anything. The other acts holds two men who are receiving $3,00 a week. They are with a show. AS a matter of courtesy the tickets were sent them to tistribute through the show's people, customary witl. other productions. One of the men returned all of the tickets (100) saying they didn’t know the people in their cemypany, but he enclosed a check $5 for his con- tribution. The check had his picture on it. for The move made by some of the vaudeville producers to form an asso- ‘lation is believed to have been caused through the need of a co-operative

| system to meet .he surply and demand for various kinde o? acts. The reports of refusais and cancellations of “flash" acts for one reason jour another recently have been numerous, At other times there is no act }of such charac’er at liberty. The proposed association hopes to regulate | the supply anc demand as far as possible | If six producers nave ‘finsh” acts on which they have spent a good deal f mon the associatio vill endeavor to see thut they are not all thrust pon the marke it once It hat way it is hoped to get a better break for a] It is believed t t with co-operation a etter working system vith the bockiaz force wil follow Besides tal x up standard contract of employment for acts, the issocinuti expects to work out means of dealing collectively with other tudeville bodies and ind:vidnals Anothe meet.ng will be held next | Tuesday at which it is hoped to get the organization etrongly under lw ay The questions of admissions, election of officers and general wOlicies are to be taken up. MARKUS BOOKING BEDFORD WAITERS’ STRIKE COSTS Changing March 31 from Fox, Re- | SALVIN’S CHAIN $40 000 ported , | The Bedford, Brooklyn, will pass| Disposal of Pavilion Royale from the Fox Circuit March $31, ac- . cording to report. The house, after| the Issue—Palais Royale jthat date, will be booked by Fally Hit Hardest | Markus, the independent booking man, and continue with the present : : a> ATA . | j ‘ house ’ i } lehie Qe- ale 2 , whe ac n't ways apparent on the sur te 9 | this State take their own chances { Jor nstance Staniey and OF CUT SALARY | v2" they stumble and meet with ‘irnes are playing the Palace here i imishaps in dimly lighted theatres. this week. Then they play a week ote” ae | amie Stig pra in Kansas City and jump ‘ack to} é im? ite’? “hieane to play Talatan & Katze| RUNNIN’ Wild” Must Pay Ina DORIC DECISION H Chicago, immediately across the Duncan $585—Show on treet from the State-Lake. Jury Rules K. C. House Destroyed On the surface it seems that the Appealed by Explosion, Not Fire i sociation is booking an Orpheum J . } ———— turn into its own opposition, but ; 5 - | Kansas City, March 25. inquiry discloses the fact that the \ se because of its future bear- | The trial of the Overland Amuse- team has already played the State- fing on salaries and “cuts” is of deep | ment Co., Samuel Harding, presi- Lake this season and has about fin- |interest, came up last Wednesday ident, ugainst the Connecticut Fire ished jts Orpheum at the Palace.|oefore Judge Prince for adjudica- _{nsuran e Co., for $14,000 damages, Ilence the Orpheum loses nothing |tion in the Third Municipal Court. | resulting trom the destruction of ly the booking, besides which the Ina Duncan, colored actress, held | the Doric theatre by an explosion in ‘tis not a headline: a $85 weekly contract with Miller | December, 1922, was tried in the Some such explanation usually{and Lyles, “Runnin’ Wild” at the | ! nited States court here last week applies to Chicago theatre bookings. | Colonial. and the plaintiff awarded $309.33 Still the Central Park is extending She accepted a cut to $65 a week, | The case was tried before a jury. its policy to include any kind of a]but later received her two weeks’| The insurance company contended turn by building in a deep stage |notice. Miss Duncan sued for the | that the loss was from an exptosior Previously it only used a few sing-{ difference aggregating about gas5 | and not [trom fire and the jury so ers working in “one.” Balaban & |/and was sustained by a jury. | decided. KXatz, with their allies, such as Kin- O'Brien, Malevinsky & Driscall, The Dorie was one of the prin- , , g 3 ¢} re Hy ic * re, . al >t - 2) 7 t ouses kelstein & Rubins and others, it iS] for the defendant, will appeal on the cipal first-run in ohn ae ase " spot estimated, could assemble some-| ground the verdict is against the |#"d Was operated by the Hardings thine like 15 weeks of first class | weicht of evidence. as one of their string, Which was picture time, paying acts real money headed by the Liberty, now unde; ad the ition is probably un- jlease to Universal. The Dorie wa i I | ly + for ' ; 1 ? ese i badly locat ad being off 11 lve ten o foree the issue unless it] | ly socated, ing f th iten ox — Same” at Ps PORTER WOE fies ob tum cictire’ dane acd ueee probably a making con- | ; i money key 4 was ns to the Orpheum people for | Union Expels Frank Schneider for | wrecked wice by explosion ‘ f« r i - tho t to have een ] e convenience of a plentiful Ip- | “Ditching Paper ! rad | ha b 1 y of material from the associ j - nit S aor OK wv ( 1 Y : ‘ j between } wo yrrtie . ig0, Ma ; 7 : ain When rhe Birth of Natiol Portchester “Opposition 1 ‘ Ty) Tié T liL¢ . vag moved from the Auditorium t The independent vaudeville house E ACK ¢ Tllin s | MK Schneiade tre n Portehes er, N. = booked by CHERRYS COM B ‘ house hilipeste: received a contrac Kal \ Marku has been de lared op ito post 2.000 two-sheets. It is al position by the Loew Circuit to ‘ 1 Rapids. Ia M ’ 5 lleced that he “ditched” this pape |} Loew's White Plains, the iorme | Che: Siste Kfie and Ad-| As a result, he has been expelled {| Keith house, which Loew leased last ( willy rn to vaudeville ice from the Billp ers’ Union of Chi month thie n ¢ this ynnouncement | cago on I ( brought n 1 Both yuses al pill weeks {ter he ad been defeated for!him bv fellow members. | iyor, at the recent el 0 Her Anotl nr ’ cee SNe Gus Hill Backing Foy Show t e t . Rall posters and reported the matter to . | oppone!l lected wa 3 Ra oe i fe! : | Gus Hill is the backer of Eddie The comebacl fte 5 vears, in | the mnion. fhe paper was salvaged, | eet “cn ra es ; : . ; .-. ’ : . i£Ooys ASe@y irt, reopening 1 six | ; the Ornheum. |delivere@ to the National Printing | . ; Soba 4: B in six , } { & where it was stripped, dated ana | “°**§ at the Walnut, Philadelphia bed 3 - 7 . there | ra } . wos st t) ag, aat anda . . . ° Sioux City April 27 ] r se : ar ‘a i following the Foy Family Yur of if vill go on to Omaha on the} posted. During this operation noth- 1] ,)_) nd rater’ - Orpheum time and m e bevond. jing was s iid to the house manage | j thie she is|}ment and no charge was made tor}; i irra P iway with her | the osti Noon Wanted More Salary ( Ned i Child” | it ne til after the work | Declining to go on the road un a iwas ed that an investigation |less his salary is raised, Paisley | P! licy of six a ind pictures split The walkout of union waite: | 8 , x ‘ ~ty°7 | v h resulted in Schnei- | Noon has withdrawn from “Topics” | Vee Sa ¢ —s ¢ +) 4 , WILLIS DRAWS 2D OPPOSISH 1a, Ne uncelled for life. at t} eek wihges ie : : ef The ] es thite. Paw 4 ai Saturday night at the Salvin cabae ©] 1 being cancelled for life. a ihe Winter Garden, New York ae se OW pia x au j fp The W _an independent vaude I vill and np res iretS is said to have cost that firm € ‘ he ] x, } , $40,000 ( ( or Ke vs kh 2 | The trouble is ever the “gift” of i 4 i 7” —~ ithe sa) ’ > rili » ra) \ was declared opposition WIFE DIVORCES AL LLOYD {the Salvin’s Pavilion Royale on , 2 ‘ ak as woe) Bae AI aye | Long Island to three waiters. The i su “ peices PA irc! ‘ ) : Vee ; 1> 1 i vee In en working in the other cabarets, via Are i>, 4.10 was rranted oi i union members, say they sé i i A \ ‘ v J UdEt J , ‘ , : # . thy is a start in the deunionizing W. Summerfield ron ert : : ' 5 f athe A Pe of all the Salvin cakaret lwo . I i (Lloyd and ( stie), vaude- a : ; ae : 4 The strikers Saturday night were e, On the nds of d rtion _ _ r = P . , e. Walking up and down Broadway in es Ww etended a i rs | . | { ; front of the cabarets with union la- ; thc debs Doe in their hats and placards on é ‘ ‘ , he ( ie oriae ; ! r baCKS Warning persons against . j : : meee ; eating in the Salviy places o ; The ‘abarets affected arse Pal ~ Ro e, Piantation Club Rovale RENE FP Tir rT) Th \I tmarte baron 33 - ee al IRENE FRANKLIN’S BOOKING Rendezvous, Planta > ! 100 Club I Mi ile ] ; Pray a ex I n Rouge oO the Pa iI \u t \ Wi 12 aie . the > ‘ } hit . n a ne Slyrjik wi é l uid i¢ Bross I a ge d sat aa ‘ “ ni < ‘ WW r $5 Hof s $6 Janet Beecher’s People Playlet Mrs. Gereen’s Watts Apartments to Let the title of ee — e 4] 1} Gerson, proprietress ¢ Une ’ 4 BOE g teh ? Wie lot \ i I I , 5 Jane t4uane Snop on roadway, has de eocner ha eturned to vaudeville.| cided not to commercialize he! \ Ir port a) e \ Vey ‘ te K ' \ nan Waltz compositio Despite Paul ( t ePmble-Cooner ! \ ’ : *s : F . , tia Whiteman’s urgings, she is going to publish it herself, and will distrib- it as an advertisement for fhe BIRTHS sie Mi and Mrs. E. V. G. S arnton | Mare} in New York City, daugh- | Harriet Lee Granted Divorce jter. The mother was formerly M Chicago, Mareh a melgn OL the ‘ esle ; sist \y interlocutory decree of dive jin vaudeville, } Has heen granted Harriet Lee from mat and Mrs. Richard Bergen, in| Ben Ryay.. As Ryan & Lee t! Chicago, son. Mr. Bergen is at-|are a standard vaude act. Althou: tache he rr ti ee ae : : ached to the Orpheum Circuit's! they have been plaving together publicity department some ime, desertion was alleged

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; e ee : t 124 Wednesday, March 26, 1924 E D I TO R I A # ‘anton om Pins i VARIETY 7 ARE BOTH SIDES B ie “ARIET Y LUFFING! . _aereriRSREPENIUSINReee | From the side-lines it looks is though both sides to a possible theatre Trade Mark Registered | Strike are bluffing. Published Weekly by VARIETY, Ine. | ames a Sime Stiverman, President Don't stop reading this editorial right here with any preconceived idea Be 154 West 46th Street New York City | that “Variety is against Equity” and that this is a “knock” against any- : erset Hot , ' dina — body or any body. Read it through and keep your mind open. | Py the time Variety is on the news stinds I ' it tl —— es SUBSCRIUTION: Pee Agony that not only actors and managers are involved There woman in the United States No, | cann bt" I prines n - hike ieee + GR icin $0] oe ae po s - — mechanics, authors, theatre employes, musicians te mthiles ind nobody has presented | \ iL sumune ; ai Bingle Copies...+-seeeeeereeee-20 Comte) oo nner er in e Sgr pnt so that this isa two-handed fight, but |tation to tour Europe next summer and fm not e side xs ng no = === | and every clas rie a this newspaper has in mind the position of each « new car. I haven't any of these ‘hin imal J n't ex ' Edel- Vol. LXXIV. — No. 6 | T 'y class and individual possibly affected. — | them. Tean't even get up and down alon et 1 é Crea | he big issue, therefore, is the peace and prosperity of the show busi- | l’ut [ am as full of delight and anticipation as any ¢ ‘ ee ae — a agree is : Saute common to all sides, surely. | before Christmas ne — ow, as to the bluffing business: So would you be if you hadn't seen your young ot five ve nd ‘n have ’ i : ithat time had plumbed all the depths and more than once beer ' VARIETY § OFFICES Without digging too deeply into the whys and wherefores, it's unreason tu cross the Great Divide. It would add to it also if your daurhte s }able to assume that the minority among the managers can believe they fieen ill and in a hospital with her life, too, despaired of for days ne 3 Q } will switch negotiations to suit themselves, while on the other hand no ithen you got the news that she was coming to visit you with both ef you bill a ee wn aye think the Pquity officials, aS arrogant as they would jike and p wetting hac 1] andl On the high-road to recovery Would it be a grant and » thar 4 neti atl doy vi om be. will dure put the question of a strike to a membership | Orious sOCIEB And from the bottom of my heart | can assure you x had vain 7 mestionable in number and mind ‘e would be. - ' a se nN NEW YORK CITY By virtue of whith therefore. it Gcesn't become a matter of anything Whil I have had mwany friends during these live years for which thank c the 154 West 46th Street ‘ut common sense. The theatre is the loser and if the theatre is the | ed. because if anyone ever needed or appreciated friends i, is the writer 4 neinge Matonanr ere ,} oser the actor loses with it { nevertheless | have come to realize just how hungry one can become far r d not CHICAGO : | he handclasp ef one’s very own. There is no fee! quite like it And I which State-Lake Theatre Building With the obstinute manogers so far in the minority as to actual power }snyone Who washe; proof of this will get it from any mother who has 5 ee ,ind the Mquity of i-iais in grave doubt as to their own strength why | een separate lt for five years from flesh of her flesh LGS ANGELES srolong a turmo'l that only clouds a condition with a public that should | nth ts Grauman's tf be concerned? ‘Coolidge Cuts Off Arms for Hlonduras,” says a “Times” headline. Quite ; o the Metropolitan Theatre Building }a few senators would have preferred to see him cu off Daugherty’s head, ¢ it net , —eeeeaned The closed shop is a bueaboo, It can mean tut one thing for actors | for the United States. It seems unfair to cripple the head of our geovern- ra n the SAN FRANCISCO it Equity’s officials want it for their own purposes, not ds tae hachaien j:nent ta please our Latin cousins, but it must be worth a sacrifice to % if. Claus Spreckles Bidg. nor the manegers lis open for di ussion if the actor cares whethe: further foreign relations ; onals, oy here is a closed shop or not while he believes he is protected WASHINGTON, D. C. One would think that after huving lain in a hospital for four years to Evars Bu idirg. New ‘ork Ave | To us the subject of unien’sm and acting is altogether beside the ques ton t copy for a book, then to have writter. it on a pad held on the cheat, have on. Any group who lahor should be protected. How they are protected | o have interested in it a writer of Irvin S. Cobb's caliber and had it t lopted LONDO: if they are fs ‘heir own affair. If a unten of laborers is of the opinion |°°°" "te OY 88 outstanding publisher Uke George H. Doran, while the P 8 St Martin’s Pl.. Trafaigar Sa lihat with a salary scale ranging from $50 to $2,000 weekly it can be ruled preatent cartoonists ir the world contributed all the drawings and a read 4 They A A SAS peenenennl }and resulated in .he union way time will tell them the best. But to dens _ ve + nee ERENT OR wenn minds as President Coolidge and Will Rogers venti Probably the greatest place in Degas sed mp manpentte whe ee eg salary w necner a general manager or | Pape oe all that one might naturally think they were entitled to a New York for dates, Ligeetts , Nn office box. is to deny the fact, ani i’ protection by any means will tend | a ane — , : : anow drue store, Times square, will go out | {0 pretect eithe. let them continue to remain in union for that means, macy phon ed ay be only because it was one's first beok and they didn’t ys con- of esisteunce March 29. Before sitet “Bare the nal of it. It must be distributed then, which calls for a cached tw the Cinwettn When known The erro: of Equity’: officials up to date appears to have been that neneelag Gepastepent to spend all the profits on stamps and a filing depart- as Riker-IIegeman’s, it di. a big | hey honestiy or otherwise believe they think faster, farther and clearer ree to matey all the correspondence and, finally a “squawk"” bureau asec- drug business, besides being a fa- than their followers. There is doubt as to that. The man who Is receiv- | dea r . ang con aes gpd meee - wee - . ore SMe matters Handied rative vorite rendezvous, but lately th lings $150 weelly at present should not be judged mentally by his salary Patra ns reba irae raga the “Missing Persons” mystery in my business has dropped off. i alone, in compurivon With the $600 salaried men of the Council or the ie coe & 1 pp gre na mother wress to say, “My daughter eason Aa 150 weekly salaricd executive secretary of the Equity Actors’ Association valle se he, at of ee isto ve ow you lett her name owt of the list of } nO act Queen Marie of Roumania is com- | te hen ys. athe Baty to-such plaints is an apology and the suggestion gulate ine to America next year. she ex- | To increase the rently rehip of Equity by and through amateurs may be hat some one present mo with a memoryv-traininge course, yl pects to raise funds here through the | yuity Shop bu. it is ne closed shop in that sense 7 : r d dea) presentation of a number of plays To hose vho complein that I've mis-spelled thels name, [ can only , thrust written by her, the proceeds of Unionism provides ugauins ipprentice, becoming classed as skitled |°“) [" the words of Mark Twain that anybody who can't spell a word ‘ break which are to go to the Near [vast workmen before their apprenticeship period expires If ever a workman |!" @t ean two ways has no inventiveness at all. ystem telief. particularly the orphanages, | 0" Craffsman is made by experience, i is che actor ur. Henest F. Arug pointeg out that in one place [ called him an in which her majesty is particularly | optumetrist, Who is the man that fits your eyes with glasses while you s. the eine The wisest course for the manager and actor ts to get together on the | Y#?" rnd in anothe., an opthatmologist, which ho is and which is as highly other —— Ommlunity bast to be of assistance to each other, for in only that may entific a prot lon ws tt sounds I did it hecause [ didn’t know whi | next « Feeling that the announcement of |! the manager dea! with the actor through his organization and the acto s right ane "wanted to be 50 per cent. correct rather than chance being under their young star's engagement to a|% certain of protectior for himsel! within his own orsantzation } 48 per cent. wrong eneral wealthy man would injure their box jon rah boys, have asked her to refrain | is such a thing as too much power and too much might wreck the most | Hoi STS from announcing the engagement. | powerful union, unless wholesomely dirocted 2 We Lene, We EMpemne maked mk hens, face gor bien SCARS } 7 | ! omel ind al! the othe drues and sundries at the corner of PBroady | 000 Six packages of a white powder, | There is nothing in the record of John Emerson or Frank Gillmore to th d — streec, wave ctl a ‘Right Off the Chest” to their stock lope j ’ believed to be cocaine were found | accept they can adjust and handle exceptional authority; there ts nothing | Ct wont prove a drug or the maiket on Edward Pridam, 36, living at the in the record of A. L. Erlanger or Lee Shubert to cause anyone to believe | ia : Hotel Mills when he was arrested|they would give the actor a break unless they had to. rhe Actors Equity A ratpalascirainicget has also placed the book on sale at oyale last week, by Narcotic Agent Mof- Sag apeyeerts: ; = ro ‘ the street from my hotel Perhaps they thous! . fett. Pridam said he was a vaude- So it looks to be up to the actor to protect himself and that actor can | x si said sha i a - terested in reading of one of the profe mwho | / ale villian and had been in an acrobatic | best protect himself through knowing he !s under the protectorate of a | ad an uninterrupted run of tive years on one stand act. joint body, representative of both actors and managers. | tata ad | I understand that the book also Janded in the penitentiary last we Charged with being a _ ticket That might be said te exist In the Arbitration Committee appointed by | “a ritgp Bk Rahs Paver to an ae institution of that so t. Wel vailers steerer, Lawrence Levy, 24, a clerk, } both but ft doesn't. | ught to feel at home there. it has a lot of sentences in it. 207 Ralph avenue, Brooklyn, was = cabae held in $300 bail for trial in Special Neither the actors nor the managers have proposed that a twWird party |} someone says ever thing comes’ to him who waits. For 15 years: f hat 4 it firm Sessions, when arraigned last week jor a third body be the decisive vote in any controversy; another reason to | een trying to attract the attention of the ndicate managers ne before Magistrate Sweetser. i believe both are bluffing: that both will go so far, to give fn at the final |the other day did T[ find out how to do it First, [ had to be ift’’ of — i moment on the theory they will not be any the worse off. juve years then write a book about it and get all my cartooni i le on A special series of Lenten season | } & plug: it in their comic strips in the dailie That certain The Bervices started Sunday at the] To show honesty of purpose and to protect all sides, why not call in the | 7” work ? the attentior of one syndicate manager, He is th f barets, Actors’ Chapel in West 49th street. | third party; why should elther wish to be the High Mogul; why should the | Chicago “Tribune” syndicate, and he immediately wrote a ‘y see They are known as the “Actors’|Shuberts want to run the show business through the Equity; why should h customers tyin “This mizing Mission” and are under the aus fohn Emerson want to stand in with Al Woods, his associate manager in | ‘et it occur a n.’ I roce ma pices of the Catholic Actors’ Guild.|q production; why should Gillmore want to play Boss at a weekly salary ut It Ce " wor os me t were The mission will continue for two] paid him by the actor; why should any of these things be if the actor or af 3 in weeks with services at 12:15 daily.| the manager is on the level in the present talk? Who Is looking for the} The “Times Square Daily” (free ad), in repouing the disagreement or : la- The Rev. Joseph Fleming and Rev. edge? } the syndicate manager with the ideas of his artisis, wondered if [ wouldn't } on William R. McGann are in charge. }want to disown Chicag> as one of my home towns Not at all. Ons a 3t rt Among the supporters of this The actor seems satisfied: why not consider the actor; he must pay the minute egg does not a paper make nor a home town spoil And t} ¥ asesaortage ire Thomas Meighan, | dues and keep the theatre open. he may deprive my book of a little publicity there is one thing he car Palais Harry ender, Hal Skelly, Brandon tuke away from me: the knowledge the boys were trying to do something Royale Tynan, Gene Buck, Andrew Mack, Both sides micht agree to an arbiter outside of the show business, one cor mt ntatior Jay Gould, J. P. McSweeney, Jim]imnan a Supreme Court judge, active or retired, if necessary and let that ; r and Harkins William Courtleigh and] .;piter decide on Equlty rights; « I inagers izhte have hin on . a C ! to interfer vitl A i t ! Palai | if ie Cordoba. the closed sh»p’ for bi . sides | u en ed nm bo It : it the - ' I 1 e it is _ Theodore S. Clark and Perry A.| tq money alone, econon wnythine is chenper than trike fxs Hogan good trink?” yelled=the new turday | Weinberg, the women’s apparel mer! HH sd it yo ane ; ernie on West 57th street who; As for Fidetity nd unionism or a closed shop-—there is the Frenc! Het NAY a wide theatrical following | Soctety, the most soli@ monopoly in the world, ruling the French theatr« ave dissolved partnership. The} nd nearly all of the art. in France. It i ymposed of the theatre's best, frn name will be continued Os f the artist’s best and appear ¢ e ruling to the satisfactlor f all, so " IN Car — Weinberg, incorporated, while Clark | why draw the line between | ; ne abtiot if & denied result | tithe fi ymebod. h 7 ve ve - ? = pele affiliate with Jay-Thorpe, a! nav be obtained Phe differer n the classification and wage ! nt-porch f ut ( ' . . as de other Fifth avenue modiste ehop" * é the mmer entertainir tO eee - i eats ae “ ae with a theatrical following. Let not the !ahorer deny his calling or his worth = eae re soil r to ‘ me ' , & Sets. bios ; bind tend es a oir g to y ' ' i ; yt be ao = Soe ee ii 2 ! [ may he off a , listrib- 66 e ” ) | And all of this without considering the stage bands Or the musi ‘ians:! : : 2 . : ca t es . . f . es Read the Clipper | Ninety closed ehops and stil! the stage hands are necessary Phose stage | re Pub ; gah ai : i -— S i °8> ° | hands are smart in unlonism and other things. Ask the Equity executives | ig pring Edition this imho don't tell everything | several people nave writter mrié recentl if Nye ire endine thre i j -—- = opies of “Right Off tt Chest Oo tne { neds, and that their rics “ orce q week. Out Thursday. Everybody has forgotten the small actor, the one who needs protection, | ?'e enjoying the bool I'm glad th ike the book and I'm not at 3 h 25 All the latest news of | He has been forgotten by the Equity executives, by the Equity Council ricious— much—but if they would like to circulate the book among f divoret ‘ | by the Equity meetings. b3 Midelity (and all of its etars) and by the | (hI acquaintances I have a nice lo ! ed de: lanks that [I can NI e from 0 ut d oors, Music, imanagers be ; uf be momen no ' shat ° j i PhHeips, mana tf the H nepin-Orpheum t tee in Min * 5 ‘Ais rT i Bands and Radio. } if Equity has 12°09 embers, whith asta how many of then in ide ha ‘ » bi ptis = { ug De | 7 her f \ a he little fellows? j qiand ti “ r n end ved j

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: § VARIETY ' _ GAYETY, PITTSBURGH, REPEATS, LEADER FOR 3RD STRAIGHT WEEK Did $12,000 on 12 Performances Last Week With Gerard’s “Follies’—Palace, Balto., 2d, $9,585; Columbia, N. Y., 3d, $9,000

BURLESQUE

Wednesday, March 26, 1924

By SALLIE Women at the Palace The Palace bill this week is a pip. Ann Pennington is a picture in her Blossom Her stockings nink frock, all ruffles with rhinestones, shoes and stockings. Seeley looks well in her’ various gowns of today’s dress of green, sleeveless, cut low with silver shoes headdress of rhinestones is becoming. The Wilton Sisters have a smart act of clever songs with new dresses. Their ‘rocks embroidered, with slippers and stockings tg match are nifty and they wear French blue made much the sa fashion, and dinner anda short silver same,

ee emi stilaas aaa : | Fairbank’s Screen Fantas ACT TRA ‘ al f > } RES R INED Fairbanks’ fantasy “The Thief of Bagdad,” like Peter Pan, will never ety, Pi opped t ( crow up. It’s a charming screen illusion, mobia yer ‘ Columbia Show Objects to Team | Fairbanks goes through escapade upon escapade, The Princess sees Gerard's ollies o e D et Filling in Open Week through the crystal globe that which she wants most to see—Fairbanks I t | | A nK $12.01 | . . jlooping along on his White Winged Horse with the chest he had found | 'T}, iret ; eft va a ess ‘ Besides i , e Coh for} . Phe first instance of a bu ! fat the bottom of the sea. ao ie ppl te | show (4 sh hg os adapta aid: | It's a great bit of satire and a splendid screen effect while the horse Us aTte ‘ WEesS,!an act working with a show to ap enamel " ; , . ‘ d ; } }eccasions much laughter. he Gayety has increased its totals | pear in vaudeville came up this | MIACAHUA } mn mae ey . . P ‘ F kj : img Hicl : } ” | The Mongol Prince with his magic apple, the lazy fat Persian Prince ‘ en De ra) Kg wo us ree | week 1 the ase rf ignto rand “ « * P P - : # F ach period. The previous poroadl Pie in hs eta THE BRAZILIAN WONDER and the alluring journey on the Persian Flying Carpet were exciting, not Sliding” Watson's show got $11,900, |" - Meson sips 1 4" — Only woman in the world who! overlouking armies made with a toss of powder. 1 t+he nee } "a that ‘ ep ar. 1g TOW e&) An ones wooked al . > 2 . ° rt P se: and tne we k before that Dave Mar ~ | arON tiga see “" } walks on the wire without the aid of The stage settings are magnificent as are the costumes and Julianne on’s show did $11,700. The Gayety ndependent vaudeville date in le or umbrell: Aer : - plays 12 performances « t} sal | py —~ 5 : : ; pole or umbrella, Johnson, as the Princess, is a dream of loveliness. piays ye oO! ‘ ces mn 1e WeeR. €Liladelphia tor the eurre) wee a ° } . “ SS th ‘ The Palace, Baltimore, with Jim- |} +) prot Vj 7 at | This week {March 24), Keith’s {| In the Crystal Room of the Palace reclining on her couch she was 0 ace, balti ! {2 JIM-i the “Runnin WV ile s hich } . es cca F “ ' ‘ ; ; mie Cooper's Revue getting $9,585,! jpoceaq oy pa ; Beacgkis _| Riverside, New York, after complet- |lovely in silver and white pantalettes, Again on the festive day when was second last week, considered un i Sy gh P ing foun suc essful weeks at Keith’s supposed to choose her husband, she wears a beautiful white embroidered “?— Niet fawn Tiatets : sina | WeeK laying ¢ nis weer | New York Hippodrome. . . 2 nee usually high for Baltimore during | When 1} ment of » | gown with long satin veil, ‘ on . a . ns nen ¢ ! il sem 1 Ol .ull- H ; oe . ; a P Lent. The Coope husiness ¢ si nin’ Wi ; ce ; it tl errs } Direction ALF. T. WILTON The period is in the lobby. Mr. Gest's painted pan Is are on the*walls ished 2 reeord ee Molar i l yy i.u f u LL auf AUU } P am z P 5 Bg ished a new a ss the Pal wall . oe : Ps ormed of the Thief and Princess and his rugs decorate the boxes, Coffee and for a week without a holiday, Week; Ville date may act was fades ‘andy are passed during the intermission by youn irl n emt 1 j . ‘a ‘ ‘ - 4 > } oy . : — +} } . . 7 | ae all very atme prner} at the Li rty,. third with “Youthful Follies,” $9,000; | must not play the date | Wants $25,000 from George M. Bren- | noes: a drop of $500 under “Breezy Times” | W hile nuk. Goa “ial tine. the bur nan for Breach of Promise | “The Honeymooners” on the Lowe time is beautifully dressed. One of he week before, and $2,000 under llesque management’s stand was a eee |the girls wears a black evening gown cut extremely low with a white Bubble sane —_ _ 1 ab lg — that the aet appearing in Philadel- | 5% has been filed in the Bronx | ermine lined with green wrap. Another attractive dress was a tan pallet Holggs neitner- agg house or lenin = teal before the dburlesqui County Supreme Court by Edna | frock wear spangles ords, Dave Marion’s 7,000 at the; Pile « MEL. a rs | aa ; ania ae ee ae corny . , : _ . : , . Columbia, Cleveland, and Mollie} show played there would tend to} “ ree last » - ) * : j 3s re | bd | »; rej thie » © ; + 7 ‘d , 7 — “ot week, with | $4,000, but booked in vaudeville, both on. the Miss 3 qe rawod alleges o have | The Riverside this week has too many single acts and few laughs, as ibove reviouS weeK Ss gross oi1/|,-. . : i} kn y > fendant since Aug ae on : ‘i “3 ; : $3,200 the previous weeks g - | Keith and Loew circuits out of the bang any de mg ant since ae = ;usual The one to stand out is Pearl Regay. She is a dancer of much 0,oUU, , 1 oy . Jig, € says she ras induce Vv wane 4 ae ‘ . ie Said : . ; Reports of last week’s business of | Columbia shows for the off season | . 12, a eee y kes ie ca y grace and style. Her costume of rainbow chiffon skirt held up with a ene aa esi ' a 4 | hi to leave and subsequently 2) om ; Nikon ce , ; heated ether Columbia houses and shows, | next summer. seen dpe gy oe ere y vith | Tilinestone shoulder straps only and flesh stockings and red slippers is ° *¢ u r span an live \ t! | r ei a a } > 1 P with comparative business of pre- - yorce net ac ae Se ee. wee effective. Her leopard dance is hard, rough and detracts from the im- views weak: Brennan, also traveling with him pression : : os 4 v On Oct. 11, 1919, Miss Brennan | ‘ Chicago, Olympic—“Happy Days CHANGES IN STOCK CO. a ae hue Matenns kink Wolbaas $6,200. Week before, “Talk of the | anes prio ~ ne - = ay Pa ee Ly he ne ge a Town,” $6,300. “Happy Days” was| Fo p : ° M {that date and June 923, up to] . y : ur Players Leaving Gayety, ibe | ae , O Oo listed ir error last week is playing | woich time tney had lived ogethe r SUMMER CALLED OFF INCORP RATI NS 1 I : . waukee, Troupe ee Chicago Olympic. Should have been she swears he had reiused to marry Fulch h . ror) Talk of the Town,” and grossing Siesta: March 25, | Der: Columbia Directors Deciare for Dark | , F ulener & Bohan, New York; $6,300 (14 shows). 1 se ; ae We | Brennan was named in Lew T Season Spee ~ - reich ge : Irene ‘ diet ea There has heen one change ulter |. ‘ : Jonan) 4 Fulener »’ Bohan. Star and Garter, Chicago ralk | »nother within the last few davs in| 2Ot'S divorce proceedings agains es (Attorney. B. TH. Reteh. 183 Wees f the Town,” $7,800. Week be fore, | iy ‘ Bese u mi Oe Sa his wife. Talb« " Be The Columbia directors at 41!149nd street.) ; $ d ‘ | Gavety. ) toniar , ’ m M tay OF Ul we | ‘dortein Realty Corp., New York; Newark, Empire- Hippity Hop } Gr ’ Cc a nrima donna ha } Attorneys y"¢ 1 f € us oft the proposed mmer 1! Ol | theatre managers builders Hienryv an a ° oexnur - Wace 200aa|j peeecr i I ‘ nas | Ps , , 4J $8,400. Week before, “Wine, Women|, - ses Meee aa : fendant are Kendler & G Hollywood Follies” at the Colum-|Herzbrun, Wiliam Kessler, Harry nd Song,” $9,000. (14 shows pais or .vew ore to open 2 room Rtnce. Sct + a } 1 Lewis Attorney. H Herzbrun - ,, |ing house for actors Al Ferris, | ais _ bia, New York, and decided » alo sON ~ ( orney, tien lierzbrun, Paterson, Orpheum — Bubble|*"e “~" Pains 5 , oT ; | . t the summer att? tion. f 1 220 est 42nd street.) > hhia” - 700 "o hatar Win. | comedian, has quit the show and it mime UD $5,100. Week before “Hi ie? at Pah 29 oh ean “aa EQUITY REFUSES AID ne le reru } que ‘ | Theodore Titze, Inc... New 3} ork; v Hop” about $5,000. as a result Hal Rathburn, who hac a es ; ies dead pineat my pais i I A ? a wa acta aha eae fad 7 : son’s closing. 101 s sta rant, rmeaTPrica DOX Brooklyn, Casino Running }| made plan oO leave, h: en Burlesque Woman, Paid Up to May, . : : i _| Office, « 1,000 shares preferred , Ve . e } P ‘ . * 3 e consensus Oat } I » ld ibout $6,400 Week befor uaded to stay, and Dick Mu | Sought Charity at Hospital ; a stock of $100 par value; 1,000 shares Bubble Bu e” $6,100. second comedian, has joined a stocl wait ‘ leis € : " 2 ; Ommon stock of non par value; Brooklyn, Emptre agi mre ompar it Supe Tr; W i ° r Xf 5 on of the rey = , iteE \ ibald H V\ i The odore mes,” aout $6,200. Week before j Emn ta (er 1inme with } 4 ¢ ' oO Bau ¢ . I ‘ . . ¢ . ! | € HI MI. Sm ‘A ne wr * bre es” $6,400 . ¢ t g b pre Dl¢ INNO}! Alban ) ¢| Gayety Company for e las s] aid to ¢ rember ead he : Z “aa Queens of | | a : r t . ‘ va yy . wayety i woe . Drs iweeks. will leave next week to join recently Mire Dick Bell ; aS | Europart Co., Inc., Yew York: } iris \ ) VV @¢ rye ore ‘ itn ’ . sy } \ ail i . > } A } ’ are 4 ae “ia, PI in@anolia hirh : . management lectures, et 200 1 Follies” $8.350. | the Palace in Minnéap¢ is, whi . ir the stock } esque at the S f MUTUAL’S TROC, PHILLY lshares non par value: A. P. Maere Boston, Casino Ba r Beau ready has drawn three otWers of | Goncress. was v Ac “Pa 7 PD Bang A 5 : ; Rox and er-Branden, Edward 1 frowns, ie vu U6, Week before LO é ists used Dy i bs ‘ d applied to 1 } Popular Price Wheel Gets Second| Frank H. Ke ] Attorneys, 100, Joe Krause Y the (7ayety n ee fan ? H | . ‘ r jx - 14 +34 j . 1, : qu O! eip ouse in wn .OS WITZ ak 1 0} hitth New York, Columbia youtntu wikee and Minneapolis The : A ’ , use in To enue ¢ a Wall t it} r i I } ] WN ¢ } ° } ‘ r. ‘ n \I +. hurles: é = es «LY if ) ‘ 9% .000 VV € c Dé t . ¢ ' Tyg t and : -_ = I kU le i 1Uu s an Times” $9,500 ons! of Don FT nt and | EL.quity ind ! © ed the Trocade ) der jease Lin Amusement Corr... B xX; * . ; nd Hlelen Dale. Ee ¢ : ‘ fictures €26 O00 WS ' n New York, Bronx Wine VYoman ) aavie Or i¢ V . : e 6ale i f sth : PSO, VA . . nan, J. : ss i Py. se ; } , : a ve t v1 } hosel } lhe ‘ Af é 3, ' ’ € . ~ r? 4 1) } ‘ - \ $ } | y Cc TRY Ty iy t 1 ’ 4 P eo a t I Se léae” al, ce Maki HARRY SHANNON ILL Rate Rana | ‘ war. , ( FH 00 Ve é ! prir | ‘ , t re Minalin, Goldreyer, Manheim Ince ers” ¢ 1 W & Pr Hi NEW Ye al; $10,000; Washington, Gayety \ f 1 Vv] j . ~' hy Ea ler] ‘ ‘ : \ J, . ary \ - 4 tt ES ri . ne ‘ . ‘ wa 4 » | c: a , ey 600, - “ =) ‘ W , i a a aaa t itl « au ) ; y r, taken olent ll Tuesd € | . = — arr ' Baltimore, Palace a tek atk eam Cea .| KEEPING LONDON OPEN Cherniavsky and His Orientals, pd SU. y e¢ © it ’ n os edie “ : A) 7 y ra) \é r} t ture eT 5.000: , ( ian a te ufte | ad O AFTER NEW CHAMP ee ; . i j I i i i i ‘ j li 4 ¢ } ey ein, New Haven, Hyperion —e “Bon | ternal absvesses t me time ' ; if 1 Chi Attorneys, $5,000. Week | re “Wah eft the same t for whee \ , e st He ‘ olding 10 B dway.) t 4 000 ' ; ey ners | where he W rhete n pe ! ii r ¢ Abe ( } in | Increase of Capital Stock Schenectady and Albany — “Gig- | 4 : 7 . 1 «¢ ‘ $1695 | = ne ! 141 | Emergency rep ng ec sted: « ean where ¢ x ‘ Wwint ( e b n impior Mutual Burlesque Association, ae a en e ; Mat Kolb stepping into t ( i tt ? ‘ i p on loe J t Madiso1 ine. Ni York from $25,000 toe i 4 $ i : : E25 OOK e i . $ an to u l { ¢ me Ss l Lor \ i a) ~ ’ ( dey } a "SF lcteir ov WwW ¢ hye t ATor igre ( ll t f { t ¢ w“ © ‘ ‘ tyre a) ‘ } i | Maine C f nd, Columbia | e Ma re r H. & S n The Colonial Corporation, Port- ¢ . afe : RRR ae ( ‘ Sgr ar a nd picture business, Capit | ne $20,000, all ecomm« tock, having a Cincinnat Mlymy \ HYNICKA EXCUSED ac ve r, se par value of $100. President, M. I - $ MAKING ACT OF SCENE Foste easure M. G. O’X ~ ¢ j aes : o $0. e sou FOX AND KRAUSE EXPANDING New England Olympia Co., Kansas City, Gayety ae ' iw | been |} ked a well. Capit $10,000; 7 oo LV ‘ e | y ] t P P Es a0 Pre > . +4 Se sie ition rged from bankruptey. He filed|'!¢-; R. M. Powers, $618.65.) ea iz : ; luntary petition about a year! Frank Tours; R. Stewart; $114 Fred Folette Back Home nbi \é , ; kh peari: hy | Mastodon Films, Inc.; Bb ! SRS ; of Dale igo, With $79,000 liabilities, His] ep aq. e4 444 oF Fred Folette mal foi ‘ | & CO.; $1,34 ~v, ° - ’ " eRtyre mnto SI > ye j aig er: ; t me.”* is |} o} home . n1i1a ‘ , i } hubert vaude if said Joseph Sullivan: Tt A A aes 4 ies ; ! to have bee: 1é cause, 2 28 end has recovered bis Deaiia. of } f j ‘ a he luse } $2.142.28. - ' - " 4 ta ne Si MG tg OD gig EE . . pada i : , : 2 cbt : as Psd ANE ON ET ;

Seas The their riod i are @ gain | gross been Rever on fol and ¢ regul: Ind busin: grosst cesse: conve time annu: Las what way gener favor ed afi passil date. Cul a nu New chang stance a sé — ste New pec Fo! mati on th: has t as gree,’ ning, senta in Ni Cana to ha “Lila In pany ment A me had that right “The tion fied t BI Wi dent Tick John coun! stood for ¢ ested for t office & Ce into Ward vices the Rtriy ‘ ihe wi W) were Move Wher Woo! Other

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sama March 26, 1924 UL E. G I T I M A T E VARIETY g = ; Ie ————) MODERN LANGUAGE PLAY Framed Egg Throwing CONTEST IN KANSAS At “Just Married”

- D INDL | Sesawinn dane ll state tcl Amateurs Taking Part Apr i Og he ged coe: mg r 4-5—Orations and Debate

| enuri G+ . os iversit - 2 ‘ ! - C ‘ - |} souri State University Also—Dates Back to 1323 ° dents, under arrest at Colum- ” | bia, Mo., for their atLempt to break up a performarfte L 7 Cc ’ - | i ! sa i y i “ Season Looks All Over for Big Money—Only Excep- ANDERSON “TOO TIGH . 10 Seeee ehareed tw tks alte 4t- RO gg Rte is agenda ; | torney With participating In a grows. will be the first Stat > th ani — “ae } their own on Broadway at this pe-| have come a little ahead of other | Star on bond, but Lyons was unable | stimulate Auency and accuracy fr riod in the season. Earlier successes | seasons. |] to put up $500 bail and was | | the use of romance languages and k are making allotments to the bar- The switching of attractions fore- —----—- } committed, but will probably | to give a more thorough acquaint- : 5 4 ith the result F ‘ast because Ste 3A 4 ; be able to secure bondsmen, ance with the customes, people and bf oom a ae attractions tate oe Pps bs rthaamiaan. paged San Francisco, March 25. | pending trial. | literature of the romance conning, osse os aa Te duet Wank: Panes sien ashen i ions started this After Belle Bennett’s stock ven- | The disturbance occurred The contest, now six centuries old ; - nollher f ym cut rates is counted Us y mnves to the ue: For All of | ture at the Plaza closed, Miss Ben- || during a performance of “Just || wili be held at Balwin, Kansas, E , » x « rie Ee : | ‘ io id ! P — . “e - - said ie Revenue from cut onsen moves to the Lyric from the | nett expostulated against an un-|] Married. : | April 4-5, at the spring meeting of . ‘4 on for at least two months by hits | Ambassador, the second move for kind fate, declaring that she hadn't | A report from Columbia says the K J Pica “ 5 : 5 : 7 and dated from this time on the|the Hodge show. The latter change seca pean 2 amanenai think tone tales | one of the boys admitted | the ansas Modern Language As- 4 i regular season will about terminate. is made to afford a bigger house for |arce w, 7 gre ot smote, | framing up an egg throwing | sociation, The contestants will be } ; “ic 5 i ” . {ers were too tight with the puree | affair | college and high school students My 14 Indications are oe “that big|“Vhe Outsider” the newest dramatie | strings’ ’'to the sacrifice of advertis- 4 aCe | from ill parts Y, K ' : i thi: “25g : seed edi +4 lie pice eth! oc ‘ | fro i arts ansas anc ris y business is through and exceptional | hil on the list. Rust” which start- | hon x Pe tess . as . : g, and even props for the staze. ‘ity ; _ . al suc- ie iy . } city grosses, except for exceptional suc-;ed in the Village and moved to the | The Plaz: F were ostensibl ick a Reais e cesses are unlikely this side of the|52nd Street also makes a_ second | audier tag tii a a aa operant SOTHERN’S OFFER ON | rhey will give plays, orations and Bi convention which will come at aj|jump, lighting at the Gaiety next | r2y ai . & } > | debates, the honors being awarded 4 i] A PE ERT ta ay jcerbes abe se ane | Wilbur, representing the Plymouth | to those contributing entertainment a ¢ time when the merchandise buyers | week as the successor to “We Mod- | as ’ s i ually invade the metropolis , erns.” The latter is the new z: a j really supplied by G, M. Anderson. | MISS MARLOWE SILLNESS | features consisting of foreign music, 4 y oo “week's business was some- | will comedy tal en ofi f er rei | _Biapite the emia Hetice GF ene} | living pictures and folk dancing. te was . bal 2 = - 1) aK ‘ te . ie cote ie ~ . a r | A : e i 4 what better for some of the Broad- | weeks. “Fashions a small theatre eons mero! = eet ee fe: agen will = the gold violet ' A ; 4 ap ~ AR : apt ‘ star deci y to reatne | and the silver eglantine and mart- ; "71 ist but improvement was not |] attractic he illage res fr | . . , ne fs Z or was - material. A vibe renee ae wth : cath wyatt oe out and rehearsed “Getting Gerties | Issues Statement Commend- gold, as were the original prizes, a —- * : 5a ecole é i ange te sna dor ategmaal led © | Garter” f 2» third week. Tickets : . . th: ve ‘ al ateene }: favorable reaction had been expect- | Greenwich Village theatre. “Artiste | arter for the ( ek. ; Late ing Understudies—“‘Honor | custom that never hag varied since i ed after the middle of March and the |and Models” moved M nday from were sold, but when the time for the | #6 |the first presentation of prizes in thie i hi vie l all a : : ae. Onde ho ‘ . ¢ _ arriv i the | } 2° r = fi passing of the federal income tax|the Shubert to the Winter Garden Freee: en urrives ‘ | of Company Involved food The award will be made a ate. and is being replaced by “Vogues of | pe Kyosen _ Te ae f | formal geegge presided over by Cutting of salaries is reported for | 1924," postponed for opening until | | u ici “a ones not as op' imiatic of | Buffalo, March 25 aan: pape nt + sige a . . : ‘ i - sicians were as . : . os er =" | pres f , e a number otf attractions both in| fomorrow (Thursday) night. ot aa LES . the members of the | Julia, Marlowe, scheduled to ap- é owe tap nero paying hom New York and on tour and cast Two new attractions are listed for |@2~*"* ** were 1e rember: osu tach a iH Sather ce age to Learning. leompany and musicians were not as } P& . -, Oem & The origin and history of “Les changes impend in not a few in- | next week “Paradise Alley” arriving . " Floraux’ comes down from loptimistie of success as were the | the Teck Theatre for four nights | yeyy

stances. Reduction of operating is|at the Casino where it replaces the | rj 6S Ivy Troutman who appeared in t ; sper etng = Bonn oping Me ott ge a enetectey —_. > $a! hat Miss Lenore Mippen A golden violet was awarded Ar- New York Representative Ex- |, Matioric Rambeau'’s starring ve- | Half of Company Leave, Refusine | aie has met with gféat favor as

lhicle, “The Road Together,” which | to Take Cut rat teinni nas “The Tamin ; | naud Vidal for a song in honor of 4 . ax : |} Katherina in “The Taming of the | the Virgin Marv ected to investi ate—Ori - established a precedent by making! ei 1 Sh ” . ortia or SR ae saa F | Shrew” and as Portia in “The Mer-| Poa; the aff is the ls H in Tit! Oft T d | Broadway a one-night stand, will The cutting of salaries of the cast | chant of Venice.” while Mi: Wor , ‘ -" e a = s 1@ popular f } sec F ; : ar a ore se oo rm ¢ > * Frene ude ina tes en se }appear in the Third District Mu-j/of “Tarnish” has resulted in about} enee Fair has just played Juliet and | e - es contest me rench st _ _ i | nicins ~ . -$] ‘ an. ot € ; “ae saving le x gi ees - : ane ie prizes and honors are high-* nicipal Court April 10 and stage a/50 per cent. of the cast leaving. | Ophelia with distinguished success. | 1, prized sy eeeies . larg , pate > "era _ “one- | . 2 : } . — st John N. B March a) ai ata se aN ” S aie ae pee oe slag oo sg nas He therefore invites those who Similar contests are still give in é own. sider a reduction and were give” | pave ee ea ; ine an oats still give, Following complaints that a dra-j| . | have honored the Sothern and Mar- | England and Spain. A mat r A te t : The details arise from a $250 suit} the usual notice. |lowe company to attend the per- | atic repertoire organizatio ow , . ame a » le: Ww . a on the san thi oul » ie sas oan er | by Leo A. Price, as receiver of the Tom Powers, the male lead, who | formance at the Shubert-Teck the le till R i é > roe ire “aster anadi . : , a a Late . y as | , ' . R . - | : > anageme et $0] om ”* under otl yg Bn we 6 Woods has balked on paying the|@nd w ill be replaced by Robert Hud-| ag not meet their entire approval | the management of Kraft & Gold ’ nde 1 l § yre- . einty : —_ ; ja | ' here wi , n > } . oe + oe | am the | Son. } after the play to ask for the return|{' ers It vill be renamed the Ma sentativ f tk ¥ lucerg | 2moun n grouns ne of 1€ ; ve OS oe Sree Serer |dresses did not fit the actress. Miss “Tarnish” played to excellent of their money, which will be done Fane Tous WW " : as an ress tr tn ac ss. MISS : a in New York is expected in Eastern | Troutman will illustrate this in| bUSiness at the Belmont, but started | githout any question. | — Canada Within the Law” is said pose * al Melaee the taden and 1 eUDhInE about a month ago. “Mr. Sothern would much prefer Lanigan’s Opening April 15 i to have been played as “The Law,” | VS" ‘oO ahi s yuege = Jecause the grosses are moderate, | , Rea eee hate ol TI * 0 4 ‘ “Li . ” 5006 “ -? | jury by trying each on in turn to Poa awe _ aha ei righ the pleasure of their attendan e |} opening o i new Ji : Lilac Time” titled, “Lilacs. | : — rable to other | ; iG : j , . ’ : a . $ $i ‘ : jue to capacity, comparabie to other) gyvan f they should ecejy back Laniea est ‘ant { the Hotel : In some of th l the |demonstrate what constitutes a per- | GUe I : even 1! ey snoula receive back | Langan 1 wurant IM . ' som ac : - , sera: ae ing was deeme 1ec- | > at +r : ‘ + eS oS peer 7 Cee tosis a 4 erfec successes, cutting was deemed NeC- | the price of their seats to forfeiting | Claridge building has been set for pany has been layin the plays} fect and imperfect fit. > : +} balance ; — , Dia} & ‘ Pp we Beds Sc essary for continuance the balance | the fhonor of their company.” April 15 Sg mentioned under their original titles. | of the season. ata — : A member of a stock company, who j : _ a - : a> HA IN ——_—__-—— | had recommended to his manager AIDES FOR STY PUDDING 9 6 y] that the latter secure the royalty | Expert Broadway assistance has CLOSED TO PROFIT | rights to “Within the Law” and} been called in to help stage the an- , rr r i ef un a 3 L - Spa Masty Pudding production The Ed. Wynn show, The Per- | Wy »9 The Third Degree” for presenta- | nual ae wip ahnge Se Aabediggasond F *t Fool,” closed in Springfield, | tion in stock ) \ roti- | which the Harvard College boys put | ‘** wi ae os - i n stock, is said to have aes , oa : = Ill, Saturday. The final week the} 9 3 fled th bredncets of the play piracy. | On every spring ‘fe ' rofit of $3,800 . 4 We ‘s aitaensencosaacas | Lawrence Schwab is staging the |S0w got a pront © 10 a! ys ) BILL book, Lou Silve rs is supervising the [he ec,0sing was a 4 . ) , McBRIDE, PRESIDENT | show. Sammy Lee Dp ra , on the|to original schedule fhe reason 05 Pe : B j ~ ae f he rie shutdow: vas the William McBride is now presi- | numbers and Mayer Harris furnish- ] ‘OF the aul . ees we | wi renu er ; that Wynn's parents are ill Gent of Tyson's Fifth Ay - . | ing the electrical effects. sical ; é bid, ; O M: ’ O a. N A i . Ticket Agency, havin ng succeedadea The HT isty Pua ling troupe will ne anager Ss pinion ew greement A ong Lines John Sullivan, who resign ac - rarrick fashington . SullVvaN, i signed on a pen at. the Garrick, Washington, WA . _ " eoent of i benlth. 2 tc wnder-| Ane 9, and play a 16 aye route. MAY SUE PAVLO of Present Joint Contract—Both Sides Resting stood the latter will shortly leave | ie ite antl 4 large claim by Fortune Gallo With “Round Robin” for the mountains. | Bragdon and Cooke’s “Bundling” | the operatic manager, against Pav- : ; : = : : an ch he The McBrides have been inter- | Guy Bragdou and James Cooke !lowa, the danseuse, may rea h th ested in the “Fifth Avenue” agency | have written a piece entitled “Bun courts. Many thousands of dollars : as amanniee for the past 10 years. That ticket | dling,” which they are going to}are involved concerning the dancer 3 ‘ r office has no connection with Tyson | produce, management and profits. | With Equity resting on its | posed to Equity’s aims of contro & Co. which’ the McBrides bought} Bragdon is tage dicector for the It also may be arbitrated out of|.“laurels’ at the recent general| becnuse they will not accept the 4 into last fall, only to shortly after- | Selwyns court | meeting, over which the managers| principle that producing can he Ward withdraw. ' | refused to become excited, the most } made a matter of rule are proceed- ; ee (= 1 | interestir g development in the; ing quietly, framing ways and Kiquity “strike” situation is a closed | means to meet the situation of an COMIC STRIP OUT | y and Benevolent Fund ge gr gg ae 7 1op and ike threat. atteznpted strike. The Hearst publications and sei r tors’ Equity A The growing impression is there | They assume that if so many = a ee te istence ot over Iivé years Ne > ASS* . ‘ ae . Vices have discontinued the use of Despite ex . : wit + totes ; will be no strike. | members dodge the payment of dues ~~ P eti lit the onlv unit m union ‘« ‘les without >) ler i peace “a the G ilagher and Shean comit ciation is practically t! : 2 ‘ - That ti tcome of the argumen to Iiquity for one reason or an- gtrin benevolent fund or death benefit for its members This angle wa 1] eventuall result in the ther, t ‘@ 1 ts ' , striy t ; R i ia cecil aiid ie will eventually result in 1e man other, there will be plenty of playe- It outlived its usefulness, although again brought out 1 ; —— ath ie ” 1 i } agers and actors signing an agree ers Wno wlll refuse to strike Those i f t! uity had cated such a fund an had volun } , the originals did a come-back with trustee of the Equity had advoca su 2 . - ment pretty much along the lines of managers are preparing for he , + — +} ~ "eon? ’ ' * for 1 rycye . ij a show i teered to sta it with a er Mai a LO0 f $ the current arrangement is the pre situstion . + al ‘ « ri ‘ ] er . : . *1N , . Convine'ns pre € snow world : ‘ : i ’ ‘ liction of a showman who is quali Ihe furt I iS nptior y the + ’ ¢ int 1a t en fron rm fina , 3 } ' v3 Tw? i mo: in tl! ou 0 e ate . : . fiect better than most others to al manageria opponents to closed WOCLLOOTe GH “SE CN en. os. acnued which urged the catnblishment of mach @ [}c1. +e tue cree ig ig pe che ore AP Ar oe arn he “Herald” and “Tribune” | fund in Equity that would bu the needy actor and ta t Equity apparently is awaiting for | be developed to quickly take the mow combined, Alex Woolicott those who> h_ had left behind }@ move on the part of the “round place of the Broadway players” whe , — ty pewriter to “The Sun,” | Bernard has passed aw ut tr is of nil vill attemy robin’ group of managers, but the who are understood to form the Wwe a ne is now dramatic critic. | promote the benevolent fund wit Equity a8 a monument to = latter are firm in regarding the) backbone of the Equity support. a Olle é t's > > 7? Va lle fry hier § ' r . 1 M oth Po SORCenTs Shek Far ae } memory defi as a closed incident suo long as In view of the stage hands and / ‘her year on the “Herald.” | At present the Equity relies upon t! Actors’ Fund to care of its | closed shop is made a factor. ete jans’ contracts having a@ year ; , 5 ~ : needy members and provide burial for then aie in : Or Y nager is reported working | to go, the closed shop opponents z Friml Writing Score | circumstume yet the it practical tiie nl organization that onan “opposition” round robin plat fail to ee their way barricaded. * Rud Friml will compose the does no* denate to the fund — whereby casts would be guaranteed mould a strike occur, the partici- t “Ore To ie new Arthur Hamn Several times whe n attempt wu e to put er a t Ole! to hold &U per cent Equity mem pation of the back —— ind or- t gtnt. : . on , ex ise ft i! ' , , and 10 ner cent fanandar sae by ¢ r unione Ao} te " > ’ : bai production starring Miurt 9 ind in the biupnty i wa Wa asia ' ACU ; ren , : « : 1 tried ndent f A pit u is ° ibted be ha Miils td ‘ s ; , a ope ior wuld . \ ' uf ‘ Y ' repucryr nt by l vht ov r a i "3 he DOO () > Bea ‘ ve ( : i AS ! t > mana a 5 Ka ' f e of m (OSCATI Ea me t a p ected | i d ' . a ‘ a , \ * — — a I ! ) ) \. “

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SHUBERT CHICAGO TRUMPETER REVIVES CABARET NUISANCE Pat Henry, Gerson’s Partner, Also Press Agent for| “Jessie James” Sherman House; Coast Tryouts in Cafe } ‘ a The nuisan of being coaxed: cabarets to entertain for saiiniane is on agai the encouragement coming from Pat Henry, partner of Sam Gerson, general press agent for the Shubert interesis. To make] it altogether jake, Henry is on payroll of the Sherman House as publicity man and is easing in Shu- bert engaged show people into the College Inn to entertain the res- taurant’s paying customers for nothing. Once again the College Inn{ or maybe Henry writes the copy) is advertising the old bally “See your favorite actress, actor and girl over the tables.” That this sort of thing cheapens the players seems not to enter the situation at all. Why show people should themselves about doing a bit of charity for the Sherman is some- thing to think of. The show con- tingent never got any edge over the cloak and suit salesmen at the Clark street plant. Still under the Henry the whole “Little Jessie James” troup from the Garrick (Shuberts) were lured to the Col- lege Inn with carte blanche to @own and cavort for the merriment of the Sherman’s cash customers, who pay $1 cover charge The Sherman people have always said they didn’t need the patronage of the theatre people to prosper, but it becomes apparent they did | need the “Jessie James” players to #timulate the College Inn business. persuasion of the | chorus |; excite | in College Inn— ee Nights

SHORT CAST PLAYS SAVIOR FOR STOCK Helping Rep Managers Over Lent—Arrangement With- out Equity Short | problem cast plays are achieving the for stock managers dur- ing the Lenten depression. In addition to the small companies ; the chosen plays are less expensive ithan new Some of the stock men who have companies of 12 or more are making the players to alternate to keep the companies intact and at the same time give partial employment, This angle was arranged through mutual agreement, which left Equity out of it. Among the short cast plays get- ting a good play through the ar- rangement are “Paid In Full,” “Bought and Paid For,” “The Climax,” “Some Baby” and “Twin Beds.” The latter piece generally enlists a larger cast, but the stocks are using a six person version, In some communities the compa- nies have been able to reduce the house scale, and are still getting by with a margin of profit. releases, |

One of the numerous press opin- ions on the performance of RALPH WHITEHEAD as Jerry Conroy in Geo. M. Cohan’'s “Little Nellie Kelly” at the Oxford Theatre, London. “The song she and Mr. Ralph Whitehead, a very welcome Amer- ican guest, sing together with the refrain, ‘You remind me of my mother,’ was a piece of daring sim- plicity."-—"LONDON PALL MALL GAZETTE.” GOLDSTEIN CHARGES EQUITY BROKE FAITH —_—____ Frisco Attorney Agreed to Wait for “Angel Face” Pay- ment, He Asserts

Chicago, March 25. Wednesday, March 26, 1924

RAMA LEAGUE SPEAKERS FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION

June 2 Devoting One Session to Screen for First Time— Little Theatre Experts Also at Pasadena May 26.

