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VOL, XXXVI. No. 10. 



NEW YORK CITY. 



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VARIETY 




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tional attractions all over the world, 
giving especial attention at present 
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Vol. XXXVI. No. 10. 



NEW YORK CITY, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1914. 



PRICE JlO/jCENTS 



SINGER'S MIDGETS AT $1,000 
FOR 30 WEEKS ON LOEW TIME 



Small Time's Biggest Booking. Option for Further Engage- 
ments. Act Playing Hammerstein's This Week, First 
Time Here. Carries 33 People. Opens Nov. 

16 at 7th Avenue. 



The Loew Circuit has given Singer's 
Midgets a contract for 30 consecutive 
weeks, commencing Nov. 16 at Loew's 
7th Avenue, New York, at $1,000 with 
all expense of .transportation to be add- 
ed, the incidentals running the total 
expense of the turn for the Loew man- 
agement up to $1,250 weekly. 

The act is a foreign one, and is play- 
ing its first American engagement, 
opening Monday at Hammerstein's for 
two weeks. It scored an instantaneous 
success there, and Frank Bohm, who 
placed the act with Loew, made over- 
tures to Singer at once to accept a 
contract. 

The act was brought over to this 
country by S. Rachman, impelled to do 
so by Arthur Klein in the United 
Booking Offices. Mr. Rachman is the 
manager of Sylvester Schafer. It was 
Klein who secured Schafer through 
Rachman, for the U. B. O. after the 
one-man-show failed at Shuberts' 44th 
Street. 

The Midgets carry 33 people; 20 are 
little men and women. Two elephants 
ind seven ponies arc also in the turn. 
The Singer booking' is the largest 
yet for small time vaudeville. The con- 
tract carries an option for further en- 
gagements. It is said Mr. Bohm im- 
pressed upon the Loew people the val- 
ue of the midgets as a "ballyhoo" when 
on the streets. The collection of lilipu- 
tians has attracted much attention 
while waddling around Times square on 
their way to and from Hammerstein's 



TWO STOCKS EXPLODE. 

Two stocks under the same manage- 
ment have passed away with the mem- 
bers of each wondering where salaries 
are coming from. 

Hart's, Philadelphia, opened Oct. 12 
and after one week and two nights ker- 
plunked. The company played to high 



as $5 some nights. The opening bill 
was "The G.ame of Life." 

The Harry Mayei*-Martin A. Dixon 
and Harry Morehead Co., operating the 
Martland stock, Baltimore, has also 
closed with the players looking for their 
money. During the last two weeks of 
the Baltimore stock the leading man 
received $2.50 as his salary. 



RUTH ST. DENIS' CLAIM. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 4. 
Immediately after the marriage of 
Ruth St. Denis, classical dancer, and 
Edwin Shawn, of Kansas City, a mem- 
ber of her company, was made known 
h Cincinnati newspaper printed a story 
inviting Adonises to have their pictures 
reproduced in the sheet and disprove 
the claim of Miss St. Denis that her 
hubby is "the most beautiful man in 
the world." Thus far no photographs 
h:ive been received. 



CISSY LOFTUS BOOED. 

(Special Cnblr to Variety.) 

London. Nov. 5. 

Cecilia Loftus was booed at the Hol- 

born Empire Monday evening when 

she started a patriotic recitation and 

broke down by forgetting the words. 



BUNNY LAYING OFF. 

Cincinnati. Nov. 5. 
John Bunny and his company arc 
laying off here this week. Bunny is 
rehearsing a new sketch. He will dis- 
card the skit he has been using in 
"Bunny in FunnyManrl." Bunny played 
two performances line, Sunday, as a 
filler-in. •+% 

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ATLANTIC CITY CLOSING. 

Atlantic City. Nov. 4. 

Keith's vaudeville theatre here will 
close for the season with the Sunday 
night performance. 



DRAMATIZING SHAKESPEARE. 

Los Angeles, Nov. 4. 
Shakespeare himself has been dra- 
matized in a piece shortly to be pro- 
duced by Oliver Morosco, and called 

"Master Willie Hughes." Edgar Al- 
lan Woolf of New York is one of the 
authors. It will be first seen here 
within six weeks. If it passes it will 
receive an elaborate production for 
Broadway. 

Shakespeare appears in the play as a 
friend to Master Willie Hughes, who is 
a woman disguised. 



CASINO FOR RENT? 

A report about says the Shuberts are 

not adverse to considering a rental 

proposition for the Casino, but not for 

immediate occupation. "Suzi" opened 
at the Casino Tuesday night. 

Just when possession would be given 
if the terms were accepted is not in- 
cluded in the story, which gives the 
figure set by the Shuberts as rental at 
$65,000 yearly. 

A picture policy is the object of the 
people seeking the house, who are said 
to have countered with an offer of 
$45,000. 



"BIG IDEA" AT HUDSON. 

Nov. 16 at the Hudson will appear 

"The Big Idea," presented by Charles 

Gilmore under the direction of Cohan 

& Harris. 

The piece will replace "A Perfect 
Lady" with Rose Stahl, which closes 
the Saturday before. The newspaper 
critics whaled the Stahl show upon its 
opening. The management hasn't de- 
cided yet whether it was the piece that 
brought the unanimous outburst in 
print, or the authors, Rennold Wolf 
and Channing Pollock. 



Murray-Jarrott Act Splitting. 

After but one week's playing on the 

vaudeville stage. Mac Murray and Jack 
larmtt, at the I'alace now, will prob- 
ably separate Sunday night. 

Difficulty in agreeing is given as the 
reason for the bursting of the turn, 
which is playing the Palace week with 
a special orchestra culled from Jimmy 
|-"urope\ contingent of colored musi- 
cians. 



UNIVERSAL IN NEW YORK. 

It looked very much yesterday as 
though the Universal would lease the 
New York theater from William Mor- 
ris for four weeks commencing Nov. 
30, immediately after the Harry Lauder 
engagement of one week. The Uni- 
versal, if it takes the house for over 
the holiday time, will play its own pic- 
tures, mostly features, there. 

The arrangements are said to in- 
clude a flat rental by the U around 
$1,500 or more weekly. 

Some negotiations have been under 
way for Rock and Fulton in "The 
Candy Shop" to follow in the New 
York after New Year's, playing the 
musical comedy at a $1 scale, on shar- 
ing terms with Morris. 



SURATT AT WINTER GARDEN. 

It's on the cards for Valeska Suratt 
to appear within two or three weeks in 
"Dancing Around" (with Al Jolson) at 
the Winter Garden. Miss Suratt is 
billed to play the Palace, Chicago, next 
week. She was to have been at the 
Falace, New York, this week, but could 
not agree with the booking managers 
regarding the number of consecutive 
weeks in vaudeville contracts should be 
forthcoming before the local engage- 
ment. Irene Franklin was placed at 
the head of the Palace bill at the last 
moment 

The Lasky Co. engaged Miss Suratt 
this week, to appear in feature film pro- 
ductions. It gives the concern her 
exclusive screen services for two years. 
She will leave for the Coast after 
completing her present contracted the- 
atrical engagements. 



PROFIT-SHARING SYSTEM. 

Chicago, Nov. 4. 

"A profit-sharing system" has been 
inaugurated by the Jones, Linick & 
Schaefer people. With each purchase 
made, a coupon worth one cent is given. 
Tt may be applied toward admission at 
any of their eighteen different houses 
in Chicago. When five of these are 
saved, they may be exchanged for ad- 
mission to a nickel picture house and 
150 are good for an admission to tb* 
La Salle opera house. 



RnDtmbw thm REGENT HOTEL. Car to 
from all Thoatrvt. Sand us a card aad auto 
will moot you at Depot. 



VARIETY 



DEARTH OF FEATURE TURNS 

BECOMES ACUTE IN ENGLAND 



Variety's Prediction Realized as Halls Are Pinched by Scarcity 

of Material Despite Managers Denials. Performer 

Who Arrives Sunday Offered Immediate Work. 



< *•/■!•■ a/ Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 3. 

The constantly reiterated prediction 
in Varictv thai England is facing a 
shortage of material that will pinch the 
managers painfully is daily being re- 
alized. 

It is practically impossible today to 
secure full bills readily, and all the talk 
of managers and agents (the latter's be- 
ing inspired) cannot remedy the situa- 
tion. Houses which are not booked 
up are in a serious fix. 

Gerald Griffin, not booked until De- 
cember, arrived in London Sunday. He 
was snapped up immediately and of- 
fered work beginning Monday. 

There is nothing approaching a nov- 
elty at the Hippodrome, which is run- 
ning a vaudeville show during re- 
hearsals for the new revue. Had it 
not been that the Empire produced a 
new show, the Hip would have been 
unable to secure suitable turns. 

The papers here have religiously re- 
frained from disclosing or commenting 
on the situation. 



COMPROMISE ON PAY. 

(Special Cable to Varxstt.) 

London, Nov. 3. 

There is a strong probability that 
the managers and artists in England 
will reach a compromise on the co- 
operative sharing plan. 

Monday the syndicate halls circu- 
larized all the acts of the Federation 
it could reach, placing the proposition 
before them again and giving them the 
alternative of accepting the sharing 
plan to having the halls closed. 

The circular offered a new percent- 
age plan and suggested that they con- 
sider the postponement of engagements 
until after the war. The note bore the 
statement that unless replies sufficient 
to indicate the drift of sentiment were 
received by Tuesday next the houses 
would be closed. 

The Moss Empires issued a state- 
ment showing that the average profits 
of the concern for the past three years 
had been seven and a half per cent. 
Profits for the past ten weeks aver- 
aged $5,000 less weekly. 

The statement concluded with a plea 
to the artists to believe that the Moss 
Empires management was trying to do 
its duty by both the artists and the 
shareholders in all fairness. 

There is a possibility that a com- 
promise will be arrived at during next 
Sunday's special general meeting of the 
federation. Suggestions have been 
made this week looking to that end, on 
the basis of a 25 per cent, reduction of 
all salaries except those of singles 
amounting to five pounds per week and 
of doubles amounting to ten pounds. 

Moss. Gulliver and other managers of 
influence have promised 1o keep their 
halls open next week, pending the set 
tlement of the dispute. The Vaudeville 
Producers' Association, on the other 



hand, have voted to abide only by such 
arrangements as may be agreed upon 
by the managers and their own mem- 
bership and to disregard anything the 
Federation decides upon. 



HAWAIIANS SCORE. 

(8vecial Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 3. 

Luvaun and Meana. Hawaiian native 
songs and music, scored a solid suc- 
cess. They would make an excellent 
West End turn. 



HYMAN ADLER WINNER. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 3. 
Hyman Adler in "The Miser's 
Dream" scored strongly. Adler is 
billed as "the original Mr. Potash of 
Potash & PerlmutterV 

This designation gave rise to the 
threat of a lawsuit. 



ETHEL LEVEY'S PLANS. 

(8pecial Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 3. 

Ethel Levey will retire from the com- 
pany playing "Outcast" at Wyndham's 
Saturday on the score she badly needs 
a rest. Her place will be taken by 
Hilda Moore. 

Miss Levey will play a few weeks in 
vaudeville and will then rest until Jan- 
uary. After the first of the year she 
will undertake a big project, the na- 
ture of which is a secret. Miss Levey 
will enter into details no further than 
the statement that she is in negotiation 
with Alfred Butt, although nothing defi- 
nite has been signed. 



MANAGER GOING BROKE. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 4. 

One legitimate manager is hanging on 
the edge of bankruptcy and his affairs 
will probably be in the courts shortly. 

A writ is expected to be issued 
against his London playhouse. 



TWICE-NIGHTLY HELPS. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 4. 

Many of the provincial halls are try- 
ing the twice-nightly at reduced prices 
with good results. 



ANIMALS WORTH $8,000. 

Chicago, Nov. 4. 
Sam Watson, he of "Barnyard Cir- 
cus" fame, is bringing suit against the 
R & O. railway for $8,000 for the loss 
of all of his animals, suffocated re- 
cently while being conveyed over that 
road. The animals were insured, but 
<mly against fire and collision. 

Remember we advance Meal Ticket*. Laun* 
dry .and Cash to all Performers at Regent 
Hotel*. Ill N. 14th 9L, ST. LOUIS. 



DISCRIMINATION IS DENIED. 

(Special Cable to V amity.) 

London, Nov. 3. 

Official denial is made by the cus- 
todians of the relief funds that stage 
people are excluded from participation. 

In the handling of the National Re- 
lief Fund, it is pointed out, no specific 
amounts are allotted to any class or 
profession, and distribution is carried 
oii irrespective of the applicant's voca- 
tion. 



HER HARRY'S BEST. 
(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Nov. 3. 

Gaby Deslys has tried out three danc- 
ers since her disagreement with Harry 
Pilcher and has arrived at the deci- 
sion that Her Harry is the best dancer. 
Accordingly she has offered to raise his 
salary $100 (an increase of $50 over her 
last offer of compromise). 

The reconciliation on this basis is 
by no means complete. Harry is still 
nursing a fit of pique, chiefly because 
Basil Hallam has what he considers a 
more important part in the sketch than 
he has. He wants $150 more salary, 
too. 



ADVERTISING IN JAIL. 

Frank Bohm this week received a 
letter which began: 

"Frankly, Mr. Bohm, this is the most 
unusual letter you ever receive. 

"Unusual" was right. The body of 
the letter was the solicitation of the 
advertising manager of the Huntsville 
(Tex.) Prison Annual Show for a con- 
tract in the jail's program issued for 
the show. 

"Why pick on me," queried Bohm to 
himself, "I never fractured the penal 
code — at least in Texas," 

But the letter of solicitation was such 
a brilliant bit of clever word-painting 
that Bohm fell for the space buying. 
The money is to be used to buy new 
books for the prison library. 



PAUL SWAN AGAIN! 

Hammerstein's next week is to have 
Paul Swan, the lovely male dancer, 
once more. Paul appeared at Ham- 
merstein's last week, and delighted the 
wits of Times Square during the en- 
gagement. He received $500 through 
standing for his billing, "The Most 
Beautiful Man in the World," and 
would have been held over for this 
week, but Paul, forgetting his aesthetic 
inclinations, upon finding himself in 
demand, raised the Hammerstein ante 
to $800, which may prove that even a 
nude dancer has commercial instincts. 

The self-raised salary lost this week 
for Paul, but by Monday negotiations 
were resumed, and the Swan man ca- 
pitulated at his former figure for an- 
other week to show his figger. He will 
again be billed most beautifully, and 
the wags are framing new little quips 
for the home coming of uncovered art. 



WILLARD PLAYING STOCK. 

Chicago, Nov. 4. 

The Willard, which has been playing 
the J., L. & S.-Loew brand of vaude- 
ville, will turn to stock Nov. 16, open- 
ing up with the Grace Hayward com- 
pany which has been playing at the 
Warrington, in Oak Park. 

Chester Amberg will remain -as man- 
ager. 



SAILINGS. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, Nov. 4. 

Nov. 28 George Grossmith and 

Gaiety Company. 

Reported through Paul Tausig & 
Son, 104 East 14th street, New York: 

Nov. 4, Harry Tate's "Fishing" Com- 
pany (Lusitania). 



MARINELLI BUSY. 

H. B. Marinelli, who has been in 
New York for some weeks, started ac- 
tive bookings in the United Booking 
Offices and Orpheum Circuits this 
week, following the adjustment of the 
differences between the Marinelli and 
United agencies late last week. 

It was said Marinelli had a long list 
of acts to submit to the vaudeville 
managers. He was closeted often with 
Sam K. Hodgdon, the United Booking 
manager, during the week, and it was 
reported among the other agents the 
Marinelli list was an imposinJfi\one. 

NANCE GWYN'S 5TH MAI$feGE. 

Baltimore, NdV... 4. 

Nance Gwyn, the dancer, is going to 
be married for the fifth time accord- 
ing to advices received in this city. 
Collins Suter Hill, a retired mining 
operator of Cape Town, South Africa, 
is to be the husband. Incidentally he 
is wealthy. The wedding will take 
place some time before Christmas. 

After the divorce from her fourth 
husband, Charles Romer Willjams, an 
English art dealer. Miss Gwyn declared 
that her husband must be an American 
and a brunet: He is the son of an 
American who married a Spanish 
woman and is extremely dark. Fol- 
lowing the marriage, Miss Gwyn de- 
clares she intends to settle down to a 
quiet life in the neighborhood of Los 
Angeles. 



EVA TANGUAVS NEW SONGS. 

Boston will hear new songs sung by 
Kva Tanguay, when that singing come- 
dienne opens at Keith's in the Bean- 
town next Monday. Among the num- 
bers are "Why They Call Me Miss To- 
basco," "Father Never Brought Up 
Foolish Children," "Wonder What I'll 
Be When I Come Back to Earth 
Again," and "There Goes Crazy Eva" 
(said by Miss Tanguay to be the legit- 
imate successor to her famous song, "I 
Don't Care"). , "Sticks and Stones" and 
"Method in My Madness," not sung by 
Miss Tanguay in the big-time houses 
before, will also be used. Following 
the Boston engagement, Miss Tanguay 
appears at the Colonial, New York, her 
first local appearance in a Keith theatre 
in some seasons. 



Wild West Strands Abroad. 

Col. Cummings* Wild West stranded 
organization was touring the continent 
in Sweden about three weeks ago. The 
organization was touring the continent 
when the war broke out and busin iss 
stopped. The members of the organi- 
zation had to appeal to the American 
ambassador to Sweden who is arrang- 
ing for their transportation to America. 
Seven of the Indians who were with 
the show arrived last week on the 
Lusitania, their passage being paid for 
by the government. 



VARIETY 



ASSOCIATION AND INTERSTATE 
RESUME BOOKING AFFILIATIONS 



New Contract Provides NewYork Representation for South' 

ern Circuit Which Can Accept or Reject Any Orpheum 

Act Chicago Agency Books. 
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Chicago, Nov. 4. 

The negotiations pending between 
Karl Hoblitzelle, president of the In- 
terstate Circuit and the Western Vau- 
deville Managers' Association, have 
been satisfactorily settled, resulting in 
a renewal of the Interstate's franchise 
as an affiliation of the Chicago agency. 

The southern circuit will also have 
the privilege of a New York repre- 
sentation, with an option to accept or 
reject any act holding an Orpheum Cir- 
cuit route. The matter was finally 
closed this week after a series of con- 
ferences in New York and Chicago be- 
tween Martin Beck, Mort Singer and 
Mr. Hoblitzelle. 

Mr. Beck leaves for Chicago Monday 
and will have completed a tour of the 
Orpheum Circuit before returning to 
his New York office. 



MONTREAL STRIKE OFF. 

Montreal, Nov. 4. 

The union troubles at the Orpheum 
and Gayety here, and Dominion. Otta- 
wa, have been settled. Both sides made 
concessions. The theatres are the prop- 
erties of the Canadian Theatres Co., 
Clark Brown^ general manager. 

The Ottawa and Montreal Gayety 
took on union crews and musicians this 
week. The Orpheum will become union 
once more Nov. 16. 

The labor trouble with the Montreal 
theatres was settled through the inter- 
vention of Lignon Johnson, attorney 
for the United Theatrical Managers' 
Protective Association. The settle- 
ment understanding was reached in the 
Association's New York offices. 



PROTEST ASSESSMENTS. 

Reading, Pa., Nov. 4. 

Owners of various amusement places 
and theatres in this city are preparing 
to go into the courts to protest against 
the exorbitant increase of city taxes, 
announced by City Council. The thea- 
tres here arc hit harder than any other 
places in this city. 

The Academy of Music and the Or- 
pheum, the two leading theatres, have 
had their assessment increased nearly 
$15,000. Among the other large assess- 
ments are the following: Palace thea- 
tre, controlled by Satinsky Bros., from 
$44,000 to $60,000; Victor theatre, from 
$3,000 to $6,000; Lyric theatre, from 
$19,000 to 22,000; Auditorium, from 
$38,000 to $33,000. 

Several of the smaller houses arc 
preparing now to close their doors, 
because of the increased assesment 
and the new war tax imposed by the 
federal government. 



GIRL WINS BALL GAME. 

Atlantic City, Nov. 4. 
Cecelia von Mason, a 16-year-old girl 
appearing dth Dan Burke and Co. in 



his playlet, entitled "When the Clock 
Strikes Nine," at Keith's last week, 
was used as a pitcher by Hugh Jen- 
nings, manager of the Detroit Amer- 
ican League Baseball Club, when the 
Keith team, made up of vaudeville 
actors and attaches of the theatre, was 
pitted against the Nixon team and won 
her game 9 — 3, only allowing three hits. 

The girl, who was a former high 
school scholar, pitched for the Win- 
throp grammar school (Massachu- 
setts), 1912 and 1913, where she won 
the pennant for her team, composed of 
boys. Jennings says she is the best 
woman baseball player he ever saw, 
as she can not only pitch but can run 
the bases and catch. Jennings played 
first base and Manager Anderson, of 
the Keith theatre, played centrefield. 

Jennings liked the playing of a local 
youngster named Myers so much that 
•he signed him for next season. 



MELROSE ENDING TOUR 

Boston, Nov. 4. 

The threat of Bert Melrose, the com- 
edy table and chair tumbler, to leave 
vaudeville, will probably go into effect 
this week, in this city at the end of his 
engagement in one of Loew's theatres. 

Mr. Melrose determined some weeks 
ago to retire, but later reconsidered. 



That "Huyler's" Line. 

It didn't take long for the Tommy 
Gray line, "Saw him staggering out of 
Huyler's" to go the rounds after Tom- 
my wired it to Loney Haskell last week, 
referring to the Hammerstein head- 
liner (Paul Swan). Besides the news- 
paper which, printed it, the vaudeville 
stage had it by the end of the week. 

It seems, however, that Mr. Gray re- 
leased it ahead of time. It had been 
written by him for Frank Tinney in 
the new Dillingham show, "Watch Your 
Step." 



Elks' Election. 
New York Lodge No. 1. B. P. O. K. 
held its annual election Monday night. 
Dr. Miller was elected Exalted Ruler 
by a majority of 500. 



Vaudeville in Warrington. 

Chicago, Nov. 4. 
The Warrington, Oak Park, for years 
a prosperous stock stand, has been 
taken over by the Abramson Brothers 
of Duluth and will be converted into a 
pop vaudeville house, playing a four- 
art bill from the Webster Agency . 



Charlie Howard Goes Back. 

Charlie Howard must be standing in 
with the railroads. Last week he came 
from Winnipeg, where he had played 
the Orpheum. announcing he had can- 
celed Ins Orpheuni Circuit route. 

This week Mr. Howard and his com- 
pany left New York for Seattle. wher- 
they will continue over the same t«m . 



REMICK GOES BACK. 

Two days after Jerome H. Remick 
resigned from the American Society of 
Authors, Composers and Publishers, he 
returned to the fold. 

A committee of the society is said to 
have traveled to Detroit to see Mr. 
Remick regarding his resignation. 



BOOKING "UPSTAIRS." 

The Temple Theatre, Syracuse, and 
Sheridan Square, Pittsburgh, formerly 
booked in the Family Department of 
the United Booking Offices, will here- 
after be supplied through John J. Col- 
lins, "upstairs." 

Mr. Collins also furnished the Grand, 
Syracuse, with its big time shows. 
While the policy of the removed thea- 
tres will not be changed, it is expected 
the quality of the bill may be improved 
through a joint booking movement, 
whereby confliction may be avoided 
through all the booking being done to- 
gether. 



BESSIE CLAYTON'S ACT. 

When Bessie Clayton appears at the 
Palace, New York, some time this 
month, she will be accompanied by a 
male dancer and an orchestra upon the 
stage. 



FLASHING ELECTION RETURNS. 

At the Palace, New York, Election 
night, Bert Levy flashed the returns 
from his position in the orchestra pit 
to an olio drop, the first time this has 
been done in a theatre. 

Mr. Levy employed his patented 
sketching apparatus for the transmis- 
sion, Elmer F. Rogers, the Palace man- 
ager, seeing the artist was 'plentifully 
supplied with the results. 



PLAYER "JUMPS" CIRCUIT. 

Sioux City, Nov. 3. 
Romeo, the Great, failed to appear 
at the Orpheum yesterday and the 
management has been told that he has 
"jumped" to the Interstate Circuit, go- 
ing to Fort Worth to take up that time. 



BARNES LEAVES "STEP." 

T. Roy Barnes has left rehearsals of 
"Watch Your Step," the Charles B. 
Dillingham revue. Mr. Barnes is said 
to have been dissatisfied with the role 
assigned him. 



"Lawn Party" Restarting. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 4. 
"The Lawn Party," a vaudeville pro- 
duction operated by Bart McHugh, will 
return to the big time Monday, at 
Harrisburg. 

With the recent cut in salaries, Mr. 
. McHugh decided to retire the turn, as 
his people would not reduce the sal- 
aries agreed upon. McHugh talked to 
them like a father this week, with the 
above result. 



Rosie Green a Mother. 
Toe Keno and Rosie Green (Mrs. 
Keno) became the parents of a son 
Oct. 30. The mother is at her home, 
1035 College avenue (Bronx), New 
Y'.rV City. 



Robert Edeson has been digged f«>r 
' Thj Trap." when Arthur Hammcr- 
«,tein concludes iu put that piece out 
<t gain. 

Don't forcet the REGBNT HOTELS when 
coming to St. Lolue. Theatrical Headquarters. 



OPERA HOUSE DEAL HANGING. 

The matter of the leasing of the 
Hammerstein Lexington Avenue Opera 
house to Frank A. Keeney and Walter 
Rosenberg, for a pop vaudeville policy, 
was still hanging in the air Wednes- 
day. It was reported the hitch had 
occurred when Oscar Hammerstein in- 
sisted upon Mr. Keeney's personal sig- 
nature to a lease. 

Meanwhile it was said that a coterie 
of picture men, headed by Jesse Gold- 
berg, were about to take the theatre, 
for the tame purpose and were pre- 
pared to deposit a large amount of 
money to guarantee the yearly rental 

It was also reported the Hammer- 
stein contingent were deciding whether 
the opera house, if good enough for 
others to venture pop vaudeville in it, 
could not be made profitable for them- 
selves, with that style of amusement 



PISH WITH A. B. C. 

Chicago, Not. 4. 
George Fish, long with Sullivan-Con- 
sidine, has resigned as manager of the 
Empress, Los Angeles. He will come 
to Chicago imediately to join the staff 
of the Affiliated Booking Company in 
an important position. 



M'GIVENEY TALKS BACK. 

While at the American theatre 
Owen McGiveney, the foreign protean 
player, in the latter part of the week, 
resented some uneasiness expressed by 
the gallery over his turn, in a rebuke 
delivered to them from before the foot- 
lights. 



DEBUT AND WEDDING. 

Los Angeles, Nov. 4. 

Ellen Beach Yaw, the California 
lark, was married Nov. 1 and Monday 
made her debut as a legitimate actress 
at the Mason in a series of Shakes- 
pearean plays, this week's offering be- 
ing "Hamlet." 

Miss Yaw has been a vaudeville and 
concert singer for some years, but 
never before attempted the legitimate 
stage. She is prominent in society 
here. 



POLI MUSICIANS STRIKE. 
Springfield, Nov. 4. 

The orchestra musicians at Poli's 
here went on strike yesterday after- 
noon when Manager Wright refused 
to grant them an increase of pay. A 
piano player supplied the music for the 
evening show. 

Wright declares that poor business 
prevents his allowing the musicians 
more money, while the players point to 
his previous statement that business 
was good to reinforce their demands. 



LOEW IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, Nov. 4. 

Marcus Loew has been in town to 
sign the lease for the new quarters in 
the North American building, where 
the J., L. & S. and Marcus Loew 
offices will move about Nov. 15. 

It is said that under the plan now 
contemplated Walter F. Keefe and 
Frank Q. Doyle will continue as joint 
booking managers as in the past. 

Mr. Loew and Aaron J. Jones left 
last Saturday night on a scouting trip, 
and it is reported that they are, after a 
couple of houses in the middle west, 



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LEGITIMATE PRODUCING MEN 
PLAN RETRENCHMENT POLICY 



Salary Cutting Sweeping From Vaudeville and Burlesque to 

Legits. Managers Discuss Advisability of Reducing 

Traveling Expenses. "At Liberty" Army Growing. 



Following in the wake of the vaude- 
ville salary cutting and a proposed 
slash in burlesque by the Columbia 
Amusement Co., comes another pro- 
posed reduction of salaries among the 

legitimate companies. This week a 
number of Broadway road producers 
and managers began to do some close 
figuring with the result that in pros- 
pective productions they are not go- 
ing to pay any fanciful salaries and 
intend to inaugurate a regime of re- 
trenchment with the companies out 
until the season turns up better pros- 
pects. 

Within the past fortnight several 
big companies have closed, the man- 
agers deciding to return the people to 
Broadway rather fnan offer to go 
ahead on the retrenchment thing. 
These same companies were able to 
do several hundred dollars worth of 
business each night, but not enough 
to make money with a heavy expense. 

Incoming legits find an amazingly 
large number of fellow players "at 
liberty" with little chance of getting 
an immediate berth. Many have been 
offered engagements at a salary cut, 
but have scorned them. 

In the dramatic agencies when 
word travels a company is forming 
for stock, dramatic or otherwise 
the offices are besieged with an eager 
army of unemployed players. 

The picture companies are proving 
some salvation, but even the picture 
manufacturers are utilizing their com- 
plete stock roster, some parts being 
easily doubled rather than engage ex- 
tra people for minor character roles. 

The "cut salary" idea has hit the 
legitimate and the Shuberts are one of 
managements reported to have gone to 
the axe with unusual activity. The 
Winter Garden company was among 
the first to feel the weight of the new 
order. A comedian there was told that 
he would have to accept a cut of $150 
or not continue. Others have received 
letters which carried information of a 
like nature. 

On the road "The Whirl of The 
World" received word salaries would be 
chopped. The company is playing in 
Philadelphia. A number of the players 
journeyed to New York to pay a visit 
to the Shubert executive offices. It is 
understood that these visits were with- 
out avail. 

For the first time in the recent his- 
tory of New York legitimate or stock 
theatres a five-cent admission to the 
gallery is in vogue. Keith's Bronx is 
now featuring it. 



Musical Union's Attitude. 

Tlir attitude of the Musical Union 
in New York toward certain theaters 
playing non-union orchestras is said to 
be threatening. It was reported yes- 



terday the union had called a meeting 
for this (Saturday) afternoon, to take 
some positive step in an attempt to 
unionize the houses or call out the union 
musicians in other theatres of the in- 
volved management. 



MANAGING AT 77. 

Springfield, Mass., Nov. 4. 
Probably the oldest active theatre 
manager in the country in point of 
service, Dwight O. Gilmore, celebrated 
his 77th birthday here Sunday. For 
fifty of these years, almost, he has been 
actively engaged as manager of, first, 
the Gilmore, and latterly, the Court 
Square theatres. Mr. Gilmore is also 
rated as the largest taxpayer here. 



ELDREDGE SENTENCED. 

Worcester, Mass., Nov. 4. 

Robert Eldredge, known in small 
time vaudeville as "the sand-man 
artist," has been sentenced from three 
to five years in state's prison on a 
charge of stealing an automobile from 
Luther P. Smith at Sterling, Mass. He 
was arrested at the stage door of a 
Philadelphia theatre after being traced 
from Worcester. 



APDALE LOSES FINGERS. 

One of the bears in Apdale's animal act 
at the Loew's Orpheum, New York, Mon- 
day, removed two of the trainer's fingers 
during a little brush. The turn had to 
retire from the program. 



LA MILO AT PALACE. 

The opening American engagement 
of La Milo, the English classical posing 
girl, will be at the Palace, New York, 
Nov. 16. 



TOUR FOR "A LA CARTE." 

( Special Cubic to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 5. 
Alfred Butt is negotiating for a pro- 
vincial tour of "A La Carte," last year's 
revue at the Palace, opening about 
Christmas. Gaby Deslys will feature 
the organization. 



Sawyer Not a Suicide. 

The sudden death of Harry Clinton 
Sawyer last week was due to Bright's 
disease, according to tho coroner whose 
autopsy was taken this week. The de- 
pressed state of mind that Sawyer was 
in before his death gave vent to the 
rumor that he had committed suicide. 



Nat Lewis' Final Week. 

The closing week of Nat Lewis' store 
at J5 West 42nd street, is a slaughter 
of prices in haberdashery. Mr. Lewis 
leaves his 42nd street stand Saturday, 
confining his activities in Times square 
hereafter to his other haberdashery 
store at 1578 Broadway. 



SCHAFER'S GUARANTEE. 

The tour of Sylvester Schafer-in the 
big time vaudeville theaters has been 
extended for about 35 weeks longer. 
The new agreement gives the foreign- 
er a guarantee of $1,500 and $2,000 in 
certain towns, with a percentage of 50 
per cent, of all gross receipts over the 
normal average of the theater. The 
average is specified. 

In Chicago, San Francisco and Los 
Angeles, Schafer's salary will be a flat 
$3,000. The extended tour includes the 
Orpheum Circuit. 



MAARCK'S LIONS CANCELLED. 

(Special Cubic to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 5. 
Charles Dillingham called off the en- 
gagement of Maarck's Lions because 
their date of sailing was delayed. The 
turn was immediately booked for the 
Moss tour over here, opening Nov. 16. 



POLICE COURT CASES. 

Two theatrical cases were on the 
54th street police docket Thursday. 
One was the Navy Department against 
the Columbia theater management, the 
Department alleging the Columbia re- 
fused admittance to four sailors of 
Uncle Sam. The defense will be the 
sailors were in an unfit condition to 
enter the theater. Sailors may be seen 
at almost every performance in that 
house. 

The other matter was an assault 
charge preferred against Walter Ro- 
senberg by the leader of the Hammer- 
stein opera house orchestra. The men 
had a scuffle Tuesday in Hamincrstein's 
lobby, with the musical director pro- 
curing a warrant two days afterward. 

Both cases were adjourned. 



$1,500 for "Garrity" Rights. 

The picture rights to "Big Jim Gar- 
riety," closing at the New York to- 
night, are said to have been purchased 
yesterday of A. H. Woods by the Life 
Photo Film Co., for $1,500 cash, and 
10 per cent, of the gross receipts the 
feature may bring in. 




ENGLISH SONG DECISION. 

London, Oct. 20. 

A case of importance to American 
music publishers has been heard in the 
English court of appeal. This was the 
action of Francis, Day & Hunter against 
B. Feldman & Co., with respect to the 
song "You Made Me Love You, I 
Didn't Want to Do It." Francis, Day & 
Hunter acquired the copyright of this 
song which became popular here last 
season and in the boom of its popu- 
larity Feldman & Co. published a song 
entitled "You Didn't Want to Do It, 
But You Did," which the plaintiffs com- 
plained infringed their song. Action 
was brought to restrain the defendants 
from publishing or selling copies of this 
song. 

In the lower court the defendant 
raised the plea that no copyright exist- 
ed in "You Made Me Love You," as 
it was an American song and not first 
or simultaneously published in this 
country in accordance with the require- 
ments of the British copyright act, and 
if it were so published, such publication 
was not a bonafide one or intended to 
satisfy the reasonable requirements of 
the public and that the placing of only 
a few copies on sale (simultaneously 
with its publication in America) was 
only colorable; further that their song 
was not an infringement of the plain- 
tiffs. 

In the lower court judgment was 
given for Francis & Day, both on the 
question of copyright and infringement. 
Feldman appealed against this decision 
and raised the same pleas. The appeal 
court decided that copyright did exist 
in "You Made Me Love You," but ruled 
the defendant's song did not infringe 
the plaintiffs and allowed the appeal. 

Although Francis & Day lost this 
case on the question of imitation they 
have established a very important point 
with regard to copyright in American 
made songs which should be of ad- 
vantage to the American publisher, a 
point which has been in doubt since 
the passing of the British copyright 
Act of 1911. The manufacturers of me- 
chanical records have consistently re- 
fused to recognize copyright in Ameri- 
can songs and have on this account 
withheld payment of mechanical royal- 
ties on these songs. 



MARIE DORO 

The celebrated younsr star of the speaking 
stage, engaged by the Famous Players for pic- 
ture productions. 



AN ACTOR'S RECESSIONAL. 

By HARRY BREEN. 

Moss of our bookings, stern and bold, 
I-ord of our far-flung routing line 

Beneath whose artful hand you hold 
The routing of our future time. 

Cut not too deep — or little yet 

Lest we forget — lest we forget. 

The small time and the movie dies, 
The pictures and the freaks depart, 

Still In thy office near the skies 
Be gentle and please have a heart. 

Cut down the Jumps — or book us net, 

Lest we forget — lest we forget. 

Far called your acts may melt away 
If you keep cutting to the bone, 

There's railroad fares that we must pay- 
What have wo left to call our own? 

Cut not too hastily — spare us yet, 

Lest we forget — lest we forget. 

If all your houses are well filled, 
If acta will answer Tjulck thy call, 

But If they fail to show, when billed, 
Alas, how soon will be thy fall. 

Cast not the die— or cause regret. 

Lest we forget — lest we forget. 

For him who puts his trust in mi 
With acts to sell at ten per ivi.i , 

Must make allowance r >w nr. 1 thru 
For something more to pr.v in. rent. 

From four a day — from hf.-in^ ,i ■■.; dough 

Have mercy on ua. U. B. <) 



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WITH THE WOMEN 



London, Oct. 20. 
Probably the most characteristic ex- 
emplification of the phlegmatic tem- 
perament of the Briton is revealed in 
the publication in daily newspapers the 
Prime Minister had gone to the coun- 
try for his "week end." It is difficult 
to imagine the Prime Minister of a 
country in the throes of warfare leav- 
ing for a holiday while his nation is 
battling for its very existence. 



The former handsomely equipped 
London offices of the Hamburg-Ameri- 
can line, which have been boarded up 
since the beginning of the war, are 
now being utilized as a recruiting sta- 
tion for the English army. 

Already 20 per cent, of the £16,- 
000,000 contributed by the public to 
the Prince of Wales' National Relief 
Fund has been distributed to relieve 
the distress occasioned by the war. 

In regular sequence nearly all the 
English dramatists have burst into 
print, "in the interests of humanity" 
suggesting ways and means of secur- 
ing a cessation of hostilities and the 
return of universal peace. One of the 
first was Hall Caine, quickly followed 
by Bernard Shaw, and so on, the latest 
one being Arnold Bennett, who has a 
piece running in London which is at 
present not doing its full share of busi- 
ness. Pretty good personal press 
agents, these English playwrights. 

The public is beginning to be pretty 
well "fed up" with national anthems. 
One cannot go to a theatre, music 
hall, restaurant or in fact any other 
public place where music is discoursed 
without having to stand up while four 
different national anthems are being 
fiddled. The usual procedure is to be- 
gin with the Russian, then the Belgian, 
then the "Marseillaise" and finally 
"God Save the King." This consumes 
several minutes and in a restaurant is 
quite long enough for one's soup to 
grow cold. 



The seventeenth annual meeting of 
the Drury Lane Co. was held yester- 
day and the regular 10 per cent, divi- 
dend voted. There was an additional 
sum of £50,000, which would have 
been divided among the shareholders 
under normal conditions, but which was 
placed in the reserve fund to meet 
possible contingencies. It was de- 
cided not to revive "Sealed Orders," 
owing to the present uncertain condi- 
tions and to present once more the 
"Sleeping Beauty" pantomime and call 
it "The Sleeping Beauty Beautified." 
The Drury Lane operates under a char- 
ter granted 250 years ago by Charles 
II. Since 1897 it has pale an average 
of 10 per ' ' nt, on the capitalization 
to the com, ;my formed in that year. 



Variety's Lon-lon representative, 



present at the premiere of the new 
Empire Revue entitled "By Jingo, If 
We Do I" was discussing with a promi- 
nent English manager the absence of 
the fast set of men who were wont to 
frequent the Empire in the old days. 
"The war has nothing to do with their 
absence," said the manager. "They are 
no longer attracted by the women who 
parade the mezzanine floor. You will 
note that they are rather shabbily clad. 
Whereas in the past they were the 
smartest women in Europe." 

The advertising for the local presen- 
tation of "Mr. Wu" now has a line 
reading "the play with a punch in it." 
This phrase was first invented in New 
York by Leander Richardson for one 
of William A. Brady's productions, 
which, unfortunately, failed to attract 
paying patronage. It seemed to have 
caught the fancy of the newspaper 
writers and press agents and was pret- 
ty generally annexed by them in de- 
scribing alleged virile dramas. The 
"Wu" management is probably the first 
to use it on this side. 

Max Laube, who does an act in vau- 
deville, sails for America Oct. 24, on 
the St. Louis. Max was an "alien 
enemy" caught here without funds 
when the war broke out. He was 
rather desperate and appealed to the 
American committee for assistance, 
asking for a loan, which he promised 
to pay back when he secured some 
work. They inquired into his national- 
ity and he told them, truthfully, that 
he was an Austrian unable to secure 
work here and was anxious to go to 
America. The next question they 
asked him was whether he had any 
family. He replied that he had a wife 
and several children. His reason for 
making the statement that he had a 
family, which was not the truth, was 
that he figured that he would thus be 
more apt to secure the desired relief. 
The American committee, with true hu- 
manity, told him to send his family 
around and they would be taken care 
of, but that he himself could not be 
assisted. Max also appealed to the 
War Office for permission to leave Eng- 
land, announcing himself as "Max 
Laube, the Human Bird." Somewhat 
startled at the description of himself, 
the War Office asked him if he was an 
aviator. 

Ernest Edelsten is one of the agents 
who has been annoyed with an accusa- 
tion that he is a German. He felt called 
upon this week to insert an announce- 
ment that he is a loyal British born 
subject and declaring that his birth cer- 
tificate reads that he was born on July 
14, 1866, at Hackney. The announce- 
ment compels Ernie to disclose hi9 ape. 
He is a pretty spry old buck, and none 
of us would have suspected that he *as 
close upon the half century mark. 



Elsie Ferguson in her new play "The 
Outcast," opening at the Lyceum, Mon- 
day night, plays a woman of the streets 
who improves amid new environments. 
Miss Ferguson proved herself capable 
of all the emotions. The first act she 
dressed flashily in black satin with a 
showy red hat topped with a white 
plume. Conditions changing, Miss Fer- 
guson looked very chic in a black dress 
and furs. A neglige in white chiffon 
edged with fur, over which was a man- 
tle of gold lace. The last dress was a 
blue chiffon over white, with mole- 
skin furs. 



Lydia Lopokova in "The Young Idea" 
will be a distinct success in New York 
or I miss my guess. A pretty and inter- 
esting story has been woven around 
the youthful dancer. As a child Eu- 
phemia Kendal (Lopokova) has been 
sent to Munich to be educated, where 
she remains ten years. Her teacher 
was an old Russian, a free thinker. 
Happiness, health, strength and ad- 
vanced ideas were the mainstays of 
Euphemia's education. After gradua- 
tion she returns to her father's home, 
finding him married to his stenog- 
rapher, a shrew and bent on breaking 
into society. Euphemia has been taught 
to dress for health. She arrives in 
a blue gown, opened up the sides to 
the waist with tan russian boots. The 
costume wouldn't do for Broadway but 
it was very becoming on the stage. 
Euphemia has also been taught free 
speech, and her swearing is a revelation 
to the home circle. On the boat she 
meets a Mr. Smith who claims to be 
a chauffeur, but is a millionaire's son. 
Her step-mother makes life unbearable 
so she proposes to Smith, who finally 
consents to marry her, but not until 
his real identity is revealed. During 
the action of the piece Lopokova 
dances and she held up the second act. 
The audience went wild over her. The 
step-mother has a mother, once a cook. 
The part was played by Kate Mayhew, 
and Miss Mayhew kept the house con- 
vulsed, with quaint lines. For her 
dancing Lopokova wore a pink chiffon 
tied at the hips with an immense tulle 
bow. Eleanor Gordon (the step-mother) 
wore an ugly red dress, covered with 
black lace in the first act In the sec- 
ond Miss Gordon looked better in a 
lemon yellow velvet gown covered in 
lace the same shade. 



Charles Robinson and his "Carnation 
Beauties" at the Gayety, Toronto, this 
week, with Mr. Robinson the whole 
show, is rather weak. There aren't 
any beauties in the production. Gladys 
Wilbur has the principal role. She is 
a very large brunet with a good voice. 
What Miss Wilbur needs is real 
clothe^. Not any of her three changes 
v/erc pretty. May Bernhardt wears an 
ugly wig and makes a better looking 
man than woman. Mabel Lee is a cute 
little Miss. Her dressing far surpassed 
tre others. The chorus all dress in 
riothes that have seen better days. 

Alicr Lloyd packed Shea's, Buffalo, 
: a'nnlay night to the doors. Her 
son^c are now worked up, and each 
one i»ocs over with a bang. All of 



Alice's new dresses are beautiful. The 
cue mostly admired is a green and 
blue ruffled dress with which is worn 
a flat leghorn hat trimmed in cherry 
velvet ribbon. Julia Gonzalez opened 
the Shea show last week in purple 
tights and spangled bodice. The Mo- 
nctta Five are three women and two 
men. One of the women is so good 
lcoking she easily outshone the young- 
er ones in looks and dressing. The 
Barry Sisters (with George Felix) are 
dandy little dressers. They dress alike, 
excepting the coloring. Their entrance 
is made in white skirts with one in a 
red jacket and the other in green, with 
hats to match. Emily then dons a 
pink taffeta and Clara green chiffon 
over white. For the encore, very good 
looking blue and gray dresses are 
worn. Bertha Creighton, who once 
must have been an emotional actress 
around Buffalo, shows emotion in her 
dressing and stage setting. Imitation 
tapestries are hung on the walls and 
each chair. Her dress was far from 
pretty. The skirt and waist 'were 
brown velvet brocade with chiffon 
tunic, and a pink sash. A hat and coat 
were also of the brocade making. 
Dolly Davis was much better dressed. 
She wore pale blue and gold. 



NEW ACTS. 

Benny Yanger, prize fighter, has a 
new sketch called "The Show-Down." 

George Mayo and Co. in "The Ar- 
rival of Joseph." 

"Isaac, You Tell Her," by James 
Horan, with four people from the Jew- 
ish Theatre Co. (making their debut in 
English), namely Samuel Harwood, 
Adolph Erber, Edgar Bates, Sadie 
Gould. 

Chan Shu Ying, formerly with the 
Chung Wha Chinese Comedy Troupe, 
new protean singing act. 

Marie Nordatrom-Dizey, new songs 
and imitations. 

Will Jennings (formerly of Jennings 
and Renfrew) and George ("Pork 
Chop") Evers, new combination in 
blackface. 



Picture Actress Wins Freedom. 
Los Angeles, Nov. 4. 
Mrs. Myrtle Jones, well known here 
as a moving picture actress, was grant- 
ed a divorce from J. Park Jones, also 
an actor. The mother was given cus- 
tody of their three-year-old son. 



WHO IS WHO. 

SSIiT 8 !! 6 * 6 * to brain-storms. 
5?22*~f° cl f. 1 P*rt»lte : drink buyer 

£JKfcd ta,,m time »*l«Mnan. 
RUMMY— Barroom monologtst. 

LOON— Funny to look at 
YAP — New Yorker In Plttsburc 
OINK— Sidewalk orator. ,MBOUfl " 
S9JT5 — JB:*t«inporaneou« expressionist. 
HICK— City nun In Tillage. 

rAJfE^ 80 *.* 6 ' "J 11116 ' P»»lcure. "me time. 
10OITT — Over-dressed. 

OOOF— Egotistic special let. 

COKE— Saturated ecitacy. 

DINOB— Over-exposed. 

WAP— Plttsburger In New York. 

SHINE— Plttsburger In New York. 

STIFF— Walters* delight 

GAZABO — Large Imagination. 

HINEY— Wears oval shaped hats 

SAS C ?T,? r S lte w ,0 ^ B '- wr,8t watcn - cft ne. 
BUG — Bulletin board fiend. 

GAZABO— Don't step lively In subway 
HUNKEY— Saves W) per cent, of each dol- 
lar. 

II INKY — Fortune In clothes and no trunk 
MEDIATOR-Offlclal meddler. ', 

WUFF— Big noise. 



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Editor Variety; 

Wc played Mason City, la., the first 
half of this week. Before the first per- 
formance we heard they had too much 
show and that one of the acts had to 
go. After the show nothing was said 
but at night .about half an hour before 
the curtain, the manager called Mr. 
Wicks and told him he would have to 
close, not on account of the act, he 
said, but he had too much show. This 
manager, Raymond Dutro, Wednesday 
when he paid us he held out $13.00 and 
then I went to him and told him he had 
better pay us in full or we would at- 
tach the box office. Dutro and Carr, 
(one of the owners), were ui the office 
and Dutro tried to put me out. I 
screamed and the police came. We had 
them arrested, then went to the station 
house and after his attorney and a 
friend and performer (Will Colemann) 
told them we had a case, they paid us 
in full. 

We went to Waterloo the next day 
and my voice was gone and we had to 
cancel the date and the time. I am 
suing for assault and loss of work. 

We have never in our experience have 
had any trouble with any manager and 
you know the act, and the time it has 
played. 

We have a sure case and will win and 
I hope that when other acts have trou- 
ble, they will fight for their rights as 
we are doing. When you're in the right 
you'll win. 

Falleth and Wicks. 



Saratoga, N % . Y., Oct. 31. 

The last issue of Variety contains a 
review of our act which states I am 
copying James J. Morton-Frank Tin- 
ney-Harry Fox. I wish to say I am 
trying to copy no one in this world 
but to do my own self. You give me 
credit for having new material, and if 
I am capable of doing that I am also 
capable of using my own original style 
of delivery. 

I would appreciate your telling me in 
what style or manner I am copying the 
above, as I wish to leave no impression 
of my copying anyone. I have never 
seen Frank Tinney but saw James J. 
Morton at his last appearance at Ham- 
merstein's and Harry Fox at the Win- 
ter Garden show, and how could I 
adopt anything of theirs after witness- 
ing their performances once only? 

This is my 14th season in show 
business which I can prove and have 
always worked on the same style as I 
am now doing. Where w£s Harry Fox 
fourteen years ago? AJso Frank Tin- 
ney? 

Hallen and Hunter. 



New York, Oct. 30. 
Editor of Variety : 

In your review of Tom Lewis' new 

act, "Brother Fans." in Variety Oct. 

24, mention is made of the line "Tell 

her that you saw me" and the sugges- 



tion implied it was "lifted" from Con- 
roy and LeMaire. 

Mr. Lewis has furnished me with 
i he following: With Primrose and 
West's Minstrels the routine was used 
by Tom Lewis over 27 years ago, and 
was also used by him with Haverly's 
Minstrels at the Casino, Chicago, dur- 
ing the World's Fair in 1893. At that 
time Press Eldridge was on the oppo- 
site "end," with Banks Winters, the 
interlocutor. Perhaps Conroy and Le- 
Maire were using the story 27 years 
ago. If so Mr. Lewis will gladly take 
it out of his act. Joseph Hart. 



"YOUNG IDEA" IS LIKED. 

Boston, Nov. 4. 

Those theatrical prophets who 
augured that Lydia Lopokova was 
making too radical a jump from "for- 
eign dancer" to "American dramatic 
star" by taking the stellar role in "The 
Young Idea" will have to admit they 
were wrong after Monday evening's 
metropolitan premiere at the Hollis. 

It is quite obvious the production 
was built for Miss Lopokova and that 
she is probably the one person who 
could essay the rather peculiar role 
which is in many ways herself. She 
interpolated a number of her favorite 
dances, and these alone were amply 
sufficient to swing the production to 
the side of "good prospects." 



$3,500 ELECTION DAY. 

"On Trial" at the Candler theatre, at 
two performances Election Day, played 
to a gross of $3,500. 



WAYS AND MEANS MEETING. 

Meeting of the Ways and Means 
Committee, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 
at three P. M. sharp, in the Board 
of Directors' Room. 

James F. Dolan Chairman. 



REORGANIZING BRONX STOCK. 

After the first week's start as a stock 
proposition Keith's Bronx theatre im- 
mediately began reorganization. New 
leads have been engaged, Rowden Hall 
and Justina Wayne heading the com- 
pany next Monday. 

The company opened with "Bought 
and Paid For," which had been seen 
before in stock uptown and with a 
short *ast did not draw business. 



Reorganizing Philly Stock. 

George W. Barbier, stage director 
of American Theatre stock, Philadel- 
phia, has signed up a new company for 
the house. 

Frances McGrath and Bernard J. Mc- 
Owen are leads, with Effie Darling, 
Thaddeus Gray, Juliett Roberts, Caro- 
lyn Thatcher and Pearl Grey in the 
company. They open next week in 
"Hearts Aflame." 



STOCKS OPENING. 

Frank Callahan is in New York re- 
cruiting a stock company to opeiTat the 
Lyric, Bridgeport, Nov. 9, in "Bought 
and Paid For," to be known as the Cal- 
burn Stock Co. 

Lowell Sherman, engaged as leading 
man for the new Bronx company, is 
switching to the Calburn troupe and 
George Barnum will be stage director. 

Ithaca, Nov. 4. 
Majestic stock Monday brought 
"Broadway Jones," with the leads 
played by William Jeffrey and Eva 
Marsha. Joe W. Walsh is stage di- 
rector. 

Chicago, Nov. 4. 

Stock has been installed at the Wind- 
sor, on North Clark street, and is of- 
fered the first half of each week. "A 
Texas Steer" this week. Vaudeville the 
last half. 

The theatre is new and one of the 
handsomest of the smaller playhouses 
near the "loop." 



Spokane, Nov. 4. 

The date of opening for the Baker 
stock at the Auditorium probably will 
be during Thanksgiving week, a fort- 
night later than originally intended. 

Cora Belle Bonnie, now leading at 
the Baker, Portland, will be the leading 
woman. 

No arrangements have yet been made 
to accommodate the road shows booked 
for the Auditorium at any other house. 

Pittsburgh, Nov. 4. 

The American, George Shafer, man- 
ager, until recently devoted to popular 
vaudeville, opened as a stock theatre 
Monday night. 

Eugene J. Hall is the producer. He 
has obtained a company headed by Rob- 
ert Le Sueur and Jane Lowe. The 
opening performance, "What Happened 
to Mary," drew a large house. The 
company is known as the Hall Asso- 
ciate Prayers. 



The Keith's Crescent. Brooklyn, new 
company, headed by Frances Neilsen 
and Corlis Giles, opened very promis- 
ingly Monday, with "Bought and Paid 
Jipr." The principals are Brooklyn 
faVorites, and their reception was 
warm. (Miss) Isidor Martin was like- 
wise well received. 

A newcomer to that section in the 
company is Claire Mackin (second 
woman)' who made a distinct impres- 
sion. 

Sioux City, Nov. 4. 
Dubinsky Bros, have leased the Co- 
lonial and will install their own stock 
organization with Ed. Dubinsky and 
Irene Daniel as leads. The attraction 
will change twice weekly. Prices 10 
to 25 cents. 

San Diego, Cal., Nov. 4. 
The Little theatre opened Monday 
with "One Woman's Life." Leads 
played by Katherinc Koe and George 
Mattison. 



Eleanor Miller, leading woman of 
Norman Hackett's "The Typhoon," 
left the show in Chicago last week 
through voice trouble. Lola Crandall 
has succeeded her. 



DON'T BE DISCOURAGED. 

Members of the White Rats in their 

efforts to get new members and to pre- 
vail upon those who have fallen by the 
wayside to return, will be met with 
many obstacles which will be in the na- 
ture of complaints and criticism. My 
advice is, don't be discouraged. All 
great undertakings have met with these 
same obstacles. All great movements 
for the betterment of mankind have 
been severely criticised and even ridi- 
culed; so don't be discouraged when 
you meet with people who criticise and 
even ridicule the White Rats. 

Bear in mind that the White Rats 
represent a movement for the better- 
ment of the theatrical profession. That 
while perhaps we are misunderstood, 
still we represent something worth 
while. 

Ask the one who criticises, what he 
or she has done for the benefit of some 
other' human soul? Whether their 



IMPORTANT NOTICE. 

Meeting of the Board of Di- 
rectors of the White Rats will be 
held every Tuesday, at twelve 
noon sharp, in the Board of Di- 
rectors' Room. Next meeting of 
the Board. Tuesday, November 10. 

Will J. Cooke. 
Secretary-Treasurer. 



lives have been spent doing good for 
others or just selfishly living for them- 
selves? W r hen they ask you the ques- 
tion "what are the White Rats doing?" 
ask them "what are you doing to help 
the White Rats in their efforts to do 
things?" Call their attention to 
Grover Cleveland's wise saying, that 
the people must support the govern- 
ment — not the government the people. 
Be charitable and kind to the man 
or woman who criticises the White 
Rats and realize what a great, big 
movement the White Rats represent 
*and that criticism proves it. If we 
were not big we would not be criticised. 
Dead things are never criticised; so 
don't be discouraged. Always come 
up with a smile; try and convince those 
whom you meet who are not members 
that they should be members, and 
those who are back in dues, point out 
to them that they are not living up to 
their obligation. 

Always wear your button. Be proud 
of your Organization. Never do any- 
thing that will reflect upon the Organ- 
ization, and above all things, don't be 
discouraged when you hear the critics 
pound us. When they are criticising 
us some other successful person or 
persons for the time being are having 
a rest. Sincerely yours, 

FRANK FOGARTY. 



Leonard and Whitney have been 
compelled to cancel all of their vaude- 
ville time because of the serious illness 
of Clara Whitney's mother. 



REGULAR MEETING NOV. 17. 

The regular meeting of the 
White Rats Actors' Union will be 
held Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the 
White ' R*ats Building, 227 West 
46th street, New York City, at 

11.30 P. M. sharp. 



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Harriet Burt did not appear at Ham- 
merstein's Monday. Brooks and Bow- 
en took the spot. 



Col. Noah L. Gebhardt, of Marion. 
O., sold the Princess to Charles De- 
Lancy, of Richwood, who takes imme- 
diate possession. Mr. DeLancy says 
he will remodel the theatre and play 
vaudeville. 



In several of the Moss & Brill houses 
they are adding on several acts for the 
winter. At the Plaza, where F. P. 
Furlong is now managing, there are 
six acts instead of five, while the Jef- 
ferson has a ten-act show, starting this 
week. 



Vol. XXXVI. 



No. 10 



Louise List is ill in Goldsboro, N. C. 

Grace Gardner is convalescing from 
the effects of a recent operation. 

Chris Chisholm and Viola Green, 
of "The Girl He Couldn't Buy" were 
married Oct. 24. 



Olneyville, the suburb of Providence, 
and butt of innumerable vaudeville 
jokes, now has a theatre all its own. It 
is the Royal, dedicated to pictures. 
Earl Whelden and Charles Tupper, two 
Olneyville men, are the promoters, 
Fred Lovett is manager. 



Harold Orlob returned to Broadway 
Monday after a long stay on the Pacific 
Coast. 

The Mt Morris (Fifth avenue and 
116th street) has abandoned its pop 
vaudeville policy and is playing straight 
pictures. 



Howard Kyle jumped into the new 
"Polygamy" show at a moment's no- 
tice at Washington this week. The 
"Polygamy" show is the former piece, 
"The Celestial Bride," but has been 
remodeled pending its entry into New 
York shortly. 



Sam B. Wilson, with the Bert Leslie 
"Hogan The Painter" act. and wife, 
Vera Walton, of the Jos. Hart forces, 
have a son (Oct. 31). 



C. H. Bleich, of Hopkinsville, Ky., 
formerly manager of the Garrick, Mad- 
isonville, Ky., has closed a deal for a 
five-year lease on a new $65,000 theatre 
at Anderson, S. C, which will be com- 
pleted about Feb. 1. The new theatre, 
which will be the only playhouse in 
Anderson, will book legitimate shows. 
Mr. Bleich will be the manager. 



Pearl Meredith (Meredith Sisters) 
who has been very ill for the past 
.line weeks with pneumonia, is around 
again. 



The Weller at Zanesville, O., has 
been leased by J. B. Ross of Pitts- 
burgh, who inaugurates a pop vaude- 
ville policy Nov. 9. 



The Yankee Robinson circus dis- 
banded for the season at Frankfort, 
Kan., last week and went into winter 
quarters at Des Moines, la. 



Solly Lee, ticket taker at Hammer- 
stein's, walked past Ticket Taker Mc- 
Bnde of the Palace the other day, the 
first time Solly has seen the inside of 
the "opposition." 



Ada Vanity, of the dancing team of 
MykofT & Vanity, appearing at the Ho- 
tel Martinique, New York, secured a 
divorce from her husband, Billy Cur- 
tis, a theatrical agent, a few days ago. 
Supreme Court Judge Samuel Green- 
baum heard the testimony. A. C. 
Cohen, 61 Park Row, represented Mrs. 
Curtis. 



Sentenced at Spokane to serve for 
five to ten years in the state peniten- 
tiary for shootinp at his wife last 
month, Luther McCoy, colored, a band 
musician, declared he "wished he had 
killed her." "I got a rotten deal," he 
declared. "I am sorry that I must go 
over the road for a woman I wish I 
had killed." 



The Grand (Max S. Milner. man- 
ager) has been merged with the Elk 
theatre (Edward Gcrber, manager), at 
Corning, N. Y. Mr. Milner will be in 
charge of the consolidated houses. 



J. M. Buddington, former owner of 
the Colonial, Elmira, N. Y.. has re- 
purchased his lease from John Farren. 
of Rochester, and has taken up the 
active management of the house. The 
same policy will be continued. 



Alleging the Postal Telegraph was 
two days late sending money which she 
needed to pay her husband's funeral 
expenses, Edyth Tenny has filed suit 
at Spokane for $7,500 damages. The 
plaintiff is the widow of Ernest Tenny. 
comedian with the Waterbury Bros, and 
Tenny act. She declared she was in 
El Paso at the time of Tenny's death 
and wired for $125, which she had on 
deposit here. Delay in its receipt caused 
a nervous breakdown, which kept her 
^ from her work in a singing and dancing 
act, for which she received $75 a week, 
she alleged. Tenny's home was in Spo- 
kane. 



Russel Gilbert, a vaudeville singer, 
was among the victims of the Dela- 
ware & Lackawanna wreck near Bing- 
hamton, N. Y., Saturday, in which two 
persons were killed and several injured. 
Gilbert suffered severe cuts about the 
head and numerous bruises when the 
train plunged down the 30-foot em- 
bankment. He was removed to a Bing- 
hamton hospital and will recover. 



TOMMY'S TATTLES. 

By Thomas J. Gray. 
Note for Pikers. — This is a good 
time of the year to start fighting with 
your friends so you won't have to give 
them anything for Christmas. 



The fact that English armv^ put over 
the present day song hit may get some 
of the boys jobs as song pluggers 
when that little trouble in Europe is 
settled. 



Well Known Sayings. 

"I'll be up to see it tonight." 

"I'm working on it now." 

"Wait until I look up the reports." 

"If you go here you can go any 
place." 

"He panned me because I wouldn't 
give him an ad." 

"You should have caught us on the 
first show." 

"He's busy now at the meeting." 

"We can't give you that song, we're 
holding it back." 

"The wife thinks she should do the 
comedy." 

"I don't see how that guy gets away 
with it." 



Notice to Gentlemen Comedians. — 
The "Staggering-out-of-Huylers" gag 
is the property of Frank Tinney and 
will all others kindly desist? (That's 
a big time word.) Thanks, men. 

Some of the "Peace" songs that are 
being written are almost bad enough 
to start another war. 



Turkey is a polite nation — after she 
sank a couple of warships, she apolo- 
gized. 



Sylvester Schaefer's manager ap- 
peared on Broadway for a half an 
hour one night last week without Ar- 
thur Klein. 



The cotton crop in the South can't 
be any larger than the lemon crop 
around New York. 



I thought all managers were sports 
'Till I was paid off by Sol Schwartz. 

Since Ruby said I was O K 
I have been doing four a day. 

Now vaudeville is all right — but 
Everyone thinks that they're a nut. 

Since my act was panned by Sime 
I've been working all the time. 



CABARET. 

Irene Olsen and Paula Loomis (both 
sinigles and formerly at Shanley's) are 
now at Wallick's. 



Many of the road houses around the 
New York suburbs had Hollow'een par- 
ties, drawing large attendance. 



Rosita Mantilla, assisted by C. Bal- 
ford Lloyd, after a four months' en- 
gagement at the Strand, is now danc- 
ing at Rector's.' 



Nate Fenton is getting ready to 
open a big Chinese cafe in Buffalo 
with a cabaret as a feature. 

Harry Tanner of the Melody Four, 
at the College Inn, is away on a hunt- 
ing trip in the Adirondacks. During 
his absence the three other members 
will appear as a trio. 

Walter Sweeny is now the manager 
of the Comedy cabaret and bar on West 
41st street. Sweeny's old place on 31st 
street, where dancing was in vogue 
three or four years ago, was responsi- 
ble for a number of our very best lit- 
tle exhibition dancers who are pulling 
down big money at present. 



The Melody Four will be the new 
attraction at the Tokio commencing 
next week. Manager Henry Fink has 
secured the boys who have been play- 
ing at the College Inn, Harlem, for 
some time. The remainder of the To- 
kio show remains intact, with Billy 
Walsh as the headliner. The female 
contingent consists of Stella Tobin, 
Sophie Bennett and Stella Ford. 



Healy's at 66th street intends hold- 
ing an all-night party about once 
monthly. An unconditional all-night 
license is secured by special permission 
for these occasions. Healy's doesn't 
want to work it too hard. Last Friday 
evening it had a special night with the 
crowd sticking around until seven in 
the morning. Most of the dancing 
cabarets remained opened all of Elec- 
tion night. 



The Harlem Carnival during the past 
week made a decided increase in the 
cabaret business along 125th street. 
The Alamo had a big week. Its regu- 
lar staff of entertainers consist of Jojo 
and Delaney, Rose Francis and Frank 
Marvin. In place of the usual dance 
contest the Alamo is using a lucky 
number idea called "The Sweetheart 
Dance." In this several balloons are 
set afloat over the floor. On one 
a lucky number is attached. 

The Dutch Room at the Hotel Mar- 
tinique is doing business. ■ Monday 
night before eleven o'clock there were 
a number of the tables taken, with the 
theatre crowd yet to come. The show 
consists mostly of girls. It includes 
Estelle Gibson, Hilda Renard, Margery 
Meredith, Elizabeth Johnson, Rita 
Bramley, Eva Douglass, Vcss Ossman 
and the dancing team of Wykuff and 
Vanity. Out of the * regular cabaret 
district, the Martinique seems to have 
a clientele a little different from thosr 
that habitate the Broadway places, but 
still spend the money. 



10 



VARIETY 



BOSTON'S MODESTY RULES 

FORBID BARE- LEGGED GIRLS 

"Purity Squad" Brings About Stage Reforms in Clothes. 
Scotch Kilts Only "Pure/ 9 "Audience Work" 

Absolutely Abolished. 



Huston, Nov. 4. 
The "I'urity Squad" complaint against 
"The Passing Show of 1914" at the 
Shubert resulted in the calling of every 
manager in Boston to a compulsory 
hearing in Mayor Curley's office. 

Manager £. D. Smith of the Shubert 
was last week on the carpet and a com- 
promise was effected by the use of knee 
panties, tights instead of bare legs and 
the playing of the basket ball game 
from the stage rather than the run- 
way. ^ 
The managers complained to the 
mayor that, because of lack of flat rules 
by which they could govern their Mon- 
day rehearsals, unavoidable violations 
could not be prevented. The complete 
list of rules sent to the managers this 
week are as follows and there are 
more to follow concerning burlesque 
shows and the broad question of ac- 
ceptable dramatic themes which has 
been an open issue in Boston ever since 
"The Easiest Way" was not allowed 
to play at the exclusive Hollis by Mayor 
Fitzgerald : 

Bare-legged females shall not ap- 
pear on any Boston Stage in the fu- 
ture. 

Undraped Greek dancers will be cut 
out of every theatre program, whether 
in grand opera or musical comedy. 

Scottish kilts may be worn either 
by men or by women, but in "High- 
land Lassie" acts women must add 
tights or long stockings to the cos- 
tume worn. 

Modesty, decency and dignity when 
possible, shall feature all stage cos- 
tumes worn by women on the stage 
of all Boston theatres from now on. 
No actress, however dressed, shall 
be permitted to leave the stage and 
mingle with the audience during the 
course of any performance. 



BOSTON'S GRAND OPERA ENDS. 

Boston, Nov. 4. 

The Boston Theatre Opera Co., which 
has been staging grand opera in Italian 
at a $2.50 top, went to pieces Monday 
night, just before the curtain. The au- 
dience was dismissed and money re- 
funded. 

The previous Saturday several of the 
principals would not go on and the mu- 
sicians were planning to quit because 
salaries were in arrears. Monday after- 
noon Leahy, a former press agent, saw 
the crash was inevitable for his pet 
project and made an impassioned ap- 
peal to Mayor Curley for public sup- 
port of his private enterprise. 

Curley consented and Tuesday morn- 
ing the papers published his appeal for 
subscriptions to continue the season. 
The mayor when he issued the state- 
ment had no idea that the crash would 
come that same night and that no per- 
formance would be given. 

"Indisposition of some of the sing- 
ers" was the reason offered at the box 
office Monday night. .The musicians 



tried to prove an alibi to the effect they 
were willing to go on if the singers 
would, but Pres. Harold £. Brenton of 
the Boston Musicians' Association ad- 
mitted that the musicians were owed 
$1,424 at the time. 

Treasurer Frank Ferguson stated at 
8:15 the delay was due to the failure of 
the orchestra leader to return from a 
Sunday visit to New York. 

Leahy gave up his Majestic Players 
venture under the visiting star policy 
to try the operatic venture, and unless 
$20,000 is raised by subscription will 
probably secure financing and resume 
his stock, which looked like a good 
proposition. He has a lease of the 
Boston until next September. 



BILL CHANGED MlGHTLY. 

Chicago, Nov. 4. 
The Empress Players, featuring 
Ethel Alton, opened at the Gary the- 
ater, Gary, Ind., Monday night in 
"Wife in Name Only." The company 
carries 22 people and its own orchestra 
and five sets of scenery, with every- 
thing new. The company changes bill 
nightly, offering standard stock attrac- 
tions, playing week and three and fou r 
night stands, making big towns on 
Sundays. 



ACTRESS NEEDLE VICTIM. 

Syracuse, Nov. 5. 

Bobbette Fenton, formerly with one 
of the "Peg 'O My Heart" companies, 
and two other women were stabbed 
in the leg today by an unknown man 
who ran amuck in Furman Park here, 
wielding a darning needle. 

The unknown in all three cases broke 
off the point of the needle, leaving its 
point imbedded. Physicians treated the 
patients with anti-toxin to prevent 
blood poison. 



CUTTING PRICES. 

Reports from the road bring confirm- 
ation of the reduction of the regular 
house scale of prices in various sec- 
tions. Among the legitimate theater; 
announcing a cut is the Salt Lake the- 
ater, where the former $2 scale is now 
$1.50. 



GRACE GEORGE'S SUCCESS. 

Chicago, Nov. 4. 
Grace George opened Monday night 
at the Blackstone in Clyde Fitch's "The 
Truth" to a fair audience. Miss George 
won a nice triumph by her incisive act- 
ing of the chief role and came near 
duplicating the success she had in 
"Divorcons." 



Union Trouble in Galveston. 

Road managers playing the south are 
complaining of the treatment their 
shows have received in Galveston ow- 
ing to a stagehand strike there. Shows 
have had their crews called out imme- 
diately upon arrival. So far the trou- 
ble has not been adjusted. 



FROHMAN'S EXPLANATION. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 5. 

Unfavorable comments by newspa- 
per critics on "The Song of Songs" 
now at the Broad has called forth the 
following statement from Charles Froh- 
nian, who witnessed the performance 
Monday night. 

"Taking the deepest interest in the 
theatrical opinions of Philadelphia au- 
diences 1 have come here to witness 
the first performance of my play found- 
ed by Edward Sheldon on Suderman's 
famous novel of that name. I was con- 
vinced that the boldness of its theme 
necessitated an equal boldness of treat- 
ment and, though the excesses dis- 
played in our supper scenes may go 
neyond anything yet attempted in the 
plays which 1 have produced, I wish to 
say that Mr. Sheldon's manuscript was 
submitted to Herman Suderman him- 
self and came back with the tribute of 
his entire approval. 

"Need 1 say more? Times are chang- 
irg. Audacity is the keynote of mod- 
ern art work and if in 'The Song of 
Songs' there are scenes which may 
alarm a timid soul I can only allege 
that my play is a sincere attempt to 
reproduce in the author's vivid colors 
a novel which has won the enthusiastic 
approval of the world." 

One reviewer said that the objection- 
able scene "goes beyond the edge of 
vulgarity" and that throughout the play 
"there is a good deal of free speech 
which has Biblical precedent which is 
not habitually used by gentlemen in 
the presence of ladies.' 

Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 4. 

Charles Frohman produced Edward 
Sheldon's new play "The Song of 
Songs," founded on the Hermann Su- 
dermann novel of the same title, at the 
Apollo last Thursday. The play was 
scored unmercifully, both by the un- 
muzzled press and the public, as being 
quite the rawest production this city 
has ever seen. No excuse seems to 
have been found for placing such frank 
glorification of vice on the stage. 

Sheldon has attempted to show the 
life of a Greek girl in her battle with 
the world, with Atlantic City as the 
starting point of her ride on the down- 
ward toboggan. The scenes were illy 
connected with each other and the piece, 
in seven scenes, does not begin to 
measure up to what Sheldon has done 
in his other plays. 

In "The Song of Songs," the girl 
goes from one man to another, wreck- 
ing each one's life, until she meets a 
man she loves and who loves her. He 
desires to marry her. She feels her 
unworthiness, but agrees. The uncle of 
the boy finds out the history of the 
woman and in a cafe scene of which 
nothing was left to the imagination- 
even to the telling <>f sonic of the coars- 
est jokes and stories— the girl is seen 
by her lover in all her baseness. She 
is sent back to her apartment and there 
takes up the old sordid life which she 
had expected to pur behind her. 

Irene Fenwick appeared to ad- 
vantage as Lily Karados the Greek girl. 
Tom Wise and Cyril Kcightly were 
also provided with prominent roles. 



BOOSTING PRINTING PRICES. 

One of the show printers in the city 
sent out a general letter to the mem- 
bers of his trade early last week asking 
how they stood in regard to boosting 
the prices of show printing. 

A meeting was called last Thursday 
at the Hermitage. Just who were 
present could not be learned nor could 
any information be had as to. the gen- 
eral trend of opinion on the raise. Sev- 
eral of the printers refused to attend 
and others stated that they did not 
get the letter. 

There is an agreement as to prices 
existing among the members of the 
trade at present. 



DENY MACK STORY. 
At the A. H. Woods office the exec- 
utive staff deny there is any internal 
dissension in the Willard Mack me- 
nage and also state as a proof that the 
author of "Kick In" and his wife, 
known professionally as Marjorie Ram- 
beau, are to appear together in "So 
Much for So Much," which Woods is 
to launch in Washington Nov. 16. 



PATHS MAKES DENIAL. 

From their Jersey City headquarters 
Pathe Bros, make denial there is any 
ground for the report that they con- 
template an alliance with the Mutual. 

The presence of Charles Pathe, head 
of the firm, in this country, is due to 
the fact that the partial paralysis of the 
picture industry in Europe has left him 
free to indulge an old desire to visit the 
United States and study it as a market 
for film. 



"DINGBATS" CLOSE. 

Pottsville, Pa., Nov. 4. 
"The Dingbats," a musical show un- 
der the I. Weiner direction, closed un- 
expectedly here last Thursday night, the 
demise being attended by four sheriffs 
and deputies. Jesse Weil, who piloted 
the company, stated it was a lonesome 
day when at least one sheriff was not 
camping on his trail. The show played 
to $57 gross at Coatsville. That sound- 
ed the death rattle. 



LAMBS' GAMBOL SUNDAY. 

This Sunday night the Lambs will 
hold a Gambol, with Henry Woodruff, 
Collie. Following the evening's enter- 
tainment the installation of the recently 
elected officers will take place. 

Last Sunday night the club gave a 
dinner to Joe Coyne, lately back from 
London. 



Rose Gardens' Formal Opening. 
The Broadway Rose Gardens had a 
formal opening Monday night in cele- 
bration of the taking over of the man- 
agement of the establishment by Ed- 
ward E. Pidgeon. No all-night license 
could be obtained for the occasion, 
and for more than an hour after one 
the house force had to turn parties 
away from the portals of the place. 
During the earlier evening a large 
crowd was on hand to congratulate 
the new manager. 



«i 



'Miracle Man" Changed. 

The third act of "The Miracle Man" 
las been gone over by George M. 
Cohan, who adapted the book for the 
stnge. v 



VARIKTY 



SHOWS AT THE BOX OFFICE; 

N. Y., LONDON AND CHICAGO 

Conditions in New York Not Improved During October. Many 
New Shows and Few Successes* Half-Rate Ticket 
Agencies Doing Most Business. Chicago Busi- 
ness Fluctuating. Variety's Monthly Report. 



(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, Nov. 3. 

The theatrical season up to date 
shows an almost unbroken line of fail- 
ures. Most of the productions would 
have been failures even in normal 
times. 

The managers are holding back their 
promising manuscripts, prefering to 
gamble on long shots rather than risk 
more hopeful enterprises during the un- 
certain situation. 

The following summary indicates 
how the attractions are faring in Lon- 
don: 

"Pe* o' My Heart" (Comedy). Man- 
ager Butt denies Variety's statement 
that play will be withdrawn. Says 
libraries have assured him they would 
buy house for six months under nor- 
mal conditions. He adds that show is 
probably doing the best business in 
London. 

"The Country Girl" (Daly's). Re- 
vival at reduced prices. Merely a tem- 
porary attraction. 

"The Little Minister" (Duke of 
York's). Only fair returns. 

"The Double Mystery" (Garrick). 
Doing practically nothing. 

"Marema" (Globe). Good, consid- 
ering the state of the times, but not big. 

"The Impossible Woman" (Hay mar- 
ket). At reduced prices to fair re- 
turns. 

"Drake" (His Majesty's). Closes 
Saturday, after which Sir Beerbohm 
Tree will revive "Henry IV." 

"The Great Adventure" (Kingsway). 
Finishes two-year run Saturday. Gran- 
ville Barker is rehearsing "The Dy- 
nasty," to follow. 

"The Soldier's Wedding" (Lyceum). 
Opening Nov. 2, is a conventional pro- 
vencial melodrama. 

"The New Shylock" (Lyric). Opened 
Oct. 29. A cross between "Children of 
the Ghetto" and "The Merchant of 
Venice." Fairly well received, but in 
all probability will enjoy no large meas- 
ure of financial success. 

"When Knights Were Bold" (New). 
Brought out as a stopgap. Doing noth- 
ing. 

"Miss Hook of Holland" (Prince of 
Wales). Poor returns. Dan Rolyat, 
the principal comedian, has retired 
from the cast and his place is filled by 
a substitute, ft provincial actor is 
playing Huntley's old role. 

"Potash and Perlmutter" (Queen's). 
Business has fallen off materially. 

"Milestones" (Royalty). Revival. 
Opened badly. 

"Mr. Wu" (Savoy). Averaging £300 
($1,500) a week. 

"His House in Order" (St. James). 
Revival. Doing nothing. 

"Glad Eye" (Strand). Revival. Busi- 
ness fair. 



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'Outcast" (Wyndham's). May close 
any time. 

Aldwych opens tonight with its thir'd 
revival, "The Earl and the Girl." 

The Adelphi is closed. So is the 
Gaiety. • 

The Ambassadors is paying its way, 
thanks to a small salary list for the 
mixed program. 

Business is better in the picture 
houses than it has been at any time 
since the opening of the war. This is 
perhaps due to better news from the 
front, which has lightened the general 
depression. 

The Duke of York's is paying one- 
fourth salaries and the Haymarket is 
doing the same. The actors have ex- 
pressed their unwillingness «to go on 
under this arrangement. Accordingly, 
there will be a change at the Haymar- 
ket, where "The Flag Lieutenant" will 
be put on shortly. 

The musical comedy by Laurillard 
and Grossmith, announced for the Gaie- 
ty (now dark), will go to New York 
instead of opening here. The company 
sails Nov. 28. The principals are Em- 
my Wehlen, Iris Hoey, James Blakely, 
Lauri DeFreece, Max Dearly, Robert 
Nainby and George Grossmith. 

October brought no betterment of 
the general theatrical condition to the 
New York houses. The early part of 
last week brought on a near-panic 
among the local legitimate managers, 
who saw business take a drop below 
the worst that had been expected. 

Even the half-rate ticket agencies are 
said to be losing money. One large 
dealer in the cut price, who had loaded 
up for several houses, is reported a 
loser during October of between $300 
and $400 weekly, although he is doing 
the largest business in his line in the 
city. The half rate tickets has made 
nearly all the theatres play at one 
dollar, excepting those with pronounced 
hits, and even these saw their receipts 
dwindle last week. The theatre patron- 
age picked up Thursday, but it was 
then almost too late for the week to 
make a good showing. The 300th cele- 
bration of New York's birth interfered, 
two nights (Wednesday and Saturday). 

With New York hotels half empty, 
and the usual quota of visitors to town 
at this season not over 25 per cent, of 
normal, the theatres are obliged to 
depend upon the home traffic during 
the last two days, the previous days 
drawing meagre trade. The business 
conditions throughout the country are 
said to be the cause of the absence 
of buyers in New York just now. 

Monday of this week started poorly, 
with election day doing the usual. 

"A Pair of Silk Stockings" (Little) 
(3d Week). Doing around $2,500 
weekly. 

*A Perfect Lady" (Rose Stahl) 



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(Hudson) (2d week). Opened badly 
through unfavorable notices. Closes 
Nov. 14 "The Big Idea," succeeding 
Nov. 16. 

"Big Jim Garrity" (John Mason) 
(New York) (4th week). Leaves this 
Saturday for cold storage. "Panthea" 
follows for week, at $1 scale, and time 
will be filled by combinations until 
Harry Lauder opens Nov. 23. "Gar- 
rity," melodrama, opened at $1 top, new 
scheme and policy for New York. Did 
$6,100 first week and about $5,200 last 
week. Playing 50-50 with house, thea- 
tre won and show lost. Company very 
good and play very bad. 

"Chin Chin" (Montgomery and 
Stone) (Globe) (3d week). Getting 
$2.50 at box office and playing to 
nearly full capacity, around $18,000 
weekly, with large premiums on tickets 
at speculators'. 

"Daddy Long Legs" (Gaiety) (6th 
week). A substantial hit, and looks 
good for real run. Doing around $9,000. 

"Dancing Around" (Al Jolson) (Win- 
ter Garden) (4th week). Loss of tran- 
sient trade particularly affecting Win- 
ter Garden. Did about $17,000 last 
week, including $3,000 Sunday night. 

"Diplomacy" (Frohman's Three 
Stars) (Empire) (3d week). Not much 
heard about revival, but doing steady 
business, between $8,000 and $9,000. 

"Experience" (Booth) (2d week). 
Management thought better of piece 
than reviewers. Business off after 
opened. Did a little better than $4,000 
the opening week. Advertising cam- 
paign decided upon, with appropriation 
of $5,000 to boost piece. Times had half 
page last Saturday morning. 

Grand Opera (Century) (8th week). 
Can't get going. Has several lines out 
to draw patronage for grand opera, 
but not able to get over $10,000. 

"He Comes Up Smiling" (Douglas 
Fairbanks) (Liberty) (8th week). 
Leaves Saturday for short road tour, 
with Mr. Fairbanks probably entering 
vaudeville after. Management profess 
greatest faith in star and piece, not un- 
derstanding New York slump. Did 
around $4,200 last week. Followed in 
Monday by Mrs. Campbell in "Pyg- 
malion." 

"Innocent" (Eltinge) (9th week). 
Not doing nearly as much as it could. 
Pauline Frederick principal player. 
About $5,000 last week. Will be held 
at house for tide to turn. 

"It Pays to Advertise" (Cohan) (9th 
week). Going along in a solid way. 
Did nearly $10,000 last week. 

"Kick In" (Longacre) (4th week). 
Good notices and piece holding up 
steadily, so good run is expected. 
About $4,700 last week. 

"Life" (Manhattan O. H.) (2d week). 
Big production that needed the Man- 
hattan stage. Returns disappointing. 
Not over $7,000 last week, really its 
first, the show opening the Saturday 
night previous. 

Marie Tempest (Repertoire) (Com- 
edy) (1st week). Opened Monday 
night. 

"My Lady's Dress" (Playhouse) (4th 
week). Being pushed hard for busi- 
ness, but hanging around $5,000. 
"Mr. Wu" (Walker Whiteside) (El- 
liott) (4th week). Fell away below ex- 
pectations. About $3,500 last week. 
Too gruesome for women. 

"Outcast" (Elsie Ferguson) (Ly- 
ceum) (1st week). Opened Monday 



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night. Looks to be a bjg aromatic hit. 

"On Trial" (Candler) (12th week). 
Dropped off a trifle last week from for- 
mer heavy business. Not getting be- 
tween $12,000 and $13,000. 

Princess Players (Repertoire of 
sketches) (Princess) (3d week). Got 
poor start. Doing about half capacity, 
or $3,000 weekly. 

"Pygmalion" (Mrs. Pat Campbell) 
(Park) (4th week). Opened to $9,300, 
did $6,100 second week, and about that 
last week. Moves to Liberty Monday, 
with "The Garden of Paradise" going 
into Park. 

"Papa's Darling" (Marie Dressier) 
(Amsterdam) (1st week. Opened Mon- 
day night. 

"Suzi" (Casino) (1st week). Opened 
Tuesday night. 

"That Sort" (Nazimova) (Harris). 
Opened this Friday. 

"The Battle Cry" (Lyric) (1st week). 
Opened Saturday night. Nothing much 
heard about the piece. Notices were 
fair. 

"The Highway of Life" (Wallack's) 
(2d week). Didn't get away well and 
may have done $3,000 its first week. 
Not any better this week. 

"The Girl from Utah" (Knickerbock- 
er) (10th week). Fell off with other 
musical attractions opening, but still 
doing between $13,000 and $14,000. 

"The High Cost of Loving" (Lew 
Fields) (Republic) (11th week). Hav- 
ing its ups and downs while waiting for 
change in weather to finally decide. 
Doing around $6,000 just now. 

"The Miracle Man" (Astor) (7th 
week). Still hanging in balance, with 
leaning toward continued run. Did al- 
most $7,500 last week. 

"The Hawk" (William Faversham) 
(Shubert) (5th week). Started like a 
race horse to $11,000, fell of! to $9,000 
second week, and $8,000 third week, re- 
maining around latter figures last and 
this week. Got $3,300 on the day, 
Tuesday of this week. 

"The Lilac Domino" (44th St.) 2d 
week). Not much chance. Did little 
last week. 

"The Law of the Land" (48th St.) 
(6th week). Putting in hard work to 
boom piece, with receipts held down to 
around $4,000. Business looks big, but 
majority of patrons are half-price Peo- 
ple's League ticket holders. 

"The Phantom Rival" (Leo Diderich- 
stein) (Belasco) (5th week). One of 
the current successes, in the first rank, 
growing stronger and doing close to 
capacity, getting about $9,000 now in 
the dull times. 

"The Only Girl" (39th St.) (1st 
week). Opened Monday night. 

'Twin Beds" (Fulton) (13th week). 
Appears to have passed through its best 
day and had a good run. Now drawing 
about $7,500. 

"Under Cover" (Cort) (11th week). 
Business went to pieces here, as with 
the rest. House claims between $7,- 
000 and $8,000, others estimate between 
$5,000 and $6,000. Piece looks good to 
remain and improve with better condi- 
tions. 

"Wars of the World" (Hippodrome) 
(9th week). New York house hardest 
liit by absence of transients. Not do- 
ing over $31,000 weekly, with report 
crediting the Hip as having fixed 
charpes of $29,000 weekly. Present 
show not liked. 

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VARIETY 



DRAMATIC MANAGERS WANT 
REGULAR SUNDAY PRIVILEGE 



Say Seven-Day Week Is Necessary for Profit, Owing to 

Heavy Investment and Light Business Earlier in Week. 

Undecided How to Proceed to Obtain Official Consent. 



The dramatic managers of New 
York are looking with much envy up- 
on the blank Sunday their plays 
pass through. It is said several are 
proposing a try be made to secure 
official permission to keep the legiti- 
mate theatres open on the Sabbath. 

One of the managers said this week 

it looked to be the only salvation of 
the dramatic producer. With theatre 
attendance at a low ebb until the last 
two days, it has grown absolutely nec- 
essary, remarked this manager, with 
the heavy investment New York the- 
atres represent, to have the two extra 
performances on what is considered 
the best "show day" of the week, Sun- 
day. 

The recent opening of legitimate 
pieces in Atlantic City on Sunday has 
brought the Sunday matter to the at- 
tention of the legit managers, who are 
now associated under a corporate bond 
as the United Theatrical Managers' 
Protective Association, although it is 
not claimed the Association as a body 
has taken up the matter. It appears 
to be more of an individual thought 
thus far. 

Just how to approach the authorities 
with the Sunday proposition hasn't 
been decided upon, but with New York 
inclined toward a broad-minded inter- 
pretation of the Sunday law, and with 
statistics to establish that the more 
theatres open Sunday the greater re- 
duction in crime and saloons, the legiti- 
mates are holding some hope. 

Desultory attempts to give a Sunday 
legitimate performance in the past have 
met with interference of one kind or 
another, although private performances 
of plays have been successfully present- 
ed on the Sabbath now and then for 
some special purpose. 

The managers realize it is a vital and 
delicate subject to handle. They will 
likely carefully consider the matter be- 
fore making the first decided step, 
which most probably will be of a peace- 
ful and diplomatic nature. 



VESSELLA PRODUCING. 

Atlantic City, Nov. 4. 

Oreste Vessella has definitely set the 
opening for his new opera, at the Apol- 
lo, Dec. 14. "The Mascot Maid" is its 
title. 

His other comic opera, "The Ameri- 
can Queen," founded on the Abruzzi- 
Elkins affair, will be produced here in 
January. 

F. C. Whitney is interested with the 
bandman. The composer is putting 
$20,000 into the first production. 



has taken for the presentation of the 
"Yosemite" revival. 

The Daly rental terms are said to 
be 10 per cent, of the gross receipts of 
the play, while it is running, with the 
landlord advancing $1,000 toward the 
necessary improvements on the house 
before opening. 

The 10 per cent, of the gross figure 
is reported to have been submitted to 
picture people, for the same theatre, 
before Taylor secured it 

Rehearsals are going on for "Yo- 
semite." The show opens Nov. 23. 
Among those engaged are Violet Hem- 
ming, Mario Majeroni and Robert De- 
shon. 



UNUSUAL FANTASY SHOWN. 

Providence, Nov. 4. 

"The Marriage of Columbine" proved 
one of the most unusual fantasies ever 
seen on the local stage at its first 
performance in this country at the 
opera house Monday night. 

It is the comedy of Harold Chapin 

which Charles Hopkins has selected for 

the opening of his new Punch and Judy 
theatre, New York. 

The story is of circus folk in an 
old, respectable English town. It is 
quaintly set and finely acted. Its very 
quietness should be its appeal. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins, Edward Em- 
ery, Louise Closser Hale and Robert 
Yost did excellently in their characters. 



"LUXURY" WITH DAZIE. 

"Lady Luxury," although pronounced 
a hit on the road, has passed through a 
series of rather unfortunate circum- 
stances within the last month, but seems 
to have a definite policy laid out for its 
future at last. Those financially inter- 
ested have formed a producing corpor- 
ation, with Edward A. Bachelder gen- 
eral manager. The piece will be placed 
in rehearsal within three weeks, with 
a New York opening scheduled for 
Christmas week. Several important 
additions have been made to the cast. 
The most important is Dazie for one of 
the principal feminine roles. 

Harry Connor has also been signed 
for the production. It was also stated 
that the new managerial sponsors for 
the production were in negotiation for 
another big musical comedy star for 
the piece and Ina Clair has been men- 
tioned as a possibility for one of the 
big roles. 



10 PER CENT. GROSS FOR DALY'S. 

New York theatres are commenc- 
ing to rent on a percentage basis, ac- 
cording to the stories regarding the 
Daly theatre, which Charles Taylor 



COLLIER SHOW REHEARSING. 

The Willie Collier play, now being 
written by George M. Cohan, and as 
yet unnamed, is going into rehearsal 
next Monday. Besides the star, James 
Bradbury and Tommy Meehan will 
have roles. Louise Dresser has the 
principal feminine lead. 



KICK ON M SUZI" "ROAST." 

The Shuberts and Lew Fields 
Wednesday carried a protest to Adolph 
Ochs, owner of the New York Times, 
against the review written after the 
premiere at the Casino of the new Lew 
Fields musical comedy "Suzi" Tuesday 
evening. 

The newspaper critics, with the sin- 
gle exception of the Times representa- 
tive, commended the new piece. The 
Times comment, reproduced below, was 
apparently not written by the regular 
dramatic critic, but was dismissed in a 
third of a column's space under a small- 
er head, while "Mary Goes First" and 
"Papa's Darling" were given display 
heads on the same page. 

Lee Shubert expressed his indigna- 
tion to Mr. Ochs over the telephone, it 
is said, and threatened reprisal. The 
item which aroused the Shubert anger 
created some amusement along Broad- 
way over its brusque style: 

"At last the real musical comedy for the 
Tired Business Man has arrived. No matter 
how tired he may he there Is nothing In 
"Bus!," which made Its how at the Casino 
Theatre last night, to disturb him In the least 
and not until the Tery last moment of the 
play, when It Is long past time to go home 
anyway, Is there anything to prevent his 
taking a nice, comfortable sleep. 

"To others In the audience "Suit" Is simply 
annoying. The humor of this latest musical 
comedy from Hungary Is of the stupid. Inane 
sort that aggravates rather than offends, and 
the music, while pretty In spots, Is not nearly 
strong enough to carry the dull book to any- 
thing like success. As a matter of fact, 
"Susl" Is a musical comedy with no comedy 
and very little music. Further discussion of 
the piece Is quite useless, but If there Is, In 
New Tork a Society for the Suppression of 
Unnecessary Annoyances, It should turn Its 
attention to the Casino Theatre. 

"Otto Hauerbach. who has given the stage 
some very clever musical pieces. Is charged 
on the programme with being responsible for 
the American book of "Susl," which Is an 
adaptation of a Hungarian operetta by Franz 
Martos. The music Is by Aladar Renyl. 

"The one spot In the piece which approaches 
being entertaining Is a song which comes In 
the last of the three dreary acts, called "Tlck- 
a-Tlck." It Is, quite evidently, a number 
which has been supplied from some outside 
source. 

"If "Susl" does nothing else, however, It 
shows off to advantage the delightful voice 
of Miss Jose Collins. Miss Collins worked 
very hard and supplied what little life there 
was to the part last night, but the whole 
affair Is hopeless. 

The principal parts, outside of Miss Colllns's 
role, are played by Connie Bdlss. Robert Evett, 
Melville Stewart, Tom McNaughton, Arthur 
Llpson, and Lew Hearn, the latter a comedian, 
so called, from the ranks of burlesque." 

The other papers commented as fol- 
lows: 

Said the Herald: "In short, "Susl" Is a 
musical comedy worth seeing, hearing and 
laughing at" 

The American said : "Score one more hit 
for Lew Fields at the Casino, where last night 
he produced a comedy-operetta, in three acts, 
called Susl.' " 



BROADWAY MUSICAL STOCK AT $1. 

Matt Grau has been given a commis- 
sion to organize a company for 
musical stock. The managers who have 
commissioned him wish to remain in 
the dark at present, and the agency 
man can only say that they want big 
names for a musical stock organization 
along the lines of the old Weber and 
Fields company, to present new pro- 
ductions at a Broadway playhouse next 
season. 

Mr. Grau further stated that those 
interested were looking for a house 
with a large seating capacity, where 
they could offer a big company with 
a large chorus of pretty girls and give 
it to the public at $1 top. 

There have been several attempts 
in the past two years to float a propo- 
sition of this sort, but each has fallen 
down. 



SHOWS CLOSING. 

"Big Jim Garrity" goes to the store- 
house after tonight's performance at 

the New York theatre. "The Sala- 
mander" closed Wednesday night and 
was also shelved. &ose Stahl's "A 
Perfect Lady" at the Hudson will also 
pass the same way on Nov. 14. 

Last Saturday night saw the passing 
of two attractions in New Orleans. 
"The Midnight Girl" and "Too Many 
Cooks" both came into town on Tues- 
day of this week. 

Adele Blood, at the Garrick in J. C. 
Drum's "Milady's Boudoir," failed to 
appear at the theatre Monday night, 
and the performance had to be called 
off. I. W. Hope, Miss Blood's man- 
ager, stated Tuesday that her physi- 
cian said that she would be able to 
be about in about two weeks. He also 
said he was going to lay out a tour 
for the company over the territory 
which she traveled with "Every- 
woman," feeling confident that the star 
and play would get money. 

The road company of "The Dum- 
my" is bulletined to close Nov. 7 in 
Toledo. 

New Orleans, Nov. 4. 
"Too Many Cooks" and "The Mid- 
night Girl" closed suddenly here Satur- 
day. 



SHOWS IN 'FRISCO. 

San Francisco, Nov. 4. 

Legitimate houses felt the sweep of 
yesterday's election. At the Cort, 
where "The Whip" began its second 
week Monday, the business has been 
falling off. 

"A Poor Little Rich Girl" opened to 
good business at the Columbia. The 
press praised the attraction. 

Stock business at the Alcazar has 
perked up a bit, although the box office 
returns are still light. 

"Let's Get Married" got a good start 
at its Gaiety opening, with the local 
reviewers saying it was satisfactory. 



SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES. 

Los Angeles, Nov. 4. 
"Kitty McKay" is doing fair business 
at the Majestic and "The Red Widow" 
is holding up at Morosco's. Indica- 
tions are that the latter attraction is in 
for a month's run. "His Son," with 
Henry Kolker, by Louis K. Anspacher, 
is being reproduced at Burbank's. 
Oliver Morosco wanted to look the 
piece over before sending it east, and 
was not here when it was first played. 



SHOWS IN NEW ORLEANS. 

New Orleans, Nov. 4. 

The prospect is that "Today" will do 
$10,000 or more this week at the Tu- 
lane. The drama with a thoroughly 
competent company, is causing talk 
here. 

The South Pole pictures in the sec- 
ond week at the Crescent continue to 
show a profit. 

Stock organizations at Lyric and 
Bunting are attracting fair patronage. 



Producers are Discharged. 

Judge Hand Monday issued a dis- 
charge from bankruptcy to Werba & 
Luescher. The firm failed with liabil* 
itiei amounting to 1196,871. 



CHANGES IN BOSTON. 

Boston, Nov. 4. 
"The Yellow Ticket" is booked to 
follow "Potash and Pcrlmutter" into 
the Trcmont Nov. 23. On the same 
nipht the latter production is to open 
at the Garrick, Philadelphia. 



VARIETY 



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BILLS NEXT WEEK (November 9) 

In Vauclowillo Theatres, Playing Throo or Loss Shows Daily 

(All houses open for the week with Monday matinees, when not otherwise indicated.) 
Theatres listed as "Orphenm" without any further distinguishing description are on the 
Orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "Loew" following name src on the Loew Circuit. 

Agencies booking the houses are noted by single name or initials, such as "Orph," Orpheum 
Circuit-"!!. B. 0./ r United Booking Offices-"W. V. A.," Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 
(Chicago)— "P." Pantages Circuit— "Inter," Interstate Circuit (booking through W. V. A.). 
James C Matthews (Chicago).— "B B O," Broadway Booking Office.— 'Tr," Proctor Circuit. 



cistion 
_"M," 



New York 

HAMMBRSTEIN'S 
(ubo) 
Singer's Midgets 
J as A Bonnie Thorn- 
ton 
Harry Cooper Co 
McConnel Simpson Co 
Edward Oeer 
Farber Girls 
Mile D' A Inert 
Jack Lorlmer 
Musical Bplllers 
Blssett ft Scott 
Roy La Pearl 

PALACE (orph) 
Adeline Oenee Co 
Joan Sawyer Nigel 
Barrle A Geo Haroourt 
Dorothy Toye 
Whiting ft Burt 
Hugh Herbert Co 
Bert Fltxglbbons 
Boganny Troupe 
Darrell A Conway 
"Little Napoleon'' 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Adelaide ft Hughes 
Marshall Montgomery 
Belle Blanche 
Llplnsky's Dogs 
Courtney Sisters 
Joe Jackson 
"The Last Tango" 
Alpine Troupe 
The Berrens 
Rice Sully ft Scott 

ALHAMBRA (ubo) 
The Canslnos 
Dooley ft Rugel 
Lucy Gillette 
Hope Vernon 
Flo Irwin Co 
Brooks A Bo wen 
Blanche Ring Co 
Bobby North 
Aerial Budds 

ROYAL (ubo) 
Edgar Berger 
Manny A Roberts 
HaTlland A Thornton 
Sophye Barnard 
Jane Connolly Players 

Lou Anger 
Houdinl 

Fox A Dolly/ 
Henrietta Deseriis Co 
BROADWAY (bbc) 

Daisy Harcourt 

Edith Merrlllesa Co 

"Little Lambs" 

Victor's Melange 

Reno 

Lucclana Lucca 

Hallen ft Hunter 

Duffy Redcay Troupe 

Xela Sisters 

Carver A Murray 
FIFTH AV. 

Louise Eschell Co 

Mason A Dixon 

Gertrude Arden Co 

Bud Marlow 

Mme De Pinna 

Julia Rooney 

Cabs ret Dogs 
2d half 

Dugan A Raymond 

Virginia Girls 

Selma Walters Co 

Wahl A Abbott 

Decker A Thebaud 

Two Roeders 
PROCTOR'S 125TH 

DePalma Sisters 

"The Tamer" 

Aubrey A Ritchie 

Mystic Bird 

Clifford Walker 

Dare Austin Co 

Coates Keene A J 

Aeroplane Girls 
2d half 

The Trebors 

Julia Rooney 

Rogers A Mcintosh 

Bud Marlow 

Adele Oswold Co 

BUUe Tuite's Collegian 

Hlbbert A Ross 

Four Readings 
PROCTORS 23d 

The Trebors 

Fitch B Cooper 

Rogers A Mcintosh 

Lucy Tonge 

Hibbert A Ross 

"Mirth Makers" 

Pop Ward 

S V Leveene Co 
2d half 

DePalma Sisters 

■Catherine Gilbert 

Stevens A Bordeaux 

Guy A Minna 

Wright A Rich 

"Making tbe Movies" 

Pearson A Garfield 

Paynton A Green 
PROCTOR'S f>8TH 

Caryl A Orlndell 

Harry A Burt Morrlsey 

Riverside 5 

Guy A Minna 

"Shirt Waist Factory" 



Ellnore A Franckins 
Marie A Festa 

2d half 
"Aeroplane Girls" 
Lillian Boardman 
Gertrude Arden Co 
Lewis A Davis 
Mystio Bird 
Coates Keene A J 
Bud Snyder Co 

AMERICAN (loew) 
Thornton A Corlew 
Viola Duval 
"The Elopement" 
Joe Welch 
3 Kellors 
(3 to fill) 

2d half 
Mljores 

Harrison A Klein 
Archer A Belford 
That Sextette 
Connors A Witt 
"Shop Lifters" 
Joe Welch 
Stalne's Circus 
(1 to fill) 

GREELEY (loew) 
Equillo Bros 
Sam Ash 
"Dairy Maids" 
LeMaire A Dawson 
(Four to fill) 

2d half 
Arthur A Grace Terry 
Bracy A Farrington 
Ward A Faye 
Edna Luby Co 
Merry Youngsters 
Corrlgan A Vivian 
(Two to fill) 

DELANCEY (loew) 
The Tangle 
Nowlin A St Claire 
That Sextette 
Sandy Shaw 
Majores 
(Three te fill) 

2d half 
BUUe Wilson 
Schrodes A Cbappelle 
Barnold's Animals 
Sam Ash 
Lazar A Dale 
John Troupe 
(Two to fill) 

7TH AVE (loew) 
Ethel Whiteside Picks 
Oscar Lorraine 
Macart A Bradford 
Faye A Minn 
Corrlgan A Vivian 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Elliott A Mullen 
Klass A Bernle 
Macart A Bradford 
3 Alex 

(Three to fill) 
BOULEVARD (loew) 
Ward A Faye 
Klass A Bernle 
Edna Luby Co 
Brown Harris A B 
Richard the Great 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Etbel Whiteside Picks 
Nowlin A St Claire 
Cbas Deland Co 
Manhattan 3 
Ben Beyer A Bro 
(One to fill) 

NATIONAL (loew) 
Anthony A Adelle 
Harrison A Klein 
Archer A Belford 
Merry Youngsters 
Jane Courthorpe Co 
Hager & Goodwin 
The Hassmans 

2d half 
Rena Santos 
10 Dark Knights 
Tom Smith 
"Spider A Fly" 
Browning A Fields 
Howard's Bears 
(One to fill) 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Tojettl A Bennett 
Elliott A Mlllen 
Owen McGiveney 
Rockwell A Wood 
Stalne's Circus 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Lyrica 

Waterbury B A Tenny 
Owen McGiveney 
3 Bennett Sisters 
(Three to fill) 

LINCOLN (loew) 
Waterbury A Tenny 
Leon a Stephens 
"Between 8 A 9" 
Fields A Browning 
Fanton's Athletes 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Ward A Gray 
3 Keltons 

Jane Courthope Co 
Sandy 8haw 
Rtchtrd the Great 
(One to fill) 




BUSHWICK (ubo) 
Valerie Bergere Co 
Morton A Glass 
Collins A Hart 
Bessie Wynn 
Hoey A Las 
Adler A Arllne 
Haveman's Animals 
Mullen A Coogan 
Shannon A Annis 
Elsie Faye A Boys 
Ioleen Sisters 

PROSPECT (ubo) 
Mabelle A Arthur 
McMahon Diamond AC 
Lane A O'Donnell 
Adeline Francis 
Eddie Foy Co 
Watter Van Brunt 
Claude A Fanny Usher 
Raymond A Caverly 
3 Hedders 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Woods' Woods 3 
Edward Marshall 
Arnaut Bros 
Cross A Josephine 
"The Bride Shop" 
Emma Cams 
Ball A West 
Kitty Gordon Co 
Trevltt's D » ■» 

SHUBBT ,osw) 
Frevoll lit t It 
Mario ft 
Ko Ko 
Tom S 
Percy 
Bracy A 
Howard's 

MeJIln 
"The Tan_ 
Lee A Nob 

nairy Maids" 
3 Kelors 
(Two to nil) * 

FLATBUSH (loew) 
Edith Raymond Co 
Maye A Addis 
Bert Earle Trio 
Abbott A Brooks 
Andrew Mack 
Fred St Onge 
(Two to fill* 

2d half 
Ray Snow 
Musical Byrons . 
Leona Stephens 
Frank Gardner Co 
Hager A Goodwin 
Mabelle Fonda Tr 
(Two to fill) 

BIJOU (loew) 
Bracey A Farrington 
Bryan Sumner Co 
Musical Byrons 
Ben Beyer A Bro 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Tojettl A Bennett 
Anthony A Adelle 
Japanese Prince 
Rockwell A Wood 
Bean A Hamilton 
(Two to fill) 

WARWICK (loew) 
Jean Southern 
"Woman Hater" 
Blanche Sloane 
(Three to All) 
2d half 
Evelyn Cunningham 
Fanton's Athletes 
Henry Frey 
Dancing Kennedys 
(Two to fill) 

FULTON (loew) 
Ward A Gray 
Barnold's Circus 
Clarence Wilbur 
"Spider A Fly" 
3 Alex 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Thornton A Corlew 
Old Soldier Fiddlers 
"The Elopement" 
Le Ma Ire A Dawson 
Frey Twins A Frey 
(One to fill) 

LIBERTY (loew) 
Gypsy Countess 
Tabor A Green 
Green A Parker 
(Two to fill) 

zd half 
Kelso A Lelghton 
Dixon A Rambler Sis 
(Three to fill) 

COLUMBIA (loew) 
Billle Wilson 
"Shop Lifters" 
Lee A Noble 
Arthur A Grace Terry 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Viola Duval 
Tabor A Green 
The Hassmans 
(Three to fill) 



„ I. T. 

PROCTOR'S 
Maklngthe Movies" 
Selma Walters Co 
Skedden ft Plken 
Markee Bros 
Bud Snyder Co 
Maud Earl 
Daly ft Gallagher 
6 Navigators 

2d half 
International Sextette 
Four Reenes 
Robblns ft Lyons 
Mr Quick 
Clifford Walker 
Skating Bear 
Walker ft 111 
Blanch Colvin 



Arbor, Ulea. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Kaonl 

Madame Marlon 
Joe Daniels 
"Kid Kabaret" 
2d half 
Lea Cougets 
Bill ft Edith Adams 
J C Nugent Co 
Capitol City 4 
Moralis Bros 



FORSYTH (ubo) 
Mercedes 
Mary Ellen 
Lyons ft Yosco 
Edwin George 
Fern Bigelow ft M 
Cameron Girls 
Rooney ft Bent 



MARYLAND (ubo) 
Irene Franklin 
Harry Beresford Co 
Andrew Kelly 
El Cota 

Dooley fr Sales 
Julia Curtis 
Sylvia Loyal 
Han Ping" Chlen 
Military Dancers 



, Mlea. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Balancing Stevens 
Burr ft Rose 
Carter 

Park Rome ft Francis 
"Lion's Bride" 
2d half 
Geo Moore 
Burns ft Aereer 
Chas Moser Co 
Belmont ft Harle 
Jungman Family 

Bay City, Mlek. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Maxwell Holden 
Archer ft Carr 
Leonard Anderson Co 
Baby Helen 

2 Carletons 

2d half 
Two Zyls 
The McFarlands 
Weber Do Ian ft F 
Walsh Lynch Co 
6 Diving Models 

BUllaaw, Moot. 

BABCOCK (loew) 
Bessles' Cockatoos 

3 Lorettaa 
Dolce Sisters 
Llda McMillan Co 
Brady ft Mahoney 
Edwards Bros 



Blmmlagtaaae, Ala. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Gardiner 3 
Yvette 

The Volunteers 
Conroy A Model 
Raymond ft Bain 
Doris Wilson Co 
(One to fill) 

Boston 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Eva Tanguay 
Willie Weston 
Bert Levy 
Emmet DeVoy Co 
Misses Campbell 
Joe Cook 
(Others to fill) 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Coy DeTrickey 
3 Bennett Sisters 

2 Bohemians 

Sam Mann Players 
Ward ft Hayes 
Von Cello 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Greenlev A Drayton 
Wm O'Clare Girls 
"When Women Rule" 
Equillo Bros 
(Four to fill ) 

ST JAMES Moew) 
Clayton A Lennle 

3 Keltons 

Chas Deland Co 
"15 Sons of Desert" 
(Two to nil) 



2d half 
Mack A Plngreo 
Hallen A Hayes 
"Night In Park" 
Edith Clifford 
Carl Damann Troupe 
<One to All) 

GLOBE (loew) 
Mack A Plngree 
"On the Revera" 
Edith Clifford 
Chas Ledegar 
(Four to fill) 

(2d half) 
Lerner ft Ward 
"15 Sons of Desert" 
Bud ft Nellie Helm 
American Comedy 4 
(Four to fill) 



SHEA'S (ubo) 
The Hollanders 
Cressy ft Dayne 
McLallen A Carson 
Eveleen Dunmore 
Pedersdn Bros 
"Lonesome Lassies" 
(Others to fill) 



EMPRESS (loew) 
Dixon ft Dixon 
Meller ft DePaula 
Chas L Fletcher 
"Wifle" 
Nichols Sisters 
Wanda 



PANTAGES (m) 
Imperial Opera Co 
Sherbourns ft Mont- 
gomery 
Sheer ft Herman 
Haley ft Haley 
DeKock Bros* 

Caariaotoaw ft. O. 
(Split weak with 
Sav anna h ) 
VICTORIA (ubo) 
1st half 
Lottie Collins 
Kelly * Oalvln 
Kllton ft Roberts 
Curson Sisters 
Rasslo Musical Horse 
CUttssngs. Tom. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
4 Marx Bros 

Catsasco, 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Norah Bayes 
Clark ft Verdi 
Bert Fltsglbbons 
Eadle ft Ramsden 
Fred V Bowers Co 
Dorothy Sherman ft 

Belles 
Lillian Herleln 
Ray Eleanor Ball 

PALnCB (orph) 
Valeska Suratt Co 
Belle Baksr 
"Telephone Tangle" 
Mr ft Mrs J McOrevy 
B Fredk Hawley Co 
Howard ft Syman 
John Higgtns 
Newhouse Snyder Co 
McVICKER'S (loew) 
Andy Rice 
Trovollo 
Bell Boy 8 
Perlse 

Rlchmand ft Mann 
Moore ft Elliott 
2d half 
Edna Aug 
Jack Gardner Co 
MlnetU ft Sidelll 
3 Brownies 
Hugoston ft Brummer 
Goforth ft Doyle 
Armstrong ft Ford 
WILSON (loew) 
"The Big Surprise'* 
Martini ft Maxlmlllian 
Readlck Freeman 

Players 
Loos Bros 
The G lockers 

2d half 
Fair-coeds 
Tiny May Co 
Ash A Shaw 
Carlton ft Clifford 
Rutan's Birds 

AMERICAN (loew) 
Tom Nawn Co 
Frank Morrell 
Juggling Normans 
Llechtl 4 

Gllmore ft Romanoff 
Eddie Howard Co 

2d half 
"Love In Sanitarium" 
Dave Ra/ael 
Rose Troupe 
Purcella Bros 
Joe Kelsey 
Brown ft Jackson 

COLONIAL (loew) 
Bessie Kaplan 
Sheen's DeLuxe 
Malvern's Comlques 
Alexander Patty Co 
Verona Trio 
Bell ft Jones 
Angela Dolores Co 
James Brockman 

2d half 
Bessie Kaplan 
Murry Livingston Co 
Namba Family 
Arno A Stlckney 
Yvonne 
Buch Bros 
Jones A Johnson 
Russell's Minstrel 
The Vsldos 



WILLARD (loew) 
Sophie Tucker 
Evans A Sister 
Murry Livingston Co 
Buch Bros 
Jones A Johnson 

2d half 
James Grady Co 
Sampson ft Douglas 
Ward Sisters 
Arno ft Stlckney 
Lea Casados 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Halsted St 
(Open Sun Mat) 
"Love in Sanitarium" 
Brown ft Jackson 
Purcella Bros 
Rose Troupe 
Jos Kelsey 

2d half 
Tom Nawn Co 
Frank Morrell 
Llechtl 4 

Gllmore ft Romanoff 
Eddie Howard Co 

STAR HILL (loew) 
8 Zansebars 
Alverado's Goats 
Sharp ft Sharp 
Paddock ft Paddock 

2d half 
Mad Miller 
Evans ft Sister 
Bell ft Jones 
Summers ft Oonsalea 

LYCEUM (loew) 
Cecil Jefferson 
Millar ft Shelly 

2d half 
Dick Miller 
Sharp ft Sharp 

ACADEMY (wva) 
The Bngfords 
Clyde ft Marlon 
Jane Heston Co 
Lillian Watson 
Laughlln's Dogs 

2d half 
Dorothy Watson 
3 Burns Sisters 
White Ooldle ft W 
Paul LeVan ft Dobbe 
(one to fill) 



FAMILY (ubo) 
"The Last Laugh'' 
Held ft Cameron 
3 Boy Scouts 
Delea ft Orma 
Rogers Sisters 
Turner ft Chance 
Mons Fouchere 

ORPHEUM 
Patrlcola 

Nat Lefflngwell Co 
Cheyenne's Minstrel 
LaRose ft O'Brien 
Jack Boyce 
Randow Trio 

Dalata 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Mile Asorla Co 
Chlnko 

Minnie Kaufman 
Billy B Van Co 
John Oelger 
Cantwell ft Walker 
Lai Mon Kim 

Btfsnoatoa, Com. 

PANTAGES (m) 
James J Corbett 
5 DeLuxe Girls 
Skipper Kennedy ft R 
Transfleld Sisters 
Baltus Bros 

■llsanota, M. J. 

PROCTOR'S 
Reed ft TutUe 
Florence Tlmponl 
Wiley ft Ten Byck 
Graham ft Randall 
Wm Cahlll 
Quigg ft Nlckerson 

2d halt 
Langslow Co 
Dancing Franks 
LUltanQay 
Eldon ft Clifton 
Primo Starr ft Ryder 
"Shirt Waist Factory" 



Lear ft Plaids 
Riffs ft Wltohle 
(One to fill) 



KEITH'S (ubo) 
Juliet 

Willis Bros 
Bert Brroll 
Ethel Barrymore Co 
"Eloping" 
Porter ft Sullivan 
McMahon ft Chappelle 
La Toy Bros 



KEITH'S (ubo) 
Girl from Milwaukee 
Ryan ft Los 
Chick Sales 
Redford ft Winchester 
Mosher ft Hayes ft M 
Nina Morris Co 
"Colonial Days'" 
Stelner Trio 



KEITH'S (ubo) 
Jarrow 

Nellie Nichols 
Flanagan ft Edwards 
"Sergant Bagby" 
Pernikoff ft Rose 
Bapstlte A Franconl 
Cardo ft Noll 
Spellman's Bears 

DoTeoport, la. 

COLUMBIA (ubo) 

Eldora Co 

Fltzslmmons ft Cam- 
eron 

Hal Davis Co 

Miller ft Lyle 

Techow's Cats 
2d half 

Frawley ft Hunt 

Borden ft Shannan 

Tate's Motoring 

Kellar ft Wlsr 

Majestic Musical 4 



ORPHEUM 
Waldemar Young ft J 
lamed 

Ernie Potts Co 
"Beauties" 
Harry Tsuda 
Weston ft Clare 
Kathryn Durkln 
EMPRESS (loew) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Swan 

Laurie ft Allen 
Miller Moore ft G 
Arthur DeVoy Co 
Avellng ft Lloyd 
Neptune's Nymphs 

Doo afotaoo 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Finn A Finn 
Byrd Frost Crowell 
Orant A Hoag 
Frank Wilson 
Gormley A Oaffrey 
Eleanor Haber Co 
John A Emma Ray 

Detroit 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Cheebert's Troupe 
Three Lyres 
Arthur Prince 
Weston A Leon 
Ford A Hewitt 
Diamond A Brennan 
Julia Nash Co 
Sully Family 



- ..__ AT* W9 

LYRIC Tioew) 
Kelso A Lelghton 
Williams a Brown 
Henry Frey 
John Troupe 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Gypsy Countess 
LeRoy A Harvey 
Clarence Wilbur 
Braoy A Farrington 
. (One to fill) 

IadlaaapoUs, 

n KEITH'S (ubo) 
Sam Barton 
J W Hennlngs 
Ed Morton 
Four Roesders 
Cantor A Lee 
"Song Revue" 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Massey A Bolton 
Young America 
Curtis A Herbard 
Keno Welsh A Mon 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
The Wheelers 
Doneta Co 
Wlllard Hutchinson 
Dotson A Gordon 
8 Falcons 



COLONIAL (ubo) 
"Green Beetle" 
Parillo ft Frablto 
Doo O'Nsll 
Bellaolalra Bros 
(Others to fill) 



ivllle, lad. 

NEW GRAND (ubo) 
Brandon Hurst Co 
Fields Wlnehlll Co 
Hill A Green 
3 Emersons 
Holden ft Herron 
Roland Traversa Co 

2d half 
Bouncer'a Circus 
Carl MoCullough 
Mattts Choates Co 
Bruce Morgan ft Betty 

(one to All) 



. BIJOU (ubo) 
Les Cougets 
BUI ft Edith Adams 
J C Nugent Co 
Capitol City 4 
Moralis Bros 

2d hslf 
Kaonl 

Madame Marlon 
Joe Daniels 
"Kid Kabaret" 



ORPHEUM (ubo) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
McDevltt Kelly ft L 
Harry B Lester 
Lohse ft Sterling 
Frans Lobar 
8 Hart Bros 



roil «vw f 

ACADBMY (loew) 
Greenley ft Drayton 
Lerner ft Ward 
Geo B Reno Co 
Elsie White 
Bean ft Hamilton 

2 half 
Lew Palwore 
Coy DeTrickey 
Sam Mann Players 
Clayton ft Lennle 
Stewart ft Dakln 

Fliat, BUoa. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
"Little Modiste" 

2d half 
Judson Cole 
Ross ft Farroll 
"When Love Is Yng" 
Bensee ft Balrd 
Marriott Troupe 

2d half 
"Little Modiste" 

Fort Wayne, lad. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Jack Taylor 
Howard ft White 
Cunningham ft Marlon 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Delmar ft Delmar 
McManus ft Don C 
Mullaly Pengree Co 
Johnny O'Connor Co 
Cycling Brunnettes 

Grand Ranlds, Mlek 

COLUMBIA (ubo) 
"School Playground" 
Moran A wiser 
Van ft Bohenck 
Blckel ft Watson 
3 Blondys 

Cummlngs ft Gladdlngs 
(Two to fill) 

Hamilton, Oat 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Dunedln Troupe 
Elizabeth Otto 
Felix A Barry Girls 
Bronson A Baldwin 
Comfort A King 
The Cromwells 
(Others to fill) 

Harrlaburs;, Pa. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
"Aurora of Light'' 
Ruth Roy 

Conlln Steele A Carr 
Abou Hamad Troupe 
(Others to fill) 

Hartford* Coon. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Moore A Yates 
Florenzl 
"After the Wedding" 

(Continued 



^ MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Geo Moore 
Burns A Aoreer 
Chaa Moeer Co 
Belmont A Harls 
Jungman Family 

2d half 
Balancing Stevens 
Burr ft Ross 
Carter 

Park Rome ft Francis 
"Lion's Bride" 

Kansas) City 

ORPHEUM 
Fred Kornau 
Bell Family 
Australian McLeans 
Merrill ft Otto 
Miller ft Lyles 
Francis McGinn Co 
Blnns ft Bert 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Dick DeLorls 
Burton Hahn ft L 
Wanser A Palmer 
Neal ft Earl 
"Winning Widows" 



COLONIAL (ubo) 
Cycling Brunettes 
Moore Browne ft Co 
Dunbar Turner 
Mullaly Pengree Co 
General Plsano 
2d half 
8 Mlllards 
Knapp a Cornelia 
Wm Armstrong Co 
Joe White Lead 
Herbert's Doge 



BIJOU (ubo) 
Judson Cole 
Ross ft Farrell 
"When Love le Yng" 
Beneee ft Balrd 
Marriott Troupe 

Lloeola 

ORPHEUM 
Cole ft Denahy 
Burkhart A White 
Tbe Grazers 
Bolsnd A Holts 
Relsner A Gorer 
Carlos Bros 
(one to fill) 

Los Aag-eleo 

ORPHEUM 
Morris Cronin Co 
Kramer A Brown 
Chief Caupollcaa 
Lockett A Waldroa 
Claude Gil ling water 

Co 
Ashley A Canfleld 
5 Metzettles 
Joe A Lew Cooper 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Montrose A 8yd ell 
Calts Bros 
Wilson A Wilson 
Morris & Beasley 
Oddone 
Kitty Francis Co 

PANTAGES (m) 
Musical Juveniles 
Wm Shilling O 

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It is curious how tenaciously some 
people stick to an idea in face of 
every conceivable reason why they 
should abandon it. • There are many in- 
stances of this unwise procedure in 
commercial life, but it is to those that 
concern the show business these com- 
ments are directed. 

Chasing sunbeams has wrought the 
ruination of many a misguided enthu- 
siast, and inflicted serious loss upon in- 
nocent persons whose blame lay only 
in their gullibility or in their ignorance 
of conditions. Years ago the Ringling 
Brothers were obsessed with the idea 
that they could successfully invade the 
Barnum and Bailey eastern territory, 
and, regardless of advice and precedent, 
they had the temerity to work their 
way from the west with Boston and 
New England as their objective points. 
At tremendous cost they fought the 
opposition of the Barnum and Bailey 
show, and actually carried the warfare 
to Boston. It was only after many 
weeks of undeviating loss which cul- 
minated in a veritable slaughter at the 
end of two weeks in Boston, sober judg- 
ment, impelled by frightful inroads 
upon their bank account, caused them 
to abandon the struggle and make a 
hasty departure all the way to a town 
in northern Michigan, which had al- 
ways been the eastern limit of their op- 
erations. It was not until the death of 
James A. Bailey, when the Ringlings 
acquired control of the Barnum and 
Bailey circus, that the territory of the 
two shows was so divided that the 
Ringlings could come east and make 
money. 

The disaster that overtook David 
Henderson some years ago, a famous 
producer of extravaganza operating in 
Chicago and thereabouts, when he 
brought his shows east, is a matter of 
theatrical history. It is another illus- 
tration of the calamity that almost in- 
variably accompanies foolhardy insist- 
ence upon bucking an accepted, estab- 
lished, special division of the show 
business. The experiences of Mrs. H. 
K. Thurber, whose idea that she could 
successfully present grand opera in this 
country against the then existing great 
organization, cost her many hundreds 
of thousands of dollars. And we have 
the recent undertaking of Klaw & Er- 
langer, and more recently of William 
Morris, to enter the stronghold of vau- 
deville in opposition to the B. F. Keith 
and allied interests. 



These facts are either unknown to 
those misguided people who are to- 
day springing up like mushrooms in 
the night with plans for additional bur- 
lesque circuits, or those people are in- 
different to the heavy losses that must 
be sustained by every person that may 
be cajoled into investing their money, 
or persuaded to contribute theatres or 
shows to the absolutely hopeless un- 
dertaking. There is one theatre owner 
in Chicago and another in Boston, and 
there are other theatre owners located 
in other cities all over the country who 




can emphasize the force of these com- 
ments simply by exhibiting their led- 
gers. Those books tell a convincing 
talc of conditions following their own- 
ers' experiences with Progressive 
Wheel burlesque shows. Page upon 
page, the record is written of continu- 
ous, harassing impoverishment brought 
about by faith in the possibilities of 
successful competition with an' estab- 
lished circuit. 

And the producers who blindly ac- 
cepted the representations that were 
made to them of profitable returns for 
their investment of money and time in 
the organization of shows, as well as 
the few capitalists who took a flyer on 
an alluring forecast of dividends, are 
now gazing ruefully upon the waste of 
cash and the burst bubble that was in- 
flated only with hot air. This bubble 
is again being expanded by the same 
process. In fact, T understand there 
are two of them. 

The remarkable anomaly has recently 
been recorded of the Mayor of a great 
city placing a ban upon the very things 
presented in high class musical comedy 
that formerly brought odium upon bur- 
lesque shows. Mayor Curley, of Bos- 
ton, has deemed it advisable to go the 
length of directing the attention of 
the police department of that city to 
the character of the costumes that are 
worn in the Shuberts production of 
"The Passing Show of 1914," and to 
register his objection to certain pieces 
of "business" that are done in that per- 
formance. In a statement the Mayor 
says: "There shall be no favoritism 
shown between the high grade theatres 
and the burlesque houses." This really 
means that in Beantown, at least, the 
two-dollar musical shows must con- 
form to the character of entertainments 
that are given at Waldron's Casino and 
the Gayety, both of which are on the 
Columbia Amusement Company's bur- 
lesque circuit, since there has not been 
occasion for police interference with 
any burlesque show in that city in 
many years. This is a reversal that is 
almost paradoxical. And yet there are 
still some people that condemn bur- 
lesque, obviously because it is bur- 
lesque. 



Stockholder W. S. Campbell has two 
shows on the Columbia Circuit. One 
is headed by a "cooch" dancer and the 
star of the other impersonates an 
odious broadly-drawn "fairy." The 
former show played to practically ca- 
pacity a* the Olympic, on 14th street, 
the week before Election, which is gen- 
erally regarded as an off week in the- 
atricals, and the other show, according 
to the business done up to this writing, 
is quite likely to get the record for the 
season at the Colun.bia this week. 
Here are the extremes in the so-called 
two grades of theatres, both housing 
the extreme of one grade of shows. In 
view of the facts, it would seem that 
human nature is the same on Broadway 
as on East 14th street, certainly so far 
as the appeal of burlesque is concerned. 



SAM SCR1BNER WHIPPED. 

A few nights ago a woman accompan- 
ied by a young man, entered the Colum- 
bia theatre and was ushered to a seat on 
the end of the last row. Soon after, 
Sam Scribner, the brawny general 
manager of the Columbia Amusement 
Co., hastened into the house and took 
a position against the rail directly be- 
hind the couple. Mr. Scribner kept his 

eyes upon the young man all the time 
a big musical number was being per- 
formed. At its conclusion he rather 
brusquely addressed the object of his 
gaze, saying, "Come on out of here!" 
"Not yet, wait!" was the rejoinder. 
"Wait, nothing! Come now!" 
The only reply was a tightening of 
his grip upon the arms of the seat and 
a defiant look. Mr. Scribner stepped 
quickly around and taking ^pld of the 
young fellow tried to p* " !.-»'» tafan out. 

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But he wouldn't budge, 
eral manager, who wore 
coat, cap and gloves, gave 
gle and resumed his place 
rail where he was soon in 
with the manager of the vi 
pany. 

In a few moments the young man 
stepped up to Mr. Scribner's side and 
looking squarely in his eyes, com- 
manded him to "come out" then and 
there. 

"Now you'll wait for me, d'ye hear?" 
declared Mr. Scribner. 

"No, sir; we'll go right now," and 
the decisive declaration was accom- 
panied by a vigorous tug at Mr. Scrib- 
ner's arm. 

With a look at his antagonist, Mr. 
Scribner gave in and catching Sammy, 
Jr., two years old, in his arms and 
raising him up on his broad shoulders, 
the hitherto invincible Scribner hur- 
ried the youngster and Mrs. Scribner 
into his big red touring car, starting 
up Broadway toward the Bronx. 



"GARDEN OF GIRLS" CLOSING. 

Barney Gerard has taken over the 
Scanlon and Moore "Winners" show 
and will play it under "The Garden of 
Girls" franchise. 

The present "Garden of Girls" com- 
pany will close in Kansas City Nov. 14. 



"HELLO, PARIS," RESUMING. 

"Hello, Paris," which was laid off two 
weeks for reorganization, resumed its 
tour at the Star, Brooklyn, last week. 
New scenery and costumes have been 
provided and Joe Barton, the German 
comedian, and one or two other prin- 
cipals, have been added to the cast. In 
its present shape, the show is said to be 
one of the best on the circuit. 





Academy Starts. 

The Academy of Music, Jersey City, 
opened as a Columbia house Monday 
with "The Gay Widows" as the attrac- 
tion. Two capacity audiences were 
present to welcome the innovation, and 
business since then has been very large. 



AL REEVES'S DIVORCE SUIT. 

Mrs. Al Reeves, through her attor- 
ney, Surrogate John J. Graham, of Nas- 
sau County, has brought an action for 
divorce against her husband. The pa- 
pers were served on Mr. Reeves at 
Albany Saturday of last week. Mr. 
Reeves has retained Dr. Philip J. Bren- 
nan, a widely -known Brooklyn lawyer, 
to defend the suit. 

Mrs. Reeves has left her home and is 
said to be living somewhere on Long 
Island. It is understood friends of 
both parties are making efforts to ef- 
fect a reconciliation, failing in which 
an effort would be made to arrange a 
settlement out of court. 

According to late information, still 
unverified, Mr. and Mrs. Reeves own 
jointly all of the stocks, bonds, mort- 
gages and real estate that have been 
accumulated as a result of the success 
of Mr. Reeves' burlesque show on the 
Columbia Circuit and of his shrewd in- 
vestments, all of which it is said repre- 
sent a value of approximately half a 
million dollars. 



SHOW CHANGES. 

Recent changes in the cast of "The 
Bowery Burlesquers" take into the or- 
ganization Edna Green, Bobby Har- 
rington, Edna May, George Schneider, 
Sam Mical, Murray Belmont and Josie 
Kine. 

New recruits to "The Taxi Girls" in- 
clude Sadie Rose, Harry Greenhouse 
and Dolly Barnes. 

Dave Salinger has joined "The So- 
cial Maids" while Arthur Conrad, Har- 
ry Woods, Primrose Seamon and 
Mable Morgan have been transferred 
from "The Bowerys" to. the "Girls 
from the Moulin Rouge." 

Jack Levy, manager of the "Taxi 
Girls," has gone to Mount Clemons 
suffering with rheumatism. Frank 
Livingston, former manager of "The 
Transatlantics," will take charge of the 
show during Mr. Levy's absence. 



PROGRESSIVE SHOWS. 

Progressive shows that are still play- 
ing are the Richy Craig "Follies of 
1914" and Mike Kelly's Chooceeta com- 
pany (formerly "Cabaret Girls" on the 
Columbia Extended). 



SHOW REORGANIZING. 

"The Cherry Blossoms" will lay off 
the week of Nov. 9-16 for reorganiza- 
tion, and the May Ward "Dresden 
Dolls show will fill in the time at the 
Howard and Grand, Boston. 



PLAYING OLYMPIC, CINSY. 

Commencing Nov. IS, the shows on 
the main circuit of the Columbia 
Amusement Co. will be transferred 
from the Gayety to the Olympic, Cin- 
cinnati. The former house passes to 
the control of the Keith interests. 

"The Liberty Girls" will be the open- 
ing attraction it the Olympic. 



VARIETY 



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LONDON BELLES. 

Rose Sydell's ''London Belles/' at 
the Columbia this week, is a type of 
burlesque performance that does not 
typify the burlesque the Columbia 
Amusement Co. stands sponsor for. 

Spice in burlesque or any other mu- 
sical comedy performance is admit- 
tedly legitimate when judiciously in- 
serted. The Sydell show plays as 
though it never heard of "judicious," 
and it has been arranged to suggest 
that the Columbia theatre, New York, 
was the last place in the thoughts of 
the producers where this troupe would 
appear. 

Interest in "The London Belles" ex- 
hibition ceased before the end of the 
first act. Manifestly the performance 
was conceived, devised and pre-figured 
to pander to a class of people neither 
the Columbia theatre nor the Columbia 
Amusement Co. caters to nor attracts. 

A show such as this that could only 
interest beastial, prurient and dead-to- 
shame minds is not entitled to a "re- 
view" or "criticism" on the theory it 
is not a show, nor would it be under- 
stood by anyone who had not been en- 
lightened through listening to the lures 
of the bagnio. 

There is but one place for an alleged 
"attraction" of the Sydell show stamp. 
That place is not at the Columbia 
theatre, New York, which enjoys too 
high a prestige and standing in the 
community as well as in burlesque to 
be besmirched by minds perverted. 



GIRLS FROM JOYLAND. 

The present day "Girls from Joy- 
land" bears not the slightest resemb- 
lance to any of the Sim Williams' 
shows carrying that title in other sea- 
sons. Everything is new but the 
name. Now that Mr. Williams' at- 
traction is affixed to the Columbia Cir- 
cuit, he need have no fear the censor- 
ing staff is going to rip his show to 
pieces. "The Girls from Joyland" will 
stand pat anywhere. 

At the Olympic to be sure, the show 
appeared too clean and classy and 
when an excellent chance came from a 
dignified "cooch" at the close with the 
chorus in Egyptian raiment, the man- 
agement did not have the heart to in- 
struct Monica Redmond, who led the 
number, to cut loose. 

At the Olympic several of the prin- 
cipals worked in "bits" that have been 
tabooed elsewhere. But as some of 
the other shows arc getting away with 
more suggestive stuff in the 14th street 
I'eighborhood, the Williams' show was 
not establishing a precedent. 

Frank L. Wakefield is featured. 
For fully a half hour the first part 
runs along without him, but once he 
does show up with his dope character- 
ization, he is the center of observation. 
Wakefield has much to do with the 
success of "The Girls from '<• <v'win<!.'' 
The book is by him and the - 1 a _; » i 
rcction is his and with his wiKly iiir.'.- 
inativc soliloquies breezing when i ■ 
on, the credit is fully earm I. \V .\>. ■ 




field's "dope" is immense and many 
of his slangy remarks sound original. 
Among the feminine satellites is 
Dolly Sweet. Throughout she dom- 
inates by reason of a soubrettish man- 
ner of working. The "soubrette" idea 
is even typified in her wardrobe and 
at no time does she appear in full- 
length costume. - Miss Sweet has an 
attractive personality, shapely lines 
and a winsomeness not to be denied. 
If she could dance her soubrettish 
charm would be all the more magni- 
fied. She's young and can improve. 

The stage setting, chorus costum- 
ing and vocal equipment are fully ade- 
quate, and for burlesque has some 
male voices that must not be over- 
looked. 

Maisie L'Elstrange has a good voice 
of excellent range, but no great vol- 
ume. Her singing far outranks her 
speaking voice. She wears tights only 
in the second half. Lillian Raymond 
does what little is allotted her with 
credit. 

Joe Phillips is a clean worker, wears 
his clothes like a regular juvenile and 
does not exaggerate the French char- 
acter in the first part. His number 
with Miss Sweet, "Please Do My 
Family a Favor" was one of the song 
hits of the last half. Frank W. Martin 
makes a dandy straight man. He's 
tall, wears good clothes and has a 
voice. He, Russell K. Hill and Jean 
Schuler as a singing trio, with popu- 
lar songs, stood them on their ears. 
This trio helps hold up the second part 
which appears weaker than the first 
section. Fred Bulla plays an Irishman 
and does not try to tear up the stage. 
The first part, "The Girls from Joy- 
land in Paris," made more pretense at 
carrying a consistent story than the 
second styled "The Girls from Joy- 
land at Home," an exterior of an army 
camp being shown on the border of 
Mexico. 

The Olympic crowd warmed up to 
the "Girlies" number led by Miss 
Sweet, assisted by four girls in differ- 
ent colored costumes. By calling out 
the color, the men were permitted to 
come down to the footlights and im- 
print a kiss upon the girl wearing the 
hue invited to step forth. It was great 
stuff for 14th street. 

The trio, duet and color numbers 
previously mentioned and a pajama 
r.ong by Miss Sweet and chorus and a 
couple of army numbers, brought the 
biggest returns in the closing part of 
the show. The Egyptian finish was a 
tame affair, although a little novelty 
bubbled when the company and chorus 
swung snakelike to the very edge of 
the footlights and the curtain dropped 
l.ehind them. This has been done in 
several Broadway musical shows. 

"The Girls from Joyland" is a bully 
good show for the Extended Circuit. 



FOLLY THANKSGIVING. 

i he Folly. Chicago, completely rc- 

•oratcrl andN rcfurnishrd. will ^pen 
f •lanksgiving week with Soanlon and 
N'oore in "The Garden of Girls." 



ON K. ft B. TIME. 

J. Leubrie Hill's "Darktown Follies," 
which has been playing Progressive 
houses all season and is this week at 
the Prospect, Bronx, at the 10-20-30 
scale, will, commencing Nov. 9, play 
the Klaw & Erlanger houses beginning 
at the Grand opera house, this city, 
with the Newark theatre and the other 
K. & E. houses to follow immediately. 



FULL INFORMATION. 

Theatrical companies playing Canada 
during the war are required to give the 
Canadian immigration officers a com- 
plete list of the members of the com- 
pany with their stage names and right 
names, place of birth, nationality and 
age. 

Just what penalty is imposed for in- 
correct information has not been 
learned. 



JAMES SERIOUSLY ILL. 

Los Angeles, Nov. 4. 

Harry P. James, the playwright and 
song writer, is seriously ill at the Clara 
Barton hospital, following an opera- 
tion. He will be confined to bed for a 
month. 



Margaret Burns Hurt. 

Pittsburgh, Nov. 4. 

Margaret Burns of the "Dainty 
Maids" (Progressive) was severely 
burned about the arms in a fire in the 
Liberty hotel, which started in her 
room. She was taken to the Homeo- 
pathic hospital. The hotel damage was 
slight. 



Max Spiegel's Wedding Day. 

Max Spiegel will be married to An- 
nette Claire Mark, daughter of Mitchell 
H. Mark, Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the 
Mark residence in Buffalo. Mr. Spie- 
gel's brother, Edward, will be best 
man. 

Immediately after the ceremony Mr. 
and Mrs. Spiegel will start upon an ex- 
tended trip which will include Palm 
Beach, Florida, Havana and Panama. 



Miss Bennett Leaving "Trocs." 

Florence Bennett will retire from 
"The Trocaderos" Nov. 14. having 
niven two weeks' notice to Manager 
Frank Pierce. 

Miss Bennett's successor has not as 
vet been settled upon. A number of 
well-known leading women, including 
Helen Eley, are being considered. 



Murray Hill's Song Contest. 

The first "Song Booster's Contest" 
of the season at the Murray Hill will 
take place Wednesday night, Nov. 11. 
This scheme was inaugurated at the 
Murray Hill last winter with altogether 
successful results. The publishers 
send singers and accompanists to ren- 
der their latest songs, and the prize is 
awarded the song that receives the 
L-reatc-t applause. The prize for the 
first contest is a silver cup. 





OBITUARY. 

Graham, Va., Nov. 4. 

Roy Johnstone, from Cincinnati, was 
knocked from a Norfolk & Western 
passenger train near this town Monday 
afternoon and killed, his body falling 
into the river. He attempted to board 
the train after the Pullman doors were 
closed, and clung unseen to the train 
for 10 miles. When nearing here, his 
body struck a bridge and was hurled 
into the river. A small boy saw the 
accident and dragged the lifeless body 
from the water. 



Baltimore, Nov. 4. 
Mrs. Christina Sinclair, known at 
many fair grounds as "Big May, the 
Tattooed Girl," died last Friday after- 
noon, at her home, 511 South Spring 
street. She was 38 years old, was six 
feet tall and weighed almost 350 pounds. 
It is said her death was the result of 
slow poisoning caused by India ink used 
in the tattooing. When a girl, Mrs. 
Sinclair became possessed of the idea of 
being known as the tattooed woman. 
For years she was under the care of 
an artist with the tattoo needle and on 
several occasions the work of tattoo- 
ing her body had to be postponed on 
account of poisoning developing. She 
was born in Italy and is survived by 
her husband, two sons and a brother. 




Oswego, N. Y., Nov. 4. 
Albert K. Periins, Jr., of Oswego, 
died in South Boston from typhoid 
fever. He was 27 years old and a 
member of a theatrical troupe that left 
this city in, June. 

"Prince" Paul de Clairmont, who be- 
came a conspicuous figure in Broadway 
life a few years ago, committed sui- 
cide in his apartment last Saturday 
night. He was to appear in vaudeville 
in a few weeks together with Mrs. E. B. 
Alsop, under the management of Vic- 
tor Hyde. "Prince" Paul has suffered 
from melancholy during the past year. 
It is believed he committed suicide 
during a fit of despondency. He leaves 
a wife and a daughter, seven years of 
age. 

Frederick Reichert, owner of a pic- 
ture theatre at Frankford avenue and 
Rhawn street, Philadelphia, died Mon- 
day afternoon, from the effects of a 
bullet wound, self inflicted. His friends 
say Reichert invested all his money in 
the picture house, which he bought 
some months ago, and it was a losing 
venture. 

(Special Cnble tn Va tufty.) 

London, Nov. 4. 
J. B. Gordon, an actor playing in 
"The Little Minister." died in the Char- 
ing Cross hospital last Saturday. 



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VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation, First Appearance 

or Reappearance In or Around 

New York 



Hugh Herbert and Co., Palace. 

"Little Napoleon," Palace. 

The Casinos, Allianibra. 

Hope Vernon, Allianibra. 

Bobby North, Allianibra. 

"The Last Tango," Colonial. 

Flo Irwin and Co. iNcw Act), Alliani- 
bra. 

James Connolly and Co., Royal. 

Haviland and Thornton (New Act), 
Royal. 

Edward Marshall, < )rphcum. 

Valerie Bergere and Co. (New Act), 
Bushwick. 

Ma Belle and Arthur, Prospect. 

That Sextet, American (2d Half). 

Connors and Will, American (2d Half). 

Harrison and Klein, American (2d 
Half). 

"Spider and Fly," National (2d Half). 

"The Tangle," Shubert, Brooklyn (2d 
Half). 

Harold Crane and Co. (3). 

"Justice" (Dramatic). 

15 Mins.; Five (Parlor). 

American Roof. 

It "Justice" were not so palpably 
machine-made, it would stand out 
anions dramatic playlets, with its 
present cast. Three men play the 
piece, a judge, his sun and an elderly 
German. The story is far-fetched, 
even beyond dramatic license, drawing 
the characters together at the opening, 
when the German calls upon the judge, 
to intercede for his daughter, to be 
tried on the morrow for child mur- 
der. The judge is stern, saying the 
circumstantial evidence is so clear 
there is no hope for the girl, and he 
would do the same though the crim- 
inal were one of his own. In rapid 
succession then is revealed that the 
son (suffering from a weak heart) was 
the betrayer of the girl, and the mur- 
derer of the infant. The boy de- 
scribes how he did it, then appeals to 
his father, and afterwards upbraids 
him for sending him to college, giving 
him money to spend, but paying no 
further attention to his welfare. The 
excitement of the denouement over- 
whelms the boy, whose heart gives 
out and he dies, with the curtain. The 
judge (unprogramed) is excellent. He 
takes a strong grip on the character, 
makes it forceful and is an actor. The 
boy is also fully capable in his heavier 
passages, but does not command sym- 
pathy, the role forbidding that. The 
German is well played. The cast is an 
exceptionable one to be found in a small 
time skit. For the small time also 
"Justice" is quite worthy. It is hold- 
ing, almost intense. 



Post and DeLacy. 
Songs and Talk. 
13 Mins.; One. 
Harlem O. H. 

A good little singing and talking team 
for small time. They have rehashed 
several numbers that have been seen on 
big time and worked out a routine that 
will please the small time audiences. 
The man is a fair comedian and the 
woman looks very good in a series of 
gowns worn. 



Mike Bernard and Amy Butler. 

Piano and Songs. 

14 Mins.; One. 

Broadway. 

The metropolitan reappearance of 
Mike Bernard and Amy Butler as a 
vaudeville combination establishes very 
little beyond the fact that Bernard 
is apparently still in his own class as 
a rag pianist and a very noticeable and 
general retrogression in so far as Miss 
Butler is individually concerned. Of- 
fering the conventional double routine, 
the piano solos by Bernard stand out 
conspicuously and earned the bulk of 
whatever reward followed their com- 
bined efforts. A medley by Bernard is 
utilized for the introduction, followed 
by a series of comic and popular num- 
bers by Miss Butler, during the ac- 
tion of which Mike introduces his ver- 
sion of "The Patrol," a unique solo 
as offered by Bernard and sufficiently 
strong to hold up the center of the 
turn. With all due respect to Miss 
Butler's past performances, the present 
vehicle seems one-sided. At the Broad- 
way, in a decidedly difficult spot, the 
couple held their own for awhile, but 
toward the finale the pace lost speed. 
One must wonder where Mike Bernard 
would be if he possessed half as much 
business sagacity as artistic accomplish- 
ments. Wynn. 



Bill Pruitt. 

"The Cowboy Caruso." 

11 Mins.; One. 

Palace. 

Bill Pruitt has a rather high baritone 
voice which he can easily switch to a 
true soprano. This makes his act a 
rather freak offering that will go as a 
novelty. He makes his appearance in 
the regulation cowboy costume, com- 
plete in detail even to the little bull tag 
that hung from the pocket of his blue 
shirt. Monday night he was a near-riot 
immediately after the opening of the 
bill. He is offering four numbers, all 
of the ballad type. They are not new, 
but particularly well selected for his 
voice. His opening number is "While 
the Rivers of Love Flow On," which 
he renders as a straight baritone. In 
the chorus of his second number he 
suddenly shifted his voice from a bari- 
tone to a soprano (not a falsetto), and 
struck each note as true as though that 
were his natural singing voice. This 
immediately won him a place with the 
audience and the finish of the number 
brought hearty applause. The numbers 
which followed included "Mother Mc- 
Cree" and "In the Garden of My 
Heart." The latter was sung with a 
duet effect that pleased. For an en- 
core he is using "The Land of My Best 
Girl." Pruitt holds to his cowboy char- 
acter throughout. With an awkward 
wall^. and a rather bashful stage pres- 
ence, he makes his way into the hearts 
of his audience. His is a novelty male 
single that will fill in to advantage on 
any big time bill. 



Ferguson and May. 

Piano-Act. 

11 Mins.; One. 

Star, Brooklyn (Nov. 1). 

Ferguson and May are an ordinary 
two-act, relying on the woman's sing- 
ing and the man's playing. 



"Shang Tun Mysteries" (9). 
Conjuring, Juggling and Acrobatics. 
27 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 
Loew's Empress, San Francisco (Week 

Oct 25) 

Aside from the beautiful stage set- ' 
tings, rich costumes and excellent acro- 
batics and contortion work of a small 
boy, it cannot be said that Long Tack 
Sam's latest importation "Shang Tun 
Mysteries" created a sensation on the 
initial American appearance. Lavish 
wealth is displayed In the back drop 
and side curtains used to dress the 
stage, and many Chinese costumes are 
worn by the men, but the present 
routine failed to disclose the mysteries 
expected. Four men, a woman and four 
children, make up the troupe. The 
curtain arose on the entire troupe 
grouped in the center of the stage, 
singing and playing native music. The 
woman and three of the children start 
the turn by singing a Chinese song 
accompanied by one of the men at the 
piano. This is followed by the pianist 
singing a short number in pidgin 
Knglish. Next, one of the men juggles 
and spins a pair of cymbals in a clever 
way. Then each of the f<»ur men at- 
tempts to give individual illustrations oi 
conjuring. This part of the turn should 
be worked with more skill or eliminated 
for in each instance, the audience saw- 
where the articles came from. The boy 
followed the conjuring and did some re- 
markable acrobatic and contortion 
work. While the youngster is getting 
his breath, one of the men balances a 
spinning plate upon a flexible rod 
which bent at all angles. The man's 
cleverness secured good applause. A 
little more time was filled in by another 
of the men throwing a large crockery 
vessel in the air and catching and bal- 
ancing it upon his forehead. This 
practically concluded the men's part of 
the routine and the youngster again 
took the center of the stage. His back 
bending from a standing position earned 
unstinted plaudits. While balancing i 
large candelabrum full of lighted 
candles on his head, the youth accom- 
plishes the seemingly impossible. 
The youngster was the backbone of 
the act as it stood when it opened Sun- 
day. The woman and other three 
children did nothing after the opening 
song but stand on the stage giving the 
turn numerical strength. \But since 
Long Tack Sam's arrival "Shang Tun 
Mysteries" shows a vast improvement. 
The length of time consumed by the 
act has been cut down to 18 minutes 
giving more speed to the routine. Tne 
men's portion of the offering is being 
strengthened and reconstructed. They 
possess the necessary talent to make a 
good showing, but lacked the direction 
of a practical showman like Long Tack 
Sam to show them how to make the 
best use of it while before an audience. 
Undoubtedly long before the "Shang 
Tun Mysteries" reaches the east it will 
be holding it's own with other big 
acts; for Long Tack Sam has a splendid 
foundation to work on. 



Room* in the Fire-proof REGENT HOTEL 
Annex ere now open. The performer** home. 
Elmer E. Campbell, Prop. St. Louis. 



NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation of Legitimate 
Attractions in New York. 



"The Marriage of Columbine," Punch 
& Judy (Nov. 10;. 

Mae Murray and John Jarott. 

Modern Dancei. 

16 Mini.; Full Stage. 

Palace. 

After all is said regarding the mod- 
ern dances and their exponents there 
is only one conclusion to be arrived at 
and that is that dainty Mae Murray is 
without a doubt at the top rung of 
that branch of entertainers. It seems 
a strange fact that the three most 
famed of all the women who have risen 
through the modern dance all worked in 
the chorus of the same show about 
six or seven years ago. It was "The 
Merry-Go-Kound," at the Circle. Joan 
Sawyer and Florence Walton were 
show girls, while little Mae Murray was 
just one of the merry-merry. This 
week at the Palace with Jack Jarott 
as a partner Miss Murray is showing 
all that there is that is new in the 
modern dance. They have shown good 
taste in eliminating the usual banjo- 
rines from the colored orchestra made 
up of eight musicians culled from Eu- 
rope's orchestra. There are two vio- 
lins, bass, 'cello, drums and two pieces 
of brass. One number which the mu- 
sicians offered between the second and 
thi'J dances was heartily applauded. 
Miss Murray and Jarott are doing four 

dances. All are different from any- 
thing that has been shown and the 
stepping in two of the numbers was 
as nifty as anything that has been 
shown by anyone anywhere. Opening 
with a waltz, prettily done and well 
rehearsed, the team next do what they 
term "The Pidgeon Trot" (evidently 
named in honor of Eddie Pidgeon). 
This is as clever a routine of steps 
as ever shown in ballroom dancing. 
It is followed by "The Sunshine Frol- 
ic," a combination of Greek classical 
dancing, the Bacchante and a modern 
waltz. A fast Fox Trot was the clos- 
ing. It has a number of steps that will 
never be popular for the regulation 
ballroom steppers and there is but lit- 
tle chance that any of the other exhi- 
bition folk hereabouts will try to rt copy" 
the routine, for it looks exceedingly 
difficult from the front. Miss Murray 
was charmingly gowned, and the cos- 
tume she donned for the final number 
is a most striking affair. It is a man- 
darin coat of gold cloth under which 
she wore black bloomers that come to 
her ankle tops. Jarott has grown 
slightly stouter since last at the Pal- 
ace, but he has also improved as a 
dancer. It may be that in Miss Murray 
he has a partner more suited physically 
to Jack's proportions- and therefore 
he appears to better advantage. The 
act was easily the hit of the first half 
of the show at the Palace Monday 
night. At its conclusion Miss Murray 
was almost smothered in a shower of 
flort*l offerings. 



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Harry Bulger. 

Talk and Songs. 

15 Mina.; One (Special Drop). 

Broadway. 

For his return to vaudeville, Harry 
Bulger, who has been experimenting 
with musical comedy for the past sev- 
eral seasons with indifferent success, 
has taken his idea from the trade mark 
of Smith Bros.'s cough drops. The 
opening shows a drop in "one" picturing 
what is supposed to be the factory of 
the famous candy cough cure, with the 
familiar photo of the brothers on the 
side wall. Bulger and his aide walk on 
attired as the Smiths and after a short 
introductory duolog, Bulger plunges 
into a discourse on the history of the 
manufacturers, which is followed by a 
series of comic lyrics. The talk is 
bright, and although containing a few 
"elders" is sufficiently strong to hold its 
own. A political number probably 
known as "Mr. Wilson's Alibi" should 
be discarded because of whatever poli- 
tical differences the average audience 
may represent. It is not very compli- 
mentary to the President and was not 
taken with very much favor. Another 
turn appearing later, singing, "Our Hats 
Off to You, Mr. Wilson," were reward- 
ed with a reception on the opening line, 
a fact which speaks for itself. Bul- 
ger's ability to handle his particular 
line of material in either talk or song 
is sure to get him over anywhere. He 
pulled a big hit at the Broadway and 
with a short workout should classify for 
the medium time, his one call on the 
big string resting on his reputation, 
which has not been over-strengthened 
during his sojourn in the legit houses. 

Wynn. 



John Burke and Co. (3). 

Dramatic Sketch. 

15 Mini.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Harlem O. H. 

Dramatic novelty with a bit of danc- 
ing interspersed. Two men and two 
women in it. Mr. Burke has the role 
of the old dancing master. He has 
adopted the daughter of one of his 
stars who has died and the act opens 
the night of the youngster's debut at 
Drury Lane. The old master has been 
dubbed a "has been." He sends the 
girl to the theatre and sits dreaming 
of the past, during which the mother 
appears before him and goes through 
a series of ballet steps. Following this 
Mr. Burke offers an old fashioned soft 
shoe dance, heartily applauded. At the 
finish the girl reappears, but one is left 
to guess whether or not her debut has 
been a success. The turn will fill a 
good spot on small time nicely. 



Sam Soder. 
Rhymster. 
9 Mina.; One. 
Harlem O. H. 

Sam Soder has adapted Harry Breen's 
idea to suit himself and his talents and 
is presenting a rhyming stunt on the 
small time which he works straight. 
He is very bad on English, and this, 
with his poor personal appearance, 
makes it rather hard going for him at 
first. After the audience gets what he 
is doing, he passes nicely. His of- 
fering is one that is essentially small 
time. .* 



Homer Mason and Marguerite Keel- 
er (3). 

"Married" (Farce Comedy). 

21 Mina.; Full Stage (Special Set; In- 
terior). 

Keith's, Atlantic City. 

Homer Mason and Marguerite Keel- 

er offer a remarkably clever playlet, 

entitled "Married," as a sequel to their 

"Lost Key." Not only is the idea 

novel, but the acting is refreshing in 
every particular. A feminine aphasia 
patient gets into the room of a hotel. 
A burglar who has entered before 
strikes her on the head which brings 
her back to consciousness. She rings 
ui- the doctor. He tells he/ to go to 
lied and wait for his visit. The burg- 
lar, who has been hiding, attempts to 
s'ip out unnoticed, but a key is in the 
lock and the man himself appears — 
intoxicated'. He imagines that he 
"sees", things, when he discovers the 
woman's clothing and later the woman 
herself in his bed. He reaches the 
conclusion he has married her while 
under the influence and didn't remem- 
ber it. The woman awakens and 
screams. He pacifies her by saying 
tliey arc married. A blow on his head 
from the burglar's sandbag sobers him. 
He attempts to reason out where he 
married the girl but to no purpose. 
She wants to dress, but the burglar 
lias made away with the clothes. The 
man offers her his overcoat, and they 
talk it over. The talk is remarkably 
well done in a clever and refreshing 
love dialog. The burglar again tries 
to escape and is captured. While the 
man is holding him the doctor calls up. 
Pell (Mr. Mason) answers the phone 
and tells the doctor he is married. He 
informs them that such is not the case 
as both have been in his private sani- 
tarium until a few minutes before the 
episode in Pell's room. Pell requests 
the doctor to send a minister. The 
burglar proves to be a kleptomaniac 
minister and Pell has him perform the 
ceremony. Mason is excellent. Miss 
Keeler has a charming piquancy that 
goes well with her naive work in the 
love scene. 



"The Witness" 
Dramatic Sketch. 
17 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Grand O. H. (Nov. 1). 

A little dramatic offering that seemed 
to get past with the audience despite 
the principal male character persisted 
in acting all over the stage. Two men 
and a woman in the sketch. One of 
the men is the district attorney, the 
other his secretary, and the woman is 
the former's estranged wife. A man- 
about-town has been murdered in his 
studio apartment by a woman and the 
police have a suspect in custody. The 
D. A. is confident she committed the 
crime. The wife enters and pleads for 
the woman, stating she is certain of her 
innocence and finally makes a confes- 
sion that she is the one who killed the 
"rounder" after he lured her to his 
apartment and insulted her. The D. A. 
orders* the police to free the woman 
they have been holding and he and the 
wife sit down for a long talk at the 
drop of the curtain. The act has possi- 
bilities but the present company does 
not make tbf most of them. 



Carlos Sebastian and Dorothy Bentley. 

Modern Dances. 

11 Mine.; Full Stage, 

Palace Music Hall, Chicago. 

Chicago, Nov. 4. 

Carlos Sebastian and Dorothy Bent- 
ley have arranged a new routine of 
dances, which they are offering in vau- 
deville. They open with "Romance De 
Fleur," a rather novel idea, in which 
the young woman attempts to keep a 
red rose away from the man during 
a fast dance, finally to yield it to him 
at the finale. Other dances in the 
routine are the "Sebastian Stop Step," 
"Valse Artistique" and the "Fox Trot." 
The dances are all lively, pretty well 
worked out, and some of such a novel 
nature they call out applause during 
the run of the act. Turn gets over 
nicely. 



Rebla. 

Juggler. 

8 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Palace Music Hall, Chicago. 

Chicago, Nov. 4. 

This juggler, fresh from foreign 
shores, offers a novel idea in his line, 
elaborately worked out, and finished in 
its entirety. He has his stage set 
with two tables and a back counter. 
His act has laughs from the opening, 
with not a dull minute. One of the big 
l.'.ughs is when he knocks against one 
of the tables which collapses and falls 
on him, covering him with napery, 
dishes and cutlery. He works in a 
nonchalant style, thus living up to his 
billing of "The Unconcerned Juggler." 
The act is of such calibre that it would 
go well down in a big time bill. Dis- 
tinct hit at the Palace. 



"Vacation Days" (8). 

Musical Comedy. 

25 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Harlem O. H. 

This act seems to have hastily been 
thrown together without apparent 
rhyme or reason being evolved when 
the finished product has been turned 
out. It is an excuse for a small time 
team to appear in numbers with three 
girls and three boys working as a cho- 
rus behind them. The chorus is one 
of the bad features. ' They cannot sing 
nor dance, and as that seems to be the 
reason for the act, why the less said 
the better. The act is prettily cos- 
tumed. 



Undine Andrews. 

Kid Impersonator. 

14 Mins.; One. 

58th Street. 

A little girl who is offering a kid 
characterization that will fit in nicely 
on any small time bill. Miss Andrews 
is a small blonde person, looking ex- 
ceedingly well in a little pink kiddy 
dress. She opens with a kid song 
that gets over nicely and follows this 
with a number of kid stories. Some 
are rather old, especially the one that 
ends with "Come in I tooked it off 
now," but the way she tells them gives 
the little yarns a new sort of atmos- 
phere and they bring laughs. She 
closed with another song that earned 
her three bows. 



Singer's Midgets (17). 
Lilliputian Vaudeville. 
23 Mini.; Full Stage. 
Hammerstein's. 

Prodigies of the midget or lillipu- 
tion size are no longer a novelty on 
the American vaudeville stage. Sing- 
c'rs Midgets, a recent importation from 
war-bound Europe, make their play for 
popularity on the strength of their 
numbers and the versatility of the lit- 
tle people. The midgets combine a mix- 
ture of'variety, the act making the best 
impression with its concerted vocal ef- 
forts at the closing on the "Tipperary" 
number led by two of the company. 
This "Tipperary" song is put over in 
typical musical comedy style and is a 
valuable asset to the entire act. One 
midget is a miniature Sandow and 
makes some wonderful lifts for his 
proportions. One of the older little 
men puts two elephants through an in- 
teresting routine. A woman does pony 
riding which availed little. Nine of the 
midgets offered acrobatics, one show- 
ing more agility than the rest. Pyra- 
mids were in the majority. After a 
song-violin obbligato number by the 
man-woman "team," the finish came 
with the song. There are 17 in the com- 
pany. The program says 40. The re- 
mainder may have been too small to 
be seen. 



Robinson Brooks and Co. (5). 

"Pick"-Act 

21 Mins.; Full Stage (17); One (4). 

Grand O. H. (Nov. 1). 

Act will not do in present shape. 
Badly put together and entirely too 
talky. Robinson Brooks does a female 
impersonation of a "wench" and 
"bawls out" her "husband" throughout 
the turn. Four picks try for singing 
and dancing. They are very bad in the 
former department and do not pull any- 
thing unusual in the latter. 



Weber and Elliott 
Singing and Talking. 
17 Mins.; One. 
Grand O. H. (Nov. 1). 

Another "audience" act. Two men; 
the straight coming on and apologizing 
for the absence of his partner. The 
comedian coming from the audience, 
asks for his money back because he got 
in on a pass which he could have sold 
had he not come to the show. The 
straight invites him to the stage and 
after a little talk the two go into num- 
bers. They got quite a number of 
laughs from the Sunday crowd and 
seem to be a nice little comedy turn 
for small time. 



Margaret lies and Co. (2). 
Comedy Sketch. 
19 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Grand O. H. (Nov. 1). 

Will prove a clever comedy sketch 
for small time providing it is cut down 
to the real meat in the idea. At present 
the turn is at least four minutes too 
long and consequently draugy in spots. 
Miss lies is a clever little girl who docs 
nicely with the material she has. Her 
support is not as strong as it should be. 
The man is clever enough, but the 
woman settlement worker is not. The 
act while a comedy has pathos, well 
turned to a laugh at the finish. When 
in shape, good for small time. 



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VARIETY 



A PERFECT LADY. 

The ice treatment has been received 
by so many $2 shows in New York this 
season that the new Rose Stahl piece, 
at the Hudson, where it opened last 
week, is almost a novelty because it has 
a chance — not for New York, but on 
the road, and another because Miss 
Stahl is with it. 

The reviewers on the dailies went to 

this Channing Pollock-Rennold Wolf 

piece rather hard. They were justified 

in but little of what they said, but even 

so, "A Perfect Lady" is not big enough 

nor fast enough for a Metropolitan 
run. While Miss Stahl may be able to 
quicken the tempo in the playing, she 
can't revamp the piece for New York, 
and might just as well get out on the 
road right away, unless there is an- 
other manuscript in sight. 

"A Perfect Lady" tells of a burlesque 
star, who settles down in Sycamore, 
Kans , refusing to go with the troupe 
("The Merry Maids") to the next stand, 
Jefferson, where her kid sister is at- 
tending college, supported by the bur- 
lesque queen's earnings. Dancing is 
a crime in Sycamore, but Lucille Le 
Jambon (Miss Stahl), who has resumed 
her own name, Lucille Higgins, after- 
ward admits she brought New York 
improvements to the tank, neglecting 
only to build a subway. She taught the 
town the turkey trot, her sister, who 
had left school to live with her, married 
the town's wealthiest citizen's son. and 
Lucille became the wife of the manly 
minister (Harry C. Browne), while 
Flossie Day, the soubret of the bur- 
lesque, who had quit with Lucille, mar- 
ried Bertie Snyder, the "musical di- 
rector" with the company. Flos had 
respect for Bertie. She told him how 
to write music and said that with his 
memory there was no reason why he 
shouldn't become a great composer. 

To New Yorkers the dialog, of the 
sure-hit, cross-fire sort, isn't unfamiliar. 
It starts off with Bill Cressy's "there's 
nothing I ain't" and takes in all the 
other tested laugh producers, but as 
pieced together in this play, they would 
be extremely funny in trie rural dis- 
tricts. Beatrice Noyes was Flossie in 
a "fatter" role than that Miss Stahl 
played. Ned A. Sparks as the musical- 
director-piano player also had a part 
that played itself, but to which he lent 
commendable assistance. 

Miss Stahl. as the repentant burles- 
qucr. who reformed the rube reformers, 
took hold from the commencement and 
never let go, even in the "soft" scenes 
between herself and the clergyman. 

Several "bits" were well taken care 
by a long cast, that did not include 
enough extra people to make the "Jar- 
din de Danse" scene realistic. The 
opening scene. Sycamore Junction at 
five a. m.. is particularly well made, but 
the final setting, the church and the rec- 
tory, received more applause at the rise 
of the curtain. That always is as it is. 

"A Perfect Lady" is in four acts. 
short ones, really sketches by them- 
selves. Miss Stahl in the center of each. 
Outside of this wise town, there should 
he more lau;:hs drawn by 'A Perfect* 
Lady" than anything Rose Stahl ha» 
yt-t append in. It is hilled as a com- 
edy — the cuntry likes comedy, and it 
is a comedy. Simf. 



WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS. 

Chicago, No. 4. 

This is a melodrama in four acts of 
police life, showing the good and bad 
in the organizations that are hired to 
protect life and property in large cities. 
It is adroitly put together for the pur- 
pose of stirring, and it is a sure applause 
winner from the start. 

Edward £. Rose, an expert at this 
sort of thing, is the author, and it is 
well acted by a cast headed by Frank 
Sheridan, and very ably assisted by 
Rodney Ranous, Jessie Glendenning, 
Walter F. Jones, Grace Guilders, Mat- 
tie Ferguson, Georgie Edwards, Harold 
Hartscll and others. 

The story concerns the efforts of a 
big politician in the east to capture a 
Jewish immigrant girl for whom the 
politician conceived a violent liking. 
The girl became wise to his intentions 
and ran away from New York to Chi- 
cago where her brother was earning a 
living as a peddler. She took with her 
a photograph of the politician with his 
autograph, and to avoid a scandal, the 
man sent one of his New York detec- 
tives to recapture the girl and save him 
from disgrace. Ellis Denby, the detec- 
tive (Harold Hartsell) in his efforts 
to get the girl runs up against Chief 
Coleman of Chicago (Frank Sheridan), 
who is a policeman after the new order 
of things. He believes people need 
friendly aid more than punishment. 

The detective also runs up against 
Dan Nolan, an honest patrolman (Rod- 
ney Ranous), whom he attempts to 
bribe, and later attempts to kill through 
his gang of imported gunmen. Eileen 
Coleman, daughter of the chief (Jessie 
Glendenning), falls in love with the pa- 
trolman, and there is a love story in 
which Patsy (Grace Childers), a news- 
girl, and Charles Nolan (Douglas Law- 
rence,) an embryo prize fighter, figure 
more or less. The play is full of action. 

The production is adequate. Row- 
land & Clifford, Chicago producers, are 
sponsors for the attraction, and it is 
being given at the Auditorium for the 
annual benefit of the Policemen's Ben- 
evolent fund. 



PALACE. 

At the Palace this week is one of 
the classiest vaudeville shows around 
New York in some time. Irene Frank- 
lin and Burton (Burton — special Palace 
hilling) Green are topping with two 
other acts acting as runner-ups for the 
first money. The latter are Mae Mur- 
ray and John Jarott and Henry Dixey. 

Someone on the bill is drawing the 
ii 11 dress element. Monday night there 
were several dozen white-bosomed 
»\irts gleaming in the first half dozen 
tows. The night before Election the 
Palace was not packed, but there was 
eiot! K h business to till all of the upper 
fii iffs and the orchestra with the ex- 
c < ption of the side boxes. 

The bill was one that would enter- 
•ain at any one of the four corners of 
the earth, and a switch in the running 
order which was made improved the 
« *-ening performance. At the matinee 
M'-nry F. Dixey was in the position 
text to closing. For the evening show 
he was movejl up one, changing places 
with the Franklin-Green offering. 

The latter turn was easily the hit of 
the bill. Miss Franklin held the stage 
.35 minutes with her song offerings, and 



at the conclusion of this time she broke 
all bow records at the house since 
Bernhardt appeared there. Three min- 
utes of solid applause, interspersed 
with cries for the old favorites, forced 
the little strawberry comedienne to 
shatter the edict in regard to the num- 
ber of bows permitted an act by the 
management. Miss Franklin sang 
four new songs, and she made each a 
classic in characterization. Opening 
with a number entitled "These Are the 
Good Old Days," she quickly changed 
costume and presented "The Police- 
woman," a gentle satire on the suf- 
fragette. Her third was "Nobody's 
Baby," a kid number, but it was her 
fourth that was the hit of her reper- 
toire. It«s entitled "All Wrong" and 
is a classic in slang. Clad in an up- 
to-the-minute costume that would be 
labeled "smart" by the Claridge crowd. 
Miss Franklin delivers a plaint regard- 
ing the efforts to help a boob slip the 
elastic on his cabbage, but he wouldn't 
slip and therefore was "all wrong." 
Her last was "The Chorus Lady's De- 
but," one of the numbers that she 
formerly presented, but with the Palace 
crowd it was as popular as ever. Miss 
Franklin is playing the Palace this 
week for the first time. 

Newhouse, Snyder and Co. with their 
cycling novelty started the vaudeville 
portion. The trio have worked out a 
series of flashy tricks that are genuine 
applause winners, and the audience 
liked their efforts. Being a hit open- 
ing the bill at the Palace lets an act 
in for a spot on any vaudeville bill 
throughout the country, and this act 
was a hit. 

Bill Pruitt (New Acts), the cowboy 
singer, was a near-riot. "No. 2." Cressy 
and Dayne in the next spot in "The 
Man Who Remembered" held the at- 
tention with the comedy at the open- 
ing but sagged toward the end when 
the old-fashioned and very apparent 
theatrical tug at the heart strings was 
made. 

Billy Gould and Belle Ashlyn filled 
in next to closing the first part. Mr. 
Gould, is as debonair in appearance as 
ever, and Miss Ashlyn is developing 
into one of the best "nut" come- 
diennes. The act has progressed so 
that Gould has but little to do except 
fill the picture while the lady grabs off 
the laughs. Closing the first part were 
Mae Murray and John Jarott (New 
Acts). 

Mullen. and Coogan went to the au- 
dience hook, line and sinker after the 
intermission and pulled a lot of laughs. 
The stepping of the smaller member 
got no end of applause, and at the fin- 
ish the act got away with three well- 
earned bows. Henry E. Dixey, an 
actor par excellence, in the next spot, 
had his chance. He related in blank- 
verse the things that arc vaudeville's 
curse. He showed us the parts type 
actors have to play today, and at 
the finish was paid with applause that 
made him make a speech that was a 
peach. 

Closing the show Maria Lo with her 
company present a series of life repro- 
ductions of the masterpieces of Dres- 
den and other china art. which com- 
prise in ensemble one of the daintiest 
sight acts extant. The turn held the 
audience in and received applause on 
each picture shown. 



JEFFERSON. 

So much doing outside Election night 
the crowds did not flock to the Jeffer- 
son as would be expected in such a 
thickly populated section. The biggest 
hit of the evening was made by assist- 
ant manager Richmond, who read the 
election returns from the stage. 

A good show, consisting of ten acts, 
several mixed doubles, each with a dif- 
ferent bit of art to show. Several of 
the names on the program were prob- 
ably fictitious. The* show opened with 
Predrichs and Venita, who have a regu- 
lar circus slack wire act. The man and 
woman both show that they have ex- 
ceptionally strong molars with their 
holding of each other on the wire by 
their teeth. The act went very well. 

The second spot was filled by a 
couple calling themselves Smith and 
Harvey. That name has been used 
around so much by every sort of an 
act that it might be better to use a 
number instead. Smith and Harvey in 
this instance were a man and woman 
who sang with the male member play- 
ing the piano. Some of the girl's com- 
edy remarks have been much abused, 
and such remarks when talking on tele- 
phone as "Will you marry me?" "Yes!" 
"Who are you," and others just as 
cruel should be eliminated from an act 
calling themselves Smith and Harvey. 

A magical act, Barclay and Forrest, 
was "No. 3." Probably an assumed 
name, as the act does not fit it exactly. 
The magical work attempted is well 
carried out and had the Fourteenth 
streeters baffled. The act was well 
costumed and was easily one of the 
best of its kind ever at the house. 

Tulio and Perima furnished music 
with accordions in the next spot. The 
two men have not selected the best of 
numbers for their playing, and it is not 
till the last, when they began some 
popular songs, the audience took very 
kindly to their offering. The solo work 
by each seemed to please as much as 
when they played together. 

William Sisto was the hit of the 
show. The comedy was in the lingo 
that they understand and went over 
like a riot. The mouth organ work 
pleased mightily. 

A dancing couple, calling themselves 
Olga and Sidney, did the usual pranc- 
ing, but with the addition of a bit of 
classic stuff by the girl and a fancy 
costume number by the two. A fair 
dancing pair and the girl's bare legs 
pleased the boys. 

_ Another nice hit was made by the 
Faden O'Brien Trio with their picture 
travesty and shop talk sketch. 

The Four Harts, a male quartet, with 
rhc usual routine, had the next to clos- 
ii.tr spot and were able to bring the 
audience around to appreciate their 
singing. 

The closing spot of an all-around 
qood bill was given to Unicycle Hayes. 
Why this man should use all the space 
on the boards with his name is hard to 
see as he has a capable woman partner 
vho does more than fill her end of the 
bill. The two worked rather listlessly 
Tuesday night, probably tired from the 
number of shows on the holiday. 

The Jefferson has eliminated its fea- 
trre pictures and instead has inaugu- 
rated a special event for each night. 

A silly sketch was presented by 
Leona Leigh and Co. 



VARIETY 



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HAMMERSTEIN'S. 

Election eve saw about the poorest 
Monday night house of the season at 
Hammerstein's, despite some ambidex- 
terity on the part of the box office ex- 
perts in "padding" the lower section. 
The show did not make everybody 
happy. The absence of speed, comedy 

and pep up early jarred the bill so hard 
that it really never did recover from 
the shock. In the headline spots were 
Singers' Midgets (New Acts) and Joe 
Howard and Mabel McCane. Things 
didn't appear to go smoothly with the 
Howard-McCane turn and Joe was so 
peeved he perspired like a circus can- 
vasman. Howard has made an im- 
portant change in his act and one that 
will make him more popular here- 
abouts. For the finish he and Miss Mc- 
Cane offer a number of the songs that 
Joe wrote when the going was good in 
the old musical comedy days in Chi- 
cago. They carry a special "curtain" 
in "one." Joe sings the verses aided 
by pictures of Joe and Miss Mabel in 
the atmosphere of the lyrics, with the 
latter joining in the chorus in a cos- 
tume befitting the time of the song. 
This makes a much better closing and 
gives Miss McCane a chance to display 
a nifty wardrobe. Joe appears to be 
singing better than he has in several 
years, while Miss McCane's voice also 
appears to be getting better. 

Orville and Frank opened with their 
Japanese "perch" work. The balancing 
in "one" close to the footlights kept 
Musical Director May worried. Nor- 
cross and Holdsworth sang effectively 
hut added no speed to the bill. 

Brown and Newman were "third," 
pretty early; too early, in fact. Robert 
L. Dailey and Co. gave the show its 
first comedy, but it was not of the 
healthy proportions the Hammerstein 
bill could have stood at this juncture. 

The best enjoyed turn of the evening 
was that of Claudius and Scarlet. Their 
recall of the days of the sixties with 
the audience privileged to sing the old 
songs awakened the bunch out front. 
Singer's Midgets closed the first part. 

Jack Lorimer and his kilts were "sev- 
enth." Lorimer sang in good voice 
but he made no effort to respond to an 
encore. After Joe Howard had sung 
himself almost hoarse, Brooks and 
Bowen, colored, were thrust into the 
bill, next to closing, Harriet Burt's 
withdrawal giving them the opportu- 
nity. It was near eleven, but it didn't 
take long for the pair to register a 
solid hit. Dainty Marie closed. 



HARLEM OPERA HOUSE. 

All Harlem turned out on Election 
night and Manager Harry Swift at the 
opera house had his share of the patron- 
age, for he packed them into his theatre 

so that there was scarcely standing 
room left. He had 50 extra chairs in 
the boxes and at seven o'clock had to 
stop selling. There was a line in front 
«>f the box office at that time that 
choked up the lobby and extended far 
out into the street. 

The show comprised seven acts and 
five reels of pictures. • The Creole Trio 
went on at 7:30 to open the show. A 
special Harlem Weekly which Manager 
Swift hi. take i l;«?t week showing 
views of 'he Harlem Tercentenary cele- 



bration was next and in turn was fol- 
lowed by a Pathe Weekly. Roy and 
English (New Acts) followed the films 
and were too quiet an act for the spot. 

A film showing the writing of "Chi- 
natown, My Chinatown," by Jerome 
and Schwartz, followed and got a few 
laughs. It is not the kind of a picture 
that will help popularize the writers to 
any great extent. There is too much 
"hitting the pipe" thing in it. 

John Ellis and Co. with their political 
sketch had the next spot and because 
of the crowd being imbued with the 
election spirit the act got over in very 
nice shape. An old Keystone comedy, 
'The New Janitor," was next shown 
and brought a legion of laughs. Post 
and DeLacy (New Acts), who followed, 
caught the audience in good humor and 
had an easy time of it. 

John Burke and Co. (New Acts) 
made a decided impression with his 
'Old Master" sketch and its attendant 
dancing features. A Sterling comedy 
with its juvenile actors was also a laugh 
getter when shown after the sketch. 

Sam Soder (New Acts), a rhymster, 
did fairly well in the spot next to clos- 
ing. The big act of the bill was "Va- 
cation Days" (New Acts) down at the 
tail end of the bill and proved that it 
was not strong enough for the position. 
"Perils of Pauline" finished. 



BROADWAY. 

Business is gradually climbing at the 

Broadway where a reasonably good 

ten-act program is offered at fifty 
cents top. The current week's layout 
carries a few individual weaknesses, but 
collectively the show is entirely enter- 
taining and well above the average 
small time speed. Harry Bulger (New 
Acts) is introducing his latest vaude- 
ville effort and Mike Bernard and Amy 
Butler (New Acts) are making thei: 
debut as a team. 

"A Dream of the Orient" is perhaps 
the most pretentious production on the 
program, featuring Madam Makarenko 
who has attained some prominence in 
vaudeville with her former Russian 
dancing aggregations. Equipped with 
an extremely elaborate set with the 
male Makarenko in the orchestra pit, 
the company proceed through song and 
dance that contains all the require- 
ments of big time calibre. The man's 
dancing is exceptionally commendable 
and Madam Makarenko has developed 
a voice that proves a valuable asset to 
the turn. Compared with some of the 
many other girl acts recently produced, 
this piece looks in a class of its own. 
They were a big hit. 

Barney Fagan and Henrietta Byron 
have perfected a double routine of 
songs with some attractive dressing 
that should keep them continually 
busy. Fagan 's perfect enunciation, 
Miss Byron's appearance and the gen- 
eral build of their piece is so superior 
to the stereotyped offering of their 
kind they should connect with a route 
with half an effort. 

Ah Ling Foo, a Chinese magician 
with enough fowl to stock a dozen 
modern butcher shops, mystified to 
some extent. The Kloofs presented 
one of those novelty musical skits, util- 
izing wearing apparel and house fur- 
nishings for the harmony, getting away 
with usual results, although the novelty 



of such turns has long since ceased to 
exist. 

Charlotta St. Elmo with some popu- 
lar numbers and costume changes was 
a bit handicapped in an early spot. Her 
opening song, a light "rag," brought 
her big applause, but the ballads didn't 
help. Another number on the order 
of the first offered would help some- 
what. 

The Guy Bartlett Trio just about 
made the margin line with nothing to 
spare. The tall member's facial make- 
up needs attention, the merit now rest- 
ing wholly with the comic. In this 
heyday of trios, the Guy Bartlett three 
run a distant second to the large ma- 
jority. 

Burke, La Forge and Burke breezed 
through to a safe hit, and the Azard 
Trio, who closed, kept them in as well 
as expected. Wynn. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

The William H. Macart-Ethlynne 
Bradford billing appeared to be doing 
business for the American Monday 
night, though the Roof did not show 
it. Downstairs the theatre held ca- 
pacity on Election Eve. Macart and 
Bradford, from the big time (playing 
their first week downtown on the 
smaller division), headlined the pro- 
gram, appearing second in the second 
half, giving "The Second Generation" 
the first three days, and playing "A 
Legitimate Hold Up" for the latter end 
(remaining at the American the full 
week). 

Mile. Tojetti and Wallace Bennett 

opened the Roof show, with Weston 
and Young second, they finishing up 
strongly with their laughing number. 
Harold Crane and Co. in "Justice" 
(New Acts) were third, followed by 
Merlin, a talking magician, who gets 
considerable comedy out of his tricks 
and "Committee," one of the latter 
probably being a "plant," although 
appearing to the audience as a layman. 
The point of this is that Merlin makes 
him the butt of his talk. Perhaps it 
would be as well to indicate at some 
time during his stay upon the stage 
that he is connected with the turn to 
disabuse the minds of those in front 
that a "volunteer" would be handled 
that way. Merlin does "nut stuff" in 
his talk and actions, getting away 
with it in big time style. 

The Ten Dark Knights (all men) 
closed the first half. It is a colored 
turn, with music, songs and other 
things, including comedy and a fast 
dancing finish. It did well enough in 
the spot, and can be used, owing to 
its numerical strength. 

In the second half Macart and Brad- 
ford were easily the hit of the show. 
Hagcr and Goodwin furnished another 
good turn for the second half. The 
work of these two boys was highly en- 
joyed. The country fair number is 
good for laughs, as is also the war 
song bit. These two are so different 
from the usual male two-act that the 
audience more than appreciated their 
work. 

The Skatelles opened after intermis- 
sion, and Charles I.ederer ch>si-d with 
hi* ■-slack wire work. 



FIFTH AVENUE. 

The Fifth Avenue fell down on its 

show the first half this week, with the 

exception of one act, and that was the 

headliner, Robert T. Haines and Co. 

The Haines sketch was easily the hit 

of the bill. Though rather old, it 
pleased the Fifth Avenue patrons. The 
war has furnished Harines with one 
new line for the sketch, but that is 
sufficient. 

The remainder of the bill was very 
small-timish, not a single act showing 
big time class. Dare Austin and Co. 
were the second best bet. The sketch 
made them laugh and the quick change 
by Austin furnished a surprise. 