TUCKER BAND TARGET FOR HIGH SCHOOL BOYS Young Riot in New Britain. Threw Fruit and Eggs New Britain, Conn., March 26. Students of the High School, last week greeted Al Tucker's Society Serenaders at the Capitol, with over-ripe fruit and rotten eggs. Tucker made a break = about “High's” football team, which had had a poor season and the students resented the remarks, claiming that row, told Chief of Police W. C. Hart that the practice among vaudeville performers of making slurring re- marks would have to be stopped, Two of the students were arrest-

Nat Goldstein, reported as debtor in 30 judgments by members of his disbanded “Angel Face” (not “Qh, Boy”) Co., in San Francisco, is In Chicago playing vaudeville dates. According to Goldstein's state-

The night Gregory Kelly and his associates from the Garrick were there total attendance counted up COAST TRYOUTS | exist | Harris and Wilkes Arranging for | ment Attorney Theodore Hale, rep- resenting the actors’ claims and his attorney, Martin Dinkelsteil, held a ed and charged with breach of the peace and released under $50 bail. DECLARING STAGER IN Short - Fund Srideane Side - Steps Rehearsal Salary Short bankroll producers are find-

conference in San Francisco. Gold-

ing it more economical to take stage the performer had implied the eleven was a bunch of bums. The only damage done was to Tucker's violin, valued at $500, which was smashed. q Mayor Paonesse, hearing of the -

Plays and Stars stein said he had lost $85,000 in the | directors into partnership with them to about 100. | —_—_—— $2 weeks the piece had been out and | 0n productions rather than burn up : 2 ‘ lave lar + vy | . : iy . ¢ ‘ vo Some of the players declare they | ‘homas Wilkes’ spring try-out| was without funds, He asked that | their capital in meeting the latter's Yr ,1f { econo ally , ie | 2 , ‘ , = Ie , > ar . rlar y . were dealt with economically by the} activities on the coast in assocla-{the performers withhold suits and | Salary demands and declaring them management, being served With) tion with Sam H. Harris include at | pledged himself to make payment in | im for a percentage of the gross, as , Ss a, » and ecak , : ‘ k . ‘ . sanewsenes, mee and esi _ , | least three new plays with as many | full when he had recouped. aa hie n customary. “~y i nor sitioning ne | x ‘ 2S arranre > Henry is ow pr a tion! e t ra | stars. The attorney for the actors The latest arrangé “ nt of this Duncan sisters Whether they'll] poris Keane ae present in| agreed to this program, but subse- | Sort affects a musical show that will xo) . » a sc ‘ha igre | ms Ti y ; rohaar _rOw » nto on + ee oe | “Welded” at the Thirty-ninth| quently Goldstein says he was|80 into rehearsal next week, In rrianon, recently got the girls tO} cireet, will be under Wilkes’| served with papers in the suit. He | Drevious ventures the producer has agree to visit the dance hall Ie) lirection opening on the coast| attributes what he regards as aj| Deen compensated at a high salary put up & big streamer and adver-| yay § in “Romance.” That play| breach of faith to pressure by | weekly while the piece is in re- | LiseG Eh tne Hewspap Come to! will be given in San Francisco and | Equity. hearsal and 1 per cent. of the gross he Y Cictera’ + he Aes ‘ . . Yaldec : ‘ ing > life o > tt > the Duncan Si party at the|y 4, Angeles and will be followed Goldstein says he organized the | during the life of the attraction, Re- Trianon Monday nif The mob|.y a new piece called ‘Pirates.” “Angel Face” enterprise in San | hearsal periods and additional weeks went to this and the place was| “wj40e Kddinger opened at the | Francisco and was out with it for|0f shaping before bringing an at- ammed. Ore the Trianon 18] y;iectic. Los Angeles, Sunday in| 382 weeks in 1922 and 1923. They | traction in generally runs from five closed Monday night, but with the). oiner Wilkes’ production called | 80t as far as Philadelphia with sal- | to seven weeks. nid ¢ one cere, Wi bell Abide icd Poky.” Leo Carrillo who debuted | aries paid in full where the piece In this particular tance, the to big I the Selwyn, the), cl) prancisco Sunday in “Mag-| W@8 closed. Goldstein says he paid | producers have preferred to slip the nageme! mac A nup ona : nie : .¢ anv $2 , -count of a | stager 25 r cent, of t rofits . ) t ea " I ~ | nolia,” will shortly be presented by the company $2,000 on account of a lager © val ¢ ild I Ly I le rhe Hurd: ‘urdy Mar | transportation including Pullmans]} producer was accepted. ‘ 1 atte } a to the coast for around 30 people, | _ vitor) i cK 10 | a few going to their homes in New - ? ¢ ‘ y » aa 9 Ans : ee $39,900 FOR DUSE York. The $2,000 left a salary defi- | ALL ALONE SUSIE ( ter ~ Pers 9 | ¢ . 1 _ 4 | cit of $3, 909 and this claim was the } Cd OF lore js | basis of the it —_ Sa > ¥ | ‘ mn pas Beaw 4 ln Baur Briece Gorter. | en = * 8uU The San Fran | Opening New Play ‘April 6 in Los cisco group he says bulked their | mngeres ance : + ‘ = claims and turned them over to q = . } THIRD COLONIAL OPTION : M hn OF Equilt Los Angeles, March 25.— . San } ncisc irch 2 } | _ : i} had Oo’ i i * a , . - last week. Her opening pill “The —_———— | Lea D. Freeman, which will suc- ‘ 0. Ma oF | Closed Door attracted a record |} Harris Show at Selwyn, Selwyn | ceed Pokey” at the Majestic April he £ 1¢ f Masons h |house of 412,000; the second play Show at Harris, Chicago 6. « 7 ( i extel on of s “Ghosts” got $9,40( third, “The | —— | ption on ‘ t he site | Dead City,’ at a matinee Thursday, Chicago, March 25. | Ww of \ 1 ‘ oO illd a 12,000, and the final Sunday | Jane Cowl and “Romeo and MANN-MARCIN RO d post- | matinee attracted $6,500 with “Cosa | J iliet” come to the Hi irris Easter Chicago, March 25. , . | following Ethel Barrymore’s two- Louis Mar nd Max Marcin p wer engagement Topsy and |following a } ument, engaged h the Dunean § ae és é NOT SO FAST” AT MOROSCO t the S ie Ce is: Sete re ' x ' — thir a perm Give and Take La of 3 r t 1 j f G&S ¢ ‘ ( ; —~ ¢ } st Mw nedy rar i é t cs “ a Da lie with M ( ¢ iutnor ” wa ss si : a I t f i f + , a Baptist minister nal,” was the guest at the dinner | without a legitimate theatre, is to|by the flop of “Mddame Moselle. One of e pre slons of the w tendered him here Jast week initurn to old Turner’s Grand next |He has placed another musical in s that , , ‘ 0 honor of his 74th birthday |season for its road shows. Charles | reheaggal, entitled “Oh, Jane.” It . tograpl 4 sor The dinner was staged in the} Berkel] has contracted for next sea-|will bé tried out at Freeport, L. ] ; A? wn’ +y t+icne i> na the aavt é x uised i i A Git FORE 4 “ sate | Mc ’

Pasadena, March 25, Among those who have been ine vited to address the national con. vention of the Drama League of America which convenes here May 26 to June 2 are Augustus Thomas, Theresa Helburn and Eugene O’Neill. For the first time in the history of the league one session of the con- vention is to be @evoted to the screen, This departure is a result of the meeting being held in South- ern California, the locale of most film industry. Among the questions to be cone sidered by the conference are how to organize a Little Theatre and how to finance it; how to interest the p blic in it; how to keep down pro- duction costs; what sort of plays should be presented, and many other similar ones, The Little Theatre experts who will speak on these matters include Professor FE. C. Mabie, manager of the Iowa College Circuit; Samuel J, Hume, director of the 3erkeley Greek Theatre; Alexander Dean, director North Shore’ (Chicago) Guild; iilmore Brown, director Pasadena Community Players, and Irving Pichel of the University of California. “AIRS” FOLLIES IN FAVOR OF CIRCUS Patricia Salmon Signs with Robinson Circus—‘‘Discov- ered” in Tent Show Peru, Ind., March 25. Patricia Salmon, ‘Follies’ girl, will take her “glorifying” under |canvas this summer. The young jlady states she had enough of the stage, and if it’s all the same to everybody, she’ll return to the tent | shows. To that effect Miss Salmon has signed with the John Robinson Circus for the season as its prin- icipal feature at $750 weekly, and | will do a riding act. She was “discovered” singing in®@ tent show by a couple of New York newspaper men at Shelby, Mont, where they had gone to cover the Dempsey-Gibbons fight. ‘GUARANTEEING “MR. PITT” At Morosco For 3 Weeks—Off 1 Week The reopening of ‘Mr. Pitt it the Morosco Mond 1y was undera threé e arrangement ene by Brock Pemberton, of the Zona Gale and Under present plans the weeks’ guarante tered producer into play, the house Morosco will be dark Holy Week, irelighting Easter Monday with “The Flame of Love” being readied by J. W. MacGregor. After laying the piece ff one week by arrangement with the cast

jand Equity, Pemberton stated he | believed the show n <« m had ince and tha s9th ot on wl t] offered f € ht ee} ] Pp i e business I Mr i ig itehe on I ed oO ne ¢ i ¢ Hie ooki “HERALD-TRIB.” AD RATE Theatrical advertising in ‘Her- ala” and “Tribune” was at 70 cents a line. The ecombined “He rald- Tribune” rate has been raised to 85 cents per line With one paper out of the way, this means sav- managers of 55 cents per

PEGGY wooD's DECISION

Peggy Wood has sent word from Bermuda, on her honeymoo! that she will not return to musi ome edy in the fall. Miss Wood says she is det ned to become a dramatic — may go into stock this

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26, 1924 TION Time— May 26- March 25, ye been ine tional con. League of s here May us Thomas, d Eugene the history of the con- ted to the is a result din South- le of most to be cone ce are how frre and how nterest the ) down pro- rt of plays many other kperts who ers include manager of ; Samuel J, 2 Berkeley ider Dean, (Chicago) 1, director layers, and liversity of IN CIRCUS gns_ with ‘Discov- how farch 25. ies” girl, ng” under The young ugh of the e same to to the tent salmon has Robinson gs its prin- ‘eekly, and inging in@ New York Iby, Mont, the R. PITT” eks—Off 1 Pitt’ at the der a three rement ene Pemberton, le play, and it plans the loly Week, rday with ing readied one cast stated he i form s9th 3 was ! ndi- n it pe t D RATE Her- at 70 cents 1 “Herald- ised to paper yr «in a ee 1} one Pans sav- F cents per va C ECISION A ( i from Vine that 1u come 5 ae ned etre and

. Principals

ort Wednesday, March 26, 1924

LEGITIMATE

LEONARD WOOD NOT THROUGH: MAY HAVE HIS OWN B'WAY SHOW

Says Florence Reed in “Lullaby” Didn’t Draw In

Her Salary—‘Pans” Washington Where Com-| pany Suddenly Close Waskingto Ma 25 Stating that Florence Reed ir The Lullaby” had played to the poorest business of the entire sea gop and that Variety’s estimate of the final week’s gross was correct ~ Leonard Wood, Jr., talked today o: hig stock company’s closing a: } future plans Wood began with a severe “pan- ‘ning’ of Wa hington, among other ‘things stating: that business on! earme when police censors threat- ened to close the house Hie further gaid, “Florence Reed is a splend actreas but ir vehicie which New York gloated over she didn't ever drow her own salar In reference to the planne entiation oO! Tht Week Wood ‘asserted’ there was a larg sale for that piece than for Simo: Called Veter and that looked for a cleanup “I'm not through,” said' Wood during his discourse im in the show business to stick and: withi five: weeks I'll have another stock eompany, with next year seeing me with my own show on 1 W oad cl rims ill I 3 paid after which he will leave for | “a southern city The “Times Ss ruare (Continued on page 423 “GINGHAM GIRL” CLOSING “Cut” 25 Per Philly Asked to Cent.—Season Finishes in Y ba i Ma i 2 The companys re “The Ging! Girl”: w 1 I ing tne Chest- nutSireet O. H., has med by the managemet! that the 1oW will clése Saturday for the seasor The managers, Schwab & kKusel have dsked the principals to accept @ 25 per f cut and the choru a $5 per week reduction, te eontinue @ tour to Ballin , Washington and Bostor According to the managers, -this would be necessary, as the show is hooked up for $7,000 weekly This does not agree with the figu of some of the principals, who sa3 > Overhead should be about $4,590 weekly Afier a rif l > prin- Cipalgs on t) ize he manage- ment finall: lecided ‘ make the cut. liows¢ ver i me i if decision had be ma known a notice I V friends would allowed in 1 dressing room “The Gir Bince last Aug ind ig said to have had but four losin weeks during that time. Its leading prin- | Ccipals are Joe Laurie J ind Bertie Le tine niin ee : —— the §8easo yas forced ‘MARRIED TO MILLIONS, MRS. BEN TEAL WHO WAS: Now Mrs. W. H. Howells of! Egypt—Wealthy Hus- | band of 55 |

| al = ‘ si . j | ougi he rece? mut age to | W. H. Howells, the millionaire ship- | | butlder of the Orient, at Alexandria, | igypt, Mrs. Ben il, widow of the 2 heatr th producer, ha mors | Yollowing the death of Bear Teal Mrs. Teal b ime the wife of Dr.| Paddieford multi-millionaire oll] man and partner to E. L. Doheny. | Paddlieford divorced her, charging | gross deceit as to her past. She| was arrested later on charges. of blackinall in the Gould scandal and was sentenced to a year on Black- well’s Island, on a conviction for gubornation of perjury in getting | oung girls to swear against Gould. | Then followed a series of socially | brillant functions in almost every ‘apital in KBurope as Mrs. Paddle-

ford. She was arrested in Zurich, | Sw.tzerland, charged with practic- ! e . ng frauds on European merchants. | From Switzerland she went to Buda | | Pesth, where she was again im |

oned, but was befriended by | Lehar, the composer. | With her at the time was her son, Ben Teal, Jr., and her adopted |] daughter, Marie (whose stage name 3 Cynthia Paddlet 1 \ ) ‘ l New X I After r imy nr t in Hur ry, M Padd ! i here | for a short tin then v t back t | Wurope and it is reported that there | was considerable scandal after the | Paddleford annuimen i With. the assistance of Lehar, the i ; daughter, Marie, was sent to this} | country. and here sold a long and | } intensely scandalous signed story of | her foster mother’s alleged. esca- | pades Broadway has not heard of ner | j recently, untli the annou ement of } i her marriage to W. H. Howells, who! is fabulously wealthy and has three | pala a OY the Nile Hler pre-nup | tial settlement ts said to have been | $12,000,000 Mrs. Howells {3 a womar ve 4, 1andsome and well-preserved, and rc ow it band is said to be 65 | ENGAGED AS DANCERS Hyson and Peggy Harris in New Fifth Avenue Cabaret | _ — euaned London, March 290 ; 4 . } iret is to he p 1 Septemb in New Yorl It I at 56th s et and I i 1 That is the report 1} > Car H son Y 1 P : ‘ i have been booked f } Dorothy Dicksor Iivso former lancing partne 4 d er ont tior wit > VW t Ga ' Re 1e@ cor ) f ra) T he J Lu RP » I é 3 to I 1 a x Another “London” Closed } 10 8) i will ( intil t | of M It 3 i 4 i So t Tal rr a CRAZY QUILT’S REVUE } A new association of artists, writ ers, musicfans and actors under the | i title of “The Crazy Qul! ire rn - | piling a revue for the fa | Cario Fornaro, John Wenger j + {Morris Ryslind, Lewls Genzier, Ira ' . a iCGershwin and Joseph Lawren are q * connected with “The Crary Quf

ANN PENNINGTON fri¢énd Just would like to let my know I’m not married or engaged S me publicity agents have had in papers about me. Nor do IT want to | I'm the fancy freest* persor i now. PIEENNY.

| siderable ior work in | template producing, { ‘WHITE CARGO’ SUIT DELAY Injunction Motion, Under Advise- ment, Pending for 3 Months ry" t. Ida _ V: The injunction motion in Simenton’s suit against Leon Gor- don, Earl Carroll and others, con- cerned with the production of “White Cargo,” has been under legal advisement by Judgee Francis A: Winslow in the U. S. District Court for three months. This is extraordi- nary and is causing both sides con- worriment. It is a motion for a temporary injunction and be- intended for immediate relief eause ithe delay is unusual, O'Brien, Malevinsky & Driscoli for Miss Simonton arranged for | Winslow's reviewing of the’ play

three months ago when the injunc- |} ion was first argued. Miss Simonton alleges infringement on her script ileging that she and Gordon at f t collaborated on the dramatic versi but this was abandoned until she was apprised of Carrol! sponsoring of the Gordon play PROMOTING SHOWS Casting Offices Making Proposi- tions Actors and actresses with a few loose thousands are being asked by veral of the casting offices to in- ‘st in the prospective productions them on the plan which common- offices con- luring the Len- wealth the ten and summer season One of these {a nearly with a pr actress put money in the production but dissatisfied with the part al lotted to her this hag caused a tem- completed ready to yminent her porary setback to the particular aster’s plana. Boston “American” Withdraws De mand for “Copy.” oston, March 25 A > ad Ing war” betweer the legitimate theatre managers and Hearst's Bost Americal has me t i end I’ t ee ) { The » yf } 4 | T i ‘ g ' Anderson Stag Ng “G. V. Follies’ i Knicte efo i i { ) t i { Vi lo NI i ‘ ad B l SA Pa 4 WW ) \ j Judge | PERSONAL, SERVICE CROU S ALLOWED ON THE VARIETY 11 ae ~ TRICALS I. R. Dept. Agrees with Jos. Bickerton, Jr., Attorney for A. L. Erlanger—Without Force on Income Tax After 1921—May Result in Refunds

BUNK CHORUS GIRLS, |..-, THEN CUT SALARIES | Shows Set for Run Reducing Choristers to Minimum Scale Choristers . are: getting flattering engagements at $45 and $50 weekly which followed In a few weeks by a “cut” to $35. This has happened in two cases this sea- son where the shows successes, ‘The girls will offer the wise to ire ire pronounced know that producers blg salary t » get pret- | ‘ ¢ |tier girls, figuring.that once the i show is set, the girls will stand for the “cut sooner than take chances with a new piece which means weeks of rchearsals and the chance ofa flop. Several girls getting $40 recently jumped to a show offering $50. The salary has since been “cut” to $35 and now they are compiaining, SHOCKED POLICE “Naughty Nice Girl” Subdued in Los Angeles Ios Angeles, March 26. “Naughty Nice Girl,” Wilson Collinson’s new play at Grand Avenue, shocked police and wholesale arrests were threatened It was necessary for the rewrite some of the which the police officials de endangered the morals of the Angeles One of } The the tne situations ‘lared Los audiences the obj ChLonable « enes had Collinson’s wife standing on a table waving a glass of liquor and nother was ina boathou where a woman invited a man to d »be. After seeing the show, City Prosecutor riedlander obtained | warrants for .the house manager, j}author and player but at a con ; ference the writer promised to tone |. down the objectionable. scenes and no arrests, were made Collis nm said he would take Angeles and would produce it in that in two weeks out of T.os Teller the piece that Irrank BOTH POWERS’ DOWN Colonial and Powers Coming Down in Chicago ‘ Chicago, March 25 With the tearing down of the Co- lonial and Powers, the two Powers nouses, some of the employes of these houses have lost their jobs, | vhile places hive heen found for] ther Jack Mooney {a tut, and Rollo i Timponi, manager of the Colonial, becomes general manager of the i Powers interests, now the Black- stone and the Illinois. Harry Powers, Jr., is in the tire busineags, making a big wccess. Like his fat @ ig averse to devoting his te ‘ Ww } i , 2 The e!] r of th Powers brothers t t + A Power ind , C Hlard . a Masor He'p ng G oodman Will Produce “Dog” } ( ma Has aca l ( t ‘ mJ | ¢ | i) ] \ hoy ! x mn , i naid (oodn ’ lu rf I 2 No Music Box Coast Tour Pecause f arrangementa whi W tai ! f the } , nf the « tt proposed ¢t ? : 11922-23 “Music Box Revu t the

1uthor to | | that } commer ce, theatricalgs are a quas! tut |} ployed in Internal Reve }) irte- iS CON iced that lt rpoe- rated theatricals are personal serv- ice corporations and as such are not subject to the excess profits taxes that’ applied to corporations until 1921, That cance to result in running ruling ts of much’ signifi- show business and may the claim for rebatements into hundreds of thousands of dollars It does not ‘concern corporation: taxes after 1921, When personal ‘service corporations were classed with all others on ‘a Dasis of 12% per cent. Credit for eph tax the ruling goes to Jo- LGickerton, Jr., counsel for A. i IMrlanger, who argued claims in Washington last month. So. prompt a decisian pected and it was claim, ach the Through Mr. was, unex- believed the vould re courts. Bickerton’s clear arguments, however,: a precédent has been established. Hle contended for new classification for the years of 1917: and 1918 andthe saving to Erlanger for those years will be $50,000. at a minimum. Only One or two corporations were represented and the others in Which Erlanger is represented must be argued in similar manner. That applies to all other cases that might be now presented to the Internal Revenue Department. It {is likely, however, that ‘many other claims will be introduced by other man- agers, '' For the Erlanger: group a total saving of $406,000 is possible. The ruling was that theatrical corporations “meet the test for per- sonal service corporations, under the provision of section 200 of fhe Revenue Act of 1918, and that the distributive interest ag shown in ifthe revenue agent's report has been rpproved,' Rickerton's leading contention ig not fen Therefore, he theatricals do mnstitute argued, ull theatricals, whether incorporated or not, should be on a pers nal The general argument was that highly that the pro- ition of plays, management of theatres, booking of attractions and allied activities was no ordinary business: that in ‘ echnical profes duction and on; opel ‘ ome derived flows from rendition of per- Onal service by those concerned; that stockholders in theatrical cor- porations have functional activities giving their entire time to such du- ities; that they were not the same as stockholders in commercial cor- porations who are generally merely investors and for whom the law generally applied; that capital theatricalgs is em- incidental, |since the revenue is actually de- irived from public patronage Mr. Bickerton also advar 1 the 1im of abso l for t il } 1u 1onSs, ( { iin t me right to set up a fair market value yr purposes of depreciation at the time of original presentation, just jas a valuation {ig permitted for the ame purposes in the matter of oll wells and mines. That claim is based on the requirement of excep- tional skill on the part of thé pro- |ducer in the selection of the play ind cast, the matter of judgment I ibly meaning the s&s 33 yr f ure of the nla and that he uld } e tl right t i nm ¢ 1} ba of f t ) ¢ e time of 1 t p nt in der to f I ] f ) : . be f 1 it I im r fer tay , , ) { { 1 17 tne #) ) i ! that int he f 1 % “RIVER'S END” CLOSING W h ton, March 25 “The River's End,” by James Oll- here on its second of the allotted tr ut periods, having r 1 last we Atlanti City, 4 saturday J piece wal produced by ay } | } ’ au itized er eroeepe ey Np Se eg, et tN My so Ap eer eve ESTAR LE IE

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12 VARIETY LEGITIMATE Wednesday, March 26, 1924

CRITICAL DIGEST Opinions of the metropolitan critics on the new iegitimate pro- ductions, Published weekly in Variety as a guide to the reliability ef the critical judgment on plays expressed by the reviewers on the Gailies. The opinion will be repeated when a play closes on Broadway after a long or short run with the critics to be boxscored at inter- valr, rated by percentage on their iudament as recorded.

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Across the Street liow bunk.” ‘Herala” (Woollcott) ‘ be it ‘Ss aad it gets hilarious,” The ty boys took respective | ed it “so ba t oe ilario “1 . + nf rail : i ‘ = na : j Man Who Ate the Popomack excel cn cdi ne widli- J 5 e | ne - 5 IePd the solitary hope- | ecoloed when a pla} f liing it interesting and un- for hx e ti ” % , “Sun” Rathbun) was printed cS ’ é ) ; loubtful, with ot exac tly in good |} ' iste’; and the “World” declared | nil ce; V ¢ i ; “ornan ) here was “nothing to it but a little} was promine d \ 1 )- Og ‘WILDFLOWER’ AVERAGE | ANNE NICHOLS, INC. $21,000; GOING OUT “":.» The Mni¢ Because of another two. ears’ ntreal erhed oO Va cts “ : , Montreal, scheduled to open Easter |jease at 115 Broadway this move is

NEW COAST PRODUCER’S DRAMAS AND MUSICAL ——__.. Arthur Freed Reviving Oid House with New Pro- ductions Los Angeles, March 25, Arthur Freed, who has taken over the Fine Arts theatre and renamed it the Grand avenue, is determined to enter into competition with Tom Wilkes, Frank Egan and Morosco for coast production honors. His first production at this house was “The Naughty Nice Girl,” a Wilson Collison output which leaves there within two weeks. To follow it he will give Vincent Lawrence’s ‘The Twist” its initial coast show. ing. Morgan Wallace will stake this production for him. Following that presentation he will launch hig campaign, beginning June 1, to give initial presentations of shows here, The first will be “Polly From Hole lywood,” a two-act musical comedy with the book by Marie Ingleton, who is a scenario writer for Famous Piayers-Lasky, and the words and imusic by himself. He anticipates using a cast recruited locally with jthe possibility of having Adele Rowe lland appear in the title role. In the fall Freed intends begine ining the production of dramatic of- | ferings keeping them in the house j for four weeks at least before send- jing them East or shelving them, He jhas expended $15,000 in making al e .] ¢ ha ' > Lae } > for \ kes " L j ne placed by he Maker of Dreams” has been ]comedian did not bring out that Mrs. Moulan is professionally Bernice 404 3 ts ehort stay f e ‘ Other : ve of the! ‘ ed by the senior council of the | Merson Miss Merson's last engagement was with the DeWolf Hopper \ g in vy Yo a y pany e Be 1 Su Robert | Gloversville (N. Y¥.) H 1 School as}|company. Miss Merson s ang in grand opera in Italy and France, and als@ . nd maturday ; : ge > n) aa rit play to be presented by the]over here was prima donna with “The Midnight Rounders” (Eddie Cane A ‘ 4 , a 1 . + y y -Le panned s ely 1 busi s has| . ALD . a 1 }) l at he state-wide miat tor). Mrs. Moulan lives at present at 210 West 108th street, New York. not be i © to € } y I iH t W im) [. | etition to be held in Ithaca, ——— 5h | , May lf The piece was given Some remarkable figures are coming east of John McCormack’s grosses ‘ y § 0 | school earlier in the year. The en the coast. McCormack gave two concerts in San Francisgo, March a ; | oe : - . co ’ 1 he j fe Ma » €aaine c f ¢ ne st will pre it at the con- J}and 16, with the reported gross for the two $44,000. In Los Angeles the for ) +n? i . ° : ‘ef ° - all fo: . $10,000 stop |impire Players, : e ny > t in Ithaca, The ontest is to]singer did four concerts, and is said to have topped his Frisco grosses Salem, Mass., was led to Newjbe held in the Ithaca Conservatory | per performance. Dennis F. McSweeney, McCormack’s manager and pers - ; 7 his week t he death of | of [usiec Four plays will be se- |sonal representative, is traveling with him. HE LADY KILLER |} her mother in that city Her role|lected for the final competition, and —_—— All spoke detrimentally of fin My Rosie O'Grady was led | ‘ I e winning piece will be Efforts are being made to bring “The Wonderful Visit” at the Lenox . spaducti though Clai- setts ; ‘Bee - , are : , a S ag pote on, although —_ | by i Campbell. shown to the public. In the pro-]|Hill to a downtown house, The piece opened quietly six weeks ago to yorne Foster won praiseworthy Pe ' ¢ | aaa ; ER 2 ; : . p — nice ] 4 mati aitl » Suirel >} auction of The M er of Dreams, avorable notices and has since pullt up steady although necessaril comment for her personal per- seas } a : favorable notices and hae : dies 4 ‘ y c ; 1 " lowing re | y he ‘Ignvereville } r} scehao at | limit Y =" nce formance, “Sun” (Rathbun) holes oy See eer vi hign nool stu- | limited patronage. had the only first string man pt of he A 3 , pluck-|dents, Robert Johnston will play It is claimed the weekly gross at the uptown theatre is nearly that present, who said, “Not funny } Ished the per mance, ait e leading role; Wallace Shafer will | reached by “Sun-Up” at the house after 15 weeks at the Provincetown. enough to be satisfying,” while | e 3 taken [to play FPierott, and M orie Young, | The Players, ., producers of “Wonderful Visit” believe it stands a good the “World” termed it “inept” ato eat e mid Pierrette chance for a run at moderate takings if a small house downtown can be and the “Times” “labored and . vunconvincina.” 1) t \ = ained. | ‘ . ee | . ‘es ey - ‘ Kirke Villiam MeGuigan | - i or i john |] Danne Gest ‘ther of Morris, is } x in New York on a vist, ha ej Week The playe 3, nA D } : = . « . : \ : t t , } ed fre ferh ct ( ile eX ( Pussi; uring ne WE MODERNS Harry Horne as yr al Ly ' Y ' it t \ f 1 Berlin la \ Iie returned to Ru 1 during the ement and Dor eardsle : f l 1 f d t e army. Several years ago he pare i Nor e of the critics, outside loads. are ; LW . | ti d 1 et revolu n 1 is off Russi or lift Sam is Morris’ | of Variety’s representative and é ; ' ‘ tlor \ f0% re cel —_— 1 aided in the Moscow the ‘World,” we fa rably _« ; = , } ‘bcd ; , -§ ey ni ( \ n f ) offered | Ay 1 t? i ts «¢ ‘ ] more . 7 tt =; Za yy } ; | s o ry vw rime >r | i j | Chicago id »ened t e | A l “ Gaiety Marci | r H 7 i | } 1 ent received most f e j | writings, with the Herz j ‘ ; (Woollcott) believing the play | ' «ie ‘stale ana artifi } ’ " | . i 1 ‘ ” | , + t é é riamrr r { “Miss Hayes and the first act > ‘ only Tr } Variety Lé : at t } , . ‘ @ } | 1 iair run Mpril 7 oo 4 wae 00, _ rd P . t } \1 2 | ed the trying o ado } ] \ ew i« } i nine were t t t) pi vi t g° 000. i ‘ i \ fhe n } be " "I — —s Jazel W ore Y ‘ e t ” a Jak I airy . . lari ene tly 1 lined (> of ts wI iter } . pt ehed e | ae ( u ‘ I ( nd tha +} writer éé s* ‘ a n hs « oO M [¢ + h the] : ; 4 } i i i POPPY CUTS | mpress sto ? ‘é a | Phe Vik nasse | ers will would rhidite i} he deficiens y out of his royalty, Otherwise, said the It !s reported that salary cuts! ind will re \ 1 open April 7 t MeAutey’s Louis-;iuthor, the ow might close. ranging from 10 to 20 per cent., With} :pgegnitel | The or said he didn't re who paid ! s long as hé the first figures being for the} : -——~ i sot it chorus, have been suggested to} S nd Pa. George Watters is opening with! ‘That's the idea,” said the writer, “now all you have to do fs to tell members of the east of Poppy,” ‘ 4 : . rete ' , 1 sce c¢ in Birminghan Ala., ‘ reh,the rest of the company you have eut and the y will cut too.” 2 2 es 7 4 } - . ne Tew 1eac VW 1 t-e : t ea | 4 > = T)~ 9 « oo . . ‘ ss . . L with the promise the show will be | ( 1 va i But [lm o* going to cut,” said the actor. held in the Apollo throughout the @ummer. W. C. Ficlds and Madge Kennedy} The Barbara Winchester stock | Monday at the Academy, Ri The Leo Wise Players opened hmonc, ; finance, - , ' mimir Lif Sean, ** ACWinchecter |! wit} 2) bs cin as rt " =~ * @rée immune. will ot shift from the Winchester, ; with “Six Cylinder Love. Wh @@®pon notice to close was P OER Sn Re = y) inde rn 5) Pe Te ae ° ie “They don’t have to know that, do they?” asked the master of finance. “Oh, yes, they are going to know that,” answered the non-master of osted,

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a tiny, talented, petite artiste, still in her teens, who 7s the Marguerite Clark of this generation for sheer charm, artistry and engaging personality. Miss Bronell is an actress, a singer and, above all, a dancer of extremely wide versatility. Both “LISTEN TO ME” and “MY CHINA DOLL” are under the management of LE € OMTE & FLESHER, 1416 City Hall Square Building, Chicago, Ill.- For the season of 1924-25 Le Comte & Flesher will present ‘sé . ; 9 ° . ; a . . ” £ . Listen to Me” for its fourth consecutive season and Barbara Bronell in “My China Doll’ for its second season. A few bona-fide box-office figures for “My China Doll” at a two-dollar top scale, proving there is still a road public for shows of merit Sheboygan, Wis....... be b Mee oh aes $1,175.00 Port Pram, BV occ ci wwvivsservecancvesn tea Escanaba, Mich....................... 1,103.00 Port Jervis, N. Y .» 1,188.57

Menominee, Mich. . 8 ee haus .ssee+. 1,242.00 Bridgeton, N. J...... 5: i hit liaiaia epic 1,149.30 Wausau, Wis. (two days).............. 2,178.90 Wilmington, Del. (two days).......000% 2,572.50 Waterloo, Iowa..................... . 1,394.30 Frederick, Md.... vite a lara deg tliat ica mamreem, FE... . weec ween vcsvesccesccen 1,144.90 ee ee ee ee re ee 1,344.57 Se ee ee ee er 1,022.25 te ag ee Pr eee nae rr 1,286.25 Planes, Ghie. on. ccc ccccsccuceceess 1,207.00 —_—;: ..... 3 Pe arr ema wes 1,261.00 ‘SS Wellsboro, Pa................00: . 1,072.50 Cleariicld, Pa. bbe Bick O5 Raa 1,224.00 N ) . . . ? ~ NS i ee ieee 5d bw bk EKG RN 1,003.75 Punxsutawney, Pa : weet anae ae epee 1,310.45 AN Watertown, N. Y............. se eeees 2,117.0 Ridgeway, Pa rete tennessee .. 1,312.65 \N =“ q s4 B27; 4 SS se ee eee 1,043.25 Morgantown, W. Va... i..ccccvscesees 1,657.25 NS Burlington, Vt.......... errs sce Beeeee McKeesport, Ba. ited, tae SN PEWRIMG, Whisk ccccccweews reeaseceave EO Cumberland, Md ore 1,613.02 NN \ Haverhill, Mass..............0.000000% 1,149.75 eS eS ae eee ee 1,182.25 N \ Worcester, Mass. (three days). , 3,135.00 Harrisburg, Pa. (two days) 1,999.90 \ NN 3 ’ 1 ! NS And many, many o equally as good EN \ 7 fel : What the Press Thinks of “MAY CHINA DOLL” — | \ Wy cH ee 5 . g z 2 EA aD “& & i733 4 44 | a AN \ wi A ¢ ‘ w : 4 i > ie I ; i ‘ \ rd ad RNY and ia t plof : ) snteriall nit 1e% n ‘ra y . “ Lro i ) \ ) y NX Wa lo 1 . ly (N ‘ NS at i i “dat iid i b nf d i N offering The book, | 1 musi C} George, wl . Doll’ is a hit at Wo \ has done exceedingls 3 S ‘My China Doll’ d ; NWN J er ca ] Ny " sail RS N some enjoyment. —-linaca (IN. I.) Jo . S SX ‘The play is a masterpiece of its kind, a vat, re | page Harrisburg (Pa.) Telegrapa IN N filled t A th ; brim with con ance . time ( . I I iv and a } it boo, rics and music tor ‘My ‘hina IN NN tory. Ihere is not a duli mon iu ¥ (ilil.) journa [ » 4 ww ries ,corge Puneful melodies® with bSN MN a ] ) ] i he ' > RY luneful score, gay costumes and snappy a yt n ft hy > . , i . — -atured BY N [t has everything Wi (De Elmira (N.Y.) Star-Gazette SS \\ SY \ t the P S £ MIIeTER ”7 N . > Ga Ves 2 ay 2 CA gs Ay i oe i a NN IN PREPARATION X \' \ \ ® SSS N A New Starring Vehicle for veg ra Bronell—Season 1925-26 IN \ Cw arring © LIC Ai a awe eas a Be ot * SS N SS ‘\ ; - and | it’ Seas a} ye WS \ ‘MY MIDNIGHT GIRL” for Goetz and Duffy—Season 1924-25 NN SY RY RY ENS Ni : ; ss We NN Oy “ — it » ~~ ¢ ~ , - Q Ny Invite Interviews with me eresied Managers wt = : CHARLES GEORGE, Ho a hati, Slee Mads tae Un £ w- GE, A zs ; tag HH ote i & mndy / ke, i ic a¥ a oa it N

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cal calendar wil. line up for O I 7 CI Wi h O Ki k i ‘Easter Sunday (¢April 20). There hiv nree Show Vi ce — ity AnFce OnOWS it a Box ffic - Ic rew were at least two shows in town 8 oo ~ D k bordering on a quick decision to . T ¥ ®TYLeC TIES su oP I tenn y ec > ) —_——— : . Improvements Noted—Two Houses Now Dar aks An an, Ge i ae ante ae oy Cc cs is ’ n | Saturday night sales that brought . or Oe $ » 2c y > wy } * ‘ Expect to See Five Tenantless by May aay gy «secs opeiag ay 0 exceptionally strong Saturday i night last week for the loop theatres. ven the weak attractions picked up ood money. ‘The “specs” are off ! illed nod business of Innocent Eyes” in the hurrah way ‘ , pre engagement There was noth- | they went after it. For a good miny miere « v ( e, The jing the matter wi ‘The Nervous | weeks this season the “specs” have actors id es particip doin | w re in Chicago except it played | been conservative in their “choices the effort oO the ommonwealth out the string. Ethel Barrymore's | with the result there won't be s'.ch plan, The title of the show is jensasement at the Harris opening | wailing eg oret ig as took place “We've Got to Have Money.” Many } Apr ta already underlined heavily,| when the season officially closed @ true word is even specified in a | With the mail order: indicating some ay 1, 1923. title. Unk he title is imme- ib ord tigures for he fortnight’s Last week's estimates: , ur . . , ™~ diately obey d by box-office patrons j Stay of this star, — “We've Got to Have Money” (Cort, there'll be another new show at | “Sancho Panza is perhaps sur-/1st week). Understood to be work- the Cort before many hours, for | Passing any business for at least the }ing on commonwealth plan for ac- the “split-up”’ the first week for |ftirst two weeks Otis Skinner has } tors, Some pitiful grosses during the talent was somewhat meager. |@one in Chicago of late years. | week, making it exceedingly doubtful In the cold-blooded vernacular of | There a smash demand for Ski..ner | $3,500 was grossed. Despite dis- e street "fp é tor Cc ave ia rowers ame i es al a £0 }co “Ss at -eKS the t! , “Wey : to H t Power and un.ess all plan 4 uraging business for many weeks Money” hasn't a chance lastray this will be the last attrac- past, “Spot” Herrmann continues to While the spurts of the week /tion booked at the historical house | smile. — - | weren't extraordinary they were | the lower end of the theatrical | “Innocent Eyes” (Apollo, 4th week). | Visible in th spots where it was | sect of Randolph street. The}Previous week’s estimated figures | reckoned the final dash with the | hou s into the destruction heap | miscaleulated by approximately $2,- | income tax returns hurt on the|to make ready for a new building. |000, yet swung back ftast week to} flump of the previous week. Two | There Is considerable unrest at |close to $28,000, which is easy to pile theatres are now dark (the Great {the LaSalle, where “Give and Take” |up in this theatre on the strength of | Northern and the Blackstone), and ready to leave shortly. The plua,’s lthe Saturday and. Sunday grosses, } the woolly-eyed statistician views |draw fell off here sooner than was |provided the balance of week holds ‘ . - Taw - * a * , > the number of darkened houses will | imagined and while city time is be- }moderate. Never can tell here when i rease to at least five by May 1. jing kept for the Mann-Sidney piece | the chorus is going to take — ‘a Except in rare spots there’s noth- |there’s a chance of the comedy visit- ; chance. Curiosity will keep attrac- ine hetant to + aa ne the >-nighters z } ‘} o tion well in limelight ing substantial to the way busine ng the one-nighters around Chie ed : : ‘ . ? ‘ “a ‘ } + now holds in the loop theatres Ito pick up the returns from the The Best Peopie” Ade phi, 29Ta | Only three shows ad a yreallstrenzth of the stay at the LaSalle.| week). Engagement extended one | } lwoaak consine : 1” ron es | “pul ist Week—Otis Skinner at |“Red Light Ann quietly stole | WeeK, Causing - wes et be ted | > enn : | : = oe : “ee f “The Soak” ve tied | Towers, Tops and Eva” at the |away Saturday nigh Ina Claire is ee a Phe a adeeb ag : tion” | Selwyn and “Abie’s Irish Rose” at | expe ed to pluck some real business | fter this ee ip g A date: fig y , > : } iarrives Sunday nignt. ople’ x- the Studebaker ge ent Eves’ pat th Princess, Margaret Anglin peaks ye tagging, Bly 16.000 eople f | n¢ >} >? ’ j re . se ie OOK iass, Bel- pulled clos: to $28,000 and led the |said goodbye at the Blackstone |Ured Close to the $i0.008 clasl, Kel | mu oO! A i of tine capacity i Sat ij n ght, le aving the house ; ting ra I ot J weed . ’ = | at the’ Anc p ; ons S 7 jit to be farewell week. } at 44p ) Aabroy on ; he | “ ie’ is v9 1d urday nig | the end of this week there will |} Abie’s Irish Rose (Btudebax “a Se } for record sales. the ea ance to glimpse the way the (Continued on page 15) “Top and } ’ outfit at the Sel- | | v gives everybody a full me ee a ———————— | } ‘ . ‘ ha { eA ] f I ly t s } W ¢ { i eT) t ent ind ii de - $7 off from its it il ga r ( I nam Cilrl 1 nuedad t % . : ! ord was exces I spotty the i G » Gil } , W i wa int nanagement i iy e! Ss . ’ > stance from a bre in f the | , + Vt IY idl ( W ¢ i ere - , a) Bde i i e, but a i \ ' , ead box demand ar ! . ‘ f | i ) n . of its lu : é } + rT { week oO lil err ] mie for t ] é h I Veve n “ , nc 7 ther | yK TT it present + 4 t ‘ + é T veeKk S OT openil Va ee ' Music Box Revuc which had a } a s ( . milay nonopoly of © crit and } ° ‘ y > ¢ first-nighters last Ve hi ( s é W ‘ Lenten de ; “3 e pi Dill pi t very fact that revue is in at the Forrest for three ‘ ( ‘ lecide wait a a an vy made its weak- | wee Ks, the house to remain dark ou tne . 3 ess of th i i ne 3 parti ] j noticeable The bona pm and then to go ne pic- Cates e piece t was figu-‘ed nen night went clean, with very | tu : a si ingle week c AGLOE) ie «6p! drev $9,000 last week, | hitter per. Tuesda was way off, | of t 1e annual Mask and Wig pro- Waki yee} total | ana © Wednesday matinee was|@uction. There is much conjecture ) : ; PT Ce IM , e }as to whether big business will lead al ( hi +, y nu Weednt 1 | : 4. }> ’ 1 + out ( | f nl t ow a few hundred dollar j to the holding o the Music Box over . = 1" ) ypianother week, 2s it Is understood J ‘ } nt aets ¢ Si ! improvement over AU lay, and}, ) | + Hees } et : $ t has no furthe yokings this sea- ? : a R 5 1th day na rid y wer puite J 1 l 900} } ‘ ¢ ¢ 21 mine | zood, but the Saturday matinee wa as + 1 atic a5 j jes ole ; : : Nex week will be a busy one theatre dis es } with eight or nine row : a - , R , With I ! Clow}! haw a - ful it nN le or ra. UT » ft hey i t ea ] ep ( it busiy was better.) aa sp eee 3 ay rT, a 2 ca 1 shi s ine tri Va i pri x his}| Two o sical SNOW ok the A i l Grif vh ed |ba last week. The Passir ; A : i +} tha ete? : ward ly + Amer m into th at the VOW ‘ } oul ’ t tne s 1 vy #2 ° ‘} net for f Det it aE” wt ent lorst week beat .$30,000, hit a s » 48 Ane it {ar ee: Ol all spring . : ergo ; ‘ becge , : oing. At present there is nothing } T o I ce the first three days of the wee) a : | . ks 5 > iset for April 7 except a return en- ‘ WV eo ned iwhich dented the gross to an exter i. gat Sih *~ : P . } eement WwW VeekKs ) Oi; rie the Harris, a ‘ lof more than $4,500 for the week. | ; ; ae : 7 ErG Nez eg vi ai might Sally, Irene and Mé Which suf-' Continued on pa Lu SiS ae ee Seti b it 15 ioe + 7 1 7. bs a “COT TO HAVE MONEY.”COMMC

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26, cach _ Wedaeatay , March SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT:

Figures estimated and comment point to some attractions being successful, while the same gross accredited to others might suggest mediocrity or loss. The variance ts explained in the difference :n house capacities, with the varying overhead Also the size of cast, j with consequert difference in necessary gross for profit. Variance in business mecessary for musical attraction as against dramatic j |

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i“Abie’s Irish Rose,” Republie (97th responsible for impending cast week). Broadway's business changes, management taking slightly improved last week, once chances with attraction figured to again proving effect of income tax run through season, Last week drain of previous week. Recovery, little over $15,000. however, generally away underls« “e499 Aton «at a normal, “Abie” up about $500 for yet age oe + ee a a gross of better than $12,500. laid oft. tant week ‘ana : saaamen “Across the Street,” Hudson (ist Morosco under four-week “‘guar- week). Succeeded “Song and Dance antee. Succeeded “The Lady Man.” New production put on by Killer,” which lasted just a week Oliver Moroseco. Opened Monday. and a half, “Artists and Models,” Winter Gar-|“Music Box Revue,” Music Box den (32d week). Moved from the (28th week). Dipped under $22,- Shubert Monday. Business had dropped to $13,000 in latter house, 000 last week for ) first time. One Oo. major mu sicals affected for past

but may be jumped considerably month or so and not recovered here for few weeks; “Innocent sy : “Eyes” will likely succeed about | O¥tward Bound,” Ritz (12th week), — ee ; Some attractions made up little wiepahanhag lost ground last week; this - ; . s one “Beggar on Horseback,” Broadhurst picked up somewhat for gross of ith week). Has edge on entire $11,500. Some time to go but will non-musical lst, and last week probably not jast ter warm gain, gross hitting Probably best money ever this house. pace increased a $21,000. drawn by comedy in arrives, Apollo (30th part eather “Poppy,” eut rates for week), Into of baleony and i“Charlot’s Revue,” Times Square should receive plenty of sup t (12th week). Imported musical] jn that direction for next oe clean-up, and doubtful if change months -Seet « eck bit "' seine that will replace Jack Buchanan about $15 000. ee with Nelson Keys will affect great “Rain,” Maxine Elliott «73d week) $23,600 again last week, ”* National (18th pace, “Cyrano de Bergerac, Fased takings off again last approximated week when $11,000, to

week). Walter Hampden's great- be considerec excellent for this est success and one of steadiest stage of long ru Should last box-office sales in town. Business through spring. | continue big; quoted over $15,000.) “Runnin? Wild,” Colonial (22a “Fata Morgana,” Garrick (4th week). week). New numbers inserted Due to move to Lyceum soon and some cast changes, manage- Strong call in agencies, accounted ment aiming to run out season for by Garrick’s limited capacity here with Chicago pencilled in and subser iption list. “Fata” sell- later. Business tween $9,000 ing out and should be money- ana $109,000, th latter figure e mak r uptown. $5,000 and ON ers . claimed approximated last week. Follies, _New Amsterdam = (23d “Rust,” 52d St. (9th week). Appears week). New numbers inserted last to be hardier than indicated and week, with “spring edition” adver- | gs reported moving to Broad- tisea Bettered a: ice bit With } Wa) Succes \ Moderns gross around $: . ) : AB gee i 5 | at Gaietv next os probably away under normal during last] ru nteeing. ( ned over $6,000, month vh 1 is very ' ial] out- “For All of Us,” Armmbassador 44th | f-1 heu week). Will move to Lyrie next [Saint Joan,’ hn j week). week The Outsid succeed i> np ist week here, Hodge show doing fair bus wnoen \ le of $11 - ness, but probably still making | 00 loderate early in week rood money. $9,000 or little ove. but big atter ‘ Mriday and “Hurricane,” Fro (14th week). Off| Saturday pe unces since last week and takin: perhaps bit moving up from: ick over $3,500. Attra will remain |“Seventh Heaver nw } (74th it least another week Stuck cor week ) One ( t holdovers siderably longer than first ind from lasts \ survive cated, Short cast and hook Ip | after this wee \ttendance off accounts for run | of late, ar } long rum “In the Next Room,” Vanderbilt Sth | Last week’s takin; yund $9,000. week). Hinouse seek yanot rat ‘Spor g Cleaning,’ isltingee (21st tractis due in next month. “The wee] Going ¢ ing season ‘Highwayman” mentioned to suc- real wi " } tions are ceed “Next Re or mystery} will ' er becomes play in town. H be making! warm. La \ easily beat money but s ppea tf ° Ree t | $12.50 , . 7 4 ] ff ¢ t but still i“Little Jessie James ttle (33d | Psi a ae pro! we <) Cm | ‘Sweet Little Devil ! al (10th lou | we Cit : to moderate y ‘ g I ! | making ha ¢ t pla $9( ) ite ("4 ¢ d do- effort to pep up perforn ; i“‘Lollipop,” i nick cl th; Sweet Seventcen,” yeeum (24 |} week) Sav I I dup; wes this new about $1,000 last week Vith tak- ome » WwW i lerstood to | in going to about $18,000. Rated Ot ira ein; St four one of best musical f type on list Weeks. I NI : will suc- ‘“‘Macbeth,” 48th st (2d week). | ceed Ay ; Seventeen" | Started off to $700 ghtly early | gr ed $ A veel t week, w saturday t e Tarnish I ! b weel { i $1,200 ni since | Ca I ide, players Equ Play li- | Went uti are f it en ¢ i l about A n } yee} $1 I } { ( £ i i} <iImM ely (v{ May be “Mary Jane McKane,” Impe) (141 able to ride tl | | week) Claim t 3 mu: il will! “The Chiffon Girl,” ‘ 6t} | remain through easo? though | week) Plat f { opera- markedly off of i like most. | i ré \ Wi I inor Painter Last week bett gross, ro 1} (starred 1 “Chiffon Girl’) about $14,000 | ] te Sho ma t ntil the) “Meet the Wife,” Klaw (18th week).| although handi ’ locatioi | Not losi ne week, aithnough pace j Wit tld of « t pie Oss q ioted | affected within last month $9,000 | about $12,000, | or more last week, profit both ,‘“The Goose Hangs High,” Bijou | way: | (9t) week). Appe: to be set |“Merry Wives of Gotham,” Ifenry| for season, doing strong trade for | Miller (llth week). Went bac!) | small house, gros between $9,000 i into eut rates last week but | and $9,500 onsistently. Quite business no* improved as mu ph bye both Wilys. . | 1s expected, Gri abo $1,540 | “The “Mira oe. Century (11th | ddit ional with count over $7,000. | week) Er ad ‘ s money leade | “Moon- Flower,” Fulton (5th week). | nd .now looks good as conven- | Moved here after month at Aster} Won att tion I iness slightly with recent pace $9,000 Hou I r that of f t wo months. has nicture (‘Secret } } rh | oust ounted @) i ai at $15,0( et “Sitting Pre A 7 ‘ Moonlight,” Lor (9th week) ihe Nervous Wreck, 1 Hi. A ist changes te t MI P last wes | nd nex Wi} ( . A Sa le e t mHik } ness will take jui Julia San-]| & ed weekly up to I tof 5 | derson in sh Tel Not far n dbo UO0 } wry $11.000 to $12,000 ) Th Outs } ith (4th wes “Mr. “Battling Buttler,” elvyvn| Rated hit, with business sis

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: i 24 al E stemoraners i Ma: —y , March 26, 1924 aa 5 FOR BOS iP ——— = VAR [IE TY ing 9 AS jest ——— s mn -4 ast, nee “M “t ati erto tio n” Looked On as B ry Oo : Couldn’ t Better 23 a Hit— “CC V. F i; 1 66 3 ” $ Oo B. allas L ,000 o ies” ca ee HEAD - 4 sé | ° — - aking ’ Limpi rn—‘“‘Stel ; § Schild ——— ng a ©. ra ‘ an UTI Schildkraut Tried “A B ve 7 VERE cnnett” : Hoston, M ] | | Citic “Cured” Him nett” on Washingt vee Yeparting fr 1, March 25 l rsit eatin ames sa eek). I ng from the r 25. |Sait, runr A Hi h Wood’ gton, but piece = prevailed here f routine which | £8 bagi ge ‘lone 4 ttended Meeti wayman” Did s Stock Bl eCe t or co ion of “T ng much . | $ cured ack hree new some weel | gfageme The Ging es h after the e ing Calle ——— I a 000 ows U guar last Mon day nig ht. 'T actions open KS | seq lent at this } ngham Girl’ , . P. P A y ———— ~ 4 2 > aso is house a4 e ‘a . Lad 4 cals, “Topics : Two were ed ri tan Jumne \ouse earlier in om | .—Orche Tt) y of lf y23"" mus }$ros ] d int l! } } 8S- | : week Shubert to pic bs going into at i- | e S average. into the $16 or chestration 2 KING” LO wich Villag Fi | rised ceonat . on, Mar 22,= pulled on 2 Music Box R ynial, | Ue day night out solid att r Otis! mC. ew York. Marcl ields’ Dramat at Lew /| ird W ood, } irch 25 On ; Saturday = tevue” lances” light. On sey after Wed- | ‘ . Mills , March 26 Ics into the Ji., forced | . . onan epenins was at the & : The third | “To approached $1 Seve n per ore Protective gs of the Music Pub! Rethle} pas e limelight agai d hitmse red . Dangerous * Peopte,” sAaiiie n, wher i week ‘ie and eae ae 1- | meetir 1 Association ishers w I lehem, Pa., M nae Weee, postin again during tt . tenay's rev e, Villi: : Te is k). N * (Selw ae ting Wriday ca‘ led Lew ‘Yield : March 25 of tl , iz on , tne aes © eopene am C stor ~O telling Selwyn, 12 i the ay, of eC a ields will ‘ ier Ras me! ’ se, T as ” e y and was where n't take hold the | Friday’ Quick decis e, 2d and fi oie 4 ition to ; cents pe | sational thir . first ac iu } The D: 1, too sere the lo ld. and that idav's ision t final | tras ill minor r | third t to a se the box e yaily N , in every ‘' ——- One of tl SS caine In lat | brought ind Saturd » close, but | Lie I r orches- The show , } sen- | advert office for ar ews attact pte le sens ~ Aaptipene gy M haclclengeana ig iturday's e eo Lewi . | sti ee as ising n allege BONE’ Ph so son was “The itions of the Ernest isteenh to little over 8 les | Snyder vin of Waters | . ured with tl s been perfect! cha onan s bill on Fri — Bed unpaid ‘ etter; which finished Music Box R sea- | Sunday x in “New 'T ett: $6,000. | ler suggested tig 3erlin & | 10:56, follow ie curtain d ectly | fused f e night the nin iy night; or : 1e¢ l ‘ > hey rt ‘ . O35 ( : irst acti t " . ; yi) i ~~ oe i aow Oo a Stag : ’ ] at the Colo up a four weeks’ ue, | “Give and a ypened | pis testing out ; a plan of The s ( ng an 8:30 st: moat — Y ete work bec mas hands re & week) and bui lonial. It prov eks’ ru week) an Take” big local bs a tune w fo upporting tart. = non-pay ause of tl e- f when Str alt up as i ved ay big hit | Wil cy UROL B (La Salle, oth | “OT! ands and if hfe ak ee S cast gays | gy Re. advane ment of their. sal- ' rong ws “ ae t we P > ‘#hat Vill leave Pa ies indi ° « 1} at y 1ile t - as ’ signily per- or sever : ea as . eir . 4 00, t e play not nt al ty » in thr icate ; tri! 2 e, to 1: proves the best it, as . everal practic sal- ‘ . o something " oted for t NS | trifle better PP tccplony' weeks +} piece | rioution ‘ place it for pee S€ suppor ’ 5 a whole Cvudr ; weeks, ¢ ice In vog ; , — and the Bay usual for gd mats, “Scandals” sary $9.000,. . Cheeked ; SUPPly I sicocngg the o weet dis- asd t Fields has had comp i the regul: — then vanay } ast office r nal week f 4 . Lusical, | Stiff sc (Colonial . : ‘ agencies, ee “ rchestr: t igs unde MM} As any, wa ; ead mS t $2,000 ee hte Amlog the box- Had — only ade Atk week) | ind out of town B+ ture theatr ‘| berts w eect tg od that t} th or y, was dow n with Ty the { ‘ aah ir ’ is a3 : " o flxure 4 1Z Uj} ati . yffices ALTOS vant the s . he 3} tha cha . 3 teed, j ® gri (22 om the week bef 33,000, u 1if thi Bure stronger p grosses. | ee = immedis how f« - shu he faile ee ea p b Bhan Merton of t! eek before. up Cc} hat. Show like nger than $25 SLs. | te aS nediately on tl for New York | money due iled to get ad reported ' ed the seco! the Movies,” caro liked, but lacki 25,000, | — opening re ‘ le streneg rk | Wood f on th ull of ' nare- bn ond week ; Ss, now o1 lother cit punch—a pt acking the | 29 000 air > report. [tj wth of the |“ d stated w he contrac the i eas: n0owed further indi at “he Holli ; ot Nae inch unlike ¢ ? FOR “— aimed for Ch t is said the wise ould eithe act that i —_ a Boston hit er indications i oliis, | P The Nervo e any | ALLY” This ¢ ‘ cago. to be] Country st stock m er make hin : ; i - . - is ot ein i Re | és . — *¢ » é . anag ? 1 ed in greater th: Its business f being } th week) DUS Wreck” | “Whisperi = ite On ymmedy-drami HW or the bigg nager in t r ; $9,000 lavi é ian for ¢ ss gain was |'2,° . Farewell : (Harris ing Wires” ’ : ixing need ia, with but li enry Mi gest boob.” he ' ; fleur playing the city any other sh © t ndae » weeks thauuet announceme me | San Franci s” Did $6 - fire for at ded. looks to | it lit- | What was iller tried ). \ : ¢ . i : Ss ; Saies ‘ uL F ant} 000 é v Ci ? lo a : | weak. mes the gross tool it being Pete }aroun i$ indicated ‘ will hold up | isco Last Week " salle e sure-| ton from the matter with find out A se 1an $2,500 ] a fare- | ' ‘ "urra : Nancy A - ihdfl , A audi selasco | ard Ber ; ; t- the sa ime int on- | t 1e hous Cn. Noth | an witl : y Ann \ : ower E ience ry inf , inett” te same ma! ‘to town in? n se to fol 1ing sk “i At tl i | whiel vhich tak andit that thi orm i om nner. nin much | ade bv ¢: yllow. Late ated i, 1e Ale s : nh has takes . on) we a lis week ing th were « The iecnmaan wi lrault of author in thir e changes.| *©2°° witl cazar Margaret ‘The Outs been flouris! the 49th, | Career as the wors ek 1 ap. Mag ; : eg nich e: : 1 Village Fol | Sec piece 1 5 d act. wher een 1 Sec re Law- sider’: : shing i . He sai st on g- week up t ume back to B ize Follies," |, ssuad 6:2 claimed easily a vhere | 22d the Ferri rets” drew $5 tered its | >; the latter sl with | the same li aid other tl “ of his ‘ 7 $11 a wo weeks’ -oston t aoe lany % claimed : Sit) depicted lat ris Har 5,900 i S pace ag: show bet Ber ines as lings ; . J © the aut cs’ time. ¢ to take | na: melodran as a wall : is the Casi artman cc , ount of near gain last ie t- wnett ¢ as have be 8s along ik . week one ere i om -half being permanently ha Will not | — for | “Chimes asino got $4 ympany je 1early $13.500 week for a those th: ind others een said by % , uched the show week S| y on shel t be placed | s of Norm: 600 ri rhe I ik ' don’ at do c 8 who | 4, i y and showing ne business e cs never heey bee elf. faced | The tw rmandy.” with | Mor jady Killer” on't and to come for tl ipbraid : since At 2 & when it »] v its first aia ——— | Curre 0 legit she . rosco Satur expired at sot under such ane 2 10ge that $2 that time tt ss four weeks. | it rrent also at 10ws hold ov sveek and rday, sticki it the | writes f r Leonard H extent that : , 27,000 " 1e owest A eeks W | 120 C ae the A rer ne © Aa half ia (Ing for t Ss or the ae all's ki f it & (7411 000, but ¢ st figure was | arrill oc leaze accon ' f. The ajto “bawl"’ 1e “News” an skin. Hi: 3 (74t business w: yn the return tt was | EL and the o heading “M: urs are | puar: wmodating “Mr hones fa now 1 eck baw! this ws” and proc Hall lovers “In I as $23,000 ss he best | (Conti | pra es > Hartman Magnolia,” ruaranteeing 2 Mr. Pitt’ whic . iildkraut ha forelgn ceeded urvive opene sove With “oy itinued from P Katinka” at tt é ‘ company d ; weeks T! ep £0r three ich is stated to H Is reporte Star out ice off ete at the Wilbu cee, which lt nag age ea , i — | he Casino ee followgr is show laid | .. fou [both atter — oe rhe a bm to have tigi one more r last week ; tor April 1 s,” and nott } we en ‘ | ‘ ig an elf : O a w rent ided the ay night - gs rum The fir ore week & eek, has | we 14. (Holy ling at all the 39t ght week week nt attrac le openir ht when $9,000 first week x ” al rec | " US] a ce : - moti beat a lea nen is ne _" off and{b as 8d week). T near such bu: nina ire any-{R rhe Mosec , reak in 5 $34,000 $1,0 ‘You and IL’ ght back. Last | ith gross of 01 prise engage ad ast W Bergerac” USINES ee y- | tseporte ww Art TI if 000 fr rot aa ; «RR over $23 gement | ightnin’” eek Ga : is stil) uy | 2 das $1 1eatre 4 ects from a 5 $9, 000. off ; ise of Rosie O 23,000. t | in $20,000 ve | $16,000 on) ‘ll strone at ino |} The ' $15,000 re Poli's F Stell week be A "a ve ’ ” { os ’ i ’ he Ct en . by il rout s , en ral} at week) wyn niger Dallas” — : ore eke | eK). Off fy Reilly (Garriecl | I pe class by ct , Swan’ prov t ind } over $9,000. 4 lings” Nat i This ig Maga week. ati ita oy ena: tals tht atin Gs Ridegelie xorg *! Busi os Angeles, M 000; “Tt ‘onsistently bet ves it’s|.,,.0° = *Hle! tional. Not P pe . hit and rat ll limping: 1 - | but still f : fter packe ; »} Business 2 eles, March 26 ‘ ie Neryvou eating $15 3,00 IBnwW 1 Vi is sa rather , : zg; nevel ‘th red ? ked opening Ss at th «9. ter lz vous Wreck” 3 Ee ia M) iyman”"™ > - i that f sad at : OVU ig nit 1? ins Was ff e legit hot iast week reck Ww } sory Bel - Bast atow +} 1t for the final imes ot pe it. Unde 1; oO by “ere t houses here k, going is bet The : lasco idw + b Ly e business inal week of ¢ I The G r $16,- | Lightnir Ah Saturday night here 315,000 mark j _ not far from t | ence : Lullaby"’—P ; Wav. orhood . : ‘ was taal n ha Pre epee ingnam Gi r(” os ist ‘ adi Anes only te witli | solid hit ’ rhe Show-Oft se he ras reed st rrred resident a" it still L 8,000 . ig . = a) La Chestnut tain @ attraction t ;ep gind the r : ft . } just at ; d, six per I‘lor- ast yer | veel ert . shor ; onsister ion seggar”’ ‘ running i! figure out $800 rform: “Tonice Week's Estin 7A8 Low! . aro pes his long- now ie to ¢ it draw. Tt ’ ithe 39 a $14,000 e mate fort aie for the PSVU00 (the : sissies I (10th week) s of 1923," & nates hagtaty iunothei ee hon i $10,000 last ts first weel to capacity hot his | Playhouse will which is ¢ Ff senor tap. t chara own) he lamp \derate showir Opel ] . a ( ‘ky Vonda rou p An 3 ne $20 week at the Bilt 1ouses inj} Oniy tw will hold all | weet ‘ ed + Peery Jo new naking Vi ‘ies . In final vw : > Alt nicht 1O Chains” x : a eV, 000 . iore, do ij hold 1 wo 9 the 3$ 0 | Thi NS entire A f re Koll We c: iniv dt vy p Wart | , GU.v m i i rit . ’ . tio e is new Week that Box R Sally, Irene anda 38,000 it the 9 Pap Captain Ay 7 islicetcctees eer but bow ' ind rank C io } ood toe pacity ty ow . oa . 1 . d Mary” 1 was tic, grosse ¥ iii | ( url ity v tne t a. vit -_—--—— ae suc ~ week at 1S People,” Selw RAK « ] ‘ , 1 irav , at th in point o 3 ind | > ¥ se a ry a 11 Lee ,"° Oper } ae; ha im Co P 4 { muck int , i about and an Cc; lovies,” Hollis ; ilted : d ; : ! yther = i ; 2 - s gross Seg eee, ee Las bo 0 , ay f on | mal , he lay be ~ Ea baits i up $ 1 $8,500 last v , _| rnd sa ( ou ¢ oy UU . — nd L . ve J , I Ni and I, > = y t r y yniti ° vy ee a i i ) Jey * ‘ ) snout “In L uv 1 yy : ro ) x ¢ and Mode 3 Ss ] i iw of the 2] wi) t : i 1 ha ', 3 W re kk til thes fy ove Wit : : r Garden f ; yt y . rl urs eeiair sOllipo p , : ocatio antl sb Love.’ , I? i We Mod r ; ! fusic b0x ~s Kniekerbocl . I id $ A 7. ° \ erns ’ ¢ . P ot : . } teyue’’ . cKer) quoted ) v) \J ty (2a : 7 : ey loys (Amst (Musi P , Bij u SHOWS ne Potters . i nd ite Fat ; VO W . i ’ ’ ; (J }: ‘ ‘ Outward mee ow -ade for (Contir inne ns com age gag Bice A betnsgs , 1 Times 1° itl > { umn ; ‘ f P 2. 2 7 n $9,000 ed h week) ied from Page 14 ’ shi nti I f : F : t A rut $7,000 . ; : ' ; 5 itre ¢ I Quite figure } ‘auby Jot hitting A iround 14 000 } me ; des Bu Cap ; ; m4 : i heen A ad . ; P Dine ty Ke Cte co tate **' ne ipa Pe I . m2 . elded,.” 3! A} -— (sary ne \ 1 ; 4 J? ynpare » %1ar } , val “a rot iramas ai ) well wit ; 4 ‘ A Ll eee . Jewar]) : Hen i ) ie St Were a Asda House” (Cent rate ' ’ has excel mas thekts co vas quoted un Para (Iraz mont neidet ' t , ‘ ng to i — , _ ceerter RS ia z —~} inne : ier & inn i ' | f ony ° “ t sx} desist f , ‘ VW“ ? A oe ATi ‘ , = v on) ¢ M _ , ( ‘ , , 1 on Br y over ) Dp ed ‘ } te ) , n-Flow 7 ( | a i] i canup l pro , . 4% ‘ lor ‘ } ce nh we | v se ty i’ i ‘The ra » t a dflo wer,” { ; ‘i , > “ rire ngs vi e ( : OUT: g sinc “Little (a Iss BS, inehtag an,” ¢ ; week f isino (60th we vt ’ Pkt lies feKar Sessa 5) I ceasie James” (¢ ‘i Arthur H i , ite kets s , ; ‘ : virl’ CJ _— ): i tins tend : (wi >? == nlay= ni¢ t "" I IY . t , ' ‘ 5 . t ere » , j c Pee at ‘ . ah : . ; ' ' ; er . “— Rate List Bia | : | , I ' > 7 bal } 4 Faragise AIS rr $20.08 *Moonlig! “ $i. od : / i > ‘ ce ils , P ’ : ‘ 4 wet y | ; ' ;

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NEW PLAYS PRESENTED OUTSIDE Chicago, March 23 New edition of Maurice G wa £ i t i ré lé staged b } ren ] s j nu t and J ) arrangeme! y | cast hia ana ss Waters, Earle D rs, I ks, Seymour ar Jeanett Au a Jones and Jone Chin \ S t, All and Le s . Wen’ Talvert. Thi an unusual strong col ored show In cast. Seen at a mid night performance at the Grand, where fire laws prevent shifting of sets, the production could not be judged, but the management an- nounced that a scenic surrounding conforming with the talent will be shown where possible, In the proper atmosphere this is a co)- ored retue fit to play anywhere at! standard prices, Ethel] Waters. an eastern blues singer, bursts forth as a come- dienne of parts, though she does only a specialty The gir! is not of the thumb-weiting sort, nor is she a merely good-looking soubret. She is a character singer, with eyes, hands and instinct to con- vulse an audience with little touches of impersonation. She knotted the show up so hard that it took five encores to unravel i-* again. And that is by far not all. Sey- mour and Jeanette, with a rut that hasn't been approached since George Walker's gifted feet were laid away, burned it up; Jones and Jones, a standard next-to-closer appeared in many scene parts and then cut it wide open with. their two-talk routine; the Five Cracker- jacks went their famous burlesque stuff to a panic and also filled in nobly throughout; Scott, Allen and Lee crowned the house, the eccen- tric dancer going tremendous, and Austin and Delaney repeated their vauffeville surefire comedy and dance novelty. It was an unbroken maze of har- mony singing, at which Chapelle ind Stinnette led for repeated en- res, eccentric hoofing of every known and a few new varieties, and slam-bang specialties. The book numbers were of low comedy order and, with exception of a few creaky moments, banged. And there was that chorus. Only eight used he-e, but 7ll veterans of the old show, and paprika all over ‘em All but ong are very light, and the one who isn't is a beaut. anyway. In a jewel production number, not as lavish as in the first show, the work of the girls made it hum and stand (forth where the more costly one last sea n lagged Colored shows never lid get much on clothes and rhine nes: it s colored ginger that akes colored shows, and this one macks of it, especially in the rus This troupe can go into the La- fayette, New \ k, with four more Is and j production, and clean nt I bably an inv i mm to} > I k r ent el ‘ t le A ex I rm ‘ p t ead Ss \ : c 1 ‘ t VW t s W wo ~ “ , W ri Ve Z ait POKE T.os Angeles, March 25 s R ert Housum’'s hree i“ INL ¢ by Wallace Co! j ior with the t t the Ma tid here ) P ‘ haf A T é s +t “ ‘ ffair, who ap} hands of a fe m fi n Y narried, mut mn E ma n i } r , t ive I r ny i ri ce Be ( 7 f eP:;leve ( us! Tit Ss > ng her. Finally a friend about to elope with the unsettled wife, brings the bar member to his senses He real izes he has been a Jaggard, pokey and not aggressive or determined enough. The girl, with whom he is in love, requests that he prevent her sister’s elopement with the friend. which prevention he brings about by compromising himself to the extent of agreeing to run away with the married woman. However, he brings her back to her husband, a recon- ciliation is effected and he gets the Birt The role is nothing for Eddinger, | and if anytt! gx, a disadvantage Bertha Mann as the excitement seeking wife gives a sing-songz and forced emotional playing The re- mainder of the company meet the requirements They include W. VARIETY NEW YORK CITY

‘Kelly. John H. Elliott, Fred S. Cum- mings, J. Frank Glendon, Barbara i Brown and Robert Morse. | Housum has injected many a im situation, with the locales t ts at a golf club and the ior of an apartment A few laughs are there for golf en- usiasts, Ung. SHEEP | i Denver, March 22. het a | er eee Walker Whitesicdk Norman Tretlow.......ee.:. Howard Merling Clara Van NesS..... ° .»-Emily Doweli POIs. s cocecceceeoacecs ....-James Macue Metura...... oseee Daneida Sauchbereau Kate (the girl)...o+-. .... Sydney ele Fancy Charile....eeeces Charies N. “e 0 eee ae Pe eer ey Kay McKay Australian Billy..ccccceess David Belbridge “Roosian’’ Sam eeecccce Nathaniel Sack EOE 600d ‘ pnbea ts .M. Desylva Blue Smoke...cces . evcesee 8S. Pazumba o BAW. cor ccccccccccccerccoes Harold Vosburgh 1 Lizzie nner ens vaca dereate Eunice Hunt | Lute H. Johnson, Denver newspa- jper man and playwright, wrote i“Sheep,” originally entitled “By | Law’s Decree.’ Walker Whiteside, jit is said, purchased the play several iyears ago, but for one reason or an- lother failed to get around to produc- ling it until this season. The wait seems to have resulted in a first- class production, from both a scenic and a cast standpoint. “Sheep” was presented here Thursday (March 20) with as brilliant a premiere as is seldom seen off Broadway. Johnson, the author, is a bachelor

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work in Roosian Sam, and Macue is convincing as Pete. Whiteside gave the production an adequate scenic investiture. Old- timers in the first night’s audience commented admiringly upon the realism of the scenery, especially the desert settings. The Broadway was packed with 4 really brilliant audience. Enough lflowers went over the footlights to | | | |

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pply the properties for the garden scene in “Smilin’ Through.” White- side made one of his gragefu! speeches, predicting a successful fu- ture for “Sheep.” He will play it in su ATE

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repertoire the balance of this season and open with it on Broadway in the fall, he says. “Sheep” is a good play, distinct- ively western, full of action and with a series of progressive climaxes which, with proper working over, can be made effective in carrying the action along with speed. It com- pares favorably with “The Girl of the Golden West” in interest and suspense. Whiteside has never essayed anything like “Sheep” be- fore. The departure from his tradi- tional types may highly profitable all around. prove

NEW PLAYS PRODUCED WITHIN WEEK ON B'WAY

WELDED A Grama in three acts and three scenes by Eugene O'Neil; produced at the 59th Street March 17 by the Selwyns in asso- ciation with the Provincetown Playhouse directors (Kenneth MacGowan, Robert Ed- mund Jonea and Eugene O'Neil; directed by Stark Young; Dorie Keane and Jacob Hen-Am! starred. Eleanor QOwen..-.ecses-++s---Doris Keane Michael Cape......- ...Jacob Ben-Ami John Darnton..... cWERRD OES Curtis Cooksey A Woman....

It may have been the purpose of the Provincetown Playhouseto pre- sent Eugene O’Neil’s newest play in the Village. But as it needed two star players in its four-person cast, the Selwyns were invited to par- ticipate, and the Broadway man- agers are handling the business management, the downtown bunch contributing the artistic end. In that way the drama was assured

spite all faults, they are welded. Both had had affairs before the marriage, but they meant nothing. “Welded” is talky drama; is ar- gumentative rather than possessed of action. The author has mixed his characters and _ situationse— idealists and artists and then the hopeless underworld, Miss Keane plays her Nellie ex- cellently. It is a question if she has improved her appearance by bobbing her hair and tinting it brownish red. Ben-Ami, a splendid actor, makes Michael of arresting. interest. He has nearly mastec:d his speech, there now being but a trace of dialect. The production {ts admirably suitable, the two full stage sets being carefully w )-ked out in detail, with the = strest- walker’s room quite the picture of a common rooming house. “Welded” started off to good pus-

a . — stranger entirely, but a womanly young ingenue who registers Cote tages and flowers and church dings. Snyder, as the merchante editor, was a pronounced hit. Kk, ine would have stoog up someyw hat stronger if permitted to bet bit of “mad” now and then, by restricted to character, even hero of the meeting, playing boob. But Snyder was powe, the man behind him, hokum to Keane. New York of late has to harmless, mild comedies. may adopt this newcomer. | } wea \

is ag devoid of sex as Morosco's “\Myrtje"” was surcharged with it, and the flop of that one proves, if proof be needed, that sex of itself seljs 1othe ing. One “Across the Stree has more natural chance thaa 4 dozen dirty “Myrties.” It may not drag people in, but it keeps none out The main fault of “Across the Street” is that it is bucolic. Some pof its twists are so palpably ap. plause-asking, and some of its laughs are so pronouncedly obvious But the applause does come, and so do the laughs. And “Abie'’s Irish Rose” has exactly the same blow. holes that “Across the Street” hag being not much worse as a dramatie masterpiece. There is just a chance that this comedy, which makes no. one wrinkie a brow, makes no one worry or even wonder, makes no one strain or weep or yawn or flare up, may hook or by the same principles. In any event, with the house man- agement interested not a_ very heavy “nut” in the cast, the present popularity of toothless comedy and the very pleasant if not thrilling effect of this whole entertainment, “Across the Street” should enjoy a respectable existence at the Hud- son. It is far from “art,” but it is pretty near to the vibrations of the multitude.

: = : ‘ inte " ‘ ss s firs reek Lait, land a philosopher. Some of his phi- spotting on Broadway, W hereas the — s, . but bag ae week mpgs not ae |losophy comes t in “Sheep.” The | little houses in the Village could | indicate real bic for patronage, but iosopny comes out in oeneep. th eich f th i ; |title, by the way, will never do; it| never draw the gross required for : Piao By ae nen n- | MAN WSHO ATE THE FOPOMACK : i ‘ 9 >1 Ss s ’ y ’ . bears so vague a relatior to the salaries for such players as Doris "a. shcinia ae eee Tied a aaa Second subscription bill of the Cierry itheme that the average auditor | Keane and Jacob Ben-Ami, co- . ae 7 gare t Th Lane Players, at the Cherry Lane playe doesn’t get it at all. starred, ee. house, in Greenwiche Village, New York, m . res : No _ crannies ow Four-act tragi-comed _— ww. 2. * Carter Kent (Mr. Whiteside) {fs a O'Neil has written a play of tem- ake ciseeiie al Reginald a brilliant young New York engineer peramental love between man and ACROSS THE STREET tings by Frederick William Jones 11] who has come into material profes- | wife who have been married five ‘nih died ator Hon. Rupert Clavelly.......... Bert Younes : rear c ¢ Ixy ; « +1 lLLare MIAPUIM . ceoccocsescecs t a the y “har! Te's sional success about the time the | years. He probably realized that | Oberly Musgrave iimae Grantin Stace asec ree + nother Betteal . ae . onmat c ar °~ eile. “ BVweccosess eo + Kal fe 4 é GMAD. .cccccecsecscesers usthe se lcurtain goes up on the prolog. He such storms of passion and quar- | Harry Stapleton...........Hooper Atcheley | A Man..................Thurston Macauley lis engaged to be married, but the |reling are unnatural between ordi- | Joe Bagley....... resSensans George Snyder | First Young Man..... .... Walter Plunkett girl, it appears, has become en-| nary wedded mortals, and so he | Fee Pte os reeeees Abprveg K Aupierse Second Young Man........ ..Neal Caldwell . alviT POBOTT.sccves Seveds ' rge 4 P rie) . Tk’ +4 meshed fn the froth of modern so- | made his leading characters an ac- | genes Ellery. Luelin Nitcolas wey Bes raeeerees, Vera 7 — ciety life and can't stand for herj|tress and a playwright in an effort | kenneth Dddge..... Robert Emmett Keane | pariormaid.... 0... atin B= Relford lover's serious ideals. She visits him {to make them plausible, Ol, MGR we cscscncbasesera Pete Raymond | Lady Olivia... scccccccecees, Sarah Truax at his rooms long enough to call all Eleanor (Nellie) Owen, an actress ila EAGY PROMIOW 6500060000 Ethel Martin ste off help rself to : ‘ink : Yai aa : baal Taos . : p Sir Philo Phaoron...... Reginald Travers wae ae ans . - “ pot f diag a who has risen to success in the} This is a presentation by Oliver | Sir Solomon Raub........ Dennis Cleugh and a cigaret a8 a pledge Of her Cls- | plays of her husband, Michael | Morosco (not the holding company) 1A Mandarin.......+++- Charles: We'sh-Homer loyalty The curtain falls with} Cope appear to be madly in love Is lirected hi : a -o. {First Chinaman.......d Arthur W m Row Whiteside clutching his fosehead in ith. : jaiso directed iy him. It was re- | second Chinaman w Plunket 2] i if Ie he: , ac > oe haan away Seconda inaman.. Satter P cett bade wer sonst pe rns with each other, He has been away } ceived with outspoken enthusiasm | Harringham..._ Lap malig ont melod matic despalir. ’ some mare n Jetine " > ; ; i INGNAM...cccccveces ... Lionel € n 5 i for some weeks c.mpileting @ neWl/at the premiere Monday in_ the | Nosegay............... Arthur W m Row The first “chapter,” as Johnson | play:for her. He comes home some} Hudson theatre... Mrs. Henry B —_——— jcalls his acts, opens in a border | days earlier than usual to pleas- | Harris, proprietor of that house, is To explain the title, “Popomack” |desert community of New Mexico.|antly surprise and thrill her—shej|q partner in the venture, ; le i a » HE eporta ¢ , : ¢ * | Mi mn } io a aae aoe Ke eT eee | Welded” then is “I love you” |@"d seen rarely in other branches; W. J. Turner probably had some hi ale ie awe & sida reache } and I hate you,” both loving so; theatrical endeavor, is featured jimportant motive behind his tale or a mateh, picks up a revolver in~ | hard that they hate each other at{in the billing and in the action. | Faint glimmers of the parable are ‘ ly pug 4 ' a 1e8 Nellie tells her husband } Keane is a comedian of sure touch. | discernible, but for the main it is& I 7 ; te aaa 1’ | that his suspicion about Darnton is | He plays the part of an editor's } secret, or possibly too “deep” for this ee ees A g ‘eg rect that he had been there |SOn sentenced to edit a country jreporter. The fact that it puzzled a ee ee = ite at night during his. (Michael's) | paper Hie hates it. Across the | kindred souls Monday night, the de- av s IK ¢ - om - - i t : ibsence He swears to drag their tree: is a business man’s son sen- ) but of this opus, hardly supports that & al ag 4 . we — a a names to the lowest depths, and he } ten ed to run a dry-goods store. | premise, t j Kat t] storms out in the night to sacritic: He despises it. They secretly Swap | rhe tagline of the play inswer ¢ 3 r ’ } n V . | on + } sui , 5 rei ; Peg : ae s : hfe ve by eeping with a wonlun | JOD presto to a query as to what a red tag in 1€S od od Sa (2 , ‘ , ae TINY of the streets mm’ woman The ory l of e Sat. Eve. j the cor nerota portrait Ol | splay a -_ rh » de 1 n i € i] it mit My God, I thought we'd both |: w running up to get her kiss |™UC2 ¢pigrammati ae er I pl o on ‘ f he Bet ping hed! I'm wise; you been; behind the foots. The audience i Hetieghbe the only ecttgaa tla pee vit esert that they put up their guns | lapping up some bum _hootch.” | encouraged to hiss and applaud ang |P@Cent auditor. One really Silt jand abandon their sinister plan. | When she asks whether he is com- | otherwise get in on the spirit of the oe a see pee eing i} Subsequentiv explanations re in, ing to bed and if “you gonna stay “meeting,” which works up con- | EVORSHELe. But as fat Pade a hg st }order between Kent and Kate Kent | all night,” he answers: “How long | siderable fun and interest though | theatre” is concerned . i‘ fe j takes her in his arms before the have you and I been united in the} the “sympathy” is obvious and the fas well have been enjoye¢ = j}crowd, imprints an impassioned kiss | unholy bonds of bedlock?” a query | end is cinched. | manuscript In fact, the pr jon the red lips, and the curtain goes | that sounded smart and rather out The acting, for a éetinction. al | recalls to one that copies of the Pls down with Kent headir z for the of place with the general tone of | compirative unknowns such . }are on sale in the lobby we & ; doorway and capital the dialogue. | Morcseo, who has jong talk , _ Nowhere but in Greenwith \ ites ’ : — a 4 ‘ _ rf e4 t ’ } ‘ ' ‘ } An epilog shows the transtormed | It is the street-walker that sets | advancing young talent and has | would such histrionie pr‘ we idesert with a huge orange grove ou , him straight She perceives the | made 200d ‘on a lot of it with poe | be encountered. some fine gree ithe back drop, with the characters man is in love with his wife and it, pieal” casts, is siaresetaeiias ne |} have sprung from the hidd: ee dressed in evening clothes and party | that he'd better g home and get|cehent. Besides four of the "hse Peel ge. stables, with. the wal rowns . ; > tt aes ae wr senches ¢ es fO ePAauee }Bowns, ; s used to it. Hie agrees with the!ing players (Misses Thomas and | - xd ben hes that ney. sn't in Whiteside plays Kent with his cus- | comment: “Yes, to learn to love; Nikolas and Grandin nd Snyder), | m the Vag. put thi - : ; ens ( * he « ] ati il ’ ‘ . j er * * + ats ~ ' tomary effectiveness and polish. Miss} the truth of life and be exalted.” | were giving their <e ‘ond celeita a BD hg Beige & | Shields’ Kate has the utmost sym- | At the end Nellie and llichael con-{anre hes Preuleces I EI ig - The players themselves eem is pathy. As Law, Vosburgh does aj fess they went out into the night to! Saturday matinee in P sade) Ae |! ike ly hun h of quasi-prol —* r ‘nice bit. but the part peters out | smash their love. but could not| Miss Thomas is a <u tos mv vay — | Whot is most interesting of | bi jrather vaguely, leaving him up stay, and they see in the future an|was in a road troupe of “Jane | eee te the drapery a the Sr , wi} niauda.ts i S ‘ isten Oo } 9s ’ — } 11 arty sii j s Ws RreReriek Winliar jor | | he alr. mack Wi plaud rs Xx nee I e aver all, and, dé wads reed, und Miss -ixoOlas a sie ahel 7. Phi, me: ae as a “ . » eh eh 2 ae

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16, 1924 J Ss omanly ISt€rs cote aurch wede mit ! hante hit. Keane somew hat t io0se g t ut PT. was ‘Ven 483 the laying the owerful ag caving the S$ cottoned edies, ang rT. It is ag 's “Myrtie™® ind the flop > proof be sells nothe street” hag ida dozen y not drag one out, Across the olic. Some pably ape ne of itg lly obvious, come, and Abie's Irish same blow. Street” has, a dramatie ‘e that this 3 ho one PS no one makes no Wh or flare the same house man-« vt a very the present somedy and ot thrilling fertainment, uld enjoy a t the Hud- tr.” but it is tions of the Lait, POPOMACK af the CHerry ‘y Lane playe e, New York, Vv. J. Turner, Travers. Sete ones 11]. ... Bert Young We!lsh-Homer Esther le!ford rston Macauley fatter Plunkett -Nea! Caldwell Vera Tompkins iam S. Rainey Esther Belford Sarah Truax Ethel Martin ginald Travers Dennis Cleugh a* Weish-Homer r W im Row Plunkett Ferrend im Row »alier 1AOnei r Wi} “Popomack” rd, since the Ps no record 1 familiar to It is a fruit ourse would 10WD Only to this earth at ly at great is concerned, are it never vould be exe ss the author some other aginary fruit 1is epigrams. ly had some nd his tale parable are main it is® leep” for this it it puzzled licht, the de- supports that iv, in answer a red tag in oO! display in vo ‘sold ’ t} ¢ at the * there were It lo yked like . seats of the more 4 ttie ple who have ““nopomack” nectar, after the ink, find that rs ompany emselves are heir disagree- eate the jm- st f iy, and dead- Around and 4 ame ervation for the mense I s really sits pething may as ts being it might just njoyeda from the program es of the play nwith Village presé ntation ‘ time things hidden-away their hard f iheatres yne isn't in| ‘ aIyes eem he professionals ting of thell ry igs D ahel nd that ¢ Wednesday, March 26, 1924 ETRO GOLDWYN NEGOTIATIONS | PICTURES ARE PRACTICALLY CLOSED Godsol and Braden Holdings in Goldwyn, Amount- ing to About $1,200,000, Going to Metro—W. R. Hearst’s Position—Interest in Capitol, New York, Included in Deal The negotiations for the taking over of the Goldwyn Distributing Corp. and the producing end of that company by Marcus Loew and Metro have been practically closed. That much was admitted yesterday | by an authoritative in the latter tak- ing the stock controlled by Frank J. source organization. Metro is Godsol, which amounts to about $750,000 and the holdings of Wm. Braden, the copper man, to the ex- tent of approximately $450,000. At present there remain but some loose ends of the transaction to be tied up. One of these is the future status of William R. Hearst and his Cosmopolitan Productions affiliation with the Goldwyn organization. Hearst’s present distribution ar- rangement with Goldwyn terminates April 15, aftera year. It was under- stood at the time the deal was made Hearst had an option to buy into the Goldwyn organization at the termi- nation of the year’s agreement or take his product to other channels for distribution. At present Goldwyn is operating 31 exchanges about the country, while Metro has 25. The exchanges are to be merged as is the entire Goldwyn organization. The towns where Goldwyn is rep- resented the Metro have no exchanges are lotte, N. C., Des apolis, Milwaukee, and Portland, Ore. where Moines, Indian- Oklahoma City + A DAY OF DIVORCES IN | Summerfield’s Albany, N. Y., Char- | A LOS ANGELES COURT S. J. Greenwood’s and Al St. John There—Also Von Stroheim Los Angeles, March 25. Monday was rush day in Judge branch of the su- perior court. First he issued an or- restraining S. J. Greenwood, theatre owner of Tulare, from dis- posing of his property (declared by Greenwood’s wife to be worth $200,000), pending the out- come of a divorce action. Mrs. Greenwood requested $500 alimony pending trial, but the judge stated he would rule on that ques- tion next Monday. The Gfreenwoods have been mar- ried 15 years, and the husband, in his complaint, asserts his wife de- serted him last November for rea- sons not disclosed. der community Iollowing this, case the judge called for a hearing of the appli- (cation of Al St. John, film come- dian, to reduce his alimony from $137.50 weekly, which he is paying his former wife, Lillian St. John. As the comedian failed to appear, the | judge announced the alimony would | stand By the deal the Metro organiza- tion also gets a half interest in the Capitol, New York, and the Cali- | fornia theatre situated in Los An-| geles. The terms on which the} Goldwyn organization obtained its interest in the Capitol was by the payment of a stated sum annually to retire $1,000,000 worth of Capitol stock and the giving of 50 per cent of the profits to the original holders of stock in the theatre project. The California theatre is controlled jointly by them and the Miller Brothers. La‘e yesterday afternoon Nathan Burkan, attorney for William R. Hearst, stated that he did not know the status of the negotiations be- tween Goldwyn and Metro, but he knew that they were in progress and that his client was undoubtedly fully | | ! | } | | ; informed as to the developments in the transaction. The jump in the Goldwyn stock of 3% Monday showed that there was something moving in the organiza- tion. This was borne out by the statement that was secured yester- day afternoon Marcus Loew isn’t in wn and could not be reached for a state ment as to the date when Metro would take over the Goldwyn organ- ization. It ig barely possible Cosmopolitan will continue with the Metro or-| ganization because of the fact tha®@ both Loew and Hearst have the| friendliest feelings for each other In the event that Hearst was to take his Cosmopolitar productions | { | to ariother dist ib iting or ranizatior tI ere ¥v ould or be per for him i return to the Famous Player to | a switch to First Nationa Whether | Or not he would be willing to take | another chance with iY nknown | quantits ifter his experience W Goldwyn or £0 back to a certalr is a question in the event that the latter course was to be p irsued by him there would also be the ques- tion of what Famous Players would have to say in the matte At Goldwyn there was little by any members of the organization known as to the exact status of affairs and no one would talk. The fact that the story broke’ to a certain extent after the return of Wm from Italy, where Present for the preliminary immediately Braden he was arrange- menis of the proposed maning f | “Ben Hur” in Rome, is seemin Significant Braden arrived Mi: day of this week and it was st vesterday that he was very much! pre it tlie cor 3 carried | on and he further ruled that St. John must pay an additional $150 1 month for the maintenance of his daughter, Mary Jane. The last case was that of Eric von Stroheim to reduce from $75 a week the amount he is paying for the sup- port of his son, Erich, aged 7, who lives with his mother, May A, von Stroheim. The case was adjourned until next Monday, due to the pic- ture director’s attorney being absent. Ordinance Against Sundays Adopted —Managers Preparing to Contest Indianapolis, March 25. Theatre owners of Kokomo, Ind., are preparing to test the legality of an ordinance to prohibit Sunday movies adopted by the city council night. The stood at a Mayor, Burrows cast his of the restriction. last tle until in favor $ vote The W. C. T. U., ministerial as- sociation, and other church organ- zations were behind the movement. | Kokomo has been an open town on Sundays for many years ORCHESTRA ON “LIFT” Hartford, Conn., March 23. The Strand, formerly owned William A. True, bought months ago by the Hoffman several Broth- by | vv LISLE J. HARRIS MURDERED Found With Skull Crushed in Dallas Film Exchange Dallas, March 25. Film row was shocked here Iate yesterday afternoon upon the find- ing of the body of Lisle J. Harris, 26, with his skull crushed from re- peated blows and approximately 18 stab wounds in the breast and neck. The body was hidden between the tap floor ceiling and roof of the new film exchange building. Harris had been an employe of the Consolidated Film and Supply Co., for the past 10 years. It has offices on the fourth floor of that Structure, The young man had left for work at four o’clock Saturday morning declaring he had some extra things to attend to at the office. When not appearing Monday morning his family became alarmed and em- ployes of the company followed a trail of blood on the staircase which led to the gruesome discovery. One suspect has been arrested. PUBLISHERS DON’T PAY; ONLY SUPPLY ACTS Chicago Picture Houses Deny They “Mace” Music Men as Charged Chicago, March 25. Right away with the arrival of Variety the picture men here indig- nantly denied they had been tn the habit of peddling out privileges for plugging of songs in certain as part of presentations. The story was that the music men were propositioned to carry part of the production costs in return. All hands deny this is the case, but there are several who won't deny that they sometimes do put certain singers such as quartets and sister teams into their presenta- tions and the music firms whose songs the act exploits pay their sal- ary in a more or less roundabout way. the catalogs SEEK NATASHA NAVARRE San Francisco, March 25. A warrant has been obtained by Dr. Cc. O. Patten, dentist, for the arrest of Natasha Navarre, author playwright and scenario writer, on charges of embezzlement and she is being sought by the police. According to Dr. Patten, Miss Navarre, last December, proceeded to organize the Natasha Navarre Motion Picture Corp., and obtained a studio near Fairfax. The dentist says he advanced the woman money but not as a stockholder. \COAST RECEIVER FOR PRIZMA Los Angeles, March 26. Howard S. Clewett of Los An- | geles was appointed receiver for the | Pacific Coast interests of Prizma, | . . | Inc., a motion picture concern, by | | } | United States District Court Judge A receiver was appointed Jersey City, N. J., to Bledsoe. last week in ers and the Kelleher interests,| take over the Eastern assets and opened under the new management! business of the corporation. Wil- Thursday night with ‘Lilies of the| liam V. D. Kelley, was the creditor Field’ ag the feature | who filed the petition here for the The orchestra is on a “lift.” | appointment of a receiver. r ‘reaks of is stranger than two other One of thos “Truin wiitt bromide, player booked ibility. The idea has been emotional Musician’s Funny Face May Yet Be His Fortune fortune that adds more weight to the fiction” is the case of a bass viol musicians to play “sad” thematic music for a Cosmopolitan film production The musical assistance was highly ne proved successful of this bass viol player whe is blessed (7) with a “pan” so homely it is unique—-and funny, So funny was it, that the screen actors found themselves incapacitated as sorrowing thespians once they took a flash at this musician’s phiz. His “sad” expression ag he lost himself in the music only heightened the effect The result is, as a bass olinist he lost his job, but one of the assistant directors thinks so weli of the funny-face chap’s comedy ibility he is peddling him to comedy film producers o assist the players’ essary before but went awry because 5 Syrian Want yrian Wants Agency Washington, March 25. A firm in Syria wants to act as agent in that country for American produced motion pic- tures. A special inquiry has come to the Department of Commerce which requests that American producers and distrib- utors communicate with the de- partment, using a code number given the case (9603), in reply- ing. The firm specifically asks for films coming under the heading of “War, adventure, comedy and drama.” . 3 EXHIBITORS PLAN FOR COMBINED BUILDING Clubhouse With Portion For Film Concerns—Must Move From Mecca Bldg. Exhibitors are to have their own club building to be run on business lines. The building formerly occu- pied by the Automobile Club of America in West 54th street is said to be where the promoters would like to locate. The film concerns will be forced to vacate the Mecca bulding shortly, or at least unable to store any film there and this will create a demand for a building where they will be able to hold all branches of their business together. Several of the present tenants of 1600 Broadway have already requested reservations for space in the building. The cost of the building to the Theatre Owners’ Chamber of Com- merce would be in the neighborhood of $125,000 a year and the rental possibilities would bring in approxi- mately $160,000 annually without any charge to the organization which they may retain for their executive offices. It will be some weeks before a final decision is made in the matter. TWO COAST MARRIAGES Los Angeles, March 25. Inez MacDonnell film player was married Saturday to Dr. Frank M. Wilson, surgeon for the Southern Pacific, Alice Lake was married to Robert Williams, actor, Saturday. The ceremony was performed at the home of Viola Dana at Hollywood VARIETY 17 a ART ACORD’S IDEA OF MARRIED LIFE Wife, in Divorce Action, Telis it—Enter Home Drunk or Not at All Los Angeles, March 25. Claiming Art Acord, film star, de- serted her Christmas day, 1922, and that he had frequently entertained Louise Lorraine, picture actress, Edna Mae Acord has filed suit for desertion in $100 a divorce on grounds of the superior court, asking week as temporary alimony. The plaintif€ says Acord told her it was a mistake for a man to marry and remain in pictures. When Acord left he exited with the statement it would cost £10 to send him a pos- tal card. The complaint alleges Acord would either come home drunk or fail to return at all for five or ten days at a stretch while the couple were living together. It further states Universal paid him $1,000 weekly as salary. Acord is reported to be in South America, but his wife’s attorney claims he is somewhere in this city. CENSOR BILLS Reported Against in Mississippi; Killed in Kentucky and Oklahoma Jackson, Miss., March 25. The sub-committee of the com- mittee on education in the House reported unanimously yesterday against the proposed censorship bill now before the legislature. The full committee is expected to vote on the measure the latter part of this week, Motion picture censorship bilis died in committees in the Kentucky and Oklahoma legislatures, which adjourned last Saturday night. The fight against censorship in Kentucky this year was unusually bitter, as the bills had been intro- duced in both branches by the lead- ers of the Assembly. SAM GOLDWYN’S QUEST Los Angeles, March 25. Sam Goldwyn left today for New York to secure a successor to Bar- ney Bernard for the “Potash and Perlmutter” production scheduled to get under way May 1. Francis Marion is now making the adaption and Al Green will di- rect. F. P. LETS VALENTINO SPECIAL GO STRAIGHT TO EXHIBITORS Reported Booked for Run of Three Weeks at Strand, New York, Under Guarantee—“Monsieur Beau- caire” with Sheik Needs No Special Plugging One of the biggest wallops that has come along in the picture In- dustry since the famous closing order issued by Famvus Players- Lasky is that the Rodolph Valentino product “Monseiur Le: tion which is now Lucaire” being made at the Famous Players Long Island studio is to be shown at the Strand the- atre A contract for that run i3 re- | ported as signed last Friday where by the Str Lr i ruarantees A three | week’s run for the production, play- |} ng the picture on a per ntage | basis with the producer getting a] guarantee tl thelr hare sha not | be less than $30.0060 Last night Joseph Piunkett at the | Strand denied the deal had been | closed but stated tha‘ he yped te fet the picture He would not con- | firm the terms of the contrac for | the engagement. | Thus far the cost on “Monsieur fenucaire’ has run to $410,000 up | to the finishing of the French] sequence of the productior Sidney | Olcott who directing started on the FEinglist equence this weel A | remarkable phase of the ) rf | the production is that H J | back the wmeramar 4 ) i } diing the prod i , y entirely in soft fo ! first time tha t t pene tempted on an enti rod mm Famous 44 =] e jé t that they will be able to get a walloping sale out of Valentino direct to the exhibitors without the prestige of an extended Broadway run at advanced box office prices or road showing the production. In- cidentally they also figure that it will mean a quick return on their investment from the first run houses of the country, for if it is possible to put over a three week's run at the Strand in New York here is no doubt they will be at to dupli- cate that feat in a great many of the other first rum houses in key cities, t the time Plunkett denied the report he had closed for Valentino, he admited he had completed ar- rangements with the Pathe people for the showing of the new Haroid Lioyd feature “Girl Shy” at his house Just when “Monseiur Beaucaire” will be rendy for release is a ques- tion It is certain the picture will not be rendy until about June 1, The Strand is boeked soild through May and there are two pictures ai- ready in for June. Possibly “Beau- caire” would be run the last two week June and the first in July. The Strand hasn't played a Oe Players production in years; pract not since the formation of the First National for which or- tion it holds the New York CTyi gta, *f rate eee FOG OL ge ic Te OME LI IO IE FFE PRISE LR Ve ar v RE hue er ge encnaes '

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PICTURES , 1924

Wednesday, March 26 ~— - ——

in payment from the bootleggers for illegal withdrawal permits’ for whisky from the warehouses all over the country. A man named Paul Lundy, styled by Goroni as a vaudeville agent in New York (no such agent is known there), was the go-between for Orr ILL HAYS AGAIN CALLED BY SENATE; [paws vs JOE WEBER MAY BE SUMMONED SOON } i |

if he were let alone of eight film thealuea

COAST INDEPENDENTS ORGANIZED BY BRANDT Four New Members Join Inde- pendent Organization Link- ing East and West Frankfort, N. Y., March 26. This town wants Sunday base- ball, but is opposed to Sabbath May pictures. The matter wa6 put to the voters last week, and the movie proposition suffered its second defeat. On the other tional game was hand, the na- welcomed for

the Sabbath by a large majority. Los Angeles, March 25. = Four new producing members P 99 | Were added to the ranks of the In- PI N dependent Motion Picture Produc- ers’ and Distributors’ Assn. at a