The show opened with Evelyn Ware, 
who plodded along slowly until she 
used "Tipperary," near the finish, and 
put the song over very nicely. The 
encore received was evidently unex- 
I/ccted, as she was forced to use a 
pretty old number for it. 

Devaro and Zemater, "No. 2," did 
their usual routine on the triple bar. 
The men show nothing new in the way 
of stunts, but those performed went off 
without a slip. 

John Philbrick, next, talked and sang 
a number of parodies. John's talk did 
not reach to any great extent, the 
singing going much better. The old 
poker number has been done too often 
by others to need repeating. The songs 
at the finish created fair enthusiasm. 

Quigg and Nickerson have the same 
old routine, but the blackface comedian 
is capable of getting laughs aplenty 
with his woman's image, which has a 
movable skirt and arms and legs. The 
musical part remains the same. 

A bit of hard shoe dancing was intro- 
duced by George Murphy. Murphy an- 
nounces a number of things, but they 
arc hard to distinguish when he does 
them. A fair ripple of applause at the 
finish greeted this chap, although 
throughout the act the returns had been 
rather meagre. 

Luckstone and Cambell (New Acts), 
i.i: rather late for comfort, made a 
k:ir impression. The show closed with 
Bud Snyder with his cycle work. 



86TH STREET. 

The folks up the 80th street way may be 
squeezing the nickels and dimes pretty close, 
hut the Moss & Brill house Is Retting Its 
share of the show money. Uptown pop houses 
report a slight slump now during war times, 
but there's no complaint on the week end 
rushes. 

The Wtth Street was close to capacity last 
Friday night. The show found big favor 
with sufficient "dumb" and "sight" acts. 

A big help was the picture feature, a Vita- 
graph feature, "The Shadows of the Past." 
The picture is full of splendid acting and a 
rnellor thrill. 

Prcderlcka York, a name assumed, was Lu- 
cille Tllton. Miss Tllton had them guessing 
all the way and half the house went out per- 
plexed and not sure of MIsh Tl Ron's real 
gender. She first appears In feminine attire 
and for the remainder of her numbers uf- 
feetn masculine ouflts. To carry out the dis- 
guise she has her hair cut close and combed 
after the male style. It. Is sure to fool 
everybody In the pop houses. 

R. W. Knowles and Co. were the Leona 
Leigh act. It's a suffragette affair with the 
comedy play on two newlyweds attempting 
Hiilclde and mistaking cantor oil for rat 
polHon. The company (three people) make 
themselves heard, a big advantage on the 
small tlmr\ Dave Wells, working alone, his 
wife (Miss La Vine) helng 111, does a Harry 
Mreen opening and follows It up with a Frank 
Tlnney orchestra "hit" and offering a dialect 
Hebrew and Scotch that scored. Wells might 
Improve his personal appearance. 

lohn Xeff fooled them with his musical 
Instruments, talk nnd songs and was a hit. 
They ^nt his idea after awhile and laughed 
all the heartier. Morey's Tltnnlc Disaster 
ea-t a natural gloom but proved Impressive 
as a "sight net." 

Tom and Star la Monre followed and hid one 
fmiL'h time The |'nley f, le Have- ( l>> ; ( | to 
Hose attention. 



20 



VARIETY 



9* 



FILM FLASHES 



William Kesscl, brother of Charles Kessel 
of the New York Motion Picture Corp. died 
suddenly at his home in New York late last 
week. The deceased had been Identified with 
the picture business In every branch . He re- 
cently returned from a trip through Europe 
in the interests of the New York M. P. Corp. 



The Picture Playhouse Film Co. has opened 
a new exchange In Dullas in charge of P. A. 
Block. 



The American M. P. Co. Is building an $85,- 
000 theatre In L'tlca to scat l.HOO. It will be 
finished May 1. 

The third annual ball of the Moving Picture 
Operators' Protective I'nion of Greuter New 
York. Local :HX5. I. A. T. S. E.. will be held 
at the Palm Garden, ."Wth street and Lexington 
avenue, this Suturday night. Prominent stars 
of the screen have promised to attend. 



ColncirJentally with the completion of 
'Life's Shop Window" for the Box Office 
Attractions Co., Henry Bclmar has begun work 
on a semi-monthly series called "Lincoln, 
from the Cradle to the Grave," designed to 
pre-ent one of the most notable historic and 
cdu-ational features in fllmdom. It is plan- 
ned to release the first installment (all will 
be in two reels) in February, 1915. 

If arrangements ran be made the present 
company playing "Big Jim Qarrity" at the 
New York, including the star. John Mason, 
will enact the mcller for the pictures. Two 
New York concerns were anxious thlB week to 
land the show and star for the photoplay 
houses. 

These changes In the personnel of the Box 
Office Attractions Co. were made known this 
week: Zack M. Harris appointed as Cleveland 
manager (Mr- Harris is a well known ad- 
vance agent) ; Harry P. Decker to assist Har- 
ris ; C. L. Worthlngton appointed Philadelphia 
branch manager ; F. W. Mead appointed Bos- 
ton manager. 

Tho Gordon theatre, Rochester, has signed 
for the exclusive use of the Alco program 
in that city. 

Work began Monday at the Popular Plays 
and Players' studio In Fort Lee on the Olga 
IVtrova feature, "The Tigress." This is the 
first picture to be done In the new establish- 
ment. It will be released Dec. 7. 



Cecil R. Wood Is back as chief operator 
for the Alco New York exchange. 



Alco closed contracts this week In Albany, 
Syrncuse, Buffalo. Rochester, Watertown, Og- 
densbur?. Blnghamton, Rome, Amsterdam, 
Oloversvllle, Corning, Cornell and Troy. C. 
A. Taylor handled the business. 



The new Palace, Buffalo, Is scheduled to 
op«>n In December. It has taken on the Alco 
program. 



Herman Gertler, formerly of the World Film 
Corp.. took office as manager of the Manhat- 
tan theatre. lOJHh street and Manhattan ave- 
nue, Nov. 1. 



Harry G. Segal, manager of the New York 
World Film Exchange, signed the Clinton 
Squure, Albany, for his firm this week. 

The World Film Corp. this week opened Its 
i!7th branch in Omaha. D. R. Pearson Is in 
charge. 



Gen. Mgr. Lewis J. Selznlck of the World 
Film has appointed W. R. Scates division 
manager with headquarters in Chicago, with 
control of nine World exchanges in the mid- 
dle west. 

William C. Preller is the new World Film 
manager in Minneapolis. He was formerly 
of the General Film Co., feature department. 

The death of his mother called N. H. Splt- 
z.er, Kansas City branch manager for the 
World Film Corp., to New York a few days 
ngo. 



Guy C. Smith, manager of the Broadway, 
Oakland, Cal., claims that his contract with 
the Alco Film Corp. of California, involv- 
ing $100,000, is the largest film agreement 
ever entered into in that town. It calls for 
delivery of the Alco program for live years. 

The Paramount Picture Co. has contracted 
with the management of the Republic and 
Majestic, San Francisco, to supply both houses 
with "first run" features. 



To exploit their latest feature. "Salomy 
.lane." the California Motion Picture Co. has 
an old stage coach of the Deadwood type, oc- 
cupied by men In western make-up appear 
daily upon the principal streets of San Fran- 
< isco while the film Is running at the Portola. 

■\ndreas Dlppel is in on several Napoleon 
"feature " brought over here and Is the power 
l« hind "Ireland a Nation" film. Ix?e Kugel 
looks after Ms photoplay interests. Last week 
the I'nlted Bo iking Office Feature Film Co. 
arranged to book tho "Ireland" picture In all 
• if the picture theatres on Its list. 

The Fnnller picture Iiourps about I^ondon 
and the provinces have adopted a rather in- 



genious scheme for reducing the running time 
of their films when they are anxious to quick- 
en their shows. On such occasions they chop 
off the finish by about two minutes, thereby 
saving from eight to ten minutes on every 
hour of their entertainments. 



The National Board of Censors has a now 
official "O. K." for the pictures. It's a shield- 
like affair and is not as "blllboardy" as the 
old one. 



Contracts have been let for a new $100,000 
photoplay house to he erected on Jefferson 
avenue, near the boulevard, Detroit It will 
open in May. The Ingersoll-Gaukler Co. are 
the owners. 



In a report Issued from the chief clerk's 
office In the Criminal Courts Building, the ex- 
hibitors of New York County are charged with 
paying fines amounting to over $87,OOu during 
the past eighteen months. These fines were 
mostly for violations of the statutes pertain- 
ing to the admission of children without 
guardians and for violation of the fire regu- 
lations. 



"Your Girl and Mine" is the title of the 
feature film that Is being made ready In the 
Interest of the woman's suffrage movement. It 
will be shown in Chicago soon. Olive Wynd- 
ham and Kathryn Kaelred are two of the 
principals. 



"MADE IN AMERICA," SERIAL. 

The United Film Service (Warner's 
Features, Inc.) promise a novelty in a 
new serial soon to be put out. The 
continued picture is to be taken in 
every city of any prominence in the 
United States in co-operation with lo- 
cal business clubs, chambers of com- 
merce and social organizations. The 
Warner people have secured J. Arthur 
Nelson to direct the series, whose chief 
figure will be a pretty girl. Her name 
will be withheld probably throughout 
the entire series. The picture is to 
have two slogans "Made in America" 
(the girl to be known as "The Made 
in America Maid") and "Filming 
America Maid." A publicity man and 
scenario writer will travel ahead of the 
company which is to make the picture. 
The publicity man will inaugurate a 
"Made in America" day in each town 
and the scenario man will fit a story 
around the different happenings in each 
city. The picture is to be released 
weekly in one-reel installments, the 
first releases date for which has not 
been set. 



Paul Gullck is now editor-in-chief of the 
Universal Weekly. 



P. W. Home has an order to take 178.0(10 
feet of Industrial film. The work of getting 
the picture will entail a trip around the world. 
He Is at present in Washington taking pic- 
tures of the Treasury and the making of 
money. 



The Colonial Film Co. has inaugurated a 
dally newspaper advertising campaign for 
their series of films from the George Ran- 
dolph Chester "Wallingford" stories. The 
copy that is being used is written so that It 
makes more of an appeal to the general trade 
rather than to the public. 



MUTUAL CUTS TO $2. 

The Mutual is the latest to follow the 
lead of the General Film Co. in bring- 
ing its price of big multiple reel fea- 
tures down to $2 per reel for film over 
90 days old. 

Many exhibitors have cancelled their 
regular service to take advantage of 
the low price now being generally of- 
fered by several service concerns. 



RELEASED NEXT WEEK (Nov.16 toNov. 23,inc.) 

MANUFACTURERS INDICATED BY ABBREVIATIONS, VIZ.: 



GENERAL 

Vitagraph V 

Biograph B 

Ralem K 

Lubin L 

Pathe Pthe 

Selig S 

Edison E 

Esssnay S-A 

Rleine Kl 

Melies Mel 

Ambrosio Amb 

Columbus Col 



UNIVERSAL 

Imp I 

Bison B101 

Chrystal C 

Nestor N 

Powers P 

Eclair Eclr 

Rex Rx 

Frontier Frnt 

Victor Vic 

Gold Seal G S 

Joker J 

Universal Ike U I 

Sterling Ster 



MUTUAL 

Gaumont G 

American A 

Keystone Key 

Reliance Rel 

Majestic Maj 

Thanhouser T 

Kay-Bee K B 

Domino Dom 

Mutual M 

Princess Pr 

Komic Ko 

Beauty Be 

Apollo Apo 

Royal R 

Lion Ln 

Hepworth H 



The subject is in one reel of about 1,000 feet unless otherwise noted. 



NOVEMBER 9— MONDAY. 

MUTUAL.— A Slice of Life. 2-reel dr, A ; 
His Talented Wife and His Trysting Place, 
split-reel com. Key; Our Mutual Girl, No. 
4.*. M. 

GENERAL— A Better Understanding, dr, B ; 
The Riddle of the Green Umbrella, 2-reel dr, 
K ; When His Ship Came In, 2-reel dr, S ; 
Miss Tomboy and Freckles, com. V; Hearst- 
Scllg News Pictorial, No. 73, S; Sweedie, the 
Trouble Maker, com, S-A ; Lord Cecil Plays 
A Purt (No. 9), "The Beloved Adventurer," 
dr. L. 

UNIVERSAL.— The Treasure Train, 2-reel 
dr, I ; The Phantom Cracksman, dr, Vic ; A 
Uear Escape, com, Ster. 



NOVEMBER 12— THURSDAY. 

MUTUAL.— The Friend, 2-reel dr, Dom ; An 
Incompetent Hero, com, Key; Mutual Weekly, 
No. 1)8, M. 

GENERAL.— The Fleur-de-lis Ring, dr, B ; 
Sophie and the Man of Her Choice, com, S-A ; 
In the Hills of Kentucky, 2-reel dr, L; Lola, 
tho Rat, dr, V ; Hearst-Sellg News Pictorial, 
No. 74, S. 

UNIVERSAL.— The Universal Boy in Cupid 
and the Fishes ; Juv-com. I ; His Uncle's Hill, 
2-reel dr, Rx ; Noodles Return, com, Key. 



NOVEMBER 10— TUESDAY. 

MUTUAL— Motherhood, dr. Be; The Nig- 
gard, dr, Maj ; Their Terror of Anger, 2-reel 
dr. T. 

GENERAL— The Heritage of Hamilton Cleek 
(No. 1», Mystery ln the Chronicles of Cleek), 
<lr, EC Within Three Hundred Pages, dr, S-A; 
The Unnger'8 Romance, dr, S ; The Sena- 
tor's Brother, 2-reel dr, V ; Butting and A 
Margaln Table Cloth, split-reel com, L; A 
Knmily Intermingle and Oh ! What a Dream, 
split-reel, com, Col ; The Widows Might, com, 
K : Tho New Magdalen, 2-reel dr, B. 

UNIVERSAL. — The Opened Shutters. 4-reel 
dr, GS ; Oh You Mumay, com, C. 



NOVEMBER 11— WEDNESDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Stolen Masterpiece, dr, A; 
Destiny's Night. 2-reel dr, Br; The Widow's 
Children, dr, Rel. 

GENERAL.- Andy Falls In Love (No. 12 
Adventure of Andy), com, E; A Midnight 
Tragedy, L'-reel dr, K : Three Boiled Down 
Fables, com. S-A; In Bridal Attire, com, V; 
Pocgy. of Primrose Lane, dr, S ; The Quark. 
2-reel dr, L. 

UNIVERSAL— His Night Out. com. J; The 
Wondrous Melody, 2-reel dr, Eclr; Animated 
Weekly, No. 141, U. 



NOVEMBER 13— FRIDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Hateful God. 2-reel dr. 
K-B ; The Folly of Ann, com-dr, Maj ; Seeds 
of Jealousy, dr, Pr. 

GENERAL.— A Question of Identity, 2-reel 
dr. L; The Prince Party. 2-reel dr. S-A; Ham, 
the Piano Mover, com, K ; Cupid Turns the 
Tables, com. S ; The Rorky Road of Love, 
coin. V; The Trap, dr. L; Life's Stream, 
dr. B. 

UNIVERSAL— When Their Brides Got 
Mixed, com. and India's Defenders of Great 
Britain, educa, split-reel, N ; His Curie's Will. 
2-reel dr, Vic; A Scenario's Editor's Dream, 
Com, P. 

NOVEMBER 14— SATURDAY. 

MUTUAL — Keystone title not announced ; 
The Flouting Call. 2-reel dr, Rel ; A Fortune 
In Pan's, com. R. 

GENERAL. The Everlasting Triangle, dr. 
E' "Broncho Billy's Derision, dr, S-A; Heat- 
ll,4 tho Burglar and Magazine Cooking, split- 
reel com. L; Ann the Blacksmith, 2-reel dr. 
V ; Helen's Sacrifice (No. 1. "The Hazards of 
Helen"*. K; Ills Wife's Pet and The Deadley 
Despatch, split-reel com, B; The Fatal Note, 
com-dr. S. 

UNIVERSAL.— The Battle of the Nations, 
coin. J ; Man to Man, dr. Frnt ; The Ninety 
Black Boxes. 2-reel dr. 101 B. 



COAST PICTURE NEWS. 

BY GUY PRICE. 

W. 11. Clune, the Los Angeles picture mag- 
nate, laBt week bought four bales of cotton. 

Fred Granville Is expected borne next week 
from Alaska with a thrilling series of films 
taken In the Far North. 



"Cabirla" 1b playing a return date at Trin- 
ity Auditorium, Los Angeles. 



Mr. and Mrs. "Billy'* Worthlngton are the 
proud parents of a baby son. 

Mona Darkfcather complains that a fellow 
has been "touching" her friends, claiming that 
he ig her brother. He calls himself "Chief 
Wounded Elk." Mona Is not an Indian. 



Louise Orth of the Universal is resting In 
the mountains. 



The Sellg western company Journeyed to Mt. 
Rhubldoux, Riverside county Cal., and took 
s -enes for "The Rosary." The trip is a haz- 
ardous one. 



The Santa Monica Kalem. A. W. Hale di- 
rector, has disbanded, and Its members are 
looking for new Jobs. 



The Oz Film Co. Is making an addition to 
its plant at Hollywood. Additional acreage 
has been purchased. 

Gertrude Robinson, who starred In "Bev- 
erley of Graustark," is a new arrival. 

Dustln Farnum has arrived in Los Angeles 
to appear in "Cameo Klrby." 



Andrew Bennlson will quit the Santa Bar- 
bara Film Co. He may Join the Famous Play- 
ers. 



Reina Valdez Is out of the Santa Barbara 
Film Co.'s company. 



Louise Glaum. Frank Bezzage and Jerome 
Storm, of the Kay- Bee. Director Walter Ed- 
wards, have returned from Bear Valley, 
where they put on several pictures. 

Myrtle Steadman, of Bosworth, Inc., has 
been laid off (with full salary) for several 
weeks because her director has no part suited 
to her. 

Enid Markey is now playing with Charles 
Itay. She formerly played ln coast stock. 



William S. Hartls directing for the New 
York M. P. Co. 



"Shorty" Hamilton, a well-known western 
picture actor, Ih a benedict. 

Mrs. Alfred Brandt, wife of the New York 
Motion Picture Co. director, died last week. 



Rex Jones has quit the pictures and is with 
the Century burlesque company in Los 
Angeles. 



K. C. LINKS UP EXCHANGES. 

The K. C. Booking Co., Inc., which 
handles Kinetophote products has com- 
pleted the work of linking up a series 
of exchange associations' to cover the 
United States. The K. C. Co. will 
handle New England through the 
American Feature Film Co., of Boston: 
the Eastern Booking Office, with 
branches in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, 
will handle that territory as well as 
Philadelphia through the main office 
there; a K. C. branch will cover the 
territory centering in Chicago; the At- 
lantic Film Service will look after the 
South and the Far West will be booked 
through the California Film Service 
Corp. San Francisco, with branches in 
Denver, Salt Lake, Seattle, Portland, 
Ore., and Los Angeles. 

The association with the Dallas Film 
Co. was announced last week while 
New York state is covered from the 
headquarters in New York. The 
Kinetophote will release two preten- 
tious features during November in ad- 
dition to the stated releases under the 
\mbrosio brand which it controls on 
this side of the Atlantic. 

One will be "The Coming Power," a 
multiple, by Raymond C. Hill, pictur- 
ized by Catherine Carr and directed by 
Edward Mackay. Its leading actors 
are Lionel Adams, Edith Luckett, Anna 
Rose and William Crimmons. The 
other feature is "The Span of Life" feat- 
uring Lionel Barrymore, and described 
as having a high-power punch. 

"The Spirit of the Poppy" is sched- 
uled for early release aluo. 



VARIETY 



21 





TALKERS" INJUNCTION. 

Judge Julius M. Mayer, sitting in the 
U. S. District Court for the southern 
district of New York on Monday 
signed a temporary injunction restrain- 
ing William Morris, the Cort-Kitzee 
Co. and the B. F. Keith New York 
Theatre Operating Co. from the use of 
a talking-moving picture device, which 
it is alleged is an infringement on the 
patents covering that art owned by the 
Commercial Biophone Co., of New 
York. 

This order, if it is coiitirmed by the 
court, which will hear arguments from 
both sides the first Monday in Decem- 
ber, will give the Biophone Co. practi- 
cal control of the talking-moving pic- 
ture field. 

Judge Mayer said in part in granting 
the order: 

"On the record before me there is 
nothing to overcome the presumption 
of validity created by the granting of 
the last letters (letters patent No. 761,- 
846, owned by the Biophqjie). Indeed, 
it seems to me to be a meritorious in- 
vention. 

"I am also satisfied that the defend- 
ants infringe. What Messier accom- 
plished (Messier is the German in- 
ventor of the Biophone device) was to 
get the pin in the phonic line and at 
the starting point with the result that 
synchronization between the plate and 
tilm would occur at the start. 

"This is what the defendants ac- 
complish and in substantially the same 
way. The differences are not impres- 
sive to the point of avoiding infringe- 
ment. 

"Complainants are disturbed because, 
as they insist, the practical results from 
the use of the defendants' device are 
unsatisfactory and tend to injure the 
moving-talking pictures with the thea- 
tre-going public. On the showing, I 
think they are right and that the pro- 
tection of a court of equity should be 
extended to them." 

The effect of this order is to prevent 
the use of the Morris-Cort talking- 
moving pictures, of which the Harry 
Lauder reels and records are the best 
known, until the courts have passed on 
the merits of the case and either grant- 
ed or refused to grant a permanent in- 
junction. 



'EVIDENCE" PICTURIZED. 

I apt. Leslie Peacockc this week 
turned over to Frank Crane the com- 
pleted scenario of "Evidence" for the 
production by the Gold Film Corpora- 
tion. It will be undertaken as soon as 
I rane completes "As Yc Sow" in which 
Alice Brady is being featured. Capt. 

Pcacocke himself is at work on "Alias 
Jiinmic Valentine," which M. Tourneur 
will direct when he has completed "The 

Pit" with Gale Kane and Wilton 
Lackaye. 

Ames With Alliance. 

G. J. Ames, formerly with the Gen- 
eral Film Co. and later with the Mu- 
tual, has been made exchange manager 
of the Alliance Film Corp. 



PROTEST STOPS "ORDEAL." 

A protest by German sympathizers 

to Commissioner of Licenses George 

H. Bell against the exhibition of "The 

Ordeal" at Hammerstein's Lexington 

Avenue opera house caused the with- 
drawal of that film feature by order 
or the commissioner, backed by the 
threat of the police that the house man- 
ager would be arrested if the exhibition 
continued. 

Lawyer Jesse J. Goldberg, represent- 
ing the Life Photo Co., said he would 
apply for a court order restraining the 
police from interference, since the pro- 
ducer had carried the matter to the 
United States Department of State and 
had received the assurance of Acting 
Secretary Lansing that the government 
would not interfere with the exhibition. 

Nevertheless, the picture was stopped 
Tuesday when a police lieutenant ap- 
peared at the theatre with the follow- 
ing letter from Commissioner Bell: 

"The Department of Licenses con- 
siders this film absolutely unfit for 
production in New York City and 1 
must insist that you refrain from pro- 
ducing it." 

Washington, Nov. 4. 
When Acting Secretary Lansing 
learned of the action of the New York 
police, he said the State Department 
had declined to act as censors for mov- 
ing pictures. 

Pittsburgh, Nov. 4. 

Every newspaper in the United States 
was sent the following statement from 
the Department of State Monday, with 
the request that it be printed: 

"The Department of State has been 
advised that a war picture entitled 'The 
Ordeal' is to be presented in pictures in 
New York today, and that it is being 
represented that special permission has 
been secured from the Secretary of 
State to allow its presentation. The 
department desires to state that Oct. 
22 a representative of the Life-Photo 
Film Co. called at the department and 
offered to exhibit the film for the de- 
partment's review, whereupon the rep- 
resentative was informed, in writing, 
that, while appreciating the courtesy, 
the department could not undertake to 
act as censor for productions of this 
character. In these circumstances the 
department desires to make public that 
any announcement that the Secretary 
of State has permitted the presentation 
of this picture is false." 



A Maxim Directing. 

Hudson D. Maxim, son of the in- 
ventor, is managing the studio of the 
Colonial M. P. Corp.. in West 35th 
street, having charge of the "Walling- 
ford" scries in pro< ss of production 
in co-operation with T. Hayes Hunter, 
dircctor-in-chicf. 

The Wallingford picture i a new 
serial in once-a-month instnlivu nts. 

Young Maxim had been •■ ontlnmtal 
sales manager in London for the Trans- 
atlantic Film Co. 



BOSWORTH PLUNGES. 

While Klsie Janis is traveling toward 
Los Angeles this week to appear in her 
first film feature for Bosworth, Inc., 
that concern made public an important 
list of dramatic stars who had signed to 
pose for one or more photoplays each 
under that brand. 

In the number are James K. Hack- 
ett, Dustin Farnum, George Fawcctt 
and Maclyn Arbuckle. The Janis pic- 
ture will probably be a screen version 
of "The Slim Princess." Hackett will 
likely feature a camera play made 
from one of his stage successes while 
Farnum will be seen in "Captain Cour- 
tesy" and perhaps "Texas." Arbuckle 
will use "The Reformed Politician," or 
one of the other productions in which 
"the Jcdge" has figured upon the stage. 

Upon completion of "The Slim Prin- 
cess," Miss Janis will start upon an- 
other picture play, an un-named piece 
which she wrote herself. Bosworth, 
Inc., has undertaken a campaign of 
education by which it hopes to bring 
the public to a better understanding 
of the aims of the progressive film 
producers. 

Its special representative, Carl H. 
Pierce, spent last week in Philadelphia 
in interviewing Billy Sunday's man- 
agers in an effort to winning the evan- 
gelist's support of worthy picture en- 
tertainment. Mr. Pierce has just left 
New York for a tour of the country. 
He will visit the exchanges handling 
Bosworth features, and besides will 
interview newspaper editors in many 
cities to enlist their support for the 
better class of screen exhibitions. 

The campaign is being undertaken in 
the spirit which has urged many big 
commercial enterprises to send their 
missionaries into the field, to "feel the 
pulse" of their trades and win public 
support. 



FOX SIGNS DIRECTORS. 

William Fox has signed an impressive 
list of film producing notables to handle 
the producing end of the Box Office At- 
tractions Co. The all-star staff includes 
J. Gordon Edwards, for several years 
producer of plays for Fox at the Acad- 
emy of Music; Kdgar Lewis, widely 
known for his work with the Life Photo 
play Co. (who has just completed "The 
Thief," with Dorothy Donnelly); Lloyd 
B. ( arlcton, producer-of Lubin's biggest 
attractions and makers of more than 
300 films, and Frank Powell who re- 
turns to the Fox banner after directing 
a big feature for George Kleine. 



Aguglia in Annunzio Piece. 

Rochester, Nov. 4. 

The Genesee Film Company, Inc., 
recently organized, opened a studio and 
started rehearsals this week on its 
first production, "A Great Master- 
piece," by D'Anuunzio. Mimi Aguglia 
is playing the lead, supported by a 
company of 25. 

The officers of the new organization 
ate: President, J. P. Willard; secre- 
tary. < ieorge L. Deyo; treasurer. 
Charles M. Rowe. 



TO FILM "ZAZA." 

1 lie Famous Players Co. this week 
secured the picture rights to the drama 
'"/.aza." Pauline Frederick, now play- 
ing in "Innocent" and who has com- 
pleted two Famous Players dramas, 
"Sold 1 and "The Eternal City," will 
piay the part created by Mrs. Leslie 
tarter and played abroad by Mme. 
Kejanc. 

l lie production of "Zaza" will be the 
Famous Players first release in asso- 
ciation with Charles Frohman. 

Another announcement this week of 
that organization was the forthcoming 
production of "The Love Route" with 
Marguerite Clark. 

Allan Dwan, of the Famous Players 
producing staff, will leave New York 
lor the Coast to begin work on the 
piece. 

Marie Doro was another star whose 
name was added to the Famous Play- 
ers this week. She will star on the 
screen in William J. Locke's "The 
Morals of Marcus," playing the part, 
which she created, of the little girl from 
a Syrian harem who plays bob with the 
heart and household of the sober-mind- 
ed Sir Marcus. Like "Zaza," "Mar- 
cus" is a Charles Frohman enterprise. 

Tyrone Power will make his bow on 
the screen Nov. 16, when the Paramount 
will Introduce him in "Aristocracy" in 
four parts. 



Hedwig Sells Interest 
William K. Hedwig, for a long time 
laboratory superintendent of the Imp 
and Universal establishments, has sold 
out his interest in the Harvard Film 
Corporation and is looking the field 
over with a view to establishing a new 
connection. 

Meanwhile he has taken up head- 
quarters in the Knickerbocker theatre 
building from which he promises short- 
ly to announce in detail his plans for a 
series of productions. 



ANTI-CENSOR FIGHT ON. 

Washington, Nov. 4. 

Motion was made Tuesday before 
the United States Supreme Court to 
set for early hearing the appeal from 
the State of Ohio to settle the consti- 
tutionality of the Ohio Censorship law. 
The appeal was made by the Mutual 
Film Co., which attacks the law on the 
ground that it is contrary to the state 
constitution of Ohio, the Federal con- 
stitution, invades the government's 
right to regulate interstate commerce 
and abridges the right to free speech 
and is a delegation of legislative author- 
ity to the censorship board. 

The Ohio law is substantially the 
same as those passed in four other 
slates to regulate pictures and the one 
on which a proposed law for the Dis- 
trict of Columbia is modeled. 

The Mutual sought an injunction in 
tie Federal district in Ohio and was 
dmied relief. In asking for a nearly 
hearing the Mutual declares censorship 
laws like the Ohio statute are being 
passed in other states and it is impor- 
tant that the issue be settled. 



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22 



VARIETY 



DAILY RELEASE REVIEWS 

Reviews of film released dally. Pictures of over on* real ore indicated. 



Midnight Ride of I'aul Reverf. 

Two reels. Druma. Longfellow's poem. 
FMcture IntereHting. Principals all men. Well 
directed. 



Drama, 
plot. 



An Arcadian Maid. 

Old Plckford reprint with poor 



Thumb l*rlnta end Dlamoada. 

Drama. Detective story somewhat different. 
Characters well filled. Good picture. 

The Cirate Imperynl Slrkua. 

Comedy. Amusing, with Juvenile players. 



Drama. 

Comedy 
lniiKhs. 

Comedy 



The Availing; Child. 

Near-thief becomes hero. 



Fair. 



The Dead Line. 

Army instead of police force for 
Medium. 



Runny Raekallden. 

Fair and amusing. 



When Wlvea Joined the A 

Comedy. Seltzer bottle. Mediocre 



The Worth of n Life. 

Two reels. Drama. Doctor saving life of 
rival. Well worked out. Good players. 



Kidding the lloaa. 

Comedy. Cowboys use boss's name In mat- 
rimonial odvt. as Joke. Neat story. 



Smoketown Corset Demonatrator. 

Comedy. Best of the Slippery Slim series 
this long time. 



The Woire Daughter. 

Drama. Innocent daughter of financial 
wolf learns of fraud and makes restitution, 
then goes into convent. Interesting enough, 
but effort for melodrama strains credulity. 



Gentlemen of Nerve. 

Keystone comedy. Capital laughing farce, 
really funny. 

MIlHon Dollar Mystery. 

Episode No. 19. Two reels. Second reel 
has wealth of action. Suspense extraordi- 
narily well sustained. Skillful construction. 

The Wlfe'a Strate*em. 

Drama. Little action, but interesting Inci- 
dent at finish. Married woman takes girl's 
place at rendezvous with roue to save girl 
and endangers own happiness. 

In Self Defence. 

Two reels. Drama. Young man, aveng- 
ing Insult to sister, kills another In water 
fight to save own life. Scenery beautiful, 
story well told. 

White Roaea. 

Drama. Trick camera Satan urges young 
man to Intrigue against poor girl's honor. 
Cheap In Idea and execution. 



When Reaa Got In Wrong. 
Comedy. Flirtatious Bess dates 
beaux to take her home. They 
her down. Commercial product 



3 



three 
throw 



Mutual Weekly. 

More scenes of war desolation with little 
action. Other happenings "of some public In- 
terest. Interest less than average. 



" Cursed Ry Hla Reauty. 

Comedy. Good subject, risque at time but 
laugh getter. 



Hearta of Gold. 

Drama. Commonplace. Photography and 
kid actress help weak story. 



The Hand of Iron. 

Army post romance. Timely, 
duced and equally well played. 



Well pro- 



The Soubrette and The Simp. 

Good comedy. Away from usual run. Split 
reel. 



An Interrupted Nap. 

Comedy outline drawing. Full of impos- 
sible ubaurdlties that evoke laughter. On 
same reel as "Soubrette and Simp." 

Within An Are. 

Two reels. Interesting drama, rather badly 
produced. Public won't accept a ferry-boat 
for an ocean liner. Two hundred feet of the 
studio eat and her kittens tacked on to. 

A RedMkln'n Reckoning. 

Two reels. Indian drama well produced 
and seenleally beautiful. Story well sus- 
tained. 

The CorpornP* Kiddles. 

Dramatic incident produced in England. 
Holds unbounded heart Interest. Two cute 
kiddles In cast. Doy exceptionally clever. 

I'hlPn Vacation. 

Well sustained comedy. Well produced and 
laughs gotten legitimately. 

The Strike at < onldnle. 

Drama of railroad life. Strike leader run- 
truln. Winn concessions for strikers, pro- 
motion and wife. \V< II told and produced. 



We Don't Think. 

English comedy, based on a vaudeville act. 
Women replace men. Laugh getter. Split 
reel. 



Slmpklna Geta the War Scare. 

Comedy. English make. Slapstick for 
laughs unappreciated through Ignorance of 
English conditions. Split reel with "We 
Don't Think." 



Partners In Crime. 

Good comedy with lots of laughs. 

Hroncho Billy's Mothei*. 

Hilly the shoot 'em kid becomes bill the re- 
former via mother love. Sentiment Appeals. 



A Woman'a Folly. 

Woman does not disclose son s existence to 
man she marries. Good photography. 



The Menace of Fate. 

Two reels. Sob story, immense until repe- 
tition. Action puts picture over. 



At the Transfer Corner. 

Idea not new but story serves purpose. Four 
hearts beat as one through son's strategy. 

Casey's Vendetta. 

Comedy. Misses. Characters unreal. One 
laugh tells all. 



Paid with Interest. 

Two reels. Story improbable. Exteriors 
good. Lacks dramatic fineness. O'erdrawn. 

Wall Between. 

Neighbors reconciled through kid interest. 
Camera splendid. 



The Vagabond. 

Two reels. Direction excellent. Photogra- 
phically superb. Acting good. Big satisfac- 
tion. 



The Ruin of Mauley. 

Two reels. Drama. Educational and Inter- 
esting. 



Mutual Girl No. 42. 

Few bits of comedy and fine assortment of 
furs. 



Two 
ments. 



The Turn of the Tide. 

reels. Drama. Good dramatic ele- 
Medium. 



They Didn't Know. 

Comedy. Usual stage door stuff and seltzer 
bottle. Ordinary. 



Drama, 
players. 



The Star Gaaer. 

Poor scenario. Little chance for 



Hearst Sella; Newa Pictorial. 

Review. Many interesting views, war pre- 
dominating. 



Rosemary* That'a for Remembrance. 

Two reels. Drama. Story drags often, sin- 
gle reel enough. Well arranged interiors. 
Good acting, but faulty scenario. 



Comedy, 
laughs. 



Doc Yak'» Cats. 

Picture taken of drawings. 



Good 



Lover's Post Office. 

Comedy. New Ideas that should 
much amusement. Good. 



furnish 



All for Ruslnesn. 

Drama. Gripping story. Well arranged 
dramatic picture. Principals good. 



Masks and Faces. 

Two reels. Drama. Picture version of 
'Peg Woffington." 



Drama. 



Shorty. 

Interesting story of water front. 



The Roomerans; Swindle. 

Drama. Many comedy Incidents. Amusing 
but lacks class. 



MANN WITH LASKY. 

Louis Mann has been placed under 

contract by Jesse Lasky to appear in 

two of his successes on the picture 

sheet. The plays are "All on Account 

of Eliza" and "Elevating a Husband." 

It is said that a record price was paid 

for the picture rights of the "Elevating" 

piece. Mr. Mann is to go to California 
in June when the pictures are to be 
produced. 

Three other stars signed by the Las- 
ky company are Alexandra Carlisle, 
Valeska Suratt and Mary Nash. 

"The Rose of The Rancho," filmed 
by Lasky by arrangement with David 
Belasco, will be shown for the first 
time in New York at a private perform- 
ance at the Belasco theatre Sunday 
night, Nov. 15. 

The Lasky eastern studio, which is 
to be located in Flushing, L. I., is to be 
ready for occupancy on December 1. 
There is to be a special stage built that 
will enable them to take four scenes 
at once. The first production there is 
"The Goose Girl" in which Edith Tal- 
iaferro is to star. 



Evelyn Nesbit Feature Drawing. 

The best drawing card among the 
special feature releases of late is said 
to be "The Threads of Destiny" that 
has Evelyn Nesbit as the central fig- 
ure. It is reported rented fo- $50 
daily. 

Evelyn Nesbit has appeared in per- 
son in several theaters where the fea- 
ture is playing. It is said that her price 
for doing this is $50 per visit. 



The Prlaon Stain. 

Two reels. Drama. Story old. Good set- 
tings, fair acting. 



The Inner Circle. 

Drama. Retter than majority of old IMck- 
f ord reprints. 



C. D. 

Drama. Neat story btit lacks action, 
ins ending. 



Pleas- 



Jenka and the Janitor. 

Comedy. Mistaken Identity. Mediocre. 



Rnster Picks Out the Costumes. 

Coninrty. Tsual antics by juvenile. Fair In- 
stallment. 



Two reels, 
punch. 



The Desperado. 

Drama. Western picture with 



Comedy, 
class. 



Dot's Chaperon. 

Only two or three laughs. 



I>acks 



Two reels. 



The Return. 

Drama. Fair. 



The Miner's Peril. 

Drama. Mexicans seek revenge on mine 
owner. Exciting. 



Drama. 



When the Roads Port. 

Interesting crook story. 



Review. 



Animated Weekly. 

Usual war scenes. 



BEST REELS OF THE WEEK 

(Selections msde by Variety's reviewers daily, up to Wednesday, of the best film seen. ) 



The New Partner. 

Drama. Strong moral, pertaining to the proper running of factories. 
ing and well directed. 



Picture Interest- 



Two reels. Drama. 
Cood photography. 



Two reels. Drama, 
exceptionally good. 



The Witch Girl. 

Story of woodland maid and rich man. 



M:irv Fuller charms. 



Red Eric's Wool n a;. 

Novelty In subject of Norse Viking's romance 



Marine scenery 



Fires of Fate. 

Drama. Dramatization of magazine stoiy. Great fine scenes. 



ficni of coined v Idea. 



Profesnlonnl Scapearoat. 

Sidney Drew playsdown-and-o'.t. 



The Evolution of Perrlvnl. 

Comedy. Amusing, with Hilly Quirk as a "Nance.'' great. 



Made women laugh. 
(Jood throughout. 



PENNY PICTURES. 

Rochester, Nov. 4. 

An invention patented at Washing- 
ton this week by Frank VV. Perce, of 
this city, will furnish a picture show 
while you wait. The screen and the 
machine are enclosed in walls with 
openings through which the patrons 
look. These openings are closed by 
shutters and each shutter is controlled 
by a coin-operated mechanism. 

The screen will be as large as that 
in an ordinary picture theatre. The 
pictures are reflected on a mirror in 
front of each of the openings. 

The casing may be installed in de- 
partment stores, in large rooms, or out 
of doors at amusement parks. It is 
claimed the invention will be a money- 
maker with a charge of one cent for 
each exhibition. 



THREE WAR FEATURES. 

Having released two new war fea- 
tures, "England's Menace" (three 
parts) and "England Expects" (two 
reels) the Cosmofotofilm Co. has an- 
other one marked up for a showing 
within the near future. It is entitled 
"For Home and Country." Each of 
these films tells a story of love and 
romance during the present war. 



DAVID BISPHAM'S CO. 

The newly formed Gibraltar Co. 
(David Bispham, president) is engaged 
at its new Broadway offices in the pre- 
liminary preparations for the showing 
of its first features, "The Mills of the 
Gods" and "A Man's Shadow." 



FILM REPLACES SHOW. 

Toronto, Nov. 4. 
"After the Ball," with Herbert Kel- 
cey and Effie Shannon, was shown at 
the Grand last night, taking the date 
left vacant by the cancelling of "The 
Tenderfoot." "After the Ball" is a 
film feature. 



"FAUNTLEROY" NEXT. 

The Alco releases "Little Lord Faunt- 
leroy" Nov. 16 in a prolog and three 
reels. Much of Mrs. Burnett's talc 
only indicated in the book will be 
visualized on the screen. 

It has been suggested that a con- 
vention of actors and actresses who 
played the part in their youth see the 
film. In the film version Master Ger- 
ald Royston will play Fauntleroy. 



STRUGGLED TWO YEARS. 

Watertown, N. Y., Nov. 4. 

After struggling along for nearly 
two seasons with stock companies and 
one-night stands the City opera house 
threw up the legitimate sponge and 
from Tuesday has played pictures. 

Two stock companies, with dates far 
apart, refused to cancel, and these will 
be the last. 



OLD WAR STORY NEW. 

Among the new war films being man- 
ufactured is one that has been adapted 
from the Hobart C. Chatficld-Taylor 
story written about the Franco-Prus- 
sian war 15 years ago. 

The new feature is entitled "The 
Crimson Wing," with Francis X. Bush- 
man featured in the leading role. 



VARIETY 



23 



FEATURE FILM REVIEWS 



THE HYPOCRITES. 

The Hypocrites" Is a Boaworth four- peeler 
that will probably be placed Independently. 
Although the Bos worth company releases 
usually through the Paramount, It would not 
be surprising, after seeing this film, that the 
maker should decide to present It as a special 
picture show. In a way "Hypocrites" Is dar- 
ing, but only because no one else has at- 
tempted as much or has gone as far. Lois 
Weber wrote the scenario and directed the 
nlni. After seeing It you can't forget the 
name of Lois Weber, though It be well known 
already in and out of the trade. To get right 
to the sensation of this four-reeler, It Is the 
figure of a naked girl, about 18 years of age, 
probably designated on the program as "The 
Naked Truth" walking and flitting through the 
woods. Even the most fastidious can And noth- 
ing offensive in this to carp at, It has been so 
well handled. Although a couple of times the 
young woman walks directly toward the cam- 
era, there Is no false modesty exhibited, and a 
shadowy trick by the camera does not permit 
of the nude figure too long in Bight at any 
time. The nakedness comes about through the 
destruction of a statue, erected by a priest, 
who Is stoned to death by a mob at Its un- 
veiling. Incarnated as the young woman, 
the story works out to its conclusion. Some 
doubt seemed to exist as to the limit of the 
feature, when it was first shown at the Strand 
some weeks ago for a private review, but there 
is nothing in this picture at all that should 
stop its public presentation. There Is no other 
picture like It, there has been no other, and 
It will attract anywhere, for It Is a pretty 
Idyllic pastoral picture of faultless taste. The 
title, 'Hypocrites," is faithfully carried out 
for the theme. As a moving picture, In the 
manner Miss Weber has done this film, It 
could be truthfully proclaimed as the essence 
of sweetness in purity, but yon will have to 
see the picture before realising that. It Is 
quite remarkable from every angle of the pic- 
ture art. 8ime. 

ONE OF ThTmILLIONS. 

Maria Laura Sawyer 

Gladlmlr Kubelow Maximllllan Jurgens 

Mother Kubelow Gertrude Norman 

Gen. Blucher Robert Broderick 

Michael Mlrischka Arthur Evers 

Katinka Serajew Lillian Buchanan 

The first release In the World Film Cor- 
poration program of the Dyreda Art Film 
Company is "One of Millions," quite the most 
striking preachment for universal peace that 
has yet come/ out of the present vogue in that 
direction. The photographic and scenic qual- 
ity of the three-reel feature does not reach 
the excellence of some of the war pictures 
that have been shown, but the dramatic force 
of the climax delivers a terrific wallop. The 
story opens with the wedding feast of Maria 
and Gladlmlr (the nationality of the char- 
acters is skillfully left to the Imagination), 
when the simple peasants make merry with 
no thought of the impending calamity. The 
festivities are interrupted by the entrance of 
a courier calling the soldiers to arms. The 
bride sees only the glamor of her soldier- 
lover's heroism, but his mother Is stricken 
with forebodings. Gladlmlr away at tbe war, 
the young wife spends her days in rosy dreams 
of the future when he will return covered 
with honors (double exposure shows these 
visions framed in the fireplace as she dreams). 
There is a battle near Gladlmlr's home vil- 
lage. The girls of the countryside are all 
excitement at the approach of the soldiers 
and In a happy party go out Into the fields to 
view the splendid contest. They are given 
tholr first view of war, when they come upon 
the torn body of a fallen soldier lying where 
it had fallen In the woods as the battle 
passed. They return home terrified by this 
new aspect of "romantic war." One of Gladl- 
mlr's comrades Is wounded and returns to the 
hamlet, bearing news that Gladlmlr lies dead. 
The mother and bride go In search of the 
body, and, finding It, bear It home. With the 
dead man propped against a chair In what 
was just before the bridal chamber, the young 
wife goes mad. At this point the general, 
niucher (you may guess whether he Is of the 
enemy or the native army) arrives at Gladl- 
mlr's house and demands food and drink. The 
okl mother (a heroic figure like de Maupas- 
sant's "La Mere Sauvage") poisons his wine, 
and as he dies across the body of her slain 
son. whose wife (tingles in madness, the old 
woman fires the little cottage. The acting Is 
excellent, and the stage management effective 
to a degree. One particularly good effect at 
the end was a novel Idea. As the flames en- 
veloped the cottage, the camera was moved 
back until the humble bedroom of th»- tragedy 
became n stage, flanked by a proscenium arch 
with two allegorical figures standing at the 
sides. The fall of a curtain brought the story 
to Its end. As the Introduction of the new 
producer ''One of Millions" promises much. 

WHAT'SJUS-NAME? 

"What's-Hls-Name"" Is George Barr Me- 
futcheon's tale done Into five reels, featuring 
Max Fteman. Jesse L. Lasky standing sponsor 
for the effort. Except for the first reel and a 
half, which paves the way for the dramatic 
story, the film holds Interest. It has an ab- 
sorbing sucesslon of swft-movlng Incidents, 
and discloses a notable achievement In the 
finely drawn characterization of the principal 
character, a small-town husband swept Into 
tho glare of stngedom by the success of a brll-- 
Mint wlf<* who dally grows nwav from him In 
pursuit of fame and dollars. There are fre- 



quent glimpses of behlnd-stage, where picture 
audiences will probably And much amusing 
comedy that was not apparent in a studio ex- 
hibition. All the behind-the-scenes material 
is uncommonly well handled. The staging has 
been most capably directed throughout and 
there is a wealth of skilfully devised bits 
which advance the story and aid In characteri- 
zation, without the use of titles. One of these 
was the arrival of the Christmas presents 
from the actress's husband (a plain bit of 
Jewelry) and that of her millionaire admirer — 
a gorgeous diamond butterfly, and her attitude 
toward the two different offerings. Again a 
vast amount of "situation" that could not 
have been disclosed otherwise was made plain 
by the little incident of the husband's sur- 
render of a "God Bless Our Home" wall 
motto, when he learned that his actress wife 
was about to divorce him in favor of the mil- 
lionaire. She does just that, but learns be- 
fore the Becond marriage that the millionaire 
is a good deal of a brute. Just at this point 
the illness of the actress's child brings about 
the reunion of the mother and father. The 
work Is careful and painstaking and the pro- 
ducer attains a high average of effectiveness. 
It has dramatic force and human types (none 
being better than Theodore Robert's playing 
of the country doctor, In Itself a gem of a bit). 
The whole picture has a wealth of little ex- 
cellencies which makes it a noteworthy pro- 
duction. 



THE MAN FROM HOME. 

Daniel Vorhees Pike Chas. Rlchman 

The Grand Duke Theo. Roberts 

Earl of Hawcastle Fred Montague 

Hon. Almeric St. Aubyn Monroe Salisbury 

Ivanoff Horace B. Carpenter 

Horace Granger Simpson Jode Mullally 

Old Man Simpson Dick La Reno 

Ethel Granger Simpson Dorothy Qulncy 

Helen Miss Anita King 

A glance at the first two names of the 
cast furnished by the Lasky Co. for this 
five-reeled feature will indicate some of the 
care given to the preparation of it. Mr. 
Roberts Is playing a Russian nobleman travel- 
ing incognito in Italy, that, without any dis- 
paragement to Mr. Roberts, could have been 
taken by any ordinary actor. But, with Mr. 
Rlchman, who has the title role, the "names" 
alone should carry great weight at the box 
office, for though the years have advanced, 
Charles Rlchman still retains his hold upon 
the matluee crowd of yore. Mr. Rlchman 
gives a creditable performance also, In a 
prepared scenario from the play that has 
rounded out an unusually good story for the 
screen. It Isn't often a feature can use the 
world's ends for a playground, and consis- 
tently gather in the diverging lines for a 
logical conclusion. This Is what "The Man 
From Home" does. The single stretch of 
imagination necessary is to accompany Ivan- 
off, the escaped convict from Siberia, to Sor- 
rento, Italy, where the climax occurs. The 
piece this picture is made from has been ex- 
tensively visualized, and incidental to that 
several effective settings. A mine explosion 
in Siberia, through which Ivanoff escapes, is 
well done. The close pursuit of the convict 
brings another scene. He secretes himself be- 
neath the hay in a wagon about to cross the 
border. The wagon is stopped by the sen- 
tries, and as a matter of precaution, as they 
did not examine the interior of the hay, the 
soldiers fire a volley through it. The mere 
suggestion in this carried a thrill. Among the 
principals are a scheming Lord, his foppish and 
foolish heir apparent, Helen, wife of Ivanoff, 
who conspired with the English Lord, to rob 
and betray her husband, she fleeing with the 
Englishman, all meeting once again at Sor- 
rento three years after, when "The Man From 
Home" prevents the marriage of his ward 
to the Lord's son, saves the convict from cap- 
ture, meets the Grand Duke from Russia, and 
eventually marries the girl himself, after ex- 
posing the noble pair as adventurers. "The 
Man From Home" is very interesting, because 
of the continuity of the story and its pro- 
duction. The players ably support Messrs. 
Roberts and Rlchman, with Miss King a strik- 
ing looking girl as the anarchist's wife. Sime. 



THE WIFE OF CAIN. 

Helen Gardner Players, Inc., la the brand of 

this three-reeler, shown on 14th street. As a 

startler the Aim's value is all in the title, 

which, as might be expected, was a first-rate 
puller in. The picture Itself Is a rather well 
done bit of production, having to do with an 
Imaginary history of Cain following the mur- 
der of Abel. A printed insert acquaints the 
audience with the blbllical story which dis- 
misses Cain in the statement that he went to 
the Land of Nod. The film takes up the nar- 
rative from that point and weaves a romance 
about Cain's Imagined redemption through the 
love of Save, the daughter of Omar, who was 
a hunter for the Overlord of Nod. The Over- 
lord had designs on Save, but she fell In love 
with the stranger, Cain, whom she joins in a 
prlson-ca^v ,ii.-" the Overlord Is murdered by 
a caBt-of wlf«\ nn<l ;hero the miracle of an 
angel's a peni-itu • b»f ,»i»- t\.<>m is accepted as 
a sign ol divine t ■ ; iMvimv ■•.-■*. The scenic set- 
tings of the f< ature arc •> -llent snd the cos- 
tuming J""l -" ■'••■»» ■' ■' dp the Illusion. 
Helen Gt Inei Is i .-.•> 'ictory figure as 
Save. 



HIS LAST DOLLAR. 

Joe Braxton David Hlgglns 

Eleanor Downs lietty Gray 

Linson Hal Clarendon 

Col. Downs E. L. Davenport 

Broker. . . , Wellington Playter 

Jockey Jones Jack Plckford 

Jockey Ross Nat Deverich 

"His Last Dollar" is a four-reeler 
(Famous Players — released through Para- 
mount) founded on the play of the same title. 
As on the stage David Hlgglns is also the 
star in the picture. The feature is replete 
with thrills, not only in spots, but each reel 
has its full quota. The photography Is very 
good and the cast a mighty good one. It is 
tiue Mr. Hlgglns is getting along in years. 
The camera has caught the lines that denote 
it and the picture shows him up to greater 
critical inspection than he would have to pass 
through on the other side of the footlights, 
but aside from this there isn't a flaw to be 
found anywhere In the production. The story 
is too well known for detail. The picture 
starts with the arrival of Joe Braxton, a 
former newsboy. Jockey and ranch owner, in 
New York. He has made his pile and the 
papers announce that Mlllonalre Braxton has 
arrived In the east He is entrapped Into 
an engagement with a social belle through 
the machinations of the latters mother, falls 
into the hands of a number of Wall street 
sharpers, and Anally, when on tbe brink of 
losing all his fortune, rehabilitates his 
finances by betting on "Mongrel," a horse 
owned by a friend, entered In the Futurity. 
He rides the horse after the stable's jockey 
Is disabled and wins the race and the heart 
of the daughter of the southern horse owner, 
who was his original employer. There are 
two big scenes exceedingly well produced. 
One Is the stock exchange that overshadows 
the famous panic scene William A. Brady 
staged some years ago in "The Pit," and the 
scene which shows the running of the Fu- 
turity at Sheepshead Bay. Each Is worthy 
of having an entire feature written about It 
and coming as they do in a picture that has 
other thrilling material they pull "His Last 
Dollar" out of the ordinary class and place 
it among the real box-office attractions. No 
one with red blood can look at the battling 
thoroughbreds as they dash around the track 
without feeling the desire to leap to his 
feet, so realistic is the picture of the race. 
The cast upholds the general quality of the 
production and the work of Betty Gray is 
particularly good. The characterization of 
Col. Downs by E. L. Davenport Is also a 
striking piece of artistry. 

TWO~WOMEN. 

The first feature on the new Vltagraph thea- 
tre bill is "Two Women," a three-reel drama 
with a moral. The moral appears to be that 
some women drag men down while other 
women save men's souls and morals and such. 
Not a particularly novel text, perhaps. But 
It makes an interesting film, thanks largely 
to the elfln beauty of Anita Stewart, who plays 
another of those delightful "Anita of the 
Woodlands" parts, a little idyll In exquisite 
forest setting. These delightful passages take 
on ridded beauty from the contrast of a very 
worldly story. In which there was not a lit- 
tle sordid detail. John Emerson is the vic- 
tim of woman's wiles. His employer sends 
him out of town for days and then takes his 
wife on Joy rides. John learns of the pair's 
duplicity and gets a divorce, while his em- 
ployer marries Mrs. John. His path there- 
after leads down the primrose way to the 
honk-honk of the Joyriding motor horn and 
the rattle-rattle of poker chips, until he is 
shot by a jealous rival In the affections of 
a younger, and, it must be confessed, pret- 
tier and better dressed woman. Meanwhile 
John has gone Into the mountains to regain 
his shattered health. There he meets Anita, 
the child of the woods, and wins her love. 
With the death of her millionaire husband, 
Mrs. John would return to John. She searches 
him out in the wild mountains (wearing a 
Fifth avenue gown and white gloves) and 
tries to win him back. The meeting of the 
two women and John's loyalty to his new 
love, together with the defeat of the first Mrs. 
John, complete the tale and point the moral. 

LITTLE ANGEL OFCANYON CREEK. 

A five-part western drama Introduced as 
second feature of the new Vltagraph show 
which succeeds after a single week the bill 
of "Flora Fourfiush" and "Sylvia Gray." It 
has to do with the fortunes of Olaf, the chee-lld 
who worked the reformation of a rough Colo- 
rado mining camp. Several moments of dra- 
matic tension, but spread over so long a string 
of film the batting average for thrill Is low. 
There Is no riding to speak of, but plenty of 
beautiful sconery. A considerable number of 
the scenes take place In a dance hall and 
saloon where first rate mass effects are shown. 
Little Olaf la a New York Immigrant orphan, 
sent west by a child welfare organization. He 
wanders from the train In the Colorado moun- 
tains and is picked up and befriended by In- 
dians. Dead Shot Jackson and his pal come 
among the Indians and cheat them of their 
furs at cards, a quarrel follows and the white 
men kill the Indians and a squaw. A sur- 
viving enemy is brought to the settlement by 
Jackson and is about to be lynched when Lit- 
tle Olaf saves his life. Olaf Is cared for by 
Parson Bill, a hard-drinking but good-hearted 
miner. Bill reforms when he sees that the 
boy Is taking him as an example of conduct. 
Tbe Morrisons from Kansas settle In camp 
and start a Sunday school. Inviting the miners 
to attend. The camp splits Into factions on the 
religious Issue, but Parson Bill's example 
holds the better element to tbe Sunday school 
course. Jackson returns to camp to break up 
the church party and "get" Bill and "The 
Kid," who had humiliated him in the Indian 
lynching Incident He gathers about him all 
the rough characters of the camp and descends 
upon the Sunday school while it Is In session. 



He wounds "The Kid" and thus turns his com- 
panions against him, and all hands (Including 
the Indian), except Jackson, join the Sunday 
school, while Parson Bill wins the love of 
Mary Morrison, the Sunday school teacher. 
There la a good bit of dramatic suspense In 
the contest between Parson Bill and Jackson, 
but the wave of reformation is a little over- 
done. The Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady wrote 
the book from which the picture version was 
made by Col. Jasper Ewing Brady, U. 8. A. 



FOR KING AND COUNTRY. 

Princess Nydia of Koriman. .Princess Ruspoli 

Sergius. Crown Prince A. A. Capozi 

William. Regent Mr. Lulgl Mele 

Chancellor Orloff Mr. Mlchele Cluss 

General Candlani Mr. Egidlo CanDlani 

Victor Master Tonlo Glollno 

The Fisherman Mr. Ugo Pardi 

Princess Sonla Mile. Louise Degll Ubertl 

This Is the Pusquall six-part feature wide- 
ly exhibited abroad. The tale Is a highly- 
colored romance ol European court and politi- 
cal Intrigue in the picturesque settings of 
Servia. .no locale bo e>ui-cei}Bi.ully lends itself 
to ornate adventure as tue Balkan stales and 

For King and Country ' gets over a good deal 
the same sort ox tnrnl as dlu "The Prisoner 
of Zenda," and for about the same reason, to 
wit, It tellB a twentieth century narrative In 
terms of mediaeval romance, ihe hero is no 
less a personage than the Servian crown 
prince, the heroine is a princess of the blood, 
while the villain is regent of the kingdom and 
his co-conspirator the Princess Sonla, who 
schemes to mount the throne. There's a set of 
characters to inspire romance. Add the fact 
that both princesses are surpassingly beauti- 
ful, the crown prince, a brave young lover 
and behold Anthony Hope himself outdone. 
Add also the fact that the Pasquall es- 
tablishment outdid Itself in the building of 
elaborate studio settings that defy detection as 
counterfeits of real palaces and picked some 
out-of-door locations that are stunningly beau- 
tiful, and the whole makes an uncommonly 
satisfactory ensemble. Sergius, the crown 
prince and Princess Nydea meet in Paris, fall 
In love and wed secretly. When Sergius re- 
turns to Servia to assume the throne, his mar- 
riage is still a secret. Princess Sonla wants 
to reign and when Sergius will not marry her, 
plots his death and intrigues to set William, 
regent of Servia, on the throne. Sergius Is 
thrown* Into a dungeon. Then his wife claims 
the throne for his young son, Victor. Presto! 
and Victor has been kidnapped and held pris- 
oner. This is about the end of part three. 
Tbe other three reels are a maze of intrigue, 
counter-plot, scheme and Anesse, in which the 
fortunes of the high personages Involved are 
blown hither and yon In breathless uncer- 
tainty, until the virtuous prince and his lovely 
consort mount the throne in triumph while the 
plotters languish in the prisons they so richly 
deserve. It's all frank Action with no pretense 
to realism or moral and a thoroughly enjoyable 
make-believe, such as the soberest-minded of 
us sometimes delight In. 



LOST AT SEA. 

A three-part Eclair. It's an old story and 
the picture appears to be of foreign make. 
If so, the feature was evidently made before 
the war broke out It will not stand com- 
parison with some of the more melodramatic 
two-part films turned out in the regular re- 
lease service of other companies. There Is 
no great thrill and much Is left to the Imagi- 
nation. Without plot the loss of a boat at sea 
gives another suitor a chance to urge mar- 
riage with the girl who was left behind. Plena 
loves Yvonne and Yvonne loves Pierre. That 
much was settled before the ship bearing 
Pierre put out to sea. Luclen was a "stay at 
home" who bided his time before plying hie 
love suit. Pierre and others are marooned 
upon a desert Island. For six months or so 
they live and one by one each dies until only 
Pierre is left. A ship appears on tbe borlson. 
The next thing one sees Is Pierre knocking at 
Yvonne's door on the night her engagement to 
Luclen Is announced, Pierre has fever de- 
lirium, but recovers to clasp Yvonne In his 
arms. It's old stuff poorly connected. The 
direction is bad and the acting little better. 
Even In a house where the photoplay metiers 
have full sway it will not stsrt much, run- 
ning along at funeral pace, sombre and draggy 
from start to finish. 



THE LITTLE SUNBEAM. 

"The Little Sunbeam" Is a Balboa three- 
reeler recently released. It Is a good picture 
and excels tbe majority of the three-reelera 
turned out by this concern. The story Is of 
two sisters left orphans who go to the home 
of the village blacksmith to live. 'The girl* 
are young. One is called Sunbeam and tbe 
other Daisy. Daisy falls madly in love with 
one of the mysterious chaps which pictures 
and fiction has lead us to believe Infest every 
small town. She leaves for the city with 
him. Sunbeam goes to the city to find her 
sister unsccompanled. On tho train she meets 
a young artist wha bccs In her the possi- 
bilities of a model. Daisy In the meantime 
had been deserted by the fellow In the city. 
Sunbeam poses for the artist. He does 
a wonderful pleco of work with her as his 
model and becomes famous. The rest is along 
usual lines. The picture Is well taken, the 
three reels being tinted a brownish color that 
Is rather restful. Jackie Saunders In the 
leading role of Sunbeam Is a truly lovely girl 
at the threshold of womanhood. Miss Saun- 
ders Is animated and left a One Impression. 
The other roles were well handled. The last 
caption, announcing thn party In honor of 
Sunbeam's 10th birthday, seemed rather out 
of place. A good picture with few faults. 



24 



VARIETY 



BILLS NEXT WEEK. 

(Continued from page IS) 



Belle Trio 

S liber A North 

Silvers 

L*sj1sjtUI« 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Sam A Kitty Morton 
Wills * Hassan 
Remple Sisters Co 
Toyo Troupe 
Burns 6 Lynn 
Herman Flneberg 

Memphis 

ORPHEUM 
Trixie Frlganca 
Mile Maryon Vadle Co 
Milt Collins 
Albert Perry Co 
Ernest Hayes 
3 Arleys 
Chas Weber 
(One to All) 

Milwaukee 

MAJESTIC (orpta) 
Jean Jamelll 
Chas Orapewln Co 
Billy McDermott 
Rebla 

Avon Comedy 4 
Jones A Sylvester 
Wherry Lewis* 6 
The Astalres 

MiABempell* 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Ed Hayes Co 

Splnette Quintet 

McKay A Ardlne 

Will Rogers 

Kramer A Paulson 

(others to fill) 
UNIQUE (loew) 

Warner A Corbett 

Nlpp A Tuck 

"Bower of Melody" 

Princeton A Yale 

Murry Bennett 

Aerial La Vails 



ORPHEUM (ubo) 
MUtoo A DeLong Bis 
Eddie Rosa 
Corio fr Dlnus 
Morrtsey A Hack 
Mario A Duffy 
French A Els 
Mrs Gene Hughes Co 
J Warren Keane 



Mi. ViiMi. N. Y. 
PROCTOR'S 
Adele Oswold Co 
Paynton A Oreen 
Bldon A OUfts* _ 
Pearson A Oarfleld . 
Jewell VanBuren Co 

2d half 
Dr Hermann 
Temple Quartet 
"The Tamer" 
George Murphy 
Undine Andrews 



PRINCESS (ubo) 
Tossing Austins 
Catherine Mills 
Donahue A Stuart 
Great Lester 
Haxrey S 

■■■%■■■>■ H. T. 

COHEN O H (loew) 

Liiwioo 

Schrodee A Chappelle 

Manhattan Trio 

ia Dark Knights 

(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Sid Rose 

Oracle Bmmett Oo 
Faye A Minn 
Edith Raymond Co 
(One to fill) 

New HaTea 

POLI'8 (ubo) 
(1st half) 
Flying Henrys 
Bruce Duffett Co 
(Others to fill) 

Now OrloauM 
ORPHEUM 
Homer Lind Co 
Schwars Bros 
Lee A Cranston 
John A Mae Burke 
Rae Samuels 
Le Grohs 
Althoff Sisters 
(one to fill) 

New Reehelle, N. Y. 

LOEW 
Sid Rose 
Japanese Prince 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
"Woman Hater" 
(Two to fill) 

Norfolk 

COLONIAL (ubo) 

(Split week with 

Richmond) 

Brown A Spencer 

Diamond A Virginia 

Oreat Howard 

Mallls A Bart 

Oakland 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Joe Jefferson Co 
Trarllla Bros A Seal 
Theo Bendlx Players 
Burnham A Irwin 
Hunting A Francis 
Frank North Co 



.'t Types 
Claude Oolden 

PA NT AGES (m) 
A Haley's Hawallaofl 
Link Robinson Co 
Work ft Flay 
Vestoff Trio 
Henry A Harrison 

Oerdeaw Utah 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Murphy A Foley 
Shrlner A Richards 
Romain A Orr 
"Thro Skylight" 
Nell McKlnley 
McClure A Dolly 



ORPHEUM 
Natalie A Ferrari 
Chas McOoods Co 
Rosa Valerlo 6 
O'Brien Harel Co 
Marie A Billy Hart 
Anna Chandler 
(one to fill) 



Ottau 

DOMINION (ubo) 
De Michelle Bros 
The Oaudsmldts 
3 Keatons 
Alice Lloyd 
Rice A Cohen 
Louis Stone 
(One to fill) 

Philadelphia. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Maxlne A Bobby 
The Magleys 
Mr A Mrs O Wilds 
A Dlnehsrt Co 
Gould A Ashlyn 
Fred Seaman 
Van Horen 
Kingston A Ebner 
"Society Buds" 
KNICKERBOCKER 

(loew) 
Rsy Snow 
Usher Trio 
Oracle Bmmett Co 
Connors A Witt 
Earl's Girls 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Jean Southern 
Abbott A Brooks 
Bryan Sumner Co 
Earl's Girls 
(Two to fill) 
ALHAMBRA (loew) 
DeLasso Bros 
Erelyn Cunningham 
LeRoy A Harvey 
Lazar A Dale 
Dancing Kennedys 

2d half 
Wllhurt 
"The Pardon" 
Mario A Trerette 
Ko Ko CarnlTal Co 
(One to fill) 

PlalantoM, N. J. 

PROCTOR'S 
Irene A W Henney 
George Ressner 
Luce A Luce 
Mercedes Bock Co 
Dr Hermann 

2d half 
William Cahlll 
Keefe Langdoa A W 
Graham A Randall 
Wiley A TenEyck 
Dare Austin Co 

Plttaksurath 

GRAND (ubo) 
"Neptune's Garden" 
Hopkins Sisters 
Werner Anoros Tr 
Keno A Mayne 
(Others to fill) 
SHERIDAN 8Q (ubo) 
Carlisle's Circus 
Alpha Sextet 
Lawrence A Edwards 
Mr A Mrs Arthur Cop- 
pel in 
Pasca A Marie 
Harry Harrey 

HARRIS (ubo) 
Glrard A Gardner 
Lehoen A Dupreece 
Eire Kendall Jr 
Mack Albright A M 
Cook A Munson Twins 
Oakland Sisters 
King A King 

Pertefcester, N. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
Keefe Langdon A W 
Langslow Co 
George Murphy 
Billy Boyd Co 
Wahl A Abbott 
2d half 
Luce A Luce 
Florence Tlmponl 
Reed A Tuttle 
Cabaret Dogs 
SulllTan Harris A F 

Portlead, Ore. 

ORPHEUM 
Ward A Curren 
TroTato 
"Red Heads" 
Eugene Trio 
Cartmell A Harris 
Asahl Quintet 
Corbett Sheppard A D 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Blanche Leslie 
Patrlcola A Myers 
Poliln Bros 
Earl A Curtis 



Gray A Graham 
"School Daya" 

PANT AGES (m) 
Bruce Richardson Co 
Lander Stevens Co 
Prince A Deerle 
York Trio 
Togan A Geneva 



R. I. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Chas A Fanny Van 
Harris A Manlon 
Reglna Cornelll Co 
"Edge of World" 
The Huntings 
Arthur Herat 
(Others to fill) 

BMERT (loew) 
Klein Bros 

"When Women Rule" 
Elsie Gilbert A Girls 
(2 to fill) 

2d half 
Von Cello 
Brierre A King 
Holmes A HoUiston 
Cook A 8tevens 
"On the Revere" 



lUeknaoaA, ▼■. 

(Split week with Nor- 
folk) 

LTRIC (ubo) 
Carr Co 

Irene A B Smith 
Fred Ardath Co 
Marie Dorr 
(One to fill) 



r, N. Y. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Cowboy Minstrels 
Grace La Rue 
Cecilia Wright 
Lamberti 

Baptlste A Franonl 
Coradlni's Animals 
Eva Taylor Co 
Frank Fogarty 



HaTasmak, Oa. 

(Split week with 

Charleston) 

BIJOU (ubo) 

1st half 

Pietro 

Fox A Ward 
Australian Choppers 
Stevens A Falk 
Chas A A Wilson 
The Wilsons 



ito 

ORPHEUM 
Moore LlttlefleM Co 
Billy Swede Hell Co 
Lydell Rogers' A L 
Marie Fenton 
Martin Van Bergen 
Alco 3 
(one to All) 
EMPRESS (loew) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Juggling Nelsons 
Burke A Harris 
Musical Avollos 
Wm H St James Co 
Anderson A Oolnes 
Stewart Sis A Escorts 

■asrtMw, Mleau 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Two Zyls 
The McFsrlsnds 
Weber Dolsn A F 
Walsh Lynch Co 
6 Diving Models 

2d half 
Maxwell Holden 
Archer A Cerr 
Leonard Anderson Co 
Baby Helen 
2 Carltons 

St. Levis 

COLUMBIA (orph) 
Llna Abarbanell 
Tom Lewis Co 
Anna Hold's Daughter 
Elsie Rueager 
Olympic Trio 
Harrman A Vardy 
Stuart Barnes 

■t. Pasjl. Mlnsw 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Hay ward Stafford Co 
Ward Bell A Ward 
Ellnore A Williams 
Hlckey Bros 
White Hussars 
Alleen Stanley 
Duffy A Lorenz 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Landry Bros 
Rouble Sims 
Delmore A Light 
E E Cllve Co 
The Clevelands 
Ford's Review 

•sua Dtoftre 

SPRECKEL'S (orph) 

1st half 
Ah earn Troupe 
Stan Stanley Troupe 
Fredericks Slemons Co 
Mack A Walker 
Ida Dlvlnoff 
Harry De Coe 
(one to fill) 

PANT AGES (m) 
Cornell Corley Co 
Early A Lalght 
Acme Four 
Kelly A Oalvln 
Gray A Peters 
"Kingdom of Dreams" 

Saat Pratsieiaeo 
ORPHEUM 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Gertrude Hoffman Co 
Will Oakland Co 



Gertrude Coghlan Co 
Miller A Vincent 
Swor A Mack 
Meehan's Dogs 
(two to fill) 

EMPRESS (loew) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Geo A Lilly Garden 
Bogart A Nelson 
Hippodrome 4 
Eugene Bmmett Co 
Stantone 
Wormwood's Animals 

PANT AGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Teddy McNamara Co 
TiUnlc 

Saunders A Von Kuntz 
Rosdell Singers 
Lockarte A Leddy 



OaO. 

VICTORY (orph) 
(13-14) 
(Same hill aa at Sac- 
ramento this issue) 

•alt Lake 

ORPHEUM 
(Open 8un Mat) 
Act Beautiful 
Cleo Gaacoigne 
Alexander A Scott 
Hans Kronold 
6 American Dancers 
Hermine Shone Co 
Salvaggls 



EMPRESS (loew) 
Theo Bamberg 
Jolly A Wild 
Allen Miller Co 
Roee A Moon 
Alice Hanson 
3 Mori Bros 

PANTAGBS (m) 
(Open Weds Mat) 
Ethel Davis Dolls 
King Thornton Co 
Miller Packer A Selz 
Chester Kingston 
Taylor A Arnold 

•oho a es la dy, N. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
Evelyn Ware 
Eckert A Berg 
Billy Morse 
Count Beaumont 
Four Reenee 
Mimic Four 
Four Readings 
The Dohertys 

2d helf 
Pop Ward 
Carl Statser Co 
Keno A Wagner 
Skidden A Pike 
Maude Barl 
6 Navigators 
Bill A Maud Keller 
Sylvester 



COLONIAL (ubo) 
Merle Fltsgibbons 
Alan Brooks Co 
Ray Dooley Co 
Josle Flynn's Maids 
Mclnnis Bros 
Kaiser's Dogs 

Seattle 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Ann Tasker Co 
Bert Merkett 
Platov A Olaser 
Elide Morris 
Hubert Dyer Co 
Chaa Howard Co 
Jack A Ports 

BMPRE88 (loew) 
Oolden A West 
Sallle Stambler 
Holmes A Riley 
Cameron DeVitt Co 
Wilson Bros 
Slayman Arabs 

PANTAOES (m) 
Maurice Samuels Co 
Dunlay A Merrill 
Agnes Von Bracht 
Nadall A Kane 
Oxford 3 
Reed's Dogs 



City 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Josephine Dunfee 
Pierre Pel letter Co 
Costa Trope 
"Matinee Girls" 
Wellensteln A Freebey 
Hlnee A Fox 
Alexander Bros 



GAIETY (wva) 
Dorothy Watson 
Lane A Lynch 
Brown Fletcher 3 
White Ooldle A W 
Paul LeVan A Dobbs 

2d half 
"Whose Girl Are You" 

•aw Merwalk. Com. 

HOYT'S (loew) 
Medlln Clarke A T 
"Twice a Week" 
Kullevor Bros 
(2 to fill) 

2d half 
Ned Nestor 
(4 to fill) 

•prlaiajAeld, Maaa. 
POLTS (ubo) 
2d half 
Flying Henrys 
Bruce Duffett Co 
(Others to fill) 



ORPHEUM 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Amoroe A Mulvey 
Meredith A Snoosrr 
Plsano A Bingham 
"Sidelights" 
Cabaret 3 
Alvin A Kenney 
PANTAOES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Dancing Nereids 
Strenuous Daisy 
Laurie Ordway 
Davie A Walker 
DeWitt Young A Sis 

Steektoaw CaL 

YOSBMITB (orph) 
(11-12) 
(Same bill es at Sac- 
ramento, this issue) 



NY 
GRAND '(ubo) 
Vendlnoff A Louie 
Hilda Hawthorne 
The Brads 
Leonard A Russell 
Louise Galloway Co 
Cameron A Gaylord 
"Scenes from Opera" 
(Others to fill) 

Taanpa, Fla. 

TAMPA (ubo) 
Harry Batchelor 
Winona Winter 
Easau 

Joe Kramer Co 
Rawls A Von Kauf- 
mann 

Taeoaaa 

PANTAOES (m) 
Walter Terry Co 
Juggling Mowatts 
LaTourralne 4 
Gardner A Revere 

2 Kerns 

Terr* Haate, la*. 

VARIETIES (ubo) 
Bouncer's Circus 
Carl McCullough 
Mettle Choate Co 
Bruce Morgan A B 
Brandon Hurst Co 

2d half 
Fields Wlnehlll A G 

3 Bmeraons 
Holden A Herron 
Roland Travers Co 
(one to fill) 

Telede, o. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Pauline 
Meyakoe Trio 
"Fixing Furnace" 
Harry Breen 
Walter LeRoy Co 
3 Lelghtons 
Angelo Patrlcola 

_ Toronto 
SHEA'S (ubo) 
Hymack 
Chip A Marble 
The Shamrocks 
Empire Comedy 4 
Josephine Davis 
Reynolds A Donegan 
Coakley Hanvey A D 
Gordon A Rica 

Toroato 

YOUNG ST (loew) 
Reddlngton A Grant 
Johnny Woods 
Anderson A Burt 
Goelet Storke A L 
Wlllard A Bond 
Bessie LeCount 
Swain's Animals 
(1 to All) 



Troy, N. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
Temple Quartet 
Undine Andrews 
Carl Statser Co 
Skating Bear 
M Quick 
S V Levenne Co 
Count Beaumont 
McCarthy Sisters 
Mimlo Four 
Daly A Gallagher 
Henry Booker 

Uataa ■111, N. J. 

HUDSON (ubo) 
(Running order) 

Eddie Howard 

Bernard A Butler 

Nadle DeLong 

Bert Leslie Co 

Lalla Selblnl 

Bert Wheeler 

Fanny Brlce 

Wartemberg Bros 

VtJea. N. Y. 

SHUBERT (ubo) 
Nelson A Nelson 
Toney A Norman 
C H O'Donnell Co 
Orr A DeCosta 
Mayo A Dally 
Dream Pirates 
(One to fill) 



TaaraaTer, B. C. 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Davis A Matthews 
Hoyt A Wardell 
Mclntoeh A Maids 
Bernard A Harrington 
Fred HlUebrand 
Nichols Nelson Tr 

PANTAOES (m) 
Staley Birbeck Co 
Edgar A Bly 
Joe Lanlgan 
Qulnn A Mitchell 
3 Kratons 



B. C. 

PANTAOES (m) 
Claire Rawson Co 
Creole Orchestra 
Arthur Whltlaw 
McConnell A Nlemeyer 
Oreat Harrahs 



D. C. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Julius Steger Co 
The Langdona 
Lew Dockstader 
Von Tiller A Nord 
Arco Bros 
Edge of the World 
Melville A Higgles 
Mlsa Cannon Co 



r, Caaa. 

LOEW 
Wm O'Clare Girls 
Godfrey Matthews Co 
Nlblo A Riley 
Carl Damann Tr 
(2 to fill) 

2d half 
"Between 8 A 9" 
Brown Harris A B 
Kullevor Bros 
(3 to fill) 



ORPHEUM 
Burns A Fulton 
DeHaven A Nice 
Grover A Richards 
Vlolinsky 
Brown A Rochelle 
Dainty English 3 
(one to fill) 

PANTAOES (m) 
American Beauties 
Cora Simpson Co 
Reml A Bellengerl 
O'Neal A Walmsley 
Baker Troupe 



SHOWS MOT WEUL 



•A PAIR OP SILK STOCKIN08"— Uttle (4th 
week ) 

"A PERFECT LADY" (Rose Stahl)— Hudson 
(3rd week). 

"CHIN-CHIN" (Montgomery and Stone) — 

Globe (4th week). 
"DADDY LONG LEGS"— Gaiety (7th week). 
"DANCING AROUND" (Al Jolson)— Winter 

Garden (5th week). 
"DIPLOMACY"— Empire (4th week). 
"EXPERIENCE"— Booth (3d week). 
GRAND OPERA— Century (9th week). 
"INNOCENT"— Eltinge (10th week). 
"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE"— Cohan (10th 

week ) 
"KICK IN"— Longacre (5th week). 
"LIFE"— Manhattan O. H. (4th week). 
MARIE TEMPEST CO. (Repertoire)— Comedy 

( 2d week ) . 
"MY LADY'S DRESS"— Playhouse (3d week). 
"MR. WU" (Walker Whiteside)— Maxlne El- 
liott (5th week). 
"OUTCAST" (Elsie Ferguson)— Lyceum (2d 

week ) . 
"ON TRIAL"— Candler (13th week). 
"PAPA'S DARLING"— Amsterdam (2d week). 
"PYGMALION" (Mrs. Campbell)— Liberty 

(5th week). 
PRINCESS PLAYERS— Princess (4th week). 
"SUZI"— Casino (2d week). 
"THAT SORT" (Naslmova)— Harris (2d 

week ) . 
"THE BATTLE CRY"— Lyric (3d week). 
THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE"- Wallacks (3d 
week ) • 
"THE GIRL FROM UTAH' —Knickerbocker 
(11th week). 
"THE HIGH COST OF LOVING"— Republic 

(12th week). 
"THE MIRACLE MAN"- Astor (8th week). 



"THE HAWK" (Wm. Faversham)— Shubert 

(6th week). 
"THE LILAC DOMINO"— 44th Street (3d 

week). 
"THE LAW OF THE LAND"— 48th Street 

(7th week). 
THE MARRIAGE OF COLUMBINE "—Punch 

and Judy (Nov. 10). 
"THE ONLY GIRL"— 30th Street (2d week). 
"THE PHANTOM RIVAL"— Belasro (6th 

week). 
"TWIN 'BEDS"— Pulton (14th week). 
"UNDER COVER"— Cort (12th week). 
"WARS OF THE WORLD"— Hippodrome (10th 

week). 

CHICAGO. 

"THE REVOLT"— American (3d week). 
WHILE THB CITY SLEEPS"— Auditorium 

(3d week). 
"THB TRUTH"— Blacks tone (2d week). 
"UNDER COVER"— Cohan's (11th week). 
"A PAIR OF SIXES"— Cort (14th week). 

CONSEQUENCES"— Fine Arts (2d week). 
"PEG O" MY HEART"— Garrick (21st week). 
"THB LITTLE CAFE"— Illinois (2d week). 
"ONE GIRL IN A MILLION"— La Salle (10th 

week). 
"POTASH A PERLMUTTER"— Olympic (12th 

week). 
"THB YELLOW TICKET"— Powers (10th 

week). 
"TO-DAY"— Princess (7th week). 



SHOWS AT BOX OFFICE. 

(Continued from page 11.) 
The combination houses are are not 
faring badly considering. The Bronx 
opera house (Cohan & Harris) drew 
in 16,900 last week with "The Sign of 
the Rosary/' and has had an average 
this season so far of between $9,000 
and $10,000. The Grand opera house 
(Klaw & Erlanger) is doing an aver- 
age of between $5,000 and $6,000. "Peg 
O* My Heart" got $5,300 over there. 
The Standard (John Cort) at Broad- 
way and 90th street is doing around an 
average of $5,500, getting near that 
amount last week with "Too Many 
Cooks." 

Chicago, Nov. 4. 
Business has had its ups and downs, 
according to the weather and the num- 
ber of conventions in town. Forbes- 
Robertson, who closed last Saturday 
night at the Blackstone, did between 

$14,000 and $15,000 each week of his 
stay. This, with the "Potash" show, 
made the biggest showing, although 
"While the City Sleeps" here, under 
extraordinary circumstances, has been 
distancing all others in the biggest 
house in town, with any number of 
policemen selling tickets for the Po- 
licemen's Benefit Fund. 

Auditorium— "While the City Sleeps," 
between $25,000 and $26,000 last week, 
with gallery closed. 

American Music Hall— Helen Ware 
in "The Revolt," played to $4,200 last 
week, with most seats at $1. High 
price $1.50. 

Cohan's Grand— "Under Cover," still 
keeping up. In neighborhood of $6,500 
weekly after considerable run. An- 
other company of "On Trial" will open 
there about New Year's. 

Cort— "A Pair of Sixes" doing 
around $5,500. Another show going in 
Christmas. 

Garrick— "Peg O' My Heart," after 
reaching its 200th performance, is get- 
ting between $7,000 and $8,000. 

Illinois— "Lady Windermere's Fan," 
$8,200 week before last and about the 
same last week. , 

La Salle— "One Girl in a Million," 
fair houses, with prospects of better 
business. 

Olympic— f ' Potash and Perlmutter," 
receipts $14,700 last week. 

Powers— "The Yellow Ticket," about 
$5,000. 

Princess— "Today," drawing fairly 
well, around $7,500. 



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Gygi Ota Variety N Y 



Hagans 4 Australian Variety N Y 

Hamilton Jean Touring England 

Harrah Great 1036 Consumers Bldg Chicago 

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Nash Julia Co Temple Detroit 

Nelson & Nelson Shubert Utica 

Nestor & Delberg Loew Circuit 

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Noble A Brooks Tivoli Sydney, Australia 

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Weston & Leon Temple Detroit 
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Al Reeves' Beauty Show L O 16 Empire New- 
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Auto Girls 9LO 16 Star Rrooklyn. 

Beauty Parade Empire Philadelphia 10 Pal- 
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Beauty Youth & Folly U Murray Hill New 
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Ben Welch Show ft L O 16 Gayety Minne- 
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BIr Jubilee Gayety Kansas City 1»> Gayety 
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Bin Revue Star Brooklyn Ifl Trocadero 
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BiR Sensation Buckingham Louisville lfl 
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Bohemians 9 Columbia Indianapolis 16 Buck- 
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Bon Tons 0-11 Empire Albany 11M4 Grand 
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Charming Widows Orpheum Paterson 16 Ma- 
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Cherry Blossoms Howard Boston 16 Grand 
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City Belles Victoria Pittsburgh 16 Penn Cir- 
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City Sports Grand Boston 16-1S Grand T'itts- 
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College Girls Music Hall New York 1«'> Ca- 
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Eva Mull's Show 9 Academy of Music Norfolk 
16 Qayety Philadelphia. 

Fay Foster Co 9-11 Stone O H Blnghamton 12- 
14 Van Culler O H Schenectady 16 Corin- 
thian Rochester. 

Follies of the Day 9 Gayety Minneapolis 16 
Star St Paul. 

Follies of Pleasure 9 Standard St Louis 16 
Century Kansas City. 

French Models 9 Haymarket Chicago 16 Stand- 
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Gaiety Girls 9-11 Dastable Syracuse 12-14 
Lutnberg Utlca 16 Gayety Montreal. 

Garden of Girls 9 Century Kansas City 16 L O 
2.1 L O 30 Columbia Indianapolis. 

Gay Morning Glories 9 Penn Circuit 16 Mur- 
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Gay New Yorkers 9-11 Grand Harttord 12-14 
Empire Albany 16 Miner's Bronx New York. 

Gay White Way 9 Columbia New York 16 Ca- 
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Gay Widows 9 L O 16 Gayety Baltimore. 
Ginger Girls 9 Gayety Montreal 16-18 Empire 
Albany 19-21 Grand Hartford. 

Girls from llappyland 9 Englewood Chicago 16 
Gayety Detroit. 

Girls from Joy I and 9 Gayety Baltimore 16 
Bijou Richmond. 

('.Iris from Follies 9 Gayety Brooklyn 16-18 
Jacques O II Waterbury 11>-21 GMmore 
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(ilrls from Moulin Koukh !» Star St Paul 16 
Gayety Milwaukee. 

Globe Trotters 9 Miner's Bronx New York 16 
L 23 Empire Newark. 

Golden Crook 9 Empire Newark 16 Empire 
Philadelphia. 

Gypsy Maids 9 Gayety Pittsburgh 16 Star 
Cleveland. 

Happy Widows 9 Gayety Cincinnati 16 Em- 
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Hastings Big Show 9 Columbia Chicago 16 
Englewood Chicago. 

Hello Paris 9-11 New Nixon Atlantic City 
16-18 Stone O H Blnghamton 19-21 Van 
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Heart Charmers 9 Star Toronto 16 Savoy 
Hamilton Can. 

High Life Girls 9 L O 16 L O 23 Columbia 
Indianapolis. 

Honeymoon Girls 9 Gayety Milwaukee 16 
Columbia Chicago. 

Liberty Girls 9 Star Cleveland 16 Gayety Cin- 
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Lovemakers 9 Gaiety Boston 16-18 Worcester 
Worcester 19-21 Park Bridgeport 

Marion's Own Show 9 Empire Hoboken 16 
Empire Brooklyn. 

Million Dollar Dolls 9 Gayety Toronto 16 Gay- 
ety Buffalo. 

Mischief Makers 12-14 Grand Trenton 16 Gay- 
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Monte Carlo Girls 9 Bijou Richmond 16 Aca- 
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Orientals 9 Standard Cincinnati 16 Empire 
Cleveland. 

Passing Review of 1914 9 Gayety Philadelphia 
19-21 GrandTrenton. 

Prize Winners 9 Casino Philadelphia 16 Em- 
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Rice's Sam Daffydll Girls 9 Empire Cleveland 
16 Victoria Pittsburgh. 

Robinson's Carnation Beauties 9 Gayety Buf- 
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Utlca. 

Roeeland Girls 9 Star A Garter Chicago 16 
Princess St Louis. 

Rosoy Posey Girls 9 Empire Toledo 16 Star A 
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September Morning Glories 9 Savoy Hamilton 
ran 16 Cadillac Detroit. 

Social Maids 9 Gayety Detroit 16 Gayety 
Toronto. 

Star A Garter 9 Casino Boston 16-18 Grand 
Hartford 19-21 Empire Albany. 

Sydell's London Belles 9 Casino Brooklyn 16 
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•Love's Melody 

Please (Little Lame Duckling) 

La Suporho (Maurice Syncopated 

Illusion Waltzes 

Flame of Love 

Artists' Reverie 

Castle Valae Claasiquo 
•Druid's Prayer 

Lo Poomo 

•La Peche (The Peach) 
•Malmaison 
•Marslaah 
•Fascinating Night 
•Valae Bruno 
•Spring, Beautiful Spring 

Castle Lame Duch 

Castle Innovation (Esmeralda) 



Hesitation 

Hesitation 

Hesitation 

Hesitation 

Walts 

Hesitation 

Hesitation 

Valso Boston 

Hesitation 

Valae Boston 

Hesitation 

Hesitation 

Valse Boston 

Valso Boston 

Hesitation 

Valso Boston 

Valso Boston 

Hesitation 

Hesitation 



SINGERS! PIANISTS! LEADERS! MUSICAL ACTS! DANCING ACTS! ETC. 
SONGS FREE FOR PROGRAMME-othorwise Sc. per copy. Song orchestrations, 
lie. Dance Numbers— Piano Solo, ISc. each— Foreign marked \ 2Sc. oack. Dance 
Orchestrations. ISc. each. Full Band. 2$c. each. 



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Tango Girls 9 L O 16 Columbia Indianapolis. 

Tango Queens 0-11 Grand Plttsfleld 12-14 Em- 
pire Holyoke 16 L O 23 Star Brooklyn. 

Taxi Girls Cadillac Detroit 16 Haymarket 
Chicago. 

Tempters 0-11 Jacquea O H Waterbury 12-14 
GMmore Springfield 16 Howard Boston. 



Trocaderos 9 Empire Brooklyn 16 Olympic 
New York. 

Watson Sisters 9 Palace Baltimore 16 Gayety 
Washington. 

Watsons Big Show 9 Olympic New York 16 
Westminster Providence. 

Winning Widows 9 Gayety Washington 16 Gay- 
ety Pittsburgh. 



Zallah's Own Show 9 Majestic Jersey City 16 
L O 23 Gayety Baltimore. 



LETTERS 

Where C follows name, letter is in 
Variety's Chicago office. 

Where S F follows name, letter is in 
Variety's San Francisco office. 

Advertising or circular letters will 
not be listed. 

P following name indicates postal, 
advertised once only. 




Abou Hamad Troupe 
Adams Eugene (C) 
Adams Marie 
Aldro A Mitchell (C) 
Allison May 
Alexander Cbas (C) 
Ambrose Charlotte 
Applebaum Murry 
Armento Angelo (C) 
Armon Alma 
Aubrey Burt (C) 



Baldwin Mrs Ray C 
Banta G W 
Barnes A West 
Barry Walter (C) 
Barton Sam 
Bay State Trio 
Beach Oeo F (C) 
Belmont Grace 
Bence Bert (C) 
Bennett Mae 
Benson Miss B 
Berliner Edw 
Bernard Dollle 
Berry Rose (C) 
Bird Mitrgaret 
Blondy Mrs H (C) 
Bodine Mr 
Bonsettl Paul (C) 
Bowsen Chas (C) 
Boyd Ernest 
Boyd A St Clair 
Boyne Hatel 
Bradford (C) 
Braham Nat 
Brashll Hart (C) 
Breakaway Barlows 

(C) 
Brennen J (C) 
Brooke H Co 
Brooks Jim 
Bucbill Mae 
Burns A Kissen (C) 
Burton Chas. 

C 
Callahan Emmet (C) 
Calsamlla Inez 
Carlyle Elsie 
Carleton Violet 
Cate's Band 
Cavanaugb k Shaw 

(C) 
Chealelgh Sisters 
Cbeltham Walter 
Claire Elsie 
Clark Billle 
Clifford Frank 
Clifford W H 
Clifton H (8F) 
Clugston Chas 
Cole Judson (C) 
Collins H (SF) 
Cook Jim (C) 
Cooper B (C) 
Crawford Miss W (C) 
Crelgbton Jlmmle 
Cromwells Aerial 
Cromwell Billy 
Crowley James 
Curran Thomas 



Curwen Patrlc 
Cuthbert A Dahlberg 
(C) 



De Armour Hilly (r> 
Davis Al 

Davison Wellington 
Deer foot Bombay iC) 
Delacy Mabel 
De Long Lottie (C) 
Donham Miss E 
De Ovlatt B (C) 
Devlin James 
Dika Julia 
Dllger W H 
Donlta 

Donovan J B 
Dorsch Al 
Dronslck Maurice 
Dudley Bessie 
Dufty W (C) 
Dunham Ceclle 
Dunlevy Joe (P) 
Dushan Peggy 
Du Vail Helen R 
Dyer Calvin O 
Dyson Hal 
Dysco A Gibson 



Eckbardt Clyde 
Edwards (C) 
Edwards Cora 
Elk Ins Betty 
Elliott Geo K 
Ellnore May 
Bmmitt A Emmltt 
Evans Tom J 



Faber A Waters (C) 
Fagan Noodles (C) 
Farrell Florence 
Faust Victor (C) 
Field O (C) 
Fields Sallle 
Fields W C 
Flgg Chas A 
Fin I ay Bob 
Flnlay R 
Flnneran Jean 
Flood Alice 
Ford Lottie 
Ford A Pearce 
Forrester Rav 
Forrester Sidney 
Forrester 8 Mrs 
Frances Emma 
Francis Milton 
Francis Mrs M 
Frawley Paul (C) 
Frazee Frank 
Frazher Ernos 
Frowlne Lora 



Galvin Tom (C) 
Oarfleld Frank 
Gil son M 
Gibson A Dyso 
Gllsea 
Golden E Mies 



MANAGERS OF FIRST-CLASS THEATRES-I have just returned from 
Europe with the greatest Box Office Attraction of the moment, DRAMATIC, 

STARTLING, REALISTIC. 

POSITIVELY THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD. 

Watch for announcement of title in next week's "VARIETY." 

PROF. ARM AND, Care of White Rats Gab House, 227 W. 46th St., New York 



30 



VARIETY 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS AND COMPANIES IN BURLESQUE 



LEW KELLY 

"PROF. DOPE" 



Johnnie Jess 

Featured With 
BILLY WATSON'S "BIO SHOW." 



Lillian Fitzgerald 

Featured with 

"ROSELAND GIRLS" 

Management Jamee E. ("Blutch") Cooper 



Francis Elliott 

In M A NOVEL CREATION" 
"AUTO GIRLS"-lfl4-lS 



Harry Seymour 

NOT A STAR-A COMET! 
"AUTO GIRLS"— 1914-15 



Gladys Sears 



"TANGO GIRLS" CO. 



Golden M 


H 


Golden Miss 


Hale & Bro 


Goldlng C 


Hall E 


Good ridge G W 


Hallls F W 


Gordon D (C i 


Hanneman Miss A 


Gordon J 


Hanvey L 


Gorman J 


Harold Smugger 


Gray Miss K 


Harcourt Miss L 


Grey C 


Harris K 


Griffin G 


Hayres (C) 


Griffin G (C) 


Harris C L 


Gueran J 


Hayward Miss L 


Gurley F 


Hearn Miss J 



(C) 




LET Mf 



Sdward 

F\f\Q5Hf\LU 

CHrtLKOuofcisr 

f\LE T WlLT^OAi 
Pi <?c< rcx<-fc>e'/ve-K*u_ 
ttJEtTH'UNireo T^JUR. 



MATT KENNEDY 



tiff "LIBERTY GIRLS" 

T. W. OINKINS 



JACK CONWAY 

Featured with "Star and Garter" 

Direction, Phil B. Isaac 



FANNIE VEDDER 

Management. JACOBS a JERMON. 



INGENUE, "The Broadway Girls" 

Management Theatrical Operating Co. 

Season 1914-1S 



LON HASCALL 

SIMON LEGREE (Stage Manager) 
"BEHMAN SHOW" 



LEO HOYT 

Gorman Comedian, "Prise Winners" Co. 



EDNA RAYMOND 

Prima Donna, "Prise Winners" Co. 



NELLIE FLOREDE 



"GOLDEN CROOK" CO. 



Hearn Lew 
Henderson C 
Hennlng Mrs W 
Hennessey J 
Herbert C (C) 
Herbst L (C) 
Herleln L 
Hill 3 
Hill Mrs W 
Hill Mrs L 
Hllllard W (C) 
Hlllyer E 
Hoffman M 
Hoffmann Miss G 
Holder E 
Hoplns M 
Hoshklns L 
Hoven V 
Hoyes F 
Hull Thalia (C) 
Hullcy G (C) 
Hume H 
Hunt H L 



Julian F 



K 



Imperial 
Troupe 



I 

Pekinese 



Jackson Miss C 
Jarrett F J 
Jennings Percy 
Johnson J 
Johnson O 
Johnson W 
lolson H 
Jordon L (C) 



(C) 



KalM L 

Kaufman Sisters 
Keaton J 
Keaton J (C) 
Keeley Bros 
Keith Dotle (C> 
Kenall M 
Kennedy J 
Keogh Sisters (C) 
Kimball Bros 
Klmberly L 
Kin K (C) 
King O 
Klein E (C) 
Knight M (C) 
Konery A 
Kummer Ray (C) 
Kyle H 



Lacero P 
Langdon H (C) 
Langford W 
Latell E (C) 
La Vail E (C) 
Lavall E 
I,aVerre E 
Lavlne O (C) 
Lawsen B 
Lawson F 
Lawton Miss P 
Lea F 
Lee O 

Lee L R (C) 
LeMay P 
Lemey P 



JAMES (Dtach") 

COOPER 



Four Shows that Have Gone Ore* 

"GYPSY MAIDS" "ROSELAND GIRLS" 

"GLOBE TROTTERS" 

"BEAUTY, YOUTH AND FOLLY" 

COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 

41S Colombia Theatre Bldg„ 



Abe Reynolds 



AND 



Florence Mills 

FEATURED IN 

"THE COLLEGE GIRLS" 



Direction, Max Spiegel 



Lemont W 
Leonard L 
Leslie F 
Leslie M 
Leslie B 
Leslie L 
Levey E (C) 
Levy J 
Lewis L 
Lewis S (C) 
Lewis H 
Lewis J B 
Llcdom E 
Lindner H 
Livingston G 
Lockett Lou (C) 
Long Tack Sam (C) 
Long Tack Sam 
Lonalne F S 
Lorraine E 
Lorraine F 
Loyd B 
Luby E 
Lucadors The 
Lucero P H 
Lyman E 

M 

Macanlppe H 
MacDonald R 
Maboney F 
Mack, Albright & M 
Maltland M (C) 
Marble M 
Marcuson E 
Mareena M (C) 
Marks Lou 
Martins G 
Marshall Ed 
Martyn & Florence 
Martyn V 
Marx V 
Mason H B 
Matthews J (C) 
Maynard Harry (C) 
McDmongh E 
Mclean D 
McNamara T 
McKenna Thos 
Mercer V 
Merkel Sisters 
Melville & Hlggins 
Merles Mile 



Met* O 

Meyers M 

Miller Lou (C) 

Miller U 

Miller Anna (C) 

Mills I 

Milman B 

MIUIss A 

Mitchell & Lelchtner 

Mitchell Chas (C) 

Mooney M 

Morrill H 

Moore J 

Moore & Gibson 

Moss R 

Moss & Potter 

Mulhall R 

Muller F 

Murphy J T 

Murray D 

Myers A 

N 

Nelson Ed 
Netchman B (C) 
Nolan L 
Nolan Andy (C) 
Norrls C I 
Norton & Lee 



ONell E 
Overlng M 
Overton E 



Pacey L 
Paka Toots 
Palmer W W 
Parker F 
Parker Texas 
Paskln W 
Paul H A 
Pautzer E 
Pease H 
Pork F (C) 
Peters P 
Perkin L 
Pinafore & Co 
Pine H 
Porte B 
Potlin C B 
Powers B (C) 



LEO STCVENS 

Comedian and Producer 

Helen Jessie Moore 



Versatile Leading Women 



Direction HURTIG ft SEAMON 



JACK SINGER Presents 



LEW KELLY 



And the 



•> 



"Behman Show 

With 

LON HASCALL JAMES TEN BROOKE 

MACK and IRWIN 

VAN and PYNES 
CORINNE FORD and the I College Boys 



MARTELLE 



Where managers come to purloin i 
and astors to Pilfer Material 



stars. 



Powers J J 
Preston la Vaughn 
Prince A 
Prultt BUI (C) 



Queen M 
Quirk Bill 



Ray J T 
Reese L (C) 
Redding O 
Regan Miss H (C) 
Remy J 
Renello Fred 
Reeves Amy W 
Regan Hazel (C) 
Reese Lola (C) 
Rhea Mme (C) 
Rider Mr J (P) 
Rlgby Clyde 
Rlgnold Nola 
Roberts Susu 
Roberts Bar bora 
Robinson Thos 
Robt L (C) 
Rockwell Louise (C) 
Roehm Mrs Will (C) 
Rogee Leon 
Roges & Evans 
Rose Max 
Ross M 
Rossi S 
Roth I 
Roslyn R 
Rowles J 
Royal J 
Ryno & Emerson 



Salonda S 
Sawtelle E 
Schefer W (C) 
Slkes Miss J 
Slkes Miss J (C) 
Sheehan E (C) 
Sheller Mr 
Sheldou B 
Shlppman S 
Skipper O 
Sloon B 
Sleom J 



Smith L 

Smith T 

Smith Ed 

Stlrk Clifford 

Stockdale R L 

Stover Genn (C) 

Stratton Bros 

Stratton J 

Stevni J 

Stover P H 

Stour G 

Sudson P 

Suits Miss A (C) 

Suits Miss A 



Teal R 
Tennle F 
Terry Rags 
Terry Arthur 
Todd Jas (C) 
Todd & Dannieh 
Toner Tom 
Toy B 
Truer Tony 
TuH's Miss E 
Tylra Lillian 



Valle J W 
Valll Muriel 
Van Arthur 
Van Vally E 
Vann Chas (C) 
Vann Jack 
Van ReBlort S 
Vardon Frank A 
Venette Leara ( C ) 
Viollnsky (C) 
Vlerra Geo (C) 
Von Berk & Dillon 
VonDell Harry 

W 

Walls J J (C) 
Walton Miss E 
Walters Ann Co ((' ) 
Walters & Murray (C» 
Walton Louise 
Walters Walter 
Ward Miss 
Ward Walter 
Waree Ida 



EUROPE'S SOCIETY ORCHESTRA 



Still Leading Them All 



New Amsterdam Roof, New York 



Indefinite Engagement 



Specially engaged to accompany Miss MAE MURRAY and Mr. JACK 
JARROTT, at the Palace Theatre, New York this week (Nov. 2) 



VARIETY 



31 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS AND COMPANIES IN BURLESQUE 



JACOBS & JERMON'S 



Cohabit Theatre Biildinf, 






I 

Broadway and 47th Street, New York 





TW BILLY WATSON 



MUY WATSOrs "BIG GIRLIE SHOW" wmort "ORIENTALS" 

COLUmMMUttMINT WANT COOP-LOOKIMQ QIRLE ALWAYS 



SAMMY WRIGHT 



Al Reeves say si "The blgest riot 
I've ever had In my show I" 



IRAN K 



I IM N EY 



Mmpnut, CHARLES H. WALDRON 



THE GREATEST 
DANCER OF 
THEM ALL I 



Chooceeta 



AT UBERTY 
Address tZI W. elth St. 
New Yorh 



Charles Robinson *r^ *U«r 



SEASON 1914-191S 



HarryCooper 



FEATURED WITH 

"CRACKER JACKS" 

Direction. 
COLUMBIA AMUSEMENT CO. 



GEO. H.WARD 



WITH BERNARD A ZEISLER'S 

"FRENCH MODELS" 

1S14-1I 



WILL FOX 



Featured Comedian 

"Gay New Yorkers" 



Joe MORRIS and CAMPBE,LL Flossie 



With "BROADWAY GIRLS" Season 1I14-1S. 



Sam Micals 



WITH " BOWERYS " 

MsnaftfiMnt. 
HUlVTIQ A SEAMON 



Washer J 
Watts Carrie 
Webb Amy 
Weigaud Violet 
Wellington Dave 
West A Heath 
Weston Willie 
Wheeler Bd (C) 



Wheeler B 
Wbltbey & Bell 
Wlggin Bert (C) 
Wilbur Clarence 
Will & Kemp 
Wills W S 
Williams & Culver 
Williams Lottie 



Williams Tom 
Wilson Sisters (SF) 
Wilson Viole 
Wheeler H A 
Wood Ollle 
Wood Maurice 
Wolfe Orthway 
Wright & Rich 



Yates Nellie A Betty 
Young Miss V 
Young Jacob 
Yoste Clifton (C) 
Yrebor 



Zushell May 



CORRESPONDENCE 

Unless otherwise noted, the following reports are for the current week. 

CHICAClO VARIETYS CHICAGO OFFICE: 

^ ^^^^ MAJESTIC THEATRE BUILDING 



Oeorgiana Evans of the Olympic office Btaff 
has returned from New York, where she had a 
fortnight among the bright lights. 

"The Misleading Lady" will follow "The 
Better Way" at Powers, coming In week after 
next. 



The local branch of the Theatrical Stage 
Employes will give a dance at the Coliseum 
Annex Feb. 11. 



Crnne nnd Ross will get to the Cort theatre 
In "The Now Henrietta" Jan. 1. according to 
the latest announcement. 



The Coliseum Is now turned over to roller 
skating, and exhibition skaters are employed 
to attract 



Sam Hardy and Oza Waldrop, of the cast 
of "A Pair of Sixes," will play in stock In 



A RIOT IN BURLESQUE 



III 



N B. BARCLAY 

"Barclay's peculiar mannerisms are obviously unstudied, aad his apparently natural 
idiosyncrasies sre singularly refreshing in these days of monotonous sameness.** 



FREDERICK M. McCLOY, In VARIETY. 



Dave Gordon 



SIMMONDS, STEWART and LAKE'S 

"AUTOGIRLS" CO. Offer 

HARRY M. STEWART FRANCIS ELLIOTT MADELINE WEBB 
JAS. J. LAKE CAROL SCHRODER BILLY HALLMAN 

HARRY SEYMOUR SALLY STEWART TEDDY SIMMONDS 

COLUMBIA CIRCUIT, M14-U 



SOMETHING NEW 

BARNEY "CAI I lEC OF niV" 
GERARD'S rULLlLO THE V A I 

With SAM SIDMAN, GERTRUDE HAYES, and an All-Star Cast 
BIGGEST HIT IN BURLESQUE SINCE "WINE, WOMAN AND SONG" 
NEXT WEEK (NOV. I), GAYETY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS 



Sim GORDON and MURPHY Fmk 



PREMIER ACROBATIC DANCERS wHh "BOW-TOM QIRLj 



,»• 



Babe La Tour 



With "GOLDEN CROOK" 

RERflRfMMjBfllaf 

JACOBS A JUtMON 



HARRY IHickeyl LE VAN '^m' 



(Columbia Orcnlt) 



CLAIRE DE VINE nS?SS!7m 



Anna-ARMSTRONG and ODELL-Tommy 

With DAVE MARION'S OWN CO. 




MARGIE CATLIN 



ALWAYS WOMKINO 



MAMAOIMtNT. 
KNMtMV tk HOIK 

"Happy Widows" 



IV! 



UDI 



"AMERICAN BEAUTIES" CO. 

"Queen Rose of the Rosebud Garden of Girls."— McCloy in Variety. 



Rochester, N. Y., next summer. They have 
already signed up. 

Maude Adams will come to the Blackstone 
In "The Legend of Leonora," beginning Nov. 
17. 



"The New Henrietta" will be played at the 
Cort lator In the season. 



"The Passing Show of 1914° will arrive In 
Chicago Feb. 8. The house has not been an- 
nounced. 



"Kitty MacKay" will be the the next at- 
traction at the. Princess, coming within the 
next fortnight. 



Battling Nelson will open his out-of-town 
vaudeville tour In Winnipeg for the "Asso- 
ciation." 



Pobblo Zeno and Eva Mandell, who have 
been tourlnK Australia, will sail from Sydney, 
N. 3. W., Nov. 21, returning to Chicago. 

Tt Is being whispered on the quiet that "On 
Trial" will be offered at Cohan's Grand within 
three weeks. 



Marian Stella Delaplane has obtained a di- 
vorce from Frank Hugh Delaplane, known as 
the "loop tangolst." 

Jacob Paley has the Empire theatre on the 
west side, whero he Is offering Tlddish plays 
with success. 



HE'S COMING I 
WHO? 






THE FLARE BACK 



32 



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Professionals. 

Handsomely Furnished 

Steam Heated Rooms 

Both and every 



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Acknowledged aa the best 



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Offices and VARIETY. 



Row at 67 W. 44th Street 



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Hotel Plymouth 



31th St. (Between Broadway and 8th Ave.)* N. Y. City 

New Fireproof Building. A Stone's Throw from Broadway 

ONE IN AdjSO TWO IN 

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Big Reductions to Weekly Guests 
Every room has hot and cold running water, electric light and 
long distance telephone. 
Phone 1520 Greeley EUROPEAN PLAN T. SINNOTT, Manager 



awmw a aa 

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150 Furnished Apartments 



Steam Heated, Centrally 

NEW YORK. For 
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tit, 114 ami S1I W. 41th ST. 

Tel. Bryant 8560-8561 

New fireproof building, 
just completed, with hand- 
somely furnished three and 
four- room apartments com- 
plete for housekeeping. Pri- 
vate bath, telephone, elec- 
tricity. 
RATES: $12 UP WEEKLY 



Located in the Theatrical District in the City of 
the Comfort and Convenience of the Profession. 



THE ANNEX 

7S4 and 75« Ith AVE , at 47th St. 
Tel. Bryant 3431 

Decidedly clean, four and 
five-room apartments with 
private baths, carefully fur- 
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$10.00 up 



THE CLAMAN 

325 and 330 W. 43d ST. 

Tel. Bryant 4293-6131 

Comfortable and excep- 
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four-room apartments, thor- 
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$3.00 UP WEEKLY 



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$2.50 to $5.00 Weekly 

lOJ r ooms, scrupulously clean* baths on every steam heat, electric light and gas 

Greeley MUSIC ROOM FOR USE OF GUESTS 



SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL RATES 

EL MARKNA/ 

220 WEST 49TH ST., NEW YORK 

Rooms for 2 persons, $1.00. With Private Bath, $1.50. 
Parlor Bedroom and Bath, $2.50 



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c ^llan l0 L l d•AI^ pl,l * 323 West 43rd Street, NEW YORK CITY 

Private Bath, 3-4 rooma. Catering to the comfort and convenience of the profesalon 

Steam Heat $8 Up 



Mn. Florlce Holtsclaw, formerly of the 
"Social Maids," which played the Columbia 
last week, has given birth to a baby girl at 
the American Hospital. 



William C. Elmendorf, formerly in advance 
of "The Aerial Honeymoon," is now doing the 
press work for "The Blindness of Virtue," 
which is due in St. Louis shortly. 



The Blackstone theatre has begun to look 
quite frivolous. Two big electric signs have 
been placed over the canopy, which gives the 
staid house quite a rakish appearance. 



Word has been received in Chicago that the 
Hippodrome In Peoria has dropped to a 10 
c«nt policy. There are rumors that the house 
will soon go into pictures. 



Ethel Barrymore contemplates the produc- 
tion of a play called "The Shadow," by Dario 
Nicodeml for Mme. Rejane, but not produced 
in France on account of the war. 



Hamilton Coleman, C. S. Humphrey, Frank 
Thlelen will go on a hunting trip some time 
this month. Felix Greenberg and Charles 
Nathan of Peoria are arranging the party. 



Last Saturday night, being farewell night 
of Sir Johnstone Forbes-Robertson, $3 was 
charged for the lower floor seats at the Black- 
stone. 

Next week, being "bpen at the Imperial, 
Kllmt & Gazzolo. with the assistance of Harry 
Sheldon, have organized a special company to 
play ' Hlndle Wakes" for the seven days. 

D. H. Humphrey, formerly of the United 



554 
Tel. Bryant { 555 
7833 



The Edmonds 



ONE BLOCK 
TO TIMES SQ. 



Furnished Apartments 

EDWARD E. BURTIS, Mgr. 
CATERING EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PROFESSION 

776-78-80 Eighth Avenue 

Between 47th and 48th Streets 

NEW YORK 



Private Bath and Phone In 
Each Apartment 



Office 
776 EIGHTH AVENUE 



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Singla Rooms, $5 por wooki Dovhlo, $7j with Bath, 
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Telephone Bryant 2M7 

Furnished Apartments 
and Rooms 

Throe and Four Room Apartments $• to $• 
Largo rooms Hot aad up 

COMPLETE HOUSEKEEPING 

310 W. 4&TH ST., NEW YORK 



Booking offices, is back in town after spend- 
ing a month on his farm in Michigan. He hag 
joined forces with James B. McKowen. 



NEW YORK 

I Parlor Boelrooao sad 
rooaa. TolophoM SIM 



NEW YORK 



Tel. 1890 Bryant 

2H W. AST STREET 

A Hotol for 

1 Minute Wost of Broadway 

The Readssrous for Bohemians and Profee- 
sioaal Folk Oonorally. Chile Concama, Hot 
Temales aad Mexican Dishes a Specialty. 

|LM far S hours. 



May Vokes gave a masque hallowe'en party 
on the stage of the Cort theater last Satur- 
day night. Professional people from all the 
shows In town were present 



"Annie Laurie" has been put in the store- 
house. The original Scotch version, how- 
ever, will open at St. Thomas, Ont., Nor. 9, 
with the Royal Scotch Players In the oast 

La Monte Snell is no longer in the box office 
at tbe Majestic. Fred Ackerman handled the 
big Barrymore sales last week with the aid 
of Clyde Herbert from the "Association." 



owned by Governor Dunne, which caught fire 
and was pretty well wrecked. 

"Damaged Goods," playing at the Crown 
this week, and at the National and Victoria 
later, will devote a good share of the proceeds 
on each Monday to the Frances Juvenile Home. 

Eddie Delaney is organizing a company 
which will play C. J. Smiths "Sis Perkins" 
in southern territory. The piece will open In 
Indiana soon. 



Sam P. Gerson, manager of the Princess, 
had to move last week. He lives in a house 



Harry Lauder will get $2 for the main floor 
when he comes to the Auditorium on Nov. 16, 
with a good share of the balcony held at $1. 
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Leo Donnelly, who' has been playing the 
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"The Better Way" opened Sunday night at 
Powers' with Charlotte Walker in the chief 
role. The piece waa offered recently in Phila- 
delphia under the name of "The Plain Wo- 
man." Eugene Walter, author of the show, 
waa in town for the premier. 



George H. Bubb's "The Third Degree" cloaed 
last Saturday In Minerva, O. The company haa 
been brought to Chicago, where it will be re- 
organised and sent out through the west. Jerry 
Kellar la in advance of the show. Bubb's "The 
Lion and the Mouse" haa been getting good 
returns in the middle west. 

Smoke from an over-worked motor caused a 
small panic at the Crown theatre last Satur- 
day night, where "Fine Feathers" waa play- 
ing. Several girls fainted and were carried 
out. No damage waa done, and the perform- 
ance waa given in its entirety. 

The German theatre, houaed in the old Buah 
Temple, opened last Saturday night with a new 
play called "The Fight for Justice," dealing 
with the present war in Europe. Ulrich Haupt 
is the manager of the company, which is plan- 
ning to give drama, comic opera and grand 
opera during the season. 

To the satisfied surprise of the management, 
the American Music Hall acoustics are found 
perfectly satisfactory for dramatic perform- 
ances, and It la quite probable that such 
offerings will be seen there frequently In the 
future. 



"Fin of the Toy Shop," wss given by a se- 
lect company at the Gerinanla theatre last 
Saturday, matinee and Monday night under 
the auspices of the Southern Club. The Ger- 
man stock company Is playing repertoire with 
Monday nights open. Robert 8altiel la busi- 
ness manager of the theatre. 

Edwin A Bernard, a planlat and a drummer, 
won the $200 prises put up for an endurance 
test at the Royal theatre on the west side. 
These two young men hammered keys and 
pounded drums for 24 hours without rest. 
They sre now out sfter the record, which is 
42 hours and some minutes. 



8ol Vail, one of the managers of the side 
show with the Yankee Robinson circus, waa 
badly Injured In a mix up at the Saratoga Ho- 
tel last Thursday night. One of the attaches 
of the hotel struck him with the arm ot a 
chair and cut hie head open so badly that it 
took twelve stitches to make him aa good as 
new. He threatens to bring action against the 
hostelry. 

Ernest Gatewood (colored). Janitor at the 
De Luxe theatre, on the north side, haa been 
arrested, charged with assaulting Mrs. George 
Stelnhaus, wife of the leader of the orchestra 
at the Wilson Avenue theatre, and robbing 
her of $3,500 worth of diamonds and Jewelry. 
The valuables were found In the Janitor's 
room. Mrs. Stelnhaus was picked up In an 



HENRY E. DIXEY 

PALACE, NEW YORK, 
THIS WEEK (NOV. 2) 

Starring Not. 16 aa Malvolio in Shakespeare's 

"Twelfth Night" 



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From the Imperial Russian Ballet 
First New York Appearance 

HARLEM OPERA HOUSE, Hov. 5. 6, 7, 

Direction. PETE MACK 



unconscious condition in an alley next door 
to the theatre. 



The Chicago Dramatic Society announces 
the folowlng aalon programs: "He Might Have 
Fared Worse," by Harold Heaton, and "The 
Hundreth Trick" by Beulah Marie DU, Nov. 
0; lecture by Benedict Papot on "The Mes- 
sage of Modern French Drama," Dec. 11 ; 
scenes from "Lords and Lovers," by Olive T. 
Dargan, Feb. 6. Harold Heaton Is director 
of each play to be given and will also take 
the leading role in each one. 



Numeroua changes have been made in the 
Loew road ahowa and more are under way. 
The Melnotte Twins, who have been playing 
in Chicago, will Join the road show ahead In 
St Paul Nov. 0. On the same date, Sophie 
Tucker will Join the road show that la now In 
town, in Milwaukee. It la understood that 
Morris and Parks are through with the cir- 
cuit 

Harry Askln, who is managing the Police- 
men's benefit at the Auditorium, will go east 
within a week or so for a short rest He will 
be back in Chicago for a big production at 
the Auditorium, the nature of which la not 



yet divulged, which will be offered some time 
in February. Chester Houston and Harry 
Benson are conducting the box office end of 
the benefit, performances of "While the City 
Sleeps." 

The Columbia theater, on North Clark 
street, one of the oldest theaters in Chicago, 
opened Monday as a tryout for the "Asso- 
ciation." Walter Meakln la the manager. 
Night shows only will be shown In the be- 
ginning, but later on matinees will be in- 
stalled. The house will be thoroughly over- 
hauled and redecorated. The house la almost 
opposite the Windsor, which is playing stock 
a part of the week and vaudeville the other 
half. 



Aa a result of the charges preferred against 
Police Lieutenant Hobbs by Harry Ridings 
and Will J. Davla, managers of Cohan's Grand 
and the Illinois, that officer waa dismiaaed 
from the force laat week. The charges were 
preferred because Hobbs had attacked and ar- 
rested both men while talking in front of Rid- 
ing's home several weeks ago. At that time 
the managers were dismissed with the usual 
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celebrated tbe 67th anniversary of lta existence 
as a playhouse, and the first anniversary as 
a vaudeville theatre. The house waa opened 
November, 1857, with two plays, "The Honey- 
moon" and "Tbe Loan of a Lover." It was 
completely destroyed In the great Chicago 
fire, and again partially destroyed by fire in 
1891. Jacob Lltt took the house in 1808, open- 
ing It with "Shenandoah." Under the Jones, 
Llnlck A Scbaefer regime, the front of the 
house has been remodelled, and many Improve- 
ments have been made in the famous old 
structure. 

May Kelly and Mona Lorraine, two chorus 
girls who were stranded In Milwaukee re- 
cently with a burlesque show, have returned 
from Maquoketa, la., with a harrowing tale 
of experiences. They were sent out there to 
Join the Joe Dalton vaudeville company to 
play small Iowa towns. When they arrived 
there they found that Joe Dalton, formerly a 
clerk in the Dexter hotel, had drawn $60 on 
Saturday night. Sunday he organized a show 
company and wired to Chicago for girls. 
Monday he opened his show In Onslow, la., 
and on Tuesday he was In the lockup on vari- 
ous charges. Misses Kelly and Lorraine were 
able to get enough money to get back to Chi- 
cago, after undorgolng many hardships. 

AMERICAN MUSIC HALL (John J. Gar- 

rlty, mgr.). — Helen Ware In "The Revolt," 
finding favor. 

AUDITORIUM (Bernard Ulrich, mgr.).— 



"While the City Sleeps," playing to big busi- 
ness for Policemen's Benefit Fund. 

BLACKBTONE (Augustus Pltou, Jr., mgr.). 
— Grace George In "The Truth," opened Mon- 
day. 

COHAN'S GRAND (Harry J. Ridings, 
mgr.).— "Under Cover," getting juat fair re- 
turns after a run. 

COLUMBIA (William Roche, mgr.).— 
"Dreamland Burlesquers," opened Sunday. 

CORT (U. J. Herrmann, mgr.).— "A Pair of 

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Sixes," holding up well 

CROWN (A. J. 
aged Goods. 



CROWN (A. J. Kaufman, mgr.).— "Dem- 
jed Goods.'' 

GARRICK (John J. Garrlty, mgr.).— "Peg 
o' My Heart," nearlng 200th performance to 
very fair business. 

ILLINOIS (Will J. Davis, Jr., mgr.).— "The 
Little Cafe," opened Sunday night. 

IMPERIAL (Joe Pilgrim, mgr.). "One Day." 

LA SALLE (Joseph Bransky, mgr.). — "One 
Girl In a Million," getting fair returns. 

NATIONAL (John P. Barrett, mgr.).— Jack 
Laits "Help Wanted." 

OLYMPIC (George C. Warren, mgr.).— 
"Potash A Perlmutter," playing to biggest re- 
turns in town. 

POWERS' (Harry J. Powers, mgr.). — "The 
Yellow Ticket," not finding easy pickings. 

PRINCESS (Sam P. Gerson, mgr.).— "To- 
day," getting audience of women. 

STAR A GARTER (Paul Roberts, mgr.).— 
"Girls from Happy land." 

VICTORIA (Howard Brolaskl, mgr.).— "Ex- 
cuse Me." 

FINE ARTS (Albert Perry, mgr.).— "Con- 
sequences," opened Thursday. 

COLONIAL (Norman E. Field, mgr. ; agent, 
Loew). — Not one of the most Interesting bills 
and broken Into by plcturee so that its trend 
waa difficult to follow. Chick and Chiclets, a 
bicycle act, opened. Good tricks, but appa- 
ratus rusty and not neat Act needa service 
of a burnisher on paraphernalia. Estelle Rose, 
single singing woman, followed with Italian 
and Yiddish song impersonations. Good voice 
and personality. "Visions d'Art," got ap- 
plause for the draped figure pictures, some of 
which were vivid and artistic. The Meister- 
singer Quartet, four young men who affect 
dress suits and are a little stiff, sang a good 
line of songs, getting by. Copeland Brothers 
and Co., came on for a sketch called "Our 
Little Boy," but were later taken out of the 
bill. Gertrude Flake sang some songs, as- 
sisted by a boy In the audience who broke 
into her act by hawking peanuts. He finally 
arrived on the stage, where he assisted in a 
song or two. The Eight Zanzibara, an 
Arabic whirlwind act, went through the usual 
routine of such acts. They were pretty lively, 
but did not get away from the customary in 
their efforts. The Bowman Brothers were one 
of the big hits of the entertainment They 
have added some good stuff, in the way of a 
speech, to their routine, and they hit home 
all along the line. Patrlcola, next to closing 
(New Acta), got a reception when she ap- 
peared and worked to enthusiastic applause 
throughout The Bremen Imps, a man and 
a woman, who do ladder work, pleased In 
closing spot Their act haa the merit of nov- 
elty and they make good. Monday morning 
audience was small and chilly. 

MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr,; agent 
Orpheum).— Quiet bill, with only one net that 
stood out with any great degree of Interest 
and that, odd to say. waa a Juggling act. W 
C. Fields, billed aa the "silent humorist," was 
actually the hit of the bill and carried away 
all laughing honors, even putting It over Tom 
Lewis In his new act Fields was on In "H" 
spot, where he got his audience with him and 
moulded It to his will for many minutes. Tom 
Lewis, In "Brother Fans," got a nice little 
reception. He was next to closing, with Pal- 
lenberg's Bears, a full stage act, closing, and 
there waa an awkward wait between the two. 
The bears were entertaining and exhibited 
excellent training. The Meyako Sisters, who 
do hand balancing, contortion work and also 
sing and dance opened the bill. Cummlngs 
nnd Gladlngs, did nicely. Charley Grapewln 
and Anna Chance were on next for their do- 
mestic comedy, "Poughkeepsle." an act new 
to theae parts. It went rather well. The 
Three lightens were more or less funny In 
"The Party of the Second Part," and found 
favor. Llane Carrera, known as the daugh- 
ter of Anna Held, did not make a very strik- 
ing Impression. She sang and danced, as- 
sisted by her company of six girls, and Tyler 
Brooke, the latter offering some of the best 
features In the act, comprising some lively 
dapces. Elsa Rnegger's. 'cellist, assisted by 
Edmund Llchtensteln, offered the one artistic 
number In the bill. She played her program 
In fine taste, displaying admirable teennic. 



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McVICKER'S (William Rosenblum, rngr. ; 
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well put together, and out of the Chicago 
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ran smoothly with only a short wait or two. 

PALACE (Harry Singer, mgr. ; agent, Or- 
pheum). — Three acts in this bill of highly 
artistic worth, showing the better trend in 
modern vaudeville. These are Edwin Stevens 
and Tina Marshall, in character work ; the 
Wharry Lewis Quintet, In high clnss musical 
numbers, and Mme. Jeanne Jomelll, late of 
the Metropolitan opera forces, in a song reper- 
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opened. Jones and Sylvester followed next in 
their senil-Bkwtch, The Two Drummers. 
Both men havo good voices and their line of 
talk is funny. The Chadwi. k Trio and Co., In 
third place, got a lot ol laughs. Ida May 
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and his work furnished a line background for 
the Instrumental and vocal numbers compris- 
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were billed for seventh place, were pushed up 
a notch, where they had the house in an up- 
roar with their musical fooling. Mme. Jeanne 
Jomelll bad the very good tact to sing songs 
of a popular nature, and only once dipped into 
a grand opera strain. She went so well that 
two encores were demanded. Thick Sales has 
added a touch here and there to his "Country 
School Entertainment " He got enough laughs 
in next to closing spot to satisfy any enter- 
tainer. Carlos Sebastian and Dorothy Bentley 
(New Acts) had closing place where they were 
strong enough to keep the audience very 
nearly intact. 



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ORPHEl'M.— Gertrude Coghlan and Co., in 
"Food," enjoyable. George White and Isabelle 
Jasen, finished strong. Swor and Mack, hit. 
Meehon's Dogs, closing spot, held audience in. 
The four holdovers held up their end. Theo- 
dore nendix, again appreciated. Rurnham 
and Irwin opened the show. Claude Golden 
was successful, and Joseph Jefferson and Co., 
liked. 

EMPRESS.— -William St. James and Co., In 
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Stewart Sisters and Escorts, good act, but 
misplaced in closing position. Four Avolos, 
went well. Al. Anderson, funny. ITurke and 
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PANTAGES. — "Ruin," with four people, was 
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and Oc, laughable. Work and Play, good. 
Harrison and Hoary, wall Itkai. Yeatoff Trio, 



VARIETY 



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Novelty Quar 
Curran, mgr.).- "The 



Marx & Co., 

Girl" (first 

& Mayer, 



opened nnd proved successful 
U'tte, passed. 

CORT (Homer F. 
Whip"' (second week). 

COLI'MHIA (Gottlob, 
•The Poor Little Rich 

ALCAZAR (Uelasco 
Stock, in "The Family Cupboard." 

GAIETY (Tom O'Duy, mgr.). 
Married" (first week). 

\VI(r\VA.M (Job. Bauer, mgr.) .—Monte Car 
ter Co. and vaudeville. 

PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee and mgr. 
ngent, Levey). — Vaudeville. 

REPUBLIC (Ward Morris, mgr.; agent. W 
S. V. A.).— Vaudeville. 



Despite rumors to the contrary, Teddy Mc- 
Numara, the Juvenile comedian. Is still under 
the Pollard management. 



mgrs.). 
week), 
mgrs.) .- 

"Let's Get 



Vorinan E. Whistler, stage manuger of the 
Lot- \ngeles Hippodrome, aeenmpanie<l by his 
wife, was a visitor last week. 



li'ahe Meryl. Ollle Sherlock and (irate ('as 
tell have Joined the Virginia Brlssae stock 
playing at the Garrlek, Stockton. 

Maud Udell opened as leading woman with 
the dramatic stock company now playing ut 
the Grand In Sacramento. 



Maud 
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Reatty has Joined "Let's Get Mar- 



Sld. Grauman. manager of the Empress, was 
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' Herod." a three-act tragedy, was capably 
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local amateur organization. 



Bert Levey made a hurried trip to \a)h An- 
geles during the we«k. 

It is said that Gerald E. Griflln will manaue 
the Irish theatre during the World's Fair. 

Arthur Fov and W. I>. Scammell purchased 
the lease on the Grand In Sacramento from Jim 
Post. a * J 



The Monte Carter Co. at the Wigwam has 
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Dee Loretta is recovering from an appendi- 
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Nat Darling, formerly niaiiaaer of the Vant- 
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VARIETY 



WE'RE AT IT AGAIN 



* BIG SONG HITS 



uv 







NOT ASHAMED OF YOU, MOLLY 



(I WANT YOU JUST AS YOU ARE)" 

By LESLIE, YOUNG and STERN 



We doubt if a more bea 



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SENSATIONAL OVERNIGHT HIT 



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IN 



A COLD, COLD WINTER 



(BUT I'LL NEVER FREEZE WHEN YOU'RE AROUND)" 

By EDGAR LESLIE and LEW BROWN 

Here you have a song that will fit you like a fur coat. A stirring March Melody. Suitable for either male, female or double acts. Great double versions and catch 

lines ready. 













(AT THE MIDNIGHT BALL)" 

By CLARKE, GOETZ and GRANT 



Our New Rag Song Hit that has kept our pianists on the jump teaching it to performers who are crowding our offices daily. A positive Knockout. Get it, put it on and 

be convinced. Double version ready. 



"CALIFORNIA AND YOU 

By EDGAR LESLIE and HARRY PUCK 

Still the Most Sensational Novelty Ballad of the Season. If you want a song that will do more than the American flag for your act, put this Wonderful Number on. 



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Published by 

KALMAR & PUCK MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. 

152 WEST 45th STREET, NEW YORK CITY MACK STARK, General Manager. 



During the week the Exposition officials an- 
nounced that all the concession space on the 
"Zone" has been sold, making over 180 con- 
cessions disposed of up to date. 



R. B. Mack, who was formerly a partner in 
the National Booking Exchange of Detroit, 
Mich., is visiting here with an Idea of lo- 
cating until the fair Is over. 

Upon returning from a hurried trip to Lob 
Angeles, Bert Levey announced that he has 
taken over the ground lease of the Republic 
in that city for a period of eighteen years. 

Professor Belgarde. formerly lessee of the 
opera house In Pleasanton, Cal., has thrown up 



"George Yeomans, playing the Locw Western 
i\l. Wills as using the latter's war messages." 



:tinsi 

Circuit, is reported by Nat 



In reply to above, beg to state that I used four of the bulletins I am 
now reading, during the Spanish-American war and am using new ones 
written by myself covering the present situation, having revived my 
former ones for the Mexican war. Edward Shayne of the Western 
Vaudeville Managers' Association verifies my statement. Am also first 
to use complete routine of material on automatic restaurant, written 
by myself. (Signed) GEORGE YEOMAN. 



the lease and closed the house. Only one show 
in five months made any money playing there 

F. M. Crlsman has been arrested charge* 
with swindling C. H. Wunderlich, author oi 
the play "Slaves and Masters," out of prop- 
erty said to be valued at $5,000. 

On Nov. 6 the Western States Vaudeville As 
sociatlon will renew booking vaudeville lnt( 
the Fresno and BakersQeld opera houses, whlct 
played "movies" during the summer. Tumi 
will split the week between the houses. 

The city Is carnival mad. Two are belnj 
held in different sections of the town, and sev 
eral more are slated to follow. Campbell) 




MAUN 





ENTCRTAINER9 

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VARIETY 



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THIS WEEK (NOV. *) 
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United Shows, which are wintering here, are 
furnishing many of the street attractions. 

The Native Sons and Daughters of the 
Golden West will present "Paid in Full " with 
vaudeville between acta, in Oakland Nov. 11. 
The receipts will go to aid the Homeless 
Children of California. 



ATLANTA. 



FORSYTH (Hugh Cardoza, mgr. ; agent, U. 
B o).— Fred Ardath & Co., big hit; Ger- 
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Lucey laugh success; Australian Woodchop- 
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BIJOU (Billy Holmes, mgr.; agent. Green- 
wood) —Webb-Dumont Co.. goes big; J Caro- 
lina Duo, please; Blanchards, good ; Charles 
de Veaux, ventriloquist, succeeded Van Spit- 



ler, tramp comedian, after opening matinee. 

ATLANTA (Homer George, mgr.).— Mc- 
Intyre A Heath, 6-7; Peg o* My Heart, week 9. 

COLUMBIA (James Roberts, mgr.). — Stock 
burlesque. 

I. O. O. F. AUDITORIUM (Negro).— "Smart 
Set," next 



Doc Baker has been called from his South- 
ern route by the death of his mother in Cleve- 
land, O. He will resume his engagement at 
the American, Columbus, Qa. 



George S. Rolande Is organizing a company 
for one-night stands through the cane belt. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 

By C. J. CALLAHAN. 

SHUBERT MURAT (J. D. Barnes, mgr.).— 
Forbes- Robertson's farewell tour, opened to 
an appreciative audience. 

ENGLISH'S (Ad. Miller, mgr.; K. A B.).— 
"The Yellow Tlokct" 




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Opening at Keith's Union Square Nov. 12 in a Gypsy musical, singing and scenic novelty with special illuminated drops and beautiful electrical 



effects. Just completed a successful tour of the west. 



FIRST NEW YORK APPEARANCE 



Direction, 



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VARIETY 



EVA 



TANGUAY 




The other evening I was in Cohan's Theatre, watching "It Pays to Advertise" (quite 
apropos of this, don't you think?) when I noticed a query in the program. It said, "How 
old is Eva Tanguay; how many times has she been married, and who is her present hus- 
band?" The printed answer was: "Miss Tanguay is 28, has been married three times, 
and her present husband is John Ford." 

That is about as close as they generally get regarding myself; but I wish to extend 
thanks for the many kindly wires and letters I have received upon my return to vaude- 
ville November 9th, at Keith's Theatre, Boston; also to those managers in the legitimate 
and vaudeville who flattered me with their immediate offers upon hearing I had decided 
to leave "the road" for the season, owing to the poor theatrical conditions. 

I also wish to extend my appreciation to the many legitimate managers I found so 
pleasant during my recent tours. 

In returning to vaudeville with the many memories of the past so happily retained, I 
will again strive with the greatest efforts to please the vaudeville public, as I have always 
done. 



Weber, Dolai* 
and Frazer 




Working, Thank You! 
Direction, Dave Beehler, Chicago. 



I.VCKI'M i I'll i I Mrown. mur. > "Maggie 
Proper" lo f.nr business. 

KEITH S < \e<l Hastings, mm . 1. M. (). >. 
Colonial hays, headline <l. f.llowtd hv Pert 
Errol. Marry Cooper. Il.ssje ;itvl Harriet Kem- 
pel. Pjirlllo M f-'r:i!iir>. Tovo . f . « | » .- . .Hili.t. Mil 
fords. 

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lii\eiii!r Kiiij.^ ; . Iiit; Millv I •• i; i n • ■ r- rinus. 
«t»od. J (I half 'Pirc MillanK (' d- in;ni \ 
• '•dein.m. Iluntie-s Ui .• ,v Moimui. Cn.riil 
pisano A- Co 

FAMILY (('. Hiiinm iniir jLietif Sun I 
lloosjcr Trio. Musi< al Toolin-. Alliiire. Itrid 
do<k K- L< duhfnti. 

'i'U'KTY (('. CiiiiniiiL.di.1 in mm .iciiil. c 
I' M. A i Vaudeville aril i • i « ■ t * 1 1" • - Pu^iin > 

Vi'TV I'ihhI 

MVIKSTIC i.l K Snlli\;in. niL-r i "l| m~ 

"I till- I'oljl ■< llilXi'l' 1 ." Will ! ei . | v . d |i\ 
> I oWiled llOUSc 

<•<>!. IMIll \ i C i: lil.iek. iniir ■ 'I I,. Mi.; 

S' M -.ll I 'II 'ii H II-. I Hex-. J';.,!- 



The Entire Theatrical Profession is interested most 

enthusiastically in the success of a Benefit 

for those dependent on 

COL. "BILL" 

THOMPSON 

Disabled by a most malignant illness 
to be given under the direction of 

The Vaudeville Branch » Theatrical World 

THURSDAY ffliS 19TH 



Dare Austin 



u 



In Hi* Own Comedy 

His Wedding Morning 



» 



(The Sketch that it Funnier than Possible) 

Nov. », 10, 11, Proctor's SSth St., New York 
Nov. 12, 13, 14, Proctor's, Plainfield, N. J. 

Representative: GENE HUGHES 

N. B.— This act has NEVER played WEST 
of W. V. M. A. territory. 



mini? uj) the necessary Improvements which 
will have to be made* they departed for Chi- 
cago, giving up the stock Idea. 



*T"^ • _ f _ ^ _ can be had by applying or writing to any | 
1 ICKCZS Cnica «° Booking Agent or to U. J. Her- 
mann. Treasurer, Cort Theater, Chicago I 



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M"ll'i i s • \ ■ v 1 1 . • i i !■: ., I,.- ■' >.n l lii . !• (leii 

I P, rl.IV 

*■ I " i I i . I i ■ ' I \ I ' e I , , • ! i i i i 1 1 - 1 1 | e I I l ■ 

I''.'' I 'HA ■! Ill "lll.'.HlV I II I he ( l)| I) || | ; I . Wll i !| 

L.l l'i-etl (|. ilk -ll) e |a*t --prillK t'Ut ;ifler <u\u 



CORT 



DEARBORN & RANDOLPH 
CHICAGO 



The shows playing the Majestic, (formerly 
Progressive Wheel ) are going from here to 
Louisville. Ky., breaking the Jump with a 
Sunday night stand at Evan^vllle. 

KANSAS CITY. 

By RUSSKLdL M. CROUSE. 

ORPHEIM (Martin Lehman, mgr.).— Gus 
Edwards' "Matinee Girls," great tab; Dyrtl 
Trowell. groat voire; Milt Collins, didn't take; 
Eleanor Haber and Co., bright sketch ; Orant 
and Hoag, big ; Alexander Bros., excellent : 
Frank Wilson, fine. 

EMPRESS (Cy. Jacobs, mgr.). — Sophie 
Tucker, very big; Nine Crazy Kids, great; 
Axel Chrlstensen, laughs; Theodoro Tenney, 
♦ lever ventriloquist; Hilly Inman and Co.. 
laughs ; Jester and Rogers, meritorious ; Sig- 
bce's Hops. 

HIPPODROME (Ben Starr, mgr.) .— Torcat 
and Roosters, good ; Riding Duttons, strong ; 
Antrim and Vale, elever pair; Zeda and Hoat. 
good ; Dunlap and Verdin, pleased ; Daren 
I, l< liter, great. 

GLOME (W. V. Newklrk, mgr.).— Greater 
City Four, real harmony ; West and Van 
Silken, good musical act; Paulham Team, 
strong; Milly Inman and Co., laughs; Ullly 
Itrnwn, good. 

SHPBERT (Earl Steward, mgr. ).— Joseph 
Santley In "When Dreams Come True." Qood 
houses. 

GRAND (A. Judah, mgr.)— Hap Ward In 
"A Fool. His Money and a Girl." 

AI'PITORIFM (Miss Meta Miller, mgr.). 
Stock. "The Littlest Rebel." 

GAYE'fT (Matt Smith. mgr.).- Mowery 
Murlcsqucrt: 

CKNTl'KV (Joe Donegan, mgr.). — High 
Life Girls. 

Kansas Clty'.i new $70,<>00,m>0 union station 
wi. s opened Saturday night and the "Hanky 




VARIETY 



41 



F 



Bernstein 



\ 



Manager, Promoter and Producer of Vaudovilla Acts 
5th Roor, PUTNAM BUILDING, NEW YORK 
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Cabla, "Freeborn," N«w York 
Phone, Bryant itl4 



| Phone, 

fanky" compaii 
l'J.01. a special 



■F 



lpuny loft on the first train at 
,...._. to .loplin. The Ben Welch 
t-riuiHiiv took the KtH'ond train to Omaha. 
jorte|h Santhy s "When DreaniH Come True" 
i-»m|uny was the tlrst theatrical company to 

arrlv in the new building 

.1. Ired Jones and hiH wife have closed with 
the Mils-Brown company. 

Jack Gray and Sedal Beunett, vaudeville 
people, were married In Olrard, Kan., last 
week. 

The Process Stock Company No. 2 opened 
last week tt Holla, Mo. 

AilaniK uimI Crawford are now managing the 
Arabella theatre at Gallatin. Mo. 

Will H. Morse* i< organizing ;i company at 
Lewisvllle. Tex. 



S to 7 WEEKS 
Write or Wire 



J. H. ALOZ 



rphetun Theatre Bid*. 
MONTREAL, P. Q. 



Lenore Ulrleh will have a new play next 
sea. 



Managers of all motion picture theatres 
have Joined the local theatrical manager^ as- 
sociation. 



.lones and Crane's 
in Iowa last week. 



The Ylrgir.lan" closed 



I >an Uussell has dosed with The Matinee 
dlrl" and is back in Kansas City. 



LOS ANGELES 

VARIETY'S 
LOS ANGELES OFFICE 
3M MASON OPERA HOUSE BLDG. 

GUY PRICE, Correspondent 



Jlmmle Hollit, former assistant treasurer of 
the Morosco, is now a picture actor. 

George F. Fish, who recently resigned as 
manager of lx>ew's local Empress, has gone to 
Chicago. 

William Loralne is rusticating in the moun- 
tains near here. He will write the music for 
a new musical comedy while up In the air. 

Theodore M. Newman. Chine's local mana- 
ger, has recovered from an attack of pneu- 
monia. 



Harry Nuuglc. manager of the Mroadway, Is 
happy. Reason: A new bahy In ihe Naugle 
household. 



ORPHKl'M (Clarence Drown, mgr. ; U. B. 
O). Hans Kronnld. excellence; Charlie 

\hearn. good: Stanley a! Co.. wdl received. 
Six Ameri ;hi lianceis. artistic ; Mack & 
Wnlker. very good ; Alexander & Scott, enter 
tuning ; Les Salvaguls. fair 
\- Co.. passably pleasing. 

KMPRKSS ("Harry Kollctte 
Alice Hnnsnii. well received 
rrmarkaMv L'ood : Rose X- 

.< Wild. 



MILWAUKEE. 



H ermine Shone 



mgr. ; Loew).- 
Mrrl Rrothers. 
Moon, mediocre ; 
ple;ising : Thco 



Walker, mgr.; Pantages^ 

entertaining: Taylor and 

H Cny Woodward & Co.. 

Co.. well received : 

mediocre : "Water 

divers. 

( A I Watson, nipr. Levey). 

Du Hell & Van. en- 



Mlen Miller.. .Folly 
dote HMinhcrg. fair. 

I'WT \OFS (Call 

('h.^ter Kingston. 
V riudl. verv s»ood : 
nlf'a^inu .lack Cioldcii & 
Miller. Packard & . Sel/ 

l.iMiiS." (level 

IlK'TIII 1C 
H-iy Lawn in c ple;i*im 
t-rtaininu; Msnm X- Lorraine, passable: Steve 
l.ixm. verv eood : Parrett * Swinebume. fair 

•il.e^ter Fountain, mgr.: 

Charlie Rellly & Co.. fine ; 

r : Parker H lutler, blc 

Hughes, good : minion- K 

: Lameys. cleverly done. 

X- M. Loewen. murs.l. 
and vuudovllle. 
•Hlrd of Paradise. ' 
The Red Widow " 



By P. O. MORGAN. 

MAJESTIC (James A. Hlgler, mgr.; agent, 
orph.l. Robert Edeson. excellent: Wilson & 
Matie. v.miedy honn-: Mabel Berra, fair; 
Frederick V Powers, tine : Clown Zertho, en- 
tertaining ; Rae Eleanor Pall, good ; Alvaret- 
i,i-. register; John Higgins. novelty 

i'UYSTM, (Wiliatn Cray. mgr.: agent, 
Ui-wi. Power of Melody,' line; .lack Prince- 
ton & Agnes Yale, line: N'ipp A- Tuck, fair; 
O'N'eil & Dixon, pleased : John Pa V'ier. good. 

ORPHKl'M (Tom Saxe. temp mgr. : agent, 
l/it'Wl, Kck's Cycling 
Kiynma Troupe, good 



(iirls. entertaining 
Cleveland^ Mischle 



HMM'ODROMK 
Westell) Statc-O. 
Margu»-rile. cli ve 
'•nr-'li LvdclJ A 
l^invnnc. mediocre 

f'RNTPRY (A. 

Mll*le'»1 blirles(JUe 

M VTKST1C 

vtOROSf'fV 



Fi-CRTP»NK 'Over Night.'" 
\!\S.")\. Pholoplny benefll 



vous Kids, fine: Prince Fr.intz. pleas* d : Camp- 
tie II A.- Haywood, hit. 

DAVIDSON (Sherman Prown. mm : 
I ml.). May Robson in "Martha-bv-t he 
Hrst half "to hit? houses "Artel''. • |a-l 
Pillv Purke In •Merry" next. 

SHl'PKRT (C. A. Niggeineyi-r. m-M i 
Ivrt Theatre Stock In "Stop Thief, " to 
lent business. 'The Family Cupboard" 

PAPST < Ludwig Kniss. mcr. : agent. 

Harrv l/utder & Co.. Tuesdav only. 

(JAYETY (J W Whitehead 
East). Harry Hastings' Big 
houses. 

CLCIV ( Hod Waggoner mgr 

"Frnliqur- of PHI' iomp;:nv 

TICSK. 



mgr. 
Show 



agent. 

Dav," 

; half. 

Shu- 
evoel- 

nexl. 
Ind.L 

agent 
flood 



agent, Prog.) 
to fair bust 



RAY MONDE 

JOE PINCUS— Pat Casey Office 

An Original Senaational Novelty 

Is "She" a He or is "He" a She? 





CIRCUI 



VAUDEVILLE 

In the Far Weal Stand? Consecutive Wo*m for Novelty Feature Acta* 
EXECUTIVE OFFICES, AUCAXAE THEATRE BLDG* SAN FRANCISCO 

■ three to ft vo we sks between aoiunga of noaU for Australia for all first class 
by wire or letter. 

THE WEBSTER VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT 

CHICAGO Suite 9 1M North La Salle St. JENNY WEBSTER, Prop. 

Affiliated with EDWARD J. FISHER, INC., Seattle; BERT LEVY CIRCUIT, San Francisco 

GEORGE H. WEBSTER, General Manager 



Harry Rickard's Tivoli Theatres 



LTD* 

AUSTRALIA 
Capital $1,2SMM 



And AFFILIATED CIRCUITS. INDIA and AFRICA 
Combined Ca pitaL fMIMM 



HUGH McINTOSH, Governing Director 



Registered Cable Address i 
Head offices TIVOLI THEATR 



HUQHMAC." Sydney 
E, SYDNEY— AUSTRALIA 
NEW YORK OFFICES, 312 Strand Theetre Bldg. 



FULLER-BRENNAN Vaudeville Circuit 

(AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND) 
BEN J. FULLER, Governing Director 



All corrc 
norarily OoteiL 



to National Amphitheatre, Sydney, 
to War Conditions. 



American Booking Office Tens- 



_mv nmj gyf of all performers going to Europe make their stesmship srrangements through 
▼*■(% /(% u8 > T " e following have: 

^nw^9 Callahan and St. George, Paul Cinquevalli, Clemen ho Bros., Morris Cronin 

& Co., Three Clarks, Creo Bros., Ferry Corwey, Paul Conchas, Collins & Hart, 
Caron and Herbert, Conn and Conrad, Carcw and Hayes, Three Claeres, Capretta and Chefalo, 
Will Campbell. 

PAUL TAUSIG A SON. Its E. 14th St, New York City 
German Savings Bank Bldg. Telephone Stuyveeant 



AMALGAMATED Vaudeville Agency 

B. S. MOSS, President and General Manager 

ROOK INf. B. S. MOSS CIRCUIT PRUDENTIAL CIRCUIT 

uvviviliu PLIMMER CIRCUIT 

Artists and Acts of every description suitable for vaudeville can obtain long engagements by 
BOOKING DIRECT with ue. Send In your open time at once or call 

TRYOUTS CAN BE ARRANGED FOR ACTS UNKNOWN TO US 
Offices; Columbia Theatre Bldg.— TIMES SQUARE. NEW YORK-Telephone Bryant t44» 

GENE HUGHES, Inc. 

Manager of High -Class Vaudeville Attractions. Artists desiring New York representation 
write or wire. Suite ltfl-2-4, PALACE THEATRE BLDG, ISM Broadway, New York City 

Phones: 8698, 8699 Bryant. 



ROBINSON AMUSEMENT CORPORATION 



ETHEL ROBINSON 
SAMUEL L. TUCK 
FELIX REICH 



acta 
Write ue. 



wanting Western Repi 
Booking everywhere. 
Buildug, Chicago, III 



MINNEAPOLIS. 



HaiiiliridK*'. I r. • 

Wh.n Wr Wen- 
I'Vrrls returning lo 
Goodwin s olil rob- 



By C\ W. MILK?*. 

MKTROPOLITAX (I. \. Scott, mar). I'n 
• ur«'s. ".loK»>ph «nd Hin FJrethron" follows 

SHCHKRT (Wright Huntington, mgr.i. 
Hnnllngton IMhv«ts In ' IIhIiv Mln«- •lllllv 
follows. 

KAINMKIIXiK (A (. 
ItaiiibridK*' I'hiyrrs in 
Twenty-out-," wiih Dick 
i he caHt to pluy Nut 
"KiiM* KVathers" follows. 

OKPHKIM ((;. K. Raymond, iiigr. ). Kali- 
hill headed by Hilly II. Van in hit* new <kii 
"Spooks." The Reaumont slHtrrs awsisl as 
usual. Dunbar's White Hussars, real In ad- 
liner; Cantwell and Walker, successful. De 
Haven und Nice, excellent; Kreiistee Asorle, 
Chevalier De Marie and Miss Kllante. dinners, 
fair: Rrowne and Rochelle. exe«>piionally good 
acrobutK : .lohn (Jelgor. «ood 

I'Nlyl'K (Jack Klllotl, mgr.; agl ., Ixx-w). 



Rxcellrnt bill beaded 
received ; Kdwln Ford 
Landry H roth era. 
mediocre ; Rouble 
NKW PA LACK 
niga's Leoparda. 
and Co.. hit 
Four, big hit 



by K. K. Cllve, well 
and Four (llrln. hit: 
good; Delnmre mid Light. 
Sims, liked. 
(Roy C. .Tones, mgr 
gor;d : Harlan H 
Kellv Forrest, fair : 
Fight 



Forget -Me- Not s 



Ko<h, 
Four 



). Mllr. 

Knight 
Victoria 
good . 
mgr. I . 

Nelson 



NKW (IRANI) (William II. 
Oliver and White; Deoduta 
Coiui(|uws ; Jeromv and l^'wls. 

(JAYFTY (William IW»nU. mgr. ) (lit 
of the Moulin Rouge," with Mabel Morgan. 



(•Ilbert ami Sullivan Opera Co.. with !)<■ 

Wnlf Hopper, will be at Metropolitan w«»ek 

n|i< niug Nov. J!>. Repertoire will include 

Pinafore. " "Trial Hy .lury," "RlrateK of 

I'enzaine." "Mikado" and "lolanthe." 

Rertha Kalich is to close her vaudeville 

tour after a few weekB and go to New York 

i> appear in Klaw and Krlanger's production 
of Rrleux "Lu Robe Rouge." 



mike COAKLEY, lou HANVEY and joe DUNLEVY 



Playing for U. B. 0. and Oraheum Circuit 
MAX HART, Exdwhre Agent 



NOTICE TO MANAGERS AND AGENTS— This is the Original and Only COAKLEY 
in show business. All others are imitators and impostors, trading on my reputation. 



Amelia Stone ond 



Returning to 
America Soon 



Management, 

ALF. T. WILTON 



Armand D. Kalisz 



VARIETY 





New 



FACE 
SINGLE 
COSTUMES 
NOVELTY 



AMERICA'S OWN PRODUCT 



Little Marion Weeks 



ACT IN "ONE." 



MINIATUR 

THREE CHANGES 
LAYING 



IIVIA DONNA 

RUNS FIFTEEN MINUTES 



Messrs. Sam and Lee Shubert SfSJi?^ 

Fmma TrOntini ^SIlH ■ "Your voice is perfect and is young and refreshing; you would be the 
&.III I II a lie II II II I WOIU. best understudy I have ever had. Your reputation would be assured." 

I ITT I F MARIAN 1AIFPICC is the onlv artist in the wor,d on the vaudeville stage who 
*■■ ■ ■ Lt IflMHIWn VYKKtAO 8ing8 "The Doll Song" in character from "THE TALES 
OF HOFFMAN," Opera's most difficult singing role. Personal Management NICK HANLEY 

Showing at CRESCENT THEATRE, BROOKLYN, THIS SUNDAY (Nov. 8) 




lib a 

n ■ ■ an 



i i . 



£ ACTS DEPICTING 
^^^ * & STORY DEAR 

TO THE HEARTS, OF NOT ONLY 
EVERY IRISHMAN, BUT TO 
EVERY LOVER OF FREE- 
DOM. THE HISTORY 
OF IRELAND IN 
MOTION 
PICTURES 




NOW 
BOOKING 
for the United 
States and Canada 



100 times at -14th Street 
Theatre, N. Y. City ; 75 times at 
Chestnut St. Opera House, Philadel- 
phia; 63 times a> Crescent Theatre Brook- 
lyn, X. Y. Now in its 4th week at National Thea- 
tre, Boston. 

BOOKED EXCLUSIVELY BY 




U. B. 0. FEATURE PICTURE CO. 

Palace Theatre Building, 1564 Broadway, New York 

Western Vaudeville Managers' Association 

Majestic Theatre Building, Chicago, III. 




Vaudeville's Greatest Novelty Act 
That Improves with Age 




Fire Promising Youngster*, None of Whom Can Read 

Music 

THREE BOYS IN BLUE 

TWO SONS OF DIXIE 

who actually served in opposing armies during the Civil War. Playing and singing the 

old-time tunes and songs "Back Tore de War" 

Booked Solid over the Entire Loew Circuit 

This is the original act of its kind which was createl five years ago by Col. J. A. 
Pattee, who now manages the act. As a headline feature a<*t they are well received 
everywhere: there will always be a place in vaudeville for this ac as it is clean, instructive, 
with no make-up and full of patriotism, the members >f the co >;.ny being the very best 
type of American manhood from both north and south. Thev r \ no introduction. 

NEXT WEEK (Nov. 9), AMERICAN MUSIC HALL 



ction and Permanent Addreas, IRVIN G COOPER, 141* B\ 



dway, New 



rk CI 



1L 



VARIETY 




VARDON, PERRY and 
WEBER 



VARIETY. LONDON. 




SKIPPER, KENNEDY and REEVES 

RETURN ENGAttEMKNT 
PANT ACES CIRCUIT 




GAVIN and PLATT 
The PEACHES 

TOURING 

PhoM 13S1-M Passaic 

7 Hawthorne Ave., Clinton. N. J. 

ALFREDO 

RICHARDS TOUR, AUSTRALIA 




Imperial 
Pekinese 
Troupe 




Chicago Woodwind 
Quintet 

AN ARTISTIC ENTERTAINMENT 

OPEN FOR VAUDEVILLE 

ENGAGEMENTS 

Address care VARIETY. Majestic Theatre 
Bldg., Chicago 



and] 

Shangtun Mystery 

Six Chinese Wonders. Lately Featured with 
Anna Held Jubilee Co. 

All communications to 

LONG TACK SAM 

Sole Owner and Prop. VARIETY, New York 

SAM J. CURTIS 

In "GOOD BYE BOYS" 

By Junta McCree 

Direction, HARRY SHEA 



FRANK 



EMILY 



Jerome and Carson 

Touring RICKARD'S CIRCUIT, AUSTRALIA 




FRANCES | 
CLARE 

GUY RAWSON 

with 

"Their Little Girl 
Friends" 

"Yesterdays" 

A Delightful Story of Youth 

Boohed Solid 

Direction 

CHRIS O. BROWN 



Pantages, Vancouver, 
Next Week (Nov 
Pantages, Victoria, 



This Week (Nov. 2), 

»s, Vancouver, B. C. I 
Week (Nov. t). 

B. C I 



THE PELOTS 

"Fun In a Tavern" 






Lamont's 
Australian 
Cockatoos 



LAMONT'S BIRDS 

It in nanbtr — a novelty of standard] 
atorit and quality. 

1*4 Watt 40th St* Naw York, N. \. 




GEORGE 
HARADA 

World's Famous Cyclist 

1711 CLYBOURN AVE. 
CHICAGO, ILL. 



ARNO and STICKNEY 

THOSE MUSICAL WIZARDS 
Nov. is. Miles, Minneapolis 

THEODORE TENNY 

VENTRILOQUIST 



CLYDE 



WALTER 



Hager and Goodwin 

THE BALLYHO BOYS 



Victor HERAS and PRESTON Ben 



FAST AND FUNNY TUMBLERS 

Now Playing Pantages Time 
BOOKED SOLID ON W. V. M. A. 



In Preparation — A new and Novel Act 
By AARON HOFFMAN , 

HEARN-ELEY 

Personal Direction MAX GORDON 



HELEN 



LEW SHANK 

Booked Solid, LOEW CIRCUIT, E. ft W. 



WHO? 

ALLEN MILLER and CO. 

NEVER HEARD OF 'EM 



ARTHUR PRINCE 



with " j i rvi " 

Cot* of VARIETY, New York 



ALAN BROOKS 



Presenting His Big *est Comedy Success 

"STRAIGHTENED OUT" 

m Tie a Thing of Beauty and a Joy Forever** 

Originated, Written and Produced 

v By ALAN BROOKS 

Direction, MAX HART. 



HARRY RAPF PRESENTS 



HARRINGTON REYNOLDS, Jr. 



In "THE HABERDASHERY" 



PALACE 
NEW YORK 
THIS WEEK 
(Nov. 2) 



NEWHOUSE. SNYDER CO 



in "The Awakening of the Devil" 

Direction of MAURICE M. ROM 
and JACK CURTIS 

Next Week (Nov. I) Palace, Chicago 



8th AMERICAN SEASON 



ALICE LLOYD 

IN VAUDEVILLE 

, ' NEXT WEEK (Nov. 9) DOMINION, OTTAWA 



Reprcf Utive. PAT CASEY 



All Communications care 
VARIETY, New York 



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PRICE JO CENTS 



THEATRICAL BUSINESS IMPROVING STEADILY, 

VARIETY'S COAST-TO-COAST CANVASS SHOWS 



Forty Expert Observers in Two Score Theatrical Centers Express Almost Unanimous View 'That Better Times Have Arrived 

and Predict Early Return to Normal Conditions. Vaudeville and Burlesque Hold Their Own. 
Legitimate Hardest Hit. Foisting of Inferior Offerings on the Country Blamed for De- 
pression in Dramatic Field. Feature Films Are Sweeping Country, While Cheap 

Commercial "Movies" Seem Doomed. 



Reports from Variety's correspondents in 40 theatrical centers indicate 
emphatically that box office conditions from coast to coast are on the mend. 
Optimistic views are expressed in all sections with startling unanimity. 

The reports here presented are the views of Variety's representatives, all 
active daily newspapermen, closely in touch with local conditions and uninflu- 
enced by any consideration but the facts. They were filed by telegraph and re- 
flect the up-to-the-minute situation. 

The only city that looks for a winter of dullness and depression is Ottawa, 
the capital of Canada. Most other points report improvement already set in and 
the prospect of a return to normal within a short time. 

A composite summary is that legitimate attractions have suffered and still are 
suffering severely; vaudeville and burlesque are holding up fairly well and cheap 
commercial moving pictures have gone back, while feature films are sweeping the 
country, the bigger and more expensive the film and the theatre where it is ex- 
hibited, the more imposing the business. 

This estimate of the situation occurs and reoccurs with significant regularity 
and emphasis from every point. On the statement that the current week and the 
one preceding week have been better than any since last season, and on the 
prophesy that the improvement will continue, the two score writers find no 
ground for argument or disagreement. 

Among the specific reasons given for the bettering of the amusement busi- 
ness are the arrival of large buying orders and manufacturing contracts from 
Europe and elsewhere; the marketing of big crops — apples and wheat in the 
northwest and corn in the middle west — the recovery of the people from the 
fright of the war and (this is in the south) the release of much held cotton due 
to the partial resumption of shipments abroad and takings by American mills 
in response to the various trade campaigns. 

Legitimate managers are blamed for a considerable part of their own ills. 
One of the most frequent statements is "only good shows with metropolitan 
prestige draw big houses." "Shows that couldn't make money under any condi- 
tions" is the statement from New Orleans descriptive of this season's offerings. 
The south is comparatively optimistic. The upward trend began there two 
weeks ago, when the cotton situation was relieved. It is in this section that the 
complaint is loudest against the quality of legitimate offerings. In Atlanta two of 
five theatres are dark, with three performances a week in the others. 

The lake towns have suffered somewhat in sympathy with Canadian depres- 
sion. Detroit's automobile industry has slumped. Vaudeville and pictures hold 
up despite dullness in trade. 

Even Canada, except at the capital, Ottawa, where the outlook seems to be 
rather hopeless, expresses confidence in the immediate future. 

On the Pacific coast Los Angeles sounds the only doleful note. 

The elimination of a competing burlesque circuit, leaving :"ic .'nlmnbia 
Amusement Co. alone in the field, has improved the business .-.{ the !y."ises 
surviving the merger. 

An interesting phase of the picture situation, applying as well t'- \)^\> v.m 1<*- 
ville, is that the "downtown" houses are getting business, while the -.f^hbo'-h <■»> 



(variously described as "outlying" or suburban) establishments are playing to 
smaller returns. The returns from over the country seem to say that the small 
film establishment or "nickelodeon" has seen its best day. They also refute 
the individual picture man's cry his business is bad, a condition usually found to 
exist through a congested territory, where the picture patronage is widely split 
up, although the gross attendance is sufficient for profitable support. 

The following reports were in reply to this query by Vajubtt of its cor- 
respondents: "Wire general theatrical conditions in your vicinity. Distinguish 
legitimate, variety and pictures. Also general commercial conditions." 



• Chicago, Nov. 11. 

The closing of the stockyards on ac- 
count of the hoof and mouth disease 
epidemic among cattle, temporarily 
caused a setback this week to the slow 
improvement of business. The dra- 
matic shows have been getting the 
worst of it, while pictures and vaude- 
ville have been doing fairly well. Gen- 
eral business conditions are better than 
they were two months ago, and, except 
for the check just mentioned, the ten- 
dency is toward better times. The one- 
night stand business is picking up. 
Commercial and theatrical business men 
look for a sharp upward trend toward 
the end of November. 

St. Louis, Nov. 11. 
The vaudeville and moving picture 
theatres here are turning away crowds, 
while the dramatic houses are doing 
nothing and burlesque business is only 
fair. Money is tight and the big fac- 
tories are doing little. In consequence 
the city is overrun with idle workers. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 11. 

Conditions are far from cheerful and 
no brighter in prospect, at least for 
the legitimate theatres. Big and small 
time vaudeville have suffered some- 
what, but the legitimate has been par- 
ticularly hard hit. 

The commercial situation has been 



bad for some months, but ; s slowly 
picking up now. 

Pittsburgh, Nov. U. 

The season has averaged poorly for 
dramatic houses although metropolitan 
atttractions of merit have made money 
here. Business has been good at all 
the vaudeville theatres, and the pic- 
ture establishments downtownl have 
been crowded. ' 

Western Pennsylvania is suf '"n; 
from commercial depression wifh many 
workmen idle, but the signs .; toi •'• 
business boom. 

San Fianois' o, Nov 11 

Dramatic houses are suffering sc- 
verely from bad times and it takes a 
strong attraction to draw a full house. 
Downtown vaudeville theatre? report a 
satisfactory business, but the outlying 
pop establishments feel the depression. 
Theatres showing feature films are get- 
ting good returns almost without ex- 
ception and the nickelodeons hold sat- 
isfactory business. 

Commercial conditions are generally 
bad with the banks fighting against ex- 
tending credits and money tight. 

Washington, Nov. 11. 

Legitimate managers are complain- 
ing of hard times and business condi- 
tions arc not encouraging. Only thf 



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best shows draw. One big vaudeville 
theatre is reported as doing good busi- 
ness, receipts are off in the others. Fei- 
ture films shown in large houses are 
doing well both downtown and in the 
residential districts. Business is poor 
in the five-cent houses. 

Commercial men say collections are 
poor and blame the war and unseason- 
able weather. 

New Orleans, Nov. 11. 
While business conditions are not 
good, vaudeville and feature films at 
popular prices remain unaffected. Le- 
gitimate attractions this season have 
been of poorest quality ever and could 
not get money under the best auspices. 
A few good shows have done well. 

Galveston, Nov. 11. 

A canvass of local theatre managers 
shows an agreement that business has 
been bad, but that an improvement has 
been growing since two weeks ago. 
Local showmen complain almost as 
much at the quality of bookings as at 
attendance. 

Commercial lines have been extreme- 
ly slack, but business is improving 
daily and business men generally are 
optimistic 

Baltimore, Nov. 11. 

Business has been picking up dur- 
ing the last two weeks. Before that 
there was a slump. Last week was the 
banner one of the season and the pros- 
pect is that this week's business will 
be even better. Feature films have 
done so well an increase in admission 
scale is probable. 

Many are still idle in commercial 
houses, money is tight and commercial 
paper finds a dull market. 

Louisville, Nov. 11. 

Theatrical business is satisfactory. 
Legitimate houses are doing fair busi- 
ness, slowly improving. Vaudeville 
houses draw well, while the picture 
houses are well patronized. 

Commercial conditions are dull, but 
the placing of large contracts and or- 
ders with the factories has created a 
hopeful feeling. Normal conditions are 
believed' to be in sight, although some 
factories are still on half time. 

Atlanta, Nov. 11. 
Two of Atlanta's five theatres are 
dark. Moving pictures are drawing 
their usual heavy patronage, while one 
of the pop houses is doing poorlv. First 
class legitimate houses are averaging 
three performances a week, good 
shows getting a profit, bad ones starv- 
ing. Warfield did $7,100 in three per- 
formances. Trade is improving slight- 
ly Shows with New York prestige 
prosper. 1 

Nashville, Nov. 11. 
The last two weeks have disclosed 
a most encouraging increase of theatri- 
cal business, following a period of lean 
box office statements. The legitimate 
attractions have suffered most, but 
that, too, is improving. 

Memphis, Nov. 11. 

Show business is better here than 

any other city of south, visitors say. 

Poor legitimate shows play to empty 

houses, hut good ones draw big with- 



out exception. Feature films do to 
well, three new theatres are under con- 
struction for that policy. Orpheum 
vaudeville has gained steadily since 
opening of season. 

Cotton slump hit Memphis hard. Im- 
provement is slow but steady. 

Richmond, Nov. 11. 
Big returns to vaudeville and pic- 
tures. Local trade reports show steady 
improvement in commercial situation. 
Stock and burlesque show exceptional 
returns. 

Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 11. 
Commercial conditions have been 
bad, but are improving. Feature and 
first run films get the money. Legiti- 
mate attractions doing well. Vaude- 
ville at Empire bad and has been 
abandoned. Stock fair returns. 

Spokane, Nov. 11. 
Big wheat and apple crops have been 
sold and the bank statement shows ex- 
traordinary good credits. Prosperity 
is reflected in theatres' business. Only 
legitimate attractions fail to get re- 
turns. Two new picture houses being 
completed. Those running prosper. 
Legitimate bookings are scarce and of 
questionable quality. 

Portland, Ore., Nov. 11. 

Legitimate shows do business when 
attractions have merit. Variety thea- 
tres show a profit, but not as large as 
in former seasons. Small picture places 
getting nothing. Trade is generally 
quiet. 

The Orpheum, the largest vaudeville 
theatre on the coast, opens this month. 

Los Angeles, Nov. 11. 

The theatrical conditions are worse 
than at any time in 20 years. Legiti- 
mate houses are either losing money or 
barely breaking even. Dozens of pic- 
ture places starving. Vaudeville is 
saved from loss only by economy in 
operation. 

Trade is only fair, but better than 
the average of the west. Many out- 
lying theatres are closed or running at 
a loss. 

Buffalo, Nov. 11. 
Local managers declare Buffalo's 
theatrical situation is favorable in view 
of trade conditions throughout the 
country. Legitimate attractions, how- 
ever, are suffering. Pop vaudeville is 
doing fairly, burlesque good and pic- 
tures better than other amusements. 
Low prices prevail. Nearby Canada is 
suffering depression. 

Cleveland, Nov. 11. 
Box office conditions are dull. Vau- 
deville iydrawing, but legitimate thea- 
tres are getting little. Burlesque 
profits have been reduced by reason 
of the recent competition, but improve- 
ment is noted. Downtown picture 
houses are doing well, but outlying en- 
terprises feel the pinch of hard times 

Detroit, Nov. 11. 
The automobile industry has slumped 
badly and box office returns show de- 
pression. One leading legitimate house 
is even with last year, the other is do 
ing little. Vaudeville is holding up on 
the big time. Pop is off 10 per cent. 



down town and 25 per cent in the out- 
skirts. 
Commercial lines are dull . 

Milwaukee, Nov. 11. 

Better lines of attractions have kept 
the legitimate theatres here and 
throughout the state on a profitable ba- 
sis. Vaudeville here is off, particularly 
Sundays and holidays. Feature films 
are doing extremely well, especially 
when used in large legitimate houses. 
Commercial run pictures fair. 

Commercial conditions normal. 

Duluth, Nov. 11. 
Show business is apathetic here, a 
condition that obtains throughout the 
state and the Lake Superior territory 
generally, although indications are that 
improvement is in sight. Vaudeville is 
very poor while legitimate attractions 
are getting only fair returns. Stock 
enterprises are surprisingly prosperous 
while pictures draw exceedingly good 
business. 

Minneapolis, Nov. 11. 

Business is up to average. Leading 
legitimate house draws good houses 
generally. Two stock enterprises do 
fairly. Either one alone would return 
big winning. Pictures and vaudeville 
are doing well. 

Commercial conditions are satisfac- 
tory. 

Toledo, Nov. 11. 
The theatres are in a general slump 
as compared to last year, the legitimate 
attractions suffering worst. "The Dum- 
my" closed here last Sunday. Vaude- 
ville is doing but fairly. Keith's lost 
$7,000 on summer stock. Burlesque is 
showing poor returns. Picture man- 
agers add to "poor business" chorus. 

Indiauapolis, Nov. 11. 
Leading legitimate managers com- 
plain of decreased receipts. Pop vau- 
deville and feature films are getting 
the money, particularly the downtown 
establishments. Neighborhood estab- 
lishments not doing so well. Burlesque 
is doing fairly. 

Kansas City, Nov. 11. 

Agents say Kansas City theatres are 
doing better than those of any other 
town in the country. Vaudeville is not 
up to the average, but good under cur- 
rent conditions. Legitimate attractions 
are doing extraordinarily well. Bur- 
lesque is far ahead of last season. 

Commercial conditions, which have 
been extremely bad, are improving 
steadily. 

Topeka, Nov. 11. 

Show business here is good and be- 
coming better following the marketing 
of the fine crops. Money is plentiful. 
Legitimate business is fair to good, va- 
riety generally good. Feature films are 
making money, while the commercial- 
run establishments are getting fair re- 
turns. Stock does fairly with bright 
prospects ahead. 

These conditions obtain in spite of 
an oversupply of theatres, which split 
tip amusement money. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 11 
Box office returns are discouraging 
Legitimate houses have had a few good 



weeks, but the average has not been 
high and the majority of engagements 
have been' unprofitable. Vaudeville 
only fairly. The elimination of compe- 
tition in burlesque results in good 
profit for the survivor. The little pic- 
ture houses are complaining of the 
times, but owners of big modern thea- 
tres with good feature films are well 
satisfied. 

General trade conditions have been 
bad, but are picking up slowly. 

Montreal, Nov. 11. 
Business is slowly recovering from 
the complete collapse which followed 
the declaration of war. The legitimate 
is hardest hit to which result the poor 
quality of attractions contributes. A 
feature film at his Majesty's at 10-15-25 
turned them away. Vaudeville good; 
burlesque as usual; pop average; pic- 
tures extraordinary prosperity. Cafes 
and cabarets doing nothing. 

Toronto, Nov. 11. 
Conditions are improving as people 
begin to regain confidence. The legit- 
imate houses doing satisfactory busi- 
ness. Local burlesque is off since the 
young men have enlisted. Feature films 
in big houses are doing well, the small- 
er and cheaper picture places have 
slumped. 

Ottawa, Nov. 11. 

Business is generally bad. Alice 
Lloyd, at the Dominion, this week, 
promises to prove one of the rare ex- 
ceptions. The legitimate houses are 
falling flat. Several shows have can- 
celled rather than face the prospect at 
the Canadian capital. Falling off in all 
theatres estimated at from 25 to 50 per 
cent. 

Commercial conditions bad. Many 
are idle. Newspapers have cut their 
staffs to last extreme and survivors ac- 
cept 10 per cent, reduction in salary. 
The winter prospect is disheartening. 

Winnipeg, Nov. 11. 
Conditions returning to normal. Peo- 
ple retrenched when hostilities began, 
but are regaining confidence and spend- 
ing more freely. Poor shows have 
been put on to reduce expenses. Poor 
business resulted. Some shows are said 
to have cancelled. War films failed at 
Walker, amateur variety did worse. 
Comic opera billed next week. Stock 
drawing crowds nightly. Orpheum do- 
ing fairly. Pantages small time making 
money and picture houses are mints. 

Providence, R. I., Nov. 11. 
Legitimate business worst in years. 
Only two musical comedies to date. 
Keith's holding up by reason of clever 
advertising. Loew running strong and 
picture houses getting crowds. Busi- 
ness conditions fair and becoming bet- 
ter. 

Syracuse, Nov. 11. 

Despite poor season, good shows are 
setting profitable patronage; mediocre 
shows flop. All houses are top heavy. 
Vaudeville below overage except when 
headlines draw, then business big. Pic- 
tures are off, thrillers best attraction. 

Large European orders have helped 
local industries. Trade is still below 
normal,, but recovering rapidly. 



VARIETY 



MUSIC PUBLISHERS' CONTRACTS 
DECLARED INVALID BY COURTS 



Witmark and Stern Agreements Held to be to Inequitable 
They Cannot be Enforced by Law. Exact Valuable 

Service and Return Nothing. 



By unanimous agreement the New 

York Appellate Division this week re- 
fused relief to M. Witmark & Son in 
their litigation with William F. Peters, 
composer and lyric writer, character- 
izing the Witmark-Peters contract as 
"so inequitable that a court of equity 
would not be justified in enforcing its 
provisions." 

Witmark & Son, under a five-year 
contract with Peters, sued to secure 
from Harms & Francis, Day & Hunt- 
er, the publication rights to "Iole," 
sold to the latter concern by Peters 
in alleged violation of the Witmark- 
Peters agreement. An action in the 
Supreme Court resulted in a verdict 
favorable to Witmark. Peters and the 
Harms-Francis-Day-Hunter appealed 
against this decision. On appeal the 
Appellate Division reverses the lower 
court. The Appellate decision says in 
part: 

"The question for determination is 
whether the contract between the 
plaintiff and Peters was one which will 
be enforced in a court of equity. The 
contract contains no express provision 
by which the plaintiff binds itself to 
sell any of the compositions published 
by it and comp6sed by Peters, nor does 
it undertake to issue any fixed or defi- 
nite minimum number of copies there- 
of. But even if the agreement to pub- 
lish carries with it by inference an 
agreement to offer the copies so pub- 
lished for sale, then the contract seems 
to be so inequitable that a court of 
equity would not be justified in en- 
forcing its provisions by injunctive or 
mandatory relief, either as to the af- 
firmative or negative covenants there- 
of. Peters for a period of five years 
is required to turn over every musical 
composition which he either originates 
or controls, no matter what the aggre- 
gate number may be, and they at once 
become the absolute property of the 
plaintiff, which, while agreeing to pub- 
lish any three which it may select in 
each year, does not bind itself to pub- 
lish them in the year they are submit- 
ted, but may do so at any time during 
the life of the agreement. It could lit- 
erally comply with the terms of the 
agreement by publishing five or ten 
copies of each of the three composi- 
tions which it finally selected in each 
year and thus make itself absolute 
master of the entire productive capac- 
ity of Peters for five years, preventing 
him from finding a market for his ef- 
forts elsewhere and at the same time 
paying him a royalty ridiculously small 
and entirely inadequate for the services 
which he was required to perform for 
them. Where a contract is as inequita- 
ble as the one now under examination, 
nnd where the benefits accruing to the 
plaintiff are so palpably disproportion 
ate to the services required to be per- 
formed by Peter?, a court of equity 
will not interfere to enforce such an 
inequitable and improvident agree- 



ment, but will relegate the plaintiff to 
its cause of action at law, particular- 
ly where, as in this case, there is no 
allegation whatever that the defend- 
ants are financially irresponsible or 
unable to respond to the plaintiff for 
such damages as it may establish in 
an action at law." 

The Peters contract, dated Decem- 
ber, 1911, contained these provisions, 
among others: 

All Peters' compositions be turned 
over as the property of Witmark & 
Son for a period of five years. 

Peters to submit all compositions 
(not to be less than six a year) to the 
publishers, of which Witmark agreed 
to publish not less than three (com- 
plete works such as operas to be con- 
sidered as single compositions); 

Witmark to pay royalty of 4 cents 
a copy sold, where Peters wrote both 
score and lyrics, and two cents a copy 
when he wrote only words or music, 
except when Witmark sold "popular" 
compositions at less than the regular 
rate, in which case the royalty was 
stated as one and a half cents and 
three-quarters of a cent. 

On all copies sold for less than 10 
cents, Peters was to accept a still fur- 
ther reduction. 

Peters gave all mechanical rights to 
Witmark, who was to collect such roy- 
alties and pay one-half to Peters. 

During the first year Peters turned 
over three compositions and Witmark 
published none of them. 

A case almost parallel, in which Jos. 
W. Stern & Co. sought to enforce a 
similar agreement with Sigmund Rom- 
berg, was dismissed by Justice Green- 
baum Tuesday, on the precedent creat- 
ed in the Witmark-Peters appeal de- 
cision. The court characterized the 
contract as "inequitable and uncon- 
scionable" in that it imposed heavy ob- 
ligations on Romberg, the composer, 
and bound the music publishers to 
practically no specific service. 

Stern & Co. agreed to use their good 
offices to get Romberg's compositions 
produced by other producers, they 
signing the contracts with the third 
party, making the terms of the pro- 
ducing agreement and taking 33 per 
cent, of the royalty. They did not 
agree to publish the music. 

William Klein, Romberg's attorney, 
said that under the agreement Stern 
need perform no specific service for 
Romberg, but assumed the right to 
prevent him from disposing of his 
work through any other agent for five 
years. 

Stern & Co. issued a statement Wed- 
nesday explaining their position and 
declarating they would take an appeal 
from tl 1 e nrrrnbaurn decision to the 
Appella''-. Oivi : r >'i, and if necessary to 
the Co 'vi of \pjioals 

Tt is "id 'A'itrn.ir" will carry the 
Appella e !'iv ic .iVn rn'i'ig to the Court 
of App 1 ^ 



MOVIE ILL. SONG AS TURN. 

The moving illustrated song film is 
quite apt to become a vaudeville turn. 
It is the product of the Trebleclef 
Co., and the United Booking Offices 
Feature Film Department, through A. 
J Duffy, its manager, is about to con- 
tract for 30 copies, as a starter. 

These will be shown in the num- 
berless theatres booked by the U. B. 
O. and its affiliations, either the com- 
pany or the theatre furnishing the 
singer, as the arrangement may read. 

The movie song is the lyric illus- 
trated by a scenario along its lines, 
worked out by the camera. The film 
usually runs from 600 to 800 feet. 



EVA NOT AT COLONIAL. 

The Colonial next week, billed with 
Eva Tanguay as the feature attraction, 
will not have the singing comedienne. 
Miss Tanguay opened at Keith's, Bos- 
ton, Monday. After the first perform- 
ance she notified the United Booking 
Offices her voice showed a tendency 
toward weakness, and she thought it 
better to advise in time rather than 
becoming obliged to postpone the Co- 
lonial engagement at the last moment. 

Eddie Darling, who books the Keith 
New York theatres, immediately filled 
in the Colonial program for next week 
with a monster bill, having already sur- 
rounded Miss Tanguay with one of the 
best looking vaudeville shows on paper 
in New York this season. 



GRACE LEIGH'S NEW ACT. 

The act Grace Leigh is preparing 
for vaudeville will be an elaborate 
one in the matter of clothes. Miss 
Leigh at first decided to bill herself 
as "The Queen of Diamonds," but has 
recalled that title, substituting her own 
name. 

The turn will be in readiness for the 
big time stage shortly, where it is to 
be directed by the Blonde Adonis of 
the Stage, Bill Lykens. 



GENEE FINISHING. 

The vaudeville tour of Adeline Ge- 
nee, contracted with the United Book- 
ing Offices for four weeks at $2,500 
each, will end with the expiration of 
the agreement. 

An optional extension rested with* 
the vaudeville managers, who have 
been disappointed in Genee's drawing 
powers as a headliner. She opened at 
Philadelphia without adding business to 
the usual gross, did the same at the 
Colonial, New York, and is not show- 
ing unusual box office strength at the 
Palace, this week. 



"MIND-READERS" SUED. 

Pittsburgh, Nov. 11. 

Anna Eva Fay, who appeared in a 
Butler, Pa., theatre last week, was made 
defendant in a damage suit for alleged 
slander by Mrs. D. E. Steinmark. 

The plaintiff asks $5,000, alleging her 
good name has been ruined by a re- 
mark said to have been made by the 
seeress. 

Mrs. John Kopplcr asked Miss Fay 
in the public demonstration what had 
become of a watch stolen from her 
recently. The suit is based on the an- 
«wrr, the bill filed statincr that Miss 
F r ay said Mrs. Steinmark had pawned 
tTie watch in Pittsburgh. 



BROADWAY CUTS PRICES. 

The Broadway theatre, playing vau- 
deville, cut its admission scale Mon- 
day, from a 50-ccnt top at night, to 
35 cents, with a matinee price of 25 
cents downstairs. 

Of late the Broadway has improved 
the grade and cost of bills. Last week 
the show cost the house $2,100 and 
this week it reaches about $2,300. 



KITTY GORDON'S 58 WEEKS. 

The longest route this season so far 

given by the United Booking Offices 

and Orpheum Circuit is claimed for 

Kitty Gordon, by her agent, W. L. 
Lykens. It is 58 weeks, and will 
carry Miss Gordon from the east to 
the Coast, playing through next sum- 
mer. 

Miss Gordon's top figure on the trip 
is $1,500 weekly. 



CONSECUTIVE PLAYING. 

Billy Walsh, manager of the Majes- 
tic, Paterson, N. J., hung up a vaude- 
ville record Monday night, when he 
permitted the Operton Trio to do two 
turns, without a wait. 

Mr. Walsh had a disappointment 
Monday. The Trio was sent to him at 
$75 for the half. It's a French act. 
At the Paterson depot, someone 
'phoned Walsh saying the turn way 
there, but it would have to have $100. 
He assented. At the theater the act 
informed him it could not go on at 
the times allotted, as they would have 
to catch a train back . to New York. 
They laid out a schedule for the two 
shows (Walsh being helpless in the 
emergency), with the result that they 
closed the second performance and 
opened the third, Mr. Walsh making an 
explanation to the audience. 

After the last turn Mr. Walsh called 
the people into his office, told them 
what was in his mind, and Tuesday 
got another act. 



ORPHEUM DROPS SAN DIEOO. 

San Diego, Cal., Nov. 11. 
The Spreckles theatre, which has 
been playing regular attractions three 
nights and vaudeville for the balance 
of the week, as an Orpheum house, 
has been dropped from the circuff, and 
is open to book regular attractions for 
the full week. 



Circus Employe Wounded 

Atchison, Kan , Nov. 1 !. 

Charles Sellers, of Blooniingtou. Ml., 
an employe of Ringling Brothers' (. ir- 
cus, was seriously wounded in u. hotel 
at that place last week, according to in- 
formation received here by a relative. 

E. L. Lynch is being held and is 
said to have admitted that he fired the 
shot that wounded Sellers. 



Circus Swindling Charge. 

Atlanta, Nov. 11. 

L. P. Welsh, a street car motorman, 
followed the Robinson Shows from 
Rome, Ga., to Dalton, and attached 
there six of the circus' elephants, 
claiming an employe of the show had 
swindled his wife out of $50. 

The circus gave "bond, recovered its 
elephants and left for winter quarters 
in Peru, Ind. 



VARIETY 



■^H^MflH 



FILM STARS TWICE NIGHTLY 

NEW PLAN OF LOEW CIRCUIT 



Prominent Picture Players Appearing in Pop Houses After 
Dark Only. First Showing a Success. Bracey-Farrington 

Team Has Initial Booking. 



The Loew Circuit is trying out 
something new in the vaudeville line, 
through playing a couple of picture 
stars twice nightly, the picture play- 
ers appearing in the Loew houses, after 
dark only. 

During the daytime they are posing 
for "The Million Dollar Mystery" 
serial, now being shown weekly in the 
Loew houses. The picture-vaudeville 
team has Sidney Bracy (The Con- 
spirator), and Frank Farrington (The 
Butler) of the serial. They do a 
piano act, moving from one house to 
the other each evening, and receive 
$300 a week for their joint stage work. 

The Loew people are expressing 
themselves as satisfied with the results 
at the box offices of the experiment. 



CARU8-CARROLL PEACE. 

The little white dove is flying be- 
tween Emma Carus and Harry Car- 
roll, the symbol of the peace bird being 
'denoted through Miss Carus singing 
one of Carroll's songs, "Tip Top Tip- 
perary Mary." 

Some months ago there was a dis- 
agreement between the two, as they 
were about to enter vaudeville togeth- 
er. Each had an opinion about the 
agreement signed between them. Now 
Mr. Carroll says he was all wrong and 
Miss Carus all right. 



wanted the No. 1 dressing room and 
must close the first part. They pacified 
Paul by giving him a hastily built 
dressing shack on the stage, as some 
of Singer's Midgets were still occupy- 
ing the No. 1 room, holding over from 
the week before. Then the Farber Girls 
insisted that their size type in the bill- 
ing be made as large as that given to 
McConnell and Simpson. They got it. 
Afterward James and Bonnie Thornton 
notified the management if they had to 
appear in the late position programed, 
their names could be taken off. 

At the Broadway Monday, Reno, a 
tramp cyclist who had informed the 
booking department he taught Joe 
Jackson the latter's pantomimic com- 
edy in England, was missing after the 
matinee. After seeing the cyclist on 
the stage, the management found it 
difficult to believe his story. Louise 
Carver and Tom Murray, also on the 
Broadway bill, left it Monday, with 
Tom Gillen filling in 

Wednesday "The Little Lambs" re- 
tired from the Broadway bill, with Mr. 
and Mrs. Hugh Emmett going into the 
program. | 

Dooley and Rugel played the Mon- 
day matinee and night show at the Al- 
hambra, but cancelled remainder of the 
week, owing to a court case in Phila- 
delphia. Brooks and Bowen were 
moved into their spot on the bill. 



THURSTON MARRIES. 

Buffalo, Nov. 11. 
Howard Thurston, the magician, 
married Nov. 5 at Niagara Falls 
Leotha Allison, daughter of a Balti- 
more business man. 



OUT AND IN 

After the Monday matinee at the 
Colonial, "The Last Tango," a Jos. 
Hart-Arthur Hopkins vaudeville pro- 
duction, receiving its first New York 
showing, was canceled. Fletcher Nor- 
i n was the principal player in it. The 
art **<u jeered at the afternoon per- 
formance. Gallagher and Carlin se- 
cured the vacant spot. 

At the Royal, Bronx, Monday, Man- 
ny and Roberts left the program after 
the first show. Mitchell, Garren and 
Leo substituted. 

The Colonial, New York, had No- 
nette Monday, instead of The Ber- 
rens, billed. The latter team would 
not take the "No. 2" position on the 
program. 

At Keith's, Philadelphia, Fields and 
Lewis substituted for Gould and Ash- 
lyn. Belle Ashlyn is being treated to 
prevent a serious throat ailment. 

The Ray Dooley Trio had to can- 
cel at Poli's, Scranton, this week, ow- 
ing to illness, which gave Stella Traccy 
an engagement for the week. 

Rehearsal time Monday morning at 
Hammcrstcin's gave a side light on the 
war. First Paul Swan protested. He 



COL, FRANCIS FERARI DEAD. 

Colonel Francis Ferari, the carnival 
impresario and former circus proprie- 
tor, died at his New York home (156 
W. 84th street) Wednesday. His de- 
mise was due to a complication of 
diseases. 

Ferari, horn in England in 1862, be- 
came a notable figure in showdom 
through his exhibiting animal acts. 
For many years he was a show part- 
ner of Frank C. Bostock. 

A widow and brother, Joseph Ferari, 
rAso an animal trainer, survive. 



ALVA YORK'S "LIFTED" SONG. 

Since returning to London Alva 
York has been singing "Will Some- 
one Name My Nationality?" a song 
solely owned by Nellie V. Nichols, 
who is now using it on the Keith 
time. 

Miss Nichols says she purchased 
ihe song from Annie Kent, and it has 
been copyrighted here, also in Eng- 
land. While playing the Palace, Chi- 
cago. Miss Nichols was informed, ac- 
cording to her statement, that Miss 
York was rehearsing the number in 
her hotel room. 



Phil Nash's Will. 

Phil Nash, who died Oct. 4. left his 
entire estate to his wife. The per- 
functory appraisal pf the estate gives 
it ns $5,000 



FULL COMMISSION CLAIMED. 

Under an agreement H. B. Marinelli 
alleges to have with Singer's Midgets, 
and which was to run for two years 
from May 27, 1913, Marinelli will claim 
full commission from the midget turn, 
for all bookings made until the expira- 
tion of his contract, including the book 
ing of the act on the Loew Circuit, for 
$1,000 weekly and transportation. The 
Loew engagement was entered through 
Frank Bohm. 

The Singer turn opens next Monday 
at Loew's 7th avenue. It is now in its 
second week at Hammerstein's. The 
act will play a full week in each of the 
Loew houses, remaining about 10 weeks 
around New York before starting on 
the western division of the chain. 



SCAMPER IN DETROIT. 

The ballroom of the Hotel Griswold, 
Detroit, was the scene of a White Rat 
Scamper held Thursday, Nov. 5, at 
which 75 members of the theatrical 
profession were present. The evening 
was enjoyed by all who were present 
and the success of the Scamper was 
assured by the contributions of Gene 
Greene, Cowboy Minstrel, Grace La 
Rue, Frank Fogarty, Stella Mayhew, 
Chas. Gillen, Chas. Straight, and Billie 
Taylor at the piano. 

The White Rats present in Detroit 
who attended the Scamper were Jerry 
Sullivan, Clyde Anderson, Metter 
Johnson, Byron Silvers, Bert La Mont, 
A. P. Cullen, Martin Conroy, Phil 
Ryley, Mart Fuller, Gene Greene, 
Frank Fogarty. 

A talk on the Organization by Big 
Chief Frank Fogarty was loudly ap- 
plauded and dancing brought the 
scamper to a close. 



REALISTIC "KRAZY KIDS." 

Kansas City, Nov. 11. 
"The Nine Krazy Kids" tried to live 
up to their billing outside the theatre 
here. In the lobby of the Union State. 
Harry Packard, who closed with the act 
on Monday, demanded fare to New 
York and when it was not assured at- 
tacked Harry Gordon, producer of the 
turn. The girls of the act screamed 
in unison. The combatants wound up 
in the police court. They got a repri- 
mand. Packard did not go with the 
act when the others left for Grand 
Rapids. Mich. 



CARLE'S VEHICLE. 

Long Branch, Nov. 11. 
Richard Carle, with Cheridah Simp- 
son and a company of four appeared 
here this week in his half-hour vau- 
leville sketch "Piggy-Wiggy," a com- 
edy vehicle which gives him opportun- 
ity for the display of characteristic 
nonsense. 



TRANSPORTING CENTURY CO. 

The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com- 
pany has secured the contract to move 
the Century Opera Co. players, bag 
and baggage, and every foot of scenic 
equipment direct from New York to 
Chicago. 

The Lehieh will use a train of ten 
70-foot baggage cars, ten Pullman 
sleepers and two dining cars, the spe- 
cial to leave after tbf final Century 
performance Nov. 21. 



AUTOS BY EXPRESS. 

The Interstate Commerce Commis- 
sion has entered a ruling in favor of 
the railroads that no vehicle contain- 
ing an engine may be conveyed as 
baggage. This applies to automobiles 
particularly, and is affecting shows or 
vaudeville acts carrying them. 

The first to feel the weight of the 
order was Capt. Louis Sprcho, who 
carries two cars and a caliope in his 
"Sea Divers" act. The express charges 
would be prohibitive (with freight the 
other alternative), and it threatens to 
irterfere with the route laid out for 
Capt. Sorcho's turn by the United 
Booking Offices. 

Clark Brown, general manager of 
the Canadian Theatres Co. circuit, has 
{•greed to play the Sorcho turn, with- 
out the cars or steam caliope, which 
comprise the ballyhoo for it. 



SUNDAY COMPETITION AFTER 3.30 

Hoboken is having intense vaude- 
ville competitions Sundays, since the 
theatres have been able to play bills 
on the Sabbath. The edict over there 
is that no house shall have an attrac- 
tion before 3.30 in the afternoon on 
Sunday. After that the town is open 
as far as the stages are concerned. 

The Empire, which Charles Fitzpat- 
rick of the Feiber & Shea office, books 
over there plays nine acts each Sun- 
day: the Lyric, booked by Loew, has 
ten acts, and the Gayety, through 
James Gancy, shows nine turns. 



CHICAGOANS HERE. 

John B. Simon of the Simon Agency 
arrived in New York Wednesday to 
look over the field for available talent 
for the Western Vaudeville Managers' 
Association. He will remain about a 
week. 

Sidney Schallman, another Chicago 
ten per center, made Broadway early 
this week, coming to ascertain the pos- 
sibilities of a New York booking fran- 
chise. Schallman was among the sev- 
eral agents whose retirement was prac- 
tically forced by Aaron Jones' recent 
action in barring all outside represen- 
tatives from the Loew Chicago office. 

Aaron Jones was scheduled to arrive 
here Thursday for a brief visit. 



NOT "THE" MAX HART. 

Cleveland, Nov. 11. 
The "Max Hart" released from the 
Warrensville prison last week, after 
serving 20 days for forgery, has been 
confused by the local papers with Max 
Hart, the theatrical agent of New 
York. 



NESBIT AT ORPHEUM. 

Evelyn Nesbit is returning to vau- 
deville, opening at the Orpheum, 
Brooklyn, Nov. 30, booked by H. B. 
Marinelli. 



Harry 111, Out of BUI. 

(Special Cable to Vmubty.) 

London, Nov. 11. 
Harry Pilcer was ill Monday and is 
cut of the Palace bill. Morasoff is 
dancing with Gaby Deslys, in Harry's 
absence. 



LILLIAN RUSSELL FEATURE. 

Lillian Russell is to enact her orig- 
inal role of "Wildfire" as a feature pic- 
hire for the World Film Corporation. 



VAftlBTY 



ENGLISH MANAGERS AND ACTORS 
HOLD THREE-HOUR CONFERENCE 



Important Points on Co-operative Operation of Halls for Acts 

Settled, and Board Agreed Upon to Adjust Matters 

Remaining Open. Probable Percentage With 

Guarantee in Provinces; Reduction 

London. Individual Circuits Making 

Agreeable Terms Independently. 



(Special Cable to Varivtt.) 

London, Nov. 11. 

Five hundred members of the Va- 
riety Artists' Federation attended the 
meeting Sunday, to consider the co- 
operative matter. Rats were barred. 
Gulliver's proposition, which resembles 
Tate's sliding scale, was accepted for 
December. Independent London halls 
are to play 50-50 with the artists, 
guaranteeing they shall receive at 
least 65 per cent, of their regular sal- 
ary by this arrangement. 

The Syndicate halls submitted two 
propositions, either for the acts to 
play according to the plan of the inde- 
pendent halls, or like Gulliver's. 

For the Provinces, the proposal was 
50-50 with half guarantee, or a com- 
plicated division of the gross, propor- 
tionate to house expenses. 

The Moss and Variety Controlling 
circuits have averaged full salaries for 
rets in most places during the past 12 
weeks. 

The meeting agreed that all circuits 
must abide by a uniform plan of pay- 
ment, not percentage in the poorer 
ones, and salaries in the best-paying 
halls. 

The Stoll Tour has but two halls 
on percentage, paying salaries in oth- 
ers. 

All picture places engaging acts 
must pay full salaries. 

These arrangements are to continue 
for 12 weeks, including the current one. 

The managers met a committee of 
the V. A. F. yesterday. They held a 
conference of three hours, the man- 
agers agreeing to the appointment of 
a board to supervise all co-operative 
programs to prevent padding, and to 
adjust several other matters still to be 
determined. 

The indications today are that there 
will be a modified 50-50 arrangement, 
with a guarantee for the Provinces and 
20 per cent, reduction for London. 
Conditions are changing daily, how- 
ever. 

The courts have ruled that artists 
who sign for reduced salaries as pay- 
ments "on account" are entitled to 
judgment for the unpaid balance. The 
decision was handed down in the case 
of Daisy Wood. She accepted her 
salary at the Walthamston and Totten- 
ham theatres week of Aug. 15 as "on 
account" payment and started suit for 
the remainder. 

The defense contended that Miss 
Wood was the only act that refused to 
agree to a cut and declared tl.a' it all 
others had taken the same course. t 1 . : 
halls would have been forced to r!o«i. 
The decision favored the sinj ^. • • < r- 
theless. 

This ruling establishes an iriporta it 



precedent. Many other artists want to 
recover on claims arising from salary 
cuts within the past twelve weeks. 



BAR QUESTION UP. 
(8pecial Cable to Vabibtt.) 

-■ u ~" London, Nov. 12. 

The Hippodrome and Coliseum are 
again seeking to have the drink re- 
striction removed or at least modified. 
Temperance organizations are lined up 
in opposition to any leniency. 



ENGLISH ARMY ENLISTMENTS. 

London, Nov. 1. 
An additional list of English theat- 
rical people who have enlisted with the 



army: 

Ashmore, Vincent 
Beasley, Will 
Benson, Wilfred B. 
Bentham, John A. 
Blackwell. Captain 
Brentwood, Paul 
Cruickshanks, Lieut O. 
Dewhurst, George W. 
Doyle, Lawrence D. 
Elphlnstone, Montague 
Evans, Herbert 
Farrell, Fred 
Forsyth, Matthew 
Fox, F. J. 
Godwin, Alfred 
Gordon, Neville 
Hammersley, Berlc 
Hunt, O. 



Horton, Robert 
Huot-Helmsley, Capt. 
Morley-KUlick, G. 
Le Grand, Henry 
Miller. W. A. M. 
Nightingale. Alfred C. 
Reynolds, Frank 
Roller, Lieut Trevor 
Rose, W. C. R. 
St. John, Eric 
Sbaw, Heatherlngton 
Shenton, Shakespeare 
Shepherds, O. D. T. 
Squires, J. E. 
Warden, Sydney 
Warden, Harry 
West, Percy 



$1,250 FOR WILKIE BARD. 

(Special Cable to Vabctt.) 

London, Nov. 13. 

The H. B. Marinelli office has cabled 
over here an offer of $1,250 weekly on 
the big time American vaudeville cir- 
cuits, for Wilkie Bard, to commence in 
February. 



MANNERS SELLS PLAY. 
(Special Cable to Vajuvty.) 

London, Nov. 11. 

J. Hartley Manners has sold a new 

play to Sir George Alexander. It will 

be produced shortly at the St. James. 



WOODS' "SONG OF SONGS." 

A. H. Woods has purchased Charles 
Frohman's production of Edward 
Sheldon's dramatization of Suder- 
mann's "The Song of Songs," at the 
Broad Street, Philadelphia. Mr. 
Woods intends bringing the piece to 
the Eltinge theatre Christmas week. 



To Film Football Game. 
The Colonial M. P. Corp. has se- 
cured the exclusive privilege of film- 
ing the Yale-Harvard football game at 
New Haven, Nov. 21. This classic of 
athletics will attract 70,000 people and 
will be the occasion of the dedication 
of the new Yale Bowl, the greatest 
stadium in the world. 



Proctor's Troy Nearly Ready. 

Troy, N. Y., Nov. 11. 
l \ F. Proctor's new pop vaudeville 
t eatre, seating 2,300, will open Nov. 
23. 



SAILINGS. 

(Special Cable to Vjjtnrr.) 

London, Nov. 11. 

Nov. 11, Hyman Adler (Adriatic). 

Nov. 14, Eddie Emerson, Arthur 
Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Freeman 
(Philadelphia). 



OPPOSED LICENSE RENEWALS. 

(Special Cable to Vabistt.) 

London, Nov. 11. 

At the Middlesex County Council 
meeting yesterday, license renewals 
for the entire 85 cinemas in the coun- 
try were opposed, because they had 
been opened Sundays. 

Counsel for proprietors agreed that 
although seeking unrestricted licenses, 
they would obey the closing provi- 
sions, provided it was lawful, perhaps 
inferring they intend to test by appeal. 



Sohlke Staging for Butt 
(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 11. 

Gus Sohlke has been engaged by Al- 
fred Butt to stage the big musical show 
that is to be produced at the Palace, 
Manchester, about Christmas. Wilkie 
Bard is to be the principal comedian. 



SALERNO A PRISONER. 
(Special Cable to Varuty.) 

London, Nov. 11. 

It is reported that Salerno, the jug- 
gler, is a prisoner of war in Russia. 



CECIL RALEIGH DIES. 
(Special Cable to Varuty.) 

London, Nov. 11. 

Cecil Raleigh, the Drury Lane 

dramatist, died yesterday. 



QUIROGA COMES IN. 

At the Palace Dec. 7 will appear for 
the first time in vaudeville, Quiroga, 
the Spanish violinist, who came over 
here to tour as a concert star, under 
the direction of the Shuberts. 

The vaudeville engagement was en- 
tered with the United Booking Of- 
fices through H. B. Marinelli. 



ALICE, MARIE'S DAUGHTER. 

Toronto, Nov. 11. 
Last week while Alice Lloyd was at 
Shea's, she used for her encore a song 
requested by the audience. During 
a performance, a gallery denizen, called 
out; "Sing one of your mother's," re- 
ferring to Alice's sister (Marie). 



WANT WAR SCENARIO. 

Picture makers are after Richard 
Harding Davis, the war correspond- 
ent, now back from the present Eu- 
ropean war, to write a war feature 
bearing upon the present conflict 
across the pond. 



Keith's Union Musicians. 
Commencing this week, all of the 
B. F. Keith vaudeville theatres in New 
York have union orchestras. Two or 
three, including the Bronx and Harlem 
opera house, were non-union previously. 



Feature Film Replaces Vaudeville. 

Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 11. 
Keith vaudeville at the Empire has 
discontinued. H. C. Farley, the man- 
ager, has contracted for a feature film 
service. 



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Montgomery and Moore in Pictures. 

Montgomery and Moore expect to 
leave for the Pacific Coast, to go into 
picture making. 



NEW ACTS. 

Val Trainor and Helene,. in a $2,000 
production, with exclusive songs, at 
Union Hill, Nov. 23. 

George Kirch er, an Atlanta baseball 
player and a team mate of Frank 
Browning, opened in Chattanooga this 
week with an act. 

Maxwell More, late of "The Firefly," 
preparing act. 

Betsy Mooney (formerly Cross and 
Mooney) has joined with Donita in a 
new act. 

"The Dance of the Cities," Boyle 
Woolfolk's dancing act in the city for 
reorganization. Opened Sunday with 
Al. Laughlin and Lena Shaw in prin- 
cipal roles. 

"A Good Fellow," by Mark Swan, is 
a new farce tabloid being arranged by 
Boyle Woolfolk to open Nov. 23. 

Harry Foy (Foy and Clark) and 
Charles Page opened in Morristown, 
N. J., in a double act. 

William Powell is going to appear 
again in the vaudeville playlet, "Books." 
He has engaged Allen Lee, Eva Scott 
Regan, Jack Munroe and Waltcn Nay- 
lor to support him. 

Floyd and Mabelle Mack, putting on 
a two-act in Chicago. 



FIRST M0R0SC0 RELEASE^ 

"The Bird of Paradise," with Le- 
norc Ulrich, a Morosco coast star, will 
be the first release of the recently- 
formed Oliver Morosco Photo Play 
Co., incorporated in Los Angeles last 
week for $50,000, and to be operated 
in association with Bosworth, Inc., re- 
leasing through the Paramount. 

Interested with the legitimate man- 
ager are Frank Garbutt, head of Bos- 
worth, Inc., Charles Eyton and Ruth 
Garbutt, of Los Angeles. A special 
department of the Morosco photoplay 
activities will be the handling of pic- 
tures in conjunction with dramatic 
productions on the speaking stage, 
such as the introduction of pictures as 
incidental to a stage story. This new 
departure is being used in "Life" and 
"The Battle Cry," current attractions 
in New York. "Pretty Mrs. Smith" 
will be made into a comedy feature 
and released together with its musical 
score, a novelty in film feature promo- 
tion. 



SAILORS' CASE THROWN OUT. 

Judge Herbert in the 54th Street 
court last Saturday dismissed the 
charge against Frederick M. McCloy, 
business manager of the Columbia 
theatre, of discriminating against 
sailors in uniform. 

J. Herbert Mack, president of the 
Columbia Amusement Co., addressed 
a letter to Secretary Daniels of the 
Navy, explaining the Columbia occur- 
rence, stating that two of the four 
sailors present at the time admission 
was refused were in an unfit condition 
to enter a public place of amusement. 
Mr. Daniels replied by saying if that 
wen- the case the action of the Colum- 
hia theatre management was justifi- 
a 1 »]•'. 



LASKY LOSES PRESS AGENT. 

Harry Rcichenbach who has acted 
as publicity promoter for Jesse L. 
I.asky ever since- the latter entered the 
film producing field leaves his post to- 
day. 



8 



VARIETY 



WITH THE WOMEN 



More like a musical comedy than 
burlesque is the show given by "The 
Girls of the Great White Way" at the 
Columbia this week. The opening finds 
the chorus well clothed in evening 
dresses of yellow, a few in pink and 
white, while the Barr Sisters looked 
especially well in white taffeta with 
jockey hats of black lace. These girls 
are not given any special number, but 
they are dandy looking and good danc- 
ers. Maude Rockwell is a stunning red- 
haired woman. She dresses quite above 
the burlesque average. A good look- 
ing entrance dress was of blue with a 
jacket of gold. Then a green made 
simply with a tunic of chiffon was fol- 
lowed by blue brocade velvet. In black 
tights Miss Rockwell was a picture. In 
the second act a yellow velvet was the 
handsomest dress seen on the Colum- 
bia stage this season. The velvet fitted 
the figure tightly, and was outlined 
with a tunic of crystal. A band of yel- 
low willow plumes was employed 
gracefully across the skirt. The chorus 
looked well in a march number wearing 
green sitin trousers with long tailed 
coats. The opening of the second act 
disclosed the chorus in evening dresses 

of the latest design. 
7 

Truly Shattuck entertained at din 
ner Monday evening in her apartment. 
Covers were laid for six. 

Helene Stewart, a pretty brunette, 
dancing at Rectors, is wearing a frock 
of white accordion pleating with black 
velvet basque. 



An afternoon well spent at Hammer- 
stein's this week. The Faber Girls 
have a new wardrobe. Always up to 
date, these young women have now hit 
a high mark with two changes of cos- 
tumes. They are the frilly kind of 
dresses, all flounces and crystal that 
makes the women in the audience take 
notice, and the men estimate the high 
cost of living. Lulu Simpson has 
grown too plump for the tight gray 
skirt worn. It accentuates that fact. 
Harry Cooper was a scream with his 
references to "Madam" Swan. Loney 
Haskell says he is handsomer than 
Paul Swan and after a good look at 
Paul, Loney is right, which is some 
pan for Paul. Bonnie Thornton an- 
nounced from the stage she is 63 years 
old. Weil, she doesn't look it. In the 
first dress worn by Mrs. Thornton she 
seemed about 25. It was pink chiffon 
made in three flounces, the waist sur- 
pliced and edged in black velvet rib- 
bon. A flat pan cake hat trimmed high 
in the back gave her a girlish appear- 
ance. But it was Bonnie's second dress 
that was the marvel, a cloth of crystal 
without a particle of trimming. The 
little women with Singer's Midgets all 
are remarkably well gowned. They 
look like dressed-up dolls. 



The new Rose Stahl show ("A Per- 
fect Lady") doesn't call for any real, 
up-to-date dressing. Miss Stahl plays 
a burlesque queen of the road type and 
dresses the part plainly. The only mem- 
ber of the company who makes any 
pretense in clothes is Cherric Carlisle 
(a protege of (Miss) Billie Burke). 



Miss Carlisle as a school girl wears 
(second act) a traveling dress of tan, 
and in the third act, a dancing frock of 
white chiffon. One of these days Miss 
Stahl may be persuaded by her friends 
into playing "Camille." 

Last Sunday the Columbia had a 
good vaudeville show. The Four Mili- 
tary Maids opened, wearing pretty eve- 
ning frocks. They changed to short 
military dresses, of pale blue skirts and 
gold jackets, with high gold shoes. 
Miss Conley (Warren and Conley) 
looked smart in a cerise velvet long 
waisted dress. The foundation was 
white satin with a band of crystal 
fringe. A black velvet hat and white 
parasol completed it. Chas. Lawler's 
Daughters wear nice dresses in their 
straight numbers. One in blue and the 
other in yellow made a pretty stage 
picture. A gold color dress worn by 
the larger sister was badly hung. The 
Berlin Madcaps are wearing good look- 
ing ballet dresses of white satin, the 
skirts heavily embossed in black velvet 
roses. 



NOTICE. 

Will all members of the W. R. 
A. U. who have claims against the 

SELLS FLOTO CIRCUS 

please communicate with Hindry 
and Friedman, A. C. Foster Build- 
ing, Denver, Colorado. 



The Colonial this week has a good 
show. Monday matinee found the 
house packed. Nonette, the first wom- 
an on the bill, is still wearing the 
short Gypsy costume as of old. Fay 
and Florence Courtney have white 
evening dresses. Love songs, written 
for a man and woman are rather far- 
fetched when sung by women, as a 
two-act. The Courtney Sisters would 
do well to leave this sort of material 
alone. "The Last Tango" is prettily 
dressed. The four chorus girls wear 
harem costumes with very short skirts. 
The principals, Carrie Reynolds and 
Florence Webber, could dress their 
parts better. Miss Reynolds is a pret- 
ty blonde who dresses too heavily. 
Her one frock was silver-made Em- 
pire, and she had trouble with the train 
when dancing. An opera cloak of 
cerise brocade was trimmed in white 
fox. Miss Webber's dress was of sal- 
mon velvet, wide belted in emerald 
green. Belle Blanche has grown rather 
plump and the result is she looks ma- 
tronly. Her dress was white, made 
short waisted and trimmed in bril- 
liants. ^The women of the Alpine 
Troupe dress prettily in Turkish cos- 
tumes. 

Fanny Brice put on trousers at the 
Winter Garden Sunday night and did 
a turn with her brother, Lew. Fanny 
said she did real well, and liked it. 
She also said it was so easy working 
with a partner that she would con- 
tinue, only the managers will pay her 
as much money alone. Miss Brice 
admits she had her vaudeville salary 
cut twice, but balked at the second 
clipping, and she denies she gave a 



newspaper man $1,000 to "boost" her. 
Fanny says she promised him a thou- 
sand, but only gave $200. By her 
method of calculation, Fanny believes 
if she had paid the lull thousand the 
managers would have wanted her to 
work for nothing. 



Now that full skirts have come back, 
all dancers should hie themselves to 
the Palace and watch Genee manage 
an Empire Dance. The dress worn for 
this is a Nile green and must be 
seven yards around the bottom. Ge- 
nee's ballet costume of white tarlatan 
was, as usual, perfect. Joan Sawyer 
(Palace) also wore a lull skirt. The 
material was a gorgeous white taf- 
feta with a silver flower, so simply 
made that but for the material it would 
have been ugly. It must be the war 
we have to thank for this gown. The 
model never came from Paris. Miss 
Sawyer's second dress was a dress- 
maker's dream, so to speak. There 
was a foundation, a drapery, an apron 
effect, a coat and a sash, all of different 
colors and materials. Dorothy Toye 
was happily gowned in a crystal robe 
over* lace petticoats, and a sash of 
coral ribbon. Sadie Burt (Whiting 
and Burt) and Emily Darrell (Dar- 
rell and Conway), also on the Palace 
bill this week, were gowned as when 
last seen a few weeks ago. 



Meeting of the 

Ways and Means Committee 

will be held 

Wednesday, November 18, 

at three p. m., in the Board of 
Directors' Room. 

Jas. F. Dolan, Chairman. 



APPLICATIONS INCREASING. 

The following applications have 
been received at the office of the White 
Rats and will be given consideration 
at the meeting of the Lodge, Tuesday, 
Nov. 17: 

Martin Conroy, Harold Dunne, 
Spader Johnson, Chas. Gillette, Don 
M. Clark, William Meehan, John C. 
Wilhelmi, Steve F. Manning, Frank 
Terry, Tom Williams, Charles Hickey, 
Albert Wiser, Bennie Franklin, Eddie 
Morris, Pasquale Mario, William J. 
Morrissey, Ben Harrison, George 
Hoey, John E. Wheeler, Frank Frabito, 
Walter DcLcon, A. P. Cullen, Harry 
H. Hines, Francis D. McGinn, Vernon 
Castle, Fred Mace, John J. Kennedy, 
Jack Simons, Walter Sanford, Thos. 
Jerome Hickey, John Francis Dale, 
Joseph F. Short, Carl C. Siemon, Bil- 
lee Taylor, Leo Leon, E. A. Lambert, 
Clyde Hager, Emil Swanberg. 

The above speaks louder than words 
and needs no comment, simply prov- 
ing that the profession has taken on 
the Fogarty spirit. 



Meeting of the 

HOUSE COMMITTEE 

will be held 

Wednesday, November 18, 

at twelve noon sharp, in the Board 
of Directors' Room. 

Jos. P. Mack, Chairman. 



SHOW ON THE ISLAND. 

In response to a request made for 
an entertainment to Will J. Cooke, 
Business Representative of the W. R. 
A. U. by Mr. McMahon, Superintend- 
ent of the Institutions on Blackwell's 
Island and others, including James F. 
Hayes, a member of the W. R. A. U. 
who has been a patient in the Neuro- 
logical Hospital for nearly four years, 
the members of the Organization 
cheerfully donated their services and 
a splendid entertainment was given 
Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, in the ward 
of the Neurological Hospital, where a 
temporary stage under the supervision 
of Mr. Hayes was erected. The bill 
was made up of the following artists: 

Harold S. Normanton, at the piano, 
opened with an overture. 

Chas. DeCamo, and his educated 
canine "Cora"; Al Warner, Willis and 
Warner, Carl Francis, Sam Curtis and 
Olive Drown, Claude Austin, John 
Gilroy, Black Bros., George Hussey, 
Gordon White, Geo. Pelzer, Walter 
Weems, Tanner and Lewis, Sam 
Holdsworth and Joe Norcross. Lew 
Morton announced the acts. 

At the conclusion of the program 
the Rev. Mr. Tinker, of the Protestant 
Missionary Society, thanked the ar- 
tists for their charitable work in com- 
ing over to the Institution and giving 
such a splendid performance. The 
Reverend Father Judge, of the Catho- 
lic Church, who was also present, fol- 
lowed with a speech, in which he told 
of the many shows given for the un- 
fortunates on the Island, and also said 
his church was more than grateful to 
the W. R. A. U. for the entertainments 
given in the city, which helped to raise 
the funds to build the new Catholic 
Church on Blackwell's Island. At the 
invitation of Superintendent McMahon 
the performers retired to the dining 
room where a nice luncheon was 
served. 

A special trip was made by the little 
steamer Thos. M. Mulry to take the 
party back to East 70th street. 



SPECIAL NOTICE 

The regular meeting of the White 
Rats Actors' Union will be held 
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 
in the White Rats Building, 227 
West 46th street, New York City, 
at 11:30 P. M. sharp. 



LADIES ELECTED. 

The following ladies were duly 
elected to membership in the Asso- 
ciated Actresses of America, Tuesday, 
Nov. 10. Clara Lambert, Goldie V. 
Moore, Ada Meade, Emma Francis, 
Stella Mayhew. 

If by chance any of the above failed 
to receive official notification of their 
election, it will cheerfully be sent on 
receipt of next week's address. 



Meeting of the 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

of the W. R. A. U. will be held 

Tuesday, November 17, 

at twelve noon sharp in the Board 
of Directors' Room. 

Will J. Cooke, Secretary. 



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Vol. XXXVI. 



NO. 11 



Sidney Jarvis and wife, Virginia 
Dare, welcomed a boy Nov. 7. 



Wilton Lackaye will return to vaude- 
ville in about four weeks. 

The Princess theatre will present a 
new bill of sketches next week. 

Willie Solar arrived in New York 
Sunday night.* He has been abroad 
two years. 



Elsie Faye is rapidly recovering 
from a serious illness at the Poly- 
clinic Hospital. 

Charles Judels will retire from 
"Twin Beds" Saturday. Walter Kel- 
logg will replace him. 

Billie Reeves, the original "drunk" of 
the stage, returned to New York this 
week, after traveling around the world. 

The Lyceum, Elmira, N. Y., owing 
to poor business, is not going to play 
any more legits this season. 

The Princess, New York, now dark, 
is reopening Nov. 21 with practically a 
new program of pieces. 

Christie MacDonald (Mrs. J. L. Gil- 
lespie) became the mother of a girl 
Nov. 10. 

Alec Lauder, brother of Harry, may 
appear at Hammerstein's shortly. 
Morris & Fcil are negotiating for him. 



Conroy and Lemaire opened at the 
Grand, Pittsburgh, Monday. It is a 
United-booked house. 

H. O. Keagy has acquired owner- 
ship of the Colonial, Connellsville, Pa., 
capacity 1,500 and with stage 40 x 60. 
It will play le^it attractions. 



Lulu Glaser is reported as re: urn u.^ 
to the stage within the near futi- »! c 
former musical star having been t v < 
sick list. 



Valeska Suratt is engaged fr.r t'v 
Winter Garden show to open ah k i. 
1, not the current Al Jolson a 1 1 r . > . 
as reported. 



Fiddler and Shelton cancelled this 
week at the Wilson, Chicago, when 
Harry Fiddler came to New York Sun- 
day on account of his wife's illness. 

Lew Nap Wood, treasurer of Teller's 
Broadway, Brooklyn, and Milton S. 
Harris have formed a partnership for 
vaudeville producing. 

Edgar Norton, actor, 47 Claremont 
avenue, has filed a voluntary petition 
in bankruptcy, giving his liabilities as 
$2,366 and no assets. 

George J. Green, four years with the 
Harry Von Tilzer forces, is now as- 
sociated with the Broadway Music Cor- 
poration (Will Von Tilzer, president). 



Edwin Arden is to be recalled from 
the road company of "The Yellow 
Ticket" and assigned the male lead in 
a new play which A. H. Woods is 
bringing out shortly. 



Bankoff and Girlie leave "The Whirl 
of the World" this week in Philadel- 
phia, opening next week at the Palace, 
Chicago, for a vaudeville tour, directed 
by Jenie Jacobs. 

The Strand, White Plains, N. Y., 
and the Carroll, Rome, N. Y., each 
using three acts on a split, are now 
being booked by Eddie Small in the 
Loew agency. 

Gretchen Hood, last season a mem- 
ber of the Aborn Opera Co., has given 
up the stage to marry J. Alvin Muehl- 
eisen. She will do some concert work 
during the winter. 

Ruby Norton, formerly with "The 
Belle of Bond Street," who has been 
ill at the American Hospital, Chicago, 
has been discharged from the institu- 
tion, cured. 

Frank B. Smith, manager of "A Good 
Samaritan," is recovering from the ef- 
rects of a recent operation. 

Burr and Hope, the English two-act, 
returns to New York this week, arriv- 
ing from South Africa. They open on 
a U. B. O. route next Monday at Otta- 
wa, Can. 

Midway of the opening week Ellen 
Beach Yaw, the California singer, can- 
celled her engagement at the Mason, 
Los Angeles, in Shakespearean reper- 
toire, owing to the reported illness of 
leading man, Ernest Crawford. 



Joe Shugrue, matched fo fight Fred- 
die Welsh early in December, made 
his vaudeville debut at the Bon Ton, 

! u'- ■■■'■.■ City, Monday. Shugrue is do- 
i monolog and a three-round 
i»a; . i.,g exhibition. 

Tie Moss & Brill Co. will be known 

turriter as the B. S. Moss Amuse- 

'.:«■!•• Enterprises, with Ben'S. Moss 

lirector. Eddie Corbett has been 

* i ^;ii;(id as general press representa- 



Jane Kean, prima donna with one of 
the "Mntt and Jeff" companies, has met 
with such success on the road she has 
been approached by a number of man- 
agers relative to her plans for next sea- 
son. 

The Reis Circuit Co. has sold the 
Lyceum, Elmira, N. Y., to John White, 
of Galeton, Pa., who takes possession 
Dec. 1. No announcement has been 
made as to the future policy, but it is 
probable pictures will be shown until 
other arrangements are made. 



W. Crawley, a vaudeville actor play- 
ing the Bert Levey Circuit, married 
Edna Bloedt, the daughter of a mil- 
lionaire Denver brewer, last week 
while playing the Republic, San 
Diego. The girl's parents opposed the 
match. 



William L. Lykens is behind a per- 
sonally conducted movement to allow 
women to smoke in the balconies* Bill 
says the men do, so why not the ladies, 
which might lead one to believe Wil- 
liam hasn't always his mind on his 
business? 

With the reopening of the Paul Swan 
engagement at Hammerstein's, Loney 
Haskell harvested another crop of 
wires. The first Monday was "You 
are such a dear, sweet thing for bring- 
ing back our Paul so soon. The Win- 
ter Garden Boys/ 



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Cecilia Novasio was replaced last 
week while playing Keith's Cincinnati 
in the sketch "Ordered Home," by Mrs. 
George Damerl. The reason for the 
change was not given out. Miss No- 
vasio may join the John Bunny Co., 
which was laying off in the Ohio city. 
Damerl plays lead in the company. 
Mrs. Damerl was travelling with him. 

A foreclosure sale of Hammerstein's 
Victoria theatre leasehold and build- 
ings upon it will take place Monday, 
ordered by the court in an action to 
collect a $100,000 mortgage, which is 
said to be held by Oscar Hammer- 
stein. The sale will practically dis- 
pose of all assets held by the Ham- 
merstein Amusement Co., the present 
operator. 

Roy Johnstone, killed by falling 
from a train near Bluefield, W. Va., 
last week, was buried at his home in 
Cincinnati. Johnstone was a member 
of the Johnstone Trio. His twin sis- 
ters will continue on the road alone 
on the small time. Johnstone was the 
son of A. C. H. Johnstone, president 
of the Cincinnati Hotel Clerks' Asso- 
ciation. 

Lester Whitlock, who books a small- 
time vaudeville house at Corona, had 
another story placed on him last week, 
when it was said that an act importun- 
ing Mr. Whitlock to book him at the 
Long Island theatre, heard him reply: 
"Here, look at my books, I'm 35 cents 
above my limit now." Mr. Whitlock 
settled a dispute a day or so afterward 
by notifying two acts that claimed the 
same date at Corona they could both 
appear, playing one show each on 
Saturday evening. 



Harry F. McGarvie, for years en- 
gaged in promoting expositions and 
carnivals, has been appointed general 
manager of the Ottoman Section of the 
Panama-Pacific Exposition. His main 
work will be to direct the public in- 
terest in The Zone which immediately 
borders on the Ottoman Section. Mc- 
Garvie leaves Nov. 23 for the coast. 

Three "blue" men in Brooklyn are 
Louis Barr, Harry Blum and Harry 
Traub, who are backing the stock com- 
pany at the Grand. The trio is said to 
have not seen a winning week since the 
opening this fall. That there may be 
no slip-ups one guards the box office, 
another is at the door, while the third 
member of the firm stands at the foot 
of the balcony. 



TOMMY'S TATTLES. 
By Thomas J. Gray. 
With benefits being held nearly 
every day for the War Fund there is 
no reason why any act should be lay- 
ing off. 

This letter speaks for itself: 
"Dear Tommy: — Did not know the 
history of the gag until we read last 
week's column, so we hereby resign 
from "The - Staggering - Oat *oi - 
Huyler's" Association. Billy rjMkl 
and Belle Ashlyn. (There are flQPO 
nice people.) 

Singer's Midgets sing an Irish song 
with German accents. That's neutral. 



You can't beat the vaudeville agents 
— now that baseball can't keep them 
out of their office, they have taken up 
golf. When it's too cold for that they 
will probably try ice skating. 

What they say when they read this 

column : 
"Where does he get that stuff?" 
"I suppose he thinks he's funny — T 

tried some of his stuff." 
"Do they pan his acts, too?" 
"That would be a pipe for me." 
"I never read it myself, the wife 

reads it to me." 
"Well, I don't know what the show 

business is coming to." 
"If he ever pans me, I'll fix him." 
"He never mentioned my name, and 

I told him lots of funny thing*,"/ 
"If that guy's funny, give ma ether." 



So they won't get in wrong with 
their respective managers the Loew 
acts stand in front of the Palace 
Building and the United acts in front 
of the Putnam. 

The William Penn does three, that's 

true, 
But Metzel always smiles at you. 

There was a time some years ago 
When song writers could make some 
dough. 

When Ford's car became the Nation's 
• pet 
He never knew all the laughs he'd get. 

You're sad when these few words are 

sent 
"Enclosed please find your five per 

cent." 



10 



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Elliott Foreman has been engaged by Bd- 
wuru K. Fldgeon as bis assistant in tbe man- 
agement of me Koae Gardens. 



Frederick Goldsmith ban started an action 
against Uio management 01 "ibe Auto Olrls ' 
coutpduy tor Sl.oOU tn behalf oi Walter May- 
era. Aieyers was engaged as advance agent 
lor the company ana allege* that be had a 
contract for the season, iie waa discharged 
several weeks ago with two weeks' notice. He 
Is seeking to recover for < amount of tha 
contract. 



Tbe best story of the week waa put ever 
Monday by Edwin L. bernays in behalf of 
Daddy Long Legs." He got the News De- 
partment 01 the otate Cbarltlaa Aid Associ- 
ation to send out a story anent the formation 
of a number of auxiliaries among college and 
high school girls to be known an The Daddy 
Long Legs Clubs. These are to assist In 
every way possible to o ota in homes for a 
number of orphaned children. Tha commit- 
tee also stated that the Idea was suggested by 
the play at the Gaiety. All of the papers fell 
for prominent display. 



J. F. Benz ringer la managing the Arch St., 
Philadelphia, during Its present connection 
with the J. D. Barton burlesque circuit. 



A Palace booking for the near future Is Mrs. 
E. B. Alsop, assisted by Anthony M. Taran- 
tino and Douglass J. Luckburst In ballroom 
dances. Mrs. Alsop Is tbe 21-year old wife of 
a millionaire octogenarian oi Washington who 
threatens to ree train her stage appearance by 
injunction. Which Interesting family disagree- 
ment baa not entirely been lost sight of by tha 
U. B. O. press forces. 



John O'Neil, assistant manager of tha Broad- 
wanf Camden, has been transferred temporarily 
to ate Wllliamsport house owned by the earns 
hrm. 

"Diplomacy" remains Indefinitely at the Em- 
pire. William Gillette and Marie Doro have 
cancelled their London engagement in Feb- 
ruary on account of the war. 

Almee Dalmores, an Italian ainger, made her 
American debut in "Dancing Around" at the 
Winter Garden this week, taking tha part for- 
merly played by Mary Robson. 

Frank Keenan will have the principal part 
in "Yosemlte" the revival which la to reopen 
Daly'a Nov. 23. 

Donald Brian proposes to open a school lor. 
dancing, for Instruction only and without cab- 
aret or tea room. 



"Pilate's Daughter," the miracle play with 
150 people, will be revived Nov. 23 at Mad- 
ison Square theatre by George H. Brennan. 

St, Mark's Church on the Bowery. New York, 
will present a series of playa in the parish 
house. Actors will be amateurs under a pro- 
fessional director. The plan Is to encourage 
friendly relations among the varloua nationali- 
ties in the parish. 

"The New Henrietta," with W. H. Crane, 
Amelia Bingham, Mabel Taliaferro, Maclyn 
Arbuckle and Thomaa W. Ross, is scheduled to 
open Christmas Day at Indianapolis. Jos. 
Brooks is putting out the show. 

George Schoettle has resigned as treasurer of 
Keith's Cincinnati theatre and will manage 
tbe new Forest picture house in Avondala. 

Catch George Costaln's new scenery and 
chamois gloves. 



W. G. Tlnsdale, manager of "The Midnight 
SIM," which closed in New Orleans, is getting 
another Shubert show. 



John Wllstaeh is doing the advance for the 
FrlUi Scheff show. 



PRESS OPINIONS. 



Marriage sf Coluaablne. 

Everything In tbe new theatre, from the 
smallest, blue-frocked Eliiabethan distributing 
playbills at the Inviting entrance to tbe small- 
est detail of the carefully made production, re- 
flects tbe guiding presence of a nicely discrim- 
inating taBte that gives promise of good things 
to come under the roof of the Punch 6 Judy. 
In fact, everything is right at tbe new play- 
house except tbe play. For all its consider- 
able charm and possesion or much that is sure 
to please, "The Marriage of Columbine" is 
bafflingly Insufficient. — Times. 

Tiniest and newest of theatres, tbe Punch 
& Judy, situated in West Forty-ninth street 
just east of Seventh avenue, opened last night 
as one of tbe plrasantest surprises of tbe sea- 
son. The little theatre started with an inter- 
esting if not startling play. — Herald. 



That Sort. 

An able presentation of an Interesting play. 
—Times. 

"That Sort" has Its thrills, although they 
are delayed by an overplus of dialogue. It is 
unique in offering her (Mrae. Naslmova) num- 
berless opportunities to be good. — Herald. 



ENGAGEMENTS. 

William Ingersoll. Julia Walcott, William 
Norte*, Rath Berry and Charles Compton, "So 
Much For So Much" Co. 

Mary Nash, by Selwyn A Co., for "The Be- 
trayal." 

William Jeffry and Eva Marsh, stock leada, 
Utlca 

Elizabeth Hunt, characters, Scott stock, 
Richmond. 

Leila Shaw, Keith's stock, Portland, Me. 



TIMES MAN BARRED. 
Nicrmeyer, of the New York Times, 
is barred from the Shubert theatres. 
He wrote the scathing review of "Suzi" 
at the Casino, upon its opening Elec- 
tion night. The Shuberts complained 
to Adolph Ochs, owner of the Times. 
Mr. Ochs side-stepped by suggesting 
a letter be written. This was done by 
Lew Fields, who produced the show, 
and it appeared the next day on the 
editorial page of the paper. 

Acton Davies, who was on the Tri- 
bune for a short while, is said to have 
resigned as dramatic critic of that 
paper, upon finding the theatres of 
"The Syndicate" (Klaw & Erlanger) 
were barred to him. Alan Dale, who 
recently left the American, will prob- 
ably write for a newspaper syndicate, 
also do magazine work. 



STAHL SHOW FOR ROAD. 

The Rose Stahl show, "A Perfect 
Lady," leaves for the road this Satur- 
day, with "The Big Idea" (formerly 
"Wanted, $22,000") opening at the 
Hudson next Monday. 



"SAP HEAD" HAS FOUR 

"The Sap Head" carries a company 
of four people. Will H. Locke has 
two companies of it on the road, and 
is thinking of placing another. 




IN VAUDEVILLE. 

Hundreds know us, thousands never heard 
tell of us, and millions never will. 

FIDDLER and SHELTON. 

Suffocated with deliKhtfulness. 
Permanent Address 28 W. 131st St., New York. 



DALITS PREMIERE. 

Everything is progressing for the 
reopening of Daly's with Charles A. 
Taylor's "Yosemite" Nov. 23. Sol 
Manheimer has been appointed gen- 
eral manager of the undertaking. 

Heading the company will be Frank 
Keenan, John Connery, Grace Valen- 
tine, Lillian Kingsbury, Ethel Clifton, 
Mack Barnes, Robert Deshon, Joseph 
Creahan, Mario Majeroni, with Ralph 
C. Cummings, stage director. 

Among the new acquisitions is Syl- 
via (Sunshine) Jarmain, a child prodigy 
of the pictures, who has an important 
lole. 

Rehearsals are being held daily at 
the theatre and a brand new scenic 
equipment is being obtained by Mr. 
Taylor. 

"Yosemite" billed as "bold, daring 
and original," has never been pro- 
duced in New York, although the piece 
got a road premiere some years ago 
in Washington. 



ANOTHER 3-STAR COMBINE. 

Daniel V. Arthur is at present fig- 
uring on a three-star combination for 
his forthcoming production. It is defi- 
nitely settled Marie Cahill and Richard 
Carle will be two. The third member 
if to be another woman star, at pres- 
ent on tour in a musical comedy. The 
new combination will get under way 
about Christmas time. 



WELLS HAWKS IN NEW YORK. 

Baltimore, Nov. 11. 
Wells Hawks, whose last press work 
was for the Star Spangled Banner cele- 
bration in this city, has been engaged 
by the Universal Film Manufacturing 
Company of New York for special pub- 
licity and advertising campaigns. His 
headquarters will be in New York, 
where he will also be the manager of 
the New York theatre, which the Uni- 
versal is shortly to take over for the 
presentation of its feature film pro- 
ductions. 



HAMMERING DOWN EXPENSES. 

Henry W. Savage, who recently 
adopted the "retrenchment plan" as 
about the best advice of the year, has 
cut down the running expanses of his 
"Sari" show about $1,500 by salary re- 
ductions, etc. 

William A* Brady is also known to 
have whacked off some unnecessary 
expense in the operation of his "Life" 
play at the Manhattan. 



"MISS DAISY" AT CHI. 

It is said the Shuberts intend re- 
vamping and revising "Miss Daisy," 
the Bartholomae piece that came 
a cropper in New York, sending it to 
Chicago for an opening, with Tom 
Barnes in the principal male role, re- 
written to fit him. 



SHUBERT HOUSE DELAYED. 

New Haven, Conn., Nov. 11. 
The new Sam. S. Shubert theatre, 
which is near completion, will not be 
opened Nov. 21, as announced. The 
date is uncertain. Wet weather has 
delayed the plasterers, the manage- 
ment declares. 



ON THE ONE NIGHTERS. 

"At Sandy Hook," for a tour, by 
Pawla and Aulger Bros. 

"Sure Shot Sam," a four-act com- 
edy drama, being given some new-time 
through the middle west, direction J. 
Burt Johnson. 

"Pilate's Daughter,'' which George 
H. Brennan formerly produced on the 
road, is to retake to the road Nov. 16 
and will play a route which takes in 
Broadway via Madison Square. This 
is a show composed solely of women 
players. It was written by a Catholic 
priest and has a number of musical 
numbers. 

"The Price She Paid" has cancelled 
its southern time and will play in the 
middle west. 

"The World at Home" is still out, 
though wobbling. 

Frank Matthews is maintaining a 
stiff $2.00 scale for Cohan & Harris' 
"Seven Days to Baldpate" through the 
middle west. The show is returning a 
little profit and the other "Baldpate a" 
are holding up fairly well. 

Rowland & Clifford are sending a 
"September Morn" company to the 
Pacific Coast this week, with Eddie 
Rowland, Jr., managing. 

"Polly of the Circus," direction of 
Moxson & Weis, is returning to the 
road, opening a southern tour Thanks- 
giving Day, at Wilmington, Del. It 
will again be headed by Elsie St. Leon. 

"The Newlyweds and Their Baby," 
direction Leffler-Bratton, with Master 
Harold as the baby, starts Thanksgiv- 
ing Day near New York. 

The A. W. Dingwall Co. is making 
plans to send "In Old Kentucky" out 
again after the holidays. 

Traveling combinations are receiving 
poor patronage at Fullerton, Neb. ' 
Cause— diphtheria epidemic 

The Seven Cairns Brothers have 
taken to the road in a new four-act 
comedy-drama "Broken Arrow." They 
carry a nine-piece band. 



CUTTING SALARIES 25 PER CENT. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 11. 
It is reported the members of the 
company appearing with Hazel Dawn id 
"The Debutante" had their salaries cut 
25 per cent, this week. The show did 
in the neighborhood of $7,000 last week. 



CENTURY DARK? 

As recently announced, the Aborn 
Brothers are moving their Century 
Grand Opera Co. to the Auditorium, 
Chicago, where they open an indefinite 
engagement Nov. 23. 

Wednesday the Aborns said no de- 
cision had been reached as to the in- 
coming attraction at the Century. 



IN CANADA WITHOUT LOSS. 

One of the "Peg" shows has been 
playing the Canadian northwest since 
the opening of the season, without a 
losing week so far, according to Ed. 
V. Giroux, who books the time. 



LA SALLE SHOW THROUGH. 

Chicago, Nov. 11. 
A two weeks' notice has been posted 
for "One Girl in a Million," at the 
La Salle. Much dissension in the com- 
pany of late. Ada Lewis recently en- 
tered the^cast. 



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11 



MANAGERS SWITCHING SHOWS 
BACK AND FORTH ON BWAY 



"High Cost of Loving," "The Only Girl" and "Kick In" 

Change Houses. Fields Buys Show From Woods. 

"My Lady's Dress" Leaving. Wallack's Dark. 



Changes on the city's theatrical map 
this week will see a general switching 
about of shows from one house to an- 
other. The net result will be that one 
show will go to the storehouse and 
one new production will come into 
town Thursday of next week; also one 
house will be left dark. 

"The Battle Cry" at the Lyric is the 
production slated for the storehouse 
and Joseph Weber's "The Only Girl" 
will move from the 39th Street to the 
Lyric. Lew Fields in "The High 
Cost of Loving" moves from the Re- 
public to the 39th Street and "Kick 
In" will be shifted from the Longacre 
to the Republic. "What It Means to ?. 
Woman," the new H. H. Frazee pro- 
duction, will open at the Longacre 
Nov. 19. 

Liebler & Co.'s production of "The 
Highway of Life" will move from 
Wallack's to the Montauk, Brooklyn, 
and will close after a week at that 
house. Wallack's will remain dark. 

Joseph Brooks' production of "My 
Lady's Dress" has but another week in 
New York at' the Playhouse, closing 
Nov. 21. The piece will be seen in 
4 Brooklyn and Newark for a week in 
each town and then will go to Chicago, 
where it will probably play the Black- 
stone. 

"Polygamy" is slated to open at the 
Playhouse Nov. 23. 

There is a general impression about 
lhat the attraction to succeed "Papa's 
Darling" at the Amsterdam within a 
month will be Charles B. Dillingham's 
revue "Watch Your Step," which is 
slated to open at Syracuse Nov. 25, 
and due in New York shortly after. It 
isn't likely Klaw & Erlanger will send 
"Papa's Darling" on tour this season. 

Reports regarding Hazel Dawn in 
"The Debutante" are to the effect that 
this piece will come into New York in 
a couple of weeks, possibly at the Lib- 
erty, although some believe that should 
"What It Means to a Woman" fall 
down there is a possibility that it may 
go to the Longacre. 

Lew Fields' "Suzi" will remain at the 
Casino until succeeded by Emma 
Trentini in "The Ballet Girl," which 
opened in Albany Thursday night. It 
will remain four weeks out of town. 

Lew Fields has purchased the inter- 
est of A. H. Woods in "The High 
Cost of Loving" and now has that 
production under his own manage- 
ment. It was the intention of the 
Woods office to close the Fields show 
the month of December, prior to 
Christmas, and then send the produc- 
tion on tour. This, Mr. Fields believed, 
would endanger the value of the piece 
and rather than have the lay off he 
made his manager a proposition to 
purchase. 



AGREE ON ADVERTISING. 

The house, producing and other man- 
agers throughout the city seem to have 
come to a general understanding re- 
garding the extra advertising cam- 
paigns which were being conducted in 
the newspapers during the past six 

weeks in an endeavor to build up busi- 
ness at the theatres. 

At one house $3,500 a week was laid 

aside for a newspaper campaign. After 

this money was spent it was found, 

that, although the show was a mighty 

good one, business was not aided ma- 
terially and the managers concluded a 
further splurge would do them no good. 

Several other managers were also 
trying to pull extra business by the 
means of big ads, but found that with 
"everybody doing it" none derived 
special benefit. 

Last week there was a mutual under- 
standing between the powers on both 
sides of the fence that they would not 
sanction or share on any big advertis- 
ing other than the usual daily and Sun- 
day space that was being used. Only 
one producing management decided not 
to go in on the agreement and that at- 
traction is being "plugged" by the 
means of big ads. In this case the pro- 
ducers are standing the entire expense 
of the extra. 



"AUCTION" ON THE STAGE. 

"Auction," Rex Beach's story, which 

first appeared in serial form in the 

Cosmopolitan, is reported as being a 

new stage piece. 

A. H. Woods is understood to have 
taken an option on it. 



MAY IRWIN IN OLD SHOW. 

May Irwin has decided to undertake 
a brief tour in one of her former suc- 
cesses prior to appearing in a new 
play under the management of Liebler 
& Co. She has selected her support- 
ing cast and will be ready to open in 
about a fortnight or so. 



MUSICIANS SUFFER, TOO. 

The present period of general de- 
pression is manifesting itself among 
the musicians. A number of managers 

have not only cut out the "augmented 
orchestra," but have reduced the size 
of the "traveling orchestra." 



"NO. 2" "TRIAL" NEW YEAR'S. 

Chicago, Nov. 11. 

The "No. 2" show of "On Trial" 
(Cohan & Harris) will be presented at 
Cohan's Grand here New Year's week. 

It is also reported Cohan & Harris 
will put out a "No. 2" "It Pays to At! 
vertise" shortly after the new year. 



ERLANGER CUTTING. 

A. L. Erlanger, accompanied by Al- 
fred E. Aarons and Pat Casey, left 
Monday for Chicago. After spending 
several days in that city they will go 
to French Lick for about three weeks. 

Wednesday word arrived from Chi- 
cago Erlanger had made several 
changes in the management of two of 
the Chicago houses. George Davis, 
manager of the Illinois, was replaced 

by Augustus Pitou, Jr., formerly man- 
ager of the Blackstone, and at the lat- 
ter house the treasurer was appointed 
to succeed Pitou. 

Another outcome of the visit west 
will be a smaller salary role for "The 
Little Cafe." The fact that the pres- 
ent season is such a disastrous one has 
compelled all managers to put a policy 
of retrenchment into effect, and Mr. 
Erlanger in preference to closing the 
"Cafe" show, has decided that if a cut 
in salary is accepted by the cast, he 
will continue the tour of that company. 



SHOWS CLOSING. 

Toledo, Nov. 11. 
"The Dummy" wound up a disastrous 
road tour here Sunday at the Valen- 
tine. 

The last of the "Under Cover" com- 
panies to be sent out will close Satur- 
day in New England. Two other com- 
panies are presenting this piece, one in 
New York and the other in Chicago. 

The "Minstrel Maids" Co. has been 
closed on the road by Carl M. Dalton. 

The Fritzi Scheff show, "Pretty Mrs. 
Smith," which expected to take up a 
road tour for the remainder of the sea- 
son, is declared off. 

Will Locke has taken his "The Girl 
and the Gawk" off the one-night stands. 



FEATURE FILMS ON ROAD. 

New York booking men say that 
there are few feature pictures that can 
go as road shows and make any money. 
There have been several traveling com- 
binations that have done unusually well 
in the legitimate houses in past sea- 
sons, but there are few right now that 
can lay claim to any "clean ups." 

What has been a "killer" has been 
the competition of daily and semi- 
weekly changes of features at five and 
ten cents. 

Only in the big cities have the big 
features turned in any big profit. In 
several instances where big picture ex- 
hibits have done tremendously well in 
the bigger places they have played to 
almost empty houses on the one-night- 
ers and three-day stands. 



COMPLETED "STEP* CAST. 

The completed cast of those who are 
to appear in the Charles B. Dillingham 
revue, "Watch Your Step," includes 
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle, Frank 
Tinney, Elizabeth Murray, Harry Kel- 
ly, Elizabeth Brice, Charles King, Re- 
nee Gratz, W. C. Fields, Harry Ellis, 
Justine Johnson, Wm. Halligan, Dama 
Sykes, Al. Holdbrook and Sam. Bur- 
bank. 

DeWitt C. Coolman is the muj cal 
director and R. H. Burnside is stagier 
it. There will be 50 girls in the chorus. 



SHOWS IN BOSTON. 

Boston, Nov. 11. 

Business took a bad slump last week 
and it looked for a while as if Boston 
had caught the fever. 

But Monday night of this week broke 
chilly and it drove them in gloriously. 
Julian Eltinge at the Colonial in "The 
Crinoline Girl" and Cyril Maude at the 
Plymouth in "Grumpy" both reaped a 
harvest. 

Eva Tanguay has put Keith's on the 
capacity list for the week and the other 
houses all picked up materially. 

William Hodge at the Wilbur in 
"The Road to Happiness" got good 
returns from a big advertising cam- 
paign in the dailies. "Potash and Perl- 
mutter" at the Tremont fell badly and 
did not climb back very high. 

Next week brings Sam Bernard in 
"The Belle of Bond Street" to the Ma- 
jestic, where "To-Day" is in its last 
week. Bernard comes in for two weeks 
only and is underlined by "Omar" with 
Guy Bates Post. 

Nov. 23 brings "The Yellow Ticket" 
to the Tremont for an indeterminate 
run, after which "Seven Keys" it ex- 
pected to round out the season at this 
house. 

Lydia Loupokova in "The Young 
Idea" at the Hollis will be succeeded 
a week from Monday by Margaret 
Anglin in the revival of "Lady Wino|i* >> 
mere's Fan." 



SHOWS IN 'FRISCO. 

San Francisco, Not. 11. 

Stock is fooling them at the Alcazar, 
where the increase in the attendance 
is noticeable. 

"The Whip," in its third and final 
we*ek at the Cort, has shown no ten- 
dency to climb; in fact, has slumped off. 

"A Poor Little Rich Girl" it doing 
nicely at the Columbia. 

"Let's Get Married" closes at the 
Gaiety Sunday night. Business dropped 
away after the opening. The future of 
the "Let's Get Married," which winds 
up its engagement at the Gaiety Sun- 
day night, is uncertain. It will likely 
disband and again may be reorganized 
for a road tour. 

If the Kolb and Dill revival of "The 
Girl in the Train" can pm itself in 
readiness in time the Gaiety will hare 
it as the next attraction, starting Mon- 
day. 



SHOWS IN NEW OttlAH* 

New Orleans, Nov. jil. 

"The Yellow Ticket" with ar*- in- 
ferior company is attracting ffflr pat- 
ronage to the Tulane. 

"The Sins of the Father," a 
offering, is doing little at th 

Business is good with t 
Bunting stock at the Bun 
Preuchi-Gypzene appear at 
The South Pole pictures I 
a successful engagement at I the La- 
fayette. 



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JANIS SHOW FSB. 1. 

At the Charles B. Dillingham omce 
it was stated this week that Elsie JaSs 
would be ready in a new show about 
Feb. 1. 

The present title is "The Missing 
Link" and its author is Paul Dickey, 
Miss Jam's is at present appearing in 
pictures on the coast for the Bosworth 
company. 



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EQUITABLE CONTRACT NEARER; 
MANAGERS WEIGHING TURNS 



Legitimate Actors' Assh. Submits Its Ideas of a Mutually Just 

Form of Agreement with Producer. 



There may be speedier action on the 
proposed equity contract form sub- 
mitted by the Committee on Contract 
of the Actors' Equity Association to 
the Producing Managers' Association 
than expected. The managers recent- 
ly requested the Association to en- 
lighten them upon a few specific pro- 
visions in the contract. This has been 
done, with the managers practically 
agreed this week to return a definite 
answer within the next few days. 

The contract contains the "two 
weeks' notice" clause. It is also pro- 
vided rehearsals are to begin not ear- 
lier than 35 days prior to opening. 
Rehearsals are not to be paid for ex- 
cept as provided in the compensation 
stipulations wherein the actor re- 
hearses longer than four weeks, then 
fo£*tach. week's rehearsal in addition 
ttJT manager shall give an additional 
Hflf week's notice in order to terminate 
/the contract; except, however, that if 
under this engagement the actor has 
received two weeks' work and pay, 
plus one-half week's work and pay, for 
each week's rehearsals over four 
weeks, then only the two weeks' notice 
of termination shall be necessary. 
Exceptions are made in big produc- 
tions where 50 or more people are em- 
ployed. 

The actor must be prompt at re- 
hearsals. He must furnish and pay 
for morning, afternoon and eve- 
ning clothes customarily worn, wigs, 
shoes necessarily appurtenant thereto, 
but all other costumes, etc., and all 
"props" to be furnished by the man- 
ager. 

If the party is a woman the manager 
shall furnish and pay for all dresses, 
hats, appurtenances to costumes and 
all "props." 

There may l>r two matinees weekly 

<' •» tc ^e holiday perform- 

eve v. shows. All other 

,.- « na' be paid for at the 

»* of a week's salary 
■!• u-.-» ^e. 

j.* the weeks' notice" clos- 

uicrj!a» .f tour the manager 
shall pay the transportation of the 
actor back to New York. He must 
also pay * transportation to opening 
point, alscf paying actor's personal bag- 
gage up tfb 200 pounds. 

Regarding lost performances through 
unavoidable delays the actor cannot 
detAand compensation. Layoffs with- 
out salary are provided for the week 
before Christmas, Holy Week or both 
weeks <f desired. 

>n case of a dispute between actor 
and manager over the contract there 
nav be arbitration. 



son and the Chicago engagement is 
expected to help it financially. 

There were several changes in the 
company recently. Virginia Pearson, 
the stage manager, and the man ahead, 
Walter Duggan, received their "no- 
tices," but later Miss Pearson was re- 
engaged. 

Duggan was dropped only because 
the show management wanted Charles 
Philips back at his old job. 

Phillips' picture berth in the west 
was assumed by James Grainger and 
Grainer in turn hired Duggan, the last 
named not losing a minute's work. 



RECASTING SHOW. 

"Up Against It," the farce in which 

several of the treasurers of New York 

theatres were interested, was taken off 

a week ago after its engagement in 

Newark. The piece is said to have 

been a success, but the cast was not 
satisfactory. The intention is to re- 
cast and send it on tour again after 
New Year's. 



PEORIA HOUSE CLOSES. 

Peoria, 111., Nov. 11. 

The Majestic closes Nov. 15. Notice 
has been served upon the attaches by 
Henry Sandmeyer, manager. 

Reasons assigned, scarcity of shows 
and poor business. 



"EAST LYNNE" CIRCUIT. 

W. M. Gilman has stolen a march 
on some of his eastern brothers who 
have been talking for some time of 
organizing a stock circuit by forming 
one of his own in the west. 

He has a company of ten people 
playing a circuit in southern Illinois. 
His repertoire now consists of "Hello, 
Bill" and "East Lynne." The towns 
are Belleville, Masconta, Freeburg, 
Edwardsville, Granite City, Alton and 
Collinsville. 



Munro's "Cordelia Blosaom." 
"Cordelia Blossom," which recently 
closed at the Gaiety, is going out again 
but under different management and 
with a new cast. Wallace Munro has 
taken over the show for the road. 



WALTER SHOW CHANGES. 

The Eugene Walter show, "The Bet- 
ter Way," with Charlotte Walker, is re- 
ported considerably behind on the sea- 



ConaoUdating Louisville Theatres. 

Louisville, Nov. 11. 

Plans are under consideration here 
for the formation of a new corporation 
with a capital of $250,000 to operate 
picture houses. It is proposed to con- 
solidate the companies now controlling 
the Walnut, East Broadway, West 
Broadway, Crown, Ideal, Baxter and 
Alamo theatres. The last named will 
have its opening Nov. 14. 

F. J. Dolle, of the Broadway Amuse- 
ment Co., financially interested in sev- 
eral of the houses, is the moving spirit 
in the consolidation. 




Nearly all the dance places about 
town are complaining of business this 
week. The first two nights were off 
all over. The theatres felt the de- 
pression and the dance managers stated 
that they were hit just as hard as the 
show shops. One of the bigger places 
in the neighborhood of Columbia Cir- 
cle, along the rendezvous of the Mayor 
and his coterie of friends, is reported 
to be losing at the rate of $1,000 a 
day. The Broadway Rose Gardens has 
picked up a little in business since 
taken over by the new management, 
but this week also was hit by the lack 
of attendance. The New York Roof 
was away off Monday night, it being 
said that there was hardly a $50 gate 
that evening. Rector's, which has been 
getting the biggest play of any of the 
Broadway places, was also slightly off 
the fore part of this week. The af- 
ternoons there have been holding up, 
but the evenings have been hurt by the 
general depression. 

The Bun Jan is undoubtealy the most 
oriental of the Broadway eat places. 
The house uses Jap waiters. The caba- 
ret has Wilson and Le Nore. E. Case- 
mello and Mme. Anito, Billie Day, and 
Maude Vandaly. The music is fur- 
nished by the Bohemian Gypsy Orches- 
tra, consisting of four young women. 
The place has a medium sized dancing 
floor, used pretty much by the profes- 
sionals. 



Maxim's, on 38th street, has an at- 
tractive bunch of girls in the cabaret. 
The show is headed by Sullivan and 
Lovejoy, a dancing couple with the lat- 
est steps. The young woman dresses 
most daintily, always looking well in 
her gowns. Others are Francis Aim- 
house, Hazel Mann, Mildred Lezell and 
Carmencita. Elsie Loyt, an English 
singer, makes her first appearance in 
America here the latter part of this 
week. 

Bustanoby's 39th street place is let- 
ting is patrons have their fill of danc- 
ing by giving over the floor to them 
throughout the evening. One of the 
professional dancers here is a young 
woman who shows considerable prom- 
ise as a classic dancer, with the usual 
flowing garments. Bustanoby's is do- 
ing business through allowing the pat- 
rons the floor in preference to extra 
talent. 



The main ball-room at Reisenweb- 
er's, under the management of S. 
Mark Minuse, is getting the best play 
of the several dance rooms Columbus 
Circle has. A. Baldwin Sloane and 
Marion Morgan are dancing in this 
room and acting as host and hostess, 
assisted by A. Bertram Spencer. Dan 
Caller and his orchestra are furnish- 
ing the dance music. There is some- 
thing about this room in atmosphere 
that makes one feel right at home. 
Almost all of the guests are known to 
one another and much good-natured 



repartee is indulged in from time to 
time. 

Hortenae Zora and Lew Quinn are 
now appearing at the Broadway Rose 
Gardens. The team, lately organized, 
is presenting a series of waltzes that 
will win favor for them. 



Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Sebastian, at 
the Palace, Chicago, last week found 
their salary had been attached through 
Adolph Marks by Frederick Goldsmith 
of New York on a claim that they owed 
Edward E. Pidgeon $600 for a contract 
which he secured for them in Atlantic 
City last summer. Mr. Pidgeon secur- 
ed an engagement for the team at 
Barnay's Hotel there at $400 per week 
for six weeks. The dancers were also 
to receive lodgings and added income 
through the medium of lessons. They 
worked one week and then jumped 
their contract to come to New York 
and appear at the Hotel McAlpin. 



The Reed House, Erie (Pa.), this 
week opened a cabaret in connection 
with a new dance floor with Eleanor 
Harris and Chester Sinclair, profes- 
sional dancers. 

A bar was instituted by Billy Sane 
at the Broadway Danse Wednesday 
evening. Soft drinks were the only re- 
freshment offered before. 



Cincinnati, Nov. 11. 
A fox trot contest, the first in Cin- 
cinnati, is being planned by the man- 
agement of the Orpheum Winter Gar- 
den. 



Cincinnati, Nov. 11. 
Artistic temperament that stirred up 
a rumpus between Robert Emmett 
Donovan and Mary Marcus and put 
their dancing school in the hands of a 
receiver appointed by Insolvency 
Judge Warner. Attorney Saul Klein, 
the receiver, does not know how to do 
the modern dances, so he confesses 
that he has no artistic temperament 
and is capable of running the business. 
Donovan is a law student and the son 
of a fireman. He and Miss Marcus 
won so many first prizes at amateur 
dance contests hereabouts they signed 
a contract to educate the public feet. 
They opened the Walnut Hills Danc- 
ing Academy, in the Hotel Alms, in 
September. Many socially prominent 
people attended their affairs. Dono- 
van recently had his head shaved and 
this may have jarred his partner's ar- 
tistic sensibilities. Anyway, not know- 
ing exactly how it happened, the rea- 
son for the falling-out may just as well 
be blamed on Donovan's shining roof. 
Through Attorney Paul Connelly, for 
whom he worked as a stenographer, 
Donovan made the application for a 
receiver. Miss Marcus will conduct a 
rival school. She was also a stenog- 
rapher for Connelly. 

Don't forget the REGENT HOTELS when 
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VARIETY 





The familiar adage, "An ounce of 
prevention is worth a pound of cure," 
applies with peculiar force in the pres- 
ent conditions surrounding the thea- 
trical business. There are certain in- 
dustries that from time immemorial 
have profited tremendously by the pat- 
ronage, of theatrical people. The great- 
er numbers of people that travel over 
the country, the greater the patronage 
that is given those industries. Thus, 
early in the present season scores of 
shows have closed for the single rea- 
son receipts fell below expenses, and 
these will be very materially added 
to before the holiday unless condi- 
tions quickly change. In their ef- 
forts to meet this weekly deficit 
and keep going managers have 
studied the problem of retrenchment, 
and their first move was the reduction 
of the salaries or the decrease of the 
number of their players, or both. Be- 
yond this, it has been impossible for 
them to curtail expenses because they 
have been confronted with the fact 
thit this is the only direction in which 
they can act arbitrarily. They cannot 
cut the salaries of their working 
crews because of the unions. They 
cannot reduce the cost of transporta- 
tion because individual passenger de- 
partments are unable to grant conces- 
sions of any kind owing to the ex- 
istence of Trunk Line agreements. 
They cannot secure a reduction in the 
cost of printing because many weeks 
before the conditions arose that have 
brought about poor business they had 
contracted for sufficient printing to 
cover the entire season and at a stipu- 
lated price. 

Managers of traveling companies 
cannot justly contend for an increase 
of percentages of gross receipts, be- 
cause managers of theatres are in the 
same position that they themselves are 
in. Their rents have not been reduced, 
practically all of their employees are 
shielded by union regulations, the cost 
of bill posting remains unchanged, the 
price of coal and gas and electric 
light is maintained at the same high 
figures and newspaper advertising 
ratts have not been deviated from. 



In view of all this, it becomes mani- 
fest that the only relief managers can 
command is the reduction of perform- 
ers' salaries or the decimation of their 
organizations, thus weakening them and 
lessening their attractiveness. The 
amount of money saved in this way 
is not sufficient to bring the expenses 
down to the receipts. This is the 
vital point to be considered by the 
managers. Another view they must 
take of it is that cutting a player's 
salary endangers the quality of the 
shows because it is only natural that 
they will be discouraged, especially the 
women who, in addition to being 
obliged to stand the same cost of liv- 
ing as in former seasons must con- 
tinue to meet their weekly payments to 
the managers for costumes and money 
advanced during rehearsals. 




BY FREDERICK M.MSCLOY 





Wherefore, other measures must be 
adopted for the prolongation of the life 
of the present theatrical companies 
and for the resumption of the activ- 
ities of the organizations that have 
closed, as well as for encouragement 
to producers to send out additional 
companies. And these measures are 
entirely at the command of those in 
control of the industries that will de- 
rive direct benefit from this return to 
normal condition. For example, the 
closing of the 60 shows of various 
kinds that are known to have closed 
within the past month, has thrown out 
of employment approximately 300 
members of the International Asso- 
ciation of Theatrical Stage Employees. 
The governing body of that associa- 
tion could contribute materially to the 
restoration to work of those men and 
help avert the loss of employment by 
many others of their members by or- 
dering a reduction of the scale now 
in force. The railroads, through the 
recommendation of their Trunk Line 
commissioners, could very likely secure 
the approval of the Interstate Com- 
merce Commission of a reduction of 
their rates on theatrical business. It 
might not be easy to accomplish such 
a concession, but with the many valid 
reasons that exist, in fact, for a de- 
crease, the chances are largely in favor 
of the acquiescence of the Interstate 
Commerce Commission in a request of 
this kind from the Trunk Lines com- 
missioners. The railroads operating in 
New England could be of material as- 
sistance in the general movement by 
modifying their exaction of the pur- 
chase of 50 tickets to secure one bag- 
gage car free. Other railroads call 
for only 25 tickets. Surely if the rail- 
roads operating elsewhere can afford 
to make 25 fares the minimum for a 
free baggage car, those in New Eng- 
land can reasonably do likewise. And 
this would be a great saving to 75 per 
cent, of the companies playing that 
territory. 



The printing and lithographing 
houses might see it to their advantage 
to gratuitously offer a discount on 
their bills from now on, regardless of 
the contract price. The condition of 
their accounts probably indicates the 
force of this contention. Slow pay- 
ments by the going companies and no 
payments at all by managements whose 
companies are closed, should be an in- 
centive to the printers to welcome and 
assist any movement designed to over- 
conic the conditions that compel tardy 
remittances at best. 

Owners of theatre buildings who are 
receiving the same high rentals as in 
times of prosperity face the alternative 
of reducing their rents or having their 
lessees close their houses which would 
mean litigation in an effort to force 
collections, and which in the end would 
he more costly than taking a lower 
rental for a specified number of 
months at least. 



The recently organized United Man- 
agers' Protective Association of the 
Amusement Interests of the United 
States and Canada could undoubtedly 
influence the adoption of most of these 
suggestions by the various interests 
named. And they could do so diplo- 
matically. It is the only force that 
is behind the whole show business, 
and through its prompt and vigorous 
action only may any effective relief 
come to the individual managements 
that are struggling for existence 
against very much the severest odds 
with which they have ever been as- 
sailed. 



Of smaller moment, and in the in- 
terests of the players whose salaries 
have been reduced, it may be taken as 
a timely suggestion that the first hotel 
keepers throughout the country that 
announce' a reduction of 20 per cent, 
in their professional rates will expe- 
rience an increase of patronage that 
will more than offset the difference in 
their receipts brought about by the 
lower scale. 



"BEHMAN SHOW." 

Next week Jack Singer will bring 
Lew Kelly and "The Behman Show" 
to the Columbia, New York, with a 
practically new book and an entirely 
new scenic and costume equipment. 

The appearance of "The Behman 
Show" is an annual event to the pa- 
trons of the Broadway burlesque 
theatre. 



BOYS' THEATRE GUARDIAN. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 11. 

Morris Lewis has been appointed a 
probation officer of the Juvenile Court 
by Judge Gorman, and stationed as a 
ticket taker at the Standard (bur- 
lesque) to prevent boys under age 
from entering. 

The Standard runs the old style bur- 
lesque shows and quite some "raw 
stuff" is pulled. 

Women social workers complained 
to the Juvenile Court last year about 
certain lines in burlettas. 



CHANGE IN ROUTE. 

"The Ginger Girls" will come to the 
Columbia from Boston for week of 
Nov. 30. The date at the Columbia 
was to have been played by the Bert 
Baker "Bon Ton Girls," but that show 
will go to Paterson instead, playing 
Worcester and Bridgeport Thanksgiv- 
ing week. 



"Cracker Jacks" Five House Records. 

Harry Cooper is very justly elated 
over the fact that "The Cracker Jacks," 
of which he is the featured comedian, 
has broken five house records this 
season, including that of the Star, 
Rrooklyn. Mr. Cooper and his asso- 
ciates in the cast have brought this 
show to a condition of merit that 
places it among the best on either cir- 
cuit. 



MOLLIE WILLIAMS FEATURED. 

Mollie Williams has been specially 
engaged by Maurice Jacobs as the fea- 
tured member of "The Cherry Blos- 
soms." Miss Williams will open with 
the show at the Murray Hill Nov. 30. 



"DAFFYDILLS" OFF. 

The Sam Rice "Daffydills" show 
having failed to meet the requirements 
of the Columbia Amusement Co., was 
closed in Cincinnati last Saturday 
night. 

The Scanlon and Moore "Garden of 
Girls" has taken up its route. 



GOING ON EXTENDED. 

Worcester and Bridgeport will be- 
come Extended Circuit stands com- 
mencing Nov. 30. This will bring the 
shows direct from Boston to the Co- 
lumbia, New York, the same as last 
season. It has been decided to con- 
tinue Atlantic City on the Extended. 
Business at the seaside city has proven 
satisfactory up to the present time, 
although any idea of making it a week 
stand has been abandoned. 



ORPHEUM ON MAIN CIRCUIT. 
Commencing Nov. 23 with Dave 
Marion's own company, the Orpheum, 
Paterson, will be restored to the Main 
Circuit. 

This house has done unusually good 
business all season with both the Main 
and Extended shows. 



WON'T STAND CUT. 

Manager Campbell, of the Rose Sy- 
cell show, has notified the members 
of his company a reduction of salaries 
will be made forthwith. 

In consequence, Billy Burke, the 
Irish comedian, and Chauncey and 
Kathleen Jesson, the straight and the 
soubret, will withdraw from the or- 
ganization this Saturday night. 



FRANK BURT JOINING. 

Frank Burt, early in the season with 
The Gay White Way," has gone to 
Chicago to take the position of prin- 
cipal comedian with Hughey Bernard's 
"French Models." 



FOLLY'S OPENING SET. 

The opening of the Folly, Chicago, 
has been postponed to Nov. 28. This 
house was to have been ready for oc- 
cupancy Thanksgiving week, but it 
was found impossible to complete the 
extensive alterations. 

The opening attraction will be Rube 
Bernstein's "Follies of Pleasure." 



Principals Leaving Trocaderos. 

Sam J. Adams will retire from "The 
Trocaderos" Saturday. He will be re- 
placed by George Banks, who made a 
strong hit last season with "The 
American Beauties." 

Florence Bennett also withdraws 
from this company and her place will 
be taken by Grace Ady, who was in 
the original cast of "Bringing Up 
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GAY WHITE WAY. 

Clean, classy, and clever, epitomizes 
Dave Gordon's "Girls of the Gay White 
Way," this week playing to unusually 
large audiences at the Columbia. With 
no semblance of a book, the perform- 
ance is a rapid succession of lively, 
sure-fire bits that are capitally played 
by an exceptionally capable cast. 

Observation of this show proves the 
accuracy of the contention I have fre- 
quently expressed that producers of 
burlesque make a mistake when they 
undertake to put on a two-act book. It 
is practically impossible to secure an 
acceptable vehicle of this kind. Qual- 
ified librettists, such as those that work 
successfully in the musical comedy 
field, are not sufficiently familiar with 
the requirements of burlesque to put 
together exactly the sort of material 
that constitutes this character of en- 
tertainment. Many have tried it and 
failed. And many producers of bur- 
lesque have shot far of the mark in 
their attempts to utilize musical com- 
edy books, even where an effort has 
been made to rearrange them and bring 
them within the accepted traditions of 
burlesque performances. 

A judicious selection of quick-play- 
ing bits, alternating with well chosen 
musical numbers that have the proper 
snap and that are produced with at- 
tractive, unhackneyed "business," will 
supply an infinitely more enjoyable 
performance than any straight book 
and score that it is possible to obtain. 

Whether by accident or design, the 
performance under consideration clear- 
ly proves this. From the opening 
number to the concluding ensemble 
there is not a moment which the spec- 
tators are not perfectly entertained, al- 
though there is not the slightest at- 
tempt to tell a connected story. 

Harry Ward, Ben Small, Edwin 
Jerome, Johnnie Walker and James 
Gallagher figure with surprising equal- 
ity all through the show. Mr. Ward's 
strong individuality and exceptional 
cleverness give him dominance over 
the others. In every detail he proves 
himself to be a talented and resource- 
ful entertainer. Ben Small is equally 
effective as the German and Edwin 
Jerome and Johnnie Walker are doing 
the best work they have ever done in 
their many appearances at the Colum- 
bia. James Gallagher is a neat and 
thoroughly capable straight, and he 
sings unusually well. 

To Maude Rockwell must be given 
credit for the strongest individual hit 
of the performance. This gifted prima 
donna brings to her work a charming 
personality, and this rare and desirable 
possession is supplemented by vocal 
accomplishments that are seldom heard 
outside the concert stage or high-clars 
musical comedy. She wears several ex- 
ceedingly beautiful gowns which dis- 
play her remarkable figure with quite 
astonishing effect. 

It may be that Flo Davis is the vic- 
tim of lack of opportunities in the sou- 
bret role. It is true Miss Davis has 
very little to do and this quite likely ac- 
counts for her failure to be of any spe- 
cial value to the performance. This 





young woman looks very well, and if 
she possesses any talent at all she is 
wasting her time with the meagre op- 
portunities that are given her. 

A little sketch, written by Johnnie 
Walker, called "A Symbolic Review," 
which is a sort of satire on "Every 
Woman," is a pleasing and well played 
bit. Mr. Jerome appears as "Reason" 
and gives a finished, dignified perform- 
ance of the character and Mr. Walker 
does a great drunk scene as "Booze." 

Specialties are introduced by Ward 
and Small and Miss Rockwell, all of 
which add materially to the complete- 
ness and enjoyment of the show. 

Mr. Gordon has provided an elabo- 
rate and highly effective production 
with scenery and* costumes that would 
do credit to a pretentious presentation 
of musical comedy. This applies par- 
ticularly to the scene of the last act, 
which shows the interior of the Moulin 
Rouge and which is a fine example of 
scene building and painting. 

"The Girls of the Gay White Way" 
in its entirety is a show of the kind 
that patrons of burlesque theatres ex- 
pect and desire, and it furnishes an 
object lesson to those producers who 
appear to lack either the knowledge of 
the requirements of burlesque or the 
disposition to conform to the require- 
ments of this form of entertainment. 



BILLY WATSON MARRIED. 

In spite of Billy Watson's efforts to 
keep it a secret, the fact has leaked out 
that the popular "Philip" was married 
early last spring to the statuesque and 
beautiful Anna Fenton, a member of 
Mr. Watson's company. 

The ceremony was performed by a 
justice ©f the peace of a small town 
in New Jersey not far from Paterson. 



EMPIRE CONTINUING. 

Nothing definite has been done re- 
garding the Empire, Philadelphia. 
The report it would close Nov 21 was 
without foundation, although there was 
apparently some ground for the rumor 
when first talked about. 

It now looks as though the Empire 
will continue on the Main Circuit in- 
definitely. 



Lyceum, Toledo, Reopening. 

Toledo, Nov. 11. 
After being dark four weeks, the Ly- 
ceum is to take on a new lease of life 
as an annex to the newly organized 
Barton Burlesque Circuit, reopening 
Sunday next. 



SUTTER'S SHOW THROUGH. 

Indianapolis, Nov. 11. 
Tack Sutter's "Moulin Rouge Girls." 
formerly a Progressive Wheel attrac- 
tion, closed here Saturday night. Mr. 
Sutter stated that he had had only one 
week of good business this season and 
declined to affiliate with the Barton or 
Mutual circuits now forming. The 
show plaved a return date here last 
week under the title of "Tne Queens 
of the Folics Berccrc." The '-nly prin- 
cipals left were Harry FiebU and Tt^M 
Fassio. 



STOCKS OPENING. 

Milwaukee, Nov. 11. 

After trouble caused by the war the 
roster of the German stock company 
has been completed for the Pabst 
theatre and the new season will open 
Nov. 29 under the management of Lud- 
wig Kreiss. 

Edmonton, Can., Nov. 11. 

A new stock headed by William 
Yule, Ed. Hearn, Irene Lorton, Helen 
Keeler and other former members of 
the Lyceum stock will open at the 
Empire Nov. 16. Minor Reed, scenic 
artist at Lyceum, goes to the other 
house. 

The opening bill is announced as 
"Arms and the Man." 

A rumor says Ed. Hearn and Irene 
Lorton, both former leads at the Ly- 
ceum, and who recently went to Butte, 
are engaged. 

After 26 months of stock the Ly- 
ceum closed Saturday; the company 
disbanded. 

The Frank Callahan stock, which 
opened at Bridgeport Monday, held its 
rehearsals in New York last week to 
accommodate the leading man, Lowell 
Sherman, who was finishing up an en- 
gagement at Keith's Bronx. Inez Ra- 
gan, a Pacific Coast star, has been en- 
gaged as leading woman for the 
Bridgeport stock. 

Los Angeles, Nov. 11. 

Leewen Brothers have reopened the 
Century with an entire new company of 
musical comedy stock players and will 
stage the high grade royalty produc- 
tions, the first, "The Honeymoon 
Trail." 

The principals of the company are 
formerly of the LaSalle, Chicago, and 
include Myrtle Doley, Allyn ^ewis, 
Harry Bowen, William Rose, Temig 
twins, Lenore Hamilton, Blanche Tre- 
lease and Harry B. Cleveland, stage 
director. The theatre has been remod- 
elled, with new seats installed, and the 
prices will be increased. 

Tacoma, Nov. 11. 
Charles A. Richards will play dra- 
matic stock at the Empress, headed by 
Florence Bell, opening about Nov. 16. 



Denver, Nov. 11. 

The Broadway theatre here will go 
into stock for the balance of the sea- 
son, next week. This is five weeks 
earlier than originally scheduled. "The 
Yellow Ticket" was the last show 
booked and was to have played the 
house Dec. 14, but business has been 
such the management decided that it 
had more of a chance with stock. 

The Tabor Grand will take over the 
regular bookings. 

Beaver Falls, N. Y., Nov. 11. 
William Levis, formerly with the 
Shubcrts, is engaging a new stock com- 
;•• ny to open at the Alhambra here 
Nov. 23. The starter will be "The 
( ountry Boy." 





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STOCKS CLOSING. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 11. 

One week was enough to end the life 
of the "home of sensational melodra- 
ma" as Hart's, Kensington, was billed 
when taken over by Martin J. Dixon 
and opened with a stock company two 
weeks ago. The first show was "The 
Game of Life" which, at several of the 
performances, aroused the audience to 
such a high pitch that battles resulted 
in the gallery through the efforts of 
the attendant: to keep order. 

After struggling through the first 
week "The Eleventh Hour" played to 
empty seats Monday afternoon and 
evening. That was all. Pictures are 
back with Manager Hart at the wheel. 

Chicago, Nov. 11. 
The Windsor, which tried stock, will 
give that style of amusement up after 
this week and return to full weeks of 
vaudeville of the Pantages brand. 

Pat Shea's stock company, operating 
in Woonsocket, R. I., William Lake ai»d 
Carol Arden, leading, has closed. 

The Playhouse stock, Passaic. N. J., 
which Oily Logsdon has hem manag- 
ing, disbanded last Saturday. 

The old company playing the Ameri- 
can, Philadelphia, closes Nov. 14, the 
management comprising Messrs. Tay- 
lor, Moore and Stanford. 

The stock company, Salt Lake City, 
which has been playing the Utah 
there, has closed. 



POLI DOINGS. 

Edward Renton, for some years the 
head of the stock department of the 
Poli Circuit, is reported as having 
severed his connections with S. Z. Poli 
and as making new affiliations. 

Oily Logsdon, who has been Ren- 
ton's New York office manageress. \v.(t 
the Poli offices Saturday. 

S. Z. Poli slipped into New Yor' 
quietly Monday and personally bega 
the reorganization of his Washington 
stock company. The ' present co/,' 
pany, including Manager Jim Thatch/ 
quite at Chase's, Washington, .iexv^ 
week, the new Poli company opening 
there Nov. 23. Thatcher may be shift- 
ed to another Poli town. 

Louis (Duke) J. Fosse, Poli's man- 
ager, New Haven, replaces Thatcher 
at Washington. 

Another Poli manager, William Dal- 
ahan, two years at Worcester, Mass., 
has been shifted to the Poli house at 
Scranton, Pa. 

PICTURE SERIAL TITLE. 

Stock managers may follow a tip 
which came in from Detroit to the ef- 
fect the Avenue theatre stock there 
had played "Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak 
Model," under the title of "The Perils 
nf "Pauline" last week and had done a 
turnaway business. 

This week two stock managers were 
arranging to revive an old meller or 
two and give them titles which had 
gotten recent popularity through pic- 
ture serials. 



16 



VARIITY 



BfllS NEXT WEEK (November 16) 

In Vaudeville Theatres, Playing Three or Lett Shows Daily 

(All houses open for the week with Monday matinees, when not otherwise indicated.) 
Theatres listed as "Orpheura" without any further distinguishing description are on the 
Orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "Loew" following name are on the Loew Circuit. 

Agencies booking the houses are noted by single name or initials, such as "Orph," Orpheum 
Circuit-"U. B. O.," United Booking Offices-"W. V. A.," Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 
ciation (Chicago)— "P," Pantages Circuit— "Inter," Interstate Circuit (booking through W. V. A.). 
-"M," James C Matthews (Chicago). -"B B O," Broadway Booking Office.— 4 Tr," Proctor Circuit. 



New Yerk 

UAMMERSTKIN'S 
(ubo) 
I'hlug Lug Foo 
Stuart 

Willa Holt Wakefield 
WalUT C Kvlly 
Lydiu llurr> 
Lambertl 
Tools 1'aka 
Three Keuton n 
Doc Cuinpbell Co 
Hoy Pearl 
Pepino 
(Others to fill) 

PALACE (orpin 
Mr & Mrs O Wiley 
Joan Sawyer Co 
Bessie Clayton Co 
Alan Brooks Co 
Conroy & LeMaire 
La Mllo 
(Others to fill) 
BROADWAY (U.B.O.) 
Sherman DeForest Co 
Oxford 4 

Manning Sloane Co 
Bouton a Parker 
Charet a Lewis 
Klnsers 

O'Brien ft Brooks 
(Others to fill) 

ROYAL (ubo) 
Jack Wilson 
Ruth Roye 
Liplnskl Dogs 
Ideal 

Madden a Fitipatrlck 
"Salon Singers" 
Raymond 4 Caverly 
Anthony 4 Mack 
Welmers a Masse 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Fox a Dollr 
Brown 4 Dolly 
Howard 4 McCsns 
Bert Fitsglbbons 
Momer Miles Co 
Morton 4 Austin 
Frank Whitman 
Asard Bros 
McMahon Diamond ft C 

ALHAMBRA (ubo) 
Ed Foy a Family 
Julius Steger Co 
Whiting 4 Burt 
Bert Fitsaibons 
Adlsr 4 Arllns 
Arnaut Bros 
Orpington Trio 
Cotter 4 Boulden 
Martin 4 Fsbrlnl 
FIFTH AVE 
1st half 
Fisher 4 Soul 
°.ose Miller 

Ully Jones 

Ika Dlehl Co 

lay Ellnore 

'ersstlle 3 

I 4 A Turpln 

Navigators 
PROCTOR'S 23D 
Dummy's Holiday 
Blanche Colvln 
{night 4 Raymond 
rulte's Collegians 

oates Keene 4 J 

are Austin Co 
. ack 4 Stlllwell 

ichards 4 Brandt 
2d half 

, ant Beaumont Co 
>rgo Murphy 

r ; ham 4 Randall 
ileal Cuttys 
■ er 4 Murray 
1 Statier Co 
\ oahlll 
«'Our Readings 

PROC.OR'S 125TH 
Weber 4 Ford 
Bessie Leonard 
Wm Plnkhara Go 
Evelyns Animals 
Baker 4 Murray 
Wilson & Pearson 
Prlmo Starr 4 Ryder 
Bud Snyder Co 
2d half 
Keno 4 Wagner 
Rose Miller 
Walker A Til 
Wilton Sisters 
Leonl Dixon 
"Maklne; th* Movies" 
Versatile Trio 
6 Nnvleators 

PROCTORS JiRTH 
Luce 4 Luce 
George Murphy 
"The Tamer 
Hlbbert ft Ross 
"Making the Movies" 
Bernard ft Flnnerty 
DePalma SlBtrrs 

2d hair 
Billy Jones 
Knight A Raymond 
4 Reenes 

Auhrev * Ritchie 
Wm Plnkham Co 
Pnt Sfromber* 
Evolvn'" Animal* 

AMERICAN (loew) 
Morris 4 Wilson 
John T Doyle Co 



Clarence Wilbur 
Dancing Kennedys 
Marie LaVarr 
Baru* 1u'«j Dogs 
Urucey A Farrington 
Ben Beyer A. liro 
(One to till) 

i!d half 
Lamoul> Birds 
D;ineiug Kriine.lys 
Browning A Field 
Geo B Keno Co 
Cadets tie Gaseoync 
Pop Ward 
7 Genoaa 
O'Nell 4 Dixon 
(Two to All) 

DELANCEY (loew) 
Nold 4 Nold 
Isabelle Miller Co 
Von Hampton & Joes- 

lyn 
Joe Welch 
W J DuBbla 
(Three to fill) 

2d tialf 
Madge Caldwell 
Nelson Waring 
"Claim Agent" 
Joe Wslch 
Swain's Animals 
(Three to All) 

OREELEY (loew) 
Thomas A Shapiro 
Holmes 4 Holllston 
Cadets IDs Osscoyne 
Ceo B Reno Co 
Tom 8mlth 
Bean 4 Hamilton 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Mario Trevette 
"The Tangle" 
Jack Symonds 
Pekinese Troupe 
Keene 4 Sharp 
(Three to fill) 

7TH AVE (loew) 
Clayton 4 Lennle 
Singer's Midgets 
(Four to All) 

2d half 
Chas Deland Co 
Browning 4 Fields 
Singer's Midgets 
(Three to All) 
BOULEVARD (loew) 
Madge Caldwell 
Jack Symonds 
"The Tangle" 
Hayes 4 Goodwin 
Deltorelll 4 Gllsaando 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Ward 4 Orsy 
Wlllard 4 Bond 
Von Hampton 4 Joce- 

lyn 
John Troupe 
(Two to All) 

NATIONAL (loew) 
Nelson Waring 
Nlblo 4 Riley 
Pekinese Troupe 
tFour to All) 

2d half 
Ward 4 Fays 
Barnold's Dogs 
Viola Duval 
Oracle Emmet Co 
Bracey 4 Farrington 
3 Kellors 
(One to All) 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Lew Palmore 
Oracle Emmett Co 
Pop Ward 
Nowlln 4 St Claire 
Lamb's Mannlklns 
(Two to All) 

2r1 half 
Thoinns ft Shapiro 
I^e A Noble 
"Spider ft Fly" 
Brown Harris 4 B 
Fen Beyer ft Bro 
(Two to fill) 

LINCOLN floew) 
O'Nell ft Dixon 
"Dairy Maids" 
Ray Snow 

Arthur ft Orace Terry 
(Two to All) 

2d hslf 
Morris ft Wilson 
Clavton ft Lennle 
"On the Revera" 
Nlblo A Riley 
W J DuBols 
(One to All) 

Brooklyn 

PROSPECT (ubo) 
Master Gabriel Co 
Cro'-s A Josephine 
Morton A Glass 
Vlntnn A "Buster" 
rolling A Hart 
Sfopp Goodrich A K 
T.ur-y GlHotte 
Emma Str-phens 
Tho Stnnl< vs 

BT'STTWTrK rutin) 
Klttv Cordon Po 
Vnlrrle Brr-rrc Co 
Doolcy A Snlos 
Darrell A Conway 
Wilfred 4 Robert 



Cecilia Wright 
Brooks ft Bowen 
;{ Hedders 
Kurtls' Roosters 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Mr A Mrs C Deliaveu 
Lambert ft Ball 
Alun Dlnehart Co 
Hvlle Hluiu'he 
(Others to till) 

FLATIK'SH (lo«w) 
Lament's Birds 
Wurd A Gray 
Old Soldier Fiddlers 
Archer A Belford 
Rita Goutd 
Bryan Sumner Co 
Tom Waters 
John Troupe 

2d half 
Bean ft Hamilton 
Balaban 

"Between 8 ft 0" 
Elliott 4 Mullen 
(Four to fill) 

COLUMBIA (loew) 
Florence Rayfleld 
Jamie Kelley 
Scott ft Wilson 
"The Pardon" 
Rolland ft Farrell 
Swains Animals 

2d half 
Gypsy Countess 
Holmes 4 Holllston 
Ray Snow 

Arthur 4 Cfrace Terry 
(Two to All) 

FULTON (loew) 
Wlllard 4 Bond 
Faye 4 Minn 
"Between 8 4 0" 
3 Bennett Sisters 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Leonard 4 Alvln 
Leona Stephens 
Dairy Maids" 
Clarence Wilbur 
Fanton's Athletes 
(One to All) 

WARWICK (loew) 
Helen Shy man 
Dena Cooper Co 
Abbott 4 Brooks 
Howard's Bears 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Robin 

May Wilson Co 
Fred LaRelne Co 
Rockwell ft Wood 
Kullevor Bros 
(One to All) 

SHUBERTS (loew) 
Gertrude Cogert 
Fanton's Athletes 
Lewis 4 Norton 
"Justice" 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Srott 4 Wilson 
Rita Gould 
Bryan Sumner Co 
Hnger A Ooodwln 
Lamb's Mnnlklns 
(Two to All) 

BIJOU rioew) 
Ward ft Faye 
Klass ft Bernle 
Macart ft Bradford 
Leona Stephens 
3 Kelors 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Gertrude Cneert 
Manhattan Trio 
Macart ft Rradford 
Lewis ft Norton 
T^w Palmore 
(Two to All) 

Alaaay. w. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
Evelyn Ware 
Carl Stntfer Co 
Black Bros 
Count Beaumont 
The Fishers 
Vurke I *a forge A B 
Mimic Four 
Henry Bobker 

2d half 
Rogers ft Mcintosh 
Kukl Japanese Dolls 
rabaret Do/nj 
Chnrley Diamond 3 
Stanley A Lnhrack 
Stanley A Lewis 
Arthur Hustln Co 
Rood ft Nolsnn 
Billy A Maud Kellnr 
Ann 4rhnr, ftflea. 
MA JEST! r (ubo) 
Jurtnnn Cole 
Blasee A Balrd 
"Whon Love is Young" 
G*m> Frnds 
Marriott Troupe 

2d half 
"Little Modiste" 

Atlanta 

FORSYTH (ubo) 
Gardiner Trio 
The Volunteers 
Conroy Models 
Marx Bros Co 



Stlckncy's Circus 
Raymond A Bain 

Baltimore 

MARYLAND (ubo) 
Douglas Fairbanks Co 
Lew Doekstader 
Bill Prultt 
The Langd »ns 
lime Miller 
Muller A Coogan 
Josephine Davis 
Willie Gardner 
Trevltts Dors 

Battle Creak, Mick. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Angell Sisters 
Dodson 4 Gordon 
Majestic 4 
Lucas A Fields 
Mile Martha A Sis 

2d half ^ 

This is the Life" 

Bay City, Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Geo Moore 
Burns A Archer 
Chas Bowser Co 
Belmont 4 Harlc 
Jungman Family 

2d half 
Balancing Stevens 
Musical Fredericks 
Carter 

Park Rome ft Francis 
•Lion's Bride" 

BIIIIbk*, Moat. 

BABCOCK (loew) 
Landry Bros 
Rouble Sims 
Delmore 4 Light 
E E Cllve Co 
The Clevelands 
Ford's Review 



BlrsnlBfffcasa, Ala. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Pekin Mysteries 
Marie Dorr 
Lyons 4 Yosco 
Plerlot A ScoAeld 
Madison 4 James 
H Llnd Co 
(One to All) 

Boataa 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Bagonghl Troupe 
Mayo 4 Tally 
Houdlnl 

Coakley Haven 4 D 
Byal 4 Early 
The Magleys 
Franklin Ardell Co 
(Two to All) 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Tojetti 4 Burnett 
Waterbury B 4 Tenny 
Schrodes 4 Chappelle 
Patrice 

Connors 4 Witt 
3 Alex 
(Two to All) 

2d hair 
Kelso 4 Lelghton 
Ko Ko Carnival Co 
Tom Smith 
(Five to All) 

ST JAMES (loew) 
Greenley 4 Drayton 
Ronair 4 Ward 
"On the Revera" 
Von Cello 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Tojetti ft Burnett 
Waterbury B ft Tenny 
"Easy Money" 
" Merry Youngsters 
3 Alex 
(One to All) 

OT.OBE (loew) 
Leonard A Alvln 
Gwynn ft Gossett 
Barnes A Robinson 
Owen McOlveney 
Cnri Daman Troupe 
(Three to All) 
2d half 
Brlerre ft King 
Edmonds ft Basil 
Owen McGivpney 
Walsh ft Bentley 
(Four to All) 

•JasTala 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
"Bride Shop" 
Lane A O'Donnell 
Hnnklns Sisters 
Tnnrv A Norman 
Dlrkln's Animals 
Tonoy A Norman 
(Three to fill) 

fJntta 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Bessie'* Cockatoos 
3 Lorettas 
Dolce Sisters 
Llda McMillan Co 
Bradv A Mahoney 
Edwards Bros 

Calvary 

PANTAGES (m) 
Five DeLuxe Girls 
James J Corhett 
Skipper Kennedy 4 R 



TransAeld Sisters 
Baltus Bros 

Charleston* 8. C. 

(Split week with 

Savannah) 
VISTORIA (ubo) 
1st half 
Clark 4 McCullough 
Doris Wilson Co 
Novelty Clintons 
(One to All) 

Cklcaao. 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Mercedes 

Sam 4 Kitty Morton 
Harrison Broekbank Co 
•Motoring" 
Elinore Haber Co 
Loretta Twins 
"Girl from Milwaukee" 
Weber 4 Wilson 
(One to All) 

PALACE (orph) 
Bertha Kallch Co 
"School Playground" 
W C Fields 
Ed Hayes Co 
Ward Bell 4 Ward 
Kingston 4 Ebner 
The Astalres 
Ethel McDonough 
Geo M Roesner 
Bankoff 4 Girlie 
McVICKER'S (loew) 
Sophie Tucker 
Valentine Vox 
Murry Livingston Co 
Clark 4 Rose 
Roy 4 Arthur 
3 Donals 
Dick Miller 
AMERICAN (loew) 
Patrlcola 
8 Zanzebars 
Savoy 4 Brennan 
Jack Gardner Co 
Evans 4 Wilson 
Evans 4 Sister 

2d half 
Patrlcola 
Trovello 
Gash Sisters 
Bell Boy Trio 
Richmond 4 Mann 
Moore 4 Elliott 

STAR HIPP (loew) 
Maslroff Troupe 
Great Richards 
Hugoston 4 Brummer 

2d hslf 
White's Circus 
Cross 4 Lemonler 
Dunlsp 4 Vlrden 
Llechtl 4 

COLONIAL (loew) 
Edmund Hayes Co 
Riding Duttons 
White's Circus 
Mueller Bros 
Heclow 4 Duval 1 
The Dunbars 
Llechtl 4 
Mcllyar 4 Hamilton 

2d half 
"Love In Sanitarium" 
Jack Gardner Co 
Purcella Bros 
Great Richards 
Pa rise 

Resua Troupe 
Joe Kelsey 
3 Hsrbys 
Riding Duttons 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Trovello 
Gash Sisters 
Bell Boy Trio 
Richmond ft Mann 
Moore 4 Elliott 
Parlse 

2d half 
8 Zansebars 
Evans 4 Sister 
Savoy 4 Brennan 
Marie Dreams 
Evans ft Wilson 

LYCEUM (loew) 
Harrison ft Chance 
Al Mastiff 

2d half 
Heolow ft Duvall 
Elmer Jerome 

Clartaaatl 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Nellie Nichols 
Toyo Troupe 
Werner Amoros Tr 
"Neptune's Garden" 
Roach ft McCurdy 
Ed Morton 
(Two to All) 

flfralawel 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Ethel Barrymore Co 
Willie Bros 
Vandlmff ft Louie 
Williams Thompson Co 
I^eonard ft Russell 
Burton Holmes Pic 
Rempel Sisters 
(One to All) 

Oelamsas 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Coradinl's Animals 
Mevakos Trio 
Phillips ft White 
Mosher Hayes ft M 
Orare Wilson 
Frank Focarty 
Keno ft Mayne 
"Fixing Furnace" 

Davenport, fa. 

COLUMBIA (ubo) 
Klrksmlth Slaters 
Harlan Knight Co 
Nevtns 4 Erwood 
Burns 4 Klsson 



Wilson 4 Aubrey 

2d half 
"Enchanted Forest" 
German Bros 
Gillette's Monkevs 
Johnson Howard 4 L 
I«uwrence Johnston 

Daawar 

ORPHEUM 
Hans Kronold 
Herralne Shone Co 
(I American Dancers 
Alexander ft Scott 
Act Beautiful 
Cleo dascolgne 
Lea Salvaggls 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Laypo 4 Benjamin 
Eva Prout 
Mr A Mrs D Elwyu 
Irwin 4 HerzoK 
Senator Murphy 
Dora Deane Co 

Dcs Moines 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Pierre Pelletler Co 
Charles Semon 
Australian McLeans 
lioland 4 Holtz 
Blnns 4 Bert 
Kramer A Pattison 
Miller 4 Lyles 

Detroit 

TEMPLE (ubo) 

."» Blondys 

Belle Baker 

Bronson A Baldwin 

Matthews Shayne Co 

Cameron Sisters 

Billy McDermott 

The Sharrocks 

3 Shelvey Bros 
FAMILY (ubo) 

Carlisle's Dogs 

Mack Albright A M 

The Holsworths 

McManus A Carlos 

King 4 King 

Jonathan 

Buchanan A Dayton 

Rollins 4 Gunst 

ORPHEUM (m) 
Musical Lunds 
Northlane 4 Ward 
Four Charles 
Antrim 4 Vale 
Les A r ados 
Theo Tenny 

Dalwta 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mst) 
Will Rogers 
Hayward Stafford Co 
McKay 4 Ardlne 
A Been Stanley 
Hlckey Bros 
(Others to fill) 

Bfsaaatoa* Caa. 

PANTAOc^ (m) 
American Beauties 
Cora Simpson Co 
O'Neal 4 Walmsley 
Baker Troupe 
Reml 4 Balllngerl 

Ellaaaata. N. J. 

PROCTOR'S 
Tate 4 Tats 
St Pierre 
Aubrey 4 Ritchie 
Selma Walters Co 
Fox 4 Burkhardt 
Equestrian Lion 

2d half 
The Milmars 
Evelyn Ware 
Ellnore ft Francklns 
Dare Austin Co 
Temple 4 

Rri*. Pa. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Amoros Sisters 
B Madcaps 
Mabel Johnston 
Claire Rochester 
(Two to All) 

Bvana-vllle. lad. 

NEW GTtAND (ubo) 
"Salvation Sue" 
Dorsch A Russell 
Harvey DeVora 3 
Baron Llchter 
Emllie Sisters 
2d half 
"California" 
Mary Gray 
Jordan ft Doherty 
■t Falcons 
Gee Jays 

Pall River. Maaa. 

ACADEMY (loew) 
John Delmore Co 
"Night In Park" 
Edmonds ft Basil 
Cliff Bailey 
(One to All) 

2d half 
3 Harvey Girls 
Bud ft Nellie Helm 
Tom Davles Co 
Ward ft Hayes 
Carl Damann Troupe 

Fllav. Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Mnxwell Holden 
Archer A Carr 
Leonard ft Anderson 
Baby Helen 
2 Carltons 

2d half 
2 Zyls 

The McFarlands 
Walsh Lynch Co 
Weber Dolan 4 F 
Diving Models 



Fort Waras. IaA. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Billy 4 Edith Adsms 
Pealaon 4 Ooldls 
Mr 4 Mrs Robyn 
Joe Whltehesd 
.". Flying Rsys 
2d half 
Leunette 4 Wilson 
Vlnie Bailey 
Florence Modena Co 
Vlctorls 4 
4 Konerz Bros 

Grand Rapids, Mlea 

COLUMBIA (ubo) 
Angelo Patrlcola 
Julia Nash Co 
Dunedln Duo 
(Four to fill) 

Hamlltoa, Oat. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Alice Lloyd 
Louise Galloway Co 
Eddie Ross 
The Gaudsmlths 
Sam Barton 
Keno 4 Mayne 
(One to fill) 

HarrlMhnrar* Pa. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Mason-Keeler Co 
The Bllforda 
Nat Wills 
Paynton 4 Greeu 
Marie Fitxelbbons 
(Two to All) 

Hartford, Cess. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Henrietta Crosman Co 
Roothby 4 Everdeen 
Ishakawa Japs 
Courtney Sisters 
Bruce Duffet Co 
Lonzo Cox 

Tadlanapalla. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
J arrow 

"Sargent Bagby" 
Wills 4 Hassan 
Nelusco 4 Herley 
Milton Pollock Co 
Correlll 4 Gillette 
McMahon 4 Chappelle 
Ward Baker 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Claude 4 Rail go 
Logan ft Ferris 
Joe Roberta Co 
Knapp 4 Cornelia 
Don Fulano 

2d half 
Cycling Brunnettes 
Morton 4 Ay res 
Howard 4 White 
Harry Sauber 
3 Emersons 

Ja»kaaa. Mleh. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
"Little Modlsto" 

2d hslf 
Judson Cole 
Blasee 4 Balrd 
When Love Is Young 
Geo Freds 
Marriott Troupe 

Jaekaaarllls 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
(Open Sun Mst) 

Edwin George 

Lottie Collins 

The Wilsons 

Curzon Sisters 

(One to All) 



ORPHEUM 

"The Beauties" 
Waldermer Young 
Ismed 

Harry Tsuds 
Weston 4 CIsrs 
Ernie Potts Co 
Kathryn Durkln 

Laaaaspart, lad. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Joe Daniels 
McMsnus 4 Don C 
Cycling Brunnettes 

2d half 
Tabor 4 Claire 
Duncan 4 Hold 
Ernie 4 Ernie 



Kalasaai 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
"This Is the Life" 

2d half 
Angell Sisters 
Dodson 4 Gordon 
Majestic 4 
Lucas 4 Fields 
Mile Martha 4 Sis 

Kanaaa City 

ORPHEUM 
John 4 Emma Ray 
Anna Chandler 
Relsner 4 Gores 
Zertho's Dogs 
Cole ft Denahv 
Burkhart 4 White 
Chas McGoods Co 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Swan 

Laurie 4 Aleen 
Miller Moore 4 O 
"NlRht Hawks" 
Aveling 4 Lloyd 
"Neptune's Nymphs" 

F'afa-rrrta, fad. 

FAMILY (ubo) 
farllsle 4 Romer 
Vlnle Bailey 
Howard ft White 
Rice ft Morgan 
Konerz Bros 

2d half 
Klnzo 

Pealson ft Ooldle 
Mr ft Mrs Babyno 
Carl McCullough 
Cunningham ft Marlon 

lisnalfis;. Mlea. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Two Zyls 
The McFarlands 
Walsh Lynch Co 
Weber Dolan 4 F 
Diving Models 
2d half 
Maxwell Holden 
Archer 4 Carr 
Leonard Anderson Co 
Baby Helen 
2 Carltons 



ORPHEUM 
Three Types 
Frank North Co 
Adair 4 Adair 
Rube Dickinson 
Moore LlttleAeld Co 
Lydell Rogers 4 L 
Chief Caupollcan 
Morris Cronln Co 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Juggling Nelsons 
Burke 4 Harris 
Musical Avollos 
Wm H St James Co 
Anderson 4 Goines 
Stewart Sis 4 Escorts 

PANTAGES (m) 
Alisky's Hawaiians 
Link Robinson Co 
Henry ft Harrison 
Work 4 Play 
Vestoff 3 

Laalavlllc 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Juliet 

LaToy Bros 
J 4 W Hennings 
Bert Errol 
Fisher 4 Green 
Cardo 4 Noll 
(Two to All) 

Mesapala 

ORPHEUM 
Una Abarbanell 
Anns Held's Daughter 
Edwin Stevens Co 
Ower 4 Ower 
Fred Kornau 
Stuart Barnes 
Olympic Three 

Mflwaake* 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Tom Lewis Co 
Rooney 4 Bent 
Burns 4 Fulton 
Kaufman Bros 
"Telephone Tangle" 
Asonla Co 
Eadle 4 Ramsden 
Lai Mon Kim 

Mlaacajpall* 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Arnold Daly Co 

Natalie 4 Ferrari 

LaFrance 4 Bruce 

Rosa Valerlo 6 

Kolb 4 Hsrlsnd 

Trans Atlantic 8 

McRse 4 Clegff 
UNIQUE (loew) 

El Cleve 

Joyce 4 Wast 

Bush 4 Shapiro 

When It Strikes Home 

H Olivers 

(One to All) 

Maatrcal 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Hymsck 

"Lonesome Lassies" 
J Warren Keans 
Gordon 4 Rica 
Louis Stone 
Mile Doris 
Empire Comedy 4 
(One to All) 

Newark, if. J. 

LYRIC (loew) 

The Mllmsrs 

Caryl 4 Orlndell 

Wilton Slaters 

iTndlne Andrews 

"Don't Walk Sleep- 
ing" 

Wopman 4 Horton 

Aeroplane Girls 

Wm Cahlll 

2d half 

Lawrence Hurl Falls 

Harry Turpln 

Maude Esrl 
St Pierre 

Cnates Keene 4 J 

"The Tamer" 

Mitchell ft Lelchtner 
Kquestrian Lion 
If awrtaraa, if. T. 

COHEN O H (loew) 
Gypsy Countess 
Keene 4 Sharp 
Deland Carr Co 
Sandy 8haw 
The Hassmans 
2d half 
Elsie Whits 
"Elopement" 
Old Soldier Fiddlers 
(Two to All) 

New Orlaaaa 
ORPHEUM 
Trlxle Frlgsass 
Mile Man von Vsdls Go 
Chas Weber 
Al Perry Co 
Brent Hsyss 
Milt Collins 
3 Arleys 



VARIETY 



\7 



Hew R*«koll«* N. T. 

LOBW 

Elliott * Mullen 
(Two to fill) 

I 2d half 
Whiteside ft Picks 
(Two to fill) 

Norfolk, Vs. 

COLONIAL (Ubo) 
(Split week with 

Richmond) 
McDevitt Kelly & L 
julietlna'B Dogs 
Australian Choppers 
Pletro 
(One to fill) 

Oaklaad 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Swor A Mack 
Gertrude Coghlan Co 
Alco Trio 
Will Oakland Co 
Martin Van Bergen 
Meehan's Dogs 
Burnham A Irwin 
Travilla Bros 

PANT AGES (m) 

(Open Sun Mat) 

II Minstrel Maids 
Isabel Fletcher Co 
Hugo Lutgens 
Elwood A Snow 
Leon A Adeline Sis 

Ogrdca* Utah 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Montrose A Sydell 
Calts Bros 
Wilson A Wilson 
Morris A Beasley 
Oddone 
Kitty Francis Co 

Oaaafca 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
"Matinee Girls" 
Merrill A Otto 
Francis McGinn Co 
Frank Wilson 
Grant A Hoag 
Finn A Finn 
Gormley A Caffery 

Ottawa 

DOMINION (ubo) 
Milton A Delong Sis 
Burr A Hope 
Corlo A Dlnus 
Mario A Duffy 
Morrissey A Hackett 
Aileen Stewart 
Comfort A King 

Philadelphia 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Irene Franklin 
Boganny Troupe 
"Scenes From Opera" 
Chas Thomson 
I A B Smith 
Andrew Kelly 
Hawthorne A Inglis 
Adelaide A Hughes 
Chas A Fannie Van 

GRAND (ubo) 
Willie Hale Bro 
Francis A Rose 
Red Raven 3 
4 Melodious Chaps 
Kennedy A Hart 
De Pace Opera Co 
NIXON (ubo) 
"Betty" 

Snyder A Buckley 
"Auto Bandit" 
Willie Weston 
Smith Cook A B 
In Old Tyrole 

BROADWAY (ubo) 
Village Choir 
Warren A Francis 
Farrell Taylor 3 
Robt Dalley Co 
Hoey A Lee 
Texas Tommy Dan- 
cers 

WM PENN (ubo) 
Atlas Trio 
Cooper A Rlcordo 
Brltt Wood 
Reglna Correlll Co 
The Volunteers 
"Bachelor Dinner" 

KEYSTONE (ubo) 
Hugh Lloyd Co 
O A K King 
Walter Wallace 
"Musical Surprise" 
The Vanderkoora 
Nlko Troupe 
ALLEGHANY (ubo) 
(Splits with Colonial) 

1st half 
Lora 

Frank Markley 
William Wilson Co 
Slg Frans Troupe 
(One to All) 
COLONIAL (ubo) 
(Splits with Alle- 
ghany) 
1st half 
La France Bros 
Flake A Farlon 
"Lnve | n Suburbs" 
Stravltz A Strasner 
(One to fill) 

GLOBE (ubo) 
Mack & Williams 
O'Brien Dennett & O 
Lasky's "Hobos" 
Roxey La Rocca 
Bert Leslie Co 
Mlddleton A Spellmyer 
Maug ft Snyder 
KNICKERBOCKER 
(loew) 
Saona 

"Elopement" 
Manhattan Trio 



V 



(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Archer A Bel ford 
Nold A Nold 
"Justice" 

Nowltn A St Claire 
Howard's Bears 
(One to fill) 

ALHAMBRA (loew) 
Robin 

Lee A Noble 
"Spider A Fly" 
Rockwell A Wood 
Kullevor Bros 
2d half 
Saona 

Faye A Minn 
Isabelle Miller Co 
American 4 
The Hassmans 

Plttsfcoraa 

SHERIDAN SQ (ubo) 
Chief Tendaho 
Hazel Kirk Trio 
Eddie A Edith Adair 
Lottie Williams Co 
Bison City 4 
The De Bars 

GRAND (ubo) 
Julia Curtis 
"Eloping" 
Sylvester Schaffer 
Ryan A Tlerney 
(One to All) 

HARRIS (ubo) 
"Petticoat Minstrels" 
Orpheus Comedy 4 
Velde Troupe 
Eldrldge A Barlow 
Rogers Sisters 
Archie A Gerty Falls 
Major Lewin 

PlalaAeld, N. J. 

PROCTOR'S 
Adele Oswold 
Henry Frey 
Langslow Co 
Eldon A Clifton 
Dugan A Raymond 

2d half 
Sylvester Bros 
Markee Bros 
Tate A Tate 
Fox A Burkhardt 
Undine Andrews 

PertlaadU Ore. 

ORPHEUM 
Ann Tasker Co 
Bert Market 
Platov A Olaser 
Ellda Morris 
Hubert Dyer Co 
Chas Howard Co 
Jack A Forls 
(One to fill) 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Canaris A Cleo 
Bill Robinson 
Bobbe A Dale 
Svengall 

Haydn Burton A H 
Black A White 

PANTAuES (m) 
Walter Terry A Girls 
Gardner A Revere 
La Tourralne Four 
5 Mowatts 
Two Kerns 

Porteaaater, if. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
Sylvester 
Laurent Trio 
Markee Bros 
Temple 4 
Graham A Randall 

2d half 
Henry Frey 
Kemp A Gray 
Dancing Franks 
Weber A Ford 
Gertrude Arden Co 
Provides**, R, L 
KEITH'S (ubo) 
Fred A Lucy Bruch 
Dooley A Rugel 
Raymonde 
Primrose 4 

Redford A Winchester 
Treat's Seals 
Blanche Ring Co 
(One to fill) 

EMERY (loew) 
2 Bohemians 
Ward A Hayes 
"Easy Money" 
Kelso A Leigh ton 
"Sons of Desert" 

2d half 
Equtllo Bros 
Barnes A Robinson 
"The Pardon" 
LeMalre A Dawson 
"Night In Park" 

Rlcbaaoad. Va. 

LYRIC (ubo) 
(Split week with Nor- 
folk) 
Marion Shirley 
Kumas Japs 
Budd A Claire 
ft Military Dancers 
(One to fill) 

Roaheawar, If. T. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Three Lyres 
Arthur Prince 
Weston A Leon 
Ford A Hewitt 
Diamond A Brennan 
Sully Family 
Chauncey Monroe Co 
Flying Martins 

■aeraaeaate 

ORPHEUM 
(16-17) 
Claude Golden 
Bendlx Players 
Jos Jefferson Co 



Elphye Snowden Co 
(Others to fill) 
EMPRESS (loew) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Geo A Lilly Garden 
Bogart A Nelson 
Hippodrome 4 
Eugene Emmett Co 
8tantons 
Wormwood's Animals 

Baajaaw, Mlehu 

JEFFER'S (ubo) 
Balancing Stevens 
Musical Fredericks 
Carter 

Park Rome A Francis 
"Lion's Bride" 
2d half 
Geo Moore 
Burns A Archer 
Chas Bowser Co 
Belmont A Harle 
Jungman Family 

Be* Loala 

COLUMBIA (orph) 
"Song Revue" 
Chas Grapewln Co 
Clark A Verdi 
Newhouse Snyder Co 
Lillian Herleln 
Mr A Mrs McGreevy 
Diamond A Virginia 

St. PaiL Hlaa. 
ORPHEUM 

(Open Sun Mat) 
"Woman Proposes" 
Mr A Mrs J Barry 
Josephine Dunfee 
Marie A Billy Hart 
Costa Troupe 
Leo Zarrell 3 
Wallensteln A Freebey 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Nip A Tuck 
"Bower of Melody" 
Princeton A Yale 
Melnotte Twins 
Aerial La Vails 
(One to fill) 

Salt Lake 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Fredericks Slemons Co 

Chas Ah earn Co 

Stan Stanley 3 

Mack A Walker 

Ida Dlvlnoff 

Harry DeCoe 

(One to fill) 
EMPRESS (loew) 

Murphy A Foley 

8hriner A Richards 

domain A Orr 

"Thro* the Skylight" 

Nell McKlnley 

McClure A Dolly 
PA NT AGES (m) 
(Open Wed Mat) 

Cornell Corley Co 

Acme Four 

Kelley A Catlln 

Early A Lalght 

Orey A Peters 

Saa Dleaa 

SPRECKEL (orph) 
1st half 
Joe A Lew Cooper 
Claude Gtlllngwater C 
5 Metzettls 
Ashley A Canfleld 
Kalmar A Brown 
(Others to fill) 

PANTAGES (m) 
Musical Juveniles 
Wm Shilling Co 
Belle Trio 
Silvers Oakley 
SUber A North 

Saa PraaelHco 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Miller A Vincent 
Gertrude Hoffman Co 
Hunting A Francis 
Libby A Barton 
Asahl Quintet 
Ward A Cull en 
(Others to fill) 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Ethel A Lucy Baker 
Lelghton A Robinson 
Grace DeWlnters 
Ryan Richfield Co 
Harry Thomson 
Cycling McNutts 
PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Lander Stevens Co 
Brure Richardson Co 
Prince A Deerle 
York Trio 
Togan A Geneva 

Ban Joae, Cal. 

VICTORY (orph) 
(20-21) 

( Same bill as at Sac- 
ramento this Issue) 

•avaaaah, Ga. 
(Split week with 
Charleston) 
BIJOU (ubo) 
Mary Ellen 
Rowes A Von Kaufman 
Craig A Williams 
(Two to fill) 

Beheaeetady. N. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
"Shlrst Waist Fac- 
tory" 
Charley Diamond 3 
Clifford Walker 
Walker A 111 
Cabarot Does 
Dawson A Gillette 
Stanley A Lewis 



Arthur Hustln Co 

2d half 
International 6 
The Fishers 
Henry Booker 
Nana Sullivan Co 
Stanley A Labrack 
Louise Mayo 
Millard Bros 
Caryl A Ordlnell 

Scraatea, Pa. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Moore A Yates 
"Big Jim" 
"Lonesome Lassies" 
Tom Williams 
Orr A De Casta 
Florens 
(Two to fill) 

Seattle 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Princess Rajah 
Johnny Johnston Co 
Imhoff Conn A Cor 
Minnie Allen 
Barry A Wolford 
Oenevieve Warner 
El Rey Sisters 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Amoros A Mulvey 
Meredith A Snoozer 
Plsano A Bingham 
"Sidelights" 
Cabaret 8 
Alvln A Kenny 

PANTAGES (m) 
Dancing Nereids 
Strenuous Daisy Co 
Laurie Ordway 
Davis A Walker 
DeWltt Young A 81s 

Sioux City 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Bell Family 
Mr A Mrs D Crane 
Hlnes A Fox 
Duffy A Lorens 
O'Brien Havel Co 
Byrd Frost Crowell 
Carlos Bros 

Baekaae 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Dixon A Dixon 

Mellor A DePaula 

Chas L Fletcher 

"Wide" 

Nichols Sisters 

Wanda 

(PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Ten Bonamors 

W S Howe Co 

Larry Comer 

Wayne Trio 

Beltrah A Beltrah 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

GRAND (ubo) 
Geo Brown Co 
Flanagan A Edwards 
Dainty Marie 
Harry & Eva Puck 
"Colonial Days" 
Marshall Montgomery 
Rayno's Dogs 

GRAND (ubo) 
Flanagan A Edwards 
Geo Brown Co 
"Colonial Days" 
Dainty Marie 
Marshall Montgomery 
The Pucks 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Johnnie Walker 
Hrnshaw A Avery 
Frank Mavne Co 
Par!llo A Frablta 
Delson's Models 

9to<»ktoa, Cal. 

YOSEMITE (orph) 
(18-10) 
( Same bill as at Sac- 
ramento this Issue) 

Taeniae 

PANTAGES (m) 
Claire Rawson Co 
Creole Orchestra 
Arthur Whltlaw 
McConnell & Simpson 
Groat Harrahs 

Tampa, Fla. 

TAMPA (ubo) 
Harry B Lester 
Lohse & Sterling 
Franz Lehar 
.'1 Hart Bros 
(One to fill) 

Terre Haate, lad. 

VARIETIES (ubo) 
"California" 
Mary Gray 
Jordon A Doherty 
3 Falcons 
Gee Jays 

2d half 
"Snlvatlnn Sue" 
Dorseh A Russell 
Hnrvoy DeVora 3 
Baron Lighter 
nmllle Sisters 

Toledo, O. 
KEITHS (ubo i 
Ryan & I*ee 
Xora Bayes 
•I Rooders 
Mornn * Wiser 
Van & Srhenck 
Marga de LnRosa 
Max York's Dors 
Four Roeders 
(One to fill) 

Toroato 

YONOE ST (loew) 
Chas Ledegar 



Green A Parker 
8 Keltons 

Burton Hahn A L 
Ines McCauley Co 
J J Morton 
The Valdos 
(One to fill) 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
Chretlenne A Loulsette 
Cressy A Dayne 
McLallan A Carson 
Evelyn Dunmore 
Pederson Bros 
Foster A Lovett 
(Two to fill) 

Troy, If. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
International 8 
Reed A Tuttle 
Skedden A Pike 
Rogers A Molntooh 
Keno A Wagner 
Kukl Japanese Dolls 

2d half 
"Shirt Waist Fac- 
tory" 
Langslow Co 
Burke La forge A B 
Clifford Wslker 
Dawson A Ollette 
Black Bros 

Ualea HIU, If. J. 

HUDSON (ubo) 
Hunter A Mclnnls 
Madge Maitland 
Dolan A Lenharr 
Patsy Doyle 
Barton A Lovera 
Burdella Patterson 
Ray Dooley Trio 
Rosalind Coghlan Co 
Hussey A Boyle 
Kaiser's Dogs 

Utlea, If. Y. 

8HUBERT (ubo) 
The Kramers 
Chick Sales 
Conlln Steele 8 
Ernest Dupllle 
The Ushers 
(Two to fill) 

Vaaeoaver. B. O. 

LOEW's 
Golden A West 

Sallle Stambler 
[olmes A Riley 
Cameron DeVltt Co 
Wilson Bros 
Blayman All's Arabs 
PANTAGES (m) 



Maurice Samuels Co 
Oxford 8 
Nadell A Kane 
Dunlay A Merrill 
Agnes A Von Bracht 
Reed's Terriers 

Vteterla. B. C. 

PANTAGES (m) 
Staley Blrbeck Co 
Edgar A Ely Co 
Qulnn A Mitchell 
8 Kraytons 
Joe Lanlgan 

Waaalaatoa, D. C. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Cowboy Minstrels 
Carus A Randall 
Iietta Jewell Co 
Gould A Ashlyn 
Henrietta DeSerrls Co 
Aerial Buds 
Joe Cook 
Farber Girls 

Watarbary* Cobb. 

LOEW 
8 Harvey Girls 
LeMalre A Dawson 
Equillo Bros 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 
Greenley A Drayton 
Ronalr A Ward 
Gwynn A Gossett 
Connors A Witt 
Von Cello 
(One to fill) 

WllaalafftOB, Del. 

DOCKSTADER'S 
(Ubo) 
Howard 
Inas Troupe 
Melody Trio 
(Others to fill) 



pea. Caa. 

ORPHEUM 
Billy B Van Co 
Cantwell A Walker 
Bpinette Quintet 
Grover A Richards 
Cblnko 
John Gelger 
Minnie Kaufman 

PANTAGES (m) 
Jlu Jltsu Troupe 
Wright A Lane 
Danny Simmons 
Ted A Uno Bradley 
Jules Marceau Co 



SHOWS NEXT WEIL 

NBW YfJBJC 

"A PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS"— Little (5th 

week). 
"CHIN-CHIN" (Montgomery and Stone)— 

Globe (8th week). 
"DADDY LONG LEGS"— Gaiety (8th week). 
"DANCING AROUND" (Al Jolson)— Winter 

Garden (8th week). 
"DIPLOMACY"— Empire (6th week). 
"EXPERIENCE"— Booth (4th week). 
GRAND OPERA— Century (10th week). 
"INNOCENT"— Eltlnge (11th week). 
"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE"— Cohan (11th 

week ) . * 
"KICK IN"— Republic (8th week). 
"LIFE"— Manhattan O. H. (5th week). 
MARIE TEMPEST CO. (Repertoire) — Comedy 

(3d week). 
"MY LADY'S DRESS"— Playhouse (4th 

week) . 
"MR. WU" (Walker Whiteside)— Maxlne El- 
liott (6th week). 
"OUTCAST" (Elsie Ferguson) — Lyceum (3d 

week ) . 
"ON TRIAL"— Candler (14th week). 
"PAPA'S DARLING"— Amsterdam (3d week). 
"PYGMALION" (Mrs. Campbell) — Liberty 

(6th week). 
"SUZI"— Casino (3d week). 
"THE BIG IDEA"— Hudson (Nov. 16). 
"THAT SORT" (Nazlmova)— Harris (3d 

week ) • 
"THE GIRL FROM UTAH "—Knickerbocker 

(12th week). 
•THE GARDEN OF PARADISE"— Park (Nov. 

16). 
"THE HAWK" (Wm. Faversham)— Shubert 

(7th week). 
"THE HIGH COST OF LOVING"— 39th Street 

(13th week). 
"THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE"— Wallack's (4th 

"THE LILAC DOMINO"— 44th Street (4th 

week) 
"THE LAW OF THE LAND"— 48th Street 

(8th week). 
"THE MARRIAGE OF COHMBINE"— Punch 

and Judy (2d week). 
"THE MIRACLE MAN'— Astor (Oth week). 
"THE ONLY GIRL"— Lyrl" CM week). 
"WHAT IT MEANS TO A WOMAN"- Long- 
acre (Nov. U>). 
"THE PHANTOM RIVAL"— Belasco (7th 

week). 
"TWIN BEDS"— Fulton (15th week). 
"UNDER COVER"— r"ort (13th week). 
•WARS OF THE WORLD"— Hippodrome (llth 

Week) . 



The "Newlyweds" Again. 
Leffler & Bratton are sending out 
"The Newlyweds" again. The com- 
pany is at present in rehearsal. 



OBITUARY. 

Reading, Pa., Nov. 11. 
Thomas C. Zimmerman, an aged 
newspaperman and once well known 
dramatic critic, died yesterday from 
kidney trouble. 

Atlanta, Nov. 11. 
M. E. (Mike) Whelan, for years as- 
sociated with southern stock com- 
panies, died in Atlanta last week at the 
age of 47. Burial was at his old home 
in Youngstown, O. 

Mrs. Pearl Cole (Musical Coles) 
died at Fort Meade, Fla., four days 
after the death of her 11-months-old 
daughter. Mrs. Cole was known on the 
stage as Pearl Blondell. 

Jackson, Miss., Nov. 11. 
William Sanford, property man with 
"The Blue Bird/' was killed Saturday 
evening when he fell from a dray load- 
ed with scenery and fractured his skull. 
The body was sent to Auburn, N. Y., 
for interment. 

Harry Driscoll, of "It Pays to Ad- 
vertise," died in the New York Hospital 
Sunday morning. He had been operat- 
ed on for appendicitis. 

Mrs. Robert Carlin, known on the 
stage as Belle Parsons, died in Buffalo 
Wednesday night of last week. She 
was for some years a member of Bob 
Manchester's "Crackerjack's" and 
played with many of Gus Hill's mu- 
sical shows. Her husband is of Gal- 
lager and Carlin. 

Samuel A. King, the veteran aero- 
naut, who made more than 500 balloon 
ascensions in his long career, died last 
week at his home in Philadelphia. He 
was 86 years old. 

Columbus, Nov. 11. 
George B. Fooks, stage manager of 
Keith's theatre, died Oct. 28. 

William Murray, for years a minstrel 
man, was killed by an auto in Elizabeth, 
N. J., last week. Murray v as 60 years 
of age and leaves a widow and one 
child. 



NEW BUILDINGS. 

Baltimore, Nov. 11. 
Plans for two more picture theatre* In thl 
city one In the shopping; district and the otn 
In the far western section, and al*o for 
daneln? academy, are now In tb« 
preparation. The property at. -J ■ Kutaw^ 
street has been leaned by Joseph Blechman 
from A. A. Braver and construction work will 
be started probably next work. The Brunler 
hair factory, 18 to 30 (TarrlRon lane, directly 
south of Baltimore street, has been purchased 
by Hyman Oereson Plans for extensive Im- 
provements to be made to the Arcade building 
on South street, at German, has been dis- 
tributed to local builders. The plans call for 
the conversion of the east half of the building 
fronting on Commerc street Into a dancing 
hall, as well as other Improvements to the 
basement of the building. 



Georgetown, Del., Nov. 11. 
A. R. Dodd. of Mlllsboro. has constructed 
a motion picture and vaudeville theatre la 
that town and has Joined the county circuit 
whl'h handle* films In rotation, thereby les- 
sening the expenses of each house. 

A fin*- motion picture theatre ban been con- 
Htrurted at Maryland avenue and Liberty 
street. Wilmington, Del., by a stock company 
romposr-ri of leading Polish business men of 
fhnt city. 



Lait Drama for Nesbit. 

Chicago, Nov. 11. 
A drama will be written by Jack Lait 
for Evelyn Nesbit to play on the speak- 
ing stage, according to a report. 



A new playhouse has been completed at 
Aurella, la. 

The Elhardo Opera House, Coffen, III., baa 
boen all completed and now awaits an Incoming 
attraction. 



A new opera bouse, costing $12,000, under 
construction at Orangevllle, la., la to 090B 
Jan. 1. 



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VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation, First Appearance 

or Reappearance In or Around 

New York 



Roy Pearl, Hamnierstein's. 

La Milo, Palace. 

Bessie Clayton and Co., Palace. 

Homer Miles and Co. (N'ew Act.) 

Colonial. 
"Salon Singers," Royal. 
Weimers & Masse, Royal. 
Orpington Trio, Alhambra. 
Bracey and Farrington, American (1st 

half). 
Browning and Fields, American (2d 

half). 
Pop Ward, American (2d half). 
Emma Stephens, Prospect, Brooklyn. 
Wilfred A Roberts, Bushwick. 

Hugh Herbert and Co. (5). 

"The Sons of Abraham" (Comedy). 

27 Mins.; Five (Office Interior — Special 
Set). 

Palace. 

Joseph Hart presents Hugh Herbert 
in this sketch of old fashioned and mod- 
'' ernized Hebrews, written by Geo. V. 
Hobart and Mr. Herbert. That Mr. 
Herbert wrote and inserted most of the 
typical "Yiddish" lines and actions is 
as easily believed as it is seen that he 
wholly holds up the piece, in his char- 
acter of retired merchant, who left his 
underwear business to two growing 
sons. In the father's absence for three 
months, the boys, after having incor- 
porated the business, become involved. 
The "old man" returns in time to save 
them from a receivership, by an imme- 
diate advance of 150,000 and a promised 
loan of $20,000 more. The sons (the 
parts are played by Thomas Everett 
and Arthur Thalasso) are the modern- 
ized American Jew boys, sharply con- 
trasted in appearance, ways and lan- 
guage with their orthodox Hebrew 
father and his lifetime companion, Spea- 
gle (Gustave Hartzheim). The sons 
are too loud, too noisy in fact, for their 
roles, but that may have been a matter 
of rehearsal. The story is not over- 
slrong, has no sympathetic strings, and 
is made blustery through the introduc- 
tion of two "women" (Adelaide Folger 
>nd Carol Parson). These girls call on 
he sons at their place of business, to 
ay they have sent some goods C. O. D., 
1 uniess paid for on delivery, "ev- 
hing is off' between the two coup- 
..4. It Ira vhile the young women are 
at the office the father returns. The 
presence of the young women begets 
horseplay that distorts such of the story 
as then exists, and the entire portion 
Df the sketch that this section discloses 
could be removed, also removing at the 
same time the "women" from the piece. 
Suggestion regarding them would be as 
effective, if this phase must be dragged 
in. The elimination would reduce the 
running time and make the action 
swifter. The earlier part of the playlet 
drags. Mr. Herbert is doing a fine bit 
of playing as the father. Audiences 
will like him, Hebrews among them, 
even if the latter will not particularly 
relish the act itself, as at present con- 
stituted. For one thing, it gives the 
wrong impression of the American born 
Hebrew. But as an act, Mr. Herbert 
will make good in it, and will make it 
good. Sime. 



Eva Tanguay. 

Songs. 

28 Mins.; One. 

Keith's, Boston. 

Boston, Nov. 11. 
The same eccentric and erratic tem- 
pest of a couple of years ago, Eva Tan- 
guay, made her return bow to vaudeville 
Monday afternoon at Keith's. Her 
act, as always, is in a class by itself, 
but as a "Tanguay act" it outshines 
anything she has previously attempted. 
Her costumes are, to put it mildly, 
bizarre, but without offense. Tanguay 
is carrying her own director and a 
trombone player, the orchestration hav- 
ing much trombone work. She has six 
costumes, but Monday afternoon used 
only five, the act running 28 minutes. 

Her shifts are made with startling 
rapidity and aid much in speeding up 
an act which travels in the high al- 
ways. She opened to cordial applause 
with "That's Why They Call Me Miss 
Tobasco," the costume being a gold 
cloth creation, knee length, trimmed 
with fur and a sort of a toque made 
and trimmed with the same materials. 
The second number was "There's 
Method in My Madness," with another 
golden costume trimmed with bells 
that accentuated the Tanguay perpetual 
motion prancing. The song is another 
of those infectious lyrics dealing with 
why she behaves the way she does. 
Her entire act is now based on this 
theme, with such lines as "preferring 
to be a nut to working in a laund-ery." 
In this costume Eva brings forth the 
famous Tanguay legs and the three 
succeeding changes retain that psycho- 
logical line made famous by her. Her 
bodices fit even tighter with more 
form revelation than ever before, im- 
possible though this may seem. Two 
fit like a coat of whitewash. Her 
third number is a little weaker and is 
entitled "I Wonder What I'll be When 
I Come Back to Earth Again." This 
had the wildest costume of her entire 
flock, a velvet anklet from which 
scores of loose velvet cords extend to 
her waist and from here in erratic 
bunches to a Tommy Atkins' hat. It 
gives the effect of standing in an 
enormous pair of bird cages. Her 
fourth number is "Sticks and Stones 
Will Break My Bones, But Names Will 
Never Hurt Me." The bodice of the 
costume for this is white silk and green 
triangular strips extending from what 
should be a skirt to her shoulders and 
hanging loose. Her fifth song is 
"There Goes Crazy Eva." It's a cork- 
er and her costume is as appropriately 
unusual. It has a black bodice with 
starched lace upstanding in circlets 
from the top of her head, her neck, 
armpits ami waist. She closed her 
made-to-order songs with "Father 
Never Brought Up Any Crazy Chil- 
dren," using the same costume, and 
did "Peace! Peace! Let the Cannons 
Cease!" Miss Tanguay says she wrote 
il hcrhelf. but it's nothing to be proud 
about. Her encore was "I Don't Care" 
as always. Miss Tanguay's reception 
was the usual one, a jammed house. 
Monday afternoon she went on a little 
late. The new Tanguay act is the best 
she ever had. 



McConnell and Simpson. 

"At Home" (Comedy Drama). 

22 Mins.; Three (Interior). 

Hamnierstein's. 

McConnell and Simpson, assisted by 
Laurence Simpson, have a new act, 
"At Home," by H. H. Winslow. The 
action is supposed to occur in the Mc- 
Connell and Simpson home at Kansas 
City. Living with them is Grant's 
brother's Laurence. The men return 
from a ball game, arguing, and the 
wife at home has a meal waiting. 
There's talk of spending the evening 
out when the suggestion goes that a 
rehearsal of the new McConnell-Simp- 
son act take place. In a jiffy the trio 
enacts a farcical little skit with Miss 
McConnell playing the role of an in- 
sane asylum superintendent, Grant 
Simpson, a lawyer, who makes believe 
he's a new patient to study real condi- 
tions at the institution, and Laurence 
Simpson, a Chicago drummer, who 
plays doctor, attendant and patients 
with the aid of wigs that the "lawyer" 
may be fooled on the supposed "filled 
up" business the place is doing. After 
the act Laurence refuses to rehearse 
it a second time and rushes out, leav- 
ing his brother and wife quarreling 
over him. The 'phone rings. Grant 
is informed that his brother has been 
killed by an auto. Here Grant breaks 
into tears and a transformation comes 
over his wife when she realizes the 
boy she has been berating is dead. 
It's a quick change and very well done. 
The new act gives Miss McConnell 
opportunity to use her old laugh mixed 
in with some hysterical tears, while 
there's a mixture of comedy and pa- 
thos. The act was well received Mon- 
day night. 



NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation of Legitimate 
Attractions in Now York. 



Feiber Brothers and Adams. 

Piano- Act 

17 Mins.; One. 

Hammerstein's. 

Of the trio the tallest wears a plain 
suit, affects the mannerisms of a sim- 
pleton and in addition to singing alone 
and with the other boys does a bit of 
Russian legmania that is about the best 
of the act. One of the trio has a 
prop smile used overtime. The piano 
player, who also sings, has pert as- 
surance that gives the wrong impres- 
sion. The boys sing harmoniously and 
get plenty of applause. 



Inas Family. 

Acrobats. 

6 Mins.; Full Stage (Gypsy Camp). 

Harlem Opera House. 

Six men and two women form this 
acrobatic group. The "family" is 
dressed in the familiar garb of foreign 
nomads. They carry a gypsy camp 
drop and open with the women doing a 
tambourine dance. Pyramids, shoul- 
der-to-shoulder leaps and somersaults, 
with groundwork the piece de resis- 
tance, are performed by the men. One 
of the women also puts in some acro- 
batic turns. The act has some 
flashy arables, spirals and spring- 
board (trampoline effect) somersault 
revolutions that are well done. The 
men are inclined to take their time 
with the work. Good act of its kind 
and a splendid closer for the pop 
houses. 



"The Big Idea," Hudson (Nov. 16). 

"The Garden of Paradise," Park (Nov. 
16). 

"What It Means to a Woman" Long- 
acre (Nov. 19). 

"Little Nap." 

Chimpanzee. 

12 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Palace. 

"Little Nap" is another "educated 

monk," titled after his dress, a military 

uniform, with a Napoleonic hat. "Nap" 

does most of his work on the stage, 

alone, riding a bicycle, and also pilot- 
ing a motorcycle, with a side attach- 
ment in which is another monk, dis- 
tinctly new in this sort of turn. The 
finish is a bedroom suite, made more 
complete than most of the others, the 
monk undressing, and the finish arriving 
when he jumps into bed. Too much 
time is given to the different bits in 
the opening. But the act doesn't over- 
run, 12 minutes. Had "Little Nap" 
arrived first, and so on, the same here 
as with a lot of others who thought of 
something after it had happened! They 
may do it better, but they do it too 
late. The same with plays. Opening 
the Palace show "Nap" did well, and 
will be generally liked. Sime. 



Clarice Vance. 

Songs. 

10 Mins.; Three. 

Clarice Vance has returned to vau- 
deville, with a different style of singing 
turn, one that will find appreciation in 
these more modern days, as against the 
time when a rag songster stood 
abreast the footlights, and used the 
orchestra. Miss Vance has a pianist, 
Tom Mitchell, who happily fills in a 
period for a dress change by the prin- 
cipal; he also sings two numbers in 
pleasing voice and manner. Miss 
Vance is singing four songs. She was 
about the first warbler of the rag ditty 
and has never lost her hold upon them. 
Miss Vance's claim to distinction, as in 
the past is that she doesn't use selec- 
tions that have been done to death by 
every single who sings. One of her 
current repertoire is "He's My Cousin 
if She's Your Neice," detailing a story 
of a wandering husband and wife run- 
ning across each other in the same res- 
taurant, each with another party. 
There are several good lines in the 
lyrics, with a couple of punches for 
laughs. One great essential to a song 
that depends upon lyrics more than 
melody is possessed by Miss Vance; 
that is enunciation. She opens with 
"Back to Dixieland," has another 
comic to follow in "She Used to Be 
the Slowest Girl in Town," and closes 
with "I Wonder Where That Lovin' 
Man Has Gone." As a singer of rags, 
and with an established popularity, it 
looks as though Clarice Vance should 
have been back in vaudeville long ago. 
In fact, she should not have left it. 
When some of the today singers are 
measured in comparison with her 
finished methods, there is nothing to 
compare. Sime. 



VARIETY 



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Lang and Coulter. 
Song and Talk. 
14 Mine.; One. 
Lincoln Hip., Chicago. 

Chicago, Nov. 11. 

This blackface team is seen in an en- 
tirely new vehicle, which, however, fol- 
lows somewhat in the line of what 
they have done hitherto in vaudeville. 
One is short and dapper and the other 
tall and lanky, with a sort of Bert Will- 
iams style of humor, and yet not pat- 
terned after him at all. The men come 
on after the sound of pistol shots back 
stage. It is explained they have been 
in a "crap" game, and the dapper little 
one has made away with all the money, 
leaving the lanky one to fight it out 
with the belligerent darkies who re- 
main. A comedy razor is used with 
laughable effect, and a crap game 
played in the footlights is another good 
laugh. ' The little one has a song and 
later the tall one ambles on in a 
woman's gown, and there follows a 
travesty on the modern dance. The 
act closes with a quaint dance, while 
the men play harmonicas. Both have 
a rich dialect, redolent of the southern 
darkey. They offered a lugubrious 
joke or two about a medical college 
and a cadaver, which might be elimin- 
ated. The act is a fine one for small 
or middle time, and at the Lincoln 
Hippodrome it seemed to hit the audi- 
ence right in their funnybones. The 
men depend a little too much on real- 
ism, and their own native wit, but 
when they have worked the act out a 
little more, it will be a sure winner. 



Thornton and Corlew. 

Songs. 

11 Mine.; One. 

American Roof. 

From the start this couple decided it 
is appearance that will help them get 
along. They have not made a bad 
guess. With their present wardrobe 
they can fit nicely into any bill, as they 
have the voices behind the clothes. 
The songs used are mostly published 
numbers, some not so new but well 
rendered. 



Three Kelos. 
Tumbling. 
10 Mins.; One. 
American Roof. 

Three men, one in a funny green 
suit. Ground tumbling does nicely, the 
the comedian showing himself to be 
a better tumbler than laugh getter. 
The two straight men work hard and 
the acts makes a good closer. 



Victor Musical Melange (18). 

One and Full Stage (Special Drop and 

Cottage). 
Broadway. 

An Italian band with a "Creatore" 
leader, somewhat embellished through 
an opening "church scene" when "The 
Rosary" is sung, and afterward by a 
Spanish serenade, before the band 
starts to work, finishing with a "Spirit 
of 76" display. The band is not as 
noisy as most of these Italian organiza- 
tions. Ethel Hendricks is featured as 
the vocal soloist. It's a matter of 
price for the small time, thn ' the 
flash. .«iwr. 



Spiegel and Jones. 
Comedians. 
13 Mins.; One. 
Union Square. 

Two boys, in black face, singing and 
talking. Will do nicely on any smalt 
time bill. At the Union Square they 
were the hit of the bill, through the 
program being shy on comedy and 
they being the one act that had any 
kind of material that got over. One of 
the boys is a wounded soldier while 
the other is doing a female impersona- 
tion as a Red Cross nurse. Some clev- 
er talk at the opening and three songs. 



Barnon's Circus. 
Animal Act 
15 Mins.; Full. 
Union Square. 

Barnon has four cats, a like num- 
ber of dogs and two ponies. He has 
enough animals to work out a nice 
little act for small time. It is an act 
that will please a kid audience. 



Lillian Sloane. 

Songs. 

12 Mins.; One. 

Union Square. 

Lillian Sloane is an English single 
with a pleasing personality but not the 
right material for this country. With 
the proper routine she should pass 
on the small time. Her present three 
songs have the little suggestiveness 
found in the majority of English num- 
bers. 



Prince Napoleon. 

Midget 

10 Mins.; One. 

Union Square. 

Prince Napoleon is about three feet 
in height, a cute little chap, with per- 
sonality and a happy faculty of get- 
ting to his audience right from the 
start. He gets over a couple of songs, 
though no one can understand the 
lyrics. He also offers a female imper- 
sonation, dancing at the finish. He 
Ikis a good little act for small towns. 



Teddy. 

Balancer. 

11 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Union Square. 

Teddy, with the aid of a woman as- 
sistant, has a novelty balancing act 
that serves nicely for the opening spot 
on a small time bill. 



Ben Hendricks and Co. (2). 
Comedy Sketch. 

26 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 
Union Square. 

Ben Hendricks was at one time in 
"The Spring Maid" with Christie Mac- 
Donald, and was funny, but at present, 
in vaudeville, he is not. There is no 
chance for the act in its present shape. 



Denny and Boyle. 

Piano-Act 

12 Mins.; One. 

American Roof. 

These two boys have the latest songs 
the publishers can give them. It is on 
that account they will be able to leave 
the good impression in other houses 
they did on the Roof Monday night. 
Otherwise they do not differ much 
from the usual run. If the boys keep 
he new song idea in mind they will 
:.nd their "act" will be appreciated. 



"The Little Lambs" (9). 

"Girl Act" 

23 Mins.; Two, One and Full Stage 

(Special Set). 
Broadway. 

Seldom has vaudeville gathered 
as many useless people together as 
"The Little Lambs," a "girl act" that 
looks as though it has just come east 
from the smaller small time of the 
middle west. In the turn are six 
chorus girls who know naught but how 
to screech, an eccentric woman and ec- 
centric male, neither of whom com- 
mences to be funny, and a juvenile that 
has youth as his only excuse for the 
role. When this combination isn't 
screeching, it's trying to sing or dance, 
and when doing neither, a couple of 
them go in for a bit of double mirror 
business. As a sigh escapes when it 
looks as though the act must end, it 
starts again, and goes along to the 
longest 23 minutes on record. The act 
also looks as though framed to fool 
someone, but it can hardly hope to 
fool New York, and will be fortunate 
to remain the week out at the Broad- 
way. Tuesday night it was "No. 3," 
after having been programed for an 
important spot. Sime. 



Whipple-Huston Co. 

"Spooks" (Comedy). 

12 Mins.; Three (Exterior; Special). 

Harlem Opera House, 

An act that proved a novelty Tues- 
day night. Bayone Whipple handles 
the role of a smartly dressed widow 
who carries on a conversation with the 
house painter, a comedy role capably 
acted by Walter Huston. That the 
widow may benefit by her husband's 
will, a portrait of the deceased man 
must be painted on the front door. 
The house painter volunteers. He 
draws a head, which comes to life, the 
movements of the tyts and face in the 
door panel giving Miss Whipple and 
Huston a chance to sing one of those 
quaky, shivery, ghosty numbers in 
floodlight. Huston had nifty and time- 
ly remarks that hit the house amid- 
ship. 



Andrew and Mae. 
Songs and Harp. 
11 Mins.; One. 
Jefferson. 

Two men in Italian dress, one play- 
ing a harp. The routine consists of 
mostly popular numbers, the harpist 
showing no real classic ability at that 
instrument. The other member sings 
fairly well. In houses where the au- 
dience have not seen the better class 
of these acts, the two should find the 
going easy. *^ 

The Gladiators. 

Hand- to- Hand Balancing. 
14 Mine.; Four. 
Harlem O. H. 

Neat idea the young men have in 
using the old Roman gladiatorial ring 
background and gladiatorial raiment 
to show off their hand-to-hand balanc- 
ing wares. The two chaps have an 
excellent routine, one similar to prev- 
ious exhibitions by other teams on the 
big time, but effectively done. The 
Gladiators, however, have several lifts 
that are different and on these got big 
applause. 



Hope Vernon. 

Songs and Violin Imitations. 

12 Mins.; One. 

Alhambra. 

Hope Vernon is a neatly dressed 
young woman who wears her hair in 
a braid. She has a sweet voice of high 
range, but no great volume, due per- 
haps to her practice of the violin imita- 
tions which follow her opening num- 
bers. Miss Vernon takes a violin and 
bow and as she goes through the move- 
ments of playing, imitates the string 
notes with her voice. It's cleverly 
done and fooled a lot of them at the 
Alhambra where Tuesday night her 
act was well received. In Miss Ver- 
non's favor is a splendid voice. 



Lloyd and Britt. 

Songs and Talk. 

17 Mins.; One. 

Harlem Opera House. 

A happy combination for the three-a- 
day. The boys have fairly good talk, 
several wheezes sounding especially 
new, while the singing end is capably ^» 
handled by the "straight." The shorter * 
chap has a good Wee and put over 
"Carolina" in great shape Tuesday 
night It's one of the best things in 
the act. The taller wears a comedy 
suit, also sings fairly well and does 
several dancing bits that varied the 
routine. Act made excellent impres- 
sion. 



ReUly and O'Neill Twins. 

Songs and Dances. 

15 Mins.; Full Stage. 

As nice a dancing trio as one would 
want to see on the small time is about 
the way this young man and his part- 
ners impressed the Sunday audience. 
The two girls in the act look nice and 
dress tastefully, excepting the second 
dancing frock, which looks old and 
soiled. Otherwise their appearance is 
tip top. The three open with some 
"gogs," a number of which do not sound 
so awfully ancient. The girls do a bit of 
good high kicking. An act that should 
nt well wherever played. 



"A Night in the Alps" (5). 

Songs and Dances. 

16 Mins.; Full Stage. - 

"A Night in the Alps" wa« *tJo> 3" 
on the Sunday bill over in Brooklyn 
and easily put over one of the hits of 
the show. The act is foreign. The 
women who comprise it look very much 
like Europeans. The four women and a 
lone man go through a routine of their 
national dances with considerable yo- 
deling thrown in. In the latter they 
excel the majority of turns trying this 
sort of vocalizing. The turn is dressed 
well and could easily fit into any small 
time bill around New York. 



Zella Norton. 

Songs. 

10 Mins.; One. 

Jefferson. 

Zella Norton varies little from the 
usual run of women singles who rely 
on published numbers. This little girl 
has a good appearance and her songs 
are put over in a way that should please 
most audiences. An attractively 
dressed single for the small time. 



20 



VARIETY 



PALACE. 

Dancing, modern and classic, as a 
vaudeville drawing card at this date, 
was given a body blow at the i'alace 
Monday night, with Genee and Saw- 
yer as prominent representatives of 
their respective terpischorean art, on 
the program. The house was far from 
full, although the weather was favor- 
able. 

Miss Sawyer has appeared at the 
Palace so often it might be concluded 
she holds an optional agreement with 
that house, which permits her to ap- 
pear there any time she needs the 
money. Genee is at the Palace for the 
first time. With her ballet dancing 
and name, the box oilice burden fell 
upon the Danish wonder, but she alone 
made good on the stage. The same 
Genee, with her Hunting Galop (al- 
ways her best for public appreciation) 
closed the turn to salvos of applause. 
Mile. Vanoni did a nice little Gavotte 
Pizzicato, and Serge Litavkin is the 
third member of the company. Litav- 
kin lacks speed, but has grace, accord- 
ingly suffering in comparison with 
other male ballet dancers who have 
both. 

Miss Sawyer appeared "No. 3," rather 
eariy on the Palace bill. It is start- 
ing cold with its vaudeville at 8.15 
this week, the Weekly Review closing 
instead of opening. In addition to 
Jigel Barrie as a dancing partner, 
Miss Sawyer has George Harcourt. 
She appears to have abiding faith in 
two male partners, probably under the 
impression there is no really good all 
around modern dancing male. That 
seems to be so. Mr. Barrie was lost 
in the Fox Trot. He is not built for 
it, but as a waltzer, ah! Mr. Har- 
court's claim for acknowledgment as 
a professional dancer did not become 
apparent during the turn. He may 
have been nervous. Something was 
the matter. In the simple and long 
forgotten Maxixe which the Sawyer- 
Harcourt combination revived, they 
only slipped three times in the first 
10 movements. A "Spanish One-Step" 
billed as "New" is a close relative to 
the Lu Lu Fado, danced on the ball- 
room floors. Not so bad to claim it for 
themselves. A white orchestra played 
a selection. The leader of it did "Just 
a Little Kiss" as a violin solo, and he 
aid it souifully. A couple of new 
step^r evolved from the buck and wing, 
contributed by Sawyer-Barrie, were the 
best, but "modern dancing" as a high 
class vaudeville act is near its finish, 
thank heaven. 

The hit of the Palace bill Monday night 
was the act of George Whiting and 
Sadie Burt, "No. 4." They have a choice 
selection of songs now, and with their 
just as choice delivery of them, romped 
over the winning line far in advance. 
The cuteness of Miss Burt is irre- 
sistible, and when song singing is men- 
tioned, it has always been conceded 
George Whiting is there. 

Hugh Herbert and Co. (New Acts) 
closed the first part. Boganny's Luna- 
tic Bakers opened the second part. A 
large smokestack is now utilized by 
the troupe for a version of the "Mel- 
rose fall." The acrobatic work at the 
opening is gone through with a rush, 
but in encores the turn slows down, 
until the sparring match between the 
midgets is too long drawn out. Dorothy 



Toye followed, but the position was 
pretty hard. She should have been 
elsewhere on the program, although 
doing well enough, as all of these dou- 
ble voiced freaks do. After Genee and 
closing the bill proper was Bert Fitz- 
gibbon, an odd position for a "single" 



in "one." 



"Little Nap" (New Acts) opened the 
show, followed by Darrell and Conway, 
who had a hard time of it early, though 
they could have taken an encore. 

The two-bow thing at the Palace is 
speeding up the show — and saving the 
curtain. Sime. 



UNION SQUARE. 

Nine acts and three reels (comedy, 
weekly, and drama) made up the show 
for the first half at the Union Square. 
Tuesday night there was hardly a third 
of a house to witness the show, which 
ran from 8.10 until 10.45. This is hard- 
ly to be wondered at if the bill the 
first half is a sample of the usual at 

the house. 

The show was sadly lacking in the 
two very necessary things that go to 
make a good vaudeville entertainment 
— singing and comedy. Of the nine 
acts programed, two were sketches, 
two dumb acts (one at either end of 
the bill), a strong man, a midget, a 
single woman, a sister act and a black- 
face comedy team. The latter were 
the only real comedy and consequent- 
ly the hit of the show. It was quite 
evident the two sketches were intend- 
ed to hold up the comedy end, but 
they fell down badly on the job. 

Teddy (New Acts) doing chair and 
table balancing was the opener and 
managed to get at little applause with 
his closing trick. He was followed 
by Faye and Tennieu, the sister act, 
who had a varied routine, including 
several songs and some modern dances. 
The girls got but little applause. 

Ben Hendricks and Co. (New Acts) 
labored through 26 minutes of what 
was supposed to be a comedy char- 
acter sketch. It failed to interest, al- 
though there were flashes of form here 
and there. The comedy film "Pass 
Key No. 2," eased into the next spot 
and got a laugh or two. Lillian Sloane 
(New Acts), an English single with 
English songs, followed the picture, 
and for a while looked good, but faded 
away at the end, due to her material. 

Hope Gage and Co. with their south- 
ern comedy drama held at the opening, 
but lost out before the close through a 
poor playing cast. At that the sketch 
got two curtains at the finish. Prince 
Napoleon (New Acts) a midget enter- 
tainer, passed because of his diminutive 
size rather than because of what he 
offered. The Weekly (No. 73 Hearst- 
Selig) followed. 

Ralph Bayhl and Co., offering the 
novelty strong act with the singing of 
the woman in the turn, had the next 
spot, and with his closing trick, that 
of lifting a house with the six persons 
seated in it, total said to weight 1,374 
pounds, pulled enough applause to war- 
rant several curtains. 

Spiegel and Jones (New Acts) were 
the comedy black-face specialty. 
Barnon's Circus (New Acts) followed 
and entertained. "The Wall of Flame," 
picture, closed. 



COLONIAL 

"All Wrong" at the Colonial Monday 
night. The 'fcigi act of the bill did a 
flop at the nSpwnd was out of the 
program forlBKe^Right performance. 
The hastily rearranged program to 
meet conditions did not play as well 
as it might. The bill was dubbed a 
"Fall Festival," but judging from the 
size of the audience, no extraordinary 

patronage was attracted. 

For several weeks past it has seemed 
as though the Colonial was in a fair 
way to come back as one of the big- 
gest moneymakers of the Keith houses 
in New York. The theatre was slow- 
ly but surely recovering from the sea- 
sons' opening. 

There were eleven acts on this 
week's bill and while there were a lot 
of names well known to vaudeville 
there wasn't an act that could really 
be classed as a headliner. At the night 
show Monday not a real hit was deliv- 
ered until the last half of the show and 
as the bill was one that started early it 
was rather tiresome to sit through the 
entire first half without a chance to 
work up enthusiasm. 

Rice, Sully and Scott were the open- 
ers. They were followed by Nonette, 
who replaced the Musical Berrens on 
the bill. The violinist managed fairly 
well, all things considered. 

Through the taking out of "The Last 
Tango" after the matinee, Gallager and 
Carlin were called in to fill the gap. 
Monday night Bob Carlin was not able 
to appear as he was out of the city 
because of the death of his wife, and 
Gallager worked with Lediger, who 
has been appearing in one of the old 
acts Ed. Gallager owns. After doing 
about 12 minutes the team gave way 
to Marshall Montgomery, who did not 
give his usual performance. Perhaps 
the spot was not to the ventriloquist's 
liking, for he worked in a listless man- 
ner and consequently failed to get to 
his audience until the last few minuts:. 

Adelaide and Hughes (held over) 
closed the first part. 

The Courtney Sisters, after the in- 
termission, proved themselves strong 
favorites with the Colonial audience 
and were tendered a reception that 
started them off with a rush. Lipin- 
ski's Dog Comedians followed the sis- 
ters and were a solid hit. The "drunk" 
brought roars of laughter and a lot of 
applause. The act was a winner at the 
finish. Gertrude Vanderbilt and James 
Clemens in a neat singing and dancing 
specialty filled the next spot getting 
over nicely. In Clemens Miss Vander- 
bilt has found a partner who has a 
voice and is a remarkable eccentric 
dancer. Joe Jackson, with his panto- 
mime comedy cycling act, was a laugh 
from start to finish, but fell down on 
applause at the end. 

The real hit of the bill was Belle 
Blanche, next to closing. The imper- 
sonator is offering a neat single that 
wins applause and her finish with the 
song from "The Firefly" put her over a 
solid applause hit. 

The closer was the Alpine Troupe 
with their double wire specialty. The 
act held the audience in and enter- 
tained. 

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BROADWAY. 

A couple of acts that had been de- 
pended upon for comedy, leaving the 
program after the^fcntay shows, left 
the Broadway bill very short in that 
department Tuesday. The show start- 
ed with a "dumb" act and could have 

remained dumb, for all the entertain- 
ment it gave, until Tom Gillen ap- 
peared, with his humorous Irish sto- 
ries. Mr. Gillen substituted Tuesday 
night for one of the missing >pro- 
gramed turns. 

All the rest of the strength of the 
bill was contained toward the finish, 
when Victor's Musical Melange (New 
Acts), Daisy Harcourt, Hallen and 
Hunter, and the Duffin Redcay Troupe 
wound up the performance in that 
order. Hallen and Hunter should 
have been earlier to furnish some of 
the fun the bill then needed so badly. 

The balcony held the best crowd. 
Downstairs it was quite light, although 
continually filling up to a late hour. 
A bad confiict between two heavy turns 
was that of Edith Meriless and Co. and 
the Victor act, both containing straight 
singing, with but a single turn be- 
tween them. 

The Meriless act, which looks like 
the former Doria Opera Co., has a 
red fire idea that can't lose, while it 
doesn't mean much excepting noisy 
applause. It is singing the national 
anthems of the warring nations, while 
the flags, and likenesses of the rulers, 
are still-pictured on a sheet behind 
them. The stage has not been very 
extravagantly dressed for this episode 
and much more could have been made 
of it. The "Star-Spangled" finished. 
It brought the audience to its feet, 
wildly applauding. France led next, 
with England second and Germany 
third. The "neutral" idea will get the 
act time, if not a great deal of money. 
It followed the war picture finish of 
the Hearst-Selig Weekly. If Hearst- 
Selig can't find a week when there's 
more doing than showing the room 
Longfellow was born in at Portland, 
Me., and posing Belgian soldiers for 
"war views," it had better discontinue 
until some excitement is located. 

The Four Xela Sisters opened the 
show. They dance in various styles, 
but have not a routine framed for 
good results, though the girls seem 
capable if properly directed. The act 
seems much longer than it is, mainly 
through this fault. Lucianna Lucca 
was next, with his freak double voice. 
Aaron Kessler's old protege, who 
hasn't been playing around The Cor- 
ner so often since Aaron left there, 
sang three songs. He had been pro- 
gramed for "No. 7." 

Then came "The Little Lambs" (New 
Acts) and they kept the agony agoing. 
After that the picture and the singers, 
with Mr. Gillen "No. 6." He had a 
clean field for his fun making and 
the stories brought plenty of laughs. 
Tom is not closing with his best song, 
though. He is singing three. His 
act easily entered the list of hits in the 
show. After the Victor musical turn, 
the three other acts appeared. 

The numbers leaving the bill Mon- 
day were Reno, who lost his job be- 
cause he was a poor copy of Joe Jack- 
son, and Louise Carver and Tom Mur- 
ray. Sime. 



VARIETY 



WJIMERSTEIN'S. 

Business \i mday night showed some 
increase t>v« r the preceding week. 
Show gavr hetter satisfaction and 
maintained ;i better balance. 

Singer's Midgets, second week, were 
assigned the closing position, where 
the act fitted in better. This band of 
Liliputians is versatile and clever, and 
the midgets are bully entertainers. 

Paul Swan's in again. He's the 
young, angelic specimen of the male 
gender who has been dubbed the hand- 
somest man in the world by the press 
agent and jumps around the stage in 
a series of classic dances that fooled 
nobody except perhaps Swanie. W. 
Donald Du Tilly played the slave in 
the closing dance. 

The way the audience received Jim 
and Bonnie Thornton must have 
warmed their hearts. The people sang 
with Bonnie and laughed with Jimmie. 

The Pathe weekly opened. Edward 
Geer was applauded on his revolving 
trapeze act. Jack Lorimer in his final 
week left out the song that helped him 
make a better impression last week. 
Lorimer didn't seem to like his posi- 
tion ("No. 3) Monday night. He 
wasn't trying. 

Bissett and Scott were favorites. 
There's a new Bissett again. The lat- 
ter has a neat appearance, is George's 
size and handles his feet like a veteran. 
Feiber Brothers and Adams (New 
Acts) were followed by McConnell and 
Simpson (New Acts). In succession 
came the Thorntons and Swan, the 
latter closing the first part. 

The Farber Girls pleased. The 
blonde girl appears too dressed up to 
cut loose after the fashion of other 
days when her ways were one-half the 
battle. She seems to have a lot of 
talent bottled up, but apparently ob- 
scured by a bump of conceit that could 
profitably be done away with. Harry 
Cooper got away slowly at the start, 
but soon had them laughing. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

This is Jubilee Week at the Ameri- 
can. The Show the first half was 
more than a jubilee and the business 
Monday night somewhat better than 
of late. The acts felt the cheery at- 
mosphere about the house. 

The first half had the Five Old Sol- 
dier Fiddlers. If ever an audience ap- 
preciated an act, they did the work of 
these old vets. It was not until Col. 
Pattee made a neat little speech they 
finally decided the old men were rather 
tired. 

The second half was taken care of 
by Joe Welch, who had the laughs 
coming fast and furious. Just before 
him in the second after intermission 
spot "The Elopement," with Marjorie 
Fairbanks and Co., put over one of the 
laugh hits of the show. The sketch 
has not deteriorated with age and with 
Miss Fairbanks' fine portrayal of an 
old maid, it would have been hard to 
find a playlet better fitted. 

In the first half two mixed doubles 
came together, but no great connec- 
tion occurred, as each had a different 
routine of work. The first were 
Schrode and Mulvey. Near the finish 
they began to get the audience and 
the rough house dance put them over 
nicely. The other, Thornton and Cor- 
lew (New Acts) sang to good returns. 



Viola Du Val opened after inter- 
mission. When she began her popular 
songs the audience wanted more. The 
operatic numbers earlier did not im- 
press so well, but they showed Miss 
Du Val has a voice. Too much ex- 
plaining by this little woman about 
the songs she sings. That is up to the 
audience. In announcing the popular 
numbers she states that nothing but 
the best and newest are used, but not 
many can agree with the latter, as most 
all of her songs have seen better days. 

The show opened with W. J. Dubois, 
who juggled finely. He is a clean cut 
young fellow and relies wholly on his 
ability as a juggler to get him over, re- 
fraining from using talk. Very good 
opener for any bill and a fine starter 
for a great bill at the American. 

The second spot had Denny and 
Doyle (New Acts), with closing spot 
entrusted to the Three Kelos (New 
Acts). 



JEFFERSON. 

The Jefferson bill was going along 

finely Tuesday night when a free candy 
idea was shoved into the middle of the 
show and spelled certain ruin for the 
acts following. The management is 
not going into this candy idea cheaply. 
They give away 50 boxes of sweets, 
most pound boxes of standard makes. 
If this scheme is to be continued it 
should be placed at the end of the 
bill. There are undoubtedly some in 
the audience who would prefer seeing 
the show to a bunch of Fourteenth 
streeters striving for boxes of candy. 

The bill opened with the Aerial Bar- 
bours, who have a nice routine on the 
rings. The woman is a good little 
worker and seems to do more than her 
male partner. They opened nicely. 
Zella Norton (New Acts) was next. 

The third spot had Edwards and 
Jason, who showed the audience what 
they thought was real acting and not 
of the vaudeville class. The two carry 
some extra sets and, owing to the 
marked difference between this and the 
majority of mixed doubles, the people 
liked them. 

O'Rourke and Atkinson followed and 
they also sprang a green drop, a sign 
of extravagance bound to get certain 
applause. The singing was highly en- 
joyed, the songs sounding original. 

The Baldwin Troupe were placed in 
the middle of the bill and held up the 
spot nicely. The act does not vary 
from the other cycle acts, but the peo- 
ple do their tricks well. 

After the riders came the candy giv- 
ing, followed by Harold Kennedy. 
Harold's face showed what he thought 
about the affair, and no one can blame 
him. It was some job to try to get 
things going after that small time free 
thing. Kennedy does some good danc- 
ing. 

A sketch under the name of Grace 
Dean and Co. made a fairly good im- 
pression. The name is phoney. 

The Harmony Trio sang and kidded 
around in the next to closing spot. 
These acts have a pretty easy time 
down here. 

The show closed with the Three Gil- 
lis, equilibrists. Andrew and Mae (New 
Acts) also appeared. 



HARLEM OPERA HOUSE. 

They are sure coming in droves to 
the Harlem opera house, despite the 
talk pro and con about the theatrical 
business being shot into smithereens. 

The show the first hall was chock- 
full of diversity and gave big satisfac- 
tion. A two-part Imp, "The Futility 
of Revenge," opened, but a Mary Pick- 
ford reprint, "The Stronger Love," 
made a better impression. A Keystone 
comedy got considerable laughter at 
the close. 

Reiff and Murray got along nicely 
with songs and dancing, while the Sol. 
J. Levoy song number showed Jay 
VVitmark and Louis Hirsch cutting up 
Defore the picture camera, as they got 
the joint inspiration for their "Red, 
White and Blue" song. 

The Five Violin Beauties enliven- 
ed the bill, but the girls get off key 
now and then through jumping around 
with the instruments. They could 
strengthen by changing the routine. 
Barney Gilmore found quite an Irish 
contingent present, and everything he 
said was greeted with laughter. Barney 
isn't much of a singer, but he's doing 
"Tipperary" and getting away with it. 

The Gladiators, Lloyd and Britt, 
Whipple- Huston Co., and the Incas 
Family (closing the show) (New 
Acts). 



UNION SQUARE. 

Business, not up to the usual standard last 
Thursday night at the Square, with no appar- 
ent reason. The show contained a name that 
Is well known to Fourteenth streeters In Prls- 
cllla Knowles, shown bj the reception upon 
her first entrance. The present vehicle used 
by Miss Knowles is a dreary bit of comedy. 
The people liked it probably through seeing 
their stock favorite there. 

The bill had another sketch, a more serious 
work with a western atmosphere. Ralph Mac- 
Donald and Co. were the players. It is the 
better of the two, but had an early spot and 
fared accordingly. 

A neat little sister act, Laird and Thomp- 
son, were "No. 2." The girls are very nice to 
look at and have a good wardrobe with a num- 
ber of changes. The songs used are new and 
of a good variety, with each girl having a 
pleasing voice. Considerable applause greeted 
them at the finish. The little girl should stop 
shaklog hands with herself at the finish. That 
has passed out of style. 

Edith Mote presented a protean act which 
she told the audience was to show them that 
a woman could change her costumes nearly as 
quickly as a man. This young woman had a 
variety of dresses. The changes were done 
with surprising rapidity. The act is novel and 
has a chance. 

The animal act was Dwer and Meers, with 
but the likeness of a dog portrayed by a man 
after the fashion of Buster Brown's "Tlge." 
although the animal said its name was not 
Tlge, but Hover, which gave the pair a 
chance to use the song by that name. The 
comedy does not hold up, and It is a question 
whether these two can get much time with 
the present turn. The girl's talk is uninter- 
esting and the whole act is very small timish. 
The Fillpos, who opened, were another ordinary 
couple with nothing in the way of comedy, nor 
did they show any class on the musical instru- 
ments. 

The Entertaining Five entertained to some 
extent. The young Hebrew comedian is labor- 
ing under the Impression be is holding up the 
act and so tries to make himself as noticeable 
as possible. As a singing aggregation these 
five are not bad. The one girl has a peculiar 
voico. but It blends in well enough. This act 
used tbe "Wilson" number, also sung a couple 
of minutes later by tbe Minstrel Trio. The 
Minstrel boys should get Home comedy. Any 
of the "gags" now used may be traced back. 
The singing was fair. 

A peculiar act was Ord Bohannon. He uses 
the picture machine, with song pictures. A 
recruiting number has some good elements of 
comedy. They liked the man with the funny 
name. 

Tbe show closed with "High Life in Jail " 
using the same dialog as in years gone by. 
New are some song numbers and a man. The 
latter Is of benefit. He possesses a good voice 
and puts over a couple of songs nicely. The 
act closed the show In good style. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

Versatility and diversity characterised the 
American Roof bill the latter part of last week 
In such proportions the audience Friday night 
left the house in a well entertained mood. The 
show may have been shy in spots, but re- 
turned big satisfaction for the money. Warren 
and Brockway made more progress with their 
music than they did with the comedy. For 
the benefit of those who may think this pair is 
using some of their patter, they can paste it 
right now in their hat bands that Warren and 
liroackway have been doing this stuff for the 
puHt ten years. Mario and Trevette got the 
most applause with the popular numbers. Just 
why the male member of the duo Jumps on the 
Caruso announcement is not stated. He should 
try to get the results on his own merits. 

Koko's Carnival held up fairly well, but can- 
not stand against the funmaklng the turntables 
nor the trick riding mules. Hall en and Hayes 
danced better than anything else, but went big 
with their closing number of the conversa- 
tional stripe. 

Never did Ethel Whiteside and picks appear 
to better advantage. Miss Whiteside was In 
excellent voice and her numbers were unusual- 
ly well received. She has new wardrobe and 
has also gotten her picks to work up new num- 
bers. The quartet harmony of feur of the 
colored chaps was sure fire. The talk rather 
halted proceedings. 

After intermission Waring appeared. He Is 
a chap who certainly knows how to manipulate 
the piano keys. 

The Macart-Bradford act, "A Legitimate 
Holdup" was a solid hit. 

Bessie LeCount personally might have done 
better with a different halrdress and costume. 
She got the best results with the "dress num- 
ber" wherein she imitates first the man dress- 
ing and then the woman, a "bit" she does 
cleverly. The show closed with Corrlgan and 
Vivian hurrying up their shooting turn and 
bowing off after about six minutes. 



SENDING SINGERS HOME. 

Boston, Nov. 11. 

Mayor Curley was besieged Tues- 
day by 27 stranded grand opera sing- 
ers from New York who went broke 
when the Boston Theatre Opera Co. 
passed away. Monday night the dia* 
banded company was reassembled with 
the understanding $20,000 -would be 
raised by the City Club and other 
organizations. The money was not 
forthcoming and the opera did not go 
on, about $800 being handed back at 
the box office. 