Goroni stating that when he OPS GOT T00 MANY. Variety-Clipper Bureau, he would return the film to New couldn't get permits legally Lundy C meeting called for that purpose by Evans Bidg, Washington, Jersey and never bring it out again. | “™* to him stating that should he, Ws Joe Brandt, who came here to or- March 26 This was refused, a fine was col- —— Pca % gooey on oe a sh wes ee eae. The - : z : nl Spe ee pena aay a tcases through, e shoui see rr | 4 : ’ ‘ , — Hays has been = meee _ —_ a h totaled —— and then Goroni did, adding that he wished | Police Round Up 82 Homeless, makes a total of seven West Coast n e investigation of the exas{ Rickard proceeded to show the film : , “4 « : a : , ’ » he . 3 ¢ > > roducers. land frauds. This time the Senatel first he stated to get his $1,000 back | D@ had cut his right arm off be fore but 25 Needed—Some Had |» 4 m : , >} +i nage * = re ‘er > in » investigating committee wants to]and second, because his lawyers ad-|¢ did any business with that "Co Other Jobs Waitin There were ten independent pro- know about the alleged outside in-| vised him that no further action} /¥™bus crowd,” of which Orr, Man- g ducers present at the meeting, ana fluences and their interference with }could be brought against him after nington, and others as the deal were —_—— |} in addition to the four that joined the department’s fraud inquiry. the payment of the first fine. referred te by the witness. , . , on the ranks of the association sev- Chief Postoffice Inspector Sim- Hickard verified various other Miss Stinson when returning to San Francisco, March 29, eral indicated that they would ‘tain . me av > e 9 . ‘ . * . 7 e - monds told the committee that | testimony previously given as to the! ‘© ~— Saturday — aie San Francisco “bums” and a fot!in the near future. The annual andi ; ai . sation after sensatio rst tellin ‘ : : ; : : Creager had talked with Hayes} splits of the profits from the film, ie it pone t S vo ea frond ; who are not “bums,” but just work- | dues are $600. about the investigation and that it} and why these splits were made an Greg Fame-UP in evens : — Brandt in his talk Ointed i¢ ) against her and following up with |ingmen down on their luck and j an § aK pointes out was Creager who said that Donald- A statement from a firm of public j °°" " ‘ & up : {the necessity of a West Coast unit son was prejudiced and over-en-/accountants was presented to the} '@ported offers of money for her | forced to seek shelter in a rescue | and declared that with it acting in ’ - : t silence, 4 } re ‘ Pp ee: ‘ ih ted :* a : = * ah thusiastic, with the result that In- | committee by Rickard, which ilence, and a Genes al denial of the mission, feel they have a legitimate conjunction with the Eastern pro- epector Donaldson was relieved. though only covering from the time ie 8 gg bend by Harry kick against the San Francisco p0-/| qycine members would vive the -—_—— of the fight through Oct, 28, 1921, a aug nicl - ow a iF a ap- | lice, and particularly Graf Produc- | association the prestige and scope ae . ‘ied ; ‘arance P co e - ; .. I ee Recent developments before the] period of practically four months, pearance etore the committee, j tions Ince., a film-producing organi- | jt required to compete with the Senate Committee investigating the | Mr. Rickard stated no further earn- Will Hays paid Washington a fly- | zation seeking real local color and | program and other releasing or- conduct of Harry M. Daugherty as] ings of any consequence were made| ims visit to appear before the Oil /types for “A Wise Son,” in which i ganization. He also. stated that Attorney General indicate that Joc; beyond that period of time. Rickard investigating committee. He denied | Bryant Washburn and Alec B.! through organization the wundesir- Weber of Weber and Fields will he] did claim, however, that Quinby,} flatly that Harry Sinclair had given | francis are featured. | able and “wild cat’ producing and brought to Washington to appear]the producer of the film, took a oil stock to clear up the Republican | The film has been in the process | distributing organizations which before the committee and tell his} year’s sojourn in Europe without, Party’s deficit following the 1920 lof making for the past three ori had-been the “thorn in the sides” version of the alleged conspiracy,| making a final accounting on the campaign, but did admit afterward ‘four weeks, with most of the ;of the Independent Producers and as recounted by Roxie Stinson, for-]| profits of the film. that Sinclair contributed $75,000 to- | «cjooting’ in San Francisco. Many Distributors would be driven from ; - Sonn j -_ 7; ¢ | . mer wife of Jess Smith, to wet Clean Breast ward the fund ‘ lof the sequences of the story relate | the field. An annual output of Weber’s brother-in-law out of jail. The sensational “clean breast of Martin W. Littleton took the | to the down-and-out days of “Old | from 75 to 80 releases a year was Following the announcement yes-fall details” of the liquor deals in| “wind out of the’ sails’ of the} Tim,” the character taken by Fran- suggested by him. terday that further hearings would ; New York as told by John Goroni, + Oi) investigating committee when he | cis. | The co-operative working of the not be held until WwW ednesday morn- >a wholesale drug man, tied this .amej refused to let Sinclair, as his client,| The Grafs and their director, Phil} unit of producers he also claimed ing due to the illness of group of men, with the exception ; testify before the committee. Lit- | Rosen, first appealed to Police| would be a means of eliminating bd ‘ . ve © ‘ +h Hf i + ¢ , g ; j ; W heeler, inquiry was made at the of Jap Muma, up in the liquor! tleton put forth arguments as to! Judge Sylvain J. Lazarus. Judge|confliction in type and style of pro- Senator's office concerning deals. William Orr, who “saw” the; why Sinclair did not have to .estify, | Lazarus didn't have enough “bums” | ductions here, as well as bein the furthe t yul b ken on] Pee ¢ fieht ] sae at p 1 So +3 hac ls } é ; further action would be \ iken '} censors of the fight film, was stated and up to this writing has been suc- | jn stock to supply the demand, so!means of developing new stars and he Joe Weber angie of the inves to be by Goroni the recipient of cessful, although now the committtee | he suggested to Police Cantain Goff | directors for the independent tioatt + . Iafin lv ate a . 9 . a . eaten. a ge = gown od ss dU} some $50,000, while Orr's partner,;is proposing either court or Senate | that the necessary quota of flotsam | market. that Mr. Weber would assuredly be} owen Murphy, was given $150,000 action to force Sinclair to testify. }and jetsam be rounded up and] He declared that the belief among subpoenaed but as to whether the ie Fa he given the choice of $3 a day as a/the exhibitors around the country subpoena would be issued by the : : ae: ; . ! pant uti faction. tha of } movie extra or a stay in the hoos- | Wus that the indepenucnt produ ropsec ig faction, that of the : . ; ‘ we ' +) of ie UE , 3 gow. Goff is a man of few words ers entire output Consisied o1 1 ae Wheeler Committee or by the de : , pr ; 5 fense (the lawyers sitting f 1 on the and much action He passed the! ing rut norse-hoppers ind ense ¢ Ie ers sitting I mm tne P tides y ; . ” \ } ’ } args ; cnet ak Masidieiians word to two of his men, and that| “jumping jacks Which are the ee tdtigl re ‘ “ ‘ was enough trade names respectively or he spokesman for Senator W heele: . . P . ‘ r torn’? na | . t ; - 7m : At 6 o'clock in the morning a Western and memaramat pro would not state. This same spokes : _ . , , 1id t t Mr. Weber would ur fleet of patrol wagons was backed | ductions Pris, te Said, Was not nan said that Mr. Weber would wr eens | } +) ‘ aahedte be lled t} ery nea up to the front door of the Cal-| true, for during the past year the uot i J Calif mh ine vel ! ; } t ) } " } ‘ future. _ | vary Rescue Mission, where a guy | independent producers have heen , ‘Sei Ww ber's nt of the re aries |down on his luck can get a bowl| turning out some very commend- Joe eodoer s accoun rt Lhe > : } ’ . — a Se . ; : lof soup, a blanket and six feet of | able features. ported conversations between 'him- lq Fic} | Following the talk by Brandt and ast? « wen Ginith are awaited . ° . ° | floor space, Eighty-two men were | " 5 pagal ecsiegieicset Sry: If and Jesse Smith are awaited] Picture Houses Trying to Find Substitutes for Vaude-! 003.3 out o° their blankets |Seneral discussion of the problem with interest nere particularly : n r 1g s , ; ‘ } : > 4 y > the wagro ak by those present, the Sanford mong the local newspaper m ville as Extra Attractions—Song Plugger and |2°raed into the wagons, taken to) F oductions, Eddie Lyons Produc- Thev seemingly see an angle here | the police station and booked for roauctions, Bean ‘-YONnS sere : mingly & i angie he! : Da ates : PO Per .y | tions Mission Film Co ition that. Will “Sep” tip thele ateries. Illustrated Songs Not Being Handled to Ad-|vazrancy. But it wasn’t vagrancy| 'OnS Mission naan eae Another recent development is the they were wanted for—it was the | @" ; ee ; aa ee ee non-appearance of Jap Muma vantage of Theatres movies. Many of the bunch had | 0rsanization. ; , ‘ vied by other witnesses as “the | jobs in sight to which they were to Abraham ¢ Bryon, Neac Of Care Y ster mir ah n engineering the report that day. Productions, declared — — mast i ill | im di La 4 ai ; zo . nite lice eftr > to Oo nde- deal to put across the Dempsey) | The movie director picked 25 and |" io as ie ‘a _— i ge i ‘ h: : Rc at gate Nagle sae “Heh — pe ° t . ae : ,| pendent producer. e stated that Carpentier fight films throughout Boston, March 25 | This is what Mr. Hawkins did for | the = ha = turned = The he had spent one year and $300,000 he country. Muma was called la Inexpensive, but at the same time rhe White Sister The setting | an -» . Py we men Whe ce ltrvinge it and found it necessary to week and did not respond, with the} more or less effective prologs |for the prolog was completed when | ean SS Shanes Ye ae Mare | give his product to an organized nek akties OE wteee: Mee ee Re oe ee ee nee a i. work fell on deaf ears, and they! *% com { vaiti j ’ fo. iow are bel: ised by manage: i regulation wood drop was lowered Pode an Be ghee og hie “ | releasing organization. He also de- } , nee ef oceed an Kas +} : ees. ; : ey vie re ok 0 take 1e alr, | ee : 3 ; C6 } app b f many picture heatres through- jin front of the picture screen. On Ray lelared that it was his belief that a ney men he Wins “Sad Sagas Sea EAD ; : | The cops had to come to the aid} ~’ ey With al Pha Pjout the New England States as ajone side of the stage were two wood | ‘ ithe independent producer could not M l now re e to testif ‘ ' ¢ ) ; , : |of the movie men a 6econd time, | ° : will neans of olsteriz ip business | wings and on the opposite side a} . 7 ‘ spend more than $10,000 In making e of the of evidence pre- | without t to the introduc- |smail alt , | when, on the following night, dur- | °*"” F Bae . i i without resorti1 to the introduc- {small altar, such as is found along | ing the stagi of a at ¢ Sot a production, as the exhibitors fig- i« ( f yf those . " — : y ie i Ae : n > staging of a street fight ‘ nte } . ere of tion of vaudeville, the cost of which he highways of France and Italy, | = ured regardless of its merits an ine osely W the he 58 iS J 1 |] f 1¢ vith railing in front of it. It w 5 | OR? See Watertromt, the extras I yroved rol ve in onr with a ri: 4 ont of j as | : ° ane nt release as ¢@ leay } on " pnemes - ree & i it, ltook the affair seriously, and be- dependen f e wa ua cheap one on with per-features about as large as a wing from al, : 2 and must be purchased cheaper ‘ , aca ae : ib as : . aie , | fore long a merry, honest-to-good- : a6 ol veiprng vs : enter-door fancy set and in the} nose riot and battle-royal was iy than the program or other ree ! ! er at the top was an opening | ; lease ! he nd ; / progress é n Which was placed a erucifix ; Prior t th col 310 of the = I Vt During the presentation of the pro- | meeting Br nit tated e Wo d ree i ] € \ ‘ ple: oe 66 ” e ot 1 ex - 4 ‘ +) t } ew around logs it was illuminated by a light LOOKING FOR BICYCLING main here fo another ten days or i Comn ' 1" ; lf f f £ tt suspended over it The light f . mort 1 ¢ which time he would V ft st or s ture, however, wv oncealed Smaller Picture Theatres Suspected | appoint 2 resentative to look af " 1d ‘ . of a The prolo was ened wit t} of Cheating Renters ;out fe interest of the associa- of erve a inist playing the chimes; a sok ition on the West Cx i ist garbed in the white gown of The smaller film houses in the ad t nre ‘ nun entered and took her place in out-lying districts have reverted rapiv'o Parse Ticatyg Panyu 3 sve reverted) YQUNG JONES IN CHARGE P ] ef S)} back to a practice more or les ) . ! § inle the. AY . - + lane ' ' é “ n missit n the early d but lon&| Son Successfully Conducted Big eele | a BARA Seren gon oited Business in Father’s Absence of , A\ ‘ It is that of int Y . film t ; 7 ne £0 ' ‘ ti } ] ) ] r } < i £ T dou ( Re ese! ~ } ‘ ] f rY re? P . P é W ( of e sk ly eft Exchanges re reporte empleyin I ‘ ( I f I Oo WW n a t i c ( ip ) t! ! ¢ o cr ¢ n a1 F « © 1 } ‘ showings ere) ’ } Lit fron sir.” 1 ¢ ] t Oo of he | Exchange re of tl opi! n ti An! G.. 2 I ‘ } ere Other witness¢ 1 tified 1 phere e | nts of the State School of offenders can be prosecuted, und Will 1 the } Ne Rickard told them tha eve thine |! } ( I Theatrical Presentation, conducted |the piracy act Before the } f south was fixed in Washington” for th through th medium of t } under the supervision of E. Flat} been content to charge regular ren- | During the absence of the seniol chowing of the film throughout the} presenting one o more ‘ ‘ Bent, the State organ master, and | tal fees and let it go. members of the firm, the entire re country. though it usuall is only one, to!the only cost of her appearance at | This practice out of town is] sponsibilities of th: bis business The committee accused Rickard of ]}8ing a song pertinent to the feature three shows daily for seven days|;kKnown as “bicycling.” was in the hands of young John J hiding behind the disabled sc such as a lumber w tien Es} j : Wa for the nun’'s costume, Students | _ —--——- - nee Jones, vice president and son ot when the witness endeavored a’ for the picture or one take: from of the school are coached and then Two More in Berkeley | Aaron J. Jones The winter season plain why he first transported « {the themes which prevail throu permitted to make their stage debut | San Francisco, March 25, | Just passed is reported the most film out of New Jersey. In spite of }Out the music score for the film. at the State. i The West Coast Theatres, Inc.,}| Successful in the } ory the firm hely l } ek te 4 example of the way one New In Portland, Me., Wiliam E.|has added two new houses to its nd you Jones be z; con fin: ; és ir ' m 6} s putting on Reeves, manager of the Strand. growing chain of theatres in Cali- gratulated on h administrativ¢ eter da 2 é ! 1 of features from time to time, in addi- |fornia through the purchase of the | 2bil showine of the filn t he finally} shown in the presentations bei! tion to soloists, a prolog number in/“U, C.” and Berkeley in Berkeley, consented an . ¥ ! ted and] arranged for sie af se New Bed- which the spirit of the music ac- | Cal. Two houses previously were | VIGNOLA, METRO DIRECTOR threatened with prose cuti } ‘ ford, Mass., by John W.- Hawkins, ;companying the feature picture is|operated by private interests. Robert G Vignola has side = ' . ¢ Piste: , ¢ : ’ , if ti ] ‘chair tarnrate . f : aS K 5 re : Noa : * e@ to Col. H eneral mi ‘ of the Allem chain | interpreted by ballets in which The West Coast people already stepped his own film produéin i Attorney, that (Continued on page 42) had one theatre in the college town. | company to direct for Metra.

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et pong cere i ah ene a Pia a SRP pe fi t ee 20 VARIETY PIC PURES BIG PICTURES SWAMPING TIMES SQ; AND GETTING BIG “Thief of Bagdad” Playing to Capacity——“Lilies of | Field” Got $37,000—‘“‘America” Short Run “Yolanda” Finishing Proadway is being WwW nped wit) roadway j ing mped wi big pictures. Krom a angle both “The Thief of Bagdad” and “Secrets,” which opened o Monday night cf tl wee OK be knockout There was nothing startling 1 the figures of the regular run of picture houses during last week, except that the Capitol and the Strand ran about neck and neck, the former house with the second week of “The Gay White Way getting $38,700, while the Strand with “Lilies of the Fieid’ played to $37,623, the picture hold the second week there. The next biggest Broadway was gotten by “A ciety Scandal” second week on while “The Fighting the Rivoli played to $19,919. The claim made for “The of Bagdad” at the picture was going $20,000 pace, with report money on the street, 000, and it will do that, Yesterday the announcement was made that Mary Pickford in “Dor- othy Vernon of Haddon Hall” will open at the lowing “The Covered Wagon United Artists issued the annou ment for Miss Pickford. Jlast week the receipts of Covered Wagon” fell off a the take being $8,577, while at the Cohan “The Ten Commandments very nearly got $16,000, the exa figures street being $15,859. At the Griffith picture, ca,” leaped somewhat, getti 198 last week, a@ jump of $600. “Yolanda,” the new Marion } $600, getting $16,198. Davies feature, finishes at the Cos Liberty—“The Thief of Bagdad” mopolitan after a brief run, the}| (Fairbanks) (1,234: $1.50 - $2). house possibly going dark for a]|Opened Tuesday night of last week. an attraction, The receipts So- at the Rialto in its $20,910 Coward” at Thief the Liberty was that along at a saying the scale in force can gross about $16,- Criterion May 5 fol- . ne nce- “The little, the 44th ‘Ameri- $16,- about few weeks because of the lack of last | but Over $16,000— MONEY, TO | week were inder $11,000 which means a |G@s8 In operatior At the Lyric “The inal third, it got | ‘ | Woman” is in its week, weex, its ’ | l. | Name a4 Last around $6,900. | |The Hoosier Schoolmaster” at the | Cameo showed $4,442 last week. | err } | Estimates for last wee} ' | . * ~ . | Astor—‘Secrets” (First National); | Seats 1,131; $1.65). Opened Mon |day night; looks like a hit. | Cameo—'The Hoosier Schoolmas- } ter’? (Hodkinson); (549; 55-85). Did |not hold up to the business that the | hou e did the preceding week. ‘ot $4.442. This week “His Darker Self.” Capitol—"The Gay White Way” (Goldwy Cosmopolitan); (5,300; 55-$1.65). The second week of the picture disappointed, of $38,700. The rific, with the making a two weeks 480. Cohan—"The Ten Commandments’ first week ’ figure of Cosmopolitan—‘‘Yolanda”’ mopolitan); (1,162; $1.50). this week. Business has not satisfactory and house may for lack of attraction either (Paramount); (608; $1.50). Adver }tising “last weeks” will leave | Mary Pickford’s ‘Dorothy Vernon o Haddon Hall” due May 5. last week. 44th Street — “America Griffith) (1,323: 1.50). the tering previous week by claiming a $20,000 pac the chances are that the pictur Management DOROTHY VERNON DID $23,000 showing a net was ter- pic ture doing $59,780, $98,- (Paramount): (900; $1-$2). Dropped off just a few dollars last week, showing $15,95° as against $15,964 the week before. (Cos- Closes been go dark film or legitimate. Got around $11,000 last week, Criterion—"The Covered Wagon” May 3. Got $8,577 Pt ae. Jumped somewhat in receipts last week, bet- about f e e is going along at around $16,000, which is about all that the house can hold at the scale. Lyric—"“Thy Name is (Metro) (1,406; $1.50). rather heavily last week, $6,900. Going out this week, Rialto—“A Society Scandal” (Par- amount) (1,960; 60-85-99). Woman” Dropped off getting even though Broadway. 910. Rivoli— “The Fighting Coward” (Paramount) (2,200; 60-85-99). Most talked of picture on the street last week but did not show anything like record breaking quality at bdéx office, getting $19,919. , Strand — “Lilies of the (First National) (2,900; 35-55-85). Pulled corking business last week, retting $38,623 and consequently held over for second week. second for teceipts picture on showed $20,- TWO-SIDED BILL “Compromise” Measure Introduced | at niany Al ait. Mareh 25. Assemblyman F. Trubee Davis- son, of Nassau County, has intro duced in the Assembly the long her- alded Republican compromise mo- tion picture repeal bill Ate by an added article to the penal law, hibitions of an obscene, indecent, immoral or sacrilegious films. The penalty prescribed not less than $500 or imprisonment |} of not less than 30 days or both. Maintenance of such an exhibition is declared a common the same manner as a violation the Volstead law under Federal statute and may be abated by in- junction proceedings. To institute such action against a nuisance of this kind no bond is required. In addition to other penalties, vio- lations of the provisions of the posed law would automatically re- voke the license and the room, bu place where suc committed would Seema a nuisance. The attorney or the. district county would be | tute Injunction pro After writing these provisions in- to the Penal Law, which ilding, structure or h violations common general of the state attorney of authorized to insti- eedings. 1 places the moving picture exhibition iin the same category as the saloon Topped | the Famous Players houses last week WeGnentny, March 26, inal M. P. T. 0. A. MEETING National Convention at Boston Late in May The national conventi.»n of the M. P. T. O. A. will be held in Bos- ton, May 27, 28 and 29, and a special committee of Massachusetts and New England exhibitors are now arranging the detail. Special convertion programs will be arranged for each da and an invitation will be extended to Presi- |} gent Coolidge to be a guest. Reports will be made on legisla- activities at Washington which will inelude the admission and seat tax repeal moves, tive “BIRTH” ENDS CHI. RUN Chicago, March 25. “The Birth of a Nation” has about exhausted its draw at the | INinois. One afternoon this week Field” | for rigid penalties for improper ex- | is a fine of | nuisance in| of | of the exhibitor |} was | the | business | ° lth ere were only $78 in “he proposal to move the house. the picture direct from the Illinois to the Or- | pheum, smaller loop house, has been declared off. Sam Blair will pilot a road show through the state without going ; over the Tlinois line. JUDGMENT ON SEATS Jury Decides hinatnes Strand Com- pany of Schenectady Schenectady, A jury in March 25. of Staford the for the balance installed in the house, after deliberating an hour, reported t Supreme Court Justice Edward bee Angell last week that they found the | Manufacturing Co., le | Strand Theatre Co., |due on seats case against for the plaintiff in the sum of | $4, 513. 03 and ¢ecrued interest. The action was begun by the Staford c omany under tract entered | William the terms of a con- between it and president of the into M. Shirley, | Strand Company, on Aug. $1, 1921 {by which the plaintiff was to far- | nish and install seats in the house lof the defendant The plaintiff sued |for $460.27, and the jury awarded it }the full amount, less 982.95, the cost lof installing the seats. Shirley | counterclaimed for $8,000, alleging the loss of $5,000 by reason of ifact through the plaintiff's failure to live up to of the to open the until Thanksgiving Day, |}more than two months after the ad- vertised date, and alleging a further the the provisions he was unable r -ontract t a itre lloss of $3,000 for damages to the ;clothes of patrons caused by the 'seats, which had red ather backs, |instead of blue, as he contended he had ordered. — | i here, *Aschman, // MILWAUKEE INDICT MENT DUG UP ON SEVEN MEN —_———_—_—_— Two Years Old and Relating to Fight Films Milwaukee, Through the fight film scandal in Washin March 25. investigation of the ston it has come to light that two indict- ments, naming seven men in the theatrical business was yoted by a Federal Grand Jury in this city two years ago. No arrestS were made then or later. ¥F, C. Quimby, who recently testi- fied in Washington “an arrangement existed in which the Department of Justice was not to interfere with the exhibition of the films” is one of those accused One indictment charges a con- spiracy to bring the Dempsey-Car- pentier pictures into this city from Chicag®, and names as defendents, Quimby of Chicago, William 4A, head of the Pathe offte eg and Otto L. Meister of the local Whitehouse The charges a eatre other bill conspir- |} acy to bring the Dempsey-Willard | picture to Milwaukee, naming as | defendants, J. Flaherty, W. S. Alt- | man and Lee Simpson of Chicago, and Henry Goldberg, connected with the Empress Theatre here. United States Attorney Ro Vy te Morse, who took office more than a year ago after the return of the indictments, announced last week, after examining the records for the first time, he would immediately start an investigation to see why no arrests had been made in the case. “SPITE, ” SAYS R. INCE Shemart's $50,000 Suit for Assault Damages Vera Geo. 0s ..ngeles, March 25. Ralph Inee, the director, says the $50,000 suit brought against him by George Stewart in New York is ‘spite work and a i to get re- venge for fancied ngs on the |part of certain people Ince further states that he never |}gave his version of what happened either at the Post Lodge or on the Boston Post road returning from the Lodge on the night that young Stewart was injured, but says that Stewart started the fight } | George Stewart, who is ito Anita ;of Ralph Ince The above refers to the time that the brother Stewart, wife was injured in a row \ hich followed a party at the Post rene rally and Lucile Lodge At the time it was inderstood young Stewart was re- ——— -- — CHICAGO FILMS OFF IN LOOP: ONLY TWO DRAW PUBLIC Biblical Picture Benefits by Lent, Others Injured— Picture at Woods Makes New Top, Grossing nount) and pres s Ut 60) attr: ed ir’ of $24,470 Woods Phe I Comman¢ nents ‘Parame § we j $) 65) i ere, Dp Ne t $14,8 Roosevelt The ‘ W \V ( rhe r h¢ ( I i t i + $20,000 Monrose ] W He } } { i ‘ $3 Ri Randolph [he ‘ ‘ | Ve ? OS¢t I . «A ot ¢ people oY { only d¢ 1 $4,500 New Orpheum The Marriag: Circle” Lubitsch) for five day failed to draw (799: 40) and gave Way Saturday to “When a Man’s Man.” $7,500. This Week aLko as (George Beban an ecompany in The Greatest Love ot An’; MeVickers has Gloria Swart son in “A Society Scandal’: Mor roé S ‘Judgement of the Storm Randolph has Lila. Les ind Jame: Ki yood i Love's Whirlpoc Wie od ( ] eS | ‘ I"¢ Yn or ma lentes Roose eontini The Great White \\ Sta Lake iS forme yf wudey ad R to Peop } | business, section two of the bill re- Stern On His Way peals the present motion picture | Chicago, Ma 29 enmbaretate law with the act to taka} Abe Stern, of,the Ce ntury. com- . bd sd 6 = wd | effect immediately edias, ssed hrough Chicago | apni _ week en route to the coast — — | FINANCING PICTURES St ae ae ee OT : 99 | Hartford, March e —~é se a . we - + Pickford Film Opened to Turnaway—‘‘Secrets’ | Richara W. Saunders, compt ler f the Famous Players-Las| “~~ > . ~ eT OL Le ra l ] Started at $5.50 Premiere, $1.65 Top Regular— | yi1) speak at a dinner of M : id ford Chapter, American Inst ] . etropolitan Di $20,000 | Banking here Thursd M mn 27 'Hlis subject wi be “Financing ( . = = Motion Picture Industry - * , } i { € i ; : | TT. 0. D. C. TROUBLES j rhe fth f € Ww! e | 7 = 1 é ttr ‘ S 0 € ‘ , ‘ ¢ . | . . ¢ , MI av ey ’ oe |Harry Davis Arrives to Go Into or t t ren tn i Missi é é ‘ e | J tim « for ast W Court | } > ' | _ | f th t least| California — “Beau = Brumme | $14,800 on Week i (Warner Br - (2.000; 5-85ec) Harry Davis one of the execu- | ‘ ‘ n ¢ | Star ted out to capacity and held ip | t ives of the original Theatre Own- | _—_—-— . }nicely all week. ers’ Distributing Corp., organized in| : rom I Million Dollar—‘Dorothy Vernon] pelaware. arrived In New York ve. | : 50, March 2t f Haddon Hall” (United Artists).|;o-anv ¢ x t} , ess has been off in the pic ; - ss = ee erdaay to ASK ) I (Lf i a ‘ ouse o fa n Lent te in ex- i tae PE hes ae | unction against the lately formed | te t ‘ ‘ } hat period | 2 l'Theatre Owners’ Distributing C rp % > ; a Grauman’s Metropolitan—‘Sha lof New York, formed by W. A. 7 ‘ t t | nossib +} f Pa mi ! ) , FOE | i Cal Ande t ¥ c pl € ese n G loop yy ] o do bus inde tn 1 if¢ fhe (re Wh Way ‘ I ( f tod ¢ , ; " e Re ‘ ant rt ren Con : hee _ of tne a nN ime ae he Vood re ne the iy f yo | 4 tf ti ! | ‘ people vw r ; r ait release After ; | ; - ontendea 4 F bee | ‘ ‘ our | the Andersnor y ‘ ln ole e Noor Or > wees ( t Mi Oo | When True i Ar ea } 14 } ‘ n r U iT . . vi 4 y fi eturns.|the rew company. Davis alleges tha ally expect somewhat of ) exceliv? ( f } FO,UUU 6 aa | they took the assets of the old com nett — ae one ay : At 1 Nie One tan \ ere Pola} Egypti an—'"'Te) Commandments | pany lock, stock and arrel. wit] rather a ever Jolt The Com Negri in Shadows of Paris” ed alt y, (1,500 rf $1.65 Leb iyt h ; : oi Mie — mandments” bettered last, doing layed up heavily and with Crea-|sixteenth week). Lent not affecting | °V* authorization. 1 $14,800, a new record pia} i ; é : “ ore eading orchestra, he lattendance to ar y extent. $20 400. A statement issued by the T. O Harold Bell Wright. kiddea in house got ove 13,000 the first two | Mission—" The White Sister’ |D. C, No. 1, in which Davis and Sid- |} smart eircles as being a rube ideal- days |(Metro). (900; 50c-$1.65; 5th week).| ney S. Cohen were jointly quoted,| ist, broke into the loop Saturday o Sd Wacdhes Wank ee oe tig site Maga SF id it was said that a number of thea- | /@S8t week with “When a Man's a . miered Phursday night at the Loew's State—"Lilies of the tr ownere of he countr: asked | Man.” Neither the picture group ( erioy nd g0 the usual ig | Fielc Id” (First National). (2,400:35- that thei : } ois > 3 e } nor the eritical faction want to take € S 1e idérawn ‘oO oe : ry night publicity. The big | 65 = Held up to averags week. li 1eir name: e Wi ones 1irom him s¢ riously, but businese started :, lgvor Q. the advisory boacd of Ture’s newly | off ve ry good and it looks as though ~ | Criterion—' Secrets” (First Na- formed company, and stated that} the engagement wou a be success jéional). 1,750; 50c-$1.65) Pre-| the use of their names was withe The film sueceeds “The Marriage p. | m iered Thu sday. $8460 (3 days|their authorization. Circle,” which failed to cateh on a | eluding Thursday night, opening _— | the New Orpheum. jat $5.50 top. $4,000), Henley’s “Free Love” | Estimates for last wee} Milter s—'The Great W iite Way TIobart Henley will direct ‘ Free! Chicago- “Flowing Golda” ‘Pi (Ce ‘ r y Q " © . oDdDart eniey VWJii dire I ge 2 ) )- roldwy cvs iol ~0-fOC), amare aiden ys. } National) and presentations (4.400: mils sth week here, including two weeks | L©V as his first assignone | 60) drew about $42,000. fornia. $5,806 Louis B. Mayer. i McVi ckere— The Stranger” (P: ‘ay — | = “Sc Th in P The Kans pictu road is the “Scal 50-75 a $1.! Shub The \ mone Missi The 3 was week first | of th In ad acts | prices The Orphe time. atre | tions depar shado It i of th Natio: street pendit The to be weath The § good storm: ruin and T count better The Libert thoug! especi: The time, : River,’ films Vetera sold f many On the to the tures shown under ling a show | ing thi subs, were | nemy a reco were ce in stre Germa man o the yw Shippe, War | leased Said, Last New: All” (] Spoken re0rge Stage Rave | € 200d nc by Sto! latter } Liber (Warne Critics Space ft Sot a and h 1 $4,000 « it} ler Roya (890: Popu la at Sh regular Was te review types , receive he sad paid Will be €eing ‘tons n reduce advert mouch ) Othe, on ‘4£es,

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PICTURES

— ‘SPECIAL IN PICTURE HOUSE—ONE WEEK BEATS TOTAL GROSS OF LEGIT RUN * vv

“Scaramouche” K. C., More Than It $1.50— Did $8,500 Last Week at Royal, Did in Three Weeks at “Baby” Orpheum’s Flying Start ana nein >

Kansas City, March 25. There were two outstanding facts in picture eircles here last week. The first was that the film fans of Kansas City do not care for their pictures at 4 legitimate theatre at road show prices. The proof of this js the remarkable business done by “Scaramouche, ”" at the Royal, at §0-75c. after it had been showed for a $1.50 top, for three weeks at the Shubert- Missouri a few months ago. The week at the Royal grossed more money than the entire three at the Missouri. The second cause of was ihe, enormous attendance all week at the Mainstreet, showing its first First National picture, “Lillies of the Field’ under its new policy. In addition to the film the usual six vaudeville was given with prices 25c. at mats and 50c. at night. The 3,400 seats of the “Baby” Orpheum were occupied most of the time. The house deserted the the- atre pages in the advertising sec- tions of the papers for the picture department and its displays shadowed the others. discussion acts oO over- It is understood that one clause of the contract between the First Nationa! company and the Main- street calls for a $1,500 a week ex- penditure for advertising. The week as a whole was inclined to be erratic, as to business. The weather was accountable in part. The Sunday openings were not so good on account of threatening storms which broke just in time to ruin the night returns. Monday and Tuesday were also off on ac- count of snow. The last half was better The “Marriage Circle’ at the} Liberty failed to entice them in, al- | though the eritics raved over it, especially the clever directing. The Empress, @ark most of the time, opened for a run of “Powder River,” official United States War films given under auspices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Tickets sold for 50c. and the boys, with many women, were selling tickets on the streets, which helped get ’em to the side street house. The pic- tures were different from those shown here a couple of years ago under the same title and are thril- ling and instructive Part of the show consisted of 1.500 fee show- ing the sinking of ships by German subs. It is claimed that the pictures were taken from the d2c'- of the enemy submarine U-35, which had a record of 75 ships sunk. They were shown through Germany to aid in strengthening the morale of the German people, A secret service man operating tn Germany during the war captured the films and shipped them to the United States War Department, which has _ re- ‘cased them for exhibition, it is said, Last week’s estimates: Newman “The Greatest Love of All” (1,980: 50 Combination spoken drama pictur with George Beban and company on Stage and screen. The reviewers fave the star and entertainment 800d notices. Business hurt Sunday by stormy weather but picked up latter half. Around $14,000 rpbiberty — “The Marriage Circle” i arner Brothers}, (1,000; 50-T75c.). Critics gave considerable of their Space to the director. Picture never Sot a chance. Storm Sunday hurt and business failed to build. Around $4,000 d this is not New Orleans ®ither) aes! ages “Scaramouche” Do wigs oc.). First time Popular prices. Ran for three weeks at Shubert-Missouri last fall at regular house prices, $1.50 top, but Was ter -75e.). and (Metro) ible flop at box office. One reviewer said: “There \ ill be two te of people in Kansas City to he eb the picture, those who will Jad at the thought of what they paid at the Missouri and those who will be overjoyed at the chance of a. te same number of execu- reduc ne flirtations at the Royal at ed prices.” The house in its adverticiy, : ae advertising arriegs a line “Scara- mouchy wh Pp Will not be presented else- 1ere in the city until 60 days after t} 0 close of this engagement ,lened fair Sunday, flattened out “He next ty 0 days, and commenced here at}

ar, ule to ecupacity for last half Othe, O3@:) te $3,500 and held over yoo HPSt’run films: “Her Reputa- | ohn Globe; “Happiness,” Pan- | i tages, “LILIES” WITH $24,000 TOPS FRISCO RECEIPTS “Rendezvous” Next at $16,- 400—Third Money to “The Next Corner” at $14,200 San Francisco, March 25. Again the Warfield got the break last week on account of “Lilies of the Field,’ with Corinne Griffith. It easily led the field. The Granada was off with Rendezvous,” despite the appearance of Neal a comedy, “Busy Buddies,” used on the same program, and an $“Inter- national Jazz Week” staged by Paul “The personal Burns, star of Ash. The Imperial with John Barry more’s “Beau Brummel” didn’t get better than average receipts. Pic- ture wel] done but seemed to lack audience appeal. Too much cos- tume stuff and not enough punch in story. The Strand with “Wild Oranges’ fell below preceding three weeks. Feature weak and business suf- fered accordingly. Estimates for last week: California —‘‘The Next Lon Chaney (Paramount) (2,400; 55-90.) Fair picture with popu larity of Chaney helping consider- ably and big musical offering by Max Dolin added g@eature Got $14,200. Granada s “Pika Corner,’ Rendezvous” (Goldwyn) (2,840; 55-90.) This Marshal] Neilan feature not so good from audience standpoint; $16,400. Imperial—“ Beau Brummel,” John Barrymore (1,400; 55-90.) Excel- lent picture well done, but seeming to lack drawing showed $9,800. enon —‘“Lilies of the Field,’ Corinne rriffith (First National). (2,800; 55-90) Opened to record- breaking business and kept up g@t. Topped the town with $24,000. Strand—‘“Wild Oranges” (Gold- wyn). ( (1,700; 30-65.) Picture power; hardly better than ordinary pro- gram offering and business took flop. Only $5,500, Cameo— “The Night Message,” Gladys Hulette (Universal). About average, with business in ac- at $2 2,500. cordance, BOSTON, DFSPITE LENT, HOLDING TEN, $16,000; “DRIViN’ FOOL”, $7,000, Substitution for “Love’s Whirlpool” Banged Fenway |

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ij kno kout; DENVER OPPOSITION Stage Houses Hurt Picture Places Last Week. Denver, March 25. With the Chicago Civie company here for two performances, Walker Whiteside at the Broadway in the premiere of a play written by a Denver author and other diverting att: «tions, pictures had something of a struggle to keep their heads above water last week. The America (Bishop-Cass) went back to the old continuous show policy, following several weeks of high-priced features. Last week's estimates: Rialto (Paramount). 35, 40). “Daughters of Grossed $7,400. Princess (Paramount). 35, 40). “Singer Jim McKee 1,059. 36, Today.” (1,250. 30, | "Ws hart, pulled quite well. $7.745 Colorado. (Bishop-Cass) (2,470 40-50). “Lillies of the Field.”” Around $8,200. America Bishop-Cass). (1.580, 30-40). Eater,’ dergate.” Will Rogers in “The Cake ’ and Owen Moore in “Thun- Near $4,400. Isis (Fox). (1,776. 2&). “The Shadow of the East,” first three days, and “The Vagabond Trail” last four. Trifle under $3,000. Bhs FOR “WHITE SISTER” TAKES RECORD Hip, Buffalo, Raced Away Last Week—Hines’ Comedy Did $20, 000 Buffalo, March 25. Business at local picture houses went over the top in sensational style last week for some of the heav- iest grosses of the present season. The Hip stepped into the lead as early as Sunday, with that day hold - ing the record for the current sea- son. The week’s gross marks the record of the current season for the house. The week’s estimafes: Hip—(2.400; 35-60) “The Sister.” Phenomenal week’s busi- with practically capacity daily. broke the season’s rec- ord, topping “Scaramouche” of a few weeks ago, and reaching $23,000. Loew’s-——(3,400; 35-55) “Conductor 1492” and vaudeville. Film feature gross $20,000. Lafayette—(34; 35-60) “Painted People” and vaudeville. Business re ported slow at beginning, due to un- usual opposition. Estimated around $17,000.

ness, The gross Last Week—More Pictures Just Now Than Ever in Beanville—Double Bill at Loew’s Did $14,000 | houses, next sunday. March 25 Although the town has a larger number of feature pictures running at this time than ever before thi season and that it is the Lenten season, reports of the business for last week are that all got by and with no indication of weakness by any. “The Ten Commandments” at the Tremont theatre is doing the big gest business in town, credited with about $16,000 for last better by $2,000 than the fore, when a two-day storm put a crimp into the takings. As far as cap be learned, there is no serious loaas from “After Three Days” at Tremont Temple (further down the same street) goston, week week be- “After Three Days” is said to b drawing considerable of t busi ness it is doing from tl rthodox aetodim h residents of the towr t is eported that an efi } 4 ccaiie to round up societte ind hool childrer rccompanied by Opera ia

IN CHICAGO | PARAMOUNTS Balaban & Katz House, Controlled by First National Goes Outside Chicago, March 26.

Several Paramount and Universal features including “The Hunch- t and “The are scheduled for the Balaban & Katz loop houses, Chicago Roosevelt, kor the Chicago the the next few weeks has. George Beban and 24 people (be- sides 12 local-pickups to serve as a jury in a court scene) in ppearance with his picture Greatest Love of All." Beban held the house record until syncopation week lately made a new mark. After that “Three Weeks” is due, followed in turn by “Flaming Pas- sion,” with Sophie Brandt, grand Opera diva on the bill. This lineup takes the house up to April 14. The Roosevelt plays’ pictures four weeks as a rule if they stand up. It is reported the house has the following for fou~ veeks each in the order named: “Under the Red Robe,” beginning April 14, then “The Hunchback,” after this they expect Valentino's first Famous Players feature under | the reconciliation between star and | |

White | i | producer then “The Wagon.” “Yolanda” and “The Sea Hawk, Covered De Mille’s not yet finished. N. 0. IS “TITLE TOWN” WITH ANOTHER ALIBI Strand Did $5,213 Last Weck, So There Had to Be a Reason New Orleans, March 25 This is the funny burg, all right. While the natives are fast in the throes of Lent, show business is better than it has been at any time during winter. This is a “title town.” If a picture has a title they are liable to come in. Minus a “kicky” name, the mob just keeps on walk- Ing The Strand had one in “Shadows of Paris” last week The Liberty did not “The Bad Man” seemed ambiguous to the throng Figures for last week: Strand—(2,200; 83) Pola Negri in “Shadows of Paris this city; ; pie gross, $5,21 well for Liberty—(1,800; 55) “The Bad Man;” lightest business in several months. $2,741. Tudor— (880 28), light week, aggregating $1,640 Organ Worker Dies Albert A. Blanchard, 92, in making one of the first organs ever used .n a moving picture the- itre and an employe of the Est Organ Company at Brattleboro, Vt died March 15 Ife was organ cases for 4] who aided i maker of years. UP:

put on at the Fenway later. “Little Old New York,” played the Park to big business at high prices is due to come into the Mode rn and Beacon, popular priced which ye Week’s Estimates: “Ten Commandments,” Tremont (3rd waak) Picked up some more their parents and that a good re s, gOing from $14,000 to $16,- turn is coming through this agen NY eu inder pacity of house “The Great White Way” has one t with nsiderable more week at the Park. The film is ngt still being plugged strong by the pana Majestic (4th week) Hearst publications here, with | $12,000 t.week, business last week in the neigh “After Three DOays,” Tremont borhood of $7,000 This is a drop! Tem) (Srd week) Very good lof about $3,000 from the week be sine with no figures available fore and shows the picture is ab “The Great White Way,” Park | through at the high prices here. final week) Slumped last week, Last week was a rather tough} $7,000 “Under the Red Robe” un- one at the Fenway, due to the last| derlined for next week. minute changing of the picture. It| Loew's State —- Using Metro’s was intended to have “In Love’s| “Women Who Give” and “Don't Whirlpool,” but the authorities} Doubt Your Husband” this week ruled against the picture for Sun-|/ Credited with $14,000 for “A So jav showing, and “The Drivin’; ciety Scandal” and “Destiny ist Fool’ had to be substituted. As! week the announcement during the week | Fenway—"The Fightir Coward and some of the publicity and ad-/| this weel $7,00 t week (po vertising had arried In. Love's us Vi tag Drivin’ Fo Whirlpool,” the effect of the sub- “Modern Beacon Vil .) stitu n Ww fe and ‘ u t fien Juiia’ thi @} vas 0U $7,600 in Love's { l $5,500 W hirlpoeo 19 now been pa j er } 7) fo Su owing nd w b i ! Ifood ; Covered Wagon” and lineup for a& personal |} : on {here last week The |

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; mount). VARIETY 2 Lad GOOD NOTICES DIDN'T HELP PHILLY FILMS ‘Not Much Over There Las Week, but “Ten Command- ments” Held Up Philadelphia Pictures that won had their with the March 25. glowing notices troubles in doing as weil dollars at the box off The only really solid success was “The Ten Commandments.” Its five weeks do not appear to have begun to take the edge off the demand. The Stanley, with the aid of the tremendous publicity and friendly word of mouth given to Waring’s Pennsylvanians, and with a feature that the audiences seemed to like, built up to a substantial figure by the end of the week, the gross being definitely good without being not- abie. The feature was “The Mar- riage Circle,” highly regarded by all the dailies but one, and which over- came the handicap of no tremen- dously big drawing “names” and ought to be a good business-getter in subsequent showings here. The Stanton picture must be placed in the flop class. “The Eter- nal City” ended its run after two weeks, neither of which meant much in the matter of dollars and cents. “The Stranger,” at the Karl- ton, won highly laudatory notices, but not much box office demand. “Anna Christie” had a fairly good week at the Palace, but was un- deubtedly a bit too highbrow for this drop-in house. “Thundergate” proved of ordinary drawing power at the Victoria. “Ladies to Board” was only a mediocre attraction for the Fox. This week's film attractlons in- clude four new pictures, “Icebond” at the Stanley, “Flaming Youth” at the Stanton, “The Unknown Pur- ple” at the Karlton, and “The Ren- dezvous” at the Fox. No big grosses are expected from any of them, es- pecially in this slack period. Nor are there any big fellows scheduled for the next few weeks, except Grif- fith’s “America” in the Chestnut (legit house). Estimates for Last Week Stanliey—"The Marriage Circle’ (Warner). Well liked and builder Waring’s Pennsylvanians undoubt- edly turned tide in favor of week's profit. Over $25,000; (4,000; 50-75c.) Stanton — “The Eternal City” (Goldwyn, 2d week). Never got going and decision was made early last week to curtail run Saturday. Reported at under $8,000. “Flaming Youth” this week. (1,700, 60-75). Aldine—‘'The Ten Command- ments” (Paramount, 5th week) Steadied in stride and is one pic- ture which hasn't felt Lent. Looks set now until the end of season Claimed about biggest week of en urement, grazing $15,900. (1,500, $1.65 top) Fox “Ladies to Board” (fox) This Tom Mtx picture didn’t break iny records Clientele which was won by fine musical programs and pecialties; doesn’t like this kind of picture May have touched $12,500 $000, 99), Arcadia—‘‘Under the Red Rol« (Goldwyn, lst week). Didn’t cu swath of the predecessors. Iistima ed at $4,000. (600, 75). Karlton—“The Stranger” (Par After success of Long Live the King,” this one somethir despite fine not $2,500 at outside (1,100, 50) $12,000 LED FIELD IN CAPITAL LAST WEEK “3 Weeks” Took Bad Drop on Hold-Over Period—‘‘Dan- gerous Maid” Did $11,000 Washington, March 25 The biggest surprise of the wer was the drop of “Three Weeks” on the holdover week. “Thy Name Is Woman” jumped at the Columbia and led the town Estimates for the week Loew’s Columbia (1,200 5 “Thy Name Is Woman (Me Good $12,000. Crandall’s Metropolitan (1,800; 75) “The Dangerous Ma (Ifirst National) A fair wee Around $11,000. Loew’s Palace (2,599; 76 Women Who Give (Metro). Not so good, but $10,000. Moore’s Rialto (1,908; 25-25-55-75). “Three Weeks” (Goldwyn-Crosland). Took tumble on second week. Normal nditions might have told a differ ent tale Kirst week $18,000— econd week $5,000. dvs s Week Moore Rialto, “Daugh ha of To- i W uw ore} ra, ‘alifornia Ramble featured rar fall's Met- ! ; ping I h,” also an P F< ired, G ‘ Dar i i Oar i 5 it \ i _ nuda! ] y's Pa J , ne ¢ card aw a eogey+ apenas Pye <

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SL > » 2 EEE eee =a & \/ ee La ——— — — — Seay | f >\| tation of voice. This number had | ~ ORCANISTS IN CHICAGO | | many laughs. The program thus} /PRESENTATIONS |\220 iether one being music and two comedy | 7 entertainment. oonane ; + = (Extra attractions in picture theatres, when not —____—__ : Chicago, March 2 pictures, will be carried and described in this depart- “WHAT'LL | DO?” NEW WISCONSIN S TWO es. Sa a wee St i ment for the general information of the trade. ) Song by Mariam Kline and Cooper $50 000 ORGANS Burgard, Jean, 1616 Orchard = ba b)

2 Bournct, Violet, 2133 N. Kedzie Bivg a ——————— eee — been r s (S Brigham, Ralph, Sennett Theatre } ins.; ull Stage pecial) - are Brown, Mae, Kedzie Theatr: “D'AMOURS ORIENTALE” (7) iC. GHARPE-MINOR McVickers, Chicago Rernar al, Alice, ST28 Ww. Ohio. D a s eae : | . gan, Allen, 542% arper Ave Singing and Dancing | Organist (Sd Week) Chicago, March 25. | Saxe Picture Theatre Ready— | vericenstaat, ‘Mrs, 7700 Marstiticit Ave o ? Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 16 = ns.; Pit and Screen The programing of an announce- . Burlingame, Litta J., Rose Theatre : . 3 . De Lee, 4617 Hazel Ave McVickers, Chicago. McVickers, Chicago. ment of the title of a song rather Organs Raised to Stage a > Re es gg St. ot Chicago, March 2 Chicago, March 285. than the singers is a new idea, and Hydraulicly porns, Wane, 2117 N. Keds e Av ‘ “4 } 'o “isode of Old Pers} > —} 7 ) in j eo auerle, vuna M., v1 2 iArK Bt, _& love episode of Old Persia,”| ¢ Sharpe-Minor, in his third) there is the preliminary statement Raxter, Geo, F., Amcher's Froli : the program announces, wit this| week at MecVickers, opened with that “Broadway is humming Irving * - | Boyans, Frank E., Y. M. ©. A. Hote Ww explanation “The Sultan, weary of |} “The Glow Wo.m” and as a straight] Berlin’s latest.” a oe March 25 | Campbe ee = .. eaene v Ave, t , eS = Py ae — » selactios oe ; ‘ . — P : i Ledzie Lve his favorite mm i. “ r- | organ lection, with novelty em The scene shows a man ir. a chair Saxe’s new theatre, The Wiscon- |Campbeil, ‘I heodore, Pacific Ave. Theatre tainment “A beautifi slave is! phasis on some parts, please im- : Ps Cermak, Jcrome , 2217 8. SBth St eseonted c wins favor, but to] nsel g , - ‘ oe « who sings the first verse and sin, opens its doors this week. The |Crawford, Mrs. Jesse, Chicago Theatre. presented, She wins avor, mu to} mensely. Second was a screen pres- dreams of a girl whore picture “is theatre has been equipped with |Crawford, Jesse, Chicago Theatre , ie fave herself from his advances | entation of hats and comedy, if| over the fireplace. The lighting ef- every known device for’ the im (tee) cet ee © ciara Ave — +3 es Sas ” ‘ . Soo tae cil : ¥ Z 2 - | Castle, Ida, 1302 § r, ; ee ees pee ee eee | which hats might figdre with tunes! fect enables her to be seen more provement of showhouses. Davie. tye By Temple “Thearre D The scene is a balcony in the|on organ suggested to the various} pjainly and she sings the second Among outstanding features are |Doyl. Leslie, 304 S. Oak Park Ave, Sultan's palace and he (A. Katche- |styles of hats and ending with “hats verse. Both finish the son 3 ocssegboe “ox -}|De Marrs, Anita, Kenwood Theatre wW ‘ t aeagin ava : PARES eile se : Fi 7 i rse. i &. the following: Two $50,000 organs|Kvans, Margaret, 208 N. Central Ave, tovsky) lies at rest atop a_ eries of | which make history, showing The voices are good, the song 1S|to be played simultaneously after | Evans. Adolphus C., 2 W. Walton PI. ts stairs, while a man slave stands; Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt and : ac : Pie ; negated “| Evans, Mack, 886 N. Dearborn St , z : | ; , pleasing, and the presentation ac-|pheing raised from the pit level to|Kigenschenk, Edward Michigan Theat a! near, and a girl (Edna Millard)! “Andy Gump.’ bl , tones 4 ciatemathes “a Sree, “ . ed cepta 2. the height of the stage by means of Flaven, Helen A., Ascher’s Cosmopolitan. gings, while three others dance. The Peculiarly Monday afternoon the a hydraulic system, ventilating sys- | omen, Charles C.. 2356 Blue Isiand Ave, ; weariness of the Sultan is indicated | serious touch brought big applause, Soon rede $120 000 lar serge et Fischer, V. J. Eieued Gators = fA and the slave drives the girls out|but the placing of the cartoons in ORGANISTS AND UNION electrical fi ie the tbe pe oa Farr, Roy J., 4422 W. Monroe St te with whip. |} with them did not get a ripple. The i & : , Fossler, Dean, Tivoli Theatre. - ing 73 feet, and in which each let-|Franklin, Helen, Alcazar Theatre re The new girl enters. She (Mar-/third number was preceded by a ter in the word Wisconsin is more | Ghee: Virginia, 4453 Oakinwald Blvd. jorie Linken) seems to strive tojtalk which the organist explained TANGLE IN KANSAS CITY ‘hide tne tock tel “ey aiiaas ptr te Glickman, Stortimer, pee Douglas Bivé, please. Directly the Sultan dances | was necessary, because his number 6h; ere “ni lr gag gg deel el : capable of producing 101 varieties | Gish, Betty, 1552 Juneway Ter al which indicates that he is pleased/|had not been programmed, — ae aaemiien én ties Gun’ tan ain Gray, Dolly, 1844 N. Drake Ave te with her. She poisons his cup a It was “Hortenseg’ a rube num- i the screen: Pt Me yw un eee ii ae vere eee moment later and, evading him,|ber, not needing any explanation Policy Changes, but New Or- it tga lay ; y Gruner, Erma, 3921 Addiaon St leony. Sults ata es It haa b a P derneath the stage, including One€ |«Gojakeite, George, 1837 Foster Ave. gempe trem the Saiceny. Gultan | whatever. Bi See & SAFE Sanee, ganist Engaged Prevented of the best equipped film rehearsal | Gilbreth, ‘Grace, 612 Wellington Ave rolls down the steps toward the} with the journey there and back in peetne im the euunies Gareri. Erma M.. Ascher’s Commercial. rhts , "he oj . e E e rv j , . ; Gaskins, Gertrude H., Ascher's Calo, footlights dead. The singing and| comedy cartoons, and one count y From Opening an ehihaee of 30 tieeetens toe ae cae Pane te dancing please and the setting and| basso singing “Asleep in the Deep, ‘ : Gutow, Doris S., 6036 Stony Island ir under the direction of Rudolph|utow, Dor , Ave. idea have exceptional value. which was played on orgar in imi- Kopp, late of ‘in Chinese theatre Haines. 0. Ws 911 N. Ninth Ave., Maye fi i a cag atre. wood, Il. — Kansas City, March 25. In addition®a three-piece orchestra el i iscenes, S08 VT. 106th Bt. 7 In changing the policy of.the Main | will play on the mezzanine floor. Hoftmeester, Ethel, 4063 Sheridan Ré. M Street to a first run picture house The house is the largest in this| Howard, Raiph, Mlinois Theatre, L@ Ww with six acts of vaudeville, the Or-|part of the country, with the ex- Og G., 1008 Davis st, , 3 pheum management is having a time } ception of the Chicago theatre. It ; pevanston. 11] i of tl re P ~P .. | Hilbert, Esther, 3942 Congress St. re fe ° e convincing people there is a change.|has 3,500 seats, of which 1,400 are | iiiniom. Erna, Austin Manor Hotel, Aus The management desired to fea-|on the main floor. There i not a tin, I, : a ture an organist with the start of/single pillar or post in the entire ae. Se New Evanston Theatre, “Dp the showing of the First National | auditorium. Heinze, Irma M., Ascher Lane Court. ' E i Tei j j Harvey, Lewis P., Alvin Theatre o pictures and requested the local, No. Eddie J. We sfeldt is director of Sree. een "A ate Whines A 34, to furnish one. production and is assisted by Har- | yjofman, Virgil J.. Jackson Park Theatre. W The union officials conceded that |old Davey, late of the Strand the- | Hanson, Ethwell, Crystal Theatre le Hallanger, Isabel, 6819 Harper Ave.