Tuesday afternoon the 27 stranded 
singers came to City Hall and Mayor 
Curley raised $10 apiece for them to 
get them back to New York, some 
having their families with them. 

The downfall of the opera venture at 
a $2.50 scale was due to the price being 
too low for society, and too high for 
the rank and file. 

The big Boston theatre is held under 
lease by William H. Leahy until Sep- 
tember, and it is believed the Keith 
interests which own the big house will 
help Leahy out in re-establishing his 
Majestic Players, a stock company 
with the visiting star poliry. 



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BILKED PAUL SCOTT. 

Paul Scott is looking for the actor 
who asked his office custodian, Benny 
Solomon, to use the 'phone a minute, 
and later slipped Benjamin a nickel 
for the caU. Scott learned with the 
'phone bill 'the call in question was a 
long-distance one to Denver. 



ENGAGEMENTS. 

Through the Betts & Fowler agcnc> 

B. M. Garfield's road how, "The 
Countess Coquette": f ;,_.,, tv«- H Kay, 
Frances Fay, Evelyn Fuliuii, George 
and Billie Could. 

Ned Wayburn's new act, "The Slave 
Ship," in rehearsal Tuesday: George 
DeVere, P. C. Foy, Del Lewis, Ann 
Bert and Arline Poe. 

Theodore Lorch's reorganized Play- 
house stock, Passaic, N. J.; Frank 
Fielder and Edna Archer Crawford, 
leads; W. H. Barwarld, director; Jo- 
seph Stanhope, Frank Armstrong and 
Edith Thornton. 

John B. Hymer's new acts, "Red 
Cross Mary"; Paul Burns, William 
Langhran; "The Shoplifters"; C E. 
Moore, Edwin Knox and Puritan 
Townsend. 

"The Prodigal Judge": Eugene 
Keefe; "The Winning of Barbara 
Worth"; Beulah Watson, Earle Wey- 
baker, Joseph Dtitrich. 



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VARIETY 




HYING 




ANTI-TRUST SUIT UP. 

The government's suit to compel the 
dissolution of the Motion Picture 
Patents Co. -General Film Co. asso- 
ciation is set for argument before 
Judge Dickinson sitting in the United 
States District Court in Philadelphia 
beginning Dec. 1. 

At this time the mass of testimony 
taken before United States Commis- 
sioners in New York and elsewhere by 
government agents will be presented 
to the court and the film trust will be 

m 

heard in defense. 

The argument was originally sched- 
uled for Nov. 4, but was put over for 
a month. 



FAMOUS SECURES WALDRON. 

Charles Waldron, one of the prin- 
cipals in "Daddy Long Legs." was en- 
gaged this week to support Mary Pick- 
ford in the Famous Players Co. forth- 
coming production of "Esmerelda," by 
Frances Hodgson Burnett. 

Other announcements from the Fa- 
mous headquarters were the engage- 
ment of Julian L'Estrange for the role 
of Pasquale and Eugene Ormond in 
the. role of Sir Marcus in the picture 
version of "The Morals of Marcus" in 
which Marie Doro is to be featured. 
L'Estrange created the role in the orig- 
inal London stage production. 

Edward Abeles is now engaged on 
"The Million," the second of the Fa- 
mous-Henry W. Savage releases, 
marked for release by the Paramount 
Dec. 31. 

May Irwin's appearance on the 
screen is scheduled for Nov. 30 in 
"Mrs. Black Is Back," in five parts. 



7-MILE SWITCH. 

An almost impossible case of switch- 
ing film between houses over seven 
miles apart has been called to notice. 
The Beauty theatre at 14th street and 
Avenue A, exchanges reels with the 
Bronx Star, a small house on 172d 
street and Third avenue, both under 
the one management. A small Ford 
car does the trick. 



PRODUCER'S FILM RIGHTS. 

In the absence of specific agreement 
to the contrary, the producer of a 
dramatic work holds the film rights to 
the property. 

This in brief is the effect of a deci- 
sion of the New York Supreme Court 
in the case of Charles Frohman against 
the estate of Clyde Fitch, over the 
camera rights of "("apt. Jinks." 

Clyde Fitch sold Frohman the dra- 
matic rights to the piece. There were 
no moving pictures at the time. Sub- 
sequently Fitch's executor sold the 
film rights to the American Play Co. 
Frohman asked the courts to annul this 
transaction. 

The court held that the fact that a 
r.ew art had added value to the prop- 
erty, held by Frohman, did not dimin- 
ish the value of what he (Frohman) 
had purchased (i. c. the exhibition 
rights of the dramatic work). 



ANGEL SAVED IT. 

A prominent film concern with 
branch offices all over the United 
States, came very near passing away 
the early part of this week and only 
the lucky appearance of an angel with 
a large-sized bankroll saved it from 
such a fate. 



$200,000 U PLANT BUILDING. 

Work started a few days ago on the 
Universal's new factory in Leonia 
Heights, N. J., just back of Fort Lee, 
where there is a group of picture stu- 
dios. The plant will represent an out- 
lay of $200,000 for the building without 
the equipment and it is planned to put 
it in operation about the middle of 
February. 

The buildings will be of brick and 
hollow tile. A studio 60 feet in height 
will occupy a plot 150x200 feet while 
the factory will be a one-story and 
basement structure, 66x145 feet. 



FILMS ON THE BOATS. 

With every battfefchip and cruiser in 
the U. S. Navy equipped with a picture 
machine a new market for commercial 
service film has appeared. 

The Charleston recently sailed from 
New York with over 500 reels of film 
in her fireproof lockers. These will be 
shown at the rate of five a night until 
exhausted, and are paid for by the 
quartermaster out of a private fund to 
which every man on board contrib- 
utes. 

Slap-stick comedies and scenics are 
the most popular. There is strong 
competition among film people for 
this new form of business. Every man 
of war arriving in port is met by ex- 
change representatives. 



NO HARD TIMES IN FILMDOM. 

Variety publishes elsewhere in 
this issue a countrywide canvas of 
business conditions in the amuse- 
ment field. Everyone connected 
with the picture industry will find 
data of interest in these reports, 
pages 3 and 4. 



FILM AT CORNELL. 

Ithaca, N. Y., Nov. 11. 
The state will pay for a complete 
picture outfit for Cornell University, 
to be placed in Bailey Hall. Cornell 
is the first eastern university to have 
one, it is said. The outfit is for the 
benefit of the university as a whole and 
will be used in a system of film ex- 
» hanges with a number of other uni- 
versities and the government, which 
has established a department of public 
instruction in which film is a feature. 



NANCE O'NEIL IN FILM. 

Pittsburgh, Nov. 11. 
Nance O'Neil is no longer leading 
woman of the Schenley theatre stock 
company. She is going to California 
to star in a picture production directed 
by Herbert Brenon. Frances Ring has 
also been engaged for the company. 



EASTMAN TESTIFIES. 

Rochester, Nov. 11. 

George Eastman, president of the 
Kastman Kodak Co., in testifying in 
the Government suit brought against 
the Kodak company under the Sher- 
man anti-trust law, ♦his week, gave 
a review of the progress of the picture 
film. Mr. Eastman denies the federal 
charge his company is acting in re- 
straint of trade in the manufacture of 
film. While he admits Thomas A. Edi- 
son is the inventor of the moving pic- 
ture, he claims he is responsible for 
making the device practicable. "Mo- 
tion pictures were made possible," he 
says, "by the perfection of the East- 
man film and the Edison projecting 
apparatus." 

According to the testimony, the 
Eastman Co. first took up the picture 
work in 1889 for Edison, who had al- 
ready started his experiments. Both 
companies worked on the idea for six 
years before putting the films on the 
market. The Eastman Company is 
now experimenting with a film more 
durable than those now in use and 
which can be manufactured cheaper. 



STUDEBAKER'S WAR FILM. 

Chicago, Nov. 11. 
The Central Film Co., owned by 
Jones, Linick & Schaefer, will act as 
agents for the Chicago Tribune Bel- 
gian war pictures for Illinois, Michi- 
gan, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin. 
The pictures will go into the Stude- 
baker here, Nov. 15. Weigle, the Tri- 
bune photographer, took the films, 
which run about 4,000 feet. 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 

Georgetown, Del., Nov. 11. 

The following charters have been granted 
nt the State Department at Dover: 

Church and School Social Service Bureau, 
Inc.; capital, $500,000; to deal in picture 
Alms. Incorporators : Robert A. Van Voorhla, 
.Vow York ; H. T. Betts and Arthur Oakley, 
Jersey City. 

Silver Leaf Hall. Inc., Laurel, Del. ; capital, 
$4.000 ; to conduct amusement halls. Incor- 
porators : Albert J. White, H. H. Gibson and 
William O. Hearn. all of Laurel, Del. 

Porfectograph Manufacturing Co., New 
York: capital, $1,000,000; to deal in project- 
ing pictures, stereoptlcan views, films, etc. 
Incorporators : Anthony B. Cavanah, Earle 
M. Wooden. E. C. Hobcroft. all of New York. 

Star Film Co., Wilmington. Del. ; capital, 
$.'{00,000; to deal in picture Alms. Incorpora- 
tors : F. D. Buck, M. L. Horty. Wilmington, 
Del. 

Kenman Advertising Co.. Wllllamsport. Pa. ; 
capital, $100.000 : amusements of all kinds. 
Incorporators: Evan Russe and L. J. Stopper, 
Wllllamsport, Pa.; F. C. Pearson. Pittsburg, 
Pa. ; F. L. Metter. Wilmington. Del. 

Clno Camera Co., Wilmington. Del. ; capi- 
tal, $150,000; picture films of all kinds. In- 
corporators : Charles B. Bishop. Clarence J. 
Jacobs and Harry W. Davis, all of Wilming- 
ton. Del. 

European Music Co., New York City: capi- 
tal, $50,000; publishing music and Rcneral 
theatrical business. Incorporators : Trll Davis 
nnd L. S. Rosenbaum. New York. 

Albany. N. Y.. Nov. 11. 
Cnlted Moving Picture Co.. of New York 
City ; capital. $10.nno. Frederick Liesiebcl. 
Otto Rudolph, John J. Lawrence. 

Cyprus Amusement Co. of the Bronx. New 
York, to exhibit pictures; enpltal. $.1,000. 
Patrick A. Meehan. Violet M. Mcehnn, Henry 
Knlerlen. 

Bishop. Prcssers * Lorlmore, of New York. 
Theatricals. Capital. Sio.noo. Thomas F. 
MacMahon, Anna T. HHmberg. Alec Lorlmore. 

National Moving Picture Bureau. New York 
rity. General picture business. Capital. $15,- 
OOO. Jason C. Cameron. Rutherford. N. J. ; 
Albert Frankel. Rldeewood, L. I. ; Catherine 
A. Doyle, Flushing. L. 1. 

Mundt. Feature Film Co. of New York City 
Hind notice of dissolution with the secretary 
of state Nov. 10. 



TWO PROGRAMS LAUNCHED. 

Two new programs were launched 
this week when Warner's Features ex- 
hibited privately the first of what will 
he a daily release series of 21 reels 

per week. The other program is called 
the Kriterion with A. M. Kennedy the 

executive. It will begin releasing 
jhout Jan. 1. 

The United Film Service (Warner's) 
is the form used in describing the new 
enterprise which handles the product 
of the United Motion Picture Pro- 
ducers, Inc., an organization made up 

of 12 established manufacturers. 

This week's releases will probably 
total less than a dozen and the pro- 
gram, which is being operated in con- 
junction with the feature releases of 
l he Warner concern, is being supplied 
for the present only in part. The 
next few weeks will be devoted to per- 
fecting the organization and ultimately 
it will deliver the full number of 21 
reels per week, meanwhile releasing its 
usual one and two-reelers. 

The Kriterion service is to be one 
of American-made one-reel comedies 
and dramas, as well as lengthier fea- 
tures, produced by Crown City, Mon- 
arch, Alhambra, Navaho, Kriterion 
Star Robbins Photoplays, Inc., and 
Santa Barbara companies. 



WEBER AND FIELDS' FILM. 

The long-delayed comedy feature 
film the Kinemacolor Co. has had 
Weber and Fields under contract for, 
was started Thursday of this week. 
It will probably be in two reels. 

The first picture the German come- 
dians pose for may be sent over the 
big-time vaudeville circuits as a fea- 
ture attraction before generally re- 
leased. 



U. B. O. BOOKING. 

The Bronx Zoo has been responsi- 
ble for a six-reeled picture entitled 
"The Book of Natural History," which 
the Ditmas Co. has completed for the 
market. 

Joe Daly, of the United Office Fea- 
ture Film Co. (Inc.) department, ar- 
ranged Wednesday for the new picture 
to be shown at the Trcmont, Boston, 
and the Academy, Philadelphia. 



SEELYE SALES SPECIALIST. 

C. R. Seelye, whose marriage to a 
daughter of the late Aubrey Boucicault 
was announced recently, has been ap- 
pointed to take charge of an important 
reorganization of the World Film Cor- 
poration sales department. Mr. Seelye 
ha»> just returned from a tour of the 
World exchange connections in the 
west and will shortly start out on a 
second similar expedition. 

A number of changes have been made 
in the World selling force and new 
spirit is being injected into the organ- 
ization. The World is one of the few 
manufacturers who conduct their own 
selling department. 



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VA RIETY 

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COAST PICTURE NEWS. 

By GUY PRICE. 

Fred Woodward has resigned from the Ox 
Film Company. 

The Oz has suspended activities in the 
picture-making line for a brief period. 



Catherine Carr, scenario editor-in-chief of 
the Klnetophote Co., Is author of a text book 
just Issued dealing with the art of moving 
picture scenario writing. It is entitled "The 
Art of Photoplay Writing," and deals In a 
' pructlcal way with the practical side of the 
subject, with the view of Instructing writers 
to put their work in such form as will gain 
them the most favorable notice of scenario 
editors. 

The K. C. Dooklng Co., which handles Klne- 
tophote features as well as several outside 
productions, opened a Chicago branch office 
this week in the Mailers building, Wabash and 
Madison avenues. 

Charles W. Harper, formerly manager of 
the Lyceum (Anderson & Zelgler) and later 
ahead of moving picture features, is now man- 
ager of the Empress (Loew houHe), Colum- 
bus, O. 

The new Towers Theatre, Camden, N. J., 
Newton E. T. Roney, builder, opens Nov. 23, 
with pop vaudeville and feature pictures under 
direction, J. Fred. Zimmerman, Sr., Philadel- 
phia. Edward Moore, Bridgeton, will be man- 
ager and M. W. Taylor, general manager. The 
Towers, seating 1,600, cost about $20,000. 

Walter MacXamara, president of the Mac- 
Namara Feature Film Co., asks that denial be 
made of the statement that Andreas Dippel Is 
in any way connected with the moving pic- 
ture "Ireland, a Nation." owned and exhibit- 
ed by his concern. 

The May Irwin picture, "Mrs. Black Is 
Black," Is marked for release Nov. 30. 



The Marlon Leonard Co. Is resting and the 
studio dark for the present 

Evelyn Russell, a photoplay leading woman, 
now enjoying a resting spell, has returned 
from a trip to Atlantic City, Washington. Bal- 
timore and other places en route In her own 
machine, accompanied by a party of friends. 

Leslie Bingham departed for Chicago Tues- 
day In response to a wire from her husband, 
Joseph Byron Totten, notifying her of her en- 
gagement with the Essanay with which Totten 
is now a director. ^ 



Herbert Payne, president and Alexander B. 
Beyfuss, general manager of the California Mo- 
tion Picture Co., are spending a few days in 
New York at the Ritz-Carlton. In an inter- 
view Mr. Payne tojd of the alms of his con- 
cern to better the moving picture art. As an 
example of his care he declared that in the 
filming of "Mrs. Wlggs" (to be released soon 
In the Aleo program) Theodore Roche, the Cal- 
ifornia lawyer, acted for the administration 
In the Western Fuel frauds, was retained to 
criticize and suggest details for a courtroom 
scene. 



Alice Brady returned to New York this week 
after acting before the camera In Gloucester, 
Mass.. where "As Ye Sow" Is being filmed, for 
the World Film Corporation. 



riara Kimball Young of the World Film 
Corp. forces led the grand march at the Greater 
New York Exhibitors' ball In Grand Central 
Palace last Saturday evening. 



"The Seats of the Mighty" will not be 
shown for two weeks. An audience of 1,200 
gathered at the Hotel Astor Saturday to wit- 
ness a private exhibition of the Parker slx- 
reeler, but It had to be postponed. The night 
before the only existing positive copy had been 
destroyed in the laboratory and a second copy 
could not be made and assembled. The crowd 
was entertained with "The Wishing Ring" and 
"The Man of the Hour." 



George Lcdercr has acquired the moving pic- 
ture rights to Bayard Vellller's play "The 
FlRht." Margaret Wyherly will be featured. 



David Griffith has completed "The Clans- 
man" In a production which is said to have 
Involved 15.000 persons. Mae Marsh. Blanche 
Sweet, Dorothy and Lillian Glsh are the prin- 
cipal women. Henry Walthal and Spottlswoode 
Aiken are the men. 



Two of Henri Bernstein"* dramas. "The 
Thief" and "Samson" have been sold for plc- 
turlzatlon to the Box Office Attraction Co., by 
Sanger & Jordan, play brokers. 

The Alliance release for next week is "The 
Man Who Could Not Lose" filmed from Rich- 
ard Harding Davis's story. It is in five parts. 

The Strand, seating 000, nt Eastern park- 
jny and Lincoln place, Brooklyn, opened Nov. 
'• John J. Kelt and Morris Rose are the 
owners. 

The Motion Picture Exhibitors' Association 
of Now York has set a^lde Wednesday affor- 
noon'* receipts as a donation to the War 
Children's Christmas fund, of which Mrs. 
John Hays Hammond is president. 



The San Franclsro brnnch of Motion Pic- 
ture Exhibitors' League of California has re- 
duced the membership fee to $"> until Jan. 1. 

Encouraged by the success of the five-reel 
"Salomv Jane." 'the California Motion Picture 
Co. has engaged Nicholas A. CovnrruhlHs to 
pose In a film depleting earlv California days. 
Covarrublas Is a pioneer California 1 n -of Span- 
ish descent, well known for having Imper- 
sonated Caspar Portola in both Portoln festi- 
vals. 



The Lubln director. Romatne Fielding, has 
completed work on another feature, entitled 
"The Valley of Last Hope." In the latter 800 
people take part In one scene. Among the 
thrillers Is a railway wreck and a mine ex- 
plosion. 

T. Harrison Roberts, juvenile lead of the 
Romalne Fielding Co. (Lubin), and wife (May 
Frlel), are the parents of a girl, born Nov. 3, 
at Providence. 



George Medford has arrived In the West to 
direct for the Lasky. 



Elsie Jants Is in Los Angeles to star for 
Bos worth. 



"Always In the Way," Charles K. Harris' 
kid ballad, has been written in picture scenario 
form by Harris, and will be reproduced in six 
parts as a feature by Harris. 

Leon Hampden, once in burlesque, is now 
a picture actor. 



The Usona Film Compauy has ceased pro- 
duction. Burton King, Lillian Hamilton, 
Rosyn Adair, Virginia Klrtley, Edward Brady, 
Eugenie Ford and Lee Pearson, players, are 
thrown out of work by the withdrawal of 
the company from the field. 



The Sellg animals have been removed to 
San Diego, Cal.. for the exhibition. 



Elmer Clifton is now with the Reliance. 



Joseph Smiley, reported as having Evelyn 
Nesblt under contract for picture acting. Is 
shortly to start work on a new feature with 
Miss Nesblt the featured player. 



Manager Guy Smith, of the Oakland theatre, 
Oakland, Cal., proposes to decorate his house 
appropriately for each week's film feature. 



"The Education of Mr. Pipp" introduces 
Dlgby Bell to screen audiences. Augustus 
Thomas, who wrote the play, turned it Into 
camera form and directed the production. 



MAY CAN OHIO CENSORS. 

Cleveland, Nov. 11. 
The election of a republican gover- 
nor has started the rumor that the next 
legislature will do away with the Cen- 
sorship Board. 



The Life-Photo Film Co. is to have studios 
in California. Jesse J. Goldburg, secretary 
of the company, will leave for San Diego 
shortly to select the site. 



John Arnold, a veteran camera man, has 
been engaged to head the Life Photo Co. force 
of sharpshooters. 



O. A. C. Lund and a half dozen of the prin- 
cipals who are working lnthe Peerless Feature 
Film Co.'s production of "The Marked Woman" 
left for Marblehead, Mass., last Sunday night, 
to take a number of shipwreck scenes. Those 
who made the Journey are Barbara Tennent, 
Wm. C. Bailey, George Cowl, Wm. Edmond- 
son, Fred "Daredevil" Probst, Jos. Baker and 
Mary Naverro. The company will remain there 
about a week. 



GRIFFITH'S STATE RIGHTS. 

Due to heavy overhead expenses and 
feeling that with the name as a "draw" 
the net results will be larger, the Mu- 
tual has decided to sell state rights on 
all future multiple reel features made 
by D. W. Griffith, instead of releasing 
them through its subsidiary, the Con- 
tinental Film Co. This new policy is 
also believed to be the result of the 
demand of exhibitors to include the 
Griffith film in the regular Mutual ser- 
vice. 



RELEASED NEXT WEEK (Not.23 It Not. 30, bc.) 

MANUFACTURERS INDICATED BY ABBREVIATIONS, VTZ.I 



Vltafrapl 
Blograab 



GENERAL 

Btograpl 

Kales. . K 

Labia L 

Paths Pthe 

Selif S 

EUsou R 

Essaaay S-A 

Kleias Kl 

Utiles Ifd 

Ambroslo Aeab 

Columbus Col 



UNIVERSAL 

Imp I 

Bison B101 

Chrystal C 

Nestor N 

Powers P 

Eclair Eelr 

Bex Bx 

Frontier Prat 

Victor Vic 

Gold Seal * B 

Uaiversai * IkY WW".' .*.'.' ' U I 
Starling Star 



MUTUAL 

Gaumont G 

American A 

Keystone Key 

Reliance Rel 

Majestic Mai 

Taenhouser T 

Kay-Bee K B 

Domino Dom 

Mntnal M 

Princess Pr 

Komic Ko 

Bean t y Be 

Apollo Apo 

Beyal ^ 

Lion Ln 

Hepwortn H 



The subject is la nan reel af abont 1,000 feet unless otherwise noted. 



NOV. 16— MONDAY. 

MUTUAL.— Redblrd Wins. 2-reel dr, A; 
Keystone title not announced : Our Mutual 
Girl. No. 44. M. 

GENERAL.— The Child Thou Oavest Me, dr, 
B; The Man of Iron, 2-reel dr, K; Lord 
Cecil Keeps His Word, dr (No. 10, "The Be- 
loved Adventurer" Series), L ; If I Were Young 
Again, 2-reel dr, S ; Sisters, dr, V ; The Ad- 
venture of the Lost Wife, com (No. 11, "Oc- 
tavlus-Amateur Detective"), E; Countess 
Sweedle, com, S-A ; The Thrilling Adventures 
of Count, com. Ml. 

UNIVERSAL.— The Treasure Train, 2-reel 
dr, I ; A Dear Escape, com, Ster ; The Phan- 
tom Cracksman, dr, Vic. 



NOV. 19— THURSDAY. 

MUTUAL.— Nipped. 2-reel dr. Dom: Key- 
stone Title not announced; Mutual Weekly. 
No. 09. M. 

GENERAL.— Henpeck Gets n Night Off and 
A Fowl Deed, split-reel com, ti ; On Suspi- 
cion, 2-reel dr, L; Hearst-Sellg News Pic- 
torial, No. 76, S ; Too Much Burglar, com, 
V ; A Horse on Sophie, com, S-A. 

UNIVERSAL.— Universal Boy In "Cupid 
and the Fishes." dr, I • His Uncle's Will. 2- 
rrel dr, Rx ; Noodle's Return, Ster. 



NOV. 17— TUESDAY. 

MUTUAL.— Pawns of Fate, 2-reel dr. T; 
The Little Country Mouse, dr, MaJ ; When 
Qunenie Came Back, com, Br. 

GENERAL.— Ernest Maltravers, 2-reel dr, 
n ; The Peach at the Beach, com, K ; She 
Was the Other, com, L ; The Sheriff's Re- 
ward, dr, S ; Hope Foster's Mother, 2-reel 
dr, V ; A Moment of Madness, dr, E ; The 
Servant Question com-dr, S-A. 

UNIVERSAL.— Oh! You Mumsy and 
naughty Nellie, split-reel com, C ; The Opened 
Shutters, 4-rcel dr, G S; Nestor release not 
nnnounced. 



NOV. 20— FRIDAY. 

MUTUAL.— The Master of the House, 2- 
reel dr, K-B ; The Bad Mistake, dr, Pr; Old 
Enough to Be Her Grandpa, com, A. 

GENERAL.— The Girl and the Miser, dr, B; 
Fatty and the Shyster Lawyer, com, K ; The 
Unknown Country, dr, Lj The Mysterious 
Black Box, com, S ; The Professional Scape- 
goat, com, V; What Could She Do? 3-reel 
dr, E ; The Means and the End, 2-reel dr, 
S-A. 

UNIVERSAL— When Their Brides Got 
Mixed and Defenders of the British Empire, 
split- reel com-cduc, N ; A Scenario Editor's 
Dream, com, P ; For the People, 2-reel dr, 
Vic. 



NOV. 18— WEDNESDAY. 

MUTUAL.— Shorty Falls Into a Title. 2 reel 
dr, Br; Beppo, dr, A; The Hlddon Meffsugn. 
dr. R. 

GENERAL— His Nemesis, 2-reel dr, K; 
The Marriage Wager. 2-reel dr. L ; The 
liroken X dr, S ; Fixing Their Dads, com, " ; 
Muster Brown and the German Band anr" A 
Millinery Mlx-up. split-reel com, B; The 
Fable Proving That Sponges Are Found In 
a Drug Store, com, S-A. 

UNIVERSAL- Animated Weekly. No. 141, 
U; The Wondrous Melody, 2-reel dr \c\r ; 
His Night Out, com. J. 



NOV. 21— SATURDAY. 

MUTUAL.— His Responsibility. 2-reel dr. 
Rel ; Keystone title not announced ; Love 
Finds A Way, com, R. 

GENERAL— Blacksmith Ben, dr, B ; The 
Plot at the R. R. (No. 2, "The Hazards of 
Helen"), dr, K; The Tale of a Coat and the 
Daddy of Them All, split-reel com, L; Her 
Sacrifice, dr, S ; Mary Jane Ent«*rtalnn, 2-reel 
com, V; Dlckson'e Diamonds, or, E; Dronuho 
Billy's Scheme, dr, S-A. 

UNIVERSAL.— Man to Man, Frnt ; Ninety 
Black Boxes, 2-reel dr, 101 B; Tho Black of 
toe Nations, com, J. 



NEWCOMERS UNWELCOME. 

The recent introduction of David 
Horsley and Gaumont Alms into the 
General Film Co. list of daily releases 
has aroused opposition on the part of 
the other licensees of the Motion Pic- 
ture Patents Co., who make up the 
General's personnel. 

Both the new brands are released 
under the old Melies franchise from 
the Patents Co., now controlled by the 
reorganized Melies concern, known as 
the Melies Holding Co., Paul Melies, 
president; Albert Smith (of the Vita- 
graph Co.), treasurer, and J. Stuart 
Blackton, vice-president. 

The question hat been raised 
whether the Melies Co. has a legal 
right to release under its Patents Co. 
grant, film manufactured by anyone 
but itself. The Gaumont connection 
is said to be traceable to the old busi- 
ness association between Gaumont and 
Melies in Europe, and is understood 
to have been brought about by the dif- 
ficulty on the part of Melies to fill his 
requirements when the war put a stop 
to film importation from Europe. 

The other General Film Go. manu- 
facturers look with disfavor upon the 
arrival of new brands in the General 
program, since it means another par- 
ticipant in the cutting up of surplus 
profits among the General Film Co.'s 
members. 

The Gaumont Brand has been out 
of the General list since the Gaumont 
franchise was forfeited several years 
ago. Since then the concern has re- 
leased through independent feature or- 
ganizations, its topical weekly having 
enjoyed an extremely large sale. 

Melies buys the Horsley film out- 
right. Under what arrangement his 
company controls the Gaumont prod- 
uct has not been disclosed. 



MABEL TALIAFERRO. 

The subject of the front page center 
oval of this issue is Mabel Taliaferro, 
who is to be starred in the B. A. Rolfe 
film version of "The Three of Us/' re- 
leased through the Alco Dec. 14. 




LENORE ULRTCH. 

Lenore Ulrich, who has appeared in numerous 
Oliver Morosco dramatic productions on the 
Pacific Coast, is featured in the first feature 
film release sponsored by the California theat- 
rical magnate in his newly-formed association 
with the Bosworth Co. 
She enacts the part created by Laurette Tay- 
lor in 'The Bird of Paradise," her first ap- 
pearance on the screen. 



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VARIITY 



DAILY RELEASE REVIEWS 

Reviews ef Ala released dally. Pictures of over one reel are Indicated. 



Kidnapping; tne Kid. 

Melancholy split reel comedy. Not a laugh. 
The Honor of the Force. 

Splits with "Kidnapping the Kid." Usual 
comedy police department and usual slapstick. 
Two real laughs. 

Ik the Land of Arcadia. 

Two reels. Drama. Poorly directed, dealing 
with modern Virginia and Paul. Fairly acted. 

Hla Musical Career. 

One of the best comedies in a month. Funny 
piano moTlng skit. 

The Dole of Deetlay. 

Drama. Interesting, well acted and staged. 
Sufficient heart Interest 

A Woaaaa Scorned. 
Two reels. Drama. Underworld, thrilling 
story. Picture good enough to feature. 
Two Pala aad a Gal. 
Western comedy with laugha. Comedy 
through efforts of two cowboy pals to win 
widow's favor. 

The Craelal Mosaeat. 
Good idea gone wrong. Starts as drama. 
At crucial moment vague finish shows It film 
rehearsal. 

Getting to the Ball Game. 
Light comedy. Good baseball pictures Inter- 

DO60d 

' Those Were tho Happy Days. 

Comedy. Young man In girl's boarding 
school. Laughs and sweet, chubby school girls 
In gym ring. Capital. 

Nam of the Hills, 
Western drama. Brave miner and pretty 
girl. Interesting and scenic quality good. 
Where Vice Shaddered. 
Drama. Title misleading. Bank cashier 
robs own safe to escape ruin. Clerk saves him 
from disgrace when real cracksmen visit bank. 
Idea excellent, execution faulty. 

No Weddlaa; Bella for Her. 
Travesty without a redeeming virtue. 

Iela'o Premise. 
Mary Plckford reprint 

Hla Dearest Foes. 
Two reels. Dramatic. Gloomy tale of Eng- 
lish colonel's disgrace by ne're-do-well son. 
Strong story, but depressing. 

Performing Bears. 
Ordinary animal act 

Thaaks for the Lobster. 
Comedy. Spilt reel with above. Slapstick for 
lowbrows. 

The Chasm. 
Drama. Interesting love story that Just 
misses. Girl foils burglar, then falls In love 
with him. 

The Iasrate. 
Drama. Splendid acting (notably by the 
wife) In depressing dramatic story of brutal 
husband. 

The Mystery of the Docks. 
Drama. Picture ovedrawn. Fair. 
Slippery Slim aad the Impersoaator. 
Comedy. Laughs a-plenty. 

The Choice. 
Drama. Unexpected finish. Interesting pic- 
ture. 

Corses | They're Married. 
Comedy. Old material. Few laughs. 

Let Us Have Peace. 
Two reels. Laughable drama with consider- 
able sentiment Rap at war fanatics. Fairly 
produced. 

Mutual Weekly. 
Review. Not overloaded with war scenes. 

la Old Italy. 
Two reels. Drama. Good, natural scenes. 
Lacks class for two reels. 

Tho Tale of a Loaesome Dos;. 
Drama. Dog with human Intelligence In 
leading role. Picture novel. 

The Sor ce ress. 
Twe reels. Title, scenery and costumes 
adequate. Plot disjointed. 

The Losing; Fight. 
Rehash of old story. Young man fighting 
drug habit. Principals good. 

A Regwlar Hip. 
Comedy. Idea not bad, but many oppor- 
tunities overlooked. 

Broacho Billy's Mission. 
Billy becomes Good Samaritan. Good. 
Gardeaer»a Hose aad a Misleading; Lary. 
Old Irishman and new garden hose. Second 
reel. Two lovers having affinity visions rudely 
shattered. Good moral. 

BthePa Hoof Party. 
"Bill' series. Comedy. Intermittent laugh- 
ter. 

The Tear That Darned. 
Two reels. Wayward girl dies. Motber goes 
blind. Modern Bowery Fagln forces another 
girl to take her place. Holds interest. Good 
direction. 

The Fatal Marriage. 
Comedy. Trick photography, chased, water- 
soaked principals, etc. Funny In spots. 
An 111 Wlad. 
Comedy. Old time auto and elusive paper. 
Two good comedy bits. 
Hla Heart* His Hand and Ills Sword. 
Two reels. Drama. Gripping story. Ex- 
pensive settings. 

Mutual Girl No. 43. 
Serial. Fair Dramatic and good Install- 
ment. 

His Trystlns; Place. 
Two rrels. Comedy. Laughs a-plenty. 

A Slice of Life. 
Two reel*. Drama. Woman writer falls 
la love with man who loses his memory. 
But mildly Interesting. 

The Stronger Love. 
Drama. Reissue, Mary Piokford. Little 
worth. 

. Hoarst-Sella; Hews PletertaL 

Review. Weak aattvv ^ 



The Bettor Uaderstaadlna;. 

Drama. Fickle musician finds wife in long 
run. Some big scenes. Fair. 

With Slight Varlatloas. 
Comedy. Silly, but will please some movie 
audiences. 

His Talented Wife. 
Comedy. Would-be actress with usual slap 
stick. Laughs at finish. 



Motherhood. 

Drama. Rather delicate subject Fine exte- 
riors. 

The Fraakforter Salesman's Dream. 
Comedy. Dogs alive and otherwise. Laugh- 
able. Trick photography. 

Wltala 300 Pasea. 
Drama. Gem theft story but mildly Inter- 
esting. 

The Senator's Brother. 
Two reels. Drama. Small town romance 
that grips. Produced In high clam style. 
The Heritage of Hamilton Clock. 
Drama. Fair Installment "Chronicles of 
Cleek." Story weak but actors do well. 
Butt-In* in. 
Comedy. Colored comedians. Fairly amusing. 

A Bargain Tablecloth. 
Comedy. Good neighborly fight Many 
laughs. 

A Day with the French Army. 
Review. Poor army tactics not worth pho- 
tographing. 

No Files on Cls. 
Comedy. Mediocre. Only one big laugh. 

A Friend In Need. 
Drama. Good equine actor. Different pic- 
ture. 

Two Thieves. 
Two reels. Drama. Real crook helps poor 
bank clerk's wife by making things appear as 
if her husband was protecting the bank Instead 
of having shot himself through defalcation. 
Good picture. 

Drama. Not to be called tight, young man 
loses happy homo. Medium. 

A Mldnlgrht Tragedy. 
Two reels. Drama. Interesting hospital 
story. Picture well made. 

The Yollow Streak. 
Two reels. Drama. Picture dealing with 
prise ring. Story rather old but picture fin- 
ished In high-class style. 

Animated Weekly. 
Review. Only war pictures are of armies 
retreating. American events fairly well 
chosen. 

Tke Stolen Masterpiece. 

Drama. Artist's life makes fairly Interest- 
ing picture. 

The Widow's Children. 
Drama. Nothing of exceptional value. Mild- 
ly interesting. 

Andy Falls la Love. 
Comedy. Fair Installment 

A Paehlo Legend 
Drama. Plckford reprint 

Peggy of Prlaaroae Laae. 
Drama. Pleasing. 



STATE RIGHTS PROFITABLE. 

The impression that the selling of films 

through state's rights distribution has 

seen its best days and that there is no 

longer any big profits in dealing with 

pictures in that way is refuted from 
many film offices. 

Three "state's rights" managers say 
their business has been such that their 
connections are well pleased with the 
returns and are making elaborate plans 
to keep their features right up to the 
minute in an endeavor to continue the 
present "state's rights" profits. 



LONDON FULL OF "WAR" FILM. 

London is filled with films of "actual 
battle scenes." None, however, is gen- 
uine. Some, as in the case of the Lubin 
Alost pictures, are taken either before 
or after a battle, but it is a pretty safe 
thing to say that no picture concern 
has had an operator actually travelling 
with the Allies. 

One man with influence went so far 
as to secure from the National Board 
of Censors a letter of introduction to 
the War Department, asking that per- 
mission be given to him to go to the 
front to take pictures, and guaranteeing 
that not a foot of film would be placed 
upon the market without first being sub- 
mitted to the War Department for ap- 
proval or rejection, nor would any of it 
be sent to any other country without 
the War Department's sanction. In 
addition, the picture man agreed to 
serve as a Red Cross nurse, or in any 
capacity that could possibly give him 
a legitimate excuse for travelling with 
the army. 

Considerable pressure was brought to 
bear to bring this about and he was to 
be financed by a syndicate which agreed 
to pay him all expenses and $5 for 
every foot of film he secured at the 
front, but permission was refused. 



"MADE IN AMERICA" BOOM. 

J. Arthur Nelson, who has general 
charge of the United Film Service 
(Warner's, Inc.), is scheduled to leave 
New York late this week for San 
Diego, there to pave the way for the 
mechanical handling of the serial in 
the concern's plant 

The leading figure of the feature, to 
be called the "Made-in- America Maid" 
will be selected from the middle west 
probably by means of a publicity cam- 
paign. 

The first picture will be taken in the 
south, where a business boosting 
movement is most needed and will se- 
cure readiest co-operation. Nelson 
will begin on a tour to get in touch 
with local boards of trade and other 
commercial bodies, immediately he has 
closed arrangements in San Diego for 
the handling of the business. 



WORLD SIGNS VIVIAN MARTIN. 

Vivian Martin, who has recently at- 
tained favorable notice in "The Wish- 
ing Ring," released by the World Film 
Corporation, has been signed by that 
concern for one year, during which she 
will give her exclusive camera services 
to the Shubert-Brady combination. 



BEST REELS OF THE WEEK 

by Variety's r ev i ewe rs dally, up to Wada as aa y , of the bast film 



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Love Trlaaspaa. 

Drama. Well handled, typical family story paper romance of trained nurse, who weds 
secretly. Appeals to women. 

The Jaagle Master. 
Two reels. Real feature picture, full of action, and a story legitimately Introducing wild 
animal hunt In the African wilds. Picture taken In California, but so well produced jungle 
atmosphere Is there. Roselll, the animal man, In a principal role. A picture that will draw 
money and create talk anywhere. 

Tae Stolen Yacht. 
Two reelB. Drama. Nautical story with lov Bide. Splendidly produced. 

The Link That Blade, 
Two reels. Story of delicate hue but splendidly connected. Rich man's son trifles with 
father'* stenographer. Characters strong and well acted. 

The Terror of Aaarer. 
Two reels. Drama. Remarkable story, plcturized In best possible way. Realistic auto wreck. 
Vastly different and Intensely Interesting. 

Riddle of the Greco TJsnbrella. „...._„, 

Two reels. Drama. Detective picture with Alice Joyce as capable Sherlock Holmes. 
Contains several new Inventions aiding capture of criminals. 

la Bridal Attire. 
Comedy. Disappointed bride finally gets groom. Plenty of ohases and well-worked comedy. 
Real fonmy. 



WAR TAX REACHES ALL 

The lawmakers who framed the 
emergency war tax bill, which passed 
the United States Senate Oct. 22, over- 
looked no department of the amuse- 
ment field in their search for revenue. 
Theatres pay a tax, circuses pay a tax 
of $100, even the actor and actress con- 
tributes through a tax on grease paint 
and other cosmetics. 

The cafes and cabarets are not neg- 
lected. Their tax comes in the form 
of a revenue stamp which must be af- 
fixed on containers of beer and liquor 
sold in retail quantities. Even the 
bowling alleys and billiard rooms are 
invited to come through with $5 for 

each alley or table. 

The only thing in the way of a public 
entertainment that is exempt is the ly- 
ceum platform (Chautauquas), agricul- 
tural or industrial exhibition and exhibi- 
tions under religious or charitable aus- 
pices. 

Besides the theatre tax, proprietors 
or agents of all public exhibitions or 
shows not otherwise enumerated are 
called upon for a tax of $10. 

The tax on drinks served in retail 
quantities went into effect Oct. 23, 
while that on circuses and theatres did 
not become operative until Nov. 1. 
The section relating to cosmetics is 
in effect Nov. 21. The section cover- 
ing the theatre tax (Sec. 3) assesses 
this graduated scale: 

Seating capacity not more than 250, 
$25. 

Seating capacity between 250 and 
500, $50. 

Seating capacity between 500 and 
800, $75; and 

Seating capacity more than 800, $100. 

The tax on cosmetics is one-eighth 
of a cent on quantity of retail price of 
5 cents or less to five-eighth of a cent 
on a retail price of 25 cents or more. 

The theatre tax covers "theatres, mu- 
seums, concert halls where an admis- 
sion is charged, except halls or armo- 
ries rented occasionally for such pur- 
poses." A circus is defined as "Every 
building, space, tent or area where feats 
of horsemanship or acrobatic sports or 
theatrical performance, not otherwise 
provided for in this act, are exhibited." 
The theatre is defined as "every edifice 
used for the purpose of dramatic or 
operatic or other representations, plays 
or performances for admission to which 
entrance money is received." 



PICTURE CONVENTION. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 11. 
The Motion Picture Exhibitors' As- 
sociation of Pennsylvania will hold a 
convention at Harrisburg Jan. 4-6. At 

the same time and place the Motion 
Picture Exhibitors' League will meet. 
Both organizations will take up with 
the Legislature the subject of censor- 
ship and other regulatory measures. 



The Regent, a new theatre at Rochester, N. 
Y., showing pictures and vaudeville, opened 
Tuesday. 

The Reel Fellows Club of Philadelphia has 
arranged to make Its headquarters for the 
present at the Frani Schubert Club, 1416 
Arch street The club Is composed of men 
prominent In the photoplay field In this tlty. 
The organisation will giro a ball la the near 
future. 



VARIETY 




LOLA. 

The first of the Clara Kimball Young fea- 
tures, to be released by the World Film Cor- 
poration this montb. Is the picture version 
In four parts by James Young of Owen 
Davis's play, "Lola." To say tbat it is 
daring Is putting It mildly. Miss Young's 
picture of tbe Jekyll-Hyde career of Lola 
Barnhelun along tbe primrose patb Is a 
triumph of pantomimic acting. Two or three 
of Its beetle love scenes double — Cross Vic- 
tori* and out— Elinor Miss Olyn. On this 
count tbe film should be a sensation. One 
highly spiced episode in Lola's career la an 
"affair" with an Atlantic City life guard, in- 
volving much picturesque lovemaklng on the 
moonlit beach, which is graphic to say the 
least Not less vivid was the scene in which 
Lola sat In her hotel bedroom and went over 
In her mind these exhilarating passages with 
the husky life guard, the lamp light playing 
over her face which pictured ber emotions 
with appalling fidelity. Miss Young bandies 
the scene with the finest skill, but the camera 
simply will not Juggle subtleties. Lola, the 
sweet and dutiful, Is the homebody, caring 
for ber father, a scientist, who has discov- 
ered a medical process by which in certain 
cases life may be restored after the heart 
for several hours has ceased to beat. Lola la 
"killed" in a street accident, and, by means 
of her father's discovery, restored to life. 
But with the difference that the spirit tbat 
made her a warm-hearted, loving woman has 
fled and she returns to life only a soul-less 
creature of the flesh. She tosses away the 
love of her former sweetheart, John Dorrls, 
and becomes the mistress of Dick Fenway, 
who already has a wife. Dick has a bank- 
roll, but Lola's light love refuses to stay put. 
Hence the episode of tbe husky life guard, 
and later, when Dick's bankroll departs, a 
transfer of affection and elopement with 
Dick's millionaire friend. Lola falls ill and 
Is told by the doctors she may die at any 
minute. Only then does she think of ber 
abandoned father. To him she returns with 
the demand that when she dies he must bring 
her back to life for the second time. The 
answer of the father, who has had time and 
opportunity to see the evil worked by bis 
discovery, is to send a hammer crashing 
through the machine that restores life to 
bodies vacated by their souls. And so Lola 
falls lifeless for good and all. Trick pho- 
tography is twice invoked to make the spirit- 
ual phase of the tale plain, once when the 
shadowy semblance of Lola is seen to as- 
cend from her body )n her father's laboratory 
and once again, when she dies finally, the 
spirit returns to view Its one-time tenement. 
The film alms at no scenlo effect, probably 
with Intent All the back grounds are sim- 
ple to the degree of bareness. In the same 
way tbe distance never varies, with the re- 
sult that the figures come upon the screen 
In exact life size. The effect of this is to 
concentrate attention on the people of the 
story, their character evolutions, and thus 
upon tbe development of the psychic theme 
Itself. Whether that was the intention or 
not it waa the effect The story is inter- 
esting, the acting exceedingly well done and 
the "punch" delivered with stunning force. 
Miss Young's lady Frankenstein is very likely 
to start something in fllmdom. 



THE COUNTRY MOUSE. 

Billy Balderson Hobart Boaworth 

Addle Balderson Adele Farrlngton 

George Marshall Marshall Stedman 

Myrtle Marshall Myrtle Stedman 

Mme. Pauline Rhea Haines 

A Bosworth four-reeler with Hobart Bos- 
worth, the author and principal male player, 
with Adele Farrlngton featured In the title 
role. "The Country Mouse" is not a thriller, 
nor doea Bosworth use muscle every foot of 
the way. It Is the "most subdued" picture in 
which Bosworth has yet appeared. The story 
has been told before, in magazine and stage 
form. Billy Balderson, of tbe California 
farms, Is looking after bis live stock when In- 
formed by neighbors the "railroads are at It 
again." At an open-air meeting where every- 
thing Is talk of the Octopus, Balderson Is the 
striking figure. He goes to the Improvised 
platform and does an Abe Lincoln that re- 
sutls In his Immediate nomination for the 
state legislature. Balderson hits the trail for 
the capital. His dowdy, countrylike country- 
woman and better half goes with him. It 
didn't take long for the reporters to tip Bin 
off his Kentucky colonel outfit was out of 
style and straightway Bill does a hot-foot to 
the tailor's. Wlfey primps up, but she's still 
old-fashioned. The Marshalls were working 
together In trying to lobby for the railroad 
bill. They prey upon Balderson. Mrs. Mar- 
shall leaves a face powder mark upon Bill's 
shoulder. Miss BUI becomes suspicious. BUI 
became pretty strong for bis evening clothes 
and the company of the Marshalls. When Bill 
was on the farm he drank his coffee from the 
saucer. When be went to the Marshalls to 
tea he still drank It tbe old way. BUI didn't 
do anything disgraceful, but his wife took a 
tumble. The "country mouse" became a mil- 
lion-dollar doll. She dresses up and sur- 
prises BUI at the governor's reception. A 
scene with Mrs. BUI doing a tango brings 
things to a climax. Bill pays more attention 
to his wife and It ends with Bill taking dene- 
Inn *>r u r i<.,,« r-im her. Tt'a not a great 
r*>ft' L iir tn, \t\\\ give satisfaction In any 
roTini-mirv. .MIm Farrlngton handles her char- 
s' >r fauitleflbly. 



JULIUS CAESAR. 

Julius Caesar," a Klelne six- reel er, is an 
elaborate production. Oreat care baa been 
taken in Its direction. Even to those who balk 
at minor classics will be regaled upon view- 
ing this picture. The ensembles, groupings 
and climaxes are soeadmirably set forth in 
realistic endeavor that the picture leaves a 
deep impreaaion. Hundreds of supernumer- 
aries work faultlessly. Featured as Caesar is 
Anthony Novell!. sQme ma/ say Novelll does 
not age with the passing of years in the first 
four parts, or that he doea not look command- 
ing enough in six, and find a few objections 
to other members of the cast but Novelll 
handles the role with consummate skill and 
dignity. Some splendidly conceived reproduc- 
tions of Rome, Roman tribal days, battles with 
the Oauls, street Incidents and processions of 
rulers, hostile clashes In the open, sessions In 
the Senate chamber, etc., are vividly cameraed. 
It's foreign, acted by foreign players, and in 
the foreign atmosphere. 



THE BARGAIN. 

Produced by Thomas H. Ince for the Para- 
mount, "The Bargain," In seven parts, ranks 
well up among the best of the western dramas 
shown since film features were. It has all the 
attributes of the best things in pictures; ex- 
ceptional scenic beauty, compellingly Interesting 
story, and capital pantomimic actors. An at- 
tache of the studio declared te the gathering 
tbat witnessed a pTlvate exhibition Monday tbat 
since the first positive was assembled 2,400 
feet had been cut out. The elimination was 
done with expert hand, for the story pre- 
sented is coherent and stands as a splendid 
example of economical treatment In point of 
time and film footage consumed without in- 
jury to the story. It is the first seven-reeler 
witnessed this season that baa not appeared 
spread over too much ground. Considerable 
time is given over to pictures of an elaborate 
western barroom and gambling hall, but every 
Inch counts in the creation of "atmosphere. ' 
The Incidents move with remarkable speed 
and frequency to the effective climax, but 
despite the large number of action passages, 
the whole is well developed as a unit and 
escapes the episodic quality too often apparent 
In "action photoplays." William 8. Hartt aa 
Jim Stokes, the two-gun man, a desperado 
who reforms under the influence of love, is 
as fine and polished a bit of artistic crea- 
tion as a Frederick Remington sketch. He 
was always in the picture, making his points 
with Intelligence, never once over-acting. He 
does a fall with a horse that took away the 
breath of a score of thrill-proof film review- 
ers. Horse and man roll over and over again 
down a steep bank, with bumps and smashes 
that looked like an Invitation to suicide. The 
Btory of the bad man and bis regeneration 
has an occasional touch of gentle humor. 

THE HOOSIER SCHOOLMASTER. 

The first release of Max Figman in the new 
Alliance program, on view at Hammerstein's 
Lexington Avenue Opera house first half of 
this week, Is "The Hoosler Schoolmaster" un- 
der the brand of Masterpiece Film and with 
Figman in the principal role of tbe schoolmas- 
ter, supported by Lollta Roberts. Tbe film has 
the earmark of Flgman's thoroughly artistic 
method. The story Involves no especially sen- 
sational action, and the direction puts in its 
efforts on securing Interesting character and 
picturesque atmosphere. Judging by the sam- 
ples of his work that have lately come on tho 
screen Figman is devoting himself to develop- 
ing to its highest the art of securing delicate 
Solnte of dramatic niceties, in which direction 
e is extraordinarily successful. In the pres- 
ent Instance he exhibits a highly commendable 
restraint In his Interpretation of a part tbat 
could very easily be spoiled by overemphasis. 
His comedy Is as quaint and natural as it could 
be made with the aid of spoken lines and not 
a point is forced by grimace or buffoonery- 
Second to Flgman's character creation is that 
of Bud, a country lout, who is the perfection 
In type and manner for the role. Without 
skillful characterization the story would prob- 
ably have fallen flat. In the hands of thl9 
company, It Is an altogether Interesting rec- 
ord of manners and people framed In an ab- 
sorbing series of events. There are several 
exceedingly well handled mass effects at the 
climax, dealing with the farmers' lynching 
bee, and Bud's rescue of tbe schoolmaster. Bud 
Is shown rounding up 60 or more grazing 
horses and driving them In a wild stampede 
through the crowd of assembled farmers and 
townsfolk. This Is the dramatic "punch" of 
the film and proved a capital thriller. Figman 
is establishing for himself an enviable place 
among the most progressive makers of artis- 
tic moving pictures. 

THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY. 

In adapting Sir Arthur Wing Plnero's power- 
ful drama the scenario writer has evolved a 
two-reel feature that holds the interest. Con- 
stance Crawley and Arthur Maude are the 
featured players of tbe short cast needed. Tho 
largest number of scenes are Interiors. There 
Is no great festured scene In "The Second Mrs. 
Tanqueray" (Warner), but It proves Interest- 
ing and entertaining. The crowding of the 
story Into two reels has hampered the producer 
a- bit, but on tbe whole the work Is well done. 
It Is a feature that won't pull a lot of money, 
but any exhibitor who has a clientele can run 
It aa a special with a regular program and 
give his patrons something to talk about, 
though it Is but two reels long. 



THE STRAIGHT ROAD. 

Mary O'Hara Gladys Hanson 

"BUI" Hubbell William Russell 

Lazy Lis Iva Shepard 

Douglas Alnes Arthur Hoops 

Ruth Thompson Lorraine Hullng 

"Tbe Straight Road" in four parts (Famous 
Players — released through Paramount Nov. 
12) is a feature that will entertain and pull 
money. The film version of Clyde Fitch's play 
contains all the necssitles that go toward mak- 
ing a feature the exhibitor can recommend to 
bis patrons. There Is a good story with a 
moral and in the telling of the tale Is a lot of 
action that withal holds a human note and does 
not at any time tax the Imagination. The 
film production bas been staged with a view 
to make the story as complete aa possible In 
the matter of detail. There is shown at the 
opening a straight road which runs to "Happi- 
ness." The Intervening space is allotted to the 
telling of the story of the life of Moll O'Hara 
from the tllme of the death of her mother in a 
squalid tenement to ber engagement to "Bill" 
Hubbell, after a series of trials and tribula- 
tions. The cast is a most capable one and 
Gladys Hanson who plays the lead is fully cap- 
able in the role of Moll. The greater portion 
of the scenes are interiors. There is a prise 
fight staged in the back room of a saloon that 
bas a genuine thrill. From time to time a com- 
edy relief brings a laugh. 



THE BOOK OF NATURE. 

"The Book of Nature" is the six-reel plc- 
turizatlon of the Uvea and habits of animals 
and insects taken by Dr. Raymond L. Dltmars, 
curator at the New York Zoological Gardens 
In Bronx Park. Bach reel deals with one spe- 
cial form of animal life. The pictures at the 
Academy of Music. Brooklyn, last week, were 
accompanied by a lecture delivered by Dr. Dlt- 
mars. Without the lecture tbe film will be 
practically useless, unless sub-titles or cap- 
tions are inserted. There are none at present 
The first reel deals with mamals. It shows the 
animals with which the public at large Is 
most familiar. The second has the reptiles. It 
is wonderful photography in Its way. The 
snake Is seen to swallow a rabbit much larger 
In normal diameter than Itself. The cobra 
receives considerable attention. The picture 
camera was operated by an electric motor to 
obtain these views. When the snakes sprang 
for it there was nothing to be struck. Tbe 
third section had the amphibians. The frog 
occupied most of this reel. The fourth 
reel, submarine creatures, furnished an inter- 
esting set of views. Of these, the blind lizard, 
which lives in underground rivers, was per- 
haps the most curious. The salamanders and 
their young are another source of wonderment 
The fifth reel pertains to the insect They 
are magnified on the screen. The sixth reel is 
a comedy part called "The Jungle Circus." In 
it all of the animals shown in the proceeding 
reels do the bit of comedy work that comes in 
their make-up. This last reel is very amusing, 
and good for a number of laughs. The whole 
picture is interesting, and with the explanatory 
lecture by Dr. Dltmars, pleased. The feature, 
as an educational subject In its claas, stands 
alone, and should have a profitable lecture 
tour. 



LIFE'S SHOP WINDOW. 

A five-reel screen adaptation of Victoria 
Cross' novel of two or three years ago tbat 
created tremendous talk In this country, 
"Life's Shop Window." without the advance 
work that the book gave it would be deemed 
an ordinary feature, and the renters would 
have a hard time placing the picture with ex- 
hibitors, but as the name has a drawing value 
this production should bring some money to 
the producers. It was evident this waa in the 
mind when making tbe feature, for the pro- 
ducers did not go out of their way to spend 
money, or take advantage of the opportuni- 
ties the book offered. About 12 principal 
roles, fairly well played. The lead should 
have been an actress able to fill the require- 
ments. Several Instances throughout the story 
where the audience loses the trend of the tale 
and again are scenes without rhyme nor rea- 
son, due to faulty direction. It could have 
been remedied In the assembling. The laat 
two reels show the greater faults. They should 
be carefully gone over and revised before the 
film Is generally distributed. There is a tag 
flash of a baby at the close that Is by far tbe 
best thing and It was applauded by the aud- 
ience. The photography is slightly off 
throughout 

THE THUNDERING HERD. 

"In the Days of the Thundering Herd," a 
flve-reel western drama produced by Selig 
featuring Tom Mix and Bessie By ton with 
Wheeler Oakman and Red Wing In the lead- 
ing Indian roles.' backed by a large end 
capable company. Sally Madison (Mlas 
By ton) receives a note from her father telling 
of the discovery of gold In a far western min- 
ing camp and bidding ber to come to him 
across the plains. Tom Mingle (Mr. Mix), 
resigns his position ns pony express rider in 
order to accompany Bessie, who Is bis sweet- 
heart, when her brother refuses to act as her 
escort on the trip. They Join a company of 
western tourists and mldtvny on tbe Journey 
are attacked by Indians. The majority of the 
party are killed and Tom and Bessie are taken 
captives, after Tom has been wounded. Chief 
Swift Wing (Mr. Oakman) falls In love with 
RefiRle and In his own Indian way, makes 
things generally unpleasant for her. How- 
ever, Starlight (Red Wing) befriends the two 
captives and many times during the action 
of the film rescues them from perilous posi- 
tions. Tbe big feature Is a great herd of 
buffalo. There Is a bit more repetition than 
one usually finds In Selig productions. It Is 
good entertainment for lovers of western 
drama. There's plenty of action and spectacu- 
lar effects, and the riding feats, especially 
those of Mr. Mix, are seldom equaled In the 




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Wedding Morning" 

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Representatives GENE HUGHES 

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filmed play. After many trials and hard- 
ships, Tom and Bessie escape from the In- 
dlans and Join a party of buffalo boaters. 
This band suffers the fate of tho couple's 
former party and la attacked by the Indians. 
They are thoroughly beaten and the laat round 
of ammunition Is being exhausted when Red 
Wing discovers another band of hunters, and 
after returning to the scene of the light gad 
Informing Tom of her discovery. Bessie Is 
sent to summon aid. The second party of 
hunters arrives at the dramatlo moment and 
save Tom and Bessie, who are the sole sur- 
vivors, and the happy sweethearts, taking the 
faithful Red Wing as their companion, de- 
part to join Bessie's father. The story is by 
GUson Wlllets and the action Is under the 
direction of Colin Campbell. 



READY MONET. 

Steve Balrd Edward Abeles 

Sidney Rosenthal Monroe Salisbury 

John H. Tyler Jode Mullally 

Mrs. Tyler Jane Darwei: 

Grace Tyler Bessie Bhrriscale 

Ida Tayler Florence Dagmar 

Jas. R. Morgan Fred. Montague 

Jackson Ives James Nelll 

Mike Reardon Theodore Robert* 

Jim Dolan Billy Klmer 

Owner of Skyrocket Sydney Deane 

Captain West, Secret Service Dick La Reno 

"Ready Money," a new Lasky five-part fea- 
ture, Is the picture version of the comedy pro- 
duced on the speaking stage last year. Aa a 
dim It engages and holds Interest and baa ex- 
cellent comedy-dramatic vslues. There was 
no opportunity to work up scenlo effects, except 
several times when large masses of people 
are handled. One of these Incidents waa the 
New Year's eve crowd In a restaurant, and 
another the crowd of merrymakers 00 the 
Mtreet celebrating the same event. A con- 
siderable portion of the action takes place In 
Interior setting*, and while this ordinarily 
militate** against a screen story. In this case 
the Lasky director has accomplished wonders 
in making bin Interiors natural. The main 
virtue of the play In picture form la that It 
keeps the Ktinpense to the highest point. From 
the time Stove reaches New York to finance 
his mine to the time when the coup Is ac- 
complished, there Is a constant ebb and flow 
of fortune in his affairs. Momentarily he 
ntanriH In danger of going to Jail as a counter- 
fHtrr and the failure of his business scheme 
(fneother with the wreck of his love affalrV 
HtnnriH Imminent always. The action moves 
at top speed and the Issue Is never certain 
until the very last minute of reel five. The 
tension Is lightened by delightful comedy peae- 
ages which coax the laugh without resort to 
rough house. The only weakness is the place 
seems to be that It Is rather long oasT the 
action packed Into the second half at tho ex- 
pense of the earlier 



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TYRONE POWER 

In the famous society dram*, 

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Rronson Howard, 




A pictorial - 
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In Four Parts 

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Next Week (November 1 6) 

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is not received) for $5 yearly, or if name is in bold type, $10 yearly. All are eligible to 
this department. 



Abelse Edward Variety, N Y 
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Ahearn Chas Co Orpheum Salt Lake 
Alco Trio Orpheum Oakland 
Alexander & Scott Orpheum Denver 



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Next Week (Nov. li), Orpheum, Brooklyn 

Management M. S. BENTHAM. 



Amoros Sisters Colonial Erie Pa 



Franklyn Ardell 

In "THE SUFFRAGETTE" 
Direction HARRY FITZGERALD 

VAUDEVILLE 



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Bach Bros McVickers Chicago 
Basse Miss care Cooper 1416 Bway NYC 



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SAM MARY 

CHIP and MARBLE 

In "THE LAND OF DYKES" 
JOHN W. DUNNE, Mgr . 

Chretienne ft Louisct Shea's Toronto 

Coaroy 4k LoMalro cere Shuberts 

Conroy & Models Forsyth Atlanta 

Cook Joe Variety N Y 

CorrndiBJ F care Tansig 104 E 14th St N Y C 

Courtney Sisters Poll's Hartford 

Cressy ft Dayne Shea's Toronto 

Curzon Sisters Orpheum Jacksonville 



D'Arville Jeanette Proctor' s Plainfield N J 
De Felice Carlotta Variety San Francisco 
De Long Maidie Variety N Y 
Do viae 4k Williams Variety N Y 

JIM SYBIL 

DIAMOND and BRENNAN 

"Nlftynonsenfte" 
Next Week (Nov. II), Tample, Rochester 

Dockatader Lew Maryland Baltimore 
Dorio Mme Dogs Orpheum Montreal 
Dorr Marie Orpheum Birmingham 
Duffet Bruce Co Poli's Hartford 
Dunedin Duo Columbia Grand Rapids 



Eadic & Pamsden Majestic Milwaukee 



Elisabeth Mary Variety London 

Emmett Mr 4k Mrs Hugh 227 W 46 tb St N Y 

Errol Bert Keith's Louisville 

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Fields Teddy Variety N Y 



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AND SEVEN LITTLE FOYS 
IN VAUDEVILLE 



Frank J Herbert Vitagraph Studio Bklyn 
Frey Henry 1777 Madison Ave NYC 

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Gardiner Trio Forsyth Atlanta 

JACK E. GARDNER 

la "CURSE YOU. JACK DALTON** 
Dirocttoaw HARRY WEBER 

Gardner Willie Maryland Baltimore 

Gaudsmith's The Temple Hamilton 

George Edwin Orpheum Jacksonville 

Gibson Hardy Variety N V 

Glenn Carrie Variety N Y 

Godfrey ft Henderson Variety N Y 

Gordon Jim ft Elgin Girls Variety N Y 

Gordon & Rica Orpheum Montreal 

Gould & Ashlyn Keith's Washington 

Gray Trio Variety NY 

Grapewin Chas Co Columbia St Louis 

Grees Karl 3 Mariahilf Str Bingen-Rhein Germ 

Guerlte Laura Variety London 

Gygi Ota Variety N Y 



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RIP VAN WINKLE 

with THOMAS JEFFERSON 



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Released Nov. 9th (ALCO Program) 



To be H 

followed by 



THE THREE OF US" 



By RACHEL CRUTHERS 



with MISS MABEL TALIAFERRO 

Released Dec. Nth (ALCO Program) 



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igaas 4 Australian Variety N Y 
imilton Jean Touring England 
arrah Great Pantages Tacoma 
tvilaaa The Variety N Y 
lyama 4 Variety N Y 
ayward Stafford A Co Orpheum Duluth 
tywards The White Rats N Y 
•rmana Adolalda Pierpont Hotel NYC 



as Troupe Dockstader's Wilmington 
ge Clara Variety N Y 

nawaka Taps Poll's Hartford 
med Orpheum Lincoln 



irrow Keith's Indianapolis 
>hnston Mabel Colonial Erie Pa 
>hnstons Musical Empire Swansea Ens 
trdan ft Doherty New Grand EvansviMe Ind 
ilietina's Dogs Colonial Norfolk 
ilict Keith's Indianapolis 



Kammerer ft How land Rehoboth Mass 
Keane Warren J Orpheum Montreal 
Kelly Andrew Keith's Philadelphia 
Keno ft Mayne Temple Hamilton 
Keuling Edgar Louis Variety N Y 
Kornau Fred Orpheum Memphis 
Kramers The Shubert Utica 
Kumas Japs Lyric Richmond 



La Count Baas!* care Bohm 1547 Bway NYC 
La Croix Paul Fountaine Pk Louisville 
Lane & O'Donnell Shea's Buffalo 
Langdons Tha Keith's Baltimore 



FRANK LE DENT 

NOV. 2J, EMPIRE, CHISW1CK, ENG. 



Lehar Franz Tampa Tampa Fla 



Leonard ft Russell Keith's Columbus 
Leslie Bert A Co Globe Philadelphia 



Blanche Leslie 



LOEW CIRCUIT 



Lester Harry B Tampa Tampa Fla 



L-KMVIf 

Original "Rathskeller Trio" 
Car* VARIETY, Now York 



Littlejohns The Variety N Y 

Lloyd Alice Temple Hamilton 
Lohse & Sterling Tampa Tampa Fla 
Lowes Two Variety N Y 
Lyons & Yosco Orpheum Birmingham 
Lyres Three Temple Rochester 



Manny ft Roberts Variety N Y 

Harry Water Prat— to 

3 MARCONI BROS. 

Tha Wlral— Orchoatra 

Mario & Duffy Dominion Ottawa 

BOB AL 

MATTHEWS SHAYNE 

And Company 

In "DREAMLAND" 

Neat Weak (Nov. Is), Tampla. Detroit 

Maw* * AddU Variety N Y 

Mayo Lamina Variety N Y 

McCrao Junto Columbia Theatre Bldg N Y 

McDevitt Kelly ft Lucy Colonial Norfolfl 



MAC 'IJONA1 I) AM) CAKKCl.l.'.s 



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VARIETY 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS AND COMPANIES IN BURLESQUE 



LEW KELLY 

"PROF. DOPE" 



Johnnie Jess 

F^mtund With 
BILLY WATSON'S "BIO fHOW." 



Lillian Fitzgerald 



Featured with 



"ROSELAND GIRLS" 

Management Janu E. ("Blutch") Coop«r 



Francis Elliott 

la M A NOVEL CREATION" 
"AUTO CIRLS"-1I14-1S 



Harry Seymour 

NOT A STAR-A COMET! 
-AUTO CJRL3"-lfl4-lS 



Gladys Sears 



"TANGO GIRLS" CO. 



Meredith Sisters 330 W Slit St N Y C 
afiddleton A Spcllmeyer Freeport L I 
Moore & Yates PoIi'» Scranton 
Morris & Brasley Loew Circuit 
Morrissey & Hackett Dominion Ottawa 



? MYSTIC BIRD? 

U. B. O. Orpheum 
Direction, HARRY WEBER 



Nash Julia Co Columbia Grand Rapids Mich 

Nelusco & Herley Keith's Indianapolis 

Nestor & Delberg Loew Circuit 

Nlble * Spenser 363 12th St Bklyn 

Nlcbel Sisters care Delmar 1493 Bway NYC 

Noble A Brooke Tivoli Sydney, Australia 



MISS PAUL 

NORTON - NICHOLSON 

Ea Route 

"A PAIR OF SIXES" CO. 

Cedaleo. T. BOGGS JOHNS 



Nosses Musical 5 Majestic Springfield 111 



Oakland Will Co Orpheum Oakland 
Ower & Ower Orpheum Memphis 



Panton ft Green Orpheum Harrisburg 
Pekin Mysteries Orpheum Birmingham 
Pierlot & Scoficld Orpheum Birmingham 
Pietro Colonial Norfolk 

Harry Weber Present. 

MILTON POLLOCK 

In Geo. Ade's Comedy, 

"SPEAKING TO FATHER" 

Next Week (Nov. It), Keith's Indianapolis 

Prince Arthur Temple Rochester 



HAH KENNEDY 



"LIBERTY GIRLS' 9 



MIS 



T. W. DINKIMS 



JACK CONWAY 

Featured with "Star and Garter" 

Direction, Phil B. Isaac 



FANNIE VEDDER 



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t. JACOBS a JERMON. 



INGENUE, The Broadway Glrle" 
Management Theatric*! Operatise; Co. 

ltli-lS 



LON HASCALL 

SIMON LEGREE (State Manager) 
"BEHMAN SHOW*' 



LEO HOYT 

Comedian, "Prise Winners" Co. 



EDNA RAYMOND 

Prima Donna, "Prise Winners" Co. 



NELLIE FLOREDE 

"GOLDEN CROOK" CO. 



Reevee Billy Variety London 
Rellly Charlie Variety San Francisco 



W. E. Ritchie and Co 

THE ORIGINAL TRAMP CYCLIST 
TICHY'S. PRAG, AUSTRIA 



Renards 3 Variety N Y 
Reynolds Carrie Variety N Y 
Rice Hazel 340 W 46th St N Y 
Richardini Michael 10 Leicester Sq Loadon 
Rochez's Monkey Music Hall 2 Maiden Hill 
Gardens Maiden Eng 



WM. 



MAUD 



ROCK and FULTON 

Featured in "The Candy Shop" 
EN ROUTE 



Roehm's Athletic Girls Variety Chicago 
Ronair ft Ward Variety N Y 

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Sherman ft De Forest Variety N Y 
Stafford ft Stone Echo Farm Nauriet N Y 
Stanley Aileon Variety N Y 
Stanley Forrest Burbank Los Angeles 
Stanton Walter Variety N Y 
St Elmo Carlotta Variety N Y 
Stephens Leone 1213 Elder Are N Y 
Sutton Mclntyre ft Sutton Variety N Y 



Tejdoo Variety N Y 

Toney ft Norman Shea's Buffalo 

Toyo Troupe Keith's Cincinnati 



JAMES (TMdO 

COOPER 

Presents 

Four Shows that Have Gone Over 

"GYPSY MAIDS" "ROSELAND GIRLS" 

"GLOBE TROTTERS" 

"BEAUTY, YOUTH AND FOLLY" 

COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 

Room 415 Columbia Theatre Bids;., 

New York 



Abe Reynolds 



AND 



Florence Mills 

FEATURED IN 

"THE COLLEGE GIRLS" 

Direction, Max Spiegel 



Travilla Bros Orpheum Oakland 
Treat's Seals Keith's Providence 
Tsuda Harry Orpheum Lincoln 



Valli Muriel ft Arthur Oneonta Oneonta N Y 
Van Billy B Van Harbor N H 
VioUnaky Variety N Y 



THE VIVIANS 

THE SHARPSHOOTERS 
Now in London 
Address care of VARIETY, 18 Charing Cross 
Rood, London. 

Von Hoff George Variety New York 



ALBERT 



DOROTHY 



VON TILZER and NORD 

Direction, MAX HART 

W 

Walton ft Vivian 9 W 98th St N Y 
Weber Chas Orpheum New Orleans 
Weston ft Clare Orpheum Lincoln 
Weston ft Leon Temple Rochester 

WILLIE WESTON 

IN VAUDEVILLE 
Booked Solid. Direction, MORRIS ft FEIL 

Willie Bros Keith's Cleveland 
Wills & Hassan Keith's Indianapolis 
Wilson Frank Orpheum Omaha 
Wilson Grace Keith's Columbus 
Wilsons The Orpheum Jacksonville 



Zarell H M Co Interstate Circuit 

Zoeller Edward care Cooper 1416 Bway NYC 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 



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(Week Nov. 16 and Nov. 23.) 
Al Reeves Beauty Show 16 Empire Newark 23 

Casino Philadelphia. 
American Beauties in Oalety Boston 23-25 

Grand Hartford 26-28 Empire Albany. 



For a 



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Playing Keith Time. ROYAL THIS WEEK (Nov. 9), 
GOOD OPENING NUMBER to start the bill right, apply to 

HARRY J. FITZGERALD, Palace Theatre Bldg., New York City. 



LEO STEVENS 

Comedian and Producer 

Helen Jessie Moore 



Versatile Leading Woman 



Direction HURTIG & SEAMON 






JACK SINGER Presents 

LEW KELLY 



And the 



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"Behman Show 

With 

LON HA5CALL JAMES TENBROOKE 

MACK and IRWIN 

VAN and PYNES 
CORINNE FORD and the I College Boys 

MARTELLE 

Where managere come to purloin actora, 
actors to Pilfer Material 



Beauty Parade 10 Palace Baltimore 23 Qayety 
Washington. 

Beauty Youth Ai Folly 10 Orpheum Paterson 23 
Majestic Jersey City. 

Behnian Show 10 Columbia New York 23 Ca- 
8i no Brooklyn. 

Ben Welch Show 10 Oayety Minneapolis 23 
Star St Paul. 

Big Jubilee 10 Gayety Omaha 23 L O 30 Gay- 
ety Minneapolis. 

Big Revue 10 Troi adero Philadelphia 23 L, O 
3o-2 Stone O H Binghuinton 3-5 Van Culler 
II Schenectady. 

Big Sensation 10 Standard Cincinnati 23 Em- 
pire Cleveland. 

Bohemians 10 Buckingham Louisville 23 Stand- 
ard Cincinnati. 

Bon Tons 10 Casino Boston 23-25 Worcester 
Worcester 20-2S Park Bridgeport. 

Bowery Burlesquera 10 L O 23 Gayety Min- 
neapolis. 

Broadway Girls 10 Garden Buffalo 23 Star 
Toronto. 

Cabaret Girls 10 Victoria Pittsburgh 2.". Penn 
Circuit. 

Charming Widows 10 Majestic Jersey City 23 
L O 30 Gayety Philadelphia. 

Cherry Blossoms 10 Grand Boston 23-25 Grand 
Pittslleld 20-2S Empire Holyoke. 

Cltv Belles 10 Penn Circuit 23 Olympic New 
York. 

City Sports 10-1S Grand Pittsfleld 10-21 Em- 
pire Holvnke 23 Murray Hill New York. 

College Girls 10 Empire Philadelphia 23 Em- 
pire Hoboken. 

Crackerjacks 10 L O 23-25 Stone O H BlnK- 
h;m:ton 20-L'x Van Culler O II Schenectady. 

Preamland-: 10 Gayety Kansas City 23 Gay- 
ety Omaha. 

Eva Mull's Show 10 Gayety Philadelphia 20- 
2S Grand Trenton. 

Fav Foster Co 10 Corinthian Rochester 23 
Garden Buffalo. 

Follies of Day 10 Star St Paul 23 Gayety Mil- 
waukee. 

Follies of Pleasure 10 Century Kansas City 23 
L O 30 L. O. 

French Models 10 Standard St Louis 23 Cen- 
tury KHnsas City. 

Gaiety Girls 10 Gayetv Montreal 23-25 Em- 
pire Albany 20-2^ Grand Hartford. 

Garden of Girls 10 L O 23 L O 30 Columbia 
Indianapolis. 

Gay Morning Glories 10 Olympic New York 23 
Orpheum Paterson. 

Gay New Yorkers 10 Minor's Bronx New York 
23 L O 30 Empire Newark. 

Gav White Way 10 Casino Brooklyn 23 Music 
Hall New York. 

Gay Widows 10 Gayety Baltimore 23 Bijou 
Richmond. 

Glneer Girls 10-1* Empire Albany 10-21 Grand 
Hartford 23 Casino Boston. 

Girls from Happyland 10 Gayety Detroit 23 
Gavcty Toronto. 

Girls from .Toyland 10 Pliou Richmond 23 
Arademv of Music Norfolk 

Girls from Fo111c« 10-1* Jacques O H Wnter- 
hurv 10-21 Gllmore Springfield 23 Howard 
Boston. 

GlrN of Moulin Rouce 10 Gayety Milwaukee 23 
Sf;ir <?• Garter r-hlmco. 

Globe Trnttrrs 10 1, O 23 Empire Newark. 

Gyp«v Mi Ids 10 Star Cleveland 23 Gayety 
Cincinnati. 





And His Canine Pupils 



MAJESTIC, Chicago, This Week (Nov. 9) 
Direction, PAUL DURAND 



VARIETY 



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REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS AND COMPANIES IN BURLESQUE 



JACOBS & JERMON'S 



Coluafcii ThMtn B.ndiif, 



I 

Broadway aid 47th Straat, Ntw Yorfc 







T rSSir BILLY WATSON 



•ILLY WATSOra "BIG GIRLIE SHOW" 

columbia amusement 
cb/*«rTu*eb 



WATtOll "ORIENTALS" 

WANT QOOD-t-OOKIMQ OlgLg ALWAYt 



SAMMY WRIGHT 



Al Rnvm say si The bigsst riot 
I've •v*r had In my show I" 



NK FINN 

CHARLES H. WALDRON 



THE GREATEST 
DANCER OF 
THEM ALL I 



Chooceeta 



AT LIBERTY 
Addrass 2X7 W. Mtfc 
N« 



St. 



Charles Robinson caiDar.Bea.iies 



SEASON 1*14-1*11 



Harry Cooper 



FEATURBD WITH 

"CRACKER JACKS" 

Direction. 
COLUMBIA AMUSEMENT CO. 



GEO. H.WARD 



WITH BERNARD A ZEISLER'S 

"FfcENCH MODELS" 

lftM-lf 



WILL FOX 



Featured Comedian 

"Gay New Yorkers" 



Joe MORRIS and CAMPBELL Flossie 



With "BROADWAY GIRLS" Snnb 1114-1S. 



Sam Micals 



WITH "BOWERYS" 

MsJlRESfitafity 

hurtiqVscaXk 



MAUDI 



"AMERICAN BEAUTIES" CO. 

"Queen Rose of the Rosebud Garden of Girls."— McCley in Variety. 



Happy Widows 16 Empire Toledo 23 Columbia 
Chicago. 

Basting's Big Show 16 Englewood Chicago 23 
Gayety Detroit 

Hello Paris 16-1N Stone O II Blnghamton 19- 
21 Van Culler O H Schenectady 23 Corin- 
thian Rochester. 

Heart Charmers 16 Savoy Hamilton Can 23 
Cadillac Detroit. 

High Life Girls 16 L O 23 Columbia Indian- 
apolis. 

Honeymoon Girls 16 Star & Garter Chicago 23 
Englewood Chicago. 

Liberty Girls 16 Gayety Cincinnati 23 Empire 
Toledo. 

Lovemakers 16-18 Worcester Worcester 10-21 
Park Bridgeport 23 Columbia New York. 

Marion's Own Show 16 Empire Brooklyn 23 
L O 30 Westminster Providence. 

Million Dollar Dolls 16 Gayety Buffalo 23-25 
Unstable Syracuse 20-28 Lumberg Utlca. 

Mischief Makers 16 Gayety Brooklyn 23-2.> 
.Jacques O II Waterbury 26-28 Gilmore 
Springfield. 

Monte Carlo Girls 16 Academy of Music Nor- 
folk 23 Gayety Philadelphia. 

Orientals 16 Empire Cleveland 23 Victoria 
Pittsburgh. 

Passing Review of 1014 10-21 Grand Trenton 
23 Gayety Brooklyn. 



Prize Winners 16 Empire Hoboken 23 Empire 
Brooklyn. 

Robinson's Carnation Beauties 16-18 Bastablo 
Syracuse 10-21 Lumberg Utica 23 Gayety 
Montreal. 

Roseland Girls 16 Princess St Louis 23 Gay- 
ety Kansas City. 

Rosey Posey Girls 16 Columbia Chicago 23 
Princess St Louis. 

September Morning Glories 16 Cadillac De- 
troit 23 Haymarket Chicago. 

Social Maids 16 Gayety Toronto 23 Gayety 
Buffalo. 

Star & Garter 16-18 Grand Hartford 10-21 
Empire Albany 23 Miner's Bronx New York. 

Svdell's London Belles 16 Music Hall New 
York 23 Empire Philadelphia. 

Tango Girls 16 Columbia Indianapolis 23 
Buckingham Louisville. 

Tango Queens 16 Murray Hill New York 23 
Star Brooklyn. 

Taxi Girls 16 Haymarket Chicago 23 Stand- 
ard St Louis. 

Tempters 16 Hownrd Boston 23 Grand Boston. 

Trocaderos 16 L O 23 Westminster Providence. 

Watson Sisters 16 Gayety Washington 23 Gay- 
ety Pittsburgh. 

Watson's Big Show 16 Westminster Provi- 
dence 23 Gayety Boston. 



A RIOT IN BURLESQUE 



III 



N B. BARCLAY 



"In appMraace and method he closely resembles Frank Daniels whan that present-day 
calabrity waa winning his spurs in ths Charlss H. Hoyt fares comsdies." 

FREDERICK M. McCLOY, In VARIETY. 



Dave Gordon 

Presents "GIRLS OF THE GAY WHITE WAY" 



SIMMONDS, STEWART and LAKE'S 

"AUTOGIRLS" CO. Offer 

HARRY M. STEWART FRANCIS ELLIOTT MADELINE WEBB 
JAS. J. LAKE CAROL SCHRODER BILLY HALLMAN 

HARRY SEYMOUR SALLY STEWART TEDDY SIMMONDS 

COLUMBIA CIRCUIT, liH-U 



SOMETHING NEW 



BARNEY «Cf|f I ICC OF I\1V W 
GERARD'S rULLILO THE U A I 

With SAM SIDMAN, GERTRUDE HAYES and an All-Star Cast 
^^ BIGGEST HIT IN BURLESQUE SINCE "WINE, WOMAN AND SONG" 
*"**"" NEXT WEEK (NOV. IS), STAR THEATRE, ST. PAUL 



"'"GORDON and MURPHY-F"*k 



PREMIER ACROBATIC DANCER* wtth "BON-TOM QIRLS 



»» 



Babe La Tour 



With "GOLDEN CROOK 
JACOBS A JEftMON 




NOW AND ALWAYS 



(Colombia Circuit) 



HARRY [Hickey] LE VAN 

/*¥ AIDE* Tit? ITTRll? Uadlng Woman 
ILA1KE/ VLt V 111 Lt Dixos'i "Revise of HIS" 



Anna-ARMSTRONG and ODELL-Tommy 

With DAVE MARION'S OWN CO. 



H EMPTY 




PrasanU THE BIG REVIEW OP lflT 



MARGIE CATLIN 



ALWAYS WORKING 



PENNESSY A HERK 

"Happy Widows' 9 



Winning Widows 10 Gayety Pittsburgh 23 
Star Cleveland. 

Zallah's Own Show 16 L O 23 Gayety Balti- 
more. 



LETTERS 

Where C follows name, letter Is in 
Variety's Chicago office. 

Where S F follows name. letter is in 
Variety's San Francisco office. 

Advertising or circular letters will 
not be listed. 

P following name indicates postal, 
advertised once only. 



Adams Eugene (C) 
Aldro & Mitchell (C) 



Alexander Chas 
Allison May 
Alloy A D 



(C) 



Aloha Twins 


Breakaway Bnrlews 


Alow Hamad Troupe 


(C) 


Anthony Ethel 


Brennen J (C > 


Applebaun Murry 


Brooke H Co 


Arcey L 


Brooks Jim 


Arm en to Angelo (C) 


Bucbell Mae 


Aubrey Burt (C) 


Bucber Marie 




Bundy Thos J 


B 


Hunt Kennedy 


Baldwin Ray (C) 


Burton Chas A 


Baldwin Ray 




Baptist A Branconi 


C 


Barnold J V 


Callahan Emmet (C) 


Barry Walter (C) 


Callahan Frank 


Beach Geo F (C) 


Calemoie Jolly 


Benson Ben 


Campbell E 


Bernard Dollle 


Campbell Jim 


Berlin Sid 


Cate Walter H 


Bonsettl Paul (C) 


Carlyle Elsie 


Bowsen CIiiih (C) 


Cavanaugh * Shaw 


Bradford (C) 


(C) 


Braham Nat 


Cecil M 


Brandon Doris 


Charlg 


Prnzhll Hart (C) 


Christy Sen 



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Li I 1 \\f A W I 1 I L k 17 "LOOPING THE LOOP ON THE CLOUD SWING 

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THIS WEEK (Nov. I), HAMMERSTEIN'S, NEW YORK 



32 



VARIETY 



The Refined Horn* for 

Professionals. 

Handsomely Furnished 

Steam Heated Rooms 

Bath and Every 

convenience 



ft 



THE ST 



99 



'Phono 71*7 Bryant 
Acknowledged a« the host 



LA m ftm pie at In New 

l\lLiOi\ ' 



'ork City. 

One block from Booking 
Offices and VARIETY. 



NOW AT 67 W. 44th STREET 



PAULINE COOKE, Sole Proprietress 




Hotel Plymouth 

38th St. (Between Broadway and 8th Ave.), N. Y. City 



New Fireproof Building. 



A Stone's Throw from Broadway 



$1 



ONE IN 
"TT A 

DAY ROOM 



$1 



5 TWO IN 

~JT A 

DAY ROOM 



Big Reductions to Weekly Gueets 

Every room has hot and cold running water, electric light and 
long distance telephone. 
Phone 1S28 Greeley EUROPEAN PLAN T. SINNOTT, Manager 



CLEANEST IN TOWN 



150 Furnished Apartments 

Steam Heated, Centrally Located in the Theatrical District in the City of 

NEW YORK. For the Comfort and Convenience of the Profession. 



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HENRI COURT 

lit 114 Mm 111 W. 41th ST. 
Tel Bryant 8560 8561 

New fireproof building, 
just completed, with hand- 
somely furnished three and 
four- room apartments com- 
plete for housekeeping. Pri- 
vate bath, telephone, elec- 
tricity. 
RATES: $12 UP WEEKLY 



THE ANNEX 

7S4 and 7S€ tth AVE., at 47th St 

Tel. Bryant 3431 

Decidedly clean, four and 
five-room apartments with 
private baths, carefully fur- 
nished. 

$18.88 up 



THE CLAMAN 
125 aid III W. m ST. 

Tel. Bryant 4293-6131 

Comfortable and excep- 
tionally clean three and 
four-room apartments, thor- 
oughly furnished for house- 
keeping. Private baths. 

$8.00 UP WEEKLY 



UNDER MANAGEMENT OF THE OWNER 





HE ARTMU 



252-254 West 38th St., off 7th Avenue, NEW YORK 

$2.50 to $5.00 Weekly 



188 rooms, scrupulously clean, baths 
Telephone 41» Greeley 



every floor, steam heat, electric light and gas 

MUSIC ROOM FOR USE OF GUESTS 



SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL RATES 

ELI.. MARKWE 

220 WEST 49TH ST., NEW YORK 

Rooms for 2 persons, $1.00. With Private Bath, $1.50 
Parlor Bedroom and Bath, $2.50 



Phono Bryant 1*44 



Geo. P. Schneider, Prop. 






FURNISHED APARTMENTS 
< ^*culI , L5 , Ah?^ ,to, 323 West 43rd Street, NEW YORK CITY 

Private Bath, 3-4 rooms. Catering to the comfort and convenience of the profession 

Steam Heat $8 Up 



Claire Leslie 
Claire Ina 
Clalrmont Alphonse 

(C) 
Clalrmont Jos S (C) 
Clalrmont Josephine 
Clarendon Trlxle 
Clark Blllle F 
Clark Thos 
Clifford F 
Clifford Will 
Clugston Chas 
Cole Judson (C) 
Collier Ruby 
Combine Garfield 
Cook Jim (C) 
Cooper B (C) 
Corrlgan Jack 
Coultrope Co 
Courtney Hazel 
Covanangh Dick 
Craft Anna 
Crawford Miss W (C) 
Crelgbton Jim 
Cromwells Aerial 
Cross In Edna 
Curley Ed 
Curwen Patrlc J 
Cuthbert ft Dahllberg 

(C) 
Cu thing & Zlnda 



Daisey Frank A 
Damton Leslie 
Dale L 
De Armout Billy (C) 



De Clalrmont Paul 
Deerfoot Bombay (C) 
Delmar Evelyn 
Denham E 
Deour Eare 
De Poy Earl 
Devlin Jas 
Deilon Dorthy 
Dike Jubet 
Dllger W H 
Dlngas Ivy 
Donovan Jas B 
Dooley Gordon 
Dorsey J E 
Dorr If 

Dounard Kittle (C) 
Douvan Jas B 
Dudley Bess 
Dumond Lillian 
Dunn Sisters 
Dunham C 
Dupres Fred 
Dushan Peggy 
Durand Edna 
Du Val Billy 
Du Vail Helen R 
Dyer Cal O 

E 
Edwards Mrs W (C) 
Edwards Cora 
Edwards Bros 
Egamar E 
Elklns Betty 
Elliott Geo K 
Elnore May 
Emmltt « Emmltt 



F 

Faber ft Waters (C) 
Fagan Chas 
Fagan Noodles (C) 
Farrell Florence 
Farley Jack 
Farley Prescott 
Fern A Zell 
Ferris Chas 
Flgg Chas 
FinTay R 
Flood Alice 
Fonda Mabel 
Forbes Marion 
Forrester. 8 H 
Fowler Levert 
Francis C 
Francis Emma 
Francis Milton 
Frasers The 
Freed Arthur 
Freeman H 
Frawley Paul (C) 



Gallagher Antone 

Galvln Tom (C) 

Gardiner Harry 

Geer Edward 

Gibson Marlva 

Gibson G 

Gibson A Dyso 

Girl From Milwaukee 

Gluran John 

Gleen Carrie 

Godfrey A Henderson 



Golden Mrs 
Goldlng Claude 
Oolding A Keating 
Qoodrldge Goo W 
Goodwin Sue 
Gordon Blanche 
Gordon James 
Graham Clara 
Gray Ellen 
Griffin Gerald 
Gross Louise 

H 
Hale Willie 
Hall E 
Hall George 
Hamilton Frank 
Hampt M 
Hanerman A 
Harold Smugger (C) 
Harris Katie 
Harris A Randell 
Harvey Marion 
Haviland Floyd 
Hayco Paul 
Hayer W 
Hayward Ina 
Hay res O (C) 
Hearn Julia 
Herbert Wm 
Herbst L (C) 
Held Frieda E 
Henderson C 
Henderson Frank 
Hendler Hlrschel 
Henessey James 
Henning Winnie 
Herleln Lillian 



554 
Tel. Bryant { 555 
7833 



The Edmonds 



ONE BLOCK 
TO TIMES SQ. 



Furnished Apartments 

EDWARD E. BURTIS, Mgr. 

CATERING EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PROFESSION 

776-78-80 Eighth Avenue 

Between 47th and 48th Streets 

NEW YORK 



Private Bath and Phone in 
Each Apartment 



Office 
776 EIGHTH AVENUE 



AN ITALIAN DINNER YOU WONT FORGET 

108-110 West 49th St. Alft I IT 1 ft Nc " 6th Ave ' 
Lunch 40c. IV II II I I II DINNER - WMk D **«» **• 

w.th wi.e U I U aL 1 1 U tuu r^ zzr •"• 

THE RENDEZVOUS OF "THEATRICALS BEST' 
TURNING THEM AWAY NIGHTLY 



HOTEL LYNWOOD 



102 WEST 44TH STREET 



NEW YORK 



Single Rooms, $5 per week; Double, $7; with Bath, $9; Parlor Bedroom and 
Bath, $14. Elerator, Electric Light, Telephone in *rerj room. Telephone 8130 
Bryant. 

Telephone Bryant 2M7 

Furnished Apartments 
and Rooms 

Three and Four Room Apartments $• to $8 
Large rooms |4.M and up 

COMPLETE HOUSEKEEPING 

310 W. 4STH ST., NEW YORK 



NEW YORK 



Tel. 1890 Bryant 

2M W. 41ST STREET 

A Hotel for Gentlemen— $2 Up 
1 Minute West of Broadway 
The Rendezvous for Bohemians and Profes- 
sional Folk Generally. Chile Concarne, Hot 
Tamales and Mexican Dishes a Specialty. 
Rehearsal Rooms, $l.St for 3 hours. 



Hill Lena 
Hllllard W (Cl 
Hillyer Evelyn 
Hlnkle Pete 
Holder Edw 
Hoffman Harry 
Hollis Frank 
Holllster L D 
Hopkins Monroe 
Horman Trio 
Hosklns Lezette 
Hudson Lillian 
Huffman Max 
Hughs Madge 
Hull Thalle (C) 
Hume Harry 
Hunt Harry 
Hutton Cramer 
Hyde Victor 



Jackson Miss (C) 
Jarrett F J 
Johnson O (C) 
Jolson Harry 
Jordon L (C) 
Judges Shru 
Julian Frankie 

K 
Kaawa George 
Kayne Agnes (C) 
Keaton L (C) 
Keeley Mrs 
Keith Dotle (C) 
Kennedy Jack 
Kempton Oeo (C) 



Kennedy Walter 
Kenney John 
King Qua 
King ft Lovell 
King A Millard (C) 
Klnsly Wm 
Klrby Thos 
Kltamurd Tom 
Knight ft Moose (C) 
Kummer Ray (C) 
Kyle Howard 



Lamp Wm & Co 
Langdon H (C) 
Langford Wm 
Lavell Alfred 
Lavall E (C) 
La Valle Francis 
La Verne Evelyn 
La Varnies The 
Lawson Francis 
Leab S J 
Lee Oscar 
Leonard Lew 
Leslie Lew 
Leslie Max 
Lestora Lillian 
Levey E (C) 
Lewis Al 
Lewis Harry 
Lewis S (C) 
Liedow Edna 
Lindner Helen 
Lockett Lou (C) 
Loft us Arthur 
Long Tack Sam (C) 



Lorraine Evelyn 
Lucadors The 
Lucotti 

M 

Macanlyfe Harry 
Mack Albright ft M 
Mahoney F 
Mallla Maudie 
Manley Dave 
Manny Charlie 
Markley Frank 
Martin Grace 
Martyn ft Florence 
Martyn V 
Mason Homa 
Maxlmus Maz 
Matthews J (C) 
Maynard Harry (C) 
McDonough Ethel 
McKenna Thos 
McLean D 
McNamara Teddy 
Melvern Babe 
Melville ft Higglns 
Merkel Sisters 
Merle's Cockatoos 
Miller Anna (C) 
Miller Faye 
Miller J 
Mills Irene 
Mitchell Chas (C) 
Montrose ft Sardell 
Mooney May 
Moore A Gibson 
Moore Joy 
Morey Chas 



Morrell Frank 
Morrill Helena 
Morton Mildred 
Morton V 
Myers Ana 
Muller Gene 
Muller Laura 

N 
Nazarro Nat 
Netchman B (C) 
Nice Twins 
Nicholson Alex (P) 
Nolan Andy (C) 
Noes Bertha 
Norton ft Lee (C) 



Palmer P L 
Pantzer Ernest 
Parker Texas 
Parry Tilly 
Pease Harry 
Peck F (C) 
Pelman Harold 
Peters Phil 
Plcaro Lulgy 
Pinafore H Co 
Plunkett Saylls ft B 
Potter Chas B 
Powers John J 
Powers Julia (C) 
Prior Ernest 
Pruitt Bill C) 



Quirk Billy 



VARIETY 



33 



HOTEL VAN CORTLANDT 



142-146 W. 49TH STREET 
JUST EAST OF BROADWAY 



NEW YORK 



Centrally located, good service, absolutely fireproof. A home-like transient and family 

hotel. Telephone in every room. 

Restaurant and Grill equal to any Moderate Prices 

Rooms large, light, airy and wall furnished. 

Rooms with use of bath $1.50 and up. Rooms with bath $2 and up, 
Parlor bedroom and bath $3 and up, for one or two persons. 

SPECIAL RATES TO THE PROFESSION. WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS 



NEW VICTORIA HOTEL 

Formerly KING EDWARD 

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 

IN NEW YORK 

14S-1SS WEST 47TH STREET, Just Off Broadway. 

"The Vary Heart of New York" Absolutely Fireproof 

SSS Rooms, 2SS Private Baths. EVERY MODERN CONVENIENCE 

Rooms (Running Water) $1.00 and Upward. Room and Bath, $1.50 
Five Minutes' Walk to 3* Theatres POPULAR PRICE RESTAURANT 

CHAS. A. HOLL1NGSWORTH, Proprietor 

AN IDEAL HOTEL FOR PROFESSIONALS 



Telephone Bryant #51 




IVIOIM 




104-106 W. 40TH ST., NEW YORK, Between Broadway and Sixth Ave. 

European Plan, rooms $2.50 up per week. Double rooms, $4.00 up. Housekeeping rooms, $7.00 
par week. Steam Heat. Baths on every floor. 

JIMSEY JORDAN, Mgr. 



COME AND SEE ME 



PUT THIS IN YOUR DATE BOOK 



BILLY "Swede" HALL 

CLARIDGE APARTMENTS, 
226 WEST 50TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY 



CORNE 



114-116 WEST 47TH STREET, NEW YORK 

(Just off Broadway) 
Best location in town. 

Kitchenette apartments; Single and double rooms, with bath. 
Attractive prices to the profession. 



MRS. REN SHIELDS. ™,S2mS ed 

The Van Alan, 154 West 45th St. 

NEW YORK 

STEAM HEAT AND HOT WATER 
Phone 1193 Bryant. All Modern Improvements 

Maud Fauvette, "The Tango Chamber Maid" 

Catering to Vaudeville's Blue List 

Schilling House 

107-100 Wast 4Sth Street 

NEW YORK 

American plan. MEAL SERVICE AT ALL 
HOURS. Private Baths. Music Room for 
Rehearsals. 'Phone 1050 Bryant 



Raines Elmer 
Ray John T 
Regsn Hazel (C) 
Reese Lola (C) 
Reyem ft Rey 
Rhea Mme (C) 
Rlnaldo Clyde 
Ritchie BUlle 
Robeal Dave (C) 
Robinson Thos 
Robyns William 



Roberts Barbara 
Rockwell Louise (C) 
Rockwell Maude 
Roehm Mrs Will (C) 
Rogee Leon 
Rombout Elsie 
Rose Max 
Roser Mrs M 
Roslyn Rose 
Ross Martha 
Rowles Jack 
Russell Ed 
Ryno & Emerson 



8 

Salonda Sen 
Sanford Myrtle 
Sheller Mr 
Shelden Bettlna 
Sheehan E (C) 
Slgler R C 
Slkes Miss J (C) 
Simpson A Dean 
Skipper Geo 
Skehter Q P 
Sloan Blanche 
Smllettl Sisters 
Smith Eddie 
Smythe William 
Snmder Miss F (C) 
Snow Ray W 
Spellman J Miss 
Sparry Fred 
Stanton Walter 
Stanton Will 
Stendall T 
Stockdale L R 
Stoddard ft Hayes 
Stour Geo 
Stouer Paul H 
Suits Miss A (C) 
Sullivan J F 
Sutton E F 
Swain Chas 



Teal Raymond 

Tenny M 

Terry Arthur & Grace 



Terry Frank 

Thomss Billy 

Thomas W H 

Thompson Wm 

Tlsnlta 

Timbers 

Todd ft Dahnleh 

Troy R 

Truesdale Miss 

Tylra Lillian 

Tyrrell Mrs J M (C) 



Vann Chas (C) 
Vann Jack 
Van Brunt Walter 
Van Restart Sybil 
Vandou F 
Vaughn Preston 
Venette Leara (C) 
Vlerra Geo (C) 
Vine Dave 
VonDell Harry 

W 
Wadr Claude 
Walls J J (C) 
Walters Ann Co (C) 
Walters ft Murry (C) 
Walters Bob 
Walters Wslter 
Walton Louise 
Ward Walter 
Ward Elisabeth 
Waree Ida 



MARIE LAVARRE 

Vaudeville'* Cla$*iett Rag Singing Comedienne 
COLUMBIA THEATRE THIS SUNDAY Nov. 15 



IN/1EIN 

245 WEST 51st STREET 

JUST WEST OF BROADWAY 

2. 3 AND 4 ROOMS 
Modern Fireproof Elevator Building 

RENTS $45 UP. 

References required. Appty on premises. 




ACTS COMING TO CHICAGO STOP AT 

HOTE,L CARLE/TON 

STATE, ARCHER AND 20TH STREETS 

MOO AND UP. FREE USE OF ALHAMBRA HIPPODROME STAGE FOR REHEARSAL 
PURPOSES. THEATRE AND HOTEL UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT 



Dad's Theatrical Hotel 

PHILADELPHIA 

WELLINGTON HOTEL 

Wabash Ave. and Jackson Blvd. 

CHICAGO 
Rates to the Profession 

J. A. RILEY, Manager 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 

REGENT HOTEL, 100 N. 14TH 

NEW RECENT HOTEL, 101 N. 14TH 

METROPOLE HOTEL, 800 N. 12TH ST. 

E. E. CAMPBELL, Prop, and Mgr. 

Theatrical Headquarters 
Tea Minute.' Walk to AH Theatres 



HOTEL BROADWAY, DETROIT 

42.44 BROADWAY 
Theatrical hotel within three minute*' walk 
from all Theatres. Price, $3.50 up, single; 
$5.00 up, double. 



Weston Willie 
Weigaud Violet 
Wellington Dave 
West & Heath 
Wheeler Ed (C) 
Wheeler Mrs H A 



Whltbeck Flo 
Wtggin Bert (C) 
Wilbur Harrington ft C 
Wilbur Clarence 
Wilham Ponlll Co 
Williams Sydney 



SHERMAN'S HOTEL 

Formerly COOKE'S HOTEL 

"A Theatrical Hotel of the Better CUaa" 

Walnut Street above Eighth 

Opposite Casino Theatre Philadelphia 

CAFE CABARET EVERY NIGHT 



,jeX HOT t: , 

II MOMf OF Tfll i 

i i » < r !«-. • m .mt rifi Tiju f *s 



CATERING TO THE PROFESSION 

MANDEL'S 

INTER OCEAN HOTEL 

REMODELED AND RENOVATED 
At Reasonable Price., $3.50 and Up Slngl. er 

Double 

338 State St., CHICAGO, ILL. 

wTIUMnTTom™"'^™ 
Wilson Viola 
Wilson 81sters (SF) 
Winton Bernard 
Wood Maurice 
Woods Albert (C) 



Yarrlck Howard (C) 
Yates Harold 
Yates Nel ft Bettle 
Yorke Alice 
Young Virginia 



CORRESPONDENCE 

Unle*. otherwise noted, the following reporti arc for the current week. 

P 1 II ip 1 A flfi VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE; 
*^ **""" MAJESTIC THEATRE BUILDING 



J 



Ruth Wilkes has Joined "The Dream Girl" 
tabloid. 

"Potash ft Perlmutter" celebrated the 100th 
Monday night 

Bessie Ksplsn Is featured for the entire week 
at the Colonial. 

Jobn Shehan is the new assistant In the 
box office at the Majestic. 

"The New Henrietta," will follow "A Pslr 
of Sixes" st the Cort, opening about Christ- 
mas. 



Inland lake about six miles from Maduwn, 
Wis. 



The Fine Arts theatre has inaugurated 
Sunday night performances for the engage- 
ment of "Consequences," the first time. 



Sarah Adler and Miss Heine are among 
the principal players with the Yiddish com- 
pany now occupying the Empire., 



The Yates Sinters, formerly with Hob Fin- 
lay, are now working with Kay Itnlriwln. Bob 
Flnlay Is doing a monolog. 



The theatrical colony of Chicago Is particu- 
larly rejoiced in that Judgs Charles N. Oood- 
now has been re-elected to the municipal 
bench. 

A feature film department will be In- 
stalled by the "Association" in a short time 
with Ssm Thall, now In charge of the 
tabloid department will be In charge, 

"His Son," by Louis Kaufman Anspscher, 
will be played In Chicago later In the sea- 
son If a bouse can be secured. Henry Kolker 
has the chief role In the play. 

The Columbia, as a tryout house, Is pro- 
nounced a huge success. All the agents In 
town get out there, and four acts were billed 
out of the bouse last week. 

Dwlght Meade will be the leading man with 
Grace Hayward when her stock company 
opens at the Wlllard next week. The opening 
bill will be "Officer 086." 



Chick Sales, who played at the Palace last 
week, has purchased a ll.Vacre farm on an 



Poyle Woolfolk. producer of tabloids, hss 
filed a petition In bankruptcy through his st- 
torney, Fred Lowentbsl. Liabilities are placed 
at $l.'l,830 and assets at 187. 



VARIETY 



Hardy 




Benham 



TAILORS OF TO-DAY 

Wish to call the attention to their professional clientele of their new, commodious location at the 
STRAND THEATRE BUILDING, 1583 Broadway (Room 316), New York. 



Pmrtkulnrty recogaitced for their 
Much-tmlked-of Bvalng Clothe*. 




4— Wllhat Troupe -4 

The American Cinematograph Co. has filed 
an Involuntary petition In bankruptcy. Lia- 
bilities placed at $15,000 and assets not named. 
The company manufactures pictures. 

It now appears that Fania Maranoff, playing 
in "Consequences" at the Fine Arts, was mar- 
ried rencently in New York to Carl Van 
Vechten, dramatic critic. 

Peter J. Schaefer, vice president of the 
Jones, Llnlck & Schafer enterprises, has 
purchased a block of stock In Rlvervlew Park, 
and Is now one of the largest Individual hold- 
ers. 



The University Extension Law School has 
conferred the honorary degree of Bachelor of 
Laws upon D. Max Thorek, In recognition of 
hlH achievements In the medical field. He 
received his sheepskin last week. 



The Indiana, one time boarding house for 
horses, has not dipped Into vaudeville this 
season. It Is running pictures, and recently 
had a big electric sign outside reading : 
"The Old Curiosity Shop." 



William Anthony McGulre has written a new 
war play which he tentatively calls "Hell." 
which he Is showing to managers. "From Out 
the Shadow" Is the title of another of his plays 
which Ous Hill has taken to produce later. 



George E. Hewes has obtained a divorce from 
his wife, Leah Q. Hewes, a burlesque chorus 
girl. The decree was handed down on account 
of a remarkable letter written by the wife 
to her husband. 



Next week .two stars of first magnitude 
will arrive In Chicago. Maude Adams will come 
to the Dlackstone and Harry Lauder will be at 
the Auditorium. At Powers" theatre, "The 
Misleading Lady" will be offered for a short 
engagement. 



Felix Blel, of San Francisco, has been In 
Chicago looking for a downtown house In 
which he will establish a first-class stock 
company. He returned to the west and left 
the matter of negotiations with J. Allen 
Whyte, formerly well known In theatricals. 



The Orpheum, Gary, is open but two days 
a week now. Saturday's feature films are 
nhown ; Sundays, tabs are on the program. V. 
IT. Young is manager and Bayless Cosner Is 
electrician. The Hammond Orpheum Is open 
every day and doing fair business. 



Manager Joseph Garrity of the American 
Music Hall has installed an orchestra under 
the direction of Anton Pederson. The bar 
has been restored, ns those In charge had a 
contract which could not be broken. Smoking, 
however. Is not allowed In the house under the 
new regime. 




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their services for the Col. Bill Thompson 
benellt are Barney Bernard and Alexander 
Carr of "Potash & Perlmutter" and May 
Vokes and Frank Mclntyre of "A Pair of 
Sixes." Edward Shayne Is In charge of the 
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The following Is the roster of "September 
Morn" to open shortly for a road tour : 
Walter Welfltt, Irene Wright, Mickey Leon- 
ard, Russel Price, Julian Kubell, Magna Pax- 
ton, George C. Dayton, Grace Chllders, Sydney 
Piatt and Ethel Terry. Edward W. Rowland, 



Jed and Ethel Dooley 

Enrout* HARRY LAUDER SHOW 
On Just Before Mr. Lauder 



Jr., Is the manager ; Daniel L. Martin, busi- 
ness manager ; George C. Dayton, stage 
inanager, and Martin Wingert, advertising 
agent. 



AMERICAN MUSIC HALL (Joseph Gar- 
rity, mgr. ). — Helen Ware to growing busi- 
ness In "The Revolt." 

AUDITORIUM (Bernard Ulrich, mgr.).— 
Last week of "While the City Sleeps," big 
houses. 

BLACKSTONE (Augustus Pltou, Jr.). — 
Last week of Grace George In "The Truth." 

COHANS GRAND (Harry Ridings, mgr.).— 
"Under Cover," doing a fair business. 

COLUMBIA (Harry Roche, mgr.).— Harry 
Hastings show. 

CORT (U. J. Herrman, mgr.).— "A Pair 
of Sixes," still quite some magnet. 

CROWN (A. J. Kaufman, mgr.).— "Help 
Wanted." 

FINE ARTS (Albert Perry, mgr.).— "Con- 
sequences." 

OARRICK (John J. Garrity, mgr). — "Peg 
O' My Heart." Btlll playing to good money 
after the 200th performance. 

ILLINOIS (Will J. Davis, Jr., mgr.).— "The 
Little Cafe," fair returns. 

IMPERIAL (Joe Pilgrim, mgr.).— Special 
company in "Hlndle Wakes," opened Sun- 
day. 

LA SALLE (Joseph Bransky, mgr.). — "One 
Girl in a Million," with Ada Lewis added. 

NATIONAL (John P. Barrett, mgr.).— "Ex- 
cuse Me." 

OLYMPIC (George C. Warren, mgr.).— 
"Potash & Perlmutter," getting biggest re- 
turns in the city. 

POWERS (Harry J. Powers, mgr.). — 
Charlotte Walker in last week of "The Bet- 
ter way." 

PRINCESS (Sam P. Gerson, mgr.).— "To- 
day," fair. 

STAR & GARTER (Paul Roberta, mgr.).— 
"The Roseland Girls." 

VICTORIA (Howard Brolaskl, mgr.).— 
"Damaged Goods." 



MAJESTIC (Lyman B\ Glover mgr. ; agent, 
Orph.).— Max York's Canine Pupils opened 
nicely. Ray Eleanor Ball went well. Eddie 
and Ramsdcn, comedy duo, well liked. Lil- 
lian Herlrln displayed gorgeous wardrobe and 
received many floral offerings. Her turn 
pleased greatly. Frederick bowers and Co.. 
good. Jack Gardner & Co., successful. Nora 
nayes. hit of show. Clark and Verdi, scored 
big. Seven Colonial Belles, made an enter- 
taining closing number. 

PALACE (Mort Singer, mgr.; U. B. O.).— 
Newhouse, Snyder & Co., interesting opening 
number. Howard and Syman. novelty dan- 
cers, very good. Frederick Hawley and Co., 
exceptionally good dramatic sketch, received 
many curtain calls. "The Telephone Tnnslc," 
comedy hit. Mr. and Mrs. .Tack McOreevy, 
won many laughs. Valeska Suratt, pleased. 
Belle Baker, stopped show. John Hlgglns, 
closed satisfactorily. 



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ORPHEUM.— Gertrude Hoffmann und her 
Dancing Revue, box office attraction ; Will 
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not appear, replaced by Hunting and Francis, 

5ood applause; Swor and Mack (holdover), 
upllcated success ; Meehan's Dogs, strong 
In opening spot; Gertrude Coghlan and Co., 
again successful. 

EMPRESS. — Wormwood's Animals, assigned 
closing position, held ererybody In; Eugene 
Emmett and Co., did well; Hippodrome Pour, 
entertaining; "DlnkelspJei's Night School*'' 
liked; Val and Ernie Stanton, passable; 
George and Lilly Gordon, good; Bogert and 
Nelson, opened the show. An added attrac- 
tion was a team, uncarded, comprising a 
man violinist and a woman who poses. 

PANTAGES.— Walter Montague In "Twenty 
Minutes With the Board ol Supervisors,'? 
which held Interest through Its local pecu- 
liarity. "The Wreck of the Titanic." In clos- 
ing spot, also attracted Interest The Pollard 
Opera Co. gave satisfaction. Saunders and 
Von Kunti. entertaining; Rosdell Singers, de- 
lighted ; Lockhart and Laddie, good In opening 
position. 

CORT (Homer P. Curran, mgr.). — "The 
Whip" (third and last week). 

COLUMBIA (Gottlob* Marx * Co., mgrs.).— 
"Poor Little Rich OM" (second week). 

GAIETY (Tom O'Day, mgr. ) .—"Let's Get 
Married" (second week). 

ALCAZAR (Belasco A Mayers, mgrs.).— 
Stock. 

WIGWAM (Jos. Bauer, mgr.).— Monte Car- 
ter Co. and vaudeville. 

PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee and mgr.; 
agt, Levey).— Vaudeville. 

REPUBLIC (Ward Morris, mgr.; agt, W. 
8. V. A.).— Vaudeville. 



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"Father Ei-offlcio," a play by Raymond 
Hanson, was presented on Nov. 7 In the Y. M. 
C. A. Auditorium. 



The San Francisco Press Club will sponsor 
and arrange this year's annual Christmas Eve 
street fete and open air concert 



George Stanley, a "coast defender," has been 
granted a final decree of divorce from his 
wife, a non-professional. 



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Ray Duncan has replaced "Rube" Welch In 
Kitty Francis' burletta, "Mrs. O'Malley's Re- 
ception," now playing the Loew time. 

Bert Levey has placed Charles King and 
Virginia Thornton under contract to produce 
"tab" drama In conjunction with his regular 
vaudeville at the Princess. 

The line, "This Is not a moving picture," 
used In all "The Whip's" advertising matter 
while playing the Cort here, has caused con- 
siderable comment 



Dec. 7. The company will tour the coast 
and Interior. 



As predicted, Louis Bennlson will head the 
western company of "Damaged Goods" being 
organized and routed to open here Nov. 90 or 



A full-blooded YaquI Indian named White 
Eagle, whose professional name Is Jose Agulla 
Blanco, has composed an operetta entitled 
"White Eagle's Wooing," being polished up 
for an early production here. 

Frank Donellan, formerly press agent at 
the Empress before Marcus Loew took It over, 
will not manage the American theatre as pre- 
viously announced. This week Donellan as- 
sumed the management of a picture house. 



It Is still a matter of speculation what kind 
of an attraction will hold the boards at the 



American when It opens New Year's Eve. It 
seems safe to assume It will be a "girl show" 
of some sort 



When Win. H. (Doe.) Leahy, resident opera 
Impreasarlo and owner of the Tftvoll theatre. 

u^w^W *?• Uilm •' the other Win! 
H. (Doc) Leahy to make Italian Grand Opera 
pay In Boston, the local "Doc" said: "I feel 
queer, but natural." The 'Frisco "Doo" at- 

£? m| £ d . ^ D,a * * rmnd °P«* fcere »t the 
Tlvoll last season and had to quit for the 
same reason. 



The most important P. P. I. B. announce- 
ments for the week are: That In spits of the 
present war Germany will exhibit at the fair; 
that director of exhibits, Captain Aaher Car- 
ter Baker, U. S. N. (retired), has gone to 
Europe to assist foreign exhibitors in shipping 
displays; that 8.752 people are now employed 
by tbe Exposition, and that Italy Is making 
final preparations to ship her exhibits. 



When the regular vaudeville season began in 
earnest this year several acts wera booked 
over the Orpheum Circuit from this end. Thin 
caused a small army of good, bad and Indlf 
ferent turns to make a rush for the OrpU<uiu 
and demand a tryout In many Instances the 
tryouts proved to be a waste of time. Now 
It appears that the booking done from tbl« 
end oonflloted with that done in the east and 
Manager Fred Henderson has announced book 
Ing from this end Is temporarily suspended. 



Amusement circles experienced more than a 
mild surprise this week when a small army 
of mechanics began rushing tbe work of com- 
pleting the Frederick Thompson "Toy land for 
Grown-Ups" building, which occupies a good 
location on "The Zone" at the fair grounds. 
Until the renewal of the building operations 
the general opinion prevailed here that the 
Thompson enterprise would "flssle out" be- 
fore It was any where near completed. Show- 
ing no activity during the summer months 
and the concern's shaky financial condition 
being public property was responsible for this 
conclusion. 



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ATLANTA. 

By R. H. McCAW. 

FORSYTH (Hugh Cardoia, mgr. ; agt., U. 
B. 0.).— Mercedes, goes well; Cameron Glrta, 
hit; Lyons and Yosco. please; Mary JBllejp. 

good; Blglow and Mehan, applause; Bdwln 
eorge, gets over nicely. 

BIJOU (Billy Holmes, mgr.; agt, Green- 
wood).— Raskin Troupe, hit; Cycling Rey- 
nards, good; Dick Harding, applause; Ed 
MUlette, entertaining. 

ATLANTA.— "Peg 0' My Heart," second 
time here, doing fair business; Otis Skinner 
next. 

COLUMBIA (James Roberts, mgr.). — 
Haynes Stock Burlesquers, business poor. 

L. S. Rochelle has taken over the Edisonla, 
In Durham, N. C. 

The Theatre Beautiful, an Anderson, 8. C., 
picture house, will be operated by the 
Y. M. C. A. of that place. Rev. John F. 
Vines Is the manager. "High-class moral 
films will be shown," according to the an- 
nouncement. 

The Anderson theatre. Anderson, S. C, 
which is nearlng completion, has been leased 
to C. H. Blelch and Odle Davis of Hopkina- 
vllle, Ky. It will book the better class of 
road shows. 

ATLANTIC CITY. 

BY LOUIS WILLIAMS. 

APOLLO (Fred. E. Moore, mgr), 9, Fanny 
Ward In "Mme. President," 11-12 dark (or pic- 
tures) 18 John Drew. 

NIXON (Harry Brown, mgr.), 8-11 Colum- 
bia Burlesque, 12-14 pictures. 

Keith's closed Sunday night. The season as 
a whole was reported as profitable, but with 
the falling off In attendance, due to the poor 



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conditions of business in the resort caused the 
directors of the enterprise to close while they 
were on the right side. It Is expected the the- 
atre will reopen Christmas. 

John Levy, who attempted to make the Gar- 
den of Dances a success was found dead at his 
home on Vermont avenue, Nov. 9. Death was 
due to illuminating gas. He is survived by a 
wife, a son, 25 years of age and a 20-months 
old baby. 

Albert Ewlng and Mae Berman won the first 
prize at the Friday night tango contest on the 
Million Dollar Pier. 



Almyra Sessions from Montreal is here. 

John R. Rogers is spending a month here. 

Amateur nights are to become a part of the 
program of the Nixon, beginning Nov. 11. The 
Country Store scheme Is another Nixon special. 

Efforts are being made to revive roller skat- 
ing here. 



BALTIMORE. 

By J. E. DOOLEY. 

MARYLAND (F. C. Schanberger, mgr.; 
agent, U. B. O.).— Irene Franklin, big; Harry 
Beresford & Co., good comedy ; El Cota, pleas- 



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Ing; Sylvia Loyal, beautiful; Hang PIrs 
Cblen, baffling mysteries; Andrew F. KelU/, 
prolonged laughter ; Julia Curtis, voice of sur- 
prising range ; Six Military Dancers, new 
steps. 

VICTORIA (Pearce A Scbeck, nigra.; agent, 
N-N.).— "The Girl m the Moon," pretty 
scenic novelty ; Hammond & Forrester, amuse ; 
Snyder A Buckley, good ; Gene ft Katherlne 
King, fare well ; Marsden A Deanwood, good. 

NEW (George Schneider, mgr. ; agent, Ind.). 
Al Harvey A Co., good comedy and songs ; 
Fadln O'Brien Trio, ordinary ; Leona Leigh A 
Co., real funny ; B. J. Moore A Co., entertain- 
ing ; Grace Dixon, charming ; Stuart A Dare, 
excellent 

FORD'S 0. H. (Charles B. Ford, mgr.).— 
"Peg o' My Heart." Marked Increase in at- 
tendances. 

ACADEMY (Tunis F. Dean, mgr.).— Zleg- 
feld "Follies," largest crowds of present sea- 
son. 

POLI'S AUDITORIUM (Wedgewood Nowell, 
mgr.). — Poll Players, exceptional performance 
of "The Butterfly on the Wheel." 

COLONIAL (C. F. Lawrence, mgr.).— 
"Love's Model." Receipts unusually large, 
capacity houses at each performance. 

QAYETY (J. C. Sutherland, mgr.).— "Girls 
from Joyland." As always, large houses. 

PALACE (W. L Ballauf, mgr.).— The Wat- 
son Sisters. 



The "Villa Fleur," a new dancing academy, 
opened Saturday night at Franklin and Eutaw 
streets. 



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BOSTON. 

By J. GOOLTZ. 

KEITH'S (Robert O. Larsen, mgr.; agt.. 
U. B. O). — Eva Tanguay headlined and 
Jammed house (New Acts). The supporting 
bill was admirable, Joe Cook in his one-man 
vaudeville show and Bert Levy going big, 
ahead of Tanguay, who was followed by the 
Moary Sisters, who closed effectively. Willie 
Weston and Co. and Emmet Devoy and Co. 
both went unexpectedly well. Neher and 
Kapell on skates opened, and were followed 
by the Misses Campbell, fair, and Sutton, Mc- 

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Intyre and Sutton, who did well on the comedy 
but got nothing startling in acrobatics. 

LOEWS ST. JAMES (William Lovey, mgr.; 
agt., Loew).— Vaudeville. Big. 

LOEWS ORPHEUM (V. J. Morris, mgr.; 
agt.. Loew). — Vaudeville and pictures. Ca- 
pacity. 

NATIONAL (Charles J. Harris, mgr.; agt., 
U. B. O.). — Pictures drawing surprising well. 

BIJOU (Harry Oustln, mgr. ; agt., U. B. O). 
— Big business of small time acts. 

PARK (Dark). — Delayed opening because 
of $100,000 alterations of this old $2 house, 
which goes Into the Paramount Service backed 
by Moe Mark. A daring project In a dis- 
trict now jammed with film houses. 

BOWDOIN (Al Somerbee, mgr.; agt., U. B. 
O. ). — Pop vaudeville advertised big. Good 
business. 

HOLLIS (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— Lydla 
Lopokova in "The Young Idea." Oood en- 
tertainment now drawing as it should. 

COLONIAL (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— 
Julian Eltlnge in "The Crinoline Girl." 
Opened Monday night packed to the dome. 
Will do big business. 

MAJESTIC (E. D. Smth. mgr. ).— Last week 
of "To-Day," which has drawn well until the 
past week with the women. 

WILBUR (E. D. Smith, mgr.). William 
Hodge In "The Road to Happiness." Fair. 

TREMONT (John B. Schoeffel, mgr.).— 
"PotaHh and Perlmutter." Bad slump. 

BOSTON (William H. Leahy, mgr.).— 
Dark, because of collapse of grand opera. 

PLYMOUTH (Fred Wright, mgr.).— Cyril 
Maude In "Grumpy" opening Monday night, 
big, and In for a 'ong run. 



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CORT (John "Eddy" Coil, mgr.).— "Peg" 
with Florence Martin featured. Tenth week 
in a race with the Wilbur and winning out. 

SHUBERT (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— "The 
Passing Show of 1014." Good. No competition 
in a musical comedy line since the departure 
of the "Follies" Saturday night 

CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig, mgr.).— 
Stock. "The Thief" this week to capacity 
business because of the return to the com- 
pany of Mary Young (Mrs. Craig). "Paid 
In Full" underlined. 

BOSTON OPERA HOUSE (W. H. McDon- 
ald, mgr.). — Seventy-flve-cent pictures and 
operatic specialties. Doing fair. 

GRAND (Oeorge E. Lothrop, mgr.).— "The 
City Sports." Fair. Lota of women. 



in the city. The Brownell-Stork atock opened 
big this week with "The Olrl of the Oolden 
West." 18. "Sherlock Holmes." 

FAMILY (B. C. Long, mgr.).— Doing good 
with feature pictures. 

MAJESTIC (John Laughlln, mgr.).— 
"Bought and Paid For," opened light. Re- 
peated prevloua engagementa hurt patronage. 
Prices lowered. Next week, Cecil Spooner In 
"Love's Model." 

OLYMPIC (Charlea W. Denzlnger, mgr. ; 
agent, Sun).— Claire Vincent, assisted by 
Frank H. Gardner, In "The Fool," headline*. 
Best act at thla house this seaaon. Review 
Comedy Four, entertains; Mile. Vortex, dainty 
aerial artist, pleases; Brandon A Taylor, 
good comedians ; Seven Ovandoa, feature. 



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CASINO (Charles Waldron, mgr.).— "Star 
and Garter Show." Good. 

GAIETY (George Batcheller, mgr.).— Sam 
Howe's "Lovemakers." Good. 

HOWARD (George E. Lothrop, mgr.).— 
"Cherry Blossoms" with Dena Cooper and Co. 
heading the house bill. Capacity on guaran- 
tee. 



"The Ordeal." the Franco-Prussian war 
photo-play, has been banned In Boston along 
with the other cities. The mayor was visited 
by a delegation of Germans, who protested 
that the pictures were unfair and orders were 
issued to License Clerk John M. Casey to 
officially prohibit their being shown under 
penalty of revocation of license. 



BUFFALO. 



By CLYDH V. 

TECK (John R. Oisher, mgr.).— "High 
Jinks," despite Its previous engagement here. 



GAYETY (J. M. Ward, mgr.).— "The Prise 
Beauty," doing good. 

ACADEMY (Julea Michaels, mgr. ; agent, 
Loew). — Playing to big houaes three times 
dally. The Blmm-Bomm Trip, headlines, al- 
though any other turn could well fill the 
place ; Berry A WUhelmlna, good ; Restivo, 
real musical ; Mardo A Hunter, clever ; Ed- 
ward Zoeller Trio, good ; Henry Bodker, fun- 
ny : Valdos, entertains ; Elaa Marie, pleases, 
elaborate wardrobe ; feature pictures. 

GARDEN (W. F. Graham, mgr.).— "The 
High Rollers," drew well. 

STRAND (Harold Edel, mgr.). — Feature 
film. 

PLAZA (Jacob Rosing, mgr. ; agent, Mc- 
Mahon A Dee). — Mandell A Corbley, hit; 
Mile. Blanc's talking pictures, strong card ; 
Pearl Murray, fair ; Marlon A Deane, scored ; 
Helllott's Bears, sensational ; Minstrel Trio, 
excellent ; Taylor A Brown, very good. 

REGENT (M. B. Schlealnger, mgr.).— Fea- 
ture film. 



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opened to good house. High class produc- 
tion, big cast, and well received. Next week, 
Trentlnl In "The Ballet Girl." 

STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.). — Management 
announces fair business. Recepits low In 
comparison to past seasons. "The Yellow 
Ticket" drew well first of week, and pleased. 
10, Chauncey Olcott 

HIPPODROME (Henry Marcus, mgr.).— Do- 
ing big business with exclusive feature pic- 
tures. 

SHEA'S (Henry J. Carr, mgr.; agent, U. B. 
O.). — "The Lonesome Laasles," headlined and 
easily filled bill ; Creasy A Dayne, scored ; 
Chretlenni A Loulsette, appreciated ; Eveleen 
Dunmore, charming appearance ; Byal A 
Early, pleased; McLellan A Carson, clever; 
Pederson Bros., close. 

LYRIC (G. S. Schleslnger, mgr.).— Doing 
practically as good a hualnesa as any house 



FRONTIER (Charles Boew, mgr.).— Fea- 
tures. 



M. Slotkln, part owner of the Olympic, has 
sold his interest In tho Plaza to Jacob Rosing. 

E. C. Long has taken over the management 
of the Family, Paul Fennessey devoting his 
time to other interests. Policy the same. 

Henry Marcus was on Monday made man- 
ager of Shea's new Hippodrome. Mr. Marcus 
was formerly with the Mark-Brock Enter- 
prises. 



Joseph Ruaeja, former organist at tho Re- 
gent, will assume the directorship of the o r - 
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CINCINNATI. 

Uy HAKRY V. MARTIN. 

KEITHS (John F. Royal, mgr. ; U. B. O.) 
— La Toy Brothers, opened well ; Porter ft Sul- 
livan, satisfactory ; Berrick ft Hart, excel- 
lent; "Juliet," fine; McMahon ft Chappelle, 
went big ; Ethel Barrymore & Co., hit of bill ; 
Bert Errol, good ; Willie Brothers, pleased. 

EMPRESS (George A. Bovyer, mgr.; Loew). 
--Juggling Dellsle, opened; Crawford ft 
Broderick, "Ye Old Tyme Hallowe'en," Stuart 
Black ft Co., Ergottl ft Lilliputians, Tom Ma- 
honey. 

GRAND (Theodore Aylard ft John Havlln, 
mgr*.).— "The Misleading Lady"; 8, "Ben 
Hur " 

Lyric (Carl Hubert Heuck, mgr.).— "Pin- 
afore" opened Monday night instead of Sun- 
day, so stage changes could be made ; 8, "Fan- 
ny's First Play." 

WALNUT (Ben Probst, mgr.; S-H.).— 
"Fine Feathers" ; 8. "8ebtember Morn." 

GERMAN (Amandus Horn, mgr.; stock).— 
"Der Austauscbleutnant." t _ w 

OAYETY (Willis F. Jackson, mgr.).— "The 
Happy Widows." 

STANDARD (Charles Arnold, mgr.).— Wat- 
son's "Beef Trust." 

CLEVELAND. 

By CLYDE E. ELLIOTT. 

COLONIAL (Robert McLaughlin, mgr.).— 
Marie Dressier In 'A Mix Up." Funny and 
well patronized. 

OPERA HOUSE (George Gardiner, mgr.). — 
Margaret Anglln in "Lady Windermere's Fan." 
Good entertainment and business. 

HIPPODROME (Harry Daniels, mgr. ; agent, 
U. B. O.) — Harry Lauder two days this weeh 
at the Hippodrome, Thursday and Friday. Bill 
for other days good. Chick Sales headlines, 
much applause ; Stelner Trio, fair ; Girl from 
Milwaukee, not strong; Bedford ft Winchester. 

Sood ; Nina Morris ft Co., entertaining ; Ryan 
Lee, applause ; "Colonial Days," pretentious, 
and good ; Mosher, Hayes ft Mosher, fair. 



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Booked Solid — Loew Circuit 

American, New York, this week (Nov. •) 

Boston and Waterbury, next week 

(Nov. If) 

Direction, FRANK BOHM M 



MILES (Charles Dempsey, mgr. ; agent, 
Loew). — Marshall P. Wilder, headlining and 
drawing big; Pear] and Irene Sans, applause; 
Rlcca Scott in good sketch ; Kerslake's Pigs, 
did not appear on Monday through govern- 
ment ban ; Empire Comedy Trio, very good ; 
Reckless Trio, applause. 

PRI8CILLA (Proctor Seas, mgr. ) .—Hamil- 
ton Coleman, good ; Norrls' Baboons, entertain- 
ing ; Ivy, Ivy and Company, good ; John Or- 
ren, applause ; Rice ft Franklin, much laughter ; 
Yale ft Davidson, good. 

GORDON SQUARE.— Mr .and Mrs. Jas. R. 
McCann, good ; Mary Morris, applause ; Tan- 
nean ft Claxton, funny ; Plorez ft Co., fair ; Dia- 
mond Comedy Four, good. 



LOS ANGELES 

VARIETY'S 
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Ml MASON OPERA HOUSE BLDC. 

GUY PRICE, Correspondent 



ORPHEUM (Clarence Drown, mgr.; agt.. 
U. B. O.).— Week Nov. 2: Claude Gilllng- 
water and Co., well received ; Harry de Coe, 
clever ; Joe and Lew Cooper, entertaining ; 
Ashley and Canfleld, pleasing; Five Metzet- 
tis, remarkably good; Mack and Walker, 
good. Stan Stanley, fair; Charlie Ahearn, 
fine. 

EMPRESS (Harry Follette, mgr.; agt., 
Loew).— Week 2: "Through the Skylight," 
passably pleasing; Neil McKinley, well re- 
ceived ; Gasch Sisters, entertaining ; Murphy 
and Foley, very good ; Romaln and Orr, or- 
dinary ; Shriner and Richards, fair. 

PANTAGES (Carl Walker, mgr.; agt. 
Pan tages ) . — Lolo, good ; Harry Cornell and 
Co., passable ; The Earls, fair ; Acme Four, 
entertaining ; Kelley and Catlin, ordinary ; 
Gray and Peters, pleasing. 

REPUBLIC (Al. Wataon, mgr.; agt, 
Levey). — Musical Kuchns, clever; Toby 
Block, very good ; Frawley and Rath, enter- 
taining; Cash Darrell and Co., well received; 
Lillian Kirksmith, fair; Twirling Talbota, 
passable. 

HIPPODROME (Lester Fountain, mgr.; 
agt.. Western States).— Joseph B. Carey, 
well received ; Ruth Gibson and Co., Inter- 
esting; Gilbert Oirard, big hit; Nodonly, big 
laugh ; Lydell and Hughes, very good ; Charlie 
Reilly and Co., big applause; Dubois, ordi- 
nary. 



Opened at LOEWS AMERICAN THIS WEEK (Nov. 9), and Meeting with Big Success 

DIKE HENRY 



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Direction, HARRY PINCUS 



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Little Marion Weeks 

ftkEcS^cEs PLAYING FOR THE U. B. O. 

RUNS FIFTEEN MINUTES \____— «»**-■ v« ■*» v-r. 

MESSRS. SAM AND LEE SHUBERT T&£n^&n£* £&;«% B2 

FMUfA TRFMTIMI ^AITfe • " Your voice is perfect and is young and refreshing; you would be the best 
CdVAlV&r* lliXjniini a/tIU« understudy I have ever had. Your reputation would be assured." 

LITTLE MARION WEEKS S^ir^r1k^ i &%r£Z n %£& 3&S#P' Do " w '" ch "" c, * r <rom "™ E 
Next Week (Nov. 16), Hudson Theatre, Union Hill, N. J., Direction, FRED WARD. Personal Management, NICK HANLEY. 



CENTURY (A. and M. Loewen, nigra.). — 
uslcal burlesque and vaudeville. 
MOROSCO.— "The Red Widow." 
RURBANK.— "His Son." 
MASON. — Ellen Beach Yaw and Ernest 
rawford In Shakesperean repertoire. 
TRINITY.— "Cabiria." 
MAJESTIC— "Kitty Mackay." 



Lela Lee, new leading woman of the Bhu- 
bert Theatre Stock, made her first appearance 
this week In "The Man from Home." She 
succeeds Valerie Valarie, who had been here 
but a few weeks. 



Gilbert Olrard, direct from England, la 
aying in vaudeville here. 



Charley Eyton, Morosco manager and prize 
fight referee, is weeping great chunks of 
salty tears these days as a result of the 
election returns that the anti-prize fight 
amendment carried. 



MILWAUKEE 

By P. G. MORGAN. 

MAJESTIC ( Jamea A. Hlgler, mgr. ; agent, 

Orph.).— Billy McDermott, hit; Charley 

CTrapewin, excellent ; Mme. Jeanne Jomelli, 

fair in headline spot ; Avon Comedy Four, 
pleneed ; Wharry Lewis Quintet, fair ; Jones 
& Sylvester, entertaining ; Rebla, good clos- 
ing ; Fred & Adele Astalre, opened. 



"A Stubborn Cinderella" will follow "The 
ed Widow" at the Morosco. 



Hayden Talbot, the author and former 
>wspaper man, is doing publicity work for 
artley Manners and Laurette Taylor in 
ondon. 



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Quick and Clean Service Delicious Pastry Cooking Unexcelled Prices Moderate 

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NEVER CLOSED 



Margaret McKee, a whistling soloist, has 
returned from a trip abroad. 

CRYSTAL (William Gray, mgr.; agent, 
Loew). — "When It Strikes Home," excellent; 
Scotch Xylophonlsts, big hit; Bush A Shea- 
pi ro, comedy honors ; Frank Joyce A Dorothy, 
pleased; Six Olivers, entertaining. 

MINNEAPOLIS. 

By O. W. MILKS. 

ORPHEUM (G. E. Raymond, mgr.).— Excel- 
lent bill,, headed by Paul Armstrong's sketch, 
"Woman Proposes. George Kelley (brother 
of Walter C. Kelly) has replaced Walter 
Hitchcock In the leading male role. Ruth 
Allen still continues to play the aunt. Good 
work by Phoebe Hunt and Robert Armstrong. 
The Spinet Quintet, dancers, good ; Alf A 
Gladys Gouldlng, fair; Kramer A Patterson, 



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BOOKED SOLID LOEW CIRCUIT 



good opener; McKay & Ardlne, good act, too 
long ; Hay ward -Stafford Co., puzzled ; Will 
Rogers, star of the bill. 

UNIQUE (Jack Elliott, mgr. ; Loew).— 
"Bower of Melody," Nlpp & Tuck. Wolf ft 
Zadella, Princeton ft Yale, Melnotte Twins, 
Aerial Lavalls. 

NEW PALACE (Roy C. Jones, mgr.).— 
Metropolitan Minstrels, Bert Hanlon, Mar- 
coni Brothers. Armstrong ft Clark, Flying 
Duvals. 

NEW GRAND (William H. Koch, mgr.).— 
Battling Nelson, headllner ; Four Soils Broth- 
ers, Guy Baldwin Trio. Luclor ft Ellsworth. 

OAYETY (William Keonlg. mgr.).— "Follies 
of the Day." 

METROPOLITAN (L. N. Scott, mgr.).— 
"Joseph and His Brethren," gorgeous stage 
pictures. James O'Neill. Katherlne Kaelred 
and Brandon Tynan head cast. "The Beauty 
Shop" last half next week. 

SHUBERT (Wright Huntington, mgr.).— 

Huntington Players In "Billy." Charles Gunn 

captured all honors. Jessie Brink, Mollle 

Isher, Henry Oscll, Ida Stanhope, Bert Wal- 

'. Edwin Redding, Edwin Holt. Jr., Dean 
Co.e, Frank Campbrll, Peter Brothers In cast. 
'H.r Husband's Wife" follows. 

BAINRRIDOE (A. O. Balnbrldge. Jr., 

t.). — Balnbrldso Playors In "Fine Feath- 
< .." Henry Hall and Florence Stone leading. 
Karl Rltter, Iymlse Farnum. Marie Oale and 
John Dillon also In cast "The Conquerors" 
follows. ' 



THAT WELL- KNOWN TEAM 



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ARMSTRONG - CLARKE 

Who are responsible for such well-known song hits as "Sweet Adeline," "Shaky Eyes," 
"I Love My Wife, But Oh. You Kid," etc, etc., opened their vaudeville season in Chicago 
recently, and introduced for the first time the three greatest song successes they ever 



d that's saying somethin*. 



"D-A double D-Y (DADDY)" 

Better than their famous "Baby Doll **— big laughs in both verses— written both ways: 
If s equally as good for the boys as It Is for the girls. It's the big song hit of "THE ONE 
GIRL IN A MILLION" CO., now playing at the LaSalle Theatre, Chicago, where It is 
taking four to five encores at every performance. 

"YOU ARE MY FLOWER OF LOVE" 

A refreshing novelty song — would make a beautiful and refined production number; 
delightful conversation version for double acts, quartets, sextets, etc. 

"The Colored Labor Day Parade" 

The kind of a March Number you've been looking for— unusually bright, and there's 
a crackerjack double version — anyone can use it — great for opening or closing. 



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BUNTING (E. A. Schiller, mgr.).— Emmi 
Euntlng stock in "Tens." 

LYRIC (C. D. PeruchI, mgr.).— Peruchl 
Gypzene Players in "The Lure." 

ALAMO (Will Guerlnger, mgr.).— Vaude 
vllle. 



Reese V. Prosser opens at the Alamo Sun 
day. 



Seville. Isls, Lyric, Crystal, Princes* 
tures. 



-Pic- 



Changes at the Shubert take away Edwin 
Curtis and hi? wife, Ollle Cooper, Teresa 
Dale and Kathryn Browne. Mr. Curtis, who 
has been the efficient stage director, goes to 
Spokane; Miss Browne returns to New York 
and MIhs Dale's plans are not yet settled. 



Anna Heritage, a local girl. Is playing In 
St. Paul with the Huntington Stock company. 

John Junior, a Minneapolis boy, Is going 
with May Irwin this season. 



NEW ORLEANS. 

By O. M. SAMUEL. 

DAUPHINE (Lew Rose, mgr.).— Sunday a 
stock burlesque company opened. Good com- 
pany, In part. Chorus applauded for sing- 
ing. Inez Rodriguez most praiseworthy, and 
Sadie Helf displayed good voice. A dancer 
of elastic anatomy called Zorlnne appeared. 
Great was the enthusiasm she evoked. 

TULANE (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).— "The 
Yellow Ticket" 

CRESCENT . f. C. Campbell, mgr.).— "Sins 
of the Father," 

LAFAYETTE (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).— 
Third week of South Pole pictures. 



The Meade Girls' Orchestra, with Bunnj 
Meade leading, Is at Fabacher's. 

The syndicate that controlled the fan prlvi 
lege In local airdomes has filed a petltloi 
In bankruptcy. 



Laura Hudson has been engaged for thi 
Peruchl-Gypzene Players. Chas. Casslmus ha 
been appointed business manager of the com 
pany and Don Peruchl, treasurer. As i 
concession to local picture people, severa 
reels will be danced at the stage hands' ball 

At B. F. Breenan's colored theatre a slidi 
of Jack Johnson is used to bid the patroni 
good-night 



"The Ham Tree" blooms at the Tulam 
next week. At the Crescent. "Bringing Uj 
Father" will seek to bring up the receipts. 



8th AMERICAN SEASON 



ALICE LLOYD 

IN VAUDEVILLE 

NEXT WEEK (Nov. 16) TEMPLE, HAMILTON 

Representative. PAT CASEY 



All Communications care 
VARIETY. New York 



VARIETY 



41 



Strictly personal. — Business Is not good 
with Eugene West, who Is wintering here. 
He is selling pass pads to picture theatres. 
Reese V. Pressor gave up minstrelsy when 
his corns came back on him, paraded 'right 
out of It, so to speak. Arthur B. Leopold, the 
lawyer. Is carrying a lot of dead paper only 
because he Is promulgating wills. Mrs. Lew 
Rose's cook walked out when her mistress 
asked her to do three-a-day. Barry Milton 
has been taken up with airships lately. How- 
ever, she says the upkeep Is enormous. Her 
gasoline is charged to overhead expense. 

ORPHEUM (Arthur White, mgr.).— Ray 
Samuels, takes honors ; LeGrohs, disclose re- 
markable contortion ; Lee 6 Cranston, pleased ; 
Althoff Children, talented ; Homer Llnd A Co., 
exceptionally well received ; John A Mae 
Burke, scored tremendously ; Schwartz Bros., 
well Mkcd. 

PHILADELPHIA. 

By JOHN J. BURNE9. 

KEITH'S (Harry T. Jordan, mgr.; agt., 
U. B. O.). — Anniversary week, 12th birthday. 
The failure of two acts to show made emer- 
gency measures necessary and Manager Jor- 
dan and his staff rose to the occasion In 
splendid fashion and put over a bill which 
was a scream for comedy. Mr. and Mrs. 
Gordon Wilde, English shadowgraphlsts, were 
on board the Merlon, coming from England, 
and were held up when the vessel failed 
to dock Monday as scheduled. Billy Gould 
and Belle Ashlyn were unable to appear be- 
cause of the Illness of Miss Ashlyn. The bill 
as programed was shaken up from beginning 
to end, and Field and Lewis were added. 
Tbe run of comedy which resulted from the 
changes had the people weak from laughter 
when "The Society Buds," the headllners, 
came on to close the show, but the act made 
a decided Impression. Maxlne Brothers, pro- 
gramed for the closing spot, were shifted to 
the opening and put over a clean hit. "No. 
2," in the rearranged program, held Fred 
Socman, with George Falrman at the piano. 
Sosman started slowly and It was only the 
lyrics of his songs that finally got them, one 
of the beat being "Snlder's Grocery Store." 
The Magleys showed some whirlwind dances 
and the applause was spontaneous. Van 
Hoven took upon himself the burden of carry- 
ing the show over the period made vacant 
by the fact that only eight acts were shown. 
He made good, taking the comedy honors 
of the bill and stretching his act with up- 
roarious comedy to nearly 45 minutes. Once 
he left the stage for two minutes and there 
was hardly a break In the laughing when 
he returned with two dirty-faced kids, through 
whom he continued his laugh-producing chat- 
ter. Allan Dinehart put across his new skit, 
"The Meanest Man in the World," with a 
decided punch and was heartily applauded. 
Mindell Kingston and George Ebner showed 
nothing unusual In their song and dance act. 
but they were liked and were followed by 
Field and Lewis, who found a warm welcome, 
putting over some bright comedy. Clark and 
Berkman. heading "The Society Buds." were 
given a hearty reception and did more than 
please. The costuming is doubtless the most 
elaborate of any of Lasky's productions and 
there were many manifestations of admira- 
tion, especially from the women. The house 
Monday was not up to expectations, the "an- 
niversary week" having been heavily fea- 
tured In the advertising. 

GLOBE (Eugene L. Perry, mgr. ; agt., 
U. B. O. ). — No attempt at speed was in evi- 
dence Monday afternoon, and even at the 
slow pace with which the show progressed it 
was probably the. shortest vaudeville portion 
given here In a long time. The bill was 
not up to the usual standard, possibly due 
to several last minute changes in the Une-up. 
None of the arts with an exception of Ed 
Franker and Nellie Bunee showed form which 
even approached big small time class. Frank- 
er and Bunee were the hit of the bill and 
they scored solidly, next to closing in a 
neat musical skit called "Good Night." The 
Stnllette Sisters, an awkward pair of tall 
girls, opened, following a long run of pic- 
tures, mostly old timers. The girls got lit- 
tle for their tumbling. Gordon and Kanley 
were next and dragged their act along be- 
yond the time necessary. Their acrobatic 
dancing won a ripple of applause at the 
close, hut the remainder of their efforts did 
not arouse the house. The Vanderkoors got 
some good comedy Into their burlesque magic 



THE DE BARS 

JUGGLING 

WATER FOUNTAINS 

Direction, PETE MACK 



and were given good applause, but like all 
the others up to this point they lacked speed. 
Morris Golden and his violin did not liven 
things up to any appreciable degree, although 
his dry humor got a fair sprinkling of 
laughs. Roehm's Athletic Girls held Interest 
with exhibitions of fencing, boxing, wrestling 
and bag punching, but the house seemed to 
like the display of feminine grace given by 
a union-suited member of the troupe above 
everything else In the act. Franker and 
Bunee followed and Ameta, billed as the head- 
liner, started quite a few walking out, 
although those that remained gave lots of 
applause for her butterfly dances performed 
before a series of mirrors. 

KNICKERBOCKER.— First half : Earl's 
Water Nymphs; Gordon and Greene; Ray 
Snow; the Usher Trio; Oracle Emmett and 
Co.. in "Mrs. Murphy's Second Husband;" 
Connors and Witt Second half: Smith and 
Langton ; Jeanne Southern ; Abbott and 
Brookes; Bryan Sumner and Co., In "A Col- 
lege Proposition;" Mayers and Moore. 

WILLIAM PENN.— Mack and Orth: Her- 
bert-Germalne Trio; Franklyn Ardell and 
Co.; Presto; Frankle Fay and the Cox Girls; 
Mary Plckford in "Such A Little Queen," 
feature film. 

BROADWAY.— Magda Dahl Opera Co.; 
Richard and Kyle; Nina Payne; Irving and 
McCormlck; Tierney Four; Valde Trio. 

NIXON.— Lady Sen Mai; Barlow's Circus; 
Joe Ketler and Co. ; Newhoff and Phelps ; 
Stone and Spink ; De Vole Trio. 

COLONIAL.— First half: The Auto Ban- 
dits; Smith. Cook and Brandon; Nan Aker 
and Co. ; Phil Baldo ; the Sheldons ; "Across 
the Pacific," feature film. Second half: Lew- 
ando's Stallions ; Mysterious Mr. Russell ; Ned 
Fltsglbbon; Nagafys; Three Voices; "Threads 
of Destiny," feature film. 

GRAND.— Six Hoboes ; Bruch and Bruch ; 
Warren and Francis; Merle's Cockatoos; 
Slg. Franz Troupe. 

KEYSTONE.— Charley Dooin and Jim Mc- 
Cool ; Texas Tommy Dancers ; Seymour's 
Happy Family ; Dena Carryll \ Stravlts and 
Strassner ; Daredevil Reynolds. 

LYRIC. — "The Story of the Rosary" 
opened Monday for two weeks. 

ADELPHI.— "A Pair of Sixes" began its 
fourth week Monday. Doing fair business 
considering conditions. 

FORREST.— The second week of "Sari" and 
the show will stay one week more. Business 
fair. 

GARRICK— Second week of Hasel Dawn in 
"The Debutante." 

BROAD.— Monday night had half a house 
at the beginning of the second week of "The 
Song of Songs* by Edward Sheldon, based 
on Herman Suderman's novel. 16, "The 
Beautiful Adventure." 

LITTLE.— Second week of "The Rivals," by 
the resident company, giving polished pro- 
duction. 16, "Hlndle Wakes." 

WALNUT.— Second week at popular prices 
of "Within the Law," with Catherine Tower. 
Next, "Damaged Goods." 

ORPHEUM.— "Freckles" at popular prices. 
16, Eugenie Blair In "A Fool There Was." 

LIBERTY.— "Way Down East," pop prices. 
16. "Painting the Town." 

AMERICAN.— "The Yoke" by the stock 
company at pop prices for the first time in 
this city. Next week a reorganized company 
opens in "Hearts Aflame." 

CASINO. — "Prize Winners" burlesque opened 
Monday for the week; 16, "The Golden 
Crook." 

TROCADERO.— "The Crackerjacks Bur- 
lesquers" for the week. Harry Cooper fea- 
tured and "Oriental Glide" added. 16, 8. H. 
Dudley and "The Review of 1915." 

EMPIRE.— "The Beauty Parade" opened 
Monday for the week. Country store is a 
Monday night feature. 16, 'The College 
Girls." 

OAYETY. — "Passing Review of 1914" for 
the week. 16, Eva Mull and the "Follies of 
1020." 

DUMONT'S.— Stock minstrels. 



While here last week In "The Whirl of the 
World" the Howard Brothers found their 
cycle car which they bought a few months 
ago a burden and disposed of it by a raffle. 
Everybody in the Lyric took chances and 
Bob Barbaretto carried off the machine, hav- 
ing risked $18. 

Thomas J. Evans, leading man of the 
"Within the Law" at the Walnut, is widely 
known here, having formerly played with the 
old Forepaugh's stock and the Glrard Avenue 
stock company. 

The St Charles Amusement Co. has been 
Incorporated to conduct picture houses in this 
city. Charles Ellas, August Koenlg and Jacob 
Seltzer are the prime movers In the concern. 



The Coliseum, a picture house operated 
by Nixon-Nirdllnger offices,' has reopened 
after having been practically rebuilt. Archie 
Lloyd, of the Feist headquarters here, Is 
pushing his firm's productions In the house. 



Howard L. Adams has taken over the Crys- 
tal, a picture house in the northeast, from 



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PITTSBURGH. 

By GEORfiK H. MK1.I1KS. 

CfRANR (Harry David, m*r. : agent. V. H. 
O). — Clolre Rochester, hit; "Neptun.': (inr- 
drn," hcndllne, scored ; Conroy & lye Malrc. 
hit; Dainty Marie, excellent; Werner- Amoros 
Co., clever: Leo Carlllo, big; Joe Konn, good; 



Kth.i & Emma Hopkins, good; Al Rayno's 
Hull Dn*n, amused. Best bill this season. 

MILES (Harry Woods, mgr.; agent, Loew). 

Ross & Fenton, scream ; Mr. A Mra. Perkins 
Kisher, hit; Sherman. Van A Hyman. scored; 
Umrl, excellent; Sadie Sherman, hit; Bchreck 
& I'erelval, good. 

HARRIS (C. R. Buchhelt. mgr.: agent, U. 
M. O >. r.lrard & Gardner, lilt; Kendall A 
Hlnkey, good; I^hoen & Dupreece, excellent; 
Mack Albright * Mack, very good; Munson 



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REVIEWS 





MONDAY MATINEE. Knees knocking, head rocking, nerves jumping, heart 

thumping. Not at best. 
MONDAY EVENING. More at ease. Feeling Pretty Good. 
TUESDAY. More at Home (?) 
WEDNESDAY. ALL THERE AND READY. 



BOSTON "HERALD" 



EVA TANGUAY 
ACTIVE AS EVER 

Ever Moving Actress Returns to 

Vaudeville at Keith's After 

Absence of Two Years. 

Eva Tanguay returned to vaudeville at 
B. I . Keith's Theatre yesterday, following a 
two years' absence from the twice-a-day pro- 
gram. In her absence Miss Tanguay at- 
tempted more serious work, but during that 
time she lost none of the mannerisms, the 
eccentricities — call them what you will — that 
long since earned her lasting fame— and a 
very considerable salary. She half- tangoed, 
half-pirouetted upon the stage last night just 
as she always did, and all the time she was 
before the audience she was just as restless 
as ever, never as much as even hesitating 
in one spot. 

Miss Tanguay has the same striking cos- 
tumes, the same stunning figure as when 
last seen in Keith's. Her songs are not all 
the same, but they are similar, and all of 
them deal of that which is nearest her heart 
— of Eva Tanguay. There's her "Sticks and 
Stones May Break My Hones" song that she 
used as an opener, ami then her second song 
is "There's Method in My Madness." Her 
third is "There Goes Crazy Eva"; and so on. 
Eva features herself, what she is doing and 
what she has done, in them all. Each time 
her singing, her costume and her figure 
earned her an encore. When Miss Tanguay 
bowed herself off after singing her sixth se- 
lection, she was as active, as tireless as 
when she had first appeared upon the stage. 
There's only one Eva Tanguay. 

BOSTON "TRAVELER" 

EVA TANGUAY POPULAR 

NUMBER ON KEITH'S BILL 

"Madcap Eva" is back at B. F. Keith's 
Theatre. That's enough. It no more were 
said that first sentence would tell the whole 
story, for who hasn't heard of Eva Tanguay? 

Yes, she's just as attractive as ever. Her 
Costumes are just as elaborate as ever. She 
hat a new budget of songs. 



BOSTON "JOURNAL" 

EVA TANGUAY IS 
CRAZY AS EVER 

Tabasco Actress Heads Bill 

of Stars at B. F. 

Keith's. 

Eva Tanguay of tabasco fame is with us 
again as the headliner at B. F. Keith's 
Theatre this week — as vivacious as ever, as 
crazy as ever and as popular as ever. If 
ever a comedienne deserved to be billed like 
a circus Eva Tanguay is that person, and the 
characterizations of her as "The Human 
Cyclone" and "The Madcap Genius of Mirth 
and Song" fail to give adequate description. 

Boston has seen Eva Tanguay many times, 
but her act has always something new, some- 
thing original, something thoroughly unex 
pected. That she is as strong a drawing 
card as ever was amply shown by the tre- 
mendous applause that followed her act. 



BOSTON "POST" 

B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE 

Eva Tanguay, the madcap genius of mirth 
and song, returned to vaudeville yesterday 
afternoon at B. F. Keith's Theatre after two 
years' absence. Miss Tanguay is just as 
vivacious and full of life as ever, and the 
turn she is presenting this week is in many 
respects the best she nas ever offered. Every 
one of Miss Tanguay's songs are new this 
season, and with the exception of the famous 
"I Don *t Care," which the audience compelled 
her to'give as an encore number yesterday, 
have never been heard here before. They 
include "Why They Call Me Miss Tabasco/' 
"Father Never Brought Up Foolish Chil- 
dren," "I Wonder What I'll Be When I Come 
Back to Earth," "Method in My Madness," 
"There Goes Crazy Eva," and "Let Us Have 
Ptace." Her costumes are all new, and as 
Tanguayesque as ever, with various gro- 
tesque creations, the like of which were never 
before seen upon a Boston stage. Miss Tan- 
guay is the personification of perpetual ni<> 
tion. She romps through her act in hen own 

fteculiar way, always on the move, gesticu- 
ating, smiling, gyrating, reciting, etc., but 
always winning laughs and plaudits. 



BOSTON "AMERICAN" 



EVA TANGUAY 
SCORES AGAIN 
AT KEITH'S 



Cyclonic Eva Tanguay came back to Keith's 
yesterday and was welcomed by an enthusi- 
astic house full of friends. She's the same 
busy Eva and the unknown genius who writes 
her songs has been generous in his supply 
of all new things for Eva to sing. 

Now, when one has said that Eva is back, 
and that she is just as Tanguay as ever the 
whole truth has not been told by any means. 
For she can sing distinctly and her songs 
are bright and interesting in themselves. 
They are all about herself-about how folks 
say she is crazy, about her funny clothes 
and harum-scarum tabasco ways and how she 
should bibble. 

And her new clothes! Well, Eva never did 

leave anything to the imagination and she 

disappoints no one. but her new clothes out- 
Eva even Eva with their ribbons and funny 
freaks and fol-de-rols. She sang an encore 
song about peace that snows what everyone 
knew— that she is a very intelligent little 
Eva. 



BOSTON "GLOBE" 



EVA TANGUAY IN 

KEITH'S VAUDEVILLE 

Eva Tanguay, famous for years because 
she didn't care, has at last reached the point 
in her career where she does care— at least 
to the extent of taking her audience into 
her confidence and telling why she is such a 
madcap. One of the songs that she san^ 
at B. F. Keith's Theatre yesterday really 
tells the story, for its theme is, "There's a 
Method in My Madness," something that 
most of us long ago suspected. 



BOSTON "RECORD" 



EVA TANGUAY IS 
STILL A MADCAP 



The bill at Keith's this week is headed by 
Eva Tanguay, the well-known madcap lady of 
"I-Don't-Care" fame. New songs and new 
costumes, coupled with her vivacious and 
original character, proved to be the same 
attraction and delight, as were her previous 
visits to this city. 

Her original creations in dress are cer- 
tainly startling, and are probably the most 
novel and bizarre to be seen on the vaude- 
ville stage in this country. She was warmly 
applauded at the initial performance yester- 
day and at its completion made a short 
curtain speech. 



BOSTON "TRANSCRIPT" 



THE VAUDEVILLE THEATRES 

The Ebullient and Diverting Eta Tan- 
guay Returns to Keith's Untamed 
and Undimmed. 

Time has not chastened Eva Tanguay, al- 
though her hair is darker and her figure 
more rounded. Two years on the road in the 
South and West have not quenched her ebul- 
lient spirits nor impaired her nervous force. 
A dryad without a tree, a sprite gorgeously 
clothed in brilliant colors, she came back 
to Keith's last evening and radiated dynamic 
energy with mirth and music as of yore. 
With method all her own and never forgot- 
ten if once seen, she electrified and capti- 
vated the big audience and created a furore 
as usual. Her songs were expressive of her 
personality, and all were new except "I Don't 
Care," which was sung with all the old aban- 
don which made her famous. Each song and 
costume made a hit, and none more so than 
one about "Peace." Miss Tanguay's peculiar 
methods almost baffle analysis, but those 
who think that they arc but her natural 
manner should have heard her response to 
the repeated encores when she gave the 
toast describing the "love of my folks for 
your folks." Tnen she was like other folks. 
None but an artist could describe her cos- 
tumes in their beautiful and costly elegance 
and shimmering colors. 



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Lament's 
Australian 
Cockatoos 



LAMONT'S BIRDS 

THE ACT OF MERIT 

Myr lor of all flea th s r sd 
' Trained Birds 
t on horlsental bars. 

W. eMh SL, New York City 



Weber, Dolan 
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Lats of EVA TANGUAY CO. 
Direction, Dave Beehler, Chicago. 




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ARNO and STICKNEY 

THOSE MUSICAL WIZARDS 
Nont Wash (Nov. Is), Miles, MtnnsspoMs 

THEODORE TERRY 

VENTRILOQUIST 



CLYDE 



WALTER 



Hager and Goodwin 

THE BALLYHO BOYS 
Direction, FRANK BOHM 



Mitchell 

Garron 
Leo 



fcaensiThe Rathskeller Trio 
It^raEntertainers to Royalty 



hiTwZkT(No75) 



Keith's Royal, New York 

Geo. Mitchell, Business Mgr. 




Imperial 
Pekinese 
Troupe 



Six Chinss* Wonder*. Latoly Fsatarei with 
Hold Jubilee Co. 

All cossmnnirsHena to 

LONG TACK SAM 

VARIETY. Now York 



SAM J. CURTIS 

la "GOOD BYE BOYS** 
By In 



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FRANK 



EMILY 



Jerome and Carson 

Teurlns; RICKARD'S CIRCUIT, AUSTRALIA 




. FRANCES 

jpa GLARE jl 

GUY RAWSON 

"Their Little GM 
Friends" 

fas 

"Yesterdays" 

A DoUfhtful Story ef Youth 



CHRIS O. BROWN 
This Wssh (Nov. •). 
Victoria. B. C. 



Next Wash (Nov. If), 
Psntag-e*. Ti 



, scorns 



THE PELOTS 

"Fun in a Tavern" 






ALAN BROOKS 



Pr 



Success 



ting Hi* Bigjreet 

"STRAIGHTENED O 

" Tis a Thine of Beauty and a Joy Forever" 

Originated, Written and Produced 

By ALAN BROOKS 

Direction. MAX HART 



Victor HERAS and PRESTON Ben 



I A v . . J <. I V - ' 



FAST AND FUNNY TUMBLERS 

Now Playing Pontes; es Time 

BOOKED SOLID ON W. V. if. A. 



In Preparation A new and Nevel Act 
By AARON HOFFMAN 

-HEARN-ELEY 



Personal Directfien MAX GORDON 



ARTHUR PRINCE 



With " J I IVI " 

Cera «f VARIETY, Nwr Yarfc 



RAY MONDE 

IS "SHE" A HE OR IS "HE" A SHE? 

THE SENSATIONAL SURPRISE HIT OP EVERY BILL 
EVERYBODY TALKING ABOUT IT 

NEXT WEEK (NOV. U) KEITH'S, PROVIDENCE 
PAT CASEY OFFICE 



HAZE.L RICE, 



(Versatility My Middle Nssse) 

A Toe Dancer that CAN Sing 

Direction MAX LANDAU 






AMERICA'S OWN PRODUCT 



Little MARION WEEKS 

THE MINIATURE PRIMA DONNA 

Pl.ylnc U. B. O. PhhuI KnMlMt NICK HANLEY 



WARREN 
JANET 



THE LELANDS 



NEXT WEEK (Nov. 16) 

ORPHEUM, BROOKLYN 



PAINT-O-GRAPHISTS 
FLAYING UNITED TIME 

Direction, ALF. 



T. WILTON 



NEWHOUSE. SNYDER CO. 



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NEW YORK CITY, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1914 



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WAR MAY LAST ANOTHER YEAR 
GERMAN THEATRES ARE OPEN 



American Just Back from Berlin Says Kaiser Preparing for 

Another Year of Warfare. Berlin Actors Get Best of 

Managers in Commonwealth Scheme. London 

Waiting for Zeppelins. 



An American, who left Berlin 
around Nov. 3, reached New York 
yesterday, coming direct from Lon- 
don. 

Berlin is perfectly normal, he said, 

with the only indication of Germany 

being engaged in a wild war that could 
be seen was soldiers on the streets. 
The Kaiser, said the American, now 
the idol of the German people, is pre- 
paring for another year of warfare. 
It was the American's opinion also that 
the battle will rage that length of time, 
although, he mentioned, the casualties 
will be lessened through the armies 
now fighting from behind fortifica- 
tions. In London, he said, the feeling 
prevailed the war will last for a year 
yet. 

The Berlin theaters are open as 
usual, the American continued. The 
Wintergarten, the big variety hall of 
the city, resumed theatrical operations 
Oct. 31. There are three big legiti- 
mate hits at present in Berlin. The 
Nollendorf theater has one, "Turmer 
fesse 'druff" ("Keep Pegging Away"), 
musical comedy. It started Sept. 1. 
The Berliner theater has another, 
"Extra Blaetter" ("Special Extra") 
opening Oct. 30. In Vienna several 
of the theaters are playing attractions, 
with the people there also tranquilly 
awaiting the ending of the war, the 
Austrians apparently depending more 
upon the Germans than their own 
army. In Vienna "Gold fur Iron" ("I 
Gave Gold for Iron") is the principal 
success. 

Shortly after the war commenced the 
German managers called their con- 
tracted artists together, explained the 
situation, and asked them to play there- 
after on the commonwealth plan, the 
theater to deduct all expenses, dividing 
the net profits between tin- manage- 



ment and the players, the former to 
take one-third and the latter two-thirds. 
At the Nollendorf, where the musical 
comedy is an immense hit, this has re- 
sulted in chorus girls, formerly re- 
ceiving 100 marks, now getting around 
175 marks as their share of the division, 
while the principals who were con- 
tracted at from 600 to 700 marks are 
securing from 1,200 to 1,500 marks. 
The management is tearing its hair 
out, but has no alternative excepting 
to close the theater. 

The German people are confident 
their country will not be defeated in 
this battle. They express their opin- 
ion with the German word, "Zuver- 
sicht." Its nearest English translation 
is. sanguine with an if. They expect 
to retain Belgium as a German annexa- 
tion, and the American said that in his 
opinion the question of Belgium would 
eventually delay a pacification of the 
strife. At present he said it is about 
even in advantage, as far as he could 
learn before leaving, between the con- 
tending nations. 

The German losses to date, in dead, 
wounded, missing and prisoners is 
about 500,000, compiled from the rec- 
ords reported in the German papers. 
The Allies are said to have suffered as 
heavily. Sixty thousand Russians are 
claimed by the Germans to have been 
drowned by flooding in one conflict be- 
tween the forces. The Germans say 
that they have 350.000 prisoners in 
Germany and Austria. Tf the war goes 
another year, commented the Ameri- 
can, the loss to all nations involved 
will be between 1.500.000 and 2.000.000 
men. Even Germany, he says, does not 
take the entrance of Turkey i'V - ' .- 
manoeuvers as serious or highh 
rial to Germany, but believe t" ' 
Turkish army will nbli-c tin Mix 
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NAZIMOVA IN AN ACT. 

A story yesterday said that Nazi- 
mova, after finishing her legitimate 
season in "That Sort" at the Harris, 
will take to vaudeville in a James M. 
Barrie sketch, that calls for six people. 

According to report, M. S. Bentham 

has already negotiated with the United 
Booking Offices for Nazimova's debut 
in vaudeville. 



PUNCH & JUDY LOSING. 

The Punch and Judy theatre on West 
49th street, opened a fortnight ago, has 
not been doing very much business 
with "The Marriage of Columbine," 
and it is reported that a new produc- 
tion will shortly be mounted. 



LEW FIELDS' BIG REVUE. 

The revue Lew Fields planned for 
an early production this season, and 
later postponed, may have its day be- 
fore long, perhaps by New Year's. It 
is said Mr. Fields has been negotiat- 
ing for Blanche Ring to appear in it, 

also Mary Pickford, the picture star. 
Florence Tempest is another reported. 

Miss Pickford is commonly sup- 
posed to be under contract with the 
Famous Players for film productions, 
but might be loaned by the feature con- 
cern to a stage show. 

The words and music for the revue 
arc already written, having been done 
l»y Grant Clark, Ray Goetz and Jean 
t "-' wartz, upon a commission some 
:• : ago, when Mr. Fields and William 
M. 'is were calculating upon the 

'- revue for the N'cw Y"rl< then- 



MARINELLI WINS DECISION. 

(Special Cable to Varxbtt.) 

London, Nov. 19. 

H. B. Marinelli was awarded a judg- 
ment for $500 against Seymour Hicks 
today for commissions on an unplaycd 
engagement at the Coliseum, cancelled 
because of Hicks' appearance at an- 
other hall prior to the Coliseum date. 

The other contract was entered into 
by Hicks before the Coliseum engage- 
ment was confirmed and under the 
provision of the English contract as 

to the limit in distance between two 
theaters, the Coliseum date was called 

off. 

Hicks in his defense of the suit con- 
tended the contract was postponed by 
n mutual arrangement with Stoll tour, 
but the presiding judge ruled that 
Hicks could make no arrangements 
outside of his contract, awarding the 
judgment to Marinelli on the ground 
the commission was due whether the 
engagement was filled or not unless 
the date was cancelled because of ill- 
ness. 

This ruling confirms a previous one 
covering the same point. 



$14 GROSS IN 5c. PLACE. 

A theatre of large capacity, belong- 
ing tf) a well-known firm of picture 
exhibitors, recently played to $14 gross 
mi a full day. to a five-cent admission 
fee. 



KITTY GORDON ILL. 

Kitty Gordon left the Bushwick. 

Brooklyn, bill Thursday, owing to a 

sudden attack of illness. Belle Blanche 

is filling i ii the bill for the remainder 

of this week. 

~Rnoms in the Flre-proo^ REGENT" HOTEL 
innfx nre now opi>n. The performer** home. 
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FULHAM EMPIRE APPLICATION 
SAYS WAR HAS ITS BENEFITS 



Oswald Stoll Makes Unusual Statement In Applying for Pro- 
posed London House. His Fifth Turndown. 



(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

Oswald Stoll, under examination in 
connection with another application 
for the proposed Fulham Empire, de- 
clared that, taking all halls together, 
the war had benefited as many places 
as it had injured. 

The application was turned down for 
the fifth time in as many years. 



RESUMING IN PARIS. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

Word has been received here the 

Paris theatres are likely to open at 

any time now. The president of the 

Paris council in a conference with the 

deputies a few days ago declared he 

would permit all the theatres to give 

performances again if General Gallieni, 

war governor of the capital, would 

consent. 



SUGGESTION STARTS HOWL 

(Special Cable to Variett.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

The suggestion that the theatre land- 
lords be made to bear a share of the 
war burden by reducing their rent has 
been followed by a howl of protest. 



WAGE COMPROMISE DISCUSSED. 

(Special Cable to Varivtt.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

Gulliver has advanced the suggestion 
to members of the Vaudeville Produc- 
ers' Association that they each submit 
a list of salaries amounting to no more 
than two-thirds, and agree to play out 
agreements on the basis of 25 per cent, 
reduction. 

The producers agree to this compro- 
mise. The association is now asking 
the other circuits to consider a similar 
agreement. 



VETERAN ACTOR DIES. 

(8pecial Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

Horace Russell, the old school actor, 

died Nov. 15, age 81 years. 



BAR ALIEN EMPLOYEES. 

{Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

The Theatre and Music Hall Com- 
mittee of the London Common Coun- 
cil has announced that it will oppose 
the licensing of theatres where aliens 
are employed. 

The committee this week refused to 
recommend the renewal of three 
kinema house licenses. 



LEVEY AFTER FEATURES. 

San Francisco, Nov. 18. 

Bert Levey, the Coast manager- 
agent, has purchased the western 
rights for "Tillie's Punctured Night- 
mare," a six-reel feature comedy, with 
Marie Dressier, manufactured by the 
Keystone, and will headline it in his 
several coast theatres now playing 
vaudeville. 

Incidentally, Levey has decided to 



install a feature picture policy in all 
his coast houses, utilizing his usual 
brand of vaudeville more as a side is- 
sue hereafter. 



HAMILTON HOUSE CLOSING. 

Hamilton, Can., Nov. 18. 
The Temple, playing big time vaude- 
ville under the direction of Clark 
Brown, will close its season this Sat- 
urday. The war is the cause. Alice 
Lloyd is the headliner this week. 

Ottawa, Nov. 18. 
Alice Lloyd did the biggest week's 
business of the season for the six days 
ending Saturday at the Dominion. The 
gross receipts were $4,063, just a trifle 
below the box office record of the the- 
atre, also held by Miss Lloyd. 



COLONIAL HALF-CUT. 

Commencing next week the Colonial 
theatre will be put on a half-cut salary 
basis for acts, in an endeavor to hold 
the house in the big time division. The 
Colonial business has been reported as 
wobbly since the season commenced, 
with but two or three weeks that have 
had a profitable ending. 

The half-cut will stand against acts 
booked for the Colonial, unless they 
decline to accept, when their names 
will be taken off the programs, but a 
refusal of the Colonial cut will have 
no bearing upon other big time booked. 



JOLSON'S SOLE RIGHTS. 

T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & 
Hunter, the American music publish- 
ing firm, which is the American rep- 
resentative for the English publishing 
house of Francis, Day & Hunter, is 
announcing this week that Al Jolson 
has the exclusive stage rights on this 
side to the comic song, "Sister Susie's 
Sewing Shirts for Soldiers." 

Mr. Jolson is using the number in 
his show, "Dancing Around" at the 
Winter Garden. The song was not 
generally known to have been restrict- 
ed to Mr. Jolson, prior to the" an- 
nouncement. It has been sung on the 
theatre stage, also in cabarets, without 
the required permission. Mr. Jolson 
says he will insist upon his rights 
being respected, and the publishing firm 
has notified its attorneys to take the 
necessary steps under the copyright 
law for a/iy infringement. 

Last Sunday at the Garden's vaude- 
ville concert, Mr. Jolson closed the 
long program, remaining on the stage 
42 minutes, and using "Susie" as his 
final number of the nine or ten sung 
by him. The show was over at 11.45. 



KIRALFY LOSES LICENSE. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 
Imre Kiralfy failed to appear to sup- 
port his application for three dancing 
licenses for White City and they were 
rejected by default. 



"TIPPERARY" FILMED. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

The song, "It's a Long Way to Tip- 
perary has been made into a three- 
reel moving picture feature. Twelve 
copies have been disposed of in Eng- 
land, one in South Africa, two each 
in Canada and Australia. 

One copy has been sent to the Unit- 
ed States as a sample. 



50-50 AND FULL PAY. 

{Special Cable to V ambit.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

Syndicate halls in London are play- 
ing their bills on the 50-50 plan, but 
with a guarantee that the artists' sal- 
aries will be not less than 65 per cent, 
of their regular figures. 

The Oxford and Pavilion are excep- 
tions to the rule. Both those houses 
pay full salaries. 



BRITISH BOOKER COMING. 
(Special Cable to Variett.) 

London, Nov. 18. 
William Nokes, formerly a member 
of the Moss booking committee, sails 
for New York Friday next. He will 
book acts for this side. 



COULDN'T TAKE FULL PAY. 
(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

The Palace, Manchester, booked in 
a show at full salary last week, but 
under the V. A. F. agreement it was 
decided all halls of the Variety Thea- 
tres Controlling Co. must play on the 
percentage plan, and acts on the bill re- 
ceived only two-thirds of their regu- 
lar salaries. 



WAR CUTS ROYALTIES. 

(Bpecial Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

"Bought and Paid For" was pro- 
duced in Dutch in Amsterdam a short 
time ago. The play was a success, but 
the war compelled its withdrawal after 
one performance as the theatre closed. 

The Dutch producers forwarded a 
royalty check for $9 to George Broad- 
hurst in America. 



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PEPPINO 

The well-known and accompli shed accordion- 
is;, appearing at HAMMERSTEIN'S this week 
(Nov. 16) with unusual success 
American Representative, MORRIS & FEIL 
European Representative, WQLHEIM AGENCY 



SAILINGS. 

Reported through Paul Tausig & Son, 
104 East 14th street, New York: 
Nov. 18, Jack Lorimer (Baltic). 
Nov. 25, Horton and La Triska, Mr. 

and Mrs. George AH (Adriatic). 



(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

Nov. 14, The Wartemburgs (Phila- 
delphia). 

Nov. 20, William Nokes (Morgan- 
tic). 

Nov. 28, Mr. and Mrs. Rial, The 
Caranegots (St. Paul). 

San Francisco, Nov. 18. 
Arriving on the Ventura from Aus- 
tralia last week were Mr. and Mrs. 
Ralph L. Errolle, Mr. and Mrs. S. Har- 
ris, Mr. and Mrs. Goldini, Mr. Salmo, 
Frank Mostyn Kelley, C. Major, Alex- 
ander Watson, Messrs'. Carton, Mr. and 
Mrs. Eary, Mr. Creighton, Miss Oli- 
votti, Miss Field, Miss Ellsworth. 



NEW HIP REVUE GOOD. 

(Special Cable to Variett.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

The new revue "Business as Usual" 
at the Hippodrome, opening Monday 
is a good entertainment without a sin- 
gle American in the cast. The prem- 
iere disclosed no important individual 
successes, but the production will 
probably be a draw. 

The piece is the work of A. P. de 
Courville and F. W. Mark. The cast 
includes Vilet Lorraine, Harry Tate, 
Unity More, Henry Leoni, Goulding 
and Morris Harvey. 



FILMING PINERO PLAYS. 

(Special Cable to Varivtt.) 

London, Nov. 18. 
A. W. Pinero this week signed con- 
tracts for the picturization of many 
of his plays. The sum involved is a 
large one. The first work filmed "The 
Second Mrs. Tanqueray." 



BACK TO TWICE NIGHTLY. 
(Special Cable to Varivtt.) 

London, Nov. 18. 
The Middlesex this week abandoned 
the continuous policy and returned to 
the twice nightly style of entertain- 
ment. 



ETHEL LEVEY IN HALLS. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 
Ethel Levey returns to vaudeville 
beginning at Brighton next Monday. 



Ada Reeve in Hospital 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 
Ada Reeve is undergoing an opera- 
tion in a London hospital today. She 
received internal injuries on shipboard 
while en route from Australia to India 
and after cancelling all stage engage- 
ments proceeded to London for medi- 
cal treatment. 



GIBBON IN LONDON. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 18. 

Charles Gibbon, manager of the 

Clappan Grand, has been transferred 

to London, where he will have charge 

of the Palladium. 



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U. B. -ORPHEUM TAB STOCKS 
IS MARTIN BECK'S NEW SCHEME 

Story Comes from Pacific Coast That Process of Formation Is 

Under Way for 20 Sketch-Stocks, Comprising Five 

Players Each, to Play Three Dates on Both 

Circuits. 



San Francisco, Nov. 18. 

Martin Beck reached town Saturday 
and the following day the story came 
out that he was putting a new scheme 
into effect whereby 20 stock compan- 
ies of five people each would be or- 
ganized to tour the United Booking 
Office and Orpheum circuits in tabloid 
sketches. 

Beck is understood to be buying one 
act plays outright for a five-people cast. 

Negotiations are said to be under 
way with Frank Keenan and Holbrook 
Blinn for staging all the playlets pro- 
duced under the new stock arrange- 
ment. January 1 next is reported as 
the date for the new scheme to go into 
effect. 



BECK RETURNING. 

Los Angeles, Nov. 18. 
Martin Beck and Mort Singer left 
here today (Wednesday) for New 
York via Salt Lake and Denver. The 
couple is completing an inspection 
tour of the Orpheum route. 



BROADWAY CUTTING DOWN. 

The Broadway theatre cut down its 
vaudeville program this week to eight 
acts, as against 10 it has been playing. 
The reduction is an expense saver. 
The house is said to have lost over 
$1,000 weekly since opening with vau- 
deville under the direction of the 
Mastbaum-Earle syndicate of Phila- 
delphia. 

A report concerning the Broadway 
says it is quite likely a feature picture 
policy will shortly be inaugurated 
there under the present management, 
unless leased for pictures. Adolph 
Zukor, of the Famous Players, and 
also the Paramount, is rumored look- 
ing for a Broadway theatre. The 
Paramount supplies first run to the 
Strand, but that house plays a picture 
a full week, employing but one-half the 
Paramount first run service, it issuing 
two features weekly. 



PARK STILL DARK. 

Boston, Nov. 18. 
The Park theatre, formerly a $2 
house, is still dark, its scheduled open- 
ing being long overdue. The house 
was to have opened several weeks ago 
after $100,000 had been expended for 
required alterations. It is said some 
inside hitch is responsible for its in- 
action. 



CYCLIST FRACTURES SKULL. 

Harrisburg, Nov. 18. 
Alfred Bilford, of The Bilfords, play- 
ing the Orpheum this week, was seri- 
ously injured Monday night while at- 
tempting to climb a double flight of 
steps on a bicycle. Bilford fell a dis- 
tance of 12 feet, fracturing his skull. 
He was removed to the Harrisburg 



hospital where it is said his condition 
is serious. While playing at Johnstown 
last week Bilford had a similar fall, 
but escaped unhurt. 

The act came from Europe six weeks 
ago. 



CANADIAN QUARANTINE. 

The Canadian government has placed 
a quarantine upon all split-hoof animals 
about to enter Canada. This has held 
up the entrance of some animal acts 
across the border. 

The New York Central is reported 
having refused animal consignments 
for Canadian points. The Lehigh Val- 
ley is said to be taking animals bound 
for Canada, subject to the quarantine 
delay, but agreeing to deliver with all 
possible despatch. 



DIDN'T LIKE BILLING. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 

Sophie Tucker refused to play Mc- 
Vicker's this week because J. K. Em- 
mctt was billed heavily over her. She 
will begin her tour to the coast in St. 
Paul next week. 



KEITH PRICES CUT. 

Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 18. 

A cut to 50 cents all over the or- 
chestra went into effect at Keith's 
Grand here Monday. Previously the 
12 front rows had been held at 75c. 
Matinee prices remain unchanged. 




TOM GILLEN 

known the world over as 
"FINNIGAN'S FRIEND" 
who scored one of the cleanest hits seen in 
N«-w York this season at Broadway Theatre. 
New York City, last week (Nov. 9). Booked 
to return there. 



OUT AND IN. 

Morton and Austin were out of the 
Colonial program Monday, owing to 
a conflict with the turn of Harry 
Fox and Jennie Dolly, Programmed to 
follow them on the bill. Mr. Fox is 
identified with the use of the word 
"Success" in his act. The Morton- 
Austin team also employ this term in 
a somewhat similar way. They claim- 
ed a right to it, and would not take 
the "Success 1 " matter out, thereby 
causing the retirement. Melville and 
Higgins got the open spot. 

Harriet Burt dropped out of the 
Keith's, Boston, program for this week, 
with Nan Halperin stepping into the 
vacancy. 

The double somersaulting boy in the 
John Troupe at the Flatbush, Brook- 
lyn, Monday night took a bad fall, 
necessitating five stitches in the neck. 
He will recover in time to rejoin the 
act next week. The Slayman Arabs 
temporarily filled in at the theatre. 

Gould and Ashlyn could not open at 
Keith's, Washington, through the con- 
tinued medical treatment required 
by Belle Ashlyn. Hal Forde took their 
place. 

Hartman and Verady replaced the 
Cycling Bilfords at Harrisburg, 
through the accident reported else- 
where in this issue, to one of the 
riders. 

The Davies Family has' been obliged 
to cancel time for a while, pending the 
recovery of George Davies from an 
auto accident at Bayshore, L. I. 



ALL-WOMAN BILL 

Erie, Pa., Nov. 18. 

A bill containing women only, 17 
of them, is at the Colonial this week, 
billed as an All-Woman program. 

It consists of Vernie Kaufman, 
Mabel Johnson, Maye and Addis, Ma 
Belle and Ballet, Claire Rochester, 
Amoros Sisters', playing in that order. 



MUSIC PUBLISHERS' PLAINT. 

Nearly all the music publishers have 
fallen in line with the complaint of 
bad business. A majority of those pub- 
lishing popular songs admit their sales 
declined almost one-third below nor- 
mal in October. So far November has 
shown no improvement. 

Two of the largest publishers in New 
York suggested to their office staffs 
last week that a reduction in weekly 
wage under present conditions would 
be agreeable. 



UNION STOCK YARDS OPEN. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 
The Union Stock Yards opened at 
midnight Sunday, after being closed 
for ten days on account of the foot and 
mouth disease among cattle. This 
means a big impetus to the theatrical 
business, for the reason, at this time 
of the year, many cattlemen get in from 
all parts of the west, and always* add 
materially to the box office takings. 



Three-Act Disbanding. 

Stepp, Goodrich and King have 
agreed to separate in two weeks. Jack 
King will probably locate another part- 
ner. Louis Stepp and Eddie Goodrich 
may recruit the act up to three mem- 
bers again. 



FIRST WAR SKETCH. 

Buffalo, Nov. 18. 

Prof. Armand, San Francisco, who 
for years has traveled the various cir- 
cuits with his scenic production of the 
San Francisco earthquake, staged his* 
new scenic act "The Fall of Ant- 
werp" for the first time this week at 
the Fillmore. 

It's the usual scenic affair, but be- 
cause of the present conflict abroad 
probably enters the novelty classifica- 
tion and as far as is known is the first 
vehicle shown in America touching on 
the European war. 



SULLIVAN SUCCEEDS HAYMAN. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 

Joe Sullivan has purchased the good 

will and office of Edward C. Hayman 

and will operate the former Hayman 
Agency under a booking franchise 
with the Western Vaudeville Man- 
agers' Association and the United 
Booking Office's Chicago branch. 

Sullivan was* formerly in the agency 
business in New York and previous to 
that operated a booking office in part- 
nership with John Collins, who is now 
with the U. B. O. in New York. 

Hayman recently retired from the 
"Association" staff after many years 
of service, whereupon he opened the 
office wfeich he transfered to Sullivan 
this week. 



THEATRES CHARTERED. 
Wilmington, Del., Nov. 18. 

A charter covering a chain of nine 
properties and theatres known as the 
F. F. Proctor Theatres and Properties 
of New York, with a capital of $100,- 
000 on the propertied companies and 
$20,000 on the theatres companies, 
was filed with the State Department 
of Delaware today. 

The incorporators include H. O. 
Coughlan and S. A. Anderson. 



HELD OVER AT PALACE. 

The holdovers next week at the Pal- 
ace, New York, from this week's bill, 
will be Bessie Clayton and La Milo. 
Their stay there may be indefinite. 

Maurice and Florence Walton, under 
the management of Freddie McKay, 
are also on the next Palace program, 
as the feature. 



Scotty Works a Reform. 

Last week while at Hammerstein's, 
on the same bill that held Paul Swan, 
Scotty, the dancer (Bissest and Scott) 
says Mr. Swan admired his purple 
suit so much he said no more bare 
dancing for him, as Scotty looked too 
pretty. 

Mr. Scott recites that during the en- 
tire Hammerstein week, Mrs. Scott 
hung around the stage. 



Salt Lake Prices Down. 

Salt Lake, Nov. 18. 
A reduction in the admission scale 
for the Orpheum (vaudeville) has 
been announced. It is now 75 cents 
at night, a cut of 25 cents, with 
matinees 10-50. An adult on a paid 
admission may take an unlimited 
number of children under 12. 

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VARIETY 



LOEWS NEW ACTS AND HOUSES 
COMMENCI NG ON THAT CIRCUIT 

Kilties Band of 33 Pieces, Andrew Mack, and Willard, "The 
Man Who Grows/' Among Turns Taken On Loew 
New Houses in Baltimore and Poughkeepsie 
Opening Next Week. 



TRYING FOR PAVLOWA. 

H. B. Marinelli it attempting to in- 
duce Pavlowa to accept a vaudeville 
route, upon the completion of her 
American concert tour, under the man- 
agement of Max Rabinoff. 

The dancer is now on the road, 
which has protested somewhat against 
the admission scale of three dollars 
charged for her performance. 



Kansas City, Nov. 18. 

The Kilties Band, a musical organ- 
ization of 33 pieces, has signed a Loew 
Circuit contract, and will open here 
at the Empress next Monday. The 
Hand will travel eastward over the 
Loew time. 

No statement is made of the salary 
to be paid the Kilties, but it could 
hardly be less than $1,000 weekly, with 
that number of musicians. 

Willard, "The Man Who Grows," has 
signed a contract with the Loew Cir- 
cuit, placed by Frank Bohm. The act 
opened out of town last week, and 
drew tremendously. 

The Loew Circuit has Andrew Mack, 
who will open for it Nov. 30. Mr. 
Mack played a single week on the time 
a long while back. He will take up the 
regular trace of the circuit for this 
engagement. 



Baltimore, Nov. 18. 

The new Hippodrome opens here 
Nov. 23, playing seven acts booked by 
the Loew Circuit. 

As a special feature to mark the 
opening, Pearce & Scheck have hit 
upon a plan to give five persons a 
free annual pass. Beginning last Mon- 
day, employes of the firm started out 
to distribute throughout the city, in 
street cars, restaurants, offices and 
streets, 20,000 keys. 

Nov. 30 a vault will be placed in the 
Hippodrome and anyone finding a key 
is urged to try it on the vault. If it 
opens, the holder is entitled to an an- 
nual pass to the playhouse. Five keys 
out of the 20,000 will open the lock. 

The new theatre has a seating ca- 
pacity of 3,000. 

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Nov. 18. 
Cohen's new theatre in this city, 
seating 2,000, will commence playing 
Loew vaudeville Nov. 26. 



COMEDY REEL FILLS IN. 

Last week, for the first time, Ham- 
mcrstcin's placed its Keystone one-reel 
comedy to fill the intermission gap. 
The plan worked successfully, but few 
leaving the house for the interval. 

It would have been continued this 
week had the Keystone supplied been 
capable of holding down the spot. Af- 
ter looking at the comic subject, the 
management placed the film to close 
the performance, trusting for better 
luck next time. 



MISS TANGUAY'S VOICE. 

Eva Tanguay's voice is still annoy- 
ing her to the extent that the singer 
does not think she will again appear 
before Dec. 6. This week Miss Tan- 
guay should have been at the Colonial, 
but cancelled early last week when the 
indications in Boston were that her 
voice would leave her before the en- 



gagement at Keith's there ended. 
Keith's had a big week with Miss Tan- 
guay the drawing card, one of the big- 
gest of the season, but Eva could not 
appear at the Sunday shows, through 
the vocal difficulty. 

Although a very strong bill has been 
placed to surround her next week at 
the Orpheum, Brooklyn, Miss Tan- 
guay, Monday, gave notice to the 
United Booking Offices of the condi- 
tion of her vocal cords, and suggest- 
ed that she be removed from all pro- 
grams until Dec 6. 



COMEDY CLUB BENEFIT. 

The newly formed Comedy Club, the 
successor of the late Vaudeville Com- 
edy Club, expects to hold a benefit 
in New York Sunday, Dec. 6. 

Quarters for the new club have been 
settled at 1568 Broadway. 



NEW FILM SERVICE. 

The new program service hinted at 
in a recent /arietv issue has come to 
realization in the new Mica Film Com- 
pany's product. The Mica brands will 
be the Paragon, Thistle, Monarch, Nav- 
ajo, Robin, Santa Barbara, Alhambra. 
Kriterion Star and two others. In all 
tiiere will be 21 releases a week. 

The Crown Co. will make the This- 
i le and Paragon brands, working in 
Los Angeles and Pasadena, Cal. Among 
those under contract are Dorothy Dav- 
enport, Joseph Singleton, Allen Fra- 
lick, Ed. Alexander, Ralph McComas 
and Rena Rodgers. 

The Paragon's will be principally 
comedies while the dramatic plays will 
be taken care of by the Thistle, Mon- 
arch and Navajo. Two reeled drama- 
comedy photoplays will be made by 
the Santa Barbara and Alhambra. 



JULE DELMAR'S XMAS GIFTS. 

Jule Delmar is preparing to supply 
the poor children of New Rochelle 
with Christmas gifts, through a benefit 
to be given in Jule's home town Dec. 
24, to be followed by a Confetti Fes- 
tival Ball Dec. 28. 

Remember the REGENT HOTELS Car to and 
from all. Theatres. Send ua a card and auto 
will meet you at Depot. Theatrical Hon?, 



Sollylee's Return Date. 
A return date at Hammerstein's has 
been secured by Sollylee, the ticket- 
taker of the house. Solly will open 
Dec. 21 for a week, singing all the 
newest popular songs. To prevent dis- 
appointment for the crowd that can't 
hear him the first week, Sollylee has 
booked himself at the same place for 
New Year's week, giving h ; m a con- 
secutive route of two weeks, without 
changing his clothes. 




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HINT TO TALKERS. 

The Palace, New York, this week 
tried a gentle hint to talkers in the 
form of a card, apologetically handed 
to noisy patrons during a performance. 
The few uses found for it at the Pal- 
ace Monday resulted very happily, al- 
though a newspaper woman Monday 
afternoon who kept up a continual 
buzz during the show was unfortun- 
ately overlooked by the watchful 
ushers. The card reads: 
This theatre is for the purpose of 
entertaining our patrons and not to 
transact business or hold noisy con- 
versations back of the orchestra 
rail. It is very annoying to the pa- 
trons who desire to witness the 
show, and against the interest of the 
theatre in general. E. F. Albee. 



BICYCLE WINNERS BOOKED. * 

The winners of the six-day bicycle 
race at Madison Square Garden which 
ends tonight, will appear at Hammer- 
stein's next week, receiving $1,000. 

Loney Haskell arranged with the 
Garden management Thursday, to have 
the leaders, whoever they be. appear 
at his house. 



MIDGETS ATTACHED. 

The salary of Singer's Midgets for 
last week at Hammerstein's was at- 
tached Saturday night, on behalf of 
H. B. Marinelli, who filed a claim for 
monies due him as manager of the 
turn. This amount, with disburse- 
ments, amounts to around $3,000, it is 
said. 

While it was reported an injunction 
might be asked for to restrain the turn 
from opening on the Loew Circuit 
Monday afternoon, no such paper 
made its appearance. The Singer 
group started at the Loew's 7th Ave- 
nue to big business, afternoon and 
night, taking the record for the day 
at that house. Next week the act 
plays Loew's National in the Bronx. 



Billy Bohm, the Slugger. 

Billy Bohm, the two and one-half 
year old of his father, the vaudeville 
agent, started in the slugging business 
Wednesday night, when Pop Frank 
brought home for the dinner the small- 
est of the Singer Midgets, whom Mr. 
Bohm booked on the Loew Circuit. 

The midget is 18 years of age, hardly 
larger than the Bohm boy. Billy 
watched him at the table, asked his 
father what he was doing there, then 
walked over and planted a straight left 
jab on the Singer Midget's nose. 



"Variety" as Cigar Premium. 

The James Drug store at Broadway 
and 46th street is offering Variety as 
a premium to any purchaser of 50 
cents' worth of cigars during Satur- 
day and Sunday. 

A sign outside the drug store, with 
a front page of the paper as evidence, 
announces the gift. 



LATEST WAR NEWS 

Owing to the cancellation of si ven months' work on the Continent, the IMPERIAL TROUPE, 
trick, comedy and aerial football cyclists (three ladies, two gentlemen), now touring England, 
would consider American engagements. Suitable for Vaudeville or Circuses. 

Address, care VARIETY, 18 Charing Cross Road, London. 



Gallery Closes Act. 

Monday at the Bushwick, Brooklyn, 
the gallery "went after" Cecilia Wright, 
a singer, who was appearing in the 
"No. 2" position on the program. She 
retired from the bill following the mat- 
inee. Hope Vernon stepping into her 
place. 



VARIETY 



"ORDEAL" INJUNCTION UPHELD 
CENSORS' INCRE ASED POWERS 

Supreme Court in New York Stands Behind Commissioner 
Bell Against "War Picture/ 9 National Board of Cen- 
sors Takes Decision to Further Its Plan in Ex- 
tending Operations Throughout Country. 



Justice Vernon M. Davis in the New 
York Supreme Court Wednesday sus- 
tained License Commissioner George 
H. Bell's ban against the Life Photo 
Film Corporation war picture, "The 
Ordeal." 

The Commissioner stopped the ex- 
hibition of the picture at the Lexing- 
ton Avenue opera house on the ground 
it violated American neutrality and 
was against public policy. 

The National Board of Censorship 
seized upon the decision as a pretext 
to further its plan to extend its cen- 
soring operations to all the large cities 
ot the Union and sent out a statement 
which said: 

"It (the decision) very materially 
strengthens the plan of the National 
Board of Censorship to extend its 
activities to all large cities through 
local committees in each city appoint- 
ed by the mayor, deriving their legal 
powers from the licensing power of 
the cities over the theaters." 

"The Ordeal" was discontinued at 
the Lexington avenue upon Commis- 
sioner Bell's threat of arrest. The Life 
Photo Co. thereupon sued out an in- 
junction against his further interfer- 
ence. It was this restraining order 
Justice Davis vacated. 

The corporation counsel's office pre- 
sented affidavits from members of the 
Board of Censorship as well as tele- 
grams showing "The Ordeal" had been 
banned in Providence, Kansas City, 
Milwaukee, Dallas and other cities. 



WAR LASTING YEAR. 

(Continued from page 3.) 
to hold a sufficient force against them 
to materially weaken their fighters 
nearer home. 

In London, the American mentioned, 
the English people are solicitous about 
the Zeppelins. The report in Berlin 
before he left, said the American, was 
that the Germans arc building a Zep- 



pelin shed in Amsterdam that will 
accommodate six of the air vessels. He 
also stated he thought the fear of the 
German flying dreadnoughts is more 
fancied than real. London has its 
lights masked. All theatre signs are out, 
with three small blue lights designating 
places of amusement. From Folke- 
stone to London, where ordinarily 60 
to 80 bright lights illuminate the way, 
there are but three with these masked. 
The Kaiser developed an enormous 
popularity, said the American, imme- 
diately after the declaration of war, 
when he called all the party leaders 
for a conference. The Emperor said 
to them there must be no party lines 
thereafter, they were all one, fighting 
for the same cause. As the meeting ad- 
journed, the leaders present stooped 
to kiss the kingly hand, but the Em- 
peror raised them to their feet, shak- 
ing each by the hand instead, saying 
they were brothers. This "bit of busi- 
ness" spread over the Kingdom like a 
lightning bolt as evidence of the Kai- 
ser's democracy, adds the American, 
who mentions other instances to as- 
sert the astuteness, farsightedness, and 
appreciation of publicity by Germany's 
Emperor, the American summing him 
up as a "Roosevelt, with more ability." 



TANGUAY DECISION AFFIRMED 

Eva Tanguay was handed a second 
decision this week in her case against 
Lew Fields wherein the cyclconic com- 
edienne sued the producer for $2,000 

for a week's salary as a result of the 
sudden termination of "The Sun Dod- 
ders" when Miss Tanguay was its star. 

The case came up before Judge 
Scully in Chicago and a decision was 
granted in favor of the plaintiff. The 
appeal was heard this week and the 
appellate division affirmed Judge Scul- 
ly's decision. 

Adolph Marks, the Chicago attor- 
ney, came to New York to handle Miss 
Tanguay's interests in the matter. 



LONDON HOUSES DARK. 

(Special Cable to Vabiitt.) 

London, Nov. 19. 

Nine legitimate theaters in the Brit- 
ish capital are dark. Hawtrey's re- 
vival of "Never Say Die" closed at the 
Apollo last Saturday. It will resume 
Dec. 2 with Hawtrey's revival of "The 
Messenger from Mars." 

The Lyric suspended last Saturday 
also when "The New Shylock" quit. 
Manager Michael Faraday has given 
up his plan to produce a new musical 
play at that house and rehearsals of 
the piece have been halted. War con- 
ditions discouraged the enterprise. 

Other legitimate theaters now dark 
are Gaiety, Kingsway, Little, Shafts- 
bury, Vaudeville, Adelphi and Drury 
Lane. 

The Criterion opened Thursday with 
a company of Belgian players whose 
receipts go into a fund for the benefit 
or their suffering countrymen. 



Stern Globe Trotting. 
(Special Cable to Vajuvit.) 

London, Nov. 19. 

Sam Stern sails for South Africa 
Saturday for a four-month tour there. 
Thereafter he will return to the Unit- 
ed States. 



STEEL MILLS STARTING. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 
Reports from Gary, Ind., where the 
theatres have been particularly hard hit 
on account of the war and depression 
in business, are to the effect that the 
steel mills will resume work at once, 
giving employment to a large number 
of men, which will probably mean that 
the Orpheum will soon resume daily 
performances. 



MERCEDES WIRES CROSSED. 

Atlanta, Nov. 18. 
Mercedes, the telepathic wizard, 
headlining the Forsythe bill last week, 
got his wireless crossed Thursday and 
his assistant, Mile. Stantone, became 
peeved and bolted the act, refusing to 
finish the week. The pair left for 
Chicago, and the management posted 
an announcement to the effect that the 
hcadliner was not appearing, and two 
extra attractions had been substituted. 
Business held up. 



Bijou Entrance a Store. 
The entrance to the former Bijou 
theater on Broadway, near 31st street, 
lias been converted into a store. It is 
of small frontage, and brings $2,000 a 
> oar as rental. 



WAR PICTURES FAKEY. 

The Chicago Tribune's War Pic- 
tures were shown as feature film at 
private exhibition Wednesday. The 
film was recently exhibited at the 
Studebaker, Chicago, under the aus- 
pices of the Chicago paper. 

Some of the people who watched the 
private showing said afterward the 
"war" scenes appear to have been most- 
ly resemble the Weekly Reviews, 
which had shown similar scenes since 
the war started. One flash disclosed 
an ambulance, with a captain explain- 
ing there were 15 soldiers inside of it, 
nine of whom were wounded. This 
was the nearest to the scene of action 
the film got, although no one saw the 
soldiers inside. 



WILD WEST IN COURT. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 18. 
The Kit Carson Wild West show 
was held to be the property of the 
United States Printing Co., by a jury 
in Magistrate Dempsey's court yester- 
day. The property here is valued at 
$7,375, consisting of 59 horses, five 
mules and three buffaloes. 



Hight Cost of Striking. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 20. 
De Witt Bartlett, claiming to be part 
owner of the stranded Kit Carson Wild 
West show, was fined $25 and costs in 
municipal court for striking Paul 
Campbell, a printer. Campbell says 
Bartlett broke his glasses. Judge 
Fricke fined the shoman $25, and when 
he said, "I'd do it again," the court 
made it $100. 



Hammerstein Injunction Adjourned. 

The argument on the temporary in- 
junction granted against the sale by 
foreclosure Monday, of the Hammer- 
stein Theater Co. properties (Hammer- 
stein's and Republic theaters), held on 
a ground lease, came up Wednesday 
morning, but was adjourned. 

The Hammerstein foreclosure is in 
the control of Oscar Hammerstein. 
The move to prevent it was made by 
the trust company holding Hammer- 
stein Co. stock, placed with it for the 
benefit of some of the Hammerstein 
children. 



JOHN DREW'S 61ST. 

John Drew celebrated his 61st birth- 
day anniversary in Reading last week. 

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VARIETY 



LIFE MEMBERSHIPS FOR XMAS ; 
NEARLY 75 NOW HAVE THEM 

Many Prominent Players Among the Life Membership Hold- 
ers of the White Rats. Possessors of Life Cards Relieved 
from Further Payment of Dues. A Good Investment. 



If you want to invest in a good 
Christmas present, buy a life member- 
ship card in the White Rats. Look 
over the names of the following who 
have taken out life memberships in 
the White Rats: 

Corse Payton, Frank Fogarty, Bobby 
Gaylor, Ed. Keough, A. A. Ford, Harry 
Kelly, Fred Niblo, Frank Fay, Thos. 
P. Russell, Thos, Welch, Alf Grant, 
Rohelia Inza, Chas. H. Farrell, Frank 
North, Harry Coleman, W. W. Waters, 
Junie McCree, Happy Jack Gardner, 
Lon Hascall, Jas. F. Dolan, Colie Lo- 
rella, Edward Clark, Dr. Carl Herman, 



Meeting of the 
WAYS AND MEANS COM- 
MITTEE 
will be held 
Wednesday, November 25, 
at three o'clock, in the Board of 
Directors' Room, White Rats Club. 
Jas. F. Dolan, Chairman. 



Chauncey D. Herbert, Fred A. Stone, 
Hal Groves, Jules W. Lee, Dave Mont- 
gomery, Will J. Cooke, Frank Evans, 
Samuel J. Curtis, Geo. W. Monroe, 
Geo. LeMaire, Thos. J. Ryan, Edward 
Garvie, Edward Castano, Robert L. 
Dailey, Gordon H. Eldrid, Bert Levy, 
Eddie Ross, Ernest Kluting, Gladys 
Arnold, Robert J. Higgins, Tom Smith, 
Joseph P. Mack, Greg Patti, Harland 
Dixon, Sam Morton, Bert LaMont, 
WiU H. Cohan, Dick Lynch, Johnny 
Jess, Ralph Lohse, Pat Rooney, Tom 
Nawn, Dick Hume, Gerald Griffin, 
Patsy Doyle, Jack Conway, J. P. Grif- 
fith, Geo. E. Delmore, Chas. McPhee, 



Meeting of the 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

of the White Rats Actors' Union 
will be held 

Tuesday, November 24, 
at twelve noon, in the Board of 
Directors' Room. 

Will J. Cooke, Secretary. 



Al Jolson, Alice Lloyd, Chas. J. King, 
Henry Bergman, Tom Lewis, Cecil 
Emmett, Leon Emmett, Tom Mc- 
Naughton, C. E. Willard, Marie A. 
RusselL ^ -| 

Just as Variety - was about to go to 
press we received from Burt Green a 
check for one hundred ($100) dollars 
in payment of a life membership card. 



FRANK FOGARTY ON THE ROAD. 

Our Big Chief, F.ank Fogarty, is on 
the road and each week in the town he 
has played a Scamper has been held by 
him with gTeat results. 

At the meeting Tuesday night 34 ap- 
plications for membership in the White 
Rats were read. The bulk of these ap- 
plications is due to the efforts of our 
Big Chief. 

While in Rochester, through the Big 



Chief's efforts, Grace LaRue made ap- 
plication for life membership in the 
Associated Actresses of America, the 
ladies' branch of the White Rats. Our 
Big Chief writes every day most en- 
couraging letters of the feelings of 
those whom he comes in contact with 
on the road and every indication points 
to the most successful year the White 
Rats have ever known. 

Dec. 7 Mr. Fogarty plays in Chicago 
and during that week a big Scamper 
and revival meeting will be held and 
all members playing the city of Chi- 
cago during that week will kindly call 
at the office of our Chicago represen- 
tative, Will P. Conley, 411 Tacoma 
Building, and ascertain from him the 
exact time and place of the big Fo- 
garty night in Chicago. 



Escanaba's New Theatre. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 

The Escanaba, the new theatre in 
Escanaba, Mich, booked by Glen Burt, 
opened Monday night with Mme. Bus- 
sey's Dogs, Willie Zimmerman, The 
Greys, Max Bloom in "The New Sun- 
nyside" and the Four Juvenile Kings. 
Mr. Burt will convert this show into 
a one-night stander by bringing it to 
the Henry Boyle at Fond Du Lac 
Wednesday night on the way to 
Racine. 



John P. Hill Operated Upon. 

John P. Hill, who served for many 
years on the Board of Trustees of the 
White Rats Actors' Union, was admit- 
ted to Dr. Pilcher's Private Hospital, 
Brooklyn, Nov. 10, and underwent an 
operation for rupture, Nov. 14. 

The operation was successfully per- 
formed and Mr. Hill is doing as well 
as can be expected. It will be several 
weeks before he is able to be up and 
around. 



Ernest Chester and Queenie Wil- 
liams, both of the Pollard Opera Co., 
were married at St. Paul's Church, 
Oakland, Nov. 4. 



To Members of the Associated Actresses of America: 

At the meeting of the Board of Directors held Tuesday, November 17, 
it was decided that meetings of the above association, which is the ladies' 
branch of the White Rats Actors' Union, shall be held the first Friday of 
every month and that twenty-five shall constitute a quorum necessary to do 
business and make recommendations to the Board of Directors of the White 
Rats Actors' Union. 

The first meeting of the Associated Actresses of America under this ar- 
rangement will be held Friday, December 4, at three P. M., for the purpose of 
electing a permanent chairman, secretary, etc. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 

WILL J. COOKE, Secretary to Board. 



White Rata on "VARIETY" 



Below it a copy of a letter the White Rata has kindly tent 
out to its members: 

Dear Sir and Brother: — 

The Anniversary Number of VARIETY will be published Decem- 
ber 25th. As VARIETY is the medium of the WHITE RATS ACTORS' 
UNION, this Organization is anxious to see its membership thoroughly 
represented in the advertising columns of VARIETY'S BIG NUMBER. 

VARIETY is advocating proper organization for the actor, has 
advocated the essentials and conveniences of proper organization, 
therefore should be encouraged by the actor. It has attained a position 
in the field of theatrical trade journalism that is a remarkable triumph 
in itself. Its circulation is unquestioned. The paper is undoubtedly 
bought and read by every important manager, agent and artist all over 
the entire world. 

When "The Player" suspended publication through an agreement 
withYARIETY the cause of the White Rats was taken up by VARIETY 
and VARIETY has stood by its agreement with our organization, and 
it is only fair that we should lend our efforts to support the paper 
when we have an opportunity to do so. 

With its selling qualities as its foremost recommendation and its 
official connections with your organization to recommend it as well, we 
suggest you consider VARIETY in placing your holiday advertising 
appropriation. 

With thanks for your consideration of the above, remain, 

Fraternally, 
(Signed) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



MEETING OF THE RATS. 

The meeting was called to order at 
twelve midnight with Past Little Chief 
George E. Delmore presiding. 

The following candidates were in- 
itiated: Louis Frohoff, Bobby Mar and 
Wm. Mitchell. 

The following applications for mem- 
bership on first vote were voted upon: 

E. A. Lambert, Fred Mace, George 
Hoey, Jack Simons, John E. Wheeler, 
William J. Morrissey, Carl McBride, 
Earle Cavanaugh, Joseph F. Short, 
Carl C. Siemon, Clyde Hager, John 
Francis Dale, Thos. Jerome Hickey, 
Walter Sanford, John J. Kennedy, 
Francis D. McGinn, Harry H. Hines, 
A. P. Cullen, Walter DeLeon, Frank 



NOTICE TO MEMBERS 

of the Board of Directors and All 
Officials. Please send at once to 
me cabinet photograph of yourself. 
This is important. 

Will J. Cooke, 
Secretary-Treasurer. 



Frabito, Ben Harrison, Pasquale Mario, 
Eddie Morris, Billee Taylor, Leo Leon, 
Geo. S. Obey, Emil Swanberg, George 
Hamid, Martin L. Alsop, Bennie 
Franklin, Lawrence Grattan, Edward 
Lewers, Walter Gibbs, Vernon Castle. 

The following were elected to mem- 
bership in the White Rats Actors' 
Union of America: 

Martin Conroy, Harold Dunne, Chas. 
Gillette, Don M. Clark, William Mee- 
han, John C. Wilhelmi, Steve P. Man- 
ning, Frank Terry, Tom Williams, 
Charles Hickey, Albert Wiser. 

Under the good of the order, many 
interesting subjects were discussed. 
One of the chief topics was the Con- 
vention of the American Federation 
of Labor, which is being held in the 
city of Philadelphia, and in this con- 
nection Brothers William P. Burt, Joe 



Meeting of the 

HOUSE COMMITTEE 

will be held 

Wednesday November 25, 

at twelve noon, in the Board of 

Directors' Room, White Rats Club. 

Jos. P. Mack, Chairman. 



Birnes and Will J. Cooke as delegates 
to the Convention, will have ready at 
the next meeting of the Lodge, an ex- 
haustive report dealing with the Con- 
vention. This report will appear ir 
Variety;, we hope, in the next issue. 
We feel positive it will make most in- 
teresting reading. 



Pleasure Park Sold Cheaply. 

Wilmington, Del., Nov. 18. 
The Ocean Beach Park, situated on 
the Delaware River below New Castle, 
was sold by the constable yesterday to 
Selden Dcemer. The ground is owned 
by the Pennsylvania Railroad and 
brought $430. What Mr. Deemer in- 
tends to do with the property is not 
known, but the park can stand much 
improvement. The location is a good 
one. 



Lelia Shaw will retire from the Port- 
land, Me., stock at the end of this 
week. She ha* been playing leads. 



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No. 12 



Sam P. Gerson, manager of the Prin- 
cess, Chicago, is* the father of a son. 

Nina Davis, of the Davis Sisters, is 
ill in Boston with nervous prostration. 



The New York Elks hold their an- 
nual charity ball Thanksgiving Eve. 



Maxwell Hamilton, of the Bijou 
stock company, Fall River, is out of 
the cast with a sprained ankle. 



The Hippodrome, Reading, Pa., this 
week put into effect reduced scale of 
admission to encourage business. 



Charles Diamond, of Leroy and Dia- 
mond, is being sought by his mother, 
whose address is Decatur, Ala. 



Eddie Lamont, of Lamont and Mil- 
ham, is dangerously ill at his home at 
88 Victoria Ave., North Hamilton, Can. 

The United Booking Offices is pre- 
paring a Thanksgiving show for the 
prisoners on Blackwell's Island. 

Harry Niermeyer, of The Times, has 
not been notified to date he is barred 
from the Shubert theatres. 



Billie Burke is now using as a cur- 
tain raiser to her "J err y" play, "The 
Philosopher in the Apple Orchard." 



The union orchestra at the Empire, 
Bridgeport, walked out Monday night. 
The usual union trouble — higher wages. 



Pell Trenton and Florence Carle 
joined the stock in Mt. Vernon this 
week. 



The Gerry Society prevented the 
two children in the Ching Ling Foo 
act at Hammcrstein's this week from 
appearing. 



Burr and Hope, English, have lost 
three weeks through their boat being 
delayed in reaching New York. They 
open at Keith's, Philadelphia, Nov. 30. 

Rosie Lloyd, who landed at New 

York last Friday, will not begin 

her American vaudeville tour until 
Nov. 30, at Keith's, Providence. 



Rose Coghlan has engaged Mahlon 
Hamilton, Alexander Calvert and Bea- 
trice Splain for her new sketch by Ed- 
gar Allan Woolf. 

Among new plays* accepted by 
Oliver Morosco is one, "The Advertis- 
ing Man," which he intendes to try 
out in stock first on the Pacific Coast. 

Sidney Smith is no longer attached 
to the office staff of Henry W. Sav- 
age. Hereafter he will devote all his 
time to producing his own shows. At 
present he has "Boy Blue" on tour. 

L. Wolfe Gilbert, who recently sev- 
ered connections with the F. A. Mills 
Music Co., has been engaged to han- 
dle the professional department of the 
Stern Music Pub. Co. 

Schuetzen Park, Glendale, L. I., the 
largest picnic park in Queens, was 
burned last Saturday, loss estimated 
at $50,000. The property was owned 
by the Welz & Zerbeck Brewing Co. 



Mitchell Licalzi, manager of the Wil- 
son Avenue theatre, Chicago, is seri- 
ously ill at his home, and has been 
under the attendance of physicians for 
several days. 



Josie Rooney is in Berlin, unable to 
leave German territory. She is the 
wife of an Englishman and thus be- 
comes a British subject Her relatives 
on this side have had no word from 
her in nearly two months. 

John Rankin, owner of the Hotel 
Gerard, on West 44th street, was ar- 
rested in the Palace theatre during the 
Monday evening performance, charged 
with maintaining a disorderly resort. 
Detectives raided the Gerard earlier 
in the day. 

Fernande Lena Leclercq journeyed 
from her war besieged home in Car- 
leroi, Belgium, to Memphis to marry 
Wilhelm Johnnes Rademaker, a Rot- 
terdam boy, now in vaudeville with the 
Three Arleys. They were married 
Nov. 14. 

Horatio Parker, whose "Mona" won 
the Metropolitan O. H. prize of $10,- 
000, has landed another plum, his 
"Fairyland" opera having been award- 
ed the Los Angeles $10,000 opera prize. 
Brian W. Hooker wrote the books of 
both prize winners. 

Two agents, big physically, but of 
small time speed, professionally, went 
to the mat in the corridor of the Gay- 
ety Building this week. The ensuing 
scrap was very interesting, but finally 
the combatants were separated. A few 
minutes later the larger of the two re- 
appeared and proceeded to the office 
of the smaller. The crowd lingered 
to see the encore, but were surprised 
to hear the big one pipe "Pardon me, 
old top, but during our battle I've lost 
something. Did you happen to see my 
watch"? It seems one of the peace 
makers helped the two separate and 
then helped himself to the big one's 
Waltham. A new way to get time from 
an agent (contributed). 



Alderman Nance, of Chicago, who 
has been active in looking after the 
theatres there, has requested the cor- 
poration counsel to draft an ordinance 
asking Mayor Harrison to close the 
theatres Sunday nights. He has also 
asked for the draft of an ordinance to 
prohibit ticket speculation. 



*The Sayre theatre, Sayre, l'a., will 
open early in December with pop vau- 
deville under management of W. J. 
Melarkey, formerly assistant manager 
of the Victoria, Rochester. Seating 
capacity, 1,000. Frank Pye, a Roches- 
ter business man, is backing the enter- 
prise. 



Billy Halligan (Halligan and Sykes) 
has been assigned to look after the 
part originally given T. Roy Barnes 
in "Watch Your Step," the new Dil- 
lingham production shortly scheduled 
for a Broadway run. Mrs. Halligan 
(Dama Sykes) is also playing a princi- 
pal role in the show. Both are from 
the vaudeville ranks. 



The Professional Woman's League 
will hold a bazaar social Nov. 29 at 
8:30 p. m. Miss Maron Howard Bra- 
zier will be guest of honor; Miss Bra- 
zier is the founder and first president 
of the Professional Woman's Club of 
Boston and she will speak on the 
"Players of the Past Generation Now 
Living." 

Two vaudeville actors in the middle 
west, discussing their respective acts, 
told each other what they had done 
the week before. "I worked at a slab 
last week" said one, "boarding with 
the manager's wife. She's a tough 
critic, but if she likes your act, you get 
three eggs' for breakfast. Well, I had 
scrambled eggs all week." 



Alex Aarons (son of Al Aarons) and 
wife, who were injured in an automo- 
bile accident on Long Island Sunday, 
are slowly recovering. Mrs. Aarons 
fared the worst. Her condition is still 
serious. Aarons was badly shaken up 
but may be out in a few days. 

Emily Fitzroy has been engaged for 
the cast of "Lady Luxury." 

Lester Whitlock almost lost an act 
for the Corona theatre last Friday 
night. After the turn (two people) 
had started and when about half way 
to Corona, they figured out that there 
would be a loss on the return trans- 
portation, so came back to New York. 
Lester raised their salary 47 cents, 
and they just made the theatre in 
time to close the show, being fined 62 
cents for tardiness. Mr. Whitlock is 
communicating with the Pennsylvania 
railroad, trying to secure a commuta- 
tion ticket that is transferable. The 
road replied it didn't favor the idea of 
issuing a blanket commutation so 
near New York, as it might induce 
families to locate this side of Jamaica, 
instead of going to Sag Harbor, and 
the letter suggested to Whitlock that 
he move the Corona house further 
down Long Island, when the Pennsyl- 
vania could do business with him. 



Sidney Schallman fled back to Chi- 
cago Wednesday after a futile attempt 
to break into the line of New York ten 
percenters. Schallman was among 
those agents temporarily embarrassed 
through the recent edict of Aaron 
Jones, barring outside agents from the 
Chicago Loew office. 



Freeman Bernstein is becoming New 
York's best check casher. Bernstein 
doesn't cash his own checks, but 
obliges friends. The other day when 
an acquaintance asked him to cash a 
check for $200, Bernstein said it could 
be done, but he would have to buy a 
hat in the store to make it look all 
right. When the clerk asked Bern- 
stein what sort of a hat he wanted, 
Bernstein said, "Soft hat. Any kind" 
and got an evening dress Fedora. The 
next day the same fellow came around 
with another check, and Bernstein 
wanted to buy a dress suit to go with 
the hat, but compromised by paying a 
small bill he owed to a store down- 
stairs, the drawer of the check stand- 
ing for the expense to get the cash. 
Mr. Bernstein says check cashing is 
coming too soft, his only worry is that 
he will soon be out of debt. 

Ah Foon has two needles in his 
stomach. The surgeons found them 
there. It happened through Joe Ray- 
mond demanding Ah Foon to go 
through an X-ray examination, Mr. 
Raymond wanting to discover if Ah 
Foon had secreted his' commission 
anywhere. The Chinese magician was 
in a hospital for three weeks, but is 
now appearing again, with the needles 
still doing silent sentry duty inside. 
Ah got them down his throat through 
attempting the "needle trick" — swal- 
lowing a package of needles with some 
thread, and bringing the whole from 
his mouth, with the needles threaded. 
A couple of the sharp-pointed things 
must have missed their cues. (Ray- 
mond knows the usual joke.) He was 
trying to sew up the act will be used 
in this case, also that the thread of 
the story must have been lost, and so 
on, but he doesn't care about that, nor 
whether Ah Foon coughs up the 
needles, if he will only cough up some 
commission. Needless to say more. 

The Prospect (burlesque) up West- 
chester way, managed by Frank Ger- 
sten, has not been enjoying the pleas- 
ures of turnaway business, unless a 
gross averaging in the neighborhood 
of $1,400 weekly can be construed as 
such, recently inaugurated a dancing 
contest as an added attraction, confin- 
ing the affair to the choristers playing 
the house. One of those old fashioned 
chinaware cups with a "Mother" in- 
scription on its face was hung up as 
the prize. Last week the cup went to 
an attache of a vaudeville agent's office 
and recognizing it as a product of the 
Woolworth plant, she relegated it to 
the cobblestones upon her exit. One 
of those "wise" Westchester police- 
men blew in on the scene and with all 
the official pomp and dignity of a 
small town constable, ordered the petite 
danseuse to pick up the broken pieces 
and place them in a rubbish receptacle. 
She did. Will she dance again for the 
Wcstchesterinas? No! 



10 



VARIETY 



"BEAUTY SHOP" PIRACY CHARGE 
NOW ON T RIAL IN WASHINGTON 

Equity Court Hearing Evidence on Claim of Philander John- 
son, the Cohan & Harris Play Was Taken from Book 
of "Dr. Fakewell," Submitted by Johnson in 191 1 
to Several Managers. Trial Adjourned 

Until Monday. 



Washington, Nov. 19. 

The suit of Philander Johnson 
against Raymond Hitchcock, Cohan 
& Harris, Rennold Wolf and Channing 
Pollock on charges of piracy in con- 
nection with the production of "The 
Beauty Shop" opened yesterday be- 
fore Judge McCoy in the Equity Court 
here. The opening day's session was 
consumed in a general review of the 
plaintiff's contentions, Johnson claim- 
ing that he wrote a musical comedy 
hook entitled "Dr. Fakewell" in 1911 
and submitted it to various managers 
and others, including the defendants. 
He further asserted rthat Hitchcock 
kept the libretto several weeks and at- 
tempted to show that the books of 
his opera and that of "The Beauty 
Shop" present similarities which prove 
"Dr. Fakewell" was used without his 
consent to assist in the construction 
of the Hitchcock play which was first 
produced by Cohan & Harris in 1913. 

The plaintiff contended that the case 
in point is a parallel of the "My Offi- 
cial Wife" and "Red Widow" litiga- 
tion. Today's period was taken up 
with the cross examination of John- 
son by counsel for the defense, fol- 
lowing the completion of an analysis 
of the two plays in question. Johnson 
claims he mentioned the matter to 
Cohan & Harris at separate meetings. 

An attempt by the defense to intro- 
duce some hearsay evidence was ruled 
out by the court on the plaintiff's ob- 
jection. A long controversy followed 
on the question of a playwright's clas- 
sification as to what constitutes a play- 
wright, critic, adaptor, constructor and 
author. 

Johnson charged that practically ev- 
erything substantial in the Hitchcock 
piece was taken from his manuscript. 
Johnson's activity as a playwright was 
attacked by the defendants' attorney, 
whereupon the plaintiff proceeded to 
"go after" Channing Pollock's past 
successes, etc. 

The case was continued until next 
Monday when it is expected Hitchcock 
will testify. James Gorman, stage 
manager of "The Beauty Shop," and 
the music composer of the same show 
are also scheduled to testify. 

Johnson asks for an order restrain- 
ing the further presentation of "The 
Beauty Shop" and demands damages. 
Lambert & Yeatman represent the 
plaintiff, while the defendants' case is 
conducted by Douglas, Duffin & 
O'Bear. Attorney M. J. Malevinsky. 
of O'Brien, Malevinsky & Driscoll, 
New York, is also of counsel for the 
defendants. All the defendants except 
Cohan were in court. 

Hitchcock temporarily closed his 
tour this week to attend the trial and 
plans Jo reopen in Omaha Thanksgiv- 
ing. Meanwhile the "Beauty Shop" 
company will have an enforced layoff. 



MANAGER UNDER COVER. 

A New York legitimate manager is 

said to have between $300,000 and 

$400,000 in currency placed away in 
safe deposit vaults throughout the city. 

The manager, according to the story, 
ran into a "pinch" once, when ready 
cash would have meant a great deal to 
him. The lesson resulted in the taking 
out of his business not less than $2,000 
weekly since that time, all in cash, 
which accumulated to his satisfaction, 
despite an interest loss. 

The manager has several attractions 
playing in and out of New York. 



LETTING GRAND GO. 

When the Klaw & Erlanger lease- 
hold on the Grand opera house runs 
out this season it will not be renewed 
by that firm. Upon the expiration of 
the K. & E. tenancy the house will re- 
vert to Howard Gould, who owns it. 
There are several parties who would 
like to rent the house for pictures or 
pop vaudeville, but the rent is pretty 
high and may keep them out. 

Klaw & Erlanger have not made any 
money with the house in recent years 
although the annual visit of Chauncey 
Olcott always results in packed busi- 
ness. Olcott is due there next Mon- 
day. 

For the first time in years Klaw & 
Erlanger have no show in rehearsal 
right now and there is no immediate 
liklihood of any being accepted for 
production until after the first of the 
year. 

When "Papa's Darling" takes up its 
road time there will be a reduction in 
salaries, it is said. 



TWO BELASCO PLAYS. 

Frances Starr's tour in "The Secret" 
will close in Albany Dec. 19. Miss 
Starr will return to New York im- 
mediately and begin rehearsals in the 
new Edward Knoblauch play which 
Mr. Belasco has selected for her. It 
is as yet unnamed. 

Mr. Belasco is at present engaged in 
reconstructing "The Love Thought" 
with the aid of the author, Henry Irv- 
ing Dodge. It was tried out in stock 
last summer and secured by Mr. 
Belasco. lie has engaged Janet Beech- 
er for the leading role. It will be 
produced some time after the new- Starr 
play has been shown. 



EXCHANGE BUILDING FIRE. 

A slight blaze which started in the 
suite occupied by the Dalamaker Film 
Co., came near causing a panic, but did 
little damage in the Exchange Buildin- 
at 145 West 45th street Thursday after- 
noon. The fire started in the project- 
ing room where a number of reels of 
film had been V.ored. 



CHANGES IN TOWN. 

A feature picture policy for three 
weeks will start at the Casino Nov. 30. 
The World Film Corporation has rent- 
ed the house for three weeks. Follow- 
ing that term, the Emma Trentini pro- 
duction ("The Peasant Girl") may be 
brought back to the Casino. J. J. Shu- 
bert was on the road with the new 
piece this week, tinkering it up. 

Lew Fields' production of "Suzi," 
now at the Casino, will move Nov. 30 
over to the Shubert, where William 
Faversham in "The Hawk" is now lo- 
cated. Mr. Faversham will be shifted 
to the Elliott, and "Mr, Wu," with 
Walker Whiteside, now at the latter 
theatre, will leave there Nov. 28, prob- 
ably taking to the road. 

The move about left the Casino 
available for a picture policy during 
what is expected to be a dull spell in 
theatricals, the period just preceding 
Christmas. It will give the Shuberts 
a line on the picture possibilities of the 
house. They are also interested in the 
World film. So far this season Walter 
Rosenberg has been playing pictures 
at the Casino each Sunday night. The 
tenancy of the World people will oust 
Rosenberg while it lasts. 

Liebler & Co.'s "Highway of Life" 
has gone on the road from Wallack's. 
"The Garden of Paradise," slated for 
its New York premiere at the Park, is 
now announced for Nov. 25. Blanche 
Walsh went into the cast this week. 

Regarding the shifting of Mrs. Pat 
Campbell in "Pygmalion" from the 
Liberty to Wallack's next Monday, the 
Liebler office says prior bookings were 
responsible for the move. Mrs. Camp- 
bell is to remain at Wallack's indefi- 
nitely. 

Phyllis Neilscn Terry in "Twelfth 
Night" opens Monday at the Liberty. 

It was practically settled Monday by 
Klaw & Erlanger that Hazel Dawn in 
"The Debutante" would be the attrac- 
tion to follow "The Girl from Utah" 
at the Knickerbocker. The latter at- 
traction closes in New York Dec. 5 
and goes to the Colonial, Boston. 

Putting "The Debutante" into the 
Knickerbocker leaves only trje Am- 
sterdam available for the Dillingham 
revue "Watch Your Step," due in New 
York about the same time. K. & E. 
decided to close "Papa's Darling" af- 
ter the New Amsterdam engagement 
unless the expense of the company 
could be reduced. Alfred E. Aarons 
was delegated to place the question to 
the members of the company and they 
agreed to a cut. This means that the 
show will go on the road for a tour of 
the bigger cities at least. 

If the "Watch Your Step" show gets 
over in New York, the proposed Zieg- 
feld winter revue may be declared off. 



PICTURES AT CENTURY? 

After the century engagement^ of 
"Pilate's Daughter"' there is a pos- 
sibility the house will go into 
pictures. There are two features, one 
an operatic feature and the other an 
educational four-reeler that are nego- 
tiating for the open time until the in- 
auguration of the season of comic 
opera by Andreas Dippel. 



ACTORS' CREDIT UNION. 

The Actors' Equity Association is 
bending every effort to establish a 
credit union in which its members may 
take shares and benefit accordingly. 

The union will be formed on the 
Luilding and loan idea wherein the 
members through making small week- 
ly payments into the treasury handled 
by the A. E. A. may draw upon the 
same when a rainy day comes along. 

He must be a member of the Asso- 
ciation to derive the benefits proposed. 
Again he may take as many shares as 
he desires and very likely the sum of 
25c. will be acepted as the lowest pay- 
ment accepted. 



3,000TH PERFORMANCE IN STOCK. 

San Francisco, Nov. 18. 

Dec. 1 will be the 3,000th perform- 
ance of A. Burt Wesner with the Al- 
cazar Stock. If nothing prevents, the 
event will be celebrated that day. 

Mr. Wesner has been playing at the 
theatre for eight years. 



PIRATING A PLAY. 

A certain repertoire playing at pop 
prices is pirating "Bought and Paid 
For" under different titles. One used 
is "Every Woman's Husband." 



UNION MATTERS SETTLED. 

The United Managers' Protective 
Association, through its attorney, Lig. 
non Johnson, reported this week set- 
tlement of union differences with thea- 
tres at Easton, Pa.; Galveston, Beau- 
mont, Tex.; Birmingham, Mobile, Ala.; 
Montreal and Ottawa, Can. 

Notice of road call at these various 
towns, sent out by the I. A. T. S. E.. 
has been withdrawn. 



GAIETY CO. IN DECEMBER. 

{Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, Nov. 19. 

The Laurillard and Grossmith com- 
pany, whose new production at the 
London Gaiety was called off recently, 
will shortly sail for New York, open- 
ing during December at a Shubert the- 
ater in "Tonight's the Night." 



Alexander Kids Ordered Off. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 20. 
The Alexander Kids were ordered 
off the Keith bill yesterday by the 
Juvenile Protective Association. The 
youngest of the sisters is three years 
old. There are three children in the 
turn, and their parents claim they are 
being educated while traveling. 



Bert Walter Dies. 

Minneapolis, Nov. 20. 
Bert Walter, character comedian of 
the Wright Huntington Stock Com- 
pany, died ycsteHay of apoplexy. The 
deceased has played in stock here for 
five years. 



Adeline Genee will leave for the 
other side, after completing her Ma- 
jestic, Chicago, engagement next week. 



Fanny Ward Show Through. 

Fanny Ward closed her tour in 
"Madam President" at Plainfield! N. J.. 
Saturday night. The show failed to do 
anything on the road. 

Miss Ward will rest until her man- 
agement has selected a new play for 
her. The tour may be resumed after 
the holidays. Several picture con- 
cerns are dickering for her services. 



VARIETY 



11 



THEATRE GARAGE EXCHANGE 
MAY BE TREND OF THE TIMES 

House in the Bronx Reported About to Undergo Conversion 

Into Garage, While a Large Broadway Garage Will Be 

Converted Into Picture Theatre. Disaster in 

Overcrowded Bronx Theatre Condition 

Predicted. 



The realization of the oft-repeated 
prediction the over-crowded condition, 
theatrically, of the Bronx, New York, 
borough, would eventually result in 
one or more theatres up there going 
into the garage business appears to 
be on hand, according to a story now 
current. This says that a house which 
has had a wobbly existence with sev- 
eral policies since opening in the Bronx 
territory, has about arranged to under- 
go conversion into a first-class stable 
tor automobiles. The name of the 
theatre is mentioned in the reports. 

In exchange for the theatre-garage, 
the automobile industry has given up 
one of its strongholds among storage 
houses, on upper Broadway, around 
80th street, known as the Metropolitan 
Garage. This will be remodeled into 
a picture theatre. The lease for the 
building was executed Monday. 



CHICAGO'S ONLY PRODUCTION. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 

•One Girl in a Million," the only 
show produced in Chicago this sea- 
son, began a tour of one night stands 
Monday. Time has been obtained up 
to Dec. 20 in towns contiguous to Chi- 
cago. 

Felix Adler and most of the princi- 
pals will remain with the attraction. 



"SO MUCH FOR SO MUCH." 
Washington, D. C, Nov. 18. 

"So Much for So Much," opening at 
the Columbia Monday, is not without 
merit. A three-act piece, it holds pret- 
ty well, but perhaps as usual in Wash- 
ington, failed to produce the enthus- 
iasm it may meet in other cities. 

"So Much for So Much" is a domes- 
tic comedy, with the plot woven around 
a young stenographer who believes an 
experience gained from employment in 
3everal offices had given her a good in- 
sight into the varying methods of men, 
and that this knowledge would pre- 
vent her from walking into a trap un- 
knowingly. This part was well taken 
by Marjorie Rambeau (Mrs. Willard 
Mack, wife of the author). 

The author, Willard Mack, is a 
newspaper reporter on a metropolitan 
daily, and as the fiance of the young 
woman, warns her against the fallacy 
of her theory and against accepting 
the attentions showered upon her by 
her employer. He is passed up for the 
man with money and the engagement 
is broken until such time as he can 
prove his contentions. Mr. Mack puts 
plenty of ginger into his work with- 
out in the least overdoing his part. 
He is smooth and his endeavors carry 
the play well along. 

As the villainous homebreaker and 
employer William Ingerscll :.rodr*'** 
the goods. 

The play is an exceptionally weli 



written one and deals with what is 
perhaps the every-day life in the big 
city, and while handling a question of 
morals, there is a noticeable absence 
of vulgarity. 



"LIFE" IS DOING IT. 

The "Life" production at the Man- 
hattan opera house is doing the busi- 
ness of the city, says the William A. 
Brady staff. They make this so em- 
phatic that even the Hippodrome is 
not excepted, and Mr. Brady is ready 

to wager that "Life" is drawing more 
gross receipts to the Manhattan than 
'The Whip" did there in its best week. 
Brady seems to be making a safe bet, 
as he was also concerned in "The 
Whip." 

Hard and continued work appears 
to have switched "Life" into the big 
winning side of popular approval. 



'THAT SORT" TO CLOSE. 

It was stated early this week that 
Nazimova's play, "That Sort," will be 
withdrawn after Saturday night from 
the Harris and the company will lay 
off until after the holidays, when the 
play will be taken on tour. Liebler 
& Co. decided on this move last week 
when business took a drop. At Sel- 
wyn's office it was stated the man- 
agers who control the house would not 
permit of the withdrawal of the Nazi- 
mo va piece until another production 
was found that could follow it. 

Monday the Selwyns placed "Roll- 
ing Stones" into rehearsal at the Har- 
ris. It is by Edgar Selwyn, and maybe 
that production is to be rushed into 
the Harris. 

Tuesday the Lieblers and Selwyns 
came to an agreement whereby Nazi- 
mo va will remain at the Harris until 
Nov. 28, on which date the company 
will close. The Selwyns are looking 
about for an attraction to fill in at the 
Harris until Christmas week, when 
Margaret Illington in "The Lie" is due 
to open at the house. 

"Rolling Stones" will open in Atlan- 
tic City Dec. 3. It will play there for 
three days and then come to New York 
to fill in the open time at the Harris 
until the Illington show is due. 



HELPING ACTORS' FUND. 

Now that an S. O. S. hat been 
sounded by the finance committee of 
the Actors' Fund of America, legiti- 
mate actors playing with Broadway 
companies expressed themselves as 
willing this week to put forth extra 
efforts in order to help the fund. 

According to the committee's report 
the fund has been taking care of more 
than 200 sick and destitute players 
weekly. So far the Staten Island 
Home has been well taken care of but 
the fund directors say that all the help 
which the thespians of the American 
stage can throw its way will be most 
cheerfully accepted. 



NEW SHUBERT OPENS DEC 11. 
New Haven, Not. 18. 
Sam Bernard in "The Belle of Bond 
Street" will be opening attraction at 
the dedication of the Shubert theatre 
here Dec. 11. The Bernard show will 
play but the one night 



PICTURES IN FINE ARTS. 
Chicago, Nov. 18. 
The Fine Arts theater returns to a 
straight picture policy at the end of 
the current month with the Universal 
in charge of attractions. 



"The Prodigal Judge" (A. G. Dela- 
mater) closed in Charlotteville, Va., 
Monday night. 



NEW "PEG" GIRLS. 

Oliver Morosco has made two 
changes in the leads with as many of 
his "Pegs." Blanche Hall, with the 
company in the south, was relieved 
from her role at Montgomery, Ala. 
Doris Moore is now playing the part. 
Carew Carvel is playing the lead with 
the company on the one nighters 
through Pennsylvania. 



"SONG" SHOW AT X-1CA8. 

"The Song of Songs," which A. H. 
Woods has purchased from Charles 
Frohman, was taken off the boards 
Saturday in Philadelphia, and will re- 
main quiet until about Christmastime. 

When next shown, it will be in a 
New York house, under the Woods' 
management, with a slightly altered 
cast. 

When "The Song" is seen in New 
York John Mason will have the role 
formerly played by Lee Baker. 



A PLAY FOR HELEN LOWELL. 

Helen Lowell has accepted a play by 
Anna Steese Richardson and will make 
a production in the near future. Miss 
Lowell had a play by Willard Mack, 
which the author had rewritten, but 
Harry Frezee accepted it in its original 
form. 



GIRL SUES FOR LIBEL. 

Pittsburgh, Nov. 18. 

May Rollins, a "Floradora" girl, has 
filed suit for damages in Jefferson 
county court, Ohio, against Kate Ship- 
man Pancoast, asking $10,000 for al- 
leged defamation of character. Both 
women are residents of Ashtabula. 

The libel charges the defendant with 
making remarks derogatory to her 
character. 



Trying "The Soldier" Again. 
A. E. Root is going to send "The 
Chocolate Soldier" on tour. The com- 
pany will open in Troy next Thursday 
iight. 



Weber Piece Rehearsing. 

Joseph Weber has placed "Suttee" 
by Guy Bolton, author of "The Rule 
of Three," in rehearsal. In the cast 
will be Bruce McRae, Mary Chambers, 
Alice Lindahl and Mary Nash. 



SHOWS IN BOSTON. 

Boston, Not. 18. 

If business continue! to hold up Boa- 
ton will be a Mecca for shows, al- 
though the Shubert with "The Pass- 
ing Show of 1914" and the Tremont 
with "Potash and Perlmutter" are hav- 
ing an awful slump. 

Next week brings "The Yellow 
Ticket" to the Tremont for an indefi- 
nite run, to be followed by "Seven 
Keys." Margaret Anglin comes f 
the Hollis in "Lady Windemere's 
Fan" to replace Lydia Lopokova in 
"The Young Idea," which has not done 
anything but was no disappointment 
because of being tried out 

This will bring "The Young Idea" 
into New York against "The Big 
Idea" (formerly "Wanted: $22,000"). 

The following week brings Guy 
Bates Post to the Majestic in "Omar," 
to succeed Sam Bernard. 

In stock next week "Too Much 
Johnson" will be used. 

lnere is at last evidence that the 
small time vaudeville field is beginning 
to fill, Loew's Globe in the heart of 
the bunch of theatres of this type hav- 
ing hard work to fill np. At present 
it is resorting to the distribution of 
ladies' tickets through a chain of drug 
stores. 



SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES. 

Los Angeles, Nov. 18. 

"Disraeli," with George Arliss, is in 
its second week at the Mason. The 
first week brought fair business, the 
Majestic being dark. The prospect 
for this week is encouraging, but the 
attraction will break no records. 

A counter attraction for one night 
will be a benefit for the children's hos- 
pital, at which Mrs. Leslie Carter and 
Elsie Janis will appear. 



SHOWS IN 'FRISCO. 

San Francisco, Nov. 18. 

"The Bird of Paradise" at the Cort 
looks as though it would do $12,000 
on the week. 

"The Poor Little Rich Girl" at the 
Columbia is doing pretty well in its 
third week. 

When Kolb and Dill opened at the 
Gaiety in the revival of "The Girl in 
the Train" Max Dill appeared on 
crutches. The show opened nicely. 

A new piece, "Battling Bill" by 
Charles and Albert Kenyon, had its 
first stage presentation by the stock 
at the Alcazar and got over to a .fair 
house at the opening performance. 



SHOWS IN NEW ORLEANS. 
New Orleans, Nov. 18. 
Mclntyre and Heath opened to ca- 
pacity at the Tulane. Business con- 
tinues large. "Bringing Up Father" is 
doing well at the Crescent. Stock at 
the Bunting and Lyric draw profitable 
patronage. Dauphine, stock burlesque, 
fair returns. 



Performance in Street Clothes, 
Greenwich, Conn., Nov. 18. 
The "Countess Coquette," billed as 
"direct from Broadway," played 
matinee and night here last Saturday 
to pood business, but the company ap- 
peared in street clothes and the per- 
formance was decidedly off. 



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VARIETY 



PHILADELPHIA'S "WHITE LIST" 
HAS FULL CHURCH SANCTION 



Quakertown Theatregoers Given Complete Classification of 
Plays that Have Been Passed Upon Accordingly. New 

York Preparing Similar List. 



Philadelphia, Nov. 19. 
The "white list" of plays sanctioned 
by the Catholic Theatre Movement of 
this city, which will be a guide for a 
similar list to be issued at New York 
and other centres has just been issued. 
It contains a carefully selected list 
which, it is announced, Catholic the- 
atre-goers need have no hesitation in 
seeing. A letter of indorsement from 
Archbishop Prendergast, of the Arch- 
diocese of Philadelphia, accompanies 
the list, in which it is stated that it is 
intended to serve "as a sort of a sign- 
post to the season's attractions, com- 
prehensive enough to be a touchstone 
by which other plays may be judged." 

The alphabetical list follows: 

"Admirable Crtchton," "Alabama," "Alia* 
Jimmy Valentine." "Along Came Ruth." 
"The AmaienB," "Arms and the Man," "The 
Auctioneer" and "Arizona." 

"Barbara Frltchle." "The Bells," "Behold 
the Man," "Ben Hur," "Big Jim Garrlty," 
"Brewster's Millions," "Broadway Jones," 
"Broken Hearts." "Brown of Harvard," 
"Bunty Palled the Strings." 

"Casta," "The CaTaller" "Classmates." 
"The College Widow," "Confession," "The 
County Chairman." "The Crisis," "Cyrano de 
Bergerae." 

"Daddy Longlegs," "Darld Oarrick." "Diplo- 
macy." "Disraeli," "Duke of Kill lc rankle." 

"Everyman." 

"Father and the Boys," "The Fortune 
Hunter," "The Five Frankforters," "Freckles." 

"A Oentleman From Mississippi." "The 
Girl I Left Behind Me," "The Olrl of the 
Golden West," "The Ghost Breaker," "The 
Governor's Lady," "Grand Army Man," 
"Orlngolre," "Grumpy." 

"He Comes Up Smiling," "Held By the 
Enemy," "The House Next Door." 

"It Pays to Advertise." 

'Jack Straw," "The Jilt," "Jim, the Pen- 
nan." 

"King Rene's Daughter." 

"L'Algloa," "The Legend of Leonora," 
"Liberty Bell," "The Lion and the Mouse," 
"The Little Minister," "The Littlest Rebel," 
"Lost Paradise." 

"Magic," "The Man From Home," "A Mes- 
sage Prom Mars." "Mice and Men," "The 
Middleman," "Milestones," "The Mollusc," 
"Monsieur Beaucalre," "Mrs. Wlggs of the 
Cabbage Patch," "The Music Master." 

"Nathan Hale," "The New Henrietta." 

"Officer 666," "Old Homestead," "The Only 
Way," "Ours." 

"A Pair of Sixes." "A Pair of Spectacles," 
"Passing of the Third Floor Back," "Peg O' 
My Heart." "Peter Pan." "Pilate's Daugh- 
ter," "Polly of the Circus," "Pomander 
Walk," "The Poor Little Rich Olrl," "Potash 
and Perlautter," "Prince and Pauper," "La 
Princess Lointalne." "The Private Secre- 
tary," "The Professor's Love Story," "Pyg- 
malion and Galatea," 

"Quality Street." 

"Rebecca of Bunnybrook Farm." "The Re- 
turn of Peter Grimm," "Richard Carson," 
"The Road to Yesterday," "Les Romanesque," 
"Rose of the Rancho." "Rosemary," "Rose- 
dale," "The Round-Up," "A Royal Family," 
"Rip Van Winkle." 

"Salomy Jane," "The Scarlet Pimpernel," 
"School," "Second In Command," "Secret 
Service," "The Senator Keeps House," 
"Sham." "Bhameen Dhu," "Shenandoah," 
"The Shepherd King." "Sherlock Holmes," 
"The Silver King." "Shore Acres," "Soldiers 
of Fortune," "Stop Thief," "The Story of 
the Rosary." "Strongheart." "Such a Little 
Queen," "Sweet Kitty Bellalrs." 

"The Things That Count," "The Third De- 
gree." "Too Many Cooks." "Tom Pinch," "The 
Trallof the Lonesome Pine," "Trelawney of 
Wells," "The Truth," "The Two Orphans," 
'The Tyranny of Tears." 

"Under Cover." 

"The Virginian." 

"The Warrens of Virginia," "Way Down 
East." "What Every Woman Knows." "When 
Knighthood Was In Flower." "The Will, 
"The Witching Hour," "The Wolf of Gubblo. 



The Catholic Theatre Movement, 
which last year crusaded against the 
red light drama, has in preparation a 
second "white list" of worthy plays 
which is about to be issued. The or- 
ganization is directed by Cardinal 
Farley of New York. 

The society this week issued a 



pamphlet expressing its views of the 
current offerings. No attraction is 
named. The executive board of the 
Movement has declared that it will 
hereafter go further than merely warn- 
ing the public against improper plays. 
It will institute legal prosecutions 
against the managers who put such 
productions on, according to a bulletin 
made public a few days ago. 



"FOLLIES" AT THE EXPO. 

Baltimore, Nov. 18. 

The "Follies of 1914" will be seen in 
San Francisco during the Exposition. 

Flo Ziegfeld, Jr., the producer of the 
extravaganza, made a statement that 
the show would appear in the Golden 
Gate city then, when he spent a few 
hours in this city last Friday morn- 
ing. He was on his way to Milwau- 
kee to join Mrs. Ziegfeld (Billie 
Burke) who is taking the leading role 
in "Jerry," now playing there. 



"Follies" Girl's Foot Hurt. 

Baltimore, Nov. 18. 
Lola Hilton, in Ziegfeld's "Follies," 
at the New Academy of Music last 
week, fell during a dance Thursday 
night and broke one of the bones in 
her right foot. She will be out of the 
bill for some time. Her foot is in a 
plaster cast. She continued with the 
company. 



Toy Theatre Opens Dec. 19. 

Boston, Nov. 18. 
The new Toy theatre will open Dec. 
19 with "Miss Muffet's Christmas," fol- 
lowing which a string of productions 
of all types will be made. Seats will 
be offered the public after the stock- 
holders have had first option on pur- 
chases. 



FIGHTING OVER "INNOCENT." 

"Innocent" at the Eltinge is the 
cause of legal trouble through royalty 
claimed by a number of parties. The 
author, Arthur Pastor, several years 
ago entered into a contract with the 
International Copyright Syndicate of 
London giving it the international 
rights to his play. 

Two years ago Pastor sold the 
American rights to Ed. Rush, without 
informing the International people 
anything about the arrangements. 
Rush through Hans Bartch sold the 
American rights to A. H. Woods, who 
in turn produced it. The Interna- 
tional now claims it has a right to a 
certain share of the royalties, under 
the Pastor contract. Bartch has* had 
a sheriffs attachment for $10,000 put 
on the play as his share for placing it 
with Woods. Mr. Woods is repre- 
sented by House, Grossman and Vor- 
haus. 



"PINAFORE" STAYS OUT. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 18. 

Nat Roth, manager of "Pinafore," 
just before his Company left for In- 
dianapolis, denied that he had orders 
to close. "Because we had one bad 
week here is no sign that we intend 
to quit," said Roth. "We did over 
$9,000 in Pittsburgh, and $11,000 in 
Toronto and fine in other parts of 
Canada. I have not cut the salary of 
one person in my cast." 

Elsie Marryette replaced Yra Jeane 
in the role of Josephine toward the 
end of the week. A rumor started 
that Manager Roth had let out numer- 
ous members of the chorus and on ac- 
count of the size of the production, 
which was seen in New York at the 
Hippodrome, would call it in. 



JERSEY LIKES NOVELTY. 

Perth Amboy, N. J., Nov. 18. 

The Majestic, Perth Amboy, former- 
ly Proctor's vaudeville house, is trying 
new policy, a three-day bill of bur- 
lesque with The Gay Widows to star*. 
The scheme did good business for the 
first time in the city. 

Manager Bullwinkel has to use some 
diplomacy in putting on burlesque in 
Perth Amboy. They won't allow even 
a cabaret here. 




NEW ACTS. 

Hard Rice, singing and talking. 

Alfred Du Ball and Jack Mulchay. 
playing "A Singular Coincidence." 
(William Muller.) 

Andy McCloud is going to play with 
Bernard Daly "In the Old Neighbor- 
hood," taking the role made vacant 
through the recent death of Dan Cal- 
lahan. They will open within a few 
weeks. 

Anne Sutherland has accepted an act 
from Willard Mack which she will pro- 
duce shortly. 

Mabel Carew and Nat Jerome in a 
comedy skit. 

Julia Rooney will shortly appear 
with a partner, Harry Kennedy, of the 
Kennedy Brothers. This will make 
the second Kennedy-Rooney combina- 
tion in the family. 

Sophie Wilson, formerly of Wheeler 
and Wilson, is appearing with Jack 
Chamberlain, formerly with Fred 
Fisher. 

The Chesleigh Sisters are reviving 
their former "sister act." 



STOCK'S A. M. SHOW. 

Ncwburgh, N. Y., Nov. 18. 

The Charles K. Chaplin stock is do- 
ing big business here. This company 
not only broke its own record by $40 
at the Asbury Park house, registering 
$3,096, but established a precedent by 
playing a morning matinee there to 
good business. The "extra" was put 
on at 10 a. m. 

This is said to be the first time in 
the history of a traveling stock that 
a morning performance was Riven. 



DORIS KEANE TO RETT'RN. 

Charles Dillingham , week re- 

ceived news from Doris Keane in Lon- 
don that his star was entirely recov- 
ered and would be ready to return to 
the stage during the spring 

The Dillingham establishment is 
busy with preparations for the produc- 
tion of "Watch Your Step," plays for 
Elsie Janis and John Barrymore as 
well as the management of "Chin 
Chin" and the producer has turned 
the management of Miss Keaae aver to 
Louis Nethersole. 



»• 



GOULD QUITTING "REVOLT/ 
Howard Gould leaves the cast of 
"The Revolt" at the close of this week, 
refusing to accept a cut in salary im- 
posed by the management an every 
member of the cast. 



White Hall Opera House Burns. 
White Hall, Md., Nov. 18. 

The Terrace opera house here was 
destroyed by fire last Friday night. 
The origin is not accounted for. The 
building was demolished. 



"THE ZONE" AT THE EXPOSITION. 

"The Zone" is the title that has been bestowed upon the amusement section of the Panama- 
Pacific Exposition. The picture above shows the main thoroughfare of the ZONE section. At its 
U ~~ A '■- "TOYLAND," the Frederic Thompson concession. 



head 



is 



Traveling Stock Organised. 

The Jacobs-Webb Musical Comedy 
Co. has been organized by Webb & 
Sayler, featuring Curly Brown and 
Kathryn Munn. It will travel from 
town to town making week stands. 

The Hippodrome, Peoria, III., has 

gone into pictures. 



VARIETY 



13 



WITH THE WOMEN 

By IWSkirt 



Morris and Wilson at the American 
this week must get a good notice be- 
cause they are displaying a Variety on 
the stage. Miss Morris made a decid- 
ed hit with a song called "How Is It 
By You?" The Misses Wilson and 
Morris both wear good looking clothes. 
A blue dress with a lace top worn by 
Miss (Annie) Morris was especially 
good looking. Miss Wilson was pret- 
ty in a cerise dress also in salmon 
pink trimmed with black lace. Then 
followed a pale pink satin. The woman 
of the John Doyle sketch is supposed 
to come off a train and was dressed 
in a yellow accordion pleated skirt 
with a black bodice. This was worn 
under a coat of black velvet. A hat 
with a high feather fancy was becom- 
ing. The girl of the Dancing Kenne- 
dys is dressing much better. Her dress 
was a pink two flounce affair with a 
bodice of brilliants and sashed with 
black velvet ribbons. Sylvia Hahlo 
was on the screen this and last week 
in a weekly review as a "Society's 
Girl's Day at the Springs." It showed 
Sylvia in riding costume, at golf, at 
tennis, and at tea. It seems Sylvia 
spent a vacation at Hot Springs, Va. 
The moving picture people were there, 
and induced Sylvia to pose, "just for 
fun." That's all she got out of it, says 
Sylvia, who is Martin Beck's private 
secretary, and would have made a pret- 
ty good guess at the value of her serv- 
ices, had she known it was going all 
over the world as a weekly picture 
news release. But Sylvia can have the 
satisfaction of knowing she looked the 
part of the society girl, and that's a 
whole lot. 



At the Columbia Lew Kelly and 

"The Behman Show" played to a 

packed house Tuesday night. The 
show has but one discordant note — a 
dirty tramp. Miss Aneeta Pynes had 
him for a partner in all her dances, 
much to her detriment. Miss Pynes 
dresses in a dainty style. In white 
tights first, a change is made to a yel- 
low empire dress with a poke bonnet. 
A unique dancing frock is a black ac- 
cordion pleated with lace inserted in 
diamond shape, revealing red tights. 
A white dress profusely trimmed in 
pearls was especially pretty. Corinne 
Ford, a pretty red head, wore a mauve 
gown, also a white and green. Jean 
Irwin, with a voice uncommonly good 
for burlesque, dresses in a girlish style. 
The chorus work very hard. They 
never return to the stage in the same 
costumes, making ten changes during 
the performance. Eight clean looking 
boys are also in the chorus. The 
chorus wear the following: white broad- 
cloth trimmed in green, eight of the 
girls in pretty bathing costumes of 
purple and white; a startling costume 
was of pink fleshlings with black 
stockings, then the short purple accor- 
dion dresses; in a bird and pony num- 
ber, the tall girls in white tights and 
fur bodies with animal heads, the little 
girls in yellow. A blue velvet m ' silver 
dress was a pretty change. \ drill 
number found the entiV '.orus 



dressed in white tights and red coats. 
One number in which the chorus was 
unusually good looking, the dresses 
were half white and half black. The 
finale found the girls all in pink. Mar- 
telle, a female impersonator in the 
show, was certainly good to look at. 
He was easily the best looking "girl" 
on the stage. Martelle entered in an 
orange velvet cloak over a gown of 
purple heavily trimmed in gold. A 
change was made to a very short dress 
of pale blue made in three tiny ruf- 
fles edged in pink. One number Mar- 
telle did in a costume of the lamp 
shade style with lace panties. 



The vaudeville at Hammerstein's 
this week is weak. A better show is 
promised next week. With Harry 
Lauder at the New York, the Palace 
putting in a strong bill, and Hammer- 
stein's strengthening up, Times Square 
should see some vaudeville. Lydia 
Barry has come back to "The Corner" 
with a new wardrobe. Miss Barry is 
a little stouter, but looks the better 
for it. Her first dress was an emerald 
green satin, over a green and white 
foundation. A* second change was a 
dainty affair, in pink with a lace pet- 
ticoat. A Cupid dress was of fine lace 
flounces, elaborately decorated in red 
hearts. Miss Barry clings to the old 
style of dressing the hair in little curls 
which is certainly a prettier head-dress 
than the women generally are affecting 
nowadays. Willa Holt Wakefield is 
wearing the same beautiful evening 
gown of silver she had at the Palace 
a few weeks ago. This gown is said 
to have cost $600, which, if true, may 
prove either theatrical dressmakers 
have no conscience or stage people who 
dress are easy. Mrs. Chadwick (Chad- 
wick Trio) looked very well in black 
net, banded in satin with a touch of 
red. Gold back slippers and stockings- 
go with it. Stuart, the impersonator, is 
dressing the same as he has done for 
the past many years. First an even- 
ing gown, then an ankle-length Car- 
men costume, followed by a knee-length 
French soubrette. The dresses were 
beautiful, but the act is not as up-to- 
date as it could be. Stuart goes abroad 
too often. Miss Chee Toy, a daughter 
of Ching Ling Foo, wears an elabor- 
ately embroidered kimono. The woman 
of Loretti and Antonetti dresses her 
role of a maid in very short black 
skirts of the past generation fashion. 



The curtain went up Tuesday after- 
noon at the Colonial to a fair house. 
The bill was worthy of better business. 
Harry Fox and Jennie Dolly had every- 
thing their own way on it. The au- 
dience couldn't get enough of this 
charming pair. Miss Dolly enters in 
a white broadcloth skirt and black vel- 
vet bodice, a white hat faced in black 
which was most becoming. A quick 
change was made by her to a pink 
net, trimmed in black, followed by a 
yellow taffeta frock. Jennie was easily 
the best dressed woman on the pro- 
gram. Her sister, Rosie, in her danc- 
ing act with Martin Brown (also at 



the Colonial this week) is wearing the 
same costumes as she did at the Pal- 
ace. Helen Ray (with Homer White) 
has a pretty green frock, trimmed in 
chinchilla squirrel. Miss Ray is very 
indistinct in speaking lines. Miss 
Ray's voice has an almost whining 
quality, so hard to understand. Mabel 
McCane is a busy little girl making 
changes' for only the chorus of Joe 
Howard's songs. A child's dress of 
ruffled diesden ribbon was sweetly 
pretty. After this came a hoop-skirt 
dress of a marvelous shade of pink. 
A coal-scuttle bonnet was also worn. 
A green brocade, made peg-top 
fashion, seemed too heavy for little 
Miss McCane. A red and gold harem 
trouser dress was good looking and 
a black lace shawl made into a dress, 
was stunning. It looks like heavy ex- 
cess to carry Miss Mc Cane's wardrobe. 
The girls of McMahon, Diamond and 
Chaplow are pretty, looking well 
in pink frocks, and changing to white 
long waisted dresses. The ginger- 
haired girl seems to be using the wrong 
make-up. 



"The Only Girl" at the Lyric is 
probably one of the best musical pieces 
in town. It is a dressy show. The 
principal women are good looking and 
wear clothes worthy of the production. 
Adele Rowland in a soubret role looks 
better in tailor mades, as the first two 
acts proved. She wears two suits in 
white, not unlike each other. In the 
third act Miss Rowland has a rose- 
accordion-plaited dress with beaded 
waist. Wilda Bennett is a pretty bru- 
nette who would be better liked were 
she not quite so affected in speech. 
Miss Bennett dresses in the simple, 
clingy style, her three changes of cos- 
tume being in grey, blue over white 
and a stunning white evening frock. 
Vivian Wessell is pretty in a pink 
ruffled frock. Josephine Whittell with 
a wealth of red hair wore a beautiful 
blue evening frock, also a purple eve- 
ning wrap. Louise Kelley was stately 
in a black velvet and brilliant gown, 
with a cloak of cerise velvet and fur. 
Estelle Richmond, Marjorie Oveatt, 
Jane Hilbert, Claire Standish, Gladys 
Schultz and Jeanne Durys were chorus 
ladies of the show girl type who wear 
their clothes as only a show girl can. 
All their gowns were striking ones, a 
cloth of gold, especially so. 



Lew Fields has surrounded Jose Col- 
lins with a bevy of good-looking girls 
in "Suzi" at the Casino. All the types 
are represented. The opening chorus 
found the show girls looking stunning 
in military dresses, in two shades of 
blue. They easily outclassed the rest 
of the chorus, who were in conven- 
tional clothes. The second act had the 
entire chorus dressed well, some in 
pink and a few in green, while two 
wore flowered silk. The third act was 
an evening scene, and all the chorus 
wore gowns worthy of note. Miss 
Collins has* never looked better than 
in the present production. Her first 
dress was rose plush, trimmed in blue 
fox with hat. The second dress was a 
girlish affair of white and blur laccy 
ruffles with open jacket of blue taffeta. 
A large flop hat with wide velvet 
streamers, added to this costume. 
Miss Collins' third gown was of gold 



lace over which was a marvelous cape 
cloak of solid sequins in jet and steel, 
with a rainbow effect embroidered 
across the entire cape. Fritzi Von 
Busing for two acts dressed well, but 
in the third seemed to be over-dressed. 
The first gown worn by Miss Von 
Busing was really pretty. It has gold 
color cloth with an overskirt of gold 
net-edged in fur. The second was 
blue well set off by red slippers. Con- 
nie Ediss, dressed eccentrically, could 
have worn cleaner slippers. Tom Mc- 
Naughton, always funny, needs another 
"Three Trees" or an ironing board 
scene in the "Suzi" show. Robert 
Evett isn't just the lover for Miss 
Collins. He doesn't seem the right 
type. Lew Hearn is sadly misplaced. 
His small voice doesn't carry over the 
footlights. 

Some dressing at the Palace this 
week. Even Joan Sawyer went to a 
real dressmaker and had a real frock 
made. Over petticoats of lace a green 
silk shimery with silver was draped 
gracefully in a long point, making a 
good dancing skirt The sleeves were 
silver lace. Bessie Clayton by the end 
of the week, will be the dancer of the 
hour. Miss Clayton at the Palace 
Monday made all the dancers who have 
bored New York for the last months 
look like 30 cents, and all would do 
well to watch this little toe dancer 
do the Fox Trot. As for dressing, 
Miss Clayton, after discarding an ugly 
mink coat, displayed a wardrobe gor- 
geous in every detaif. A Gavotte was 
done in an ankle-length frock of pale 
blue silk with flounces of tulle and 
trimmed in pink rosebuds. The Trot 
was dressed in pink taffeta of silver 
design. The last costume was a short 
ballet affair. The skirt exceptionally 
short was of shaded yellow flounces, 
resembling a poppy. The waist was 
rose velvet hung in brilliant chains. 
Over the bloomers was a one-flounce 
petticoat lined in silver arrows. Miss 
Clayton wore hats with each costume. 
Lester Sheehan (Miss Clayton's danc- 
ing assistant) out-did Martin Brown 
and Paul* Swan by one wiggle. Grace 
La Rue also has a beautiful outfit. Her 
entrance is made in a cloak-like dress 
of green pan velvet edged in mink. 
Underneath this was a black tulle frock 
trimmed in jet bands wath a cape of 
the tulle. It was her last frock that 
drew the ahs. The material, of blue 
chiffon, was striped in silver and con- 
verted into a harem effect with a short 
coat. Ardelle Cleaves (with the Alan 
Brookes sketch) is a big girl now and 
should put up her hair. Mrs. Gordon 
Wilde was neatly dressed in a dinner 
gown of brown and gold. La Milo, 
the English posing turn, closing the 
long Palace hill, wears nothing' to 
speak of, excepting a girdle, but La 
Milo has a beautiful act, and during 
it, some moving pictures are seen, in- 
forming women how to reduce. La 
Milo, wonderfully formed, hasn't a 
pound of superfluous weight. 



"i 



'Lady Luxury" at Shubert 
Arrangements are under way to have 
the rejuvenated "Lady Luxury" open 
at the Shubert in three weeks. 

A complete chorus is being engaged 
this week. 



14 



VARIETY 






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BY FREDERICK M.MSCLOY 



Since election there has been a 
marked improvement in business at 
practically every point on the burlesque 
circuit. In New York the increase is 
greater than elsewhere with receipts 
averaging fully twenty per cent, in ad- 
vance of those of any similar period of 
time during September and October. 
Burlesque theatres undoubtedly have an 
advantage over those in other divisions 
of the business which is attributable 
to the fact that every house on the cir- 
cuit has a steady regular patronage 
that may be depended upon week in 
and week out. 

For this reason burlesque has not 
suffered through the period of general 
depression to the extent that other 
forms of amusement have. But bur- 
lesque theatres have one particular dis- 
advantage over the others in that 
weather conditions almost entirely con- 
trol box office activities. There are 
practically no advance sales at any of 
these houses, and with dependence en- 
tirely upon window sales, the state of 
the weather causes surprisingly variable 
receipts. 

In the high class vaudeville and two- 
dollar theatres, large advance sales 
avert to a considerable extent, at least, 
the consequences of unfavorable weath- 
er. But in normal conditions burlesque 
houses go along with profitable re- 
turns, regardless of the degree of suc- 
cess achieved by the attractions and the 
appearance of an unusually popular star 
or organization, of which there are 
many on the circuit, means very close 
to or completely capacity business. 

Opposition that would naturally af- 
fect other forms of amusement, does 
not disturb burlesque in anything like 
the same proportions for the reason 
that these shows of distinctive charac- 
ter cannot be seen elsewhere than in 
burlesque houses that are permanently 
established in certain localities and 
upon which their votaries bestow their 
patronage in the same way a large ma- 
jority of people patronize the Same ho- 
tels, the same modists, the same haber- 
dashers or the same in every other 
branch of trade. When a theatre "gets 
them coming" something unusual must 
occur to check the momentum. 

For several years burlesque has gone 
along rolling up popularity, particularly 
during the past five seasons, and there 
Is nothing in present conditions to in- 
dicate the slightest sign of public 
apathy toward it. This felicitous cir- 
cumstance is directly due to the close 
attention that is bestowed upon bur- 
lesque shows by the governing body of 
the Columbia Amusement Company. 
Insistence upon a higher quality of pro- 
ductions and upon adherence to their 
unalterable determination to present 
worthy shows, has won the day for bur- 
lesone. Tt has not driven away the 
patronage of the early days when men 
made up the greater part of the attend- 
ance and it has increased its regular 
clientele by the addition of many men 
whose self-respect or lack of interest in 
unworthy theatrical performances kept 
them out of burlesque houses, and by 



the large numbers of women and young 
people that have come to learn there 
is nothing objectionable to be encount- 
ered in the burlesque theatre. 

Attractive prices and luxuriously fur- 
nished and carefully conducted houses 
are contributing forces to the expand- 
ing popularity of burlesque. And, as in 
all these conditions the movement is 
still in the direction of betterment the 
future seems to hold even greater pros- 
perity and higher considerations for 
this form of amusement. 



An example of the value of efficient 
work in advance of burlesque com- 
panies is furnished in the material for 
exploitation used by Jack Singer ahead 
of "The Behman Show." In addition 
to a large assortment of exceptionally 
attractive billing matter for the walls 
and windows, Mr. Singer has provided 
original and artistically posed photo- 
graphs of the principal members of the 
company the same as are in use by 
two-dollar shows. The efficiency of 
these is shown in the fact that in the 
New York newspaper lay-outs last 
Saturday and Sunday pictures appear- 
ed in nine of the 13 papers that il- 
lustrate their dramatic departments. 
Moreover, the manner in which Mr. 
Singer has arranged his program had 
the effect of persuading dramatic 
editors that something unusual was 
about to be presented at the Columbia, 
a circumstance that was demonstrated 
in the Tuesday papers when, in 12 of 
the 15 there appeared unusually ex- 
tended notices of the performance, 
every one carrying a separate head, and 
in some cases a display head of two 
or three lines. The advance press 
notices bear the thumb-marks of prep- 
aration by qualified newspaper writ- 
ers and the "small stuff," or "throw- 
aways" are convincing and devoid of 
any suggestion of misrepresentation or 
buncombe. All this costs Mr. Singer 
money, but it gets results that are in- 
dicated in the great business "The 
Behman Show" is doing wherever 
there is a chance of getting business 1 . 
Second only in importance to giving 
an attractive performance is the char- 
acter of the publicity that is given it 
to secure patronage. Some burlesque 
managers do not seem to include this 
in their knowledge of show business. 
If they did their weekly statements 
would tell a different story. 



MOLLIES ENGAGEMENT OFF. 

It was prematurely announced last 
week Mollie Williams had been en- 
gaged as the featured member of "The 
Cherry Blossoms." At that time ne- 
gotiations between Miss Williams and 
Maurice Jacobs had progressed so far 
the engagement was practically set- 
tled, but they were called off owing to 
the inability of the parties to agree 
upon terms. 

Miss Williams* insistence upon a cer- 
tain figure for her services has caused 
lier to reject many offers that would 
have been decidedly alluring to almost 
any principal woman in burlesque. 






"BOS" INHERITS FORTUNE. 

Through the recent death of his 
grandmother and the more recent de- 
mise of his uncle, both residents of 
Binghamton, N. Y., Henry J. Bossom, 
treasurer of the Columbia theater, has 
inherited a fortune that will run well 
up into the thousands of dollars. 

The original will of Mr. Bossom's 
elderly relative provided for an inher- 
itance that was materially reduced in 
a codicil which Mr. Bossom claims 
was made under undue influence. Pro- 
ceedings contesting the probating of 
the will that was filed have been insti- 
tuted by Mr. Bossom. The case will 
be heard in Binghamton next Tues- 
day. 




MAY REORGANIZE. 

There is a possibility "The Transat- 
lantics," one of the shows dropped 
from the Extended, may be reorgan- 
ized to take up the route of "The Daf- 
fydills" which was closed two weeks 
ago. 

In that case, the Scanlon and Moore 
Show, now playing the "Daffydills" 
time, will succeed to the route of the 
"Garden of Girls" which closed last 
Saturday in Kansas City. 



ROUTE REARRANGEMENT. 

Commencing Nov. 30, the shows on 
the Columbia Main Circuit will go 
from the Columbia, New York, to Pat- 
erson, thence to the Casino, Brooklyn, 
with Hurtig & Seamon's to follow as 
originally. 



THIEVES STOLE COSTUMES. 

Thieves entered the dressing rooms 
of the Casino, Brooklyn, Tuesday and 
$300 worth of costumes belonging to 
Dave Gordon's "Girls of the Gay 
White Way" were stolen. It is said 
Mr. Gordon will claim damages from 
the Empire Circuit Co., owners of the 
house, if the goods are not imme- 
diately recovered. He has ordered 
their reproduction. 



FEATURES AT STANDARD. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 18. 

The Olympic was reopened Sunday 
as the home of Columbia burlesque. It 
was formerly the Progressive Wheel 
itand. 

The Gayety, where Columbia shows, 
have been playing, is dark and will 
be reopened shortly as the Strand, 
playing feature pictures. The Colum- 
bia still operates the Standard. 



NELLIE FLOREDE ILL. 

Nellie Florede, this season with "The 
Golden Crooks," is dangerously ill in 
in a sanitarium in this city. 

Miss Florede appeared with the com- 
pany up to Saturday night when her 
ailment became so serious she was 
obliged to give up. 

An aggravated case of tuberculosis 
which has been gradually developing 
for a long time it is feared will make 
i» impossible for Miss Florede to ever 
return to the stage* 



BOSTON'S BURLESQUE START. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 18. 

The Arch Street theatre, lately play- 
ing a Yiddish stock, opened Monday 
afternoon as part of the James D. 
Barton chain of burlesque houses. The 
initial attraction under the new policy 
was* J. Leubrie Hill's "Darktown 
Follies" at 10-20-30, with the boxes 50 
cents for the evening. 

Audiences at these prices may not 
expect luxurious fittings, but a thor- 
ough renovation would have been a 
great improvement for the opening. 
Illumination outside was also inade- 
quate. Monday night the house was 
almost filled, but there were indications 
of a liberal sprinkling of paper. The 
audience was peeved by the late open- 
ing, but seemed to like the show once 
it got under way. Next week "Maids 
of the Orient" is carded. 

The Arch Street is a short distance 
from the Trocadero, playing Columbia 
Circuit attractions, and the new organ- 
ization was given opposition through 
the engagement of S. H. Dudley, the 
colored comedian, as an added attrac- 
tion with "The Review of 1915." 

Milwaukee, Nov. 18. 

"The Dolly Dimple Girls," booked 
for the Club, was cancelled late Sat- 
urday night, and the house is dark for 
a week, pending going over to the 
Barton circuit. It had been planned to 
offer three weeks of stock before 
changing. The switch was made too 
late to change Sunday newspaper ad- 
vertising. 

Rod Waggoner will remain in 
charge, and the "Dolly Dimple" out- 
fit will be the first attraction under 
the new regime. 



WALKED OUT UPON NOTICE. 

Before the show Monday afternoon 
of this week at the Murray Hill, Harry 
Hastings handed Jack Martin, the 
straight man, two weeks' notice where- 
upon Mr. Martin walked out of the 
house. 

It was quickly arranged that the part 
should be divided between three of the 
other principals. Lee Hickman was 
sent for in the hope that he might 
get ready to go on for the night per- 
formance. 

Arriving at the theater before the 
curtain went up on the first act, Mr. 
Hickman studied the second act and 
with hurried coaching in the "business" 
went on and played the rest of the 
performance so perfectly that Man- 
ager Fred Waldmann, who was watch- 
ing the show from the front, failed to 
notice any short-comings. Mr. Hick- 
man has been engaged to fill out the 
season with "The Tango Queens." 



Walter Johnson Moves Over. 
Walter Johnson, who left "The Mil- 
lion Dollar Dolls" last Saturday, has 
gone to Pittsburgh to join "The Win- 
ning Widows." 



John L. Shea, president of the Great 
Eastern Co., U on the sick list. 



VARIETY 



15 









THE BEHMAN SHOW. 

Perfect organization is plainly vis- 
ible in every detail of "The Behman 
Show." In the presence of the largest 
Monday audience of the season except- 
ing holidays, this production and per- 
formance made an impression that will 
not soon be overcome. 

The moment the curtain rose upon 
the first act there was revealed a pic- 
ture so harmonious in its coloring, so 
enlivening in its movements and so 
convincing of its solid worth, it was 
rewarded with an outburst of applause 
that indicated in no uncertain way the 
presence upon the stage of the Colum- 
bia theatre of something really extra- 
ordinary. 

Having thus early in the proceedings 
nailed the house, "The Behman Show" 
easily moved along its way to a tri- 
umph that has rarely been achieved 
upon any New York stage. At the end 
of the first act the audience vocifer- 
ously demanded the repetition of the 
finale time and time again. This also 
was an unusual happening at the Co- 
lumbia. Again when the scene of the 
second act was disclosed, there were 
loud and prolonged expressions of ad- 
miration of its rare beauty and com- 
pleteness, and there were similar dem- 
onstrations of approval when the set- 
ting for the burlesque on "Shenandoah" 
was brought to view. Supplementing 
all this, there was a display of cos- 
tumes that lacked nothing in compari- 
son with the best that have been seen 
in any pretentious production of mu- 
sical comedy. To these elements of 
his show, Jack Singer has obviously 
devoted limitless energy and attention 
and they indicate a prodigal outlay of 
money. 

In these unusual surroundings, Lew 
Kelly and his associates in the cast 
gave a performance that was wholly 
admirable. The dialogue is a succes- 
sion of brilliant witticisms in which 
Mr. Kelly, Lon Hascall, Jim Ten- 
brooke, Vincent Mack and Harry Van 
prove their skill as readers of lines, 
and the team work that is displayed, 
particularly between Kelly and Has- 
call, was conspicuously good. 

Mr. Kelly as Prof. Dope has many 
new "gags," all of which he puts over 
with his customary adroitness and hu- 
morous effect, with Hascall's perfect 
feeding contributing materially to the 
results. Jim Tenbrooke, supplied with 
a character of work that fits his strik- 
ing individuality to perfection, scored 
a pronounced hit, while Vincent Mack 
as the German gave a new and enjoy- 
able performance of the part which 
was formerly played as a Spaniard. 
Harry Van gives a rattling good per- 
formance of a tramp that is all the 
more enjoyable because it is so en- 
tirely out of the ordinary. 

Honors among the feminine mem- 
bers of the company are divided be- 
tween Amcta Pynes and Jean Irwin, 
Miss Pynes having the advantage orly 
through her remarkable dancii ;.■ '■.{■.■<* 
Irwin sings delightfully anM < 
ries the prima donna role m .!•■ i n- 
tirely satisfactory manrer. lV.r!;-ne 



Ford is a thoroughly capable ingenue, 
getting all mat is possiDit oui 01 a 
part that turnishes tew opportunities. 
One of the surprises of the perform- 
ance is the remarkable work of Mar- 
telle as Julia N. L. Tinge. Mr. Mar- 
telle's appearance as a girl is so wholly 
convincing that when he pulls off his, 
wig early in the first act, a gasp of 
astonishment is heard all over the 
house. Throughout his performance 
this excellent artist perfectly succeeds 
in commanding the respectful consid- 
eration of the spectators which, in 
the circumstances, is not ordinarily 
easy of accomplishment. But there is 
never a moment when Martelle is upon 
the stage that there is any doubt that 
the man is performing a specialty that 
is limited to his work behind the foot- 
lights. 

In the "Passing Review" part of the 
show, all of these principals contribute 
specialties that are distinctly good. Mr. 
Hascall impersonates a tragedian of 
the old school and in appearance, enun- 
ciation and action he perfectly realizes 
the character. Vincent Mack and 
Harry Van give a clever imitation of 
Montgomery and Stone. Ameta Pynes 
gives a stunning impersonation of 
Fritzi Scheff. James Tenbrooke con- 
tributes a laughable Caruso, and Jean 
Irwin as Trentini sings a grand opera 
aria with fine effect. 

From these imitations the perform- 
ance passes to the burlesque on Shen- 
andoah. This is one of the most per- 
lectly produced and humorously played 
bits that has ever been seen on the 
Columbia stage. It brings all of the 
members of the company together, 
each one having a part that is full of 
excellent material For 15 minutes the 
spectators are kept in constant convul- 
sions of laughter, and when at its con- 
clusion the chorus rushes on for the 
closing ensemble, the applause is so 
deafening as to drown the music for 
the first several bars. 

Thus from beginning to finish "The 
Behman Show" is perfect entertain- 
ment and decisively of the kind that 
the public pays its money to see. 



THE AUTO GIRLS. 

"The Auto Girls" is on the Columbia 

Extended Circuit. The show has no 

special class to be compared with the 

best. At the Star, Brooklyn, the audi- 
ence did not take very kindly to the 
performance. 

The show is headed by Harry Marks 
Stewart, ably assisted by James J. Lake 
and Harry Seymour. The male con- 
tingent easily excels the female, all 
the men working hard. Stewart'e He- 
brew is good for a number of laughs. 
Seymour handles Dutch, opposite, and 
works hard, sometimes getting a little 
over the border with rough stuff. Lake 
is the straight and does a couple of 
specialties as well as appearing in the 
olio. 

Sallie Stewart, the soubret, is minus 
a voice, and her clothes are too simi- 
lar. Carol Schroeder, a nice looking 
young woman, did fairly well at a 



singer and helped out in the olio. Mad- 
eline Webb happened once in a while. 
She does a juvenile that gets a few 
laughs on her appearance. 

There is no plot to the piece, but 
the title is down in the program as 
"Ikey and Schmulky in a Millionaire's 
Jail." The first act has a good set, 
above the usual class, though not new 
this season. The second act, sup- 
posedly of a jail, is an ordinary inte- 
rior set. The first part has consider- 
able business, most of the time-worn 
variety. A table scene is used with the 
comedians messing with the food. 
Harry Stewart used "How Is Every- 
thing by You" for a number of en- 
cores, inserting some lines decidedly 
off-color. 

The second act is rather short, ow- 
ing to a two-act olio consisting of a 
female impersonator and an Apache 
dance by two of the principals. The 
impersonator needed a shave Tuesday 
night. The dance business went over 
rather well. 

The chorus has 16 fairly attractive 
looking girls. They make ten changes, 
six in the first part and four in the 
burlesque. Pink tights are worn 
throughout the show, sometimes to a 
disadvantage. 

Compared with a number of other 
shows on the Extended Circuit, the 
"Auto Girls" is not so bad. As a pop 
burlesque attraction, it will do. 



LEGIT AT MASONIC. 

Louisville, Nov. 18. 
Burlesque has not been doing as well 
as expected at the Masonic. Manager 
Galligan is booking in Shubert attrac- 
tions for the remainder of the season. 



Folly Opening in December. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 
The Folly will open with burlesque 
the first week in December. Bob 
Shoeneker will manage the house and 
Izzy Herk will be proprietor. 



STOCKS OPENING. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 18. 
The newly organized stock, George 
W. Barbier, director, was introduced 
at the American Monday with Fran- 
ces McGrath and Bernard McEwen 
playing leads. 

Cleveland, Nov. 18. 

Edward Ewald, at the Duchess dur- 
ing the summer, is starring at the 
head of the Ewald Stock in Akron, 
Ohio. 

Ruth Hewitt is leading woman. 



Waltham, Mass., Nov. 18. 
The Monte Thompson stock is not 
closing but shows such health it will 
likely remain all winter. The leads 
are Alice Donaldson and Clifford Has- 
tings, newcomers here, but becoming 
big favorites. Walter Hill is the di- 
rector. 

New Orleans. Nov. 18. 
Klaw & Erlanger and Percy Has- 
well have entered into an arrangement 
whereby Miss Haswell will appear at 



the head of her own stock company at 
the Crescent shortly. 

Nashville, Nov. 18. 

Norman Hackett will head a stock 
company, opening at the Orphtum 
(George Hickman, manager) Nov. 30. 
Marion Nichols will be leading woman 
and Eddy Mail, stage director. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 

The Logan Square, which has 
changed policies several times this sea- 
son, will make another one soon. 
High grade stock will be installed by 
James Browne, formerly manager of 
the old Globe. Henriette Brown, his 
daughter, will be featured, playing the 
leading female roles. Herbert Bethew 
will play heavies and direct the com- 
pany. Ed Wynn will have the juvenile 
roles. The first two bills announced 
are "The Red Cross Nurse" and "The 
Deep Purple." 

Spokane, Nov. 18. 

Lynn Overman will be leading man 
for the Baker stock, to open at the 
Auditorium Nov. 22. Other members 
in addition to Cora Belle Bonnie, lead- 
ing woman, will be John Carroll, 
Charles Wilson, John Sumner, Harry 
Trazer, James Devereux, Jack Gilbert, 
Edward Custis, Richard Flack, Helen 
Travers, Elizabeth Ross, Beatrice 
Cooper, Helen Bentley. 

Charles York, now manager of the 
house, will become stage manager and 
Dan L. Weaver will take charge of 
the front. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 

The Grace Hayward Stock company, 
under the personal management of 
George M. Gatts, opened Monday 
night, at the Willard, offering "Of- 
ficer 666." F. H. Livingstone is stage 
director and the full roster of the 
company is as follows: Grace Hayward, 
Dwight A. Meade, Kenneth Bradshaw, 
Coletta Power, Jack Marvin, Morris 
Burr, Laura Tintle, Bennett Finn, F. 
H. Livingstone, May Randolph, Rob- 
ert Jones, Harvey Wells, Hazel Mc- 
Kee, Ed. L. Regnier and Fred North. 

The company will offer standard 
plays and will also dip into musical 
comedy from time to time. Prices run 
25-50 at nights with matinees Thurs- 
days, Saturdays and Sundays at 25. 



STOCKS CLOSING. 

The American theatre, Northside, is 
closed, the venture of Manager George 
Sliafcr into popular stock production, 
not having proved successful. The Hall 
Associate players, who occupied the 
house, moved to Newark, O. 

Buffalo, Nov. 18. 
Cliff Stork, of the Brownell -Stork 
stock, makes denial of the report that 
the company is in any danger of im- 
mediate closing. He says the com- 
pany is ahead on the season. 



16 



VARIETY 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (November 23) 

In Vaudeville Theatres, Playing Three or Less Shows Daily 

(All houses open for the week with Monday matinees, when not otherwise indicsted.) 
Theatres listed as "Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on the 

Orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "Loew" following name are on the Loew Circuit. 

Agencies booking the houses arc noted by single name or initials, such as "Orph," Orpheum 

Circuit-"U. B. O.," United Booking Offices "\V. V. A.," Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 

ciation (Chicago)— "P," Pantaijes Circuit "Inter," Interstate Circuit (booking through VV. V. A.). 

— "M," James C. Matthews (Chicago).- "B B <)," Broadway Booking Office.— ,T Pr," Proctor Circuit. 



(full weak) 
Loose 4 Sterling 
Wright A Albright 
Josephine Carr 
Eddie Carr Co 



New York 

HAMMERSTEIN'S 
(ubo) 
Montgomery A Moore 
Walter C Kelly 
Cross A Josephine 
Fklyn Ardell Co 
"La Oreclosa" 
IMplfax A Pnlo 
Vanderbllt a demons 
Adler & Arllne 
Daniels A Conrad 
A Rhea Twins 

PALACE (orph) 
Maurice a Walton 
La Mllo 

Bessie Clayton Co 
Donlin a McHale 
Okabe Japa 
Howard ft McCane 
Chick Sales 
Cowboy Minstrels 
(One to fill) 

BROADWAY (bbo) 
Mr A Mrs M Murphy 
6 Hoboes 

Keefe Lanton a W 
Josephine Sabel 
Moore a Jenkins 
La Sere La Sere & D 
(Others to nil) 

NEW YORK 
Harry Lauder 
Alfred Latell Co 
Pallenberg's Bears 
Martlnettl ft Sylvester 
johnny Small & Sis 
Jed & Ethel Doolcy 
Irene Bercscny 

ROYAL (ubo) 
Blanche Ring. Co 
Vinton A "Buster 
Darrell & Conway 
Mutterzolb ft Son 
Redford ft Winchester 
Dooley ft Rugcl 
Frank Whitman 
The Gladiators 
Aerial Buds 

ALHAMBRA (ubo) 
Kitty Gordon Co 
Jack Wilson 
Morton ft Glass 
Willie Weston 
Cameron ft Gaylord 
Robins 

Gleeson ft Houlihan 
The Stanleys 
Kurtls Roosters 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Irene Franklin 
Tony Claude Co 
Doyle ft Dixon 
Valerie Bergere Co 
Chick Sales 
"Lucille" 
Willi Bros 
Carl Demarest 
Dupree ft Dupree 
PROCTOR'S 23D ST. 
Luce ft Luce 
Undine Andrews 
Selma Arden Co 
Henry Bobker 
Aubrey A Richie 
Mimic Four 
Rllev A O'Neill Twins 
Evelyns Animals 

2d half 
Dancing Franks 
Barney A Victoria 
Funny Finns 
Clifford Walker 
Joe Pino 

"Shirt Waist Factory 
Cabaret Dogs 
Temple Quartette 

PROCTOR'S 125TH 
The Fishers 
Billy Jones 
Funny Finns 
Katherlne Gilbert 
4 Reenes 
Mack A Stlllwell 
4 Rlchardlnls 

2d half 
Barroff A Wllbert 
Undine Andrews 
Luce A Luce 
Barefoot Boy 
"Law of the Plains" 
Henry Bobker 
Daly A Gallagher 
Kukl Japanese Dolls 
PROCTORS MTH 
Baker A Murray 
Rose Miller 
Charley Diamond 3 
Bud Marlow 
Walker A 111 
Burke LaForge & B 
4 Readings 

2d half 
Mme DePlnna 
Fitch B Cooper 
Rogers A Mcintosh 
Cushman A Sunderland 
Mimic Four 
Riley A O'Neill Twins 
Equestrian Lion 

AMERICAN (loew) 
Simpson A Deane 
Elsie LaBergere Co 
Browning & Dean 
Barton A Lovera 
Florencl 
"Beauty Skin Poop" 



Burton Huhn & L 
(Two to fill) 

(2d hulf 

Lloyd a Whitehouse 

•Spider a Fly" 

"Beauty Skin Deep" 

Jiminle Britt 

(Five to nil) 

LINCOLN (loew) 

Darnold's Dogs 

l^'o Beer.n 

'The Elopement" 

Jimmle Britt 

Ht-nry ft Llzell 

(One to All) 

(2d half) 

KelBO ft Leighton 

I less Sisters 

Gwynn a Gossette 

5 Merry Youngsters 

Barton & Lovera 

(One to fill) 
GREELEY (loew) 

Green ley A Drayton 

Lamb's Manikins 

Rackett Hoover ft M 

Geo Randan Co. 

Hess Sisters 

3 Kelors 

(Two to fill) 

(2d half) 

O'Xeil A Dixon 

lien Beyer a Bro 

Lyrlca 

Edna Luby Co 

(Four to fill) 

7TH AVE 'loew) 

Kqulllo Bros 

Ben a Hazen Mann 

5 Merry Youngsters 

(Four to fill) 

(2d half) 

Leo Beers 

Japanese Prince 

Greenley & Drayton 

(Four to All) 

BOULEVARD (loew) 

Nelson Waring 

Kelso & Leighton 

Joe Welch 

(Three to fill) 
(2d half) 

Crelghton Sisters 

Shrodes ft Mulvey 

Joe Welch 

(Three to fill) 

NATIONAL (loew) 
Ward ft Faye 
Pop Ward 
Singer's Midgets 

(Four to fill) 

(2d half) 
Ward ft Hayes 
"The Tangle" 
Singer's Midgets 

(Four to fill) 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Gypsy - Countess 
Jack Symonds 
Japanese Prince 
Gravotte Lovondre Co 

(Three to fill) 

2d half 
Thornton ft Corlew 
Geo B Reno Co 
Burton Hahn ft L 
The Haasmans 
(Three to fill) 

DELANCEY (loew) 
Cunningham ft Rock 
Mardo A Hunter 
Dillon Shallard 3 
Edmonds ft Basil 
Archer ft Belford 
Bracey & Farrlngton 
Lamont's Birds 
(One to fill) 

(2d half) 
Lamb's Manikins 
browning A Field 
Florenzl 

Geo Randall Co 
Ben & Hazel Mann 
3 Kelors 
(Two to fill) 

Brooklyn 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Clark A Hamilton 
Grace La Rue 
Brown A Dolly 
Llplnskl's Dogs 
Primrose 4 
Whiting A Burt 
Hanlon Bros Co 
McMahon D A C 
Hawthorne A Inglls 

PROSPECT (ubo) 
Julius Steger Co 
"The Society Buds" 
Bert Fltzglbbons 
Ruth Roye 
Hussey & Boyle 
Holmes & Buchanan 
Frank Mullane 
Sid Baxter 
Martin A Fabrlnl 

BUSHWICK (ubo) 
Iloudlnl 
Fox a Dolly 
Madden a Fit/pntrlrW 
Raymond & Caverly 
Grace Do Mar 
Arnaut Bros 
Els A French 
Orr A DeCosta 
Two Briantu 



FULTON (loew) 
Crelghton Sisters 
Clarence Wilbur 
Lloyd & Whitehouse 
Hen Beyer & Bro 
(Two to fill) 

(2d half) 
Morris & Wilson 
I 'no 

Dillon Shallard 3 
Bryan Sumner Co 
Edmonds & Basil 
Fanton's Athletes 

FLATIIUSH (loew) 
Blanche Sloane 
Bcrnlvlcl Bros 
Von Hampton & J 
Geo B Reno Co 
Hughle Mack 
"Between Trains" 
• r » M arte Ms 
(One to fill) 

(2d half) 
Henry ft Llzell 

Clayton A Lennle 
Rackett Hoover A M 
B;i mold's Dogs 

Edwards Davies Co 
(Three to fill) 
COLUMBIA (loew) 

Sea bury & Price 

o Rodericks 

Godfn-y Matthews Co 

Abbott & Brooks 

Franklin 

(One to fill) 

(2d half) 

Nelson Waring 

Simpson a Deane 

Deland Carr Co 

Jack Symonds 

Lew Palmore 

(One to fill) 
WARWICK (loew) 

Great Johnson 

Morris & Wilson 

John Del mo re Co 

(Two to All) 

(2d half) 

2 Bohemians 

The Valdos 

Mardo A Hunter 

(Two to fill) 

SHUBERT (loew) 

O'Nell A Dixon 

Uno 

Naldy A Naldy 

Edna Luby Co 

Niblo A Riley 

Lew Palmore 

(One to fill) 

(2d half) 

Ward A Gray 

Von Hampton A J 

Archer A Belford 

Geo Armstrong 

(Three to fill) 
BIJOU (loew) 

2 Bohemians 

"The Tangle" 

Ward A Hayes 

The Hassmans 

(Three to fill) 
(2d half) 

Mario A Trevette 

Equlllo Bros 

Pop Ward 

Niblo A Riley 
Gravotte Lavondre Co 

(Two to fill) 

Albany, Bf. T. 

PROCTORS 

"Shirt Waist Factory" 
Wilton Sisters 
Laurent Tro 
Stanley A LaBracke 
Rae Broche Co 
All Rajah Co 
Adeline Denettl Co 
Chain a Templeton 

2d half 
Rose Miller 
Evelyns Animals 
Barrett A Earl 
Dancing Buds 
Irene Latour ft Zaza 
Qulgg ft Nickerson 
Al Barto 
liavlland A Thornton 

Asa Arbor, Mich. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Two Zuls 
The McFarlands 
Walsh Lynch Co 
Weber Dolan ft^F 
Diving Models 

(2d half) 
Maxwell Holden 
Archer & Carr 
Leonard Anderson Co 
Ha by Helen 
2 Carletons 

Atlanta 

FORSYTH (ubo) 
Pekln Mysteries 
Melville & Higglns 
Marie Dorr 
Plerlot ft Scofleld 
Doris Wilson Co 
Homer Lind Co 
KawlB a Von Kaufman 

Baltimore 

MARYLAND (ubo) 
Master Gabriel Co 
Lilian Shaw 
Laddie Cliff 



"Scenes From Opera" 

Ball ft West 

Luplta Perea 

Adelaide ft Hughes 

Marie Fltzglbbons 

Farber Girls 

Hollo 

HIPPODROME (loew) 

Von Cello 

Nowlln A St Claire 

Robinson's Elephants 

LeMalre A Dawson 

Dairy Maids 

Sandy Shaw 

Dancing Kennedys 

Battle Creek, Mien* 

BIJOU (ubo) 
3 American Girls 
Karl 

"Hop Kees Dream" 
Kornrl Bush A Robin 
Maxim's Models 
(2d half) 
Florette 

Bogard A Nlcol 
"Bway Love" 
Goldsmith A Pinare 
Moore s Youug Am 

Bay City. Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
"This is the Life" 

(2d half) 
Augell Sisters 
Dod-on a Gordon 
Majestic Musical 4 
Lucas a Fields 
Mile Martha & Sis 

Hlllliisie, Mont. 

11ABCOCK (loew) 
Warner a Corbett 
Nip ft Turk 
"Bower of Melody" 
Prlruvton & Yale 
Melnotte Twins 
Aerial LaVails 

lllrinlnahani 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Marks Bros Co 
Chas Thomson 
Collins & Hart 
Lottie Collins 
Stewart & Donaghue 
Whipple Huston Co 

llneloa 

KEITHS (ubo) 
Chretieuue ft Louisette 
FrlU a Lucy Bruch 
"Lonesome Lassies" 
Ford a Hewitt 
Seven Bracks 
Harris a Manlon 
C ft F Csber 
Little Billy 

ST JAMES (loew) 
Mack ft Pingree 
Macart ft Bradford 
Viola Duval 
(Three to fill) 
(2d half) 
Coy De Trlckey 
Owen McGlveney 
Connors ft Witt 
(Three to fill) 

GLOBE (loew) 
The Valdos 
Pekinese Troupe 
Arthur ft Grace Terry 
(Five to fill) 

(2d half) 
Elliott ft Mullen 
Macart ft Bradford 
(Six to fill) 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Ko Ko Carnival 
Tom Smith 
Jim Horn Co 
Edith Clifford 
(Four to fill) 

(2d half) 
Naldy ft Naldy 
Old Soldier Fiddlers 
Viola Duval 
Howard's Bears 
(Four to fill) 

BeuVnle 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
Arthur Prince 
Ward Baker 
Helen Trlx 
The Hennings 
Treat's Seals 
Horlick Troupe 
Those French Girls 

Butte 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Landry Bros 
Rouble Sims 
Delmore 6 Light 
E E Cllve Co 
The Clevelands 
Ford's Review 

Calvary 

PANTAGES (m) 
American Beauties 
Cora Simpson Co 
O'Neal ft Walmsley 
Reml ft Ballinger 
Baker Troupe 

Oka rl eat an, f . O. 

VICTORIA (ubo) 
(Split week with Sa- 
vannah) 
(1st half) 
"Seminary Scandal" 



Chattan 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
The Lowes 
Rale ft Ooe 
Burton Holmes Plcts 
Ed ft Minnie Foster 
Sam Hood 
Keno Welch ft Mel 

Catena* 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Genee Co 
Cressy ft Dayne 
Nat Wills 
Lee ft Cranston 
Kaufman Bros 
Claire Rochester 
Nat Naxarro Co 
Mljarea 
Patrlcola 

PALACE (orph) 
"Song Revue" 
Ray Samuels 
Julia Nash Co 
Claude Roode 
Burns A Fulton 
Rooney A Bent 
Lai Mon Kim 

ACADEMY (wva) 
Campbell A Brady 
Zitzslmmons ft Cam 
Lamb A Eckhart 
Gaines A Brown 
Sterling Parker Co 

2d half 
Fox Foxles Circus 
Stone A Hayes 
Zenita 

3 Falcons 
(One to All) 

Cincinnati 

KEITHS (ubo) 
Carradlni's Animals 
Meyakos 3 
Julia Curtis 
Mack A Orth 
Frank Fogarty 
"Celluloid Sara" 
Burton Holmes Plcts 
(One to nil) 

Cleveland 

KEITH 8 (ubo) 
6am a Kitty Morton 
Tom Lewis Co 

4 Roeders 

Irene A Bob Smith 
"Eloping" 
Cornell I ft Gillette 
Comfort ft King 
Edgar Bergcr 

Oalnsanon 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
"School Playground" 
Van A Schenck 
Eddie Ross 
Australian Choppers 
Porter A Sullivan 
Eert Leslie Co 
Stelner 3 
A Been Stanley 

Danville, Ind. 

LYRIC (wva) 
"Follies of Bway" 

2d half 
McNeil Trio 
Myles McCarthy Co 
Fields Wlnehlll A G 
(One to fill) 

Davenport, In. 

COLUMBIA (ubo) 
"Dance of Cities" 
Floyd Mack 
Bachman Co 
Johnny O'Connor Co 
Martin A Maximilian 

2d half 
The G lockers 
Marie Choate Co 
Du For Boys 
Winona Winters 
Herbert's Seals 

Denver 

ORPHEUM 
Fredericks S lemons Co 
Chas Ahearn Co 
Stan Stanley 3 
Mack A Walker 
Recardo's Lions 
Ida Dlvlnoff 
Harry DeCoe 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Tbeo Bamberg 
Jolly A Wild 
Allen Miller Co 
Rose ft Moon 
Alice Hanson 
3 Mori Bros 

Den Molnen 

ORPHEUM 
(Open* Sun Mat) 
Mr A Mrs D Crane 
Anna Chandler 
Francis McGinn Co 
Rae Eleanor Ball 
Burkhardt A White 
Carlos Bros 
Ernie Potts Co 

Detroit 

FAMILY (nbo) 
Kennedy Players 
Ezra Kendall Jr Co 
Nolan A Nolan 
Symonds A Weston 
Gardner A Leroy 
Carrie Llllle 
Oliver A White 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
"Telephone Jungle'' 
Hymack 

McLallen A Carson 
Ryan ft Lee 
Mayo A Tally 
"Sergant Bagby" 



Misses Campbell 
Four Nlghtons 

FAMILY (ubo) 
Nolan A Nolan 
Jaa Kennedy 
Carrie Llllle 
Kendall A Hlnkley 
Symonds A Bston 
Gardner A Leroy 

ORPHEUM (m) 
Peerless Duttons 
Milton A Dolly Nobles 
Al H Burton 
Elliott A Mullen 
Gordon Bros 
Clalrmont Bros 

Dnlntn 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mst) 
Avon Comedy 4 
Natalie A Ferrari 
La France A Bruce 
Trans Atlantic 8 
Costa Troupe 
McRae A Clegg 
Wallensteln A Freebey 
NEW GRAND (wva) 
The Landrys 
McNish A McNish 
Wm Armstrong Co 
Gordon Highlanders 

2d half 
Gedmln 
Vernon Co 
Wm Armstrong Co 
Gordon Highlanders 

■kfsnoaton* Can. 

PANTAGES (m) 
Jiu Jltsu Troupe 
Wright A Lane 
Danny Simmons 
Ted A Uno Bradley 
Jules Msrcesu Co 

Elisabeth. N. J. 

PROCTORS 
George Murphy 
Carl 8tatxer Co 
Coates Keene A John 
"Lsw of Plains" 
Barefoot Boy 
Count Beaumont 

2d half 
Dummy's Holiday 
Maude Earl Co 
Selma Arden Co 
The Vanderkoors 
Henry Frey 
Mystic Bird 

Elkhart, Pn. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
"Sunnyslde of Bway" 

2d half 
Baron Llcbter 
Joe Roberts Co 
Clark A McCullough 
La Vine Clmeron 3 
(One to fill) 

Erie, Pn. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Webb A Burns 
Nelson A Nelson 
Remple Sisters Co 
The Pucks 
Mullen A Coogan 
"Little Nopp" 

Fnll River, Mnae. 

ACADEMY (loew) 
Coy DeTrlckey 
"When Women Rule" 
Connors A Witt 
"Sons of Desert" 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Jim Horn Co 
Waterbury B A Tenny 
Ko Ko Carnival 
(Two to fill) 

Flint, Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Goo Moore 
Belmont A Harle 
Chas Bowser Co 
Burns A Archer 
Youngmsn's Family 

2d half 
Balancing Stevens 
Musical Fredericks 
Carter 

Park Rome A Francis 
Lion's Bride 

Fort Wayne. Ind. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Lou Chlha 
Duncan A Holt 
Wlnsch A Poors 
Ed Gray 
Rice Elmer A Tom 

2d half 
Zlska Co 
Norton A Ayers 
Harlan Knight Co 
Bensee Balrd 
Mora I Is Bros 

Ornnd Rapids, Mich 

COLUMBIA (ubo) 
Harry Beresford Co 
Girl from Milwaukee 
Vandlnoff A Louie 
Roach A McCurdy 
Cantor A Lee 
The Gaudsmldta 

Hnmmond, Ind, 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Kipp A Klppy 
The Hlrschhorns 
Stone A King 
LaVlne Clmeron 8 

2d half 
"Sunnyslde of Bway" 

Mnrrlsbargr, Pa. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Burr A Hope 
McDevItt Kelly A L 
Those Three Girls 
Moore A Yates 
Morrlsey A Hackett 
(Two to fill) 



Hartford, Oonn, 

POLI'8 (ubo) 
Amelia Bingham Co 
Allan Dlnehart Co 
Muller A Stanley 
Wm Phllbrook 
Barton A Lovera 
Bill Prultt 
Flying Henrys 

Indlaanaolla. 

LYRIO (ubo) 
The Tyrells 
Vlnle Bailey 
Harry Olbbs Co 
Hurst Watts A Hurst 
Moalla Bros 

3d half 
The Chamberlains 
Ruth Roden 
Wlnsch A Poors 
Bd Gray 
Bottomley Troupe 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Nellie Nichols 
Hartman A Varady 
Sylvester Schaeffer 
Harry Breen 
Fisher A Green 
(One to fill) 

Jneknonwille 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Yvette 

Kelly A fjalvln 
Mary Ellen 
Jack George 
Novelty Clintons 

Jnekson, Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Maxwell Holden 
Archer A Carr 
Leonard Anderson Co 
Baby Helen 

2 Carletons 

2d half 
Two Zuls 
The McFarlands 
Walsh Lynch Co 
Weber Dolan A F 
Diving Models 

Kalansnaoo, Mich. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Florette 

Bogard A Nlool 
"Bway Love" 
Goldsmith A Plnard 
Moore's Young Am 
2d half 

3 American Girls 
Karl 

"Hop Kees Dream" 
Komrt Bush A Robin 
Maxim's Models 

Knnann City 

ORPHEUM 
"The Beauties" 
O'Brien Havel Co 
Ismed 

Weston A Clare 
Harry Tsuda 
Kathryn Durkln 
The Grassrs 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Lypo A Benjamin 
Eva Prout 
Mr A Mrs D Elwyn 
Irwin A Hersog 
Senator Murphy 
Deane's Fantoms 

Kokonao, Ind. 

SIPE (wva) 
Dorothy DeSchelle Co 
Van Bros 
Merrlott Troupe 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Nick Santera Co 
LaDella Comlques 
(Two to fill) 

Lanalngr, Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Balancing Stevens 
Musical Fredericks 
Carter 

Park Rome A Francis 
Lion's Bride 

2d half 
Belmont A Harle 
Chas Bowser Co 
Burns A Archer 
Geo Moore 
Youngman Family 

Lincoln 

ORPHEUM 
Hans Kronold 
Hermine Shone Co 
Alexander A Scott 
Act Beautiful 
Cleo Gascolgns 
Les Salvaggls 



PANTAGES (m) 
Teddy McNamara Co 
Tltanlo 

Saunders A Von Kunti 
RosdeU 81ngers 
Lookarte A Leddy 

LaaJnwUla 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Milton Pollock Co 
Mosher Hayes A M 
MoMahoa A Chappelle 
Jarrow 

"Neptune's Garden" 
Nelusco A Herley 
Pealson A Goldle 
(One to All) 



ORPHEUM 
Pauline 
Clark A Verdi 
Lillian Herleln 
Wlllard Slmms Co 
Fred Sosman 
Dismond A Virginia 
Wharry Lewis Quintet 



Logpnnnnort, Ind. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Rice A Morgan 
Baron Llchter 
Gee Japs 

2d half 
Musical Geralds 
Brown A Simmons 
The Tyrells 

Los Ansjelee 

ORPHEUM 
Jos Jefferson Co 
Bendlx Players 
White A Jason 
Clauds Golden 
Martin Van Bergen 
Frank North Co 
Three Types 
Rube Dickinson 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Geo A Lily Garden 
Bogart A Nelson 
Hippodrome 4 
Eugene Bmmett Co 
Stantons 
Wonnwoc-' - Animals 



MAJESTIC (orph) 
Valeska Suratt Co 
Mr A Mrs McGreevy 
Bankoff A Girlie 
Chas M Goods Co 
Newhouse Snyder Co 
Kingston A Ebner 
4 Volunteers 
Cervo 

Mlnnnanclls 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
"Matinee Glrla" 
Mr A Mrs J Barry 
Hayward Stafford Co 
Josephine Dunfee 
Rebla 

Marie A Billy Hart 
Hickey Bros 

UNIQUE (loew) 
Lea Casados 
Ward 81sters 
Arno A Stlckney 
James Grady Co 
Sampson A Douglas 
Russell's Minstrel 
NEW GRAND (wva) 
Berry A Berry 
Kathryn Chaloner Co 
Geo Leo 
6 Abdallahs 

Montreal 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Flanagan A Edwards 
Andrew Kelly 
Alan Brooks Co 
M Walters Tyson 
Jsck Gardner 
(Three to fill) 

Mt. Vernon, W. T. 

PROCTOR'S 
"Making the afowtas" 

Elinors A Francklns 
Tate A Tate 
Clifford Walker 
H A ▲ Turpln 
2d half 
Cameron Matthews Co 
4 Reenes 
Julia Rooney 
6 Navigators 
Versatile Trio 
Graham A Randall 

Nashville, Tenn. 

PRINCESS (ubo) 
Musical Macks 
Ross A Farrell 
Louis Bates Co 
Raydea A Reld 
Korr Thomas 8 

Newark* N. J. 

LYRIC (pr) 
The Vanderkoors 
Pauline Saxon 
Cameron Matthews Co 
Skedden A Pike 
Versatile Trio 
Mystic Bird 
Henry Frey 
6 Navigators 

2d half 
Swain Ostman 8 
Bud Marlow 
Keno A Wagner 
Nellie English 
Wahl A Abbott 
Count Beaumont 
Burke LaForge A B 
"Making the Movies" 

Newburs;h, N. Y. 

COHEN O H (loew) 
Robin 

Wsrd A Fays 
"On the Riviera" 
Bryan Sumner Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Cunningham A Rock 
"The Elopement" 
Hager A Goodwin 
5 Martells 
(Ons to fill) 
Now Oaren, Oonn. 

POLI'8 (ubo) 
(Splits with Spring- 
field) 

1st half 
Geo Bchllnder 
Leander Cordova Co 
Edith A Fred Adair 
"Queen of Orient" 
Cooper A Smith 
Bert Wheeler 
Now Orleans 
ORPHEUM 
Llna Absrbanell 
Anna Hsld's Daughter 
Edwin Stevens Co 
Ower A Ower 
Fred Kornau 
Stuart Barnes 
Olympic Three 



VARIETY 



17 



(few RMfeelle, If. T. 

LOBW 
Lyric* 

Del and Carr Ce 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Lamonts Blrda 
Marcou 
(One to fill) 

Norfolk 

COLONIAL (Ubo) 
(Split week with 
Richmond) 
1st half 
Lyons * Tosco 
Marie King Scott 
Raymond ft Bain 
Juhentlna's Dogs 
A lax ft Emelle 
Oakland 

ORPHEUM 
Gertrude Hoffman Co 
Cartmell ft Harris 
Miller ft Vincent 
Ward & Cullen 
Eugene Trio 
Will Oakland Co 
PANTAOES (m) 
(Open Sun mat) 
Isabel Fletcher Co 
Hugo Lutgens 
11 Minstrel Malda 
Elwood ft Snow 



Gwynn A Oosaetta 
Hager A Ooodwln 
3 Ferraros 

2d half 
S Bernards 
Abbott A Brooks 
"Easy Money" 
Maglln Eddy A Roy 
(One to fill) 
KNICKERBOCKER 
(loew) 
Ward A Gray 
"Spider A Fly" 
Geo Armstrong 
Fanton's Athletes 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
John Delmore Co 
Gypsy Countess 
"Between Trains" 
(Three to All) 

Pittmhnrg 

HARRIS (ubo) 
English Pony Ballet 
Fuller Rose Co 
Stewart A Hall 
Mitchell A Llghtner 
Yamamoto Japs 
Fields A Hansen 
McManus ft Carlos 

GRAND (ubo) 
Eya Taylor Co 
Moran A Wiser 
Van Hoven 



2d half 
Gardner Trio 
Hilton A Roberts 
Tbe Berren* 
Bucknell A Glbney 
Craig A Williams 



Offden, Utah Darras Bros 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Juggling Nelson 
Burke A Harris 
Musical Avollos 
Wm H St James Co 
Anderson A Golnes 



(Four to fill) 
SHERIDAN SQ (ubo) 
Twista 
Throe Lyres 
"Green Beetle" 
Frank Terry 



Stewart Sis A Escorts Willie Hale ft Bro 

(One to OH) 

PlalnfleLl. N. J. 

PROCTORS 
"Aeroplane Girls" 
Dancing Franks 
Temple Quartette 
Walter Nealand Co 
Equestrian Lion 

2d half 
Coates Kerne <fr John 
Ellnore A Francklns 
LeHoes & DePrecIa 
George Murphy 
Carl Statser Co 



ORPHEUM 
Bell Family 
Scbwarz Bros 
Waldemer Young ft J 
Duffy A Loreni 
Retnner A Oores 
Byrd Frost Crowell 
Cole A Denahy 
Ottawa 
DOMINION (ubo) 
Sam Barton 
The Stllllngs 
"Lawn Party" 
Cbauncev Monroe Co 
Cooper A Smith 
The Brods 
(One to fill) 

Pera. Ind. 
WALLACE (wva) 
2d half 
Stone & King 
Howard A White 
Venlta Gould 
Merrlcott Troupe 
Philadelphia 
VICTORIA (ubo) 
The Ranos 
Kelly A Williams 
"Aurora of Light" 
I A W Henney 

GLOBE (ubo) 
Zlnka Panna 
Cotter ft Bolden 
Arthur Huston Co 
Nina Payne 
"Bachelor Dinner" 
Ishlkswa Japs 
(One to fill) 

NIXON (ubo) 
Kenney A Hollls 
LaVlne A Allen 
"Love In Suburbs" 
"Lora" 

La France Bros 
Barlow's Circus 
(One to fill) 
ALLEGHANY (ubo) 
(Bpllts with Colonial) 

1st half 
Azard Bros 
Van A Pierce 
"Betty" 
Lucille Tilton 



Porteaewtar, If. Y. 

Julia Rooney 
Chabod A Dlzon 
Daniel Lelghton Co 
Wlnfrled A Martin 

2d half 
Bernard A Flnnerty 
Dillv Jones 
Walter Nealand Co 
Revere Yulr A Garry 
Fern A Zell 

Port1aad>« Ore. 

ORPHEUM 
Princess Rajah 
Johnny Johnston Co 
Imhoff Conn ft Cor 
Minnie Allen 
Barry ft Wolford 
Genevieve Warner 
El R*v Slaters 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Davis A Matthews 
Hoyt A Wardell 
Mcintosh A Maids 
Bernard ft Harrington 
Fred Hlllebrand 
Nlchola NeNon Tr 
PANTAOES (m) 
Claire Rawson Co 
Creole's Orchestra 
McConnell ft Niemeyer 
Arthur Whltlsw 
Great Harrahs 

Poosrfckeeoale. N Y. 

COHEN'S (loew) 
Bennett Sisters 
Thornton A Corlew 
Oracle Emmet Co 
Klass A Bern!* 
(One to fill) 

2d half 



"Honey Olrls" 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
(Splits with Alleghany) Robin 

1st half Klein Bros 

Wheat A Zelda 
Beth Challls 
Archer A Bel fort 
Brown Delmar A B 
Seymour's Dogs 

KEYSTONE (ubo) 
Lavlne ft Inman 
Roxey La Rocca 
McCormack ft Irving 
Milton A De Long 81s 
Subers A Keefe 
Three Hedders 

GRAND (ubo) 
Atrial Cromwells 
Lear A Fields 
Brltt Wood 
"Tn Old Tyrol" 
Mullpn A Coogan 
Dewnr'n Circus 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Eddie Fov Family 
Willa Holt Wakefield 
Lorraine Dudley Co 
Fostrr Ball Co 

Henrietta D^Scrris Co prklneae Troupe 
Morton 6 Austin 
Ryan A Tlerney 
Byal A Enrly 
Jacob's Doe* 

WM PENN (ubo) 
Trevltt's Dogs 
Four KincH 
E F Halley Co 
Warren A Frnncla 
Hopv A Lee 
"Prthitortn Minstrels" 

ALHAMDRA (loew) 
Th*» Brighton* 
Shrodes A Mulvey 



"On the Revera" 
American Comedy 4 
"The Pardon" 

Providence, R. I. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Mabelle A Ballet 
Brooks A Bowen 
Leon Co 

McWllliama 8 tend el B 
Hope Vernon 
Mr A Mrs C DeHaven 
Win McKav's "Oert" 
LeRov Lvtton Co 

EMERY (loew) 
Elliott * Mullen 
Owen MeOlveney 
Prown Harris A B 
Carl Damnnn Troupe 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Mack A Plngree 
T^ni Smith 
"When Women Rule" 
Edith Clifford 



Ttnrfn*. Win. 

ORPHFUM (wva) 
"Tbp Mnsq»iprader«" 

2d half 
KarWnn A KUffnrd 
Rnrh^r 6 lerVion 
Mr * Vn- Rohyns 
.Trnr. '"hn!<. le 
4 R< ils 

Id- ^"«ii «i. Vn. 

(Split \». ».k . f*i Nor 
folk* 



r, M. Y. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Belle Baker 
3 Blondys 

Matthews Shayne Co 
Branson A Baldwin 
Cameron Slaters 
Billy McDermott 
Tbe Sbarrocks 
Cheebert's Troupe 

Saeraaaeato 

ORPHEUM 
(23-24) 

Gertrude Coghlan Co 

Chas Howard Co 

Swor A Mack 

Meehan's Dogs 

Burnbam A Irwin 

Llbby A Barton 
EMPRESS (loew) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Ethel ft Lucy Baker 



••a Joaa, CoX. 
VICTORY (orph) 

(27-28) 

(Same bill as at Sac- 
ramento this Issue) 

Savannah, Ga. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
(Split week with 

Charleston) 
2d half 
Conroy Models (full 

week) 
Gene ft Arthur 
Lohse A Sterling 
Little Jerry 
Harry B Lester 

Scraaton, Pa. 

.POLI'S (ubo) 
Emma Cams 
Diero 
Mae West 
Reglna Conelll C 
Maxlne Bros 
Frankle Fay A Girls 
Graham A Rey 

Scheaaevady. N. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
Quigg A Nlckerson 
Rogers A Mcintosh 



Rags Lelghton ft Rob KukJ j apan ese Dolls 



Grace De Winters 
Ryan Richfield Co 
Harry Thomson 
Cycling McNutts 

Saarloow, Bflek. 

JEFFERS (ubo) 
Augell Sisters 
Dodson ft Gordon 
Majestic Musical 4 
Lucas A Fields 
Mile Martha A Sis 

2d half 
"This Is the Life" 

St. Loala 

COLUMBIA (orph) 
Blckel A Watson 
H Brock bank Co 
Jeane Jomelli 
"Motoring" 
Mile Asonla Co 
Eadle A Rarasden 
Ward Bell A Ward 
Jones ft Sylvester 

St. Paul. Mlaa. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Arnold Daly Co 
McKay ft Ardlne 
Chas Semon 
4 Danubes 
Australian McLeans 
Oormley A CafTrey 
Miller A Lyles 

EMPRESS (loew) 
El Cleve 
Joyee A West 
Pit«h A Shapiro 
"Whpn It Strikes H" 
Sophie Tucker 
6 Olivers 

PRINCESS (wva) 
Oedmln 
Vernon Co 

Crelahton Bros A D 
Royal Hussars 
2d half 
The Landry s 
McNIsh A McNlsh 
Wm Armstrong Co 
Gordon Highlanders 

■alt Lake 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat. 
Claude Gllllnrwater Co 
Kalmar A Brown 
Ashley A Canfleld 
Billy Swede Hall Co 
5 Metzettls 
Joe A Lew Cooper 
Lockett ft Wsldron 
EMPRESS (loew) 
(Open Wed Mat) 
Montrose ft Sydell 
Calts Bros 
Wilson A Wilson 
Morris A Beasley 
Oddone 

Kitty Francis Co 
PANTAOES (m) 
(Open Wed Mat) 
Musical Juveniles 
William Shilling Co 
Bell Trio 
Sllber A North 
Silvers Oakley 

Saa Dlesro 

PANTAOES (ra) 
Allsky's Hawaltans 
Link Robinson Co 
Work A Play 
Henry ft Harrison 
Vextoff Trio 

San Frame toco 

ORPHEUM 
"Rod Heads" 
Flpbvc Snowdcn 
Trovnto 
Travllla Rros A Seal 



3 Dancing Buds 
Sam Llebert Co 
Parrett A Earl 
Irene Latour A Zaza 

2d half 
William Dinkham Co 
Will Ward Girls 
Laurent Trio 
Reed Nelson Co 
All Rajah Co 
Chain A Templeton 
Adeline Denettl Co 
Williams A Selgel 

Seattle 
ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Everest's Monkeys 
Sebastian A R*>ntley 
Williams ft Wolfus 
Fremont Renton Co 
Alfred Berren 
Lewis ft Russell 
Bertie Ford 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Dixon A Dixon 
Meller A DePaula 
Chas L Fletcher 
"Wlfie M 

Nichols Sisters 
Wands 

PANTAOES (m) 
W S Howe Co 
Ronnmor Arabs 
Wayne 3 
Larry Comer 
Beltrah A Beltrah 

*•«•«▼ ritr 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
John A Emma Ray 
Merrill A Otto 
Frank Wllsnn 
Zortho's Dogs 
Poland A Holts 
Plnns A Bert 
Finn ft Finn 

Santa Calearo. 

GAIETY (wva) 
Beemsn ft Anderson 
Rooney A Bowman 
The Lonvwnrths 
Robert Hsll 
Teschow's Cata 
2d half 
"Follies of Bway" 

*p*kaae 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Bessie'* Cockatoos 
8 Lorettss 
Dolce Sisters 
Lids McMillan Co 
Brady A Mahoney 
Edwards Pros 

PANTAOES On) 
(Open Snn Mat) 
Imperial Opera Co 
Sherhnurne A Mont 
Sherr A Herman 
Haley ft Haley 
DeKock Fonr 

SpHasrSeld, Mfaaa. 
POLT'S (ubo) 
(Splits with New 

Haven) 

1st hslf 
Tacket A Foley 
Henshaw A Avery 
Mrs Chas Evans 
Bertha Crelghton Co 
Wlllard 

Paul Azard Trio 
(One to All) 

•♦e**wv«a. Cal. 

YOSFMTTE (orph) 
(2K-2«) 

(Same bill as at Sac- 
ramento this Issue) 

Sy-rs)#»n«e. V. Y. 
GRAND fubo) 
Corbott Sheppard A D Williams Thompson C 



A«nhl .1 
Hunting A Francis 
EMPRESS (loow) 
(On«>n Sun Mat) 
Rlanrbe Leslie 
Pntrlfoln A Myrra 
P"Mn Pros 
Enrl ft Pnrtls 
O'nv R Cmbnm 
"Srbonl Dnvej" 

PANTAOES (m) 
(Opon Snn Mat) 
Lander Sf*»vr»ns Co 
Rrtirp Rlr-hnrdson Co 
Prince A Dcrrie 
York 3 
Togan A Geneva 



Hrnrv Tteho & P 
Tb«» Kramers 

M<"T>oMn ft T»nllf»t 

MrCloiifl A Carp 
TTotpI Kirk 3 
Harriet Purt 
Onl'n"bnr * Carlln 
TE^i'LE fubo) 
Tbroe Rlnnos 

Norwind ft Hull 

C H O'nonnrll Co 
Pi«"m ritv 4 
Lucy Olllotte To 

Tacaeis 

PANTAOES fm) 
Stnlcy Rlrbeck Co 
Edgar A Ely Co 



Joa Lanlgan 
Qulnn A Mitchell 
3 Kratons 

Taaapa, Fla. 

TAMPA (ubo) 
Curzon Sisters 
The Wilsons 
Walter Ward A Past 
Wm Lake Co 
Gibson A Dvso 

Terre Hante, lad. 

VARIETIES (wva) 
Leltzel Sisters 
Musical Nosses 
Kenn- No A Piatt 
Handers A MiUls 
Heras A Preston 

2d half 
Grace Cameron 
(Four to fill) 

Toledo, O. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Mazellla's Birds 
Bert Erroll 
Leonard A Russell 
Eaptlste A Franconl 
Mrs Gene Hughes Co 
Ethel McDonough 
Dainty Marie 

Toroato 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
"Bride Shop" 
Harry Gllfofi 
Lane A O'Donnell 
Hopkins Sisters 
Toney A Norman 
Derkln's Dogs 
Ellnore A Williams 
(One to fill) 

YONOE ST (loew) 
Field Bros 
B Kelly Forest 
"When We Grow Up" 
Oscar Lorraine 
Klnkald Klltlea 
Barnes A Robinson 
Caeser Rlvoll 
(One to fill) 

Troy. W. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
Cabaret Dogs 
William A Selgel 
Al Barto 
Bruce Duffet Co 
James Reynolds 
Will Wsrd A Olrls 
Hsvllsnd A Thornton 
LeHoen A DePrecIa 

2d half 
Tate A Tate 
Wilton Sisters 
H A A Turpln 
Aubrey A Richie 
McGowen A Gordon 
Sam Llebert Co 
VonTilzer A Nord 
De Vole Trio 

Union Hill. N. J. 

HUDSON (ubo) 
Musical Chef 
Tralnor A Helene 
Wm Lytell Co 
Lew Docket nder 
Ford A Truly 
Great Howard 
Dooley A Sales 
Canslnos 



Utlca, N. Y. 

SHUBERT (ubo) 
The Langdons 
Paynton A Green 
Henry Lewis 
Violet Carlton 
Mason Keeler Co 
Abon Humid Troupe 
Cole Russell A Davis 

Vancouver, D. C. 

LOEWS 
Amoros A Mulvey 
Meredith & Snoozor 
Plsano A Bingham 
"Sidelights" 
Cabaret 3 
Alvin A Kenny 

PANTAOES (m) 
Dancing Nereida 
"Strenuous Daisy" 
Laurie Ordway 
Davis A Walker 
DeWitt Young A Sis 

Victoria, R. C. 

PANTAOES (m) 
Maurice Samuels Co 
Oxford 3 

Agnea Von Bracht 
Nadell A Kane 
Reed's Dogs 
Dunlay A Merrill 

Waaataajtoa. D. C. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Ethel Barrymore Co 
Courtney Sisters 
Cecelia Wright 
Conroy A Le Malre 
Parlllo A Frablto 
Sylvia Loyal 
Mr A Mrs G Wilde 

Wateraary, Cobb. 

LOEW 
Orletta A Taylor 
Waterbury B A Tenny 
Bud A Nellie Helm 
Howard's Pears 
(Two to Oil) 

2d half 
Ward A Faye 
"Between 8 A 0" 
Carl Damnnn Troupe 
(Three to fill) 

Wllmlnarlon. Del. 

DOCKSTADERS(ubo) 
Luclana Lucca 

Wl a nines:. Can. 
ORPHEUM 
White Hussars 
Will Rogers 
Pierre Pelletler Co 
Alexander Pros 
Santly ft Norton 
Hal ft Francis 
Leo Zarrell Co 

PANTAOES (m) 
Talpen Troupe 
"The Crl*| B " 
Fred Duprez 
Paine & Ncsbltt 
Cummin A Senham 
STRAND (wva) 
Princess Ka 
Howe ft Howe 
Millard Eros 
(One to fill) 



SHOWS NEXT WEEK. 

IfKW YORK. 

"A PATR OF SILK STOCKINGS"— Little (flth 

week ) . 
"CHTN-CHTN" (Montgomery and Stone) — 

Globe (0th week). 
CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE (Phyllis Nellson 

Terry)— Liberty (Nov. 23). 
"DADDY LONG LEOS"— Onletv (Oth week). 
"DANCING AROUND" (Al Jolson)— Winter 

Garden (7th week). 
"DIPLOMACY"— Empire (6th week). 
"EXPERIENCE"— Booth (5th week). 
FRENCH DRAMA— Century Lyceum (2d 

week). 
GERMAN STOCK— Irving Place. 
"INNOCENT"— Eltlnge (12th week). 
"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE"— Cohan (12th 

week). 
"KTCK IN"— Republic (7th week). 
"LTFE"— Manhattan O. H. (flth week). 
MARIE TEMPEST CO. (Repertoire) — Comedy 

(4th week). 
"MY LADY'S DRESS"— Playhouse (Bth 

week) 
"MR. WU" (Walker Whiteside) Maxlne El- 
liott (7th week). 
"OUTCAST" (Elsie Ferguson) -Lyceum (4th 

week ) . 
"ON TRIAL" Candler (Ifith week). 
"PAPA'S DARLING" — Amsterdam (4th 

week ) . 
"PYGMALION" (Mrs. Campboll) Wallack's 

(7th wrek). 
PRTVCFSS PLAYERS— Princess (1st week). 
"PILATE'S DAUOHTER" Century (Nov. 

"PITZT"— Cnslno (4th wrek). 

"THE niO IDEA"- Hudson (2d work). 

"THAT SORT" (Nnslmova) Harris (4th 

wrr»k). 
"THE GIRL FROM UTAH" Knickerbocker 

(nth wok). 
"THE GARDEN OF PARADISE" Pnrk 

(Nov. 2*). 
"THE HAWK" (Wm. F:\vrr-linmt Slmt.«Tt 

(Ptb wook>. 
"THE HTOTf POST OF LOVINO 1 " ■'■'■*' h P»r*rt 

f 1 4th Wprk). 
"THE LILAC DOMINO"- -11th Str- <t (Mh 

wo*»k) . 
"THE LAW OF THE LAVI»" P-Mi F»r««>t 

(Ofh W'-fk). 

"THF MARRMOE OF roT.VMFMN':" Punrh 

snd .T'i'-'v (P..\ wcrk). 
"THE M^R^PLE MAN" A<-tnr M'Hh wi-rk). 
"TTTp OVT.Y OiRL" I.vrk (4t»i wr-.-kV 
"THE PHANTOM RIVAL '- -P. -las- < -o (Rfh 

week). 



"TWIN BEDS'- Fulton (Iflth week). 

"UNDER COVER"— Cort (14th- week). 

"WARS OF THE WORLD"— Hippodrome 
(12th week). 

"WHAT IT MEANS TO A WOMAN"— Long- 
acre (2d week). 

"YOSEMITE"— Daly's (Nov. itt). 

CHICAGO. 

"THE REVOLT"— American (Rth week). 
GRAND OPERA— Auditorium (1st week). 
"LEGEND OF LEONORA"— Hlnckatone (2d 

wpcIc ) • 
"UNDER COVER'— Cohans Grund (l.'lth 

week). 
"A PAIR OF SIXES"— Cort ( lflth week). 
"CONSEQI "ENCES"— Fine Arts (4th week). 
"PEG O- MY HEART" Gurrl.k (23d week). 
"THE LITTLE CAFE"— Ilinois (4th week). 
"POTASH & PERLMPTTER"— Olympic (14th 

woek). 
"THE M1SELADING LADY" Powers' (2d 

week ) . 
"TODAY" Princess (Oth week). 

LONDON. 

"A COUNTRY GIRL" -Daly's. 

"CHEER BOYS. CHEER"— Prince's. 

"DOUBLE MYSTERY"- -Garrlck. 

"GLAD EYE"- Strand. 

"HIS HOUSE IN ORDER"— St. James. 

"MAMEENA" Globe. 

"MISS HOOK OF HOLLAND"— Prince of 

Wales. 
"MILESTONES"— Royalty. 
"MR. WU"— Savoy. 
"ODDS AND ENDS"— Ambassadors. 
"OUTCAST"— Wvndhams. 
"PEG O" MY HEART'— Comedy. 
"POTASH & PERLMUTTER"— Queens. 
"THE LITTLE Ml NISTER" - Duke of York's. 
"THE IMPOSSIBLE WOMAN" - Haymarket. 
"THE SOLDIERS WEDDING"- -Lyceum. 
"THE NEW SHYLOCK'—Lyrlc. 
"WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD"— New 

Theatre. 



OBITUAIT. 

Daniel Sullivan, aged 53, died in St. 
Vincent's Hospital Nov. 16 after a 
short illness with cancer. He is sur- 
vived hy a brother, Mark Sullivan, in 
vaudeville. The deceased was a mem- 
ber of one of the "Wallingford" casts. 

Elmira, N. Y., Nov. 18. 
Prank Egan died in Elmira Nov. 
17 from heart disease. Egan was a 
prominent actor 20 years ago. 

Buffalo, Nov. 18. 

Edwin D. Ziegler, 71, retired music 

publisher, dropped dead in Statler's 

restaurant, Ellicot square, Nov. 13. 

Heart trouble was the cause of death. 

George Knapp, an old minstrel, died 
in the Rosedale city jail, Kansas City, 
Nov. 13, with a song upon his* lips. 
Exposure and infirmities of old age 
caused his death. He had applied at 
the jail for shelter. 



Fremont Sloan, brother of Tod and 
Blanche Sloan, died in Chicago Nov. 
7 of Bright's disease. Burial was 
made in the family plot in Kokomo, 
Ind. 

Mrs. Nichholas Briglia, wife of the 
Orpheum theatre manager, St. Paul, 
was mortally injured in an automobile 
accident in that city Nov. 7. Her hus- 
band was seriously injured, but recov- 
ered after lying unconscious for sev- 
eral days. 

Mrs. Dinah Seruess, mother of Har- 
ry Sutton (Sutton, McTntyre and Sut- 
ton> died of cancer Nov. 7 in Glen- 
stewart, Ontario. She was 62 years 

old. 

John L. Kerr, poneral manager for 
tlt^ ftcis Circuit, one of the best- 
known showmen in the cast, died Nov. 
IS in Svracuse 



Pittsburgh, No. 18. 
Richard Long, scene manager of the 
Arndcinv of Music of Pottsville, Pa., 
dropper' drnrl on the stage Monday 
nipht last week from heart disease. 



18 



VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation, First Appearance 
or Reappearance In or Around, 
Now York 



Toby Claude and Co., Colonial. 

"Mutterzolb & Son," Royal. 

Dooley and Rugel, Royal. 

Two Briants, Bushwick. 

Huaaey and Boyle, Prospect. 

Pipifax and Panlo, Hammerstein's. 

La Graciosa, Hammerstein's. 

Dupree and Dupree, Colonial. 

Okabe Japs (Reappearance), Palace. 

Donlin and McHale, Palace. 
"La Graciosa," Hammerstein's. 
Ben and Haxel Man, 7th Ave. (1st 

Half). 

La Milo. 
Poses. 

17 Mins.; Pull Stage (Special Set- 
tings). 
Palace. 

The famous poseuse of Great Britain 
made her first American appearance 
Monday at the Palace, New York. She 
is La Milo, exquisite of figure and ar- 
tistic to a degree in her exposition of 
living statuary. Though in some of 
the posed pictures, La Milo is burden- 
ed only by the alabastar whiting for 
the marble effect, the way it is done 
removes all taint of immodesty and 
any appeal to coarseness. While this 
phase of the Milo act doubtlessly dis- 
appointed those who looked for a sen- 
sational disclosure of the nude in art, 
everyone present at the Palace Mon- 
day appreciated that they were seeing 
a high-grade vaudeville posing turn, 
carefully thought out and well put on. 
La Milo did nine pictures, one a group 
of three, with La Milo in the centre, 
though this was left for the audience 
to decide for themselves, the principal 
poseuse not being identified nor dis- 
tinguished in the group, excepting by 
her exquisite form. At the opening of 
the turn some moving pictures were 
shown of La Milo in Paris. She was 
fully gowned in these, wearing 
"clothes" and "hats." Between poses, 
to fill in for settings, were "Cruick- 
shank's Sheet Lightning Caricatures," 
a novel idea in bringing out sketch line 
drawing of America's best-known men, 
but the outlines were decidedly Eng- 
lish in conception, the name attached 
to each being the only proof of identi- 
ty. Placed to close the Palace show, 
La Milo held the entire house at both 
performances, the matinee running un- 
til 5.45. As both houses Monday were 
capacity, this attested to a preliminary 
drawing power of the turn that noth- 
ing on the opening day's bill in the the- 
atre could dispute with it. La Milo 
should prove a draw over here. She 
may safely be depended upon to at- 
tract the classy set that is always on 
the lookout for this sort of thing when 
well done, also always anxious to see 
a woman's perfect figure such as Milo 
possesses. This is a very big point 
in her favor, for a "classy act" with 
box office value means much to vaude- 
ville nowadays. The common herd will 
also want to see La Milo, even though 
their crude ideas of nude posing are 
not fully carried out by her. Closing 
the first or opening the second half 
of the program would have been a 
more advantageous position for this 
number. Rime. 



Bessie Clayton, 

Assisted by Lester Sheehan and The 

Clayton Sextet 
Dances. 

26 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set- 
Drapes). 
Palace. 

Pep., Ginger, Paprika and Mustard, 
Bessie Clayton and her company, and 
that composes the best modern dancing 
act vaudeville has had, bar none. When 
the Bessie Clayton turn is seen, you 
will think of all the others — and then 
forget them. Miss Clayton heads and 
Lester Sheehan assists, also The Clay- 
ton Sextet, the latter furnishing the 
music. It's 50-50 in this turn between 
the dancing and the music. The white 
orchestra on the stage, programed as 
The Clayton Sextet is Mel Craig's Col- 
lege Inn orchestra from Coney Island, 
and which also played at the College 
Inn on 125th street. The "Sextet" has 
seven clean-looking young fellows, 
with Mr. Craig leading, adding a danc- 
ing violin insert, and another trick 
violinist is Al Tucker, while there is 
a trap-drummer with a cartload of ef- 
fects, including a "fire alarm" number 
that takes the engine to the fire, also 
returning, but it isn't strong enough 
to make it worth while, unless need- 
ed. Besides in the orchestra are two 
banjos, a piano and another violin. 
It's necessary to make the music as 
important here as it is on the stage, for 
Miss Clayton's act might not' have 
been voted such a good one without 
it. In proof of that, the Joan Sawyer 
act and her musicians preceding on the 
same bill were enough. Craig' c men, 
including himself, played as though 
they breathed the very spirit of rag- 
time. It was their music ("Ragpicker" 
and "Michigan") that made Miss Clay- 
ton and Mr. Sheehan's Fox Trot the 
biggest dancing hit the Palace has ever 
held. The dancers were entitled to all 
credit for their work in this, but the 
music carried them along. They just 
had to dance to it. Opening after in- 
termission, Miss Clayton appeared be- 
fore the cloth to announce what the 
program had already stated, that she 
would do a series of dances of Yes- 
terday, Today and Tomorrow. "Yes- 
terday" was a Colonial number in cos- 
tume; "Today," the Fox Trot, follow- 
ed by their own idea of a Tango, nice- 
ly executed with a Spanish movement 
thrown in for good measure, the turn 
concluding with Miss Clayton's own 
fast toe dancing, such as she did years 
ago in fast time, hurling a hundred 
steps into three minutes. Between the 
dances the orchestra had its oppor- 
tunities. Mr. Sheehan is a useful 
dancing partner, and looked well while 
doing the stepping. Miss Clayton 
looked truly remarkable, was dressed 
in that way also, and gave an exhibi- 
tion of the way to frame a vaudeville 
act with ^dancing that commences 
where the best of the others leave off. 
It was the fastest and most pleasant 
26 minutes the Palace has seen in many 
a dav. Rime.. 



Six Navigators. 

Acrobatic. 

11 Mins.; Two (Special Set). 

Fifth Avenue, 

The Six Navigators are an acrobatic 
turn that has grown familiar to vaude- 
ville under another name, according to 
report. In the renaming of the act, 
the sextet has adopted a style of dress- 
ing, with a special setting, that takes 
it away from the fleshing-clad ath- 
letes who tumble in groups. This 
company is dressed as sailors on a ship 
scene. They do some fast acrobatics, 
with many good tricks from a spring- 
board, the best of these being a double 
somersault off the board to a two- 
high. The act closed the Fifth Avenue 
bill. It is dressed so differently from 
what the people have grown accustom- 
ed to or expect, that the act should be 
used in the centre of a small time bill, 
to get full value. It will do very well 
on the big small time or the small big 
time, and would make a nice opening 
number for any big time program. 

Sime. 



NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK 

Initial ProaonUtion of LogitimaU 
Attractions in Now York. 



Majories. 

Wire Walker. 

7 Mins.; Full Stage. 

American Roof. 

Majories is presenting a neat little 
opening wire act that will serve to 
open almost any small time show. 



Rose Miller. 
Double-Voice. 
9 Mins.; One. 
Fifth Avenue. 

Funny, how this double-voiced thing 
is springing up among singles in vau- 
deville. It's old stuff outside of that. 
Any single speaking about a notice 
will use two voices, one when it's good 
and another when it's bad. Rosie Mil- 
ler hasn't nearly the singing range that 
some of the others have talking. One 
can almost imagine Rosie going into 
a music publisher, asking what good 
rags he has hanging around loose and 
then inquiring the best way they are 
getting them over nowadays. The 
publisher Rosie spoke to must have 
told her the double-voice thing was au 
fait at present. One thing about Rosie 
is that she enunciates clearly. You 
can't miss a word. Every song is the 
same, and Rosie sang four in nine 
minutes at the Fifth Avenue Tuesday 
night. This matter of time is becom- 
ing a serious item. Up to Rosie's ap- 
pearance the record was 9 mins. 38 
sees., held by a single at the Jefferson, 
but maybe Rosie beat her through not 
getting so much applause. If the or- 
chestra can stand it, singles may yet 
do five songs' in six minutes and 
doubles go through an act in less than 
ten. That will be regular motion vau- 
deville, and would let the house give 
five or six shows a night, with acro- 
bats getting through their turn under 
five minutes. But the songs that Rosie 
sangl They were "Cotton Blossom 
Time," "Carolina," "Down Below" 
and "At the Ball." "At the Ball" got 
Rosie the most noise, so that is giving 
Mose Gumble a little the best of Max 
Winslow, but it's 50-1 that either one 
of those "pluggers" tipped Rosie off to 
the double-voice thing. It wasn't an- 
nounced on the stage, nor the pro- 
gram, nor did Rosie make it very evi- 
dent. It's in here through ipside info, 
and it's just as well, for if Rosie is 
going right on through vaudeville be- 
lieving she has a double voice, it can 
remain a secret between us. And if 
she is going to sing rags or any other 
kind of numbers, Rosie might better 
do them in character. Sime. 



"Pilate's Daughter," Century (Nov. 

25). 
"The Garden of Paradise," Park (Nov. 

25). 
"Yosemite," Daly's (Nov. 23). 

Bobby North. 
Songs and Talk. 
14 Mins.; One. 
Palace. 

Returning to vaudeville, and at the 
Palace this week, Bobby North sings 
songs, uses dialog, has a burlesque 
"one-word drama" and concludes with 
an "Alphabetical Rag," which is the 
best portion of a not over-strong turn. 
Mr. North starts off with a singing 
number entitled "I Am Looking for a 
Job," in which he informs the audience 
there is a good comedian at liberty 
(referring to himself) that the legiti- 
mate managers are not bidding for, 
mentioning several legits by name. It 
leaves the audience to infer that that 
is why he is in vaudeville just now, 
and is as interesting to them as the 
program mention that he is "Late 
star of Lew Fields' 'Hanky Panky' and 
'Pleasure Seekers'." The "one-word 
drama" is good for a laugh here and 
there, Mr. North taking the old idea of 
a one-man drama to convert it into the 
one-word thing. After that some talk 
about home and baby that brought 
very little. There are no natural com- 
edy points to the dialog. After an 
operatic medley, there is the very good 
rag alluded to, that has eight or nine 
of the best rag strains in it. Mr. 
North wore a cutaway with high hat, 
and used a Hebrew accent in his sing- 
ing, but talked straight. He might 
sing the songs that way also. Mr. 
North has enough to go along (his 
voice always standing him well in 
stead), but the turn will stand im- 
provement. He was "No. 4" on the 
Palace bill Monday night, getting over 
nicely. 8ime. 



Homer Miles, Helen Ray and Co. (3). 
"An Innocent Bystander" (Comedy). 
22 Mins.; Full Stage. (Special Set). 
Colonial 

Homer Miles, with "An Innocent By- 
stander," has given vaudeville some- 
thing in the way o*f a distinct novelty, 
a skit, surrounded with all the essen- 
tials of success and one that left a 
reminiscent impression to the average 
patron, principally because of the 
unique method employed in its produc- 
tion and delivery. The scene shows a 
corner in New York City with the 
Night and Day bank in the foreground. 
Two men approach the bank, one re- 
maining without while his friend en- 
ters on business. Considerable byplay 
ensues in quick order, the main com- 
plication arising through the theft of an 
old lady's purse and its transfer from 
one member to another. The theme 
develops around the idea that some- 
thing happens every minute in New 
io.':. The individuals, particularly 
those featured, rive an excellent per- 
formance, although the young man tak- 
ing the thief could inject a little more 
of the "type" into his work. The set- 
ting is oth attractive and prettily built. 



VARIETY 



19 



"When the Sun Rites" (3). 

Dramatic. 

17 Mint.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Union Square. 

"When the Sun Rises" is a dramatic 
thriller that will serve in a good spot 
on a small time bill and entertain nice- 
ly. There are three people, but the 
greater part of the work is on the 
shoulders of a man and woman, the 
other man, who has the role of dis- 
patch bearer, is most likely the car- 
penter of the act. The scene of the 
action is laid in South Africa during 
the Boer War. An English Colonel 
and his wife are the principal char- 
acters. The hour is just before sun- 
rise, and the scene the interior of the 
Colonel's quarters. At the rise the 
woman reads aloud the copy of an 
order for the execution of one of the 
members of the command for neglect 
of duty, and intimates that she will 
do all in her power to prevent it tak- 
ing place. The Colonel enters. She 
pleads with him to save the boy's life 
(the audience is left to infer that the 
youth was her lover). The Colonel 
maintains he is powerless to act, as 
the finding of the court martial has 
been forwarded to Ladysmith, to the 
commander-in-chief. Since then the 
little command has been surrounded 
by the enemy and all communication 
with the main army cut off. The wife 
then confesses the boy is the Colonel's 
own son, born after he divorced his 
first wife. The husband decides to 
forge an order to stay the execution. 
The first gleam of dawn is seen out- 
doors and a single shot is heard (even 
though the Colonel calls it a volley). 
It is too late. Ah, but no! Hark! 
A horse is heard approaching and the 
despatch rider arrives. It was at him 
the outpost fired, and the dispatches 
are from General Buhler, to the effect 
the boy is to be given a chance to 
die honorably at the hands of the 
enemy in case they capture him as the 
"enclosed papers must be forwarded 
to the relieving force," and so the son 
is saved. The sketch has the makings 
of a good thriller, providing it is played 
properly and the action is hastened by 
cutting some of the talk and the 
scenery chewing. In the hands of Hol- 
brook Blinn it could be whipped into 
a real act for almost any time, not 
excepting the Princess theatre. 



Roy Le PearL 

"The Singing Blacksmith." 

8 Mine,; Two (2); One (6). 

Hammerstein's. 

The singing blacksmith could have 
posed for Longfellow's hero if there 
had been a spreading chestnut tree on 
the stage at Hammerstein's, but as 
there was not a tree in sight the smithy 
was not a hero. He opened in "two" 
with a special set, showing the inside 
of a shop with an anvil. His first song 
got over fairly well. At its close he 
went to "one" with two other num- 
bers. They were, "I Had a Gal" and 
"Tip Top Tipperary Mary." The first 
did not show his voice to advantage, 
but with the last number he passed 
Of course, a blacksmi;h In a 
red flannel shirt and If at hi r i , 

not a very pretty stag, pici-.r*. ,u 
"The Singing Blacksmith" wi'l n<,irag» 
to get over on the ima-Icr bill* 



Max Bloom and Co. 

"The New Sunnyside" (Musical Tab). 

85 Mine. (Special Settings). 

Lincoln Hippodrome, Chicago. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 

Max Bloom has taken his old vehicle 
known as "The Sunnyside of Broad- 
way," added new scenery, new people, 
new costumes and has made of it a 
neat, swift and comical little musical 
comedy. It is a corking good laughing 
show, with not a dull minute. It has 
variety also, in good dancing numbers. 
There is not much plot to the show, 
but there is so much liveliness and 
loveliness displayed that this is not 
a handicap. Mr. Bloom, seen in a 
Hebraic character, carries the burden of 
the comedy although George Browning 
and Louis Sawn, who get into the 
semblance of a horse and cavort over 
the stage in a ludicrous manner, get 
a smother of laughs early. Alice 
Sherr does some effective work and 
is at her best in a sensational dance 
near the close, assisted by George 
Browning. She wears a smashing crea- 
tion consisting of red tights, a black 
gauze gown with a sort of tunic of 
spangles. Inez Belaire, a Chicago 
young woman, appears here and there 
and adds a very nice specialty in 
a whistling number. The show is al- 
most one continuous laugh, closing 
with burlesques on "Uncle Tom's 
Cabin" and the old fashioned war 
drama which are. distinguished by some 
very good pieces of business in the 
way of travesty. 



Bouton and Parker. 

Music. 

17 Mins.; Four (Special Farm Setting.) 

Broadway. 

Bouton and Parker have a novel mu- 
sical act for the pop houses. The man 
is an old farmer, while the woman 
plays the daughter. They get music 
out of the milk cans, the old well, 
pickets on the fence, and for the clos- 
ing the girl sits in a prop auto and 
plays the melodeon, singing an old 
number that pleases. Both sing. The 
girl has a good voice, of high range. 
Act is well staged and got over nicely. 



Charet and Lewis. 

Songs and Whistling. 

13 Mins.; One. 

Broadway. 

"Sister" act. Girls open with lively 
number. Each has solo with effort 
for audience to make out what the 
words are about. The blonde in par- 
ticular mushes her articulation. The 
girls make several changes, the last 
being most attractive. For the clos- 
ing the blonde sings while the brunette 
whistles an accompaniment. She's 
there with the whistle. The girls 
should reframe the turn and give the 
whistling greater play. 



Welton and Marshall. 
Singers and Dancers. 
10 Mins.; One. 
Union Square. 

A man and woman singing and 
dancing team. It would be better if 
they dropped the pinging and stuck 
to dancing. 



"Dances of the Cities." 
18 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Logan Square, Chicago. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 
An elaborate dancing act in which 
the steps of old time, as well as the 
modern are demonstrated in an artis- 
tic environment. The stage is set with 
a huge gilt frame and the dancers ap- 
pear as in a picture. Each dance is 
named for a city, and each city rep- 
resented by an electric-lighted drop. 
The cities are New Orleans, Philadel- 
phia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, 
New York, a suburban locality, and 
Washington, the latter showing an 
elaborate picture of Uncle Sam, 
Columbia, the North, the South and 
other symbolic figures. Laughlin and 
Shaw are featured. The costumes 
are fresh and new, the dances well 
executed and the act looks good for 
the best time. It is produced by Boyle 
Woolfolk. 



Morris and Wilson. 

Songs. 

10 Mins.; Two. 

American Roof. 

These two girls announce themselves 
as appearing in "A Professional Try- 
out." They sing published numbers 
and work in "two" with a couple of 
dresses hanging on the back wall of 
a supposed dressing-room. The stout 
girl is on the June Mills type and puts 
her songs over in much the same man- 
ner. Her partner is a slim person, 
and sings rather listlessly. The big 
girl has a chance to put the turn over, 
but title might as well go out, for it 
is useless. They just sing, that's all. 



Edith Browning and Co. (2). 
Comedy Dramatic Sketch. 
18 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Union Square. 

x Two women and a man are the prin- 
cipals in this sketch of the popular 
melodramatic heart-interest type that 
always goes over in the smaller houses. 
There is the deserted wife who is left 
with a baby; the comedy Irish woman 
(in this particular case the usual jani- 
tress and the foreigner, an Italian 
second-hand furniture dealer) always 
the one engaged to the comedy char- 
acter woman. Deserted wife is bewail- 
ing her solitary and destitute fate 
when janitress enters. "Baby will die 
because I have not the money to buy 
milk to feed him," is the speech, and 
then there is nothing for the C. C. W. 
■ to do except steal the milk from the 
dumb-waiter and obtain the good will 
of those in front and a laugh or two. 
The Y. D. W. then relates the tale 
of her early life and also how she was 
brought to her present plight and then 
C. C. W. again comes to the front and 
offers her a home. The man enters the 
scene accompanied by the C. C. W. 
He is to buy the furniture from the 
Y. D. W., and because of this the C. 
C. W. is willing to marry him and she 
exits to change to wedding gown. In 
the meantime Y. D. W. returns and 
discovers that the man is her uncle 
and there is a clinch and the C. C. W. 
walks in on it, explanations follow 
and a comedy finish. The act is small 
timey from start to finish and the role 
of the Young Pes/rrted Wife is poorly 
played 



Sidney Bracy and Frank Farrington. 

Talk. 

15 Mins.; One. 

American Roof. 

Sidney Bracy and Frank Farrington 
are the two leading male players in 
"The Million Dollar Mystery." The 
pair have had little experience on the 
vaudeville stage, as their present turn 
shows. They are picture actors and it 
is to their disadvantage that they have 
sought vaudeville. Anyone upon see- 
ing them on the boards will never give 
them the credit they should get for 
their work in pictures. The act opens 
with a reel showing the men as they 
appear in the serial. They receive a 
note from the management stating 
they will be cancelled if they do not 
put in an immediate appearance as the 
audience is waiting. Some trick pho- 
tography is used in the dressing of the 
two men. Their clothes spring to them 
from places around the room. The 
picture shows them rushing to the the- 
atre. At this point they appear on 
the stage and the few real picture fans 
present on the roof Monday night 
(not many, or they would have been 
downstairs) let forth some applause. 
The two men stood upon the stage in 
an assumed dazed manner and ques- 
tioned each other what they should do. 
Bracy told how Farrington nearly lost 
his life in one of the last episodes. 
Then both threw bouquets at them- 
selves with Bracy finally going into a 
sol) recitation, the best thing done. 
Farrington follows with a burlesque 
story on his job of villain. This failed 
to amuse as did many of his antics. 
Frank may be able to do a number of 
things before the camera that won't go 
over in vaudeville. For the finale the 
two sing about the "Mystery" and they 
make a hasty exit, to return for a last 
attempt at comedy by Farrington. It 
is a freak act and the names should 
bring business in the houses where the 
picture has been playing. The turn Is 
running too long, opening. 



Florence and Lillian Berse. 

Songs. 

15 Mins.; One. 

Union Square. 

Florence and Lillian would be 
enough. Nobody woulcT'stalnd for the 
inferred "sister stuff" after a single 
look at them. After that the girls 
want to hie themselves to a couple of 
publishing houses and get new songs, 
then get someone to arrange for them 
a routine, and they will, with the aid 
of some work, evolve a "sister act" 
that will go right over the small time 
like a race-horse. The girls are dress- 
ing nicely, have good voices, look 
well, and it seems indeed a shame that 
they were not properly advised before 
breaking in. The taller has a rare voice 
for vaudeville, outside of the regular 
prima donnas, and the little girl looks. 
as though she might be a possibility 
as a comedienne. Just at present she 
is working straight and it is a handi- 
cap. A few weeks with some one who 
could tell them what to do and pick 
their material would make the girls 
a contender for better time. They 
look fresh, and vaudeville is always 
ready to welcome new faces, if you 
can back them up with talent, which 
these girls seem to have. 



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VARIETY 



Clara Palmer and Bobby Barry. 
Songs and Talk. 
27 Mins.; One. 
Harlem O. H. 

Clara Palmer and Bobby Barry won 
their spurs in musical comedy. Their 
experience in the legitimate is now 
serving them well in the present turn. 
Barry in a Romeo makeup and Miss 
rainier as Juliet are supposed to be at 
a ball. They sing, dance and talk, with 
stcpladder comedy, a burlesque on the 
balcony scene from "Romeo and Ju- 
liet" being given. For the closing Miss 
Palmer is dressed in an Italian outfit, 
while Barry is in evening clothes. The 
act runs too long, but they appeared to 
relish Barry's fun making immensely. 
The act will do better when played 
more. It may depend too much, 
though, upon the former musical com- 
edy work of both Miss Palmer and 
Barrv. 



Three Orpingtons. 

Equilibrists. 

9 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Alhambra. 

Two men and a woman, the latter 
exceptionally attractive through neat 
dressing, offering a routine of fine work 
with the usual featured semi-sensa- 
tional finale, in this instance being a 
leap and pull to a hand-stand, the Or- 
pingtons using but one hand in the ex- 
periment instead of two. The under- 
stander is very capable in this work. 
Closing the Alhambra bill, they fin- 
ished to a filled house without any no- 
ticeable desertions, and in these days 
of late shows, this is quite an accom- 
plishment. They can go the route any- 
where at either end of a hill and satisfy. 

Wynn. 



Weimers and Masse. 
Modern Dancing. 
11 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Royal. 

Nice looking couple, the man work- 
ing in evening clothes, the girl in a 
pretty white satin dress. They offer 
the conventional routine of modern 
dances, including the tango, waltz, fox 
trot and one-step, and while from a 
standpoint of gracefulness they seem 
somewhat better than the average, the 
fact that they have chosen the modern 
dance idea is a severe handicap in 
itself. Still this team can follow a 
majority of the others and could make 
a great many who have been getting 
money for it around here throw their 
dancing slippers away. If the big time 
audiences are willing to stand the 
tango thing any longer, Weimers and 
Masse can distribute it as well as any. 

Wynn. 



Kircher and Browning. 
15 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Forsyth, Atlanta. 

Atlanta, Nov. 18. 

These two newcomers in vaudeville 
arc members of the Atlanta (Southern 
LcatMic) baseball team. They open 
with a burlesque ball game in which 
the two play all the positions and do 
their own coaching. Kircher pulling 
coaching stunts which have made him 
famous over the Southern circuit. Pic- 
tiircs showing Kircher on the coach- 
ing line help the number, which should 
v:<> wt-11 through the south 



Salon Singers (5). 

Classic Songs. 

18 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Royal. 

Ralph Dunbar, he of lyceum and 
chautauqua fame, sponsored the Salon 
Singers in vaudeville, the turn having 
just reached New York after an ex- 
tended tour of the Orpheum Circuit in 
the west. It carries three men and 
two women, one of the male members 
accompanying on the piano. Two quar- 
tet numbers, one at either end of the 
repertoire, are filled in with five solos, 
each member having an opportunity 
to exhibit his or her individual ability. 
A comparison in this division would 
not be exactly the proper thing. Suf- 
fice to say the entire quintet acquitted 
themselves finely, combining to offer 
one of the most artistic straight sing- 
ing specialties the big time has un- 
covered in some seasons. Wynn 



Cantor and Lee. 

"Master and Man" (Comedy Singing 

and Talking). 
17 Mins.; One. 
Palace Music Hall, Chicago. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 

Act opens with talk on the war which 
is pertinent and to the point. Carries 
a good quota of laughs. Cantor in 
black face and Lee playing straight. 
After war talk, Lee sings "Carolina" 
and Cantor comes on for "Victrola" 
and "Snyder's Grocery Store." Cantor 
does some travesties on pictures that 
are laughable. Cantor also pulls a lot 
of "cissy" stuff which is unusual in 
blackface. Act ends with a brisk duet. 
Went so well at the Palace that Can- 
tor had to make a speech. Good com- 
edy act, and out of the beaten rut. 



Paul Gilmore and Co. (3). 
Comedy Sketch. 
22 Mins.; Five (Office). 
Fifth Avenue. 

Paul Gilmore and his company rush- 
ed into the Fifth Avenue program 
Tuesday evening, playing a comedy 
sketch that will get over in those small 
time houses where the audiences* are 
not over-particular, as to story and 
methods of playing. Perhaps this 
sketch was built for the small time. 
It certainly could not have been in- 
tended for big time. There is not 
enough body to it, for the piece is only 
held up my Mr. Gilmore's playing, with 
that remaining a matter of preference. 
When a bachelor around 45 says he 
hasn't had a kiss for years, and balks 
away from one with the girl he has 
just became engaged to wed, it's on 
a par with the vaudeville business of 
a decade ago about the woman asking 
what a* kiss is. And the Kiss-Moon 
Song is Heaven compared to it. The 
Gilmore-sketch story is of the bachelor 
in love with his youthful stenographer, 
but won't declare himself. The girl 
and her brother frame him to ask her. 
His only fear seems to be that he is 
too old. Then into the kiss stuff. The 
girl did the best of the quartet, a 
couple of others having minor roles. 
There is plenty in this playlet that will 
make women who have missed much of 
what it contains laugh immoderately at 
the dialog and the antics, and they will 
laugh harder at it in the smaller houses 
than the large. 



Harry and Augustine Turpin. 

"The Girl and the Bank" (Talk and 

Songs). 
15 Mins.; Two (Special Drops). 
Fifth Avenue. 

A nice-appearing two-act for small 
time, that is capable of being developed 
into big time material. The setting is 
the paying teller's window of a bank 
on a dull day. A girl calls to cash a 
check. The paying teller, who squares 
the bank by saying it is a "reserve" 
one, kids with her. From the conver- 
sation, not bad at all and quite nicely 
handled by the couple, the teller, clos- 
ing the bank for the day by pushing 
the clock to three, sings a song, "Why- 
Must We Say Good-Byc?" the title 
blending in with the clock moving. The 
girl returns, notices the teller is ab- 
sent and seeing no one else around 
warbles "The Garden of Roses." This 
must have been a troublesome mo- 
ment for the couple to overcome, how 
to get the girl back and have her sing 
with a "legitimate" reason. Anyway 
the teller had only left to put on his 
evening dress, so when he got back, 
they both sang "Honey Bee," a rather 
good number as they do it, with an 
original bit of business involved that 
suggests the pair were at one time in 
musical comedy. Another bit of good 
business is the vest bursting, and on 
the other hand, they are using the 
Melville Ellis-Ada Lewis "Should a 
fellow kiss a girl when taking her 
home in a taxi?" The trouble with 
the turn just now is that when they 
are talking, one thinks it would be 
well to use a song here and there, and 
when they sing, one prefers the talk, 
not because they don't sing well, but 
through the selections, excepting 
"Honey Bee." Their voices are not for 
rags, however, but there must be more 
melodious numbers around the publish- 
ers than those employed as solos. 
Neither voice is strong, and the girl 
is the better of the two. The young 
woman likewise has a better idea of 
getting points over through emphasis 
of action and expression. These ap- 
pear to be the same people, or man at 
least, that Mffk reviewed about a year 
and a half ago when they were work- 
ing in full stage. He made sugges- 
tions then the couple seem to have 
followed, and they should keep on try- 
ing to improve. On the general run 
their appearance and work, the people 
in the act should make the big time, 
either with a better edition of this 
turn or some other. Sime. 



Mme. Andree and Lions (6). 
Animal Act 

7 Mins.; Full Stage (Arena Cage). 
Union Square. 

Mme. Andree is working six of the 
cats in an arena cage of the type that 
was the centre of Bostock's at Coney 
Island. Although her beasts are billed 
as lions they have the appearance of 
lionesses. None of the animals has a 
mane. Mme. Andree runs them 
through the usual routine of lion 
stunts; mounting of pedestals and a 
see-saw. The trainer has the animals 
so that they are constantly showing 
their fangs and claws and this lends 
an added thrill to the act. She works 
fast and holds the lions for a picture 
at the curtain. It is a good closing 
turn. 



Mike Donlin and Marty McHale, 
Songs and Talk. 
12 Mins.; One. 
Columbia (Nov. 15). 

Ball players of renown, Mike Donlin 
and Marty McHale, in their double 
turn for this season, are showing a 
very entertaining vaudeville act, con- 
sidered aside from their reps on the 
diamond. Of the dialog, it mostly 
"pans" either Donlin of the Giants or 
McHale of the Yankees. In this way 
laughs are secured. McHale sings 
two solos, with the men opening with 
r. well-written conversational number. 
The singer has a pleasing voice, a ly- 
ric tenor almost, and handles it very 
well. He got over an Irish number 
easily, and did unusually well with 
"It's a Long, Long Way from Home," 
following it. The principal line of this 
song was again used, when Mike in a 
recitation got his man around to third 
base, McHale breaking in there to 
again sing "It's a long, long way from 
home." Both players wear evening 
clothes. Mr. Donlin has greatly im- 
proved as a vaudevillian. He slips 
over dialog like a veteran. Mr. Mc- 
Hale needs to get a bit more easy in 
bearing, but this will come with a few 
appearances. The two work well to- 
gether. They now need an encore, 
when Mike should do (and kid himself 
about) his famous dancing. The act 
with the names is a good one for big 
time. They cover in their popularity 
all cities of the major leagues, and with 
"the act" to hold them up, make de- 
sirable booking. Sime. 



Shaun Powers and Jessie Emerald. 
Songs and Talk. 
11 Mins.; One. 

Academy, Chicago. 

Chicago, Nov. 18. 

Neat act with a laugh in nearly every 
line. Powers comes on in Irish make- 
up, genteel and neat and keeps in the 
character all the way through, even in 
his dances. Miss Emerald, taller by al- 
most half again as her partner, walks 
across stage leading bulldog. Powers, 
as Cassidy, is asked if he would like 
to see dog do tricks. He is eager. 
Then follows pantomime by Miss 
Emerald with an imaginary dog, good 
for numerous laughs. After some 
good brisk talk, Miss Emerald leaves 
stage while Powers sings and dances. 
He comes back with a small concertina 
and begins to make a speech to audi- 
ence. Baby voice in the wings keeps 
interrupting and calling him. Miss 
Emerald finally emerges, and the con- 
trast between her bulk and the baby 
voice is good for another big laugh. 
Act ends with a travesty on grand 
opera where the man chases the woman 
about the stage in an endeavor to keep 
up with her. The turn went very well 
with the Academy audience; so well, it 
was changed from second to fourth 
place. 

(Continued on page 22.) 



"Beauty Is But Skin Deep," the Wil- 
liam A. Rrady vaudeville production, 
with its original cast, opens on the 
Loew Circuit Monday. The Hess Sis- 
ters and Edna Luby and Co. are also 
on the Loew Circuit, 



VARIETY 



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PALACE. 

A big heavy bill that was light in 
the nature of its entertainment should 
do business at the Palace this week, 
started off, as it was, by booming ad- 
vertising in the dailies of La Milo (New 
Acts), the feature, who had to close 
the long program. Elmer Rogers had 
the curtain down at night at 11.19, a 
saving of some 25 minutes from the 
matinee performance, without a switch 
in the program. Mr. Rogers said be- 
fore the night performance his show 
would be over by 11.20. 

The big hit of the bill developed in 
Bessie Clayton and Co. (New Acts), 
with her dancing turn. Miss Clayton 
might have been a still bigger hit if 
she had closed with the Fox Trot in- 
stead of her own solo toe bit. 

A very good turn that had somewhat 
the worst of the arrangement was 
Grace La Rue, way down next to clos- 
ing, with singing, dancing and clothes. 
There's no one in vaudeville doing 
better on the dress end than Miss La 
Rue just now, and she has by far the 
best turn she has yet shown. It has 
a concert grand piano in it, with 
Charles Gillen playing. Following all 
the singing and dancing, and imme- 
diately after the laughing hit scored 
by Conroy and Le Maire in their "In- 
surance act," Miss La Rue did re- 
markably well, going right through her 
programed selections. There were six 
of them. 

The second half of the Palace bill 
this week is a corker anyway, and any- 
one in it has got to be good, for Miss 
Clayton is opening with a hurrah that 
would make any act shudder to fol- 
low. 

Big business at the Palace Monday, 
both shows. It looks as though the 
crimp in attendance starting from the 
week George Stallings appeared as 
headliner there, had worn off. The 
Palace staff put on its winter clothes 
this week also. It is a dark military 
uniform for the men. It looks good, 
from Ticket Taker McBride right 
down the line. 

The first section of the bill was not 
so entertaining, although it started off 
very well with Mr. and Mrs.* Gordon 
Wilde reappearing over here, in their 
shadowgraphs. 

Van Hoven, "No. 2" put it over at 
the Palace. The results must have 
surprised the "nut" himself. His open- 
ing talk with the stalling magic did 
not get all the laughs it would have 
in front of a more "wise" audience, 
but when his committee of three little 
rough-neck kids struck the stage, with 
their ice-holding, the audience did one 
long scream. The audience patiently 
waited while Van Hoven ran up to the 
top gallery, and at the Palace that's 
some long run, both ways. 

After Joan Sawyer and her dancing 
partners had labored through their 
"modern dances" Bobby North (New 
Acts) did his single, with Alan 
Brooks and Co. closing the first 
half in "Straightened Out." It 
is the former vaudeville production, 
"The Water Cure," without the chorus 
or music. Now as then it all depends 
upon Mr. Brooks' stair tailing comedy 
that he does so well. The playlet 
itself as at present played straight is 
too long-drawn out, but Brooks com- 
pels the laughs. The piece should be 
shortened. 8ime. 



HAMMERSTEIN'S. 

Monday night it was over an hour 
before anyone on the stage could make 
sufficient impression to wake the au- 
dience from its after-dinner lethargy. 
At that the audience arrived fairly 
early for "The Corner" and was nicely 
settled by the time the third number 
was on. The orchestra and the boxes 
were fairly well filled, but the balcony 
and the gallery did not hold more than 
half their capacity. 

Pepino, the accordionist, opened af- 
ter the Pathe Weekly. He had rather 
a hard time of it and really did not get 
going until his third selection, "Follow 
the Crowd." This got enough to let 
him steal an encore and he was not 
long taking advantage of the applause 
to put over a rag medley. Roy Le 
Pearl (New Acts) had the second spot. 