there had been a change in the|atre of New York, who is in charge * . | Isaac, Merle J., 854 N. Drake Ave. house policy, ending all contracts of the front of the theatre. | Kinkaid, Robt 1126 Pullerton Ave. al farson, Marie, 5744 S ichmonc ve. with the musicians and secured avian Lillian r gine tnaicatie hon e

Thomas Bruce for the position. WIFE SHOOTS. ORGANIST | Kenneth, L$ sede me Le ey are —, D Later the local union held a meet- | pe net lig reongg Pome on Shenton. ' ing and reversed themselves and | Duluth Couple Powe Fires Lawrence, Nathan A.. £659 8. Lincoln m. ti | La othe, Jonn, teed © sreen St. o 43 e e the Main street manager was noti- and Drinks Poison {Larson, F. R., 5907 Irving Pk Bivd. hi 1 S Olf;»i fied that he could not discharge his Placer: | Loes ' Carolyn, 1526 N Je Salle st t. w * present organists and hire Mr. it. March 25 oe eles st Fede tal “lage

Dominican Fathers | g if coOn- | williams, Nellie, Rosewood Theatre :; le] luded, will not inc:ude the Warner | Weich, J. Remington, McVickers » |} Weil, Mildred I Castle Theatre b 66 Brothers’ “Beau Brumnfe],” but | wit psi Meyer. 1570 Hovne Ave | i i other films to follow Walls, Annie J 12% E. 49th St. ITALY SETS Li MIT | “Ry . Brum? ) -" = ‘ To) | Weil, Henrietta, 6724 Sangamon St z ; | eau srumine Starring JON | widner, Kenneth 631 Dorchester AV®. . $7 50 ,000 Top nat | Bar ymore a Warne! special] will | Young, Flovd N Peoples Theatre v Griffith’s italian = Detroit, 25. Mollinari, Grace E., Castle Theatre, , Bruce. Sigmund D. tosen, 21-year-old | a n. = : oS — gen Blvd, An appeal was made to the na- | organist at the De) Theatre at 8935 | Mcallister, Vera, 5732 Winthrop Ave ‘ t tional officers in New York, who also | Mack avenue, was shot and perhaps | McKilip. Miideea my Men al Theatre ‘ 7 a) ee . 4 could not be convinced of the change | mortally wounded by his wife Sat- | Mcnawemin Tena, $103 Fifth Ave Thrilling! Romantic! And above in policy and at the rame time up-j|urday night. She fired three shots | Nesbit, it, Kathe rine L., 2100 Wilson Ave. . ° . *ielr : ‘ | irrie, Gwendolyn, 842 Sunnyside ] ’ ° held the later decision of the local| at him and then drank a vial Of | Person. George, Hub Theatre all, optimistic. That s why the big union to the effect that the preserit | poison. | Pabst, Leone J., 3414 Parker Ave 1 crowds are flocking to the Rivoli organists could not be dropped until| Edgar Sullivan, manager “of the |[armell, Edith, orca eee reabus s : 46 ; their contracts had “re d, theatre, stated that he knew of the|Roebling, Margaret E 4619 Woodlawea 8 1 : ’ : ' this week to oe The Dawn of a wife’s threats to kill her husband | esckaoe A. J., Stratford Theatre Tomorrow. ORGANIST’ S SCORE and declared an attempt had been / Randolph, Jeane G., 1951 S. Avers Ave ™ made to keep her out of the theatre; Piste e —— Re B henry Awe tf a evens, tobe » wae J g The World says: - ‘The Dawn of “ she had been refused a ticket at the | snyder,’ Grace E., 536 Fullerton Pkway. 8 : Dr. Stewart Composed for “Hound eee The Slusser, Inez L., Easterly Theatre a T _ ] fi ti ” box-office. The couple quarreled | s vee Grace E. 1629 I. 67th St. a lLomorrow 1s a truly fine motion ef Heaven frequently, their neighbors declared. | S!o8nt Grace E.. 1629 E. 67th ! P . ea | Ge ‘rank, 2220 Elmwoo i picture, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s _ . sorcetcemneanen |Schindler, Frank, 2220 Elmwood Avs t gs Ban Francisco, March 25. WARNERS’ RELEASE BASE |s ears. i wend Wheat 8 is a irace en) c le book and play have with rare dis- Rehearsals of Francis “hompson's | pe ig oe tre 5 ‘ ae . ° “The Hound of Heaven” a massive | Shook, E. H., 7416 N. Ashland Ave. cretion and infectious acting been music-drama, which is to have its | Affiliation With Raaules Distributors | Sadler Anita, Pade shestn ‘ : - ; 4 - ’ , . , € | Stockman, Ralph, 3124 Broadway. made into one of the finest pictures premiere in San Francisco in the| Reported Stogd . B., 1415 E. 66th } eae Civic Auditorium April 24, were | : . fi eedecag iP aga ty Rei SR ot ’ rhornee, Hattie, California Theatre a of the year. It ought to be seen by begun here last week. | According to report Warne Trachell, Emi 132 1 N. La Salle St 8 4 , | " mm ¢ all who think there s not much sense The escore is the work of Dr | Brothers, releasing on the state | Tri Zz Marte’ Deethare shes re ae s i , t ict ” Humphrey J, Stewart, municipal |™sht market, and the biggest oper- | erry, Leo, New Tiffin Theatre. in gong oO pic ures any more, organist of San Dieg n : mum amount the Italian synd te 2 cL I em me S prepared to spend on the produ a °9 iF O be Fi x R Pe ; : i . Viola Dana ir Aiong Came Ruth “ 1 ‘? ind ai with |tion which D. W. Griffith is going t: 2 New York’s Newest an P A riers \ 7° ‘ ‘osti } > iIltaly to produce for them f a I if Mi n ) ore a st Costume ‘ H As yet no story has bee) elected rhe secre version ot Alor al Organization tte e » (riety o1t} an. (‘am Rutt x l be Vie 1 Dana Jaccueline Logan for Griffith, although “Antony ana |C™ All ROOKS n a lec patra and at t have hoe ner t a 101 y at Pote Wi ( BP. Ws] Ms ug j he € it B’ Tel.5580 Pen. A , 7Y a “gd i suggeeste A nore mode} } . aa . 37 way. el. 55% David Torrence wuaneeed, A 1 Passes Aine a seen | ; . © } Amerigo Serrao, associated abroad | # —, fos: : on : aymond Griffith |with the making of “The Eternal c Sa tg was a mportant actor A MESSAGE FROM THE FRONT Adapted by Harvey Thew from Frances Hodgsor | bringing the Italian syndicate and % t ‘ Burnett's book and play Presented by Adolph | Griffith together Hie w ¢ wit} , . ‘ eee oe = cs Zuker and Jesse L. Lasky. General release, Apri] ithe director April 2 WY a WV « ri RANGSUN WwUAP, , A orl . " 46098 oth Avenue j 7 Wal _ | MAUCHINCLOSS, RECEIVER New York Git Wey L os oe | y Cl CParamount CPichure itis ea tom ee | etl - | pointed Gordon Auchineloss as "Played ‘His Darker Self'. four days special master to hear the case of ‘ y j - 4 ) + y Cc " a . | . ri Qe Produced by | Harold C. Cornelius against the c.|J tO be business in many months, pic - = C. Picture: Ine Corneliu " + ' , r - : t t Y S ne y y y ’ Y SFA! 40U S PLAYERS “-LASICY CORPORATION ‘4 he rmeé an e@x¢ e ol oe AOCLPH LIMER te, ROTEL LAEIEY one me CHER BOF MA meme ames (OE PAE oC " 1 , ee Ye » 4 | ornetus CC Whoici unde yey al r mn aise Peininsn'A ' change ii. corporate title te he \ (Oo ae gh g | ! . I - 4 P icilures Ane f ic. cI ‘ ¥ y ; ee . The litigation has been in the nan , } Di inc ile Sai, ' it 3 , e SNE gy ee ae ourts for some time =. } “ eRe r } Neral i. ° ed re is Soa as a ae Lag) ape = a Cay aa a oe _ a are £53 ear : ONE ,

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, 1924 \. Hote enaw Ave, e Ave ve. Theatre th cr Theatre, Ltre Ave, k Ave, neatre rai Ave, alton P), 1 St in Theatre. osmopolitan. Island Ave, Theatre, re : St. tre, 1 Blvd. gias Bivé, ve . Ave h Ave May Ave. n Ave mmerciaj, 3 Calo, sland Ave. » Ave., Maye th st, dan Rd. Theatre, l@ Davis St, St. Hotel, Aut ton Theatre, ve Court. atre. Whipple @, -ark Theatre. atre r Ave. Ave. 1 Ave ond Ave, side Ave, vy Ave. ‘ola Ave re Lincoln ®& n St. *. Bivd, lle St. s Ave. heatre, Blvd, op Ave. on Theatre 1 Ave ‘ilson Ave yside Ave. Ave atre ‘*olumbue 9 Woodlawe tre. Avers AT atre., versity ATS on Pkway. eatre, h St. p nwood Sn Ay atre e Ave d Ave, way. } Vv. &tth heatre alle 8t atre rne A¥® ré r's Metropelllt Hote Theatre. nbark Ave. Theatre. ers itre Ave St. on st ester Ave. atre Ave —__—_—* Les I RE and ume tion LS OPen. ~—well al c Ly » Ti pe piv 4 f Yi id # folk surrounding her an earful, and’'a good looking chap who’ was with “flapper age. The kid is “just the type” of the boarding school youth of Wednesday, March 26, 1924 —_— — neers INSIDE STU ON PICTURES | eh — Douglas Palrvanks, Jr., 1s to be a picture star after all His dad, Doug. Sr. has decreed it so, and William Elliott, who had junior under a contract, {s graciously stepping aside so that the boy may have his chance Elliott, while out on the coast, after the Famous Players had stepped out on their option to handle the productions of the younger Fairbanks, following the release of “Stephen Steps Out,” tried to close a contract with First National. On the verge of signing, some obstacle arose, and the whole works went to smash, The fact that famous Players didn’t care to continue with Doug, Jr., may have been the reason that Doug, Sr., got roused. Just about that time Doug and Billy Elliott got together, and since Doug came east and Billy followed and “The Thief of Bagdad” went over with a smash, it is said that matters have been so arranged that Doug, Jr., tg to go along to school for a little while and then his dad is going to undertake to present him ina series of pictures. VARIETY 22 PICTURES | GREER HELD; NORMAND IN N.Y | COAST FILM NEWS | JURY AWARDS $6,000 Los Angeles, March 25. - - - Horace Greer, Mabel Normand’s | Costello Patron Struck by Falling Los Angeles, March 22. chauffeur, was held for trial in the | Fan Maude Fulton is preparing a Supreme Court on a charge of at | script for Priscilla Dean, who will |tempted murder of Courtland S.| Miss Reid Miller Powers, who sued ! , ‘ rr jin all probability use it for her first | Dines. ‘the ] t Washington J itre ¢ production for Hodkinson release. — = lInce. for $30,000 last week, received ne Mabel Normand arrived in New a verdict of $6,000. Hobart Henley’s first picture for | York caulettw last week. the das | The cause came up before Justice Mayer will be “Free Lov .” to be iar 1D “9 a ‘taatited ewe rtain | Charles D. Donohue and a jury in released through Metro. -telarcipe wit lhe si Aah italia ce : “ite , = ihe did not shoot ind that he was | the New York Supreme Court The Ouida Wildman is the latest con- | just as positive Md: a Put sidulabod did a ling of a ag ind _— y to Miss test winner to receive a_ picture {not make a target of him. That left]! caahg whoa or th a contract. She will play opposite|two persons, Miss Normand and]|_ The defendant company, of whi Stan Laurel in his next comedy, aj|the chauffeur. The iatter confessed | Le¢ A. Ochs is retary, operate Scotch travesty yet to be named. |to the crime jthe Costello, a picture house 23 —_—_— | Wa ton p New Yo One of the largest casts ever as- | sembled on the Lasky lot was HARRIS’ NEW COMPANY photographed last week in the car-| yc Parris. who. i _... | JUDGE ADVISES COMPROMISE nival scene of Pola Negri's latest eee Fee es 1 REO HOe | *Men.” Robert Frazer, loaned to i With Frank. Woods, has been releas- Los Angeles, March 25 Lisky by Mayer, plays the lead op-|ing productions through Allied Judge Huerin declined to appoint posite Negri. Artists, is now continuing his asso-]|a receiver in the c:se of the part- pomnliboennne ciation with Mr. Woods in a newj/nership in “Stratght Ahead" vith Paul C. Mooney, vice-president of | producing company backed by a l red Morgan, as executive, .Torm Hodkinson, arriving in Los Angeles!group of western capitalists and] Call ry as actor and James:P. Ho- Young Doug isn't going to be a bad bet at all in this cake eater and today that tries to emulate the cake eater of B'way, and there is «no reason why he should not be developed into a sure fire drawing curd. ‘ Incidentally, it might not be a bad idea to read a Jot of Frank Merriwell's and a lot of old I'red Fearnots for an idea or two that might be adaptable to the pre: sntcsehniinle + How often does a picture star get in “Dutch” with malice aforethought? At any rate it seers to be the popular thing on the part of the majority to spill all the intimate family scandal at the opening nights of pictures {n such a manner that all the wide, wide world that is sitting within the five or six rows adjacent to them can hear it. For instance, at the opening of the Norma Talmadge picture, “Secrets,” Monday night at the Astor, a gorgeous creature sitting in the same box with a star of the screen notable for his herole characters (incidentally she wasn't with him, but with another man), bedecked principally in a rhinestone headdress and little else above the waist line, slipped the another girl, scated in an orchestra seat, her telephone number on the program, after the show. Just how the chap who was with her felt and how the girl with the other fellow took it are matters that must have been thrashed out after- ward. The biggest part of the thrashing was coming to the voluptuous looking animal in the box. At any rate the “lady” made it a point to attract all the attention that she could and then wher a near-blonde lady friend came along with an elderly dame and sat within a row or two she called her over and im- parted the ne\ yt very audibly that she and her husband were living apart. | “Not separated. Oh, dear no, but just living apart.”. That was after the talk with the chap in the orchestra seat and then a couple of hours later he got the phone number. At that he looked like a guy tha‘ wouldn’t know what to do wi'h it. There is a more or less peculiar situation that has arisen in the organi- gation of the famous Players-Lasky. Itds the old cry of commercialism against that of art. But what of it? Without commercialism where would art be? An artist who paints a world’s famous picture cannot eat the paint and @iye on Not any more than a picture actor or actress can sustain the bodily necessities form day in and day out by having picture run on the screen. Is that food and drink? The answer is that the picture must be sold.. If the public won't eat meat, the only thing to do is to feed them vegetables, and that man that fs aware whether their taste runs in either one direction or another at a stated time is the man that can command a fortune for himself any- where, However, in the F. P.-L. organization the situation seems to be that those who are contemplating possible alliances with the organization seem to fear that commercialism is going to overshadow their art too completely. The artist fears that Adolph Zukor and Sidney R. Kent, the latter general siles manager of the organization, are holding a whip hand over the production end, which is dominated principally by Jesse L. Lasky. ‘Their fear takes this direction: “If we cannot have a free rein in pro- duction we ca not do our best work. If we cannot do our best work a; we gee it then the public is going to be disappointed and our reputations are gfoing to suffe That goes for Sweeney! Does the artist ever figure that he has hig nose a little too clos¢ te the grindstone that is labeled “Self?” If he doesn’t it is true that he ia less far seeing than he has been credited. The moment he can get away from that self-centered angle and view the world at large with a broader understanding can accept suggestions from the man tt has to go to the public with his productions, whether that man be elther distribution sales manager or small town exhibitor, thefi he is going to be far better able to turn out what the public wants. As far as the fact tha there is discord on the inside of the F. P.-Iu or- | Zanization in regard to the big trio, Zukor, Lasky and Kent, is con ee Ee o a) + c ‘ lat had a bank roll either, but today he is fixed about as well as any one need be. He's lookir Sonally concerned as to money ! cerned, that’s applesauce. Lasky knows better than anyone else that ft Is | money that makes the mare go, Zukor is about the wisest manipulator in pictures. He hasn’t always | | | y to the future, not so much as far, as he is per- oe matters, but as to pride. It is pride in being | the biggest man in the picture industry, and Zukor is g ying to keep that ; ‘ + lic nt ¢ + , status as lone as he is able, possibly even if he has to dig into that p i ' 80nal resery\ fund that he ha laid iwa } } 1 a o- +1 a wis 7 Pictures without commercialism canno icceed any more than a gla manufacturer can expect to make money by continuing to turn out glasses ifter the pu have stopped 4d cing The question being when thaw ‘ ~ @ mey s.vop. Y , ' . } OF rr} le : 1 In the last few mont 1 nice clean-up is beer Lround studios by a i of sure-thing crap shooters with loaded dice. But ti | Winning” streak was broken last week when they tried to rope in taxi chauffeur and an iceman out in Hollywood. The trio operated in style, generally driving up to the studio entrance in a smart car. Then they would start a game among themselves f! ish - ing lots of cash, The bystanders would then join in, composed of stage bands and extras. The trio would clean up $200 or so in a few minutes, then one would shout “here comes a cop” when the crowd would disperse and they would Grive away. The other dav thev started operations outside the United Studics, the Players includ da chauffeur and the “lot’ {ceman. Both lost and they then started to watch the trio carefully, one of the gang made a number of passes. Finally the taxi driver nabbed the shooter's arm and when he did two pair of dice fell to the ground. Then the fun started. The iceman threatened with hia tongs and the taxi driver said he would clean up the street with the shooter, unless the) got their losses back. The money, about $19, was returned at once. Meanwhile rambler’s pals had driven away and ieft him at the conclusien: of a transconti- |contracts have already been signeulevan as director. nental tour, stated 36 productions for ten features. Will be released duri k 994-95 In refusing the application for re- ut 3 . Inge . : o DF A season. releases Curing the 1924-65 Associated with Mr. Hfarris and} cotvership the judge suggested that Mr. Woods in the new producing !rhea parties get together and.make ‘Ompany are A. B. C. Dehrman of George Melfo starts work this . : 1 compromise, ah utes cal ford st rts work pig San Francisco and W. J. Conners Gallery who was playing the lead week on Tiger Love, co-featuring ki FALALOL y \ Pitystla tO 3 Antonio Moreno and Estelle Taylor, of Los Angeles. was obliged to ‘stop due to an at- “Tiger Love” is a screen adaptation . : . tack of “Klileg eyes.” He was out of the Spanish opera, “The Wild- for some time so the partners cor os ! pera, li 5 P af ‘ ‘ “ms | tor som imée so t I t s ”? cat,” by Manuel Pennella, “DESTINY” WITH “CARPE ltinued the picture with another fhe Weiss Brothers are likely tO] player in the role and completed sebe Daniels will lease her home | Dat) in ITY] slip over another foreign produc tion, entitled “Destiny.” cenes were left out while the oth: This is the firm showed “Six/two sny the star is angry because Days” in Boston on the strength of | another player was called in, the success of “The Ten Command- ~-— - Elmer Harris has signed with} ments' ‘and they think they can king ? > in : J Hodkinson for five pictures in the make a hit with “Destiny” on the BARTHELMESS COMING BACK capacity of production manager and nivonwth of what las been achieved Oo ha ’ret ¢ Richard B left recently to confer with the] ‘ trength oL what i-as been acnilevec n the. return o vichart xar- vacation at bermuda in a few days. Dennis F. eastern offices regarding stories and| PY Douglas Fairbanks in his “The|thelmess from his The flying carpet which is one of| O'Brien his attorney will take the P ' ary é¢ava that manv important in Hollywood, due to the fact that Gallery Says that many importa Famous Players will keep her at the Long Island studio for a year or so. casts. Frank E. Woods has made} Thief of Bagdad.” Similar arrangements with the or- ganization, They expect to begin | the big things in the Fairbanks pic-] matter of adjusting his differences shooting on. the first production | ture is also in “Destiny.” with Inspiration Pictures. within six weeks: at the San Mateo * : Rarthelmess bremghed his con- Studio, San Francisco. - tract with Inspiration with the William H. Craft, director at the $100,000 LEONARD OFFER likelihood the latter will bring legal Universal studios, has fully recov- Benny lightweight | action. The question of royalties ered from an operation for appen- | champion, it is said has been of-| due Barthelmess has been settled. dicitis and is back on the lot direct- | fered $100,000 for appearing in 12 Leonard, two-reeler but ha not yet ac A new series of one-reel subjects is shortly to be released via Grand- JOIN INDEPENDENTS cepted. Los Angeles, March 25 Eddie Tyons, Mis- Details of the picture propositior Sanford ‘Co., Asher in the form of “Laugh-o- | Which it is reported Leonard is con | Graphs" — jokes pictured on the| sidering, names Max Cohen as spon-|sion Films and Sunset Productions screen by living actors. soring the productions | have joined the West Coast Inde- Ta: ales wae The negotiotions call ror 12 tw | pend nt Producers’ and Distribu- ‘ : “| tion to each other, but the pictur s}is to estatdish a» Coast unlt f or (Continued on page 46) Vy t to be in the nature of a serial. ganization. } i 2 i ; i THE LATEST AND BEST SCREEN MATERIA BY THE MOST PROMINENT AUTHORS STORIES THAT WILL FIT ALL STARS STORIES THAT WILL MAKE THE BEST PICTURES CALL UPON OR ADDRESS INTERNATIONAL STORY CO., Inc. 501 Fifth Avenue, New York City | Vanderbilt 0064-7416

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26 VARIETY PICTURES THIEF wad BAGDAD lThe wealth of m izgic that is ap-|off with the casket of priceless jew- aa plicable to pictures h inally been|els when he looks upon the prin- Doug! as . ; j adapted by Fairbanks Why some-|cess, glorious in her luxurious rede mm. erseny 2 n & oe j one else did not think of it before} couch. It {is her beauty that ecenarto, _ % 4 Arthur in jis oF ( the things that lend to} changes b im from a rard and he photogray Art Woods, I rch | mM " pictures that unknown] goes forth to win a long battle for air f . vard rT | at ni what t y will develop the r ht to po ess her on 2 Pha st: 4 Doubt 3 «ot + ha p nosti There is a profusion of fine long 13 at { r Stam Sabks " “ ; cated tl production of a work of] shots and the maze of strange set- din at § } su ( I upon fr ne thel tings are great aids in keeping in Th ] f igzdad T yiaa Fai [maz fa Li ffoyrt l i >| t rest evenly balar 1 through the a ' ie “| Ori i showing Many f the scenes are The I” y art iy ie; ’ ‘ ‘ er ¢ « | tinted, designed to 1 ire the The M \ 1’ Ma gg to nict i b ‘1 spirit of t} 1a r vent. HO | The ; , yh mm | efi et of t i ea Wi \ ked | ent re I n l Bagdad” that} LS nll , Ad . : elo i ’ 4 e ise WN jit n gr} have Per ot in the] His } 5 Du ¢ wi ’ ' , 1 airy cast eg | lands it i DI 1 to pictur That | The Mor . -Jin | } t} mount ind thev | lt is auther l not testioned, for } ee ‘ iby | Wy, Korgeous effects that the} clever peop ve alded in its) The jan P 4 Noble Johnenn | camera portrays as real jmaking and | _ 10 have vis-| The ler i M. n | There is a magic rope t wn into | ited n . fur away re¢ peOnS F His Awa Kee harles §& vens; th uir up Which the Th ci mbs | wree the ) ; eyond cri The Sword = ims Baker | 4 ra no OAs ism in that : r J v Vex chaely iota Pag eae casa a ay. ee har . Thief gives a Tha 4 scott. Mattraw |p upon Which he sails with his] airbanks PES. Beene. ha ‘3 or | prince iW Wy into the land of hap- Oar OE peri mat : fe e 80 eye iantitenatias pine Ther ig a magi chest | of the athlett dacbried ag of his earlier | which the favored one retrieved | pictures are resorted to, He makes | Dougias balrbanka would -have] after heroic 5s rrleg .o| his hero more the dream lover of} his publi believe “The Thief of|valley of fi the story Snitz Kdwards as his Bagdad” is the kind of picture heleven to the jassociate in the evul days is one ot has always wanted to do ts fli hts | is t! thief, the outstanding figure of fancy, illusions of the magical tu +} The cast has been brightly se- “Arabian Nights” upon which thelm ti y ' inst lected, as, for instance, players offi story is founded, the dreams that the wiles. of Ortlental potentates Oriental extraction are used for|s were his as a boy. Perhaps there|]seeking her hand He wraps her | such charncters At the head of | is more to that than the publicity|in his invisible cloak and whisks| those players and indeed second Me department’s weaving of matter LOL Vi . Fairbanks is So-Jim in the role of But Doug has come forth with} The incid ff the chest Is or the Mongol Prince, a really fine | an absorbing interesting picture.|of 1 ; irprises and its useage| characterization. Anna May Wong totally different than iny of it t tt close i ymething of Hart or his particu! screen work, will think “of the ree. lease is questionable, alt hough ne one who views it will be able to resist a fall over @ dirt cliff which fart and his “paint” pony take. It marks as great a stunt of this kind is has been screened. Jtoth horse and rider look to descend some % rate in a sheer drop before they igain come in contact wit eround, followed by the tere the rolling. It is a distinct thrit). Productionally, the picture is notable for its photography, which includes a full moon in a few ex. erior shots’ that is the most realistie depiction of that sphere yet seen while the scenic qualifieg. tions maintain the usua pictur esque standards. always asso inated with Hart's release tant Somewhat unfortunate for the gsenerai regard is th. casting of Phyllis Haver Screening ag being limited to but one expression, she not only fails to convince but is especially ‘colorless here Ruth Miller is the only other woman in the cast in a secondar y issign- ment. The star's most notable Support comes from Gordon Russel} and Bert Sprotte, who fulfill all obligations The narrative is named after @ , . peculiar characteristic of the man aa McKee, who must needs sing when experiencing emotion A pepe und the fatal shooting of M ee'g partner lcaves the songste with higs,companion’s child on his hands, for whom he fi 3 ’ ‘scape, umm pling 15 years the story ree mes in a mining town, where the ehild now A& young womat be- ‘omes attached to a bank presi- dent's son, who invites her to a ball, and there deSerts her because of her inferior appearance Melxee, a window witness to the incident, goes back to “the road,” holds tip a bus to turn the money to his ward as an inheritance, Caught, accused of having shot her father, reveried as not her uhele, over

as the girl supposed, and sent to prison, the reunion remains income pl te until aiter the sentence has been served. Riding through the se the girl hears MckKee's song bei i= mimicked by a parrot, which he has picked up, and ids her Lo tm I is t orstood tha imous quawked" on Ha D s pic- tt Vy lla ! ! yk ( 1 t to he t 4 ylerr no t ever tha nignt r } i f what effect that 1d oO th f tnis > st r ise ra ly Hart is the best jud = re Vas ) > t , over MecKke a’ f lays previous to Pp } Ss Ar r¢ l¢ ; Wine, i ) ig certain that the ir has ¢ been before a cAmera sinte »mple- tion—but where the ike Har tn ay fh like McKee SKID THE DAWN OF A TOMORROW ire Melford ui presented by \ i -ker and J 3se nan Me icquelins gan, David Torr ‘e and Raymond Grif- h featured ‘rom the novel and play by ri OS Igson Burt ] * y Har ey Thew Shown at the R N t Riv . yeck Marca £3 4 tunning time, % Gilad Tacqueline Togaa Dandy tay yd Griffith ) r Ho! , David Torrence Ar r Ilolt , toland Tk miley NOU ° : . be Lia rordon B c sie danas tu iver Ginney , seb eede wee ‘ampe Viggot OG. osctethbedensed vase Mabel in Burea ge Lebheeee es Marguerite Claytos »] Pere Sa Aima Bennett sarney ‘ ‘ ; Warren Rodgers

As a play on the spoken stage ’ The Dawn of a Tomorrow was nteresting As a motion nicture it it likewise good entertainment, but that is about all. It is a slum story with a crook ele- ment, a love story that carries through and an element of surprise in it that is satisfying to the greater part of the film fans. It isn’t, hows ver, a picture that stands out as af xtr ordin iry one as far as the Fae moug Players are concerned With the majority of other producing OPe —

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ig has al Ata Ree| | SINGER JIM McKEE M n the play by Rudoiph SBesler} ~~ LvicmNm ur Edging Directed by Frank : ' ies % par thant WY 7 u i ig lilam ; a¢ hown a h Astor theatre, N. Ha or | ila gis > 1 ry J «i M I + p24 1 1 } ng m - . 3 4 ee | — se” Gea ’ \ 1 , " Ww Yort weak reg | Ma t r , 4 ites M ra Talmad¢ ey . I } \ v¥ il iat , rene ’ J : 7 = i uN + la tr } : ‘ rt 4 Ro Frar I is 3 \ John i Ir George COW! | , 4 th M S head : ‘ BS eran y 5 ith i be ul i 1 as fd |} Hamlin iS3, idward xer \ y . ) @® VV - i a im ye! | st [ > ‘ tora | aEo ; . T K na 4 Adz Ma rid 19 a b Bab Turner | } i » ie =) } i Su , gon Dia ‘ i » i Mra Ma En I zroy | >I 4 ia nig MNOoUSsSe LOALIOWing | Kliz ct zs Do | a- four VeekS’ postponement Lud | Willam Ma a m er 5 hicle which brought Vary , rma 1 —LAg » a head the con yversy between YT," Y : John rene O' Brier [ar ind I".-P.-L he film was " ark ) ¥ illy boo Ts | to this theatre , by { 7 ad & ' ps caer “i » lis Du & organization in- | Audrey May G clined » be reti if in i@ mat- I Ma rtrude A3 ter, bu ieaving the impression the 5b : } , } dela was used by the business i ) 1a 7 ; \ Song of »ve’"" had done at the ; ; Rivol Which warranted that pic- na l Luigze 3 ere n | tun 3 ) ing o Mek L ihe £ , et or ¢ ~ hoe. r b ’ Je +R} oO hea cy eedingr Naat fai > V iN r t é 4 Mary Carlto: T*he na ’ nm wh } ' re ' Ss } y { ; p= ; ire Vr iit 1s 1 \ 3 } j i hr ight VA ws lar to i > a y } re IW 13 ith pets tar and y > ed } . " : i ‘ i ytuit , ' 2a ) fet i , of I ] I les T 4 5 ) ) i ) i ) i j i ) 4) | = Lu! be er ¢ IY rn iT “ 7; fine Dp rn ; > J p! 1; rT le . } . ce ‘ | i! a WwW eacer emed nan |} they were in the spoken Si and j } ntorr ¢ - rye é ‘rpretatior M Talmadge . git of tl wife wi never wavered but remained firm in the belief tha her husband still loved her best of all, even at the times that she knew] jhe was unfaithful, is somethings that | rill v x - . . | Will so down in film history. It is a! work of art, deftly handled with a 1 divine touch that makes it stand out is one of the greate screen charac- jterizations in years | the play the story was told ina| ; Straightforward manner, beginning } {With the early love story and the development of the theme from that nton. In the sereen version there lis a switch pol

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as » 1924 —s Of the ree 7 ly take. I¢ f this king ‘Oth horge 1 some 2% efore they with the resultant thrill. niet ire {g NY, which a few ex- the most iat sphere 4uUaAlifieae 4. picturs- tssociated * for the casting: of 5 48 being 2SSi0n, she ice but ig re Ruth woman in ry «ASsSsign« st =6notable ng when A holdup © McKee'g ester with lls hands, ut ‘scape, story ree where the yar be« ink presi- her to a er because Ce. to the ‘the road,” the money nheritanee, ig shot her her uhicle, nd sent to ins income ntence has irough the Nee's song rro which ids her Less imoug es is pic- * claiming ig what- ind of just he making . probably ble ‘over revious to yr and it ig ; ’ peen mpie- Hart Skig. rempe VPiggot el Van Burea ierite Claytos Alma Rennett arren Rodgers Ooken stage rrow”’ was n picture nment, but 1 crook ele- nat carries of surprise the greater isn't, how< is out as aa as the Fae ‘ned. With \ducing ore nee ‘ors im ished every Ay EVIEW blisher DETROIT

a, “84 Wednesday, March 26, 1924

However, in “The Dawn of a To- morrow” George Melford has devel- oped an actress in Jacqueline Lo- n. As Glad in this production she shows flashes of ability unsuspected jn her heretofore. In the cast also Raymond Griffith gives a cerking performance as Dandy and David Torrence as Sir Oliver Holt proves himself an extremely likable old man. The story is laid in the London slums, with Glad and the Dandy sweethearts. The Dandy is a crook, and every one of the wretched crea- tures who live in the slum district believes that their only chance in life is to prey on the better classes. The Dandy is implicated by another crook in a shooting, but it is the kindly old Sir Oliver, who the Dandy believes to be a crook, finally proves his alibi, and a regeneration of Dandy is brought about through the efforts of Glad. It is a slim waisted yarn, but it suffices to hang a picture on“it. In

the regular run of houses it will get the average business. Fred UNKNOWN PURPLE Carlos production releasing through Truart. Adapted from stage play of the game name. Supervised and directed by Roland West with Oliver Marsh the photog- rapher. Showing at the Capitol, New York, week of March 23. Running time, 79 mins. Peter Marchmont........Henry B. Walthall Jewell Marchmont.............-.Alice Lake James Dawson..............Stuart Holmes Ruth Marsh........es00e.+.-Helen Ferguson Bobbie ..... coccesccccccoccsce Frankie Lee Mrs. Freddie Goodlittle..Ethel Grey Terry Leslie Bradbury...........James Morrison Freddie Goodlittle..........Johnny Arthur George Allison......eee+-.-Richard Wayne Hawkins ..ccccces -».-- Brinsley Shaw Burton occcccccccccvccccseseseMike Donlin

Roland West has taken his stage play, which he wrote in conjunction with Carlyle Moore, and given it able screen presentation. It is an exceptionally well-made _ picture— among the best of its type—a mys- tery. Well dressed with extensive if not lavish interiors, and an assembled cast that plays the theme for its full worth, it is a release that im- presses through that certain touch of class. More than the usual credit should go to Oliver Marsh, who has han- died the intricate lightings most aptly and given them excellent presentation throvygh his photogra- phy. The tinting is an important ingredient to the story, and at this house the purple glow was carriea outside of the screen itself by the 1 ng. There laughs, For thrills there is a lively motor boat chase contest, As a whole it can be passed as a decidedly different comedy produc- lion done with t ~<

rising of that color through border | lights. The instance aided, but slightly draws attention away from the picture. es a Henry Walthall, as the central figure, gives a performance of de- ¢cisiveness that marks this as one of his best program contributions. The entire cast is invaluable in the manner in which they have evi- dently followed instructions. West is not new to the camera, but this release certainly marks him as par- ticularly equal to the responsibility The picture. has been nicely car ried out, supplying all the elements ef suspense, with Johnny Arthur Felicving the tension through com edy upon which he has fluently realized. Alice Lake stands out among the women for her efforts, while each ef the men click. The story carries a revengeful theme that has the innocent victim returning from prison to relentlessly hound the man who has stolen his wife and worldly goods. The pur @uit is made the more baffling through a secret color process prv- ductive of a ray of Hight which makes the person within the glow iVisible, This screen version of the play 8 a sure program leader for any of the better houses, and even if the clientele doesn’t particularly eare for the mystery angle in their celluloid menu, the class the film possesses hold it up Skig HIS DARKER SELF Gray Production released throug should H ay n ) ‘ i loyd Hamilton Dlackface. Directed by Jack Noble. Shown at the ‘ames New York we March 23 4924 Running ne 51 minutes His Darker Self’? is the picture n which it was originally intended that Al Jolson, the famous black face delineator of the stage, appear under the direction of D. W Griffith, When Jolson walked out Licsyd Hamilton was secured from the Educational people for the piec- should |

ture and Jack Noble engaged to direct it The picture completed prove f to have a number of lau 1 beginning to end, with Har working both in white | anid ty] fice in it. It isn’t exact Ww! one would term a comeds Wow, but it is a good Jaughing | b I ('tilized as the prin ipal Jaugh | producer ou an all-comedy bil as t is at the Cameo this week t nanages to add a kick to the pro- “¢ edings. s [Jamilton plays the rele of a fic- GEORGE WASHINGTON, JR. Warner Brothers production adapted from the musical comedy by George M Starring Wesley Barry, Cast includes Gert- rude Olmstead, Otis Harlan, Charles Conk- in, Leon Barry and William Courtright. At the Circle, one day, March 18, as malf Runs © minutes, he bill. “George Washington, suggested, probably remotely so, by George Cohan’s musical comedy of that name some years back. As in- a touch of high yaller. is also a bit in a sum-|in truth above al] things and sticks ; disturbingly mer amusement park devoted solely |to his to negroes that is_also replete with and a knife throwing The young in color, mostly black the facial ., ?, Fred. famous, is creeping Cohan. Barry

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tricks of the Instead he rough-and-ready Washington-like through all obstacles. This leads to complications of all sorts and not a little fun, although the picture never reaches the hum- orous heights that star upon him. scenes are well staged portion of the laugh in the picture comes at this is the straightening out everyone’s trouble of zest. His is forcing his young niece to marry the foreign Wesley traces down the | Merris R a good deal the senator, unwelcome suitor as a bogus count | Ryen. and famous international crook and | ralent. At the New York one anticipates. not seem to have enough opportunity to exhibit expressions that made him indulges in a PICTURES i pretty as theories old senator likable. in 1s ast as a coming in for laughs ind other experienced by the in Griflith’s “One Barry is at the ¢ and other |t0o young for such roles teen” or other Tarkington types and parts of the of | past It must be difficult villains, further proof that maturity |‘he right kind of pictures for him, Considering this, “George Washing- acceptable proposi- tion for the box office of the average theatre, although its rating on any} old Mr. Fixit.” other score is not particularly high | be DANGEROUS TRAILS Rocky Mountain production too old for the kid a gang The fight and a good tanh, of." 1 ai Schiank. Meitz (ast includes Tully

the girl and | William Courtright makes Charles colored frights similar negro ixciting Night.” awkward age now, as “Seven- | and presented by Directed by Alvin J Marshal!!, Irene Noah Beery, Jack Curtis and Jane VARIETY Lior In this ca however }do much harm, as the fi } enough. It is the gruff Conk - servant j a tale of tl} with ghosts); “est Mounte! Police, witi to those |@f Chinese dope traffic The mixture as handled h digestible, Neither the } the great Northwest nor supposedly exotic v the Orientals ring true. Bad continuity and insi; to secure | do not heip. nected and hard to follow, Tully Marshall, servant acter men, is seen as a villain, not wicked e genuinely the heroine, heretofore Miss Rich, been advan served women,

one day, (Continued on page in a right one of the best of the screen's char- interesting. Rich is most unfortunately cast as 27 a OE Sees ———— : : oo -ations it would be remarked on | tion writer with a longing | ' , ; | : ganization’ he ah onging to be- |}cidental to Wesley Barry's be-!turns the girl over to pal, the ;™M 18, ae haif the RIM, Rune about 6 “creat. ; ;come a crime detector, and achieves | freck ed mannerisms it gerves its!|bov who loves her. minu : “he trouble is that the majority} his ambition when an old colored purpose, although taken by itself it The senator has been flit with | . of film followers have gotten to ex- | servant Is accused of a murder igs a cross between crude far< e and id serace through his connection | The one thing about “Dange rous pect nothing but the best in Famous | which in reality was the work of|cruder melodrama. {With the villain and only h voung | Frails’ that will linger in the minds prod ict and from the directors that | the leader of a gang of colored Wesley is no longer the little tow- | fj ' hic lears the n nhe rad iimsroer i few h rs after see that organization has raised to th: | bootleggers, Hamilton disguises | headed runt who charmed folks a| Wesley goes to the pa a it is the messy job made of the degree W here they have the pictures ; himself in cork to visit the colored | few years ago. nearly man-|ide] to crave forgiveness and ling. Awkward, ungrammatical, that they make as a production | cabaret where the bootleg mob hold | size now with long trousers and the |eye of the father of counts tupid and entirely lacking in the pearing their name specials are ex-|forth, and his adventures there beginnings of a beard crowding out | closes in an undeniable wink. knowledge of punctuation or clear pected. When they don’t materialize | with the crowd of si mmy shakers |his freckles. cast as an The trite story is improved by a| Construction, it would be enough to it’s a disappointment, and mean steppers are highly amus- | adolescent youngster who believes | capable cast. Gertrude Olmste ad is | S23 i in otherwise shining produc- it cannot m is bad 1e North- 1 a flavor included, ere is in- lerocics of the weird illainy of id acting The story is discon- role colorless nough to Irene who has tageously seen as restrained and quietly re- is completely at a loss as a Wild and almost hoydenish 44)

SS TT ST STIS a so an The Cast AILEEN PRINGLE CONRAD NAGEL JOHN SAINPOLIS STUART HOLMES MITCHELL LEWIS ROBERT CAIN NIGEL DE BRULIER DALE FULLER CLAIRE DE LOREZ WILLIAM HAINES Directed by ALAN CROSLAND Scenario by ELINOR GLYN. Continuity by CAREY WILSON Editorial Director JUNE MATHIS \ Goldwyn Picture Produced by the Demand of the Great American Public! =

The Tiger Lady Comes to Life— The queenly beauty of Elinor Glyn’s stately heroine — half- woman, half-tiger—willsoon be screened in more theatres of the world than any other single production in film history. Aileen Pringle’s performance will be talked about as much as the book itself has been. There never was a production like this one. It is perfect. Exquisitely portrayed, with fidelity to each detail of the re- nowned story,““Three Weeks” will crowd any theatre where it is played. And by theatre we mean seats, standing room, lobbies, and sidewalks!

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di —— os ee ate — : = - = ~ eee ST | | re = REYNOLDS and DONEGAN CO. [JACK PATTEN and LORETTA ETHEL GREY TERRY (3) | ANN PENNINGTON and BROOKE | EDDIE’ NELSON and Co. (3) Skating Ballet | | MARKS (3) '“Sharp Tools” (Dramatic) JOHNS (1) | Comedy , Mins.; Full Stage (Specia! Set) “Home, Sweet Home” '20 Mins.; Full Stage Singing and Dancing | 25 Mins.; One and Two (Speciai Hippodrome. |25 Mins.; One and Full Stage (Spe-| Hill Street, Los Angeles. 15 Mins.; Three | Englewood, Chicage wie tea j Earle Reynolds and Nellie Done- cial) Los Angeles, March 26, Palace, ; Chicago, March °- ran have cr ed a ting act | Palace | This sketch by Willard Mack of- Ann Pennington and Brooke Eddie Nelson h yt versa hists -coeteinn ines intricate} Tf Patten and Marks are out to|/fers Ethel Terry a most suitable} Johns, doubling from the Ziegfeld |, t ¢ the ¢ ag assembicd the ts = —_ tional tricks. | esta} \ anew 3 water mark{role for vaudeville and the sketch} “Follies” by permission, have a neat soekin 4 6 rec eact he has pree ac _ é i stumes and speed than | for vaudeville productions, they cer-| looks like another winner for Mack. act that was a veritable clean-up sain & pageant e and productions . . i et Ol i New i nly have a ve if purpose This playlet promises to rival “Kick for the duo Monday night. goes back toa pally og ood — and all h: ’ ¢ y " ret ‘ =) ’ , . ‘ \ i i ¢ re NOUS | from a n ind iming und- | #! with “Sharp Tools” more melo- Johns opens as a traffic cop with he has the assi Ne Agee. few } rlott ; Ballet Besides | point, to say the least The pity | dramat an introductory number for Ann, Gautiten- om Pee ag —— of a man ine ¢ emse ttle Helen Reynolds, jof it is t! the enic investiture} The curtain rises on a dark stage. | who rolls on in a miniature li- | oan a in . 2 ee and a . ars id's champion on the rollers,!ereatly overshadows the material/It is the night for a big job. A} mousine piloted by Ray Perkins. on ering el Ana sh harem and vks ind Hi Kiuckert, champion icejat hand. Perhaps when some of the|¥Y@UnS man on the stage as the| Johns attempts ‘to slip them a plays & email ay bag who aut cater of Conunental Europe. and |joose ends are tightened up the act| Curtain ascends answers the tele- | Summons for speeding, with the and offers on ieunes a os — aes certlll ight of the Hippodrome Giris} wilt pot pe quite as tedious as it is} Phone and advises the girl in an ad- chauffeur explaining the occupant way for Nelson’s burl oe alae on it vhizz around on the four special |in its ; ent shape oining room that everything is o. k.|is Ann Pennington; they are on ; - Kaien jsa ¥ skating mats t1e act carries, ir But Patten and Marks have at| Voth appearing very nervous. The their way to the “Follies.” Johns The first scene is a street with a only perfect time an’ rythm, doing the /jeast attempted something really | '™4Ster crook enters in a tux, an- tosses off the cop uniform and in- ——_— — poegare in front of comic most difficult and dangerous stunts} worth while in vaudeville | nounces the job was a success and| troduces himself. Both go into a hal Stop” and Go sign, and being whole that experts can figure out An| The program credits the team with ; shortly after the yegg joins them double with Ann doing her stepping GnasensareS by Nelson, dressed in partn odd feature is the different colored | paying catiniinaial hit abilities tind | with the loot, stating that it Was | and Brooke carrying the melody red riding costume astride & small pass wigs worn by the entire ballet | with a cahiiite fe “ty ‘ Scie oe necessary to kill the watchman to| section. This in “one” ta permit the tricycle. The leaning almost-fall Seote Blue, green, pink, red and other /triputing | on air cae whic ,| make his getaway. The master | Setting of the piano for Perkins, ents oF Nelson are displayed tn shows olored hair gives the skaters an | evidently means bes Re aan = | crook tells the girl he loves her and| Who doubles as accompanist. this situation. _An individual nume- he ke eerie appearance which is enhanced } ). 5 —_—a_ , “| suggests blowing away to distant Back to “three” with Perkins at | Per of Nelson's follows in “one.” ays ; : ° had the ideas for it. j . ; is j 4 4 plays by a clever lighting scheme. Farle | “H aaiemeant ” te ; lands and doublecross the others} the piano, Johns pulled a “blues” | This is the novelty dance he offered humn Reynolds, noted for his speed and |; ome, Sweet Home” is divided} + of their share of the spoils. | that hit nicely and then rescued his |i" “The Last Waltz” at the Cen- whe i ; *““ into 10 episodes and begins in a ears pact 3 a6 lhantia te - are any | tury in New York. Nelson's } Tae whirls, and Nellie Donegan for | taal eines aie Heelan © Eton ine te The girl agrees on condition | banjo from the foots to accompany | ; DUT time her {Intricate figure carving, need plecesahe agit 2s aye Roca Pi I | they inform the young man. They Ann for her second dance, even | ‘esaue dance, following a straight to be. no comment. But Helen Reynolds, Shits pit cate pris ae ver of the finally drug him and just at the} more peppier than her first. A | dance by the young woman, shows sical thir daughter, deserves special men- arte ae pie ‘ Foe rm a ee ite moment they start dividing the | flimsy costume and a chic little I rang geese ag made of Turkish clever tion for her gracefulness, speed aidan yng Rew Bare ary | booty consisting of a fortune in| hat also helped plant the saucy |‘We's. Gancing ridiculously, and terial. und daring. Hilda Ruckert also is}',. ao... a vane an@) diamonds, which after some previ- | Stuff in which the diminutive dancer | provoking laughs. offer entitled to special mention for mi yg patted alt the | ous talk akout the killing of In-| is mistress. Fhis is presented tn “two” in » a cap pag } Curnishing have irrived He Urges | spector Burns disclosed the m. c. | Another song by Johns and qg | Set such as is found in big revues, Se a Tie aerestans abled. ths Wooden | them to come down and look them) as the murderer, the young man andj lively dance by Ann wound up. ste (ahee how after how and brings Soldier dance on skates, the pirou- pe rv ; re | the girl cover the other two with! tepeated calls for an encore | °" 4 raat ore which he finally alae: at hevnabls, sini Hie: Ceatatelees’ | I t en and M inks follow with a guns, telephone the police an brought them back with Johns opens after several bows. disclos- WAT? Seeakaway” tm whith Reynelée. | neat double sone and dans e in “one, nouncing they are brother and sis pulling the nifty that what they | ne = uke—a surprise that is a Singin while swinging Helen around at | vn ot BO ee See 'SNeD ; “he rie ter, and that the inspector was thei had done was ail Ziegfeld would per- — ~ omners oe plugger 46 Mi Hatining aneed hy the atend. theses keeper shows them various saeenand father. | mit for $2.20, with both laughing | “nt 9g scar al ata a singing touch | 58th her away from him with a jerk, and bric-a-brac and tells the leg- | The playlet is full of action with- | their way out while the mob were | ge ail any a ’ which turns the girl in the air and end of the figures thereon, subse- out a dull spot. The finish is a rea! | still doping it out. 7 can aa tells of having mMperson- Man pica Mewnetha arggnimed nl ab ate quently illustrated in song, dance or surprise with plenty of kick. Were aut and out show stoppers _ os lox al characters in other ce ties n 1s ¢ ankles while still whirling, are only onpengpiiee 4 ine pam. rhe idea The cast inciudes Wm. B. David- na mat wane of the, Arst section, | os Bigs pghromonsserl comm any a? some of the thrillers in the act. It a ween used erecta sae China |.son, Carl Girard and Edwin Stur-| A © Gerst team fer say where. rie tgs gente he _ _ ly ig an ideal turn for the position Blue Piate,’ but net quite as pre- | gis. They are excellent types and | mi a - ot his company in a (rae * (closing the first half of the pro- |*@@tiously as in this act. gave a fine performance. The act} MARCELLE. sia! toe eal ee who gram) at this house and it received A china set is the first article. The | took a number of legitim te cur- | Songs s ane ore he makes a burlesque Print hearty recognition from the audi- shop keeper begins explaining. | tains. Josephs. | 12 Mine. ; One Nels 1isaec i i gh ence on their opening night (Mon- | There is a fadeout, with the stage ne | American Roof Rtotanas whe comedian Urareee with - a day) going to full and revealing a gor- PRINCESS WINONA and INDIAN) [n a white sport suit with red — iy which cannot fail of appre- ugars, Appearance, set and wardrobe are geous Chinese garden and the play- BRAVES (3) r |straw hat Marcelle makes a pleasing Po ag nts agp ty pip caper a wey all in favor of the team, who nave ers as the central characters of aj| “An Indian Idyl : appearance, and haus uw sympathetic | Pig Meet Besccen me 8 girl mAkINg mee had enough confidence in them- |/esend. The settings, lighting and 17 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) | soprano voice and is mistress of the | tyme iar teas Caenhas henae —_ os pr selves, to put in the money this costuming in this episode are every- | Empress, Chicago | jazz technique of delivery that pre- | a es susibecin 3 ie ict must have cost ‘hey should thing that could be wished for. Chicago, March 25. | supposes long cabaret experience. campers with t) be working all the time. The following episode is an illus- Princess Winona, who has been{ Opening with “I’m Goin’ South” Sinai 5 » RITCHIE and CO. ed: The last time this team was re- tration of figures on pottery, of an | identified with vaudeville on both| she scored immediately through de- | rt ast oe Piano , : as viewed in the New Act Department Indian Village and permits the prin- sides of the water, has two new livery and voice “A Man Never Dr aed ull Stage (Special lads of Variety was in 1908, at the Al- cipals to incorporate a picturesque Indian young men in “Chief Blue; Knows,” was a good follow up be- Pee isod Roof i tine hambra, New York. It strikes the India: damce remarkably well e¢xe- | Jacket’ 3 David De Mills), a Shaw- ing a semi-comic. “If the Rest of ing oF ol es writer th whereas they had about cuted. nee violinist, who has been study- | the World Don't Want You” put her | Male pianist mate dancer and abls ines nes of billing at that time, | Comedy relief is attempted in the} ing in Germany, and “Shun “a-ton i,” | away as a ballad songstress of parts girl dancer in = song and dance ee their present billing at the Hippo- lensuing episode, supposed to repre- jan Otoe, from Pawnee, Okla., who } and “Kentucky Home of Mine” was Ailing See along conventional irome takes up more space than }sent a little carpet worker of the has been trombonist in a band } right in her jazz house rect The pianist carries the plot both their billing and the review of |New England states and her hick | rhe setting is quite elaborate,} Marcelle has everything a single yeicaliy, one urn aac Aomaare him SMORT thefr act it that time) wae |Sheif. The idea is more commendable showing in Indian village, with a} singer needs, but she should im- singing anent his’ inability to get Talkin warded The 1908 review is ap- |than the dialog, which falls flat at | tepee In eevee of Mage ana = mediately adopt arerke er name. The | Orne — eed a dancing turn. 16 Min pended Itimes, but is finally rescued by a| action taking place near it. The! one she has is identified with a | Phe dancers make an appearance Mort lnifty dance at the finish |song, “Waters of Minnatonka,” od trained seal act a.d doesn’t mean a| 4nd are. enlisted. between each oe | The final episode reveals the bride | Offered by the princess, after which| thing anyway. The idea is probably | dance the pianist introduces the ose EARLE REYNOLDS and NELLIE jand groom outside their love nest,| Blue Jacket” plays “Hungarian| to help the illusion of color which {next dance via the song and box a" DONEGAN. yee A eorceous setting There -| Dance” on his violin. After this the] is revealed when she removes her } route. Caulfield igga tall rangy John, (Reviewed July 25, 1908). me * tarrel matte ‘over the hoy} Brave less favored in the affections] wig showing long blond tresses. | hoofer who does an acceptable ec- amart Roller Skating ica pies ta mull out invit: tions to | the. prince inwraps a kandker-| Any feminine name will answer the | cemtric solo, doubles with the girl The iS Mins.; Full Stage (Palace Arch) | 4),,.;, frien 1g to spend the evening | Chief and presents her with a fan| purpose. She's worth the attention |im a Kicking dance and an adagio permnos Alhambra. le y an ae t la be eanil pes nda shawl in an effort to win her} of the big time bookers. | toe dance. She does a toe solo, an the ™ ee eae ere PM foe . a ja . have wang LLOee * Con. | acrobatic and a Russian dance on and on ar ntat th, ‘eee Al e other Indian man resents this a her toes in addition to the doubles, writes ; ; Se a re ry . nd draw his knife and there i 1} “SPRINGTIME REVUE.” A duel idea at the finish is slope edie ; a ici dala sak ght in wW h the suitor is f °d! Dancing Act ily lone, The lyrics sound homee present , F Y w York ' Thy , , 1 } r iT “a 5 ; h, = . gh My " 18 Mins , Full Stage (Special) RAGS In apa taeleg but se dancing avere With ; i lrawt y play a ynbonel ¢ iges up well enor for safety on ; . ) aa ‘ Se “Whe | 98th St. ; ae aie eee : offer nf t The gins yen) A mixed dancing team and seven . ae ee : ecce kerk Po Pris P . : , ne en | — interm: o : = sot a pe lancing irl who work along the | , r 1s Mr Rr i = urge nied. wre as lines of the Tiller school girls, offer | : Mhe lasl to mn excell iancing act under the! KIRKWOOD TRIO t 1 com] nH crawnh f°) misleading title of Springtime | Variety Act me! ce ind uncivilized Indi n| Revue.’ There's some singing in| 11 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) gin ee 2 4 yr & nist the turn, but it’s unimportant, danc- | 58th St. Min : nig I nce Winona ners nicelv. | :, ie a ee fe res vs te . Broady a er wh ' r a Ss ie ie, eae A oe being principal thing in the} Two men and a woman in a med- Thi: i buck dance Or rroduction would ma lL | cps tang , dap eae ley of entertainment that includes 8p the air of “Happy | py ;' , n ‘ pt geese - te aetshth | aged even girls art not the rank | roping, singing, dancing, comedy ee ( ‘ P iften ft ne .e whipped i: ies * af ot he 1) ; Pe - A hile ¢ OFUs steppers of the regu- | talk, crayon drawing, whip manipus ett P ut i S fe | ba 7 , ; an thats ia m } lali¢ ne smali ime tab type, but are | lation and music. Special set of & ‘F % . ia . iy taeae Willen cetera ae capable of doing intricate solo and| Western background is used and = : king bit was the play- | “MUSICLAND” (7) rie ite sittaicittee pi Patan nares TY . | team work that’s comparable with| three appear in ranch make-ups. «Ppa. Merry Widow" waltz | Musical som : ger — a “7 ; ae _ — | the best. | The roping stuff is good, especial- wom e she whirled|15 Mins.; Full tage (Special) ble a os pas - ee septate Be oe _| The man and woman principals do|ly that done by one of the men as pween toe Mr. Reyt s | Majestic, Chicago. s sn wn — ) an adagio, hirlwind and tango] solo trick stuff. Girl sings pleas- aghtni | M 15. ; very well. Act is backed with good j antly, and girl and one of the men ag es : they| few all-girl musical acts measure | FIVE LELANDS Se a ne the singing | put over neatly executed walts claw vga nd execut » to anid te @ soenie |} eran tps bss a" curs more comenee" |7 he cross-fire talk fis averags stuff The 5 atet sete eek tee: Cult Dies chy 3 . ng at as it is, 2 at } — ccm oe as a filler ia acs aie Py OU ret | between specialties. , ! Stuur ¢ e ee idd ma t — ct } : Average small time t that sia , men lor becoming eager : est tne ;on the whole makes pit - WRITE, WIRE, CALL all the artists are girl: with satisfactior i bills ’ | Bell ' = Con. jentertainment. Bet! Ros

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Ssed in & small ost-fall ayed in al nume “one.” straight shows Turkish ly, and in @ revues, id brings fin illy disclos- » a SS plugger touch nperson- ier cities Philip vith the a trae et. For urlesque 1° with Ps | ppre- npanv is making en cos- nd CO. (Special ‘er and dance entional the plot fith him to get = turn. earance mn each ces the ind box rangy ible ec- the girl adagio solo, an nce on loubles. slop- homes & avere ty on (‘on a med- ncludes comedy lanipue et of @ dd and -ups. ipecial- men as pleas- ne men te clog. re stuff a filler

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RMOROS and JANET omedy and Instrumental 44 Mins.; One §tate Armoros and Janet offer a > yersal of the usual in “Frenchie ots. This time it is the man who 4 the foreigner with the woman a comedy feed, who misinterprets all his native lingo. The opening few minutes reveal a most pitiful ine of talk, and, for a time, it ap- pears the act is headed for the rocks. ; oo But Armoros drags ina littie con- certina, just in time, and from then on it's good vaudeville. The man js a Wizard With the instrument, not only in a musical sense, but in the comic way he handles it and his whole method of approach, His partner lends her best bit with a bass drum accasppaniment to his Scotch bagpipe iMitation. The talk a hardly any improvement, but he keeps the concertina handy and plays it often enough to keep things humming. . The act, however, is still small-

to be. The man, besides his mu- sical skill, has the makings of a clever comic with the right ma- terial. Miss Janet hasn’t much to offer, but might be developed into a capable feed with less accent on her con dy efforts.