Loretti and Antonetti got laughs. 
Loretti looks cute and talks like Gaby 
Deslys. The act is a corker distinctly 
different from any of the "drunk" fall- 
ing turns that have been shown here- 
abouts. 

Lydia Barry was "No. 4." and held 
the stage for exactly 24 minutes while 
she sang three songs, all restricted. 
Her opening number was "The Same 
Old Hat." It is a story lyric and gives 
the comedienne an opportunity for two 
comedy characterizations, showing how 
two girls from the social extremes of 
life would act while purchasing a ne^y 
bonnet. Her second was "Twenty Years 
Ago," an arraignment of present-day 
vaudeville. "Mrs. Cupid" was the clos- 
ing number. It was advice to the love- 
lorn and with the talk regarding those 
who wrote to her for advice, got a 
number of laughs at the finish. Miss 
Barry's act is a little different from 
the usual run of "singles" and when 
the talk portion is speeded up a trifle 
it will leap over in great shape. 

The Chadwick Trio and Co. in the 
comedy playlet "Wiggin's Training 
Camp" had the way paved for them and 
hit the audience strongly. The act 
was full of laughs and there was a 
generous share of applause at the 
finish. Stuart, "The Male Patti," (re- 
turning over here), was next to closing, 
and had three numbers, wearing three 
costumes, the last two entirely 
Parisian, that would make a hit at any 
"drag." The impersonator seems to 
be suffering from a cold this week. 

Closing the first part Ching Ling 
Foo and his company were the first 
solid hit of the bill. There is some 
new material in the turn and instead 
of the two performers on the bar and 
ring, there is a juggler who handles 
the double-ended spear very well. Miss 
Chee Toy is singing "Burgundy" and 
"Tipperary." The latter was so big 
a hit that the little lady completely 
stopped the show and Ching himself 
was forced to wait until she had sung 
an encore before continuing. 

The second half contained three hits 
in a row. The Three Keatons were 
the openers and went over solidly. 
They were followed by Willa Holt 
Wakefield, who did three numbers and 
an encore. Walter Kelly was next, 
and he had the house roaring for the 
entire time he was on the stage. 

Closing the bill was Toots Paka 
and her company of Hawaiians in "The 
Queen of Fire," supposed to be a pan- 
tomimic story adapted from a native 



legend, but the tale was not visible 
to the naked eye. Two special sets 
and a drop are used, but the turn is 
nothing more or less than the former 
act Toots offered. The turn did not 
fare very well Monday night. 



UNION SQUARE. 

A fairly good small time show at the 
Union Square the first half. Also a 
fairly good sized audience present 
Tuesday night and the show pleased 
them, although there were only two 
of the nine acts shown that put over 
anything resembling a real hit. The 
Fourteenth street audience has gotten 
to know pretty much what it wants and 
if the acts do not deliver the brand of 
entertainment that those in front like, 
there is nothing stirring in the way of 
applause. 

It was the usual nine-act show with 
three reels of pictures. A picture 
opened and the Three Kowana Broth- 
ers, a Jap risley act, started the vaude- 
ville portion. Bigulio and Monfort, 
violinists, had the second spot and 

passed fairly well with the comedy fin- 
ish to the act. 

Edith Browning and Co. (New 
Acts) followed and started the audi- 
ence laughing. This is a comedy 
sketch built along usual small time 
lines. Welton and Marshall (New 
Acts) were fourth with singing and 
dancing. 

The Melecherions, with a dancing 
act that looks very much like an Euro- 
pean offering, closed the first part. 
Here arc dancers who are mighty 
lively on their feet and when they have 
the routine properly laid out and are 
properly coached as to American stag- 
ing will put over something to startle 
those who have not as yet seen the 
true South American version of the 
maxixe and the tango. The act as it 
is at present makes a big scenic flash. 
The Hearst-Selig Weekly No. 75 split 
the bill in the next spot. It is not one 
of the best weeklies seen. 

"When the Sun Rises" (New Acts) 
started off the second section after 
the film. It is a Boer War sketch that 
will do nicely on the small time because 
of the general interest in the military 
at present. Florence and Lillian Berse 
(New Acts), a "sister act," were one 
of the real hits of the bill. Blake and 
Harvard, a man and woman, had the 
spot next to closing and fared very 
well. The woman looks very much as 
though she was graduated from the 
position of prima donna on the now 
defunct Progressive Wheel and the man 
could easily have filled the role of 
comedian with one of the shows in that 
combination. Both work in a decided 
burlesque fashion and get their ma- 
terial over, pulling a lot of locals, the 
man's expressions in Yiddish getting 
over especially well with the audience, 
who seemed to "get his stuff" easily. 
There is a little rough material that 
crops up from time to time, but this 
can be easily cut at the suggestion of 
the manager. 

Mine. Andree and Lions (New Acts) 
closed the show and held the audience 
in to the last. "The Rock of Hope," 
a single reel drama, closed. 



COLONIAL 

The single noticeable feature of this 
week's show at the Colonial is the 
presence of both Jennie and Rosie 
Dolly on the same bill, appearing in 
different specialties. Melville and Hig- 
gins were substituted for Mor- 
ton and Austin. The performance runs 
rather listlessly throughout, except for 

an occasional spurt of applause, as 
during the presence of Fox and Dolly 
and Howard and McCane, although this 
is more the result of a combination of 
faulty construction and the general sur- 
rounding circumstances than of the ef- 
forts of those who make up the string. 
And with the arrival of reasonable 
winter weather the Colonial attendance 
seemed to take a brace Monday night. 

Harry Fox and Jennie Dolly are the 
logical headliners and successfully held 
the position and honors with ap- 
parently little effort. Following Mar- 
tin Brown and Rosie Dolly, the posi- 
tion afforded Fox an opportunity for 
some nifty impromptu nonsense and 
with the talk and song they galloped 
home a solid hit, the best of the even- 
ing. 

Joe Howard and Mabel McCane 
have perfected their new finale and 
combined with the preceding section, 
the act measured up to all expecta- 
tions. Miss McCane displayed some 
gorgeous clothes in her title characters 
of the songs sung by Howard and at 
the close the couple were rewarded 
with substantial applause. 

McMahon, Diamond and Chaplow 
held the opening spot, an evident 
omen of deterioration for this brand 
of specialty, and until the scarecrow 
number failed to earn any sort of 
recognition. This bit and the man's 
solo dance kept the trio on the stage, 
but the finish dropped in relative 
strength and they finished far from 
their usual mark. With the ability 
present and considering their previous 
opportunities', there seems no apparent 
reason why this trio should be open- 
ing shows, unless it be their own 
fault. 

Melville and Higgins in second spot 
suffered the difficulties of the posi- 
tion, but held up nicely to the finish, 
which incidentally should be immedi- 
ately revised. Their present closing 
number is all wrong, allows no oppor- 
tunity for their particular harmonizing 
and sent them off rather flat. The body 
of their vehicle produced sufficient 
laughs, however, to warrant their pres- 
ence. 

Miles and Ray in "An Innocent By- 
stander" (New Acts), have all the es- 
sentials of a novelty skit. The set is, 
in itself, noteworthy of comment and 
the situations, and complications both 
interesting and neatly constructed. 

Bert Fitzgibbons was his usual self, 
closing with two popular numbers in 
which he was seconded by a young wo- 
man and a quartet, singing from the 
audience. Brown and Dolly danced 
with their usual speed, but failed to 
impress the Colonial gathering. The 
Axard Brothers* closed the show and 
Frank Whitman, who seems to have 
a sensible violin specialty, held a spot 
in the second half without exertion, 
gathering in an individual hit that 
warrants his entry into the column of 
exclusives. Wynn. 



22 



VARIETY 



FIFTH AVENUE. 

There are two ways to see some vau- 
deville shows, sober and otherwise. 
The Fifth Avenue bill Tuesday night 
was seen in the former condition, but 
the performance would have looked 
better otherwise. 

Nine acts made up the bill, that had 
undergone a very considerable change 
from the Monday opening for the first 
half. The Fifth Avenue is not holding 
up in the good business start it se- 
cured some weeks ago. Just the cause 
of the falling off is unknown, but there 
should have been no reason if the pro- 
grams were there, for the Fifth Ave- 
nue certainly had them coming for the 
pop policy. The upper portion of the 
house was quite light, with not a very 
strong orchestra. Downstairs seemed 
to be filling up late from an overflow 
somewheres, perhaps the Greeley 
Square that the Fifth Avenue was re- 
porting hurting when business at the 
Proctor place was strong. 

The headliner of the first half bill 
was May Elinore, appearing in a two- 
act with a man, under a caption of 
"Breaking into Newport" or something 
like that. Anyway, the title won't 
make any great difference, for the 
turn needs a lot and also perhaps a 
new man, before it will get very far. 
Miss Elinore's voice could be mistaken 
for her sister's (Kate) with one's eyes 
shut. May is featuring a gurgling 
laugh with a calliope toned town finish 
that should be a laugh getter. 

Another turn was The Versatile 
Trio, three boys who sing and dance, 
besides believing they are panto- 
mimists. At that they got away with 
a comedy poker game, using crackers 
for cards, and betting with everything 
on the table, including plates and 
saucers. They could hardly refrain 
from laughing themselves, so it must 
have been funny. It would have been 
funnier if the young men didn't pro- 
claim themselves as versatile in the 
billing. There are so many who sing 
and dance, but so few who play poker 
well. 

Billy Jones opened the show. He 
must have been on early. Next were 
Fisher and Saul, two comedy cyclists, 
one a messenger boy and the other a 
tramp. One comedy bicycle rider is 
usually plenty, and even a crowd of 
them find it hard work nowadays to 
follow Joe Jackson, who does so much 
with comedy and a wheel, without 
even riding the wheel. The tramp 
cyclists only court comparison with 
Jackson in that dirty make up now, 
and had better throw it away. It's 
time all cyclists got something newer, 
to secure notice, unless that they can 
eke out a tramp who can make 
laughs Jackson has missed. The mes- 
senger boy of the turn is only different 
in his costume. He wears his hat at 
the same angle continually throughout 
the turn. 

A blackface turn that had a hard 
spot and did rather well in it was Way 
and Foster, who carry the disguise so 
nicely it became necessary for them to 
disclose themselves, Miss Foster doing 
so by unloosening her hair, and Mr. 
Way by removing a glove. 

Paul Gilmore and Co , R< sc Miller, 
Harry and Augustine Ttirpin, and Six 
Navigators, New Acts. Sime. 



HARLEM OPERA HOUSE. 

There wasn't breathing room even 
in the boxes Tuesday night. The 
house was in an excellent mood and 
the show went over with a bang. For 
the money the bill was a hummer. 

A Keystone comedy opened. After 
the Ah Foon magical turn, Sol J. Le- 
voy sang "My Best Girl/' illustrated by 
the in. p. camera. Great stuff, this 
moving ill. song tor the Harlemites. 
it's proving a draw in itself. 

Moss and Frye stopped the show. 
The colored team no longer uses the 
in. p. finish and have changed their talk 
and song routine to such an extent it 
is really a new act. As they appeared 
Tuesday night Moss and Frye were 
"big time" candidates. Their harmony 
was especially good and two songs 
were put over very well. 

John T. Kay and Grace Hilliard 
were a laughing success. They have 
some snappy talk and some of Ray's 
rube antics had them roaring. Clara 
Palmer and Bobby Barry (New Acts) 
followed. Priscilla Knowles and Co. 
appeared in a decidedly inconsistent 
sketch that struck home just the same 
in the Harlem neighborhood where 
Miss Knowles is pretty well known 
by a former stock visit. There was a 
big laugh when Miss Knowles as the 
tipsy, underworld leader, in using the 
telephone for a long distance call, called 
for a taxi at the finish. She had for- 
gotten to "localize." 

Harry Jolson was next to closing. 
He affects more of an "operatic style" 
in singing, even applying the brakes 
to his topical numbers. He got over 
nicely in his late spot. 

"The Hokey Pokey Girls" closed. 
This is an old Weber & Fields skit, 
with Nat Fields featured. Tuesday 
night it was coarse burlesque. The 
redeeming feature was the dancing of 
a former vaudeville team. Their work 
stood out. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

The American Roof show the first 
half consists of men mostly, three 
women appearing in the first half, with 
a solitary woman to hold up after in- 
termission section. 

The bill opened with the McGinnis 
Brothers, who dance. The gun busi- 
ness at the start is old and does not 
help. Morris and Wilson (New Acts) 
followed and did nicely toward the 
finish. 

John T. Doyle and Co., next, pre- 
sented "The Police Inspector's Sur- 
prise," a sketch every one seemed to 
enjoy. The players showed some real 
work highly appreciated. 

Clarence Wilbur with his tramp 
nionolog pleased. The insect talk had 
them roaring Monday night. 

Barnold's Dogs and Monkeys easily 
carried off one of the hits of the show, 
> losing the first half. 

Fred M. Griffith, a talking magician, 
"pened after intermission and got 
things started for the Dancing Ken- 
nedys, the Eighth avenuers' dancing 
prides. This couple do well enough 
what they do. The show was closed 
by Ben Byer and Brother on bicycles. 
The men filled in nicely. Bracey and 
Farrington (New Acts). 



BROADWAY. 

House top-heavy Monday night. 
Business appears to be somewhat bet- 
ter downstairs than it was during the 
opening fortnight. The prices are 
down. 

The Broadway is employing the m.p. 
camera as an advertising dodge and 
it looks' as though it should help busi- 
ness. The house sends out a camera 
man who takes views of Broadway 
and Fifth avenue at different sections 
and they are shown at the theatre. 
There's a line "Can you find yourself 
in the merry throng?" It is great 
neghborhood stuff, often done in other 
cities; but may not prove the draw ex- 
pected at the Broadway where so many 
transients wander to and fro. 

The show had no speed. Bouton 
and Parker (New Acts) opened. 
O'Brien and Brooks were second. 
Their Clark and Verdi opening didn't 
get much, but the musical closing pull- 
ed them up. 

The Manning-Sloane Co. in "The 
Bribe" looked like an old combination. 
It is talky and drags, but made an im- 
pression. That was a funny setting 
with the mayor's office and his parlor 
all in the same room and the effect 
supposed to be serious*. 

The Kinsners and Charet and Lewis, 
both under New Acts, were followed 
by the Sherman De Forrest circus 
which gave the show a comedy impetus 
it sorely needed. 

The Oxford Quartet looked like an 
assumed name. The boys have an old 
routine. They got the biggest returns 
on the encore number with a minstrel 
first part in a minute and a half. Har- 
mony fairly good, but rather forced 
and metallic. 

A musical comedy tab closed the 
show entitled "The Count and the 
Maid." Old stuff, but sure to get over 
where pop houses can afford to play 
the offering. It carries a special set- 
ting. There are four principals and 
six chorus girls. The comedian is a 
hard worker, but the boy playing the 
real count takes a lot for granted. He 
wore cloth-top patent leathers with a 
cowboy outfit. The act is strong vo- 
cally. A flash for the small time. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

Thursday night of last week found a rather 
slim house present atop the American, in spite 
the exterior was decorated with bunting for 
Anniversary Week. Surrounding Joe Welch, 
the week's headliner, was a very classy small- 
time vaudeville entertainment and those pres- 
ent enjoyed the performance, Judging from the 
frequent applause. 

Majories (New Acts,) a wire walker, open- 
ed the show and pulled down more than the 
usual share an art gets in the spot on the 
Roof. Thomas and Saplro, colored comedians, 
followed and passed. The act has been speed- 
ed up since first seen at a Sunday showing 
several weeks ago and the boys work hard for 
what they get. 

Bob Archer and Blanche Belford, in "The 
Janitor's Troubles," were a laughing hit. Bob 
it wearing a make-up that so closely resembles 
that of Joe Jackson, one would take them for 
twin brothers. Incidentally some of the manu- 
facturers of comedy Alms are overlooking a 
star when they pass up Archer. With a little 
padding and a few more characters his pres- 
ent act would make a corking one-reel picture 
comedy, of the type now in vogue. 

Connors and Witt (New Arts), a cabaret duo, 
got two bows for their efforts. Tom E. Kyle 
and Co., In the ocean wave comedy, "The Doc- 
tored Widow," got a lot of laughs, although 
some of the points of the dialog were entirely 
over the heads of most of those In front. 

I^ew Fltzglbbons opened the second half, 
doing a single on the xylophones that served 
nicely, his popular stuff getting over especially 
well. This act replaced a turn billed as Sher- 
man and Hart. 

Second after Intermission brought John B. 
Hymer's company presenting "The Shoplifter" 
(New Acts), which has a great pouplar ap- 
peal for the middle class audiences. 

To Joe Welch fell the honor of filling the 
star spot, for-a- single, next to closing, and he 
had the audience In roars of laughter for a 
full 20 minutes and at the conclusion of his 



NEW ACTS. 

(Continued from page 20) 
'The Shoplifter" (6) 
Dramatic Sketch. 

19 Mine.; Full 8tage (Special Set). 
American Roof. 

"The Shoplifter" is a melodrama of 
the type that makes its greatest ap- 
peal to a small time audience. It 
contains all of the salient points 
that made the melos of a decade ago 
the popular entertainment for the shop 
girl and her beau. The plot of "The 
Shoplifter" smacks a little of the 
Horatio Alger stories. This has been 
modernized and placed into a set and 
environment similar to that of the 
first act of "Within the Law." There 
is the mighty boss of the department 
close-fisted and grasping, the private 
detective, the shoplifter and all the at- 
tendant features that go with three 
principal characters of this sort. The 
department store has been systemati- 
cally robbed for several weeks; the 
regular house staff of coppers cannot 
find the thief; an agency man is called 
in and he locates the crook. She 
proves to be the sister of one of the 
former employees of the store, who 
was injured while working and is at 
present in a hospital. There is a not- 
ed European surgeon visiting Amer- 
ica. He is told of the boy's case and 
although his fee is never under $1,000 
he is willing to attend to this case for 
$300. Because of the fact that a jury 
refused to award her brother any 
damages for the injuries he received 
by falling down the elevator shaft in 
old flint-fist's store, the girl starts 
stealing to get the required amount. 
She is caught and confesses and as she 
is about to be taken to the police sta- 
tion the proprietor's own daughter is 
brought into his office in an uncon- 
scious condition, she having fallen 
down the same elevator shaft as the 
boy. At the sight of his own off- 
spring's suffering the boss undergoes 
a change of heart and refuses to ap- 
pear against the shoplifter. The act 
closed a strong favorite on the Amer- 
ican Roof. 



Nettie Hyde and "Cardiff Girls" (4). 
Songs and Dances. 
13 Mine.; Three. 
Columbia (Nov. 15). 

A new "girl act" with but four chor- 
isters, making the quintet look rather 
skimpy for a number of its kind. The 
turn is dressed exceedingly well, with 
the girls having three changes, all 
K r ood looking, the final one being a 
military costume, during which Miss 
Hyde does her Russian dance. This 
is the best in the turn and largely aid- 
ed in getting it over. Miss Hyde was 
always a better dancer than anything 
else. She was formerly of Victor and 
Nettie Hyde. Now she is singing 
tour or five published rags (doing a 
double version with one with the self- 
tarried office orchestra leader). An 
English coster number, in costume, is 
done by the four chorus girls. Miss 
Hyde's enunciation is quite faulty, and 
naturally interferes with the lyrics 
getting over. The turn will do in cer- 
tain of the small-time houses. Sime. 

regular monolo*. was forced to tell two eteiie* 
eaoh as a separate encore. 

Henry and Llzell have a real novelty in the 
wny of a cloning act. Opening as they do, with 
a hit of singing and dancing, they hold the 
audience In long enough to get them Inter- 
ested. 



VARIETY 



23 



CABARETS 



the Palace patrons want, plenty of rag 
tinging and some good comedy work 
by Franc. 



An addition at Sennett's, Bronx, is 
Jimmy Shea, formerly at Guthrie's, 
Brooklyn. 



Wilma Wynn and John Clay are ap- 
pearing at the Hotel Astor in the 
Louis Room. 



The admission fee for the Broadway 
Rose Gardens has been removed. It 
has materially helped business in the 
institution Eddie Pidgeon heads. 

New faces in Voll's, Harlem, are the 
Edison Four (Wilson, Ballard, O'Con- 
nell and Parmet), Billy Farmer and 
son (from Faust's), and Dick Richards, 
the song writer, at the piano. 

Dan Casler, who has the orchestras 
at Reisenweber's and Ciro's, has writ- 
ten a new song which he is plugging 
at both of these resorts. Its title is 
"Alpine Love" and it goes very well 
after about the fourth suisse-ess. 



Wallick's cabaret at Broadway and 
43d street started cutting salaries last 
week, and lost an entertainer or two 
by the operation. Cabaret cutting has 
not yet become universal. Some of 
the salaries cannot stand much of a 
clip. 



The Four Hundred Club is the title 
that has been set for the supper club 
which is to have the third floor of 
Reisenweber's. S. Mark Minuse is the 
founder of the club which has a state 
charter. The doors of the club rooms 
are thrown open at midnight and re- 
main open to members and their 
guests until five A. M. with music and 
dancing. 



Healy's at 145th street and Broad- 
way has undergone several changes in 
the last few weeks, including the en- 
larging of the ball room floor upstairs. 
New in the cabaret are the Four Har- 
mony Girls and Miss Elliott from the 
Golden Gate Hotel, San Francisco. 



At the Grapevine, Harlem's sole 
early morning oasis, the entertainment 
is furnished by an exceptionally versa- 
tile group consisting of Jimmie Heany 
and Harold Wilkins, the "Fishing 
Team," Johnny Collins, quartet ar- 
ranger; Jack Dalton, Harlem's slow 
singer; Jas. McConnell, Jennie Carey 
and Lew Fisher, who handles the ban- 
jo. Frankie Roth, recognized as one 
of the best pianists in the city, is a 
fixture at the Vine. 



Burns and Kissen, after a season in 
the middlewest where they completed 
a tour of the W. V. M. A. theatres, 
have settled down for a winter run in 
the College Inn on 125th street. 
Singularly enough "Bull" Lawrence, 
the former partner of Burns, is also 
distributing harmony to the College 
Inn patrons. Harry Delson has like- 
wise been added to the College Inn 
roster, the entire cast rivaling any of 
the better grade joy shops on the up- 
per west side. 



For the first time since Flo Zieg- 
feld opened his dansant atop the Am- 
sterdam it had a losing week the first 
of the month. It wasn't much yet it 
was enough to set the management to 
thinking. Business has been big night 
after night until lately but with the 
weather now more favorable to dan- 
cing the receipts are expected to go 
up again. 



Fault's at the Circle is complaining 
of bad business. The house is relying 
entirely on its cabaret, it having no 
dancing floor. The entertainers are 
headed by the Broadway Trio, three 
boys that are as good singers as any 
male trio doing cabaret work. Others 
on the bill are May Wallace, Doris 
Page, Mrs. Louise Taylor, Rose 
Fehuar, Billy Walsh and Al Raymond. 

Of the Americanised oriental res- 
taurants at 47th street, the Pekin, 
seems to have about the largest cab- 
aret along Broadway. The Pekin bill 
consists of Reba and Parkette, society 
dances; Walters and Fenn, male sing- 
ing duo; Alma Trix, Georgia Sage, 
Tiny Armstrong, Archie Strause, and 
Joseph Cirano at the piano. The or- 
chestra for the dancing is not used by 
the singers in the carabet. A separate 
grand piano on the main floor does for 
them. The Fisichelli Brothers' orches- 
tra furnishes the music. 

Out of the recognized cabaret dis- 
trict, Pabst's 14th Street, has a good 
all-around bill and seems to be doing 
a big business. The .place is next to 
the Union Square, downstairs. The 
show is headed by Miss Lacombe (at 
one time at Maxim's). Others are 
Bennett and Smith, Fay Fondelier, 
Harriett Snow, with Frank Miller at 
the piano. The acts change at this 
14th street place frequently, the only 
one remaining any length of time is 
Miss Lacomb, there for the last five 
months. 

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle are re- 
ported to have successfully negotiat- 
ed with the Shuberts to take the 
former Folies Marigny atop the 44th 
Street theatre, for a Castle dancing 
cabaret. The couple expect to be in New 
York for a considerable run with the 
new Charles B. Dillingham show, 
"Watch Your Step." The last Broad- 
way place they had (Sans Souci) was 
of limited capacity, and especially 
high priced, with no all-night license 
nor Sunday business. 



The Lobster Palace (Columbia 
Theatre Building) installed a new 
cabaret last week booked through the 
Max Rogers Agency. The Palace is 
run by Dave Brown. The show now 
ha9 Kathryn Page, Molly De Forest, 
Mildred Gilmore, Dolly Price, Betty 
Hudson, Tom Crockett, Johnny Mack, 
Fred Stevens, Geo. Doeph and Frank 
J. Franc (the boy with the money- 
covered violin case) and eccentric vio- 
linist. The bill frames' up well and 
makes just the kind of entertainment 



The rush of business to below 59th 
street after the theatres has badly 
bumped Healy's at Broadway and 66th 
street. Healy's was the mecca for all 
the night owls for a couple of seasons, 
partly because Healy's remained open 
the latest. With it closing along with 
the rest, it has lost the greater share 
of the former patronage, but while the 
going was good, Healy's got every- 
thing that was coming. Clifton Webb 
is now dancing professionally at 
Healy's, the first professional the 
house has engaged. 



The cabaret at Churchill's is stronger 
than ever. Hazel Shelley, on the bill 
there, wears a black and white frock 
that has pantalettes too short. A sec- 
ond change was prettier. It was a blue 
ruffled dress trimmed daintily with 
lace. Miss Ward, the girl with the 
freak voice, looked lovely in a white 
dress. The Manning Girls are danc- 
ers who dress prettily in white with 
pink underdressing. Marie Farchon- 
etti has chosen a Grecian style of gown 
with head dress to match. Caroline 
Edwards was nicely dressed in a wine- 
colored flowered gown. Olga (of 
Mischlen and Olga) wore pink with 
black bodice. The girl of the La Pil- 
ancos had a stunning Spanish cos- 
tume of pink with green underdressing. 
Another change was an autumnal 
brown dress, trimmed in jet. 



Rector's used "The Paul Jones" 
dance Sunday night. It was a wet 
evening. Though things were dull 
outside, the ballroom floor was lively 
enough, yet not crowded. The master 
of ceremonies announced a "Paul 
Jones" to liven up the throng. That is 
the dance where the steppers join 
hands and whirl about. At the whis- 
tle, those opposite each other 'con- 
tinue. It was originally designed for 
private parties, to secure a better and 
quicker acquaintance. It was a bit 
risky for Rector's, but several went on 
for the dance. When it grew time for 
the whirl-about, most of the girls' lost 
their nerve, obliging their escorts to 
return to their seats, leaving about six 
couples to exchange partners. It 
didn't attract much attention, and 
went down on the record as a flop. 
But it still remains a good feature for 
small and private parties. It was at 
a dance of this sort in the "60 Club" 
that Flo Ziegfeld first met his wife, 
Billie Burke. 



Moving pictures as a part of a cab- 
aret entertainment were tried at 
Churchill's Monday evening, for the 
first time in a New York restaurant. 
The experiment will be continued dur- 
ing this week at least, and if success- 
ful, held indefinitely, with the bill of 
entertainers correspondingly cut down. 
The cabaret program now remains the 
same, 11 acts. Capt. Churchill says he 
felt the decline of interest in the sing- 
ing and dancing entertainment, and 
substituted the pictures in an effort to 
locate a suitable substitute, in part at 
least. The Monday night dinner re- 
ceipts exceeded by $134 the gross for 
the Monday night dinner hour during 



several weeks back at the restaurant. 
Churchill's has the Universal first-nan 
service. Four different pictures were 
shown Monday, on the "daylight" 
scheme, the restaurant being fully 
lighted, although not all the lights 
were on. It worked very well, but 
business during the running of the 
film practically suspended, the diners 
having their attention wholly centered 
upon the pictures, to keep up with the 
story, and the house staff, finding noth- 
ing else to do, watched them also. This 
is a feature of the restaurant picture 
display that will have to be reckoned 
with. After the theatre crowd had 
left, Capt. Churchill said he thought 
he might give a special table d'hote 
luncheon, to attract women and chil- 
dren, showing pictures during it, also 
between 9.30 and 11, the dead hours 
at night. If the moving picture show- 
ing gets over, it is likely to seriously 
indent the ranks of cabaret enter- 
tainers. 



Chicago, Nov. 18. 
Eddie Hibben has assumed charge 
of the cabaret department of the Af- 
filiated. Hibben will also attend to 
the club and social wants of the Affil- 
iated's patrons. 



Cincinnati, Nov. 18. 
Mile. Feodorova, formerly with 
Pavlowa and Mordkin, has hooked a 
job in this city. She will be a dancing 
teacher at the Walnut Hills Mansion, 
a school for society folk, conducted 
by Mrs. J. L. Bott 

Milwaukee, Nov. 18. 
Harry Stout, who came into much 
notice because he was referee of the 
White-Welsh fight Monday, is the 
manager of the newly organized cab- 
aret at the Plankington hotel here. He 
has installed a big program. Gaston 
Gabelin, of Chicago, is singing in the 
cabaret, booked by John J. Nash, of 
the Affiliated Booking Co. 



Louisville, Nov. 18. 
The Arcadia Dancing Pavilion has 
adopted vaudeville in addition to its 
regular entertainment. The opening 
program Monday had five acts. It will 
be the policy in the future to have a 
change of bill weekly. It is planned 
to begin the variety program at 8.30 
o'clock each evening except Sunday, 
and to have a specialty every twenty 
minutes in addition to the regular 
dancing program. 

Reading, Pa., Nov. 18. 
Billie Kent, a dancer, lately a mem- 
ber of the "High Jinks" company, and 
his partner in a dancing school here, 
Myrtle Bennethum, were arrested a 
few days ago on a charge of disor- 
derly conduct and held under bail. 
The complaint was lodged by members 
or the congregation of B'nai Zion, a re- 
ligious body which occupied quarters 
adjoining tin- Kcnt-Bcnncthum studio. 
They declared the dancers and their 
patrons disturbed the religious meet- 
ings of the congregation by mocking 
shouts. In turn Miss Bennethum 
caused the arrest of Harry Zabel, a 
trustee of the church on a charge of 
;.s«ault. Kent's defense was that he 
paid rent for the premises and was en- 
titled t<> conduct himself there as he 
pleased. 



24 



VARIETY 





FEATURE COMBINE RUMORED. 

Persistent rumors alloat for some 

time that feature film manufacturers 

sought to bring about certain trade 

agreements covering prices, salaries 

and other costs of the product, this 

week crystalizcd into the Malcmcnt 
that the biggest interests in the fea- 
ture trade have under consideration a 
plan to bring the scattered interests 
into accord. 

An officer of the General Film Co. 
declared that that concern would not 
consider any such deal. It is likely 
that the General would be shy 01 any 
price-fixing "gentlemen's agreement'' 
during the pendency of the Govern- 
ment's suit for the dissolution of its 
parent concern, the Motion Picture 
Patents Co. 

In other offices a mild denial is 
made that anything definite has been 
accomplished toward a general agree- 
ment among the makers of features. 
Each concern protests that it is not 
cutting prices, but each one openly 
charges that its competitors are mak- 
ing extreme price concessions in the 
scramble for business. 

Stories are freely circulated of the 
same concern contracting for equal 
service in two or more towns of the 
same size at widely different rates. A 
distributor this week related that a 
feature concern contracted to deliver 
a service at $35 a day, the advertised 
price of which was $45. The exhibitor 
returned his contract with the com- 
plaint that another exhibitor in a dif- 
ferent town of the same size was re- 
ceiving the same service for $30 a day. 
The first contract, so runs the story, 
was destroyed and another executed at 
$30 a day. 

It is this tendency to break line in 
order to retain business that has 
brought about the determination of 
the big programs to get the trade to- 
gether on some sort of agreement be- 
fore cut-throat price making has 
worked havoc in the whole trade. 

The General P'ilm Co. is one of the 
worst offenders. The Exclusive Serv- 
ice Co., the department which markets 
licensed features, is said to have of- 
fered its multiple reelers as low as $2 
per day per reel. 

The extent of the proposed feature 
film combination, however, does not 
depend greatly upon the daily service 
exchanges. The larger feature con- 
cerns arc contemplated, along lines 
laid out and operated upon by tin- 
Paramount, which inaugurated a com- 
bined feature service, the new forma- 
tion in fact to be an extended Para- 
mount, of many folds. The amalga- 
mation of service in features would 
mean an immense saving in every di- 
rection, from equipment to advertis- 
ing. The price regulation is naturally 
important. 

The compact among the stronger 
concerns is expected to force others 
into it, if they are not agreeable in the 
first instance, and it is looked upon as 
a quick way to systematize the entire 



business, reaching it more quickly by 
going after it now than waiting for 
that logical ending to be reached. 

It is generally believed in the trade 
that early January will see some sort 
of combination in the feature busi- 
ness. 

An agreement between the General 
Film and the Universal is said to be 
far from impossible. William Ran- 
dolph Hearst is a large holder of Uni- 
versal stock and is affiliated with the 
Patents Co. side by reason of his 
llearst-Selig connection. 



THANHOUSER RETURNING. 

Up in New Rochelle, where the 
Thanhauser Corporation has its studio, 
it is said that Fdwin Thanhouser, who 
founded the corporation now bearing 
his name, and who sold out nearly 
three years ago, is about to return to 
the picture industry in America, 

By the terms of the sale, the once 
well-known stock company producer 
and manager, disposed of his moving 
picture holdings for a sum said to be 
$300,000 and a specific understanding 
that he was to embark in no other 
film venture for a period of three years. 
This time limit expires next April, 
when, it is generally understood, Than- 
houser will once more assume the man- 
agement of a large picture producing 
company. 

There is no mention in the rumor 
of his allying himself with the cor- 
poration which now bears his name. 



DYREDA STUDIO. 

The Dyreda Art Film Corporation 
whose first product, "One of Millions" 
is marked for release in the World 
Film program, has had plans drawn 
for a studio and manufacturing plant 
of its own. It has up to this time been 
using the old Reliance studio in Yon- 
kers, X. Y. The location of the pro- 
posed plant will be in the New York 
suburbs. 



BEYFUSS IN HOSPITAL. 

Alex E. Beyfuss, general manager 
of the Colonial Moving Picture Co., 
is in the New York Hospital, suffer- 
ing from pneumonia. 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 

Albany. N. \\. Nov. 18. 
Manner Photo Play Co. of New York City, 

picture theatres. Capital stock. $2,300. Sam- 
ui'l Slonlni, Mert ScrRowltz and Chas. Ol 
Hi-Mr. all of New York. 

Then- was fn< orporated Nov. 14 a $2.V>,0n() 
corporation (no name given) to manufacture 
Picture apparatim for the taking of life-like 
pictures, especially of ball games. Directors: 
I'. M Knowlton, K. M. Heyhl and E. J. For- 
!i;m. 

Mutual Producing Co., theatricals. Capital, 
slo.imo KiiKene L. Orvls, Robert C. Moore 
and S F. Shapiro. 

Sellable Co., vaudeville performances, 
photo-plnys. etc. Capital, $."».(t0<>. Chas. H. 
Oppenhelmer, of Brooklyn. Hello Zimmerman, 
and N.ithan Herman of New York City. 

Eastern Traveling Photo Theatre Co. of 
New York Capital, $."».0<H). Hyman Siegel, 
David Chorak and Jacob Amband of New 
York City. 

Empire State Hooking Corporation of New 
York, photoplays. Capital, $:t,ooo. Harry 
A. (illmore. Meyer Melt/.er, of New York, and 
.John Knowlr:- <,f Fiu.-hlng. L. I. 

American Irish Players" Co.. vaudeville and 
picture plays. Capital. $'J."».000. Dennle V. 
Sullivan. Wm. E Mackay and John F. Fix, 
all of Mo Nassau street, New York City. 

Sans Soucl Amusement and Restaurant Co. 
Capital, .fJ.OOO. Principal offices in New 
York MacMurray. Samuel Salvln and E. M. 
Ek-hncr, of New York City. 



CENSORS ARE CRITICISED. 

Reading, Pa., Nov. 18. 

Picture exhibitors here held an in- 
dignation meeting a few days ago at 
which they criticised the state board 
of picture censors. The theatre man- 
agers declared that the National 
Board of Moving Picture Censors 
performed all necessary supervision of 
the art and declared the state board 
which draws large salaries, was super- 
lluous. 

They discussed means to lighten the 
burden of taxation on picture theatres 
and the onus of the stringent building 
regulations. 



CENSOR BOARD DISRUPTED. 

Los Angeles, Nov. 18. 

The local board of picture censors 
is torn by dissension. Three members 
have resigned in a hurl and the Mayor 
is said to be considering the advisabil- 
ity of doing a * ay with the institu- 
tion altogethe' 

The retiring members are Mrs. E. K. 
Foster, Florence Moore and George 
Parsons. 

Henry Lehrman pleaded guilty to 
auto speeding for the third time, and 
received a jail sentence, but was grant- 
ed a reprieve when the courts this 
week set the sentence aside and or- 
dered him to trial Feb. 5. 



FILMING THE FILMERS. 

A Brady film company went to Chi- 
cago early this week to take a series 
of scenes on the Board of Trade there. 

The Pathe and Mutual companies 
agreed to have an operator on hand 
to film the World filmers for release in 
their news weeklies. 




ALBERT A. KAUFMAN 

The Famous Players' California studio in Los 
Angeles, where many of that concern's success- 
ful features have been staged, is to be reopened 
under charge of Albert A. Kaufman, the or- 

ftanization's studio manager. Mr. Kaufman 
eft New York for the Coast this week to take 
command and prepare the plant. The first 
film to be made this year will be "The Pretty 
Sister of Jose," with Marguerite Clark in the 
principal part. 

Allan Dwan of the Famous producing staff 
accompanies Mr. Kaufman to act as director of 
the forthcoming productions. The California 
s'udio will remain in commission all winter and 
spring. 



FINDS BUSINESS BOOMING. 

I. Cube ot the All Theatres Film Co., 
Buffalo, handling the Alliance program 
in New York State, reached New York 
this week after a tour in the northern 
counties, and reported that paper and 
knitting mills in that territory were 
again working full time with large or- 
ders on hand to assure capacity opera- 
tion. 

"The paper mills in Glens F'alls," 

said Mr. Cobe, "are working overtime, 

while the knitting mills at Cohoes and 

Utica have orders from the war oruces 

of the European powers in conflict 

which call for capacity outturn. Utica 
alone has orders for 750,000 sweaters 
tor the soldiers. These orders are all 
in addition to demands by domestic 
consumers. 

"Watertown has resumed its old 
time atmosphere of industry and llion 
presents a similar scene." 

Mr. Cobe added that he had signed 
contracts with exhibitors for the Al- 
liance service aggregating $20,000. 

The Alliance headquarters this week 
announced that the Cosmos Co., which 
contributes to its program, had marked 
"Hearts and Flowers," in which Mrs. 
Thomas Whiffen makes her screen de- 
but, for release Nov. 30. 

Carl H. Pierce, special representative 
of Bosworth, Inc., who is traveling 
through New England, said in a report 
on financial conditions to the firm's 
New York office: 

"The New England situation is im- 
proving. Banks are indicating their de- 
sire to lend money on sound building 
enterprises. Some of the mills have 
run out of stored stocks .... and 
the tendency is in some quarters to buy 
goods. Those best qualified to judge 
expect to see by the close of the year 
attendant with better circumstances for 
the exhibitor than has been the case 
during the months through which the 
industry has just passed." 



PICTURE LICENSES PLACED. 

To place the workings of the Bureau 
of Licenses upon a complete and har- 
monious system George H. Bell has 
cne branch in charge of Deputy Cul- 
lerton, whose duty is to look after all 
the picture theatre licenses. 

In comparison with this time last 
year there are fewer picture licenses, a 
condition probably due to many clos- 
ing to conform with the new fire laws 
and others enlarging their seating ca- 
pacity. 

In some states, Pennsylvania for in- 
stance, there is a state tax amounting 
to about $25 a year and a boro pic- 
ture license fee amounting to $40 more 
which added to the war tax has the ex- 
hibitors in many districts rather anx- 
ious to have the borough fee reduced. 

In New York City the picture li- 
cense, issued between July 1 and June 
1, expiring June 30, requires $100 pay- 
ment. 



VARIETY 



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cuss the project of forming a screen club In 
that city. 



Harry Mestayer, of the Princess Players, 
and Mary Ryan, of the "On Trial" Co., have 
been engaged by the Oeorge Klelne Co., to 
enact the leads in the plcturlzed version of 
"Stop Thief." 

The Balboa Co. is sending out a cloth banner 
of striking color and design for hanging about 
theatre lobbies. 



The Hearst-Sellg News Pictorials were put 
Into a new stand recently when the Journal 
war bulletins at Fifty-ninth street ran the 
weekly pictures as an added attraction. The 
reels for the last two months are being shown. 
Considerable frontage is devoted to the Euro- 
pean conflict. 



Alan Denau is to go to the coast to be- 
come a member of the cast supporting Mar- 
guerite Clark in the picture production of 
"Cameo Kirby." 



Tom Moore has been engaged to play leads 
for the Kalem. Other members of the com- 
pany are Margaret Courtat, Richard Pendon 
and Bob Ellis. 



Hudson Maxim, Jr., has been appointed 
studio manager for the Colonial Company. 
He Is a Yale grad. and only 26 years of 



age. 



All productions have been postponed by 
the Colonial Company for the time being, 
pending the Installation of a heating system 
In their plant. 



William Powers and Lionel Barrymore are 
playing the principal roles in the "Walllng- 
ford" Series which Mr. Coyne is directing. 
The former will play the title roles while 
Mr. Barrymore will appear as Blackle Daw 
In the Colonial feature. 



The Life Photo Company, which is staging 
the production of "Springtime" with Flor- 
ence Nash In the leading role, obtained per- 
mission from the municipal authorities in 
New Orleans to use all of the public parks 
as they wish in the taking of the film. Adele 
Rey, who Is supporting Miss Nash in the 
photoplay has proved herself something of a 
personal press agent. She took 98 personal 
pictures south with her and has managed to 
land a number of them in the New Orleans 
papers. Miss Nash had but four personal 
photographs, so her local showing was quite 
overshadowed by her support. 

Joseph J. Murphy and William K. Hed- 
wlg after disposing of their Interest In the 
Harvard Film Corporation have taken offices 
in the Knickerbocker theatre building and 
will shortly start producing one-reel comedies. 
The first release will be Issued about the 
first of the year. 

Franz B. May has succeeded Frank Maas 
as studio manager at the Victor. Mr. May 
has been In the scenario department at this 
studio. 



Frank Stratton, formerly with the Vita- 
graph, is directing comedies at the Victor 
studio. Elsie McLeod and Eddie Redway are 
playing the principal roles. 

Walter Eastman is directing a two-reel 
special entitled "As the Heart Llsteth." a so- 
cial problem play. Ben Wilson and Dorothy 
Phillips are In the principal roles. 

Sidney Seaward, formerly with Cohan ft 
Harris, had his first experience In pictures in 
the production of "Officer 606," in which he 
Is playing the role of the art crook as he did 
in the stage production. It is to be a Klelne 
feature and Frank Powell has Just completed 
the directing of it. 

George Davis, director of the Life Photo 
Film, will return to town Monday. He has 
been in New Orleans directing several scenes 
of the production of "Springtime." 

George Fltzmaurlce has Just completed di- 
recting "Stop Thief" for George Klelne. This 
is to be the first release of the George 
Kleinc-Cohan and Harris productions. 

The first of the Charles Frohman pieces to 
be done in films is "The Conspiracy," which 
is being made under the direction of Wm. 
Hefferau. John Emerson will have his old 
role In the film production. 

Hughie Ford Is directing the film produc- 
tion in which Marie Doro is to appear. 

The Arcadia, Philadelphia, opens Christmas 
day with pictures. 

"The Love Game," the former Cohan ft Har- 
ris piece, Is slated as a forthcoming picture 
feature. 

Work is expected to start next month on the 
filming of "Alias Jimmy Valentine" as a fea- 
ture. 

Paul Ker, In "The Million" two years ago. 
Is enacting his original role In that piece be- 
fore the camera for the Famous Players. He 
will Join the cant of "Twin Beds" when the 
screen engagement Is completed. 

Ca»"l H. Pierce, vp^clal representative of 
Bo»*., ik ij. • 'itTt.iine.: a party of newwpaper 
men and I maker" in Boston a few days ago. 
Thl* was thr first of a series of luncheons 
plaanM cr Mr Pkrce in different cities In 



which he proposes to do missionary work In 
the interest of a better understanding between 
newspaper writers and makers of moving pic- 
tures. As a result of the Boston luncheon, the 
Boston American will start a moving picture 
department. 

Cosmos Feature Film Co.'s next release will 
be "The Little Girl That He Forgot," written 
by Beulah Poynter, who wrote the scenario 
from her own play. 

The dally newspapers Monday morning de- 
voted as much space to the discussion of the 
private showing of "The Rose of the Rancho," 
the new Belasco-Lasky feature, as they usually 
give to a legitimate premiere. 



The Frohman Amusement Co., Oustave Froh- 
man, president, is offering $100 advance on ac- 
count of 5 per cent, royalty for scenarios of 
one to five reels/ The announcement bars book 
plays, dramatized short stories and expresses 
a preference for comedies, although slapstick 
is banned. 



O. A. C. Lund Is at work in Marblehead, 
Mass., on "The Marked Woman" with Barbara 
Tennant. 



Upon completion of "The Pit," Director 
Tourneur, of the World forces .will begin work 
on "Alias Jimmle Valentine," with Robert 
Warwick. 



The new Alamo, Louisville, opened Saturday. 

Capacity 1,200, devoted to first-run films. The 

new Knickerbocker, seating 600, also opened 

with Universal service. The Alamo takes 

Mutual and General programs. 

S. R. Heller has become associated with the 
editorial staff of the Reel News, a new sheet, 
published in Norfolk, Va. 



Dr. Perkins, mayor of Denver, Col., appears 
in "A Denver Romance," released by Than- 
houser, Nov. 20. He performs a mimic mar- 
riage ceremony. 

William C. Ehfe, a member of the Kalem, Is 
In San Francisco suffering from a badly bruised 
shoulder and two broken ribs, sustained while 
posing for one of the Kalem's "Hazards of 
Helen" films while being made recently In 
Glendale. In a fall from a SB-foot trestle, 
Ehfe missed the net spread to catch him and 
struck the earth with such force he was lucky 
to escape with his life. 

The Strand, a picture theatre with a seating 
capacity of 800, will open to the public in 
Berkely, Cal., under the management of Beach 
ft Kahen, Nov. 28. 

After 13 weeks' layoff Solax Is resuming 
operations at the Gaumont studio. 

Captain James V. Martin, of the U. 8. 
Aeronautical Research, first officer of the 
Mercy Ship Red Cross, is in New York, claim- 
ing to have pictures of the war which em- 
braces submarine mine views and also Zep- 
pelins in operation. 

Herbert Rawllnson (Rex) Is considered 
about the best dressed lead In pictures. 



Jane Lee, a Manhattan miss, about three 
years old, is the youngest of the film cast of 
"As Ye Sow," now In the making by William 
Fox. 



The Motion Picture Exhibitors' Ball will be 
held Monday evening, Dec. 7, in Grand Central 
Palace. Advance announcements promise an 
all-star cast for the grand march. 

William D. Taylor has been engaged to 
direct Favorite Players Co. (Carlyle Black- 
well) productions. 



Anna Little, though HI for some time, is 
again able to take the saddle for a hard day's 
work. She Is one of the few picture leads 
who can ride a horse gracefully. 

Morrison and Poppe, two young men who 
have been actively engaged In the picture 
field for a number of years, have Inaugurated 
an innovation with their "Manager's Picture 
Reports." They have almost two thousand ex- 
hibitors from all parts of the country on their 
list to whom they are sending concise reviews 
of feature releases. 



James B. Clark and Richard A. Rowland 
have recently opened the Regent in Pittsburgh. 
Capacity, 1,000; cost, $25,000. Pictures ex- 
clusively. 



Exhibitors, exchange men and others Identi- 
fied with the moving picture art. met in the 
Pitt hotel, Pittsburgh, Sunday evening, to dis- 



Irving Cummlngs is no longer with Than- 
houner. He "resigned" about two weeks ago 
in tbe midst of the taking of a picture. In 
his placo the Thanhouser folk have signed 
George Woods for leads. 

Frank Barber has been engaged as cast di- 
rector for Klelne, and Is making his office at 
11 East 14th street (the old Blograph studio). 



RELEASED NEXT WEEK (Not.23 to Nov. 28, inc.) 

MANUFACTURERS INDICATED BY ABBREVIATIONS, VIZ.! 



GENERAL 

Vitagraph V 

Biograph B 

Kalem K 

Lubin L 

Pathe Pthe 

Selig S 

Edison E 

Essanay S-A 

Kleine Kl 

Melies Mel 

Ambrosio Amb 

Columbus Col 



UNIVERSAL 

Imp I 

Bison B101 

Chrystal C 

Nestor N 

Powers P 

Eclair Eclr 

Rex Rx 

Frontier Frnt 

Victor Vic 

Gold Seal G S 

Joker J 

Universal Ike U I 

Sterling Ster 



MUTUAL 

Gaumont G 

American A 

Keystone Key 

Reliance Rel 

Majestic Mai 

Thanhouser T 

Kay-Bee K B 

Domino Dom 

Mutual M 

Princess Pr 

Komic Ko 

Beauty Be 

Apollo Apo 

Royal R 

Lion Ln 

Hepworth H 



The subject is in one reel of about 1,000 feet unless otherwise noted. 



NOV. 23— MONDAY. 

MUTUAL— In the Candlelight. 2-reel dr. A; 
Ills Taking Ways and the Sea Nymphs, split- 
reel com, Key ; Our Mutual Girl, No. 45, M. 

GENERAL— All On Account of the Cheese, 
com, B ; The Theft of the Crown Jewels, 2-reel 
dr, K ; The Serpent Comes to Eden (No. 11, 
"Beloved Adventurer" series), dr, L; Out of 
Petticoat Lane and Doc Yak Plays Golf, split- 
reel mel-com, S ; Hearst-Sellg News Pictorial, 
No. 77, S ; The Level, dr, V ; His Chorus Girl 
Wife, dr, E ; Sweedie at the Fair, com, S-A. 

UNIVERSAL — His Gratitude, dr, I; Ter- 
ence O'Rourke Gentlemen Adventurer, 2-reel 
dr, Vic; Black Hands, Ju-com, Ster. 

NOV. 24— TUESDAY. 

MUTUAL— As a Man Thlnketh, com, Be; 
Another Chance, dr, Maj ; Mrs. Van Ruyter's 
Stratagem, 2-reel dr, T. 

GENERAL— The Romance of a Poor Young 
Man, 2-reel dr, B; Tough Luck Smith, com, K; 
Mother's Baby Boy. com, L; The Scapegoat, 
dr. S ; The Old Flute Player, 2-reel dr. A 
Gypsy Madcap, dr, E ; Beyond Youth's Para- 
dise, dr, S-A. 

UNIVERSAL— The Mysterious Rose, 2-rrel 
dr, OS ; Sammy's Vacation, com, C ; As We 
Journey Through Life, N. 

NOV. 25— WEDNESDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Archaeologist, dr, A ; The 
Cross In the Desert, 2-reel dr, Br; They Never 
Knew, dr, Rel. 

GENERAL— The Girl and the Explorer, 2- 
reel com. K ; The Making of Him, 2-reel dr. L; 
Tbe Butterfly's Wings, dr, S ; Netty or Letty, 
com. V ; The Temple of Moloch, dr, E ; Tho 
Fable of "Aggie and the Aggravated Attachs," 
com, S-A. 

UNIVERSAL — The Tricky Flunkle and La 
Rochelle, France, split-reel com, J ; The Heir- 



ess and the Crook, 2-reel dr. Eclr; Animated 
Weekly, No. 142, U. 

NOV. 26— THURSDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Mills of the Gods, 2-reel dr, 
Dom ; Keystone title not announced ; Mutual 
Weekly, No. 100, M. 

GENERAL— The Way Back, dr, B ; Was His 
Decision Right?. 2-reel dr. L; Hearst-Sellg 
News Pictorial, No. 78, S ; Cause for Thanks- 
giving, com, V ; Snakeville's Reform Wave, 
com, S-A. 

UNIVERSAL— Human Hearts, 3-reel dr, I; 
Dot's Elopement, com, Ster. 

NOV. 27— FRIDAY. 

MUTUAL— A Crook's Sweetheart, 2-reel dr, 
K-B; Tbe Wild Wooly West, com, Pr; The 
Hop Smugglers, dr, Rel. 

GENERAL— His Old Pal's Sacrifice, dr, B; 
Ham, tbe Iceman, com, L; He Waits Forever, 
dr. L ; A Surprise Party, com. S ; The Curing 
of Myra May, com, V • The King's Move ln 
tbe City, 2-reel dr, E ; Scars of Possession, 2- 
reel dr, S-A. 

UNIVERSAL— In Taxi 23, com, N; Sissy 
Dobbins, Oil Magnate, com-dr ; Tbe Heart of 
Night Wind, 2-reel dr, Vic. 

NOV. 2&-SATURDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Kaffir's Skull, 2-reel dr, Rel ; 
Before and After, com, R ; Keystone title not 
announced. 

GENERAL— Little Miss Make-Believe, dr, II ; 
The Girl at the Throttle (No. 3 "The Hazards 
of Helen"), dr, K; You Can't Beat Them and 
The Servant Girl's Legacy, split-reel com, L; 
The Fates and Ryan, dr, S ; Convict, Costumes 
and Confusion, 2-reel com, V; Tbe Last of the 
Hargraves. dr, E; Broncho Billy's Double Es- 
cape, dr, S-A. 

UNIVERSAL— He Married Her Anyhow, com, 
J ; The Mocassin Print, dr. Frnt ; The Brand 
of His Tribe, 2-reel dr, 101B. 



PURIFYING MILWAUKEE. 

Milwaukee, Nov. 18. 

Following warnings issued by the 

city attorney's office relative to the 

use of advertising matter barred under 
a "morals" ordinance, motion picture 
exhibitors of Milwaukee will seek to 
have all paper sent them in connec- 
tion with their film attractions, con- 
form with the law before being de- 
livered. 

Heretofore it has been the practice 
to use a blank sheet of white paper 
of sufficient size to cover a rifle, re- 
volver or any other objectionable sec- 
tion of the sheet and the burlesque 
houses have been doing the same thing 
with their posters, but this move, it 
is pointed out by the prosecutor, only 
emphasizes the thought and will no 
longer be tolerated. 



COAST PICTURE NEWS. 

Dy GUY PRICK. 

Grace Valentine, who was featured ln Mor- 
osco's "Help Wanted" for two seasons, will 
appear ln pictures here. 



William Taylor Is to direct for the Favorite 
Players. 



B. H. Allen, prominent Coast picture man, 
and Margaret Thompson, leading woman, were 
married here. 



Charles Swlckard has Joined Thomas H. 
Ince's company. 

Billy Harwood has gone to New York to 
Join the Imp. 



Leona Hutton Is again with the New Tork 
Motion Picture Co. 



Orace Conrad and Francis Ford have re- 
turned from a trip down the Pacific Coast, 
whither they went to pose for a series of 
photoplays. 

Al E. Christie Is back from bis Jaunt ln the 
East, and Eddie Lyons ceases to direct for 
a while at least. Lyons substituted for Christie 
during the latter's absence. 

Helen Holmes went 1.R00 feet ln the air last 
week with Walter Brookins, the aviator. 

Francis Dlllen and Billie Rhodes have Joined 
the Nestor Comedy Co. 



OPERA HOUSE SALE. 

The leasing of the Hammerstein 
Lexington Avenue opera house was 
still pending Wednesday. Several par- 
ties, mostly picture men, were report- 
ed after it. 

The offer that seemed likely to go 
through was submitted by Jesse Gold- 
berg. It called for a rental of $50,000 
annually for the first two years, $60,- 
000 for the next three, and $70,000 on 
an option for the next five. Gold- 
berg is said to have asked for the house 
for six months, on trial. This was the 
last hitch reported. 



CORT-MOROSCO DEAL. 

The New York Bosworth office this 
week received the following wire from 
Frank A. Garbutt in LOs Angeles, 
relative to a new phase of the Morosco- 
Bosworth moving picture association: 

"John Cort has agreed that for a 
period of five years he will turn over 
to the Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co. 
the exclusive rights to all his stars 
and plays. He will also materially 
benefit the Morosco company by giv- 
ing it the privilege of booking any 
of its features over the Cort legitimate 
chain. 

"Morosco is also pledged to turn 
over to the new concern all his dra- 
matic successes as soon as finished 
touring. All the Morosco stars are 
likewise available to the Morosco-Bos- 
worth film company." 



26 



VARIETY 




Noodle's Return. 

Old-time stuff for laughs. 



Me- 



Coinedy. 
dlum. 

Tne Broken X. 
Drama. Town'a mayor turns out tblef. 
Peculiar scenario. Oood photography. 
Buster Brown anil Ucraaa Bund. 
Comedy. Fair Installment. 

Just Like u Wobh. 
Drama. Husband makes wife see she has 
right man. Old Plckford reprint. 

Benno. 
Drama. Poor Italian musician mistaken 
tor black hand, sent to jail and hla motherless 
child adopted by rich people. Pathetic story 
with appeal. 

Animated Weekly* 
Review. Unique scenes. Fast work. 

Tke Wonuroua Melody. 
Two reels. Drama. Old violinist loses 
prise through grandson outplaying him. Pic- 
ture holds attention. 

A Millinery Mlnup. 
Comedy. Husband in trouble with spouse 
through stenographer. Plenty of laughs. 
Tke Ulddea HcsMgc. 
Drama. Powerful western story, well casted. 

Shorty Fall* lato Title. 
Two reels. Comedy drama. Too long but 
makes corking comedy. 

Fixla** Tkelr Dads. 
Comedy. Rural, two fathers making fools 
of themselves over a woman. Different from 
average comedy reel. 

Tke Master Key. 
Two reels. Serial drama. First Installment 
off this well. 

Tke Little Coaatry Moose. 
Drama. Country girl gets Into net of city 
society woman and man. Fair. 

When Qaeeale Caaae Back. 
Comedy. Fair, with good natural scenes. 

Tke Pswas of Fate. 
Two reels. Drama. Political story with two 
clever Juvenile players. Finely mado. 
BJeko Woeke War News. 
Review. German made picture with latest 
war scenes. Pictures excel any taken by Am- 
erican firms on other side. 

She Was tke Otker. 
Comedy. Police force and old antics. Medium. 

Cheap Transportation. 
Comedy. New Idea well worked out. Many 
laughs. 

Eraeet Maltravers. 
Two reels. Drama. Interesting, made from 
novel. Capably directed and acted. 
A Moateat of Madness. 
Two reels. Drama. Story holds. Love 
causes much trouble. Fairly well made. 

Tke Trap. 

Drama. Mexican war tale. Exceptionally 
well managed dramatic situation. Interest- 
ing. 

Rocky Road to Love. 
Comedy. Fat man and old maid courting. 
Rough but laughs. 

A Question of Ideality. 
Two reels. Man accused of murder com- 
mitted by twin brother. Interesting despite 
defects. 

Capld Taraa the Tables. 
Meant for polite comedy of professional 
beauty and man hater. Flops conclusively. 

Friends. 
Mary Plckford reprint. In the best vein of 
the former (alas no more) Blograph organisa- 
tion. Splendid western drama. 

Tke Folly of Aaae. 
Interesting story of girl author who gets 
stories accepted under difficulties. Fine 
humorous points. 

The Hatefal God. 

Two reels. Drama. Stern Puritan learns 
kindlier religion after driving daughter from 
home. Real circus performance in packed 
tent. Oood. 

Flreprooflnsr Cklldrea. 

Educational filler. Shows process for mak- 
ing children's clothing fireproof. 
Seeds of Jealousy. 
Drama of fishing village gossip who nearly 
causes murder of Innocent wife. Suspense 
well maintained to smashing climax. 
A Girl of tke People. 
Mary Fuller in drama of immigrant girl 
who wins fame as dancer. Only fair story. 
Tke Shoesnuker'a Eleventh 
Comedy. Cobbler with large family. Amus- 
ing throughout 

Pea o» tke Wilds. 
Two reels. Drama. Story identical with 
one released recently by another company. 
Pine picture. 

Wkea tke Girls Were Shanghaied. 

Comedy. New Idea with plenty of laughs. 

Matnal Weekly. 
Review. Little space to war. Good. 

Tke Frlead. 
Two reels. Drama. Artistic story well 
worked out 

Llule's Escape. 
Comedy. Laughs by usual bomb explosion 
and pistol firing. 

Her Own Home. 
Drama. PleaRlng story, fairly well pro- 
duced. 

The Silent Peril. 
Two reels. Secret service story. One or two 
thrills, but on the whole Is rather unsatisfac- 
tory. 

A Brand New Hero. 
Comedy. Not a laugh except from water 
and plBtol pranks. 

The Floating Call. 
Two reels. Drama. So Impossible most 
serious moments received with a laugh. 
Ana the Blacksmith. 
Two reels. Pleasing drama. Girl and 



brother continue to conduct smithy In western 
town after death of father. 

Getting; Oat a War Extra. 
Workings of the plant of the Los Angeles 
Examiner. Interesting to general publlo and 
fine advertisement for paper. 

How Heroes Are Made. 
Comedy. One or two laughs. Better than 
the usual. 

The Everlastlngr Trlaaajle. 
A poorly-produced but well-acted drama. 

His Wife's Pet. 
Split reel comedy. Lots of action and 
laughs. 

The Deadly Dispatek. 
Splits with above. Burlesque comedy of 
war. Hokum but got laughs. 

Boutin* the Barsjlsr. 
Split reel comedy with "Magasine Cooking." 
Does not contain s laugh. 

Broncho Billy's Decision. 
Grave of girl's mother balks railway sur- 
vey. Bully sentiment 

The Fatal Note. 
Husband's Jealousy results in recall of send- 
ing of note through war lines five years before. 
Realistic "exteriors." 

Life's Stream. 
Old, old story inconsistently told. Moun- 
tain wildflower and city chap love affair. 
Scenlcally picturesque. 

A Mldalskt Trasjedy. 
Two reels. Several big climaxes. Young 
surgeon, nurse with consumption and blind 
man, principals, interesting. 

The Choras Girl's Thaafcaaivlna;. 
Two reels. Theme well worked up. Ex- 
cellently acted. Splendidly staged. Good pic- 
ture. 

Tke Pksatoaa Crueknamnm. 
Mary Fuller featured. Misses the mark. 
Grewsome finale. 

The Opullauue. 
' Two reels. Fight at finish saves film from 
Hopping. 

Oat A gala | in Aaala. 
Comedy. Farcical Idea fairly well main- 
tained. Acceptable filler. 



BOSWORTH ONE-RSELERS. 

Since the acquisition of the Smallcys 
to the Bosworth forces the company 
is now engaged in making some one- 
reeled subjects which will be at the 
disposal of the Bosworth feature film 
exhibitors who want a single reel or 
two to help out their program. 

Phillips Smalley and wife (Lois 
Weber) not only write scenarios and 
direct them, but also take the leading 
roles. Miss Weber one day informed 
the head of the Bosworth studio that 
she had written a scenario. He told 
her to go ahead and produce it in her 
own way telling her to put it on out 
in the alleys of the plant She took 
him at his word and "Hypocrites" re- 
sulted from that permission. 



Bio Takes Path* Contract 
The Commercial Biophone Co. last 
week took over the contract formerly 
held by Pathe Freres controlling for 
the United States the entire output 
of Messter and Autor films of Berlin. 
The announcement d.^s not state 
through which outlet these products 
will be marketed. The first shipment 
of sample prints reached New York a 
short time ago. 



FAMOUS 9 "CONSPIRACY." 

The Famous Players will have as its 
first release of the association with 
Charles Frohman completed last sum- 
mer, "The Conspiracy," with John 
Emerson in the leading role he played 
during the piece's Broadway run. In 
his support will be Lois Meredith. 

The Famous Players this week se- 
cured the camera rights to "The Dawn 
of a Tomorrow," and will film it with 
Mary Pickford in the part of Glad. 

Frank Keenan is a Famous company 
recruit. He opens next week in the 
"Yosemite" revival at Daly's and the 
Famous may make a film version of 
that piece. A bid has likewise been 
made for Keenan in "The Hon. John 
Grigsby," the play which introduced 
him to New York in 1902. 

A special engagement by the Fa- 
mous is that of Marguerite Skirvin for 
a limited number of weeks. Her last 
appearance with that organization was 
in "Aristocracy," this week's release 
in the Paramount program. 



REICHENBACH CHANGES. 

Harry Reichenbach, who has had 
charge of the Jesse L. Lasky picture 
enterprise press department, will be 
succeeded at the end of the current 
week by H. Whitman Bennett, for- 
merly of the Shubert publicity forces. 
Bennett has lately formed a partner- 
ship with David V. Picker, lessee of 
the Burland theatre in the Bronx and 
Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, both de- 
voted to the picture policy. 

No new connection of Reichenbach's 
was reported this week, though he is 
said to have several offers under con- 
sideration. His work with the Lasky 
features attracted general attention in 
the trade, Reichenbach, through press 
publicity, having made that concern 
well known from its inception, when 
Reichenbach joined it. 

Mr. Bennett is a thorough news- 
paper man, and the best liked general 
press representative the Shuberts ever 
had. He became interested in the 
Continental division of the Mutual 
service, upon leaving the Shuberts, and 
lately disconnected with it 



PEARL WHITE ILL. 

Pearl White, the heroine of "The 
Perils of Pauline" series, is confined to 
her home battling with a new villain 
in the form of pneumonia. 

It will be several weeks before the 
film star will be able to return to work. 



Olenmore Davis may write some circus 
scenarios. 



Mabel Normand is back at the Keystone 
plant, California, after a stay In the east. 



BEST REELS OF THE WEEK 



(Selections 



by Variety's r ev i ewe r s daily, up to Wednesday, ol the best Aim 



3BJ 



His Nemesis. 

Interesting story of stock market. 



Picture produced with utmost skill. 



Picture made In first-class 



Two reels. Drama. 
Wonderful sets. 

The Serrunt Question. 

Comedy. Han few dramatic instances with a big laugh at fin lob. 
style. 

The Treasure Train. 
Two reeln. Drama. Olrl telegraph operator saves train of gold and children from disaster. 
Few expensive settings but plenty of action. 

Defeat of Father. 
Laughable novelty. Complete story of elopement, pursuit by father and victory of elopers 
told by the motions of their feet. Camera shows nothing above the knees of the actors. 

Musjuslne Cooking;. 
Splits with comedy. Dy far the best of the 8a turday releases. Young wife clips one of the 
dainty luncheon menus from dally paper and proceeds to cook the things aB she thinks they 
should be prepared. Result very funny. Picture well liked by women. 

Bear Escape. 
Comedy to big laughter. Juvenile principals. One boy plays bear to frighten another. Real 
bear source of amusement. Great for kids. 



WARNER'S HAS ADDITION. 

The Smallwood Film Co. of New 
York, with Ethel Grandin, successor 
to Mary Pickford in the Biograph or- 
ganization, this week joined the coterie 
of one-reel producers associated with 
the United Film Service (Warner's, 
Inc.) in a daily release program. 

No details of the Smallwood com- 
pany's arrangement for release was 
made public. 



KANE WITH WORLD CORP. 

Arthur S. Kane, formerly general 
manager of the Eclectic exchanges, 
this week signed with the World Film 
Corp., of which he will become as- 
sistant general manager beginning 
Nov. 30. 



SCREENING "DEEP PURPLE." 
James Young began Monday on the 
picturization of "The Deep Purple," 
the Paul Armstrong melodrama. 

Clara Kimball Young will be fea- 
tured. 



RUSSELL CAST COMPLETED. 

The company which is to support 
Lillian Russell in the film production 
of "Wildfire" by the World Film is 
completed and work on the feature 
will begin early next week. The cast 
is a notable one with Lionel Barry- 
more, Glen White, William Powers 
(who played Wallingford in the film 
series of that name); Tom Ryan and 
Georgie Mack, who succeeded Willie 
Archer in the stage production. 

A professional jockey named Jim 
Jeffries will play the jockey. Edwin 
Middleton will put the picture on. 
It will be released in the World pro- 
gram early in January. 



PICTURES FOR CHILDREN. 

Rochester, Nov. 18. 

Through the efforts of the Mothers' 
Club managers' of several picture the- 
atres have arranged for a children's 
matinee every Saturday when pictures 
suitable for the youngsters will be 
shown. The plan will be inaugurated 
during the Christmas holidays. A 
committee of mothers and teachers 
has been appointed to co-operate with 
the managers in selecting the films. 

The idea has the approval of Mayor 
Edgerton and Chief of Police Quigley. 



MURDOCK DISCUSSES FILMS. 

Louisville, Nov. 18. 

John J. Murdock, of the United 
Booking Offices, was in conference 
here this week with the committee of 
women who direct the exhibition of 
educational moving pictures to school 
children. 

Mr. Murdock said he was enthusias- 
tically in favor of the further trial of 
special children's pictures', but declar- 
ed they present many difficulties to the 
producer. They are shown only one 
day a week and have but a small field 
and for these reasons it is difficult for 
the maker to show a profit on his work. 



James Kirk wood, the new Screen Club 
president, plans some novel social affairs for 
the winter. 



Dob Dalley, the picture director, is now on 
the Pacific Coast, where he expects to stay all 
winter. 



Diroctor O. A. C. Lund, of the Peerless 
has been compelled to take a short vacation 
to recuperate from a severe cold, which he 
contracted while taking water pictures off 
Marblehead last week. 



VARIETY 



27 



THE ROSE OF THE RANCHO. 

juanlta Bessie Barrlscale 

Senora Castro- Kenton Jane Darwell 

Ezra Klnkaid Dick La Reno 

Kearney J. W. Johnston 

Don Luis Monroe Salisbury 

Padre Antonio James Nelll 

Sr. Baplnosa Sydney Deane 

Uabellta Jeanle McPherson 

Half Breed William Elmer 

Place — California. 
Time— 1849. 
The first of the David Belasco-Jesae L. 
Lasky Co. picture productions Is "The Rose 
of the Kancho," privately shown last Sunday 
evening at the Belasco theatre. It Is In five 
reels. The story of the play In which Frances 
Starr gained renown Is pretty thoroughly 
known. It Is of California, shortly after the 
annexation of Lower California by the U. 8., 
and swirls around the "land Jumpers" of that 
period. The Important hinge to the tale la 
the Castro family refusing to file their ranch 
boundary Unas with the new government, giv- 
ing the jumpers an opportunity to take forcible 
possession of their lands. Kearney, a govern- 
ment agent, Is sent from Washington to in- 
vestigate. He falls In love with Juanlta, 
daughter of the Castros, and in the end out- 
wits Klncald, the main land Jumper, and 
Kearney also marries the girl. The picture is 
faithfully worked out along these lines, with 
some pretty scenic effects. Filmed in Cali- 
fornia, much more was expected for the 
screen reproduction of this play than came 
out Nothing really big Is there. A couple of 
mob scenes, with Kincald's crowd bursting 
in doors, a pitched battle between the defend- 
ers from the roof and the mob below, with the 
Intervention of soldiers brought from Mon- 
terey furnish the excitement, the latter also 
closing the run. A seemingly bit of poor 
studio work was In the escape of a colored boy 
from the roof, to go to Monterey for the sol- 
diers to relieve the besieged. The next view 
showed a set tree against a back drop, with 
the colored boy coming down it. Quite some 
portion of the picture is of the studio, and 
the interiors are not overwell done at any 
time. Miss Barrlscale played a coquettish 
Spanish girl with vim and vlvaclousness, easi- 
ly doing the best performance of the cast J. 
W. Johnston had a heroic role as Kearney, 
and Dick La Reno, as Klncald. looked a bit 
rougher tban he really was. William Elmer, 
as a half-breed, very ferocious, looked more 
so in his grotesque make-up. "The Rancho" 
feature will pass nicely as a Lasky release, 
but will not start anything. To the casual ob- 
server It appears it isn't what the picture has, 
It's what the picture could have had, and 
missed. Sime. 



THE PRICE HE PAID. 

Louis Reeves Harrison has done Ella 
Wheeler Wilcox's poem, "The Price He Paid," 
Into a five-part feature marked for release in 
the United Film Service program. This is the 
first contribution to the program of the 
Humanology Film Co., organized to make a 
series of features founded on Mrs. Wilcox's 
writings. Mrs. Wilcox always did call a spade 
a spade. The uncompromising camera pic- 
tures that Implement In terrifying detail. 
"The Price He Paid" is a sermon on the text 
"the wages of sin Is death." Mrs. Wilcox's 
sinner accordingly dies of paresis In a pad- 
ded cell, and that there may be no detail of 
realism to drive the lesson home, he writhes 
about the floor In a stralghtjacket This is 
not the only sample of realism gone mad. A 
child Is born to the sinner's victim, whereat 
Mrs. Wilcox needs must Introduce an obstetri- 
cal clinic with relentless circumstance. These 
are but two of a long series of mournful 
episodes. The body of the dead child, mer- 
cifully hidden in a tiny casket. Is paraded 
Interminably and time and again the little 
grave comes Into view. The whole feature is 
a succession of horrors by the running rod, 
chain and furlong. The tale has to do with 
an artist broken In health from dissipation 
and a victim of that disease so frankly dis- 
cussed In "Damaged Goods," who tricks an 
Innocent girl Into a mock marriage. The doc- 
tor warns him against marriage and cautions 
him to cease his wild life. He disregards the 
advice. When an heiress commissions him to 
paint her portrait, he deserts his first victim 
and proceeds to make love to the rich client. 
While his suit appears to be progressing, the 
child is born and the whole story comes to 
the ears of the heiress. The victim's mother 
confronts the artist in a scene of immense 
theatric power and the sinner goes mad under 
her denunciation. The victim is cared for by 
loving friends and eventually marries the 
doctor, one Is led to believe, while the sinner 
dies with terrifying agonies. Mrs. Wilcox's 
medicine Is dreadfully hard to take. 

THE DANCER~AND THE KING. 

Charles E. Blaney produced this five-reel 
affair for release in the World Film Cor- 
poration with Cecil Spooner In the principal 
role. It is the frankest sort of thriller such 
as one time held popularity on the cheaper 
circuits. Miss Spooner Is the busy little 
heroine who disguises herself as a soldier 
and with trusty sword drawn performs pro- 
digies of valor in defense of her persecuted 
sovereign. She even engages in a duel to 
the death with the chief plotter against the 
king and cheerfully "runs him through." 
That little Job accomplished she overcomes a 
brawny prison guard, takes away his musket 
and with it shoots two more sentries who bar 
the way to the king's dungeon. Then It Is a 
simple matter to turn his majesty free and 
fall sobbing on his bosom. The king and the 
dancer probably wed. Under the circum- 
stances, his majesty couldn't do less. The 
netting Is one of those vague places where 
such romantic affairs usually take place. The 
story Is hopelessly unconvincing even under 
the license a romance of this sort allows. It 
overreaches and its "drama" frequently In- 
vites a Jeer. 



EDUCATION OF MR. PIPP. 

Augustus Thomas has made a thoroughly 
entertaining picture of his own play founded 
on the Charles Dana Gibson series of sketches 
published under the title of "The Education 
of Mr. Pipp," produced by the All Star, for 
release In the Alco program. The story has 
highly Interesting dramatle moments, but the 
comedy vein is kept constantly to the fore. 
Dig by Bell as Mr. Pipp realises the Gibson 
creation perfectly and plays his comedy points 
with nice Judgment Kate Jopson, as Mrs. 
Pipp, fits quite as perfectly into the picture, 
of the able-minded Pittsburgh matron sud- 
denly come to affluence. The adventures of 
the couple among the noblea, real and bogus, 
In England are amusing, while the romance 
of the two Pipp daughters, makes interesting 
narrative. Drama, romance and, most of all, 
humor, make "Mr. Pipp" an exceedingly 
worth while feature. 

THE HAN WHOCOULD NOT LOSE. 

Champneys Carter, novelist Carlyle Blackwell 

Jackson Carter, gambler Hal Clements 

Count Lecoff William Branton 

Rev. Orlondo Stone James J. Sheehan 

Spink, publisher J. M. 8trong 

Sol Burbank Thomas Delmar 

Herbert Ingram Harry Keenan 

Mellissa Olpsle Abbott 

Dolly Ruth Hartman 

If picture patrons are becoming hyper- 
critical they will be kept busy picking the 
flaws In this flve-reeler, "The Man Who Could 
Not Lose," said to have been adapted for the 
screen from Richard Harding Davis' novel of 
that title. There Is a bit of excellent 
double exposure at the opening. One horse 
race, apparently taken of an ordinary event 
Is shown on the sheet three times. If this is 
the kick In the film, it is a flop. The race 
was taken at some well-patronised track. It 
enters into the story through Champneys Car- 
ter, a novelist broke but married, wagering 
his laat dollars on the horse he had seen win a 
race in a dream the night before. With this 
winning he became a plunger, taking his 
money away from the bookmakers in a packing 
case (literally) and depositing It in a bank 
from the aame case. He won $300,000 one day, 
and his pass book (balanced after three days' 
deposits) showed a total of $353,000 won. That 
this and other aa silly events were a matter of 
novel writing, which the film story developed, 
can not save it Even If it had been a "dream," 
the Implauslbillty of so much in the five reels 
would have stuck out all over the film. And 
the lack of liveliness is likewise against it 
What the feature has is Carlyle Blackwell, 
but Mr. Blackwell, with his preclseness, can 
not go on forever posing as a lover. He ought 
to do something in five reels, or keep his fea- 
tures down to three, that would make him ap- 
{iear to do something. The finish is also 11- 
oglcal, where the daughter of a wealthy pub- 
lisher (If the home and grounds shown may be 
accepted as Indicating that) called at the 
rooms of a writer to get manuscript Mr. Del- 
mar, as the gambler, gave the most faithful 
characterization as a crooked bookmaker, who 
paid off $10,000 In a packing ease, but settled 
a $300,000 bet by turning over his small metal 
cash box, also paying off" from the front of 
his stand. Among the women was one very 
noticeable matter of mis-casting. "The Man 
Who Could Not Lose" gains no distinction as 
a feature film of five reels ; it Is very, very 
ordinary. Bime. 



ARISTOCRACY. 

Branson Howard's "Diplomacy," produced 
by the Famous Players and released this 
week In the Paramount program, Is an in- 
teresting presentation of a standard work. 
Tyrone Power is featured as Stockton, the 
American millionaire, and a company of uni- 
form excellence plays the other characters. 
The presentation of a work of this sort offers 
no difficulty. In large measure tradition dic- 
tates the handling of the characters and 
scenes. It Is enough to say that the Famous 
Players brings to the film version the force of 
entirely capable stage direction In the telling 
of a familiar story. The theme of Interna- 
tional marriage Is not as much In the public 
eye today as it was ten years ago and has 
not the topical interest It had when the play 
enjoyed Its vogue, but the story Itself Is an 
interesting one for all time. The big scene, 
of course, is Stockton's discovery of Prince 
Emll concealed In his wife's bedroom and the 
rough and tumble fight which follows the 
disclosure. Apart from this Incident there is 
little strong action and numerous makeshifts 
are necessary to make the narrative clear. 
The one big scene carries the Interest. It 
has been most skilfully managed. The screen 
flashes from the bedroom scene several times 
to show the husband's approach to the rescue, 
a device which Is highly effective In working 
up tension. At the Strand Sunday the audl- 
nnce was moved to an unusual demonstration 
of applause at this point. Marguerite Sklrvln 
made a charming Diana and Arthur Hoops as 
the Prince was Just the sinister figure the 
playwright drew. 



THE OPENED SHUTTERS. 

"The Opened Shutters" Is a four-reel Gold 
Seal, released with the Tuesday dally releases 
of the Universal. The picture has a story with 
a good point and teaches a moral. It deals 
with the life In New England with the Idea 
that the people are rather narrow-minded. A 
little girl Is not taken In the proper light by 
her uncle and aunt, who will have nothing to 
do with her. A man by the name of Thlnk- 
rlght trys to bring the girl to happier circum- 
stances. She Is at length Invited to his farm 
nnd It 1b there she first finds It Is worth while 
living. Her relatives finally see the girl In an- 
other life and with the aid of a young heiress 
she begins her career as an artist, falling In 
love. Her fiance secures a farm on which there 
is an old mill, closed for years. This he turns 
Into a studio for her. The name comes In 
when he lifts the blinds on the old mill and all 



' he characters see each other la the right light 
The film is not expensively made, but has 
some good rural scenes and one or two of the 
studio sets show class. A fair picture that 
nhould be cut down a reel or two. 

THE MAN FROM MEXICO. 

From a comedy angle, "The Man From 
Mexico," bearing a Famous Players trade 
mark, carries all the essentials of excellence 
and, like some of its predecessors from the 
same concern, should eventually prove in big 
demand wherever the better grade of film 
with a prominent cast of players Is appre- 
ciated The theme Is of the young broker 
who prepares for a "big night" during his 
wife's absence, she having arranged to visit 
home for the time being. His wife's sus- 
picions are aroused and she concludes to 
follow him. During the night the husband Is 
arrested and sentenced to 30 days. His wife 
Is also apprehended during a raid upon a 
questionable resort where she went to keep 
tabs on friend-husband. She, however man- 
ages to get away with a summons, which is 



later thrown out of record through Influence 
with the district attorney. The husband de- 
cides upon an alibi for his enforced absence, 
advising his wife he is off to Mexico for a 
month's rest The picture then proceeds to 
portray bis «t«y in the workhouae and finally 
his homecoming and the adjustment of the 
many complications. John Barrymore, as the 
young broker, carried the bulk of the comedy 
burden, Harold Lock wood and Anton Ascher 
assisting, with Pauline Neff and Winona Win- 
ters playing prominent parts. The scenes de- 
picting the prison were Interesting through 
being realistic and entertaining because of 
the Immense quantity of comedy made pos- 
sible through the situations. The story. *s 
played on the screen, is fully up to expecta- 
tions and with the billing and advertising pos- 
sibilities through the familiarity of the title, 
the release should turn out to be one of the 
season's big winners. Wynn. 

Mary Plckford has taken her telephone 
number out of the book. It kept ringing day 
and night. 



ADDRESS DEPARTMENT 

Where Players May Be Located 
Next Week (November 23) 



Players may be listed "in this department weekly, either at the" theatres they are 
appearing in or at a permanent or temporary address (which will be inserted when route 
is not received) for $5 yearly, or if name is in bold type, $10 yearly. All are eligible to 
this department 



EeVartf Variety. N Y 
■aw ft Ce Variety If Y 

Adler ft Arline Hammerstein's N Y 
Alexander Bros Orpheum Winnipeg 
Allen Minnie Orpheum Portland, Ore 



ALPINE TROUPE 

Management M. S. BENTHAM. 



Arnaut Bros Bushwick Brooklyn 
Ashley ft Canfield Orpheum Salt Lake 
Avon Comedy Four Orpheum Duluth 



Franklyn Ardell 

In THE SUFFBAOETTE" 
Direction HARRY FITZGERALD 

VAUDEVILLE 



Carloss Bros Orpheum Des Moines 
Carr Nat 10 Wellington Sq Lendon Bag 
Cartmell ft Harris Orpheum Oakland 
Ce Derm • Riverside Ave Newark N J 

SAM MARY 

CHIP and MARBLE 

In "THE LAND OF DYKES" 
JOHN W. DUNNE, Mgr . 

Chandler Anna Orpheum Des Moines 

Chretienne ft Louise tte Keith's Boston 

Ceavey * LeMaire care Shnberts 

Cook Jee Palace New York 

CevraansJ F care Tansig 104 E 14th St N Y C 

Costa Troupe Orpheum Duluth 

Cowboy Minstrels Colonial New York 



Daniels ft Conrad Hammersteins 

D'Arville Jeanotta Montreal Indef 

Da Felice Carlotta Variety San Fraacisoo 

De Lonf Maidie Variety N Y 

Deris* ft WUttassa Variety N Y 

De Mar Grace Bushwick Brooklyn 



Variety N Y 
Barnold's Docs ft Memkeys Variety N Y 
Baranm Oneness Variety N Y 
Big Jim F Bernstein 14W Bway NYC 
Bewers Fred V A Ce Variety N Y 
Bowers Walters ft Crooker Her Majesty's 

Melbourne A«s 
Bracks Seven care Tansig 104 E 14th ItNYC 
Brady ft Mahoney Orpheum Spokane 
Breaks Wattle Variety N Y 
Buck Broa Empress Ft Wayne Ind 
Busse Miss care Cooper 14<6 Bway NYC 

BYAL and E,ARLY 

Dlrectlesv M. S. BENTHAM. 



DIAMOND and BRENNAN 

gWtyngsaamao'' 

Diero Poli's Scranton 

Dolly ft Brown Orpheum Brooklyn 

Dorio Mme Dogs Dominion Ottawa 



Maty Variety London 
' Keith's " " 



"Eloping" Keith's Cleveland 

Esassett Mr ft Mrs Hngk W W 46th St N Y 

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Mrs BIACKisBACK 



Qy G&orge V. Hobart, 

America's foremost come4y-«»rtiste m one oi 
Amer tea's funniest comedies. 



In Four Ports oC 
Motion Pictures. 



Released 
November 26 th. 



Phoducvd by ihtf 




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Frey Heary 1777 Madleea ~ 



Are NYC 



JACK E. GARDNER 

la -CURSE YOU. JACK DALTON" 
Direct!—. HARRY WEBER 

GeorgeJack^TampaTainparTa 

Gibsoa Hardy Variety N Y 

Gillette Lucy Haramerstein's New York 

Gleesons ft Houlihan Alhambra N Y 

Glenn Carrie Variety N Y 

Godfrey ft Headeraoa Variety N Y 

Gordon Jim ft Elgin Girlf Variety N Y 

Gould ft Ashlyn Colonial New York 

Gordon Kitty Alhambra New York 

Gray Trio Variety N Y 

Grace Karl 1 Mariahilf 8tr Bingen-Rhein Germ 

Guerite Laura Variety London 

Gygi Ota Variety N Y 

Hafaaa 4 Australian Variety N Y 

Hamilton Jean Touring England 

Harrah Great 1026 Consumers Bldg Chicago 

HavUaaa Tha Variety N Y 

Hayama 4 Variety N Y 

Hayward Stafford ft Co Orpheum Minneapolis 

Haywards The White Rats N Y 

Hermann Adelaide Pierpont Hotel NYC 

I 
Inge Clara Variety N Y 
Ismed Orpheum Kansas City 

Jacob's Dogs Keiths Philadelphia 

, efferson Jos & Co Orpheum Los Angeles 

, ohnston J & Co Orpheum Portland 

, ohnatons Musical Empire Liverpool Eng 

, omelli Jeanne Mme Columbia St Louis 

Jones ft Sylvester Columbia St Louis 

Jordan ft Doherty Wilson Chicago 



Kalmar ft Brown Orpheum Salt Lake 
Kammerer & Howland Rehobotn Mass 
Kaufman Bros Majestic Chicago 
Kelly Andrew Orpheum Montreal 
Kelley ft Galvin Orpheum Jacksonville 
Keuling Edgar Louis Variety N Y 
Kornau Fred Orpheum New Orleans 



La France & Bruce Duluth Duluth 
La Couat Beeele care Bohm 1547 Bway NYC 
La Croix Paul Fountaine Pk Louisville 
Langdona The Keith's Utica 

FRANK LE DENT 

NOV. U, COLISEUM. LONDON. ENG. 



Lee ft Cranston Majestic Chicago 
Lealie Bert ft Co Keith's Columbus 



Blanche Leslie 

Next Week (Nov. a). Empress, Saa Fraadeco 

Lewis W Harry QuIntetteOrpheura" Memphis 
Lewis & Russell Orpheum Seattle 




Original "Rathskeller Trio" 
Care VARIETY. New York 

Littlejohns The Variety N Y 

Lockett & Waldron Orpheum Salt Lake 
Loi Mon Kim Palace Chicago 
Lowes Two Variety N Y 



Manny & Roberts Variety N Y 

Ma Belle & Arthur Keith's Providence 

Mack & Orth Keith's Cincinnati 



Harry Weber Preaenta 

3 MARCONI BROS. 

The Wireless Orchestra 

Madden & Fitzpatrick ftushwicl^Brooklyii^ 

MATTHEWS SHAYNE 

And Company 
In "DREAMLAND" 

Maye ft Addis Variety N Y 
Mayo Louise Variety N Y 
McKay's Winior Co Keith's Providence 
McCree Juale Columbia Theatre Bldg N Y 
McMahon & Chappclle Keith's Louisville 
Meredith fiatara IX W 51st St N Y C 
Middletoa ft Spellmeyer Freeport L I 
Herri s ft Beasley Loew Circuit 
Murphy & Nichols Keith's Indianapolis 



? MYSTIC BIRD? 

U. B. O. Orpheum 
Direction, HARRY WEBER 



Natalie & Ferrari Orpheum Duluth 
Nazarro Nat Troupe Majestic Chicago 
Nelson & Nelson Colonial Erie Pa 
Nelusco & Hurley Keith's Louisville 
Nestor ft Delberg Loew Circuit 
Niblo ft Speaaer 363 12th St Bklyn 
Nickel Sisters care Del mar 14N Bway NYC 
Nable A Breaks Tivoli Sydney, Australia 



PAUL 

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Ea Rente 

"A PAIR OF SIXES 9 ' CO. 

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Stealer Farreet Burbaak Lae 
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arietta Variety R Y 
.aaaa UU Elder AnlT 
Melatyre ft Sattaa Variety N 



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Nosses Musical 5 Grand O H Evansville 



O'Brien Havel Co Orpheum Kansas City 
Olympia Trio Orpheum New Orleans 
Ower ft Ower Orpheum New Orleans 



Parillo ft Frabito Keith's Washington 
Pealson ft Golde Keith's Louisville 
Primrose Four Prospect Brooklyn 
Pekin Mysteries Forsyth Atlanta 

Harry Weber Preeeata 

ILTON POLLOCK 

la Geo. Ade'e Comedy. 
"SPEAKING TO FATHER" 



Reevee BUly Variety New York 
RalHy Charlie Variety Saa Francisco 

«isaaaaaBaaaMavajaaaamawammmawiMMM 

W. E. Ritchie and Co. 

THE ORIGINAL TRAMP CYCLIST 
DEC. APOLLO. VIENNA, AUSTRIA 

Reaarde I Variety If Y 
Ri j eel as Carrie Variety N Y 
Rice Hazel 340 W 46th St N Y 
Riehardiai Michael 10 Leieeeter Sq London 
Rocker's Monkey Music Hall 2 Maiden Hill 
Gardeas Maldca Bag 



Taylor Eva Co Grand Pittsburgh 
Texico Variety N Y 
Thomson Wm ft Co Grand Syracuse 
Toney ft Norman Shea's Toronto 
Treat's Seals Shea's Buffalo 
Trix Helen Shea'a Buffalo 



Valli Muriel ft Arthur Majestic Elmira N Y 
Vaa Billy B Yaa Harbor M H 



Hope Vernon 

Direction, FRANK EVANS 



VIollnsky Orpheum Edmonton Can 
Voa Half George Variety New York 



WM. 



MAUD 



ROCK and FULTON 

Featured la The Candy Shop" 
EN ROUTE 



DOROTHY 

VON TILZER and NORD 

Dlreetftea, MAX HART 



Wakefield Willa Holt Keith's Philadelphia 
Walton ft Vivian 9 W 98th St N Y 
Webb ft Burns Colonial Erie Pa 
Weston Willie Alhambra New York City 

WILLIE WESTON 

IN VAUDEVILLE 
Booked Solid. Direction, MORRIS ft FEIL 

Whiting ft Burt Orpheum Brooklyn 
Whitman Frank Royal Bronx N Y 
Wright Cecelia Variety N Y 



Zaaell H M Co Iateratate Circuit 

Zeeller Edward care Cooper 1411 Bway NYC 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 



i's Athletic Girls Variety Chicago 
Renarr ft Ward Variety N Y 



Sherman ft Be Forest Variety N Y 
Stafford ft Stoae lea* Farm Beewtat R Y 
Staaaay Afteam Varietp R T 



(Week Nov. 23 and Nor. HO.) 
Al Reeves Beauty Shew 23 Empire Philadel- 
phia 30 Palace Baltimore 
American Beauties 23-25 Grand Hartford 26- 
28 Empire Albany 30 Mlner'e Bronx New 
York 



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"When Fate Leads Trump" 

"Hearts and Flowers" 

"The Last Chapter" 

"The Truth Wagon" 



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ance Film Exchanges (New York 
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trolled by the Barters Fcstnre 
Film Co., Inc., B7 Church St., Boa- 
ton, Maim. New England. 

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California, Nevada and Arlsona. 

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luth, Minn. Minnesota, North and 
Sonth Dakota and Wisconsin. 



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General Manager LEWIS J. SELZMCK 
Is Keeping Up the Good Work 

So that the World Film Corporation has the great pleasure of 

announcing that it has arranged to present 

that most famous American Star 

LILLIAN 

RUSSELL 

in a photoplay based on her greatest stage success 

"WILDFIRE" 

Written for hGr by George Broadhurst and George V. Hobart in 
which she was seen for seasons before crowded houses in every city 
in the United States and Canada. 

Work has started on this wonderfully attractive feature and the 
release date is set for January 11. 

For further information on this and numerous other feature 
magnets, communicate with the nearest exchange of the 

WORLD FILM CORPORATION 

LEWIS J. SELZNICK, Vice-President sad General Msaager 



130 West 46th Street 



NEW YORK CITY 




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United States and Canada. 



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Auto Glrla 23 Trocadero Philadelphia 20-2 

New Nixon Atlantic City 
Beauty Parade 23 Qayety Washington 30 

Oayety Pittsburgh 
Beauty Youth & Folly 23 Majestic Jersey 

City 30 L O 6 Oayety Baltimore 
Behman Show 23 Casino Brooklyn 30 Music 

Hall New York 
Ben Welch Show 23 Star St Paul 30 Oayety 

Milwaukee 
Big Jubilee 23 L 30 Oayety Minneapolis 
Big Revue 22-2S New Nixon Atlantic City 

30-1 Stone O H BInghamton 2-4 Van Culler 

O H Schenectady 
Big Sensation 23 Empire Cleveland 30 Vic- 
toria Pittsburgh 
Bohemians 23 Standard Cincinnati 30 Empire 

Cleveland 
Bon Tons 23-25 Worcester Worcester 26-28 

Park Bridgeport 30 Columbia New York 
Bowery Burlesquers 23 Oayety Minneapolis 

30 Star St Paul 
Broadway Olrls 23 Star Toronto 30 Savoy 

Hamilton, Can 
Charming Widows 23 L O 30 Oayety Balti- 
more 
Cherry Blossoms 23-29 Orand Pittsfleld 28- 

28 Empire Holyoke 80 Olympic New York 
City Belles 28 Murray Hill New York 80 

L 6 Majestic Jersey City 
City Sports 28 Olympic New York 80 Star 

Brooklyn 
College Olrls 23 Empire Hoboken 30 Empire 

Brooklyn 
Crackerjacks 23-25 Stone O H BInghamton 

26-28 Van Culler O H Schenectady 30 

Corinthian Rochester 
Dreamlands 23 Oayety Omaha 80 L O 6 

Oayety Minneapolis 
Eva Mull's Show 26-28 Grand Trenton 30 

Oayety Brooklyn 
Fay Foster Co 23 Garden Buffalo 30 Star 

Toronto 
Follies of the Day 23 Oayety Milwaukee 30 

Columbia Chicago 
Follies of Pleasure 23 L O 30 Columbia In- 
dianapolis 
French Models 23 Century Kansas City 30 

LOO Columbia Indianapolis 
Gaiety Girls 23-25 Empire Albany 20-2H 

Grand Hartford 3o Gaiety Boston 
Garden Of Girls 23 Penn Circuit .'50 Murray 

Hill New York 
Gay Morning Glories 23 L O 3o Majestic 

Jersey City 
Gay New Yorkers 23 L O .".0 Empire N«wark 
Gay White Way 23 Mu lr Hall N. w York 3t» 

Casino Philadelphia 
Gay Widows 23 PIJou Richmond 3«» A'-cl'tny 

of Music Norfolk 
Ginger Girls 23 Gaiety Hoston 

Worcester 2-4 Park 
Girls from Happyland 

Oayety Buffalo 
Girls from .loylnnd 2"', Academy 

Norfolk 30 Gnyety Philadelphia 
Girls from Follies 23 Howard Po -tun 

Grand Hoston 
Girls of Moulin Houge 23 Columbia Chicago 

30 Engl^wood Chicago 



{O-l Wop-ester 

Prldgeport 

23 G;i\ety Toronto 30 

of Music. 

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Globe Trotters 23 Empire Newark 30 Em- 
pire Philadelphia 

Gypsy Maids 23 Oayety Cincinnati 80 Empire 

Toledo 
Happy Widows 23 Star A Garter Chicago 30 

Princess St Louis 

Hastings Big Show 23 Oayety Detroit 30 
Oayety Toronto 

Hello Paris 23 Corinthian Rochester 80 Oar- 
den Buffalo 

Heart Charmers 23 Cadillac Detroit 80 Hay- 
market Chicago 

High Life Olrls 23 Columbia Indianapolis 30 
Buckingham Louisville 

Honeymoon Olrls 23 Englewood Chicago 30 
Oayety Detroit 

Liberty Olrls 23 Empire Toledo 80 Star A 
Garter Chicago 

Lovemakers 23 Columbia New York 80 Casino 
Brooklyn 

Marlon's Own Show 23 Orpheum Paterson 30 
Westminster Providence 

Million Dollar Dolls 23-25 BaaUble Syracuse 
26-28 Lumberg Utlca 80 Oayety Montreal 

Mischief Makers 23-25 Jacques O H Water- 
bury 26-28 Oilmore Springfield 80 Howard 
Boston 

Monte Carlo Olrls 28 Oayety Philadelphia 
26-28 Grand Trenton 

Orientals 23 Victoria Pittsburgh 80 Penn 
Circuit 

Passing Review of 1914 23 Oayety Brooklyn 
30-1 Jacques O H Waterhury 2-4 Oilmore 
Springfield 

Prize Winners 23 Empire Brooklyn 80 Or- 
pheum Paterson 

Robinson's Carnation Olrls 23 Oayety Mon- 
treal 80-1 Empire Albany 2-4 Orand Hart- 
ford 

Roseland Olrls 23 Oayety Kansas City 30 
Oayety Omaha 

Rosey Posey Olrls 23 Princess St Louis 80 
Oayety Kansas City 

September Morning Glories 23 Haymarket 
Chicago 30 Standard St Louis 

Social Maids 23 Oayety Buffalo 30-1 Bastable 
Syracuse 2-4 Lumberg Utlca 

Star A Garter 23 Miner's Ilronx New York 
3o I, o « Empire Newark 

Sydell h London Belles 23 Casino Philadel- 
phia 30 Empire Hoboken 

Tango Girls 23 Buckingham Louisville 30 
Standard Cincinnati 

Tango Queens 23 Star Brooklyn 30 Troca- 
dero Philadelphia 

Taxi C.lrls 23 Standard St Louis 30 Cen- 
tury Kansas City 

Tempter* 23 Grand Ponton 30-1 Orand Pitts- 
field 2-1 Empire Holyoke 

Tror aderos 23 Westminster Providence 30 
Casino Poston 

Watson Sisters 23 Oayety Pittsburgh 30 Star 
Cleveland 

Watson's Pig Show 23 Casino Ponton 30-1 
Orand Hartford 2-1 Empire Albany 

Winning Widows 23 Star Cleveland 3o Oayety 
Cincinnati 

Za Man's Own Show 23 Oayety Baltimore 30 
Bijou Richmond 



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VARIITY 



Lionel Barrymore 



Appears In 



"The Span of Life' 

(Five Parts) 
Just Fnished by the 

Kinetophote 

Book Now for all 
Territory 

Released December 7tb 



MORE KINETOPHOTE FEATURES 
NOW READY AND BOOKING 

'The Spirit of the Poppy" 

(Six Parts) 

Tbe Greatest Moral Photoplay ever written 

Endorsed by Clergy, Physicians and 

Police Officials 

"The Coming Power" 

(Four Parts) 

With LIONEL ADAMS, WILLIAM CR1M- 
MINS, EDITH LUCKET and ANNA ROSE 

"Markia" 

or "The Destruction of Carthage" 

(Five Parte) 

Also 

"Born Again" 

With Beulah Poynter 



HERE ARE OUR EXCHANGES: 

American Feature Film Co., 162 Tretnont 
St., Boston, Mass. — Maine, New Hamp- 
shire, Vermont. Massachusetts, Rhode 
Island and Connecticut— All New Eng- 
land. 

Eastern Boohing Offices, 1237 Vine St.. 
Philadelphia. — Eastern Pennsylvania, 
Southern New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware 
and District of Columbia. 

Eastern Booking Offices (Pittsburgh 
Branch, 432 Wabash Bldg.).— Western 
Pennsylvania and West Virginia. 

Eastern Booking Offices (Cleveland 
Branch, 218 Columbia Building).— State 
of Ohio. 

K. C. Booking Co., Inr (Chicago Branch, 
Mailers Bldg., S. E. corner of Madison 
and Wabash).— Illinois. 

Midwest Feature Film Company, Minne- 
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and South Dakota and Wisconsin. 

Atlantic Service Co., 508 Rhodes Bldg., 
Atlanta, Ga.— Georgia, Alabama, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi 
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Utah. 

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Louisiana. Oklahoma and Arkansas. 

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The story this remarkable picture tells is one that touches the 
heart and stirs the blood. Powerful in its appeal, absorbing in 
its interest and tremendous in the lesson it teaches, "The Price 



He Paid' is a fitting tribute to the genius of Ella Wheeler Wilcox 



and an emphatic credit to the Humanology Film Company, which 
produced it. The biggest 5-part feature of the year. 



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Barnes 4 West 
Barry Katherlne 
Beane C Thornton 
Beaudry Gene 
Bence Bert (C) 
Berlin Sidney 
Bennett Geo 4 Mae 
Bentsen Carl 



Bonne Henry 
Bonlta Miss 
Bowsen Chas (C) 
Boyd Mrs Ernest 
Boyd 4 St Clair 
Brown Fred 
Bulla Mrs Fred 
Bundy Thos J 
Burke & Rosa 



A 

Abdellahs Sam 
Aldro & Mitchell (C) 
Alloy Mrs A B 
Andrews E 
Arcey Win L 
Armejjt© Aoftlo (C) 



Armstrong Lucille 

B 
Baldwin B 
Baptiste 4 Franconi 
Barclay Bessie 
Barnes Oso 9 




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Campbell Jlmmle 
Carey Jas T 
Carletoa Al 
Carleton Mrs Al 
Carmen Kittle 
Carr Nan (C) 
Carrey James (P) 
Cearey J T 
Chain Dell 
Chang Mr 
Chanvet Oliver D 
Chao W K 
Chleu Han Vleng 
Christy Lew 
Clalrmont Alphonse(C) 
Clalnnont Joe B (O) 
Clalrmont Josephine 
Cl#p41flf Mff Dm 



Clayton Mr Fred (P) 
Clifford Frank 
Coleman Roy 
Collier Ruby 
Collins Harry (8F) 
Combine Garfield L 
Conners Miss H 
Cook Woody (P) 
Cooper Silas 
Cooper B (C) 
Cordova Leander de 
Corrlgan Mrs Jack 
Courtney Hazel 
Craig Florence 
Crossln Edna 
Cummlngs Fred J 
Cur ley Ed 

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Dale Lillian 
Dalton Thos 
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VARIETY 



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That Balboa Series of 
Twelve Heart-Gripping Dramas 

Propounding 12 Vital Questions of 
Life Commands World- Wide Attention 

IN the entire realm of picturedom there has never been anything more 
praiseworthy — never anything more meritorious — never anything that 
will so unerringly draw the crowds. Regardless of any other induce- 
ments that may be offered, the Balboa Amusement Producing Co. will 
give— 

$1,000 IN 

For the most satisfactory answers to these 12 Vital Questions of Life. 
One will be asked in each feature. The series will run the entire 
gamut of human emotions — love, pity, pathos, sympathy, joy, pleasure, 
passion, envy, anger, hate, jealousy, rage, malice, grief, fear and revenge. 
Each feature will embody a separate and distinct theme. Each will 
stand by itself. No attempt will be made to use the same cast through- 
out. No effort will be made to link together a conglomeration of 
incidents in a hodge-podge plot. But each will be so impelling that 
the public will yell for the entire twelve after the first has been seen. 
Men and women will struggle with the problem, "Who Pays?" which 
will trail each production and cause endless comment. Interested? 
Then write or wire for information today. 

The Balboa Amusement Producing Co. 

H. M. HORKHEIMER, Pre*, and Gen. Mgr. 

E. D. HORKHEIMER, Secretary and Treasurer. 

MAKERS OF THE PICTURES BEAUTIFUL 

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. 



De Lalre May 
Delmore Arthur 
Demareet Win 
De Von HatUe (P) 
Dewiss C F (P) 
Dingle Tom 
Dlscon Leon! 
Doherty Bell 
Dooley Win J 
Dorris & Brandon Tws 
Dorsey J B 
Dounard Kittle (C) 
Dudley Bessie 
Dunn Sisters 
Dupree Minnie 
Du Val Billy 
Dyer Calvin 

B 

Edge James 
Edwards Cora 
Edwards Bros 
Elkln Bettle 
Elliott Clyde 
Eno Jack (C) 



Pagan Cbas 
Farley A Prescott 
Farrell Jack 
Ferguson Dave 
Ferriss Bob 
Flnlay R 
Fischer Harry J 
Flske A Fallon 
Flood Alice 
Follette A Wicks 
Fonda Mabel 
Forrest Jerry 
Fox Al H 
Fox Dave 
Francis Miss C 
Frances Bmma 
Franks Madeline 
Freeman H 
Frawley Paul (C) 
Fyler Lottie 



Gallagher Antone 
Oalvln Joe 
Gardiner Harry 
Gates Earl A Mary (C) 
George Happy Jack 
Gibson ft Dyer 
Gilbert Myrtle 
Olurnan John 
Godfrey ft Henderson 
Good ridge Geo W 
Goodrich Tom 
Goodwin Sue 
Gordon A Day 
Ooyt Mrs B L 
Graham Clara 
Gray Amanda 
Gray Ellen 
Gray Trio 
Green Carl 
Greene Irene A Juliet 



Grew Mrs Wm 
Grey Evelyn 
Gygi Ota 

H 

Haines Robt T 
Hall Miss E 
Hall Jas F 
Hamilton Frank 
Handler Mrs Oscar 
Harris Kittle 
Harris Bob (C) 
Harvey Marlon 
Hayashi Frank (C) 
Hayco Paul 
Hayes W C 
Hays Chas R 
Hayward Ina 
Hearn Miss J 
He- Bert Wm 
Henderson Chas 
Hendler Herchal 
Hlckey Miss (C) 
Hillman A Roberts 
Hlldreth Robt (C) 

Hinkle Pete 
Hoff Forest (P) 
Hoffmann Mrs H G 

Holder Edward S 

Holland Mrs Alfretta 

Hopkins Monroe 

Horman Trio 

Howard Jas 

Howard ft Llnder 

Hudson Lillian 

Hudson Muriel 

Hughes Madge 

Hummel Jules 

Hunter ft Ross 

Hurst Roger 

Hyde Victor 



Klssen Murray (C) 
Kltamura Tom Y 



Lait Jack (C) 
La Mound Harry O(P) 
Lamp Wm Co 
Lamy Eddie 
Latell Edwin (C) 
Lamy's The Casting 
Langford Wm 
Latell Alfred 
La Tour Irene 
Laurenze Bert 
Lavail E (C) 
Lavay Al 
Lawrence Lillian 
Lawton Phyllis 
Leab Mrs S J 
Lealy Monle 
Leanard Miss S 
Lees The 
Lee Oscar 
Le Brun C 
Leonard Grace (P) 
Ix*vy Mrs J 



Lew in Ben 
Lewis Harry C 
Lewis Jim 
Liedom Edna 
Lipman Dell 
Lindner Helen 
Livingston Lillian 
Loader Rosa 
Lockhart A Laddy 
Lockwood Monro* 
Long Tack Sam (C| 
Lucotti Chas 
Lyons ft Cullura 

M 

Manley Dave 
Marconi Bros 
Marlon Marie 
Markley Frank 
Marwln Mack (C) 
Matthews A Shayne(C) 
Maximus Max 
Maye Stella (C) 
May Hailo (P) 
Mays Margaret ((') 
McCloud John 





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KlKMSMAN 



FQOW THE FAttOV/S NOVEL 
THE ROSE IN THE B!N(y 

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RELEASED NOV. 19 



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McDonough Ethel 
McKu Jock 
McKenna Thomas 
McKenzle Harry 
Melvern Miss (C) 
Meyakos Trio 
Miller Anna (C) 
Miller Isabella 
Montrose A Sardell 
Moore Florence 
Mo ran Mrs Esther 
Morrell Frank 
Morris M C 
Morton Miss W 
Mosconi Bros 
Mudge Mrs (C) 
Myers Anna 
Mulhall Rosalie 

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Nash Julia 
Neeley F Tennyson 
Nelson Ned 
Nelson Tom 
Netchman B (C) 
Newcombe Miss Jews 



Newman Mrs W H 

(SF) 
Newhoff A Phelps 
Nice Twins 

Norcross 4k Holdsworth 
Norton A Lee 
Northrup Brownie 



Oakland Dagmar 
Otto Lorraine 



Paaluhi Mrs J K 
Page Helen 
Palmer Mrs W W 
Pankey Theo 
Pantzer Geo (C) 
Paris Lionel 
Parry Bertram 
Paskin Walter 
Pelman Harold 
Peters Mrs Phil 
Philips Ruth A GofT 
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THE VAUDEVILLE NOVELTY OF THE SEASON! 

HOMER MILES; HELEN RAY 

IN THE UNIQUE PLAYLET 

"AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER" 

Written, Staged and Produced by HOMER MILES, Author of "ON A SIDE STREET," "ON THE EDGE OF THINGS," Etc. 



THE 

GREATEST 

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SETTING 

IN 

VAUDEVILLE 



SPLENDID 

ACTING 

COMPANY OF SIX 

THE COMEDY 

SUCCESS OF 

THE YEAR 



A Hit at the Colonial This Week (Nov. 16) 



Direction, JOHN C. PEEBLES 



PRESENTS 



"The Count wThe Maid" 

A MUSICAL COMEDY IN ONE ACT 

Libretto by Walter MacNamara 

Music and Lyric by WALTER L. ROSENBERG 

WITH 

VICTOR KAHN H. HERBERT BROSKE 

BLANCHE BOONE IRENE MOORE 

AND COMPANY OF 11 PEOPLE 

Continuous Laughs Pretty Girls 

Clever Comedians Magnificent Costumes 

Melodious Music Beautiful Scenery 

Excellent Singers 



ATTENTION, MANAGERS! 

IRENE D'ARVILLE and CO 



IN A NEW COMEDY FARCE 



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Next Week (Nov. 23) Plaza and 86th St., N. Y. 



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After a aucceaaful tour of Europe, I wai made Prisoner of War in Germany and placed 

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Just arrived Steamship St. Anna. Sola Representative, H. B. MARINELLI. 



CORRESPONDENCE 

Unlets otherwise noted, the following report! are for the current week. 

fHIPAfffl VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE: 
UI ^ A ^^ MAJESTIC THEATRE BUILDING 



"Alaska or Bust" replaced "The Minstrel 
Kiddles" at the Colonial this week. 



Edwin Wappler Is the new manager of the 
Blackstone, in the place of Augustus Pitou, Jr. 



The Allardt circuit has hooked the Welgle 
Belgian war pictures for several towns. 



Rudolph Stegbauer has been made assistant 
manager of the Lincoln Hippodrome. 

Alice Nellsen will appear at a grand concert 
to be given by the Irish Choral Society at 
Orchestra Hall, Nov. 24. 



Sheppard Butler, known to all advance agents 
who come to Chicago, has resigned as Sunday 
editor of the Chicago Herald. 

Sam Kahl anil Charles Freeman have re- 
turned from a tour of the F. & H. houses In 
Springfield, Decatur and Champaign. 



The Old Friends Club gave a frolic In their 
rooms In the Mariue building, which was large- 
ly attended last Saturday night. 

The summer end of the Midway Gardens is 
to be flooded for ice skating a little later in 
the season. 



Cella Bloom, of the Interstate offices, con- 
templates a visit to Broadway in a short 
while. 



The Marco Twins replaced Sophie Tucker at 
McVlckers. They opened at the Colonial 
Monday, but moved over Tuesday. 



Betty Rush and Ray Kumray, of Kumray, 
Bush A Robinson, have been united In mar- 
riage. 



Sam Howard, of the Bellboy Trio, will, after 
the conclusion of his engagement on the Losw 
Urns, split up the act. 



Lew Cantor's "The Garden of Love," a new 
tab, will open in Toledo, O., shortly with 
Leslie A Sol Burns featured. 



CHAUNCEY IRELAND 

Vaudeville's Sweetest Tenor 

PERMANENT ADDRESS, Me ORCHESTRA HALL, CHICAGO 



The manager of the Gaiety, Springfield, 111. 
says that house will not close as rumored 
some time sines. 



Resinning Thursday night of this week, the 
players of the Little theatre will offer Shaw's 
"The Philanderer" for two weeks. 



Thomas F. Keyes was found guilty In Judg" 
Hrentano's court last Saturday of having 
fleeced Rudolph Relger out of $."J00 In a moving 
picture theater deal. 



C. S. Humphrey. Ed. Foster and Ed. Gray, 
dressed In the most approved hunting togs, 
left for the wilds of Michigan last Friday for 
a few days' shooting. 



The date has been set on Feb. 11 for the ball 
to be given by Local No. 2. Theatrical Stage 
Employees. The dance will be given at the 
Coliseum Annex. 



Halton Powell's "Henpecked Henry." form- 
erly a tnbloM hut now a full-sized musical 
show, with a chorus, opened Sunday In Can- 
ton, 111. 



Openings scheduled for next week are : "The 
Candy Shop." at the I.a Snlle : "Kitty McKay." 
at the Princess, and the Century Opera Com- 
pany, at the Auditorium. 



Mercedes, appearing at the Majestic this 
week, came in from Atlanta early last week, 
In order to see a physician. He was threatened 
with nervous breakdown, and cancelled part 
of his time. 



The Chicago Federation of Musicians has 
gone over Its price lists for player*, readjust- 
ing and changing in manv places. Borne prices 
were cut and others boosted, so that they are 
how more equitable to all concerned. 

Henry Kolker will possibly he seen In Chi- 
cago In a new plsy to be called "The Wit- 
ness Chslr." 

Lee Kohlraar, of the cast of "Po f nsh * Perl- 
mutter." will plsy a role on "Oh What a 
Rascal" at the Oermanla theatre, Nov. 24. 



Owing to a delayed train, the curtain did not 
ring up on "The Misleading Lady" at Power's 
until o'clock Sunday night. The final curtain 
fell, however, before midnight. The show made 
a good Impression and the premier was wit- 
nessed by a very good audience. 



Charles W. Collins, dramatic editor of the 
Chicago Evening Post ; William D. Eaton, 
editor of the Press Club Scoop, and Rev. Pres- 



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This Week (Nov. 16) HAMHI ERSTEIN'S, New York 

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REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS AND COMPANIES IN BURLESQUE 



LEW KELLY 

"PROF. DOPE" 



MATT KENNEDY 

And His 

"LIBERTY GIRLS" 

Management, T. W. DINKINS 



Johnnie Jess 

Featured with 
BILLY WATSON'S "BIG SHOW 



JACK CONWAY 

Featured with "Star and Garter" 

Direction, PhU B. Isaac 



JAMES ("Bbtek") 

COOPER 



Four Shows that Hava Gona Over 

"GYPSY MAIDS'* "ROSELAND GIRLS" 

"GLOBE TROTTERS'* 

-BEAUTY, YOUTH AND FOLLY* 

COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 

Room 415 Columbia Theatro Bid*., 

New York 



LEO STEVENS 



and Producer 



Helen Jessie Moore 



Versatile Loading Wo 



Direction HURTIG & SEAM ON 



.Lillian Fitzgerald 

Featured with 

"ROSELAND GIRLS" 

Management James E. ("Blutch") Cooper 



FANNIE VEDDER 

Management. JACOBS a JERMOW. 



Francis Elliott 

In "A NOVEL CREATION" 
"AUTO GIRLS"— lil4-lS 



INGENUE, The Broadway 
Management Theatrical 

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Girts" 
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LON HASCALL 

SIMON LEGREE (Stage Manager) 
M BEHMAN SHOW" 



Harry Seymour 

NOT A STAR-A COMET I 
"AUTO GIRLS"— WW-1S 



LEO HOYT 

Comedian, "Prise Winners" Co. 



Abe Reynolds 



AND 



Florence Mills 

FEATURED IN 

THE COLLEGE GIRLS" 

Direction, Man Spiegel 



JACK SINGER 



LEW KELLY 



"Behman Show" 

With 

LON HASCALL JAMES TENBROOKE 

MACK and IRWIN 

VAN and PYNES 
CORINNE FORD and the • College Boys 

MARTELLE 

Where managers come to purloin • 
ami actors to PUfsr Material 



Gladys Sears 



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TANGO GIRLS" CO. 



EDNA RAYMOND 

Prima Donna, "Prise Winners" Co. 



ton Bradley, Pastor of the Peoples' Church, 
have been awarded prizes for the beet one-act 
plays submitted to tbe Playgoer's Club of this 

city. 



NELLIE FLOREDE 

"GOLDEN CROOK" CO. 



Will McConnell, of Qulncy, 111., who Is put- 
ting up a new theatre, was In town last week 
looking for scenery and other theatrical para- 

Ehernalia, had a $400 diamond stud stolen from 
im on a Madison street car. He boarded the 
car at State street, and before he reached Dear- 
born, one block, some one had "pinched his 
sparkler." 



"The Follies of Pleasure," has been discharged 
from that Institution. Mrs. Dorothy Withers, 
recently seen at the Colonial in a police act 
that was suppressed by Major Funkhouser, is 
recovering from an operation for appendicitis. 
Albert Rose, one of the principals in "Septem- 
ber Morning Glories," came to Chicago for 
treatment this week. 



Ned Tyrrell Is among the patients at the 
American hospital. Mrs. Lena Hand ley, of 



Al. Shean, who will have the chief comedy 
role In "The Candy Shop," which opens next 
Monday at the La Salle, Is a brother to Min- 
nie Palmer, of Chicago. Mr. Shean had the 
honor of being the chief comedian In the first 
show ever produced In the La Salle. It was 
called "Chow Chow," written by Addison 



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ARTIST'S REPRESENTATIVE 



Booking with THE WESTERN VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION 

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JACOBS & JERMON'S 






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"Barclay** peculiar mannerisms are obviously unstudied, and his apparently natural 
Idiosyncmsis* ar* singularly refreshing in the** days of monotonous sameness." 

FREDERICK M . McCLOV. la VARIETY. 



'SMT BILLY WATSON 



MLLY WATtort "BIG GIRLIE SHOW" 



WATton "ORIENTALS 



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Dave Gordon 

Presents "GIRLS OF THE GAY WHITE WAY" 



MOLLIE WILLIAMS 

The Only Female Star in Burlesque"— Fred. McCloy. 

Thanks for offers from Charles Waldron, Maurice Jacobs, Phil. B. Isaac, Dave Marion 

and Barney Gerard. 



SAMMY WRIGHT 



Al Reeve* say si The blgast riot 
I've ever had in say show!" 



SIMMONDS, STEWART and LAKE'S 

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HARRY M. STEWART FRANCIS ELLIOTT MADELINE WEBB 
JAS. J. LAKE CAROL SCHRODER BILLY HALLIIAN 

HARRY SEYMOUR SALLY STEWART TEDDY SIMMONDS 

COLUMBIA CIRCUIT, ltU-lf 




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With SAM SIDMAN, GERTRUDE HAYES and sn All-Star Cast 

BIGGEST HIT IN BURLESQUE SINCE "WINE, WOMAN AND SONG" 

NEXT WEEK (NOV. 22), GAYETY THEATRE, MILWAUKEE 



sieve GORDON and MURPHY Fmk 



PREMIER ACROBATIC DANCERS with "RON-TON GIRLS 



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Charles Robinson •*-£*&■ [Babe La Tour 



Harry Cooper 



FEATURED WITH 

"CRACKER JACKS" 

Direction, 
COLUMBIA AMUSEMENT CO. 



With "GOLDEN CROOK" 

Management* 

JACOBS A JERMON 



GEO. H. WARD 



WITH BERNARD A ZKISLEIt'S 

"FRENCH MODELS" 

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WILL FOX 



Featured Comedian 

"Gay New Yorkers 9 ' 



NOW AND ALWAYS 



HARRY [Hickey] LE VAN «- 



REVIEW OF inr* 

(Colombia Clrcalt) 



CLAIRE DE VINE 



Leading Woman 
Dixon's "Rsvisw of 1115" 



Joe MORRIS and CAMPBELL Flossie 



With "BROADWAY GIRLS" So 



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Anna-ARMSTRONG and ODELL-Tommy 

Wtth DAVE MARION'S OWN CO. Season 14-15. 



Sam Micals 



WITH "BOWERYS" 

MftflSJflNIMflsa 

HURTIO* SEAMON 



HENRY 




Presents "THE BIG REVIEW OF 1915" 



MAUDI 




"AMERICAN BEAUTIES" CO. 

"Queen Rose of the Rosebud Garden of Girls."— McCloy in Variety. 



MARGIE CATLIN 



ALWAYS WORKING 



MANAGEMENT. 
FENNESSY A NERK 

"Happy Widows" 



Burkhardt. 
two years. 



Mr. Sbean was with the house 



Peck, datts A Sackett, of the United Play 
Company, are In charge of the Wlllard now 
that stock Is Installed there. 

Alfred Stelner, leader of the orchestra at 
the Franklin theatre, who was assaulted by a 
robber. Is under the care of Dr. Max Thorek. 
Frank La Rocco, of the La Rocco Bros., music- 
al act, is at the American Hospital as Is 
Ida Emerson, who recently underwent an 
operation on her throat. 

Augustus Pltou. Jr., for a long time man- 
ager of the Blacks tone. Is now at the Illinois, 
where he Is guiding the destinies of one of 
Chicago's most noted playhouses In plaos of 
Will J. Davis, Jr. Mr. Davis Is the son of the 
(Iran of theatrical men In Chicago. 

"The Candy Shop" Is to be the successor of 
"One (Slrl in a Million" at the La Salle, Nov. 
23. Tho former show has had a rather diffi- 
cult time of It, as there were many dissensions 



among the several authors, and the cast was 
not up to the liking of every one connected 
with the show. This led to much bickering, 
and hurt business quite a little. "The Candy 
Shop" has been seen here before, at the Stude- 
baker. Rock and Fulton and Al Sbean will 
be featured. The company arrive In town this 
week to make ready for the premiere. 



AMERICAN HALL (Joseph Oarrity. mgr.).— 
Helen Ware, In "The Revolt." 

AUDITORIUM (Bernard Ulrlch, mgr.).— 
Harry Lauder opened Monday for a week. 

BLACKSTONE (Edwin Wappler. msr.) — 
Maude Adams In "The Legend of Lenora" and 
"The Ladles' Shakespeare." 

COHAN'S GRAND (Harry Ridings, mpr.) - 
"Under Cover" still keeping up a fair record. 

COLUMBIA (William Roche, mgr.).— "Rnsey 
Posey Qlrls." 

CORT (II. J. Herrmann, mgr.).— "A Pair of 
Sixes," getting good returns after a lonp run. 



CROWN (A. J. Kaufman, mgr). -"Excuse 
Me," opened Sunday. 

FINE ARTS (Albert Berry, mgr.). "Con- 
sequences," playing to fashionable audlencoB. 

QARRICK (John J. Onrrlty, mgr.).— "Peg o' 
My Heart,' doing very fulr business after a 
long run. 

ILLINOIS (Augustus Pltou, Jr.. mgr.).— 
"The Little Caf«'," doing a fair business 

IMPERIAL (Joe Pilgrim, mgr.).— "Help 
Wanted." 

LA SALLE (Joseph Brnnsky, mgr). — "One 
(Ilrl in a Million," nearln« the end of Its en- 
gagement. 

NATIONAL (John P. Barrett, mgr.) — "Dam- 
aged floods." 

OLYMPIC fOcorpn r. Warren, mgr.).— "Pot 
:ish and IVrlmutt. r" still the big hit of the 
town. 

POWER'S (Harry J. Powers, mgr.). "The 
Misleading Lady." 

PRINCESS (Sam P. C.erson. mgr.) "To- 
day" has one more week In this house. 

STAR & CARTER (Paul Roberts, mgr.). 
"Honeymoon (Ilrls." 



VICTORIA (Howard Brolaskl, mgr.).— "Mutt 
A Jeff." 

McVICKER'S (J. O. Burch. mgr.; agent, 
Marcus Loew). — Yvonne, opened show, making 
a nice Impression and getting to much ap- 
plause. Valentine Vox, a ventriloquist, was 
on In second place. The Ogden Quartet, two 
men and two women, sang a good repertoire 
of songs ranging from classic numbers to 
popular airs. Act went over big. J. K. Em- 
mett and Co. were on In third place. Selgel 
and Matthews, a banjo team, got by nicely. 
They are bright and brisk and havo a good 
routine. Jones and Johnson was the big hit 
of the bill and got laughter from start to fin- 
ish. The Finch Profilers, who have a line of 
good work on the trumpolln, and also Injeet a 
lot of comedy, eloserl. At. the first show on 
the night shift the (muse was crowded. 

(JREAT NORTHERN IMF'. (Fred Eberts. 
mgr.) Very * | is I « - r hill, only once broken Into 
by any great excitement and that was made 
by a group of Icelanders Campbell and Prady 
the priiM-aiii with mat club .swinging and some 
work witii tennis racquets The net was hand- 
•"iii'iv -et. llearns and Rutter. two slim 
voimg fellows who dance, in second spot, 
worked hard ami f.ist. hut could not get the 



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audience aroused. They deserved better than 
they got. The Longworths played the piano 
and sang, offering some novel costume 
changes. They paused. Godfrey & Hender- 
son, who talk to much purpose, were not in 
the right bill to get big results. They hav<« 
an act called "Aboard for Abroad" which has 
many clever linen and has a surprise turn or 
two that makes it a good big time act. 
Josefsson's Icelandic company, with a game 
called "gllma," took the house by storm with 
their wrestling and other feats. This act 
was the first one to get real applause and went 
over unusually big. Following this, the Van 
Brothers carried off all laughing honors. One 
plays straight and the other a "rube." Gil- 
bert's monks clo>ed with races on do«s and 
a musical novelty In whl'-h two of the monks 
played •Suanee Hlver" without mlsslim many 
notes. The Monday morning aiulh ir ■• was 
large. 

PALACE MUSIC HALL (Harry Singer, 
mgr. ). — No dumb acts on bill, but plenty of 
singing and dancing and comedy was much 
in evidence. Hot ha Kallch made a deep Im- 



pression In the epilogue to "Mariana," by 
.Jose Echaga*ray, and gripped the audience 
throughout. She got a fine reception. Sam 
and Kitty Morton, were the big comedy hit 
of the bill, and had the house in an uproar 
all the time they were on the stage. "On the 
School Playgrounds," with El Hrendel fea- 
tured, had plenty of comedy, and the work of 
Mr. lin iidcl, who carried most of the comedy, 
was exceptionally good. Fred and Adele 
Astatic opened the show with songs and 
dances. They made a good Impression. They 
were a distinct hit. Ethel McDonough was 
on In sc« oiid place for songs, where she 
merely passed MankolT and Girlie offered 
their own conception of modern dances, Mank- 
olT making a bis hit with his Russian dances. 
Cantor and Lee, in "Master and Man," were 
a hit, getting over a lot of fun and reaping a 
big reward of laughter. Mlndcll Kingston and 
George Kbner in A Vaudeville Flirtation," did 
ii'»t find It difficult to get attention. The Imi- 
tations of Mr. Rbner were especially good. 
Felix Ward, Adelaide Hell and Albert Ward 
closed. The girl opened, and heltf the -audi- 
ence. The cool weather had the effect of 
bringing out a large audience. 



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MAJESTIC (Lyman B. GloYer, mgr.; agent 
Orpheurn).— Mercedes, headlining, mystified 
his audience completely Monday afternoon, and 
held the Interest without a break. This act 
has the faculty of calling out discussion. It 
went unusually well, and Mile. Stantone was 
in particularly fine fettle. BIckel and Watson, 
preceding the headline act, were, of course, 
the laughing hit of the bill. They repeated 
the triumph they had at the Palace some 
tlem ago. and went every bit as big, although 
they had a much harder audience to handle. 
They were called back for several encores. 
The Loretta Twins, two graceful little girls, 
opened the show. They make a neat appear- 
ance, and some of their work on the bars 
was entirely new and original. The act made 
a decided Impression and was punctuated by 
applause throughout. Jack Tate and his 
motoring act, in second place, got a lot of 
laughs, and was the hit It usually is. Eleanor 
Haber and Co., next, In "The Office Lady," 
found favor. "The Girl from Milwaukee" 
s.-mg several songs in her usual style, making 
such a nlcp Impression in the "Hero" song 
that she had to come back for an encore, and 
Unally had to deliver a little speech of thanks. 



NEW1YORK 



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2M W. 41ST STREET 

A Hotel for Gentlemen— $2 Up 
1 Minute West of Broadway 

The Rendezvous for Bohemians and Profes- 
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Harrison Brockbank and his company were 
seen next in a legendary Napoleonic episode 
called "The Drummer of the 78th." This 
sketch Is particularly effective in these times 
of war, and stirred the audience quite a lit- 
tle. Excellent work was done by Master 
Thomas B. Carnahan as the drummer boy, 
and the Frau Wagner of Madam Auguste Mur- 
mester was also vivid. Hyams and Mclntyre, 
assisted by Ben Hottinger, were next to clos- 
ing in "The Quakeress," which went very 
well. Miss Mclntyre was pretty and her de- 
mureness gave charm to the act. The dan- 
cing Interpolations were good. Weber and 
Wilson had closing spot. This act is away 
from the general run and has real merit. 
Sensational features are introduced, and those 
who remained to witness their work were 
amply rewarded. The Monday afternoon audi- 
ence was unusually large. Dunroy. 

COLONIAL (Norman E. Field, mgr.; agent. 
Marcus Loew). — Mclllyar and Hamilton, acro- 
batic team, opened bill, making good. Heclow 
and Duvall, soubrette singing team, followed, 
fair. The Ltimhtl Quartet, sang operatic and 
popular sont.s, making a good impression. 



VARIETY 



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hotel. Telephone in every room. 

Restaurant and Grill equal to any Moderate Prices 

Rooms large, light, airy and wall furnished. 

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fames sad Georgia Swor did a lot of dancing 
and were well received. The Seven Minstrel 
Kiddles were on next. Charles ft Bailie Dun- 
bar were one ef tho hits. The man's Imitation 
of animals is particularly good. The Marco 
Twins got their usual number of laughs. Ed- 
mund Hayes and Co. in "The Piano Movers" 
cleaned up. The Muller Brothers, a neat team 
*ho sang well and dance better, were next to 
losing with their high-class act. White's 
Comedy Circus brought the show to a good 
close. 



EMPRESS.— Thomas Ryan scored in "Mag 
Hagerty's Father." Harry Thompson, laugh- 
able. Orace De Winters, liked. Cycling Mc- 
Nuta, good. Lucy and Ethel Baker, satisfac- 
tory. Leighton and Robinson, passed nicely. 
A woman, offering songs, unbilled, waa an 
"added attraction." 

PANTAGES.— Jim Clabby, the fighter, who 
may fight Mike Gibbons In New York, head- 
lined the bill. Clabby got a big reception 
here. Colonial Minstrel Maids, closing, suc- 
cessful. Hugo Lutgens, liked. Leon and 
Adeline Sisters, opened. El wood and Snow, 
did nicely. Carl Munc, excellent. 

CORT (Homer P. Curran, mgr.).— "The 
Bird of Paradise" (first week). 

COLUMBIA (Cfottlob, Marx ft Co., nigra.).— 
"A Poor Little Rich Girl" (third week). 

GAIETY (Thos. ODay, mgr.).— Kolb & 
Dill revival, "The Girl in the Train" (first 
week). 

ALCAZAR (Belasco ft Mayers, mgrs.). — 
Stock. First time on any stage, "Battling 
Bill," this week. 

WIGWAM (Jos. Bauer, mgr.).— Monte Car- 
ter Co. and vaudeville. 

PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee and mgr. ; 
agent, Levey). — Vaudeville. 

REPUBLIC (Ward Morris, mgr.; agent, W. 
S. V. A.).— Vaudeville, 



Business at Bert Levey's Prince shows a 
substantial increase. 



SAN FRANCISCO 

VARIETY'S 
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE 

PANTAGES' THEATRE BLDC. 
Phone, Douglass 2213 



Benefits for the Belgian war sufferers have 
become dally events. 



George Davis, manager of the Alcazar, has 
gone east for a month's stay. 



C. Norman Hammond has closed with the 
Alcazar Stock. 



ORPHBUM.— Oertrude Hoffmann, second 
week, well received. Asihl and Asahl Quar- 
tet, mystlfvlng. Miller and Vincent, good. 
Wi'd aid ■_■ : ». nasaed. Llbby and Barton, 
opeaed. Uuat - a ad Francis, successful. 



The Liberty opened to good business under 
the Western Statea Vaudeville Association's 
Banner. 



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CHICAGO 
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ST. LOUIS, MO. 

REGENT HOTEL, 100 N. 14TH 

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Ten Minutes' Walk to All Theatres 



HOTEL BROADWAY, DETROIT 

42-44 BROADWAY 
Theatrical hotel within three minutes' walk 
from all Theatres. Price, $3.50 up, alaglei 
$5.00 up, double. 



It la expected that busineas will be stimu- 
lated when the various railroads put the spe- 
cial exposition rates into effect on Dec. 19. 

Al. H. Hallett, who has been trouplng 
through the north. Is a familiar figure upon 
the rlalto again. 

The local liquor dealers are besieging the 
Police Commission to permit dancing in all 
the downtown cabarets. 



Isabella Fletcher completed her tour of Pan- 
tages Circuit in Portland last week and imme- 
diately diabanded her little company. 

Local producers claim they experience trouble 
In securing good people for vaudeville produc- 
tions, while the army of idle performers all 
nay good engagements are mighty scarce. 

Several people are still angling to supply 
the opening attraction at the American on New 
Years Eve. So far no announcements have 
been made. 



It is said that Max Dill, who fractured his 
ankle on the opening night of "The Rollicking 
Girl" at the Oalety, some weeks back, causing 
blm and the show to lay off, will use crutches 
when he appears In the forthcoming Kolb ft 
Dill production, "The Olrl in the Train." 

On Nov. 11, Judge Van Nostrand granted 
Arthur Owen (non-professional), a divorce 
from Edith Owen, on the grounds of desertion. 
The couple were married In London, Eng., Oct. 
22, 1002, and the following year Owen claims 
he was deserted. 



It is very likely that when the regular 
Alcazar Company Is laid off for the latter part 
of December, A. Burt Wesner will appear at 
the local Orpheum for two weeka in a sketch 
as a special attraction. Wesner has a good 
following at the Alcazar, having been a mem- 
ber of that organization for eight yeara. 

This week a downtown architect stated It 
looked as though the deal to build a Hippo- 
drome on the corner of 4th and Market streets 
would be consummated In the "very" near fu- 
ture. No further details can be learned, hut 
this Is the site mentioned some time ago a* the 
proposed location of the Hip, which a company 
headed by the Oraumans contemplate erecting. 



Harry Ronnell is doing the advance work 
for BennlRon's western "Damaged Goods" com- 
pany. 



The city officials have received ho many 
complaints from people who were fleeced by 
the sharpers who operate the many wheels of 
fortune whlrh have been so conspicuous In the 
street carnival* held here recently, the Mayor 
has Issued strict orders that In the future 
gambling devices will not be permitted to oper- 
ate on the streets during these celebrations. 



SHERMAN'S HOTEL 

Formerly COOKE'S HOTEL 

"A Theatrical Hotel of the Bettor Class" 

Walnut Street above Eighth 

Opposite Casino Theatre Philadelphia 

CAFE CABARET EVERY NIGHT 



CATERING TO THE PROFESSION 

MANDEL'S 

INTER OCEAN HOTEL 

REMODELED AND RENOVATED 
At Reasonable Prices, $3.50 and Up> SingL or 

Double 

338 State St., CHICAGO. ILL. 



"Batting Bill" is the title of a new play 
which had lta premiere at the Alcazar thif 
week. It la the Joint work of Charlea Ken 
yon (who wrote "Kindling" and his brother. 
Albert. The idea of the play, it Is said, wan 
suggested by Peter B. Kyne's short story, "Om 
Touch of Nature." The advertising describe* 
"Batting Bill" aa a light comedy. 



While playing here last week at the Empress 
the Four Musical Avolos were notified that 
their salary had been attached through the New 
York offices of the Marcua Loew Circuit for 
back salaries due the members of the Alblnl 
Vaudeville Road Show, which the Avolos were 
backers of at the time it suddenly closed, sev 
eral months ago. 



Somebody started a rumor here this week 
that the Alcazar was about to change Its pol- 
icy from dramatic stock to pictures. In seek- 
ing a confirmation of the rumor, Manager 
George Davis denied It, stating that he might 
lay the regular stock company off during the 
latter part of December and play road attrac- 
tions, but would immediately resume stock 
Jan. 1, if he did. 



The Western States Vaudeville Association 
stopped booking the Garrick (Stockton, Cal.), 
after carrying the house on it's booking sheets 
for three days. When the Garrick manager 
decided to try vaudeville he prevailed upon 
the W. S. V. A. to furnish the bills on n per- 
centage of the gross receipts basis, by claiming 
the house would pay well If it played food 
vaudeville. The W. S. V. A. booked in n bill 
for three days, which opened there on Nov. 8 
and played the three days without pulling 
enough money in the house to pay the per- 
formers' salaries when Tuesday night arrived. 
The W. S. V. A. promptly paid the acta in full 
for their services and refused to book the 
house any longer. Upon investigation, ao the 
W. S. V. A. claim. It was learned that the lack 
of patronage was caused by a boycott placed 
on the theatre by the combined labor unions of 
Stockton. 



From Honolulu comes a rumor that the mem- 
bers of the former Jack Magee Musical Com- 
edy Company, which went over there in Sep- 
tember to play a stock engagement, are In 
difficulty. It appears the one Eddlne Congdon, 
formerly connected with a local booking of- 
fice, was Magee's partner In the enterprise, 
and responsible for the players' enforced stay 
In the Islands. The show proved a failure and 
accrued several debts. After a few weeks of 
bad business Magee decided to rail tke venture 
off and effected a settlement of his share of the 
firm's Indebtedness, sailing Immediately for 
Frisco with a document signed by the mem- 
bers of the company and tho theatre manager 
releasing him from all responsibility. After 
Magee's departure, so It Is said, the players 
turned their attention to Congdon, but he was 
not to be found, leaving the company to get 
back as best it could. 



ATLANTA. 

Dy R. H. MeCAW. 
FORSYTH ( Hugh Cardosa, mgr. ; agent. U. 
B. O.).— Four Marx Bros., featured, big; Con- 
roy's Models, enthusiastically received; Ray- 
mond & Bain, please ; Gardiner Trio, good ; 
Jock George, applause; Stlckney's Circus, en- 
tertaining. 



VARIETY 



FRANK EVANS Presents 

The Only Single Act That Ever Closed the Bill at B. F. Keith's Palace Theatre an Entire Week and a 

SENSATIONAL HIT at that. 

BERT FITZGIBBON 



ILL- COMEDIAN 

AT B. F. KEITH'S PALACE THEATRE LAST WEEK (NOV. 9) 

ALSO OBLIGING AT BOTH 
B. F. Keith's Colonial Theatre and B. F. Keith's Alhambra Theatre 

THIS WEEK (NOV. 16) 
Address FRANK EVANS, Inc., PALACE THEATRE BLDG., NEW YORK 



RETURNED TO UNITED STATES AFTER 7 YEARS' SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF EUROPE 

THE WORLD'S FAMOUS 

OKABE FAMILY 



EIGHT UNRIVALLED JAPANESE ARTISTS 



Next Week (Nov. 23) Palace Theatre, New York bw*&Z 



Booked remainder of Season, U. B. O. Circuits. 



ATLANTA.— "Winning of Barbara Worth, " 



20-21; Otis Skiner, 23-24 



% 



COLUMBIA (James Roberts, mgr.).— 
Haynes' Stock Rurlesquers. 



The Jewell Kelley Stock company is at the 
Colonial, Athens, Ga. 




LORENCE »4 MECHERINI 



L. L. Vosburgh of the "Bringing Up Father" 
(Southern) company is said to be under ar- 
rest at Greenville, S. C, on a charge of theft 
of clothing. 



URTI 
ATLANTIC CITY. 

By LOUIS WILLIAMS. 

APOLLO (Fred E. Moore, mgr.).— 16 
Rose Stahl in "A Perfect Lady"; 19-30, da 
21, Pavlowa. 

NIXON (Harry Drown, mgr.).— 15-18, Zal 
burlesque; 1D-21, pictures. 



ORIGINAL SOUTH AMERICAN DANCERS 



«t <Je la 




The Interna- 
tional Char- 
acteristic 
Transforma- 
tion 

Dancers 
The original 
and true 
creators of 
the authentic 

TANGO 

ARGENTINO 

and 

BRAZILIAN 

MAXICSE 

in Buenos 
Ayres since 
INS and In 
Paris, where 
It was abso- 
lutely un- 
known In 1H7, 
after which 
we made a 
tour of the 
world. 
Originators 
of the Tango 
all over the 
world. Their 
Tango and 
Maxicse not 
to be con- 
founded with 
other dances 
bearing these 
names. 



Yosco, of Lyons & Yosco, was called to New 
York from the Forsyth here by the death of 
his mother. Lyons finished out the week as a 
single. 



The Nixon announces Keith family rai 
ville three days each week, beginning n 



To Whom it May Concern 

The undersigned hereby serves notice on all managers that an alleged 
power of attorney in the hands of one M. S. Bentham, wherein it is 
claimed I am the subscriber, is without force and effect and any obliga- 
tions entered into by reason thereof are hereby repudiated. 



(Signed) JOHN T. MURRAY. 



First Prize Medal for Tango in Argentine 



Original, Chic, Artistic, Versa- 
tile, Incomparable. • Grand 
Scenes, with Light Effects. • 
Changes of Costumes, with Six 
Different Dances. Character- 
istic Transformation of the 
Countries. 20-Minute Act— No 
Intermissions. True Novelty 
and Inimitable. 

Colossal Attraction — Abso- 
lutely New in United States. 
A Success at Keith's Union 
Square Last Monday, Tuesday 
and Wednesday. 



An1/\A f\f\ Ue :,rc willing to pay 
Ha^llll \j\J (50 ° tn any'xMly ,hat 'an 
fDfJ^^^^n (lance the Tango Argentino 

~s and the Brazilian Max- 

icse as we do, but it must be authentic and with no 
immoral motions or motions of other popular dances, 
or to anyone that can prove that our dances are not 
authentic. We have evidence in the shape of pro- 
grams, press matter, etc., dated from 1905 to 1914, at 
the disposition of the public, showing the success of 
t he Tango and Maxicse, which we presented 300 
times at Buenos Ayres, where we won the first prize. 



Signed 



FLORENCE AND MECHERINI. 



Address, No. 238 West 49th St., New York City 



WARNING 



TO MANAGERS AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY: 

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU that the HASSAN BEN ALI ARABS COMPANY, a 
corporation, of which the late Hassan Ben All was President, Is continuing the same 
business with the same efficiency as during his life time, and that C. All has been 
elected President in place and stead of the late Hassan Ben All, and that the offices 
of the corporation are at No. lit WEST 43rd STREET, In the Borough of Manhattan, 
City of New York, and the same business as heretofore will be continued, and that all 
Information will be furnished, as requested. 

That the person claiming to be BOBKER BEN ALI HAS NO CONNECTION 
WHATEVER WITH THIS CORPORATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, and that 
all communications should be directed to the offices of this Company, at above address. 



HASSAN BEN ALI ARABS COMPANY, Inc. 

Telephone 5033 Bryant 



Br C ALI. 

President. 



VARIETY 



O L_ Y D 




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PRESENTS 





GODDESS OF LIGHT AND BEAUTY WITH FORM DIVINE 

IN 

"VISIONS IN FAIRY 

9 GORGEOUS SCENES. WONDERFUL ELECTRICAL EFFECTS 




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HAMMERSTEIN'S NEXT WEEK (NOV. 23) 



CARLOAD OF SCENERY 
Direction, WM. L. LYKENS 



Thanksgiving, 
days. 



Burlesque plays the first four 



E. M. Robinson, office manager of the United 
Booking office, spent Sunday In the resort as a 
guest of Chas. 0. Anderson, who, although the 
Keith theatre on the Garden Pier is closed, Is 
looking after the Davis-Harris Interests until 
the re-opening of that house, which is sche- 
duled for Christmas week. 



Samuel Qrifflths, former treasurer of Keith's, 
goes to Syracuse, N. Y., 'i act In the same 
capacity there. 

Leo Feist is vacationing in the resort. 

Clarence Qeiat will open his newly-erected 
S4U0.000 Oolf Club at Seavlew, a suburb of 
this city, Nov. 21. 

The heaviest storm since January, 1014, vis- 
ited the resort Sunday. An unusually high 
wind drove the ocean back Into the streets of 
the city. Little damage done. 

The Apollo has eliminated the orchestra in 
that playhouse. Chimes are used, announcing 
the rise of the curtains. 

AUSTRALIA. 

By B. O. KNOX. 

Sydney, Oct 24. 
Despite the fact that the great war at the 
outset had a very depressing effect on all 
amusements, the theatrical world of Aus- 
tralia has recovered its equilibrium much 
quicker than any other business, and it may 
safely be said that shows both in Australia 
and New Zealand are now doing almost nor- 
mal Hummer business. Particularly Is this 
true of Sydney. Melbourne has not yet re- 
gained actual normality, but the southern 
capital Is making that way, and I am con- 
fident that I will be able to report in my next 
letter things have considerably Improved. 
We do not close our theaters here in the sum- 
mer. The Christmas season is one of the 



Dare Austin 

In His Own Comedy 

"His Wedding Morning" 

The sketch that has played for 7 years 
In Four Languages 
Over Five Continents 
Representative: GENE HUGHES 
N. B.— This act has NEVER played WEST 



of W. V. M. A. territory. 



most festive ones in the amusement world 
and managers look to it very often to pull 
them out of any little financial difficulties 
into which they might have gotten. Possibly 
this year there will not be as much money to 
spend, but Australians generally have adopted 
the motto of "Business as Usual," so that no 
panic might arise as a result of the disas- 
trous war. 



United States and Australia continues without 
interruption. The Australian public has 
grown used to looking forward to American 
acts to give them the beat that vaudeville 
can produce. They demand American acts 
and the managers supply -them. 



her ankle in the height of her Sydney season 
some months back, recovered and is living a 
final week's show at the Sydney Royal. The 
dancer has with her the Cherlnavskys. 



The American people continue to loom large. 
In Sydney we have Fred Niblo and Josephine 
Cohan at the Criterion In that delightfully 
clever farce comedy, "The Seven Keys to 
Baldpate," from the pen of Josephine's 
brother. I had the pleasure of seeing this 
show In the city of Its birth and infant nur- 
ture, and can say that while naturally It can- 
not be as good as It was In New York, It has 
suffered little In Its migration to these shores, 
and the 8ydney people are decidedly lucky to 
have such a well produced performance. Mr. 
Niblo and Miss Cohan are, of course, the 
stars, and the couple contribute the major por- 
tion to the success of the piece. 



Muriel Starr, the clever Interpreter of tear- 
stained roles. Is still weeping everything be- 
fore her, though her sphere of activities has 
been shifted to Melbourne, where she Is the 
star attraction of the J. C. Williamson man- 
agement for the great Cup week (horse racing, 
like the theater, having survived the strenuous 
times). 

In the vaudeville world the Americans are 
easily In the majority over all other nationali- 
ties. This cannot altogether be attributed to 
the fact that steamer connection between the 



Among the Americans at the Tlvoll, Sydney 
(Richards Time), are Torino (formerly Will 
Campbell), Tom Kelly, Four Bolses and Je- 
rome and Carson. In Melbourne on the same 
time are Al Herman and Stalling and Revell. 
Paul Cinquevalll Is Just concluding his re- 
turn Australian season at the Melbourne 
Tlvoll. In Adelaide on the Rlckards Time are 
Marco and Fanchon Wolfe, Ted Mercel and 
Roberts and Lester. 

The Governing Dlretcor of the Rlckards 
Circuit, Hugh D. Mcintosh, Is back In Aus- 
tralia and ere this letter sees print will be 
once more handling the reins of government 
at the head offices in Sydney. 

Returning to the United States by the same 
steamer carylng this letter are Hanlon, Dean 
and Hanlon, and Bogues and Ollvottl. The 
principal act to arrive for the Fuller-Bten- 
nan circuit by the last American boat was 
"Napoleon the Great" and the baby elephant 
These two opened at the Sydney National 
about half an hour ago and, Judging by their 
reception, I should say their trainer will have 
no cause to regret the war stepped In and pre- 
vented him from filling European engage- 
ments. 

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B. O.). — Douglas Fairbanks, reappearance In 
vaudeville with Patricia Colllnge, very good ; 
Lew Dockatader, at his best; Mullan A Coo- 
gan, lively and funny ; Trevltt's Canines, best 
animals here this season : BUI Prultt, good 
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ephine Davis, pleasing. 

VICTORIA ( Pearce 6 Scheck, mgrs. ; agents, 
N-N.).— "The Night Doctor," many a ripple; 
Flying Cromwells, do dangerous stunts; the 
Hallo Brothers, entertaining ; the Alverattos, 
good ; Bertena, stunning. 

NEW (George Schneider, mgr. ; agent, 
Ind. ). — "Stage Struck Kids," much applause; 
Cathedral Choir, fine impression ; Orloff Broth- 
ers, clever; Kitty Edwards, pretty and win- 
some ; Rose ft Gates, scream ; Tom Donnelly, 
fair. 

FORD'S O. H. (Charles E. Ford. mgr.). 
"Too Many Cooks." Houses large throughout 

ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Tunis P. Dean, 
mgr. ) .—"Queen of the Movies," draws largest 
crowds of theatres here. 

AUDITORIUM (Wedgewood Nowell, mgr.). 
—Poll Players In "The Dawn of Tomorrow," 
do exceedingly well. Usual attendances. 

COLONIAL (C. F. Lawrence, mgr.).— "The 
Governor's Boss." Slim houses. 

GAYETY (J. C. Sutherland, mgr.).— "The 
Gay Widows. ' Large receipts. 

PALACE (W. L. Ballauf, mgr.).— "The 
Beauty Parade." Three-quarter houses. 

James R. Ford, the dean of police clerks 
In this city, celebrated his 24th anniversary 
as a member of the department last Friday. 
Mr. Ford, or "Uncle Dick" as he Is familiarly 
known, was at one time connected with the 
theatrical business and Is a surviving brother 
of the late John T. Ford, founder of Ford's 
opera house. He Is 74 years old. 

The fifth oyster roast of the Motion Picture 
Operators' Organization of this city was held 
Sunday at Fairy Grove Park, Middle River. 

At the anual meeting of the Demons' Club 
of Baltimore Magicians, held last Wednesday 
evening at Its headquarters on West Lafayette 
avenue, the election was held and the officers 
who served last year were re-elected by ac- 
clamation. These are Thomas C. Worthing- 
ton, Jr., arch demon: Charles F. Oursler, vice 
arch demon, and Louis 0. Smith, demon 
scribe. 

BOSTON. 

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KEITH'S (Robert G. Larsen, mgr.; agent. 
U. B. O.). — Houdlni has been a big local card 
for years. The supporting bill panned out a 
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NATIONAL (Charles J. Harris, mgr. ; 
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BIJOU (Harry Qustln, mgr.; agent, U. B. 
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pealing to the educated element going big, 
proving the policy of sending Qustln to devote 
all bis time to this little bouse. 

PARK. — Dark. Opening long overdue. 

BOWDOIN (Al Somerbee, mgr. ; agent, U. 
B. o.). — Pop vaudeville and freak acts doing 
a big business th rough t enormous advertising 
campaign. 

HOLLIS (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— Last 
week of Lydla Lopokova in "The Young 
Idea," which goes to New York In good shape 
and may prove a fair winner of the quiet type. 

COLONIAL (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— 
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business. 

MAJESTIC (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— Sam 
Bernard in "The Girl Trom Kays." Good 
opening business because of advertised limited 
engagement. "To-Day" closed last week to 
capacity, proving the biggest surprise of the 
season and causing some mangerlal regrets 
that it could not hold over another week. 
May return for two weeku later In the season. 

WILBUR (E. D. Smith, mgr. ).— William 
Hodge in "The Man from Home." On 11th 
week to business holding up because of adver- 
tising campaign. House ha« very llmltpd seat- 
ing capacity. 

TREMONT (John B. Schoeffel, mgr.). — 
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popular small time to buck Loew's gold mine 
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PLYMOUTH (Fred Wright, mgr.).— Cyril 
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CORT (John "Eddy" Cort, mgr.).— "Peg" 
on 11th week holding up beyond rosiest ex- 
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show by the "bare leg" agitation has appar- 
ently become retroactive through public's im- 
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CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig, mgr.).— 
Stock. "Paid in Full," with Mary Young 
(Mrs. Craig). Big business. 

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Donald, mgr.). — Queer sort of performance 
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HOWARD (George B. Lothrop, mgr.).— 
"The Tempters," with the Five Maclarens 
heading the house bill. House playing Colum- 
bia Extension on guarantee to constant ca- 
pacity. 

CASINO (Charles Waldron. mgr.).— Bert 
Baker and the "Bon Ton Girls." Big. 

GAIETY (George Batcheller, mgr.).- 
"American Beauties." Big. 

Joseph DePesa, who nandles the Lelber 
press stuff In Boston and who bore single 
handed the 30-week publicity campaign that 
made "Under Cover," has been ill for the past 
month with a critical Internal complication. 
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Traveler, is doing the work for Cyril Maude 
in "Grumpy." 



Charles L. Winston, who was the preBs rep- 
resentative at the National, this week was 
unexpectedly made manager of the Colonial 
In Haverhill after going there to take a pub- 
licity berth. James A. Sawyer is general 
booking agent and travelling representative of 
the house which is now owned by George C. 
Elliott and C. Howard Poore. 



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STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.).— Opening 
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QAYETY (J. M. Ward, mgr.).— Durlesqe Is 
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LYRIC (O. 8. Schlealnger, mgr.). — Despite 
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OLYMPIC (Charles W. Denslnger, mgr. ; 
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bill. 

8TRAND (Harold Edel, mgr.).— Exclusive 
features draw big. 

Sunday concerts are again in vogue at the 
Garden. Pictures are featured. 



M. Shea has opened his vaudeville house to 
tbe "Newsies" for next Sunday, and a con- 
cert will be held under those auspices. The 
receipts are to be used for tbe purchase of a 
big Thanksgiving dinner for every newsboy 
in Buffalo. 



The "Happy Hour," at 525 Main street, has 
been completely remodeled ; continues with 
pictures. 



John Olsher will open his new "Ellen Terry" 
picture house on Monday, 23. J. M. Johnson 



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LYDIA BARRY 



THE COMEDIENNE OF QUALITY 
In Her Original Song Studies 



Direction, HARRY WEBER 



Mr. HERBERT at the Piano 



will manage the new house, which is at Grant 
street and Potomac avenue. 



PLAZA (Jacoh Rosing, mgr. ; agents, Mc- 
Mahon a Dee). — Qulntano's Musical Venetians, 
featured ; The Oreat Ring ling, sensational ; 
Joe Kelly, laugha : Crown City Four, scored 
heavily; Ward a Bell, hit; Stone a Russell, 
clever. 

FRONTIER (Charles Boew, mgr.).— Fea- 
ture pictures do good. 

The "Fillmore," Red Jacket" and "Sam's" 
are the only small time houses In the city 
playing vaudeville, and In these Instances hut 
three acts are appearing, Thursday, Friday 
and Saturday. 

Special prices are being offered for Thanks- 
giving week by a number of playhouses. 



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DETROIT. 

By JACOB SMITH. 

TEMPLE (C. O. Williams, mgr; U. B. O.). 
— Belle Baker, Instantaneous hit; Bronson a 
Baldwin, excellent ; Matthews a Shayne, elabo- 
rate production that made a hit; The Shar- 
rocks, mental telephatlsts ; Billy McDermott. 
hit; Dorothy a Madeline Cameron, refined 
dancers ; Three Blondys, pleased ; Three Shel- 
vey Boys, good. 

MILES (Paul Dults, mgr.; agent, Loew). — 
Paul Stephens, well liked ; Prank Morel 1, bit ; 
Empire Comedy Trio, very good ; William 
Weston a Co., excellent sketch ; Ernest Pant- 
zer Troupe, very good; Bessie LaCount, good. 



ORPHEUM (H. P. Williams, mgr.; agent, 
Pantages). — Four Charles, headlined; Theo. 
Tenny, fair ; Antrim a vale, pleased ; Four 
Musical Lunds, goon ; Northlane a Ward, 
good ; Lea Arados, good. 

FAMILY (J. H. McCarron, mgr.; U. B. O.). 
— Buchanan a Dayton, fair; Paull a Renolda, 
fair ; Mack, Albright a Mack, very good ; King 
ft King, good ; McMahon a Carlos, clever ; 
Jonathan, entertaining ; The Holdsworths, 
good ; Carllsles Dogs, pleased. 

COLUMBIA (M. W. Schoenherr, mgr. ; 
agent, Sun). — Harriet Eastman, pleased; Five 
Dunbars, very good ; Hunter a Chappelle. 
clever ; Zandel ft Co., wire artists ; Landen 
Kiskaden, good ; Ed B. and Rolla White, 



novel ; Ed Lindemann, popular ; "The Rose of 
Panama," tabloid, well liked. 

NATIONAL (C. R. Hagedorn. mgr.; agent, 
Doyle). — Musical stock continues to prove 
drawing card ; Gary O'Neill, very good ; Sharp 
a Sharp, comedy ; Joe Mall, pleased ; Veronl 
Trio, entertaining; Sadie Sherman, good; Vina 
Models, artistic. 

PALACE (C. A. Hoffman, mgr.). — Rutaus 
Song Birds, held over ; Maybell Farrar, goo^» 
violinist; Mr. a Mrs. Murray Livingston, 
pleased ; Three English Comiques, good ; Hes- 
sle, fair: Davids Duo, fair; Ed Lawrence, 
very good ; Alice Ware, good ; Li Hong Twang, 
bit; Lamaw a Lawrence, fair; Lillian King, 
did nicely ; Four Parisian Oirls, classy 

OARR1CK (Richard H. Lawrence, mgr.). — 
Marie Dressier in "The Mix-Up." Good busi- 
ness. Show has lots of comedy and Is well 
liked. Next, Emma Trentini. 

DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr.).— "Balt- 
pate." Next, "The Better Way," with Char- 
lotte Walker. 

LYCEUM (A. R. Warne, mgr.).— John 
Bunny In "Funnyland." Big business. Next 
"The Round Up." 

AVENUE (Frank Drew, mgr.).— "The Curse 
of Drink." Next, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." 

CADILLAC (Sam Levey, mgr.). — "Septem- 
ber Morning Glories." Next, "The Heart 
Charmers. 

OAYETY (James Rhodes, mgr.).— "Girls 
from Happyland." Next, Hastings Big Show. 

FOLLY (Hugh Sbutt. mgr.).— "Roly Poly 
Girls," with Millie De Leon. 

■»«iW^ 

Business is improving at the Detroit Opera 
House Sunday nights where E. M. Newman is 
giving Travel Talks. 

John J. Murdock, of New York, was in 
Grand Rapids last week making further ne- 
gotiations for a new vaudeville theatre. At 
present the U. B. O. attractions are playing 
tbe Columbia, owned by GUUngham a Smith. 



HONOLULU, H. I. 

By B. O. VAUGHAN. 

BIJOU (J. H. Magoon, mgr.).— Clair and 
Vack, November 2. Musical comedy Co. ; busi- 
ness fair. 

EMPIRE (J. H. Magoon, mgr.). 

YE LIBERTY (J. H. Magoon, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures. 

POPULAR (Henry Bredhoff a Sam Blair).— 
"Enigma" and pictures. 

THE HAWAII (Mae McKay, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures. 

HAWAIIAN OPERA HOUSE (W. D. Adams, 
mgr.). — Mile. Modiste (local). 

Jack Magee, of the Magee Musical Comedy 
Co., has returned to San Francisco. His 
place has been taken by Roy Clair. 



Marta Golden arrived on the Sonoma today 
for a vacation in the Islands. 




VARIETY 



43 



RE-ENGAGED IN AMERICA AFTER TOURING ALL OF EUROPE 




MR. and MRS. 




ANIMATED SHADOWGRIPHS 



Just Finishing a Successful Week at B. F. KEITH'S PALACE, New York 

OOKED SOLI 



NEXT WEEK (Nov. 23), KEITH'S, WASHINGTON 



Direction, 




KER A Bl 





Babe Barker (Mrs. Roy Clair) la with the 
Clair and Vack Musical Comedy Co., at the 
Bijou. 



Mae McKay, proprietor of the Hawaii the- 
atre, was married last week to I. Scharlln, of 
San Francisco. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 

By C. J. CALLAHAN. 

SHUBERT MURAT (J. D. Barnes, mgr.).— 
"Pinafore" ; 23. "Fanny's First Play." 

ENGLISH'S (Ad. Miller, mgr.).— 16-17-18, 
George Evans* Minstrels; 19, The New York 
Grand Opera Co. In "Carmen" ; 24-25, "The 
Beautiful Adventure." 

LYCEUM (Phil Brown, mgr.).— "A Fool, 
His Money and a Girl," with Hap Ward and 
Lucy Daly. 

KEITHS (Ned Hastings, mgr.; U. B. 0.).— 
Milton Pollock 6 Co., Sargeant Bagby, Spell- 
man's Bears, Hamilton Barnes Ward Baker, 
Jarrou, Correlll A Gillette, Wills ft Hassan. 

LYRIC (H. K. Burton, mgr.; U. B. O.).— 
Claud Ram, Logan A Ferris, Joe Roberts ft 
Co.. Knapp ft Cornelia, Don Fulano A Cowboy 
Elliot ; 2d half, Cycling Brunettes, Norton ft 
Ayres, Howard A White, Harry Sauber, Three 
Emersons. 

FAMILY (C. Harmon, mgr.; Sun).— Vaude- 
ville and pictures. 

CTAYETY (C. Cunningham, mgr.).— Vaude- 
ville and pictures. 

MAJESTIC (J. E. Sullivan, mgr.).— "Belles 
of Beauty." Good business. 

COLUMBIA (O. E. Black, mgr.) .—Taylor's 
"Tango Girls." Business very good. 



KANSAS CITY. 

By RUSSBLA. M. CROIJIB. 

ORPHEUM (Martin Lehman, mgr.).— John 
& Emma Ray, very big ; Anna Chandler, well 
received ; Riesner ft Gores, bright ; Cole ft 
Denahy, good dancing act ; Burkhart A White, 
went well ; Charles McGoods Trio, new acro- 
batic act ; Zertho's Dogs, excellent. 

EMPRESS (Cy Jacobs, mgr.).— Five Nep- 
tune's Nymphs. btR water act; Miller. Moore ft 
Gardner, hit ; Swan, Rood ; Devoy & Faber, ex- 
cellent ; Laurie ft Allen, clever pair; Avelllng 
& Lloyd, nuts ; La Dolne, fine. 

HIPPODROME (Ben Starr, mgr.).— Power's 
Elephants, headlines; Ed Jordan & Co.. bright 
sketch ; Four Portia Sisters, good ; Bowman 
Hros.. very blR ; King * Jolle, pleased; Hlllar, 
hit; Rice, Bell ft Baldwin, excellent. 

GLOBE (W. V. Newklrk, mgr.).— Bell & 
Bell, hit of bill; Harry Gilbert, big; Musical 
Conservatory, headlined ; Harry Ellsworth & 
Co.. Rood sketch ; Electra, fine. 

SAM S. SHUBERT (Earl Steward, mgr.).— 
Forbes-Robertson. Best week of the season. 

GRAND (A. Judah. mgr.).— "The Blindness 
»f virtMe •• r, .' houses. 

■* .''• .|"i'*u (Miss Meta Miller, mgr.).-- 
< ■!" ** y Son." 

:'Y v. itt Smith, mgr.). — "Dream- 
■ i". Auly Lewis. 



WANTED BSSMB 



December 28th 



Big Aerial Act and Big Animal Act 

For several weeks 
Also good attractions for next year 

Send particulars to 

WILLIAM NOKES Cue VARIETY, New York 



CENTURY (Joe Donegan, mgr.).— "Follies 
of Pleasure." 



Mabel Hazen has Joined the Richardson 
Stock Co. at Boonvllle, Ark. 

Louise Potter has closed with the Gerard 
Stock Co. 



"Cablrla" did a big business at Convention 
Hall last week and started off for another on 
Sunday. 



Ernest Walburn and wife have Joined the 
May Vernon Musical company at Wellington, 
Kan. 



Bernard Wlnton has Joined the Bessie Deno 
show. 



LOS ANGELES 

VARIETY'S 
LOS ANGELES OFFICE 

SM MASON OPERA HOUSE BLDG. 

GUY PRICE, Correspondent 



fair; Wilson and Wilson, entertaining; Mor- 
ris and Beasley, exceptionally good ; Odonne, 
mediocre ; Kitty Francis and Co., get over. 

PANTAGES (Carl Walker, mgr., Pantagea). 
— Lyons and Cullum, entertaining: "Silvers" 
Oakley, big laugh ; Exposition Jubilee Four, 
good singers; "Destiny," fine; "Sllber and 
North," well received ; Webber's Juvenile Or- 
chestra, very good. 

REPUBLIC (Al. Watson, mgr., Levy). 
Early and Farrel, fair ; Tom Key, artistic 
dancer ; Pearl Rosenthal, mediocre ; Goyts, en- 
tertaining; Don Comedy Duo, pleasing. 

HIPPODROME (Lester Fountain, mgr., West- 
ern States). — Ed Gordon and Co., cleverly 
done; Mile. Fanny, very good; Tlvoll Trio, en- 
tertaining; Charlie Rellly, fair: Grace Mc- 
Ginn and Co., mediocre ; Belle Williams, pass- 
ably pleasing ; Copeland and Davis, well re- 
ceived. 

MOROSCO — "A Stubborn Cinderella." 

BURBANK.— "The Witness Chair." 

MASON.— "Disraeli." 

TRINITY AUDITORIUM. — Dunbar Male 
Quartet. 

CENTURY.— "The Honeymoon Trail." 



ORPHEUM (Clarence Drown, mgr., IT. B. 
O.). — Chief Caupollcan, well received; Claude 
Gllllngwater, Miss Edith Lyle and Co.. very 
Rood ; I»ckett and Waldron, Rood ; Kalmar 
and Brown, entertaining ; Morris Cronln and 
Co., cleverly done ; Joe and Lew Cooper, pl*»as- 
InR ; Five Metzettls, fine. 

EMPRESS (Harry Follette. mgr., Loew).— 
Montrose and Sardell. pleaslnR ; Gaits Brothers 



Harry B. Cleveland Is hack from San Fran- 
clsco, where he went to secure Beveral players 
for Leewen's new Century company. 



Gordona Bennett, a former film star. Is now 
In the "legit." 



May Wormsley, Century cashier, married 
for the fourth time last week. 



James GleaBon, who was with Kitty Gor- 
don and Fritil Scheff In "Pretty Mrs. Smith," 
may come here to Join the Oalety company. 

MILWAUKEE. 

By P. O. MORGAN. 

MAJESTIC (James A. Hlgler, mgr. ; agent, 
Orph.).— Rooney ft Bent, enviable; "Brother 
Fans," excellent; "A Telephone Tangle," fine; 
Kaufman Bros., good ; Holmes' "Buenos 
Ayres," capital ; Prince Lai Mon Kin, pleased ; 
Sadie A Ramsden, scored ; Burns ft Fulton, 
fair : Ernette Asorla, closed. 

CRYSTAL (William Gray, mgr.; agent, 
Loew). — Ward Sisters, Interesting novelty; 
"The Toll Bridge," excellent ; Sampson ft 
Douglas, good ; Lea Cassados, please ; Arno A 
Stlckney, entertaining. 

ORPHEUM (Tom Saxe. temp, mgr.; agent, 
Loew). — Bobby Doyle A Co., excellent; De 
Sham Trio, fair ; Harmany's Dogs A Cats, 
clever ; Paddock A Paddock, please ; Vincent 
A Elliott, entertaining. 

DAVIDSON (Sherman Brown, mgr.; agent, 
Ind.).— Dark first half. "Prince of Pllsen" 
last half. "Kitty MacKay" follows. 

SHUBERT (C. A. Nlggemeyer, mgr.).— 
Shubert Theatre Stock company In "Fine 
Feathers" to good business. "Elevating a 
Husband" follows. 

OAYETY (J. W. Whitehead, mgr.; agent, 
East). — "Taxi Girls" to excellent houses. 

PABST (Ludwig Krelss, mgr.). — Newman 
Traveltalks. 

CLUB (Rod WaRgoner, mgr.; agent, Prog.). 
— Dark for week. 



Walter Krack, a member of the Pabst Ger- 
man Theatre company, Is believed to have 
been shot on the Russian frontier, the name 
of a Lieut. Krack having appeared among the 
dead. He was a lieutenant of a reserve corps 
and left for Gormany to participate. 



The second annual exposition and ball of the 
Milwaukee Motion Picture Exhibitors' I^eaRuo 
will be held In the Auditorium on Jan. 30. 
with a number of film rtars In attendance. 



A room In the new Mt. Slnal hospital, dedi- 
cated on Sunday, is nnmed for the late Sol 
Lift, who always was a friend of the insti- 
tution. 



MINNEAPOLIS. 



Mvrtle Deloy Ip now in muoicMl eniuedv b«r<- 



By C. W. MIMM. 

ORPHKI'M fO. E. Raymond. mRr. - Arnold 
Daly In "How He Lied to Her Hus- 
band." headllner, pleaded discriminating and 
puzzled typlenl vnudevllle patrons ; Mitchell A 
Brown gave efficient support ; Natalie ft Fer- 
rarrl. Rood dances poorly arranged ; Trans- 
Atlantle Trio, since™, did well ; Kolh * Har 
land, scored : Ma< Rae R r'lejju. cyclists, fine 
openlnw ail : Rose Valerlor Sextette. Rood 
wire- wa lk> t « T.n Frnn<r t, Hruee, Individual 
bit 



LILLIAN 




SINGING COMEDIENNE 



Nov. a-Kelth's Palaca. New York 
3e-Kelth's Colonial. New York 

Dec. 7— Keith's Prospect, Brooklyn 
14— Keith'* Bushwick, Brooklyn 
21-Kelth's Alhambra. Now York 
28-Kelth'e Royal. Now York 



Jan. 



4— Keith's Orpheum, Brooklyn 
11— Keith's Boston 
lt-Koith's, Providence 
2S-Keith's, Philadelphia 

Feb. 1— Maryland, Baltimore 
8— Chase's, Washington 
IS— Orpheum, Harrisburf 
22— Grand O. H., Pittsburgh 



Mar. 1— Hippodrome, Cleveland 
8— Temple, Detroit 
15— Temple. Rochester 
22— Shea's, Buffalo 
2t— Shea's Toronto 

Apr. 5 — Orpheum, Montreal 
12— Orpheum, Ottawa 
If— Palace, Chicago 
2«— Majestic, Milwaukee 






May 3— Columbia, St. Louis 
It-Majestic, Chicago 

AND 

PALACE, NEW YORK 
For a Summer Run 



SOME ROUTE 



(?) 



Gee! - I Wish I Had It 




EDGAR BERGER 

Playing Keith Time. 
GOOD OPENING NUMBER to start the bin right, apply to 

HARRY J. FITZGERALD. Pelaea Theatre Bid*., New York City. 



4— Wllhat Troupe— 4 



THE GLADIATORS 

FROM PALACE, LONDON, W. 

NEXT WEEK (Nov. 23) KEITH'S ROYAL, BRONX 

Watch their wonderful whirling finish. Direction, M. S. Bentham. 



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BOOKED SOLID LOEW CIRCUIT 



Jed and Ethel Dooley 

'EnrouteTlAlttTTATJDER SHOW 
Ob Just Before Mr. Lauder 









JUGGLING WATER FOUNTAINS 

First New York Appearance, Nov. 23-2S 
Harlem Opera House 



Direction, PETE MACK 



THE HEDDERS 



IN 



THE PELOTS 

"Fun In a Tavern" 



UNIQUE (Jack Elliott, mgr.; Loew).— 
Harry Girard ft Co. In "The Luck of a Totem," 
head liner; Bush ft Shapiro • "When It Strikes 
Home," El Clove, Joyce ft West, Six Olivers. 

NEW PALACE (Rot C. Jones, mgr.; W. V. 
A.). — Crelghton Brothers ft Belmont, Will 
Armstrong ft Co., Four Mllos, Musical Gor- 
don Highlanders, Mints ft Werti. 

NEW GRAND (W. H. Koch, mgr.; W. V. 
A.).— Six Royal Hussar Girls, McNlsh ft Mc- 
Nlsh, Gedmln, Vernon A Co. 

GAYETY (Wm. Koenlg, mgr.).— Ben Welch 
and his Show. Thirty American Zouaves fea- 
tured. 

METROPOLITAN. — Kellerman films return- 



ed for two days, Nov. 15 and 16. Society 
amateurs In "You Never Can Tell," for char- 
ity, 17-18. Raymond Hitchcock In "The Beauty 
Shop," 19-21. "Prince of Pilsen," 22 and 
week. Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Co week 2!». 

SHUBERT (Wright Huntington, mgr.).— 
Huntington Players in "Her Husband's Wife." 
Ethel Grey Terry, new leading woman, made 
her first appearance in Laura Hope Crew's 
role. Raymond Wells, Charles Gunn, Henry 
Gsell and Ida Stanhope had other leading 
roles. "The Fortune Hunter" follows. 

BAINBRIDOE (A. G. Bainbridge, Jr., mgr). 
Balnbrldge Players In an elaborate produc- 
tion of "The Conquerors," with augmented 



"SNOWLAND" 

Direction, H. BART McHUGH. 

ELWOOD and FENTON 

•'TWO ODD FELLOWS" 



Sam Barton 

"The Silent Tramp" 
Direction, MAX HART 




HARRIS and RANDALL 

Offer "FIFTY MILES FROM NOWHERE" 

Copyright No. Class D XXc2t244. 
Played the Same Act the past Five Years in the West 

Union Square, New York, Nov. 23, 24, 25 

i, PETE MACK 



BOUTIN and PARKER 

"A YARD OF MUSIC" 
This Week (Nov. 16) Broadway Theatre, New York. 



Direction, LEW GOLDER 



8th AMERICAN SEASON 



ALICE LLOYD 



IN VAUDEVILLE 



Representative, PAT CASEY 



All 

VARIETY. New York 



VARIETY 



cast Henir HalL Florence Btone, John Dil- 
lon. Karl Ritter, Louise Fnrnum. Marie Gale 
in leading role*. "The College .Widow" fol- 
lows. 

NEW ORLEANS. 

Br O. M. SAMUEL. 

TULANE (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).— Mclntyre 
and Heath in "The Ham Tree." 

CRESCENT (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).— 
"Bringing Up Father." 

LAFAYETTE (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).— 
Fourth week of South Pole pictures. 

BUNTING (B. A. Schiller, mgr.).— Emma 
Bunting stock In "When All the World was 

Vaii n ff 

LYRIC (CD. Peruchl, mgr.).— Peruchi- 
Gypsene Players In "Queen of the White 
Slaves " 

ALAMO (Will Ouertnger, mgT.).— Vaudeville. 

ORPHEUM (Arthur White, mgr.).— Fairly 
entertaining bill. Charles Weber, finished 
well ; Brent Hayes' selections militated against 
better reception; Albert Perry Co., smart 
sketch for smart people; Milt Collins, bright 
patter well delivered; Mme. Vanle, pretty 
offering; Trixie Frlgansa, thoroughly enjoy- 
able; Three Arleys, perfunctory attention. 

Tony Kennedy and Ted Brant Join the Dau- 
phine burlesque stock Sunday. 

Henry Ottman Is the Dauphlne's treasurer. 
Logan Quick is stage turnkey at the same the- 
atre. 

George Catum has leased the opera house at 
Yazoo City, Miss. 

Janet Mc II vane and Holton Herr are dancing 
at the local Jardln de Dense, atop the St 
Charles hotel. 

The difference between picture actors and 
those of the legitimate stage is that the 
former bow before commencing work. 

The Acme is to be re-opened. It abounds on 
Baronne street. 

"Peg o' My Heart" comes to the Tulane next 
week. Al H. Wilson will be at the Crescent. 

Arthur White figures that tank acts should 
be the last to complain about being "cut" be- 
cause they don't require rooms with bath. 

Vic Perez' Audubon theatre has a collap- 
sible stage that is so small monologists work 
in one-quarter and sketches In "one." The 
former are compelled to wear eye-shades to 
keep the footlights from burning their lashes. 
Artists are warned to remove everything from 
the dressing rooms as the stage is folded up 
every night. 

PHILADELPHIA. 

■y JOHN J. MURIUM. 

KEITH'S (Harry T. Jordan, mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O.). — Both quantity and quality are 
supplied by this week's show at Keith's, the 
program being longer than usual and being 
admirably constructed for a fast moving and 
diversified entertainment Irene Franklin 
put over a solid hit, taking the applause hon- 
ors of the bill. The Hearst-Sellg weekly was 
first, the vaudeville opener being Charles 
Thompson, a juggler, who had some pleasing 
comedy to carry him over. Irene and Bobby 
Smith were agreeably received. Hawthorne 
and Inglis closed to a good hand. Madame 
Doree and Co. registered a solid hit. Adelaide 
and Hughes displayed a finished and graceful 
act. Andrew F. Kelley drew some genuine 
laughs with his Irish dialect monolog, but 
some of his wheezers were rather aged and 
out of date. Ball and West, one of the hits of 
the show. Boganny's Lunatic Bakers did as 
well as could be expected under the circum- 

8t&DC€B 

GLOBE (Eugene L. Perry, mgr.; agent, U. 
H. O.). — After the usual long run of pictures 
Mack and Williams opened with their dan- 
cing. If the talk was eliminated the act 
would gain in speed. They were very well 
liked. O'Brien, Dennett and Ooslar got large 
returns early and rounded out their singing 
Into a clean hit. Lasky's Hoboes had a hard 
time but got over nicely. Roxy La Rocca 
aroused some real enthusiasm with his harp 
playing. Bert Leslie and Co., finished to en- 
thusiastic applause. MIddleton and Spell- 
meyer were nicely received. Mang and Sny- 
der closed with some good hand and head 
balancing. 

WILLIAM PENN (William W. Miller, mgr.; 
URent, IT. B. O.).— The William Penn 1b pack- 
ing them in as a regular thing In spite of 
conditions. "The Bachelor Dinner" closed the 
show with a smashing hit, scoring heavily In 
all departments. The rest of the Bhow was 
of high calibre, the opener being the Atlas 
Trio, well received. Cooper and Rlcardo 
were appreciated. Brltt Wood earned seven} 
bows. Reglna Connelll and Co. upheld the 
comedy end. The Volunteers got over In ex- 
cellent style. 

BROADWAY.— Hoey and Lee, Robert I, 
Dalley and Co.. Farrell, Taylor Trio, Har- 
monious Village Choir, Clegg, Hartman an<l 
Co.. Wnrren and Francis. 

KNICKERBOCKER —Marjorlo Fairbanks in 
"The Elopement." Manhattan Trio, Saona, 
Heland and Tearl, Whit<- and Brlnder, Dixon 
and Dean ; second half. Howard's Hears, Nnw- 
lln and St. Claire, Archer and Bclford, Noldy 
and Noldy, Lawrence Crane and Co., Morris 
and Hector. 

NIXON.— Anniversary week. "The Auto 
Bandit," Mullcr and Stanley, Smith, Cook and 



Brandon, Willie Weston, Snyder and Buckley 
"In Old Tyrol," Betty. 

GRAND. — De Pace Opera Co.. Four Melo- 
dious Chaps, Red Raven Trio, Willie Hale and 
Brother, Francis and Rose, Kennedy and Hart 

COLONIAL— Hale Norcross and Co., Stra- 
vlts and Strassner, La France Brothers, Morln 
Sisters, Flske and Failon, "The Naked Truth," 
feature film ; second half, Slg. Franz Troupe, 
Lora, That Trio, Frank Markly, William Wil- 
son and Co., "The Wishing Ring," feature 
film. 

BROAD.— "The Beautiful Adventure," with 
Ann Murdock and Mrs. Thomas Whlffen, open- 
ed to a fair house Monday night ; will stay one 
week. Nov. 23, John Drew In "The Prodigal 
Husband." 

GARRICK.— Business has fallen off in the 
third and last week of Hasel Dawn In "The 
Debutante," Nov. 23, "Potash and Perlmut- 
ter." 

FORREST.— Third and last week of "Sari" 
began Monday night Dec. 23, "Queen of the 
Movies" for two weeks. 

ADELPHL— "A Pair of Sixes" now in its 
fifth week Is nearlng the end of ith run, hav- 
ing done fairly well considering conditions. 
"To-Day" comes In Nov. 80. 

LYRIC. — Second week and final of "The 
Story of the Rosary." Nov. 23, "High Jinks." 

LITTLE.— "Hlndle Wakes," by Stanley 
Houghton, for the first time here, opened 
Monday and received general commendation. 
Adah Barton has joined the resident company 
and made her debut in this week's show as 
"Mrs. Jeffcote." 

WALNUT.— "Damaged Goods," by Richard 
Bennett's Co-Workers, opened Monday for the 
week at popular prices. 23, "The Old Home- 
stead." 

LIBERTY.— "Painting the Town," musical 
comedy, opened Monday for the week at popu- 
lar prices. 23, "A Fool There Was," with 
Eugenie Blair. 

ORPHEUM.— "A Fool There Was," with 
Eugenie Blair, opened for the week at popular 
prices. 23, "Painting the Town." 

AMERICAN. — New stock company opened 
Monday in "Hearts Aflame." 23, "Madame 
X." 

ACADEMY OF MUSIC— "The Book of 
Nature," pictures, with lecture by Raymond 
L. Ditmars, opened Monday for three nights 
at 75 cents top. Monday night's house was 
good. 

CHESTNUT ST. O. H — "The Spoilers" is 
doing a turnaway business in its second week 
at 25 cents top. 

PALACE. — Vaudeville has been replaced by 
"Cablrta" at 10 and 20, and excellent business 

CASINO.— "The Golden Crook burlesque, 
with Billy Arlington, opened Monday for the 
week. 23, "Rose Sydell" Co. 

EMPIRE.— "The. Colege Girls," with Abe 
Reynolds and Florence Mills featured, opened 
Monday for the week. Next "Al Reeves Big 
Show." 

TROCADERO.— "Review of 1915" opened 
Monday for the week with 8. H. Dudley, col- 
ored comedian, and Zubelda, "Oriental" dan- 
cer, added. 23, "The Auto Girls." 

GAYETY.— "The Follies of 1920," featur- 
ing Eva Mull, and Princess Orla, added, 
opened Monday for the week. 23, "Monte 
Olrls Burlesque. 

DUMONT'S.— Stock minstrels. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 

BY B. ■. ARIOlf. 

HEILIG (W. T. Pangel, mgr.).— "A Pair of 
Sixes." 15-18. 

BAKER (Geo. L. Baker, mgr.). — "Maggie 
Pepper," 8; "Fine Feathers," 15. 