WATTS and RINGOLD. ; Singing, Dancing and Talking 16 Mins.; One 68th St. Man and woman (colored). Wom- nis excellent dancer showing par- ticular ability at tap dancing of the ort that calls for big shoes and sa comed) single. She has com- dy ability that with direction could e developed to a high degree, Singing of both is ordinary. Man as a@ funny routine with lighted igars, however, that makes his komedy work distinctive. Act qualifies readily for the No. two spot it held at 58th St. The less singing the team do the better. A rearrangement of their materia] with the man’s cigar stuff and other comedy business kept in and the

womans stepping likewise, with the revision supplying comedy in most of the spots that now contain®*®ing- ing would life the act immeasur- ably. Bell.

SMORT FOX and GIRLS (2) Talking and Singing 16 Mins.; in Three (Special Drapes) Mort Fox has discarded men partners and taken on two girls as John, accosts the girls and some mart dialog ensues. The girls put over a couple of harmony numbers very well, though the voices are not too strong. Fox Written medley parody, and then between the old-time ballad at d the present jazz styles of songs With a little work to speed the Offering up, it will be good for the intermediate houses, THE PERETTOS Dancing and Acrobatics 11 Mins.; Full Stage Broadway This Heat mixe U team ¢ pe with & neatly exer ted acrobatic adagic dance, ana then do some excelle t Ddosturing ¢ 1 the suspended web For ¢ lose the man adiust: apparatus on his shoulders, the Woman mounts it and on a rope be ) i tween the supports, revolves wit lightniy & speed ina loop formed Dy Blanding in the rope and contracting sthe swing thus fi rmed, by the force or strength of hey hand grip. The act an hold this spot on most i Went ve ry t this ( MUSICAL AVOLLOS (3 Xylor nc Sts 12 Ming One 23d St

I H 1 j t r ite ¢ ‘ H ( ‘ enornic € f 1 ‘ Which he i] ¢ € Di tic mm { t J } Dut ov. the average program sul t Mitte; milar acts. AN operath Select jy nM opens, then follows a fast Mary *mpo number, an announced| “OMPosition of their ow? not |; hamed ) nd the sual fast d Orte it ueard eMail ne ¢ c ENGAGEMENTS ] NI ? ‘ween £¢ ‘ @) * eee ; ' 4 - ! Moe ¢ ‘ ¢ ~ON acre aVey ‘ KH. and a tough

provided for, cop With Ann driven on miniature’ limousine (New time quadity and doesn’t deserve | features, not assistants. Fox, as a stage door | Well as every and one of the girls do a cleverly | the three illustrate the difference |} summery gong and how here, with Ann Penning- ton and Brooke Johns, Jack Patten Marks and Blossom Seeley and Co., as the outstanding triumvirate of the nine-act bill. A long show, running three hours. one to spot on account overabundance of full stage five of the nine requiring full Capacity business and standees Monday night. o and Johns, doublin Ziegfeld “Fo} ies” and allotted next to closing moved up to elose the half through Blossom S&S eley switch- With the “Follies” team. doubling had to be Brooke introdus toried Miss Seeley was close for runner- and holding them for an hour. Blondine, dynamic as ever and backgrounded sorgeous set, Blossom. sent across a line of vocalizing that was clowned with Bennie elds and dueted and danced with to the entire satis- everybody And next to closing at that. After finishing ~ did an additiona} clown- Fields in “one” to permit of the stage for the that followed her, d Marks also registered ‘st and undoubted), pretentious production act, Home” (New Acts). Preceding were those ebony-hued Williams and Taylor, § set a pace such as was not duplicated during the eye- comic also sent over a With a typical Bert Williams delivery that also helped Kelly, on fourth, ej, kead With his Virginia Judge impression, the Yarn about the hick vaudevillian’s typical “roaring forties” Setting the loudest yell from front. The Wilton Sisters hit with their harmony singing and instrumentals, after intermission, and three genuine recalls Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Barry were the usual hit in. the follow-up spot rural skit, “Seandals at Corners.” The cross fire clicked as usual With Jimmy’s sati- “Without A Wedding g0aling them. Lindsay and Sultan, edu- proved adequate pace- explanation of a the Four Adlonas me clever trampoline HIPPODROME show at the Hippodrome With many Outstanding the least of which is Stage management, Provided for the running of heavy show Without hitch the or stage wait. Al Seats were filled as } DOX, and seldom, ar " + - comment of the de- udience been so universally tically ommendatory. silty Bounce’s trampoline, pitched ‘) ly cus tent drop, is the mpromptu and un- -oOmedy, through a con- | i 1 opat from Who t to ( tdo npoli Billy eC} i } he rer ‘ f ( ¢ Kir the et et n » the } ‘ ge vel thei Nereny?y ] Act, et Y T fey ot i ! rown con i tir ey fo \\ a A », in blac ( ‘ t f ! ‘ ( ‘ Me ail if NEW S class audience clamo} | show with his song with a dance, and the I Reynolds and Donegan pretentious skating act seen and Donegan act vy but their figure skatir gz championship of the wor! “Easop’s Fables” opened after in- | Andrew Downie’s Elephants. are five, three small and two smaller ones ring and do quite a lengthy routine They are very wel] trained and handled, doing the usual routines, quickly and without hesi- at the opening. The big ones then take the track and with equal speed do more pre- tional is when Babe. the 5,000-pound There is a gasp of relief the big beast rises followed by volleys of applause, in- duced probably by the reaction from the apprehension of danger. The Four Camerons, two men and two women, do a little of every thing I conversation. They do it very well. respond to an insistent demand for In this thev sisted by Sargent and Marvin and, between them, they landed solidly. Marion Bent have discarded all the talk in their and the result Nieto, and Eva Mascagni are in the front rank of dancers in their own Martucci's orches-

peculiar stvles. and Marion. backed by no less than of the Hippodrome beauties, what | theatre unanimous jn its praise of

| Hippodrome They do evervthing and do it They work with silly Bounce’s Rasch, and Porta credit for the arrangement of the several bal- and ensemble dances. 5TH AVE. Will Me isey, headlining ng down from the number of acts.

HOWS THIS WEEK Fcent 4 ‘ Te ‘ imboer the same type done over here Albert Whelan several years age Sd and Dora Ford Revue closed a stepping bee that included ied assortment of tapping The ing landed a bullseye and the ing ind lights gave the turn lded prestige in rht values The “Hunchback” film ran three imes, going on after the vaudeville ‘Oncluded, with the number tayed for the picture conclu dicati t was what id em the Bel AMERICAN ROOF wo) ’ ? wel ilineed ight-act bill picture, ‘The haif a houseful on the Roof Monday night. The bill played | smoothly, topped by Strickland's Entertainers, who elosed the first in fourth position. After the | singing musicians had rolled up a Substantial hit they cinched it With ; Some clowning aided by Shone and Squire, on jus t ahead. The latter walked into the Strickland for a very funny bit of melo- | dramatic travesty. The girl about commit suicide jis prevented by | Shone. She is a singer and has turned down by Bozoni, the ‘at impresario. Shone js Yaddi, equally great. He tells her to sing When she does shoots her with own gun, reinarking “Bozoni rignt.” It was a yell. The hit of the second half went ‘rank Terry in his familiar “Mi Booze” reeitation Terry always over on the oof With his tly character study. For an encore he recited a warning to young girls screen-struck, that Will Hays hasn't heard, evidently. For another encore he did a few hock steps. He was next to closing. Willie Karbe and Sister opened hand balancing, body /#balane- ing and jugging. The Sister is a voluptuous assistant, her chief con- tribution, beyond the aesthetic one, being as understander in a head balancing trick, Marcelle (New Acts), second, one of the early hits with a corking routine of songs well de- livered. Gordon and King (New Acts) opened after intermission and did nicely with dancing, Adair and Braham followed with their familiar talking skit, “The Boo: Shop.”* The crossfire missed widely jn spots, the dance of the girl and the double song at the finish landed two healthy curtains. Caufield, Ritchie and Co (New S) closed before the feature pie holding ¢ veryone Con, STATE i worth the Position it holds ‘anger,’ failed to draw more |

29 iKwiTH’S, BOSTON 5 n, M ‘Oo doubt about wir he head. ] ¢ or r ro +} ec “ rf. ¢ ile \ dl ict h the j OSItion ; was practically oncentrated on during the week In the 1bWay and paper advertising, The Kkdwards act runs for close to an hour and is tvp il \f cts e +4 l he } been T to ide 3) held f¢ ‘ ral se OV In Contrast to ¢ é a n ir character which ippeaur at the } ise now and the m. 38 3 1 e® noticable that the Edwards set j the stuff ill the way thr Uusn and that while his name and his person ppe - incé helps a kk the act we lid be bil! minus him. The show is opered by the ‘Golden Visions,” remin scent of he “Bronze Beauties” act Which Played vaudeville Several years ago, The act is prefaced by a short talk from a person, evidently the stage jmanager of the ac that it is built along purely artistic lines, Speech does not seem necessary as the act itself clear]: depicts this. Posing is done by two women and a iaan, All still life except that trio after finish of last pose take a bow, while Suill draped only in the bronze, Abbott and White second, a tough spot for the boys. They are too far up on the act for their sort of work, Singing. The boys got their song numbers over with the house falling Strong for “Magizie, Yes Mam!” but their patter needs t be built up more for them to get better results from that. The material js such that it iS unsuited for their sort of an act, Mack and Breen were a bit slow in getting started as the first of their act depends on some wise cracking, With their dancing work, however, the team had the hous-¢ sitting up all the time and had no difieulty in putting this end of their act over strong. In fact, the show was delayed for a time with Mack taking an earned advantage to make a shert curtain speech. The Rae Eleanor and brother act seems to be unchanged except for a& new selection of numbers. It is still opened with tall leading the orchestra and then’ taking his place on the stage. This act is always popular with Bostonians and ha: as much tone as any act that plays the house any season, Ray and Emma Dean followed With the only comedy act the bill contained, Pean always goes over big at the local house and Morday was no exception, Before the Ball act Marcelle and his trained seal] held the house for several minutes. Thir, for an act of i; its kind, has plenty of nove Ity. The seal never misses a bet and is | bound to Startle an audience by its tricks, | There is just one suggestion [that might come in handy. Mar- at the | celle might find it Within reason to like Harry Richman, who wag !4drop the one trick where he and the a following as a radio artist WHN, the Loew broadeasting station It vas Ooniy natural that of his di ples should be on Monday night. The surpris INS part was that so few were pre Indicating possibly that you lure the radio regulars from | orns even for those who have heard but not seen Morrisey ad Oo difficulty in vet ry over. however, altho igh his} seem tO Le just a bit too tepid | ed fora hi time house, Ir | ‘ B l i cabaret hi ad | l cious tall ire his pol i t at e & te | ‘ i ‘ my} } ‘ ft ’ r . DI thy ¢ A of n ft e¢ ere f en ? They e ] nel ‘ I r ' I . 4 im ly Siste ony ‘ Ve ‘ ' f] ‘ ‘ a UV a ltt

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ee | NE 0. LEWISTON, ME. NASHVILLE, KY. oot Rubeville (Others to ni) evgould an Music Hall Princess j Earle 2d halt & A! ~ eeltee Temarnm Stanley Cnapmaas (Same Ist haif bili | Schichtle Mar'netes Denke: & Turnep , ase ° jungalow Lov slays Chattanoogs rut : fometown Fo (All houses open ft he week ‘one Monday matinee, when not otherwise tndicated.) The Heart of a Clown nee F! cam _— zd ~ it) — pt “ead wove : ¢ (Others te : Nieg . Hieadlining on Pantages Circuit. ; Farnell & Florence ‘ 6G 2S aire en a st » Hut) The bills w a grouped in divisions, according to booking offices supplied from : (One A re A Gorey & a “s ey & Duncas RICHMOND, va, , s } inte » t not . : ‘ A anet “eee : 1 omens @ t 2d hai ex aer ie.ds ert Levey The ma t nth ° — are a d dz - got - 1ote the relative importance | \enetian Masque re Gorman] nig ulous Re ecco Thea Alba Ashley & Dorney Jean Pig s+ of acts nor their program positions | DETROIT Achmad ng ants Masters & Crayce Bloom & Sher Hackett & D’mar ¢ 9 | Seale & Ch: Jean | hams . Re 3 ‘ . le An » {*) be re name denotes act is doing new turn, or reappearing after Tempte 2d half | An y ws 4 nenee Makers & louse { Readings Eva Fay eins , t i 9 © . . absen fron udeville, or appearing in city where listed for tbe first tite r rd & Price 1B & E Gorman ‘Rebdaget- nt , 7 »alt Be ogy B Globe Swor & Conroy Florence Brady Lloyd Marjorie Co LG. BRANCH, N.J.| Ball Geiger & H & E Gardner Bostock’s Schoo} > rare or ae - a : . Morey & Corvin Jack Sy 2 } | Eddie Carr Co (Three to fill) | Main St -- y - 2 . Sydney 2a half o'} | Geo DuFrann a MARE & DLTORe ‘alerie Bergere Co | Steele & Wins “ > ° on 4 % ) 2 and & D'w = osie oon “ A . 0 inslo LW YORE CITY, 1 rot tor’e 23rd ; st. : Kikuta 1 : lsully & Houghton HAVERHILL : : = ¥ Ww arren & O'Brien Miller & Fears Frank & essen Keith's Palace m7 halt ca ) ' “ ) | i Metntvre & Heath Colonial (Thr ; to fill) E! Rey Sis Kentucy S’naders Latelle & Vokeg G3sM i ; « ro | CARB'NDALE, PA. | Pressier & iXtaiss 2d half | a aa saiiatinais = C & L Sheldon Chief Caupolic Brennan & Rogers | Beatrice Warren BALTIMORE | Seni cet hte ET ts i } ‘ i 1 a . Friend In Neod | Healy &@ Cross freee : union Bennes &S IDEA rt Seinbeasie Mobile + it) Second Year — Ta Huston Ray |) Frank Cruimit The Vivians =d half . | IN WEST- Jin & Ja ed half . } — = me Cosmopolitan 3 | Marga Watdron | fartler @ vurnis } Va & Velinar sep B Fargo & White {Kd Lowrs ATER ae = | ; ; ith Deugh«rty a P - g Pailly | WwW? B & H Skatelie | Russell Carr Co BINGHAMTON _— ousgnerty | THE ERN Brady & Mahon Belleclaire Bros (Three to fil!) 1 (Two to fill) | Cine Co Rientuditen Ryron & Haig + Aaa id oe is & Norton | °“d half | °d half _— Ceith’ to fil! lower & ‘ : Althof tas ace I os 9 a fimpso Keith's Alhambra | (To to fi'!> | Cliff Wayne nat : - . eyed | PRESEN- REP. WKEESPOR . | LLavarre ~a ge p | Prof Nakae Co | B Henshaw & Ene sity Dum Flying Henrys } Moss’ Flatbusi: Scholder Sis . —— = TATION ‘ ” vas, es . ¢ Dixie Hamilton | Al Moore & Band urpos Br eennte Padula | Moran & Mack }; Wm aan nig C j CINCINNATI Q Llippodrome NORTDOLK, VA. | : 1 ee | (Three to fill) © to fi Maker & Redford | Rill tlasc 17 edevi 7 ’ Yai hat . Taylor & Bobbe } " — 2 ~~ va aed } en! bie ) } (4 + i = pe 4 | b&b. OF. Keith's OF A To'ne R : j Acaliing | Patten 1 Ent | SCHENECTADY 2d b Alacé | the ! | > il Monroe Bros . shaban Murray Bennett } , 4 , Nex \ ! y Pare : ; ' } } a eS Se arene Be . i _ | Pr be & M Fi acl = i 4 had } PITTSBURGH | De Dios hers ‘ one bias rs : : } s aks “x , | ooley é¢ od & |} Bray's Maryland Or } . . > a £& Thorn St hp Yorke & King | ra & Met { CLARKSBURG Sampson & Douglas! Tom Dat ~ .+ S RB. ¥. Keith's Ros ; I ° Na ta Gienn & Jenkins | Sid Lewis , ; . ane gers OTTAWA, CAN Lime 3 Les Klicks asta 3 , ‘ asta (Others to fill) | fai Jung Tr Robinsen-Grauvd . , Pietro (Two to fills Go po: A xagicodlt yaaa -d hat ‘| t tte & Ra MOBILE Franklin ; 1 Se bil oar ee ; iy } 2d hKalf (4-6) BOSTON A tects Awkward Age 2d half Boy La I’ ' . 2 Redmond & Wels | S ‘ : = Seay ny eres Lyric “ge : King & Beatty Hlegeman Band Dorothy dD Keith's Jefferson Chas King | B. F. Keith's , *pungiet Vrieans 8] git ahe Gordon & Shubs (Others to fill) One to fil I ida (n 4 Lamy Bros Zelda bros I . h et ee . i 1 rthan Band } Mason & Gwynn sthaliaae ae; tans vee Rs Ni) TOOK THE 50,000 WEEKS |. Archie Ont | Mabel Hary lb Dp H? | SYRACUSE WHEELIN la Rube rho f [ M Wiisor rye C — ee , ith’ (Oth Gis) : Moss’ Kivera F . SJ Stephens Cy | PATERSON, N. J. ; eyne & Uren - i > Se eee babe ae ' gS . e ‘- Sestic | Franklyn Chas Co | Tower & D'Hortysfladge aif | Van Cello & Mary | Gardeli-Pryor C vet & ra Jack Kennedy Ce JACKSONVILLE t Bear Majestic Davi | Manele Goutes Pads oe toss & Edwa | Dotson Claud Marion P x \ Sid Hall Co ay & Weston R 2d half (27-20) = | =e o~l siete nsf ip to Hi papal Ath acca Guise puerta Ml eerie = } iat =i Arcade } Bont Sheckara | Dorothy Barnett 3 | Davis & Darnell arrett & (Others ‘of ' Hughes & r am “8 + “orca " | Cafties , Roobine Family } (Same | ha MONTGOMERY Se carpal yp age fford | Manning & Ston¢ nage “gee wordon & acai Ni , Besser & Iewir - : ed it ERIE, PA. savannah sreu ‘ aa i vy. 6} Raymond & Wilbert | Charissi Family [ne to fi Moss’ Franklin ace af Oh aa | Tuscano Bros | CLEVELAND | pepnetate half) | egal = mais cae , |Esmonde & Grant | Ned Norworth Co . ; ' s [wo to fil} a i | olonia - Sens } = | . Pies os Man Off Wagon > Bods | ALBANY, N.¥. | _ Bob & Peggy Valentine peak Byte ¥ sy : Offic:al Dentist to the N. ¥V. A. Liberty | adie Stat a a ~ Maud Earl Co eee rectors Breitbart ian “si wi) ed DR. JULIAN SIEGEL a gg ed ber Elm City 4 : Jimmie G V & & Stanton | atte @ihesin “Artistic Hokum” FALL RIVER Ruddell & Dunigan | 1493 Broadway (Putnam Bidg.), N. Y. ania ‘ef bee Pate ShomOthers to Wilt i ¢ a Co ae a ‘ 5 j > gaa . ————— fie 2a os pe j af hal 2nd | " B A & F Stedman Empire Burglars’ Union | He ia a (Two to fill) Johnny Clark Torbey ' Revue D’Art De Fi n & c ) Ja Luvier {| fomer Romaine be yb Loree! a za Fai 6 tae Co | “ tag hal z (4-6) ed half Perrone & Oliver [Others te ee : (On 2 fils pe _E { lard & Ra | Reed & Rae } Uverd Winifre = , , re R . | pe ees = ixneet Hart & Francis | Quinn & Caverly Pal 2d half "gals rom Smit . ; . y ‘ ve ; (VtHers Co fii) Innie & Ryan Vanity Shoppe ; Keith's Pordham | Jack McecAu y . , & Bb ler Ske , y “n s . JERSEY CITY MONTREAI P ly ick Marley { (( a to fi > Mie La B Gr ffin ‘f ) 1 Nj il & | Gormlton'’s Oiypncia : z mi aby 3 Stan Stan : ; ; State " , AWTUCKET, K.I. Stevens & I, joy | 7. e Baker & | . : T i & Anth os hah DA The Steppers A aE (27-30) Imperial ace (One to fill) ' TAMPA, FLA. [te DeMa tser ‘ (T » to ) i rt ved Wayburr ( re mate sitet Waar de > Morgan , icto Others t Ita stephor RB Hippodrome GERMANT'N, PA. | (Others to ee 1 tOthers te Bi PITTSFIELD s ~ , oe ee end ; i Orpheum or Adams & Th’mps'ns | agaten hal. Palace St. Petersburg Bile ‘ Orpheum mmii & Boys | Mi Sis | Chin hee Tov V & I mt i yn Virsiens Shin i ~ iva aun rT & V Gilbert Lakeland, 4; Of paner & M , © Elaine 10es & ! I y , _ ; ella White Co Meehan & Newman land § ins | : \ 1 & H 13 Golfers arthur il s * ) Bill B Var eri ! (cordon'’s Olympia ‘ 1& Br'd a f (4 P = | (fwo to fill ; Mattison Co Rev Fletcher —— Wash 3 I | ! j | E H } Fmcess |! PHILADELPHIA | (One to fill) Lean & Dean BILLY on ) it & § 105th St. i h f b nt | " «(Su iv ng) | B. F. Keith's | : 2d half Fred Harrison Ce . : ; . , ome ? ' . Willie Rolls Tax 1 & Gou 1} Bob Albright Co Py Moss’ KR mt 1 & = , Le ~ | (O s to fill) McRae & Clegg : William he } —— ‘ Y ) z Fee ‘ zs | Play & Dun BKOCKT'N, MAS waite r&@ Gasper | i r Strand HEARSAY WAS IT THAT THIS AGENCY IS ABOUT THE BEST THERE Ha Hamilton | KEITH. 1926 ‘ : O iS IN THE INDEPENDENT FIELD. WE DO NOT CLAIM THIS, BUT Grace Laky WE ARE TRYING HARD TO MAKE IT TRUI a Nag wer & [ e McDona | y (One to fill) | iwo I ) Ma ari V White 2a halt THE FALLY MARKUS VAUDEVILLE AGENCY = [amare Chas Ge rd Bronson & Edwards | , . 4 ryit INGING Ht MORESQUE Vebb's nt’ta r . Kirby & KI! ; | PORTLAND, ME. ; TOLEDO Ri hard Palen & tates 1547 Broadway New York City J) wm evos | BF. Keiths | B. F. Keith's [4 & si AMSTERDAM, NU lwo to ) Phone CHICKERING 5410 Rube vill | Marcelle & Sea | Anne Vivian Co Eee & 1 s Nialte . zd half | Higgins & BI | Rikins Fay & = B® Mo: the tr as Sm° . . = - : 4 Pilli BUFFALO Ifa 1 * Maughn | pixie 4 | Bens Massimo ¢ ms i tor i sf Shea's & sy a 1 (Ort} s to fill) r ae Alice Morley he to fj Rat ishce bivue ache are i'nusual Duo “ G i Mo & M | JOHNSTOWN, PA, “ W “ Allegheny Fate ee ON Lane & Harper 2nd ~ I vi 4: : “4 Majestic a R R : ssi ie inee n & F Venetian Masque [Pran, j ; & fou R Wddis ~~ POTTSVILLE ~¥" a’ ' ia : . Ul ‘ Atti COLUMBUS GRAND RAPIDS eet Hippodrome la nar B. F. Keith's impress oO ) ur. VE N = 2 : re ¢ 2 an : : p > N -_ a. . Hfamiiton " > eas | a 4 i RN¢ Y. & Knat — 3 DI © Pr all aw \ \ a au t } roctor s . . ’ p 1 é s ASBURY PARI CAMDEN, N. 3 halt a rT fing [4 Prector'’s 58th Sf , ; oO Troupe — . aw & c "ae HBroudways ower s ‘ 4 BR ' 1 halt g { s Torba ! readway . a) ' ’ ‘ n & Ed t | 4 i \ : I i wit & Maugi ane 12) ‘oO . J ve ta LANCASTER i i j Ws & Bu FORON®? € i lio hy Cetoniol ; so Shea's Ce ¥d ha GREENSBURG That Assassin of Grief A xuander ( 3 Josie Roon re AL HERMAN ‘cone to M’Farlatr & Pi Kelly “he Rn at a ane Photographed by ' PROVIDENCE O'Donr & Blatt end Ros *& Kdwards (Three to fi pvigd de Dunb Mt + rns mi Y ? - F ‘ i Fran Drdla Mile 1. POROVER © Len ait egr hee “ 5S rRAN VD SiU DIO, N. a. E. F. Albee | H'br'nd & Mich'le@wiig . sOthere to fill) ATLANTA ttle Cinders Strand Theatre Bidg., 47th St. and Bway. | Gus Mdwards Rev | gird Millman cae og 2d half (4-6) Lyric | “Mi r : eo i 7 — Inglis & Winchester | yoss & Frye Muig | * anICY & gp ie vis (Birmingham 6p 2a} Re : ; - , ’ re , y' ao } erat) - | . ate 2 4 ie | Yvette & © ch € to f{ ora hers to fill) S ist half Lae S Lraneee { may Tee appollo aril 1 Red i & OW Belle ri } i 235 ‘ 4 OW mour €% Py : a ‘ heat epic feo pi | Newell & Mos pastes AereP ti ’ 22 fA poms eee iD gens Auditorium Mel Kile ardner liarry Rose | Bway Hits & Bits S @ H Everett { ¢ Diamonds | as empire ‘ ih Cross Keys (kowseta anit na , b Ke oy Paul Decker Co ae | Murphy's Mins MeWaters & Tyso HAMILTON, CAN. | (Pwo to fill) aes Ed ix | Ritter & Knapp Tar halt di atte qo ‘ j ) j AUBI RN, N Zz; {Cr'ford & B i | Aces « loke Lyric ] « Jact (0) tl ’ Chas B trawler ¢ Sa ve ! ba 0 ‘Ty H Jet . | ~ Ph a = : ‘ , . Ma > . ies ‘ : R he aia : Cha bk Semon W' ma & "pan yY BY ( | d erson hov Hing ' Sha & Le R Ste a . i NASMTICOKE, PA. i House Ca a aA conder Co Mattyiee | ippard ae : Bite iy De eae CANTON, 0 Power's Blepha } Coscia & Vera Jd : State j Will J ivan } Adan & Grimith For Pit ake te i ton . > te aa P i ¢ Wo » i , | Reaves . = 7 sales of sini Lich = OY = Be Trai . | ad half j Princet’'n & Watson | °° ie . | Bray's Orch Road to Vaudes | Deoyer & Orma Hard (Others | rank W are Lyceum Anna Viviaa ¢ | (Two to fi | 2d hat shies 2d half |Rore Riis &€ Ro | (One to fll) — factdson i hati (4-6) | Vanity Shoppe i Pipifa x Mikins Fay & E | , , : Lar: Reil (; |} Larimer & ILudsen ‘ sss a },°°R My Willie Haile & Fre | (One to fills Muriei & Ph - Benson Massin co | HARRISBURG, PA.! fra.) gs De in rs | Woodra 2 ' KEADING, PA. rroy, N. Y. ‘aRep & 3 Gienn & Jenkins | 2d haf j Wii Kenned Aliee Mor Majestic ‘the Mendo = C iohe Wreeler Majestic hn tor’s ‘he Dew 401bers lu lad Gautéera Loy Sie y tec uirose 4 mw & ifn "» Mathones (Two ’ a fi! Salentine Vor Hometown Folites la uliffe

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coo! — 2a half KE nn - Thos & F = = ed is Oo redericks ITH C ——— are aenens | Reves © Speck HICAGO CIRCUIT | sar» P SN a oa hal In Transylvania DETROIT : t - adden rte ae teens ; ya Nevada Co pares Parker LeSalle Garder aaRue & Dupree te to fill) Sp! ndid z unkett 1S santa ‘ 4 ae sardens : . epee art - Ja : iB arie ohn Barjon Co Kraemer & Griffin PADUCAN, Ky ACRAMENTO or. P Partne: Avenue B ec Sa r eet ad = ory Stedam WILMINGTON averes Burns & T parser By 7 State ~ et L Pur: : his & ‘ ad » Mentiins | nae > z on Pick | . m | (21-2 rpheu | Brenr : , ‘ 5 eM iwo ® fill) = « rie j ne to fill) Aldine (Two to fill ers | Basil & Keller teu te » a m ie acy Sd n G& Page ; Heras & Will : ) | Reno Sis & All : ill plays | Ed ” z . Bre sev KOCHESTE scene 10N HILL, N.J. | Ber 7 ills 2d haif (O & Allen Fresno 3-5) edith Clifford Verna Hawor STER N ¥ ) 3ernard & Garry Ramseys Cana: | ne to fill) Frank Farnu . Mason & Keeler (One to 1 CHICAGO WAKE Capitol Jim Dougherty Goetz & Duffy. _ ip 2d half | 5 Avalons ™ European hon Gir a Ri wamils ene FA oa half =. 30) Byron & Haig | Enchanters — | Pearce & Williams | Raymond Bond Kane & Herman | Bell d haif ma tialto © 1. Walt Liberty ggon for ives Tower & Darrel} | Rice & Cady j Catherine Sinclair | Aust el ty i znd ha 7 Cha & LeCiair =a go Beth Bla I> 7 2 \ ae 6 Winslow — | Rosini Co (Two to fill) 14 Fayre — 3 Melvins cnas © Aldrich . aeniyn ¢ ds 4% Black Db nk & B ng in “Th — | ; , | Mur : oe. Henry & be habe Ste & Vance Kussey & Is | itn a serron starri 4 e Gingham Gir)” | FPP. WAYNE, IND | RICHMOND, IND. | agg Oakland | De Rajah Moore | (Ty an) sxc A x, abt WESTERN VAUDEVII LE ef Caur aon y ak M : nee os : gg Dorothy Tz “vl woe Olican J0 URIE Jr —,* Palace Jack er ad Dorothy Bremmer Jack Ailyn's Aces BROOKLYN Van & Ve ra CHICAGO se tey sOSi) “ bs i , = . e ai si : on ; ; 0 1) OANOKE, ya nut Street O. H Phitndelph The Enchanters | FJ Sidney Co SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE | naenee-ne a tices eae a eee 4s A, . “? eip Sharlsey oe tha 4 ne to fill) ! G > Oo Amoros @ , ae a ‘ lar o vw . R N : s Swif ey =a Shar mn } ore 6 Pe ee & Pent Rev | Gates & Finley npget tay Imperial | Mack & I aR Strobel & Merton Goelet & Hal! meme o Sven Pe SLA FLEUR ‘and PO 4 cg eed hers to fill) Montana i Palace +n nseys Canaries power ted -aRue (Two to fill) Satin ® ons — oe im: BOOKED -SOLio RTIA ae tas ga half (4-6) Hal Johnson Co Chamberl'n & Esr) | Sigelow & Lee se VANCOUVER B.c. | oye 2a nba 2d half G@PHEUM Cincult a noe ooney & Bent Rev] Foley & Jermone ( onn Downey & W | 2d half @ Orpheum . B.C. | arin toodma. Pearl ¥ ° Week March 30, Hill “ Lilds thers to fill) Scanlon De 4 O' Halligan d _ (Sunday open se Orpheum gton & Green i Young —— . ill Street, Los An V Jean nnes & S| Bast Is W & Levi — ing) | China Biue PI } 2d half Rand & King lq aes ales ) , . : i . s West | ne — > Plate rH) a: - . 4 Three on == . ty & Conroy * Tica. -— Be WOONSOCKET (One to fll) . : — -_ _ ee Williams M'ntaieers (Three to fili) h e es JOLIET, If wo to filiy © » at . ae _ . «4 alf ; Cae, J ‘olonial Bijo : 2 — 1 . {\ : a : y _~ .ON . Marin ROCHESTER {usta 3 The me... INDIANAPOLIS TO Ww —_ CAN. | tne Dee sees Orpheum Te iwian Gonne Co Metva Th Palace Ae PLN " aew | Carey one Pye & McDon'id mez — LaPear! Leila W rigs Bob Fr HOM IT Waiter Miller Co | ¢ ey eres Ce Arnaut Bree 3 la White Co | hy ERN re (Tw : ( | (Three to fill) (One to fll rieton & B rothy Doyle co Norvelle Bros | Briscoe & Raugh on re EK 2d we ik Bele : $ g c 2 pid's Close Upe to fill) (One to fill) | Billy Bachelor Rey ny 2d halt Rilly st Yarmarl na ci de Ke bs ga half ° ’ Hodgini Trou; The Theatri . March 251 — ’ j Siliy McDermott b sohgugeites ; Kerokjart - 2d half | Lek roupe eatrical Trea P ch 25th, 1924 Phe Fay Nick Coele (Two to fill lkie Bard O%impson & Dean Phil Cook aRue & Dupree Artists “That ansfer Owners’ Ass'n |} Set Bigelow a 1 (Others t “nl " : , = . ” « « ; a - oe or +3 Pe a ° . \ i - . ” c ro . . ne & Wh take Bros oe ae | renee fry iB of this Ass’ any indebtedness which t} erewith notify all Wilkens @ Will 2a hait. KANSAS CITY MO seetz & Part grpos Bros { ree to fill } Pancing Wild : Ss Assn, se Saas ‘ 1ey may ve om y ikens | Kel} MB rsces : ani ‘rinertinwo to fil’ ‘ 1) | Johnny's A - 1924. | must pay to whom they ay owe any membe) a | Hell & Caron St Mainstreet LEM. MASS YONKERS, N. Y nen tae New Car | 924, in order to have : ey owe, on or befor ; . ‘ MEMPHIS } Apolio Revue Sherv ood & Bros Poteet ‘ WASHINGTON - a - ¥. ys & M ' members of th ave their effects hauled aft ore April Ist, State j 7 Hanion ag & Hirnes nivi . ° P rectors ! P . e Ass’ eeiees i er P t. . «Thr heck & - nivic! Eros B. F. Keith's °a half (27-30) KALAMA7Z00 Ass'n that date by the § Palermo's Dog ee to fill) eo. be on gy _— —___ _ pill Morris D Connelly & W | m Kegent | After April Ist a Stilwell & te gah _ Kedzie Wa Magra a R . siler Sis & Lynch | Wanzer & Pi ; Sawyer & Eddy w , 1924, all hauli : Stone & To! wa Anérie® 3 (oO _ eee EMAN’ : almer ! Lester y eels’ time, ¢ iling bills mus - Toleen Tyler & Cro} ne to fill) S ritsi Ridgeway ©») 4 Lamays eee leav » and all acts leavin ist be paid within , Ail Shayne Klitne “eee CHEST . will Mahoney (Others to fil! Seamon Conrad ( eaving. aving town mu iin two lashes M Citner & Reaney MILWAUKEE RA featrice Herford cia aaa ibd | Finks Mules ° 7 st pay in full before & elody of D | ee Hagen Co Majesti ans : ” t half (31-3 | 9 - ; H , , — fills : c ction of ed Lorraine Co aan tar ) - 2d half ' THE TH MILWAUKEE (One & Robbins Milt Dil tiossom Seeley Co ives | Carson & Kane ATRI : a to fill) ill & Sis ) Pee to fli? (Others to fill) | Sharkey Ri om RANSFER OW . Fuller 2a half H & Hazel Langton °d half (4-6 1% oth & H ’ ~% . NERS Whit Austral r. Wells & W , ry wa : 6) mn Downey > : . ite Bros ian Waites est Rev esmo Yorke & King l-rony & wney & W . Connors & B Everybody St O'Connor Girls YENC aivert & Shayne (Others to f)) | y & George ae - ~ aa § Bovne DeWitt B ep Alf Ripon E, R.t. park & Crosby aks | LEXING : Nor =e — erence ; _ Amer Beauties "} urns & T | Pe : . Pa ' | LEXINGTON, KY ton & Wils« - a Cook & ¢ | (Three to fill pita Grana‘’os C 4 r tarrel]) Taylor 3 YORK, PA the Y.! argo & V a0Nn {| Farry Gri ——$———— : : Jatmian ) Wanze whe e me fillard o ? | Ben Ali ii ai alas Gatticen we Gretta A : Clayton & Lennie Lincoln H er & Dyer Low "a ' pern Heuse | Max Soverign C TER’E UATE May ison Jones Olcott rerne | clart er Oddities ef 1924 | Peggy McIntosh C ubert Dyer Co ama Sa waventowN |p aE Gon | The Waiters 7 A'TE IND | Moore & Ha ie Meas I Burne & Wil: MON Bert Hanlon. | | MINNEAPOLIS ree to fill) 3 & E Gorman Bry l= cibert ore & Hager tandall } e son ‘ ‘TREA (Or Ke ite , o ‘ 2d half Olympic Arthur Miller C pte & Stewart i Peck & ind | Ernest Hiatt g Monroe & Grant Ward & Raymond L vibe rs to fill) ith St Hensha\ ... fmpson & Dean (Tw ; ° | 7 SEO Bemet | Alex: igh | Chinko & Ka Brecker’s Be Melody & Ste Loew lw zd half - , » & Bn o to fill) | (Tw ‘ ander & PR & Kaufma : 3ears ps Nick C Pau! Petch Moore & Bang Me emPie ¢a ha OS Gee ‘aria | eee n| Shattuck & O'Nen | o * ‘OUD Jean & Jacqu bere. teeta Aclly ay menny bree t : ~ al 2 alf | sie | (Tw a G = . . vacgues e McDerm ninan nree to fill) Reto Ml) Tom BP | ii te a . 26 bait (Two to fill) Jreat Leon Gates peatinedy Burton (‘tee ant Oh You Flirt wing Kir “ 1a a dese 1 : aa sas y = , R Se} ecnard & Willard Jack ‘ ; CHENECTADY 2d half esi & Gorman | catmedy Dancers | Tack Merlin ST. LOUIS WINNIPEG Pu = & Bro B J Moore c — Majestic ecg Seine td @o Proctor’ nree to fill) | Kadie & Ramsden (Two to fill) } Orpheu reclia Bros Ross & o Rirdie Kraemer 4 rmstrong on i = ~ | (Three to fill) a : Orpheum m Poliy’s Pear]s B ¢ “A Mae Be} Cal Dean & Girl 30 Pink Toes aap ale ee ‘INSDOR . . W'rld Mz Schone “heise itmore Orch : . ee (One to fill s Fowler = | LOUISVILLE, KY POM. GAN, | [Sunder sbening) 1S io 1 ee tl gaia NEWARK Stk Mg A ge __ iott & LaTour a | hiehemes- =. : Capitol Nora Baves } ine rowning nis Co NEWARK, N. J uvelyn Phillips Co PERORIA, ILI wo to fil Specially Desi | National ties & Cady Leavitt & LL’ nes Comm ney C 2d halt s * | Klass & Brilliant : a » alls ¥ ; Re esignea| Dancing Wild | Coress.& Mae ao. 2 wood Clarence Nordstrom Carl & Valesca State | Max Thiclon aang aaa Palace eon & surt eady to Wear | Johansen Cue | Gants & trad ” bing Foster Breeman 4 Grace Goelet & Hall Rose Kress 4 Parisian Trio iwa rts & Clifford CLOT Keno Keys & M is Tony & G ar M4 | Mel subkiin “7 E atl & Pierce + bee nvoners . i marrh ~ 2 E iffor om ° ; a H te Py ree ’ lin . 1 ore 7 *r kT : ele bs - wo to hil) pes) Ps Plannigan Ray faree comuy [aren Terry | [Lander iron BAGGOTT and SHELDON «( ralf oa ‘ie : MOBI M “ ” . HEN 1 Re = 2d half | , ’ Moore I . i ENANDOAH 632 Broadway ao henge and Chnwbeain 2.9 MITCHELL Pa'ace ‘ e Roth Co RECOMMEND Sir ifti ' SCOP ¢ Raugtl ree : & Earl Nelson’s Cat] NEW > . and ww eth St | Billy Bach sirnage A Hickey Hart Rev and MARYLAN aed aba s Catland W ORLEANS Dios NE YORK CIty | Hodgini onuk Rev! O'Halligan & J.evt ieadilinina mes ee ree a & LeCiair —— EDY ne & rho - a | pe (Two to fill) . Ss osing Southern By J the me t ioc hy ag Bee Jung os WM nNlicks — i ti . Sixties Syives & "s * 4 wo to fill) wll YOUNGST —o ORPHEUM CIRCUIT irection HARRY WEBER hei ter & Vance | Dorothy Nielson Ce . L. LYKENS OFFICE . i oe uillia Jonr | " J | ‘ Grand s “ nah . eith’s Fe Victoria akiie . | Kneel'ds Syncopa'rs| Frk & G wer & D'Hortys Badge M ih te Charles ¢ thers to Bii) A! If Wilson | Smith € x4 | Warwick (4-6) (Three to fill) A Be RE jertie Fy rgie Coates & e Maitland a = ,! Wallace & Irwir oe ‘LAND, ILL TAMPA. FLA Baker & aan - | Belle Baker Orpheum k (March 24-26) Miami and Wes . PATCH Clark 4 & Irwin | Kane & Herman ae mi , A. Ie DeMarcos | Maud Gerrard Co (Sunday opening) Direction THOS. J : Vest Palm Beach. Fk Pn cak ta \ Hani | Holmes & Holliston Ix =e ate or (Others to fi Wood & Wyd oe . ._ J. KENNEDY : = (1 hy Byton cy | Bill & Robinson ne Be ong ‘me bill play 2nd tae SPRINGFIELD | Tanarakis = | Fritzie Brunctte iw me to All) | ‘Two to fli) | Everybody Step Petersburg 3; «nd half M E | eee ae T’mpest & Bie: + Coul zd half ‘ ; (One to fill . ; il Massac | ¥ a V + : Dich'son ! Sally { Coulter & - act | oh ‘keland. 4: Gn fardner i m en henge Ma Voe Chaau ables oo. Reers “ete 7 5 “ e ATLANTA lis I-uo | CHAMPAIGN, ILL. | 4, “a half lando, 6 » Hark S alace : aker Rev Ben Welct McGreevey & Ve'ers | (Or nirie & senia elen Vincent | tnilla Bro bi » o Bil B ins & Boys | Gertie Fa)} j Lynn & llowland | (Pwo t . Welch Meaiy s | (One to fill) | Grand M’ riage ki iat 5 Orpheum ’m@ Ce ig Lm Van&GL Falis & C lJ j wo to fill) a M 9 ; iP CG i) ‘ Parisian rtie Fay teoher Shall & G LeM | Rich'dson Br é : 0 | weckse & Billie | Day at Races . a4 half Pore’ Les Gellia ‘§- , . ‘On co All) Sor tros & Ch | Ste Ve ‘ i y , ‘ o JO ( y ‘ ‘ ob . “- } 101 N ou | sia - -& Deas wy ( h | —— Mayhe W | NEW ORLEANS (One to fill) | Med! eg & Co gw: . Carbone One to fill) | Enid Rees C | RACINE Jne to fll) 9% | eaies sree Sandall Sis » : ’ ' o a : d Harrison Co Y | eo Orpheum . 2d halt | Schone & ——— | Meye , ney SPR'FIE | Alexander of ou.5.. EV R Gorgalis 3 ne & Sonire feyers & Hanf rR'FIELD. M | & Roach } Rial PURCEL YLEEN | DES MOINES, IA pti Leonard iain ig "a Mignonette K ¢ “ Norris Fol] anford Bb Said ASS. | Alexandria rw , iulto * | Herman Timbe OxWOrth & Fre 3 | a o | , peesee readway | Tyler & Crol dda ah the LA and RAMSAY pee Orpheum | Dezso Retter erg De « National 1 BIRMINGHAM Bellis Duo : } ie Crolius | Hownhert & Phelps y openir Toe St : liltonm Be Ta} { , ; * | cS OM a ore Maurice . Playing Return E 3M %, i ai | Show . Onge 3 Cla & oe scary | Bijou ~ len Vincent fOINES, 1A. | (4 oa to “a> _— == Pantages € rs aaa Henry «& Moore io Ae Of Tal tales ot Bu on & Zudora iat! ¥.catay _ riage vs Divorce Pht Orpheum : —_ uit Barret!. & Cuneen | Os ano! Sis Geen, on ei ~ ap s & Wilson iK @ 25 . & Ce Les Gellis | . ree Medinis } ST. LOUIS Aft rpiecs Dainty 2 & ('o | es to fi H ‘ ! rank Terry 16 Que ms > aig (One to fill) } arrett & Cuneen Columb!i (Thre, eas q ; ( OAKLA Victoria | Song & Hanne. bs fl el ens Synco i Daint June Co ” MeCren bia : ) ly thd Sar ford = ces rs ND, CAI Go ; oe . hale | fe t : & Krandt ; 2d half } J reas HARTI ORD Russian Art oa v ne & W'la oe sucappietiie Peg Jones ~ y +g ) 10F a Ce | : . 2 ; & Wilsen rere = - Capitot ond helt Fohnn Brice ; a lay Yr ‘ ey & I : ‘ ~ Inan | ROSTON Pea : Irwin N | FE. A RY OLEDO ichard WV ; . & I. Nevedo . oer Robert Rell : 4 y&H Orpheom Dorothy Byton C B. F. Keith's Wild & Saa weed & Termini A ndricft > é be Re » 5 = as 4 ; _ ae : AY n Co with HEI.EN SITH JOHNSTO? na Vivian Co §°Wey & ee parvis & Harris : ' _ 1 Th he 2 1cide Ros & Bro | ‘ie i e 4 in “ hy ns Fay & FE }%8 Mondc si ack Donahue KANS'S CITY, MO.| 520 oe gic Pu —1&G Orpheum Anche & Se rORONTE YES MEANS NO” ; , indon ~ i ; Danojse S - ‘ & iT; ro 1s0n Massimo © iliams & k j > allots " Main St Or dig Ret l Gray ; Ed Gingras Co Leor Lah | e Morley *One ri P. ‘ re W . (Sunday pening) . aoe hers to fi P FE . r ark & Beck ( , i Yonge St = nr & Moore wi _ ,' - i: ian att) TE Harry ae al ; it i . Cooper & Barnes \K ; a ‘Jack Ailly gh & .8 oo half > ee D ae sacha gy , OMAHA, NEB Lincoln Sq Ww Be Bere | Panth Singers aide pe 5 arena h naif ” a FOR tlan Masque lalf Palace oo irahan 3 Rev Ornt ° hae Ratt eo Warrd & Reymond Ruriev & iZurley | keacion! alf red Lewis a half ; e E| F Jerome & EB Heer | Ze dk aa Sadan aeakiien Miller & Capman Mignonette K Co | BUFFALO ze e. Soaee | Mecor'ck | (Two to fill) ns ok ie (lar) k & Randolpt d 5 f | : j 2 > ¢ J » Ww ay & Wal'ce Ri r me & G F « Morre Stanl: & Birr “ ] 3 | ’ . =e } State MiGgsers | Johnny Burke M tiulteo ’ ‘ l@ rie eg 4 . ne i . 3 18 , & Debrow BRB Sher vd . I WASHINGTON Yip Yip Yaphank’'s pied & Tysom, a 3 iw yf | (One to fill) Gen ¥ bral » ds Se % — 2nd ha Strand j r® : rR Alar oman Wat Tysoq . § Knieht’s R Orpheum at DECATUR, ILI ~# Roberts & J , es & Joker ERIDEN (¢ Campbell & 1 ecly tev LOUISVILLE LOU Hnian 3 Empress Klein Bros w & Lee INN Dewey & | untry ¢ it - LOU I Mar P Robbie Gordone [ . » Poli's Wil ms ge } raugh & r wAWalt Co I ne ; =f sros 2d ha vay r) ‘ Ra . setnnerel & Barnett | 50 Miles from B rORONTO pbe : rf Saale pag ae M . . , . os hr lat ao ES itewthorne & wy Shen’ Great 1 ' ) rileters Zt a alf Valer eg: . x a Co * Knigt WILKES RARRE “is r WHITE PLAINS . oe A ACGams } of . wees r One + ’ - , . : : y s sh A & Senram a t 2 Bs. ) Pennsylvania LOS ANGELES Ra ¢ “tate 1} Shoes , Grand et ‘ >t na » ** . -. . Drdla " ag h ° - Foll’s Hill St } \ CH is ! DAVENPORT. IA Jos , ; r ah’! “ue Lg Or t \ rtor ‘ 6 ’ #B . r nd & Michie) 4 - Biar int hal? Ww erling : s * { \ & I : Columbia Hoim’r Girls & } d Millman limmy ! ’ rhé Limars . & 2 a i Holmes & H = Ma uv rT wr “Peneeds qG 1 ¢ : it mn It a a . , « % ty fis Or h “OUig Loy = &t McDor ( > < t Reckless Piacoa | WORCESTER - Orpheum 2 Melvine kg ind eee IOUX CITY, IA, —_~ Ke “4 Yr '° Bradnas Massachusetts ri if oars Vaughn C Pee 4 a G e & Reat ' r } e |} h'n } el rn, Orpheum . - ¥ dner & Boas | Poli's i ‘ dire st gon | R gers fn tin tt 3 het Cig om ' , z aie } 4 ‘ ! ks ; I ut), Bennet, Revere | Lydia @ 1 Revedo | Renest Howard « . 20 halt cee Sp evtines GUS SUN CIRCUIT «Foo Troupe | ALK Hall y thal “atry : o eed & Termir rr R Ball Stone = ’ <a ay phat nicht n | . One to fil I rt ( han & Co panioliiy _— } Co eee igh -ceern, | tentecek oe Lav are as & Haves x A ; Wanka BUFFALO GENEVA NY ) tin: Suri ' ig A I ippare A G LeM | Jac ] en ee -_ a Remos ie : Pe ae ‘ ; Boulevard . Lafayette ; Temple | EIAVWIN, ALL. oy to fi , ate Sane Rit a alf 56 Baliots Mi chell Tews PORTLAND OR ; ( Max Ar ms ‘ Klalto : 2A h ’ r & Orma hard y 4 | Frankie Heat! ! F Ala G eR. < los k - Ps | oak Morti'e eH © to fill) Richtae,, 12 lY la 2nd half | ee tn | Orpheum “ins ssooney § _ ; x .& , : ' - ss ' | zs yn ¥ . a Lm rertie Falls CC, j N . a | To ~e } oO} ; er y S i r to f ’ i ‘ te fi))) ; rroy, N.Y [Rake Moy & Ch!| Great Howard 4 aa ARES a - , Greeley Sq Geo Morton . ' NIAGARA ‘ alt apts r Bee poets The & Roger Davis & Sanford i = Palace Pp Bs ; 1) ‘or the Canfield R : ; I Maura } | FALLS \ ria & Joupree <n y June ¢ MAuliffe © De Bases | Lester & Stuart { araiet day openir zien ie . ‘ : 2d half FULTON Cataract ( t king Gir ‘ P } Biliott loxyt J r mae¢ ; \ “fy 0 McClellan's Devils p I xter itnine ela is Ce ’ ‘ GALESHI James Watts “ia : s Mediev & I y bse ; Quirk SURG, ILL. SPRINGF'S Green & Myra 6 |! eu Pres Howard & PR PJ ‘ Oreheom sa D, ILL Lelands a & ae Cou.ter & ? a a } i #0 - ‘el ajestic “s e to : ‘ee ‘ ) Ke A P ‘ oan ores) , 7 ed on page 47)