EMPRESS (W. H. Plerong, mgr. ; agent 
Loew). — Week 9, Polzln Bros., opened fine; 
Patricola and Myer, hit ; Blanche Leslie, not 
appreciated ; "The Girl and the Drummer," big 
hit ; Gray and Graham, laughs ; "School Days," 
hcadllner ; good business. 

PANTAGES (J. A. Johnson, mgr. ; agent, 
direct). — Week 9, Togan & Geneva, good act; 
Prince and Deerie, good ; Moving Day, laughs ; 
York Trio, fine ; Great Question, sensation ; 
Great Castlel, daring ; good business. 

LYRIC (Dan Flood, mgr.).— Week 9, "Lulu 
of the Underworld." 



ST. PAUL, MINN. 

By C. J. BENHAM. 

ORPHEUM (E. C. Burroughs, mgr.).— Ruth 
Allen & Co. In "Woman Proposes," well re- 
ceived ; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Barry welcomed 
back enthusiastically ; Marie A Billy Hart, 
pleasing ; Leo Zarrell & Co., good ; Josephine 
Dunfee, pleased ; Aerial Costas, received ; 
Wallensteln & Freebey, pleasing. 

EMPRESS (GTus S. Greening, mgr.).— "The 
Bower of Melody," pleased ; Princeton & Yale, 
good ; The Melnott Twins, very neat and pleas- 
ing ; Aerial LaVails, well received ; Andy Rice, 
liked ; Nlpp & Tuck, good. Business continues 
very good. 

NEW PRINCESS (Bert Goldman, mgr.).— 
Battling Nelson, Four Soils Rrothers, Guy 
Baldwin Trio, Lucler ft Ellsworth, pictures ; 
last half, Five Flying Duvals, Bert Hamlon, 
Reeves & Miller, Marconi Brothers, pictures. 

STAR (John P. Kirk, mgr. ).— "Follies of 
Day.'* with Sam Sldman and Gertrude Hayes 
opened to a peked house. Next, Ben Welch 
& Co. 

METROPOLITAN (L. N. Scott, mgr.).- 
Raymond Hltrheoek In "The Beauty Shop' 
opened a four-nlpht engagement to a fair sized 
house and pleased. Thurs. and Sat., the An- 
nette Krllermnnn pictures play a return date 
•_'2. De Wolf Hopper and the Ollbert & Sul- 
livan Opera Company hold forth for n week. 

SHUBERT.— The Huntington Players In 





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SPOKANE. 

By JAMBS B. ROYCB. 

AUDITORIUM (Charles York, mgr; agent, 
N. W. T. A.). — 6-7, Nat Goodwin, "Never Bay 
Die" ; 22, stock. 

LOEWS (Joseph Muller, mgr. ; agent, di- 
rect). — Amoros A Mulvey, woman scored; 
Snoozer. hit ; Plsano ft Bingham, went over ; 
Henry B. Toomer A Co.. clever sketch ; Cabaret 
Trio, singing liked ; Alvln A Kenny, strong 
closer 

PANTAGES (E. Clark Walker, mgr.; agent, 
direct).— DeWitt Young A Sister, pleased; 
Davis A Walker, corking dancers ; Laurie Ord- 
way, got laughs ; Neitz, Phlpps A Co., weak 
sketch ; Lottie Mayer A Co., still favorites. 

SPOKANE (Sam. W. B. Cohn, mgr.; agent, 
Fisher). — Manning Sisters. Bill Mann, Zamora 
Brothers ; second half, Garrison Sisters, Devoy 
A Dayton, Billy Mann. 

Henry J. Lobrenz, hypnotist, was added to 
the bill at the Spokane the latter half of the 
week. 



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Booking Agency 
Orpheum Theatre Bldg. 

MONTREAL, P. Q. 



George Prlnglc'H minstrels, booked for Audi- 
torium, Dec. fi-fl, bas been shifted to Empress, 
as former houBe will be used for stock. 



E. J. Myer, a former Seattle newspaper man, 
has be*>n added to the staff at the American 
and will havo charge of publicity. 

Tbe new Liberty, now building, at cost of 
$200,000, has sinned a contract to show the 
Alco company's feature films. 



EInar Peterson, who did the mural decora- 
. tlons for the million-dollar Davenport hotel. 
hafl hf»«n engaged to do a series of paintings 
for thfl auditorium of the new Clemmer the- 
ater, now building. 



TORONTO. 

By IARTLBT. 

ROTAL ALEXANDRA (L. Solman, mgr.). 
—"High Jinks" with Stella Mayhew highly 
pleased large audience opening night. 

PRINCESS (O. B. Sheppard, mgr.).— Mar- 
garet Anglln received cordial welcome In 
"Lady Windermere's Fan." 

GRAND (A. J. Small, mgr.).— "The Earl 
of Pawtucket" with Lawrence D'Orsay well 
received. 23, "Barbara Worth." 

SHEA'S (J. Shea, mgr.; agt., U. B. O.).— 
Cressy and Dayne, scored ; Evelyn Dunmore. 
clever; Chrelienne and Loulsette, novel; 
McLellan and Carson, good ; Pederson Bros., 
amusing ; Bill Poster, entertaining ; Hagor 
and Moore, versatile; Two Crom wells, 
pleased. 

LOEW'S YONOE STREET (J. Bernstein, 
mgr.; agt., Loew). — Jones J. Morton, big 
success; Inez McConley and Co., diverting; 
Valdos, interested; Three Keltoe, clever; 
Green and Parker, 'good ; Polly Prim, 
pleaned ; ChftH. Ijedeger, sensational ; Ward 
and Hayes, k<**I- 

SHEA'S HIPPODROME (A. C. McArdle. 
mgr.; ant., U. B. O. ).— Featuro picture; 
James Kennedy and Co., fine; Devlne and 
Williams, a lilt; Mendelssohn Four, clever; 
Nohin and Nolan, good ; Frank Orobbay, tal- 
ented ; Hardy and Woods, original. 

GAYETY (T. R. Henry, mgr.; agt., Co- 
lumbia). — "Social Maids." 

STAR (Dan F. Pierce. mgr.).— "High 
Rollers." 



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In "The Awakening of the Devil" 

Direction of MAURICE H. ROSE and JACK CURTIS 

Next Week (No?. 23) MAJESTIC, Milwaukee 



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They are talking again. 

What are they saying? 

Goodness only knows, but it's about me, of course. 

Here I am, lying in bed, trying to side-step a reserve 
couch in a hospital, and I can almost hear the clang of 
the ambulance, while I am told they are saying that I am 
not going to fulfill my vaudeville engagements. 

I am going to play them, just as soon as I am able 
to do fourteen shows a week, and keep my feet on 
the ground. 

It is only through the extreme kindness of Mr. E. F. 
Albee of the United Booking Offices that I am able to 
take this rest, to recover the full use of my voice and 
ward off the illness the doctor says is clinging around 
me. 

The United Booking Offices had splendid bills laid out 
to surround me this week at the Colonial and next week 
at the Orpheum. I felt sorely troubled to disappoint 
them, and called on Mr. Albee personally to assure him 
I felt it would do the B. F. Keith management an injustice 
for me to appear unless in perfect physical condition. 

After the enormous week I had the pleasure of playing 
to at Keith's, Boston, ending last Saturday, and which 
I went through with difficulty, I thought it was only due 
to my vaudeville managers that I present myself in per- 
son, in order to allow my voice to tell its own story. 

I expect to resume my Keith route December 6 and trust 
I shall, and will, if my physician permits. 

Thanks so much to those who have been so kind. 

Will the others please stop talking? 

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Booked Solid 

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For advertising in Variety is that you get full value, the sort of publicity that means something to 
you. 

Variety, long known as "the actors 9 paper," has always handled its news matter in a manner to at- 
tract the professional reader, through a "Variety reader" knowing he was reading a full story, not 
a biased nor colored one* 

As that made circulation, and circulation is what an advertiser should have (as it is the only way to 
give a return), Variety has become the advertising medium of the theatrical business. ^ An advertisement 
in it covers the whole field, and makes one appropriation sufficient, if that appropriation is spent in Variety. 
It has done more than that, since it makes Variety an actual saving to the advertiser in it through render- 
ing useless advertising for theatricals in other trade papers. 

Variety goes everywhere, reaches everybody, and does all together what another paper can only do 
in part, and does more for the advertiser than all the other theatrical trade papers combined (excepting 
the strictly moving picture trade papers). 






THE 
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RATS 

Recommend 



White Rats on "VARIETY" 



Below is a copy of a letter the White Rats has kindly sent 
out to its members: 

Dear Sir and Brother: — 

The Anniversary Number of VARIETY will be oublished Decem- 
ber 25th. As VARIETY is the medium of the WHITE RATS ACTORS' 
UNION, this Organization is anxious to see its membership thoroughly 
represented in the advertising columns of VARIETY'S BIG NUMBER. 

VARIETY is advocating proper organization for the actor, has 
advocated the essentials and conveniences of proper organization, 
therefore should be encouraged by the actor. It has attained a position 
in the field of theatrical trade journalism that is a remarkable triumph 
in itself. Its circulation is unquestioned. The paper is undoubtedly 
bought and read by every important manager, agent and artist all over 
the entire world. 

When "The Player" suspended publication through an agreement 
with VARIETY the cause of the White Rats was taken up by VARIETY 
and VARIETY has stood by its agreement with our organization, and 
it is only fair that we should lend our efforts to support the paper 
when we have an opportunity to do so. 

With its selling qualities as its foremost recommendation and its 
official connections with your organization to recommend it as well, we 
suggest you consider VARIETY in placing your holiday advertising 
appropriation. 

With thanks for your consideration of the above, remain, 

Fraternally, 
(Signed) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



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Know 



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It does not publish a "Special number" at any other time, and combines its Anniversary and Christmas 
issue to one week. 

Variety gives value in every way. Centralize your Christmas advertising, if you intend advertising at 
that time. Confine your advertising to Variety and save money. 

An announcement in Variety's 9th Anniversary Number, out December 25th, will be a perpetual adver- 
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If you want to find out how many more Varietys are sold than any other theatrical paper, ask your 
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Vol. XXXVI. No. 13. 



NEW YORK CITY, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1914. 



PRICE 10 CENTS 



$104,000 SAURY FOR FILM STAR; 
MARY PICKFORD'S CONTRACT 



Noted Player in Feature Films Receives $2,000 Weekly, Play 

or Pay, with Wardrobe Furnished, From Famous Players. 

Can Select Plays and Cast. Was Offered |200,000 

for Same Period. 



One hundred and four thousand dol- 
lars for one year was the contract en- 
tered into last week by Adolph Zukor 
of the Famous Players Co. with Mary 
Pickford, the film star. It was a re- 
newal of a contract Miss Pickford had 
held with the same company for $1,- 
000 weekly, or $52,000 the year preced- 
ing. 

The F. P. agreement was reached 
between Mr. Zukor and Miss Pickford, 
despite an offer from another picture 
firm to the actress for $200,000, also 
for one year. It is said Miss Pickford 
was not satisfied with the financial out- 
look of the larger offer, although the 
competing concern offered to deposit 
$50,000 as a guarantee. 

The Pickford-F. P. contract calls for 
the $2,000 payment every week. Dur- 
ing the year Miss Pickford may appear 
in eight Famous feature films. She 
cannot do over 12, which might be 
reached, although an unusually large 
number. A condition of the agreement 
is that the Famous Players in addition 
pays for all wardrobe necessary for 
Miss Pickford in the pictures, from 
shoes to dresses, and Little Mary has 
expensive ideas regarding dressing for 
the screen. Another provision says 
Miss Pickford has the privilege of 
passing upon the plays selected for 
her, also the supporting casts, reject- 
ing either or both at her pleasure. 

A clause asked for by Miss Pickford 
to the effect that all "Pickford fea- 
tures" must be sold by the Famous at 
double its customary prices, also that 
any exhibitor showing a Famous-Pick- 
ford release must double the admission 
charge, was firmly turned down by the 
Famous Players. 

The name of "Pickford" in pictures 
has been doing wholesale duty of late 
weeks through the multiplicity of old 



Pickford reprints, made by other 
manufacturers, when Little Mary com- 
menced film work. Some of these 
have become a daily release in the pro- 
gram of the General Film Co. through 
the Biograph releasing them. 

Another young woman under con- 
tract to the Famous Players and who 
has been rapidly coming to the fore of 
late is Marguerite Clark, the little 
spirit of the legitimate stage. It is said 
Miss Clark has renewed her agreement 
with the F. P., receiving $800 weekly. 



NEW KIND OF VAUDEVILLE. 

With the return of William Morris 

to New York last week, the report 

spread that commencing New Year's 

week the New York theatre will have 
a new policy of vaudeville. 

The report says it will be "English 
Vaudeville," but just how framed no 
one around the theatre knows. 

Commencing Monday the Universal 
has the house for four weeks and will 
play feature pictures, starting with 
"Damon and Pythias." The Universal 
has rented the New York outright, 
paying, it is said, $1,750 weekly. 



BRIAN LEAVING FROHMAN? 

There is a report current that Don- 
ald Brian is playing his last season 

under contract to Charles Frohman and 
that in the near future the waltzing 
star will join a new tri-star combina- 
tion. At present Mr. Brian is in "The 
Girl from Utah" together with Julia 
Sanderson and Joseph Cawthorne. The 
piece has 1 had a successful run at the 
Knickerbocker theatre where it ends 
its local season tonight. 

Last week there was a i >.-. ■< r: 

the star ind his manager. 



The OFFICIAL NEWS of the 

WHITE RATS ACTORS' UNION and 
ASSOCIATED ACTRESSES OF AMERICA, 



as formerly printed 
exclusively in 

appears on page 8 of thla issue. 






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PITTSBURGH MILLS BUSY. 

Pittsburgh, Nov. 25. 

The mills of Pittsburgh are showing 
more activity. Several idle a year are 
reopening and many which were on 
half-time are now on full. 

While the activity is not remarkable, 
it is enough to show that better busi- 
ness conditions prevail as steel is being 
ordered. 



REORGANIZING TRENTINI SHOW. 

The powers that are directing the 
destinies of the Emma Trentini's star- 
ring vehicle "The Ballet Girl" are very 
much dissatisfied with the organization 
as it stands at present. 

They have decided that the company 
needs to be entirely reorganized before 
brought into New York. 

It is quite probable the show will be 
closed for several weeks, reopening 
with a new cast after the holiday. 

In all likelihood it will be made 
ready to follow "The Lilac Domino" 
into the 44th Street, when Andreas 
Dippel gives up the tenancy of that 
house in February. 



ADELE BLOOD IN SKETCH. 

A sketch will bring Adele Blood to 
vaudeville. She has placed her book- 
ings for a short tour with Rose & 
Curtis. 

Miss Blood was the star of "My 
Lady's Boudoir," lately playing in New 
York. She still remains under the legi- 
timate direction of I. W. Hope, who 
has a new play in view for her. This 
will be produced sometime after New 
Year's. 

Remember we advance Meal Tickets, Laundry 
-id Cash to all Performers at Regent Hotels, 
ul N. 14th St.. ST. LOUIS, MO. 



LONDON CLOSINGS. 
(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 27. 

The revival run of "Milestones" at 
the Royalty ends tomorrow. A new 
play will be produced there Dec. 10, 
entitled "The Man Who Stayed at 
Home." 

"His House in Order," also a re- 
vival, closes at the St. James Dec. 8. 
The theatre will remain dark until the 
production of the new Hartley Man- 
ners' piece, scheduled for a Christmas 
opening. 

"Earl and Girl" closes at the Ald- 
wych Dec. 5, reopening at the Lyric 
Christmas day. 



FORBES PIECE NEW YEAR'S 

"The Spotlight," the piece in which 
Selwyn and Company are going to 
star Douglas Fairbanks has been plac- 
ed into rehearsal. Mr. Fairbanks will 
be ready to take an active part in the 
rehearsals of the piece in about three 
weeks. The show will be ready to 
open about the first of the year. Pa- 
trica Collinge, Edna Aug, Olive May 
Zclda Sears, and William Sampson will 
be in the cast. 



ANOTHER FED MEETING. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 27. 

The Variety Artists' Federation held 

a general meeting today to consider 

the* advisability of granting conces- 

<inns to tin* picture houses, similar to 

tlmsr extended music halls. 



"Kiss Me Quick," Condensed. 

Philip Bartholomae is preparing to 
present a tabloid version of "Kiss Me 
Quick" in vaudeville. Robert Kelly 
will be in the cast. 



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PHILADELPHIA'S OPERA HOUSE 
REPORTED GOING TO D1PPEL 



Operatic Impresario Will Move "Lilac Domino" There from 

44th Street Theatre, Opening in Philly Christmas 

Day, Playing at $1 Top. DippeFs Century 

Opera House Plans. 



Philadelphia, Nov. 25. 

It is stated here Andreas Dippel has 
completed arrangement to take over 
the Metropolitan opera house and that 
he will bring his opera comique com- 
pany now presenting "The Lilac 
Domino" at the 44th Street theatre in 
New York, over to Philadelphia 
Christmas Day, to open a season of 
opera comique here. 

The Philadelphia Metropolitan with 
its tremendous capacity will permit of 
the impresario giving a series of per- 
formances here with his big company 
at prices ranging from 25 cents to $1. 
It is said that he will do this. 

Andreas Dippel has a lease on the 
44th Street theatre from the Shuberts, 
which runs until Feb. 1. Just what 
provision the impresario is going to 
make to keep that house open after he 
takes "The Lilac Domino" to Phila- 
delphia is a question. After Feb. 1 
Herr Dippel takes over the Century 
opera house here for opera comique. 

Mr. Dippel has announced he will 
present in conjunction with the Pav- 
lowa Ballet Company, "La Reginetta 
delle Rose" ("The Queen of Roses"), 
by Leoncavallo. The operetta to be 
given Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 
and Saturday night and Saturday mat- 
inees. Wednesday matinees and Fri- 
day nights are to be reserved for Pav- 
lowa. Tuesday evenings revivals of 
old operettas will be seen. These will 
also be given at Thursday matinees at 
popular prices, from 25 cents to $1. 

Herr Dippel stated that when he 
made these revivals he would like very 
much to present "Gypsy Love" and 
"The Merry Widow" for one perform- 
ance each, as they were shown on the 
Continent. "The Swallows," an oper- 
etta by Giacomo Puccini, is one of the 
novelties of the season at the Century. 

Lee Shubcrt stated on Wednesday 
that it was quite likely that Herr Dip- 
pel inisjht decide to take "The Lilac 
Domino" to Philadelphia, but in that 
case he would have to place another 
production in the 44th Street. 



"ENEMY" A BAR. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 25. 
The London County Council Com- 
mittee of Licenses this week recom- 
mended the refusal for seven important 
cinema theatres and two dance halls, 
through alien enemy stockholders. 



LION ACT, WITH A STORY. 

(S yerial Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 25. 
Marck's Lions, an animal act, opened 
successfully at the Finsbury Park Em- 
pire this week. Before the lions are 
shown, a story concerning a child is 
told by the cinema, after which the 



animals arc put through their tricks. 
At the first performance, the child 
in the act was not allowed to appear, 
a special license being required. 



GABY'S GOOD ONE. 

(8 pedal Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 25. 

Gaby Deslys, never out of the pub- 
lic eye, put over a dandy again. This 
time the Frenchwoman has distin- 
guished herself by adopting the ten 
months' old daughter of an English 
officer killed on the firing line. 

Gaby's mother acquiesced in the ad- 
dition to the family. 

Gaby, now at the Palace, has re- 
ceived an offer for American vaudeville 
but will probably tour the provincial 
towns in England, when shj finishes 
the Palace engagement. 



SHAW'S PRESS WORK. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 25. 

Bernard Shaw is not overlooking any 
opportunities to keep his name in the 
public's eye, Bis latest being an article 
in "Common Sense" about the war, 
Shaw taking an attitude in direct oppo- 
sition to the public's opinion. The pa- 
pers are utilizing plenty of space to ex- 
press their individual and collective 
opinions of Shaw, the result being some 
great publicity for theplaywright. 

i "7 

BISPHAM FILMING OPERAS. 

(Special Cable to Varibty.) 

London, Nov. 25. 

David Bispham has secured the film 
rights for over thirty operas and is in- 
vesting heavily in the picture-producing 
business. 



KYASHT HAS ANOTHER 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 25. 

Lydia Kyasht, famous here from 

successes at the Empire, opened at the 

Coliseum this week in a new ballet, 

called "The Enchanted Isle," and 

scored another artistic hit. 



NEXT PALACE REVUE. 

(Special Cable to Varibty.) 

London, Nov. 25. 

The Palace Revue will finish its run 

Christmas week. Dec. 28 the Palace 

reverts to ^.rs old style of entertain- 

nunt. vaudeville for seven weeks, after 

which another revue will be produced 

;it this house. 



Bard Asked Too Much. 

(Special Cable to Varibty.) 

London. Nov. 25. 
The negotiations for Wilkie Bard tn 
star in America under Charles B. Dill- 
ingham's management, have fallen 
through. Bard demanded a contract 
that included pay during rehearsals, 
which was refused. 



EMPIRE REVUE PEOPLE. 

(Special Cable to Varibty.) 

London, Nov. 25. 

The new revue at the Empire will be 
produced in March. George Graves, 
the musical comedy comedian (lately 
in vaudeville) is selected for this show, 
also Will Evans, from the halls and 
Drury Lane panto. 

Dorothy Warde, another from the 
halls but lately established as a musi- 
cal comedy girl with "The Cinema 
Star" at the Shaftesbury, will also be 
in the cast. 



CIRCUITS AFTER WILLARD. 

Willard, "The Man Who Grows," 
appeared to be much in demand this 
week, between the United Booking 
Offices and the Loew Circuit. After 
a couple of very successful seasons 
abroad, Willard returned to New York, 
appearing at Hammerstein's. He was 
submitted by H. B. Marinelli to the 
United Booking Offices managers, 
who would not agree with Willard 
upon salary. Willard, through Frank 
Bohm, then signed for the small time, 
first playing the S. Z. Poli houses in 
that division, taking his first date at 
Wilkesbarre. 

Poli books his big time theatres 
through the U. B. O., and when the 
United managers heard Willard had 
broken the house record at Wilkes- 
barre, repeating the operation last 
week in Waterbury, "the toughest vau- 
deville town in the world," Mr. Mar- 
inelli started to induce him to leave 
the small for the big time. 

Willard is at Springfield, Mass., this 
week, considering the offers he has on 
hand, according to report. 



DEBUT STIRS SOCIETY. 

St. Louis, Nov. 25. 

St. Louis' exclusive society was 
stirred and somewhat surprised this 
week to learn that a member of its 
inner circle, Mrs. Felix Andre Chopin, 
had gone on the vaudeville stage as a 
singer. She opens for the Orpheum 
Circuit soon, beginning her tour in 
Chicago. 

Mrs. Chopin is the daughter-in-law 
of the late Kate Chopin, a sister-in-law 
of Mrs. Lalia Hattersly and a member 
of the Benoist Wilson and other fami- 
lies of highest prominence in the his- 
tory of St. Louis. She is a pupil of 
Jean De Reszke. 

The Chopin family is intimately con- 
nected with the oldest settlers of the 
Mississippi Valley. 



FRANK TOURS COMING OVER. 

(Special Cnblr to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 25. 

Frank Tours, at present musical con- 
ductor at the Empire, will shortly go 
to America with the Grossmith Lauril- 
lard company. 

He will be succeeded by Jacques 
Heuval, now at the Lyric. 



BARD REFUSES OFFER. 

(Special Cable to Varibty.) 

London, Nov. 25. 

Wilkie Bard has refused an offer of 

$1,250 with a fifteen-week route in 

America. His salary on this side is 
$1,500. 



OUT AND IN. 

Disliking the manner in which her 
two-act was billed for Hammerstein's 
Gertrude Vanderbilt left the program 
before opening Monday. Nothing was 
added to the bill. 

The Aerial Budds would not open 
the show at the Royal, and left Monday 
morning. The Lelands filled in. 

Sam and Kitty Morton did not open 
at Keith's, Cleveland, Monday. Illness 
reported. Harry Tighe and Babette 
(new partnership) got the place. 

Bert Lamont and his cowboys left 
the Palace program Tuesday, through 
Mr. Lamont's voice commencing to go 
hoarse. Doyle and Dixon were called 
in from -the Colonial to replace them. 

Mijares, the wire-walker, billed to 
open the show at the Majestic, Chi- 
cago, did not appear Monday. It was 
stated at the theatre he did not relish 
the idea of opening. 



BELGIAN BENEFIT SUCCESS. 

(Special Cable to Varibty.) 

London, Nov. 25. 

The Belgian matinee benefit at the 

Alhambra Tuesday afternoon realized 

thirteen hundred pounds. Queen 

Alexandria attended the performance. 



SOME OBLIGING MANAGER. 

Baltimore, Nov. 25. 

Helen Raymond, of the "Queen of 
the Movies," at the Academy of Music 
last week, was married last Thursday 
afternoon to Oliver J. Perry, a business 
man of St. Louis. The ceremony took 
place at the home of Tunis F. Dean, 
(manager of the theatre), on West 
Centre street, which May De Sousa, 
leading woman of the company, had 
rented for the week, taking Miss Ray- 
mond with her to live. 

Mr. Dean gave the bride in marriage. 
Just in honor of the occasion and be- 
cause the bride wished it, Mr. Dean 
had his beard shaved off for the first 
time in 10 years and appeared at the 
ceremony with only a small English 
mustache. Miss De Sousa was maid of 
honor and Frank Moulan, comedian of 
the company, best man. The bride 
will finish the season with the com- 
pany. 

St. Louis, Nov. 25. 

An item of much interest socially and 
theatrically was made known here 
when the marriage of Helen Roi Ray- 
mond, with 'The Queen of the Mov- 
ies," to Ira W. Perry, son of the 
wealthy president of the Bowie-Perry 
Pie Co., was announced. Young Perry 
it developed fell in love with Miss Ray- 
mond when she played here several 
weeks ago at the Olympic. He fol- 
lowed the company when it left town, 
accompanied by Bob Stewart, also a 
well known St. Louisan. 

Perry is a college graduate and won 
high honors with the Smith Academy 
football team of a couple of years ago. 
Dad Perry says if the boy brings his 
wife home she will have the best there 
is from him. 



LONDON DIVORCE. 

(Special Cable to Varibty.) 

London, Nov. 25. 
Oswald Williams this week obtained 
a divorce from his wife, naming Charles 
Capper as corespor,dent 



VARIETY 



SCREEN MUSICAL COMEDY 

IS VAUDEVILLE DEPARTURE 



Comic Opera Star, with Chorus of 20, Rehearses 15-Minute 
Sketch to be Offered on Talking-Moving Pictures. 

First of 



The Renfax Co., manufacturer of 
moving-talking pictures, on Tuesday 
put into rehearsal a company headed 
by Jose Collins, backed by two prin- 
cipals and a chorus of twenty, to pro- 
duce a 15-minute singing sketch before 
the moving picture camera and talking 
machine. 

It is proposed to make this the first 
of a big series of such "tabloid screen 
musical comedies," featuring notable 
names of the comic opera stage. 

Talking-moving pictures hitherto 
have consisted mostly of disjointed 
numbers, or comedy action accompan- 
ied by appropriate sounds, but the Ren- 
fax enterprise is the first attempt to 
screen a consistent story with musical 
accompaniment in sketch form. 

That company's products have been 
exhibited in the straight picture thea- 
tres in this country, but no attempt 
has been made to exploit it in the big 
vaudeville houses. With the comple- 
tion of the Collins feature, expected to 
occupy two or three weeks, the enter- 
tainment will be offered to the big- 
time vaudeville managers as a number 
for their programs. 

Frank Smithson, the musical comedy 
stage director, has charge of the Col- 
lins production. 



WAYBURN'S "SLAVE SHIP." 

The first big production by Ned 
Wayburn since the producer returned 
from England, will be shown at Ham- 
merstein's, commencing Dec. 7. 

It is called 'The Slave Ship," carry- 
ing a massive scenic equipment, with 
many people. 



NO NIGHT PARADES. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 25. 
Theatrical managers have started a 
crusade against night street parades. 
It is said business at the Grand, Lyric, 
Keith's, Walnut and Gayety was 
knocked out during the recent Per- 
sonal Liberty procession in which 25,- 
000 marched, because prospective pa- 
trons could not force their way 
through the crowds into the theatre. 



CINCI'S POLICE QUARTET. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 25. 
John Royal, manager of Keith's, is 
arranging for a week's appearance of 
the Cincinnati police quartet at his 
house. These coppers are good sing- 
ers. They'd like to be vaudevillians, 
and are not afraid of getting their 
salaries cut. 



MAGICIANS ORGANIZE. 

The Professional Magician's Mutual 
Protective Association is the title of a 
new organization formed in New York 
last Saturday by a number of magic 
men. The principal object of the so- 
ciety is the protection «>f r>* *» another's 
material. 

Thf Awomtion ^i'i aU > - ...i p rot- 



to stimulate an interest in magic acts 
and will eventually try to procure a 
permanent location for a local head- 
quarters where the members can meet 
socially. 

W. H. Dilger was appointed temp- 
orary chairman, and Joe Le Baron, 
secretary-treasurer. 



HAMMERSTEIN'S RESUMES. 

After all the reports and negotiations 
for Oscar Hammerstein's Lexington 
Avenue opera house, the owner set- 
tled the matter late last week by giv- 
ing a lease to his son, Arthur. 

Arthur Hammerstein reopened the 
opera house Wednesday evening, play- 
ing a mixed bill of pictures and vaude- 
ville. 



MIDGETS AT HIP. 

Singer's Midgets have been loaned 
by Marcus Loew to the Shuberts, and 
will start an engagement of four weeks 
at the Hippodrome Monday. 

The Shuberts have an option of two 
weeks beyond that time for the little 
people, who will then resume their tour 
of the Loew Circuit. 



COFFINBERRY QUITS. 

Portland, Ore., Nov. 25. 

John W. Considine, owner of the 
Orpheum Circuit franchises in the 
northwest, yesterday announced the 
retirement of Frank Comnberry from 
the managership of the new Orpheum 
here, and the appointment to the post 
of Thomas R. Conlon of Seattle, Mr. 
Considine's son-in-law. 

Coffinberry's resignation is under- 
stood to have been brought about 
through the union boycott against the 
Orpheum theatre which compelled the 
postponement of the formal opening, 
scheduled for Monday night last. 

Mr. Conlon has been connected with 
the administration of the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit interests in Vancouver, B. C, and 
Seattle, being associated with Mr. Cof- 
finberry in the former city last sum- 
mer. He was in the lumber business 
in Kansas City until he entered the ser- 
vice of Sullivan & Considine in 
Seattle. 



Schlesinger Out of Broadway. 

M. S. Schlesinger resigned as book- 
ing manager for the Broadway the- 
atre last Saturday. The vaudeville 
bills there are now being arranged by 
Jules Aronson, the house manager. 



Agency License Held Up. 

Billy Curtis, who was responsible for 
the revoking of agency license of Al 
Mayer a few months ago, has applied 
to the Bureau of Licenses for a simi- 
lar one in his own name. 

A hearing was held last week. Com- 
mjwonffr flf|| wjtbhflfl W* decision 



KEITH'S IN GRAND RAPIDS. 

Chicago, Nov. 25. 

A new theatre will be erected in 
Grand Rapids, Mich., to open next fall. 

It will be called Keith's theatre and 
cost in the neighborhood of $500,000 
with a seating capacity of approximate- 
ly 2,600. 

The plans are being drawn by C. W. 
and George L. Rapp, of Chicago, and 
show a handsome modern structure. 

John J. Murdock, of the B. F. Keith 
executive staff, stopped off in Grand 
Rapids on his last western trip, and 
is said then to have closed negotiations 
pending for over a year. 

The Colonial there, seating about 
1,000 now plays United Booking Of- 
fices vaudeville, and Grand Rapids also 
has the Empress, a Loew Circuit vau- 
deville house. 



MONACO WITH FEIST. 

Jimmie Monaco severed connections 
with the Will Von Tilzcr firm this 
week, and engaged to write exclusively 
for Leo Feist. 

Before signing, however, Monaco 
placed a song with the Jos. Stern firm 
which he wrote with L. Wolfe Gilbert, 
the new Stern professional manager. 



ENTERTAINERS ARRESTED. 

Lynn, Mass., Nov. 25. 

Following the discovery in a barn 
on Timson street of an automobile 
stolen in Dayton, O., and alleged to 
have been driven across country to this 
city by John J. Gerard, an actor living 
with his parents at that address, Ar- 
thur Bussler, aged 19, of Avalon, Pa., 
and Eddie Pierce, aged 20, of 228 Tre- 
mont street, Boston, were arrested, 
charged with the theft. 

Capt. J. P. Marshall took all three 
prisoners from Boston to Pittsburgh, 
where they are wanted on a charge 
of larceny of another auto. One of 
the stolen autos was sold for a quar- 
ter of its value in Brooksville, Ky. 

Bussler, Gerard and Pierce claim to 
be doing a dancing and talking act. 
It is said they used the autos to make 
quick runs between long jumps. 



CALLS ACTOR FRAUD. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 25. 

A. C. H. Johnstone, secretary of the 
Cincinnati Hotel Clerks' Association, 
has lodged complaint here against 
Albert Freeman, a vaudeville actor, 
also known as Albert Linnert, who, 
Johnstone declares, got him to indorse 
a worthless check for $40. 

The check was drawn on the Bank 
of Marlinton, W. Va., and, according 
to statements of the officials of that 
institution to Johnstone, is one of 30 
or more bad checks which have ap- 
peared within the last month, all be- 
lieved to have been put out by Free- 
man. 

Freeman for a time played on the 
small time with an act in which John- 
stone's two daughters worked. John- 
stone's son also played with the turn 
until he was killed in a railroad acci- 
dent at Bluefields, W. Va Freeman 
came on to Cincinnati to attend the 
funeral, and, professing sympathy with 
the father, got him to 'ndorse the 

sheck, 



THE PUBLISHERS SIDE. 

Jos. W. Stern & Co. complain 
Variety's account of Justice Green- 
baum's decision dismissing their suit 
against Sigmund Romberg does them 

an injustice. "The court merely based 
its decision upon the authority of Wit- 
mark v. Peter," say the publishers, 
"and stated that in the light of that 
case, it could not enforce our agree- 
ment in a court of equity. Mr. Justice 
Greenbaum did not, however, character- 
ize the agreement in any way. 

"It has become the practice," con- 
tinues the communication, "to align 
authors and composers against the 
publishing houses. Many composers 
have become wealthy and their wealth 
has in large measure been due to the 
efforts exerted on their behalf by the 
publisher. The fact that there is co- 
operation between the publisher and 
the composer and that the success of 
the one is dependent upon the success 
of the other, seems to be entirely over- 
looked. 

"The maintainance by the publisher 
of a large organization, the investment 
of capital, the incurring of risks, the 
advancement of moneys and the ex- 
penditure of time and energy in the 
popularization of the works of the 
composer — all these circumstances are 
lost sight of. 

"The interests of the composer and 
publisher are interdependent and the 
one cannot succeed at the expense of 
the other. The publisher is the victim 
of the composer as often as the com- 
poser is the victim of the publisher. 
The Romberg caae well illustrates this 
truth." 



CARSON SHOW TROUBLES. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 25. 

The fight for possession of the Kit 
Carson Buffalo Ranch Wild West 
Show, which stranded down in Ken- 
tucky several weeks ago, has been 
shifted to the United States Court. The 
battle had its inception in a local mag- 
istrate's tribunal a few days ago. He 
held that the property in dispute (cir- 
cus tents and equipment, cars, 76 
horses, and 5 trick mules) belonged 
to the U. S. Printing and Lithograph- 
ing Co., of this city. The Squire dis- 
missed the attachment after a jury of 
five decided that the Cincinnati com- 
pany was entitled to the property, as 
Thomas F. Wiedemann, of Harris- 
burg, 111., the former owner, assigned 
the show to the firm, to satisfy a 
claim of $20,000 for printing. 

Next, creditors of Widemann filed 
a bankruptcy suit against him, claim- 
ing he committed an act of bankruptcy 
when he executed a bill of sale in an 
alleged effort to prefer the U. S. Print- 
ing Co. over other claim holders. The 
petitioners have claims aggregating $4. 
862.46. 

Federal Jud^e Hollistcr appointed 
Walter L. Wilson, of Kansas City, 
ancillary receiver and issued an in- 
junction restraining officers of lower 
courts from interfering with the es- 
tate. Wilson gave $50,000 bond. 

When the show recently broke up 
near Barboursville, Ky., performers 
tried to attach it, but the cars got out 
of the state before constables could 

serve the ptpcrn. 



6 



VARIETY 



IMMENSE STOCK ROYALTIES 

NOW BONE OF CONTENTION 



Managers Say No Matter How Hard Times May Be, Producers 

Make No Reduction in Price Demanded in Weekly 

Payment to Show Plays in Stock. 



Stock managers throughout New 
York City and New England are com- 
plaining against the royalty prices 
asked by playrights and producers for 
pieces for stock. They say that in the 
face of present conditions play brokers 
should make some sort of reduction of 
price for the pieces desired. Now they 
are paying just as much if not more for 
stock pieces, yet the business compared 
with a year jot so is away off. 

Stock managers claim there is no 
chance to come out ahead if play 
brokers don't make some sort of a cut 
on the royalty price. The latter an- 
swer there isn't a chance, as the au- 
thors demand so much and will not 
recede from that point. 

Several stock managers confirm the 
report they cannot get certain plays 
for stock without paying $300 to $500 
n week in royalties and say that in pay- 
ing royalties their business on the 
week has not been sufficient for them 
to bank any profit and that the pros- 
pects for any kind of realization on 
a week's stock production is only cer- 
tain when a piece that demands a small 
royalty is presented. 

A Broadway stock manager said this 
week: "What chance have we with the 
patrons demanding Broadway suc- 
cesses when we produce them at a loss? 
Take pieces for instance at $250 to 
$500, the royalty to depend upon the 
territory where piece is played. What 
chance has any manager of making 
any money if his prices are 10-20-30, 
his house small and his company rather 
expensive? 'Big Jim Garrity,' a play 
that flivved on Broadway, asks $450 a 
week for a stock production and in 
putting it over a player must outdo 
John Mason and the house be of suf- 
ficient proportions to insure any kind 
of profit. 

"We find Charles Bird of the Shu- 
>ert office one of the most reasonable 
men to deal with in regard to plays 
for stock. The Shubert prices range 
from $75 to $200 on stock pieces. 

"It's our undivided opinion that the 
play brokers must do something in re- 
ducing stock piece royalties if they 
want us to stay in business all winter 
and produce the latest Broadway suc- 
cesses. Otherwise we will play fewer 
royalty pieces and produce a lot of the 
old boys that have long ago been 
dropped from the stock lists." 



SHOP GIRLS SINGING. 

Milwaukee, Nov. 23. 
Since May Davis, a $10 clerk in 
Gimbels' store, was discovered to have 
a real voice and given a $50 per week 
job singing in the Alhambra, the Saxe 
people, owners, and Manager Fisher 
have had more applications than they 
could handle working day and night. 
The story came out as showing how 
Miss Davis made a sudden rise by 
virtue nf a voice of which she did not 



know the value. Vice-president Oscar 
(Irccnwald having told the Saxe peo- 
ple of her after hearing her sing during 
the lunch hour in the store. Now 
every shop girl in Milwaukee is trying 
out her voice. 



"TWILIGHT SLEEPER" ILL. 

The reason given why Margaret 
Tracey will not appear at Hammer- 
stein's next week to lecture on "Twi- 
light Sleep" is said to be Miss Tracey's 
illness. 

The Hammerstein management had 
lines out to secure the lecturer, who 
had appeared at Gimble's department 
store, telling about the new system 
until the police stopped her. Miss 
Tracey went into minute detail in her 
"spiel" and this attracted Hammer- 
stein's attention. 



VERDICT AGAINST S.-C. 

A verdict for $2,000 for alleged 
breach of contract has been granted 
Ruth Raynor, who appeared in vaude- 
ville, by a New York City jury against 
the Sullivan-Considine Circuit. 

Miss Raynor, represented by House, 
Grossman & Vorhaus, averred she 
signed with the S.-C. offices to play 
20 weeks, but that her contracts for 
that period were not returned to her 
when the Loew interests took over the 
circuit. Her time was later cancelled. 

The defendants denied the existence 
of any such contracts. The jury was 
out 20 minutes. 



Camden House Opening. 

Camden, N. J., Nov. 25. 

The Towers, a new theatre seating 
1,000, opened last Monday, with pop 
vaudeville, booked through the U. B. 
O.'S Family Department. 



Arranging Kellermann Show. 
Rose and Curtis have been delegat- 
ed to engage the vaudeville attractions 
to go with the Annette Kellermann 
show which is scheduled to open 
around Christmas. Victor Herbert 
has contributed the music to the piece. 



George Murphy and Bonita. 
A vaudeville combination is George 
P. Murphy, the German comedian, and 
Bonita. Tfiey are rehearsing a new 
act. 



Three Splits Weekly. 

Chicago, Nov. 25. 

The Indiana, which has been offer- 
ing pictures since last season re- 
opened with vaudeville next Monday, 
with three splits a week. Walter 
Meakin will manage the nouse and 
Tommy Burchell will book it out of the 
"Association." 

Don't forget the REGENT HOTELS when 
combvg to St. Louis. Theatrical Headquarter*. 



EASTMAN CO. TESTIMONY. 

Rochester, Nov. 25. 

That the methods of the Lumiere 
Motion Film Co. in Lyons, France, 
were obsolete and the film inferior to 
those American made was the testi- 
mony of Jules Brulatoor, former officer 
of the Lumiere Company and now 
chief distributor of motion picture film . 
for the Eastman Kodak Company, at 
the trial here this week of the Govern- 
ment suit against the Eastman com- 
pany charging monopoly of trade 
under the Sherman Law. 

Mr. Brulatoor's evidence tended to 
rhow that the Eastman Company did 
not bar* its products from the inde- 
pendent picture men, selling only to 
the Motion Picture Patents Co., as 
is charged, but that the Kodak firm 
entered into an agreement with the 
witness in 1911 while he was connected 
with the French firm for the districu- 
tion of the Eastman film to indepen- 
dents as well as "trust" users. Mr. 
Brulatoor told of a trip to Lyons made 
with Mr. Eastman for the purpose of 
purchasing the Lumiere plant, but after 
Mr. Eastman had inspected it the plan 
fell through. The witness produced a 
quantity of letters he had received 
from picture men complaining of the 
quality of Lumiere film. At times, the 
witness said, he had been obliged to 
purchase Eastman films in Europe at 
12 cents a foot and sell it at 3J4 cents 
to supply his trade. 



ALICE LLOYD'S TOUR. 

The Orpheura Circuit tour of Alice 
Lloyd will commence Dec 6, at the 
Orpheum, Seattle. Miss Lloyd will go 
direct there from Hew York next week. 
She returned from the Temple, Hamil- 
ton, Can., Sunday, where she did $3,- 
850 gross on the week. After her de- 
parture vaudeville closed in the the- 
atre, Miss Lloyd easily taking the rec- 
ord of the house for the season by 
several hundreds of dollars. 

This week a legitimate producer 
made Miss Lloyd an offer to appear-in 
a revue to be put on shortly after 
the holidays. 



BREAD THEATRE COUPONS. 

Worcester, Mass., Nov. 25. 

This town has been flooded with 
cards calling attention to the fact that 
anyone can obtain free admission to 
Poli's* house here with 18 labels from 
Town Talk Bread. 

Twenty-five labels from another 
brand of bread entitled the coupon 
holder to admission to the Grand 
(Poli's stock). 



Kenyon Boys It Back. 

Pittsburgh, Nov. 25. 

Thomas Kenyon, original owner, has 
repurchased the American theatre from 
George Schafer. 

When the Hall Associate Players 
complete their two extra weeks of 
stock, the theatre will be used for 
popular vaudeville. 



HOW 
LA GRACIOSA 

WaslBillcd at HAMMERSTEIN'S THIS WEEK (Nov. 23) 




HELD OVER NEXT WR"v 
Management, CLYDE RINALDO Direction. WM. L. LYKBNS 



VARIETY 



LIVEJKANAGER'S ENTERPRISE 
1N A SECU R1NG A CONVENTION 

Arthur White, of Orpheum, New Orleans, Has National 

Brewers 9 Organization Open Its Convention in 

His Theatre. Box Office Record and Stage 

Performance Delayed But An Hour. 

Thousands of Visitors in City. 



New Orleans, Nov. 25. 

Arthur White achieved novel dis- 
tinction by inducing the National 
Brewers' Organization to open its 
convention at the Orpheum, of which 
he is resident manager. The annual 
session is being held here, and several 
thousand delegates are on hand. 

The theatre was sold out complete- 
ly, the box-office registering the larg- 
est receipts in its history. Salutary 
address was delivered from the stage, 
and several responses made from the 
boxes. The regular program started 
an hour late. 



ANOTHER SAILOR CASE. 

Washington, Nov. 25. 

Secretary of the Navy Daniels has 
ordered an investigation of the ejec- 
tion from Keith's theatre in this city 
of two bluejackets from the battleship 
Vermont and the solicitor of the Navy 
Department has been instructed to co- 
operate with the district attorney in 
any legal steps that may be found 
necessary. Manager Robbins states 
that no discrimination was shown these 
men, for at the time of the alleged 
ejection there were a half dozen or 
more enlisted men of the army and 
navy in uniform within the theatre, 
and the reason for refusing the men 
admission was because of the appear- 
ance of one who did not have a neck- 
yoke to hide the upper part of his 
undershirt, that his general appearance 
was unkempt, and that there was blood 
on his face, the latter, it appeared, 
due to a minor operation performed 
that afternoon. 

The management had not refused 
admission to this sailor's companions. 
A policeman was called in to act as 
mediator and he, finding that the man- 
agement was obdurate in its refusal 
to allow the man admission, finally pre- 
vailed upon his companions to accept 
a refund of their money. 

The law under which action can be 
brought was passed March 1, 1911, and 
provides* against discrimination in the 
case of any person wearing the uni- 
form of the army, navy, revenue cut- 
ter service or marine corps, by the 
proprietor, manager of any employeee 
of a theatre or other public place of 
amusement in any territory, the Dis- 
trict of Columbia, Alaska or the in- 
sular possession, and provides for a 
fine not to exceed $500. 



FIGHTING SUNDAY SHOWS. 

Pittsburgh, Nov. 25. 
The constitutional right to give pic- 
ture exhibits on Sunday in Pennsyl- 
vania will be tested In all the courts 
of the state through .-. ■ a battle 
between the Socialist Pa: of Alle- 
gheny County and the Derav.uient of 



Public Safety of Pittsburgh. As a re- 
sult of a police ban on Sunday film a 
movement has been started and several 
large mass-meetings' held at which 
funds have been raised to fight the 
authorities. 

The picture shows Sunday were free 
and held in the Lyceum. At the same 
time German societies were holding 
picture shows in various Turner halls, 
and other bodies, including religious, 
were making use of films, the exchange 
men reaping quite a profit. No amuse- 
ments with paid admissions are allow- 
ed in Pittsburgh. 

At each Socialist party meeting a 
four to six-reel film was shown. The 
crowds increased wonderfully, and al- 
though the Lyceum seats 3,000, hun- 
dreds were turned away. Last week 
the police ordered no more films 
shown. The Socialists protested. 
They claimed discrimination. The 
police order was then broadened and 
churches and German societies were 
also put under the ban. 

The Socialists put it up to the mayor. 
He ordered the city solicitor to look 
up the law. The attorney declared 
there was nothing in the laws (most 
of them passed between 1800 and 1850 
which regulate Sunday decorum) to 
prevent the exhibition. The mayor 
shifted the burden on Director Hub- 
bard of the safety department, and the 
director made his ruling permanent. 
This forced the matter into the county 
court. 



"ENCORE" PRINTS DENIAL. 
(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, Nov. 27. 

The "Encore," an English theatrical 
trade paper, prints an article in this 
week's issue contradicting the London 
report in Variety- of recent issue that 
London is experiencing a dearth of de- 
sirable material. The "Encore" claims 
that Americans would be foolish to vis- 
it England at this time unless with 
especially desirable material. 



de Courville Coming Over. 
(Bpecial Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, Nov. 27. 

Albert de Courville expect*, to sail 
for America in a few days to arrange 
for an American production for liis 
new Hippodrome revue. 



SULLY'S SHOP ON STA^E. 

As a Christmas feature at Hammer- 
stein's, Sully's barber shop in the Pal- 
ace Theatre Building, will be repro- 
duced on the stage, the Hammerstein 
management attending to the produc- 
tion. 

Sully's barber shoi< ;s i m;. *v.\ ■} 
"corner grocery." 




Robert Ward of the Ward Brothers, 
playing with the Winter Garden show, 
has purchased a half interest in Joe 
Brown's Old Mill cafe on West 42d 
street and assumed active management 
of the resort. The couple plan to 
renovate the premises and enlarge the 
floor space. The Old Mill has long 
been one of the most prominent ren- 
dezvous around Times square. 

Healy's at 66th street is working the 
special all-night license rather hard. 
This week it has two such permits, for 
Thanksgiving Eve and Friday night, 
the latter the usual one up there for 
the special. To stay as long as you 
like appears to have an attraction. On 
a Healy all-night special, the dance 
floor draws more people after one than 
before that hour, the outpourings of 
the other places flocking to the open 
resort. Some of the dance bugs never 
want to go home, and others seem to 
have no home to go to. 



Rector's is the first dancing cabaret 
to try comedy dancers. A couple of 
very good professional steppers, a boy 
and girl, are there doing comedy in 
the dance. The announcer states to 
the diners there is a young man from 
the country present who would like to 
find a partner to dance with. He leads 
the country youth around the room by 
the hand. The young fellow, dressed 
in evening clothes in a sloppy way, 
prances around the floor, looking for 
a girl. She emerges from a corner, 
with a lass' costume. They go right 
into fast work, but the male dancer 
interjects a deal of comedy motions 
into his portion, securing quite some 
laughs and very much applause. 
Withal they are excellent "modern" 
dancers, with some personality, and 
this gets them over easily. 

The dancing cabarets are finding a 
way to "beat" the two o'clock closing 
order. It has not been extensively 
operated as yet, though two or three 
restaurants are working the scheme, 
with others anxious to get in. A club 
charter is necessary. One is not easy 
to obtain by application, since the 
charter issued by the state for private 
social organizations has been much 
abused in the past. Old charters are 
in demand for the dance purpose. Un- 
der them there can be no police inter- 
ference and the "club" may remain 
open as long as it pleases. The "mem- 
bers" are charged a nominal initiation 
and annual dues. After the regulation 
closing hour, "members" of the club 
adjourn to another portion of the res- 
taurant and continue the dance. This 
is the plan under which boxing found 
a loophole some years ago, before leg- 
islation legalized it, and it was the 
cause of the familiar expression, "All 
members of this club." 



RtDMnbar the REGENT HOn.7 * c , r t< and 
from all Theatres. Send u« n ca-<J *n » *i o 
will meet you at Depot. T* i*tric*i Hon 



"The Skirt," who pads out that 
"With the Women" stuff, often re- 
marks about professional dancers (even 



if it doesn't get in print) that most of 
them ape Mrs. Vernon Castle in dress- 
ing. That may be true, for most of the 
professional dancers must ape some 
one, even in their dances, but when 
the professional danseuses (or what- 
ever you want to call them) bring the 
Castles' dog-carrying habit to the 
ballroom floor, it's time they were 
choked off, either the dogs or the 
dancers. According to report, Mrs. 
Castle strutted around one day with a 
dawg, a Russian boar-*hound that had 
some class to it. Since then all the 
dancers have their dawgs. The other 
night in one of the dance 'places, a 
dancer fed her dog from the table, 
while other people around tried to 
think up some way of escaping from 
the animal act. One of the loudest 
dressed of all the pros who dance pro- 
fessionally parades Broadway with a 
big, long, gaunt, hungry-looking mut 
that never even saw Russia on the 
front page of an extra. It's a worse* 
looking animal than Charlie Barnold's 
"Dan," a mut that tried to excuse him- 
self for living by impersonating a 
souse. If some of these professional 
dancers' dogs hang around dancers 
long enough, they ought to be able to 
give several imitations "Dan" never 
heard of. 

The New York Roof, now that Wil- 
liam Morris is back home once more, 
may find a new way to pass December. 
The month doesn't look any too well 
for theatricals or its allies, and a dance 
place where an admission of one dollar 
is charged at the gate isn't too certain 
of steady business with nothing big in 
the way of an attraction to draw. One 
story is that Morris has already found 
a way to dispose of the Roof for a 
week to a New York club that wants 

to hold a benefit. The Roof will be 
turned over to it and each night some 
special event given to induce an at- 
tendance. It's funny about Bill Morris 
and his Roof, as it was about the late 
Willie Hammerstein and his father's 
vaudeville theatre. Everybody around 
Times square recalls how Hammer- 
stein's picked up the very night Wil- 
lie returned to the management, after 
having been away for quite a while. 
The same with Morris. He traveled 
with the Lauder show from the coast, 
while the Roof slowly drifted back- 
ward until only the waiters were left. 
Dancers like Martin Brown and Rosie 
Dolly, also dene Hodgkins and Irene 
Hammond (the first team getting $500 
a week, and the other, $250) couldn't 
draw their salary, let alone a crowd. 
But Bill Morris returned to New York 
last Friday, and presto! up jumped 
business. Saturday night the Roof had 
one of its biggest nights of the present 
season. It may have been for any rea- 
son, but the fact remains it didn't hap- 
pen until Morris returned. Monday 
this week was "Harry Lauder Night" 
on the Roof, and this gave it a good 
start. 



VARIBTY 



ABOUT PANTAGES CIRCUIT. 

Nov. 23, 1914. 
Mr. Will J. Cooke, 

227 West 46th St., 
New York City. 
My dear Mr. Cooke: 

Your letter of Nov. 21 asking me to 
give you a copy of the opinion of 
Justice Newburger in the case of Bar- 
ney Fagan, ct al. v. Louis Pincus, has 
been received by me. With Mr. Fa- 
Kan's full consent and permission I am 
writing you this account of the matter. 

As you know, Mr. Fagan is an old- 
time dancer and as far back as JO to 
40 years ago was regarded as per- 
haps the best single dancer on the 
stage. Mr. Fagan is at the present 
time doing a double act with Mrs. Fa- 
gan, who is known on the stage as 
Henrietta Byron. 

In 1913 Mr. Fagan received a tele- 
gram from Louis Pincus asking him if 
he would play the Pantages Circuit. 
Mr. Fagan replied stating that he 
would play it and giving a description 
of the act that he would play, together 
with his salary, $300 per week. Mr. 
Pincus then returned another telegram 
to the effect that everything was all 
right. The act was never played and 
Mr. and Mrs. Fagan, becoming tired 
of waiting for their opening, began a 
suit against Louis Pincus personally. 

You will recall the Amann & Hart- 
ley case tried by us over a year ago. 
In that case we sued "Pantages Cir- 
cuit of Vaudeville Theatres, Inc." 
After we obtained our judgment we 
were for the first time informed that 
no such corporation existed. You will 
recall also that Pantages was accus- 
tomed to use on his letterheads and 
contracts "Pantages Circuit of Vaude- 
ville Theatres, Inc.," and that he had 
caused a suit to be begun in this State 
in the 3d District Municipal Court of 
this city against Wilson Franklin, 
which is still on the reserved calendar 
of that court, in the complaint of 
which it was stated that "Pantages 
Circuit of Vaudeville Theatres, Inc." 
was a corporation incorporated and 
existing under the laws of the State 
of Washington. 

We had all these things in mind 
when we began an action against Mr. 
Pincus, personally being at a total loss 
to know for whom Mr. Pincus was 

dealing. 

Our case came to trial before Hon- 
Justice Newburger and a jury on the 
22d day of October and the jury re- 
turned the verdict for Fagan and By- 
ron in the sum of $2,614.17. ^he at- 
torney for Mr. Pincus made a motion 
to set aside the verdict and after due 
consideration Justice Newburger set it 
aside with the following opinion: 

•'Fagan v. Pincus. -As stated by plaintiff's 
counsel in his brief, this action was trl-d by 
him on th,» th.-ory that there was not suf- 
l.rient .lis. Insure on the part of the defendant 
as to the luYntlty of the person, partnership 
or corporation for whom he was acting In nis 
wnotlatlons with the. plaintiffs. The evidence 
clearly showed that the defendant was the 
booklnR nftent of the "Pantages Circuit," upon 
which circuit plaintiffs had been employed two 
years prior to the making of the contract 
sought to be enforced In thlH action. The 
contention thnt the defendant did not disclose 
whether the theatre* In the circuit were owned 
by an individual or a corporation is untenable. 
The plaintiffs knew they were denling with 
the defendant In his capacity as booking 
;ment. This Is borne out by the telegrams and 
rorn spondenee of the parties, na well as the 
testimony of the plaintiff. The verdict was 
eleurly nealnst the weight of evidence, and 
the uioilon to set aside the same must be 
urantud." 

You asked me what advice 1 could 
tfivc performers in regard to entering 



NATIONAL GUARD OF ACTORS 

"We have no sympathy with those who, inflamed by the war abroad, 
would make of the United States a military nation, with a great fighting ma- 
chine to eat up the wealth better spent for educational and industrial ad- 
vancement. Neither do we subscribe to the sentiments expressed by Profes- 
sor Phelps of Yale, who, in an article in the November "North American 
Review," preaches the doctrine of disarmament, and would have us meekly 
submit to anything to show the rest of the world that we believe in peace. 
There is a happy medium between these two extreme positions, and this we 
should adopt. We need not be a nation of conquerors. Neither should we 
be a nation of Chinamen. There is a vast difference between strutting about 
with a chip on our shoulder and holding ourselves prepared to meet eventuali- 
ties if ever we should be called upon to do so. The experience of Belgium 
has shown that the most peaceful of nations is not secure from invasions, even 
one whose perpetual neutrality was guaranteed by the most solemn of trea- 
ties." 

The above is reprinted from an eJitorial of the New York Evening Globe 
of November 23rd, 1914, which editorial dealt with the subject of the Na- 
tional Guard. 

Apropos of this editorial, it may be truthfully said that the theatrical pro- 
fession, as represented by the actor, has a National Guard organized to con- 
serve and protect the interests of the actor, and that organization is the 
White Rats. 

The White Rats is not an organization that is in sympathy with dyna- 
miters or anarchists, nor is it an organization modelled after China. The or- 
ganization of White Rats does not believe in strutting about with a chip 
on its shoulder, but it does believe in being prepared to meet eventualities, 
if ever called upon to do so. 

It is therefore the duty of the actor to enlist in the National Guard of 
Actors by becoming members of the White Rats. 

Every day the White Rats are in receipt of letters from members and 
non-members protesting against the present cutting of salaries by the vaude- 
ville and legitimate managers, the claim being made that the cut is unwarrant- 
ed, that the managers are taking advantage of a situation, that they have had 
in mind for a long time to cut salaries when the opportune moment arrived. 
Several artists write that companies they are with have notified all of its mem- 
bers that they would have to be cut 25%, and they state in their letters that 
the shows they are with are playing to capacity business. Vaudeville artists 
write that the theatres played by them are doing a big business. 

If what the artists state is true and the manager has taken advantage of 
a situation, he has been able to do so because of the fact that he is organized. 
Actors are making the statement that the stage employees and the musicians 
have not had their salaries cut, which is quite correct — and why? Because 
they are organized. 

If all of the actors and actresses who do not belong to the White Rats 
of America and whose salaries have been reduced to their minds unfairly, let 
them join the White Rats and through the White Rats take up this moment- 
ous question with the managers, getting at the bottom of it and trying to ad- 
just a wrong if a wrong has been done. 

The White Rats have accomplished a great deal in the, past and hope to 
accomplish more in the future, which can be done by every man and woman 
in the theatrical profession enlisting in the National Guard of Actors — the 
White Rats of America. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



WHITE RATS NEWS 



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Actors* Union of America, and is vouched for by that organization. 
VARIETY, in its editorial policy, is not responsible for it.) 



into engagements with Pantages Cir- 
cuit. From the experience that we 
have had and which we have related 
above we have found, to our sorrow, 
that "Pantages Circuit of Vaudeville 
Theatres, /Inc.," does not exist. We 
have found that the Supreme Court of 
this State in the above opinion does 
not agree with our theory of holding 
the agent personally responsible. 

There is but one thing left for the 
performers to do and that it to refuse 
to enter into engagements with the 
Pantages Circuit until they are sure 
that the Pantages Circuit means to 
give to them a contract upon which 
they can hold some individual or cor- 
poration, or on which they will be 
played. 

The Amann & Hartley case, begun 



a year ago, has since been sent to the 
State of Washington as the basis of 
a suit against Alexander Pantages per- 
sonally. 

Very truly yours, 
(Signed) 
O'Brien, Malevinsky & Driscoll, 
Per Arthur F. Driscoll. 



NOTICE. 

To all members in good standing 
of the White Rats Actors' Union 
of America, if interested and de- 
desiring them will be furnished the 
names of all those owing money to 
the White Rats. This will place loyal 
White Rats in a position to help 
the organization collect the money 
that is due them. 



PICTURES AND STOCK. 

Oliver Morosco this w^ek com- 
mented on the relation between pic- 
ture and stock enterprises, in both of 
which fields he is interested. 

"I have had wide experience," said 
the Pacific Coast magnate, "as a man- 
ager of stock companies and it is my 
conservative opinion that pictures will 
affect the stock company seriously. 
Fortunately I am in a better situation 
than most managers, because I do not 
produce many stock plays. This seri- 
ous opposition, therefore, has little 
fear for me, but the ordinary stock 
manager will be up against it. The 
screen drama may not actually drive 
him out of business, but it will reduce 
his earnings and narrow his chances 
for profit to a slim margin. 

"This week I am making an experi- 
ment with motion picture opposition. 
At my stock theatre in Los Angeles I 
had contracted to produce two new 
plays. The other day in glancing over 
the theatrical advertisements, I no- 
ticed that a 10-cent picture announced 
'Ready Money.' I had a contmct to 
present this play in stock, so i%ave 
set the new productions bacfe and 
will present the Montgomery play at 
the same time it is running at a popu- 
lar picture house. 



BIG FOGARTY SCAMPER. 

A very successful Scamper was held 
by Frank Fogarty, on Friday, Nov. 20, 
in the Grotto of the Virginia Hotel, Co- 
lumbus, O. There were 37 to partici- 
pate in the merrymaking, which con- 
cluded at 3 a. m. 

Those who entertained were Frank 
Fogarty, Frank Stafford, Bill Thomp- 
son. Walter Brower, Jim Doherty, Har- 
ry Fitzgerald, Scotty Kelly and Lam- 
berti, followed by dancing. 

As a result of this Scamper, six ap- 
plications were procured and a lot of 
life instilled. 



DANCING IN CLUBHOUSE. 

Beginning Monday, Nov. 16, a tango 
orchestra has entertained in the grill 
room at the clubhouse and floor space 
has been allotted for dancing. This 
step has met with the general approval 
of the members and their friends who 
frequent the grill room at 11 in the 
evening and has greatly improved the 
attendance every evening. 

Members who have not been aware 
of this fact will undoubtedly find the 
grill entertainment at the present time 
as good as can be found anywhere. 



STORK-BROWNELL CLOSING. 

Buffalo, Nov. 25. 

Notice was posted Saturday the 
Mabel Brownell-Cliff Stork stock closes 
at the Lyric Dec. 5. It's reported both 
Stork and Miss Brownell will later re- 
turn to Newark to head a company at 
the Orpheum there. 

The Lyric Amusement Co. control- 
ing the Lyric, has commissioned Joseph 
Payton to organize a melodramatic 
stock in New York, opening at the 
Lyric here Dec. 14 at 10-20-30. 



Hardie Langdon is at her home. 733 
W. Madison avenue, Youngstown, O., 
recovering from the effects of a recent 
operation. 



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Vol. XXXVI. No. 13 

Dr. Pauline had a son last week. 

Texas Guinan has withdrawn from 
u The Little Cafe" cast. 

Lohse and Sterling have dissolved 
partnership. 

Martin Beck returned to New York 
Monday. 

Artie Hall is preparing a new single 
specialty for vaudeville. 

Ida Glenn is convalescing from an 
attack of pneumonia. 

The Arthur Klein-Eva Tanguay suit 
was* settled out of court late last week. 

Adele Blood has recovered from her 
illness and is able to be about again. 

Nicholas Schenck is taking a trip 
over the western end of the Loew Cir- 
cuit. 

Jones & Crane deny that they have 
closed their road company of "The 
Virginian." 

The 101 Ranch closed a long season 
Monday and has gone into winter quar- 
ters in Hot Springs, Ark. 

Baroness May Young, who professes 
to be a classical dancer, will appear at 
Hammerstein's next week. 

Oxa Waldrop in "A Pair of Sixes" 
(Chicago), has been very ill and unable 
to appear. 

Frank Kaufman and Sylvia Alpine of 
the Alpine Family were married Nov. 
IS at Freeport, L. I. 

Willie Hudson, colored, is recover- 
ing from a severe case of typhoid fever 
at the Meridian Infirmary, Mississippi. 



Virginia Milliman will replace Cath- 
erine Tower with "Within the Law," 
opening in Baltimore on Christmas 
Day. 

James R. Somes, resident manager 
of Lynn (Mass) theatre, has gone to 
Rutland, Vt, to become manager of 
the Grand there. 



Edward F. Galligan, manager of the 
Masonic, Louisville, has severed his 
connection with that house and gone 
to Chicago. 

"Children of the Earth," the new 

Winthrop Ames show, originally 
planned for production this week, is 
now set for showing here Jan. 4. 



Lelia Shaw denies the report she 
contemplates retiring from the Port- 
land, Me., stock organization with 
which she has been associated. 



Emma Harris (Mrs. Murray Bern- 
ard) (Bernard and Harris) became the 
mother of a girl Nov. 18, in her home, 
Providence, R. I. 

The Three Aeros, a French act 
booked to open at the Alhambra by 
M. S. Bentham Dec. 20, have cancelled, 
having joined the French army. 

J. M. Livingston, who has been man- 
aging Keeney's, Bridgeport, has been 
appointed manager of the new Frank 
A. Keeney theatre, Brooklyn. 

Annie Russell may be seen in "His 
Royal Highness," a new play by Mrs. 
Coate, before the end of the present 
season. 

The Union Square, Pittsfield, Mass., 
has moved over from the United Book- 
ing Office (Family Dept.) to Loew 
Agency. 

Claude Flemming, formerly leading 
man with Fritzi Scheff. in "Pretty Mrs. 
Smith," was run down on 42d street 
by a taxi cab on Monday night and 
rather severely injured. 



James F. Casey, of Casey and Le- 
Clair, is convalescing in the Post- 
Graduate hospital, New York, where 
he was recently operated on. He oc- 
cupies a bed in the Elks' room. 

Edna Goodrich was cabled by the 
Jesse Lasky office this week, to sail 
from England. Upon ariving .on this 
side Miss Goodrich will at once com- 
mence playing in a feature film, under 
the Lasky direction. 



Jack Kline is to direct the tour of 
"Wedded Bliss." In the company will 
be Gretta Holloway, Flossie Jones, 
George Mills, George Bolger, Al. Fla- 
tico, Julius McFarlin, musical direc- 
tor. 

Alfred Latelle, the animal actor, with 
the Harry Lauder Show, has been the 
father of a boy for four weeks. Mrs. 
Latelle (professionally known as Elsie 
Vokes) is with the baby in San Fran- 
cisco. 



Ernest Deal, manager of the Dream 
theatre, Jeffersonville, Ind., was ac- 
quitted by a jury on a charge of vio- 
lating the Sabbath law by keeping 
open his picture house Sunday. Th*» 
action against Deal was brought on 
complaint of a citizen. 

Percy Thomas, superintendent of 
Keith's Palace theatre, had the usher 
privilege at the recent six-day bicycle 
race held in Madison ^o^r? Or»rH'*~ 



The management was so pleased with 
Thomas' work, they handed him a con- 
tract for the coming Horse Show. 



Michael Switow, manager of the 
Alamo theatre, Louisville, will sever 
his connection with that house this 
week. F. J. Dolle of the Broadway 
Amusement company has bought 
Switow's interest in the Alamo and 
will act as manager. 



Alice Warwick Crolius was operated 
upon at Mrs. Galbraith's private sani- 
tarium (Lexington avenue) for injuries 
received in a fall down a flight of mar- 
ble steps, after she had fainted. Dr. 
L. R. McCollom performed the opera- 
tion. She is getting along nicely. 

Big Jasper, the colored booking 
agent, gumshoed a big colored act into 
Canada last week and when a certain 
New York man heard of it he sprang 
some new "expletives." Jasper hasn't 
chuckled since. The other had not 
been declared in on the commission, 
per a previous agreement. 

The Darling theatre, Gloversville, 
N. Y., has changed hands. H. W. 
Watkins, of Somerset, N. J., has taken 
over the lease from Mrs. E. M. Gaut,, 
widow of Will Gaut, who operated the 
house for fifteen years prior to his 
death. Watkins has installed a split 
week pop vaudeville policy, booking in- 
dependently with his Somerset house. 

Musical comedy is again being played 
at the Bastable, Syracuse, the last half 
of each week after an unsuccessful try 
with William Fox vaudeville. At the 
opening of the season the musical 
shows were dropped and vaudeville 
substituted. It lasted about a month 
and since that time the house has been 
dark for the last half of each week. 
The house plays burlesque the first 
three days. 

Emil Durand, a brother of Paul 
Durand, is expected in New York 
shortly. He was a resident in one of 
the Belgian towns occupied by the 
Germans and became friendly with the 
enemy's officers, who afterward sus- 
pected him. After a week in confine- 
ment on bread and water he was told 
it was a mistake. Then he hiked for 
America, to get away from the next 
one. 



TOMMY'S TATTLES. 

By Thomas J. Gray. 

Col. Roosevelt has proclaimed him- 
self a private citizen. It sounds like 
a plot of Loney Haskell's to get a 
good headliner for a week. 



A lawyer wants "wife stealing" 
punished as a crime. (Many people 
consider it a favor.) 



What You Hear at "The Flat." 

"How do you like the wife's spa- 
ghetti?" 

"Have some more beer, there's 
plenty in the ice box." 

"Dear, show them the electric .stove 
we carry in the trunk." 

"I never liked those hotel i <•-,*. ui- 



"This place isn't very large but 
there's only the six of us." 

"The phone hasn't been put in yet 
but the drug store is right across the 
street." 

"Easy with the piano, there's some 
legit guy living next door. 

"A fight? No, that's a quartet re- 
hearsing down stairs." 

"You know when I look it over I 
hate to leave the joint to go to work." 

Vaudeville is advancing — you can't 
get away from it. It's three weeks 
since we heard a monologist use 
"Should Auld Acquaintance Be For- 
got" for his entrance music. 

If you have nothing else, you can 
be thankful that you're not in Europe. 



Now that all the American made 
war songs have flopped and the Peace 
songs never got started the boys had 
better get busy on some ditties that 
are neutral. 



Did you ever notice that the first 
thing you see in the average town is 
a Public Square with a statue and a 
lot of cannon pointing toward the 
railroad station? 

What's the good in being a football 
hero? No one ever offers him any 
vaudeville time. 

The dressmakers are not turning out 
such good musical comedies these 
days. 

What You Hear with an All-Star 
Company. 

"My contract calls for the drawing- 
room and I'm going to have it." 

"I'll have to have more paper around 
than that." 

"Wait 'till we play my home town, 
I'll show this company up." 

"If I don't get a dressing-room on 
the stage I'll quit." 

"I'll carry as many dogs as I like." 

"Who said my maid couldn't stand 
in the entrance while I'm on?" 

"I'll see why the newspapers didn't 
have any of my pictures." 

"I have a wonderful contract with 
this show." 

"My wife's costumes cost more than 
this whole production." 

"I'm not saying anything, but I'll be 
the hit, all right." 



The fellow who thinks he's great 
himself is usually alone in his opinion. 

The Broadway matinee girls are 
soon to have a new idol, Harry Ellis 
(formerly of Ellis and McKenna) is 
headed for New York in a musical 
comedy. Watch your step, ladies! 



tt 



rants. 

"I guess we ain't got suiiic l>ig time 
photos, eh, kid?" 



The pen may be mightier than the 
sword, but the fellow who carries a 
typewriter on the road with him has 
a better chance of being understood by 
his agent. 

There's a lot of chorus girls who 
may never become stars, but they give 
the stars a lot of worry trying to 
dress better than they do on the 
street. 



10 



VARIETY 



CRITIC-PLAYWRIGHTS DANGEROUS 
HITCHCOCK TELLS THE COURT 



In Johnson-Pollock- Wolf "Piracy" Suit, Star Testifies He 
Didn't Read "Dr. Fakewell," but Told Author 

It Was Very Good. 



Washington, Dec. 27. 

"Dramatic critics with plays of 
their own arc very dangerous," declar- 
ed Raymond Hitchcock in the Court 
of Equity here Tuesday during his 
testimony in the suit of Philander C. 
Johnson against Hitchcock, Channing 
Pollock, Rennold Wolf and others on 
charges of play piracy growing out of 
alleged similarities between Johnson's 
"Dr. Fakewell" and Hitchcock's "The 
Beauty Shop." 

Hitchcock was explaining why he re- 
turned the manuscript of "Dr. Fake- 
well," to Johnson with a note stating 
that the play was very interesting, al- 
though, as he had just testified, he had 
never opened it or read it. 

He said he had received the libretto 
and then turned it over to his Japanese 
valet with instructions to send it back 
to Mr. Johnson with a polite note. 
Cross-examined on this point, Hitch- 
cock said he had to be polite to John- 
son because he was a dramatic critic, 
"and you have to be nice to them," 
declaring that critics were often polite 
blackmailers. He did not apply this 
term to Mr. Johnson, he hastened to 
say, for "Mr. Johnson had always been 
very nice — he was simply a highstrung 
man." 

Hitchcock's presence on the stand 
filled the courtroom with a matinee au- 
dience and his sallies caused outbursts 
of laughter which made the court de- 
mand order frequently. Hitchcock 
closed his show in Minneapolis to be 
present Tuesday, but was scheduled to 
rejoin it to play Omaha yesterday 
(Thanksgiving Day). 

Hitchcock did not remember much 
about his dealings with the plaintiff, 
although he stated that he had talked 
with Mr. Johnson in his dressing-room 
at the New National theatre while he 
was appearing in the "Red Widow" 
concerning the manuscript; just what 
the trend of the conversation was he 
did not know. He had not discussed 
"Dr. Fakewell" with his* managers or 
with Messrs. Pollock and Wolf. 

Channing Pollock was recalled to 
the stand. His testimony, continuing 
the analysis of the parallels drawn by 
Mr. Johnson from the two plays, nega- 
tived the latter's assertions. According 
tc Johnson there were something like 
thirty-five features in "The Beauty 
Shop" which were paralleled in "Doc- 
tor Fakewell," and each of these was 
denied by Mr. Pollock. 

He produced books and manuscripts 
suggesting a beauty shop in various 
forms, among these the book "Jumping 
Jupiter," by Richard Carle and anoth- 
er. He also testified as to various 
rewspaper articles and advertising, and 
an article which appeared in the 
Ladies' Home Journal, which he claim- 
ed assisted him materially in getting 



data as to the equipment of a beauty 
shop and the manner of beautifying 
women. 

Monday's session was consumed in 
the examination of Mrs. Johnson, the 
wife of the plaintiff, and Pollock. Mrs. 
Johnson's testimony was corroborative 
of that given by her husband last 
week. Mr. Pollock told of the incep- 
tion of the manuscript from which 
"The Beauty Shop" was produced. 
With respect to the DeKoven contest, 
Mr. Pollock stated that although his 
name had appeared in a theatrical pub- 
lication appended to a report of the 
judges of the contest, he had never 
read any of the manuscripts entered 
therein nor had he authorized the use 
of his name in that connection. He 
did not know of the existence of John- 
son's manuscript until told of the 
claim of the latter that his story had 
been incorporated in the production 
of "The Beauty Shop." 

Mr. Pollock told the court that he 
first conceived the idea of writing this 
play for Mr. Hitchcock in August, 1911, 
when, after viewing a rehearsal of "The 
Red Widow," his attention was called 
to a book entitled "The Thumping 
Legacy," a story which would make 
about a twenty-minute production. He 
told of taking the matter up with Ren- 
r.old Wolf on the following day. 

The balance of the period in which 
Mr. Pollock was on the stand was de- 
voted to an analysis of the two manu- 
scripts. 



The defense, during the Wednesday 

session, produced a large number of 

plays to show in their analysis that 

there is nothing new or original in 

Johnson's "Dr. Fakewell" script, par- 
ticular stress being laid on the fact 
that a beauty shop has been portraved 
in many other productions and books 
published and copyrighted before 
either of the two plays in litigation 
were either written or produced. 

Kuni, the Jap valet employed by 
Hitchcock, corroborated the comedi- 
an's testimony as to the delivery and 
return of Johnson's manuscript, while 
Daniel V. Arthur, of the DeKoven 
Opera Co., corroborated the testimony 
of Pollock as to his inactivity in the 
play contest, adding that DeKoven's 
daughter Had read the majority of 
scripts submitted, holding out those 
books which contained promising con- 
tents for further notice. 

James Gorman, who travels with 
"The Beauty Shop" as stage director, 
testified that Wolf, had talked with him 
about the production of the Hitchcock 
play in 1911. Roy McArdlc, who came 
from New York to attend the trial, 
was another witness for the defense 
along these lines. 

Following the Wednesday session, 
the court adjourned the case until 
Monday. 



COHAN PIECE FOR COLLIER. 

William Collier started rehearsals 
Monday in a new musical comedy by 
George M. Cohan. "Forward March," 
a musical piece originally intended for 
Collier, and which was tried out last 
spring, has been placed on the shelf. 

The new piece will be ready to open 
in about four weeks and after it has 
been tried out of town it will in all 
likelihood be brought into tht Astor 
theatre to follow "The Miracle Man." 

Beside Louise Dresser, engaged 
some time ago for the Collier show, 
Dolly. This will be their last week in 
vaudevile. 



MURDER AND SUICIDE. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 25. 

George Rockwell, aged 50, who re- 
cently failed to promote a picture en- 
terprise in this city, shot and killed 
his second wife, seriously wounded his 
stepdaughter, Flora Hollister, and 
then ended his own life last night. 

Rockwell was connected with James 
Carrigan, of St. Louis, who is wanted 
en a charge he swindled a photoplay 
supply dealer here. 

Rockwell was formerly assistant 
general passenger agent of the Penn- 
sylvania railroad. 



PHILLIP THEATRE RENAMED. 

The Adolph Phillip theatre, 205 East 
57th street, has been leased by the New 
York Play Actors, Inc., and renamed 
the Bandbox theatre. It will be open- 
ed Dec. 22 with the first performance 
of Jerome K. Jerome's new comedy, 
"Poor Little Thing." 

The house will be under the manag- 
ing directorship- of Douglas J. Wood. 
Edward Eisner will be stage director. 
With Wood will be associated Harry 
Doel Parker, Marie Keickhoefer and 
Theodore Mitchell. 

A new play will be presented each 
month. Five plays will be given this 
season. 



HARTLEY MANNERS HURT. 
(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 27. 

Hartley Manners was knocked down 

by a taxi this week and badly injured 

about the face and head. The hurt is 

not serious, but will necessitate his 

remaining at home for several weeks. 



"DYNASTS" NOT GREAT. 
(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Nov. 27. 

"Dynasts," opening at the Kingsway 

Nov. 25, an epic drama produced by 

Granville Barker, is a timely affair, but 

lacks popular appeal. 



MRS. CAMPBELL GOING OUT. 

Next week will be the last of Mrs. 
Pat Campbell's present New York en- 
gagement. The show moved to Wal- 
lack's Monday, and will remain there 
until Dec. 5, then laying off for a couple 
of weeks, reopening on the road. 

Wallack's is the third New York the- 
atre Mrs. Campbell has played in since 
opening a few weeks ago. 



"MR. WU." IN STORAGE. 

Walker Whiteside and the "Mr. 
Wu" show are not going on the road. 
When the attraction closes its New 
York engagement at the Elliott theatre 
tonight "Mr. Wu" will be sent to the 
storehouse. It may be replayed later. 



M WATCH YOUR STEF* OPENS. 

Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 26. 

"Watch Your Step," a musical 
comedy production classed as a "re- 
vue" was first shown at the Empire 
last night by Charles B. Dillingham. 
The main dependence for its future 
appears to have been placed upon Irv- 
ing Berlin's words and music. There 
are 25 musical numbers, written in 
his catchy style, of all varieties, most- 
ly dance tunes that keep the choristers 
and principals moving about continual- 
ly. The lyrics are unusually good. 

R. H. Burside staged the show. 
Harry B. Smith wrote a "book" that 
gets into the action now and then. 

Second to Berlin for box office pow- 
er are Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle. 
Mr. Castle acquitted himself credit- 
ably, and Mrs. Castle did likewise, 
when dancing. 

Elizabeth Brtce and Charles King 
have been given the choicest songs, and 
"put them over." They have the mu- 
sical hit of the piece, "A One-Horse 
Town," although "When I Discovered 
You," sung by them, may achieve 
greater public favor. "I Love to Have 
the Boys Around Me," sung by Miss 
Brice, is also a cheerful number, like- 
wise "Follow Me Around," by Mr. 
King. 

Elizabeth Murray plays the role of 
a designing Irish woman. She has 
two good numbers out of three. The 
two are "Town Hall Tonight," and 
"When It's Night-time in Dixieland." 
The other is "In My Harem." 

A gem of musical writing is "Old 
Operas in a New Way," the finale of 
the second of the three acts. A "chat- 
ter" song on the set Metropolitan 
opera house stage for the second 
scene of the second act missed in 
Syracuse, where the satirical bit on 
the opera-goers was muffed. The 
finale of the first act is "The Synco- 
pated Walk." 

W. C. Fields', the original tramp jug- 
gler, was interpolated during the first 
act, scoring the individual hit of the 
evening. Frank Tinney was also a 
"specialist," doing two "acts" (mono- 
logues) in a bit of a role. Mr. Tinney 
first appeared at 10.30 and again 
scored at 11.20. He is now playing 
a cornet instead of the former bag- 
pipes. William J. Halligan is 
"straight" throughout, helping Tinney 
in one scene. Dama Sykes, without a 
great deal to do, justifies her program 
name of Juliet Peach. Renee Gratz 
is the prima donna. She didn't appear 
cver-familinr with the music, but oth- 
erwise pleased. Harry Kelly has the 
burden of the book-comedy thrust 
upon him. Mr. Kelly had his best 
opportunities in the first act, rather 
long the first night. 

The production end is not elaborate, 
but may be toned up, as no doubt the 
entire performance will be before 
reaching the Amsterdam, New York, 
Tuesday night, Dec. 8. Mr. Berlin has 
done more than his share to make it 
a success. The audience gave him a 
curtain call after the second act. 

"Watch Your Step" plays Detroit 
next week. 



Jimmy Reynolds and wife, Lillian 
Pisko, are celebrating the arrival of a 
baby girl at their New York apart- 
ments. Miss Pisko has been managing 
the New Theatre, Baltimore. 



VARIETY 



11 



SEASON'S XMAS LAY-OFFS 

CREATE LEGITIMATE RECORD 



More Traveling Shows to Be Taken Off in December Than 
Ever Before in History of Stage, According to Man- 
agers. Usual Christmas Resting Spell Is Week 
or Two Before Holiday. Many Companies 

Will Resume. 



There will be more traveling shows 
laying off in December than at any 
time in the history of the legit. 
This the unanimous opinion of road 
managers on Broadway this week. 

War depression, hard times, poor 
patronage en route and the arrival of 
the holiday spirit and the feeling that 
the time is here for personal retrench- 
ment and the practicing of economy 
are among the alibis. 

Shows have laid off the week before 
Christmas and some two weeks, but 
never have so many planned to lay 
off as long as they have for the com- 
ing Yuletide seasons. 

A number of companies closed re- 
cently plan to resume their road trav- 
els after Christmas in the belief that 
from that time on the show business 
will take a brace. 

The "Sari" company with Mizzi 
Hajos will close in Newark next week 
and reopen on Christmas Day at the 
Grand Opera House in New York. 
The theatre will be dark for the first 
part of the holiday week. "Sari" only 
plays two days at the house. 



SHOWS IN 'FRISCO. 

San Francisco, Nov. 25. 

"When Dreams Come True" opened 
to good business at the Cort. 

May Robson got a fair start at the 
Columbia in "Martha Sit-by-the-Day." 

Business is fair at the Gaiety where 
Kolb and Dill are playing "The Girl 
in the Train." 

The last week of dramatic stock at 
the Alcazar shows elight patronage. 

"The Bird of Paradise" registered 
more than $13,00 at the Cort theatre 
last week at $1.50 top. It was a re- 
turn engagement and the same attrac- 
tion at $2 only chalked up a little more 
than $8,000 last year. 



SHOWS IN ST. LOUIS. 

St. Louis, Nov. 25. 

St. Louis woke up theatrically during 
the last two weeks with the appearance 
of Forbes-Robertson, Grace George, 
"Seven Keys to Baldpate," "The Yel- 
low Ticket" and Constantino and the 
San Carlo Grand Opera Company. 

Forbes Robertson sold out the week 
before last at the Shubert on four per- 
formances and was well crowded for 
the remainder. The -San Carlo com- 
pany took several thousands of dollars 
out of town by reason of nine sold-out 
performances; Grace George sold out 
twice and was well attended, and seats 
were always scarce at "Seven Keys to 
Baldpate" at the Olympic. 

The city actually woke up after three 
months of theatrical slumber. No one 
was going to the theaters, with the ex- 
ception of the vaudeville bouses. This 
week all of the hou :s arc wc!1 ; tended 



and the vaudeville house attendance has 
not slackened. Perhaps it was the fine 
weather here which kept the theatres 
empty and the cafes crowded. Since it 
turned cold the theares all seem en- 
couraged. The advance sale for Billy 
Burke this week was large and Arthur 
Byron, at the Shubert in "Today," is 
doing a nice business. 

There are many good plays due here 
within the next few weeks, including 
"Fanny's First Play," Maud Adams, etc. 
The newspapers are giving more space 
to theatrical news since the new im- 
petus, and it is safe to say that the next 
few weeks, at least, will be rosy for the 
house managers. 



SHOWS IN BOSTON. 

Boston, Nov. 26. 

Shows next week bring Harry 
Lauder for a single week into the 
Shubert, "Omar" with Guy Bates Post 
to the Majestic, "The Midnight Bell" 
into the Castle Square in stock, and 
Blanche Ring to Keith's. 

Dec. 7 brings the Colonial "The Girl 
from Utah" to succeed Julian Eltinge 
whose engagement took an entirely un- 
expected slump that caused immediate 
steps to shorten the engagement. 

John Drew in "The Prodigal Hus 
band" will also come into Boston on 
this date at the Hollis, to succeed 
Margaret Anglin. Following John 
Drew the Hollis has "The Beautiful 
Adventure." 

"The Yellow Ticket" which opened 
the Tremont Monday night is limited 
to Dec. 28 when "Seven Keys" goes 
in for an unlimited engagement. 

Thanksgiving Day was a real day 
of thanks in Boston as every house, 
big and small played capacity, houses 
with reserved seats being sold out early 
in the week. 

An analysis of the Boston situation 
made early this week summed it up 
tersely as bringing great business to 
every place that did not ^charge over 
75 cents for its best seat. The $2 
houses have been knifed heavily and 
yet the gross in some of these is far 
better than the majority of metrop- 
olises. 



SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES. 

Los Angeles, Nov. 25. 

"The Whip" opened Monday at the 
Majestic for two weeks with the out- 
look only fair business. The stage is 
too small for the monster melodrama. 

David Warfield opens tonight for 
five performances, already sold out. 
The engagement may be extended for 
next week. Opening was s ieduled 
for monday evening, but the leng jump 
from El Paso, made postponement 
necessary. The advance sale was the 
largest in local stage history. 



SHOWS IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, Nov. 25. 
Business in nearly all Chicago the- 
atres took a big slump in the past 
two weeks. The reason given for this 
by managers is the cooler weather, 

and it is also advanced that the war 
score may perhaps have it the town. 

Business has been very meager at 
the American Music Hall; "Kitty Mac- 
Kay has not caught on at the Prin- 
cess, and the Olympic has fallen away 
a little. 

"Consequences," at the Fine Arts did 
not meet with any results at all. The 
Garrick with "Peg o* My Heart," has 
been keeping up well, with "Under 
Cover" at Cohan's, and "A Pair of 
Sixes" at the Cort getting good re- 
turns, even after long runs. 

Power's theatre has not found any 
success at all with "The Misleading 
Lady." Maude Adams at the Black- 
stone has done a fair business, al- 
though not been selling out. 

At the Illinois "The Little Cafe" has 
been holding out fairly well. 

The Palace and the Majestic have 
had very good houses, but some of 
the smaller vaudeville houses have not 
found business so strong. 



SHOWS IN PHILLY. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 25. 

Holiday week brought four shows 
new to this city. Beginning of the 
week was light generally, although ad- 
vance sale in all legit houses has been 
heavy for the last half. 

"Potash and Perlmutte" is expected 
to go extrtmely well at the Garrick, 
and started with indication it will 
make good. 

"High Jinks" opened at the Lyric 
and should do a fair business. "The 
Queen of the Movies" is at the For- 
rest, and at the Broad John Drew 
opened in "The Prodigal Husband" for 
one week. 

"A Pair of Sixes" is winding up a 
run of six weeks at the Adelphi and 
will be followed by "To-Day." 



"DIPLOMACY" IN PHILLY. 

It's settled for the tri-star combina- 
tion of William Gillette-Blanche Bates 
and Marie Doro to present "Diplo- 
macy" at the Broad Street theatre, 
Philadelphia, New Year's week. 

This booking dispells a report the 
company was to disband following the 
close of its Empire, New York, engage- 
ment. 



Geo. Fish Goes Back. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 25. 
George F. Fish, former manager of 
the local Empress, is now managing 
the Walnut, succeeding Ben Probst, 
who resigned. 



Club Quarters Too Small. 
The Agents and Managers' Theat- 
rical Association, which now lias 130 
members on its roster, will take more 
commodious quarters next June. The 
association has a year's lease on its 
present clubrooms at 1431 Broadway, 
but the membership has grown to such 
an extent that the club space is en- 
tirely too small. 



SHOWS CLOSING. 

DeGroot, Hayes and Patton have 
closed the road tour of their "Little 
Miss Winsome," owing to poor busi- 
ness en route. 

The road company of "Peck's Bad 
Boy" has been closed. 

Cleveland, Nov. 25. 
The "Kitty McKay" company laid 
off in Cleveland last week, their Cana- 
dian bookings having been suddenly 
cancelled because of the closing of the 
several theatres in which they were 
scheduled to appear. Alibi: The war. 



"RIGHT OF SEIGNEUR" PRODUCED. 

Los Angeles, Nov. 25. 

"The Right of Seigneur," Thomas 
W. Broadhurst's romance of the 
French revolution, was produced at 
Morosco's Burbank theatre Sunday 
evening. It is in four acts of melo- 
dramatic intensity. 

There are three killings in the action, 
but these are so skillfully managed the 
auditor experiences no horror. 

The piece will require some fixing 
but is interesting. 



"CONSEQUENCES" TO REOPEN 

Chicago, Nov. 25. 
"Consequences," which closes here on 
Saturday night, will lay off until Christ- 
mas and then reopen for a tour of the 
northwest, going to tHe Pacific Coast. 
John Cort saw the performance here 
last week and stipulated that no changes 
be made in the cast before he would 
arrange a route to the coast. A sal- 
ary cut will be made before the show 
is again sent out. 



"CANDY SHOP" OPENS. 

Chicago, Nov. 25. 

"The Candy Shop," with William 
Rock and ^iaude Fulton, opened Mon- 
day night at the La Salle opera house 
to a packed house. The show went 
over very big and among those who 
made personal hits were Al Shean and 
Daphne Pollard. 

J. M. Abrams is business manager 
for the company, and E. S. Bunch, 
manager. The show has been much 
improved since it was seen here at 
the Studebaker. 



"REVOLT" IN NEW YORK. 

Helen Ware is due to show her new 
play, "The Revolt," in New York after 
all. I. Fluegclman, who is managing 
the tour, arranged this week for the 
show to come here in January. 

Miss Ware closes her Chicago en- 
gagement Nov. 28 and plays Minne- 
apolis Dec. 7. 

Chicago, Nov. 25. 
"The Revolt," with Helen Ware, will 
leave Chicago Saturday, going to Kan- 
sas City for next week, after which 
engagement it will close until the holi- 
days. 



LATHAM DIRECTING. 

Frederic Latham is directing the stage 
rehearsals of the new Joe Weber piece, 
"The Fallen Idol." at Weber's theatre. 
In the cast besides P.rure McRac are 
f..hn Milton. Charles \Ve1N. Mice Lin- 
dnlil and M.iry Chambers. 

The piece is to he brought out around 
Dec. 7. It may be arranged for it to 
open .if Weber's theatre. 



12 



VARIETY 



WITH THE WOMEN 

By The Skirt 



The Princess theatre put on four 
new plays Tuesday, each more inter* 
esting than the preceding. The first, a 
grewsome affair having to do with an 
electrocution, starts the thrill. The 
second, "The Fog," is capably acted 
and tells* a story of a steamship's en- 
gineer returning home to find his wife 
unfaithful. Then he murders the 
wrong man. The third is a light play- 
let, by George Ade, very clever, with 
good laughs. But it is the last sketch 
that will give the Princess a new lease 
of life. "Across the Border" brings 
the full realization of what the war 
really means. In four scenes it kept 
every person in his seat, and that 
was until 5.30. Holbrook Blinn has, 
indeed done himself credit this time. 



The idea of the Sam Howe's "Love- 
makers" show seems to be to display 
as many legs as possible. Even the 
principal women's clothes are made in 
a fashion to show more of their lower 
limbs than anything else. The Colum- 
bia audience can be commended for its 
judgment, for more than one number 
didn't get applause. Countess Rossi, 
a very plump woman, with a pretty 
face, wore a ridiculous dress in the 
first act. It was black velvet, trimmed 
in ermine, with practically no front to 
the skirt. A change was made to a 
supposed wedding dress, but she looked 
as if in boudoir costume. Adelaide 
Adair can act, but why sing? Vera 
Desmond has pretty dimples and is far 
the best dressed woman in the com- 
pany. A costume of white striped in 
silver was striking. Bessie Rosa wears 
mostly short soubret dresses, looking 
well in her different changes. The 
chorus girls' clothes can't be described, 
excepting to mention they seemed to 
have nothing on but pink tights. 



On the bills the Palace show didn't 
look so good, but it played much bet- 
ter than it read. The first two acts 
died, with La Milo next, starting the 
applause. On "No. 3" she did far bet- 
ter than last week, when closing the 
show. Florence Walton is wearing a 
petal dress. The idea was good, but 
the execution bad. The dress is white, 
the scalloped petals edged in ecru 
lace. The bodice was spoiled by a 
band of sable across the breast. Miss 
Walton should take a good look at 
Bessie Clayton's petal dress. It was 
hard to believe the pink taffeta Miss 
Clayton wore last week could be im- 
proved upon, but in a silver dress the 
pink was outclassed. The skirt was 
on two rows of petals edged in gray 
lace. A pink hat aJded to this costume. 
A cloak of cerise brocade velvet made 
very full was elaborately trimmed in 
blue fox. Worn over a chiffon dress 
of the same color Miss Clayton was a 
picture. 

Florence Moore at Hammerstein's 
this week appears in a gold covered 
dress, trimmed in fur. A second change 
l:-. prettier. It is a Nile green covered 
in emerald green chiffon with bands 
cf green velvet around the waist and 
cdeiinr the skirt. Anna Arline (Adler 



and Arline) looked chic in a white 
dress and black velvet bodice. The 
skirt had three flounces edged in black. 
The Althea Twins are extreme 
brunettes who don't use enough red in 
their make-up. Three changes are 
made. First are yellow charmeuse 
dresses. Then pink frocks trimmed in 
black velvet and white lace, followed 
by white skirts and green bodices. 



The Winter Garden should be re- 
named. If any one deserved having a 
theatre named after him Al Jolson is 
that person. Al Jolson's Music Hall 
would look well in electric lights. 
After intermission was announced 
Sunday night Mr. Jolson held the 
stage 17 minutes. He tried out four 
new songs, a ballad getting over em- 
phatically. With his "Susy" number 
Mr. Jolson had the time of his life. He 
nearly succeeded in persuading Blanche 
Ring to sing the chorus. Mildred Can- 
non, dancing with Paul Cardo, was 
dressed in a tango costume of orange, 
gold and green. Frank Carter did well 
with two songs, having Winter Garden 
girls behind him. Blossom Seely was 
prettily gowned in a white frock en- 
tirely ruffled and having a black velvet 
bodice. The ruffles were scalloped and 
edged in brilliants. Clifton Webb 
danced with Eileen Molyneaux. An- 
other dancing team called Duval and 
Boyd were fortunate to escape with 
their lives. The audience shrieked at 
their efforts in "modern dancing." 
Jose Collins and Tom McNaughton 
did well with their "Ticking" song 
from "Suzi." Howard and Howard 
closed the Sunday show, holding the 
audience in to the curtain. 



Lillian Boardman (on the Loew 
Circuit) is a doll-faced miss who didn't 
please the American gallery Friday 
afternoon. From a showy black 
tailored suit and hat she changed to a 
pink velvet cloak over a blue dress 
trimmed in near-fur. The woman with 
the Geo. B. Reno sketch has beautiful 
grey hair, worn in a long braid. She 
first appears in a chiffon cloak. Un- 
derneath is a pretty frock of white lace 
ruffles. 



In the December number of the 
Green book is a short "experience" 
story by a girl posing for a film com- 
pany. 

Seeing a woman on the stage with 
delirium tremens isn't a pleasant sight, 
but it happened in the act of "What It 
Means to a Woman." Rita Jolivet, the 
woman, can be good looking or 
homely at will. The first act has foun 
women at poker. It was as funny a 
card scene as ever shown on any stage. 
One of the players, lifting a cocktail 
to her lips, proposes the following 
toast. "Here's to me, good women are 
scarce." 

Dorothy Jardon, in "Papa's Darling" 
at the New Amsterdam, is dressing in 
her usual stunning style. Octavia 
Broske is also well dressed. Her first 



was pale yejlow with sleeves and cape 
drapery of blue chiffon. In the second 
act Miss Broske wore a green and sil- 
ver creation and the last act an elabor- 
ate gold dress was worn. Alice Dovey 
chose the full skirts now so popular. 
The first was a mauve pink taffeta. 
The last two dresses worn were similar 
in construction, being of the taffeta 
flounce variety. Georgia Harny is a 
weak imitation of Alice Hegeman. 
Edna Hunter was pretty in a white 
chiffon frock and also in a green-over- 
white. The chorus all wore striking 
clothes. The groupings and colorings 
were charming. One number was 
dressed in pale blue skirts, blue jack- 
ets and yellow shirt waists. Empire 
dresses of blue brocade were stunning. 
The entire color scheme seemed to be 
blue and yellow. 

"The Big Idea" at Hie Hudson hasn't 
a big idea until the last act. The two 
preceding are too much Ernest Glen- 
dinning. Why this young man was 
chosen for such an important role is 
beyond comprehension. He doesn't 

look the part and is too stout, also 
too short to play opposite Desmond 
Kelley. Mr. Glendinning's manner- 
isms get on one's nerves. William 
Courtleigh does ever so much better, 
and is particularly strong in the third 
act. Isabel Garrison, a good-looking* 
matron, wears two gowns. The first is 
a stunning affair in gold-colored 
charmeuse, draped in Ninon and 
trimmed in fur. Her second dress 
was grey with a short hip flounce of 
accordion plaitings. Hazel Lowry, a 
wishy-washy blonde, has chosen colors 
not becoming to her blondeness. A 
party frock was in green chiffon, and 
in the second act Miss Lowry wore 
champagne-colored broadcloth. Miss 
Kelley appears first in a white 
charmeuse frock, made very nicely, ex- 
cept for an ugly back, so full it gave 
her a deformed look. A simple black 
dress was her second choice. 

"The Argyle Case," "Within the 
Law," and "The Deep Purple" sink 
into oblivion after one sees "Kick In" 
at the Republic. Here is an under- 
world play that grips and grips hard. 
There isn't any real dressing in it, but 

clothes are hardly missed in the pro- 
duction. Jane Grey, in the first and 
second acts, wears a simple dress oi 
blue serge with black satin sleeves. 
A theatre dress was of white chiffon. 
Katherine Harris is a pretty miss with 
beautiful blonde curls. In a middie, 
Miss Harris was girlish. A second 
frock was of pale blue flounce with a 
lace bodice. Maidel Turner was flash- 
ily dressed in emerald green. She also 
wore a leopard skin coat over a mus- 
tard taffeta. Josephine Victor has 
touched up her hair. She was much 
prettier as a brunette. Miss Victor's 
one suit was raspberry-colored broad- 
cloth. 

Irene Hammond is dancing on the 
New York Roof. Miss Hammond is 
a bette vaudeville performer than so- 
city dat.cer. She is wearing a pretty 
white charmeuse frock spoiled by a 
cape and cap (a la Mrs. Vernon Cas- 
tle) of rose pink velvet. 



IN DANGER OF CLOSING. 

Cincinnati, Nov. 25. 

Two Cincinnati places of amuse- 
ment are in danger of having to close. 
One is the new German Stock, the 
other the Zoological Garden. Aman- 
dus Horn, director of the stock com- 
pany, confesses that if there is not a 
goodly attendance next Sunday night 
his ghost will be too feeble to walk 
any more. 

The Zoo has given a mortgage on 
its unincumbered property to a trust 
company to raise funds to meet a 
deficit in its current expenses. 



THEATRE AT AUCTION. 

Carthage, N. Y., Nov. 25. 

The Temple theatre will be sold at 
auction next week. The sale is forced 
■by the Watertown Savings Bank fore- 
closing a $15,000 mortgage. The build- 
ing went into the hands of a receiver 
in July. 

The building was built in 1906 and 
cost $40,000. 



WALTER'S PIECE CLOSING. 

Detroit, Nov. 25. 

"The Better Way" by Eugene Walter 
in which his wife, Charlotte Walker, 
is starring, is to close here Saturday 
night. The show will be taken to New 
York. 

Mr. Walters made a statement to 
the effect that the piece will reopen in 
New York after the holidays. 



VERY NICE, IF TRUE. 

From stock to riches might well be 
applied to Laura Rogers, for four years 
with the Albaugh stock, Providence, 
R. I. Miss Rogers became ill not long 
ago and went to her ranch at Paden, 
Okla., to recuperate. 

She reached there on Friday, Nov. 
13, and one hour later an oil vein was 
discovered which will make Miss Rog- 
ers independently wealthy. 



"Luxury" Here Xmas Day. 
"Lady Luxury," the Rida Johnson 
Young musical comedy, is to open in 
New York, perhaps at the Casino the- 
atre Christmas Day with a matinee. 
The company will open out of town 
Dec. 21. Ina Claire, Dazie, Harry Con- 
nor, Arthur Albro, Forrest Huff and 
Frank Andrews are in the cast. 



Looking for Musical Comedy. 
Alice Brady wants to enter musical 
comedy. Chamberlain Brown has been 
commissioned by the manager's daugh- 
ter to find a role for her. 



New Crescent Lead. 

Leah Winslow has been doing some 
stock jumping in Brooklyn. For sev- 
eral seasons she was at the Crescent, 
Brooklyn, as leading woman. Of late 
she has been heading the Noel T ravers 
Co. at the Grand. 

Next Monday Miss Winslow reap- 
pears as the lead of the Crescent com- 
pany in "Big Jim Garrity." 



Cawthorne Sailing Back. 

Joe Cawthorne, of the three-star 
combination in "The Girl from Utah" 
intends sailing baqk to England De,c. 
5, to again take up his engagements 
over there for George Edwardes. 



VARIETY 



13 



BILLS 



la Vaudeville Theatres, Playing Three or Lets Shows Daily 

(All houses open for the week with Monday matinees, when not otherwise indicated.) 
Theatres listed as Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on the 
Orpheum Circuit. # Theatres with "Loew" following name are on the lie w Circuit! 

Agencies booking the houses arc noted hy single name or initials, such as "Oroh " Ornhmm 
q«uR-JU. B. O..^United Booking Omce&'W' V. A.," Western ValSrSfe SSsgers^W 
ct i\ 1 ??. i Chlc »??> w P V p * nt »K e « Circuit-"Inter," Interstate Circuit (booking through W. V A) 
-"M." James TX Matthews (CEicago).-"B B O," Broadway Booking Office.- Vr"" 9 Proctor Circuit! 



New York 

HAMMBRSTBIN'S 

(ubo) 
Adele Ritchie 
Lillian 8haw 
Sumiko 

Baroness Young 
Flo Irwin Co 
Cross A Josephine 
E F Hawley Co 
Von Tilier A Nord 
Ball a West 
Williams Thompson &C 
La Orscioss 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Douglas Fairbanks Co 
Fannie Brlce 
Pekln Mysteries 
Harry Carroll 
Hussey a Boyle 
Rlggs A Whltchle 
Webb A Burns 
The McBSnns 

ALHAMBRA (ubo) 
Emma Csrus 
Conroy A LeMaire 
Howard A McCane 
Mason Keeler Co 
Parillo A Frablto 
The Sharrocks 
Sherman A Uttry 
Alpine Troupe 
The CssUllians 

ROYAL (ubo) 
Kitty Gordon Co 
Rice A Cohen 
Bert Fitsglbbons 
Gladys Rice 
Adler A Arllne 
Arnaut Bros 
Lady Alice's Pets 
De Co A Orr 
The Stanleys 

BROADWAY (ubo) 
DonoTan A Lee 
Luce A Luce 
Burke A Walsh 
Chas Sweet 
Qeorgelaa Trio 
Cotter A Boulden 
Qtrard A Gardner 
5 Musketeers 
Great Leon Co 
The Runtons 

PROCTORS 125TH 

Toll 

Fitch B Cooper 
Walter D Nealand Co 
Port A De Lacey 
Maude Earl 
Rae Broche Co 
Miller A Kreako 
Guards Water Nymphs 

2d half 
Cabaret Dogs 
Lucy Tonge 
DeBourg Slaters 
Charles Diamond 3 
Eddie Heron Co 
"Girl In Moon" 
Wopman A Horton 
Daring Darts 

PROCTORS 23D 
Daring Darts 
Whlttlers Boy 
Sullivan Harris A F 
EUnore A Franckins 
Julia Rooney 
"The Tamer" 
Burke Laforge & B 
Laurent Trio 

2d half 
Barret A Earl 
Aubrey Yates 
Rae Broche Co 
Wilton Sisters 
Walter D Nealand Co 
Guards Water Nymphs 
Versatile Trio 
Bud Snyder Co 

PROCTOR'S 68TH 
Cabaret Dogs 
Romano A Carme 
Adeline Dennettl Co 
Lucy Tonge 
Eddie Heron Co 
Henry Frey 
6 Narlgators 

2d half 
Keno A Wagner 
Julia Rooney 
Qulgg A Nlckerson 
Port A De Lacey 
Reed A Nelson Co 
Whlttler's Boy 
Zenda Troupe 

PALACE (orph) 
Arnold Daly 
Maurice A Walton 
Beesle Clayton 
The Lelghtons 
Bagonghl 

Mile Lucille A Cookie 
(Others to fill) 

FIFTH AVE 
De Bourg Sisters 
Henry Bobker 
H Ellis Reed Co 
Fagan A Byron 
Warren A Brockway 
Sherman De Forest Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Major Lewin 
GUson A DeMott 



Mr A Mrs Allison 

Mimic 4 

Rose Coghlan 

Darney Gllmore 

Montague's Birds 
AMERICAN (loew) 

Cranston A Lee 

"The Tangle" 

Hess Sisters 

Barton A Lover a 

Tom Smith 

"On the Riviera" 

Swain's Animals 

(Two to fill) 

2d half 

Edmonds A Basil 

Emmy's Pets 

Altoff Children 

Ben A Hazel Mann 

Japanese Prince 

Corcoran A Dingle 

Richard Well 

(Two to fill) 

BOULEVARD (loew) 

Simpson A Deane 

Pop Ward 

"Elopement" 

Connors A Witt 

Equlllo Bros 

(One to fill) 

2d half 

Mack A Plngree 

Fields A Browning 

Florensl 

Geo B Reno Co 

Edith Clifford 

(One to fill) 

7TH AVE (loew) 

B Kelly Forest 

Altoff Children 

Johnson A Dean 

Robinson's Elephants 

(Three to fill) 
2d half 

"Spider A Fly" 

Tom Smith 

"Dairy Maids" 

3 Kelos 

(Three to fill) 
NATIONAL (loow) 

Thomas A Shapiro 

Uno 

Dairy Maids 

Corcoran A Dingle 

Richard Well 

(Two to fill) 

2d half 

Celtic Trio 

Hallen A Hayes 

Byron A Langdon 

Tuscano Bros 

(Three to fill) 
LINCOLN (loew) 

Hallen A Hayes 

Owen McGiveney 

Lamb's Manikins 

(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Thornton A Corlew 
Geo Armstrong 
"Between Trains" 

Lasar A Dale 
Swain's Animals 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Edmonds A Basil 
"The Criminal" 
Ben A Hazel Mann 
Lane Plant A T 
3 Kelos 

(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Housley A Nichols 
Harvey Girls 
Equlllo Bros 
Von Hampton & Joce- 

lyn 
"The Tangle" 
Duquesne Comedy 4 
The Naesses 

GREELEY (loew) 
Waldo 

Thornton A Corlew 
Joe Welch 
Lloyd A Britt 
Gravotte Lavondre Co 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Madge Caldwell 
"The Criminal" 
Kelso A Lelghton 
Joe Welch 
Johnson A Deane 
(Three to All) 

DELANCEY (loew) 
Owen Wright 
Keene A Sharp 
Martin & Clnrk 
Geo B Reno Co 
The Hassmans 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Arcadia 

Rolland A Farrell 
Plchlannl Troupe 
Niblo A Riley 
Connors A Witt 
(Three to All) 

Hrookt' n 

PROr'-PF' ; ubo) 
Fox \ Dnllv 
Havrmap''; Viimals 
Brandt n II c»<. Co 
Bngnnny k i!.v.ii ru 
Great Howard 



Linton A Lawrence 

Kurtls' Roosters 

Romona Ortls 

McCormlck A Irving 
BUSHWICK (ubo) 

Jas A Bon Thornton 

"Society Buds" 

Reglna Connelll Co 

Primrose 4 

Coakley Hanvey A D 

Frits A Lucy Bruch 

Dupree A Dupree 

Maurice Woods 

Red ford A Winchester 
ORPHEUM (ubo) 

Nesblt A Clifford 

Toby Claude Co 

Jack Wilson Co 

Valerie Bergere Co 

Doyle A Dixon 

Cowboy Minstrels 

Dooley A Rugel 

Ford A Hewitt 

Wille Bros 
FLATBUSH (loew) 

Marcou 

Cadets de Gascoyne 

Ronalr A Ward 

Leonard A Louie 

Byron A Langdon 

Geo Armstrong 

7 Gregorys 

(One to fill) 

2d half 

Crelghton Sisters 

Elisabeth Cutty 

Belleclalre Bros 

Mr A Mrs Fisher 

Naesses 

(Three to fill) 
SHUBERT (loew) 

Greeley A Drayton 

Lyrlca 

Macart A Bradford 

Merry Youngsters 

Florensl 

(Two to fill) 

2d half 

Clayton A Lennie 

Barton A Lovera 

Hess Sisters 

Lane Plant A T' 

(Three to fill) 
COLUMBIA (Loew) 

Jack Symonds 

Housely A Nichols 

"Just Half Way" 

Duquesne Comedy 4 

Maory Sisters Co 

(One to fill) 

2d half 

TIno 

Green ley A Drayton 

Sandy Shaw 

(Three to fill) 

FULTON (loew) 
Morris A Wilson 

Niblo A Riley 
Kelso & Lelghton 
Hazel Goodwin 
Ptchlann 1 Troupe 

(One to 111! 

2« ilf 
Simpson &. Dean 
Lamb's Manikins 
"Juat Hulf Way" 
The Hassmans 
(Two to fill) 

BIJOU (loew) 
Harvey Girls 
Archer A Belford 
Emmy's Pets 
Field A Browning 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Morris A Wilson 
"On the Riviera" 
Martin A Clark 
Gravotte Lavondre Co 
(Three to fill) 

WARWICK (loew) 
Dorothy Dodge 
Harry Walman 
(Four to fill) 

2d half 
Alf Rlpon 
Valdos 
Viola Duval 
Romalo A Delano 
(Two to fill) 

Albany, N. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
Will Ward Girls 
Wm Plnkham Co 
Winfrled A Martin 
Sam Liebert Co 
Wright A Rich 
St Pierre 

Richard A Brandt 
Gaston Palmer 
2d half 
Aubrey A Richie 
Mott A Mazfleld 
H A A Turpln 
Wyatts Lads A Las- 
sies 
"Twice a Week" 
Lola Salblnl Co 
Miller A Kresko 
Joe Pino 

Atlanta, tin. 

FORSYTHE (ubo) 
Chas Thompson 
Craig * Williams 
'Seminary Scandul" 

r 



Lottie Collins 
Diamond A Brennan 
Collins A Hart 

Baltimore 

MARYLAND (ubo) 
Grace La Rue 
Gould A Ashlyn 
Gallager A Carlln 
"Green Beetle" 
Lyons A Yosco 
ma Morton 

McManon Diamond A C 
Leroy Lytton Co 
George N Brown 
Loretta Twins 
HIPPODROME (loew) 
Sid Rose 
Chas Deland Co 
Klass A Bernle 
Thos Potter Dunne 
Sam Mann Players 
Marie Russell 
John Troupe 
(One to fill) 

Bllllasra, Mont. 

BABCOCK (loew) 
El Cleve 
Joyce A West 
Bush A Shapiro 
"When It Strikes 

Home" 
Sophie Tucker 
6 Olivers 

Birmingham 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Lohse A Sterling 
Rawls A Von Kaufman 
The Berrens 
Juliet 

Melville A Hlggins 
Maley A Bart 
(One to fill) 

Beaton 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Allan Dlnehart Co 
Britt Wood 
Lane A O'Donnell 
Ford A Truly 
Cameron Girls 
Plantaclosl A Fields 
The Cromwells 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Nelson Waring 
"When Women Rule" 
Barnold's Animals 
(Five to fill) 

2d half 
Harvey Russell 
Edna Luby Co 
Brown Harris A B 
(Fire to fill) 

GLOBE (loew) 
Madge Caldwell 
Ben Beyer A Bros 
Andrew Mack 
(Five to fill) 

2d half 
Billy Quirk 
Bryan Sumser Co 
Andrew Mack 
(Five to fill) 

ST JAMES (loew) 
Arthur A Grace Terry 
Naldy A Naldy 
Celtic Trio 
Bryan Sumner Co 
Klnkald Kilties 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Ben Beyer Bro 
Musical Byrons 
"When Women Rule" 
Manhattan Trio 
Barnolds Dogs 
(One to fill) 

Buffalo 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
Nora Bayes 
The Langdons 
Van A Schenck 
Sam A Kitty Morton 
Howard's Animals 
Darrell A Conway 

Butte 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Warner A Corbett 
Nip A Tuck 
"Bower of Melody" 
Princeton A Yale 
Melnotte Twins 
Aerial LaValls 

Calgary 

PANTAGES (m) 
Wright A Lane 
Jul Jitsu Troupe 
Danny Simmons 
Ted A Uno Bradley 
Jules Marceau Co 
Charlenton, S. C. 

VICTORIA (ubo) 
(Splits with Savannah) 

1st half 
Hap Handy Co 
Hattle Urma 
Whipple Huston Co 
Budd A Clare 
Conroy's Models 
(full wk) 

Chattanooaja 

MA 1PTTC (ubo) 
Music nl Nfitcks 
Roes «« r*rr«11 
Lou In Bates Co 



Psyden A Raid 
Korr Thomas 8 

Chicago 

PALACE (orph) 

Adelaide A Hughee 

Qulroga 

Chip A Marble 

Hugh Herbert Co 

Aileen Stanley 

Four Volunteers 

The Gaudschmldts 

Geo M Roesner 

M A J Dunedln 
MAJESTIC (orph) 

Henrietta Croaman Co 

Bobby North 

Harry Beresford Co 

Dainty Marie 

Mr A Mrs McGreevy 

Paul Conchas 

Burns A Fulton 

Milt Collins 

Transatlantic 3 
ACADEMY (wva) 

Campbell A Brady 

Fitssimmons A Cam- 
eron 

Lamb A Sockert 

Gaines A Brown 

A Fighting Chance 
2d half 

Van A Belle 

Lennox Comedy 4 

Stone A Hayes 

Zenlta 

3 Falcons 

Clnatnaatl 
KEITH'S (ubo) 

Gere and Delaney 

Richards * Kyle 

Mosher H A Mosher 

Harry Breen 

"Fixing Furnace" 

Belle Baker 

Sylvester Schaffer 



Wallace A Brock 
arvel A Messlck 
eda A Hoot 



I 



HIPPODROME (ubo) 
Baptists A Franconl 
Angelo Patrlcola 
Julia Nash Co 
Rooney A Bent 
Trlxle Fiiganza 
Horllck Family 
Billy McDermott 
Australian Wdchppers 

Colanabue 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
La Toy Bros 
Marga De La Rosa 
Mrs Gene Hughes Co 
Bert Errol 
Valeska Suratt Co 
Leonard A Russell 
Marcella's Birds 

Danville, lad. 

LYRIC (wva) 
Mint A Werts 
Hodge A Lowell 
Jack Taylor 
Musical Nosses 
2d half 
Zlska Co 
Leila Davis Co 
Grant Gardner 
"Enchanted Forest" 

Davenport, la. 

COLUMBIA (ubo) 
(Opens Sunday) 

1st half 
The Gee Jays 
Taylor A Arnold 
Dave Walters Co 
May A KUdorfl 

2d half 
King A Brown 
Wood A Wyde 
"Mission Garden" 
Pearlson A Goldie 
Marian Vade Co 



ivar 
ORPHEUM 
Claude Gilllngwater Co 
Lockett A Waldron 
5 MeUettls 
Joe A Lew Cooper 
Ashley A Canfleld 
Bill Swede Hall Co 
Kalmar A Brown 
EMPRESS (loew) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Murphy A Foley 
Shrlner A Richards 
Romaln A Orr 
"Thro Skylight" 
Nell McKinley 
McClure A Dolly 

Dm Malaea 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Weston A Leon 
Ismed 

Reisner A Gores 
Harry Tsuda 
Zertho's Dogs 
3 Hickey Bros 
O'Brien Havel Co 

Detroit 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Toyo Troupe 
Cardo A Noll 
J R Gordon Co 
Baby Helen 
Moran A Wiser 
Jack Gardner Co 
"Bride Shop" 

FAMILY (ubo) 
Dae Stewart 
Fields A Hanson 
Sa Haras 
Gardner A Leroy 
Archie A Gertie Falls 
Scotch Players 

PALACE (cox) 
"Hunting Morn" 
Rudcl Donlgan & It 
Musical Stlpps 
Great DeLasslo 



Dnluta 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Marie A Billy Hart 
Josephine Dunfee 
4 Danubes 
Mr A Mrs J Barry 
Miller A Lyles 
Gormley A Caffrey 
Australian McLeans 
NEW GRAND (wva) 
Wilson A Aubrey 
Burns Sisters 
Rhode Royal Circus 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Berry A Berry 
Kathryn Chaloner Co 
Geo Lee 
Abdallahs 

East Liberty, Pa. 
SHERIDAN SQ (ubo) 
Josle O'Meers 
Weber A Wilson 
Mack A Barton 
"Little Nap" 
Frank Bush 
Great Follette 

Edmonton, Can. 

PANTAGES (m) 
"The Crista" 
Talpen Chinese Tr 
Fred Dupres 
Paine A Nesbitt 
Cummin A Seaham 

BUaasntn, N. J. 

PROCTOR'S 
"Making the Movies" 
Bernard A Flnnerty 
Al Hall 
Mme De Pinna 
Charley Diamond 3 
Barroff A Wllbert 

2d half 
Mills A Moulton 
Al Carleton 
"The Tamer" 
Barroff A Wllbert 
Nina Payne 
Felix A Barry 81s 

Elkhart, Ind. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
Jean Challone 
Leila Davis Co 
Van Bros 
(One to mi) 

2d half 
McNel Trio 
Wm Armstrong Co 
Earl A Edwards 
La Delia Comiques 
(One to fill) 

Erie. Pa. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Lynch A Zeller 
Jarrow 

Keno A Mayne 
Lambertl 
Mullen A Coogan 
Four Roeders 

Bvanavllle, lad. 

NEW GRAND (ubo) 
Robt O'Connor Co 
Big City 4 
Fink'a Mules 
Madison A Laird 
Sinlletto Bros A Mora 

2d half 
"Detective Keen" 
NeviDB A Erwood 
"All for a Kiss" 
Jess Libonatl 
Frear Braggett A F 

Fall Hlver, Mm. 

ACADEMY (loew) 
Harvey Russell 
Brown Harrla A B 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Naldy A Naldy 
Nelson Waring 
Howard's Bears 
(Two to All) 

Graad Rapids, Mich 

COLUMBIA (ubo) 
Nelusko A Hurley 
1 A B Smith 
The Sharrocks 
Nevlns A Gordon 
Herman Tlmberg 
C H O'Donnell Co 
Nat Wills 
The Kramers 

Hammond, Ind. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
McNeil Trio 
Nick Santora Co 
Ruth Roden 
Merrlott Troups 
2d half 
"Way Down East" 

Hariiabnrg, Pa. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
O'Donnell Bros 
Edwin George 
Billy Watson Co 
Dolly Connolly Co 
Hawthorne A Inglls 
Capt Borneo's Divers 
(One to fill) 

Hartford, Conn. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Lew Dockstader 
Lucy Gillette 
"Butterfly A Rose" 
Henshuw & Avery 
Van Hoven 
Emrnett Hcvoy Co 
Morrlsey Uros 
Margurite & Hunley 



Iadlaaapolla. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Meyakas Trio 
Holmes' Pictures 
Shannon A Addis 
Bruce Duffet Co 
Julia Curtis 
"Neptune's Garden" 
Mack A Orth 
Mme Doria'a Dogs 
LYRIC (ubo) 
Ziska Co 
Harrison West 3 
Geo W Day Co 
Battling Nelson 
Nick's Girls 

2d half 
The Engferds 
Lillian Watson 
Miles McCarthy Co 
Hensee A Balrd 
4 Soils Bros 

Jacksonville, Fla. 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
(Opens Sunday) 
Pierlot A Sconeld 
Gene A Arthur 
Spiegel A Jones 
Right A Alright 
Doris Wilson Co 



Rae Samuels 
Waldameer Young A 

Jacobs 
Will Rogers 
Cantor. A Lee 
Weston A Leon 
Brent Hayes 



Kaaaaa City 

ORPHEUM 
Act Beautiful 
Chas Urapewln Co 
Alexander A Scott 
Hans Kronold 
Soltl Duo 
Chas Weber 
Dully A Lorenz 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Theo Bamberg 
Jolly A Wild 
Allen Miller Co 
Rose A Moon 
Alice Hanson 
Mori Bros 

Kokomo, lad. 
SiPE (wva) 
"Fascinating Flora" 

2d half 
Venita Gould 
Eckhoff A Cordon 
(One to hll) 

Lafayette, lad. 

FAMILY (Ubo) 
Frank Colter 
John West Co 
Harlan Knight Co 
Bensee A Balrd 
4 Soils Bros 

2d half 
The Tyrella 
Murray K Hill 
Wlnsch A Poore 
Pearl A Roth 
Diving Models 

Lincoln 

ORPHEUM 
Harry DeCoe 
Ida Divlnoft 
Mack A Walker 
Chas Ahearn Co 
Stan Stanley 3 
Fredrlcka Sieiuons Co 
(One to fill) 

Loajanaport, ln«L 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Kalnsey Sisters 
Billy A Eldth Adams 
The Chamberlains 

2d half 
"Good Fellow" 

Loa Annjelea 

UHPHUUM 
Gertrude Hoffman Co 
Swor A Mack 
Miller A Vincent 
Jos Jefferson Co 
Meehan's Dogs 
Claude Golden 
(One to till) 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Ethel A Lucy Baker 
Lelghton A Robinson 
Grace De Winters 
Ryan Richfield Co 
Harry Thomson 
Cycling McNutts 

PANTAGES (m) 
11 Minstrel Maids 
Isabel Fletcher Co 
Hugo Lutgens 
Elwood A Snow 
Leon A Adeline Sis 

Loulavtlle 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Edward Berger 
Porter A Sullivan 
Pederson Bros 
Nellie Nichols 
Bert Leslie Co 
Hyama A Mclntyre 
Frank Fogarty 
Corrldlnl's Animals 

Lowell, Maaa. 

KEITHS (ubo) 
Hazel Moran 
Anthony A Mack 
Havlland A Thornton 
Jas F McDonald 
Lorraine A Dudley 
"Rabbit" Maranvllle 
Dunclng LaVarrs 

Mesapala 

ORPHEUM 
JSickcl A Watson 
II H'rockbank Co 
Jeanne Jomelly 
"Motoring" 
Kfullo Ai Ramsdrn 
M I T < • Ansonla Co 
Ward Hell A Ward 
Milwaukee 
MAJESTIC (orph) 
Song Revue" 



ORPHEUM 
Chas F Semon 
Byrd Drost Crow ell 
Fred V Bowers Co 
Frank Wilson 
Mr A Mrs D Crane 
Mercedes 

UNIQUE (loew) 
Rose Troupe 
Purcella Bros 
Joe Kelsey 
John LaVler 
Brown A Jackson 
"Love In Sanitarium" 
NEW GRAND (wva) 
Murray Love 3 
Millard Bros 
Howe A Howe 
Prlnoess Ka 

Montreal 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Sam Barton 
Hopkins Sisters 
McDevltt Kelly A Lucy 
Arthur Sulllvsn Co 
Harriet Burt 
Matthews Shayne Co 
Stenp Goodrich A K 
Flying Martins 

Mt. Vernon, N. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
Grace De Mar 
Bell Ringers 
The Fishers 
Mr A Mrs Allison 
(Two to fill) 

2d hslf 
Csrl SUtser Co 
Florence Timponl 
Fitch B Cooper 
Burke Laforge A B 
Laurent Trio 
Will Ward Girls 

Nashville, Tean. 

PRINCESS (ubo) 
Kelso Bros 
Vlnie Bailey 
Howard A White 
Kenny N A Piatt 
3 Martins 

Newark, ft. j. 

LTRIC (pr) 
Mills A Moulton 
Carl Statser Co 
Markee Bros 
Felix A Barry Sis 
Nina Payne 
Herns A Ely 
Dick Thompson Co 

2d hslf 
Bernard A Flnnerty 
Adeline Denettl Co 
Seymour A Williams 
The Fishers 
Sam Liebert Co 
Bell Ringers 

Ncwburgh. Ti. Y. 

COHEN O H (loew) 
Von Hampton A Joce- 

lyn 
"Spider A Fly" 
Lasar A Dale 
Carl Damann Troupe 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Cadets de Oaacoyne 
Archer A Belford 
Pop Ward 
Fanton's Athletes 
(One to fill) 

New Haven 

POLI'S (ubo) 
(Splits with Spring- 
field) 

The Baldwins 
lirakum A Carter 
Hope Vernon 
J Kennedy Co 
Cooper A Smith 
New" Orleema 
ORPHEUM 
Pauline 
Clark A Verdi 
Lillian Herein 
Wlllard Slmma Co 
Fred Sosman 
Diamond A Virginia 
Wharry Lewis Quintet 
Asw Rsenelle, N. \. 

LOEW 
2 Bohemians 
"Between Trains" 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
"The Elopement" 
(Two to fill) 

Norfolk, Va. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
(Splita with Richmond) 

1st half 
Fox and Ward 
8tewart A Donohue 
(Three to fill) 

Oakland 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Imhoff Conn A Cor 
Klphye Snowden 
Amihl Troupe 
Harry & Wo I ford 
Corbett Shoppard A I) 
Bert Morkett 
Hubert Dyer Co 
Jack A Forls 



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14 



VARIETY 






All persons that are solicitous tor 
the advancement and prosperity of 
burlesque will hail with genuine joy 
the prospect that strongly indicates a 
sensible and distinctly desirable 
change in the general form of this 
style of entertainment. It appears to 
be the fixed purpose of the directors 
of the Columbia Amusement Co. to 
recommend to the separate manage- 
ments the introduction of an olio in 
their shows. The accomplishment of 
this cannot fail of decidedly advan- 
tageous results. 

Ever since I first became an ob- 
server of burlesque shows I have had 
a steadily growing conviction that pro- 
ducers of these entertainments are 
missing the grand opportunity in ad- 
hering to the two-act book idea and 
excluding the olio. As they stand 
today, a majority of these shows are 
unqualifiedly nondescript. Emphatic- 
ally they are not burlesque because 
they burlesque nothing. But that is 
not so much the point for considera- 
tion. The mere misapplication of a 
word in itself will not work any great 
damage, and there is no egregious in- 
jury committed in calling these per- 
formances burlesque, though not an 
exact definition. 

The main point is to make them dis- 
tinctive, to give them a form all their 
own. To accomplish this the para- 
mount essential is to get as far away as 
possible from the characteristics of 
musical comedy. So long as straight 
two-act books are used just so long 
will burlesque compel classification as 
second-rate musical comedy. Patrons 
of burlesque houses do not want this. 
They want broad comedy, rapid fire 
"bits'' and attractive girls in snappy 
musical numbers. They want tights 
and decollete gowns and enlivening 
dancing. In brief, they want effer- 
vescence. Insipid, long-drawn-out 
speeches and scenes are not wanted 
in burlesque houses. 

Variety in its literal meaning, and 
<iuick action sans plot constitute the 
basis of an attractive burlesque show. 
There can be no objection to a story, 
but it must not be involved and its 
points must be quickly reached without 
a labyrinth of pointless, wearisome 
verbiage. To avoid this, the safest 
way is to assemble enough quick- 
playing bits, or secure two totally dif- 
ferent one-act pieces. Many writers 
possess the faculty of putting together 
this sort of material while it is prac- 
tically impossible to procure a two-act 
book of sufficient merit or of adequate 
individuality to exactly meet the needs 
of a typical burlesque show. 

The strongest argument against the 
adoption of a two-act piece is the fact 
that known, qualified librettists work 
only upon a contract calling for a large 
cash payment in advance and a sliding 
scale percentage of the gross receipts. 
Assuming thai any one of them could 



BY FREDERICK M. MS CLOY 




write the kind of show required 
(which is extremely doubtful), man- 
agers of burlesque would not be jus- 
titied in paying so large a sum because 
the short bits or the two one-act skits 
perfectly serve their purposes. And 
they can be secured at comparatively 
trifling cost. 

The introduction of an olio to open 
after intermission is in itself a long 
step in this direction, and this should 
by all means be permanently estab- 
lished in all burlesque shows. Since 
it is practically impossible and really 
unnecessary to secure technically cor- 
rect burlesque, the adoption of bits or 
two one-act pieces, giving them all the 
grotesquerie possible, and the inclu- 
sion of an olio, would place these 
shows in a class of their own and give 
them an infinitely stronger appeal. 
There are several "refined" burlesque 
shows on the Columbia Circuit. But 
they are not getting the money. 

A few nights ago I happened to be 
in the company of three or four of 
the most widely known vaudeville 
booking agents, men whose business 
it is to select acts and arrange the bills 
for the leading theatres in this coun- 
try. The subject of new material for 
those houses was under discussion and 
it was admitted that there is little of 
real worth in sight to supply the much- 
needed fresh acts. It was suggested 
by one of the agents burlesque might 
be drawn upon -with substantial re- 
sults and the names of 8 or 10 bur 
lesque players were mentioned. Just 
those few and no more, and they in- 
cluded the rive or six exceptionally 
well-known stars. Curious to know 
if those were the only names in bur- 
lesque with which those agents were 
familiar, I mentioned no les than 20 
additional actors prominently identi- 
fied with burlesque for several years, 
and was amazed to learn my com- 
panions could not recall having heard 
of any one of them. Obviously there 
is something wrong in the manner in 
which these talented men and women 
handle their business affairs. It is in- 
conceivable that with the inexpensive 
opportunities for self-exploitation that 
are at the command of professionals 
who have the ability to make good 
there should be such utter lack o* 
knowledge concerning them. I know a 
score of these people who would con- 
sider it an affront and a serious reflec- 
tion upon their standing in the profes- 
sion if they were told that their names 
were absolvrtcly unknown outside the 
narrow confines of burlesque. When 
«. manager wants to engage an artist 
he will invariably give preference to 
one with a name that is known. There 
is precious little profit in talent whose 
possessor is so obscure that the men- 
tion of his name to men that employ 
actors means absolutely nothing. 

And this brings me to the main 
point, namely, that the Anniversary 
Number of Variety is now in course 
of preparation. A name displayed in 



the advertising columns of that pub- 
lication will make it impossible for 
any manager to say "I HAVE NEVER 
HEARD OF HIM!" 

See the point? 

A curiously worded advertisement 
occupies a conspicuous place in the 
street cars. It is displayed as follows: 

Liquors 

Groceries 

Drugs 

Everything 

in 

Dry Goods. 

A consistent reading of this is No 
Liquors, No Groceries, No Drugs. 
But Everything, But In, But Dry 
Goods. 

How long would an ad. writer in 
show business last who would commit 
such a humorous faux pas! 



NO{ 
BUT{ 



MAX SPIEGEL MARRIES. 

Max Spiegel and Annette Claire 
Mark, daughter of Mitchell H. Mark, 
were married at the home of the bride's 
parents in Buffalo, Wednesday of last 
week. Immediately after the ceremony 
the bridal couple left for a two months' 
trip that will include the various winter 
resorts along the east coast of Florida, 
Havana and Panama. 



REPLACING "DAFFYDILLS." 

The "Transatlantics," which is one of 
the shows that were dropped from the 
Extended Circuit a couple of months 
ago, has been reorganized and is now 
in rehearsal. It will take up the time 
of the "Daffydills," beginning next 
Monday. 



NEWARK OPEN SUNDAYS. 

After New Year's the Columbia 
Amusement Co. theatre in Newark, N. 
J., will give Sunday performances. "The 
Gay White Way" will be the first 
show to get the benefit of the extra 
big day. 



WILLIAMSON RECOVERS. 

Frank (Bud) Williamson, who was 
recently operated upon in Toronto hos- 
pital, has recovered sufficiently to re- 
join his wife in this city. It is expected 
Mr. Williamson will resume his place in 
the "Ginger Girls" company at the Co- 
lumbia Theatre next Monday. Upon 
his return to New York last Saturday, 
Mr. Williamson received news of the 
death of his mother, which occurred 
the same day at her home in Lena, 
Illinois. 



SPLIT AT PERTH AMBOY. 

Traveling combinations are no long- 
er booked by Counihan & Shannon at 
the Majestic, Perth Amboy, N. J. The 
new policy now is a half week of pop 
vaudeville and burlesque shows on the 
Columbia extended wheel circuit. 



Progressive hearing opens. 

The hearing in the matter of the ap- 
plication of Dr. Geo. E. Lothrop to dis- 
solve the Progressive Circuit was on 
November 23, before Deputy Attorney 
General Edelson, at 299 Broadway. It 

lasted the greater part of the afternoon. 
Inasmuch as most of the proof and tes- 
timony would have to come from the 
books and papers of the Progressive 
Circuit and through examination of in- 
dividuals connected with the concern, 
it was arranged to have Mr. Barton ex- 
amined as the nrst_witness and prove 
the case through him. Accordingly Mr. 
Barton was on the stand all afternoon 
with the result that he was directed to 
produce whatever contracts, letters, cor- 
poration books and business books of 
the corporation in his possession. Dr. 
Lothrop's attorney went into the mat- 
ter very carefully. The two important 
matters were the investment by the 
Progressive Circuit of $10,000 each in 
the Montreal and Baltimore properties. 
It appeared that the Progressive Cir- 
cuit invested each of these sums in a 
corporation in which each investment 
was in the minority and in which it had 
very little, if any, representation on the 
board of directors or in the officers. 
For the investment of these sums of 
money the Progressive Circuit was to 
get stock in the corporation. But no 
stock has been issued to it. It has no 
security of any kind for this money and 
no papers or documents to show, except 
in one instance, Mr. Barton said he 
thinks there is a personal receipt of 
Mr. E. D. Stair. The Deputy Attorney 
General stated that he could not see 
how the Progressive was protected or 
secured and that these matters would 
have to be cleared up and explained. 
A number of other minor matters were 
gone into, all showing that the invest- 
ments were made through Mr. Barton 
and that he managed and financed the 
matter himself. The hearing was ad- 
journed to December 4, at 2 P. M. 



ROSS SNOW INJURED. 

Ross Snow, a comedian in the "Amer- 
ican Beauties" show, recently met with 
painful injuries. In attempting to 

cross the street, Mr. Snow was knocked 
down by an automobile and sustained a 
deep cut that extended seven inches 
across his face. He was removed to a 
hospital in an unconscious condition 
and twenty stitches were necessary to 
close the wound. This mishap followed 
closely upon Mr. Snow's retirement 
from the "American Beauties" on ac- 
count of unwillingness to stand a cut 
in salary. 



PITTSFIELD OUT. 

Pittsfield ) is been eliminated from 
the Extended and the shows will play 
Worcester instead. 



NO UPSTAIRS HOUSE. 

Lansing, Mich., Nov. 25. 

The doom of the upstairs picture 
show throughout Michigan has been 
sounded. Hereafter none will be al- 
lowed to operate one flight or more 
above street level. 

The state license for halls is now 
$20, but the ban is placed on the up- 
stairs exhibitions. 



VARIETY 



15 








BY FREDERICK M. MS 




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LOVEMAKERS 

Sam Howe has outdone his best 
previous efforts in the production that 
he has this week given at the Colum- 
bia. And this is. thoroughly deserved 

commendation when it is recalled that 
two seasons ago the beauty and com- 
pleteness of his production won for 
him the much coveted distinction of the 
summer run at the same house. What- 
ever else may be said of Howe it can- 
not be asserted that he is a "cheater" 
in the matter of scenery and costumes^ 
and in the other details that constitute 
a literally high class presentation of 
burlesque. If he has not assembled 
a great cast he has at least assigned 
the principal parts to people sufficient- 
ly capable to afford him satisfactory 
support, and his chorus is uncommonly 
attractive both in appearance and vocal 
ability. 

Some of the reports that have 
reached here from out of town since 
the beginning of the season would in- 
dicate that this performance was not 
up to the standard of cleanliness de- 
manded by the Columbia Amusement 
Company. If there was any justifica- 
tion for such reports Mr. Howe has 
evidently discarded the offending ma- 
terial. 

Double entente is indulged in occa- 
sionally, but it is of the harmless, un- 
objectionably sort that only super- 
sensitive people might object to. Howe 
speaks the lines referred to and it may 
be his deft handling of them that robs 
them of the offensiveness they might 
otherwise convey. Suggestiveness 
much more unsavory has time and time 
again escaped the censure of the most 
hypercritical observers of the "polite" 
forms of amusement who, encounter- 
ing it in a burlesque theatre, would let 
a yelp out of them that would pene- 
trate the inner sanctum of every Chief 
of Police in the land. 

Certain up-State reviewers for the 
newspapers have recently gone the 
limit of denouncement in their pub- 
lished criticisms of this performance, 
and I am assured that not a line or 
piece of business has been changed 
since then. This palpable injustice is 
harmful, notwithstanding the fact that 
i: appeared in obscure newspapers, be- 
cause there are always people of a per- 
verse condition of mind who delight in 
sending clippings of that sort to 
sources where decided damage may be 
done. 

I mention this for the purpose of 
overcoming any impression that has 
been created with reference to the 
Howe show. If there is anything ob- 
jectionable in this performance so pro- 
nounced as to justify such severe ar- 
raignment, prudery has reached its 
crowning limit and producers of the- 
atrical entertainment have recourse 
only to Sunday School tracts to pro- 
cure admissible material. In addition 
to a series of pictorially beautiful 
scenes that delight the eye by their 
harmonious coloring and quicken the 
pulses by tbpfr 8 ration and rhyth- 



mical movement, this performance fur- 
nishes entertainment of the sort that 
is enjoyed by all normal people. There 
is a story sufficiently connected to sus- 
tain interest, and it is full of bright, 
witty dialogue that moves along 
quickly to frequently occurring situa- 
tions that throw the spectators into 
paroxysms of laughter. It is especially 
noticeable that Mr. Howe seldom ut- 
ters a line that is not followed by an 
audible expression of merriment. Very 
early in the first part he introduces a 
chorus girl number that is so skilfully 
handled the audience is not satisfied 
until nearly every one of the girls is 
brought to the footlights. From that 
time on until its conclusion there is 
not a moment in the performance that 
lacks interest. 

Countess Olga Rossi, the prima 
donna, by her winsome presence, her 
charming vocal accomplishments and 
hei exceptional skill as an actress 
ranks next in importance to the star, 
and Fred Nolan, in an Irish character 
part, ably assists in the fun-making. 
Walter Weber contributes a realisti- 
cally played Nihilist and Bessie Rosa 
is an agile and ideally equipped sou- 
brette. Vera Desmond is pretty and 
capable. in the ingenue role and Ade- 
laide Adair gives an effective perform- 
ance of a sort of adventuress char- 
acter. All through the show excellent 
service is "rendered by Albert Marks, 
William Frick, William Wyant and 
Bob Algier, and other bits are well 
played by Joe Fisher, J. Lovin and 
Frank Burns. The musical numbers 
have been well chosen, and they are 
given with enlivening snap and vigor. 

The Sam Howe show in its entirety 
merits unmeasured commendation be- 
cause it is generally a production so 
perfect in its sartorial investiture, so 
distinctly praiseworthy in its ensemble 
and so enjoyable in its comedy and 
musical elements that it brings bur- 
lesque within the division of really 
worthy achievements in the whole 
scheme of theatrical entertainment. 



MILWAUKEE PUZZLED. 

Milwaukee, Nov. 23. 

It looks like no 10-20-30 burlesque 
for Milwaukee, as promised for the 
Club theatre in the scheduled taking 
over of the house by the Barton in- 
terests. A week-old lobby announce- 
ment that the opening would take 
place Sunday, Nov. 22, was all that 
greeted prospective patrons Sunday 
afternoon and night, and no person in 
the city could be found who bad the 
faintest idea of the real situation. 

Manager Rod Waggoner, who ex- 
pected to be retained when the Pro- 
gressive Wheel people went out, has 
been at his home in Toledo for a week, 
and the treasurer is in St. Paul. It is 
said that more than one concern in the 
city is worried over the unexpected 
turn. It appears that as -a burlesque 
house the Club is through, and already 
talk of musical comedy »r stock is 
beard, 



FOOT-BALL CAPACITY. 

New Haven, Nov. 25. 

The Grand with May Ward and Her 
"Dresden Dolls," the only show with 
girls in town last Saturday when 
Harvard tucked Yale away with a sad- 
dening thud (36-0), held capacity that 
evening, following a mix-up over the 
tickets. 

The house management was said to 
have placed all the tickets for the night 
show with the speculators, who got as 
high as $3 and $4 for them — before 
the game. After Yale's crushing de- 
feat, the Yalcites lost their ambition, 
with the result some of the specs at- 
tempted to turn their coupons back to 
the box office. The house manage- 
ment had denied it had slipped any 
tickets to speculators. 

With the sale sagging, and several 
empty orchestra seats around eight 
o'clock, the May Ward manager de- 
manded a capacity statement be ren- 
dered, under the pain of the perform- 
ance not proceeding. Full capaciy at 
the theatre's regular prices is $1,790. 
The curtain was held until nine o'clock, 
when this was agreed to. 

Springfield, Mass., Nov. 25. 

After extensive advertising had been 
given to Jim Johnson, the colored 
pugilist, with May Ward's show at the 
Gilmore as an added attraction, the 
police stepped in and threatened to 
arrest Johnson and Bob Armstrong, 
who were scheduled to spar a few 
rounds 1 for the edification of the au- 
dience. 

This was the first of the Columbia 
Extended circuit shows to play here 
the fore part of the week. The busi- 
ness for the last three days so far 
this season has been a cause of won- 
derment to the traveling managers. 



SPECIAL AUTO NIGHT. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 25. 
Rill Vail, manager, Casino, is giving 
away an automobile every Friday 
ni'-rlit as a box-office draw. Vail gives 
a small Ford to the person holding the 
. lurkv number at tha drawing. It is 
pulling 'em in. 



DUPRE SHOW GOING OUT. 

The reorganization of Jeanette Du- 
prc's "Own Bi«r Show" will be com- 
pleted in time for Miss Dupre and her 
company of burlesque players to open 
at the Prospect, Bronx, Christmas 
week. ' 

Miss Dupre says she has 18 weeks 
of time to follow that engagement. 
The show started the season on the 
Progressive Wheel. 



"The Blue Ribbons" Starting. 

Bill Lindsay, of the T,chii*h Valley 
sent "The Blue Ribbon Girls" over his 
road this week, to open at Fvansville 
next Sunday. 

After that em r a cement the show will 
take up a regular rou*c on the Columbia 
Circuit. 





STOCKS OPENING. 

Lou Morton, who recently closed up 

all his musical comedy stocks, intends 

to put out another company around 

Dec. 21. Troy, N. Y., will very likely 
be the first stop. If business is good 
there the Morton company will remain 
indefinitely. 



Portland, Me., Nov. 25. 

Marie Pavey, a local favorite in 

stock, is to present her own company 

here shortly. She is at present in New 
York recruiting a company through 
Chamberlain Brown. 

Miss Pavey has engaged John Junior, 
Belle Darcy, Jos. Lawrence and 
Blanche Frederici for the company. 
The opening is set for two weeks from 
Monday. 



Louisville, Nov. 25. 

The Frank Hawkins Players, a com- 
pany of eleven people, begins a stock 
engagement this week at the Grand 
theatre, Owensboro, Ky. The open- 
ing play is "The Girl of His Dreams." 
There will be a change of bill Mondays 
and Thursdays. 



CLIFFORD AGAIN. 

Franklyn Clifford announces that he 
has been engaged to manage the Play- 
house, Passaic, N. J., which is now ope- 
rating stock under the direction of 
Theodore Lorch. 

The Playhouse, starting Dec. 7, will 
offer pictures and pop vaudeville. 



STOCK CHANGE8. 

Maxwell Driscoll, formerly juvenile 
with Cohan & Harris forces, has signed 
with the American Theatre stock, 
Philadelphia. 

Harold Holland was engaged this 
week for the Wilmer & Vincent stock, 
ITtica, N. Y. 

Hoboken, N. J. Nov. 25. 
Mary Balsar is betwixt and between. 
She has handed in her "two weeks' 
notice" and the stock management of 
the Gaiety here won't accept. 

Denver, Nov. 25. 

There have been several changes ill 
the Denham stock. Alice Fleming 
joined last week as leading woman. 

Nov. 30 the Broadway assumes a 
stock policy, the legitimate bookings* 
being shifted to the Tabor. 

The Lang-Mohr stock, which has 
been playing Omaha, comes into the 
Broadway under Thomas Mohr's man- 
agement. 



Chennet Succeeds Rhodes. 

James Rhodes, former manager of the 
Kmpire, Albany, who was transferred 
l<> the Gayety, Detroit, at the begin- 
ning of the present season, has retired 
from the management of that house. 
His successor is George Chennet, for- 
mer manger of the Club Theatre, 
Rochester 



16 



VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation, First Annoaranc* 

or Reappearance In or Around 

Naw York 



Sumiko and Co., Hammerstein's. 

Flo Irwin and Co. (New Acts), Ham- 
merstein's. 

Baroness May Young, Hammerstein's. 

Williams, Thompson and Copeland, 
Hammerstein's 

Altoff Children, 7th Ave. (1st half). 

Lane, Piatt and Timmons, Orphcum 
(N. Y.) (1st half). 

Sherman and Uttry, Alhambra. 

Ramona Orti2, Royal. 

Gladys Rice, Royal. 

Regina Connelli and Co., Bushwick. 

Ford and Hewitt, Orpheum, Bklyn. 



La Graciosa. 



Poses. 

16 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Hammerstein's. 

La Graciosa is offering a posing turn 
with the aid of lantern slide effects 
and a cartload of scenery. It is en- 
titled "Visions in Fairyland." There 
are eight drops of scrim showing scenes 
leading to the inner circle of fairy- 
land where the beauty poses. La 
Graciosa is a beauty of the brunette 
type, possessed of a figure which she 
exposes in fleshings. After the eight 
drops are slowly drawn up and the 
beauty is shown standing on a pedestal 
a number of slides are flashed on her 
which make her the center figure of 
views that seem to be enclosed in a 
frame. Some of the scenes are well 
worked out and very pretty, although 
the coloring is at times a trifle garish. 
There is a red-Are finish in the form 
of a "Let Us Have Peace" tableau 
that brought big applause. Several of 
the other views* shown also brought 
applause Monday night, especially 
those showing the water scenes. One 
fault may be easily remedied. That 
was in focussing of the lantern. This 
means so much to an act of this sort 
every precaution should be taken to 
have it perfect in the matter of align- 
ment. This act goes further in the way 
of effects that are brought about with 
the use of the lanterns. A rain effect 
and a snow effect are pretty and sure 
applause winners. The turn shows 
class. 



Three Diving Nymphs. 

Diving and Posing. 

8 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Union Square. 

Whoever laid out this act has evolved 
a novelty in the way of diving turns. 
There have been any number of diving 
acts in the past, some with one girl 
and some with many more, but these 
three girls will be kept working on the 
small time. Each young woman has 
a pretty figure. The opening shows 
the trio posing on a revolving plat- 
form that sinks out of view behind the 
tank and then reappears with the 
girls in different attitudes. Six or 
seven of these pictures are shown and 
then the diving starts. The act is a 
very classy number for any small time 
program, and for full value should be 
on earlier than the closing spot. 



Pipifax and Panlo. 

Eccentric Acrobatics. 

13 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Hammerstein's. 

The best eccentric acrobatic act since 
the days of Rice and Prevost. It was 
the lifesaver of the early part of Ham- 
merstein's bill this week and the clown 
of the duo was a scream from the 
start to the finish. His work is ex- 
ceedingly funny and his pantomime 
throughout got lots of laughs. The 
straight man is a mighty clever 
tumbler. Several of his tricks were 
applause winners. With a back-drop 
the scene represents a seashore. The 
straight appears as a naval officer with 
the comedian as a sailor. The straight 
opens with a few tricks which the 
clown tries to follow. The pace is 
swift and the comedy falls follow thick 
and fast. The final fall into the orches- 
tra pit, and the general rough-house 
that follows, with the pulling down of 
the back-drop brought no end of 
laughs'. The^ slaps off stage to mark 
the falls are very noticeable from the 
front and it would be better if they 
were worked with the drums. 



Dupree and Dupree. 

Cycling. 

7 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Drop). 

Colonial 

Opening the show a man and a wom- 
an show something new and neat in 
a cycling act. Single wheels, both high 
and low, are used, the man riding as 
sort of an understander. He displays 
extraordinary skill in balancing. The 
neatness and good looks of both make 
the turn a dandy opening one for any 
bill. 



Jimmy Clabby. 
Athletics. 

10 Mins.; Full Stage; 
Pantages, San Francisco (week Nov. 
15). 
At Pantages Jimmy Clabby was as- 
sisted by three men. Two were train- 
ers, the third, Larney Lichtenstein, 
Clabby's manager. He does the an- 
nouncing. Clabby demonstrated the 
principal parts of his gym training 
routine, which includes three rounds 
with an assistant. With the exception 
of Lichtenstein, who wears *» Tuxedo, 
the rest wear white trousers, shoes and 
shirts with good effect. Lots of pep 
and snap to Clabby's act, which make 
this kind of a turn more interesting. 



Crescent Quartet. 

Songs. 

15 Mins.; One. 

Proctor's 58th St 

The Crescent Quartet equally 
mixed, having voices above the 
average found in small time vaude- 
ville. Mostly operatic selections start- 
ing with the "Sextette from Lucia" are 
sung. They handle this very well for 
a fine start. The contralto did a solo 
that went over with a bang. The dress- 
ing is so far superior to the average 
operatic quartet it deserves mention. 
The men wear evening dress that looks 
as if it were made for them, while 
the two women have attractive gowns 
which look spic and span. It is an 
act that should make the big time on 
ability and appearance. 



Okabe Japs (8). 

Equilibristic Acrobats. 

10 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Palace. 

The present Palace engagement of 
the Okabe Japs marks their American 
reappearance after an extended tour of 
Europe. The aggregation, eight in 
number, work within one of the pret- 
tiest Oriental sets ever displayed on 
a vaudeville stage, carrying everything 
down to a special ground mat. Seven 
men and one woman make up the 
troupe, with a youngster featured in 
the work. This little chap who re- 
sembles in a way an overgrown Billi- 
kin, is a marvel at topmounting and 
ground work, keeps continually active 
and is very prominent in the most dif- 
ficult routines. The turn consists of 
the usual ground and foot juggling 
with some exceedingly sensational 
work done on the box platforms. A 
few pyramids on hand-stands are also 
injected with excellent results. The 
Okabes make a splendid vaudeville 
number for their particular line of 
work, running up with the two or 
three of the best in their line. They 
opened the Palace program and scored 
an emphatic hit. Wynn. 



Three Shentons. 

Songs and Dances. 

12 Mins.; One and Full Stage. 

Broadway. 

The Shentons, Australians, have 
something a bit different in the song 
and dance line with their dancing 
ability standing out considerably in ad- 
vance of the vocal efforts. The turn 
consists of two men and a woman, the 
taller of the males doing practically 
all the singing, with the other couple 
dancing through the various choruses. 
The opening is a short introduction 
carrying an explanation of the ensuing 
work. It is followed by a Dutch num- 
ber in costume, but for some reason 
or other the dialect is faulty, running 
a bit more to Scotch. An Eskimo 
number is also added with an Indian 
song utilized for the finish. This is 
by far the best of the three and al- 
lows for some excellent dancing on a 
mat with moccasins worn. It brought 
the Shentons over to big applause and 
should guarantee their safe passage 
over here. Wynn. 



Mathews and Howard. 
Singing and Talking. 
13 Mins.; One. 
Union Square. 

"All wrong." Two men. One a 
vaudeville actor acting as relief for 
a lighthouse tender (just so they can 
get in about "light house keeping"). 
This must have gone big in one of the 
smaller burgs for the team has a back- 
drop with a lighthouse painted on it. 
For this, they should be billed as a 
light comedy act. Very light. After 
the lighthouse keeper sings a song the 
comedian (German) arrives and three 
or four gags are exchanged (including 
lighthouse keening) and then the 
straight sings, received lightly by the 
audience, followed by the comic put- 
ting over a parody on "The Curse of 
an Aching Heart," which saw the light 
of day so long ago it's time to set a 
tombstone for it. A double number 
got one brw at the finish. 



NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation of Legitiaaate 
Attractions In Now York. 



At the Barn" (Marie Tempest), Com- 
edy (Nov. 30). 
Polygamy," Playhouse (Dec. 1). 



Toby Claude and Co. (4). 

"La Petite Revuette of Successes, Past 

and Present" 
21 Mins.; Pull Stage (Special Drop). 
Colonial. 

Toby Claude, lately returned from 
England, deserves much credit for hav- 
ing quite an original vehicle. During 
Toby's stay in England, every idea 
gone before had been utilized by every 
short revue produced there. Toby, 
however, has gone them one better in 
this way and put something new over. 
William Smythe, who plays in the act, 
produced it. The turn opens in real 
Parisian Revue style, with the Compere 
and Commere seated at a restaurant 
table, the Compere telling his com- 
panion about a ^certain actress he has 
seen in different productions in various 
parts' of the world. As he describes 
the star in "The- Belle of New York," 
he and his companion are put in dark- 
ness and Toby and Smythe come out 
from a back-drop and sing the "When 
We Are Married" number from that 
show. In the same way songs are in- 
troduced from "The Chinese Honey- 
moon," Folies Bergere, Paris, and 
from the Palace, London. After this 
the Compere and the Commere leave 
the stage and enter one of the boxes 
in the front of the house. Miss Claude 
and Smythe finish the act with "Tip- 
perary." Little Toby Claude has pick- 
ed a very useful vehicle besides a clever 
helper in William Smythe. The rest 
of the company help. 



Wopman and Horton. 
Songs and Talk. 
20 Mins.; One. 
Proctor's 58th St 

Wopman and Horton form the usual 
male team consisting of straight and 
comedian. The comedian gets the ma- 
jority of his laughs on appearance. 
His partner does not possess anything 
unusual in the way of a voice. The 
comedian does a Scotch number that 
gets a big laugh on his costume (not 
different from the others) but he made 
them roll in their seats at the 58th 
Street. In the pop house this team 
should find the going easy. 



Harris and Randall. 

Comedy Sketch. 

19 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Union Square. 

This team has a sketch full of 
bright lines and something of a story 
that may pass on the small time. It 
seems too bad the playing isn't bet- 
ter. The man is playing a familiar 
type of rube one-night stand manager, 
while the girl is the advance agent for 
a turkey girl show. The man's rube 
dialect is bad and his sing song man- 
ner of delivery instead of being funny 
is monotonous. The girl also has poor 
delivery of lines. If someone took the 
team in hand and they followed advice 
there should be no reason for them not 
getting a route on the small time, at 
& regular salary. 



VARIETY 



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Chaa. Diamond, Beatrice and Co. (1). 



20 Mine.; Full Stage. 
Proctor's 58th St 

The main idea this trio of musicians 
(two women and a man) want to im- 
press is that it is their first appearance 
on this side in 17 years. The man and 
his* partner are probably the two over 
here at that time, for the little girl 
who handles the large harp does not 
look as if she had yet seen 17 years. 
The man's playing on the small harp 
is about the whole act. He shows 
real ability and easily outdoes the two 
other members. The older woman 
plays a little silver horn affair and 
she keeps up until the audience is de- 
cidedly tired of it. The little girl plays 
the large harp fairly well for a child. 
The selections are mostly Irish num- 
bers and the others sound as if they 
might have been held over from the 
last visit. The closing number makes 
them finish strong. A fair musical turn 
of its kind that will find the audiences 
in some houses most appreciative. 



"Memories of '61." 

Singing Sketch. 

18 Mina.; Full Stage (Special Back 

Drop). 
Harlem Opera House. 

A good quartet, dressed as soldiers, 
sing old soldiers' favorites in the pauses 
of war stories told by a man dressed 
as a Civil war veteran. While the 
stories are told battle scenes are de- 
picted by a series of back cloths. In- 
teresting and patriotic enough to be 
useful. It appears a later edition of 
old soldier fiddlers. 



Kiniuclt and Emmctt. 

Singing Sketch. 

16 Mina.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Union Square. 

A man and woman in a singing 
sketch designed for the Irish vote. The 
stage resembles a farm yard scene in 
Ireland, with a live black crow on a 
tree stump and a number of doves 
fluttering about, a pretty picture. The 
man and woman dress in Irish costume 
of the period of the early 19th cen- 
tury. Both have fair voices. The 
woman does very well with counter 
harmony to several of the ballads by 
the man. It is a neat little small time 
offering. 



Johnny Dooley and Yvette Rugel. 
Songs and Talk. 
20 Mina.; One. 
Royal 

Johnny Dooley and Yvette Rugel 
form a likely combination with the for- 
mer's comedy eccentricities standing 
out above everything else. Dooley is 
one of those jumping-jacks who moves 
in and around the footlights as though 
he were on springs. He also works* in 
some acrobatics to good advantage, 
and employs "nut stuff," announcing 
it as an imitation of Bert Fitzgibbon. 
Miss Rugel loomed up best on the 
closing number, her voice showing high 
range, but with the singer having a 
tendency to swallow her articulation. 
She is an attractive miss in her Scot- 
tish kilts, the Highland "bit" closing 
the turn. Dooley is a clever chap and 
will develop as he goes along. At the 
Royal this pair ncre au emphatic bit. 



Ford and "Truly." 
Trained Dog. 
10 Mina.; One. 
Hudson, Union Hill, N. J. 

The Society for Prevention of Cruel- 
ty to Animals can not get after Ford 
for working his dog harder than he 
does himself. He is a worker and he 
has a clever dog that shows good 
training. The man sings and dances, 
of which some of the latter could be 
dropped. The act opens with a 
"souse" number, the dog following his 
master. Ford then sings and dances. 
Some of the harder steps he attempts 
miss. The dog goes through the usual 
routine of canine cleverness. The big 
trick is the throwing it in the air and 
having the dog land on two feet in 
the man's hand. That would be a 
good finish, but an encore is too 
quickly given. One of the usual fox 
terrier breed of dogs is used. The 
turn should please. It was a success 
in the second spot at the Hudson, 
Tuesday matinee, the audience going 
exceedingly heavy on the applause 
thing. 



"At the Seashore." 

Musical Comedy. 

23 Mina.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Harlem Opera House. 

In England the revue craze grew 
out of the fact that a few of these 
shows hit London for long runs and 
big business, which prompted a couple 
of wise ones to put cheaper shows out 
for the smaller houses throughout the 
country. The experiment, as is known, 
proved successful. This same idea 
probably was responsible for this pro- 
duction to be built for the small time. 
But the producer should have made 
an effort to drill the chorus more ef- 
fectively. Their work is ragged. One 
girl of the six almost killed the sing- 
ing numbers by her very harsh efforts. 
The chief comedian is capable of gain- 
ing laughs by talking in a funny way, 
which, while not new, will always pass 
by on the small time. Two comedians, 
Irish and stuttering, assist, but the dia- 
log employed recalls burlesque of ten 
years ago. Even the rubber-stretched 
snap-back is present. At the Opera 
House though the audience laughed at 
some of the comedy, the numbers did 
nothing. With a good deal of brush- 
ing up of the chorus work the act 
should be able to travel over the small 
time. 



Fred M. Griffith. 
Talking Magician. 
12 Mins.; One. 
Columbia (Nov. IS). 

Fred M. Griffith has evidently been 
playing in vaudeville for a long while, 
but has not been in New York in some 
time. He does magic, all palming, 
his best handling eight little red balls, 
holding them at one time in both 
hana*\ It is very good work, also the 
continual rolling of one of the balls 
between four fingers. Some trick 
matter with a handkerchief brings a 
little laugh. Griffith depends to a 
large extent ipon his talk, nothing 
wildly funny, but humorous enough in 
a quiet way. His finish is the old 
business of informing someone in the 
audience his futur* wife's name. It 
was seemingly new vo the Columbia 
audience Sunday. * Sime, 



Musical Chef. 

11 Mina.; Three (Special Set). 

Hudson, Union Hill, N. J. 

Musical Chef is a man who plays a 
number of instruments without any 
particular class to any. His main idea 
is to have each instrument encased in 
some article of the kitchen. He takes 
a pot from a stove and it is a banjo 
inside. He then goes from one thing 
to another, ending up with a bassoon 
disguised as a hatrack. Others used 
are a saxaphone, one-string broom, 
and a clarinet. "Chef has an act 
which is going too slow at present. 
It should prove big time material with 
more snap. Musical turns along sim- 
ilar lines are not uncommon, though 
the most familiar have been of the 
farm yard. 



Val Trainor and Helena. 



Maston and Melville. 
Singing and Talking. 
14 Mina.; One. 
Union Square. 

The action of this little skit in "one" 
takes place in the shadow of the 
Sphinx. The woman has strayed from 
a party of tourists and the man is an 
animal collector for a circus. The lost 
one appeals to him for direction. Some 
flip talk is passed back and forth. The 
man does two songs and displays a 
good voice. The act can fit in on a 
small time bill to advantage, although 
not strong enough for the next to the 
closing spot. 



Klein and Dwyer. 
Songs and Talk. 
10 Mine.; One. 
86th Street. 

Comedian and straight. Former in- 
terrupts talk of partner, then goes into 
a sob recital called "Mother." Both 
sit on suit case and sing "Let Me 
Sleep," using a few daffydills for the 
finish. Small time. 



Helena Phillips. 
Monolog and Songs. 
15 Mins.; One. 
Poll's, Springfield. 

Springfield, Mass., Nov. 25. 
Billed as presenting "Life Studies in 
Prose and Song," Helena Phillips has 
somewhat of a novelty in that she real- 
ly does present-life studies in a finish- 
ed manner. However, the songs might 
profitably be accentuated, which at 
present carry the act notably a musi- 
calized recitation of Kipling's "Danny 
Deever" which closes. The first half 
of the time is spent in the usual mono- 
logistic anecdotes while the last half 
is given over to the songs. Here, 
where Miss Phillips is known locally 
as Mrs. Chas. E. Evans, she was fairly 
well received. 



Grace Gibson. 

Songs. 

15 Mins.; One. 

Harlem Opera House. 

Grace Gibson, using a pianist, at- 
tempts the style of three different 
stars in her character song efforts. 
Irene Franklin, Connie Ediss and Bert 
Williams appear to have been her guid- 
ing stars. She sings a song recently 
snng by Miss Ediss at the Alhambra, 
London. Miss Gibson's efforts, how- 
ever meet with certain success and 
she should prove popular. 



"Kloroform N. G." (Special Drop). 

16 Mina.; One. 

Hudson, Union HOI, N. J. 

Val Trainor has a new vehicle that is 

bound to make them laugh. A special 

drop on a railroad station in a tank 
town is used. In itself this is good 
for a laugh or two. Mr. Trainor is a 
drummer with dancing shoes as his 
line. He jumps off the train and 
bumps into a comely miss who tells 
him she is an artist's model After 
some talk they tell their names, learn- 
ing they were childhood friends. He 
speaks of his shoes, and says that he 
will demonstrate them. This he does 
with a little dance. Finally they de- 
cide to get married and end with sing- 
ing "Home to Indiana." Lots of 
business that is certain laughs. Train- 
or does some magical stuff with the 
changing color of his gloves, which 
will also gain them interest His 
partner has a string of slang that can 
bump the best of them. As a laugh- 
ing of comedy two-act Trainor and 
Helene are there. They can fit into 
any bill. 



Eduardo and Bllaa Canalno. 

Dancers. 

11 Mins.; Pull 8taga. 

Hudson, Union HOI, N. J. 

Two young Spanish dancers, prob- 
ably the most authentic of any of the 
so-called Spanish performers. These 
two are brother and sister, the former 
a dancer unexcelled by any steppers 
who do this type of dancing. His 
partner is rather heavy but is improv- 
ing, so that now she gets her share of 
the applause. The boy does some 
twirling of the feet that Is bound to go 
over. The couple open with "Mala- 
guena and Bollero," a very much 
Spanish affair in which the click of the 
castenets figures largely. The girl fol- 
lows with "El Garotin," another of this 
style in which she does considerable 
bending and squirming. They use "La 
Cucipanda" next, closing with a whirl- 
wind trot. This last is the only 
American movement in the act and 
they handle it capably. These young 
people should be working steadily, as 
the boy is a natural dancer and his sis* 
ter has possibilities. 



The De Bars. 

Water Jugglers; Magic. 

10 Mins.; Pull Stage (Special Set). 

Harlem Opera House. 

Two people, a man and a woman, 
in a very fast act start things with 
experiments in water fountains, first 
shown in the country by the old Ten 
Tchi Troupe, a Jap organization. The 
two cret a lot out of this style of work 
and immediately show a few so-called 
Hindu mysteries which, while not new, 
prove very interesting. This act should 
be kept busy. 



Eastman and Moore. 
Songs and Talk. 
13 Mins.; Two; One. 
Harlem Opera House. 

Man and a woman with good voices, 
sing and attempt comedy. With com- 
edy strengthened they will have a good 
chance for the popular priced houses. 



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VARIETY 



HARRY LAUDER SHOW. 

Harry Lauder is back, at the New 
York theatre for the week. The 
Scotchman opened very light at the 
Monday matinee, but the night house, 
at the $2 scale, held an ample attend- 
ance though not capacity. 

Mr. Lauder gave a hint of future 
bookings for himself over here when 
he mentioned during a speech he had 
played every city in the U. S. of over 
45,000, and hereafter would "tap" those 
not yet visited. Lauder also remark- 
ed he had no intention of retiring 
"while the dollars are flying." A ref- 
erence made by him to the same New 
York theatre stage, where he first 
opened in America, Nov. 4, 1907, play- 
ing for Klaw & Erlanger ("Advanced 
Vaudeville") and booked then, as now, 
\by William Morris. 

You might just as well hand it to 
Lauder and let it go at that. When 
an English vaudeville star, who solely 
uses the halls over there, can repeat 
over here for seven seasons, and come 
back this bad time at $2, it tells every- 
thing. Mr. Lauder might say in that 
witty line of Van Hoven's, "the nut": 
"I realize this cannot go on forever." 

Mr. Lauder sang seven songs Mon- 
day night. After finishing the first 
five he did a pure Scotch ballad, with- 
out accompaniment, then delivered a 
musical ode of his own composition 
to Honolulu, which he declared to be 
the most beautiful country under the 
sun (agreeing with you, Coral), and 
closed with "Deoch-an-Doris" in which 
the audience was induced to join. Af- 
ter that the Scotch band and the cur- 
tain. 

The earlier numbers in the order 
sung were "She's the Lass for Me," 
"Same as His Father Did Before Him," 
"She's Ma Daisy," "It's Nice to Get 
Up in the Morning," and "Roaming in 
the Gloaming." Lauder has extended 
his talk for the latter number, 
stretching it just a trifle. 

The usual Lauder show surrounded 
somewhat better than last season 
though containing more substantial 
turns. Irene Bercseny, with her af- 
fectations and male violin player 
retained, is again with the troupe. Miss 
Bercseny, who came from abroad, plays 
the Hungarian piano, with much "eye 
and shoulder" business. 

The hit of the bill next to Lauder 
was Bohker Ben Ali's 14 Arab acro- 
bats. The bunch did some cutting-up 
in fast time, and pyramided the entire 
lot upon the understander for the final 
trick. Bobkcr has an unusually good 
Arab turn, stronger in its personnel, 
all genuine Arabs, than any yet shown. 

One of the best acts on the bill got 
a poor position, Alfred Latell, the dog 
mimic, appearing "No. 2," assisted by 
Norma Boardnian in "A Dog Fan- 
tasy." It was too early to waste this 
good turn, for Latell does a remark- 
able animal impersonation that is en- 
titled to the best of recognition. 

Comedy acrobatics were performed 
by Martinetti and Sylvester, while Jed 
and Ethel Dooley, after intermission 
and just before Lauder, secured laughs 
with Dooley's comedy talk while hand- 
ling the lariat. Much of this recalls 
and seems the same as Will Rogers 
employed, but the New York audience 
appeared to be hearing it for the first 
time. The Dooleys are wrong with 



their "Tommy" dancing at this* late 
date. The "Tommy stuff" has passed 
to the discard. Miss Dooley looks very 
pretty, and even such an eminent au- 
thority on women's dress as Mme. 
Frances acknowledges her short danc- 
ing frock was exceedingly well design- 
ed and becoming. (No, Frances did 
not make it). Albert Donnelly, with 
shadowgraphs' opened the program. 

Lauder did 70 minutes, closing the 
performance, singing his first five songs 
in 50 minutes. That appears to be his 
average per number, 10 minutes. 

tiimc. 



PALACE. 

Dancing predominates at the Palace 
this week with a miniature production 
building up one section of the program 
and a star of the ball-room adding a 
terpsichorean touch to the other. Both 
principals cover considerable territory 
with their repertoires and the final 
kick and glide pulls the inevitable cur- 
tain over the season's dance craze in 
vaudeville selections, for it seems well 
nigh impossible for anyone else to 
step in and command attention after a 
gaze at Bessie Clayton and Maurice 
and Walton. 

One could comfortably follow the 
other with no connection occurring ex- 
cept in the classification of their 
work. Maurice and Walton, carrying 
their own orchestra for this engage- 
ment, have slightly reconstructed their 
routine with a general improvement 
noticeable. Maurice soloing with a so- 
called "skating waltz," carrying a series 
of movements suggestive of the win- 
ter sport. It gave the turn the re- 
quired touch of progressiveness and 
forced lobby comment which has its 
own valuation. The other numbers 
consisted of the Lu Lu Fado, Waltz 
Classique and Chez Maurice Trot, each 
scoring an individual hit. 

Bessie Clayton, in her second week, 
was the big hit of the show, her danc- 
ing versatility, combined with the gen- 
eral class of her surrounding produc- 
tion, lifting the act far beyond the ef- 
forts of all preceding competitors. 
Every little detail has apparently been 
attended with expert guidance, the net 
result being one of vaudeville's best 
dancing numbers. The orchestra un- 
der the direction of Mel Craig calls 
for individual comment, their intermit- 
tent overtures most agreeably filling 
the waits between changes. 

Another welcome addition to the pro- 
gram was Chick Sale in his version of 
a country school entertainment which 
has undergone a slight alteration in 
spots since last reviewed. Sale as a 
characterist is probably the best in 
present-day vaudeville, at least the best 
to reach Broadway. He went the limit 
in encoresTfinally exiting with a short 
speech. 

The show opened with the Okabe 
Japs (New Acts) making their Amer- 
ican reappearance, after which Joe 
Cook introduced his one-man vaude- 
ville entertainment. Cook's idea has 
been splendidly worked out into a 
great comedy number, but the finish is 
rather rough, introducing an extra 
character after his first curtain. It 
could be comfortably dropped altogeth- 
er. The main section of the turn is 
full of comedy angles and coupled with 
Cook's 1 natural ability in certain line* 



completes an excellent big time bit. 
In these days of uncertain originality, 
Cook has something worth while, a 
vaudeville act that should keep him 
continually busy among those promi- 
nent on the big time. 

Bert Lamont and His Cowboys, who 
were changed in position after the 
matinee, are a diversion from the 
stereotyped singing specialty working 
in a unique and attractive setting of 
western origin. The comedy section, 
although light in importance, keeps 
things moving smoothly between the 
numbers. The repertoire in use shows 
sensible selection and the harmony has 
been excellently constructed. They 
were a decided hit. 

Howard and McCane were somewhat 
handicapped through the inability to 
utilize the special picture sheet for 
their finish, the stereopticon views 
being thrown on the house curtain 
which relieved the picture of its natural 
background. Nevertheless, they fared 
well, particularly in the closing song 
wherein a special miniature set is in- 
troduced for the coloring. The cos- 
tumes displayed by Miss McCane were 
attractive and interested the feminine 
portion, the turn in general seeming to 
please everyone present. 

Mike Donlin and Marty McHale are 
a bit beyond the freak classification, 
despite that another profession is re- 
sponsible for their vaudeville appear- 
ance. McHale has a corking good 
voice, delivers a song with the best, 
and looks good. Mike fits in perfectly, 
reputation notwithstanding, and with a 
neatly constructed routine of talk and 
numbers they present one of the best 
of the baseball specialties of this or 
other seasons. They were a popular 
hit, but beyond the sentimentality, their 
efforts deserved a great section of the 
reception tendered them. 

La Milo in her second week closed 
the performance with the usual interest 
prevailing. A special reel of the Yale- 
Harvard football struggle of last Sat- 
urday followed, keeping all but a very 
few pinned to the seats for the final 
exit march. Wynn. 



86TH STREET. 

Tuesday night the house was com- 
fortably filled and the patrons witness- 
ed a show of six acts and a five-reel 
feature picture as well as pictures of 
the Yale-Harvard game. 

The bill opened with Von Dell, who 
played musical instruments in a listless 
way. This chap with his imitations 
of famous musical artists is not doing 
as good work as he can. Maybe the 
opening spot did not please him. 

Klein and Dwyer (New Acts) were 
next, followed by Kinsie Le Roy and 
Co., who put over a good hit with a 
crqok play. The crook part is well 
played and the man taking a character 
different from the usual second-story 
man. The other two fail to ir.ipress 
with his work. 

After the feature film Sullivan Pas- 
tiuelina and Co. got the laughs easy. 
The comedy by the womtn is bound 
to get over in Yorkvilte and her r rt- 
ner does a little singing that fits in 
well enough, his "Tlpperary" number 
going very big. This couple made 
their spot a good one by getting the 
bouse quickly. 

WMan, We i and Whelan sang, 



danced and kidded around in the next 
to closing spot. The boy is rather 
pretty and if his parent's don't 
look out he will be trying to hold the 
stage during the whole act without giv- 
ing them a chance. The white suit, 
with knee trousers, worn by the kid 
looks somewhat out of place as he is 
taller than either the man or woman. 
The Three Glanz closed, showing a 
good routine of teeth-holding work 
and general strong-man acrobatic stuff. 



HAMMERSTEIN'S. 

Business took a little lift at 'The 
Corner" Monday night, but even with 
this there was still room on the lower 
floor. The customers were late in 
coming, and this made the first part 
rather slow. Eleven acts and a couple 
of pictures programmed. Ten of the 
acts showed, Gertrude Vanderbilt and 
Jack Clemmons failing to appear. 
There was enough of show, however, 
without the missing turn, and the pro- 
gram ran from 8.10 until 11.15. All 
the speed was confined to the last half. 
The first section didn't get under way 
until Franklyn Ardell and Co. appear- 
ed closing the first part. 

The Pathe Weekly was the opener 
and a Keystone comedy was flashed in 
lieu of intermission. 

The Althea Twins opened the show 
with singing and acrobatic dancing. 
The girls had a hard time, due to the 
audience walking in on them, but they 
managed nicely at the finish with the 
acrobatics. Daniels and Conrad with 
piano and violin had the next spot 
and got enough applause for two bows'. 

Pipifax and Pano (New Acts) were 
moved up one after the matinee. In 
the third spot at the night show the 
comedian got a lot of laughs with his 
falls. Harry Adler and Anna Arline 
who followed were a laughing hit and 
got all out of the spot that could be 
expected. 

Franklyn Ardell and Co. in "The 
Suffragette" closed the first part. The 
act is so well known at "The Corner" 
Ardell made no attempt to stick to his 
lines Monday night and just kidded 
through the entire act. He was a laugh 
all the way. His reference to the 
"flea" story going the rounds on the 
big street right now brought a laugh 
from the regulars. 

Opening after the comedy film Well- 
ington Cross and Lois Josephine were 
a nice little hit. They have one num- 
ber, "The Broadway Crawl," evidently 
intended for a production, and it 
seems as though the audience could 
have stood for more than the single 
verse and chorus offered. Their clos- 
ing number done in ante-bellum cos- 
tume put the act over very nicely, in- 
deed. 

La Graciosa (New Acts) one of the 
Venus type with a number of lantern 
slides was next. The applause came 
for the most part from the upper sec- 
tion of the house. Perhaps they could 
see more from the heights. 

Walter C. Kelly (held over) with a 
brand new set of stories for this week 
was the laughing hit. Kelly had them 
from the start and finished strong to 
great applause. Billy Montgomery 
and Florence Moore preceded the Six- 
Day Bike Race winner who closed the 
show. It is the same old Billy and 
the same (not old) Florence. There is 



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the same fast patter, piano playing and 
general good time for all concerned. 
The team were equally great with 
Kelly. 

Grenda and Goulette, the six-day 
race champs finished the show with 
an exhibition of fast riding on home 
trainers. The act interested and got 
some applause at the finish, although 
the riders did not hold the audience 
in. 



COLONIAL. 

Monday night at the Colonial, So- 
ciety reigned. Some social organiza- 
tion took over the house and occupied 
the boxes in a body. This section pre- 
sented quite a European appearance, 
evening dress predominating. In the 
other parts' of the theatre attendance 
was rather light. 

Irene Franklin is the headliner, and 
next to closing, she quite justified her 
billing in the applause line. After 
singing four new songs Miss Frank- 
lin was forced to sing two of her old 
ones ("The Waitress" and "The 
Chorus Lady") and finished a big hit. 
Of the new songs "All Wrong" seem- 
ed to get the most. Burt Green as 
usual got in right through his piano 
efforts. 

Next to the headliner, Doyle and 
Dixon were the favorites. The boys' 
easy style and manner in delivering 
songs and getting into dances made 
good from the start. Half way through 
the act it was sure for them. 

Carl Demarest, the violinist, at first 
shows' that he can play classics on the 
fiddle with the best of them in vaude- 
ville. After two, Demarest switches 
into rag and gradually works up some 
difficult dancing all the while playing 
away on the violin. Demarest held up 
his position (No. 2) in a way that 
should keep him busy for a long while. 

Mile. Lucille and her "Cockie" 
caught on from the start. The little 
cockatoo against tradition certainly 
seems to possess a wonderful lot of in- 
telligence. Anyway, it really is an 
adept at picking up cues and seems to 
know instantly what is required. The 
"turkey trot" done by the bird on a 
table while accompanying itself with 
its own "ragtime" works up into a 
wonderful comedy idea. The imita- 
tion of a cornet also helps to make the 
act an interesting item. Mile. Lucille 
possesses looks and personality enough 
to make an excellent stage picture. 

Chick Sale had little trouble in turn- 
ing his character studies into laughs. 
His country school entertainment is 
perhaps one of the truest of stage 
caricatures. 

Valerie Bergerc and Co. in "The 
Locks at Panama" did strongly at the 
finish, but at serious moments the au- 
dience seemed in the opposite mood. 
Miss Valerie's support in the sketch 
is not very convincing and what could 
be made of the sketch is rather 
spoiled by their really indifferent play- 
ing. 

The Wille Brothers in an cquilibris- 
tic act closed the show and as late as 
this held the audiences right there. 
The four Europeans only do a few 
feats, but any audience could realize 
the difficulty in accomplishing these, 
and the act should make a dandy 
opener or finisher of any program. 
Toby Claude and Dupree and Dupree, 



BROADWAY. 

The early arrival of mid-winter 
weather may have had some effect upon 
the Broadway attendance this week, 
the Tuesday evening gathering being 
a little off in numbers in comparison 
with the usual business at that house. 
The show ran rather long, even to a 
tedious point near the finale when one 
or two of the program's best special- 
ties were scheduled to appear. The 
bill proper was preceded by a number 
of short reel comedies which served 
to handicap the early turns to some 
extent, but with the vaudeville section 
well on its way, the tension loosened 
up and the performance assumed a 
moderate gait. 

Nana and Alexis properly share the 
bulk of the billing with Mr. and Mrs. 
Mark Murphy, both gathering reason- 
able applause, the Murphy vehicle tak- 
ing down laughing honors with ap- 
parently no effort. Although classi- 
fied in vaudeville's "Who's Who" as 
a pupil of the old school, Mark Mur- 
phy retains all the essentials of the 
best of modern comics and for a pop 
audience, one could hardly pick a bet- 
ter skit. From introduction to finale 
the pair scored a continuous laugh, 
nicely climaxed with an excellently 
constructed comedy speech. 

Nana's whirlwind dances held the 
usual interest, but in general the turn 
has somewhat deteriorated, the scenery 
bearing the earmarks of time-wear, 
and the wardrobe running toward the 
shabby side.- Formerly a splendid num- 
ber for the two-a-day houses, in its* 
present state it can just about measure 
up to the standard of the Broadway 
speed, where it seemed to fit nicelv. 
Notwithstanding, the work of the pair 
is still worthy of a better production 
and with a little attention to details 
there seems no visible reason why they 
should not regain their former class. 

Le Sere and Le Sere opened with a 
contortion routine, working on the 
trapeze as well as on the ground. The 
woman acts as understander through- 
out and does some commendable work, 
although at best the pair can hardly 
reach above the small time circuits. 
While extremely clever in some feats 
the absence of any degree of grace- 
fulness will hold the Le Seres back. 
The Three Shentons (New Acts). 

Josephine Sabel's return to vaude- 
ville embraced a repertoire of three 
son&s with her personality predomi- 
nating, although she still managed to 
retain a good voice. Miss Sabel's ap- 
pearance combined with her efferves- 
cent delivery should carry her through. 
She walked off with a welcome at 
Broadway that promises' well. 

Lasky's "Six Hoboes" ran second 
only to the Murphys in the laugh 
column, and while a familiar combina- 
tion to many present, looks pood for 
an indefinite attraction on the small 
time. 

Moore and Jenkins (colored) slack- 
ened up the speed somewhat with a 
rather dry routine of talk, but earned 
some applause on the pedal endeavors. 
Following the Murphys their comedy 
went for naught and the dancing of the 
Shentons, who appeared a bit earlier, 
did not offer a favorable contrast for 
the colored men. 

Sentry and the Sb^wood Sisters, 
following a long list of ringing num- 



bers, had a rather difficult spot in next 
to closing, but acquitted themselves 
admirably. The girls make a splendid 
appearance, and Sentry can handle a 
ballad with the best. Their burlesque 
melodrama has been well staged with 
a good novelty finale in the short mov- 
ing picture used and had they been af- 
forded an earlier spot, might have 
taken down top honors'. As it is, they 
did exceptionally well. 

Keefe, Lanton and Wheeler harmon- 
ized to much applause, and Potter and 
Hartwell, who closed the show, kept 
the majority in for the finish. Wynn. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

Business atop the American Monday 
night was far bigger than it has been 
on the Roof in many moons. Man- 
ager Potsdam made several changes 
in his show and they appeared to help 
the bill immensely Monday. 

Instead of a dull intermission the 
Roof showed a Keystone comedy, and 
at the close of the show a serial pic- 
ture was run. 

The bill was started quietly by 
Florenzi, comedy magician. Crumbley 
and Clipper speeded things up with 
talk and songs. Crumbley was form- 
erly teamed with Glass. The new part- 
ner gave a good account of himself. 
The act got over nicely and the color- 
ed boys scored with their "checker 
game bit" at the close. 

Elsie La Bergere and her two splen- 
didly trained dogs became big favor- 
ites. It's a good "sight act" and some 
neat poses are offered. "The Apple 
Thief" in particularly had them ap- 
plauding. Browning and Fields' added 
comedy impetus. The Fields with 
Browning (formerly with a boy named 
Lewis) is the little Joe Fields of bur- 
lesque. He proves a bully partner, 
and brings some of his former bur- 
lesque "bits" into play. 

"The Spider and the Fly" was the 
title of a sketch that pleased. A graft- 
ing business man flim-flams an old 
man and in turn is outwitted by a 
slangy girl who turns out to be the 
old man's daughter. Fairly well act- 
ed. 

Simpson and Dean got away slowly, 
but cleaned up with their comedy danc- 
ing finish in "one." Byron and Lang- 
don followed and the "nance" detec- 
tive role of the man was just as funny 
as ever. 

Burton, Hahn and Lewis had a song 
routine, faded and worn. The Three 
Alecs proved an attractive little closer, 
the balancing and teeth-holds holding 
up the turn. 



UNION SQUARE. 

There was one act on the bill at the 
Union Square the first half of the week 
that pulled the entire show out of the 
ordinary class and made it an enter- 
tainment that pleased. This was the 
only turn that showed speed enough 
to warrant it being taken out of its 
present company and placed with 
a faster program. The act is billed 
as "The Diving Nymphs" and there 
are three of them. Business at the 
house was just fair, the lower floor 
being about half empty for the last 
show nf the day. 

Opening the bill Prince Kunton and 

Co. presented a juggling turn. George 

Donaldson had the second spot with 



songs and passed. Frederick, Don and 
May had the third position and a reel 
of pictures of the Yale-Harvard game 
followed. The picture got over. 

Following it Harris and Randall 
(New Acts) presented a sketch that 
looked promising at the opening, but 
took a flop toward the end. Mathews 
and Howard (New Acts) followed and 
did another flop. Emmett and Emmett 
(New Acts), a staging sketch, pasted 
and earned some applause with some 
of the old favorite Irish ballads. The 
Hearst-Selig Weekly followed. It 
looks as though all the cameramen 
in Europe at present who are taking 
war scenes are picking out easy of- 
ficers willing to have their commands' 
posed for the movies. It is becom- 
ing very tiresome. 

Maston and Melville (New Acts) 
were down next to closing and with 
a singing and talking specialty did 
fairly with the few of the audience left. 
The Nymphs closed the bill, with "The 
Futility of Revenge," a picture drama 
as the finisher. 



PROCTOR'S 58TH STREET. 

That business is good in the neigh- 
borhood houses in New York was 
demonstrated at Proctor's 58th Street 
Monday night when a packed house 
witnessed the show Manager Buck 
served up. 

The bill started with Baker and Mur- 
ray, who have a wrong idea about an 
opening song, and it is not until the 
second number, "Sneider's Grocery 
Store" (sung by the girl) that the au- 
dience knows they are there. The 
dancing at the finish is carried too long. 
As an opening turn this couple fared 
nicely. 

Walker and 111 with their "bedroom 
sketch" were "No. 2." The action in 
the comedy is carried so far at times 
it is not always amusing. The laughs 
were coming quite freely all during the 
act. The Crescent Quartet (New 
Acts), "No. 3," put over the applause 
hit of the week's first half bill. 

Miss Le Vain and Co. an acrobatic 
trio, were pushed into the middle of 
the program and the work was ap- 
preciated. Burnham, Yant and Co. 
followed the acrobats and had the 
laughs coming with their slap-bang 
comedy with the chauffeur. The finish 
does not leave the right impression 
and might be changed, for at present 
the people slip away before the au- 
dience realizes they have gone. 

The Artois Troupe, next to closing 
and the second acrobatic turn on the 
bill, got the spot owing to a full stage 
setting for the Scotch Lads and Lassies 
who closed. The acrobatic work was 
enjoyed but were in conflict with the 
other act, each having a strong woman 
as the main attraction. The Scotch act 
did some dancing and singing that 
pleased. They could have stood an 
earlier spot to their advantage. 

Bud Marlow, Wopman and and Hor- 
ton, Diamond, Beatrice and Co. (New 
Acts). 



John J. Murdock, of New York, con- 
nected with the United « Booking 
Offices, has been elected president of 
the new Hunter Arms Company, Inc., 
of Fulton, N. Y. The Hunter concern 
is the reorganized company from one 
of the same name which failed for over 
a million dollars recently. 



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BILLS NEXT WEEK. 

(Continued from Page 13.) 



PANT AGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Lander Stevens Co 
Bruoe Richardson Co 
York Trio 
Togan 4 Oenera 
Prince 6 Deerle 

<>*«•»• Utnk 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Geo A Lilly Garden 
Bogart * Nelson 
Hippodrome 4 
Eugene Emmett Co 
The Stantone 
Wormwood's Animals 

ORPHEUM 
The Beauties 
Burkhart * White 
Rae E Ball 
The Oraien 
6 American Dancers 
Hay ward Stafford Co 
(One to fill) 

Ottawa, Caa. 

DOMINION (ubo) 
Rand's Dogs 
Orazla « Ardlnl 
McWatters * Tyson 
Andrew Kelly 
Alan Brooks Co 
Ryan ft Tlerney 
De Leon's Models 

Philadelphia 

GRAND O H (ubo) 
Fern Blgelow Trio 
Sylvester 
Newhoff ft Pehls 
H Brooks Co 
Bill Foster 
Eva Fay 

WM PENN (ubo) 
Williams ft Slegel 
Willie Weaton 
"The Haberdashery" 
Dooley ft Bales 
Sylvia Loyal 
(One to fill) 

GLOBE (ubo) 
Le Van Trio 
Wilson ft Plereon 
Mr ft Mrs A Coppella 
Chung Wha Four 
Bert Wheeler Co 
Smith Cook ft B 
Three Types 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Oleeaon ft Houlihan 
Brooke ft Bowen 
Burr ft Hope 
Courtney Slstera 
Claude ft Fanny Usher 
Arthur Barrat 
Chick Sales 
El Cota 
Ethel Barrymore Co 

KNICKERBOCKER 
(loew) 
O'Nell ft Dixon 
Mack ft Plngree 
Geo Randall Co 
Edith Clifford 
(Two to fill) 
ALHAMBRA (loew) 
Arthur ft Emma Cody 
Alf Rlpon 
Greenwood Slstera 
Nowlln ft St Claire 
Ethel Whiteside ft 

Pick 

2d half 
O'Nell ft Dixon 
Harry Watman 
Geo Randall Co 
Lloyd ft Brttt 
Keeley Bros Co 



GRAND (ubo) 
Phillips ft White 
Mr ft Mrs G Wilde 
Eddie Ross 
Eva Taylor Co 
Correlll ft Gillette 
Mr ft Mrs De Haven 
Marshall Montgomery 
Llplnskl's Dogs 
(One to fill) 

HARRIS (ubo) 
Wilson ft Lamsen 
Danolng Maddens 
Hemmer ft Rloe 
Carrie Lille 
R Walters Co 
A Nicholson Co 
Ameta 



lelft, W. J. 

PROCTOR'S 
"Girl In Moon" 
Wopman ft Horton 
Mimic Four 
Gertrude Arden Co 
Bud Snyder Co 
2d half 
"Making the Movies" 
Skedden ft Pike 
Markee Bros 
Arthur Hustln Co 
De Pinna 
(One to fill) 

Portcheater, N. Y. 
PROCTOR'S 
Skedden ft Pike 
Versatile Trio 
Montagues Birds 
C ft A Latham 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Ei Inure ft Fraucklun 
Cameron Matthews Co 
6 Navigators 
(Two to fill) 



Portlaad, Ore. 

ORPHEUM 
Everest's Monkeys 
Sebastian ft Beotley 
Williams ft Wolf us 
Fremont Benton Co 
Alfred Bergen 
Lewis ft Russell 
Bertie Ford 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Golden ft West 
Sallle Btambler Bros 
Holmes ft Riley 
Cameron DeVltt Co 
Wilson Bros 
Slayman All Arabs 

PANT AGES (m) 
Staley Blrbeck Co 
Edgar A Ely Co 
Joe Lanlgan 
Qulnn A Mitchell 
3 Kratons 

Poagakeep»le, N Y. 

COHEN'S (loew) 
Gypsy Countese 
Clayton ft Lennle 
Japanese Prince 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
2 Bohemians 
Nowlln A S Claire 
Macart A Bradford 
Hager A Goodwin 
Carl Damann Troupe 

PrawMeaee, It I. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
The Hollanders 
Robins 

Flanagan A Edwards 
Rosle Lloyd 
Okabe Japs 
Aerial Buds 
Johnson A Wells 
Claude A Fanny Van 
Clark A Hamilton 

EMERY (loew) 
Waterbury B A Tenny 
Edna Luby Co 
Viola Duval 
Howard's Bears 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Walsh A Bentley 
"Justice" 
Kin Kald Kilties 
(Two to fill) 

Racfae, Wis. 

ORPHEUM (wva) 
(Open Bun Mat) 
Howard A White 
Baron Llchter 
Klrksmlth Bisters 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Klpp A Klppy 
The Hlrschhorns 
"Glory of Ireland" 
Mary Gray 
2 Carltons 

Richmond. Va. 

LYRIC (Ubo) 
(Split* with Norfolk) 

1st half 
Joe Kramer Co 
Harry B Lester 
DeWltt Burns A T 
(Two to fill) 



TEMPLE (ubo) 
McLellan A Carson 
Misses Campbell 
Mr Hymaek 
"Telephone Tangle" 
Mayo A Tally 
"Sergt Bagby" 
Ryan A Lee 
4 Nlghtons 

SaM Lake 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Morris Cronln Go 
Lydell Rogers A L 
Chief Caupollcan 
Adair A Adair 
Marie Fenton 
Alco 8 

Moore Llttlefleld Co 
EMPRESS (loew) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Juggling Nelson 
Burke A Harris 
Musical Avollos 
Wm H St James Co 
Anderson A Oolnee 
Stewart 81s A Escort 



ORPHEUM 
(80-1) 
Ann Tasker Co 
Will Oakland Co 
Hunting A Francis 
Genevieve Warner Co 
Ward A Cullen 
Eugene 8 
(One to fill) 
EMPRESS (loew) 
(Open 8un Mat) 
Blanche Leslie 
Patrlcola A Myers 
Polzin Bros 
Earl A Curtis 
Gray A Graham 
San Diego 
PANTAGE8 (m) 
Teddy McNamara Co 
Titanic 

Saunders A Von Kuntc 
Rosdell Singers 
Lockarte A Leddy 
San Praaetseo 

ORPHEUM 
( Open Sun Mat) 
Princess Rajah 



Chas Howard Co 

Johnny Johnston Co 

Cartmell A Harris 

Ellda Morris 

"Red Heads" 

Trovoto 

Travllla Bros A Seal 

EMPRESS (loew) 

(Open Sun Mat) 

Canarls A Cleo 

Bill Robinson 

Bobbe A Dale 

Svengall 

Haydn Burtln A H 

Black & White 
PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Walter Torry Girls 

Gardner A Revere 

5 Mowatta 

2 Kerns 

LaTourraine 4 



Cal. 

VICTORY (orph) 
(4-5) 

(Same bill as at Sac- 
ramento this Issue) 

Savannah 

BIJOU (ubo) 
(Splits with Charles- 
ton). 

1st half 
Richards Bros 
Mlskel A Miller 
William Lake Co 
Qlbpon A Dyso 
(One to fill) 

Schenectady. N. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 
Mystic Bird 
Aubrey A Richie 
Wilton Sisters 
Club Room 4 
H A A Turpln 
"Twice a Week" 
Lola Salblnl Co 
Mott A MaiOeld 

2d half 
Harry B Vokes Co 
Sherman De Forrest 

Co 
Livingston Trio 
Elliott A Mullen 
Dreano A Doodwln 
Summy's Holiday 



Seraaton, Pa. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
La Saale A Raymond 
He, She A Him 
"Don't Walk In Sleep" 
Eva Shirley 
Raymond A Caverly 
"Auto Bandit" 



ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Dainty English 8 
Brown A Rochelle 
Orover A Richards 
Vlollnsky 
DeHaven A Nice 
Splnette Quintet 
Bill B Van Co 

EMPRESS (loew) 
Bessie's Cockatoos 
8 Lorettas 
Dolce Slstera 
Llda McMillan Co 
Brady A Mahoney 
Edwards Bros 

PANTAGES (m) 
Imperial Opera Co 
Sherbourne A Mont 
Sheer A Herman 
Haley A Haley 
4 DeKocks 



ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Francis McGinn Co 
Grant A Hoag 
Cole A Denahy 
Ernie Potts Co 
Anna Chandler 
The Gouldlngs 
Schwars Bros 

South Chicago 

GAYBTY (wva) 
Beeman A Anderson 
Harris Bros 
The Longworths 
Robert Hall 
Teschow's Cats 
2d half 
"Follies of Bway" 

Spokane 

PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
James J Corbett 
Baltus Bros 
R Girls De Lux* 
Tranafleld Sisters 
ORPHEUM (loew) 
(Open Sxm Mat) 
Landry Bros 
Rouble 81ms 
Dclmore A Light 
E B Cllve Co 
The Clevelands 
Ford's Review 

Spring-field, Maes. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
(Splits with NewHav) 

1st half 
Michel Bros 
Violet Carlton 
Scotch Sketch 
Cooper A Rlcordo 
Morton A Austin 
Gene Muller Troupe 

St. Lonla 

COLUMBIA (orph) 
Norah Bayca 
John A Emma Ray 
Bankoff A Girlie 
Lai Mon Kim 



Kingston A Abner 
The Astalres 
Lew Hawkins 
Mljares 

St. Paul 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Elsa Ruegger 
Merrill A Otto 
Rowland A Holt 
"Matinee Girls" 
McRae A Clegg 
Eleanor Haber Co 
Blnns A Bert 
EMPRESS (loew) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Lea Casados 
Ward Slaters 
Arno A Stlckney 
James Grady Co 
Sampson A Douglas 
Russell's Minstrel 

PRINCESS (wva) 
Berry A Berry 
Katbryn Chaloner Co 
Geo Lee 
6 Abdallahs 

2d half 
Wilson A Aubrey 
nurns Sisters 
Rboda Royel Circus 
(One to fill) 

Staektaa, Cal. 

YOSEMITE (orph) 
(2-3) 
(Same bill as at Sac- 
ramento this Issue) 

Syraraae, N. Y. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Chief Tendaho 
Burns A Lynn 
Jos P Wade Co 
Ray A Hllllard 
Abou Hani Id Troupe 

GRAND (ubo) 
Mazlne Bros 
Raymond A Helsler 
Six Spillers 
Fisher A Green 
Clark A McCullough 
Tom Lewis Co 
Ellnore A Williams 
Tuscano Bros 

Tacoma 

PANTAGES (m) 
Maurice Samuels Co 
Oxford 3 
Nadell A Kane 
Agnes Von Bracht 
Dunlay A Merrill 
Reed's Dogs 

Tampa, Pla. 

TAMPA (ubo) 
(Opens Sunday Night) 
Novelty Clintons 
Jack George 
Nonette 

Kelly A Calvin 
Stlckney's Circus 

Tcrrc Hante, Ind. 

VARIETIES (ubo) 
•Dotectlve Keen" 
Nevins A Erwood 
"All for a Kiss" 
Jess Libonatl 
Frear Braggett A F 

2d half 
Robt O'Connor Co 
BIk City Four 
Fink's Mules 
Madison A Laird 
Smlletta B A Mora 

Toledo, O. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Vandlhof A Louie 
Roach A McCurdy 
Chauncey Monroe Co 
Claire Rochester 
Mark Bros Co 
Comfort A King 
La Kremollna A D 

Toronto 

SHEA'S (ubo) 

French Girls 

Ward Baker 

Helen Trlx 

The Hennlngs 

Arthur Prince 

Treat's Seals 

Chaa Case 
YONOE ST (loew) 

3 Brownies 

"Vaude in Monkey- 
land" 

Brlerre A King 

Oracle Emmett Co 

Jlmmle Brltt 

LeMalre A Dawson 

Blanche Sloane 

(One to fill) 

Troy, Jf. Y. 

PROCTOR'S 

Harry Vokes Co 

De Laur Trio 

Qulgg A Nlckerson 

Elliott A Mullen 

3 Dancing Buda 

Livingston Trio 

Wyatta Lads A Las- 
sies 

2d half 

Mystic Bird 

Gertrude Arden Co 

Wright A Rich 

Richard A Brandt 

Club Room 4 

Oustave Palmer 

Cushman & Sunder- 
lan 

Helen Page Co 

Union Hill. N. J. 

HUDSON (ubo) 
"High Life In Jail" 
Bond A Casson 
Melbourne McDowell C 
Daniels A Conrad 



"Colonial Days" 
3 Rlanos 
(One to fill) 

Utlea, N. Y. 

SHUBERT (ubo) 
Twlsto 

Norwood A Hall 
"Squaring Accounts" 
Ruth Roye 
"Lonesome Lassies" 
Three Lyres 
Ioleen Sisters 

Vaacosver, B. C. 

PANTAGES (m) 
W S Howe Co 
Ten Bonamors 
Larry Comer 
Wayne 8 

Beltrah A Beltrah 
LOEWS (loew) 
Dixon A Dixon 
Meller A DePaula 
Chas L Fletcher 
"Wine" 

Nichols Sisters 
Wanda 

Victoria. B. C. 

PANTAGES (m) 
Dancing Nerieds 
Strenuous Daisy 
Laurie Ordway 
Davis A Walker 
DeWltt Young A 81s 
VICTORIA (loew) 
Amoros A Mulvey 
Meredith A Snoozer 
Plsano A Bingham 
"Sidelights" 
Cabaret 3 
Alvln A Kenny 



KEITH'S 
Luplta Peres 
Fred J Ardath Co 
Houdlni 

Madden ft Fltipatrlok 
French ft Bis 
Laddie Cliff 
Bessie Wynn 



Wataihsmy, Oo 

LOEW 
Mario ft TrevetU 
"JusUce" 
Fanton's Athletes 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Pekinese Troupe 
(Four to fill) 

Winnipeg?, Can. 

ORPHEUM 

Rebla 

Kolb ft Harland 

Costa Troupe 

Wallensteln A Freeby 

NaUUe ft Ferraris 

McKay ft Ardlne 

Avon Comedy 4 

Bell Family 

PANTAGES (m) 
Harry Glrard Co 
"Waterlllles 
Hamilton ft Barnes 
HUUar 
Qulnn Bros ft Marlon 

STRAND (wva) 
Geo Beane Co 
Anita Prlmrle Co 
Ned Norton ft Girls 
(One to fill) 



(3d 



SHOWS NEXT WEEK. 

1I1IW YORK. 

"A PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS"— Little (7th 

week). 
"CHIN-CHIN" (Montgomery and Stone)— 

Globe (10th week). 
CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE (Phyllis Nellsen 

Terry)— Liberty (2d week). 

"DADDY LONG LEGS"— Gaiety (10th week). 
"DANCING AROUND" (Al Jolson)— Winter 

Garden ('8th week). 
"DIPLOMACY"— Empire (7th week). 
EXPERIENCE "—Booth (6th week). 
FRENCH DRAMA — Century Lyceum 
week). 

GERMAN STOCK— Irving Place. 

"INNOCENT"— ElUnge (13th week). 

"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE"— Cohan (13th 
week). 

"KICK IN"— Republic (8th week). 

"LIFE"— Manhattan O. H. (7th week). 

MARIE TEMPEST CO. (Repertoire)— Comedy 
(5th week). 

"OUTCAST" (Elsie Ferguson)— Lyceum (5th 

week). 
"ON TRIAL" Candler (16th week). 

"PAPA'S DARLING" — Amsterdam (5th 

week) 
"POLYGAMY"— Playhouse (Nov. 30). 
"PYGMALION" (Mrs. Campbell)— Wallack's 

(8th week). 
PRINCESS PLAYERS— Princess (2d week). 
"PILATE'S DAUGHTER" — Century (2d 

w aaLc \ 

"SUZ1"— Shubert (5th week). 

"THE BIG IDEA"— Hudson (3d week). 

"THE GIRL FROM UTAH"— Knickerbocker 

(14th week). 
"THE GARDEN OF PARADISE"— Park (2d 

week). 
"THE HAWK" (Wm. Faversham)— Maxine 

Elliott (0th week). 
"THE HIGH COST OF LOVING"— 30th Street 

(15th week). 
"THE LAW OF THE LAND"— 48th Street 

(10th week). 
"THE LILAC DOMINO"— 44th Street (6th 

week). 
"THE MARRIAGE OF COLUMBINE"— Punch 

and Judy (4th week). 
"THE MIRACLE MAN "— Astor (11th week). 
"THE ONLY GaRL"— Lyric (5th week). 
"THE PHANTOM. RIVAL"— Belasco (Oth 

week). 
"TWIN BEDS"— Fulton (17th week). 
"UNDER COVER"— Cort (15th week). 
"WARS OF THE WORLD "—Hippodrome 

(13th week). 
"YOSEMITE"— Daly'a (2d week). 



TRAVELING STOCKS. 

Gertrude Ewing is reorganizing her 
company to reopen Dec. 25, the stock 
star to feature "Camille." 

A three-night stock, bills to embrace 
"Daughter of Eve," "St. Elmo" and 
"His Wife's Peril" is going out under 
the direction of Harry Burton. 



OBITUARY. 

The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 

Jack Jennings (Jennings, Jewell and 
Barlowe) died Nov. 4. 



ALCAZAR DAVIS HERE. 

George Davis, manager of the Al- 
cazar, San Francisco, »s* in New York, 
making his headquarters at the Oliver 
Morosco office. 

Davis denied the Alcazar is to play 
pictures, but said the regular season 
of stock would reopen there Dec. 27. 
s. 



Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Jarvis are 
mourning the death of their baby boy. 



Mexico, N. Y., Nov. 25. 
Charles H. Richardson, 29, manager 
of the Mexico Amusement Co., died 
here of pneumonia. 



Henry W. Brown, father of Leon 
Brown, died at Dixmont, Me., Nov. 15, 
at the age of 76. Mr. Brown was well 
known to the theatrical profession and 
a veteran of the Civil War. 




Wm, S. McGuire died suddenly in 
Atlantic City of apoplexy Oct 27. He 
was connected with the New York 
Evening Mail at the time of his death, 
but had previously been an active the- 
atrical manager. McGuire was 52 
years of age. 



NEW ACTS. 

The Harmony Revue (Joe Meyer) is 
under way with four boys and four 
girls. 

"The Laundry Strike," produced by 
Daniel Frohman, with three people, is 
in rehearsal 

The Maston-Melvin Co. will appear 
in a new act in "one" by Tommy Gray 
entitled "The Animal Collector and the 
Tourist" 

Phil Morris is reorganizing his "Va- 
cation Days." 

Jessie Standiah has returned to vau- 
deville in a singing act 

Minna Phillips has a new sketch. 

Louise Mink has a new sketch for 
vaudeville. 

De Ball and Mulchay, from musical 
comedy, in a sketch in "one." 

Ixette Jewel, former stock lead, 
Poli's, Washington, has accepted a 
vaudeville sketch. 

Mabelle Estelle, of the Brownell- 
Stork stock, Buffalo, will enter vaude- 
ville with a new sketch Dec. 16. 



BALTIMORE'S MOST BEAUTIFUL 

Baltimore, Nov. 25. 

Baltimore's newest theatre, the Hip- 
podrome (Eutaw street, north of Bal- 
timore), opened Monday night to an 
enormous crowd. Mayor Preston made a 
felicitous speech, after Marion S. 
Pearce, Philip J. Scheck, proprietors, 
and Charles E. Lewis, manager, had ad- 
dressed the audience. The house is the 
most beautiful in the city and seats 
3,000. 

For the opening week, a bill of seven 
acts booked by the Loew Circuit is 
given. It is a 50-ccnt "top" price house. 



AUGUST, K. C. DIRECTOR. 

Edwin August has been engaged as 
director for the Kinetophoto Cor- 
poration. The Kin has also enlisted 
the services of Tom Terriss, who will 
buth play and direct in Kin future 
features. 



VARIETY 





ALCO DISAGREEMENT SETTLED. 

Dissensions among the officers which 
put the Alco Film Corporation into a 
receivership for one day last week, 
were smoothed out last Saturday and 
by Monday the concern was operating 
as usual under its old directorate 
headed by Walter Hoff Seely, presi- 
dent. Al Lichman and William Siev- 
ers, the latter of St. Louis, sold their 

stock to President Seely. With the 
signing of contracts for the sale, papers 
were also signed discontinuing the suit. 

Following the discharge of the re- 
ceiver Monday, a statement was issued 
by Alco setting forth that Mr. Seely 
and his associates who had bought the 
Lichman and Sievers stock had brought 
new capital into the enterprise. 

At the signing of the new contract 
President Seely and his associates 
were represented by Job E. Hedges 
and Messrs. Lichman and Sievers by 
ex-Congressman William S. Bennett of 
New York. 

A statement from the Alco offices 
Tuesday made it plain the transfer of 
the Lichman and Sievers stock had 
put an end to any misunderstanding 
which may have existed as to the sta- 
bility of the enterprise. Alco ex- 
changes throughout the country wired 
expressions of their confidence in the 
Seeley regime. 

The releases already announced by 
the concern will be made by the reor- 
ganized Alco, and the Alco line of 
supplies will be continued uninter- 
rupted. Photoplays featuring Florence 
Nash, Mabel Taliaferro, Olga Petrova, 
Jane Cowl, Beatriz Michelena and 
others will be completed and released 
in the unchanged program. 

Harry Cohan becomes manager in 
place of Lichman. He was 'formerly 
manager of the General Film Co. fea- 
ture department, and later head of the 
Popular Plays and Players Co., a con- 
tributor to the Alco program. 

John D. Dunlop, a New York banker 
and financier, has entered the director- 
ate of the Alco Corporation. He de- 
clared this week that he had become 
allied with the enterprise after scru- 
tinizing it closely. He is said to bring 
strong backing to the concern. 

The statement issued from Alco 
headquarters gave the list of manufac- 
turers allied with it as All Star Fea- 
ture Corporation, California Motion 
Picture Corporation, Popular Plays and 
Players, Inc., B. A. Rolfe, and Life- 
Photo Film Corporation. 



REICHENBACH AT ALCO. 

Harry Reichenbach, who recently re- 
signed as' chief publicity promoter for 
the Lasky Co., joined the Alco Mon- 
day, in charge of its press department. 



BOSTON PARK, DEC. 1. 

The opening of the New Park thea- 
tre, Boston, Nov. 25 as a picture house 
under management of W. E. Greene 
and Moe Mark, has been set for Dec. 
1, or as near that date as possible. 



CASINO PICTURE POSSIBILITY. 

There is a prospect of the Casino 
becoming a home for pictures indefi- 
nitely, following the term of four 
weeks the World Film Corporation has 
taken on the Shubert house. 

The World opens its feature policy 
there Monday. If it returns a profit, 
the Shuberts will lje willing to listen 
to a proposition to leave the Casino 
in the picture field, according to a re- 
port. 



PENN. RIVALS MAY MERGE. 
Reading, Pa., Nov. 25. 

A committee of the Motion Picture 
Exhibitors' League of Pennsylvania 
held a special meeting at Harrisburg 
recently, at which Jan 4 to 6, 1915, 
was choosen for a convention to be 
held in Harrisburg. 

At present the Pennsylvania exhibit- 
ors are divided, the League represent- 
ing the eastern picture men, while the 
Association comprises the exhibitors in 
the vicinity of Pittsburgh. This ses- 
sion is called for the purpose of amal- 
gamating the organizations. During 
the convention the legislature will be 
in session and the exhibitors will take 
up a number of matters with the sen- 
ators relative to the recent laws which 
affect the picture houses. Foremost 
among these are the censor and tax 
laws. 

The National Censorship Board, 
which works without any remuneration, 
has accomplished effectual work, and 
the exhibitors are willing to allow the 
latter board to censor the films. They 
seek to get rid of the Pennsylvania 
state board made up of two paid mem- 
bers. 

At the present time it is alleged that 
some films bearing the state seal have 
not been viewed by either member of 
the state board. This is accounted for by 
the fact that more reels are released 
every week than can be viewed by the 
board of two. 

The convention committee is com- 
posed of all Reading exhibitors. 



HAZEL DAWN RE-ENGAGED. 

The Famous Players Co. has re-en- 
gaged Hazel Dawn to star in the 
screen version of "The Love Route." 
Miss Dawn some time ago played be- 
fore the camera in the Famous Players' 
production of "One of Our Girls." 

Famous Players' announcements this 
week included the statement that the 
subject "The Step Sister" promised as 
a Christmas surprise is a film version 
of "Cinderella" with Mary Pickford in 
the title part. The subject will be re- 
leased in the Paramount program Dec. 
28. 

Two new dramatic classics lately se- 
cured by the Famous Players for pic- 
turization are "Are You a Mason?" 
and "The Dictator," in both of which 
John Barrymore will appear. 

Rooms In th« Flr».p-o©f REGENT HOTEL 
Annas aro now opon. Tb« performer'* k< 
Elinor E. Co mp oolL Prop. St. Lovjo. Mo. 



FRAMING A BUYER. 

San Francisco, Nov. 25. 

Both the press and public of Hollis- 
ter, Calif., vigorously protested last 
week against the methods' used by Mr. 
and Mrs. George Wheatley, who reside 
there, to effect the sale of the M. P. 
theatre, Viola. It seems the Wheat- 
leys got hold of Fred Murphy and his 
mother, Mrs. Carrie Klas, and induced 
them to visit the Viola several even- 
ings when it was packed. Later, rep- 
resenting business to be good, they sold 
the house to Murphy and mother for 
$500. 

During the following week Murphy 
learned he had bought a lemon. To 
lessen the loss he attempted to sell the 
fixtures and learned they were tied up 
with a mortgage, so he closed the 
house and left town after tacking the 
following notice on the door, "We 
came to Hollister with hope, money 
and faith in humanity. We depart with 
our money gone, hope and our faith 
in humanity shattered. 

The papers declare that the Wheat- 
leys had papered the whole town on 
the evenings Murphy visited the the- 
atre prior to purchasing it. 



FILMING VAN LOAN STORY. 

The first moving picture company to 
go to Banning, Cal., took possession 
last week, and the town is theirs. Ho- 
bart Bosworth and a company of 25 
are putting on some lively Western 
scenes for the opening reel of Charles 
E. Van Loan's "Message to Buckshot 
John." 

For the big scene of the capture of 
the Bad Jake Kennedy gang, who "shot 
up" the town of "Clayton," the entire 
town of Banning turned out. School 
was dismissed, stores deserted and when 
"Kennedy," "Buckshot John" and their 
followers tore along Main street the 
citizens helped to make the scene. 

Van Loan is with the company. In 
the cast are Courtenay Foote, Art Ac- 
cord, the famous cowboy, Karl Von 
Schiller, Helen Wolcott and Rhea 
Haines. Mr. Bosworth himself plays 
"Buckshot John." 

The Smalleys have completed "False 
Colors," a four-reel story of theatrical 
life, and will begin Monday on "Sun- 
shine Molly," a story of the oil well 
country written by Mrs. Smalley (Lois 
Weber). Mr. Smalley will direct the 
production and he and Mrs. Smalley 
will play the leads. 

The entire company will be taken to 
Midway, Cal., the center of the oil 
well region. 



Paramount'^ Weekly, Souvenir. 

The Paramount Corporation each 
week writes its exhibitors a circular 
letter regarding change of release 
dates and keeps them posted on any 
deviation in the weekly service. 

The Paramount has announced that 
starting Dec. 19 it will publish a Para- 
mount Weekly, a little booklet with 
colorworkcd cover, which the lliealre 
managers will be permitted to pass out 
to Hb patrons as souvenirs. 



PARAMOUNT^ REPORT SYSTEM. 

The Paramount Picture Corporation 
has sent out to its theatre exhibitors a 
blank form of report which is to be 
filled in by the houses where Para- 
mount films are shown. 

Each manager is expected to "class- 
ify" pictures, after the fashion of the 

present-day vaudeville manager, who 
reports on each act. The exhibitor is 
requested to jot down on the report 
whether the film is good, fair, poor or 
inferior. This in turn is mailed to the 
picture people, who plan to upbuild 
instead of go down. 

It will also give the manufacturer a 
line on future booking. The maker of 
a feature film benefits greatly in a finan- 
cial way through these reports. 



DAILY PROGRAM MAKERS. 

Ludwig G. B. Erb, president of the 
United Motion Picture Producers, Inc., 
the concern affiliated with Warner's 
Features, Inc., which proposes to re- 
lease a daily program of 21 reels a 
week, a few days ago made public the 

identity of the various concerns asso- 
ciated in the enterprise. The United 
opened offices and began the booking 
of its one and two-reel daily releases. 
This week's list numbers 10 subjects, 
an increase of three. Other additions 
will be made from time to time until 
the total of 21 is complete. 

These are the concerns which make 
up the United Producers: 

Albuquerque Film Manufacturing Co. 
(G. S. Hamilton, president), using the 
brand Luna films, with Dot Farley, 
the comedienne; the Crystal Film Co. 
(Joseph A. Golden, president), with 
Superba as its brand; Features Ideal, 
which has produced single reelera un- 
der another name; Gene Gauntier Film 
Co., with the brand Gauntier films; 
Mittenthal Film Co., with Starlight 
films; the Nelson Film Co. (J. Arthur 
Nelson); The Smallwood Film Pro- 
ducing Co. (featuring Ethel Grandin); 
St. Louis Motion Picture Co., known 
for its brand ofTremier films, and'L. 
G. B. Erb Co., the enterprise of the 
United, Inc., executive, whose brand 
will be the Pyramid. 

It is proposed to put out one-reel 
and two-reel comedies, comedy-dramas, 
Western pictures and educational sub- 
jects in conjunction with the feature 
films made by Warners, Inc. 



WOMEN FREE. 

The National Winter Garden, a 1,500- 
seat house, located on the East Side 
of New York, makes a specialty of ad- 
mitting women free during the mati- 
nees. 



LARGE IMPORTATIONS. 

In a report issued from the Customs 
office from Oct. 3, 1913, to June 30 
last, picture films imported into this 
country reached 44,717,323 feet, valued 
at $889,500. 



22 



VARIETY 



FILM FLASHES 



Edgar Lewis la directing the production of 
Bernstein's "Samson." The ca»l will Include 
William Farnum, Maud Gilbert, Harry Splng- 
ler, George De Carleton, B. Peteraon, A. Kyle 
and Cary Lee. Frank Kugler, president of the 
Camera Club, will be the photographer. Mr. 
Lewis expects to have the production com- 
pleted by December 15. 

Jack Pratt, director for the All Star Fea- 
ture Corporation started for Florida last Wed- 
nesday with a company of 15 headed by Jane 
Cowl to produce "A Tissue of Lies." Tim 
company will make its headquarters In St. 
Augustine. 



A new picture house is being planned for 
Fourth and Market streets, San Francisco. 

MUUcent Evans is enjoying a vacation dur- 
ing the present shutdown of the Colonial 
studio. Her salary goes right along. 

The Qlflh sisters, Lillian and Dorothy, are 
oo-stars in the two-reeler "The Sisters," which 
William Christy Cabanne Is directing. 



Sam McFarlane is no longer connected with 
the United Booking Office Feature Film Co. 



Frank Lloyd, formerly attached to the Turn- 
er Special Feature Co., is hereafter to direct 
one of the companies that will release under 
the Rex brand. With Lloyd will be George 
Larkin and Helen Leslie as leads. Marc Rob- 
bins will play characters. 



Harry Joel Parker has taken his wife's 

flay, "Under Southern Skies," away from the 
opnlar Plays Co., and is now negotiating 
with another film company relative to Its pic- 
ture production. 

The California Picture Co. has sent In to 
the New York market a completed edition of 
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," in which 
Beatrix Mlchelena has the star role. The 
California Co. plans some new "westerns" this 
winter. 



The Otis Turner forces are making a pic- 
ture out of Hugh Conway's novel, "Called 
Back." In the cast will be Anna Little, 
Herbert Rawllnson and William Worth lngton. 

In "The Heart of Maryland" feature, which 
the Tiffany Co. Is making with Mrs. LeslU* 
Carter as the star and Herbert Brenon the 
director, William E. Shay will play the male 
lead. Others will be James McKay, George 
Fitch and George Stout 



Richard 8tanton is directing the picturlza- 
tlon of "The Master of the House," in which 
Arthur Maude will be the star. 



Z. Z. Goldfrap, formerly of the Evening 
World, has become associated with the pub- 
licity department of the Box Office Film: 
Attractions. 



Work on the film feature, "The Girl I Left 
Behind Me," will start In December. Robert 
Edeson will have the principal role. 

The company making the picture, "The 
Idler," has styled Itself the Wonderful Play 
and Players' Corporation. 



"Buck Shot John." a Charles Van Loan 
story, Is a "future film" by the Bosworth Co. 



The American Co. plana to make a new 
policy announcement within the near future. 



William Garwood Is now playing leads for 
the Imp Co. He was formerly with the Amer- 
ican forces. 



The Klelne Co. Is making arrangements to 
release the Mrs. Leslie Carter feature, "Ma- 
dam DuBarry," which was made some months 
ago. In the cast with Mrs. Carter Is Richard 
Thornton, Hamilton R«»velle and Campbell 
Oollan. 



George Beban, who Is now ennnKod in actlnc 
before the camera under Thoma? II. Ince's 
direction, has a trip to Italy mapped nut for 
him In order to give his picture mle In "Th< 
Italian" the real scenic atmosphere, "ftebun 
embarks for Naples and from there will pro- 
ceed to Venice, Italy. 

The "Alice of Wonderland" feature whi'i 
had work stopped on It has been taken over 
by the Nonpareil Co. and will now be rushed 
to completion. It'B a five reeler. 



Pictures of the Harvard-Yale football tanif. 
taken Saturday in New Haven by the Colonial 
Co., were shown this woek at the; Palace. New 
York. 



Mabel Taliaferro and her supporting com- 
pany are In a remote western mining town 
producing "The Three of IV for n. A. RoKr. 
to be released In the Alco program. 



The Temple theatre, Toledo; Willis Wood. 
Kansas City : Palace. Idttlc Rock ; Strand 
(formerly Swlr.eh.-r O. II.), Morirantown, W^t 
Va., and the Mary Anderson. Louisville, are 
among the prominent houses lately signed for 
the Alco program. 



Joseph Sklrboll. Pittsburgh and Chicago 
manager for the Alco, was In N«w York a few 
days ago. He reported the opening with Alco 
features of the New Regmt. East Liberty, Pa., 
built at a cost of $100,000 by Clark & Rowland. 



The William Penn theatre, Pittsburgh, Mr. 
Sklrboll said, bus contracted for the Alco 
service. 



"The Aviator Traitor" Is a now thriller 
scheduled this month for release by the Blink- 
horn Photoplay Co. It Is a war drama in 
which aeroplanes Qgure. It is In three reels. 

The Tlolboa Is sending out a second pamphlet 
of instruction In Its campaign of instruction 
to scenario writers. Notes of approval have 
been received from David W. Griffith, Capt. 
Leslie T. Peacocke and a host of other leaders 
in the cinema art. The new folder carries 
more extensive views and rules for the prepara- 
tion of scenarios for the instruction of ama- 
teurs. 



Bertram Bracken has resumed his position 
of director-general of the six Dulboa com- 
panies In California. His tirst production 
will be a six- reel version of Mrs. Augusta 
Evan's novel "Beulah." 



Announcement is made by the lialboa of the 
engagement of Dorothy Granville, niece of 
(jranvllle liarker, the London producer and 
playwright, to appear before the camera. Be- 
sides appearing in American legitimate at- 
tractions. Miss Granville bus been a vaude- 
ville feature. 



This note came to the Bijou, Lincoln, Mi., 
where the Mux Figinan feature film •■WIi.k 
His Name" was being exhibited: "Max Fig- 
man, Dear Sir : The reason for my writing 
you this letter Is that 1 am looking for u 
good, clean company of players to travel for 
Haskel Players.' I offer you the chance to 
obtain this chance as 1 hear that It Is a good 
clean company. Please send me particulars 
for about the price you would charge me." 
The writer gives a postofflce box as his ad- 
dress. 



O. A. C. Lund sailed for Havana this week 
for a three weeks' stay to recuperate from 
the severe cold which he contracted at Marble- 
head, Mass., a fortnight ago. He entrusted 
the direction of the last three "close ups" of 
"The Marked Woman" to bis assistant, George 
Cowl. 



The Star at Waterloo, N. Y., has been sold 
to Albert Archer by John B. Flanagan. Flana- 
gan will remain as manager. 



William Rubin, Syracuse, has purchased the 
new Regent theater (pictures) from Joseph 
and Frances E. Boudy. No change in man- 
agement of house. 



One of the coming releases by the World 
Film Corporation, to be produced In the Peer- 
less Studios, is "The Flash of an Emerald, 
which is being adapted by CupL Leslie T. 
Peacocke from a "Smart Set" story by Ethel 
Watts Mumford. 



Director Frank Crane has secured a re- 
markable realistic shipwreck off the coast of 
Gloucester, Mass., for the five-reel feature 
"As Ye Sow," in which Alice Brady Is to be 
8 tarred. 



Director James Young is hard at work on 
a four-reel production of Paul Armstrong s 
play, "The Deep Purple," In which Clara 
Kimball Young Is to be featured. 



Frank Kcenan, who Is to appear In a plc- 
turlzed version of "Thu Hon. John Grlgsby," 
is nlso to do "A Poor Relation." Both are 
former stage pieces of the late Sol Smith 
Russell. 



Wells Hawk has tak«n up his new pub- 
licity duties for the L'nlversul's new feature, 
"Damon and Pythias," but found so much 
to look after in managing the New York 
theatre during the L"s tenancy there for 
tour weeks that Lew Woed was engaged this 
week to handle the job. Hawks will de\oV» 
all his time to promoting the picture. 



Further additions and cb;r: -;es in the sell- 
ing organization of the World Film Corpora- 
tion were ma<l<> public this week, in line 
with the concern's recent si-'ning of Frank 
H. Vine to handle the New F.ngland branch 
of the business. Robert Etrls will be In 
charge of Philadelphia and II. C. Holah of 
Cleveland. General Maa.-.g-r Lewis J. Selz- 
nick hn^" secured Arthur S. Kane to head 
the new organization and act a, his assistant 
in the sHiin£ end. Other c'i.-ingcs in the 
World's liiii'-up include the transfer of Fred 
Young from Ilu!TaI<» to St. Lour--, the appoint- 
ment of I^eoii Uii-uber a-r, i'nrmerly special 
representative. t»> ;e I as assistant "to C. It. 
Seelye, director of s:ile*. and the transfer of 
E. I). Seldcn from Cleveland to the newly 
opened brarcli l.i Newark. V. .1. 

Ella Wheeler Wilcox paid h. r first visit 
to n lilm-uandlini; plant this week when 

•A'.f inspected the rviniliVi' otT'n.'es of Pat 

Power;' Warner's Features, inc., is handling 
the pict un/ations of .Mrs. Wiley's verses. 

W. S. Ferguson, who rrea'ed the role of 
"Pop." the hypercr'f ie:ii crook in The Deep 
Purple." lias been eni'agvd for the same rob- 
in the World Film Corporation picture ver- 
«|r>n. Other hp-mi'm i's of the cart are: Clara 
Kimball You it-,'. Milton Sills, Walter Craven. 
Crauford Kent. Mrs E. M. Kimball and 
Grace Aykuworth. 



LASKY'S FIRST ANNIVERSARY. 

Dec. 5 will mark the first year of 
existence of the Jesse L. Lasky Fea- 
ture Play Co. Though but a year old 
the firm is world-wide known through 
its productions of feature films. 

The Lasky concern, starting with one 
stock company and director, now has 
four, is building an enclosed studio 
on the Coast to continue through Cali- 
fornia's rainy spell, and its weekly pay- 
roll is said to be $20,000. 

The Lasky general manager, Samuel 
Goldfish, has gone rapidly ahead in pic- 
tures. According to report, Lasky is 
spending from $35,000 upward for 
each of its productions, and "The Rose 
of the Rancho," the latest Lasky re- 
lease, is said to have cost $44,000 be- 
fore seeing the sheet. 

The firm's biggest film venture to 
date will be David Belasco's "Darling 
of the Gods," probably as a longer 
reeler than has yet appeared under the 
Lasky brand. 



* SHOWING WAR PICTURES. 

The Belgian War Pictures or Chi- 
cago Tribune pictures as they are called, 
will open at the 39th Street theatre next 
Monday. The pictures did business 
when shown at the Studebaker, Chi- 
cago, mostly according to report, be- 
cause the Tribune out there gave much 
publicity to them. 

At a private exhibition of the film 
last week in New York, spectators held 
various opinions concerning the film, 
one exhibitor stating they were little 
better than the war pictures shown in 
the picture weeklies. 



Defining Union Jurisdiction. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 25. 
The American Federation of Labor, 
in convention here, has decided that 
the picture operators are to remain 
under the jurisdiction of the Theatrical 
Stape Employes and has denied the 
claim of the electrical workers' union 
which contended the operators should 
be a part of their organization. 




BLANCHE SWEET. 

Announecmcnt was made this work that 
Hlanehe Sweet, who has attained a high place 
m lilmdom through her association with the 
David W. tinffith productions, had been signed 
for two years to play leads in forthcoming fea- 
ture pictures to be made by the new Jesse L. 
Lasky-David Belasco combination. 

The first release (marked for Feb. IS), in which 
Miss Sweet will figure under the new arrange- 
in. nt will be a picturization of "The Woman," 
the Iblasco dramatic success of two years ago. 
Miss Sweet's services will be confined to the 
Belasco- Laiky productions. 



COAST PICTURE NEWS. 

By GUY PRICB. 

Mrs. Olga Clements, former scenario writer 
for the Balboa, la now chief scenario editor for 
the Santa Barbara company. 

Dustln Farnum le wavering between pictures 
and an offer from William A. Brady to appear 
in a play called "Jim's Women/' He will 
probably accept the latter. 

M. De la Parelle, Masterpiece director, hss 
retired and Max Flgman le directing hie own 
pictures. 

The Masterpiece company Is now occupying 
the entire stage of the Bunker Hill studio 
In Loe Angeles. 

Many of the photoplay actors In Santa Mon- 
ica, Cal., are attending night high school. 

Alfred L. Chapman, sole survivor of the 
Custer massacre, will be featured In a Uni- 
versal picture. 

W. J. T. Miller, a motion picture Inventor, 
visited Los Angelee last week. 

Bertram Bracken hae reeumed the director- 
ship of the Balboa company. 

C. Phil Norton hae opened a motion picture 
publicity bureau in Loe Angelee. 

Ben Deely has Joined the Balboa company. 

Baldy Belmont Is now with the Reliance-Ma 
Jostle. 



Ralph Lewis is laid up with a crippled foot 
ae the reeult of an accident sustained while 
appearing in D. W. Griffith's "The Clansman. 

Helen Holmes is fixing up her new bungalow 
in Los Angelee. 



Adele Lane hae left the Bellg company and 
is resting for several weeks. 

Frank Boreage hae been elevated to the posi- 
tion of leading man with the Broncho com- 
pany. 



Myrtle Stedman is playing opposite Maclya 
Arbuckle. 



Merle Wayne la now a member of the Bolboa 
organisation. 



TAKING ADVANTAGE. 

Exhibitors are complaining the ex- 
changes are taking out of their regu- 
lar releases, films that "draw/' making 
an extra charge for these. 

They point to the General Film Co., 
charging five dollars extra for Lubin's 
single reel productions featuring Ar- 
thur Johnson, and to the Mutual's 
charge of $15 extra for two-reel Key- 
stones. 



BIO STUDIOS DULL. 

It looks like a blue Christmas around 
the local Biograph studio. Word has 
gone forth that the Bio is going to 
send its New York players and direct- 
ors to the Pacific Coast Dec. 29 but 
will take only those deemed necessary 
to get the winter work started out 
there. 

Fully 100 picture people will be out 
of a job when the Biograph goes into 
its winter quarters. Among these are 
some principals who thought all along 
that they were going to be taken along 
to the western studios. 



ALCO GETS MISS COUNTISS. 

The Life Photo Co., releasing 
through the Alco program, this week 
announced it had secured the services 
of Catherine Countiss, who will ap- 
pear in the principal character of "The 
Avalanche," the picturization of the 
legitimate success, which will follow 
the release of "Springtime" by the 
same organization. 

Another Alco announcement was the 
forthcoming release by the B. A. Rolfe 
Co. of "Satan Sanderson," following 
the showing of Mabel Taliaferro in 
"The Three of Us." The name of the 
star in the new feature has not yet 
been disclosed. •' 



VARIETY 



B 




The Tale of a Coat. 

Comedy. Flashy coat with love letter In 
pocket changes hands many times. Mediocre. 
Daddy of Then All. 
Nothing to scenario. 



Comedy, 
poor. 



Decidedly 



Fatty's Wlae Party. 

Comedy. After big bill accumulates, cor- 
pulent comedian finds but one dollar. Much 
alapstick, rather amusing. 

Dlckaon'a Diamonds. 

Drama. Strong detective tale nicely mounted. 

Blacksmith Bea. 

Drama. With rural settings, Interesting 
story. Not particularly well made. 

Traffic la Bablea. 

Comedy. Many small Infants get many 
laughs in film vastly different from usual 
comedy reel. 

Ninety Black Boxes. 

Two reels. Drama. Boring story of knight- 
hood and chivalry. Cheaply made. 

Love Finds a Way. 

Comedy. Very cheaply produced, with 
"souse" only comedy. 

His KespoBslbtllty. 
Two reels. Drama. Peculiar love story 
with surprise finish. Well directed and fin. 
photography. 

Battle of the Nations. 
Comedy. Comedy characters find love-mak- 
ing complicated by hostilities. Much slap- 
stick. 

Old Esongk to Be Her Grandpa. 
Comedy dram. Old man saves grandson 
from adventuress. 

Master of the Hoase. 
Drama. Square- jawed millionaire miner 
wins love of frivolous wife by rather brutal 
treatment. Well done. 

A Barn Mistake. 
Comedy. Tramp comedian engaged to enter- 
tain smoker Is Impersonated by real "hobo" 
while comedian languishes In jail. Fair. 
A Rich Reveage. 
Comedy-drama. Plckford reprint 

The Mrsterlons Blnck Bon. 
Comedy-drama. Meat story of stingy hus- 
band's reformation. 

The Menns and the Bad. 
Two reels. Drama. Good treatment by top- 
ical question, "Does charity pauperise Its 
beneficiaries?" Interesting. 

The Unknown Country. 
Drama. Subject of soul transference proved 
too heavy for whoever nut picture on. Trie* 
photography gives air cheap artifice. 

Million Dollar Mystery No. 22. 
Serial. Last two reels have some thrilling 
climaxes. Mystery still unsolved. 
The ladles Defenders of the British 

Empire. 
Educational. Good photography. 

Cnpld and the Fishers. 
Drama. Universal Kid does good acting for 
juvenile. Well founded story and educational, 
also Interesting. 

When the Brides Got Mixed Up. 
Comedy. Newlyweds have considerable trou- 
ble while on honeymoons. Much old stuff, but 
should furnish laughs. 

The Noise of Bombs. 
Comedy. Fast traveling bomb creates ex- 
citement. Few new Ideas. 

Henpeck Gets n Night Off. 
Comedy. Messy slapstick work. Little class. 

On Suspicion. 
Two reels. Drama. Dealing with circum- 
stantial evidence. Some fine heavy sets and 
people well placed. 

A Fowl Deed. 
Comedy. Mix up in shirtwlsts through a 
tramp. Fairly amusing. 

Nipped. 
Two reels. Drama. Japanese surroundings 
fills up interesting film. Fine natural scenery 
well taken. 

A Horse on Sophie. 
Comedy. Episode of Slippery Slim. Running 
reel backward and trick photography. Amus 

ing. 

Mutual Weekly. 

Review. War scenes scattered, which niaki 
it uninteresting. Dancing at the end of pic- 
ture pleasing. Earlier weeklies had many of 
the same scenes as shown in this. 
The Savins* Grace. 
Two reels. Fighting parson has serio-comic 
makeup but rides like Centaur. 

Tbe Groom's Doom. 
Comic. Usual mess and roughhouae stuff. 
Intermittent laughter. 

Nature's Celebrltlea. 
Split. Chameleon and cobra at close range. 
Interesting. 

A Meanenn-er of Glsdness. 
Thanksgiving Joy brought to troubled wa- 
ters by little girl. Sentiment reaches. 
Broncho Billy's Scheme. 
Broncho Billy in new role. As doctor seven 
young woman" from bandit. 

The Marrtsfce W oarer. 
Two reels. Old Nick Carter blood and 
thunder stuff. 

Her Sacrifice. 
Same settings used in "The Losing Fight 
Good moral. Well acted. 

The Girl snd the Miser. 
Story far-fetched. Action slow and final*- 
easily guessed. 

Black Hands. 
Comic. Idea good, bat overdrawn. 

A Friend In %'ced. 
Klndhearted policeman takeH orphan under 
wing after she committed theft. Appeals. 
His Gratitude. 
Mary Plckford reprint. 

Kthel Hss s Steady. 
Comic. No originality nor punch. 



The Theft of the Crows Jewels. 
Two reels. Drama. Princess brings Jewels 
to this country and has them stolen but 
quickly returned by man she finally marries. 
Fine seta. Fairly Interesting. 

Sweedle at the Fslr. 

Comedy. Long ehase. Fair. 

Hearst- Sells; News Pletorlsl. 

Review. Falls down on war stuff. Weak 
reel. 



Comedy 
by this concern. 



His Taking- Ways. 

Below average of comedy made 
Mediocre. 



His Chorus Girl Wife. 

Drama. Interesting, and not too 
back-stage life. Interesting reel. 



much 



All On Account of the Cheese. 

Comedy. Slapstick. Fair In spots. 



Comedy. 



Ssmmy's Vncstton. 
Cheapest of cheap. 



Mutual Girl No, 45. 

Serial. Uninteresting. Mystery business 
Is silly. Getting but few good ideas In this 
long-continued serial. 



The Empire of Illusion. 

Two reels. Drama. Second of "Terrance 
0' Rourke, Gentleman Adventurer." Inter- 
esting story, with plenty action. Finely pro- 
duced. 



In the Candlelight. 

Two reels. Drama. Artist leaves wife who 
he thinks loves another. Child who goes 
with him after many years returns to former 
home of parents and Is recognized. Father 
told wife was true. Love story Interwoven. 
Fair. 



His Nljrht Out. 

Comedy. Leading male plays 
from amusing. Cheaply made. 



'souse" far 



The Old Flute Player. 

Two reels. Drama. Nobleman banished 
from country for killing man In duel. Goes to 
England where he makes living as flute player. 
After this to America, and then receives par- 
don, daughter marries rich suitor. Interesting 
and well acted. 

Beyoad Youth's Paradise. 
Drama from story In Munsey's. Weak at- 
tempt. 

A Gypsy Madcap. 
Drama. Quiet, with nothing new. 
Mother's Baby Boy. 
Weak comedy, with common Idea. 
He Wanted Chickens. 
Comedy. Wife mistakes chickens husband 
expects for girls. Rough house situations. 
Methods of Marsjraret. 
Comedy. Wife objects to familiarity of hus- 
band with his stenographer and hires man 
secretary. Husband and wife compromise by 
swapping secretaries. Amusing. 

Mysterious Mr. Darey. 
Comedy. Husband Invents "Mr. Davey" 
to account for absences from home when en- 
tertaining old sweetheart. Full of laughs. 



UNITED SERVICE. 

(New — Review in studio.) 
From Shadows to Sunshine. 

Mltittenthal's release in United (Werner's 
Features) dally program. Two reels. Frank- 
est sort of meller, mediocre. Apparently old- 
fashioned thriller warmed over. 

Hello Girl of Anarel Csmp. 

A whale of a thriller. Western drama with 
punch In every other scene. Minor defects In 
direction. (Superba brand.) 

One on Charlie. 

Comedy with capital idea, fairly put on by 
Premier "(in I'nltod Producers' list). 



The Colonial Theatre Co. of Harrodsburg. 
Ky.. and the Harrodsburg Amusement Co. 
have consolidated. C. T. Melsburg has pur- 
chased all of the stock of the Colonial from 
his associates and has merged his Interests 
with the Amusement Co., which will control 
the only two picture houses In Harrodsburg. 



FIRE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER 

Acting on a complaint that the con- 
dition of film being used in some the- 
atres is so bad as to make it extremely 
hazardous, the tire commissioner has 

issued instructions all district captains 
make a weekly report of the condition 
and age of the film used in his dis- 
trict. 

The complaint is said to have 
emanated from the mechanical side of 
the trade. 



LEVY'S STATE CIRCUIT. 

Spokane, Nov. 25. 

Negotiations have been completed, 

it is announced, for the purchase of the 

Cord theatre in Pasco, and the Queen 

theatre, Ellensburg, by Eugene Levy. 
Mr. Levy has given out that he in- 
tends to form a string of small time 
vaudeville and picture houses across 
the state and that Sam. W. B. Cohn, 
local manager, will become his gen- 
eral manager. A. D. Myers is said to 
be slated to succeed Cohn. 



PHILLY'S PICTURE BALL. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 25. 

The annual ball will be held by the 

Exhibitors League of Philadelphia in 

the Horticultural Hall, Dec. 8. The 
committee in charge of the affair has 
announced that it will be larger and 
more elaborate than on previous occa- 
sions. The grand march will be led by 
Rosemary Theby and Romaine Field- 
ing. The ball is in charge of a com- 
mittee which includes Jay Emmanuel, 
chairman, and Messrs. Wilsh, Spiers, 
Pollon, Hopkins, Fisher and Cropper. 



New Cincinnati Censors, 

Cincinnati, Nov. 25. 

The present Board of Picture Cen- 
sors is regarded as doomed, owing to 
the failure of Governor Cox, a Demo- 
crat, to be re-elected. Governor-elect 
Willis, a Republican, is expected to ap- 
point an entirely new board after 
Jan. 1. 

Many picture manufacturers are 
pleased as they have frequently criti- 
cized the present Board for alleged 
slowness in examining films. 



RELEASED NEXT WEEK (Nw.28 to Dec 5, inc.) 

MANUFACTURERS INDICATED BY ABBREVIATIONS, VIZ.I 



GENERAL 

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Biogreph B 

KelenT K 

Lubia L 

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•9VUBT •••••••••••••••••••••• nV 

Edison E 

Eesanay S-A 

asanas ................. ascs 

Ambrosio Asab 

Columbus Cal 



UNIVERSAL 

Imp I 

Chrystsl C 

Neator N 

• vWBiS •••••••••••••••••••• MT 

JbdAfta ••••••••••••••••• JbjCIs 

Rax Bx 

Frontier Prat 

Victor Vic 

Gold Saal G S 

jonor ••••«......••«..«•.••• j 

Universal Ilea U I 

Sterliag Star 



MUTUAL 

Gaumoat G 

Keystone . . 
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Thaahouser . 

Kay- Bee K 

Doaiino Dej^ 

SBaWlWl •••••#••••••••••••0 en* 

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The subject ie in one reel of about 1,000 feet unless otherwise noted. 



NOV. 30— MONDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Beggar Child, 2-reel dr. A: 
Keystone title not announced; Our Mutual 
Girl, No. 4«. M. 

GENERAL— A Mother's Way. dr, B; Wood 
B Wedd Goes Snipe Hunting (No. 12, "Wood 
B. Wedd" Series), com, B; A Maid of War, 
com, 8-A; Her Bitter Lesson, 2-reel dr. K; 
The Beloved Adventurer, No. 12, "Fate's 
Tangled Threade," dr, L; Unrest, 2-reel dr, 
and Hearat-Sellg News Pictorial, No. 70. 8; 
EYorythlng Agalnat Him, dr, V. 

UNIVERSAL— The Coward, 2-reel dr, I; 
Victor a Lonely Salvation, dr, Vic; Sterling 
release not announced. 

DEC. 1— TUESDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Center of the Web, 2-reel 
dr, T ; The Old Good for Nothing, dr ; MaJ ; 
Cupid and a Dress Coat, com, Be. 

GENERAL— The Closing Webb, 2-reel dr, 
B ; The Girl of the Open Road, dr, E ; The 
Buffer, S-A ; Bud, Bill and the Walter, com, 
K ; Coupon Collectors and for a Widow's Love, 
split-reel com, L; The Rival Stage Lines, 
com, S ; Saved from a Life of Crime, 2-reel 
dr, V. 

UNIVERSAL— Charlie Woos Vivian and The 
Barber Shop Feud, split-reel com, C ; Called 
Back, 4- reel dr, GS ; Nestor release not an- 
nounced. 



BEST REELS OF THE WEEK 

(Selections made by Variety's reviewers dally, up to Wednesday, el the beat nlsa 



Hla Unele'a Will. 

Two reels. Comedy-drama. Nephew marries girl uncle wishes him to unknowingly and in- 
herits fortune. Some new twists In story. Exceedingly interesting. Ella Hall, as country 
maiden, charming. 

For the People. 
Two reels. Drama. Pretentious production. Story revolves around passage of Ohio Work 
men's Compensation Act. Many scenes in actual legislature. Excellent love story lends Inter- 
est to capital film. 

Mary Jane Entertains. 
Two reels. Comedy. Vivacious maid usee mistress' clothes and tango tickets. Produced In 
higher class style than majority of comedies. 

Mr». Kuydam'a Strnteajem. 
Two-reel comedy-drama. Interesting love story of poor girl who wins fortune. Kxcellent 
character drawing ard narrative together with capital photography. 

The Sea Nymphs. 
Two roelfl. Comedy. IV of nction on shipboard and at seashore. Round to prove 

umuslng. Cast could Lv.t. er f- r laughs. Easily one of the biggest laugh makers 

produced In some time. 



DEC 2— WEDNESDAY. 

MUTUAL— A Romance of Old Holland, 2- 
reel dr, Br; The Strength o' Ten, dr. A; The 
Lucky Shot dr. Rel. 

GENERAL— A Double Elopement, com, B ; 
The Fable of "The Club Girls and the Four 
Times Veteran," 00m. 8-A; The Prodigal, 2- 
reel dr, K: The House of D'Or. 2-reel dr, L; 
The Lion Hunter, dr, S; The Mysterious Mr. 
Davey, com, V. 

UNIVERSAL— Animated Weekly. No. 143, 
U; The Girl Stage Drlvsr, 2-reel dr, Bclr; 
The Wise Guys and The Ascension of The- 
schyneg Platte, split-reel com ft educ, J. 

DEC 3— THURSDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Vigil, 2-reel dr, Don; Key- 
stone title not announced ; Mutual Weekly, 
No. 10L M. 

GENERAL— In Quest of a Story, dr, B; 
Sophie's Fatal Wedding, com. 8-A ; The Grip 
of the Past. 2-reel dr, L; Hearst-8eltg News 
Pictorial, No. 80, B; The Man That Might 
Have Been, dr, V. 

UNIVERSAL— The Young Philanthropist, 
dr. I; The Mystery of the Sea View Hotel. 21 
reel dr, Rx ; Love, Luck and Candy, com, 
Ster. 

DEC 4-FRIDAY. 

MUTUAL— Mother of tbe Shadows. 2-reel 
dr, KB; The Creator of Hunger, dr, Pr; 
Naldra, the Dream Woman, dr, T. 

GENERAL — Making Them Cough Up and 
Bertha, the Buttonhole Maker, split-reel com, 
MB; Who Goes There?, 2-reel com, E; Tbe 
Place, the Time and the Man, 2-reel dr, 8-A ; 
The Devil and Mrs. Walker, com, K: A Be- 
liever In Dreams, dr, L; Which Ham Is 
Schnappsmelser's? and Trove's Acid Test, split- 
reel com, S ; The Methods of Margaret, com, 
V. 

UNIVERSAL— When Lizsle Got Her Polish, 
com, N ; The Heart of a "Magdalene, 2-reel dr, 
P ; Father Buys a Bale, com-dr, Vie. 

DEC. 5— SATURDAY. 

MUTUAL— Who Shot Bud Walton, 2-reel 
dr, Rel ; Keystone title not announced ; Sher- 
man Was Right, It's Very Trying, com, R. 

GENERAL— The Deacon's Son, dr, B ; Its 
a Rear, com, E, Broncho Billy's Judgment, 
"Reg. In U. 8. Patent Office," dr, 8-A ; The 
Stolen Engine (No. 4, "Hazards of Helen" 
Series), dr, K; Brown's Cook snd He Wanted 
His Pants, split-reel 00m, L; Her Sister, dr.8 ; 
Bunny's Little Brother, 2-reel com, V. 

UNIVERSAL— The Circle of Gold, dr, Frnt ; 
The Foundlings of Father Time, 2-reel dr, B : 
A Dream of a Painting and The Porpoise 
Fisheries, educ-com, J. 



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VARIETY 



THE CIRCUS MAN. 

Thomas Braddock Theodore Roberta 

Mary Braddock Mabel Van Buren 

Christine Braddock Florence Dagmar 

Frank Unison Hubert Whitehead 

David Jenlson Jode Mullally 

Ernie Cronk Raymond Hatton 

Dick Cronk Frank Hickman 

Col. Grand Fred Montague 

Packed full of action is the five-part pic- 
ture version of George Ilarr McCutcheon's 
novel, "The Rose In the King." marked for 
release in the Paramount program under the 
Jesse L. Lasky brand, with the title "The Cir- 
cus Man." It introduces Theodore Roberts, 
always a dependable camera artist, in the role 
of the iron-handed circus owner who is all but 
broken by the buffets of fate, but who attains 
contentment In the end. Roberta makes Thom- 
as Braddock a heroic figure, although the 
character does not always hold the spectator's 
sympathy. It to a complex personality for 
film exploitation. The story has unusual 
dramatic strength In Its rather complicated 
narration. Bringing It within picture llmltH 
must have been a delicate task. That It 
haa been done satisfactorily Is a mark of 
credit for the Lasky scenario experts. The 
story offers to the Aimers an embarrassment 
of riches. The tale of the circus man himself 
would have been sufficient material for a pic- 
ture. Added to It was the romance of David 
Jenlson and Christine Braddock. not to speak 
of the adventures of the Brothers Cronk, In 
themselves the making of a picture. The work 
of handling these triple strings of narrative 
has been most skilfully done. The over-abund- 
ance of material Is not permitted to obscure 
the telling of the story, but at the same time 
the big episodes are played up to the last 
limit of dramatic force, the half dosen prin- 
cipal characters are carefully drawn and the 
atmosphere Is handled with authority. Fre- 
quent Introduction of circus pictures of the 
most intimate sort lend the picture interesting 
color. It Is said the Lasky company travelled 
two weeks with the Barnum-Balley Circus to 
film the scenes having the big tops as their 
background. All this material is excellently 
presented, neatly dove-tailed Into a story 
which holds Interest at every point Char- 
acter drawing here contributes a great deal 
to the vividness of the scenes. Dick Cronk, 
the "dip" and circus lot grafter, Is an ex- 
cellent bit of portraiture as Is also the char- 
acter of the circus clown. Mabel Van BUren, 
as the circus man's wife, and Florence Dag- 
mar as his daughter, are both endowed In un- 
usual degree with beauty and play with admir- 
able ease and certainty. The film derives a 
good deal of value from several effective bits 
of artistic photographic effect, notably a scene 
. on the riverfront with an eerie background of 
«*rk water on which ship's lights move about, 
and at the finale a silhouette showing the cir- 
cus man and his wife facing Into the setting 
sun as they go Into their now life. A fight In 
the dark was very well managed. 

THE DESPERADO" OF PANAMA. 

"The Desperado of Panama" Is a three- reel- 
or made by the Blascop Co., of Berlin, and re- 
leased through the channels of the Picture 
Playhouse Co. on this side. The picture Is 
melodrama, different from the majority. It 
has mostly male characters, with only one 
or two women in the three reels and they only 
as supers. The story Is of a foreign spy try- 
ing to steal the plans for the mines that guard 
the Panama Canal. The spy leaves the other 
side and gets over to the canal sone. He 
spies around and locates the man who has the 
plans in his possession. The spy gathers a 
number of desperadoes under him and they 
get the plans. The man whom they steal them 
from tracks them, but the spy and his gang 
wait In ambush and when be appears they 
Jump at him and tie him under a big press 
which, if he breaks the rope, will crush him 
to death. The spy locates the mines by the 
plans and has everything set to blow them 
up. The soldiers on duty near the canal find 
the gang of desperados and, before they de- 
cide whether to arrest them as suspicious 
characters, the man from whom the plans 
were stolen (having released himself) rushes 
up and tells of the robbery. The spy escapes 
and a chase follows. It leads to the docks, 
where the spy boards a ahlp undiscovered. He 
Is finally found and killed In a battle before 
his capture. The picture ends with a burial 
at sea. The film Is capably directed and It 
was impossible to tell whether the picture was 
made in the Panama country or In Europe, 
where the manufacturers have their plant 
The photography at times Is rather poor, es- 

feclally some of the Interiors where proper 
ightlng effects did not exist It makes a good 
melodrama for certain parts of the city and 
shows up much more favorably than the ma- 
jority or the cheaper foreign pictures. 

THE TYPHOON. 

"The Typhoon" was picturlzed from the 
Byron Ongley dramatisation of the Japanese 
story of that name. In the picture, In addi- 
tion to making a strong scene of the murder 
of the woman by Tokoramo in his apartments, 
the scenario makes the big climax the court 
trial. As court room scenes have been much 
worked in pictures the director of "The Ty- 
phoon" burned some midnight oil In his ef- 
forts to make his scene exceed in force the 
mere realism. It's this court scene that saves 
"The Typhoon." The characters are well 
played, the roles of Tokoramo and Bernlsky 
standing away out. Their clash In the court 
chamber Is admirably staged, and has the au- 
dience almost on Its feet. Bully direction, 
this court climax. The picture Is In five parts, 
although the lobby sheets say "six." It Is re- 
leased by the Paramount, with no name of the 
manufacturing company given. "The Typhoon" 
proved a hard picture subject, no doubt, and 
the story undoubtedly forced the studio di- 
rector to keep It mostly within doors. There 
are few "exteriors." The picture has real 
Japanese actors, thereby giving the feature 
iffeotlve atmosphere. The film prooeedj In a 



rather uninteresting way, but waxes warm 
with the murder of Tokoramo's paramour and 
the subsequent scenes In court. The pho- 
tography gives satisfaction. 



THE TOREADOR'S OATH. 

A corking Paths three-reel feature. The 
scenes were evidently taken abroad and there 
1* a Spanish atmosphere present throughout. 
Photographically perfect and with a very good 
playing cast, the feature Is one that will not 
only draw money but will also create talk. Its 
big feature is a real bullfight. This was un- 
doubtedly taken in Spain. The great arena 
around which thousands upon thousands are 
seated waiting for the day's sport to begin 
reminds one of a crowd at one of the World's 
series games. The principals are at the fight 
and when the baiting of El Toro is shown 
there are many hairbreadth escapes on the part 
of the banderllleros and other minor lights who 
entertain before the toreador enters upon the 
scene. The story Is of two toreadors who are 
great friends becoming enamoured of a poor 
girl of wonderful beauty. The elder is at first 
successful In his courtship, hut later the girl's 
affections switch to the younger of the bull- 
fighters and they are married. The husband 
is engaged to appear at a tournament away 
from the city. After he leaves the unsuccess- 
ful suitor arranges to have the girl kidnapped 
and when the husband returns and flnda the 
wife missing believes the stories of her un- 
faithfulness which are poured Into bis ears. 
The girl manages to escape and to return home 
only to be spurned and she vows vengeance. 
Both her husband and her defamer are to take 

{►art In a gala day at the arena and she goes 
o witness the event As the defamer enters 
the arena to slay his bull she calls to him at a 
critical moment, and the infuriated animal 
gores him. She then manages to draw her 
husband to her side again and takes him to the 
statue of the cruxlflclon, before which he had 
sworn In the past that naught hut death should 
part them and reminds him of his oath. He 
then draws his knife and, as she tries to take 
It from him, she is stabbed and 'falls dead at 
his feet. He commits suicide a moment later 
and falls across her body. There are really 
only three principal roles In the screen play 
and they are all well acted. The girl Is a 
stunning beauty of the Spanish type and her 
beauty alone will be the source of advertising. 

THE MAN BEHIND THE DOOR. 

"The Man Behind the Door" is a four-part 
comedy on the new Vitagraph theatre bill 
this week. It Is a picture version by Archi- 
bald Clavering Ounter of Marguerite Bertsch's 
novel, produced by Wally Van, who also acts 
the principal role. Wally Van also attended 
the Monday night showing at the theatre to- 
gether with Sidney Drew and other Vitagraph 
players who figured on the screen. Four reels 
make an extremely long comedy. "The Man 
Behind the Door" has very good laughing val- 
ues and a quantity of really striking scenes, 
but stretched out to an hour or more. It be- 
come wearisome at times. This in spite of 
flawless playing and* direction. The picture 
shows careful preparation, particularly In the 
handling of large numbers of actors In studio 
work. One portion has to do with a masque- 
rade ball. Several bits of ballet dancing were 
excellent. The massed effects of several hun- 
dred dancers were likewise well managed. In 
the early portions a series of views of an ac- 
tual college boat race were Inset rather skill- 
fully with glimpses of the cheering crowds 
to carry on the story. The story Is much too 
complex to bear more than outline here. Jack 
De Lacy, champion college oarsman, In love 
with the daughter of a professor of Greek 
finds the course of true love anything but 
smooth. His courting leads him Into wild and 
amaslng adventures, a flirtation with a lovely 
widow during the opera of #, aL Tones" (por- 
tions of which are shown on the screen) ; a 
rescue from drowning ; several flstlc battles 
and finally Imprisonment In a mlllonalre's 
bachelor's apartment where the tangled threads 
of his romance are miraculously straightened 
out. An exceptionally good company, Includ- 
ing, besides Wally Van, Nltra Frater, Clsey 
Fltz-Gerald, Charles Wellesley and a regi- 
ment of minor people Is concerned. The piece 
Is well done, but with all the skill of player 
and director, the piling of complication on 
complication becomes burdensome at so great 
a length. 

THE SAGElRUSH GIRL. 

A three-part western drama written by 
FreWrTck Chapln, picturlzed by Doris Schroed- 
er; produced by Roll in S. Sturgeon with a 
capital conlpany, and exhibited as the second 
feature of the new Vitagraph bill this week. 
The story is a series of dissolving views told 
by a western "Old Timer," a method of story 
exposition which calls for an Immense amount 
of title, the only apparent value of which Is 
that it furnishes some effective contrast. The 
film Btarts with the arrival of au auto tourist 
party in a deserted western mining town — 
time, the present. Their motor balks with a 
blow out All alight to wait wearily the pro- 
cess of repair. Arrives a picturesque "Old 
Timer," last relic of the town's ancient popu- 
lation. He climbs Into the tonneau and re- 
counts the tale or "The Sage Brush Gal" to 
entertain the party. The story proper Is a 
rather loosely-woven affair concerning a des- 
perado, a young man from "back East," a 
mine owner, an "honest gambler" and Liza, 
the Sage Brush Gal, and the "punch" comes 
when a blast is set off in a mine, a rather 
imposing explosion which kills the villian, but 
only Injures the heroine slightly, although 
they wore standing together at the time. The 
story is interesting, zut scarcely sensational 
enough to attract particular attention to the 
Vitagraph theatra Marv Ruby is the "Gal," 
a satisractory screen player. Other charac- 
ters are played by George Kunkel, J. A. Mc- 
Gulre, William Burke. Myrtle Gonzales. George 
Holt Dan Duffy and Otto Lederer, the last- 
namsd aa the "Old Timer." 



THE LURE OF MILLIONS. 

"The Lure of Millions" Is a four-reel for- 
eign picture released by the Mlshkln Feature 
Film Co. It is intended to be melodramatic, 

but misses, owing to but two real melo-dra- 
matlo Instances. The picture to about money 
and Is rather complicated In the story, not 
easily grasped by mosfc of the people attend- 
ing houses that show this type of film. The 
tale has a young man borrowing money and 
prospering from what he borrows. The man 
who lenda turns over his entire estate to the 
other and decides that he will go his way and 
endeavor to make good without any money 
back of him. He does this to some extent but 
as he Is getting along he meets with an ac- 
cident and loses his arm, making It Impossible, 
upon his recovery , to secure a position. He 
goes from bad to worse, becoming a tramp. 
The young fellow who borrowed has become 
Justice of the peace and when the tramp Is 
brought before him he Is frightened. He 
tries to get away to America, but the other 
follows him, and while on the ship shoots him. 
The picture then shows the young borrower 
waking up, indicating it was a dream. The 
two dramatic Instances were the fire and the 
shooting of the man through the porthole. The 
fire was well staged and helped the picture. 
The other scene did not As a cheap film this 
one will do, but It plainly lacks class. 

THE LAST DANCE. 

N'lnan Laura Darville 

Jean Renaud Gustavo Serena 

Marius 'Camlllo Tovagllari 

Conchita Conchita Ledesma 

"The Last Dance" is a five-reel feature (Pic- 
ture Playhouse Film Co.), with scenes laid In 
Paris, where the film was in all likelihood 
made. There are several big scenes that should 
create talk and the photography Is good. The 
story can be dug up in almost any corner of 
Paris. A poor artist who has had a model as 
a sweetheart sees Conchita dance and falls 
madly in love with her. One of those tempera- 
mental loves, all fire and blaze while it lasts, 
but they don't last long, in this case as in 
others. Jean, the artist Is moping about the 
studio. The model sees she has lost his love, 
but is willing to sacrifice anything to see him 
happy. She goes to the dancer and pleads 
with her for the artist The dancer falls for 
the plea and goes to the artist's apartment, 
wakes him from sleep and for a brief moment 
permits him to revel In the sight of her many 
charms. Then she slips from the room and the 
artist cannot realise whether it Is a dream or 
not. But it was she, either In dream or reality, 
and that was sufficient to inspire him to paint 
a picture that wins him his fame and riches 
and he Is enabled to wed his love. The two 
go on a honeymoon but each Is longing for 
his art There to a separation. She returns 
to the stage, but he has lost his hold and be- 
comes 111 and poverty-stricken. His last days 
are at hand and the faithful first love, the 
model, who has nursed him through his Illness, 
goes to the wife and begs her to see the hus- 
band before bis death. She comes and dances 
for him and at the finish of the dance he col- 
lapses In her arms and passes away. The fea- 
ture was intended for abroad. The dancer Is 
of the rather buxom Spanish type and a beauty. 
The supporting cast is a good one and the pic- 
ture haa been very well directed. The scenes 
showing the Interior of a crowded opera house 
with the dancer on the stage and the widely 
enthusiastic audience applauding her from the 
stalls and boxes is an Innovation from the 
photographic and directing standpoint. There 
is also a tango bit very well done. 



RIP VAN WINKLE. 

The film version of Washington Irving's im- 
mortal work has been exceptionally well pro- 
duced by the B. A. Wolfe Flm Co. It is the 
first picture of the new concern and Is in five 
interesting reels, released through the Alco 
Corporation. The picture has In the title role 
Thomas Jefferson, who fits It exceptionally 
well. The film opens with Jefferson In his 
library reading the book. The picture Jumps 
to the home of Rip. His wife, a thrifty wo- 
man, Is trying to scrape enough together by 
hard work to keep the family. Derrick, the 
cruel landlord and deep-dyed villain, makes his 
appearance at the start. His mean disposi- 
tion is at once noticeable. Rip's first showing 
In the picture Is when he is tramping along 
the dusty roads with the village children 
clinging to him. Rip is very much In debt to 
the lnkeeper, who Is unable to pay his rent 
and Is confronted by Derrick. Rip Is In Ill- 
repute at home. After falling to keep a prom- 
ise he would refrain from drink, his wife 
drives him from his own fireside. He goes 
into the mountains and there takes his famous 
sleep. The years roll by and the children in 
the town gradually become men and women. 
The buildings and general appearance of the 
place changes. Rip sleeps on. After 20 years 
he awakens and returns home, to find it in 
ruins. He goes from place to place, unrecog- 
nized. His little daughter has grown to be a 
very attractive young woman, and Is being 
forced into marrying a man she dislikes. He 
was chosen for her by Derrick, who now has 
complete charge of everything. Her true 
sweetheart who has been away to sea, returns 
In time and rescues her ; making her his own 
bride. Rip finally reveals his Identity and 
he is made at home with the happy couple. 
The picture has fine photography, with some 
of the nature scenes comparable with the best 
outdoor picture ever taken. The cast Is ad- 
mirably selected, every actor doing good work, 
especially the children who show they are 
carefully coached and directed. "Rip Van 
Winkle" Is a good name for a picture and 
with a production such as Rolfe has given It, 
there is no reaso why the feature should not 
be a big money taker for all concerned. 



Gimbel Brothers 

Bankers 



NEW YORK 



(Under the Supervision of the 
Banking Department of the State 
of New York.) 

4% paid on Interest accounts. 
(Semi-annually.) 

» 

Deposits and Withdrawals can 
be made by mail with safety. 

2% paid on Checking accounts. 
(Requisite Balances.) 

Banking hours 9 A. M to 5 
P. M. daily. (Saturday in- 
cluded.) 

You will better appreciate what 
"Our Service" is after a per- 
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FOR HOME AND COUNTRY. 

An English war drama In two reels, retltled 
and arranged for the American exhibition by 
the Cosmofototllm Co. It has a number of 
splendid views of huge bodies of troops in 
movement, cavalry charges by large numbers 
of men and many impressive pictures of bat- 
tles, done either at maneuvres or staged pur- 
posely for the film. The views are big and 
broad and of stunning realism. Studio and 
posed pictures are Introduced from time to 
time to thread the big scenes Into the story 
of a peacefully Inclined English clergyman and 
peace advocate who Is reconciled to the neces- 
lty of war aa a final resort. The story opens 
with the parson discoursing In his studio on 
bis favorite topic of universal peace. The field 
changes to a coast guard wireless station. Spies 
are at work preparing for an invasion by a for- 
eign army (nationality not specified except that 
the figures of the spies and later those of the 
Invading soldiers could not by any stretch of 
license be anything but Germans). The wire- 
less operators are struck down and the signal 
given to the foreign fleet to land its forces. 
The wireless Is demolished, but one of the op- 
erators gets the warning over the telegraph 
line to the war office. Then the invaders land, 
treating the native population, particularly 
women and children with the utmost brutality. 
The clergyman's daughter is maltreated by the 
soldiery and the dominie himself wantonly 
assaulted. The telegraph message Is shown to 
Its destination and the stir of preparations to 
repell the invasion set forth in detail— aero- 
planes gather, crowds enlist, troops are mobil- 
ized and batteries rush into position. Then 
follow the graphic battle scenes, all of them 
stirring pictures, with much waving of the 
Union Jack. A short epilog shows dominie 
back in his studio, one arm lost In battle, quot- 
ing from Holy Writ to prove that war is some- 
times right and necessary. 



SEEDS OF JEALOUSY 

A three reeler Nemo, American made, that 
tells a story not new to picture makers. A 
young banker falls In love with a young 
gypsy woman, notwithstanding that he is en- 
gaged to an heiress named Miss Moore. The 
girl and her mother and sister have a nice 
little trelllced cottage of their own, the "gyp 
pickings" in the neighborhood being pretty 
good, in all events, and the trio do a lot of 
hanging around the banker's front gate and 
the lawn of the Moore's. At a lawn party 
Anita does a few classical steps and in depart- 
ing tosses a rose into the hands of the young 
banker. That wins him then and there. They 
are married and Anita is seen in pretty 
clothes. A music teacher, or rather voice In- 
structor, named Vincent Is asked to show Mrs. 
Banker how to warble correctly. The hus- 
band goes to a circus parade in his big ma- 
chine, taking bis wife's mother and Bister 
for an outing. When he alights at his gate 
he meets Miss Moore accidentally. He greets 
her rather sweetly, said sweetness being gazed 
upon by the wife, who plants "seeds of jeal- 
ousy" that almost floor her. During het ap- 
parent falntness Mr. Vincent bends over to 
offer aid. It's at this Juncture the husband 
enters. He misconstrues and also feels the 
pangs of Jealousy. At a masked ball In the 
banker's home, Miss Moore, dressed as Anita 
tlrst wanted to dress until her husband sug- 
gested she wear her old street singer's cos- 
tume, and Vincent, In the same make and de- 
sign of costume as the banker's, do a turtle 
dove stunt which Is observed at different points 
by the husband and wife. Anita goes home 
where later the husband finds her and per- 
suades her that it was a case of mistaken 
Identity. There's a happy finale at the party 
upon their return. One palpable flaw Is where 
Anita writes a note to her mother. Mother t 
can't read. The daughter cant read and the 
girl, carrying the communication, reads It to 
them. Anita, knowing this, should have sent 
a note in her natlva tongue, whatever it was, 



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LOAIG ACRE THEATRE W^ro™ 5TREET, N.Y.C 



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and then had an English tranalatlon abown. 
"Seeds of Jealousy" may hare mlaaed a few 
points In studio direction, but may please those 
who dote on the "mistaken identity" thing. 

CALLED TO THE FRONT. 

The war Is responsible for this Apex fea- 
ture. A secondary title Is "The War in Eu- 
rope." A lore story goes with It, but every- 
thing In the three parts runs to battle skirm- 
ishes and maneuvers. Arthur Finn is seen as 
Warrington of the Secret Service, who, as a 
wireless operator, Is sweet on a nice looking 
young woman. She also handles wireless mes- 
sages. Warrington Is entrusted with Import- 
ant papers to be delivered to Russian authori- 
ties. From time to time the picture shows 
the war movements. These may be real or 
they may be phony, and could have been 
caught during peace practice or they may be 
snatches of war pictures shown In the week- 
lies. However, they are realistic and give a 
battle atmosphere that makes it Interesting. 
Warrington's sweetheart goes out on a motor- 
cycle to her wounded lover and saves him, 
but one becomes so Interested In the hostile 
activities of the white-uniformed jackles and 
marines that the welfare of Warrington Is for- 
gotten. With the war bulletins still coming 
In "Called to the Front" should find booking. 
The photography is excellent. 

THE TICKET-OFLEAVE HAN. 

An old English play, a popular one of Its 
day, waa known as "The Ticket-of-Leave 
Man," but that Is not the piece filmed by 
Patbe under above title. The bills say this 
three-reeler, an Eclectic release, has been 
adapted from the Charles Reads novel, "Foul 
Play." The book story afforded a splendid op- 
portunity for the screen, but Patbe botched It 
horribly with an awfully poor and cheap pro- 
duction. Whether the scenes are Interior or 
exterior, they are poorly done. The best thing 
to say about the Pathe handling is they kept 
It down to three reels. The story provided 
for elaborate and extensive views, the scope 
including England, to the penal colony in Aus- 
tralia, and an Isolated Island, found after a 
ship-burning at sea. The story likely follows 
the book, telling of a false accusation of 
forgery, the colony sentence (In a court room 
scene resembling ''Irish Justice"), rescues by 
the convict of the English General's daughter, 
his escape with her on the same boat that 
afterward burned, the daughter leaving for 
England to marry (her fiance being the real 
forger, also owner of the boat that he con- 
spired with his mate to burn) and the final 
declaration of Innocence that straightened 
everything out, the ex-convict and the gen- 
eral's daughter having fallen in love while 
on the Island. Under proper picture direction 
the heart Interest would have been fully 
brought out. The sentiment forces Itself upon 
the auditor, but Is not made positive. As an 
everyday release of a three-reeler that might 
** «naA» «■ #»*»«- -t tL.ou«h ltd low >>ric«i i>er 



reel, this Pathe feature will do, but at that 
there are likely ever so many better for the 
same money, or less. Bime. 

NELL OF THE CIRCUS. 

"Nell of the Circus" Is the four-reel film 
version of the play of that name by Cecil 
Spooner. Miss Spooner Is the leading film 
player, a circus rider, who is having difficulty 
in securing her true heritage owing to a 
money-loving villain. The first reel acts as 
a prolog and does not bring the leading char- 
acter into the picture. The next three feels 
show some interesting inside views of life un- 
der the white tops. The picture has not been 
made very costly, some of the big scenes miss- 
ing because money was spared in the making, 
but on the whole the feature is interesting. A 
pleasing character is that of Jlmsle, the down, 
and the dashing young hero does good acting. 
The villain has a face that does not rightly 
belong to one for that part. He is more of 
the true and faithful lover type. Miss Spoon- 
er did remarkably well, displaying versatility 
and vivaciousness. She gets considerable 
comedy out of a bathing scene where she ap- 
pears to have no bathing suit This waa good 
for laughs and helped along. A fair picture 
with a good name and title. 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 

Albany, N. Y., Nov. 26. 

Allied Film Dealers, pictures. Capital, $1,- 
000. Harry O'Cooghlan, Sidney A. Anderson 
and Job F. Curtln. 

Eleven Park Row Co., theatres. Capital, 
$5,000. Frieda V. Goldstein, New York ; Reu- 
ben B. Smith and J. Krana Pollkoff. Brooklyn. 

Puck Film Corporation. Capital, $30,000. 
Ab. Brelthard, Samuel Horowlts and Sadye 
Segal, of New York. 

M. * L. Amusement Co. Capital, $1,000. 
Max Manlshor, Max Langor and Fannie 
Jacobs, of Brooklyn. 

New York Play Actors. Capital, $1,000. 
Douglas J. Wood, Marie Kleckhoefer, of New 
York, and Harry Doel Parker, of Great Neck, 
L. I. 

Travers Amusement and Construction Co. 
Capital, $12,000. Nathan M. Elsenberg, Leo 
Off en berg and David W. Nemls, of New York 
City. 

Irving Berlin, Inc.. public entertainments, 
and sale of musical Instruments and novelties. 
Capital, $10,000. Irving Berlin, Max D. 
Josephson and A. M. Wattenberg, of New 
York City. 

NEW BUILDINGS. 

The Goodman Amusement Co., Wllloughby 
and Knickerbocker avenues, Brooklyn, is lessee 
of the proposed one-story brick picture theatre 
to be built at Wyckoff avenue and Blocker 
street, Brooklyn. Cost, $12,000. Ray Rleas, 
612 Broadway, owner. 

Sheer Bros., Corona, Long Island, have 
leased before completion ^ pk-.ur« tb^tr- 
at ul to "r* ererted in *bf <• *v C it. f* 000 



ANOTHER POSSIBLE CENSOR. 

Philadelphia, Nov. 25. 
Indications that the Catholic Church 
movement, responsible for the re- 
cent issue of a "white list" of plays 
for the present season, may extend its 
scope to cover pictures as well, were 

given in an interview with the Rev. 
John J. Wheeler, the general secre- 
tary of the movement 

After stating that it is important for 
all persons to realize that the move- 
ment was defensive and not offensive), 
Father Wheeler sketched out tentative 
plans by which those concerned in- 
tend to safeguard the public from pic- 
tures which are considered offensive. 

"From the first/' he said, "the move- 
ment has been asked to take some defi- 
nite attitude upon this phase of mod- 
ern amusement and since, under pres- 



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ent conditions, plays are constantly 
being adapted to motion picture form 
(some of them having been barred 
from our white list), we feel that the 
subject cannot be longer ignored by 
us. Though we have taken no dras- 
tic steps looking toward any censor- 
ship of pictures for our parishes we 
feel the the movement could, at least, 
promise cooperation with the efforts 
of individuals and organizations to 
curb the possibilities of evil in the 
movies. 

He added that whatever measures in 
this direction might be taken could be 
carried out through such bodies as the 
Knights of Columbus and the Holy 
Name Society. 



Maurice DeVriet, formerly of the 
Hippodrome, has the post of treasurer 
at the Broadway. 



REGARDING MAIL ! ! ! 

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through VARIETY'S 

Address Department 

It can't go wrong. No forwarding. No delay. 

May be changed weekly. 

ONE LINE, IS YEARLY (52 times). 

Name in bold face type, same space and time, $10. 

Send name and address, permanent, route or where playing, 
with remittance, to VARIETY, New York. 
(If route, permanent address will be inserted during any open time) 



ADDRESS DEPARTMENT 

Where Players May Be Located 
Next Week November 30) 

Players may be listed la this department weekly, either at the theatres they are 
appearing in or at a permanent or temporary address (which will be inserted when route 
is not received) for $5 yearly, or if name is in bold type, $10 yesrly. All are eligible to 
this department. 



Abeles Edward Variety N Y 
Adair A Adair Orpheum Salt Lake 
Adams Ren * Co Variety N Y 
Adler & Arline Royal Bronx NYC 



Bowers Walters ft Crooker Her Msjeity's 

Melbourne Aus 
Bracks Seven csre Tausig 104 E 14th St N Y C 
Brady ft Mahoney Empress Seattle 
Brooks Wallie Variety N Y 
Buck Bros Empress Columbus 
Busse Miss csre Cooper 1416 Bway NYC 



ALPINE TROUPE BYAL and EARLY 



Next Week (Nov. »), Alkambra, New York 

M. 8. BENTHAM. 



Alco Trio Orpheum Salt Lake 
Alpine Troupe Alhambra NYC 
Arnaut Bros Royal Bronx NYC 



Freddys Ardell 

la THE SU FFRAGETTE- 
Direetlea HARRY FITZGERALD 

VAUDEVILLE 



DtrtctJosy M. S. BENTHAM. 
Byron ft Laagdoa 174 E 71st St N Y C 



Cameron Girls Keith's Boston 
Cams ft Randall Alhambra N Y 
Carr Nat 10 Wellington So London Eng 
Ce Dora 9 Riverside Ave Newark N J 



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Barnes ft Crawford Vsriety N Y 
Barnold's Dogs ft Monkeys Variety N Y 
Barnurn Duchess Variety N Y 
r>i. in. . Bernstein 1493 Bway NYC 
luwrr. vV«4 V ft Co Variety N Y 



CHIP and MARBLE 

la THE LAND OF DYKES'* 
JOHN W. DUNNE, Mgr . 

Clark ft Hamilton Keith's Providence 

Conroy ft LeMalre care Shuberts 

Cook Joe Variety N Y 

Corradinl F csre Tausig 104 E 14th St N Y C 

Courtney Sisters Keith's Philadelphia 

Cowboy Minstrels Orpheum Brooklyn 

Cross & Josephine Hammerstein's NYC 



Dsrrell ft Conway Shea's Buffalo 
D*ArvUle Jeaaotte Montreal Iadef 



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CHAPJLES FROHMAJ< 
Presents 

JOHN EMERSON 



the recent 

theatrical 

success 



THE CONSPIRACY 

'n rt 3akr> and John Emeison, 

A detective comedy- drama 
of mode ri ^Jow Y- rk. 

In Four Parts Released DecemberkQO.v 



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De Felice Carlotta Variety San Francisco 

De Long Maidie Variety N Y 

Davis* * William. Variety N Y 

De Haven Mr ft Mrs C Grand Pittsburgh 

Diamond ft Brennan Forsyth Atlanta 



SYBIL 

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Next Woo h (Nov. 3»), Foraythe, Atlanta 

Dooley ft Rugel Orpheum Brooklyn 
Doyle ft Dixon Orpheum Brooklyn 
Duffett Bruce & Co Keith's Indianapolis 



Elisabeth Mary Variety London 

Emmatt Mr A Mrs Hugh 227 W 46th St N Y 

Elinor ft Williams Grand Syracuse 



Fagan A Byron care Cooper 1416 Bway NYC 
Fields Teddy Variety N Y 



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and many exclusive subjects. First come, 
first served. Write for lists. The moat 
popular'" aloaey makers are admittedly 
Keystones and Pickford films. We offer 
them with posters at from $20 to $M. 
Poeters one, three and six-sheets. Exclu- 
slve features always 1 for sale. 

Independent Film 
Brokers 

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has joined forces with the 

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and will produce famous plays under the K. C. 

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Geae & Arthur Orpheum Jacksonville 

Gere & Delsney Keith's Cincinnati 

Gillette Lucy Poli's Hartford 

Gibson Hardy Variety N Y 

Glenn Carrie Variety N Y 

Godfrey & Henderson Orpheum Detroit 

Gordon Jim A Elgin Girls Variety N Y 

Gordon Kitty Royal Bronx N Y 

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Gray Trio Variety N Y 

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ohnson & Wells Keith's Providence 
ohnston John & Co Orpheum Oakland 
. ohnstons Musical Empire Birmingham Eng 
Jordan a\ Doherty Orpheum Rock ford 111 
Joeefaaohn John Iceland Glima Co Variety N Y 



Kalmar & Brown Orpheum Denver 
Kammerer & Howland Rehoboth Mass 
Karmcrs The Columbia Grand Rapids 
Keuling Edgar Louis Variety N Y 
Keeler Mason & Co Colonial NYC 
Keno & Mayne Colonial Erie 
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La Count Bessie care Bohm 1547 Bway NYC 
La Croix Paul Fountain Pk Louisville 
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Proctor's Leland Theatre, Albany, N. Y. 
Proctor's Broad St. Theatre, Elizabeth. 
Proctor's Park Place Theatre, Newark 
Proctor's Plainfield, N. T„ Theatre 
Fox's Carlton Theatre, Newark, N. J. 
Claremont Theatre, 135th St. and B'way 
Heights Theatre, 181st St. and Wads 

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Empress Theatre, W. 116th St. 
U. S. Theatre, Hoboken, N. J. 

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ST. LOUIS: Eagle Theatre, 1717 So. Broad- 
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and Prospect Sts. 



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Lowes Two Variety N Y 
Lloyd Rosie Keith's Providence 
Lockett & Waldron Orpheum Denver 
Loretta Twins Maryland Baltimore 
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Mabelle & Arthur Alhambra NYC 

Mack & Orth Keith's Indianapolis 

Msdden ft Fitzpatrick Keith's Washington 

Manny ft Roberts Variety N Y 

Mando ft Hunter 23 N Newstead Ave St Louis 

Harry Wober Protests 

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Next Weak (Nov. M), Orphan. Montreal 





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VARIETY 




Held Over at Hammerstein's 

Next Week and Indefinite Engagement 

After the Success This Week (Nov. 23) 

CLYDE RINALDO 



PRESENTS 

GRACIOSA 



GODDESS OF LIGHT AND BEAUTY WITH FORM 

DIVINE 



IN A 

GORGEOUS SPECTACULAR TRANSFORMATION 

NOVELTY 

"VISIONS IN FAIRYLAND" 




DOROTHY TOYE 

The Girl With Two Grand Opera Voice* 



■ 
Immediately Engaged for Tour of Entire Orpheum 

Circuit, Opening To-morrow, (Nov. 29) San 

Francisco. Thanks to Eastern United 

Managers for Offers. 

DIRECTION 

EDWARD S. KELLER 

PALACE THEATRE BUILDING, NEW YORK 






9 GORGEOUS SCENES. Direction, WM. L. LYKENS 



May* ft Addis Variety N Y 
Mayo Louisa Variety N Y 
McCrea Junta Columbia Theatre Bldg N Y 
McCormick & Irving Bush wick Brooklyn 
McMahon Diamond & Chaplow Maryland, Balto 
Meredith Siatera 330 W 51st StNYC 
Meyakos Trio Keith's Indianapolis 
Middleton & Spellmeyer Freeport L I 
Morris & Beasley Loew Circuit 



? MYSTIC BIRD? 

U. 1 . O. Orsktum 
Diractiaa, HAJtRY WEBER 



N 

Nash Julia Keith's Cleveland 

Nestor ft Delberg Loew Circuit 

Niblo ft Spenser 363 12th St Bklyn 

Nichols Nellie Keith's Columbus 

Nlchol Sisters care Delmar 1493 Bway NYC 

Nobla ft Brooks Tivoli Sydney Australia 



MISS 


PAUL 


MORTON 


- NICHOLSON 




En Root* 


"A PAIR OF SIXES" CO. 


CmMJat 


T. BOGGS JOHNS 



Noises Musical 5 Lyric Danville 111 



Okabe 
Orr ft 



Keith's 



O 
Providence 



Taps 

De Costa Royal Bronx NYC 



Parillo ft Frabito Alhambra N Y 
Pauli ft Borne Alhambra N Y 
Pederson Bros Keith's Louisville 
Pekin Mysteries Colonial NYC 




DREANO .a GOODWIN 



Man Who Dances on His Shoulders 

After First Performance Changed From Thin 

This Week (Nov. 23) Fifth Ave. Theatre, h 



World's Greatest Talkative Woman 
•tlon to Next to Closing 

a, Va»I# Discovered In the Bushes by 

¥ I OlK My Scout Jack Flynn 



VARIETY 



Harry Wabac Praaanta 

ILTON POLLOCK 

In Geo. Ada's Conadr, 
"SPEAKING TO FATHER" 



Porter & Sullivan Keith's Louisville 
Primrose 4 Bushwick Brooklyn N Y 



Reeves Billy Variety N Y 

Rellly Charlie Variety San Francisco 

Renards 3 Variety N Y 

Reynolds Carrie Variety N Y 

Rice Hazel 340 W 46th St N Y 

Richardini Michael 10 Leicester Sq London 

W. E. Ritchie and Co. 

THE ORIGINAL TRAMP CYCLIST 
DEC, APOLLO, VIENNA, AUSTRIA 



■» *aww« 



Rochez's Monkey Music Hall 2 Maiden Hill 

Gardens Maiden Eng 
Roehm's Athletic Girls Variety Chicago 

WM. MAUD 

ROCK and FULTON 

Featured la "The Candy Shop" 
EN ROUTE 

Ronair & Ward Variety N Y 



OIL- 



ER 



THE POPULAR SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN SONG WRITER, HAS ASSOCIATED HIMSELF 
EXCLUSIVELY WITH JOS. W. STERN A CO. ('THE HOUSE OF HITS") AS WRITER AND 
MANAGER OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEPT., AND INVITES HIS MANY FRIENDS TO CALL 
ON HIM AT HIS NEW HEADQUARTERS, 102- 104 WEST 3Sth ST., (MARKS TERN BUILDING). 



To start the ball rolling "GILBERT" offers a Sure-fire Hit with Music by the inimitable 

JIMMIE MONACO 



SAVOY and BRENNAN 

SHOW GIRL AND THE JOHNNIE 
VARIETY, New York 

Sherman ft De Forest Variety N Y 
Stafford ft Stone Echo Farm Nauriet N Y 
Stanley Aileen Variety N Y 
Stanley Forrest Burbank Los Angeles 
Stanton Waltar Variety N Y 
St Elmo Carlotta Variety N Y 
Stephens Laona 1213 Elder Ave N Y 
Sutton Mclntyre ft Sutton Variety N Y 



Texico Variety N Y 
Tate's Motoring Orpheum Memphis 
Thaw ft Clifford Orphrtim Brooklyn 
Toyo Troupe Temple Detroit 
Treat's Seal? Shea's Toronto 
Trix Helen Shea's Toronto 



Valli Muriel ft Arthur Variety N Y 
Van Billy B Van Harbor N H 



Hope Vernon 

Direction, FRANK EVANS 



Violin sky Orpheum Vancouver B C 
Von Hoff George Variety New York 



ALBERT 



DOROTHY 



VON TILZER aad NORD 



Direction, MAX HART 



W 

Walton ft Vivian 9 W. 98th St N Y 
Weber Chas Orpheum Kansas City 
Werner Amoros Troupe Keith's Louisville 



WILLIE WESTON 

IN VAUDEVILLE 
Bmkmd Solid. Direction, MORRIS A PEIL 

WUlie Bros Orpheum Brooklyn 
Wills Nat Columbia Grand Rapids 
Woodchoppcrs Australian Keith's Cleveland 
Wynn Bessie Keith's Washington 



Zaiell H M Co Interstate Circuit 

Zoollar Edward care Cooper 1416 Bway NYC 



)UTES ( 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 



(Week Nov. 30 and Dee. 7.) 

Al Reeve's Peauty Show 30 Palace Baltimore 
7 Onyety WanhlnRton. 

American Renutles 30 Miner's Bronx New York 
7 L O 14 Empire Newark. 

Auto Girls 30-2 New Nixon Atlantic City 7-0 
Stone O H RlnRhamton 10-12 Van Culler O 
H Schenectady. 

Tleauty Parade 30 Onyety Pittsburg 7 Star 
Cleveland. 

Beauty Youth & Folly 30 L O 7 (Tayety Balti- 
more. 

Behman Show 30 Music Hall New York 7 Em- 
pire Philadelphia. 

Ben Welch Show 30 Gayetv MIN" , "V' 1 . 7 St. li- 
ft darter Chicago. 

Blc Jubilee 30 Onyety M; ;\ n; 7 • -=' 

Pnul. 

Blur Revue 30-2 Stone O " . t ,i 3 

Van Culler O H Schen* •■ ? uly i •' * i. 'itv, 
Rochester. 

BIk Sensation 30 Victoria |M ' • r!- 7 Wrr. 
Circuit. 

Bohemians 30 Empire C:« ••'■'and f vt ■■> la 
Pittsburgh 

Bon Tons 30 Orpheum , atet on 7 aeln> 
Brooklyn. 



(IT'S BOUND TO COME SOME TIME) 



WEEP 



Another Hot One by GILBERT 



MORE 



LADY 



(I WANT TO SEE YOUR SMILE) 



Here's the Successor to Ballin' the Jack by the time Writer*, SMITH and BURRIS 



TROT BALI 



CHRIS. SMITH and GEO. W. COOPER are getting 15 Encores a Performance on the "BIG TIME" 

with their new sensation 



They're Singing and Dancing to this One from Coast to Coast 



if M - 



. 



DONT FORGET KT "MAY BE A DAY-IT MAY BE A YEAR" BUT YOU'RE BOUND SOME^ 
TIME TO SING THE NEW HIT BY GILBERT (AUTHOR OF "THE ROBERT E. LEE") AND 
MONACO (CO fV, **EF P* 1TOU MADE ME LOVE YOU"). GET IT FIRST! 

HMHmHkaWMMni M^ ^ ^a^a^a^^^^^^^^^^^^^^MMMMWaWMaMaWlaaa— Wi^— i a— S— S—SM 

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Dance Orchestral*; ,• f^c. each. 

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VARIETY 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS AND COMPANIES IN BURLESQUE 



LEW KELLY 

"PROF. DOPE" 



Johnnie Jess 

Featured with 
BILLY WATSON'S "BIG SHOW** 



Lillian Fitzgerald 

Featured with 

"ROSELAND GIRLS" 

B. ("Natch") 



Francis Elliott 

la -A NOVEL CREATION* 
"AUTO GIRLS**— lfl4-lS 



Harry Seymour 

NOT A STAR-A COMET I 
-AUTO GIRLS-- TJ14-U 



Gladys Sears 



"TANGO GIRLS" CO. 



Bowery Burleaquera 30 Star St Paul 7 Oayety 
Milwaukee. 

Broadway Girls 30 Savoy Hamilton Can 7 Ca- 
dillac Detroit. 

Cabaret Girls 3-5 Park Bridgeport 7-0 Jacques 
O H Waterbury 10-12 Gilmore SpringQeld. 

Charming Widows 30 Gayety Baltimore 7 
Bijou Richmond. 

Cherry Blossoms 30 Murray Hill New York 
7 Star Brooklyn. 

City Belles 30 Academy of Music Jersey City 
7 L O 14 Gayety Baltimore. 

City Sports 'M) Star Brooklyn 7 Trocadero 
Philadelphia. 

College Girls 30 Empire Brooklyn 7 L O 14 
Westminster Providence. 

Crackerjacks 30 Corinthian Rochester 7 Gar- 
den Buffalo. 

Dreamlands 30 L O 7 Gayety Minneapolis. 

Eva Moll's Show 30 Gayety Brooklyn 10-12 
Park Bridgeport. 



MATT KENNEDY 

Aad His 

"LIBERTY GIRLS" 

Management. T. W. DINKINS 



JACK CONWAY 

Featured with "Star and Garter" 

DiroctJoa, Phil B. Ink 



FANNIE VEDDER 



X JACOBS R JBRMOW. 




LON HASCALL 

SIMON LEGREE (Stag* Manager) 
"BEHMAN SHOW 



LEO HOYT 



W inn er s '* Co. 



EDNA RAYMOND 



"Prise Winners'* Co. 



NELLIE FLOREDE 

-GOLDEN CROOK" CO. 



Pay Foster 30 8tar Torono 7 Savoy Ham- 
ilton Can. 

Follies of the Day 30 Star & Garter Chicago 
7 Englewood Chicago. 

Follies of Pleasure BO Folly Chicago 7 Co- 
lumbia Indianapolis. 

French Models 30 L O Folly Chicago. 

Gaiety Girls 30 Casino Boston 7 Columbia 
New York. 

Garden of Girls 30 Olympic New York 7 Aca- 
demy of Music Jersey City. 

Gay New Yorkers 30 Empire Newark 7 Casino 
Philadelphia. 

Gay White Way 30 Empire Philadelphia 7 
Empire Hoboken. 

Gay Widows 30 Academy of Music Norfolk 7 
Gayety Philadelphia. 

Ginger Girls 30 Columbia New York 7 Or 
pheum Peterson. 

Girls from Happyland 30 Gayety Buffalo 7-0 
Bastable Syracuse 10-12 Lumberg Utlca. 



JACK KEIMIM 



n. 



JAMES (Ketch') 

COOPER 



Feur Shows that Have Gone Over 

"GYPSY MAIDS" "ROSELAND GIRLS" 

"GLOBE TROTTERS" 

"BEAUTY, YOUTH AND FOLLY" 

COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 

Room 41S Columbia Theatre Bldg., 

New York 



Abe Reynolds 



AND 



Florence Mills 

FEATURED IN 

THE COLLEGE GIRLS' 9 



DtrecfJea, Man Spiegel 



Girls from Joyland 30 Gayety Philadelphia 10- 

12 Grand Trenton. 
Girls from Follies 30 Grand Boston 7-9 

Worcester Worcester 10-12 Empire Holyoke. 
Girls of Moulin Rogue 30 Englewood Chicago 

7 Gayety Detroit 
Globe Trotters 30 Casino Philadelphia 7 Pal- 
ace Baltimore. 
Golden Crook 30 Gayety Washington 7 Gayety 

Pittsburgh. 
Gypsy Maids 30 Empire Toledo 7 Columbia 

Chicago. 
Happy Widows 30 Princess St Louis 7 Gayety 

Kansas City. 
Hastlng's Big Show 30 Gayety Toronto 7 

Gayety Buffalo. 
Hello Paris 30 Garden Buffalo 7 Star Toronto. 
Heart Charmers 30 Haymarket Chicago 7 

Standard St Louis. 
High Life Girls 30 Buckingham Louisville 7 

Standard Cincinnati. 
Honeymoon Girls 30 Oayety Detroit 7 Gayety 

Toronto. 
Liberty Girls 30 Columbia Chicago 7 Princess 

St Louis. 
Lovemakers 30 Casino Brooklyn 7 Music Hal 

New York. 
Marlon's Own Show 30 Westminster Provi- 

denoe 7 Gayety Boston. 
Million Dollar Dolls 30 Gayety Montreal 7-0 

Empire Albany 10-12 Grand Hartford. 
Mischief Makers 30 Howard Boston 7 Grand 

Boston. 
Monte Carlo Girls 3-5 Grand Trenton 7 Gayety 

Brooklyn. 
Orientals 30 Penn Circuit 7 Olympic New 

York. 



LEO STEVENS 



and Produ 



Helen Jessie Moore 



Versatile Loading We 



Direction HURTIG Jb 3EAMON 



JACK SINGER 



LEW KELLY 



"Behman Show" 

With 

LON HASCALL JAMES TENBROOKE 

MACK and IRWIN 
VAN and PYNES 
CORINNE FORD end the I 



MARTELLEi 

ossno to narlesn 
to Filler Material 



Passing Review of 1914 30-2 Jacquee O H 
Waterbury 3-5 Gilmore Springfield 7 Howar , 
Boston. 

Prize Winners 30 L O 7 Westminster Provi- 
dence, i 

Robinson's Carnation Girls .'10-2 Empire Al- 
bany 3-5 Grand Hartford 7 Casino Boston. 

Roseland Girls 30 Gayety Omaha 7 L O 14 
Gayety Minneapolis. 

Rosey Posey Girls 30 Gayety Kansas City 7 
Gayety Omaha. 

September Morning Glories 30 Standard St 
Louis 7 Century Kansas City. 

Social Maids 30-2 Bastable Syracuse 3-5 Lum- 
berg Utlca 7 Gayety Montreal. 

Star & Oartor 30 L O 7 Empire Newark. 

Sydell's London Relies 30 Empire Hoboken 7 
Empire Brooklyn. 

Tango Girls 30 Standard Cincinnati 7 Empire 
Cleveland. 

Tango Queens 30 Trocadero Philadelphia fl-«> 
New Nixon Atlantic City. 

Tail Girls 30 Century Kansas City 7 L 14 
Folly Chicago. 

Tempters 30-2 Worcester Worcester 3-5 Em- 
pire Holyoke 7 Murray Hill New York. 

Transatlantlrques 30 Columbia Indianapolis 
7 Buckingham Louisville. 

Trornderos 30 Gaiety Boston 7-9 Grand Hart- 
ford 10-12 Empire Albany. 

Watson Sinters 30 Star Cleveland 7 Oayety 
Cincinnati. 

Watsons Big Show 30-2 Grand Hartford 3-5 
Empire Albany 7 Miner's Bronx New York. 

Winning Widows 30 Gayety Cincinnati 7 Em- 
pire Toledo. 

Zallah's Own Show 30 Bijou Richmond 7 Aca- 
demy of Music Norfolk. 




and 




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ASK THERM ! WHO ? 

ANY ARTIST WHO HAS BEEN ON THE 

BILL WITH 

By WILLIARD MACK 

Direction. EDW. S. KELLER 



NOTICE ! 



NOTICE ! 



NOTICE ! 



HENRY BOBKER, The Man Behind the Suit Case 
Nov. 30th-Dec. 1st— Proctor's Fifth Ave. •>© not overlook me 



A SINGLE— SINGING AND TALKING 
ACT IN ONR, PUT OVER IN A NOV- 
ELTY WAY. EVERYTHING ORIG- 
INAL, INCLUDING SONGS AND MA- 
TERIAL DON'T BELIEVE ME. 




FRANK EVANS -•* 

HARRY 

NORWOOD and 

In "SENSE AND NONSENSE 



IM 



ALPHA 



THIS WEEK (Nov. 23) SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

BOOKED SOLID ON UNITED TIME 



Nov. 30, SCHUBERT, UTICA 

RANK EVAN 



HALL 

Dec. 7, KEITH'S, LOWELL 

INC., Palace Theatre, N. Y. 



VARIETY 



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REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS AND COMPANIES IN BURLESQUE 



JACOBS & JERMON'S 



CdiBbia Tbeatrt Bsildiif, 



I 

Broadway aid 4711 Street, Maw Yark 






T 5War' BILLY WATSON 

OFFERS 

BILLY A WATSON'S "BIG GIRLIE SHOW" WATSON'S "ORIENTALS" 

WANT QOOP-LOOKINQ GIRLS ALWAYS 



COLUMBIA AMUSEMENT 
CO.'S HOUSES 



MOLLIE WILLIAMS 



Oalr F< 



Star Ib BurUaa.ue"— FraA. McClay. 



Thaaks for affers (rasa 



Charles Waldroa, Maurica Jacobs, PhlL B. 1 
aad Baraey Gerard, 



Dava Marlon 



SAMMY WRIGHT 



Al Rmtm eayss Tha bagest riot 
I've ever aad la my ahowT 



HAHJU U. WALDRON 



I IMIM EY 



% el 



ySstSF Chooceeta 



THEM ALL I 



AT LIBERTY 
Address 227 W. eSth St. 
Now York 



Charles Robinson u ^^ n 



SEASON 1S14-1S1I 



Harry Cooper 



FBATURBD WITH 

"CRACKER JACKS" 



Dtrecti 



COLUMBIA AMUSEMENT GO. 



on. 
JSBl 



GEO. H. WARD 



Faa 

WITH BERNARD a ZEISLER'S 

"FRENCH MODELS" 

Utt-iS 



WILL FOX 



Featured Comedian 

"Gay New Yorkers' 




Sam Micals 



WITH " BOWERYS " 
HURTiaTaSEAMON 



MAUDI 



"AMERICAN BEAUTIES" CO. 

'Queen Boss of the Bosebnd Garden of Girls."— McCley in Variety. 



I 



LETTERS 

Where C follows name, letter it in 
Variety's Chicago office. 

Where S F follows name, letter is in 
Variety's San Francisco office. 

Advertising or circular letters will 
not b&Jistea. 

P following name indicates postal, 
advertised once only. 



Abdellah Sam 
Alburtus Al 
Aldro A Mitchell (C) 
Alexander Russel 
Anderson Howard W 
Armento Angelo (C) 
Armstrong Lucille 



D 

Bailey Clifford 
Bailey I^o B (C) 
Baptiste & Fraconi 
Barclay Bessie 
Barrett Harry 
Barry Katherlne 



Bates Louis 

Bayer Lillian 

Beane Thornton C 

Beaudry Qene 

Bell Peggy 

Bell Thazer Harry 

Bence Bret (C) 

Bennett Oeorge 

Benvard 

Bentyen Carl 

Brelin Lulo (C) 

Bernard Mike 

Bernle Louis 

Bert A Marck 

Bertram Louise 

Bonlta 

Bowsen Chas (C) 

Braddock A Leigh ton 

Bradford Ike 

Brown Fred 

Brun Lou Je (C) 

Bulla Fred 



Burbank N C 
Burns Sammy 
Burns Sue (C) 



Callaway Tom 
Cameron Daisy 
Carey James 
Carmen Kittle 
Carr Nan (C) 
Chang 

Chanvet Oliver 
Chlyo Geo 
Clark Floretta 
Claudius Dane 
Clayton Una 
Coate C 
Cohen Victor 
Cohlll Jack 
Coleman Roy 
Collier Ruby 
Cooper B (C) 



(C) 
(C) 



D 



A RIOT IN BURLESQUE 



III 



N B. BARCLAY 



"la 
celebrity 



aad method ho closely resembles Frank Daniels whoa that present-day 
wiaalag his spurs la the Charloa H. Hoyt farce comedies." 

FREDERICK M. McCLOY. la VARIETY. 



Dave Gordon 

Presents "GIRLS OF THE GAY WHITE WAY" 



SIMMONDS, STEWART and LAKE'S 

"AUTOGIRLS" CO. Offer 

HARRY M. STEWART FRANCIS ELLIOTT MADELINE WEBB 

JAS. J. LAKE CAROL SCHRODER BILLY HALLMAN 

HARRY SEYMOUR SALLY STEWART TEDDY SIMMONDS 

COLUMBIA CIRCUIT, 1S14-15 



SOMETHING NEW 



BARNEY "DAI I ICC OF f\AV w 
GERARD'S rULLlLO THE V A I 

With SAM SIDMAN, GERTRUDE HAYES aad an All-Star Cast 

BIGGEST HIT IN BURLESQUE SINCE "WINE, WOMAN AND SONG** 

NEXT WEEK (NOV. »). STAR * GARTER, CHICAGO 



"•"GORDON and MURPHY-Fruk 

PREMIER ACROBATIC DANCERS with "BON-TON QIRLS" 



Babe La Tour 



With "GOLDEN CROOK" 
Management, 
JACOBS 6 JERMON 



HARRY [Hkkey] LE VAN 
CLAIRE DE VINE 



NOW AND ALWAYS 
Poraoaal Direction, 

Hoary P. Dixon 
"REVIEW OF lftt" 

(Columbia Circuit) 



Leading Woman 

DLim's "Review ol 1115" 



Anna-ARMSTRONG and ODELL-Tommy 

With BAVE MARION'S OWN CO. 




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Corcoran Jack 
Cortese Prank 
Cotty Wm 
Co u dray Peggy 
Craig Florence 
Craney Mae 
Crollus Dick 
Crumlt Frank P 
Cummlngs Fred F 
Curran Thos A 
Cutty Margaret 



DaTenport Pearl 



DaTla Goo K 
De La Ire May 

De La Tom Twhu 

Delmore Arthur 
De Mar Roae 
Dentaam B 
Dlncln S 
Dingle Tom 
Doherty Bell 
Dolly Bablan 
Donoran Jamea D 
Dounard Kittle (C) 
Dreyer A Dreyer 
Dubbeny Louis 



Dunbar Oeorge 
Dunham Wm Vaughan 
Dupree Minnie 

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Eastman Mel 
Edge Jamea 
Elkln Bettle 
Elliott Clyde 
Emeralda Edna 
Emery Roy (C) 
Eno Jack (C) 
Emmet Mr A Mrs 
Evans J 



Pels Ruth 
Ferguson Dave 
Fern A Zlll 
Fine Jack 
Fisher Harry J 
Fisher A Qulnn 
Flake A Fallon 
Flo A Wynn 
Florence Baby (P) 
Forbes Marlon 
Forrest Jerry 
Forrester A Lloyd 
Fox Al H 
Fox Dare 



Inaugurated as a Special Feature 

HARRY 
LAUDER TOUR 



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Offices and VARIETY. 



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Hotel Plymouth 

38th St. (Between Broadway and tin Ave.), N. Y. City 



New Fireproof Building. 



A Stone's Throw from Broadway 



$1 



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T" A 

DAY ROOM 



$1 



5 TWO IN 
DAY ROOM 



Big Reductions to Weekly Guests 

Every room hss hot and cold running water, electric light snd 
long distance telephone. 
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Steam Heated, Centrally Located in the Theatrical District in the City of 

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New York. 



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with private bath Slot daily single or 
doubls. 

Phono Greeley 3588. 



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weekly, single or double. 



Franks Madillne 


Hall Howard 


Fredericks R 


Hall Jas F 


Frldkln Boris Tr (C) 


Hallen ft Hunter 


Frlndel Max 


Hallock O R 


Frohman Oustav 


Hamilton Frank 


Fuller Martin 


Handler Oscar 




Hardy Adel (C) 


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Harrison Clalra L 


Galvln Joe 


Harris Geo H 


Gates Earl & Mary (C) 


Hart Will 


George Jack 


Harvey ft Co W S 


Gert Jess 


Haywood Jessie Hill 


Gordon Lew 


Hedda J (P) 
Hilman & Roberts 


Gordon A Day 


Goyt Trio 


Hells Molly 


Gray Amanda 


Hoff Forrest (P) 


Green Carl 


Holland Alfretta 


Green Irene & Juliet 


Howard Jas 


Grew William 


Howard ft Llnder 


Grey Evelyn 


Hoyt Hal 


Griffin A Lewis 


Hudson Murlce 


Gross Louise 


Hughes Florence (P) 




Hummel Julie 


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Hunter A Ross 


Haekler H J 


Hurley Frank J 



Hwlst Roger 


Klmberly ft Mohr 


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Inge Clara 


King Jack (P) 


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Irwin Chas W 






• La Mar Irene 


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Lamy Eddie 




Lamy's The Casting 


Jetrl Chas (C) 


Latell Edwin (C) 


Jones Tom 


La Tour Irene 


Jordon Dorothy 


Lawton Phyllis 




Leanard Tenn 


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Le Brun C 


Kaill David ^ 


Lee Jack ft Kitty 


Karle B R r 


Lee Jessie (C) 


Kealey 


Lees Ths 


Keenan Frank 


Lester H J 


Keln George 


Lester Loralne (C) 


Keith Dotle (C) 


Lewis Jim 


Kell J W (C) 


Llpman Dill 


Kelly Mae 


Lloyd Morris 


Kempton Geo (C) 


Loader Rose 


Kemwedy Joe 


Lockart ft Laddy 


Kennedy Frank 


Lockwood Monroe 


Klernan James A 


Long Tack Sam (C) 



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7833 



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ONE BLOCK 
TO TIMES SO. 



Furnished Apartments 

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CATERING EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PROFESSION 

776-78-80 Eighth Avenue 

Between 47th and 48th Streets 

NEW YORK 



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Office 
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Three and Four Room Apartments $8 to $8 
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288 W. 41ST STREET 

A Hotel for Gentlemen— 32 Up 
1 Minute West of Broadway 

The Rendezvous for Bohemians and Profes- 
sional Folk Generally. Chile Concarne, Hot 
Tamales and Mexican Dishes a Specialty. 

Rehearsal Rooms, f 1.50 for 3 hours. 



Lorraine a Dudley 
Lower Lerert 
Loyal Sylvia 
Lua Pall 
Lucotti Charles 
Lyons ft Cullnm 
Variety Buttschardt 

M 
Mack Andrew 
Maok Marwin (C) 
Maier Hasel 
Manny A Roberts 
Mards A Hunter 



Marlon Marie 
Marshall B 
Mason Harry 
Mathews a Shayne (C) 
May Stella (C) 
Mays Margaret (C) 
McCloud John 
Mclvor A Scott 
McKee Jack M 
McKenna Thomas 
McKenzle 

McLeans The Austral- 
ian 



McMahon A Chappelle 
Melvern Miss (C) 
Melvern Babe 
Miller Anna (C) 
Miller Isabella 
Moore Florence 
Moran Esther 
Moris A (C) 
Morris M C 
Mortoa Wlf 
Moyes Frederick P 
Mudge Mrs (C>- 
Mudge Marion Trio (C) 



One of the Hits of 
the Bill at the 
A Ihambra this 
Week (Nov. 23) 



KURTIS' EDUCATED ROOSTERS 

The Only Complete Rooste Act in the World 



N 

Nash John 
Nelson Tom 
Netchman B (C) 
Nokee William 
Norman Van 
Northrop Brownie 
Norton A Lee (C) 

O 
Oakland D 
O'Brien Billy 
Oil Lilian 
Os-Ko-Mon 



Next Week 
(Nov. 30) 
Prospect 
Brooklyn 



VARIETY 



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142-146 W. 49TH STREET 
JUST EAST OF BROADWAY 



NEW YORK 



RNtMirut and Grill equal to any Mod 

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Centrally located, food service, absolutely fireproof. A home-like transient and family 

hotel. Telephone in every room. 

to Price* 

Rooms with use of bath $1.50 and up. Rooms with bath $2 and up, 
Parlor bedroom and bath $3 and up, for ono or two persons. 

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IN NEW YORK 

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to Bath*. EVERY MODERN CONVENIENCE 

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Pltschub P 
Porter a Sullivan 
Pounds Mrs H 
Powers Julia (C) 
Prince Arthur 
Prior Brnle 
Prultt Bill (C) 
Putter Eva 



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Raymond Jim 
Reeder H W 
Reese Lola (C) 
Rellina Slgnor 
Remy Jack 



HOURS. 



Otto L 
Owens May 

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Pacey Tilly 
Palfrey Edgar (C) 
Pantser Geo (C) 
Paris Lionel 
Parron Trlzle 
Parry Bert 

Parahleys The Musical 
Perkes Leslie 
Petry Larry J 
Patterson Victor 
Phillips Goff 
Phillips L S 



Reynolds Carrie 
Rlenaldo Mr 
Rlvoll Caesar 
Roach Jack 
Robinson Mable (P) 
Robt I<otus (C) 
Rockwell Louise (C) 
Roehm Will (C) 

Rolando Charles 
Romor Hugo A 
Rooney Alleen 
Rooney Julia 
Rorke Frances 
Ross A J 

Roy A Francis (C) 
Royal Jack 
Roys The 
Russell Jack 
Russell 
Russell a Lotta 



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Sauber E B 
Schmidt Lilian 
Scott a Wallace (C) 
Serlta Miss 
Shsttuck Truly 
Shean Billy 
Sheapard Holley 
Sbeenan B (C) 
Silver Jsmes 
Skedder Bdw 
Small Ada 
Small Johnny 
Small Sisters 
Sroletta Trio (C) 
Snyder F (C) 
Snyder & Hallo 
Sodlnl Manager (C) 
Sprague L C 
Spurk George 
St Alva 



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ACTS COMING TO CHICAGO STOP AT 

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HOTEL BROADWAY, DETROIT 

42-44 BROADWAY 
Theatrical hotel within three minutes' walk 
frees all Theatree. Price, $XM up, einglei 
fMt up, double. 



SHERMAN'S HOTEL 

Formerly COOKE'S HOTEL 

"A Theatrical Hotel of the Better Claes" 

Walnut Street above Eighth 

Opposite Cesino Theatre Philadelphia 
CAFE CABARET EVERY NIGHT 

The TALGARTH HOTEL 

1124 Prospect Avenue Cleveland 

S Minutes' Walk from Theatree 
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Stanly Helena 
Stanley Jsok 
Stauson Walker 
Steudal B 
Stlrk Cliff (C) 
Stoddard a Hj 
Stone Oeo N 
Bubere a Kleff 
Sudaon Pauline 
Sully Estella 
Syman Stanley 



Taun Billy 
Taylor Held a 
Teddy Alice 
Tels Ruth 
ynes Terry a Schultz 

Tetauwarl Kaxne (C) 
Taste* 

Thomas Win H 
Thomas A Wright 
Thornton A 



Those Three Boys 
Thursby Dave 
Tlanlta 
Tlaber Capt 
Tllton Luclle 
Touer Tommy 
To whey (C) 
Treeae Betty 
Tyler Lottie 



Unlcycle Hay Duo 
Uyada Kama (C) 

V 
Van Fannie 
Van Buren Wm A 
Van Splnettl 
Vance Beatrice 
Varga Nicholas 
Vlerra Oeo (C) 
Vincent Gardner 
Vincent Owen 
Vlacoaa The 

W 
Waldo Grace 
Walker Adele 
Walters Helen 
Walton Vltoria 
Ward Herman 



Ward Thomas 
Warde Helane 
Watson BUUe 
Webber Mrs 
Weber Family 
Weed A B 
Weinberg Charles 
Wellen Lorenzo 
West Irene 
White Elsie 
Whet ten Dellco 
Whltten William 
Wlghtman Manila 
Wtlbert Rsymound 
Wilkes Ruth (C) 
Williams Foster 
Williams Harry 
Willing Julia • 
Wilson Ollle 
Wilton Belle 
Wlnaalt Mr 
Win f red Henry 
Woodford's Animals 
Woods Albert (C) 
Wright B O 



Yorke Alice 
Youmans Ephralm M 
Young Jacob 






CORRESPONDENCE 

Unlets otherwise noted, the following rcportt are for the current w eek. 

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C* II IP A fJO VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE: 
\J\ JJWV MAJESTIC THEATRE BUILDING 



The Windsor theatre, which has been play- 
ing vaudeville of the 10, 20 and SO variety, 
has changed its policy to 10 and 20 style. 



Joe Sullivan has routed Dan Maley and 
Mildred Woods over the "Association." They 
will open in Watertown In South Dakota. 



McCarthy and Woolcott went Into the bill 
at the Majestic on Monday to replace Mijarea, 
who would not open the bill. 



Alfred Latell is the fond father of a boy. 
Mrs. Latell Is known on the stage as Elsie 
Yokes. 



Sheppard Butler, formerly Sunday editor of 
the Chicago Herald, bas been made press 
agent of the Fine Arts theatre during the 
run of the Universal pictures. 



George Baldwin will rejoin Valeska Suratt 
when she opens at the Winter Garden later 
In the season. 



A stock company will occupy the Fine Arts 
theatre after the first of the year, if present 
plans materialize. Such plays as "Alice in 
Wonderland" will be given. 



K. R. Grainger, manager of the "Cablrla" 
pictures, was called to New York this week 
on urgent business for Webar & Leuscher. 

Blckel^and Watson replaced Sam and Kitty 
Morton at the Palace last week on account 
of the sickness of Mrs. Morton. 



Eddie Pdmeroy, amuiicmcnt manager of the 
Harlow's cafe, Lor Angeles, stopped over on 
Mr way to New York to obtain suitable tal- 
ent for his place. 

"The Good Fellow" Ib the title of a new 
tabloid that will have ItH premier In Gary 
Sunday. The Chenlolgh SlRt;:rs are members 
of the cast. 



VARIETY 




Attention ! Agents and Managers 

HARRY ALLAN 

Now being featured over the Pantages Circuit in the Motorcycle Sensation, "THE DIP OF 
DEATH/ 9 will open on the ORPHEUM CIRCUIT the first week in February, 1915, in his 
latest original thriller. 



ii 



The Electric Dial 




Death 




(The Acme of All Motorcycle and Cyclecar Acts) 



WARNING: — I am the inventor and originator of this amazing and thrilling offering. 
All copyists and pirates will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. I request all agents 
and managers to refrain from booking imitators and pirates. 

HARRY ALLAN 

Permanent Address, care VARIETY, San 



There Is a rumor extant that "Sua!" will 
be brought to Chicago a little later, and 
possibly be seen at the American Music Hall, 
although no definite announcement has been 
made. 



The Century Opera company opened at the 
Auditorium Monday night before a large and 
fashionable audience. Those In charge report 
that the season promises to be a prosperous 
one. 



"A Fighting Chance." a prize-fight play 
that was stopped by the police when playing 
at the Virginia theatre, was offered at the 
Academy. An Injunction was obtained, re- 
training the city from Interfering with the 
act. 

Mrs. Ralph Rubs, wife of the motion pic- 
ture man at the Majestic, was operated upon 
for appendicitis last Sunday morning at the 
American theatrical hospital. The Great 
Richards, playing the Colonials, injured one 
of his toes while doing his dance and was 
cared for by Dr. Max Thorek. Col. Bill 
Thompson, still at the hospital. Is able to 
get out for walks and Is Improving rapidly. 

AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, (Joseph Oarrity. 
mgr.).— Helen Ware in "The Revolt." 

AUDITORIUM (Bernard Ulrlch, mgr.).— 
Century company In grand opera. 

HLACKSTONE (Edwin Wappler, mgr.).— 
Maude Adams in "The Legend of Leonora." 

COHAN'S (Harry Ridings, mgr.).— "Under 
Cover," getting good returns. 

CORT (U. J. Herrmann, mgr.).— "A Pair of 
Sizes," still finding favor. 

FINE ARTS (Albert Perry, mgr.).— Last 
week of "Consequences." 

OARRICK (John J. Oarrity, mgr.).— "Peg 
o" My Heart," getting good box office returns. 

ILLINOIS (Augustus Pltou. Jr.. mgr.).— "The 
Little Cafe." In Its closing week. 

LA SALLE (Joseph Bransky. mgr.).— "The 
Candy Shop" opened Monday night. 

OLYMPIC (George C. Warren, mgr.). — "Pot- 
ash A Perlmutter," getting the biggest returns 
In towr. 

PRINCESS (Sam P. Gerson. mgr.).— "Kitty 
MacKay" opened Sunday night. 

POWERS' (Harry J. Powers, mgr.). — "The 
Misleading Lady" plnylng to Just fair busi- 
ness. 



MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr.; agt.. 
Orph.).— Adeline Genee headlined and gave 
selections from her repertoire of dances, as- 
sisted by Serge Lltavkin and Mile. Vanonl. 
The act was a triumph. e«peilally for Mile 
Cetiee. who received an ovation. The bill 
w«nt well from start to finish, and the house 
h« «.nied to bo In a mood to enjoy everything 
off rred. Cressv and Dayne got by big with 
their sketch. "The Man Who Remembered." 
and Claire Rochester won new triumphs with 
her two voices. She was a distinct hit, offer- 
ing songs that ran the gamut from low bari- 



tone to high soprano. Her pleasing person- 
ality gained her immediate attention and she 
won her way in no time. Nat M. Wills, down 
next to closing, got a lot of hearty laughs. 
His bulletins from the war were funny and 
got him Into the good graces of the Monday 
afternoon audience In a Jiffy. The Kaufman 
Brothers popped Into favor in "D" spot and 
went so well that they came near stopping 
the show. Lee and Cranston, In second place, 



got much applause with their line of Irish 
songs. The act is neatly dressed and makes 
a certain special appeal. Nat Nazarro and 
his company of acrobats made a deep impres- 
sion, closing the show. Mr. Nazarro Is a 
thorough showman and he knows how to put 
an act together. The midget in the act Is 
particularly active, and some of the feats dis- 
played are away out of the ordinary. The 
act was of such drawing power that it held 



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the audience Intact. McCarthy and Wool- 
cott were Impressed into service to fill the 
gap made by Mijares. They offered their 
sketch called "Can Dreams Come True?" — a 
story of love and the races which went over 
very well, considering that they were called 
upon to open the program. 

KEDZIE (William Malcolm, mgr.; agt, 
W. V. M. A.).— Hit of the bill In this house 
was Mclntyre and Harty in "The Sugar Plum 
Girlie and the Marshmallow Boy." They took 
the house by storm. Simlletta Brothers and 
Mora opened the bill with a triple bar comedy 
act They work at a swift gait and get over 
neatly. Harry Sauber, a monologlst, has a 
style of his own and makes good all the way 
through. He presents a neat appearance and. 
considering his position on the bill, did re- 
markably well. Charles Wayne and Co. In 
a comedy sketch get by, although their sketch 
is not the best in the world. They closed 
with a dance that allowed them to get over 
well. Amblers open in a club scene and 
then go Into an acrobatic act which Is swift 
and full of life. They are good enough for 
big time, for they offer an act that has dar- 
ing feats which will make any audience gasp. 
The bill went smoothly throughout and 
seemed to tickle the audience Immensely. 

GREAT NORTHERN HIP (Fred Eberts. 
mgr.; agt., W. V. M. A.).— Good, brisk bill 
on the day shift, running smoothly and with 
several high points of interest. Rodriquez, a 
wire walker, opens show, offering several 
novel feats. Billy and Edith Adams, who 
dance, do bo cleverly and make a nice im- 
pression. They are graceful and have some 
Ideas of their own in regard to dancing. 
Sam Watson's barnyard circus, which Is very 
well known, had third place, where a cock- 
erel and a pig furnished much fun, and added 
to the general hilarity. Carson and Willard. 
a standard act, made a decided hit with their, 
parodies and their line of comical conversa- 
tion. The Parisian Harmony Girls, six In 
number, offer an artistic act, well dressed and 
groomed and with a good repertoire of songs, 
ranging from operatic selections to popular 
airs. Jack Strause, who has a neat line of 
jokes and does some very good character 
work, won applause easily and got over very 
well. He has a neat and natty appearance, 
and works smoothly. One of the biggest hits 
of the bill was made by the Georgottys, an 
ncrobatlc act In closing spot This act won 
applause throughout, and a boy who is 
thrown about from one to another in the 
act gets applause all along the line. 

McVICKERS (J. O. Burch, mgr. ; ap;t.. 
Loew). — "Ye Olde Time Hallowe'en," a big 
musical art In Colonial dress had feature 
place. This act I* novel and went over big. 
Frank Morrell also made a very good im- 
lireeslon with his line of talk and his tenor 
voice. He snng several songs that he had 
formerly used In minstrelsy and was encored 
n number of times. The Maslroff Troupe of 
Russian dancers gave a very good exposition 
of fast work and entertained most creditably. 



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Crawford and Broderlck, a man nad woman 
team, sang, danced and talked and gave a 
very good account of themselves. They hare 
an Incisive style, and pat their Jokes over the 
footlights with unerring aim Brgottl's 
Lilliputian act had a good spot and found 
much favor with the Monday night audience. 
The show was plentifully supplied with mo- 
tion pictures and "Zudora," a new Then- 
houser film, was featured. 

PALACE MUSIC HALL (Harry Singer, 
mgr. ; agts., Orph). — Seven acts comprise the 
bill in this house this week .with three hits 
and one striking feature. Ous Edwards and 
his new song revue of 1014 was featured, 
and in closing position at that, where his 
show hit home. The show is admirably staged 
and has a lot of bright numbers. The honors 
of the show went to the juvenile star, "Little 
Georgia. " Claude M. Roode opened the show 
with a wire act in which he was billed as 
offering something new on the wire, hardly 
lived up to his billing, but did not do so 
badly, after all. Prince Lai Mon Kim, the 
Chinese tenor, was on In second place, and 
was generously applauded. His "ragtime 
violin" done in Chinese proved to be a very 
entertaining number. Julia Nash and her 
company offered a playlet called "What Molly 
Knew" with fair results. Her supporting 
company was not all that could have been 
desired, but Miss Nash herself was adequate 
at all times to the requirements of the ve- 
hicle. Ray Samuels came on fourth with a 
repertoire of songs that seemed to have been 
made for her. She scored in every one of 
her songs, and so insistent was the applause 
that she had to make a spee c h. Burns and 
Pulton hit the bull's-eye with their dancing 
at once. They have a plush background and 
their act is neat in every particular. They 
were a hit Rooney and* Bent, two prime 
favorites In Chicago, went over. The Bel- 
gian pictures, closing, held more than half of 
the people in. 



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COLUMBIA (Oottloh, Marx A Co., mgrs.).— 
May Robson in "Martha-by-the-Day" (first 
week). 

ALCAZAR (Belaaco A Mayers, nigra.).— 
Dramatic stock. 

GAIETY (Thomas O'Day, mgr.).— Kolb & 
Dill in "The Oirl in the Train" (second week). 

WIOAM (Jos. Bauer, mgr.).— Monte Carter 
Co. and vaudeville. 

PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee and mgr.; 
agent, Levey).— Vaudeville. 

REPUBLIC (Ward Morris, mgr.; agent, W. 
S. V. A.).— Vaudeville. 



laying off, "Damaged Goods," "Ruth St. Den- 
nis" and "Mutt and Jeff" will be the attrac- 
tions, each playing a week at the Alcaaar. 



A. B. Bennlson, father of Louis Bennison, 
leading man at the Alcasar, died at his resi- 
dence In Berkeley Monday night, Nov. 10. 
Although heartbroken by the loss Louis con- 
tinued to appear nightly while the funeral 
preparations were being made. 



The "Let's Get Married" company" dis- 
banded upon closing at the Gaiety Nov. 10. 

The final preparations for the Screen Club's 
big ball at the Coliseum Nov. 28 have been 
completed. 



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Florence Malone, leading woman at the Al- 
cazar, will join the Bishop Players, Oakland, 
opening week Nov. 26. 

It was announced here last week that in all 
probability France would participate and ex- 
hibit at the Exposition. 



ORPHEUM.— "The Red Heads," riot. Elphye 
Snowden, scored. Trovato, favorite. Ann 
Trasker and Co., liked. The Diving Seal, 
closed show sucessfully. Corbett, Shepard and 
Donovan, enjoyed. Miller and Vincent (held 
over), entertaining. Asahl (held over) open- 
ed tbe bill satisfactorily. 

EMPRESS.— "School Days," liked. Earl and 
Curtis, pleased. Grey and Graham, good. 
Blanch Leslie, passed. Rlcola and Myers, 
satisfactory. Bolzln Bros., opened the show, 
passable. An Old Fiddlers' contest was an 
"added attraction." Vernon and Armstrong 
were also an acquisition to the bill In a motor- 
cycle show that closed the show with a bang. 

PANTAGES.— "The New Chief of Police," 
well applauded. Great Allen, closing show, 
held the audience breathless. The York Trio, 
passable. Prince and Deerlng, liked. "Mov- 
ing Day," funny. Togan and Geneva, fair 
opener. Lydell and Hughes, satisfactory . 

CORT (Homer F. Curran, mgr.). — "When 
Dreams Come True" (first week). 



Walter Lawerence and Francis Cameron left 
for New York Nov. 17, having severed their 
connections with the Gaiety theater company. 

The Vlsalla theatre, recently erected in 
Vlsalla, with a capacity of 800, will open 
early in December. 

"Kid" McCoy has received an offer from a 
manager to appear as a special attraction for 
a week in one of the downstown variety 
bouses. 



While the regular Alcazar stock company Is 



Tony Lubelskl, for years conducting an 
agency here, has closed his ofiee and gone 
to Los Angeles, declaring he will In the fu- 
ture confine his efforts to producing cabaret 
feature girl acta. 

Frank W. Leahey. local theatrical promo- 
ter, has returned from Panama, where he 
claims to have finished- arrangements for the 
formation of a South America Vaudeville Cir- 
cuit wblcb will play nothing but Spanish- 
speaking turns. 

It is said that the management of the Se- 
attle theatre, In Seattle, will receive a de- 
mand from Louis Bennlson for an account- 
ing of business done week of Nov. 7 and a 
royalty of five per cent based upon the gross 
for using "Damaged Goods" without getting 
Bennison's permission. Sometime back Ben- 
nlson purchased all rights to present and 
control the piece west of the Missouri River. 

Panama Pacific International Exposition an- 
nouncements : President Wilson will attend the 
opening. One of the educational features will 
be the display of a miniature navy with 
models of the various warships ranging from 
the first fighting boat used up to the most 
modern warship afloat, thus showing the prog- 
ress made along this line of warfare. The 



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$20,000 exhibit. "The Samoan Village." ar- 
rlyed on the Ventura last week andls being 
set up. The Inhabitant* are due about Jan. IS. 

Professor Armes, who has supervision of 
the CTree* theatre, of the University of Cali- 
fornia, in Berkeley, Cal., has aroused a storm 
by emphatically announcing that in his opinion 
the theatre should not be loaned for charity 
benefits, on the grounds that In the past It has 
been an established rule not to use the theatre 
to make money with, but for the advancement 
of art The professor's attitude In the matter 
is tbe result of being asked by a committee of 
Oakland cltlsens for permission to use the 
theatre for a bis benefit being planned for the 
Belgian war sufferers. 

Eleanor Gates' second husband, Frederick 
Ferdinand Moore, formerly a San Franolsoo 
newspaper man and author of "The Devil's 
Admiral," has been threatened with suit by his 
former wife, Florence Moore, for the support 
of their stz-year-old daughter. Malory Moore. 
The former Mrs. Moore Is living with relatives 
In Santa Ross, Cal., and according to the 
dallies has made the necessary preparations to 
bring legal action against Moore unless he Im- 
mediately contributes to the support of his 
offspring. Moore Is said to reside In New 
York City. 

Two of the local theatres suffered slightly 
from the students' after celebration of the 
annual football game between the California 
and Stanford Universities on Saturday, Nov. 
14. To celebrate the victory the Stanford stu- 
dent* attended the Gaiety In a body and In- 
dulged In a rough house to such an extent the 
curtain was rung down at 0.80. The California 
students held forth at the Savoy, where a 
vaudeville show was put on for their express 
amusement, and attempted to ease the sting of 
defest by throwing eggs at the performers. 
After many Interruptions the show finally 
managed to finish. 

ATLANTA. 

By R. H. McCAW. 

FORSYTH (Hugh Cardoza. mgr.; agt. 
U. B. O.).— Homer Llnd, big; Doris Wilson 
and Co., success ; Han Ping Chlen, goes well ; 
Melville and Hlgglns, hit; Mary Dorr, scores ; 
Rawls and von Kauffman, applause; Plerlot 
and Scofleld, please. Business breaking house 
records. 

BIJOU (Billy Holmes, mgr.).— "Pop" vau- 
deville failed and house Is dark until 80th, 
when It opens with stock. 

COLUMBIA (Jsmes Roberts, mgr.).— Stock 
burlesque, doinj fairly well. 

ATLANTA.— Otis Skinner, good business; 
"Trail of Lonesome Pine." last half of week. 

Miss Billy Long, the stock aotress, has 
deserted the stage temporarily to manage the 
dans Soucl dancing parlors in Nashville. 

The Piedmont theatre In Greensboro. N. C, 
has dropped vaudeville for musical tabs. 

Black Pattl was forced to cancel her date 
In St. Petersburg. Fla., last week because 
of sntl-negro feeling following the slaying 
of an aged white couple. 

Dance demonstrators are beginning to sr- 
rlve In Atlanta from New York for the win- 
ter season. Emily Hooper and Ellsworth 
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Fair production, with Grace Huff doing poor 
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OAYKTY (.!. C. Sutherland, mgr.).— "Zal- 
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present season 

PALACK ( W. T. Itallanf, mgr). — "Oolden 
Crook." Fair attendances. 

HOLLIDAY ST "The Darktown Follies of 
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colored folk. 

With Johanna Cadskl ns the sololnt, the 
Philharmonic Society of New York gave the 
first of It? current season's concerts here at 
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BOSTON. 

Br J. GOOLTZ. 

KEITHS (Robert O. Larsen, mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O.).— Little Billle heavily featured and 
putting on an act going much better than his 
previous performances. Chretlenne and Louls- 
ette, got over ; Claude and Fanny Usher, scored 
big ; Fritz Bruch and his Sister, neat musical ; 
Seven Bracks, corking rlsley act; Ford and 
Hewitt, should have had better spot; Harris 
and Manlon, opening ; Harvard-Yale reel closed 

bin. „ „ 

BIJOU (Harry Gustln, mgr. ; agent, U. B. 
O.). — Small houBe catering to an exclusive 
audience and doing nobly. 

PARK.— Dark. No explanation of delayed 
opening and Paramount Service has gone Into 
the Boston opera house this week. 

BOWDOIN (Al Bomerbee, mgr. ; agent, U. 
13. O.).— Novel pictures and acts that can bear 
an advertising campaign being used success- 
fully. 

HOLLIS (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— Margaret 
Anglln In "Lady Wlndemere's Fan" open Mon- 
day night to fair house and cordial reception. 
Two ^^©ckfl 

COLONIAL (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— 
Julian Eltlnge In "The Crinoline Olrl." Book- 
ing cut down from original time. 

MAJESTIC (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— Sam Ber- 
nard In "The Olrl from Kays." Good. 

WILBUR (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— William 
Hodge In "The Man from Home." 12th week 
to excellent business bolstered up by heavy 
advertising campaign for small capacity the- 
atre. 

TRBMONT (John B. Schoeffel, mgr.).— "The 
Yellow Ticket" opened with unexpectedly cor- 
dial reception Monday night, although well 
prepared. Rather 8trong dose for a Boston 
audience butjrlll probably fare well. 

BOSTON ntobert Jeannette, mgr.).— Opened 
Monday with the elght-reeler. "The CrlBls," 
and will piny features until next September, 
when the house will probably be torn down. 

PLYMOUTH (Fred Wright, mgr.).— Cyril 
Maude In "Grumpy" picking up steadily. 
S«-ats selling throe weeks In advance. 

CORT (John "Eddy" Tort, mgr.) .—"Peg," 
IL'th week, with business holding up so well It 
will probably play into lfllfi. Florence Martin 
In the lead by her own merits and some clever 
press stunts has made a big name here. 

SHUBERT (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— "The 
Passing Show of 1014" on Its last week to 
poor business. 

CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig, mgr.).— 
Stock. "Too Much Johnson" drawing bin with 
no prospect of any further stock competition 
In this city following the collapse of the Will- 
iam H. Leahy managerial balloon. 

BOSTON OPERA HOUSE (W. H. Mac- 
Donald, mgr.).— Beginning this week the Para- 
mount Service, well advertised, the feature to- 



gether with grand opera orchestration. Sup- 
porting acta will continue to be few In num- 
ber of the ultra-exclusive type. 

NATIONAL (Charles J. Harris, mgr.).— 
Second weak of a vice film to business showing 
a margin of profit unexpected in this enor- 
mous house, which seats 3,800. 

LOEW'S GLOBE (Frank Meagher, mgr.; 
agent, Loew). — House doing only fairly. Re- 
cently opened with Loew vaudeville. 

LOEW'S ST. JAMES (William Lovey, mgr. ; 
agent, Loew). — Capacity. 

LOEWS ORPHEUM (V. J. Morris, mgr.; 
agent, Loew). — Excellent. 

GAIETY (George Batcheller, mgr.).— "Gin- 
ger Girls." Excellent. 

CASINO (Charles Waldron, mgr.).— Billy 
Watson's "Big 8how." Good. 

ORAND (George E. Lothrop, mgr.).— "The 
Tempters." Fair. 

HOWARD (George E. Lothrop, mgr.).— 
"Girls from the Follies" and vaudeville. 



The death of Bernlce Tupper in Bangor was 
known here last week. She lived nearly all 
her life in Everett, a suburb of Boston, and 
was best known as a classical dancer. She 
danced "the Blue Danube" for Lole Fuller 



BUFFALO. 

By CLYDE F. REX. 

TECK (John R. Oisher, mgr.).— "The Mid- 
night Girl" opened to good house. First time 
here and delighted an audience appreciative 
of good music. Cast excellent, staged beau- 
tifully. Next, opening 30. a gigantic Kirmess, 
under auspices Women's Union and Red 
CroBs, features cast of 1,000 local folk In 
daily change of program. "Pinafore," "The 
Mikado," most prominent. Dec. 7. "The 
Passing Show of 1014." 

STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.).— Geo. M. Co- 
han's "Baldpate" opened return engagement 
Fair house on opening night and good ad- 
vance sale. Capable cast pleased an audience, 
which was thrilled with laughter from the 
first rise of the curtain to the final fall. 
Next: First half, "Every woman ;" last half, 
Marie Dressier In "A Mix Up." 

GAYETY (J. M. Ward, mgr.).- Stone and 
Pillard opened return date to capacity. This 
Hurtlg attraction opened the season for the 
Gayety. Unquestionably one of the best on 
the Columbia first wheel. 30, "Girls From 
Hnppyland." 

SHEA'S (Henry J. Carr, mgr.; agt, U. 
B O.).— This week's bill Is featured with 
headllners, at leant tl see of the acta being 
capable to fill tho position Arthur Prince, 
ventriloquist, was royally welcomed after sev- 
eral seasons' absence ; Charley Case, In 
"Talking of Father," is a riot of fun; Helen 
T-Ix In her own ( omposltions, a real hit ; 



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the Amoras Sisters, please ; Ward Baker won 
usual applause; John and Winnie Hennings, 
In "The Kill Kare Kouple," scored; Treat's 
Seals, entertain ; Horellck's Imperial Russian 
Dancers in "The Gypsy Camp," appear ex- 
tra good ; pictures conclude. 

REGENT (M. B. Schlesinger, mgr.).— Doing 
capacity business with feature pictures. 
This week, "Mystery of Edwin Drood" and 
"Rip Van Winkle." Miss Santina Catalano 
appears in classical songs. 

LYRIC (O. S. Schlesinger, mgr.).— 
Brownell-Stork Stock, appearing in "Quincy 
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encouraged by the general Increased patron- 
age coming wltb the first snow of the win- 
ter, the management expresses some relief of 
tbe fear which early threatened financial Iosb 
and the ultimate closing of the house. "The 
Rosary" drew good house on opening night, 
and continuing with attractive holiday prices 
should do well. Next, "Rebecca of Sunny- 
brook Farm," return engagement. 

OLYMPIC (Charles W. Denzlnger, mgr.; 
ast.. Sun).— "College Capers," with cast of 
seven, headline ; Carlton and Darron, get over 
good ; Laradoe's Models, artistic ; Mark G. 
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GARDEN (W. F. Graham, mgr.).— "Fay 
Foster Company," doing fair. 30, "The 
French Froliques." 

HIPPODROME (Henry Marcus, mgr.). — 
Prices were lowered this week at Shea's new 
movie palace. Three thousand seats are now 
offered for 10 cents during matinee, while 
at evening a part are sold at 15 cents — 
no higher. "The Country Mouse," with Adele 
Farrlngton in the leading role, played first 
half. May Irwin In "Mrs. Black is Back," 
last half. As a special feature, the Yale- 
Harvard football game in picture was shown 
Mon., Tuee., Wed. and Thurs. Coming 30, 
"Rose of the Rancho." 

STRAND (Harold Edel, mgr.).— Max Fig- 
man in "The Hoosler Schoolmaster," draw- 
ing big houses. "The Wln(K)some Widow," 
extra. 

PLAZA (Jacob Rosing, mgr. ; agt, Mc- 
Mahon A Dee). — Gibson and Bell, featured; 
The Hawthornes, pleased ; The Boldens, good ; 
Great Friminls, novel ; Russell, excellent ; * 
Ardinger and Turner, success ; pictures close. 

ACADEMY ( Jules Mlchales, mgr. ; agt., 
Loew). — Thanksgiving week has been called 
"Feature Week*' at this only Loew theatre 
in Buffalo. William O'Clalre and his "Seven 
Shamrock Girls" are the headllners; Charles 
MacDonald, who argues "The Great Ques- 
tion," has a decided novelty ; "Spot," the 
mind-reading dog, creates much interest; The 
Three Tryones are sensational and carry with 
their thrills a good amount of comedy ; Lee 
Valadons, 1b fair ; Simms and Thompson, get 
over with effort ; Tops and Topsy, entertain ; 
Kimble Bros., have a good closing number; 
feature pictures conclude. 

FRONTIER (Charles Boew, mgr.).— Doing 
capacity business with full performance of 
first-run features. 



Rumor has It, despite the statement made 
early in the season (that the Brownell-Stork 
Stock was to remain In Buffalo permanently), 
that the Lyric is to go into dramatic stock 
soon. Mr. Stork declares that at least two 
weeks will follow the present production, 
"The Girl in the Taxi," and "Old Heidelberg." 
After that he stated he could not tell Just 
what the management had decided to do. 



CLEVELAND. 

By CLYDE B. ELLIOTT. 

COLONIAL (Robert McLaughlin, mgr.).— 
"Kitty MacKay," doing good business. 

OPERA HOUSE (George Gardiner, mgr.). — 
"Ben Hur." Big business. 

HIPPODROME (Harry Daniels, mgr.).— 
Sam A Kitty Morton, good ; Edgar Berger, en- 
tertaining ; Correlll A Gillette, good ; Lasky's 
"Eloping," applause; Comfort A King, enter- 
taining ; Tom Lewis A Co., entertaining ; Four 
Roeders, fair. 

MILES (Charles Dempsey, mgr.). — Gene 
Greene, good ; Elsie Gilbert A the Collie bal- 
let, good; Mr. A Mrs. Perkins Fisher, ap- 
plause* Herman A Edward Grant, good ; Mag- 
netic Bessie Le Count, applause ; The Three 
Keltons, applause ; Harriet Eastman, fair. 

PRISCILLA (Proctor Seas, mgr.).— "Fun in 
a Candy Shop," good ; CapL Rlcardo's Animals, 
good act ; the Four Palettes, aplause ; Miss 
Claire Vincent A Co., good; Harriet Eastman, 
fair; Hunter A Chapelle, applause. 

GORDON SQUARE.— Mile. Olga's Lions, 
good ; Billy Batchelor A Co., very good ; 
Madelle A Corbley, applause; NeweH A Most, 
fair; Mr. A Mrs. McGreevy, good; Label le A 
Label le, good. 

PROSPECT.— Thurston, good business. 

METROPOLITAN (Fred Johnson, mgr.).- 
May Buckley A John Halllday In "Get Rich 
Quick Walllngford." Good business. 

CLEVELAND (Harry Zucker, mgr.).— Hold- 
en Players in "How Hearts are Broken." Big 
business. 

GRAND.— "Why Girls Leave Home." Fair 
business. 

™?J AR .. (C - I Klttz ' mgr.).— "The Winning 
Widows," good business. 

EMPIRE (Bert McPhall, mgr.).— "The Big 

Sensation." Good show and business. 

GRAY'8 ARMORY.— Newman Traveltalks. 

Bernard McOwen, leading man with the 
Colonial players during the past summer ts 
now with the American stock company, Phila- 
delphia. 



Manager Henry Marcus, of the Hippodrome, 
a director himself, has taken personal charge 
of the orchestra, and is featuring special 
musical programs. The musicians havo been 
placed on the stage and the overture each 
evening at 7 :30 packs the house. 

John McCormack, noted soloist, appeared at 
Elmwood music hall Thanksgiving night. 
Big seat sale. 



Lydia Jospy, the Cleveland girl who 1b lead- 

. g . wom . nn of the " B,K Sensation" company 
at the Empire, was given a reception by sev- 

™J £ C ° r ? °l £? r , fr,endB Monday afternoon. 
The Empire held four hundred women at this 
performance, which Is believed to be record 
cT j 11 J ne attond ance at a burlesque show in 



CINCINNATI. 



Thanhouser's new photoplay sensation, 
"Zudora," opened this week at the Family. 
Manager E. C. Long reports big business. 



Buffalo's annual Poultry and Pigeon show 
opened this week at the Broadway Audi- 
torium. 



The annual All-Theatre Employes' ball is 
to be an event of the night of Dec. 7 at 
the German-American ball. Many prominent 
stars have signified their intention to attend. 

Coming attractions at the Star are : "On 
Trial." "It Pays to Advertise," "The Girl 
From Utah," "Daddy LonglegH," "Diplomacy" 
and "Grumpy." 



The Circle theatre, new movie house at 
Connecticut and lflth streets, opened 2T>. 



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GRAND (John Havlln and Theo. Aylward. 

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l<oew).- Smith and Farmer; PhllllpY Fou> ; 
Frank Stafford and Co.; Morris and Allen- 
Mayor Shank: Wolgas and Olrlle « I,en • 

nf .M U a TC " AU '-— First pop concert. Clncln- 
nnN Symphony Orchestra, Sunday to ca- 
pacity. 

CtAYETY— Dark. 

GERMAN (Amandus Horn, mgr.; stock) — 
"Der Llebe Augustln." 

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BALTIMORE. 

By J. B. DOOLBY. 

MARYLAND (P. C. Schanberger, mgr. ; 
agt, U B. O). — Adelaide and J. J. Hughes, 
very good ; Doree'B Imperial All-Star Opera 
Co., wins popular favor; Master Gabriel, long 
and loud applause ; Laddie Cliff, warm wel- 
come • Farber Girls, please Immensely ; Lil- 
lian Shaw, versatile, but songs are spiritless ; 
Arthur Barat, thrills ; Marie Fltsgibbon, first 
woman monologlst here, makes good ; Luplta 
Ferea, good. 

HIPPODROME (Charles B. Lewis, mgr.; 
agt.^ Loew). — Opened Monday night for the 
first time with seven acts from Loew Circuit. 

VICTORIA (Pearce and Scheck, mgrs. ; 
agt, N.-N.).— lshikawa Troupe, unique set- 
ting ; Emmett's Dogs, show high degree of 
Intelligence; "The Village Choir." pleasing; 
Doris Vernon and Co., clever and humorous ; 
F. Tennyson Neely, holds attention ; the 
Juggling Burkes, wonderful. 

NEW (George Schneider, mgr.; agt., Ind.). 
—J C. Mack and Co, scores big; Griffin and 
Griffin, funny ; Morgan Chester and Co., many 
laughs ; Major Lewis, good ; Robert's Animals, 
wall trained ; Eddie Morrison, quite enter- 
taining. 

FORD'S O. H. (Charles E. Ford, mgr.).— 
"Pinafore" draws pretty large houses. 

ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Tunis F. Dean, 
mgr.). — Robert B. Mantell In Shakesperean 
and classic roles. Business good. 



STANDARD (Charles Arnold, mgr.; Colum- 
bia No. 2). — Miner's Bohemian Burlesquers. 



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town this week. Charles D. Barton was visit- 
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DETROIT. 

By JACOB SMITH. 

TEMPLE (C. O. Williams, mgr.; agt.. 
U. B. O.).— "Sergeant Bagby." good sketch; 
"A Telephone Tangle," snappy; Hymaok, 
laughs; Ryan and Lea, very good: Mayo and 
Tally, hit; Misses Campbell, good; MoAUen 
and Carson, roller skaters, opened; Four 
Nigh tons, strong act 

MILES (Dr. Paul C. Dullts. mgr.; agt., 
Loew). — James J. Morton, laughs; Ines Ma- 
cauley, In good sketch ; Morton- Jewell Troupe, 
club-swlngers ; Mile. Fleurette, striking poses ; 
Armstrong and Ford, pleased; Victoria Four, 
well liked. 

ORPHEUM (H. P. Williamson, mgr; agt. 
Pantages). — The Riding Duttons. equestrians 
of unusual merit ; Clalrmonth Bros., opened ; 
Ellna Gardner, well liked ; Gordon Bros., 
clever dancers ; Al Burton, pleased ; Milton 
and Dolly Nobles, good. 

FAMILY (J. H. MoCarron, mgr. ; agt, 
U. B. O.). — James Kennedy and Co. comedy 
sketch: Nolan and Nolan, Jugglers; Symonds 
and Weston, good; Oliver and White, good; 
Esra Kendall. Jr. well-acted sketch; Janet 
Gardner and »-o., operatic vocalists; Carrie 
Little, good; McMIUen and Whaien, good. 

COLUMBIA (M. W. Schoenherr, mgr.; agt. 
Sun). — Fldale-up Reese, pleased; Dublin Col- 
leens, good ; Marlon Trio, very good ; La- 
Trlpp and Carr, Jugglers; Rhlnehart and 
May, fair; Leaslg and Co., sketch; May Me- 
vllle. excellent; Jackson Family, clever. 

NATIONAL (C. R. Hagedorn. mgr.; agt. 
Doyle). — Musical Tabloid. Drawing better 
every week. Anetta Ling, fair; Clark and 
LaVere, pleased ; Dean and Morton, poor \ 
Edythe Gibblns, fair; Matthes Trio, good; 
Nelnote Lanole Troupe, good. 

GARRICK (Richard H. Lawrence, mgr.).— 
"The Peaaant Girl," with Emma Trentlnl and 
Clifton Crawford. Caat Is excellent. Next 
week, "Kitty Mac Kay." 

DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr.).— Charlotte 
Walker In "The Better Way." by Eugene 
Walters. Four acts, filled with human inter- 
est Given excellent reception by first-night 
sudlenoe. Next, "Watch Your Step." 

LYCEUM (A. R. Warner, mgr.).— "The 
Round-Up. " Next "September Morn." 

AVENUE (Frank Drew, mgr.).— "Uncle 
Tom's Cabin." Next, "The Burglar and the 
Lady." 

CADILLAC (Sam Levey, mgr.).— "The 
Heart Charmers. Next "The High Rollers." 

OAYETY (Oeorge Chenet mgr. ) .—"Hast- 
ings Big Show." Next "Honeymoon Girls." 

FOLLY (Hugh Shutt, mgr. ) .—"Stock Bur- 
lesque. 

PALACE (C. A. Hoffman, Thgr.). — Capt 
Brunswick and Co. ; Cardiff ; Earl and Reede ; 
Heck low and Duvall ; Geracl ; Rheu and 
Smugu ; Fred Harris ; Nice and Nice ; Gus 
Nager Trio; Merkel Sisters, snd DeLyon 
Troupe. 

Manager Parent of the Detroit opera house 
reports an enormous advance sale for "Watch 
Your Step." 



The proprietors of the local dancing aca- 
demies have formed an association to oombat 
the dancing In public cafes. Deeplte a local 
ordinance, prohibiting dancing where liquor 
is sold, all of the hotels and leading cafes 
permit It; the dancing masters claim It Is 
cutting in on their business, aa people will 
not pay for dancing when they can go to 
cafes and dance free. 



George Chenet Is the new manager of the 
Gayety theatre, succeeding James Rhodes, 
whose resignation took effect Nov. 22. Chenet 
was last seen In Detroit as manager of the 
original "Madame Sherry" company. Of re- 
cent date he has been located In Rochester. 
Mr. Rhodes, who formerly resided In Albany, 
bas gone east 

B. Harlan Starr has resigned aa manager 
of the new Empire on Woodward avenue and 
Is succeeded by W. M. Smith, formerly as- 
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NEW ORLEANS. 

By O. M. SAMUEL. 

ORPHEUM (Arthur White, mgr.). -Pleas- 
ing show. Ower and Ower, Interesting ; Fred 
Kornan, whistler, amusing; Llanne E. Car- 
rera, a well-staged number ; Stewart Barnes, 
hit; Edwin Stevens, thoroughly entertaining; 
Llna Arbarbanell, engaging singer with poor 
selections ; Olympic Trio, the conventional 
organization. 

TULANE (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).- "Peg o* 
My Heart." 



CRESCENT (T. C. Campbell, mgr.).— Al. H. 
Wilson. 

DAUPHINS (Lew Rose, mgr.).— Stock bur- 
lesque. 

BUNTING (E. A. Schiller, mgr.).— Emma 
Bunting stock In "St. Elmo." 

LYRIC (C. D. Peruchl, mgr.).— Peruchl- 
Oypzene Players In "Under the Lash." 

ALAMO (Will Querlnger, mgr.).— Vaude- 
ville. 



urday when he called a competitor a 
sandwich man. 



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Geo. H. McKeune, scenic artist of the Or- 
pheum circuit, Is looking over (not overlook- 
ing) drops, sets and settees of the local Or- 
pin-urn. Mr. McKeune knows as much about 
exteriors as some night watchmen, and a whole 
lot more about interiors than some surgeons. 



Jesse Youngblood and Gladys Arnold have 
combined, matrimonially. 



Consternation at a local small time theatre 
when the leader refused to give some wood- 
choppers a chord. 



Matt Caulfleld has forsaken vaudeville for 
street advertising, being signed up for an In- 
definite period. Caulfleld caused trouble Sat- 



Alexander Sandow, a strong man, Is being 
held here at the instance of Birmingham au- 
thorities. 



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Michael Egan. of the looal T. M. A., died 
here last week. 

The 8hear theater la self-heating, the tem- 
perature Tarylng according to the alae of the 
audience. 



The South Pole pictures shattered all local 
film records, remaining at the Lafayette one 
month, and playing to nearly 40,000 persons. 

PHILADELPHIA. 

By JOHN J. BURNBI. 

KEITH'S (Harry T. Jordan, mgr. ; »gant. U. 
B# o.).— The holiday week opened with a 
house considerably below average, although 
the last half was practically sold out In ad- 
vance. It was good singing show with the 
comedy end well supported. Eddie Foy ana 
the little Foys were a riot. Morton and Aus- 
tin shared equally in the applause. Jaoobs 
Circus was a good opener. Byal and Early 
were next, running through a comedy singing 
routine in smooth style. Dudley and Lor- 
raine put over their sketch, "The Way to a 
Man's Heart," nicely. Bobby North, who 
showed some sparkling material. The Foy 
Family were in next spot. Two more hits 
followed in succession, Wllla Holt Wakefield 
registering, and the Morton and Austin turn. 
Ryan and Tierney had songs heard here be- 
fore. Henrietta De Serris and Co. closed. 

GRAND (F. O. Nlxon-Nirdllnger, mgr.; 
agent, U. B. O.).— Nice bill this week, the 
house having a fairly good audience Tuesday 
afternoon. Opening were the Aerial Cram* 
wells. Lees and Fields got over nicely. Brttt 
Wood kept the bouse laughing. In Old 
Tyrol." musical sketch, good. Muller and 
Coogan followed with another hit, and DeWar*s 
Circus closed. _ , 

KNICKERBOCKER (William Engle^ mgr.; 
agent, Loew).— Even with a liberal distribu- 
tion of "discount checks" by means of which 
admission to the afternoon shows Is obtained 
for the entiro house at a nickel, Monday after- 
noon's audience numbered less than 200. Con- 
sequently there was little enthusiasm display- 
ed either by the acts or the house. Cojettl 
and Bennett opened with dances artistically 
done. Gertrude Cogert followed with songs, 
the lyrics being responsible for what success 
she obtained. "The Claim Agent "a comedy 
aketch billed as the headllner, did not get 
much the comedy being faint. A feature nlm 
Snowed Annie and Morris and Blllie Wilson, 
oni sinking ballads and the other offering 
?Jgs. we g re the applause hit. the ballad, win- 
ning out over the ragtime. Others on the bill 
were LaVall and Bordenl and Bean and Ham- 

Ut OLOBE — "The Bachelor Dinner." Felix and 
Vaire. Nina Payne. Arthur Houston and Co 
Cotter and Boulden. Mile. Zinka Panna, Ishl- 

k WILLIAM PENN.-E. Frederick Height. 
Frances Hawley and Co.. Tervitt s Military 
Canines, Hoey and Lee. Warren and Francis, 
Boyer's Petticoat Minstrels, King Q«»rtet. 

BROADWAY.-Eva Fay. Alexander Kids, 
Red Raven Trio, Smith. Cooke and Brandon, 
LeVan. Howard and Chase. 

NIXON.— Ellis Nowlan Troupe. Kenney and 
Hollls, De Pace Opera Co. "Love In the 
Suburbs." La Verne and Ailen. La France 
Brothers and Eugenie. „, .„. 

KEYSTONE.— Milton and De Long Sisters, 
McCormack and Irving. Three HeddersRoxy 
La Rocca, Subere and Keefe. Lavine and In- 

BROAD.— John Drew opened Monday In 
"The Prodigal Husband." Vft „, ., 

FORREST. — "The Queen of the Movies 

opened Monday. «»««^.- 

LYRIC— "High Jinks" opened Monday. 
OARRICK.— "Potash and Perlmutter open- 

ed AD°ELPHI.-Slxth and Anal week of "A 
Pair of Sixes." Nov. 30. "To-Day." „ 

LITTLE.-Second week of "Hlndle Wakes" 
hv the resident company. _ . 

WALNUT— "The Old Homestead" opened 
Monday for the week at Popular prices. 

AMERICAN.— "Madame X," stock. 

ORPHEUM.— "Painting the Town. other- 
wise the "CTay Morning Glories" burlesque, 
opened for the week at popular prices. This s 
the first Columbia Circuit show to play this 

b °LIBERTY.— "A Fool There Was" at popular 

Pr CASINO.— "London Belles." 

EMPIRE— Reeves "Beauty Show. Reeves 

not with show Monday afternoon. 
OAYETY.— "Monte Carlo Girls." 
TROCADERO.— "The Auto Girls." 
ARCH.— "Maids of the Orient" burlesque. 

Hecond week of Barton chain in this city. 
DUMONT'S.— Stock burlesque. 

Stair A Havlln attractions, which have been 
playing the Liberty, will be replaced by vau- 
deville next week at the first named house. 

The Globe's business has Increased con- 
siderably since vaudeville was taken out of the 
Palace two weeks ago. Feature pictures are 
now being shown at the Palace. The Globe, 
under the same ownership, 1b less than a 
block away. 

Rebecca Oreensteln, proprietor of a picture 
boupe at Franklin street and Falrmount ave- 
nue, was fined $60 and costs last week by 



Magistrate Hogg for showing a film which bad 
not been approved by the State Board of Cen- 
sors. Prosecution was brought by the board 
through J. Louis Breltlnger, the chief censor. 

Title to the Little theatre passed this week * 
from Mrs. Beulah B. Jay, the manager and 
her husband, Edward G. Jay, Jr., to Frederick 
H. 8helton. The transfer waa announced as a 
mere business formality and will bring no 
change in the management or policy of the 
house. 



Hart's theatre, Kensington, at which melo- 
drama had a brief stay recently, Is now play- 
ing pop vaudeville. , 

"My Lady's Dress" has been booked for the 
Broad early In February. 

PITTSBURGH. 

By GEORGE H. 9BLDBS. 

GRAND (Harry Davis, mgr.; agent. U. B. 
O.). — Douglas Fairbanks ft Patricia Colllnge, 
big hit ; Boganny'a Bakers, scream ; Moran 
ft Wiser, good ; Van Hoven, laugh ; Ball ft 
West, pleased; Weber A Capltola. fair; Mile. 
Doria, usual ; Could A Ashlyn, excellent ; 
Moneta Five, good. 

MILES (Harry Wood, mgr.; agent, Loew). 
— Ernest Pantzer Troupe (missed opening 
Monday afternoon), big scream; Edna Aug, 
headline, good ; Paul Stephens, unique ; Green 
A Parker, usual ; Jewell's Manikins, pretty ; 
Ooelet, Storts A Lafayette, high class. 

HARRIS (C. R. Buchhelt, mgr. ; agent. U. 
P. O.).— Sepple McNeil A Ballet, headline, 
good ; Fuller, Rose A Co., laugh ; Yamamota 
Japs, excellent ; Mitchell A Llghtner, good ; 
McManus (2) Carlos, clever; Stuart A Hall, 
scored ; Fields A Hanson, much encored. 

SHERIDAN SQUARE (Frank H. Tooker, 
mgr.; agent, U. B. O.). — The Green Beetle," 
scored ; Frank Terry, laugh ; Twlsto, good ; 
Fred A Adele Astalr, singers ; Three Lyres, 
pleased ; Hale A Bro., good. 

NIXON (Thos. Kirk, mgr.).— Zlegfleld's 
Follies drew capacity bouse. 7, "Ben Hur." 

ALVIN (J. P. Reynolds, mgr.).— Marie 
Dressier In "A Mix Up." Farce, big scream ; 
went well ; good house. 7, Trentlnl In "The 
Peasant Girl." 

LYCEUM (C. R. Wilson, mgr.).— "Way 
Down East." full house again. 7, Flske 
OTTara. 

8CHENLEY (Harry Davis, mgr.; stock).— 
"Mrs. Dot" drew good house. 7, "The Ghost 
Breaker." 



ST. LOUIS 

GRAND (Harry Wallace, mgr.).— Mile. 
Irene's Circus ; Wm. Flemen and Co. ; Neuss 
and Eldrld ; Barnes and Barron ; Allman and 
Lewis ; Kelly Pletel and Co. ; Three Flying 
Kays : Lillian Watson ; Jack Taylor, and the 
first-run pictures. 

HIPPODROME (David E. Russell, mgr.).- 
Power's Elephants ; Bowman Brothers ; Four 
Portias Sisters ; Rice. Bell and Baldwin ; 
Billy Icmann and Co. ; King and Jolly ; Max 
Flgman In "The Hoosler Schoolmaster" (ex- 
clusive photodrama). 

COLUMBIA (Harry Buckley, mgr.).— Blckel 
and Watson ; Harrison Broekbank and Co. ; 
Mme. Jeanne Jomelll ; Motoring ; Jones and 
Sylvester ; Mme. Ernette Asorla and Co. ; 
Eadle and Ramsden ; Ward, Bell and Ward ; 
motion pictures. 

OLYMPIC (Watren Sanford, mgr.).— Billy 
Burke In "Jerry." 

SHTJBERT (Melville Stoltx, mgr.).— Arthur 
Byron and Bertha Mann In "To-Day." 

AMERICAN (Harry Wallace, mgr.).— "Ex- 
cuse Me." 

PRINCESS (Joe Walsh, mgr.). — Rosey 
Posey Girls. 

STANDARD— Taxi Girls and "The Girl In 
Green." 

GAYETY.— Girls from Laughland. 

PARK (William Flynn. mgr.).— Mitchell 
Harris and Marlon Ruckert in "The Con- 
spiracy." 

SHENANDOAH.— Mabel Wilber and Roger 
Gray in "The Balkan Princess." 

OARRICK.— "Damaged Goods." 

NEW GRAND CENTRAL.— "Little Gray 
Lady." 

VICTORIA. — German Stock Company. 



SPOKANE. 

By JAMBS IS. ROYCE. 

AUDITORIUM (Charles York, mgr. ; agt., 
N. W. T. A.).— Week 22, Baker Players. 
"Alias Jimmy Valentine;" week 21>. "Little 
Miss Brown/' 4-B. "Milestones." 

LOEWS (Joseph Muller. mgr.; agt., di- 
rect). — Week 15: Dixon and Dixon, entertain- 
ing ; Mellor and Paula, good voices ; Charles 
Leonard Fletcher, types well done; "Wlfey." 
players much better than sketch ; Nichols 
Sisters, repeated former successes ; Wanda, 

PANTAGES (E. Clarke Walker. m*r. ; a*t., 
direct).— Week i?5: Beltrah and Peltrah. nov- 
elty ; Joseph Callahan, applauded ; Wavne 
Trio, delightful: Walter 8. Howe and Co., 
real feature ; Larry Comer, good voice ; 
Bonamour Arabs, hard workers. 

SPOKANE (Sam W. B. Conn, msr. ; agt., 
Fisher). — Week If), first half: Jamison and 
Davis, Annabel!* Moore, Leo Delmage ; sec- 
ond half : Art Adair. Annabelle Moore, Latell 
Brothers. 






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BEN J. FULLER, Governing Director 

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^J^J /** Fred Duprez, De Fay Sisters, Donovan and Arnold, Dunkan and Godfrey. 

Dorothy Drew, The Donals, Dankmar Schiller Troupe, Gus Drawer, DeVVitt 
Burns and Torrence, Henry De Vries, DeBier, Darris Bros., Damann Troupe, Max Duffek, Patsy 
Doyle. 

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Sth Floor, PUTNAM BUILDING, NEW YORK 
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Phone, Bryant M14 

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write or wire. Suite lttl-2-4, PALACE THEATRE BLDG., 15*4 Broadway, New York City. 
Phones: 8696, 8699 Bryant. 



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If you are looking for a real live wire, write, 
wire or phone 
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Annabelle Moore, who played the week at 
the Spokane, Is a Spokane girl, seen here 
last with John Laraway In a pretentious 
dancing act at the Pantages. 

Tbe new Ye Liberty theatre, now building, 
has signed up for the Alco film features. 
Tbe opening Is set for tbe first of the year. 

Elnar Peterson, a young Danish artist, has 
been given a contract for mural paintings In 
tbe auditorium of the new Clemmer theatre, 
now building. 



S to 7 WEEKS 
Write or Wire 



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Booking Agency 
Orpheum Theatre Bldg., 



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Several of tbe N. W. T. A. attractions, 
booked for the Auditorium, will be used in- 
stead at the Empress, because of the pres- 
ence of the Baker stock at the former house. 
"September Morn." "Mutt and Jeff" and 
Richards and Prlngle's Minstrels are In the 
number. 



Juliette Happel and Auguste von Roosen- 
dael, professional steppers, here to dance for 
tbe Apple show, have made arrangements to 
be married Not. 28 at the cathedral of Our 
Lady of Lourdes. 

Miss Lily Courtney Snow, head of the lo- 
cal Drama League movement, which has been 
Inactive for Home months, has arranged for 
a revival of the organization's work here. 



The Seventh National Apple show, held 
here Nov. lfl-2*J. In point of attendance and 
'(utility of exhibit* waH the best of tbe series. 



TORONTO. 

By HARTLEY. 

GRAND (A. J. Small, mgr.).— "Winning of 
Barbara Worth," opened well. 30, "Way Down 
Bast." 



SHEA'S (J. Shea, mgr.; U. B. O.).— "Bride 
Shop," hit; Harry Ollfoll, artist; Bllnore ft 
Williams, scream; Flying Martins, sensa- 
tional ; Lane ft O'Donnell, pleased ; Ethel ft 
Emma Hopkins, Interested ; Toney A Norman, 
clever. 

PRINCESS (O. B. Sheppard, mgr.).— Fea- 
ture films. 30, "Adele." 

LOEWS YONCTE STREET (J. Rernsteln, 
mgr.; agent, Loew) — Klnkaldn Kilties, scored 
strongly; "When We Orow Up," pleased: 
Caesar Rlvoll, marvel ; Ohcbt Lorraine, 
clever ; Barnes A Robinson, entertaining ; B. 
Kelly Forrest, good ; Madge Caldwell, dainty : 
Kd. Zueller Trio. hit. 

SHEA'S HIPPODROME (A. C. McArdle. 
mi?r.).— Feature fllra. Abeles. In the title role ■ 
•Dream Pirates." novelty; David Stuart, fine; 
NelHon ft Cain, runny ; Cavanna Duo, pleased ■ 
William I^ake ft Co., well received. 

OAYETY (T. R. Henry, mgr.; Columbia). 
Olrls from Happyland." 

STAR (Dan T. Pierce, mar.; Columbia) 
— "Hroadway Girls." * 

Royal Alexandra dark this week. 80, "The 
Appeal." 



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This Wssk (Nov. 23). 

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