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OBIT UARY

BARNEY BERNARD Barney Bernard 46, and un- edly one of the best Hebrew comedians on the American stage died at his home, 215 West 90th street, New York City, March 21 after less than a week’s illness, suc- cumbing to bronchial pneumonia The comedian had closed an en- gagement with “Partners Again” IN MEMORY end and associate of AL. MAYER our this life March 1924 departed 2i1st, Who NOBLE “EUBSIE” SISSLE and BLAKE He was to have Alex Carr in a ind Perlmutter” the week previous, begun work with series of “Potash films for Goldwyn, With him at the time o*% his death were his parents, his wife and his physicians. Bernard had been playing pino- chle with his physician the Sunday previous. He complained of a cold and was cautioned by his physician to look after himself. He continued to make his usual rounds until Tuesday night, March 18, when he was ordered to bed with the general opinion of his friends being that he really had been ill since Sunday. Shortly before the end came Bernard had gone into a delirium and was constantly reciting pas- sages from the Abe Potash role, which he created and played over 3,000 times. Just before passing away he made a forceful plea for the

In Fond Remembrance Blake, | Blake i} though scheduled

terested 1! and managing colored productions, died March 20 at the {Van Cortlandt Sanitarium, New York, from complications following an operation at that institution March 12 Mr. Mayer was probably the most extensive promoter of colored talent (especially in vaudeville) of any of the contemporary artists’ represen- | tatives | Williams and Walker, Cole and ‘Johnson, Johnson and Dean, the Dees, Willie Robinson, Irving Jones land many other Ethiopian perfor- 'mers had a great deal to thank Al | Mayer for. It was he who first real- ized the possibilities of an all-col- ored musical production in New York. He promoted the production of “Shuffle Along("' with Sissle and which took New York by VARIETY

Wednesday, March 26, 1924 |

“LITTLE THEATRES (Continued from page 12) “The Snare and the Fowler,” by Beulah Marie Dix, and “The Rising of the Moon,” by Lady Gregory,

“Come Out of the Kitchen’ was recently given by the senior class of the Amsterdam (N. Y.) High School, as its annual play. Those taking part in the performance were Jack Ault, Ida Argersigner, Donald Charles, Ludwiz Betz, Helen John- son, Garet Visk, Kenneth Purdy, Edith Bork, Dorothy Lane, Iona Klint and Margaret Schuyler. Patsy Ruso was business manager, A mew board of directors was ‘lected at a recent meeting to guide

the San Diego Players and the Yor- ick theatre through the spring and summer seasons. Plans were made to complete the Yorick theatre in Salboa park. The first performance

storm, and also did the same in tour. The duction the current Sissle and, the road being taken sanitarium the opening. mother and Therese avenue, deceased sed of show, superv. pro- and al- the *Bamville,” to did so, to the ‘fore go on With it, never ill and removed for an operation be He is survived by a wife, who reside at the Hotel, 125th New York, street and 7th CARL HERTZ Hertz, of the world’s died after Carl one most famous magicians, In Cherished and Loving Memory OF OUR DEAR ONE JACK CRISP Who Passed Away March 30th, 1919. MOTHER, DORA and WINNIE

a very brief illness of pneumonia at Coventry, England, March 20. Mr. Hertz had played in every part of the globe. His illusions were the wonder of the coolies in India and the mujiks of Russia, as well as their aristocratic brethren in May- He was a big favor- fair, London.

ite in this country, but had not en, who directs the entertainment], “,. 7. Of Our Little Pal 4 ie lan, ville previously. ines: - a tg he in Variety last week of the 60-year- appeared here in some years. ; P a , besides: Fritzi Brown, rap snappy | 014 tl i se Blt pore Lilli L L Y ker Carl Hertz was one of the group He bes ame the — hong little pianist and singer; Biagio a eg - anc hree ( aus sere with an ee a a of magicians interested in the oc- with Chas. B. Maddock’s son Lonzo, banjoist, and Dave Rosen- 1 of th promised starring en- ‘ultism of the Far East. During his | Dodgers” vaudeville production two thal. drums gagements until they had paid the y a ged awe ar th, 24 7.7 . - . * - , se ro > - 7 . , . i Who passed away March 14th, 19 |tours of India he made careful easons ago, that being his last the Edith Parrish. the former Joel’s | Promoter $800. Then ma had him { ier goul rest in peace, tric: nrareme i es may her som: rest my | study of the native fakirs, or ma- | “trical aaa Tata, . T | contralto with a long run to her | Pin _— . : ae The Lynch Family gician priests credited by travellers His wife, Leda em, © t - ae credit there, voluntarily left the That happened on the coast. with tricks, which if actually done, | °f Maddock’s Son Dodgers,” and a business to engage in other profes- These two slick birds won't let i would be nothing short of miracles. | Sister of Leon Errol, survives. sional branches, mostly literary. any female quartet get away as Hertz was a fine looking man - Joel Rinalo has not allowed his| Cheaply the way they have it lined : 2 | Ine ’ . ray Ps ‘ establishment of a benevolent fund with a world of personality, and RAY MAXSON édbaret to chanse with the years.) OO j 4 4 } i - y” “Le r Le - in conjunction with the Actors | made friends wherever he went. Ray Maxson, 33, recently of the} holding to the atmosphere he cre- New Yorkers who know the Equity that would care for the —-—~— Leighton Bros. and Maxson act, in| ateq when making his famous res- | racket have been approached to act wives and familfes of members JO PAIGE SMITH vaudeville, before that of Maxson taurant the first one uptown. Joel | 28 stock sellers for the Down East dying in distressed circumstances. and Brown, died at his home, 627/qiso has continued his policy of| people, at the usual liberal commiss . t ig — Po . : ‘ ~e ¢ } - Es e Als ‘ { l ils ( a His last words were that he would Jo Paige Smith, 62, dean of the West 134th street, New York, March keeping the check down, another] Sion donate $1,000 to establish such a] vaudeville agents and an agent for | 99 aid to any Times square place now- sista ] ¢ —- ~~ ia. Af; . * a itrh are ki fund. His family and friends were|some 40 years died March 23 at Mr. Maxson had been in poor] adays. NEWS OF DAILIES so much impressed they will at- health for some time and recently a ey tempt to tulhll She Wishes of Yael IN LOVING MEMORY | had two transfusions of blood in an| Eddie Elkins and his orchestra of; «mpg Appellate Division of the ssine trouper by starting such a} f ° usbane } . ious ania tam anodcuna +} r = os . 2 passing trouper by sta | Of My fiusband | attempt to check the pernicious 11 have been engaged for the Wood Supreme Court upheld Friday the mak is Wacbeene, HY. CHAS. Be D LEA j Gtanane, They did so for a@ brief|mansten Inn, Pelham, N. Y., start-|case brought by a Brooklyn tar Born in Rochester, N. ¥., August | € | period, but he suffered a relapse. |ing March 31. payer in behalf of the Civil Service 17, 1877, Bernard made his debut} Whom God Called Home April 3rd ' Funeral services were held this —_—— Reform association to vacate the t [ sowery theatre as a} 923 ext i *clock | appointmen y ~Olice Commis- a Miner e mewery are ee Wednesday) morning at 10 o'clock) eonard Harper (Harper and|2PPointment by Police Comm! monolo He showed talent as a | there Will Be No Sorrow There. the Campbell Funeral Parlors. | ,,) ; , f ‘ineq | toner Enright of Captain Patrick } 4 flanks), colored performer, spr 1e¢ Bios +. ook revi. Tralli delineator of Hebrew comedy roles} GRACE ORMA DE LEA ~ widow, Emma, survives. maps sit ae agape I iy "| Brady, Captain William Ke lliher ‘— e + 1 in many of the! | his ankle Thursday night so severely |and Captain Edward J. Quinn. ri serine i ; ee oe Ive | . he is laid up. Harper was rehears- ——— Weber . ne BS deecyell : : ig yd ie *“| Tampa, Fla. Death was due to the FRED MILLER ling the new colored revue at @on- eee Bridegroom,” by William iietepertaptaken Mikeg, ses = =e ; |}aftermath of a paralytic stroke. Mr. Fred Miller, died March 20, at|nie's in Harlem, and while demon- | Hurlbut, is announced for produc ber of musical comedies unti] the | Smith suffered a weel iz | White Plains, N. ¥. Deceased was lstratine some legmania sustained | tion by Joseph E. Shea. [It was h cond roke with born at Evansville, Ind., and was a | +; hiury 7 PPE, LOLI ITEL R EELS TE LIER EE 2; 1e injury orn . rite Rachel ree ears After e first time| graduate of many musical colleges - Expressing W Illie cack In Loving Memory ; ; sages re if = saktin te |Crothers’ newest comedy, will be ricken h ra Li¢ . a p N e - L¢ was a ym poser Of opel tas, as i produced at the 48th Street by the _ SOHN COX | tent, resuming | booking a ivities | cluding “Ship Ahoy, Davy Jones N C | Equity Players during the week of lin the Keith office about six months] and “The Golden Wedding. In re- | April 14, " ive. dokn. ch 26th, 192388) rollowing the stroke. From time to| cent years he had been on the busi- (Continued from page 1) | RES , Mrs. John Cox |time he suffered relapses, however, | ness staffs of Nixon & Zimmerman, |tirement from his contortion act.| Mrs. Jessie Roscoe of St. Louis, Mildred, Josie, —" Elmer iin his general health during the last | Dillin gham, Shuberts, Woods and, ee He was 60, but insisted to his wife | onde a divorce alleged oe | 7 a al > er 1 and m three years that rend red it neces- | the time of his death, was in charg in Peru, Ind., that he was as rood ey ney co hie th h ev ites a , A inn to halt his busines. af- | cussions at the Minsobreme. |. ai yi es se and spends all his time reading | ary for him te alt his busines. af- | of Bs ural . - * = _ on » las ever. He borrowed money on | Bible. The judge told her she muet Mo t a ‘ es were dram- | tairs and rest :. | KF nl eral services were conducted by ;every thing the couple owned, and find other grounds for divorce. a a. and Alex Cart The deceased was an a rin t re the Masons, jhad new music arringed for the Reading “The World's Worst Daily ated 3 | sh and| nate in his ) ind around } aaa iturn. He was killed Friday night | would have been sufficient Por tte: , his finn > year estab ed an affilia | DR. S. S. BALDWIN | re 1earsinge the turn fore the per- | — vehicle oO was one of p “*] ’ n with Clint Wilso a 0K-} Dr. S. S. Baldwin, internationally | form-nce at the Peoples, Chicazo. Tenants in the - hig all f > r to that Te Sar | : ; . | ant house at 52 ast i strec and Perlmutt rie I yt Varig nousé I or t h K Wn aS a magician, died in San | He took a small room at the Na- per “ feally & K c ‘ / . 2edrick a fession: —— sy vaudeville agent, but latterly in-|that orgar ization and later in 1905| Kelly & Kelsey and Kelly & Mack. Alfred Pedric kK (non professional), isn eimiatan —r Wil lam S. (Bill when the United Booking Offices vee Church of the Transfiguration, New ' arife, Wini- r Hart to the suit of his wite, W" |was organized he joined the book- The mother. of Joe Smith, of the; York, March 6, fred Westover Hart, who 18 seeking IN LOVING MEMORY ing forces For the U. B. O. he} Avon Comedy our, died March 25. William Remsey and Miss Frank- to amend the separation maint Of Our Departed Friend booked the Proctor houses andj Her son cancelled an engagement atijlyn (Remsey and Franklyn) were|nance agreement under wh — ; }others, including Mike Shea’ the- the Hippodrome ~*« hasten to her/| married at Waverly, N. Y.,;is barred from appear Po ees + itres bedside, March 14 was overruled by Judge ore J0 PAIGE SMITH He Vyas il ize ipp 4 acts | _ John Harper and Touise Chunk, Los Angeles last weet > : y far r vs ae 0} ud es »Y Tt ( . “ ~. 99 — <a) - - : » ; , ARTHUR ANGEL and VIOLET f the Ur i Booking O1 Leepicin ig —, of ae nner eye March 22, at Unik . Hill, N. J. Mr. The first accident case ed . FULLER wd vias irc ps: sell esckaeah a , at her home in Freeport, ! Harper is a stage hand at the Cape} fore a judg re under idm Teg Albee M \ rte ‘Il itol, Union Hi (Continued o1 , i) — — Sets apt aN fy ee pe

to be given at the Yorick will be the prize-winning one-act play, “Lackeys of the Moon,” by Mary ;Cass Canfield of Santa Barbara. The cast of the Little Theatre or- ganization, the Kansas City Theatre, is working on “The Deluge” for April 9-12.

Louis Wesley and more recently Gene Hughes. His last partnership as a Keith agent was with Marty Forkins, with whom he was as- sociated at the time of his death. His wife, “Patsy’’ Smith, survives. 3urial was at Tampa with Masonic rites, Mr. Smith having been a life long member of the Masons. JOHNNIE WALKER Johnnie Walker died from conges- tion of the lungs March 21 at his home in Flushing, L. I. He had been in show business for upwards of 20 years, and was about 38 years old. Mr. Walker was stricken with lung trouble seven months ago. He was forced to forego his theatrical ac- tivities and seek recuperation in the Catskill Mountains, New York. He was one of the principal come- dians with several of the late James (Bluch) Cooper's Columbla wheel burlesque shows for six or seven seasons, and had played in vaude-

~ BLOOM'S GoD ‘SHOW Chiense, March 26. A new editron or the “Midnite Frolics” at Ike Bloora’s (formerly Freiberg’s) opened Saturday night to a turnaway. It is a snappy, youthful, sparkling show, just about undraped enough to get over yet get by. Lester's costumes are nifty and new, and Roy Mack again shows himself a floor producer who knows how. But, with it all, the place, itself, is still the draw. Ike and his popu- lar kid brother, Sammy, have handled it through many styles of entertainment, many reversals and reverses, many shifts of taste and circumstance—yet it brings the crowds at hours early and late, and everyone by auto—the people who live within walking distance or are

within walking distance for any other purpose than coming here couldn't support a shooting gallery. Olive McClure, the chorine “dis- covered” by Hal of the Chicago of- fice of this paper (and platonic, too) is easily the star of the revue, though she is on only for two min- utes, with as sweet a bend dance as any seen since Jeanette Hackett. Edith Barstow and brother Dick dance neatly, Dick being one of the few boy toe-dancers of the day. Chat Gorman, a little blondie with pearly teeth and cute gams, is all sugar. Verne Fontaine is a sten- torian and attractive soprano. The chorus looks and works pep- py, pretty and peachy. A Mah Jong number and a cowboy song with lariats whiz over especially. The Five Kings of Syncopation work as the orchestra and do -vheir vaudeville specialty, a high spot in the entertainment. Eddie Rich- mond is featured and knocks off the high applause hit of the routine and show. Just another of the long string of hits for Bloom's refreshing, hospi- table, veteran institutic. , and everybody pulling for it. Lait. At Joel’s, 206 West 41st street, about the only real cabaret left in the uptown section of New York, are four singles, all women, sing- ing. They are Blanche’ Smith, Grace Lewis, Ora Burch and Eline Gordon. In the band is Ida N. War-

LIQUOR PRICES IN N.Y. | SHOW LITTLE CHANG a Scotch at $45 Case—Rye ang Cordials Under Sus- picion

There has been little change ig the prices of the bootlegging liquor} market the last few weeks. There is a plentiful Supply of “imported” Scotch, brought as near to the coast as possible with Safety, yet this brand still remains at $45 acase. This quotation is the price when the bootlegger and handler deal directly with each other. The layman buyer may have to pay more than this if he deals with a third party, as the latter has to get his commission, Good rye is hardly obtainable, Even dealers are suspicious of the stuff which is now being sold. The same applies to cordials, all of Which are doctored. MOORE CONDO ii icsaesacenss $45.00 eae ar Pivsdeece ws des 67.50 STITT err ree Champagne pkathe Dye cones Fe Canadian Ale (barrel)... 40.00 OOP COREFET) one. ccc cenccene SRE RAM IND s Sicinign.e sawcneaua’s 40.00 Light wines cling around $40, be- tween $35 and $45 a case. Little demand. Champagne may be had at $65 a case (12 bottles) in in. stances. The gin at $21 a case ig claimed to be as good as any to be had currently. A traveler lately returning from London said that after taking his first drink of gin over there he re- alized how bad the gin is over hera, HUB NEW HOLLYWOOD (Continued from page 1?

enough or is at all backward, it's not unlikely they will commence to “discover ..ew faces” that “the movies are looking for.” Screen struck Mertons and Marys can get their chance if they or their parents are stockholders. All Boston should have that story

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34 VARIETY ; Alt matter in VARIETY’S CORRESPONDENCE |; CHICAGO refers to current i} week unless OFFICE otherwise . State-Lake ( indicated. Theatre Bidg. Vera Sabina and Marimba band}{to fit requirements is neatly done in| Scrub Woman” and “The Night appeared at the Plaza on Friday of] this revue. |} Watchman,” with the assistance list week in order to break in some | Eddie Nelson and company (New| of a man, who sings a number be- w members of her band, and while | Acts) The Blue and Gold orchestra,} tween Bard's offerings, and a girl, ie act appe d at this house with-|eight men, playing jazz numbers and} who has rather important parts in it its scenery and with the handi with a novelty number, in which; both songs. Bard's name was given , of new musicians it was the best] four don straw hats and smoke corn equal prominence with Miss Bayes t of the sort that has played this|cob pl for a rube characteriza- j in the billings and his performance house in a long time. Vera Sabinajtion, is ordinary as a jazz band,| was adequately rewarded in ap- exhibits showmanship at all times | probably ne and not likely to get} plause. und the man dancer is very good, !far in its present form William Sully and Genevieve while the marimba band meets all] | Houghton in “Calf Love” have an requirements for accomp inying | Lieut. Thetion, the revolver sharp- | ideal vehicle to combine her straight dancers. |} Shooter, opened the first show at singing and his jazz dancing, and Del Chalmeis opened the show} the Majestic Sunday, but closed the | they talk splendidly and are pro- with a single singit ind ays, y act. which is pooriy arrange d. liss | f Chameis has talent. Martin and h a comedy singing and Walters, W talking act, a feature of which is Selma Waters’ quick change to a very £ ryeous dress, scored. Vera Sabina and band held third place. Sherman and Pierce were next to closing. This is believed to be the 15th time the act has played this house (engagements are but for sin- ele days). It is hokum, but made to order for the Plaza. Merriam’s Dogs in pantomime closed the show, The canines did not work well at this} performance, making the act tedious. Eddie Nelson figured importantly in the bill at the Engelwood the last half of last week, offering his new act in next to closing position and then appearing in clown stunts with a jazz orchestra, which promised to conclude without enthusiasm until this bolstering up. W. S. Harvey and company opened the show with a familiar but always worthwhile rather clever coupling of a pianolog and a single woman offering, fol- lowed and while the man’s piano solo and accompanying stunts were liked, the feature of the act is the girl, who makes strip changes for numbers until she appears in pop- ular jazz costume and offers subject for jests about “going further.” Fred Lewis, rotund scored very big with the second part of his act, which is devoted mainly to comedy chat about cafeteria ex- perience. He has songs which are rendered in pleasing voice, though entirely for comedy and the first part of his talk is laughable. Henry Catalano and the Three Sturm Sis- ters, with a male pianist, offer a revue clever in its conception and pleasing in execution. The songs of Catalano introduce the girls for different dances and there is a touch of class in every- thing offered. The Sturm Sisters are charming girls who dance well, and

BEI PALS fois ce saccaeveesees 36 NEW ORLEANS............-- 36 CHICAGO cuneccevvecconces 24 GAKEAND cscccoccesccescssss & INDIANAPOLIS .............. 38 FHILADELPHIA ...,.....-... 38 KANSAS CITY .......ccccce-+ 38 SYRACUSE ....cccccccceseese 3S | | LOS ANGELES...... ere er G4 WASHINGTON cicicccccscccas * er J next three shows. His performance , vided with splendid material. From is remarkable He is French, with | the novel introduction to the clever such a strong dialect that it is not }-curtain speech, which is a part of easy to grasp what he says. the act, the number is dandy vaude- at D'Lier, a piano accordionist, ville. Nora Bayes followed. who plays very well and gives his Albert F. Hawthorne and Johnny girl CORRESPONDENCE The cities under as follows. and on oages: Correspondence in this tssue ef Variety aree

engage from a made good. for him to him in His music score, but the dition for four a day houses. Zeck and Randolph in “Groom- ing the Groom” have a clever skit, unusual in many respects, enabling comedian, | 4 } air please Trio, coming the Palace, and being given a more important usual the ir of average immensely. spot to on entertainers The the Majestic th pleasing e bill, Marie Andrieff remaining bs odds the big feature. DeBell and Walters, both capable talking performers, dancing cated the skit success Jean Walters is a pleas- this hous®. comedienne ing the finement sowery handled a type which and a admirably last of n makes it Jt DeBell element alm “Music- gave performance with the two-faced woman dance of long lly gives rée- an of st to Andrieff from act a touch of novelty by having a conversation box and later sing a song, is sufficient comedy and novelty element is a strong ad- and and dupli- at ( 1 { ! € ‘ l I ( I e t if la t {

1 . “ance gin: ~haracterization, Catalano scores on his appearance. original ’ \ | m idwa ri E CHICAGO Bro: | 1 ti A f I ( \ m ind Sully R. W Ki ned of @ ninth act to fill.out . Westcott Ning ninth a the Studios Bee H 2213 Van Buren St., CHICAGO, ILE. | Vel. West 1130 | 0 qr ) ) il | ‘es a! j ,’ Velour Curtains Ticture Setiings ‘ 1 ) e ind Ddse Scenery ) ed i 1 a i Hi “p ialists in Vaudeville Creations | as co om ————E tian oaer alain se 1 D S ! a A RB ( l big i ) e Lally “ELI,” The Jeweler! inom ‘ed By e ® ewe er , ir } lesq f i St . Pi - 4 “- . r I i TO THE PROFESSION Special Discount to P rmere I WHEN IN CHICAGO 1 VN ia; { State-Lake Theatre Bi ig . H vA Ground Floor | x , \V\ 0} ” A EUGENE COX l 4 t il it ;m be expe ] | da iy of Mis Woods i »} = Th lit } with he { ben f bas 1734 Ogden Avenue Bi Rib gg ap ee } ‘ wns OL GAlrererl 17 S ©] l : CHICAGO | VW ie Bard a ittle handicappe Phone Seeley 3801 | hy he failure mm of = fT ec Ask: HEWITT SISTERS to reach Chicas ft i x ARTISTS VISITING CHICAGO!!! : ; eee ARE INVITED IST balance if the show Rayvm ynd | \Wvlie ind Marie Hartman, next | ) g i ie ymedy all to them- ind results were certain : mal Hig. Met ie Bring It in to Us f 5 und his fine | ippearance d |'There is always enough for Some ent dancing was pro- a Johnny Jacket é wi ] m time Jyron Pearl and Co. “Dance Echoes.” An | WORK CALLED FOR ittrac . Firl also shows to advan- e W ine é mar it the piano. | . ? F Sh it is a snappy dance offering wi| Brumenfield’s Fur Shop n me a yy» speed Antonio | Ratatite aaa aE wicks murda 204 State-Lake Bldg. ‘e made a high class impression a aac cae” on CHICAGO, ILL. , f solo and gain at the Phone Dea. 1253 * - , rr noshamanesanenene - re -

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LATE ECCENTRIC DANCING STAR OF THE “ZIEGFELD FOLLIES” Feature of Syncopation Week Chicago Theatre CHICAGO CLOSED MARCH I6 AND IMMEDIATELY RE-BOOKED FOR APRIL 14 FIRST OPEN DATE JUNE 15 Direction of WILLIAM MORRIS CHICAGO AMERCAIN, MARCH list, 1924 “Molly Darling” like a gnat across Bid a Long Legs Sent a pond’—was in the ‘Follies’ when I ° first went into them, and he taught Rita Into the ine something about eccentric danc- : ’ rm ing. Music Shows By BARTLETT CORMACK ae 4 ea on my bones; 14d slip, fall and skin ITA OWIN, the dancer who|my—er—nose,” slyly said Rita, wit) R wears diamond stirrups and/a sweet glanre at Mamma, who etill something else here and there asj| Stood by. one of the stars who make the syn- ‘And now you're out-Charlottirg copated show at the Chicago the] Greenwood. | livest and most beautiful home in- wy “My legs hiked Ninging themselves around, but for a while it was hard 1? Ai y i pe) have hopes That’s what I stry sf t 12 ioht lave ee} * dustry of the week, might have been | wane to ¢o—musical comedy. But 1 e of 1ese aes etic di ‘ers y 7 ’ ; “ , ; P on f these aesthetic ¢ ancer who lo love it here! So stimulating, Chi- scatter posies instead of fascination, | ...9:» be — Mone if it hadn't bee: for her legs We almost inquired if she had When Miss Owin .eft the “Follies ane > wnt? fin New York for our syncopated show, they built her dressfng room

back stage at the Chicago, and hung wa Yocky, as she was sexing, “and @ sheet for its door; and it was be- |»)... waite sw » some ane a Vo ai 4 if « \ fis iQO1 bs s UL hind the sheet (but with Mamma kn wbeting Ahk ake cache’ and Owin at our elbow), that Rita, the : af , ’ haven't ha eve i bble¢ t Y exotic, who dances like a piston of ies ‘ trembling flesh, sadly mentioned her “ 7 Complete Clothe. legs - 18 y ' : Vv« re Y £¢ te in Personally, inasmuch as Miss Owin |} _ oy). on } > inteorr +4 Syringe o of had been interrupted during a “Ni I pows ove ' There change” and wore only a robe of blue toweling that grandma would

& ti rease pa ) he tt are ne ; salle “ckimpv.” 1¢ ov :'t : have called “skimpy,” we couldn ; room. “Wasn't it nice of ’em to .— ry ona sAmtaemn? “77 see why Rita was contemptuous ol! buila me a are ge roon and ‘a her legs. They— 774 a . hang a snéet! ee Te e ~ ae bm nAwoe la long way, as ( ti . ; watt . ’ i Oh Yes-s, they are rane the di. P }-st 1 ostume with a “When Mamma and I first went to] pidge of fringe she uses, hard gird New Y ork——”’ wears n he ’) ro’s syncopnate From the usual tank town?’ show. What They Thought “How do yi thini sp all the “No, I'm a Dixie girl.” The | lownish actions you use in you mes a mI win?” we inquire ekimpy robe was wrapped more | da ee ] s OW ‘ j tightly. “I started out to be anj| thinking it well to inject at least a +7 | Belden © « f n this aesthetic dancer—you know, ballet, | hint of ‘ toe dancing, the ‘I am Spring, tra-la, | terview : tum-tum!’ stuff. But my legs 107 salaiahathee ; : ae Ther the ucht I was bi Te squing ae: 1] jus t wet « + ere 1d Ga e «Az thetic dancing!” act as the spi noves me. Ane “Well, she wasn't!” emphatically | while it was too bad about my [legs gaid Mamma. ‘But, vy know how the p Ibjiec seems te¢ ke em, Goes - ' Teany |} it, Man Jac} Donahue Il remember you | Extrem be ( ne onee wrote that , st res ed throng! was prow f the

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36 VA R IETY Wednestay, March 26, 1924 ——— — = es SS LSAISASALAL ASIRASIRASS =) AN Springtime \ , Py $f Styles by £ Look for the Name of iS L Miller A piece = & THE LAW STUDIOS . YES. £ ae P) gy “4 ON THE BACK OF ALL 4\, 7 fi le fm fi f aa A , acai 2p GOOD PRODUCTIONS AN anda - 7 IT IS wei akin AS — \N AN e P) P) “STERLING” ” pn rA\ y ON SILVER A \houctte * 2 , 2 2p. H. ROBERT LAW é\ ' | § ry TA \S Two Outstanding Style \ | copy ee ; Py } L 4 iy n Successes of the Season. -4 | VALTER HARVEY # The appeal of the Dualink Py | hoc \ +o pid be | ce ‘ . . TURNED FRO S ANNUAL TRIP A\ is the cleverness of its style AN | TO EUROPE AND HAS°ALL THE s de: cacatinet a idea while the charm of the ~~ | LATEST NOVELTIES FROM ,y Black, Grey or Fawn Silhouette is in its instantly- £ | LONDON, PARIS AND VIENNA a\ Brown Satin $13-50. seen simplicity. Each is A\ | aot — B | correct for Spring. Each - | 302 W ool — OTE S ¢ | will harmonize with the ¥ | a oe AN Spring costumes. Each is \ Telephone 0474 CHICKERING # new and each is exclusive , | a\ with [. Miller and his A\ | 2 exclusive clientele. The foot , | does not exist that cannot # , eek aae . . per” of the to mm, which has son e in into | ares at his neighborhood hot ; tk AN The SILHOUETTE: be made more beautiful \ ; the oi nventigating bus what sin oo rs bated Py tebe it oe Hoi with some I. Miller style. # feel ng ng eg arent 1M Ws ash |e her member aidlen ‘Cekamal 7 jout the past ween . at ye it on "ts ateh list last week, N\ XK | This is an pong period ig hls {ing de opart ‘me ar of. this ich io @ gy | M | | | BD R Py | ier 1” holding forth ‘at the atnne 0; [hous q — ‘red a comple nervous _® 1 a eat Baal De XV | weitat #s a Brainy by Pol — mee : 7 mt , . 2 Beauti ul Shoes BS |S es anh trendy forest sorted. eae ee hgh : 1554 BROADWAY Brae new conmopitan ix now sun |* 8° a = end 3 i 2 ; etna RIDE APTS at, Atv | 2m OE anes ae ASS BASS BAS: 6A BASS. BA Rs BASS AR Ae AS Lcasasine hele’ dum fr ihe trumantion, | °°" MPret Ot Pe Cntr iee we The Sim ictive building operatie gain | .!started on this new Bryla t} BUFFALO | PLAYHOUSE —". U. 2." by) ~~ NEW ORLEANS cie"présent theatre on Denney! | THE FAMOUS | ONEY BURTON _ a By O. M. SAMUEL r SCHOOL OF ACROBATICS ° as ‘Ghaslon nal 5 ) D and Sti udio for Stage Danc ing ree I : EB cht Beef és ‘ eve i. MoUs: SEUDIOS, N VEX BUILDING wiaerey , “dally tripe t P jur t Phon a ae — YORE C WV oe - = — i580 Broadway New Yo City ' iis ied ee | = at et , Bintto the © eh HEADQUARTERS FO! , _ BUVE | i tashey ion | THEATRICAL MAKE-UP i f i? COMPLETE “LINE OF MAKE-UP | , APPLETON’ Ss PHARMACY | 8th Ave. and 45th St., New York | : y hey @, ee ee pakee ae — d co = —> Dp 147A } wie } me | SS a — i /. | rULI UL Pa rr AWwrWe KREBS EAL eh Pal VA Au 1 Ree: | 1 | | § 5.0 1g A EAN ! | THEATRES FOR ALE | are ees | etvoc tang is ni y” ‘i 33 West Stst Street, New Yort | & - : 1 : 3 7 t r HIS MAJESTY’. Guy Street . | | F sniniuenlies Catherine St. East R E M O VA L N O TI C E \f ‘duced prices and on attractive The LITTLEJOHNS, Inc. | IsTED EXCLUSIVELY WITH | RHINESTON WiLL BE LOCATED Atl E> WEST 46TH STREET, NEW YORK = OPVOSITE N,V. & j Se hae Se “Oe Mae, Ve eee ae ¥ wees es Ff Sey : The Ross Realty Company, 1 Lid. 17 St. John Street, Montreal | FATE IO ORE NZ YN AR YN, A Ne VECO ROMOMOMO EG POMPOM SO Pegreypre yey SN NS

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| Rufus Le Maire Has the Pleasure to Announce the First Eastern Appearance of ABE LYMAN AND HIS Celebrated California Orchestra A BAND OF PERSONALITY Me St. Mr uta Poa sa! % pve) fe HS oS : v vw v v . - Opening Tuesday Evening, June 3 AT THE HOTEL ASTOR ROOF GARDEN MR. LYMAN Will Also Appear in a Revue Next Summer Under the Exclusive Direction of Rufus Le Maire 1493 Broadway, New York Cit:

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VARIETY Wednewtey, March 26, 1924

Jee GELL MANN’S| SAND BOX REVUE”’ VAUDEVILLE’S MERRIEST MUSICAL COMEDY GEM ™ ” > ~ G ' RUIZ and BUNNIE IN THEIR DANCES SUPREME—ANI) THE SYMPHONIC SEVEN A SENSATION EVERYWHERE NOW PLAYING THE LOEW CIRCUIT

ASK THE MANAGERS

2 MIKE COHEN Direction: GELL MANN F GELL MANN Manager MANDEL & ROSE Soloist- Director ¢ r . le , ® 1 AD 7 ! cr i is. k sg i t k Hundreds of lollars’ , PHILA LPH A !Shakesnpearean di : INDIANAI OL! S . » is ) i el worth space wa id for by he DE I pPHak p rean is ip 3 1. is int | I i“*The Merchant of Veni By VOLNEV H. FOWLER t [shops. The broadcasting g done | By ARTHUR B. WATERS |Taming of the Shrew” , MUR I Saturday ni pr $ i of- | two its y aif rn rrieé cs March 26 ° : a ENGLISH'S Dark first A for ' q irtiof tt mp ae a ; See Se Alderman Ten “Tattle N as 2 ” “i 9 ; - , th | ered VWetler, resident manager of] . \ hig nd | vi citit i > ‘ $30,- | OAKLAND, CAL. rors KLY S T uDIiOsS Phere | ver. | Sy WOOD SOANES .- UC West 5ist Stroet Se cade : os ot Oak! x i. fo ’ ‘ NEW YORK CITY é vas pr ied | 14 nas ag ee x i ! ra , cance about a ' L | Oo The Wiet- H Rehearsal Halls for Rent d ; 2 She . spenenraan nadie necenaneetasmiaen: : ! watane| CARNIVALS : Ky eo, CIRCUSES ae _ s. DOUGLAS RUTH MARY | ) + | . . ALL OUTDOORS ITT | . fF tJ nd. the m1 &. HY : | Vy | 3 % oo MUSIC : Al ; : rag A RADIO 'e i , ! n cd ¢ I la ' 3 ~ = a fi % y ss mts a a 4 1! » | : * i M I ) a * ’ iM : +d ; OLDEST AMUSEMENT. PAPER IN AMERICA i 1er I i! > 3 ri ) id j t 4 { ce ha ! “ b pla | era is from > Dd 12 d ed ; 4 7 dt i t oO I 1 | and = n ear , . \ i hy » | om America’s Oldest Amuse- . | : ment Paper M UNLIMITED ioe i > ) MORTGAGE FUNDS saat nue FIRST SECOND COMMERICAL LOANS ON HOMES : y and APARTMENTS AN WEEKLY Ife me : i BsRsebes by ! WARRANTY BROKERACE : q CORPORATION 45 West 57th St. Plaza 2925 -_ a Look for Name SAMUEL NATHANS Ld ATTENTION— Before Enter ng Any Store. 1 MEN'S SHOES ; | Sinoy and Slightly Used Taylor, Ifirtman | = \ ( if > ‘ y ] lestructo and Ba Trunks always hand VAUDEVILLE WE DO REPAIRING WRITE FOR ( 1TALOG. | SAMUEL NATHANS, I CHAS. H. ALLEN | PRODUCTIONS —" ~ » anc. ; 353 Seventh Avenue, between 40th and 4ist Streets, New Yor« Ct care of M. S. BENHAM | RUFUS LEMAIRE SOLE AGENTS FOR H & M TRUNKS IN THE FAST : , 9 Ph eg* a 5197-931 Paiace Theatre Bidg., New York | 1492 Broadway, New Yor: tones: Longacre 6197-9319 ia 1 oe 9

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Wednesday, March 26, 1924 — VARIETY 39 ——

‘AT LAST CREDIT 1S GIVEN WHERE CREDIT IS DUE READ WHAT THE LATEST PRESS HAS TO SAY ABOUT RAYMOND FAGAN AND HIS SYMPHONIC DANCE ORCHESTRA—THE WORLD’S FASTEST MELODY UNIT FRESNO BEE, CALIFORNIA Friday, February 29, 1924 ' EXCELLENT BILL AT 5 | QRPHEUM THIS WEEK FRESNO MORNING REPUBLICAN California, February 29, 1924 ° ORPHEUM BILL LAUGH PRODUCER

) class [ : ved Best Jazz Orchestra of Season Headlines By B.H. i i i 2 s ? a i 30, e e \ tage By WILLIAM FOSTER ELLIOT Something Entirely New vd nd ¢ > y : . 2¢ , . r > -_ ° ~ . lie Headlined by the best jazz orchestra which has been to was presented by Raymond Fagan and his” Symphonie lider Fresno this season and containing at least two other acts cs os : = Dance Orchestra in their interpretation of of more than average merit, this week’s Orpheum bill is dcidedly worth the money. THE JAZZ SPIRIT Raymond Fagan’s Orchestra is billed “Symphonic.” It isn’t really, of course, and yet the word is not badly misapplied at that.

Jazz as it developed under the skillful hands of his players comes perilously near to being a genuinely ex- pressive form of music. And then we go back to a write-up in Variety Sept. 27, 1923: “The keynote of its success will be, it’s different.” And in the Billboard, Dec. 1, 1923: ‘This orchestra ranks with the foremost of America’s long list of vaude- ville jazz orchestras.” a Indeed one could not but speculate last evening on the ma OR future possibilities of sthis ACTUALLY NEW MUSIC Here, it seems, America is beginning to create a native art, and, whether one likes it or not, the “gaa it demands of its performers is entitled to respec

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VARIETY Wednesday, March 26, 1924 HARRY WEBER Presents BEATRICE . RUTH Z ee | ; a 3 Oe Assisted by KATHERYN SMITH ‘ THE NEWEST DANCE SENSATION FROM THE WEST YOUTH! BEAUTY!! and DANCES =

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¢ ey ’ + BOOKED SOLID KEITH CIRCUIT ys Y= : . $$$ $$ — — — ——- ei = bid ’ $2. Montreal; Apr. 7-9, Van Curler, LET’S’ GO—Mar. 31, open; Apr. 7, 1, Cumberland; 2, Altoona; 3, Sing Sing is cancelling all its long Sy? ra Schenectady; 10-12, Harmanus Casino, Philadelphia. open; 4, Uniontown; 5, New Cas- gg owing to the housing prob- ers Bleeker Hall, Albany. DAVE MARION—Mar. 31, New tle; 7, open. a _ {lems All inmates living under long- 4 BURLESQUE ROUTES BATHING. BEAUTIES — Mar. $31, Gayety, Dayton; Apr. 7, Olympic, JOY BELLES— Mar. 31, Bijou, Phil- = rm contracts will be sent to other ty? —— —_—- 4 Empire, Brooklyn; Apr. 7, Or- Cincinnati. adelphia; Apr. a, Allentown; 8, dcmiciles. There is a general pro- & pheam "Paterson. MONKEY SHINE Mar. 31-Apr. 2 Bethlehem; 9, Williamsport; 10, | test being made by those who have \ um, son. MO} SELL N Eco Mar. 1- APF. 2, open; 11-12, Reading. been sheltered under Varden st COLUMBIA CIRCUIT BON TONS—Mar. 31, Hurtig and Wan Curler, Schenectady; 3-5, KANDY tt mate 2 Sein: Kae eawe's a . imder = Warden : (March 31-April 7) Seamon's, New York; Apr. 7, Em- Harmanus — Hall, Albany; 7. Garrick, St. Louis. — “| Ki ire, Brooklyn. 7, Gayety, Boston. IN TIRTT a ay ey 4 ALL ABOARD—Mar. 31, open; Apr. pire, Brooklyn seieamerahes ee _| UAFFIN THRU—Mar. 31, Garden, | a 1, Gaiety, Omaha. BOSTONIANS—Mar. 31, Hyperion, eh | late a gp Buffalo; Apr. 7, Corinthian, Rs? ALL IN FUN—Mar. 31, Gayety, New Haven; Apr. 7-9, Poli's Pe uftala ORS; AE % VSSFe) Rachester. | gs Waterbury; 10-12, Lyric, Bridge- ahh pape . MEET THE GIRLS—Mar. 31, Folly, | # - ee — port. Oo wae ha hee Baltimore; Apr. 7, York; 8, Cum- } “The” Book of the Year ee BREEZY TIMES—Mar. 31, Empire, “ ae whe e ro ury, peed g tte berland; 9, Altoona; 10, open; 11, | b, ! ! Newark; Apr. 7, Hurtig and Sea- eres 7, Miner's Bronx, New Uniontown; 12, New Castle. ar mon’s, New York. _— RIE Pittsburgh; Apr. 7-8, Court, Auburn; 8, os >, singham- ety, Louisville kg j Wheeling; 9, Steubenville; 10-12, (ton; 10-12, ,volonial, tica ,, | SPE E D GIRLS—Mar. 31, open; Apr. } nse | Grand O. H., Canton, STEP ON It—Mar. 31, by mong Bl 7, Empress, Milwaukee. | BS | DANCING AROUND—Mar. 31, Gay- + se ago; Apr. 7, Star and Garter, | STRUTTIN’ AROUND — Mar. 31, h 99 ¥ i ates shi p r 7 tavety, | nicago., : ire o} oke Apr. 7? ‘ave St, SPECIAL |} ety, Washington; Apr. 1, Gayety: | raLK OF THE TOWN—Mar. 31- Brooklyn. n; Apr. 7, Gayety, | es he |} FOLLIES OF DAY—Mar. 31, Co-| APY. B. —— - = . ea Rs | lumbia, Cleveland; Apr. 7, Em-| 3-5, Grand O. Hi, Hamiiton, 4, By NELLIE REVELL % ITY [ounce Re Tea a JAPANESE INSPECTING — PUBLIC | GIGGLES—Mar. 31, Columbia, New | TEMPTATIONS OF 1924—Mar. 31, With a Preface by IRVIN COBB Ghee | York: Apr. 7, Casino, Brooklyn. Olympic, Cincinnati; Apr. 7, Cap- (Continued from page 1) $2 | HAPPY DAYS—Mar. 31, Gayety,|, itol. har pages arg sae Oh: th prices that would be equivalent in || Published by GEORGE H. DORAN, Rs? 7 PLAN | Detroit; Apr. 7-9, Grand QO. H., | ge ge “ve a pe —- sor? "Gas a | this country from 10 to 50 cents. |: New York ats | London; 10-12, Grand O. H., Ham - ee eee ae") Whe light opera troupes average be- | % St. Louis. ig t . ‘ | | ilton, Seer r ANITIES —M 31-A 1. Court | tween $8,000 and $10,000 on the | PRICE $2.50 ty } HAPPY GO LUCKY Mar. 31 Gay- VA? I ae “ar, Apr. 9 ou ‘ | % Yy N E W k ai oO a Oy fe 7 O aaah Chi- Wheeling: * Steubenville; 3-5, | week at a higher price scale. oie our ame very €e | = yy Aes: See fee ee Grand O. H., Canton; 7, Columbia, } In the matter of scenery, the Jap- | f Ri Di m . } HI PPR ry HOP—Mar 21 York- | Cleveland |anese are far behind, according to IT’S WRITTEN FOR THE SHOW as r | Pp | | ville, New York: Apr. 7, Empire, }| WATSON, BILLY—Mar. 31, Casino,|the visitor. All scenery used in| PEOPLE, ALL SHOW PEOPLE— ys, ispiay or Fictona ville, New York; Apr. 7, Empire, vein eee Columbia, “New | epanene Uienires, he ys iv ale — : rol vA 4 ALLIES NI oe York Pte n=tead of Pi ng ashe “dl Ti Ee ee a gdh 7 | WATSON, SLIDING B “ee r.Y¥—Mar. | ht s ig vng Desay Wing? . see a et hors 3 ch side: ikea ah i, Always—steady—contin- | Stif,an4, Garter, Chicago: Apr. 7 | WATION: Outoledo; Apr. 7, New | This {8 responsible for much noise || | Hors te the thrtiting and true story | if . ait ) ce , ‘ : ie tty. Dayton }and a great deal of delay between , b ll. She lay Seg , er Mia at riIMES Mays } Auburn; Apr rAy wy werees } Pi }@ her ed and wrote it It was literally Cs ous and consecutive Elm: > Bir impton; 3-5,| WORLD OF GIR LS—Mar. 31, Ca-|acts. The lash system {ts unknown|J written “right off the chest.” ‘ “ I onia Utiea: 7. Gayety, Mont-|_ Sino, Brooklyn; Apr. 7, oper jin Japan, he says |} It, i# @ book of tenderness and hy ‘ iW ILLIA MS MOL LIE Mar 31, | The Japanese feel the need of | laughter, with a drawing on the >, | Gayety, St uis: Apr. 7, Gay- | more mod ete srehihara || crontispiece of Nellie by James Mont- hs? | Gayety, St. Loui I ‘ 4Y- | more modern methods, Urushibara | } gon ery Flagg while among the x . # K Ww Py AN 1 7 ay {further declared and plan to revo- pee ha ts ng illustrators are Rube ise $$$ $$, WINE, O ND SONG SLAP. | pst ante, , heatrea tn eanuinmant | Goldberg, Grace PD. Drayton, J. W 4 (f a =A 31, Empire, Providence; Apr. 7,|.., ..~ the th “ats sn equipment )] McGurk, W. EB. Hill, Clare’ Briggs, se Casino Boston. ,and management. — Tony Sarg, Herschfield, T. A. (Tad) i | Pr SS ITHFUL FOLLIES—Mar. $1,| From San Francisco Urushibara |} sonnstone, Martin Brannee end led Ry Sao Orpheum, Paterson; Apr. 7, Em rib his par ty wil a across|f Hughes. = = ©. be: M | : on Wie - t | ; pire, } \ irk ne continent Oo Wwew Orx DY easy H ; = “> lade adaptable to any size || Wy MUTUAL CIRCUIT stages umorous, Useful, f | BAND BOX REVUE—Mar. 31, Co ; R or for any amount for | Sond rinthian, Rochester; Apr. 7, Ma- Out of the 125,000 pleasure seek- | Ornamental, Educational P ny time | e tic, Scranton ers at Coney Island, Sunday, only} ot any fT C RASHF UL ‘BABIES Mar. 31, Em-|one, John Brown, achieved distine- |] « 7 : ‘ | The Blanche pire, Cleveland: Apr. 7, Garden, | tion Brown sported the first straw | NELLIE REVELL , — Rutt : hat of the season—and came home | Hotel Somerset, West 47th Street 1 1 Inew s s oxford Buffalo. oh \ e ses [ a= ee ee BEAUTY PARADERS— Mar. 31, | With it. New York City ¥ b 7 ‘ , a i | designed DY Andrew Nesbit, Wilkes-Barre: Apr 7, P le ase wend me cop a iy Ask for particulars o Geller, and made pleasingly Empire, Hoboken ry of ight Off the C heat” at $2.50 Ria ' . > SENSAT y ’ AY ‘ | a cons (postage lic), for which rhs _ _ ge ||| sitterent by the artistry of BIG SENSATION Mat (31, Em Lily LENORA J] | t enetose? eee Tor” af?” oF "for a — ee eee Cleveland te Mar 1 DANCING SCHOOL se tg RIET Y eas, rouse ser. |] DANCING SCHOOL foe occeemeef | hit, Wilkes-Barre JOHN TILLER, London be cress ceveeheaneen ¥ } FROLICS OF 1924 Mar 31, Gat Personal Instruectiong All Styles } te — AT ” ri : . Pi : >. : at ' 1 . yles | 1] ANDREW GELLER Sect a > Apr. 7, Broadway 1658 ago ohh A, tay td YORK [|] (This Advertisement Is Contributed) io, 154 W t Aoth St t i} roadway ‘569 Broadway | iIRLS FROM THI! FOLLIES iis 4 ves inate nea irate i - ty, piste Mar. 31, Empress, Milwaukes ¥ hes YORK ree | $550 Broadw ay rg enor aes AD 7 oper a ; ae W || ' |] GROWN-UP BABIES Mar. 31 —————— = ae 4 | yi. roadway Olympic, New York: Ap! 7. Star. os ° ; Brooklyn MA or any branch office L | GUS FAY REVUE—Mar. 31, Al- y ‘> Serene lentown; Apr. 1, Bethlehem; C4 - Williamsport; 3, Open; 4-5, Read i, | WHEN VISITING HEADS UP = Mi ge’ Gayets 3 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA seer eet See: % Meneeow, Din Sold at Factory Prices cinnati « ee HELLO JAKE GIRLS—Mar. 31 by the Following H & M Agents You Are Cordiaily Invited to Visit the Lyric, Newark: Avr. 7, Bijou s ‘ Philadelphia ae SAMUEL NATHANS, INC., 568 Seventh Avenue, NEW YORK HIGH @LIERS—Mar. 31, York; Apr. BARNES TRUNK CO. VICTOR TRUNK CO. 75 West Randolph 74 Ellis Street | CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO yom . ILLMAN’S L.!‘G7GAGE CO DETHLOFF BROTHERS *'312 Capito! Theatre Bidg. 725 15th Street

HE: WHERE SCREENLAND LUMINARIES FROLIC WITH TIE el Toe een ah STAGE BRETHREN N YHE STANDARD ENGRAVING CO. Inc. HERKERT A Nice Drive Out Washington Bivd. to Culver City 225 West 39 St. NEW YORK. RT & MEISEL TRUNK CO,, ST. LOUIS —

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924 ——-—a LS its long x prob- er long- Oo other ‘al pro- ho have Warden eur 9 ELL COBB DORAN,

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N. V. A. REGISTRATION WE ARE THE ORIGINATORS OF ALL DANCES DONE BY OUR ELEPHANTS The Waltz, The Spanish Tambourine Dance, The Fox Trot, Two-Step, GRASS SKIRT, HULLA HULLA and SHIMMY > “+ > A ~~ & pT Cr gTVa Ga 2T Ca ST TEs Ie pte Te Sta ste Se sSEe WE ORIGINATE — OTHERS COPY ’ f ¥ ¥ a oh 7¥ 'wv wre Tr SS SS eS oe VARIETY OSC aS Ta Soa Ste Se 2Fte Lb Ste Oe IT ¥ 7» v wre we nee e SC ne eC ® She © Se SEES

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THIEVES, LAY OFF! USE YOUR OWN BRAIN, IF YOU HAVE ONE { . YES, WE ARE COMING BACK TO THE NEW YORK HIPPODROME !

OWER'S DANCING ELEPHANTS

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, : 42 Ri ARIETY Wednesday, March 26, 1924 | Wed cana —— — a — —— peso o sim eel CRY ee ee ~aeees —==> = as ——— Ol OO OS cc ane AND a i IN Hy | A NEW COMEDY PLAYLET ian ' (By Elsie Williams) | ° ° ° WITH in Their Caucasian Bellet 7 Now Appearing at | W at M ea z Re Ff : | (The Screen’s.Most Popular Villain) \ z | } a3 ‘ . i 4 il Screen and Stage Versions Copyrighted | SS 7 at | 2" at | Pay 1) yn tT] i} “Jan ; iI ' neh ¢ — of i| LONG BEACH PRESS OPINIONS ON PREMIER at State Theatre — } * > H Arranged by Kenneth Dailey Heurroun i] as ey ses : $3 lHgince V al / One of the keenest sketches seen at the State Theatre in many weeks. onli 4 | : + A Hi ‘Finely constructed playlet. usical 4 ; an ; i é j ii} aa , , ; ~~ he indi / Hl Splendid, novel playlet. ike j eee — ™ . _liipersona yo | tiled ~~ Peffects Sd es SS — = 7 os _ ’ —— hey al the counter of a five and ten cent! and in his absence, C. J. Harris was {lesque house below the main artery Hope d |store music department undoubtedly | in charge of the theatre. on Pennsylvania avenue Its really f vaud lis the prime requisite of the “ulcer- | After the attachment thre stirgeland only outstanding success since jatea” song vocalist. Some of the! crew demanded their night's pay in| burlesque left it was the run of songs also are of a very cheap); advance and right on top of that “Abie’s Irish Rose” in the house K : |variety and have no place on the | Peggy Coudray, the leading lady, re- } Other stocks tried the same theatre 7 t |bill of an exhibitor who presents a ported ill with grippe, but Miss} before Mr. Wood got ints it, but v4 : | rood feature picture and has a sur- ' Coudrauy, to evidence he ittitude | not without much better eventual T |} rounding bill of merit. and ineluding an instance of her results | The illustrated song is coming | gameness, said that doctors or no | — Qi 5.9 Se — | back strong, but it won't last very doctors she would appea f Mr. a See’ long, according to those managers| Harris wanted her to L ° iwho have been wise enough to drop Under t!.e circumstances H[larris | ; , them, unless the song publishing | concluded, Miss Coudray’s iliness (Cc |houses send singers who will win; was quite opportune and merciful, the applause and not the disgust of | so he blamed the closing on her ill- mayor the audience, the latter cuusing a | ness, dismissing the unresentful anage ae & ey ;serious reaction on the houses} audience, mostly “paper,” and closed AR as (nl ania ; themeelves. | the house. owsky con — Red | Some mangers appro chced on At the theatre tonight (it did not Ine. jeuing {the question recently summed UP} reopen) the members of the com- 28 A ote irre HELEN REYNOLDS me See eee mw theae words: | pany said Equity is holding a bond _— ‘If we let a punk singer take UP} wyoranteeing them. hi World’s Pre iere Skater jtime bef “ our aura one who Still another reason for the en- My = m | proves & ore rather than an Ch- |} forced closure is ttributed to the : ? y i itertainer, what can we expect other } wwyaey wayne ; , a me oe Half a million dol- God,” ¥ : lary young Wood staked his rep | ee ee ere bine bing pod wa upon, to Miss Reed, who is said to lars in Furs to be ao PROLOGS i nrolog for i¢ feature picture i eneral? Ant furtne rmo! wel have received $1,000 for her first fs — } bites a pe uid, bound to ty criticized pol bei Aetarttig week here and $500 for the second. sacrificed at less than " j in Providence, R. I. more elabor-« | ir money on such a vo ay: ‘ond it had grown to be the practice at Long Prge sa eC OOE,, ett 1use how is the audience to know | the President to pay the stage crew | | cost, _— aie he Wee pre but that we actually are doling out | nightly in advance | Vie ry and Modern I mmery cash for such an attraction.” f t} illustri : ] peat | Maiest Here ere u . tre a oS ae sic As son of the illustrious General 1 | [ it , ‘mt | coun . . ist or Leonard Wood, Governor-General! of 4 BPamous Para nt house, , iy of} dar metimes gs on test | wooD NOT THROUGH | the Philippines, young Leonard has For 30 Ins y thre ! Tay n or received extraordinary publicity in + * en the mn, J ic (Contir with the stock company he first ver the Proffession «« }fiuc. ; f : cas fae a lay irried the following story ofj tured into t itricals v White telled, a ; te ; the V rr st n n Wasl Plains, N. ¥ Purs Repaired and Wes n JAMES MADISON , . isi lo} vines et ; ang ton: : Since here young Wo l ha been | Remodeled+« ie 7 for vit next few months a ite Washington, March 22, |0F kept himself continuously before | eam il! be located in “Ulcerated” Song Plugger : ithe publie in newspaper stories of lractive ; | When Leonard Wood, Jr.. engaged ‘inl, Gneitinkin aut waaneioes deed = a $ SAN FRACS : ; 7 , : : sainges Florence Reed to p Vv The Lulla a it | sy +1 u “h : “ i Sete . , ' f the f r rreat n ry * - . . . i ‘2 . SWS S26 ;sens L10na nroug an oO1nc1a tin i : “ All orders receive my prompt P AT ewer Bits ’ nd ; re theatre b. as the guest tar of young | during the nvestigations j COSTUMES Co, 214 lan enthusiast attention l am al \1 Mana Vk . Jo Wontl’s resid Stock Compan | Lonard, Jr » person allv bears an Worth While a De experience 1d young in . ‘ ha Ps . 7 , ma excellent reputation and he appea . — "@ ' . ; Wood Tr. said the enga mer r n ] I Is I J L Li h tz Sib. sam je 7 Sam The Pr oi _ * we - Bryant 1654 Sutter and Hyde Streets a se — heen es Wie vice CilaSS aS mis rresiaen SLUR i for a stock It is a converted | Marie Breivogelle Pre ee “went bust” last night, with no per- | _ formance given. | ; EMBOSSED DUVETYNE ee ee en FOR SALE fore the performance. “The Daily | 36 IN. WIDE, $1.00 YD. FOR STAGE DRAPERIES | News” plastered an attachment for r| Summer Bungalow, Completely Furnished, : 5 aw |} an alleged unpaid advertisin: ge bill, | h S B N > | to find §80 in the box ofice ana 600| With Speed Boat, Lake Hopatcong, N. | people in the theatre. 142 W. 44TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY | Wood was reported in New Yo.k Address J. MORGAN, 458 West 40th Place We sell TARNISH PROOF Metal Fabrics | on a quest known as “digging ¢ in,” | LOS ANGELES, CAL. cn > . PROCTOR’S 125TH ST., NEW YORK, NOW (MARCH 27-28) . 7 itled “I WANNA SING” | in a Brand New Act Entitled G | e Dir. MORRIS & FEIL | ., — rs

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VARIETY B. F. KEITH’S ACT TO PLAY A RETURN ENGAGEMENT AT NEW YORK HIPPODROME THREE WEEKS’ ENGAGEMENT BEGINNING MARCH 31ST JAN GARBER and HIS ORCHESTRA ————————— —

Read What the Press Said of This Stindinnseal Young Star and His Entertainer-Musicians on Their | First Engagement at the Hipp Two Weeks Ago ae ee serene Steet a Nery fa ne cemmcan gn A A Ne Cm a a ah

’ ‘ | “VARIETY” (CON) “EVENING JOURNAL” “ZIT’S” ‘MORNING TELEGRAPH” | “Jan Garber is the l@ader of this latest jazz orchestra, reported as a] “The Jan Garber Orchestra, a band| “Garber Orchestra is Hit of the oe —> —— ee i cs” We a ‘ age ea: per eee Secer eg s : the Jan Garber Orchestra, 1ere ‘- bunch of college boys. They are set for as long as they care to remain. |of enthusiastic collegians, is con- Reteavtns baat weer have been and are many jass bands, - Garber is a clean-cut, personable youth and a sweet violinist. He has | quctea and plays with a gymnastic “Opening intermission, came Jan] but this aggregation seems to be the | urrounded himself with the hottest bunch ef musicians heard around | feryor, boyish delight and complete etna and Bn Mi gaa > Ry final word. Genuine syncopators ince Whitemé irs he syncopated rizon. Vithout an lai ; ak. | Smashing, rollicking hit of the bill.|}who sing and specialize in expert iJsince Whiteman ors loomed on the syncop ho . Wi : . a Y|musicianship that combine to make | joy Garber is the last word in mod-|clowning with Mr. Garber as con- ‘effects’ the musicians built up to are fire proportions with their straight a breathless performance. No foot-|ern music. Tt is something new in|ductor, the personification of life usical ability, then sprung a surprise with a pop song rendition in which | pall cheer leader ever displayed |@ combination of fine music and and pep. Just to watch this chap he individuals vocalize extra verses. more originality, zeal and acrobatic eg Bg sey t ji do every- oe a ee in oe 4 ct ee tee aes : oe ' , : , - ° : : 1ing from playing hot, jazzy music| what after the manner of a college 7 The musicians are individually expert and acc omplished. Add to this |}eficiency in stimulating enthusiasm to enacting character comedy bits,}coach on the football field, and iy personality, pep and enough comedy to make the band independent of |}than does the young conductor of|and do it all great. Jan Garber is | some of his acrobatic motions as he Meffects” and some idea of the total entertainment value may be gleaned. this orchestra. He is a whole show | t® be ranked with the other two|does it, is worth the price of admis- 4 ————#They are a sure fire combination for vaudeville, as full of color as the ie tak ae Pe big-name leaders of famous orches- |sion alone. It is a cinch bet that ] © main arteryfHope diamond. They tore the Hippodrome wide open, following aoternl |= Saaeee ome aes estra MVS | tras, and it would be well for them | the aggregation remains at the Hip- “lof vaudeville’s standard orchestras.” up to his leadership. 'to now look to their laurels.” podrome for an indefinite period.”

jue Its really success since s the run of in the house. > same theatre t ints it, but etter eventual

KEITH BOOKINGS Arranged by TOM KENNEDY Permanent Address HOTEL ASTOR NEW YORK | MORE THAN A BAND |

TON CLEANUP , no mat _er how intense the provoca- | also that the city derives a benefit | references were made to the OVi cording to a report made by BOS | tion. | from your status as big taxpays rs.| dence” heard and accepted by the | the Committee of Fourteen, Sunday, ‘ (Continued, from Page 1) “If the staz2 wants to be true to} but a theatre, — ey Pree, does} committee that later voted to de- | dike! _ ae the cleanest city an the -_ lite, let it go deeper into life than have three per cent. more drawing /throne him. | erent so far = a veg ling con ‘ mayor today called every house these profanities,” the mayor said. | power by having nude women on porcine A = —s oo —_ arene sannadl anager in town and told them he ONG, : its stage. | Saining ground for the last two 2 longer shall the theatre- ras thinking of discarding the idea goin. public be compelled to gaze f continual censorship and in- upon shapely damsels wearing joking the power to padlock any) jittie clothing. Things have come ous: where violations of his rules} 4, pretty pass when it becomes ecurred. a . ; ears. “Boston has discriminating audi- ’ DOES OWNER OWN ences wo expect something better a icenti : se Co nued fro age . th An licentiousness, and these (Continued from page 1) musical stage in the Shubert's “My |} people are entitled to see a decent |mitted to issue |; Dream Girl.” Miss Bainter, several necessary to have a censor attend entertainment when they go to the; there Is no question that }ious- | years ago, appeared in a musical In his talk to the managers he]each performance nightly, when theatre. man has athority to do so from | comedy entitled “The Kiss Burglar.” Ba them that “You managers have been able to|the Woods home office. the exclamations,{ supervision of the opening night cs ith ‘cl b m . j — ee oo aa ’ ‘ ’ “ae ‘ ) ipa r- e gain “Innocent “ves” at "My God,” “Hell,” “Damn” or “O|should be sufficient,” he said, con-|&*t along with municipal autho nce again, “Innocent Eyes” a NS Street, Fay Bainter will return to the « passes, although

easily come to an understanding on} can the matter.” le, except J. J. Garrity, factotum on dol- God,” were out and that they were | tinuing: ‘ities for several years without hav- ithe Apollo is a Shubert production, ; “ r a ling a show stopped, but complaints , while Woods owns the house. Can Rot to be heard on a Boston stage, “Ye -cordin lai ip ee, dipn enrages Notas in oe eee rg to be 4 m Yet, according to vanish cnt | h.ve been multiplying the past few | Housman issue passes to people who | ear > . « ey } = reaching us, waen Ce ete Pe - ol weeks. I take it that there is no/can benefit the house and show? | ¢ ess than has required the mod ficat on Of | reason, however, why we cannot|The answer is he cannot. Nobody rr > ng Acre Co ream some line on the opennig night, the | is offered by Cosmopolis Press, publishers of “Crucibles of lines have been changed s0 as to

> r the Shubert interests here Crime,” by Joseph F. Fish- be, in most cases, much worse than : ae . , : res , } , Easy Favorite t] lin it ws : Mayor Curley concluded with a Not that it has anvthinge to do man, for the best play, ie ine ci ut "i¢aq] 9% } é . recital of the facts involving the +h 4} Te = BPR aes scenario or story adaptable mous Cream Preferred for Its Softness “I realize that you folk have large with the situation mentioned, bu : tags |Ted Lewis show (‘Frolics’) at the into a play and scenario on

and Purity ‘ font 3 re 2 : ; ; | White’s “Scandal at the Colonial a For 30 years I Acre Cold Cream has | ‘heatrical interests in Boston and | pecinning of the season. Lewis was | ; Ra ae ae | the American jail as a force in or 30 years Long I an i : iprobably will finish this week in the creat > of criminals and heen the choice of thousands of Stage, angry at being forced to cut some 1@ creating of criminals an the fost Judges: John Golden, Carl Van ftreen and Ring Artisis because of its Musual softness and purity As a foun dation for make-up Long Acre is unex . ® 1 ‘ ne ec ri > lines in Boston, and when his show | ring of crime . . . ° spn sini , ; Spanish Dancing Studio rf pened in Philadelphia the censors ne.009 earsinigg havi than ae =

tiled, and its cleansing, healing quali- : there banned it entirely after the f RR ? Doren, Minnie Maddern Fiske tles n e it equally eft ve for remoy Teaches all kinds of Spanish Dances, ‘hee at: 2 ad oo ie Dr. George W. Kirchwey, Lud ie sane . ; first performance, said the r , ] , v] g same Also use of Castanets. | utg Lewisohn, Ida Clyde Clark Long Acre goes twice as far as most | ereeemee ALL STYLES OF and Jesse Lasky reams, and therefore costs less. At-| AURORA ARRIAZA [wren the Tea } — podiage tractive half-pound tins, 60c.; full | When the Ted Lewis show closed counters. Where | 637 Madison Ave., cor. 59th St., Plaza 2166 | jy Philadelphia poun: 1,00, ‘at to mV Se, & eg after severe cen eg ound, $1,00, a a ae ee NEW YORK CITY | , . obtainable order direct, adding . . , : : |}sure there, it was alleged by the cents r postage Longacre Cold Cream | FOR SALE: Full line of Spanish Shawls a : ¢ YSTUMES ., 214 Kast 125th St., New York City. Combs, Castanets, Etc. |; show and theatre managements | i } changes made in the performance orth While _ j}after it had left Boston !ed to the * ->ye. 4 ~ — “ Se eae e ii : . i st eture in Philly again.t it. .. Lipshutz| | poe OF New and CONGRESSMAN BLOOM 2" (Continued from page 1) , Ave.. New You’ Unusual Interest FB | <2» 25 were exercise im the Bie

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ceipt of deposit of $2.10 (cost plus INSTRIICTION FULL CONTEST PARTICULARS . - Crucibles oY Crime” covers this Stane Dansinn mubject f It will i age) $2 will be refunded if FROM 2740 Wert 488th Street : ully will be loar Tauoht FREE by the publishers on re- : book is returned tn rood condition ACRORATIC “ hin three eanion . , COSMOPOLIS PRESS, Pub. gp lente Dariate 257 West 7st St. New York

tryant 1654 rie Breivogelle _——4 Sin Conse fae recone!) EDDIE, MACK TALKS No. 171 The Medium Height ee ee eee eee ae . : Walking Heel for Spring iad tes Eee, ls urnished, : ~— |»! . 3 This appropriate creation ms brag ¥ f © gusty rie seatet “tl ere , ee ~~ 2 See Oe Ses N Ji Hit i by Winkelman is attracting ; [no unanimity of opinion here just ‘et us now introduce our HABERDASHERY neg BLOC Re ec Ge os same mrs || «DEPARTMENT. . ace | St yie 1s dé PW Ss ; x soli ot against the Ne comfort quality is an addi- [MM | Yorker if he convinces them of Everything that is needed to complete your tional pleasure. The lady at election ‘ -cle 2 ¢ : “a 4 ; wardrobe hether form ease is the lady of fashion ia dike Wainer senert tions robe, whether formal or informal, is now Elections Committee upholding on display. Dy, | Winkelman | Bloom’s victory at the polls, some I Style in Quality Footwear y Patent Leather ‘rep or Paicn Suede $ 1 0 i Black Satin

ADELAIDE & HUGHES MACK’S CLOTHES SHOP Studio cf Dance 46 MACK a i 45.West 57th Street, New York 66 West 46th Street Phone Plaza 7635 ik Just a Step East of Broadway a _ : - = -

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x HARRIS Maunees 8 (3d Bt. Free. 8:16. ate & G gen (in Lest at “THE with Sam H. Harri NERVOUS WRECK” .. fy OWEN DAVIS with OTTO KRUGER and JUNE WALKER “The Biggest Laugh Feast of the Season” —Sun - Globe R PUBLIC 434 St.. W. of Bway. E EVENINGS at 8:30. Matinees Wednesday & Saturday ANNE NICHOLS’ Great Comedy “ABIE’S IRISH ROSE” “THE PLAY THAT PUTS ‘U’ IN HUMOR” MARK D BROADWAY STRAN sPaeer| riTvTu

Sisiatinen, hcaseesueeesaewa Joseph Plunkett JOHN BARRYMORE in “BEAU BRUMMEL” Strand Symphony Orchestra EARL CARROLL THEATRE 7th Ave. and 60th St. Myree. 3:15. Mats. Thurs. & Sat. ZIEGFELD PRODUCTION EDDIE CANTOR in “KID BOOTS” with MARY EATON THE NEW MUSICAL SENSATION SEATS NOW FOR EIGHT WEEKS

Th., 48th St., E. of B’ Ev. 8:30. Vanderbilt Matinees Wed. and Sat., 2:30. THE GREAT MYSTERY MELODRAMA it IN THE NEXT ROOM By Eleanor Robson and Harriet Ford it R AZE Py Theatre, W. 42 St. Evs. 8.55 ¥ 4 4) Matinees Wed. & Sat, 2.35 “HELL-BENT FER HEAVEN” with AUGUSTIN DUNCAN GLENN ANDERS & GEO. ABBOT THE A TRE West 42a St LIBERTY | B. West 42d St F. Ray Saisieae & Morris Gest gens the out ration

standing triumph of this gene DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in “THE THIEF of BAGDAD” “One play ina Thousand. sa “OUTWARD — BOUND” WITH A DISTINGUISHED CAST RITZ THEATRE Si. wise cee at \ i .

MOONLIGHT A MUSICAL COMEDY GEM THE LONGACRE THEATRE ie 48 St

FILM REVIEWS da ! e prac ALL ill t The produ¢ rs e€\ IEntLy did have to dig ver deep . meet is “3 e dance pio ng i considerable num ve 0 » 4 i y € 0) iy la have cost Views of the dope alive, which might have held a kick, are held down to lily white mildness, either through fear of the censor or lack of enough box office spirit to put them across. If the picture held one big smash- ing fight scene er thrill, one might excuse all the leading up to it. 3ut it peters out as it starts. Finally the that the photography, instead of having a few shots of snow covered spiendor such as almost every Northern picture boasts, is as drab | and undistinguished as the picture otherwise, SHADOW OF ‘DES ERT For pb lu the y ’ ¥ M. Hull. Directed ry G Bg A ain- tedious moments | unpardonable sin is} VARISTE Wednesday, March 26, 1924-

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|7—~NEW AMST ERDAM one | 1) Brery Even ing. Pop s Mats. Wed. & Sat | | NOW — ENTIRELY NEW | ZIEGFELD) | FOLLIES | “MR. BATTLING | -BUTTLER” cf Show of gt Y. e hy } With Wm. Kent, Chas. Ruggles and a wonderful cast of 80 dane ing champions

W. 420 ot (MATS ID. BW OM Sven tittle wat. one GLOBE Bway, 46th St. Eve. 6:38 Matinees Wed and Sat ‘THE GREATEST MU peat COMEDY ON EART CHARLES DILL INGHAM Presents FRED STONE | in “STEPPING STONES” with DOROTHY STONE Music pen Theatre “i, S's." 2:3 “It Is a Revue That Has No Kqual. * |

| Sun-Globe. | SAM H. HARRIS Presents | IRVING BERLIN’S MUSIC BOX REVUE: Staged by Havseard Short ae rhs, FT

Philip Goodman Nu, j | aN of the biggest muaical | comedy | hit of the year Theatre, W 45 St., Eves. 8.37

—_—_-—- ———— | A BEAUTIFUL ME A REAL THE SONG THAT STOPS THE SHOW!! LONDON BRIDGE TS FALLING DOWN (ON THE ISLE OF CHILDHOOD DREAMS) Words by LOUIS ROBINSON A KNOCKOUT FOR ANY ACT FROM SINGLE Ww PRODUCTION THE RADIO HIT Musie by HARRY I. ROBINSON LODY A WONDERFUL LYRIC HARMONY WALTZ BALLAD TRY OVER CHORUS BELO

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KLAW Mats. Wed. & Sat. 2.37 Flo Now . pl: ay ‘the games that ave used to “Know, Like “Ring =. A ai sleepers Ss —— S50 SS SS see r= =a) Round -A «+ Ro- e * ste,’ | hear them now seems; ~ ! a ie = SSS — —— nrc ae ee cee ——— — —— ee J = SSS Lon «- don bridge is - ing down On the ze Irae atc + "aaa ae $ The i I ynd - tempt is that it 1 ju about as} itrashy as’“The Sheik” and should | consequently prove equally enter- | taining to the millions wl | { | i iO eat that i of stuff raw hree years ago that might have d good, but since there have been so miny imitations, the novelty rn off and it ceived as another of its kind al-| ithough a rather interesting one } | Fox went after the film seriouslv jhas we will only be re- }and provided a big-ti:ie cast, dire: tion, gty osphe e ind expense limitations for it George Archain- !baud has directed with one eye on artistic detail, but the other, prob-|} ably his right, even more. firmly focused on the bex office. As a'ire- | isult there is an sundance of Siz-| alir 2 le SEXY ) i Will i the followers o By GEORGE KELLY lers are sure |roles as the |“The Merry Go Round.” ;up the Freeport situ {first child’s married life to a man ie seas and the drifting into the | Village of the second daughter who |} t ‘rom those who see the Nothing very flashed but a few “pash” embraces that should give Miss Hull their big- gest thrill since reading memorable consummation in “The Sheik.” The sheik here is really secondary risque is laughs , ; oe : MEET THE WIFE hokum in it and talk and gasps from others. | ; . ; chapter to two other characters in the story, | the girl and a decadent British Earl who has married a native woman and found that to be only the beginning of his trouble. Not Arabia but India is the locale this time, with some interesting and probably native water festivals color, Nori.ian Kerry is the Oxford-bred’| sheik who only gets real sheikish upon one occasion when alone with the girl in the desert. Kerry makes | ° |}a handsome oriental, but his admir- to prefer him in such Austrian officer in Mildred Harris again demon- istrates she is at least learning to |< }act as the heroine and Frank Mayo struggles manfully with the difficult A role of the unfortunate hero The honors go to eatess Brent, the young woman of exotic dark erg’ recently regarded as a comer | but halted in her arrival by an un- |} fortunate mixup as Doug Fairbank’s | leading woman, She native wife and igs plays the seen for only |}about 20 minutes but makes a dis- | tinct impression during that time The rest of the familiar names and lives up to its eputation, At the first-run houses they’d label this one bunk, but if they play ip the “sheik” thing properly where, tne box offic e returns should else- t fy its selection HOODMAN BLIND hr I j A pied f r BR pla f H A W nb Ca if i I I vid Lut rand | Wal ( i New t l I bo I is a picture along the as ye eme which may mean some to Gladys Hulette for her dua portrayal but otherwise has little recommend it as above the aver- Ree te Localed in the village of Freeport, ome 25 years ago, the story takes off with a father of wanderlust ten- dencies walking out on his wife and child to jaunt westward, accom- panied by another woman whom he deserts with another daughter to make his way to South Africa, where he finds wealth. Thence the major portion of the footage takes ation of the of the h ecome a girl of the streets. The double cressing of the father’s male friend, by holding out the money he sends ‘to his child if re- vealed in time alemg with the re- | turn from Africa and the family honeymoon tidbits and} that one] interpolated shots of the| adding local | cast contains} reunion other than the father’s two|personalities in the cast may be of loves who have died. aid in holding it up, Gaston Glass Miss Hulette is cast as each of the |and Miriam Cooper are a combine Sisters, handling both capably al-/anything but hard to look at, while though not called upon for undue|their merit has long been estab- leffort. The photography, in the in- | lished. ;Stance of double expusure “shots, Another distinct figuré is th:t of jis neatly done, but undertakes|Thomas Guise, who is passive in jnothing of the exceptional. The girl|a stern parental! role. Others regis- ilends a appearance to the|ter adequately though the outstand- screen and gives indications of be-|inz fault is the overly dramatic ing equal to a more demanding ve- |theme. | hicle Director Fitzgerald looks to have | Frank Campeau walked through | done little with the manner in which jhis “heavy” role for an average/the script is played other than to | performance, while McDermott con- | have religiously followed the isumes the least footage of any mem- |scenario. Whoever was assigned to | ber of the cast. David Butler and/|the cutting seems to have had a Edward Gribbon, late in the pic-|consistent prejudice against anys ture, stage a beach fight that con-/thing resembling scissors. Either vinces, while a small schooner on} way the result is nothing less than the rocks in a_ storm and the re-| inexcusable in this respect. sultant rescues supply the ines. | How closely the picture follows during which some of the _ inci- | the song must be left to those who !

sweet dents seem more than necessarily |c:- accurately recall the lyrics, but stretched. The titling names no diixctor, but | whoever supervised copped at least one bit from a Neilan picture of} many months ago and was careless | as to the night street lightings dur- ing the storm Lightning making |

The Guardian of a Good Complexion are not in the habit of making themselves known through beams } of light ting from but one iside of a thoroughfare. The film stood by itself at the New | York as a program leader and should be ¢ apable of holding its own | iif not biting off more than it car i chew is «6©rregards houses to be | f played. projec

| Sk a. | AFTER THE BALL Adapted from t song of the same] } title with the screen story also attthored | ib he com! Cha " Hiart | Da 3 Fitzgerald directed | Cast inclu ty ) (jlass Fidina } Mur Thoma Gu M in pe i Hugt Thon re ] Fras and | Edward Gribb I 4 th Stan le New Y H \ 19 l g i aa calecmen Know! " one rf } yuT Stage rrea id ma I e€ 7a I \ ! hie Dee \ te i 0 } i L tit i rd | —— | = I ») a Slide | The songwriter ir uded chorus | aS : ; : , | ‘of the lyrics into on title, Top | Famous that ind a or 40 i I " , d j tl yaer 1 Nail An Dhar iE eye go A Liguid Pow the publishers into the radio thing JAMES The pieture is one of those be- ¥ ' | | wailing editions that ridicules the 4 unger generation, includes prison angles and goes on unendingly At leasi 380 minutes could come out. The film projects in the same tempo that the song stipulated and | }1S easily a tear-rending ballad of the screen Though the ~ SURRATT MARK

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: E. F. ALBEE, President A J. “MURDOCK, General Militias F. F. PROCTOR, Vice-President B. F. KEITH’S VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE (AGENCY) (Palace Theatre Building, New York) Founders B. F. KEITH, EDWARD F. ALBEE, A. PAUL KEITH, F. F. PROCTOR Artists can book direct addressing WwW. DAYTON WEG EF ARTH EE = ee —_—— ———— ~ ———_ = —- MARCUS Kiya vas Tha Gayhroynn NENW BOOKING AGENCY Nondannie. URS ead Tey | | COOKING DePanrMenr “ suneieletGeneng * IEW BUILDING ANNEX NEW YORK cmteaco 160 WEST 46ST: . _ RE Raa me nine nese enna sirsernnacmnenil a | NEW. STORK 3 — 'SEE US WHEN IN CALIFORNIA | oe |) MEIKLEJOHN and DUNN JT ‘LUBIN AMALGAMATED ia a (22

Vaudeville Road Shows. feer Deugles 8053. xO, ILL. ee , CHICAGO OFFICE ol AG ENCY i ee Cn Se Sea

of the hero is there after having just undergone an operation at the 1602Ca itol Bldg. M. E. COMERFORD, Pres. Lands of one of the world’s noted - . By p “ surgeons, being restored the use of t_may be of ae We offer sincere service to Vaudeville Managers. | piea “by an automobile accident in st may be So and j wi . pled by an automobile accident in zAStOR Glass 2 = JOHNNY JONES Sp, : ; 8 - which the car was heboai by the a ae BS oe IN CHARGE . Communicate with us and our representative nephew of the heavy, the nephew atoning for his fast driving by get- : e" : . a . l tine hold of the doctor to perform ae SS a. , ASRS ei caine ede will call. Artists may book direct at all times. |) iM radon, although he had to ré is tht of a ee te Seatids : - res : {kidnap him. I S passive in . } HARRY z. PADDEN, | The cast is above the average Others regis- = . | |seén in this type of picture. The he outstand- Pride ogy love story is carried along rly dramatic Booking Manager inicely by Evangeline Russell and THE GU UN BR | i | F. Serrano Keating. Jane Thomas ooks to have sd | [penton a corking lead opposite the |

been estab-

ther than to] NEW REGENT THEATRE BLDG. (Main Office), SPRINGFIELD, 0. oe ee ee

her han a It is a mighty good average lowed the 1441 Broadway, New York Phone: Penn 3580 |: feature for almost any one of s assigned to Offering Standard Vaudeville Acts from 5 to 30 Weeks ! lthe average conees ter eat have had a AND ite 2 | me o 8 uSUa Plc aefnnitions of wa Good Ch ors Girls and Principals Placed on Reliable Shows D Telephone Beach 0995, 1166 I pani 7959 egulkarly turned out. The entire ion vehicle is cut and dried, with its i RITE, WIRE OUR OFFICES aS WALTERS AMUSEMENT AGENCY, Inc. spec Sia orf gla WR E, r P. Sheehan has turned out } DD... much repeated tale of the hill peo

ple, holding tnsufficient material to make it register either way = | production is of the type generally given to these scripts and fail Ady:

ACKERMAN & HARRIS

|vary above the . ak ice EXECUTIVE OFFICES: | ’ od Bs “8 x... ae pie we s | which Edgar Kennedy supplies THIRD FLOOR, PHELAN BLDG. B ERT LEV EY c a RC U iT vhich Ragar Kennedy suppl MARKET, GRANT and O’FARRELL STREETS SAN FRANCISCO mart esgewor, Be matics, . chance of being approved If included ELLA HERBERT WESTON, Booking Manager VAUDEVILLE THEATRES na double feature program, for LOS ANGELES—626 CONSOLIDATED BLDG. OFFICES | is — = —— ofa Ag “ays to stan »y itself except in those

fo , es | New York | Detrott Chieago Beattio | Gan Francisco | Loe Angeles | Oenver | ‘ which tole ° { tl , . - nouses whic CK ‘ out ¢« 1e | 226 W. 47th! Barium rirhy ital Empress | Alcazar Jr. Orpheum Tabor lh > : . ™ ak i Bide! Bidg. | Theatre Bigg. | Bids | Op. Howse | 14 ig CHICAGO OFFICE, after May Ist, 801-2-8 Woods Bullding @e b | | | | : EYES. OF THE FOREST }cars and a smaller type engine. but} Lowell, proves itself to be a stat Fox picture start ng Tox Mix. Stor; i!make the script unconvincing to the | ta lyect that is decided! by Shannon Fife, ith Lambert Hillyer

point where it is beyond the realm = eee See nt = ey ng J recting and Dar fel Sap doe at Be yee _———$—$——— LET US REPRESENT YOU ON THE PACIFIC COAST lof the first-class auditoriums, anc above the average j i a mek = "Tom Lingham, Sidney - “ 2 oe can onlv hope to entertain in th drama pure and imple with the Pauline Pieiiaiied + - gig > ———<—<$—$—— DE RE CAT-BOSTICK AMUSEMENT SERVICE ASSOCIATION, Ince. | °4" a0 A gg Dl Skig nee inld te & Perel Geimmeeite, (eudeids ab tae Bes ticks tans 302 Grauman’s Metropolitan Theatre Building, Los Angeles, Calif. | |There is thrill and punch to the pte Brinig pital as h op of eee sins ina t LCeIoOn al . i q Powder FLOODGATES vionyg at i fast pace T he big ¥ ] i Will prol bly ple e the most ad S OV m Inc., F’rodu ! featu ip of a dam, pening the f] ad ; = ‘ tne an ane ut is Ss erm lobe wel Released in the : ite rights sates of a pent n lake that carrie ‘ ciaNy meritorious as regards | T. re das e tion +1 om "Marc h 21 : iwe4 ki ! Vay everyi(n ne wetore it j 1d tr ~ actual s%« ript. CAN OFFER YOU ROUTE OF SEVERAL WEEKS IN WESTERN NEW YORK [ning (me 70 minutes aan iaeeaitt been Vekecaaih att Ye. Win Amnt aoe tie 2 coe heb necagliy a 7 AND CANADA. Short jamps; good salary. Can also use Burlesque Principals for | yt Ruth ‘Trask. bE eline Russel John Lowell plays the role of the | and the following drop to the ground wy Rest. Write, wie F His hie) anghi er, Pegg: vedane 1 "Ward poor but honest foreman of the! from the machine as it sails but a NATIONAL VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE Lemus Baseet re. ‘William Uathoun | lumber mill whose power with the j few feet from the ground are ti BUFFALO, N. Y. His nephew, Tom "Bassett re ee others living in the neighborhood | highlighter of the picture. | eerrano Hess's | is so great that the heavy uses him| Otherwise it has Mix as a govern —_— : i Teelie Morton, Baswjett’s secretary : P “a : i Wiliiain Cavanaugh to bring about his desires in the |} ment flyer patroling the large for- ee for thg uninformed it illusions as | ter.iary is managed and the return ; Jeff Sumner... 1S ee ea of taking over their land | ests in search oS Seer —.. both a loose and free translation.|to Los Angele: made via freight | His Wifes n.0:--.ssssseees eile mary holdings. paar believes that he | _ The meeting of the girl, wrongly Reginning with a wayward son of ;conveyances where reunion eve itu- | His WiGtHOES ss cick such aks ... Anne Bredy Al ae for the best but finally accused of the murder pe atep- a rich father whose philanderings|ally takes place between his wife, |p Jan Vedo8........-++++«.-Homer Lint | wie fhe real object of the land sep ial and he expose © the vil ire consistently “squarec.” by a lov- { child, sister and parent It misht |A_ specia hs. Keebacices _ aren Ret en gt ebbing is shown he starts after | lainous gang, are incidents filmed ing sister, the ultimate command to | be interesting to number the succes- | 7:0") "gle eeeeeee Map” Hadley | ee _Oeeva and forces him to dis- | along lines which have long beer vacate comes when the youth mar-jsion of sub titles that are inserted | ——— aie el ; ick i- —— “2 lv. tak ! ries a z’.] of the stage. j}during the telling. | Floodgates,” from the story by There is ao great kick to the | Mix, personally, takes to the un!- Circumstantial evidence, later, Woefully careless in detail, an ir- ly ie tee roduced by the oe adh tic the ton of water are form portrayal well enough, thoug! , Y throws the boy in prison and reports | stance of which ‘s the picturizing of |“ pega et tet Pp i , rushing down = the heuse << } a haircut might have ; made the IRB cIT hi: death. An escape from the peni- 'the 20th Century; comprised of four’ Lowell Films, Inc. featuring John [heavy at the time when the child haracter more convincing. Beyo

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’ . 7. . (Continued from page 23) se rate y “For Years @ Theatrical Hotel’ rain YORK phi 1046 Amsterdam Ave., New York series of stories for C. B. De Mille| megaphone. - 1s | Phone ryant 9148 Phone Cathedral 5810 ao, dmmakioiae aia a, } l Ss. r > irat “oO ee > » 2? ‘ 2 | Rooms newly decorated, running water, | Furnished ¢ -room elevator apartments [ : ae The fir: t street set ever erec ted és ; |§ Near Sub., "Ele svator & Surface Cars . ‘ on the Universal lot is doomed. G elevator, telephone, night service } : é : Mary Astor left. for New York | ; : = easel aaa wa ngle, $8.00 wu Double, $12.00 up | Ww EEKLY OR MONTHLY R ATES t} i a at > ‘ites ’ the lead opposite | Julius Berheim manager has ordered LY! Singte, +00 Up soubie, L2.UQ } " t s eK i i©é ‘ . ¥ ic 3 en se 7 CEDAR RAPIDS. IOWA : I if Management 8S. L. VINCON, formerly Ri t ‘a “Di Sh tga . AS Cr calasd | |the setting which has been used for es ’ Special Rates to the Profession | f of DeVincun Houses, 242 W. 46th St vicnar¢ iX in an lan OSs'anG | over 1,500 pictures to be burned to | ~ nt th ara’ ° RATES: > J ‘production, "Face. | the ground. It is a Main street set : roe f western town ngle, $1.00-$1.26; double, $1.60-$2.00 | | Anita Stewart expects to do a]j~ = ep le, with ath, $ iou $2.50 | 2 Wodehouse-Kern musical comedy,] picture in Europe for Cosmopolitan. | oe pene ‘sae unto _ || THE NEWHOUSE HOTEL J] openeatn etrort Sunday. te comes |! sess | King Baggot's latest “The Ins J PY : 9 : - . } Herivors Wiii UE reieaset is mon b a SALT LAKE CITY, UTAU o the Fulton April 7, Malcolm MacGregor is the latest|.. a nine reel Suner Jewel Mar THE N HOME IN | ‘ = 400 Baths | aie 1ddition to the Lasky forces and PI . —— : e! hs iper 4 well, Mary Work , , . } Al i iad : z. hilbin plays the lead. ciate BALTIMORE, MD. ur A new comedy by Knowles Entri- | will play the male lead in De Mille’s | slimiinsairilipe mM oper en Request |kin, called “Back to Grandmother.” |“The Inside Story,” by Claral mm , a penil n ns N y, Dy i The first of eriea f four feae HO T EI KERN AN irtesy ; will be lone by the Beechwood | Reranger | oe : a pale a Se ee te atre | i aad KE ANS Once Here Thes Abway Repeat” Players a SCar rrourh-on-Hudsor a ae | tures to be filmed by Finis Fox will ‘ : ieee ctl - ‘ , é = etsy | ed | be a society drama with a cast ine - RATES i if. WATERS, Managing Director April 3-5, with Winifred Taylor in ] Los Angeles, March 22 Ptray lly ag Poe — $2.50 te $3.00 Sing Vithout Ba $ t 4q ihe tind } r we er -_ ted , | cluding Vera Lewis a1 ee eae D c | i ‘ nas mpie yor} rhe new es re hotel vu e us $ 3 Single ith Bath: $5.00 to $6.0 : jon the “Sea Hawk,” a special fea Age ; were ee pe . A "er Cont. | n R IR t | The directors of the Province-| ture which will be released by First | SRBRY OF 6OG Be 3. on . oom an J a I> » , ol is — . “rg 11 > To Paid » N ’ A Members , IC TE 1 | wn } Iyhot " New York, are | National. The cast is un ul st ur | ~ “ _ ss a = “A V¥ &Aho ipitalizing their venture at $25,000 | organization, including Milton Sills, | phic rand re ! ing’ st = e publi Non} 2 ' na iMnid Bennett | “f Alex Bi CS at yer BN aaron lata ir v $10 " ‘J | 1 ex! ty y- £7 m ati A y y On Ot a roware SAN FRANCISCO. CAI lir : ' Cir I 1 | iv ew 1a $ Dp. | Sex H. CHRISTENSEN, Mer vic Have chee a as rok SYRAC USE, N. ™.. AL. D. SHLORT, Gen. Mer. | Bae eect tea Se = ey hee William Fox has been consulting Raymond Connerto one 0 e€!| with builders regarding the erec-| ST ee - “ } t Sry us lt er Ir J miaica, | ¢ ” + . ir f } r W tod " | ar A Val (Checker ib WwW ry t] fare Y \ yme Westw a Ch place to he | E \TI . i i le | known as Fox Hills. Henry Dunn, | ont x $ ch tingcr f D> 5 ~- L MERIT Harry fing! tg 90 double Pri afte s wer, d | e ‘ ; . _ : oa statis By s - — sad e ] Lig Shi rik Ot il MeGrew Prospei single: 3.50 doubl] Tub rs h $ 9, | Preme etal ru ice Waisservoecei, | - - | Was completed ist week an single; $4.00 doubl pi beds, wer, | Charle > ie mblatt 65 West] Wilde's “An Ideal Husband” will | REET BAMI |} Levine for $100,000 f injuries sus ngle perforraance Faster Sunday.|in Mexico for First Nation vl. Th .'—— East of Broadway —— Carle ¢ ; . lw A ile : : : | &, ‘ that the script calls for no exag- r : : mhihes . ‘ | — n ; rera ¢ ion upor is part, w ms { Wat King to A Price ind Sydney Tole os > sel fa exe ii Ipor us p Vil } = : ’ : e . &Tonie t probab navings be leemed the P os und ih ee ~5- ee L Ag ‘Ps = . fi serie sisi = | 9 One Moment West BP; ’ Sed , ates | , the release | e va ! ‘ Led gtd } sl > bo Peep, im i! comedy; ross [to Baumblo vith music and lyrics~by Carlo and of Broadway at ol ed j } t " | be t Wal ste n re . «| The cast carries the theme along| «pay Hall Wins irsal in a few week 41st Street : witheu lifficu lding th usual lig hoa } ; contin rer ) “avies he iw aks ES M ’ } ‘ ’ i om , A The Rendezvous of the Leading Lights of Literature and the Stage -s : tr } ! vies ‘ a ‘ Dy wWindiin x (70:1 ! l . lhe Power,’ r nia Vv Ariol >» Re . . . , “ . ¥ ; SS 4 u ways mm ' overcom hefore th | Ser ae al Rea : eth end (Tianna. it cgundunced tar arenes The Best Food and Entertainment in New York Musie and Dancing Yolan finish 1p h Sipne | n } Ame: n Stare P atate : . 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‘er Kind w York h bath and in every is Court S. RAMSEY Mgr.

roadway $8 Up. ryant 8950-1 » March . 26, 1924

e has given the theatre its foremost stars. The Box Revue,’ the greatest er produced, had seven bur- show oN graduates featured. Many Wher Broadway shows have similar stars HARRY “Shuffle’’ LaVAN now in burlesque. He will prob- ably be in a Broadway show soon, 30, He displays such good judg- ment in the selection of his cigars. gmokes 1& Y only. Burlesqu me of *Music

Baby Josephine Duval says: daddy. ANI } Spring ts here and I : am back on the read with my mother and DUVAL ‘ v CHARLIE | WwW “The Loose Nut” ARIETY

[LSON Being a big success has it’s backs. Afte ever so long, buy a swell tion, and ho, r working continuously for E hop back to New car to enjoy a little vaca- off again I go, Main St. K. draw- York, BOB MURPHY, Please Note— In your ad yon said, Just for a lark You wanted to hear from me And Uughie Clark. Bob, you surely would Have muide me sore If you said you wented To hear from my ENCOKE Hows “AND?” BOBBY (UKE) HENSHAW and 47 It's a long way from Times Square to the Coliseum Theatre, but Broad- ‘ ‘ « ? . co . tt « ‘ . ay pes $a unilve ii LO! ue, HARRY ROSE THE BROADWAY JESTER

ERLE C., March 30, and a lot more arranged by i that SIMON AGENCY, Wood's Theatre Bldg., Chicago, U1. : ica és wy This week we are at the 1 & Y CIGARS The Show World’s Favorites 708 7th Ave., N. Y.

Maryland Theatre, Baltimore

ENCORE Chas. Allen of Bentham Office Coliseum, New York, Now March 24-26

Opp. Columbia Theatre

/ | | OLE CHICLES BOB ‘MURI HY Everybody knows they save th | best for last. That's us—the “After | Piece.’ > We're last. It has one ad- vantage, though, we dont have to 4 ENGLISH Dear Bobby He onshaw: t rioin material and Your “. Bs pe Gas Oa | get to the theatre till late, so you can dancer, . “thd “AND” eredit for .meet us in “Henrici’s” any dav next Giving ‘ ‘ENCORE end A y ay : = — 3 WOWSs; j week. We're at the Palace, Chicago, Look out for their new act. Here's a TIP, “one of them facis,” Give them foo m uch credit and they'll have new boys in our acts, |week of Mareh $1. OLSEN and JOHNSON | i mew. Agent: ALF T. WILTON FRED MACK

PS. Having the Bridal Suite at | BING Tt AM BEACH redecorated for: Cal | | Norris and Wile. This Week (Mar. 24), cnnaiess whirlwind of novelty in the dance world. penmnsereess MADCAPS = 3: CISSY, ELSIE, WALLY and the world’s wonder wing st RLEY [ For next season will present a

Something entirely Touring Orpheum Circuit Western Representative: SIMON AGENCY Eastern Representative—?

CISSY MADCAP

| Always ALF T. WILTON | Palace Theatre Bldg., New York |

SAMMY PATSY LEWIS ane BROWN § “Booby Henshaw has his “ENCORE” Bob Murphy has his “AND” Let us infredace to you n~ ,

He pulls us cur big HAND. j— HUDDIE & CAN |. TARZAN Anyone Interested in This Great Attraction for Next Season Address All Communications to FELIX PATTY, Manager BOOKED SOLID KEITH TIME TOMMY CURRAN Plunkett Office 1013 SIMPSON STREET, NEW YORK CITY

= eider. Prop, SHED MENTS ND AIRY ITY entence of UP nt a 1, features Bosworth, idling the rer erected 3 doomed. 1as ordered >n used for burned to 1 street set “The Ine this month well, Mary our feae is Fox will a cast ine rloria Grey. vill De used

MERIT STREET iy — ——!

it West y at he Stage J Dancing. Style) $1

HIP RAYMOND | Famous Hippodrome Clown WITH MIL DRED MAISON + Pres for ; j YW th THE HEADLINER SUPREME THAT BOX OFFICE MAGNET

Direction EARL & PERKINS

| sYD— —BESSIE

but they doen't compare to tho business Leona LaMar does becanse you can always get one more in the Subway and a few can Specialty Dancers

LYRIC, PHILADELPHIA

Victoria Palace:— VESS OSSMAN “Harry Rappi and his violin is a into song, and dances now ar d then fays new act to this house. He appes rs|He has a bright and vigorous styk air Cie eu (| perenne, ere opto dais | at proved vere Socommeiey Hi A R R Y RAPPI PRESENT MAIL ADDRESS, VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE World's greatest Banjoists, are | opening the New Wisconsin The- | atre March 28.

— *y = . 3 ee AD L A IDE HE | ‘ ad $ RY ‘Continued from page $1) ‘ e opr: Contin om pare 31) QUEEN OF MAGIC Alex T A bhx ‘ . . r @ne to fill) caetan titel The Only Act of lis Kind in the World e ad half (One o f : This Week, March 17th. B. F. KEITH’S ROYAL 4 er y Boph e t er +e , * 3 . Others o f —_ Birds of Paradise rr > > “a . ' S79 PAUL Frank Bush ; { Wicginsville » Sue Ruesel! ale « , Holliday & Wi Palace ae ae inn Ven Kajiyama Nautical Follies Har brams Co} Fridkin & Rhoda aith © (Two to fill) and Travers Co | Noodles Paga Rigoletto B ade . | te - Rip ¢ Deltorda” j LONG BEACH | Howat & Lewis ason & eeler —e — 2€,10TUS ( ‘ 4 ‘ ; TER'E HATE IND CALGARY | u Kane & Hermar PORTLAND } ost | Teka Boxing Giris Hippodrom Pantages : The Rawk | 7 _ (One to fil iclath - | Rio “ Pantages | Lau De e DES MGINES IA : i Marigold Trio i Casson & Kiem Little Y¥« shi | Myron Pe: ( | Pantages + half 60 Miles from B'w' | Frank Stafford Cc Northi: & Ware | Juanit Hanse Chappelle & Carlton $8 Medinia Hawthorne & Cock | Jack Strouse Sherr} Re | Georgia Minstr DeMont & Gracia Barrett & *“unee rw o f ) | King Solomon Jr Carl McCullough \ | Courtney Sis ¥ A? A ‘ 4 Yellerons j SALT LAKE | Burt & Rosedale Henr & Moore 2¢ if i SPOKANE TRAVEL i Pantages Rot Sy I Jove h * J } | > uges . 1 — ‘ . . ; Lambert & Fisk 1 a, :eo (Oper wee | pa ~ J . KANSAS CITY ROUTH BEND ENP I ayy. Land J —" akon Oe 3 Belmonts a Pantages of ernara ¢ “epehegerae | Berta } ——— r nonce Inte Bros ij Perma e & She Me rtr we ‘ Gibson & Price Mur i ‘inres o fil}) | Moscow Art Co Wy rs I j i Julia Curtis | EATTLI | vs tag h e: | OGDEN UTAN Jed Dor ™ SE ‘LE ardon & Perry | 1 J PANTAGES U CIRCUIT ; ‘ | Yarde]] Bros i Pantages Alla Ax , Pantages ' | (4K {! Hanneford Fay FORONTO | MINNEAPOLIS | Torino SAN FRANCISCO | ~,.). , = | Ruth M Ce Pantages Pantages bere e & ne ‘a Pantages Me | MEMPHIS E NT 4 [| .cundsy opening) Dave Fi a" (Sunday opening j 1'f Spells j Pantages i angst | Ergotte & Herman | 74 pi dn The Earis | Britt Wood pekiatly es Chabot & Tortoni | wat TRAEROS Baby June | ng’s Midgets | Zoe nurenen . Soe = see Nev) Leave Fables VANCOUVER B C€| Tuck & Cinn INVER | Maty Drew , ‘ | Edna W Hopper LOS ANGELES | (Four to 1 ae este & ts remnges | Whitfield & Irejand ese Peeters a | TERRE HAUTE Seymour & Cunat ' | Uyeno Japs (Su gag i | COLO SPRINGS | Indiana mour & in ‘ (Sunday openirg } Romeo & Do j} «(Same bill play | BELLINGHAM 3 Londons | Burns Pantages y : Sas on 3-6 “14 . (31-2) I Cliffors tray sonie Grey C¢ RRs Bu : f Vaudeville Cliff Green me ‘cam et ee ™ ~ Sawa} Pilmus Irma & M | V: ra ; tT. hat Barto & Meivin Hughes Merritt C | (Same bill piays | - ul .. yas a &é ys “se at } obs a — ’ w : Lawlor & 0 aaa Rives & Arnold Pueblo g-e) araban ar CHICAGO | Sch’ fte r Wenr & I] beet |] Fer Starman Van & H | Ress Milo Chateau dace a bie ir « | Versatile toni £ Hav'm'n's Anima \ M'K'sick & H | Na Haine c ; = Lane & reeman “ .. : Murry & M P 7 ae | Chas Ahearn Co a = Pi : BAN DIEGO Pwiuteh dl ' TOLEDO O ‘ & Sary | Girton Giris | Blutch é wai Purcelia & Rameey | EDMONTON CAN | Fenwick Sis — Pantages j Cuba : guietah Ss a gy wines Jol: pias Al Golde mciiie & Cock co oe Pantages | TACOMA ae. | OMANA NEB j he pace Yokes & Don ' a | Francis Renault ; Adair & A@air ; Pantages Rogers & Domne py} World | Be rnardh ' «& Smit) levis & M } 'f'nitee Prose F Kafka & Stanley Waitron Sis 2 | | _ Doing some vaudeville and have one good, solid ap-\\ 5 ane out front. That is, Mrs. Patsy. Sammy has six—?

TRACEY ant HA y The N. ¥. Subway is jammed, there are mobs at a Free Circus, Coney Island on | Sunday is preti# well packed too, ‘ i ' always squeeze in at the Circus or Coney, but the Tine atres played by Leona LaMar | dé *¢ wre always absolute capacity. Not even standing reom!!! Why? tecause Leona i HAM GIRI 3 LaMar is a Headliner that interests, entertains and D-R-A-W-S Business. | Just one of the numerous complimentary criticisms on opening in London at the |

~CAUL SISTERS in A CYCLE OF LIFE } “A NEW COMBINATION OF BEAUTY AND MELODY” /Direction HARRY FITZGERALD KEITH’S CIRCUIT | Western Representative: JACK GARDNER WOW ! WHAT A WALLOP ! SOPHIE TUCKER, TED SHAPIRO, JACK CARROLL, ED. DEMING, TED. KOEHLER, ZECK and RANDOLF, ROSS and FOSS and JR., MOLLIE ELKINS, STAGE HANDS, ORCHESTRA and MANAGER— “QLE OLSEN— ALEXANDRIA?

COOK & COAN- R. U. A. YELLOW DOG ? HUootel GARR AND ’ORACE IN

| “A MILITARY VENTRILOQUIAL SCENE” | THIS WEEK (March 24) B. F. KETITH’S RIVERSIDE, NEW YORK Next Week (March 31), Keith’s Orpheum, Brooklyn | Direction H. B. MARINELLI, Ltd.

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